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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-18

utuer apartment, salu rne girl severe
ly. Next time do as you are told, and
you will have less trouble. You know
very well that the agent told you to do
this apartment first. He promised me
that he would"
Hell promise anything" began Bert
grimly, but the tiny foot stamped Il
warning. The girl did not care to ar
que the point with workman, and she
dismissed him with a nod.
"Come in tomorrow and give it a
second coat" she commanded Walt
a moment" she added as Bert turned
to go. Buy yourself a good cigar"
she finished as she handed him a coin.
Bert dropped the dime In his pocket
with murmured word of thanks and
backed out of the door Once on the
other side, his embarrassment died
down, and he paused long enough to
ascertain from the card on the door
that 1t was Dorothy Remsen who oc-
cupied the apartment. That she was
q china decorator he already knew, and
vaguely he remembered having heard
of her skill.
He was tired when he sought his
home that night, but the thought that
he would see the girl again on the
morrow gave him a feeling that the
day had been well spent. He carefully
slipped the dime in a locket which he
wore on his watch fob and smiled as
he thought of his tip"
He painted the studio floors the
first thing next morning and then
turned his attention to his own apart,
ment. 1t was late in the afternoon
when he had finished and was clean
ing up. There came a ring at the door
and he opened it to confront a young
woman who radiated confusion and
penitence.
81 have come to apologize" she said
blushihg redly. Il stopped in to thunl
the agent for sending me a painter
and he did not know that my floors
had been done. Then he recalled that
you We're painting your own place ant
explained my error
ITS very natural one" he said
with a laugh. IF you were half as
desperate as my mother, | should no
blame you for kidnapping me with 9
full Knowledge Of the facts. l am only
glad that | have been of service Il
you"
"You don't know how greatly yoU
have aided me-" she cried. 81 can nev
er repay your kindness. l am so sorry
that l was abrupt yesterday. VIII yor
pardon me-"
The long, slender hand was claspet
In Bert's own. and he smiled dowr
into the brown eyes that dropped shyly
before his gaze.
Dorothy slipped back into her OWL
apartment, and Bert, closing his door
drew the dime she had given him from
his locket.
"The jobs going to cost you more
than that, little woman" he said as ht
smiled to himself. IT'S going to cos
You your heart and hand, and they are
worth millions of dimes"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-18
YOUNG TURKEY MENU.

For forty hours no feed. Then put
an egg in cold water, boil an hour.
Grind up shell and all Mix with fine
grit and stale sweet bread dipped in
milk and squeezed dry. One egg to
six poults. Feed thus for two days,
always keeping poults moderately hun
CRY.
Third day chop onion top, egg, curd
and grit for breakfast. Sweet stale
bread dipped in milk and squeezed
dry for dinner Chopped dandelion
leaves, egg, curd and grit for supper
Feed thus for two weeks Now by
degrees feed dry oatmeal, cracked
wheat, millct seed and a little fine
cracked corn. At four or five days
birds may run in short dry grass
For turkey poison use sloppy corn
mash For diarrhea feed fresh boiled
rice moderately. For green food, when
confined, use lettuce, fine cut grass
and crisp chickweed. Feed sparingy
at first, and never feed turkeys, young
or old, cabbage.
No meat is required for turkeys un-
less confined, as they gather many in
sects. BY using this feeding method
and keeping everything sanitary We
have raised fine birds on n plot so by
80 feet.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-18
UNFINISHED BOOKS.
Authors Who Died Leaving Stories
Partly Written.

Many writer's, including the famous
Ouida, have died leaving behind
them unfinished books. One of the
best known is, of course, Dickens
"The Mystery of Edwin Drood," a re-
markably clever story, and one show
ing no signs of diminishing vitality,
although he was actually at work
upon it up to within few hours of
his death.
Dickens great rival, Thackeray,
again, left behind him not one only,
but two untinishc+ stories. One of
these, "Denis Duyal." promised to
rank with his best work. Unfortunate
", however. he had completed only
seven chapters when he was stricken
down.
Scott, too, left a tale unended-"The
Siege of Malta"-written while he was
on his last futile journey in search of
health. This work has never been
published, although more than two
thirds of it was completed at the time
of his death.
Then there was "St. Ives" left un-
finished by Il. L. Stevenson, as was
"Zeph," by Helen Jackson, and
"Blind Love" by Wilkie Collins. Buc-
kle never completed his History of
Civilization" although he toiled at it
for twenty years.
Among famous poems that were
never completed mention may be made
of Byron's "Don Juan" Keats lily
perion," Coleridge's "Christaber' and
Gray's "Agrippna." Spenser's "Faerie
Queene," too, is no more than frag-
ment, although a colossal one.
Lastly, there ought to be included
Ben Jonson's beautiful unfinished pas
toral, THE Sad Shepherd found by
his literary executors among his pa
pers after his death and published In
its incompleteness.--Pearson's Weekly
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-18
SLEEPING AT THE THROTTLE.
British Railway Experiments With
Device to Waken Engineers,


Device to Waken Engineers,
The recent Shrewsbury railway dis
aster has caused the Great Western
railway in England to experiment with
device for awakening locomotive en-
gineers when they approach danger
zones says a London cable dispatch.
This device is simple and blows
whistle close to where the engineer
stands by the regulating handle
Between the rails is a balk of tim
Der sixty feet long A strip of iron is
run down the length of the wood and
is raised u certain height by the lever
from the signal cabin when the signal
is set for danger. The metal strip is
also charged with electricity by the
same motion. A metal shoe on the en-
gine comes in contact with the strip
when the signal is at danger, and a
mechanism actuated by the compile
ton of the electric current blows q
whistle in the engine cab, thus warn
ing the driver, although no signals or
lights are visible.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-18
NO ALTERNATIVE.
The Jury Had to Teach the Pompous
Judge Lesson.

The Jury Had to Teach the Pompous
Judge a Lesson.
A certain trial judge in a certain
state became so unpopular that the
only way he could get verdict for the
state was to make his charge in favor
of the prisoner. When matters had
reached this stage a famous feud fight
er was arrested on a charge of murder
and brought to trial. The case, which
was the judges first murder trial, at
tracted much attention, and the judge,
whose unpopularfty arose from his
vanity and pomposity, greatly enjoyed
his role as umpire of the law. The
case was clear one against the de-
fendant and his guilt was so conclu-
sively proved that the judge even pre-
sumed to charge accordingly. The
Jury retired, and when they filed back
into court it was noticed that they
avoided the prisoners eye and looked
unusually solemn.
Gentlemen" said the judge, waving
the clerk into silence, "have you
reached a verdictT
I'VE have said the foreman.
The judge opened a paper bag and
drew out a black cap. With an i'm
portaut look around the courtroom be
placed this on his head and pulled it
down until it met his ears.
Prisoner" lie said, arise and look
at the jury. Jury, arise and look at the
prisoner. Gentlemen what is your
verdict?'
The jurymen, who had been whisper
ing TO each other nodded cheerfully
at the prisoner.
"Not guilty" said the foreman.
"Of course" he said later, when ev-
cry one had shaken the innocent mans
hand, che was guilty all right, and
that was going to be our verdict, bu'
when the little judge put that black
cap on his head and pulled it down
over his ears like that there was only
one thing for US to do, and we did it,
New York Sun.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-18
MUSIC LOVING NAPLES.
II Has the Poorest and Happiest People
In the World.

III NnS WOTios
1t is estimated that a quarter of a
million people in Naples live from
hand to mouth, and there are hundreds
of children who subsist out of the gar
bage boxes and who sleep in churches
and on doorsteps.
The taxes in Italy to provide war
ships and to keep the nation on war
footing with the other powers are real
ly .stupendous. There is u tax on ev-
erything, says the Delineator-grain in
the field, fruit on the vine, old bottles.
Fuel and foodstuffs are very dear
Only labor is cheap. For the very poor
meat is n luxury unheard of, and even
macaroni is too dear to be INDUCED in
often. There are any number of per-
ambulating street kitchens, where va
rious kinds of soup, cakes and fruits
are sold in portions costing / cent
And yet these people seem very happy.
Bands of musicians are always play
ing in the streets; the guitar and the
mandolin are to be heard everywhere
on the boats, In the hotels, and the
stranger is lulled to sleep by soft
serenade under his balcony.
The story teller thrives in Naples, as
there are so many idlers there He col.
lects a little crowd around him and
proceeds in the most dramatic way
geSticulating wildly and working his
face into the most excruciating ex
pressions, to relate stories of adven.
ture or other events, much to the edi
fication of his hearers, who to show
their appreciation are often betrayed
into giving a sou which might have
been better spent for bread or polenta
The public letter writer is another
street dignitary of Importance and in
great demand, especially with timld
and buxom maids of all work who
have themselves neglected TO learn
the art of writing. OF such the public
letter writer holds all the secrets of
their loves and is often their adviser
as well as amanuensis
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-18
TURKEY DON'TS.

Don't let turklets run in the rain and
dew. 1t will 90 them.
Don't keep the gun in the garrett.
Crows and hawks are turkey lovers.
Don't fail to mark your birds with
web punch. May save n lawsuit in
the fall.
Don't forget that wet kills young
stock when they shoot the red at two
months.
Don't forget to cut curd when poults
show signs of swollen joints or rheu-
matism.
Don't neglect to feed your growing
birds every night They will thus come
home TO roost.
Don't allow feed to lie around to
sour. Always turn them from the ta-
BILE little hungry.
Don't neglect to dust the turkey hen
two days before hatch. Grease poult
heads with chicken fat.
Don't feed red pepper and soda. y
little black pepper occasionally for
tonic and ginger for colds.
Don't forget to remove poults early
from nest. They get less lice, and
you'll have more turkey, as the old hen
will crush them.
Don't feed meat nor beef scrap to
turklets unless insects are scarce. Then
feed scrap or Hamburger steak spar
ingly.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-18
NEW PRINTING METHOD.
Plan to Make Black Paper For News
paper Use.

Wisconsin manufacturers of print
paper recently put forth proposition
which, If adopted, will, 1t is said, revo-
lutioni2e the print paper industry of
the country and the newspaper indus
try as well, says an Appleton dispatch
They propose that newspapers in the
future be printed in white on black
paper instead of in black on white
paper, thus bringing about a saving
of millions of dollars annually in pulp
wood, assisting in the preservation of
forests and reducing the price Of news
paper to about one-half the present
price.
Black paper can be made of old
newspapers and almost any fibrous
stock, while white paper requires
spruce and hemlock wood. Wisconsin
paper manufacturers will try to inter
est eastern manufacturers and if pos
sible bring about concerted action with
the publishers of the United States.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-18
CHURCH TOWERS.
They Are a Distinctive Feature of the
Mexican View.

There is no country better worth WIS.,
iting than Mexico. 1t Is very striking
In crossing the borders ron, the United
States to note how completely every
thing changes. Here there hardly
seems anything man has constructed
which harmonizes with its surround
ings; there everything seems to be en-
tirely a part of the country. it IS
more foreign than Europe is now and
constantly reminds one of the east.
Riding in some of the little Travelled
districts, l could hardly believe that l
was not in India. The dust in the
road, the thorn scrub on both sides.
with that pungent smell of the bios
SONS, all reminded me of the country
about Ahmedabad. The plateau in
winter, the dry season, Is very much
like the desert-long stretches of coun-
try, with purple mountains in the dis
tance, without a tree in sight except
where there is a town or where irri-
cation has kept n little green and
few trees have been planted. Often
the horizon is so distant that the
mountains melt into the sky, and per"
haps one catches a glimpse of the snow
on one of the volcanoes. The color is
that of its own Mexican opal-greens,
blues and reds.
Everywhere the distinctive features
are the church towers and tiled domes
rising above the towns. The eXteriors
of these churches are always pictur-
esque and interesting, but the interiors
are usually disappointing, for they
have suffered much during many revo-
lutions and perhaps even more from
senseless renovations. There are Il
few still untouched, where one can see
them as nearly all were once, entirely
covered with richly carved wood heav-
lily gilded. Gold was used thickly ev-
erywhere till the carving looked like
solid metal. l have seen much gold in
churches, but none to equal that in
Mexico. Lockwood de Forest in Cen
tury.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-18
Organs For Ships Of Atlantic Fleet.

Professor z. Z. Bilhorn of Chicago
has presented sixteen portable organs
to the Atlantic fleet through the Young
Mems Christian association of Los An
geles, Cal. When the fleet was at Los
Angeles the men of the local Y. NJ. C,
A. fraternized with the sailors, and
joint religious meetings We're held.
When the squadron sailed Secretary
d. l.. Luther wrote to Mr.. Bilhorn so,
Letting a gift of organs so that the
sailors could enjoy religious music
while on the long cruise across the
Pacific. Mr.. Bilhorn, himself Il Y NJ.
c. y. evangelist and singer, has order
ed an organ shipped to each of the bat
tleshfps. Rear Admiral Thomas has
lccepted the gift on behalf of the
fleet. .~
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-18
Rineannle Iuicn-

Garlic eaten raw will cure cold in
the head, grip or influenza in the first
stages, but in cases where prejudlced
people refuse to test its virtues Irish
moss lemonade made after the well
known faxseed lemonade recipe and
taken for both meat and drink stands
next on the list.
Pineapple juice will relieve infamma-
tlon of the throat in the most advanced
and chronic cases and will cure all or
dinary attacks. In both membranous
Group and diphtheria pure pineapple
juice either raw or from the canned
fruit will cure when the entire apothe-
cary shop has been tried and found
wanting.-Natlonal Magazine.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-18
JERSEYMEN A YEAR TOO EARLY
Delegates to North Carolina Confer
ence Fooled by Mixed Dates.

Having been appointed by Governor
Fort as New Jersey delegates TO the
North Carolina arbitration and peace
conference, Judge James b. Din, JUS
tice Francis J. SwayZe and former
Judge Howard Carrow went to Will.
mington, n c., few days ago. On
their arrival they learned the conven-
tion is to be held in 1909 and not 1905.
They came home by the back way
and were In Trenton, n. j., recently
trying to find out who was to blame
for sending them south year too
soon. 1t is said the governor Of North
Carolina neglected TO name the year
to the governor of New Jersey.
Persons in Wilmington gave the Jer-
seyites fine entertainment for two days
and promised them even better time
uezt year.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-18
As Il Happens.

They parted as girls; they met as wo-
men.
And what Of all your sweethearts"
asked the old time chum at length.
"Gonc the way of all good things"
answered the captiyator
THAT tall. lanky blond with the
fierce mustache, for instance"
went insane"
Gracious, And Jimmie Bowlcs-'the
little muskrat,' as you used to call him
who was so devoted"
"Killed in an auto accident trying to
save my life"
Dear me, And your needy artist
swain, who found in you the only Gus
toner for his wonderful paintingsY"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-18
EASTERN TURKEY FALLEN.

Westward the course of turkey en-
pire takes its way.
New England now feasts on roasts
from Texas.
Eastern states buy Christmas birds
from Russian valley, California's tur-
key Eldorado.
Turkeys new capital is Missouri with
her prize poultry product of $4O,00O,OOO.
Texas, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Cali
fornia, are next in turkey population.
Eastern turkey fallen, and why?
Has nature reversed?
"Blackhead," you reply.
But if blacllhead is explanation for
turkey annihilation, what is the expla-
nation for blackhead?
That's easy.
Don't need Il microscope nor an eX-
pertinent station salary to find out.
Didn't come from the wild turkey.
Blackhead is simply modern mis-
take that resulted fatally for the east
Drop the microbe theory and listen.
Blackhead, or name it as you please,
is the result of inbreeding, lice, filth
and unscientific feeding That's all.
Turkey breeding is not 4 lost but a
neglected art True, certain scientists
have pushed the old twenty pound tom
to thirty-fve, and the champion of the
world at st. Louis was a sixty FOUNDER,
but the eastern breeder would mate his
cockerels with pullets instead of hens
and seldom changed blood unless it
was to swap with the next farmer,
whose birds had often mixed with his
atield.
To him all coons looked alike. He
seldom considered that the Bronze is
heaviest and healthiest, Narra Gansett
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-18
Those Hats.

met them first within Il car
While hanging to a strap.
We struck a cUrvc-there came a Jar
Three Of them seemed TO lap.
Then ], man, rushed to the street,
Ny face scratched like a cats.
/ prayed that I no more might meet
Those Merry Widow" hats!
Twas in n church 1 saw them next.
They had the foremost pew.
1 quite forgot the preachers text,
So dazzled was my view.
In prayer again I bowed my head.
Alas, as 1 arose
A big one, spreading just ahead,
Abruptly gouged my nose.
Twas in an elevator now
l ran across my foe.
Too bad that was not a COW
Upon all fours to 60.
Three women entered. Each one tried
To raise her headgear high.
And, though aloud for help l cried.
The things dug out an eye
-Laurana w Sheldon In New York
Times
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-18
Dorothy'c
Dime.
BY CARL WILLIAMS.
Copyrighted, 1907, by NJ. NJ. Cunningham

Grayce looked grim as he threw open
the door and stumbled over the roll of
rugs that lay just within.
Another night has come, and that
landlord still lives his evil life," he
called, and from the dimly lighted par
lor came an answering sniff.
Bert Grayce hung up his coat on the
half shrouded hatrack and entered the
room The furniture was swathed In
burlap and excelsior, and the piano
was covered with old blankets and 9th
er soft wrappings, and trunks and box
es were piled with some attempt at
order along the bare walls and upon
the equally bare floor.
On top of the upturned soap box q
group of candles suttered dismally,
their feeble rays serving to accentuate
the absence of gas. Desolation-the
desolation of an eXodus-brooded ev-
erywhere, even upon the face of the
woman who sat in n low rocker beside
the candles and vainly made pretense
of reading
Hers was a lovable face, framed in
masses of silver hair, and Grayce's
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-18
Graveyard Neighhors.

The agent for a cemetery company
was eypatiating on the good points of
a certain lot Presently the prospec-
tive purchaser interrupted with the
enumeration of several prominent fam
iics owning property there.
us this lot near theirs" she asked.
The agent admitted that it was quite
a distance off.
Then" said the woman, Il don't
want it. I'd rather pay more and get
in good neighborhood."
The agent collapsed.
HAS it come TO the point" he said.
where people consider their next door
neighbors even in graveyard"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-18
Wanted to See Too.

Farmer Aseed and his wife came up
to London to go to one of the theaters.
They saw great many men go out
after the first act, in which man had
been shot.
She-Henry, where are you going?
He-Look here, Sairey. I've stood
this as long as l can. I'm going out
like the rest of 'em to see how that fel-
low is getting on who was shot. The
poor wretch may be dead by this time,
and if he is this amt no place for us.
London Mail.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-18
From One Walk to Another.

"What would YOU do if you was one
o desc milllonaires:' said Meanderlng
Mike.
81 s'pose" answered Plodding Pete,
dat I'd get meself Il golf outfit an
walk fur pleasure instead O from ne
cessity. Washington star.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-18

But every fat turk has his day
AT least that's what Turks say
For when Thanksgiving day came round
He in the gravy lay.
My plate was always piled sky high.
l for those days now sigh
When grandma turned around and said,
Now, boy, fill up on pie"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-18
Where He Stood.

The woman was showing the artist
her diamond pin.
"How much is it worth?' the artist
asked.
"A hundred and fifty dollars" she
answered What would you do if
you had diamond pin that was worth
hundred dollars"
There's one thing certain" he said;
"I wouldn't have the diamond pin."-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-18
a True Friend.

~ tell you Green is q true friend"
"Givc me proof"
"He borrowed money from me and
paid 1t back when | asked him for it
without Insulting me"-Detroit Free
Press
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-18
She Minht Not Like L.

"Old man Pilllinson canGidly admits
that his wife made him what he is"
"Yes But | have noticed that he is
always careful to assure himself be-
fore admitting it that she isn't pres.
ent to put in a denial"-Judge
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-18

az believe I'll rock the boat" de-
cared the man in the stern.
"Don't do it," advised his companion.
ut might discharge this unloaded pis-
tol 1 have in my jeans louisville
Courier-Journal.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-18
@lRELESS FlRECRACKER.
City Mans Invention Makes
the Noise Just the Same.


Do you remember how you used to
pop leaves when you were n kid? You
laid the leaf over the palm of your
left hand and then struck it with your
right. On the same principle as this,
with half of q rubber bulb to take the
place of the hollow palm and a piece
Of newspaper over the top to pop in
stead oS leaf, a freless frecracker
has been invented. Martin Armstrong,
who teaches telegraphy in a business
college at Kansas City, holds the pat
ent
The device is fixed either on the end
Of a cane or the end of a short ham
mer handle. J. a. Runyan, secretary
of the Manufacturers and Merchants
association. tried one Of the hammer
handle style on John Kincaid, the Ho-
gan at Eleventh and Walnut streets,
the other morning. The patrolman
made a sudden standing broad jump
across the car tracks and declared the
new noise maker a great success.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-18

The reason some people can stay ont
of debt is nobody will let them get in
New York Press
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-18

The United States army is the small
est In proportion to the size of the coun-
try. 1t works out at one man to every
twenty square miles
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-06-18
HE DIDN'T GO HUNGRY.

w IItI, " IIU IVuIIU N Vu IIt VIITf Gu
toner for his wonderful paintingsf"