EXHAUSTIVE STUDY OF STATE'S SNAKES In about three weeks State Economic Zoologist Surface will issue a bulletin on the snakes of Pennsylvania in which he will describe the twenty-four species of serpents native in Pennsyl vania and give what lie considers to be the greatest amount, of information about the food of serpents ever pub lished. "In fact" said he"l think the bulletin will contain more on that point than is contained in all of the literature on the subject." Prof. Surface has been collecting data, live and written, on this subject for months. He has received snakes, wriggling and dead, from every coun ty in tho State, having practically ev eryone of the species known in Penn sylvania in his collection on the fifth floor of the North wing of the capitol. Only yesterday he received a four and a half foot live copper head snake which was photographed by himself and his assistants iu a dozen different poses and acts. He also received from Columbia county a specimen of the green grass snake, commonly supposed to be venomous, but which Prof. Sur face says is not so. VALUABLEJDATA FOR FARMERS This bulletin will be exceedingly valuable to farmers for it will furnish all kinds of information about ser pents, their habitat, appearance, char acteristics and above all their manner of propagation and how they feed. The bulletin'will give photgraphs takou of rattlesnakos right in tlie capitol, the subject being a very live one which was received some time ago. Practic- i ally every bit of useful knowledge about this snake will be sifted out of the voluminous correspondence of Prof Surface with farmors ou this subject. 1 The same will be done with other varieties and the lore about the cop perhead will be instructive. It will be illustrated by a photograph showing the young copperhead wrapped in its natal membranes side by side with another revealing the snake very much alive. This will demonstrate that the copperhead does not lay eggs, but there will be photographs of other serpents, some suapped in front of the incubat or in which Prof. Surface has been hatching the reptiles to further his studies. Iu addition data about the contents of the stomachs of some hun dreds of snakes will be given to show on what the various species feed. MANNER OF DISTRIBUTION. Prof. Surface says that he iutemls to make this a preliminary bulletin, in advauce of a most exhaustive study of the suake.one which will be uuique in America. The bulletin will be issu ed only to jiersous who have contri buted to the stock of suakes sent to the office of the division for the furth erance of its investigations, these con tributions, being by the way,the snakes which Prof. Surface iutends to send to every county in Pennsylvania for use iu its schools. This is his plan to disseminate information to the youuu about a reptile which he declares is loss known and about which there is more ignorance and superstition than any other. There are still needed many snakes for this collection. It is planned to send a complete set of the common snakes to every one of the sixty-seven counties and dozens more are requir ed. New Parapet at Court House. The paiuters are now applying the third and last coat of paint on the north side of the courthouse and thus some idea is afforded of what the building will look like when it is completed. Many persons paused to admire the effect yesterday. The courthouse originally was pleasing enough architecturally. The handsome concrete steps and broad pavement, added last year, set it off very nicely and all that it needs now is the new paint being so artistically applied to round out the decorations and to give our county as flue a court house as it could wish to possess. The changing of the lavatory,removing the entire system into the cellar, is now about completed. This improvement adds much to the general convenience and along with the lighting device, etc., recently installed, makes tho building modem and up-to-date in all its appointments. Tho oruauieutal parapet or railing attached to the outsido balcony over the front entrance was found to be in a state of decay and therefore unsafe. It was decided to tear down the par apet, which was of wood, to replace it with one equally ornamental, of gal vanized iron. The old railing was taken dowu yesterday. The new par apet which was ordered a month or so ago, is expected to arrive iu a very sliort time so that it may be iustalled before the paiuters leave. Death of Lewis hort. Lewis Hort, a former resident of Danville, departed this life Sunday evening at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Sarah Elright at Linwood. Mr. Hoit was 54 years of age and is survived by his wife and the follow iug sons and daughters: John, of Uniou Corner; Charles, of Suyder town; Daniel, of Valley township; Frank,of Linwood; George, who resi des at the parental home ; Mrs. Arthur Sheppersou, and Mrs. Joseph Ulnier, also survived by a sister ami two broth ers : Mrs. John Weigold and Jacob Hort, of Danville and Daniel Hort who lives iu Germany. School Board Ousted. In Northumberland county court yes terday Judge Savidge ejected the Wat soutown school board. The board had disagreed ou the election of a primary teacher and failing to break-tho dead lock the court took the matter in hand. Judgo Savidge will appoint a new board. Invented Collar Button. A company has been formed in Suu bury to manufacture among other things, aluminum collar buttons, on which a patent baa been obtained by Albert C. Savidge, who is the son of Judge Savidge, of Sunbury, and well known in Danville. ENGINEERS MAKING FINAL SURVEY A corps of engineers representing the State highway department, started work on North Mill street yesterday, making the final survey,on which will be based the plans and specifications for the paving and the macadam that the borough has decided to put down with State aid. Nearly nil formality has now been complied with. The ordinance was ad opted on its final reading Friday night and a copy was sent to the State high way department. On the strength of this the engineers were sent here yes terday to make the final survey so that proposals for putting down the pave ment and macadam may be invited. The promptitude of the State high way department in sending the engine ers is very gratifying and indicates that in a very short time all things will be ready for the beginning of work. Considering the nature of the work to be done ample time exists for completing the job long before cold weather sets in. Although concrete will not be used under the brick, yet the fact should not be lost sight of that more or less excavating will be requirpd to get the proper grade. The putting down of tho curbing it self will involve uo little work, while the widening and relaying of the pave ments will give the property owners plenty to do while the contractors are busy on the street. The Danville Milling company is preparing to enter upon n sidewalk improvement at the grist mill which is quite in keeping with what is plan ned by the borough. The street paving some thirty-two feot in width will ex tend up as far as the northern end of the mill beyond which point up to the borough line macadam will take the place of brick. The members of the milling com pany yesterday stated that they intend to extend the street paving over all the wide space about the mill includ ing the sidewalk. Not only will the vitrified brick be laid up to the very wall of the mill on the west side, but the pavement will be extended up Chambers street over oue half its width as far as the up|>er side of the mill. While this part of the improve ment will bo done at the milling com- pany's expeuso, they htilted yestorday, they will endeavor l»y private arrange ment to have the work included in the general contract. The extension of the pavement as proposed by the Mill ing company will add much to the value of it* property and help the ap- I>earaiice of the general improvment. BUGS. State Zoologist Surface gives far more than a mere surface attention to the duties of his interesting office. He has just issued a special bulletin on the bug family of Pennsylvania which is meant to inform the people of the commonwealth. We learn from this document that there are twenty-four families of bugs in the State,although some might think there are more. Among them are the giant and creep ing water hugs, the water boatman, back swimmers, water scorpions, toad shaped bugs.shoro bugs, broad-should ered water-striders, marsh treaders, thread-legged bugs, assassin bugs, damsel bugs, ambush bugs, tlat bugs, lace bugs, flower bugs, leaf bugs, red bugs, cinch bugs, stilt bugs, squash bugs, stink bugs, barrow bugs, negro bugs and shield-back bugs, with some others more or less well known to the housekeeper. Miss Aten Buys Store. Miss Knuiia Aten has purchased the dry goods store of the into William L. Seidel from the Seidel estate, the trausfer being made yesterday. Miss Aten will run the store under the name of E. D. Aten & company. Miss Aten has been employed in this store for 1« years and for a number of years she has been practically in charge of the establishment. She will no doubt make a success of the enterprise. SOUNDS GOOD. Abundant crops and an oversold steel industry engender seutimeuts of con fidence that make the outlook bright for a continuance of present prosper ous business conditions. Each week brings a new high-water mark in some department, and the net result is uni formly better than for the correspond ing week in any previous year. Dun's Review. The clash between the Stato con stabulary and foreigners recontly, in which two members of the; former and several of the latter were wounded, and which may result in the death of one or more, is a very serious matter. If Secretary Taft, who is so polite that he gave his seat in a street car one day to three ladies, were to with draw from the presidential race, he ought to make room for at east throe ordinary candidates. Miller S. Jones, proprietor of the Eagle hotel at Fort Littleton, near McOounellsburg, shot and probably fatally injured John Hussler. Jones and his brother, Adolphus, were sev erely cut about the body by Hussler, while trying to eject the latter from the house. Fatal canoe and other accidents 011 the lakes and rivers, as well as at the seashore,continue too swell the list ot' the drowned and add to the sorrow of hitherto happy homes. The tragedies of the year in that direction will make it a very memorable one in the recol lection of many whom it has bereaved. Secretary Root has told the people of Argentina that while the United States may not bo able to persuade the Europeau nations to adopt the prin ciples involved in the Drago doctrine, it will never undertake to collect debts by force. A wealthy resident of New York city, Albert Willcox by name, who died the other day, left provision in his will for a the Audubon society for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals of SIOO,OOO. BALANCE OF FIFTY-FOUR DOLLARS The tri-county farmers' picnic, held in DeWitt's park Thursday, proved a tine success financially as well as in all other respects,the treasurer's state ment showing a cash balance on hand of $54.79. " Thejtreasurer of the tri-county pic nic association is Jacob M. Shu It/, of Cooper township His statemeut of receipts and expenditures shows that there was a balance of $12.01) brought over from 1905, and that the gate receipts of the picnic this year,amount ed to $71.55, making total receipts of $8(1.64. Altogether, for ground rent, music, prizes, etc., the sum of $31.85 was paid out, which leaves a balance in the hands of the treasurer of $54.79. J. It Sharp less, T. H. Bonfleld, ami J .C. Carr.who were appointed audit ors, Saturday, to examine the above statement performed that duty,finding the treasurer's accouut and vouchers to be entirely correct. Considering the small admission fee charged the surplus on hand is quite considerable. The $54.79 will be de votod to entertainment and prizes for the next picnic, and thus a still great er measure of success is assured for next year, lu all probability a band will be employed, while the surplus will justify the offering of very hand some prizes. The third Wednesday of August is fixed as a permanent (late for the tri couuty picnic., the place for holding it nlone remaining to be decided up on. Boy Drowned at Sunbury. Richard Bright, the 8-year-old son of Trainmaster B. F. Bright, of Fifth street, Suubury, was drowned in the river about o'clock yesterday after noon. Richard with some companions, all boys about the same age,went bathing at the sixth pier ot the Philadelphia and Reading railroad bridge. Dick made the remark that it wasu't deep enough for him' close to the pier that he was uroing out further, when he got into a deep hole. He screamed for help, when Grovor Walker, who was near him, called to Edward Jones to get a ro|>e from the bridgo repairmen that Dick was drowning, but it was too lato. He sank and did not come up to the surface again. The boys gave the alarm and word was sent to Suubury and Dr. Shindie was immediately summoned to come to the river. The doctor secured a row boat and went to the scoue of the drowning. Lester Snyder,a young man about sixteen years of age. who was at the pior, dove into the water and re covered his body at the first attempt. By this time Dr. Shiudle was at the pior and made heroic efforts to revive him but to 110 avail, the last spark of life had fled. By this time the boy's father arriv ed and instructed the men to bring his body to the shore, and it was taken to the undertaking parlors of W. F. Ship man. B. Frank Bright, Jr.. the father of the unfortunate lad is a former rosi deut of Danville, having at one time, a number of years ago.boeu sta tion agent, for the Pennsylvania rail road at South Danville. TONE OF SADNESS. There is a sad tone in the announce ment from Minneapolis, where the fortieth annual oucampmont of the Grand Army ot' the Republic was held last week, that this encampment may bo the last This sentiment is the re sult of the age and the physical in firmities of the men who make up the now fast thinning ranks of the honor ed organization. With more graves to decorate 011 each recurring Memorial day, and fewer men in oacli recurring encampment and campfire, the way of the veterans' going is silently but olo quontly proclaimed. The long journ eys necessary to reach encampment cities and the fatigue incident to pub lic parades and celebrations make for the veterans a task that not many of them can much longer cnduie, hence the belief that national encampments will soon be things of history only. And that which is truo of encamp -111 outs is also true, only with more startling observation, of regimental and company reunions—the men who for the forty 0110 years that have inter veuod since the close of the civil war have made these gatherings the in spiring, history-teaching functions that have been are fast answering to that roll from the bivouac of which 110 soldier returns. GOOD IDEA. The commissioners of Washington county are seriously considering the propriety of imitating the example set hy Westmoreland county in calling a convention of the assessors. It is be lieved that a general meeting at which the assessors could compare notes would* redound to the advantage of the county when it comes to making the next assessment. Hurt Riding on Trolley Step. Minor Kingston,of Briar Creek, was severely injured Saturday while riding on a Montour and Columbia trolley ear. The accident occurred at Pur sel's siding, between Bloomsburg and Berwick. Kingston was riding seated on the rear step, when lie was struck by a pole. He suffered a fractured skull. Leaves for Camp fleeting. Itev Harry Miusker, pastor of the United Evangelical church, will leave this morning to attend the Ocean Grove camp meeting. Itev. Minskcr is enabled to attend the camp meeting through the kindness of the members of his congregation and a few person al friends. Bnjoyed Day's Outing. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Fischer,Mr.'ami Mrs. P. C. Redding and daughters Kate aud Mary, Mrs. Sam Hartline and son George, visited the campers at camp Hooligan, near Cameron yes terday. Indirect taxation is plcasanter to the people than direct,for the same reason that the average citizen prefers a' sugar-coated pill. SOME PARTIES CAIOTNOMINATE HAHHISBURG, Aug. 23.—"Apol itical party, in order to be entitled to file certificates of noiniuatiou, must have nulled at least 2 per ceut. of the largest eutiro vote for any office cast at the election next preceding in the district for which the noiniuatiou is sought. This means the total vote cast for ull candidates for the office." George D. Thorn, chief clerk of the State department, where all election paper for caudidatos for State offices must, he filed, made this statement to day for the purpose of avoiding furth er confusion in the filing of such pap ers for the coming election. Certificates of candidates of tlio Lin coln party, the Socialist and the Pro hibition party have been returned al most every day for several weeks be causo these parties did not poll the neeessary votes at the last election in the districts from which the papers were filed to entitle them to nominate by certificate. Many candidates did not understand why their papors have been returned, and for that reason Mr. ex plained the ballot law today. HOW VOTE IS RECOKENED. "If the total vote," said Mr Thorn, "cast for tho office of State treasurer last year in JDaiiphiu county was 20, 000, ami the Lincoln party had polled 400 votes at that election, then that party would be entitled to file certific ates for county nominations. If,how ever, those 400 votes wore all polled in the city of Harisburg, then the repre sentative district outside of tho city would be eutitled to file certificates. Each county stands upon its own bot tom. whether it is a county or a con gressional, senatorial or representative district. "Sufficient votes may have been cast in one of tho counties of a con gressional district to make 2 per cent, of the largest entire vote foranyoflice iu the district, aud that would entitle the party casting the 2 percent, to file certificates of nomination. But il' the bulk of the 2 per cent, vote was cast in one county it mignt be that iu tho other counties of the district tho party would be required to uominate by nomination papers. "Take as an example," Mr. Thorn went on,"the Borks-Lohigh congres sional district. More than 2 ]»er cent, of tho total vote of the two counties was cast by tho Socialist party, and its candidate for congress cpn bo nomi nated by certificate. DISTRICTS DEFINED. "All examination of tho returns re veals the fact that nearly all of the Socialist votes were cast in the city of Heading. Consequently all nomi nations of the Socialist party for the county of Lohigh, as well as for the separate representative districts of that county,must bo made by nomina tion papers, as is also the case with political districts of Berks outside couuty of the city of Heading. "If candidates bear iu mind that a representative district is as distinct from the other districts in tho county as-one county is distinct from anoth er, there would thou be no cause for misunderstanding as to the lawful method of filing nominations." County Debt in Northumberland. Figures showing the work of tho State Highway Department for 1906, either completed or under way, are a significant commentary on the vast job tho State has undertaken. Appropriation for road purposes, made by the Legislature of 1903, to be expended under the direction of the State Highway Department, is $6,500, 000 distributed throughout a period of six years, as follows: 1908-4, $f>00,000; 11)04-5. $500,000; 1905-6, $1,250,000; 1906-7, $1,250,000: 1907-8, $1,500,000; 1908-9, $1,500,000. Of the foregoing amount ten per cent is sot apart by law for mainten ance of tho improved roads, including roads built by the department aud roads built independently of the de partment. Expenditures under this head have been as follows: 1904, $49,991.72 ; 1905, $50,008.28 ; total, $ 1 (X), 000. The maintenance payments for the current year have not yet been sont out. Theauiouut. to be distributed this yoar is $125,000. The department is now ougagod iu examining the roads for which maintenance aid has been asked. Roads completed August 10 amount do to 157, U&J feet, and cost $750,4t'»4.77. jjiis is equal to 86.62 miles and the average eost. per mile was $8,663.87. Surprise Party. Mrs. Anna Ferguson, Fifth street.,, gave a surprise party Saturday oven ing in honor of her son Robert's birth day. Those present were: Misses Mabel Thomson,Tillie Anderson,Mag gie Anderson. Bessie Bloom, Barbara Bloom, Maggie Kashner, Sadie Rank, Stella Rank, Jennie Rood, Lizzie Jones, Victorift Elwood, Agnes Hurley, Sarah Evorhart, of this city ; Pearl Fisher, Annie Rice and Emma Rico, of Blooms burg; Howard Boody,Howard Freeze, Horace Swank, William Breiteubaeh, George Ferguson, Robert Ferguson, James Paugh, Samuel Douglas, Wil liam Rank, Johu Morvek,George Leo, Will .Tonkins, Charlos Freezo, Albert Swank, Scott Heim, Charles Kear, George Kear. Broke Camp Saturday. The following members of the Jolly Outing club,who for the past ten days have been enjoying life under canvas at Lithia Springs, returned to their homes on Saturday. Mrs. James Sliipo, Miss Sara Shipe, Miss Sara Fasold, Miss Ivy Simiison and James Brosius of Sunbury ; Miss Edith Kasoman, of Shamokin ; Miss Lidia Creasy,ot Cata wissa, and from Danville, Mrs. Will ard Fetter man, Miss Marie Fetterman, Blaine James, Charles A. Ilartt, Wil liam Walker and Frank Edmondson. An Auto Ride. W. A. Heller and wife and J. B. Cleaver and wife left in an automobile for a trip to Houesdale Saturday even ing, Harry Welliver was chauffeur. PROHIBITIONISTS MAKEJOMINATION The Montour ;ounty Prohibition con veution re-assembled tit the court house, Saturday at 11 o'clock. County Chairman Charles C. Fisher took the chair and Secretray J. M. Kelso read the minutes of Mav Ist, which were approved. Rev Harry Miusker was appointed secretary. The nomination of a candidate for State legislature was left open. The following nominations were made : For sheriff, Charles Uttermiller, of Mahoning township; for register and recorder, A. J Still, of Danville; for jury commissioner, Richard W. Eg gert, of Danville; Charles A. Wagner was endorsed for associate judge; Thomas C. Curry and Richard W. Eg bert- were appointed congressional, senatorial and judicial conferees and they were instructed in favor of the present judge, C C. Evaus. The executive committee was em powered to fill all vacancies. The county secretary was directed to place the sum of ten dollars con tributed to the State committee, in the treasurer's hands and direct him to re mit the same to the State treasurer. Funeral of ilrs. Relnhardt. Mrs. John Reinhardt, whose death occurred Thursday night,was consign ed to the grave in Odd Fellows' ceme tery Saturday afternoon. The funeral was very largely attended The services were conducted by Rev George W. Fritsch, pastor of St. John's Lutheran church, of which the deceas ed was nearly a life-long member. The pall boarers were: Fred Held, Fred Wendell. John Kilgus, Jacob Von Rlolin, Paul Kuoch and William Deutsch. The funeral proceeded to the Odd Fellows' cemetery by trolley car. Among those who attended tho obse quies were Mr. and Mrs. George Gaugel of Egg Harbor, N. J. Stale's Roads (iigantic Task. The tax payer of Northumberland couuty is confronted with a condition that may prove unbearable, and the county itself is in danger of becoming an insolvent institution. During the past five years the taxes in this county have advanced 33 per cent., and there is positive assurance that another advance of at least 66 per ceut must be made within the next year, as the expenses of the boroughs and townships arc continually on the increase, and the county expenses are soaring to the skies The bonded indebtness of the county is $114,200.00; the temporary loans are $70,000.00; the Lcwishurg bridge will (tost the county $121,000.00 plus the engineer's commission of s3,loo.oo;the deficit this year occasioned by ordin ary county expenses will be about $75,000.00. Added up, Northumberland coun ty's debt oil January Ist. 1907, will be $6H6,300.00. The balance indebtedness of $4142,00.00 was created before tho year 1905. The balance of the $686,- 300.00 is all new debt. The property valuation of the coun ty at tho present time is between s3l, 000,000 and $32,000,00*).00 on which a tax rate of three mills is laid for coun ty purposes, and from which the bulk of the county reveuuos are realized. In 11)05 the, total county revenue from all sources was $134,856.02,and the total expenses were $213,372.36. The county commissioners were compelled to spend $78,516.34 more than they re ceived. The course the expenses arc taking indicates that the deficit for this year will be as great, if not greater, than last year. Valuations and mill rate are the same as last year, hence there will be no increase in the revenues. It is the intention of the couuty commissioners to make the tax rate five mills for the coming year, or an increase |of two mills, to meet the growing cost of running the county. New Board of Director*. An election was hold iu the parlor of the V. M. C. A. last night for the purpose of electing a board of direct ors. A week or so ago a list of twenty five names was printed,which were to be voted for at a meeting to be held on the 21st.. inst. At the election last night there was a fairly large turnout of members, twenty-seven votes being cast. The following gentlemen were elect ed as members of the board for the coming year: H. B. Shultz, ,T. B. Watson, Walter Russell, Amos Vastine,Mahoning Pres byterian clmrcli. W. L. McCluro,A. H. Grono, Grovo Presbyterian church. W. A Sechlor, B. W. Musselman, W. G. Brown, J. W. Lore, St. Paul's M. E. church. Walter Lovett,Trinity M. K chuicli. .T. W. Swarts, Joseph Divel. Pino Stroot Lutheran church Watkin Evans, David Reese, First Baptist church. The now board is coni))osod of sound practical mou under whose manage mout the association will no doubt prosper. Camping at Ferndale. I The following party from Millville I and this vicinity have gone into camp at Ferndale above Muucy : Misses Lil lian Gortncr, Lena and Bo roll Kostor, Margaret Hellor, Bornice Evos, Irene Ikeler, Jessie Ikolor, Edith Eves, Mary Sands, Mary Masters, Myra Eves, Messrs. Horbert Henrie, Arthur Henrio, Jay Grimes, Carl Grimes, Myron Evos, Harold Ikeler and Bruce Dildine, all of Millville; Miss Mary Matthers, of Chester; Miss Mary Ma goe, of Milton; Miss Emily Voris, of Pottsgrovo ; Miss Blanch and Raymond Pursel, of Frosty Valley ; Miss Mary and Frank Fry, of this city. Large Sunflower. Alex MeCaffrey,'First street, has a sunflower growing on his promises which is a curiosity, on Account of its remarkable sizo. The stalk moasures fifteen foot in heighth and the sun fiowor which is at. the extreme top, measures thirteen inches in diameter. The leaves aro all of mammoth size, some being 25 inches long and IB inches wide. THE UPRIGHTS WILL ' BE TAKEN BOWN The Unitort Telephone aud Telegraph company will remove the wooden up rights placed on top tho iron work of the river bridge anil will devise some other plan for carrying tho wires over head. As explained in a previous is sue, tho intention was to attach cross arms to tho upright posts erected sulli ciaut to carry thirty wires. There was somo objection to this method nud he fore tho work hail progressed very far the foreman iu charge agreed to sus pend work until a joint meeting of the two hoards of county commissioners could be held to take action 011 the matter. The joint meeting took place in Sllll - hury 011 Friday. A full hoard of Mon tour couuty commissioners —Messrs. Leighow, Cook and Sochler—accom panied hy Clerk Horace C. Blue and County Solicitor K. S Gearhart, was present along witli Messrs. Frank Krd man. I'. J. Glennan, Casper A. Tliarp and Clerk J. O. Shearer of the North umberland county board. After a short discussion the com missioners were unanimously of tho opinion that to carry the system of wires above the iron work as proposed would be to spoil the appearauce of the bridge very much and it was agreed that the telephone people be requested to remove the upright posts airendy iu position and to devise some other means for carrying the wires across on a level with the. top'of the bridge. Pursuant to tiiis action H. N. Daniel, manager of tho United Tele phone and Telegraph company, came up from Sunbury Saturday afternoon and looked over the ground. He states that the company will endeavor to conform with the wishes of the coun ty commissioners, but just what plan will bo adopted for carrying the wires overhead is not known. Not After Nomination. The recent lneution of the name John M. Garman, Esq.. of Wilkes- Barre, as a candidate for the judge ship of the Columbia-Montour district by certain ont-of-tho-ilistrict newspap ers who kuew nothing about, the local political situation anil which has oc casioned more or less comment through out the State, is set nt lest by a state ment from Mr. Garman who has jnst returned to SVilkes-Barre after en joying an extended vacatiou, says the Bloomsburg Daily. Concerning tho matter Mr. Garman had the following to say : "I am not eonsidering the judges hip at all. 1 have heard nothing whatever about it except what. I saw iu the Wilkes-Barre newspapers to which I am deeply thankful for their kindly personal commondntion, but my jier sonal desire is to see one of the two candidates, Mr. Harman or Mr. Herr ing, regularly nominaied. They aro both my personal friends and both are throughly competent. They have made their campaign for the nomination anil 1 sincerely hope that they will be able to reach an agreement.'' CASTOR IA For Infanta and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought sSnuTu Tot Tax Receiver Ousted. W. H. Berry, who has held the posi tion of recoiver of taxes in Sunhury for several years, has been dismissed from office by Judge O. K. Savidge. 011 the duplicates of the last two years thoro was about $40,000 due the bor ougli. Berry failed to collect within *16,000 of that amount. His bondsmen were a number of prominent residents. The bondsmen started an investiga tion, putting two experts to work 011 the books, with the result that tin* shortage was discovered. The bunds men refused togo on Ber ry's bond for this year, nor was he able to get others. It is not known what action the bondsmen will take against Berry,but it is hardly likely that any proceed ings will be instituted, as the ex-re ceiver of taxes is uot worth anything like tho amount involved in the short ago. Tne news occasioned great surprise to Berry's friends, who, while aware that the collections were uot coming in, had 110 idea of the big amount in volved in the deficiency. Berry's suc cessor in office is S. P. Savidge. WILL SCRAMBLE THEN. The Williamsport Evening News be lieves that "when once the farmers throughout the country come to ap preciate the benoflt of good roads in raising the value of their properties and lessening the wear and tear on their horses and wagons, to say noth ing of giving them an easy outlet to market at all seasons of the year,there will bo a much livelier scramble fou slices of that State appropriation th a at present." Perhaps so. There surely ought to bo anyhow. Boys In Camp. The following iboys from Danville nre enjoying life under canvas at Onrnp Hooligan near Cameron: Hoy Winner, Hoy Fox, Carl Hoekafeller, .lames Holding, Cliarlea Bowers, Bryon and Harry Stickle and Harris Hunuignr. BEST FOR THE BOWELS If yon haven't a regular, healthy movement of the bowels every day, you're 111 or will be. Keep your bowels open, an<l bo well. Force, in the shape of violent physic or pill poison, Is dangerou*. The smoothest, easiest, most perfect way of keeping the bowela clear and clean is to take EAT <EM LIKE CANDY Pleasant, Palatable, Potont, Taste Good, Do Good, Never Bicken, Weaken or Gripe; 10, 2& and 60 cents per box. Write for free sample, aud book let on health. Address 433 Sterling Remedy Company, Chicago or New York. KEEP YOUR BLOOD CLEAN EISENHADER GOES TO STATE SHOOT * i Ah predicted in these columns the expert marksmen who represented Company F, 12th Kogiment N. (». P , iu the regimental rifle match at Sun bnry last week well sustained past rec ords On the strength of the showing made, one of the men, Alexander Eiseulmuer,will represent the Twolfth regiment at tho State shoot, which will he held at Mt. Grotua this week. The result of the regimental match at Suubury as made known Saturday indicates that tho shoot was most suc cessful, the average being tho highest ever attained iu the regiment. Tho toam from Company F, compos,- ed of Willetts K. Beagle of Hlooiushurg ; Alexander Eiscnhauer and Frank Bar wick,, ot Catawissa, did tho best team work, winning tho company H trophy consisting of a handsome sterling sil ver water pitcher, which trophy is now in the custody of Captain .I. Beav er Gearhart,where it must remain un til won by a team from another com pany. Kiseuhauer proved to be the best ' shot ou tho team, winning the Gazette and Bulletin badge with a total of l!l , points, at 200 and 500 yards ; tho Wil son badge with a total of 89 at 200, 500 and 600 yards ; also tho DuFour me morial badge open to enlisted men | only at 200, 500 aud 800 yards. Tho William P. Clarke badge to be won by 1 the person making the best five shot score of 200 and 500 yards during the matches, the last live shots at each range to count, was also won by Kison haucr at 40 points. Eiseulmuer also won a solid gold watch for highest averages during the matches. Eisonhauer was tied for first place ou tlie other badges with Captain Schuyler I. R. P., 12th regiment, but owing to the fact that Captain Schuy ler made more points at <UX) yards it was decided that he was the winner, although at the three ranges the scoro of each was 89. Eiseuhauer's average was 4.04 which is especially high. The Lieutenant Fred A. Godcharles badge to be won by the newcomer I who makes the highest average was won by Frank Barwick, who lost the t rapid fire match by one point anil had five seconds to spare. The three men on the team between them wou seven matches out of ten. I I i A JUDGE'S AUTHORITY. ! Judge Beed, of Jefferson county has just handed down a decision refusing to comply with the petition of certain citizens of that couuty asking hiui to make a rule requiring the hotels to close their bars on Memorial day aud certain other holidays. He declares that it is the business of tho court to expound aud enforce tho laws, uot to make thom.and since the net of assem bly regulating the liquor traffic specific ally names tliti days on which bars shall be closed, it would be judicial usurpation of legislative authority to ] add to thuße days. Yet Judge Heed i ought to know that a judge does uot I exceed his authoiit.v when ho requests those to whom license is granted to I obey certain suggestions of the court, i and the request of the court, with the emphatic understanding that it was nothing more than a request, would have groat weight with the majority of landlords. Preached at Hall I'ark. It was nn altogether different crowd from the usual week-day rush that flocked to the Athletics' Ball Park, I Twenty-ninth street aud Columbia I avenue Sunday afternoon. Instead of , hundreds of men iu the pavilion throw ing their hats up in the air and wild ly cheering their l'nvorites, as they pulled off some startliug play, the crowd conducted itself with perfect decorum, sang hymns with great vol ume ami bowed their heads to impres- ■ sive prayer. The occasion described was the Sun- I day afternoon evangelistic meeting I hold uuder the auspices of the Evau- | gelistic Committee. The services wore a groat success. William I). Lanmast er, an evangelist, of Danville, Pa., was iu chargo. His text was from Judges, 3-20, and the subject of the discourse was,"X have a message from God to thee!" About threo hundred persons were present.— Philadelphia Inquirer. J. D. Harris for Qovernor. J. D. Harris, Berwick's eccentric perpetual office seeker, who uow litis gubernatorial anpirations, has secured SIX) signers to his petition. 8201) aro necessary to place his name on the official ballot. The beliefs of others to the contrary notwithstanding, Candidate Harris says he thinks he lias an oxcelleut chance of winning cut. He leaves in a few days for Philadelphia to arrange political matters. He also intends, during the campaign, to stamp the State. His platform includes tax reform, enforcement of the provisions of the constitution of 1874, State pension for veterans of-the civil war and their widows, repeal of the law levying tax on occupation, etc:. Funeral of Former Resident. Joseph Mayan, a former resident ot Danville, whose death occurred at Mil ton Thursday, was brought to this city Saturday nnd buriod from St. Hubert's Catholic church. The funer al took place at St a. in., Rev Father Jules Foin otliciatiug. The deceased wns seventy-two years of nge. He was a veteran of the civil war. For fifty years he was a resilient of this city. About two years ago he left Danville and wassojourniug with his daughter, Mrs. Hairy Knight, of Milton, at the time of his death. He was a widower and besides Mrs. Knight, he is survived by another daughter, Sevria.a Sister of Christian Charity. Joseph Kattl Improving. A cablegram was received in Blooms burg Saturday announcing a slight improvement In the condition of Jo seph Ratti. Mr. Katti has been very seriously ill for some time at his home, in Italy. j A. Hair Dressing Nearly every one likes a fine hair dressing. Something to make the hair more manage able; to keep it from being too rough, or from splitting at the ends. Something, too, that will feed the hair at the same time, a regular hair-food. Well-fed hair will be strong,and will remain where it belongs on the head, not on the comb! Tho beet kind of a testimonial •'Sold for over sixty years." Jk Mmlo by J. O. Ayor Co.. I.owell, Uau. J—k 112 KAKSAPARILM. /Al/grSSvmn,*. SENT MY EXPRESS. Sunlmry people lire talking over a queer shipment nmdn by express, which passed through that place a day or HO ago, consisting of four elephauts and their keepers. Danville win boast of something still odder. It was Adams Express company that carried it too, although it was not such a coarse com modity as a four-footed creature, but a human being and a young girl at that. The occurrence took place a good many years ago when immigrants from England and other countries were still arriving. The young woman was a new arriv al from Europe. She was strange on this continent and unaccustomed to our ways aud those responsible for her welfare aud comfort in order to avoid all danger of her missing her way simply "shipped" her from New York to Danville by express. Her odd jour ney, which was made without inci dent, forms a unique and pleasing ep isode iu the early history flf the ex press business in Danville. J J. BROWN THE EYE A «SPF.CIALTY. EyeH tested, treated, lilted with 4 lass es -Mid artificial eyes supplied. Market Street. Itloomsburg, Pa. Hours—lo a. in. t-» sp. m. Charles V. Amentum, Alto iney-ut-L w Notary Public DANVII.I.E, I'A. INSI RANCH, UKN'I. LAW PRACTICE I UNITED 'PHONE, 2 DR. J. SWE IS FORT, DENTIST. Uses ODON HINDI K lor the painless ex traction of teeth. Dentistry in all i it-- branches null all work guar , anteed. CHARGES KtOUCtU. Opposite Opera llnuse, Danv lie I 1 11 0 v . AS C. YVLil.cn ATTOIWf Y-AT-LAW. JOlatrKM Attorney of Montour Ooonl/ I ! N* 107 MILL STRBBT, DANVILLE. Patronize A. C. AMESBURY, Best Coal in Town. I<lr >« i r |»r• vrrlpttons to ROSSMAN & SON'S PHARMACY, 145 MILL STREII. DANVILLE, PA. i Two R«fft*t«r*4 PiiMTKarliti In oharga fir« Froth Drag* and full Una Of Fates* Medlclaat and tundrlaa. riNB CIOARM GOOD COLD SODA. Q. SHOOP HUNT. PRESCRIPTION DRU9QIST, Opposite Opera House. DANVILLE, - - FKNN'A WM. KASE WEST. ATTbRNFY-AT-LAW, Ha. 880 MILL STRBBT. DANVILI B. CHARLES CHALFANT. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, HA no .MILL BTREBT, DANVILLB. WILLIAM L. SIDLER,* ATTORN FY-AT-L Aw, COK RILL AND MARRET STREETS, •ANVILLR. CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH PENNYROYAL PILLS At P Alwayn rpllablc. Udlr*. wk nrwnrlat fot IHirHKNTKU'N KN4JMMII hi Kril and Wold metallic walcil wiili blue ribbon. Take no other. |{«>rii»r ilniißi-rou* •übatl toilon* and Initiation*. ibiy or your Druggist* or send Ir. in Rtaii|w for l»arf Irulai •, Teatl munlaU mul •• for 1.»d1n," in letter, by return Mali. 10,000 Teattuioiilalti. bold by ail Druggist*. * OHIUHIBTBR OHHMIOAL 00. •1M MmlUob Mqwirc, PHX&Ju, TA. MMHwilUiimm
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