Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-03-21
CONDENSED NEWS.

GOOD bye winter.
Has the last snow fall IN?
Make war on the dirt pile.
Street paving is nearly ripe
March is surely changeable.
The promise of spring never fails.
Trout fishing only about month
off
Many Faster hats are now being
erected.
Danville was left out of the flood
this time.
No man need be concerned about the
ability of the United States to build
the Panama canal.
The returns of the county assessors
of SchuylkiIl county show an increase
in the valuation of real estate from
$40, 600, 600 to over $4,000, 000 Pra-
ctically all this increase is on coal
lands.
The very individuals who find fault
with large charitable bequests, because
the money may be tainted, are the
same fellows who wouldn't put a
nickel in the collection box without
asking for change. Isn't that so?
Daniel Everett, residing near Selins,
grove, gave his watch to a gypsy to
have his fortune told. She refused to
return the watch and he had warrant
issued for her arrest.
Who except the stock manipulators
care much about the slump on Wall
street. so long as the industrial and
legitimate commercial world huns
like the busy bee?
It's a whole mouth now since John
D. Rockefeller has given away few
millions Look out for something big
next.
The King of Norway served as an
ordinary apprentice in the Danish
navy for nine months.
AT the present rnnmant the countries
of Europe are spending on their arm
les and navies as much as 81. 600, 900
day.
West Newton, Mass, is considering
the advisability of providing a ceme
terry for cats. No doubt the spot will
be christened tine catacombs.
Heary Olds, assistant biologist of
the laboratory at Washington for l3
years. has been studying the music of
birds and has written an elaborate
brochure on the subject.
England spends $3.50, O0o, 900 a year
on her navy This is So, 00C, 900 more
than the combined expenditure of
France, Russia and Germany.
The Easter advertiser will get the
Easter trade
Members of the legislature who want
more pay should try to earn what they
expect to receive.
The number Of arrests in New York
and speed ordinances has been increas-
ed 80 par cent in the last three months.
The pearl fishery of Ceylon. leased
by the British government. involved
an expenditure of only s79 $40 last
year, with net profit of 1901, S82.
Owing to the unusual activity in
railroad building it is estimated that
in Ontario alone 4, 800, 900 ties will be
out this year.
Rumor says that there is to be
rate war among the Atlantic passenger
carrying companies.
The Structural Building Trades Alli-
200, 900 workers outside of New York.
Agricultural schools have been est
blished at several places in Siberia,
and certain number of steam plows,
reapers and the like are now in use
"The Bloomsbury State Normal
School will begin the spring Term
March 25th, 1907. Write for further
information to DR.. d. J. Waller. Jr.
Principal. -
patent for paper waistcoats has
been taken out in Switzerland. They
will cost only 4 cents. and are said to
be warmer than wooden garment.
There are some fine opportunities in
this town for street cleaning and street
building.
The cash buyer always has an ad-
vantage over the other fellow
Nearly twenty-one million Roman
Catholics live under the American
flag.
The enforcement of the existing laws
is the supreme need of the hour.
Fire and water unrestrained are
terrific foes of men.
1t is said that from 80 to lCO tons
of boneless pork ready for curing, ar
rive in Glasgow daily.
Seven old spoons have recently been
found in the earth. They were cleaned
and are of silver and gilt They are
dated 1885, and valued at $3.50 each.
The new customs tariff of Japan,
which went into force on October Il,
has stimulated the promotion of home
companies for the manufacture of
dour.
The Republic of Panama contains
about 30. T8t 900 acres of land, of
which about rs 450 acres are under