Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-05-09
~ SHULTZ, NJ.

Selfshness continues to be the world S
besetting sin.
The weather is still too chilly for
the better sort of snake stories.
Heinrich Conried has announced
that he will retire from operatic man
agement in 1911,
Luke Lee, of Horton, Kan. has been
an engineer on a Western road for 45
years.
Everybody should be taught that to
protect the native birds is an act of
public benefaction.
After all it is no more than to be
expected that the late spring should
be followed by an early summer.
Those who adulterate the food of the
people are dangerous criminals.
The loud voiced, arrogant traveller is
still moving across the country
The blossoms are just as beautiful as
ever and quite as plenty.
The people always have their way
when they get in earnest.
The shade trees are beginning to
don their summer dress.
1t is the intention of the Internal
tional Photo -Engravers' union to est
ablish fund for aid of consumptive
members
The lowest birth rate is possessed by
France tie births only averaging 81
per 1000 of the population.
Many an honest man is the unoon-
scious catspaw of the designing swind-
Ter.
When alienisss agree on the question
OF mans sanity people may be in
clined to believe that they are "of''
themselves.
There is success which is really a
signal and hopeless failure.
The crusade against dilapidated side
walks should not be relaxed until the
causes of damage suits are all rerlov-
ed.
The percentage of unemployed in
Great Britain in 1906 was only Al.
per cent, or 1.3 less than in 1905. and
"A less than in 1904.
The Legislature is getting so near
the end now that no time can be vast
ed, Even at the best a great many
bills will never see the light of day
The Reading company produced
9S2, 900 tons of anthracite in April.
breaking all records.
The fair young lady that the world
calls May is likewise disposed to turn
a chilly side to her admirers.
Sympathy, properly expressed and
rendered at the crucial moment, often
works wonders.
A guIlible man in the seat of auth
ority may easily do as much harm as
a criminal.
The modern traveller has advantages
that would astonish his great grand
parents.
prominence involves additional re-
sponsibllity, not exemption from pun
ishment for misdeeds
Pittsburg has been trying to scare
itself by flood predictions and fear of
being wiped off the map. But the cap
ltalists are not worrying.
Professor Burt G. Wilder, of Cornell
university, is out in an opinion fay-
orabie to the licensing of cats for their
protection.
Commander Peary has selected as
lis crew for his trip in search of the
North Pole on July fishers and seal
BIS of Newfoundland.
1t is when one studies the files of an
I'D newspaper that the rapidity of
lines changes is realized. ~ w
The McQuinston grist mill, near {
Adamsville, Crawford county, has
'een destroyed by fire. Loss, sl5. 900: &
insurance. "a, 900. II
FRANK kosman was struck and in.
family killed by the Black Diamond
xpress as he tried to cross the rail
DAD tracks near Allentown on Mon
lay
The month of April just closed 9
roke all cold records for the last :
"enty-six years, and came within a
egree OF being the ooldest April ever :
experienced in this country.
The congress of Salvador has antb. e
rized the president of the republic to !
egotiate foreign loan of s5, 900, 900, s
The child who doesn't ask questions
sn e built the right way.
French and Japanese ministers are !
egotlating new treaty which will