SOME NEW LAWS
WE MAY EXPECT
The next Pennsylvania legislature
" will gd into session with a comfort
able Republican majority in both
branches; so the people of the State
will naturally look for the enactment
of suclv-laws as were promised to them
before election.
There is no diversity of opiuiou
among the Republican State leaders,
as to the introduction and passage of
a measure giving trolley companies
the right of emiuent domain so far as
may be necessary for their successful
building aud operation, and the right
lo carry freight, as the Republican
platform sets forth : "In order that the
products of the fields aud farms may
reach the market at the least possible
cost and iucouvenieuce. " This legis
lation is demanded by farmers all
over tlie State,aud it is predicted that
the railroad companies will uoc be
able to sidetrack i-t as they did iu pre
vious years.
An effort w-ill be made to pass a con
stitutioual bill to prohibit railroads
aud trauportation companies being en
gaged iu mining coal. This is for
bidden in the seventeenth article of
the constitution, but tlie compauies
engaged in this business never accept
ed the coustitutiou of 1874 audit is
doubtful whether they can be reached
by the proposed legislation.
The Republican party is pledged to
pass an employers' liability law. Cor
porations and large employers have
heretofore beeu able to prevent the eii
actmeut of a law which would make
them liable for damages to employes ,
injured during the time of their em
ploymeut. If a drastic bill of this
character were passed it is held by |
labor leaders that there would be few- |
er accidents in factories and largfc est
ablishments because employers would ,
take greater care to protect their em
ployes.
A law which will extend the provis
ions of the Shern act to couuty officers
aud their employes is included in the ;
reform legislation proposed. This law
will apply to county otticers all over
* the State.
A bill to prohibit mercantile ap
praisers holding any otner Federal, j
State, county or city office, was recom- j
mended by the Republican Stato plat
form.
> A law which will meet with the ap- j
proval, as it will mean more mouey
for local purposes, will be oue to re
*' turn to the qouuties all the persoual
property tax and license fees collected
therein. This legislation is recom
mended by the Republican State con
vention.
Other laws proposed by the Republi
can State platform embrace increased
appropriations to public schools, hos
pitals and charitable institutions, aud
'lb* hospitals the separate care of the
crimiual insane, the erection of dis
• *- pensaries, hospitals and sanitariums
for the treatment of consumptiou aud
liberal appropriations for the construc
tion of public highways throughout
the State.
Boy Shot With Revolver.
• The dangers of inexperienced haud
w-u ling of a firearm has again demou
nt Btrated and as a cousequeuce Thomas,
V the twelve year old sou of William
Schlogle, of Shamokin. is lviug in h
critical condition at the Miners' hos
pital with but very slight hopes for
his recovery.
Mouaay afternoon together with a
youth uamed Tyson youug Schlegle
went out on the hillside near his homo
&)■ 'to shoot mark with an old revolver.
In his eudeavors to cock the trigger
Schleglo was unsuccessful and Tysou
J. went to assist him. He took the revolv- 1
er, which was an old style one, and
was engaged in trying to get the trig
ger back. Youug Schlegle was stand
ing close by watchiug. Suddeuly the
hammer went back a short distance
and before Tyson could lock it in
, T positiou there was a loud report, i'ol- j
lowed by a sharp cry from Schlegle
who lay moauing and writhing on the
I r uud.
r'rightened almost out of his wits ,
"* Tyson led the youth to his home aud (
: hurriedly summoned Dr. Bickle. The j
latter found that tiie ball had entered
the forehead aud lodged behiud the
right eyeball, bulging it from the j
socket, and after temporarily treatiug
and bandaging the injured optic order
ed him to be removed to the Miners' hos
pital. Advices from the hsopital last
evening were to the effect that there
were but slight hopes eutertained for
his recovery.
Birthday Surprise Party.
Miss Mary C. Gaskins entertained a
•' number of her friends at her home on
Mahoning street, Friday eveuing, in
f'/honor of her fifteenth birthday. The
"Evening was spent with music and
games. Refreshments were served.
Those present were Anua lleudricks,
. Florence Joues, Elizabeth Jones,Rhea
Hoffman, Barbara Gross, Bessie Moy
sr. Ivy Moyer, Jeuuie Stewart, Alice
West, Julia Gaskius, Mary Gaskins,
~.Merliu Morrisou, William Speisor,
'Karl Woodside, Orville Moyer, Grover
112 Mincemoyer, Walter Gaskius, William
Breitenbach and Henry Leiseuriug.
A MAN'S MOTHER.
The Venango Daily Herald is with
in the realm of truth wheu it declaros
j that "no man ever gets so ohl that he
can afford to be ashamed of the natur
al love of his mother. Some young
'men who have just sprouted up from
♦ boys appear to think that there is a
great disgrace in showing a loving
tenderness for their mother in public.
-Nothiug will voucli so thoroughly for
-the proper training of a man as the
. . fact that he still loves his old mother
and is not ashamed of it."
Birthday Party.
v The fifth birthday of Alfred Thomas
Marks was very pleasantly celebrated
Saturday at the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Marks, Riverside,
aud supper wore served for tho
little Yolks. Those present were Misses
irjoreucs aud Elizabeth Peifei, Cath
erine, Nellie and Elizabeth Marks,
Matters Oeorge and nud
OiiarUi Sibling.
SEPT. SCHAEFFER'S
ANNUAL REPORT
That special schools for uuvacciuat
ed children should be provided by the
State is the somewhat remarkable re
com neudatiou of Nathan C. Schaef
fer, Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion, iu his forthcoming report to the
Legislature. He also takes occasion to
remind the lawmakers that, while the
Legislature has greatly increas
ing its appropriations to elleemosvu
ary institutions, the appropriation for
the public schools has uot only not
been iucreased, but has actually
dwindled,though there is a steady in
crease in the number of pupils. In
189.") the amount of the State appropria
tion per pupil was $5.11. In 1905 it
was only $4.80. Iu eacli year the Leg
islature appropriated $5,500,000, but,
whereas the common schools got the
whole of this appropriation in 1895 the
Legislature diverted from the appro
priation for 1905 $237,500 for State aid
to normal school students and SIOO,-
000 for township schools, leaving but
$5,212,500 for common schools, as
against $5,500,000! Iu the meantime
the number of pupils had increased
from 1.070.612 to 1,200,908.
SCHOOLS FOR UN VACCINATED, j
The Superiuteudeut devotes a large !
part of iiis report to an effort to solve I
the problem of giving schooling to
children whose parents will not allow 1
hem to be vaccinated. He says:
Some of our legislation teuds to keep
children out of school. We have enact
ed laws making atteudauco at school
compulsory, and we have passed other
! laws depriving ceitani children of the j
right to attend any public, private,
| parochial or Sunday school. The child 1
! who cannot read aud write simple
sentences in the English language is
, not allowed togo to work before the
age of 16 vears is reached. The hoy
who speuds the first Hi years of his
life in idleuejs or play is always in
danger of becoming a eoufirmed loaf
er,aud is on the highway to illiteracy,
! vagrancy aud crime.
Iu view of the irreparable loss which
children deprived of schooling must
i suffer, it behooves the Legislature to 1
I make provision for the schooling of
the following classes of children :
1. Children who. after repeated at
tempts, have nor been successfully vac
. cluated, be -ause they are. or at least
; seem to be, immune from smallpox and
vaccinia.
2 Children whom reputable phy
sicians refuse to vaccinate by reason
Of scrofulous, tubercular or other ad
verse conditions.
8. Children whose parents will not
allow them to be vaccinated ou ac
count of prejudices due largely to the
excitement caused by anti-vaccination
literature.
4. Detective and backward children
for whom education canuot be provid
ed in schools of the ordinary type.
5. Children so situated that no
school is accessible to them.
EMPTY SCHOOL HOUSES.
There are sections of this Commou- j
wealth *u which the school houses are
empty because the parents will not al
low their children to be vaccinated.
One should not shut his eyes to the j
immense good which has beeu accom- j
plished oy the enforcement of our vac- j
ciuatiou laws. Today only oue case of ;
smallpox is known to exist iu the State
of Pennsylvania. On the other hand,
, one should not iugore the fact that, the
courts have repeatedly decided that no
fine can be imposed upon parents or
guardiaus for the nou-atteudance of
the uuvaccinated child. All the pun
j ishment, therefore, falls upon the in-
I uoeeut child.
j SCHOOLS FOR THE DEFECTIVES.
Separate schools are also needed for
the so-called defective classes. These
luclude the deaf,the blind, the feeble
minded, the morally delinquent. The
act of May I s . 1876, P. L,, 157, provides
for the establishment of special schools
for deaf mutes iu school districts
which have a population of more than
j 20,000 inhabitants and eight or more
deaf mate children of proper age for
1 attending school. This law has re
j mained a dead letter upon our statute
I books. The State maintains, separate
and apart from tiie public schools, in-
I stitutious for the education of the
deaf, the blind and the feeble-mind.
Nevertheless, some children who be
long to the defective classos receive no
schooling. We also need special schools
for backward children who do uot be
long to the defective elates, and who
by special methods can be advanced to
the plane of normal children. Phila
delphia has taken steps to provide in
struction specially suited to backward
children, and our other cities should
iu no long time follow this example.
Tho child who a*ks its mother"to pray
that it be made like tho other children
that get along at school deserves treat
ment not as morally delinquent,but as
a backward child whom manucl train
ing aud orher exercises may give con
trol of its hands aud its mental pow
ers, thus fitting it to play a useful
part iu tho life of the community.
BETTER PAY FOR TEACHERS.
"Unless the compensation of teach
ers can be materially advanced," the
report goes on,"it will be impossible
to keep the schools up to the high
standard which tliey haveattained In
a number of districts tho limit of tax
ation lias been reached and the needed
advanco in teachers' salaries caunot
bo made without moro liberal school
appropriations by the State Legislat
ure "
The report recommend* the establish
ment of a teacher's retirement fund;
the creation of the office of State In
spector of township high schools to
classify such schools and to see that
the bounty of the State is wisely ap
plied, and that the Legislature will be
as liberal toward borough schools as
it has been toward those of the town
ship.
Hunting Trip.
W. H. Hartmau aud W. O. Brittain, |
of Derry township,have returned from I
a several days' hunting trip to Pine
Summit and report having had a fine
time. They brought home with them
pheasants and 19 rabbits.
FOE BENEFIT OF
STEVENS MEMORIAL
There will be only one evening eu
tertainment during institute week and
this will be one which should interest
all frieuds of the commou schools, as
aside from the iuterest of the enter
tainment itself it is designed to lion
or the memory of Thaddeus Stevens,
the great advocate aud supporter of
the public shcools iu those days wheu
the system needed a champion such as
Mr. Stevens. As explained iu a pre
vious issue the Stevens memorial will
take tiie form of an industrial school
for indigent orphans. The proposition
is to erect a $200,000 building with an
endowment fund of $500,000. The
mouey left by Thaddeus Stevens for
sucli a school today amouuts to about
SBO,OOO. The legislature has appropri
ated $50,000 toward tho project. Sixty
three counties of the State have in
dicated a desire to participate in the
movement aud now little Montour
goes ou record as one giving practical
assurauco of more or less substantial
aid. Governor Peuuypackor is a warm
friend of the movement and the prop
osition to hold the entertaiumeut
■ here for the benefit of the fund is in
! line with the recommendation of State
I Superiuteudeut N. C Shaeffer, as sot
I forth iu the recent.article.
I The entertainment for the beuefit of
j the Stevens memorial fuud, to take
I place hero on Thursday evening, Dec
ember 6th., will be in the form of a
eading or recital and will be given
by Miss Landis, of Millersville, a tal
ented and cultured young lady,especi
ally accomplished in her line. She is
! the daughter of Hon. John H. Landis,
former member of the legislature and
at present superiuteudeut of the Unit
ed States raiut at Philadelphia. Miss
Laudis will be accompanied by her fa
ther, who will give a fifteen minute
talk ou "Thaddeus Stevens." Mr. j
Landis is treasurer of the Stevens Me
morial associatiou and is au en rgetic i
worker in the interest of tho fund. I
, His address ou the subject of "Thad- j
deus Stevens" delivered at Altoona '
Mrach 15, 1905, created widespread in- |
terest.
Last Capitol Excursion.
The last capitol excursion was run
over the Pennsylvania on Saturday
aud carried its usual largo quota from
Danville. 108 people taking in the de
lightful trip. Saturday's was the
sixth and last of the penny-a-mile ex
cursions. On the six Saturdays that
tho specials were run H49 tickets were j
sold at South Danville, the largest j
number going on November 3rd., when i
205 took in the sights at, Harrisburg. I
Those who took iu Saturday's ex- I
cursiou from Danville and vicinity |
were: Dr. aid Mrs. 11. Hinsliellwood, |
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Fettermau, Mr. j
and Mrs. William Ashton, Mr. and
Mrs. H. H. Kosteuhauder, Mesdames
Chris Loeh, Johu Smith, Charles
Smith, Bernard Shevliu, John Moyer,
Kate Foust, E. A. Curry, I. G. Bar
ber, Misses Katherine Riffle, Ella
Leamy, Kate Foust, Laura Krum,
Florence Hartliue, Floreuce Krum,
Katherine Fisher, Mary llartline,Car
rie Ca-dieriua, Hester Moser, Rose
Gallagher, Bertiia E. Kase, Blanche
j S. Sechler, Helen Tooey, Mary Leffler,
. Carrie Ward, Lizzie Phillips, Margaret
j Cook, Mamie Flanagan,Ethel Ilerring
tou, Maragret Barber, Phoebe Curry,
Amanda Wittemeyer, Emma Kosteu
bauer, Edith Ashton, Jeuuie Dyer,
Stella Cook, Messrs. Arthur Huhu, G.
O. Campbell, Elmer Mowrey. Sam
Mowrey, Johu Albeck, John Mitchell,
Lloyd Baylor, A. C. Angle, Howard
Van Kirk, Guy Mowrer,Horace Apple
mau. William Applemau, Hugh Bar
ber, George Kostenbauder,Harry Kase,
Sam .1. Welliver, Benjamin Gillaspy,
William Chi Ids, Joseph 11. Gerringer.
Jacob Johnson, Charles F. Cook, L.
M. Campbell, Frauk B. Gulick, John
Kessler, Bert Gulick, Joseph Weaver,
William I. Davis, Boyd Billheim,Sam
Lobach,Thomas Gething,,J. W. Shoop,
James Riffle, Morris Leighow,"Dad"
Swauk, William Everett, Frank Gill,
John Casey, Lafayette Foust, Joel
Reabuck, J. B. Enterliue, G. E. Rea
buck, Walter Mettler, Boyd Wolver
ton, Arthur aud Stuart Cook.
Congestion at Sunbury.
The railroad situation in Sunbury
now holds the centre of the stage for
the head officials of the great Pennsyl
vania system. It is now believed that
in that town lies the main cause of
the congestion which has been block
iug the traffic ou all the lines, especi
ally ou the local division, aud that in .
Sunbury alone can be found the rem- |
edy. Adequate yard facilities at that j,
point are believed to be a key to the |,
situation. 1 ,
A notable party of railroad men were
in Sunbury throughout Saturday mak
ing a critical examination of the
traffic. There were Mr. R. M. Patter
soil, goueral superintendent of freight
transportation,and other officials from
Philadelphia; General Superintendent
W. H. Myei's, Superintendent II P.
Lincoln, and Assistant Trainmaster
Charles Hartniau, of Williamsport.
In the party of inspection were in
cluded the Sunbury officials.
On the conclusions drawn from their
critical inspection of the situation in
Sunbury will depend all future action
taken by the conipauy in reference to
that town. To relievo the freight con
gestion is a necessity immediate and
imperative. The ineauH which will bo
taken to accomplish this end are of
far reaching importance to Sunhnrv.
PUBLISH THE LAWS
The Pittston Gazette favors the ad
option of au act requiring tlio pub
lication of the laws of the State in a
sufficient number of newspapers in
each county. It says: "With the in
creasing-enactment of laws regulat
ing food products, the dairy and the
farm, the killing of game aud the
catching of fish, the tret-passing upon
the lauds and similar laws it is abso
lutely necessary that efficient public*
ity be given so that the people may
uot be iguoraut of and innocently vio
late the laws of the Commonwealth.
The wise business man always uses
the columns of his local newspaper for
advertising purposes.
SURFACE UPSETS
SNAKE BYTES
The Intelligencer is ill receipt of
a copy of the interesting bulletin pub
lished by the division of zoology of
the Pennsylvania department of agri
culture under the direction of Prof.
H. A> Surface that has for its title
"The Serpents of Pennsylvania."
There is no other group of auimals
in Pennsylvania concerning which
there is so much crnelty almost uni
formly shown in a relentless and un
just warfare as suakes, according to
State Zoologist Surface.
"Ingorauce, mythology and super
stition have combined to surround
them with an atmosphere of dread,"
says Dr. Surface, who has made a care
ful stndy of the snakes of Pennsyl
vania. "It is not only superstition,
but also ignorance and unnecessary
fear which have rendered it impossi
ble for any person to study them care
fully. "
For the purpose of exploding many
popular notions about snakes.Dr. Sur
face has issued this bulletin upon the
reptiles of Pennsylvania,with a speci
al reference to their food and econ
omic features. The bulletin states
that among the myth,fallacies or folk
lore concerning serpents current in
some parts of Pennsylvania are the
following:
Suakes sting with their tongues;
suakes charm birds and people; green
serpents are venomous ; there is such a
creature as a hoop suako. which rolls
like a hoop: there is a horu snake,
. with a venomous horn at the end of
its tail; snakes are blind once per
| month and regularly during "dog
tlays;" snakes moult or shed their
skin each mouth ; serpents can blow
I about or spit poison; snakes chase and
j attack people without provocation ;
snakes and other reptiles are sliiuy;
certain kinds of suakes milk or suck
cows; when suakes are killed the tails
i do not die until the sun goes down or
I until it thunders; kill a snake and
j turn it over to bring rain; snakes
spring or jump from the ground at
| their victims; snakes strike from a
| truly coilod position ; when a firearm
|is pointed at the snake the reptile
draws its owu bead, audit is impossi
ble to miss it or shoot it anywhere
but in the head ; the yellow rattlers
are females aud the black are mates; a
snake cau be made to put out its eggs
by dropping it into fire, snakes lose
their venom by be'ugdeprived of wat
er fur six days or more,
j Sankes are erroneously supposed to
j have medicinal properties, as follows :
Galls of suakes recommended for their
j bite; their oil for rheumatism, bald
! "ess aud deafness; their skin worn for
I rheumatism and stiffness; a snake's
j lioart, oil or blood for cousnmptiou or
J other ills ; its flesh to be ' eaten 'for
blood disorders or other troubles; a
second bite of the same snake in the
same place to cure or counteract its
first bite; the rattles of snakes as
charms ; other parts of snakes for var
ious cures, preventatives or charms.
Dr. Surface notes the following as
some actual though queer facts about
the Pennsylvania suakes.
Some serpents swallow their young
for temporary protection; some siJakos
play "possum," or act dead as a
means of defense; some snakes lay
eggs, others bear young; fangs of ser
pents are renewed or grow in again
after being extracted ; theyouug black
suako is gray aud spotted, aud often
mistaken for the spotted adder, water
snake or copperhead ; snakes cau live
a year or more without food ; serpents
often eat oue another ; some species of
suakes are beneficial as insect eaters
and others as destroyers of mice aud
other obnoxious rodents, as mice aud
rats; two-headed snakes are not un
common; snakes aud other reptiles are
uot "cold-blooded," but are the temp
erature of their surroundings.
Dr. Surface announces iu his bullet
in, which was issued Saturday, that a
second bulletin will bo issued as soon
as he completes his Investigation of
tho stomachs of a large number of
snakes which have been sent to liis
office the last six months. The second
bulletin will contain as much as can
be obtained from various observers
and correspondents upon the haunts
aud habits of reptiles of Pennsyl
vania.
The second bulletin will also con
tain tables and charts concerning their
food and breeding habits. More mater
ial is needed to advance these studies,
and Dr. Surface asks for notes or
I written reports of observations,as well
J as specimens.
MENACE TO THE FARMERS.
I"The burning of barns iu this part
of the country," said a farmer,"isoue
I of the constant menaces we are expos
i ed to, audit is now a very serious
I matter, and causes considerable aux
j ioty to me aud others I kuow. What
should we do when a tramp comes
along aud asks to sleep in tho hay
mow? Charity would say 'Yes,' but it
is dangerous, either to let him do so
or to refuse him. The loss of a farm- j
er's barn at this time means much j
financially. The insurance never cov- !
ers the loss when the crops are all |
harvested, and at this time, no oue
could rebuild his barn at anywhere
near the figures it was originally built
for. Farmers have more to fear iu the
way of fire than property owners iu
towns anil cities, as the latter ere pro
tected more than we are."
PROPHETS DISAGREE.
Tliero is a lively contest ou between
the weaklier prophets, who have been
predicting a hard wiuter from the
fact that the musk rats' coat is thick
and the squirrels and chipmunks lay
ing in a good supply of winter food.
Others contend that since rain fell 011
St. Martin's day the winter is bound
to be soft. It seems a toss up between
St. Martin's Day and the uuskrats
ami chipmunks and it will require
time to vindicate one or the other. The
surest way is togo right ahead and
prepare for winter.
The city of York has an organized
benevolent society to look after the
wants of its needy poor. During the
past year was given to 1,200 persons
and coal, flour,potatoes and other pro
visions to the value of over $8,300
were distributed
TEE LAW WILL
BE INVOKED
It is a sad state of affairs when a
quiet aud inoffensive man who is en
deavoring-to earn au honest living in
a towu where everyone is supposed to
have the protectiou of the law,during
business hours is obliged to lock him
self in his store iu order to escape the
taunts aud aunoyauce of unfeeling or
unthinking people. Yet this is precise
ly what has been going on day af
ter day during the year or more past
on the busiest part of Mill street, the
uudeserviug victim of it all being J.
Cooper Montgomery, who conducts a
tobacco store opposite the opera house.
The way this mau has been treated
is nothing short of a shame aud a dis
grace to the town. There is scarcely
an evening—aud very often the same
nuisance exists iu the daytime—when
some oue is not annoying the tobacco
nist; often there are groups in front
of thp store, all equally guilty, who
are uot only an annoyance to the man
inside, but aro a positive nuisance on
the street. Once inside they run tilings
to suit themselves and in order to pro
tect himselt "Cooper" is often oblig
ed to lock the door and shut out his
"customers". It is then fiat things
reach such a pass that they have be
come a positive scandal. While some
kibk against the door outside others
throw down the awning aud tantalize
tho man in all the various ways that
ingenuity can devise. Often the per
petrators are the merest hoodlums,but
just as frequently they aro inou, from
whom one would expect something
better—very much better.
The threadbare argument that if the
man would pay no attention to those
who seek to have fuu with him there
would soon bo au end to it has uo force
in the premises. All persons can notbe
philosophical uuder such circumstances
and if men have no consideration and
i real sympathy for auother poor follow
whose lines have not always fallen in
pleasant places, then it is time for the
strong arm of the law to interfere.
Such a crisis has been reached at
present. Several citizens, whose sym
pathy has been aroused, have taken the
matter in hand and will see to it that
the mau is protected. Oue of these, a
man of standing, yesterday iu no un
certain terms stated what he for one
intended to do, if the nuisauce is not
i abated immediately. Arrests will cer
i taiuly follow and if those in the habit
of making themselves objectionable
about the store aro wise they will take
> this tip and govern themselves accord
: ingly.
Over Embankment.
A thrilling runaway occurred Satur
-1 day eveuiug nearßloomsburg in which
four well known men of Mt. Pleasant
' township, Columbia county, were
, thrown out of a wagon aud over au
■ embankment, aud all more or less ser
i iously injured.
Frauk Mordau was driving a team
of spiritod colts on his way from
Blooinsburg to his homo iu Mt. Pleas
i ant township. On thefront seat with,
him was Claries L. Sands,well known
politically., while seated on a turkey
box in.the rear of the wagon were
i William Mordau and William Lorah.
When a few miles out of Bloomsburg
one of the mou in the wagon made a
sharp noise,causing the horses to start
forward. One of the reins dropped
from the hands of the driver. Just at
that iusaut the wagon struck a water
course, and the driver, Frank Mordau,
| was thrown over the dash board be
i tween the horses. Still holding ou to
oue rein, Mordau drew the horses too
i far to one side of the road and the
whole outfit, wagon, horses and men,
went over a steep embankment into a
field.
Iu the mix up that followed the oc
cupants of the wagon were pretty bady
used tip. One of the horses was caught,
while the other got away aud Was uoi
captured until early yesterday morn
iug.
The injured men were taken to the
Welliver farm nearby au l when a phy
sician arrived ho found that plaoe
looking like an imie genoy hospital.
Frauk Mordau had suffered a dislocat
ed shoulder and 3 ribs broken; Wil
liam Mordau dislocated his right
shouldor aud had a number of severo
lacerations; Sands sustained a number
of cuts about the head and a badly
bruised body; Lorah, who received
cuts and bruises all over his body,
mauaged to walk to his home 7 miles
distant
.State Official Count.
The official count of the recent elec
tion for State offices in Pennsylvania
was completed at the office of the sec
retary of the Commonwealth Thursday
afternoon. The vote in detail follows:
Governor—Edwin S. Stuart, repub
lican, 506,892; Lewis Emery, jr., fus
ion, 457,95?; Homer L. Castle, pro
hibition 24,793; James A. Maurer,
socialist, 15,1(39 ; John Desmond, so
cialist-labor, 2,109; Scattering 45.
Stuart's plurality, 48,435.
Lieutenant Governor Kobert S
Murphy.republican, 504,811; Jeremiah
S. Black, fusion, 433,922; H. I). Pat
ton, pro., 25,897; Charles P. Gildea,
socialist, 16,453; James Clark, social
ist labor, 2,813; scattering 1. Mur
phy's plurality 71,919.
Auditor General—Kobert lv Young,
republican,sos,B33; William T.Creasy,
fusion, 451,177; Edward Moore, soci
alist, 16,289; William H. Thomas, so
cialist labor. 2,952: scattering 2.
I Young's plurality 54,656.
I Secretary of Inter aal Affairs—Henry
Houck, republican, 511,865; John J.
Green, fusion, 419.630; George Hoff
man. pro., 25,547; Henry W. Kane,
socialist, 16,212 ; James A. McConnell.
socialist-labor, 2,(588; scattering 3
Houck's plurality 9J.235
The vote for the republican nominees
includes the vote cast for them as the
candidates for the citizens party, which
polled an average of abouts,ooo votes.
The vote for the fusion nominees in
cludes their combiner! vote as the can
didates of the democratic, Common
wealth, Lincoln, referendum and un
ion labor parties. Mr. Creasy was the
nominees of all of these parties and
also of the prohibition party.
The cold microbe is especially active
juat now.
COUNTY DIRECTORS'
ASSOCIATION
Couuty Superintendent C. W. Dorr
having fully arranged the program for
teacher*' institute in giving thought
to the annual meeting of the Montour
couuty Hchool directors' association,
which will take place sometime
in January. He is casting about for a
good practical speaker for tiie occas
ion, aud as soon as he secures one he
will arrange a program for the meet
ing.
The annual meeting of the school
directors' association takes the place
of "directors' day" which was form
erly a feature of the county institute.
It is au improvement on the old order
One or two practical addresses, the
reading cf papers prepared for the oc
casion aud a general discussion in
dulged iu by the members gives the
directors an opportunity to learn what
is new and most approved iu metiiods
of instruction aud iu school inauagc
menfc. Each director attending the
meeting is entitled to a per diem of
two dollars and mileage at the rato of
3 cents per mile, paid by the district
iu which he serves.
The meeting of the school directors'
association last year was held in the
courthouse on January 80th, when a
practical program was reudered, in
which the directors themselves parti
cipated. The principal speaker was
Professor Lose, citv superintendent of
Williamsport.
The officers of the Montour county
school directors' association aie : Presi
dent, Jacob Fischer; secretaries, Horace
Sidler ami William Robinson ; treasur
er, Joseph Ritter.
STYLISH WOMEN
LODGED IN JAIL
(Continued from page 1)
had bought the plate, later distinguish
ed as "Lizzie Doe, tall stout, and
wearing eye glasses", gave the name,
"Mrs Krebs." Wlieu the plate with
the umbrella was brought to the office
of Justice Oglesby yesterday morning
one of the first things noted was the
name written 011 the package which
confirmed rumors as to the woman's
identity curreut the evening before.
She is said to be the wife of a well
known railroad mau, who owns a nice
home in Northumberland aud to have
been conspicuously before the public
ou a previous occasion.
During the forenoon a representa
tive of this paper called at the jail.
The two women behind the bars learn
ing of his presence expressed a desire
to see him. An interview followed.
Tho fair prisoners evidently had had a
hard night of it. They seemed hag
gard aud weary; they had neglected
to "fix up" aud altogether their ap
pearance was quite different from
what they presented the afternoon be
fore wlieu they were "doing" the
stores. They begged of the newspaper
man to be easy on them. They were
exceedingly anxious that their real
names be kept out of the paper,should
these be discovered; they suggested
that if it were uecossary to allude to
them in print that the paper continue
to speak of them as "Lizzie Doe" and
"Sallie Roe" and were lavish iu their
promises of reward, if their request
be complied with.
They were asked how tlioy happen
ed to become implicated iu what was
so evidently a bold aud wholesale
piece of thievery.
"God only knows," replied "Lizzie
Doe," as she heaved a deep sigh,
which was almost a groan. She then
told a story, which is quite remark
able—if true.
Ou Tuesday morning accompanied
by her friend, she said, she left home
for the purpose of- visiting a relative
at the hospital for the insane at this
place. She is troubled with a bad
iieart and ou her way to this city was
taken sick on the cars. The fellow
passengers were sympathetic and help
ful and a gentlemen offered her a
drink of brandy. Hoping for relief in
her distress she thankfully accepted
the brandy. What strange quality the
liquor possessed she does not know,
but the ett'eot was such as she had
never experienced before. The next
that she remembered the two were
drinking at a hotel in this city and
then all was a blauk to her until she
found herself in the office of Justice!
Oglesby.
"Sallie Roe" was also anxious to
keep out of the public print. Iu reply
to a question whether she did not live
iu Williamsport, she demanded to
know "who ever said anything like
that," denying that she was from that
place. She declared that she was from
the west and was only east on a visit.
She strenuously refused to divulge
either her name or residence.
"Lizzie Doe" said she had hopes
that her husband would appear and
act as bondsman to secure her release,
iOf this, however, she did iiot ippeur
! over confident. ' * Sal! i•• I ;<», •, huw
! ever, was buoyed up by u<> such hopes.
i In reply to a questiou she shook her
head mournfully and remarked :"There
i is no one anywhere about the East
whom I could expect togo my bail."
! Yesterday afternoon !•' O. Krehs, of
I Northumberland, called at the News
j office, explaining that lie was the i«u
band of Mrs. Krebs. The object of his
visit to town, he said, was to procure
bail for his wife and, if possible, for
both women. Ho was in communica
tion with friends in Berwick, whom
he expected to meet him in Danville. ;
Last evening it was stated that bail
might be secured today. It was Mr.
Krebs who explained the identity of
the Harr woman.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Mrs. Foulk Convalescent.
The many friends of Mrs. Ralph
Foulk in this city will be glad to
learn that after an illnesn of Ave
weeks of peritonitis in the Memorial
hospital at Johnstown.she is now con- 1
valescing and on Thursday was able
ta sit up for tb» Aral time I
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP
WANTS HIGH SCHOOL
I
The enterprising people of Liberty
j township, this county, are making n
I move for the establishment of a town
ship high school. With the idea of in
( stituting a thorough discussion ou the
j subject, a meeting has been called for
Saturday evening, December Ist, at
which time both tne board of director*
, and the tax payers of Liberty will at
; tend.
| The establishment of township high
j schools is looked upon with favor by
the State department of public in
structiou, which eucourages the town
ships to maintain these higher institu
tious of learning by paying extra
I money to the school districts whereiu
I they become located. To a township
| maintaining a high school with a twe
year course the State agrees to pay
|4OO extra appropriation ; for a three
year course, $«00 aud.for a four yeai
course, |BOO. On account of the in
sufficient public school appropriation
however, the State lias been compelled
to cut these extra appropriations it
half, giving to the townships main
taining high schools only 50 per cent
of the above amounts.
Liberty township this year has 1(
pupils for whom tuition fees are beinp
paid outside of the whe
attend at Pottsgrove and 2 who attenc
the public schools of this city. Foi
these pupils Liberty township payi
out about $2.00 apiece per month, oi
| nearly SBOO a year. It is claimed thai
the high school could be maintained
with the money saved from outside
tuition together with the appropria
tion from the State.
The proposition to which Liberty
township will give consideration uexi
Saturday evening is one that is of in
terest to the residents in all of tlx
rural districts in the county. If th<
tapxayers of progressive Liberty de
cide that they will make the move ant
have their own high school their ex
periment will be closely watched by
all who are interested in the cause ol
education.
The school board of Liberty town
ship is composed of 1 uther Cromley
W. C. Robbins, William J. Clark
Jesse Bogart, William Robbins ant
William Lazarus.
Pathetic Appeal for Lost Hoys
Ohief-of-Polico Mineemoyer Satin
day received a pathetic appeal fron
the Chief-of-Police of Saudusky, <)
asking for aid and co-opeiatiou in fir
final search for two little hoys, Wil
liam Missig and Joseph Wirth, wh«
mysteriously disappeared from 111€
streets of Saudusky ou July i:j, IBW
aud who are supposed to have beci
kidnapped. As a good way of gettiuj
the facts before the people the pres
of the couutry is asked to assist. Ohio
Mineemoyer has cuts of the little boy
as they appeared wheu they left home
At the present time Willie Missij
would be seventeen vears of age an<
Joseph Wirth sixteen. Through al
the intervening eight years the searcl
for the missing boys has been diligent
ly prosecuted by the anxious pareuts
Anyone who has any information tha
might prove of value will kindly ad
dress the chief of-police of Saudusky
O.
The chief-of-poiice receives man.'
inquiries for missing peoplo aud as 8
general tiling they hardly cause mori
than passing interest, but in the present
case there is an element of extrenn
pathos, recalling many features of the
Charlie Ross oase. The police of tin
entire couutry are at work.
UNIFORM PRIMARIES.
Objection to the uniform primariei
has come from some of the township*
ou the trround that the farmers would
be compelled togo twice to the polls,
once for the nominations and auotnei
time for the elections. Yet in many ol
the townships nominations are at pre
sent made by caucuses and conven
tions, and this places upon the voters
as much of an obligation togo to the
nominating places as the uniform prim
aries would impose. This has been the
custom in populous townships especi
ally. No greater duty would be placed
upon the voters by the uniform prim
ary system than has been imposed by
the old system. They can shirk the
former as they have shirked the lat
ter. But the uuiform primary plan
would be more of an incentive togo
to the pulls and assist in uiaking the
nominations. There would be the as
surance that no intermediate influence
would be in the Held to tempt the cor
ruptiouisN. It is hoped that the bor
oughs and the townships will adopt
the new plau without hesitiatiou.
The school authorities of Chester
will prosecute the dealers who sell
cigarettes to children.
1 J Ka V\N \ \ \lLlto. D.
ui •• .u-yrms oivs-uoN
' ; I>?T.i a :i:•« Lftck-iwunna »nrt Western
lUilroad.
112 In iSffeet Jan. 1, 190 ft.
TKAlis- LEAVE DANVILLE.
B AST WARD.
7.07 a. m. dally lor Bloomaburg, Kingston, .
> Wilkcs-Barre and Seranton. Arriving Scrau
ton at 9.4'i a. tn.. and connecting at Scranton
wllh IraiuH arriving .»! Philadelphia at 8.48 a. .
ru. and Now York Cl-y at 3.30 p. m.
10. 1H a. in. weekly f«n Bloomsbnrc.Kingston,
Wlikes-Burre.tSeranton and Intermediate sta« I
Hons, arriving ;«I .*» ru'iton at 12.36 p. m and j
connect inn litre Willi trains for New York I
City, Philadelphia and Buffalo.
2.11 weekly forßlooni'-burg,Kingston,Wllk«« !
Bar re. Scranton and Intermediate stations,
arriving at Scranton al 4.50 p. ni.
5.43 p. in. dully for Bloomsbnrg, Espy, Fly- I
mouth. Kingston, Wilkes-Bar re, Pittston, I
Scranton and i"termedlate stations, arriving !
at Scranton at .25 p. in. andconnectlng ther#
wllh trnlnsarrivluc ai New York City at 0.5 C I
h ni . Philadelphia In a mi. and Buffalo 7a m.
r.iuvs i < tivrw vt dawiixe
9.1. a. ID wee. ly from A rmiion. rtiffV-;. '
Klugstiin, Hlo»ii.Mburg and Intermedial#
lions, leaving .Scranton al ♦». (6 a m. wb« «• ■
conn-cts with trains leavim.- N. w Vor- in*
at 9. 5U p. mi Phlladel j"»hi m "J p.m. i
Buffalo at 10.30 a ui. '
12.11 p. in. dally tr'tn r *tranton Put*to>
Kingston, Berwick. Bioomsbuiv and intei
dlatt station*, teavlnir Scrantor at 10.10
and eonnectlngthere with train caving B« i' '
;i 0 ill 2. 9 n. in.
1.3S p. m. wcekiv om ScrauPui. Klug»u.i.
Berwick. BlooniMburx antf intermediate HI A
tionn, leaving Serautou at 1.55 p. m., wher« it j
cobi ects with train leaving New York » »; ,
at 10.00 a. m., and Philadelphia al 9.00 a. ;n
9.05 p. ui. dally from Scranton. Klngsit-t
Plttston. Berwick. Bloomslnirg and inter l<l« I
dlatf Htatlons, leaving Sera ton at 6.35 pi... '
where It connects with trains leaving Ntv I
i York City at 100 p. ni., Philadelphia ai l'<u<
p. m.and Buttolo at 9.3 > a. m.
T. K GIiARKK. Ouo'l Bllp'l
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Weak Lungs
Bronchitis
For over sixty years doctors
have endorsed Ayer's Cherry
Pectoral for coughs, colds,
weak lungs, bronchitis, con
sumption. You can trust a
medicine the best doctors ap
prove. Then trust this the next
time you have a hard cough.
The beat kind of a testimonial
"Sold for over sixty years."
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Sm Also u..i'.uf»cturer» of
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flyers
We hove no aeereta ! We publlah
the fdrniu tffl of a 1 our mrf&ioiuea.
Ayer's Pills keep trie bowels regular.
All vegetable and gently laxative.
:G. SHOOP HUNT.
PRESCRIPTION DRUQBIST,
Opposite (>;K»ra lloust*.
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THE EYE A SPECIALTY.
I Kyea tested. treated, fitted with ,<um
e-' • o*l artiftuia e>os supplied.
Market Struct. .lilootnKburg, I'h.
Honrs—lo a. m. t»5 p. in.
Charles V. Amerman,
Atto.ney*ut-l. w Notary Public
DANVII.LE, PA.
j INHUKANCK, (»KVI. LAW PKA<"i'H'K
2
DR. J. SWEISFORT,
DENTIST.
I'se* ODONTIIiNDtR lor tile painlens ex
traction of teeth. Dentistry in nil
! it* branched and all work guar
anteed.
CMARGUS KLDIICLD.
Opposite Opcru Mouse, l)anv lie
WM. KASfc WEST
AllOI'N T-AT.LAW,
Hi». 850 Mll.t *TRHRT,
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WILLIAM L. SIDLER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAw,
rot HI I L AND MARKET STtEETS,
MK VILLI.
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ROSSMAN & SON'S PHARMACY.
845 MILL STRLbT, UIfIVILLE, PV
Two Boglatarat Fliai'buicUti In eharge
fara Freeh Draga and Hill Una of Palest
Medlelaea and fondrlea
nvi OIQABS GOOD COLD |OI)A
THOMAS C. WELCH,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Olatrtoi Attorney of Uoolenr County
IU. 107 MILL STREET,
DANVILLE.
Patronize
A. C. AMESBURY.
Best Coal in Town.
BEST FOR THE
BOWELS
If yn haven't a regular, healthy movement of tho
bowoia everyday, vou're ill or will bo. Keep your
bowels open, and. bo well. Force, in the shape of
violent physic or plTl poison, is dangerous. The
smoothest, easiest, most perfect wuy of keeping
the bowels clear and clean is to tako
EAT 'EM tIKE CANDY
• Pleasant, Palatable. Potent, Taste flood. Do
Good. Never Sicken, Weaken or Gripe: 10. 26 and
50 cents per boi. Write for free sample, and book-
I let on health. Address 423
Sterling Remedy Company, Chicaflo or New York.
KEEP YOUR BLOOD CLEAR!
CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH
PENNYROYAL PILLS
DIAMOND BRAND
LADIES! Ask your Drugirist for A
CHI-CHKS-TKR S PILLS In RED and /\
ryoLD metallic boxes, sealed with Blue(O)
Kihoon. .I'akp. nootyhrr.
I'rugffist and ask for C 111-CIIKh.TER'h V .
i:\M.lKll fills, the l»A»OM) BRAND, tot
twenty-five years known as Best, Safept. Al
ways Reliable. Sold by Druggists everywhere.
co. t phila.. pa
Seriously 111.
Joseph Kase. the well knowii coir
tractor, is b in# very se»iou§ly' ill at
his home ar Rushtpwu. Northumber--
laud county. He has been conftnwi to '
lili home for some aiuia. .»* •*