DANVILLE INTELLIGENCER VOL LXXVI. RET. HUTCHISON'S ABLE SERMON The Rev. J. E. Hutchisou of the Mah oning Presbyterian church Sunday concluded a most interesting series of sermons on 44 Difficulties that Minder People Uuitiug Willi tin Ciunlu" The sermons bora directly on the pur suit autl results of the »listio meetiugs that are now being In Id at this church and gave an intelligent in sight of their real worth and signifi cance. During the past week Rev. Hutchi son has made a great number of calls, most of them beiug on people who are not members of a church. The relig ious census recently made,showed that there were hundreds of people not affiliated wi'li any denomination and in making these culls the idea was to in duce them to learn tho Truth and show them that 110 salvation could be found mit-ide o* the church. This work was not inteuled to iu crease the membership of the Mahou iug ohuroh particularly,but any church toward which the person called upou had the slightest leaning Rev. Hutchison said that there could be no salvation outside the church. That the leading of a moral life was only living iu tho right relationship toward our fellow men and was an es sential to our own individual happi ness and peace of mind. Oliurch at tendance only could bring man in right relatiou with his God and that the observance of the Sabbath day was not complete unless this essential duty was accomplish d. The certainty of a fotare life was lucidly nud convincingly touched up on as well as the eternal damnation; The entire series wan ot groat interest aud importance and added to the result of the enthusiastic meetings will lead to the consummation of much good work. The meetings will be continu ed during the present week and Rev. Hutchison, aided hy several commit* teen will call on a large uumber of non-ohurch goers. Committed Suscide at Milton. Hampton R. Oufiy, who lived on Cameron avouue, Milton, ended his life by hanging himself at the paper box factory on Arch street, between twelve and half-past twelve o'clock yesterday. Several members of his family work there an I it was while the employees were at dinner that the rash act was committed. He was not regularly employed at the factory but was helping there yesterday. When Foreman Derr returned ahout half-past twelve o'clock he found M r . Gutty's body suspeuded from the exhaust pipe. He had reeled off twelve or fifteen feet of light rope used in the factory for tying up large packages of boxes, and tyiug one end to a piece of shaftiug, threw the other end of the doubled rope over the steam exhaust pipe near the ceiling. He stood ou a long nar row hox to adjust the loop or noose, aud evideutly fell off before lie was quite ready, for one foot rested on the box. He was warm when cut down. Dr. Emerick was summoued aud an examination proved that his n6ck had been broken iu the fall. The deceased was about fifty-eight years of age and was a laborer. He resided with his family ou Gamerou avenue, Milton, aud was a quiet, sob er, peaceable citizen. His mind has been somewhat affected for some time past and it is supposed that he ended his life iu a fit of despoudeucy. Penna Comany Plants Tree. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company have recently purchased five large farms at the mouth of the Juniata River near Clark's Ferry aud will utilize the land for the purpose of rais ing locust trees, to be used at matur ity for railroad ties. This plau is being carried out by the compauy at many places adjaceut to or near its lines. The company is already meeting with some ditliculty In the purchase of railroad ties aud they are becoming scarcer each year as more lumber isbeiug cut down. 60,000 trees will be planted at the Clark's Feiry reservation aud the work will he done under the supervis ion of Hu/li Quick of Rupert. Mr. Quick states that it will take 20 years for the locust trees to mature. Vogel's Big City Minstrels. The above organization will soon appear at the Opera House and will present one of ti e most novel, inter esting and pleasing eutertaiuments ever offered the amusemeut loving public. The program is overflowing with rapid-fire fun and genuine sur prises; pretty music aud dazzling flcenic and electrical effects form an important part of the entertainment. The entire mammoth program is every where presented in absolute perfec tion, never euitailed in any detail, a fact that 111 .ikes this organization still more successful eacli successive sea son. The management's motto has been, "Perfection Makes Perpetual Popular- Uy * - Family Reunion. A reunion of the Ward family was held ou Thanksgiving Day, the gath ering taking pi tee at the home of Mrs Jacob Ward, Center street. Those pres ent were: Mr. aud Mrs. Charles Ward and daughter Priscilla, Sliermau and Page Fowler aud Charles Miller of Williamsport; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ward aud daughter Ethel and Mr. aud Mrs. WillarJ Motteru aud daughter Httleo of Danville. TEACHERS INSTITUTE The thirty-ninth annual Teaohers, Institute of Moutour Oounty convened in the High School auditorium Mon day afternoon. The attendance was remarkably larg),there being only two out of the seveuty-eight teaohers in I lie county who were noteniolled. The iustitute was called to order shortly after 2 o'clook by County Sup erintendent Charles W. Derr. The Rev. J. E. Hutchison read the 37th Psalm and offered up an appropriate prayer. After Superintendent Derr's announcements, several songs were rendered under the direotion of D. N. Dieffenbacher After the singing Miss Gertrude Ed mund, prinoipal of the Lowell Train ing School for Teachers,was introduc ed to the Institute as the speaker of the afternoon. Miss Edmund in addi tion to her teaohers training school work, is principal of a school of a thousand pupils ranging in years from the kindergarten to the high gohool. Her career has been most varied. She has taught in the country school, and in pnblio schools from the Kindergart en to the high school; so that with the experience gathered from so many different educational institutions she is particularly well fitted to speak to gatherings of this kind. Miss Edmund combines with these acquired attri butes, the natural quality of conoisely expressing her thoughts iu the simp lest diotiou. Her subject, "The Claims of the Children" was treated in a most interesting and instructive manner, aud while her address was particular ly adapted to the Institute, it wonld have been enjoyable and profitable to auy audience. Miss Edmund said that children should not be ruslied to work beyond their years, or trained in auy way be yond their age. There Is a marked tendency at the present time to de velop this evil,to imbue into the minds of children the ways of older people, and to make childhood a "lost ait." It is a mistake to send children to a kindergarten before the age of six years, when they should be playing the games aud enjoying the amuse ments of childhood, and building up a physically sound body that will the better stand the trials of a mental tiaining. The children who are kept out of the kindergarten until the age of six generally outstrip the ones whose schooling is started at an earlier age, for the reason that they have be come physically stronger because of the outdoor exeroiso that the others have missed. She also brought up the question of a more extensive practice of physical culture in the schools. More of both induor aud outdoor exercise was ad vocated. The brain does not act as a whole,but different portions have dif fereut functions, each musole having its brain center. Therefore when the children exeroise they develop not only the muscle, but the brain centers as well. Pluck and courage are develop ed in the games of childhood that bet ter fit one to fight the battles of after life. Miss Edmund made a plea for the introduction of manual training into the lower grades. It is often the oase that when a child ig utterly inoapable of book learning his intelligence can be quickened l>y giving him something to do with his hands. As soon as he learns to do something useful lie gains in self-respect, which makes him hap py and keeps him out of mischief. Manual training combines the develop ment of the brain with the develop ment of those powers whloli will en able him to earn liia living. Miss Ed mund does not consider a boy as liav iug been thoroughly educated or oul tured who can not harness a horse or drive a nail, nor does she consider the education of a girl complete until she oan bake bread, darn stookings and fit a dress, even though she can converse in Frenoh and play the piano. The country furnishes the intellectual basis of the city, and tliiß is because of the manual training that country-bred men receive in their ohildhood and you tli. Each ohild must be studied individ ually by the teacher. Some ohildren are "eyeminded," and learn easily what is plaoed before them in writ ing. Others are "narminded" and ab sorb more readily the things that are told them. Tlie peculiar kind of train ing should be used that will appeal to the pupil's peculiar kiud of imagina tion. Most minds are more richly en dowed in one directiou than in anoth er. Ureat pains should be taken to discover this special bent in a pupil, and an effort made to train the ohild a'oug the line of greatest strength in the broadest way. TUESDAY'S PROCEEDINH. The Teachers' Institute of 1904 bids fair togo on reoord as the most valu able and agreeable session that has been held in reoent yeais. The in struction rendered is oertaiuly of a very high order, and, judging by the many expressions of appreciation and praise, it iB highly regarded by the ; teachers attending. ; Religious exeroises were conducted ! yesterday morning by the Rev. G. E. Limbert. The first period was oooupi | ed by Miss Gertrude Edmund,who ad ' dressed the Institute on "Children's {Literature." The speaker said that oue of the main objects is to give to : the ohild that which will enable him to educate himself as far as reading (Cuutiuued on Fourth Page.) "PLEDGED BUT TO TBUTH, TO ' ARB LiW-HO VAVOB SWATS OS AMB H# VBAB SHAT.I. A**" DANVILLE. MONTOUR COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, /DECEMBER 2, 1904 SUSPECTED OF FORGING CHECKS A man giving his name as Jesse Humble, and his place of residence Uatawissa, was arrested iu this | lace Tuesday morning shortly before noon. He was taken into cnstody by Ohief of Polioe Mincemoyeraud Officer Voris at Titei's hotel for attempting to se cure money on checks that are thonglit to have been forged. The name Kambte seems to fit the individual who bears it perfectly. His appearance and general make-up in dicates him a rambler from away back. Soiled and ragged olothes, dirty face and hands,uncombed hair and ill feat ures are prima facia evidence of the oliaraoteristios of the man. It is doubt ful if he and soap and water enjoy BO muoh as a passing acquaintance. When plaoed under arrest lie put up a stub born resistance while euroute to the office of 'Squire W. V. Oglesby. At the latter place he was searched and the cheoks he had attempted to pass found upon his person. There are four of them. One is ou the Bloomsburg Farmers National Bank for (5. It is made payable to Jesse Ramble, and bears what is alleged to he the sign ature of Harvey Hesse. The bank iu question has no depositor by the name of Harvey Hesse, according to u tele phone message from the cashier of the Institution shortly after the arrest of Ramble- All the other checks are on the First Natloual Bank of llloomsburg. Tiiey purport to be drawn by a man named Jaoob Rlioades and signed by the same party. Two are for |5 each and the other for $lO. The First National Bank has a depositor by the name of the person in whose favor the checks are drawn and signed, but he spells it Rhodes and not Rhoados. In attempting to pass the alleged bogns checks, Ramble makes no denial. He admits to having called on several merchants in town for that purpose. Atnoug these were Edward Fallon aud Elmer Peters. There were others, but Ramble was turned down whcriver he went. Failing in his purpose to swiudle merchants Ramble adopted another scheme. He called on Harry Elleu bogeu, the clothier, and requested tho latter togo with him to a bank for the purpose of identifying him, so he could get a check oashed. "Why," said Mr. Ellenhogen, "I dou't know you; never saw you before to the best of my reoollection. " "That's funny," teplied Ramble. "Why, I have bonglit all my clothes from you for years." As the suit lie had on looked as though it was sus pended to a telephone pole, caused his remark to be anything bnt compli mentary to Mr. Elleubogeu when the matter of fitting custom-made clothes is taken into consideration. Kamble was held on suspicion of having forged the checks he attempt ed to pass. He was taken to the look op, but when the officers succeeded in getting him inside of the oalaboose,lie pat ap another stiff tight. He was finally forced through the door and the latter secured. Then he oommencert an assault upon the structure,and fear ing that he would finally bieak it down and make his esoape, he was re moved to the oounty jail to await far ther developments in the case. If suffi cient evidence can be scoured to im plicate him as the forger of tlid checks, he will be held for trial, otherwise he will be released. After being removed to jail 'Squire Oglesby learned by telephone that Ramble had on Monday Bucoeeded in getting two oheoks cashed by the First National Bank at Bloomabarg. Both were drawn in favor of and signed by Jaoob Rhoades. Besides the checks found in Ramble's possession two ardent love letters were resurrected. One to a girl he fondly addressed as "Sweet Madie" and fol lows it up with a list of endearing terms that shows that he is hit hard in the region of the heart. The other ia from "Sweet Madie" and she re veals that her affectiona are as strong, if uot stronger, for Ramble as his tor her. She oloses her epistle in these words I "Don't think hard of me because 1 failed to meet you in Danville as I promised. Good bye, my honey, good bye. I enclose a hundred kisses to iny only true love and honey." Jesse Rambo, the Oatawissa uiau taken into custody Tuesday morning, (or having attempted to pass bogus oheck, and subsequently committed to jail to await a farther investigation of his ca»e, was released Weduesday afternoon between 4 and 5 o'clock. The Danville officials having nothing upon which to hold him.aud the bank at Catawissa preferring to lose the amount he secured there on an alleged forged check rather than to appear against him, there was no way ont of it but to let him go. While Jesse has never before figured ii polioe circles in this place, lie is quite well known around Bloomsburg and Oatawissa, having boen on trial in the Columbia county courts. Illegal Car Rider Arrested. of this oity, was ar rested Tuesday afternoon by Coal anil Iron Policemen Parsley and Simmers for illegal car riding 011 the Philadel phia and Reading Railroad. At the hearing, held before Justice of the Peace Oglesby.the offender was sentenced to ten days in the county jail. Later the sentence was commot ed upon the payuieut of the tines ami oita. TROUBLE IN , THE HIGH SCHOOL Tlie School Board which held a reg ular meeting Monday eve *u oon frouted by a most serious problem. A committee composed of Messrs. Par eel, Fischer. Ortli and Adams, whioh was appoioted to look into grievances brought op by a majority of the gradu ating clans against the faculty present ed their report sustaining the teaohera. The grievances as presented to the Board were taken from the faot that the faoulty had departed from preoed eut and taken unto themselves the con ferring of the class honors or choosing those who would speak ou the night of commencement. The class numbers 23 and it was deoided to allow but eight to speak. The eight to be choien were those whose avenge report was the highest. To this a majority of the class ob jected stating that owing to unequal conditions they would havenochanoe. This condition aroße from an unfair ness in the demerit system, which sev eral of the directors seem to thiuk has been abused. The committee after hearing, the testimony stood with the faculty, but upon presenting the report to the Board, the Chairman asked that liis name be withdrawn as he believed he had auted unwisely In concuring with the action of the balance of the com mittee in so broad a manner. This led up to the fact that a very bitter faotioual fight is being waged iu the High School room and that not only is the graduating class divided ou mnay questions but that the whole school has taken up the issue. It was a condition of affairs that brought to light many serious things and the Board faced the question of either sustaining the faculty or de priving the class of its rights. It was tlie opiuiou of some members that the faoulty erred in settling HO seriouß a matter without consulting the School Board aud the first vote taken was against accepting the committee's re pot t. Not wishing, however, to disrupt the discipline aud aot direotly against the faculty in the matter the motion was after lengthy argument rescinded and the report was accepted with the amendment that there should be 13 speakers ou oommeiiceoent night in stead of 8, whioli would give all a olianoe. It was also deoided though not vot ed on, that if the graduating class did not oease pursuing this faotional fight there would be no commencement and the leaders on each side should be ex pelled from the school. The report of Tax Receiver Peters was heard relative to taxes for 1903. It showed 9176 uncollected on person al tax and 9132 on real estate. The cases being excusable the reoeirer was made exempt on the personal tax and ou the real estate a portion was made exempt aud a portion ordered entered against the properties. The following direotore were present: President Harpel,Messrs. Orth, Adams, Haring, Parsel. Greene, Werkheiser, Jacobs, Fischer, Burns and Trumbow er. The following bills were ordered paid: H. K. Edmondsou 940.00 William Quigg 7.46 H. G. Mowrer 2.29 Jos L. Frame 4.48 Remington Type Writiug Co.. . 240 Oathira Co , 33.00 James Daily 75 Emsry Shultz 1.00 Borough of Danville 57.50 S. A. MoOoy 18.00 Thomas G. Vinoent.. 27.60 W. H. Ammerman ...' 39.60 John W. Funis worth 47.50 Edward Cormao 56.00 More Men Needed. No matter who is responsible for the slow progress on the iron work at the bridge it oertainly does not seem to be Superintendent Galen Morgan, who if doing everything he possibly oan to hurry the work along. Mr. Morgau has to serve at two places aud when not on the bridge is at the siding directing the unloading of the iron. The work at the siding should be done by a foreman with the ability to unload and send the proper pieces to the bridge from the plans and specifications. Eaoli clay there are rumors of more help, but the men do not materialize. Skilled meohanics are neoessary on this work and there are few bridge builders in this vioinity who oan be obtained. The iron work was a month behind at best. Caldwell, Barry & Leonard, I contracted to have one abutment and one pier ready by October 15th. At that time they had two piers finished. The iron work could have easily been started Ootober 15th and that it was ' not done is an unfortunte thing for the people on both sides of the river. Bishop riannlng of New York. The Episoopal Convention at Lan caster adjourned last night at 6 o'ctook. The election of the Bishop took plaoe late in the afternoon,the Rev. Dr. W. T. Manning of New York being elect ed ou the Hth ballot The uew diocese was uamed the "Diocese of Harris burg," and the Bishop's salary fixed at 94,000, with an allowance of 9500 for rent. He will reside at Harris burg, and has the permission of select ing his home ohurch. In Harriaburg at. Stephen's Episcpal ohurch is on» of the oldest in the new diooeae. St. Paul's is also a flourishing oongrega ' tiou. MILLIONS OF GALLONS! OF WATER WASTED The Water Commissioners are con siderably incensed at the gross care lessness and neglect of certain at taches of the Reading Iron Works. Abont 5 o'clock on Sunday afternoon the pressure at the Water Works sud denly dropped from a million and a quarter to a startling degtee, and all the power brought to bear upon it subsequently and for several days af terward,failed to bring It up anywhere near its former standard. Knowing tbat a serious break must have ooonrred some wherein the pipes, men were started out to locate (lie trouble. Sunday night, Monday anil Monday night, Tuesday and Tuesday night and the greater portion of yes terday were spent in a vain endeavor to find the cause of the scatoity of water at the plant. Orossiugs were examined, sewers investigated aud other places minutely searched, but the searchers had only their pains for their labors. In the meantime there was hardly suffioient water at the sta tion to supply the town, and not enough to have reached a story And a half building. Had a fire broken oat anywhere the Entire town woald have been in peril because of a lack of wat er to have fought the flames. Fearing to alarm the citizens the Commission ers kept quiet and said nothing about the condition of affairs until last even ing, after they had found where the cause of the trouble was, au act of prudence that is commendable. Had the people known during the past few days the deadly peril they and their property were in case of a fire, they WouUl have been greatly alarmed. It was partly by accident that the break in the pipe was discovered. Having occasion to shut off the water on Bloom street on Wednesday morn ing the greatly inoreased pressure whioh the gauge suddenly revealed convinced the Commissioners that the break they had been looking for was somewhere in that end of town. While enroute to find the exact snot tliey were told by a citizen that it was at the Reading plant. A large pipe had barsted Sunday afternoon, and had been flowing ever since. Instead of in forming the Commissioners of the break,au employe of the mill had turn ed the water into a sewer aud permit ted thousands of gallons togo to waste. "Not only that," the Commissioners say. "but imperiling every building in town as well." Had the Reading mill caught fire with the water esoap ling through the broken pipe,the plant would have been at the mercy of the elements. The Superintendent of the Reading Works claima to have known nothing about the break, and express ed himself greatly surprised at the ac tions of his subordinates in not report ing the matter. rionthly Report, Superintendent U. L. Gordy present ed a most favorable report to the School Board at Monday uight'B meet iog. The report is made up for the mouth commencing Ootober 25th and ending November 22nd. The report shows that there were registered 123(t pupils,6oo male and 636 female, of .which during the month there were in attendance 1209 with a daily average of 1131. The average at tendance for the entite term tliuß far lias been 1126 with a total percentage of 95. So far this year there have been 443 pupils who have not mlsaed a session and 817 who have not been t tardy. During the past month there have j been 493 absent and 199 tardy. There have been 86 pupils on the sick list though there have been no deaths. 8 pupils have so far left school. ! There have been 33 visitors and a sub- | stitute teacher has beeu employed bat ! 1% days. The report also shows 268 pupils in the First Ward, 266 in the Seoond, 290 in the Third and 279 iu : the Fourth. There are 137 popila in the High Soliool. A Water Scale on South side. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company : yesterday completed the painting of a j water scale on the first pier ou the south side of the liver. The measure ments were given to the company by ' Inspector Meohen of the Caldwell. Barry & Leonard company aud sh.iw a height of 33 feet. These water scales appear ou all bridges crossing streams along the 1 lines of the Pennsylvania railroad aud are intended lor observation in times of flood. The company can tell at all times juat what danger their property is in at all places. Iu order to procure a uuilorm scale for the first pier on this side of the river measurements should be secured before the Btone workers leave. There is a difference of nearly three fecit iu the height of the bridge ou the Dau- j ville side aud the exaot measurmeuts ' cannot be obtained from auyone but those who have had the mason work iu charge. Pleasant Party in Riverside. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Sheppersou of Riverside last evening pleasantly en tertained a number of friends iu honor of their daughter, Miss Mabel Shep persou. Those present were: Misses Bessie Pitner, Olive Conway, Ella Mills, Dertelle Welverton,Mabel Kim bel, Adalene Yeager. Mary Yeager, Bertha Ammerman, Laura Unger,Bes sie Unger, Eveline Mills, Lillie Wild amith, (Catherine Wildsmith, Martha Fowler, Esther Bird, Eva Bird, Cora .Sheppersou and Mabel Shepperaon. ! OPERATOR'S EXPERIENCE Mr. aud Mrs. Bruce McOraokeu, residing at South Danville, on Tues day night, had a narrow esoape from deatli by being suffocated with coal gas. Mr. McCranken is the night op erator at the South Dauville Station, but during the absenoe of day operator Trease, is on duty during the day. Early yesterday morning he and his wife wete awakened. Both were suf fering Bevere headaches. They at once detected gas,and Mr. MoCracken start ed down stairs to learn what closed it. When going down he beoaine very ill aud fainted, falling with great force to the bottom. The crash alarm ed Mrs. McCraoken, who, suspecting what had happened, went to her hus band's assistance. She found him un conscious aud dragged him to an open window, where after a short time lie revived. The gas escaped from a parlor heat er and but tor the fact that one wind ow in the room was open they might have both been suffooated. ; Mr. McCraoken yesterday had an other thrilling experience. He had walked from the depot to Theodore Kiiubel'a farm below Riveraide with the iiope of getting the efiecta of the gas driven from liis system. When re turning he met a runaway horse. He graspod the auimul by the bridle as it was parsing him. After being dragged some distance lie brought it to a stand still. Arrested for Illegal Car Riding. other arrest aud conviction for illegal car riding. The misdemeanor was com mitted on the Reading Railroad in tliia city aud the young law breaker was prompty taken into oustody by the detectives in the employ ot the company. The latter is determined to break up the daugerous practice. With that objeot in view orders liava been issued to arre9t and punish all offend ers. But the task the company lias un dertaken, judgiug from the general appearance of matters, is one that will be hard to accomplish, if the off enders after being arraigned before a justice are permitted togo free on the payment of a small fine. They secure their release then go back and repeat the offense. Perhaps a few weeks or montliß imprisonment ou a light diet might have more effect upon the maj ority of them. Under the present con dition of things, illegal car riders be ing let off in the manner tliey are af ter being convicted, the more arreats made the more there will be to make. If seeing a comrade torn limb from limb, his remains scattered along the track aud his life crushed out like a flash, has no effect upon such law breakers; if sooh a soene as that will not cause them to pause and hesitate before risking life aud limb by jump iug on a train, au arrest and insignifi cant fine will not stop them. The Reading Railroad Company is doing all it can to do away with the prac tice, and the corporation is to beoom inended for the effurts it is putting forth in that direction, but in the opinion of an observing publio, a sev erer punishment must be measured out to the offenders before a very great deal cau be accomplished. The presout way may cheok it to some extent but It will not prevent it. Sterner means are neoessary. Water In River Very Low. ! The low stage of water in the river and tributaries at the present time, is becoming alarming. Unless a change in the situation takes plaoe soon, the | consequence can be readily surmised. | As It is, people depending on oisterns j to supply their household needs oan soaroely seoure a sufficiency of wator to do it. Many are already dry, and others will soon be unless rain oomes iu such quantities before very long as ; to raise the streams. The North Branoh of the Susque j lianna has never before been so low in | the recollection of the old citizens of 1 Danville. It is far below low water , mark. A depth of four feet can scaroe- I ly be discovered in this vicinity, any where between its banks, and in the majority of places,people could almost step across it on the bottom stones i without wetting their shoes to any ! material extent. Should winter come suddenly iu dead earnest and a general freeze-up occur the result would be a water famine, not only in this valley, but elsewhere aa well. The West Branch of the Sua quehanna is in the same condition aa the North,and so are all ita tributaries between Cherry Tree and Northum berland. At Williamsport the river was never lower. PLEASED WITH CAMP SITES AT GETTYSBURG Governor Peunypacker la much im pressed with the site at Gettysburg whioh has beeu auggeated for a per manent camping place for the Penn sylvania National Guard. The Gov ernor and other State officials visited the site on Saturday aud all agreed that it is an ideal one, aside from the historio value of the place and the ease of access by railroads. The party viaited two sitea, that along the Em mittsburg road and the level ground several mileß nortli ot Gettysburg.em bracing a large part of the old Mead ow Valley farm, now owned by J. L Butt, with the former Cobeau and Wills farm*. MARKET AGAIN ON MILL STREET After a lapse of four months the curbstone market Is again located on Mill street. This will not only prove satisfactory to the patrons of the var ious booths aud vans, bat to the dealer and the merchant doing business along that prominent thoroughfare. The lat ter will be especially pleased because of the trade it will bring him, while the patron and market man will ap preciate meeting together once more on ground familiar to them for years. But there are a few matters the oity authorities desire to call attention to for the safety of everybody. A few ; sidewalks are in a bad condition on account of the property owners along the street, not having had the time to j repair them since the street paving i was put down. Excavations and piles of dirt appear in other places, con sequently it behooves the drivers of vans to steer clear of suoh obstacles and patrons not to bluuiler or fall over delapidateJ sidewalks. A little cau tion on the part of all interested will prevent anything of that kind happen ing, and it will not be very long until the present hindrance to safety will be removed by proper ropairs being made. Death of Issac C. Sterner. Isaao S. Sterner,a former resident of this city died yesterday morning at the home of his son N. E. Sterner at Montgomery, Pa., after a year's ill ness. The deceased was born at Lewis burg and was 85 years of age. He re mained in Lewisburg until about twenty-seven years ago when he ac cepted a position at the State hospital in this city as head bntcher, which position lie held for eleven years. He wai a lifelong member of the Lutheran Church aud while a resident of Danville was a member of the offi oial body of the Fine Street Lutheran church. He was also one of the oldest members of the I. O. O. F. in Pennsyl vania, having beeu alii 1 iated witli the Lewisburg lodge for over fifty years. He is survived by three sous and two daughters: N. E. Sterner of Mont gomery. James K. Sterner of Marl boro, Md.. Isaac U. Sterner of Hart ford, Conn., Mrs. William Strohecker of Lewisburg, and Mrs. Harry E. Trumbower of this oity. The funeral services will be held in Christ Luther an Church, Lewisbnrg.on next Friday at two p. m. Deer Season Closed Yesterday. Yesterday was the last day of the open deer season, which lasts only dur ing the month of November. Special attention has been given to the pro tection of deer in the state during the past few years, aud these magnificent game animalß are already beginning to inorease. A few years ago the deer in the state had almost been exter minated, and now that they are be ginning to increase should be com pletely protected for a period of years. Hunters from all parts of the state re port deer as more plentiful this season than for many years and it is a plea sure to state that many deer hunters were oontent to let the deer alone this year in order to give them a chance to increase. There were a number of sportsmen, however, who hunted deer and quite a number were killed. If the deer are completely protected they will certainly become plentiful again, but the open season, no matter how short, will in a few years end all the good work that has been done for deer protection and at the meeting of the next legislature an effort will be made to have the deer season closed com pletely for at least three years. The local season for hunting turkeys,quail, grouse, woodcock, squirrels and rab bits will close on Thursday, December 16th. Evangelical Hinlsters fleet. The Ministerial Association of the Lewisburg Distriot of the United Ev angelical Church held its regular monthly meeting at the parsonage ot the United Evangelical church in this oity yesterday. After the regular business of the meeting was transacted an able paper on "Isaiah's Vision" was read by Rev. D. F. Young of Nescopeok. Ministers present from out of town were Rev. U. F. Swengle, Presiding Elder of the Lewisburg District, Rev. Edward Crumbling, Presiding Elder of Center Distriot. Rev. J. W. Thomp son,of Lewisburg,Rev. J. D. Shortiss, of Milton, Revs. E. E. Shaffer, H. W. Bnok and C. H. doodling, of Espy, Rev. J. Shambaugh, of Bloomsburg, Rev. D. T. Young of Nescopeck and Rev. W. E. Detwiler of Lemoyne. The clergymen were the guests of Rev. E. B. Dunn during their stay in Danville. Y. H. C. A. Special Entertainment The second number in the special coarse of entertainments whioh have been arranged for the pleasure and profit of the people, by the Y. M. O. A., will be given in Association Hall, Thursday evening, December Bth, at 8 o'olook. The entire evening will be ooonpled by Miss Mildred Ollluin, dramatic reader, in a miscellaneous program. Tiokets of admission are 15 cents to old and young. The price, however, does not suggest inferior tal ent, as Miss Oillum Is one of the very best readers before the public. Ad mission to this oourse of entertain ments has been made small so that ev erybody could attend. Tiokets 15 cents at Hunt's or Y. M. C. A. NO. 3 OLD TIERS DE FBAT SHAIOKIN In a well played game of Basket Hall last evening at the armory the Old Timers defeated Shamokin by a Bcore of 16 to 12. A large audience en joyed the game, and were very liberal in their applause for both teams. The Old Timers showed greatly improved form aud seemed to understand signals perfectly. Klase succeeded in throw ing six goals, several of which were from very difficult positions. For the visitors, Bennethum and Qetohe.v deseive special mention. They played their positions as guard with • vim that did much to keep down Dan- I ville's score. The management should have the | games started promptly as advertised >at 8:30, as It is better to have a few late comers in its part of a game than to keep a large audience waiting for the tardy ones to arrive. Danville Shamokin. Bedea forward ...Yarnell Klase forward Barr Sechler center Kramer Qaskins guard Bennethum Dougherty guard Oetohey Summary—Coals from field, Bede* 1. Klase H. Dougherty 1. Barr 1. Kramer 1. Bennethum 3. Getohey 1. Total, Danville lfl, Shamokin 13. Time, twenty-minute halves. Umpire Rosenthal. A Present Day School Evil. Is to be scientifically prov en that our pet theories of eduoation and the plan of crowding yonng brains witli a vast assortment of faots and theories, which, it is argued, will re cur to the person in later years while i now serving to develop and set in mo tion the machinery of thought, is all wrong aud positively injurious? A distinguished London pliysioian whose special work brings him la i done touch with the primary grades of King Edward's schools, has sound ed a note of warning as to the harm fulness and inefficiency ot our present popular mode of education, i In an address before the childhood society of London lait week. Dr. T. B. Hyslop. senior physician to the Bethlehem Royal hospital and of King Edward's schools, deolared that the present age is characterized by * "diminution of intellectual vigor," and also that it is an era of inoreased capacity for thought." The dootor deplored this idea at great length and declared that the in crease of insanity among civilized peo , pie should cause more careful and scientific inquiry in our methodi of mental and physioal training. I It is a difficult question to determine by just how much the possession ot barren facts and unrelated ideas can stimulate and produoe that other aot of the human brain, oalled original thought. Dr. Hyslop asserts that the loading up process is not conducive to continuity of thought, but, on the other hand, is closely related to an easy passing into the various states of insanity. The learned gentleman firmly be lieves that the great fault of the ed ucational age is foroing.that too early aud too severe a tax is pnt upon the mental faculties. There is no question that some forin of mental training should begin with the first develop ment of reason, but there is consider able room for doubt as to whether the intellectual coaching of the obild should not be determined by its in dividual awakening and appetite for knowledge. What the Atlanta Constitution re gards as a rather severe, bat probably true accusation made by Dr. Hyslop, is that the normal mental state of the majority of people inhabiting the oivi lized oountries of the globe, is one of diffuse consciousness. None there are who could travel far without their vade mecam in the shape of book* of reference. Even those whose memories are sometimes proven the most reten tive for faots of varied sort, are not al ways the clearest thinkers nor the most profound logicians. The real secret of eduoation, reduo ed to its last analysis,is the great faot of arousing interest. As long as the brain cau follow connectedly one line of thought, the mero aot of learning is easy, and the gradual lengthening of this process is the surest proof of in tellectual advancement. Dr. Hyslop's condemnation of "for cing" and of the present rapid ad vancement in civilization as oondnolng to the decrease of intellectual vigor, should furnish the basis of some heart to heart interviews among the leading educators and those prescribing the oourses of study for young men and immature intellects. Dinner lor n. Bare and Wife. On Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Bare gave a most enjoyable din ner party at their home on Lower Mul berry street in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Bare of Buffalo, who are spending a few days ia Danville while on their wedding trip. Both bride and groom formerly resided in this city, and the occasion gave the opportunity of extending to Mr. and Mrs. Bare a hearty welcome to their old home. Those present were: Arthur E. Robinson and Ferdinand D. Bare of Philadelphia, Dr. and Mrs. W. B. Paules, Mr. and Mrß. Henry J. Cole, Mr. and Mrs. John Patton, Mr, and Mrs. Thomas B. Williams, Misa Jessie Mapstone, Frank Aten, Charles E. Ruokel and Joseph R. Patton. Permanent publio improvements guarantee a steady growth of any oity.
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