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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-09
A Merited Rebuke

At the age of eighty-six Nine. Reyn.
olds still found much zest in life,
and, having retained all her faculties,
she felt that II few of the physical dis.
abilities of her age were of small ac.
count and portended nothing. Her
nephew Thomas was man of much
worth, but of certain tactlessness of
speech, which always reused the ire
Of his aunt
A few weeks before the old lady's
eighty-seventh birthday Thomas, who
had been overweighted with business
cares for years, started on a trip round
the world which was to consume two
years.
I've come TO say goodby," he an
nounced when he appeared at his
aunts house in town fifty miles dis
tant from his home. I'm starting
round the world next week, and as
I'm to be. gone two years and perhaps
longer | thought l might not ever
well, you understand. l wanted to be
sure to see you once more"
The old lady leaned forward, fixing
him with her beadlike eyes.
Thomas" she said imperatively,
''do you mean to tell me the doctor
doesn't think you'll live to get back?"
Youths Companion.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-09
WeIlinqton's Coolness

The Duke of Wellington was one
day sitting ut his library table when
the door opened and without any an
nouncement in stalked n figure of sin.
gularly Ill omen.
"Who are you" asked the duke in
his short and dry manner, looking up
without the slightest change of coun.
tenance upon the intruder
II am Apollyon. l am sent here to
kill you"
XIII me? Very odd"
81 am Apollyon and must put you to
DEATH"
obliged to do it today?"
Il am not told the day or the hour,
but l must do my mission"
Very inconvenient; very busy; great
many letters to write Call again or
write me word. I'll be ready for you"
The duke then went on with his cor
respondence. The maniac, appalled,
probably by the stern, immovable old
gentleman, backed out of the room and
in half an hour was in an asylum.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-09
A Japanese Custom.

On the anniversary OF a japanese
boys birthday his parents present him
with huge paper fish, made Of gay
ly painted bag, with hoop of proper
dimensions forming the mouth. \
string is tied to the hoop. and the fish
is hoisted to pole on the roof of
the house. Then the wind rushing
through causes the fish to swell out to
the proper size and shape and gives II
the appearance of swimming in the
air. A japanese boy carefully pre-
serves every fish thus given to him
One can tell by the number of them
that swim from the same pole how
many birthdays the little fellow has
had
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-09
MAN Il ELOPED
WITH GIRL Of I

The elopement of "a year old man
and 15 years old girl seems impossible
to believe but such are the ages of a
runaway couple that were traced to
West Berwick and from there toward
this city.
Mrs. Helen Holloway, of Berwick,
received word from Mrs. Bretles,
humane agent at Wilkes Barre, that
an aged man who has criminal rec
ord had induced the girl to leave her
home at Shickshinny the day before
she was to be placed in a good home.
They walked to West Berwick and
went to the home of Smith Andrwes,
relative of the girl, in the Michael
addition in West Berwick. About the
same time Mrs. Holloway received
word, Mr.. Andrews notified Constable
Groh but the pair left before the con-
stable arrived and eluding the officer
went toward Danville. A determined
search is being made for the pair.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-09
EXAMINATION
Of WITNESSES
Continued from 1st Page.

mitted conveying in 1896 the property
from the Montour Iron and Steel COM
pany to the Reading Iron company.
including among other things the ore
with mining rights and privileges on
the Pursel tract, which had been con-
veyed in the original deed to Water
man & Beaver, i'll 1862.
The first witness called was Mrs
William r. Pursel, who testified con-
corning sink or cave in at slope No.
| ,on the north side of the public road,
about the year 1908, which was filed
up by employees of the Reading Iron
company. She also testified as to the
abandonment of the mine and the re-
moval of the building.
The next witness called was Ray.
mond Pursel, son of William r. Pur-
sci, who described the sink at the slope
on the north side of the road. which
imperilled traffic. He notified MI.
Hecht, the superintendent of the Read.
ing Iron works, who sent employees of
the company to the spot, who filled NJ
the sink. The company tore up the
railroad and removed the buildings
following the June flood in 1889, when
the last ore was mined.
Joseph Churm was called to the
stand, who testified as to the cave-in
at the slope and the filling up of the
same. He was employed by the COM
pany and assisted in filling up the
sink. In 1889 flood occurred, which
stopped mining, although the mine was
in good repair.
d. r. p. Childs was called. He help.
ed to fill up the sink at the slope about
three years ago. He was hired by E.
w. Peters, who paid him ten dollar.
for his work.
Charles W. Cook, former employt
of the company who worked in the
mine described conditions. there abou
the time the mining of ore ceased.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-09
Her One Wish.

The wandering peddler stopped at
the southern cabin and opened hi
pack.
NANNY, let me show YOU some self
raising umbrellas" he began.
"NO use, nan, no use" interrupted
the old colcred woman as she busted
herself about the pot of clothes
"Cyant use muffin lax dat"
How about self raising window
shades?"
"No good heah, kase deh amt no
windows with talkin' about"
Self raising buckwheatT
"No good to me-we eat cohn pone.
But, mister"
well, mammy?"
IF yo'll tell me how to tuhn desc
heah fohteen bad chillun into self
raising pickaninnies Ah'll be yo' friend
foh life, dat All will, h."-Chicago
News.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-09
MacauIay as a Child,

Thomas Babington Macaulay should
perhaps have ranked with the uni.
versal geniuses, but 1t is true that his
precocious gift was largely in the di-
rection of literature. He read inces-
sanity from the age of three. At seven
he had composed a very fair com.
pendulum of universal history from the
creation to 1900. At eight he had
written treatise destined to convert
the natives OF Malabar to Christianity.
AS recreation from this weighty
work he wrote in the same year ro-
nance In the style of Scott in three
cantos, entitled THE Battle of Chev-
lot" \ little later came long poem
on the history of Olaf Magnus and n
vast Pile Of blank verse entitled Fin
gala Poem In Twelve Books" But
he dis!ikcG mathematics and did not
pass his examinations in that subject.
thus standing out among all child
prodiGtcs. Ills memory was such that
he literally never could forget any
thing ana after twenty years could
repeat bils oe poetry read only once
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-09

Scotland, as everybody knows, is the
land where golf originated and the
land where it most fourishes. But if
the law were strictly enforced north
of the Tweed it would go hard with
the players of the royal game in "lnu.
ME Scotland" Golf players there may
not know 1t, but they are liable to 4
sentence of death for their indulgence
in their favorite sport Technically
this is literally fact. In ancient
times, when Scotland always had work
for her soldiers to do. all young men
were required to perfect themselves in
archery. They preferred to play golf.
and so serious u rival did the game be-
come that IT was for a time suppressed
and made capital offense. That curl
GUS law never has been repealed and
may still be found on the statute book.
There seems to be no record, however.
of the law ever having been enforced
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-09
When Finished.

Busy persons, forced to defend them.
selves from interminable takers who
have little to say, can appreciate Il hint
to which Henry ". of France once re-
sorted. 4 parliamentary deputy called
upon him and made a long speech.
The king listened patiently for time.
then he decided that his visitor would
do well TO condense his remarks. He
took him by the hand and led him to
where they could see the gallery of the
Louvre.
"What do you think of that building? ?
When II is finished 1t will be a good
thing, will 1t not?"
Yes" replied the man of many
words, not guessing what was coming
next.
well, monsieur. that is just the way
with your discourse" was the kings
mild observation.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-09
Saving the Union.

Until we had national game It was
silly, according TO Ellis Parker Butler
In Success Magazine, to speak Of the
loose group of states as a nation. The
people had too much time in which to
talk politics, and whenever they talked
politics they became angered, and
whenever they were angered they
wanted to secede or knock spots OF
each other There was no one great
unifying spirit. There was too much
Maryland, My Maryland" and "Yan
kee, Doodle" and not any Casey at the
Bat" All the animus that is now Gi
rected at the umpire class was allow.
ed TO foment into sectional feeling. 4
man from Baltimore and man from
Boston could not meet and talk IN
curves; they had to talk slaves. I'm
agine the benlghted state OF society!
1t is q wonder that the nation lasted
until baseball arose In its might and
strength to make of US one great peo-
plei
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-09
NEW MAGAZINE TO BE
DEVOTED TO STORIES
VIII Be Issued Free of Cost to
Readers of The North
American.

One of the most notable advances in
the history of American publications
is to be taken ON June 21. On that date
the Philadelphia North American will
begin the publication of genuine,
high-class monthly magazine to be is
sued without cost to its patrons.
The contents will be mainly fiction
stories of love and adventure, pathos,
humor, character, action and senti-
ment. They will be written by auth
ors famous in the magazine field
So great is the demand for The
North American of Sunday, June -,
that thousands are placing special ord
ers with newsdealers to make certain
of receiving the first number of the
new magazine.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-09
AGED SOLDIERS
ARE APPLAUDED

The grand old men of the Grand
Army of the Republic paraded the
central streets of Harrisburg yester-
day. Two thousand veterans of the
Civil War, marching to drums beating
at far slower time than those that
cheered them as they were marching
from Atlanta to the sea, formed a pro-
cession that was seen by thousands of
citizens who lined the route and an
plauded the aged soldiers.
The procession formed probably a
larger gathering of the G. A. r. than
Harrisburg will ever again see. On all
sides comment was made at the age of
the marchers; it was apparent that
some of them were walking over the
route, short though it was, only by
the exercise of some of the bravery
that made them victors in their his
toric engagements.
The route was only nineteen blocks
long; yet at the end OF this short walk
some of the soldiers that had insisted
upon walking rather than surrender to
a motor or horse drawn vehicle, were
tired out. Only bracing air, cooler
than could have been expected at this
time of the year, combined with IA
short route, made the procession pos
sible.
Although a small parade, it was the
most impressive that has been seen in
years. The slow beating of the drums,
to accommodate the less active tread
of the veterans; the battle-torn flags
and the manifestations of the latent
enthusiasm of the veterans all combin-
ed to inspire the reverence of the on i
lockers
Governor Stuart reviewed the veter-
ans from the porch of the Executive
Mansion, and it was there that the
most impressive scenes of the parade
were observed. There every flag-from
the latest with the full quota of stars
to the shredded remnants of an en-
blem carried through the war to pre-.
serve the stars and stripes as it was
then-was dipped, and the chief ex.
ecutive uncovered as it passed every
| soldier raised his hat, some with great
effort. or held his walking stick at
salute, with an increase of the martial
| spirit that put more life into his tread
for a half block or so.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-09
Balza c's Way,

Jules Sandeau relates that one time
while living in Paris Balzac locked
himself up In his room for twenty-five
days and twenty-five nights, refusing
to see any one and keeping the cur
tains closed and the lights continually
burning even III broad daylight. The
only human being he saw during this
time was his servant, whom he rang
for when he felt the need Of food and
which he washed down with numerous
cups of coffee. He would throw him
self on his bed only when entirely ex-
hausted from lack of sleep, and he re-
malned in complete ignorance Of what
was transpiring outside, the state of
the weather and even Of the time and
day of the week. He only freed him
self from this voluntary captivity
when he had written the word END"
on the last page of the manuscript he
began when he entered his prison.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-09
Origin of Commerce.

Commerce-the international traffic
in goods as distinct from domestic traf-
fic-was undoubtedly originated by the
wonderful little people known in his.
tory as the Phoenicians. The "Yan-
KEGS of antiquity" the Phoenicians,
traded with various peoples long be
fore the other nations had crossed
their respective frontiers. All along
the shores of the Mediterranean and
up the coast of the Atlantic as far
north as the British isles their ships
were to be found, leaving their manu-
factures and wonderful dyes and bring
ing back to Tyre tin, wool and such
other articles rs paid them TO deal In.
Creating the merchant marine so long
ago that history gives us no account
of it. the Phoenicians and their colo
nists, the Carthaginians. held it until
1t passed on to Greece and Rome and
later along to the republics of modern
Italy.-New York American.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-09
HE WAS THANKFUL.
A Reporter Who Appreciated the At
tentions of His Superior.


A reporter for a Philadelphia news
paper was sent up the state to act as
staff correspondent in an important
court trial. 1t was the reporters first
big out Of town assignment, and his
managing editor kept the telegraph
wires busy with instructions and in
quiries. For two days and two nights
the reporter had received dispatch
from his office half hourly, and it be-
gan TO get on his nerves.
At the end Of the second day he
worked until o'clock in the morning,
fled his last page of copy, received
word that his story had been re-
'ceived, and he went to bed. Just as he
was putting out the light the hotel
porter appeared with the inevitable
tray and the inevitable telegram. The
reporter opened 1t and read:
what time does court open In the
morning."
1t was too much. He hated the sight
Of telegram. He had been fleeing the
curse Of the dispatches only to have
them pursue him to bed. He sat down
and wrote to his Office the most cour-
teous answer he could compose:
Court opens at o o'clock in the
morning. 1t is now 3. Thank you for
waking me in time" - Philadelphia
Times.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-09
Curious Training Methods.

Every baseball player seems to have
his own system, and some of the meth.
DDS used are laughab!e, and few are
of any practicable value. Nae young
catcher who joined n National leuguc
club few years ago brought five gal
Ions of iron, beef and wine in jugs In
his trunk to make him strong Can
non balls that weigh twenty-five
pounds are used to roll over the abdo-
men. Iron rolling pins. special band
ages, a thousand kinds OF rubbing oils
and lotions, ranging from patent med
icines to horse liniments and oil made
by boiling down fishing worms. vibra-
tors of all sizes and shapes, odd
arm bakers to be superheated with
electricity and rubber bands are en-
plOyed. Hotel rooms are turned into
Gymnasiums, and one Of the funniest
sights of Il year IS TO sit in card
game with half a dozen players swath-
ed like puffy mummies in blankets,
sweaters and flannels until they look
as II they We're starting on an arctic
journey.-American Magazine.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-09
Spirit Rock.

A memorial to an explorer is that IN
honor Of Jean Nicolet at Menasha,
Wis. 1t is huge bowlder of Whine
bago Manitou stone, known as spirit
rock" and is mounted on n plain pyr-
amid of sandstone twelve feet high.
An inscription relates that Nicolet was
the first white man in Wisconsin and
that he mot. the Winnebago tribe and
held the earliest white council with
5000 of its braves. The monument
was erected by the city of Menasha
and women's clubs OF that place.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-09
Device to Displace Rubber Tires,

George Westinghouse of PittsburS
has invented a device called the air
spring to supersede the pneumatic tire.
The air spring is a series of plungers
working on air cushions placed under
the corners of the frame of a vehicle
Each spring for an automobile is %
cylinder about three inches in diane
ter and ten inches long. 1t is said by
Mr.. Westinghouse that an automobile
fitted with solid steel tires and with
the air springs rides more easily than
does the rubber tired automobile of 70.
day.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-09
EFFECT OF SUGGESTION.
Il Can Fill Our Lives With Gladness or
With Miser/

There is nothing that plays so impor-
tant part in the daily life of men
and women as does suggestion, says
II. Addington Bruce in the Delinea-
tor. Mentally, morally and to a large
extent physically we are what we
are because of its influence. Sugges-
tion can make of us saints or crimi-
nails. heroes or towards. 1t can lift
US from beds of sickness or doom US
TO hopeless invalidism. 1t can fill
our lives with gladness or with mis-
cry. 1t Is great force ceaselessly
operative. unacceptable. But it is
force that we can nevertheless direct
and utilize II we only understand its
laws, and the more wisely, the more
persistently, the more thoroughly we
use 1t, the happier and healthier we
shall be.
No matter how many setbacks come.
keep repeating to yourself optimistic
autosuggestions. Repetition is one Of
the most forceful instruments of sug
gestlon. There is q great truth under
lying the familiar saying "As man
thinketh, so is he" Moreover, you can
utilize the law Of repetition to draw
from your surroundings beneficial sug-
gestions that will powerfully re-en-
force your autosuggestions. You can
do so because every detail in your en-
vironment is of suggestive value to
you, and. although no one can make
this environment all that it should be.
nevertheless it is quite within your
power to modify It In such n way that
it will give you maximum of help
full and minimum of harmful sugges.
tions.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-09
All Is Not Lion That Roars

A negro was arrested for stealing
coal and employed a lawyer of loud
oratorical voice to defend him in a
justice court.
THAT lawyer could roar like lion,' IS
the negro said. II thought he was 60
ing to talk that judge off the bench
and that jury out of the box. l got
one continuance and hurried up to
burn all that coal and hide the evi-
dence. Then came the day OF my trial.
That roarin' lawyer went up and whiS.
pered to the Judge. Then he came
back and whispered to me:
"'You better send that coal back OF
you'll go to jail "-Kansas City Star.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-09
THE RETURNS
ARE COMPUTED

As required by the Uniform Prim-
aries Act the returns of the spring
primary at noon yesterday We're pub
licly computed and canvassed by the
county commissioners.
The certificate of results shows no
change in the totals as printed in the
News Monday morning with the eX-
oeption of that of William T. Creasy's
vote for State Senator, which was
found to be 5l9 as against 5l6 votes,
the total enormously printed.
PARTY COMMITTEEMAN.
The official count showed that in a
few of the districts ON the Democratic
ticket an unusually large number of
men were voted for as party commit
teemen. In several districts there was
tie of votes, a condition which very
naturally occurs under the present
system of voting. 1t devolves upon the
county chairman to decide when a tie
occurs which of the men with equal
score shall serve as committeeman.
The certificate shows the result of
votes cast for committeeman, as fol-
lows:
DANVILLE.
First ward, Thomas G. Vincent and
John G. Waite.
Second ward, p. NJ. Kerns. w. H.
N. Walker and Samuel Welliver, "a tie
Third ward, Thomas Graham and
Cornelius Connolley.
Fourth ward Theodore Becker and
Fred Wendell, JI.
THE TOWNSHIPS.
Anthony township S. J. Dennen
and Allan Watson.
Cooper township, Alfred Blecher and
Philip Boyer.
Derry township, William Lobach
and James B. Pollock.
Liberty township, H. 7. Raup and
William E. Boyer.
Limestone township, George Van
OIdstrand. w. E. Gieger and Frank
Cromis, a tie.
Mahoning Etownship, Roy Gass.
William 7. Dyer, John Foust and AL
fred Mellin, tie.
Mayberry township, W. G. Vought
and j. W. Gearhart.
Valley township, Elmer Slider.
Horace Sidler and Oliver Boyer, a tie.
Washingtonville, II. Z. Cotner and
Henry Moser.
West Hemlock township, Charles
Ballet and r. NJ Wintersteen.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-09
PecuIiarities of the opossum.

The American opossum is one of the
most curious animals living in the
United States. 1t is the only one that
carries its young in a pouch like the
kangaroo. 1t is the only animal that
can feign death perfectly. 1t is re-
markable for hanging by its tail like a
monkey. 1t has hands resembling
those Of u human being. Its snout is
like hogs, while its mouth is liber-
ally furnished with teeth. Its eyes
are like rats. aud 1t Kisses like a
snake.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-09
Cause For Reioicinu,

Here" said the disgruntled actor,
Il don't want this part. If l play it
I'll have to die in the first act"
Well" replied the manager, what
are you kicking about? You die a
natural death. don't you? If you got
a chance to come on in the second act
you'd get killed" - Chicago Record
Herald.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-09

The Young Wife Showing her furni
ture)- Here's the rocking chair for the
parlor. Isn't it just lovely? Mrs
Oddly rather chticallyl-But don't
see any rockers, dear The Young
Wife-Oh, they'll be here next month.
You see, we are buying the chair on
the installment plan, and we haven't
paid for the rockers yet."-San Fran.
cisco Chronicle.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-09
Winninn Her Pana.

She-When you go to ask papa the
first thing he will do will be to accuse
you of seeking my hand merely to be
come his son-in-law.
He-Yes? And then
"And then you must agree with him.
He's lot prouder of himself than he
is of me-"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-09
Ruse That Worked.

Roundsman-How did you keep all
Of those girls from rushing out of the
moving picture show when the lights
went out? Policeman-It was dead
easy. When they started to rush /
said: That's right. Old ladies first"
And the way they held back was u
caution.-Chicago News.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-09
Literal.

Rummy Robinson-ies, mum; once
for a whole year l turned me back on
likker. Kind Lady-Ah, my noble man,
what were you doing at the time?
Rummy Robinson-Driving a brewers
dray, mum.-London Tit-Bits.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-09
When She Wasn't Lookino

Anxious Mother-How do you know
Mr.. Jackson is in love with you? Has
he told you so? Pretty Daughter
N-no, but you should see the way he
looks at me when l am not looking at
him!
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-09
Got on His kArNes.

Frugal North Briton lin his first ex-
perience Of n taxD-Here. mon. stop!
/ hae a weak heart. | Gamma stand
that hang't wee machine O. yours
markin' up thae tuppences.-London
Punch
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-09
The End In View,

Ella-Why do you let him call you
by your first name? Stella-I want to
encourage him to help me get rid q
my last name.-Judge.