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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-05

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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-25

discovered there, which is said to be
radioactive. and the school has been
provided with the rare instruments
necessary for the determination of the
presence of this most valuable of ores.
The interest in the search for radi-
um is confined to no one locality, which
is evidenced by the fact that those
who are taking up this new and i'm
portant work have received inquiries
from prospectors in nearly every far
western state. Samples of the ore
needed are kept at the school for the
examination of prospectors, and Mr.
Walsh has decided to send specimens
to the postmasters of mining towns in
the west. Colorado towns will be sup
piled first and then the other western
Srates as fast as the samples can be
occurred. This will enable prospectors
in all parts of the west to make n per-
sonal examination of the ores, to de-
termine their appearance and charac-
ter. Pitchblende looks like magnetic
iron and has great specific gravity,
with the lustrous black of gun metal.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-25
Her Patriotic Protest.

The force OF natural and instructive
pride in ones country has been end
lessly expressed in lteratures of all
times and climes, but rarely more dra-
matically than in the following little
incident:
Grieg, as every one knows, is the
musical idol OF all Norwegians, al
though it has been the fashion Of less
talented outsiders to underrate him,
One of the most indefatigable of these
detractors was the German composer
Bargiel. man of an instinctively jeal-
Gus nature
One day one of his pupils. Il Norwe
gian girl, brought for her lesson n con-
certo Of Griegs. Bargiel took 1t from
her with smile of most superior dis
dain
But told you to bring your music,
and Grieg is no music" he said scorn-,
fully
'What-Grieg no music" was the
indignant reply "Adieu. Herr Profess
orr" And she swept out of the studio,
never to return.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-25

ore would yield. Mr.. Walsh, who is a
practical prospector and who is regard
ed as one of the greatest metallurgical
authorities in the country, is confident
that radium bearing ore exists in great
quantities in the Rocky mountains.
He points out the fact that there are
many radioactive springs in the Rock
les notably in Colorado, Glenwood
springs being the best example. Other
springs in Wyoming and Montana and
other western states are known to be
radioactive and this is held to indi-
cate the presence of the precious radi-
um bearing ores.
The results of the tests at the bureau
will be held confidential between the
experts and the prospectors. \ few
days after the announcement of the
establishment of the fund the School
of Mines received over a ton of sam
pies of pitchblende ore from various
parts of the west. The pitchblende.
for which such an active search is be-
ing made, is in many cases found very
close to gold bearing ores. In fact.
pitchblende sometimes carries gold
bearing pyrites.
Mr.. Anderson of the School Of Mines
is confident that the action OF Mr.
Walsh will result in the production of
pure radium in this country if such
thing is rendered possible by the ex-
istence of the proper ore in sufficient
quantities. He has sent to Kennett.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-25
A Hauuhty Personaqe.

Professors in Germany are impor-
tant personages and know it, but few
probably ever reach the pinnacle of
haughtiness attained by the one Of
whom this anecdote is narrated.
He was one of the greatest men in
the faculty at Heidelberg. One day
the authorities of that city ordered
tAat the street in front of the pro.
fessor's house should be paved.
IF you don't stop that noise" re
T. arked the professor to the PAYERS. II
shall give up my position as "A member
of the Heidelberg faculty"
The PAYERS stopped work at once.
The municipal authorities sent around
to inquire respectfully OF the professor
when they might pave the street.
when l take my vacation" he re.
piled.
Then, and then only. was the street
paved
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-25
DANCERS of Handwriting.

A young man is bringing an action
against a graphologist in Paris for
substantial damages. A pretty heiress
to whom he was engaged to be mar
ried, showed a specimen Of his hand
writing to the graphologist and asked
for information. This is the reply she
got: "1f you should meet the man who
wrote these lines upon your way
through life avoid him. He is an ego
tist and fool, has bad temper and
despicable nature. The existence Of
the woman who has the misfortune to
marry him will be Calvary" The
marriage has been broken off; hence
the action.
The Women.
They ought to vote; they ought to mix
AS man does in his politics
They ought to vote; they ought to reach
The people by their powers of speech.
They ought to vote they ought to show
Mere man the proper way to so.
They ought to vote: they ought to WELD
The sword of virtue in the field
Superior to domestic ties.
They ought to vote; they ought to smash
The votive influence of cash.
They ought to vote: they ought to take
The lead in giving wrong the shake.
They ought TO vote; they ought to slug
The deadly dolngs of the jug
They ought TO vote: they ought to heap
Cpprobrium on the laws that sleep.
They ought to vote: they ought to swat
Election evils on the spot.
They ought TO vote: they ought to do
What man does as he oughtn't to-
They ought to vote: they ought to-say,
Is lovely woman built that way?
w. ). hampton in New York World.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-25
VARNISH TROUBLES.
The Complaint That Is Made by a.
Piano Manufacturer.

The Complaint That Is Made by
Piano Manufacturer
The piano manufacturer was talking.
"a fortune of a million dollars. at
least" he said. awaits the man who
can invent a yarnish which will re-
spond to changes of temperature in
exactly the same rate at which wood
responds.
Everybody who ever has made or
owned a highly polished article of fur
niture knows that the surface is liable
to break into small cracks-become
finely crackled-and thus its beauty is
lost. This cracking is caused by the
fact that sudden changes of tempera-
ture affect varnish - especially fine
piano varnish-almost instantly, while
the wood beneath contracts or ex-
pands at different rate. This splin-
ters the varnish, and thus far no man
ufacturer has been able to get the
best of the situation.
1--WE are waiting for this entirely
possible elastic varnish. which. when
it shall come. will be more welcome to
the manufacturers of fine furniture
than the flying machine is to the world
at large. A piano, delicate as it is.
could be stored in an icehouse without
detriment TO its polished surface, pro-
vided the temperature was kept even.
but changes. especially if sudden. arc
fatal to the beauty of the case,"-
New York Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-25

NJ. Pouillet, an altogether competent
authority on the subject, concluded
from some experiments he made that
the cold of void external space must
be at least 253 of Fahrenheit's scale
lower than the temperature of free2
ing water-that Is, further below free2
ing water than boiling water is above
it. Such would certainly be the condi-
tion Of things upon the surface of the
earth in the entire absence of sun
shine, and such the earth will eventu-
ally become, for it is as certain as any
thing in the world that the time will
come when the heat Of the sun will
cease-EXchange
Neat Way to Announce Engagement.
A pretty plan was adopted in an
nouncing an engagement in Chicago a
few days ago. The most intimate
friends of the young couple We're gath
cred at supper. At signal large
silver bowl was placed in the center
of the table. The bowl was filed with
water, on which bobbed toy yacht.
All sails were set. and on the main
sail were the words. Bob and Eta
will sail into matrimonial seas Nov
II, 1900" That was the only an
nouncement, and as every one knew
who Bob and Eta were it was sutli-
cient.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-25
THE "REGENT."
a Diamond That Restored the Fortune
of the House of Pitt.


of the House of Pitt.
Men have never collected great crys-
tails for personal adornment. Even that
'fribble IN lace and spangles." the III
val Of Beau Brummel and afterward
George Nv. of England-even he sought
them simply for some Perdita he was
pursuing.
chased twenty-five large diamonds,
mostly for La valliere, Montespan,
Fontanges, Maintenon. Among them
was the wondrous Pitt" A slave in
India found it Having found It, his
heart shouted for liberty. Cutting the
ealf OF his leg in order to hide the dia-
mond within the slit. he limped to tho
coast To an English ship captain he
offered it for passage to any country
where men were free.
The captain. quite casually and with
nice humor took the gem and threw
the slave into the sea.
The guerdon of such jesting release
from servitude was sold to dealer for
$4,000 and through him reached Sir
Robert Pitt, governor Of Fort St
George. for 100000, who shipped it
home to England to be faceted.
A Scotch financier. John Law, then
doing business in France, negotiated
for n fee Of $4,000 the sale of the dia-
mond to the regent afterward Louis
XIVD at $4,000.
1t is pleasant to remember that there
by the fortunes of the house of Pitt
were restored and that the sellers son,
William Pitt, and his grandson the
Earl of Chatham. were assisted to high
place and service by opportunities
made possible through the profit on the
ing freedom. was thrown into the sea.
Every ybody'S.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-25

To many persons who are not actors
the stage seems delightful and fas-
cinating place. In book called The
Actress Louise Closer Hale herself
an actress. tells some of her expert
ences with girls who envy her her pro
fession. one day one of them from
behind counter in shop said. II
should have went on the stage"
''She evidently wanted to talk. and
strove to he interested" says Miss
Hale.
But sec how tired am" said to
her. 81 have to work very hard as 1t
is, and had to work much harder to
gain what little recognition | have
had"
"Oh, yes" she responded, compla-
Gently gazing at herself in a mirror
But, you see. | have talent"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-25

They were sisters-in.Iaw and reason
ably well disposed toward each other.
One was the mother of George. aged
six months, and the other waI the
mother of Marian. aged six months
and four days. Ii was impossible that
n slight parental rivalry should be al
together concealed.
Marian does not seem to grow very
fast" said the mother of George, with
a suggestion OF commiseration in her
tones. George is much taller
(height being measured in inchesD.
Perhaps he is. replied the mother
of Marian coldly, but Marian weighs
more"
"Oh. WELL" responded the sister-in-
law, with smile Of high bred SUI
periority, "of course l should not wish
George to be gross.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-25


reers of these famous labor leaders.
With the exception of one year. sam
uel Gompers has been at the head oi
the American Federation of Labor
since 1889 and was one of the found
ers of the federation. He was born In
England in 1850 and came to America
at the age of thirte II, settling in New
York city. \ cigarmaker by trace.
Mr.. Gompers helped organize the Ci-
garmakers' international union when
only fourteen years of age. which he
served as president and vice president
and worked ut his trade until he was
thirty-seven years of age.
Mr.. Gompers resides in Washington
and his Office is located on G street in
a four story brownstone building that
was erected by the local typographical
union and is the headquarters of the
American Federation of Labor. He is
a fine orator, spendidly educated and
has Travelled all over the world.
John Mitchell vice president of the
American Federation of Labor. has
had most interesting career ana rose
from mule boy in a mine to president
OF the United Mine Workers Of Amer
lea. At the age of thirteen Mr.. Mitch
ell was thrown upon his own resources
and entered the coal mines at his
birthplace, Braidwood. Ill. Little did
the miners think that the boy that
drove the mule up and down through
out the devious roads of the mine
bringing them cars and hauling them
away when filled. waiting on them in
various ways. carrying his dinner ,o
the mine in his bucket. cracking job s,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-25
Lion Skin Coat. tb. Latest.

AS a natural result OF the pf5Eence
of a great hunter in Africa the lion
skin coat has made its appearance.
Few coats will be worn for the excel
lent reason that lions are scarce and
imitation is impossible. The coats are
for the automobile and come from
London. The stitching Is done with
thread made from the lions hair. The
collar consists of the two fore paws
ornamented with the animals claws.
The pockets and leather buttons also
are trimmed with claws, and the tail
hangs over the sleeve as an added
trimming.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-25
THEY TOOK HIM IN.
A Surprise That Ruffled an Absent
minded Scientist.

Surprise That Ruffled an Absent.
minded Scientist.
A certain foreign scientist who lee
tured In this country was. to say the
ieast, careless about dress Once he
was asked to lecture In q city not far
from Philadelphia. He went. taking
with him his dress suit and no other
suit. Having given his lecture. he
spent the night at the house of q fel-
low professor, woke up the next morn
ing, cheerfully donned the dress suit
and sailed forth to give another lee
ture at the local college. ..
He didn't know just where the cob
lege was, but, spying an imposing
looking building not far from his
hosts residence. decided that that was
1t. While walking toward the door he
suddenly saw an ant hill. Bugs were.
his speciality. He dropped at once to.
his knees, dress suit and all, and start
ed to scoop out ants.
The next thing he knew he was sur
rounded by a body of men who had
rushed out from the imposing looking
building. They seized him roughly
and proceeded to drag him indoors.
He gesticulated. He protested in many
languages 1t was Of no avail. At last.
however, explanations We're forthcom-
ing.
The imposing looking building was
none other than the lunatic asylum.
Seeing a man attired in dress suit
digging up ants at 10 o'clock in the
morning, the attendants had thought
that an inmate had escaped; hence the
sally and attack.-Philadelph Record
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-25
An IRISH DUEL.
Rules Were Ignored and the Meeting
Had a Happy Ending.


Had Happy Ending.
i duel with happy ending seems
an anomaly, yet one is cOmmemorated
i'll Blackwood's Magazine in an article
on Irish fire eaters" The duel as ar
ranged was between John Egan, a
county judge, and Roger Barrett, mas
ter of the rolls. Both men were hu-
morous, and the meeting upon the fair
ground of Donnybrook was character
istic.
Upon the combatants taking their
ground Barrett, who was the challen-
ger. promptly fired without waiting for
the signal to be given and then walked
coolly away, calling out:
Now. Egan, my honor is satisfied
The judge. however, was by no
means contcnted and shouted: Hello!
Stop, Roger, till take shot at your
honor"'
Barrett thereupon came back and.
planting himself in his former station
said composedly:
"All right, then. Fire away"
Egan presented his pistol and, taking
most deliberate aim. first at one part
Of the anatomy Of the master of rolls
and then at another, seemed deter
mined to finish him outright. At last,
however, he cried out:
Il won't honor you! / won't be both
cred shooting you! So now you may
go your own way or come and shake
hands with me, whichever way you
like best"
Barrett chose to shake hands. and
amidst the paudits Of the crowd the
antagonists departed from the field in
much good humor, the best of friends.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-25
The Hunt
For RadiuEm1lll N
In America ca

- INTENSE interest has been aroused
in the mining world by the pos
sfbility that In, the near future
n that priceless metal radium may
be produced IN this country and enor-
nous fortunes made thereby. If such
proves to be the case 1t will be due In
no small measure to the gene 'osity of
Mr., Thomas R Walsh, the mul imii-
honaire mining king. Heretofore few
prospectors have known Just what kind
Of ore to look for in prospecting for
radium. Mr.. Walsh proposes to carry
on a campaign Of education in this di,
rection and has established a fund at
the Colorado State School of Mines for
the free examination of ores which may
contain this most precious of all min
eral substances.
The average prospector might pass
over vein Of the richest ore in the
world, never dreaming that 1t would
yield many times what a vein of gold
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-25
THE MOON.
Its Visual Size No Greater When 1t Is
HIGH Than When 1t is Low.

ltS visual SlZe NO SFedNeT "neH u 10
High Than When 1t Is Low.
The artist has To choose between sci
entlfc truth and convention" when
he sets ouC 10 paint the moon A three
penny piece n&cd mt distance of six
feet from the eye tSay ut the end of Il
horizontal six foot pole. the other end
of which Is made to press the lower
edge of the eye socket will just cover
the disk Of either the sun or the moon
hanging in the sky. 1t is an absolute
fact that this is true whether the
moon tor the SUM be high in the sky
or low down near the horizon.
The real visual size" of the moons
disk is no greater when it is low than
when ii is high. No one who reads
what | have just written will believe
me. Every one thinks that he knows
that the disk of the harvest moon or of
the setting sun occupies Il larger space
in the sky when low than when
high. This is due to n judgment or
mental process and is an erroneous
one. The eye is not at fault, but The
curiously untrustworthy mind is.
What, then, is the painter to do? lie
yields to prejudice and often paints
the low moon or low sun of a size
which compared with scientific fact is
ridiculously exaGGerated.-S L. Ray
Lancaster In London Telegraph.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-25
To Save Confusion When Moving.

save confusion When MOVING.
If you are planning to move prevent
confusion in placing furniture in the
new house in the following manner:
In leisure moments prepare i large
card for each room TO be tackled to the
outside Of the door frame on moving
day. Assign number and mark
card for each bedroom. Letter the
other cards with the names of the
other rooms. Then prepare number
of smaller tags. attaching Il string to
each, or use baggage tags. Mark
enough to put on all furniture, trunks
or boxes with the name of the room
into which each is TO he put. Show
your movers the arrangement and
there will be little or no error in plac-
ing. while no valuable time and.
strength will be lost in directing
Woman's Home Companion.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-25

telling stories and having n generally
good time, would when grown to man
hood be one of the greatest labor lead
ers the world has ever known. His
activity in the labor movement began
in 1886.
Mr. Mitchell is also a splendid orator
and a man who keeps his head on all
occasions. as the following story will
show. One evening he was a guest at
Philadelphia club, where 1t was the
rule of the organization to call upon
its guests to speak and then to CON
fuse them with remarks. But Mr.
Mitchell could not be confused. The
only notice he took of the gibes was
to say:
II guess l could get along better
with my speech If l were deaf. 1t is
often n good thing to be deaf. There
is a deaf old woman know up in the
coal regions. Once | went to see this
woman, and she asked me to stay to
tea. l thanked her and said | would
as was not expected home before
dark. She had been hearing pretty
wen uP " thiS poiht' put Ho" sue SOt
deaf all of n sudden. She had to ask
her daughter what | had said.
He said, mother explained the
daughter, that he thanks you, but he
can't stay, as he is expected home be-
fore dark
"At this the old woman looked re-
lieved, and l departed"
Frank Morrison, secretary of the
American Federation of Labor, has
held that office for number of years
and has long been one of the most en-.
ergetic workers in the labor movement
in this country. He is n native of
Canada, where he was born in 1859.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-25
Tho Widows View of II.

Briggins "a willy oneI-No, shall
never marry. loved girl once and
she made a fool of me. The Widow
disappointed of her prey)-What a
lasting impression she seems TO have
Illustrated Bits.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-25

and is a graduate
of the Lake For
est University Law
school of Chicago.
Mr.. Morrison learn
ed the printers
trade in 1878. In
1896 he was elect
ed as delegate TO
the annual conven-
ton of the InternG-
tional Topographic
al union ut Colora-
do Springs. and this
convention elected
him as one Of its
\
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-25
Pro hahlN.

Myer-I wonder why Browne added
the "e" to his name after iuheriting a
fortune? Gyer-He probably figures
out to his own satisfaction that rich
people are entitled to more ease than
moor neople.-LondoD Globe.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-25
Queer.

Servant twho has been sent to chas-
-l-roudn't-catch i'm mum-for the
nearer l-got 10 'im-the farther e got
away.-Punch.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-25
Knew Him,

Yes. I'm anxious to get my daugh-
ter or my hands, I'll admit"
Then why don't you let her marry
me?"
What good would that doY'-Cleve-
land Leader
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-25

delegates to the FRANK MORRISON.
American Federation OF Labor at Gin
cinnat, where he was the unanimous
choice of that convention as secretary.
Since then he has been reelected at
the annual meetings.
Men Who Write Badly.
practice makes perfect In all the
arts and handlcrafts, it would seem,
barring that of penmanship In that
apparently the more one practices the
more imperfect becomes the result pro-
duced, and your real man of the pen
writes in seven cases out of ten hand
that would reflect discredit on his own
housemaid. .-Bookman
The Barrier.
"Yes. my husband and ! quarrel In.
cessantly."
why don't you get q divorceY'
I'VE can't hear TO. What would be-
come of FidoY-Cleveland Leader.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-25
New Photoaraphic Lens.

4 .ecent British invention OF interest
to photographers is a lens by which a
picture riay be taken on all sides at
once
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-25
Lad to Write Novel on Tramp Life.

~E10 " ''''NO ''ONUT
Jack Bryant, eighteen years old. Sec
retary of the Mascot Athletic club OF
Milwaukee, is seeking by beating"
his way around for few years to get
material for n novel which he plans
later to write illustrative Of tramp
life.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-25

IT. Nr' Y,
A Peculiar '@ish Hs
nalfts ,i e Tho
fish hawk RS .,g
methods Of 'd
like those Ci ,- w.. %
cassowary f '. ID,
cd of it's own 5 " nit
witnessed is .f s'r IN
the island Of Nr.
He saw cnNss down to
the waters cGee o.. for s' Ne
minutes apparortl' rhe Wa
ter carefully. II the &c, gcd isto the
river where II WAS abrut Illrrp feet
deep and. partially sqnautmp G10vn,
spread It's wings out. submer2tng
them, the feathers being spread and
ruffied.
The bird remained motionless and
kept Its eyes closed as II in sleep. 1t
remained in this position for a quarter
OF an hour, when. suddenly closing its
wings and strengthening Its feathers, 1t
stepped out on the bank. Here It shook
itself several times. whereupon guam
tity of small fishes fell out Of its wings
and from amid its feathers. These the
bird Immediately picked up and swal-
lowed
The fishes had evidently mistaken
the feathers for kind of weed that
crows in The water along the banks OF
the rivers in this island and which
much resembles the feathers of the
caSsowary. The smaller fishes hide in
these weeds to avoid the larger ones
that prey on them - Exchange.