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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-10
Plant That Weeds.

Scientific agriculturists are taking n
great interest just now in a pretty
plant with blue flowers, the CONNIE
lima nodifora, for this plant eats up
weeds. The plant comes from Mala-
sia, where 1t is of great service In ex-
terminating the lalang and other
weeds inimical to rubber growths. In
the English botanical gardens at Kew
tests have proved 1t to be equally pow
erful against the weeds of temperate
climate, and in Washington the Kew
demonstrations are being duplicated.
Ihe commelina grows rapidly, and
weeds disappear before It,
Some men are rich enough to afford
every luxury except a clear conscience.
Philadelphia Record.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-10
Tur n,u e or - e
A Superstition of the Men Who Build
the Skyscrapers.

A Superstition of the Men Who Build
the Skyscrapers.
These airy crews are generous
crowd. says Ernest Poole, writing In
Everybody's Magazine of men who
work on skyscrapers. They earn high
pay. When working full time they
make $27 week, and, like their rough
brothers out on the plains. they are
quick to give of their earnings. On
Saturday afternoons when they line
up at the pay window the Sisters of
Charity are always there, and quarters
and dimes Jingle merrily into their lit
tie tin boxes
Behind this generous giving is d su-
perstitious belief that amid risks like
these it is well to propitiate fate all
you can, for fate is a relentless old
machine, and when once it's wheels be-
gin grinding no power on earth can
stop them. The rule of three" is CEN
turies old. You may hear of it out on
the ocean, in the steel mills, in the
railroad camps and down in the mines
And you find 1t up here on the Jobs in
the skies.
Believe it?' said an old foreman.
"You bet they believe it."
"Do you?" I asked.
We'll" he said, "all Il can saw is
this: 1t may be spell or it may be
because the way of the whole crew is
expecting it. But, anyhow, when two
accidents come close together you can
be sure that the third amt very far
off"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-10
TO STOP FOREST FIRES.
Forester Wants Observation Towers
on Adirondack Mountains. .,

James s. Whipple, state forest, fish
and game commissioner, who is con-
sidertng the future protection of New
York state forests against fire vista
tions such as the recent disastrous ex-
perience In the Adirondacks, will prob
ably recommend to the legislature that
funds be given him to establish obser.
walton towers on the higher mountains
in order that fires may be detected
more readily.
Commissioner Whipple will urge a
severe penalty for causing fires
through carelessness and will insist
that locomotives used in the forests
utilize fuel other than coal. These
factors will make for reasonable
safety hereafter during drought
The question as to whether the state
should pay the entire cost of fighting
the forest fires has not been decided.
The towns now pay half the expense.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-10
RED FOX WITH WHITE FEET.
"Rarer Than a White BIackbird," Says
Lucky Trapper.

A big red fox with four white feet
was trapped by John Hall of Sher-
man, Conn, the other day. Hall, an
experienced trapper, says fox with
white feet is rarer than a white black
bird and that he will get a good price
for this. one of the biggest foxes ever
seen about sherman He has it in an
iron cage with three other live foxes
and four raccoons.
Hall has been very lucky this sea
son. While hunting a few days ago he
shot two raccoons, together weighing
fifty pounds. in one tree He has trap
ped twenty-five foxes, besides other
animals. He has fourteen live skunks
in cage. He can handle the skunks
without worse result than If they
were chickens.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-10
Real Beds In SIeepinq Cars.

The new sleeping cars of the l.. and
s. w. railroad in England are dis
tinct departure from the ordinary type
of sleepers. says the September Popu-
lar Mechanics. Brass bedsteads take
the place of the stuffy berths familiar
to all who travel In this country, and
heavy upholstery is eliminated. This
renders the cars more hyglenic and the
woodwork can be kept clean. The car
consists of seven single and two dou.
BILE sleeping compartments, extending
across the car, each of which has its
own lavatory.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-10
STREET LIGHTS.
How Throughfares Were Illuminated
In the Seventeenth Century.

How Throughfares Were Illuminated
In the Seventeenth Century.
Lighting the streetr of a large city
in olden times was far different
thing from the illumination of our
thoroughfares now In 1861 the streets
of London were directed to be lighted
with candles or lanterns by every
householder fronting the main road
from nightfall to 0 o'clock, the hour of
going to bed.
In the last year of King Charles IL
reign one Edward Hening obtained the
right to light the streets with lanterns
placed over every tenth door from 6
o'clock on moonless evenings until
midnight between October and April.
During the reign of Queen Anne in
July. 1880, Mr.. Michael Coke intro
duced globular glass lamps with oil
burners instead of the former glm-
mering lanterns. In 1716 an act was
passed which enjoined every house
holder to furnish a light before his
cept on evenings between the seventh
night of each moon and the third after
1t reached its full
In few years company was form
ed to light the street from 6 o'clock
till midnight, each householder who
paid poor rates being required to con-
tribute for this purpose 6 shillings a
year.
Gaslight, at its introduction in the
beginning of the last century. present
ed such novel spectacle to the eyes
of foreign ambassadors that they were
vain enough to imagine that the bril-
liant lamps were a part of a general
illumination to celebrate their arrival.
-Harper's.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-10
Ignorance of Our Customs.

What caused the hitch In the prog
ress of the courtship of Miss Coynerox
by the duke?" asks one interested
party.
He got the idea that her father
didn't have any money" explained the
other.
But couldn't he look the matte,
upT
HE thought he had. The trouble
was he looked at the tax duplicate just
after the old man had finished swear
ing of his assessment
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-10
One Way.

Child-Suppose I called you a mean
old pig. What would happen? Gov
erness-I should tell your father, and
he would punish you. Child-And If
l only thought It. Governess No
harm so long as you don't say It.
Child-Then l only think it-Life.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-10
Collecting Eskimo Data.

The American Museum of Natural
History and the Canadian geological
department are working together In the
collection of an immense amount of
data about the Eskimo.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-10
Too Warm.

"And have you clothes for all eli
saates?"
eyes; except the one my husband
mentions when he gets the bill"-Pick-
Me-Up.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-10

Diggs-You believe that whisky is
good for a cold, don't your Swiggs-
Yes but how did you know? Diggs-
on' I've noticed that you nearly al.
ways have a cold.-Chicago News.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-10
A LIVE COAL TRICK.
Teaches Natural Law, Yet Has All the
Appearance Of Magic.

No one would suppose that Ii is pos
sible to hold glowing coal on a piece
of linen or cotton without burning the
cloth, but that such can be done is easy
for any one to prove, and at the same
time the experiment teaches an impor-
tant natural law. Every child knows
that the telephone and telegraph wires
are made of copper because that metal
is a good conductor Of heat and cleo
tricity, which is only another form OF
heat. II poker is heated In the fire
you pick up cloth to hold the outer
end, although 1t has not been in the
fire, because experience has taught you
that the heat is connected through the
metal from the fire to the outer end.
This experiment with the flaming
coal is based upon this principle and
the additional one that linen and cot
ton are poor conductors of heat Take
a globe Of copper and draw a piece of
cloth tightly over 1t so that there is
not a wrinkle at the top. II the linen
or cotton Is closely woven the trick is
all the more certain. Thea, holding the
cloth tightly in place, you can safely
put glowing coal on top of the cloth,
and, while it burns fiercely, the cloth
will not even be scorched.
The reason is that the great conduc-
tvity of the copper draws the heat of
the coal before 1t can burn the cloth.
Do not make this experiment with
good handkerchief first, for If the cloth
Is not tightly drawn it may burn, but
take some worthless piece of linen or
muslin, and after you are certain of
your experience you can astonish your
friends who do not know the secret
Washington Post.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-10

IL man asks candid opinion of
a friend and gets it, it makes him
mad.-Atchison Globe.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-10
Ornaments Of the Peeraae.

Lord Lyveden is an ardent peerage
reformer and tells an anecdote in this
connection for whose authenticity he
pledges himself. This narrates how q
famous statesman of the nineteenth
century was called upon to visit his
son in prison. He bitterly reproached
him, remarking, "Hefe am I, having
worked ny way up from a middle
class home to a great position. and
when l die you will be the greatest
blackguard in the peerage." The son
listened quietly and then q lled, with
terrible irony, "Yes-wheu you die
Another of Lord Lyvedens peerage
stories is equally piquant The son of
a peer applied to friend in the north
of England for housekeeper and was
recommended certain Mrs Brown.
The peer wrote to the woman accord
ingly to the effect that having learned
particulars of her character, he was
willing to engage her as his house
keeper and making an appointment for
her to call and see him on a certain
date. The good woman replied:
My Lord-From what have learned OF
your character 1 decline to enter your
house. 1 am your lordship's obedient
servant, ANNE BROWN.
WESTMINSTER Gazette.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-10
A Paperinn Hint.

When patching wall paper don't for
get to preface operations by putting
the new piece of paper in the sunshine
to fade till it matches that on the wall,
Don't cut the patch neat square, but
tear it. The irregularity of its edges
will make it less conspicuous.
To polish mirrors rub first with a
rloth wrunG out Of cold water and
then dipped in dry whiting After,
ward polish with dry, soft duster.-
Home Notes
"Mr. and Mrs" Is something that
never appears on an invitation or a
visiting card in England. Invitations
are issued by the mistress of the
house.
No man can be wise on an empty
stomach.-George Eliot.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-12-09
Marked for Death

Three years ago / was marked for
death 4 graveyard cough was tearing
my lungs to pieces. Doctors failed to help
me, and hoye had fed. when my husband
got DIR. Kings New Discovery, saws Mrs.
a. &. Williams. OF Bac. Ky. The first
dose helped me and improvement kept on
unul ] had gained GS pounds In weight
and my health was full restored i" This
medicine holds the worlds healing record
for coughs AMI colds and lung and throat
diseases 1t prevents pneumonia Sold
nnder guarantee at j. II. Mackey Co and
Funderburk Pharmacy Soc and 81 o..
Trial bottle free. "
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-12-09
The Cost Of Feeding a Horse

Progressive Farmer: 1t is a
fact that many farmers in this
section of the South teed their
work animals almost entirely on
corn ; and it is also a most re-
gretlable fact thai many. many
OF them do not raise sufficient
corn to meet their needs, but
from time immemorial have been
welded to the habit OF buying
high-priced " estern or Northern
corn at ruinous expense. | won.
der how many realize that the
annual cost Of feeding ~ ears
morning and night and 6 at
noon, or 30 ears total per uay,
at the present price of $1.OO per
hushel is $!13.SS, or nearly the
cost of good horse.
Three large, iull ears will shell
out quart, and there are 90
ears, or 32 quarts, III one bushel,
weighing 56 pounds. Ii there is
a lesson to be learned from pc
rusing these figures. il is that
every farmer should first make
certain that he raise. ample
corn, hay, peas, 10 provide
abundantiy for all his stock, and
let al other crop, ne an after
cOnsi ipraJiOn 10, ms hear from
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-12-09

for this years supplies. fertili-
zers, ETC., 1T mase> II ard ON
the merchant who mas supplied
them during che year. How
ever, they are paying out, man
OF hem, and many Others have
,ho "n such willingness aud have
tr Il hard to pay out, the mer-
ch m who is able will realize
! appreciate heir position and
" carry them over another
year.
) me lime ago we mentioned
Cha, one Of our prominent oili-
zens had large quan,ipv Of
oEra planted, ab 100 acres.
Well, he made splendid crop
OF 1T and is about ready to
begin the manufacture Of pulp
for making paper. The ma.
ch'nery required for the un.
derta&'ng will cost heavily, but
he Is a man OF considerable
means and plenty "nerve" and
is determined to see what there
is to be made or lost by the ven
ture.
Macon has had another bank
failure. The crash came yester-
day morning and was not a great
surprise TO most people. 1t was
one of these banking and loan
concerns paying 6 Per cent in
terest on deposit All the other
banks pay 4 per cent. They
claimed to loan money on real
estate and they could very we'll
afford 10 pay 6 per cent Their
statement shows, however, that
they only had about So 900 loan.
ed on real estate. One of the
heaviest losers is an old bache-
lor farmer and miser combined.
de has kept several thousand
dollars for years despite the fact
that his friends have begged him
TO take it out and place it with
a reliable bank. From the pre-.
sent outlook the depositors may
get 20 per cent of their money
This makes five bank failures in
Macon within five years time.
We notice The News mention
ed alter the presidential election
that there we're plenty 81 told
you SO" liars on hand. There
was at least one man i'm Macon
however, who predicted before
the electionthat Bryan would be
defeated whow as mean fenough
TO express himself in the follow
log words: Bryan hasn't any
more chance :han dog with tai
low legs chasing an aSbe tos cat
through hades"
Former Lancasirlah.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-12-09
You Cans Get What You Want For
Your Christmas Dinner At
Plylerl Brothers.

we nave just received bunch of Tennessee
Keep In shape
ihat good dinner friends
hundred turkeys
OF this country and will be glad if YOU are
market lhanksgiving Turkey
want me pest oysters try ours the celebrated Chase
WeWll sell them until the first of
order of
LardE 1t will We good Reef
and please with on
and Saturday Try us for we have many motto is
with the best that
trouble getting orders early. We
ders early Will not be delayed getting in due time
All filled the
very heartily Tor the nice patronage have
you that we everything that
US trial and be convinced We buy hides price Give
us at your cattle hogs Sleeps poultry butter
sastn.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1908-12-09
HAPPENINGS IN GEORGIA
MacOniteS

How Maconites Spent
Thanksgiving Georgia's
Rotten Politics.. Lancaster's
Gratifying Growth and
The News Efforts to Pro-
mote It--That Big Okra
Farm Other Matters of
Interest.
Ed. Lancaster News: Thanks
giving day passed off very quiet
ly here Practically all the places
OF bus'uess We're closed for the
afternoon, the weather was idea!
and Macon people spent the day
In various ways. Some of them
spent the day in the fields with
gun and dog, some of them were
In Savannah attending the great
automobile races, and many OF
them remained in the city, en-
loyed a delightful turkey dinner
at home and attended the col
lege football game in the after
noon.
Speaking OF the automobile
races In Savannah, we understand
that the crowds in attendance
were simply immense. They
claim to have the finest race
track in America, being perfect
ly level, smooth sandy soil, free
from rocks and 25 miles long.
BY the way, if our friend Jones
and the automobile with mule
attached could have been there
during the races they could have
made even better speed than
they made across the fields.
Well, ,old Georgia gave Mr..
Taft 29 counties in the presiden-
tial election which is doubtless
very encouraging to the Repub-
licans who are anxious to see
Georgia in the doubtful column.
-Four years more Of Republican
rule Is not very encouraging to
Democrats who are anxious to
see the Republican forces routed.
However, many OF the leading
politicians think that since the
negroes in Georgia have been
disfranchised we NAV expect to
see the entire State 90 Republl-
can In few years. Others claim
that lear of Bryan caused the
unusual vote for Taft this year
and that different candidate on
the Democratic ticket would
have gotten more votes than
Bryan in Georgia and elsewhere
too.
A friend in Lancaster writes
US that work on the waterworks
system is progressing rapidly aud
that vou expect to be able 0
furnish RocR Hillians with Bear
creek water in large quantities
soon. We are glad to know tina,
old Lancaster Will have water
works, possibly electric lights, .
handsome new Methodi~t charou. |
"cLean streets on Sunday, cyt.
ton mills run 10y electricity, and
other improvements. The News
earnest effort in behalf Of i'm
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
WfNIGFR & co. IN
ASSICNEE'.S HANDS
Creditors Unable to Find Presi-
dent Rettig and Suspect Him
of Leaving for the East

The affairs OF p. j. Weniger & Co.,
wholesale and retail liquor dealers.
have been placed in the hands of an
assignee that a proper distribution of
the assets of the company may be made
to the creditors. 1t is estimated that
the liabilities of the suspended concern
amount to about $4,000 with the as
sets at present accounted for only
$50. 600. The most aggravating circum
stance of the failure. to the creditors,
is the unexplained whereabouts of A.
w. Rettig, the president of the com
pany.
The disgruntled ones assert as their
reason for this suspicion that Rettig
personally appropriated the money
collected Friday, amounting to about
81 200 According to their statement,
Rettig had promised on this day to
meet many Of his obligations. They
are wroth that he should completely
absent himself from the Offices of the
business ever since Friday and leave no
indication as to whitherfhe had gone
p. j. Weniger 60. moved INTO Its
new quarters on California and Drumm
streets about October l. The retail de-
partment and bar were opened October
Is. Shortly after this opening. John
TAFT and Thomas Mccain who had
purchased Mrs wenigers interest in
the business. finding that they could
not agree with Rettig. sold their share
in the business to him. This made
Rettig the sole owner of the business.
George w. Perry. an attorney for the
San Francisco commercial agency, has
been appointed assignee Dinkenspiel
& Schlesinger also represent large in
terests. The offices OF the company at
California and Drumm streets were the
scene of an angry demonstration yes
terday. number of creditors de-
manded that they be given some in
dication of what was going to be done
and wanted to know why Rettig was
not on the ground.
An inventory of the accounts and
OF the firm is being taken
and the creditors hope to arrange q
meeting either today or tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
HAAS GUARDSMEN
RlJEfF'S CREATURES
Men Picked by Biggy to Watch
Ieney's Assaiiant Are Well
Known Tools of Boss

Why Chief OF Police Biggy should
have selected Policemen Jack At
fridge and Charles B. Kelly of all the
men on the force as a fitting detail
to guard Morris Haas. the man who
played Abe Ruefs game, is a marvel
that is only explained by knowing that
Biggy wanted to hinder the graft pros
ecution and particularly Special Agent
w. ]. Burns as much as he could For
he selected as the guard for the man
who tried to slay Heney the two mem
bers of his force most outspoken in
their antagonism TO Heney and the
work he was carrying on to purge the
city.
Policeman Jack Attridge is. by his
own inclinations and through family
connections. loud voiced opponent Of
the graft prosecution and sympa-
thizer with what Ruef stands for
When Ruef ran the police department
under the Schmitz regime Attridge had
an easy berth at the city hall He
was the policeman detailed at the city
treasury with the pleasant task of
sitting in that office most of the time
His brother Ed J. Attridge was very
close to Ruef He was commissary at
the county jail under Sheriff Tom ONeil
a job he secured directly from Ruef
and he repaid the boss for the appoint
ment by frequent and lusty work in
his behalf both before and after Ruefs
fall Policeman Attridge has never
ceased denouncing the prosecution and
boosting Ruef. Biggy selected him as
best fitted to guard the man who as
sailed Heney.
Policeman Charles B. Kelly has ever
been a worker for Ruef and the graft
ers. He held soft job in the hall
of justice while Ruef and Dinan ran
the police department. He, too, showed
his appreciation of Ruef's kindness by
the manner in which he guarded Haas
at the Jail Saturday night.
Biggy's only excuse for the apparent
negligence of Attridge and Kelly is
that Haas cell was in such unsanitary
condition that the guards were COM
pelled to remain outsida-
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
CALL FOR RECRUITS
IN PEOPLES CAUSE
Citizens League of Justice Asks
Cooperation in Fight for a
Clean Press and City

The Citizens League of Justice has
issued the following appeal under the
caption of Time for Citizens to Stand
Together
THE Citizens League of Justice is
sues call to all honest citizens to en-
roll in the cause of justice and public
decency, to aid in the establishment
of clean and honest press and clean
and honest city. Under no circum-
stances must we allow our citizenship
to relapse into that state of apparent
apathy which preceded and made
possible the shooting of Francis j.
Heney.
The shot that felled Hency has
aroused the spirit and manhood of this
city. The. great mass meeting of. de-
termined and law abiding citizens OF
Saturday night has confirmed in us
that spirit and that awakened manhood.
That spirit must live. That manhood
OF San Francisco must never fail again.
That shot is our cali to enlist in the
cause of justice-in the cause OF a
brave and honest city.
"Citizens, let us stand shoulder to
shoulder against every dishonest pow
er and every depraved purpose. The
Citizens League of Justice calls upon
every brave man and good woman to
join in this cause. to enroll in its
ranks.
.'It calls upon you who hear this call
to serve the city, to preserve its laws
to lift up its fair name.
ITO this end join the ranks of the
Citizens League of Justice. Send in
your name and address to the Citizens
League of Justice. 241 Pacific building.
IF in addition to joining the ranks
you wish to contribute to the fund
for the campaign for justice, sign the
campaign pledge of 81 month, or
whatever you wish to contribute, and
send the pledge with your name.
IAN honest dollar for an honest city
will Offset a thousand for its corrup-
ton. We must all stand together.
~THE CITIZENS LEAGUE OF JUS
TIcE.
! "By the. Executive Committed. IA-
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-17
Ruef Lawyers Would Try Prosecution
Heney Rallies From
Shock of Operation
and Slowly Improves

Mr. Heney rallied remarkably
well from the shock of the op-
Grafton and during the afternoon
slept at intervals. Late in the
evening. after nourishment had
been administered, he sank into
a comfortable sleep, and at mid
night was still slunbering. Pulse,
respiration and temperature were
about normal and the patient was
slowly regaining strength.