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MEMORY'S PRANKS.
«Thr Do We Kriuriiihrr OrtAla
Xhluu* HUII Kwritel Othrrat
T%e vagaries of memory ore some of
the most Interesting of those connected
with the human mind and body. Why
do we forget certain things and re
member others? Myriads of these ir
regularities are as yet unaccounted
for. Perhaps not even the cleverest
metaphysician will ever account for
them.
Professor James reminds us how
something which we have tried in vain
to recall will Afterward, when we have
given up the attempt, "saunter into
the mind," as Emerson says, as Inno
cently as If it had never l>een sum
moned.
Again, bygone experiences will revive
after years of oblivion, often as the
result of some cerebral disease or acci
dent
Such a case Is the one quoted by
Coleridge of a young woman In Ger
many who could neither read nor write,
but who was said to be possessed of a
devil because, In a fever, she was heard
raving in Latin, Greek and in an ob
scure rabbinical dialect of Hebrew.
Whole pages of her talk were written
down aud were found to consist of
sentences Intelligible In themselves, but
not having the slightest connection
with one another. To say that she was
possessed of a devil was the easiest
way of accounting for the matter.
At last the mystery was cleared up
by a physician, who traced back the
girl's history until he learned that at
the age of nine she was taken to live
at the house of an old pastor, a great
Hebrew scholar, and that she remain
ed there until the pastor's death. It
had been for years the old man's cus
tom to walk up and down a passage
near the kitchen ami read to himself
ID a loud voice.
His books were examined, and among
them many of the passages taken down
at the young woman's bedside were
Identified. The theory of demoniacal
possession was abandoned. Youth's
Companion.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
Mix stove blacking with a little am
monia to prevent it burning off.
A teakettle should never be allowed
to stand on the side of the Are with a
small quantity of water in It.
A rose potpourri is made by packing
fresh rose petals In salt, a layer of the
petals, then a layer of salt, and keep
ing them covered for six months.
A convenient substitute for a cork
screw when the latter Is not at hand
may be found in the use of a common
screw with an attached string to pull
the cork.
For Ink stains on furniture add six
drops of niter to a teaspoonful of water
and apply It to the stain with a feath
er. If the stain does not yield to the
first application, make It stronger and
repeat the process.
Stains on silverware require prompt
attention, otherwise It will take a long
time to remove them. Sulphuric acid
will remove the stain left by medicine.
Dip the spoon In the acid, repeating
the process until the stain has dlsap
|K*ared; then wash In very hot water.
Dilution Trm.
Few housekeepers remember, as they
should, that when It Is necessary to
dilute strong tea It should be done with
water at the boiling point. The poor
flavor of tea. made strong at first and
then reduced, such as Is too often serv
ed at receptions and "at homes," 1»
usually caused by the addition of hot,
not boiling, water to the first infusion.
A lesßon in this matter may be had
from the Russians, who serve the most
delicious tea In the world, and who pre
pare It first very strong, making it al
most an essence of tea. This Is diluted
to the strength wished, with water
kept boiling in the samovar. This
water is not allowed to boll and reboll,
but Is renewed as needed. Freshly
boiled water Is Insisted upon by all
connoisseurs In tea making.
CflllßKi and Ventilation.
Kooms with low ceilings or with ceil
ings even with the window tops are
susceptible of more perfect ventilation
than those with high ceilings. In such
rooms the leakage at the windows,
which Is constantly going on, keeps the
air in motion throughout the room,
whereas If the celling Is higher only the
lower part of the air Is moved, and an
inverted lake of foul and hot air is left
floating in the space above the window
tops. This lake, under the law of dif
fusion of gases. keeps actively at work,
fouling the fresh currents circulating
beneath It.
LoairTltr of Irish Peasants.
It Is curious to notice the great uum
ber of centenarians whose deaths are
recorded in the official returns of Irish
rural districts As an Instance of the
longevity of the Irish peasant It may
be poiuted out that the death of per
sons upward of sixty years of age reg
istered in Coniiaught last year amount
ed to over 50 per cent of the entire
deaths of the province.
He K nrw Wall Street.
Upson Downes—There's a man over
there who owes all his wealth to his
deep knowledge of the ways of Wall
street.
Wlnan Luce—Went In and won his
pile, eh?
Upson Downes—No; stayed out and
kept what he had.—New York Times.
Pineapples come into bearing In Ha
waii when the plants are four months
old and bear In abundance for years.
Lettuce can be planted at any time,
and it develops quickly. The same Is
true of celery.
The fellow who never has anything
of importance to say always manages
to say It.— Philadelphia lb>cord.
Ten cents will buy trial size of Ely's
Crea»n Bairn, enough to convince yon
that it is the greatest of remedies for
nasal eatarrh or cold in the Full
size 5U cents All druggists. We mail
it.
ELY BROS . 56 Warren St. New York
153 Second Street. Albany, N Y.
MESSRS. ELY BROS F suffered great
ly with catarrh and tried different re
medies without effect After using oue
bottle of your Cream Balm 1 found re
lief and I cannot praise too highly such
a remedv.
£FYT. N. 1899. Mis* COHA WILI,AKD.
TEACHERS
IX SESSION'
ment by the French in 1604 at Port
Hoyal down to the cruel expulsion of
the Acadians by the English in 1775.
The pilgrim whoseeks Acadian shrines
weuds his »vny to the historic spot,
Grand Pre , «vh<-re standing on the chores
of the basin of Minas he reads with re
newed interest the poem of Evangeline.
Professor Bible recited many extracts
from the poem, particularly those poi
tious bearing upon the historic part.
He spoke of how this fragment of a
nation lighting against leaiful odds *till
treasured the fond hope of again
under French rule—their love for the >
King and mother country. Dr. Bible's
itilk together with the touching extracts
of the famous poem so tflectively ren
lered awoke a new and lively interes
in the subject of historical literature.
I)r. Welsh spoke on the '"Hints an>
Helps to Teachers." The "hints" wen
most valua >le in their way, showm*
how many annoy ng evils of the school
ooin such as tardiness, lack of intere
and poor attendance, might be over
•onie by a little tact on the part of th.
teacher
Dr. Fess presented au outline on the
'ilackboard for teacning ihe history < t
the Revolutionary War, illustrating his
• lea of taking up the tacts in their rela
tion of cause aud effect, lie showed
low the Board of Trade, Mercantile sy--
em, Transportation Act, Courts of Ad
miralty, Arrival of Officers, Writs of AS
aiaucc, Stamp Act. Boston Massacre
lutiny Act, &c , as arbitrary acts of op
iression on the part of Kngiand in then
•rder are easily remembered as
vhich led to the Bos'on Tea Party, Bm
e of Lexington,First Continental C>n
ress. Committees of Correspondent-*
nd other acts ot a retaliatory nature
ulminating in the Declaration of In
lependeuce, the long struggle of th
{evolution and finally the adoption ot
he Constitution, facts which in then
™t»er relation are easily retained in Hit
mind,
County Superintendent Steinbach an
lounced the following committees:
On Resolution*:—Mr. Carey, Mrs
oulter, Miss Moore. Miss love and Mi.
urrv.
Teachers' Reading Course: —Miss Mad
en, Mr. Derr, Miss Wagner and Mi
hubz.
Auditing:—Mr. Finour. Mr. Kchnnie
>nd Mr. Acor.
Devotional exercises at the Teachers'
ustitnte yesterday morning were con
(1 icted by Rev. L. B. Twichell. pastor
of the First Baptist church, this city.
The first period of the forenoon was
iccupied by a class drill conducted b\
liss Sara Wilson, illustrating her
uethod of teaching reading during
the second year.
After recess, A. M. Clapp, a teacher
>f Limestone township, delivered an ad-
Iresson "Individuality."
Dr. Bible occupied the next**period
wth a very interesting talk on "Mem
>ry.''
Dr. Fess, followed with an entertain
ing talk on History."
Dr. Bible occupied the first period of
he afternoon with a talk on "Nature
itndy," which proved of exceptional
v-alue. He commenced with caterpil
ars. showing how the interest of the
■npils, especially in the country school
•>uld easily be aroused in this form ol
.nsect life and thus led on a full [study
of the animal kingdom
Beginning with the larva or first
orui of insect after hatching until it
lecomes a chrysalis, when as a repul
ive looking green worm, it may b»
iound in July and August clinging t<
he young sprouts of trees he passed oi
o the cocoon explaining how the in
sects weave the ingenious oblong case ii
vhich they He while in their chrysali
tate He advised that pupils be en
•onraged to collect the larva and observ*
he process as it spins its cocoon. Dtir
ug September and October the cocoons
hemselves, may be found in numbers
•linging to the fences, bushes. &c\, and
s'nonld be collected by the pupils and
placed in the school room, where dur
ing May and June the coining spring
hey may be observed as the butterfly or
moth emerges, undergoes its seven
changes of color and enters upon its
short life of fourteen days. Dr. Bible
described the difference between the
moth and the butterfly, which is very
slight to the uneducated eye.
Passing from the habits of butterflies
and moths, Dr Bible took up the sub
ject of spiders, dwelling at length on
the formation of spider webs. ; These
are either flat or funnel shaped and in
the construction of either the little
spider ha« two objects in view—first to
-hield itself from its enemies and second
to deceive and entangle its prey. Of
■spiders, Dr. Bibie says, there are only a
few varieties that are poisonous.
The common redtailed hawk which
the farmer regards as his greatest enemy
and shoots at every opportunity, is real
ly the farmer's greatest friend and is en
titled to his protection. It is this much
abused bird which keeps down tberav
ages of field mice by killing thousands
every year. But for him the crops might
bo ruined. What if he does kill a couple
of chickens a year ? he is entitled to five
or six annually. Dr. Bible declared, for
the good he accomplishes. The same
may be said ol the souimou little bird
known as the sap sucker. He is shot
with as little compunction as the hawk
and as a penalty year by year the farm
er sees his fruit trees dying i'i increas
ing numbers from the ravages of in
sects.
Dr. Bible is a great lover of birds He
has studied them closely, along with
nearly every other form or animal life
He inveighed very heavily against the
practice of killing birds for the purpose
of using them as ornaments on ladies'
hats. He caused a mild sensation by
frankly confessing that he could not fall
in love with a woman who wore a dead
bird on her hat
Rev Dr W I. Steans delivered an
address entitled. "The Work of the
Public School Teacher " He paid a fine
tribute to the public schools, magnify
ing the teacher H calling. Popular gov
ernment, he said, is not always good
government. If we would have popular
government mid good government com
bined, the people themselves must be
enlightened they must be good citizens
and the national character must be
above reproach The intelligent indep.
Women rts Well is W r.
i Arc iVladc Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.
Kidney trouble preys upon the rrnnu. dis- j
courages and lessens ambition; beauty, vigor
r _ _ and cheerfulness soon
4 v disappear '/hen the kld
ne >' s ar ® °' Jt °f order
-(lnTHs* jM~" or diseased.
"~ Kidney trouble has
' become so prevalent
that it is not uncommon
/ii\SkS\ f\ -*J*' * or a c bHd t0 b° rn
/ » t'IVV I afflicted with weak kid
\ }lf= — neys. If the child urin
ates t OO o ft e n, if the
urine scalds the flesh or if. when the child
reaches an age when it should be able to
control the passage, it is yet affltcted with
bed-wetting, depend upon it.the cause of
the difficulty is kidney troufc'e, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of :
these important organ::. This unpleasant !
trouble is due to a diseased condition of the
kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as
most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made mis
erable with kidney and bladder trouble, 1
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. It is sold
by druggists, in fifty- f'
cent and one dollar
sample bottle by mail
free, also pamphlet tell- Hom« of Swamp-Root,
ing all about it. including many of the |
thousands of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Dr. Kilmer
& Co.. Binghamton. N. Y., be sure and
mention this paper.
endent voter is a terror to the machine.
In a government "of the people, by the
people for the people, " a grave respon
sibility rests upon our public schools
and they are nobly doing their work.
They are educating the kings, the rul
ers of a great nation. Our Repulic is
safe only when the people in whose
hands it rests are enlightened and able
to appreciate the value of free institu
tions. Dr. Steans has seldom risen to
greater heights of eloquence and power.
His address was full of encouragement,
even inspiration, and it was comment
ed upon by the teachers in niostenthnsi
astic terms.
Jumped on a Ten Penny Nail.
The little daughter of Mr. J. N. Pow
ell jumped on an inverted rake made ot
ten penny nails, and thrust one nail
entirely through her foot and a second
one half way through. Chamberlain's
Paiu Balm was promptly applied and
five minutes later the pain had disap
peared and iK) more suffering was ex
perienced. In three days the child was
wearing her shoe as usual and with ab
solutely no discomfort. Mr. Powell is
a well known merchant of Forkland,
Va. Pain Balm is an antiseptic and
heals such injuries without maturation
<nd in one-third the time required by
the usual treatment. For sale by Panles
& Co.
DEATH OF MRS.
CHARLES BILLMEYER
?:nser Sesident Wh: Passes Away at
Strawberry Feint, Icwa.
County Superintendent W. D. Stein
bach yesterday received a telegram ap
prising him of the death of his mother
in law, Mrs. Matilda Billuieyer. which
iccurred at Strawberry Point, lowa, on
Tuesday last. The deceased, who was
>8 years of age. was the widow of the
late Charles Billmeyer, a life-long res
ident of this county. At the time of
ler death Mrs. Billmeyer was living
vith her son. Dr. G. M Billmeyer, at
strawberry Point, lowa. Dr. Billmeyer
md Mrs. W. D. Steinbach, of this
•ounty. are the only children that sur
vive. The remains will be brought
East for interment, arriving at Milton
Friday evening. The funeral will take
place Saturday from the residence of
'ounty Superintendent Steinbach near
Limestonevdle.
To the Public.
Allow me to say a few words in praise
»112 Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. 1 had
a very severe cough and cold and feare 1
I would get pneumonia but after taking
the second dose of this medicine I felt
better, three bottles of it cured my cold
and the pains in my chest i i>appea»*ed
entirely. lam most respectfully yours
for health, RALPHS. MKYKHS,tiI Thirty
seventh St., Wheeling. W. Va For
sale by Panles <\: Co.
Be v. Twichell's First Sermon.
The Ri-v. L. H. Twichell, the newly
-lected minister at the First Baptist
•tiurch, arrived in this city from Barry
ilie, N. V., Saturday, an I officiated for
the first time Sun lay morning before
i laige congregation. For bis fir-t ser
mon Rev. Twichell used as bis subject.
The <»reate«t Question ever asked b\
• lie Great*st One that Kver Lived, '
112 om ihe 4'J ver«p, 17th chapter of Mit-
"What think ye of Christ." In
tie evening the subject «as "TbeS*ar
►-t Line in the Window." Rev Twich-
II is an able speaker and both >er
moris were well received.
Forcible Facts.
One-sixth of the deaths from disease
are due to consumption. Ninety-eight
per cent of all those who have used Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discover}' for
"weak lungs, have been perfectly and
permanently cured. Cornelius McCaw
ley, of Leechburg, Armstrong Co., I'a.,
had in all eighty-oue hemorrhages. He
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
Golden Medical Discovery'' did. It
stopped the hemorrhages and cured their
cause. This is one case out of thousands.
Investigate the facts.
Free. Dr. Pierce s great work. The
People's Common Seu->e Medical Adviser
is sent free on receipt o stamps to pay
cost of mailing only. Send 21 one-cent,
j stamps for paper covered book or tfl
I stamps for cloth binding. Address Dr.
! R. V. Pierce. Buffalo, N V.
Committee Meeting.
A meeting of the committee consist
ing of Miss Uiflie, Miss Sainsbnry. Mr
Bailey and Mr. Gaskins will be held
this evening at the home of Miss Alice
1 Smull to transact some important busi
i nessconcerning the cla«s of 1!»()'J
"Last winter an infant child of mine
had croup in a violent form.' say* Klder
John W Rogers, a Christian Evange
list, Filley, Mo. I gave her a few dose*
of ( hamberlain's < Ymgh remedy and in
a short time all danger was past and
she recovered Th s remedy not only
cures croup, but when given as soon as
the first symptoms appear, will prevent
the attack. It contains no opium or
other harmful substance and may be
given as confidently to a baby as to an
adult For sale by Paules &Co
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112 A Big Watch Sale 1
Early this fall 1 was otierel a large loi ol high ff\
trra«.l' watches at about one third below regulai prices.
\6/f I wa- •h 1 i<r«-1 to take more than I needed for my regular 9.
& ti i le. 1 will therefore hold a special watch sale for two 2?
ill »f*
T weeks. fhe price 1 nth r these watches for is in many
less than prices. If yon intend pur
i|i cha-inga watch tor Christina- you can make your selec
((/ tion now, pav two dollar- down and we will keep ii for
\4# vou until Christmas.
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I)k (j. P. BIBLE'S
CHARMING ADDRESS
Another Treat To-Night When Dr. S D. i
Feis Will Lecture.
Dr G. P.(Bible delivered a charming;
address in the High school last night, j
Hf took as his subject Some of the j
Elements of Success.' The discourse .
was chuck full of good advice and j
abounded in witty sallies which elicited
frequent outbursts of laughter and kepti
the audience in the best kind of humor, i
The successful man or woman ac
cording to Dr. Bible on one side must)
cultivate sympathy, kindness, cheerful- J
liess patience and self-control: on the)
other side he or she must banish evil i
thoughts, envy, hatred, malice, scold- j
ing and fretting.
Dr. Bible talked on matrimony most ,
entertainingly, putin a good word for ;
the old maid and told the cigarette]
smoker what he thought of him.
Another treat will be in st re for to- j
night when Dr S 1). Fess will deliver a
lecture on Abrani Lincoln. These lee- i
tures are free and should be well at-'
tended.
How's This ?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward foi
any ease of Catarrh that can not Im- cured l>>
Hall's Catarrh Cure.
F. I CHENEY & CO.,
We the undersigned, have known F.
Cheney for the last 15 years, and lielieve him
perfectly honorable In all business transac
lotis anti financially able to carry out any'
obligations made bj tlieir firm.
W KST & Tin'vx. Wholesale DruKUists.Toledo.
0. WAI.DINO. Kinn vn & MAHVIN. Wholesale
Druggists, Toleih>. Ohio,
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken Internally,
actingdirectly upon the blood an,d mucous
surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent
free. Price ~je per bottle sold by all drug
gists.
Hall's Family Pills are tin best.
A Trip to the South.
\V. T. Sheppeison, of Kiver-ide, Wed
nes lay Nov. returnel from a bn- -
ne>s irip to lln haioi d, N wport New-,
an! other pi tuts in Virg ma. Wln e
there he took a drive out to spi na
(iioic near Pe'et sliuin, to set* Cale'
Persing, who up to fifteen years agoiva
h rp*i.lent of River-ide an I whose ol
time rieuds and iieialihois there will be
oeiighted to hear Irotn linn even in tin.-
itidireet way. While living in Hiverspu
Mr. Peoing tided the oflieeof Jnsiiee-ol
the-Peace and occupied a p'easniit hum*
on Avenue K, near Grace Chapel.
Mr. Sliepperson found Mr. and Mrs
Peis nir. both of whom are advanced in
vear«, very much aim o and quite in
firm, Mr. Persing, especially, being un
able to walk without assistHnce. The
country as far a- white people ate con
cerned is very sparsely se tl d and Mr.
and Mrs. P«r»ing are practically witli
oiit neighbors. They have a ve>'v beaut i
ful home, it is true. tb j ir estate < mhri c
ing some the hundred acres of vaiuabh
iaud. but ihev begin to pine very much
•or their associations of earlier life.
Mr. Shepper-on says the ronntiy there
is a paradise for i outers. l>eer may be
'racked altm-M anywhere about Mi
Peraing's farm. The day before bis ai
rival a tine specimen was shot weighint:
160 pounds. Hunters there, he s.iys.dn
not experience the hardships that be
long to a huntit g trip in this state
where freezing and laborious mouniaii'
climbing detract much from thep'easure
of the sport. One, there, may hunt in
his shirt sleeves wi'h the roses bloom
tug around him.
A LIBLRAL OFFER.
The undersigned will a free sam
ple of Chamberlain s Stomach and Liver
Tablets to any oue wanting a reliable
remedy for. disorders >f the stomach,
biliousness or constipation. This is a
new remedy and a good one. For sale
by Patties & Co.
Y. M. 0. A. Free GVurse Lecture.
O ving to several unavoidable circum
stances, the schedule as appearing in
the Free Cour»e prospectus will be
changed as follow-:
Next Tuesdav evening, Nov. 19th.,
lecture bv Hev J. Henry Uaslam, I'.
I)., pa-tor of lust B.ipt >t church, U i l
iain»port, Pa.
Tuesday evening, Nov. 2Glh., concert
by Trate's Orchestra, of Wats miown,
Pa.
Tuesday evening, Dec. Hid., lecture by
Hev. S. Murray Klepfer, pastor of tiisi
Methodist chinch, Huntingdon. Pa.
Tuesday evening, l>ec. 10th.. lei-ital
by Mr. Ernest Bonnet, N inticoke, Pa.,
liiauist, Missl ine, Kingston, P.i., so
prano.
Thursday evening. Dec. , l'Jth . lecture
try Hev. Heo. Kdwnrd Hied, l>. I'., Pres
ident. of Dickinson College, Carlisle,
Pa.
Tuesday evening. Dec I7ih , concert
by Penn Oichesira, Danville.
Wednesday, Jin Ist., Grand New
Year's reception, concert by Catawis-a
-ilver < hi ne l I! nel •ieees.
Cut this out and take it to Paules A'
Co s drug store and get a free sample
of Chamberlain'h Stomach and Liver
Tablets, the best physic They cleanse
and invigorate the stotnac'i, ini| rove
the appetite and regulate the bowels.
Regular size. 25c per box.
Lodge Visitation.
A delegation from Beaver Lodge No
182. K of P., this afternoon will leave
for Willi*import, where tonight they
will attend a meeting of West Branch
Lodge No. y s of the same order.
AT THE THEATRE. 1
! The Volunteer Organist" is one of!
i the early attractions,
j Don't forget the A. & T. Biograph
• Co s Moving Picture Exhibition on Fri
j day and Saturday evenings.
"Old Arkansaw" will be here in a few
i weeks.
Katie Emmet, in her spectacular pro
j duction, "Waifs of New York, "is an
j early attraction.
Don't miss "The Hottest Coon in
! Dixie '
i The eminent romantic f.ctor Robert
> B. Mantell will appear in this city short
-1 ly after the holidays.
The A. TV- T. Biograph Co. will pre
i sent its unparalleled exhibition of Mov
• ing Pictures in the Opera House on Fri
j day and Saturday evenings. This coni
i pany has with it the popular tenor sing-
I er. David .T Tasker, who renders in a
j manner that is good to hear, all the lat
est popular b illads. accompanied with
j large, handsomely colored illustrations
! from life. The program of animated
' views will include Queen Victoria's
. funeral procession. President McKiti
j ley's Inauguration, 1901: the beautiful
i fairy tale, Cinderella and the (ilass
Slipper, the Wonderful Trip to the
Moon, and a host of others. This en
tertainment is positively the finest of its
kind itt existence.
"The Vermont Girl, with Miss Amy
French as Nancy Perkins and Will E
Keifer as Eli Perkins here on Thanks
giving night, presents a revelation in
j this style ot rural comedy drama, a play
|of "Old Vermont. '' The piece is a
| beautiful bit of realism provoking much
merriment. Mr. Keifer as the Yankee
blacksmith and politician has won f»r
himself the title. "Commander-in-chief
of the Army of Fun.
( Nothing is so enjoyable in a coon
j show as ils singing especially if the
; songs arc the sweet plaintive melodies
Jof the south that hive made negroes
' famous as singers and that properly
mixed with smie of the very best of the
modern rag time and clever dancing
and drills in all the pleasure of the coon
.show is to be found such a condition of
affairs that is what mikes "The Hott
est Coon iti Dixie" the unexcelled Coon
'comedy. This attraction will soon be
j seen at the Opera House.
VERY ANNOYING.
This Hardly Expresses What Daville Peo
ple Say of it.
Any itchiness of the skin is annoying.
I Little danger iti itching skin diseases,
P.nt they make you miserable,
i Doan's Oinment is a never failing
' cure.
For Piles. Eczema, all itching troubles.
Danville citizens endorse it.
Mr. D. C. Williams, 204 Lower Mul
| berry street says T can highly Recom
mend Doan's Ointment. Before using
jit I was greatly annoyed with a burning
and itching rectal trouble. This led me
I
I to become interested oil hearing about
Doan's Ointment and I procured it at a
drug store and found it satisfactory. I
I did not use the remedy long before I
j was completely cured.
For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cts.
Foster Milburu Co.. Buffalo. N. Y., sole
agents for the U. S.
Remember the name Doan's and take
j no substitute
. j
Jury List for December Term.
GRAND JURORS.
I Anthony township—Daniel W. Deihl.
.Tndiah Schooley. John Wertman. Coop
er township—Barton Foust, David
Krum. Danville, Ist. Ward —Solomon
Books, Joseph D. Hahn, Emanuel
Sidler. Joseph Ulnier. Danville 2nd.
Ward—George Cardiskey. John Morri
-1 son. Amos Wolfort. Danville 3rd. Ward
—Jacob Byerly, J L. Evans. E ias
Maiers. W. J. Ritter, Harry Salmon.
Charles E Voris. Danville 4th. Ward
—August Brandt. Calvin Eggert. Lib
erty township—W. E. Patterson. Dan
iel Shade. Mahoning township —Joseph
! Udelhofen. Valley township—V. F.
! Bennett.
, | TRAVERS JURORS.
Anthony township —S. J. Dennen,
William Shetler. Cooper township—
I ; Clarance Peifer, Walter Rishel. Derry
! township—John Blee, P. M. Cotner, L.
| A Gresh. Danville Ist. Ward Thomas
j Curry, Sr., D. 1? Heddens, J. Tyler
j Oberdorf, Edward H. Wertman. Dan
. 1 ville 2nd. Ward Thomas Black. Abrani
La Rue. George Myerlv, G. W. Shetler.
i Danville Mrd. Ward—Josiah Jobbern,
I>. A. Montgomery, Harry Peyton. Iler
| man Sechler, Jauies Sherwood. Dan
i ville 4th ward. David Guest. Samuel
Loriuer. Elmer Mowery, Edward Pnrper
Liberty township -Andrew Kelly. Lime
stone township F W. Betz, Charles
! Slmltz. Cyrus Coleman Mahoning
township- Hurley Baylor. James Heck
endoru. James Hickey, ,lr. Mavberry
township William Bird. Valley town
ship— William Cope. J A. Merrill.
Ceorge Ortnian. W->st Hemlock town
j ship 11. E Cromlev.
Tbuiks-'iving Shaot.
The Mausdale Gun Club will hold its
annual shoot at Mausdale on Thanks
giving day between 'J a. m.and 1 p. m.
All sportsmen invited. '
FOR THE CHILDREN
)(iti CftKitixfa; «.u Boftnl -hill.
• 'hatting * iili som> hi. no- re<• nuy
the enptnin of a big ti' iiiht steamer
now taking on cargo at tin-- port told
some queer -torics about r.iis says ft
reporter of the New Orleans Time-
Democrat. "I have the ship cleaned
out by professional rat catchers when
ever we touch ai Liverpool," he said
"and between lime« wo try to keep (
them down by trapping, but it's hard
work We don't dare to use poison. '
If we did. the hold would be full of
dead rats, and the stench w«uld breed
a fever. Our traps are of the wire
eage pattern, and considerable erafr
has to be used in setting them, for a
ship rat is a very enniiing beast and
he will steer <h ai ol di o\ - that his
landlubber brothers walk into with
their eyes wide open. If we simply ';
baited the traps in the ordinary way I
and left them about in the hold, we !
wouldn't catch a dozen iri a year. Our ;
plan Is this: On the first night we open 1
the trapdoors and tie them In that po- !
sltlon with bits of string, so they can't
possibly spring shut. Then we put l
scraps of old eiieese inside and leave
them until the following evening.
That's to reassure the rats that the
strange wire contrivances are perfectly
harmless and that they may enter In
witli a certainty of getting out agaiu. |
I The next night we renew the bait and ;
: take off the strings, and, as a general i
! tiling, we catch all that the cages will !
! hold. I have seen them so full that it j
seemed impossible to get another rat j
inside, which is pretty good evidence, '
as I take it, that they can't communi
cate with each other and give the
I alarm. There is nothing new about the
trick I describe. It is practiced on all
big ships when the rats get too bad."
The Tailor lllrtl.
■ This wonderful bird lives In India. It I
has a beak shaped very much like aj
' shoemaker's awl. The little bird is on-:
tirely yellow in color and is only three
inches long. It derives Its name from
i the way in which it makes its nest. It
! selects a large leaf hanging from the
end of a twig, then it pierces a number
of holes along the edge of it with this
awllike beak and then gets the long
fibers of plants, which make excellent
thread, and carefully sews the edges to
gether like a purse or bag. using its bill
for a needle to carry the thread through.
The ends of the thread are knotted so
as to entirely prevent them from slip
ping through the leaf. Tin stalk end of
the leaf is bent and crushed so as to !
form a hood over the opening of the ;
nest, protecting it from the sun and the j
rain. But what is very siraugc. when I
the leaf i- not large enough to make
the nest this bright little bird gets an- j
other leaf, pierces it with holes and |
pieces the two leaves together. The lu- '
terior of the nest is lined with cotton j
and silky grass, making a very snug
and comfortable home for the little)
birds. The bird ami its nost lull of eggs j
are so very light that they can be sus- j
pended from the end «.f a slender twig, j
Would it not be interesting to watch j
this little tailor selecting the leaves and
the thread and then piercing the holes
ready to sew the leaves together to
make for itself a comfortable little
home?
A Yon nif \ loi Intnl.
Teddy Bacon is a nine-year-old De
troit boy who since his fifth year has
been a student of the violin, lie is so
earnest in his work that he has al
ready made several successful appear
ances as a soloist. He has a remarka
ble technique, producing a clear, even
tone. He plays his solos from memory,
and chief among them are Wieniaw
ski's "Kuiawiak." Moszkowski's "'Se
renata," the Polish dance by Scharwen
ka and the pizzicato movement and oc
taves in Musin's "Mazourka" and the
artificial harmonies in the "Kuiawiak."
llooni a I (tie Tuii.
When Tom. Dick oi llarry is leav
ing his "teens," he has to think very
seriously of what lie is going to be. In
most cases he turns from the learned
professions because, he says, they are
already overstocked. A young lawyer
once made this complaint about tlie
law to Daniel Webster, the famous
American statesman. Webster's reply
was short and sharp. "My friend,"
quoth he, "there is plenty of room at
the top." This is true of every career.
We have only to aim high enough.
All \ ntomohi I is! ia( Fourteen.
William I). Warner, fourteen years
old. has a license from the city of Chi
cago to operate an automobile. The city
electrician said that he was one of the
most thoroughly posted applicants for
a license he had ever examined. The
young man has run a little electric light
plant for years and knows a great deal
nbout boilers and engines. He is healthy
Hud vigorous, with steady nerves and
good eyes, and there was no good rea
son for refusing the license.
The (aroiiiiil Squirrel.
! The ground squirrels of California
are interesting animals to watch. Our
potatoes were disappearing, and I tried
; to find out where tliey went to. Soon
I found out the ground squirrels had
taken them. What do you think they
did with them? They bit them up lu
small pieces and dried them in the sun.
Don't you think they knew it was u
good way to preserve them for storage?
—Herman Klen in American Boy
M> Thoughts.
Id daytime, as I no about.
I hear inv thought* tpeak plainly out;
They bid mo laugh and run and shout
I And have all sorts of fun.
And when the lessons have been said
I They straightway put it in my hrud
To play again tu time for bed,
Which come* when day is done.
At nighttime, quite the other \vay,
1 never on< e h.i\ e ii» ;ird them say
That they'd liUc me fo go and play;
The) are s- still, y.m m .
For if they speak it so low
1 cannot htar, and so I know
How nois " tud g
While leaking divan * i< i me,
EASILY UNDER3TOOR
The Olofe Sympathetic Collection Between
the Nervous And DigestiveSjsttni Ac-
Counts for Much Debility.
The great influence the nerves have
over digestion is noted in c;e->- of sudden
shock or fright No matter how keen
the appetite it disappears. Nerve Force
practically controls digestion in the pro
duct-ion of gastric juice. When Nerve
Force is lacking digestion is usua him
paired—thats why Dr. A. W Chase's
Nerve Pills restore from so muny stom
ach troubles they restore X»r\e Fmce
Mrs. M. Fields of No. 128 Fine street,
Danville Pa s.ivs I have bc-n b .th
ered a goo I deal for some tine \\ iili a
I nervous indigestion and wis feeling
poorly generally. 1 did not rest well
and had frequent ner\ us headaches I
got some of Dr A. W. Chase's Nerve
Pills at Gosh's Drug Kti>re and used
them and felt that I received a very de
cided benefit. I rested better and felt
toned up and better generally
Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills are
sold at ollc a box ;it dealers or Dr A.
W Cha-e Medicine Co., Butlalo N Y.
See that portrait an 1 signature of A.
VV Chase. M D are on every package.
F M. Heniiwtnn transacted business
in Sunburv \eeteidav
iiitt V\ ulcli iuj|.
b) . b oil, my dear tbnt mug
nil . in v .-a. iiriog yi.ii brought home •
}•> sierday is gone. t
Ml Suburb I>i"l ho break the
chain? | a
•No; I.in au ugly looking traiup came
n round and acted so terribly that 1 let
tin dog loose, but instead of tearing {
ilii tramp to pieces he went off with, .
him."
"Great Scot! It must have been the
same tramp 1 bought him of."
X
\ Mtt!e Sart'anlic.
Maid (to lady at door)— Mrs. Spencer
is not at home. j t
Caller (who knows differently)—Oh,
I'm so sorry! But never mind. Tell t
Mrs. Spencer when comes in that r
1 < ill. d in say ihai I'm awfully glad;
she goes out more thai; she did. I've
always wondered why she kept herself
cooped up in the house all the time.—
Boston Transcript.
r>fiilln(i lu Potnrea.
Mr. Newed 1 have tin option on that
Biauk avi-nuc house. How would you
like it for our home, my dear?
Mrs. Newed—Oh, It's a pretty place, 1
i but you know It is said to be haunted. '
Mamma says she wouldn't set her foot
j inside tin- door for any amount of
! money.
Mr. Newed—That settles it. I'll close
the deal for it the flrst thing in the
morning.—Chicago News.
.truti Manic.
I Arab music has been described as the r
| singing of a prima donna who has rup-
I t tired her voice in trying to sing a duet
j with herself. Each note starts from
| somewhere between n sharp and a flat,
tint does not stop even there and split*
ui» into four or more portions, of which
1111 person can be expected to catch
I more than one at a time.
—-
To Improve the Ne«»paper».
A reform in relation to the criminal
i stories told in the newspapers is the
task undertaken by a woman's club
I recently formed in Decatur, 111. One ■
| point of attack will be the language
| employed in some of these stories. The 1
I prominent position given them In the ,
I paper, the women believe, lias a most
unwholesome effect, and they feel that ,
j they can do something to bring about
an Improvement in these matters. In
their own town at least.
Loose Knife Blades.
A very good cement for fastening
! knives or forks in silver handles, should
1 they come our. Is made by melting and
| thoroughly mixing in an earthenware ,
i vessel four parts resin, one part bees
j wax and one part plaster of paris. Aft
er heating slightly the shank of the
knife or fork and tilling the hole in the
handle with the mixture push the
ultank in tiuht and allow !t to cool
| Yoi/r//g/>
1 V "Two years ago :ny hair was
1 falling out badly. I purchased a
| bottle of Ayer's Hair Vigor, and
I soon my hair stopped coming out."
Miss Minnie Hoover, Paris, 111. C
Perhaps your mother
had thin hair, but that is
no reason why you must
go through life with half
starved hair. If you want
long, thick hair, feed it
with Ayer's Hair Vigor,
and make it rich, dark,
and heavy.
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ft send "us onf 1 dollar P lift v.e will CA j less
ft you a bottl< . Be sure and give the name
I of your nearest express nllice. Address,
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Johnson on Po-^rty.
p. ■••ity. mj dear friend, is so great
au evil and pregnant with so much
temptation and so much misery that I
cannot but earnestlj enjoin you to
avoid it. Live on what you have; live
if you can on less. Do not borrow
either for vanity or pleasure; the vani
ty will end in shame and the pleasure
In regret.—Samuel Johnson.
Woman'* Intuition.
Te«s—She says she can't understand
why people call him a flatterer.
Jess—She does, eh?
Tess— Yes: 1 guess It's because he
never said anything flattering to her.
Jess- More likely he did say some
thing flattering and she's trying to
mnki h"t-M !f i flieve he was in earnest.
I'hilaili 1 ji::i ;i l'ress.
A f'n«l Disorepn ti«?y.
Poo:. I"! rs.:n «i!l mourn plijht
All 1 ! 1. r , •
An'l ... . i, . :>• I,it
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v 'lar
NOTICE TO HEIRS.
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OP
MONTOUR COUNTY No 2 JUNE
TERM 1901. IN PARTITION.
THEODORE DOSTER ET AI.
VS.
ISAIAH HJLKERT ET AL,
RULE OF HEIRS.
To Theodore Doster and Agnes V. Dos
ter, his wife, in of said wife,
Harry Latiniere and Elizabeth Lat
imere. his wife, in right of said
wife, Sarah C Johiistou, Mary A.
Johnston, and Samuel Johnston,
Isaiah Hilkeit William Milkert,
John Hilkert, Eleanor Hilkert (now
Eleanor > ra ig) and Hie-hard Craig,
her husband, in right of his wife,
Mary Hilkeit, Richard Moser and
Eveline Moser, his wife, in right of
said wife, and William Cleveland.
Plaintiffs and Defendants, and all
of the parties in in ere9t in the
above-stated Proceedings, respect
ively :
You and each of you are hereby duly noti
fied that upon lb.* petition of Samuel Johns
ton one of theabove-nained Plaintiff*,in such
behalf presenteu before the aforesaid i ourt
setting forth, inter alia, that the real estate
described in i lie lnquisitin held ion the above
stated case, could not be divided without pro
Judlce to or spoiling the whole thereof and
that the Jury of Inquest did accordingly val
ue and appraise the said real estate ut eight
hundred uol ars. and that upon the abso.ute
confirmation of said Inquest the aforesaid
Court mode following decree and granted the
following Rule of which you and each of • ou
are hereby further duly notified to take notice
[ and to govern yourselves accordingly in the
premises, tow it
DECREE OF COURT.
"And now Sep't. 2.-th, 19U1, the wl hln peti
tion read and considered and it further ap
nea'ing that the Return of Inquest in this case
lias been confirmed absolutely the Court gran
a Rule on al l parties ii.ttr sted in this ease to
appear in open Court on the twenty-third day
i or December 1901, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon
] of the said aay to accept or rt fuse the real es
tate mentioned in the said writ at theapprais
ed value ti ereof, or make bid on the same or
j show cause why the same should not be sold
on their refusal to do so.
Hy the Court.
Certified from the records at Danville, Pa.,
tiiis twenty-eighth day of Sept 1901.
J. C Mili.kh, p othonotary.
M.BRECKBILL Sheriff.
Sheriffs Office, Danville, Pa., Oct i£, J9Ol.
WM J. BALDV,
EDWARD IS. GEARHART, Counsel.
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE !
In partition in the Court of Common Pleas
of .Montour Couny at the suit ot William J.
Baldy, Alienee of Clarence C. Huber, deceased
I DeW ut C. Jones, Junior, and Car ie Jones,
I his wife, in right of said wife, Roberts. Har
lan, and Josephine Harlan, his wife, in right
iof said wife. Plaintiffs, an.l DeWlttC. Jones,
Junior, Administrator d b. n.. of samuel Hu
; tier, deceased, Jcrr.v >. Hub»r, Administrator
iof Ei-en lluber, de eased. Agnes V. Baker,
i widow of.ii nam S. Baker,d ceased, William
j 11. Hunerand Cordelia Huber, his wife, Jerry
Is. Huber and Hannah Huber, his wife. Henry
J. Crossley and Ella < rossley.his wife,in right
of said wife, defendants.
No. 2, June T rm, 1901.
In pursuance of au order ot the Court of
Common Pleas of Montour County, the un
dersigned will expos to public sale, upon t.e
premises, situate in the I- irst Ward of the Bor
ougn of Uanvuie, in county of Montour,
and.state of Pennsylvania, on
Saturday, Nov. 23rd, 1901.
at ten o'doek in the forenoon 112 the said day,
the following described premises, being the
real estate in -aiu partition proceedings men
ttoned and included, viz: all that certain mes
suage, teneine tan tract of land, situate in
the First Ward of the Borough of Danville, in
the ouuty of Montour, and Stat* of Pennsyl
vania. bounded and described as follows, viz:
Beginning at a point in line of land of Read
ing Iron 1 ompanv then e along the same
North forty-three degrees East thirty-two ana
four tenths feet to a point, thence along the
North thirty five and three fourth degrees
East one hundred and tbirtj-five and five
tenth-. feet to ihe South bank of the Pennsyl.
vanla cana , thence aiorig 'lie said canal
No th forty-eight degrees West ninety five
feet to a corner of the lot former y belonging
to Peter Ba d>. tliencealong thesa.d last men
tloneu lot and alley South thirty-two and one
half degrees \\ e-t "sixty-eight feet to a cornet
thence along >ald alley North fifty-seven r'.e
greesWesi twenty-four feet to another a.ley,
i then e along said last me tioneu a ley south
thirty two and one half degrees West one hun
ilred and twenty-two and five tenths feet to a
uoint In said alley, thence along said last
mentioned alley North fifty seven degrees
Fast ten and iwentv-tive one hundredths feet
1 to a corner of lot of M L. shindel, thence
along said last mentioned lot Nortii eighty
four degrees forty minutes East thirty three
feet to a point, thence a ong said last mention
ed lot Som h tif y three degrees East sixty-two
and seven tenths feet to the place of be,;in
nlng, with tbeappnrtenances,and whereupon
are erected a
TWU-SIORY FRAME IRON FOUNDRY
iatelv known as
"HIJIETFS FOUNDRY: 1
TERMS OF S \LE:—Twenty per cent , of
the purchase money shall l>e pa d in cash al
the striking down o! the property, and the
balance th' reof shall be paid on the confirma
tion absolute of the sale. Deed to be deliver
ed to the purchaser or purchasers thereof upon
such confirmation absolute and the costs of
writing the same shall be paid by the ptirchas
cr or purchasers.
MICHAEL BUECKBILL, sheriff.
EDWARD SAY RE GEARHART, Counsel,
siierifl's Otfice. Danville, Pa., Oct. 22nd, 1901.
Three Notable
Fashion Journals
l.' »rt l)e l.a "lode, ji.so per year
Robes De Luxe, &8.00 per year.
The Amerl «n Ladies' Tailor, $12.00 per
x ear.
We will he glad to send sample
copies to anyone sending name and
address and a 2 cent stamp for L'ART
DE LA MODE, 10 cents for ROBES DE
LUXE and 25 cents for THE AMERICAN
LADIES' TAILOR.
NOHSK-IMOL GHTON CO.
:< Kant Mndiriilli St., >• « A ork