Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-02-07
CONDENSED NEWS.

Gather in the ice.
slippery sidewalks.
The ice men are happy.
Had a sleigh ride yet2
Look closely over the candidates.
The ice man has another respite.
Pretty fair ground hog weather,
isn't it?
death has been cutting wide swath
during the first Ave weeks OF 1907.
The real friends are never blind to
our own faults.
A woman can forgive an injury more
easily than slight.
Many there are who loudly praise
virtue to disguise their own lack OF
it.
The boys and girls of Danville are
entitled to the best education that can
be provided.
II ID great temptation to laugh
IN
perry sidewalk.
The so called elite OF many com
munities cultivate every thing but the
mind and heart.
Squire Jackson Levan, OF Hamburg,
Bsrks county. has served as justice OF
the peace and notary public for over
forty years. and no appeal has ever
been taken form his decisions.
The license court of Schulykill coun-
" has granted 1853 liquor licenses
and still has over 500 applications to
consider, most of them for new stands,
but with protests against all OF them.
While George Bickel. aged 35 years.
OF Stouchburg, Berks county, was
shredding corn fodder his right arm
was caught by the shredder and torn
of at the shoulder. His condition is
critical.
Mrs. Russell Sage will now be both
cred more than ever by impecuuious
people, and be Obliged to hire an ad-
ditional secretary to look over her cor
respondence. or dump her mail by
wholesale in the waste basket without
having it read or sorted over.
The monthly statement OF the public
debt shows that at the close Of bust
ness January 81. 1907, the total debt,
less cash in the treasury, amounted to
e927, 442. 2O6, which is a decrease for
the month Of 81, ,62o,57l.
Chicago is having an epidemic OF
diphtheria and scarlet fever. The filthy
and unsanirary conditions Of the
streets are alleged to be the cause OF
these contagious diseases.
In the last FIVE years the population
In France-99, 837, 235--has increased
only 400, S22, or three--quarters of one
per cent. In th. last Eve years Ger
many has added 75o, 900 to her popula-
tion.
Earnings of the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific for December broke
all records The net gain In Southern
Pacific for the six months amounts to
he full dividend requirements for that
period.
Allentown is pluming itself this
week over the new federal building
opened for the use Of the national gov
ern nent mt that place.
Bills for the cost of the uniform
primaries are commencing to come in
nc the Auditor Generals Department
and the idea is growing that the cost
is going to run pretty close to half
million dollars. Under the law the
State has to pay to counties every cent
they spend for primaries.
It's N poor sort of storm that escapes
being entitled the "severest of the
winter. +"
A petition asking for the reappoint-
ment of State Zoologist Surface and
signed by over 100 members of the
house. regardless of party, has been
presented to Governor Stuart. The
petition was circulated by Representa-
tive George Mcscrip, Of Bradford
cou nty, and was readily signed.
The mail order houses reach the peo-
what these houses have for sale. The
merchants of city must meet the
mail order houses on the same footing
and let the people know what they
have to offer.
Colonel John Jacob Astor now has
eighteen motor cars in his garage and
is reported as content with that num-
Der for the present Mrs. Astor, how
ever who has fair collection OF her
own, is still making additional pur-
chases.
Major c. F. Close and Captain G.
r. Firth. royal engineers of the Brit
ish government, have come over to
study our geodetic and coast survey
system, which, they say, is far super
ior to those OF Europe.
William Gray Williams, who holds
responsible position under the Wilm-
ington Iron company, accompanied by
his wife, arrivedsin DaDville last even
ing for few days visit. Mr.. and
Mrs. Williams were both former resi-
dents Of nanville and the trip to their
o Id home is made largely for the
benefit of Mrs. Williams, who is con-
aidarahIY indisnnsAd owing To an at.