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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-05-06
SaVaQes.

In the New Hebrides are many is
lands whose Interiors have never been
visited by Europeans, for the simple
reason that to attempt to do so would
be to court certain death at the hands
of the treacherous and vindictive ma
tives. A little to the north Of Assam.
too, almost within sight of the tea
gardens and the pretty bungalows OF
the planters, is the country of the
Padamites, wherein no white man has
dared to set his foot for at least 500
years past
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-05-06

esting life and character of their own,
only awaiting proper insight and
knowledge and human sympathy to be
recognized as valuable national pos
session in our life as well as our liter
ature. Mr.. DAILY brings to his task
precisely the sympathy and insight re-
quired. His art, like other fine art,
eludes analysis. The thing is done.
the effect produced, but how perhaps
he himself could hardly tell. The
spelling, like that of Thackeray's
Jeames Yellowplush,' IS in itself a
work of genius. But the secret is not
all there. The little stories or themes
Of the poems are charmingly apt and
characteristic, but neither do they
quite account for it. Somehow we
are made to feel the very nature and
way of thinking and feeling of the
persons whom he presents; not their
national peculiarities merely. but their
individual ones"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-05-06

Charles Hitchcock Sheriff. who was
recently appointed minister to Argen-
tina, is author of Stained Glass Tours
In France" At Yale Mr.. Sheriff. was a
noted sprinter and athlete, and as a
lawyer In New York he has been ac-
lively interested in politics. His book
on stained glass tours was the result
of several years touring In France
Before sailing for South America he
saw through the press new book
upon which he has been at work,
entitled STAINED Glass Tours In Eng
land"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-05-06
Out of Line.

An enlisted man at the post at Fort
Leavenworth was ordered to the range
for the first time for target drill. Out
OF twenty-one chances the newcomer
made never hit
"Oh. you dubr' exclaimed an officer
standing near You've missed the tar
get every time! What's the matter?"
We'll, sir" answered the recruit nom
chalantly, 1.-The only reason l can think
OF at present is that the person who
set up my target hasn't placed it in a
straight line from here"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-05-06
Bird Sanctuary In Town Cornmcn.

The growth of the garden city Letch-
worth, in England, threatens to drive
birds 10 more secluded spots To pre-
vent this the directors propose to con-
vert Norton common. in the center of
the town. into a bird sanctuary. Here
weeds, grasses, berries and fruits of
various kinds which are pleasing to
birds will be cultivated and part of
the common will be fenced in for nest
ing
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-05-06
Object of Hysienic School Cars Trip.

Object of tysienic School Cars Trip.
Professor Snow OF the Stanford uni.
versity recently left San Francisco on
a campaign of sanitary education.
Professor Snow is travelling in a pri.
vate car equipped by the state, and he
expects to spend several months in the
rural districts. The car is filled with
models showing farmers how to care
for their homes, barns. food, water
drainage and general hygiene. This
is the first time in history such work
has been undertaken so thoroughly.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-05-06

y T is said that it was not entirely
desire for dollars, to be had easily
~ with successful play, that led
Booth Harrington to write his
share of The Man From Home"
The Hoosier noyelist-playwright, hav-
ing d lot of real American in him, was
SO angered by the snobbery and the
toadyism Of various alleged Americans
he met in Europe that he thought he
would use the hammer" on them, and
ne found the stage a better medium
than book or pulpit. Harrington is so
disgusted with certain things he has
seen abroad that he has unbosomed
himself with considerable freedom in
this fashion:
I'm ashamed Of some of my fellow
Americans. l am Disguised with the
jdiocy that possesses certain of them
when they find themselves abroad I'm
crowned kings we have been wont to
call ourselves. and asses topped with
The fools cap and bells is what those
speak OF most nearly resemble. speak
of that class with more money than
good sense; the class that by inference
distinguishes itself as the socially elect;
the class we others have come to know
as the idle rich; the class that makes
hysterical attempts to misally its
daughters to the morally strabismic
and financially decrepit titular excres-
Al / 4 lFV..
for a lifetime in a small city of the
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-05-06
Briqht and Hot.

Smith got Off a bright thing the
other day" ar
"What was it?"
"A lighted cigar some one mad care
lessly dropped into the chair he sat
on."-London Fun.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-05-06
Cause For Regret.

"T licked the stuffin' out o. Dick
Smith this mornin'."
you bad boy! Aren't you sorry for
it?'
"Yessum-awful sorry. l jest found
out that he's goin' ter have birthday
party tomorrow. w."-Cleveland Leader.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-05-06
Disuusted.

Loafer the First-I thought this yere
unemployed fund was for charity
Loafer the Second-So it is, amt It?
Loafer the First-It amt. 1t means
work.-London Sketch
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-05-06

Were you ever sent up in a balloon,
Sam
"No. sab rs been sent up several
times, but never in n balloon, sahr'-
Yonkers Statesman.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-05-06
THE Show That Is on Time.


The popular name for the Alaska -Yu-
kon-Pacific exposition Is the "A.-Y. -"
In view Of this fact 1t is fortunate
they did not get the Yukon first. For
one thing, our friends the Japanese,
who are to have prominent part IN
the show, might have thought that
some of our Swedish Americans In the
northwest were trying to make merry
at the Jap name. Whatever fits official
title may be. however, the affair win
be known as the Seattle exposition.
Seattle has made II and is entitled to
the homer. One of the meritorious new
features Of the enterprise is that 1t
crnment for a cent, while the other
eXpositions have yelled for loans from
Uncle Sam or appropriations outright
Seattle is financing this affair herself
In one day she raised S650,O00, or
S150OCO more than the management
had called for That is the Seattle
style. During the past ten years 1t has
grown faster than any city of its size
on earth. With such town behind it
the exposition cannot be other than
success.
Another grateful departure in the
A.-Y.-P. Is that 1t is going to open
actually on the opening day, Some
other expositions have opened when
they were half done and did not get
ready to appear properly in polite So
city till month or two later. Seattle
mas advertised this as "the show that
will be on time" That settles the
matter, for Seattle makes good. When
President Taft presses the button on
June he win start the machinery in
a completed plant. That is assured,
for 1t is practically completed now.
This house viii be builded before the
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-05-06

or because nobody stops them. Here is
what the Chinook poet" does to the
Pacific:
Earth's grandest ocean. rolling unseen OF
men
For centures-a nameless nIysteryi
Balboa from the heights OF Darien
Saw far away wrinkled. sailless sea.
Ocean of peace, the worlds highway to
be
What tongues the glory of thy reign shall
singl
What prophet shall foreteli thy destiny
What honors may not future ages bring
To thee O everlasting oceanic king!
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-05-06
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Worth Reading

The Work of T. A. Daily
In Italian Dialect Songs and
Poems - Other News and
Gossip of the Literary
World.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-05-06
pooooooooooo 100000
Chat of Books

Booth Tarkineton's Ideas
on Novels and Plays and
Americans Abroad-ASon-
net on Mr.. Roosevelt's De-
parture For Africa.
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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-05-06

y T is said that it was not entirely
desire for dollars, to be had easily
~ with successful play, that led
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04

Now for more domestic disturb
ances in society. An organization of
wealthy Chicago women has been
formed to train their daughters for
matrimony by teaching them how TO
cook.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
THE GIFT OF CHRIST ALONE
In Him Only May Be Found the Per
feet Peace That Passeth
Understanding.

"Peace l leave with you. My peace
I give unto you; not as the world
giveth, give unto you" All
men seek peace, but they seek
it where it is not to be found;
they seek it in the world, which is
ever promising; but can never give
us a solid peace; that is the gift OF
Christ alone, who reconciles man to
himself, subdues the evil, sets bounds
to the worldly desires, inspires the
hopes of eternal bliss, and gives the
joy of the Holy Ghost, such joy as
persists in the midst of sufferings,
and, flowing from an inexhaustible
source, becomes a perpetual spring
of delight, which the world cannot in
terrupt nor diminish.
True peace is not to be found but
in the possession Of God; and the
possession of God cannot be attained
but by faith and obedience; remove
all forbidden objects, renounce all I'M
lawful desires, cast off all earnest
care and anxiety, desire only God, and
then you shall have peace, such a
peace as the world shall net be able to
disturb. For what can trouble you:
Is it poverty, disgrace, disappoint,
ments, outward or inward crosses?
You should see all these in the hand
of God, as real favors, which he vouch'
safes to give you share in. Then the
world will have a new appearance to
you, and your peace will prove inviol
able
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04

credit to any community. The first
thing to study in the matter of house
building is the lot, its size and the
surroundings. The frontage will
largely determine the design and the
arrangement of the rooms.
The house here shown is beautifully
adapted to a corner lot where ample
lawn space can be had. The first
floor or story can be of concrete
blocks or plaster finish. The wiGe, ex
posed chimney, giving the impression
of the cheerful fireplace within, breaks
the monotony of the end elevation. as
the dormer does on the front. The
size of this house is not as large as
might appear from the design. 1t is
80 feet, nine inches wide and IL feet
six inches long, exclusive Of the
porches.
The front porch is of ample size,
and one enters directly into the liv.
ing room from it. This room is 15xle
feet in size The architect has yield
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04

borhood is to have the new houses
that are built even better than those
already there. In other words, pro-
gressiveness is the watchword in
home building as in all other things
A man cannot do a more foolhardy
thing than to build a dry-goodsb
house or a cheap-looking structure in
a community of fine residences. For
he and his family will be ostracised,
and rightly so, by their neighbors.
Nor is there any necessity for
houses of this character. Well and &C.
curately drawn plans are available
and designs are to be had for houses
which though not expensive will be a
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
PROPER CLOTHING FOR BABY
Simple Ideas of the Japanese Appear
to Have Much to Recommend
Them.

Americans wonder at the amiable
temper Of our Japanese babies; the
real marvel is the measure of good
nature which the American baby man
ages to retain after all he is called
upon to go through in dressing" says
Adachi Kinnosuke in the DelineatOr.
"How on earth can the most perfect
of saints, let alone baby, be expect
ed to retain his Christian virtues! His
legs and neck are twisted into all
sorts of double knots three, four times
a day. that they may be squeezed
through tight-ftting shirt. When l
saw. for the first time, an American
baby dressed, l thought that, COM
pared to it, the Anglican and Catholic
church ceremonies were of a mere
'ring-s-rosy' simplicity. Our baby
clothes are certainly simpler. Incl
dentallv they are wide-minded and
wide-sleeved enough to let baby
grow in them without its putting up
a ring fight.
Baby dresses are cut, along gen.
eral lines, the same as the kimono of
the grown-ups. Only for the baby the
sleeves and skirts are longer and wild
er in proportion. so that they will
cover the bare feet; besides protect
ing the bare hands, the long sleeves
save faces from heartless scratchings
After the first bath, the nurse
takes out an undergarment, nts it
into the inner side of an outer gar
ment, and then lays the dresses, thus
fitted, upon the soft, padded mat floor
and simply and naturally puts the
baby into the open folds. No screams.
What excuse can the baby have to
yell? Simply a matter of dress
nothing more. But see what differ
ence it makes in life! To the Ameri-
can mother the century-old hysterical
fit of screaming SO terrifying to her;
to the Japanese mother, perhaps, the
sweetest melody on earth-the mel
low ccoing of content
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
1.-THE Cup That Cheers"

On the English breakfast table in
the time of Queen Elizabeth there
were meats hot and cold, beef and
Drawn, boar's head and yenison pas
ties, but to wash down these substan
t1al Viands there was little but ale
The most delicate woman in the land,
Or the most fretful invalid had to be
content with mug of small beer.
stirred up with sprig of rosemary
The dethronement of ale subsequent
to the Introduction of tea, coffee and
chocolate was one of the most marked
events which have severed the social
life OF the present from that of mast
days. Tea took the chief part in this
revolution, which practically was be.
gun when in 1857 Garraway opeL ed
his famous tea house in Exchange
alley, London. Tea was in its early
days apparently taken as a medicine
as we'll as beverage, for Pepys, in
1852, writes: Home, and there find
my wife making of tea, drink which
Mr.. Polling, the pothecary, tells her
is good for her cold"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04

'Llaten,T lie saIA, ana l will tell
you Of the golden sword which is the
sign Of victory. Last night in vision
Onias, whom you all remember was
the high priest in former days, and
was a Virtuous and cody man, came
before me and, lifting up his hands.
prayed for the whole body Of the
Jews. The prayer ended, there ap-
peared a man with gray hairs and ex-
ceeding glorious in countenance and
of wonderful and excellent majesty.
Then spake Onias, saying:
"'This, Judas, is a lover Of the
brethren, who prayeth much for the
people, and for the holy city. It is
none other than Jeremias, the proph-
ct of God
"Thereupon Jeremias held forth his
right hand and gave to me sword
of glittering gold, saying:
Take this holy sword, o Judas;
It is a gift to you from God. With
It thou shalt wound thy adyersaries.
Then the vision was gone and the
next thing l knew you had come and
were rousing me from my slumbers. "
Surely the Lord is with u.s." were
the reverent, subdued words of the
assembled men.
YEA" reioined Judas, eagerly, "the
golden sword is the sure sign of vic.
tory"
While he was speaking, Judas was
moving rapidly about among his men,
looking to their arms and the manner
of their organization. Then, rapidly
outlining the order of the conflict, he
said:
Let us not pitch camp before the
enemy, but let US courageously set
upon the enemy and manfull7 try the
matter of conflict, for our city, the
sanctuary and the temple are in dan.
ger"
Now, as all stood expectant and
ready for the conflict and the enemy
| was already come near, and the army
set in battle array, and the hOrsemen
set in long, sweeping wings, Judas,
seeing all this, stretched out his
hands towards heaven, and called
upon the Lord that Worketh wonders,
knowing that victory cometh not by
arms but even as it seemeth good to
God, he giveth it to such as are Wor-
| thy. And this was the manner of his
prayer:
20 Lord, thou didst send thine an.
gel in the time of Ezekias, king OF
Judea, and didst slay in the host OF
| Sennacherib an hundred fourscore
and five thousand. Wherefore now
also, o Lord of heaven, send a good
angel before us for fear and a dread
unto them; and through the might OF
| thine arm let those be stricken with
terror, that come against thy holy
people to blaspheme."
Even while he was yet praying, Nj
canor and his army began the ad
vance with trumpets blowing and the
soldiers lifting their voices in the
battle song.
But Judas and his company en-
countered the enemy with invocation
and prayer, fighting with their hands
| and praying unto God with thei1
hearts, so that they slew no less thar
thirty and five thousand men; fol
through the appearance of God in the
vision of the golden sword they were
greatly cheered.
Now when the battle was done, re
turning with joy, they knew that Nj
canor lay dead in his armor. Then
they made great shout and noise
praising God and saying:
THE golden sword! The COLDER
sword! It was indeed the symbo
and promise of victory"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
SERMONETTE.
The power of a God-siven

= The power of a God-eiven
q vision.
q Who can measure it?
. In the hour of a great peril,
Q when mighty army seemed
q about to crush him and when
q his few soldiers were wavering,
= Judas Maceabeus was given a
q vision that gave him certainty
D of victory and renewed the
= courage Of his men.
q God might have sent his le-
0 eion Of angels and fought for
Q Judas without his putting his
q hand to the sword at all, but
O the vision
. That was better, for it linked
q man with God and gave
. strength and courage to meet
q the threatened peril.
q God never does anything in
q the world With men apart from
4 men.
4 A vision that reveals the i'm
3 manence and power of God is
. better than a legion of angels
d to fight for US.
4 The vision of the gift Of the
i golden sword was better for Ju-
d das than all the armored hosts
i of heaven, for it gave new
q thought and a new hope to Ju-
4 das of his own power and his
. duty.
/ When he awoke the golden
! sword did not rest in his hand,
4 but he knew God had visited
4 him.
: So with Jacob in rock-strewn
3 and lonely Bethel. He awoke
q to find his head still piIiowed
. on the hard stone. No sign OF
o the golden stairway that had
. reached upward into heaven.
: If it had been there, Jacob
D would have wanted to ascend
q it at once.
! But, better still, the memory
b of that vision was indeIibIy
I stamped upon the heart, so that
z he could say reverentIy, "Sure-
Y Iy this is the house OF God and
y the very gate of heaven" And
? through the bitter years which
y followed it was the north star
Of hope which kept him steer
= ing straight and true toward
= God and the fuIfiIIment of his
Y destiny.
y Visions?
Yes. They do come 49, God
y sent even to-day.
Y Welcome them, and make
2 them the inspiration for the ae-
y compIishment of mighty things
y for God.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04

ed to that demand for the parlor that
still obtains in most localities, and
has provided one IL feet, six inches
wide and Is feet long. With the wide
folding doors the living room and the
parlor can be made practically one.
The dining room is IL feet by IL feet,
six inches, and a beautiful feature
here is the conservatory opening from
it. The kitchen is II feet by u feet,
six inches. On the second floor are
three bedrooms, bathroom and
study. This latter room also may be
used either as sewing room or as an
additional bedroom if so desired.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04
THE STORY.

WHEN tidings were brought to Nj
w canor that Judas Maccabeus and
his followers were in the strong
places about Samaria he was glad.
Eat last he is within my power"
he exclaimed, with savage joy.
Without any danger to myself I will
be able to compass him about and
crush him. This l will do on the Sab
bath day, for then will Judas and his
men be given to their devotions and
the observance of the ceremonies of
their laws"
Now there were certain Jews in
the camp of Nicanor, whom he had
made slaves, who were sore troubled
that Nicanor would give the Jews
battle on the Sabbath day, and they
besought him, saying:
20 destroy not so cruelty and bar
barously, but give honor to that day,
which he that seeth all things hath
honored with holiness above other
days"
do tell me-" rejoined Nicanor, with
villainous chuckle. SIS there a
Mighty One in heaven that hath COM
manded the Sabbath day to be kept"
There is in heaven living God,
and mighty, who commandeth the
seventh day to be kept" was the ear
nest response of the Jews.
"And l also am a mighty one upon
EARTH" proudly declared Nicanor,
drawing himself up to his full height
and looking with disdain upon the
poor Jews before him. and because
l am mighty upon the earth / COM
mand to take arms, and to do the
kings business. I shall go against
Judas on the Sabbath day"
So in exceeding pride and haughti-
ness of spirit Nicanor set about car
rying his plan into effect, determined
to set up a monument of his victory
over Judas and them that were with
him.
Now tidings of these things reached
Judas and his men, and great terror
seized upon the hearts Of the latter,
SD that Judas could scarce restrain
them from scattering and fleeing in
panic. And when he sought to en-
courage them with hope in God they
said:
1T is all we'll and good to hope in
God, but what possible chance have
we in the face Of so mighty a host?"
Judas sought to encourage his men.
but all to no purpose, seemingly, and
at last, discouraged and saddened. he
withdrew to his rude couch within
the fastness of the rocks where he
and his men had taken refuge. There
his men found him in the morning in
| deep sleep, and when they aroused
him with their alarmed cries that
even at that moment the long line Of
the enemy's forces was drawing near
er and nearer across the valley. he
arose with peaceful smile and the
light of confidence flashing forth from
| his clear, steady eyes.
Fear not the coming of the heath
en- against us" he said with calm
reinsurance. Remember the help
which in former times our people
have received from heaven. Even
now we may expect the victory, for
aid will come to us Of the Almighty"
yea, but even now the enemy is
lpon u.s." his followers exclaimed, not
altogether treasured.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04

When a man builds house there
is one factor that often is overlooked
by him. He sometimes fails to realize
that he not only is under certain OBJ
legation to himself and his family, but
he Is also under deep obligation to
the community in which he purposes
to build. For instance, man has no
moral right to buy lot in a COM
munity of fine houses and place there
on an architectural monstrosity, or a
house whose freakish design will de-
tract from the neighborhood. The de-
sire of home owners in every neigh
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-12-04

Golf is the coquette of games. 1t
always lures you on and always
evades you. Ten years ago thought
| had nearly got it. think so today,
and ten years hence may still have
the same delusicn; but my scoring
cards win show, I fear, that the CO.
quette has not yet been caught. The
middle-aged lover cannot hope to win
her smile.-Conan Doyle In the Strand