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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-16
THE HORSE.
His Appeal to His Master For Humane
Treatm ent

To thee, my master, l offer my pray
er. Feed me and take care of me. Be
kind to me. Do not jerk the reins. Do
not whip me when going uphill.
Never strike, beat or kick me when
/ fail to understand what you want of
me, but give me a chance to under
stand you. Watch me, and If l refuse
to do your bidding see If there is not
something. wrong with my harness.
Do not give me too heavy loads. New
er hitch me where water will drip on
me. Keep me well shod Examine my
teeth when | fail to eat. | may have
an liberated tooth. That, you know,
is very painful. | am unable to tell
you In words when am sick, so
watch me. urd will try to tell you by
signs.
rat me sometimes enjoy 1t, and
WI lcHrD q b.. O you.
pru,cg; ir' ~ summer from the hot
sun. Keep blanket on me In winter
weather. and never put frosty bit in
my mouth. bat hold it in your hands Il
moment first
y e.
for you lou- hours, day or night.
cannot tell you when l am thirsty;
give me clean. cool water often in hot
weather.
Finally, when my strength Is gone,
instead Of turning me over to n hu-
man brute to be tortured and starved,
take my life in the easiest, quickest
way, and your God will reward you in
this life and in heaven. Amen.-Fron
the Swedish in "Our Dumb Animals
The Conductors Baton.
According to the investigations of q
Frenchman, the credit of inventing the
conductors baton belongs to Lully, the
composer, who eventually had cause to
regret his invention. Before he adopt
ed the baton conductors were in the
habit of pounding on the floor with
their feet or clapping their hands to
mark the time. Lully found 1t weari-
some to keep his foot constantly In mo-
ton and so used a stick to strike the
floor and beat time. He used pole
six feet long. One day he brought
down the pole with such force that it
struck his foot and made deep
wound. He paid no attention to the
matter. The wound grew worse and
ultimately caused his death. After
his time conductors tried more and
more to improve the baton, and it was
ultimately brought to its present form.
If you would hit the target aim a v.
tie above 1t. Every arrow that flies
feels the attraction of earth.-LonfrHel.
low.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-16
What a Toad Eniovs.

There are few things more amusing
than to watch a toad submitting to the
operations Of back scratching. He
will at first look somewhat suspicious
ly at the twig which you are advanc-
ing toward him, but after two or three
passes down his back his manner un-
dergoes n marked change. his eyes
close with an expression of infinite
rapture, he plants his feet wider apart
and his body swells out to nearly dou-
bic its ordinary size, as if to obtain
by these means more room for enjoy
ment Thus he will remain until you
make some sudden movement which
startles him or until he has had as
much petting rs he wants, when, with
a puff of regretfui delight, he will re-
duce himself to his usual dimensions
and hop away, beut once more on the
pleasures of the chase.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-16
WHIPPED BY MACHINERY.
Autom attic FIogeers Used by Several
European Armies.

Automatic f1ogging machines are In
use among the military forces or sew
eral European nations. For many
years the whipping was always done
by soldiers under the command of an
officer, and the punishment varied, ac-
cording to the personal relations sub
sisting between the soldier and his vic
tim. 1t was 10 correct this disadvan-
tage that the flogging machine was in
vented.
The machine is automatic I'm action,
and as soon as the culprit is fastened
in position a spring is tightened or
loosened to gauge the exact force of
the blow. A pointer is moved over a
dial to the requisite number of strokes
and the mechanism is started.
With perfect regularity the victims
back is scourged by the throngs, the
handle of the whip being moved by a
screw device after each stroke so that
the lash does not fall on the same spot
throughout the punishment.
Each blow Is of uniform severity,
and as soon as the required number
has been given the machine comes to
a rest, and the offender is released,
with the assurance that the exact pun
ishment ordered has been meted out
to him.-Harper's Weekly.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-16

1t swayed her soul Her tranquil past
with its mild affections was dwarfed
by this new life that had suddenly
sprung up within her. The youth she
saw from her lattice carelessly walk
ing among the camptires had In an in
stant become TO her matter Of life
and death.
The next morning when Mary looked
out upon the yard below her window
she saw nothing of the soldiers. 4
number OF smoldering camphres was
all that remained to tell that they had
been there. In Imagination Mary saw
the 1.-THE figure of Egbert Booth, boot
ed and spurred, his left hand incased
In gauntlet resting on the hilt of
bis sword
While the family were at breakfast
shots were heard in the distance.
They have met q band of Round
heads" said Sir Thomas, "who are dis
putting their passage"
Mary turned white as the breakfast
cloth.
For several hours there was firing,
with an occasional shout or n cry, the
sounds gradually coming nearer.
"Our friends are being driven" re
marked Sir Thomas. who stood on his
porch listening.
Mary, who stood by him, gave a
smothered gasp.
Then down the road poured the
Cavaliers, the Roundheads pursuing
them. The sounds receded and were
at last lost in the distance.
Sir Thomas mounted his horse to go
and see If he could find any OF the
wounded that he might succor. He
was gone an hour, but returned alone.
The family gathered round him to hear
what he had to say
"The Roundheads," he said. have
stopped not mile from here. They
are very bitter against their enemies
They say that during the fight the
Cavaliers dispatched a number Of the
parliament men who had been wound
ed and who called for quarter. The
Roundheads have taken a dozen pris-
oners. They are intending to shoot &
portion Of them in reprisal for the dis
patching of their wounded comrades"
Father" said Mary in an agony,
did you see the prisonersr
Il did, my darling"
WAS there one among them a very
young man, straight, tall and slender?"
Il saw such a one, the only youth
among them. Mary, what means this
agitation? What is this boy to you?
Have you seen him beforeY'
But Mary had no voice to reply.
Thinking her i'll, her father laid her OH
a lounge and went for a restorative.
Mary lay for awhile in what those
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-16
A BRIEF COURTSH|P,
1t Is Said to Be the Shortest That
Ever Occurred In England.
BY ANTolNETTE PERKINS.

copyright, 1910, by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
The case of Mary Aikenside, an Eng
lish lass of fifteen who lived In the
sixteenth century, is a strange con-
densed love story. Mary was at this
susceptible age when the Roundheads
and Cavaliers were fighting for SUI
premacy in England. Her father, Sir
Thomas Aikenside, was a country gen
tleman living on his estate in the coun-
ty Of Essex. He took no part in the
struggle, having been educated to re-
spect kingly authority, but not ap-
proving the course of Charles l.
One evening a party Of Cavaliers
consisting Of $50 horsemen, moving
from one position to another. stopped
at the A1kenside estate and finding
plenty of water convenient, decided to
bivouac there for the night They
were the first soldiers that Mary Aiken
side had ever seen. She kept her
great eyes fixed on them in wonder.
To her they appeared as the first Span
ish warriors who visited America ap-
peared to the untutored savage.
The men made their campfres in
the grounds surrounding the house,
but Sir Thomas invited the officers to
occupy whatever spare beds he pos
sessed. This offer they declined, but
consented to sleep In the capacious
wainscoted hall, lighted by logs burn.
ing In tho great fireplace. Among
these officers was young Egbert Booth,
the son of British peer. Young Booth
was but eighteen years old and held
the lowest commissioned rank. His
portrait, painted at that time, hangs
today in the gallery of his descendant,
the Earl Of Deervale. 1t Is In the dress
of that period, the breastplate and the
long curls hanging over 1t in negli-
gent profusion being especially con-
spicuous. The face Is a marvel of
beauty-not a sign of a beard, large
black eyes, bespeaking a noble spirit
within; exquisitely cut lips, the whole
inclosed within that perfect oval only
to be found In youth. ....-s
Mary Aikenside saw Egbert Booth,
but he did not see her. A new and to
her unintelligible sensation came pour
ing In upon her. She had never before
been swayed by even the slightest
zephyr of such an emotion. Yet now
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-16
Molokai and the Lepers,

The general idea of the leper settle
ment on the island of Molokai is
wrong, says writer in Harpers
Weekly. Instead of the entire island
being used for the leper colony the set
tlement comprises only eight square
miles out of total area of 2G1 square
miles. 1t occupies a tongue of land on
the northern side of Molokai The
north, east and west shores of this
tiny spit are washed by the Pacific,
while on the south side rise precipitous
cliffs of from 1900 to 1000 feet, which
make the isolation seem even more
hopeless than the beautiful deep blue
waters of the sea ever could. The
most difficult and dangerous trail, con-
stantly manned by government guards,
foils escape, if 1t were ever contem.
plated, by the land side.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-16
THE MONTEN EGRIN.
He Is HospitabIe, but Dearly Loves the
Vendetta.

He Is HospitabIe, but Dearly Loves the
Vendetta.
To listen to a Bulgar singing is to
make ones flesh creep or want to
weep. The centuries of cruel oppres-
sion are only too manifest in Bulgarian
music and words, but a Montenegrin
grows restless over his songs and
curses the powers that forbid him to
emulate his forefathers' deeds en-
masse across the frontier. He does
so whenever he can, but only In twos
and threes.
When the Montenegrin goes raiding
across the border 1t is really a more
sporting affair than the well equipped
and organized outings of the Bulgar
"Comitatchis. With him 1t is usually
private act of revenge or vendetta
to which he invites one orktwo friends.
Then they steal across the border at
night, find their man, do their best to
kill him and then make tracks home
ward with the whole district ut their
heels. Perhaps the method of killing
Is not up to the standard of western
sport, for they shoot their victim "sit-
ting" so to speak, and do not give him
a chance, but as 1t is the recognized
system on both sides little can be said.
This custom makes men very wary,
and the stranger can appreciate the
reason when he sees a plowman, for
instance, attending to his duties with
q rifle slung over his back. But In
spite of this they are the essence of
honor and hospitality. AS their guest
no one can come to any harm, and
they will do all in their power to make
his stay among them pleasant and
safe.-Wide World Magazine.
Party's Fate on Ono Vote.
Instances are common enough In
elections when q single vote turns the
scale, but for that vote to decide not
only the fate of candidate, but Of q
party as well, Is rare. Yet q majori-
ty Of one In parliament, which may
logically depend on a majority Of one
In the country, has worked some of the
most momentous results possible. The
classical example is the act of union
Of 1799, certainly among the largest,
most important and most remarkable
changes ever accomplished by legis-
lative body. One hundred and six
voted for it and 1O5 against. Then a
majority of one carried the great re-
form bill in 1882.
Majorities only little bigger have
again and again been responsible for
farreaching consequences. A majori-
ty Of Eve threw out the Melbourne
government In 1889. By the same fig
ure Lord John Russell's government
was defeated In 1866. Gladstone went
out OF Office In 1873 because he lacked
three votes, and the public education
act, one of the most important ever
passed, was placed on the statute
book by a majority of two.-London
Chronicle.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-16
The Authors Grievance.
he magazine editor looked up.

ne LldSuLlne eultOF looked up.
81 want to protest, sir" said the
caller, against the way in which one
of your reckless proofreadcrs man.
gled my copy. See here. The Judge
in the story looks down at the detec-
tive. Are you pendleton King?' he
asks, and the detective. removing his
beard replies, ! am Now, just see
what your proofreader made him say"
The editor glanced at the line and
read it aloud:
The detective, removing his beard.
replies, L n. M"
The unhappy author groaned.
Where does that leave the readers?"
be demanded
The editor slowly smiled.
AT l a. N. they are naturally left
in the dark" he replied. Take an
extra chapter and get them out Of it."
The author suddenly laughed.
Happy thoughtr' he cried. II Will"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-16
loo Much For Her.

"The newest laws Of hygiene" said
a medical man, cant be inculcated
save among those who thoroughly un-
derstand them. Take the case of
Dash.
Dash, a rich country scientist, de-
cided to encourage cremation among
the villagers. SO when the old ash
man died Dash urged his widow to
have the corpse cremated
mo, sir said the old woman, I'll
not cremate him. I'll put him under
the sod
but the cremation won't cost you
cent said Dash. I'll pay all the
expenses II you'll let me have him Gre
mated
"'Well l agree said the old woman
in a hesitating voice. I'm too poor
not to agree, SIR Then she gave Dash
a puzzled look. half of pity, half of
contempt
But why do you do 1t, sirr she
said. is 1t hobby like golf or stamp
collectin "-Washington Star.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-16
Extra Cautious.

They were returning to America aft
er European honeymoon.
George" petulantly, Il really feel
hurt. Over on the other side you de-
clared was a jewel, and you haven't
repeated it since we have been
aboard"
"Hlst!' cautioned George, holding up
warning finger. IF | declared you
a Jewel might have to pay duty. You
know these customs men are terribly
strict these days."-Chicago News.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-16
Gender of Garlic.

"Why is garlic masculine genderf"
asked the man who markets. at must
be masculine because the greengrocers
l buy from call 1t he They are most
ly Italians and ought to know the sex
of garlic II anybody does. OF all the
vegetables and aromatic herbs I buy
garlic is the only one to which mas
culine virtues are ascribed. Every
thing else is neuter. To call garlic it
would be an insult. The garlic, he is
fresh, he is fine, he is cheap, he is
dear. Funny, isn't it?"- New York
Times.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-16


companying him were four kings who
happened to be in England at the time,
and when the ride was over the prince
said to Cody:
Colonel, did you ever hold four
kings like that before?"
Eyes, your royal highness," replied
Cody, 81 have held four kings more
than once, but l never held four kings
and royal joker before"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-16

Photo by American Press Association.
ENNIS ton LEFT) READY TO START ON
TRAEsCoNTINENTAn TRAMP.
Coney Island recently he walked to
the city hall in New York, where he
was started by Mayor Gaynor on a
journey afoot across the continent.
His goal is San Francisco, and he pur-
poses to end his walk with a swim In
the Pacific.
The record Of Mr.. Ennis would In
dicate that he is just the man to du-
plicate Weston's recent astonishing
feat. In 1898 he defeated Dan O'Leary
and Weston when he walked 100
miles In % hours 10 minutes, and he
has performed other feats that show
him to be man Of remarkable
strength. Mr. Ennis has saved thir-
teen lives by his expert swimming and
in 1908 received bronze medal from
the United States volunteer life saw
ing corps.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-16
BROOKLYN'S oRETENDER.

John Guelph Begins Fight For Crown
Worn by kirs George.
While Britain's new king and his
family are holding exclusively first
place In the limelight abroad just now,
a Brooklyn man promises to be almost
as much in the pubic eye over there
In the near future. dis name is John
G. e. w. Guelph. or''Prince john" as
he insists on being called, and he
claims to be the eldest son Of the late
King Edward and teir to the British
throne.
Although now occupying a modest
apartment at 106 Montague street,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-16
AFTER WESTON'S LAURELS.

Aged John Ennis Off For Walk Across
the Continent.
Once more a pedestrian of threesoore
years and ten has come forward to
show the world that age il no handi-
cap In a little matter of footing 1t
across the continent. and If he can
help it Edward Payson Weston isn't
going to remain the peerless pedes-
trian prince much longer. John Ennis
Is his name and Stamford, Conn.,, his
home. After dip I'm the Atlantic at
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-16

recently many sto-
Ties were retold Of
the famous army
nurse. Her services
for the wounded
and disease ridden
soldiers at the Cri-
mea will be an in
spiration to noble
minded women for
all time. When the
Crimean war was
over and Florence
NightfDrnla'a mama
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-16
A FIindoo Superstition.

when visits are exchanged by the
friends of the HindOo bride aud groom
to complete arrangements for the we'd
ding great attention is paid TO omens,
which are considered especially potent
then. For instance. If the groom's
messengers should meet n cat. a fox
or serpent they turn back and seek
a more propitious time for the errand
After the brides father has received
the offer he must delay replying until
one of the ubiquitous lizards in his
house has chirped.
Stupid Husband OF a Noted SInqer.
Catalanis husband. handsome
Frenchman, was even more unintel-
lectual than his wife-he was stupid
Once, having found the pitch of tho
piano too high, she said after the re-
hearsal to her husband: The piano is
too high. VIII you see that it is made
lower before the concerto When the
evening came Catalani was annoyed
to find that the piano had not been
altered. Her husband sent for the car
penter, who declared that he had saw
ed Off two inches from each leg, as
he had been ordered to do. Surely it
can't be too high now, my dear" said
the stupid husband soothingly.
Significant Activities.
THAT young fellow seems to have
made hit at your home"
Yes; ] judge he has. Mas investi-
eating his family tree. and pas look
ing up his commercial standlng."-
Washington Herald.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-16

fOrmance In 1888,
which has been
given all over the
universe. In Lon
don on one occasion
the late King Ed
ward, then Prince
of Wales, rode In
the famous Dead
wood coach after a
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-16
Buffalo Bills Great Hand.

The announcement that William f.
Cody, known the world over as "Buf
falo BILL" is to retire has recalled the
interesting career of this picturesque
character of the plains. Since 1872 he
has been before the public as a show
man and organized his Wild West per-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-16
A Poor PlaYar.

Griggs-So you got homo from the
club at midnight. Well, suppose you
told wife you had to work late at the
office. Played upon her sympathies,
eh? Briggs -Well-er-yes, but either
her sympathles were out of tune or
I'm a darned poor instrumental!st-
Boston Transcript.
Didn't Need It.
Music Teacher-Why don't you pause
theref Don't you see that it's marked
'feStE' Pupii-Ycs, teacher, but
aren't tired Life
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-16

was known wherever the English Ian
guage is spoken a group of English
soldiers at a dinner in London were
asked to write down the name which
had most endeared itself to them dur
ing the war. They unanimously wrote
Florence Nightingale"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-16
Quite WiIlinn.

Pardon me, governo'," began the
street beggar.
Certainly, dear fellow" answered
the gentleman from Tennessee. "What
are you guilty of?"-Bufialo Express.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-16
A Famous Army Nurse.

The name Of Florence Nightingale
Is one the world can never forget, and
when she reached the age OF ninety
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-16

Brooklyn, prince John" and his fam
lily formerly lived in one of New
York's most expensive hotels Hav-
ing no profession or business. there
has been much mystery as to where
the money to pay for this luxury came
from. but he has given the impression
that 1t was sent over from England.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-16
Throuuh the Cracks

When the celebrated divine Edward
Irving was on a preaching tour In
Scotland two Dumfries men of decid-
ed opinions went to hear him. When
they left the hall one said to the other:
We'll Willie. what do you think?'
"Oh," said the other contemptuously,
"the mans crackedr
The first speaker laid quiet hand
on his shoulder.
"Will," said he, you'll often see Il
light peeping through a crack"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-16

Rich Uncle Ebenezer-So you are
named after me, are you? Small
Nephew-Yes: ma said it was too bad,
but we needed the money.
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-02-01
c.. A. N.
Diversified Crops the Thing.

Editor Florida Agrcu1turist
Replying to your letter asking what
advice | would give man whose pr1n
cipal crop was oranges, and he had
lost them by the cold, | would say that
I have been in Florida twenty-siX years
and have been through all Of the freezes
since 1884, and [ have been here long
enough to realize that [ don't know
what would be best for the other fellow
to do were he frozen out. [ don't know
what I would do; but [ would take
stock Of damage done and do like the
Irishman- Spit on my hands and take
a fresh hOld'-doing what seemed best
under the circumstances. Different parts
of the State differ so in conditions that
a man living in one part can not give
intelligent advice to a man living in an
other part.
I think it a bad plan for a man to
have call of his eggs in one basket"
but he should diversity, and one thing
tent than any other country or State
profitable crops. I think a man takes
great risks in locating i'll a one-crop
country. think every one should grow
some crops that will provide food for
the family and for the horse, COW and
pig; that will give the family some
bread and meat, and then grow fruits
and vegetables for his needed cash.
Also have some chickens-one Of the
most profitable things in the State.
won't presume to tell "the other fell
low" what to do when [ don't know
what I would do myself.
S. H. GAITSKILL.
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-02-01
With Our Correspondents

you are going to publish in your issue.
for February
The distribution of the seed of the
soap tree was closed long ago, and I
have neither seed nor trees for distribu-
ton; but [ have some seeds left of the
tallow tree, and while [ wanted to keep
them for future experiments, [ may de-
eide to distribute some of them to about
one hundred applicants provided the ap-
plications have reached me on or before
the 1st of April next After that date
no more applications will be considered,
and the distribution of the seeds applied
for up to the 1st of April will be made.
All that is required from applicants is
that they send a self-addressed and
stamped envelope and that their name
and address be placed at the upper left
corner of the outer envelope Each ap-
pllcant will receive between 60 to Is
seeds. E. MOULIE.