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.
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mist ake :. '; .
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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
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'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.