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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-27
THE CRISIS.
A Lsvins Mother Guides Her oIri at
the Fateful Moment.

the Fatoful Moment.
"Your whole future life depends
upon It,"
The mother. her face tinged with
sympathy which we must ever feel in
the presence of an immaturity that is
hesitating between right and wrong,
laid her hand over that of her beauti-
full daughter.
"Yes. dear" she continued. into
every life there comes at one time or
another u supreme temptation. If the
crisis is passed all Is safe. but If you
yield at the fatal moment you cannot
retrace your steps. You are then com
mitted to n fatal policy"
"Rut. mother. father says he cannot
afford it,
Exactly. Fathers from time i'm
memorial have always said that. 1t
is their way of imposing on youth and
innocence. Go forth at once and buy
the gown. Do not forget that l am
with you, that ! will stand back Of
you with all the feeble strength l can
command"
So saying. the proud woman folded
into her arms the weak creature, who
even then. If 1t had not been for her
| timely rescue. would have been be
trayed into a humiliating and shame
| full urrender.-Success Magazine.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-27
TOWER OF BABEL.
Traditions as to tho Height of the Fa-
nous Structure.

NOUS Structure.
The actual height at which the last
stone of that famous structure. the
tower of Babel, rested cannot, on ac-
count of the remoteness of the times
at which IT Is said TO have existed.
ever become more than matter of
merest conjecture. Herodotus, who
lived about LOO years after that
great spiral way to heaven" is said
to have been attempted, says that he
saw at Babylon a structure consisting
of eight towers raised one above an
other, each seventy-five feet in height,
but whether this ruin was the re.
mains of the tower of Babel it was
even then impossible to ascertain. he
rOdotus, usually minutely exact in his
writing, leaves US in ignorance as 70
how the upper level of each of these
seventy-five foot towers was reached
from the level below.
As might be expected, even in ira
dition, q wide difference of opinion eX-
lists as to the height of the tower. Most
orientalists maintain that God did not
put a stop to the work until the tower
had reached a height Of 10000 faith.
oms, or about twelve miles. In Cey-
lonese tradition it is said to have been
as high as 10000 elephants. each
standing one above the other. st
Jerome asserts on the authority OF
persons who had examined the ruins
that it did not reach a height exceed
ing four miles. Other statements are
still more extravagant-London Sat-
vrday Review.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-27
The Hand Kiss.

The kiss of the hand is undoubtedly
ancient and therefore is not derived
from that of the lips, but probably the
converse is true. The hand kiss is
loosely asserted to be developed from
servile obeisances in which the earth,
the foot and the garments were kiss
ed, the hand and cheek succeeding in
order of time and approach to equality
Of rank. But it is doubtful If that
was the actual order, and it is certain
that at the time when hand kissing
began there were less numerous grada-
tions of rank than at later stage.
kissing Of the hands between men
is mentioned in the Old Testament;
also by Homer, Pliny and Lucian. The
kiss was applied reverentially to sacred
objects, such as statues of the gods, as
is shown by ancient works of art, and
also among numerous etymologies by
that of the Latin word "adoro," and it
was also metaphorically applied by
the inferior or worshiper kissing his
own hand and throwing the salute to
the superior or statue.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-27
CHESTER HAS
SAME EPIDEMIC

That other places are being visited
oy the intestinal disorder that has tax
en such u strong hold on Danville is
evidenced by the following special in
yesterdays North American:
CHESTER, Pa, Jan. 25.-An I'M
usual disease that is epidemic here is
puzzling the members of the local
board of health and members of the
medical fraternity. Several cases have
proven fatal, but in most instances the
attacks last from four days to a couple
of weeks
While nearly all the industrial
plants have had their forces more or
less depleted as a result of the disease,
the works of the Penn Steel Casting
company suffers most. At the present
time there are $50 men and boys on
sick leave, and with the exception OF
half II dozen or so, all are suffering
with the new disease, which some
doctors have styled intestine grip, 9TH
res pronouncing it tropical dysentery
"We first thought the trouble was
all due to the water that was being
furnished from the Delaware river 9
said DR.. j. r. Z. Gray, the city bact-
eriologist ''but when the fact is TAX
en- into consideration that Chester has
but two cases of typhoid fever, it does
not look as though bad water was the
cause
Officials of the Penn Steel Casting
company's plant are doing everything
possible to get rid of the disease AL
ready some of the important depart
ments of the plant are crippled, and
the concern is Handicapped in getting
out orders, as number of the most
skilful workmen are i'll. Some days
ago the company stopped the use of
city water, and not only placed ice
water all through the plant, but pro-
vided individual drinking cups for the
men.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-27
To Make Farmers of Indians.

In connection with the new plan for
administering Indian affairs the de-
partment of the interior will ask for
an appropriation from the present con-
gress with which to establish model
farms on all of the reservations where
agricultural pursuits are practicable.
1t is planned to place these farms in
the hands of expert agriculturists and
horticulturists, who will instruct the
Indians III all branches of farming
The department already has taken
steps to deprive the Indian landowners
of direct control of the money derived
from renting their holdings to the
white settlers by requiring that this
money be held in trust by the Indian
commissioners, to be turned over to
the Indians for such improvements as
are deemed advisable. This order was
made 10 suppress the leasing system
on reservations and to compel the In.
diaE to cultivate his own land.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-27
A HARD WORKER.
His soiIed Appearance Brought Him
Raise In Salary.


The eccentric proprietor of a large
newspaper In London had way of
appearing In the composing and press
rooms at the most unexpected times,
and as his visits often resulted in a
general shakeup of the working forces
of the paper they were awaited with
fear and trembling by the employees.
One time one of the pressmen, an
excellent workman, who had been
there many years, but was sometimes
guilty of a lapse of sobriety, had a
black eye and was in quandary as To
what excuse he should offer If the pro
prietor noticed it. BY sudden inspi-
ration he seized an ink roller and
daubed some ink on his face, quite
covering the discoloration. Presently
the governor came In and, with the
foreman, went through the room, COM
menting on every detail and looking
very sharply at every workman.
When about to leave he suddenly
pointed to the inky pressman and said,
what is that mans nameW
The man quaked in his shoes until
he heard the governor continue slowly
II want you to give that man shil-
lings a week more wages. He is the
only man in the room who looks as If
he had been working."-London Iele'
graDh
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-27
The Only Difference.

Clorinda was az black as night and
| of heroic proportions, but in every pos
sible way she copied her slender young
mistress. for whom she had great ad-
mlration. II like to look jes' as much
like you as | can," she often said,
"'cause you looks jes' like lady orter
look, Mis- Hend'son
Clorinda intrusted all her shopping
to Mrs. Henderson and scorned the
bright colors and pronounced styles af-
fected by her own friends. One day
she asked her mistress to buy her
pair of low shoes. As she made the re-
quest she glanced with admiration at
the slim little foot showing beneath
the edge of Il dainty skirt.
AN | want EN- jeS' exactly like
yours. Mis- Hcnd son" said Clorinda,
mo Offence 'ceptin' dey's gotter be
wide mines. 50 maybe de buckle might
pear better if twas teenty mite
larger'n ours."-Youth's Companion.
A Successful Strataeem.
When the electric telegraph was
first introduced into Chile stratagem
was resorted to In order to guard the
posts and wires against damage on
the part Of the natives and to main-
tain the connection between the
stropgholds on the frontier. There
were at the time between forty and
fifty captive Indians In the Chilean
camp. General Pinto. in command of
the operations, called them together
and. pointing to the telegraph wires.
said:
DO you see those wires2"
Eyes, general"
Il want you to remember not to 60
near or touch them, for If you do your
hands will be held. and you will be un-
able to get away."
The Indians smiled incredulously.
Then the general made them each in
succession take hold Of the wire at
both ends of an electric battery in full
operation, after which he exclaimed:
81 command you to let go the wirer
81 can't. My hands are benumbed"
cried each Indian.
The battery was then stopped. Not
long after the general restored them to
liberty, giving them strict instructions
to keep the secret. This had the de-
sired effect, for, as might be expected,
strictest confidence to every man in
the tribe. and the telegraph remained
unmolested
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-27

ness transactions thoroughly, the value
of money as we'll as the value of the
commodities changing hands. The wit
ness saw no evidence that the man was
not of sound mind.
S. Y. Curry was called. He knew
Lafayette Raup for many years. Wit
ness installed chain pump on the
farm of Lafayette Raup in 1904. The
latter came to see Mr.. Curry about the
pump and transacted all the business
in relation to the matter As far as
the witness was able to determine
Lafayette Raup was in his sound mind.
Other witnesses whose testimony
went to show that Lafayette Raup was
of sound mind were James Y. Curry,
James B. Boudman, John Conway
Jacob Raup and William J. Crossley.
The court appointed Stuart A. Hart
man, guardian of Lydia Fietta Hart
man, Leah Frances Hartman, Clarence
Wellington Hartman and Martha Eliza
beth Hartman. minor children of We'll
lington Hartman, deceased.
The bond of Sarah Wright commit
tee of Mary Stuart, lunatic, was ap-
proved by the court.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-27
The Weather.

For most Of Us the weather is SIN
one of those minor unaccountable pow
ers, too capricious to be either quite
divine or quite devilish. whom our say
age ancestors used no doubt to placute
with offerings. We no longer do that.
partly because we have learned to dis
tinguish between religion and super
stition, partly because we do not be
Heve that the weather would care for
any offerings of ours. But still we
keep that primitive lingering idea of
the weather as something with per-
sonality enough to make US angry with
1t, and we still get some satisfaction
from telling it what we think of It,
The poets pay their tribute to good
weather and talk about the sun and
the rain and the wind as If they had
a wonderful and beautiful life of their
own, and their poetry makes US love
sun and rain and wind as IL they were
indeed living creatures. But there are
many prosaic people who would de-
spise such poetry for its unreality and
yet who personify bad weather just
as much as the poets personify good;
to whom the rain, when they have no
umbrella is as much an enemy as the
cloud was a friend to Shelley. We
can all abuse bad weather 80 well that
It is n pity we cannot learn to praise
good weather better.-London Times.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-27
Leaning Tower In England.

The famous leaning tower of Pisa
has rival in the Temple tower of
Bristol. in England. 1t is a square
tower of early Gothic architecture. All
its parts still preserve their normal
relative positions without cracks or
fissures. The tower, which is about
115 feet high, is five feet out of per-
pendicular at the summit. There are
no records to show whether the incli-
nation was part of the architects de-
sign or whether it is the result of an
earthquake or of slow changes in the
inclination of the soil. For many
years there has been no change in the
slope of the tower.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-27
The 1. Lottery Mania,

The first lottery on record in Eng
land was drawn in London in 1863,
the proceeds being devoted to public
purposes. Four hundred thousand lots
We're drawn for the prizes of cash and
silver plate, and for four months moth
ing else was thought or talked of. and
the delight of the winners and the
despair of the unfcrtunates seemed
equally exaggerated. A perfect epi-
demic of lotteries followed, there be-
ing no laws upon the subject, and soon
there were lottery tailors. lottery tea
merchants. lottery BARRIERS (who with
each shave at threepence gave ticket
that might draw a ten pound prize),
lottery shoeblacks, lottery eating
houses where for sixpence plate Of
meat and the chance OF drawing GO
guineas were given, and so on down
to sausage stall in narrow alley,
where it was written that he who
bought farthinG's worth of sausage
might realize capital of shillings.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-27
Show Windows In Austria.

The Austrian shopkeeper takes great
pride in having his window dressed in
an attractive manner and the glass
perfectly clean at all times, no matter
how small the shop or how small the
city. Frequently the greater part OF
the stock of merchandise is displayed
in the windows of the smaller shops.
1t is much less difficult to make at
tractive displays than in American
stores, as windows open outward on
hinges. Even heavy plate glass win
dows ten to fifteen feet square are so
arranged and dressed from the street
instead of from the inside. as in Amer
lea. The large windows are usually
arranged in the morning before many
pedestrians are on the street. The wall
space between shops is frequently
rented by owners of adjoining stores
and arranged to appear like windows,
giving the appearance Of being large
shop. When one wishes to examine
an article displayed in a window the
proprietor or clerk goes to the street
with n key, unlocks the window and
takes out the article, then locks his
window again.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-27
CONDITION Of
WATER VERY BAD

Tuesday "a report was received ON
the six samples of water sent to the
laboratories of the State board health
by DR.. G. Shultz, secretary of the local
board, on January 18th, which report
on the whole shows that our borough
water is alarmingly impure and leaves
no doubt as to what source the epi-
demic of intestinal disorders prevail
ing may be traced.
The board of health at it's meeting,
ON the 10th inst, in view of the un-
healthful conditions in town ordered
that several samples of water, includ-
ing one of effluent discharged from
the sewage publication plant at the
hospital for the insane, be sent to the
laboratories-of the, State department
of health for analysis. Pursuant to
this action, DR.. Shultz, secretary of
the board of health, sent away four
samples of water from taps in differ
eat parts of town along with one from
the reservoir of the water works. | g,
VI COuISe, hlu uOt pullt tle SdIu PIE Vi
effluent.
The report received yesterday is
signed by Herbert Fox, NJ. D., chief
of the laboratories, and is as follows
No. /. Effluent from hospital as it
enters river, bacteria per C. c., 80, 900
bacilli coli per C. c., 10000.
No. ?. Ash street tap of w. o. G.
bacteria per C. C. 1870; bacilli coli 0.
No. 3. Cherry street, Farley supply,
bacteria per C. c., As; bacilli coli, ?.
No. 4. Reservoir, sDanville water
works, bacteria per C. c., $50; bacilli
coli, 6.
No. 5. Northumberland street sup.
ply, bacteria per C. c., 100; bacilli
coli, 0.
No. G. Bloom street supply, bacteria
| so; bacilli coli, o.
The full extent to which our water
is impure and the factor'it becomes in
causing disease will be better under.
stood when it is explained that the
bacilli coli is a much dreaded disease
germ and is the root of most all intest.
inal troubles. By scientists it is con
| sidered the twin brother of the typhoiG
bacillus and so long as it turks in the
water supply, those who use the wat.
er are exposed to danger. The hact.
eria, are not essentially harmful.
| When they are too numerous, il il
I true, there are some grounds for ap,
! prehension. About 400 bacteria pei
c. c. are put down as safe limit, be
| yond which they should not exist, il
/ conditions are to be regarded as alb
/ solutely safe. 1t will be observed that
in the samples of water taken in tow
/ bacteria do not exceed the limit. Ii
| the hospital effluent there are 80, OOl
| bacteria per c. C.
In regard to the bacilli coli, in til,
past, the worst showing ever made il
an analysis of Danville water was
| (bacilli coli) per c. c., which proved
quite sufficient to stir the board OF
| health to action and resulted in gen
eral warning to water takers WheI
we reflect that in the present test
bacilli coli per C. C. are found in the
reservoir at the water works we cal
not fail to see that there is much great
er cause for action.
The secretary of the board of health
thoroughly alive to the danger, las
evening requested that the people bC
warned through the columns of the
Morning News to boil all the watel
used for drinking and culinary pur
poses
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-27
Executors Notice,

Estate of Jacob J. Bardole, late of the
Township of Anthony, in the Coun-
ty of Montour and State of Pennsyl,
vania, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that letters
testamentary ON the above estate have
been granted to the undersigned.
All persons indebted to said estate
will make Immediate payment and
those having claims against the said
estate will make known the same with
out delay to
JOHN d. ELLIS, Executor,
Schuyler, Pa
J26, 81, Fl, IA, 81, 2S.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-27
Beating Pennsylvania Game Law:

Beating Pennsylvania Game Laws.
Chief Game Warden Joe Berrier has
unearthed and exposed a new device
to beat the state game laws in Penn
sylvania. During the deer season men
were shooting does and placing on the
heads by means of incisions in the
skulls full sets of horns. These car
casses would then be shipped as fully
grown bucks. One such case was re-
ported fror Elk county. and Berrier
caught the man at Butler, Pa. The
man paid the fine of 500 and $2s
costs, and that ended the case.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-27

Eleven men were hurt when two
street cars ran away, one after the
other, on the same grade at Dravos-
burg, Allegheny county. Philip Smith,
the motorman on the first, had both
legs broken and his conductor, James
Mcbride, had his neck seriously cut.
The others We're not injured badly.
The first car ran away and jumped the
track on practically level track, then
turned over on its side. The second
car was going to its aid when it ran
away on the same incline and jumped
the track farther ON. The men on both
cars lay fiat when they saw the cars
were not under control.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-27
Where RYpnotism Failed.

When Daysey Mayme Appleton re-
turned recently from n party where
the influence of several minds over one
had been the evenings entertainment
and told her mother how six girls,
with their minds bent on one thought,
had made man stand on his head,
another man at their silent command
had tried on woman's hat and an
other man had tried to eat water with
a fork, ii put n suggestion into Mrs
Lysander John Appleton's brain. That
evening when Lysander John came
home his wife and four daughters sat
in n circle with their hands covering
their faces and their heads bowed. To
all his inquiries they said nothing, and
at last, fearing they had gone mad, he
sent for the doctor. I'VE concentrat-
ed our minds on the thought that Ly-
sander John must give us So each, and
instead of that we have n doctor bill
to pay" sobbed Mrs. Appleton, "and
they said it would be particularly easy
to work If the mans mind was q
blank k'-Atchison Globe.
Quaint Hymns.
For unreality of sentiment in hymns
we must go back to the eighteenth
century. Here is an instance:
All, lovely appearance of death!
What sight upon earth is so fair?
Not all the gay pageants that breathe
Can with dead body compare.
1t seems strange that death should
have been the occasion for touch of
unconscious humor in a hymn. In the
collection entitled Hymns. Ancient
and Modern" there was and possibly
still is the following verse:
They do not hear when the great bell
Is ringing overhead
They cannot rise and come to church
With us-for they are dead.
The list of things which they" are
unable to do might be indefinitely ex-
tended.-London CHRONICLE.
There Are Exceptions.
I'VE are all born equal" quoted the
wise guy.
Don't try to tell that to the mother
of first baby" cautioned the simple
nug.-Philadelphfa Record.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-27
Curacao's Good Schools.
To Tunnel Mont Blanc

Negotiations are proceeding between
Italy and France with regard to pro-
posed tunne! through Mont Blanc The
tunnel is to run under the Sorret pass
and will be the longest in Europe. 1t
VIII be more than double the length OF
the Simplon tunnel, which Is 19,9o3
meters long.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-27
SATTERTHWA|T
FIRES HIS GUNS
HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 26.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 26.
Alfred +. Satterthwait, of Chester
county, who was dropped as assistant
by State Economic Zoologist II. A.
Surface, has filed with Secretary of
Agriculture N. b. Critchtield serious
charges against his former chief.
The gist of the charges, which go
deeply into detail, is that Surface has
been Systematically purchasing mach
inery and material with state money,
which he used for his own private
ends on his farm at Mechanicsburg,
Cumberland county.
1t is also charged that he has carried
men upon the state payroll, when they
were actually working for Surface
personally.
SURFACE WILL MEET CHARGES
Surface will not discuss the charges
at all, but said: Il ask my friends to
withhold Judgment in this matter un'
til the whole business has been sifted.
am ready to meet these or any other
charges which any one can bring. y
Surface is also charged with being un'
fail in his manner of hiring and dis
charging "field' men, with compel
ling certain employees to live at his
| home in order that he may enjoy the
| income from their room rent; will
padding his personal expense account,
and with, in one instance, having ad.
vauced State employees pay from 500
to $12O per month only ON condition
that the man would render service oil
Surfaces 5 farm.
The charges conclude; THAT Sur
| face has caused a number of able meI
to sever connection with the division
his notably suspecting disposition il
some instances bringing the result pos
sibly against his will.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-27

Michael Babb, sswho is being tried
for alleged murder at Wilkes Barre,
will try to obtain freedom by plea
that he killed to end hypnotic spell.
He is said to have shot Philip Rich
ards, an amateur hypnotist. Mrs. Babb
claims that Richards had spell on
her which she could not resist and the
husband killed, he claims. to end this.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-27
DlHeranf Wanta

What we want" said the attorney
to the reporters, "is Justice
What want" said the client to the
attorney. "is verdict in my favor
Life.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-01-27

n. B. Among the men whom Sat-
terthwait alleges left the department
on account of Surface is A. w. Steph-
ems, formerly inspector in this dis
trict, who is widely known in Mon
tour and neighboring counties