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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-21
THE EXCHANGES OF NEW YORK
value of Seats Fluctuate with the Pa
trOnage of Gamblers.

There are 100 members on the New
York Stock exchange. The value of the
seats has tiuctuated with much irregular
lty, but always i'll exact proportion to the
patronage of the speculative public. says
frederick Upham Adams in Everybody IS.
The price now stands at about $4,000
rms conservative price of $4,000 for
the privilege of receiving commissions
from outsiders indicates that the collect
i've value of the 100 memberships on
the New York Stock exchange is $685.
VO,0o0. In 1906 it reached the tidy
sum of Sf04,500,00O but $SS.0OO, 600
will serve for the purpose of this inquiry
On the New York Consolidated ex-
change there are 1926 members. In
1906 tickets of membership had a value
OF $1,000. The present depleted condition
of the pockets of the speculative public
has seriously impaired the price of these
franchises, but it is just TO say that I'M
der normal conditions they are in de-
mand at $1,000, This yields an item Of
S2,4JO,O00.
The New York Cotton exchange num-
bers 40 members. In recent years these
privileges have ranged from $4,000 to
$4,000 and it is just to place each of
them ut $4,000, making II total for the
collective franchise of SS,10OO00. Bear
in mind that all such prices are es-
tahlished by the comparative zeal of the
public to make money by gambling in
cotton. Forbid such risks and these
membership tickets would not be worth
500 each.
The New York Coffee exchange has
the modest number of 323 members. In
recent years the value of seats has
ranged from $500 to $1,000, and we will
take $500 as the normal figure. This
constitutes an item of 81 1905 600.
The New York Produce exchange has
at present 22G0 members, and seats have
recently commanded $40: but under nor
NAL conditions twice this price can rcadi-
~ be obtained 1t is fair to place an es-
innate of $2,00OOO0 on the membership
franchise of this great exchange.
This interesting study is worthy of n
recapitulation, which thus indicates the
conservative value of the membership
tickets ON the leading exchanges of New
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-21
Faithful Lighthouse Keeper.

Miss Laura A. HecoS, who ,; tor twenty w ~,
seven SSr,i1 lighthouse, has but recently
SANTA to her post from the last of the
retu ,1acat ions She has taken during that
SIX ,e Nd' Since 1881 this woman has had
period ,tn charge of the light, and in all
a .bst time il has never gone OUT during
t ths' night. Miss Hecox follows her as Ia y
ther in charge of the Sha ns took the w" Work
r ,e5nn his health broke down: With him
wne ,t h n.s wife and girl During the thir-
M wen wears e her father was In charge
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-21
500 Reward. SIOO.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
EARN that there is at least one dreaded
sNe that science has been able to cure
/ a. It's stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
-@''h Cure IS the only positive cure now
tT0 70 the medical fraternity. Catarrh
t& u constitutional disease, requires a
4 NtltIonal treatment. Halls Catarrh
,.r Is taken internally acting directly
ea the blood and mucous surfaces of the
>,2' thereby destroying the foundation
] ". disease, and giving the patient
salja by building up the constitution and
t'I0g nature in doing its work. The
t2"GorS have SO much faith In It's cura-
N powers that they offer One Hundred
tt.3S for any case that 1t fails to cure.
N, Ter list Of testimonials.
M5'%ES F. J. CHENEY CO, Toledo, o.
MA By all Druggists, 75c.
'+Ae haIls Family Pills for constipation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-21
Wanted to Change.

,r,j5 even earthquakes have rivals is
. w ny an incident that occurred at
c"n' of the trembler at Charleston.
b W. several years ago. A resident of
P Ef"Hon rty sent his 6-year-old son
gr| Tue danger and confusion to the
..o>'gT grandfather in New York.
..., oayS after the boys arrival the
.,,, M, man received this telegram
M Ills father: Send us your earth
IN n914l" take back your boy."-Chi-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-21
OXYGEN FOR ATHLETES.
srcIan Says Its Use Would Help the
Heart.

An English physician lecturing before
i. London institute on the use of oxy-
+, in athletics said thGt athletes used
, their oxygen faster than inhaling air
.I supply it. The beat Of the heart
p. pulse was reduced and the blodd
assure raised after inhaling oxygen.
n. Ind induced two runners to expert
,e. and they oycrran their own rec
n, after taking oxygen. He thought
..n. the gas before an athletic event
-J lead to record breaking.
ID athletes are cXhausing their hearts
using up oxygen faster than they can
.rr it and their hearts are damaged
.vant of it. If they took oxygen be
.e. during and after the game the
r he said, would be restored and
~ would not suffer the i'll effects Of
gr cycrtions.-New York Sun.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-21

1t oppressed my heart and l was In
such condition that l did not take
an interest In anything AS a last eff
fort l began using Doan's Kidney
Pills. The kidneys responded quickly,
began carrying off the posons, and
when l had used twelve boxes the
trouble was all gone. | now enjoy
better health than ever before"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster Milbun Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-21
The RaSCapS Raedeker.

,'S was once man arrested on sus-
4 r NO., vi generally fraudulent life. On
sr,; WAS found a map of England and
;,;.,V OF the towns were marked with
4, "guaIS I. W. X. The detectives
h, ,,"'rd his career of deception from
.s,,r,|. town took quite a long time to
iaar VI That those letters were n per,
s,rr. 1,a@EIuug, and stood for TOO Wen
VI" London Chronicle.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-21

.,rt every person who suffers with
. g |,-,n Of Kidney ailment, no matter
~ monv remedies they have tried, no
W, how many doctors they have con-
.slgg M matter how serious the case, to
umvon's Kidney Remedy n trial.
ID I'll he astonished to see how quickly
.,iSres all pains in the back loins
/ ..oIns caused by the kidneys. You
.f5 fs surprised to see how quickly
.L ., I've the swelling In the feet and
aiso nufIiness under the eyes, after
n a.. " few doses OF this remedy. You
y 70 delighted to see the color return
W j.. w vonr cheeks and feel the thrill of
4" and good cheer. If your Urine is
.3s ar milky. If IT ls pale and foamy. II
y',,a,ns sediments or brickdust, IL 1t Is
1S,y rolorcd or has an offensive smell,
,.,a rrInate frequently. you should per-
/, IN taking this remedy until all symp-
81 y, - 5IsanrSar. We believe this remedy
y. ~ ,rrsd more serious kidney ailments
al the Kidney medicines that have
~ COMPOUNDED Professor Munyon be-
I ~, that the terrible death rate from
,J5pO Disease and Diabetes Is unnec-
s.,,r and viii be greatly reduced by this
y, 81 opcp 10 your dr1Ggist and purchase
G,ttIe Of Munyon's Kidney remedy. II
Ellis 10 give satisfaction I will refund
,rr money.-Munyon.
lr,- sojc nv all druggists Price &c.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-21

doctors told me l had
Bright's disease, and !
believed it. / was get
ting weaker and weak
er until l finally took
to bed. The kidney Sc
cretionS were scanty
and seemed filed with
dead tissue. | got thin
and emaciated and then
began to hlOat all over.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-21
PROOF i'm the
MOs,nia1N!

We tell you about how good you'll
feel after taking a CASCARET-
that millions OF people-buy, use
and recommend them--But that's
talk-you buy box now--take as
directed tonight and get the proof
In the morning-After you know
CASCARETS you'll never be
without them. 81;
CASCARETS roc q box for n weeks
treatment, all druggists. Biggest seller
In the world. Million boxes q month.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-21
The Cashier,

Chief of Detectives--Now give us n
description of your missing cashier.
How tall was he?
Business Mani don't know how tall
he was. What worries me is that he
was $4,000 short.-~Philadelph Record
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-21
In n Pinch, Use Aliens Foot-Ea.e.

A powder to shake into your shoes 1t rests
the feet. Cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen.
Sore Hot, Calous, Aching, Sweating feet
and Ingrowing Nails Aliens Foot-Ease
makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all
Druggists and Shoe Stores, DC. Sample
mailed FREE. Address Allen s. Olmsted,
lie Row NJ Y
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-21
NOTHING IN SIGHT.

Mrs. ]. p. Pemberton. S54 S.
Lafayette ST., Marshall, Mo-, says
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-21

WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS
please say you saw the Advertisement
in this paper.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-21

For 80 years Lydia Il. Pinkhams Vegetable
Compound has been the standard remedy for
female ills. No sick woman does justice to
herself who will not try this famous medicine.
Made exclusively from roots and herbs, and
has thousands of cures to it's credit.
mnsaEaun Mrs. Pinxham invites all sick women
to write her for advice. She has
guided thousands to health free of charge.
Address Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-21

Ez- Milwaukss Newsp union Madison LissA
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-30
Gojnu Berryino.

The pleasure of huckleberrying is
partly in the season-the late summer
time, from the middle of July to Sep
tember. The poignant joys of early
spring are passed and the exuberance
Of early summer. while the keen
stimulus of fall has not yet come
Things are at poise. The haying Is
over The meadows, shorn of their
rich grass, lie tawny green under the
sky, and the world seems bigger than
before. 1t is not a time for dreams
nor time for exploits. 1t is n time
for-for-well, berrying!
But you must choose your days care
fully, as you do your fishing and
hunting days. The berries bite best
with q brisk west wind, though a
south one is not to be despised, and II
north one, rare at this season. gives
q pleasant suggestion Of fall. while the
sun has still all the fervor of sum
mer. Choose sky that has clouds In
1t, too. for you will feel their move
ment even when you do not look up
Then take your pail and set out. Do
not be In q hurry and do not promise
to be back at any definite time. And.
finally, so either alone or with just
the right companion. I do not know
any circumstances wherein the choice
of a companion needs more care than
in berrying 1t may make or mar the
whole dventure.-Atlantic.
That's All He Forgot.
The cab containing the absentmind-
ed man and his family drew up iL
front OF the BROAD street station.
There emerged the absentmindcd man,
his Wife. three children. a birdcage, II
dog OIL n leash and inuumerabIe bun
dies and parcels. The absentminded
man paid the driver gathered up the.
bundles. dropped them and pressed his
hand dramatically 10 his fcvered brow
NThcrr." he exclaimed. Il just knew
l had forgotten something"
His wife carefully counted the three
children. saw that the dog and the
birdcage were intact and took an in
ventory OF the bundles.
I'VE seem to be all here" she re-
marked. II am sure we have every
thing. What do you think 1t Is you
have forgotten"
why, bless my soul!' cried the al
sentminded man. Now that we are
here I've forgotten where we intended
goingw-Philadelph Ledger.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-30
CAMETS
HAS DISAPPEARED

Peter Camets, the genial little Greek,
who has presided over the Candy
Kitchen" on Mill street for several
years past, has been missing since
Monday. His disappearance is mat
ter of much solicitude among a num-
Der of our merchants to whom he owed
bills for goods.
No one seems to have taken note of
Peters departure until Tuesday
morning, although it has been ascer-
tanned that he left South Danville on
the 1910 train Monday. 1t was hoped
that he would return during Tuesday,
but when yesterday dawned and it
was found that he was still among the
missing the case began to assume a
serious aspect. The merchants and
others who were particularly anxious
to discover Peters whereabouts began
to condole with each other. 1t was dis
covered that the amount owed in Dan
vile and vicinity foots up several
hundred dollars. There seemed to be
no remedy and the only thing that the
creditors can do in the premises is to
live in hope that the candy man will
return.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-30
ENORMOUS PROFIT
OF " MILK TRUST"
NEW YORK, Dec. %.

The investigation into the so-called
milk trust by Special Attorney Gener-
al Coleman was given added impetus
today by the seartling disclosures
made by Marvyn Scudder, the account
ant employed by the State to go over
the books of the larger milk companies
in the city
Counsel for the Borden Condensed
Milk company controlling twenty
eigth per cent. of the fluid milk trade
in this city, and the Sheffield Farm
ers-Slawson- Decker company, were en-
gagged today preparing to meet the an
alysis of Mr.. Scudder, who piled his
findings before Refreee Brown yester-
day.
Mr.. Scudder said the books showed
surplus of $8, 1924, $50 made in ten
years, and Special Deputy Attorney
General Coleman is preparing to ask
the company that if such profits are
possible with milk at s cents quart
what justification had the milk com
panies for saying that they are losing
money at that price and had to raise
the price to cents a quart.
Enormous profits were shown to
have been made by the Alexander
Campbell Milk company at cents a
quart.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-30

editor of the Bounder. He gave his
war record in full and stated that his
only daughter was writing a story to
be submitted in the contest Thus
far, his word for it, it had proved a
tremendous literary effort, fully equal
to Ouida'S best, and he could guar
antee that the last half would be
greater yet. He had cried over it, and
the editor. the editors wife and the
pressmen, compositors and all others
connected with the office would doubt
less do the same.
BY and by two or three things began
to dawn on Phyllis. She found it diff
ficult to keep up the tears. The story
had gone all right to a certain point
and then stuck. She was puzzled as
to the end of it. She began to doubt
and distrust her talent and finally
ventured to say so to her father.
"Not take the prize" the colonel ex-
claimed. why. girl, what has come
over you? First, you are the daugh-
ter of a colonel who served his coun-
try for thirty years; next, you are
good looking and smart; thirdly, your
story is the only one to touch the
editors heart. Egad. If it doesn't I'll
go down to the city and call him a
ruffian! You'll win that prize in a
canter."
But If 1 should fail after all?" she
asked.
But you can't"
"And yet may. You see, you have
told most everybody. and If l don't
take the prize l shall feel terribly
Inundated. / shall want to go away
for year"
look here, daughter" said the
colonel after moments thought.
"I'll make you promise. If you don't
take that prize l promise to find a
husband for you within a year. What
do you say to that? You are sure of
the prize, however, and will have TO
live and die an old maid"
And that evening as the. colonel
smoked his cigar on the veranda with
Il friend he whispered in confidence:
Not n word to a living soul-not a
word There'll be thousands of stories
sent in, but Phyllis will take the cake.
Bound to, sir-bound to. She's smart
and then she's the daughter of an old
soldier. The first page made me hitch
around on my chair, and the second
brought tears to my eyes. 1t will be
n story to set thousands weeping"
The story was finished ut last, read
and reread and then sent off. With it
went another confidential letter from
the colonel. He pointed out its many
strong points to save the editor time
and he assured him that at least forty
friends of his had pronounced 1t
gem and wanted ten copies of the is
sue in which 1t was printed. He also
referred again to his war record.
There was a month of waiting. Dur
ing this time the colonel never fal-
tered. When Phyllis became despond-
ept and discouraged he patted her on
he head and replied:
why, the editor must have time to
recover from his emotions after read
ing your story. Bound to win-bound
20. Thirty wears In tho service of my
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-30
Our Largest Wooden Vessel.

The largest wooden vessel ever buiiy
in the United States and the largest
sailing vessel of American registry
will be launched from u Bath (Me.)
shipyard on Dec. IA. This new leader
of her class is the six masted schooner
Wyoming, and her official measure.
nients give her gross tonnage of
$3.50. thus placing her ahead OF the
schooner William L. Douglas. the pres
ent title holder with a gross tonnage
of BIOS The Wyoming is $50 feet
long over all, 329.5 feet keel and 30.4
feet deep.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-30
CoIors La Poetry.

AS to color. Grant Allen maintained
in an ESSAY on the Color Sense" that
only eight colors are recognized by the
popular mind-blnck. white. red. blue.
green. yellow. gray aud brown. Edu-
Gated people speak OF scarlet, crimson.
lilac and purple only under exception
al circumstances. In prosaic hour
Grant Allen went through Poems and
Ballads" on the quest for color and
found that Swinburne used the word
red ISL times, rosy and crimson once
each and sanguine. ruddy and scarlet
twice each. Gold is mentioned thir-
teen times. Blue reaches twenty-five.
And the prosaic conclusion is Ito
adopt the statistical form. we might
say, II we chose to reckon the unreck-
enable. that red is 500 per cent more
poetical than blue"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-30
Wisdom In FabIs.

Among the best things that have
ever been written are the Aesop's ia
bles, which date back to the sixth CEN
tury b. G. They present human ma
ture as it always has been, is and
probably always will be. Take, for
example. the story of "rhe Fox With
out a Tall"
"A fox was once caught in trap
by his tail and In order to get free
WAS obliged to leave 1t behind. He
knew that his fellows would make fun
Of his tailless condition. SO he made
up his mind to induce them nll to part
with their tails. At the next assem-
blage of foxes he made a speech on
the uselessness Of tails in general and
the inconvenience of a foX's tail IN
particular, declaring that never in his
whole life had he felt SO comfortable
as now In his tailless freedom. When
he sat down sly old fox rose and,
waving his brush. said, with a sneer,
that IL he had lost his tail he would
be convinced by the last speakers ar
guments, but until such an accident
occurred he fully intended to vote in
favor OF tails"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-30
Charter Notice.

Notice is hereby given that applica-
tion will be made to the governor of
Pennsylvania, on the 18th day of Jan
uary, 1910, by John A. Leinbach,
Harry c. Wagner and William II.
Sypher, under the Act of Assembly of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
entitled "An Act to Provide for the
Incorporation and Regulation of Ger
tain Corporations, " approved April
29th, 1874, and the supplements there
to, for the charter of an intended
corporation, to be called "The Turbot
Telephone Company" the character
and object of which is the construc-
tion, maintaining and leasing lines of
telephone, for the private use of in
dividuals, firms, corporations, muni-
cipal and otherwise, and for general
business in the Counties of Northum-
berland and Montour, in the State of
Pennsylvania, and for this purpose, to
have. possess and enjoy all the rights,
benefits and privileges of the said Act
of Assembly and its supplements.
VIM. H. HACKENBERG, Solicitor.
December f1th, 1909.
DIG, 90, 81, JS.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-30
Peculiar Superstitions,

The people of Kulu are extremely
superstitious and go In extensively for
demonolatry. Many trees are held to
be sacred and have tiny temples dedi-
Gated TO them. The demons are popu-
larry supposed to live at the tops Of
trees. and II tree falls in such a way
that It Is possible to pass under 1t, as
is often the case on the mountain sides,
every man before going beneath the
trunk will place on it stick or stone
to propitiate its guardian spirit. Ger
tain streams are also sacred, and no
one Is allowed TO wash dirty clothes
in them. One year some strangers
came into the valley and happened to
pollute the water of river in this
manner. 1t CHANGED to be year of
extraordinary rainfall, and the peo.
pie implicitly believe that the ex.
cessive rain was sent by the outraged
'deota" of the stream as punishment
Wide World Magazine
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-30
A kina,s Old CIothea.

The posthumous sale of the ward
robe of King George ~. of England
realized $4,000. Greville, who at
tended the sale. says that the king
hardly ever gave anything away ex-
cept his linen, which was distributed
every year. There are all the coats
he has ever had for fifty years, 200
whips. canes without number. every
sort of uniform, the costumes Of all
the orders in Europe, splendid furs,
pelisses, hunting coats and breeches.
His profusion In these articles was
unbounded because he never paid for
them, and his memory was so accu-
rate that one of his pages told me he
recollected every article of dress. no
matter how old. and that they were
always liable TO be called on to pro-
duce some particular coat or other ar
ticle OF apparel of years gone by"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-30
HIS DAUGHTERS
| FIRST STORY.
The Old Colonel Was Positive 1t
Would Win the Prize.
BY DONALD ALLEN.

tCopyright, 1909. by Associated Literary
Press.l
The Bounder Magazine was Offering
. $500 prize for the best love story.
and when Colonel Sears, retired, hap
,pened to see the announcement at the
village reading room he started right
acme to tell his daughter Phyllis. On
the way he decided that her story
should be a pathetic one. He so de-
cided because he felt pathetic most of
the time himself over being retired,
over his half pay and over the fact
that the army was going to the dogs
without him.
Phyllis Sears was good looking. and
she was smart. She had written and
torn up two pieces of poetry, she had
written and read numerous school
compositions, and she had written one
essay on the subject of intemperance.
Miss Phyllis fully realized that she
was literary, but she would not have
pursued the line except for the en-
thusiasm and encouragement of her
father. She continued to be good look
ing and smart and literary to please
him The mother dotted on the girl.
but stood neutral in details.
The story was begun next day, and
as fast as page was written it was
submitted to the father. He weighed
every sentence. Once the tears were
started from the eyes of the reader he
insisted that there should be no res
pite.
When the story had reached FIVE
pages the colonel wrote letter to the
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-30
Tongue Cauaht Ermine.

This stole is of tongue caught err
mine. hence Its high price" the sales.
man said.
Tongue caught ermine. eh:'
Yes. madam. You see. the ermiue's
coat is extremely delicate. \ trap
tears it horribly So the trapper catch
es 1t by the tongue.
THE ermine is fond of ice The
trapper smears heavy knives with
grease and lays them here and there
on the snow. The snow white ermine.
1.-the and quick. rushes up in the zero
weather. licks what he takes for a
silver OF ice. and. 10. is doomed, for
the steel of the heavy knife has frozen
fast to his tongue. "-Exchange,