Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-06-13

called off at Marseilles and other pores
are likely to follow in very snort
time.
Mrs Joseph Straus, of Harrisburg,
undertook to act as peacemaker III
fight between two cats and was so sew
erelv scratched and bitten by her own
cat that she had TO be taken to nos
pitaI for treatment
The hottest day will follow the cold
est ever, and there will be as much
growing about it when it comes as
about the cold.
The convention season is on schedule
time and the usual amount of enthusi-
asm is being displayed in the various
causes.
Richard Croker couldn't have had
more effective way of bringing ms
name before the public than to win the
derby
A good habit is a ladder by which
we climb.
The formation in youth OF habit OF
light reading exclusively, is an almost
sure preventative to intellectual de-
velopment.
The startling calculation is now
made that the worlds Methodists are
now so numerous that by joining
hands they could girdle the earth.
They number 30, 000 900.
Major William A. Smith, of Glas-
cow, Scotland. the "Father OF the
BOYS Brigade, +" is visiting America
and is at present in Boston.
Uncle Sans uniform should COM
mand general respect as an absolute
guarantee of gentlemanly behavior ON
the part of it's wearer
Bamboo sap is still much used in
India as medicine. 1t is believed to
he cooling, tonic and strengthening.
A had habit is usually invisible un-
til it has throttled its victim.
The field of old age is not fertile
enough to grow large crop of habits
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worse than the liquor habit.
June is showing a disposition to
make up some of the temperature de-
fciency, and it is high time.
The habit of keeping cool in trying
circumstances makes man envied.
With the aid of steam heat and cleo
trie lights vegetables and flowers are
being grown in Fairbanks, Alaska.
The growth of the rubber trade of
Ceylon has been phenomenal. The
total of Ceylon grown rubber was l6S,
PA pounds in 1905, which rose to 327,
O2S'pounds in 1906,
New York shoe dealers are in great
need of cobblers. They complain that
young men will not learn the trade.
King Edwards s taste in jewelry is
extremely quit. a horseshoe or single
pearl pin and a plain gold ring on his
finger are all that he ever wears.
Successful experiments are said to
have been made among the British
soldiers in India on protective inocula-
tion for typhoid fever.
Habits of study, once formed, will
never lose their influence on a life.
The habit of going to church is a
good one with which to begin each
week.
The war department has decided
that the eight hour law is in force in
the Arctic regions Just as it is in 9TH
erg parts of the United States.
Many a man who will make large
sacrifice for some good cause cannot
keep his temper under small provoca-
tion.
1t is sin to vent temper on chill
dren, and especially to punish them
when angry.
The production of Indian corn in
Portugal and possessions iu 1906
amounted to about 10000, 900 bushels
which large crop restricted the de-
mand for foreign corn,
DR.. Francis E. CLARK of the Christ
ian Endeavor Society, is visiting the
West Indies Panama and South Am
erioan republics in the interest of the
organization
The.international convention of the
bartenders union will not be held
this year. 1t Will meet III Toledo, o.,
next year
John Mumbauer, of Cumru. Berks
county, owns Maltese cat that is 20
years old
4 good sized temper is priceless
possession if its owner has 1t under
perfect control.
Postal development in China has
made necessary a revision in the SPELL
ing of Chinese city names.