Established In 1828. OUR TICKET. NATIONAL. For President. ALTON B. PARKER, of New York. For Vice President. HENRY G. DAVIS, of West Virginia. Presidential Electors: At-Large—Stanley W. Davenport and Rob ert W. Irwin. 1 Harry Nleholls I" H. Z. Hawbeeker 2 J 11. Wainwriglit 18 itobt. K. Weigioy 3 John M. Cainpltell 11) L. D. W<N»drulf 4 James M. Stewart 30 Nevin M. Wanner I 6 H. Max. Rowland, 21 T. K. Costello ti Moses Veale 22 Wm. T. Mechlins 7 Emil Moll 23 Rockwell Marietta 8 U. S. Johnson 21 Charles H. Aiken 9 W. Hayes Urler 23 James I*. Collier 10 William Craig 211 M. F. Coolbangh 11 John McGahren 27 A. W. Smiley 12 Charles F. King 28 S. E. Walker 13 Isaae Htester 29 Henry Meyer It John Sullivan 30 Thomas 11. Foley 15 John 11. Coulston 31 Qeorge Heard 10 A. Walsh 32 Chas. H. Payne STATE. For Supreme Court Judge. BAMUEL GITSTINE THOMPSON, of Philadelphia. COUNTY. For Congress HARRY E. DAVIS, of Sunbury. For Th-; Legislature It. SCOTT AMMERMAN. For Prothonotary TIIOS. G. VINCENT. For County Treasurer SIMON W. IIOKKMAN. Coach excursions to St. Louis via Lackawanna $17.00 on August 3, 10, 17, 24 nnd 31. Misses Winnie Shires and A<la Vog netz, of Strawberry Hidge, returned home last week, after spending seven weeks at Geneva, N. Y. Last evening Mrs. 11. V. Watts and two children, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Isaac limerick, of l)al niatia, arrived in this city to pay a short visit to Mrs. Lutz, on Bloom street. Harry Redmond, Esq., of Philadelphia is visiting in his native town. Mr. Red mond is associated with ex-Judge James Cay Gordon, and was a student under our worthy townsman, Attorney James Scarlet. Miss Cordelia Reifsnyder, a charming young damsel of Liverpool, while visit ing some of her friends at Catawissa, joined a crowd from that place and at tended the dance held at Hunter's Park last Thursday evening. Mr. Charles S. Miller, of Philadelphia, formerly of this city, dropped into see us on Friday. He gave us a dollar, stat ing he knew this was the tiest paper pub lished in Danville and that he wauted it sent to his address. Mr. Miller is an earn est supporter of Mr. I'aikcr and thinks everything looks so favorable for his election. T. W. Leo, General Passenger Agent of New York; C. K. Zipple, General Bag gage Agent, and I). 11. Smith, Division Passenger Agent, of Soranton, all officials, of the I). L. W. railway, passed over the line last Friday on a tour of inspec tion from Scranton to Northumberland on the special car, "B." They stopped off at this city on their return for dinner. Messrs. Harry L. Ritter and Edward Friuxel, accompanied by friends, the Misses Cora Girton and Alice Wallace, elevated their spirits and crushed what ever discouragement they may have Buff ered preveoualy, by indulging themsel ves in a healthful and invigorating spin behind a pair fast trotters Sunday after noon. Bloomsburg welcomed them as their guests, and treated them to the attractions of that lieautiful little city, NEW PENNBY UNIFORMS. Experiments Being Made with a More Comfortable Suit for Trainmen. The buttoiicd-iip frock coat of the Pennsylvania railroad passenger con ductors appears to be doomed, much to the delight of the conductors. That a change is contemplated is indicated by experiments now being made with a new style uniform. For nearly a week one conductor on each of the divisions centering at liroad street station has been wearing the new clothes under consideration, for the pur pise not only of securing the opin ion of the conductors wearing tlieui, but of the traveling public as well. Instead of the huttoned-up frock coat anil the regulation blue cloth vest the proposed new uniform con sists of a four-button cutaway coat and white vest, together with a white cap somewhat higher crowned than the present cap, with a flexible black curved shield. The new uniform gives the conductors a very natty ap pearance. Daughter of Wisconsin's Chief Execu tive to Seek Engagement. Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 31.—Miss Lola La Follette, daughter of Gov. La Follette, of Wisconsin, will goto New York City in September to seek an engagement on the stage. Miss La Follette became interested in theatricals while In college. Later when she announced to her father that she intended to make a tour of the State with a slock company, the Governor objected but his daughter carried her point. She was so suc cessful that her father gave permis sion to her to adopt the stage as her profession. Jefferson Howery, Dead. esterday (Thursday) morning the sad and startling news gained circula tion that Jefferson Howery, an old and highly respected citizen of this city, had succ.umed to the inevitable at the hospital at this place. For many years Mr. Howery was one of our most foremost citizens, and his taking of! created much sadness among the good people of our town He was about fifty years old, auii leaves a wife and two children to mourn his departure. 112 SOME ASTONISHING , FEATS OF MEMORY Intances Gathered From Old Records of Greece and Rome. RETENTIVE GIFTS NOT ALONE IN EDUCATED - Entire Newspaper Repeated, Adver tisements as Well, After a Single Reading. ' Extraordinary memories have at tracted the attention of men in all . ages, and in these days a man with a 1 rotentive memory is considered to be more or less gifted, says the London Spare Moments. Some good instances of remarkable memories are to be gathered from the records of Greece and Rome. Them istocles, a famous Greek general, is said to have known every citizeu in Alliens. No doubt Otho, the Roman Emperor, owed much of his success to a remarkable memory. lie learned the name of every soldier and ollicer in his army, and this, among other things, rendered him so popular that he was at length acclaimed Emperor Horlcnsius, the Roman orator, is said to have been able, after sitting a whole day at a public sale, to give an account from memory of all things sobl, with the prices and names of the purchasers. Coming to later times, the follow ing anecdote affords an instance of wonderful powers of memory. An Englishman went to Frederick the Great of Prussia for the express pur pose of giving him an exhibition of his powers of recollection. Frederick sent for Voltaire, who was then resid ing at the Prussian court. At, the King's request Voltaire read a long poem which he hail just composed. The Englishman was present, and was ill such a position that he could hear every word of the poem, though he was concealed from Voltaire's notice. After the reading of (he poem Frederick observed to the au thor that the production could not be an original one, as there was a foreign gentleman present who could recite every word of it. Voltaire listened in amazement to the stranger, as he re peated, word for word, the poem which he bad been at so much pains in composiug, and, giving way to a momentary outbreak of passion, he tore the manuscript in pieces. He was then informed how the English man had become acquainted with his poem, and, his anger being appeased, he was willing to do penance by copy ing down tho work from the second repetition of the stranger, who was able togo through it as before. There lived in the sixteenth century at Padua, a law student who had trained his memory to such a high degree of perfection that he could re cite 36,000 words after once hearing them read. Jedudiah Buxton, an illiterate per son of the eighteenth centuty, used to put his memory to a curious use. On one occasion he mentioned the quantity of ale he had drunk free of cost since he was 12 years old, and the names of the gentlemen who had given it to him. The whole amounted to 511G pints. ItHTKNTIVK OIKTB. As again showing that retentive gifls were not found in the educated alone, there is a notable instance of "Blind Jamie," who lived some tweuty years ago in Sterling. lie was a poor, educated man, and totally blind, yet he could actually repeat, after a few minutes consideration, any verse required from any part of the liible, even the obscurest and least important. An instance of a wagei being won by a feat uf memory was that of a person who repeated an entire news paper, advertisements as well, after a single reading. A power of retaining eveuls has sometimes been manifested in a mark ed degree. A laboring man named McCartney, at 54 years of age, claim ed that he coul.l recollect the events of every day for forty years. A test was made by a well-known publiu man who had kept a written record forty-five years. The man's state ment was fully corroborated—indeed so accurate was his recollection that he could recall, without apparent effort, the state of the weather on any given day during those forty years. Another instance of a wager being won by a feat of recollection was that of Mr. Kutter, who not many years ago was a well-known tithe collector in Norfolk. He wagered that he could recollect every word of a ser mon that was to he preached, and afterward write it out verbatim. Ho was not seen to take notes, and at tho close of tho service retired to a room and wrote out the sermon. On com parison with the manuscript, which the preacher had been asked to bring for the purpose, it was found to vary in one instance only, where a synon ym had been used, but in that Mr. Futter was proved to be correct, for the clergyman had a distinct recollec tion of substituting one word for the other in his delivery. When reporting was forbidden in the houses of Parliament, and any one seen to make notes was immedi ately ejected, the speeches, neverthe less, were published in the public press. It was discovered that one Woodfall used to be present iu the gallery during the speeches, and sit ting with his head between his hands, actually committed the speeches to memory. They were afterward pub lished. Lord Macaulay had u marvelous facility for remembering what he read. He once declared that if by ac cident all the copies of Milton's "Paradise Lost" were destroyed ho would be able to write out the whole of this long poem without a single error. In fact, he once performed the marvelous feat of repeating the whole poem, making one omission. Charles Dickens, afteronce walking down a street, could remember the names of all shopkeepers anil their business. SCHUYLER. Mil. EDITOR:— The long continued drouth has had a very serious effect in the com crop. The fodder is large enough, but the ears did not developu. They are short and look more like nub bins than ears. Even though rain should come the early corn would not lie bene fited very much. The late might be helped some. A large proportion of the stalks show no signs of ears at all. Taken as a whole the crop will not lie more than half a one. Every body speaks of the oats crop as an extra trood one. It over runs in weight and the yield up to or above normal. Roscoe Robinolt had quite a scare the other day. The family lets the lamp burn through the night and on this oc casion, they forget to put it out in the morning. l!y some means it was over turned or exploded; resulting in starting a fire that burned everything in the room and narrowly the house was saved only by quick work on tho part of the neighbors. Frank Robb came nearly losing his home through tire. It originated from a stove pipe. The damage was slight. This makes the fourth house partially burned in Turbotville ii\ a few weeks. On Sunday the St. James Lutheran cmgregation had its annual Harves-t Home service. A very good attendance was had and many strangers were pres ent. On Saturday, the Derr reunion was held at the home of Miles J. Derr. Over a hundred Derrs and descendents were present and all had an enjoyable time. Mrs. Daisy Shoop, who was visit'ng friends here, returned to her home at Pittsburg. Farmers will begin the Fall seeding iu a few days. Considerable plowing is yet to lie done. John Yerg lost a valuable cow last Sat urday, caused by bloating. Mr. Levi Gibson, a brother of Mre. J. N. lferr, is sick, and under the care of Dr. Lyons. The little people of this neighborhood and the nearby vicinity had a party and dinner, given by Miss Olive Ilerr, on Saturday. Since writing the tirst paragraph, we have had several good rains, which will boost the late com along, and will prob ably bring it to maturity. Mr. Mont Derr, who was elected prin cipal of the Turbotville High School, moved to that place on Thursday, from near White Hall. Mr. William Cotner and Miss Lillian lioyle, danghtcr of Mr. John Bovle, were married at the home of the bride's parents, on Wednesday evening, Rev. J. 11. C. Manifold officiating. Elmer G. Foulk and Miss Jennie, sister of tho bride, acting as groomsman and brides maid. ■Miss Clara Lilly is suffering from ttie effects of a paralytic stroke. Her mother lias been it helpless sufferer from tho same cause since last winter. Tliey are cared for by Thomas Lilly. Levi Schtoppich, who was injured sev eral weeks ago by lieing run over by a water tank, lias not tieen improving and it was decided to take him to tho Wil liamspoit Hospital where he will be tub jecteil to the X rays to determine the exact nature of his injuries. Work is t > lie liegun on the new county bridge, across the Beaver Run, on the County Line Road, this week. A new bridge was needed there very much as the old one was dilapidated and unsafe. Mrs. John A. Smith, of Light street, is visiting friends and relatives, in this vicinity. Through the negligence of somebody a freight train on the S. B.it B. I{. It.ran into a switch at this place and knocked a couple of loaded cars off the rails. No particular damage was done beyond the necessary unloading oI a car of potatoes into another car. Aug. 31, 11X14. BILI.. SOUTH WILL BE SOLID FOR JUDGE PARKER Esopus, Aug. 30. —Senator Asbury C. Latimer, of South Carolina, was the only political visitor at Itusemount yesterday. He arrived here late this afternoon and received a hearty wel come from Judge Parker. The Sena tor dined with the Judge and this evening went to Norwich, N. Y., where he is to make a speech to-mor row with Elliott Danforth. The announcement l>y David B. Ilill, of his contemplated retirement January 1, occasioned much interest in Esopus to-day, but Judge Parker refused to comment upon it. After leaving Rosemount, Senator Latimer said: "I came to tell Judge Parker that the South stands ready to send a host of orators North to help iu the canipnigu against Roosevelt. Every speaker in the South is prepared to assist in this work in the North. The South is solid, not so much against Republicanism as against the person ality of Roosevelt. The race ques tion as fathered by Roosevelt, will be the chief issue, against him. I am highly pleased with Judge Parker and with his views." World's Fair Excursions. Low-rate ten-day coach excursions via Pennsylvania Railroad, Septem ber 7, 14, 21 and 28, Rate, $17.00 from South Danville. Train leaves South Danville at 12:10 p. m., con necting with special from New York arriving St. Louis 4:15 p. m., next day. Arrested for Begging, Had S9OO. Fitchburg, Mass., Aug. 29.—Ar rested for begging on the streets of Princeton to-day Mrs. Ann Fahey, of Worcester, was later searched and 8900 in bills found upon her. She refused to pay a bail fee of 02. : ERNEST H. CROSBY OUT FOR PARKER Roosevelt's Successor in the Legislature Opposes "Big- Stick" Policy. ECONOMIC ISSUES ARE OVERSHADOWED, HE SAYS "Caste Uader the Flag Abroad Means Caste Sooner or Later at Home." Ernest H. Crosby, who succeeded Theodore Roosevelt in the Assembly from the Twenty-first District of New York, and who wax appointed as a Republican to a Judgeship in the In ter-national Court at Cairo, Egypt, has come out for Judge Parker. Mr. Crosby is rich. He has been prominent in reform politics since he returned from Cairo. He was the first President of the Reform Club. He has lectured on the teachings of Tolstoi, and was an ardent admirer of Henry George. He is the author of a satirical novel, "Capt. Jinks." He is a graduate of the University of New York and the Columbia Law School. 11l the Legislature he was the expon ent of high license. He has written much ou social and economic prob lems. Mr. Crosby lives at Grasnierc, ad joining Ellcrslie, the country home of Levi P. Morton, near Rhinebeck, Why He's lor Parker. In discussing his support of Judge Parker Mr. Crosby said: "The economic issues are absolutely overshadowed this year by the ques tion of imperialism and militarism. It is impossible to devote serious at tention to the great domestic question of the distribution of wealth while the public mind is distracted by the fireworks of foreign conquest and such pretty and expensive toys as a new navy, and it will be permanently impossible to settle this question in any other than an aristocrutic and oligarchic way, if we permit the final establishment of a system of depend encies across the sea inhabited by races condemned to |K>litical inferior ity. CasU) under the flag abroad means caste sooner or later at home. "Mr. Roosevelt lias deliberately made himself the incarnation of the spirit of militarism and imperialism. His ilea of national greatness means nothing but physical strength, and for great ideas he would substitute a big navy. Freedom, equality, justice must all be subordinated to brute force. The change shows itself al ready on the surface of life in Wash ington. Uniforms and brass buttons, new-fangled military escorts, war talk and army manners arc gradually making headway there, as fast as cir cumstances permit. It is the Kaiser ism of the German Kaiser which seems to have roused the emulation of our President and his cabinet, and Kniscrism with all that word im plies—Prussian junkerism, lesc-ma jeste, enormous ornaments, and all peaceful pursuits subordinated to military enterprise—that is the issue at the coming election. His Estimate of Parker. "Judge Paiker has spoken plainly 011 this subject. He believes in neighborly conduct between nations as between individuals. He is oppos ed to the slave-dependencies as well as to domestic slavery. We may 1)C sure that he would have protested as President against the annihilation by Great Britain of the only two repub lics in Africa, and that he would never have been guilty of the assassi nation of the only Asiatic republic— that of the Filipino—nor of the vivi section of our nearest sister republic iu South America. He would lay aside the big stick and teach the na tive to behave like a gentleman. In a word he would put an end to KaLserisin and I sincerely hope that he will have the opportunity." Special Train to Lewlsburg on Labor Day. Accouut Knights of the Golden Eagle reunion at Lewisburg ou Lal)or day .September sth, The Philadelphia & Heading Railway will run a special train and sell excursion tickets good on all trains that date as follows: From Exc. Rate. Leavo A. M. Danville 50 cents. 8.00 Bloom Street 50 " 8.05 Mooresburg 45 " 8.22 Lewisburg (arrive) 9.05 Returning leave Lewisburg 10.00 P. M.for above stations. Passengers taking the train at Bloom Street should purchase tickets at the station in advance as these special tickets will not be sold on the train. Making Friends Every Day. This can truthfully be said of JELL o ICE CKKAM POWDER, the new pro duct for making the most delicious ice cream you ever ate; everything in the package. Nothing tastes so good in hot weather. All grocers are plac ing it in stock. If your grocer can't supply you send 25c. foi 2 packages by mail. Four kinds: Vanilla, Cho colate, Strawberry and Unflavored. Address, The Ucnesec l'ure Food Co., Box 295, Le Koy, N. Y. Yesterday the contractor started to place the concrete, preparatory to the laying of the brick on Mill street, and just before going to press the job is under good headway. The tracks of the street railway are laid to Ma honing street, aud a goodly amount of the concrete is put down. Paving will start in a few days. All Oyer the World you will find Beecham's Pills famous because of their good works. People of all classes and nations have for over fifty years kept their Livers right and Digestion good by using Beecham's Pills fieIdBTWXYM& SCHREYER STORE CO. J SCHREYER STORE CO. I adies' Garments for Fall—Children's Coats Ladies' Suits. Separate Skirts. Wooltex—Fashion Faultless—are garments of quality. The new arrivals fur Fall are now here in all their elegance. Is it Style You Seek ? Is it Durability? Is it Grace?" Or the air of distinction so easy to notice, yet so hard to describe? Are these the considerations which rise upmost in your mind when thoughts of new apparel enter it ? Then you must needs be a Wooltex wearer. Xo other make or brand of ready-to-wear onter garments possess these attributes. They all embody from one to a dozen novel style ideas gleaned in the workshops of the great Parisian dressmakers. The cut is as 'perfect as human skill can make it. The sew ing, the snap, the smartness are there, too. Wooltex garments retain every bit, every touch of artistic tailoring put into them—the fabrics, the linings and even the hidden details have l>een tested. It's a severe test, and one without which we'd be absolutely unable to warrant the wearing qualities of Wooltex garments. No other make o/ women's garments is so tested—no other so guaranteed. And the price is no higher than for other makes not so good. Cleaning Up of Waists and Sacques. 1.00, 75and 50c Dressing Sacques and Kimonos all at 3!) c, dark and light colore. 2.00 and 2.50 White Lawn Waists at 1.25 aiul 1.50. 1.00 White Lawn Waists at 50c. 50c Corset Covers 25c. A special purchase, lnce front, lace shoulder straps, full front, Dress Goods—Seasonable Kinds. As the s.immer days hasten towards Fall the interest gathers in dress goods, even now the shimmer of the new is quite noticeable in our stock. New Ceylon Flannels. Jnst what will l>e wanted for waists for the first cool days of autum, something decidely new in the line of flannels, qualities equal to what has l>een selling at 75 to 89c, but these are decidely lessened in price. Plain ground work with embroidered figuringa new shades. 50 and 55 cent Tweeds, 39 cents. Thinking of school dresses for the children or an early fall suit? Here is a snappy bargain for this week, they are 38 and 40 inches wide. Henriettas, 50 cents to 75 cents. Always nice for school dresses and al ways seasonable tor a light weight dress, 38 and 40 in. wide. Lansdoivne, 1.25. Win. F. Read's make, the kinds you can wash and that's why it is worth mor • than other makes in white, black and colors, including brown. Tricot Cloths, 29 cents. For an inexpensive and yet servicable dress these goods look better than you would expect at the price. White Wool Goods. Are especially seasonably when something heavier than cotton lawns are wan ed: Storm Serge, Etamine, Batiste, Albatross, Mohair, Voiles, at popular prices. Mohairs, 50 Cents to $1.50. Still they lead for ur this Fall. A fabric so scrvicable dare not be turned aside by fashion makers, v.- keep them in black, white, navy, brown, tan, grey, garnet, light blue, green, cadet. Priestly'B 51 inch Mohair at $1.25 is rainproof and makes up splendily for rain coats. Another one 14 inches wide at 75c. September Fashions. The Delineators for Septendter foretells the fall fashions. The new color fashion plates. Give us your subscription—#l .00 per year—and get these fashion plates. Blankets in September. Warm weather now yet but the chilly nights suggest the need of a pair of cotton blankets before ver\ lon/. Our blankets are carefully selected and can be relied upon as lx;ing correct in finish and durable in wear. 59e for 75e Cotton Blankets 10-4 size. 79c for 1.00 Cotton Blankets 11-4 size. 1.00, 1.25, 1.50 up to 2.50 for heavier weights white and grey as you prefer, with fancy striped !)orders and lxmnd edges. A Basement Notice. Why it pays to visit our basement every time you come; liecause you can buy there:— Pearl Buttons in all sizes at lc doz. qualifies that often sell for sc. Ladies' and Men's Black Stockings at 5c pr. regular 10c quality. 15c Hair Brushes, good bristles, for 10c each. Steel Pens, fine or coarse points at 5c doz. instead of 10c dozen, the usual price. Ladies' and Children's Handkerchiefs, 2 for sc, regular value sc. Emlxiideries and Insertions, real wide for 5 and 10c yard. Writing Tablets 1, :i. 5, 10c. Companion and Pencil Boxes 5, 0, 10c. Lard Cans, :19c. Tin ware and enamelled ware of ail kinds at attractive prices. A full line of 5 and 10c kitchen and household needs. Go-Carts and Baby Carriages for both mother's baby or doll baby at prices that can not be matched by other dealers. Wash Machines, guaranteed clothes ringers, wash boilers, wash Ixjards, clothes lines and baskets. Refrigerators less than cost now; here are the bargains while they last. 20.00 kind for 10.00. 15.00 kind for 10.50. 12.00 kind for 7.H7. 10.00 kind for 7.50. 8.00 kind for 0.25. 6.50 kind for 5.25. 12 1-2 Cent Neckware at 10 Cents. Another 300 Collars and turnovers have arrived again to lie sold at 10c each. The lot is made up of white lawn turnovers with rows of faggoting anil hemstitch ing and embroidered top and other line of white lawn collars, embroidered in silk in white, blue, black and persian with tab. 50 Cent Cushion Tops, 25 Cents. Stamped subjects, some that need to be worked, others ready to use, complete with plain backs, large assortment including some fraternity cushions. Ta]>estry Cushion Tops, 39c, both top and button alike, tassel on each corner, one end open to insert cushion. Washable initials—All Sizes. Foundations of paper made, does away with all stamping and filling—attach these letters aud work them over with floss, will withstand washing, boiling, iron ing, 2 for scaud 5c each. Floss to work them with in white, blue and red at 5c a skein. liaised embroidered initials all ready to use, 5c doz. Many Styles of Belts. Elastic Belts made from Gents' suspenders, leather straps, bright buckles, 25 and 35c. White leather Crush Belts, silver and gilt buckles, 25 and 50c Stiff Leather, white, 3S)c. Patent Leather, in grey, tan and black leather, 25c. Silk Girdle Belts. 30 and 50c, Crush Silk Belts, all widtna, 30, 50, 00c. Good Silks at 35 Cents Yard. Really worth 50c yard, these goods are positively all silk, bright, strong and finely finished an elegant range of all the shades of the season, width 1!) inches, price 35c yard. Special Prices for Saturday and Monday September 3 and 5. Our Grocery and Sl oe Department will sell at greatly reduced prices. Schreyer Store Co. Front 81. -- MILTON, PA. - Elm St. VANDERBILT RUNS DOWN A WOMAM Mrs. Peckham So Badly Injured that It Is Reported Her Lite Is Des paired Of. Newport, Aug. 29.—Cornelius Vau derbilt while driving a runabout op posite the summer residence of the late Dr. Christopher M. Bell, of New York last night ran iuto a buggy in which were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lin coln Peckham, members of Newport's leading families. Mr. Peckham has a black eye and many bruises. Mrs. Peckham was in jured so badly that her life is despair ed of. She was taken to the hos pital. Mr. Peckham said to-night that he had placed his case in the hands of a lawyer. "BAD" ELEPHANT IS GENTLE WITH CHILD A vicious elephant, with a record of several keepers injured, spared the life of a child at a circus at William sport, Saturday night. While running away from a mon key a girl, aged about 10 years, fell uuder the animal's raised foot. The crowd screamed. "Queen," the elephant, stayed its foot, and with its trunk handed the child uninjured to a keeper. COUNTY IS BANKRUPT No Funds In Treasury, and Two Months' Pay Due Clerks. Scranton,—That the county of Lackawanna is bankrupt was the an nouncement made here to-day. All the available funds in the hands cf the Treasurer have been exhausted, and there is no imtncdialo promise of money from any source. The cause of this condition of alTnirs is said to be due to the small sums turned over by the delinquent tax collectors. The Treasurer has made temporary use of SIO,OOO of State funds in his hands, but there is 110 more of this sum available, and the clerical force of the county has not been paid for two months. JAPAN BTRIKES NEW 810 GOLD FIELDS. Tokio, Aug. 28.—Following uu in spection made by Government en gineers, the government has Issnecl a proclamation making complete prep arations to develop gold fields re cently discovered in the province of Iwate. The engineers estimate that ilicsi? fields will yield gold to the value of 1500,000,000, and they are now pre paring to start mining operations. It is estimated that Ilia animal yield of the mines will Ue $16,000,- 000. . —• „ . FILIPINO CITY BURNED WITH LOSS OF 100 LIVES Government at Manllu Is Kurnl&hin- Shelter and Food for Si 000 Per sons Left Homeless. Manila, Aug. 20. —The city ol Binang, iu Laguna Province, Island of Luzon, hag been destroyed by fire. One hundred persons perished iu the flames and five thousand were rend ered homeless. The loss is estimated at 8200,000. The Government is furnishing shel ter and food to the people made desti tute by the fire. According to the census of 1800 Binang had a population then of 7,358. WHAT DIDTHE WOGGLEBUG SAY? Who is the "VVogglebug ? The Wogglebug is IT, with a big I and a big T. He is also T. E., which be ing translated into United States, means Thoroughly Educated. He has all the learning of the ages pack ed away in the smallest noddle you ever saw. lie looks like his pic tures—just as wise; and he gained his wisdom by living in a school house— crawled through the hoiks and ab sorbed all they had in them. The Wogglebug comes from Oz—a mysterious land bevoud the planets. He is to visit the United States. lie is accompanied by seve-al compan ions. One is the Scarecrow, found in afield in the land of <>/.. Though filled with life, he is itufied with straw and has no brain*. Another companion is the Tin Woodman, made of things from a tinsmith's shop. He has no heart. Then there is Jack l'umpkin-head, made by a boy named Tip. lie vas made to scare a witch. The wit h sprinkled the powder of life on him and made him walk and talk. Tip stole the powder of life, sprinkled :t on a Saw horse, and the Sawho'se cantered away with .Tack on his 'iack. Then all of the Ozites came across the Gump. The Gump is two high-back ed sofas lashed together with a stuffed deer's head and palm leaf tans for for wings. The Gump is the vehicle on which the Wogglebug the Scare crow, the Tin Woodman, Jack Puinpkinhead and the Snwhorse have come to the United State*. The visitors from Oz will goto all parts of the United States and see all there is to be seen. The Wogglcbug, wisest of insects, is the guide of the party, and the questions that puzzle the visitors he is always prepared to answer. All the doings of the visit ors will be chronicled in The Sunday North American. The Wogglebug's answers are not told, but are left for the reader's in sienuity. Those who solve them will lie entitled to SSOO in cash each month. The North American of ■Sunday, September 4, will contain the first pictured story of the doiugs uf the people from Oz. Struck For Cigarettes. Because an order was issued for bidding them to smoke cigarctts breaker boys at the Greenwood colli ery went on a strike a few days ago. They insisted that they bo allowed to puff the paper covered weeds while working but the outside foreman re fused to modify his order and with yells of derision a poitiou of the boys ran out of the breaker and went on strike. The breaker was kept go ing however, all the efforts of the little belligerents to get the balance of the boys out being futile. When the strikers came to the colliery to draw their pay they were told to walk into the clerU's office two by two. There they were met by a stalwart young man who threw them across his knee and gave them a good whole some spanking. When this punish ment had been administered all the boys tearfully promised to RO back to work and be good in the future. And so the strike ended. Better Than a Pass. •'Martinsburg, my Slate," says a Representative from West Virginia, "is just on the wind-up of a smallpox epidemic, and I am reminded of what happened to a picket 01 e night when we were in this now hriving city during the Civil war. An intelligent female of the African persuasion came along just about dark, and she was asked if she had a pass. 'No, suh,' answered the woman as hflr eyes beamed beneath a big yoillow handkerchiel which adorn ed her head. " 'Then you can't pass,' said the guard. " Tse got no pass, but I'ae got de smallpox, suh,' she added. "You may rest assured that the woman passed without ceremony"— Nashville Banner. Special Rates to San Francisco and Los Angeles, Cal., via Lack awanna Railroad. On account of the Triennial Con clave of Knights Templar at San Francisco, Sep't llHh to 25th, the Lackawanna will sell round trip tick ets to the above points at low rate of JC6.25. Tickets will be on sale from August 15th until September 9th and will be good for continuous passage up to the first Colorado, Montana, Wyoming and Texas point reached, except that stop over not exceeding 10 d avs will be allowed at Chicago, St.l jouis, Memphis or New Orleans. Kctu ruing tickets will be good for stop over at certain points and pass engers must reach original starting point not later than October 23rd. For further particulars passengers will inquire of I.ackawanna ticket | agent. ( Sat., Sept. 17, on the premisses in I Mahoning twp., one mile east of Dan ville. the heirs of the late Sam'l Foust ' wil • sell the real eßtate, consisting of 106 acres, on which is a 2-« tory dwelling, hank barn and outbuildings, bale to | commence at 2 p. m. >l. BreckUll, ; Auot' r. SHAD WILL SOON BE LP THE RiVER Three Fistmays Now B»lng Put in Dam tit Clark's Ferry. A contract had been awarded by the state litfh commissioner to Rciter, Curtis and Hill of 1 hilndelphia to construct three lUkWi.ys through the lam across the Susquehanna river at Clark's Ferry, ut a cos-t of $1,237,50. Fish Commissioner Mcehan is watch ing the construction of the dams in the State and in every instance insists that tishways be placed in them so as to permit the free passage of iish up aud down the stream. Don't Miss the Picnic. Krwin Hunter and son are complete in/* every necessary amu.gement to con* veniently (rare for the public on Labor Day, next Monday. They have seen to the stopping of the Head. 11 g trains at tl« Park, and will see that perfect order is maintained during the dry. Everything points to a royally good time for all. Games and sports of a I kind will bo c inducted under the ma uigement ol the organization in charge. TUe Roan' n. "Then, wheu you have finished your lecture," said the professor of elocu tion and deportment t > young Dulle, "bow gracefully and eave the plat form 011 tiptoe." "Why on tiptoe?" que led Dulle. "So as not to svake th • audience," re plied the professor. A Child'* Ph ~nae. 110 was only four ai X convalescent from the grip. Leaning his little head on his mother's arm, 1 » said wearily, "Oh, mamma, I feel like a broken toy!"— Boston Herald. SEND US® A'cow, m Steer, Bull or Horr j BSmMM hide, Calf skin, Dc j skin, or any other kin I sßMjaKi of hide or skin, and li t jgaTjfflM us tan it with the kai - on, soft, light, oilorlc: . IjsSjSaß, and moth-proof, for robi, • rug, coat or gloves. But first get our Catalog] •, 188 raw furs ami ginseng. ''» V THE CROSBY FRISIAN i UK COMPANY.' 116 Mill strcct, Koch ster, N. Y. ' Special Fares to 8 . Louis via Lackawanr a. The follow ing fares art authorized by the Lackawanna Ilailroal via all direct routes and good on all tr. ins. Season ticket limited for return to Dee. 15th— 20. 00 Or y ticket $'27.70; 15 day ticket. $22.75. St >p over will be allowed at Niagara Falls and Chicago not to exceed ten days. Arrangements have been made for the through movement of chair and sleeping cars f-om Scranton to St. Louis without change. \ LADIES ,>— ■ Dr. Lafranco's —' | Compound e '"rJISS'."" E Powerf'!! Combination. Successfully used by H 200,000 women. Price }lßc. Druggists. |or by mall. LaFranco ft Co- j ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. EstnO- of Harry 11. Jfrberlin /, late of Washing' ton vHie Borough, i ccca&cd. r -tt,>rs of administration m the above es- U»i.'« having been granted t > the undersigned •li iioif • mis knowing ihenib -Ives indebted t » said os site are lieaiiiy mm stod to make lin m- aiate settlement ami Hi- *«• having elalms are notified to present then: properly authen ticated for payment, to jollN' o. HKUKIUii: O, Admlnstrator Washlngt.uvillc, Pa. EXECUTORS SALE iOF VALUAI LE REAL ESTATE! The undersigned Executors of the estate of Miss 8. K. ('lark, dee'd, 1:> eof Uarrlsburg, Pa., will sell at public sale, on tlie premisses SATURDAY, SEPTEM >ER 10,1904, ut ISM o'clock p. m„ tlic fol .wing real estate : TWO TRACTS ( F LAND, Situate in Limestone t»» nshlp, Montour «.aintv Pa., 7 miles east of Illton and S miles west ol Danville, bounded and described us follows: No. l.—Bounded on the l-orth by lands of Daniel Gauger, east by lae Is of ( has Wag ner south by traet N-». w stby public road, CONTAINING 1. 0 ACRES, more or less, on which are rected a good TWOrSIOUY Fit AM K Hot K, BANK BARN", Wagon Shed and other 01 tbulldings, all in good repair. No. 2. —Bounded on the v nth by Tract No. I east by pubiie road, sout by lands ol 1 bos, i iresh and Daniel Levan, st by public road, CONTAINING 2< 0 ACRES, more or less, on which arc reeled a TWO-STORY HKKK mill FBAME HOUSE, I iiw Hunk Hum, Wimp Shed and oilier out hull, A never-lii' ug spring of ilow. lug water on the premises. Timber sulttclent for fan use on raeh tract. Terms, which will lie ea> , made known oil day of Halo. JOSEPH F. SKI LEI , Harrlsburg. Fa., THUS. K. SMITH, vatsontown, Pa., Executors Estate o S. E. Clark, dee'd, 11. M. MEAD, Att'y, Han sburg, l'a. jJXECUTKIX'S NOTICL, Estate of Bonham JR. Qearhart , late of Dan ville , Pa., deceased. Notice is hereby given hat letters testa mentary uponllie estate ol the said B. It, Oearhart have been gran "d to the under simicd All persons Inde ted to said estate arc requested to make piivment, and thoso having elaims or demamh against the same will make them known whhout delay to MAIIY LOUISA GEARHART.J ZV Executrix, Danvllh. Pa. Ur to ItoiiK r L. Gkariiaut 2 at First N ttlonal Bank Da ville,il'a. NOT IN ANV TRUST Many newspapers have U tely given currency to reports by irresponsible parties to thccfleci that THE NEW HOME SEWIIIQ MACHINE CO had entered n trust or combination; we wisU to asßurc the public- that there Is HO truth In such reports. We have been manufacturing sewliis nuichlneß for over a quarterofa centu. ry. and have established u reputation for our selves and our machines that is the envy of alj others. Our "New Home** machine haa never been rivaled as a l tmily machine, stands at the head ofall H'yli Hvatle sewing machines, and stands on 1 3 own merits. The " New Home" if the only reallVf Hit!ll GRADE Serving on the uiurket. v It is not necessary for UP to enter into a trust to save our credit or pay my debts as we hav® no debts to pay. We have never entered into competition with manufacturers of low grj'de cheap machines that are made to sell regard less of any intrinsic merits. Do not b© de ceived, when you want p sewing machine don 6 send your money away from home; call on » "New Home" Heater, he can sell you ft better machine for less than you can purchase elsewhere. If there Is no dealer near you, write direct to us. THE NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE CO v ORANGE. MASS. -. New York, Chicago, 111., M. 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