LEGISLATION TO LICENSE INTERS The officials of the State game com mission are giving much atteutiou to the proposed law for the licensing of all gunners audit will be presented at the comiug session of the legislature with the eudorsemeut of the commis sion and the State sportsmen's associa tion. Tho intended legislation had its origin at tho meeting of the sports men's association at Miltou in May, when a committee was nauiod to take charge of the drafting of the law. Dr. Joseph Kalbfus, secretary of the game commission, is chairman of tho legis lative committee of the association and will have a big hand iu tho work. It is plauued to requiro every guuucr to take out a license, costing a nomin al sum, say sl, from a place to be des ignated later. The money derived will be used,says Dr. Kalbfus, for tho work of the game commission; pay ment of officers detailed to protect gauie aud see that tho laws aro oufore ed uuder tho act for tho appoiutmeut of game wardens; for the propagotion of gamo by buying birds aud auimals in other states aud placing thom iu preserves so that they cau bo raised aud distributed, aud, most important of all, for the keeping tab ou hunters. By requiring oacli one to havo a li cense giving his uaino and a descrip tion of his personal appoarauco which must be shown upon demand of a warden aud property owuor ou whoso land the hunter may be, it will do away witli irresponsible hunters aud boys, who are a nuisance aud detri ment to game, as iu mauy instances they do not carry away whatthoy kill aud disregard laws. The owners of land and farmers will also havo to take out licenses, but this, snys Dr. Kalbfus, will be a benefit to thom, as has beeu in tho caso iu Missouri aud other wosteru States whore tho farm ers are the most ardent supporters of the law licensing all hunters. CENTRALIA MUST BE VACATED Witli the very lioart of Centralia's business district ordered vacateil by the Lehigh Valloy Coal and Iron com pany by the first of August when the work of robbing the pillars beneath that part of the town will bo started, the very lifo of that town is now threatened and its businoss death is only a matter of a short time. The gravity of the situation that faces that town was ascertained yes terday the facts leaking out through the search of the deed books now be ing made by counsel for tho parties who have been warned out, and who were innocent purchasers, in many in stances, not knowing that when the laud was first sold by the Locust Moun tain Goal and Iron company to land holders, the mineral rigiits were re served. Many of these parties who un knowingly purchased only tho surface rights are now preparing to institute suit to recover for their loss. The land upon which these proper ties stand was first conveyed by the Locust Mountain Coal and Iron com pany back in the sixties and seventies, and in the chauges of owners since that time there has been a failure to set forth in many instances that the deed carried only the surface rights. The citizens of Centralia are natur ally downcast over the situation that is staring them squarely in tho face. It means nothing else than tho ex termination of tho town for already valuations have depreciated and the taxes have necessarily been increas ed so that any growth of the town is out of the quostion. Witli practic ally all the laud owners eventually re ceiving the same notices whore they are above the workings of the coal company it requires no vivid imagina tion to realize that Centralia is in a bad way, to say tho least. Heavy Thunder Storm. One of the heaviest rain and thun der storms that ever visited this section was that which passed over this sec tion Tuesday afternoon. The downpour of rain hero was al most of cloud burst proportions, nnd continued steadily for throe quarters of an hour, whilu it became so dark that it was practically impossible to see acoross the street. Telephone wires were put out of gear, limbs of troes were knocked down, the streets received a thorough washing and the streams will be swol len and fishing interferred with as a result of the rain. Two largo willow treos on Spruco street were blown down, the larger in front of Stephon Shut-t's residenco falling across the street,and complete ly blocking tratfic. The troncli at tho sewer extension on Centre street was flooded and work was suspended. Mahoning creek and Blizzard's run were up auil over the banks at several points. fhe 2:21 Pennsylvania passenger train was dolayod over an hour by a quantity of gravol washing from the hill side unto tho tra iks noar Wolvor ton. A curios phenomenon occurred noar Boyd's station, where a large maple tree was struck liy lightning and shat tered, and then burst into flamos and burned. On tho William Simington farm at Mooresburg a sheaf of wheat only a few feet from tho barn was struck. The sheaf burst into flames but no damage was done to the barn. The Locust About Qone. The visit of the soventeen year lo custs, which caused considerable dam age to the saplings and also largo trees in the region, would make a person think a fire had swept over the terri tory. The leaveß and small branches have withered from the effects of the locusts' sting. Only a month ago thou sands of locusts could be seen mounted on trees and flying through the air. Now few of the pest remain. Fourteen Births. In this district last month there were but fourteen births while fifteen deaths occurred. In May there were 81 births and 17 deaths. COMPANY F PRB PARESFOR CAMP F company, Twelfth regimeut, N. G. P., of this city, is speedily com pleting all the arrangements for the annual oncampment of the State's soldier* which opons at Gettysburg at 9 o'clock on Saturday morning, July 21. The armory is beginning to assume the busy aspect that always precedes the encampment. Storos are being pre pared fof the journey and drills are being hold twice a week. The com pauy will leave Danville Friday after uoou, July 20, aud will be in camp that evening and have a night's rest beforo the real activities of camp life begin. The advance guard loaves on Thursday, the 19th. F Company is in better condition in every way this year than for a num ber of seasons past. The company numbors f>«3 mon which is 2 short of the maximum strength and 8 above the minimum. Danville's company at the inspection at last year's encamp ment, made a record of 2nd. in the 12th. regiment. This year the officers consider they have a good chance of being first, aud every effort will be made, both by the enlisted men aud their superiors, to land this coveted prize. In the spring inspection thi» year company F stood sth. in the Twelfth regiment. The standing would have been higher but for the low mark in guard duty, which was the lowest iu the regiment, owing to the selection of groou men for examination. To off set tliis, however, the local company was awarded the highest mark iu the regiment for books and papers—a per fect per centage of 100. The riflo range has boon open for several weeks under the supervision of Quarter Master Sergeant. George K. Gross, range mastor, and a quarter of the company has qualified. The re mainder of the men will qualify be foro going to camp. At the close of camp Company F will send a squad of its best shots to tho regimental matches at Suubury. It is upon the records made at these regimoutal shoots that tho team to represent. Pennsylvania at tho international matches at Sea Girt will bo based. The phenomenal records ! made by several members of company F warrant the belief that Danville will bo represented ou tho State team. Tho usual camp followors will be absent this year, as strict orders have been issued from rogimontal head quarters that no extra mon shall be taken to camp. The guardsmcu keenly appreciate the opportunity that is afforded them in speuding a week on the historic fields of Gottysburg. A number of people from Danville always visit the camp during tho week tho soldiers aro hav ing their outing. Barn Struck by Lightning. The fine big barn on the farm of Emanuel Sidler, ou the Jerseytowu road, Valley towusliip, was struck by lightuing Tuesday afternoon about 1:15 o'clock aud the firo that followed totally destroyed the structure aud several nearby buildiugs. Tho farm is occupied by Norman Kitchen, and lie with his son aud an other man woro iu tho baru unloading wheat at the time it was struck. Mr. Kitchou says the shock was terrific, and for a moment he was almost stun ned. An iustaut after tho lightning struck the barn was in a mass of flamos, tho firo breaking out in soveral places at tho same time. It was only by prompt action that the live stock and farming machinery wore saved. Tho barn was built about 60 years ago, but was iu excellent condition; it was constructed almost entirely of oak. It was a bank barn, 80x38, with a straw shed 55x30; uoarby stood a fine new corn shed which was also destroy ed. In the barn were about 30 tons of hay, 15 loads of wheat,and in the corn shod 450 bushels of shelled corn. Mr. Kitchon had about one-third of his wheat in and about one-half of his hay made. Mr. Sidler places the value of the destroyed buildings at $2300,0n which there is SI3OO insurance. On the hay and graiu there was about S4BO insur ance. "FELT." Ever since tho sensational exposure of tho condition of the Chicago pack ing houses people have been finding all sorts of things in canned meat. One woman found a man's thumb, or a piece of it at least; another found part of a cat's ear. Now a Bradford citizen claims to have discovered a piece of felt which formerly was part of a hat. The Bradford Star declares that "the felt was duly embalmed and flavored, but the citizen doclined to eat it. He had no want long felt to bo filled by such food—the accent on the felt." And now for a merry,merry laugh ov er the joke which surely must be felt by every reader. W. C. Farnsworth Promoted. W. O. Farnsworth, formerly operat or at tho D. L. & W. station in this city,and lately station agont at Sliick shinny, lias received a merited promo tion which tho Echo speaks of as follows : "W. O. Farnsworth, agent of Lack awanna railroad at this place,has been promoted to the Kingston station whore ho will have full charge of all tho railroad business. Mr. Farnsworth is popular with tho patrons of the road and also has a host of friends who re gret his departure." Rev. Morlson Resigns. The Rev. Charles Morison, who has beou tho roctor of St. Matthews Epis copal church at Suubury for nearly twenty-four years and who has been in bad health for sevoral months past, has tendered his resignation as rector of the parish. The vestry accepted Mr. Mori son's resignation. Jacobs' New Wagon. A fine new wagon, of John Jacobs' Sous, has just appeared on the streets. It is of a dark green color with the firm's name appearing on the sides. D. O. Hunt did the work. MILTON'S PAYING LIKE DANYILLE'S Milton is experiencing the same difficulties as Danville iu connection with paving with State aid. It lias beeu the intention of the Milton au thorities to pave Broadway,the town's main thoroughfare, with brick. Dr. Sidney Davis, of Miltou, was iu consultation with Commissioner of Highways Huuter at Harrisburg on Friday, aud as the conditions at Mil ton are alnioHt identical with those iu Danville, a portion of his rojiort to the citizens of Miltou as set forth ill the Stamlard will 110 doubt be of in terest here: "At first Mr. Huuter refused to do auvthiug but mecadamizo Broadway * * * but after somo talk ho stated the followiug proposition • • * : Mr. Huuter will pave Broadway from Frout street to the borough limits twenty feet wide according to the pro visions of tho Stato law, which re quires tho municipality to bear one fourth of the cost, tho balance of tho street, which is about thirteen or four teen foot, to bo paved by tho town or the property owners ou the street, the people or borough to supply and sot the curbing. (Mill streot is also 84 foet wide) Tho cost of tho paving would bo from $1.60 toll. 75 per square yard, according to certain conditions of the street, as grading, etc. This' 7>aving is to be placed on gravel or crushed stone foundation. Tho cost of curbiug is fifty or sixty cents per ruu n ing foot.'' Finally Dr. Davis concludes his re port with a statement with which, as is natural, Danville people will strenu ously disagree, yet which nevertheless clearly points to ouo of the groat bene fits of street paving, aud Dr. Davis' words of advice to Miltou people should be a warning to Danville not to allow auvthiug lo stand in tho way of tho successful culmination of the Mill street paviug proposition : "There Is one thing to be liorne iu mind, that tho Broadway road is the principal artery of this town as it taps more valleys and a larger scope of country than any of tho other roads leading to tho town and oucc this road is macadamized through to Washiug touville, as will eventually happen, then will a large section of trade be drawn to this town that, goes to Dan ville, for it goos without saying that all roads of this country point to Mil ton. '' Improvements at Trinity. A number of improvements are be ing made about tho Triuit.y M. E. property ou Oontre street,which when completed will greatly cuhauco the beauty and add to tho value of tho church and parsonage. The side walk iu frout of both tho church aud parsouago has beeu torn up and regraded, aud a fine new comout walk will be laid. The grade in front of the church was too low, aud in the course of the alterations this defect will bo romodiod. Tho stops leadiug to the main entrance of the church are being ropaired, and a concrete base will replace tho old wooden bottom step. At the parsonage, beside tho new side walk, tho exterior is receiving a coat of paiut aud couuectious aro beiug made witli the uew sewer extousiou. A bath room will be installed at ouco audit is the intcutiou in tho near fu ture to provide more room iu the par sonage by the erection of a two-story addition iu the rear, Tho work iu progress is under the personal supervision of Rev. L. Dow Ott, pastor of Trinity church. Home Hade Hail Boxes. Postmaster General Cortelyou has issued an order, togo into effect Aug ust I, rescinding tho regulation under which patrous of rural mail routes are compelled to purchase boxes from one of the 200 listed manufacturers, who have put on tho market 800 different styles of boxes, approved by the depart ment,costing from 00 cents to $1 each. Patrous of rural routes will be per mitted to construct their own boxes, provided that, in doing so they con form to tho requirements of the de partment. Iu order to maintain the govern ment protection of the mail placed in rural boxes tho patron must secure the approval of the postmastor for tho office which serves tho route,and paiut ou tho box the words "Approved by tho Postmastor General." Pleasant Surprise Party. A pleasant surprise party was tend ered Luther l*'ornwait at his homo near Mausdalo Saturday evoning, in houor of his eighteenth birthday. Those pre sent were : Laura Fenstorinacher.Mary Beyer, Rachel Fenstormacher, Emma Fenstermachor,Elsie Diehl, lona Hen dricks, Elizabeth Rooser, Jonnie Fry, Clara Cope, Florence Fausy, Annie Reeso,Elizabeth Griffin,Hattie Adams, May Litterer, Annie Young, Mary Young, Ethel Foruwalt, Nora Forn walt, Anna Foruwalt, Ruth Forn walt, Susie Keisor and Jodiah Keisor, of McEwonsvilio; Earl Renu, Ray mond Beyers, Clydo Diehl, Charlos Hen itiger and Mr. Uuspord, Hebert Hendricks, Harry Fry, Cliarlio Fry, William Parker, William Kindt, Reuben Koisor,William Rank, Arthur Reese,Luther Foruwalt, Willard Foru walt, Edward Delsito and Francis Delsite. Tho oveuing was spent with games and music. Refreshments were served. A LONG DISTANCE BRIDE. Despite the protests of the family, Miss Hhoda Emily Crosby,of Maliauoy City, will start for Loud is, Cal., to becomo the bride of the man she has never seen. The man is Charles Willis, a wealthy fruit grower of California. Miss Crosby is a member of the First Methodist Episcopal church and sings in the choir. The two became ac quainted through a matrimony ex change. Voyagers' Safe Arrival. Word has been received in this citj* of the safe arrival at Liverpool of Mr. ana Mrs. Thomas J. Rogers, Mrs. John D. Evaus and William W. Davis and son Mostyn. STATE TO MANGE GAME-PRESERVES The State game commission lias de termiued to establisli a unmber of State game preserves, where for a period of six years there will au ab solutely closed season for all kiwis of game. This scheme is following oat the purposes of tlie act of May 11,1805, whereby the game commission was given authority in co-operation with tho State forestry commission to est ablisli such preserves with tho idea of propagating the wild fauna of the State. The matter was brought up at the mooting of the game commission Sat urday afternoon and it was stated that tho forestry commission has given tho necessary |>ormission aud throe pre serves, each from two to two and a half miles square, will be established at once. One will be in Fraukliu coru ty near Mont Alto aud ono each iu Clinton aud Clearfield counties, whore the State owns many acres of forest laud. It is proposed to surround those preserves with a siuglo wire with notices of the reservation placed every 100 feet or so, tho idoa being that tho wiro will servo as a warning to limit res that tlie.v are State resorvos, tho common souse aud public spirit of the hunter being trusted to prevent him from entering or shooting gamo there in. Speaking of the plan, Dr. Kalbfus, State game protector, said to a report er on Saturda}': • 4 This is the com mencement of a great chain of por- Horves where game of all kinds may go, rest aud brood. They will not bo stocked, as we trust that the animals and birds will go there from other places. Wo will rely upon the people to rospect these preserves, our ouly precautions being a wiro aud notices tacked on trees. If this is done tho whole State will benefit." Men will bo put to work this week to make the surveys to establish bound aries. OPKN AIR TREATMENT. It is stated that the managers of the State hospital for the insane at Nor ristowli have determined to purchase tents and resort to the open air treat ment for those insane patients who are atTlictod with tuberculosis. The open air treatment to be introduced will be similar to that at White Haven aud other sanitariums where consumptives live out of doors and whoso principal treatment is deep broathing and tho generous consumption of milk and eggs. The population of tho Norris town institution is said to be almost 2,500, and fifty of these have consump tion. They have already beon isolated in cottages remote from other build ings. Tho fresh air treatment is the ouly rational one for victims of con sumption. WATER FOR STOCK. An Adams couuty man lost a more or less valuable bull in a peculiar man ner tho other day. When the cattle were taken in from the field in tho eveuiug they rushed for tho watering trough with such eagerness as to throw the bull into it on his back. As ho was rather under tho average size and as the cattle completely surrounded the trough, tho animal was drowned before the owner realized his prodica nient. To the impartial observer it looks as though tho owner of those cat tie should provide some method of as suagiug their thirst frequently during the hot term. Pleasant Outing. A party of young people from Dan ville enjoyed a pleasant lawn party Saturday at the Yorks' farm, Bloom road. The trip to anil from the farm was made in the trolley. Thoso pros eut wore Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stees, Misses Mary Holloway, Knima Gear hart, Kutli and Ava Gearhart and Ida Gallaher, Messrs. Edward Shultz.Theo. R. Angle, Dr. Nevinger and Dr. Krickbauui, of tho hospital stalT, and Albert Savage, of Sunuury. Huge Rattlesnake Skin. Julius Hoim, ou Saturday had iu his possession a rattlosnako skin that had boon tlio covering at ono time of a veritable giant among snakes. The skin is a beautiful spocimen, seven feet,eight aud a half inches long; this measurement did not include the head or tho rattles. The skill was sent to Mr. Hoim from Forest City to be made into belts. Plenty of Quail. The condition of tho quail brought from the South aud distributed ovor tho state, said Secretary Italbfuss, of ho Stato gamo commission, is report ed to be very good. We have placed quail from the South in every county of the Stato excepting three, whero there are no gamo protectors. All re ports are that tho birds aro doing first rate, aud wo get reports almost daily. C. E. Convention. The bi-couuty convention of the Christian Endeavor society will bo held ill the Presbyterian church at Grangevillo this year. Tho convention includes Moutour anil Columbia coun ties. The executive committee will moet the latter part of July or tho first of August to arrango a program aud set tho time. Short Chapter on Boys. Au exchange tells of a nowspapor re porter who interviewed thirty success ful business mou aud found that all of them when boys had beeu governed striclty aud frequently thrashed. He also interviewed thirty loafers and learned that twenty-seven of them had been mamma's "darling," and the othor three had boon roared by their grandmothers. Car Builders on Strike. The car builders, numbering about thirty-fivo men, went ou a strike at tho Bloomsburg American Car aud Fouudry plant. The men want an in crease iu tho price of building a car from eight dollars to ten dollars. Tho company was williug to give the em ployees nine dollars per car but this was not accepted and the men quit work. MINOR MATTERS OFJNTERBST Public opinion is not always right, but it usually gets right In tho end. Political matters are ngaiu coming to the front. Tho wise citizen avoids litigation as he would the plague. The man who rocks tho bout should be locked up iu a lunatic asylum. Tho period of the free pass is uover likely to return to this country. The best of mou and women are of ten the victims of thoir environment. There is only one way to acquire au education that will prove valuable aud that is by hard study. Tho fireworks liavo all been packed away for another yoar, while tho wounded are slowly recovering. This thing of taking sholtor under trees during tho progress of an oloctric storm is a mighty dangerous pioce of business. The nukown Fourth of July cele lirator who killod a little girl iu Haz leton by tho dischargo of a revolver must feel sorry he was born. Tho Pan-American conforouce will open at Rio do Jauorio ou the 21st of this mouth. Secretary of State Root and the Uuitod States dologates sailed form Now York ou the stoamship Byron, a couplo of days ago. Admiral ltojostveusky takes all the blame oil himself for the surrender to tho-Japaneso. Which involves a higher degreo of bravery than to liavo battled to a hopeless finish against the Jap warships. Winston Churchill, the author of " Itichard Carvoll" aud Conuistou," lias entered the race for tho Republi can nomination for governor of New Hampshire, upon the platform of nou-intorferenco by tho Boston and Maine railroad or any otlior corpora tion. with the political affairs of the state. Automobiles are now accusod of spreading insect posts. They also stir \up microbes in the dust that they raise as they tear along. The deadly cholera is at work early iu tin' Philippines. Evory care should | he exercised to keep it out of this i country. In the present, condition of Russia it would not ho surprising if the gov ernment should docido on the official assassination of Rejostvensky. The American Bridge company broke all previous monthly records during Juno by booking orders for an aggre gate of (>0,lX)0 tons of structural steel anil turning out from its mills 55,000 tons. It is undoubtedly a fact that the Rritish government regards with an xioty the present situation in Egypt and northern Africa as possibly indi cating the outbreak of a "holy war." The boot and shoe industry con tinues to occupy a position of promin ence becauso of tho steady increase in shipments from Rostou iu comparison with any previous season, moro than 2,500,000 casos having been forwarded during tho first half of the year. It is expected the government crop estimate for July, will be very favor able, and is considered of much im portance as a guide to the condition of Spring wheat, as well as of tho start of corn. The Winter wheat figures will be the last of tho scasou and will be only revised wheu the actual crop results are known. 3 It is estimated by pooplo who aro iu a position to know that not half of the foreigners who wont away during the suspension of the miuos have re turned i,to coal region. Considerable difficulty is oxporionced at some of the colleries owing to tho scarcity of men. Tho i'armors would liko a couplo of weeks straight sunshine, to get their grass cut aud cured aud hay putin the bain. The woathor is too catchy for haying. ' Tho Atlantic City lawmakers have passed an ordinance declaring street meeting of tho Salvation Army dis orderly,and that everybody participat ing in them is disorderly. Of course the pagssage of tho law cannot bo re garded as reflection on the municipal lawmakers. Tho railroads threaten to increase the freight rates on breakfast foods. Is this in tho interest of the public health? Thoro aro reports of an excellent hay crop throughout Eastern Pennsylvania. That is good news,for it nieaus money in tho hands of tho farmers, hay being now one of the best paying crops. Ex-Postmaster Chas. W. Scott, of Williamsport.has brought suit against tho Pennsylvania Railroad Company for ton thousand dollars damages for injuries sustained while riding in one of its trains. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Puts Ban on Canteen. A regimental onler, issued Saturday by Oolonol Joseph B. Hutchison, com manding the Eighth regiment, N. G. P., puts a ban on company or officers' canteeiiH at the camp of tho regiment at Gettysburg daring the week of July 21 to 28. Similar ordors have been issued by nearly overy regimental commander of the National Guard of Pennsylvania. Will Not Accept. W. D. Laumaster, of this city, who received a call several weeks ago to tho general secretaryship of the Ber wick Y. M. G. A., has decided that it will bo impossible for him to accept, as ho l.as evaugelical engagements that will keep him occupied woll into next winter. Pine St. Lutherans at DeWitt's. The Pine Street Lutheran Sunday school held its annual picnic at De- Witt's park yestorday. Hacks wore kept busy all day, carrying the many who attended to and from the park. It was a most enjoyable occasion. MAKING STATE JjAME PLANS Col. C. M. Clement aud ofliccrs of the Twelfth regiineut are busily en gaged in preparations for the division cucampmout of the guard, which will bo held ou the historic field of Gettys burg from July 21 to 28. Ou accouut of the new arraugomeut of the promis ed camp it is expected that this en campment will be tho most successful, from a practical military point of view, over held iu the State. Major Geuoral Gobiu has approved the site, which has boen plotted by Lieutenant Colouol W. F. Richardson, division quartermaster. Inasmuch as it will be the first State eucampmont in which General Gobiu will bo the commaudiug ofilcor, he is doing his utmost to mako Camp Robert M. Hen derson,as it will bo called,a great suc- COBS. Lieutenant Colouel Richardson has gone to Gettysburg to arrauge tho final details of tho encampment. The troops will be located iu the vicinity of the division eucanipmout of two years ago, but the locations of tho var ious organizations will bo changed somewhat so as to oxpedite the mau ouvers according to the oxporieuco gained at tho last division encamp ment. The calvary troops, which wore scattored two years ago with the dif forout brigades, will camp togothor, and near by will he two battories. Thoso will lie located along tho Cliani bersburg pike near tho drill grounds. Tho general division hoadquartors will bo on the Kmniittsburg pike, about half-way betwoou tho headquarters of the first and second brigades, which will be along the same pike. The headquarters of the third brigado will be directly opposite, ou Coufodorate avenue. Betwoou headquarters is tho largo parado grounds. The first aud third regimeuts of the first brigade will be on either side of tho brigade headquarters, while the Second ami Sixth rogimeuts will be some distauco in frout of tho first. The regiments of the second brigado will bo almost di rectly in front of the brigade head quarters. The third brigade headquart ers will be botweon the fourth nud twelfth regimental camps, facing tho parade grounds, while tho eighth,ninth and thirteenth rogimeuts will be on the other Bido of Confederate avonue, behind the twelfth regiment camp. This arrangement is regarded as the best ever planned for Gettysburg, as all brigades will bo about equally dis tant from the parado grouuds, while the drill ground is within oasy inarch ing distance. Major General Gobin has planued oxtonsivo mauouvors in tho tactics em ployed iu the regular army,so that the Stato troops will really bo undergoing for tho timo being, tho samo drills as the regulars. Tho oncanipmeut, and especially the drilling, will be wit nessed by tho usual number of officers from tho United States army, who liavo been detailed for tho duty by Secretary of War Taft. Those officers will make a report to the war depart ment regarding tho standard of effici ency of tho State troops. Most of tho companies are noarly up to their full complement, while some have their mustor roll full. Governor Peuuypackor will, of course, reviow the troops,but the date sot for "Governor's Day" has not been announced. As it will bo the last under his administration, he is co-operating heartily with thooflicors, aud is said to be arranging his affairs so that ho can siieml several days at the oucampment. Elderly Lady's Fall. Mrs. Sarah Smull, an elderly lady, rosidontof Church street, while walk ing near her home Monday,made a mis step and falling sustained a number of sevoro bruises that confine her to the house. BEST FOR THE BOWELS If yon havon't a rngalar, healthy movement of the bowtilg every day, you'ro ill or will bo. Keep your bowola open, and bo woll. Force, in tho nhape of violent physic or pill poison, is dangerou*. 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Keft»e dangrroui •übatl taUoM and Inalf atlopa. Buy of your Druggist, or send 4«. in stampe for Partlrulars, Testi monials and " Keller for Ladles," In MUr, a return Mall. 10,000 Testimonials. Hold by Drugglsta. CHIOBHBTHR OHHMIOAL 00. •IN Badbea ««aart, TA. COMMUNICATION FROM AN INTERESTED ONE Mr. Editor.--We desiro to point out some of the advantages of substituting modern calisthenics iu our public schools for the recess period. This method gives at least 15 min utes iu the forenoon and 15 minutes in the afternoon for systematic exercise in each class room. Duriug this 15 minutes of oxerciso the windows in the rooms can all be opeuod without any fear of any one taking cold. The advantage of recess is fresh air and exorcise, both of those are secured by the above method and more efliciently. No one is allowed to over exerciso and all are compelled to take some exerciso. There is no wrest ling, no lighting, no dirt, no mud, no wet foot and torn clothes, no Hideous howling mob, no property destroyed no one so overheated or excited that they cauuLt goto work with a zest im mediately after tho calisthonic period is over. The tendency of the school child bending over his desk is to bo come round or stoop-shoulderod. The calisthenic exercise which re quires tho children to stand up straight oxhalo and inhale frooly and go through the necessary motions to develop ov ery part of tho body would go far to ward overcoming round or stoop shoulders. Tho child may or ho may not get the right kind of exorcise on the school grounds. In the school room he is sure to get just the exorciso which he needs from the calisthenics. Such exercises have always proven a delight to children and thus the child's craving for play is also satisfied. Tho history of tho method has been that many children learn tho movoments, and themselves voluntarily take lioed od exerciso in their own homos during tho winter mouths. By this method parents would not feel that their chil dren wore housed in a hot stuffy stag nant room, where they are liable to take almost any disease, but thoy would know that for at least 15 minutes in tho forenoon session and fifteen min utes in tho afternoon the rooms would bo deluged with fresh air. Everybody knows that a healthy body is necessary to an active mind,and the writer fools that the considerations of health alone abundantly justify the chango. To the writer's best knowlodgo, no public school that has adopted the above method has over gone back to the old rocess system. It has overy whoro proven a delight to parents ami children alike. It is no ex]>eriniont but | alroadv an old system proven ofllcieut j by pract ice,and to tho writer's certain knowledge, many of the foremost citi- I zens in this community are in favor ! of the change. | Tne moral benefit of the above sys j torn is self evident, as it effectively I cuts out all tho immoralities of tho ro | cess. The large boy has not the oppor j tunity to pour his vile language into tho ears of the little ones. Tho refin ing infiuonco is just as apparent, for the coarseness and vulgarity of the re cess are effectively cut out. It seems scarcely necessary to call attention to tho benefits of the second part of our proposition, viz: that tho barren yards that surround our school buildings bo turned into attractive parks. Tho beauty, tho pleasure ami the profit of such a change must he patent to any one who has not boon reared in a back woods never to see a greeu field. If a vote of tho citizens of Danville should be taken, as to whether they prefer barn yards or parks about, our public school buildings there would bo no question as to the result. The matter of oxponso in thus fitting up our four wards would be so small that it ought not to deter auy one but a miser or a fossil. After these yards have been turned into beautiful parks with artistic flower beds the keeping of them in good condition would be a vory small matter for the janitor. Imloed the lessening of his labor both inside and outsido the builidug by the abolition of tho recess, would give him ahuudaut time to care for tho grounds properly. The moral, refining and aesthetic effect of such beauty spots in our com munity can not be measured. There is a humble little home on Ferry street between Mahoning and tho old canal that is one of the beauty spots of this town, becauso of the rofiuoment dis played by a profusiou of plants and flowers in tho littlo yard in front of the home. It stands iu striking con trast. to the barrenness of our school yards. Some ono may object that wo could not keop such parks about our school buildings because the children would destroy them. It is being done ! effectively elsewhere. Can't we do what others aro doing? And to say that the children would destroy thom is to say that we aro not capable of governing tho children. Such a state ment is a libel yn the children. It can ho dono and very easily. The writer knows of a school where all the chil j dreu take a pride in their exquisite lawn and beautiful flowers ami will \ not allow any one to touch them. Hut } in order to do so the rocess must not j only bo abolished but tho children 1 must not bo allowed to assemble on ' the school grounds bofore school hours. Where parks are mantained about school buildings, the children don't' assemble until the hour for school,and i thou they immediately goto their' respective rooms. When school is dismissed each class marches out to the music of a piano, two by two and keop step and in rank until they have marched one square from tho public school building, where they are allowed to break ranks but not to congregate. They must move on. Where this mothod is in vogue, it works like clock work,and most satis factorily to children,to parouts and to the whole community. Much more might bo said but tho writer feels that enough has been said to give tho out line of tho suggested improvements. The author has written at the request of t others and feels that he has only ex pressed tho sentiments of many who are most interested in the welfare of our public schools. Wo, the people, can have what wo want, and it remains for those who are interested to express themselves and make their domands. If wo want things as they aro, thoy will remain that way, If we waut thom differently wo can have them so. The writer keeps himself iu the dark ouly for the sake of keeping personality out of the sub ject. The one person whom we woul I like to see most interested is the • 'great big public." EALBFDS BELIEVES mm STORY A story was sent out from Pough koepsie, N. Y., last week to the effect that John Burroughs, the author-na turalist, has returned from a trip to Sullivan county, N. Y., where he in vestigated reports that wild pigeons had boon recently in that locality, with the impression that he had every rea son to believe that the meu who saw the birds wore tolUug the truth, as t,hoy were familiar with the passenger pigeon in the olden days when there were flocks of millions in this couu try. Secretary Kalbfus.of the State game commission, was asked if he had auy information concerning wild pigeons iii this State, ami said he had received reports of some being seen, but had not yet investigated. Several mouths ago Secretary Kulbfus received a let ter from H. H. Itishel, of Westover, Clearfield county, in which he stated that thore had b<".»u nesting for two seasons past a large flock of wild pige ons within a mile of where he lives, and ho was confident there were at least throe hundred in the flock. Dr. Kalbfus a?hod for further infor mation concerning these birds, thiuk ing perhaps that they might be doves, and Mr. liishel told him that they nested together, which to the game commissioner i an indication that they wore really wild pigeons,as doves do not nest together, and it was a peculiarity of the wild or passeuger pigeons of thirty years ago to nest in largo flocks. Tin 10 can scarely be any mistake about the ;e being wild pige ons,and it leads to the belief that they are coming bacl: la this State. Thirty years n » there was a large wild pigeon rooin the vicinity of Sheffield, Warren county, and the stories told ol" tln-ir numbers seem al most incredible. Wliou the birds set out to fcod in the morning and return ed to tho roost at night they were iu such numbers as to obscure the suu, and passing over i town, flying low, they resembled a huge cloud. Millions of thom were killed and sent to the larger cities, while thousauds were trapped and used at shooting matches. Tho Cornplanter Indians in the north ern part of this State and Southern New York netted myriads of the birds and made a good living from their salo. If the wild pigeon returns to this State a stringent law will be passed to provont its extermination. | Help! Help! I'm Falling Thus cried the hair. And a kind neighbor came co the res cue with a bottle of Ayer's Hair Vigor. The hair was saved! This was because Ayer's Hair Vigor is a regular hair medicine. Falling hair is caused by a germ, and this medicine completely destroys these germs. Then the healthy scalp gives rich, healthy hair. Tho best kind of a testimonial " Sold for over aixty years." M Mado by J. t'. 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