LOCAL TIME TABLES.
PENN'A. R. R.
EAST. WEST.
7.11 A.M. 8.00 A.M.
10.17 " 12.10 P. M.
>.Bl P. M. 4.81 "
5.60 •' 7.51 "
SUNDAYS.
0.17 A.M. 4.81 P.M.
D. L. ft W. R. R.
EAST. WEST.
7.06 A.M. 9.10 A.M.
10.19 " 18 61 P. M.
9.11 P. M. 4.88 "
6.44 " 9.10 "
SUNDAYS.
7.05 A. M. 12.44 P. M.
5.44 P. M 9.10 "
PHIL A. ft READING R R.
NORTH. SOUTH.
7.58 A- M. 11.98 A. M.
8.50 P.M. 6.35 P.M.
BLOOM STREET.
7.65 A. M. 11.21 A. M.
168 P. M. 6.38 P. M.
DANVILLE AND BLOOMSBURO
STREET RAILWAY CO.
l*-*ve Danville 6 00, 6.40, 7.80, 8.80.
9,10, 10.00, 10.50, 11.40 a.m., 18.80,
1.80,8.10.8.00,8.50, 4.40, 5.80, 6.80,
7.10, 8.00, 8.50, 9.40. 10.80, 11.80 p. in,
nftve Blooinsbnrg 6.00, 6.40, 7.88, 8.88,
9.18, 10.08. 10.68, 11.48 a.m., 18.88,
1.88,2.18,8.08, 8.68, 4.48, 5.88, 6.28.
7.18, 8.08, 8.68, 9.48, 10.88, 11.80 p. ni,
. irst oar Sunday morning 7.80.
tjust oar, 11.90 at night goes to Orova
•da only.
wm R. Miller, Gen'l Manager
ALL [US IF
FOR COI
The Pennsylvania corn show, to be
held in Harrisburg on January 22-25,
will attract there a number of corn
growers who will compete for the
prizes offered by the Pennsylvania live
stock breeders. The exhibition will be
held in the executive building, possi
bly in the big room formerly occupied
by the aduitor general's department,
and competition is open to any resi
dent of Pennsylvania. Exhibits must
be sent to reaoh Secretary of Argicul
turn Critchfleld not later than January
22.
The following prizes will be offered
for the best exhibits ;
Yellow Dent—For the best exhibit
of Yellow Dent corn, consisting of ten
ears: first prize, $10; second prize,
•7. 50; third prize, #5; fourth prize,
•2. JO, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and
ninth prizes, $2 each; tenth, eleventh
and twelfth prizes, (1.50 each.
White Dent—For the best exhibit of
White Dent com, consisting of ton
ears: first prize, (10 ; second prize,
17. 75 ; third prize, $5; fourth prize,
•2. 50; fifth, sixth, seventh,eighth and
ninth prizes, $2 each ; tenth, eleventh
and twelfth prizes, (1.50 each.
100-Day Dent Corn—For the best ex
hibit of ten ears of 100-day Dent Corn :
first prize, |10; second prize, $5; third
prize, |8; fourth prize, |2; fifth,
sixth,seventh,eighth and ninth prizes,
$1 each.
Flint Corn—For the beat exhibit of
ten ears of Flint Corn, either white or
yellow ; first prize, $lO second prize,
$7.50; third prize, $5; fourth prize,
$2.50; fifth, sltxh, seventh,eighth and
ninth prizes, $2 each ; tenth, eleventh
and twelfth prizes, $1.50 ea^li.
Sweepstake Prizes—For the best ten
ears of oorn in the snow, any class or
variety, $lO.
The following are the rules govern
ing the competition:
Each exhibit Bhall oonslst of ten ears
of oorn. Competition is limited to
oorn growers of Pennsylvania. No
seedsman or employe of a seedsman
shall be allowed to oompete.
All corn shown must have beeu
grown by exhibitor in Pennsylvania
in 1906.
All exhibits shall become the prop
erty of the Pennsylvania Live Stock
Breeders' Association. (Probably to be
used in experiments later.)
The corn shall be judged by a re
oognized expert, and there shall be no
appeal from his decisions. He will al
io leotare on the exhibits and on corn
production.
No entrance or any other fees shall
be charged.
rtlle Race Track at Sunbury.
Contractor John L. Miller, of Sun
bnry, lias commenced an extensive
work for Jas. O. Paoker, Esq., in put
ting down a one mile race conrse, 50
feet in width, on Packer's island. It
will be constructed in the most im
proved style of that kind of work and
will be up to date in every particular.
Its location will be on the Sunbury
side of the island, north of the park,
and Its construction will add a great
feature to that popular resort. Mr.
Packer has had for some time in con
templation such an addition to the
other attractions of the island and
when his designs are fully completed
their various features will supply the
publlo with almost every lorm of out
door amusement and reoreation during
the outing season.
To supply the race track with all
the necessary equipments Mr. Miller
has the contract for the ereotion of a
grand stand that will have a very ex
tensive seating capacity, and also a
barn and stable of large dimensions
for the accommodation of horses that
may be brought from a distance to be
entered for races on the traok. The
work will be pushed to completion
without interruption so that the race
course will be ready for übb next sea
sou.
Surprise Party.
Mrß. Charles Clark gave a surprise
party Tuesday evening at her home,
East Market street, In honor of her
sister. Miss Rose Payne,of Catasaqaa.
Those present were : Misses Julia Mc-
Dermott, Mary MoKenna, Mary Hen
kle, Barbara Haubert, Jennie Hickey,
Jennie Reeser, Anna English, Cathar
ine Woods, Agnes Woods. Florence
Lewis; Messrs. Thomas Dailey,
Charles Mullen, Edward MoVey,
Thomas Allen, Bert Crawford, Frank
McCaffrey,Charles MoDermott, Albert
QUI, Hugh MoCaffrey,Frank Crimes.
Refreshments were served.
- Old Homestead Sold.
The old Vanostrand homestead in
Riverside was sold yesterdayio Oliver
Hoover, of South Danville, who will
remodel and improve the property.
The sale was made through Charles
aaarliart, Esq.
BOY CHARGED WITH
ARSON & LARCENY
Charged with the high crimes of
arson, breaking and entering, also
larceny, John Yarrish, a sixteen-year
old Polish boy, of Marion Heights,
near Shamokin, is now locked np in
the Northumberland county jail await
ing a hearing.
Special Officer A. J. Brittain made
the arrest and preferred the charges
for the Pennsylvania Railroad com
pany. Young Yarrish was in Sanbury
Monday and started for home ou a
freight train sometime daring the
forepart of the night. About two
o'clook yesterday morning he broke
into the pump station and warehouse
of the railroad company at the Weigh
Scales, stole several razors and other
articles belonging to L. C. Moore, the
man in charge during the day.
After committing the larceny, it is
alleged, he set fire to the building and
then fled. Shortly after a Snnburv
crew passed and discovered the (Ire,
extinguished it in time to prevent any
serious damage. The red tongues of
destruction,however, had licked their
way to within several feet of 18 gal
lons of gasoline in air tight barrels.
Later another crew hearing of the
atTair recalled having seen a suspic
ious character in a box car which
stood ou a siding down the tracks.
The inmate of the box car was Yar
rlßh, and he was later takeu into cus
tody by Officer Brittain. When arrest
ed the boy had the stolen razors oil his
person aud carried a loaded revolver.
When taken before Justice Carpenter,
Yarrish made no denial of breaking
into the building but contended he did
so for the sole purpose of getting
warm. He also pleaded not guilty to
the arson charge,explaining the origin
of the fire by saying that a lantern
which ho lighted had oxploded.
Prison records show that Yarrish
has already served tlirity days in jail
for the theft of a bicycle. The evid
ence is so strong against him on three
charges that he has little chance of
escaping conviction and his punish
ment, it is predicted, will be as severe
as his crimes merit.
Advances Wages.
The Heading Iron' company yesterday
morning made au announcement a that
will fill the hearts of all iron workers
with joy. The announcement, which
simultaneously with this article ap
pears in the Heading aud probably a
few other newspapers, state that the
wage schedules now in force in the
Reading Iron company are being revis
ed and a general advance will shortly
be made in all its departments.
Recently, the announcement con
tinues, the prices of some of the prod
ucts of the Reading Iron company
hate advanced, aud wages will be
equalized and adjusted to conform to
the improved market conditions. The
tube works, blast furnaces, rolling
mills, foundries and machine shops
will all be included in the advance.
The exact date of the advance and
what per cent, will be granted is not
stated in the announcement. How it
will affect puddling—whether it will
meet the specific demands made by the
puddlers.peuding fuller and more def
inite information.is a mutter for con
jecture It is stated, however, that
the advance will be general, affecting
all departments. The advance is in
line with the policy ot the Reading
people anil follows an advance of ten
per cent, recently granted to all the
employes of the Reading railway com
pany.
It is scarcely to be doubted that the
advance announced will bring the lab
or difficulties existing at the big mill
in this city to au end. All of which
constitutes the very best of news not
only for the iron workers of our town,
but also for our business men and cit
izens in general. Tlio big mill has
been closed since June. Up to the
present'the outlook lias been dark aud
unpromising and no one would have
been surprised if the big plant would
have remained idle all winter. The
brighter prospects coming now as they
do on the eve of winter will be hailed
with all the greater joy.
Funeral of John Ploch.
John Ploch, the 12-year-old sou of
Frederick Ploch, whose death occurred
Saturday morning, was consigned to
the grave in Odd Fellows' cemetery,
Tuesday afternoon, the funeral tak
ing place at the parental home. Rail
road street, at 2 o'clock. There was a
largo attendance. The services were
conducted by Kev. Gcorgo W. Fritsch,
pastor of St. John's Lutheran church.
The flowers were very numerous and
beautiful. The funeral proceeded to
the cemetery by trolley.
Bad Hunting Accident.
The worst huutiug accident of the
year in this vicinity occurred on Mon
day afternoon. Roy Mitchell, of Mil
ton, aged 21 yeais, was going with a
companion, John Lovett, through the
wood near Moutaudou Lovett was in
the rear aud through some accident
his gun was discharged. The full
charge of shot went through Mitchell's
J arm. The muscleß were Fevered, al
though the bone was uninjured
Mitchell was taken to the home of
his grandparents ou Shakesiiearo ave
nue, Milton, where he resides. Drs.
Dougal and Davis were called aud ex
amined the injured arm, whioh they
say will be permanently disabled.
Hack Party.
A surprise party was tendered Mrs.
W. J. Crossley at her home near
Mooresburg, Tuesday evening in hon
or of hor 45 birthday. Those present
were: Mrs. William Linker, Mrs. John
McOall, Mrs. Henry Shipe, Mrs. M.
Driscoll, Mr. aud Mrs. William Turn
er, Mrs. Georgo Gross, Mr. aud Mrs.
R. W. Snyder,Mrs. James Faux, Mrs.
Howard Reilly. Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Kehl, Mrs. B. Hunt, Mr. and Mrs.
' John Gernet. Mr. aud Mrs. Harry
Kauffmau, Lewis Gernet,Misses Mary
DeMott, Gertrude Linker, Rosie Wil
liams, Anniu| Gernet, Mrs. Susan
Klarsch, Mrs. Bigler Moyer, Mrs. L.
Titley, of this city, Miss Delia Wag
ner, of Camden, N. J , Charles and
William Kauffmau, Frank Crossley,
John Crossley, Miss Margaret and
Edna Crossley.
HEALTH DEP'T
LAEORATORY OPEN
In a letter addressed to over ten
thousand physicians in Pennsylvania,
State Health Commissioner Samuel G.
Dixon has aunouueed the opening of
the laboraiories of the department of
health, located at the University of
Pennsylvania.
The announcement will be received
with great satisfaction not only By
the physicans but also by the people
of the State, especially in the rural
districts, because of the opportunity
afforded doctors to accurately diagnose
conditions by the most improved sciea
tific laboratory methods.
The opening of the department of
health laboratories ranks in import
ance with the establishment by Health
Commissioner Dixon nearly a year ago
of five hundred stations for the free
distribution of diphtheria antitoxin
among the poor throughout the State.
Dr. Dixon's letter to the pliyisciana
is as follows:
"Recognizing the great beuefits
which must accrue to the individual
practitioner of medicine and his pati
ents as well as to the public health
through the operation of a fully equip
ped laboratory, the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania offers gratuitously to the
physicians of the State, the facilities
of such an institution. The accom
plishment of this subject lias been one
of the oliief aims of the department
ever since its creation and the con
summation at this time is due in a
great measure to the spirit of generos
ity displayed by , the University of
Pennsylvania in placing at our im
mediate disposal, rooms well adapted
to the needs of the laboratory The
scope of the work embraced in this
division of the department is set forth
some what briefly in the accompany
ing pamphlet. If you desire to avail
yourself in any way of the use of the
laboratory, kindly indicate upon the
enclosed postal tne number of outfits
desired for the collection of specimens
and the same will be provided,togeth
er with the blank request cards, ad
dressed envelopes aud return wrappers
for the packages.
"The outfit will be for j'our practice
outside of municipalities having lab
oratories for the same purpose.
"Requests should be sent in prompt
ly so that the department may have
some estimate of how many outfits
will be needed aud thereby avoid any
unnecessary delay aud the purchasing
of an over-supply.''
Accompanying the letter is a small
booklet ontlining the character cf the
work it is proposod to do in the labor
atories. The laboratory facilities offer
ed are for work only in connection
with physicians' practice outside of
municipalities having laboratories for
the same purpose, as Philadelphia,
Pittsburg, aud several of the other
larger cities.
Health Commissioner Dixon will bo
assisted in oarryiug. ou the work of
the laboratories by Dr. Allen J.
Smith, one of the leading piiysiciaus
in this country,who has beon appoint
ed director of pathology,and Dr. Her
bert Fox, chief of the laboratories.
Children Commit Daring Robbery
Threo little girls not one of whom
was over ten years of age committed a
very dariug aud clever robbery in Sha
mokin ou Saturday night.
While Mr. Deibler, the proprietor of
a grocery store, aud his clerks were
busy in the rear of his store three
small girls entered and approaching
the proprietor asked him for wrapping
paper with which to wrap up several
blankets which they were carrying.
Mr. Doibler acquiesced aud furnished
the paper.
The threo children went to the front
of the store aud beside the couuter in
which was the money drawer. Seem
ing to be busily engaged in wrapping
their bundles no attention was paid to
them. A few minutes after their de
parture Mr. Deibler had occasion to
goto the money drawer and then dis
covered that he had been robbed to the
extent of almost #SO, in two twenty
dollar bills and small change. The
children had cleverly performed the
robbery and departed. The police are
now after them.
Family Reunion.
A happy family reunion was held
Sunday at the home of David Foust,
Limestone township. The fine weath
er and the cheerful occasion combined
to make the affair most enjoyable.
At noon fourteen big rabbits formed
the principal feature of an elaborate
dinner. Those present were Mr. aud
Mrs. David Foust, Mr. and Mrs. Wal
lace Deane, and children Ralph and
Allan, Mr. aud Mrs. George Lunger,
and children, Mr. aud Mrs. Jesse Kel
ly aud children, Helen and Holloway,
Mrs. Sarah Cromley, Misses Ada
Foust, Margaret Diehl, Grace Diehl,
Dora Mourer, Messrs. Alviu Mouror,
A. Lambert Foust,aud William Foust.
Daring the afternoon singing and
social conversation served to while
the time away.
Reading Increases Wages.
The Philadelphia aud Reading Rail
way company announced Saturday
from its Philadelphia offices au in
crease of 10 per cent, in wages to all
employes whose salaries are less than
S2OO per month. The increase is effec
tive from November ist.
The increase will affeit about 20,000
men. The entiro Philadelphia and
Reading system is included in the in
crease. The system extonds from Phil
adelphia to Willlamsport ou the north ;
Bound Brook,N. J.,on the east; Ship i
pensbarg, ou the west; and Wilming
ton, Del., on the south.
17th Wedding Anniversary.
Mr. aud Mrs. George Reed celebrat
ed their 17th. weddiug anniversary at :
their home on Grand street, Tuesdav
evening. The guests at the occasion i
were Mrs. Swartz, of Milton; Junius
Paugli, George Reed, Howard Freeze, '
Frank Paugh, Heber Wamtz, Charles
Kear, Mr. aud Mrs. Paugh, Misses
Jennie Reed, Agues Hurley, Lizzie
Jones, and Blanche Reed.
The popular opinion of the cam
paign methods recently used is not i
complimentary to their authors. j
PENNSYLVANIA'S
FIRST CORN SHOW
The Pennsylvania Live Stock Breed
ers' association announces that one of
the features of its annual meeting at
Harrisburg, January 22-26, 1907, is a
corn show, open to all corn growers
of the State, whether they are mem
bers of the association or not.
Liberal prizes will constitute au ex
hibit, aud these prizes are iu cash.
The National Stockmau and Farmer
of Pittsburg has coutributed ?1(K) in
cash to encourage this exhibit, and to
this the association and the department
of agriculture will add enough to
make the prizes worth competing for.
There will be forty-five cash prizes.be
sides specials. This is Pennsylvania's
first great corn show, audit should
bring a big lot of fine grain, some of
which may later be ÜBed in exhibits
at Jamostown or other expositions.
Every coru grower who can find ten
ears of choice corn when lie goes to
husk it has n whack at the money. He
should write at once to E. S. Bayard,
secretary, 208 Shady avenue, East End,
Pittsburg, for particulars aud euroll
himself as a contestant. A postal card
will do it. Prize list will be forward
ed on application to the secretary.
Death of Well Known Lady.
Mrs. Eliza Butler, window of the
late Thomas Butler, of Washington
ville, died Monday afternoon at 3
o'clock at the home of her sister and
brother, Sallie and William Johnson,
on the Jolmsou farm in Madisnu town
ship, Columbia county.
Mrs. Butler was on a visit to the
home of her brother and sister about a
week ago when she was taken ill, aud
for several days before death came she
was iu a critical condition. The de
ceased was a life long resident of the
locality in which she died. She was
a most kind hearted and generous lady
aud was generally beloved by all who
knew her. Her husband, the late
Thomas Butler, who preceded her to
the grave ten years ago, was at one
time associate judge in Montour coun
ty. Mrs. Butler was a member of the
Washingtouville M. E. church.
Beside William aud Sallie Johuson,
who reside ou the Johnson homestead
farm, Mrs. Butler is survived by two
brothers, Prank aud Amos, who live
iu Anthony township. Four children
survive Mrs. Hattie Cole, of Wilkes-
Barre; Misses Margaret aud Katie aud
Mr. Kent Butler, of New York City.
Chicken Steps Are Removed.
j James V. Gillaspy has completed
I the brick pavement iu frout of his
j hotel property, Mill and Front streets.
The "chicken steps" leading from the
pavement at the Heddens house to the
old grade at the property below,which
have been au eye sore and a great in
convenience to pedestrians, are
happily things of the past and Mr.
Gillaspy's new sidewalk is now ou
the same grade with the Heddens
house pavement. The westeru side
walk, which previously was avoided
j because of the chicken steps will here
after be as much frequented as auy.
Mr. Oillaßpy. along with other im
provements, is having the uew stone
wall along the base of his hotel cover
ed with a coat of cement. Jere Kuorr,
who lately completed the brick pave
ment in front of Foust Bros , brew
ery, is doing the work and is makiug
a very good job of it.
Improving Bloom Street.
The Danville and Blooinsburg street
railway company is placing a course
of crushed limestone ou Bloom street
between, the P. & K. crossing and A
street, where the trolley track was re
cently removed. A top course of flue
material will next be applied, which
will fix this section of Bloom street
up iu flue shape.
The upper section of Bloom street
that was reconstructed with cinder
has been much improved through the
painstaking effort of the street com
missioner. All the chunks of cinder
have been removed, so that the street
as a general thing each side of the
track is tolerably smooth and affords
fairly good driving.
One of the chief difficulties with
Bloom street at that point lies iu the
fact that the space ou each side of the
trolley track is too narrow, while the
deep ditches add to the danger and in
convenience of driving. No matter
how much labor and expense is put on
the roadway the street so long as these
conditions exist will always be open
to objection. Sooner or later some
thing will have to be done and coun
cil might as well take up the matter
at once and see what remedy can be
applied.
Democrats Gain 24 In Congress.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.
President Roosevolt's appeal for a
Republican congress was not iu vain.
With the count still going ou, the re
sult so far shows the election of 214
Republican congressmen, 157 Demo
crats, witii twenty districts to be heard
from. There are 386 seats to be filled
in the house, and should the Demo
crats get the remaining flfteon they
would still not have the control.
The most sanguine prediction put
out by Chairman Sherman previous to
the electiou was that the Republicans
would retain control of the house by
fifty.
As the returns stand now the Demo
crats have gained twenty-four districts
held iu the present congress by Repuh
1 leans as follows :
Illinois, 2; Indiana, 1; lowa, 1 : Mis
souri. 4; Nebraska, I ;New Jersey, 8;
New York.l; North Carolina, 1; Ohio,
4; Pennsylvania, 5, and Wisconsin, 1.
Speaker Cannon received his usual j
fifteen thousaud majority and comes
back to oongress for the seventeenth
time. The fight against Representative 1
Dalzell, of Pittsburg, was futile, as
Mr. Daizoll is re-eleoted with a reduc
ed majority. Mr. Wadsworth, who is 1
chairman of the house committee on '
agriculture, was defeatod by Peter A.
Porter, who announced Himself as au
Independent Republican.
In Sunbury Hospital.
John Spotts.of Danville, was admit
ted to the surgical ward of the Marv
11. Packer hospital Tuesday.—Sunbury
fcaily. 1
AGITATION BRINGS
GOOD RESULTS
The recent article in this paper rela
tive to the omission of Danville on the
map of the D. L. & W. printed in the
"Commercial and Financial Chroni
cle" seems to have borne good fruit
in more respects than one. Not only
doos the D. L. & W. railroad company
make haste to assure the borough that
Danville will be replaced on the map
in the next issue of the "Commercial
and Fiuaucial Chronicle," but the
William 13. Dana company, publishers
of that periodical, have addressed a
letter to Burgess Rogers for certain
ilata relating to Danville The letter,
which follows,explains itself:
To the Chief Burgess,
Danville, Montour County, Pa.
Dear Sir:—For our State and City
Section, about togo to press,will you
kindly favor us witli the data asked
for below relative to the finances of
your municipality?
What is the bonded debt of tiie bor
ough at present? What was the assess
ed valuation fori9os? What was the
total tax rate per SIOOO for 1905?
Thanking you in advance for the
courtesy of an early reply, we remain,
Very respoctfully,
William B. Dana Company.
From the above it would seem that
Danville's omission on the map led tu
the town's exclusion from the pages
of the publication, where valuable in
formation is printed relating to the
towns shown on the map. Verily, a
i little healthy agitation is sometimes a
good tiling.
CHAMPION POTATO RAISER.
They have a farmer out in Westmore
land county who seems to be pretty
nearly the state's champion potato
raiser. He planted seven acres of
grouuil with potatoes and awaited re
sults. They were beyond his most san
guine expectations for he raised 1,500
bushels, selling them at a price which
brought him in $l4O an acre.
Forty Years of Service.
Jonathan Rose Dimm, D. D., L. L.
D.. ex-president of Susquehanna univ
ersity and now professor of political
economy and international law at that
institution has just, closed 40 years of
service at teaching, and will be retir
ed upon an annuity of S7OO provided
by the Carnegie fund foraged pro
fessors.
Successful Operation.
Miss Anna Shultz, daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. C. Shultz, of this oity, un
derwent an operation at the Gynecian
hospital in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
The operation was performed by Dr.
Baldy. Yesterday word was received
in Danville that the operation had
beon a complete success.
Return banquet Cards.
All members who received an in
vitation to the Y. M. C. A. member
ship banquet on November 22nd., who
desire to attend are requested to fill
out the card and return it to the gen
eral secretary not later than Thursday.
Places will be reserved only for those
who return their cards.
Buzzards' Banquet.
At a meeting of the Buzzards, held
Saturday evening in K. G. E. hall it
was decided to hold a chicken and
waffle supper for the members in the
Trinity M. E. church on Saturday
evening, November 17th.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
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PALISADES FORMATION.
Allied In Time nnd Type to Mount
Holjroke und Cape Illonildon.
The comp'ete height of the cliff was
much higher, originally, for the glacier
that burled North America down to
this latitude eroded billious of tons
which went to the upbuilding of Long
Island, trap bowlders being common In
the soil of Brooklyn, and I have found
on the top of the Palisades opposite
Spuyten Duyvil glacial groovings and
polish ings that have survived the pre
sumptive 15.000 years since the glacier
melted. The outpour of this mass from
a volcano whose crater we cannot so
much an guess in this day was tremen
dous. and it cut the Hudson and Hack
ensack valleys asunder and pushed the
harbor several miles to the southward,
while related activities thrust above
the surface, either as downpours or up
pours. the thousand miles of basaltic
hills that chain the Carolinas to the
Bay of Funny, so that our Palisades
are allied in form and time to Mount
Holyoke and <'ape Blomidon.
To the mineralogist our Palisades do
not yield as much of interest as we
ttml in the rotting trap of Patersou, a
few miles away, from which have been
taken the largest prehnltes In the
world, seal g:- • n and wonderful; royal
amethysts, balls of silky pectollte and
quartz pseudomorphs that copy them;
but we tind in these cliffs occasional
duplicates of the columns that make
the Giant's <a use way and Fingal'e
ca\>—geometric shapes of three, four
live, six and more sides, not a result ol
I 'T.vstallizatlon. as, was once imagined
| for trap is a rock, not a mineral, but
I of lateral shrinking when it has cool
| ed.—Charles M. Skinner in Century.
nee*- Mirer.
| There are men whose pride is iu the
stoic endurance of acute discomfort.
Tliey insist upon doing unpleasant
things In order to convince themselves
that they can do them. At Oxford
some years ago there was an eminent
Itugby football player wlioifc passion
was to discover the most uncomforta
ble things and then to do them. One
evening a humorist suggested that—as
It was January—lt would be ratlur
beastly to sit in a cold tub all night
loi'g- The footballer at once offered to
wager that he could sit till morning
chapel time iu his cold tub. And he
did it.—London Chronicle.
AU the Snnie to tllm.
A servant uot distinguished lor Ills
intelligence went to the postofflce and
was given a letter for his mistress.
On arriving at the door lie saw that
he had lo<t It. so ran back and ex
plained what had happened to the
clerk. "But wliaf can I do?" said the
clerk. • Why," said the servant, "you
have so many there you might give
me another."—Motto per Hldere.
BEADTIFOL
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
This is the height of the chrysan
themuin season and the spacious greeu
houses at Castle Grove are abloom
with these exquisite and highly cul
tivated flowers. The roses in all their
varieties, also, are now iu the height
of their season aud the greenhouses
daily aro the mecca of scores of flower
lovers, who never tire of wandering
through the seemingly endless maze of
buildings.
William Cotter, who has succeeded
his father, Lawrence Cotter, in charge
of the greenhouses,has proven himself
a worthy successor of that distinguish
ed florist aud the greenhouses at Castle
Grove this year present the same ple
thoric aud well kept appearance that
made them famous in the past.
Several buildings are filled with
chrysanthemums, every varioty being
represented and all of them beautiful.
The flowers aro of the largest size,
sevou to ten inches iu diameter, all
colors and shades of colors, being rep
resented. Among the varieties are:
Col Appleton, yellow ; Mary luglis,
striped yellow ; Mrs. Coombs, delicate
pink; Ben Wells,cream ; Cheltoui,pure
yellow; William Duckham, pink.
Mr. Cotter makes a shipment daily,
to both New York and Philadelphia
market. The flowers are cut twice
daily and already a large space is
cleared.
Next in interest to the chrysanthe
mums, which just now is qneeu among
the flowers, are the roses. All the
popular varieties are seen at Oastle
Grove and much more space is occupi
ed by these than by chrysanthemums.
Hero is found combined the rare tints
of color and the most delicious frag
rance that the Creator has brought into
existence to please the sense of man.
Among the varieties are: the Liberty
rose, red ; Bride's rose, white ; brides
maid's, pinks also the American
beauty rose, which is so well known
as to need no description. Of the lat
ter variety there is a whole section or
three hundred feet of greenhousos.
The Kilarney rose, dark pink in color,
and the Wellesly.a light pink, are uew
roses lately put on the market. The
roses,like the chrysanthemums,are cut
twice daily, a shipment being made
every day except Saturday. Sunday is
one of the busiest days at the green
houses, as it is probably on that day
that the heaviest shipment is made.
TYROLESE CUSTOMS.
Peculiar Manner In Which l'ropnnal*
of Murrinffc Arc Made.
There is an okl custom prevailing
among the Tyrolese regarding propos
als of marriage. The first time a young
man pays a visit as avowed lover he
bring* with him a bottle of wine, of
which he pours out a glass and pre
sents it to the object of his desires.
If she accepts it the whole affair in
settled. Very often the girl has not yet
mude up her mind, und then she will
take refuge iu excuses so us not to
drink the wine and yet uot refuse it
point blank, for that is considered a
gross insult, proving that she has been
merely trifling with the affections of
he# lover.
She will, for instance, mulntain that
the wine "looks sour" or that wine dis
agrees with her or that she is afraid of
getting tipsy or that the priest has for
bidden her to take any—iu fact, she
makes use of any subterfuge that pre
sents itself a* that moment.
The purport of these excuses is that
she hus not come to u decision and that
the wine offering is premature.
This strange custom, dating very far
back—according to one account, It was
known as early as the ninth century-
Is called • bringing the wine" and is
synonymous with the act of proposing.
Shy lovers, loath to make sure of
their case beforehand, find It a very
happy Institution. Not a Word need be
spoken, and the girl Is spared the pain
ful "No" of civilization.
If any of the wine is spilled or the
glass or bottle broken It is considered
a most unhappy omen—in fact, there is
a peasant's saying for an unhappy
marriage, "They have spilled the wine
between them."
SACRED CROCODILES.
The Famous Shrine and the "Lftbr
rtnlh" In Bfypl.
The crocodile, one of the most sacred
aniinulH of the east, has given Its namo
to several ancient sites. Of the various
cities of crocodiles the names of which
have been handed down to us by He
rodotus. Pliny and Strabo, perhaps the
most striking was the "Crocodllopolis"
of the ancient Egyptian province of
Fayum, which, according to tradition,
was built by that pharaoh who "made
the lives of the children of Israel bit
ter with hard service." This province
lies within an almost complete circle of
hills—a little oasis In the midst of the
desert, where roses and grapes mingle
with tigs aud olives and luxuriant palm
trees grow almost Into forests. Its cap
ital is Medinet, aud a little to the north
of the city are a number of irregularly
shaped mounds. Beneath these are the
ruius of the pharaoh built "Crocodilop
olis," the "City of Crocodiles," later
called Arsiuoe and the shrine of the
sacred crocodile of the neighboring
Lake Moeris which was then 450 miles
iu circumfei ence. This lake held the
sacred crocodiles, and as each died In
turu It was lurled in one of the 1,500
underground sejjulchers of the world
famed •'labyrinth" at hand, side by side
with the embalmed bodies of succes
sive pharaohs.
Simpleton*.
"Mother." says the doubting wife, "1
do not believe Henry Is all that he
should be."
I "What Is wrong with him now,
Agues? A short time ago you were
complaining that he stayed out too late
of nights. Is he staying out later than
ever?"
"No. He spends every eveuiug at
home now. and really that looks to me
as though he had something on his con
science." -Life.
A Sl> Poke.
Nell—When I met May today 1 had
my new gown on. Of course I expect
ed her to say something about it, but
she pretended not to have seen It.
Belle—Yes. .she's au awfully consider
ate and tender hearted girl. Phila
delphia Led per.
IncreduluuH, but Cheerful.
Father tat head of stairs)-Ethel,
what time is it? Kthel (In drawing
room)—lt's a quarter past 10, father.
Father All right. Don't forget to start
the clock agaiu after the young man
goes out to get his breakfast.—Stray
Stories
BIGGEST CROWD
AT HAMBURG
j The biggest crowd of anv (if the ex
cursioii days journeyed to Harrisbnrg
ou Saturday to see the new eapitol.
| Th« contingent from thin division of
the Pennsylvania fillod 12 ears. 205
tickets were sold from South Danville,
Go at East Bloomsburg and 165 from
Oatawlssa. From Sunbury down tiie
excursionists filled HO cars and were
hauled over the Susquehanna division
in four sections. The homeward hound
special reached South Danville Satur
day evening at 9:80.
The crowds weut to Harrisburg from
all sections of the State. From the
north on Northern Central and P. and
E. trains, from the south on Cumber
land Valley and Northern Central and
Reading trains.from the west on Penn
sylvania traiuß.some from as faraway
as Pittsburg; and from the east on the
Heading, Schuylkill and Susquehanna
and Pennsylvania trains. There was as
big a crowd in the new capitol Satur
day as there was on dedication day.
The excursionists beagn to arrive
about nine o'clock, and everybody at
once headed for the capitol. The num
ber of visitors was estimated at be
tween 15 and 17 thousand.
They thronged the corridors until it
was almost impossible to get through;
it was a continuous stream of people,
all on pleasure bent, all happy, and
everybody in the best of humor. Old
men and young men, venerable ladies
and middle aged matrons and the pret
tiest Pennsylvania girls that ever hap
pened. Parents with the whole
family along, some of them wheeling
baby coaches with the smallest mem
ber of the family taking an outing in
the new capitol. Mischievous boys,
who tampered with the water cooler*
and lifted the lids of the ink wells,
and used the pencil shar-ioners to the
annoyance of the good natured depart
meut employes, were very much in
evidence.
All of the departments were directed tc
be kept open during thedav and everj
clerk was on hand to show the vlsitort
a good time, and explain and auswei
questious.
Among those from Dauvilleand vie
inity who went to Harrisburg on Sat
urday to see the new State Capito!
were: Mrs. T. J. Price, Mrs. Evau
Jones, Miss Sallie Mussleman.Mrs. S.
O. Books, Miss May Books, Miss Alict
Guest, Mrs. J. J. Kline,Mr. and Mrs.
Will G. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Stead, Curtis Lore, Edward Price,
Edward Stroll, Earl Woodside, irt
Swank, Sam McCoy Jacobs. \V. Free
Jacobs, Theodore Doster, Miss Maggie
Doster, W. R Miller, Mrs. W. H.
Orth, Harry Orth, Miss Bertha Kase,
Mrs. W. G. Pursel and son, Mrs. T.
G. Vincent, Mrs. A. H. Groue.Charlej
Voris, Benjamin Voris, Miss Saral
Wilson, Miss Sarah Pritchard, Mrs.
William Laidacker, Mrs. Alex. Maun,
Mrs. J. C. Mincenioyer, Mrs. Webstei
Foust, Mrs. D. A. Montgomery, Mis?
Agues Pursel, Hugh Pursel, Jr., Mrs.
J. H. Colo, Miss Margaret Cole, Mrs.
Willard Fettermau,George Saudel.Ed
ward Maus, Mrs. Eugnae Moyer, Mr.
and Mrs. C. C. Moyer.
Fell From Bridge and Drowned.
The first fatal accident that has hap
pened during the building of the new
bridge across the Susquehanna at Sun
bury occurred Friday evening when
Donetta Falauta, an Italian, aged 2i
years, fell into the river and was
drowned.
He was ou a flat pushing a heavy
piece of timber along with a pole
wheu he slipj>ed and fell into the wat
er. Several men heard the splash but
before they could reach the spot the
body had disappeared. A search was
at once made for the body of the man,
but it was uot until Saturday morning
at 7 :80 o'clock that the remains were
recovered.
SHAKE OFF THE GRIP of your
old enemy, Nasal Catarrh, by using
Ely's Cream Balm. Then will all the
swelling and soreness be driven out of
the tender, inflamed membranes. The
fits of sneezing will cease and the dis
charge, as offensive to others as to
youcelf.will be cured when the causes
that produce it are removed. Cleanli
ness, comfort and health reuewed by
the use of Cream Balm. Sold by all
druggists for 5(5 cents, or mailed by
Ely Bros. 56 Warren Street, New York.
THE SKATING RINK.
The skating rink again begins to
show itelf in the towns of Pennsyl
vania after an interval of several
years. Next to the public dance hall
it is tiie private opinion of the News
publicly expressed, that the skating
rink, as usually conducted, is the most
dangerous foe of the young, and esp
ecially of the young woman. It should
be permitted to exist in no community
except under the most, stringent and
vigilaut police supervision.
] AOKAH iN' i --K-. D
:*{,<>> if 1 l'i* fVISION
Delaware. Lackawanna and Wefltert.
Railroad,
lu Effect Jan. 1, i90.».
TRAINS LEAVE DANVILLE
EASTWARD.
7.07 a. in. dally lor BlooniHburg, Kingston.
Wilkes- Hhi re and Serautou. Arriving Scruu
ton at 9.42 a. ui.. and connecting at Scrantoi
with traiua arriving at Philadelphia at 3.48 a.
ui. and New York Ciiy at 3.30 p. m.
10.19 a. m. weekly for Bloomsburg. Kingston,
Wllkes-Barre Scran ton and intermediate at a
tlouN, arriving at Scranton at 12.35 p.m. and
connecting tlivre with trains for New York
City, I'bDadelphla and Buiralo.
2.11 weekly forßloomaburg,lYlngaton,Wllk«i I
Bane. Scranton and Interinudlate Htatlona,
arriving at Scranton at 4.50 p. no.
5.43 p. m. dally for BlooniHhurg, Espy, Ply
mouth, Kingston, Wllkea-Barre, Plttston,
Scranton and intermediate Htatlona, arriving !
at Sorauton at -.35 p. m.and connecting tber« ;
u Ith trains arriving al New York City at 0.6t j
a- m„ Phllt'leloela 10 u. m.and Buffalo 7a m. ,
TRAINS A tRIVE AT DANVILLE
9.15 a. in. weekly from Scranton, PlttHton, I
Klngntoii, Bloomsburg and intermediate ata- i
Hons, leaving .Scranton at 6.:15 a. m.. where It
connect* with trains leaving New Yor City
at 9.80 p. m., Phi lade i phi« at 702 pm. ;.nl '
Buffalo at 10.80 a. m.
12.44 p. in.daily troni .scranton I'lttatoa, I
Kingston, Berwick. Blonmsburgand inter me- I
dlate stations. leaving Scranton at 10 10 ». m
and connecting there with train leaving Bull,
alo at 2.2 ft a. m.
4.33 p. in. weekly oin Scranton, Kingston
Berwick. Bioouihburx and intermediate n..
Moua, leaving w cr:ilitou at 1.55 p. ni., whei "
connects with train leaving New York u»-»
at 10.0:1 a. in., ami Philadelphia at n.im h. m.
9.oft pin. daii> from Scranton- kimraU)'
Pittator•. Berwick. lUoi.rnHhurg ami ir.tcri
diute atat loiiH, leu vim: Sera ion al it.;n p. •
where it connect with tratna leaving M* *,
York Clly at 1.00 p. in., rhiladelphla at Iv ■
p. m.and Buttolo at 9.3 a. in.
T. K. CI«A KK K, (Jen lMnp'l,
L W. LhK. (Jen, Paaa. Agt.
HelplHelpl
I'm Falling
Thus cried the hair. And a
kind neighbor came to the res
cue with a bottle of Ayer's
Hair Vigor. The hair was
saved! This was because
Ayer's Hair Vigor is a regular
hair medicine. Falling hair is
caused by a germ, and this
medicine completely destroys
these germ 5. Then the healthy
scalp gives rich, healthy hair.
Tho best kind of a testimonial
*' Sold lor over sixty years."
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DANVILLE, PA.
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DENTIST.
Uses ODONTUNDFR for the painless ex
traction of teeth. Dentistry in all
its branches and all work guar
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CHARGES REDUCED.
Opposite Opera House, Danv lie
oThfIOOP HUNT.
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' OAS VILI.K, - - PKNN'A
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ATTOKNFY.AT.UW,
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DANVILLB.
CHARLES CHALFANT.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
If*. 110 MILL STRBBT,
DAN VILLB.
WILLIAM L. SIDLER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
COI MILL AND HASSET STIiETB,
•ANVILLI.
Uke jour prescriptions u.
ROSSMAN & SON'S PHARMACY.
146 MILL STREET. DANVILLE. PA.
Two K«fftat*rs4 Pharmacist* In oharga
Para Frask Drop and fttll 11ns of Pataat
Medici ass and Sundries.
VIKI OIOAM. ftOOD COLD SODA.
THOMAS C. WELCH.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
m.triot Attara.j of Uontoar Oouty
N* 107 MILL STRBBT.
DANVILLE.
Patronize
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Best Coal in Towtr.
BEST FOR THE
BOWELS
If yon haven't n regular, healthy movement of tha
bowels ©very day, you're 111 or will be. Keep your
bowels open, and be well. Force. In the shape of
violent physic or pill poison, Is dangerous. The
smoothest, easiest, mont perfect way of keeping
| the bowels clear and clean Is to take
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60 cents per box. Write for free sample, and book
let on bealth. Address 433
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KEEP YOUR BLOOD CLEAN
16 Rabbits and 3 Pheasants.
Charles Shellhamer and William
Hrittain captured sixteen rabbits and
throe pheasants ou the first day of the
rabbit season. They shot three rabbits
early in the day aud the rest later af«
ter the snow had melted.
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twenty-five years known as Best, Safest. A}*
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