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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-04
The Check System.

John Palmer. who died some years
ago in rather straitened circumstances
in a little town in Michigan. was the
inventor of the check system. Palmer
was fiddler and assumed responsible.
ity for the hats, coats and wraps of
those who came to his dancing parties
In keeping things straight he gave
numbered checks for the articles com.
mitted to his care. Some railroad men
who attended one of the dances no
ticed how perfectly the idea worked
and appropriated it. and in a short time
the system was adopted all over the
country. As is so often the case. the
inventor got nothing out of it.-New
York American
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-04
PITTSBURG REPUBLICAN,.

Pittsburg, Nov. 3.-W. a. Blakely
was reelected district attorney in AL
legheny county, carrying the entire
Republican ticket with him.
Pittsburg voted for Sc, 675, 600 bond
issue. The main issue in the fight for
the bonds was the removal of THE
Hump" hill, the foot of which is
at Smithtield street, and which has
kept the business district confined
within a radius of four or five blocks.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-04
MADE MATTERS WORSE.
-l1Aer Effort to Correct Her Error About
Charles and Mary Lamb.


Charles Lamb the beloved Ella OF
she essays, wrote both tragedies and
comedies. but was not Il successful
playwright When his farce MIR. H."
was produced ut the Drury Lane the
ater it failed conspcuously, and the
genial author who was in the audi
ence, himself joined with companion
able vigor in kissing it,
1t is. indeed, an airy trife. too slight
Ill texture for the professional stage.
but it has proved a charming play for
amateurs. At 4 recent performance
by a college dramatic society little
dialogue took place between two ladies'
in the audience which would certainly
have delighted Lamb himself could be
have heard it.
Mr.. H.. a farce in two acts by
Charles Lamb" read one of them
from her program. "Do you know,
had quite forgotten that Lamb was q
dramatic author"
"Oh. my dear" exclaimed her neigh
Dor, with superior smile, "of course
he was! Surely you must remember
that he and his sister collaborated
with Shakespeare"
"Collaborated with Shakespeare"
exclaimed the first speaker. startled
ont of her politeness. Ridiculous.
What could have put such an idea
oh. you must be thinking of the Tales
From Shakespeare by Charles and
Mary Lamb"
There was mirth in her voice, and
the superior person, flushing, perceived
that overhasty "cramming' for the oc-
casion had led her into error She
tried to retrieve herself.
Il did not mean collaborated with
him. of course" she explained loftily.
THAT was merely slip of the tongue.
1 meant translated him" - Youths
Companion.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-04
HER CHOICE OF BOAS.
The Question That Is Now Puzzline the
Man In the Case.

WAN III tHC SdScs
Crosby had always been inclined to
conservatism in household expenses,
especially In the matter of his wife's
dress bills. His wife went so far as
to say that he was penurious.
She had been in need of a new boa
for q long time, and after she limited
that her happiness would never be
quite complete till she had one he at
last consented to make the purchase.
He went into a store and picked out
two. one of which was a cheap imita-
ton affair and the other a fine, expen-
sive one.
Taking them to his office before 60
ing home, he changed the price marks,
the expensive tag on the cheap boa
and vice versa.
His wife examined them for a long
time very seriously indeed and then
said: Now, dear the expensive boa is
beauty, and it is really very good of
you to allow me my choice. Some
women would take it without word.
but really ! don't think we can afford
Lue lIole COStly ouc, duu DcSlueS, ucll'
l think the cheap one the more stylish
too. Why, Cros. dear. what's the mat
ter? Are you ILL.,"
But dear old Cros had made his get
away into the night where he could
kick himself as hard as he felt he de-
served. But what he would like to
know is this: Did his wife happen on
the more expensive boa by pure acct
dent or
New York Tribune.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-04
MARYLAND DEMOCRATIC,

Baltimore, Nov. 3.-The latest, but
still incomplete, returns of the cleo
tion in Maryland indicate that the
suffrage amendment has been defeated
i'll the State by from II, 900 to II, 900 ;
that DR.. Joshua Herring has been re-
elected State Comptroller; that the
Legislature will be Democratic, and
that split ticket will be elected in
Baltimore city.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-04
A Nest Made From a Leaf.

The tailor bird of India. tiny yell
low creature, makes most curious
nest. To escape snakes and monkeys
this bird takes a dead leaf, flies up into
tree and with n fiber for Il thread
and its bill for n needle sews the leaf
TO n green one hanging from the tree.
The sides are sewed up, an opening to
the nest thus formed being left at the
top. The leaf, apparently hanging
from a twig. would never be taken for
n nest
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-04
THEIR OWN DOCTORS.
Remedies That Animals When Sick
lnstnctiveIy Select.


With the brute creation the simple
remedies of nature generally suffice
for their few ailments. and they are
guided 10 them by instinct. We have
been told how the mongoose cures him
self when bitten by cobra by eating
Il certain plant. and many country res
idents have seen a sick dog bury him
self in the dirt.
Animals instinctiveIy choose such
food as is best suited to them. A large
number of animals wash themselves
and battle. as elephants. stays, birds
and ants. In fact. man may take 4
lesson in hygiene from the lower an
imals. Animals get rid of their para
sites by using dust. mud. clay, etc.
Those suffering from fever restrict
their diet. keep quiet, seek darkness
and airy places, drink water and some
times even plunge into it.
When a dog has lost his appetite he
eats that species of grass known as
dogs grass (chiendent. Cats also eat
grass, catnip, etc. Sheep and cows
when i'll seek out certain herbs. An
animal suffering from chronic rheu-
matism always keeps as much as pos
sible in the sun. The warrior ants
have regularly organized ambulances
Latrelle cut the antennae of an ant,
and other ants came and covered the
wounded part with a transparent fluid
they secrete in their mouths If
chimpanzee be wounded it stops the
bleeding by placing its hand on the
wound or dressing it with leaves and
grass. When an animal has wound
ed leg or arm hanging on it completes
the amputation by means of its teeth.
philadelphia North American.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-04
First Mortgage Bonds.

BY reason OF the insistence of many
investors that their bonds be of first"
mortgage it may be said that the i'm
portance of the word first is de-
pendent upon the circumstances, says
Moody's Magazine. \ bond may be
first in fact. 1t may be so only in a
relative sense in that it indicates the
order in which the bond was put out
10y the issuing company or the use of
the term first" in the name of a bond,
undesirable and loose though it be in
such instances, may be upon the slight
ground that the mortgage is indeed
first on some part of the property.
while on other parts it may have but
third or fourth claim. 1t is there
fore obvious that the mere presence
OF this term in a title does not neces-
sarily make the bond an absolutely
prior lien. 1t has been estimated that
30 per cent in number and 95 per cent
in value of steam railroad "firsts" are
first liens in name only.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-04
MAINE SPOOKS.
A Ghost House, Phantom Light and
Mystic Woodchuok.

Shost rouse, fhantom Light and
a Mystic Woodchuck.
Bowdoinham boasts veritable
ghost house where 1t is said the chairs
refuse to stay quietly in their places.
but in the middle of the night walk
out and draw together in groups just
as If guided by visible hands. Then
there is spirit cane that goes walk
ing all by itself just at midnight. tap
ping its way along from room to room
and finally taking up its abode in the
chamber where member of the famt
ly sleeps. That this statement is true
is affirmed by those who have seer
the phenomena and who are not at all
afraid of ghosts.
At another house in the village is a
phantom light that shines each night
no matter whether 1t be moonlight or
darkness just above the closet door in
the upper chamber. For years this
light mas disturbed the people who at
different times have occupied the room.
and some have been much afraid of
the tlickering Gleam. From time TO
time different explanations have been
offered, but none has proved satisfac-
tory The light continues to shine, and
no one can account for the mystery.
Down at Lazy o camp is a spook
woodchuck which every evening, just
at the sunset hour. comes out of an
old family tomb. halfway between the
camp and the home farm. There on
the tomb he sits quietly. watching the
sunset lights on the waters Of Merry
meeting. Just as the sun sinks below
the horizon he disappears. The tomb
swallows him up, and he is seen no
more until the sunset hour comes
round again.-Kennebec Journal.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-04
His Favorite Soma,

There is a young optician in Denver
who sings very well, says the Post of
that city The other night he was
making call on couple of sisters up
on Corona street when he was asked
to sing.
what shall it be?" he asked as he
went to the piano.
Your favorite song" said one of the
girls
"All right" he replied. and then
the optician sat down and sang THE
Night Hath a Thousand Eyes"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-04
DEMOCRATIC GAINS.

Boston, Nov. 3.-The Democrats Of
Massachusetts We're gratitied in look
ing over the results of Yesterday 5
election, for, while the Republicans
succeeded i'll keeping Governor Eben
S. Draper and the rest of the State
ticket in their present positions, to
win such victory by a narrow margin
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-04
Hard on the Chairs.
Oheyed Him.

"Whare's old Four Fingered Pete:'
asked Alkai Ike. Il amt seen him
around since | got back"
Pete? said the bartender. "Oh. he
went mp to Hyena Tongue and got jag
ged Went up to hotel winder, stuck
his head in and hollered Fire" an ev,
crybody did Everybodys Magazine
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-04
Either WAY.

Happiness merely consists of get
ting the things we want" remarked
the wise guy.
'Or of not getting the things we
don't want" supplemented the simple
mug ug-philadelphia Record.
Germany Liberal to Aeronauts.
The government of Germany has
spent more money to further aviation
than any other nation.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-04

of 5000 votes in total of $40, 0O0gwas
too close for comfort.
For Lieutenant Governor, Louis A.
rockingham, the present incumbent
ueieated his Democratic opponent,
Eugene N. Foss, by little over s, 900
votes The Democrats also made gains
in the legislature.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-04
New Kind of Setter.

Little Oscar, aged five, had a dog
which was almost always to be found
behind the stove in the kitchen. Oscar
once visited at a house where there
were two fine dogs. The master of the
house told him that they were Irish
settlers. The little fellow, who was
very fond of his pet, answered quickly,
Mine is kitchen setter" ."-Dellneator.
Wanted Wife
"No. sir; my daughter can never be
yours"
Il don't want her to be my daugh-
ter" broke in the young ardent. ~
want her to be my wife"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-04
Hats and Old Ace.

In opening the services one Sunday
recently the pastor of one of the fash
ionable churches said: For three Sun
days | have asked the women in this
church to remove their hats during
service. My appeal has been unheed-
ed. and now | see wherein l was
wrong. | was inconsiderate Of the
comforts of the aged and intirm. so l
have made new rule. Hereafter all
women of forty years of age or over
will be permitted to wear their hats
during the service"
Within twenty seconds every woman
in the church was bareheaded.-La-
dies HOVE Journal.
Hard on the Chairs.
Among the ancestors OF Wendel,
Phillips We're several Puritan clergy
men Perhaps it was n push of hereui.
ty which made him at five years "
age preacher.
His congregation was composed @.
circles OF chairs arranged in his ia
TIERS parlor. while taller chair with
Bible on ii, served him for a pulpit.
He would harangue these wooden audi
tors by the hour.
WENDELL said his father to him
one day, don't you get tired of this:'
NO, papa" wittily replied the boy
preacher. Il don't get tired. but it is
?ather hard on the chairs"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-04
The Only Kind.

1T would be Il good idea if brains
could be gone over and renovated now
and then"
IF that were possible some brains
would have to be renovated with a
vacuum cleaner" - Baltimore Ameri-
can
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-04

Jack-Where is the pretty girl you
were making love to year ago?
Tom-Oh. she's married long ago.
'Jilted you. eh?"
NO; worse than that. She married
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-04

THE SCHEDULE.

The following schedule, which pro-
vides for , games on each Saturday
between November 18th and March
st, was adopted:
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-04
lmperiled treasure.

Indignant Wife-That new chauffeur
has only just brought the children and
me home, and now he's taken the cook
out for spin. Husband-Great heav-
en-! He doesn't half know how to man
age a car, and she's the first decent
cook we've had in year Brooklyn
Life
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-04
Harlem In New York.

In an early charter of what is now
New York occurs the name of Lancas-
ter That is what Harlem used TO be
called 1t comprised the territory on
Manhattan island north of line drawn
from the foot of East Seventy-fourtb
street to the foot of Manhattan street.
The real Harlem village was a settle
ment collected within a radius of a
quarter of a mile from One Hundred
and Twenty-fourth street and Third
avenue. Today the name Harlem is
applied TO the whole territory north of
One Hundred and Tenth street, east
and west. After the name Lancaster
was eliminated the village was called
Nieuw Haarlaem.-New York Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-04
Bandaqes and Red Tape.

During the South African war Rud
yard Kiplin2 discovered at Cape Town
hospital without bandages and in
desperate need of them. This. TOO. was
in n city where bandaGes were for sale
in many shops. He told an acquaint.
ance that he was going to meet that
want, and the gentleman at once OF
fercd to pay for all the bandaGes that
Mr. Kipling would buy and take to the
hospital. \ cart was quickly loaded.
and then the author was informed that
under army rules the hospital authori-
ties could not receive supplies from
private individual.
We'll" said be. Il will dump the
packages on the pavement before the
door and then tell them to come out
and clear up the litter. Perhaps they
can get them into the building in that
way without tearing any red tape"
He drove Off with the bandages. and
the supplies were somehow smuggled
into tie hospital.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-11-04
A Reliable
Remedy
EIy'S Cream Balm
is quickly absorbed.
Gives Relief at Once.

1t cleanses, soothes,
heals and protects
the diseased nla1n-
brane resulting from
Catarrh and drives
away a Cola IN me
Head quickly. Re-
stores the Selses IF
Taste and Snru. f.
gists or by nwu. n
Ely Brothers, 81 Wa.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-19

of Marianna, who was elected presi- dent pro tenn of the senate, will come to Little Rock Monday to take up the reins of government and hold them during the absence of Governor Don aghey, who will leave Sunday night
 for St. Louis to join the party of gov ernors which will accompany Presi- dent Taft on his journey down the Mississippi river to New Orleans. Governor Donaghey will be a member of the party which goes from Little Rock Sunday morning for Texarkana to meet President Taft and escort him from that city to Little Rock, and there is possibility of his accepting the invitation extended him to go on to St. Louis on the presidential train.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-19
PUT CONNECTS TO WORK
ON ROAD BETWEEN WARNER AND THE CUMMINS
 FARM.

Little Rock, Oct. 19.-Superintend- ent James A. Pitcock of the peniten- tiary yesterday morning went to the state farm, and in the afternoon was notified that the penitentiary board desired him to place 50 or 75 convicts at once on the road between the farm and Warner, getting it in shape for winter travel. This road is through a heavy black bottom and will be built up two feet by the digging of ditches on each side, to which the property owners along the route will add a course of six inches of gravel. Super intendent Pitcock will comply by put 1 ting 50 convicts at work there before , the end of the week. There is an old
 railroad dump which leads all the way
 to the farm from Warner, and is a
 mile or more shorter than the present road, which is in good condition the lyear round but is never used because l it lacks a bridge across a small creek. 1 An effort will be made to have a
 bridge built there during the coming winter, and save the state much in the
 way of hauling next year.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-19

The first work of laying brick for the new Baptist church will be begun tomorrow morning.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-19
NO JOINT CANVASS IN
 RACE FOR CONGRESS-

Little Rock, Oct. 19.-There will be no joint canvass in the race for con gress in this district, 0. c. Ludwig, secretary of state, baking when the other two candidates, H. M. Jacoway of Dardanelie, and Ben L. Griffin of Conway, placed the matter before him. The politicians met here yesterday for the purpose of arranging the joint campaign if necessary. Secretary Ludwig stated he would not enter in- to joint canvass for the reason the other two were orators and he was not, and for the further reason that he could not stay away from his office at any and all times, as would be necessary if he went into the joint campaign or have his opponents an nounce they had driven him from the stump.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-19
DULL AT STATEHOUSE.

Little Rock, Oct. 19.-This is a rath- CT dull day about the statehouse, for the reason there are so few of the present. Governor Donaghey has gone to Camden, where he is the attraction at the fair this morning, and will deliver an address. Printing Clerk Earle W. Hodges is in Carlisle attending the opening of the fair. l.. L. Coffman, state land commissioner, went to Carlisle yesterday to be on hand early. Secretary of State o. C.. left this morning for Pine Bluff to attend the state convention of the Eagles. Attorney General Hal L. Norwood is attending to legal busi- ness in TeXarkana. superintendent George B. Cook is in the north on the junketing trip of the state superin- tendents of the south. All of the off cials, with the exception of Superin- tendent Cook, will return to morrow from their trips.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-19

the resources of the county in the more thickly settled and older states of the nation. With this subject up for discussion, a smoker has been planned to be held within the next week, at which it is hoped to inaug- urate vigorous campaign for the up- building of the county
 While the population of Conway has increased rapidly during the past decade, and the city will doubtless show a population of 4,000 or more by the federal census next year, against 2,000 ten years ago, the county outside of Conway has not made a proportion ately rapid gain. According to the school census, the only means of as- certaining the popualtion between the census, there has been slight loss in the colored population for several years past, while the gain in the mum Der of white citizens has averaged less | than 5 per cent year.
 | On account of this fact, it is the purpose of the Board of Trade, while not relaxing it's efforts to boost Con- way, to extend it's work more to the rural districts, upon which Conway re-
 lies principally for it's support. The Board last year raised and paid to J.
 E. Rogers 5000 as the principal part of his salary while engaged in the farm demonstration work, the United States government furnishing the re- mainder of his compensation. This work has been so successful and so productive of good results that the Board of Trade has decided to endeav- or to increase the wealth and produc- tion of the county by inducing a larger number of people to move here.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-19
DR. WEATHERFORD TALKS.

Dr. w. D. Weatherford, one of the international student secretaries of the Y. M. c. A., who delivered ad- dresses here Sunday afternoon and night, finished his work in this city last night with an address on the worlds student Christian federation held at Oxford, Eng, last July The address was one of the finest ever heard in this city, and it is to be re- gretted that there was not larger crowd of our people present at the service.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-19
BULLOCK NOW MAYOR.

Russellville, Oct. 19.-Judge J. T. Bullock today assumed the office of mayor of Russellville, following the decision of the supreme court yester- day that he was legally entitled to the position. The office became vacant in February last and a special election resulted in Judge Bullock being chosen without opposition.
 Prior to the election J. F. Hogins received appointment as mayor from the governor, and both men were com missioned to the office. The matter has been in the courts since the April term, MT. Hogins filling the office of mayor in the meantime. The outcome of the trial has been awaited with much interest.
 legal blanks for sale at this office.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-10-19
BOARDS SOON TO MEET.
TO MAKE PLANS FOR THE FOUR AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS
 IN THIS STATE.

Little Rock, Oct. Ex-Governor Geo. w. Donaghey has about decided to call a meeting of the four agricultural school boards and to make plans for the erection of $40, 0,000 school in each of the districts. At this time the mem bers of the boards will meet together and then separate to organize. Each board will then make a tour over it's district for the purpose of meeting with the citizens of the places which are endeavoring to secure the lOca- tion of a school and hear what they have to offer It is practically certain that the sites for all of the schools will be donated and the $40,000 appro- priated can be expended on the schools. In some of the districts the citizens are expected to do even better than donate site, on account of the keen rivalry between them. Governor Don aghy will meet with the boards and give them the advantage of his re- search in the matter of agricultural schools in his extensive travels and visits to schools which are in opera tion in other states The boards will also probably visit the schools of other states and see for themselves, in order to make the standard of the Arkansas schools high from the start. After the boards have organized, selected their sites and started their buildings they will probably meet every few months in joint session in Little Rock to swap ideas and keeping all the schools in line with the others.
 Governor Donaghey would have all the boards here this month but for the fact that he is going to leave Sunday and will probably be absent the bal ance of the month. Senator Robertson