Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-17
ITEMS CONDENSED.

LAuLIIU UUNOulIOuDe
1t has been proved again and again
h at assertion is not proof.
Bigness is not always sign of sup
erior merit,
The country will be safe so long as
its judiciary is able, honest and in
dependent.
Solitude may sometimes be highly
beneficial to the busy man.
The part of wisdom is to live right
from moment to moment.
Wealth does not consist in the abund-
ance of the things one hath.
Argument is means of grace to the
open and sincere mind.
Enmity Injuries the life of the per-
son who cherishes it.
Love is the one absolutely unselfish
thing in the world.
1t is never wise to treat small boy
otherwise than kindly.
The longest memory in the world is
possessed by the child.
The testing of souls goes on from
day to day.
The idle man is usually the victim
of chronic discomfort.
October presents the nature lover
with many attractions.
The child VINO wants to know how
things are made is all right.
The teacher who indulges in cruel
sarcasm is human but out of place.
Love and patience often soften and
win the hardest heart.
The path of duty is usually the way
of safety.
The wicked love darkness because
their deeds are evil.
The Christmas holidays already
cast their shadows before.
Truth loves the clear light of day
Public spirit is essential to any COM
munity's success.
Many an anticipated pleasure proves
a great disappointment.
Indiscretion is fault, but not so
grave one as insincerity.
Blunders are pretty certain to occur
in this world for some time yet.
Present disappointment often be-
comes future blessing
The chronic bore wonders why some
men have so little time to spare.
Speed is supposed to be matter of
the utmost Importance just now, but
there is virtue in leisure.
The majority of us often forget to
judge as we would be judged.
1t requires very little original cap
ital to begin business as a slanderer.
The man who is your friend as long
as he can use you and no longer is
still about aud around.
There is much wickedness in the
world yet and also o great deal of
genuine goodness.
The autumnal gales will be due
presently and are likely TO keep their
appointment
The merchant fleets of the globe
now total 80, 43S, 900 tons, or nearly
1900, coo more than year ago.
The population of Canada, accord
ing to the official estimates of that
country, was 6, 504, 900 on April /
1t is said that the Danish flag is the
Oldest national emblem in present
use. The design of white cross on a
red ground has remained unchanged
since the thirteenth century.
The way in which the Lusitania is
beating records seems to bring the
four-day trip to Europe in sight.
Probably by the end of the century
our descendants will be running over
there for days visit
The native women of Ecnador are
so used to strong heat and lioht that
they even do their spinning out of
doors in the blazing sun
The jaws of the wasp are so pow,
full that the insect can cut its way
through shells.
Excluding.about so, COO small vessels
the commerce of the world is carried
ON by 70, 100 vessels of a total tonnage
of about 25, 600, 600.
In reclaiming the arid lands of the
west the government has already ex-
pended about s26, 600, 600 and is spend
ing about 81 900, 600 a month.
sChina and Japan produce II, 500 tons
of silk annually, but about 80 per
cent of this is retained for home use.
Prohibition in the south is greatly
decreasing the receipts of the federal
informal