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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
A Scene Not In a PIay,

An extraordinary scene took place in
the Princess theater, London, on the
night of the first production of Charles
Reade's great play, Never Too Late
to Mend" Oct 4, 1865. During the
prison scene a large quantity of water
was thrown over Miss Moore, who took
the part of Josephs, the character done
to death by the warders. One of the
critics, Mr.. Tomlin of the Morning Ad-
vertiser, rose from his seat and pub
licly protested against the unnecessary
cruelty. This aroused almost riot
among the audience and the action of
the play was stopped for some con-
siderable time. Fuel was added to the
fire by George Vining the lessee of the
theater, who was playing the part Of
Tom Robinson and who made a most
imprudent speech. in which he prac-
tically insulted every critic present
with the result that the theater was
left severely alone by the press for
many months. The play, however.
turned out to be a popular success
and had, for those days, the phenom-
email run of 140 performances.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
THE PIGEONS WON.
In Spite of Clipped Wings They Got
Sack on Time.

In Spite of Clipped Wings They Got
Sack on Time.
The colonel was something of a
pigeon fancier and had so much con-
fdence In a certain strain of homers
he was making a hobby of that when
his friend the major proposed a wager
the colonel removed the limit.
Wen make 1t suppuh," said the
major. "Yo' black boy will tote paiah
ovah to the cyahs an ship them to st.
Louay, whaah they ah to be libahrated
on arrival. l wagah they ah not back
In two days, sab"
The colonel accepted Grated his fin
est pair and included a note to the ex-
press agent with the charges. Mean
while the major communed with Joe,
the colored boy, and after the tender
ing of a certain half dollar and prom
ises Of immunity from the conse-
quences of the colonel's wrath later
Joe agreed to clip the pigeons wings
sub rosa.
Two days passed, and the major pre-
sented himself duly at the colonel's.
The colonel eyed him with suspicious
narrowness.
Have they ahrivedT asked the ma
jor gayly.
"They hev, sah," said the colonel,
with dignity; they hev, but those two
pidgins, sab, hev the so'est feet evah
saw on bird, sab. ah."-Browning's Mag
aZine.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
What She Inherited.

"Of course l can do manicuring just
as well with my left hand" said the
left handed manicurist-"better, if any.
thing. You don't know the difference
If you've been born that way. if you
have inherited it.
Didn't know it was matter of in.
heritance? Why, certainly it is. No,
left handedness, not manicuring. My
father, grandfather and great-grand-
father were all left handed. and so
were ten cousins of mine" Exchange
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31

The practice Of kissing the hands
was instituted by the early Roman rul-
ers as a mark Of subjection as much as
one of respect, and under the first Gaze
sars the custom was kept up, but only
for time. These worthless conceived
the idea that the proper homage due to
their exalted station called for less ia.
miliar modes Of obeisance, so the privi-
lege of kissing the emperor's hand was
reserved as a special mark or conde-
scension or distinction for officers Of
high rank. Roman fathers considered
the practice of kissing of so delicate a
nature that they never kissed their
wives In the presence Of their daugh-
fara
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
The Holy CITY.

Medina. the holy city. triumphed long
ago over all the rivals in various parts
of the world which bore the same
name, which means simply city"
Notable among them were the old cap
ital of Malta and Medina Sidonia in
Spain. The Arabian city was original
ly known as Yathrib. but owes its later
name El-Medina the city, or Mednat
Rasul Allah Cthe city of the apostle OF
Cod. to the Koran. To a good Moham-
medan there is only one city with a
big c."
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
PRESIDENTS VALEDIcT0RY.
Answers Question "What Shall We Do
For Our Ex-Presidents"


For Our Ex-Presidents"
President Roosevelt in his Office at
the White House recently gave what
may be considered his valedictory,
with permission to a correspondent to
use 1t. The president said:
when the people of the country are
asking the question, What shall we do
for our ex-pi esidents?' tell them that
they need do nothing for this ex-presi-
dent. He is going out to work and to
do for himself.
81 have had a first class time as
president of the United States, and I
have enjoyed every minute of the time
have been in the White House. When
I have finished the last stroke | am
going out contented and to work"
This statement came from the presi-
dent after the close Of talk with one
Of his friends, with whom he had
been discussing his approaching Afri-
can trip.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
Sweet and Low.

A young man named Sweet engaged
to marry young woman named Lowe.
A few Sundays previous to the we'd
ding the happy couple attended church
together, and as they walked along the
aisle the choir began singing the song
Sweet and Low" entirely unconscious
Of the musical pun that was being per-
petrated
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
SELF OPENING DOOR.
Automatic Entrance Way That Has
Been Installed In a Restaurant. ,

A well known Fifth avenue restau.
rant in New York has recently had in
stalled an automatic door which is
both novel and unique. and 1t Is at.
tracing much attention from the pa
irons of the place.
The contrivance consists of wood
en- platform carrying doormats. The
platform is depressed by the weight OF
the person entering and admits him.
while series of levers are so disposed
as to close the door when he has en-.
tered.
The speed of opening and closing is
carefully regulated and the person en-.
tering is safe from being struck by the
door as 1t closes behind him. The
doors are not affected by wind pres
sure, and slamming is obviated by ar
oil dash pot
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31

Hannah Thomas, of Hokendaqua, LIE
high county, aged 8 years, as she was
about to enter the First Presbyterian
church to take part in a rehearsal for
a concert, fell on the icy steps and
fractured her left arm. But as she had
an important part in cantata she
bravely remained and took her part
with her arm in a sling, although she
suffered much pain.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
More Wheat to Come.

A Chinese doctor, as a punishment
for causing his patients death, had to
pay ten loads of wheat. While carry
ing the grain he was met by a man
who asked him to come and treat a
sick member of his family. "All right"
said the doctor, 81 will be there short
ly, but in the meantime you may be
getting your barn cleaned out."-Scrap
Book
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
Practical Forestry Work at Yale.

In the forest school pamphlet for
190S-9, which will soon be issued, it
will be announced that the forest
school at Yale university has now OBJ
tanned the use of the extensive hold
company for work in practical fores
try. A portion of this land has been
in charge of the school for several
years. but the tract now to be put un-
der forestry management aggregates
some 1900 acres, of which over half is
already wooded.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
The Hobo as a Barometer.

The Armourdale (MoJ police are pre-
dieting long. hard winter.
What do you judge blythe thick,
ness Of the goose's breastbone or tho
number of shucks on the corn?" was
asked
Neither" said the officer, "but by
the number of earments on the ho
boes. We caught one recently in the
Rock Island yards who wore six
shirts, three pairs Of trousers, four
vests, two coats and walters jump
er"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
Plan to Honor Noted Soldiers.

A joint monument Of heroic size. to
be placed on the Bloody Angle" bat
tleground in Spottsylyania county,
Va, to commemorate the military
fame and glory Of General Robert L.
Lee and General Ulysses S. Grant,
which shall be erected with funds
raised in the north and south, has
been suggested by patriotic citizens of
Richmond
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
Fund For Or. Eliot Of Harvard

Several prominent alumni of Harvard
university are raising a fund TO be
known as the Charles William Eliot
fund, the income of which they plan to
pay to President and Mrs. Eliot during
their lives After their death it is to
be used In such manner as they may
designate.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
VOLCANOES.
They Are Not Burning Mountains az
We Understand That Term.

They Are Not Burning Mountains az
We Understand That Term.
"What are volcanoes?"
Nine out of every ten persons would
Immediately have an answer of some
sort to the question above, for have
they not lively remembrance of hav-
ing learned in their schoolbooks that
"a volcano is a burning mountain, from
the summit of which are sent out smoke
and flames" This popular fancy has
been exploded by scientists, whose
work is to explode popular fancies.
In the first place, volcanoes are not
necessarily mountains. In reality they
are just the reverse-that is, holes in
the earth's crust. Out Of these are
thrown the materials which, accumu-
lating form the heaps which we popu-
larly call mountains.
These are, then, the result and not
the cause of the action. Neither are
they burning" as we understand the
term There is no combustion nor
any action we might reasonably call
burning"
The action need not necessarily take
place at the summit for eruptions are
just as frequent at the sides or even
at the base The so called "smoke" is
nothing more or less than the clouds
of condensing steam which are formed
on every occasion when an eruption
occurs.
Lastly, the flames" so called, are
merely the reflection of the mass of
molten rock and material inside the
crater on the clouds of steam above
thus appearing as a glowing light. The
friction, too, set up by the motion Of
the materials causes electricity and
hence the lightning discharges which
add to the Illuminating effect.-Pear.
sons Magazine.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
Laws catch flies and let hornets go
free.-Anacharsis.
His LOGIC.

The Angry Mother-You'ye got an
awful nerve to ask me to give you
back your ball when you nearly killed
one of my children with it. The Boy
Well, ma'am, you've got ten children.
and we've got only one ball.--Chicago
Tribune
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
The Soft Answer,

de-Artists say that five feet four
is the divine height for women. His
Darling (crossly)-You know, am FIVE
feet nine. He (quickly)-You are more
than divine, my dear.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31

Mrs. George Roberts, of Easton. is
in critical condition from injuries
sustained by being struck by a bob
sled while crossing q street near her
home, where boys were coasting.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
Mob Insurance a Novelty.

A genuine novelty in the way of in.
surance was recently introduced in
London, England, called mob insur-
rance" 1t is taken out by merchants
against possible losses through rioting
or looting by mobs. This does not
mean that merchants fear the suffra
gettes are about to burst all bounds
and inaugurate reign of terror. Pro
lection is rather sought against the
violence of the unemployed. who are
unusually numerous in London this
season and are likely to become more
so as winter advances. The most ac-
tive demand for this queer insurance
is in the vicinity of the parliament
buildings, which would naturally be
the objective point of a mob melted to
make demonstration against the au-
thorities.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31

Knicker-The fashionable womnn's
figure IS like Il slat
Bocker-While the mattress. bolster
and pillows are worn on the head
New York Sun.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
Happy Hunting Ground.

She-When woman wants hus-
band, you don't suppose she goes and
looks in a club for one. do you? He
Well, if she's a married woman the
chances are that she does-Yonkers
Statesman.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
CIippinu Their Winos.

The costume of the Pu Yuan Pen-jen
women in the Shan states is very strik-
ing, consisting Of a cloth hood, an open
jacket and a pair of short white trou-
sers reaching barely to the knee. But
the most important though the least
noticeable part Of their costume is their
colored cloth CATERS These the women
are obliged 10 wear, as without them
1t is believed they would be able TO fly
away, leaving their husbands and
sweethearts sorrowful.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
Thrifty.

"Well, parson. is your flock lib'ral in
their 'nevolences?"
Liberal? Well, l should say dey is
not that. Why, when l asted them to
sing ole Hundred dey done sung The
Ninety and Nine '"-Harper's.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
Manufacturinn Chords.

How is your daughter getting onf"
"Splendidly. She's busy just now at
Beethoven's works"
"what is it-one of those pottery
places r-Boston Transcript.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
TSZE RSrS GRAVEL PALACE"
American Minister Describes Incident

american minister 0cSCTtpes tHCtosHt
In Chinese Empress Dowaser's Life.
Thee IS probably only one man in
the states who has ever lived
Ia Il :. i.,p o. Tsze Hsi the late re-
,.oUb,abir Chinese empress dowager.
This is the Rev. Walter S. Elliott, who
rec emily returned from north China,
where he had charge Of the American
Bible society's work in region as
large as all of this country east Of the
Mississippi The palace which he
bought and lived in afterward was a
travel palace" says the New York
Tribune. When an imperial parsonage
makes tour in China ENJOYS go ahead
and prepare a palace for him at each
stopping place. Sometimes these pal
aces are occupied only one night. Then
they are sealed up and left to decay,
for no Chinaman may ever live In one
of them afterward. Usually they are
built new for the occasion, but In this
case, being in haste, the imperial es-
cort took possession of the home of q
rich man. 1t was already very good
house, and 1t was renovated and re-
furbished at an expense of several
thousand dollars.
After the empress had come and gone
the poor rich man was left with an
expensive house upon his hands in
which neither he nor any other China
man could ever live. So he was glad
to sell 1t to Mr.. Elliott for a mission
school for 1000 strings of cash. AS a
string of cash is worth q cents, the
missionaries got an imperial palace for
the modest sum of $513.
1t is interesting to know the sort of
bed upon which poor Tsze Hsi rested
her weary bones. 1t was a brick plat
form built new for the empress. I'm
der it a small cavity was left, opening
through the house wall into the outer
air, and in this hole somebody out
doors kept fire of cornstalks burning
all night to keep her imperial highness
warm. Even for an empress habita-
ton no stove or bathtub was put into
the house.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
Not a Free Anent,

Asked when he was married the
colored citizen replied, IAN I know.
suh is dat it wuz DIES wen she lowed
she'd git meter de minute" Atlanta
Constitution.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
Virtue of Hospitality.

Hospitality solves and annuls even
the mysterious antagonisms that exist
between races. This glorious and beau
tiful and sacred rite makes all men
prs.-CA"se!.f Saturday J0u-r'
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
kothinr,

Mature plans well for mankind's
needs"
II should say so. What could be
more convenient than ears to hook
spectacles r?"-Washlngton Herald.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
Stella's Dionitv.

"Glenn paid me a dandy compliment
last night, mother - one that will
please you, too" said Stella Harding
''He was talking about the girls in this
block and how disgusted the boys
were getting with them. He said the
trouble with the girls round here was
that they had positively no personal
dignity, and he never seemed to take
into account that | lived in the block
myself But he made up afterward
for forgetting. He said not much,
he guessed he didn't mean me; that
was noted for my dignity with all
the fellows, and he'd often heard them
speak of 1t. What do you say to
that?"
Mrs Harding was listening With
motherly satisfaction. How did II
happen to occur to him that you
might be applying it to yourself?" she
asked.
'T put 1t to him straight. l just
waited until he stopped for breath,
and then said, We'll, Jimmy, Glenn,
is this a slamT"
"Stella, what speech! There's no
dignity about thatw
"Oh, toot, mammar' was the laugh
ing response, made without the slight
est intention of disrespect. That's
Just the way we all talk. Things like
that don't count on dignity one way
or the other-not in our bunch. It's
how you act. don't you knowF"-
Youths Companion.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31

lJDo.
Dec. First aud Final account OF
Anna NJ Kaufman, EXecu.
trix of Margaret Kramm,
late OF Limestoueville, Mon
tour County, deceased
Dec. 9.-.First Account Of Emanuel
Slider and Dennis Bright
Executors of Rehecca b. Sid
Ter. late Of the Borough of
Dauville, Montour County
deceased.
Dec. 12.-First and Final Account of
Jonathan Sweis'ort, Admin
istrator Of Mary X Kssrrs,
late of the Borough of Dan
Vile. Montour County. de.
ceased
Dec. 12.-First and Final Account of
William H James, Admin
istrator of Oatharine Lee
late of the Borough of Dan
Vile. Montour County, de-
ceased.
Dec. l2.-First and Final Account o'
John # Krum Administra- =
tor of Isaiah W Krum, late
OF o roper Township Mon
tour County. deceased
VIM. L. SIDLER. Register
Registers Office,
Danville, Pa., Dec. 18th. 1908.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
An Eniuma.

Tommy-Say, papa, I wish you would
*all me something. Papa-Well, what
IS 1t? Tommy-When you were little
boy, who was my papa?-Chicago
News.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
Kitchen Novelty.

An aluminium alcohol lamp, with a
cup for heating water or boiling an
egg. the whole to be carried on n
handle like candlestick, is some
thing new for kitchen or sickroom.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31

He who can conceal his joys IS
greater than he whe can hide his
griefs.-Lav0ter.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
A CAT AND A CANARY.
They Went Away Separately, but came
Back Toaether.

They Went Away Separately, but Came
Back Together.
A lady friend OF mine. says an Eng
lish writer, has as pets a canary and
cat. The two were the best of good
friends, and when the birds prison
door was opened it would come out
and perch on the cats back while it
trilled forth a song of gladness.
One day my friend left her two pets
together. and on her return the bird
was nowhere to be found. Pussy was
curled up on a cushion, sleeping con-
tentedly, and my friend D. ed to the
conclusion that the eat ~ answer
able for the birds disappearance, con
sequently she caught up the cat and.
holding the supposed delinquent be
fore the empty cage, beat 1t rather
mercilessly. Poor pussy mewed pite-
ously, but her relentless mistress put
her outside and shut the door against
her.
Next morning, feeling rather asham-
ed of her outburSt, she made Inquiries
about the cat. but pussy was gone.
Some days later she heard faint
scratching at her window, and on open
ing the easement cat crept In and
laid bedraggled canary at her feet.
At first she did not recognize her pets
in the two disreputabe looking objects
before her. When she did recognize
them her delight was great.
Presumably the canary had gone out
by the open window, and. finding liher-
ty sweet. It had flown to a ncighborin@
wood. How the cat found the bird and
brought 1t back uniniured is a inys
terv.
Cooking With Sunlight.
Sun cooking roasting and boiling by
sunlight instead of coal or gas-has
been going on for 800 years. There
are sun stoves that roast a sirloin or
boil a soup to perfection. They are
only used, however, 10y scientists a
sun stove consists mainly of a mirror
a spherical mirror on Joint There
is also reflector The place for pot
or plate is so situated that the mirrors
rays can he focused on it accurately.
A German, Baron Tchernhausen. was
the first sun cook. He began in 1857
to boil water, and in 16SS he had very
good success at baking eggs. Sir John
Herschel and Button are other IA
nous names associated with sun cook
ing In California various sun cooks
have boiled gallon of water in TWEEN
ty minutes, roasted meat in two hours
and poached eggs in fifteen minutes
quite as good time as the ordinary fire
makes. An odd thing about meat
roasted by sun rays is that 1t has an
unpleasant taste. This is avoided by
the insertion of plate of yellow glass
between meat and mirror. In all solar
stoves the sheet Of yellow glass fig
ures.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
An Incident of Travel.

In Nuremberg, having occasion to
ask my way, | said in my best Meis-
terschaft to gentleman passing:
"Koennen sic mir vielleicht sagen VIE
man mach das Deutschen museum
geht?"
Imagine my modification when he
replied: 81 am going that way. 1 will
show you"
We walked on. and, learning that
was an American and had travelled in
England, he said:
II am professor Of English here
That is why l speak English so well
But I didn't been in England already
once yet"-Lippincott's.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
Dancing Expected In White House.

dancing Expected IN Whtee 1ouso'
There are not many accomplishments
which the wife Of President Elect
Taft possesses that are not being dis
cussed and made much of in Wash
ington. Those who know her best are
commenting on Mrs. Taft's fondness
for dancing and are hoping she will re-
vive the terpsichorean era In the
White House. Why the American
chief executive should think 1t beneath
his dignity to dance is what society
cannot understand. The kaiser likes
to dance and gives at least four dane
ing affairs year. King Edward, al
most seventy years old, does not dis
dain whirl occasionally, and both he
and the queen like TO watch others
dancing. Mrs. Taft has travelled ex-
tensively and knows the customs of
foreign lands. 1t will add much to
the picturesqueness of official life If
dancing affairs are given
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
EVERY Mornlnq.

Paul, at the age of four, was asked
one morning by his papa. What is the
name Of the first meal of the dayP
Oatmeal" responded little Paul
promptly. Exchange.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
Knew Them at Once.

The vicar appointed to living In an
old English village was anxious TO re-
store his church. On either side OF
the porch were grotesque, not TO say
hideous, faces that had become almost
hidden. Tho vicar had these ancient
faces worked up until their features
were made distinct Then he took a
very old lady of the parish to see
them and jokingly asked If she could
tell him who they were. why bless
my heart, SIR" said she, peering at the
old ornaments. "it's you and your good
ladyp
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-31
EGISTER'S NOTICES.

To ALL CREDITORS, LEGATEES AND OTHER
PERSONS INTEREsTED-Noticels Is hereby given
that the following named persons did on the
date atli Ned To their names, file the accounts
Of their administration to the estate of those
persons, deceased, and Guardian Accounts,S &c.
whose names are hereinafter mentioned in
the Office of the Register for the Probate OF
Wills and granting of Letters of Admiuistra-
tion, in ana for the County of Montour, and
thatth same VIII be presented to the Orphans
Court of said county, for confirmation and
allowance, on Monday, the IIth day Of
.Jau'y A. ID, 1909, AT the meeting 81 the
Court in the afternoon.