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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-07-21
THE C0UNTRYS
RAILWAY REPORT

The twenty second annual report of
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
for the fiscal year ended June, 1909,
Just made public, states that the total
amount of single track mileage was
236, 86S, an increase of 3, ,215 miles over
the previous year; 512l2 locomotives
were operated, an increase of 40;
cars of all classes numbered 2lS, 2S0,
or ~, 901 less than i'll the preceding
year. OF the 2,275, 1872 of locomotives
and cars, 2,214, 907 were fitted with
train brakes, an increase of 10, 460, and
1880, M with automatic couplers, a
decrease of 10,77S. The total number
of persons on the pay rolls of steam
roads of the United States was / SOP,
1923, or an average of 63S per hundred
miles of line. The par value of the
amount of railway capital outstanding
is stated at SIT, ,478, S6S, 935. OF the to-
tai capitalization outstanding there
existed as stock 81, CSC, 27S, 545, of which
81, 2lS, 1872, 4S5 was common and 81, 467,
1896, ,060 was preferred. OF the total
capital stock outstanding 81, 766, 104,
427, or 3d. 80 per cent. paid no divid-
ends. The amount of dividends declar-
ed during the year was 1921 ,071 sec
being equivalent to 6,53 per cent. on
dividend paying stocks. No interest
was paid on s7lS, 351 1889, or 81 per
cent. of the total amount of funded
debt outstanding emitting equipment
trust obligations. The number of pass
engers carried during the year was
S9l ,472, 425, an increase of l, ,462, S5. The
number of tons of freight carried is
stated at l, 800, 800, al. The ratio of
operating expenses to operating re-
venue was G6. 16 per. cent. The ope1at
ing revenues of the railways of the
United States are given as (average
mileage operated, 232, 9S1.lf miles).
81, AIS, 677, 53S; operating expenses 81, .
500, 443, 4l0, Operating expenses aver
aged Sc, S65 per mile of line. For 1909
one passenger was killed for every 3.
523, ,606 carried and one injured for ev.
cry SO, 45S.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-07-21
TREE FALLS ON
TROLLEY WIRE

A mishap occurred in connection
with the improvements on East Mark
ct street about noon Monday, which
put the cars of the Danville 81 Sun
bury Transit company out of commits
sion for several hours. .sf
George Gardner, with couple of
assistants, was engaged in removing
the big tree in front of Robert Oath
CARTS residence. The limbs had all
been removed and nothing but the
ponderous trunk remained. About II 80
o'clock the ground had been excavated
around the tree and the roots were cut
loose. The trunk was being lowered,
when, contrary to calculations, it
swung around, falling into the middle
of the street bearing the trolley wire
down to the ground. The pressure on
the span wire some forty yards east of
the spot was such as to pull down the
trolley pole on the north side of the
street, the support of which was weak
ened by the excavation. The strain
caused the guy wire to snap in two
and the entire system looked as if it
had been struck by tornado. To add
to the confusion the trolley wire, bent
down to the ground, was in dangerous
proximity to the steel rail and was
splitting fire at an alarming rate.
The light plant was called up as
quickly as possible and notified of the
accident, when the current was shut
off. The trolley car, which happened
to be at the hospital, was stranded for
the time being.
All hands including the chief of pol.
ice, who had just appeared on the
spot, took hold and helped to remove
the obstruction. The trunk of the tree
had to be sawed in two and thus by
the hour of noon the track was clear.
ed. Damage to the overhead system,
however, was such that street car ser.
vice could not be resumed until about
the middle of the afternoon.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-07-21

SUFFERERS WHO SAY they have
tried everything without benefit are
the people we are looking for. We
want them to know from gald exper-
fence that Ely's Cream Balm will con
quer Cold in the Head. Hay Fever.
and obstinate forms of Nasal Catarrh
This remedy acts directly on the in
famed, sensitive membranes. Cleans
ing, soothing and healing. One trial
will convince you of its healing pow
er. Price SOC. All druggists, or mailed
by Ely Bros, SO Warren ST., New
York.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-07-21
TO RELIEVE
OvERCROWD|NC

The school boards of Gearhart town
ship and Riverside borough on the
south side have decided to establish
jointly an intermediate grade between
the primary and grammar schools to
relieve oyercrowding, which in the
primary department, especially, has
made it impossible to secure the best
results
Bad AS conditions were last term
both primary schools threatened to be
larger this year. The joint high school,
established last year, proved to be
success and at the joint meeting of
the school boards Friday night Profes-
sor 7. B. Shannon was reelected
principal. At the same time it was de-
cided to hold an adjourned meeting
on Monday night to take action to re-
lieve overcrowding. At the latter ses
sion after all the facts were brought
out it was decided to establish an in
termediate grade and to open a school
in p. o. S. of a. hall, Riverside, pro.
vided the trustees of the camp and
the school board should be able to
come to terms.
At previous meeting Miss Netti,
Gulick was elected teacher at Kipp's
Run and Miss Blanche Campbell of
the primary department at South Dan
vile by the school board of Gearhart
township. In Riverside borough due
to the overcrowded condition of the
schools there were no applicants. Now
that overcrowding is relieved, it is
believed that all matters will be
speedily adjusted. Both former teach.
ers employed are able and conscien.
tious instructors.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-07-21
Foley Kidney Pills Have Cured Me

The above is a quotation from a let
ter written by H. NJ. Winkler, Evans.
vile, Ind. Il contracted severe case
of kidney trouble. Ny back gave out
and panied me. 1 seemed to have lost
all strength and ambition; was bother.
ed with dizzy spells, my head would
swim and specks float before my eyes.
l took Foley Kidney Pills regularly
and am now perfectly well and feel
like lew man. Foley Kidney Pills
have cured me. " For sale by Paules
& Cos. Pharmacy.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-07-21
Pleasant Surprise Party.

y pleasant surprise party was held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. c.
Hartman on Water street in honor of
Miss Dorothy Keefer The evening was
spent in playing games after which re-
freshments were served. Mr. Clyde
Patton gave one of his wonderful So
los. Those present were: Misses,
Dorothy Keefer, Agnes MintzeI, Bertha
Keefer, Barbara Manning, Leah Jones,
Theresa Shut, Minnie Grausman,
Laura Rank, Sarah Elliotte. Anna
Smith; Messrs. Harry ledger, Jim
Brady, Ike Patton, Skeeter Kear, Fred
Gabel, Thomas Roney, EReds Nevius,
Robert Martin, Ralph johnson, Kid
Freeze, Frank Hartman, Fred Hart
man, Mr., William Hartman, of Ian.
caster, Mr., and Mis-. A. G. Hartman.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-07-21
OUT AGAIN

Former Sheriff ID. @. Williams, who
was confined to his home for nearly
two months with an attack of blood
poisoning was able to appear on the
street for the first time Tuesday The
attack resulted from very slight in
jury to his finger sustained while Mr..
Williams was at work repairing a roof
He is rapidly improving but shows the
effect of the long siege of suffering
through which he passed
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-07-21
as Life Worth Saving?"

Mrs. Mollie Mckinney, Prentiss,
Miss, writes that she had severe
case of kidney aud bladder trouble,
and that four bottles of Foley's Kid
ney Remedy cured her sound and well.
She closes her letter by saying: II
heartily recommend Foley's Kidney
Remedy to any sufferer of kidney dis
ease. 1t saved my life. For sale by
Paules & Cos. Pharmacy.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-07-21
THE PROPER COURSE
Information of Priceless Value to Every
Danville Citizen.

How TO act in an emergency is
knowledge of inestimable worth, and
this is particularly true of the disease
and ills of the human body. If YOU
suffer with tackache, urinary disord-
ers, OF any form of kidney trouble, the
advice contained in the following
statement will add valuable asset to
your store of knowledge. What could
be more convincing proof of the effici-
ency of Doan's Kidney Pills than the
statement of Danville citizens who
have been permanently cured?
Leo Metzger 264 w. Mahoning
Street, Danville, Pa, says: About a
year ago l was troubled by pains in
my back and could hardly walk when
| first got up in the morning. At times
[ had dull, heavy ache across my
loins and whenever l took cold my
condition was worse. The kidney
secretions were too frequent in pass
age and often accompanied by a scald-
ing sensation. Reading about Doan S
Kidney Pills, | had my wife get a sup
ply for me. Half the contents of one
box cured me and from that day to
this | have had no further trouble
from my back or kidneys | procured
Doan's Kidney Pills at Hunts Drug
Store and my experience was so salts
factory that [ have unlimited confid-
ence in their ability to cure kidney
complaint "
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents Foster -Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan sand
take no other
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-07-21
Must Be Above Suspicion.

Kidney and bladder ailments are so
serious in their consequences, and if
unchecked so often fatal that any rem
edy offered for their cure must be
above suspicion. Foley Kidney Pills
contain no harmful drugs. and have
successfully stood a long and thorough
test For sale by Paules & Cos. Phar-
macy.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-07-21
Reichard-L d-Long.

William NJ. Reichard and Miss Edna
Long, both of Danville r. +. ID. No.
l, were united in marriage on Satur-
day at the home of Harry w. Long,
sos East Front street. The cetemony
wa erformed by Rev. @. ID. Moore,
pastor of the United Evangelical
pbp4,h
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-07-21
A Few Short Weeks.

Mr.. J. S. Bartell. Edwardsville, Ill =,
writes "A few months ago my kid
neys became congested. l had severe
backache and pain across the kidneys
and hips. Foley Kidney Pills promptly
cured my backache and corrected the
action of my kidneys. This was brought
about after my using them for only a
few short weeks and l can cheerfully
recommend them. " For sale by Paules
& Co.'S Pharmacy.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-07-21
Hay Fever and Asthma.

Bring discomfort and misery to many
people but Foley's Honey and Tar
gives ease and comfort to the suffer
ing ones. 1t relieves the congestion in
the head and throat and is soothing
and healing. None genuine but Foley's
Honey and Tar in the yellow package
For sale by Paules & Co.'S. Pharmacy
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-07-21
Visiting Here After IS Years.

Mrs. Sarah Jones and son, Thomas
Jones. of West Borough, Mass, are
guests at the home of Thomas Lewis,
Upper Mulberry street. The visitors
were residents of Danville eighteen
years ago.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-07-21

therefore, if kidney
trouble is permitted to
continue, serious re-
suits are most likely
to follow. Your other
organs may need at
tention. but your kid
neys most, because
they do m o st and
should have attention
first. Therefore, when
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-07-21

WAR PRICES FOR BACON. -Ba-
con has gone to the highest price in
Pittsburg touched since the war
Eight to ten pound strips are quoted
wholesale at % cents for good stock
with backst1ips at 2l. Retailers are
paying 2S.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-07-21

There is more Q tarrh IN this sect.
ion of the country thar all other dis
eases put together, and until the last
few years was supposed to be incur
able. For great many years doctors
pronounced it a local disease and pre-
scribed local remedies, and by con.
stantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be Q
constitutional disease and therefore
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
f. j. Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio,
is the only constitutional cure on the
market. 1t is taken internally in doses
from 10 drops TO IA teaspoonful. 1t acts
directly on the blood and mucous sur.
faces OF the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any case it fails tc
cure. Send for circulars and testimon
ials.
Address: F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, Zoe.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-07-21
LIGHTNING STRUCK CHURCH

A cold stroke of lightning struck
st. James Episcopal church at Ex.
change. Several boards were torn loose
and the lightning entering the build
ing. splintered some of the peMs
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-07-21

Foley's Kidney Remedy will cure
any case of kidney and bladder trouble
not beyond the reach of medicine No
medicine can do more. For sale by
Paules & Co.'S. Pharmacy.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-07-21
BARNS BURNED

The storm of Saturday afternoon
was responsible for several fires in thi
section. At Buckhorn the barn of
William Mericle was struck and the
flames, communicating to the barn of
Cyrus Reichard, both structures were
consumed. \ quantity of hay, grain
and feed was burned in both barns, and
truck wagon and road wagon belong
ing to Mr.. Mericle were lost.
At Light Street, Columbia county,
the large barn of Pierce Hagenbuch
was struck and burned. a quantity
of hay and new wheat was burned
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-07-21

Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.
Weak and unhealthy kidneys are re-
sponsible for much sickness and suffering,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-07-21

your kidneys are weak or out of order,
you can understand how quickly your en-
tire body is affected and how every organ
seems to fail to do it's duty.
taking the great kidney remedy, DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root. A trial will con-
vince you of its great merit.
The mild and immediate effect of
Swamp-Root, the great kidney and
bladder remedy, is soon realized. 1t
stands the highest because its remarkable
health restoring properties have been
proven in thousands of the most distress
ing cases. If you need medicine you
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-07-21

should have the best.
Sold by druggists in
fifty-cent and one-dol-
lar sizes. You may
have a sample bottle
by mail free, also a
narnnhlet telling volI
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-07-21

The inexperienced should always be
optimistic.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-07-21

how to find out if you have kidney or
bladder trouble. Mention this paper
when writing to DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y. Don't make any mis-
take, but remember the name, Swamp
Root, and don't let a dealer sell you
something in place of Swamp Root-if
you do you will be disappointed.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-18

uary the old predominant parties, the
liberals and unionists. will have four
members and one member less respect
lively than they did in the late parlia-
ment, making them exactly equal, if
the speaker, who is elected as a union
ist, is excluded.
These seats have gone to the govern
ment allies labor having added three
to their numerical strength, while
Redmond comes back with two follow
ers more than he did early in the year.
Both nationalist gains were from the
unionists.
The standing of the parties to-
night is:
Government oalition-Liberals 26s,
laborites 43, nationalists 72, indepen-
dent nationalists 10; total, 393.
pposition-Unionists 271.
Three former liberal seats one
unionist, one nationalist and one inde-
pendent nationalist are yet to be heard
from. Two independent nationalists
James Mexican and L. Ginnell, are in
cluded among the adherents of O'Brien,
but they are not so detached from Red
mond as are the regular O'Brienites
and are likely to rejoin the national
lists.
In some tables also ]. Ward, mem
Der for Stoke on Trent, is included
among the liberals (Ward generally is
considered laborite). which has made
the liberals and unionists, including
the speaker. exactly equal at the con-
clusion of the election, 272 each.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-18
SINGER'STOPN note
CREATES SENSATION
Artist Reaches Nearly Octave
Above Best Performances of
Other Great Sopranos
AstOnishingly Flexible Tech
niqne Displayed in FIOrid
Phrases
Especial Gable 10 The Call

=
LONDON. Dec. 17.-MI1e. de TEnclos.
well known singer. who traces her
musical genealogy back to Ninon de
rEnclos. has been singing at the Tivon
and has made a sensational success
with top tones. She sings higher even
than Ellen Beach Yaw. Tetrazzinf. Patti
Melba, Sembrich. Pastf. Nordica or any
other of the altitudinous artists OF
songs.
Tetrazzini sings to F In alt. as the
musicians say. Melba touches a tone
only a few vibrations lower Sem
brich used to sing F fiat in the first
act of "Traviata," when listeners were
electrified by the brilliant soaring OF
the soprano. but Mile. de TEnclOs scars
higher than Tetrazzini or Sembrich
and reaches with security the G in alt
or nearly an octave higher than any
of the other great vOcalists Her voice
is not a freak" 1t Is musical to It's
last tone, and though the quality is
thin it is vibrant and effective The
nearest approach to her highest note
was made by Yaw. who sounded the 3
fat below this singers c.
At the end of the performance Of
Oswald Strauss musical sketch. The
Origin of the Little Whistler and the
Dog" Mile. PEnclos leaps upward vO-
cally. After many hOrid phrases. dur
ing which she displays an astonishingly
flexible technique. she reaches with
out effort the highest note ever sounded
clearly from a human thrOat-altis-
simo C.
In contrast with the high beauty OF
the tone is her mellow singing in the
register Of the mezzo soprano which
does not even suggest the utmost
reaches of her voice.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-18
DANISH WOMEN TAKE
UP CABINET MAKING ART
Some Are Learning Silver
smiths Trade

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 17.-There is
hardly a field of employment. hardly a
walk of life, in which some members of
what used to be known as the weaker
sex are not to be found, but hitherto
the heavier manufacturing trades have
not been invaded by them.
Now. however. the women OF Den
mark are taking up tasks in which
considerable muscular effort is demand
ed. Several women of good social posi-
ton. accustomed TO lives OF compara-
tive ease and luxury, have served ap-
premiership in cabinet making and
other workshops and have qualified as
masters" of their chosen trades
Froken Ellen Togh has just qualified
as wood carver and Harriet Djorup,
daughter of a well known medical man.
as silversmith. and trio of women
have started in Copenhagen as cabinet
makers on fairly extensive scale.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-18
OIL TRUST SCORED
FOR TAX DODGING
Standard Charges High Prices
to Branches Which Therefore
Show Little Profit
Especial Gable to The Call

LONDON, Dec. 1T advise Chan
cellor of the Exchequer Lloyd-George
to look after the richest Baptist on
earth. 1 fear he is not paying his
proper share toward the expenses of a
county where he makes so many mill
lions.'
So says London Truth OF course,
"the richest Baptist on earth" is John
D. Rockefeller.
Truth charges that the Standard oil
company's branches in Great Britain
are lodging the income tax. It ex-
plains that the Vacuum oil company, a
branch of the Standard. buys it's oils
at high prices from the Standard and
sells them here nearly at cost price.
So the Vacuum companys books show
no profit that can be assessed for the
income tax, the real profit having van
ished into the balance sheet of the
Standard oil company, the parent or
Sanization.
Truth declares that the same charge
is true of the Anglo-American oil COM
pany which, according to evidence
given in the state of Missouri's pro-
ceedings against the Standard, sells oil
here on commission. The lower COM
mission the Anglo-America accepts
from the Standard company, the lower
it's profit on its balance sheet and the
less the income tax it must pay So
Truth directs the attention of the chan
cellor of the exchequer to Rockefeller.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-18
GERMAN LABOR LEADER
WRITES SADLY OF u. s.
Says Cheap Labor Has Broken
Union Influence
Especial Gable to The Cali

BERLIN, Dec. 17.-Herr Glesberts. a
member Of the reichstag and secretary
of the Rhenish trades union. publishes
in a Cologne newspaper a gloomy de-
scriptiOn of labor conditions in those
sections of the United States he visited
recently His forecast of the develop
ment of those conditions is not less
gloomy.
He says that s5 out of every 100
workmen who fmmigrate to the United
States nowadays must be prepared to
remain ordinary labOrers for the rest
of their lives. He adds that there is
very little chance that they will win
their economic freedom as did the
workmen who went to America 20 years
ago.
Glesberts declares that the great
American iron foundries, with the aid
of cheap labor from Russian Poland.
Galacia and Italy, have broken down
the influence of the trade unions, so
the rate of wages and the conditions
surrounding employees are much worse
than they used TO be. Besides, he says.
where labor has been mechanical. by
division and specialization, wages are
not much higher in America than in
Germany, while the price of the neces-
saries of life are much higher.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-18
TO TRY
OPERA HOUSE FOR ART
Little Chance of Making Money
in Competition
[Speeial Gable 10 The Call

LONDON. Dec. 17.-Oscar Hammerstein
is busily pushing his London grand
opera house scheme. He tells every
body that it will not be run for gain,
but for art.
This is considered fortunate. because
Thomas Beecham's costly experiment
convinced the whole social and theat-
rical world here that grand opera could
only be made to pay in London during
the regular season. and then only under
the auspices of the Covent Garden syn
dicate. The operas attraction here is
social as much as artistic, and socially
the Govent Garden syndicate is SUI
preme.
Hammerstein may give better per
formances than those at Covent Garden.
but he will not attract the social lead
ers nor the moneyed people. who flock
sheeplike where the social leaders go.
If Hammerstein- succeeds in transfer
ing the center of operatic gravity from
Covent Garden to Hammerstein's he
will achieve modern miracle He says
that he is appealing to the music lovers
of London, not to the tuft hunters But
the tuft hunters are the paying crowd.
The San Francisco call., 1910-12-18
DUKE OF ORLEANS
DIVIDES ROYALISTS
Advocates of Militant Policy
Lose Their Offices and Are
Placed Under Ban
Especial Gable 10 The Call

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 17.-There
is an open split in the party of royal
lists who follow the duke of Orleans in
his pretentions to the throne of France.
The duke was called in haste to Brus-
sells this week to unite the discordant
elements, but he failed and revoked
some of the powers of those who had
defended him.
The two factions are divided on the
question of whether they should con-
duct royalist campaign in an active,
militant fashion, or passive1y wait un-
til the times should make activity more
fitting.
Leon Daudet, as editor in chief of
the Action Francaise, headed the mill
tant party. He and others have been
displeased with the pacific methods Of
NJ de Larege, who is the manager of
the Orleans bureau in France
Both sides submitted their argu-
ments, and the duke of Orleans. who
had come from Wood Norton. ruled
against the Daudet group. He fur
thermore revoked the offices they held
in his name and issued circular to
the faithful forbidding them to have
any further political rela tions with the
offenders.