OUTBREAK OF DIPHTHERIA A fresh outbreak of diphtheria has occasioned a good deal of anxiety among the teachers and patrous of the second ward schools. Four new cases have developed siuce last Friday. Fol lowing the practice of immediately dismissing and disiufecting the school room when a case of de velops amoug the "pupils Tuesday in the second ward no less thau three schools were closed while the rooms were being fumigated. The school authorities especially,are watching the situation with no little anxiety. There is a lack of precaution among the citizens which will be pretty sure to bear fruit in a geueral spread of the disease if something is not done to restrict intercourse be tween the infected households aud ueighbors. Citing an iustauce that occurred during the present week a geutlemau of veracity, who is iu a positiou to know whereof he speaks, states it is a fact that as soon as the card auuouuciug "diphtheria" was hung out the house became seemingly, not an object of dread, but rather an object of curiosity aud. iucrediblo as it may seem, was visited at all hours by women and children of the neigh borhood. This affords some idea of the situa tion that the conscientious teacher aud school officers, who are always on the alert to keep down disease, have to face in the present emergency. Iu ev ery instance the pupil who is known to have visited a house where diphth eria exists is excluded from school uu til a limit of safety has been reached. Hut it is in the case of the other and larger number who have exposed them selves to contagion without being de tected that the real danger lies. These children, who are not excluded, are apt to briug the germs of the disease into the school room aud themselves eventually develop the disease while attending. It would certaiuly seem to be high time that the board of health should exercise the authority vested within it aud adopt some regulatiou that would restrict iutercourse with fami lies in which diphtheria aud like exist —regulations that would really mean something iu the effort to prevent the introduction and spread of contagious and infectious diseases. Stolen Boat is Recovered. N. C. Prentiss has just recovered his boat which was stoleu, with sev eral others, at this place last summer. In his search for the boat he weut down the river as far as Port Trevor ton, while, had he known it, he might have fouud the missing boat between this place and Cameron. Last week while near Cameron he found the boat, iu the river, identify ing it by some private marks. The boat was iu possessiou of Walter Scott,who had purchased it of Harvey Lambersou. Harvey Lambersou while in town yesterday explained how the boat fell into his hands and incidentally relat ed how a groat deal of swag in one form or another is apt to come down the river in the course of a year. Mr. Lambersou purchased the boat of a stranger, who said that he was from Towanda and gave a good reason for wanting to get rid of the boat. Harvey says that he calked and repaint ed the boat; that during the summer it was used by the campers ar Cameron and that more recently he sold it to Mr. Scott. He paid two dollars for his purchase, which sum he loses,as the boat will be returned to its rightful owner. Mr. Lambersou stated that about, the time he purchased the boat another stranger came down the river with three boats, partially* loaded, with merchandise. Among other things he had a musket of rare workmanship ami great value, which ho offered to sell for a dollar aud a half. Flag Pole Blown Down. The fifty-foot flag pole on the third ward school grounds was blown down during the high wind on Saturday, evening. Its position was such that i under the direction of the gale pre- i vailing it fell alongside the school building and did not injure any one. The pole was planted only a few years ago, but decay seems to havo rapidly done its work audit was in such a condition that the wonder is that it did not fall under a less violent storm 1 than that of Saturday evening. It j would be a wise precaution to careful ly inquire into the condition not only of such poles but also of trees and the like that stand in town to see whether they are sound and able to withstand ti wind storm. Thus a damage to property and f.veu injury to human beiugH might bo averted. PARENTS AND CHILDREN. Out in Pittsburg a small bov with a flobert rifle made a target of a tele plioue cable, injuring the wire nud causing some sxpense to the company and considerable inconvenience to cer tain of its patrons. The small boy was arrested and lodged ill jail [to answer the charge of maliciouß mischief. The Greensburg Morning Review believes the worst use to which you can put the average mischievous boy is to Bend him to jail. We agree with it. But oughtn't something be done to the parents? The use of the flobert rifle in a city is unlawful. Parents should be instructed iu the law and they in turn should teach their children to respect and obey it. WORDS OF TRUST. The Scran ton Republican speaks words of trutli and soberness when it declares that "the young man who stands awaiting for something to turn up for him to do makes a great mis take. If he hasn't any work just let him spend his spare time fitting him self to fill some responsible position iu the industrial or business world and iu a little while tiie lobs will come looking for him." There is nothing more certain than that the young man who is fitted foi a responsible place and who lias correct habits will not long be idle. GRAFT CHARGES FOR SIMMERS Special Agent Robert M. Simmers, of the State dairy aud pure food de partment, well known iu Montour and surrounding counties, where he has prosecuted a number of cases,and who as late as Thursday—the very day his downfall took place—caused the arrest of J. A. Richie and A. Adolfi, of Ber wick, has been suspended with charges of graft of wide sweeping character hanging oyer his head. Commissioner Warren, of the pure food department, at Ilarrisburg, is now working night aud day to ascertain the full extent of the alleged grafting. The expose came out in Philadelphia Saturday night when D. Clarence Gib honey, who as special counsel for Commissioner Warren in the settle ment of poisoned caudy prosecutions, laid hare the situation before a Phil adelphia audience. He told of how on July 31sfc last, Dr. B. H. Warren,dairy aud food commissioner, retained him as special counsel to prosecute certain violators of the pure food laws which had been lying for a long time untried aud Warren's best efforts had failed to have them disposed of. Among the first cases he took up were those of dealers jfWmsed of selling candies in wliioli was used glucose bleached with sulphur dioxide,witich is poison. This dosed glucose was supplied to the trade by the CornJProducts Refining company,a corporation owned and con trolled by the Standard Oil company. After making the bluff of fighting tiie cases the legal representative of the glucose trust came to Philadelphia, threw up his bauds aud agreed to withdraw from Pennsylvania every barrel of its doctored glucose. During a conference with the rep resentative of the glucose company he was told that the total flue and costs in each case would be about st>o. The lawjers of the trust expressed surprise at this aud said that in some cases up the State,especially Luzerne aud Lack awauna counties, the fines aud costs had run as high as SBO in a single case and that one defendant had even paid SB4. A special officer was immediately sent to Scrantou to investigate aud he also visited other towns where com plaints of overcharge had beeu made. Each case was carefully looked up and it was soon apparent that Simmeis had beeu systematically collecting from the couvicted dealers mouey iu excess of the legal charges aud costs aud had been dividing the graft with the mag istrates and justices of the peace be fore whom the cases were heard. The facts learned were perfectly clear and confessions of truth have been obtain ed from justices of the peace. The full extent of Simmers' graft has not yet been discovered and some startling developments are expected. history of the 16th District. Oil the 19tli of May, 1887, the Penn sylvania legislature passed a law, en titled, "An Act to organize and define the congressional districts in Penn sylvania. " By this act our district, then known as the seventeenth, was originally formed, and is composed of the counties of Columbia, Montour, Northumberland and Sullivan. The act of 1901 apportioning the State into congressional districts made no change except that it is now known as the sixteenth district. November t», 1888, C. K. Buckalow, of Columbia county, was elected as the first congressman from the new dis trict. His majority was 2,656 over J. B. Robisou.the Republican candidate. November 4, 1890, S. P. NVolverton, of Northumberland, was elected with a majority of 5,944 over \V. C. Farns worth, Republican. November 8, 1892, S. P. NVolverton was reelected over Chandler Eves, Re publican, by a majority of 5,303. November ti, 1894, Mouore H. Kulp, of Northumberland county, the Re publican candidate, was elected over C. R. Buckalew by a majority of 81)4. November 3, 189f>, Monroe H. Kulp was reelected over Alphonsus Walsh, of Sullivan county, the Democratic candidate, by a majority of 1122. November 8, 1898,Rufus K. Polk, of Montour county, was elected over W. H. Woodin, Republican,bv a majority of 2,305. November 6, 1900, Rufus K. Polk was reelected over Clarence P. Huth, Republican, by a majority of 3,732. On or about the sth of March. IDO2, Congressman Polk died, and in Nov ember of the same year, Alexander j Billmeyer, of Montour county, was ! elected for the unexpired term. His majority over Wm. K. Lord, Republi can, was 2,515. At the same time, Charles H. Dickermau, of Northum berland, was elected over Fred A. God charles, Republican, bv a majority of 848, for the two years,expiring March 4, 1905. In IWO4 Dr. E. W. Samuel was the Republican candidate against Harry E. Davis, Democrat. Both aspirants were from Northumberland, Samuel having a plurality of 945. | Putting Down Concrete Payment. Robert J. Pegg is putting down a fine concrete pavement in front of his new residence on Bloom street, which is rapidly approaching completion There are other properties on Bloom street which might be improved iu a similar manner,and would at the same ime afford much better walking to thousands of pedestrians whopass that way. Bloom street is one of the most de sirable residential streets iu town and it is worthy of the very best that can be given it,not only by the borough,but by the property owners as well, who should feel much encouraged now that council is constructing a drain to car ry off the surface water at so much labor and excuse. $ 18,000 Subscribed For hospital. Energetic work is being done by the people of Tamaqua and the Panther Creek valley in the project for the est ablishment of a miners' hospital in that section. Over SIB,OOO ha 6 already been subscribed toward the movement. The next legislature will he asked for a liberal appropriation. THOUSANDS VISIT NEW CAPITOL The second capitol excursion poured thousands aud thousands of people in to Harrisburg on Saturday and from early iu the morning uutil well iuto ffie afternoon the magnificent building was like a bee hive,with jteople swarm ing into every department of it, ad miring its beauties aud taking advant age of the opportunities to sit in the chairs of the State officials and to peer about iu the sacred places where usu ally ordinary people do not get. The crowds began to arrive in Har risburg about 10 o'clock aud from then on uutil uoou they kept coming by the train load. It was estimated from the figures given out by the railroad and trolley companies that there were about 8000 sightseers in the capitol on Saturday. From South Danville 124 tickets were sold. Everybody wanted to see the gover nor's reception room aud the other show pluces of the building, and especial care was taken by the police men aud other State employes to show the visitors to these places. Every door leading into the departments was opeu,aud the visitors were allow ed to come and go at will. Governor Penuypacker spent the en tire day iu his office shaking hands with the visitors. The capitol was lighted from basement to dome, and every courtesy was showu the visitors by the people at the capitol. The gov ernor was the ouly State official iu Harrisburg, and his pleasant smile as he shook each visitor's hand gave the impressiou that lie was glad so many had come to iuspect the building. Among those from Danville and vic inity who spent Saturday afternoon in Harrisburg were: Mr. aud Mrs. Johu Miutzer, Mr and Mrs. George M. Gearhart, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bloch, Mr. and Mrs. Elias Woodruff, Mr. and Mrs. William T. Dyer and daughter Edna, Mr. and Mrs. William J. Williams, Mr. aud Mrs. Thomas Chambers, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick McCaffrey, Mr. aud Mrs. Oscar Reilly, Mr. aud Mrs. Arthur Butler, Mr. and Mrs. MileslSchatzer, Mr. aud Mrs. John Morrall, Mr. aud Mrs. Jacob Rudy aud sou, Mr. aud Mrs. Oscar Yastine, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hahu, Jr. aud daughter, Mrs. William C. Williams aud sou Lewis, Mrs. Lewis Titel, Mrs Emma Montgomery, Mrs. Johu Bowers and daughter Myra.Mrs. Clark Shannon, Mrs. T. W. Claytou, Mrs. Arthur Northup, Mrs. Ezra Woodside, Mrs. Henry Trotter, Mrs. F. P. Johnson, Mrs. A. W. Pierce, Misses Marv and Margaret Murray, Jeuuie aud Annie Pickard, Gertrude aud Jessie Mapstoue, Edith Reese, Maggie Mullen, A. M. Keeler, llattio Albeck. Ursa Mowrey, Messrs. Jacob Fish aud sou, C. P. Haucock, W. H. Wyaut aud son Harold, W. Haydn Woodside, Charles Limberger, T. R. Angle, Guy Williams, Stanley Wil kinson, Clarence Cromwell, William Hancock,Fred Woodside, Clyde Davis, Lawrence Suyder, Edward Suyder, Frank A ten, Arthur Campbell, Cam eron Campbell, Edwin B. Foust, Johu Robiuson. Joseph Hahu, Sr. VirtlifN of "Sold" Siffn. "Get this parlor suit out at once, John." said the manager. "Oh. lei's just put a 'Sold' tag on it till tomorrow," grumbled Salesman John. "The men are fearful busy." "John," said the manager, "you know very little about human nature If you're willing to leave a suit of furni ture marked 'Sold' in sight of the pub lic. If we left the suit here everybody that came In would be attracted by the 'Sold* sign on It and would want to buy it or its duplicate. The suit can't be duplicated, us you know, and so the people would be dissatisfied. This suit, because they couldu't have it, would seem to them the only desirable one In our stock. They would take no other. We should probably lose half a dozen sales. "Why. John, 'there are some dishon est dealers who put 'Sold' signs on goods that are a drug, so as to dispose of those goods quickly, and It Is a fact not creditable to human nature that fake 'Solds' will move a slow stock more quickly even than fake reduc tions.'*—New Orleans Times-Democrat. Wit of n Srot<-li I.untitle. This lunatic ;;>ylutn story comes from Cilnyg.w: Ywo councilors of that city were ink* 11 over a large asylum the other day I y one of the patients, a safe in;-. P.e h:ul led them to a room i » < t.ia; a view from a win dow. when one c:ie shut the door, with 'ts self acting h ck. and the three men were prisoners. The patient alone preserved his coinpMsure. While the covi cii.»rs clamored to he released he rema r\e 1: "If I were y»>u I would lie quiet." \ » h •';» ~»m?!ig. the councilors grew despera. v of jav.s|iiration stood ou their blows, and tlicy fairly yelled. "If I \vt«r.? yon." related the patient sojthingl;\ i w »uld keep quiet." "But v.e'i • nt «I«! ft " pleaded one of the visitors "floats i n. 112 at's what I said ma eel' when I w.i • broelit In!" * ilAOnt. ".\u :ast. t! name of the month, is accv;;i..il in Hi-* first syllable. "Au gust." the adjective. is accented on the second liable. This is due, no doubt, to tii • fact that, though both started from the Latin "auguatus," they have arrive.; I»y different routes. The ad jective is the French "auguste," while "August." commemorating the Roman emperor's title. Is the French "aout" and the middle English "augst" or "aust." ' July'* used to rhyme with "duly." even In Johnson's time, as It had dor • r earlier and as It does In southern Scotland to tlii* da v. Skirt t«n«| Shirt. "Skirt" is etymologlcally the same word as "shirt." though it has come over another linguistie route and prop erly means a short garment. In fact, "skirt." "shirt," "short," "shear," "kit tle" and "curt" are In all probability near relations. Hut "skirt" Ihis got it self specialize.! to a lower garment with special reference to the lowtt edge thereof, the boundary where tin garment is cut short, whence the vert "to skirt." Corrected. Wife (during the tift'i -1 have suffer 1 ed every calamity that can befall H woman. Husband (calmly > Oh, no you haven't, my dear. You have nevei been a widow. Wife You evidently don't imderstand me. I said "calam ity." REDS WON BY HAEBOff MARGIN The Y. M. C. A. membership con test, in which the Reds and the Blues have struggled for supremacy, closed Saturday uiglit with a blaze of tire works aud a flare of life uud drum.aud with the Reds leading by a small mar gin- The contest closed promptly at 10 o'clock and as the time drew noar for the end it became clear that the finish was going to bo very close. All Sat urday evening the members of the con testing factious were on the streets with red and blue lights aud the can vassers were hustling to get the Inst few subscriptions into the Y. M. O. A. building before the clock struck ten. The contest was successful beyond the most sanguine expectations of its promoters. The Danvillo association is richer by just on account of the contest anil 110 new members have been added to the Association lists. For this tine showiug credit is due to George R. Bernhnrd, the enterprising general secretary, who instituted the contest and who, during the two months of its duration, remained neutral, giving aid and good advice impartially to both sides. Also a great deal of praise is due to Walter Lovett, leader of the Reds and to Joseph Pivel leader of the Blues. They directed their forces admirably and allowed no petty jealousies to enter into the keen rivalry that existed. They, and the members under them, worked hard aud they are happy now to acoept as their cr'y reward the knowledge that the Danville Y. M. C. A. will reap the benefits of their labors. There aro three degrees of member ship in the Y. M. C. A.—senior, $."» a year; intermediate, $1 a year; and junior, $3 a year. Each member add ed to the list, whether a new one or a renewal, whether a senior, intermedi ate or a junior, counted one point for the side submitting the name. In the final count Saturday night it was fouud that, in tho time since the con test began on tho 4th of September, the Reds had turned in 104 points and the Blues 101, giving the Reds the small lead of 3 points by which they won the contest. The Ladies' Auxiliary is now plan ning a pleasant conclusion to the con test. It is the intent ion to givo a banquet to the old and new members at the Y. M. C. A. on November 22nd. The plans for the affair are most ela borate. Turkey is to bo tho principal feature of the menu aud speakers of note will supply the post prandial oratory. The baiiquct is to be given in two sections; the juuiors will be invited to be present at 5 o'clock and the seniors at 7 :30. | deter?-. im;:g levels. UtilMMi l»y V. Jilrh Every >ln.» .liny lie ; ~ simple W.I.V of roughly determin ! ln a - levels, and one which can readily | l»e practiced by any one and which lias the advantage of not requiring any special apparatus, is by means of a spirit level and a board with a straight I edge. The way togo about it is this: | First determine on two points the lev els of which you wish to know and j ,lrive stakes into the ground. Then take a board with a straight edge and tack it to si tree. If one happens to be available, in a lino with these two t takes. Put the board at such a height that you can readily sight over it and carefully level this board by means of the spl.it level. Then sight it over to ward one of the stakes, having some one at i!i 11 stake who will, by means of a s :::«11 pie.v* of paper, locate the point MI which your line of vision cuts it-in other words, where a line pro ject i' I from your sighting board would strike the stake. .Make some sort of mark ;;t this point and then sight to the other stake in the same way and mark the point where the line would strike it. fly measuring distances that these two points are above the ground you can get (lie difference in levels with reasonable accuracy. For In stance. if your line of vision has cut one si ike eight fv'ct from the ground and the other one five feet from the ground, then obviously the difference in level is three feet, or, in other words, the vicinity of the stake on which the mark is live feet from the ground is three feet higher than the other stake, aud you will have a three foot fall from draiuiug from this point to the other. -Farming. Overreached. Old Joe, a farmer, was noted for the many ways he had of skimping and saving. One day he hired a big country boy to help him with his work. The boy reported for duty at 5:30 o'clock in the morning, and Old Joe sat him down to breakfast. After the lad had tinished the meal the sharp old farmer said, "What do you say If we eat dinner while we are at It?" As the boy agreed, they fell to and ate a little more. Then, seeing that the youngster could eat no more, Old Joe suggested, "Suppose we finish up and eat supper too." "All right," assented the lad, aud he man aged to swallow another crust of bread. "Now let's get to work," shouted the gleeful farmer, thinking of the saving in meals he had made. "No," returned the boy, "I never work after supper. A man's time is his own then."- Lou don Times. A burrow Squeak. "Your front door is unlocked, sir!" shouted the policeman when he found that Mr. Careless Householder had gone to bed without attending to his locks. "It's till right," replied the burglar from the bedroom window a minute later; "my son will lock It when he comes home. Here's a shilling for you." "An easily earned bob." chuekJed the policeman as he walked away. "A narrow squeak," said the nurglar, with a sheet round his shoulders. "Very," replied his accomplice, whose hands were tightly clasped over poor Mr. Careless Householder's mouth.— London Express. The MIUII'N 10 ye. It will probably be news to most people to hear that rudimentary traces of a third eye exist among nil veiio brates, including man. In the human race the third eye forms part of the pineal gland, a small mass about the size of a pea in almost the very center of the brain. Possibly, therefore, there was more actual truth In the well known expression "the mind's eye" than Its originator dreamed of. RESDLTS OF THE STRIKE Editor Intelligencer. Z Sir:—Every reail3r of the Intelli gencer has read with the articles written by various contribut ors, concerning the local strike. The writers were, no doubt, correct in their statements regarding figures, etc.,but in writing this article I shall not dwell upon figures at all, but con fine myself to facts. We aro about rounding out the fourth month of this unfortunate state of affairs, and I beg mv readers to re view the past two years and compare them with the present time. About two years ago Danville was celebrat ing the various improvements that prosperity had given her, a well de served pride in a town that had been improved and made to stand upon an equality with sister towns. To what class of citizens can we credit this ad vancement? The answer must be largely to the labors of the iron work er, the very bone aud siuue of Dan ville. Two years ago prosperity hoverd ov er our entire community. Our curb stoue market fairly groaned with good things and farmers went home with fat purses. On Saturday evenings the streets were thronged with crowds of well dressed men and women and store keepers and other business men iiad all they could do to wait upon the crowds standing at their counters. All were satisfied everyone was happy. Grim waut was absent and every where joy and merriment found free expression. Six months ago a note of discord was sounded. Men ami women with grave faces hoped there would be no strike, for they knew well that the old,happy,prosperous days would end, and for a time, at least, much self denial, not to say suffering, would have to be endured. And it has come. All friends of the wage earner hoped to see his desire speedily granted,but, alas! time is seeding on and no hope is in sight. In the meanwhile think of the suffering that must surely come in a few short weeks should this strike continue. The leader otfthe union beg ged the citizens to help the iron work ers in their struggle. 1 believe the citizens of Danville waut the men to j get the advance, but what can the merchants and business men give he side.t heir sympathy? And sympathy, lam sure, won't, feed the hungry, clothe the naked and warm the freez ing women aud children. The brunt of the strike is most, keenly felt by the helpless women and children ami just j notice how nobly the women are work | iug aud enduring to help the cause, i Iron workers, do you recollect the I hard times we all experienced when the mill burned down a few years ago? Do you not remember how you fought the greedy flames that were sweeping away your meaus of support? How men who had grown gray in the em ploy of the Heading company wept as they saw the blackened timbers, and how we sent, a committee of men to Heading to ask that the mill be rebuilt aud Danville be maintained among the foremost of the iron towns of Pennsyl vania? And, Oh! what a sigh of relief and mauy a "Thank God" went up, when we heard that the Heading com pany would rebuild the mill. And wasn't it a glad day when the first fires were rolit and the whistles blew and the men trooped forth as of old? Think of the long cold "winter that will soon be upon us. Thauksgiviug and Christmas, glad seasons of the year, will be but a mockery if the "Big Mill" is idle. The untold suffer ing aud misery and want that are be ing felt even now, will surely be our lot. With the "Big Mill" idle our iron workers must seek employment else where, and their hard earned wages will goto make another town prosper ous, while their homes here are sad deued by the abseuce of the husband and father. I ask, must we sit idly by and see prosperity pass us while we endure privation and want? Can there be no arbitration in this case'/ Other differ ences have been settled satisfactorily; why not ours, when the happiness,the welfare, yes, the very life of the town demands a settlement. WELL WISHER. DECAPITATION. The Theory of Heiif*atlon After thm I!«• it«l IN Severed. Half a dozen physicians were talking of doatli. It Isn't a subject usually chosen by physicians for discussiou, but these w- re diseussing It. However, it was not altogether physical death. Tiny were including the hereafter. i "Well," said one, "J don't know whether there is to be a hereafter or not. and It doesn't trouble ine very much, because I'll take chances on It if I can make the life I live before it the kind of life a man ought to live. Rut there is one thing about It that makes me hope there will be another life, JMid that is the opportunity 1 shall have of asking some of the people who have had their hen* s . ut • .1' If there was any sensation for a few minutes succeeding decapitation. 1 believe now that there Is. and that life remains long enough for the decapitated person to realize that he has lost his bead, or, rather, that he has lost hi- body, because tho head is the center of thought, and, of eours.'. it is the body that is lost, not lie lie.i I. At least lljflt Is the way u man with his head < h would bo bound to tl.'i.k of it.l fuc'-y tl.ei'o I; no pain, because th:.j would ivquire so:ne time, and if life <ixists at all afi.-r decapita tion it would not bo lon., enough to realize the : cnsath.i: of pain. It must be a very t,ucer sort of feiling, and, as I say, I hope there Is a life hereafter so 1 may have a chance to tind out a few facts not otherwise obtainable."— St. Louis Ciolie jiemocrut. 11l (iuoil ' CUM.III. In a place iu Nev. . r/oy the town otlloers had Just put >;ae lire extin guishers in their bi r buildings. One day one of the buildings caught lire, says the Philadelphia Ledger, and the extinguishers failed to d.» their work. A few days later at the towu meet ing some citizens tried < ► learn the rea Alter they had freely discussed th subject one of tliem said. ''Mr. t'hair fnau. 1 rn':tkc a motion that the tire ex tinguishers bo examined ten days be fore every tire." RELATED STORM DOES MOOR DAMAGE The belated wind aud rain ntorm that visited this section of the State Saturday afternoon, although it did not do any particular damage in this county, the sections lying arouud Mon tour wore heavily damaged. At Aimedia, Columbia county, the barn roof of William Euglehart was torn off audit was feared the coal dig gers on the riyer would goto the bot tom. Lashed by the winds large forces of men were unable to control them and had the wiud continued for a much longer period the.v would have been sunk. The roof was blown off the veranda of Aaron Patterson near Oraugeville. Throughout the greater part of Col umbia county fences were blown over while the corn shocks, caught by the w-inds, sailed high into the air in many places and were spread over a wide territory. In the vicinity of Scranton damage is estimated at a half mililon dollars. lu Luzerne county the large break er of the Exeter colliery was blown down, entailing a loss of SSO,(XX). Jo seph Mackeu was caught beneath tfie wreckage. He was imprisoned uutil 5 :30 o'clock Sunday morning and died at 3:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Sev eral others were injured. The fan house of the Stevens col liery was blown down. Jermyn col liery No. 1 at Old Forge was torn down. A number of the breakers were badly wrecked. In Northumberland county the storm was most severe near Elysburg and Paxinos. In Irish Valley lightning • struck the houes of Hi iron Drehor and tore part of the roof away. None of 1 the inmates were injured. Slate Board of Trade on Nov. 9. Secretary S. M. Williams, of the State board of trade, has issued a cir , cular letter to organizations through ; out the State calling their attention ,to a meeting of the £tate board of trade to be held in Harrisburg on Nov* ember 9. Legislation will be submit ted at the meeting demanding relief from the teu dollar mileage book and i for trolley companies to have the pri j vilege of carrying freight. It is also j proposed to keep iu touch with all leg islation affecting the interests of the boaids of trade in the State,for which purpose the State board will be repre sented in Harrisburg by counsel. Sec retary Williams says: "In addition to the work which we have iu view, we are • pleased to say that we are already in receipt of pledges from the majority of the can didates for the legislature and senate ; aud by Saturday, October 27, we ex ! pect to have completed the list of all candidates, showing those who have argeed to support legislation favoring • a reduction in the cost of passenger I transportation upon steam railways in j Pennsylvania aud the freight carrying privileges for iiiterurbau railways." Entertained Missionary Society. The ladies' missionary society of the Mooresburg Presbyterian church very pleasantly entertained, Saturday the missionary society of the Potts grove church at the home of Mrs. E. .T. C. McWilliams. Rev. and Mrs. Vernon Harinutou conducted a temperance meeting iu the Mooresburg church Friday eveuiug which was highly appreciated as was also the temperance meeting Sabbath afternoon iu the same church. UNCERTAIN CRITTERS. Dogs are mighty uucertaiu critters. Out at Scottdxle the other clay a young member of au engineering corps from Washington was amusing himself with a perfectly harmless (log, when the auimal, although apparent ly iu the best of humor, suddenly took him by the noso and bit a piece of the eud off. A surgeon was summoned and did the best he could, but the chances are that the unfortunate engineer will always have a peculiar looking nose. Entertained By C. K Beyer. Charles K. Beyer, of West Hemlock township, pleasantly entertained at his home on Sunday the following guests: Mr. aud Mrs. E.-D. Phillips, Mr. aud Mrs. Frank Lehman, Mr. aud Mrs. Philip Boyer, Mrs. W. B. Bill. lieini, Misses Emma Beufield, Maude Gresh, Agues Billheim,Messrs. \V. C. Brittaiu, Charles Angle, Thomas Tan ner, John Lehman, Sidney Bever, Harry Lehman and Charles Beyer. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought S^nlTure h of 1 \( KAWAN • .\ * \) v «r/v 'Ms o: 'n VVMH )*• Delaware, Lack i wanna and Weelert K iitroait. In Efftct Jan 1. 905. TRAINS LEAVE DANVILLE KASTWARD, 7.07 a. ni. duii\ tor UltXHiiHb trK, Kingston. Wilkes-Itarre a..a Seruaton. Arrlx tng ton att IM'i a. in., and connecting hi Scrauloi with Ira Inn arrt\ in* at Philadelphia at -t. Ife a in.and New York L'liy at B.;w p. in. 10.1H a. m. weekly for Bloonisbiirg Kingston vv ilken- Barre.Murantou ami Intermedial! ma tiouH, arri\inv i.i 5> ran ton at 12. its p. m. au< oonneottngth r»* with trains for \«w \<>r> City, Philadelphia ami Buflaio. '2.11 week.y foi iroomshurg.KlngHi on, W like* Bane, >crauton and interm-dlal. stations arriving at Scr:.nloi, ai 4..7J p. n . 5.1< p. in. d*li> f.ir Bloom-'hurg, I'lxpi, I' y month. KingHimi, Wilkes-Bar re, PittM »*i. Scran ton ana 1 UrsiMtilate sfutloi arriving at scranton at p. in.and . onm . t in* then with I rains arriving ai New York i'ily a. a* m.. Plilladeitiela (oa. rn and Hnrt'iln7m *r IMAINS A t'tlVlO Vl' lAMVILLB tf.lftu. in. weekly from Her. nion. * iiimoii Klngnton, Hlo-.inHhurg mid interm Mai* - * lions, >«\ In* Scranton at H. 15 a m ulua conm clh with trains leaving Nc «, ioi 4 'lt at O.JIO p. in., Philadeiphl al ?"V p.m. ar Buffalo at 10..50 a. rn. 12.1i p. in. dally I root Hvrautoi I'iMmo Kingston, Herwlck, Blooimthiits and ititerm dlalt slalionn, leaving Srranl.>n al 10 lu •« »• and connecting there with train eavlng Hnti a'o at 2. 5 a. in. 4.JM p. in. weekly om Scran ton. Klii*nUj Berwick Hloomsnnrg ami inter median m tlonvi leaving Hcrauton at I.&•"» p. m , connect* with train leaving Neu Vum i I at 10.011 a. in., and Philadelphia al H.oo a ••• y.i)s p. m. dally from Scratilon Klngxlo , Plttaton. Berwick. Hloonishurg tnd it i«-i««. dlatc stations, leaving Sera ton at H.its p . where It connects with train* ien\lnu Ntv YtirkCliyatl.OOp.m.. Philadt-iphi>i i7 I- « p. in. Una llutfoloal U..J a. in. T. K. I'ljA KKK. Cien'l Sup't. T. W L&K. Ueu Pa**. A<i DANVILLE CROWDED OFF THE MAP There was much surprise, coupled with iudiguatiou, among our business nieu Thursday when the "Commerci al aud Fiuaucial Chronicle" of Octo ber 20, made its appearance iu town audit was found that so far as the D. L. & W. railway compauy is concern ed the town of Danville is no longer on the map. Ou page 49 of the hook is a full page map of the Delaware, Lack awauua and Western railroad and through connections, which enters largely into detail and presents even the way statious. Yet this map had uo room for Danville. Commencing with Northumberland nearly every other station on the division between the latter place and Scran ton is given. Bloomshurg is printed iu large letters. Rupert and Catawissa are prominent- 1 ly displayed. As if to "rub it iu" still harder Cameron, some four miles below town, which is merely a jump ing off place in the fields, is shown on the map, the name like the two above mentioned towns being printed in plain type. But one looks for Danville in vain. If tliis should he an inadvertent omission it would be very unfortunate under the present circumstances Of conrse, but one view is taken of the matter by our citizens and that is that the omission is only another thrust at Danville by the D. L. & W. railroad company, which has been at logger heads with the borough for some years. It is very unfortunate tluit more amic able relations can not be maintained between the D. L. & W. railroad coin- aud the borough of Danville, as the fact qan not be lost sight of that eacli needs the otlier aud that petty "knocking",while it may momentari ly gratify a feeling of resentment, call iu the end work nothing but injury to both sides. Taking iii tlie eutire population of Danville it is doubtful if more tlmn a very few have taken sides in the con troversies affecting the D. L. & W. company. Without questioning the wisdom of the borough council in de ciding not to purchase coal of the D. L. & W. company, it was but a retal iatory measure adopted by men of sho;t-lived authority, who may or may not have voioed the Bentiuent of the majority of the people. Above all, the D. L. &W. company by referring to its books could at any time have seen to what extent the people of Danville are broad and liberal in the matter and are bestowing a proportionate share of their patronage upon the D. L. &W. company. To this class of people, whose interests of course are identified with the town,the omission of Danville from the map is especial ly offensive and is considered a poor return for their support and patron age. The deliberate omission of a town from a railroad map would seem un worthy of a great corporation, which is supposed to lie governed by settled methods and to understand the value of business principles. That the act will be approved by those highest in authority is doubtful. Rate of 2 1-2 Cents on Pennsy. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company announces that beginning November J,the maximum rate for one-way tick ets over its 1 lies East of Pittsburgh ami Buffalo will be reduced to two and oiie-half eeuts per mile. Beginning same date the Inter changeable Thousand Mile Refund tic ket, now sold for S3O with a refund of $lO, will be sold for $25 with a refund of $5, when used in accordance with the conditions. As at present, this tic ket will be good in the hands of the original purchaser only. The sale of thousaud mile tickets, good for any one and any number, on the liues of the Pennsylvania Railroad only ease of Pittsburgh and Buffalo, will be continued at rate S2O. Lee Broken at Recess. Harold Pent/, the 15-yenr old son of E. D. Pent/., East Mahoning street, while playing at recess last Friday morning, fell and sustained a fracture of the smaller bono of the right leg. The young man did not realize the ex tent of his injuries and walked hack to the school house and completed the morning session. Young Peutz nnd some other hoys were playfully running after each oth er at the corner of Mill and Mahoning streets during the recess period yester day morning when Peutz fell striking his ankle agaiußt the stone curb. The paiu at the time was rattier severe,but j he returned to school, and, although ho suffered more as the time passed' by, lie braved out the situation uutjl uonu, when, upon going home, it was 1 liscuvered by his parents that the >uikte was broken. Dr. Patten was summoned and re-' luced the fracture. It will be some iix or eight weeks before the young man will again be able to use Hie I i in h Danville Men ai Burnhani. I Kvau Kevan and wife of Buruham I <peut Sunday witli old friends in Dan ville. Mr. Bevan for many years was ' master mechanic at the works of the ! Reading Iron company, this city, and lias many friends here. At present lie I holds a position in tiie big works at Burnham, where, lie says, among the men working undor him he lias nine ' former Danville men. The Biggest Chestnut. ! Chestnuts are plenatiful everywhere this season, but it remains for the t'arui of E. L. White, Mahoning town ship, to produce the biggest chestnut 3t' (lie common variety yet found. The olieatuut, which measures inches in circumference, was fouud 011 Mr. 1 White's farm by Benjamin Krniii of Miilioning township, the other day. Bagged hour Coons. Beaver Hollohaugh and William . McCauu, of this citv, had pheiiomen il luck on a coon hunting expedition 1 luring the oarly hours of Saturday t morning. In the hollow hack of e Boyd's woods they succeeded in bug- c <iug four tine coons, the aggregate 1 weight being 42 pounds. ' ""* i For the Children To succeed these days you must have plenty of grit, cour age, strength. How is it with the children? Are they thin, pale, delicate? Do not forget Ayer's Sarsaparilla. You know it makes the blood pure and rich, and builds up the general health in every way. The children rannnt possibly hav* good health unit*nit the bowels arc in proper <-onultioii. Cor rect uny constination )>y uivltm hiiihM laxative dotes of Ayer's rills. All vegetable, it UKar-cu»te<£ M Made by J. C. Ayer Co., Ix>w«ll. MM. JM Also manufacturers of JLI 9 lIAIR VIGOR. / 1 TO AOUE CURE. A. JLUVf O CHERRY PECTORAL. We have no secrets! We publieh the formulas of all our medicines. _ r I J. 3ROWN THE EYE A SPECIALTY. yes tested, treated, fitted with *ias jh • 'i artificial eyes supplied. Market Street. Hloomsburg, Pa. Hours—lo a. m. t" sp. m. Charles V. Amerman, Attoine>*a(>L w Notary Public DANVILLE. PA. I INSI'KANCE, OEIf'L LAW PHAITICK I UNITED 'I'HONK, 2 DR. J. SWEISFORT, DENTIST. I'ses ODONTUNDER for the painless ex traction of teeth. Dentistry in all its branches and all work guar anteed. CHARGES REDUCED. Opposite Opera House, Danv lie ii. Ml OOP HUNT. PRESCRIPTION DRUQQIIT, Opposite Opera Houie. ll.Ui, - . f£NJ4'i WM. KASE WEST. ATTURNFY-AT.LMf, N*. 880 MILL STHBT, DANVILLB. CHARLES CHALFANT. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, 110 MILL STREBT, DANVILLE WILLIAM L. SIDLER, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, rot Mil L AND MAKEET SHEETS, •ANYILLE. T»4« ji»ur preserlptlnrs tt ROSSMAN & SON'S PHARMACY, 145 MILL STREET. DANVILLE, PA. Two R«flit«rs4 PhmuclsU in oharg« r«r« Fresh Draff And fall lino of Patoot Medlclooe And fondrloA riKB CIO AN. ROOD COLO SODA, THOMAS C. WELCH, mon«r-AT-LAW. ouuriet Attorney of Montoar o**atr No, aO7 MILL STIBIti DANVILLE. i Patronize 4 A. C. AMESBURY, Best Coal in Towtr. CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH PENNYROYALPBIS BRANO I-ADIES I Ask' yotir Dfuggtst* for A CHI-CHES-TER'S PILLS Iniio and /j\ "OLD mctnllic boxes, sealed with BfUfttOj Ribbon. Take no othkh. Buy of ypn* Druggist and ask for CBI.CHEi.TBWS V KXttMMH PI LLM, tHo DIAMOND BHAKD, for twenty-five years known as Best, Safest, Ai» ways Reliable. Sold by Druggists everywhere. CHICHESTER CHEMICAL CQ., PHILA-, P*. BEST FOR THE BOWELS If you haven't • rognlar, healthy movemant of the bowels every day, you're ill or will be. Keep ypur bowels open, ami bo well. Force- in theahape of violent physic or pill poison, is dangerous. The smoothest, ea*ieft,.most perfect way of keeping the bowels clear and clean is fo take * EAT 'EM LIKE CANDY PlMynt, P.l.t.ble, Potent, T«»te Good, Do Good, Never 81cken, weaken or Gripe; 10. K and 60 cents per box. Write for free sample, and book, let on health. Address 423 Sterling Remedy Company, Chicago sr New York. KEEP YOUR BLOOD CLEM The organization of a merclianla' iroteotivp association is being agitat sd in Danville ami judging from the Mithusinoin manifested in some quart irs it is not at all unlikely that the uoveineut will ass ame tangible form n a tiliprt'tiiue.
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