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Evening journal., 1907-04-09
Muslin Underwear 'P priaes 55'!is

2sc instead of 35c Corset Covers
of ain. wide lace and insertings,
in all sizes pink and blue ribbon
run through insertings.
osc instead of $I.6o Skirts, of
extra wide embroidered umbrella
ruffles, in all lengths. For this
special only.
ACC instead of oSc, Of fine Main
sock Drawers, extra wide lace and
embroidery ruffle.
Evening journal., 1907-04-09
ADJUSTMENTS.

LYCEUM THEATRE.
Tenth street. West Of Market.
Matinees-1Dc 2Oc and 25c
Nights and Holidays-10c, 2Oc, 30c, SOC.
April s, 3. and 10. Matnees Monday and
Wednesday. Mr.. Robert Downing in his
latest success
RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR"
With Miss Helene Andree, Mr.. Lee Milar
and a Metropolitan company. Coming
Groves, the Wonderful Wizard"
Evening journal., 1907-04-09
Silk EtOn Coat at $4.98

Jaunty Taa Eton beautifully tailored and Sd Q8
trimmed with silk Hercules braid value S79S .... -
Evening journal., 1907-04-09

ACC instead Of 75c, Tor Gowns Of
fine muslin, trimmed in lace and
embroidery.
oSc instead of $I.40, of extra
fine Gowns, with square or V
neck; fine muslin, long or three
quarter sleeves a very special.
25c instead of SOC, for Chemise
of good muslin, trimmed nicely
with lace and embroidery.
King or Market St. Entrance.
The Jewish outlook., 1907-05-03
Program Of Eieh.
teenth Convention
Of the Central Conference Of American
Rabbis.

ference of American Rabbis will be held
at Frankfort, Michigan, July 1-8, 1907.
Frankfort is quiet, cool and attrac-
tive summer resort on the eastern shore
of Lake Michigan. 1t is easily accessible
by rail and boat and has excellent hotel
accommodation at reasonable rates.
A new feature of this convention will
be series of informal Round Table
discussions touching the practical activ-
tiles and intellectual life of the Rabbi
1t is planned that the members divide
up into groups each evening for the in
formal discussion of kindred subjects.
Reports Of Committees.
Publication, Joseph Silverman; Ser
monte Literature, A. Hirschberg; Seder
Haggadah, Henry Berkowitz; Minis
ter's Hand Book, T. Schanfarber; Con-
temparaneous History, G. Deutsch;
Elaboration of Systematic Theology, K.
Kohler; Church and State, d. Lefko-
witz; Weekday Services II. G. Enelow:
Uniform pronunciation of Hebrew, M. L.
Margolis Geiger Centenary, K. Kohler;
Religious Work in Universities, G.
Zepin; Union Hymnal Revision, Charles
S. Levi; Scriptual Readings, M. Fl. Har-
ris; Synagogal Music A. Kaiser; Do
nestle Service, H. Berkowitz; Religious
Schools, L. Grossmann; Professional
Ethics, j. Krauskopf; Grad Index, G.
Deutsch.
The conference sermon will be
preached by Isaac S. Moses.
Papers.
History and Function Of Ceremonies
in Judaism, by X. Kohler. Discussion
will be led by Emil G. Hirsch and M. II.
Harris. judaism of the Nineteenth
Century, illustrated by stereoptican
views, a lesson in popularizing the study
of Jewish history, by G. Deutsch. Dis
cussion led by D. Philipson and S. N.
Dainard. A Study of immigration with
special reference to the Jew, by D.
Blaustein. Discussion led by I. l.. Ry-
pins and I. Warsaw Religious Work in
Jewish Institutions for Dependents and
Detectives, by Simon Peiser. Discussion
led by Emil Leipziger and George Ze-
pin. The Attitude of Judaism Toward
Proselytism, by Alfred Moses. Discus
sion led by Marx Landsburg and NJ L.
Margolis. Moses Hayyim Luzzatto, in
honor of his bi-centenial, by Isaac
Landman. Discussion.
A special day will be set aside for the
consideration Of Sabbath School Prob
lens. Papers will be read by L. Gross
mann, j. Silvermann, M. N. A. Cohen,
and M. A. Harris Subjects will be an
nounced later.
Round Table Discussion.
Compatibility of Zionism and Reform
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-03-07
TESSlE THE WAITRESS.
The Reason That Faithful No. Ia
Took n Day OF.

Took n Day on.
Like the fated duchess in Brown
ing's poem, Tessie smiled upon all men.
No matter how intricate the order or
how many times you sent things back,
she never grumbled. There was al
ways Il struggle to get seat at her
table. The boys" who regularly gath
cred in the downtown restaurant at
half past u would wait fifteen min
utes for the privilege of being served
by Tesse. They joked her good deal
and always were rewarded by fash
ing smile and a twinkle of the eye,
bit Of repartee or perhaps a little ex-
ira attention to their order. But new
er did one of them pre.0ime upon her
friendliuess and bon camaraderie to
Overstep the very certain line which
she had drawn between herself and
those whom she served. She was
young. plquant and pretty, but she
'mothered" them ALL and. no matter
how tenderly she might ask if the eggs
were just right or the coffee hot. they
knew that it was useless to misnter-
pret that "motherIng"
Tessie stayed in the downtown lunch
room just three years. From the day
she came the managers discerning eye
discovered prize in her. and from the
ladies' table she was promoted to one
where maSculinity and tips were more
frequent. If waitress were absent,
Tessie was always given the extra"
table to serve, and she never complain
ed. Tessie was never tardy, never
too i'll 10 work, never distrait or care
less Tirelessly she went up and
down with her arms full Of dishes and
food. The boys" used to speculate
sometimes upon Tessie's matrimonial
possibilities and hazard guesses rs to
what they would do when some fellow
carried her off to wait on himself eX-
clusiyely But in time she became
such fixture that they ceased wonder.
ing why such a pretty girl was forced
TO work in a quick lunch room and
gave up the thought that she would
ever marry at all
That is why they We're very much
surprised one day when they arrived
to find no Tessie. Another waitress
tried to take her place. but nobody got
what he wanted, and nothing went
right. They had been so used to de-
pending upon Tessies suggestions and
her memory that the new waitress had
hard time of 1t. Finally in fit OF
the crouch one of the boys called the
manager over.
Say" he demanded, where's Tes-
sie?"
The manager lifted his eyebrows po-
litely.
"Tessie?" he began. "Oh. you mean
No. y She will be back tomorrow"
The next morning Tessie appeared as
usual The crowd of young clerks
greeted her with Il whoop.
"Where have you been%' they de-
manded.
Tessie looked at them for a moment
Her fingers gripped the edge of the
table, and two big tears rose to her
eyes.
II stayed home yesterday" she
said chokingly, toto go to my hus-
bands funeral"
The clerks looked at one another
blankly.
Your husband" exclaimed some
body.
Yes said Tesse simply. He's
dead. He lad been i'll three years
consumption" And then she hurried
away to the kitchen to give her orders
ana wipe her tear stained face.-New
York preSs
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-03-07
S
Wooing
Copyright, 1906, by P. C. Eastment
By TAYLOR WHITE

Il simply must make that train, -
said Nan. Il must get home"
Bert looked at his mother She made
helpless gesture
II don't see how it can be done, my
dear Man." she said weakly. Both
Of the horses have gone lame, the liv.
cry has no horse in, and the express
man cannot come for your trunk until
this afternoon"
Cant we beg, borrow or buy rlgi"
she demanded briskly. Surely every
horse and cart in Pleasantville Is not
engaged"
Il guess you'll have to stay over un-
til tomorrow" said Bert blandly. 81
can get horse by then"
"Tm going to get one right away"
she said decidedly. Il promised Nell
Taylor when we were at school that
would be her bridesmaid and I'm go.
ing to-"
Mrs. Montrose stared. MY dear
Nan" she said coldly. Il hope you will
do nothing to excite comment"
Nan stared. She had told them q
week ago that she must leave on
Thursday, and they had made no move
toward looking after her departure.
NoS' that she had been forced to take
the matter Into her own hands this
placid remark lrritated her
II am going 10 get that trunk to the
train If have to hire circus parade"
she sail spiritedly as she darted out
Of the doo"
Mrs. Montrcse held up her hands In
placid horror MY dear Bert" she
SAID ''it Is almost fortunate that the
girl will not have you
Nothing OF the sort" was the brutal
response. II need the money, and you
know | do. If you hadn't made that
row about her riding Dwlght's horse IT
would have been all right was hop
ing IL forgot about the baggage she
might stay on, and I could patch IL
up"
We'll. let US hope that the girl does
not entirely disgrace us" was the wall
Ing rejoinder as Mrs Montrose went
into the parlor, where she could COM
mand a view OF the street
Nan Udell had been a thorn in her
desh ever since she had come from the
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-03-07

Lady Dorothy Nevill In her remi.
niscences tells this story Of the two
Misses Walpole. her cousins: "On one
occasion, when both of the two were
well over ninety. Miss Fanny, the
younger who had that day been rather
LII, only joined her sister in the sitting
room just before dinner On her ar
rival downstairs the latter tN.!s" Char
lotte by nameD remarked. 'i.-ay, !
am going t. be i'll too. | !r"' 50. hot
about the head It uuSt d. a..jr;e'-y
Nothing OF The sort" e&c!l'... 49,
Fanny. n'al.".. % '..''L n a@ #!s' =
head 'Yo"" ra,,'S on t... na ~. -
Ing to r"t Il "@t H.. s., l.. b.'..y,-
old thing IL!
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-03-07
: { NY ieI! Author,

WlrH .NlphOuSc Daudet brought out
SaVphu' AZ American publishing
house that issued religious books, not
knowing its character. offered NJ. Dau-
det a large sum for advance sheets Of
the work. He accepted the offer, and
the advance sheets were sent. When
the publishers received them they de-
cided that they could not issue the
book. and they cabled to the author,
"'Sappho' will not do This dispatch
puzzled DauGet. He consulted with
numbers OF friends, and this was the
conclusion at which they eventually
arrived: "Sappho' in French is spelled
with one ''p''-"Sapho," after the Greek
fashion. In English It Is spelled with
two. IN unusually acute friend point
ed this out to Daudet, which much re-
lieyed the novelist, and he cabled back
to the publishers, Spell it with two
p's." 1t is needless to state that the
publishers We're more astonished at
DaudetS reply than he had been at
their cable dispatch.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-03-07
PLAYi.lG CARDS.
peouIiartes of Those Used by tho
Different Nations.

conc Of the most interesting collec-
tionS of foreign loot that I've seen
recently" said a man ordinarily too
bus. - make the trip over the seas
himself. is du assortment of playing
cards from various parts of the world.
In every country the owner of the
collection ylsited-and he went TO a
good many-pickcd up cards Of local
manufacture and so representative OF
the nation
Tile Russian cards are perhaps the
most elaborate. lie faces Of the kings
ami queens are different in each suit,
Indicating The r#cHl elements that go
to compose tine empire.
"On The Greek cards classical heroes
ana hcroincs are represented. Nestor,
for example. is tie king of hearts and
one se, th" kuave AgImemnon IS the
king Of .,.@s. Hercules the jack Of
spades ami Iinos ana Danae the king
and ore,A If diamonds. The Greek
pacl, is rather a cheap one and scarce
~ Gor5 honor to The celebrities por-
trayed
"CadiZ is - center for card manufac-
turing. The idea of the Spanish card
maker seems to he to get as much color
on the cards as possible The royal
robes are OF unusual magnificence.
The clubs ara big bludgeons in green
and I.,I. AMI Tie kIave of clubs, gayly
capalisoued "a a prancing horse, re-
minds you in ,antly Of Jack the Giant
Killer. The spades are ugly little dag
gers. ana FOR hearts and diamonds
there are d. * and dice cups. The
car in some Of the Spanish packs are
very thin ana have capital spring.
The Madeira cards come from Lis
bon. The figures are more convention.
al in design than on the Spanish. The
ace cards are adorned with typical
Portuguese scenes.
~ pccularity of the pack bought in
Constautinople is that the ace cards
in addition to the single spade, dia'
mond, club or heart in the center OF
each. have diminutive aces at the up
per left hand and lower right hand
corners
"The Italian face cards portray de.
cidedly gloomy personages. Each onH
Of the face cards, by the way, carries
in small print the name and address OF
the maker There are tiny packs, an
inch and quarter by an inch and
three-Quarters in size, which can be
bought on the streets of Naples for q
soldo. These resemble the Spanish
cards to some extent, although the
royalties are more dignlfied.
Cairo is 4 great card emporium, and
Mousky street offers rich returns to
the card hunter Fortune telling cards
must be in demand there, to judge
from the samples | saw In the collec-
ton The Cairo playing cards come
mostly from Germany. They are brill
liant in their coloring. The aces carry
scenes from lands both west and east.
The gem of all the packs comes
from Switzerland. The cards are
small one and three-Quarters by two
and a half inches in size, and the back
design is the edelweiss. The kings,
queens and jacks are delightful studies
in Swiss costume, and the purchaser
certainly gets his moneys worth, for
each face card has two half figures
quite unlike. On the aces are Swiss
scenes and objects of interest, also two
to card, the subjects including the
castle Of Chillon, the Matterhorn, the
bridge at Lucerne and the Lion of Lu-
indianapolis Star
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-03-07
His PercnNLaranca

Henry Arthur Jones. the noted Eng
lish playwright was giving the stu
dents of Yale an address on the drama.
Your American vernacular Is plctur-
esquc," he said. land it should help
your playwrights TO build strong, racy
plays But neither vernacular nor any
thing else is of moment if persever-
ance is lacking. No playwright can
succeed who is like q man | know. I
said to this man one New Years day,
DO you keep a diary, Philip Yes
he answered I've kept one for the
first Two weeks in January for the
last seven years."
illuminated.
Benedick-That luminous paint is O
splendid thing. Singleton-What do
you use it for? Benedick-We paint
the baby's face, so we can give him a
drink IN the night without lighting
the gas
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-03-07
FLY FISHING.
The Expert Angler Explains Why II
Is humane Sport.

The Expert Angler Explains Why II
Is a humane Sport.
"Well," said Chichester, IL it comes
to suffering | doubt whether the fish
are conscious of any such thing as we
means by It, But even If they are they
suffer twice as much and a thousand
times as long shut up in this hot, nasty
pool as they would in being caught In
proper style"
"But think of the hookr'
Hurts about as much as pin
prick"
But think of the fearful struggle
and the long, gasping agony on the
shore"
There's no fear in the struggle. It's
Just trial Of strength and skill, like
game of football A fish isn't afraid
of death; he doesn't know anything
about it. And there is no gasping on
the shore, but a quick rap on the
head with q stick, and it's all over"
But why should he be killed at allT
"Well," said he, smiling, there are
reasons of taste. You eat salmon
don't youf"
"Ye-e-es," she answered a little
doubtfully, then with more assurance
but remember what Wilbur Short
says in that lonely chapter on Com
munion With the Catfish'-I want them
brought to the table in the simplest
and most painless way"
And that is angling with the fly
said he, still more decidedly. "The
fly Is not swallowed like a bait II
sticks in the skin Of the lip, where
there Is least feeling. There is no
torture in the play OF salmon. It's
just fair fight with an unknown op-
ponent. Compare it with the other
ways Of bringing a fish to the table.
If he's caught in a net he hangs there
for hours, slowly strangled. If he's
speared, half the time the spear slips,
and he struggles off badly wounded,
and If the spear goes through him he
IS flung out on the bank to bleed TO
death. Even If he escapes he is sure
TO come to a pitiful end some day
old to catch his food or be torn TO
pieces by a seal, an otter or a fish
hawk Fly fishing really offers him
Never mind that said Ethel
What does II offer your
y gentcman's sport, / suppose" he
answered rather slowly van
Dyke in Scribner'S.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-03-07

which ve swallow. But there is even
third quarantine station located In
the mouth. Millions of microbes are
destroyed in the mouth daily by the
Juices elaborated there for this very
purpose. If IT was not for these three
quarantine stations working continu-
ously night and day, we should be kill
ed Of by microbes within an hour aft
er eating a meal.
In the ear there is a little device
which might have been the original OF
our modern compressed air inventions.
The delicate drum Of the ear must have
an equal pressure from the outside and
inside to receive and transmit the
sound vibrations To make this pos
sible the eustachan tube was devised.
Its function is to regulate the air pres
sure inside the ear. Let 1t fail TO work,
and one becomes stone deaf.
In the bones of the head there are
many little channels followed out
which are called the semicircular ca
nails. These canals are filed with fluid
lymph For centuries no one could un-
derstand their meaning. Some ply
sicians considered them Of no use.
This tendency to belittle organs In the
human body whose functions could not
be explained has characterized more
than one generation of savants. Now
these peculiar Semicircular canals are
known To be wonderful little devices to
assist us in keeping our balance. They
act a good deal as the ballast does on
Il ship, or. more properly speaking, like
the fluid IN spirit level. The brain
keeps IN eye on this spirit level and Is
made conscious Of the bodys relative
position Tho fluid flows back and
forth in tie canals, and when we get
it at IA dangerous angle the brain
knows it.-Ncw York Tribune
A POINTED prayer.
Aunt Dinah had come to see her old
mistress. who had just recovered from
an illness.
Yes, Miss Lila, sho'ly done prayed
fer Yer to git well all de time, and now
yer see how it done turned out"
Then you believe that your prayers
are always answered, DinahT
"Sho'ly, sho'lyw Then, with sly
glance; yer see, neber tempts de
Lord, case don't pray fer nothin' dat
| don't know I'll git. Dr. John, he
done toll me he tort yer was on de re-
covery road" After pause she went
on:
Say. Miss Lila. yer know what |
prayed fer last nIght?'
NO"
"Why. | Just p'intedly begged de
Lord ter put it into yer heart ter give
me dat brown silk dress yer done ont
grOw"d. brooklyn Eagle
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-03-07

Francis Augusre ue Ber1or.~
And this from the cattle ranch?'
thought Alger.
As the days went by he found hiu-
self desperately in love with the girl
and unable to win from her anything
more than the most chilling courtesy.
He had not even the satisfaction of
confiding in Mrs. Elliott Once when
he tried to speak of Vera, meaning to
confess his love for the girl his aunt
interrupted him coldly: Say no more,
Paul. | accepted your decision as final,
you will remember, and later will
leaves all possess to the Home For
Aged Men
She swept angrily from the room.
AIger stood for a moment as If stun
ned: then he laughed aloud. That's
good news. Now there's no money in
the way, and III move heaven and
earth to win the loveliest girl that
ever
''.Came out of the west,'" quoted
a merry voice, and the portiers parted
and Vera stepped from the window
seat into the room.
Alger sprang forward hastily.
Vera" eagerly. you've known all
the while that love you
"a girl from the west, brought up on
a cattle ranch?" she questioned, hold
ing him back with her hand on his
breast
Il don't care where you're from, or
,1- pnIvr
love me, Vera" pleadingly.
"a g,rl who doesn't know q sonata
from a sandwich" misch.evously.
''Vera. forgive me for that and say
you love me-"
Paul" seriously, "I've loved you
ever since | was a little girl. See!'
She drew locket from her bosom and
pressed back the cover.
AIger gazed in bewiIderment. 1t was
his own face that looked up at him.
"Aunt Ruth sent that to my father.
l claimed it as mine and have worn it
always"
Vera. with his arms about her,
"why have you been so cruel to me
when I've tried 50 hard
Il feared you might propose 10 me
to please Aunt Ruth and-and because
OF the money
Here, here. What's all this aboutY
Aunt Ruth's voice sounded harshly at
the door
They turned toward her together.
"Vera has promised to marry me,
Aunt Ruth"
And my latest will She fairly
hurled the words Gt them.
we don't mind" they cried togeth-
er rapturously.
was never signed" added Aunt
Ruth In changed voice, and they
heard her laughing as she softly closed
the door and left them TO their hap
pineSS.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-03-07
Silverinu Mirrors.

Mirrors are usually silvered by coat
ing the glass with amalgam. For this
purpose Il large, perfectly fat stone Is
provided, and upon it is evenly spread
sheet Of tin foil without crack or
flaw This is covered to the depth OF
one-eighth Of an inch with clean mer-
curry The plate of glass, perfectly
cleaned from al grease and impurity,
is fioated on to the mercury by sliding.
SO as to exclude all air bubbles. 1t Is
then pressed down by loading II with
weights in orGer to press out all the
mercury which remains fluid This Is
received in gutter around the stone.
After about twenty-four hours 1t Is
gently raised upon its edge, and in
few weeks it is ready to frame.