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Evening star., 1909-08-28

Heavy Receipts Of Melons Expected
The supply Of watermelons left at the
wharf market after the days sales were
over yesterday was quite small. and the
melons not OF the highest grade. Heavy
receipts Of the fruit are looked for this
afternoon and tomorrow.
Evening star., 1909-08-28
Workman Falls From Ladder.

While working on the new Holy Cross
Academy building yesterday John Baker,
whose home 10 at s41s Reservoir street,
fell from a ladder and sustained severe
injuries to his head. He was treated at
the Georgetown University Hospital.
Evening star., 1909-08-28

Harry Johnson. the seventeen-year-old
son Of r. w. Johnson Of Salem. Va.
while attempting to board an excursion
trolley car was SO badly injured that he
died an hour later from his injuries.
Evening star., 1909-08-28
Enormous Consumption.

You would be amazed at the amount of
food consumed at the hotels here. This
year Mr.. Wells has provided the fol-
lowing supplies:
Sugar. 10000 pounds: -four. 100000
pounds: butter, $4,000 pounds; ham and
bacon, 5000 pounds: salt. 5000 pounds:
coffee, $4,000 pounds: cheese. 1880
pounds: tea. $500 POUNDS; chickens, 6OO
fresh vegetables. $4,000 pounds; fresh
fish, 10000 pounds; eggs, $4,000 dozen,
and proportionate amount Of beef. NUT.
Evening star., 1909-08-28

TOTAL .@S.uoo,V>S'.Vo
Amounts have been set aside by the Sec
retary Of War for the fiscal year l90A-1910
for the purpose of procuring supplies and
ammunition for issue to the several states,
territories and the District OF Columbia
under the authority granted In section IL
Of the militia law, as amended, as follows:
Evening star., 1909-08-28

Write Mr.. Munnmaker. care of The Star, or phor
a44o. whenever you want anything.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
Bear Anuh.

Speaking of buck fever" said a
survey official reminds me of bear
ague.' Never heard of it, eh? Well,
first encountered it In Wrangel mar.
rows, Alaska. number of years ago.
We were on the old surveying steamer
Patterson.
Just as we rounded point OF land
not more than 200 yards distant big
black bear was seen on the beach
looking at us. Eight men took up
rifles ut once and were about to shoot
when | told them to wait and fire all
at once in volley when l gave the
order They all took careful beads on
the beast. Ready, fire" | shouted.
There was rattle OF musketry as
the eight pieces were discharged, and
every one looked to see the animals
death throes. There was the bear run
ming up the hill as lively as jack rab-
bit Not Il shot had hit him. Bear
ague, that's all. Every mans hand
was trembling So he couldn't hit a
house Buck fevcrs nowhere along
side Of it."-Sau Francisco Gail.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
Gife's Day.

The timr That has elapsed since the
drst appearance Of life on earth has
been variously estimated at 100000.
600 to 2O0,00O,000 years. To tax our
powers of comprehension as little as
possible DIR. II. Schmidt of Jena has
taken the shortest estimate and has
tried to make understandable the Eve
great evolutionary periods through
which life has passed by comparing
them with a day of twenty-four hours
This Is the result: The archeozoic pc
riod (52,oOC,OOU years. is represented
by II hours 80 minutes; paleozoic (34.-
100000 years., hours minutes;
mesozoic III 100000 years., hours 3S
minutes: cenozoic 100000 years.. AZ
minutes; anthropozoic 100000 years.,
minutes, If the last period. the age
OF man, be compared in its subdivi-
sions by the same scale ii is found
that the historic" portion covers only
o seconds, and seconds are suffi-
cient for the Christian era. Ii seems
incredible, but the evidence Is con-
vincing that this does not eXaggerate
the time relations OF our written rec.
ords with the records OF the rocks.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
On the Moon,

The question Gould a man live on
the moonf" has been put to an emf
ncnt astronomer. who replied: IL am
afraid not. A man transplanted to the
moon would find himself the lone in
habitant of perfectly lifeless orb in
which eternal silence relgns. He
would have to manage without air.
water or fire. He would not need to
put windows in his house. for there IL
no wind no rain. no dust. upon the
moon, 1t has been truly and practical.
ly observed that the moon is apparent
~ abandoned to death. nourishing no
inhabitants. producing nothing resem
bling trees. flowers or beautiful things
OF any kind-useless. in short, except
MS a mass of extinct volcanic rubbish
which drags the sea into tides and re
fleets the sunbeams in moonlight"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
Bows on Mems Hats.

Why is it that mans hat has a
band, and why is it this band has a
bow Invariably on the left sidef
The answer Is that there WAS II time
when piece of cloth adjusted to the
head and tied with band of other
material served for Il headpiece. The
reason the bow was always placed
on the left side had its origin In the
fact that in welding sword-an ac-
complishment possessed by nearly ev.
cry one of consequence at one period
of the worlds hlstory-the bow or
rosette II placed on the right side
would have been in the way. Its pres.
ent day utility Is that 1t keeps most
men from wearing their hats hind side
before. and. although with most hats
that would not matter. with most
heads II does.-Chicago Record Herald.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
Her Vocal Selection.

A wedding was recently held which
was of the fashionable kind. and
there were all sorts of preparations
and frills. Among the features was
a song by baritone singer OF CON
siderable local renown. and just what
be was to warbe was matter or con-
siderable discussion.
A little sister six years old OF the
.trioe took much interest in the pro-
gram. sis" she said. II want to sing
at your wedding"
mo, dear; you can't sing" was the
seJoinder.
but can, and l want to-" she
pleaded.
what would you singT' her father
asked her.
Heaven, Look With Pity" was
her rejoinder, and her father hasn't
got over 1t yet.-Kansas City Journal.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
Ladies Firstl

Scratch a southerner and you fine
q knightly SOUL might be said to bt
one of the morals Of the Chicago Rec
moral is reasonably obvious:
what is the reason" began the ir
ritated traveller from the north. that
the trains in this part of the country
are always behind time? | have new
er seen one yet that ran according to
it's schedule"
THAT, suh," replied the dignified
Georgian. lis mattah that is easily
explained. 1t is due to southern
chivalry, sub"
Southern chivalry! Where does
that come in?"
You see, sub. the trains are always
late in this country because they walt
for the ladies. God bless themr'
The Lure of the Arctics.
Il Polar life brings stI syelatiOns
A man who is a mouel of amiability
at home is savage in those high lat
itudes, where Mother Nature and hu,
manity seem bent on revealing their
crudest characteristics When a man
goes to the arctics first he dislikes it.
If he is caught there one winter he
vows to himself that he will never re-
peat the adventure Yet when he gets
back home he discovers that the
white silence has compelling fas-
cination. | have never known man
who could resist the chance to GO
again. even at financial loss. After
twenty years of experience, If another
opportunity came to me, it is doubtful
whether any consideration would pre-
vent my taking up the work again
once the charm of those long months
of daylight, the mysterious deathly ST.
lence of those long nights, the white
glare of that brilliant moonlight across
trackless wastes OF snow and ice, has
been felt a man is unable to resist the
siren call OF the north that has be-
come more to him than family, home,
friends or money. Gladly he takes his
life in his hands and fares forth again
into those frozen seas.-Captain Ed.
win Coffin OF Ziegler Polar Expedition
in National Magazine.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
Seeds Planted In EqasheIls.

Fill hulf an eggshell with good rich
earth, stick IN a seed or two. stand the
shell up IN box of earth. keep it
warm and moist. and then. when you
think you can trust the weather nut of
doors and the seeds have sproutei, you
knock the shell on and put the little
bali of earth into Mother Earth. and
there you are. Not root has been
disturbed. aud IL you choo. L a favoru-
BILE time fnr trauspIaUtinG there will
not be wiitrd ieRf TO retard tho
growing Of the plaut.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
The Enulishman.

Just as there is no being more dis
liked in his own country than the OK
ford man who displays what is tmost
unfairly described as the oxford man
ner, so there is nobody who does more
harm to our good name abroad than
the Englishman who carries his insu-
lar couceit all over the continent-his
evident belief that the people, the
country and the institutions under his
condescending review are obviously
and painfully inferior to those he has
left behind him. That is the sort of
optimism which has TO be kicked out
of man before he becomes toler-
able citizen of the world London Out
look.
One on the President.
President Taft is not the least bit
sensitive about his size and laughs as
heartily as any one over stories on
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16

used his i.s!.li,U LagN icaee 10 inc
advantage of General Estrada.
Both Groce and Cannon were cap
turpd after decisive encounter be-
tween Estrada's forces and those OF
Zelaya near the san Juan river. Ze-
iaya's force. contrary to the treaty pro-
vision. deliberately crossed the river
into Costa Rica, recrossed II at an I'M
expected point. and. appearing In the
vanguard of General Estrada's force,
put 1t to flight.
Eager to Be Rid Of Cannon"
PERSONALLY have no doubt that
both Cannon and Groce were taken In
the net OF laying mines under the river
and adjacent roads. But as they were
recognized officers of the revolutionary
party II WAS utterly nnwarranted to
lead them to execution. | never be-
IIeved they had Il fair court martial.
but that they were killed on the per-
sonal order OF Xelaya. A cable in
cipher received from friends In Mica
ragua two days after the execution
tells me that 2elaya refused to take
into consideration n suggestion of his
own general in chief that their SEN
tenceS he c0Inmuted
"Ielaya had repeatedly shown him
self eager to be rid of Cannon Can
non wns captured and condemned to
death IN the laSt revolution. but
through the Intervention of Mr. Greg
ory. the Americas minister. his sen
tence was commuted Ihpy confscat-
ed about half his property. MIR Can
non frequently showed me letters III
which were pialu proofs of Ielaya's
animosity Ia him. he had not
chauce of escape"
MIR. Holland declared that most OF
the American residents In Nicaragua
had either left the country us unsafe
or retired To their plantations or mines.
Most OF them. he SllI were hoping
that the United States wuu,d take
charge of the SiiuntInu ara restore or
der for the proper dryrlupmrmt OF tue
cOuutry's many result, g.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
To Grow Korean FIGS.

California IL to try ncclimatlnS the
Korean will fg. The tig growing on
hardy vine. on trees, trellises and
nedgerows TO height OF thirty feet,
IL delicious fruit Some of the seed
has been sent to the department of
agriculture. California State univer-
sity. The Ag grows wild in Korea and
has proved or great value there
Seeking For Danger.
I'm going to lick Smith"
why"
"Ho said | was u horse thief and a
liar"
did he prove itT'
mo"
"rhcn let well enough alone and
don't get him any madder."-Cleve-
land Leader.
Lofty Expectations.
rs your husband all you thought he
was?"
Just about But he doesn't come
close to being al be thought he was"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
A Compliment to tho Minister.

In Albert DawSon's work, Joseph
Parker-Iis Lie and Ministry" there
are some anecdotes OF the famous min
lister OF the City temple. We are told
that what Dr. Parker regarded as. in
its own peculiar way. he best com
pliment he ever received came from
an omnibus conductor. The vehicle
was crossing Hulboru viaduct aud
when 1t came to the City temple a
passenger aishted.
That's the man. and that's the
place" said the conductor. indicating
DR.. Parkers church. II went there
once and enjoyed myself so much
that I'm going again the urst night or
] have. We laughed, and We cried.
and we had rare time. You see
the conductor continued. he doesn't
make religion SO - serious"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16

lhiS SubJtCl. heie
is the latest: At a
stop on his recent
tour he had taken
a short walk in the
country to view the
scenery. but got
turned around and
lost his way. FL
nally he sighted a
farmer toiling in
the sun on the side
of n hill. and. wish.
ing TO escape the
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
Overstocked.

Madge as the oldest OF family of
girls has EVIDENT heard and taken to
heart the disappointment of her par
ents over the excessive femininity al
lotted by the fates to the family quiv'
er.
When recently the fifth little daugh-
ter was born Madge was playing III
the garden with one OF her sisters aud
as ii ueighbor considered. was decided
iy rough with the chi!d
"Madge. don't treat your iittle sister
So" demonstrated til, uei.hhor. "Yon
might Kill her"
We'll, II ! di )" ras The cool re
sponse. there's plenty more Ia thu
house. Philadelphia Ledger.
Gcins Into Safer Business.
1t WAS Cassidy's first morning as
newspaper carrier. From side TO side
of the avenue he hurried, dropping the
moist sheets In vestibules and running
them IN the space between the door
and sill. t1nally he came to a house
that was IL ,arated from the sidewalk
oy an urn studded yard Cassidy open
ed the iron gate aud walked up the
stone uo,h He knelt in the veatibuls
and started runp,pu the naper under
the door An u,,ner window w,s rails.
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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16

exhaustlng climb from the road, the
president hailed him. Twice the pleas
Ing ringing voice of the nations chief
magistrate was heard before the at
tention of the farmer was gained. The
president pointed TO Il nearby gate and
made an extra effort
"Can | come in?" he shouted.
II guess ye kim" bawled the farmer.
"A load or nay J1st come through II.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
Cuttino.

Miss Homeleigh-Perhaps you won't
believe It but strange man tried TO
kiss me once. Miss Cutting-Really.
Well, he'd have been a strange man II
he'd tried to kiss you twice.-Illustrat
ed Bits.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
Early IntelIioence.

Sunday School Teacher tfinishing the
marathon And that is the story OF
Jonah and the whale, Johnny-Isn't il
strange they knew what Jonah was
that long ago?
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
4 GreaA GtInoesa..

First Young Wife-Do you ind 1t
more economical, dear. to do your own
cookingi Second Young Wife-Oh,
certainly! Ny husband doesn't eat half
so much as he did.--London Punch.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16

VI the gulf. lie is here In summer
When the fisherman contemplates his
plight. when luck liz against him and
feeling of depression creeps over him.
the mullet. always ready TO give him
n helping hand. rushes into his seine
and contributes to his fortune and TO
the gastronomic pleasure of the thou
sands OF people to whom they are ship
ped He Is regular standby. In
prosperity and In adversely he is al.
ways here In abundance.-Pascag
Chronicle.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
ReIpino Him Out,
Chronicle.

He was well groomed. sober. evi-
IDENTITY Intelligent. but he looked wor-
ried as he approached policeman on
Broadway. near Long Acre square.
Officer ] know my name and all
that sort OF thing" said he. but
don't know where live. What'll ! do
about it?"
"Advcrtise." said the blurcoat with n
81 ny stare. What are you giving
me?
Homes. " continued the worried one.
I'm stranger in New York. Got here
this morning Had the address of Il
boarding house on slip Of paper a
friend gave me- Went there. engaged
board. left my trunk and then went
Uut on business. Now I've lost the
strip of paper somehow. and I've for.
gotten the street aud number. Whatu
| doT'
Advertise" repeated the bluccoat
but less bluntly Then go to hotel
and wait for an answer. Another way
is to write to The friend who gave you
the address"
Thank you" said the lost one CRATE
fully.-New York Globe.
An Easy Job.
In antebellum days Colonel Moore
OF Kentucky owned Il large number of
slaves. one day one of the field hands.
named Jupc. was guilty of some neg
liGence and was sent 10 the woods at
once TO cut down and split up Al black
gum tree, practically an impossible
task Jupe cut down the tree and la
bored hard TO split the tough wood.
but In vain. In the meantime a thun.
derStorm came up, and Jupe sought
refuge under Il brush heap. Directly
the lightning struck a large poplar
near by, splitting it into kindling wood.
After the storm had passed Iupe
crawled out from his place of security
and after taking careful look at the
remains of the poplar tree, which were
scattered all over the woods, said:
Mr. IIghtnin'. | wish you had just
tried yo' han on dis black gum. Any
blame fool can split a poplar"-Cleve-
land Leader.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16


to Scotland for Il holiday trip and
stayed with his aunt. who was rigid
Sabbatarian He describes how upon
one occasion the old lady was too In
disposed to go to her beloved kirk, tut
found entertainment in the description
of the passersby furnished by her IT
repreSsible "nevvy:" fanny, my
man. keek out-wha's that" That's
Ballie So-and Sos daughter, aunt. and
isn't she making desperate love Il"
young Somebody. who's waiting uS
her side?" The graceless hizzle. I'd
wauk her. gin | were her mnu,naies
Keek out again. Tam" There's 3!rs.
Blank, auut, and she's got on A
grand silk gown and such a vciN,s
mantle" set us up, addle. She III.
deed. the silie wastrife bodie. Shed
better far pay a she's owing. WA
neist?" And so they would 80 on thr
Grabbed Old Scotchwoman little S'Is.
pectiug half the "slour" procePact
from the active imagination OF hc.'
"nevvy" to heighten the fun and draw
her out.
Natures HandworI<.
The down upon the peach or plum is
so delicate and so thickly set that one
cannot touch the fruit with n needles
point without breaking the tender
stalk. and yet the dew of the night
covers the whole surface of the fruit
and disappears in the morning, leav-
ing the gossamer growth more orderly
and beautiful than before. The dew
fReGS fe sHsFy tree ef # a G G9p Int q9k nd
ing moisture to its thirsty heart
through millions OF pores, and the iron
trunk that has withstood thousand
storms Is made stronger by the gentle
strength OF the dew The silent fall OF
the dew is caused and controlled by
agencies OF the most tremendous pow
er. The same power which shakes
whole continent with Its subterranean
thunder is the same as that which en-
circles the finest filament OF thistle
dowL h n coronet Of dewy gems so
small that they do not bend the deli
ate stalk n their weight.-London
Globe.
Know I. Was s Canal
some OF tucSc Youngsters VINO are
studying physiology hlyr a* hard n
time as their parents figuring out tho
terms used IN thai profoundly INTEREST
ing subject One little Cltl accord
to her mentor, Was asked the othcr
day to maine the three openings into
the throat For the beurtii OF the gen
tie reader who may not nave studied
his physiology recently It may be stat
ed that the openings are the epiglottis.
the esophsgus and the slI;ncntary ca.
nal.
The little girl had tried awfuIiy hard
to remember those names because she
had a bunch that ID" teacher would
ask her TO give them She started
braveiy.
THE "c'ginttIa. si.c bcean aud hest.
tatsd.
"Rlght you are" encouraged the
teacher. What thcu?"
The uIn-ah -sHrcuphagust she In
qulred Il little dublously.
You mean esophagus, my dear"
suggested the teacher And the
third"
The Erie canal" announced the lit
tie girl confidently and triumphantly.-
Louisville Couricr-Iournal.
Mans chief wisdom consists in know
ing his follies.- -Rochefoucauld.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
The Fsurth In the Suburbs.

Well, old man. did you have u
Fourth Of July celebration out Mt Lone
.ivile:"
Yes; we had great day r It,"
What did you dor
We'll. the cook read the Declaration
OF Independence in the morning"
"Finer
MY wife blew up the waitress at
breakfast"
Bully"
The waitress went up 10 the air
after breakfast"
Immense"
We tired tie iauudress at aooo."
"Greatr'
The chauffeur got loaded and went
on with loud report after lunch"
Glorious
'Srhe coachman got full and treated
81s to barn fire IN the evening. I'm
tfSying to collect the insurance now"
"Splendid"
"Rut that wasn't all Two buns
lOa6ed with hlghballs broke into the
house that night aud got away with
all the silver. Oh. yes. old man. there's
nothing slow about Loneliville when
1t comes down to patriotismw Judge.
AS Expanded.
4 dim.nuuyp specimen Of juvenile
femininilY Fclcpt Miss Mutfet had
placed hc"self in sitting posture upon
an article of household furniture ordl-
narily termed an ottoman or hassock,
ministering ia the qualification OF
her gusiutory organs by ingurgltatlne
the coaEuated portion Of bovine lac.
teal huid mingled with the watery
serum of The same which remains aft
er the coagulated portion has been
segregated aud withdrawn
Happening to glance downward, she
observed that specimen OF the genus
araneida. class arachnida. remarkable
for its ability to produce tlaments of
extraordinary tenuity from its own
Interior. had taken position upon the
ottoman or hassock IN immediate proY-
Unity to her.
Which totally unexpected Incident
aroused her apprehension to such an
extent that she Immediately, not TO
say precipltately, arose from her sit.
ting posture and departed from the
locality, leaving the intruder In undis-
puted possession of the apartment
Chicago Tribune.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
THE VIC TINS OF
zELAYA'S HATRED
How He Broke Faith to XIII
Cannon and GTOce.
VIOLATED TREATY PROVISIONS
@. 8. Holland Says Niearasuan Presi-
Capture the Amerieans-Were Not
Adventures, He Declares. but Large
Property Owners.

The radical action Of the United
States In breaking Off official relations
with the Zelaya government In Mica
ragua and In opening unofficial diplo-
matte relations with Senor Castrlllo.
the accredited representative of the
revolutionary government of Estrada.
Mt the same time offering to continue
unofficial diplomatic relations with
Senor Rodriguez, the Ielaya charge
daffaires. to whom it sent his pass
ports in the letter making this an
nouncement. was the direct outcome
Of the execution of the American citi-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16
An Ocean.

An Ocean.
Teacher-What is an ocean? Johnny
"A body OF water necessitating bat
tleships.-New York Sun.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-16

To shock people is often better thaH
to please them. The majority of man.
kind need the shocking. Emerson.
Faint hearted men are the fruit OF
luxurious countries - Herodotus