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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-03-04
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FIRST car Sunday morning 7,80.
Last car. 1870 at night goes to Grovs'
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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-03-04

Pure air is among the worlds most
wonderful medicines.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-03-04

Is because so decep-
tive. Many sudden
deaths are caused
by it-heart dis
ease, pneumonia,
heart failure or
apoplexy are often
the result of kid
ney disease. If
kidney trouble is
allowed to oadvance
neutrality-suspicious.
ed blood. will at
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-03-04
The Cause Of Many
Sudden Deaths.

There is disease prevailing in this
country most dangerous because so decep-
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

resemblance to plum pudding. but this ad-
dition tends somewhat 70 hide the flavor Of
the cream an1 fruits.
Sometimes a caramel cream Is used in
stead of the chocolate. Add TO it some
minced almonds. shredded citron candied
cherries cut in half and equal quantity
of shredded lines or pineapple. Serve like
the chocolate cream, with a whipped cream
sauce favored with brandy.
A white vanilla cream may take the place
of the chocolate or caramel as a founda-
ton. but as a matter of fact it has little
resemblance TO plum pudding.
plum pudding glace may be very at
tractively decorated by sticking "A tiny
spray Of holly into the top and using d
holly garnish. The sauce is served in a
sauceboat. as It would be for real Christ
mas pudding. If a holly garnish is not
sufficiently novel decorate the dessert with
candied fruits. Pale green preserved lines
and stars of pineapple and maraschino
cherries may be used in a flower design on
top. The whipped cream sauce may en-
circle the cream in the form OF a border Of
rosettes. dotted here and there with a bit
OF brightly colored fruit
Sometimes these "puddiugs" are served
in sherbet glasses. with the whipped cream
on top but in that case. Of course, they
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
0iben There 6Ua No Christmas

church sessions, ordered that no ytle''
should be ''<eepit" and they made things
very unpleasant for any one who didn't
ooey them The bakers Of Glasgow were
told that they mustn't bake "yuIe bread
any more, and leading reformers who
were very anxious 10 show their contempt
for the birthday OF the Christ child had
their wives and servants spin and do
other work in full view of the public.
These things didn't make so much trouble
In Scotland as they had in England, be-
cause more of the people were Puritans,
but it was only in New England. where
the Puritans had the country all 10 them
selves, that they really succeeded in
abolishing Christmas Here there was no
one 10 prevent them from being just as
dismal as they wanted TO be- and so the
children had no Santa Claus and no pres
ents They didn't hang up their stockings
on Christmas Eve. and they didn't have
any Christmas dinner Instead they had
a very dreary Thanksgiving. with dread
fully long sermon first and a nice dinner
sfterward. But after a while Thanksgiv-
ing came 70 he a merry day, something
like the old Christmas. and. Of course.
Christmas couldn't stay abolished. so now
the little folks whose ancestors abolished
Christmas have Thanksgiving and Christ
mas, too.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
GREEDY JAKE.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: I
thought perhaps you would like to hear
about my pets, or rather our pets, for the
dog, Jake, belongs to one OF my brothers
the chickens to another and kitty TO N.Y.
self, but as both my brothers are away I
take care OF all the pets. We keep Jake
chained up most OF the time, and every
morning when I go TO feed the chickens
I unchain him for a run, and both he and
kitty then follow me all around The
chickens are so funny. They rush 10 meet
me as soon as I come IL sight, and then
OF course Jake thinks that's a sign to
chase them. Jake is a sort of Irish ter
rler, with big brown eyes and a long,
bushy tail which curves over his back. He
can speak and beg, and when told to Go
back, will trot at your heels when out
walking Kitty cannot do any tricks but
Is very playful and pretty. She and Jake
get along very well together in everything
but eating off the same plate. I some
times give them a dish with bits of meat
and bones on it, Jake at once grabs the
bones, deposits them at the other end OF
the ward, where the cat does not dare 10
go, and then comes back and eats up all
the meat, so that poor kitty scarcely gets
a bit BUT make it up to her by giving
her some milk or fish in the house. Hop
ing this will interest you, I am. yours
truly. EMMA c. BRADY (aged 1D.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
THE TRIBUNE PATTERN.

Such a pretty waist as this one rnds
many uses. II can be made with a skirt
TO match and becorle part OF an indoor
gown, or from thinner silk OF crepe in
color 70 match the coat suit and make
part Of a street costume. The sleeves can
be long or in three-quarter length. and can
be the pretty fancy ones illustrated. or
plain. as shown In the back view. In the
illustration one OF the beautiful new soft
moire silks Is combined with chiffon cloth
and beaded net. There is a little trimming
OF soutache about the neck edge. The
waist IL lust as we'll adapted to crepe de
chine. messaline and other thin materials
however. and one OF these can be used
throughout. or the full sleeves can be made
to match. while the Little frtla or tucker
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
oNE-ToNEO CHRISTMAS TREES.

Even Christmas trees are TO undergo
changes in fashion. The latest notion is
that they shall be trimmed in color
schemes. No more variegated trees. over
burdened with baubles of every hue and
color, but artistic one-tone decorations are
the thing this season.
The red tree has the trunk covered with
twigs OF holly and the tip crowned by a
starry poinsettia or two. The globes and
chains are all in red. and little red hearts
and tiny red-cheeked apples are hung from
the upper branches. The candles OF
course. are only red, and so is the big bow
of ribbon that ties the trunk
The other tree is the Jack Frost tree -
Il is covered with cotton batting and sprin-
kIed with artificial snow. Silver globes
silver chains and silver tinsel are used, be-
cause they look like the glitter Of snow.
But the crowning effect that gives the
real wintry, out-of-door touch is found in
the hundreds OF glass icicles of all sizes
that weigh down the boughs. White can
dies in silver holders are used exclusively.
The top is crowned with a silver star, and
al the base lies an Esquimau village in a
snowy cotton land OF ice.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

Once upon a time some grown up peo-
pl. tried 70 abolish Christmas That is
very hard 20 believe. but Il is written in all
the history books. and so we have to be-
iieve II. OF course. they hadn't any right
% DC this, because Christmas. as all the
world knows. is the children's festival and
nobody should interfere with it without
consulting the children. But these people
were so stupid that they didn't even know
that children had any rights So they
voted solen1nly that there should he no
Christmas.
II happened away back in the seven
teenth century. and these grown-up people
were called Puritans. They had a great
many virtues. but couldn't have been pleas
ant people 70 know. because they were dread
fully gloomy They didn't seem to want 10
have any good times themselves. and they
didn't want 10 see anybody else have a
good time Now. the people OF England
had always been in the habit OF having a
very good time at Christmas. The mobiles
invited the poor 10 their houses. and they
danced and feasted. not only on Christmas
day, but for two weeks afterward and
sven longer The Puritans didn't approve
of this. and when they got the govern
n1enr into their hands they made up their
minds that there shouldn't be anv more
Christmas Tho Puritan Parliament met
or Christmas Day 10 transact the busi-
ness OF state and set wnat was supposed
20 Be good example. and the people were
told that thev must open their shops and
70 about their work just as usual. The
revels IN the houses of the mobiles We're for
hidden. and. though the Puritans were
very fond OF churchgoing at other times
they were not willing 10 let any one go
70 church on Christmas Day. Christmas
decorations were forbidden. too. and in
stead Of the merry Christmas chimes that
used 70 ring on Christmas eve, A crier
went through the streets dismallv pro-
claiming NO Christmas, No Christmas
But 70 order the good people Of Eng
land 20 give up their Christmas was one
thing, and 10 make them do IL was quite
another. as Parliament soon found out.
People who opened their shops on Christ
mas Day had their windows broken and
their goods scattered in the streets.
Christmas services were held with armed
men standing on guard az the doors. and
one church, under the very shadow of
the Parliament buildings, was decorated
with evergreens. There was rioting in
many places. and the military had 10 be
called out 10 restore order. But IN the
end the people had 70 be allowed 70 keep
their Christmas.
In Scotland. too. the attempt was made
10 abolish Christmas. The Kirk" or
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
MY GOLDFISH.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: I
thought YOU would like TO know how
take care Of my goldfish. as you may have
some or get them for Christmas I have
four in a globe and I change the water
every day and give them one-third of a
piece of fish food. Once a week I put
them in another dish or bowl while I clean
the globe we'll; then I throw almost all
the old water away before I put them
back again. One morning I found two
floating on their backs, dying. I quickly
put them in salt water for a few minutes
and then in fresh water. I kept them on
the window sill all day and by night they
were better. They only wanted fresh air;
the house too warm. 7 am. YOUR
reader. FLORENCE TYLER (aged IL.
No. 132 Locust street Flushing, y. Y
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
OUT FOR SOMEEuN.

Dear Little Men and Little Women:
While reading over some of your letters
l thought I would write one also. II was
the last day Of school, and q friend and I
were anxious TO start our vacation with
some fun. We decided TO take a bicycle
ride TO Hackensack. When we were on
the outskirts OF the town my back tire
burst, so we turned back and went to the
garage. While the man was fixing il we
decided TO ride around town, as IL was too
late TO go to Hackensack and back again.
We mounted our wheels and rode on and
on until we found ourselves in Belleville
with a pUncture in my front tire. After
this misfortune we thought we had better
go home. which we did. We were very
tired, but after resting a little while we
could not help thinking that We had had
a good time after all. and one that I was
not likely TO forget. Yours sincerely,
ADA GALLOWAY.
Riverside avenue, Rutherford. y. J.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
LAST WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS.

Picture Puzze.-Nearly all the Little
Men and Little Women completed this
series by having Willie fall over the rope
and break his eggs. but the neatest and
best drawings, which had the most fitting
title-"Pride goeth before a falr'-were
sent by Mabel Hummer, aged sixteen
years. Of No 1s9 Richmond street. Brook
lyn. who wishes for her prize a box Of
water color paints; Kathleen Daughtry,
aged fifteen years. No AIS Central Park
West New York City, interesting book;
Howard Dettmers. aged sixteen years, No
204 West SD street New York City. an in
teresting book.
THINGS TO THINK ABOUT.-The two
prize winners and their prizes in this con-
test are James Mclaughlin, aged eight
years, OF No. 696 Elton avenue, The Bronx.
a box Of water color paints, and Willie B.
Duval, aged thirteen years. No. 351 Mary
land avenue, y. E, Washington, a ster-
ling silver tie clasp.
OUR LETTER BOX.-See letters by prize
winners.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
A LITTLE THIEF.

Dear Little Men and Little Women:
want TO write TO you about funny little
incident that happened last spring One
day a friend of mine bought some beauti-
ful Strawberries to have for her supper
She put them on a plate outside of the
window. Then she began TO get the sup
per. When she went 10 get her berries.
what do you think had happened? Hardly
a handful was left in the plate. She
looked all around. put not a berry could
she see. so she thought she would watch
Pretty soon a big. fat robin came flying
up, took a berry in his bill and flew of 10
a neighboring tree In a minute back he
came for another one and as there were
only a few left she decided to let the
little thief have them. The robin came
back and forth until every berry was
gone. Hoping this will interest you. L
am. Your sincere reader.
ANNA LOUISE TUBES Caged 15)
No. Il35 Louisa street. Elizabeth, y. j.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
Hose TO 6g)i,1 a Prize.

Contest No (st. NIcb's Puzzlel-Choice
of an interesting book. a sterling silver
Tribune badge. box Of water color paints.
a set of Scottish postcards. or a paper
knife for the neatest and best three an
swers.
Contest No . Things TO Think About)-
Choice of a box OF water color paints. a
sterling silver Tribune badge. a set OF
Scottish postcards. or an interesting book
for the neatest and best two solutions
Contest No. (Our Letter Boxl-A prize
of 81 is given for every letter printed under
this heading. The letter may contain Incl
dents IN your life. anecdotes OF pets. novel
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
CHRISTMAS FOR THE POOR.

The New York Flower Mission will keep
open house December 20. 81. % and . at
No. l4 East 10th street. and everybody
who has Christmas cheer OF any sort-toys.
books, fruit jelly. candy or popcorn. tea.
canned soups, Christmas cards. etc.-to be-
stow on the sick and the unfortunate will
find the mission very glad 10 receive things
and pass them on. This organization un-
dertakes 10 supply holiday cheer TO the in
mates of Randalrs Island. BlackweIrs ISL
and and Wards Island and to numbers
OF New York tenement dweuers besides.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
ELECTRICITY IN DOLLS HOUSE.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: In
last weeks Tribune ! saw a letter writ
ten by a little girl who owns doll house,
50 I thought you might like TO hear about
mine.
I have a cousin who is very interested
in electricity, and We decided that he
should make a house and wire it while 1
furnished. papered and painted it,. It is a
very cunning house and no one would
dream it was made from grocery boxes.
There are four rooms. five counting the
attic and two pOrches. The rooms are
eight by ten.
/ looked through art magazines and cut
out panels and frieZes the right size for
the rooms, and cOlored them. I then dyed
pieces Of unbleaChed muslin and burlap
for the curtains and carpets. l made a
fireplace for one Of the bedrooms, and
made a couch for the living room from a
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

school experiences. things seen in travss
OF made-up stories. These stories must %
original and must be written on one sids
OF the payer only Letters entitled 10 nc
prize Of 81 are often crowded out for sacx
Of space in the week they are received b'is
II such Is the case they always appear IN
the page later
BE sure TO state your age
Be sure 70 give your choice 81 prizes
BE sure 70 give your name and addreSA
Contest closes on December % Age -
considered in awarding prizes Address
YOUR letters and answers 10 Little Men and
Little Women. New-YOrk Tribune. NeR
York
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
WORD PUZZLE.

Can the Little Men and Little Women ind
a letter and a number which when pro-
rounced together are in sound exactly like
a word OF six letters that might be used
10 describe Santa Claus or any one else
equally benevolent? The letter is the
same in sound as the name OF an insect
and the number is the number OF the
muses.. Those who don't know the num-
Der OF the muses. can find out by multiply
ing the number OF the graces by itself
and those who don't know anything about
either graces or muses. can look them Up
in the dictionary.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

Dick became very Jealous and flew at her
and began to peck her face. until she had
to shut him up in his cage.
Sometimes when 1 lay down he would
get upon my nose and sing.
One morning when we awoke we heard
a strange noise. Dick was fastened 10
piece of sticky hypaper When mother
took him off all his tail feathers were left
on the paper. but afterward they grew out
again.
We had Dick thirteen years, and toward
the last Of his life he lost the sight of
one eye. One Sunday morning found
him dead on the floor. where he had fallen
out Of his cage. and I guess you can
imagine how sorry we all felt. Yours
truly. MABEL SMITH (aged 13l.
No. 80 Oakwood avenue. Arlington, N J.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
Things 10 Think Aborlf.

have gone to-day 20 see a tent thar th-fR
father intends buying for them 70 use N
next summers camping season Edzar
expected 10 90 alone. as Jack had coids
but when their mother saw how brightly
the sun shOne and heard the plaintive tons
in which Jack declared that u was very
fine and warm she said he might 20. roo-
She was afraid afterward that she bad
not done wisely. for when she went qusj
herself she thought the wind felt as u -
had come from the Arctic Zone
CURRENT EVENTS PUZZLE.
Budget. budget
Fudge. bulge. budget
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
Our Letter Box.

match box (three by four. covered II with
piece of cloth dyed TO go with its sur
roundings. The furniture 1 bought Il is
of plain. uupainted wood of simple de-
sign. The kitchen has a coal stove and a
gas range. also a stairway in one corner
that leads upstairs. The living room has
lace curtains that 7 dipped in coffee 70
make them a softer tone, TO 90 with the
champagne CoIored portierez. There is an
electric ligtt n every room and a yard at
the back for the dolls 10 play in.
Hoping this will be Of interest, I am
KAREN BCSCK aged 1D.
No. 100 West 129Uh street, New York.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
MY LITTLE DOG PATTlE.

Dear Little Men and Little Women
Every morning my little dog Pattie fol-
lows me to school. but at the front door
he leaves me and goes home. One day
last week, after 1 was seated at my desk,
he came running UP 10 me. took him 70
my grandmother's house. because she lived
nearer the school than l did. That after
noon I got TO school Just as the last bell
was ringing, and who was sitting in my
seat but Pattie. The girls and boys had
not noticed him, As he was small and
couldn't be seen above the desk. But as
soon as Pattie saw me he barked three
times, just as If TO say. I beat you He
caused quite a little commotion and the
teacher thought he was very cute. Since
then I don't take him 10 school any more,
because IL I cid he would want 10 go in
with me.
Hoping this will interest you, remain,
your constant reader.
Freeport, Long Island.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
CHRISTMAS ICE CREAM.

Ice cream seems the only fitting dessert
after such a hearty dinner The time hon
ored plum pudding in the climate Of New
York is altogether too rich a dish for such
an occasion As old traditions, however,
always connect plum pudding with Christ
mas. the cream may bear outward re-
senbIauce to il. This is what foreign chefs
call a plum pudding glace' and American
cooks a frozen plum pudding or plum
pudding ice cream"
The eIace which is a very delicious
dessert can be made in several ways. For
one rule. freez- a dark chocolate cream
When half-frozen stir into II seeded sui
tana raisins. shredded figs. caudied cher
ries. tiny squares OF pineapple preserve and
a little shredded candied ginger Fill a
Mum pudding mould with the cream seal
il bermeticaIIy. and let II stand two hours
hurried iu a pan OF cracked ice. Then serve
with whipped cream sauce sWceteued and
favored with brandy. Before adding the
fruits to the cream soak them in little
brandy until they have absorbed enough of
i, Ia prevent them from freezing into icy
bits
Another glace calls FOR tie same founda-
,tou Of ehccoiste ice cream, but for diff
fere,.s fruitg-seeded rais.ns. halt their
quantity Of currents and twice their guam
tity of caudied citron, cherries. apricots
and plneapple. pinch OF cloves or Gin
nauon is sometimes added TO give a closer
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
OUR PET, DICK.

Dear Little Men and Little Women:
think you viii be interested in the story
7 am about 10 tell OF our pet canary bird,
Dick
Dick became very tame. he followed us
all around the house, for his cage door
was rarely closed When mother sewed
or read, he was nearly always on her
shoulders or on the back of her chair.
One day when l was a baby 7 fell out
Of my high chair and mother petted me.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

nual bazaar for the last eight years, by
presenting her with a large silk American
flag at the meeting held Last Thursday at
the home, No. go Second avenue The
success Of the last bazaar. held at the Wal
dcrf-Astoria on December 4. was due in
great measure to her untiTinS efforts.
Mrs. Alma Webster Powell viii give a
theatre party for DIT Adelaide Wallerstein
president Of the Mozart Choral Society and
the other officers on Monday evening De-
cember 20.
varied programme was prepared for
the members cf the Urban club. of Brook
lyn, at the last meeting. on December IL
at the home of Mrs. Andrew j. Perry. No.
30 First Place. Mrs. j. S. Ifutchinson's
review OF current events was followed hy
some musical selections by Miss Agnes An
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

Edwin Sanborn. a grandson OF Daniel
Webster. will speak on 'Woman's Interest
IN Law In the chapel Of Normal College
Park avenue and 6sth street. at o'clock
Wednesday morning. Mr.. Sanborn will
seek to make clear the legal status Of
women in the everyday affairs OF life.
There will be music also. The chapel gal
lery Will be thrown open 10 the public
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

yards Il for the sleeves and frilIs ana u
yard IS inches wide for the yoke and collar.
The pattern No. S.5l5 Is cut in sizes FOR a
=. 81. 30. IS and 10 inch bust measure ana
VIII be mailed TO any address on receipt cc
]" cents Please give number OF pattern
and bust measure distinctly. Address Pat
tern Department. Ne~-York Tribune. n
IN a hurry for pattern send an extra 2-osns
stamp and NE will mail BY letter postaGe!
IN sealed envelope.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19
WORD SQUARE.

I. short way OF writing the name OF
a holiday that bo-s and girls in many
countries are looking forward TO at this
time
> A stick or spar Of round timber or
tubular iron OF steel. set upright in
vessel to sustain the yards, sails and rig
ging.
:. One Of the great divisions OF the
Eastern Hemisphere.
a Something one can see in the sky on
a clear night.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

The first open meeting OF the National
Society OF Patriotic Women of America,
of which Mrs. J. H Crossman is president.
will be held Tuesday afternoon. Decem-
Der q, at $50 o'clock at the Waldorf-As-
torla. The speakers are to be DR. Hamilton
". Mable, Sidney NJ Usher and Jansen
Evert Wendell The musical programme
includes songs by Mrs. Daniel Henry
Bender and violin solos by Miss Emily B.
Allen. The club. which was organized two
years ago. now includes almost three hun
dred members.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-19

Dear Editor: After returning from schoorl
this afternoon. what should ind bur ths'
box OF water color paints that I was so
anxiousIy waiting for. They will certain
" be very useful TO me
Wishing 70 thank you very much for
them, please believe me 70 be, as ever, yo1r--
interested reader.
DOROTHY H SPRING aged D. !
No 50 Front street, Schenectady y T. :