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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-25
A LETTER FROM
THOS. A. EDISON

Borough Electrician Newton Smith
Yesterday received a communication
from Thomas A. Edison, which stirred
up a great deal of interest about town
1t is no secret that the great inventor
for years past has been working on a
special storage battery for antomo-
biles. That important and far-reach-
ing results depend upon the success OF
his labors is apparent to all.
THE INVENTION
That Mr.. Edison has perfected his
invention is evident from his letter,
which is self-eXplanatory. Danville
should feel honored that it lies in the
route that the great inventor has sell
ected for trying out his new battery,
and of being permitted to assist in an
experiment to which such general and
widespread interest attaches The let-
ter follows:
From Laboratory of Thomas A.
Edison, Orange, n. j., Aug 20, 1910.
Mr.. Newton Smith, Municipal
Electrician, Danville, Pa.
Dear Sir: | am about to make a
number of touring tests with several
electric automobiles equipped with
our new type of battery.
Il shall consider it personal favor
if Won will advise me at your earliest
convenience as to charging facilities
on your system.
s.WiIl require from 20 to llo volts
direct current, and would be pleaseC
to know the exact location of the
plant, the hours at which charge
may be had and the type Of apparatus
whether direct current generator,
rotary mercury arc rectifier or alter
mating current, field EXETER.
Information as to tours will be
published and widely distributed, anC
l consider it will ultimately beneti
the electrical industry.
Yours truly
n ~
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-25

FOR SALE.-A fine farm of about
166 acres, one mile from Lewisburg on
the State road. Also two teams of
heavy draft horses 5000 pounds to the
team. For information address ]. w.
Foresman, Lewisburg, r. +. u. 3.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-25
Will Preach at Shiloh.

Rev. ]. T. Rossiter, d. D., of Batli-
more, Md, will occupy the pulpit at
hoth morning and evening services at
the Shiloh Reformed church on Sun
day,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-25

To keep your health sound; to avoid
the ills of advancing years; to con-
serve your physical forces for a ripe
and healthful old age, guard your kid
neys by taking Foley's Kidney Rem
edy For sale by.Paules q Co, Phar-
macy.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-25
Foley Kidney Pills.

Tonic i'll quality and action, quick
in results. For hackache, dizziness,
nervousness, urinary irregularities and
Iheumatism For sale by Paules &
Co. Pharmacy.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-25
Appointed Justice,

The court has appointed H. f. Got
ner Justice of the peace of Washing
tonville to succeed Thomas f. Kers
well, who has removed from that place.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-25

bladder remedy, be-
cause of its remark
able health restoring
properties. Swamp
Root fulhlls almost
every wish in over
coming rheumatism,
pain in the back, kid
neys, liver, bladder
and every part of the
urinary passage. 1t
corrects inability to
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-25

John P. Detwiler will leave toda,
for sojourn at Atlantic City.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-25

Mr. Almeda Keefer, Walnut street,
attel 4 the Dyer reunion at Edge
wood i ark, Shamokin, yesterday.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-25

G. e. Dyer, of Berwick. left yester-
day for Sunbury after short visit
with relatives in this city.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-25
Do You GetIUp {
With a Lame Back2

Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.
Almost everyone knows of DIR. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-25

find outif you have kid
ney or bladder trouble.
When writingInention
reading this generous
offer in this paper and
send your address tc
ILL., O.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-25

Binghamton, n. Y. The regular ffty-cent
and one-dollar size bottles are sold by
all druggists. Don't make any mistake
but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-R DOT, and the adj
dress, Biughamton, N. Y, on every bottle
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-25

hold water and scalding pain in passingit,
or bad effects followinguse of liquor, wine
or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity of being compelled to go often
through the day, and to get up many
times during the night.
Swamp-Root is not recommended for
everything but if you have kidney, liver
or bladder trouble, it will be found just
the remedy you need. 1t has been thor
oughly tested in private practice, and has
proved so successful that special ar
rangement has been made by which all
readers of this paper, who have not al
ready tried it, may have sample bottle
sent free by mail, also a book telling
more about Swamp-Root, and how to
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-08-25
FAVORABLE REPLY

THOMAS A. EDISON.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-11
HOsT[ssEs AND HOMES

A writer in the London mail laments
that with the present fad for entertain
ing ones friends at hotels and public
places the once valued gift OF weicom-
ing friends at enc home and perform
ing all the rites OF 4 beautiful hospital
ity In the old time flaw less manner il
quite an The wane. Where Ia the hos
pitaiity in entering hotel dining
rGem with a large party OF people. and
knowing merely that some member OF
the group pays for the FEAST There Il
rome OF the Individuality OF the service,
the menu, the surroundings that make
one dinner different from another. This
fair lady at the head of the table Is out
OF her own setting and mine host of
the hotel gets the credit IL the dinner
Is o success.
Again when ladies ask friends to dine
and then go MT once to the opera or
theatre. this public mode OF entertain
ent does away for the need Of any So
eial gift. 1t needs neither intellect nor
charm to pay for a set ~ theater tick
cts
This writer says.
The charm Of the home. and Its aid
To Interesting talk. Is the mental at
homes worth the name undoubtedly
possess. Old English country houses
are tmpregnated with this rare and elu-
sive atmosphere. and those senstbilities
are indeed klunted which do not feel
its influence. Many stately houses in
London land some smaller and more
confidential residences( possess IL too,
but no one. l venture to think, has ever
felt its presence In modern nat
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-11
RY- EDITH STOW.

No one gets the full measure OF joy
out of a find who does not set 1t
up in O bare work room In some gun
ny angle of his house and there. for
himself coax IL back TO beauty. Re
dressing old furniture is necessarily
slow work: but being done. r. 1t is,
step by step, with periods of time
intervening. II Is admirably suited to
one who now and then snatches an
hour for his hobby The ten pro-
cesses given below are those employed
by an expert eabinetmaker.
!. Having purchased a cabinet maxi
er's steel scraper. wrap the blunt end,
which fits into the palm of the hand,
I'm piece OF soft cloth and scrape
carefully the surface 10 be redressed
following always the grain of the
wood. A little practice gives one Il
slow. even pressure which with one
sweep ST the scfaper removes all the
varnish aud yet does not cut into the
fiber of the wood This comes from
steady forward pressure upon the
scraper, a downward weight from the
palm Is Liable to make u wound in
the fiber. For ones peace Of mind 1T
Is well To experiment first upon fur
niture that is not valued too highly.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-11
LITTLE BEDTIME TALES

People passing through the great
meadow might have thought that the
two eiltt-EiHs silver dots In the eyes
of the old Thistle were two drops OF
early morning dew. but they were
net
The old Thistle was crying. and
those two giissening dots were beau-
tifai tears. They were tears of love
for on that dag he was going to say
good bye to his little son Thistle
down. who was going out In the world
to see the sights.
1t was the little Breeze who was to
accom- any little Thistledown on his
travels.
You will not forget me. will you.
son -. said the old Thistle. brushing
away the tears.
The little Thistiedown nestled just
a bit closer
Never" he said softly. you have
always been So very good 10 me-
And sometime you will come back
to see me-" questioned the old This
tie. with hope in his voice.
Surely, sometime" whispered the
Thisfledown.
And then from away OFF there came
81 soft Whistling sound and presently
the little Breeze who was to accom-
pany little ThistIedown fioated by.
then. turning, came back again.
Good morning he said pleasantly.
Are you ready. little Thistledown ?"
IAN ready" shouted the Thistle
down Goodbye. father dear
Good bye." said the old Thistle.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-11
THE LITTLE MOCCASlN.

There were many things to do at
Washington-report to De WEitSca.
and specimens to be arranged. bu.
nj last II was all done, and Morgan
was off on his vacation. He took the
first fast train to Chicago. because. as
he said to himself. he had a brotner
there whom he wanted to visit.
II took time. persistence and some
ingenuity to meet Alice Drumgooie,
daughter OF the Chicago lumber ba-
ron But Morgan had plenty OF ulne
and wolf hunting had developed the
other two qualities. He met her nm
ally, and attached himself TO her eir-
Gle
Miss Drumgoole was handsome ana
more than 4 little spoiled Even
when they had become we'll acquaiut-
ed she evaded any discussion of north
ern Michigan. or wolves. or certain
note or a lost moccasin. She refused
to take the young man seriously. Sne
Knocked him and fouted him.
Miss Drumgoole had many suitors,
but Morgan had one advantage over
all the rest Of them~--he loved out
door exercise. Tramping through the
wilderness had given him the habit of
depending upon his own two legs TO
get about. while they were slaves to
motors and street cars. And Alice
Drumgoole had a passion for walking.
She had tired her friends out one D.!
one, except Morgan. He was tfreless
and always ready for a tramp.
It was one of these tramps that
finally brought their little drama to
a climax. They were returning at
dusk one evening silent, lettering at
little. when a huge dog rushed at
them teeth barred eyes cleaning saw
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-11
(Coutinued from yAs&Ayday.l
CHATTER XIII.
r., .,,n ptlue Honae.

In the Pilot House.
Cayiey had been right In assuming
NJ he did In his conversation with
Jeanne. upon the subject that Roscoe
and the other people OF the Walrus
had never noticed the ice chimney,
nor suspected the existence or the
pilot house upon the clifhead. Also,
he had followed correctly the track
Of Roscoe's mind In the deduction
that the two latest oastaways upon
this land---that In. Philip and Jeanne
must. have perished in the great
storm (which began on the Tstght
when he Aired the hut. and continued
for % many weeks that he. like them.
lost all trace Of the reckoning.
During thu storm ha had lived In
the cave. much a. Philip and Jeanne
had lived In the pilot house on the
cliff: he had. that 10 to say. In some
nurely automatic fashion. kept ON
existing. The mere momentum OF a
mature mans vitality makes II hard
for him to die. But when the storm
abated and miider weather came. he
bestirred himself. Al Cayley did, and
set about digging q tunnel Of his own
through the great drift which had
blocked the entrance to his cave.
on the whole. the long weeks he
had been alternating. for that is what
his Ctata amounted to, had had q
beneficial effect upon him. He was
not only sane again. but had ceased
altogether to be seif-conscious about
his state Of mind.
That period Of weeks when he had
permitted himself to be terrorised
BY the ghost Of murdered man and
An old rosewood box. and what he
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-11
THE SKY-MAN
HENRY KITCHELL WEBSTER
Asahw t,rith Samuel Mrtin) Of Calumet "Ks
Copyright 1910 by Tho Century Company

salvage from the wreckage OF the hut,
or possibly, from the bodies of his
two victims In case he was lucky
enough to find them there. He hal
no doubt at all that they We're dead.
His pleasure over the quantity and
condition OF the stores he found In
the Ice cave compensated for his dis
appointment over not finding the
bodies OF his two latest victims.
Evidently they had not even at
tempted to use such shelter AS the
Ice chamber afforded. for It showed
no marks OF human habitation at all.
They had probably wandered outside
and died In one of the nearby drifts
Perhaps he would ind them some
day. For the present. however. the
stores occupied his whole attention.
Very methodicaily he set to work,
carrying them Off to his own cave.
working without fatigue and with-
out intermissfon---work so long az
the moonlight lasted.
He was just setting out with his
last load when, CHANGING skyward ia
see how long the light would hold.
he caught a glimpse or Cayley on the
wing. The sight occasioned him nc
return---not even momentary--of the
old terror. He cursed a little because
he had not his rife with him: the
sky-man soaring slowly and not very
high. presented mark he could al
most certainly have hit.
It was surprising. OF course. to see
him alive. bpt Roscoe. in his present
state. never thought Of looking "a
supernatural means to account for the
fact. Indeed. he was hardly more
than . moment in approximating the
true explanation. There might well
be. he supposed. up somewhere in the
face OF the elf. q cave, or shelter. Of
which he knew nothing. and easily
accessible to any one who happened
40 possess q flying machine.
Sktrting the cliff and keeping well
In IT. shadow. he made his way with
his last lQ9d. back 70 his cave. Here
he spent : few minutes cleaning his
rine, making sure that the mechanism
" the braech was working perfectly,
md Allinx ~ raagAsine full of cart
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-11
ny EDITH HAyENs.

and away whisked the Tnistledown on
the back of the little Breeze.
My, how they flew along. And such
wonderful Fights HID -its.ic-tFf ihtss4e-
down see. How little the houses
looked away down below him. how
funny the trees looked. and never be-
fore did he realize that the clouds
wore the same clothes that he did.
And all the while the little Breeze
talked. lexplaining all the strange
sights to him.
Now towards nightfall the Breeze
had other work to do. and spying a
beautiful flower garden far off below
he softly settled down and snugIy
tucked little Thistledown deep down
in the heart of a beautiful rose.
Il will call for you in the morn
ing" he said. Good night
AWAY he few
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-11

The next morning back M
again and for days and d4yu
Thistledown saw sights thAt hAN
never tlreAneA Of before - s:ss:
But the wonderful part
whole story Is that one ni9n
little Breeze left little ThfstledNN
a pretty birds nest high upo
bough Of a tree, and when ntkl9
tiedown peeked out over the 4l
next morning he WAS oveEt9y1
there below him In the meAdc
his dear father Thistle And Ml
was as rosy az An apple.
-'0h father. how do yo1I
ahouted little Thistledown. On
old Thistle looked up with jog
eyes.
"Oh, my little Thistledown.
tie Thistledown." was all ~
say x5X
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-11
Is nd
i
or mistake, he had secured his liberty
while the gate was still open.

or mistake, he had secured his liberty
while the gate was still open.
1t was useless to run. Morgan
thrust Miss Drumgoole behind him
and turned on tho charging beast.
He seized 1t as 1t sprang by the throat
The jaws snapped futileiy. the great
teeth but few inches from hts face.
There he chung desperately.
The dog tried in vain to free him
self. At times his struggles almost
overturned Morgan. Bu. the latter's
grip did not relax. and the convulsive
writings and leapings grew weaker.
At last they ceased entirely, and Nor
gan threw the carcass over the wall
into Hufdrop's garden. With a smile
he stripped of his ruined gloves and
came toward Miss Drumgooie.
You savage" she said breathless-
~; yet there was something in her
words and manner that made Morgan
thrill
Il want to explain about that note"
said the girl. impefuously. when they
You have earned all explanation by
what you did just now.
Father and were up North, land
! cruiser told us about you. 1t seemed
! looking, last summer. and q timber
aueer-a college, bred man who had
always lived In cities, up there alone,
| trapping wolves
| "We--I-didnt believe you were
very skilful as a woodsman. 1t SEEM
| ed pose. Papa took the opposite
side, as he always does, to tease me-
I So l bet him months allowance
that you couldn't follow my trail from
the camp back to the cabin. left
| the note so you'd be interested and
! would try to find out who your visitor
was.
| That very day papa got a tele-
gram calling us back to Chicago. and
We started early next morning. But
l wanted to know who won the bet
address upon IT. You found Il, of
course. or you would not have come
here
Fer an answer Morgan produced
the torn, enveiope--and something
else: tiny, beaded, high-arched moe
casin
Miss Drumgoole started forward.
My shoe" che exclaimed. I've been
wondering where I lost 1t. Please -
and she held out her hand
Morgan caught the outstretched
hand and drew the girl INTO his arms.
you shali have it." he whispered,
"on one condifian-that you promise
| to wear II next summer when you 60
! into the woods-with your husband -,
Miss Drumgoofe smiled demureIy.
I'D make almost any promise to get
| that roccasin again" she replied.
| even that" She raised her face 10
| his,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-11
By M. J. PHILLIPS.
pyright,. 1910, by Associated LIT

.4.xa ~
SSopyrieht' WV, y
erary Ill,
Aren't you afraid the WoiVes w"
eat you! ~, .o
Dexter morgan stareo Al .he no.o
perplexediy. IL was verify nhcons'
Gus IN THIS hoWiHS wHuei
was written on me paper "on ,.'a
hand; ana, IT morgan was any Juuse
OF chirograpny. the woman Was soa"e'
refined ana inteinsent.
He Was camping IN eaie VI th1
sparsely inhabited counties OF the UP
per peninsula OF Michigan. He nau
not seen human Deing TOT weens'
except when he went 10 fuier D. M
teen miles away. TO puy supp'es.
neighbors were bears, wolves ana user'
He had come back to camp al 'lsn
fall one day to ind his mockihg nt'ie
message pinned to his sleeping bag.
While be built his fire ana cooked
supper that night. he speculated over
the note, taking n occasionally from
the pocket Of his flannel shirt 10 STUDY
it again. When the meal had peeh uis :
posed OF he sat down to pore over u
anew. :.
1t was not meant as warning; that
was sure. Whoever wrote II must
have known that there was no dan-
ger of the woives eating him. me
wolves had more to fear imam ne.
Morgan was a government expert.
sent out from Washington to test ths
value OF a new lure prepared ny Il
famous chemist He built ingenious
traps. batting them with fresh meat
smeared with the tempting liquid
Day after day he tramped over ms
long route, killing and SHINING ms
captives and making coniaus notes
These notes, published under the mn
print OF the bureau OF biological sur
vey. presently. would add to his repu-
tation az q clever young naturalist.
He sat up until O'Clock. which was
half an hour beyond MS usual ped
time, trying to account for the pres
enco OF a woman in this dreary waste.
He was up before the sun next morn
ing. BY the time II peeped iaziiy over
the low ridge of hills to he east. ne
had kindled his fire and eaten break
fast. When the first white frost of
early autumn began turning to drops
of crystal beneath the ardent rays, he
was searching like anestiEg hound
for the trail Of his visitor Of the day
before.
Morgan was good woodsnan, de-
spite his college education and a boy
hood spent only in cities, He picked
up the trail easily ard followed II
unerringly. An Indian could not have
done better. The broken grass stalks
and misplaced twiEs led him due west.
Within half mile he came To- "a
patch of open sand The track led
across IT, and he dropped to his knees
with a cry of satisfaction. There. be-
fore him, was the imprint of little
moccas!ns. a minutes study con-
WINGED him Of several things-~tfiat his
visitor was possessed Of high -arrhed
tnstep; that she was Il woman. since
man never possessed a foot SO small
and so beautifully formed. and that
she was not a sauaws since the tracks
did not toe In.
Furthermore. the tracks were those
OF a city dweiier accustomed 10 pave
ments. since the toes did not spread
ont and take hold as did the toes of
folk accustomed u the yielding sur
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-11
Queens As,ple T,aEs

F'rtlls will still be In fnNe
match the collar r1ther
hiouse. One Of the nov M
ecra net OF heavy arade
ar inch border u dark-h
green or purple net. The i
ed crosswise rather than
the colring In added ri
inches Of the dark net oll t
doubling 1t In half lengtb
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-11

a Bordeaux pudding Is made by
cutting sponge cake into two or three
thin layers spreading each with some
kind of tart jam and browning all with
whipped cream appropriately flavor
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-11

The chicken meat left over after
making. soup can be used in croauettes
and Eatads Chop or mince II after
freeing from gristle and fat and
season Il lightly
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-11

Baked Cabbage With Cncesc.
Remove the outer skins and cut
into quarters. removing the thick
stalk Ut The center. For one and one
half pounds allow one pint OF sauce
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-11
AL the VOGUE

Every ore knows that heinstitchirg
Ii in fashion. but every one does mot
know how popular 1t Is on the best
taken the place Of lace and tucked net.
In addition TO its use In the short
sleeve OF to-day II IL almost entirely
used for chemisettes ard boned collars.
Where lace might have been put In 4
ore piece frock. or tucked net chosen,
the fashion now Is for chiffon cloth
with rows Of hemstitehing.
1t WAS brought over in the most ex-
pensive OF the French gowhs, and has
been adopted extensively over here. IL
ore does mot wish to use white under
sleeve TO match white collar. bec9use
cf its speedy spaiiing. then one uses the
black hemstitched chiffon with m un-
der rune Of the white, which 10 only
bastsd In. and can be washed weekly II
necessary,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-11
TRIED RECIPES

as follows. steam the CaDp4x4@3
until tender. then drain am1N
in a baking dish. For the "
Coca one and one-half tAhlae
OF butter apd two tAblesp0O
-four until brown. then Add
of cream and one half pint
In which the cabbage was bot1
over the IRE until the sauce 1l
then flavor with salt, wh1to
and a dash OF nutmeg. 1tx
pour over the cabbage. Melf
q tablespoonful Of butter -
over the whole and spriuk1
grated cheese, either Parr
good dairy. Stand the diah iI
OF water and bake In hot 0Ne
nicely Drowned. 'ss Ssss
Queens Apple TAxs
One cupful Of apple saatc
tablespoonsfui Of currant j
jelly, four eggs. sugar 10 taa
a deep pie plate with pun D
bake a delicate brown. He9
a boiled custard made from
81 the eggs and milk $500
taste. When the pastry -
into It q layer OF halx
sauce. one Of Jelly. on6
then the rest OF the app
Whip the whites Of the CIT
froth, beat in two tabl~6l
sugar. spread over tartn
q light brown.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-11
Peanut soup.

This is made like dried pea soup.
Soak pint and half nut meats over
night in two quarts OF water. In
the morning add three quarts OF wa
ter, bay leaf. stalk OF celery, blade
OF mace and one slice Of onion. Boil
slowly four or five hours. stirring
frequently to prevent burning. Rub
through sieve and return to the
fire. when heated through again add
one eupful cream. Serve hot with
croutons.