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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
Hairs and Feathers.

Hairs are found on almost every
thing that grows and, if we may so
call the fine fibers OF asbestus, they
even invade the mineral world. From
a piece of mineral asbestus quarried
from the earth and looking like a stone
with satiny fracture the silken fbers
can be rubbed with the finger till the
lump is worn away.
Secure feather somewhere-it will
be much better than picture-and
you will see that it has main stem
or midrib. Along each side of this ex-
tends the thin part known as the vane.
Look closely and you will see that this
vane is composed of tiny feathers, call
ed boards. fastened together through
out their whole length from where
their bases join the midrib to their
tips. You can easily separate one of
these from the rest. when you will see
how like a tiny feather 1t is, with what
seems fine fuzziness along each edge.
st Nicholas.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
The Head of the House.

1t is folly to call the husband the
head of the house; he is not. 1t is but
courtesy title at best, since in truth
he is but an incident in the home life.
while the wife and mother is its whole
existence. Literally the sun of do
nestle happiness rises and sets in the
face of the wife and mother.-Clara
Morris in Housekeeper.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
he Poor Ensian.

The following story of German mill
tary otticialism is published in Lon
don: One Ensign Flugge claimed com
pensation for damage to kit caused by
mouse having gnawed Il hole in his
best tunic. The officer who had to de
eide the point dismissed the claim and
ordered the ensign to be severely pun
ished on the ground that, contrary to
orders, he had hung his best tunic on
nail when going on guard at night
in an inferior garment instead of pack
ing 1t in his knapsack. thus enabling Il
mouse TO gnaw hole in it without
having to overcome the slightest i'm
pediment." Ensign Flugge appealed,
and on further hearing it appeared
that the officer who first dealt with
the case was mistaken in the facts,
the tuniC having been slowed in Il
knapsack at the time when the mouse
defaced ii ana not hung upon nail
The first decision was therefore set
aside by higher authority, and Ensign
Flugge was ordered to be severely
punished for having slowed his tunic
in HIS knapsack instead of hanging it
on a nail, thereby giving opportunity
To the mouse to knaw n hole in it 'un-
der cover of the darkness" The sentl-
ments of Ensign Flugge are not re-
pordnd
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
Not an Aduertiser

Did you hang up any mistletoe las
Christmas?" asked Erastus Pinkley.
Deed l didn't" answered Miss
Miami Brown. us got a little too
much pride to advertise fob de ordinary
courtesies dat lady has right to
expect Exchange.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
DIANA OF THE DIRECTOIRE.

Bring me my new fur hat, mamma, for
want to put it on.
1t Is wider than the widest hats we wore
In years agone.
1t is three feet wide, and the brim is
thick and 1t has a lot of weight
ana IL makes me wear three heads Of
hair just to keep it sitting straight
My shoes? All, yes! / have put them on
and the heels are good and high,
And they press against my tender feet till
feel that must die
Yet wear them SO as come and GO and
force pleasant smile.
For one has to be in style, mamma-one
has to be in style.
And now my directoire gown, mamma.
I've managed TO don my stays.
You Will have to slip me into It, for my
arms l cannot raise.
And I'm wlllowy. as you may see, with
the willowiness of steel.
1t will be tonight ere l take a bite, for 1
cannot hold a meal!
And now go for a little stroll, and I go
to make a call,
And l shall not sit upon a chair, but shall
lean against the wall
For / can't sit down in my nice new
gown for l know that If l do
I'll be certain to break in two, mamma
III certainly break in two!
Wilbur Nesbit I'm Chicapo Post
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
Not Sanouine

Majestic Person-Do you know, my
LAD, that every British boy has a
chance of becoming prime minister of
england? Youngster thoughtfully)-
wen, I'll sell my chance for a shilling.
Tit Bits.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
Where womsn Ar. M...4

what strikes you about Auckland is
the dearth of women. 1t is said TO bn
the same all over New Zealand. There
are far more men than women, and
lots OF men have to go without wives
New Zealand Herald.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31

Eila--A poet wrote a sonnet on nv
iace tne other day. Stella-Did he
write 1t on the lines 7-Bohemian.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
PRESERVING Linaerie Waists.

The lacey lingerie waists so popular
Of late are things of beauty" but,
alas, not Joys forever" by any means,
says Housekeeper They are easily
ruined in the laundering, and the bro
ken lace is difficult, well nigh impos-
sible, to mend. To greatly prolong
their usefulness buy common waist
net, cut In strips or the shape of the
insets, and sew upon the underside of
the inserted lace when the waist is
new or as soon as it begins to break.
Even badly torn pieces may be mended
In this way, the pattern being darned
down invisibly upon the net. Many
very open patterns are really improved
In looks by the addition of the net.
He draws from real life"
"Artist?"
No; dentist. louisville Courier
Journal
Editor dn daily office)-Say, Buck,
have you read my last editorial?
II hope So" was the crusty reply
Minnehaha.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
A FAMOUS CARPET.
The First One That Was Used In Old
New York City.


New York City.
81 haven't learned everything about
my business yet" said the young car
pet salesman but I've picked UP some
information that's interesting even If
it isn't new.
For instance, not everybody knows
that 1t isn't so very long ago-only
about 200 years-that nobody had a
carpet in New York city. They didn't
use rushes strewn around for floor COW
ering, as they used to do in England,
partly, | suppose, because rushes,
whatever they are, were not plentiful
and partly because they preferred
sand. Certainly sand sprinkled on a
bare floor seems cleaner and better
than rushes, and it has some advan-
tages over a regular carpet. Anyhow,
that was what they used In the houses
of the aristocracy.
But carpets came in fashion in New
York at the very end of the seven
teenth century, and the man who intro
duced the fashion was Captain Kidd.
He wasn't pirate then. He was cap
tain of the Antigua, packet ship ply
ing between here and London, and
was a citizen and householder in
this city. In 1862 he married Sarah
Port, the widow of another ship cap
tain, and set up housekeeping in Han,
over square, then an aristocratic quar-
ter
"In that house on the floor of the
best room, as they called it in those
days, was the first carpet known to
have been in use in New York. 1t was
valued at $25 which doesn't seem ex-
travagant even as money was then
valued. That may not be an important
fact, but it's interesting. New York
Times
La Junta tribune., 1908-11-28
womsn's Club.

The Woman's Club met with Mrs.
Hart November Goth. The topic for
the afternoon reviewed the develop
mcnt and settlement OF the western
plains. beginning with the earliest
known expedition Of the Spaniards
and continuing TO the present time.
merely giving outlines and statistics
The papers were necessarily brief
but were enjoyed and discussed by
the club. Mrs. Nordstrom read the
first paper. the Santa re Trail
Mrs veasie gave sketch OF the or
ranizer of the Harvey House Sys.
tenn" and OF the labor and thought
required to equip and maintain this
vast hotel.
Mrs. Lights paper the. Santa Fe
Railroad merely touched the history
OF the great line reaching from the
city by the lake 10 the Golden Gate,
with its many diverging lines. The
new tunnel at Ration Pass was par
ticuiarly mentioned. Adjourned to
meet with Mrs. Jones. November 27th
La Junta tribune., 1908-11-28
Wood Family Reunion.

Thirty-eight members of the Wooc
family attended family reunion and
enjoyed an old-time Thanksgiving dir
ner at the home OF Mrs, Amanda
Wood In Higbce Thursday. It was
an occasion that will long be remem
bered. as IL brought together mem
bers OF a family .ha, had not met
under similar conditions in years
previous. II ever. Among those
present were three sons and three
son-inlaws, three daughters and two
daurhters-in.law. twenty-one grand
children, three great grand children.
and two grand sons-in.law--thirty
eight in all
Among those present from dis.
tanee were Ed Wood and family. OF
Rosebud. wyo.; W. D. Wood.of Doug
las. Ariz., and daughter. Miss Nelli.
Wood. of Boulder. The only living
members OF the family not present
were Guy Wood and family OF Rocky
Ford. and Frank Wood and family, OF
Granite. Colo.
La Junta tribune., 1908-11-28
DousI. si-.hs.y Party.

The afternoon of Monday. November
2sd. was most en3oyably spent by
about twenty ladies', in helping cele-
brate the birthdays Of Mrs. Madigan
and Mrs. Pancoast. at the cosy home
OF the former.
The amusements caused deal Of
merriment and Joliity. Each lady
was given q number and a slip Of pa
per on which was written
..The difference in our age is no
delusion,
It's for you to form the right coh-
clusion.''
Mrs Morley. more observing than
the rest. solved the problem and was
rewarded with pretty pair OF en-
broidery scissors and emery ball.
The ladies were then invited to .
game of Il Spy tie Thimble-'' Mrs.
Morrison and Mrs. John Fisher be-
came the owners OF pretty silver
thimbles, for In this case II was.
II SPY" Il keep
In the dining room was beautiful
birthday cake surrounded BY tell tale
candles and divided into twenty
squares. Each guest chose square
and implanted her number on 1t.
When the delicious Refreshments
were served. each one found her.
chosen piece Of cake on her plate,
and Mrs. Finney, more lucky than the
reat. found handsome gold thimble
tmbedded in her piece.
1t was in truth and deed =
~Thimble Party"
FL When. Il late hour tho guests
departed, II 49, % wish the host
Slesa many happy returns = the;
~. s
La Junta tribune., 1908-11-28
washing M.ehin. on Ere. Trial.


Let this washer do your work
save your hands. time and temper.
A new invention. All you have to
do is to put clothes In tub and
move the handle OF this pneumatic
clothes washer up and down-the ma
chine does the rest in half the time.
In order to introduce this new In
vention in 500 families we are going
TO distribute these machines at cost
price on trial II 1t isn't satisfac-
tory We will take 1t back and no
charge The regular price Is $500.
We want you to show 1t to your
neighbors and to send US testimoni-
al after using II you take advantag
OF this offer now you need send US
only 500 in one-cent stamps or mon
ey together with the name Of this
newspaper. We will express this
newly patented machine. which does
the work easier and better than the
$500 machines A child can wash
the most delicate fabrics towels,
handkerchiefs and napkins. without
wear or tear. In half the time Of
old fashioned methods. The proof
Is free Write at once to Pierce
Baker Co., S5i Washington street.
Buffalo. N. Y.
La Junta tribune., 1908-11-28
MsnnonIss s.n,tsr,um.

The directors Of the Mennonite
Sanitarium desire to announce that
they are now ready TO receive pa
tients at the sanitarium.
Any information In regard to the
terms. may be had from J. r. I3runk,
general manager, or w. n. Moore.
medical superintendent
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
To Select a Cow.

While there may be no infallibie
rule by which a man can be governed
IN selecting a high-class dairy cow,
there arr many points that will assist
and If carefully considered, will pre-
vent disappointment as a rule. Remem-
Der that 9 cow Is a machine and is in
tended t, change the different products
on which she is fed into something
of more value. There are two distinct
types Of thes Sc machines. One manufac-
lures or converts feed into beef: the
other into milk. There is a very de-
cided and pronounced difference in the
type of the animal that makes beef,
and the N which manufactures milk.
In the dairy type we have an animal
that 10 angular. thin. somewhat loose
jointed and with prominent bones. She
Is wede eshaped from the front with
a lean head. moderately long face
slightly dished and a general contented
expression OF the features. The muz-
zle is large mouth large. nostrils wide
and open. a clear, full bright eye, a
broad, fall and high forehead. ears me
dunn size, fine texture, covered with
fine hair and orange yellow inside. The
neck Is thin, moderately long with lit
tie or no dewlap n the throat is
clean. Wide space between the jays,
the witl,ers lean and sharp. the Shout
ders lean and obliquO and the chest
deep and wide, which indicates vigor
and constitution.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30

The President calls attention to the
panic began, we had but $161. 100000
in gold in the government treasury,
while we now have S9O4, 600. coo. Ten
years ago the circulation per capita
was S23.23, now it is 1898. We had
hard times then because the country
was poor; now the country is ricn. The
United States total stock of gold is
about S1.6GO, 900, OOO. There is no other
government on earth that can approch
this figure. Opulent Germany and pros
porous France fall far behind England
is poverty stricken by comparison; Aus
tria-Hungary has in her banks a beg
carly $236,0OO,OOO.
Uncle Sans business is thriving. Ev-
cry Saturday night he locks up a com-
Portable profit in the safe. The money
is getting to be a nuisance. If he wish
ed, he could pay off almost the whole
Understanding debt with yellow
chunks
We do not always get the best use Of
u prosperous relatives money. Our
currency system was made when the
wolf vas bowling about the front door
and the old man had nothing but car
Sare; 1t gets embarrassed at the sight
Of real money. But the capitalists will
have to hoard very hard and the graft
ers will have to steal industriously and
the laborers must loaf n long time be-
fore they can bring about a real panic
IN n country which is so shamefully
vich.-Success Magazine.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
CUBS FOOD.
They Thrive on Grape Nuts.

=
Healthy babies don't cry and the
well-nourished baby that is fed on
Grape-Nuts is never a crying baby.
Many babies who cannot take any 9TH
er food relish the perfect food, Grape
Nuts, and get well.
My little baby was given up by
three doctors who said that the con-
densed milk on which | had fed her
had ruined the child's stomach. One
of the doctors told me the only thing
to do would be to try Grape-Nuts, so l
got some and prepared it as follows:
] soaked ~ tablespoonfuls in one pint
of cold water for half an hour, then I
strained off the liquid and mixed IL
t~easpoonfuls of this strained Grape
Nuts juice with six teaspoonfuls of rich
milk, put in a pinch of salt and q little
sugar, warmed it and gave it to baby
every two hours.
"In this simple, easy way l saved
baby's life and have built her I'D to a
strong. healthy child, rosy and laugh
Ing. The food must certainly be per-
feet to have such a wonderful effect
as this. l a truthfully say 1 think
1t is the best food in the world to raise
delicate babies on and is also a deli
cious healthful food for grown-ups, as
we lave discovered in our family"
~Grape-Nuts is equally valuable to the
strong, healthy man or oma 1t
stands for the true theory of health.
There's a Reason" Read The Road
to MELVILLE" in pkgs.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
Begin mt the Ton.

The M take that most persons FAKE
when they decide to go into the poul-
try business is that of starting with
mongrel fowls and trying to drift into
the pure-bred line year after year. They
VIII buy. perhaps, a sitting of pure-bred
eggs Of pure-bred fowls and at the end
of the season they allow tho entire lot
to run together, and when the next
years Matching season comes around
they decide that they will still keep
some of the mongrel hens, If for no
other purpose han to furnish eggs for
the table. 1t naturally follows that the
two breeds get mixed, and at the end
of tina next season there are but few
OF tho young fowls which do not show
a cross. Another mistake thai they
make is that of trying to keep more
than n breed. Those who have had
years of experience and have provided
ample yards and houses for each breed
may be able to do this. but those who
are net 20 arranged should never at
tempt 10 keep more than one.
1t is folly to expect TO supply every
kind OF fowls which individuals may
ask fol-, and nc one should attempt to
do SO.
Select one pure breed-one best suit
ell to the needs of nearby markets and
the n you fancy most. Dispose of
the mongrel fowls ON the place and
keep the breed pure. Each real select
the best males and females and again
dispose OF those that do not come up
to all tie standard requirements. Year
after year small defects will disappear
and you will soon have a flock which
will net only be handsome, but at the
same t.nie profitable. Don't try to sup
ply all customers. Make a speciality
Of n kind and let your customers
know thSt they can get nothing better
than yai can offer them.-Wisconsin
Farmer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30

observation-disclosures Men ante
Mr.. Edison takes a deep interest in
young men and offers them much en-
enlargement. To-day is youths zenith
in this great country" is the way he
cheers them on.
THE United States is starving for
ten-thousand-dollar men. Corporations
are actually clamoring for them; and
the younger the better. But the nan
to-day must be technically educated.
Modern industrial, financial and COM
mercial conditions ara more complicat-
ed than ever before and it takes n
trained mind and a level head to get
to the front.
The demand for educated men.
chaps that have brains, exceeds any
thing that l have ever. known. They
are doing the work, too; that's why
more are wanted. So now is the time
for the mar who is going to make
something of himself to get busy. If
be is any good he won't be out of a
job long; not much. There is entirely
too much work and too few of the right
kind Of persons to do it.
IF you don't believe it, take a peep
into the gigantic plant of a concern
like the Bethlehem Steel Company.
Yes. sir, we are starving for brains
or ten-thousand-dollar men. if that way
Of putting it appeals more strongly 20
the young American instinct Success
Magazine.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
Corn I'm Illinois.

In al Interview recently, Doctor
Cyril @. Hopkins of the University OF
Illinois, ut Urbana, remarked:
Some years ago corn was a strang-
er. We found it here when we came
a native of the country, yet until fif-
teen ye6N ago we took it for granted.
Then a close study of its Individuality
and peculiar characteristics demon
strated that it was possible to breed
up corn just as we improve animals,
although we have not yet learned how
to control the male parent. The i'm
portance of this may be appreciated
when we remember that the corn crop
of his country is worth 81 500, OOO, 0oO
every yeaR-2,250,0O0 bushels. We are
trying Is get one ear c.. corr to the
for, because some stalks are barren !;
we don't know why. Various people
have various theories, but they have
not been demonstrated.
Take u hundred ears of corn, plant
them exactly alike, three kernels to
the HILL, the kernels from each ear I'm
a row by themselves, in exactly the
same soil, cultivate them the same
way, and the yield will vary 100 per
cent. We cannot account for that
variation. 1t is impossible thus to de-
termine why some corn will grow and
other corr will not but in planting, a
farmer should ALWAYS use the seed
from the best ears, because that is
likely to yield more than the poor
ears. But every ear of seed corn
should be tested by a terminating pan
during the winter. This is a new
thing, but it is being introduced rap
idly; all seed men and the better class
of farmers are taking this %precaution.
None of tie big corn planters will use
any but tested seed.
I'VE are teaching these methods to
our students by practical experiments
conducted in twenty-five different
counties o. the State of Illinois, as
well as on the campus of the univer-
sity. The results have been most sat
isfactory, and they are appreciated by
ers' association i'm this State composed
of twenty-five seed growers, and they
are all working earnestly with us In
breeding up the corn of Illinois to the
very highest quality and the greatest
yield"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
New Type of Roadway.

A new type of roadway has been de-
yelOped in some parts Of California,
known rs the petrolithic, which is moth
Ing more or less than q well-built oiled
road. The leading feature of this pave
ment is the very complete c~ompacting
Of the oiled material by means Of Il
rolling tamper, a new piece of road ma
chinery. 1t was designed to insure the
tan,ping of the material from the lower
portions upward TO the surface. in
stead % downward from the surface.
The nyentor received the idea from
Sc eing a large flock OF sheep walk over
a newly plowed road. After the sheep
bad passed over 1t the soil was found
to be packed so hard that a pick in
denied it but a short distance. To OBJ
tain this effect with a roller the cir
conference of the main roll is covered
with hampers. which act like SO many
feet walking over the earth and pack
Ing liz down.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
General Demand

of the Well Informed of the World has
always been Tor a simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known
value; a laxative which physicians coult
sanction for family use because its COM
ponent parts are known to them to be
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with its ex-
cellent combination of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir Of SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits of the laxative for its remark
able success.
That is n of many reasons why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA is given
the preference by the Well-Informed.
t. get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine-manufactured by the CALI
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cents
per bottle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
TWO SISTERS HAD ECZEMA.

Cured Scalp OF
Two Illinois GirIs-Another Sister
Took Cuticura Pills.
81 must give much praise to all the
Cuticura Remedies. l used but n
cake of Cuticura Soap and Il box of
Cuticura Ointment, as that was all that
was required TO ure my disease. L
was very much troubled with ecZelna
OF the head, and a friend of mine told
me to use the Cuticura Remedies. which
/ did, and am glad TO say that they
cured my eczema entirely. My sister
was also cured of eczema Of the head
by using the CuticCra Remedies. An
other sister has used Cuticura Resolv-
ent and Pills and thinks they are a
splendid tonic. Miss Edith Hammer,
II. i. ID. No. 6, Morrison, ILL.,, Oct. 3,
,Qe
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-30
A Wonderful Record.

Many so-called specifics" and
cures for Rheumatism have already
been brought before the public; but
when Rheumatism. Neuralgia and kin
dred diseases have become chronic and
threaten serious results, you may rest
assured that they will help but very
little. if any. Although not recon-
mended as 'infallible." the peculiar
qualities of st. Jacobs Oil especially
adapt it to those cases which may be
termed chronic" and which have pre-
viously withstood all known 'speci-
fics." as well as the prescriptions of
the best physicians.