Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-03-14
CONDENSED NEWS.

Always be on the LOOKOUT I0r uouot-
full agents.
The "sweet girl gradual" will soon
be to the front.
The oldest member of the Grand
Army of the Republic-William Wich.
aged 106-is dead.
A lover for statistics has just figured
ont that the annual American egg crop
In twice as valuable as the annual
American output of gold.
The legislature took the teachers
retirement and pension bill as joke.
All right for those gentlemen. The
next institute won't do thing but
curl their hair for them.
If not absolutely the oldest, the
Stora Kopparberget in Sweden is the
Oldest copper mine of which there are
any official figures. 1t has been work
ed continuously for nearly 800 years.
The house at Harrisburg does not
take kindly to the proposition to tax
the man who owns gun.
The truthful advertiser accumlates
a host of steady customers.
The teachers having lost their pro-
posed pension must now depend upon
IA possible increase of salary
1t is reported that twins are expect
Ell at the court of Spain. Well. that is
not so bad, pair of kings or pair
Of queens are often pretty good to
hold.
March nearly always brings one re-
spectacle snow storm.
The governor is getting his hand in
signing bills.
There are times when absolute frank
ness in the truest policy.
Mrs Elizabeth Lavelle, Of Shenan-
doah, died on Saturday at the age of
104 years. She is survived by four
generations of descendants.
Commissioner Neill, in his report of
hard coal sales at tiaewater for Feb
ruary. fixes miners wages at per
cent above the basis for March.
James Carr, an old soldier of Tren-
ton, n ] was struck by a Cumber-
land Valley railroad train near Car
Isle, on Friday, and SO badly injured
that he died on Saturday at Todd's
hospital, in Carlisle.
Official statistics show that seventy
five people lost their lives while climb
ing the A lps last year. The total mum
bre of killed and injured is at least
200.
Well all be glad when the north
ern end of Mill street is paved.
In Fl ance it is a penal offense to
give any form of solid food to babies
under year old, unless it be prescrib-
ed in writing by a properly qualified
medical man.
In Luzerne county the combined out
put of the various breweries during
last year was fraction over 445, 744
barrels. On that enormous output the
county received in fees $3.50, 600.
The Czar of Russia has strong dis
like to being photographed alone. He
is, however, quite at ease when posing
as one of a group.
The turning point of the seasons is
again near, the period when we en-
erge from slop and slush to balmy sun
shine.
The Missouri house of representa-
tives has passed the bill making eight
hours a days work for dispat"hers and
telegraph operators.
In Minnesota the effort to secure a
state eight-hour law has not abated,
and indications point to the passage
of the bill
At Winsted, Conn, there is wo-
man who &C the age of 80, earns her
own living There are some women in
Danville not half that old who can't
do much more.
According to a poll just made of the
republican members of the Iowa legis-
lature President Roosevelt is the
choice of al overwhelming majority
for renom ination.
The income of Mrs William Astor
is put down at 81. 500, 900 year, but
her resources are practically unlimit-
ed. She is now rs years old and a
great grandmother.
Let us hope that every highwayman
who attacks peaceful citizen will
share the fate of the South Carolina
offender who went to death beneath
the pistol of his victim.
Five foreigners, believe to be mem
bers of Black Hand society have been
arrested in New Castle, on the charges
of blackmail and conspiracy.
Some Pennsylvanians are of the op-
inion that both the TEACHERS and the
preachers of the Commonwealth de-
serve substantial increase in salary.
The Chinese army board has select
ed fifteen students from the Chinese
military college to study military
science in France China Is moving.
The rate of speed across the Siberian
railway rarely exceeds twenty five
miles su hour.