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johnson Mattress & Hose Co. manu-
faeture and renovate mattresses and
eouehes. Tents. Tarpaulins. Bags.
Sled Covers and all kinds of Canvas
Goods. Lowest prices. o street. near
First. Phone Main 100
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imported coburser draft beer on tap
al Board OF Trade.
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Fresh live or dressed chickens al
Consumers Milk Company. Black g.
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Ho, waffles. North Star Restaurant.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-11-25

North Star Restaurants Meals. 35e
and up.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS

Tom aud Jerrv. Il d.. Nat..ra
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Plum Pudding BRANDY Sauce
Neuoltau lre C.,rm ami cake
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-30
PLEASANT JAIlS.
The Way Prisoners In Montenegro Are
Treated.

When l paid a visit to the Cetinje
Jail l found that all the prisoners were
out for walk. For two hours every
morning and again for two hours in
the afternoon they are allowed to wan
der about on the green before the pris-
on. There is nothing, indeed, but their
own sense of honor to prevent their
going farther afieid unless they be
murderers, in which case they wear
chains. The authorities provide them
with housing. of course and with
clothes-not uniform-also with a fire
at which to cook their food, and they
give them fourpence day each to
buy it. The prisoners cater for them
selves. Two of them go to the market
every morning to buy provisions for
the day. They are not required to work
unless they choose, and they are classi-
fed not according to the seriousness
of their offense, but according to their
standard of life and general behavior.
If man of education and refinement
is sent TO prison, care is taken to lodge
him, so far as possible, in n room
where the other occupants belong to
his own rank in life. | found on one
bed beautiful counterpane and pill
low covered with delicate embroidery.
'Yes, poor fellow, that's his wife's
handiwOrk," the governor of the Jail
remarked casually as we passed. In
one prison life was made so easy and
pleasant that on leaving it l ventured
to remark that to be there was no pun
ishment, it seemed to me.
mo punishment the official who
was with me exclaimed in surprise.
But think of the disgrace of being
here. Is not that in itself punishment
enough?"
l had and still have doubts on the
subject. for l had just seen a CHEEKY
old fellow who, although the time for
which he was sentenced had expired,
stoutly refused to quit the prison.
Edith Sellers in Fortnightly Review.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-30
A Fine Report.

At a regular meeting of the trustees
for the Thomas Beaver Free Library
held Tuesday evening the Librarian.
Miss Wetzel, presented her report for
the year which closed on December
3lst. The report was very full and
comprehensive revealing among other
things that tine library is becoming
more popular with each year and that
patronage at present has reached high
water mark.
During the twelve months closing
December there were 81, 9Sl volumes
in circulation Turing November 1886
volumes circua ated, which implies that
1870 volumes Went out daily. During
the past year new cards were issued
at the rate of from seven to twenty
six per month, Il e total number of
new applicants during the year being
go
During the month OF December 5Sf3
cards were issued, which implies that
IT the eight thousand and odd people
living in Danville considerably more
than nne-haIf of them were patrons of
the Thomas Beaver Free Library.
A total of sS4 90 in fines was collect
ed during the past year.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-30
DEMOCRATS In
CONVENTION

The Democratic delegates from Nah.
oning township and the four wards
met in borough and district conven-
tion in the grand jury room at the
court house Monday at z 80 p. M, aud
nominated candidates for poor direct
or of the Danyille and Mahoning dis
trict, borough auditor and high con-
stable.
The district convention was organic.
ed by the election of George Maiers,
president, and Edward Leamey and
Matthew Ryan, secretaries.
For poor director the name of Joseph
M. Ritter was the only one placed in
nomination. He was nominated by
acclamation.
For borough auditor Walter S. Ditz.
ler and o. r. Shilling were nominal
ed. A vote resulted in Ditzler receiv-
ing and Shilling 2. Ditzler was de-
clared the nominee.
B. B. Brown, for high constable, was
unopposed aud was nominated by ac.
clamation.
The following delegates were pres
ent first ward, George Maiers and
John II. Gernet second ward, Samuel
w. Welliver; third ward, Matthe W
Ryan and Edward Leamey; fourth
ward, William Russell and George
Bachinger; Mahoning township, Clark
Heimbach and Frank Schram.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-30
Sirnlfnant Fare Faots.

1t is in New York and Pennsylvania
the two most populous States, that the
2 cent fare proposition has suffered It's
worst defeat This is something for
students of politics to inquire into.
In New York Gov. Hughes vetoed the
bill because it had been passed with
out due investigation as to reasonable
ness of the rate In Pennsylvania the
supreme court has decided against the
law because its operation might con-
filct with charter rights of the Penn
sylvania railroad Yet the undisputed
sfact remains that il cents is a rea-
sonable rate at all it must be so in
these two States. where population is
oongested and the travelling public is
more numerous than anywhere else IN
the country. Meanwhile there are 9TH
er States which enjoy the low fare,
States in which the railroads submit
ted TO legislative regulations without
con .est and in which, as far as known
there is no intention of making a fight
against it.
1t is we'll within belief that Gov.
hughes objections to the New York
act were based upon grounds similar
to those which moved the majorit OF
the-snpreme court in our own State to
decide in favor If tue railroads. That
being so the difficulties in the way OF
enforcing a 2-cent law IN these two
states lie far back New York and
Pennsylvania are ESSENTIALLY railroad
states The railroads are a very large
and important part of the commun-
ity's life. In the earlier days, con,
stitutions and laws were framed to
conserve common carriers, with the
result that railroads got pretty much
what they wanted and some things that
they should not have had. The newer
states more remote from the seaboard,
profiting from the experience of re-
g1ons first in the field, reserved more
to the people, and thus have been able
to get more from the railroads. Be-
sides, most other states have more
determined opinion in favor of the
travelling public
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-30
DISEASE GERMS.
Cook, Eat and Wash Dishes.

1t is not to be wondered that women
do not get enthusiastic over dish
washing, and that they get tired Of
household drudgery. There are so
many dishes, and they come three
times day with such deadly regular
ity Cook. eat and wash dishes. Ism t
it enough to make a wife discomfort
ed. It's unjust. she reflects. Why
should things be like this? Why should
one woman have 50. 900, 900 when an
other can't even hire a servant? Why
do some people have everything, peo
pie with not half. not a quarter of her
appreciation, and she have nothing?
Why doesn't Somebody or Something
mp there beyond that blue sky see and
know and make things fairer? Cook,
eat, wash dishes. She is ready to cry
at the mere thought of more pots and
pans What have | got to live for?
Here the world is full of places I'd
like to go and things I'd like to do.
There are hundreds of things I'd like
to think, if l dared There's books,
and there's travel, and there's music.
aud there's making friends who could
be friends. | can't have them. You
can't get the money to give them to
me and I haven't the time for them
even if you could. I haven't time for
anything except washing dishes-and
I'm sick Of washing dishes -
But the husband understood just
how it was, that the good wife didn' t
knew exactly what she did want, only
that she was hungry for something
she did not have, and she vented her
feelings on the dishes. This wise man
put his arms around her and said,
Dear I'd like to give you every
thing. I'd give you wealth, pleasure,
travel, and ease If in my power. But
you have me and | have you, and it
isn't such a bad old world at that.
Some of us can be the pretty, shiny
parts of the machine, some Of us can
be out by the windows, and then some
of the rest of Us have to be the little
oogs and wheels on the inside, where
we're not as pretty and where we
don see aq much. But guess we are
the ones that make the machine move
| guess if il wasn't for you and me
and all the rest like us the old mach
inc wouldn t,be good for much. I'm
not sure that washing the dishes ism
a beautiful thing, and maybe little
better for us than looking at st. Pet
er's or hearing string quartet, ii
we've got to choose between them.
Every dish you wash doesn't mean
anything but L love my husband,
and every one you wipe and put away
doesn't mean anything but This is
home Come on! You wash and I'll
wipe!''
And the woman-but everybody
knows what she did.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-30
THE RESULT OF
THE PRIMARIES

The Rrpuhiicans of Valley town
ship heli their primary election at
the house of W. d. Wise, Mausdale,
on Saturday evening, The following
ticket was nominated
School directors, W. f. Fry and
Elmer Fenstermacher; supervisor, j.
Y. Hemirickson; constable, & w. Ben
nett; justice of the peace Il. S. Del
site overseer of the poor, W. H. Keas-
er; auditor, Joseph Churm; judge of
election, Hiram WertmaD; inspector,
OlaIeuce Bennett.
The following ticket WAS nominated
by the Democrats Of Valley township
at Wse's hotel, Mausdsle, Saturday
nights
School directors, Elmer Feuster-
macher aud Horace Sidler; supervisor,
Levi Boyer; overseer of the poor, j Johu
Oros5ley; constable, Pierce Gearhart
justice of the peace, e. S. Deisite
auditor, @ Appleman; judge of cleo
tion, Thornton Bennett; inspector, J.
II. Schultz
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-30
WashlnatanviIle Wants Trolley

For some time the people of the
northern end of Montour county, and
the residents of Washingtonville and
vicllity in particular, have been de-
sirous Of being connected to the county
seat by trolley, and now that the talk
of Iiae between Danville and Milton
is being agitated, a determined effort
will be made to have the new road
buil5 by way of Washingtonyille.
To this end q number Of the promi-
nent citizens of that section of the
county have been out among the farm
ers and others whoss land would lie
along the right of way and it has been
found that the sentiment is unani-
mously in favor of the proposition.
So eager are the people for trolley
that those who are in position to
know state that between Danville and
Washingtouville there is not one land
owner on whose property the trolley
would abut, who would object to Civ
ing free passage to the line.
A few days ago several of the more
enthusiastic spirits met at Washing
tonville and discussed the project.
Present we're Harry Billmeyer, of Der
ry township; George Oliver Wagner,
of Limestone townships; @. W. Seidel
and Dan, Frazier, of Washingtonville.
Itw as the sense of these men that the
matter should be properly exploited
and then mass meeting should be
called at which all interested, and es-
pecially those residing along the line,
be present.
In this way something definite could
be done. and the results of the meet
ing could be placed in the hands of a
committee, whose business it would
be to interest the proper parties in the
scheme
So sanguine are the people in that
section that the line would be great
success that il is believed that many
Of the bonds for the new road could be
sold among the residents along the
line.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-30
WashingtonviIle Democrats.

The Democratic primaries in the
borough of Washingtonville were held
last evening. b. S. Dieifenbacher was
chosen president; VIM. d. Seidel and
b. +. Seidel, secretaries. The follow
ing ticket was placed in nomination
Council, three years, George Miller
f. B. Seidel and o W Seidel; coun-
Gil. two years. @ Hendrickson; couu-
Gil, one year Charles f. Gibson; over
seer of the poor Fred Yerg and George
Miller school director. Jesse Kelly /;
Justice of the peace, f. S. Butler ;
high constable, Charles p. Kaiser
auditor, Frank Berger; judge of eleo-
ton. G. II. Seidel, inspector, VIM. D.
Seidel.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-30
The Story ofa Medicine.

It's name-"Golden Medical Discovery
was suggested by one Of It's most import
ant and valuable ingredients - Golden
Seal root.
Nearly forty years ago, DIR. Pierce dis
covered that he could, by the use OF pure,
tiple-rclincd glycerine, aided by a cer-
tam degree of constantly maintained
heaJ and with the aid OF apparatus and
appliances designed for that purpose, ex
tract from our most valuable native me-
diciral roots their curative properties
much better than by the use of alcohol,
80 generally employed. So the now world
famed "Golden Medical Discovery" for
the cure of weak stomach, indigestion, or
dyspepsia, torpid liver, or biiousness and
kindred arrangements was first made, as
Il ever SINCE has been, without particle
OF alcohol in its maNe-up.
ens p4ntSd Sv SS SS Gf It's 2gT9d
will show that 1t is made from the most
valuable medicinal roSts\found growing
In our American forestSe0 All these in
gred have received the StTOnEest eTl-
Goral ltlcnt IRON the leading medical eX-
El.. >, .leaGLI.rs- WI iasS-an- AL1tcL.!G.
4--.Cl who EGcGnrneQd1 1bcr- aSIhe- -EeI.X
hes remedles lar the diseases for which
'Gl.GlQ Aedl dlG.ll-llScQXeLYn is -adEISed.
4 little book of these endorsements 6d5
5egn compiled by Or. r. Y. Pierce, Of
Buffalo, n. Y. and will be mailed free to
any one asking same by postal card, or
letter addressed to the Doctor as above.
From these endorsements, copied from
standard medical books of all the differ
ouu schools O. practice, it will be found
that The ingredIa composing tho "GOld-
en- Medical Discovery are advised not
only for the cure of the above mentioned
diseases. but also for the cure of all ca
IH4l h.f "a, ~.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-30
Montour America n
FRANK c. ANGLE, Proprietor.
DanviIIe, Pa, Jan. 80, 1908.
Swindlsrs and the Mails.

Not long ago company in New
Jersey, which solicited subscriptions
from the public for what was describ-
ed as highly profitable and leglti-
mate scheme, was investigated by the
post Office department, as result of
complaints by investors. The bust
ness OF the company, observes the
Philadelphia Bulletin, in consequence
of this inquiry, was branded bogus,
and a "fraud ORDER was issued, deny.
ing to il the use of the mails Where
upou its hackers promptly changed its
name and kept up their former opera
tions, with the added statement that
their concern had the official sanction
of the postal authorities. Thus a
double aud audacious species OF num-
bug has Just been exposed by the an
nouncement Of the Federal department
in question that the claims put for
wara are all false, that the original
concern was conducted Gas an inten-
tional scheme to defraud," and that
all mail addressed to it shall be stamp
ed fraudulent, " and returned to its
senders. This is drastic procedure,
but it seems to be amply warranted
by the facts. Not a few swindlers
have been quick to take advantage Ct
the temporary distrust of the banks
which was engendered among many
ill-iuformed people during the recent
financial depression; and aluring cir
ouiars, with promises of profits galore.
have been sent out in multitudes for
the purpose of gathering in the dol
lars of the ignorant and unwary.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-30
.DANVlLLE AND
SOUTH side

The general sentiment in favor of
annexing South Dan lille and adjacent
territory to the borough of DanvilIe,
which has existed fer many years in
view of the act passed by the last leg
stature, may before long crystalline
into some well directed move that will
yield tangible results.
Never before probably was the seHti-
ment in favor of consolidation strong
er than at the present time. In dis.
cussing the advantages and, incident
ally, some of the disadvantages, that
Danviile and South Danville possess a
leading resident of the south side yes
terday took occasion to revert to the
subject OF consolidation. holding it up
as the one thing needful and without
which material growth and prosperity
on both sides of the river would be re.
tarded.
At this stage il is hardly necessary
to thrash over old straw and en-
umerate all the advantages that would
accrue to the south siders through the
possession of the public utilities of
electric light. water, etc; of being in-
corporated in the county seat and
made one with a municipality with
which they have so much in coIfmon.
By the annexation of the territory on
the south side greater Danvlle
would be built up in line with modern
method and development The advant-
ages accruing would be so palpable, SO
varied and so numerous that opposi-
tion to the consolidation from any
sane source would not have to be Ieck.
| oned with.
The only thing that remains to be
done is to examine the Act of March
81, 1907, to determine whether or not
it applies TO Danville and the south
side. 1t will be found that the act
passed by the last legislature is sup
Elementary to the act approved April
%, 1903, which enabled the burgess OF
council Of any incorporated town by
ordinance to annex TO the borough OF
incorporated town adjacent territory
upon petition of the majority of the
freehold owners thereof. The act a'
amended in 1907 provides that the
adjacent territory to be annexed
may lie in the same or an adjoining
county, Section | in part reads as
follows:
"Be it enacted, &C., That the bur.
CESS or council o. any borough or in.
corporated town shall have power Oh
petition of the majority of freenolt
owners of any lot or outlots of any
section of land lying adjacent to sale
borough or incorporated town in the
same or in al adjoining county, to de-
clare by ordinance the admission OF
such lots or outlets, &c -
Under the law it would appear thai
there is no legal obstacles in the way
of aunexiug territory on the south side
to Danville whenever majority Of
| freehold owners OF lots on that section
shall petition council to declare by
ordinance the admission of such lots
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-30
A Tribute to the Razorbaek.

That degenerate monstrosity, that
reproach to our civilization, that
shrunken, shapeless, tasteless, porcine
nightmare, that hideous dream OF hiue
and hair and horror, that allegory OF
starvation, that specter Of want and
woe known as the Florida razonback
to sing his praises is to encourage
degeneracy, to declare him toothsome
is to insult the memory of Eplcurus.--
Live Oak Qla) Democrat.
The reason cats dislike water is be-
cause there is nothing oily about their
fur. Consequently it is easily wetted
md does not dry quickly.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-30
This Candidate Went the Rounds


In the fifth ward in Suubury, the
Democrats have minated J. Adam
Cake for school director. In politics
there is no more remarkable career
than that of Judge ]. \. Cake.
In the early seventies the judge was
an ofiiceholder in the Philadelphia
custom house under the Grant admin.
istraton. So he started in life as a
Republican. In 1872 he Joined the
Liberal Republican party aud support
ed Horace Greeley for president In
1878 he was candidate on the Green
back ticket for judge of the supreme
court and poled one hundred thous-
aud votes. The only trouble was the
other FELLOW poiied four hundred thous-
and. In 1881 The judge was a candid
ate on the Labor ticket for president
ju lge Of this district and pOled five
hundred votes. Ten years later in 1891
he was a Republican member of coun-
Gil from the Fifth ward Of Sunbury
and represented the ward for num-
Der of years with credit. This year
the Mr. Cake il ON the Democratic
ticket for school director He has GER
tainly boxed the political compass.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-30

There is more nonsense talked in
the abstract about marriage as fail
ure than is talked about any other
branch OF the conduct of life If a
census on the subject could be taken
am sure 1t would be found that the
majority of married people jog along
very comfortably and are much hap
pier in their united state than they
possibly could have been had they re-
mairfed unmarried. The number of di-
vorces is usually quoted to prove that
marriage is failure. but what, after
all, is the number of divorces in pro-
portion to population of many mil
lions of married people mime. Sarah
Grand in, London Chronicle.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-30
A Trio of Fires
CHICAGO. Jau 30.

CHICAGO, Jan 30
One of the most disastrous fires that
have afflicted the downtown district
of Chicago since 1874 occurred last
night and this morning in the block
bounded by Wabash and Michigan
avenue ard Madison and Monroe
streets. The fire practically destroyed
the buildings occupied by Alfred Peats
& Co.. John Colby & Sons and Edison
Keith & Co. besides dong large dam
age to adjacent structures in both ave-
nues. The loss is estimated at 81 700,
/ 900 in great part covered by insurance.
While the heaviest losers are tine firms
named and the owners of the build
ings, large number of smaller bust
ness firms sustained losses ranging
from So, 600 to $15, 900.
FIVE BUILDINGS ATTACKED.
Surface car lines on Wabash avenue
are unable to use their downtown loop
today while the police keep pedes
trians off the block between Monroe
and Madison streets, on Wabash ave.
nue.. Five buildings in all were at
tackled by the flames. which started
about 6 O'Clock yesterday evening
The flames took a fresh start about
midnight, causing a recall of several
companies of fremen. The fire was
under control at 2 a. ~ and practic-
ally extinguishCd at Z o clock, but tine
fremen have been playing streams ON
it all morning, Guests of the Wind
sor, Clifton and Continental hotels
were in panic and about 500 mem
bers and guests were forced by the
smoke from the Chicago Athletic club.
MILLION DOLLAR BLAZE RACED
AT INDiANAPOLI
indianapolis, Ind. Jan. 30 The fire
in the Coburn warehouse, one Of the
largest warehouses in the middle west
had not burned itself out at o'clock
! this morning and the less ill be prac
tically 81 600, 600 Almost hundred
of the citys biggest wholesale and
manufacturing establishments had
goods stored in the warehouse. The
warehouse covered an entire city
block. Fed by hundreds of tons Of
stored paper, the stock of the Crescent
Paper company, occupying five stories
of the northeast section of the build
ing, the fire early found the fuel which
put it utterly hey ond the control OF
the firemen. Every available piece of
apparatus in the department and every
man was summoned to the work by
Chief Ooots and probably the most
picturesque and sperate battle in the
history of the department. was made
One fireman was injured and perhaps
forty were carried from the fight eX-
hausted by heat, cold and exposure
HALF a MILLION DAMAGE IN
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City, Mo. Jan. 80. The de-
struotion of the 1000, 600 packing
plant of Nelson Morris q Co. of Kans-
rs City, Kan, was threatened during
the night when the east main building
and the box factory were burned by
fire of unknown origin. The firemen
sacrificed the buildings to save the en-
tire plant. The loss is $500, 900
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-30

William Knox, an aged and wealthy
recluse of near Parker Butler county,
died on Monday from exposure. He
had become i'll while on his way to a
neighbor's to buy bread and lay in the
snow fifteen hours.