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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-11
FRANCES LITTLE.

loved country brings a pang. Prob
ably if it had not been for Susie Damn
she would have given up
Mrs. Macauley is Il niece of that IA
nous writer Alice Hogan Rice, the au-
thor of Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch" 1t is rather remarkable fact
that two members of the same family
should branch out as authors and write
such witty and interesting books. Mrs
Rice has also written "Lovey Mary"
and other stories, and her success in
the literary world induced Mrs. Ma
cauley TO try her hand at authorship.
The accompanying photo of Mrs, Ma
cauley is the first one she has had
taken in many years. and it was only
recently that she finally consented to
give her readers chance to see the
author of The Lady Of the Decora-
ton
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-11
TOO LATE FOR
BUILDING MACADAM

1t would seem that all idea of doing
any work on the reconstruction of the
extension of East Market street this
fall has been abandoned by council.
The change of plans and the effort to
secure State aid to pave the street be-
tween Cooks court and the hospital
macadam has entailed so much delay
that it would be inexpedient to go on
with the work, even if macadam be
the form of road adopted.
Borough Engineer G.. +. Keefer yes
terday stated that it is ill-advised to
build macadam late in the season, even
if the work is finished before frost. A
macadam should be built early enough
to permit the roadbed to become solid
and compact under traffic before freez-
ing begins. The engineer designated a
piece of macadam near Danville that
has never proven success because the
work was carried along until freezing
actually began.
Mr.. Keefer heartily approves the
action taken by council at its last
meeting when it decided to pave the
extension of East Market along with a
portion of the street proper, under the
act of May /. 1905, provided such pro-
cedure is possible
Macadam, he says, is not to be con
sidered in connection with paving
when the latter is at all possible Un
der such traffic as roads are exposed to
at present when automobiles outnum-
Der other vehicles the life of macadam
is scarcely more than two years-or IA
least at the expiration of that time re-
pairs are necessary. Paving is well
nigh indestructible and can be relied
on for years. That its additional cost
is more than counterbalanced by its
durability is fact easily demonstrat,
ed.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-11
OLD MAN KILLED
ON HIS BIRTHDAY

On the anniversary of his Goth birth
sa1ay, J. Rankin Edwards, IA prosperous
farmer of near Muncy, was shot down
in cold blood and instantly killed by
Ellis Deeter whom he had many times
befriended, Tuesday evening. Mrs.
Edwards witnessed the cruel Staying
of her husband.
Mr.. Edwards, his wife, and Sharon
Castle, brother in law, were sitting
in the kitchen of the Edwards home
stead around the stove. At O'Clock
Deeter came into the house veryBmuch
under the influence of liquor. He had
been hunting during the day and car
ried shot gun.
Deeter placed the shot gun across the
hot stove and then drawing Il revolver
Said that he had taken it away from
his sister n-law, a woman also named
Deeter, who acts as his housekeeper.
He handled the pistol so carelessly
that he was warned by those present
that he might do harm with the weap-
on, but not needing the warning con
tinued to flourish it in boastful man
nsr.
Becoming more boastful as the fami-
ly demonstrated with him he started
to tell about "a fight that had occurred
at his home Il few days ago, and said
that he could have easily shot one of
the persons participating in the affair.
Mr.. Edwards remarked that the person
Deeter spoke of could have shot him
before he could have placed his shot
gun to his shoulder, or words to that
effect.
Deeter Immediately picked up his
shotgun, put it to his shoulder and ex-
claimed: "He could, could he?"
Then Deeter fired point blank at Ed
wards who was sitting in a chair not
over two or three feet away. Mrs. Ed
wards rushed to the side of her fallen
husband, but death was instantaneous,
the charge entering the right SIDE of
his neck, severing the spinal cord and
Windpipe.
"Well, III go out and kill myself
now said Deteer as he walked away,
but he evidently changed his mind. =
Edwards was slain about Z O'Clock,
and it was more than an hour after
chat the news of the killing reached
.Auncy.
The messenger who took the shock
Sng tidings to the down-river town
y .ated that after Deeter had committed
she terrible deed the murderer left the
Edwards farm and went back to his
home, which is located about half
mile from the scene of the murder.
Deeter was arrested by Constable
Smith and taken to the Williamsport
Jail at O'Clock yesterday morning.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-11
Athens Saved by Poetry.

When b. 9. 404, after heroic strug.
gle, Athens, the City Of the Violet
Crown" was captured by Lysander
there were not wanting clamorous
voices to urge that the city whose lust
Cor empire had brought such woes on
Greece ought to be laid level with the
ground.
The Spartan general at first lent a
willing ear to his powerful allies. but
while the council was still debating
this momentous issue a plaintive voice
was beard from the city walls chant
ing those noble lines from the "Elec-
ira Of Euripides. that most human
of the poets of Greece. in which the
the splendid exploits of her father.
who had dismantled the towers OF
Troy.
Lysander bent his head and pom
dered on fortunes cruel reverses. Tri-
umphant as Agamemnon, who could
tell but that he might be reserved for
a fate as cruel? The lesson of mod
Grafton was accepted. Athens was
saved.
Milton has immortalized this dramat-
ic event in one of his best known son
nets:
The repeated air
OF sad Electras poet had the power
TO save the Athenian walls from ruin
bare.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-11
When Halor BaIks.

A couple of Kansas men were talk
ing of fearlessness the other day. "Al
this talk said one of them, reminds
me of peace officer [ knew a number
or years ago in western Kansas. This
officer was entirely fearless-in fact,
the kind of chap who would have
charged hades with a single bucket OF
water. To look down into the barrel
of a gun in the other fellows hand
was as placidly accepted an affair for
him as to light his pipe He was sent
for one day.
whats the matter| he asked.
Cowboy in that room, said a citi-
zen, designating the place. He's wild
and dangerous. He's locked himself in.
and were afraid he'll break out and
do US harm
so this officer opened the door of
the room and looked in. The. cowboy
had q six shooter in one hand and a
stick of dynamite in the other and
calmly remarked that he would turn
them both loose in case the officer
came into the room. The officer con.
sidered the thing for a minute. Then
he backed away and as he did so re-
marked:
Let him sleep it off. They is
times when a man who amt afraid is
a blind fool. kansas City Journal.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-11
LARGE SHIPMENTS.

There could be no more significant
object lesson showing the failure of
crops in this section than the enor-
nous and unprecedented shipmentsTof of
cabbage and potatoes that are being
made daily into Dauville.
George W. Eggert. station agent Of
the D L. & W. Railroad, who is in a
position to know whereof he speaks,
Tuesday stated that the like has
never been known before Cars CON
tanning cabbage 'and potatoes, mostly
the latter, shipped from distant points
may. be saidi to arriveTatyDanville
daily and as fast as they can be un-
loaded the contents are sold and de-
livered to the cellars. II is estimated
that some twenty-five, carloadst have
already arrived and that an equal
number have been cngagedfby," local
dealers and will arrive.at latcr-datcs.
In limited quantities cabbage and
potatoes were shipped to Danvillc
''A4'i H'dN'iIH. ne lllbI'tN'ii uNllluNl
required this year is due to the
drought conditions prevailing during
the summer The twenty-five cars load
ed with produce already brought into
Danville to supply the general detc-
iency, if placed in line, would make
- rather imposing railway train. to
say nothingEofswhat is to.follow
In former times, before the railroads
afforded such facilities for shipping.
when crops were short the farmer
found some compensation in III. Ii
prices Conditions. however. have
wholly changed and there is now a
general equalization of prices.
The potatoes shipped here by local
dealers are sold and delivered at 20
cents. Withsmany thousand bushels of
potatoes unloaded on the town at the
above figure the farmer of the vicinity
who started out asking 81. 90 IA bushel
and upward, sees his hope of high
prices vanish and there is nothing left
for him to do but to accept the situ-
alton.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-11
Janet's Way of Growing YOUNG

AS matter of fact. Janet was born
exactly two years before her brother
Fred; therefore in the natural course
of things when he was ten she was
twelve and gloried In II. When FREQ
was known TO be fourteen she still con
fessed to sixteen. When Fred boaSted
eighteen years she timidly ackuowl-
edged herself Just over nineteen. When
Fred came home from college and had
a party In honor of his twenty-first
birthday Janet said 80 her friends
What boyish fellow Fred is. Who
would think he is only year younger
than II" When Fred declared himself
twenty-five and old enough to get mar
zied Janet said to a gentleman friend:
DO you know. l feel very jealous of
Fred getting married. But. then.
suppose twins always are more at
tached to one another" And two years
later at Fred's wedding she said. with
q girlish simper to the guests: Dear
old Fred! To see him married today.
and to think when he was only five
years old they brought him to see me.
his baby sister: wonder if he thinks
of it now?"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-11
NOW SAY THEY CARRY
HARRISBURG, Nov. 1C

The State department where returns
are received was compelled to change
its forecast of yesterday. and it is now
believed by Chief Clerk Thorn that all
of the amendments will pass except
the seventh.
Philadelphia county will give at
least "a, 900 for the amendments and
Allegheny, which will give 5000 or
5000, Will certainly overcome the ad-
verse majorities in the other counties,
and this result cannot be affected by
Armstrong, which is yet. to return
about 900 majority against the amend
ments and Berks, which is also ad-
verse.
Following are the majorities against
the various amendments i'll the sixty
three counties that have made official
returns: First, 30, PA; second, %, 413;
third, 24, 972; fourth, 81, 760; fifth, %,
$50; sixth, 25, 5,173; seventh, 79,302
eighth, 25, 1856; ninth, 26, sol; tenth, 26,
III; schedule, "a, 47S. All the amenud-
ments but the seventh will carry.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-11
LEGAL ADVICE.
Tho Lawyers Duty In Giving Counsel
to His Client.

Tho Lawyers Duty In Giving Counsel
to His Client.
In the realm of advice a lawyer may
choose between counseling his client
how to uphold the rights secured to
him by the justice of his cause or how
to obtain benefits from the application
OF technicalities and the use of the
weaknesses OF the particular statute
or precedents under consideration
whereby he may attain advantages in
consistent with fair play between man
and man
Every time lawyer encourages such
an application of the law as, resulting
in injustice. casts diSrepute upon the
law or its administration he is plainly
promoting discord either in the present
or the future.
Every time a lawyer counsels con.
troversy for the establishment of a
right as recognized by existing law
or for the PRONUNCIATION of new law
beneficial TO the majority of society he
is exercising his true function. and
the charge which he lays upon his in
dividual client and through him upon
industry and progress in the mass. if
reasonable in amount. is well earned
and should be cheerfully paid.
When, however a lawyer gives the
other kind of advice the expense. per-
haps cheerfully borne by the client
who profits personally therefrom. must
be finally laid upon society as a whole.
which is thereby paying for its own
injury and naturally resents the
charge. Donald Il. Richberg in At
lantic.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-11
POLE FINDER CONFESSES.
Professor Phelps of Yale, Drawn by a
Sawhorse, Reaches Worlds Top.

Professor Phelps of Yale, Drawn by a
Sawhorse, Reaches Worlds Top.
Professor William Lyon Phelps Of
Yale says that he is the only original
discoverer of the north pole. He de-
scribes IT in the following letter:
At latitude 81 ! made my final dash.
consisting of few parentheticaI remarks
on the weather. | hitched the span, the
sawhorse and the pony. to a new buck
boa:o wagon. cutting off the tongue. so
that l might be the first to announce my
discovery. Ten miles had swiftly flown
by, len the pony. thinking that the
sawhorse was a seahorse. tried TO eat
him. The pony naturally resented this.
and the team. already frightened by the
narrowness of the meridian lines and by
the spectacle OF large fountain penguin.
became unmanageable.
The two faithful Eskimos were thrown
out and were Immediately devoured by
polar bears, who. seeing their long boards.
took them for arctic hairs. esteemed a
great delicacy by these animals. was
pitched high in the air and landed on the
small of my back. thus discovering not
only the pole. but the whfletree. At this
moment my right ascension was about
ten seconds, my declination. so far as any
future attempts are concerned was final
and absolute. Yours very truly.
WILLIAM LYON PHELPS
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-11
100000 Fire
at BlOOnSburq

Fire, discovered at five minutes be-
fore O'Clock yesterday morning, com
pletely gutted the big F. P. Pursel de-
partment store, corner of Market Square
and Main streets, Bloomsbury The en-
tire stock, which Mr.. Pursel values at
$50, 900, is a complete loss. The build
ing worth S25, 900, has nothing usable
left but the walls, and they are dam
aged. The loss on it will be from SIP, =
600 to s15, 600. The property is covered
by S57, 600 insurance on stock and $40, =
600 on building. 1t is Mr.. Pursel's in
tention to resume business at once in
the Supplee- Mather building, corner
Market and Sixth streets. The store
itself will be rebuilt as soon as posi-
ble
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-11

Mrs. Thomas a. Edison recovered a
diamond ring worth ST. which she
gave up as lost six years ago The
young man who found it at that time
had kept it ever since. believing it to
be without value. He was rewarded
with check and the promise Of Il
job, something he was in want of.
Robert F. Mccarthy of 80 Mount Yer
non avenue, Orange. found the ring
when he was "A student in st. Johns
school six years ago. He was chest
nutting in Llewellyn park, West Or
ange, n. J., not far from the Edison
home, and he picked it up from among
the leaves by the roadside.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-11
asy Money.

How the street urchin spots an easy
mark" and gets the coin was shown
recently at Third and Chestnut streets.
An excellenuy dressed young man
with setter dog which he held by a
strap was standing on the corner.
One of the uewsboys stood beside
the dog and when its master was not
looking reached down and gave its tail
a sharp pull. With yelp of pain the
dog turned quickly and jumped for its
tormentor. but missed him by several
inches.
The fact that the dog did not bite
him was no obstacle TO the boy. who
grabbed his left arm with his right
hand and began to scream furiouSly.
ut BIT me; it bit me. Take me TO 4
hospital"
The owner of the dog became alarm
ed and ran to the boy. Here. son."
he said take this five dollar bill and
seep Qu,el. it'll be all right" and he
hurried away.
"l.asy money" said the newsboy as
he joined ms companions.-Phila
phia Times.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-11
A Eishinc Story.

Angling has some very marvellous
incidents" among its many records
Hampshire has its true tale of a duck
which became entangled in a trout
line and, breaking off the gut, trailed
the fly behind her and actually hooked
n fair sized fish The struggle be-
tween the two must have been as ex.
traordinary as that of the Dumfries
gander which became similarly at
tached to a line and hook baited with
dead frog.
In this case a yoracious pike was
hooked, and q veritable tug of war en-.
sued, in which the astonished bird
performed sundry somersaults on the
surface of the water until victory at
last rewarded the feathered angler.
which towed to shore one of the
largest fish ever caught in that par
ticular loch. And that the tale is true
makes 1t all the more interesting.
Time Wasted.
Boston Lady-Did you learn anything
at the Woman's club? New York Lady
Absolutely nothing. Wish 1 hadn't
gone. I had seen all the gowns be-
fore.-New York Life.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-11
Elcodshed Averted.

Opie Read. the novelist. once told of
his experiences as journalist in ken
tucky many years ago.
There was good deal of news" he
said. such as shootings and knilings.
but this news was not Sgarded as i'm
portant, and little attention was paid
to it. 1 remember once, when n local
feud broke out afresh. when members
of the opposing sides met at the coun-
ty seat. There were hot words, a
blow was struck, and weapons were
drawn, when the sheriff interfered
He loudly announced that he would
not tolerate any violence. ordered the
parties to separate, and when his or
ders were not obeyed he began shoot
ing l forget whether he killed eight
or nine. but know that in describing
the incident in my paper l commend
ed the sheriff for his prompt action
and bravery and added the paragraph
There is no doubt but for the prompt
action of the sheriff there would have
been bloodshed.'
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-11
An Indignant Beegar.

Flashing a roll of bills in the face of
a naughty individual who had refused
to give him aims and who had added
further insults to this injury by heap
ing ridicule upon him, Il very typical
beggar at Coyoacan pulled off a stunt
that brought down jeers upon the un.
charitable young man. This beggar
would have passed muster anywhere
for one o! the finished type and could
safely have walked unarmed at mid.
night through wilderness infested
with thieves without his poverty once
being questioned. There was not a
whole thread in the warp and woof Of
his shirt that extended from seam to
seam, and only an expert sartorial art
tst could have detected which open
ings were those originally made in the
garment for putting it on and off.
Just what portion of those rags was
solid and strong enough to retain the
roll of bills is marvellous enigma
Mexican Herald
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-11
THOUGHT He Was Mad

The late Count de Lesseps was trav-
cling on one occasion In French rail-
way train in a compartment with two
commercial travellers.
II beg your pardon. sir" said one of
them. fancying that he belonged to
their fraternity-"are you not a trav-
eler|
Certainly | am," said the count.
I'VE thought so! What is your line 2"
'Isthmuses."
'Wh-wh-what," asked the puzzled
commercial-"what are they?"
81 am introducing ship canals" said
Dc Lesseps gravely.
The commercial travellers feared that
they had fallen in with lunatic and
were making preparations to escape
when the count handed them his card
and put them Mt their ease.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-11
MARJORIE GOULD.
An American Beauty Who May Soon
Become a Duchess.

An American girl whose great beauty
and fortune have recently turned the
heads of some of Europes highest no.
bility is Marjorie Gould, the eldest
daughter of George Jay Gould. She
is now in her eighteenth year and was
introduced to society in January last.
Miss Gould bears a strong resem-
blance to her mother. who, as Edith
Kingdom, was one of the most popular
members in Augustin Daly's stock
company. She is dark of type, with
large brown eyes and clean cut fea-
lures. Most of her life has been spent
at Georgian Court, the Gould estate at
Lakewood, n. J. There she learned to
ride and developed fondness for va.
rious forms of athletics. She plays a
good game Of tennis and almost daily
is on the courts with her brother Jay,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-11

the worlds champion at court tennis.
The girl has n strong inclination for
acting and has appeared in one act
plays with her mother In the private
theater at Georgian Court.
Miss Gould finds the outdoor life at
Lakewood even more attractive than
the round of social duties in the city.
She has several automobiles and drives
them herself, usually Mt high speed
Among Miss Gould's most persistent
wooers is the Grand Duke Alexander
Georgievitch Domanowski, the hand
some young cousin of the cZar of Rus
sia The Duke OF Alba. one of Eu-
ropes richest noblemen. has also shown
her much attention. and it was recent
ly rumored that they We're engaged
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-11
FRANCES LITTLE.
Another Story by tho Author of 1.-THE
Lady of the Decoration"
ed.

Another Story by tho Author of "The
Lady of the Decoration"
To those who have read that clever
little book The Lady of the Decora-
lion" it will be welcome news that its
author, Frances Little, has come for
ward with another story that also has
many appealing qualities. Little Sis
ter Snow" is the title, and it is a vol
umn that promises to add much to the
writer's fame.
Frances Little is in reality Mrs. Fan
ME G. Macauley. the former name be-
ing her nom de plume. and those who
have read The Lady of the Decora-
tion need not be told that she is n
native and resident Of Kentucky The
heroine of that book. who is in farof1
Japan and at times wretchedly home
sick, is always longing to return to
the Blue Grass State, and even the
mention of her native and dearly be-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-11
BOB TAFT, POLLS WATCHER.
His First Election Work In New
York's Mayoralty Campaign.

TWIN SdflPdt9n.
Among the watchers who were ON
duty at the polls in New York city
during the recent election was Robert
A. Taft. eldest son of the president,
who. with a party of college men, in
cluding Elihu Root. Jr.. and about 200
others. had his first experience In prac-
tical politics. Before O'Clock on cleo
tion morning these husky young peace
promoters and fraud preventers made
an automobile tour of the east side
polling places, and they stuck to the
job of foiling fioaters until the voting
day was over.
During the afternoon the energetic
Bob had the distinction of leading a
relief expedition which quelled lively
political ruction in the Nineteenth
election district. A Tammany watcher
challenged the right of an aged man to
cast his vote, and B. G.. Lewis. a col
lege watcher and an old Cornell half
back. announced that he would see to
1t that the old citizen was not defraud-
ed of his vote. AT this some one hit