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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-09
HANNIBAL HAMLIN CENTENARY
Maine to Erect Memorial to One of
Her Greatest Statesmen.

If Hannibal Hamlin, once vice presi-
dent of the United States, had lived
till Aug. 81, 1909, he would have been
hundred years old. This circum-
stance has ever been kept in mind by
the people of Oxford county, Me-, and
particularly of Paris Hill, the scene of
his birth. His centennial will be mark
ed by the dedication Of a memorial
tablet on the centennial anniversary.
The citizens have provided an i'm
mense bowlder which was selected by
committee from Others on the land
of Hiram Heald, lying south Of the
village and formerly the Hamlin pas
ture lands. Loren B. Merrill, chair
man of the committee in charge Of the
bowlder, had long hunt for the right
kind. 1t is six feet square and three
feet thick. 1t required ten draft horses
to haul the bowlder to its present posi-
ton. in front of the old Hamlin man.
sion, where a foundation had been
prepared for it and terrace put about
it. On this rock the memorial tablet
will be placed.
Miss Julia Frances Carter, daughter
of Mrs. Mary B. Carter, will unveil the
bowlder. Miss Carter and her sister
are the only living descendants Of
Hannibal Hamlin who now own q
home at Paris Hill.
The speakers will be United States
Senator Eugene Hale, Ex-Governor
Long of Massachusetts and Governor
Fernald of Maine. Ex-Governor Long
was invited to deliver an oratfsn upon
this occasion, but told the committee
that he thought it would be much bet
ter to have few short speeches than
one long one, and they have acted upon
his suggestion.
The credit for erecting a memorial to
one OF Names greatest statesmen be-
longs to the Maine commandery of the
Military Order Of the Loyal Legion of
the United States.
General Joshua L. Chamberlain is to
preside at the exercises. The exercises
will be held in connection with the
first old home week in Maine This
gathering perhaps will be one Of the
last of men who gained fame in the
fight for the freedom Of the negro.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-09
GETTING THE RUNS.

Danville won the game in the first
innings on a single tally. Hess, first
up, got in the way of one of Mayocl; 5
wide balls and took his base, circling
to third on Umlauf's sacrifice. He
crossed the pan on Brisliu's passed
ball. Alden retired the side without
further damage.
In the sixth Umlauf opened with a
single into right and stole second
Livengood sacrificed him to third
Covelesike hunted. Alden PLAYED for
Umlauf but the little short stop was
home like II streak, safe, and Pink
lie, - in the meantime, reached first sta
tion. Again Danville had to be sat
isfied with one tally for minute lat
er, Metzler, running for Coveleskie.
was caught off first and Mackert went
down on grounder to short.
The score:
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-09

ton or the Commonwealth. and In order
to carry the same into complete opera
tion, IT is hereby declared that
In the case of officers elected by the
people all terms of Office fxed by act of
Assembly at an odd number Of years
shall each be heightened one year, but
the Legislature may change the length
such officers are elected shall always be
for an even number of years.
The above extension of official terms
shall not affect officers elected at the
general election of one thousand nine
hundred and eight; nor any city, ward,
borough, township, or election division
ofncers, whose terms of office, under ex-
listing law. end in the year one thousand
nine hundred and ten.
In the year one thousand nine hundred
and ten the municipal election shall be
held on the third Tuesday of February.
as heretofore; but all officers chosen at
that election to an office the regular term
of which is two years, and also all cleo
tion officers and assessors chosen at that
election, shall serve until the first Mon
day of December in the year one thou
sand nine hundred and eleven. All off,
GERS chosen at that election to offices the
term of which Is now four years, or is
made four years by the operation of
these amendments or this schedule shall
serve until the first Monday of December
In the year one thousand nine hundred
and thirteen. All justices of the peace
magistrates, and aldermen. chosen at that
election, shall serve until the first Mon
day of December in the year one thou
sand nine hundred and fifteen. After the
year nineteen hundred and ten, and until
the Legislature shall otherwise provide
all terms of city, ward borough. town
ship, and election division officers shall
begin on the first Monday of December
in an odd-numbered year.
All city, ward, borough, and township
officers holding office at the gate of the
approval Of these amendmSnts, whose
terms of office may end in the year one
thousand nine hundred and eleven, shall
continue to hold their offices until the
first Monday of December of that year.
All judges of the courts for the sew
eral judicial districts. and also all county
officers, holding office at the date of the
approval of these amendments, whose
terms of office may end in the year one
thousand nine hundred and eleven, shall!
continue to hold their offices until the
first Monday of January one thousand
nine hundred and twelve.
A true copy of the Joint Resolution.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-09
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
BULLETIN
HUDSON-FULTON CELEBRATION
NEW YORK CITY.

Three hundred years ago. Henry Hudson Englishman
i'll command of Dutch expedition, with eighteen men, eX-
poed the Hudson River from Sandy Hook to Troy his
small craft, the Half Moon"
One hundred and yeght later Robert Fulton
established, with his steamboat the "Clermont regular
water service between York and the towns along the
Hudson river to the North.
This year New York City, with sister cities and towns
along Hudson will celebrate these two achievements by
series imposing observance religious historical military
naval musical and literary extending from September 20 to
October g.
Replicas of the Half Moon and the "Clermont have
been will play large part in the celebration They
will attraction in the great naval pageant
Saturday. September % The United States Government will
have fy-two ships anchored in the Hudson and Great
Britain France the Netherlands, Italy Germany, Argentine
Guatemala Mexico and Cuba will be represented by
vessels.
Two great parades of craft will escort the Halt
Moon" and the Clermont trumpha procession past the
evahans first in the morning and again in the evening
when all the vessels will be illuminated
On September there will be grand historical pageant
and September 30 big military parade in New York City
On October l. the Half Moon and "Clermont' will
proceed up Hudson Troy escorted by hundreds of river
craft, including torpedo boats.
A magnificent carnival parade will be held in New York
on Saturday evening October 3 which promises to eclipse all
previous attempts
The Pennsylvania Railroad the direct line to New York
with unsurpassed service of fast express trains, will sell
excursion tickets New York for this period reduced rates
of fare
details concerning specific fares dates of sale return
limits train service may be obtained of Ticket Agents
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-09

The principal feature of the game
was Frank Coveleskie He had the
Aldenites completely at his mercy,
bowling them over like lot of tin
soldiers. During the game but three
extra men faced him. In one innings
he retired the side ON strikes and in
four innings he retired two of the three
on strikes. In all 'Pinkie" registered
l3 strike outs, no passes and allowed
but one hit In addition he helped the
scoring in the first and sixth innings
in the latter scoring Umlauf on a neat
squeeze sacrifice on which he himself
reached first.
Umlauf led the batters with a line
drive which was too hot for Second
Baseman Bergen to handle and 4
beautiful scorcher between left and
center which was good for an extra
base. The locals did not have an easy
time with Mayock by any means, the
Alden twirler keeping the hits fairly
well scattered and administering strike
outs at critical moments.
The game was repletc with fine in.
dividual work ON both sides that sew
eral times reached the spectacular.
The single play that won the laurels
of the day was Center Fielder Hig.
gins bold daylight robbery performed
on Coveleksie's drive into deep centre.
The Aldenite picked the sizzler out OF
the atmosphere with his bare hand re.
firing the side in the eighth with Um.
lauf on second ready to score. Hig.
gins was roundly applauded and com.
PEELED to doff his skypiece for the ad.
miring fans Lucky "Huzzy" Am.
norman also pulled down a straight
away drive from the bat of Phillips,
which came pretty near getting away
from the little right fielder before hc
got the strangle hold on it. In the
sixth First Baseman Stock retired three
Alden batSmen unaSSiStpl
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-09
OFFERS $4,000 TO AVIATORS
Paris Newspaper Would Encourage
Practical Voyades

Practical Voyages.
The Matin, in view of the results at
Rheims, which have shown the aero
planes capabilities as never before
realized, even by aviators, believes the
time ripe for these machines to leave
the race track and make real voyages
from town to town. 1t therefore Of
fers a prize of 100000 francs (S20,O00),
to be awarded to the owner of the
machine which makes the fastest time
in a circuit from Paris to Dijon, Bel
fort, Nancy, Lille and Paris before
Aug. 81, 1910.
All the French newspapers are en-
thusiastic over the great success of
aviation week CAST week., holding that
it constitutes the greatest landmark in
the history of the conquest Of the air.
They praise the enterprise and daring
of the aviators, paying special tribute
to the American, Glenn III. Curtiss, as
a modest, consistent and patient work
er, whose efforts have been crowned
nv the blue ribbon of the air.
His Objection.
The Lawyer-Madam, what is your
age? The Opposition Gnterrupting)-
Your honor, l submit that my honor
able opponent is melting the witness
to operJury.-Cleveland Leader.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-09
LOCALS WIN, NANT|COKE LOSES
DANv|LLE LEADS SUSQUEHANNA LEAGUE
Continued from 1st Page.
NESCOPECK.

Left on bases, Danville 8, Nesco-
peek 1. Stolen bases, .Umlauf ?, Hess
?, Rowe, Dooley. Two base hits,
Dooley, Stock, Metzler, Umlauf. Three
base hits, Stock. Home run, Mackert.
Sacrifice hit, Livengood. Double plays,
Rowe to Stock Shovelin to Patterson !;
Smith to Walsh. Struck out, by Rowe
s. by Shipe 6. Bases on balls, off Shipe
l. Hit by pitcher, Dooley, Splain,
Patterson. Passed ball, Walsh. Time,
/ 20 Umpire, Sweeney.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-09

Earned runs-Danville /. Left on
bases-Danville ;, Alden 3. Sacrifice
hits-Umlauf Livengood, Coveleskie.
Two base hit-Umlauf Stolen bases
Hess, Livengood, Umlauf. Struck out
by Coveleskie 13, by Mayock 5. Bases
on balls---none. Hit by pitched ball
Hess, Coveleskie, Livengood. Passed
balls Brislin ,. Time-1.45. Umpire
Fisher.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-09
Totals
NESCOPECK.

Left on bases, Danville ., Nesco-
peck 6. Stolen bases, Hess. Two bas
hit Covelesllie, Livengood. Double
plays. Dooley to Umlauf; Lavelle to
Shovelin 60 Patterson. Struck out by
Coyclesllie 13, by Shipe 6. Bases ON
balls off CoveleSkie !, off Shipe /.
Time ] 40 Umpire, Sweeney.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-09
The Oniy Difficulty,

''The world owes me living"
That's all right. old man, as long as
you can get somebody TO stake you
while you are trying TO collect the
bill."-Boston Herald.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-09

Few things are impossible in them
selves. 1t is not so much means as
perseverance that is wanting to bring
them to successful issue.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-09

Wife-John, there must be lot Of
iron in your system. Husband-Why
DO you think SO? Wife-Because you
invariably lose your temper when you
get hot.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-09
COVELESK|E IN
FINE FETTLE

Those who gambled with
the Weather Man Saturday
afternoon and went to see
the Danville and Alden
Susquehanna league artists
do "A struggle were reward
ed for their hardihood by
being treated to a really
good and exciting little
battle.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-09
Mean Comment.

Ella-Her face speaks for itself.
Stelia-Yes, and it is pretty plain talk
Chicago News.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-09

When you sell an article by weight,
remember that other people have
scales.-Atchison Globe.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-09

Great thoughts reduced to practic
become great acts.-Hazlitt.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-09

lout morality nor morality without
6aith-Greeley.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-09
Household Hint.

To mark table linen-leave the baby
five minutes Judge.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-09
a ReIia bic
Remedy
Ely'S Cream Balm
is quickly absorbed.

10 QuiCNil dDSOrDbu.
Gives Relief at Once.
1t cleanses, soothes,
heals and protects
the diseased men,
brane resulting from
Catarrh and drives
away n Cold in the
Head quickly. Re-
stores the Senses OF
fTN - -,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-09-09
Ten-To Article Fourteen,
SeptiOn Sevap

Section II. Amend section seven. article
fourteen, which reads as follows
Three county commissioners and three
county auditors shall be elected in each
county where such officers are chosen, in
the year one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-tive ana every third year there
after: and in the election of said officers
each qualified elector shall vote for no
more than two persons. and the three
persons having the highest number OF
votes shall be elected; any casual vacancy
in the office OF county commissioner or
county auditor shall be filed, by the
court of common pleas OF the county in
which such vacancy shall occur by the
appointment of an clcCtoT of the proper
county who shan have voted for the
commissioner or auditor whose place is
to be filled" so as to read
Three county commissioners and three
county auditors shall be elected in each
county whore such officers are chosen.
in the year one thousand nine hundred
and eleven and every fourth year there
after; and in the election OF said officers
each qualified elector shall vote for no
more than two persons, and the three
persons having the highest number OF
votes shall be elected; any casual vacancy
in the Office of county commissioner or
county auditor shall be filed by the court
of common pleas of the county In which
such vacancy shall occur, by the appoint
ment of an elector of the pssper county
who shall have voted for the commits
sioner or auditor whose place is to be
hlled.
Schedule for the Amendments.
Section IL, That no inconvenience may
arise from the changes in the -Constitu-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-09
UNUSUAL COALITION
IN WORK OF REFORM
Brewers TO Assist Cincinnati
Anti-Saloon League

Cincinnati, April This city is
now to witness the unusual coalition
OF, brewers, the Anti-Saloon league and
the Municipal Reform league in a unit.
ed effort to put the bad saloonkeeper
out Of business.
Through the efforts of the Ohio
Brewers association the state legisla'
ture passed the Dean Character" law
under which the saloonkeeper must
swear to a number of interrogatories
as to whether he has violated the Sun.
day closing law or allowed minors to
enter his saloon and so on. If the
saloonkeeper answer mo" to all the
interrogatories but it is found he has
not given a correct answer to a single
one his license is to be revoked.
The brewers declare they will aid
the reformers in an effort to put the
bad saloonkeeper out of business. A
brewing company at Hamilton an
nounces that it will not sell beer to q
saloonkeeper who keeps his saloor
open IN Sunday.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-09
MISSIONARY CONGRESS OPENS
Many Americans Attending Lay Meet.
ina in Toronto.

Many Americans Attending Lay Meet
ing in Toronto.
Toronto, March 31.-Many Amer.
teams prominent in church work and
interested In the missionary move
ment from the lay side are in this city
attending the Canadian national mis-
sionary congress which began today.
Among the Americans taking part
In the congress, which Is interdenom.
national, are Silas McBee, editor Of
the Churchman; D. F. WILDER, United
States consul general at Halifax; L.
H. Severance of Cleveland, Robert Il.
Speer, ]. Lowell Murray and ]. Camp
bell White. The principal address at.
the congress will be made by Sir An.
drew Fraser, formerly lieutenant gov
ernor of Bengal, India. Earl Grey
governor general of Canada, Is the
honorary president of the congress.
Among the musical features OF the
congress will be the singing of the
National Young Mems Christian ass0r
citation q%uartette, representing four
different sections of the United States.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-09
CASTRO BARRED
FROM TRINIDAD
England Says He Cannot
Land at Port Of Spain.
PROTEST FROM AMERICA

State Department Believes Former
Dictator Of Venezuela Would Use
British Soil az a Base Of Operations
to Disturb the Present Peaceful
Conditions in the South American
Republic.
Port of Spain, Trinidad, April T.
At the urgent request of the state de.
partment at Washington, in communi-
ton to the London foreign Office, the
British government has decided not to
permit Cipriano Castro, former presi-
dent of Venezuela, to land at Trinidad.
Cipriano Castro is returning to the
West Indies from Europe with the
avowed purpose of recovering the
presidency of Venezuela. He left
France March 26 on board the steam
er Guadalupe. Where he expects to
land in the West Indies is not def
nitely known-a.kHis original intention
was to leave the steamer at La
Guayra, the port of Caracas, but the
Venezuelan government at first re-
fused its permission. Subsequently
this refusal was withdrawn and it
was intimated that Castro could land
on Venezuelan soil, but at his own
peril. It was then said that Castro
would leave the Guadalupe at Trini-
dad to await developments and watch
his opportunity from that port. 1t
was also said that he might continue
on to Colon for the same purpose.
The Guadalupe is due at Trinidad
April 10 and at Colon April Is.
The latest advices from Caracas in
timated that Juan Vicente Gomez. the
president of Venezuela, contemplated
resigning in favor of one of the vice
presidents of the republic.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-09
BRI1AIN's CHANGE OF POLICY
Bars Castro as an Act Of Friendship
to Powers Interested.

to Powers interested.
London, April 7.-Great Britain's
change from a policy of noninterfer-
ence in the situation that threatens to-
day in the Caribbean to a decision not
to allow Cipriano Castro to land at
Port of Spain, Trinidad, is a friendly
act to America and the other powers
more directly interested in Venezuela.
1t did not occur to Great Britain when
the continental powers decided not to
allow the former president of Venezu-
ella to land at their West Indian ports
that he might make use of British
ports as a base in a campaign which
possibly would end in unsettling the
present pacific conditions in Venezu-
ella. AS soon as the state department
pointed out, however, that the de-
throned dictator of Venezuela prob
ably would cause trouble the foreign
office decided to take action and in.
structed the officials at Port of Spain
to prevent Castro from landing.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-09
ALASKA DOG RACE WINNERS
hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars
Wagered on Result.

"dVCTSU w nSSut!
Seattle, Wash, April IA special
eablegram from Nome states that the
Nome-Candle Creek dog race, pro
noted by the Nome Kennel club and
upon which hundreds of thousands of
dollars were wagered. was won by
Berger's teams, Numbers 1 and 2,
driven by Scotty Allen and Percy
Blatchford, respectively. They fin.
ished first and second as named. Ber-
ger wins the purse of $1,000 In gold
and will hold for a year the handsome
Suter trophy hung up for the All
Alaska sweepstake.
The distance was 412 miles and the
winners time 81 hours and 2 minutes.
The second team vas seventeen min.
utes behind the first. Fink's Siberian
dogs, upon whose success 500. 900
was wagered, became snow blind and
finished third.
There Eel fourteen teams in the
race. The curse vas lined with en-.
thusiastic citizens, most of whom
closed their places of business during
the progress of the contest.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-09
''SM|LE MAKERS" TO
MEET IN new YORK
They will Get Together at the
0pdmists' Dinne!

New York, March 31.-"Looking IN
the bright side of things" is the spe-
cialty of the members of the OPP
timists' club, who will hold their first
annual dinner in this city tonight.
The smile makers" as the Optimists
call themselves, have a long roll of
distinguished members, many of whom
will attend the dinner. Their ION
orary president Is Andrew Carnegie
and the "Star Spangled Sc0tchman"
will preside at the dinner.
A feature of the dinner will be the
singing of. some original optimistic
songs, written especially for the occa-
sion.
Speaking of the club and its pur-
poses MI. Carnegie said:
1.-THE optimist is needed these days.
Never was there so much cause for
exultation. Instead of moaning over
our imperfections we should take a
glance backward and rejoice that man
was created with an instinct of turn
ing his face toward the sun and abb
sorbing it's spiritualizing light, always
ascending, never r%etrogading; no limit
to his ascent short of perfection. AL
is we'll since all grows better"
The founder and secretary of the
Optimists' club is William J.. Robinson
of this cityA Among the members is
General ]. Franklin Bell, chief of the
general staff Of the army. who has
nominated every man in the army for
membership and has requested MIR.
Robinson to send to every soldier lit
erature calculated to make him q
"smile maker"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-04-09
PROHIBITION LAW UPHELD
Unanimous Decision by Supreme Court
Of Alabama.

Unanimous Decision by supreme Court
Of Alabama.
Montgomery, Ala. April THE su.
preme court has declared the state
prohibition law valid, all the judges
concurring in the opinion. This is
the second time the court has upheld
the statewide act of the last legisla.
ture. 1t was attacked on several con-
stitutional grounds.
The Alabama statewide prohibi-
ton law went into effect Jan. 1. At
once an attack was made In Birming.
ham, Mobile and Salem, the case from
the last place being taken to the high
court. All the judges agree that the
law is valid.
It is understood now that the law
officers will begin a campaign for the
enforcement of the act. Heretofore
they have been very lax because of
the doubt about its validity.