Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-02-21
CONDENSED NEWS.

The religious bigot is usually de-
stitute Of real religion.
The best citizen tries to vote for the
best men at every election.
Persuasion is sometimes more pow
erful implement than dictation.
No progress is made by that cause
which depends for success upon cal
umny and defamation.
Catching his hand in circular saw,
John G. Browne, member of the Potts
town board of trade, lost two fingers.
Fellow workmen saved William
Bodine from drowning in Catawissa
creek, at Bloomsbury, when he fell in
while cutting ice.
The average coaster and skater learns
no wisdom by the unhappy expert
en- ces of his comrades.
William Jennings Bryan has been
talking to the editors of Minnesota,
saying among other things that Presi-
dent Roosevelt has done and is still
doing many things which he approves.
Charles Z. Hughes, Governor of New
York; Edward g. Stokes. governor of
New Jersey and James Fl Higgins,
governor of Rhode Island, are gradu-
ates of Brown university.
President Roosevelt is having made
a full-length portrait of himself which
is to be put in the Peace Palace at
The Hague. The gift will be from
group of friends in Europe who are
pledged to the peace movement.
In three successive oysters that Hugh
Garren opened in a Bethlehem restau
rant he found three good sized pearls,
which gem broker valued at $500.
]. B. Martin, of Tacoma, owns
mine in Alaska. the profits of which
he has sworn to devote to the cause of
total abstinence even though these
profits should reach $500, 900 year.
Official announcement has been made
that the Erie Coal company, which
operates fifteen collieries in Pittston
and vicinity, is about to establish a re-
lief fund for the benefit of its en-
ployes.
A "poke" bonnet is not essential in
good QuakerIsm. Such is the consensus
of opinion of those in attendance at
the Plymouth Friends association in
Plymouth meeting, says Norristown
dispatch.
In the criminal court at Scranton ON
Saturday Saverio Curico was for the
second time found guilty of murder in
the first degree for the killing of
Nicholas Ferrias, in North Scranton.
on December "a, 1906.
William Blackman, a resident of
Chester aged 30 years. while suffering
with religious mania. slaughtered a
pet dog owned by members of his fam
lily.
Harvard university is quietly antic-
ipating an interesting day on next
Saturday, for then, for the first time
since class day two years ago. Presi-
dent Roosevelt is to visit the univer
sity.
Ralph Rudy, IL years of age, was
drowned in the Susquehanna river at
New Cumberland on Saturday while
skating. He skated into a hole where
the ice had been removed by ice cut
ters.
Under a new ruling, telephone girls
in France must respond: 81 listen"
In this country that is just what we
are kicking about.
New Workers are enthusiastically in
dorsing movement to stop the ring
ing of church bells on Sunday morn
ing. Most of them are just going to
bed at that hour.
The Iowa man who committed sui
eide because he had too much money,
and it worried him, turns out to have
been bachelor. The explanation, while
tardy, is satisfactory.
The Italian public schools are to cele-
brate Washington's Birthday this year.
This may be considered the first step
in the making Of future American
citizens of Italian descent
And now the women are after Senat-
or Knox's scalp because of his defense
of Reed Smoot, and when the women
get after man he might as we'll take
to the tall timber.
Boys will be boys and it would be a
good thing if some of them would not
try to be men before they have cut
their eye teeth.
Berwick is still afflicted with a
large amount of disease Besides nine
teen cases of typhoid fever, a large
number of diphtheria, chicken pox and
other cases are being reported.
Over in Mt. Carmel, where they dc
all sorts of queer things, they elected
a dead man to the Office of judge OF
election on Tuesday.
Florian Wacloski, who is 20 years OF
age, was nominated by the Democrats
of the second ward for judge Of elec
tion. Several days before the election
he sustained injuries of very serious
nature in the mines. Tuesday morning
he died but it was not generally known
until after the polls had closed tina
his injuries had resulted fatally. HI
very popular and easily polleC
>tes than his opponent.