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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-23

a Custom That Is Neither Becoming
Nor Health Givinq.

Nor Health Giving.
Why do both men and women persist
IN wearing hats? asks Pearson's Maga-
zine. There are three reasons why we
should wear clothes. We may wear
them for the sake of decency, for the
sake of warmth and for the sake of dis
play. None of these reasons applies
to the wearing of hats. OF course
there are head coverings that are
warm, such as the Icelander's sealskin
hood and the flsherman's toque; but, as
q rule, there is no real warmth In the
hat of either sex. When a woman pins
q slight structure of straw and artificial
flowers on the top of her hair she new
er for an instant imagines that the
thing Will keep her from taking cold.
The masculine top hat is certainly
warm on a hot day, but 1t is very far
from warm in cold weather.
Neither are hats worn for the pur-
pose of display. Doubtless there are
times when women make the hat the
occasion of displaying their fondness
for dead birds, muslin flowers and 9th.
er beautiful objects, but this is only
when fashion has decreed that big hats
shall be worn. At other times the fe-
male hat is so microScopically small
that 1t could not be successfully used
for displaying anything. AS for mems
hats, they never display anything e1-
cept the atroclous taste which makes
them fashionable Why then. In the
name Of all that is sensible, do men
and women wear hats?
AS a rule, every man and every wo-
man looks better without a hat than
with one This is why we all take Off
our hats at the opera or at an evening
party, and yet we cling to a custom
that has not word to be said In its be
half We persist in wearing the ugly.
useless and injurious hat Why do we
do It? should like to find a good Irish
echo that would answer the question
Mt length and in a satisfactory way.
The Opals.
The opal used in jewelry is distin-
guished from other varieties of less
value by calling it precious or noble
opal. Opals differ very greatly in their
color effects, and these are known as
the pattern of the gem. The shape
and size of the flashes of color vary
from very small, when the stone Is
called pins point opal, to larger squar-
tsh spangles, when it is a harlequin
opal.-New York Sun.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-23
MR.. HARTMAN'S
PROPOSITION

+. =. Hartman contemplates making
some fine improvements in the vicin.
ity of his silk mills on Water street
The most striking will be handsome
concrete pavement, seven hundred feet
long, covering the frontage Of all the
properties owned by the silk Mill com
pany and f. @. Hartman The city
engineer furnished the curb line on
Monday and work on the pavement
will begin in very short time.
AS companion improvement to the
concrete sidewalk Mr. Hartman is
filling up the river bank, riprapping
the same, giving it an even and level
appearance. This is a work that Mr..
Hartman has had on foot ever since
he began the operation of his mills.
or the seven hundred feet of river
bank owned by him fully two thirds
has been filled up and riprapped. The
material used consists not only of the
cinder that accumulates at Mr.. Hart
mans own plant but of the cinder
purchased at other industrial plants.
as we'll as of earth obtained through
the excavation for cellars and by other
means. In the course of year he will
have carried the grading and riprap-
ping very nearly as far as his land ex-
tends
When Mr.. Hartman finishes the i'm
provement on his own land he intends
to make proposition to the borough,
which will reveal alike his civic
pride and his extreme liberalitv
With view Of making the entire
bank uniform and symmetrical and
imparting to the river front clean
and parklike appearance he will ask
council to permit him to extend the
improvement down along Water street
as far as practicable. He will fill up
the river bank, Iprap it and expend
the same amount Of time and money
upon it that he did on his own prop
erty and all without any expense to
the borough. Thus not only may an
unsightly spot be made clean and pre-
sentable and the bank be protected
from the inroads of the river but the
borough has an opportunity to secure
these benefits without the expenditure
Of cent of public money or by jeop-
ardizing its title to the land.
1t is great undertaking, it is true,
but judging by what Mr.. Hartman has
already accomplished there is nothing
in the magnitude of the task that need
appall any one.
1t is learned from an authentic
source that Mr.. Hartman has already
used 26, 900 loads of material in his
systematic improvement of the river
bank. Incidentally, the bulk of this
has been purchased at so much per
load, so that some idea of the cost en-
tailed may be obtained.
Unless Council withholds permis-
sionn in few years Mr.. Hartman
will have the river front improved all
the way from his property to the
bridge and that part OF town which
now has few attractions will be the
most popular and inviting. The wide
area between the street and the river
bank affords abundant space for
flower beds and other decorations
while the wide river and the land
scape beyond are ever present charms
that will assist in attracting people to
the spot.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-23

Within twenty-four hours.after tax
ing position with the Union Tele-
phone company Sharon, Earl S. Car
rington. aged % years, was electroout.
ed on Saturday afternoon. A storm had
broken down some wires which he
was sent to repair. when he took hold
of wire crossed over trolley wire
and 2, 200 volts passed through him.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-23

Daniel Kiechner, or Fleetwood,
Berks county, who operates several
creameries and a stocking factory,
several months ago scratched finger.
A week ago blood poisoning set in
and the doctor amputated the finger,
but the poison had already entered the
arm and now that member will likely
be taken off in the hope of saving his
life.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-23

After services extending over ten
days the thirteenth annual encamp-
ment Of the Christian and Missionary
alliance at Rocky Springs, near Lam
caster, was closed on Sunday with en-.
thusiastic missionary services, Over
s52, 900 were contributed for foreign
missions. Many people gave their
jewelry and the contributions broke
all previous records.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-23

While William Hively was driving
over bridge which spans the Codor.
us. near York, on Saturday, accom-
panied by his wife and 7-year-old
grandson, the horse baked and back
ed over the side, dropping the vehicle
with its occupants a distance of
twenty-five feet. They were all SER
iously injured and the horse had to
be killed
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-23

Miss Harriet Fortner returned to
Lebanon yesterday after a visit at the
home Of J. I. McCloughan, Riverside.
Mr.. and Mrs @. G. Meyers and Mrs
Elva Panooast. of Tiffon, Ohio, left
yesterday for Pittsburg, after visit
at the home of Mrs. A. A. Geisinger,
Centre street.
Mrs. George Snyder returned to
Lestershire, New York, yesterday aft.
er a visit with Mr.. and Mrs William
Mitchell, South Danville.
Mrs. Rebecca Hess and Mrs. Elias
Lyon are visiting relatives in Jersey.
town.
Misses Lillian Nevius and nellie New
berry left yesterday for a visit with
relatives in Wilkes-Barre.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Montague and
Mrs. Mary Handley left yesterday for
visit with relatives in Milton and
Watsontown.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. McCIoughan
and Donald Goldman, Shamokin,
are visiting at the home Of the form
er's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. 7. Nc.
Oloughan, Riverside.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Foust and
daughter Imogne, East Market street,
left yesterday for a weeks visit with
relatives in Milton and Williamsport.
Mrs. William Stillwell has returned
from several weeks visit with her
sister at Binghamton, New York.
Miss Bertha Kase, South Danville,
is visiting at the home of Mrs. Leroy
Daub, Sunbury.
Mrs Lydia Finley and Mrs. Michael
O'Reilly left yesterday for visit
with friends in Mt. Carmel.
Mrs. Emily SechleI returned to Long
Branch, New Jersey, after a visit at
the home Of her son, Lafayette Sech-
Ter, Kipps Run. She was accompanied
by her granddaughter, Miss Blanche
Sechler
Misses Florence and Geneva Schuy-
ler, of Montandon, are visiting at the
home of their uncle, Newton Smith,
Front street,
Mrs. Marvin Lowenstein and Miss
Nina Macdonald, of Lewistown, are
visiting at the home .of the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. 7, McCloug.
hau, Riverside,
Mrs. Thomas Burleigh returned TO
Shamokin yesterday after a visit with
her sister, Mrs. y. Delcamp, Northum-
berland street.
Mrs D. W. Johnson and daughter
Katie, of Quitman, spent yesterday
with Mrs James johnson, Foust street
Miss Rachel Goodall returned last
evening after an extended visit with
relatives in Canal Dover, Ohio
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-23

Unless more rain falls this month
there will be an entire suspension of
mining in the lower anthracite region
of Schuylkill county next week. as
the water supply will be insufficient
for steam purposes and washing coal.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-23
Concrete Belt Armor,

The use of REINFORCED concrete ar.
NOR on warships has recently been
suggested. An Italian engineer, Lo-
renzo d'Adda. has been led by the sue
cess of concrete land Notifications, as
revealed in the Russo-Japanese war, to
construct armor plates of REINFORCED
concrete covered with thin plates Of
steel as a protection against the i'm
mediate effects of the impact of shells,
says the Scientific American. Con-
crete armor plates, even when re-en-
forced by stout and closely inlaid iron
bars, must obviously be much thicker
than hardened steel armor, but as the
specific gravity of the material is only
one-third that of steel the weight of
the armor need not be increased, while
its cost may be very greatly diminish
ed. The substitution of REINFORCED
concrete for steel armor on a first class
battleship would effect a considerable
saving. The practicability of the sub
stitution will be decided by the re-
suit of experiments soon to be made
on the effect of shots on the re-enforced
concrete plates.
Fund to Honor Zoa.
The French chamber has voted n
credit of $1,000 for the expenses of
transporting Zola's body to the Pan
theon in June.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-23

The salary OF the health officer of
Birdsboro has been increased from $50
to 800.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-23

Suggestions for expert campaigning
are now In order.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-23
PERSONALS.

Miss Harriet Fortner returned to
Lebanon yesterday after a visit at the
home Of J. T. McCloughan, Riverside.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26

informal way in which such affairs are
usually put forward, that Count Won
Breitstein hag written confidentially to
Dial, as our only near male relative,
asking how your family would regard
an alliance between Leopold and you
or If we have already disposed Of your
hand. At last the emperor is inclined
to listen to his chancelors advice and
marry, and you, as Protestant prin-
cess
"A Protestant princess, indeedw
cried Virginia. Il protest against be-
ing approached by him ON such terms"
The face Of the grand duchess was
darkened by the gloom Of her thoughts.
"My daughter" she exclaimed mildly,
yet despairingly. Its not possible that
when this wonderful chance, this I'M
heard of chance, this chance that you
were praying for, actually falls into
your hands you will throw it away for
for a sentimental schoolgirl scruple."
II was not praying for it." said Vir-
ginia. I'm sure, mother, you would
have considered it most bold in me to
pray for it. And l didn't. l was only
refusing other chances"
"Well, at all events, you have this
one now. 1t is yours"
Not In the one way | should have
loved to see it come. Oh mother, why
does the emperor want to marry me?
Isn't there some other reason than just
because I'm proper Protestant prin-
cess?'
"Of course" insisted the grand duch-
ess, family encouraged. "Dal men,
lions several most excellent reasons in
his letter, if you would only take them
sensibly."
. Il should like to hear them, at all
events" answered Virginia.
"Well, you see, the empress of Rhae-
tia must be a Protestant, and there
aren't many eligible Protestant girls
who would be acceptable to the Rhae-
TRANSCRIPTS who would be popular with
the people. oh, l have finished about
that! You need not look so desperate.
Besides, Dial explains that Leopold is
young man who dominates all around
him. He wishes to take for his bride
girl who could not by any possibility
herself be heiress to a throne. Dial
fancies that his desire is to mold his
wife and therefore to take a girl with
out too many important and importu-
nate relatives, for he is not one who
would dream Of adding to his great
ness by using the wealth or position
of woman. He has all he needs or
wants of that rStT And then, Dial re-
minds me. Leopold; . very partial to
England, which helped Rhaetia passive
ly in the time of her trouble eight
years ago. The fact that you have
lived in England and had an English
education would be favorabfy regard
ed both by Leopold and his chancellor.
And, though I've never allowed you to
have photograph taken since you
were child q hate seeing young girls
faces in the newspapers and magazines;
even though thov are royal their fea-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26

lures need not be public property and
you have lived here In such seclusior
that you've been little seen, still the
rumor has reaclieu i.nactla that you
are-good to look at Leopold has been
heard to say that, whatever else the
future empress of Rhaetia may be, he
won't give his people an ugly woman
to reign over them. And so alto
gether"-
"And so altogether, my references
being satisfactory, at pinch might
do for the place." cut in Virginia, with
the hot impatient rebellion of her
youth. "Oh, mother, you think me
mad or fool, know, and perhaps |
am mad, vet not mad enough not to see
that it would be great thing, Won
derful thing, to be asked in marriage
by the one man in my world if-ah,
that great if'-he had only seen and
fallen in love with me. 1t might have
happened, you know. AS you say, Pm
not ugly, and can be rather pleasant
If | choose-so l believe. If he had
only come to this land to see what l
was like, as royal men did in the dear
old fairy stories. and then had asked
me to be his wife, why, should have
| been conceited enough to think 1t was
because he loved me even more than
because of other things. Then I should
have been happy-yes, dear, I'll con-
| fess it to you now-almost happy
enough to die of the great joy and tri-
umph Of it. But now I'm not happy.
l will marry Leopold or I'll marry no
man, but l swear to you l won't be
married to Leopold in Count Won Brett
STEMS hateful old, cold, cut and dried
way"
'Its the emperor's way as well as
Won Breitstein's."
''Then for once in his big, grand, OBJ
stinate life he'll have to learn that
there's one insignificant girl who won't
play Griselda even for the sake of be-
Ing his empress 81:
The girl proclaimed this resolve, ris-
ing to her feet, with her head high
and look in her gray eyes which
told the grand duchess that it would be
hopeless for her to argue down the
resolution. At first 1t was proud look
and a sad look, but suddenly beam
of light flashed into it and began to
sparkle and twinkle. Virginia smiled
and showed her dimples. Her color
came and went. In moment she was
a different girl, and her mother, be-
wildered fearful still, dared to hope
something from the change.
How odd you look" she exclaimed.
"You've thought of something. You
are happy. You have the air of-of
having found some plan"
at found me, think" the girl an
swered, laughing, "all suddenly, just
in a flash. That's the way it must be
with inspirations. This is one-I know
1t. It's all in the air. floating round
me. But l shall grasp it soon.''
She came close to her mother. still
smiling. and knelt down in the grass at
her feet. looking up with radiance in
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26

her eyes,
Luckily there was no one save the
Dresden china lady and the birds and
flowers to see how young princess
threw her mantle of dignity away, for
the two did not keep royal state and
royal retinue in the quaint old house
at Hampton Court, and the big elm
which Virginia loved kindly hid the
mother and daughter from intrusive
eyes.
"You do love me. don't you, dear
est?" cooed the princess softly as q
dove.
"You know do, my child, though
don't pretend to understand you"
sighed the grand duchess, well aware
that she was about to be coaxed into
some scheme. feeling that she would
yield and praying Providence that the
yielding might not lead her into tribu-
lation.
people grow dull IL we understand
them too well,' said Virginia. ITS
like solving puzzle-there's no more
fun, in 1t when it's finished. But you
wish me to be happy, darling?"
"More than | wish for anything else,
excepting, of course, dear Dal's"-
"Dal is man and can take care Of
himself. l must do the best can
poor me! And there's something
want so much, so much it would be
heaven on earth. all my own, if could
win it-Leopold's love, quite for my
self, as a girl, not as a suitable Prot.
estant princess For few horrid
minutes l thought it was too late to,
hope for that and must give him up,
because never could be sure If ac-
cepted him without his love and he
said it had come afterward that it
was really, really true. Anyway. it
could never be the same, and was
miserable over what might have been.
Then suddenly I saw how 1t still
might be- I almost think may be
able to win his love il you'll promise
to help me, dear"
"Of course l WILL" said the grand
duchess, carried out of her pretty little
Sell lutO uuWO ulcu
pulsiveness by the warmth Of kisses
soft and sweet as the roses on Vir-
ginia's bosom.
THAT is, l will if can. But don't
at all see what can do"
II see. And what l want you to do
is to please, please see with my eyes"
They're very bright Ones" smiled
her mother.
Princess Virginia clasped the grand
duchess round the waist so tightly that
it hurt. Then she laughed, loud, half
frightened, excited laugh. Dearest,
something perfectly wonderful is GO
ing to happen to you and me-" she said
the most wonderful thing that ever
has happened. We are going to have
Observation-Disclosures. And what the
end of 1t will bel don't know"
Ito be ContinuedJ.
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26

81 doubt If those proud knees of his
woman" replied the grand duchess
"But that's mere fantasy. Pm seri-
GUS now, darling, and l very much
wish you would be-"
please, I'd rather not" smiled Vir-
ginia uneasily. Let us not talk of the
emperor any more-and never again
after this, mother. You know now.
That's all that's necessary, and"-
But it's not all that's necessary.
You have put the idea into my head,
and it's not an unpleasing idea. Be-
sides, it has evidently been in your
head for long time, and should like
to see you happy-see you in a position
such as you're entitled to grace. You
are very beautiful girl there's no dis
guising that from you, as you know
you are the image of your grandmoth-
er, who was a celebrated beauty. and
the best blood in Europe runs in your
veins. You are royal. and yet-and yet
Four circumstances are such that-in
fact, for the present we're somewhat
handicapped"
Were beggars," said Virginia,
laughing, but it was not a happy
laugh
''Cophetua married the beggar maid"
the grand duchess reminded her, with
elaborate playfulness. And, you
know, all sorts of things have hap
pened in history-much stranger than
any one would dare put in fiction if
writing of royalties. My dear husband
was second cousin once removed to the
German emperor. though he was treat
ed But we mustn't speak of that. The
subject always upsets me. What l
was leading up to is this--though there
may be other girls who from worldly
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26

"YcS, mould I not make an emprcSsf"
point of view are more desirable, still
you're strictly within the pale from
which Leopold is entitled to choose his
wife, and if''-
Dear little mother, there's no such
If And, as for me, l wasn't thinking
of worldly point Of view The en-
peror of Rhaetia barely knows that
exist. And even il by some miracle he
should suddenly discover that little
Princess Virginia Mary Victoria Alex
andra Hildegrade Of Baumenburg.
Drippe was the one suitable wife for
him on earth | wouldn't have him want
me because | was suitable but-be-
cause / was irresistible. I'd want his
love-all his love-or would say, NO;
you must look somewhere else for your
empress
But that's nonsense, darling. Roy.
al people seldom or never have the
chance to fall in love-" said the grand
duchess.
I'm tired of being royal" snapped
the princess Being royal does moth
ing but spoil all ones fun and oblige
one to do stupid, boring things which
one hates"
Nevertheless noblesse does oblige,"
went on the Dresden china prophecies
of conventionality. When alliances
are arranged for women of our posi-
ton. We must content ourselves with
the hope that love may come after
marriage. or. If not. we must go on do
ing our duty in that state of life TO
which heaven has graciously called
us"
Bother duty" broke out Virginia.
Thank goodness, in these days not all
the kings horses and all the kings
men can make even a princess marry
against her Will hate that everlast-
ing cant about duty in marriage
When people love each other they're
kind and good and sweet and true be-
cause it's a joy. not because it's a
duty. And that's the only sort Of 10y
atty worth having between men and
women. according TO me. wouldn't
accept anything else from man. and |
should despise him If he were less or
more exacting."
Virginia. the way you express your
self is almost improper. I'm thankful
that no one hears you except myself"
said the grand duchess But at this
moment. when clash Of tongues and
opinions seemed imminent, there &C.
CURED a happy diversion in the arrival
Of letters.
Virginia. who was a neglectful cor
respondent. had nothing. but two or
three important looking envelopes
claimed attention from the grand Ouch /
ess. and as soon as the ladies were
once more alone together in the sweet !
scented garden she broke the crown |
stamped seal Of her son Adslbert. now
By adoption crown prince Of Hungaria. |
open the others for me, dear" she .
demanded excitedly. while see what /
Dal has 10 say" And Virginia leisure /
II obeyed. wondering whether Dars I
news would by and by be passed On .
TO her II was always an event when .
q long letter came from him. and the f.
grand duchess Invariably laughed and ;
exclaimed and sometimes blushel as
she read. but when she blushed the
letter wss not given 10 the crown
princes sister.
There was q note today from an oh
friend q her mothers Of whom Viz
GINA was fond. ard she had just r.
CUE 70 be interested in the third para
graph. al about an adorable Dandy
Di1nont puppy. when an odd half
sti1ed ejacziation from the grand dach-
sss made the girl Iift her eyes-
HAS Dzl been having someshi7E BE-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26

ron BreItstein ever since that diplo-
matte visit the Rhastian chancellor
paid 70 Hunzsris- The fancy seemed TO
be mutual. but. then. who could ever re-
sist DsI II he wanted to Re Iiked1 The
Chancellor has written to hin from
time to tine. and DaI has quite en-
toyed the correspondence The cd
nan cz1 be witty a. vel ss eynScsI
II Re chooses. snd DsI says be tells
good stores Now. il seems. "a the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26
3? 9
sCHApTER ONE
3
.tilsssh nNf.-tsl,nc1Lo

:" said the princess; no,
I'm dashed if | do"
My darling child"
exclaimed the grand
duchess, you're impos-
sible. If any one should
hear you"