NERVOUS PROSTRATION CURED BY PE-RU-NA, spending several weeks with rela tives in this section, returned to their home io Whit3 Deer. Dr. Deiflenderfer visited in 1 Iarris burg Thursday and Friday. Y IT3 CORPS OK CORWWPOKDENTS AVOtt &SL,LJ Mrs. A. W. Musser spent a day in Beavertown last week. P. S. Bingatnan and family, alter IIIUMPOMIIjlH MAIRm u .iERlOTBILI AIRES "fflWP fiBIYnPffl YJMMTmf Pllltl'Alt,P ,XPREa3,'Y THB FoaT SHAMOKIN DAM. One tf the most destructive fires iU hUtorv of Sliamokio Danioc- nt this place Friday inoru- Eie aNmt 1 1 o'clock when a frame tw.i lanre barns and all the Cvrns Keller, a tenant uu the jrnj uf Tlionias Ilettrick, first iHb flvcred the lire while approaching ihe barn. He saw little Hanics eat ing their way through the roof of a v,rntT of his burn. He gave the ilarm and Boon persons came to lielp him to save some ot Ins im plements and fight the angry flames ,ut the flames were like a blazing ii . . vmn nml an none was cone. fTlitii it jumped to the barn of Wm. ffrcxkr occupied by Levi Jarret LJ hiirneil it to the ground, t rom fhenee it took their dwelling house Cnd destroyed all but a few things. PENN'S CREEK. The schools of Centre twp. open- Ll Monday with a fair attendance. T. H. Spigelniire and family of Miinhall liinnerly of this place are kisiting friends here. Rev. J. Shamhach, wife and 'mother-in-law, Yetter visited Isaiah Walter Monday. A. A. Ringaman will move Fri- !ay to Monroe twp. for the ensuing winter. S. C. Ringaman was to Puxton- ville Sunday. J. (.'. Showers and brother, Ralph ott Monday to attend the S. U. at isgrove. Quite a number of people from Jthis place attended the Troxclville nucDie. BEAVERTOWN. Our schools ojcned Monday. Beavertown was well represented I it the Troxelville picnic last Sattir lav. I The thirteen months old child of ftVm. and wife die! Satur day ami was burried at Zions church iMondav. John J. Tobias will have charere of the confectionery and ice cream stand at the union picnic Saturday. The employees of the Kevstonc Fliirt factory are putting in extra Jtime, in order that they may have ratunlay to enjoy the picnic. Cornelius Shrawder and wife at- hended die funeral of Mr. Shraw- iler's father at Troxelville Friday. Misses (Irace and Irma Manbeck Jrecently returned home from a six weeks visit in Shamokin. Among the visitors io our town wc noticed. Kev. and Mr. J. . Vetler of Suiibury, Kev. AV. M. Hariek ami family of "West Milton. p. P. Carpenter of Sunbury, Mrs. "uu.- viiMMiimn oi centre county, Mr,. Dr. C. W. Roush And cliililrnn kUartleton. Mrs. Hettin Smith nf paver Springs, Miss Emma Smith Kf Lmporia, Kansas, Ilev. and Mrs. M. Aurand of Martinsburz. J. A. Haiif and wif vi!tvl tli latter a sister. Rev. nml Mr W a J 'ice at Liverpool over Sunday. Hie Jroxelville band will furnish wine of the music for the picnic 'juniiiiay. I. L. Sanders, whn the tannery at Lewistown, spent Siimifii. ...lit. 1.:.. e 1 'V "is iuniuy. John Rhnmstinn nn,l tf,:i.. lornier Jicavertown bov. hut nnur n iKiiecessfid railmml Washington, I). U. and employed - ...miiigcr iii transierring freight 'rom land t0 '""thcr, sisters and brothers in this uurg. liev. Duviil (i t i. - v,, ivuutiiiiitu iias llii'ted nu iiu(h "'d Lutheran church of the Jicavertow.1 charge, and has already ,'1 upon thedutiebofthesame. wiuiro J. A. A in.!... :a i !! oss.s.sor of the largest Ele- llllni.t .l.i . - Known to civiliza- J; " luigth and from 28 to nielicH in width. The plant is v-'n feet high and luu fifty leaves. Two of Mead lJowcrsox'a hogs "'BlitweenUy. The hogs Allied to be nil r!.,U : .1 Z 11 supposed they got arsenio from some source or another. "Old People's Day" will be ob served in the Lutheran church on Sabbath forenoon the 21st iust., to which everybody is invited. Pastor Zimmerman will preach in the Ger man language. Noah llingaman, formerly of this place, and the father of Irvm liing- aman, and a brother to Isaac and John W. all of this township, died at Ins home at Milmont Friday. A nuinU'r of relatives from here a tend ed the funeral Tuesday. Michael and Edward Ueaver re ceived the news of the death of their oldest brother, Daniel Heaver of Orangeville, 111., u few days nuo. Mr. JJeaver left this place about 38 years ago, and had not visited his old friends since. WEST BEAVER. The Ixwell cider mill made 3000 gallons of cider last week. A big delegation from this end attended the picnic at Troxelville Saturday and report having had a good time. As usual mountain dew got the lest of some young bloods. Izora Knepp and Miss Ilerbster took in the Standard steel workers picnic of Rurnham, Penn., at Lan caster last week. Our farmers have made iiite a lot of second crop hay. Mrs. Adam Wagner was buried at the Itidtfe church Friday. Rev. Spahn officiating. Mrs John Peters, a sister of James Peter of Lowell, was buried at the German Raptist church in Ranncrville Sunday. Charles Wagner has another as sistant to help him in running his stave mill. SHREINER. Pcrcival Heiscr, wife and little daughter, Ira, of Port Clinton spent Sunday with Geo. KaiifTinan aud family. I. W. Iloush spent Sunday with his father in Mohantango. Joel Ilollenbach is seriously ill. John Straub and Geo. Kauffnian have gone on a fishing trip. Win. F. Reichley is still con fined to his bed. W. Bickhart and lady friend were the guests of the former's uncle, John Shafer. Misses Maud and Mae Roust have again started to attend school at Northumberland. OUNDORE. Jacob Iverstcttcr sold a load of potatoes at Sunbury last Saturday at 40 cents per bushel. P. II. Scchrist has a fresh cow to sell. ml 1 . . incre is a demand tor more threshing machines in this township, Buckwheat will be a full cror this year. Our ex-tax collector is under bond to answer at court. Our poorhouse is Kor and may get poorer yet. Grapes are plentiful and families will make enough wine to start their boys on a drunkard's career. The Susquehanna Coal Breaker is run to its full capacity. Miss Knouse of Philadelphia is staying a lew weeks with her sister. Building lots are scarce iu town so a family occupies a palace on the tow path. Cider making is the fad and ap ple butter boiling at its best. SWINEFORD. John F. Smith of Krcamcr was noticed on our streets Saturday. Dr. J. C. Amig and wife of Lew istown are enjoying the hospitality of J. L. Marks. Cloyde Walter of Fremont visit ed in our vicinity last week. S. Ii. Spitler made a business trip to Meiserville last week. Mrs. Joseph Shannon and daugh ter are spending a few days at John Shannon's. E. M. Miller of Beavertown was in town Saturday. Banks and Lizzie Ilerrold of Milton are visiting at the home of Miss Maud Stetler. Mr. Amos Bowcrsox had been on the sick list tor several days. Philip Amig made a business trip to Fremont Friday. Charles Stetler left f..r Akron, O., Tuesday. J. W. Swartz and wife spent Sat urday at Troxelville visiting the lormer's mother, wh iscritiealy ill. Russcl, Ruth and Mary Bower ot licwisburg are the guests of their grandmother John Raiuer and family siwnt Saturday at Troxelville. lister Kline and Jennie Willi were married bv R.-v. .1. Shuinbach Thursday evening at the home of the groom s parents. The newly married couple were the recipients of many presents. A Kumptuoiis wedding repast was served. Alnnit 50 guests were present. 8ELINSGROVE. Edith Potter, who spent several weeks at Lock Haven, has returned home. Rev. Sidney Bateman and wife left for their home in Philadelphia. Coo. Feehner and wife of Steel ton are visiting friends in town. C. E. Ehrhart and family arele ing entertained by her mother, Mrs. Sarah Fisher. Services at Trinity Lutheran church began Sunday both morn ing and evening, the vacation season being over. A number of students arrived last week. They will all return during this week. The prospects for an increased attendance this year are very promising. Miss Marie Snyder returned to her grandparents' home. Dr. and Airs. B. F. Wagenscller, F. M. iJeistle and son of Buehannon, Mich., are visiting Geo. . on Nicda and family. Forest Gregory and family of WilliamsK)rt are spending his va cation with his parents. Rev. G. A. Livingston, a former student, was in town several days last week. Dr. F. J. Wagenscller and sev eral gentlemen from Shainokin have taken a trip to Nova Scotia on a hunting expedition. L nas. 1 on, a lormcr student, is being entertained bv friends in town. We noticed Ray Croupe of Nor wood on our streets last week. The North Branch Conference of the Sus(iichanna Synod will be held in the Trinity Lutheran church Sept. 15th, 10th and 17th. About 25 ministers and laymen are expect ed to Ik? present. There is a report that Rev. Stone cypher has been called to Boalsburg charge in Centre Co. Mrs. Ulsh and son sold the Drug Store to Peter Klingler of Lykens, formerly of Jvratzerville. Newton Catheiman, who has been ill for alxmt a mouth, is able to be out again. Mrs. B. F. VanBoskirk is also able to lie around again. Rev. Shultz of Johnstown is on a visit to his family, who are guests of Mrs. Shultz's mother. Isaac llow, who spent several months with his sons in the west, returned home Thursday well pleas ed with his trip. II. F. Charles has a curiosity iu his yard which is nothing more nor less than a banana tree. There is a bunch of fruit forming, but it will not be able to ripen as it commenc ed bearing too late. A wagon load of members of the 1st Lutheran church attended the L. and II. picnic at Kralzerville Saturday. The lectures delivered by Mrs. Bailey last week were very highly spoken of. The writer was not able to be present at either of them. Harry Thompson, who has been out of town since school closed in June, returned home Friday. Mark Burns, son of S. P. Bums, who has been employed by the P. II. It. Co., as an operator in the western part of the state, is home on a few weeks' vacation, W. A- Arbogasl and wife took trip to the Juniata with friends ot Freebtirg ou a fishing tiip. Calvin Ing died Sunday. He lias been ailing fur some time, w.isa memU'rofthe 1-ITili Regt. Aged about 05 years. John Snyder of Livcrixiol spent several days with his bmiher Miles. KREAMER. Geo. DunkelU-rgcr and mother moved to town Thursday. Mr. Boyer, the fruit grower, ship ped t.vo car 1'Kids of peaches from here. Our schools will open next Mon day. Geo. DunkelU-rge'r will teach 111 town. Miss Amanda Witteiimyer was visiting friends over Sunday. J. E. Mngee, one of our mer chants, has added furniture to his business. tjuite a numlHT of our people at tended Erdley's church picnic. Paul Hummel hist a valuable horse caused by bee stings. Mrs. J. E. Magee is spending the week at illiamsport. Aiiss Elaine uuteiius leu lor Baniierville where she is teaching in the public school. , Kreamcr &, Beiifcr are now us ing a hydraulic ores instead of th old style of hand press. 1 hey make as high as 100') gallons of cider iu one day. There were communion services at Zeiber's church Sunday which was very largely attended by our people. Win. Hummel our veterinary surgeon is kept busy. The sick of our town are very much improved. The Middleburg land passed through here Saturday, going home from the Kratzerville picnic, for getting that we like music. BEAVER SPRINGS. Cur schools opened Monday with a good attendance. Mrs. Mary and MNs Katie Shan non are visiting several days in Middleburg. Mrs. L. R. Haines had a stroke of paralysis last week. She is get ting along as well as can be expect ed. S. E. I .omig and family left for their home iu Berwick. Rev. C. M. Aurand aud family of Martinsburg are spending several weeks with his parents. Misses Estclla and Myru Komig returned from a ten days' trip to Philadelphia, Atlantic City, New York and West Point. The I. O. O. F. Re-union will be held at this place Sept. 'JO. A large crowd is expected. H. I. Romig spent several days in Philadelphia and Atlantic City. W. II. Kempher, after sjtending several months in York ( 'o., has re turned to his parental roof. "Old Peoples Day" will be ob served in the Lutheran church Sun day. Mrs. S. J. Kauilnian of Sunbury visited her mother at this place on Saturday. A special session of the Grand Lodge of Penna., will be held at this place on Friday evening Sept. 19. Miss Mvra Romig, secretary of the Milton Iron Co., is spending her vacation under the parental root. Miss Emma Smith of Kansas was pleasantly entertained by Mrs. Het ty Smith. llow' TIllxT. We offer One Hundred Dollars Reword for an.v case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, F. J. Ciieney & Co., Prop. Toledo., O. We the undersigned, bave known F. .1. Cheney for the last 15 years and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and u- nancially able to carry out any ob ligations made by their firm. West &Tbuax, wholesale Drugy;ost, Toledo, O. Waldiso. Cisxav & Marvin, whole sale DruRgests, Toledo' O. Hall a Catarrh cure la taken inter nally acting directly upon the blood and mucous surface of the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold bvall DrugeiBts. Testimonials free. Hall'i Family rills are the be it, .Toh Wei.tb.afer, of Lioiroolee, Iii'l.. is -i poor mnn. but ha hh.ts he woulf not hi wit.iout Cimiulterlmii'b wn bdlin if it cost live dotUis a b ttl for it save. I hiiu from homu a cripple. No external applu-U' u is eeiUil to tlii- I nun'" t f.T titVainl s O 1 11 joint-, tract I nni -cl.-s, "till to'ck, Hie itlns ali i I lie 1 111 1' u 11. il unisi' i! .r 1 1:1 us. It lia u'so euro I iiuuieroiirt es'H of partial purdyi-. li 1- I 1. Mile by .YidJIe hur di u, ft c. To run- worry the Im1i idunl must be his ijwu i!i vsiciiui; lie must 'ic t lie Worry Vor Thnn I arlraa. ease hemic treut ni e n t. Il' must rculi.e, w it li every fiber of liis licilifT, the ;.lisnlute usr U'sMiess nt witrry. lie must nut think this is eoiiimii4tiliice, a bit of mere theory; it is a reality thnt he must translate for himself frmn mere words to a reul, li1nj fart. He must fully understand that if it were possible fur him to spend n wlle series of eter nities in worry it would not ehauge the fact one jot or t it t le. It is time for action, not worry, liirause worry paralyzes thought, and a. lion ton. If you set down u eoliimn i t ti'ures in addition, no amount of worry ca-i ehaue the sum total of t liose tin :,n -. That re mi It is wrapped up in lln in evitability of mathematics. The re suit ran be made different oiih I . rhanin the liures as they arc sc, duuji, 1 no by one, iu laat column. T! -one time that a man cannot afford I worry is when he does worry. '1 i en lie is faring, or imagines he is, n i .1 leal turn iu nTairs. Tli'm is the i . e j when he needs 10') per cent, of ; s mental energy to make hi ' i -I ipiickly, to n-e what is his -I eisiotiH, to keep n ch ar eve on t In , mid on his course, and a firm haic the heltn until he has weather.-'! storm in safety. '1 h-re are two i SOUS pointed out by the J'aii'. ',: why a man should I.' -.t -rr;. . ." .- fine of which mu-t i.per.it.- :. i instance. Firt, heeau... i.e.-:; ; vent the reu!t he r-. -i can pre nt them. If !. i ; ! to avert the blow. ). i - - j mental roricentrrif ion t . ::. . ly, to lighten its f r. -. r,, -j :. ' p: i -ri- w-hat j salvage he ran from the re.-A. r,. - tain hU strength at thN t.:. - .iLm j he must plan a new future. If he ear. i prevent the evil f-ir... thr.i r i no need to worry, f. r he .,ul 1. hy o ' doin, lj? dissip.itir,.-i.ri-;. '.. - ' hour of need. Associat! and titles 1 r t!; lniirninK School Itull.llnu".. make school hfe haw- .!;..- :,. more a'tr.o '.'.e. It has remained fi.p the ..;: i.f North ("iirolii.ii to or.-at.ie a -rate association for the 1 . t ; . m i.-r. of the sclioolhouses, iii.il to plan a carn paiirn in wliirh the importanee of at tractive school buildings will be set forth t" the pareii:s in eery county in the state and iu eery seined d.s- tr'ct iu every enmity. A rdim: to the Vouth's ('oiiipiit.ioii, a commit tee of women has been appointed to dis tribute literature hriiriuir on the suli jret, and to exhibit pictures showing that iiuiittrnctive school grounds may be made pleasant and pictur csipie by itii nt ii.tT trees, flowers and shrubbery, ami Imw the barren walls of the schoolroom may be ndori ed with inexpensive pieiures. Southern women are noted for their ability to brills things to pass as, indeed, all women are so North Carolina oujjht to be noted iu n few years for the cliarni of the rural school (.'rounds a lid sclioolhouses. lint interest iu the subject is not confined to the j south; in the north and west mid east also there are thousands of pleasant schools, the pride of the neighborhood which supports them. The interest which the mothers have taken in the matter is largely re Bponsible for the adornment of the barren structures that were thought good enough a generation or two ngo, or for their displacement by commodious buildings tastefully dec ora led and tilted will) modern sani- tary appliances. It is said that Kaiser William has nearly $:i,(nn,(Hiii invested in Amer ican railway storks, showing plainly thnt this nstute monarch is smart enough to know a good thing when he sees it. The "merry nioiuirehs" of Ku rope have exerted their strongest in fluence to check the rapidly growing commerce of the I'nitrd States, but ut the same time they recognize thnt the business of this country in bound to expand, nml they cannot keep it back, uny more thnn the old woman could sweep back the rising tide with a broom. They also recognize thnt the best securities ore in America, because the enterprises here have sound and substantial principles buck ot them. J J. A. SIMPSON. I 4 Soc'y nMof KilucHtlon,iiii FrmicHro. Hon. J. A. Sinipsou, Secretary of the Hoard of Kducation of San Kran -isc t'al., w-rilfM : have found Pemnaan It! ml tonic Some months ago I Hiffercd w ith new rasthcula systemic catarrh . caused by too c.'o.e application to office work. My system seemed worn out untl I eft far from well. I found Pfruni bene filed me very much. It built up the entire system and made me feci like a new man. I believe it Is well worthy the high praise bestowed upon f.' a. sivpsos: Systemic catanh lway plvi fair warnint! of It approach, and ctn h easily warded off I y the proper 'ri-at- , ment. Floating brown Fpeck 1-cTore j the ryes, mental confusion, fits ot ntf Tous headii' lio, sleeph sties, flash" s of heat, chilly sensations, p.iip.t.ition. irrl ! lability, dcsi..iidcncy ; :.ny of the ympt"iiis or nil of t! - i shun!'! be promptly met by the upo f rima. Congressman K. V. liro Inn-, fnni Iudi.ina, iu a recent letter . ;i: 'a.-h-lujrtoii, I. .'., says : "From what my friend s .1- rat Is a K'ol tonio atid a safe catar: h r.." II.. V. Hrookshire. Summer Catarrh," a Imok w r - n hj fr. Hartinatl, l'r. -id'-nt The II tab Sanitarium, on tin- ftibjct f t Vous dinturbanc. s peculiar to u T, nt free t., any uddresi brTl.a Irtu MeUiciueCx., Cul ambus, O. The b (,t,'.. ' k tnav t.ot 1 ' -o -w. i;t:ht bit tla-. .ion't r rev.-i, t Lia Hil.rl nr for hrnnlr I nn.i I p ). Tike two o'; . i L"". i'-r n h'-ir brf r- --vh t.t. .-. i . j: hef rf .'O.n.' t h . aNo i ct' ar-r. or o- . 1, b-. it ' , . afr taoj r-.t. Tiie I' ;- ii. l"Or f irc: n-i-. -i''.-f' Many a re-ilr c.iti; of -i avl u maty c- tr'-.iw -c n-rir-i-i-irt niT b cu icL'uS Ui a.- iaj radicm. when a purzaUv re- gtntA like ChimbrLnn's f.rrr.a-i: n.i L:.r Tablet. For b-r Mrliietur,; Jr ; ; -ton. k...- : . .. -i - . . .: . ' - " t;. , :-. - ;!.. -: r.o- :r. ' to ... : . ti..: t:.... the :..:. wi... Al.yl, v.;. i!' -s k n w -tlmugl:' '.' a! mist ake :. '; . : a: :he.r t- r ar.d art a :i .-xpre.i. natural re-.-t.: uu n Whi i. - " ii; i. j.-. jr.t', -' eje. say - the ( h.'.-aj-o :.:.' V. afford ; he p:b:; a!.ot:t a - v.. lire lis a cii.iit r "Lid i:: a -.; ailion. h Philip tohhrit. Little Philip ,sui tilken .. shore for II week and he elij. life iinuiellselv the lirst tA He ran around on the beach face uas siinliurned and lo- hey i ' .... th dav. iiti. hil was a bright red. Then the t n be'iin ( ! i - u!J nnd itched dreadfully. UN mother was awakened at night by hearing the boy sobbing, and she called to know what, was the mutter. "The paper is coming off my fare," sobbed the little fellow. --' N. Y. Times. Moth er 'My mother was troublH !,h consumption for many yen;s. At last she was Riven up to die. Tlii it she tried Aytr's Cherry I'cctoral, and was speedily cured I). 1. Jolly, Avo. vooa, : y .Jj mv 1 rv. h No matter how ! c r J your cough or how Jor.p; you have had it, Aycr's Cherry Pectoral is the best thing you can take. It's too risky to wait until you have consump tion. If you are couchinc today, get a bottle ot Cherry Pectoral at once. ThrA tlcMi: 2V., ennnsh for nn ordtnarf Ooltlj Wr., Juat rttiht for bronchltli, i(rt nM. hurd rnlria, etc.; $ 1, moit conouuc! fur cbronio vntw n1 ti keep on hnnd.