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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-02
THE WEASEL.
His Ferocity Unbounded and His
Courage lnvincibIe.


Courage lnvincbIe.
The weasel is the most bloodthirsty
Of all our native Carnivors. His feroc
fly is unbounded, his courage invinci-
BILE. He is one of the few British wild
animals from whom man has to fear
attack.
If You meet n group of weascls you
will do well Rot to interfere with
lhcm Tor those who have done so have
occasionally suffered for their temer-
ity. His dwarfish size rather accentu.
Rtes than diminishes the detestation in
which he is held, for there is some.
thing uncanny in the idea of so much
relentlessness and cruelty being com
pressed into so small a frame.
The rabbit, who will fight fierce
and bitter battle with one of his own
kind, is paralyZed with fear at the
mere sight of this puny foe, whom he
could probably puIverize could be
brace his heart to the attempt. Squeal-
Ing with fear, he hops stupidity about
until the little vampire springs upon
his neck and buries his fangs in an
artery.
Then the victim either sinks to the
ground and submits to his fate or, sud
denly acquiring the use of his muscles.
he speeds aimlessly along, the weasel
clinging to his neck till his work is
done. There are few more pitiful
sounds in nature than the panic strick.
en- cry of rabbit when he finds that
he is being stalked by a weasel.-Lon-
don Answers.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-02
How She Chose Him.

Lady" said 4 Scotch maid to her
mistress. Il maun tell ye l am to leave
your service and be marritt"
Is not this very sudden, Mary?" in
quired the lady "Who is the person
you expect to marry?'
"It is John Scott, mistress"
But you have known him for short
time. How can you trust Il stranger?"
persisted the woman, reluctant to part
with a good maid.
Yes, tbs true, but he's ken himself
mony years, and he says he's all
right. ana | believe he is, for | asked
him, Did he ken the Ten Command
ments?' and he gave them, livery one.
l asked him did he say the Shorter
Cathechism, and lie had it, iv word
Then | told him to grip his hands
quick and hard, and then. lady. | saw
he was strong man, and I'm goin' to
gle him my hand" - Dundee Adver-
tiSer.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-02

4a..aH.
tale. .f t.l d fertile uu.f a1j tH,aa
good HlefH sfaffre wefe e'afiHHs mn
mehfs 10 the ehlda Hfe There eere
ilmea wfea abe t.ta s.I.lt ahtuf tHe
heuac lost ,bp iuicuum hs writing
hut when trffi"n cfw' fud she lIv
rnrlod ra H he u white h'e rich
voIec rcelIel weird tH.es of eante ana
fairies HHd ta.iH- Sire tad him fnr
her vprs uvH aud vae cautrut with
the eoprfro
As hey ucafgd the plimax hla voice
grew soft and when ni last ihe end
came be waited Tor she usual applause
of "That was lovely daddy" Instead
soft lips brushed his cheek aud the
tired chil1 sank or to slco1
Tcndcrlv hr bore her 60 her bed and
tucked ber ip as gently as n woman
might have done Bcvcrcntly he press
ed his llrs against the rosy mouth and
tipiocd from the room
The library seemed cold and cheer
less when he returned The child's
visit had but emphasized his loncli.
ness, and he sat blankly at the table
on which lay the package with its ad-
dress but half completed.
lie swung his chair about that he
might not see il: but. though he had
turned his back upon H. the script
still danced before his mental vision.
He could still see the uncompleted
tail Of the "" he had been writing
when Elsie had come i'm and the ink
blotch in the corner whore the pen had
rolled against IT, \ dozen times he
half turned to complete the address.
and as often there came to his Nom
orv the words of his daughter
Some day she would read the book
with a clear vision, and perhaps she
woull understand There is always
some one to disillusion with awkward
speech. Perhaps she might never know
how f~oc to life the story was Then
again some chance remark might bear
"a upon her the truth
Agnes by her action had forfeited
all right to his forhearance, but there
was still his duty toward his child. It
seemed Ike murder to destroy this
masterpiece and yet
no went over every lItlufll OF us
life since his marriage. She had mar
ried him. ambitions for his future.
and be. utterly content, had been hap
py In his moderate success save for
those moments when her urgings spur
red his ambition. One purpose in writ
ing this very book was to show her,
when it was too late, that he could ac-
compliSh those successes for which she
had longcd; that he could write as bril-
liantly as the man for whom she had
left him
The east glowed with the first blush
of the dawn when at last he rose from
the chair and threw aside the curtains
to let in the morning light and the
fresh air
Slowly he crossed the room to the
empty fireplace and laid the package
in the CRATE. a tiny tongue of flame
crept along the wrapper, biting deeper
as it grew At last only the backened
sheets remained, and he turned away.
"For Elsies sake" he whispered and
added. with a sign. land for Agnes
too God pity her" His magnum
opus was found not in accomplish
ment but in renuncaton
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-02

THE MIhACLE OF lHE PELAk6oNlJM NJ.
swinging bridge The rest of the mar
tv STAYED away. We were to have This
LITTLE goodhv hour anart
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ference. 2OG feet HIGH ana is estI.
matcd to be 3O6O vears old chonted
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Even WIN my heafI sore coulu new
a hAlD lpn0rtlingr - NT1fial nd I.1 finn
talk of workcrs-little dainty wisp Of
a creature, born to be worshlped and
cared for, but taking so serious n view
of life'
Would you have me hodcarrier|
| asked. AS it is, l dream, and my
dream makes book. and the book
brings some dollars. and the dollars
make several things possible. If |
were hodcarricr it would mean sim
ply dollars. though perhaps fewer of
them. So the result is approximately
the same, and YOU have no idea how
much pleasanter it is To dream than
to carry bricks"
''Nou are tritler" she declared.
You ought TO write book which will
make the world better"
Il am quite sure my books never hurt
sietod oon+,.
"OnIv = napotiva virtua " sbe ra.
snondod rho mor I r,orrv rrs+ no
noeittve Ia must Iool,,-
she basit.tnd n,yino down ,t ber
Lady waebinotc, dover, which che
nad taken from ner belt
How asked. with some interest
81 don't deny that | should he Will
ing that he should look like you,' she
admitted. fine color coming into her
checks, IF only YOU would do some
thing to make the world better"'
My mood had changed. | would
plead no longer with this Guild. MY
mind went to the packet of letters
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-02
STAGE FRIGHT.
Actors Have Been Known to Die From
the Malady

the Malady
Perhaps the most terrible malady
which can attack the actor in the
'oursc of his performance in the pc,
cujiar disease known as stage fright
Through It's evil effects strong men and
women have been known to faint
hreal, down and do many other quee,
things. and there are even on record
several cases of people who have died.
through this horrible seizure.
Some years ago Il young novice who
was to appear for the first time ar,
rived ut the theater very white and
shaky. Brandy being given him, he
appeared slightly better, hu' no sooner
had he set his foot on u stage than
lie clapped his hand to ms heart, with
low cry. and fell down dead. The
overwhelming sensation induced by
stage fright had attacked his heart
and his theatrical career ended thus
even at its beginning.
Quite as ghastly was the case of the
young amateur actress who. strangely
enough had never experienced stage
fright when playing with her fellow
amateurs but who was seized with the
attack on making her first professional
appearance. She went through the
scene aided by the prompter. her eyes
glazed, her hands rigid. and when the
exit came it proved her exit from life's
stage as we'll rs the mimic boards. foi
she staggered to her dressing room and
fell into a comatosc state. from which
she never recovered.
Perhaps. however, the most peculiar
instance of all was that of the veteran
performer Who had gone through thirty
wears Of STAGE work without cEpcrienc
ing this malaly one night however
he conidcd to follow player that a.
quite uuatcountable nervousness had
suddenly taken hold of him and that he
did not think he could ever act again,
His comiade laughed mt the notion,
and urged him to go ON, rs usual, bu
his astoniShmeut may wen be conceiv
ed when the poor old player vent on.
the stage and. after making several
vain efforts to speak. fell back and eX
pircd. The doctor who made the post
mortem examination stated that death
was due TO failure of the hearts action
evidently induced 10y the presence OF
an attack OF stage fright-fearson's
Weekly.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-02
His Magnum
Opus.
Nv LuLu JOHNSON
oour.a,aaimf, u Hcaaa.asham.

roIpIrNtrr pulled thc ebuet of paper
Prom d.e typewriter carriage and add
ed lt Co the pile iu tuo wire basket be
side hm tIr rau-W uu thH la~t few
pages aud rrrcdd tcm with glow Of
pride. for he kucw that at last ho had
written story of cash and blood in
stead 81 the mildly Innocuous romances
that had aGded 70 his bank account
but not 20 his fame
Ever since that night siX months be
fore. when he had come back to his
darkencd home TO find the note on the
dresser OF his room notifying him that
Agnes had gone away with the man
he had considered his best friend, be
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-02

= ttbt." b. ad SLOWLY. thnt
cauld catalogue ptett variety af sum
mer lifl ihrw H Hnd there arr iots IL
tHem HiHHf Hz uaus SORTS ct summer
t.f.s ue thrr ap lifls"
And which Mind dl SON eeiectt"
she asked uu
i wrW iuH There to ttd-o rark I"
be- won't on ignoring bpf question
There uHs uo a4t thgre u WIS
MOSTLY hofto.Hth rIdm4 Tho women
were ratlrr wurc attractive. but /
didn't iikr tlrm. uub 7 hit ont fur the
seashurc"
"Aud There sou found mcrmaldy'
Tier oigr was light but she rripped
the arms of hrr chair ucrvuusly. She
wanted to hear the worst at once She
wanted tU gpt it over with Then she
could congratulate him. aud hc would
20 away and leave her alone
shes not a mermaid" he M swerod
Somehow never did & " mer
maids. They are rather iaH' compan.
IONS aud. being part fish. they are ant
TO bc cold bloodcd creatures. | did not
find her on the shore found her up
IN my own room one night"
"ln your roomf Not chamber
maidF cried Eda In horror
/ Porter laughed There was a boyish
ring To the laugh that She had never
heard before.
"Shc is not a cbambcrmaid." he as
surcd gravcly Il was all alone. It
/ was one of those hot nights that come
an -
81 lighted cigar and sat 10y the win
dow watching the sea"
Moonlight and solitude are danger
Gus, She reminded.
"Not always he dcmurrcd. Il got
to thinking over all the girls had
seen. There were girls all the way
from sixteen TO siNty-girls TO suit
every taste hut mine. Then / got to
thmhiu" of how cool and pleasant it
must he in these rooms OF yours.
somehow You always manage to keep
them cool ana shady. Then l looked
about the room | was sitting in and
l got homesick for this"
cor a home of your own like it," she
corrected
That's IT," be- explained - home
Of my own like it instead of my bach
elor apartments. Then an of a sudden
1 realized a great TRUTH and l found
out what / wanted"
He waited for her query. but Eda
was looking out across the green OF the
back yards, cleaning with a touch of
silver in the moonlight she did not
/ turn her head as he rose and came to-
ward her chair.
Il realized that it was you l had
wanted ali along" he said None OF
them was like You, and SO none suit
ed We had been friends for so long
that did not realize how | loved you
until | got away from you and missed
you.
I'm only a stupid. laundering man.
Eda. | am more stupid even than most
men. | have no right to expect that
after all these years you will forgive
my dcuScncss, but don't You think that
You can learn to love me, dear"
81 knew that It was right TO give
that boy The money" she murmured.
Porter puzzled mt the words but she
drew his head down against her cheek.
and he dti NOT care lie had found
Mrs. Porter. and that was aU sufficient.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-02
No More Deadlocks.

Old Lawyer-Yes. sir; I'm in favor
of women jurors. If we had women to
fix up the verdicts there would be no
more disagreements or deadlocks.
Young Attorney-How do you figure
that out?
Old Lawyer-All that would be nee
essary to get quick verdict would be
to send newspaper to the jury room
containing a bargain advertisement
good for that day only.-Chicago News.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-02
0be Miracle Of
the rSonium.
n, INA WRIGHT HANSON

3 DsersHt. ias. Hf n. N cHnnineban.
n.sssssssss ~, sss>ss 80 sss>>ssstssss
We were at the Hig ree grove. little
eastern bred Muriel with pelarEoui-
ums ~ her 4lcndcr waist and !. n
western writer We had wandered
through the inner grove. where the
most mighty mouarchs are the Giant
General sherman. Jumbo. the Sisters
ana others We had reyclrd at the
contrasts between trees 800 feet high
and the cream cups aud other sweet
spring flowers nestling at their feet
Then we had gone through the gates
into the outer forest aud were sitting
at the rivers edge M the end of the
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-02
Her Little Pleasures.

Husband-I wish you would stop this
everlasting picking flaws in your neigh
bors. Wife-Jhat's just like you! You
never want n1e to have the least pleas
ure!-Liyerpool Mercury.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-02
Avl-rr on an oc.an Llner.

To have "u aviary in tie home is
the lates fad OF the leaders of fash
ion, says lie New York Press. Those
women who are especially fond of
canarics may he pleased to know that
5000 Of these pretty birds have lately
been shipped TO the United States from
England. y special apartment has
been built Tor them close to the engine
room on one OF the big liners. ana they
are under the care of an experienced
attendant Betweca Row and the end
Of the year no fewer than 25,000 birds
win lie brought to New York Many
women in Washington have introduced
ayiarics in their homes since that of
Baroness IIcugelmuller became popu-
lar, and these owners may capture
some of those arriving birds and make
them at home" in diplomatic circles
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-02

Prize ChestaIta For White House.
c. X. Sober OF Iewisburg, Pa. who
has a celebrated paragon chestnut
grove near Shamokin, Pa, recently
sent complimentary case of chestnuts
to President Roosevelt. says the Phil
adelphia Pr>ss. Sober planted lot of
young trees along a mountain side sew.
eral years ago as an experiment. Many
thousands OF trees are bearing chest
nuts this year and he expects to gath
er crop OF 1000 bushels.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-02
One Comfort.

They were weeping for the head of
the house. whose automobile had gone
over the bank.
anyway" said the widow. drying
her tears for the moment, "his death
was in the height of fashion,
Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-06-09

The Baltimore Sun does well
to protest against the neglect of
duty by members of Congress.
It is the custom for legislative
bodies to daily and waste time
until near the end of a session
and then to rush through impor-
tant legislation without proper
consideration. The truth is that
not only legislators, but too
many other public officials, are
shamefully negligent of the
duties they are elected to per-
form; brazenly prodigal of the
time for which they are paid and
which belongs to their masters,
the people; brazenly prodigal of
the public money which is wrung
from the masses and brazenly in.
sistent upon putting in their own
pockets every penny they can
collect in the way of salaries or
fees and in the various forms OF
graft which have become alarm
ingly common in public life. The
fault is, of course, with the peo-
pie. They have tolerated this
slackness in public duty, until it
will almost take a revolution to
change conditions. The worst
Of it is, there is danger that the
people may become so exaspera-
ted that when they undertake to
correct the evil they win go to
an extreme which will be almost
as hurtful. -Statesville Land
mark.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-06-09
Today's Programme.

The baccalaureate sermon this
morning in Craven hall at IL O'Clock
will be the event Of today.
Rev. DIR. Henry Stiles Bradley. =
very eminent scholar and divine, will
preach to the seniors. The special
choir will be on hand with Its music
and the services win hold unusual In.
terest for all Durham people. Every.
body Is invited to attend these exer.
cises.
Tonight in the same place. the con.
test among the seniors for the Wiley
Gray medal in oratory, perhaps the
most coveted OF Undergraduate hon.
ors, will take place. To this feat.
ure, the college extends its nearly In.
yitation.
Miss Lila Wright has returned from.
Annapolis where she attended the
commencement exercises and had her
state pride quickened In watching the
North Carolina boys carry of honors.
Miss Nan Goodson, OF Kinston, Is In
the city on a visit to her friend, Miss
Rosa Green. and will spend the COM
mencement here.
Judge Thomas J. Shaw returned
yesterday evening 10 Greensboro after
attending one shank OF the convention
here.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-06-09
Notice of Administration

Having qualified as administrator Of
Osborn Green. late oil durham county.
this is to potify all persons indebted to
his estate to make immediate payment
to he undersigned, and all persons hav.
ing claims against said estate are notified
to present the same TO the undersigned,
on or before the 18th day OF April. 1900,
or this notice will be plead in bar Of
their recovery.
This the 2sth day Of April. 1913.
THE FIDELITY BANK,
Admir-. OF Osborn Green, deed.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-06-09
Trinity Wins The Game.

Much talk among the base ball
enthusiasts has been occasioned
by the game that was to be play.
ed between Trinity college team
and the Raleigh State League
team. Quite a crowd of Dur
hampeople went down to Raleigh
last Saturday over the Durham
and Southern to witness the
game.
Both teams played good ball
but the. Raleigh team were up
against too strong ateam 10 beat,
and the final score was 6 to o.
Trinity men and the friends that
went down to see the fun were
rejoiced and came home feeling
good.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-06-09
SEABOARD
AIR LINE RAILWAY.

Effective April 18th, 1908. and
subject TO change without notice.
Trains will leave Durham as
follows:
No. 23s. JOBS A. NJ. connect
ing at Henderson with No. IS
which will arrive at Portsmouth.
Norfolk at $50 p. NJ, resuming
connection at Weldon with A. G..
L. for Eastern Carolina points
and at Portsmouth-Norfolk with
Steamship lines for Washington.
Baltimore, Cape Charles, New
York and Boston. This will also
connect at Henderson with No.
66 for Richmond, Washington
and New York.
No. PAL will arrive in Durham
at 4;5O P. M.
No. 22l will arrive in Durham
at 9.45 p. M.
No. 222 will leave Durham at
$50 2. nj.
The Durham & Southern train
No. Al leaving Durham at 1916
?. NJ: and arriving at Apex at
AS ?. Nj. connects with Sea-
board No. III and 43 for Char
lotte,. Wilmington, Atlanta, Biz
mingham, Memphis and points
West and Columbia, Savannah,
Jacksonville, and all Florida
points.
For Timetables, rates and any
information desired apply to +.
w. Woodward, Union Ticket
Agent, or X. L. Montgomery
Agent, Phone No. IL, or write
to-
G. III. GATTTs,
Travelling Passenger Agent.
Raleigh, N. e.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-06-09
DO You Open Your Mouth

Like a young bird and gnlp down what
ever food or medicine may be offered you
Or, do you want to know something OF the
composition and character OF that which
you take into your stomach whether as
food or medicine? FIJI
Most intelligent and sensible people
nowadays insist on knowing what they
employ whether as food or as medicine.
DIR. Pierce believes they have q perfect
right to iasistupon such knowledge. So he
publishes exaadcast and on each bottle
wrapper, what bis medicines are made Of
and veSifes iynH1ereath This be feels
he can weslAtford 70 do beca use The more
the Ingredients Of which his medicines
are made are studied and understood The
more viii their superIor curative Virtues
Be alnreclaled.
For the cure Of woman's peculiar weak.
nesses, irregularities and arrangements,
giving rise 10 frequent headaches. back.
ache, dragging-down pain or distress In
lower abdominal or pelvic region, accom-
panied, Outlines, with . facilitating,
pelvic, catarrhal drain and kindred symp-
toms OF weakness, DR.. Pierce's Favorite
L ESsCktNllOn - HttSL tHNNttHk Ittutug.
II is equally effective In curing painful
periods, In giving strength TO nursing
mothers and In preparing the system oil
the expectant mother for bahy's coming,
thus rendering childbirth safe and com.
paratively painless. The "Favorite Pre-
scription l. most potent, Strengthening
tonic to the general system and 10 the
organs distinctly feminine In particular.
1t Ia also q soothing and invigorating
nervine and cures nervous exhaustion,
nervous prostration. neuralgia. hysteria,
spasms. chorea or st. Vitus's dance. and
other distressing nervous symptoms at
tendant upon functional and organic dis
eases OF the distinctly feminine organs.
A host OF medical authorities Of all the
several schools Of practice, recommend
each Of the several ingredients of which
Favorite Prescription Is made for the
cure Of the diseases for which IL Is claimed
to be a cure. You may read what they
say for yourself by sending a postal card
request for free booklet OF extracts
from the leading authorities, TO DIR. r. v.
Pierce. Invallds' Hotel and Surgical In.
stitute. Buffalo. n. Y. and 1t will come TO
you by return post.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-06-09

The center of interest now is
the Democratic State conven-
ton and what the result will be.
The nomination of a candidate
for governor will take place. but
the interest will not wane until
the platform is adopted, and a
big fight will take place over the
question of instructed delegates
to the National Democratic Con-
vention.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-06-09
CIuth an Wool and Paint an paIul.

u cheaper than siioddy cloth or shoddy
paint. The J.. a. NJ. ia Zinc Metal made
INTO Oxide Of Zinc combined with White
Lead, and then made into paint with
pure Linsccd oil In Thousand gallon
RrindIiigs and mi ings. Wears long.
actual cost only sf.7o per gallon
Hackney Dros. l.. * III. Paint Agents
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-06-09

WHEN Kitchin gets enough
votes to cause all to grant that
he is in the lead there can be no
doubt of it.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-06-09

TRINITY commencement is on
this week and Durham citizens
will join with the visitors to en-
joy it.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-06-09

AND just think. The Trinity
boys did not have to come back
and tell how they were cheated
out of it in Raleigh last Satur-
day. They just played better
ball than the Raleigh team and
liz counted.