AN INTERESTING TRIP ARROAD Former Councilman W. \V. Davis and hou Mostyu arc back again with olil friends in Danville after n couple mouths' visit with relatives in Wales. Tliey left Danville on June lUth and crossed the Altautic in the steamship Oceanic. They made the return voyage iu the Celtic, arriving nt New York on Saturday Mr.. Davis' trip was full of interest not only for himself, who left that country for Amorica when eight years of age, but also for his son, who for the first time was permitted to see many straugosights,concerning which he had read or repeatedly hoard dwelt upon in conversation. It was Mr. Davis' socond voyage to Europe and second visit to Ills mother, from whom ho was parted when a boy. Their visit was mostly confined to South Wales which Mr Davis describes as a most picturesque and romantic country. It is called the land of cast les. Everywhere theso may be soon j old and time-worn and often ruined, it 1b truo, but still stately and boauti ful In their ruins. Summer in wales, he says, is cooler than here, so that while peas, beans, and many of the garden products that thrivo here aio staples tlioro, yet tliero aro others, to matoes and the like that require a warm climate, which can be grown only iu hot houses and aro rankod with the luxuries. The price of butter,oggs, meat, &c., seems to differ but littlo from what is common in our country. In the matter of wages also the difference is not as great as might be imagined. A coal miner receives 3D cents per ton. At many places two-foot-veius are work ed and the miner literally works ly ing down. The product of those mines, however, is regarded as the best steam boat coal in the world. Fine Lot of Bass Fry. The shipment of bass from Pleasant Mount hatchery, expected to arrive at Danvillo a couple of weeks ago, but which failod to appear at that timo, reached this city on labor day nnd were placed in tho river. The fish, which arrived on the 4 D. L. & W. train, were met by re sponsible parties and taken off the messengers' hands. There were iu all six cans and tho fish wore exceedingly fine, running in size three iuclies and upwards. Altogether, thoy aro regard ed as the finest lot of bass fry that were ever shipped to Danville. Tho fish were distributed along the river at different, (mints betwoeu the bridge and tho hospital grounds. Now, if people up the river and those down the rivor will do as much tore- Btock the north branch as Danvillo fishermen liavo dono it will not be maiiy years until the stream will af ford as good fishing as it did at any time in its history. On the other hand, without sue!) co-operation, while the effort put forth here, will not be wholly lost, it will bo Impossible to accomplish the object aimed at and a fine opportunity will be lost. Tendered a Surprise. Mrs. Howard Hilkert was touderod a very pleasant surprise party at hor home near Mooresburg on Saturday evening, iu honor of hor birthday. Refreshments were served. Thoso proaont were : Mr. and Mrs. James Hilkert, Mr. and Mrs. Josopli Hilkert,Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Woitz el, Mr. and Mrs. William Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Pannebaker, Mr. and Mis. William Blue, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Oouway, Mr. and Mrs. William Patterson ; Misses Rachel, Alice and Emma Eeustermachor.lona Hendricks, Wilda Panuobakor, Flora Robbins, Rebecca Quigg,Minnie and Mary Hil kert, Florence Hilkert, Maud Hend ricks,Mabol Oouway, Mrs. Auua Werly and daughtor Helen,of Milton ; Messrs. Spencer and Oalviu Arter, Freeman Robbins. Harvey, (Jalvin and Edward Hilkert, Albert Fenstermaclier, Her bert and John Hendricks, John and Stanley Hilkert, Leroy Oouway, Wil liam aud Beaver Davis. Oirls Dressed as Boys Arrested. Mary Brown, of Milton, and Eva Polk, of Sereno, Columbia county, were taken into custody at Oatawissa yes terday afternoon and are now inmates of tho Bloomsburg jail. The girls woro dressed in boys cloth ing aud wore out on a lark. Thoy had their hair cut short,aud to all appear ances wore bona lido boys of tho vaga rant type. They had been on the "road" for ovor a week aud whou in terviewed iu jail last night, they said they had beou having a fine time, aud that tliey had beeu over ali this sec tion of the Stato. Tliey aro both about sixteen yonrs of age. The Polk girl seems to be tho moro daring. She stated last oveuing that one day sho took a job aud workod for a while in a saw mill, and that at an other time she had liirod out for tho wiuter to a farmer near Nescopock. Addition to Packer hospital. Ou account of the grout increase iu the uumher of patients at the Mary M. Packer hospital, Suubury, the direct ors have decided to build au addition to the institution at a cost of #7,000. The preparatiou of tho plans is un der way at the present timo aud work will be startod within the very uear future. The addition will bo equipped with wards, private rooms, a diet kitchen and a now surgical ward. The directors liavo sufficient funds to build the addition but will he compelled to solicit contributions for tho furnish ings from the public. Last year showed a marked increase iu the number of patients troatod and a decreaso iu the death rato. There were also many more paid patients than ever beforo iu the history of tho hospital. A Big Cantaloupe. Milo Reed last evening was exhibit ing iu this city a big cautaloupo, the product of his farm ou the south side of the rivor. Tho cantaloupe weighed 18>jj pounds and just filled n bushel measuVe. Very few people confess their real sins but most people are rather fond I of confessing imaginary oues. I THE "BLUES" ARE IN THE LEAH The membership contest of tho Y. M. C. A. opeiied Tuesday eve under the most auspicious circumstances,the "blues" starting out ahead. Although the total membership of the Y M. C. A. here is some 250, yet all told thoso in tho hall Tuesday night when the contest was launched was only one hundred. What the meeting lacked in numbers, however, seomed to be mado up in enthusiasm. As plan ned tho wholo membership in a short time will be enrolled on one side or the other aud with so many willing hands working tlioro need be no mis givings as to the result. General Secretary Bombard presided. There was an opening selection by Methoroll's orchestra, which kindly volunteered its services. Tlioro woro a fow suggestions by tho general sec retary,after which all was in readiness for "choosing sides" or in other words selecting workers for tho contest. A coin was tossed up, which gave first choice to Joe Divel, who represents tho "blues". A good deal of interest was attached to tho choosing of sides, especially while the more devoted and effectual workers of tho association woro being picked out alternately. It was soon over and each captain had forty-flvo men. .The "choosing" did not end Tuesday night. Each of tho captains will con tinue to draw on the membership not represented at tho mooting until ovory man and boy—with his consent—is en rolled ou ono side or tho other. After tho formation of sides Tuesday night refreshments, consisting of ice cream, cake and fruit, were served by the ladies' auxiliary. At the conclu sion of tho mooting tho "blues" were ahead aud the fact was indicated by a blue light at tho entrance to tho build ing. Sunbury's Tax Huddle. Mr. P. H. Moore and Mr. W. G. Hoffman, says tho Suubury Daily,have been appointed appraisers of the prop erty of Mr. W. Berry, ex-tax collect or. Thoy mot Saturday afternoon to determine the value of the real estate which Mr. Berry possesses. The prop erty will all be sold at public sale, and the proceeds turned ovor to Mr. Johnson B. Miller, tho assignee. Tho amount will then bo turned ovor to tho treasurers of the school distiict, tho borough and tho county to meet his shortage. The real estate to be ap praised is as follows: Two doublo houses in tho Fifth ward, one vacant lot 011 Fourth street in tho Sixth ward, one vacant lot ou Fifth street in the Sixth ward, hid own home on South Seventh street, and a vacant lot near his residonco. It is believed, however, that this property is not. entirely un incumbered, and that liens against it must be mot before anything can bo applied to Mr. Berry's other obliga tions. Immediately upon the disclos ure of the shortago in his accounts as tax collector Mr. Berry turned ovor his entire possessions. Whether thoy j will meet the deficit is impossible to determine at present. However, sl,- 500, which Mr. Berry had in cash, has been given to tho treasurers of the borough and school district to meet current expenses. Entertained at Grovania. Mr. and Mrs. Alouzo Mauser outor tained a number of their friends at their home at Grovania Saturday evening. Tho lawn was very beauti fully decorated with .lapanoso lanterns aud flags. During the evoning at a table on tho lawn refreshments wero served. Those present wore: Mr. and Mrs. John Mauser. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Wintersteeu, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Garrison, Mr. and Mrs. Goorgo Mow ery, Mr. ami Mrs. Charles Fry, Mr. aud Mrs. Herbert Boaver, Mr. aud Mrs. Henry Baylor,Mr. aud Mrs. Wil liam Lazarus, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hageubuch, Mrs. Lewis Thomas, Mrs. Naomi Ilartnian, Mrs. John Wolliver, Mrs. Sarah Gibson, Mrs. Minnie Mid dleton, Misses Maude Fry, Ruth Mow roy, Graco Thomas, Ruth Thomas, Pearl Baylor, Florence Fry, Edna Fry, Auua Childs, Pauline Mauser, Mary Mauser, Martha Gibson,Laura Beaver, Mary Beaver, Dorothy Wolliver; Mossrs Hoy Wintersteeu, Walter Wintersteeu, Kaymond Lazarus, Charles Childs,* Charles Mauser, Paul Middleton, Rob ert Fry, Walter Fry, Earl Wellivor and John Thomas, how It Is Done in Shamokin. A eertaiu young man in Shamokin called upon a young lady last week and iu the course of tho evening ho re solved to kiss hor, ho made known his iuteutions. Sho said, "John if you do I'll scream. " Ho didn't boliovo her, however, aud ho undertook tho liberty and in a moment he performed the act with a rousing good smack. Tho lady scroamod and brought the father and mothor down stairs to the room. "What on earth is the matter?" exclaimed the mothor. Tho young man stood at the piano almost paralyz ed with fear, wishing the roof would fall in and bury everybody. Tho young lady by this time was standing ou the sofa. The mother de manded au explanation. The young ladv then told hor mamma that she saw a mouse audit frightened her al most to death. Tho parents wout to thoir room and the young man kissed hor uutil she couldn't tell a mouse from a mule.—Shamokin Dispatch. Picnic a Success. The labor day picnic at DeWitt's park was a big success, ono of the largest crowds of tho season gathering at the resort. The game of baso ball in tho afternoon between Danvillo and Benton resultod iu a victory for the latter by a scoro of 2—o. Broke Nose on Auto. Will G. Brown had tho misfortuno Monday evoning to sustain a broken nose. Mr. Brown had just brought a party home from a ride in T. J. Price's car and was about to return to the garage when he foil against the front part of the auto. Q*0#OeO*0*0«00*0*0*Q«0*0*0 ° AN 8 § EPIDEMIC! o o 5 By S • Martha McCulloch-Williams 112 0 CopjTlffht, 1900, by C. H. Butcliflfe O • • 0«0®0®0®0»0*00«0»0*0®0*0®0 "I have my opinion," Mrs. March said Impressively, "of folks that don't know no moro'n to give a candy pull. You don't goto It, Loulzn; not ono step. I've brought you up genteel and genteel you've got to stay while you otny with me nnd your pa." "Il'mp! That's likely to be always, the didoes you cut up," her spinster sister-in-law, Miss Mary-Bet, sniffed. "Patience knows, if I had a girl like Louiza, com In' ou twenty-one, and four more a-erowdln' her, I'd be glnd and thankful of any chance to show her off. And I'd like to have you tell me what there Is against a candy pull? Dear knows, I've seen better'n you at 'em and bavin' a mighty good time." Miss Mary-Bet had "means;" heuco lier outspeaking. Squiro March had charged lils wife never to argue with her. Therefore that lady contented herself with a mild retort. "I can't say as it's real sinful, un less they mean to have play In' after ward. And 1 hope you don't think I hold with them klssln' games." "I don't know but you'd better," Miss Mary-Bet said rumlnntively. "I nay let Louiza f*o, and Mary-Bet and Sully too." "My! That would be a team of Marches," Mrs. March said, drawing down the corners of her mouth. Miss Mary-Bet got up decisively. "There's goin' to be four Marches," she announced. "I'm goln' myself. I know the Peterses would 'a' asked mo If they hadn't thought It wasn't wuth while. And I'm goln* to take my nieces and buy 'em a new frock and rib bons and shoes. Don't you say a word, Hannah! One old maid In the family is moro'n enough." Mrs. March gasped; she was past Bpeech. Miss Mary-Bet was commonly so close with her money her present liberal mind was in the nature of a miracle. But if she repented It she hold fast to her word and trotted off a week later to the Peterses In the high est possible feather. Louiza was gorgeous in a plaid frock —green, blue and purple; Mary-Bet Junior sported a scarlet delaine, and little Sally, a yellow haired fnlry who TUB NEXT MINUTE HE MEASURED niS LENGTH ON THE CARPET, looked like a changeling among her high colored brunette sisters, was In robin egg with little reliefs of white. Miss Mary-Bet herself was a picture of elegance in a span new black silk. Mrs. March declared it was tempting providence to wear such a thing where molasses candy was so to abound, but Miss Mary-Bet had only tossed her head and marched off with It some thing higher than usual. Sho was rising forty, also fat and fair. Her sharp tongue nnd masterful ways had kept men rather In awe of her. Now that youth was past she began to see that the world wagged mainly for married folk, so she had made up hor mind to marry off her nieces out of hand in spite of their mother. Louiza was not much of a problem. She was so kindly and sweet spirited, withal so much a born economist, at least three personable widowers were thought to be on tenterhooks about her, each waiting tho lucky chance that would let him speak his wish. All of them would be nt the candy pull, and each should have his chance. "Miss Mary-Bet had cautioned Lou iza not to bo precipitate. "Don't let any man have It to throw up to you that you couldn't get anybody else," she had said. "You Jest listen to all of 'em and say you gotter have time to make up your mind. Then you can take your pick. Shucks, don't tell me you won't get It! You'd 'a' been mar ried long ago if your ma'd had tho sense of a goose. She's kept you tied right to her apron string and never let anybody name eourtln' that she wasn't right there to stop the whole thing." Mary-Bet Junior was a handful even without the red frock. Iler godmother was none too fond of her—they were too nearly off tho snme piece. The most eligible of the widowers had shown symptoms of wavering when ever he found himself In Mary-Bet Junior's vicinage—he was under thirty. ir i.omza liad the bad taste to pre fer one of the others, Miss Mary-Bet reflected, the wandering and waver ing might be turned to account. Henry May could hardly be railed a real widower —he had but married his sweetheart on her deathbed for the privilege of soothing her last fevered hours. That was live years back, so he had been wonderfully constant. K was only this last year that he had been seen anywhere but at church. Rally's blue eyes were still thoso of 1 child—at least to the casual glance. Looking to their depths, there was lomething more. Sally had light, Miiaii reel ami movea iiKe thistledown In summer airs. When the playing began she was the star. She had not shone In the candy pulling; It was hard work, and, besides, she hatod her pulling partner, Sandy Roberts. It made her almost sick to touch hands with him In the folding of their candy skein. After the first time she had let go the candy, thereby giving Sandy a fall or so. lie meant to get even with her in the playing by choosing her out of the very first ring and kissing her not once, but many times. Possibly Sally suspected as much. Certainly she fought shy of any ring I where he stood up. Since he was a J nne singer ami a reauy lender, tnai cut her out of many things, but she did not very much miiul. Silas Venn, tho oldest nml stablest of the widowers, somelaow took her under his protection and saw to it that she was not lone some. Miss Mary-Bet chuckled to seo It. 'Thiuks he's same as in the family and beln' good to little Sis," she said to herself, adding after a breath, "but, unless I miss my guess, he's goln' to get the sack. Loulza looks llko she plum' wroppod up In John Trotter; he's been tellin' her all about the cir cuses he's went to ever since tho call come to pull candy." Evideutly John was much flattered. He talked on and on through "Swing Old Liza," through "Mister Bluster," through "Oats, Teas, Beans and Bar ley" and to tho beginnings of "Snap." "Snap" forbids conversation, albeit it is destitute of singing. Loulza was a beautiful runner, a swift and sure catcher. What need to add that she was ruthlessly snapped onto the floor almost as soon as ever she sat down? Sandy Roberts, in especial, got her out whenever ho could, and since he was the life of the game that was very often. But when, In the course of play, she became part of the stump, he thought It would be great sport to get himself Irregularly the pursuer of Sal ly. lie caught her, of course, although phe made him pant for it, and would not let her go until ho had given her a resounding smack. The next minute lie measured his length on the rag car pet. Silas Venn's fist had sent him there, and Silas himself stood over him with eyes that said plainly, "Come out side and settle it." Then something happened; something to talk about for at least a generation. Loulza, the meek and mild, the gentlest creature living, flew at Silas iu a rage, shook him hard and whirled him aside, then stooped over the prostrate Sandy, half sobbing: "If—if he hurt you, I'll kill him! Get up, Sandy, darlin'. I don't care who knows now." Sandy rose to his feet, to the occasion. "There's a mix got to be straightened up, folks," he said, catching tight bold of Louiza's hand. "We're goln' to mar ry next week. If we have to run away. I've been waltln' and waltln' till she said I might tell the old folks. They don't like me, but they'll have to lump me." "Sandy, I beg your pardon! Shake! I thought you were after somebody else," Silas Venn said Joyously, edging to Sally's side. "I'm goln' to speak out, too," she said. "If Sally wou't have me I'll stay a lone widower till the end o' my days. llow Is it, little gal?" "Humph! Look at her face. She's been lovin' you since she saw you cry so at your wife's buryin'," Mary-Bet Junior, the irrepressible, broke In."And I ain't ashamed to say I've loved Hen ry Just as long. lie—he's Just now found it out. But it's all comln* right"— "Except for me," John Trotter Inter rupted, crestfallen. John was thirty-seven, if he did ad mit to only thirty-three. He had, more over, a flock of girl children. That was why Loulza had been set down so much his special benefaction. He look od speculatively at Miss Mary-Bet. After all, she didn't show the five years between them. "I wonder if you'd look at a fellow my size and shape," he murmured un der breath. Miss Mary-Bet shook her head at him, but said in his own key: "It must be marryln' Is catchln', same as measles. Come, and let's talk It over some other time." What In un AbrnahV » This question is answered in a most interesting manner by George Leland Hunter In an article entitled "Tho Truth About 'Doctored' Rugs" In Coun try Life In Anierlea. TIo writes: "Abrash Is a most Interesting word. Iu Persia if father, son and grand yon have Roman uoscs, then a Roman nose is the abrash of that family. If gluttony is characteristic of genera tion after generation, then is gluttony the hereditary abrash. If it Is a strawberry mark on the left shoulder, then tho strawberry mark Is an abrash. The a brashes of a rug are the stripes or bands that run parallel or entirely across the pile. When seen for the first time bj Americans accustomed to admire ami Insist on the deathlike uni formity that characterizes machine products abrashes are apt to Impress them as defects, particularly If wide. It takes experience and acquaintance with tho art Industries to grasp com pletely the significance and artistic value of individuality." THE GOOD OLD DAYS. Try Now tho Wny* of Yore anil See lion- You Like Thorn. Good old times, says the San Antonio Light, are a delusion and a snare, and the man who sigliri for them has little conception of what they were. Return to them, would you? Then rise on a cold morning and wash at tho pump, pull on a pair of rawhide boots that rival a tin can In stiffness, pull on a woolen shirt over your back and sit down to a bare meal with »aur three legged stool dancing around on a spilt slab floor, eat corn pone and bacon for a steady diet and labor fourteen hours out of twenty-four. Go without a daily paper, a fly screen, a mosquito bar, a spring mattress, a kerosene lamp, geehaw your oxen to market and sit on the floor of an ox cart as you wend your way to church or a frolic. Parch corn and peas for coffee and sassafras for tea and see how you like It. The old days are looked backward to affectionately, says the Galveston News, because they were the days of our youth, of bounding blood and sup ple Joints, the days of hope and tho days of lovo and laughter and song. The days of tho present will bo the good old days of the coming generation and will be regarded by our successors as rather crude in customs and harsh In muny ways, yet withal not to be de spised. The progressives of our ago are the mossbacks of later eras. Fifty years hence we will be accounted as slow and Immature as we now regard those of half a century ago. The Direr Bird. A Dantzlc correspondent writes: While swimming 011 a lake with her brood of five a diver bird was shot and, although mortally wounded, collected her young ones and dived for their safety. When her dead body floated to the surface the jive little birds wero still clinging with their beaks to her wings, but all had been suffocated by remaining too long under the water.— London Mall. I'hlloNophy. A Kansas philosopher warns the men against the girl who takes time to con sider a proposal of marriage, no Inti mates that she Is hopeful that some thing better will turn up. Still, tho .•nan she finally accepts can console himself with the reflection that she has discovered !t wasn't possible for any thing better to turn up. Cleveland Plain Peal monlala itnd "Relief for LndlvH." in irtrtr, bv return Mall. 10,000 Testimonials. Mold bj ail DrugKtata. CHIOHBSTBR CHEMICAL CO. SlOe HI ad 1 son Nqaare, I*lll Liu, TA. MwU«ntkbMM» KOINTEB'g NOTICES. To ALL CREDITOR*, liKOATBES AND OTHER I'KKSONS 1 NTKICKSTKD—Notice IH hereby given that the following named persons (lid on tho dale a 111 xed to their n.-tines, (Ho the aeeonnts of their administration to the CHtate of those persons, deceased,and < inardian Accounts-.&c. whose mines are hereinafter mentioned, in the office of the Register for tho Probate of Wills and granting of letters of Administra tion, In and for Ihe County of Montour, and l hnl the same will be presented totheOrphans' Court of snld county, for confirmation and aliownnce, on Monday, tli<* VMth dny of Mep't A. I>., 1000, at the meeting of the Court in the naemoon. Aug. 18fch. The first and final account of E. L. Lyons, Administrator of the estate of George Fry, late of Limestone Township, deceas-, ed. Aug. 25th. The first and final account of Thomas E. Murray, Adminis trator oP the estate of Martha \V. Pnrsel, late of the Borough of Danville, deceased Aug. 25th. The first and final account of M. drier Younginan, Admin istrator cum testanionto annexe of the estate of ,T. H. Uinstead, late of Liberty Township, de ceased. Aug. 25tli. The second and partial ac count of William C. Prick an Cordelia E. Gearhart, Execu tors of the last will and testa ment of David Clarke, late of the Borough ot Danville, deceas ed. Aug. 25th The first and final acconn of Mary Catharine Moser and George W. Moser, Administra tors of the estate of Philip S. Moser, lat« of Valley Township, deceased. WM. L. SIDLER, REGISTER. Register's Office, Danville, Pa. August 25th. A. D. 1006. HSE OF RURAL JAIL BOXES A number of stories, most of them erroneous, have been circulating in the press of the State of late about the regulations of the post office depart ment in regard to rural delivery mail boxes. In order that all the patrons of the Danville routes may understand the regulations of the department the "rural delivery sorvice box regula tions" issued July 26th., 1906, are giv en below : "Iu accordance with the several ord ers of the postmaster general upou the subject,the following regulations con cerning the manufacture, salo aud use of rural delivery mail boxes must, bo observed : "Each person desiring the rural de livery servico must orect at his own cost, and in the manner prescribed by the regulations of the departmeut, a box complying with the following specifications: OBLONG OR RECTANGULAR. "Material.—Galvanized sheet, iron or sheet steel of not less than 20 gauge. Size,not loss than 18 by (5 by « inches. 1 4 Tho odgos must bo supported by folding tho metal back upon itself, or by riveting to baud iron or steel at least one-Bixtoonth inch in thickness and at least one-half inch iu width,or by wiring with not loss than No. 10 gauge wire. Boxes mado of heavier material than 20 gauge noed not. bo ro inforcod. CIRCULAR, SEMICIRCULAR OR ROUNDING BOXES. "Material—Galvanized sheot. iron or shoot steel of not less than 22 gaugo. Whore black iron or stool is used, and galvanized after boxes are made, not less than 24-gauge metal shall be used. Size, not less than 18 inches long by t» inches in diameter. "The edges must bo supported and strengthened by corrugating, bonding or curling or by wiring with No. 10 gauge wire, or by folding metal back upon itself, or by supporting by rivet ing to *uch edges band iron at least, ono-sixtooiith inch in thickness and one-half inch in width. CONSTRUCTION AND WORKMAN SHIP. "All boxes must be made in work manlike manner; no joints depending sololy on soldor but all joiuts either seamed; curled oi riveted; covers, lids or incasements hinged or pivoted in a strong, substantial manner, and edgos of samo to extend down or lap over the.mail holding compartment.,so as to thoroughly protoct tho mail from rain, snow or dust in all conditions of weather; all oxjiosod parts, such as rivets hintros to bo galvanized. Aj)er tures in rural mail boxes, to de posit mail without unlocking boxos, should bo mado small enough, or pro tected by some dovico, to prevent the improper abstraction of mail. "No box shall bo approved for use on rural routes which is not provided with a substantial signal, which, al though it may bo comparatively sim ple and inexpensive, is durable and so designed aud attached as to fully servo the purposo of indicating wheth er or not thore is mail in the box. PATRONS. " Patrons who desire to do so may make or liavo made for their own use boxes conforming to tho specifications horoiu sot forth by submitting plan of such boxes and samplo of material of which they are to bo constructed, or tho boxos themselves, for approval to tho postmaster at a post oflico located at tho county seat. If said boxos shall bo fouud to conform to tho require ments of tho specifications of tho de partment, tho postmaster shall author ize tho owners to paint or stoucil in a conspicuous placo on tho boxos the words "approved by tho postmastor gonoral." "Tho following inscrip! ions only aro permitted to appear on approved boxes, viz: (a) Tho nanio of owner ami nunibor of box. (b) Name and addross of manufac turer, inconspicuously placed. (c) Tho words "Approved by tho Postmastor-Gonoral." "U. S. mail." "Each box must bo erected by the road side, so that carrior can easily obtain access to it without deviating from route or dismounting from his vehicle. " Postniastors will roport to the fourth assistant postmaster general the ii'Miios of all patrous maintaining in appropriate, unsafe and unsuitable boxes,indicating kind and size of box, name of manufacturer if known and dato of erection ; also the names of pa troiis who use boxos improperly or octed ou routes. Sorvico must not. bo ! with drawn from any box now boing served without specific instructions from tho department. "Porsons refusing to comply with tho conditions herein set forth will be regarded as not dosiring rural dolivery aud tho rural carrior will bo direct ed not to sorvo them. "Moro than one family,but not more I than five families, may be permitted ' to use tho same box, provided writtou • notice of agreement to that effect,sign ed by tho head of each family, is filed with tho postmaster at the distribut ing office. "While not an absolute requirement j tho uso of locks is oucouraged as a protective measure, If patrons provide j boxos with locks tho carriers must bo • furnished with keys, and will unlock aud lock the boxos when serving thoin. Patrons providing "boxes with locks will simplify aud faoilitato tho work of carriers by adoptiug locks for oach 1 route of such pattern that they may be fitted with master keys. "Master keys intended for carriers should bo delivered only to postmas- j tors at distributing offices ami will bo plilcod by theio in tho hands of car riers. "Postmasters aro permitted to ord er for present or prospoctivo patrons any approved box seloctod by patrons ou patrons, request, but tlioy aro not al lowed to rocoivo auy compensation or profit, whatever in return for such sor vico, and must not, directly or iu directly, act as agents for auy box manufacturer or exert any influence ' with patrons iu favor of any box aa against others. "No officer or employe of the post office service shall be permitted to act ♦ as agent for or. by himself or through others, become interested iu the sale of any rural delivery box. y. V. DoGROW, Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gener al. " Ducks in Season. Saturday begun the oi>en season for shooting of doves until Jauuary ly black birds until January 1 ; wild wat er fowl of all kinds until the Ist of January and two weeks iu April; short birds of all kinds and jacksnipe uutil Jauuary 1. No person is allowed to kill more than ten wild duck in a day or moie than a hundred in a season, under penalty of $lO for each duck killed and found in thoir possession. For Thin, Poor Blood You can trust a medicine tested 60 years! Sixty years of experience, think of thatt Experience with Ayer's Sar saparilla; the original Sarsa parilla; the Sarsaparilla the doctors endorse for thin blood, weak nerves, general debility. But even thin grand nlil medicine cannot do tta best work If the liver is inactive and the bo we In constipated. For tin* best possible re sult#, you should take laxative Hones of Ayer's Pills while taking the Sarsapurilla. M Hade by J. C Ayo.r Co.. Lowell, Mass. JM Ai oo manufacturers of /■ 112 IIA IK MOOR. / 1 | iOI*Q AOUECIIRK. flk -JL Civl O CHF.RRV PECTORAL. Wo havo no secrets! V.'e publish the formulas of all our u>rdioini>» M ——si ■ 111 II 111 ■! HI " -PWSKK^T"' J. J DROWN THE EYE A SPECIALTY. Ryes tested, treated, w*.led with lake 7. ■ pc«nr.|.ili«iM U ROSSMAN & SON'S PHARMACY, 346 MILL STREET, DANVILLE, PA. Two R«rteter«4 Pharmacists In otaarga par* Frusta Drags and full Una of Palaal Medloliss and tnnrirtas Vllfl CIGARS GOOD COLD SODA. G. SHOOP HUNT. PRESCRIPTION DRUfIQIST, Opposite Opera House JANViLLE. - - I'KNN'A WM. KASE WEST. ATTOnNiYAT-LAW, R*. 880 MILL STRHBT, DAN VI LIB. CHARLES CHALFANT. ATTORNIY-AT-LAW, a*. 110 MILL STREET, DAN VIII* WILLIAM L. SIDLER, ATTORNFY-AT-LAW, rot Mli.L AND HARKET STIIRTS, •ANVILLI. BEST FOR THE BOWELS If yon haven't a rotrular, healthy movement of the bowels every day, you'ro IU or will be. Keep yonr bowels opon, and bo well. Force, in the abape of violent phyalc or pill poison, is dangeroun. The smoothest, easiest, moat perfect way of keeping the bowels clear and clean ia to tako CAT 'EM LIKE CANDY Ploasant, Palatable, Potent, Taato Good, Do Good, Never Sicken, Weaken orUrlpe; 10, 25 and 60 cents per box. Write for free sample, aud book let on health. Addross 433 Sterling Remedy Company, Chicago or New York. KEEP YOliR BLOOD CLEAN