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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-02
consoioua During : Fall.

Every time workman falls from q
forty story building there are people
to say. "Well. he probably didn't feel
it when he struck" There is little or
no basis for this belief that person
ts dead or unconscious at the end Of
long fall. Our surviving Jumpers from
Brooklyn bridge prove this. and that
a person retains consciousness Is
shown by. the case of the English boy
who fell down pit some $50 feet deep
and shouted Below three times on
the way down. One theory is that q
person falling would not be able to
breathe, but train at sixty miles an
hour is moving faster than one would
move in falling a hundred or so feet,
and no one pretends that one would
die Of suffocation If he put his head
out the train window.-Exchange. -
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-02
The Manchus.

The name "Manchuria." to desig-
nate the country of the ,Manchus, is
not known to the Chinese. but was in
vented by French geographers. The
Manchus are a. tribe of Tartars who
gained the ascendency in China In the
seventeenth century. Manchu Is Chi
nese for pure" and was applied by
an ancestor of Shun Che, the first
Manchu emperor of China. to his dy-
nasty and his people.
The, Manchus resemble the Chinese
only to the eye Of stranger. just as
we think that an Chinese laundrymeD
look alike. To themselves the Man.
chus are distinct from Cinnamon in
appearance, as in race. and one who
knows eastern races easily distin-
guishes them. Most of them are short
and good looking, with brown and rud-
dy sktns.-New York Tribune.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-02
A POLISH WEDDING.
Fun and Profit Strangely Mingled In
tho Festivities.

tno FeStlNltleS.
A wedding among the Poles may GER
tainly be said to hold it's own among
the more entertaining of marriage Gus
toms. There fun and profit are strange
ly mingled In the marriage festivities,
for the bride depends. upon the we'd
ding festival for her dowry and rarely
fails to get enough to enable her to
begin housekeeping with comfort
After the wedding feast u dance is
in order. and at that dance every man
who would distinguish himself must
once In the evening ut least claim the
bride for a partner. The honor Of
dancing with her. however, Is not to
be obtained lightly. The aspirant must
win the privilege and pay for it., 81,
In one corner OF the room the moth
er Of the bride has taken up her posi-
tion with plate in her Ian. The wise
woman has chosen that plate careful
iy. 1t Is made after the plan of an
eating house coffee cup and could not
justly be dos, raei as frnil
The gallant who wishes TO dance
with the hrlGe-ard, as has been said,
all are In hnEOr bound TO do so-must
pull out a piece Of silver and throw 1t
into the plate. Not until he has sue
ceeded in breaking or chipping that
almost invincible piece of crockery
has he won the honor he seeks. Few
succeed in making an impression upon
the plate for less than sum equal to
80 cents of our money.
The money thus accumulated goes to
the bride and not unusually amounts
to seventy-five or one hundred dollars,
even where the crowd is apparently
as poor as 1t can well be. This sum in
a rural district of Poland is enough to
start the young couple fairly In house
keeping.-Detroit Free Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-02
BLAKE's VISIONS.
The Curious HalIucinations of the
o. ss.GE a., Poet Painter. - s

The Curious HaIIucinations of the
Hft eaa, Poet Painter. -
William Blake, the contemporary Of
Charles Lamb, was a man of visions.
Blake dined with prophets and held
converse with archangels. A friend
of Blake called on the poet-paInter
''and found him sitting, pencil in
hand. drawing a portrait with all
the seeming anxiety of a man who Is
He looked and drew and drew and
looked, yet no living soul was visible.
'Disturb me Rot,'-said Blake in q
whisper. Il have some one sitting to
me- Sitting to your exclaimed the
astonished visitor. Where is her
see no one But see him, answered
Blake haughtily. There he is. His
name is Lot You may read of him In
the Scriptures. He is sitting for his
portrait
Blake's Authorizations. however. rare
ly took a malignant form. One of his
most beautiful visitors was of fairy
funeral. II was walking alone in my
garden" he said. There was a great
stiffness among the branches and flow
ers and more than common sweetness
In the air. | heard low and pleasant
sound and knew not whence it came.
"At last I saw the broad leaf of a
flower move, and underneath | saw a
procession OF creatures of the size and
color Of green and gray grasshoppers,
q
which they buried with songs and then
disappeared. 1t was fairy's funeral"
Chicago News.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-02
THE SYMPATHY
y ---------
OF MUR|EL,
How a Woman Defeated a
Worthy Man.
BY LOUISE WINTER.

copyright. 1910. by American Press Asso-
.- ciation.l
Muriel had the fatal gift of sympa-
thy. In her case 1t was particularly
unfortunate, as she happened to be
born into a matter of fact, selfish fam
lily who never idealized and who found
in the misfortunes of others a caGse
for self graduation.
Muriel in her childhood burned to
relieve the necessities of the poor.
Her heart ached at tales of wrongful
suffering, but she was handicapped by
the lack of charity about her. and she
was too young to act in open defiance
of her people.
Jim Manning had been a family
friend when she was a little girl. She
remembered the boxes of candy he
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-02


Ghe next time you bring anything home
from an auction shall insist on a sep
aration"
"oh, John. how can you talk sop
II mean it. Much as l love you,
would rather get on without you than
have you bring ruin on US by indulgng
IN a mania which you can control If
you will. Come, make an effort Keep
away from these places. They have
stool pigeons in them who are there
for no other purpose than to watch for
people who covet some article, and
when they see such they bid against
them merely to make them pay
fancy price"
"Well, dear. since you don't like to
have me buy things at auction | won't
do so any more. | admit that | become
excited when | get to bidding and
sometimes act foolishly. There. now"
giving him kiss. say no more about
It,"
There was peace in the Morrison
family for several months-nO more
dingy pictures. no more broken sets
of china, no more bedsteads. lounges.
curiosities, bric-a-brac. The husband
had often thought of his threat and
dreaded being put into Il position
where he would feel constrained to
fulfill ii. What would he do with the
children without their mother to take
care Of them? But as time wore on
and he saw no evidence OF n relapse
on the part or his wife he hoped that
the bugbear had taken fight.
But as the inebrate will go for
months, possibly for years. without a
slip to be suddenly carried away by
the sight OF glass OF wine. so did
Mrs. Morrison fall at seeing a red flag.
1t hung on the outside of building
which 1t was necessary for her to pass,
and she was not able TO get by it. She
tried to persuade herself that she
would mereiy have a look at the things
offered for sale. Going in, she found
that there was no auction in progress
at the time, merely a sale Of rem
nants of furniture, most of which had
been removed to the auctioneer's ware
rooms. a very gentemanly person
was lutIS, W uO SNtppeu lolWuTu anu
offered to show the lady what there
was to be bought.
She had got safely through every
room in the house and was about to
take her departure when the man
opened a closet In which he seemed
surprised to find lot OF china AM
miscellaneous articles. Mrs. Morrison
asked him the price of several. but as
did not seem to know what figure I,
put on them. Indeed, 1t was evident
that the closet had been overlooked
There were three silver cups much
tarnished that captured the poor wo-
mans fancy. The salesman said that
he knew nothing about what to charge
for them, but If she wanted them he
would sell them to her for old silver
The lady had two children who did
not have silver cups and was tempted
to buy two Of them. The man made
her a ridiculously low price for the
lot, and she fell. She bought tie
three cups for So.
When John Morrison went HON
that evening and saw that his wifi
despite his warning, his threat. h.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-02
HER AUCTION MANIA,
Woman Goes on Buying Despite
Her Husbands Commands.
sx sHIELA ESTHER DUNN.

{Copyright. 1910. by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
"For heavens sake, Maria, what
have you been buying nowT
That's picture OF Mary, queen of
Scots, going to execution"
Cheerful subject to have always be
fore one. isn't 1t? Where did you get
ftr'
"At an auction held at house down
on Chestnut street The people who
live there are selling out their furni-
ture."
what did you give for it?"
"Oh, | started it at 80 cents, but a
man in the crowd ran 1t up to 81.
was bound he shouldn't have it."
The husband groaned
Don't you like it, dear?"
like it? Why, Maria, it's nothing
but q chrome. 1t isn't worth % cents.
AS for me, | would much rather have
1t out Of the house than in 1t. If you
insist on indulging this passion for
going to auctions and getting taken in
by sharpers who run things up on you
Wen go to the poorhouse. Only n
week ago you bought DedStead wneh
YOU know we have three already in the
attic that we have no use for"
But it cost only So. 1t was dirt
cheap"
Then there's the bookcase you paid
S12 for, and we haven't books enough
10 fill the cases we have already. And
so it goes. Not Il week passes but you
spend money for some useless article.
And all this time l am struggling
along to accumulate capital to use In
my business. | need $1,000 now. If
had the amount could make 100 per
cent year with it. Now, Maria, I've
stood this just as long as I'm going to.
To permit 1t to go on would result in
ruin for both of u.s. / am therefore
forced. though reluctantly, to say that
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-02
Blue Hat For Man.

The chief object Of attraction on the
promenade deck of the steamship Car
mania when she landed alongside her
pier in New York the other day was an
elderly man with flowing silvery locks
who WAS wearing one of the new Co
penhagen blue hats. 1t won the admi-
ration of his fellow passengers. who
saw the headgear for the first time on
the voyage. 1t was also hailed with
Joy by the crowd waiting on the pier
to greet friends.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-02
A Way Of Explaining II.

wife-Why, John, Just see what a
stupid blunder the newspaper has
made in Its account of our silver we'd
ding Don't you remember wrote 1t
out for the reporter that We had spent
together twenty-five years of married
happiness. and the stupid typesetter
has gone and made It twenty-five years
of marred happiness. Isn't 1t awful?
Husband-Oh, well. dear. don't be too
hard on the poor fellow. Perhaps he's
been married twenty-five years him
self-London Tit-Bits.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-02
A Terrible Threat.

Customer-That tea service costs SO
marks. That is more than l can pay.
His Wife (whispering)-If | should
have fainting spell among all this
china 1t would cost you far more
Eliegende Blatter.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-02

ty and promised
government aid In
any state move
ment to increase
t b e productivity
and improve the
condition of the
soil. ~
The exchange had
called n conference
on this subject and
invited the secre-
tafy, congressman
and the heads Of
the various big
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-02

The Girl rather weary, at 11:3o
p. NIL don't know a thing about
baseball. The Beau-Let me explain
It to you. The Girl-Very well; give
Inc an illustration of a home run
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-02
Paul the TYrant.

Paul |. of Russia was very deaf and
also very tyrannical. One day an aid
de-camp, intending to please him, ap-
preached and cried in his ear. Il am
glad to see, your majesty, that your
hearing IS much improved"
What is that you say?" growled the
czar.
Raising his voice. the aid-de-camp
said, Il am glad that your maJesty's
hearing IS so much improved."
"Ah, that's 1t, eh?" chuckled tho
czar and then added. Say 1t once
more" .,... 20 ...........
The ald-de-camp repeated the words.
whereupon Paul l. thundered: 80 you
dare to make fun of me. do you? Just
wait awhile
Next day the aid-de-camp was on
his way to the mines of Siberia
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-02
Ths Work of Time

"And to think" sighed the man who
was trying to find a belt which was
long enough to be buckled around
him, that the boys at school used to
call me Skinnyr'-Chicago Record
HerAid
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-02
Tho Diagnosis.

The disastrous results of interfer-
ence by relatives tu the course Of
courtships was well exemplified in the
case of young Baltimore couple not
long ago. They had been engaged for
some time when 1t became generally
known that the affair was at an end.
What was the trouble, JackT" an
intimate friend asked the youth, who,
by the way. is a recent medical grad
uate.
We'll. as it was nothing relating to
Nan personally, l don't know why
shouldn't tell you" he replied. with a
sigh.
Il suppose 1t was some outside in
fiuence-you seemed to fairly dote on
her." the friend commented. .a
II did," the detected lover replied
"She is the sweetest little girl In the
world, but terribly fond Of her rela-
tives. Her old maid aunt from Kan
sas came along the other day and an
nounced that she was going to live
with us after we were married, and
well she proved an ntidote."-Detroit
Free Press
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-02
bic to LIVE, -
URGES WILSON.
Secretary Of AgricuIture's Rem
edy For Food Cost Problem.
OF GREATER PRODUCTION
Cabinet Officer Points Out importance
of Soil Conservation Before Confer
ence at New York Produce Exchange
TO Consider Problem of Labor and
Best Methods of Farming.

James Wilson, secretary of the de-
partment Of agriculture. who recently
addressed the New York Produce Ex-
change on the food cost problem and
its relation to the farm. said that con-
servation of the soil both east and
west would determine future prosperi-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-02

To pity distress is but human; to re.
lievc it is godlike.-MaDu-
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-11
REPUBLICANS NAME
FULL STATE TICKET
Hon. J. o. Terrell for Governor and
Harris Masterson Lieutenant
Governor.

Dallas, Texas, Aug 1O.-Republican
nominees:
Governor-Hon. J. o. Terrell, San
Antonio.
Lieutenant Governor-Harris Mas
terson. Houston.
Attorney Generation. Chas. w.
Ogden, San Antonio.
Controller-Fred Hoffheinz. Comal
county.
Land commissioner--W II. Feather
stone, Clay county.
TreasWer-C w. Hutchinson. Tar.
rant county.
Railroad Commissioner j. H. Haw-
ley. Galveston.
Superintendent public institutions
S T. Swinford. Harris county
ASSoCldlc JusllCe touIl tIInlndl
Appeals. w. Cooke, Waco.
Associate Justice Supreme Court
Hon. J. G. McGrady. Fannin county.
Commissioner of Agriculture-Ed C.
La safer, Falfurias
Peace and harmony reigned before
the close of the Republican conven-
ton. There was a lively scrap imme.
diately after the. effecting of perma-
nent organization, and it seemed for
while as if there would be a real re.
bellion against the state chairmans
tactics. But this wore down, paci-
tication was effected and action upon
every proposition was without dissent
ing voice.
The full state ticket was nominated
and a platform was approved that in
dorses Taft and his administration. re-
Trains from mention of the name of
Roosevelt and commends the admin.
istration of Lyon as chairman. state
issues are soundly criticised, the dec
laration is for the wise administration
of the local option laws, for the elec
ton of judges of the courts at cleo. .
tons to be held especially and exclu. /
sively for them and not in a general !
election year. and for longer terms /
md better salaries for judges Of APP
RELATE courts.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-11
WON EMS HAIR
Can Easily Be Made Radiant and
lusuriant

Any woman can have fascinating
and heavy hair by using Partisan Sage
the most efficient hair grower and
dandruff cure.
Partisan Sage is the favorite hair
dressing of refined people, and since
its Introduction into America II has
met with wonderful success.
If you want beautiful, lustrous hair
that will be the envy of your friends,
go to T. ]. Jenkins and get a bottle
OF Partisan Sage today and use II for
two weeks.
Then if you are not satisfied that
Partisan Sage is the most delightful
and refreshing hair invigorator you
have ever used. take it back and get
your money
That's fair offer. of course. And
here is another one.
II Partisan Sage does not cure dan.
drum, stop falling hair splitting hair
or itching scalp in two weeks, the
money will be returned
Dandruff Is the forerunner OF bald
ness, get rid OF it at once. Partisan
Sage kills the dandru1 germs, It slim
ulates and tones up the hair roots and
prevents the hair from turning gray.
1t is absolutely the most refreshing
and invigorating hair dressing known
to mankind. 1t is not sticky or greasy
and It makes your head feel fine the
minute YOU put It on.
For sale by druggists everywhere
and by r ]. Jenkins. Fifty cents a
large bottle The girl with the Au.
burn hair on every bottle. Mail orders
filled by Giroux Mfg Co, Buffalo. n. Y
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-11
HAPPY RESULTS.
Have Made Many Bryan Residents
Enthusiastic.

No wonder scores of Bryan citizens
grow enthusiastic 1t is enough to
make anyone happy to find relief after
years of suffering. Public statements
like the following are but truthful rep.
reservations Of the daily work done in
BRYAN by Doan's Kidney Pills.
Mrs. S. E. Beard Bryan, Texas,
says. -Four years ago | learned of
the value of Doan's Kidney Pills in
cases Of kidney trouble. At that time
I was bothered by a distressing kid.
ney weakness and was compelled to
seek relief Doan's Kidney Pills. pro
cured at Emmel and Maloney's Drug
Store, came to my aid and proved
their superiority over the kidney rem
edies | had tried by disposing Of my
trouble"
For sale by all dealers. Price, 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N.
Y, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-a
take no other.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-11
COTTON RECEIPTS.
PATENTS TO TEXANS.

Schley & Davis, patent attorneys of
lO1 Main street, Dallas Texas, an
nomce the issuance of the following
patents to Texans for the week ending
August 6:
Price Arnold. Fort Worth heating
drums.
Rupert r. Gibson, Waco, cotton chop
per.
Walter b. Greeves and l.. J. Black,
Beaumont, rope socket.
James T. Jordon, Dallas, cement
block mold.
Nettie T. Mercy, Cleburne, wrap.
Levi T. Norcross. Fort Worth, pedal
action for pianos.
Charles F. Perry, Harrington, assign.
or to w. F. Hutchinson, Olney, buggy
shackle.
Jacob L. Price, Fort Worth, station
cry for transmitting and recording
bank collections.
Philip Voigt and c. Kornmayer,
Houston, pattern and match plate.
Joseph Wright. assignor to T. G.
Dean. North Fort Worth, electric
switch.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-11
COMMERCIAL CLUB NOTES.

Mr.. Frank J. Matthews, stock claim
agent for the /. and G. n. Ry., head
quarters Palestine Texas. was in the
city yesterday and he met up with Mr..
Fox in the railroad office. When the
secretary heard him say thaht Mr.. Fox
laid a walk for him In Palestine three
years ago, and that the walk is still
as good as new, the secretary asked
him to put it down" Mr.. Matthews
wrote a letter and as he handed II to
the secretary he remarked that. IT
YOU will send to Palestine you can
get letters of that kind by the doz-
ems" Put that down. too" said the
secretary. For information of those
having walks built, or desiring to have
them built, we herein publish the let
ter:
Secretary Commercial Club.
Bryan, Texas
Dear Sir: | take pleasure in saying
that Mr. w NJ. Fox built a cement
sidewalk for me at Palestine, Texas
about three years ago. The walk is
still there and doing good work
Yours very truly
F. ]. MATTHEW'S,
p. S.-Tf you like, you can send to
Palestine and get letters like this from
mayor down to constable.-F. ]. Mat
thews.
The following letter was today re-
ceived from the general immigration
agent OF the Gould railroad system
Mr.. l.. NJ. Hewitt. Secretary,
The Bryan Commercial Club,
Bryan, Texas.
Dear Sir: We have your favor of
the 5th and very glad to learn that
Bryan is going to make special effort
to secure homeseskers for Brazos
county.
We note that you want a canning,
broom and various other factories, and
shall use our best efforts to assist you
in securing industries of this charac.
ter.
From time to time I'VE have inqui-
ries from persons who desire to To-
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-11

J. F, Nations, expert sewing ma.
chine repairer, is at the Miles hotel for
a short while. Anyone needing sew
ing machine repair work will do well
to see him. Mr.. Nations has 16 years
practical experience in his work and
guarantees satisfaction or no charge
made. All extras furnished. pa
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-11

When you know you have bought
the best you are always satisfied. The
Singer Sewing Machine is the best
in the world Sold for cash or on
small monthly payments. Phone los,
T. A. satterwhite. Salesman and Col
lector.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-11

Governor Sanders of Louisiana. hav-
ing accepted an election to the Unit.
ed States senate, his authority to call
a special session of the legislature is
questioned.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-11
The New Pool Hall
j. w. BATS
9EAL ESTATE AGENT

ono, IN raliafcrro Building. Opposite
Court House Phone 81
have ln Office the only set OF Abstrac,
Books OF Brazos County Land titles
1i2 acres located 2 1.2 miles from town,
level ard on main road, so acres in
field, . acres in timber, balance can
be put in cultivation, two houses, good
water. Price 5000 per acre.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-11

A Mexican failing in an assault
upon white woman in San Antonio,
shot at her as she fled, but missing,
turned the pistol and fired bullet in
to his own brain.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-11
Joe 3. Reed

will explain different kinds policies so you will un
derstand. Do not give your Insurance to a stranger
who has no interest in you. only for What money
he can make on first premium. Also writes Acct
dent and Sick Benefit Insurance. All should be
members of the Friend in Need Society.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-11

A man cleaning out we'll near San
Marcos struck a match which ignited
ing. Before he could be drawn out he
was severely burned and may die.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-11
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
Events OF the World Boiled Down for
the Busy Man to Read at
Glance.

Following an agreement between
striking miners and mine owners in
Oklahoma. six mines have been re-
opened and 1,4O0 miners returned to
work
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-11

II is reported that Hon. J. o. Ter
rell Republican nominee for govern
or, will challenge Mr. Colquitt to a Sc.
ries of joint discussions
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-11

The residence and household goods
of George Marlborough at jacksonville
were destroyed by fire. The loss is
about $1,000.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-11

Compress men are gathering in Aus
tin to fight the spider" bill. relating
to the balng of cotton.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-08-11

A hurricane on the Atlantic coast of
Costa RIGA destroyed banana trees
worth more than a million dollars.