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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-26
The bruce Case.

Now that permission has at last been
granted to open the coffin of the sup
posed 7. C. bruce In Highgate Cemetery
we are apparently near the end Of one
Of the most extraordinary cases Of its
kind in history. On the charge that the
grave contains sheet lead and not the
remains of n human body hangs all the
hope that is left In the claimants, and
that Is but slender. The recent court pro-
ceedings have almost entirely discredited
their case; their attorneys have been COM
PEELED to discard their own witnesses, and
even the finding of lead in the coffin now
would not go so far as heretofore it might
have gone to corroborate the allegations
concerning an earlier Duke of Portlands
double life. 1t is a curious Illustration OF
the extremity of British conservatism that
it has taken the authorities nine years to
reach a sanction of an act so important
to the progress Of a law case as the OPEN
ing of this grave.-Proyidence Tribune.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-26
sneak FOR YourseIf, Tom,

SDGHk IUE OuEACAA9 AOAAs
Mr.. Thomas w. Lawson, of Boston, has
made up his mind to renominate President
Roosevelt, without any reference to the
personal desires or purposes of the Presi-
dent. Mr.. Lawson visited the President
last week and had a long talk with him.
presumably OH the mutations of Bay State
gas stock and the yillainies of Standard
OIL But when he emerged from the White
House, with customary enthusiasm, he i'm
mediately set about organizing a rev
party, whose mission 1t shall be to name
Theodore Roosevelt for President and Col
onel Watterson's friend, Governor Johnson,
for Viee-President. Tom is as full of en-
thusiasm as usual, and he intends to give
the President another term, in spite of
himself. It will be hard to work, for to
make his movement successful Mr.. Lawson
would have to force President Roosevelt
out of the Republican party, where he has
no intention of going.
But If Mr.. Lawson will put his ear to the
ground, he may hear u mighty ~groundswell
of voices saying, in paraphrase of the Puri-
tan maiden, why don't you speak for
yourself, Tom?" There will never be a
more favorable opportunity, and the pres
ence of Tom Lawson, of Massachusetts, as
a candidate for President, with Tom Wat
son. of George, for Vice-President, would
serve to give life and snap to the cam
paign.-Brooklyn Times.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
FIRST FROST
SATURDAY NIGHT

The first frost of the season occur.
rcd on Saturday night II was no
triflinR affair neither. Judging from
the accounts Of early risers, ~ the
ground was powdered white. In town
the effect was not marked. but the
milkmen. who drove into town at an
early hour. stated that in Valley town.
ship the grass was frozen crisp and
had a cracking sound under the feet.
Al Ia M, the mercury stood at IS
degrees. which was the lowest record.
ed this season. At the Montour house
30 degrees were recorded 1T 8 80, which
is the same as recorded at 8 30 on
Wednesday morning.
Last year frost made its appearance
over two weeks earlier than the pres
ent season. 1t IL very fortunate, in
deed. for the farmers that frost has
been delayed. as IL atones in mea-
sure for the late spring, which retard.
ed vegetation. aud has given the corn
aud other things ample opportunity Co
develop and ripen.
At most places the corn is being cut
aud has a very plethorie aud well-de.
veloped appearance. At few places
the corn has a green appearance, but
it is near enough the point of matur-
ity and will ripen in the shock with
out suffering from the effect of the
frost
Garden truck. flowers, etc, where
the latter were not protected were
blighted by the frost. But all this is
to be expected and it might have oc-
Cured nearly month earlier without
being much out of the ordinary.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
A MULTITUDE
OF SWALLOWS

a multitude Of chimney swallows
estimated at from eight 10 ten thou.
sand, has .empted big stone chin.
ney belonging 10 the residence Of I'D.
ward wertman opposite tile water
works
Tho nightly evolutions Of these birds
n they circle overhead preparatory 60
going to roost affords great entertain
ment 10 the crew st the water works
Latterly n number of other persons
have been dropping In at the plant at
evening for the purpose Of witnessing
the interesting sight.
About month ago the swallows be-
gan to select Mr.. wertman's chimney
as roosting place. In n short time
each evening they began to material.
ize by thousands Where they come
from no one seems 10 know. but there
seems TO be- no doubt but that they rep
resent all the swallows about town.
For n while after sunset the sky ov-
er the house is black with chimney
swallows. The eve is fascinated with
their graceful evolutions as the birds
circle over the house Swinging
around in wide circle they complete
the circuit several times, when Follow
ing leader. they suddenly turn and
repeat the performance, flying in the
opposite direction. After regular
interval the thousands of birds. acting
as unit. again reverse the direction
of their course and in ever narrowing
circles continue to fly round and
round, all the while dropping little
lower toward the chimney. As if the
whole matter were prearranged, when
the evolutiuns reach certain stage,
one of the swallows drops into the
chimney. 1t is instantly followed by
another and in "a moment black
stream of birds is pouring into the
chimney. The remaining swallows are
still circling round and round and it
is not until the last bird disappears
that their evolutions cease.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
A Progressive Euchre Party,

A progressive euchre was given at
the home of Peter Manner Saturday
evening. Those present were Mr.. aud
Mrs. Harry Deiffendirfer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Vim. Steiner. Mr. and Mrs. VIM.
Patterson, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Leidy,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Cornelison and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Ware and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Moser and
family, Mr. and Mrs. VIM. @. Main
zer. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Steinman, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Hilkert and son Will
liam, Mrs Philip Moser, Mary Stein
man, Lizzie Ronshier, Lizzie Beaver,
Margaret and Annie Manner, Wilda
Pannebaker and Mary Sohott, Calvin
and Edward Hilkert, John and Ploggie
Miller, Ben Tanner, Harold and Ray
mond Bitler, Freeman Robbins. John
Fruit, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Manner
and family.
The prize winners were lady's first
prize, Mrs. VIM. Manner; second
prize, Wilda Pannebaker consolation.
Lizzie Beaver. Gentleman s first prize,
Joe Hilkert, second prize. VIM. Leidy,
consolation, Sidney Moser
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
A HERO or THE
WAR With MEXICO

The removal ~ the remains ~ Cap
tain John : Wilson, hcto of the
Mexican war. frum the site ot the new
park recalls IN interesting episode Of
Danvilles history. which has had the
effect Of bringing out .many reminis.
ccnces among out older citizens
Captain Wilson. whose remains lie
In the only remaining grave In the
tract that Is marked. was commander
~ the Columbia guards He died ut
Vera Cruz. Mexico. April i9. isI7. in
the 3bth year Of his age.
The above facts are set forth on the
tomb stone. erected by the order OF
Odd Fellows. that marks his resting
place. The removal of the remains to
the Episcopal cemetery. which has
been decided upon. recalls the arrival
Of the body from Mexico aud the i'm.
posing ceremonies with which 10 was
consigned to its grave in the Presby.
terian cemetery.
The Columbia Guards and Wyoming
Artillerists at the conclusion OF the
war with Mexico. arrived i'm Danville
on Tuesday, July %, 1913, and on
Thursday following were accorded a
formal and impressive welcome.
program preserved by Druggist II.
d. Magill giving the line of march,
the route of parade, addresses &c.
shows that the demonstration Of well
come was most imposing one and
that il has probably never been sur.
passed. if equalled, on any occasion
since.
An impressive feature of the home
coming of the Columbia Guards lay in
the fact that they brought aloug home
with them from the far-off land of the
Montezuma, the dead body of their
captain. Their battles, fought in the
strongholds of foreign foe, had been
victorious but Captain Wilson had
fallen.
r. d. Magill as we'll as many other
elderly people of town distinctly re-
call the arrival of the Columbia
Guards. 1t was before the days of the
railroad. The company arrived on a
canal boat, which was tiled up in
the vicinity of the Reading Iron
works. The body of Captain Wilson
was on board the boat.
The remains were removed to the
Wilson home, which occupied the pre-
sent site of the one-story building just
south of the Montour house, but which
some years later was removed back
and isinow used to house carriages in.
On Friday July 28, 1913, the day
following the demonstration of well
come, at 10 O'Clock a. m, with mil
itary honors and the honors of the l.
o. o. i. Captain Wilson was consign-
ed to the grave in the Presbyterian
cemetery, where his bones have repos-
ed for nearly three score years.
1t is worthy of note that of all the
persons whose names appear in old
newspapers in connection with the
demonstration of welcome Gideon NJ.
Shoop, secretary of the meeting called
to make arrangements, is the only one
surviving at the present day.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
THE nARRYING
OF TEACHERS

In an article dwelling upon the idea
that seems TO be growing. that female
school teachers should not marry, the
Scranton Republican says The aver
age young woman grows up with the
idea that some time during her life
she will meet some man in whose
keeping she will give her life as we'll
as her trust and affections. The teach =
er does not differ from other young
women in this respect. Sometimes,
like other girls, she meets with disap-
pointment, she goes through life Jill
who has never been claimed by her
Jack. But ordinarily some period of
her life will bring to her member of
the opposite sex who will claim her
and she finds that she possesses neith-
er the strength nor the desire to say
him nay. So there is another vacancy
among the teaching positions, and an
other woman steps forward to take the
place that has been left open. For
what? To live and die an old maid,
happy and contented? Not by a long
sight. To live her life Just the same
as other women do, and to love and
marry a man provided that the right
one sees and proposes to her.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
NEITHER Side
COULD SCORE

The Danville and Berwick high
schools on Saturday afternoon NJ DE.
wits park played each other 10 y
stand still in fast and exciting game
Of foot ball
In straight foot ball the Berwick
team seemed 20 have little the bet &.
ter of the local tossers. Their playing
both as individuals and A. team
showed fewet rough places than did
that of the Danville aggregation But
what Danville lacked in execution was
made mp in determination and grit
-Four times during the game. when
Berwic had oleverly advanced the
ball well within Dauville's FIVE ward
line, did the local team dig their toes
into the gridiron and form wall that
Berwick bueked in vain.
The members of the Danville team
did some really clever playing during
the course Of the game, but 1t appeared
rs individual merit and not as team
work. In the last few minutes of play
the local boys showed what they were
capable Of doing on tine offensive,
bowling the visitors like ten pins for
several five yard gains through the
line.
The only unpleasant part of the
game was furnished by the spectators
who insisted upon viewing the game
from within few feet of where the
ball was in play. Throughout the en-
tire contest the two teams formed a
small group enciroled by a cloud of ex
cited rootors, WHO followed the ball
up and down the field, interfering
with the officials the players and OBJ
structiug the view of those who wish
ed to witness the game from the side
lines. The Management promises bet
ter order at the next game.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
Presented with Eagle Emblem.

The Sunbury Daily, of Saturday
evening contains the following ac-
count of the celebration of the thirty
first birthday of Anthony w. Schott,
formerly of this city:
Anthony W. Schott, wine clerk at
the Neff house, gave supper to the
members of the Number One Fire
Engine company Friday evening in
honor of his thirty. first birthday. The
table was spread in the banquet room
at the engine house. The room was
prettily decorated and large placard
bore the words, "A Merry Birthday to
Tony"
Before the supper commenced j.
Simpson Kline, Esq, in behalf of the
company presented Tony with beauti
full Eagle emblem made of two claws
of an eagle, encased in gold, with an
eagles head made of gold. suspended
in the middle, on which were the let
ters f. o. E. Tony responded in a
neat speech.
At the banquet Assistant District
Attorney Burke made an address in
which he praised the volunteer firemen
as being the bravest men in the land,
with the possible exception of soldiers
on the field.
Two guests from the York fire de-
partment were presented with Frank
lie" Millers hammer to take home
with them as an evidence of good
feeling on the part of the Number
Ones. frankie" had been given the
hammer by the company at the start
of the York trip.
The banquet broke up at late hour
and as each man left he congratulated
Tony and wished him many happy re-
turns of the day.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
Fell Asleep on Railroad Track.

Asleep on the B. IL S. railroad tracks
in Bloomsbury Saturday evening
Horace Neyhard escaped being ground
to death beneath the wheels of the
locomotive only by the narrowest
margin, the engineer espying his pro.
strate form and bringing the train to
stop with the pilot few feet from
the mans head
The incident occurred at the Red
Rock bridge, notorious for the fatal
tiles that have occurred there. The
spot is approached by sharp curve
and is but block from Main street
Ney hard had been drinking and was
likely intoxicated. He wandered out
the tracks and fell asleep with his
head resting ON the rail.
He did not awake when the locomo-
tive stopped and iJ was not until he
had been rudely shaken into conscious
ness that he realized to the full extent
the peril he had just passed through.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
An Extraordinary Inducement.

Books are plentiful nowadays. 1t is
true, they vary as much in the quality
OF their reading matter as in their
binding, but relatively speaking they
all are cheap. Notwithstanding, some
publications do not sell readily and it
is necessary to offer inducements in
the form of premiums.
Premiums are'various and all are un-
known quantities. 1t remained for a
new publishing firm to go the limit in
the matter, and to offer building LOT
as a premium.
1t was to the Rev. John Sherman,
pastor of the First Baptist church OF
this city, that the extraordinary in
ducement was offered The work, com.
prising several volumes. which the
publishing house wanted to sell tC
Rev. Sherman, was said to be worth
forty dollars. Yet the firm was will.
ing to dispose of these books for only
half that sum and to throw the build.
ing lot into the bargain.
To be explicit Mr.. Sherman was in
formed that, if he would pay fifty
cents down and sl.2s per week for a
period of fifteen weeks, he would re.
ceive the set of books plus the build
ing lot, 25xl00 feet, located in Pike
county, this state. opposite Port Jarvis,
N. Y.
The Rev. Mr.. Sherman has no use
for the books; neither does he care fol
the building lot. The proposition,
however, was such novel one thai
he was constrained to start any in
quiry into the case. Probably some
thing more will be learned.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10

MAKE a NOTE NOW to get Ely's
Cream Balm if you are troubled with
nasal catarrh, hay fever or cold in the
head. 1t is Purifying and soothing to
the sensitive membrane that lines the
air.passages. 1t is made to overcome
the disease, not to fool the patient by
a short, deceptive relief There is no
cocaine nor mercury in it. Do not be
talked into taking substitute for
Elys Cream Balm. All druggists
sell it. Price SOC. Mailed by Ely
Bros, 56 Warren Street, New York.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
FROM THO QUARRY
AT JERUSALEM

A block of stone from the fanau,
quafries of Daradatha. Jerusalem.
which yielded the stone IT which King
Solomon's temple was beilt. is an a..
traction just now at the st 1ne yard of
T. l.. Evans sons ON Ferry street.
The block, which is eighteen inches
long aud very nearly eubical in form.
Is to be used ~ the corner stone of the
new Masonic temple being erected by
7. l.. Evans SONS at SunbuIy. In com.
position and appearance the stone is
foreign to anything found in this part
OF the world. IL is Rreyish in color
and bears some resemblance to mar.
Bile, although II differs from the lat.
ter in many respects. The stone is in
the rough with the exception of one
face, which is polished smooth.
The stone was dressed and polished
in the quarries OF Daradatha The
smooth face is inscribed with the word
Jerusalem. in Hebrew characters.
The inscription was placed on the
stone also in the quarry Of Daradatha
and is most beautifully executed.
T. T.. Evans SONS will complete the
inscription by adding above the word
Jerusalem "A. ID. 1907" and be-
low, the Masonic phrase. "A. L..
j907. In addition a cavity 10 inches
long, 81 inches wide and inches
deep, will be chiseled into the stone
as a receptacle for the documents, sc,
that are to be placed in the corner
stone.
The stone was obtained from II.
Vester q Co. of Jerusalem, Palestine,
through the influence of a prominent
resident Of York, who is in sympathy
with the Freemasons of Sunbury in
their efforts to erect temple that
will do credit to the ancient order.
The item of freight was S25.
The stone arrived at Sunbury last
June, but was not brought up to Dan
vile until Friday. AS soon as the
stone is completed it will be returned
to Sunbury. The corner stone laying
at the new temple will take place with
imposing ceremonies ON Wednesday
October 9Th.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
Birthday Party,

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hahn, Ferry
street, Saturday afternoon entertained
number of the friends of their daugh-
ter, Eta, in honor of her 18th birth
day. Those present were Dorothy
Welliver, Henrietta Marks, Abigail
Blue, Alice Waite, Ruth Gulliver,
Pauline Waite, May Morgan, Helen
Sanford, Eliza Speiser, Mildred Boet-
niger, Desda Switzer. Mary Miles,
Martha Paugh, Laura Wyant. Mabel
Haas, Gussie Bedea, Margaret Shepard
and Ellen Howe.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
Rabies Proved to be a Disease.

Hyrdophobia Is real disease, germ
generated and infectious, despite all
contentious of persons who have claim
ed it was only form of hysteria.
Such is the conclusion reached by the
government scientists at Bethesda
farm, near Washington, D. c., at
which place many strange experiments
have been tried during the past sum
mer with the idea of finally settling
the much mooted question.
Mad dogs have been killed and these
together with the horses and COWS
which had been bitten, formed the
basis of the experiments. The strick-
ell animals were retained at the farm,
and the development of rabies was
carefully followed. Aside from this,
microscopic examinations of the dead
dogs successfully isolated the germ
which is responsible for the dread dis
ease and this manner of test finally
established. Inoculated rabbits de-
veloped the disease and became rabid,
thus completing evidence.
The experiments were duplicated
many times in order to develop a
multitude of testimony. In every case
the inoculated animal developed rabies
and died. The experiments were made
by the government because of a con-
tention that man bitten by a mad
dog. believing that horrible death
awaited him. would lose his mind and
become what he believed he would.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
Committed to County Prison.

James Shepard, who was arrested
late Friday night on the charge of
disorderly conduct, was given hear
ing at the Jail Saturday afternoon. In
default of fine and costs he was COM
mitted to the county prison for ten
days.
Shepard was arrested at the instance
of his wife by Officers Mincemoyer
and Young. He was placed in Jail and
arraigned under the disorderly con-
duct act of 1901. The hearing was con-
Quoted by Justice of the Peace Dali
ton,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
DANVILLE FIRM
EXHIBITS AT FAIR

The Dauville Stove and Manufactur-
ing company has an exceptionally
fine exhibit Of stoves at the Columbia
county fair. this week
The principal feature of the. exhib.
IL is the new square parlor stove
just brought out this year and now on
the market The heater is in two
sizes. the Dimensions of the fire pot
bieng thirteen aud fifteen inches, re-
spectively. The new stove is very
ornate and stylishly nickeled
The exhibit includes a number of
the best and most attractive stoves
willie plant. Among these will be the
Imperial Beaver in two sizes; also a
square stove with reservoir and a
Queen Beaver with reservoir; the
Beaver Oak stove in two sizes, and a
Beaver range. Each of these, in point
of artistic design, handsome nickeling
and fine workmanship in general con-
stitutes an object lesson to shnow
what perfection has been attained in
the manufacture of stoves and ranges
The Danville stove and manufactur-
ing company is an up-to date advertis-
er. 1t has revealed its enterprise for
several years past by maintaining a
fine exhibit of stoves and ranges at
the Columbia county fair. The plants
I
further illustrated this year by the
finest display of stoves ever seen in
the state.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10

Thomas A. Edison, the great Ameri-
can inventor says: Fully eighty per
cent. of the illness of mankind comes
from eating improper food or too
much food: people are inclined to
over indulge themselves. - This is
where indigestion finds its beginning
in nearly every case. The stomach
can do just so much work and no more
and when you overload it, or when
you eat the wrong kind of food, the
digestive organs cannot possibly do
the work demanded of them. 1t is at
such times that the stomach needs
help; it demands help. aud warns you
by headaches, be!chiug. sour stomach,
nausea and Indigestion. You should
attend to this at once by taking some
thing that will actually do the work
for the stomach. Kodol will do this.
1t is a combination of natural digest
ants and vegetable acids and contains
the same juices found in a healthy
stomach. 1t is pleasant to take. 1t
digests what you eat. Sold by Paules
q Co
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
In Honor of Guest

Mr.. and Mrs. t. H. Johns, Gulicks
addition, Monday evening. entertain
ed a mum ber of friends in honor of
Miss Harriet Sweppenheiser of Mes
copeck. Those present were Misses
Ida Berger, Annie Freeze, Ethel Ksuf-
man, Alice Meyer and Jennie Kramer
Messrs Raymond Jones, Lee Kaufman,
Anthony Sikluski, William and Ray
mond Johns.