LOCAL TIMF TAKI I S. PKNN'A. R. R. EAST. WEST. 7.U A. M. 9.00 A.M. 10.17 " 12.10 P.M. 2.81 I*. M. 4.31 " 5.60 " 7.51 " SUNDAYS. 1017 A. M. 4.81 P. M. D. 1,. & W. R. R. EAST. WEST. 7.05 A. V. 9.10 A. M. 10.19 " 12 51P.M. 2.11 P. M. 488 " 5.44 '• 910 " SUNDAYS. 7 05 A. M. 12.44 P. M. 5.44 P. M 9.10 " I'HIIIA. READING KR. NORTH. SOUTH. 7.53 A. M. 11.23 A. M. 8.56 P- M. 6.35 P. M. BLOOM STREET. 7.55 A. M. 11.21 A. M. 3.58 P.M. 6 83 P.M. DANVILIJE AND liLOOMSIiURi i STREET RAI I.WAY CO. ,«ave Oanville 0 o't, 6.40, 7.30, 8.20. 9.10. 10.00, 10.50, 11.40 a.m., 12.80, 1.20,2.10.8.00,3.50, 4.40, 5.80, 6.2", 7.10, 8.00, 8.50, 9.40, 10.80, 11.20 p. tii, Ljeave Bloouisbnrg 6.00, 6.40, 7.88, 8.28, 9.18, 10.03, 10.53, 11.43 a. in., 12.38, 1.23,2.18,3.08. 3.58, 4.43, 5.33, 6 28, 7.18, 8.08. 8.53, 9 48, 10.88, 11.20 p. \u, First oar Snnday morning 7.30. Last uar, 11.20 at night (TOPH to Orova nia only. Wm. R. Miller. Qen'l Manager IS GOOD YEAR FOE PHEASANTS HARRISBURG, Oct. 17. Dr. lvalbfus, secretary of the State game commission, is receiving reports from his wardens iu differeut parts of the State 011 the quantity of game thus far observed, aud all are of the most encouraging character. "Pheasants will be plentiful every where," said Dr. Kalhfus this morn ing, "aud especially in the southern tier of couuties. 111 Adams county our reports are that there are more pheas ants there than have been for many years.'' 44 How about wild turkejs," was asked. WILD TURKEYS NOT PLENTIFUL "I'm sorry to say that wild turkoys are not plentiful, but there are some seen along the Allegheny range aud ill the north. What is most gratifying to us is that there are so few violations of the game laws reported. It shows that the people are taking an interest iu observing the laws, and are seeing that others do so. There is but 0110 complaint now where there used to bo ten." Secretary Kalbftis lias engaged from private preserves in the northeastern part of the State sixty does for pro pagating purposes,and will plat e them on the three forestry game reserva tions set apart on land owned by the State. These reservations are located in Clearfield, Clinton and Franklin counties,and are each about four miles square in size. They are surrounded by a single wire fence, and intended as a refugo for game. RULES FOR RESERVATIONS. The State game commission has posted signs about thirty feet apart, which read as follows: "No person shall for any purpose within the limits of this wiro hunt for or shoot, or iu auv way intention ally molest or disturb game of auy kind or any wild bird protected by the laws of Pennsylvania. "The laud surrounded by this wire and these notices is owned by the Commonwealth and has been set apart by the department of forestry for the use of the game commission. * * * The purpose is to give wild birds a haven of refuge into which they can retreat and bo safe at all times, thus giving that feeling of peace and se curity that is necessary to its most ex tensive increase, in the hope that the increase thus fostered will overflow iuto adjoining territory where it may be taken in the open season as fixed by law." The close season for all the of re servations has been fixed at six years from July 5, 190 ft, and violators will b« prosecuted. Injured by Fly Wheel. As he was starting the engine at the rolling mill at Berwick Tuesday morning at fto'clock,Danelio Argustia was caught in the fly-wheel and was whirled round and round with the huge and rapidly moving wheels sev eral ttmos before the machinery could be stopped, and the man, all battered up, extricated. Auirustia, although an Italian, has lived in this country a number of years, and speaks Kuglish fluently and has become quite Americanized iu his ways. Hs is aged 88 years, and was just about to bring to this country his wife, who had remained behind in Italy when he came out. He wont to the engine room of the mill whore he is employed,and having turned on the steam as usual,put his foot on the big fly-wheel to assist in starting the macli iuery. The wheel started with unusu al promptness ou this occasion, how ever, and before the man could avoid his danger he was being whirled around with tho wheel which was soon moving with a great velocity. Fellow-workmen wituessod the accid ent, aud rushed to turn otT the steam and rescue the unfortunate man. He was still alive, but so terribly battered up, that he is notexpuctod to recover. His left chest was crushed in, two ribs on the right side were broken, left ear almost torn off, face and right shoulder badly lacerated, and tho skin stripped from entire chest and abdomen. He was taken to the Berwick hospital where everything possible was done for him, but little hope is entertained for his case. ha/.leton Protects the Boys. Unless pool romi proprietors and to bacco dealers at Hazleton strictly obey the law regarding the harboring of youths and selling cigarettes and cigar ette papers to boys undor age,they will bring endless trouble upon themselves. The school hoard has taken tho matter up and has served legal notice ou all dealers notifying them that further infraction of the law iu these respects will bo prosecuted. DOVE FLOWERS AND BONCHJFMNANAS Among other improvements at; the hospital for the insane the greenhouses have been greatly altered and enlarg ed, which not only make them more nearly adequate to supply the demand for flowers, but also improve their ap pearance and make them really one of the most striking groups of buildings on the hospital grounds. The building known as the palm house has been entirely rebuilt on the old foundation, being raised during the process to nearly double its form er height. It is now twenty feet to the eaves, with a high and very slanting roof. The entire surface, end, and I roof comprising about 4500 square feet, is formed of glass and the recoil - I structed palm house rises from the I centre of the group like a crystal tow- Iu additiou to the palm house a wholly new auuex, 48x18 feet,has been coustructed to be used as a carnation building. The improvements have been made wholly uuder the supervision of A. C. Anglo, head builder at the hos pital. Quite as interesting as the improve ments about the buildiugs are some of the floral aud other products ou the in terior. James Bouham, the florist iu charge, is one of the leading horticul turists iu this sectiou and it is seldom, indeed, that he has not something beautiful aud rare to show the visitor. Just at presout one form of attraction is some beautifully formed doveflow -1 ers, which, although iu bloom for somo time, are still iu a good state of preservation. The dove flower is prob 1 ably one of.the greatest marvels in the I floral kingdom and is very rare. The ' flower, which is richly fragrant, is snow white in color; it is not large, being about au inch aud a half in diameter. There are several rows of petals most | curiously arranged, the inner ones I forming, with the central stamen, ' nearly a perfect image of a dove j with drooping head and wing-* half I extended. | The dove flower was discovered in j Central America by the Spauiards in I 1714. Its cultivation has uever become general in this country. At the pres -1 out time, Mr. Bouham says, there is j none grown nearer Danville than Phil | adolphia and Washington. Mr. Beu j ham has cultivated dove flowers for 18; years aud has been very successful. ; He has three large plants which have , IK3OU in bloom for about two months and are very beautiful specimens, j Another product at tho hospj£al ' greenhouse, which is something of a curiosity, is a banana plant. This has attained a height, of some five feet and is hearing a bunch of bananas. The banana of commerce has becomo very familiar, but few people have any cor rect idea of just how it grows. The plant at the hospital, therefore, is a good object lesson to show what the growing fruit is like. Found Dead at Berwick. Reports of another murder at Ber wick eminated iu a man being found dead along tho D. L. & W. tracks at that place, iu the rear of the Berwick water works Tuesday morning. The man was James Dolau of Hazle ton, aged about 80 years, aud somo what known in this sectiou. At first some mystery surrounded the death, but au examination by Deputy Coroiv er Suttou and Dr. Hensvl cleared up the matter, aud doath was found to havo boon caused by asphyxiation duo to tho sulphur fumes from the warm ashes from the pumping station on which 110 had evidently laid down to sleep. Dolau came to Berwick from Hazlo ton on Friday to secure work, aud be ing uusuccessful, weut to Wilkos- Barro, returning to Berwick Monday. With a friend,ho had boeu about town all day drinking, and the men parted iu tho eveuiug at the D. L. & W. sta tiou, Dolau going down tho track to ward the water works. The ashes from the boiler are dumped ou a bank in the rear of the building and as the warm ashes offered an inviting spot to rest,the man evidently laid down here and fell asleep, tho sulphur fumes from the ashes then getting in their deadly work. Wheu Robert Edwards, the day ou giueer, canio on duty Tuesday ■morn ing at (*> o'clock, he came across what ho supposed was a sleeping hobo, but efforts to arouse the man showed he was dead. A big crowd quickly gath ered aud the doctor pronounced him dead several hours. The whole sido of tho body was scorched from the heat of the ashes. A corouer's jury was im paneled, aud declarod death was due to asphyxiation The body was takeu to au undertaker, and Tuesday af ternoon rolativos camo from Hazletou and took the body home for burial. A mother, several hrothors aud sisters live at that place. Will Leave State Association. Tho first step toward what is believ ed will meau tin; withdrawal of many of tho fire companies in this district | from the State Firemen's Association ' was consummated Friday night when] the Liberty Hose company,of Shamok iu, decided to send a delegate to the six county Firemen's association which meets at Mahauoy City next June. Other companies will likely fall iu line and do likewise, though up to tho present 110 action has beeu taken, although in mauy towns the matter has boon discussed. At tho last meotiug of the 4-couuty association at Blooiusburg the counties of Northumberland.and Montour were included, making it a six-county as sociation composed of Schuylkill, Northumberland, Columbia, Luzerne, Lackwanna and Montour. A groat deal of dissatisfaction was expressed over the recent Gettysburg convention ami it is believed the movo of the Liberty compauy will bo an en tering wedge which will finally rosult in the breaking away of many of the unpaid fire companies from the State association. Mauy of the fireman contended that uufaire means were used to tako the next State convention to Pittsburg. The Shamokiu companies are particu larly bitter as Shamokiu wuuted the convention for 1907. HARTMAH DWELLING Offl 90 YEARS OLD The improvements on the Gerstner building, Mill street, are nearly com pleted and give the structure quite a modern appearance. The new front with its large plate glass windows, especially adds very much to the ap pearance. In remodeling the building the first floor was raised to conform with the established grade. Work yesterday was begun 011 the raising of the Gillaspy building, the contract for which is held by H. 3. Sharpless of Blooiusburg. This leaves but one house sitting down below the present grade—the Hartman building adjoining the Gerstner building, just raised. Whether any plans are on foot looking to the raising and remodeling of this building is not known. The structure will be a difficult one to modernize owing to the fact that it al ready has been raised several times. It is not generally known that the Hartman building is one of the oldest in Danville and that it was built over ninety years ago. It was one of the stateliest structures thatfstood in Dan ville in the olden time. The front is huiit of English brick, as at the time the house was built no brick were manufactured here. The English brick belonged to a shipment which was brought to this locality by the Priest lys of Northumberland. When the house was erected Mill stroct was on its original level. There were then four steps leading to the first floor, which has already been rais ed as required by change of grade four feet aud six inches and is still about a foot below the level of the pavement, The first floor has been raised so often that further change in the building seems impossible without raising each of the floors, which might make it necossary to cut out one story. On the whole the remodeling of the building presents so many difficulties that it has not l>eeu undertaken. A THANKSGIVING THOUGHT. The editor of the Milton Staudard, with the profound thoughtfuluess that lie usually concedes to matters of great importance, now remarks: "Thanksgiving is not so far off that some thought should uot be given to the turkey crop. While we always have reasou to give thauks.it is possi ble that we wouldn't bo as thankful 011 Thanksgiving without turkey as with it. Therefore it is of interest to know what the supply is going to be. Reports in rogard to it are contradic tory and unreliable.From some sources it is reported that these most estim able birds are numerous in the coun try districts, while other reports re present them to be discouragiugly scarce. When there is such contradic tion the host thing to do is to accept the average probability and expect that tliore will be the usual supply of turkeys in the-markot for Thanksgiv ing." Death of Elysburg Man. John Pensyl, an aged and life long resident of Northumberland county, died early Tuesday morning at the home of his son, Oliver Pensyl,at Elys burg. Mr Pensyl has beeu in feeble health for some time aud his death was due to the infirmities of old age. The deceased was born and raised at Uniou Corner ind moved to Elysburg several years ago after his homo had been struck by lightning aud burned to the ground. He was 85 years of age. The deceased was a brother of Daniel K Pensyl, Nassau street, this city. He is also survived by his wife aud six children; Oliver and Miles Pensyl and Mrs. Sarah Reeder, of Elysburg; Silas, of Trentou, New .Jersey; Mrs. William Hoover, of Snydertowu, and Emerson, of Shamokiu. The fuueral will take place Friday morning from the Rush Baptist church. SCENIC PATRIOTISM. Harrisburg papers are bragging about the " Autumnal glories of her mountains," the Pittstou Gazette makes the assertion that in the matter of autumnal scenery. "The Wyoming Valley doesn't take a back seat for any section of this broad laud." Aud now comes the Altooua Tribune to say that "The mountain scenery in the vicin ity of Altooua, uusurpassed at auy season, is far beyond description dur ing the last week* of October. " And yet, we believe, that our locality pat riotic editors would be scenically eu lightened if they would take a jaunt up the north branch of the Susquehan na about this time of the year. Rally Day Services. Rally day was observed at St. Pet ers' M. E. church. Riverside, Sunday and was a fine success. The collection amounted to $143.15, which will be applied to the pastor's salary. There was a large attendance at each of the services of the day. A featuro of the rally was music on the mandolin and guitar by John Wildsmith aud his sou Goorgo. In the eveuiug the pastor, Rev. O. M. Barnitz, preached an il lustrated sermon 011 the "Life of | David." There was a packed house. Good Corn. A heavy yield of corn is everywhere reported. Robert Morris brought iuto town yesterday, a load of exceptional ly flue curu, which grow on his tarm below town. In size and perfection of ears it would bo difficult to find the equal of Mr. Morris' corn. Few of the ears were under a foot in length aud very mauy exceeded that dimension. One of the oars of corn produced by Mr. Morris is sixteen inches in length. MORE SUBSCRIBERS. You won't have to road the answer iu the stars to know that when the numbor of patrons on Danville's rural routes are incroasjd after November Ist.,that a corresponding increase will occur iu the Morning News subscrip tion lists. GOOD FOR SHAMOKIN. With pardonable pride the Shamok iu Loador announces that "By actual count there are at present twenty three couples in Shamokiu who are engaged to be married within the next > mouth." 1 A LUMBER IDLING FROLIC A somewhat novel scene presented itself on Mill street Monday, when a long procession of lumber wagons, some thirty in number, caino .across tlie river bridge and later disappeared out over the State highway. An explanation lay in the fact that the teams were all from the country and belonged to farmers who wore participating in a lumber hauling "frolic" to assist two citizens who were so unfortunate as to lose their barns by lightning and are rebuild ing. The new barns for which the lumber is intended belong to Emanuel Sid-ief' of Valley township, and Clarence Shultz of West Hemlock township Mr. Sidlor's barn was raised several weeks ago, since which time the work has been held up for the want of lum ber. Mr. Shultz has scarcely more than began the work of rebuilding. Seldom before in the history of this county lias lumber been brought so far for any of its barns. The lumber which is of the long leaf yellow pine variety, was shipped from Moselle, Miss , a point, only 150 miles from Now Orleans. It was just three weeks on the way. . The lumber for the two barns arriv ed at South Danville on last. Friday. Lightning played dreadful havoc among the barns of this section dur ing last summer and the farmers who escaped, loss, to show their gratitude as well as their sympathy for those less fortunate, generously united in a body and offered thoir servicos gratis to haul the lumber. The result of it all was that what would have requir ed a few teams several days to accom plish was done by the "frolic" in the fraction of a day. The following farm ers with their teams participated: For Mr. Sidler's barn—J. F. Heud riekson, L. C. Shultz, Hiram Qhilds, John Wiutersteeu, Hurley Benfield, Charles Ploch, David Wlntersteen, Fierce Gearhart, Harry Yeager, Ed ward Valkman, William Wintersteep, William K. Mooro, Clyde Sidler, Nor man Kitchen and John Crossley. For Sliultz's barn—James Haas, Clarke Boone, Lattimor Whipple, Wil liam B. Shultz, John Shultz,. Peter i Shultz, Augustus Shultz, and #T.. W. Aiule. The entire number participating fed tyioir horses .and took dinner in Dan , vilie. Those hauling for Clarence Shultz were entertained at Clarence Peifer's hotel, North Mill street. Those i hauling for Mr. Sidler were entertain " ed at the Gillaspy house near the bridge. Black Hand in Another Murder. A thrilling shooting affair,in which an Italian of the Blacn Hand society • attempted to murder a fellow country man, occurred near Mt. Carmel yester day morning. Joseph Nestico, a miner of Mt. Car. mel, was entering the Ureeuough col » liery at Marion Heights, when aocost ed by an unknown man. Without 5 warning the stranger pulled a revol ver and shot Nestico threo times. J Tlio firing attracted the attention of 1 > threo other miners who wore going to work and they made a rush for the t would-be murderer, wlip. turned and ? shot one of them, David Morris, of • Mt. Carmel, in the leg. I A crowd quickly gathered i\nd at tempted to surround the desperate I stranger, who stood at bay, weapot* in hand. Suddenly he fired the last cham l ber of his revovler into the crowd, I dashed for the mountain side an I dis ; appoared in the dense forest aud uu dergrowth. I The miners wore content enough to let him take his leave unmolested,aud ' turuod their attention to the injured t men. Although soriously hurt, it is not believed that their wounds will prove fatal. Many of the foreign miners are t thoroughly frightened. Tljey believe r to a man that this was the wark of • the Black Pland society whose evil in r tluonce is undoubtedly spreading \ throughout the coal regions. 7 Issac Goutzler,Bo years old,of North t Cordorus township, York county, is on trial charged by his tenant farmer with burning his own bam in revenge for a quarrel which the two men had ' 1 several years ago. The Pope exprosses himself as very t much gratified at the' development of the Gregorian chant in America. He says that the Gregoriau chant was not intended to exclude other church music unless the music was a mun dane character. Dr. A. C. Wells, of Chicago, has I been established as tlio first United States meat inspector in the Pottsville section under the recently established law. Dr. K. F. Brunuor, who is" deliver ing democratic speeches in Pennsyl vania German in Berks county, tolls tlio truth when he declares that when people loso their interest in political aud church work the county is suffer ing. David G. Minter, of Arendstvialle, Adams county, undertook to discover what had clogged the movements of his mill wheel when ho found ninety seven eels lodged therein. Then ho gave an eel supper to his friends. Made despondent by continued ill ness William Trainor, 32 years old, a clerk in the Philadelphia postoftice, shot himself through the head with suicidal intent. The family say that his illness had driven him insane. General liichard Thomas, cashier of the Easton National bank, is dead at the age of 1)1 years. He was said to have been the oldest cashier in the country, haying been cashier of the above named bank since i&ii). A cow owned by a Berks county man got among the apples and ate four bushels before she was discover- i ed and removed. She will never do such a feat of gormandizing again. I Some of the young folks* are begin- \ liing to meditate upou the possible 1 gifts of Santa Claus. t ADVANCE TIPS ON WINTER With winter approaching the chiefs of the United States weather Bureau are stirriug themselves to ascertain if possible, whether a severe and stormy .season may be expected. In eoujunc tion with the American moterologists, those of France and England are mak ing experiments. Up to the present India ia'tlie only country in tlio world in which seasonable or long distance predictions have been successfully made. The method thore in . vogue is lotwri, tlio weighing of tlio suow fall on the Himalya mountains for the prior wUi tor determining to a certain degree the atmospheric tendencies for the twolvo month to follow. In this coun try two main lines of investigation have been outlined: First—What extra percentage of heat is the earth receiving from tho cycl onic disturbances in the 2,000,000 square miles of the photosphere of the sun that are commonly known Us sun spots? Socond—By moan of kitos aud ob servations at various altitudes it is be ing attempted to determine the varia tions in barometric pressure aud of temperature in the various air planes. SOME OF THE PREDICTIONS. But while scientists are investigat ing, farmers and mariners have other guides that have been tested from time immemorial. The homely woodpecker knows instinctively what is in store for it. When he.leaves for the south cold. weather is assured. When he pecks low on trees the farmor says we will have a warm winter. But. wheu the ivory-billed woodpocker begins to peck low on the tree* aud pecks all the way to the top.taking all the bark o/T, look for a hard wiutor and deep snow, say our agricultural friends. Another prediction is contained in the familiar rhyme : If the November gooseboue bo thick, | So will tho winter be. If the November gooseboue bo thin, So will tho weather i»" If the breastbone of the goose is red or has ,inauy rod s]>ots a cold aud { stormy winter is sure, the weather wise assert. The first of October was damp and chilly, but there is comfort in the adage: "If we do not get our ludian L summer iu October or November wo shall get it in tho winter." The stock exchange guide says : A dry summer through the central part of tho United State signifies a defici ency in the corn crop, which means that our ham and bacon* will cost us during the following winter. A wet spring in the wheat belt means a high . er price for flour. Unseasonable we/lth i erin the south signifies that a few r mouths later we shall be obliged to ■ pay more for cotton goods. A frost in Florida means a higher price for orangos. The November "Smart Set." . "The Conflict," by Emma Wolf, which is tho uovolette opening the November number of the Smart Set,is • a story remarkably new in plot and , treatment. It concerns tlio two dis , tinct personalities which tho hqroiuo, I a young married woman, discovors that she possesses. Her wonderful alter ego is encouraged and developod by her, aud the strauge couiplicatio which results is logically and skillful ly brought about. Miss Wolf, through this novelette, will find herself occupy ing a very high placo among the younger American writers. Jack London contributes a rattling good story to this issue—one out of his usual vein,but brimful of interest. It is called "A Wicked Woman." Inez Haynes Gillmore has a real ghost story,/ 4 The Dead-Line," which will I create a great deal of discussion. Dorothea Deakin, in "Lancelot," tells » a pathetic little story of married life; , and Grace MacGowau Cooko's strong I tale of the Tennessee mountains, call . Ed "Out of Nazareth," makes fiuo , reading. "The Helpmeet," by Mary Tracy Earle, is a psychological study, and"The Beauty of tho Law," by i Ellis Parker Bulter, is one of the fuu i uiest stories of the year. Other fiction : writers are Harriet Gaylord, Ward • Clark, Katherine Metcalf Roof, J. J. I Bell, Amos DeLany, and Arthur Stan ley Wheeler. The essay is by Richard Le Galliou | ue, whose name is a guarantee of ev erything that is beautiful and truly 1 literary. It is eutitled "The World and tho Lover,'' and while tho author's point of view may not meet with ev ery reader's approval,there is no gain saying his clever handling of a uni , versally interesting theme. Poems by favorite writers are in evidence, aud the humor is up to Tho Smart Set's high standard. Bill to Pension Teachers. An earnest movement is being made to secure from the next State legislat ure a law that will pension all public school teachers out-Hide of Philadel phia, who liavo reached a certain age, aud have taught a prescribed number of yoars. The movement started with the Stato Teachers' association at its annual uioeting at Altoona, last summer. A committee in now at work 011 the pro posed bill and after it is drafted a campaign committee will be appoint ed to Hound every legislative candid ate. The bill will bo ready to bo sent to all teachern by October 19th, to se cure their co-operation in having it passed. Removing a Landmark. The Miller homestead on Church i street,small and weather beaten, which 1 for many years has been a landmark, < is being torn down by the present j owner, Street Commissioner E. S. Miller. It has become unsightly dur ing recent years and the intention is to get it out of the way aud to use its site for a lawn. Mr. Miller yesterday stated that the house was the homo of his grandmoth er and was built by l.erin 18445. Improvements in Danville never I stop. i REVIEW OF TRADE BY R. G. DON & CO. R. G. Dun & (Jo's weekly review of trade Saturday said : Lower temperature brought out much business in seasonable lines of woariug apparel and most reports from wholesalers tell of the largest volume of trade ever transacted. Shipping de partments arc limited In activity by inadequate railway facilities ami this difficulty is becoming aggravated by the free movement of grain aud coal as the seasOu advances. Official crop reports covering conditions on October 1 indicated most satisfactory grain prospects,but damage has since reduc ed the yiold of cotton and caused a violont rise of prices. Iu tho leading industries it is im posible to secure prompt deliveries, even contracts for shipment during the first quarter of li) 07 being diilicult to place with the steel mills,aud the long continued lassitude in primary mark ets for cotton goods lias been succeed ed by au eagerness to purchaso that is advaucing quotations. Conditions in the primary market for cotton goods shows a radical change in'the recent iudiffereut demand and endeavor to obtain concessions in prices. Conditijns iu the woolen in dustry do not show a similar broaden ing of interest, few duplicate orders having been placed, and the market still waits for some donfiite attitude by clothing manufacturers. New England footwear manufactur ers received liberal spring orders from jobbers in all sections of the country, with the best demand for heavy stock, such as grain and spilt goods. Pro ducers have largo contracts on hand for winter and spring lines in addition to supplementary orders for late fall delivery. Liabilities of commercial failures thus far reported for October amount ed to $1,786, 141,0f whichs763,6sß were iu manufacturing 11)5.1,782 iu trading, ! and $60,701 in other commercial lines. | Failures last week amounted to 217 in the United Statos against 214 last year, aud 28 in Canada compared with 25 a year ago. Early Closing Season here. Kiirly closing for the season is at an end and tho stores this week are re maining open until 8 o'clock or any hour that suits the convenience of the merchant. Mill street, therefore, pre sents a business like aud animated ap pearance in keeping with a wideawake progressive town and will coutiuuo to show up thus favorably until at least after the holidays. It is seldom that early closing con tinues until such a late date as Octo ber 15. The teudeucy seems to be to ward early closing the year around aud i each season tho intervals during which the stores are opeu grow shorter and • shorter. A few of the stores began keeping opeu on October Ist. But the majority remained closed until Mon dny night last. Even at that (into one or two were not ready to open,but last night the street was illuminated from ' end to end. ' By common consent with many of tho merchants 8 o'clock now seems to be tho hour set for closing. There is still a lack of uniformity, which causes a little dissatisfaction. One or more, ' who are careful to close at 8 and have everything prepared to lock-up prompt ly at that hour, last evening were heard to complain that others do not begin to take iu thoir goods until tlio clock strikes and thus, whether iutentiou ally or not, keep their stores opeu aud invite trade until much later. It is nine o'clock aud even after before sonio of tho stores are locked up. It is a question, however,with some of the dealers,Jnow that early clos ing for the season is at an end, wheth er the merchants as a body are bound to close at any particular hour. It ; would not be surprising, therefore, if ; a few stores continue to keep open un til any hour that it suits their con venience to close. DON'T HEAL WITH QUACKS. Tho Wilkes-Barre Nows tells about tho performances of amodical fakir in Scrauton recently. Protending to. be a regular physician he called upou a young lady who was ill aud guarante ed to cure her. He sold her a bottle of medicine for which she paid him |ti.so. Shortly after taking a dose of the med icine the lady was seized with a viol ent fit of vomiting, finally rupturing a blood vessel in tho stomach, which caused her death. Iu anothor instance ho persuaded a young woman that she was ill aud sold her some medicines which made her actually sick. The follow lias been arrested aud will have to answer for his conduct, before the courts of Lackawanna county. No body should trust a traveling doctor. Tlio family physician is the only one wlio should bo given control ovor one's ' life. j Caught a Bear. A bear cub weighing 64 pounds was caught alive by .Tames T. Brady ou his farm near Jamison City Saturday morning. An old bear and three cnbs have boon about that vicinity for sonio time, their tracks have been found on numerous occasions aud several i>eople have seen them during the past couple weeks. More than ouco the bears visit ed Mr. Brady's farm, and he at last set au iron trap for them. Saturday morning ingoing out to the fields he was surprised to find one of the cubs fast iu tho trap. He then shot the young bruin and carried its carcass back to tlio house: Bitten by Mad Dog. Bob Kase, 18-year-old sou of John Kase, of Klyeburg, was bitten Friday by what is supposed to have lieon a mad dog. After biting tho Kase boy the dog'dlsappuared iu the direction of Danville. The bov was at once car ried to tlio office of Dr. (iearhart at Elysbuig, and up to yesterday e showed uo ill effects. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. i The Kind You Have Always Boughtj Bears the ' \ Signature of I HOTEL LICENSE WAS TRANSFERRED A sessiou of court wax held Satur- J day forenoon for the purpose of argu ment. His Honor Judge Kvau* and | Associates Blee aud Wagner were on the bench. Nearly the whole of the forenoon I was consumed in argument. The first ; case taken up was an argument oil tho | exceptions (lied agaiust the report of! viewers 011 the river road, the hear ing of which was held before justice of the jieace Oglesliy a couple of weeks ago. Tho matter was very fully and ably argued Saturday by Hon. H. M. Hinckley for the petitioiires and Jauies Scarlet and It. S. Ammennnn for the township. Judge Evans took tho pap ers and will render a decision later. Tho exceptions against the public road in Limestone township at Clark Benfleld's were also argued, Hon. H. M. Hinckley and Charles V. Ainerman taking up the cause of the petitioners aud Hon. K. S. Ammennnn aud Major C. P. Gearhart appearing for the township. In this case the judge like wise took tho papers. Tho license nt Titol's hotol was trans ferred from Eliazbeth Titel to James Tooey. The court wanted full in formation relating to the matter aud on request several witnesses were call ed to testify to the good character of the applicant and liis general fitness to conduct a hotel. Will Abolish Clerical Tickets. Tho Now York Sun of Saturday morning is the authority foi a state ments that will work a partial hard ship on ministers as it reports that oue of the actions of the meeting of the Central passenger association which is composed of all the general paseuger agents of tho trunk lines was to abolish the clerical tickets after January I, 1907. This action ou the part of tho cent ral association oouies as a camplete surprise, as for years ministers havo paid but Half fares when traveling aud there had been uo inkling that this custom was to bo discoutinued by the big railroads. The meetiug also decided to issue interchangeable mileage books good for any person at a flat two cent rftfh basis! Alley Paved With Vitrified Brick The street commissioner has finish ed layiug the vitrified brick pavement in Sweutek's alley, leading from Mill street toward Mahoning creek. This is a nr4cli-needed improvement and one that was long deferred. The case presented complications, tho alley being undoubtedly a private oue, although used by the p'tfblio and one, which under the peculiar condi tions existing, was indispensable Thoro was a good deal of heavy hauling through the alley and for yoars Mr. Swentek protested, Maiming that the deep rutß worn were damag ing the foundation walls of the two buildiugs abutting on the narrow pass ago. He did not object to the use of the alley, but ho insisted that tho bor ough protect his buildings by paving the alleyway or repairing it in some other manner that would resist wear and tear. The matter ■ has claimed attention for years aud council' after council has taten up the matter only to defor action indefinitely. The present council it seems was the first, to take the broad aud liberal viow of tho case that all tho circumstancos seem to demand and to proceed to have the alloy paved. Tho work was author ized last month. It was completed with little outlay of effort at a total cost of less than a hundred dollars. 24-Inch Pipe The councilmauic committee on streets and bridges has decided upon a twouty-four inch terra cotta, pipe for the big draiu ou Church street, design ed to carry the surface water off Bloom street. The arched waterway on Church street was tapped and several joints of the big pipe were placed iu position yesterday. The deptli attain ed there was a trifle over ten feet, while the excavating, which is nearly all the way through a deposit of slag, is pronounced by P. J. Keefer, super intendent of sewers, to be the hardest digging yet encountered in the bor ough. Tho work necessarily progresses slowly although the troncli required will not bo so deep furtlier up (jiiurch street. Mr. and Mrs. Jones Entertain. Mr. ami Mrs. Edward Joues outer taiued a number of frieuds at their home ou Front streot, Saturday even ing. The amusements included some excellent music ou Mr. Reed's phono graph after which supper was served. Those present were: Mr. aud Mrs." Robert Faugh, Mr. aud Mrs. George Reed, Mrs. Louisa Williams, Mrs. Hurley, Misses Mary Golcet, Jeiinie Reed, Blanche Reed, Lizzie Joues, Sarah Jones, Matilda Anderson, Miss Rank, Messrs. Howard Freeze, Reber Warntz, James Faugh, John Jones and Geo. Joues. Convalescent. Faul Sechler,the fifteen year old sou of Mr. and Mrs. Lafayette Sechler, Kipp's run, is convalescent after a six weeks', siege of typhoid fever. Faul was a pupil of the Danville public school and tills year would havo eu- tered the high school. Big Political Ads. William Randolph Hearst will, it is I said, spend SIOO,OOO in newspaper ad i vertisiug iu the State of New York during the campaign Both Republi can and Democratic papers will be | used. Max F. Ihmsen, Mr. Hearst's political manager, has charge of the I appropriation. | Carrier—Clerk Examination. ! A civil gervico examiuntiou for post oflice carrier-clerk will be held in Danville, on Saturday, October 27th, | Ralph B. Diehl of Danville, will fur nish information to applicants. ! We T Doctors If you are suffering from impure blood, thin blood, de bility, nervousness, exhaus tion, you should begin at once with Ayer's Sarsaparilla, the Sarsaparilla you have known 1 all your life. Your doctor knows it, too. Ask him about it. Unless there 1h dally action of the bowels, poisonous products uro absorbed, causing bead ache, biliousness, nausea, dyspepsia, and thus preventing the Sarsaparilla from doing Its hest work. Aver'a Pills are liver pills. Act geutly, all vegetable. M Mad■> bT J. O. Ayer Co., Lowell, Maes. Also manufacturer* of ' /J J HAIR VIGOR. / U 1 SPVQ. AGUE CURE. -A UV/J O CHERRY PECTORAL. Wo have ro secrets ! We publish tho formulae of all our modicinea. J J. BROWN THE EYE A SPECIALTY. K yes tested, treated, iUte«l with «u.| artificial eyes supplied. Market Htroefc, BlonmsburK, I'a. Hpnrs—lo a. m. t<» sp. m. Charles V. Amerman, Attoiney-at-L w Notary Public DANVILLE, PA. INHI'ItANCE, CIKN'L LAW ritACTU'K UNITKD 'PHONE, 2 DR. J. SWEISFORT, DENTIST. I'see ODONTUNUfcR for the painless ex traction of teeth. Dentistry in ail its branches and all work guar anteed. CHARGES REDUCED. Opposite Opera House, Danv lie a. bllOUi' HUNT, PRESCRIPTION DRUBfIIST, : Opposite O|H-rn I loam-. OAHVILLE, - - IKNN'A WM. KAS E WEST. ATTORN, T-AT-LAW, It*. SSO Mil l STRHBT, DANVII.LB. CHARLES CHALFANT. ATTORNEr*AT-t AW It*. 110 MILL STRHET, DANVILLS WILLIAM L. SIDLER, AITORNEY.AT.LAW, CO* HILL AMD MASSET STIMTS. SANVILLI. Take /war |»rM- tipilm.i u. ROSSMAN & SON'S PHARMACY. 845 MILL.STREET, DANVILLE, PA. Two Ksglttsrs4 Pharmacists In oharf* firs rreeh Drug* and full Una of Fataal Medlolau and Ivndrisa. Vllfl OI9AU ROOD COLD SODA. THOMAS C. WELCH, ATTORNIY-AT-LAW. outrtat Altorn.y of Montom Ooont/ It*. 107 .MILL STRBBT. DAItVILLB. Patronize A. C. AMESBURY, Best Coal in Town. BEST FOR THE BOWELS If yon haven't a refrnlar, healthy movement of the bowels every day. you'ro 111 or will bo. Keep your bowels open, and bo well. Force, in the shape of violent phynic or pill poison, is dangerous. The smoothest, easiest, moat perfect way of keopiug thf bowels clear and clean is to take EAT 'EM LIKE CANDY Pleasant, Palatable,* Potent, Taste Good, Po Good, Never 816 ken, Weaken or Gripe; 10. 25 and 60 cents per box.' Writd for free sample, aud book let on health. Address 433 Sterling Remedy Company, Chicago or New York. KEEP YOURJBLOOD CLEAN Whilo burniug some rubbish iu tho rear of hpr home at Fhoeuixville tlie clothing of Mian Maria Lacliumn, ?H years old caught lire aud she \vas burned to death before assistance could reach her. She was a recluse having lived by lierselfjfor mauv years CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH PENNYROYAL PILLS DIAMONDBRAND LADIES I Ask your Druggist for A CHI CHES TER'S PILLS iu RED and/j\ GOLD raetuilic boxes, scaled with Blue\f>) Ribbon. TAKE NO OTHER. Buyofyour Vy Druggist nfad ask for CIU.CIIEtf-TKB'H V F.XULIBII i'ILLN, the DIAMOMU BR AMU, for twenty-five years known us Best, Safest, Al ways Reliable. Sold by Druggists every where. CHICHESTER CHEMICAL CO., PHILA., PA.
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