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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-05-02

had not Jumped Mason's scheme, So -
came down here to get in on this rail-
road matter"
"And brought Mabel with you"
"Mrs Curtis hopes that you will do
us the honor of dining with us this
evening"
"I'H be hanged If / do" stormed
Phillips. ''This caps the climax. You
steal my daughter and my ideas and
then calmly invite me TO dine with you
as though nothing had happened"
"Then do not let us air our private
quarrel" suggested Dan. You want
a concession Alvadora is pleasantly
impressed by your appreciation of his
English and has instructed me to be as
liberal as IS consistent with safe
guarding the interests OF the republic"
Il could have got the concession for
a song If you had not interfered," 1"
stormed Phillips but your under
hand action
Hold on said Dan. you told me
that was good business. To quote
your own words, Mason had no busi-
ness to announce his plans. Neither
had you. | came down here and found
that Bonato. the then executive, did
not see my scheme, so / helped the
revolutionistS along and got the job
from AlvaGora. l get one-third on all
foreign concessions. | think I'll make
Il good thing out of it."
''YOu Oyerthrpw the president? 2"
gasped Phillips. ut was your work"
at was easy" said Dan modestly.
"They had been talking of it before l
came along I just helped 'em to put
It through. You see, Bonato was In
the way"
"And you induced Mabel to elope
with your"
"She did not want to marry man
for his business qualifications alone"
explained Dan. "That interview con-
vinced her that you would not accede
to my request, so we were married
and started down here for our honey
moon. We rather thought you would
be glad to see how well / had devel-
oped your suggestion"
81 guess I am" said Phillips weakly
"You can tell her that | shall be over
tonight, and, Dan. l take back all
said about your capacity for business
You make out concession on what
you think is a fair basis, and I'll sign.
I'm getting old, my boy, and | have
had shock enough for one day"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-05-02
Trespass Notices.

Here is u curious notice which ap-
pears on sign near Saddleworth
church, known to fame as the burial
place of the victim of the Bills o.
Jacks MURDER" writes q Manchester
correspondent 1T IS a bold attempt
to escape the conventionality that i'm
poses itself on other property owners:
The law comes down with a heavy
penalty on any person found tres
passing on this land"
1t is only a verbal improvement on
the time honored falsehood, "Trespass-
ers will be prosecuted" We prefer the
authoritative announcement that used
to appear In the grounds at certain
learned judges country place in the
last century. 1t ran: "Trespassers can
not be prosecuted unless they pursue
game or do willful damage But rea-
sonable force may and will be used to
remove trespassers, and they are liable
to an action at common law"
1t is said that this notice, displayed
at various points on the judges from
tiers, so terroriZed the countryside
that for years there was not SO much
as beef tin or an old newspaper
caught on the wrong side of the fence
London News.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-05-02
ANCIENT ARMIES.

Italy a little before Hannibal's time
was able to send into the field nearly
100000 men.
The army of Terab, king of Ethiopia.
consisted of 100000 men and 300
chariots of war.
Hannibal during his campaign In
Italy and Spain plundered 400 towns
and destroyed 100000 men.
sesostris, king Of Egypt, led against
his enemies 100000 men, 24,000 cayal-
ry and twenty-seven scythe armed
chariots in l491 b. G.
The city of Thebes had a hundred
gates and could send out at each gate
10000 fighting men and 200 chariots-
IN all, 100000 men and 1000 chariots.
Hamilcar went from Carthage and
landed near Palermo. He had feet
Of 2,0Cc fps and 5000 small vessels
and a land force of 100000 men. At
the battle In which he was defeated
10000 were slain.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-05-02
B0YlSH DESIRE FOR WORK.
Often a Sign of Arrested Development
Instead of Strength.

Parents often think that their son iS
especially promising because he wants
to get to work young, wants to leave
school and be earning. This is never q
Sign Of strength. but always of weak
ness. When boy wants to get to
work instead of getting ready to work
1t indicates arrested development
There is not one probability in fifty
that Il boy who desires to leave school
at the sixth grade and is allowed to do
so will ever amount to anything. 1t is
not the fact that he does not have as
much educatio rs the other boys. but
that he does not have their purpose to
get ready for the doing of things.
Teachers often greatly err in dealing
with such boys and their parents by
trying to show how important it Is
that they should know what they will
learn in the seventh and eighth grades,
whereas that is the least part of it. II
Is a case of arrested development usu-
ally, and this is what should he treat
ed. treated rs Il disease.
We make lot Of talk about defec-
tive sight and hearing, and we do well,
but it is vastly more important that
we get busy" in defective mental pro-
gressive development. There is a near
sightedness of parents and pupils that
Is criminal 1t contributes to delin-
quency and as | think, is within the
status of and subject to court punish
ment.
1t sometimes shows itself in diverted
attention. in dissipated interest and
often in overathletic or fraternity zeal.
The college theory is that the frater>
nifty chaps are the elect, but life does
not show that. The data are imperfect
at present, but there is enough to make
it wholly probable that when the fig
ures are in it will be clearly shown
that in the last fifteen years when fra
ternity life has been extra social and
extra political in clannishnesS much Of
the fraternity zeal indicates approach
Ing arrested devc lopment. 1t IS en-
tirely clear already that this Is charac.
teristic of the high school fraternity,
because It almost invariably means
that a set of fellows dare not trust
themselves to win honors in the open
contest. but seek it as favoritism by
means Of a little band of social high
waymen as many of these high school
fraternlties are-Journal Of Education.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-05-02
ANIMAL EPICURES.
The Grab Eating Raccoon and PeeuI.
lar Crustacean Taste.


lar Crustacean Taste.
What made the crab eating raccoon
first @ke to his queer diet2 The
question is suggested by a specimen Of
this strange animal which has arrived
at the menagerie and will be happy to
oblige any generous visitor with an
illustration of the quickest way to kill,
unshell and swallow a crustacean with
out artificial assistance of any kind.
Doubtless the popularity originated In
the shore frequenttng habits Of the
species, and, being a delicate feeder,
the succulence of the crab, once crack
cd, was an obvious inducement to re-
new his acquaintance ON every possi-
bic occasion. Originally probably a
fruit eater, the raccoon Is inQuisitive
and dainty, both strong incentives to
experiments In diet When an indi-
vidual sees a small object he does not
understand, his actions fall under
three headings. He first puts the
article to close scrutiny, both with his
eyes and that supercilious upturned
nose of his; then he takes 1t away and
washes it-a very characteristic action
of this water loving animal-and final
ly puts 1t to the grand test Of eatable-
ness or otherwise. If 1t appears un-
palatable, he gives 1t to his wife. In
this way it is easy to imagine how the
creek loving coon, wearying Of too
much fruit, made his first crab supper
and, though he has never been able to
add a squeeze of lemon or brown
bread and butter to the repast, has be-
come q confirmed lover Of crustacea
ever since. All creatures make expert
ments Of the sort and occasionally car
ry them on until they become a fixed
habit, and their whole structure Is
modified In accordance. Nature, for
instance, never Intended the osprey to
live on fish. ~ was the temptation Of
an old world trout In difficulties In
the shadows that first led the great
hawk astray. Some small Brazilian
monkeys, again, live almost exclusive.
~ on birds eggs, an Australian parrot
has given up proper vegetarian diet
for an exclusive regimen Of mutton.
and many other instances of the same
unorthodox appetites might be cited.
London Globe.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-05-02
why Timothy Grass L. 30 UaI.eo.


The forage grass known to the farm.
ers Of the United States as timothy Ia
so called because first introduced and
extensively cultivated IN rnIs country
by one Timothy Hanson. farmer OF
Maryland. This species Of grass ID
well known in England and all over
western continental Europe, where II
is grown extensively by most farmers
between the Mediterranean and the
North seas. The botanical name Of this
grass Is Phleum pratense. Timothy is
known in the British isles as cats tail
grass and In several Of our eastern
states as herd. or herds. grass. 1t was
grown in large quantities In Maryland
and Pennsylvania long before a spear
Of 1t had ever been seen In England.
the first seed Of 1t ever seen In the last
named country being imported from
America.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-05-02
A Thirsty Cat,

Perhaps you think the old water In
the milk joke has been worked to
death, but I've found a new varia ton
Of It," said south side man recently.
"You know, l have a small negro girl
as nurse for my children, and one Of
her duties is to tell stories to the kids
Just before bedtime. They always lis
ten intently to what she says, and last
night l decided to listen too. This IS
what | heard:
AN de cat, she got thirsty, an got
thirstier an mo- thirsty, an finally she
went to a pan oh milk sittin in de
pantry to get drink oh watah.'
81 told the story to our milkman this
morning, and he didn't laugh at ALL
Kansas City Times
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-05-02
Preparind For II.

Hello, Stinjay" cried Knox Look
ing for anybody"
"Why. yes," replied stinjsE Wise
man wGs to meet me here at o'clock
to go home to dinner with me, and it's
now"
"Oh, he'll be along! l just saw him
finishing porterhouse steak in that
restaurant down the street "-Phlladel-
phia Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-05-02
How German Beats Enallsh
Why the Market WabbIes,

The financial balance Is so extremely
delicate that the slightest movement
affects it and throws it out Of gear.
once heard of an important deal" be-
ing spoilt because a prominent finan-
cier had his big toe cut by chiropo-
dist so badly that he was obliged to
keep his room.-Maurice Mortimer In
Grand Magazine.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-05-02
AN EASY SOLUTION.
How the Section Boss Got the Tool
House In the Right Spot.

About ten years before the Eastern
railroad was leased by the Boston and
Maine that portion Of the old road be-
tween Swampscott and Salem was In
charge of Section Foreman Timothy
Moynahan.
His strongest point was in doing
Just as he was told and doing that
with energy and accuracy. So when
he was notified from Beverly by Road
master Stevens that the section lengths
were to be changed and that he was to
move his tool house from the westerly
end Of Salem yard to halfway between
mtleposts Is and 16 he started out with
the determination 10 move the house
halfway, no more. no less.
To get this halfway point he sta
toned one of his men at milepost 10
and another at milepost 16, and at q
signal they started to walk toward
each other until they met, and to O.
point opposite their meeting place the
shanty was moved. This method of
getting the correct distance did not
quite suit MOynahan, especially when
he remembered that one of the walk
ers was taller than the other and the
other tripped several times on the way
down.
He carried this In his mind for near
ly a year, when he met the engineers
measuring through for signals and
asked them to tell him as they meas
ured If his house was just halfway or
not.
When the measurement was taken,
the house was found to be sixty feet
nearer milepost 16 than 10, and Moyna-
han, on being told, remarked that he
thought he could fix things just right.
Later in the year the engineer met
Moynahan In Salem and asked him II
his tool house was now halfway be-
tween the mlleposts.
"It is" he replied. It's just half
way"
Did you have much trouble moving
itY
"No trouble at ali. just let it stay
as 1t was and moved the milepost"-
Boston Herald.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-05-02
Dams Business
Course.
By JAMES BRUCE.


"But that was downright dishonest"
said Dan.
1T was businessliIe," corrected Phil
lips. Mason should not have an
.souneed his plans He Dragged about
them, and If Bray Jumped in and got
ahead of him it simply shows Bray's
superior business ability"
That is why you prefer Bray as a
son-in-law?" queried Dan. You want
Mabel to marry a business manager,
ms 1t We're"
THAT is rather a blunt way of put
ting It," said Phillips uneasily 'It
would be better to say that Bray's
business qualifications are point
strongly in his favor"
while my lack of them is to my
discredit?"
You do not have the knack of seiz-
ing your opportunities" said Phillips.
Now, take my case / know that the
Smefter and Exploration company pur-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-05-02
Absentnindeei.

The judge was at dinner In the new
household, according to the Philadel-
phia Ledger when the young house
keeper asked:
did you ever try any of my biscuits,
judge
NO" replied the judge, 81 never did,
but | dare say they deserve It,"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-05-02
Deportment.

The new steamer was on its first
trip, with lot of landlubbers on board
Isn't she behaving beautifully, cap
tain, In this heavy sea?" exclaimed an
enthusiastic marine reporter
Yes sir" said the gruff captain; "a
great deal better, sir, than the pas
sengers re"-Chicago Tribune
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-05-02
Counterfnu m Touch.

Don't you think you're wasting
your time talking the value Of econ
omy to Blank? He hasn't any
money"
"I know, but / have" Detroit Free
Press
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-05-02
From the BountifuI East.

A small proportion of the fora Is in.
dl2enous Tho majnrity namo from
the east, like all the great ideas on
which our culture is founded, and were
developed and improved on this classic
soil. Italy received the lemon and
the orange from the Semites, who in
their turn had obtained them from
India. The olive, the fig, the vine and
the palm were grown by the Semites
long before their cultivation penetrat-
ed to the west The laurel and myr-
tie, indeed, are indigenous In Italy, but
their use for ceremonial purposes came
across the Mediterranean from the
east. The home of the cypress Is not
in Italy, but in the Greek archipelago,
northern Persia, Cilicia and lebanon
From Strasburger's Riviera"
How German Beats English.
1--WE speakers of English" said leo
turer, "are handicapped by our Ian.
guage. We can never hope for such
sonorous titles as the Germans have.
"A young German matron once said
'Ach, how glad l am that my dear
Fritz has been appointed hauptkassen-
verwaltungsasslstent assistant cash
Ter. Now she went on, in my title Of
hauptkassenverwaltu |
boast of five letters more than that
proud ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
excise inspectors wife-'can claim"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-05-02

There are stars so distant that a fly
ing machine moving at the rate Of 500
miles an hour would require 00,000,-
600 years to reach them.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-05-02
Apples as "Nishtcaps."

The apple is such a common fruit
that very few persons are familiar
with It's remarkable efficacious medic
inal properties. Every one ought to
know that the very best thing he can
DO Is to eat apples just before retiring
for the night Doctor.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-05-02
A Self
Annihilated
Suitor.
BY Jeannette Walden

4 Copyright, 1907, by q. ID. Daniels. :
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Notice of Mortgage Sale

Notice is hereby given that certain mort
gage executed and delivered by William George
Bannerman, single man, mortgagor, to George
B. Clifford Company, a corporation, dated
April 23rd, 1903 and filed for record in the Office
of the Register of Deeds of Ramsey county,
North Dakota, on May Sth, 1908, at 10 a. m :.
and recorded in Book 27'' of Mortgages at
page ''sss;" and which said mortgage was, by
an Instrument in writing. executed and deliv-
cred by said mortgage, dated August 4th, 1908,
duly assigned to George K. McEwan and James
j. Dougherty. co-partners as McEwan g. Dough-
erty; and said assignment recorded in the Office
of the Register OF Deeds of Ramsey County,
North Dakota, on June %, 1907, at 9 o'clock a.
m. in book 49, of Mortgages tPage 1851 y and
said McEwan & Dougherty are the owners and
holders of said mortgage and the debt thereby
secured, will be foreclosed by a sale of the
premises in such mortgage, and hereinafter
in the city of Devils Lake, Ramsey county,
North Dakota, at the hour Of two O'Clock in
afternoon of the oath day of August. 1907: to
salty tho amount due and declared to be due,
as hereinafter stated on the said day of sale.
That there is now due upon said mortgage,
by reason at the default of the said mortgagor
in not making the payments as in said mort
gage stipulated and provided, the sum Of $R. so
which was due and payable on December LIST
other things, that if default be made in the
payment OF any part of the principal or inter-
est when due, then the mortgage or its assigns
may declare the whole sum secured by such
mortgage due and payable and may foreclose
and sell the premises described to satisfy said
amount so declared to be due; and whereas,
under said power contained in said mortga &c,
the said McEwan g. Dougherty, Assignees and
present owners and holders thereof, elect to
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e NORTH DAKOTA, JULY 12 1907

The squaws danced their part
of the grass dance, separate
from the braves. A different
bass drum was used for the wo-
mems dances from that used by
the men. Both sexes. It was as
certained, have their special
drum.
All of the dances given are
termed holiday dances, and are
given at fete or holiday time.
The Indians present were of
two tribes, the Cut Heads and
the Sissetons. Waanta, a Cut
Head, is the chief of the whole
communityat the Fort. He was
present, looking every inch of
his i feet. II inches. warrior
and leader. Old Little Fish, 50
years of age, and thought to be
one of the oldest Indians on the
reservation, and Skipto, aged
.78, was also present. Both these
old chiefs belong to the Sisseton
tribe. Little Fish, was born in
the state of Minnesota, and has
witnessed the time when the
great prairies of the Northwest
were alive with immense herds
of buffalo. He has taken part
in many encounters and skirm-
ishes with the whites, and has
a number Of scalps to demon
strate his prowess.
| Among the amusing features
of the day was a free ride on
the merry-go-round rendered the
Indians by the management. The
braves and squaws made for the
wooden horses first, then piling
on the other seats provided.
When the platform and the must
started, the riders seemed to go
wild with delight. They vorcif-
erously blew their whistles and
horns, shouted and sang, and
clasped the necks of their wood
en- steeds tightly.
All in all the day was a great
success, and all who witnessed
the exercises felt fully repaid ir
having seen them.
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Petition For DISCHARGE

In the District Court of the United States for
the District of North Dakota
In the ""tf Bs9 * a t. Hila In Bankruptcy
To the Honorable Charles r. Amidop. judge
of the District Court of the United states Tor
the District Of North Dakota:
A: A. Hilla, of Churchs Ferry, in the county
of Ramsey and state of North Dakota, in said
district, respectfully represents that on the
18th day of July, last past, he was duly adjudg-
ed bankrupt under the acts of Congress re-
dered all his properly and rights of property,
and has fully complied with all the REQUIRE.
ments of said acts and of the orders of the
court touching his bankruptcy.
Wherefore LIE .prays that he may be decreed
by the court to have full discharge from. all
debts provable against his estate under said
bankrupt acts. except such debts as are ex
copied by law from such discharge.
Dated this 26th day of June, 4. D. 1907.
"A. A. Hilla,.
Bankrupt.
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declare, and do declare the whole amount
secured by said mortgage, and now remaining
sa1 a. que and payable to-wt the sum Of
now past due: making total sum due and de.
clared to be due under said mortgage, on said
day of sale, of the sum of S74.4D
Inc premises described in said mortgage and
which will be SO sold to satisfy the same, are
desi gnated and described as follows, to-wit:
. The north half of south east quarter of sec
six (156) north of range sixty (6O) west accord.
ing according to the United States Government
survey thereof, and lying and being in the
county OF Ramsey. state of North Daktoa.
Dated this 5th day of July. 1907.
-McEwan & Dougherty,
BY James j. Dougherty
Il. A. Libby,
Attorney for Assignee of Mortgagee,
Park River, N. D.
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Order of Notice Thereon

District of North Dakota. IS.
On this 9th day Of July A. D. 1907, on reading
the foregoing petition, it is
upon the same on the 9Th day of August, A. D.
1907, before said court, at Fargo, in said dis
trict, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon; ana that
notice thereof be published in the Devils Lake
lnter-Ocean, newspaper printed in said dis
trict, and that all known creditors and other
persons in interest may appear at the said
time and place and show cause, if any they
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Notice of SpeCia! Tax Receipt

Notice is hereby given. that government
tax receipt is issued to Devils Lake Drug Co. {;
1907; that the description of the property where
said tax receipt is posted is the center room of
the brick building situate on lot g. block "a
D.; and the name of the owner of said property
in which said tax receipt is posted is Devils
Lake Drug Co., and the name of the lessor of
said property is D. F. Bangs.
Dated July 9th, 1907,
Devils Lake Drug Co.
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Notice to Creditors

In the matter of James Cullen. deceased:
Notice s hereby given by the undersigned
of James Cullen. late of the county of Ramsey
and state of North Dakota deceased to the cred
itors of, and all persons ha wing claims against,
sary vouchers, within four months, after the
first publication of this notice, to said admin
istrator at his office, in the city of Devils
Lake, in said Ramsey county.
Dated July 3rd, A. D. 1907
Charles E. Taylor,
Administrator.
First publication on the 18th day of July, A. D..
1901.
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At Chautauqua quite a number
of ladies have organized a house
hold economic club, with Mrs. M.
N. Johnson of Petersburg, as
president; Mrs. S. C. Hayes, of
Moorehead, Mimi, vice-presi-
dent; and Mrs. C. w. Kelly of
this city, secretary and treas
urer. The object Of the society
is to raise funds necessary tc
erect building ON the grounds
| devoted to household economies