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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-23
BATTERY D BROKE
CAMP early

Battery q, 3rd Battalion. United
States Army, which pitched its tents
at Camp Daniel Montgomery Monday
afternoon, broke camp at an early hour
Tuesday morning an1 over hundred
strong marched down through town
leaving by way of Northumberland
street Tuesday night the battery en-
camped at Selinsgroye.
The regulars while in camp afforded
our citizens an object lesson showing
what army life in at least one of its
phases is like, and that all classes took
advantage of the opportunity to learn
no one will doubt who witnessed the
congestion of people about the camp
and noted the crowded condition of
the trolley cars as the latter transport
ed the people back wards and forwards.
The degree of curiosity if not real
enthusiasm shown far eclipsed any
previous manifestation of the people.
AS drawing card the artillery camp
had the average circus beat mile.
1t is to be regretted that the break
ing OF camp took place at an hour
between five and six 'clock-when
only few people were astir. The
sight was really worth seeing. The
farmers were just lining up in the
curbstone market when the artillery
men. riding two abreast, passed along
Mill street and disappeared down
Northumberland road. 1t was about
6 20 O. clock when the troops turned
the corner at Mill aud Northumber-
land streets. About the only persons
who witnessed their departure were
the farmers attending market and a
few early risers of town who had come
out TO make purchases.
The visit of the battery was speci-
al delight to the members of Goodrich
Post and other veterans, as the mount
ed soldiers begrimed with the march,
the cannon and the other accouter-
ments of war constituted the only re-
minders of active service that they
had seen since the days when they
themselves were Uncle Sans fighting
men and PARTICIPATED in the weari-
some march and encamped in the fields
at night. AS the battery passed down
Mill street Tuesday morning one of
our veterans saluted an officer and he
executed the greeting with so much
grace and dignity that he won the adj
miration of the artilleryman, who was
overheard as he remarked to a COM
panion: THAT man is an old soldier. !"
During the stay Of the regulars the
veterans were shown every considera-
tion and it was quite plain that the
proper feeling of comradeship existed
between the artillerymen and the vet
erans who preceded the former in ser.
vice.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-23
ITEMS CONDENSED.

The Abbey church in the North ol
ENGLAND centuries ago had the same
simple music that is now being adopt
ed in the great Catholic Cathedrals OF
that country.
The managers of the Chester County
Agricultural association have decided
to conduct IA dog show this fall IN con-
nection with the races and display OF
farm products, machinery, live stock,
etc.
Nineteen strychnine pills, enough to
have killed a couple of adults, were
eaten by Albert Mutterspaugh' OF
York, aged IS months, but by the
prompt use of a stomach pump his life
was saved.
Schuylkill county huckleberry pick
ers having learned that rattlesnakes
and copperheads hide whenever 1T
thunders, now fire dynamite bombs be-
fore they enter berry patch on the
mountains.
Workmen on Saturday discovered III
the basement of Philadelphia I'M
mense city hall that a pier supporting
a norton of the seven-story wall on
the east side of the building was
crumbling away and there was danger
of a COLLAPSE. The rooms above were
vacated and men have gone to work to
repair the defect.
The number of deaths in Philadel-
phia last week was 227, OF which III
were children who succumbed TO dis
eases incident to the great heat.
Lightning struck the dwelling OF
Isaac Rauderbush. of East Greenville,
a few DAYS ago, wrecking bedstead,
peeIing the mercury off the back OF a
mirror and perforating the paper on
the parlor ceiling in a fantastic man
ner
The Pine Hill Coal company year
ago inaugurated proft-sharing plan
with its men working in their colliery
near Mtnersville, and the first distri'
button has just been made. Ihere
were 800 employees entitled to a share
in the profits, and their total share
was s1.13S.
Property owners and residents OF
East Whiteland township, Chester
county, interested in the Improvement
of the roads, have organized 1.-The
East Whiteland Improvement associa'
tion, >" to confer with State Highway
Commissioner Hunter and to solicit
all residents of the township to join
the association.
Three boys of Allentown none over
70 years 'of age, were caught in the
act of stealing a crate of eggs from
the store of Samuel K. Fluck, on
Saturday. Mr.. Fluok started to pur-
sue them when they bombarded him
with eggs until he was compelled re-
treat. His store room was badly spoil
ed by the broken eggs. The boys were
afterwards arrested.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-23
VIM. GETTING
BROKE ? RIBS

William Gething, West Hemlock
township, yesterday morning sustain.
ed peculiar accident when he frac-
tured two ribs, while in the act of
emptying bucket of refuse.
Mr.. Gething had carried two buo-
kets of slop to the refuse barrel, and
was lifting one bucket up to the bar
rel when he slipped and fell. striking
his side on the other bucket He drove
at once to the Office of DR.. Curry
where the injury was dressed.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-23
Dedication ofI. 90. F. Orphana ge

Announcements had been made that
the Odd Fellows orphange, near Sun.
bury would be formerly dedicated on
Labor day When this announcement
was made 1t was the intention Of the
Odd Fellows to dedicate the structure
before the building had been entirely
completed, now, however, sufficient
funds are on hand to carry on the work
and it is expected that the orphanage
will be entirely finished by Thanks
giving day, when the postponed cere-
monies will be held.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-23
BLOOM DOG
HAD RABIES

After the mad dog scare in Blooms
burg about week ago when young
Frank Veits was bitten by dog that
was suspected of having rabies, the
animals head was sent to the State
laboratories for microscopic exami-
nation.
Word was received in Bloomsbury
yesterday that the head had been sub
jected to an examination, and that the
results had shown that the dog was
mad.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-23
Operation Successful.

Word was received from Philadel-
phia Monday eve by DR., W. r. Paules,
that Mrs. Abraham Hendrickson, of
Valley township, who was removed to
the Jefferson hospital last week, had
been operated on Monday and that
the operation was successful. This is
one of the few successful operations
for spinal anesph ia on record
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-23
Juvenile Base Ball.

The Teddy Bears" defeated the
Bundle Bees" in game of base
ball on the Merchants field yesterday
afternoon by score Of to 4. The
battery for the Teddy Bears" was
NJ. Little and L. Murray: for the
Bundle Bees. Keefer and Hickey.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-23

A yield of thirty-seven bushels of
wheat to the acre is reported from
Kemblesville, Chester county.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-23
solicitor
MAKES REPORT

At the meetingof council Monday even
ing a report was read from the Bor-
ough Solicitor Edward Sayre Gearhart
detailing the results of recent visit
to Harrisburg for the purpose OF Sc
curing the aid of the State highway
department in paving East Market
street. Mr.. Gearhart announced that
the assistant State highway commits
sioner had been favorably impressed
with the proposition, but recommended
thas the borough council make some
satisfactory legal arrangement with
the Danville and Sunbury Transit COM
pany in regard to the paving of its
share of the street before anything
further be done in the matter. On
motion the communication was ae-
cepted and ordered filed.
BIDS FOR FIRE ESCAPE.
The secretary reported three bids re-
ceived for constructing a fire escape
on the city hall as follows:
Danville Foundry and Machine com
pany, S?s3.5o
Merritt & Co., of Philadelphia, S24l.-
90.
Glen Mfg. Co of Elwood City, Pa,
S245. 90.
Mr.. Angle moved that lowest bidder
receive the contract, The motion was
carried and contract awarded to Mer-
lit & Co, MS per specifications.
Secretary Patton then read the COM
munication from DR.. Dixon, an ac-
count of which appears in the adJoin-
ing column
On motion of Mr.. Russell the CON-
munication was accepted and laid ON
the table for future consideration
OPERA HOUSE LICENSE.
George D. Edmondson appeared in
behalf of Edmondson and Foust Broth
ers in an endeavor to secure set
figure of license for the opera house
Mr.. Edmondson stated that the house
had been run at a loss last year, and
that in view of the amounts paid in
towns the size Of Danville and even
larger, fixed reasonable sum should
be named. Mr. Edmondson consider
ed $50 annually reasonable figure.
On motion Of Mr.. Cleaver, the matter
was left in the hands of the committee
on 10 W for Investigation
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Mr.. Pursel of the committee of
streets and bridges, reported the bad
condition of Church street between
Mahoning street and the d. L. & W.
railroad, stating that many complaints
had been received and recommended
that the street be improved. No action
was taken.
On motion it was decided to allow
Jacob Fischer to purchase at cost 200
paving brick from the borough for the
purpose of paving in the neighborhood
OF his home on Mill street.
On motion the street commissioner
was instructed to remove the loose
stones on Market street and deposit the
same in the worst holes on the street
On motion of Mr.. Angle the build
ing committee was instructed to make
an estimate of the probable cost OF er-
Getting a building at the water works
for storing the sweeper and furnishing
the electrician workshop.
The committee on public improve
ments was instructed to place the
urns, donated to the park by Mrs j.
R. Bennett, in proper position and
to have proper bases supplied.
The following members were pres
ent: Schatz, Cleaver, Meyer, Everhart,
Russell, Marshall, Angle, Connolley.
The following bills were paid by
council at its session Friday night;
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
I, a,.,..lo..o. et0~ N
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-23

Lewis E. Taylor. of Perkasie. is
taking a walk around the borders of
Bucks county, q distance of s2o miles.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-23
BATTALION WITH HISTORY.

The third battalion has one of the
oldest histories OF any in the service.
1t opened the battle at Gettysburg
and served through it and has rec
ord of 60 battles in the rebellion AS
Crimes battalion it was at Santiago
in the battle with the Spaniards.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-07-23
r. IRVING H. JENNINGS
-DEN1IST.-
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~ AiLL Il, DANvlLLE, PA
Diseases of the stomach and lntes'lhes
q Specially
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-09-16
FAR IA
FOR SALE

A FARM, consisting of 665
II acres, lying ON the Blue
n Ridge Mountain. II miles
from the Government Weather
Bureau. 800 acres of this land is
cleared and good smooth farming
land. Would make fine fruit
farm. The remainder is in oak.
poplar, chestnut. pine and locust
timber. There is an excellent stand
for a store, and n business man
could clear SIS per month on the
store alone. A good Grist Mill
located on the farm. The proposed
Trolley Line from Winchester to
Washington will cross the farm.
An abundance of good Building
Stone upon the farm, and limestone
for lining purposes within I mile.
This property will be sold at an
extremely low price.
For further particulars,
address,
NIX, Care of COURIER,
Berryville, Va.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-09-16

an swimmin'." In play. In pranks. in
tricks and tasks at home and ut school,
The thought OF them drives dull care
away and keeps us from being old
churis and fossils.
No wise father poses on pedestal.
but Is Il boy with his boys and pro-
vides them with beautiful pets. The
more pets the less cigarettes.
Bantams are the boys delight But
these gems are not simply ornamental
Ihey occupy little space. eat Il little
iced. lay lots Of little eggs and furnish
little roast, but they get there lust
the same when everything's counted
with any OF the big breeds. The little
twenty-five ounce hens are used for
Matching pheasant and quail eggs.
Breeding bantams is most interest
ing.
There are active bantam clubs. and
large number of men are specialist
breeders, as well as ladies and bows.
Ihis Is shown when 800 are entered
Ia competition ut the Crystal palace
show, England. and Madison SQUARE
New York, cages over 500 annually nj
her big exhibition.
Ihere are those called bantams that
are simply dwarfs Of large fowls.
Such are the Black Rose Comb Cnin-
iature HNmburgs,. the Games. Co.
chins. Brahmas. Polish, Malays. SIlkies
and Frizzles.
BUT the Sebrights. Booted Whites
and Japs are distinctly original and are
IN class 10y themselves.
There are twenty-five varieties in
American pygmy poultrydom. and the
Sebright in gold and silver is most
popular. Mr.. John Sebright brought
the nrst from India 100 years ago.
He succeeded in breeding them into
a marvel OF grace, beauty and spricht-
Illness Strange TO relate. the male and
female are laced exactly alike. and this
lacing in all sections makes them q
striking exception, and their low wings
and wide spreading tails Increase their
beauty. The only difference In Sc
brights is that between gold and silver.
Otherwise they are identical. The
Golden Sebright is more common.
These attractive little birds have
bright red rose combs, face and wat
ties, bay eyes. golden yellow feathers
evenly laced with black, and under
color. shanks and toes; dark slate
breast prominent; tail in both sexes
the same and without sickles.
STANDARD WEIGHTS.
Cock ...... % ounces Hen ...... - ounces
Coekerel - ounces Pullet go. % ounces
Unlike diamonds, the smaller the
bantam the more precious. \ long
season for development means large
birds Therefore hatch for shows in
June and July. and August for regular
breeders.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-09-16
TAYl0URS AND SMYTHS.
They Were the Commonest Trades IN
the Thirteenth Century.

the Thirteenth Cent?,
Tho r,,r,,e,,+,,-, 20 - 49,.
thirteenth, o.,-,.,,,.,- 60. -, -,
irlportanr sbov-;,r- ,ro- 49, -
lzins and brooches -, -. -
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kars. G sadEeIors > cor5cv.,r.-. -
souters fsboematars, ami -.
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denotinr % n,ai,ar NJ mol, s,,.l-..
The commences 80, a. .,,.,.....
and smv-b sf,oa ono III y, 49,. q.
every VILLAGE Tho +o,l.,,,~. ......, =
sO7. Of whom 740 arn co1I-, l.- p,
Latin uame If ciSso~ =, ,7.,....., -
c6l srnvtbs. several mr., s,,.,,',,,.....,
There are rwo ar,,s0,vtbs +i,~.... r-,..
smyths. thrcc roldsuvtbs fva r..-,,,s
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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-09-16
M0SBY WAS THERE.
a Cavalry Regiment Found Him, bot
Didn't Make a Capture.

- cavalry Regiment Found Him, but
Didn't Make a Capture.
General John 5. Mosby. the Confcd-
crate cavalryman. used 10 tell II a
comic incident which happened I'm tie
Shenandoah valley IN 1861. Near Mil
wood regiment OF cavalry halted one
night and went into camp. one OF tie
men, who was hungry. slipped away
and won't of IN the neiehborhood 10
get something 20 eat. He rode up 10 a
cabin on farm I'm the dark and called
fer the person inside 70 come out
\ negro woman known ar that time
as an Intelligent contrabaud. opened
the door and asked him what he want
81. The soldier wished Co De assured
OF his safety before dismounting AMI
while eating his supper. so he inquired
OF the woman IL any one but hersc,
was there.
She replied. Yes: Mostly is here"
What said he in whisper us
Mosby here:"
Yes she said: "hc is I'm the house.
The soldier put spurs 10 his horse
and dashed Off 10 his company 20 carry
the news. When he got there he in
formed the colonel that Mosby was ir
a house not far away. The regiment
was soon mounted and went az fast
trot. thinking they had Nlosby I'm n
trap.
Whom they arrived ut the negro wo-
mans house the Colonel ordered lis
men 10 surround it TO prevent Mosby' $
escape. while he went in with few to
take him dead or alive.
The woman again came 20 the door
of the cabin. The colonel inquired. rs
Mosby heref'
She innocenuy replied. Yes. ESQ he
walked IN.
After the colonel got inside DE looked
round. But the woman seemed To lie
all alone ana utterly unconscious of
having 50 important 4 person for 4
guest.
In loud voice the colonel demand
Ell. Where is MosbyF"
Ere he answered the terrified ne
GreSs. at the same time pointing 10 =
cradle on the floor.
The colonel looked into the cradle
and saw little African pickaninny
sucking its paw.-Youth's Companion.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-09-16
FEATHERS AND EGesHELLs.

Many poultrymen who run their In.
cubators in damp cellars last season
did not repeat the experiment this
year. After I few seasons in such 4
damp atmosphere new machine must
be purchased.
Among professional men ministers
and physicians are especially inter
ested in thoroughbred poultry The
lawyers prefer 10 pluck fat geese.
The Coshocton (O0 Age reports "a hen
that was covered up In a haymow
for 244 days and lived. When COW
cred last August she weighed six
pounds. and when uncovered in April
she weighed just three-fourths of n
pound. As 10 its truth We have moth.
Ing TO say. but lot Of such hens would
make lazy poultrymen say.
About the best mothers are the
games. y cat that saunters round for
meal of chick meat often retreats
minus an eye, and dogs. hawks and
polecats have been whipped TO retreat
by sharp spurred PIT Game. If men
would stand up for principle. rs do
game ROSTERS for theirs, the millen.
mum would move up n notch.
The extremely hot, dry weather in
the east viii run up the price Of oats.
corn and buckwheat. so that q drop
IN wheat will be OF little advantage to
eastern poultrymen. Two bad grain
seasons make some retreat and others
retrench.
The attempts to revive interest in
the big ShanghaiS should meet with
success. These birds were first bred
III America. and in 1852 nine were
sent as n gift 10 good Queen Victoria.
who was very proud Of her American
ROSTERS that could eat Off 4 bari"
The best way 10 Kill a fowl is to
hang IL up by the legs and with a
sharp knife sever the artery IN the
roof Of the mouth The feathers aren't
soiled. the body not bruised. and YOU
do not swear ut that lawful dull
Ratchet"
Hawaii imports from the United
States about $4,000 worth OF poultry
and eggs annually. The main reasons
Tor this are the mongooSe. which is so
destructive; prevalence Of disease and
high priced feed. Rice is the only
cereal produced at ST per hundred ana
imported wheat. oats. corn. barley and
buckwheat average S2.25 per hundred.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-09-16
eANrAMs-THE eoys oe,,c.,

eANTAms-THE BOYS DELIGHT.
a bright light wrinkles IN mans
eye when he sees a sporty little ban
tam rooster spunk up TO a big twelve
pound Shanghai Sort o. feel like TAX
Ing the tiny Grower up and huggin'
him to your heart as you did I'm the
long ago when your father bought YOU
the wee Golden Sebright and his
pygmy cackling queens.
Remember that first coop you built
the hrst little egg you brought In TO
SHOW mother. the first peeps hatched
anu the first one that started to- crow?
Oh how grand was that pen
Ihough not perfectly square.
let you thought Il n germ
For your heart was Gagged there
when your red "bantfe'- hen
Laid that first precious egg
How you shouted for 10Y
And most danced of leg,
oh. the bright hours Of boyhood that
we spent with our pets. in "soin fshin'
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-09-16
KURIos FROM koRRgsPoNpEN1s

O. ! sold a gentleman fifty White
Wyandotte eggs. and he wrote me that
be got but three chicks from the lot
and the rest were rotten. l went down
to his place and found his hens set
right I'm with the layers, and the brood
les were disturbed all day. Hatched
lots or chicks from the same eggs. He
claims the eggs were rotten and
therefore infertile. | claim the oppo-
site. Now. We wish you to settle the
dispute and viii abide by your deci-
sion
y. All authorities agree that infer
tiles do not get rotten.
.. Which variety OF fruit do you
consider best for the poultry yard. and
when should it be plantedE
\. The plum is best The plums are
generally picked before fail. and the
hens destroy the curculios. In Pennsyl-
vania we plant in fall
O. set fifty goose eggs in my incu-
bator, and at the end of two weeks
they smelled so loud had 10 throw
them out. Was It the incubator or the
eggs?
n. The eggs were ancient
Q. / read 4 great deal about tran
nests. | would like to use them. as I
desire TO Gull ont the drones and breed
from the best layers. Do they open
and release the hen when she is
through laying?
~ No. You untrap your hens about
every forty minutes il your flock is
good sized
.. am DESTROYS OF entering birds NJ
country fairs. What are the condi-
tons:
y. You pay the entry fee and DO no
knocking IL you get left.
Q. An oval shaped bug, brown in
color and with head underneath. is in
my pigeon loft. No one around here
ever had 1t before. What IS ii. and
what cxterminates fl?
y. Tick. Scrape and scrub the loft
and spray with benzine. Examine
pigeons and touch ticks with benzine.
II you pull the tick of. the head sticks
and pigeon often dies.
Q. l am way out in Oklahoma and
am starting in the turkey business and
would Ike TO know which is the most
popular, healthy and heavy. We've
lots Of grasshoppers and prairie and
the latchstring's out.
y. The Mammoth Bronze leads.
Congratulations on your star joining
the galaxy. II we get the chance wen
steer our airship your way and help
you carve n forty FOUNDER.