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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-03

Ing business spirit How she nate
those signs 1t seemed TO her as If
she would do anything 10 get rid of
| them Must she live within their sight
all her life. constantly reminding her
of the love she had lost? The thought
was uncomfortable. and she appealed to
! her father.
Il can't Go anything" said he Bob
! has a contract with the Chez Rup com
| pany. and he must live up to 1t. II
! only YOU had been kind TO him this
! wouldn't have happened. To my mind
it only shows what good sense Bob
has This place has no more attrac-
tions for him. so why not make 1t yield
an income?"
The evening before the day set by
Bob for his departure he called. The
/ girl was seated on her veranda as far
as possible from the sight Of the sign
boards. Her parents had gone out for
the evening. and she received Bob with
strange. sinking feeling. This might
be the last time he would come TO see
her-alone
Bob" said she when he had seated
himself at Il safe diStance-"BOb, now
that you are going away, probably for
ever. can't you do something about
those awful signboards?'
He regarded her quzZically.
II wish l could" said he. but you
see the Chee-Rup company's contract
runs for ten years, and the advertise
ment has proved to be so good that
they would not release me unless /
paid sum of money that would abso-
lutely break me-
Ten years \ life time
Bob" she cried impulslvely, Il would
be willing TO do anything to get rid OF
those dreadful signs"
Bob looked at her quickly. This was
his hour Her father and mother had
even encouraged him to hope, but he
hesitated at wagering his happiness on
q short sentence Nevertheless he must
make the plunge some time and the
present moment seemed as propitious
as any.
80 you would really like to get rid
Of them?' he asked. We'll. l believe
we could arrange that with the COM
pany satisfactorily il you could recon
slider your decision OF some months
ago"
She looked al him unsteadily.
why, Bob" she said, II believe that
you are asking me to marry you
again."
That's just what | am doing" he
said excitedly What's your answer"
But that other woman" she cried.
He gazed at her in well simulated
amaZement
What other woman" he asked
That wealthy one in the city-that
business woman whom my father said
you had on the string
Bob smiled broadly
You evidently misunderstood in what
connection | had her on the string We
are going to sell her the business"
The girl looked at him happily
''If that's the case" said she, Il sup
pose | might change my answer to that
question II you are sure about taking
down those signs. You mustn't sacrl-
fee a lot of money TO those people,
Bob Wen need some"
mo, I'll not said he as he folded
her In his arms You see. your father
and l happen to be the Chee-Rup
Breakfast Food company. although we
are on the point OF selling the business
to that woman in the city, and so. l
guess, there will be no trouble about
having that contract annulled"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-03

4 teacher I'm charge of the second
primary "Tlde at Il Denver school was
telling ihp children about Columbus
one day NOT long ago. She told them
all about thr home life of the discov-
rrer Of America and all about his peo
pie
His relatives" she said. were wool
cDmhcrS."
The next day Columbus was discuss
ed again by the way, children" said
the teacher, do you remember what
his relatives were:"
There WAS moment Of profound
stiffness Then Il little fellow In the
rear of the room raised his hand
You may tell us, Willie" said the
teacher.
They wus barbers," said the boy
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-03
Italians and Wheat Flour.

The italian housewives of the poorer
classes seem to have one Interchangeable
recipe for baking Agents of charita-
bic societies have found this out by the
women always asking for certain
number OF pounds of -four, Just enough
for one baking, in their grocery lists.
They make the -four into a number OF
loaves, which, put into one pan. bake
into one great loaf The size of the
family seems TO make no difference If
Se family is small. the bread simply
lasts little longer and gets little
drler. The bread Is very good when
fresh. They do not use rs much yeast
as American cooks. and the bread Is
very crusty, something on the order Of
French bread. The poorest families
also use great deal of ''polenta." :"
This Is merely flour stirred into boil
Ing water, after the manner of old
fashioned American 'hasty pudding"
only that -four Is used instead of corn
meal. No people in the world are so
devoted to wheat -four as the Italians
Whether in the form OF bread. polenta
or the ompipresent macaroni, it forms
the bulk Of their diet - New York
Globe
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-03
Voting In Paris.

"ln Paris only one-fifth OF the voters
go to the polls and cast their ballots n
said an American who has lived In
Paris as a business man for several
years past. This is not BECAUSE they
cannot vote. but because they do not
care to. Everybody in the city is in.
terested in politics, but when the time
to vote comes few care to go to the
polls. The man who wins is most
often the man who promises every,
thing. For instance, in my district
last time Il man was elected who
promised 70 put new shed on the
market. know or another deputy
who waE L'rt in Office fifteen years be-
cause i" promised IA add an extra sar.
dine to tie daily rations of the sol.
d'ers. There are 50 many soldiers that
t'.#t .sr'H Il his, difference They did
L .: .-i :h2 sart.>n hHt Ee continued
r 50 Hnl kept o.ire Washing
fsn!
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-03
French Sentiment.

A French parricide who slew his fa-
ther and mother and was asked upon
condemnation what he had to say and
why sentence should not be pronounced
upon him, entreated the court to have
mercy upon poor orphan. This tale
is green with the moss of ages and
may not be true. but something like it
IS true of Il woman named Marie Gel
vet, sentenced by Paris tribunal to
twenty years Imprisonment at hard
labor for the murder of her sister.
While in court she constantly wore Il
long Grape veil. Why do you wear
this veil?" asked one of the officials, to
which she replied that she was in
mourning for her sister. showing an
affectionate sensibility, the earlier eS-
hibltion of which, however, would have
been more becoming TO her even than
the garment
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-03

or course materially the star is eN-
tremely well off. She can, If she has
any business instinct whatever, easily
become rich woman She earns. we
will say. $500 week and a percentage
OF the box Office receipts At that rate
she need not be miSerly To accumulate
Il tidy fortune in the course of few
successful years. y few successful
years, All, there's the rub. The public
Is dear kind, sympathetic fiattering
and tickle. lis regard is immediate and
perhaps ephemeral. II adores you this
year, tlocks TO see YOU. bursts its gloves
applaudinS you, warns the cookies of
your heart with its ready smiles, its
ready signs, tosses you flowers, sends
you notes, makes YOU walk upon air
with gladnesS. And next year ii doesn't
care for your play or there is some one
new, some one bewitching. enthralling.
Your personal popularity has evapo-
rated. And you see yourself going the
inevitable way-the way that greater
actresses and greater favoriteS than
you have gone before you, TO their neg
lected, half contemptuously pitied old
age TO the drummed up benefits and
the condescendingly bestowed charity.
Ethel Barrymore in Harper's BaZar.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-03
THE HEAOLESS BANDIT.
Queer story From the Archives of
the Vienna Courts.

the Vienna Courts.
Dr Loye. French physician, who
greatly Interested himself in the ques.
rion. What passes in the head of a
decapitated human beingf" related the
following remarkable story, which he
stated was taken from the archives Of
the Vienna courts: 1t was In the year
- that Schoeneuburg, well known
bandit. ana four of his associates were
caught ana condemned to death They
were already on their knees ready to
pay the penalty of. their bloody deeds
by submitting to the awful fate of de-
rapitation when Schoenenburg address
ed the Judge, asking that his four com
panions might be pardOned on certain
conditions. If" asked the bandit,
after ! am beheaded | get up and
Walk 10 the first OF my comrades, will
you pardon him." The Judge thought
that he was pretty safe IN complying
with the request Then" continued
SchorHenhurg. If | walk to the Sec
ord, the third and the fourth, will you
pardon them alsoE" The judge replied
that if sGch u miraculous feat could
b. performed he would obtain pardons
for the other three also. The bandit
was now satisfied, and, bending his
hcjd, he received the fatal blow. In
stHntly the head rolled down in the
SAND. hGt to the surprise and horror Of
al present The headleSs trunk arose
and walked alone Aimlessly, it ap-
peared. the body walked around until
it passed the first, the second, the third
and the fourth condemned bandit,
when ii FELL down and became motion
less. Query. How could a headlSss
body Think
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-03
A CONTRAST.
French and EnEii~h Women ns They
CrnS~ q Muddy street.

French and Eng iish Women They
Cr"s~ Muddy street.
See Il PariseuIc cross Il muddy
street She advances tiptoc TO the
edge Of the pavement, poiScs like u
bird ready for u flight, deftly raises
her dress more than enough to show
her embroidered skirt. the dainty hose
and elegant bottineS, and without more
delay she trips arrp&s, Toe ANA heel
barely touchin. and the mud refusing
to elm" TO the i,.iry feet that hardly
leave an impression on ii. Landed on
the other side. ~hn gives her fine feath-
era Il littl" shIic into place and passes
on with shoes thai look as if Just put
on at that r2,Hnnt
Watcl an EAg!iShwoman immediate
Is afterward She reaches the curb.
stone comes to Il dead standstill and
Stolidly contcr!piates the muddy road.
Finally she selects 4 route. Then,
very cautiously. she lifts her dress,
maxim" sure that the tops Of her
shoes are UIder cover; then, slowly
advancing. she puts her right foot out
Plump il goes, the water oOzing over
K. ANA then splash. splash, splash, un-
til The o:hrr side is reached, when,
with Soiled skirts and soaked shoes,
she proceeds Oh her wet and muddy
way.
Nothin- coull be more characteristic
el their respective natIonalities, and
nothing could be more amusing than
their mutual contempt for each 9th
er'S ways Translated From the
French For st Louis Republic
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-03

According TO the order of nature,
men being equal, their common voca-
tiOn Is tir profession OF humanity.
and whoever is well educated to dis
charge the duty of a man cannot be
badly prepared 10 fiji any OF those Of
fees that nave relation TO him. 1t
matters little TO me whether my pupil
be designed for the array, the pulpit
or the bar Nature has destined us to
the Offices of human life antecedent to
our dcSt nation concerning society. To
live is the profession ! would teach
him. When / have done with him II
is true he will be neither a soldier, It
lawyer nor 4 divine Let him first be
mar Fortune may remove him
froa ~" rank 10 another as she
plea ,c liz VIII always he found IN
his place Rousseau.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-03
MODERN CIVILIZATION.
Ita CompicNit:. Hurry and Worry
Shortening: Our Lives.

Ita CompicNit.. hurry and Worry
Shortening Our Lives.
Not lone ago while travelling chanc.
ed TO stop al village on the river
Rhine, where | found an astonishing
number of old people. There were a
dozen over hundred years of age and
many from eighty years old up to the
century mark, Yet straight and vigor-
ous one woman nearly hundred
years old was earning her living by
picking hops. Her grandchildren were
middle a@ei. 1t was quite wonderful.
But there was no mystery about 1t. 1t
was merely The erect Of a simple life
spent LARGELY in the fields, with plain
diet, consisting Of Il few vegetables
and fruits. lit,ic meat, and native beer
aud win" for beverages.
Nothing can be more obvious than
that the very cOmpleXity of our mod
ern civilization is shortening our lives,
But of all the evils that aftiict us the
worst and most destructive are hurry
and worry Hurry drives the body ma
chine beyond its capacity, while worry
racks il inWardly, OF the two worry
Is probably the worse This might in
deed be called the age of worry. Be
cause Of tHe'intense nervous strain to
which we are subjected we do vastly
more worrying than did our forbeare
The average man of today is continual
ly surrounded and pursued by phantom
troubles which. though few Of them
ever materialize into realities, haunt
him continually. running his peace Of
mind ana in1uring his health.-Reader
Magazine.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-03
CUTTLEFISH FARMS.
where th" Queer Creatures Are Gull
tiNateH to BE. RiII.cd.


tiNatea to BE niII.cd.
Does any one know that cuttlefish
are cultivated on farms to be MIXED
These cuttlefiSh farms are located or
the coasts Of Great Britain and the
cuttlefish are kept in tanks or ponds
10 be MIXED of their ink Tie pond or
tank is connected with the sea by q
pipe, and a thousand or more cuttles
are kept in a single one
They form most curious sight a.
they move about, trailing their long
arms and staring out of their bulging
eyes. They are guarded by screens
which prevent them from being scared
for if they are suddenly frightened
they will squirt their milk into the
water. and il would therefore be lost
This fluid or milk IS very valuable,
and Il cuttle viii yield about So worth
a year. 1t iS sccrcted in n bag which
can be opened aad closed at WILL the
cutie eiectin@ the fluid to darken the
water so that it may escape unseen
when attacked.
The best rutt!chSh are procured i'll
China, where for some reason or other
they produce tn" best quality of milk.
When the farmer considers it oppor.
tune to milk the 'uttles he proceeds by
opening the sluiceS Of the pond and
gently agitating the water. The cut.
ties then swim around the pond. and
as soon a. one passes through the
sluice IS closed The cutie passes
down Il small channel into a basin or
metal receptacle. and as soon as it Is
securely there the water is drained off
1t is then frightened and at once
squirts the fuid from the bag. When
II IS exhausted it is lifted out. the milk
is collected and the basin prepared for
another
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-03

\ remarkable effect OF tobacco
smoke on the color of flowers may be
seen in the case of the field scabia
named hotanicaliy Knavtia arvensis.
SO Frequently on the hills and com
mons frnm August til October. II its
pHrpli~h hm" blossoms. which form
nearly =,sha-c lalds, are held In the
sroE" or ra.at.ca. their color will soon
turn Ia = .hg r.,l. abort the same
color q" Dr. 'Iy.'.. FXcha uge
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-03

Temper itself Is not bad quality.
1t Is not to be destroyed, as we some.
times say Without temper bar of
steel becomes Ike lead \ man with
ont temper Is weak and worthless
We are 10 learn self control 4 strong
person Is one who has strong tenn
per under perfect mastery. There is a
deep truth here that our mistakes and
our sins. II we repent of them. will
help in the growth and uphullding Of
orr character
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-03
iiris fn p1rlia nlent.

\ u rmbcr of parliament must never
stand Up with hif hat on even IL he
has Only risen t. speak to the man be.
him hin. Coming in, going out or
specohitljn% he is always hatless, and
he is sn.,ct.mcS hatless when sitting
down IEm* Il the speaker mentions
a EiI ,ic ms tHjsar is responsible for he
lifts hi; lat. If lis name is mentioned
in oe' '''l @ l'ft. his hat Even II
he happens mt those times to be bare
headed he must seize hat, put 1t on,
then lfi II.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-03
Fair prOunaitfon

Don't you throw off anything be-
cause OF the big holes in these dough.
nuts asked the new wife Of the
baker
I'll tell YOU" he replied. scratching
his chin Eat the doughnuts and
we'll make liberal allowance when
you return the holes"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-03
7 ACKAWANSA RAILROAD
- BLOOMSBURY DIVISION
Delaware. Lackawanna aud Wesser2
Railroad
In Effect Jan |, 905.
TRAINS LEAVE DANVILLE
EASTWARD.

7.07 a. NJ daily tor Bloomsburg, Kingston
Wilkes Barre and Scranton. Arriving Scran.
ton 1T 9.42 Il. m. and connecting nj Scranton
with trains arriving at Philadelphia Mt 3.4S u
m. and New York City at $50 p. III.
1913 a. III. weekly for Bloomsbury. Kingston
Wilkes Barre, Scranton and intermediate STA
tions, arriving at Scranton at 1875 p. u. auc
connecting there with trains for New York
City, Philadelphia and Buffalo.
I'll weekly forBloomsburg,K Kingston, w Wilksi
Barre, Scranton and intermediate stations
arriving at Scranton at 4.50 p. ".
j.43 p. m. daily for Bloomsbury tspy, Ply.
mouth, Kingston, Wilkes Barre, PittstoD
Scranton and intermediate stations, arriving
at Scranton 1T S.25 p. IN. and connecting thers
with trains arriving AT New York City III 81
a M. Philadelphia 10 a. M. and Buffalo la Ia
TRAINS ARRIVE AT DANVILLE
9.l5 a. IN. weekly from Scranton, PittstoE
Kingston, HoTrlsburg and intermediate sia-
ions, leaving scranton at 6.S5 81. M, where Il
connects With ira rs irav'ns Ncw Yor6 City
al $50 p. IN, Ph!l.alc!p phia at 70 p. m. ant
Buffalo AT l'i.SO a ~.
t2 Al y. ~ daily iioLa Scranton PlttstOL
kingston, Berwick. Bloomsbury ana interms-
;iate stations, leaving Scranton AT 10. 10 a. m.
and connecting there with train leaving Buff.
a;o at2.25 "A. III.
% y. III. weekly Om Scranton, Kingston.
iserwicA iSioumsburs and intermediate sta.
:iuus, leaving Scranton at So p. IN, where II
corr e lis with train leaving New York Cts
At 1000 q. IN. and Philadelphia at 900 a. IN.
y.0' p IN. daily from Scranton. Kingston
PittStOD, Berwick. bloomsbury and interinl.
date stations, leaving Scranton at b.Ss =. IL.
where il connects with trains leaving Nfv
y III and Buffoo at 9.3) q. m.
I. r. CLARKE Gen'l Supr
7. W. LEE. Gen. Pass. Aei
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-03
Da RPrOuN.

Kind Lady-My poor man Will you
never keep away from booze?
Rummy Robnson-Well. mum. dcre
Is one boosc keep away from.
Kind Ladv-And what booze is that?
Rummy Robinson-Why, de caboose.
OATS where de brakemen ride Chica-
90 News
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-03

See here" frcbiy complained the
victim after the accident, Il thought
you said it was perfectly safe TO 90
mp in that old e!evator:"
We'll. replied the elevator man, so
it was safe to 20 up You see, the dan
gerOus part Of it was comm down.
Philadelphia Press
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-03

First Physician Has he got an
hereditary trouble: Second Physician
Yes. | hope To hand his case down
10 my SON. Harper's Bazaar.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-03
More Positive.

1t Is well for one to know moro than
he Piautus.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-03

Well" said Cadley scornfully. "rll
bet you didn't do the proposing. It's
a safe bet that your wife asked you
to marry her"
No" replied Henpeck, you're
wrong"
"0h, rnmc uow, be- honest"
''Ao, sn1 .i,I't ask me; she told me
to-" i'h;.a alHh;.t Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-03

7. W. LEE. tie,. Pass. Az,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-07

Even while Sticcas was guiding the
party the old chieftains people were
grating the immigrants for rewards
for stolen horses.
The Cayuse Indians secured their
first white mans clothes from this
immigration OF 1S4S, and Kaiser in
his narrative says that many a shirt
was given to an Indian for'the return
of horse that fall.
The result was ludicrous In the eX-
treme. When one Indian would ap-
pear dressed in nothing but white
mans shirt all the other tribesmen
would be consumed with jealousy,
and that night II was pretty certain
that many more horses would be
stolen in hopes of securing more
shirts
In this way the immigrants We're
stripped of their clothing. and 1t be-
came so serious that finally a coun-
Gil OF the Cayuse chiefs was called
by the immigrants while encamped
at Whitman's mission and Kaiser, as
spokesman for the party, told the
chiefs that the whites had no more
money or clothing to give away and
that the next Indian who stole a
horse or was found around the immi-
grant camps after night would be shot
to death.
No more horses were stolen.
At Waillatpu the party divided, a
part going by wagon and part by boat
TO the willamette valley.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-07
BIG EXODUS OF ALIENS.
Foreigners Going Back to Old C0un-
try-RailrOads After Business.

According to reports of the rail-
roads in this section of the country
there are hundreds of emigrants leav-
ing the northwest daily. Statistics
show that the large majority of these
emgrants are of the laborlng class
Of foreigners, who are returning to
their homes in the old country, on
account of the shutdown Of construc-
ton work In all branches, says an
exchange.
Last week there were nearly 500
Of these laborers who left Portland
alone. and other cities are sending
out emlgrants in like proportion.
In view of the fact that there are
so many Of these people leaving the
United States. not a little rivalry has
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-07

til it finally disappears in the lime
stone rock and sinks into the earth.
This inland flow has continued
certainly for several centuries. 1t Is
far too great for removal by evap-
grafton, chemical combination or
even physical absorption by pores or
caverns in the rocks. What becomes
of the water that is constantly flow
ing inland and disappears finally In
the fissures that have opened in the
limestone?
The question has been the subject
of much study. but no conclusive
answer has been given. 1t is prob
able that there is an underground
channel which carries the water
back into the sea at no great depth
below the surface. The constant in
flux OF salt water at Cephalonia is
duplicated as far as known at no
other point in the world.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-07
GOVERNMENTS Blue BOOK.
VIII Do Away With Graft In Munich
pal Affairs and Public Utility
Charges.

Charges.
For the purpose of assisting in sup
pressing graft and preventing Excess
sive charges being exacted of mu-
inequalities for light, water, gas,
electricity, street pavements and 9TH
er necessities, the government is pre-
pairing blue book giving a COM
parative table of all items of ex-
penditure of large cities in the Unit
ed States. This book is being pre-
pared by the department of commerce
and labor and copy is to be pre-
sented TO each city in the country.
1t will contain an immense amount
OF information, compiled in such a
manner as to be of great use to city
officials in the performance of their
duties, and which 1t would be impos-
sible for them to get from any other
source without great expense and
work. For instance the cost OF
electricity for all cities with 10000 to
225, 200 inhabitants in the country,
will be given in one table, so
that 1t will be seen how much more
this city has to pay for this product
than some other city. The same is
true of every product or commodity
used by the municipality.
1t is believed that this information
will tend to suppress the exacting OF
excessive charges for various items
in some cities.
This is the first time such a book
was ever compiled by the govern
ment They have statistitions at
work in all parts of the country al
the present time, gathering data for
the book.