Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-05-30
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Idleness is usually the forerunnel
of vice or crime.
Personal controversy proves credit
able to neither party.
Race prejudice is survival of anci.
ent heathenism.
Eloquen'e is still potent force in
the land
The man who can keep a secret is
not too numerous.
The French cabinet in response to
the appeals of vine growers, will in
troduce a bill prohibiting fraudulent
and adulterated wines.
Fresh air is natures best and most
potent medicine.
The Irish people, through their rep
resentatives, have declared that they
want whole loaf of bread or none.
The Greek chamber of deputies has
voted to appropriate 10, 600, 900 francs
as relief fund for Bulgarian refugees
arriving in France.
The drought that has prevailed
throughout Nebraska and Southern
Dakota for many weeks has been brok-
en- and the farmers are corresponding
ly happy.
Harry S. Ebert, York capitalist,
has broken ground for thirty small
residences to cost 50, 900 each and five
$4,000 residences.
Mr.. Henry James has written much
that his countrymen will be able to
Understandable appreciate, but not IN
recent years.
The project to adopt the old age pen
sion as government policy in this
country has ardent advocates and bit
ter foes.
The unprincipled correspondent of
the big dailies is often a menace to
the peace of the community in which
he lives.
To many outside diversions are not
good for school children.
With the railroads fighting the two
cent rate there is going to be some
interesting work for the courts.
Pennsylvania is expecting to make
it hot for public robbers.
Good roads are efficient auxiliaries
of modern civilization.
Bitterness of spirit frequently makes
sad and sorrowful countenance.
The reviler of his brethren is usual
ly victim of Unborn weakness.
The soldier and the sailor still chal-
lenge the worlds admiration.
Girls and men are still kept care
fully apart in Argentina, and a. man
does not introduce even this.most in.
innate friend to his sisters. Marriages
Of girls of - to IA to boys.ofs..16 or IS
are common.
1t is the wicked Chicago News which
directly hints that leading actresses
are now substituting boy husbands for
pug dogs.
Thugs and ruflians in Warsaw, charge
only Sl5 to assassinate man. Gut
throat price, eh?
New York City has acquired the re-
putation of having the most discour.
teous railway employees of all the
cities in the world
The. French Government sells near
ly 81, 600, 600 worth of matches yearly,
leaving profit of over So, 600, 000
Some men live a generation too long
and are forgotten.
Some men covet notoriety as cheap
substitute for fame.
Chicago has veteran citizen in the
person of Fernando Jones. SO wears
old, who says the season has been the
worst in seventy. wears.
The chap who takes delight in snub.
bing others will come into his own
some unexpected moment.
The hand of death brings the wreath
of Immortality to him who falls IN de
ense Of his country.
Iron workers in the north of Eng
land have received total increase in
wages of ten per cent in the last four
teen months.
President Roosevelt is going To
speak at indianapolis ON Memorial
Day, which will make the observance
there of national import.
A short summer is practically as
surred, as about six weeks of the open
season have already been cut off.
Seven thousand bakers in Vienna.
Austria, struck suddenly last month,
completely cutting off the supply of
bread.
The manufacturer of pure goods will
never get into trouble.