MONTOUR AMERICAN FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor. Danville. Pa.. Dec. 13, 1900 COMMI MCATIOMS. All communications sent to the AMERI CAS for publication must be signed by the writer, and communications not so signed will be rejected. SMALL CAPITAL. What a Michigan Stockman Did With Limited Resourced. After all the talk about the latest method of farming and the necessity of keeping up to date there are many young farmers who would like to do all this, but they lack the uecessary capital to begin with, says a writer iu Michigan Farmer. I have been partic ularly struck with this in hog raising. When a young man starts in, lie has only a small amount of capital, and he has to struggle along the best he can. It Is absurd to tell him that he should adopt all the latest improvements and breeds and conduct a llrst class farm for raising hogs. lie does not have the capital to begin with, anil lie must do things that he knows are not the most approved. The way that some of these young farmers struggle along and gradually build up a good business and add to their incomes and capital would make mighty interesting reading for the more slothful if it could be written out. Think of starting out with half a dozen pigs, a few acres and a mortgaged home and within ten years the hap py possessor of 100 acres, 200 head of hogs and cattle and a pleasant home with no debt 011 it! That Is what one young man accomplished in this state, and today he says that he made his ■uccess In hogs. lie realized that he had to economize in every way possi ble, and, while reading all that was printed about high grade stock and ■elentifle methods of feeding, lie knew that he could not go and imitate It. He did not have the money to buy the stock with or to get the feed. But he had good health, a few hogs and a chance. So he proceeded to raise grass, corn, milk and hogs. From these four products of the farm he made a living and saved up something each year except the first. That was the hardest time of all, because the land was run down and poor and the grass did not grow well. lie seeded it over the next year, raised more clover and timothy than had ever been raised there before, permitted the hogs to feed on it only to a limited extent, fearing lest they would destroy the young grass roots. In two seasons he had converted the poor grass pastures Into good grass fields where his hogs could feed. After getting the grass field into fine condition he secured some adjacent land on lease for corn. lie plowed and fertilized this until he had increased his debt, and then he raised such a crop of corn that he felt justified in in creasing tlie number of his hogs. With grass and corn flourishing he was pre pared to add cows to his stock, and with good skimmilk to wean the young pigs he soon found 110 difficulty in in creasing his herd. He did all the work himself and never thought of hiring a man even in the busiest season until the fourth year of his farming. Then he had so far succeeded and demon strated to himself that he was on the right track that he hired a man during the rush season. Two years later he married, and ever since he l*as steadily added year by year to his capital and Income. His theory of success is bas ed upon hard and intelligent work ap plied to the raising of grass, corn, milk and hogs. Sheep llnrdle*. No well regulated sheep farm Is com plete in all of its appointments without the hurdle, says The Prairie Farmer. This portable fence is an indispensable factor in the successful and economical handling of the flock 011 a small farm or where the system of mixed hus bandry is practiced. Many opportuni ties will be presented during the year where It can be used advantageously In dividing pastures or for confining sheep upon certain portions of a field. It will be found a quick method for constructing pens, either large or small, at shearing time or for docking, tagging or dipping. In the winter sea son these hurdles are a great conven ience for inclosing feeding yards, lots for exercise and small plats for subdi visions of the flock. A good one may be thus inaue: The panel is made of four 1 by 3 inch planks, 12 feet long, crossed by three pieces of the same Blze and three feet long, one being plac ed In the middle and the other six inch ies from the ends. The spaces between the planks, beginning at the bottom, •re six. eight and ten inches. The braces which are crossed for tlie sup ports are four feet long and 1 by 3 Inches In size. The sill Is of 1 by 0 Inch stuff, the lower edge being 3 feet inches long and the upper 3 feet 10% inches long, with a notch at the middle 2 inches deep and 2'o inches wide for the ends of the panels to rest in. The braces should extend an inch or more below the sill to prevent the hurdle from rocking. In use each of these supports serves to hold up as well as to Join together the ends of two succeeding panels. To prevent the fence from being blown over a stake should be driven about every 50 feet, to which the hurdle should be wired down. Cow ll<»er. A western paper is quoted In the Chicago Drovers' Journal as saying that at a meeting of stockmen recently they expressed the opinion that the price of cows when sold for beef was entirely too low. While nominally classed as "canners" many of them nerved as good purpose as beef steers and when well fattened would cut up as well 011 the block as the steer. If this is true, and we see no reason to doubt it, it accords with what has been said many times in our dairy notes, that fanners who find themselves short of forage this fall and have cows that they think are so old or give so little milk that it is doubtful if it would be profitable to buy feed for them should fatten and kill them. Ever since the large packing houses have been sup plying our markets witli dressed beef they have been trying to educate the people to believe that cow beef was not fit to eat. and the niarketmen Lave been Neatly to assert that they never Uiandlpd aavthing but steer beef Vet ■we no small part of what . The Hev. Dr. George Edward lieed, president of Dickinson College, will preach in the morning and the Kev. L)r. W. W. Evans presiding elder will have charge of the tinances. A number of ministers are ex pecie 1 to !>« present and speak :it the platform meeting in the afternoon. A week's service is being arranged. Tlie Ladies Aid will bold a church fair in the parlors of the new church on December i:>, 14, 15 anil on Thursday evening they will serve a Chicken and VVattl-j Supper, with Ice Cream and all kinds of Clinic.' confectionery. On Friday evening Ous ters in all styles and lunch, sandwiches etc, will be served. The fair will be open 011 Saturday afternoon nnd evening. Oysters and lunch, with hot cuflce, will bo on sale, and all the articles on exhi bition at the fair wid lie tillered fur sale. TRYING POSITION. Danville Readers Will Appreciate This Advice. A constant itching tries your pati ence. Nothing so annoying, nothing so irri tating. As itching Piles or eczema. To scratch the irritation makes it worse. To leave it alone means misery. Some citizens can tell yon how to be free from these troubles. Read the following: Mr. D. C. Williams 204 Lower Mul bury Street. Says:—" I can highly re commend Doan's Ointment. Before us ingit 1 was greatly annoyed with a burn ing and itching rectal trouble. This led me to become interested 011 hearing about Doan's Ointment audi procured it at a drug store and found it satisfact ory. I did not use the remedy long be fore I was completely cured." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cent a box. Foster-Millburn Co., Buff alo, N Y. sole agents for the U. S. Remember the name—Doan's —and take 110 other. Fatal Runaway Accident. Peter J. Wampole, a farmer from Aug usta township, Northumberland county died at the Mary Packer Hospital, Sun bury, yesterday noon, from injuries re ceived in a runaway accident on Tues day afternoon. While he was driving near Arter's Mills a runaway team approached from the rear and struck his wagon. The team had been driven by George Hotf, who was thrown out half a mile back of where Mr. Wampole's wagon was over taken. One of the running horses reared, and his fore feet came down in Mr. Wam pole's wagon, striking him 011 the head and crushing his skull. This frightened his horse, which started t) run, throw :i g Mr. Wampole out so that the wagon of the following team ran over him, in flicting internal injuries. A daughter of Mr. Wampole was kill ed a few months ago while sitting in a hammock by being struck by a falling iron post. He is survived by a wife and six children. One daughter, Miss Ella Wampole, lives in this city. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury. as mercury will surely destroy tlie sense of smelt and completely derange the whole sys tem when entering it through the mucous sur faces. Such articles should never he used ex cept on prescriptions from reputable physi cians,as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney A Co., Toledo, < >., contains no mercury and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by K. J. Cheney A Co. Testi monials free. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Toledo. O. Hall's Family l'ills are the best. Surprise for Mrs. Spitler. A surprise party was tendered Mrs. Franklin Spitler on Saturday evening at her home on Fiast Front street by the members of the Ladies Aid society of Trinity Lutheran church and their friends. Those present were: The Bev Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Ulrich, Mr. and Mrs. M. I). L. Sechler, Mr. and Mrs. William Minier, Mrs. Daniel Shu'.tz, Mrs. C. Jones, Mrs. A. Krum, Mrs. Charles Wetzel. Mrs. Super, Mrs. Emma Camp, Mrs. J. A. Muurer, Mrs. Eliza beth Thatcher, Mrs. M. C. Moyer, Mrs E. Shipe, Mrs. Mary Dye, Mrs. Matilda Farley, Mrs. T. 11. Johns, Miss Alice Moyer, Mrs. Dillie Cashner, Mrs. Peter Berger, Mrs. Widiam A'ertuian, Frank Cashner and George Dye Their Work in Dußois. According to promise, I will let you know of our Salvation Army work in Dußois. We fee! at home here already. The soldiers and friends gave us a warm welcome, anil our meetings have been largely attended every night. We ha* e forty eight members of the Army here, and a numl er of recruits, who will be come soldier*. The Army is building a new barracks, costing $5,000. The money is given by the people of the town, Mr. Dußois giv ing all of the stone, lumber and brick. We expect to be in the new building in two months. We will live over the hall facing the main *'reet in thecentral part of the city. The building will contain a hall, with a seating capacity of 300, a junior hall seating 150 and a reading room on the first floor and seven rooms for the officers' quarters on the second floor. We hope a warm reception will be giv en to the new officers coming to Dan ville. We shall nearer forget the kind friends there, and shall hope to see them all again. W. 11 HEIFT, En.'ign. Next week promises to be a busy one for merchants and clerks. Over-Work Weakens Your Kidneys. Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood. All the blood in your body passes through your kidneys once every three minutes. The kidneys are your blood purifiers, they fil |j ter out the waste or 1 impurities in the blood. If they are sick or out of order, they fail to do their work. Pains, aches and rheu matism come from ex cess of uric acid in the blood, due to neglected kidney trouble. Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady heart beats, and makes one feel as though they had heart trouble, because the heart is over-working in pumping thick, kidney poisoned blood through veins and arteries. It used to be considered that only urinary troubles were to be traced to the kidneys, but now modern science proves that nearly ail constitutional diseases have their begin ning in kidney trouble. If you are sick you can make no mistake by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy is soon realized. It stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases and is sold on its merits [p by All druggists in fifty- •"SHI cent and one-dollar siz-1? $ rYfy-'U es. You may have -3^^ sample bottle by mail Hone of s»-amp-Rnot. free, also pamphlet telling you how to find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble. Mention this paper when writing Dr. Kilmer St Co., Binghamton, N. Y. January Term. LIST OF JURYMEN. List of GKAXD JI'RORS Selected for January Term 1901. Anthony—D. A. Fowler, Cooper John Casey. Danville Ist Ward John <4. Brown, Wellington Blecher. Danville 2nd Ward— Patrick Kerus, Albert Kemmer. Danville sird Ward—George Hun lock. Joseph LOll - John Cruikshank Danville 4th Ward Hugh McCaffery. Jacob Van- Blobn, Alexander Mann, Dallas Hum mer, Derry —-Augustus < )rtma 11, William Deiffenbacher, Limestone- Thomas D. Schuyler, Howard Wagner. Liberty Charles (rering'.T. Mahoning -Fred rick B< cker, A. C. Angle. Thomas Mad den. Valley Norman Beyers. Elmer Sidler. Washingtouville—C. 11. Seidel List of TRAYKRSK Tr ROWS. Selected for January Term 1 11. Anthony John J.Ellis, J. A. Whipple. John Caldwell. Sylvester Dennen. Derry Peter M. Deitrich, John '.loser. William Sidler. Cooper William Schram. Danville Ist. Ward George D Edmondsoii, Henry Leisenring, John Campbell, John I). Williams. C. C. Mover, < -eorge l>\ Sech ler, Thomas Woods, Oliver Lenhart, Danville-2nd Ward Casper Deisroad. Harry E. Seidel, James Freeze. John Everett, Alexander Mowrer. Danville 3rd Ward—Harry Kerns, James V. Wilson. Wi liam Robinalt, Oliver P. Adams. E. S. Miller. Theodore IloltmanSr. Charles Buck halter. Danville 4th Ward Wood ward Morrison. Joseph Sherwood. Ben ton Nevins, Henry Search. Patrick Scott, Frederick }ienrie. Limestone Daniel Foust. Liberty—Richard Moser, Mahoning Simon Kocher. John Foust, Edward Hallni 111. George Rudy, Will iam Steinmiller. James Butler. May bnry—Arthur Bennet. \ alley John Wintersteen. E. V. Flick. W ashington ville- William Ennyan. Wi >t Hem lock—Peter E. Sandel, S. B Flick. Trial Lest for January Term IPCI. J. B. Gearhart vs. Deborah Vincent. The Borough and Town Council of the Borough of Washington ville vs. The County of Montour. Certified from the Records at Danville Pa the sth. day of December lilOO. J. C. Mii.lkk, Prothy. WTTAT HURTS V P*STI Many a good pasture receives a per manent injury by overstocking. Some men seem to think that it is till right to feed a pasture off clear down to the roots of the grass. This is always a mistake. This gives the weeds a chance to grow, and when they start the grass has no show. Close feeding also gives the grass no chance to grow, nnd we repeat what we have said here tofore in these notes that if you want grass to grow above gr uiul you urn t give the roots a chance to grow under ground, and this they will not do un less the grass is given a eliancc above ground. A pasture should be so used that there is always an a' umlance of grass In it.and ther • is 110 better way to use it than to divide it anil let the stock have the run of cue half of it at a time. Many an old pasture can be greatly improved by simply plowing up and reseeding or by giving it 11 thor ough disking in the early spring and a good sprinkling of medium clover seed. The profit of a gold mine depends, not on the amount < 112 rock crushed under the stamps but upon the amount of gold which can be extracted from the rock. In a similar way the value of the food which is eaten does not depend 011 the quantity which is taken into the stom ach but upon the amount of nourish ment extracted from it by the organs of nutrition and digestion. When these organs are diseased they fail to extract the nourishment in sufficient .. ur: A corn-si •.cut of the J'> i u Tran script fr<;: 1 ' 'entre Lovcll. V '., says that aband ed far:: ; is lliat region ! can be bou„' t mvy cheap. "Here Is a little house 011 Sebattos, facing the panorama of the White hills, which was recently offered exclusive of the pine around it for SIOO. A farm of 40 acres, with some pine, house and barn In good condition, plenty of grass as Maine grass grows—was sold two sum mers ago for $450. The pine in this re gion is very valuable, and where a farm has a large growth of it the in tending purchaser had better look else where unless ho wishes to buy timber land as a speculation, but land that litis grown up to hard wood or that is tit only for pasturage is cheap enough. At the head of the lake is a hill of about 100 acres, consisting for the most part of rocky pasture, which will be sold for $2."»0. For agricultural pur poses it is worthless, but the opportuni ty is a fine one for a golf club." While there is Life there is hope. T was aflßoted with catarrh, could neither taste nor smell and ■' i hear but little. Ely s Cream Ra! •i it Marcus G. Shautz. t'.ahw)... .1 The Balm reached nie sab l\ and tlie effect is surprising. My son says the first application gave decided relief Respectfully, Mrs. Franklin Freeman, Dover. N. H. The Balm does not irritate or cause sneezing. Sold by druggists at >0 ets or mailed by Ely Brothers. f>»> Warren St.. New York Hunting Season Drawing to a Close. As the hunting sensou draws near its close, the local hunters are takinu ad vantage of every moment. Saturday will be the last day. Several parties were out yesterday;but as far as can be learned, most of them met with rather poor success. The most successful ones were Martin 11. Schram, William E. Lunger and Simon Hoil man. They brought back eleven quail, two pheasants and a rabbit. William T. Speiser and J C. Moyer, who have heretofore been among the most successful nimrods, came back empty.handed. On Tuesday they killed eisiht quail in two hours. Mr. Speiser has been about as success ful as any local hunter for the season, twice coming home with fifteen birds. Charles Lawrence, of Mausdale, an other good shot, has been in the field much of the time since the hunting season opened, and has made some good bags. MISSIS. Lunger and Schram have been out together several times, and usually have returned with a good showing for their day's work. Another ' team" that has worked together successfully on -ev cral days are James Scarlet, Esq., and Arthur 11. H'oolley. A fairly good season for nil kinds of small game has been enjoyed. have been as plenty as for several sea sons pas!; but the large number of hunt ers has kept thtm moving much of the time since the hunting season opened, and most of the covies in reach of local sportsmen have been well thinned out. Pheasants and rabbits have been found : in plenty in their regular hiding places; but the birds have been uiori wild and more difficult to iet this fall than com mon. Several ut successful atteirpts hive been made to get some of the birds from the small Hock of wild turkeys, that for i years have been seen occasionally on the ! ridge a few miles north-west of town. The two wild cats killed by Harry Walker and William W. Walker, are the | only "varn.ints" of this kind that have b 'on seen by local hunters. Krause's Headache Capsules. are unlike anything prepared in Ainer • ica. They were first prescribed by Dr. Krause, Germany's famous court phy sician, long before antipvrine was dis | covered, and are almost marvelous, so spe nlily do they cure the most distress ing cases Price 25c. Sold by Rossman & Son's Pharmacy. The date of the Central Pennsylvania conference of the Methodist Episcopal : church, to be held at Chatiibersburg,has I been changed from March 13th to 27th. j The I'.ibimoreconference meets at Ilag i erstown at that time and the planned reunion of the two conferences will be held during that week. Annual Meeting The regular annual meeting of the share holders of the Danville Nationa Bank will be held at their Hanking rooms on Tuesday, January Bth, between the hours of 1 and 3 p. m., for the pur pose of electing seven directors to serve or the ensuing year. M. G. Yocngman, Cashier. The officials at West Point affect to treat lightly the death of Ilooz, the Bucks county boy, who is alleged to have died from hazing, but Congressman Wanger does imt propose to allow the matter j to be dropped until all of the ugly facts ; ire uncovered. If the guilty parties can I be found they deserve the severest pun- I i>h:nent. Csteopathy 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. Royalty on th* Platform. The Prince of Wales has humorously confessed: "When I was quite young and had to make a speech, I used to think that the platform was too largo for the room and that I was too small for myself. Then, as a rule, I had very little to say and plenty of time to say it. Now I seem to have plenty to say, but very little time. As public speak ing is a duty inevitably attached to the office of a prince I treat It accordingly, and 1 do my best, but"— The serious, earnest minded czar of Kussla, who certainly does not take life frivolously, recently said to his royal cousin, the Duke of York: "The position of an em peror carries with It many hardships, many anxieties, but of all my duties I uread most that of having to speak publicly, no matter how small the au dieuce. People generally expect too much from an emperor. When I speak, I feel how little they are getting." THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE Lung Troubles and Consumption Can be Cured. An Eminent New York Chemist and Scientist Makes a Free Offer to Our Readers. iln • " 'inr'iUl t>) el eniist, T. A. Slo ! "mi, N\y V.H.; *i y. demonstrating d..> u VI i} (•: .i idi-lde cure for Con- I sumption ii'liimonary Tuberculosis), in:!<•!' a! and chest troubles, stub ! born catarrhal affections, gener | al decline and weakness, loss of flesh, and all conditions of wasting away, will send TIIKEE FKEE BOTTLES (all differ \ ent) of his New Discoveries to any affiict- I ed reader of this paper writing for them. His "New Scientific Treatment" has ' cured thousands permanently by its time -1 iy use, and he considers it a simple pro fessional duty to suffering humanity to donate a trial of his infallible cure. S 'ience daily develops new wonders, nid this great chemist, patiently experi menting for years, has produced results is beneficial to humanity as can beclaim edby any modern genius. Hisassertiou that lung t roubles and consumption are curable in any climate is proven by '•heartfelt letters of gratitude," filed in his American and European laboratories ! in thousands from those cured in all parts of the world. The dread Consumption, uninterrupt ed, means speedy and certain death* Simply write to T. A. Slocum, M. C., 9* I*i ne street, New York, giving post- I "dice and express address, and the free medicine w ill be promptly sent direct 112 rom his laboratory. Sufferers should take instant advan ape of his generous proposition. Please teli the Doctor that you saw his in the M ontouh Amkkkan. | |M ®|| 1 Vl/ Clocks, Jewelry, (i/ Silverware. China, Cut Class. &•<*... are ready for your nspeetion. V?jl ill Coine in our store, look around, spend one honr or ni >re. we will fy\ •»• not ask you to buy. we will take pride 111 showing you our lieaiui -11/ fnl things for Christmas. Such a stock was never shown before •'■ i|jl in Danville. Bring your friends. Every welcome awaits you. fs\ *{j HENRY REMPE, * rfl JEWELER AND SILVERSMITH. a. CALIFORNIA GIRL'S SUCCESS Another Sweet Golden Stnxe Sinfjer Captures London. Mills college lias received news of the success in London of a talented alum na, Miss Mabelje Gillnian. sllss (Till man, who is a singer, made her first public appearance recently in the world's metropolis at the Shaftesbury theater and was received with ap- MISS MABELLE GILI.MAJf. plause by a great audience. Her Lon don friends now regard her engage ment there as a triumph. Miss Gillnian is a California girl. She was educated at Mills college, go ing from there to the east and Europe for study, and the institution now writes her name on the honor roll with graduates such as Mine. Nevada and Barna. Miss Gillnian thinks London's au diences a wonderful contrast to those of New York, where, she says, there is less outward appreciation for the sing er or actress.—San Francisco Chronicle. CrnnliiiiK a Snob. She is a gentlewoman of highest breeding and tenderest rearing, but re cent misfortunes have made it neces sary for her to increase her income in some way, so in her extremity she has turned to that first thought of resource of reduced gentle folk, "taking board ers." She has advertised that lodging and meals are to be had at her house, and she has endured with martyrlike courage visits of inquiry from persons whom a twelvemonth ago she would not have bowed to from her carriage. One day last week a man and his wife called to look at rooms. The woman of the house had met the wife casually some years before and had not seen fit to cultivate her acquaintance. The wife possessed all the revengeful instincts of the underbred. Rooms were shown the couple. The wife asked all sorts of insolent questions. "Are your beds clean?" she inquired. "You know, one always likes to be si:re of that in a Washington boarding house." "Mattress and bedding are perfectly new," answered the woman of the house, who did not quite understand. "I didn't mean that." said the wife. "I mean— Well, have you any insects in your beds?" The eyes of the woman of the house flashed fire. "I have none," she made answer po litely, "but I might try to got some if they'd make you feel more at home." Washington I'ost. Benntifnl Kniily Mnrslml!. "The pictures of Emily Marshall that have been preserved." writes William Perrlne of"The Loveliest Woman In All America"in The Ladies' Home Journal, "do not realize her beauty as It appeared to those who knew her. She was about 5 feet 5 inches in height, her figure was luxuriantly delicate, her hair was of a chestnut brown hue. and her luminous eyes were said by some to be hazel in color, by others black. Her cheeks were rosy and dimpled, her mouth displayed teeth of perfect white ness, her hair was worn curled behind the ears and held by side combs, and her features were brilliant with ; >m s slon when a gay or laughing thought came over her. At one time when she appeared at a fancy ball in the chivae ter of Sweet Anne Page of Ihe Men ;. Wives of Windsor' and danced with Thomas Willing of Philadelphia tin v >vpre thought to be the handsomest pair that had ever graced such an event. When Chester Harding, the art Ist. wrote his autobiography, he <•< n fessed that he found it inipossM.li> t satisfy himself in painting Mis .Mar shall's portrait. It was impossible to catch the living fascination of her countenance, and he declared that "the artist's skill could not he put to :i s ■ verer test, for her beauty depended much upon the expression of her ani mated face, which when lighted up in conversation was bewitching!}' lovely." Porto llico Clubbable. All those who believe that Porto Rico Is backward in the accessories of mod ern civilization will now be obliged to change their opinion of the little island. Already it boasts of one full Hedged woman's club. Not to give Porto Rico more than her due, one must remember that this insti tution has been organized by American women living in Ponce. The president of the club is Mrs. Rutli Sliaffner-Ettnier, widely kiiown as one of the organizers of the W. C. T. T T . Her labors for this society have tak en her to all parts of the world and so given her many chances to observe wo- j men's work under all conditions. One is pretty safe in assuming that nothing stronger than lemonade will be allowed inside the walls of the new club. i'llilE WATEJtt SUPPLY OF THE UTMOST VALUE IN DEVELOP MENT OF A TOWN. Asiile From the Standpoint of lieultli, It I* a Profitable Investment —Mod- el Filtration Plant of Middletown, 1 A. V.—lion Operated. A bright, clean, wholesome water supply is of the utmost importance to | every progressive municipality. From the standpoint of comfort and health It is worth all it may cost the taxpay ers, and as an investment for the town ! it rarely fails to be profitable. The city of Middletown, N. Y., has realized this necessity and is now ef fecting the thorough purification of its ; water supply by a tilter plant of the i latest approved type. Its supply is drawn from impounding reservoirs and, while practically free from sew age contamination, becomes every spring with the advent of warm weath er impregnated with vegetable matter, alga?, etc., which give the water a col- I or like tea and produce an offensive i odor and taste, and on beating is par ticularly disagreeable. It has been so bad that at times no one would use it for anything but lawn and street I sprinkling who could get a supply i from other sources. Today every drop of water delivered j to the citizens of Middletown is clear, j sparkling and entirely free from odor ! and taste, and the consumption has greatly increased, for the people are I now glad to use the city water for all j purposes whenever they can get it. j The past summer, when complaints of the finality of municipal supplies have been so universal, has proved the thor ough efficiency and practicability of the system adopted at Middletown, which has had continuously good wa | ter entirely free from all the former objectionable features, from which so ' many towns have been suffering. 1 The credit for this improvement at Middletown is due to its progressive board of water commissioners, who i appreciated the material advantages | which would accrue to their city from the expenditure. Careful investigation • showed them that the most economical and effective method of curing their difficulties was by filtration, and they then determined that Middletown should have it and by the best and most modern system. The tilter plant which they have in stalled is thoroughly substantial and lasting and has a capacity of 3,000,000 ! gallons per day. The building is of brick, with slate roof, and is 12S feet long by 3<; feet wide. The impounding reservoirs are of different heights, and ; in order to economize pressure and j combine all the filters in one building ' there is a system of closed or "pres sure" filters for the upper reservoir i and open, or "gravity," filters for the lower. As you enter the building at the right there are two aerating or sedi j mentation tanks, each holding about 120,(kj0 gallons of water. As the water enters these tanks it is thrown out in a thin sheet so as to take up all the air possible, a small amount of coagu lant having beeu previously applied. It then passes by gravity to the four filters on the right of the building, each ' of which has a capacity of 500,000 gal lons per day. As the water comes l'rom 1 the reservoirs it is dark in color and i disagreeable in taste and odor, but aft er it has passed through the filters this is all removed, and it is clear aud bright and is deposited in a clear well j which is immediately under the gravi ty filters and holds 110,000 gallons, sup l plying the lower part of the town. On the left of the building is a 1,000,- : 000 gallon plant of closed filters, oper i ating on the water from the upper re i servoir. There are four tanks of a ca pacity of 250,000 gallons per day each, I and the highest portions of the town are thus given clear, bright water un der the same pressure as they have al ways had. This water is aerated by an j automatic system at the outlet of the ; reservoir, whereby the air is drawn into the water as it passes down toward the filters. The operation of the filters is very simple aud perfect. In filtering the water passes downward through a sand bed four feet in depth. After the filters have run 21 hours one filter at a time is taken out of service, aud a cur rent of air is first sent upward through the entire bed for about two minutes, thoroughly agitating it and scouring the particles of sand free from the veg etable matter removed from the crude Water in filtration. Then the air is shut off, and water is passed up through the bed for about three min utes, scouring t lie material and tlush ing all the retained impurities off into the sewer. Then the process is repeat ed with the air and also with water, the entire cleaning of a filter taking one man 10 to 15 minutes. After wash ing, the first water from the filter Is run to waste for a few minutes, allow ing the bed to settle down into posi tion for efficient work, and then it is turned o:i to the clear well, and the fil ter is ready for another day's run. At the right of the building are a pump for washing the filters and a rotary blowing engine to supply tiie air for clean lug and ae 'atiou and also a "5 horse power steam boiler used in winter for heating th« building and In operating the pump ar.l blower. The entire plant Is compact and very sightly, everything j being neatly finished and painted, aud the entire building is "up to date" in construction and appearance. Many towns throughout the country are using mechanical filter plants for purifying turbid and polluted waters, but comparatively few people know that vegetable discoloration, odor aud taste can be entirely removed in this way and at very moderate cost. The great prevalence of these objectionable features In municipal water supplies, particularly during the past summer, wMI make Middletown's success In this matter of wide general Interest. MUSIC FOR THE POOR. AN Experiment That Huh Met WLTFC Suecesi* In Kirititth C'itieM. Court and alley concerts for the ben efit of the people of the worst sections of some of the large English cities have proved so popular and successful that '.hey now appear to be looked upon as ail established feature of social work. Three years ago the idea of bringing good music to the very doors of those who could in no other way hope to get it was put into practice by the Liver pool Food and Betterment association. The experiment was looked upon with indifference by many at first, but it was soon found that the common peo ple of the most overcrowded districts were capable of a degree of apprecia tion for good music sufficient to pre serve order and secure admirable at tention for the artists. Manchester, Birmingham and other cities of the north and midlands adopted the idea with equally good results. Last sum mer no less than 90 of these back street concerts were given in Liverpool alone, the total attendance being more than (»G,OOO, while more than 500 artists ren dered gratuitous service. Hundreds of men and women who drop on the doorsteps at night, wearied with the day of toil, find a pleasure in these concerts comparable to nothing else in their narrow lives. The value of these concerts lies f not solely in the pleasure which they give, however, for there is a moral effect which perhaps lasts long after the concert songs have been forgotten. Without a hint from any one, it was found that an hour or two before a concert was to begin the people would try to tidy up the select ed court or alley, sweeping the street and making what simple attempts at decoration were possible with red rud dle, pipe clay and ornamented pa per. Dock laborers sometimes borrow cloth flags, which brighten the dark streets with an air suggestive of a gala fete. The jealous desire of one alley to excel another round the corner in the effort to brighten the surroundings proved infectious," and now these peo ple of the slums all vie with each other at decorating their home alley for con cert night. The programme includes, besides music, magic lantern and cine matograph entertainment. A CURIOUS EXPERIMENT. It Cnn Re Performed at a Cost of n Fen' Cents*. A curious experiment which any one can perform at the cost ol' a few cents is herewith explained: Buy an ounce of liquid sodium amal gam, a sheet of aluminium costing a few cents and about six inches of stout cop per wire. With a tile sharpen one end of the copper wire so as to give it the shape of a pencil. Ilub off the surface of the aluminium plate with a knil'e just befoie beginning the experiment. Dip the pointed end of the wire into the utnaigam oud after removing it. cov ered with the liquid alloy, write or periment, results just as good will be ob tained by breathing gently from time to time on the drawing, so as. to slightly moisten the amalgam of aluminium.— Scientific American. James McNeill Whistler was once painting a portrait of a distinguished novelist, who was extremely clever, but also extremely 111 favored. When the portrait was finished, the sitter did not seem satisfied with it. "You don't seem to'like it," Whistler said. The sitter confessed that he did not and said in self justification, "You must admit that it Is a bad work of ii rt." "Yes," Whistler replied, "but I think you must admit that you are a bad work of nature."—Argonaut. | PLANING MILL ? HOOTER BROTHERS MANUFACTURERS OF Doors, Sash, Shutters, Verandas Brackets, Frames and Turned Work of all Kinds. * Also Shingles, Roofing Slate, Planed anc Rough Lumber. RIVERSIDE. NORT'D COUNTV FOE FIRST CUS IRE 1! BO TO e . , o # fciOi) WORK bpecial atten tion given La- V PfOHipt M\W) §& bibb* m White Panta- \ 111 MP ffll loons and Vests. fir 81l M Repairing done fTfi FlfC. ' i * XJ when ordered. x rlni , . ~ J«". ->-> vi rs t in Danville Steam Laundry No. 20 Canal St Lore and Kase, Propr The water in the canal went flown about two feet yesterday, the • lircb be ing gradually drained hy shut''ilj off the feed at Nauticoke. Two traveling mu.-icians p!ayir.j» a violin and harp, gave enjoyable (••.tii-erts in several places about town last ivn i n jr. OR r HANS' COURT SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE. Pursuant to an order of the ()rphans' Court in and for the County of Montour, State of Pennsylvania also an order issuing oat of tne Orphans' Court of Ljreoming County, state aforesaid, tin- undersignedexecutors of the last will and testament of John Albeck. late of Anthony Township, County of Mon tour, state aforesaid, deceased, will expose to public sale at the HOMESTEAD of s iiii de cedent In Anthony Township, county and state aforesaid, on Friday, January 4th. 1901. at one o'clock P. M..of said day, the follow ing descrilied real estate: Alll hose two cer tain tracts of land ljounded and described as follows: Tract No. 1.-Situate in Anthony Township County of Montour, state of Pennsylvania, Beginning at a stake, t hence by land of Will iam Dewald South eighty six and one half de grees Hast one hundred and nine iind one tenth perches to a stake; thence by lands of Stephen C. Ellis North four decrees East forty four perches to a stake, thence by lands of Jackson I'. McKee North eighty-six and one half degrees West one hundred and nine and one tenths perches to a stake thence South four degrees West forty four perches to the place of lieginning. Containing thirty acres more or less. Tract No. 2 —All that certain tract oun. ALBECK. R. S. Ammehmax. Att'y. NOTICE IN DIVORCE. 11l WAijD L. A TEN vs. IDA MAY ATEN. I i !he Court oft onuuon I'lcas of Montour Ci.unty. No. 7 June Term IWOO. Divorce A V. M. I To Ida sl.iv A ten. I;ksi'OM'Knt Above Na.vikd: Vol", are hereby duly notified and 'required to be and appear in the < ourt of i onmon Pleas of Montour County on Mon ' j day.the fourteenth day of January A. D , I'tii. tne same being t !.e first day of the next ■er .i oft IK- aforesai-i <"our:, t > \,.- .vcr to the I complaint of the said E-lwarc' 112, Aten, the ;):ove i:.r-e«l i.ibelaut. in the above-stated case, i ;n! 1.1 show c:i i se. if any you have, why you should not be divorced Don. theltondsof matrimony entered into with the said Ed w: ill A ten. the safe I.ilw -inn:, according to the prayer of the petition or Libel tiled in the aiiove stated case. GEORGE MAIERS. Sheriff. Sheriff's Office, Danville, i'a.. Doe. 4th. 1900. •piXKCIiTOICS NOTICE. Estate of Henry Jenkins, late of Valley Township, Montour County, dee d. Letters testamentary having been granted tlie undersigned upon above estate, all per sons Indebted to same will make Immediate payment and those having claims will pre ' sent them without delay to G.C.JENKINS, Executor* R. S. AMMEKMAN. Attorney. CXECCTOK'K 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 have been granted in the above estate to the un dersigned. All persons indebted to the said estate are required to make payment and those having claims or demands against the said estate, will make known the same to ANNA RiTTER, Adminstratrix. c. t. a., of Jane A Hefler, deceased, P. O. Address. 411 Railroad street, Danville, Pa, Edward Havre Gearmart. Counsel* gXECt TOU'S NOTICE. Estate of Mary E. Deen, late of the Bor ough of Danville, in the County of Montour and State ot Pennsylvania, deceased. Notice is hereby given that Letters Testa mentary on the atKJve estate have Iteon grant ed to the undersigned. All persons Indebted to the said estate are required to make pay ment, and those having claims or demauas. against the said estate will make known the same without delay to Jonathan 8. Deen Executor of Mary E. Deen deceased. P. 11. Address No. - Graud Street, Danvtl e. Pa. Edward Sayiib Geaim! art Counsel.