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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-22
TRIBUTE TO MR. TAFT
How China Apoleuized For The
American Boycott
JUDGE sIeNALLY HoNoRto.

Hsrnunttion uf us EHnfts fn HffHe
About Remission % Bossr Indemnity
National Friendship ResiHrrrsd ans
oomm,rcisl huity Restored.
II was through Mr Taft when b.
was lu Shanghai last fnU. that th,
Chinese npplueizcd far me American
boycott that wBs Instituted in tho king
dom q fcw years ago and expressed
their appreciation ~ the rrmlssion hy
out government - tho iudcmnits
granted because of Use Boxer rebellion
When 20 became kuuwu that Nr Taft
was coming 90 shanghai representa-
tivrs uf all the chinese guilds in the
city mot and arranged tp Give him a
suitable reception The guilds in china
control every branch of commercial ae
uHify and united form iu cyory cty
and community thoroughly rcure
sentative body Each ~ thr scores a
guilds lu SHANGHAI t1uk part m the
demonstration to Mr. Taft ior tho
purpose thc beautiful Nuyuru gar
dcns iu BuhhIIuE Wei rpad were ub
tHiu~l Governmental poguizaucc ed
the greeting tp Mr.. Taft was thr4u Il
the yirarious participation VI Tuaa
Fang. yiccruy of the IIangklang rrur
iucp in which Shanghai is The tiec
roy ordered his representative tho
tautai tong to SPARE uo expense lu ar
ranging % suitable reception for Nr
Taft and 90 present the bills to him
Americans long resident Boo Shanghai
agreed that uo such signal houurs had
ever bccu paid tp another foreigner
by the Chinese. 4 heavy rainfall
which began the previous night. threat.
cucd to mar cor wholly prevent the
garden party At great cost ana nm
expenditure of labor the committee
completely rooted over with canvas "a
good share Of the gardens. including
long walks and paths. $50 that Mr. Taft
and the other guests were enabled 10
move about freely, fully protected
from the storm
All Of the speakers referred TO the
obligations under which China had
been laid by the remission of the Box
er indemnity and the contributions
made 10y Americans for the relief of
victims of the recent famine IN China.
Mr.. Taft was checrcd and applauded
for several minutes when he said:
when | was here little more than
two years ago there was Just little
bit of mist, a little bit Of fog, In the
clear sunshine Of our friendship But
we gave assurances at that time which
| am glad to say have been carried out
on the one hand, and on the other there
is every evidence that the mist has
cleared away. The boycott Is n thing
Of the past. 1t is a closed episode"
Two young Chinese ladies bore for
ward a massive silver bowl and pre-
sented It TO Mr.. Taft as n memento OF
his visit. The bowl, which was a rare
specimen of Chinese silver work. was
inscribed Presented To the Honorable
William II. Taft, Secretary of War of
the United States of America, as a Me.
mento of the Garden Party Given In
His Honor by the Chinese Residents
of Shanghai"
CopiOus comments were printed by
the eastern press upon the reception
by the Chinese to Mr.. Taft and its
significance as n tribute to the man
and as renewal of the old time bonds
Of amity between the nations.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-22
A BRleR PIPE


Bowl, saYs suoksf
4 collerlnn who pridrs himself on
the sweetness and color of be bfief
wood pipes nnd pfetends 10 know lot
more about them Than ms afilnaft
smoker spent hsit m hour ln q tobacco
shop making an addition to hia already
iarre collection
Some pipes be discarded t@ruHse of
the grain ~ the wood There was too
much stripe or too much hirdsefe. he
remarked When he found one which
suited hlm be- put lt aside until be had
gathered thrce or four which appaf
entity were 900 right. nnJ then came hts
final tcst tp p'eE ott The hcst Of them
all
lie held each with the bowl toward
the ught. then slowly Rubbed his little
finger inside. Two hc d.frardcd, then
repeated the operation with the others
until only ono Remained out W the di~
card That one he bought
"' yaut 'cm smooth inside be rx
pi4lnod a trier pip" ROUGHLY tn
lshcd Inside the bowl Isn't worth both
ering with. [ wouldn't take one for o.
rIft. wouldn't take the trouble 10 try 20
break 90 Boo. for It Will never be any
good. 10 won't cake up right and ZEN
never be nice ana sweet
"I'yc got a theory That when the iu.
side of the bowl IS rough 400 the little
edges and points uf wood char and
burn the first time you smoke II. and a
burnt pipe Is no good. That's why
always take q pipe that h.s n bowl as
smooth on the inside as on the out
"Then e doesn't char, but cakes up
evenly and gets good IN a little time.
Maybe the theory s. wrong, but it has
worked out we'll On my own experience,
auJ some OF ms friends who have tried
&c a-roe with me. New York sun
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-22
NURSERY IN A CHURCH.

Fathers and Mothers of Congregation
Delighted With Innovation.
AS Mrs. William Marlborough sat
in big rocking chair in the northeast
corner of the new gallery of the Cen
tenary Methodist Episcopal church in
Syracuse, n. V, on recent Sunday
morning listening to the sermon she
said, This is the first time | ever had
any comfort in church" The remark
was prompted by the fact that her lit
tie Dorothy was reposing comfortably
on u soft couch In a room adjoining,
with dainty white capped and white
aproned maid in attendance and plenty
of toys within reach in case she should
want them.
There We're other babies, too, and
other mothers sat in the gallery with
in call in case of need, for the Cen
tenary church wants the mothers of
the congregation to be able to come to
church in peace, and to that end a
nursery for the babies was opened re-
Gently.
The nursery is sound proof and has
accommodations at present for about
eight babies. There is a big couch
where half a dozen good sized infants
can sleep at once and a crib where
two more can be slowed away. There
are supply of playthings and well
equipped medicine cabinet.
! The idea originated with the pastor
of the church, the Rev Ernest Lynn
Waldorf, and he invites all mothers
with small children to make use of
the nursery whether members of the
congregation or not
After service on the first Sunday of
the new regime the fathers fairly bub-
bled over with enthusiasm. Hereto
fore they had to share with the moth
ers the responsibility of taking care
of the baby at church If they came to
church at all, and they declared that
1t took more virtue out of them than
any preacher could ever put back.
| They believe now that the fathers and
mothers of little children will have a
chance to get some rei,sion.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-22

the bulletins which he has a right to
receive, and which, from a true econ
omic standpoint. he ought to receive
II would take eleven hundred thou
sand bulletins for my district, and un-
der the present penny method it would
tax three hundred years to supply
each farmer in my district with each
bulletin Issued by the Department to
date.
Your distributing appropriation pro.
vides an allowance, after deducting
rents and helpers expenses of about
$50 for each Congressional district, or
less than $40 for each county. Mr..
Speaker, the addressing aud mailing
of one franked letter to the voters of
my district costs over 800. so it is easy
to see how utterly inadequate this ap-
propriation is, and | trust there will
be no opposition to the amendment
have offered
The mere establishment OF Bureau
or Department of Agriculture is not
sufficient. 1t must be brought closer
to the farmer. The Bureau should re-
port its findings not only to Congress,
but to the people, and the only medium
for transmitting this information to
the farmers direct is through the
agency of this bulletin service Nc
bulletin should ever be allowed to 90
out Of print, and the Department should
be furnished ample means to place the
results of its scientific research and
experiments in the hands of every
farmer, and in this way through these
millions of farmers the soil will give
an Immediate response and an increas.
ed national earning beyond comDari.
son, and so vast as to make opposition
to this expenditure little short of a
national crime.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-22
Field Marshal Andrews Has
Forces In Fine Fett|e.
REPUBLICANS ARE AGGRESSIVE
WIN m oid.Fashioned Campaign Nov
At It's Heieht and Win Party Fervor
and Enthusiasm Aroused on Every
Hand. pennsylvania Is Destined to
Give . Tremendous Majority Fot
TAFT and Sherman.



with election day but two weeks on
there is now lining NJ Of the re
publican forces throughout pcunsyl
yauia such as has never been seen in
The history oi the grand old common
wealth
Colonel Wesley " Andrews. the Re
publican field marshal. has his army
IN splendid condition for the cun.ul
battle of the ballots
lie reports that every county com
mittee is making an aggressive can
yass. and that there never has been
c,inced such enthusiasm for The raus.
and the candidates as Is witnessed ou
every hand throughout the state.
The party workers have taken up
Colonel Andrews call for an o.dta5l.
iouCd campaign.
They are holding rallies with OLD.
time fervor and patriotic enthusiasm.
Campaign gloos have been formed Co.
every county. and they have been sup.
piled by Colonel Al. -ews with copic.
OF campaign songs :. eCially written
for use in this state. The county chair
men have inaugurated a system OF
plan of opening mass meetings with
the singing of America by the en-
tire audience. lnterspersed between
the speeches they have the campaign
songs. laudiug Taft and Sherman and
poking fun at Bryan and the Demo
cratic donkey During the course OF
the evening the audiences join in sing
ing the new state anthem. "Pennsyl
vania," and the gatherings are usually
brought to a close by the singing OF
the Star Spangled Banner"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-22
AS In Days Of Old.

at brings me back to the days OF
Andrews today, In commenting upon
the enthusiasm that has been exhib-
tied throughout Pennsylvania for the
Republican nominees we want more
of this patriotism this love of country
and love OF party and | am proud to
see Pennsylvania lead the way in this
revival of old-fashioned methods OF
campaigning 1t is an education to the
young men as well as an inspiration to
the old"
Great preparations have been made
for the closing days of the canvass
Big mass meetings have been ar
ranged for in all parts of the state
and some of the most noted orators or
the list of the Republican national
committee are to appear at these
meetings.
Senator Penrose's position on the
executive committee of the national
committee, and the fact that he is de
voting practically all OF his time work
ing for Taft at the headquarters in
New York, give him opportunities to
see that important meetings in this
state are we'll supplied with speakers
Vice Presidential Nominee Sheruan.
Senators KYo2. Burrows and Depew
Speaker Cannon. General Sickles an.
Congressman Longworth and others
like prominence arc booked for Pysu
Eylvania me- ings.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-22
"oLD BILL Taft"
~ urv nti uoArvAS.

tTuue HAmarIU1.
rot header stfsre au1 rrssf
- fuar fhr ahIr nf ataf.
Hlth fore ard uf
Tn ruI1a where breakers roar.
1n raf0iF lsHH nlf Store.
Tn rHiaf aII apfHaf
THef Ola rU TAFT
- white liaHsa there ta stay
Ana Bryan send away
Upon faff
AZ dH aH freddy tIf.
What all uaf people t'l
For rau ufzau fNr 900.
Thsre old TU Taft
TH 1a what's good and JUST.
Stride 1aw fNr UNI fFu.i
ANA ail af rfHff.
IH ErsH a#f HHHtF pure
ArI plenty tH#. HTH #UrH.
The HtHf times nH.. .Hfe
There's a.I fI Taft
Reform 81 Har uHfuris.
Against e. sNI hufiH
IuerrtuE Naff
Then iaf aHt trumpet. IiHre.
'Nus always un t#a square
AZ home ana everywhere.
OIL aH 1901 IHff'
Fullerton. tF.. srTfHrIU.r. JOSS copy
rIsht Applied For
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-22
LIGHTNING AND SHIPS.
vessels Are struck Mere Frequently
Than is Supposed

Than is Supposed.
IN spite n thc popular impression to
the eoutrafy. ships remote from the
land are seldom damaged by lightning
although some of the most awe In
sp.rIue displays of atmospheric clcc.
trIeIty aru frequently Witnessed by
those on board " them.
standing rigging and even parts u
the running gear are now made uf
stcel wire and this substitute for the
old fashioned hemp serves The purpose
OF lightning conductor when The ship
is mot uticd with such an aid to safe.
~. The electric current is conveyed
down the wire rigging and reaches the
sea through fho vessels metal hull
Bamaar orrurs only f The current be
interrupted on fs uHy down. In a
comparatively large proportion ~ IN.
stances tIiu fore royal TRUCK is struck
by lightning that of the main less fre.
Iucutly and the mizzcH least Of the
three
Very serious casualties under this
head occurred 20 warships and mer
chant vessels in the days of wooden
hulls aud hcmpcu rigging In July,
ls0a 8s thirteen sailing vessels of tie
East India .1mpaug were TRYING 90
rp,ira fbg ,gp. In tba vicinity of NIr5a
bay. hompwarl bound. two of them
the Britannia aId the bombay CASTLE
were struck hy u.ntuur The fore
mast of paal was t#un euvcIupcd iu
flames. uul .l. mnss bad to bc cut
away On owrr t1 .nta TIE ship, and
their counu.iiLa uHrgoes. s. heavy
gale was blowing. tho might was dark.
1ud the other ships 0f the Nuut. which
were hove tu 900 the tme were wit.
acsscs of this thrilling incident
Many vessels are now fitted v.'I
lightning conductors or approved types
lest the wire rigging should aU O..
carry OF tho electric current Iu May.
1SgG. shortly after % severe tGmler-
storm. accompanied hy H-NHur and
rein. i'm @ degrees south s. .r-..ns
.r. ST. the l.. and %. steamship Niarl
lad q sudden Increase of .u.i..l
amounting 90 g degrees iu both iue
standard and The WEpplhousp com.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-22
The BRYAN Policies.

tRochester On. " Democrat and Chron-
icle.l
Policies of folly and disaster is
what Governor Hughes calls Bryan's
taried assortment of schemes.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-22
His Unforgettable Speech.

ll-oS Angeles Examiner.
The Bryan speech which will be re-
membered longest consists of four
words; "Workingmen are public beg
CARS"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-22

One great American puzzle is to find
the relation between what Bryan says
on Monday and what Bryan says on
Saturday.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-22

In the time of political warfare pre-
lElre for peace and prosperity by de-
sidins TO vote the Republican ticket in
November
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-22
No Pol..c In Heaven.

Small Isabel@ narticular friend, the
policeman on the .-e"t. contracted pneu-
monia ard died isabel was greatly
gricved until her mother convinced
her that he had gone to heaven Even
then she was not quite reconciled. IF
heaven is such good place" remark
ed the little skcptic, Il don't see what
God wants policemen there for."-New
York Press
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-22

The unemployed asked for jobs, and
Colonel Bryan handed them out copy
of his platform.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-22
Timely Talk to Farmers.

In this speech. Mr. Lands. among
other things. said:
I'm the Democratic national plat
form adopted at Denver we find no in
timation even for incidental protec
ton, but q sweeping declaration for
such reductions in the various sched
ulss as to restore the tariff to a revo
nue. basis This, of course. means the
revenue basis of the last Democratic
tariff law; the Wilson law of 1894
which was not only a destroyer C n
dustry. a nightmare to capital and ar
enemy to labor, but a most humiliating
failure even as a producer of rsve-
nue
The Republican party has upheld
and defended the industrial policy of
protection since its birth. more than
Aalf century ago, because 1t favored
the fostering and encouraging OF en-
ierprises and industries through which
profitable employment would be given
10 American labor.
This magnificent system of pro-
tective tariff has been made as nearly
perfect as we find 1t today. through a
varied experience Of more than a cen
tury The enaetors Of every protective
'--'- l..- placed nDon the statute
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-22
Immense Crop Reports.

According 10 the report Of the de
partment of agriculture of Manitoba,
the $4,000 farmers of that province
raised about 10000 900 bushels Of
wheat last year: over $4,000 coo bush.
els of oats; nearly 100000 bushels
of barley and 42S,000 bushels Of flax
rye and peas. A total grain crop Of
almost 100 100000 bushels in a vor'
unfavorable year. The spring was g
tremely cold and consequently una
sually late.
ITO this can be added over 5000, ,C0}
bushels of potatoes: nearly 1900
tons of timothy and other cultivated
grasses; 100000 pounds of butter
and other dairy products (these dairy
products were marketed at $1,2l7 000),
and poultry, which included 440. 900
chickens, 10000 turkeys and 10000
geese. These industries will in all
likelihood show a very rapid growth
this year because the season has been
quite favorable and a very large yielo
can be expected A yield OF $50 900, ,0oo
bushels of grain in Manitoba this year
should surprise no one.
"Over 100000 new home-seekers
come into western Canada each year
and with this rate of growth among the
tillers of the soil In these four prov
lnces, it is readily seen what serious
competitors of ours they will soon be.
Protection the Only Hope.
"While we should entertain and cul
tivate the most neighborly and friendly
relations possible with our Canadian
neighbors. we should most strenuousl,
Insist upon preserving our own mar
kets for the farmers of our country
1t is the best market In the world ant
Il is ours, and the strong arm o
American law should continue to hole
II for US.
When once the time comes that thu
farmers of the United States will b'
unable to produce all our people cal
consume, a reduction of duties upor
agricultural products may be consid
cred but until then there should be al
increase OF duties rather than re
duction.
Even under existing duties S414
10000 worth of agricultural imports
came into this country last year. SOM
| of which we should produce ourselves
OF these many millions worth were i'm
sAztAd from Canada : cnnsidsrAh''
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-05-30
Selections
THE TELEPHONE

is Marvslous Progress IN Less Than
q Generation.
OF the $4,000 telephones IN use
throughout the world at present the
United States and Canada have more
than 6O00OOo, with other countries
practically nowhere. To include Cana
"a Is indeed only complimentary. since
the United States alone has about
$4,000 instruments out Of the 5000.
900 In use. More than $1,000 zswns
cities and villages In this counay now
have telephone connections.
Many are the strange ways In which
this instrument only one generation
old, Is utilized IN various parts Of the
world In San Francisco there Is a
Chinese exchange. while In many OF
the manufacturing towns Of New Eng
land operators are often compelled be-
cause Of the mixed population which
depends upon the telephone to speak
two or three languages IN addition to
English. Away over 10 the capital OF
Persia another novel use Of the tele-
phone Is found There the.shah. whom
It is practically impossible to see, has
allowed his subjects the right to peti-
ton BY telephone. A booth has been
set up in the central square Of the city,
and there citizens can get their SOW
erein's ear and demand their rights
in a way as curious as It is new.
Each day long line OF petitioners as
sembles at the booth at daybreak and
remains until sundown. when It Is
closed.
Indeed. the telephone Is proving
powerful democratic influence In bring
ing together rulers and their subjects.
King Edward, the car and the Ger
man emperor are reached by this means
much more often than was formerly
possible. They are indeed fast becom-
ing more accessible than many Of New
York's money kings whose telephone
numbers appear In no directory. the op-
orators being forbidden to reveal them
under any circumstances. Were this
not the case, It Is said, the miIlionaires
would be flooded with numberless calls
Of every description. By revealing their
numbers to only a few business and
personal associates this bother Is elm
mated. Another novel use Of the In
strument in New York Is the taking OF
testimony under oath by means Of It.
The annual number OF telephone mes
sages In the United States is almost
Incredible, totaIing probably $500, 0OO,-
900. Were one man to attempt to
speak all these conversations It would
have been necessary for him TO have
started about 1900 years before Christ
since the task, allowing three minutes
for each call. would occupy 5000 years.
Expressed differently, this number Of
calls would give every man, woman and
child and even the babies IN arms IN this
country about 100 years remark
able indication Of the point Of develop
ment which the telephone has reached
In its brief life Of thirty years as al
organized business.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-05-30
SURE 70 Rs Promoted.

4 grizzled old colonel who is a vet
eran of the civil war and who has
since seen hard, active service In sew
eral Indian campaigns, the arctic re-
gions, the Spanish war and the Philip
pine instruction, did not view with
pleasure the recent promotions Of
younger and almost unknown officers
who were jumped over his head.
StrOIling about his camp In the Philip
pines one day, says Everybody's Maya
zine. he came upon one Of his officers
fondling a monkey.
Colonel" said the officer. this is
the most remarkable monkey ever
saw. Why. be can take a stick and go
through the manual Of arms almost as
well as one Of the soldiers"
'-Shr' cautioned the colonel, giancing
about in great alarm. Don't tell any
body. Surprising the war department
heard OF It they'd make him a briga-
der general"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-05-30
NEW SHORT STORIES


4 Paelins Index.
Explorer Peary had Just come from
the White House.
+ you WIN set there yeti an admirer
sid % him. you become a better
and better explorer every trip
Wen, , said the other, with modest
smile, there are tricks In every trade,
q course. and as we live we learn"
He smiled.
The longer We live the more we
Learn" said he. II knew an old grocer
In Cresson who had learned a lot l
stopped before his shop one day and
looked euriously at great line Of bar
rels. barrels OF apples. some marked
with an A and some marked with 2.
why are these barrels marked diff
ferently, Uncle JoshT I said TO the old
man. They seem to be the same kind
Of apples
They Is the same kind, son. the
old man replied, but some customers
want a barrel opened at the top and
some at the bottom"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-05-30
v.uetsrian legislators.

Vegetarian meals are a great success
In the house Of commons. A special
vegetarian table d'hote has been pro-
vided In the members dining room for
some time. Perhaps not more than a
dozen members adhere strictly to the
use Of mo flesh, no fish," but many
are adopting a dietary containing a re-
duced consumption Of meat Sir James
Alfred Jacoby. chairman OF the kitchen
committee, began about the end OF last
session to cater for vegetarian dishes
which would appeal to members who
were not vegetarians. he puts on the
table ''the vegetarian dinner az j
shilling, guests sixpence extra" OF
which the following is a sample menu:
Creme bonnie femme, Omelette Lyon
naise or curried eggs and rice. maca-
rOui au gratin or saute potatoes. milk
pudding or rhubarb tart, bread, cheese.
pat Of butter."-London Tatier.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1908-05-30
The Russian Wav.

Grand Duke Michael AIexandrovitch.
the cars only brother. a bachelor and
nearly thirty years Of age. Is having his
inst affair Of the heart, but as the lady.
whose name has not been made public,
Is Of lowly birth the car has not oply
refused his assent. but has ordered
that she be banished from the country,
but with the intimation that the decree
VIII be rescinded as soon as the girl
shall have married a man OF her own
class. General Kaulbars delivered this
cruel message with such energy.
promptness and dispatch that Grand
Duke MiehaeI's sweetheart and her
parents departed from their estate with.
In six hours-Argonaut-