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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-01
THE LORDS PRAYER.
Showing the Successive Changes In th,
English Language.

Showing the Successive Changes In tho
English Language.
Few scholars even are aware of the
great changes through which the Eng.
lish language has passed In successive
centuries. Following are specimens Of
the Lords Prayer as used at various
periods in English history:
A. ID, 115S-Fader ur heune, hale
weide BETH thi neune, cumin thi
kuneriche. thy will beoth idon in heune
and In erthe. The euryeu dave briend,
gif GUS thilk dave, And vorzif uer
detters as vi yoursifen ure dettours.
And lene US nought into temtatlon, bot
delyvor Gus of evel Amen.
A D. 13oo-Fader ure in heavene.
halewyn be thi name thi kingdom
come, they willie be done as in hevene
and earthe Qua urche days bred give
Us TO daye. And forgive oure detes
as we forgive oure dettoures And
lead us nor In temptation. bote de
iyveour US of yvil. Amen.
A. D. 187o-Oure fatiir that art In
heunes. hanOvid be thi name, thi king
dom come to, be thi willie done In
earthe as in heune. geve to US this oure
breed oure other substance forgene 30
use oure dettts as we forgauen to dme
detourts, hths US not Into tenptatAon.
but delyetr rs yvel Amen.
A d. 1920 cure father which arte
In heven, hallowed by thy name. Let
thy kingdom come. They wyoll be
fulfilled as well in earth as it Is in
heaven. Give us this daye oure dayy
hrede. And forgive us our trespaces
even as we forgive our trespacers.
And lead us not into temptation, but
delyver us from evell. Fyr thyme Is the
kindome and the power and the glorye
for ever. Amen.
A d. 1561-Our father which are IN
heauen, santiaed by thy name Let
thy kingdom come. Thy will be done,
as In heauen, In earth also. Give US
today our superstantial bread. And
forgive us our dettes Us we forgive
our detterS- And lead US not into
temptation. But deiivere us from evil.
Amen.
A d. 1711-Our father which are In
heauen, halluwed by thy name. Thy
kingdom come. Thy will be done in
earth as It Is IN heauen- Give Us ttis
day our day1ey bread And forgive us
our debts as we forgive our debtors
And lead US not into temptation, but
deliver us from evil Bor thyme is tts
kindome, and the power. and the glory
fooeveT. Amen.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-01
Thursday, Aug. 8, 'O7

at ten O'Clock in the forenoon of the
said day the following described real
estate of the said decedent, to wit:
All that of certain messuage or tene-
ment and town lot of land situate in
the First Ward of the Borough of DAN
vile, in the County of Montour and
State of Pennsylvania, bounded and
described as follows, viz: Beginning
at the southwestern corner of lot of
Elizabeth Gosh ON the eastern side of
Mill street, thence in an eastwardly
direction along the said lot of the said
Elizabeth Gosh and at right angles
with Mill Street aforesaid ninety-five
feet to lot of William L. Slider, thence
in southwardly direction along the
said lot of the said William l.. Slider
and parallel with Mill street afore said
twenty five feet to corner of the said
lot of tine said William l.. Slider,
thence in westwardly direction along
the said lot of the said William L.
Sidler and at right angles with Mill
Street aforesaid ninety-five feet to the
northwestern corner of the said lot of
the said William l.. Sidler on the
eastern site of Mill Street aforesaid,
thence in northwardly direction
along the said eastern side of Mill
Street aforesaid twenty-five feet to the
said southwestern corner of the said
lot of the said Elizabeth Gosh, the
place of beginning, with the appurten-
ances, and whereupon is erected
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-01
Sale of Valuable Real Estate.

Pursuant TO an Order of tile Court
of Common Pleas of Montour County,
Penna., the undersigned Trustees of
Washingtonville Presbyterian Church,
Of Washingtonville, Montour County,
Penna., will expose at public sale up.
on the premises, near Washingtonville
Pa, on
Saturday, August II, 1907,
at o'clock in the afternoon of said
day, the following gdescribed Real
Estate to witt
All that certain tract :. or. r.sparcel OF
land situate in Derry Township, Mon,
tour County. Pa bounded and de-
scribed as follows: On the North by
lands of Daniel Billmeyer; on the
south by lands of Peter Deitrick :on
the East by lands of George N. Oyster
and ON the west by private road,
containing Five acres. more or less.
TERMS OF SALE Twenty five
per cent of the purchase money upon
the striking down of the property, and
the balance upon the confirmation alb.
solute of said sale. Deed to be deliver
ed to the purchaser, or purchasers, up.
on the confirmation absolute and the
purchaser. or purchasers, to pay the
cost of.writing the same.
j. Wallace Deem,
O, W. Shultz,
+. L. Courson.
Vim. D. Seidel,
A. A. Sweitzer,
Q. L. Mincemoyer,
Trustees Washingtonville Presbyterian
Church.
Ralph Kisner, Attorney.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-01
A BATTLE FOR A HAT.
And How the Victor In the Struggle
Lost the Trophy.

And How the Victor In the Struggle
Lost the Trophy.
Verdi had stepped from an incom-
ing train in Genoa once at a time when
Marquis di Rudini, the italian premier,
was In the station. The marquis rec
ognized the musician and requested
the station master to introduce him.
He greeted Verdi warmly, congratulate
ed him on his fine health and wished
him many more years of life.
After taking leave OF the premier
Verdi went to the station buffet and on
returning to his train forgot his hat.
This was an opportunity not to be lost
by two admirers of the musician. They
had been watching him long, and now
they simultaneously sprang for the
hat. Both reached it at once, one
seizing one side of the brim and the
other the opposite. A lively combat
ensued. and the two swayed backward
and forward In their desire to retain
the treasure. The lady came off vic
torious. "Ah"' she exclaimed trium-
phantly. "Now I've got It, and 1 intend
TO keep it,
Her surprise was only equaled by
his dismay when a gentleman who
had been watching the conflict for
some time stepped forward with the
remark, but this is my hat!" A loud
iau5h raus vut Lrum the onlookers, q
laugh in which even the combatants
were fain to join. The hat changed
hands, and the lady changed color
when a moment or two later she saw
the trap into which she had fallen.
1t was the hat of the great composer.
and the stranger had secured 1t by an
uniustifia hla rusa
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-01
The Majority Are Riohe Eyea.

Most right handed persons are also
fight eyed," an ocuiist said "Ot
course they can use their heft eye tusi
as we'll as their right one, but they
think they cannot For an Instance
fn the sziavy or army recruiting stn
tions one Of the EXAMINATIONS consists
of reading certAn printed letters with
ons eye closed In almost every case
WHERE tne applicant is right handed
he win close bis left eye first and give
the right The prsterence And when
he comes To read with his left eye
alone 10 is more difHculk Now, II thai
MANS eyR were % be examined BY
u expert ocutse notn would probably
neegsz1S stzupg. tua ne right handed
mea aawazs dpez nnzxs At hts dps
sxed sscxx eTth fAs restrt eye-~-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-01
on or before July l
This hull town will
Remove
to
Maximum
Three miles down the road.

My name" chuckled Bradley as the
horses moved on. Suppose we cele-
brate by making a bonfire of the
town."
''Thatll be a good site for you to
build when you marry Nancy" chuc-
kled the colonel-''that is, if you still
want her"
"If?" echoed Bradley "It was to
gain her that l worked so hard"
you've earned her," assured the
colonel I'm proud of you. my boy"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-01
A ROASTED RAT.
II Appears In Many Guises, According
to Japanese Legend.


In olden time, runs q japanese leg
end, a Buddhist priest became ac-
quainted with daimio's courier who
on his journeys to and from Tokyo
would often stop and spend the night
ut the temple. He seemed to be man
of remarkable intelligence, with whom
it was a great pleasure to converse up
OF all sorts of subjects. One night, as
the two were talking together, the cou-
rfer said
81 thank you for the many favors
you have shown me since we became
friends, but tomorrow morning must
bid you farewell and never see you
again"
why must that be?' asked the
priest.
Il will tell you the whole TRUTH" an
swered the courier. 81 am not man.
but fox. For the purpose Of deceiv-
ing the daimio l assumed human form.
One of his retainers, however. became
suspicious and learned my secret. He
has made trap and baited 1t with a
roasted rat in order that he may cap
ture me on my return journey and put
me to death. Alas, 1t will be impossi-
BILE for me to escape"
The priest exclaimed in astonish-
ment: ''Can it be true that you are a
fox2 This Is strange story. Since
you know all about the trap, why do
you not leave the bait untouched"
Because 1t is impossible for a fox,
when once it smells roast rat, to keep
from tasting It,"
why, how is it," asked the priest.
that you, whose wisdom is more than
that possessed by most men, can throw
away your life for the sake of eating a
roast rat? Among men, even a fool
would know too much for that"
The fox answered, with n bitter
laugh: "Ah, it is only roast rat that
can lead fox astray. But men, though
we'll aware of the danger, are caught
by their love of pleasure, of strong
drink or of gold. To obtain these they
not only throw away their own lives,
but they bring ruin upon their families
and their country.
"These temptations are only other
forms of roasted rat.''-Youth's Com
panion.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-01

Whether clear or cloudy, a rosy sun
set presages fine weather; q sicku
looking, greenish hue wind and RAIN
a dark, Or Indian, red, rain; a red sky
In the morning, bad weather or much
wind, perhaps rain; gray sky in the
morning, fine weather; high dawn,
wind; a low dawn, fair weather. Re.
markable clearness of atmosphere near
the horizon, distant objects, such as
hills. unusually visible or raised by re.
fraction and what is called a good
hearing day." may be mentioned
among signs of wet, If not wind.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-01
The Tkrse 10 Cry hHaItis

If one be wutohful there comes
time in the lifo OF every man and wo-
man when ono or more discoveries are
made. The walk s not 20 brisk. tho
shoulders have got tntD way of
dumping forward and the back is not
SO erect as formerly. Now is the time
to cry "Hahv' It rs the time to drill
the body, the time to revise sleep. diet.
exercise, occupation, relaxation and all
habits. Every son and daughter of hui
mnnlty should refuse this gradual
yielding TO decay
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-01
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

No man Is as wicked as his thuughtS
4 whittier never whittles his own
furniture.
Being out Of a job sort OF tames q
man down.
What a hot of things people hide
fru1n each other!
A man ts always at least as old as
be confesscs to being.
Aen have failed In business for ev.
cry reason but lack of advice.
We are all inclined 10 waste powder
when the enemy is not IN sight
One OF the most difficult things in the
world is 10 learn to take hint readily.
II isn't necessary 10 go very far
from home In order 10 hecome a stran-
ger.
The appropriately ID miIfionaires.
however, Is not wnaa csuseA tho cnrn-
paratNey Rnal1 nun0ee4 of t1em--
Gtchasun Globe
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-01
THE WORST OF ANIMALS.
A Striking Portrait of Man With
Schopenhauer's Compliments.

A Striking Portrait of Man With
Schopenhauer's Compliments.
Man is the only animal which causes
pain to others without any further pur-
pose than just to cause it. Other ami
mails never do 1t except to satisfy their
hunger or in the rage of combat. No
animal /" er torments another for the
mer- purpose of tormenting, but man
does 1t, and ii is this that constitutes
that diabolical feature in his character
which is so much worse than the mere
ly animal. l have already spoken of
the matter in its broad aspect, but II is
manifest even in small things, and
every reader has daily opportunity of
observing 1t. For instance, If two little
dogs are playing together-and what a
genial and charming sight 1t island
a child of three or four years joins
them, it Is almost inevitable for it to
begin hitting them with whip or
stick and thereby show itself, even at
that age, the worst Of animals. The
love of teasing and playing tricks,
which is common enough, may be trac-
ed to the same source. For instance, if
n man has expressed his annoyance at
any interruption or other petty incon-
venience, there will be no lack of peo-
pie who for that very reason will bring
it about This is so certain that man
should be careful not TO express any
annoyance at small evils. On the other
hand, he should also be careful not to
express his pleasure at any trihe, for,
If he does so, men will act like the
jailer, who, when he found that his
prisoner had performed the laborious
task Of tanning a spider and took n
pleasure in watching it, Immediately
crushed it under his foot This is why
all animals are instinctively afraid of
the sight or even of the track of a
man, that animal mechant par excel
lence, Nor does their instinct play
them false, for it is man alone who
hunts game for which he has no use
and which does him no harm.-Scho-
peDhauer.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-01
From Minimum
to Maximum.
By WILLIAM F. BRYAN.
Copyright, 1907, by NJ. NJ. Cunningham.

Out of tire night came the sound OF
galloping hoofs and the staccato bark
of small arms. Little Bradley, who
mad arrived at the Shaw ranch that
evening on his first visit west, prompt
ly dropped under the billiard tabh
The others, to whom it was an ole
story, glanced out of the window and
went on with their game.
Looks like part of the B outfit" +"
remarked Calendar carelessly as he
chalked his cue. Come on out, Brad
ley. They're merely some joyous COW
punching souls on their evening out.
Going down to the Palace, imagine" -"
Bradley, red both from exertion and
chagrin, emerged from beneath the ia
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-01
A Two STORY BRICK BUILDING
solely occupied by offices.

solely occupied by Offices.
TERMS OF SALE :-Twentv.five
per cent, of the purchase money shall
be paid in cash at the striking down
OF the property and the balance there
of shall be paid on the absolute con-
firmation of the sale.
Deed to be delivered to the purchas-
er or purchasers thereof on such alb
solute confirmation of such sale and
upon payment of the entire purchase
money, and the cost of writing such
deed shall be paid for by such purchas-
er or purchasers.
CORDELIA E. GEARHART,
Acting Executrix of the last will and
testament of David Clark deceased.
Oanville, Pa, July 3rd, 1907.
Edward Sayre Dearhart. Counsel
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-01
A Rinn Islsncl.

Many coral reef islands in the Pa
cffic are In the form OF more or less
perfect rings, or ovals. tnclosing la
goons. The ring island Of Ninafou,
halfway between Fiji and Samoa, is
not coral reef. but a volcanic ring In
closing crater containing lake two
miles in diameter. Toward the sea
the ring is bordered with walls of
black lava, and on the inner side these
break down In cliffs 200 to 300 feet in
height, An eruption in 1885 formed
peninsula on the eastern side of the
iake While tho ocean outside Is trem
bling and laundering under heavy
wind the lake remains smooth or Is
simply Urinkled with nppies,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-01
The Difference.

u always thought" remarked an
English Judge, that a parasol and a
sunshade were the same"
NO replied tho witness on the
stand; n sunshade is TO keep the sun
off: parnsol is to firt with
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-01

Ez11ss-an eight, young MAN. Spu
oG ma5ou have declared your sove 70
MT daoGhnex, but yvu have not sade
enrEhTm Of ycar position. Lover enH
6EssaspA A-afy position. grS WA1r
Vz1suss q az tesses, as fs natmA1
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-01
Saturday, Aug. 10, 'O7

at eleven O'Clock in the forenoon of
the said day, the following described
real estate, viz:
All that certain messuage, tenement
and lot of ground situate on the east
side of Mill Street, in the Third
Ward of the Borough of Danville, in
the County of Montour and State of
pennsylvania aforesaid, bounded and
described as follows, viz: On the
south by lot of Henry L. Gross, on
the east by ground reserved for a pub
lie alley, on the north by lot formerly
of Margaret Keiner, now of David r.
Eckman, and on the west by the line of
Mill Street aforesaid. Said lot being
twenty-four feet wide on Mill Street,
and one hundred and forty two feet
more or less in length to line of the
said alley, and whereupon is erected
a certain
FWO-SpORY BRICK BUILDING
and other buildings and appurten-
ances.
Seized, taken in execution and to be
sold as the property of Joseph II. John
son and Elizabeth O. Johnson, his
wife, Mortgagors. and the said Eliza
beth q. johnson real owner.
TERMS OF SALE TWENTY. five
per cent. of the purchase money shall
be paid in cash at the striking down
of the property and the balance there
of shall be paid on or before the re-
turn day OF the writ (September 23rd.
1907
d. @. WILLIAMS, SHERIFF.
Sheritf's Office, Danville, Pa,
July 9th, 1907.
Edward Sayre Gearhart, Counsel
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-01
Orphans Court Sale
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE!

Estate of David CLARK, Late of the
Borough Of Danville, deceased.
Pursuant to an order of the Orphans
Court of Montour County to her
granted for such purpose, the under
signed, as acting executrix of the last
will and testament of the said David
Clark deceased, will expose to public
sale upon the premises, Nos. 104 &
106 Mill Street. Danville, Pa. OH
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-01
SHERIFF'S SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE

By virtue of a certain Levari Facias
issued out of the Court of Common
Pleas of Montour County and to me
directed, will be exposed to public
sale at the;Montour County Court house
in the Borough of Danville. in the
County of Montour and State of Penn
sylvania, on
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-08-23
PAGE THREE.


It Is bad to be bad in Helena or
Great Falls-bad for bad folks. w.
F. Rogers was sent to jail in the state
capital simply for being a vagrant
and in Great Falls a Aloidys was fined
s25 for simply rushing the can
Hatsily constructed hotels in
Williston, N. .. and Culbertson, Mont,
have paid for themselves in one year.
Glasgow is already unable to take
care of the influx Of settlers.
The Muscular takes kindly to the
view that the widespread planting OF
the Irishman's shamrock in Montana
would soon drive out the pestiferous
dandelion, and, as the Muscular is
generally considered the mouthpiece
of Senator Dixon, it is quite probable
that many a poor exile from mis- ma
tive land will soon feel more COM
fitted as he looks about him N this
new land.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-08-23
NEW CONFERENCE
HAS BEEN FORMED
Great Falls Leader.

A new Methodist conference in Mon
tana sprang into existence at today $
session Of the North Montana mission
which is being held at the First Nc. Z.
church 1t is to be called the North
Montana conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church and will comprise
the North Montana and Kalispell mis-
sions.
It was for this purpose that minis
ters from the Kalispell mission came
down to attend the mission meeting
here and the important question was
taken up and disposed Of this FORE
noon. A motion was adopted that the
North Montana and Kalispell mis-
sions concur and organize into an
annual conference, according to the
enabling act of the last general con-
ference of the Methodist church. After
this motion was carried the meeting
Of the North Montana mission re-
solved itself into the first annual
North Montana conference
There has heretofore been but one
Methodist conference in the state,
called the Montana conference and Its
meetings have usually been held at
Helena. AS a result of the organ
ization effected today, northern Mon
tana will no longer affiliate with that
conference, this part Of the state now
having one Of it's own.
The Chinook Opinion says that
specimens from the Dividend copper
claim in the Bear Paws grow more
encouraging each week.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-08-23
A CLEVER REPORTER.

RE Got the Interview Word For Word
and Took No Notes.
# Interviewer have come to get your
views Oh the proposed change III the
curriculum of the school.
Mr. SWelhead-Cu Curriculum! What's
that mean? I'm against it, whatever
it is.
ME- swelhead (reading the report Of
the Interview in the next mornings
paper)-"Our distinguished townsman,
Mr.. M. T. Swelhead, was found at his
charming home, surrounded by album
dant indications of ripe scholarship
and sturdy common sense In reply
to our representatives questions he
said, I do not desire to force my opin-
ions upon the public, but this I will
say, that have given to this question
long and studious attention. incidental
~ examining upon the curriculas Of in
stitutions of learning, both at home
and abroad and, although I found in
the existing course of study not a few
matters for condemnation, still I can
not say that I should advise any radi-
cal change until have further time to
examine into the subject BY George,
that fellows got my exact language
word for word. And he didn't take
notes neither. Jimmy, but what a
memory that fellow must haye!-Lon-
don Telegraph.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-08-23
YORKSHIRE PIES.
Here Is the Way They Were Made In
the Ct1cn DAYS.

Here Is the Way They Were Made In
the oIsen Days.
Inc delicacs of the Yorkshire pies of
olden days may be Judged by the fol
lowing recipe from an old fashioned
cookery book: First make good
standing crust, let the wall and bottom
be very thick; bone turkey, a goose,
q fowl, partridge and Il pigeon; sea-
son them all very well; take half an
ounce Of mace, half an ounce Of nut
megs, quarter OF an ounce OF cloves
and haif an ounce of black pepper, all
beat line together; two large spoonfuls
OF salt, and then mix them together.
Open the fowls all down the back and
bone them, first the pigeon, then the
partridge; cover them; then the fowl.
then the goose and then the turkey,
which must be large; season them all
well first and lay them in the crust so
that 1t will look only like whole
TURKEY; then have d hare ready cased
and wiped with clean cloth; cut it to
pieces that Is, joint it; season 1t and
lay It as close as YOU can on one side;
on the other side woodcock, more game
and What sort Of wild fowl you can
get. Season them well and lay them
close; put at least four pounds Of but
ter into the pie, then lay on your lid,
which must be very thick one, and
let It be well baked. It must have a
very hot oven and will take at least
four hours It is not surprising to
find that a footnote adds that the
crust requires a bushel Of hour.-Cham-
bers' Journal.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-08-23
A London Lads Prayer.

W. Petit Ridge, London writer,
made London boy in one of his sto-
ries offer the following rather original
prayer: Lord, wilt thou ave the
Kindness to make me grow strong and
tall and with plenty to say for meself,
and wilt thou do this as soon as thou
can find time, SOS to save me ex-
pense and waste of money that might
be used in other ways-say for a
cricket bat? Believe me, Lord, thy
obedient servant, A. Martini
He rose. He was halfway into his
blue flannel bed gown when an impor-
tant idea occurred to him, and he
knelt down again quickly.
SHOULD ave mentioned" he whis-
pered. "Elfred Martin of SO Cawstle
street, jest over Surrey side Of South
ark bridge"