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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-07-04
Koran Einancier.

A c%ountryman named vi Tuksu has
Jcome to the conclusion that some
thing should be done to prevent the
collection Of money to pay the public
debt becoming such a drain on the
circulation medium as to cause en-
barrassment to the merchant class.
He suggests that Koreans give up
such Injuries as their gold rings and
silver hairpins and other objects OF
Intrinsic value, that these be conser-
yatiyely appraised ana stored care.
fully in some safe deposit and used
rs bullion to back a paper currency
which will circulate among the people.
Whether this is feasible OIL not it
shows that the Koreans are willing
10 look the difficulties of the situation
B~quarely in the face and desire to
meet all valid objections half way
Korea Daily Times.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-07-04

FITS. st. Vitus'D aL ce: ervous Diseasesper
manentlycured by DR.. Hines Great Nerve
Restorer. 81 trial bottle and treatise free.
DR., II. r. Kline, Id, 931 Arch ST., Phila., ia.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-07-04

In three years the gold circulation
Of the Bank of Japan has increased
IS 5000, 900, the silver circulation 81
300, 900, while the note circulation has
My increased by $500, 600.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-07-04
TWo TERRIBLE A
rhe Untold Agonies of Neglected Kid.
ney Troubles.

Mrs. James French, SIS Weir Street,
Taunton, Mass, says: when | be-
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-07-04

Argo Red Salmon is cheaper than
beefsteak at 10 cts. per pound, be-
cause 1t contains nor n~ourishment.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-31
ENORMOUS INCREASE
IN The VALUATION

The unusual pfeseut prosperity of
Pennsylvania is feticc I'd In the euof.
nous Increase in the yaluat ion uf pr.
s1nai property ~ reta fued TO the nua.
i'or generals dcpa uent fof state
TAXATION Tor the ,ebs 1907. The g.
counties 81 tne state how au entifc
valuation of persona property subject
TO state ttVaiiou, rn'a med FOR tbe rur.
rent yt"r Of Sl.0l4. s5f. .7s5. 90. al In.
crease of ssl, 900. 900 IN the valuation
returned fof 1906 These figures com.
pare favorahly with tho returns to the
oomptra!er of the State Of New York
for 1906, the total assessed value of
personal property IN that State last
year being ssl6, 1871. 800.
All bat five counties of the State
show an increase. In these the sggrc.
gate decrease is s3s7. 3Ss. 80.
Personal property in this state viz
.ually represents money at interest
lud is subject to 4-mill tax. Three.
iourths of the revenue derived from
this source is returned to The counties.
the balance retained by tine STATE. The
total revenue from this source for 1907
Is 81, 059, 43ll an increase of s32s, 600
over 1906
Not only has there been an enormous
increase in the valuation Of petsou.l
property returned for 1907 i'm the larg.
er counties. like Philadelphia and AL
legheny, where the agg,egrate is more
than $40. 600, 900. but in the smaller
counties like Greene. which shows an
increase of over 81 600, 600. and Wash.
ington, where there has been an in
crease of over $4,000, 900.
In Montour county the increase in
valuation for 1907 as compared with
1906 is 81 s4, AT,
There has been an increase in the
valuation not only of personal prop
erty, but of all other sources of State
revenue in Pennsylvania for the cur
rent year. This increase will bring
the revenue up to more than s26, 600, =
600 for the year ending November 30
1t was thought when t25, $50, OO0 was
raised last year. which was record
breaker, that the State revenues had
reached high water mark.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-31


Wbilo the cost - fuad products gees
III the prira balance is top' level hy
falls in tho rrires ~ other things.
Nan does not live by food alone. lie
needs atiior things. and when he does
not know what he wants other ueu
will tell him, 80 that he need not be
ignorant nf whai is best for him.
since the price # food is going MP.
why uot stop has food and buy
mine stocksg The price Of stocks is
down far down. and for few cents
one may bay share in n mine that
will pay several dollars ON every
cents worth Of stock one must guess
who will get the dollars, but the offer
Of shares for a few cents is printed on
good paper. and Of course one will see
that the offer ought to be good too. II
one wonders why the mine owners do
not keep all the wealth Of the mines
for themselves, let them reflect that
there are many men who want their
fellow men to get rich and be happy
with.them.
There are other chances to get rich
quick that in the end are just as good.
Every day one sees offers of riches
that are bound to flow into the pockets
of those who will invest few cents
in some gift scheme. Some of these
will pay as high as 150 per cent with
out turning hair or anything else. A
few months ago one of the men with
things to give away offered certain
man ten shares of stock that would be
worth ten times their face value in
few months, il he would do something
for the giver. The man to whom the
offer was made suggested to the other
that he send on the face value of the
shares in cash and keep for himself the
other nine times the face value when
the shares matnred, but the man who
wanted to give the shares away turn
ed him down because he had not the
right business instinct.
1t is simple matter. as you will
perceive, to tell men to buy stocks in
all sorts of ventures, when it is easier
to buy stocks than to buy food. But
If you would rather eat be careful.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-31
Battleshin 0nestion.

While other countries rival each
other in building big battleships the
newly appointed commander of the
French Mediterranean squadron dis
agrees with the experts of the other
nations and declares in favor of the
smaller type of vessels, capable of
great mobility and armed with guns
of smaller calibre that can be fired
more rapidly than the mammoth guns
that shoot railway trains as Schley
called them.
Unfortunately nobody will pay
much attention TO commander who
contends that the naval battles in the
o-Japanese war did not prove the
superiority of the big ships and the
heaviest artillery should have a hear
ing. The Japanese know, but only
imperfectly, whether sheer weight of
ships and guns was the denominating
factor in the destruction of the bis
Russian fleet. AS matter of fact
that fleet was beaten before it left
port. 1t was crippled by insubordi-
nation and sheer incompetency; in
gunnery it was in no wise equal to
the japanese feet. The Japanese
know we'll the lesson of that naval
battle. What kind of ships are they
building?
The superiority of the mammoth
guns was not demonstrated in the
Spanish American war. The Spanish
vessels were destroyed by the smaller
guns of the American ships. The
official reports show that the battles
could have been won as certainly had
there been nothing larger than a six
inch gun i'll the American fleets. Is
it wise to construct the mammoth
ships that cost such immense sums of
money and thus put all of the eggs in
one basket?
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-31
LlGHTkiirrvu.
The Mystic Fluid Has Been Known to
Cure as Well as to Kill.

The Mystic Fluid Has Been Known to
Cure as Well as to Kill.
A peculiar feature of lightning when
attacking a human being is that 1t Is
known to cure as well as to kill. In
one instance a man who was para
lyzed on one side of his body from
childhood was struck by a thunder.
bolt, and after remaining insensible
for twenty minutes he recovered
with the full use of all Of his members.
Another case was that of an invalid
In one of the Austrian hospitals who
was lucky enough to stand in the way
of an atmospheric spark and was en-
abled without delay TO leave the hos
pital perfectly we'll
A similar occurrence took place on
the passenger packet boat New York
when person who had been hopeless
ly paralyzed for a great many years
was struck by lightning. He was SO
astonlshed to find himself cured that
he ran about the deck like madman
and was so craZed with joy that the
rest OF the passengers believed him to
have become mentally unbalanced un-
I'll they learned the cause of his exu-
berance.
The cases where persons have bene-
hted by a visit from this heavenly
power are too numerous to mention,
as in number of cases they have lost
their deafness or regained their eye
sight and in some cases their mental
balance, and lightning really proves
fatal in few cases in comparison to
the number of people 1t touches each
year. If we could provide a way by
which we would not get an overdose
of this most wonderful fluid. lightning
would undoubtedly prove to be the
long sought elixir of life, but the diff
Guilty arises in its being beyond our
control.-Denver Post
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-31
MUSHROOMS.
Those That Are Poisonous Always
Carry the death Cup"

Those That Are Poisonous Always
Carry the Death Cup"
Mushrooms when poisonous are the
most dangerous plants in existence. as
there Is no antidote for the poison.
Without going into the intricacies of
the edible meadow" (Agaricus cam
pestris), and the horse mushroom
(Agaricus arvensis), which are among
the most wholesome and valuable
vegetables, and of the numerous other
harmless and nutritious varieties, as
distinguished by their dark spores
from the poisonous kind with white
spores. one rule of observation will pre-
serve the health and safety of any one
collecting wild mushrooms for eating.
Without the use of single technical
term. the difference in poisonous and
nonpoisonous mushrooms is easily
shown, even to a novice. What bota-
nists call the death cup" the volva
around the stipe or, In palmer terms
the socket around the stem, is never
absent from the deadly mushrooms.
Sometimes 1t is distinct, we'll above
ground, up around the lower part of
the stem; then again 1t is below
ground, but not attached to the stem
SO as TO lose the cup shape, and some
times It grows upon or is attached to
the stem. giving 1t dubious, swollen
base. Severely reject every plant that
has bulbous stem or the cup standing
out around the stem. All edible and
harmless mushrooms have straight
stems, the same size from the root to
the cap.-Georgia Torrey Denman in
Good Housekeeping.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-31
Popularity of Hair.

A woman leading two children step
ped into barber shop with her
charges.
Il want their hair trimmed" she
said, 'but not all the way round. l
only want 1t trimmed off even. 1t is
just the right length on the right SIDE,
but too long on the left side. had
their hair trimmed only a little while
ago, and here it is noticeably longer
on the left side. don't believe 1t was
trimmed evenly in the first place"
'Oh. yes, 1t was" the barber assured
her. ut grows faster on the left side,
that is all. Most peoples hair does
grow faster on that side, but 1t is on
children's heads that we are most like
ly to notice it."-New York Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-31
How Much Do Ynn Walk2

This is the most delightful. health
full and invigorating season of the year
for walking. Few there are perhaps,
except on Saturday afternoon or Sun
day have the spare time for an extend
ed walk. But there are thousands of
people in Danville and this valley
who ride to work, or to the stores,
who. for their physical benefit should
walk. And whenever opportunity
presents, take walk for exercise if
only for short distance.
Physicians recommend walking as
the best all-around exercise known to
them, for several reasons. In the first
place when you walk you raise the
temperature of your body. 1t is like
stuffing more coal in the furnace and
opening the draught. There's some.
thing doing in your body. Every
thing gets into working order. Your
muscles and nerves are getting up by
perspiration and more waste is being
carried off. Then you breathe more
deeply. And that puts more oxygen
in yourgbloodsand oxygen is more nec-
essary to you than your meals. And
there's your skin. The millions of
pores are opened up by perspiration
and more waste is being carried off.
And your digestion. Walking helps
that process. And it puts an edge on
your appetite.s And appetite is one of
theithingsl.necessary to good diges
tion. The doctors will tell you about
your diaphragm. The diaphragm is
a sort OF stage floor between the chest
and the abdomen. It is raised or low
cred by theIcontraction or the SWELL
ing Of the lungs. When the lungs are
the diaphragm goes down
and pressesEupon.the liver, stomach and
spleen. Itsisllike a massage on those
organs. And this massage helps to |
keep them in good order-especially
the liver The man who regularly |
practices walking will never have liv-
er trouble.
These ,are some of the benefits de.
rived from walking. Nothing is here
said about the mental benefits the ex-
filtration that comes from being in
the open air the joy that comes from
knowing that ones organism is in
good working order. The Creator
lid not intend that you should ride
IN street car or other conveyance to
'he exclusion of your two good legs.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-31
Lyinu,

1t was said of DIR. Johnson that he
always talked as though he were TAX
Ing an oath. He detested the habit OF
lying or prevaricating in the slight.
est degree and would not allow his
servants to say he was not at home IL
he was. "A servants strict regard
Cor the truth" said he, must be weak
ened by such a practice If 1 accus-
tom my servant to tell lie for me,
have | not reason to apprehend that
he will tell 1t for himselfY' A strict
adherence to truth the doctor consid-
cred as a sacred obligation, and in re-
lating the smallest anecdote he would
not allow himself the minutest addt
don to embellish his story.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-31
The Makinu of an American.

Talk about The Making of an
American" said a settlement worker
who is occasionally called upon to run
over TO Ellis Island, awhile ago I
happened TO take particular notice of
young Polish girl who had just been
released from Ellis Island with lot
Of other immigrants. The girl was
met by two women, one of them ap-
parently her sister. The trio crossed
Battery park just ahead of me and
soon saw that they were bound for the
same ferryhouse as I. They reached
the upper deck only a moment before
me, but by the time l got there the
shawl that covered the young immi-
grants head and shoulders had been
pulled OF. her hair fixed bit and a
brand new hat and wrap put on her
by the other two women who had
brought along the finery to make the
newcomer fit to be seen going home
with them."-New York Sun.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-31
An Angry BedfelIow.

When Frank Urbany. of York, aged
30 years, turned in at his boarding
place on Saturday night he found that
his bedfellow, Henry Weber, had ap-
propriated all the bed clothing and
was occupying the middle of the bed.
He shook Weber and demanded his
share, a fight ensued and Urbany was
taken to the hospital in serious con-
dition with knife wounds that requir-
ed thirty-one stitches, while Weber
was also battered up badly.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-31
Modification.

His weakness was prevarlcation.
His wife detested lying and constant
fy urged him to mend his ways. One
morning she said: "WiL, see If you
can't be perfectly truthful today.
Don't tell lie. Now, promisew He
promised and went away to work.
When he came home to dinner, she
said
Dear, did you keep your promise p
81 did" he replied soberly.
Then he caught her in his arms.
Darling" he> cried. "I will not lie to
you. When / said l had kept my
promise to you, l did not tell the
truth; but believe me, that was the
only lie I told all day"
For twenty-five seconds she was
lost in perplexity. Then she gave II
up; the problem was too deep for her
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-31
Pavement of Vitrified Brick.

The sidewalk on Bloom street be-
tween the P. & R. track and the low
er end Of the concrete pavement along
the park is being laid with vitriied
brick.
1t is small section of street claimed
by the P. & R. railway company, but
inasmuch as vehicles that use Kline
street have to drive backward and for
ward over it the borough is not reliev-
ed from responsibility. A compromise
was effected whereby the borough of
Danville furnishes the material and
employees of the railway company do
the work.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-31
MANY HALLOWEEN
PARTIES PLlNkED

From present indications there will
be many Halloween parties held Ia
Danville tonight Invitations have
been issusd aud the night promises
30 be b,tineiy celebrated. some -
these will he wierd ehostly affairs IN
which each II the persons attending
will b. required to dress up NJ witches
aud Roblins
For the benefit of the host. aud
bostesses 81 this evening the Morning
News publishsd herewith several sug.
gestiuns to enhance the pleasure
THE MYSTIC DANCE
Clear table Ia the center of the
room and thereon place dish. bearing
as many raisins as there are guests
present. Now pour alcohol over the
raisiBs until they are saturated. Join
hands around the table and as the
nisins are lighted stait the mystic
dance The flames from the raisins
will be a wierd green color lending q
kHhNNaN thfAt. ah Nle IAielh= hNth
each guest should be required to snatch
n raisin from the flames The unsuc-
cessful ones shall be doomed to disap.
poiutment in love.
THE SAwDUST PUDDING.
Take "a large bowl and fill it with
sawdust. Now out slips of paper and
on each write a fortune. Leave about
five or six slips entirely blank. Over
the top of the sawdust place layer of
crust exactly like pudding crust.
Mark off the pudding into as many
pieces as there are guests and number
each piece Now make corresponding
numbers on slips of paper and make
each guest draw one from the pile
which should be held by a witch. The
number they draw shall be their por.
tion of the pudding and therein shall
either be their fortuneIor blank the
latter is to indicate that they shall
never find mate.
There are many ideas which We
have not the space TO publish but the
above suggestions should be an aid TO
those planning to celebrate the even.
ing with friends.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-31
PRESIDENTS
PROCLL NATION

Free from fhtuinr, pest aHt Naf.
Peace. with atl mankind IL ours
Much to rs from High IL given.
Bonfneon. blossom. fruits aud flowers
So. with hearts foil Of thsnkspis ing.
Joys within uut bosoms lutk.
Aud We Il send up songs ~ praises
THIN we'll settle down 90 turk.
From Teddy Ballads
President Roosevelt has axcd upon
Thursdsy November 2s. rs the day fof
thauksgiv ing and prayer. In his pro-
clamatioH announcing the event the
president says.
"Once again the season Of the year
has come when, ia accordance with
the custom of our forefathers for gen.
erations past. the president appoints a
day rs the especial occasion for all
people to give praise and thanksgiv.
ing to God
During g-the past.year we have been
free from famine, from postilence,
from war. We are at peace with all
the rest Of mankind. Our natural re-
sources are at least as great as those
Of any other nation. We believe that
in ability to develop and take advant-
age OF these resources the average man
Of this nation stands at least rs high
as the average man Of any other. No
where else in the world is there such
an opportunity for a free people to de
velop to the fullest extent all its pow.
ers of body. Of mind, and that which
stand above both body and mind
character.
Much has been given us from OH
high and much will rightly be expect
ed of us in return. Into our care the
ten talents have been entrusted; and
we are to be pardoned neither If we
squander and waste them. nor, yet If
we hide them in napkin; for they
must be fruitful in our hands. Ever
throughout the ages, at all times and
among all peoples, prosperity has been
taught with danger, and it behooves
us to beseech the Giver of All Things
that we may not fall into love of ease
and of luxury; that we may not lose
our sense of moral responsibility; that
we may not forget our duty to God
and our neighbor.
" A great democracy like ours, a de-
mocracy based upon the principles of
orderly liberty. can be perpetuated
only if in the heart Of the ordinary
citizen there dwells a keen sense of
Righteousness and justice. We should
earnestly pray that this spirit of right
eousness and justice may grow ever
greater in the hearts of all of us, and
that our souls may be inclined ever
more both toward the virtues that tell
for gentleness and tenderness, for low
ing kindness and forbearance one with
another. and toward those no less
necessary virtues that make for man.
illness and rugged hardiness-for with
out these qualities neither nation or
individual can rise to the level of great
ness.
Now, therefore, 1, Theodore Roose.
velt, president of the United States,
do set apart Thursday, the 2Sth day of
November, as a day of general thanks
giving and prayer, and ON that day l
recommend that the people shall cease
from their daily work, and in their
homes or in their churches. meet de-
voutly to thank the Almighty for the
many and great blessings they have
received in the past, and to pray that
they may be given the strength so to
order their lives as to receive con-
tinuance OF these blessings in the
future"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-31
Raising Pheasants.

Columbia county has the distinction
OF having the only pheasantry in tue
State of Pennsylvania. 1t is conduct.
ed by Associate Judge Elmer Yeagel,
in Roaring Greek township, who ia
addition toithe duties of his offic 9
will experiment with the raising of
pheasants. They have been success.
fully raised in Canada for years. but
it is business which is new in this
country and hence will be watched
with interest
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-31
A SENSE OF HUMOR.
Ff Is a Precious GifS and Helps TO
Tighten Lies Way.

Fk Is a Precious GfS and Helps TO
Tighten Lies Way.
l regard a sense of humor as one Of
the most precious gifts that can be
vouchsafed to a human being. He is
not necessarily a better man for hav-
ing it, but he is a happier one. 1t
renders him Indifferent to good or bad
fortune. 1t enables him to enjoy his
Down discontinue.
Blessed with this sense he is never
unduly elated or cast down. No one
can ruffle his temper No abuse dis
turbs his equanimity. Bores do not
bore him. Humbugs do not humbug
him. Solemn airs do not impose on
him. Sentimental gush does not infiu-
ence him. The follies of the moment
have no hold On him. Titles and dec
orations are but childish baubles in
his eyes. Prejudice does not warp
his Judgment. He Is never in conceit
'or out of conceit with himself. He
abhors all dogmatism. The world is a
stage on which actors strut and fret
for his edifcation and amusement, and
Lhe pursues the even current of his
way, invulnerable, doing what is right
and proper accordingSo his lights, but
utterly Indifferent Whether what he
does finds approval or disapproval
from others
If Hamlet had had any sense of hui
NOR he would not have been a nui-
sance 10 himself and to all surround
ing him.-London Truth.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-31

Within few weeks three of John
Harro's children, of Harrisburg. have
been in the hospital with broken
bones. Howard, aged years, fell
and broke his wrist; Mary aged 1e
years, fell and broke an arm near the
elbow, and on Monday, John, aged >
years collided with an older brother
and broke his shoulder blade.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-31

Mrs. Rebecca May, of Coatesville,
aged "a years, when she retired on
Monday night neglected to turn off
the gas from a radiator in her room
and was asphyxiated. Iva Lowry,
who made her home with Mrs. May
also came very near being a victim to
the deadly gas, being saved by the
bed covers being over her head.