MONTOUR A MENU AN FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor. Danville. Pa.. f\ov. 29, 1900 COM MCI X IT'A TIO.VS. All communications sent to the AMERI CAN for publication must be signed by the writer, and communications not so signed will be rejected. A DANGEROUS DUTY. ■NSPECTING DOUBLE BOTTOMS IN OUR NAVAL VESSELS. It Is Extremely Hazardous and Try lag Work, and Many Precautions ' Are Necessary to Prevent Loss of Life Darlntr the Operation. There is one phase of the ship life of the American naval officer that is •caroely known to the layman and that can hardly be understood by him as he looks upon the modern ship in all her attractive cleanliness and meets her neatly uniformed officers upon the spot lees upper deck. Not only are the parts of the ship in sight kept clean and free from rust and decay, but also those far down, contracted spaces that never see the light of day. These include the oel lular compartments between the inner and outer skins of the ship, known tech nically as the "double bottom,"and other places that separate the magazines and various built up structures within the ship from the outer skin. These narrow compartments are espe cially susoeptible to dampness and rust, and in order that those who have the care of them may do their duty well and so prevent the decay of the ship a system of inspection has been devised, and the inspectors must be, under the naval regulations, commissioned offi cers. A permanent board of inspection is formed upon each ship, which must coiwist of one engineer and two line of fioers. The duty of this board is period ically to make personal inspections of all the parts of the ship, examine every thing critically, suggest remedies for any evils that may be found to exist and to report to the commanding offl oer, for transmission to the navy de partment, the oondition of the vessel in detail. \ Uniforms are discarded while mak ing these inspections, and clad in sea men's ordinary working suits these offi cers orawl upon all fours throughout the length of the bottom of the ship, wrig gle snakelike through narrow openings and examine with their own eyes every inch of the surface of the thin steel plates. The paint of these compart ments, softened by dampness in some plaoes and by heat and the steam laden air of the boiler rooms in others, rubs off upon the working suits, and an .hour's crawling transforms the neat .Officer into a very sorry spectacle. In some modern navies this duty is per formed by the enlisted men, the officers being excused from it, but in our navy the feeling exists that an enlisted man should not be asked togo where an offi cer is not willing to lead. The result is that "things always work" with the Americans and the efficiency of the fleet U assured. Numerous precautions must be taken to avoid the risk of losing life while performing this duty, for it is attended with no little danger. The atmosphere of confined spaces entirely or partly closed for a considerable length of time becomes robbed of its oxygen in the formation of rust and is soon made uufit to sustain life. If possible, such com partments are blown out with pure air led through a hose from a blower duct and all manhole plates removed before being entered. A lighted candle is al ways carried by the inspecting offloer upon his crawling tour. If the oandle burns dimly or seems upon the point of being extinguished, there is & deficiency of oxygen, and be will immediately seek the nearest opening leading from the compartment and leave it at onoe. Men are stationed at places as near as possible to him, so that they may hear bis voice and render immediate assist- Mce in case of need. No one is allowed to eater any confined space on board chip without an uncovered light, al though in addition a portable electric light ia carried frequently to render the inspection more thorough. It not infrequently happens that offi cers and men become so wedged between bulkheads and beams while performing this dnty as to make it extremely diffi cult to remove them, and more than on# offloer of the navy is upon the retired list today because of permanent injury to his health contracted while perform tog this arduous labor. Because of the care exeroised it is rare that a life is lost in this service, but in ooe case at least the rashness of a man proved fatal to him. One of the main boilers of the cruiser Newark, while flagship of the south Atlantic station, having been tightly oloeed for a month, while empty, An order to preserve it from deteriora tion, the coppersmith of that vessel, an energ ttio, faithful man, thought its in terior sfcicmld be examined and, al though wanted repeatedly never to en ter such a boiler without an open light, removed an upper manhole plate and orawled in upon the braces with an electrio light. He told no one that he was going into the boiler, and no one was stationed to assist him in caea of peed. His dead body was found half out half in the boiler manhole with the electric light still burning brightly arithia the boiler. He bad evidently crawled in upon the braces, felt a faint- DMS creeping over him and bad en deavored to regain the open air, but lost consciousness just as life lay within hit reach, and so died of asphyxiation. The air in the boiler Had been entire ly robbed of its oxygen by the iron of the shell in the formation of rust, and the residuum was unfit to breathe. A lighted candle was snuffed ont immedi ately upon being tbrfet into the boiler, And this condition prevailed until a lower manhole plate was removed, when the heavy gas ran out as water might, and the air within soou came to be quite pure. No piore vivid illustration of the dangers to be encountered in the uare of ships afloat wl the precautions necessary to be taken in tbis duty oould be given than tbis incident, which 4b.ows that shot and shell aud bursting pipes are not tbe only dangers *bat Breathe. Dr. Edward Smith has made some careful experiments In regard to the Inhalation of oxygen and the exhala tion of carbon during physical exer cise. Allowing the figure 1 to repre sent the quLiitity of air inhaled by a man when lying flat, the quantity of air inhaled when he sits Is 1.18. when he stands 1.83. when he walks one mile an hour 1.90, four miles an hour 5, and when he runs six miles an hour It Is 7. In other words, If a man at rest Inhales 480 cubic Inches of air per minute he Inhales '2.400 cubic Inches when he v.-alkß four miles an hour and 3,000 cubic Inches when he walks six miles an hour. The exhalation of car bon Increases proportionately. We find several pairs of robins nest ing July 4, which leads us to the opin ion that most of our robins bring off two broods during the hreetlina season. Forcible Facts. One-sixth of the deaths from disease are due to consumption. Ninety-eight Fir cent, of all those who have used Dr. ierce's Golden Medical Discovery for "weak lungs." have been perfectly and permanently cured. Cornelius McCaw ley, of Leech burg, Armstrong Co., Pa., had in all eighty-one hemorrhages. Hu says: "My doctor did all he could for me but could not stop the hemorrhages, and all gave me up to die with consump tion." What doctors could not do "Gold en Medical Discovery" did. It stopped the hemorrhages and cured their cause. This is one case out of thousands. In vestigate the facts. Free. Dr. Pierce's great work. The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser is sent free on receipt of stamps to pay oost of mailing only. Send 21 one-cent stamps for paper covered book, or 31 stamps for cloth binding. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. Many a man throughout the north west will this fall have to face the problem of reducing the stock on his farm to correspond with his supply of forage. While there should always be a culling out done each fall, It will have to be done more largely this year than usual. Whatever Is done should be on the line of not attempting to winter more stock than can be well fed and cared for. The most profitless speculation a farmer ever goes Into Is to attempt to winter ten head of stock on food which Is only sufficient for five head. We are asked how best to transplant an oak tree. The oak Is one of our na tive trees which It Is almost Impossible to transplaut. The acorn should be planted and the tree produced In that way where wanted. The very young tree up to two years of age may be safely moved provided some of the roots are cut off In the spring of the second year, but It Is time wasted to go into the woods and try to success fully transplant a fair sized tree. Pos sibly by removing a tree during the winter, with a large ball of frozen earth attached, It might be a success, though we have never known It to be done. The oak, like the black walnut, sends its t proots down deep into the grQUpd ant «o is not easily transplant- Obrpnic Nasal Catarrh poisons every breath that is drawn into the Jungs. There is procurable from any dfnggist the remedy for the cure of this trouble. A small quantity of Ely's Cream Balm placed into the nostrils spreads over an inflamed and angry surface, relieving immediately the painful inflammation, cleanses, heals and cures. A cold in the head vanishes immediately. Sold by druggists or will be sent mailed for 50 cents by Ely Brothers, 56 Warren Street New York. ANGLES AND JESTS. Ratrll^Btion. Aotuiun's coming on, Tom, and J'll nofd a set of clothes That will shield me Irom the shivtrs when tlje frosty north wind blows; | tfeought it well to tell you, since the mow is pot remote, That ajn.ee yiM've wojrs uiy shirt waist I mean tv »c»r your Tour cutaway ivjll do, Tt.-f st'f ib»i Ji-fu'Wr atyle prevails. Except to simply V? '*»<•' tail*. I've a letter iron no g#/) »« J»h}t she wrott. "II Thomas w ■ your shirt waist. )Wt» * fuht to wtai l.u» coat." Now don't fi.< r up >ml fr Tom, at:J tell me that I aliuu't; It will not hull lii- garment, you can wear it when 1 can't; You've monopolized my tafieta, the swellest thing afloat, since you've worn that shirt waist I mean to wear your coat. —Denver News, (lis Literary Schedule. "I have just finished a sonnet," said the poet. "Thank heaven." exclaimed the >vife, "that'll buy a beefsteak apd a sack ,yt flour!" "And here is an ode for the stale tuif." "How fortunate! Hani is 15 cents a pound, and we haven't had any in si* weeks!" "I Jiave also written a ,love song which is #s as an Apri,l rose." •"What a tjiear, sweet souJ you are! I'np sure that's good for a can of lard and a gailoa of nioJasaesf'' "Woman," said the iwjt seemly, "dp you know what genius is?'' "Yes," she said thoughtfully. ' fcionj,er times it's telling the butcher to call «K'U>U, shutting th*' door on the baker, hidipg from the house rent man ami siuging, when Sunday comes, 'I would u<>t liv<* ai way, I ask not to stay!'"—Atlanta Con stitution. For Shattered Nerves. A remedy that will soothe, build up the wasted tissues aud enrich the blood is indispensable. Liobty'a Celery Nerve Compound has been wonderfully suc csssful in eases of nervousness, as thous ands of grateful people will testify. Sold by Bofwuian & Son's Pharmacy. Shelled With « Wringer. The proprietors of a large cannery at iovell, Me., decided to put up a larg» quantity of succotash recently and ac cordingly purchased a carload of lima beans. They had never before under taken to can corn and beans together, and they supposed that the beans would have to be shelled by hand, a tedious and costly process. Upon the arrival of the beans, however, the fore man of the cannery set his Yankee wits to work, sent home for his wife's clothes wringer and discovered in It a machine perfectly adapted to shelling beans. Within half an hour three other wringers were brought into use, and beans enough for 40,000 cans of succo tash were shelled in a single day. A Conning Dog. A rabbit dog belonging to James Ross, a farmer living about two miiea from Blackwood, Camden county, N. J., recently saved himself from being burned to death by burrowing into the earth. The barn in which he was con fined was set on fire by a small boy with a lantern who stumbled through a skylight. When the dog found him self hemmed in by a circle of fire, he began to dig in the soft earth which formed the floor of the barn and soon had a burrow four feet deep, In which he took refuge. Debris fell across the hole and protected him. When the fire had burned Itself out, the dog was found unlnjuced.—Philadelphia North American. DECIDE YOURSELF. The Opportunity Is Here Backed By Dan ville Testimony. Don't take our word for it. Don't depend on a stranger's state ment Read Danville endorsement Read the statements of Danville citi zens And decide for yourself Here is one case of it. Mr. David D. Jones of 401 church street, says:—"Doan's Kidney Pills cur ed me of an enervating backache and lameness across my kidneys. I might say I had aching stitches just over my hips and later on I had a great deal of pain through the top of my head. Doan s Kidney Pills invigorated the kid neys and though 1 did not use them a great while they cured me and I have had no return of the trouble since; as a remedy for kidney afflictions were satisfactory in my case that I am glad to endorse the claims made for them at all times. For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cent a box. Foster-Millbum Co., Buff alo, N Y. sole agents for the U. S. Remember the name—Doan's—and take no other. Human Nature. History, so savs the proverb. Has a strange, peculiar way Of recording tilings tomorrow Same as it did yesterday. Yesterday 1 saw an urchin Who loud and long did cry Just because hit little sister Had the biggest piece o( pie. And, although his piece was ample. It sometimes made him sore Just because bis loving mother Gave Us little sister more. Perhaps the boy behaved unwisely, Hut each day you will see men Who are acting Just as foolish As the urchin acted then. Hen forget their many blessings AM tor greater ones they sigh. And they envy other mortals Who get biggar "hunks of pie!" —Chicago New*. Boxers. The Chinese Boxer deprecated our praise. "It is quite true we are brave," said he, "but it Is the mere bravery of des peration. You Bee, it is literally victory or death with us, for we are not boxers in the sense that we may go into the saloon business if we are licked. No." In the light of this explanation, of course, the fellow's intrepidity seemed quite a different matter.—Detroit Jour nal. .. Osteopathy Cures where drugs fail. Four books and a free diagnosis and opinion on any case cheerfully given upon request to Drs Matthews & Hook, proprietors of the Atlantic School of Osteopathy, 17 Ross street, Wilkes-Barre. The rox and the Deer. "It will be necessary," remarked the bear, who was chairman of the animal meeting, "to raise a handsome sum if we intend to carry out the idea of bribing the hunter to withdraw from this neigh borhood. I have here a blank subscrip tion paper all ready for signatures. Who will head it?" There yrua a moment's silence. me to suggest," said the fox, "that it be passed to the buck." "And why," inquired file buck, "do you single out me in this matter?" "Because," replied the joker, "yor have the dop."—Cjpyeland Plain Dealer "I pity author? who have to lead such sedentary |ive^.'' "Sedentary? You don't call chasing publishers a sedentary life, do you?"— Chicago llecorfi. Important to Authors. It is too late to write for the Christmas magazines row. They went to press early in July.—Atlanta Constitution. THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE Lung Troubles and Consumption Can be Cured. An Eminent flew York Chemist and Makes a Free Offer Our Readers. in, I'-tij l iiniish t ed chemist, T. A. Slo cuiu. u $ jyv y ~i> y. demonstrating •lis din. ovi V tif a ; cure for Con sumption i I'uJinoijary Tuberculosis), In nucli a I lung and chest troubles, stub bom count's, catarrhal affections, gener al decline and weakness, Joss of flesh, and all conditions of wasting away, will send THREE FREE BOTTLES (all differ ent) of his New Discoveries to any afflict ed reader of this paper writing for them. His "New Scientific Treatment" has cured thousands permanently by its time ly use, and he considers it a simple pro fessional duty to suffering humanity to donate a trial of his infallible cine. Science daily develops new wonders, and this great chemist, patiently experi-i menting for years, has produced results as beneficial to humanity £8 can be claiin edby any modern genius. llisassertiou j that lung troubles and consumption are curable in any climate is proven by "heartfelt letters of gratitude," filed in ; his American and European laboratoties \ iu thousands from those cured in all parts; of yiffr I'f\ 1 Henry Rempe, | J Jeweler and Silversmith. "WeSI-iead. Others Follow '-«R rtusmment "A FRIEND?" || "Jack, I want you to stay after my other guests have gone. I have some thing to say to you that must be said to night." Jack Fortescue, n veritable son of Anak, strong iu wind and limb, rich and handsome—in short, a man's man and a woman's idol —was a great contrast to j the slight and, if undersized, graceful ! figure of his friend and host, Lawrence j Lorraine. Shortly after the above conversation the guests rapidly thinned, and eventually I Lorraine was free to join his guest in the i room which was usually designated "Lar ry's den." "Whatever is the matter, Larry?" queried his friend, anxious to break the painful and awkward pause. "Jack! tonight ends it. We two have j been friends always—since we were quite j little chaps at school —let us continue so | until the end, whatever that may be. After years of absence in India you re- ; turned to England rich, to find me mar ried to one of the best and prettiest of 1 women. We both loved her as boys— j you remember how we wrestled as to j who was to carry her books home? Dead- ] ly in love as I was with my wife, and j still am, I know that it always has been i but scantily returned; but, loving her as j I do, 1 have hoped always that my love ; would eventually breed a like reciprocal j affection, but now on the duy of the tri umph of the school I have founded I find that my wife is lost to me forever, j Oh, the cruelty of it!" As he said this he covered his face in his hands and groaned aloud in his an guish. After a little time, during which his friend remained a silent spectator of his agony, he recovered himself sufficient ly to continue. "Why—why was I such a fool to bring , you to my house? 1 might have known j that there could be but one ending to it, j a pretty but unloving wife and a hand some friend." "We could not help it, Larry; we could 1 not help it. God help us!" almost wailed | Fortescue. "I have striven against the unworthy passion with an almost super- j human strength, but I neither could help her seeing it —for women are too acute in 1 these matters—and for me not to perceive j that it was returned was well nigh as im- j possible. Thus far, old friend, have I j transgressed against the honor of friend- j ship, but no further, as God is my judge, j In words 1 have not spoken, but as surely as the language of love is not to be j taught so certain is it that we cannot | prevent it declaring itself by actions and, if we curb them, by some occult means. "Larry, old friend, believe me; I speak the solemn truth, and nothing but it," I said Fortesque, and, arising from his ' chair, he walked over to his friend, and, j holding out his hand, he grasped the one stretched out to meet his as men do when ! their emotions are too strong for mere I words. "I understand," said the one. "Thank you," briefly replied the other, j The ensuing silence was a long and a j painful one for both men, and when it ' was broken at last by the husband j tescue sighed with relief. "Jack, it must end tonight. I cannot endure the strain. I blame myself most, ' for had I paused to consider I might have known that your calf love was as likely to develop into a man's passion as my own. Oh, that I could have foreseen this day and the awful consequences of , the marriage of the three of us!" "I will go back to India, Larry," ex- j claimed Fortescue, "and then you may ! possibly gain your wife's affection." "No, Jack; it is I that must go some- j where, anywhere, but I must leave you I two to come together," replied his friend. I '.'l cannot stoop to compromise myself j and let the divorce court effect the sepa- ) ration. I would rather kill myself. Yes, J that would be a merciful ending to it. To make an end at once both of trouble | and life I'll do it." "Larry, you must not talk in that aw- i ful fashion," Raid Fortescue, but in a j Strange, cool voice that showed that he thought that such an event would not I pause him an irremediable sorrow. "Let j me say good night, and perhaps cooler thoughts tomorrow may epable us to find, if not a modus yivendi, at any rate u more satisfactory way out of it than the death of one of us." A strange change seemed to have come over the two men. The one physically j strong seemed to be becoming morally the weaker and vice versa. "Good night, Larry; take a good stiff , peg before turning in and perhaps you inay sleep somewhat decently. Good j pight!" As he turned toward the door he saw j Jhe window curtains separate and Mrs. j Lorraine step out from their shelter into j ihe room. At a sign from her he stood sfill. ."Lawrence!" she said in a quiet voice, j "Mary!" was the surprised exclama tion. "Where have you been and what pave you heard?" "I have heard everything," she replied, i ."I heard you ask Mr. Fortescue to wait i after the others, and I have heard all the resjf. perhaps," she continued, "as : ,bne of the interested persons I may be ' allowed to have a voice in the matter, as, howeypr it may concern you men, it con- j cerns uie equally if not to a greater de [ gree." "Yes, Mary," said the husband, "you are right; you can settle it. If you love Jack, I can go out of your lives and—but why waste words? I know you do. I j saw it in your face as he entered the j room tonight." "Lawrence," said his wife, "I confess I must have loved Jack always, but until j he returned from India I thought it was j dead. But it did not die until tonight. , Perhaps that loving look which you oh- | Served was the last dying flicker of it, as | gJnce 112 have seen that your unselfish i thought »"!;s only for my happiness and your friend's callous acquiescence to your suicide—for he knew that you wolild kill | yourself—l now know that I have wor- | shiped an idol of clay when I might have j devoted my attentions to a worthier ob- i ject. 'Let no man put asunder,' said the j priest at our wedding, and I don't intend i they shall." • •*•••» Jack Fortescue went to India.—Scot- j tisfy Life "Dawdler ploys golf so well he ought to be a professional." "Yes: I suggested it to him. but he ( lavs nothing would induce him to work i jo' hard in hot weather."—Detroit Free | Press. I I < > j Sho Brought Eclief to the Flood / Stricken In the CUio Valley. '•....■y -.-y -.-T -. T- V ■■■ T- T- : The little hamlet of V had suffered terribly by the flood. Somewhat removed from the main lines of travel and consist ing only of a dozen or more scattered cottages, it had been reached by no relief boats or other aid. All this, however, made it none the less hard for the farm ers, whose resources were now at the lowest ebb. On this particular Saturday evening some of the neighbors had collected at the postoffice and were gloomily discuss ing the prospects. One after another told his sad story of want and destitution, j There were children at home crying for bread; sick people there were—shivering, starving people. What should be done? , Everybody for miles in either direction j was nearly or quite as badly off as them- ! selves. They separated and went to their several homes without a word of cheer. : The next day, Sunday, a few men and women met for prayers. "O God," they cried brokenly, "thou who makest thy angels spirits and thy ministers a flaming fire, send us help, send us help!" Now. it often turns out that God begins to answer our prayers before we offer them. So it was in this case. While that Vittle knot of sufferers had been hopelessly discussing and dismissing one plan after another the night before Molly Bean had crept in. unseen by the rest, and, crouching behind a barrel, had lis tened intently to all that was said. Molly was not a prepossessing child. She had sandy hair, many freckles and no eye brows to speak of. She was barefoot, and her thin wrists came out far beyond the ragged sleeves of her dress. Her one beauty was her eyes, which were of a soft, reddish brown, like the deer's, and which shone like stars when a tear glit tered in them, which happened this very night, for one of the helpless, wailing little babies referred to was in Molly's wretched home—was Molly's wee, wee brother. As she listened she made up her mind. Without a word she crept out of the building, looked nervously over her shoul der with those wild eyes of hers, then shot off into the darkness like a startled doe. Sunday evening was a quiet one in the great city terminus of the Ohio and X. Y. railroad. The president of the corpora tion sat in his comfortable office, his feet on the fender of a glowing grate and a cloud of thin, blue cigar smoke encircling his head. It had been a good year for the road, and a handsome dividend was assured for the stockholders. The presi- i dent felt so very contented over this re flection that he was dropping into an easy nap, when a sharp knock at the door started his eyes wide open. "Come in,"he called. A tall, brown bearded man entered, j leading what with some difficulty could j be made out to be a little girl. The pres- j ident glanced at her bare feet, which I were covered with mud high above the j ankles, and frowned. Then he met the j appealing look in the little creature's brown eyes and relented. "Well, Mr. Everton, what now? Who've you picked Up?" "Tell your story, my dear," said the tall man kindly to hit) small companion, drawing up a chair for her. "Please, sir. I'm Molly Bean, and I've come from V ter get some milk for Jinks and something fer dad and—and"— Molly swallowed hard and went on:"The water's drowned everything, please, sir, and the cow's gone, atid —and —nobody's come." Here she broke down in good earnest and sobbed in her poor little thiu hands. "llow did she get here?" inquired the president uneasily, forgetting to puff at his cigar. The tall man, who was the city mis sionary, pointed silently to her muddy j feet, cut and bruised as well with her journey by night and day. "You don't mean she walked all the way—4l miles!" The other nodded. "I've given her something to eat and let her rest half an bour at the rooms. She wouldn't stay longer." The president half turned and touched an Ivory knob, while the cigar went out entirely. A man In brass buttons ap peared at the office door and waited re spectfully. "Has No. 5 freight got in?" "Due in five minutes, sir. Telegraphed just outside the yard." "Tell Andy not to draw his fire, but re port to me at once as soon as he's in." The man withdrew. A few moments later he reappeared with the engineer, covered with soot and oil. The result of the conference was that within an hour a locomotive was puffing slowly out of the yard, with no car attached, but hav ing in its tender, besides a fresh supply of fuel and water, several large pack ages, evidently containing flour, milk, canned meats and such other provisions as could be got together in so short a time. In the cab were four people—the engineer, the fireman, Mr. Everton and a small, freckled faced girl, with no eyebrows to speak of. Once upon the clear line, how that old j engine did leap to her work! Flashing out great floods of light as the fireman piled her firebox with shovelful after shovelful of coal, panting with huge gasps from her iron lungs, throbbing and I quivering in every nerve, she roared on through the night, bearing her precious load to the weary and starving, who | thought their Father iu heaven had for gotten them. On and on, scattering storms of sparks on every side, calling out shrilly as she dashed past the small Way stations, until, with two sharp, ex hltant cries, "I've come!" she slowed up at the depot nearest V . Before morning there was rejoicing in the little town by the river. The kind ' missionary stopped long enough to leave many a word of coin fort and good cheer, tod Molly looked at it all with her soft brown eyes and wondered why every body was so kind to her. "She was some ] tired," she admitted, "but what could she do? Thar was dad, and tliar was Jinks, an"— "There was God," said the missionary, smiling.—Our Dumb Animals. ' The Cleanly He'). A little girl staying in the country for the first time sow a hen scratching in the garden. "Oh, mother," she exclaimed, "there's a hen wiping her boots! Do look!" Colu mbus Dispatch. A Belt oi Old l aslilotted Cameos. About :i dozen beautiful pink shell ■ cameos are mounted in gold and con nected to form a most unique belt. In size they graduate from a very large one in the center of the back to small ! ones next the clasps. The \ew Movement In Furniture. The armchair anil table in the cut are charming examples of tlie present tendency in the highest style of furnl- j tnre. There is the "natural growth" jtW i, IN MOOEBNSTYLE. ! | feeling now so prevalent and an entire absence of excessive ornamentation. ' The chair must certainly be comfort able, and both articles Appear graceful and very well constructed. Bacteria and Discntlon. In observations on the microscopic life of arctic regions I>r. Levin states that, with the exception of a single fipecies of bacterium found in one bear and two seals, the intestinal contents ' of the white bear, seal, shark, eider ! duck and other arctic vertebrates were j 1 absolutely sterile, but bacteria were 1 almost invariably present in the lower ' marine animals. These observations on germ free intestines are of special j Importance and interest, as they eon- i Arm the idea of Pasteur and others j that bacteria are not essential to diges tion. ORPHAN'S COURT SALE OF VAUABLE REAL ESTATE Estate of Susannah Hartzel, late of the Township of Mahoning in the County of Montour and State of Pennsyl vania, deceased. Ky virtue of an Order of the Orphan'sConrt of Montour County granted to them forsurii purpose the undersigned as Administrators of the above named decedent will expose to public sale upon the premises on Tuesday Dec. 4th 1900, at ten o'clock in the forenoon <>f said ilay the following described real estate of the said de cedent viz: All that certain messuage or tenen nt and | tract of land situate in part in tile T,,v. i.s'iij, of .Mahoning and also in part in tile Town-! ship of Cooper in the County of Montoar ;in..:-! ] North seventy nine degrees East foiiyHVoi and four tenths perciies to a post alonu said public road, thence along saiii public road I North eighty eight degrees Kast fifteen and four tenths "perches to a post in the said pub lic road and a corner of land of Edward Dell thence a.ong the said land of the said Ed ward Deli North seventeen degrees West thirteen and thirty five one hundredths per ches to a stone, thence along said last men tioned land North seventy three degrees East i live and eight tent lis perches t«>a corner of j the cemetery of the Lutheran Church, thence ] along the said cemetery and other property j of the said church North eighteen degrees! West thirteen and nine tenths perches to a i stone, thence along Hie said last mentioned ! property North seventy two degrees East six teen and twenty live hundredths perches to j a post in line of land of David Wertnian. J thence along said land of the said David j Wertnian North eighteen degrees West sixty five perches to a stone a corner of land of Charles Kishel. thence along said land of Charles Kishel North nineteen degrees West ' fifty four perches to a stone a c irner of land of John Casey, thence along said land of .Toll 11 Casey and land of Susan liiehl S.mlh seventy ' nine degrees and ten minutes '.Vest, ninety ! three perches to a stone a corner of the said ! land of Dr. W. K. I'aules, thence along the ! said land of W. K. I'aules South seventeen ! degrees East one hundred and thirty two and j four tenths perches to the said stone in the ; said public road leading from Danville to ; ' Bloomsburg. the place of beginning contain- | ! Ing seventy eight acres and one hundred and 1 forty perches, with the appurtenances: re j serving unto the late George W. liishel. his ' heirs and assigns, the use of a certain spring of water near the Northwestern corner of the hereinbefore described premises, granted to him and them by the said decedent by a certain instrument of writing November 14th. A. I>. issa. I'pon the above descrllie'J pre mises are erected a Two-Story Frame Dwelling House a frame bank barn, a frame wagon shed and j other farm buildings. TERMS OF SALE. Twenty-five per cent of the purchase money shall be paid in cash at the striking down of tlie property and the balance thereof shall In paid upon the confirmation absolute of the said sali'. Deed to be delivered to purcasher upon the confirmation absolute of such sale and the costs of writing the same shall be paid by such purchaser. STINSON L. BROBST WILLIAM M. IIAKTZF.L. Administrators of .Susannah Hartzel, deceased. November sth. I'JOO. EDWARD SAYRE (JEARAART. Counsel. PLANING MILjL ? HOOTER BROTHERS MANUFACTURERS OF Doors, Sash, Shutters, Verandas Brackets, Frames and Turned Work of all Kinds. Also Shingles, Roofing Slate, Planed an< Rough Lumber. —— ii h RIVERSIDE, NORT'D COUNTY FOB FIRST M IDEE HIT CO 10 . v -Xt fiuOJ WORK Special atten ' * lion given La- / \ PrOfflpt M?EI dies Suits anil 1 EIGHT PRICI Waists, Gents *p. ■ White Panta- All MB£6S 83" loons and Vests, s. for De Repairing done ; FTO6* when ordered. , , VIUS A lUL Danville steam Laundry No. 20 Canal St Lore and Kase, Propr Awful I'ro*pect. i/»J mk\\[ i\w (kfl n- 1 l—' i IV-vf jCU; ' fat til Little Follow—Say, Blinkers, you look terribly pulled down and miserable. Come and pay us a visit in the country, and I guarantee in a month's time you will look just like uie! Blinkers decides to remain in town.— English Fun. The Lecturer'* Fanlt. "I beg your pardon, ma'am," said the undersized man at the stereopticon en tertainment, who was trying vainly to see the pictures on the screen, "but the lecturer askc-d the ladies to remove their hats." "He didn't say anything about bon nets!" snapped the matron with the towering headgear who sat directly La front of him.—Chicago Tribune. OtitMide the Tale. Two Boston maidens were discussing acquaintances in New York. "Do you know the Bleeekers?" asked Miss Waldo. "Indeed I do not," replied Miss Em erson. "Why, do you know, I ascer tained that the only use they have for beans is to pat them in the soup?"— D etroit Free Press. mnicirTt Knitlneerlnß. A remarkable engineering feat 13 soon to be attempted in Boston—the moving of a six story brick and stone hotel building from one site to another without taking it apart. The ground upon which the building now stands is of a swampy character, and 780 piles will have to be driven around the structure to support the 1.000 Jack® upon which it will be raised from Its! foundations prior to its removal. It! will be transported to its new location,! 42 feet distant, on steel rollers. •pix ECyOH'B NOTICE. Estate of Henry Jenkins, late of Valley Township. Montour County, dee'd. let ti i imei.t.-ry having been granted i i ■ rs'sii".; ue- ; -; ; love estate, all per :;s i ,:e i,»! to same I ir-'ke immediate !> .vii.c.i an:! t!:nse t • i\lliT claims will pre i them wilitnut delay to c.c.j EN KINS\ Executor. K. S. AMME'.'MAN. Attorney. in the :ti: '.vs ci.tut «»F MON toit: cor n tv. i'-'C" of Clui'M -* 112. II ib -r, late of the 1' i rough tjf D.itsvilln, in the of Muai ar and St ate of Penn sylvania. deceased. I.i Lhe matter of the li.si and final ac count of Andrew L 5. llnssell, Adminis trator of the aaid decedent. The uiidi rsignei] Auditor, appointed by the aforesaid Court to make distribution of the lialance in lie hauls of the said account I uill tin it j; II ;« isn;s interested for the pur . poses ot hi* said appointment at his Law Offices No&Vi Mill street. Danville, Pennsyl vania. on Wfihii-mlny, l'i, I'JOO, at ! ten o'clock in the forenoon ofthe said day where and when all persons having claim's against the said fund are requested and re- H uired to present and prove the same or be debarred from thereafter coming In upon the said fund H. M. HINCKLEY, Auditor. Danville. Pa.. Nov. 21st. I'.HH). EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Estate of Jane A. Hefler, late of the Borough of Danville, in the County of Montour, and State of Pennsyl vania, deceased. Notice is hereby given that Letters of Ad ministration with the will annexed havt been granted in the above estate to the un dersigned. All persons indebted to the sail estate are required to make payment am t hose having claims or demands against tin said estate, will make known the same to ANNA HITTER, Adminstratrix. c. t. a. of Jane A Hefler, deceased P. O. Address. 411 Railroad street Danville, Pa Edward savrf. Gearhart. Counsel* gXEt l TOll'S NOTICE. Estate of Mary E. Deen, late of the Bor ough of Danville, in the County of M outour and State of Pennsylvania, deceased. Notice Is hereby given that Letters Testa mentary on t he above estate have been grant ed to the undersigned. All persons indebted to the said estate are required to make pay ment, and those having claims or demands against the said estate will make known the same without delay to Jonathan S. Deen Executor of Mary'E. Deen deceased. P. U Address No. - tfraud Street, Danville, Pa. En ward Sayke Gfariiaht. Counsel.