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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-28
MEMS CLOTHES.
Not What They Used to Be In the
Days of Elizabeth.

Most men nowadays do not get
much pleasure from dress and scarce
ly notice the changes of fashion in
mems clothes. They are vaguely
aware that hat looks odd when its
shape is old fashioned, and they ac-
cept the hat of the moment because
they do not wish to look odd them
selves. But this is a merely negative
interest. They are also apt to be con-
temptuous of women's greater inter-
est In the fashions, as If it were
mark of frivolity.
This is an ignorant mistake. Dress
is or ought to be an art, and therefore,
If only a minor art, it is more seri-
Gus matter than any of the games to
which many men give so much time
and pains. Besides, men have only be-
come Indifferent to their clothes in
modern times.
In the heroic age of Elizabeth they
made themselves as smart as pea
cocks Great soldiers and poets then
took pains to be in the height of the
fashion. and fashions changed with
some violence and rapidity. In the
eighteenth century, too, which we do
not think of as time of effeminacy
and when men We're wanting neither
in enterprise nor in seriousness, they
were as splendid and eXtravagant in
their dress as women.-London Times.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-28
Strona MonosYIlahIea.

Instructors In the art of literary
composition usually condemn n string
Of monosyllables. but in the well
known hymn Lead Kindly Light"
written by a master Of the English
language. you may count thirty con
secutive words of one syllable only.
They offend neither the eye nor the
ear.
Milton often uses n series Of mono.
sylables. In the second book of par.
adlse Lost" we have:
The fiend
Ger bog or steep. through strait, rough.
dense or rare.
With head, hands. wings or feet pursues
his way
And swims or sinks or wades or creeps
or flies.
Such lines are not uncommon in the
book:
Rocks caves, lakes. fens bogs, dens and
shades Of death.
And again
OF neither sea nor shore nor air nor fire.
London Notes and Queries
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-28
REBUILDING THE CAMPANILE.
New Tower Now Rises Above the
Plaza 10 HEIGHT Of 160 Feet.

About twenty years ago a little boy
was playing in the sand on the beach
of Porto d'Anzio in Italy With shells,
pebbles and bits of driftwood he had
built little city, with canals instead
Of streets, and in the center was Il tall
tower. \ wave spread over the sand,
and the tower fell, and the boy said to
his father: See, my Venice is flooded
and the campanile all down. Some
day the real Venice will be swept
away, and then they will ask me to
build it up
The real Venice has not been swept
away, but the campanile on July II.
1902, fell into the Piazza di San Mar
co. and the little boy. Gactano Moret,
If, now tall man, was asked to build
It up. says Venice correspondent OF
the New York Times. So within the
next few months it will be completed,
with new marble top, crowned with
n new figure of an angel in giIdcd
bronze, and around the marble top
there will be the statues of Peace.
Mercury, Apollo and Pallas, designed
by Sansovino century and Il half
ago. and the old bronze gates will be
found again at their accustomed place
in the Iogetta For over thousand
years the campanile stood as tile
watchtower of the Lady of the Adri
attic. and the new tower, with its cleo
tric light 800 feet above the piazza is
expected to last until Il new city has
been built upon the ruins of the old.
After the catastrophe Of 1902 the
question was whether to gcbuild the
new tower on the old foundation or to
let the latter form the nucleus of
new foundation The latter plan was
adopted. and on April %, 1903, the
ceremony OF laying the foundation
stone OF the new structure was held
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-28
BEAUTYS HALF SLEEP.
Be RePoseful if You Would Cultivate
Curves and Retain Youthful Contour.

Curves and Retain Youthful Contour.
1t would seem from the deluge Of
advice poured into the stout woman's
ear that there are no overlean women
in existence. or If there be such they
are well satisfied with their angles.
While fashion frowns heavily upon
any signs of buxomness-and we must
admit that Il large percentage of femi-
ninity past thirty is fighting to retain
youthful contours-there do exist wo-
men who would undergo tortures in
order to exchange their sharp outlines
for softer curves.
1t is all very well to prate of the
Zines of youth" but when ones shoul-
der blades. elbows and hips are bony
to scragginess one is bound to yearn
for light coating Of adipose tissue.
Let US not forget, however, in the
search for artistic curves that it is
usually the woman with decided tend
ency to fret and worry" who is thin
even unto attenuation.
The very slender woman never I'm
presses you as really reposing. She
sits on the edge of her chair, wriggles
her slim feet and continually works
imaginary patterns with ten diligent
little fingers. When she enters room
she moves from point to point and
finally bends unresignedly to seat.
the hardest one in the room, while her
plump friend gravitates to a pile of
cushions and snuggles into their
depths as naturally as the soft eyed
Maltese curls herself into n bail before
the open crate.
Then. too the bony woman is so
deadly in earnest when she talks. She
searches the room for imaginary
threads, walks to the window TO rear
range faultlessly hung curtains, read
iusts ornaments. continually hears the
telephone bell and does everything to
keep her nerves a-jangle.
The meager woman who courts flesh
to round her angles into curves of
beauty needs fresh air and sunshine in
unStinted measure and must have
them. She must eat a great deal of
fruit. Those denied to her obese sister
are her special friends She must
when possible take a glass of milk
between meals in mid-morning and
afternoon and again before going to
bed. 4 wafer or two can be eaten at
the same time, while the milk must be
slowly slipped not guped down rapid
ly.
She may eat cereals freely and all
the starchy and sweet vegetables
White and sweet potatoes, peas, corn
and beans and salads to promote di-
gestion are her mainstays Meats are
according to appetite and taste. All
sorts of sweets are fattening, particu-
larly chocolate, which is also especial
ly nutritious.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-28
A GREAT COMBINATION.
When Husband, Wife and Mother-n-


Wheh Tusbanc, Wlte ana mother-in-
law Cooperate.
Shortly after his marriage, which
took place in 1850, John Burns, the
British labor leader, settled down as a
journcyman engineer in Battcrsea and
twenty years after confessed that he
was the first engineer to make with
his own hands an electric tram
car in Great Britain. In those days,
however, people did not believe that
electric traction was possible, and
Burns had to take the dynamo and
tram 10 the Crystal palace and run the
latter round the grounds for six months
before people could be induced to be-
lieve in the novelty.
But the people were SO nervous that
although the charge was only siXpence,
none Of them would venture in the
new tangled invention Then Burns was
struck with a brilliant idea. lie said
to his wife. You have got to come
down to the palace three times a week
ard get into the first electric tram car
MS decoy duck for the others This
was only temporarily successful. so
Burns brought along his mother-in.
law, and said the energetic labor
leader when relating the incident.
when Il husband, a wife and a mother
n-law cooperate success is assured"
London Tit-Bits.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-28
FLOWERS OF SPEECH.
An Eneishman's Address At a Ladies'
Seminary In Siam.

Seminary In Siam.
The influential Englishman in Siam
nattercd himself that nc had very
decent knowledge Of the language and
was ready to do great things. lie had
already ordered coffee from his hotel
waiter with success and asked the
boy to bring up his boots
Now, influential Englshmen in
Siam are not as common as cock
reaches, and that afternoon the dis
tinguished visitor was requested by
a friend TO deliver an address on
England" At the only ladies' sem
mary in the country. Confidently he
accepted.
He began famously Every one ap-
plauded and smiled. But gradually as
he proceeded he noticed CONSERVATION
overspreading the couutcnances of his
listeners.
whats the trouble?" he whispered
in English anxiously to his friend on
the platform.
"Troubler' exclaimed the friend hot
Iy. why. the trouble is what you
are saying"
But" protested the speaker, 81 am
saying, 4 am delighted to see so many
young ladies rising to intellectual
heights, with fine brains and large
appreciation
"Oh, no. you're not" corrected the
friend. you're saying, 4 am pleased
10 see so many small lionesses grow
ing large and fat, with big noses and
huge feet! London Tit-Bits.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-28
Just Before Christmas.

Now the butchers boy smiles biithely as
he meets you or the block.
And the grocer's boy gets busy with his
cap,
And the janitor is careful your opinions
not to shock,
Though in days gone by ne did not care
a rap.
Now the waitress asks you over II you'n
have a piece Of pie,
And the bellboy comes ofttimes before
you ring,
While the cook gets so ambitious that
you ask the reason why
And decide you've quite misjudged tho
girl, poor thing!
Next your relatives get busy, writing let
ters by the score.
Though you're not by any means a man
of wealth.
But you hasten to remember that about a
year before
They were equally concerned about your
health.
Then a dawning seems 10 seize you in its
vigorous embrace.
And an understanding permeates your
spine.
There's a reason for these favors which
you very soon viii trace
II your talent for analysis is fine.
-Lurana w. Sheldon In New York
Times
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-28
TRAINING FOR DIPLOMATS.
Former Ambassador Tower Advocates
Course In the Big Universities.

Course In the Big Universities.
Charlemagne Tower, formerly am
bassador from the United States to
Germany, is an advocate of a course
in special training for men who wish
to spend their lives in a diplomatic
career. In the Yale News, the official
student organ Of the university, Mr..
Tower recently made the following
statement of his observations and ad-
vice:
ut is imperative that the United
States should have men to transact
business in other countries who are
thoroughly capable of coping with any
unusual situation or technicallty that
may arise and who are qualified to
meet their diplomatic aSersaries on Il
perfectly equal footing. To attain this
standard all those who receive ap-
pointments to the service should be
obliged to absorb fundamental
knowledge of the work which they are
to undertake.
at is only too often the case that
the candidates who receive appoint
ments are utterly ignorant of the ru-
diments not only of diplomacy, but
also Of systematic business methods.
"A very simple and practical scheme
Of remedying this matter would be to
establish a course in diplomacy at the
larger universities which would lead
up to an examination for admission to
the service, just as is now required
for entering West Point and Annapo-
lis. This would not necessitate an in
dependent graduate school, but the
instruction could be easily woven into
the ordinary academic course. since
the means are within the power OF
the larger institutions. The course
would involve a study in French, Ger.
man and Spanish, history and general
knowledge of International law. Too
much stress cannot be laid on a thor.
ough knowledge Of French, in which
diplomatic transactions are chiefly car
ried on.
"The German system is far superior
to ours. Only on obtaining the degree
of Ph. ID. can one be admitted to the
foreign office. The course of study IS
thorough and broad so that when the
time comes for an appointment from
the emperor the appointce is perfectly
fitted for his duties. On the Other
hand, in the United States very otter
a man without the least qualification
receives immediate appointment by
reason of personal friendship or politi.
cal obligations"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-28
m overs.

The patient architect had just suc-
ceeded in getting Mrs, Drippinsold 10
decide between the charms OF rc0ais-
sance, classic and Queen Anne for the
plans OF hcr magnificent new country
house.
"The only details l amt goin' to
leave to your discretion" said the
wealthy lady. "is the matter of tow.
ers. l want plenty of towers that
folks can see for a long way Off when
they're ridin' by"
"But what kind of towers do you
want inquired the unfortunate archi-
tect-"Norman. Gothic
Mrs. Drippingold closed the English
novel of high life on which her soul
had been feeding.
why, ancestral towers, of course. ."-
Puck
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-28
10 Brand Counterfeit Money.

The secret service at Washington,
after several years of patient negotia-
tlons with the clearing house and
banking associations throughout the
United States has managed to obtain
almost unanimous action regarding the
marking Of counterfeit money handed
to the receiving tellers. Practically
all the big banking Institutions of the
United States have adopted rules re-
quiring the tellers hereafter to stamp
counterfeit on all specimens of bad
money they receive. This will put it
beyond the power of the owners of
the counterfeit money to pass it on
unsuspecting persons after they have
failed to dispose OF the coins or notes
at bank.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-28
DRAWS FOOTBALL MORAL.
President Praises Harvard Fulback
For Sacrifice In Yale Game

For Sacrifice In Yale Game.
Ernest Yer Weibe's brilliant work as
fulback on the Harvard football eleven
which defeated Yale the other day has
been recognized by President Roose-
volt. who has written letter to Yer
Wiebe congr1tulating him. The letter
is as follows:
My Dear Mr. Yer weibe-Like every
other good Harvard man. l have the
heartiest feeling of gratitude for the en-
tire team who won the great victory on
Saturday last. Eut l feel an especial self
gratitude toward you. 1t was through
you more than any one else that the ball
was put in n position TO enable Kennard
to do the work which he did so admira-
bly, and TO kick the goal from the field.
For the good of the team your individ-
ual good was sacrificed and through this
sacrifice and through the admirable work
you had already done and through Ken
nard' 5 fine kick a victory was won. How
ever II was first rate example of the
interest of an individual being subord-
mated to the good of the team. There can
not be any better lesson for our national
life than to teach that the good of the in
dividual must be subordnated for the
good of the people.
Now. l have the heartiest admiration
for Kennard's feat. He kicked the goal
and he did a service that no one else
could have done. and too much praise
cannot be given him, but you are entitled
to every whit as much, and every man l
have met here feels just the way | do.
with heartiest good wishes and congratu-
lations, believe me, sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
=. 81 wish l could thank personally
every man on the eleven from Burr down,
and Iaughton and Graves and everybody
who has done anything for the eleven. in
Guiding substitutes and the second eleven.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-28
FREE LECTURE
ON TUBERCULOSIS

Those of our citizens who wish to
avail themselves OF an opportunity to
gain 10, of practical information re-
iating TO the white plague or tuber-
culosis should attend the free illustrat
ed lecture given by DIR. Stock in Y
NJ U. A. hall at 8 o'clock tonight
Dr. Stock has charge of the tuber.
cuios's dlspensary at this place The
lecture Will be illustrated by forty
nine slides, several of which were OBJ
tanned by DR.. Stock on a special trip
to Philadelphia, showing Professor
Koch of Germany, who discovered the
tuberculosis bacillus and thereby open
ed the way for com batting the dreaded
disease; it Will also show the bacillus
OF consumption, portions of the lung
ana hVer affected by tuberculosis, to-
gether with illustrations of various
sanatoriums, and one of the tents at
Fort Bsyard kept up by the govern.
ment for treatment of the soldiers suf.
terlng from tuberculosis, as we'll M
the great Jewish hospital for con
sumptives maintained at Denver, Col.
In addition great variety Of other
pictures will be shown during the
course of the lecture to illustrate pre-
per sanitation and to show under v hat
conditions the disease germs flourish.
DR. Stock S lecture will be compre-
hensiye, covering the entire field Of
tuberculosis. 1t is hoped that the pub
lie will! show the proper appreciation
of his ehort b. turning out en- masse.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-28
One Reason.

There may be two reasons for
thing, both equally true, and it may
be The height of folly to attribute the
effect to both. a gentleman to whom
art was n strange thing asked friend
to whom the ways of its votaries Were
more familiar:
"Why does Conneray stand Off and
half shut his eyes when he looks at
the pictures he is painting? l was in
his studio the other day, and he made
me do it too"
That's simply explained" replied
the other Did you ever try to look
at them near to, with your eyes wide
open? Wer don't. You can't stand
it'-Youth's Companion.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-28
THE JOKER NUGGET.
An Incident of the Early Australian
Gold Diggings.

Solo NlSSlH9S'
Among the rich finds in the Austria
nan gold diggings the Joker nugget
ranks among the chief 1t turned the
scale at thirty ounces and was sold for
5000. In size and shape it resembled
q mans hand, thick mt the wrist part
and tapering off toward the fingers.
The claim had been good one from
the first, and the owner did not have
10 work hard. One day he was reclin-
ing full length idly searching for mug
gets when he caught sight of fhe Joker.
He at once covered it with his hand
and sat up, rather wondering how he
would secure the treasure without be-
ing seen. If the find became known
every man in the field would tramp to
she spot and invade his claim and so
prevent him working. a man in an
adjoining claim looked up. Found
anything?" he asked. No Seen the
color-that's all. Pitch my coat over
TO me. will you? It's lying near there.
/ want a smoke" Here you are,
mate But what's the matter? You
look pale Don't you feel rightT I'm
all right, only the sun is bit hot" He
was struggling with an insane desire
to laugh, but hc got his coat over the
nugget and seated himself on the top
of it. Then laughter overpowered him,
and he became hysterical. Those
about him wondered, but thought the
sun had affected him. In little while
he gained his composure and decided
90 so to his tent In lifting his coat
he managed to take up the lump Of
gold. and no one knew that he had
found anything. 1t was not until ten
days had passed that the fact was
noised abroad, and even then few
knew the claim whence the Joker
comp
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-28
Election Notice,

Notice is hereby given that an cleo
tion will be held by the stockholders
of the Colonial Spinning Mills, In.
corporated), at their office in the
Borough of DanvilIe, Pa, on Satur.
DAY, February ~, 1909. between the
hours Of and 6, for the purpose Of
eiecting a Board of Directors for the
ensuing year and for the purpose Of
transacting such other business as may
como bs:cre them.
ED. j. HARTMAN.
F2j. Secretary
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-28
Roaring Muscles.

"If a writer wrote of roaring mus
cles, you would laugh at him. Joints
crack, the stomach thunders, but mus
cles, you would say, don't roar. That
is your mistake. They do
The speaker, physician, put his
finger in his ear
81 hear muscle roaring now" said
he. Try 1t, and you. too, viii hear the
sound. And to prove that IT is the
sound of a muscle, put plug of wood
in your ear instead, and you will hear
nothing
CONTRACTED muscles give out roar
ing sound. Relaxed muscles are ST
lent This fact Is OF use in diagnos-
ing certain diseases. The stethoscope
makes the muscular roars audible, and
those strange voices proclaim the pres
cnce Of such diseases as tetanus, men
ingitis or strychnine poisoning, while
silence on the muscles part is, so to
speak, a sullen admission of the pres
ence in their midst of atrophy. degcn-
Grafton, paralysis Buffalo Express.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-28
Notice.

To Whom 1t May Concern:-
Notice is hereby given that the
Court of G. p. Of Montour Co., en- the
1lth day Of Jan. 1909, granted a rule
to show cause why the said Court
should not enter decree changing the
name Of RalphsWiuter Diehl to Ralph
Beaver Diehl
Said rule returnable April l2, 1909,
at 10 o'clock, 4. NJ.
THOS. G.. VINCENT, Proth.
Ralph Kisner, Atty. AS
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-28
Waternroof Coats Of Grass.

In the tropics of Mexico. where
torrcntial rains fall part Of each
year raincoats are very necessary
part of mans apparel Owing TO The
intense heat which prevails in the
summer season the ordinary rubber
raincoat cannot be worn. \ rainproof
coat is made from native grasses and
is worn by the men of the middle
and upper classes. The grasses are
woven close together, and 1t is impos-
sible for the rain to beat through
them, no matter how hard the storm
may be. Some of these coats are
made with hood which protects the
head as well as the body.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-28
Reason For Very.

Men worry more than women"
'Ees; tho not only have everything
to worry about that the women have,
but they also have the women to wor.
ry about too."-Smart Set
An Appeal For Mercy.
Judge" SHid the prisoner, Il sup
pose you're going to soak me-
You are habitual offender" re-
piled the judge; were caught with the
stolen goods, and the court will have
to do it's painful duty
81 don't want to seem unreasonable" -"
replied the prisoner. Il don't mind =
long sentence. I'm used to it. Eut
say. Judge. cut out the lecture that
usually goes with it, won't YOU
Philadelphia Ledger.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-28
BEARDED LADIES.
A Partisan Snowman Says They Are
Quite Numerous.


An EngiShwoman who confesses to
a mild mania for attending the street
fairs common in and around Paris
says that she is always impressed by
the extraordinary number of bearded
ladies' among the attractions.
IL was inclined to think that they
We're fakes" she says in the London
GentlewOman. but when l discovered
that they We're quite genuine my sur
prise at this wonderful supply of
phenomena grew stronger. And when
a few days ago | saw at the fair In
the Avenue d'Orleans lady exhibited
with a long flowing beard l could no
longer withhold my curiosity.
II applied for information to gen
tleman well known in the Snowman
world and who acts as a kind of agent
to the people owning shows, supply
ing them with the necessary "A ouGs
human and otherwise. This gentle
man appeared surprised at my Ques-
tion.
Bearded ladies" he exclaimed I
can find as many as | like. You have
no idea how many women, If they
liked. could rival men as regards
whiskers aud mustaches. But they
are not anxious to enter into that
kind Of competition.'
The Smart" schoolboy
Modern chiIdren's intellccts seem to
bud and unfold much earlier than they
did generation or two ago. You Of
ten get some rare posers from the
youth who is having his first taste of
schooling. The other morning ut break
fast an admiring father asked his bud
ding prime minister how he liked
school.
"Oh, very well, pa, except the mas
TER with the star teeth"
Star teeth. Star teeth" puzzled
the father. what do you mean 10y
star teethf"
"Why, you know, IA, those that
come out at night"
The attendant servant maid dropped
the mullins, and pa suddenly found
something Of exceptional interest in
the morning paper. Edinburgh Dis
patch.