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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-22

well, you are" she repeated. Here
l was enjoying the nice morning, and
you race your dog after cat and spoil
my flower beds. Then because l am
naturally annoyed you tell me that
am confirmed old maid"
"Only second degree old maid," he
reminded. THE third degree is cork
screw curls and a pointed chin. There
is still hope for you"
81 am grateful that you concede any
thing" she said stitily.
Il am nothing if not honest" he re-
torted
Not always" she insisted. What
you said about Jim. Sears, for in
stance"
"He was arrested last night for run
ming n dog fight last week. That was
my kick. | knew about it when
spoke. Both dogs were killed"
Perhaps you We're right" she shud-
dered Il didn't care about Jim Sears,
but did not like your dictatorial man
ner."
Thanks to Miss Marsden," he con-
tended III bet she told you that II
you gave In before marriage you would
encourage tyrant husband"
who told you?" she asked quickly.
NO one. just know how she talks.
She knows everything about husbands
except Is" TO get one"
1T wasn't that l am guided by her."
declared Matte, with toss of her head.
But l think she was right. Anyhow,
you had no right to take 1t out on the
cat"
But she kills my chickens"
Susan? Impossiblew
impossible" he echoed. why, she
is the worst The sentence was bro
ken short, for with a growl Cap start
ed for the fence, just In time to collar
Susan, who was trying to slip through.
There was a scurry, a howl and the cat
lay dead ON the grass.
With a cry of anger Matte sprang
forward, Hank following more slowly.
1t was not like Susan to get caught in
this fashion. Usually she could beat
the ponderous Newfoundland. Then
Matte who had been STOPPING over the
cat Strengthened up and patted Caps
head
Good old dog" she praised. "Nice
old fellow"
what is IT." cried Hank, bewildered
by the sudden change She held out a
little ball of yellow.
81 was cleaning Dicky's cage" she
explained, "and left him out on the
porch. That horrid brute knocked over
the cage and killed him"
$50 that's why she couldn't make her
get away" he murmured 'T knew
she was too fast for Cap"
"I'll call the bird Cap" she promised.
"And there won't be any horrid cat to
kill him"
He glanced Mt the solitaire restored
to her finger
"And if Miss AIarsden interferes
We'll set Cap on her." he promised.
."Come, Cap. Good old boy"
Good old Cap" echoed Matte as she
kissed the precious ring.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-22
The Tea Bug and Tea Mite.

Every animal ana plant has its cara
site, and from this general law ii
seems. the tea plant IS not exempt
Two insects are described as spending
their lives in tea drinking. They are
the plague of the Assam tea gardens
and are known us the tea bug" and
''tea mite" The mites spend their en-
tire lives on the Tea plant and are nev.
er known to attack any other leaf
They live in families and societies on
the upper side of the full grown leaf
and spin delicate web for shelter.
They then puncture the leaves and
pump out the liquid in the plant veins
They seem to become dainty In theiy
tastes, for a sprinkling of muddy wa
ter over their floor and tea table IL
the only remedy known To check their
ravages. Even this is not always ef.
fectual. The tea bug is still more de.
structive and is evidently possessed Of
an appreciation of the best kinds Of
tea. since 1t always attacks those OF q
mild and delicate flavor
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-22
TIGER MEDICINE.
A Secret That Was Guarded by an East
Indian Trainer


The maharajah of Jammu had at one
time the distinction of possessing the
finest male tiger kept In captivity any
where In the world. Percival Landon
in "Under the Sun" describes this
beast and tells strangely interesting
story, which he declares is strictly
true, in regard to it,
The tiger, a glorious brute of white
and orange and black, with steel sin
ews and teeth like Sikh daggers, lay
sulkily In his cage and growled. Ma
daun. the attendant spoke to the tiger,
and as he did so the beast flung him
self furiously against the fiimsy bars.
The keeper put his slender hand under
his clothing and pulled out a little
white bag.
Some years ago the tiger had found
that the little back door of his den was
open. The assistant Of the little men
agerie returned to find him loose in
the garden and fled
In half an hour Jammu's streets were
as those Of dead city. No man him
dered the tiger, and he glided silently
beautiful vision of orange and black
striped death He reached the jungle
and vanished.
An hour later Nadaun came back to
his work and heard the news. A few
minutes afterward another solitary fig
ure made its way down the still empty
street. He had no weapon. He had u
little white bag In his hand and was
soon lost to sight in the jungle.
An hour later he returned, barehead-
ed in the sun. At his heels, fawning
and klttenish, slouched the tiger, and
round its neck was loosely tied one
end of Nadaun's white pugree. 1t was
the little white bag that had done it.
would your honors like to see the
effect of this medicineT' Nadaun put
his hand into the bag and scattered a
few whitish grains inside the bars. In
a moment the tiger was upon them,
searching out the tiniest bit of what
ever 1t was. In fifteen seconds he was
on his back, beating the air with his
huge paws, like a kitten at play.
Madam very naturally refused to al
low us to look closely at the powder.
1t was his livelihood, he said, and his
secret, If our honors would pardon him,
must be kept
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-22
A BOY HUNT.
Chased From Hedge to Hedge by . Big
Pack of Weaseis.

rack OF WCaecta.
The following extract from an inter
ssting book may be of interest to our
friends. 1t is From My Life as an
Angler" by william Henderson, pub
lished in London in 1879.
About this time, while rambling In
the picturesque lane leading from Mer-
rington to Windlestone with two other
boys, an adventure occurred sufficient
ly startling to two little fellows from
nine to ten years old. We were busIy
engaged in picking wild Strawberries,
which clustered in the hedgerows,
when we saw at about a hundred
yards distance a pack of at least
twenty weasels running from hedge 20
hedge and evidently scenting out foot
steps. 1t flashed upon us that we were
being hunted. So. springing over the
nearest hedge, we ran across a pasture
field and, standing upon the farther
bank, looked back toward our assail-
ants. To our dismay we saw the whole
pack, with noses to ground, steadily
tracking our course. The word was
given, Run, run" and off we scam
pered across another field to take up
our position on another hedge. Still
the pursuit was going on, and the crea-
lures were evidently gaining upon us,
SO with a wild shout we fed to the
village, which. happily for us, was not
far Off. 1 have frequently heard of
persons being attacked by weasels, but
was never hunted by them on any 9th
er occasion"
The above must have occurred about
1912, the locality being the north of
England.-Forest and Stream.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-22
CAP AND
THE CAT.
By Judson Welles.
BY Judson Welles.
Copyright. 1907, by Homer sprague.

Hank lIinman sat on the front porch
and gaZed frankly and longingly across
the neat fence to where Matte Formhi
worked In the garden and apparently
gave him no heed. Hinman had yet to
find that woman may look north or
south and yet be seeing east or west.
Matte very much approved of Hin
mans attitude. The hunched up shoul-
ders spoke eloquently of the good effect
of her training. AS a rule. those shoul
ders were accustomed to swagger, and
II was the swagger to "yhich Matte had
objected. Just beca' se they were en-
gagged she did not -oncede his right to
order her about, and the engagement
had been broken.
Now that he was In this frame of
mind she was quite willing to make up.
but naturally to let the overture come
from her would be II tactical error, and
II did not look as though Hank would
ever be enough himself again to make
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-22

have to make good resolutions about
economizing. so we will enjoy littl'
ding tonight"
The man raised his glass of water
and touched hers.
Here's to the hope that we will be
dining in our own home next New
Years eve" he said
Here's to all the good things posi-.
BILE" she said, her young eyes spar.
king with enthusiasm, "and here's to
the big chief. He spoke to me in the
hall today and was really quite nice
and almost like a human being. One
forgets sometimes that he can possibly
have bit of humanity about him. He
is as hard as nails, and his opinions are
absolute. lie doesn't know it, but lie
passes sentence always before he hears
our side of the case"
The man on the other side of the
screen. almost choking with indignant
surprise and the piece of steak he had
just put into his mouth, sat suddenly
alert.
Some one else in the Office been get.
ting into troubla:" Karl hazarded.
Nothing Cecided. It's the same girl
telling tales that causes it all. she will
come across the simplest kind of error
some other clerk has made, and she
never rests until she has managed to
call the big chiefs attention to it in
some way"
Wants to shine by comparison, does
she? Well, the life of a government
clerk has got to be something strenu.
Gus lately"
The girl threw up her head auda.
ctously.
~ wish | could be the big chief one
day" she said. bringing her teeth to
gethcr with determined little click. 81
don't know how your chief is, but the
trouble with ours and with all the rest
of them, | suppose, is that they have
never been a clerk. and they can't see
from the clerks standpoint"
Karl helped her to the piece of broil.
ed chicken he knew she liked best ana
laughed iudulgently
What would be your first step il
you We're given full power of manage.
ment for one dayf'
She put two Jumps of sugar in his
coffee and pondered seriously a mo-
ment as to whether she should have
one 1r two Jumps in her own
You know there is a $1,000 vacancy
Just nowF' she asked mcditatively;
poor old Mr.. Timberlake died last
week. ! know his desk perfectly. I
diG his work all the time he was sick;
well-I'm afraid | should follow the
doctrine of the egoist and give youTs
truly, Margaret Clayton, $1,000 CLERK,
a jump to 81 1,400 OF course, it's an
Impossibility, for I have not been In
Office very long" she sighed, but it's
lovely to dream about. I could marry
you by next New Years day then
Karl" she finished with a delightful
little blush
He leaned toward her persuasively.
Can't you make up your mind to let
me pay that debt for you after we are
married, MarjorieY' he urged.
"No-I can't she shook her head de-
cidedly; ''you don't make any too much
yourself. and l never could feel right
If hampered you with paying my col
lege bills. | would have had them
paid before now If the little mother
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-22
ChesterfieId,s shrewdness.

lord r., who had many good quail
ties and even learning, had strong
desire of being thought skillful III
physic and was very expert in bleed
ing. Lord Chesterfield who knew his
foible and wished ON a certain occa-
sion to have his vote. went to him one
morning and. after having conversed
on Indifferent matters, complained of a
headache and desired his lordship to
feel his pulse. 1t was found to beat
high, and hint of bleeding was
thrown out. Il have no objection, and,
as hear your lordship has n master
ly hand, will you favor me with trying
your lancet upon me?" saiS the tact
full and polite Chesterfield After the
operation he said, by the way, do
you go to the house today?"
81 did not intend to go, not being
sufficiently informed of the question to
be debated" answered the impromptu
physician (Which side will you be
on?"
Lord Chesterfield, having gained his
confidence, easily directed his judg-
ment. He took him to the house and
got him TO vote as he pleased. He aft
erward said that few of his friends
had done as much as he having lit
orally bled for the good OF bis country
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-22
EARPED WIRE.
a Lucky Device That Brought Millions
to Its inventor.


to Its inventor.
The luCkiest invention in history"
said a patent official, was that of
barhed wire 1t came about by acct
dent
Isaac l.. Ellwood was the inventor
OF barbed wire In his youth he lived
in De Kalh, ILL.,. and, having a neighbor
whose pigs trespassed on his garden.
he put up one day a wire fence of his
own make. This fence had barbs and
points on a. II was queer and ugly.
but it kept out the pigs.
1T was u ~ aarbed wire fence,
the first in the world. and there were
millions oG LlJney in it. but young Eli
wood anl his friends laughed at It's
freak appearance.
zone day two strangers saw this
fence, perceived how well it kept out
the pigs, realized how cheap it was
realized, in a word, its value-and or
dered several tons of it from Ellwood.
Furthermore, they contracted to sell
for n term of years all the barbed wire
he could produce
"Ellwood borrowed $1,000 and set up
n little factory. 4 few years later on
he had paid back that loan and was
worth small matter Of $4,000, 900
besides."-New York Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-22

BY THE SUDDEN CHARGE.
the first move. She was rather sorry
for him and just tiny bit contemptu-
GUS
This might have been the end of the
story had it not been for Miss Mars
den's cat Hank hated Miss Marsden
her cat and all else that was hers
Having failed to acquire a proprietary
right TO a man in her younger days,
she was revenging herself upon the
sex by leading the womenS rights
movement in Carrsdale.
1t was she who had inculcated these
advanced notions in Matte, and Hank
cordially hated her for It, Captain,
Hanks Cog, looked up, with wagging
tail and appeal in his soft brown eyes.
Hank nodded.
Get her, Cap" he urged, but Cap
tain needed no urging. With yelp of
delight he was off down the side Of
the plot. Susan cher full name was
Susan E. Anthony looked up to find
retreat cut off. There were no trees in
the Hinman front yard, and she mad
for The next lot. She scrambled through
the wide set pickets. and Captain took
the fence with a leap, landing against
Matte, who was just planting u bulb.
He precipitated her into the middle of
the tulip bed Then he dashed on in
pursuit of the cat now comfortably in
trenchrd W an apple tree.
Hank sprluG To Matie's rescue, but
before he could leap the fence she had
scrambled 10 her feet and was facing
him, her fac white " anger save
for the red spots that -la.yl on either
cheek
you set the do on me-" he de
clared, with a stamp 90 bog f.Dt. Il
never thought that you ,rlj e So
So
Il didn't" defended Hank before she
could find an adjective commensurate
with the ofrense
''Iou did" she conuadicted. II heard
you. You said, Get her, Cap and then
he
Nothing of the sort" protested
Hank hotly "Old Miss Marsden's ia
miliar spirit came over into my yard
Cap wanted a rua, and l told him to
get after her. She ran into your yard,
and there she is now mp Il tree just
lAAe ueI mistress Should De.
- l,'.i'i4c eAi,ie0'ieH ~ tle c"t 10
voa ,.oatear1,,. '''.o a,, a'lii''ii,''' ~eie
took fresh tack
Anyhow she shifted "you were
cruel to dumb animals That's bad
enough
"She's not a dumb animal" insisted
HahA. shes demon in a cats skin
l Ihihk she puts her mistress up 20 all
'utse trichs
nat ''IeEsf. demandel Matte trnr.
1iel.iS.
'IAeS> No-euS rights things and an
1."'' A'a'1 hef teihn& YOU the other
Hl~Nl uiAt u was raitorous TO the
C""7e 20 0isbA my bullying. ! heard
"1I' "'aA outlying. | was tellin"
YOU lof your own GOOD mat Jim Sears
was not q Tit person for Won TO know
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-22
The Truth.

Truth is quite beyond the reach Of
satire. There is so brave simplicity
in her that she can no more be made
ridiculous than an oak or a pine
James Russell Lowell.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-22

Mrs. Benham-You used to say that
you would give your life for me. Ben
ham-That was when I was sick and
expected to die anyway.-Baldmore
World.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-02-28

I have on hand an Aermotor wind mill and 40 foot galvanized tower for sale cheap. B. D. Muzzy.
 Pansy four for bread baking excells the rest W. H. Nichols sells it.
 Mrs. J. o. Smith and baby are visiting relatives in Little Rock this week.
 Wear Goldman and Fairfield Shoes. They give satisfaction. Sold by VIII. Nichols
 G. C. Fitch, a prominent farm CT and stock raiser living north west of town, has our sincere thanks for two dollars on sub scription. May others follow.
 See our line of ready made skirts and petticoats. These are winter goods and will be sold re- gardless of cost.
 Carlisle Mercantile Co.
 E. B. Echlin, of Hamilton, Ontario is visiting his brother P. ". Echlin and family this week. This is MT. Echlin's first trip to our state and he says he is delighted with the country.
 c. E, Smiley. one of our enter prising rice growers living east of town, called Saturday and handed us a wheel on subscription. Mr. Smiley IS ever OH tEe alert to the best interests of this country.
 The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church will have bake sale at Mir. Buechley's store, on next Saturday afternoon and night, March End. Home made pies. cakes, buns, doughnuts, bread &c., The best that can be made.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-02-28
Kyle Cigars have no equal.

Kyle Cigars have no equal.
 J. o. Smith sells pure Eupion Oil.
 Seed Potatoes and Onion sets at Nichols.
 N. B. Agnew had business in Des Arc this week.
 Miss Eula Gard her has been on the puny list this week.
 W. c. Morrison has our thanks for wheel on subscription.
 The highest market price in cash for veal c. A. HutsOn.
 Our Grocery stock is complete and freah. w. H. Nichols.
 Get my prices on all kinds of Wire before buying. .I.O. SMITH
 J. F. Gillespie was on the sick list first of the week.
 Best on earth-Those country Pickles at Muzzys,
 w. H. Nichols pays the highest price for stock peas of any variety.
 E. NJ. Proctor and family now occupy the beautiful two-story residence in the Proctor addition to North Carlisle.
 When sen ding away souvenir cards why not send ceneries taken here III and near Carlisle. All kinds of local view. Post Cards at Ayres Drug Store.
 The Christian Endeavor Society held a pleasant business meeting at the residence of MT. and Mrs. A. M Thornton on Thursday night. After business was transacted an elegant lunch was served and all report a most pleasant evening.
 The Clarke family Evangelists, who held very successful meet ing at this place not long ago and who have so endeared themselves to our people, passed through yesterday morning enreute to Des Arc where they will hold a meeting
 Mrs. Cnas. King was called to Little Rock Tuesday by the death of her cousin, Mrs. Maude Engstrum, which sad event oc- cured Tuesday morning at 11:30 o'clock. Mrs, Engstrum has k long been asufferer of that dread ed disease consumption and death was her only hope for relief.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-02-28

Last Friday being the 10th an- niversary of their wedding, Mr. and Mrs. c. H. Osborne were most agreeably surprised when q large number of their friends rushed in on them at about S:30 ill the even- ing. Many useful articles of tin ware was presented to them and at late hour an elegant lunch was served, after which the crowd de- parted wishing Mr. and Mrs Osborne many more years. .oI pleasant married life.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-02-28
Special Offer.

l will offer at private sale for the next two weeks the> following 
 1 , ton wagon scales good con- dition,
 l Light two horse wagon, l Spring tooth harrow, l Two horse carriage, 1 Deliveroy wagon, 1 Thoroughbred Jersey bull,
 B. D. Muzzy.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-02-28
Notice,

The Union of the Zion neighbor- hood offer some good inducements for gin, saw mill and glist mill The closest gin is about 10 miles. The locality is a good cotton coun- try and timber Is in abundance For further particulars address,
 c. NJ. Tannehill.
 R. r, D. 3, Box 45. Hazen, Ark.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-02-28

If you think the world owes you a living, go out into the world and collect what is owed to you. But remember the man who collects what is coming to him in this day and time earns all that he gets.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-02-28
E. Mahoney,

c. E. Mahoney, Erecting Engineer, and practical Machin- ist. Am prepared to. erect all kinds of machinery. Rice plants a speciality Special attention given to large and small pipe fit ting. All work guaranteed.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-02-28
Woven and Barbed Wire.

Our car of Barbed and Woven wire received several days ago is going fast, so if you are in the market for wire it will pay you to call and get our prices before the supply is exhausted.
 l.. B. Krshka.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-02-28

It used to be a great joke to refer team of mules as a horse less" carriage. It is no longer a joke. The mules are worth as much as a motor car.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-02-28
Mules For Sale.

We have a number of good work mules for sale. Apply to c. w. Snelling's barn.
 SMELLING & ROBBINS.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-28

tractors, which would be undesirable; the con-
tractors would at some stage forfeit their guar
antee deposit and abandon the WORK. "hicn
would result in much delay. or the city wouio
have to grant the contractors an extra aHo"
nnce above their bid 10 enable them to com
plete the work without loss, which wouio Oe
most Objectionable proceeding ana "ouio
proba bly, bring the total cost above the amount
named by other bidders.
The action Of the commissioners, then' III
awarding the contract not TO the lowest Didders'
but 10 the lowest who afford a reasonable as
surance of ability to perform the WORK satis
factorily at the price named, Is to be con
mended as In the interest Of expedition, thot
oughness. economy and justice to all VINO are
concerned OF their technical right TO 90 50
there is, we imagine. no serious quesuon. ihe
law seems to invest them with full authority ~
do SO at their discretion. Nor is II TO DE sup
posed that the rejected lowest bidders VIII pro-
test or consider that grievance has been iH'-
posed upon them. seeing that while theS lose
the distinction of securing the contract Tor tn'
great work. they are. according to their o""
reported admission, saved from a heavy pecu-
MARY loss As for the interests OF the citF'
which are the chief consideration, they Ger
tainlT appear TO he hest served by the award
which has been made.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-28
USE OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES.

To the Editor of The New-York Tribune.
Sir. \ prominent preacher OF East Northheld
h,. lately said that thu public libraries do more
harm than good in the dissemination OF sucn lit
erature as 'tompts mans morals and DESTROYS
home life
decrncv in much of the fiction of day. of
which, on account OF literary merit escapes the
scrutiny of the cers0rs But shall abiure the
us.. OF wheat because the chaff, Let every
winnow his reading and select only the
purest-
But a greet danger threatens that such books
of evil suggestion might fall into the hands OF
young men and madens IL they allowed to
browse will in reading The mind
and heart grow with what they feed upon And
parents should give their growing girls and boys a
list 0f the most wholesome literature and should
take heed unclean book invades the sanctity
q home.
The test of n book lies In the question Can it
be read aloud without raising a blush?" This
thought brings the writer the suggestion that
reading aloud in the family circle is a valuable aid
the formation of a taste for pure literature.
The habit of this form OF entertainment yields a
charm to home life, Yields parents and children to-
gcther in thought and "flls all the stops of life
with tuneful breath" NJ NJ. w. d.
Staten Island. N. V, Aug. @ 1897.