Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
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The jotc which wounds friend Is
costly one.
Esery good book should he twice
read
The horse that is hired is never ex-
rected to grow weary.
The people who do not read miss
much OF the luxury of life.
The safest secrets are those which
only one person knows.
4 poor plea. well plead, often wins
case
Some books are like sweetmeats,
pleasant but not wholesome.
\ skillful cook, gives her husband a
good start on his daily toll.
The chances of sudden death are
greater among men than women in the
ratio Of one TO eight
The book which comes from the
heart will reach other hearts.
Wise men notice other mems faults
only to avoid them.
Phenomenally large products of the
farm are being reported.
A good book is frequently to its read
er staff in a slippery place.
The man who abuses himself ism t
likely to treat other people any bet
ter.
spendthrifts cannot squander the
wealth that is stored in books.
A good family name is good pos
session, bat good breeding is better
one.
The words of fool may be mistaken
for wisdom. If he be a rich fool.
He who cannot endure misfortune is
not to be trusted with prosperity.
The real value of books is in the in
visible spirit of their authors.
A coward is never successful in his
search for fortune.
1t doesn't take any longer to say a
kind word than an evil one.
A sensible man keeps his staff in his
own hand.
The old horse makes the straightest
furrow.
1t is the easiest thing IN the world
to paint reputation black.
Anybody can hurl an accusation at
his neighbor,
This country is presently going to
make an end of the defamer.
Charity is a boon the majority of us
very badly need
The sensational journalist does his
best to destroy the influence OF the
modern newspaper.
Mrs. John Young, residing near
Overfeld in Barbour County, W. Va,
has learned to read and write at the
age of eighty. She undertook the task
because she desired to write letter
to her daughter.
1t is said there are more men buried
70 the square foot along the line OF
the Panama Canal than in any other
part Of the world.
y Greek soldier, dressed for the
march, although he wears a sword at
his side, yet carries a shovel that is
carefully protected from the weather
by leather case.
In parts of Northern Australia the
natives live chiefly on the rats which
swarm everywhere and on a diminu-
tive species of dog hardly larger than
a rat
The most northerly railway in the
world will soon be opened for traffic
on the island of Spitzbergen. The line
is about eighteen miles long.
In regard to the marketing of Am
erican motor cars in Turkey Vice Con-
sui General william Smith-Lyte ad-
vises that owing 10 the impossible
roads and streets there are no prospects
whatever for business in the Constan-
tinople district.
Between football and motoring it is
Qu6sblUu ds W WniCll Nhu III an
put out the lights of the largest plo-
portion CT our populace.
Since the west assumes to finance
itself lately Wall street is finding it's
hat plenty big enough for its head It's
mighty good thing all around.
In discussion in the House of Par
lament relative to the danger of cor
dite Mr. Haldane said that he had a
walking stick made of this explosive
which he had often carried into the
cloakroom of Parliament.
Ostrich feathers can be taken every
eight months The plumes are not, as
some suppose, pulled, but are cut with
a sharp knife.
Grover Cleveland the other day re-
lived box of cigars which had been
omised him two dozen years ago.