Jlaiuillr enter Established In 1828. X>- -A-tTS*r LXTTZ Editor and Proprietor DANVILLE, PA., OUT, -0, l'JOo. Published every Friday ut Danville, the county seat of Montour eounty, I'll., at 81.<>0 a year in advance or #l*3s il not paid In ad vance; and no paper will be discontinued until all arrearage IN puid, except at the option of the publisher. Kates of advertising made known on ap plication. Address all communications to THE iNTKl.i.i<;KNri:i{, IMNVIU.I. PA. Democratic State Ticket. FOR STATE TREASURER, WILLIAM H. BERRY, of Delaware county. JUSTICE OF SUPREME COURT, JOHN STEWART, of Franklin county. FOR JUDGE OF THE PUPERIOR COURT JOHN B. HEAD, of Westmoreland county. Democratic County Ticket. FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE, FRANK G. BLUE. [FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY, CHAS. P. GEARII ART. FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER, CLARENCE W. SEIDEL, GEORGE M. LEIGHOW. FOR COUNTY AUDITOR, THOS. VAN S WT. AMANDUS SHULTZ. THE FARMERS' OPPORTUNITY. *fe»ENNSYLVANIA has nearly la 300,(100 farms. Of course there aro 300,000 farmers, and nearly every farmer is a vot> er. Nor is this all. On many farms there are two ami some times threa or more voters. A conservative estimate gives the agricultural class at least 500,000 voters in the State. Vet few farmers are politicians, and for want of union of action among themselves the farmers' interests arc not taken care of in legisla tion as much as those of other classes of taxpayers. What a stupendous power they could exert if they choose to do so ! And this is one of the years in which they should choose. They are vitally interested in good government. Perhaps more so than any other class of citizens, because the average of their taxes is greater. It will not require much inves tigation to satisfy any man of fair intelligence that the iiepuhlican Organization (as it is called) in this State has in the last thirty years been transformed into a corrupt and arbitrary oligarchy, alike detrimental to the interests of the State and the morals of young men. This oligrachy is autocratic, not republican, in its methods, which alone should condemn it in the minds of true Republicans, as well as all other patriotic vot ers, and this fall they have pre sented the auspicious opportunity to declare this condemnation at the ballot-box, the only effective way of accomplishing reform in politics. Toward this good work the farmers, who are by nature patri otic, can and no doubt will give their helping hand; and, if so, the result cannot be doubtful. —IT is stated that it cost W. IJ. Douglass thirty thousand dol'ars to be elected governor of Massa chusetts. Some mathematical genius has figured out that it took 8,590 pairs of the $3.50 shoos to pay the bill. Well they were Douglass' own shoes, every pair guaranteed. Down here in Pennsylvania where it costs ton times that much to elect a gover nor the money is usually borrow ed out of banks and state deposits put up as security. That's the difference between the Douglass and the Penroso methods of elect ing a governor. —A rousing majority is proph csyed for our young friend, Mr. Clarence W. Seidel, for county commissioner. And so it ought to be. Didn't we show before the convention some of the good qualities of this ambitious young gentleman and set forth reasons why he was the man. Surely you haven't forgotten, then speak a good word wherever you can for him. — THE greatest need in tiie Democratic ranks this fall is unison. We urge that every good Democrat sees that himself and neighbor or other friend deposits their ballot, and not rest satisfied that the county is safely Demo cratic. — THE election comes on Tues day, Nov. 7. Every man who is entitled to a vote should goto the polls oil this day and exercise his own judgment, that he may better the condition of us all re gardless of party. — Bf, sure your glasses are care fully fitted when in the woods with your gun so you do not mis take the other fellow for a squir rel. —COMMISSIONER LEIOHOW will run a good vote, and why shouldn't he, for where will you find a finer fellow than Mr. Leighow. GET out your rooster, follow Democrats, and teach him voice culture for you will have use for him next month. APACHE SHREWDNESS. The ladlnii'N Unit Wim (Jood, l>ut the White Man Didn't "Kite.** With tin* Apaches a really brave man does not stand- as high In public, estimation as does a clever thief. His' chief excellence, from an Apache stand point, lies in his ability to outwit the white man, says Mr. Cremouy, the au thor of "Life Among the Apaches." I was sitting, says Mr. Cremony, in front of my tent, writing a letter, when a young Apache came up and asked what I was doing. I replied I was talk lug to my friend in Washington. "How can you talk to your friend so faraway?" "When an Apache wishes to talk of speed to a distant friend." I answered, "he sends him a picture of a bird; if he talks of something sweet he sends a picture of a flower. Instead of pictures the white man has these little signs which all understand." The Indian took up the letter and scrutinized It carefully. "I do not believe you," he said. "You try to make a fool of me. These little signs are all alike." "I will give you proof. I will write on this little piece of paper that the sutler Is to give you some tobacco. Go take it to the store and see if I do not speak the truth." The Indian snatched the paper and was off. A few minutes later I saw him slowly coming toward me, a piece of tobacco In his band and a look of be wilderment 011 Ills face. Suddenly his expression changed to satisfaction, and he hurried forward. "Did you get the tobacco?" I asked. "Yes, but I do not believe you. You and he hail an understanding l»efore so that you might deceive me. Now if you will write some more of those little signs 011 paper telling the sutler to give me much more tobacco and if he does then I will l>elieve you." Hut the Indian's ruse failed. I did not 4 'rlse" to the occasion. VALUE OF LAUGHTER. Many a Political Coop Han Been Won by Mean* of Hilarity. It Is just because laughter is so thor oughly human that it always touches a respective chord in the heart. People who are impelled to laugh together find it difficult to harbor any senti ments of resentment toward one an other. Laughter drives away irrita tion. To laugh at a thing and at the same time to be seriously angry Is al most an Impossibility, and many a political coup has been won by means of hilarity, says the Pittsburg Dis patch. The third Napoleon's advent to the throne was signalized by much blood shed, but in spite even of this the people became reconciled to the new regime by the amusing ami ingenious fashion in which on the of the fateful Dec. 2 the placards and posters bearing the' watchwords of re publicanism were found to have been metamorphosed into imperial manifes toes. The way in which it had been done excited such hearty laughter that the people's anger was to a great extent appeased. A people that are prone to laughter aro much more easy to rule than a natlou which takes a too serious view of life, and in the same way a government that has a sense of humor is certain to prove more popular than one that is only stern. NO LIFE ON THE MOON. The Proof We Have That Our Xear vnt MclKlihor IN rnlnlinbltcd. The moon being much the nearest to us of all the heavenly bodies, we can pronounce more deliuitely in its case than in any other. We know that neither air nor water exists 011 the moon in quantities be per ceived by the most delicate tests at our coinmaud. It is certain that the moon's atmosphere, if any exists, is less than the thousandth part of the density of that around us. The vacuum is great er than any ordinary air pump is ca pable of produciug. We can hardly suppose that so small a quantity of air could bo of any benefit whatever in sustaining life. An animal that could get along 011 so llttlo could get along on none at all. But the proof of the absence of life Is yet stronger when we consider the results of actual telescopic observa tion. An object such as an ordinary city block could be detected on the moon, if anything like vegetation were present on its surface, we should see the changes which it would undergo In the coursd of a month, during one portion of which it would be exposed to the rays of the unclouded sun and during another to the intense cold of space.—Professor Simon Newcomb in Harper's. PRIVATE COINAGE. At One Time It Wan Quite ( UMIAOP In TliIN Country. The history of the Issue of coins in this country by private individuals and companies would make a very interest ing book. When gold was struck In North Carolina a man auwr-d Bechtler started a mint of Ills own tlu&re, w.h/cji was abolished by law In Half eagles, quarter eagles and one dollar pieces ts«ucd by him were largely cir culated in Xim south and west. Al though of honest gold, they were about BV2 per cent under value an average. About the same time Teinpteton Reld fotned gold In Georgia. lie mov*rd t«p OM/ornlu in 1849 and minted eagle? and tw*,vty-tive dollar pieces 011 a con siderable scale. Many companies and refineries in California and elsewhere made a business of strUtftyg gold coins during the same period. N.aturally there was a great temptatto# *0 make 9ft£se coins tinder weight ami in ferior fineness. The Mormons In Issued eagles, half cables and doubie eagles which bore on the obverse an eye, with the legend, '".Holiness to the Lord." Quantities of twenty-flve *;eut and fifty «*»nt gold pieces were flkewl** manufactured at San Francisco, t® former containing only about six c- 4 * worth of tfeg :ii,'«'tal and the a,t / r twelve cents' wortfc. Years age ft .9' of these were tala* and c irculated there, wtbich 4 c . *£ forfaitf .diplomatic protest govern*v»<. The private ness was* flnnl// stopped * t A-n final o /in J ** n,n * Murl. .» animals .«»'»«» r " "• no,u of tlieni wive the sA l,u " J tlicrn selven shelt.t:* to Ur" 11 9«- Bet their backs n K u *t tree trunks as u protection from , b,lt nevor make a protect'? r< 7 f i" won sight to " '"-"'""I tW'4 ,jf cattle huddle.' together WU some ex posed conuj.-"" "> « downpour of rulu when they »are uo choice or chance of shelter. Bu 112 »WI t!' e orang-outang, j which builds n feuwli P j form in the trees, uevor Bfnuns fq of a roof, though the 8,, y when it is raining heavily it sometime.* J covers Itself with the leave* of a largo fern. | SEND US m A cow, m Steer, Hull or Horse hide, Calf skin, Dot; nESKSI skin, or any other kind Ipffiy gftl of liidc or skin, and let BTCMB 11s tau it with the hair on, soft, light, odorless MIHH aiul mot li-jir.Kif, for robe, coat or gloves. But fl rat get our Catalogue, giving prices, and ourshipping | lags and instructions, so as to Ilßfffal avoid mistakes. We also buy fjmmDfgisZ raw furs and Kiuseng. THE CROSBY FRISIAN FUR COMPANY, 116 Mill Street. Rochester. N. Y. WAN I I.D BY CHICAGO AlANU facturing lions.-, person of trust worthiness and somewhat familiar with local territory as assistant in branch office. Sa'ary £lB paid week ly. Permanent position. No invest ment required. Previous experience not essential to engaging. Address, .Manager Branches, Co mo Block, Chicago. 1-29 06 j LOOTING THE TREASURY Trail of Blood and Boodle Through History of Spoliation. Life and Honor Freely Sacrificed to Feed the Rapac ity of Republican Machine Managers, Who For a Quarter of a Century Have Been Preying Upon the Industry and Energy of the People. Tiie history of the Pennsylvanlc state treasury is an ever interesting though essentially pride-chastening study for the people. For years it hat been a prolific source of graft and fron the time that the late Senator Quaj became sc. rotary ol' the common wealth and cx-officio commissioner ol the sinking fund, a "trail of blood and boodle" has marked its records. Vast surpluses were unknown a quarter ol a century ago, the fiscal oflicers ol the commonwealth having been cap able it not always conscientious, si that the receipts and expenditures about balanced. Hut Quay soon dis covered that the sinking fund was ar available fountain of funds and by con spiracy with a subordinate official ol the treasury he abstracted large amounts for use in speculative opera tions. Since the keen scent of cupid Ity discovered the possibilities that arc In big surpluses, taxes have been mul tiplied to rrcate vast balances. In a speech delivered at Pottstown September 23d, by Eugene C. Bonni well, Philadelphia, the shame ful record of this pool of Iniquity is fully rovealed. Mr. Bonni well said: The supreme issue which con cerns us today is honesty. Ought the common standards ordinarily applied In society and business to be tlagitiously ignored in the con „ duct of public affairs, and the funds of the people of Pennsylva nia placed at the disposal of cor rupt politicians and stock gam blers? There can be no party lines upon this proposition. No citizen professing to be re putable can support the so-called Republican ticket in this can pi gn simply because it is labeled Repub lican. John Jay. the lirst chief justice of the United States, aptly said that adherence to party has its limits, and they are marked and prescribed by that supreme wis dom which has united ami asso ciated true policy with honor, rec titude and self-respect. The citadel which dominates the political battlefield of Pennsylva nia Is the state treasury. From Its vaults have issued :? •*• ill and again the funds thai have corrupt ed legislatures, debauched constit uencies, nourished bankrupt poli tician:; and financed colossal gam bles for the enrichment of so-call ed statesmen. The citizen worthy of the name Wim proposes to vote for the Re publican nominee for state treas urer must do so on one of two grounds—either the conduct «>r the state iieai ury In ihe past Ha '» n of so meritorious ;in order as to justify the continuance of Repub lican control, or the character of the Republhan nominee is so sig nally jpsplrlting as to make cer tain an honest conduct of the office despite his political affiliations. Tried by either of these tests the Republican organization hopeless* ly fails. Record of Flagrant Dishonesty, Lest the frightful trail of dis honesty and blood of wrecked bom< sand broken hearts lias be conio Jess than a memory, permit me to recaplfujate the known liis i tory of the slate treasury, Within our own time when Samuel But. ler, an honest man.was elected treasurer of the state of PeonsyU vania, in 1879, ho refused t<> re ceipt for the assets of the treas ury because of the fact thi-t S2OO-, POO was represented by nothing mor* than promissory notes\of cer : tain politicians it was never de nied that this ui/mev tyW taken out by Matthew Stanley 'Oaay and lost, in Btocif speculations, When exposure becamt* jnunineit Blake Walters, cashier of th*» e treas ury, shot and killed hiirseif. Amos C. Noycs, th; retiring treasurer, a man of sich rugged I,that ii • was Known as "iiq;ia«« Noies, took to his \)Gf} viiniit a few mouths of # liroicei' lleart," uin| nothing save «tction of Don Cameron in contrtluiing the Ouo in cash for purposes, prevented a p,,»IM- ' S(Miijdal t hat. y.wfc ,i,./.'en the Kt?pin,tj«an fr °m power. If ;.ia.s rh3t at tiiat time Quay cotit expiated sui M Jo. Ureter red by Mhw pmrder of the* two men, in 1885 antf nft Q"ay having been elected Kta° treasurer that year, renewed hie rphjs on the state treasury! j,blowing his brier term W. B. HVf elected state treasurer »i«l pis frjeiids have always tie-r fjeved lhat iiis untimely death was Htusetl by the (rightful knowledge of the condition of the state tjeas- Livesy succeeded in 1888 another colossal raid was made on iiift state treasury. With the as- ()f A. Wilson Norris, then auditor ?;cner«i of Pennsylvania, Quay secured from Mvesy SIOO,OOO with which to purchase stock in a Chicago traction deal. Ho deeply did j his connection with this case bear iinon Norris tliat before the end pf the summer of 1888 he had drunU himself to death. The colored messenger of the state department, named Warren, who had helped Norris carry the jtccu fit tea to Philadelphia, waa Vv.iri fiiund drowned In the Susque hanna «anal, and William l.ivesy, In 1801, fled from the state of Pennsylvania and has never re-, tufnetj. Forced to Divide the Loot, peforo he died Norris left a let ter addressed to tfcinatpr Quay, requesting hipi t<» see that h|s wbi pw received the SIO,OOO which wa;< his share of this gigantic steal, When Quay refused Mrs. Norris plated the matter in tlie hands of Piddle & Ward, a distinguished firm of lawyers. The response was instant and it is a curious commen tary upon the condition of af fair* jit P]ij)ade]piiia that the gen tleman who |q as rep resuming Mr. Quay, and forestalled a public scandal of overwhelming I proportions, was the same gentle- Tike I.and of Horseradish. It almost makes the eyes water to read ot the village of liaiersdorf, in Bavaria, which is celebrated for pro ducing the finest horseradish in Eu rope. On an area of moist ground, in the valley of the river Regnltz, cover ing 1,335 acres, that titillating plant la practically the only thing raised, and the annual yield amounts to shout f1,000,000 pounds. Horseradish reqriirtd a groat deal of attention from the cul tivator, for In midsummer the soil must he removed from the stems and the side roots rubbed off with a soft cloth, after which the stems are buried again. The plants spring up lu March from the end coots, left in the soil the previous autumn, when the upper stems are rut off and packed in bar rels for shipment, A Step Too Far. Author—lt's a wi3e man who knows when he's well off. Friend—Yes? J 'C. told me that everybody was talking about my new book." "And what then?*' "I was foolish enough to ask what j they said.*' man who within a lew months has sought to erect himself into a bul wark between outraged citizens of Philadelphia and demoralized ma chine That eminently respectable memuer of the Union League of Philadelphia, who set tled th ' Quay ease with Mrs. Mor ris. was Silas W. Pettit, chairman of tin' so-called Committee of Twenty-one, "pure and undeflled reformers within%the party lines." Througla all these years had run the minor thievery. Favored banks, officered by corrupt business men, could always secure a share of the fctate"deposits by promising tore lon n a portion of them to the poli ticians who secured the deposits, and millions of the state's money has been for years in the absolute control of the political bankers of Pennsylvania without a return of a single cent of interest to the state treasury. i Criminal Episode of the People's Bank In 1898 the People's Bank of Philadelphia, long known as a po litical institution, which served as a clearing house for machine poli ticians, closed Its doors. Immense sums of state moneys had been placed there on deposit and loaned Republican politicians for spec illa tion or otherwise. John S. Hop kins, the cashier, following in the footsteps of Walters, blew out his brains, and James McManes, presi dent. stockholder and i>olitician, made up a deficit of SOOO,OOO to quiet a scandal; but in the dead cashier's desk were found papers which prove conclusively that Quay and others had secured state deposits to the bank in order that they might be reloaned to them selves individually. One was the famous telegram, signed M. S. Quay, dated St. Lucie, February 11, 1898: "John S. Hopkins, cashier: If you will buy and carry 1000 Met. for me, I will shake the plum tree." And a letter was found from Ben jamin J. Haywood, state treasurer, showing that the plum tree had been shaken; that he had placed an additional SIOO,OOO of state funds in the bank, and requesting the loan of a similar amount to Rich ard Quay, the son of the senator. B. J. I lay wood died suddenly a few weeks before the time set for his trial with Senator Quay upon the charge of criminal conspiracy, it is recent history to the people of Pennsylvania how the senior sena tor of this great commonwealth, brought to the bar of justice, avoid ed punishment for his manifold iniquities by pleading the statute of limitations. The Philadelphia Press in 1885, in opposing the nomination of Quay for state treasurer, asserted it would take the lid from off the treasury and expose secrets before which Republicans would stand dumb. The lid has never been lift ed. How much corruption seethes within Its walls only the facile tools of the Republican machine can tell, unless the spectres of Noyes, Waiters, Hart, Norris, War ren. Hopkins and Haywood, driven to their graves by a burden of guilt too great to b.-nr, lend circumstan tial corroboration to the stories of plunder. Treasury Balance May Be Fictitious. The books of the state treasury have never b:en audited, although the paper statements show a bal mic of? 10,000000 annually. No school appropriation in Pennsylva nia has ever been paid until long pvcrdue, and thru only in heed of the clamoring of the district hoaids. Indeed, there is a grave doubt that tha $!«).00p,C00 is in the state treasury, and it may bo that tic* state of Pennsylvania carries as ft portion of that asset the per jon;ii noles, the memorandums of i . •«11 1 . BI nd the I. O. U.'s of politicians, many of them now out jaw< (i i .»oad r ci< inption. |f Ji;'* treasurer's accounts nra . iKiUht. v,-ay deny inspection to the iji'.blir? \v*»-refuse that which evev hen-ht trustee demands, an auditing of M-. accounts? Why se lect the i.ivst pliant tool in the em ploy of the machine for this most lcfiron.- iblc post? If any business r.»an were contemplating tlie ap pointment of a treasurer tp handle, uipontroikd. the receipts of a great business, what sane man would select J, Lee Plunnner? Upon his p lbllc record his ability is so contemptible that he has never been admitted to the councils f/f the Republican organization, his djM.osition .-<> pliant that lie served that organization as a messenger I .i.v v. ;:!-out inquiry as t<; the rights or wrongs of the orders he delivered: his record, persistently adverse to every good measure, and consistently favoring every corrupt measure. This man has made him self impossible to the most narrow pirtisan who holds a remnant of pelf-respect, fcupported Infamous Legislation. Jle was an active supporter of the infamous Puhl bill, designed to cripple law and order societies in their war upon the degrading forms of vice which menace our great cities; he was a supporter of the Ehrhardt bills which actually proposed to protect the unthinkable white slave dealers in Philadelphia county. He supported the Susque hanna river grab; the Snyder water works grab; all three of the Phila delphia » ripper bills; the Qrady- Salus libel law; the bill authorizing the county commissioners instead of the courts of Philadelphia to ap point election officers, to further de bauch election conditions in Phila delphia. The chief bill to which he was recorded in opposition was the bill to increase allowances to the township high schools. No i tat n est t u.-j t i have made regarding Mr. Plummer is taken from any other source than the legislative rnpid of his acts. He Stands convicted upon his own rec ord of a moral feebleness and tur pitude that can be equalled only by that of any five citizen who votes for him. John Fisk, the distin guished economist, shortly before his death b i d "the fallen state of Pennsylvania morals, sunk ip bondage to petty tyrants *as i:heap and vile as ever cumb°rod the earth.' 4 What words could be used tot th« nresent, leaders of that once Invincible organiza tion? Opposed to this character the honest citizens of Pennsylvania have united upon a man the anti thesis of J. Lee Plummer: a man who is the head of a large and suc cessful manufacturing establish ment; an employer of labor whose voice has never been raised, save in the interest of honest govern ment; whose character among his neighbors is so tr&nscendant that the town of Chester, which in No vember, 1904. gave that magnificent president, of ours, Theodore Roose velt, a majority of 1800, elected this man mayor of that town in Feb ruary by a majority of t»00. That man is William J. Berry. The Line-Up of Political Forces. (From the Philadelphia Press, Rep-) On the one side is "Iz," he of the ca pacious pocket, and his business part# ner, "Jim," with a choice company of retainers-for - revenue - only, whose ranks have been seriously depleted be cause the presence of the faithful is required behind iron bars. The Mar tins, Salters, Smyth3, Hills, Sterrs, et a!., the gambling house keepers, thfl proprietors of disorderly resorts and the entire criminal popu lation of the city, the corporation bribe-givers and law-making bribe takers, all supported by one lone, doubtful "organ," which pipes in un certain tones, makes up the Machine Organization. On the other side are the president of the United States, the mayor of the city, the secretary of state, the secre tary of the navy, all the respectable newspapers of Philadelphia, with the one exception noted, the national mag azines and the press of the country generally, the Philadelphia preacher! of all denominations, the Pennsylva nia Bar Association, the leading busi ness and professional men of the city a splendid host of young men, fired with the glow of patriotism, and al the tried and proved leaders in move ments for civic welfare and humai betterment. Blackmailing the Bankers. (From the Boston Herald, Ind., Rep.] The Pennsylvania Republicans hav< been appealing to about 100 banks oi the Keystone State for campaign con tributions to meet the expenses of th< election this fall. The banks selectet for this "touch" are those that liavt been favored by deposits of the state'i money. But is there not some limi to the amount such banks can afford tc contribute for the sake of holding de posits of the public funds? If cam paign contributions must be made eacl year, and if banks holding public fundi must loan money to political bossei whenever they desire it, we should sup pose that the outgo might be greatei than the income. Presumably all tin banks will not pull together in thif matter. If they did they could refus< to be bled for campaign contrlbutioni or to grant loans to political bosses; but there ore those morally weak it business as well as in politics. Tha class will yield and share the profltj they make from holding the state': money with those who are of service to them in obtaining this privilege. Ileavliiu: tlie Anchor. Sain Pemberton, who had been in his younger days captain of a whaling ves sel, was invited with his wife to take ten at a neighbor's, and during the uieal some one passed the captain a plate of cheese, whereupon his wife became much agitated and exclaimed: "Sam Pemberton, you be very careful how you eat cheese. You know how I have to suffer whenever you do." All who were seated about the table were curious to know bow it was that Mrs. Pemberton should suffer when Mr. Pemberton ate cheese, and so tho cap tain explained after tills manner: "I'll tell ye what Mariar means. Ye see, about a week after I'd left th' ship we were vlsitin* our daughter Jane down in th' city, an* one night we lied for supper some cheese or good deal like this, an' as I like cheese I eat quite er lot on it. Waal, after I'd gone ter bed I lied th* greatest dream ye ever heerd tell of. I dreamed thet I was aboard me ole ship, an' there cum up such er storm as ye never see. I see there wasn't but one thing ter do, so I yelled ter th' furst mate, 'Heave over th' bow anchor.' Waal, he tried, but somehow he couldn't do It, whereupon I sprung up an' yelled, 'Stand aside, ye landlubber, an' see me heave It,' An' after tuggiu' a good deal over It went. But, would ye be lieve me, thet ole bow anchor begun ter holier: 'Sam* Pemberton! Sam Pemberton, what are ye er doln' of?' "Tliet waked me up, an' what dew ye s'pose I'd did; "Instid of throwin' over the bow an chor Pd pitched Mariar out of bed!" WMnhtiiKton After Retirement. George Washington's life, after lie retired from public service and went to live on Ills beautiful estate, Mount Venion, was simple ai|«l methodical in tho extreme. Every lflornlng lie#rose early, made a plain toilet, and, al though he had u body servant, washed and shaved himself. Before break fast It was his custom to write a few letters with his favorite gold pen und then visit the stables, lie kept hit own accounts very carefully, and his handwriting was remarkable for neat ness, accuracy aud uniformity ol stroke. Ills breakfast usually con sisted of Indian cakes and honey ami tea or coffee. After leisurely partak ing of it, he daily mounted his horse and visited every corner of his prop erty. His appearance on horseback was most imposing, as he always wore a riding frock of handsome drab col ored broadcloth, ornamented witl plain gilt buttons and a waistcoat ol flue scarlet cloth trimmed with gold lace and gilt buttons. Ills special at tcudaut. Bishop, in scarlet livery, al ways roele behind him. A SM INN Mountain !»««». Two miles from tho characteristic Swiss village, Andermatt, tho Devil's bridge crosses the roaring Reuss just below a beautiful cascade which wets the bridge with its spray and where the pass Is so narrow that tho moun tains almost touch. llow the Russians and French could iinvc fought a battle hero is difficult to comprehend, for the sides of tho moun tains appear too steep for human foot to find lodgment. Yet here is a tablet jet in the rock glorifying Suvaroff. tho victorious Russian eoiTiinnndcr. Be* low this begins the somber, rocky do 31e of the Sehoellenen between almost lorpendieular grauite rocks, the scene >f many a disastrous avalanche. Four miles by railway from Uoesche len to Fluelen and then one mile In and by stage brought me to the vll age* of Tell—Altdorf. Here In the open square was tho scene of his groat ex >loit. A fountain now stands where lie boy then stood, and a bold, heroic statue of the groat freeman adorns the ipot where he drew forth the two ar •owß from his quiver, one lo save the ife of himself and his son by a daring ittempt, the other for the heart of the yrant Gessler should his aim prove intrue.—Charles B. Wells in Four frack News. . OUR NEW FALL LINE i£j Ladies', Misses', Children's /Wfe COATS, UOpk k sun mis I Ladies' Coats from "7j| , I $4.98 up. / ' 1 \ The Largest and Best Stuck I JliJ to select from. EVERYTHING UP-TO-DATE PEOPLES' STORE, 275-77 MILL STREET, - - DANVILLE FARMERS AND DAIRYMEN! 1 ATTENTION! Orders will l>e taken for a guaranteed 43 per cent. Protein Brand of Cotton Seed Meal, delivered off the car at Potts grove, at a reduced price. Send inquiries and orders liy mail t Pottsgrove. Persons having orders in ' j will be notified on arriVnl of the car C. H. ricMahan & Bros. • ' I Special Dairy Foods and Dairy Supplies, |1 HAY AND FEED l! ■ Co., Pa. r. 112 icMJ— ————«———— mbb——fci—" B COCOA EXPERfI P"^" V SAYF3 : "RUNKEL BROTHERS COCOA is the firvest cocoa m&tit:; an article of absolute purity 'V®' j with the highest nutritive qualities and a tlavor !f you irj ?! once you will fu?ly appreciate the Hf many lingers in the pie. I can assure you that I will attend to I that part of it. There will be no pie." | c Stationery for Farmers. ■ Farmers and others, particularly thosi living on the Rural Delivery route? should have printed stationery as well a " business men. It is not only more bnsi ness like to send a letter with name am address printed on the notehead and en velope, but it insures the return of th< letter in ca*e it is not delivered. \V< t are especially well equipped to do thi: class of printing and can do it promptly » and neatly. We will supply 250 note heads and 250 envelopes, extra auality for $1.50, or 7»c for either one lot. Thi ( is cheaper than you cAu buy the papc j and envelopes regularly at retail stores. We still continue to give The (irea ; American Farm Journal to all of our sub , scribers who pay in advance. Think o > it. Two papers for the price of one, anc pnly SI.OO, too. The Goods for Fall I Are beginning to arrive, and each day sees new anc choice styles added to oui i stock. w T The Dress Goods Department includes the best val ues and choicest styles the market affords. If You are looking for Flannelettes We have dozens ot styles that cannot be told from the Wool Flannels (iood selections of Ulankets and Com forts that are so much needed these cold nights. Prices are right in all departments,and you will make a big mistake if you do all your buying before coming to 5-ee us. W. M. BEIDEL, 344 Mill Street. DR. KENNEDY'S jg| FAVORITE i Ig? REMEDY frT J Pleasant fo Take* ; \ Powerful to.Cure, j And Welcome In Every Home. KIDNEY AND LIVER CURE Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy is adapted to all ai!c* and both sexes. affording permanent re lief in ail CHOCS caused by impurity of the blood, such ns Kitliicv, l'.| udder and Idver Com l»ln 1 ■>t *<; cures Constipation and Wcaknesitu« peculiar to women. It proves in capes where all other medl cim-s have totally failed. No sufferer should despair as long as this remedy is untried. It has an unbro ken record of success for over 80 years, and has won hosts of warm friends. Are you s-iffering from any disease traceable to the causes mentioned? If so, l>r. Kennedy has staked his personal and professional reputation on the statement that Favorite ltumedy will do you good. Send for a frre trial Twttle and booklet con taining val liable medical nil vice on the treatmentof various dleeaecs. Write also for an "Eoay Test** for flndin-routi 112 you havo kidney disease. Address l>r. I):ivid KfniH'dy'n Sons, ltomloiit, N. V. HI'MEMBER, the full name is Dr. David Ken ned.v's FAVOIUTE REMEDY, made at Itondout, N. V.,and the price is tSl.oo (six bottles $. r >.oo) at all druggists in tho United States, Canada aud foreign countries. pENNSYLVANi.r. I RAILROAD 1 The Standard Railway 01 This I Continent I I'itOTHXTIiU THUOUOIIOLT HI JUK ; Interlocking Switcb & Block i\m systen I Schedule In Effect Nov. 29, 1903 daa'/iliMiiil . S"! ,b V ry ,; Uavf 1 u ! 5 i i 5» Kline N ((rDVi' t I».J| i looi ... | ..361 Wol vert on iii .vs rionu f2lu i 537 K ij»i» h Hun r 7 on r 10 iii I south Danville i -.. . Danville j 10,7 m •'•6O Hoy11 112 7 It* 112 10 21 I 2 2ft I ft 63 Roaring Creek 112 728 flo 2H 1231 I 0 01 I (atawlssa Arrive 732 10.{ft 2 Btt 008 j ratawKsa I .cave S 7 :L' 11035 $ 2 31k 5 0 08 ; r.nst Hloomsbtiri' .. • - . . I HlooiusiiurK } ' 2 4»» 016 K»P> Ki*rr> ..... ...... r 7 12 fid 17 I (i 18 1 stonytmvn Furry.... iTjuriu.'ii 1 i.'/l WSSS ; •• 762 10M ■! Vi IISO Ncwtiicck. Arrive 1 Berwick [ 802 11 0", 3 Of.ii 40 K ..... l.c«ve «»W,ii ui | :ior, s mo Heueli Iliiven Ferry.. rBO-.i Wapwallopen sly 11 20 *3 20 062 I " 1 " 1 11111 I ills, I :i:v, I II.MJ MocailUtJUU .. I SliiekMhiiiiiy / 8.11 1182 830 701 H«'l •"•'"I , 843 1112 r; 141 710 Xailticokc s f»| 11.".| 3 |«| 7|H I >ul 101l wtmid r II (111 l I. IK) I 3 fift 17 26 I lymouth Ki rry 112 002 I 1-2 02 I t ".7 1 728 South \\ llkcs-Barre... 0 I t)C 725 ('atawlssa Arrive 856 1167 113 732 I Catawlssu Leave 8 sft 1107 4137 82 Roaring Creek 1004 I 12Oft ill9f 739 iV'.v,! 112 9 |o 112 12 U I 4 20 1 7 46 Hm'iVii iu,,;viiio::::::} ®» ws ?si Kipp's Bun 112 9 lit i 12 20 112 I 35 112 7 fttt \\ ol vei lon 112 9 25 112 12 28 112 4 42 I 8 03 Iv line's fJrovo r927 I 12.10 112 4 4ft fh 0b Sun bury Arrive S 0 3ft § 12 10 | 4 ftft | 8 10 [Daily. i Dally, except Suiulay. I Stops only on not lee lo Conductor or Agcut. or on signal. Tminw leave Houtli Danville as follows: I'or Plttston and Scrnnton,7 II a m and 2*l and ft 60 pin week-days; 10 17 a m dally. _ For l'oltsvllle, Heading ami Philadelphia i 11 a in and 221 pin week-days. For II i/.leton, 711 ain and 221 and 530 pin week-days. I*or Lewisburg, Milton, Wllliainsport. Lock Haven, llenovo and Kane, 12 Ift p iu week days ; Lock Haven only, 9 II a in and 431 p m week-days; lor Williaiusport and mterinedl ate stations, Dl 4 a m and 751 pin week-days. For Beilcfoule, Tyrone. I'hillipHhur# and Clearfield, 9IIa in and 12 Ift pin week-days. For Hnrrlsburg and Intermediate stations, Oil a iu, 1215 pm and 751 p m week-days; 4 31 p m dally. For Philadelphia (via llarrishtirg) Balti more and Wasliinaton, 9 11 ain and and 1J 15 and 751 p m week-days; 431 pin dally. _ !• or riitshuru (via llairisliuru) 9 14 u in an# 7 ;"»l p m week-days ; 131 pin daily ; (via Lew istown Junction) 0 14 a in and 12 Ift p m week days; (via Lock Haven) 0 lla in and 12 15 p m week-days. Pullman Parlor and Sleeping Cars run on through trains between Sunbury, Williams port and Krle. between Sunbury and Phila delphia and Washington and between Harris burg, Pittsburg and the Wist. k For further information apply to ticket agents. W. W. ATTERBURY, J. R. WOOD, General Manager. Pass'r Tralllc W«r (•Ko. W. BOYD, (Jcneml Pass'r Agl. FOB SALK-A SMALL FARM OF FOR tv-six acres, known as the Maugerfarni located 2' a miles norlh-east of I'ottsgrove. Fair buildings, good fruit, water at house and barn. All cleuivd and under high state of cultivation. This farm Is oflered at private sale ami Is a desirable property. Will leave hay, straw and fodder on the place. Posses sion given this fall. Address. L. <). kvKRITT, It. F. D. 1. Pottsgrove, Pa. Nollce ! Notice Is hereby given that W. H. Dildine and 11. A. Snyder have formed a partnership under the name and style of the Peoples' Telephone Construction Company, for the purpose of building, equipping and operating a telephone system to be known as the Peo ples Telephone System. Kach partner has subscribed Five Hundred (*fti)o.oo) do lars to, the Ten Hun lred • $1000.00) dollars capital of; the partnership the same to he paid in by each pro rata as needed In conducting the business of the partnership. Its duration shall be for a period of six years. The liabili ty of both partners is limited to the amount subscribed by each to the capital of the part nership in accordance with the act of May 0, 1800, PIL. -.ill. The articles of purtiieiv-lilp have been left for record in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Montour county, Penn sylvania. Every Heart-Ache Every pain in the breast, dif ficult breathing, palpitation, fluttering' or dizzy spell mean? that your heart is straining it-* self in its effort to keep in motion. This is dangerous. Some sudden strain from over exertion or excitement will completely exhaust the nerves, or rupture the walls or arteries of the heart, and it will stop. Relieve this terrible strain at once with Dr. Miles' Heart Cure. It invigorates and strengthens the heart nerves and muscles, stimulates the heart action, and relieves the pain and misery. Take no chances; make your heart strong and vigorous with Dr. Miles' Heart Cure. "[ suffered terribly with heart dis ease. I have been treated by different physicians for my trouble without results. I went to a physi cian in Memphis, who claimed that J had dropsy of the heart. lie put the X-ray on me, and in connection with his medicine he came near mak ing a finish of me. Some time before this a Mr. Young, of St. Louis, was In our town. He saw my condition, and recommended Dr. Miles' Heart Cure to me. I gave it little attention 'until my return from Memphis, when I concluded to try it, and am pleased to say three bottles cured me. CHARLES GOODRICH. « Carutheisville, Mo, Dr. Miles' Heart Cure Is sold by your druggist, who will guarantee that the first Dottle will benefit. If It falls he will refund your money. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind NOT IN ANY TRUST Many newspapers have lately niven currency to reports by irresponsible parties to the effect that ME NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE CO had entered a trust or combination; we wish xt assure the public that there is no truth in »uch reports. Wo have been manufacturing jewing machines for over a quarter of a centu* ry, and have established a reputation for our selves and our machines that is t lie envy of all others. Our "J Vetr Home*' machine lias never been rivaled as a family machine.—lt stands at the head ofall Miif/h Grade sewing machines, ami stands on its own merits. The "Set r Home" in the only realty HIGH GRADE Sew in a Machine . ' on the market• It is not necessary for us to enter into a trust X) save our credit or pay any debts as we have ao debts to pay. We have never entered into competition with manufacturers of low grade ♦heapmachines that are made to sell regard ess of any Intrinsic merits. Do not be de ;elved, when you wantnsewlng machine don't lend your money away from home; call on a ' Sew Home " Dealer, he eun sell you a letter machine for less than you can purchase jlsewhere. If there is no dealer near you, write direct to us. ME NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE Ctt ORANGE, MASS. ' • New York, Chicago, 111.. St. Louis* Mo., Atlas* ta, Ua.. Dallas, Tex., Ban Francisco, CM* w