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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-04-01
Milk at One Cent a Bottle

Pure milk in sterilized bottles 10 l..
sold IN the public schools of Chi.ag,
at cent bottle was the propose.
made the other day by Mrs Ellen $
Bryant, representing the Chicago No
mans club and the Chicago permaneu,
school extension committee, to the
committee O. school management. Til,
plan was enthusiastically approved II
The board & education acts favorably
on the recommendation Of the commit.
tee the first trial of the plan will be AT
the Hamline school. and II the trls.
meets with success the system will "
extended to take in a number of other
schools
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-04-01
ROoSevelt's African Hunt
Details of the Former Presidents Expedition Into the WdS
of the Dark neutrality-suspicious. Features of His
Camping and Shooting 0utfit-Dangers That He
viii Be Exposed to Through Fevers
and Wild Animals.

English and Holland In Dutch? Will
mere lions, elephants, rhinoceroses, hip
popotamuses and fever swamps be per-
mitted to prevent him from immortal
izing himself in four languages? New
er! Moreover, has he not contracted
to write innumerable books about At
rica, to say nothing of editing the Out
look, and are a few flies and vapors to
rob the world of this boon? Once
more, never, and, If there were any
stronger negative. this would be the
place for it. Here is betting that
Roosevelt will carry out his program
What he will do after that the Lord
only knows; but, whatever 1t is, 1t will
be interesting.
Details of the Expedition.
Mr Roosevelt sails from New York
March 23 on the steamer Hamburg,
going by the Mediterranean route 70
Gibraltar and Naples. There will ac-
company him his second son, Kermit
who Is himself n crack shot and who
will act as the photographer of the ex-
petition; Major Edgar A. Mearns, re-
tired army officer. surgeon and natu-
ralist; J. Loring Alden, who has collect
ed animals all over the two Americas.
and Edmund Heller, the naturalist and
taxidermist, who has been over the
ground where the Roosevelt hunt will
take place. These three scientists will
represent the Smithsonian institution.
and to its museum practically all the
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-04-01
The Payne Tariff Bill Reviewed
Measure Provides
Popularity of the
Is Embodied In the
Federal Tax on

ample. The peculiarly of the reciproc
ity idea embodied in the proposed law
is this-that, whereas other nations Of
fer minimum tariff as an inducement
TO reciprocity arrangements, we threat
Ell a maximum tariff as a retaliation.
1t is the difference between peace and
war. Another popularity is that no
discretion is left in the hands of the
president. The maximum rates go au-
tomatioally into effect against those
nations that do net favor us. A third
pecuIiarity is that partial reciprocity
or reciprocity on few articles, is pre-
eluded. Foreign nations must give US
the benefit en- all items if they woulG
avoid the club of our maximum tariff.
Now, it is not hard 10 see what the
practical effect of all this will be. As
the bill rePeals present reciprocity pro
visions, a tariff war with nearly all the
nations of continental Europe will prob
ably ensue, and during that war the
maximum tariff, which on many sched-
ules is actually higher than the Dineiey
act, will be in effect.
second modification of the appar-
ent reductions in the Payne bill will
arise from the provision that in certain
cases the basis of value on articles
taxed BY the ad vslorem method shall
be the Wholesale price of that article
in the United States. Now, in nearly
all cases the American price is much
higher than the foreign price, which is
tho basis of value now employed. The
effect of this rise in valuation will be
to nullfy cuts in schedules, just as a
higher assessment on real or personal
property may be made to nuliify re-
duetion in rates of taxation. All tax
payers are familiar with this principle.
The main reason for tho revision Of
the tariff at this time, aside from tho
pressure of public opinion, is that the
present law does not produce sufficient
revenue. Under the new act it is esti-
mated there will be an increase of near
ly $5o,o0o,ooo annually in receipts. Part
of this will come from tho proposed tax
on inheritances, but most of it from
tho customs. If the hopes of the meas
ure as a revenue producer are disap-
pointed, there is a provision for the
issuance of treasury certificates to re-
lieve the strain. II is also providsd to
create $4o,coo,ooo worth of Panama
bonds to cover the purchase price Of
the canal.
One of the most important sections
of the act to the manufacturing states
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-04-01
The Coyote to the Rescue.

For the first time in all history. 1t Is
believed, the coyote who serenades the
defender. The fruit growers of the
northwest find the jack rabbit a mul
tiplying enemy. His appetite for the
bark Of young fruit trees concerns
them greatly. They reflect that the
hunted and all but exterminated coy
ote is the only thing on earth that can
and does run down n jack rabbit. an1
30 they propose laws ordering mans
hands to no longer be raised against
ths coyote
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-04-01
His Glasses.

He came home in the small hou-s
of the morning, and his loving spouse
confronted him with wrath in her eye
and Il telegram in her hand, saying,
Here is news that has been waiting
for you since supper time"
He blinked. looked wise and, braced
mp against the hatrack, felt through
his pockets, murmuring, II left my
glasses down town"
yes" she replied, with scatbing
irony. but you brought the contents
with you"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-04-01
Chemical to Clear a Foo

Jud W. Hurlburt of Burghill, near
Cleveland. o., thinks he has discovered
a chemical that will dispel fog. and il
applied to water will prevent fog from
rising. The combination is composed
OF several simple ingredients, whose
cost is slight. In fact, 100 pounds will
not cost more than So or 81. With 100
pounds an area of 500 feet radius may
De cleared of fog. he says, the fluid
floating on the surface of the water
sne same as oil. The limit of area that
may be cleared is dependent only upon
she amount Of mixture used.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-04-01
China to Take a Census.

China is about To take Il census q.
the uncounted millions within her bcr
ders. The state department ut Wash
Ington has received copy of an imp
rial eCici issled In accordance with th,
program ft constitutional reform di
recting au enumeration of individuals
and families within the empire. Tn
returns for the census for familie4
must be completed by 1910 and for in
dividuals by 1912. All Chinese living
In foreign lands must be enumerated
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-04-01
LIanos of VenexueIa.

Venezuela received its musical name
from the early Spanish residents. who
saw a resemblance to Venice In the
sites of the inland cities. The llanos,
or bleak plains. on which the llaneros
live precarious life, have largely
changed their character since Hum
boldt saw them. Then these great
plains of grass supported innumerable
herds of cattle. but civil war led to
the destruction of the beasts to feed
the Insurgents. The llanos are now
rapidly becoming potential source Of
timber
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-04-01
The EntomeIoaist,s Boon.

Professor Ito his aged cook)-You
have now been twenty-five years In
my service. Regina. AS reward for
your fidelity I. have determined to
name the bug / recently discovered
after you.-Fliegende Blattec.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-04-01
And He Probably Did,

what can l do" roarcd the fiery
orator, when l see my country going
to ruin, when l. see our oppressors'
hands at our throats, strangling us,
and the black clouds of hopelessncss
obliterate the golden sun of prosper
ity? What, ask-what can l do?"
"Sit down" shouted the audience
New York Times.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-04-01

~ 80 amount OF sugar ana
tobacco which may be imported from
the islands free is limited. There are
increases on certain items called lu%u-
Fies, including a tax of or cents
pound on tea, but there is no tax on
coffee. An increase is made in the in
Aernai tax on cigarettes. A federal tax
on inheritances is provided, as recon
unended by President Taft,
The apparent reductions of schedules
@nay be much modified in the actual
workings of the law. The chief source
OF these notifications is in the maxi
anum and minimum tariff. The act pro-
Sides that after sixty days a maxi
unum tariff which is 20 per cent higher
than the regular schedules shall go
Sstto effect against every country that
docs not give us the favored nation
clause on every item, which, as things
aow stand, would mean very nearly ev-
cry nation except Great Britain. Under
chis provision the tax on some articles
Supposed to be free by the terms of the
rev law would actually be higher than
~nder the present Dinsiey act. Petro-
teum, for example, ts tree, az az pres
ent; but, since Russia, tho only ceun-
cry from which we can import petro-
Aeum in large quantities, taxes it, we
arc thus made to tax it also. A similar
effect may be produced on wood pulp
and print paper, since Canada now
eaxes these products, and by the work
tngs of the new law we would likewise
mo made to tax them. Thus the fight
Of American newspapers for cheaper
paper will be only half won even if
that section of the Payne bill goes
through as it now stands. The other
Aalf of the fight will have to be won in
Canada, il at all. In like ways this
maximum and minimum provision may
be made actually to raise the tariff on
very many scheduIes-coffee, for ex-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-04-01
Rarbinqer of Baseball.

The pitcher now begs to announce
He has a brand new curve.
On which no batter chap can pounos
And make II fenceward swerve.
1t has kind of corkscrew turn
That must preclude a swipe.
From which announcement we ma,
learn
The seasons almost ripe.
indiana polls NewA
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-04-01
Just Suited Him.

"Afiss Pansy. yo' suhtingly has got
we'll developed aims. ef yo'n pahdon
ma sayin' So" g..
"Ah developed dem aims workin'
oyah de washtub, Mistah Rufus"
"Um-um-er-Mlss Pansy, will yo'
be ma wifeT-Denver Post.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-04-01
Mexico to Preserve Hi

Mexico to Preserve Historic Relics
The Mexican government has taker
active steps to prevent further deSpo
liatiou of her priceless archaeological
treasures by relic hunting Americans
and others Orders have been issued
to all border customs officials not to
allow such articles to leave Mexico.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-04-01
Turkey Raising on an island.

The Buyers Island farm, located In
the Susquehanna river below Sun
bury, Pa, has been rented and will be
used and conducted as farm for the
raising of turkeys The farm has al
ready been stocked with 100 turkeys
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-04-01
More Effective.

Father (angrily)-Tf my son marries
that adventures | shall cut him off
absolutely, and you can tell him so.
Legal Adviser-I know better plan
than that-tell the girl-Exchange.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-04-01
Not Graspinq.

what a grasping fellow you are,
Hawkins! You've bothered me about
this bill fifty times in ten days"
You wrong me. farley. I'm not
grasping I've bothered you about the
bill, | admit, but haven't been able
to grasp anything yet"
A great man is made up Of qualities
that na., ~. make crnnt occasions
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-04-01

Augustus-Hello.o old man! How are
you and how are your people and all
that sort of silly rot?-London Globe.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-04-01

Learn to see in another's calamit!
the Ills which you should avoid. .--Pub
Illus Syrus
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-04-01

Theodore Roosevelt-and the result
will be some semblance of what the
thing will be in itself.
Everything Collapsible.
The guide to the Roosevelt party will
be the English naturalist and African
hunter II. J. Cuninghame, who has
been over the ground where the hunt
will take place. Mr.. Selous and Cum
inghame have been buying the outfit
for the expedition and shipping it to
the front. Practically all of IL has
been purchased in England, but our
American tentmakers can hardly OBJ
ject, as they are not In the habit OF
outfitting African hunt parties. Be-
sides. this stuff VIII not have to pay
tariff. 1t consists of the most up to
date material and will furnish Mr..
Roosevelt the nearest thing to a travel
ing palace that is possible under the
circumstances. He will have most of
the luXuries of civilization including Il
bathtub. Everything is collapsible ex-
cIpt the guns. They make other things
collapse.
So advanced has this art of compact
packing grown that soon one can carry
the materials for house in his pock-
ct. Roosevelt will have collapsible
buckets. collapsible spades, collapslble
water coolers, collapsible filter pumps,
collapsible tables and chairs, a Collapsi-
bic mirror, n walking stick that can be
expanded into n stool and even a bath
(, fpt II1 hn
bal tents of the Arabs" AS for the
Roosevelt tents, they will be slowed
away in bags like those for golf sticks
The native boys" that accompany the
expedition and pack the loads will be
collapsible also and will disappear
swiftly and miraculously whenever
dancer looms In sight.
The color of Mr.. Roosevelt's tents
will be green to be in harmony with
the surrounding foliage. 1t is some
times desirable not to attract too mucf
attention. The African animals have q
highly developed artistic taste and OBJ
/ ject to violent effects in the colol
scheme. A white tent Is an offense tC
their eyes, and they are liable to dc
| things to it. The rhinoceros is espe
cially sensitive in this regard and viii
| charge through white tent in mos
rude and Ill bred fashion. LAUNDERING
elephants, prowllng lions and very lont
snakes are also most curious abou
white tents. 1t is advisable not only t.
hunt African game without a brasi
| band, but to advertise the matter jus
as little as possible. This is one place
where Joseph Pulitzer's publicity
publicity, publicity" should be sternl!
| reDressed
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-04-01

fusal to run for a third term was a
proof in itself So was the tactful and
consideratc act of letting Taft ride
back to the White House alone. Not
without bearing, too, is Mr. Rooseyelts
firm stand that he will not be inter
viewed or allow his picture in the
papers. The further fact that no news
paper correspondent Will be permitted
to accompany him to Africa and his
declared purpose that when he visits
Europe at the end of the African trip
1t will be quietly and without ostenta-
ton are actions in kind Is this Il new
Roosevelt or only new view of the
old Roosevelt? At any rate. it is so
novel and welcome that for one have
not yet recovered from the wonder
of It.
Will He Come Back Alive7
Professor Frederick Starr of the Chi
cago university, himself an African
traveller of some note, has been report
ed as saying that Roosevelt will never
return from the dark continent alive
not that the beasts will get him, but
the fevers. Ex-senator Thomas c.
Plat, who admits that he made Roose-
welt governor and vice president, says
the same thing, and, while Platt is not
an authority ON Africa, he should be an
expert on dcath-at least of the polit-
ical variety. On the other hand. Carl
Akely, the taXidermst of the Field mu-
scum, who has been over practically the
same ground that Roosevelt will trav-
erse, says the eX-president will be as
safe In Africa as he would be in Oyster
Bay and safer than in Chicago. Where
doctors thus disagree | suppose the rest
of us are entitled to form our own con
clusions. At any rate, | am going to
form mine. and here 1t Is: Neither Pro
fessor Starr nor Senator Platt nor all
the pessimlStS combined can kill off
Theodore Roosevelt In Africa In spite
Of fevers, mosquitoes, tsetse flies,
sleeping sickness and beasts of the jun
Gle, lie will come forth unscathed Has
he not braved Hartman and the ami
mails of Wall street? Has Africa any
terrors for him after that? Not any.
Has he not agreed to lecture at Berlin
In German, Paris In French, Oxford In
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-04-01

A good conscience Is to the mind
what health Is to the body.-Addison.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-04-01
What the
Stated -
Idea as 1t
Law - The
BY JAMES A. EDGERToN

~ NJ the whole, the
" Payne tariff bill
is a revision
d downward. o There
are heavy cuts on
iron and steel, lum-
Der, wood pulp and
print paper, hides,
coal, various chem
icals and a smaller
cut on sugar. There
is reciprocal fre e
trade with the Phil
ippines, though tho
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-04-01
Guns, Guns and More Guns.

AS for firearms, the Roosevelt outfit
wiz carry along an arsenal sufficient
to arm q South American revolution
1t will look like carrying the war into
Africa with vengeance. There will
be guns enc Ugh to shoot up the whole
continent There will be guns for big
game and guns for little game. guns
for elephants and guns ranging all the
way down to those intended for wart
hogs. Moreover. every man with the
expedition including even the native
bearers. will know how to shoot. They
will have to. Where it is case of kill
OF be killed it is up to the human ami
NAL to "do it first"
Most of tie hunting will be done in
the region about Nairobi In this sec
ton of Africa are more animals than
there are trusts on Manhattan Island
or lobbyists in Washington ard that is
getting well along toward inGnity. The
tall grass IS full of them The hunter
does not know what moment he will
flush Il covcy Of appropriateness. rout
out lion or scare up Il Grunting rhi-
noceros. On one hand he will run into
n flock Of elephants aud on the other
stir up an African leopard or herd Of
bison. In the meantime he is liable TO
step on am kind of snake. from one
four feet in length to n wrigglinE
monster seemingly as long as the IA
bled sea serpent. In such an environ
ment the hunter needs not only guns
but nerves; also, on occasion, legs. A
hunter who cannot do Il tall stunt at
running is liable TO be out Of the game
in short order. There are times when
the only thing possible is to take to
the tall timber. When the armored
cruiser of the veldt. the rhinoccros
gets under full sail there is nothing to
be done but run or climb. The beast is
invulnerable to bullets except at two
or three spots, and unfortunately none
of these IS exposed when he * max.
ing a head-on charge A rhinoceros
will charge anything from locomo-
tive to an elephant. And anything he
charges he puts out of commission.
Roosevelt and Sleeping Sickness.
Another tough customer is the Afri-
can buffalo. He is treacherous brute,
Turing his pursuer into an ambush and
then charging him before he can get
out of the way. A wounded elephant
is also a difficult proposition. He is
hard to kill and fights to the last, his
trumpetings calling up other elephants
to join the chase. AS for the lion.
while exceedingly dangerous by night
he is not 80 formidable to hunt by day
as several of the beasts already men
toned.
The Roosevelt hunt looks rather ter.
rifying ana hair raising at this dis
tance When the chief actor in 1t,
however. reads the numerous predic-
tions that he will never come out alive
he only smi'es in an amused way and
goes on with his packing.
The greatest danger to life in Africa
is from what is known as the sleeping
sickness. and from his sizzling activity
during the past seven years 1t is the
last disease that Will ever attack Theo.
dore Roosevelt.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-04-01

Theodore Roosevelt-and the result
will be some semblance of what the
thing will be in itself.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-09

w Nk-EsFa ES&F-tNt+t JN.AHia.
have engaged schools near there at
tifty and sixty dollars per month for
the coming year.
Miss Tilda Oleson has been hired
to teach the Jacksonville school.
A number of the people from this
vicinity attended the Sunday school
convention which was held at the
Mthodist church of Ethan last Sun
day.
r. r. Wittstrucck and family spent
last Sunday at the home of John
Ocheltree.
Miss Florence Watson expects to
teach in the northern part of the
state the coming year.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-09
PROSPER

SssIMr s. Charles Hendrickson has just
3 1fuilrned from Sterling, Utah, where
~ y shass been Visiting her parents for
sssllh6e ast tour weeks.
x.Wittstrnck sold about twelve
Sss sheadofNcattle TO John Bracha Of
a MAN Monday.
IssSsssSSssssi Is axIssDsIIElingssp Sunday at the
.ss;aiasi n rssss, Lourie.
SNa i and family visited at the
n iSSasI1SS. aS ssIlf.s their soe,n-in-law, H. Erion.
lssgEls 15 ia IN SSLilahi y are
K sSslsSsa sAslIinsltititte Trip, as they
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-09
LOOMS.


Loomis, Sept. S.-Miss Anna Back
land entertained quite a number of
her young friends at her home Sun
day evening.
The Loomis school started Monday
morning, with Miss Mae Lewis, Of
Mitchell in the high school and Miss
Sadie Watkins. of Loomis. in the
lower room.
Carl Goodbla. and family visited
ct the home Of their uncle, south of
Mitchell, Sunday.
Miss Nellie Donahoe, of Parker,
Who has been visiting at the home of
her uncle Will Clark, for a month,
returned home Tuesday. Miss Dom
ahos made . great many warm
friends during her stay here who
we're sorry to see her go home.
Miss Lerane Lamb started We'd
nesday for Illinois to visit at the
home Other aunt.
There was a mistake in the price
OF Mike Lawrence's farm. 1t sold
Tor s$58 per acre.
Bert N. Beaumont entertained his
Sunday school class Monday even
Ing. and all reported having a splen-
didrtime.
Mat. Reedy. Jr., and family, of
,Bf1dgewater. visited the first Of the
week sat the home of their parents,
III. and Mrs. Tom Tormey.
Miss Verne Smith started Wednes-
sdRy for Iowa points, to visit with rel
atives and friends.
Miss Leta Clark is laid up with a
ssIgpprafned ankle.
Mrs. W. =. Mcdowell arrived Tues
sday.ss