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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02

suits manifest but the deficiency al
;" II colleges and univer-
sites, wi ere in arithmetic time is lost
by being obliged to teach the students
what should have been learned in the
preparatory schools.
In closing DI. Hallett stated that it
is his opinion that if the boy when he
leaves school can perform the tou1
fundamental operations of arithmetic
and understands the reason why, ="
then he has all the mathematics that
he will need in life,
DR.. Hallett's address was "a most ex-
cellent one. His practical views relat-
ing to the teaching of this difficult
subject seemed to appeal to the teach
ers present and they manifested the
deepest interest.
The Rev. George S. Womcr, pastor
of St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal
church, will conduct chapel exercises
this II orning. "The Educators Phil.
osophy' will form DR.. Omwake' s
theme for this morning DR.. Pearson
will speak on Training Children's
Voices. " This afternoon DR.. Omwake
will speak on 1.-The Educators Art. >
DR.. Pearson will take up Correct
Pronunciation. "
This evening DR.. Pearson will de
liver a lecture on James Whitcomt
Riley. Like the other lectures of the
course it will be held in the high
school, AT s o'clock.
Yesterday morning Miss Bennett.
rendered "a vocal solo. In the Afternoon
there was II piano solo by Miss Ethe
Haring and vocal solos by Miss Mary
Gaskins and Mr.. John Henning. In
the evening session Miss May Book.
rendered piano solo and Mr. Georg,
Eggert a vocal solo.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
Brains For Diet.

There is latent truth in the primi
tive Maori belief that by eating the
brains OF his enemies 4 warrior ac-
quired their skill and cunning.
1t was n custom among these saw
ages. whose descendants | have seen
and admired in Hawaii and New Yea
land. TO hold brain feast after a sue.
cessful battle The ronquerinG chief
always reserved for his own portion
the gray matter OF thGSpposing leader
Observe how the practice works out In
modern life. We do not actually eat
our rivals brains. but il we are wise
We will try to absorb what those
brains contain. The mau who makes Il
big success is the man who makes the
best use Of his enemies. studies their
moves, learns their method, knows
what thought processes they are apt to
follow. Down here In the street |
guess we're more or less akin to the
Maoris. anyway.-New York Herald
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
DAVID AND GOLIATH

When the Royals and Company +
lined up for the second half it looked
like u repetition of David and Goliath,
and like the biblical story the smaller
warrior won out. Company + has the
heaviest lineup i'll the league and
some mighty good players, too, and
the Royals deserve lots of credit for
putting it umto:the soldier boys.
Much of the credit for the Royals
victory goes to Fred Rupp, the sturdy
little guard, who was pitted against
John Barry Company rs big sure
shot Rupp glued himself to the big
fellow, allowing him but one basket
i'll tho first halt while the Royals scor-
ed 10 points. In the second half the
miltiameu did better and gave the
Regals merry chase, but were unable
to catch up, although at one stage they
were within two points of Il tie.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
GOATS AS GOLF TROPHIES.
They Arc on Medals Used In New
Jersey Clubs New Game.

They Are on Medals Used In New
Jersey Clubs New Game.
new game has been started by the
members Of the Hackensack IN. D
Golf club which threatens to become
very popular, Sixty members have
formed goat club, the purpose Of
which will be the getting OF the other
fellows goat
Each member will bug a medal with
a bns-relief of goat on the front and
the owners name OH the back. A Sc
ries OF golf matches will follow, the
medals TO be the trophies.
The man winning the most at the
end OF the season will he known as the
shepherd OF the flock. and dinner
will be given in his honor by all the
''goats." Then the badges will be re
distributed to the members and the
next seasons competition started
The first games win be played on
New Years day. and the matches will
be continued in all kinds of weather
W ID. Aofatt rs the originator OF the
plan.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02

fhe bamboo shoots that are eaten
are not yet branched. Of conical form
and sheathed In au envelope generally
covered by small prickly bristles.
These young shoots emerge very Wig
orously from the soil mt the foot of the
bamboo tufts. The Chinese and Japa-
nese. it appears. consume large quanti-
ties of them. They use them as sea-
sonng with pork and chicken. The
first thing in their preparation natu-
rally Is to rid the sprouts of their dis
agreeable sheath. They are then cut
either lengthwise or in slices and are
placed in boiling water The water is
renewed once or twice. and after add
aag salt vegetable is obtained which
reminds one strongly Of the root of the
Rrtichoke The Japanese also eat them
preserved in brine or vinegar. The
gathering of the young bamboo shoots.
Daring which one must be careful OF
tsae prickly envelope, takes place in
June and November in Tonkin. The
November shoots are the better appre-
aated New York Herald's Paris Edi.
-aifSn
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
WEDNESDAYS SESSIONS.


Every teacher of the county was en-
rolled ut the institute yesterday. De-
votional exercises at the morning ses-
sion were conducted by the Rev. 4. j.
Trey, pastor of the First Baptist church.
The proccedingsTof the afternoon were
varied by an address from DI. George
II. Hallctt, who occupies the chair of
mathematics in the University of
Pennsylvania
DIR. Omwake occupied the first period
of the forenoon. He took as his sub
iect "The.Reading Lesson " The only
way, he said, that the child can pre-
pare for the reading lesson is by hay-
ing the teacher tell what the lesson is
and the teacher can not do this unless
he knows what il is himself. 1t is
worth all the tine that it takes to an
nounce the lesson for the next day.
Indeed, in DR.. Omwake's opinion Il e
teacher makes efficiency impossible
who does not take sufficient time to
announce the lesson for the next day.
There are II great many who do not
know what the lesson is that they an.
nounce. The reading lesson somehow
or other seems To get less attention in
the assignment than any other lesson
given to the children. If tomorrow :
lesson is, say, subtraction we spend
nearly a.whOle period explaining the
method of the subject. II is just as es-
sential i'll the reading lesson. The rea-
SON why reading gets so much less
time is becausesyou can not get right
down and.say, Now this is the way
to get the lesson. We neglect it be-
cause it is not science and we can
not prescribe definite formula, and
yet, the speaker maintained, it is just
as essential that we keep before the
pupils problem in the reading lesson {;
that is, that we let them know we ex-
pect certain things and give them
something to do in preparing the les
son. You give the child something to
work at in nearly everything else that
is taught. He understands there is
something to do.
OF course, the question is how are
you going to get these problems? The
object Of the reading lesson is to get
the thought. That is true. but it is
something more than that. 1t is also
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
OBESITY CURED.
a Remedy That is Not Liable to Attain
Wide Popularity.


Peter the Great was once travelling
: sncognito in a part of Finland. when
he met a very fat man who told him
that he was going to ST. Petersburg.
"What for?' asked the czar.
~To consult a doctor about being so
fat, which has become very oppress-
I'VE"
4 ADO you know any doctor there?"
: "No."
'tThen | will give you a line to my
friend. Prince Menschikotf. and he will
Introduce you to one of the emperors
physicians"
The traveller went to the princes
house with note. The answer was
not delayed. The next day, tied hands
and feet. the poor man was dragged Off
on cart to the mines.
Two years after Peter the Great was
visiting the mines. He had forgotten
the incident of the fat man. when sud
denly miner threw down his pick.
rushed up to him and fell at his feet
Crying:
'Grace. grace. what is it have
Slone?"
Peter looked at him. astonished, until
he remembered the story.
sob, so that is you"' ne said. Il
hope you are pleased with me. Stand
90. How thin and slight you have be-
come. Go. and remember that work is
the best cure for your compaint"'
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
Fixed Stars.

There are no fixed stars. When we
look up at the stars they appear to be
very still and peaceful, but astrono-
mers know that such is not the case,
but that each one is moving. some
with incredible speed, Invisible to the
uuaided cye. Yet visible to the insur
ments AT their disposal Our sun. tor
instance. which is nothing more ur
less than one OF the stars" supposed
to be- "nynd" Is moving along. with
the entire solar system toward point
in the constellation Hercules IN IN
ture. from the most insignificant germ
to the largest world. everything is in
perpetual motion.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
BtKWICA BLACk
HANDLERS TAKEN

Three members of the Black Hand,
suspected of being implicated i'll a
murder at Berwick two years ago, and
also to have taken part i'll numerous
tured by the police Monday. Joe Nc
KenZie at Mt. Carmel, Antonio Gala
bro at Philadelphia and Fortanato
Calabra at Tamaqua.
The first named of the trio was
caught by State Policeman Mascot in
saloon at Mt. Carmel and was later
taken to Bloomsbury and placed in
Jail.
Antonio Calabro was placed under
arrest by Detective Alexander of the
Reading Railway as he stepped from a
Williamsport train at Philadelphia
The fellow made "a desperate attempt
to escape and it was necessary to Sc
cure the aid of two policemen before
Calabro was finally brought under sub
lection.
hbltl W IT'S Htul w L Illlst lipLll
Williamsport that Antonio was sup
posed to be on the train arriving i'll
Philadelphia at 90 and the detective
was on hand to meet it. Trooper Som
ers went to Philadelphia and took the
prisoner back to Berwick.
Fo1tanato Calabro was captured by
Captain Adams of the State police at
Tamaqua and submitted quietly to ar
rest.
When arrested he claimed mistake
had been made and that he was not
the man wanted, but an investigation
showed that he had a Reading mile.
age book made out i'll the name of
Fortanato Calabro, while in his pocket
was ticket from Catawissa to Phila-
delphia which showed he had boarded
the train at Catawissa, having easily
reached that town from Berwick the
night before
The knitting of the web of evidence
around the Calabros, which has been
i'll progress for several weeks and b.
which, stated Captain Adams, the,
hope to connect the Calabros with at
least nine murders i'll West Berwick
and Briar Greek, has been in prorgess
several weeks
About a week ago the cOnstabulnrv
received a note to the effect that if
they would go to certain house at
Berwick and dig down rs feet, they
would find a cement slab and under il
a body of one Of the Black Hands vie
Tins.
Little attention was paid To the note
at first but gradually there was tie
volopcd chain of evidence that caus-
ed the constabulary to believe they
had a strong case against the Calabros
and possibly some others.
So firmly convinced are the officers
that the body is buried in the spot de.
signatcd that Monday evening Captain
Adams secured the services of a num-
Der of laboTcrS and started oxcayating
the cellar 1t il possible that the
tragedy will be laid bare
Should this be done, il will be but
the beginning of sensations which may
rock West Berwick'S foreign section
from one end to the other, with furth-
or complications.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
MUSICAL MISERY.
Whom BasPipes Squeak Out "The Star
Spangled Banner"

Spansled Banner"
81 wish" growled Il man who made
tour Of the British isles. that the
British bandmasters would take a
course of instruction in what consti.
tutes the American national airs. Band
concerts are the rage all over England.
Ireland. Scotland and Wales. During
the summer season, probably as a
compliment 10 the hordeS OF Ameri
cans who are GinginS away gold for
their benefit, they present daily what
is generally dubbed American nation
nj airs
The majority Of these hundmasters
think Dixie il the national air, be
cause they saSely observe It is the
only one which Americans applaud
The Star Spangled Banner is dismal
and lugubrious enough under the best
OF circumstances. but to hear the
Scotch bagpipes have tling at it is
indescribable misery. The man who
wrote the Columbia hymn would not
know his own work as performed in
Great Britain. and even the Kentucky
Home aud other negro ballads get a
touch between an Irish jig and Il
Scotch wall which robs the American
visitor OF any pleasure which he might
experience in hcariS songs from
home. 1t may be tina, British. Scotch
and Irish guests pu this side Of Tie
water get ~ much discomfort in hear
ing Annie Laurie. hope they do.
for it would establish 81 sort OF inter
national musical balance. New York
Press
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02

draperies alone. One of the features
OF the yacht. a large open fireplace III
the dining saloon, attracted the atten-
ton of the Grand Duke Boris of Rus
sia when he. with forty other guests
was entertained at a banquet by Mrs
Astor in 1902.
The Nourmahal is driven by com
pound inverted two cylinder engines
and carries four small cannons and
veritable arsenal OF rifles. revolverS
and cutlasses. Her crew numbers
forty officers and men. She Is a
roomy. comfortable craft and for lux
ury of equipment and for beauty OF
design. both hull and interior. is the
equal OF any pleasure craft in the
United States.
Yachting friends Of Colonel AstoT
are hoping that ''Nourmahal luck' has
pulled him and his craft through. Al
though she has figured in quite a few
accidents and several times was seri-
ously threatened. the yacht always
managed IL escape with trifinG in
iGrirs.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
Flovv Toucans Roost.

Nothing could be more eccentric TO
our eyes than the way in which tou.
cans 90 to roost. The bird does not
tuck its head under its wing. poor
thing! and so settle down, but packs
itself up in most orderly fashion. The
tail is turned forward over the back,
In the soft feathers Of which the gi-
gantlc bill is hidden. Then the tail
shuts down. all semblance of a bird is
lost. and one can see nothing but e
ball of feathers.-London Standard.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
The Maids Chance.

DO you ever lose that umbrella Of
yours asked the maiden.
NO; don't" replied the man stern
". The person who takes that um.
brela will have to take me"
DO | understand that to be a pro.
posal OF marriage or n thrcat?" in
quired the miss sweetly. Philadelphia
1nuUirpr
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
WENT WITH A RUSH.

In the opening game ST. Michael's S
went in with rush and played the
less experienced Tubers off their feet.
The Ilish lads are experienced players
and are putting up a fast game this
year. The Tubers fail.,to get together
and need practice. Tommy Ryan, the
st. Michael's center, was the main
feature of the e--first.half, scoring IL of
the II points made by his team. In the
second half Tommy's star set and
Hickey's rose, lac mkaing . goals in
the last half.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
4 Riaitn Ninn

"po you think Il little Shakespeare
would go rs vaudeville act?" ~
quired Hamlet Fatt.
why not?" responded Yorick
Hamm. Everybody feels that he has
got to stand for II If it comes along
No man is going TO admit that Shake
speare is over his head Nv ashmgtor
Herald.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
ST. M|CHAEL'S
AND RECALLS WIN
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

Only fair sized crowd turned out
to witness Saturday evenings basket
ball games between city league teams,
in which st. Michael's won from the
Tube Works by score of 80 to 10 and
the Reglas defeated Company f "a to
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
SLEEP SUPERSTITIONS.
How to Awaken at Any Hour You May
Designate.

Designate.
Sleep is the best cure for waking
trouble. Hours FOR sleep:
Nature gives tive.
CustUI seven.
WGaTuess takes nine.
I.aZucss eleven
II you wish 10 arise at certain
hour, before going to bed make with
your right foot rs many marks or the
hoor as the hour on which YOU wish
to wake, then go to bed back ward
To insure happy dreams bgEu some
hazclnu;s and do the ashes up in i
package. which you must place he.
meath your pillow. You will then dream
sweetly
If you wish ever To marry. never
look under the bed
IL n person talks in his sleep put his
hand in bowl Of water aud ne will
tell you all his secrets
The Hindoos say it is bad luck to
sleep with your head TO the north, but
sleeping with your head 10 the south
promotes longevity
1t is considered by some nations Jan.
scrous to sleep while thirsty, for the
soul leaves the body in search OF wa
ter, and if the body awakened too
quickly the soul might not have time
to return 10 il. so the body would die.
In Germany the nightmare is beIiey
ed to be a spectral being which places
itself upon the breast of the sleeper.
dcpriyin% him OF the power oi utter
ance or notion Philadelphia Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
Self Government Club.

The students at Bryn Mawr. n. Y.
have formed 4 self government clus
the object OF which is to abolish all
teasing Of young girls Just entering
college. The club is made up from the
upper classes and has the approval OF
President Thomas.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
His Little Joke.

Percy w-wrestled foh an hour
with me scarf this morning. Algeruor
Which won the victory. deah boy
you or the scarf? Percy Neither
Cawn't you see the mach wesulted IL
tieH Haw. naw!-Chicago News.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
Pleasant Rehearsal.

Fair Amateur The curtain will rise
in few minutes. Are you quite sure
you know your words? Hero-Yes;
all except the part where | kiss you.
We'd better rebearse that again.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
The lineup: :

FOaIs IiOm HtIU-BaFfy I, 4. PrOut
!, Nevius /, Hoch /, zimmerman J.,
Stickle ,, Shut 3, Baylor ,, Rupp ].
RcfcIee--Newhaker, time Keeper
McCrackcn
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
The linc-up: :

Goals from the tield-Hickey II, W.
McNey /, Ryan 6, J. McVey 1, Woll
l, Weaver /, Speiser /, Burns /. Goals
from fouls Ryan /. Burns ,.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02

In my boyhood | once captured a
nest Of three young thrushes. l put
them In Il silt cage by an open win
dow, and their mother came and fed
them regularly with worms and grass
hoppers."
The speaker, a nature student, sigh
cd.
The mother" he resumed, must
have expected her little ones to be
soon liberated. She fed them, as l
said, regularly for three days on flesh
food. Then one evening at sunset she
appeared with n sprig of green in her
mouth. She thrust the green in
through the gilt bars. Then, singing
sweet. sad song, she few away.
And She never came back. Her off
spring the next morning lay dead. side
by side. on the bottom of the cage.
The sprls she had brought them,
which was nearly consumed, was a
sprlg of the deadly larkspur. Free
dom or death, Death or freedomr
That is what must have been the bur
den of her farewell song"
The narrator paused. and from his
listeners low murmur arose. a mur-
muir perhaps of sympathy, perhaps of
angry disbelief.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
SaUino Rails is Not Musical.

Rails are cut with saws-not quietly:
not at all There is considerable rack.
si underneath an elevated railroad in
Il Harrow street. the subway isn't quite
lodge In some vast wilderness, but
Eever until watched toothless saw
eut through Il cold steel rail by fric
ton. melting its way-you can see the
smrared ends afterward-did | expc-
ricncc a noise that my ear felt rather
than heard. says Eugene Wood in sue
cesS Magazine The tontheSS saw
whirlcd with unimaginabc speed. the
sparks showcred like an enormous
pinwheel. and the unwilling steel emit
ted II shrek of agony that was like a
forceful finger iammcd into my ear
and scratching ou my cardrum with
Its nail II was like a brass band Of n
hundred pieces. each piece blowing
for'isSimo. motto half tone higher
than its fellow. don't care for such
"Ciose harmony"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
HIS OWN MEDICINE.
The Dose That Was Handed to the
Persistent Agent.

The Dose That Was Handed to the
Persistent Agent.
He was a sewing machine agent OF
the most aggressive type. For TWEEN
ty minutes the lady of the house had
been awaiting an opportunity TO say
that she already possessed one.
At last he paused. only long enough.
however, 10 thrust card into the
lady's hand
The bit of pnsteboard was certainty
a novelty
MY maine is Sellem" it read, "ot
the firm of Blank S Co, sewing ma
chine manufacturers. and intend to
prove to you that II is madness TO de
fer purchasing one OF our unequaled
machines"
After tong description OF the ina.
chine came the following:
You may plead that you are unable
10 work machine. / will remove that
objection in fifteen minutes or in three
lessons VIII call next Wednesday"
When the agent called again a six
foot man opened the door and blandly
remarked:
You're the sewing machine man,
suppose?
Yes; | called last week. and
Yes. I know" interrupted the big
man. You don't know me, | suppose.
My names Bury Of Bury & Keepem,
undertakers. and l intend to prove TO
you that it is madness to defer pur.
chasing one Of our unequaled collins"
The agent began to edge away.
"You may plead that you are scarce.
ly qualified for n coffin" the big man
went on, u will remove that objection
in ten seconds"
But the agent simply tore from the
house.-London Tit-Bits.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02

\ fniIbnck iu football team once
had the misfortune to put the bail
through his own goal. This regretta-
bic error lost his side the game. and
he suffered agouics of self reproach
on the long journey home.
I'm no more use than chocolate
footbalrr" he said to his sweetheart.
who had Travelled many miles to see
him play. "A slip OF boy from school
would have shaped better than did"
Now, George. | won't let you say
such horTid things about yoursefr'
declared his loyal sweetheart. You've
no idea how popular you are. | heard
n gentleman praising you up to the
skies this afternoon"
Never" emphatically exclaimed the
incrcdulous player.
"0h. but it's quite truew she said
proudly. HE said you'd brought his
club the best bit of luck they'd had for
ages. and he heartily wished you were
playing against them in every match"
'--EXchnnge.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
a Reliable
Remedy
EIy'S Cream Balm
is quickly absorbed.
Gtyae DaTfas ~ a.

Gives Relief at Once.
1t cleanses, soothca,
heals and protects
the diseased REM
brane resulting from
Catalrh and drives
away Il Colo il the
Head ql,itsly. Re-
stores the ,, lGcs of
Taste and Sp II. Fl
gists or by mail. In
Ely Brothers. 81 Wa
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
ALL bUI FOUR
TEACHERS PRESENT

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