THE COHNTY County Superintendent C. W. Derr Tuesday for tho first took up the work of visiting the schools of tho county. The rural schools aro now all in full swing and are doing good work. Condition*? in the country districts differ somewhat from in town aud in stead of crowded schools tho attend ance just now is found to be nothing to boast of. It will not be until Octo ber or November that the full number of pupils will bo onrollod in tho rural schools. Meanwhilo owing to the heavy crops and scarcity of farm help the boys and girls will bo noodod to as sist with fall work on many of the farms. County Superintendent C. W. Dorr Tuesday stated that lie; ha-s perfected no plans for tho county institute be yond the fact that it will bo held on the same date as last year. will coufor with Borough Superintendent Gordy with the view of arranging a program that will be beneficial alike to the town aud the country teachers. The fact seems evident that the even ing entertainments of the county in stitute, as has boon the case during several years past, will not be a very prominent feature. The county super intendent has not booked a single at traction as yet. It. does not soom un likely, however, that one evening ot the week niaj* be occupied with an en tertainment of a '.high ordor, the en tire proceeds of which shall bo applied to a memorial to Thaddeus Stevens, the great champion of tin; free schools This memorial, it is planned,will take the form of an industrial school or home, erected at Lancaster, where in digent orphan boys can bo taught some useful trade. Montour is one of tho 1 few counties of the State that has as yet contributed nothing toward the grand memorial. Big Barn Burned. Evidently the work of an incendi ary, who was discovered and shot at as he fled into tho darkness, tho barn of Russell Karns in Benton township, Columbia county, near the Mcllenry distillery was burned to the ground just beforo midnight Monday night. The farm was tenanted by Chester Campbell and his son. Alex. Campbell was returning homo at 11:80 o'clock. As ho approached the barn he heard tho snapping and crack ing sound of firo coining from the building. When not more than twen ty-five foot away the door was flung open and a man who could not be re cognized in the dark rushed from tho building and fled across tho lield. Young Campbell cairied a revolver which he promptly pulled and fired af ter tho fioeing figure, but the shots either went wild, or tho calibre was too small to bring the man to a stop. Almost instantaneously with this strange occurronco, the roof of tho building burst out in a mass of flames which soon enveloped tho entire struc ture. The entire neighborhood was quick ly ou the scone, and two horses and two cows were saved from destruction. The barn was a large ono and was fill ed with hay and grain all of which made but fuel for the flames, and the entire structure with all contents in cluding a calf,was in less than a hour a mass of ruins. Just who the ]>erson was who was seen running from the barn is not known, but he undoubtedly was con nected with the fire. Whether the man intentionally or accidentally fired the building, however, is a question. On numerous occasions in the past, grain had been stolen from the building; and it may have been that the maraud er was after another haul when he ac cidentally dropped a light whi1 instead, of Harrisburg, was selected as chief mar shal of tho parade with authority to soloct. his own aidos and to map out. the route; ho was also given such oth er incidental powers as it may be nocossary for him to exercise. Colonel D. B. Hyatt, of the West Chester Military academy, was chosen as marshal of tlio independent military organizations, and Adjutant General Stewart, was authorized to make the necossary arrangements for tlio mil itary parade. Brigadier Genoral Wiley, commander of the second bri gade, N. G. P., will command the pro visional brigade which will consist of throe regiments of twelve companies of infantry,each,the governor's troop, the first troop of Philadelphia; the Sheridan troop, of Tyrone; the State college cadets, the Soldiers' Orphan school cadets and throo troops of the State police. Prohibitionists at liloonisburg. On Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock the Prohibition party conferees of this congressional district will meet at tlio office of M. P. Lutz & Son in Bloonis burg, for the purpose of solecting a candidate for congress. In contrast to many conferences held this summer this meeting promises to be one of great harmony. There is no keen rivalry tor the nomination but 011 tlio other hand there is not even a candidate in the field up to date. Just whom will bo selected it is impossible to foretell. While no applicants have vet come forward it is thought bv partv leaders that tlio nomination will goto either Montour or Northumberland county. Winter is approaching,but the south side approach— not. yet. |JK(aSTKIt'S NOTICKt*. To AM. ('ItKOITOItS, I.KOATKKS ANUOTIIKK I'KKSOXS 1 NTKKKKTKII—Notice IS hci'elty niYCII that the following named persons did 011 the date allixed to their mimes, tile the accounts oft heir administration to the estate of those persons,deceased,and Guardian Accounts, Ac. whose names art- hereinafter mentioned, in the olllcc of the ItCKister for I lie i'rohate of Wills and grant ing of Letters of Administra t ion, in and for Ihe County of Montour, and 1 hat the same will he presented t o the Orphans' Court of said county, for confirmation and allowance, on Monday, the iltli day of Sep'i A. 11., limn, at the meeting of the Court in the afternoon. Aug. i:ith. The first, and final account of E. U Lyons, Administrator of the estate of George Fry, late of Limestone Township, deceas ed. Aug. 25th. The first, and fiual account of Thomas E. Murray, Adminis trator of the estate of Martha W. Pnrsel, lato of the Borough of Danville, deceased. Aug. 25th. The first and final account of M. Grier Vonngman, Admin istrator cum testamento annexo ..1 the estate of J. H. Uinstead, late of Liberty Township, de ceased . Aug. 25th. The 'second and partial ac count, of William C Frick an Cordelia E. Gearhart. Execu tors of the last, will and testa ment of David Clarke, late oj the Borongh of Danville, deceas Ml. Aug. 25th- The first and final aocoun of Mary Catharine Moser and George W. Moser. Administra tors of the estate of Philip S. ! Moser, Int.** of Valley Township deceased. WM. L. SIDLER, REGISTER Register's < Mice, Danville, Pa. August 25th. A. D. 1 DUtf. ' PASSENGER TRAIN WAS STRANDED Passenger train No. 1, duo to arrive I at South Danville at 4:511, was strand- j od at Boyd's station for two hours Sunday and passengers on hoard j as well as those at the station here 1 had a long and monotonous wait of it. Tho traiu was sighted above Boyd's j at about schcdulo time. Later it van ished and 4 :31 o clock came and went and tlioro was no sign of the train. Half an hour passed ; an hour came and went, and still 110 train. Long before this it became kuown that something had happened,although just what, was a matter of the barest conjecture. Tlioro was a large crowd at the South Danville station. Some of these bocamo weary ami returned to their homes rosolvod to postpone tiieir trip. By far the groater number, howover, I reserved to wait for the train, j All up freight was lying 011 the sid ing awaiting the arrival of tho passen ger. ; Shortly before six o'clock Bag gage Master Hottensteili.of the strand ed train, came tramping down the track and brought the first news to clear up tho mystery of the delay. Tho train, he said, was just, pulling into Boyd's station when tho valvo stem 011 the right side of the locomo tive broke. Until repaired it was im possible to inovo tho engine. A good deal of time was lost trying to fix the broak temporarily. Finding that it could not be accomplished the hag gage master volunteered to walk down to South Danville, some two mlies distant, where the nearest telegraph offlco was located. When nows of the breakdown was rocoived at headquarters the engim* belonging to the freight lying here was ordered to 11111 up to Boyd's and bring the disabled engine along with the train to South Danville and t hence onto Klinosgrovo where it would be met by another engine. It whs about H:4O o'clock when tlio train with two locomotives arrived at South Danville. Thomas Attig, oi Snuhury, is onginoor of No. 1 At Annapolis Commencement Mr. and Mrs. W. J**rod Jacobs, Mi>. A. L. Voris, Miss Emily Voris, Ellis Lando and Robert M. Jacobs left Sat urday evening for a trip to Washing ton, Baltimore and Annapolis. At tho lattor place they will attend the coui lnencenient oxercises of the September section of the class of I HOT, United States Naval academy, of which Ran dall Jacobs is a member. The Tonrth of July Casualties. Tho returns are all in from tin* var ious scenes of Fourth of July casual ties and tho journal of the American Medical association is able to definite ly annonnco that 158 deaths directly resulted from this year's celebration of the anniversary of our national in dependence. "LUCKY" BALDWIN. VIIn \\ li i rl».. iml of Speculation In (ho RcfflOllN. In 18.VI a little party of gold seekers with a meager outllt of borne- and wagons started for California from the village of Uaclne, Wis. In eommand of this adventurous expedition was a young man who took with him his wife nnd infant daughter. Ills name was 10. J. Baldwin and be made a wise rholce in shaking from his restless feet the dust of a tamer civilization, lie deeded a larger theater of action for his pent-up and surging activities. While trailing through the mountains of Utah the pioneers were attacked by Indians, who were beaten off during a six hour tight In which young 1 Wild win killed their chief. After six months of bard ship the party reached llaugtown (later called Placerville), In California. Here Baldwin tarried and began placer mining, lie appears to have I been no more than an ordinary red sliirted argonaut, meeting the ups and downs of mining luck until the dis covery of the Conistock lode at Virgin ia City. Thither he drifted and discov ered tli.it ills natural bent was gam bling with tho mines that other men had opened. Amid a whirlwind of speculation he fought his way with such success that he loomed from tho smoke In a few months as "Lucky" Baldwin, the man who had cleaned up s7.f>'>o,o. Paine in Outing Magazine. A v.- .Inyr tin* Doctor. Dr. San leivou. an old Scotch phy sician. was a queer character, but a clever doctor. So roughly did lit l handle his patients that the Ignorant were chiefly anxious toe ■•ape hh;i. The story goes that as he was passing along the street one day a sweep rolled from tho top to the Dot t an of a staircase outside one of tho houses. "Are you hurt?" called tho doctor, running forward. "Not a bit, doctor -not a bit," replied the man in haste. "Indeed, I feel a' the better." Wemißteric* at Home. Jones I'oclloed to visit the zoo with his f.imd, .-ays London Health. *'l don't have togo to the zoo," lie said, "because my eldest daughter does tho kangei'oo walk, my second daughter tallis like a parrot, my son laughs like a hyjx.: 1 my cook is as cross as a bear and my mother in-law says I'm an old gorilla." \-: KxeejHlon* Mrs. Pi •g \ , eti— Is 111 always an un lucky number? Not wh mi you hold all of the trumps In a game of whist.—Kansas City In dependent. THE MAHONING TOWN CLOCK The town clock 011 the Mahoning Presbyterian church 011 Saturday af ternoon proclaimed the correct time for approximately two hours ami a half. This is an unusual record for the Mahoning time piece, which for a long time past has been giving usjiny old time. Were the clock to take a notion to strike once more it would prove an unfamiliar sound. Edward Lunger, who lias the winding and regulating of the Mahoning town clock in charge is authority for the statement that the clock has not struck for two years. Indeed, the old clock is derelict in so many ways that it is a question wheth er, instead of proving a convenience, it is not something directly the opposite. Any person who regulates his move ments by the town clock ami starts out to make a train is apt either to miss it. altogether or to have a long wait. It would be interesting to know how many pernous the clock has deceived ; how many appointments have not been kept through its instrumentality. Viewed thus all will agree that a clock that does not keep correct time is worse than none at all. Just now the town clock has a penchant forgo ing fast and seems to he struggling to break its own record. What the old clock needs is a gener al overhauling. It has done service for some fifty years, it is true, but it has by no moans outlived its usefulness. It was overhauled seven years ago by Heury Hempe, who repaired thocsca]>o ment and inserted new bushing at one of the wheels. Since that time noth ing has boon done to the clock. Why it. has not boon thought necessary to put. any repairs 011 the clock during this long intorval it would be hard to toll. The town clock was manufactured at Norristown by Jacob D. Cutter. li is a first class piece of mechanism and if properly repaired and taken care of will no doubt give the best of service for many years to come. It is hoped that some one will take the initiative and agitate tho matter a little. The town clock should be put.in order. THL TABLE J OF STONE. A Curii.uM C From th« •i . x.t.l the Bible. l»id j, • « » llgure on the proba ble si::.- .mi immense strength of ' Mi- cs, basing your calcinations on the dimensions of the tabUvf of stone, as Klvcn by the Talmudic writers? In tnc T.'lmud (foil) "s, column 8) it is said that the tables of stone upon which the commandments were writ ten wore six ells long, six ells broad and three ells thick. 111 the Bible, Exodus xxxii, 15, we are told that "Moses went down from the mount, ind the two tables of the testimony tverc in his hand." "hand," inhid you, not hands, though It must he admitted that It would have taken a strong pair of hands to per form the task of carrying them, even 011 the level. Now, we will put tho Tulmudlc and the Biblical accounts to gether and apply tho mathematical rule. The Hebrew ell or cubit was, at Its least estimate, a measure of eight een inches, which would have made each of the tables a stone block nine feet long, nine feet wide and four and one-half feet thick. If common stone weighed as much to tho square foot then as It does now the tables would tip the beam at about twenty-eight tons! Was Moses one of the glunts of those days or has some one mado a mistake in calculations or in tho state ment of supposed facts?— Exchange. SARDINES. The Wny Tlicy Are Cooked and Pre pared For Market. Sardines are caught In nets, and after being well washed the heads are ctit oil' and the flsli are sprinkled lightly with salt. After lying for a few hours tliey are placed 011 grids In rows almost perpendicular. The frames are then placed In pans containing boiling olive oil. The oil is changed as soon as it becomes too black and dirty for con tinuing the cooking process. As soon as the fish aro considered sufficiently cooked, they are withdrawn from the pans of oil and the grids aro placed 011 the tables covered with zinc, the surface of the table Inclining to ward a groove In the center. The oil Is thus carried to a vessel prepared to receive it. Itound the tablo stand the women whose business It Is to pack the fish closely and uniformly lu boxes. The boxes being full, the flsh are cov ered with fresh oil and the lidtare then soldered down. Thus hermetically sealed they aro placed in Iron baskets and Immersed In boiling water. Tlio smaller boxes are thus boiled for half an hour and the larger ones somewhat longer, in proportion to size of box. The fish are then ready for the market. —Pearson's Weekly. Itendlncr on n Train. If you travel back and forth Into town every /lay you 110 doubt read your paper or a magazine on the train. While this Is not, indeed, the best prao tlee for the eyes, It seems a pity to waste so much time which might bo turned to good account. Much of the annoyance which comes from train reading is due to the Jolting of the cars, which continually knocks tnc printed lino out of focus with the eye. This can be in some degree obviated by laying a card or some other object below the lino to be read and moving it steadily downward while reading. This acts as a guide to the eye and helps to keep the sight fixed. Those who have tried it say that it wonder fully assists to decrease the difficulty of reading while in motion. VocnhuliirleN. | The English language, according to a ! Oerman statistician who has made a study of the comparative wealth o* languages, heads the list with the enor mous vocabulary of 200,0 un words; German comes next; with 80,000 words; then Italian, with 75,000; French, ,10.000; Turkish, 22,500, and Spanish, 20.000. "Soiih tliloff Juftt an Good." The pretty darling entered the book* (store. ' I want to get 'Kidnapped/ by Mr. Stevenson." she sn'l. "Er- I think," replied the clerk—-"I think I'd like that Job myself." Hos ton Tran« rlnr Jjyie'H c.iii:2o'i, "Jane is so suspicion "What has .lane done now?" "She thinks the postmaster Invnrl nb'y reads all her I 'tters, so she puts •Personal' and 'Private' on each one of them." New Orleans Times Demo crat. CoarlUKlve Evidence. "My husband says he Is not afraid of horses," said the visitor. "llow fortunate!" answered young Mrs. Tork-ins. "That shows that he doesn't play them." REV. E. J. SWARTZ , HAS RESIGNED Hey. E. T. Swart/*, pastor of St. Peter's Methodist Episcopal church, Riverside, has tendered his rosigna tioii to take effect the lirst of October. This action on tho part of Rev. Swartz has been made necessary by his failing health. On October Ist Rev. Swartz will have completed a two and one half years' pastorate at St. Peter's,and dur ing his sojourn in tho community 011 the south side his gentle kindness and his simple and generous Christianity havo endeared him to all the peo ple ; so that tho fooling of sincere re gret that his departure will cause will not he confined to tho members of his own congregation, but will extend to all who came in contact with him. Rev. K. T. Swartz has earned the rost lie is about to take. Last spring ho completed 45 years in the Method ist ministry. In JKtU he entered the conference at Chambersbun,', and in 18*53 was ordained a deacon. In 18(55, at a conference held in this city, he was ordained an elder. Rov. Swartz has served 'J2 pastorates. His lirst appointment was to the Oata-1 wissa circuit, which included the Clearhart church that stood on the site of the Mt. Vernon cemetery. Af ter that his successive appointments were Rloomingdale circuit, Sunbury circuit, Catawissa circuit (second time), Beaver Meadow, Duke street church, York; Hazletou, Mt. C'armel, Jcaucsville and Andenried, llyner, White Haven, Selinsgrove, Fairviow and Marysvillo, Northumberland, Weatherly, Jersey Shore, Hollidays burg ;Simpson church, Altoona ;Muncy, Mt. Holly Springs, Free land, River side. It is the present intention of Rev. Swartz and family to move lo Scran ton upon leaving Riverside. Pleasant Surprise. Friday evening a surprise party was tendered Guy A. Mowroy at the home of his parouts, Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Mowroy at Grovania. At the appoint ed timo the guests rushed iu and it was a comploto surpriso to Guy. The occasiou was his 27tli birthday. The ovoning #as spent iu games, music and singing. Also Alonzo Manser en tertained tho guests with his new phonograph. Refreshments were serv ed. Tho guosts departod at a late hour wishing Mr. Mowroy many happy birthdays. Those present wore : Mr. and Mrs. (J. 1). Garrison, Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Mauser, Mr. and Mrs. Olias. Fonst, Mrs. Minnie Middloton, Misses Edith Keller, Laura Pursel, Hester Pursel, Emma Fount, Cora Foust, lOlla Boyer, Alda Shultz.Kdna Shultz,Laura Krum, Anna Faux, M.iud Fry, Lottie Hunt ington, Laura Huntington, (Jolia Rea ver, Pearl Heborling, Ella liartman, Haitman, Grace Thomas, Ruth Thomas, Anna Krum. Emma Krum, Rebecca Hawkins, Pauline and Mary Mauser, Ursa, Dora and Ruth Mow roy, Messrs Stewart Hartman, Roy Weaver, Fred Roth,.Tosepli Itotner, .la cob Thomas, James Beaver, Arthur Foust, Ray Huntington, Tlieo. Krum, John Thomas, (Jhas Thomas, Curtis Walter, (Jloveland Boyer, Geo. Heini bach. Surprise* Party. A very pleasant surprise party was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Fern in Cooper township, Sa turday evening, the occasion being tho l(lth birthday of their daughter, Flo otta Fern. A most enjoyable evening was spent. Refreshments were served. Those prosont were : Misses Verna and Isabel Morrison, Cora, Emma and Mazie Foust, Blanche Johnson, Lydia Hartman,Florenco Blechor.Dora Wert liiau, Alice Millard, Margaret Pursell, Bertha Lewis, Eva and Anna Man ning, Florence and Maggie Krum, Martha Boyer, Rebecca Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rishel.Mr. and Mrs. Lormor,Calvin Kashner,Ralph White, Stewart Hartman, Frank Krum, Geo. Krum, Thornton Krum, Hurley Cot uor, Nathan Krum,TaringSeidel. James Beaver, Walter Dell, Charles Elliot, Charles Thomas, George Heimbach, Clark Blecher, Ray Weaver, Roy Fern, Lafayette Foust, Harold Dougherty, Oliver Angle, William Fern, Curtis Walter, Joseph Cotner, Jacob Koclier. INSURANCE FOR CANDIDATES. The Franklin Herald, which is a prohibition daily, gets off the follow ing joko iu its editorial columns. "There are insurance companies now for most overything under tho sun and moon, tho latest boing a company to insure those who ride in an airship. Why does not some en tor prising genius get up a company to insuro candid ates of their election, or recompense them in case of defeat? This is no joko. And it is no joke to be defeated, and a good wad of cash i:i case of the loser could be put to good account." Were Not Legally Passed. The Muncy council has gone back eighty years to Hud out how to legal ly pass a franchise through tho bor ough council for the new electric light company. During their investigations they made the startling discovery that the franchise of the old electric and water companies were not lawfully passed and therefore of no legal value. , Bitten by Mad Dog. Helen Ross, a little girl residing in Berwick, was bitten 011 the chin and lips by a bull dog last Wednesday. Since then an examination by the State veterinary shows that tho dog has a violent case of rabies. The lit tle one was taken to the Pasteur In stitute at New York yesterday and ev ery effort will be made to save her from a horrible death from hydropho bia. NOT PLEASED. Sunbury is not a bit pleased abour the addition of a number of foreigners to its population. Recent disorder at other places contribute to the uneasi ness. But Sunbury wants the improve ments on which these 111011 will work and will have to put up with the means to the end. It is a good oppor tunity for the people who don't believe missions to do or promote a little home mission work. There are few umbrellas that cau stand as mupli rain on Sundays as on other days of the week. For Coughs ana Co There is a remedy over t.ixty years old Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Of course you have heard of it, probably have used it. Once in the family, it stays; the one household remedy for coughs and hard colds on the chest. Ask yourdoctorabout it. The best kind of a tnatiinonial-- " Sold ior ovor Bixty yourH." M Main by J.O Z.& j SAIISAPAMLU. /I i/ers 1 Wa havo no eccrotnl W» publish tho formulott of nil our medicinca. Ayer's P'lls increase tho activity of tho liv r, ami thus aid recovery. J. J 3?? OWN THE EYE A SPECIALTY. Kyes tested, treated. Til led u iih n«v e 'Mid artificial eyes «111»|1. 1 , M .rk.M Street. ItliMiiiinliiir;!, »•*. Honrs 10 a. 111. t" sp. in. chnrU-s V. Amerman, I Alio t niy-nl-L w Notnry t'ubllc HASVII I.I:, PA. I NSI'KANCr.. UKN'I. LAW I'UACTICE DR. J. SW LI SPORT, DENTIST. ; Uses ODdMDNIH K for (hi* painless ex traction of teeth. Dentistry in all its branches and all work guar anteed. s CHARGES RtDUCED. Opposite Opera Mouse, Daav lie iA'S C. W i: 1 ".-It t STTOI COI.U IODA. G. BHOOP HUNT. PRESCRIPTION DRU9QIBT, Opposite o|)i'i:l ttuiige. ° 'IAK V I I.LIi, I'iCNN'A WM. K A S1: WEST. 1 ATTORNI r-AT-LAW. Ro. SBO MILL STHKRT. DANVII I B CHARLES CHALPANT. S ATTORNEY-AT-law. ll*. 110 MILL STRI'.HT, DANVII.LB s , WILLIAM L. SIDLER, ATTORNEY-AT.LAw. 1 rot MILL AND MARKET STtIETS, MNVILLI. BEST FOR THE BOWELS If yon haven't a regular, healthy mnvnmnnt of the bowels ovnry dny, you're 111 or will I.e. Keep your bowels open, and be well. Forco. In the shape of violent physic or pill poison, is dangerous. Tlte HinouthcHt, ensirst, most perfect way of keeping ' the bowels clear nml clean IH to tako Ploasant, Pnlntnble, Potent, Taste Oood, Do Oootl, Never Sicken. Weakon orOrlpe; 10. 'if, and 1 60 c«>ntH per bo*. Write for frou sample, and book let on lii'iiith. Addreat Sterling Remedy Company, Chicago or New York. KEEP YOUR BLOOD CP.Eflfi CMUHESTER'S fc.NGL.ISH PENNYROYAL PILLS &*s***' •// 0 At p '■ Mmfr. Always reliable. I.niilr*. ask T>rnnlat for (Hinusnits KNta.INII ill Krd and Uold metallic boxes, sealed with blue ribbou. Take no other. Itefuoe ilniiKerem mulk.ll - itn«l ImllntloiiM. Huyol your DruKKial, or send lc. in stumps for I'arllriilura, IVnti ■nonlalN ami " Keller lor in letter, a return .Hall. 10,000 Testimonials. Hold by tMaatata. OUIOHKBTRR OHKMIOAL 00. ■loo Blndlaon Mquarr, I*llll 4., PA. MeaUorj UU Junior lilble Class. The Junior Uiblo Class of the Y. M. C. A. will hohl its first meeting of the eason at Asociatiou Hall on Friday evening at seven o'clock.