Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-09-26
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The gift Of reason is beyond price.
Friendship is one Of earth's most
priceless possessions.
No man has any more dignity than
lie earns by his conduct.
The State owes a duty to the help
less and the mentally defective that
should not be forgotten.
Modern civilization recognizes the
obligation of the strong to help the
weak.
The woman who is a good comrade
is the one who will make a good wife
No man knows what the future has
in store for him.
The person who wishes to be sue.
cessful liar must have long memory.
Self-coneeit is not a bad trait so
long as it is carefully concealed.
1t is pernicious practice, the ex-
elusive reading Of novels.
The last word will always be said
by woman, but never about her.
The man who gets too old to learn
is ready to leave this world.
Litigation is usually tedious and
expensive business.
Properly directed curiosity is very
useful and helpful attribute.
Economy is a virtue but miserliness
is a hideous vice.
Ones darkest hour is always fol-
lowed by a gracious dawn.
Being in love-with something or
somebody's woman's normal state.
The man who observes the laws of
health needs little medicine.
Courtesy is very attractive grace
of character.
The State department. of health is
getting busy in several directions.
There would be little progress If
were not for discomfort.
The laborer is always worthy of his
hire porvided he is efficient.
Vindictiveness is a quality that
brings its possessor much pain.
The worlds final estimate of US is
apt to be pretty near right.
Women generally leads man, either
toward heaven or toward hell.
The world seldom long mistakes the
counterfeit for the genuine article.
The moments that come to US one
by one make up character and fix de.
stiny.
Some of the immortals were coun-
ed miserable failures by their genera.
tion
The thing men call success is some.
times rank failure.
A woman s love is the most endur.
ing thing in the world.
Mr. Rockefeller's income is now
estimated at $40 minute. For con.
venience in calculation he should
round it up TO an even twenty.
The downward road is very attrac.
tive at the start, but the scenery even,
tually becomes decidedly sombre
One who investigates the origin of 6
bit of gossip before helping TO circu-
late it is wise.
Whatever may be the objections tc
the automobile it is surely of great
assistance in reducing those swoller
fortunes.
The Chinese are about to establish
schools of their own in the United
States, supported by their government
The London Daily News notes tina
Swiss village has been decorated
with flags in honor of hen that ha
laid her thousandth egg.
Gold is nearly twice as heavy ;
silver; thus cubic foot of the forme,
weighs 1.210 pounds and the same
quantity of the latter 655 pounds.
1t is estimated by French stats
tician that over half million autom
obiles have been manufactured in th,
past nine years. The United State
now leads the world in producing t.,
machines.
EDough warlike preparations are 90
ing on in all parts of the globe to in
sure occupation for peace conference
for generations to come.
The Sunday observance wave ha
struck Hazleton and ON Sunday ever,
saloon was closed, thing not expert
enoed in twenty years.
A man of J. D. RockefeIler's mex
pensive perosnal habits can live ant
even save few dollars on an ipcom
of s15. 600. 600 year.
immigration to America. accordin,
to all present indications, will h
heavier this year than ever before j,
the history of the country.