Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-07-11
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Some chaps who shift responsibility
quite easily in this world are likely
to find the whole assortment waiting
for them across the StyX.
The man who knows all about his
business at first hand is likely to sue
ceed better than his more careless
rival
There are men and women in the
world who have not yet learned the
art of shutting door.
Patriotism to be worth anything
must be more than a profession.
The song of the gospel worker in
big city often finds its way to some
susceptible but perverse heart.
During the last twelve months there
was an increase of 50, 7lS members
added to the rolls of trade unions in
Germany.
Splendid growing weather. nothing
better could be asked for.
According to the bureau of COM
merce and labor the cost of living lin
the United States in 1906 was the
highest in period of II years.
Education can nightly help the lad
who has brains, but it is powerless to
develop what isn't there originally.
Greece is said to be the poorest coun-
try of Europe. Her total wealth
amounts oS1, 900, 600, 900, or about half
that of Switzerland
Food valued at 50, 175 is brought in
to Great Britain every minute of the
day and night.
The American sweet tooth during
the past year consumed $500, 600, 900
pounds of sugar valued at $500, 600, 600.
This is rs pounds per year for every
resident
The community that lacks enterprise
will not prove a winner.
SeIfishness is fatal to its victims
highest happiness.
The real hero is the boy or the man
WIZ dVO4IhNo w az N4OhSs
The burglar finds it hard to resist
the invitation of the open door.
Those who read the advertisements
know just where to go to purchase
their goods.
Divorced people do not take much
interest in family reunions.
This is fine growing weather. Heat
and moisture are causing vegetation
to rapidly catch up to the point where
it should be at this season of the year
1t would be joke if Japan were to
fight US with the money she borrowed
in this country.
1t is evident enough that the good
old summer time" has arrived after
all
The biggest bass continues to bite
with almost daily regularity. This,
however, always was a feature of the
fishing season.
AT any rate we have heard few COM
plants about the dust nuisance lately.
1t is reported that three members of
the Pennsylvania Legislature have
failed to appear and draw their salary
and mileage.
The suicide mania threatens to be-
come epidemic.
Perhaps if the children in the mum
icipal play grounds were thoroughly
sterilized they might be allowed to
play kissing games.
Fruit growers who have few cher
ries on their trees are not envying the
multimillionaires Just at present.
Everybody can run ball team and
newspaper better than the manager.
The recent heavy rainfalls have act
ed as sanitary agent, effectively
flushing the pavement and the gut
ters.
Those who read the advertisements
their goods.
These are the days when the river
coal mans job does not seem to be so
much of a hardship.
Those who cultivate gardens and
truck patches have difficult time of
it keeping down the weeds during this
fine growing weather.
The only accident in the least SER
ious which occurred in Danville on
the Fourth of July befell the 9-year-
Old son of Edward Blee, Cross street.
a giant cracker exploded prematurely,
burning the boy painfully about the
face and eyes. DR.. Newbaker render
ed surgical aid.
Anthony Andrew, of Wilkes-Barre,
wanted for shooting his wife and
child, was found in the top of tree
on Monday, where he had been hiding
for three days with nothing TO eat or
drink. He has been lodged in Jail.