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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-26
Good Lookino Brides Wanted.

Shortly after an angry looking couple
Hounced out of the chapel the pastor
of an uptown church presented a per-
picked countenance before the busy
sexton.
"As you know" said he, II am new
in this parish and new in the city.
Perhaps there are few things ought
TO know. Why, for instance, do so
many people who never attend service
On this church wish to be married
here"
Because our church," said the sex
ton, has the name of turning out the
youngest and handsomest brides in
New York. Our reputation for good
works is dwarfed by our reputation
for beautiful brides. To say that a
woman is married here is equivalent
to saying that she is a good locker
We are not supposed to deal in brides
of any other description"
"No wonder" groaned the pastor,
''that hat plain looking woman went
awayVl huff. earnestly advised
her to be married in her own parish"
New York Globe,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-26
The Fire Worshipers.

Azerbaijan, a province in northwest
ern Persia is the home of the descend
ants of the Ghebers, the ancient fire
worshipers of Persia. The whole coun-
tryside is admirably adapted to the
propagation of u fire worshiping creed,
for earthquakes and caverns vomiting
fumes from subterranean confiagra-
tions abound in the neighborhood of
TabriZ. One of the most remarkable
caverns in the world is that of Secun-
dereah, whose character resembles the
Grotto del Cane of Naples. 1t gives of
noXious fumes, which at certain times
are certain death 10 man and beast.
But the most astonishing place in
Azerbaftan is the ruined city of Takht-
i-Suleimaun, or Solomon's temple. The
city stands on a hill 100 feet high, with
wall of thirty feet embracing the
crumbling remains of temple and
shrine. In the midst is a lake Of
deepest azure" Although most of the
buildings are of the Mohammedan pc
riod. there is one striking mass which
has been identified as the temple Of
the fire worshipers.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-26
JaVeIle Water

Wherever water is used in preparing
bleaches it should be soft. The alkalt
III hard water affects all chemical sub,
stances. Javelle water is a standard
preparation for bleaching white things
and removing spots and stains, but ii
must not touch colored surfaces. To
make it dissolve half pound of wash.
ing soda in a pint of boiling water and
mix it with quarter pound OF chloride
of lime dissolved in "A quart of boiling
water Stir well, let settle, pour of
the clear liquid and keep closely corked
in a dark place.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-26
Rounded Knife Blades.

Until the seventeenth century knife
blades had pointed ends, as can be
readily understood when the knife of
those days was used for hunting and
table purposes indiscriminately. The
rounded end was introduced from
France in a curious way. 1t happened
that Cardinal Richelieu was compelled
to entertain at his table certain Chan
cellor Sequier-a vulgar and unmanner-
ly man, who at the close of the meal
proceeded TO use his knife as a tooth
pick. This vulgar act so upset the
cardinal that he ordered the end of
every knife in his possession to be
rounded, and so great was Richelieu's
influence that the fashion was soon
adopted all over the country. This is
the vulgar but nevertheless interest
ing, origin of the rounded knife of
today.-Pearson's Weekly.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-26
THE PENGUIN.
His Solemn, Laborious Hop and His
Stone Lined Nest.

His Solemn, Laborious Hop and His
Stone Lined Nest.
The penguin does not fly-he hops,
balancing himself by his flippers, or
rudimentary wings. He is about two
feet tall, in some cases, however. reach
ing nearly four feet, and he has a sol
emn and heavy style of hop which is
immensely funny to look at. 1t is not
n bit of fun for the penguin, though,
for when the ice is rough, as it almost
always is his wcbbed, clumsy feet
soon become raw and bleeding. When
ever he reaches a snow slope he drops
down and toboggans, urging himself
on with his flppers, but for the most
part he hops laboriously mile after
mile when the nesting season comes,
seeking Il home that satisfies penguin
requirements.
A penguin is made of sterner stuff
than to need soft lining for a nest. A
heap Of irregular stones around a de-
preston scratched in the ground is all
that each pair asks for Some pen
gums are industrious and collect stones
all day. Others are lazy and steal
theirs whenever a workers broad
black back is turned. IT is a trifle
hard to escape with the plunder, for
a slow waddle is the best the thief can
do. But the owner cannot pursue any
faster, and the chase is very funny
to see. Sometimes the thief is over
taken, and in that case there is a
lively fight, while a third penguin, lin
gering near, usually bears away the
coveted stone while the fight is on
Forward.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-26
Men and Their Feet,

The Frenchman's foot is long, mar.
row and well proportoned. The
Scotchmans foot according to anthro
biologists, is high and thick, strong
muscular and capable of hard work
The Russians foot possesses one pc.
culiarity the toes being generally
'webbed" TO the first joint. The Tar.
tar's foot is short and heavy, the foot
Of a certain type of savage, and the
toes are the same length. The Span
iard's foot is generally small, but fine
ly curved. The Englishman's foot is
in most cases short and rather fieshy
and not, as rule, as strong proper
tionally as I should be.-Argonaut
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-26
Customs In Public Dining Rooms.

Have you ever noticed persons en-
ter a restaurant-how the women nva-
riably select a center table, while a
man will linger or glance about IN the
hope that he may find a comfortable
seat In some corner or against the
wall?" said a proprietor of a fashion
able restaurant. "Tt's almost always
so and is always amusing. The wo-
men like TO show their gowns, while
the men-well, my theory of 1t is that
the habit is a relic OF the cave days,
when a man preferred a position
against the wall so he could fight his
enemies to advantage" - New York
Herald.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-26
Status of the Deadbeat,

No man is wholly free from sin, but
so many lesser evils are tolerated that
man should hesitate long before be-
coming a deadbeat Criminals are
despised and abhorred, but to the dead
beat all that is coming, as well as the
contempt of his fellow men. There is
something at once so mean and so lit
tie in taking advantage Of the con
fidence which comes with friendship
that the hand Of every man is turned
against a deadbeat as soon as his rep
utation is we'll established. The dead
beat may fondly imagine he is living
easy and making money without work,
and of course he takes no account of
the confidence he violates and the
hardships he inhicts on others. But
that aside he really has harder time
than the man who is honest and fair.
He is compelled to move a good deal
and peace of mind he knows not Like
other types Of crooks, he doesn't pros
per, and his finish is more unpleasant
than the beginning. g.-Atchison Globe.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-26
The Sixteenth Century Carver.

: At the formal banquet of the six
teenth century the man who carved
the meat was bound with the red tape
OF precedent. When carving for dis
tinguished guests he had to remem-
Der that certain parts of the birds or
meat must be set aside In carving
for his lord and lady he was expected
to exercise great discretion in the
size of the pieces he sent round, "for
ladies will be soon angry and their
thoughts soon changed, and some lords
are soon pleased and some not, as they
be of complexion" He was expected
to have the rules both of the kitchen
and the peerage at his knife's end.
A pike, for instance, must be dished
up whole for a lord and IN slices for
commoner folk. The rank of his din
ers, too, determined whether a pig
was to be served up whole, sliced,
plain or with gold leaf or whether
new bread or bread three days old
Should be eaten,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-26
Tough Skin.

who declares that fruit is just as
healthy with the skin on as it is peeled.
Guyer-H'm! I'd like TO see somebody
start him on diet Of pineapple
Chicago News.
The Halter of Quetude.
"That man says he will create some
real excitement if he gets into con-
gress."
"Yes," answered Senator Sorghum.
"he is one Of those peculiar patriots
who want to climb on board the ship
Of state simply for the pleasure of
rocking the boat."-Washington Star.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-26
A Nose For the Truth,

Exact truthfulness, according TO a
writer in the London Sketch, had its
stance:
Teacher-Now, can you tell me what
the olfactory organ is? Boy-Please,
sir, no, sir. Teacher-Quite right.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-26
A Subordinate Position,

What is Il speaker of 4 house?"
'Your mother is"
"And what are you?"
Il suppose l might be called the
leader Of the minority New York
Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-26
While Wheat Scars.

must not throw upon the floor
The crust l do not eat
For many a hungry millionaire o
Would think 1t quite treat.
Eheu! Our tears fall thick and fast:
They dim our eyes for old times sake:
No more we know. except in dreams,
The biscuits mother used to make!
One penny. two penny,
Hot cross Duns.
Each one costs a dollar straight.
Now the rhyming runs
Ella A. Tanning In New York. World
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-26
Partly Blank,

What sort of mind has he?"
well, his chain of thought has
many a missing link"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-26
The Wreck.

Fortune Teller-I can read that there
is to be a wreck in your home, and it
will be caused by a blond woman.
Patron-Oh. that has already occurred.
Our new Swedish maid let the dumb
waiter fall and broke all the Dishes
Baltimore American.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-26

When it thunders the thief becomes
honeSt.-Dutch Proverb.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-26
A Reliable
Remedy
Ely'S Cream Balm
is quickly absorbed.

1t cleanses, soothes,
heals and protects
the diseased men,
brane resulting from
Catarrh and drives
away a Cold in the
Head quickly. Re-
stores the Senses ~
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-26

Taste and Smell. I
gists or by mail. /
Ely Brothers, Sc w
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-08-26

Section IL Amend section seven, article
fourteen which reads as follows
Three county commissioners and three
county auditors shall be elected in each
county where such officers are chosen. in
the year one thousand eight hundred and
seventy five and every third year there
after: and in the election of said officers
each qualified elector shall vote for no
more than two persons, and the three
persons having the highest number OF
votes shall be elected; any casual vacancy
in the Office of county commissioner or
county auditor shall be filed by the
court of common pleas OF the county in
which such vacancy shall occur, by the
appointment of an elector of the proper
county who shall have voted for the
commissioner or auditor whose place is
TO be filed" so as to read
Three county commissioners and three
county auditors shall be elected in each
county where such officers are chosen.
in the year one thousand nine hundred
and eleven and every fourth year there
after; and in tho election of said ofncerS
each qualified elector shall vote for no
more than two persons, and the three
persons having the highest number OF
votes shall be elected; any casual vacancy
in the office of county commissioner or
county auditor shall be filled by the court
of common pleas of the county in which
such vacancy shall occur, by the appoint
ment Of an clcctor ot the pNper county
who shah have voted for the commits
sioner or a"iitor whose place is to be
filled
Schedule for the Amendments.
Section J. That no inconvenience may
arise from the changes in the Constitu-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-19

BOYS KNEE PANT SUITS,
$40 15 Boys Suits, Sizes s 10 ie
years All weil made, reinforced
II point OF wear Col0fs, gray
brown. black and fancy patterns
I'aese Suits are good for rough
boys We will close ous CT II
these Suits NJ Y ttt5
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-19

up TO SOC SILKS 5sc--At This price We viii sell Y
Tafletas i9lnch Taiictas 2aineh Popins, 23ineh o.
lining silks and lot Of tances- worth 70 zoe yard
Remodeing psee t.s+.,,. ..stts..t' =
27INcH rAFFErA, 75c-An extra qnalify Of b'ael
feta worth regularly S9e, VIII be acluded ~ this sale
al the price, per yard OF ,.',tt.t..t'.f
$3.50 MEssALlNE slt9--A full adlnch Beautiful 3
Black Messane siik that YOU pay IN many stores
$6O for viii be sold during the Remodeng sale az "
THESE VALUES
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-19
Mems Shoes

Stacy Adams 5000 yic KID. soft
Dox ba.s small sise $3.50
$500 Excelsior p4ienl Con eluechs
efs polniel loes s425
paekards $500 Kanssrio nleucaer
baltimore Issl ss-es
A rev pairs Paeharis S5.oo pAt-
emf dress Shoes .s $3.50
Bread Toe Patent COLI nleucher
rom Packard. worth $3.50 sss5
patent Cait Button pgessy atfeaA
Shoes sdgaiaH " 'e7 klna 500
wse Patent c5lt oSfofd. greAsest
yalae o,cF oiie ed s3.ss
ssoGua neis oxf8rds, ouitan ot
pleuehe, ..s......s s2.es
Mems s25e semtDress shoes.
erher kia q oos car N'ss
4 regular s2lQp vslpe IN .asIIs ia
+ oaa '9'''s
rhs besl % we market ioF 'as y
pfIee ShAN
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-19
Here is a Page Of Specials for Saturday
sd Day q our RemodeEng Note silk and

This complete will far s bsst in this part Of
good for Guthrie Now here's the interesting part
great Remodeng We reduce stocks must give up
the builders We going TO make some senc
sale will douby interesting the last f the winter goods vii
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-19

n0Ys' KNICKERBoCKER
SUITS. sligo These Suits are
worth $500. Sizes Q TO lG years.
IN two colors only. They will not
last long. We only have 30 Suits,
lirsng IN the boys and III them out
while we have the size O. 20
Kniekerbceker Suits Y fsUu
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-19
Women's Shoes

$3.50 vicl Kid light sole button
Shoe, very neat and good s2.2A
$500 plain Toe Patent Colt But
ton Dress Shoe sl.ss
$3.50 Wei Kld extended sole
3leucher With Cuban heel and pat
ent TIP +,..t,t.s s..s....- q y
$3.50 Patent Colt Welt Bleucaei
Dressy Street shoe 4s s2,lI
Any si,5O Fen Romeo 10 thc
house ....4.........ss4,. 9oi
fall liause Slippers Worth }l.za 69e
One ia AZ Nemeu's $40 shoes
Ya.icty 0f slyles chOlr sp6s
Athsuonss q % fraa of Haslot
Boots. very swell ..s ss.fa
$500 2biticu Patent Colt Pump
With Cuban heel ...ss.,. sz.2s
$3.50 ficl hleueher Turn ONtnrde
wlih heavy solea .....~ s7.4s
$500 brown Wei Extended Sole
sutton ana buckle s24'
sp56 paseni Tlp poneola 0xseft
|llshi q exlcnaed aoleH ,s'
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-19

spring merchandise will be cut the quick. Notce on
every counter and table the abundance Of bargains
and specials not advertised on this page. The
prudent, thrifty people will not miss this sale
others can't afford to miss it SO are looking
for big business III this sale Of sales-The Re-
modelling Sale.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-19

Notion Specials
s,eNarts Duplex ioc Safety sins doz' &c
Good Envelopes. reg 5c yaaqs, 4 psss zoe
Aaamanune pins lar common use paper le
5o.yard spools imitation ictn Thread ie
i5c Hair PIN Cabinets Remsdellbe price ioc
Black Or White Mourning pla box ,..1e
2se Ar Flan, Taloum Powder special i5e
i9.inch long Wire Hair Pins. psgs Sc
5o0.ya-d spoos nastng Thread at ... &c
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-19

$50 SOFT SHIRTS. 9se-it
t.4. Men sofl Aah4s collars az.
tatheA Two colors tan and white,
ali sizes ~ to lS These Shirts
are regular $50 Shirts. They Win
4 ri. y !, ". .1'lo'. n1n'a'l''s 9Cc
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-19

and
dig basement unr our etie a g room
to
stories the entire second aoor Tor suits ana millinery mn
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-19

$a.Oo AND sa.5O TROUSERS,
si.gs II your Trousers are getting
worn out. and You don't want to
buy Suit y0n San mateh youF
Coat and Vest p lAIs odd @ %
Iol. Rem0aalipE Salqbaans1 lFslul
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-19

will get room In fact we are planning
81 nave three stories and a basement and every
foot Of space will be hed with new tempting lines
oF merchandise Present stocks viii be made larger
and and other stocks viii be added An elevator
win be installed, modern ghting plant and
steam heating plant will be part Of the improvements
The Washington times., 1909-04-17
NEGRO PAYS PENALTY.

RICHMOND, Va, April I7.-Berry
SeabOrn. a negro, was eIectrOcuted IN
the penitentiary here for CriminaIly asr
saulting a negro woman in Greensville
county some months ago.
The Washington times., 1909-04-17
II. B. F. MACFARLAND PLEADS
FOR BEAUTIFUL WASHINGTON

1.-The years progress has been gratifying in spite
of the somewhat adverse financial conditions through
out the country 1t indicates the fact that nothing can
keep back the growth of Washington Its future is alb
soutely assured. 1t will be the finest Capital in the
world in ali respects it already is in many respects
''Real estate will always be of the best invest
ments, and those who invest wisely will always be
of large reward The architecture of the private
buildings must be carefully guarded, not only by pub
lie law but by public opinion, and by the efforts of
architects and builders well property to
that in its way it attractive the public arch
lecture.
''There is possible danger that may have a city
of beautiful public buildings and at the same time
many private buildings which will be unattractve 1t
would be calamity if the beauty of the city whole
should be spoiled by ugly private buildings. Every
body who has any means of influencing the private
architecture should that its character is of the
highest, to conform to the beauty of the public
buildings which will steadily increase.
~ congratulate the community upon the great ad-
vance in prosperity during the past year.
HENRY B. F. 4ACFARLAND,
Chairman Board of Commissioners.
The Washington times., 1909-04-17
OLD RIyERDALE, Nd,
COMING INTO OWN
Manor of the CalvertS Build
ing Up as Beautiful
Suburb.

RiverdaIe Nd. once the manor Of the
Calverts, and the home of the sixth
Lord Baltimore, located six miles west
Of the Capitol. has attracted the at
tentiOn of the hOmeseeker to no small
extent this spring, as a result of the
splendid car service which has been
installed The place IS reached by the
Baltimore & Ohio railway, and the troll
ley service that is now being maintained
gives a five-minute schedule between
the hours Of $50 and $50 a. m, a ten
minute schedule between $50 and 1920
a. m, and a fifteen-minUte schedule be
tween 1920 A. IN. and p. m, when a
ten-minute service IS again put on.
which continues until o'clock.
Riverdale's improvements in car serv-
the property values Of that section Sew
eraf -unimprOved lots have been sold
this spring, and building acrivity has
shown q decided increase. second
large store is at present in process OF
erection, and indications are that sew
eral other improvements OF ike ma
tuve viii be Undertaken soon.
Practically all OF the principal streets
are now severed, and with good pave
ments Altogether about eighty resi-
dences have been built which for cOzi-
ness and pleasing architectural design
take rank with the most attractive sub
urban homes to be found anywhere In
the District.
The water at Riverdale is another feA-
.ure which viii always meet with the
favor Of the prospective investor, being
purified by its passage through gravel
beds, while the drainage renders il e
decidedly desirable place Of residence
The Washington times., 1909-04-17
CHEVY CHASE, SUBURB
OF BEAUTIFUL HOMES
Rapid Advances in Price of Unimproved Property Show
Popularity and Advantages Resident District
$50 New Homes Since Opening

Sales Of more than 2oO.eOO square feet
of land, principally for building sites,
and a general advance of 10 per cent in
the price OF all property comprised with
In its limits, tell the story Of the
growth of Chevy Chase since the first
OF the year.
1t is now impossible to secure land
anywhere in this suburb for less than
q cents a square foot and in many cases
It is bringing as high as 40 cents When
these prices are compared with the fig-
ures at which building lots there were
first put on the market-l0 and 10 cents
the heavy profits which investors have
made during the past few years are
readily seen.
Will Break Records.
THAT the nresent wear will run ahead
os last in the mum Der of sales of un-
improved property and in the extent OF
bl,ildinp operations is only fair infer
encs from the amount of activity that
has been displayed since the first OF
ranuarv This activity has largely been
tba result. first, Of an increased ten
dency on the part of hOmeseekSrs 10
get into the sub IN dlstrlcts, anu, S So =
Snd Of the co.. Eous improvements
which have been made in Chevy ChaSes
making Il one of the most attractive OF
anv of the outlying sections.
improvements in street railway SER seIN-
ice. consisting principally Of the laying
down OF a new roadDed and 6O-pound
rails. have done IS much toward stnu-
lating values there as any other 1ea-
trr., The purCh ise of ground ADJOINING
tba school buildt1g. on which an addl-
ton is to be erected this summer with
money appropriated by Congress, mas
also assisted in bringing II into IN
creased favor with prospective buyers.
A drup, store and grocery store have re-
Gently been added 10 the list OF com
mercial houses on which the residents
The Washington times., 1909-04-17

of Chevy Chase depend for household
necessarfes.
$50 New Houses.
Since the district was opened about
250 houses have been built in it. These
range IN value from 1880 up. Twenty
houses are now in course of construc-
tiOn and plans are being made for the
erection of several others this spring
and summer.
Speculative purchases on unimproved
property have been cOnSpicuouSiy alb
sent in the transactions that have been
made. The district has been extremely
popular with the builder, and this fact
makes il practically certain that Ii will
continue 10 be developed at a rapid
rate. since the improvements that are
being made are in turn making a con-
slant increase in the value OF the prop
ertE
The Washington times., 1909-04-17
NORTHWEST HOME
SOLD FOR $l3,5OO
Mrs. Susanne Cole Buys
House on S Street Built
by @. S. Cooper.

Thirteen thousand five hundred dol
lars represent the amount paid by Mrs.
Susanne Cole for the house recently de-
signed and erected by George S. Cooper
at 1910'S street northwest.
The Cole home has a 23-foot frontage
on lot which has a depth of % feet.
The house has a drawing-roOm, library,
dining-room and kitchen on the first
floor, and six bedrooms and three baths
on the second. Both gas and electric
fixtures are installed. and all improve
ments are modern.
The deal was made through the real
estate firm of Belt o Brien x Co.
The Washington times., 1909-04-17
MRS. KING SELLS
TWO DWELLINGS

The two-story brick dwellings. 1ocat-
81 al 5oS and 80 Twentieth street, be
tween F and + streets northwest, have
been bought by Elliot s Carpenter.
through Wllige. Gibbs & Daniel. fer
$3.50. The seller was Mrs Hannah r.
King Each house contains s rooms
and bath and is occupied under rental.
The Washington times., 1909-04-17
H STREET HOUSES
BRING GOOD PRICES

Among the weeks transfers of resi-
dence properties were two dwellings To-
Gated at POS II street northwest and
1893 Fifth street northwest, respectively.
which were sold through the firm OF
Moore & HiU.
The former building was owned by
Mrs Virginia 3. Couse and Is a three
story brick structure. The latter house
is also a three-story brick and was
bought as a home.