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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-08
Real Use of the Bees Stinu.

The bees sting Is trowel, not a
rapfer,' said nature student. "It is
AN exqufsiteiy delicate little tropeI
with which the bee finishes or the
honey cell, injects little ,preservattve
inside ana seals 1t up. with it's trosuei-
like sting the bee puts the final tDucfBs
on the dainty and wonderful woxk.
With the sting 1t pats and shapes the
honey cell, as a mason pats and shapes
row of brick. Before sealing I'D sths
cell 1t drops a wee bit Of potsm INTO
the honey. This is formic acid WIN
out 1t honey would spoil Most OF us
think the bees sting, with MS poison.
Is weapon only. 1t is a weapan sec
ondarily, but primarily 1t is a magic
trowel, a trowel from whose end. as
the honey cells are built UP, wonder
fui preserving fluid drips.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-08
the LEAD PENCIL
gts Development From the MarGesFS
Used by the Aneients.

ets Development From the MarEesrS
Used by the Aneients.
1t is difficult to determine the exact
period in which "black lead" was first
utilized as an instrument for writing
or drawing, as it has been confused
bears no relation, The ancients used
lead but the metal was formed into
fatpiates and the edges of these plates
used to make the mark If an orna-
mental design was desired the tran
lsciber drew parallel lines and traced
therein Illuminated designs, usually
with hand point but also with soft
lead. That lead was known to the an
clients Is also proved by the fact that
1t is mentioned in the book of Job.
During the year 1915 there was a de-
sortpf1on of the black lead pencil WRIT
ben hy Conrad Gesner He says that
pieces OF ptuInhago were fastened In a
woodsn handle and mixture of fossil
substance, sometimes covered with
wood, was used for writing and draw
Ing. About half a century later a very
good account of this mineral was CIV
en-, and 1t was then used in Italy for
dnw1ng and mixed with clay for man
ufacturing crucibles.
We are informed In Beckman's His
tory of Inventions" that the pencils
drst used In Italy for drawing were
composed Of mixture of lead and tin,
nothing more than pewter This PEN
ell was called q stile. Michael Angelo
mentions this stile, and, In fact, it
seems that such pencils were long used
IN common over the whole continent
OF Europe. at this period the name
piumbago or graphite was not In use.
put instead the name moiy ybdena or
moly ybdoids, which Is now applied TO
an endfrely different mineral.
Graphite or black lead is formed I'm
the primary rocks. In the United
states ft'occurs In feldspar and quartz.
In Great Britain in greensboro rock
and gnefss and In Norway in quartz.
The mine at Borrowdale, England, has
supplied some of the finest black lead
In the world, but the quantity varies
owing to the irregutarity with which
The mineral occurs.
The Jews We're for awhile the ONLY
manufacturers of pencils. It required
great sR1l to perfect the manufacture,
according to the degree of hardness or
soatness required. OF recent years the
manufacture of pencils has Increase
to such an extent that the price OF
these articles has decreased prppor-
tEnateiy. Graphite and pure clay are
combined and used in the manufacture
OF art1hctnl black lead pencils, and. on
me other hand, the greatest perfection
is attained in the making of the higher
class pencils Graphite is exposed to
heat to acquire firmness and brirlfancy
OF color Sulphur is also used to secure
more perfect color.-Scientif1c Amer
lean.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-08
A TWO STORY BRICK BUILDING
lely occupied by offices.

solely occupied by offices.
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 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 +. GEARHART. g,
Acting EXecutrix of the last will and
testament of David Clark deceased.
Danville, Pa, July 3rd, 1907.
Edward Sayre Dearhart. Counsel.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-08
SPORTS AT SEA.
How the Long Trip From Madeira to
Cape Town Is Enlivened.

SaPe own Is EnllNened.
The voyage to Cape Town from
Southampton or Madeira is a long one,
lixteen to twenty days, says the
Travel Magazine And so we find pas
times organized on board far tran
tcending the ordinary concerts. anna
!eur theatricals, deck games and the
ike familiar to all of us on the ordi-
nary ocean going liner.
The programme is an ambitious one.
comprising boxing, gymnastic drill OBJ
stacle racing, cuchngLung, cricket,
baseball and football, egg and spoon
races for men and girls and children,
ordinary deck games and evening
amusement, such as concerts and
dances.
The sack race for grown men is the
delight uf all the children, who love to
see their fathers tied up in sacks and
progressing by kangaroo-like bounds,
whose uncertainty is made still more
pGecarious by the pitch and roll of
the great vessel. Nor must / forget
the bolster and pillow fights, with
competitors perched on horizontal bars.
with their legs tied beneath. Some
lighters display rare gameness and
staying power, so that the onlookers
feel quite grieved when they go un-
der in a very literal sense.
Now and then an unfair wag will
coat his trousers with resin and thus
contrive to keep his balance in a way
enabling him to withstand all comers.
OF course the prizes are made up OF
the entrance fees paid by competitors.
which may amount TO GO or so cents
Der head
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-08
THE STAGE KISS.
What II Really Means Rather Than
What lt Seems to Be.


Stage kissesi No one but an actor
or an actress can fully appreciate what
they mean The picture as presented
to tho audience is very pretty, but the
vision which looms up before the eyes
of the poor player is something like
this:
A face covered with a coating of cold
cream, which has been powdered over
with thick layer of pearl white or
brunette powder, as the case may be.
On the cheeks are daubs Of rouge,
which at that close range in no pos.
sible manner suggest, as they do to the
audience, the rosy checks of q country
lassie- Over the eyes is rubbed q
little dark blue powder to make them
poeticai. The underiids are heavily
penciled, and a mark extends a quar-
ter Of an inch from the eye at the
end. This makes them larger. Upon
each separate lash is bead of black
cosmetic, which has the effect of max.
ing them heavy and long. The cherry
lips, which to the audience the hero is
eager to press to his own, are to his
distorted vision at such close range
only gnsh of carmine painted into a
Cupid's bow.
The actress sees before her picture
even less attractive, for ten chances to
one the hero, in addition to his grease
paint, wears false mustache and is
also smelly with tobacco. The glare
of the footlights tones down this con-
glomeration of paint, and at distance
the faces are actually pretty, but upon
close inspection they resemble nothing
more than very bad oil painting out
of focus.
Taken from this viewpoint, some of
the very impassioned kisses featured
IN plays require no little self sacrifice
on the part of the Players Harriet
Quimby in Leslie's Weekly.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-08
M0N0P0LIES AND RINGS.
oIden Time Schemes For Obtaining
Wealth and Power.

Wealth and Power.
The evil of monopolies and rings was
known to ancients, Aristotle referring
to them in his Politics." and then, as
now, it was found necessary to hold
them in check by legislation. The mo-
nopolist was in Roman law called Il
dardanarius and punished under the
Lex Julia de Ammonia. MonoDolies of
clothing, fish and all articles of food
were prohibited by the Emperor Zeno
under pain of confiscation and exile, so
that IL is certain that the rings of
the ancient days were as mischievous
as they are now. At Athens a law linn
tied the amount of corn a man might
buy. The earliest recorded instance we
have was corn ring.
There Is an ancient tradition that the
king who made Joseph his prime min
lister and committed into his hands the
entire administration of Egypt was
Apcpl. Apepi was one Of the shepherd
kings and ruled over the whole of
Egypt as Joseph's pharaoh seems to
have done. The prime minister during
seven years of remarkable plenty
bought up every bushel of corn beyond
the absolute needs Of the Egyptians
and stored II During tho tarribIo fam
Inc that followed he was able to get
his own price and bartcred corn sue
cessively for the Egyptian money, cat
tie and land and, taking one fifth for
pharaoh, made him supremely wealthy.
1t was not merely provident act. but
very polite one, his policy being to
centralize power in the monarch's
hands.-London Answers.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-08
Am l a soldier of the cross,
A follower OF the Lamb?


Thomas Sheridan, the father of Lady
Dunerin. once displeased his father
who, demonstrating with him, exclaim-
ed, why, Tom. my father would new
er have permitted me to do such
thing" "Sir," said his son in a tone
OF the greatest Indignation, do you
presume to compare your father to my
father2"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-08
FLEET HIAWATHA.
A Cynical Critics Cold Analysis Of
Lonqfeilow's Dissertation,

Longfeilows Description.
Determine how fast. asks Professor
Greenhill, Hiawatha can run from the
following data:
Strong of arm was Hiawatha
He could shoot ten arrows upward,
And the tenth had left the bowstring
Ere the first to earth had fallen.
Swift of foot was Hiawatha-
He could shoot an arrow from him
And run forward with such swiftness
That the arrow fell behind him
Neglecting the resistance of the air
and granting that Hiawatha could
shoot one arrow n second, the solution
is as follows:
The time of flight of the arrows shot
upward must have been nine seconds.
Therefore the velocity with which they
were shot, being equal to the time mul-
tiplied into half the value of the con.
slant of gravity, was ia feet second
Now, in shooting an arrow from him,
Hiawatha, to obtain the farthest flight,
would let fly at an angle of forty-five
degrees, and by a simple trigonomet-
rtcal calculation we therefore arrive at
the fact that the horizontal velocity Of
the arrow would be rather less than la
feet a second and would in fact be 102
feet a second, or seventy miles an hour
Hiawatha would therefore have TO run
faster than this. Could he do it on
sprint?
Again having recourse to calculation,
we find that an arrow shot at Ia feet
a second would fly 216 yards. or near
ly q furlong. Hiawatha would run
that distance in about seven seconds,
so that he would be able to give the
present holder Of the record some las
yards StaTt-London Post.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-08
An Interrogation.

While dining with friends in Cam.
bridge, Bishop Phillips Brooks de
scrfbed with much enthusiasm col.
lege service he had recently attended
ut was an inspiration to see all those
young men singing SO heartily. Es.
peciaily they seemed to throw their
whole souls into the hymn:
Am a soldier of the cross,
follower of the Lamb?
Even DR.. X, the president of the col.
lege, sang as IL he felt the contagion
of inspiration" cdr. Y. sang thatY'
broke in an incredulous listener. Does
DR.. x. believe thatT "Oh, no." re-
Piled Bishop Brooks quickly. "He was
merely asking for information"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-08

Bridget" Mrs. Housekeep called
down to her servant, II see Mrs. Cad
dis coming across the street. Run out
and turn that door mat upside down"
Which one, ma'am?" asked Bridget.
The one that has Welcome on It"
Philadelphia Ledger.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-08
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, on
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-08

'T think" said young Trotter. 'T'll
draw that money Uncle John left to
me. I'm thinking of a trip abroad"
'But" protested his mother, you
were to save it for rainy day"
"Well, I'm going to London. I'll be
sure to find rainy day there."-Wash-
tngton Herald
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-08
a Contradiction

Iommy-Does it make any difference
If baby takes all his medicine at once E?
Baby's mother Gn horror)-Good beav-
ems! OF course it does! Tommy-But
1t hasn't made any difference.-Punch.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-08
NO CnnnibaIism.

With a quiyering hand we clip from
an Irish paper the following transcript
Of an official notice In Dublin govern
ment office: Under no circumstances
must government messengers be used
for luncheon."-London News.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-08
Saturday, Aug. 10. or

at eleven O'Clock in the forenoon of
the said day, the following described
real estate, viz
ALI shat 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 X.
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-STORY BRICK BUILDING
and other buildings and appurten-
ances.
Seized, taken in execution and to be
sold as the property of Joseph H. John
son and Elizabeth @. johnson, his
wife, Mortgagors. and the said Eliza
beth O. 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. c. WILLIAMS, Sheriff.
Sheriff S Office, Danville, Pa,
July 9th, 1907.
Edward Sayre Gearhart, Counsel
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-08-08
SHERIFFS SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE

By virtue of certain Levari Faciass
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
sylyania. on
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-03-05
TOO MUCH FUNNY BUSINESS
Kentucky Bridegroom Who Didn'i
Believe in Kissing In
Public.

A welI-known Kentuckian tells OF a
marriage ceremony that a justice Of
the peace In the Blue Grass state was
,hurriedly called upon one day TO per-
form.
1t appears, relates Success Magazine,
that the bridegroom, big noun
ltaIneer very roughly dressed, had
brought his prospective bride with
him to the Office OF the clerk Of the
court, thinking to secure his license
and have the ceremony performed at
one visit. When his'license had been
duly granted the mountaineer asked II
there was justice OF the peace then
In the court house who could tie the
knot Upon being advised by the clerk
that ne himself was a justice Of the
peace and that he was willing to join
the two lovers. the bridegroom said:
WAL, then, we're ready; go
nheadl"
But you'll have to secure two wit
nesses," smilingly observed the clerk
and justice, before can proceed"
At this the mountaineer demurred.
saying that he did not care for wit
nesses. Nevertheless. he was convinced
in a moment that this formality was
an indispensable one, and accordingly
the necessary witnesses were procured
and the ceremony began. When the
couple had promised to love, obey etc,
together with the rest Of the service,
the justice Of the peace, quite inno-
Gently observed that the bridegroom
should kiss the bride"
Thereupon the mountainser exhibit
ed fresh impatlence at the exactions OF
the official. Look herel" he exclaimed,
angrily, 1t seems to me that you're
dragrin' IN lot OF funny business in
this weddin' Why. kissed her be-
fore we came In"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-03-05
THE JERUsALEM ARTIcAoKE
Peculiar Qualities Of o Tuber That
Grows on the Roots of the
Sunfower.

Most young folks in the country are
familiar with the sweet, crisp, juicy
tubers known as artiohokes. These.
says an article on Mature and Sci
ence." in st. Nicholas, grow on the
roots OF the sunfower known to bot
anists as Helianthus tuberosis, and
are commonly called Jerusalem arti-
chokes. Under this common name you
viii fnd the tubers offered for sale in
most seed catalogues.
The plants are easily grown In al
most any kind OF soil. At first glance
the tubers have somewhat the appear
ance Of potatoes. but unlike them they
may be eaten raw like radishes, OF
they may be picked or cooked. Re
cipes are to be found In all cook
books.
These artichokes are entirely differ
ent (yet not far distant IN a botanical
way) from the globe artichokes which
are grown IN California, and perhaps
elsewhere exclusively for their edible
flower buds. These are never eaten
raw. Even when cooked they are
rather tasteless Personally, I think
they are not TO be compared, as an
acceptable vegetable. with the Jerusa-
lem artichoze. sometimes even now
found IN oid-fashioned gardens.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-03-05
FAMOUS LosT TREASURES.


The Venus de Milo, which has been
ia the Louvre for many years, IS. -
All the world knows, an imperfect
niece of sculpture, though II ID the
greatest treasure Of its kind the world
has ever seen. A great reward would
lbe given the man who could md tne
missing pa,sa. About 2s years ago the
most important Of them-ths right
larm---came to light in London and was
proved BY experts to be genuine. The
owner, however, refused to part with
ii and concealed 1t for fear it would
be stolen. Unfortunately, he died
without revealing It's hiding place. 80
1t Is as much lost as ever.
A bronze drinking cup which was
stolen from an Egyptian temple Ia
1883 and brought 70 Europe has mir
acuIously disappeared. On II Is en-
graved the whole history OF the Phnr-
aohs and It could easily be sold for
g10O 200. IN fact, the French govern
ment offered reward Of $4,000 for
its discovery, but the famous cup Las
vanished, probably forever.
Another treasure which has van
ished in as strange a way is the Mar
celia vase OF the Dresden collection.
This is the only piece missing from
the famous Dresden Marcella c0liec-
ton. the value OF which is said 70 be
e75. 600. It bears the cross arrows and
the lions head. Not long ago she
vase was said TO be IN England, but
be that as II may. the person who re-
discovers this treasure may command
any price in reason for IL.
How 1t Is possible that a treasure
80 large as q painting could be lost
sight Of entirely is not easily ex-
plafned, but this has often happened.
One Of Reynolds paintings, THE
Countess OF Darby which is consid-
cred his best portrait has disappeared
not long after 1t was painted It dir-
appeared from the collection Of the
earl Of Derby and has never beer
heard Of since. though II would bring
$50. 900 to the finder. There are also
two vandykes and a Rembrandt miss
ing. for which collectors are willing
to pay 100000.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-03-05
ANOTHER CURE

~ suffered for more than ten years
with skin disease. Sores were on my
legs and they made me sick. Physicians
were called in to attend 10 me, but they
did me no good. Nothing seemed to do
me any good until one day one Of my
friends advised me to try the Cuticura
Remedies and which I did, and in less
than four weeks 1 was made well. 4
used the Complete Treatment, consist
ing Of Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Oint-
ment and Cuticura Pills and l found
them all very successful. My friendswere
surprised at such a quick cure, and 1
am glad to tell everybody what the
Cuticura Remedies have done for
me. Bertha Simpson, Alviso, Calf,
Nav "a. 1867
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-03-05
OLD CLOTHES BROUGHT OUT
cast-ons That Come to Light and
Delight the Heart Of the
Owner.

Its an odd circumstance" he re.
marked, as he whisked himself and
critically seryeyed himself in the
glass preparatory to going out for a
nibble at crackers and cheese and o
glance at the latest tract may be, its
queer, but you'll take off suit and
hang II In the closet forever and a day
You'll vow that you've worn it for the
last time IT'S shiny in the back and
on the seams, and there's suspicion
of fringe at the end Of the sleeves and
trousers, the collar is grimy and the
color Is faint in places. For weeks
you've been ashamed OF that suit, and
now you're through with it for keeps
"What I'm coming at Is that 10 OF
II months later, hard pressed for
clothing and money, In desperation
you'll hunt through that closet and
be tickled half to death to come across
that same discarded and forgotten
kuit. It's as bright as new dollar,
Il isn't worn. it fits well and you're
20 proud Of 1t you hate to hide it un-
der an overcoat. even II it is freezing
outside. This is one Of that kind Of
suits and I'd like TO know what's the
matter with It,"
Nothing, as far as I can see" -
piled the man who had been compelled
to listen. "but you must live in queer
house and have peculiar sort Of wife.
I I've never laid hands on enc Of my old
suits since | was married My wife
gives them away or sells them r. I'm
sick In bed two days she gives away
my clothes. | see them afterward, Of
course; keep passing them and repass-
ing them on the streets. Sometimes
they startle me and make me wonder
II I'm I. I don't know whether the
men who are sporting them are de-
serving pensioners Of my wife or not
/ hope to goodness that all Of them
srsnt her friends
No Cure far insomnia.
A sufferer from insomnia may WORK
Nard at physical and mental labor, yet
tbe night cometh when no man can
work. The insomniac, utterly IA
tigued, falls into a slumber-not a
sound. refreshing, dreamless slumber
but coma, lethargy. torpor, born
OF fatigue. In few hours the demoL
saws "Awake!" and the insomniac
starts instantly into waking with
bright. staring. winkless, sleepless
ewes. Is there no cure2 None. In
somnia comes with age. You cannot
cure your years You used to sleep
Yesterday when you we're young. Not
poppy. nor mandragora, nor all the
drowsy sirups Of the world can medi-
cine thee to that sweet sleep which
Yesterday thou hadst. San Francisco
Argonaut.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-03-05
Lawn Seeds

This is the proper time. to sow your
lawns. have fun stock Of white
clover, blue grass, and mixed lawn
grass seeds. I also have seeder to loan
Won. e0tf
L. P. GARRISON.
Rheumatic sufferers can have a free
sample OF Dr. Shoop's Rheumatic
Remedy with book on Rheumatism by
simply writing DR.. ShOOp. Racine.
Wis. This book will explain how DR..
Shops Rheumatic Remedy success
fully drives rheumatism out of tho
blood. This remedy is not a relief
only. It aims to clear the blood en-
tirely Of Rheumatic poison, and then
Rheumatism must dieia natural death.
Sold by MaHarney & Myers.
For sale-4O acres Of oil land in sec
ton 7, 27-13; six producing wells, best
in the section: average royalty about
$3.50 per month P. Fl. Holland Cen.
tralia, I. T. ds2-tf|