RECORD d jieople HtiU ith the affairs •uusual thing; to i , who has ptuwe<l i.. filling n position reqr.in,., skill and dexterity Along with no tie physical endur ance Is by no means a common ex perience. Such an instance as the lat ter is afforded by our townsman Peter J. Adams, who at eighty years is still employed as a machinist at the Reading Jron Works where he entered upin employment sixty years ago. Mr. Adams was born iu'Milton. In 1846 he entered the machine shop here, where he is at present employed, when it was owned by Haywood & Snyder. He came to Danville about a year af ter the first T rail was rolled and has witnessed all the changes that have taken place at that famous plant since. It was not until about 1850 that the foundry and machine shop were con solidated with the rolling mill. For many years they constituted a most important adjunct to the works. Mr. Adams recalls when considerably over a hundred men were employed in the two departments. Steam engines, pumps and rolling mill machinery were among the products. Incidental ly, Mr. Adams remarked in conversa tion last evening, that all the machin ery excepting the engines for the big rolling mill at Phoenixville was manu factured here in the now practically abandoned foundry and machine shop. Within comparatively rocent years the foundry has been closed and only a few men retained in the machine shop. At present there are some half a dozen machinists employed, enough to keep the machinery in order and to look after the punches and dies used in the manufacture of fish plate. Mr. Adams' especial work is to keep the punches and dies in order. Through out his long term of service he has de veloped remarkable skill in his tedious and difficult job, his work being char acterized by a degree of accuracy that not be attained by a younger and less experienced man. His ser vices at his advanced age are very ac ceptable to the Reading Iron Company and they would not like to dispense with him. Meanwhile the burden of years are accumulating on the should ers of the aged mechanic and how long health and strength may hold out is uncertain. At present he is still a fine specimen of manhood ; he is cheerful and contented and his memory is ex cellent. He takes especial delight in dwelling upon the past relating to the big plant at which he is employed, recounting the various changes that havo taken place. During his time the works were in the possession of the Montour Iron Company, Murdick and Company, Grove Brothers, Watermau and Beav er, Waterman and Company and - the Reading Iron Company. Murdick and Company leased the mill to a set of men, who wero known as the "Huckleberry Party." While they were operating the works a big fly wheel exploded which cut the mill in two. The loss was more than they could stand and the company went to pieces.«ffhe "Huckleberry Party" was succeeded bv Grove Brothers. State School Statistics. The annual report of Dr. Nathau C. Schaeffer, superintendent of public in struction, now in the hands of the state printer, shows that there are 2,- 561 school districts in the state, out side of Philadelphia,and 31,518 schools. The number of township high schools is 197. There are 8,028 men teachers and 24,824 women teachers. The aver age monthly salaries of the men is 151.81; of the women $39.14. The num ber of pupils outside of Philadelphia is 1,209,908. The total amount paid in teachers' wages was #14,142,470.84; for textbooks, $703,777.38. Appropriation for free tuition of pupils in State Normal Schools was $237,500. Total cost of schools last year, as met by state, county and city, was $28,565,- 45'/. 15. The scale of wages for women teachers shows an average increase of $3 .46 per month; for men $2.79 per month. The state maintains a school in Warren county for Cornplanter In dians, thirty-one of whom attended it at a total cost to the state of $488.06. Figures for Philadelphia are not in cluded in the foregoing statement. WILL HOLD BUG KILLING DUEL Professor H. A. Surface, state econ omic zoologist, and Dr. George G. Groff, professor of organic science at Bucknell Universitv, are about to wreak vengence on those innocent creatures, San Jose scale bugs, just as they are preparing to leave their win ter nests, and incidentally show up their rival methods. Surface will give a demonstration of the method of preparing the lime-sul phur wash for spraying trees at East Lewisburg on March 19th. After prep aration, the method of applying will be Bhown. He will then give a talk on the scale for the benefit of those who may be present. Dr. G. G. Groff, who belteves in killing the bugs by inflating them with gas, has been invited to be present and to defend his position. VISITING HER SON. Mrs. R. B. Hulliheu, of William sport is visiting her son.William Hul lihen, Church street, who is confined to Ml home by illness. Mrs. Hulli hon, who is 86 years of age, up to some 20 years ago was a resident of Dan ville. At present she resides with lior son in Williamsport. NO "TURN DOWNS." Unlike some of our neighboring towns there wore no "turn downs" when the new council organized. Thus a great deal of bitter feeling has been obviated and the borough employes rendered familiar with their duties by practice are enabled to begin just where they left off and to work to the very best advantage. Another series of delays seem to be in order In the matter of the sonth aide approacli* BRIDGE APPROACH ONJOOTH SIDE The approach to the river bridge ou the South Side, the neglected condition i of which stirred up so much feeling 1 last summer, again looms up before the public. Judging from early de velopments, however, it does not seem likely that the approach, badly as it is needed,'is going to be built right away. Already there would seem to be a difference of opinon between the residents of Gearhart township and the county commissioners, the condi tions on the whole being favoraMe for much disputation with consequent bad feeling and delay. The new board of Northumberland county commissioners accompanied by Judge Savidge Monday uame up to South Danville to look over the ground to see how much their piedeeessors had left undone and just how much re mained for them to do. The new board of Northumberland county commis-'" sioners are Frank Erdman.P. J. Glen nan and Casper A. Tharp. In addition to Judge Savidge they were accom panied by Edward Raker, the solicit or for the new board. Arriving at Sonth Danville ou the 10:17 train they immediately proceed ed to the bridge approach where they were joined by the township supervis ors anil a number of representative citizens, besides the Montonr county commissioners. The approach is a mere makeshift and it never appeared at a worse dis advantage than Monday, impressing all with the lack of security afforded travel, with its unsightliness and the extent to which it is out of harmony with the bridge and the general sur roundings. There was only one opin ion and that was that tile approach should be rebuilt aud that no time should be lost in entering upon the work. Exteudiug beyond the wing walls built in counection with the bridge there is twelve feet of wall on each side of the approach, the erection of which naturally devolves upon the two counties. Even with this section of the walls out of the way there is still a long stretch of retaining wall on each side yet to be built. The upper retaining wall, which is by large odds the smaller proposition of the two, the Northumberland coun ty commissioners do not object to building; they wore not slow, how'- ever, to indicate that they were oppos ed to making the approacli as a whole a county improvement. As things now stand it would seem that it is up to Gearhart township to seothat the low er retaining wall is built. The lower wall will be an immense piece of masoury about a hundred feet in length and very high; to bo safe it should bo surmounted by a stout guard rail. That the citizens of the South Side who have been so forbearing iu the matter and had looked forward to the present meeting with so much ex pectancy are heartily disgusted with the turn that events have taken, it is hardly necessary to add. Last sum mer the approacli was declared a coun ty improvement, and it was Confident ly expected that the new board of county commissioners would handle the proposition, to conform with this order. The township is much averse to making itself responsible for the construction of the lower retaining wall and it is altogether likely that there will be much contention on the subject aud that there will be more or less delay before the work is begun. The two boards of county commis sioners retired to the courthouse in this city where they held a joint meet ing to discuss some affairs connected with the bridge approach ou the south side aloug with other matters pertain ing to the two counties. All three members of the Montour county board —Messrs. Leighow, Cook aud Sechler —along with Solicitor E. S. Gearhart, were present with the Northumberland county commissioners. The session was a short one and there was nothing in the proceedings to foreshadow wiiat tiie final outcome may be relating to the bridge approach on the south side. A Double Funeral. There was a double funeral at the home of Bartholomew James at Moores burg Tuesday morning, when the two children of the family, victims of diphtheria, were consigned to the grave Little Stella, who died Snnday, was to have been buried Monday after ' noou, but the death of the thirteen year old sou, William, which occurred Meuday led to a change of plans audit was decided to bury the two children together. A telpehone message was ' 9eut to Danville apprising the under ; taker of the change of plans, but he 1 had already started for Mooresburg aud thus the impression got abroad 1 that the first victim was buried Mon day. • Tiie undertaker made a second trip to Mooresburg yesterday and buried the two children. The funeral was private and took place iu the forenoon. ' While tiie little girl had diphtheria ■ she had practically recovered from 1 that disease, death ensuing from heart failure superinduced by the attack of 1 diphtheria. Iu that case, therefore, there was no violation of the health law in keeping the body slightly be yond the limits prescribed. Thc.e are several other children in the James family, but np to last even ing uoue of them had developed sym ptoms of the dread disease. Several other cases, however, have broken out iu that section, one of them occurring near Pottsgrove. Thero is still a great deal of anxiety among the people. Health Officer B. B. Brown, of this city, in response to request went out to Mooresburg yesterday and thorough ly fumigated the dwelling of the James family. Accordingly the post office iu the James lionse, which was under the ban for a couple of days, is not regard ed with so much dread and is tieiug visited about as. usual. Up in Milwaukee a woman lias be gun suit for $750,000 because her hus band was persuaded to leave her. There are lote of women ready to give expert ovidence that thero never was a husband worth that much money. GiUWTH OF RURAL TINE LINES When" competition began, in 1894, says Success, there was literally not a farm house in the country that was connected with a telephone exchange ; aud, perhajts, it is no exaggeration to Ray that there was not a farm house that had a telephone. The Bell com pany declined absolutely to construct or establish fanners' exchanges or to build farmers' lines. The best that a' farmor who desired connection with the nearest town could do was to rent two instruments at SIOO a year aud build aud maintain his own liue. When a farmer wanted the telephone people to build a liue out to his place, he was compelled V° guarantee tolls amounting to at least SSOO a year. Na turally under such conditions, the farmer was cut off from telephone com munication, aud that meant from the world, as he understands it today. "Now a farmer can buy a telephone out right for from five dollars to sixteen dollars, according to quality, aud be and his neighbor can build thoir owu liue as low as seventy-five dollars a mile. The report of the Indiana Indepen dent Telephone Association shows that on May 9, 1905, there were, iu that state alone, 30,000 farmers connected with the exchanges. In lowa there are probably twice as many. Iu Michigan, Wicsonsin, Illinois aud others of the Western states, the numbers are in proportion. Approximately there are now one million farmers iu this coun try who have telephones installed. Quite a number of these are on Bell lines, for, under the stimulus of com petition, the Bell people have been compelled to secure farmers' connec tions iu order to hold any busiuess at all in some of the smaller towns and cities. Very few of these farmers pay more tliau twelve dollars a year for their service ; the maximum is about twenty-four dollars a year. It has been stated that the farmers aud ranchmen arA profiting to the exteut of at least $50,000,000 a year, through the advan tages the telephone gives iu keepiug them in close touch with the markets aud iu saving useless labor aud wear aud tear ou their ordinary equipment. But the economic side of the tele phone question, important as it is.does not, by any means, represent every thing to the farmer. It has wrought for him a social, as well as an econ omic, revolution. Brick by the nillion. John Keim, our brick manufacturer, has just disposed of nearly his entire stock of 700,000 brick, which ho kept on hand during the winter. Never has he known of such a demand at this season and he feels confident that he could as readily have sold one million if they had been ou baud. On Friday Mr. Keim sold 600,000 brick. The greater number of these wore purchased by the State Normal School at Bloomsburg the balance go ing to George Keefer atSuubnry. Mr. Keim retains a small stock of 100,000 brick to meet the local demand. Mr. Keim is looking forward to one 1 of the busiest seasons iu the history of , brick making iu Danville. He will i continue to operate the four local brick , yards. All winter lie has had teu men , and three carts at work diggiug aud . hauling clay. In this way no time will be lost iu the clay pits next stfm , nier but at eacli of the yards there will ■ be au abundant supply piled up ueur at hand aud whore most convenient. The summer's work will be much i facilitated aud Mr. Keim at his four yards expects to turu out at least three million brick next season. He fore sees a ready sale for the entire stock. License Transferred. A short Mission of court was held ou ' Saturday with the two associate judges Frauk G. Blee and Charles A. Wag ner, on the bench. The only business ou hand was the : application for chauge of location in a liquor license. James Findley desired ' his wholesale liquor license trausferred from No. 11 East Mahoning street to No. 311 Mill street, in the building vacated by David Shelhart. The li cense was transferred as desired. It seems to be geuorally admitted ' that the railroads are common car riers, but not for the common people. ELKS WILL FORH A STATE LODGE i The first session of] the B. P. O. Elks convention, held for the purpose of organiziug a State lodge, .will be held at Harrisburg this morning at 10 o'clock. The purpose of the State or ganization is to bring about a better i feeling throughout the State aud to be iu shape to meet all importaut ques tions as a uuit which may come be fore the Grand; Lodge. It is expected that in all upward of i 600 Elks will be there Thursday and will remain until Saturday. Much"in i terest is being manifested iu this meeting because it will be the first at tempt to organize a State body. Danville Lodge, No. 754, will be represented by Exalted Ruler W. W. Gulick, Edward Purpur, secretary aud Ralph Kisner, treasurer. HENINGITIS El IDEHIC RAGES Several of the town's most promi nent" physicians have diagnosed the sickness of Isaac Fisher, a 16 yeurs old youth, living on Mulberry street, Shaniokin as a well developed case of cerebro spinal meningitis form. The lad is critically ill. He was taken sick ou Snnday and showed little or no improvement until yesterday when a slight change for the lietter occurred. Dr. D. S. Hollenback, who was one of the physicians called in consulta tion, declares that the dread disease is an epidemic in the western end of Coal township and that in a large uum ber of cases is not being diagnosed properly. A number of deaths which have occurred withiu the past week are ascribed by the able physician to meningitis. The house cleaning bug will soon lie working double turu. A HE* R. F. D. CARRIER WANTED H. H. Stetler, carrier 011 r. 112. d. route No. 2, who lias held that posi tion ever since tho routes were estab lished in Montour county, some three years ago,has tendered his resignation to take effect as soon as a successor is appointed. Mr. Stetler is a carpeuter by occupa tion. Ho followed that trade for many years prior to his appointment as a r. 112. d. carrier and when released will again take up ■ carpenter work. Mr. Stetler has no particular fault to find with tho position as r. 112. d. carrier. The duties, never over arduous,at cer tain seasons of the yt ar are pleasant. The remuneration, Jr. Stetler says, while at first sight a< equate, is proven by experiment to be a little below what it should be in <rderto cover the cost of horse and wa :ou ami the ex pense of horse feed aid repair. That there is a living in i is not denied. Mr. Stetler, however has a good trade and he believes that he can do better by droppiug out of tl e and tak ing up his occupatioi. There are not a 112( w aspirants for Mr. Stetler's route,but how many will come up to requirements aud be ad mitted to the examination is another matter. All those who think of apply ing will be interested in the informa tion below relating to the matter. A communication has been addressed to Post Master Harder stating that it is the purpose of the civil service com mission to hold a rural carrier eiam iution in Montour county ou Saturday March 24, 190f>. It is explaiuod that in order that a register of eligibles may be established for.the local office it is necessary that nof less than three persons forward ou the described form proper applications so that they will reach the civil service commission (rural carrier division) Washington, D. C.. on or before Wednesday, Marcli 14th, 1906. The civil sor»ice commission desires to encourage suitable persons to file applications aud advises that the ex aminations will bo entirely practical aud very simple, that persons desiring to compete shonld promptly file ap plications, otherwise they may miss the first opportunity to be examined. No acknowledgement will be made of the receipt of the applicatiou other than by mailing of an admission card after the application has been approv ed and a date set for the examination. Petitions and letters of endorsements cannot in any way affect the chances of the applicant. Persons desiring lo he examined wiio meet the requirements will be furnish ed with a copy of the rural carrier ap plication blank, &c.,by the Post Mast er at Danville aud will be given all other information necessary in ordei to proceed properly. A DEPARTURE, From present indications there will be the usual amount of "flittiugs," the coming spring audit is pretty i evident that there are not going to be many vacant houses of the loast desir , able sort after all families are suppli ed. The change iu conditions relating to trade is reflected iu the fact that several vacant store rooms exist in Dauville. This is not because of any falling off iu population as is shown by tho avidity with which houses that happen to be vacant iu auy season arc rented aud occupied. The fact re . mains, however, that there aro a few more business buildings iu Danville , than are needed for supplying the . trade without dividing up business tc , au extout that would oliminate reason able profit. Thero is no reason, how ever, why these blocks should stand idle in a town like Danville. The owner of one of these build ings, which seems destined to be vac ant during tle coming season, yester day stated that he contemplates re modeling it into a dwelling. It is a well-known fact that Dauville is de ficient in residences that contain mod ern conveniences. At the same time it is a fact demonstrated over aud ovei again that a residence with the propel appointments in Dauville need not go begging for a tenant. Surpriso is often expressed why the owners of the big buildings on Mill street, in greater part vacant from year to year, do not try to make something out of them by cutting them up into flats. If properly equipped to suit modern ideas owing to their central location they would have preference over almost any other building foi rent. It would surely seem worth the , trial and the gentleman quoted above if he takes the initiative as proposed , will bo making an experiment that will bo watched with much interest. Rev. rtinsker lor Danville. The Central Pennsylvania Confer ence of the United Evangelical Church, which has been in session at Milton during tho past week, adjourned last eveniug. Tho appointments, which were made public at tho close of last night's ses sion, show that Rev. E. B. Dunn, who was stationed at Danville during the past four years has beeu sent to Nesco peck and that the church here will be iu charge of Rev. Harry Minsker. "The appointments for tho Lowisburg district are as follows: Presiding eld er, Rev. U. M. Swengle; Lewisburg, J. A. Holenbaugh ; Milton, J. D. Shor tess; Milton circuit, J. F. Bingmau; Unityville, F. F. Mover; Sonestowu, W. H. Stover; Dushore, J. E. Hower; Lopez, B. F. Keller; Dauville, Harry Minsker, ; Bloomsburg, J. Shambach ; Espy, J. O. Biggs. Berwick, J. W. Thompson ; West Berwick, E. Fulcom orer; North Berwick. E. E. Shaffer; Columbia, J. M. Kii.g; Nescopeck, E. B. Dunu; Nurembnrg, H. R. Wilkes; Luzerne,F. L. Teter;Wost Nautiooko, W. H. Warburtou; Ransom. W. H. Thomas ; Scranton, W. I. Shambach. Pastors Change Next Week. Rev. Harry Minsger who has been appointed to the pastorate of the Unit ed Evangelical church, this cltyjwill arrive in Danville next week and con duct services ou Sunday, March;|lßth. Rev. E. B. Duun'willjconduct the'ser vices next Sunday. Russia encourages manufactories of •very product except bombs. I REPAIRS NEEDED AT CfIORT BOOSE The roof of the courthouse has been reported in a bad condition on several occasions and the heavy rain Saturday showed just where the leaks occur. In fact the ceiling of the court room has been very much damaged already by the rain. It is hoped that in the gen eral overhauling promised for the courthouse that the roof will not be overlooked. It wornld not be out of the way even for some future grand jury to recommend that the decorationH on the ceiling be touched up or wholly replaced with new. The county commissioners intimate that among the improvements booked for next summer is not only a paint ing of the courthouse on the outside but also a regradiug aud sodding of the courthouse lawn aud building of a retaining wail at the plot of ground just west of the bridge, owned by the county, to correspond with the fine wall built by the borough and with which it is to connect. This spot in thp past has always been objectionable in one way or another aud the county commissioners have de cided that from now on instead of be ing an eye sore it shall blossom like a rose and present an appearance in keep ing with tho bridge and the borough's improvement. By this it is under stood that when the wall is built the j spot will be filled up and * sodded to say nothing of further embellishments likely to be suggested. Full Text of Bridge Law. Among the bills signed by Governor Pennypacker Monday is the Campsey bridge bill in relation to the building of county bridges, regulating the let ting of contracts therefor, and author izing the borrowing of money to pay for the same. The full text of the bill is as follows: Section 1. Be it enacted by the sen ate and house of representatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania in gen eral assembly met,aud it is hereby en acted by the authority of the same: That from and after the passage of this act all contracts to build county bridges shall be let by the county commission- the several counties of this com monwealth after public advertisement and to tho lowem responsible bidder, and no responsible individual, firm or corporation dosiriug so to do shall bo denied tho privilege of bidding. Such advertisements «hall be published not less than four weeks in at least two newspapers of the proper county, if so many be published therein. During such advertising and until the time specified therein for the reception of bids the plans aud specifications for such bridge, or a copy thereof, shall bo kept in the office of the county com missioners, open to the inspection of all intending bidders. In the case of a bridge to bo erected over a river or stream upon the line between two ad joining counties the advertising above provided for shall bo done in each of said counties, and a copy of the plan and specifications shall be kept as above provided in the commissioner's office of each conuty. Section 2. When, in the opinion of the county commissioners of any coun ty, the cost of building a county bridge or bridgos to be erected therein,or the said county's proportionate share of the cost of a bridge to be erected over a river or stream upon the line be tween it and an adjoining county, is so large in amount that to provide the funds necessary to pay the same by a single tax levy would be burdensome to tho taxpayers, said commissioners, having first secured the approval of the court of quarter sessions of their county so to do, may issue and sell to the highest bidder at not less than their face value interest bearing bonds of the county for the purpose of rais ing funds to defray the costs aforesaid provided such bonds be issued with out violating any constitutional limit ation placed upon the increase of municipal indebtedness. Section 3. This act shall not take away or diminish any powers, func tions or duties relative to the letting of contracts which may be vested by law in county commissioners. A Pleasant Party. Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Shultz enter- j tained a large number of their friends j at a large social dance at their home in Derry township, Thursday evening. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. George Wampole, Mr. and Mrs. Sher man Sees, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Shultz, Mr. and Mrs. William Hollobaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Reichard, Mrs. Stella Phillips, Misses Eva Beyer,Mary Merrill, Mamie Yoager, Lulu Yeager, Grace Shultz, Ella Sees, Florence Shultz. Ida Dewalt, Nina Welliver, Winnie Shires ;Messrs. Evan Hawkins, Reese Merrill, Isaiaii Gresii, Joseph Beyer, William Appleman, Walter Gething, Raymond Pursel, Charles Flick, Archie Hileman, Clyde Shultz, Charles Beyer, Charles Sterling, Willis Andy, Oliver Dildiue, Pierce Gear hart, John Hileman, George Betz, Lloyd Uinstead, Albert Tanner, David Tan ner, Raymond Wintersteen, Simon Um% | stead, Harry Hawkins, William Davis, Samuel Laubach, Harry Reichard, Charles and John Umstead, Jesse Wel- I liver, Jacob Umstead and Pearl Sedent-. Club Enjoys Hack Ride. The members of tho Mandolin and Guitar Club enjoyed a hack ride to Washingtouville last evening, with a fine supper at the Eagle Hotel at the end of the journey. In the party were Misses Josephine Cousart, Alice Guest, Mary Fry, Grace Ware, Florence Voris and- Annie Miles; Messrs. Charles Woods, Frank Fry,Blaine James, John Henuing, James and Bert Kase. Bad Fireplug Cost $200,000. It was announced at Shamokiu Sat urday that the Llewollyn estate, which lost two buildings in a recent local $200,000 fire, would sue the borough for damages because of negligence. A fireplug nearest the eceue of the blaze 1 I had been out of order six days, and 1 J was yet useless on the night of the fire. 1 Married. t At White Hall, on March Ist, by < j Rev. H. O. Munro, D. D., Frank D. 1 and Miss Grace L. Hartranft. 1 AN ADDRESS JN TRUSTS Rev. Thomas Houston, tlio blind evangelist who preached at. the East End Mission last week, addressed a meeting of men in association hall Sunday. Those who had not heard him on auy of the previous occasions awoke to the realization that, Danville lias within it at present a man of remark able power. The hall Sunday was" well filled with men, in the number being a few boys. The speaker was introduced b.v Hon. H. M. Hinckley, who told with what good results the Lord had used the blind qvaugelist at the East End Mission. Rev. Honstou read the scriptures us ing a Bible for the blind. He is a most accomplished reader. As lie went fiver the characters with hiR fingers, with charming emphasis and without the least hesitancy, he uttered the words aloud. There was nothing to indicate that the reader was a blind man. Before proceeding with his address Mr. Houston sang "The Holy City. " Had the evangelist stopped right there there was not one present, but would have felt himself well repaid- for hav ing attended the meeting. As a gospel singer it is doubtful whether the blind evangolist lias ever been equalled by any one visiting Danville. He has a deep, powerful voice and the solo was rendored in a faultless manner, accom panied with an effect that was nothing short of inspiring. The evangelist took his subject, "Trusts and how they are abused.'' It was in this address that lie demonst-at ed his ponotration of thought, his sense of justice,his contempt for selfishness, self-indulgence and license and on the whole demonstrated his wonderful power. As lie looked out over the lives of men and raked up the vices and the sins prevailing, in effect lie said to ev ery person in the audience: "Thou art the man"and it is doubtful wheth er there was auy one present so good as to wholly escape a pang akin to remorse and self-condemnation. Dwelling upon Aliab—the trust com i mitted to him, which lie abused and for which he suffered, the speaker statod that it is witli him a matter of doubt, great as is the future punishment for sin, whether the penalty in the next world will bo any greater than is suf fered in this world for sins committ i ed. He cited the case of McOurdy and i Hyde and other insurance leaders to i illustrate the punishment, the real mis ; ery and suffering following the abuse i of an important trust committed to a ' man's care. He was present, however, he said, to address the men of Danville 1 on their own sins and he took up in succession the various trusts of "In ' fluence," "Time," "Passion," "Fam : ily." and "Wife"—trusts which have • toeen committed toman by God, but which are abused every day of our i lives. ! Time is frittered away in the lodge L room, the club room, or in politics, i yet every minute spent in this world i is going to increase onr liappiness in heaven or our misery in hell.' He did • not take the ]>osition that a politician can not be a Christian. He cited the . casos of McKinley, Roosevelt and John . Wanaruaker to show that even active • politicians can be good Christians,but • he inveighed agaiußt the unprincipled politician who is in politics merely i for the sake of "getting there. " The . lodge room, too, may have a place,but i is secondary to the church. The i lodge and the club room,he said,carry with them a slight to the fair sex, as ' the mau who is wedded to either of ■ those is bound to neglect the weaker i sex. Then came the trust of "Influence," i in dwelling upon which the speaker made a most tolling appeal to fathers, who for the sake of the boys and those who follow after shonld guard well their actions and be "men" in all that the term implies. His remarks on the trust of "Pas sion," which had to do with social purity, made an especially deep im pression, as did also what lie had to say on the trust of "Souls." With re gard to the latter it is for us to decide whether we will be true or faithless to the trust reposed in us—wlietlTer our souls be saved or lost. His remarks on the trust of "Fam ily" and trust of "Wife" had especi ally to do with the home and were very touching. He urged the fathers to be true to tlie trust in the gilt of children and for tlie sake of the boys to be Christians and to set the pace for the religious life. Lincoln Sbclety. The Lincoln society held a meeting in the high school room yesterday af ternoon, at which time the following program was rendered: Piano Solo—'' Song of the Voyager,'' Miss Ada Lore. Reading—"The Lady of fShalott," Miss Helen Geariiart. Oration—The Monroe Doctrine, Miss Peyton. Debate—Question, "Resolved, That the Mexican War was not just ifiable." Affirmative was sustained by Miss Marks and Mr. Mover. The negative was sustained by Miss Jameson and Mr. Sechler. The judges. Miss Price, Miss Shan non and Mr. Edmondson, decided in favor of the affirmative. Piano duet—"The Palms," Misses Boyer and Rooney. Recitation "The Sugar Plum Tree," Miss Elsie Gulick. Reading—'' Marco " Mr. Dai ley. NORTH MILL STREET. One of the vory first things that the new conncil will do will be to take necessary action to hurry up the State highway department in responding to the borough's application for State aid to reconstruct North Mill street, which was presented last fall. Tlie borough feels that there should have been a response before this. It is highly essential that no time be tost and it is desired that all formality be complied with at once to the end that the work may begin. The plan most generally favored, if State aid cau be secured, is to pave Mill street from Center street- to Chambers street and from that point to t!Te borough line to construct a macadam road. ARBOR DATS SELECTED Governor Psnnypacker yesterday is sued the following proclamation nam ing Friday, April 6,and Monday, April 20, as arbor days: "Since the seventeenth of Jannary 1903, the forestry reservation commis sion lias bought four hundred and twenty thousand, seven hundred and twenty-six acres of forest laud, the State now holds in all seveu hundred and fifty-three thousand, seven hun dred and forty-one acres of such lands, anil this commission is doing much to preserve and maintain onr forests and our streams. It behooves every citizen who cares for the welfare of the Com monwealth to lend assistance and to give encouragement to this imjiortaut work.' The lives of men and of trees are so interwoven that without the other neither can exist. The growth of the grove means both happiness and benefits to mankind. • il In order that all of our citizens, men, women and children, may par ticipate in the pleasure aud profit of planting trees. I, Samuel \V. Penny packe,, Governor of the Common wealth of Pennsylvania, do hereby, in accordance with the law, issue this mv proclamation, designating Friday, the sixth day of April, aud Friday, the twentietli day of April, A. D., ISIOtI, to be observed as arbor days throughout the Commonwealth. "Two days are sot apart in order that whioh ever may be best suited to the climate of the locality may be sel ected." THE GOLDFINCH. ChßßKfa In Plumule Thai Ire l*ua sTlliik to 1li«* Novice. Most every one in America Is ac quainted with the £oklfincli, hut many people know the bird by tlie name of lettuce bird, 011 acc.mnt of its bright yellbw color. GoUltiiicli is a very appro priate unme, as the bright yellow of the male, when in breeding plumage, is like burnished gold. The female gold lincli is more modestly dressed than her mate. The changes in plumage of the male are very interesting and to the novice somewhat puzzling. Until the student becomes acquainted with the bird he may wonder why he sees no males during the winter. The truth Is. at this season the flocks of supposed female goldfinches are really of both sexes, the male bfrd having assumed in the previous fall, usually by the end of October, a plumage closely resem bling that of the female and young bird of the year. The male retains this inconspicuous dress until late in Feb ruary, when one can notice a gradual change taking place in some of the birds. This renewal of feathers Is ac tively coutinued through March and April, and by the Ist of May our re splendent bird is with us again. The song period with the male goldfinch continues as long as h6 wears his gold and blink livery, for It commences as early as the middle of March and ends late in Angipt. Goldfinches are very deuuly in tlielr habits and bathe fre quently. Their nests are exquisite pieces of bird architeeture, the inside being lined with the softest plant down. TJie mother bird is the builder, her handsome consort during the nest bulldiug time devoting most of his ef forts to siiig.ng to clieer his industrious mate Philadelphia l'ress. HIS EQUAL IN HEIGHT. Lincoln's I'leaamit Little Interview Willi u C'Aul Heaver. When Lincoln was 011 nis way to as sume the otilce of president the train was delaye.l at Freedom, Pa., by an accident to a freight train that was a little way ahead. Lincoln was accom panied by Major Sumner and Colonel Elmer Ellsworth of the celebrated regi ment of zouaves. Neither Major Sum ner nor Colonel Ellsworth was tall, and as they stood beside Lincoln on the rear platform vvlille he made his address they looke I shorter than they really were. At the clo<o of Lincoln's short speech a cjal heaver called out, "Abe, they say you are the tallest mau in the United States, but I don't believe you are any taller than I am." Lincoln re plied, "Come up here and let us meas ure." The coal licaver p/ossed his way through the crowd and climbed on the platform, where Lincohl and he stood back to back. Turning to Colonel Ells worth, Llucoln said, "Which 1s the tall er Colonel Ellsworth, being so much shorter, could not tell, so he climbed on the guard rail and, putting his hand across the top of tlffc heads of the two men, said. "I believe they are exactly the same height." Then Lincoln and the coal heaver turned around and faced en eh other. The crowd shouted loudly When Lincoln took the black, sooty I and of the coal beaver In his and gave a be rty hi ml'hake to the man who wash s equal—in height.—Thomas IT. Tibbie" In Success Magazine. Hired Mourner*. "It pays to be a mourner lu St. Pe tersburg. and there are agencies which employ great numbers of vagrants and tramps for the purpose." says a writer. "These agencies supply suitable cloth ing and p ?ket handkerchiefs—every thing. hi 112 i t. exec >t boots, which the tramp must show on his feet, or he will not be hired. When there Is a more or less important funeral the tramps gather at the Xikoiski market and are selected by an employee of ihe agency. The wage for the occasion, with tips, generally equals about 3 shillings." London Mail Acer's We know what all good doc tors think of Ayer s Cherry Pectoral. Ask your own doc tor and And out. He will tell Cherry Pectoral you how it quiets the tickling throat, heals the Inflamed lungs, and controls the hardest of coughs. " V er ,. B r, !" rr y I'ectoml It well known IN our family. We think It !• the heat niedlcino In the world for aoti*ha end cold#." K ATI K I'BTKUHON, Petaluma, Cel. 2*.. 30c., ftl.oo. J.C.ATRR CO.. ' tr " u T t,u -, 1,,, for - Hard Coughs] On* of Ayer's Pills at bedtime will ItlltM recovery. Gently laxative. J JBROWN.M.D. IHI eye a specialty Eyes tetttd, treated and fitted with glasH's. No Sunday Work. 311 Mattel. I. - - Bioonisbiiig, Pa Hours— lo a. ui. to 6 p. in. DR. J7 sweisfort, DENTIST. (Tscs ODONTUNDER lor the painless ex traction of teeth. Dentistry in all its branches and all work guar- J anteed. CHARGES REDUCED. Opposite Opera House, Danv lie liiOMAh C. WELCH, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. ma i riot Attorn*? of Moo too r County N* 107 MILL 9TRBBT, DAFtVILLB. Charles V. Amerman, Attoiney-Ht-L w Notary Public DANVII.LE. PA. INSI'KANCE, (IKN'L LAW PRACTICK PNITKI» 'PHONJS, 21)2 (i. Ml OOP HUVf PRESCRIPTION DRUQGIST, Opposite Opeiu Mouse. •ANVILLE, - I'ENN'A WW. KASE WEST. attorn, y-at.law, So. 880 MILL STRKBT. DANVILLE. CHARLES CHALFANT. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. R*. 110 MILL STREET, DANVILLE WILLIAM L. SIDLER, attorney.at.law. cot MII.L AND MARKET STRUTS, •ANVILLI. Take year prri<-rlpttooi U. ROSSMAN & SON'S PHARMACY, 146 MILL STREET, DANVILLE, PA. Two fteglatered Pharmacleta In obarge par* Fresh Drags and full line of raleat HedioliN and Inndrl*. % riMI OIOABB. GOOD COLD SODA, Patronize A. C. AMESBURY, Best Coal in Town. BEST FOR THE BOWELS If you haven't a regular, healthy movement of the bowela every day, vou'ro 111 or will be. Keep your bowel* open, and bo well. Force. In the shape of violent phyalc or pill poison, la dangerous. The smoothest, easiest, most perfect way of keeping the bowela clear and clean is to take EAT 'EM LIKE CANDY Pleasant, Palatable, Potent, Taste Good, Do Good, Never Sloken, Weaken or Gripe; 10. 25 and BO cents per box. Write for free sample, and book let on health. Address 433 Sterling Remedy Company, Chicago or New York. KEEP YOUR BLOOD CLEAR CHICHESTER'S MULISH PENNYROYAL PILLS Safe. Always reliable. Ladloa, aak Drugffet tor CHICH ESTKB'N ENOLISH in M and Ctol4 metallic boxes, sealed with blue ribbon. Take no oilier. ReAase dangeroua •■bati tatloaa sad Imitations. Buy of your Druggist, or a«nd le. in stamps for Particular*, Teatl ■soalala and " Relief for Ladles," in letter, a return nail. 10.000 TeatlmoniaJa. Sold by Druggista. OHIOHBSTBR CHEMICAL CO. SIM Hadlsoa Mqaare, PA. MnOonUltHH^ CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the /J? Signature of L^a^y/, Entertained the Indians. Miss Jennie Lovett entertained a number of her friends at her home fn Bloom street, Saturday evening, in honor of the members of the Carlisle Indian School basket ball team. The affair was made one of tlio most pleas ant features of the team 's stay In Dan ville. The following members of the team were present: Messrs. J. Libby, A. Libby, H. Gardner, Charles Walioo, Frank Mt. Pleasant. Albert Sheldon, and Thomas Archiquette. The Dan ville guests wero Mr. and Mrs. David Roderick, Miss Martha Keim, Miss Hilda Hornberger, Miss Mary Welsh, Miss Grace Ware, Miss Viola Young, Miss Rachel Goodall, Miss Harriet Boudman, Messrs. William Keim, Sidnev Oannard and Walter Lovett.
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