Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-09-05
X sEIJLTI, Il
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There are many things in the past
that we ought TO forget.
Dreaming about the past isn't likely
to improve the present.
The habit of enjoying the present is
one everybody should cultivate.
The frost will soon be on the pump
kin.
The average temperature of the year
in England has risen just over a de-
gree in the last half century.
In 1880 the world contained only 2lO
miles of railway; now there are over
350 900 miles of line.
The coal consumption a head is
greater in England than of any other
country
The Japanese lover, instead of an
engagement ring, may give his future
bride a piece of beautiful silk to be
worn as a sash.
The faithful toiler is sure to find it
"better farther on.
Most of US are frail enough to keep
US properly humble.
Pain is natures danger signal and
should be needed at once.
A pleasant word or a kindly deed
may save a soul from death.
Few men and women are uniformly
as good as they'd like to be.
Every citizen should take an interest
in local and national politics.
Experience ought to be a first class
teacher, but seldom is
The muddled brain never does very
good work.
One can never afford to do less than
ones best.
Much valuable labor is done with the
brain as we'll as the muscle.
The price of anthracite coal in Phil
adelphia has been raised to 81 for a
long ton of 2,24O pounds.
Industry and sobriety are secrets of
a successful life.
August leaves some pleasant memoir
les and some otherwise.
Every citizen who adds to the worlds
useful things is a laborer.
The whole land honors the laboring
man who honors his calling.
Religion and labor should be boon
companions and strong allies.
The nation signally prospers when
labor and capital are at peace,
Fireproof writing paper is the latest
novelty. This makes it all the more
dangerous to be a statesman.
Texas gives Taft royal reception
because the secretary is architectural
Iy the Texas of the cabinet
Speaker Cannon says ne has no
presidential bee, yet when he is alone
something that seems as large as a
canary comes and buzzzes sweetly in
his ear.
From the Soudan comes the report
of fierce fight between a lion and a
government engineer, which ended in
the death of the latter-an English
man named G. H. Salmon.
Whoever was responsible for the late
slump in stocks may now pride him
self on the good deed,as it is reported
to have broken up gambling at Sara
toga.
The water OF Yellow Breeches creek,
Cumberland county, which has alway S
been dull yellow, is turning TO a
deep red. The cause for the change is
not known.
Ohio doctors are against Foraker.
They think his actions in regard to
the pure food bill go to prove that ne
is quack statesman.
Professor Scheimsnn, who puts Presi-
dent Roosevelt in class with Wash
ington, Jackson aud Lincoln, will
hardly be called on 10 grace the presi.
dents gallery of undesirables
1t occurs to the parsgrapher of tho
Chicago News that he is a poor speci-
men of defaulter who cannot find
woman to blame it on.
The lives of some men are a real in
spiIation to their fellows.
The English language is alive and is
therefore constantly growing.
Some of the new words recently in
vented are rather startling.
Noise and harmony seldom have any
very intimate connection.
Comedy follows close upon the hells
of tragedy along the road of life.
The primitive passions of love and
hate are still great forces in the world.
There are occasions when little
experience is worth whole lot of
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