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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-17
THE DEAREST GIFT.
a Psthstis incident In ths LHs 81 Fssb
srt Browning

young American wmunu wn- tfav.
cling oue day IN au nllinn uiiuay
coach. the uniy mhpf utuiHm ~ tie
compartment beiun m elderly rrutir
man Observing the inlprps uf th'
young woman IN the ruuntrt through
which they were prsslng md ,prtul
also TINT Vt was new ~ hrt tltp mut,
experienced traveller puintrd uut eb
jects aud pl1rrs Of uutr
From scenery The conversation drir
cd 10 books and authors. until spW"
thing suggested tu the young AWur
can one Of Elizabeth Barrett Brown
ing's sonncts. which she uuutpI
She was nstonishrd and abushrd bp
cause the gentleman made uo reply
but during the rest Of the ride sat luuk
ing intently out Of the window. hiy
ing apparently forgotten the very cS
istcnce Of his travelling companion
As they ncarcd the station where th,
young lady was TO leave the ear sh,
said timidly:
81 fear. sir, that / have offended you
Perhaps you do not like Mrs. Brown
ing's poetry"
The man slowly turned upon hci
tear dimmed eyes. and In a voice full OF
emotion he said
Madam. that sonnet Is the sweetest
as its singer was the dearest. gift God
ever gave 10 me-
Her travelling companion was Rob
ert Browning. ng.-Youth's Companion
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-17
PROGRESS ON THE RANGE.

lSen hu' 'rn;n music dealers regur, ta.t
cowboys :He wing phonugraphs 10 quIct
the cattle ~ the range.l
II us' ,"r he we charmed on!
CAUywuy Wc never harmed 'emI
A-chan,hI' in the moonlight sam Eass"
@" odd Black joe,
Lee machincry's wheeze and rattle
Seems To suit these modern cattle,
And they act plum sore and restless wAer
the phonoCrnrh won't GO
Start that new coutraptiou luin'
or stampede will be grOw!n-
Put !n Sousa record or look out fer for
ty rows.
on the cowboys field OF glory
Life's another sort Cs story
Since Melba ond Caruso took TO sir%n' 20
the COWS.
SO throw In Il chunk from Pryor
When the west has lost its IRE:
Set the stars from op'ry houses vowln'
and raisin' hob.
The lullabies we sang em
Didn't suit the brutes, gosh harry en-.
The demon OF Inventions put the cowboy
off the job
Arthur Chapman IN Denver Republican.
Spiteful.
At a local picture show painter
hung q notice under his highly priced
landscape, DO not touch with canes
or umbrellas" Some one who was
not an admirer of his works added to
the notice. Take an ax"'
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-17
Not Madn lin

Pushing her way through the crowd
on the ferryboat 10 the decrepit rig,
the middle aged woman sized up the
emaclated animal from every point OF
view, and then. turning TO the owner.
who had clambered out OF the wagon
and propped himself against the en-.
gine room. said. You ought to he
ashamed OF yourself for driving n poor
horse like that; 1t should be Mt home
and in the stable" What is the mat.
ter with her. lady?" was the easy re-
sponse of the owner. who didn't seem
a whole lot perturbed. What Is the
matter with her" demanded the S. L.
c. A. lady with increasing warmth OF
tone. Cant you sec how skinny she
is? She looks starved" The boss Is
ali right, lady" calmly rejoined the
expressman. as sweet smile foated
through his scant crop of whiskers.
You sec, she got up so late this morn
In that she didn't hey time to put on
her rats. pads an extenders. or she
would hey been as purity an plump as
ther next one "-Argonaut
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-17
WOODEN SCHOONER is GIANT
Wyoming, Recently Sent Out, Beats Al
Records.

Wyoming, Recently Sent Out, Beats Al
Records.
There is a general idea that the
wooden sailing ship is a thing of the
past, but there recently loaded at Bal.
timore for its maiden voyage a wooden
vessel that far outranks any that ever
put to sea.
This is six maSted schooner, called
the Wyoming, and is IA splendid ship in
every particular with a gross register
OF 3, $50 tons. or twenty-five tons more
than the well known steel hull six
masted schooner William +. Douglas
of Boston.
The Wyoming is 800 feet inch.
long. 30 feet inch beam and 20 fD.,.
1 inches depth Of hold. 1t has tar"
decks, with five Gischarsing hHtoh"s
and tool, as its first cargo 5,S22 tons a..
soft coal for BoSton.
The frame OF the huge schooner i
securely strapped with iron, and il.
keelson is protected with big bands oi
sheet iron. Telephones, steam pump,
steam hoists. etc. make the vessel "
TO date in every particular. The YES
sel cost $4,000 to build.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-17
THE WHITE WASH.
its Prsssnes on che Hudson BsY Com
pany'a Boat Esplainsd.

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W WIS '"'t w "" ii""f"H
NY c"mP'hF that no WVhl'h b' "
lowed passage on rs buats oue dag
sofrr years ago ns e Steamer ~ the
company ucnrrd one ~ the northern.
most rorts a string af white puftinpfa
vgas s..a stret,.bad s..,s. tI. fa.s
rt,,. ,..,.t..s. ,..,.- .......a a.. q,
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~ "...'"
''''ui'h' WIS h'.' .".'' "' ''e
sruudui that would rn ur H#I ihe
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-17

way rolled up the sleeves of her crisp
gingham gown and fell to work among
the baking dishes with yiGOr. You
get ready to be married next Wedncs-
day evening ut O'Clock. and Ill guar.
antee ynur pam give you away fa>t
enough"
You're the best mother" cried Stri.
la joyfully. Now III run down and
tell joe
On "Wednesday afternoon of the fol
lowing week. the very day set for
came flaming up the walk 10 the kitch-
en- door very mnch like one of his own
belligerent CockrYr.s.
''ScOot. stella" warned her mother
'Your pas heard about The wedding
Well, should hav" told Linn in - few
minutes anyway. Hes got to h.s" It
broke to him, but not till | get y.ao. ="
When Mr. Dillaway reached the
kitchen door and hung il wide open he
rushed straight into the arms of his
excited wife.
samuel. whist the lan's up in the
cistern? I've heard the queerest
sounds up there. Seems like some
thing aliye's in there. If there is it
ought to be got out. for the winds
around to the east, and we're bound to
have rain tomorrow"
Mr.. Dillaway. attacked on his weak
est point. looked up at the great round
cistern perched frcakishy on the
kitchen roof. with long lcadcu pipes
running from the main roof Of the
house into the covered top. Ii had
been completed the day before and
Samuel was waiting impatiently for
the first rains TO fan and enter the els
tern that he IGight prove that his idea
Tor supplying water to kitchen aud
bathroom would work successfully to
the utter confusion OF the village wa
ter company, whose yearly water
rates were much lower than the cost
Of Dilla ways ttstern.
From within the cistern there came
queer, scratching. metallic noises ana
strange shrill cries of distress.
Mr.. Dillaway removed his hat ana
coat and then climbed the ladder that
led to the kitchen roof Mrs. Din.
away painted heavily up the back
stairs and squeezed her ample form
through bedroom window and came
out on the roof beside az husband
What you doing. Celia? 2" demanded
Mr.. Dillaway testify. You'll fall and
break your neck. th"i's what v"n'ii q"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-17

Sunposing some one should spring
this on you rapidly and ask you what 1t
meant: S-deer-zeat-t -tCats.
lam-sleatiyy- lit tie kid -slea- tivy-to
You would never think it was plain
English. hut it is. 1t is simply: Mares
eat oats; deerS eat oats; lambs II eat
ivy; little Kids III eat ivy too"
You should say this over many times
10 yourself until you can roll ii or
very quickly. run the words together.
and then when you try 1t on your
friends they will have to confess that
they cant understand 1t. They will
feel quite foolish when you show them
that 1t Is common English and that 1t
sounds odd only because the words are
spoken fast aud run iI together. II is
this running Of the words In together
which makes it harl for foreigner to
understand our language or us theirs
No Mystery About Il.
The other night after Harker was
safe In bed there came a mysterious
tapping below his window. Harker
ly raised the sash.
whats wanted" he demanded. his
teeth chattering.
Il Just wanted to tell you" came n
muffled voice. that there's hand
moving around Just inside your cellar
window"
With visions of burglars Harker
picked up his revolver and slipped
through the halls in his pajamas.
Cautiously hN searched the cellar with
lighted candle, out IL was empty.
Outside on ihe sidewalk stood the
stranger
81 don't see any burglars down here"
called Harker ncrvously
who said anything about burglars"
laughed the stranger.
"Why. didn't you call me out of bed
TO tell me that there was a hand NOV
Ing around near the cellar window"
sure. it's the dial on the gas meter.
1t works while you sleep."-Philadel-
phia Times.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-17
DILLAWAYS
CISTERN.
II Played a Telling Part In a
Love Affair.
ey cLARissA MAcKIE.

copyright. 1919. by American Press Asso-
ciation.I
"Thcn you're going TO make Stella
wait another year before she gets mar
ried?" asked Stela's mother auxiorsly.
Samuel Dillawny stroked his little
gray beard with one sunburned hand
and flourished a pipe WITH the other.
Il look at il this way" be said di-
dactically. The time has come for
us to have cistern on the roof OF
the extension. and Joe Mellen seems
to think the times proper for him and
Stella TO get married Now they can
walt another year or two until | can
better afford to have wedding. In
the meantime. I've got to have that
cistern. Some fine day well be run
ming out of water, then what will you
doP'
Nonsense, Samuel" protested Mrs.
Dillaway earnestly. We've used the
well for twenty-five years and it's new
er showed no signs of getting dry"
'T can't afford n wedding, Celia"
said Samuel decisively.
-'It won't cost you anything to speak
Of. Most OF Stella's clothes are made
and Wen have just a quiet little we'd
ding with nobody here
That's just the kind interrupted
Mr.. Dillaway jocosely. IF there's a
wedding before ! say so, there won't
be nobody to 1t. and no Dillaway was
married without style"
without fddlesticksw snapped Mrs.
Dillaway. Something's got to be
done. ! shan't have Stella's life spoil
ed just SOS you can experiment with
cistern. There's money and TO spare
for her to be married right now-this
very week"
'"They won't be married in my
house" exploded Stella's father, dane
ing with excitement. land I'll forbid
the ban1s anywhere's else"
stella II be married TO home here.
and you'll give her away. Just put
that in your pipe and smoke itw said
Mr. Dillaways spouse, bustling back
to her kitchen.
Stella. tall, pale girl, with tired
gray eyes and pretty, pathetic face.
looked up wistfully as her mother en-
tered the room.
What did he say, mOther|'
Same old story, Stella. Don't you
care. I've got an idea" Mrs. Dilla-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-17
THE NEW WAY.

Mrs. Mary Schiey Brown at her weu-
ding was attended by three Japaue--
spaniels OF royal pedigree instead O:
bridesmaids ltemI
No more the bridal march. each lovely
maiden
In neecy Grape arrayed, with blossoms
laden.
No more the frou-frou OF their dainty
dresses
Along the aisle 20 where the parsor
blesseg.
In place OF these at wedding ceremour
Provided things are on a basis tony
Behold a string Of purps OF lineage
blooded.
Glad rags adorning them and collars
studded;
Behold a bride who leads them to ia
altar
To moose groom-who we'll deserves a
halter.
But does n marriage license answer duly?
Would not canine license fit more trGiyf
Hall of Fame.
Names recently chosen for the Hall
of Fame, with votes for each:
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-17
MANS WILL POWER.
Bismarek's Comme7t on Schopenhauer
and His Theory.


and His Theory.
In an entertaining account of q din
ner party ut Prince Bismarck's Berlin
residence which is given in the recol-
lections of the Livonian journalist Eek
hardt the following, which was part
of the table talk. shows the host in Il
new light: The conversation had turn
ed on Bismarck's early days at Frank
fort, and Eckhardt asked whether at
the table d'hote of the Hotel d'Angle-
terre his host had ever met Schopen-
hauer NO" said Bismarck; "he had
no use for me nor I for him. More
over. | have never had time or desire
80 occupy myself with philosophy
While ! was student Schopenhnuer
was still unknown know aLSolute-
~ nothing about his system"
Another guest, an Hdmirer of Scho-
penhauer. then joined enthusiastically
in the conversation and explained That
the philosophers great merit consisted
in the discovery of the fact that will
power was the indeStructible essence
of the mind Of man and that iutelli-
geuce was only OF secondary impor-
tancc. That may very well be true. "
said Prince Bismarck, at least as far
as am concerned. for | have often
noticed that my will had already come
to a decision while my mind had not
yet finished thinking about the same
subject"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-17
An Aneedote Of Bach.

The Duke OF SAKE Weimar once in
vitcd John Sebastian Bach the Nestor
of German music, To attend dinner
at the palace. Before the guests sat
down to the feast Bach was asked to
give an improvisation. The composer
seated himself at the harpsichord and
straightway forgot all about dinner
and everything else. He played SO long
that Mt last the duke touched his shoul-
der and said. We are very much
obliged. master. but we must not let
the soup get cold"
Bach sprang to his feet and followed
the duke to the dining room without
uttering word. But he was sca arcely
seated when he sprang up. rushed back
to the instrument like one demented,
struck a few chords and returned TO
the dining room. evidently feeling
much better. II beg your pardon, your
highness." he said. but you interrupt
ed me in a series OF chords and arpeg-
gios on the dominant seventh. and I
could not feel at ease until they were
resolved into the tonic. II is as II you
had snatched n glass of water from
the lips OF man dying OF thirst Now
I have drunk the glass out and am
content"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-17
NaatlN parried

A mother of four daughters. one of
whom had recently been married. cor
nered an eligible young man in the
drawing room.
And which of my girls do you most
admire. might ask:'
The married one" was the prompt
reply.-Exchange.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-17
CARIBOU BLOCK TRAVEL.
Herd of One Hundred Thousand tiolc
Lonely Trail In Alaska.

Lonely Trail In Alaska.
A herd of caribou probably number
ing 100000 formed an amazing sight
and stopped caravans ON the lonely
trail between Fairbanks and Circle
City, Alaska early in September.
The scene IS described as the most
impressive he ever witnessed by Cop
tain Il. T. Barnette, a Fairbanks
banker. Captain Baruette believes the
drove was of greater proportions than
any other ever viewed by Il white
man.
His pack train waited on the hillside
for four hours while one wing Of the
herd passed. The 1ock was nearly =
mile wide, and 1t stretched out for
miles in length, closely packed
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-17
TransvaaI Tobaeeo Producer.
Over 100000 pounds of tobacco were
produced in the Transraal In 1908.
Against His Principles

produced in the Transraal In 1908.
Against His Principles.
What was that man making such a
fuss aboutT' asked the restaurant pro
prietor.
"He found couple OF hairs in the
food, sir" replied the waiter.
''Oh, is that all?"
you see, sir. he's vegetarian, and
you can't get him to eat anything but
vegetables. s."-Yonkers Statesman.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-17
SMOKING That Maddens.

Mhrihuana Is n weed used 10y people
OF the lower class and sometimes by
soldiers. but those who make larger
use OF II are prisoners sentenced to
long terms. The use OF the weed and
it, safe. especially in barracks and
prisons, are very severely punished; /;
yet it has many adopts and Indian
women cultivate 1t because they sell IL
at rather high prices. The dry leaves
Of marIhunna alone or mixed with to.
baccO make the smoker wilder than a
wild beast II IL said that immediately
after the first three or four drafts OF
SMOKE smokers begin 10 trel Il slight
headache; then they see everything
NOV ing, and finally they lose all con
trol uf their mental faculties. Every
thing. The smokers say, takes the
shape Of monster. aud men look like
devils They begin 10 night, and, of
course, everything smashed IS a mon
ster KILLED" But there arc imaginary
beings whom the wild man cannot kill,
and these inspire fear untn the man is
panic stricken and runs.-Mexican
Herald
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-17
WILL REORCAN|zE
HIGHWAY DEPT.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. IL

John X. Tener gOvefnof-elect. de-.
olered in an interview today that h.
intends to make important changes in
the State highway department. and
that lc also favofs cross state high.
way similar TO the plan of Governor
ELnnTI
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-17
Man and Wnnnan

When man gets into trouble the
first thing he thinks of is. How shall
get out of this fix" When ii woman
gets into trouble her hlSt thought is.
How shall ! best bear This misery"
-Winifred Black.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-17

Napoleon l., who was Il great al
mirer of female talent when its owner
did not, like Nine. de Stael. direct il
against himself. used TO say There
are women who have only one fault
viz. that they are NOT men"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-17
What Did He Mean2

Mrs. HI see there's man in
France who has murdered three OF his
wives in succession. Id like to see
The man who would murder me.
Mr.. H.-So would |. my dear.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-17

THE easiest thing know Of" says
the philosopher of folly. "is to begin
to save up some money next month"
Cleveland Leader
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-17
An inside Outino.

Wieg-Th- best outing man can
;ake is an ocean trip. Wagg-Yes, an
outing for The inner man as well-
Philadelphia Record.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-17
Names previously elected:

Names previously elected:
George Washington Horace Mann.
Abraham Lincoln. Henry Ward Beech
Daniel Webster. er.
Benjamin Franklin. James Kent.
Ulysses S. Grant Joseph Story.
John Marshall John Adams.
Thomas Jefferson. william L. Chan
Ralph Waldo EmeT- ming.
son. Gilbert Stuart
Henry w. LOngfel- Asa Gray.
low. John quincy Adams.
Robert Fulton. James Russell Low
Washington irving ell.
Jonathan Edwards William T. Sherman.
Samuel r. r. Morse. James Madison.
David G.. Farrngut. John q. Whittier.
Henry Clay. Alexander HamIl-
Nathaniel Haw- ton
thornc. Louis AgassiZ
George Peabody John Paul Jones.
Robert T. Lee Mary Lyon.
Peter Cooper Emma Willard.
eli Whitney Maria Mitchell.
John }. Audubon
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-17
Cheeky.

Does Winks take any magazines?"
"All he can get. don't dare to leave
one lying around. Birmingham Ago
Herald
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-17
TO IMPROVE HIGHWAYS

Mr.. Tenot outlined what he hopes
to accomplish during his administra.
tion in the way Of improvements oi
State highways His plans include
complete reorganization of the state
highway bureau and the erection Of u
new department with an ex, cutiye
head and a deputy commissioner, who
shall he an engineer with wide expert.
ence in the building of roads.
my thought is" said Mr.. Toner,
that we should construct highway
not necessarily Notwithstanding
directly from pittsburg on the west TO
Philadelphia on the east that will be
a main artery connecting the eastern
and western ends of the State and the
county seats along the route with lat.
erals connecting with the county seats
not along the line of the main high
way. | also believe that i'll sections
where the travel will be heavy road.
WAYS should be constructed of some
permanent material where the pIincip.
al cost will be the first cost.
CONTINUES STATEMENT
Continuing the governor elect said {:
81 said during my campaign and | re-
peat now that | absolutely have no
personal ambition to serve in office. 1t
Is my purpose to give to the State the
b9st that is in me and my hope is that
when go ont of office will have met
the reasonable expectation of the. peo-
pie of the State in this respect. -. kAs
Mr.. TeneI was asked regarding the
makeup of his cabinet and was told
that gossip had already filled several
of the places: Mr.. Tener said:
II am not responsible for any guess
es that may be made, but you can rest
assured that as yet they are but guess
es for l have not given the subject
serious consideration. AS to the attor-
ney generalship, however, my appointee
will be man upon whose judgment |
will feel can thoroughly rely; man
whose loyalty to me will be second
only to his loyalty to the State.
There is one thing you can say and
that is that | will deem my admins
tration most fortunate and | would
consider the people of the State most
fortunate, if they could continue to
demand the services of DR.. Samuel G.
Dixon as the head of the State depart
mcut of health.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-17

There is no we'll doing. no godlike
doing. that Is not patient doing.-Tim-
othy Ttcomb.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-17
The Bull Snakn.

The bull snake, a species OF pine
snake, inhabits the shady pine woods
along the Atlantic coast from New Jer
sey 10 Florida, but other species are
found almost everywhere except in
New England The hUl, snake is quite
harmless, hul is q powerful constrict
or II lays eggs and feeds upon birds
rodents and c@gs Il swallows an egg
whole. and after The cSg has passed
a few inches down the throat where
It forms 4 large swel!inS-the serpent
lifts It's head. cleyatcs its back and
eIerts a downward pressure until the
shell breaks Owing To a curious con
stricdon of its cpiglottis its hiss Is so
loud and so well sustained as to re-
semble the sound of redhot iron being
plunged In water The ma Nimum
length OF these snakes Is seven and
half feet Their color is white, with
the exception of the head and back,
the former being spotted black and the
latter brown. Wide World Magazine.
Trademark Registry Popular.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-17

ScandinaViars Advertise Whaling
\ floating exhibition comprising a
complete picture Of the whale tishinE
and other Industries of Norway ard
Sweden. is visiting Baltic ports.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-17
Pope's Preference

Pope's Preference.
The Prince OF Wales of Pope's time
once said TO the poet:
''Nr. Pope. do you not like kings?"
Sir" replied the poet. IL prefer the
lion before the claws are grown
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-17

Syria Uses Steam Piows.
The American steam plow has 10
gun operations in Syria.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-17
Trademark Registry Popular

Abonl 100 Irad"'tar,:s are registered
PAT n!fiCc.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-11-11
ALBERTHA

}. K. Springer moved to J. D.
Staffords one day last week. He
will act as chief cook.
Truma and Jim Harper, G. Can
non and L. f. Johnston went to
Blggers Monday with cotton.
r. L. Hicks and this pencil
pusher were at Maynard Saturday
delivering pictures for the former.
Joe Myrick and Bob Fowler of
Peach Orchard came over Saturda v
to see about their farm affairs at
this place.
J. w. VandergLiff, G. G. Gould,
J. L. Carroll and T. B. Kerley
went over to Biggers Tuesday with
some cotton.
W. ii. Harris got considerably
bruised up last week while hauling
lumber from Kellar, by his team
running away.
Lit Jarrett of Maynard was at
this place Tuesday on special bust
ness.
We went to the election at
Brockett tuesday and there was as
light a turn out as we ever saw at
an election, which goes to show that
we should have all our elections at
one time.