CO-OPERATIVE TELEPHONE LINE Oharles V. Amerman, Esq., who lias beeu agitatiug the construction of raral telephone linen stated last even ing that the plan la meeting with great lavor among the farmers of Montour oonnty and that the building of a co operative system embracing many •mall lines with the farmers them selves as share holders will probably be a project of the near fotnre. The plan that meets with most favor is a telephone system ronning lines from the different towns and villages at different points of the compass, each line to aooommodate from 85 to 40 'phones and to be oonuected, not only with other lines of the system, but with lines of other companies as well. That this oan be accomplished is shown by the following letter : Sunbnry, Pa., Nov. 18, 1904. Mr. Ohas. V. Amerman, Danville, Pa. Dear Sir:—l understand that von are interested in the construction of the farmers line in Montoar oonnty and adjacent territory. I wonld re spectfully call your attention to the fact that the United T. &T. 00. are willing to make an agreement with the farmers who propose boildlng a line whereby the latter oan have con nection on the several telephone ex changes adjacent to Danville, Pa. If the formation of the farmers line lias reached snoli a stage that we oan meet the representatives I would be glad to know the names and the ad dresses of snoh parties as we are to correspond with. Kindly oblige me with an aoiwer. Tours trnly, H. N. DANIELL, Dist. Supt, FIGHTING FLAMES TO SAVE VILLAGE MONONGAHELA,Pa., Nov. 28.—A forest fire which was started by a rail road engine Bpark last Sunday ou the hillside opposite here broke out afresh last night, and flames now menaoe not only the tipple of the Monongahela mine ami the farm houses which lie in the path of fire, but the whole vil lage of Axleton. "Ailetou is at the foot of a hill,about a half mile up the river from where the blaze is now raging, and besides about fifty liousos contains the plant of the Liggett Spring and Axle works removed last year from Allegheny. The buildings are at the edge of the woods, and will fall an easy prey to the flameß unless the efforts of the fire fighters are successful. Extreme danger threatens farm liousos and barns on the l9vel land at the top of the hill. Here men are now racing against the flames in an endeavor to plow op enough earth to stay their oourse. A stretch of a inile along the high hill side has already been swept by the flames. At Monongahela mine an ef fort is being made to save the com pany's property by starting smaller fires to meet the larger one. Party Near Washlngtonvllle. A delightful party was held at the home of Jaoob W. Martz near Waah ingtonville ou Saturday in honor of Allen Martz's birthday. Those pres ent were Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Martz, Mr. aud Mrs. Oharles Martz, Mr. and Mrs. John Oraig. Mr. aud Mrs. Henry Smith, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Foust.Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mowery, Mr, and Mrs. Aaron Dietrich, Mr. and Mrs. David Ulrioh, Mrs. Juliette Martz, Misses Oarrie Jackson, Belle, Lizzie and Etta Sohooly,Caroline and Emma Martz, Sarah Fruit, Ruth Watson, Mildred Probst, Annie Martz, Clara Shook, Maud Marr, Amanda and Sallie Wertman, Oora Funk, Ida Ootner, Minnie and Anna Love, Maud and Bessie Krumm. Laura Martz, Mary Craig, Helen Martz, Vera Martz and Bertha Mowrey, Messrs. Harvey Mos er, Theodore Hookley,William Stamp, John Desshen, James Boone, Lowery Patterson,Ralph Diehl,Allen Sohooly, Charles Reader, Frank Patterson, John Yagel, Alvin Mowery,Maurice Moser, Lewis Hoffman, Herd Martz, Norman Bowman, Allen Martz,Edward Dougal Elmer Zettles, Raymond Watson, Stephen Ellis, George Wallize, Jaoob Scighman, William Plotts, George Dietrioh, Elmer Haulk, Edward Ba con, Edward Snyder, Arthur Love, William Martz, Charles Hendricks, John Cotner, Jesse Marr, Norman Smith,Lester Martz,Earl Oraig.Olyde, Normau, Herd and Allen Foust, Roy aud Stuart Martz. fleeting of Lincoln Society. The regular meeting of the Linooln society of the Danville High Sohool was held yesterday afternoon and the following program rendered: Piano Solo "Cupid's Garden" Miss Dora Jenkins Duolamation " Republican Principles" Mr. Books Bryan's speeoh ou the a Trusts Mr. Secliler Essay "Pleasant Pastime" Miss F. Prioe Reading "Clerical Wit" Mr. Johns Debate—''Resolved that the question of religion had more to do with the colonization of Amerloa than auy oth er question." Deolsion was rendered in favor of the negative. Reoitation . "The Lost Chord" Cornet Solo Mr, Lattimere Report of Critic The following offloera were elected : President. Mr. Welliver; Vice Presi dent, Mr. Hooley; Secretary, Mr. Evans; Assistant seoretary, Mr. Pey ton; Treasurer, Mr. Edmondson; Chor ister, Mr. Woll; Assistant Chorister, Miss Clayton; Attorney, Mr. Jones; Marshal, Mr. Books; Assistant Mar shal, Mr. Spaide: Reporter, Miss Ir laud. One Bill. Mahanoy City handed in its bill to tho State for Its part of the expense of vaooinatlug 8000 persons dnrlng the • roent smallpox epidemic tiiere and it amounts to flliOO. The State pays forty eeuts for each esse. KEYSTONE COM- JpON CO The oontraot holders of the Keystone Commission Company in this city yes terday reoeived the following com munication : Dear Sir;— You are hereby notified that the Keystone Commission Com pany has removed its home office to 406 Metropolitan Building, Esst St. Louis, Mo. This aotion on oor part waß necessary for two reasons, name ly- First, the inadequate service of the looal express oompauies, secondly be cause of the aotion of oertain Danville people to putin operation a plan that would «jork injustice to the general oontraot holders, whioli if putin op eration would disrupt the Company. Such a turn of affairs must be avoided for the proteotion of Danville and oth er oontraot holders. Installments should be paid to Mr. Peters, or mailed to this Company to the above stated address. Cheoks will be sent to Danville con tract holders as their contracts appear for maturity, aud all contract holders will be accorded fair and impartial treatment, regardless of looallty. Hoping to receive your remittance and support as heretofore we assure you of our best endeavor to promote the interests of all oontract holders, we remain Keystone Commission Co. The Keystone Commission Company began business in this oity some time ago under thn name of the Interstate Commission Company, with offioes at Buffalo, N. Y. Contracts were sold that matured with a profit of SO per oent. in periods that ranged from 10 to 76 weeks. A large business was estab lished in Danville and the general offioes were brought hure later on from Buffalo and located in the Opera House block. A short time ago a company was in corporated nnder the laws of Pennsyl vania known as the Keystone Com mission Company,whioli took over all the business of the Interstate Com pany, paying off old contracts and writing new business. R. H. Dookem was president of the new oonoern and W. J. Sommers sec retary. Both men were connneoted with the original concern and came here from Buffalo aud their announce ment of removal to East St. Louis oomes as • deoided surprise to the oon traot holders. F. G. Peters stated last evening that lie had no knowledge of the removal of the office until the letters wero re ceived aod that under the circum stances he oould reoeive no mouey. Funerals Snowbound On Way to Cemetery LONDON, Nor. 28.—Unprecedented snow falls oontinue in the British provinces. Many places and villages are isolated and everywhere In the north railway communication is de layed and in some parts entirely slop ped. There are instances of funerals be ing snow bound between the house and the cemetery and ohlldreu liavo had to be dug out of drifts betweon . their houses and the sohools. Even in West Cornwall and the Island of Jersey, where snow is a rarity,heavy falls are reported. Ten to twenty degrees of frost were registered iu the United Kingdom laHt I night. Trolley Advantages. With a pardonable air of pride Mon day's Morning News aunounced that t "Danville was filled with visitors ou , Saturday rnoßt of theui coming iuto the oity by way of the trolley line. I Berwick, Bloomsburg, Oatawissaand , other towns in Columbia oounty were I represented." This is the legitimate fruit of the trolley communication whioli Dan , villa's enterprise helped to bring into operation. Where there are easy means of intercourse there will be travel and business. ! We very muoli need something of I that kind in this looality. Probably in no other town of eqnal size in the , State are there so many arrivals of , people from a distance as there are in Sunbnry, but they come by railroad and do not have the same intent to do business with our looal tradespeople as would those who come by trolley. There are greater possibilities of busi ness with the latter kind of visitors, a fact that should be recognized by all towns that are lookiug atfer trade,and should make an impression upon the business men of our city. I We need trolley oommnnioation with other localities. We especially need it with Snyder county whioli would be a prolific! souroe of business for our meroiiants and general traders. A trol ley line extending from this place through that section with its numer ous argicultural population aud its many small towus, would greatly en large the geueral trading business of this city. Can't this be be made ob vious to oor busiuess people?—Sun bury Item. Surprise Party. A surprise party was tendered Mrs. Ivison Confer, Saturday evening at her home, East Danville. Those pres ent were: Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Warntz, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Krum.Mr. John Foust,and daughters Hazel and Veria, 1 Mrs. Uttermiller,Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo 1 Krum, Mrs. Oora Diehl aud sou Ben ! nie, Mr. aud Mrs. Fred Lynu, Ivison Confer and sou Deen, Miss Sabina Troxell.Miss Ella Balliett, .N.iss Sarah Krum, Miss Florence Lynu, Miss Liz ale Koolier, Harry Balliett, Mrß. Mary Hendriokson of Milton and Miss Lizzie Maust of Bnokhorn. Pushing the Work. The brioklayers are vigorously work ing on the third story of the Oliver Drumheller hotel at the coruer of Third and Aroh streets, Sunbnry. The objeot is to iiave it under roof befoie the oold weather sets in. When com pleted it will be a handsome and oom modloui structure, and an addition to til* other exoeJNut heteia of that oity. WILKESBARRB 67 JANVILLE 31 The Ninth Regiment basket ball team of Wilkesbarre administered a very decided defeat to the Danville team at the Armory last eveuiug by the Boore of 67-81. The game, how ever, was not an uuinterestiug one sided coutest, the soldiers only throw iug their baskets after the hardest kind of work. The visitors outweighed the home team, which was possibly their great est advantage. Danville scored the first basket of the game aud for a few minntes prospoets looked bright for a Danville victory,but Wilkesbarre soon started the fine playiug that held the locals down. The first half ended with tho soore 85-7 in favor of Wilkesbarre. Part of the second half was much the same as the first, audit was not until Kaue, Wilkesbarre's star center, was compelled to leave the gamn on account of injuries, that Danville did auy con sisteut playing. With ouly five min utes to play Danville made six pretty goals before time was called. The game euded with the soore 67-81 In favor of Wilkesbarre. The line-up: Wilkesbarre. Danville. Hess forward Barber I Hoar .forward. .8. Welliver Kan" center Peters E. Dreyer couter Dreyer guard Bedea guard Barry Vose . guard .H. Welliver 1 Goals from field, Hess, 8; Hoar, 18; ; Kaue, 18; Dreyer, 2; Barber, 8; 8. J. Welliver, 4; Peters, 2; Bedea, 4; Bar ' , ry, 1; H. Welliver, 1. Ou fouls, Bar ' ; ber, 1 ; Hoar, 1. Umpire, Rosenthal; I Timekeepers, Jacobs aud E. Dreyer. | Scorer, Angle. I POSSE SEARCHING FOR MURDERER OF TWO | PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 28,-Henry ' Henderson aud his George Henderson, colored, were shot aud killed last midnight at Bethayres,about | ten miles from this city. A posse of citizens has since beeu soonriug the surrounding country in searoh of Frank Saylor, a negro who is alleged 1 to have committed tho murders I Henry Henderson was found dying I jin a field, having beeu shot in the j groin. He said lie had warning. The wounded man died iu loss than an | lion r. His nephew, George Hemler son, started in pursuit of Saylor. | He overtook the fugitive aud at- I tempted to seize him. Before lie could | do so, however, Saylor is said to have discharged his weapon at Henderson, the ball passing through his left lung, killing him instantly. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. I L. E. McLachliu and W. L. Beard, 1 who for ten years was a secretary of the Amerioau Board, aud who knows 1 the Chinese lauguage aud the Chinese like a native, will soon goto Foochow ' to establish work there and to extend it to the interior towus aud cities of the Fo-kein Provlnoe. J. E. Hubbard has been out to Hav ana where for nine months he has been preparing for a Y. M. 0. A. aud ou the lltli,L. L. Priece,secretary at Washing ton,sailed for Havana to aid In launch ing the Association and meet the lead ing men of the city at a banquet, oo the invitation of the United States Oousul-General, the Postmaster-Gen eral of Cuba,and leadiug business men of the oity. He will spend two weeks tliore,getting the Association establish ed on the lines which have made the ' American Associations successful. J. 6 H. Warner has beeu sent to Brazil. 1 The money to send these men haß > beeu raised by the young nion of the Associations, although busiuess men I have guaranteed the eutire expense of ' some of the seoretarieß for terms of three to five years. 1 The Y. M. O. A's of this oouutrv ' are sending out the piok of traiued > college men to organize, establish and * direot Young Men's Christian Assooia -1 tious in other nations. The eighth man to be sent out this year is F. J. ' Michel, who Bailed on Saturday. Four ' more secretaries will be sect to the > foreign field within tho next three ' months. Mr. Michel goes to India to 1 organize the first railroad Associations I among the 800,000 men employed ou > railroads in that country. For three > years applioations have been before the International Committee of.the Y. ' M. O. A. to seud a man to establish > Associations at division pointa on the I Indian railroads. Mr. Michel has been ' superintending the railroad Associa i tions in Kentucky. The railroad As sociations of America will finance his 1 work. I Within a few weeks the Canadian I Associations have aeut out 0. S. Pat terson to take oliarge of the fIS.OOO ' building ereoted by John Wanamaker 1 for the 80,000 sohool boys in Caloutta. E. C Carter, who was oue of Har > vard's crack athletes, has sailed for ludia, where he is to direct the As sociations of that Empire aB National Secretary. With him went as associate H. G. Doud, who has beeu employod iu the Uuited States Treasury Depart ment at Washiugtou.aud H. J. Keith, of MoGill University, to direct Bible study. Card of Thanks. Faoing some discouraging clrcnm atanoes while working for our supper held ou the 17th of November, we atill 1 felt aure our Y. M. C. A. work held a warm place iu the hearts of our peo pie, and we would do well. After 1 knowing what great success crowned our efforts, we do fei-1 that we owe hearty thauks to a very generous pub lio. Financially, the supper was oue of the beßt we have evor had. Iu every reapeot it was fully up to the standard and to ail interested iu auy way, we are very grateful. THE AUXILIARY. Blizzard Predicted by Prophet. Weather Prophet Devoe. of Hacken. sack, N. J., says the temperature will fall rapidly and a blizazrd will prevail over the Northern States the latter part of the week. Prophet Devoe pre dicted the bliaaard of 1888. IS STILL MYSTERY Men searched the mountains sur rounding Hiokory Ridge all day San day hunting for the misNlng head of the man whose body was found by hooters Saturday morning, one hun dred feet from the pubiio road, be tween Hiokory Ridge and Shamokin. Everybody Is convinced that the man was murdered, and it is generally be lieved the victim was a oolleotor for an installment Arm and that he was robbed of a large sum of money. The tragedy ooourred immediately after pay day, and the region is generally visited by installment collectors after the miners receive their semi-monthly earnings. The body of the viotlm was taken to a Ut. Oarmel undertaking establish ment Sunday and oarefully examined. The hands are small and fair,the nails being well manioured. The body mea sured fi feet 3 inohes. The knuckleß of the right flst are torn, indicating that the viotim had battled with one or more assassins. A searohing party Sunday night found a saok ooat, two new gloves, a pieoe of garter, a four-in-hand tio and a stickpin several hundred feet from where the body lay. The coat is thoaght to have been torn from oft the dead man. Ooroner Dreher, of Shamokln, says the decapitation of the head was ac complished by one sweep of the knife, the boneß of the vertebrae being cut through. There was no dislocation and whoever used the knife wielded it with anatomical knowledge. Six ballet woandß were found, two in the breast, two in the baok.one un der an arm and another in the calf ot the right limb. The bullets were from a 38-oalibre revolver, several empty shells being fouud near by. John Biernskey.pompman at Hickory Ridge Colliery, says he heard pistol shots along the road about 8 o'clock Friday night, bat pild no attention to them, as frequently crowds of Italiau and Hungarian miners discharged fire arms at trees and in the air. The body of the victim lay at Hick ory Ridge a long time before it was removed to the undertaker's and it was viewed by many men and women, all of whom were fearful it might be one of their relatives. In all of the more important towns in the region inquiries have been made to learn whether any one has disap peared. So far no one has been re ported missing. Monday morning Ooroner Dreher empaneled the following jury at Mt. Oarmel: Dr. W. H. Lewis, James Whiteman, Dr. W. Leer Williams, John Dreher, W. P. Komble aud John A. Breslin. The jury viewed the body but no time was fixed to hear testi mony, it having been deoided to wait hoping that there may be some later developments in the case. Dr. Will iams, of Mt. Oarmel, states that the murdered man was about 35 years of age and weighed about 170 pounds. It is likely that the Northumber land Oounty Commissioners will offer a reward for the finding ot the miss ing head. There has been absolutely no new developments in the oase of the head less man found on Saturday near Hick ory Ridge. The whole region near the soene of the awful discovery has boen searohed in vain for the missing head. It seems that almost every clue has been exhausted. Tuesday afternoon the remains wero laid to rest in the Potter's field in St. Mary's oemetery. Undertaker Higgins conduoted the burial. Some light may be thrown on the subject from the following story : Om> day last week a strange womau callef on outside foreman J. Hesser at Hick ory Swamp and asked him to accom pany her to Natalie. He refused to go,but sent his son Albert and a com panion to eßoort her. While enronte. at a point near where the body wa? discovered, she stopped them, pointed a revolver at the young men, compel led them to deliver op their money, aud then ordered them to return to Hiokory Swamp. Several weeks ago a womau and her son, who were travarsiug this road, were aoosted by an unknown man, who wielded a huge knife. The locality where this body was discovered is undoubtedly a most dang erous spot, which is shown by the stories of numerous robberies committ ed there. Thus far the Oounty Commissioners have offered no reward for the missing head, or for the murderers. Thin mur der makes the one hundred aud fourth killing in Northumberland couuty, against one hanging. The National Bird. Those of us who oannot he sufficient ly thankful without the aid of a tur key on Tlianksgiviug Day are threat ened with a turkey famine or a great depletion of purse in the purchase of the American bird. We are told that the spring was too springy, the summer too summery and the fall too tally, that the rain was too wet and the heat too hot aud the cold weather too oold for the domestic " raising" of the birds that onoe swarm ed all over the country In their wild state aud were exposed to the ravages ot myriads of enemies. When the prloe of the turkey shall become prohibitive—aud that time ap pears to be at hand—it will cease to be the national bird. As a luxury it will lose its high place in the in arts of the people. Then a substitute will be needed. In this extremity there will be no lack of "ham aud." The hog may heoome the national bird. The state of Pennsylvania no>v owns 082,828 acres of land, which have been set apart for the growth of trees. There are five hundred million acres of growing forests iu the United States outside our insular possissions. And yet it is estimated thai the annual con sumption of wood is twice as great as its growth. This fact shows the im portance of forestry as a national in dustry. It is seoond only to agriuul tar*. 1 GREAT ATTRACTION A large and cultured audience mado up of Danville, Bloomsburg and Oata wissa people enjoyed one of the most notable attractions of the Beason at the local theatre last night,the play being "The Triumph of An Empress" with Mildred Holland in the role of "Cath erine the Qreat of Russia." The telling of a mere outline of the story oan give no adequate idea of the play's strength, nor can it show the intense heart interest that runs through the entire pieco. The entire oompany was exceedingly well balanced, made up of clever and talented people. Miss Holland's gowna and jewels were es pecially pleasing to the feminine por tion of the audienoe, who read their description in the Morning News and saw her display of the latter at Smith's Jewelry store. Though Miss Holland has always beeu'groeted with euthusiastio audi ences in Dauville her new play met with popular favor last night. Itß chief value, however,is in giving Miss Holland another of the roles in whioli she esce's. The refreshing quality of her work is apparent when she is call led upon to display either comedy or i emotional quality. As "Catharine the Empress" she has a role that fits her admirably, and she plays it well. She was accorded several curtain oalls. Hciry C. Mortimer's portrayal of the Emperor was sincere and intellig ent. Lillian Norris as a plotting count ess gave an impressive rendition of the difficult role. Effective support was also given by John A. Missen, George Wsrringtou, Helen Young and Rita O'Neal. The remodeled stage of the Danville theatre accommodated the Bcenio effects to the smallest detail. RUSSIANS NOW WANTS ANOTHER BIQ FIGHT ST. PETERSBURG,Nov 23, 7 a. m. ' —A naval correspondent of the Novoe Vreuiya urges the formation of a third souadron for service in the Far east aud points out that the ship, a modern battleship is available at Cronstadt.to whioli, he says could shortly be added two battleships and two ornisers of a somewhat older type aud fifteen tor pedo boats, making in itself a formid able fleet. The writer suggests incidentally that there is still a possibility of getting out the Black Sea fleet, which, added to the above squadron should heavily overmatch the remnant of Japan's sea power. Subject to Military Duty. It may be of interest to our roaders to know the number of men in Mon tour County,who aocordiug to returns mado at the office of the County Com missioners by the soveral assessors of the County, are subject to military duty. The wholo number is 1463, divided as follows: Danville, Ist Ward 285 Danville, 2nd Ward 223 Danville, 3rd Ward 101 Dauville, 4th Ward 170 Anthony township 52 Cooper township 38 , Deny township 103 Liberty township 135 Limestone township 82 ! Mahoning township 172 ! Mayberry township 29 Valley township 57 , Wasliiuglonville Borough 34 West Hemlook township 31 Farewell Party. A furewell party was given to Miss Frances Farley at her home on Front street Saturday evening. Miss Farley will soon lave for Shamokiu where ' die will reside. The evoniug was de , lighrfully spout. Refreshments were . | served. Those present wero: Mitses i | Blanch Goss, Myrtle Angle, Rose i Bloch, Blanch Myers, Eva Manning, j Carrie Haas, Irene Hollabaugh, Tillie ; Rickcttsand Margaret Mowrer ;Messis. Roy Goss, Lafayette Kocher, Norman Baylor, Howard Van Kirk, Grant S«;nzo. Krank Swayze, Russell Gib- | bony, Paul Rieak, Harry Oarodiskey. JURORS FOR ~~ DECEHBER COURT For the December term of Court, ' Deoeinber 27th, 1904, the following Jurors have been drawn: TRAVERSE JURY. Dauville, Ist Ward—Harry E. Trnm bower, William G. Maiers, William G. Kramer. Danville, 2nd Ward.—Edward Ateu, Gilbert Voris. 1 Danville, 3rd Ward.—Henry Grove, Samuel Workheiser,A. J. Hialt,James Dailey, E. S. Miller, Setli O. Lormer, Richard Metherell, Wesley Bodine. Dauville, 4th Ward.—Frank Yeager, Henry Kueibler, James Edgeworth, Frederick Henry, Samuel Mortimer. Anthony township.—Peter Rishel, William Flora, Lloyd W. Welliver. Derry township. —William L. Moore, Clark Boone, Frank B. Oromley. Liberty township.—J. J. Hoffman. Limestone township—Ambrose Mill er. Mahoning township.—Edward Wert mau, Thomas Johns, Morris Leigliow, Ralph Leigliow, William Houaer, John Weaver. Mayberry township. William O. Ka«e. Washiugtouville.—H. S. Moser. R. B. Seidel. West Hemlock towndiip. Paul M;U! atelier. GRAND JUUY. Dauville, Ist ward.- Joseph Keely, John H. Garnet, Samuel W. Arms, D. O. Hnut, William E. Liiuhcrgor,Frank G. Schocli, U. L Gordy, Geoige Mot tern. Danville, 2nd ward.—Willard Fet torman, Oliver B. Sweitzer, D. R. Williams. Danville, 4th ward.—Charles Mot tern.Thompson Jenkins,Chailei Deihl. Anthony township-William Rishel. Liberty township. William G. Ford, Victor Vincent, William J. Leidy, William E Patterson. Limestone township.—Calvin Deeu, Tlioinas Sohnyler. Mahoning township-Joseph Baylor. Valley township —Thoma* H. Ben field, Peter Yoiks. MR. LAOMASTER'S SECOND ADDRESS At the men's meeting in the Young Men's Christian Association Hall yes terday Mr. Laumaster gave his seoond address on the " World's Sunday School Convention and Visit to the Holy Land." A good sized audience was present, and all were very well pleas ed with the interesting faots present ed. tin his address Mr. Laumaster finish ed up his account of the Oonveution at Jerusalem whioli wa9 beguu in tliu first addresn last month. He gave ac counts of the leading addresses of the oonveation, reading extracts from many of them. His discussions of the apeeolies of the press oensor and Gov ernor ot Jerusalem and of Ministers from Turkey, Japan, Oorea, Persia anti the Philippines were especially interesting. He talked about the missionary re ports made at the convention by rep resentatives from every part of the world and read extracts from many of these interesting reports. In this con nection he also Bpoke abont the mis sionary oolleotion that was taken up at the convention, and which amount ed to nearly S4OOO. He gave in fall the resolutions ad opted by the convention which are of especial importance to Suuday School interests throughout the world. Mr. Laumaster's talk included many very interesting bits of description,his word pictures of the large tent in whioli the convention was held being particularly absorbing. The big canvas was in the form of a rectangular A tent open at the sides and ends, and sufficiently large to seat many more than the 1500 regular delegates. Yet the tent was always orowded, many natives standing outside. The tent was pitched outside the walls of Jerusalem near the Mount of Olives Golgotha and Gethsemane, all places of extreme interest in sacred history. By the gov ernor's order special police and soldiers of the Sultan of Turkey were detailed to guard the tent at all times; so that the best of order prevailed. The entire audienoe was extremely well pleased with Mr. Laumaster's in structive acoouut of the convention in this address. The next address will have to do with the first landing at Funshal in the Madeira Islands. Why is This Thus ? "Say," asked a Danville citizen, "did you ever see n man going to make a deposit in bank? He cariies his bank book,with a bunch of money and j checks, at arm's length, all oonspio ously exposed to public view. Why j does he do it? And have you ever notioed]the same fellow, when he re news or lifts an old note at the bauk, how lie tears it into minute fragments and quickly conoeals them in a cuspid or or elsewhere, oat of sight? He doesn't walk up street holding the aforesaid note at arm's length. Why doesn't he?" SHERIFF'S SALE OF VAL7ABLE REAL ESTATE! By virtue of a oertaiu writ of Fieri Faoias issued out of the Court of Com mon Pleas of Montour Oounty, and to ma direoted wilt expose to Publio Sale at the Oourt House, Danville, Mon tour County,State of Pennsylvania,on Friday, December 2, at three o'olock in the afternoon of the said day the following described ' Real Estate, viz: ~ All that certain creamery and lot of laud on which the same is erected, situate iu the Towuship of Derry, Oounty of Montour aud State of Penn sylvania, bounded aud described as follows: to wit, Beginning in the middle of the pnblic road leading from Washiugtouville to Jerseytown aud on the boundary line between Waßhing tonville Borough and Derry towuship at a point in the projected right line of Market street in said Borough where it interseots the said bonndary line o 1 aid Borough in said public road ou the division line of said Borough aud Township, South seventy-eight and three-fourths degrees. West sixty-five feet, to the corner of lot formerly Oharles L. Gibson, now Mrs. Thomas Robinson, thence by the same South eleven and one-fourth degrees East one hundred and sixty-seven and five tenths feet to a post, thence by line of lands formerly of Joseph Hartmau, deceased, and Simon S. Beyer, North seventy-eight and three-fourths de grees East sixty-five feet to a post; thence by same lands North eleven anil one-fourth degrees West; one hundred and sixty-seven and five tenths feet to the place of beginning, containing one fourth of an acre of land on which is erected a Two-story Frame Dwcllioir House. Creamery, Ice House and other out buildingß. Seized and taken into execution and to be Bold as the property of Nathaniel L. Wagner. GEO. MAIERS, Sheriff W. E. BLOOM, Atty., Sonbury, Pa. A MATTER OF HEALTH pIH &akiKo POWDER Absolutely Pure HAS MO SUBSTITUTE THANKSGIVING AT HOSPITAL Thaukfgiviuß Day is always memor able at the State Hospital (or ttie In. sane for at that time an extra ellort in maile to mabo the Cherry Pectoral Is well known In I our family. We think it it the heat mediciue In the world for coughs and colds." KATIE I'ETKOBON, I'etaluma.Cal. 25c.. 50c..#1.00. J. C. AVER CO., f or Hard Coughs (no of Ayer's Pills at bedtime will i hasten recovery. Cently laxative. Patronize A. C. AMESBURY, Best Coal in Town. J.J, BROWN, M.D. THE EYE A SPECIALTY- Eyes tested, treated and fitted with glasses. No Sunday Work. 311 Market it - - Blooinslig, P Hours—lo to 5. Telephone. Take yuor prescription! to ROSSMAN & SON'S PHARMACY, 545 MILL STREET, DANVILLE, PA, Two lU|litartd Pharmacists In charge Para Fresh Drugs and fall line of Patent Medlclaes and Sundries. VIMI CIGARS GOOD COLD SODA. GEO. H. SMITH, Watchmaker, Jeweler, Optician Expert Repairing. Exjuntnod Kr«e. 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SIDLER, ATTORNEY.AT.LAW, €Ol. HILL AND MARKET STRUTS, DANVILLE. THOMAS C. WELCH, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. District Attorn.j or Mooter Gouty. No. 107 MILL STRBBT, DANVILLE. G. SHOOP HUNT. PRESCRIPTION DRUOBIST, Opposite Opera Houae. DANVILLE, - - PBNN'A Subscribe for THE INTELLIGENCER !^Tpnmiptijri^^ id model, sketch or photo of invention lor l *