davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-02-08
287 Mill St., Danvil!e, pa.
SIXTH ANNUAL BANQUET OF
THE MODERN W0ODMEN
Strongest FraternaI Organization and
e.. Rapidly on the Increase.

On Friday evening" February first, Camp
No. 6470 Modern Woodmen of America of
A9A Liverpool, Pa, held its sixth
@EEsssRsEG EGs.su. annual banquet at the Owens
W. SIS Bal.sJ House, in that town About
fifty Woodmen and their friends
surrounded the festive board
and joined in the celebration of one of the annual
events of that prosperous and noble order.
1t was shortly after eight o clock when the
repast was served and bouniful and varied
feast it was-one that any hotel may be proud to
spread aud one that would make the eyes of any
epicure dance with delight-one that only
Mitchell can serve and one that a Shuler can
truly relish.
After the feast and the nnrrnans craving
perfectly satisfied, Prof ID. a Kline, as toast,
master, began to treat us with another feast for
our ediication, in his witty sayings and iutroduc-
tions of speakers. A number very entertainingly
responded, among which were III. L. Ritter of
the local camp, and Rev. Jos. L. Guy, of Dan
VILE
A very delightful evening was spent Many
of the order, Ca number being listed as speakers)
were absent account of sickness, but, notwith-
standing, this banquet was one of the best held in
Liverpool and bears great credit to that flourish
ing little town.
This order is strongest in the West but is
fast gaining in the East Most all the surround
ing towns and cities have camps, but Danville
has been skipped in some manner 1t is frater-
nal organization and one that any town can be
proud of. 1t cannot be established in this city
too soon.
The Modern Woodmeu of America is an or
ganzation of only twenty-five years establishment
but its membership reaches $50, 600, and repre-,
sents the best morals and physical attainments of
citizenship. 1t has paid out over $50, 0O0 600
for the relief of its members and families No
other society has given SO much fraternity to its
members and so much humanity to the world as
this exalted order.
Those present from this city were Rev. Jos.
E. Guy and wife and d. Aust Lutz and wife.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-02-08

At the beginning of the eighteenth
century the British army had a bad
reputation at home, and it was very
difficult to get recruits for it. For this
reason it was officially proposed to find
the men by an impressment falling on
"any sturdy beggar, fortune teller OF
the like idle, unknown, suspected fel-
low in the parish; or, if there be none
such, then any one that has already
been in gaol or before a justice of the
peace for his idle, disorderly life" The
advice was acted upon. Debtors were
released from prison on promising to
Join the army or the navy, criminals
were pardOned on the same terms, and
persons with no visible means of sub
sistence were marched off to death and
glory. The system worked out better
than might have been expected. In the
peninsular war, for instance, three new
regiments were composed entirely OF
convicts, and one made for itself an it,
lustrious name.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-02-08

IN another column we take pleas
ure in printing a pension bill, the
author of which is Hon. j. Henry
Cochran, of this Senatorial Distrist,
which, we are sure, will meet with
the approval of the masses of this
Commonwealth. 1t is generally con-
ceeded that due appreciation is not
given the old and deserving veteran,
who so gallantly severed the bands of
bondage and made this truly free
country. Mr.. Cochran is man of
liberal heart and hand, and believes
that Il great State like Pennsylvania
should contribute to the support and
comfort of those who helped to protect
and advance the interests of which is
now the greatest State in the Union.
The only fault we can find with the
bill is the rate, which, we think
would not be too much if it was even
doubled, for the good old soldiers and
sailors of the Civil War are fast fight
ing their last great fight, and a little
comfort or even little luxury, in the
shades of once worthy life will cheer
and appeal to the Great Conqueror of
Right and Justice, and cause His
smiling countenance and best admoni-
tions to follow such a worthy and
prosperous people as those of Penn
sylvania.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-02-08

We wouldn't for a minute say
anything against the greatness of St.
Louis, but there is no disputing the
fact that she is up against the real
thing now The Worlds Fair was
all right, and there is no doubt that
the balloon races will add to the glory
and renown of the grand old town,
but we rise to remark that the man
who is looking for short cut to fame
has the opportunity of his life right
now in the chance afforded him of fol-
lowing in the footsteps of the Duke
of Argyle We all know that all
over Scotland, yes and all over Eng
land, too, from Lands end to John o
Groat's, God bless the Duke of
Argyle" is heard every time man
scratches his back, and all on account
of his scratching post. That's the
idea-scratching posts. The man
who puts up scratching posts in and
about st. Louis will write his name
on the scroll of fame in letters that
all the world will read in after wears.
The doctors tell us gravely that the
old town is to be afflicted with an
epidemic of itch. That means that
the Mound City will have to let up on
all this talk about future greatness,
financial stability, and all that sort
of thing-stop talking about the
things that are going to be done and
come right up to the scratch.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-02-08

just to satisfy herself that she was not
still dreaming, and then she arose and
slipped on kimona over her robe du
nuit-thats the kind they wear on
Riverside Drive-and stepped quietly
out into the hall to do the work she
instinctly knew had been given her to
do. She knew the house was on fire
the minute she emerged from her
chamber, and saw the volume of
smoke. Did she throw a pair of cost
ly vases out of the third story win
dow, and rescue pair of feather pill
lows by rushing down two flights of
stairs with them tightly clasped in
her arms, as some men would have
done-as many men have done-un-
der similar circumstances Did she
let out n series of wild shrieks, and
then fall in faint, as story writers
SO often have their heroines do? Not
she. Neither nor nary. She glided
swiftly along the hall to the room
where her parents were sleeping, and
ohC iapllCu Un lH6II uOOE uulll sue
knew she had them awake. Then
she ran up stairs to the next story,
where her little brother and sister,
scarcely more than babes in arms,
were sleeping in the nursery. and
arousing the nurse, she bade her
awake the other servants, while she
herself took the sleeping little ones in
her arms, and in less time than it
takes to fully realize what very SEN
sible young woman she was, even if
her father is millionaire, and her
mother grande dame, devoted to
society, she had the entire family
safely outside the burning mansion,
and the fire department fighting the
flames. Not much of an act, of
course, but it serves to show that Il
woman, even society belle, can and
does do the right thing at the right
time, Notwithstanding the silly tales
of tradition.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-02-08

ANOTHER chapter of current his
tory, another incident from the record
of every day life in refutation of the
threadbare fiction that woman is not
resourceful in time of emergency.
This time the story comes from Great
er New Iork-from Riverside
Drive-where dwell the millionaires
and the multi.millionaires, in man
sions so grand that princes and po-
tentates from the Old World sit up
and take notice when they see them
for the first time. The lady's name
Is Ethel-nice name that, but hardly
calculated to inspire thoughts of hero
ism; nor was it any particularly
heroic deed this young lady perform
ed; at least, she never saw anything
especially heroic in it; it was all a
matter of course with her. 1t was the
right thing to do and she did it--iust
like woman. Like Abou ben Ad-
hem of poetic renown, Miss Ethel
Holman "awoke one night from
deep dream of peace" and possibly
Easter bonnets, and smeIed smoke.
Now smoke is no joke in the dead of
night, when you don't know Just
where it comes from, and everybody
else in the house is asleep. Apprccia-
tive Of this fact, Miss Ethel took IL
sniff or two as she sat up in her bed,
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-02-08
ID. B." GROWS SARCASTIC
Local Fire Eater indItes Red Hot Let.
ter to Hon. Elliott Rodgers.

(bfaudock Daily News.)
j. b. Corey, the local letter writ
ter, whose epistles are usually chock
full of denunciation and rebuke, has
changed his style to that of biting
sarcasm. He has recently written to
Hon. Elliott Rodgers, of Allegheny,
severely scoring him, in left hand
ed manner for his bill to increase
salaries of Office holders. The letter
follows:
Pittsburg, Jan. "a, 1907.
Hon. Elliott Il. Rodgers, Senate
Chamber, Harrisburg, Pa:
My Dear SIR
1t is possible that a representative
of our Iron City and Western Penn
sylvania, the successor of such dis.
tinguished statesmen, as Robert Mack
C. L. Magee, and the illustrious pa
triot from Beaver county, whose de-
velopment Of the art of shaking the
''Plum Tree, " made his portrait in
the judgment of the chief architect
and cousin, Fl. Samuel Pennypacker,
a necessity in the artistic finish of our
S13, 200, 600 state capitol. | say it
cannot be possible that our highly
hOnored representative. and successor
of these distinguished patriots will
tasten stigma on our county, and Il
stain upon the records of the states
men of Pennsylvania by offering to
have such a picayune bill as that of
yours increasing the salaries of our
judges to only $4,000 and the dis
trict attorney to $12,0 year. My
dear, Mr.. Rodgers did you not stop to
think that such manifest lack on
your part of appreciating the oppor-
tunities and arising to the dignity of
the occasion will forever preclude the
hope of your becoming distinguished
statesman. No! No Mr.. Rodg-
ers, your pencurious bill, if passed,
will endanger our states title; to be.
ing the Keystone state, in our glorious
union of freebooters. 1t is not too
late, let me entreat you to amend
your bill by increasing the district at
~ eo1 oon rL;, ~ w. ;,1.,,,D. wv 'tn' JI"?.'
w;,I oJd ~ tLo d;,nitu - | H. =, s";t;a'' a"'
and oroa.o y nooe,,;,, u f,n ,,'1 Pos,',onS ,,I,
nrn,Lor - oss;ston..o ., n,au 10y
m;t of ;norooS;Mn y, 81 a. tho ~ osS;s,on,', ~ ~ ~
,alo rios Who vi, Lara tbo r''n' @ranto,
nnr,;nn of tho noni' =, 80 nI ."'t -
p1n 900 ato 'rn 600 " l'r, Ti. ioi III "
Iho'V1o th, "hI LII, ,., t-,ooo. i'e, ''sa'"
sneiG ;'; 10 " o.'t e'e"lins oh'S 40 40 con- "nn
,rl>',oi't,s ''L'o H,t II: !" S"i"ry Vi 90 ooo,
o,t m4oso u",' as - ~ . ,t'ieNI ;I our s ,Is',ic' M
'oao.n;t,. s,oln, "'" . to"t' J"uses lio'l .i'e
oe'Ss ,a VI 'oseL,i w. "S .9 "sa,nsS %:l oc
l"s .,,, S"",.o"uJ @ Tp ~ 'iio otn'''"!u oii
''''T rh o"uss lt YAM" I'liio"" i'
n"'1t,o'l, in ,p ;,H tntS' .tuS's ", py oevelgP-
my my It,'e,,, yle nllner,IS, OH; ana gas uhuer
ou, ;, l>I, L s.ono ss"Io ,iI nus anu noun
!" ea'.is' k f fave sre"I'l @ "uueu TO :he VaIue
~ H. 'I I'LL i'' ct "nE nave '9'.'ips''e" 1e 70
.h .l'e "e",'" ~ oe',n,GIL' e;l "''n Mellnte Oh
.no l,ooi, % ~ i: i":nts'''l's E cneaPer l'ght'
anu. anu l'e"t % ~ 'l1'' ''otlieS' ' ana cheaPer
l4puo '1 ,.I:, vi ',"sti ~ 'rpIe tp, VINO cannot
"noiu i, ""Io,l'o'','es' 3 l mere Is :, a'so 'he
lea'el e I"',sel rom Tue MIX IruS''
orel' 9': anu s,s'i combines "h'ch 'ne
''''e' VI 'ui s'"I'S'''el' lhe Puoiic
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-02-08

Two ten-cent magazines are free
with every copy OF THE PIIILA-
DELPHIA SUNDAY PRESS" In
one there are short stories, good draw
ings, clever descriptive articles, verse,
good fun and a strong serial. The
woman's magazine section in colors is
far superior to anything else in its
line, 1t has timely hints and advice
as to fashions, articles on practical
physical culture. art needle work pat
terms, and a new series of millinery
patterns by one of the foremost au-
thorities.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-02-08
Bill to Pension State Soldiers
and Sailors.
Offered by Hon. j. Henry Cochran.

=
AN ACT
To provide for the pensioning of
soldiers and sailors who served in the
Army or Navy of the United States
from Pennsylvania in the Civil War
of one thousand eight hundred and
siXty-one fixing the rate OF said pen
sions the manner of obtaining same
and making IN appropriation for the
payment thereof.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
in General Assembly met and it is
hereby enacted by the authority of the
same That any person who has served
in the Army and Navy of the United
States in the Civil War of one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty.one
from Pennsylvania who was resident
Of this State at the date of the com
mencement Of his seavice and shall he
a resident of this State at the time of
making application for pension as
hereinafter provided shall be entitled
to pension from this State at Il 6
rate as hereinafter stated Provided
however That such person shall have
been honorably discharged from said
service.
Section 2. The amount to be paid
as pension for each soldier and sail
or as set forth in Section one hereof
shall be as follows.
To those who served for one year or
less five (5) dollars per month.
10 those who served more than one
year and not more than two years
seven and fifty one-hundredth( (S7.5
dollars per month.
TO those who served over two years
ten (S1O) dollars per month.
Section 3. 1t is understood that
this act does not include any soldier
or sailor who was not a resident OF
this State at the time of entering the
service and who does not reside in
this State at the time of making ap-
plication hereunder.
Section 4. All applications for
pensions made hereunder shall be
made to the Auditor General of the
State of Pennsylvania under such rea-
sonable rules and regulations as shall
be prescribed by him and the right to
such pensions upon such application
shall be finally determined by the
said Auditor General whose decision
as to the granting or refusal of said
pensions shall be final.
Section 5. The pensions to be
granted shall begin as of January
first Ammo Domini one thousand nine
hundred and eight and shall be pay
able quarterly thereafter on the first
days of April, July, October and
January of each year, but such PEN
sions shall only begin at the quarter
yearly period after same shall have
been granted.
Section 6. The necessary blanks
for application and proof for pensions
under this act shall be furnished by
the Auditor General and the expense
of printing and distributing the same
shall be paid out of the Treasury of
the State and no charge shall be made
by the Auditor General to such ap-
plicant for pension for services or fees
in the matter of said pension.
Section Z. The sum of one million
dollars or so much thereof as may be
necessary be and is hereby specifically
appropriated for the purposes of pay
ing the pensions created hereby for
the two fiscal years beginning June
first Ammo Domini one thousand nine
hundred and seven.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-02-08

Why does Chicago go so tar a
field looking for facts? 1t is because
she doesn't want to find them? The
medical experts are trying to saddle
all the blame for the epidemic of con-
tagious diseases that is just now af-
ficting the city on the harmless, nee
essary COW, claiming that milk is
responsible for ravages of scarlet fever
and other diseases. How silly, when
the Chicago river is so extensively in
evidence.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-02-08

IT is to be hoped that all this
talk about plans for balloon races and
aeroplanes and airships and all that
sort of thing is not mere airy persi-
fage. The sky pilots are surely not
merely gassing about their gas bags,
and it is hoped that all these plans
for exploring the vasty deeps above
us will not go up in smoke.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-02-08

THE Do-Things-DifIerent man is
the winner just now. He is in de-
mand. People want new things or
want old things done in a new way.
They insist on having things differ
ent. " All of which means progress.
The soldier of industry who wins the
battle today must be the soldier who
really marches, not the fellow who
simply marks time.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-02-08

STATESMEN of large and small caliber,
molders of public opinion, and lot of people
generally in various parts of the country, appear
to be concerning themselves unnecessarily as to
the future of Theodore Roosevelt. 1t occurs to
us that Mr. Roosevelt has within the past few
weeks demonstrated to fairly satisfactory degree
his ability to take care of himself even after he
loses his job as President
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-02-08
COLLEGE OF MUSIC.

Freeburg, Snyder county, Pa, is
an ideal place to study music. s34
pays six weeks board and instruction
on either piano, organ, violin, band
and string instruments and singing.
Terms begin May 6, June II, July
30. For catalogs address,
HENRY B. MOYER.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-02-08

ADVERTISING RATES:-Auditor, Ad-
ministrator and Executor notices, $500;
Charter notices, $500; Candidate announce
ments (Montour County, in advance, 500:
Sheriff Sales, Orphans Court Sales and all
sales or advertising of that class, 800 per
inch for three insertions, BREWER solid, and
25c extra for eight lines for each subsequent
insertion.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-02-08

Published every Friday at Danville, the
county seat of Montour county, Pa, at sl.OO a
year in advance or sl.25 if not paid in ad-
vance; and no paper will be discontinued
until all arrearage is paid, except at the
option of the publisher.
Rates of advertising made known on ap-
plication. Address all communications to
THE EINTELLIGENCER,
DANyILLE, PA.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-02-08
WANTED. 10 men in each ST

WANTED: 10 men in each state
to travel, distribute samples of our
goods and tack signs. Salary SS5.
per menth; $500 per day for ex-
penses. SAUNDERS CO., Depart
ment P. No. 46 jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Ills.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-02-08
p O L ! T G AL i.

WE are authorized to announce the
w name of ANDREW j. STEINMAN as
candidate for the office of County Treasurer
subject to the rules and decisions of the Demo
cratic primaries.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-02-08

Trespass notices for sale at this
office. Two for &c, or 25c u dozen.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-02-08

What to Do.
There is comfort in the knowledge SO
often expressed, that DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills every
wish in curing rheumatism, pain in the
back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part
Of the urinary passage. 1t corrects inability
to hold water and scalding pain in passing
1t, or bad effects following use OF liquor,
wine or beer. and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity Of being compelled to 60 often
during the day, and to get up many times
during the night. The mild and the extra
ordinary effect Of Swamp-Root is soon
realized. 1t stands the highest for its won
derful cures Of the most distressing cases.
If you need medicine you should have the
best. Sold by druggists in SOC. and ST.. sizes.
You may have a sample bottle of this
wDpasf5ot sHd book thsi fhlsf'ysfy ;sis ss=IC
more aboutit both sent
absolutely free by mail. IL. l4ssp E.lss.ss{Esspo
Address DR.. Kilmer & Home of swamp.Roo,.
Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When writing men
ton reading this generous offer in this paper.
Don't make any mistake, but rcmemb. the
name iwamp-Root, DIR. Dilme IS Swamp
Root I'd the address, Binghamton, n. Y, on
every bottle.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-02-08

SedlInent or set
tling indicates all
unhealthy condi-
ton of the kid
neys; If i, stains
your linen it is
evidence Of kid
ney trouble; too
frequent desire TO
pass it or pain in
the back is also
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-02-08
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know it.

Fill bottle or common glass with yon
water and let it stand twenty-four hours;
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-02-08

convincing proof that the kidneys and blad-
der are out Of order.
What to Do.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-02-08

On Friday evening, February first, Camp
No. 647O Modern Woodmen of America of
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-28
Her Curiosity Was Aroused.

1t was the mayor Of western city
who received the following letter of
inquiry from an eastern resident:
Kind and respected Cir: SEQ In paper
that man named John Sipcs was atact-
cd and ct up by n bare whose cubs he
was trying to cit when the she bare come
UP and stopt him by entin him up in tho
mountaincs near your town. What
want to know Is did 1t kill him or was he
only partly ct up and is lie from this
place and all about the bare. l don't
know but what he is n distant husband OF
mine. My first husband was OF that name
and | supposed lie was killed in the war
but the name of the man the bare ct be-
ing the same ! thought It might be him
inter all an ought to know II II he
wasn't killed either in tho war or by the
bnre for | have been married twice since
and there ought to be divorce papers got
out by him or mo. He sings bqsc an has
n spread eagle tnttoed on his front chest
and n ankor on his right arm which YOU
VIII know him by II the bare did not eat
up these sines of Its being him. II alive
don't tell him am married to Joe White
for Ito never liked Joe. Mebbe you'd bet
ter let on ns II am dcd but find out all
you can about him without his KNOWING
anything what Il is for. That Is II the
bare did not cat him all up. II Il did ]
don't see as you can do anything and you
needn't take no trouble. My respecks to
your family and please ANGER back.
he married. ngaln and did he leave any
propty wuth me laying claims to.
Detroit News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-28
Lincoln's Answer.


Early In the civil war delegation of
clcrgymcn from New England called
on Mr.. Lincoln 10 urge him TO enamel
pate the slaves. assuring him that he
could not expect the favor OF God on
his cnusc so long as lie tolerated slnv-
cry. When the spokesman had ceased
Mr.. Lincoln inquired.
'lIow many legs has shcep?"
The speaker raised his hands and
the whole body of the delegation
showed signs of disgust, rs much as to
say: I'VE always heard he was buff
foon." But the speaker answered.
"Why, four Mr.. President"
Now" said Mr. Lincoln, "if you call
sleeps tail leg how many legs
would he havet"
Tie answer. of course. was five.
You all agree TO thls?' said Mr.. Lin
coin.
They nodded assent.
NO" said the president. "you are
wrong. a sheep has only four legs.
and calling his tail n leg docs not make
1t Il leg. And for me to declare that
the slaves shall he free will not make
them free before The country Is ready
for it,"