i Home fajcr —For ilis!' I lie circulation ot this paper i. creasing rapidly. It will pay y, U> advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER VEfIR Dli. HIVING H. .JENNINGS, DENTIST. Office lltwr* 9A. M.to 12 M Mill St., 1 I'. M to it I'. M Danville, Pa. SIIII.T/.. .11 I). 425 Mi 1.1. ST., DANVIIIK, I'A. Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines % a Specialty | yt. \\ . I*. A\UI-K, DENTIST OI 11. T'2lß Mll.l STRUCT. eetli Kxtraeted without I'iiin. crown ami Itridgc Work a Speetnlty. K<|tilp|>e(! with tlie itilt'Hi mill tuosl iiupro\t'd Instrument.* ami prepared l" t-xeruteHie m<i«t dltt'icul! work. DR. C. H. REYNOLDS, —DENTIST.— Office, Opposite Boston Store, Danville, Pa, Dentistry in all its branches. Charges Moderate and all work Guaranteed. Established 1 592 CONDENSED XEWS. Now for May Day. The buds are all right. The moth ball finds a ready sale. Vegetation is fairly bounding along. The queen of the May will bring an umbrella with her if she is a wise virgin. J. L. Kline, ice dealer, has install ed a telephone in his office. Call No. 2272. Danville industries are in a most flourishing condition. Memorial Day will be properly ob served in Danville. The circus advertising cars will soon make their appearance in this city. The summer resort hotel proprietor is preparing for a big business this season. Some very beautiful beds of tulips are noticed in some of the front yards about town. In parts of the city where the street sprinkler is not used the dust has been amost unbearable. The Post Office has been thoroughly renovated. The dwelling of John Mowrey, East Market street is receiving a coat of new paint. Now don't get alarmed about the seventeen vear locusts. We do not recall a year when they were not pre dicted. The veterans are planning for Mem orial Day. Soon the counties of the State will be busy electing their school superin tendents. Prom uow on until the middle of May will be the farmer's busy time. Everywhere the farmers arc getting tin fields in shape for planting pota toes and other things. This is tht: season of the year when the weather man dodges every time lie gives out a prediction. William Houser, Bloom street, is ly ing critically ill of typhoid fever. Register and Recorder William L. Sidler is confined to his home with a heavy cold. Let Memorial Day be fittingly ob served. From all accounts June, the month of weddings, is going to maintain its reputation in this section this year. Both parks will in a few weeks be the mecca towards which picnic pil grims will flock. Ague of tin? old fashioned type has made its appearance in Danville. Of course we cannot expect the weather to settle down to business without a few frosts. The Alonzo Hatch Electro-Photo Musical Company will present (JO mov ing Pictures and 30 illustrated songs at the Ojtera House 011 Friday evening, May 30th. This entertainment will be given under the auspices of Goodrich Po-t, No. 22 G. A. K. Pedestrians now seek the shady side of the street. The sweet girl graduate will soon be heard from. May will have its flowers and glad ness all right, if the barometer does not fall too suddenly. Mrs. .Tosej 111 Hunter is ill at her home, East Market street. The South Danville schools will close May 15. The man who works all day 111 the store room or office, now finds health ful enjoyment in tackling the back yard with a pick and shovel during the early hours of the evening. Don't let the people go away 011 the Fourth of July. Keep them at home. It is observed that the straw hat has been trembling on the verge for several days. These are the long drawn out days wherein the school boy thinks little of his lessons and much of the world out side the school room. He needs pati ent treatment for this is a condition he cannot help. All attempt to corner weeds will soon be the principal occupation of the farmer. The commencement essay is in pro cess of development. Jacob Fry has removed the shop ad joining his residence 011 Lower Mul berry street to the rear of the yard. This will give him about 20 feet more yard space in the front and will add very much to the appearence of his property. ,rkmtour - 3Mnfnam. "THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER HE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITII ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." VOL. 47--NO 18. Nil CAUSE FOR ALARM \ A L'ase of Small-Pox Develops at the State : Hospital. A fast- ot .smalt-pox dcvelope.d at tlif State Hospital for tin- Insane yes terday. The news, wliieli was not known beyond a few,until late yester day afternoon Hew over I lie town like wild-lire, causing everywhere excite nient and more or less alarm. The American, however, after a full investigation is glad to assure its readers that under the eireuni- | stances there is little cause for fearing ! a general outbreak of the disease. In deed, it is doubtful whether the dis ease will extend beyond the one case reported. With the exception of a few of the very infirm the thousand or more patients in the institution as well iis the whole corps ol attendants have been successfully vaccinated. Even the single victim of the disease underwent vaccination, as a result ot which the small-pox is in a very mild form. The patient's recovery would seem to be assured. How small-pox happened to work its way into the institution is a mystery that 110 one can solve. Since the out break of the disease in this vicinity last fall every possible precaution has been taken at the Hospital. From that time until about the first of March when all danger seemed past an effec tive quarantine was maintained. No visiting was allowed and in the case of all new patients the closest scrutiny was maintained and no one admitted to the institution for treatment who could not show a clean bill of health. Even after the quarantine was raised general visiting was not allowed,only those who had friends under treatment there being permitted to enter the hospital. The patient stricken is a male con fined in the li'th ward. He is an epileptic conlined to his bed at times, but generally able to take exercise about the grounds with the other patients. How he contracted the dis- | ease is doubly puzzling in view of tin facts that no friends have called to see him and that lie has received no I mail matter of any kind. Among the precautions taken last 1 fall was the erection of an isolated hospital at a safe distance from the institution. Yesterday the building was put to use. As soon as the dis ease was diagnosed as probably small pox the patient was removed from the main building to the little hospital in the field. He will there be under the care of Roy Rishel as an attendant and of Dr. Smith as a physician. Yes terday a small building near by was hastily erected for the accommodation • of Dr. Smith and both physician and attendant will remain on the spot. There will be no communication, whatever. Food and other things need ed will be carried out from the main building and placed 011 a convenient spot where later those 011 duty at the small-pox hospital will go and get them. Beginning with tins morning a rigid quarantine will be established at the Hospital. Everything will be closed down tight. No one will he permitted to enter or leave the building except those regularly authorized to come to town for supplies. The attendants , along with others will be obliged to remain at the Hospital. The quarantine was postponed until this morning to give those employed about the institu tion who have families in town an op- ; portunitv to visit the latter and make arrangements for an absence from ] home of indefinite duration. i A Foundry Burglarized. The foundry building. East Mahon ing street, formerly belonging to the Huber estate, but now owned by C. C. Mover has been burglarized within a ■ few days past and robbed of about S2OO , worth of property Along with the plant there passed into Mr. Mover's possession, a large number of valuable patterns including those for the various parts of the Hub er plow, for iron kettles,and for cellar grates. The proprietor of a foundry at Elysburg was negotiating for the purchase of the patterns, which were kept carefully locked up in the foun dry. Before closing the bargain Mr. Mover thought he would look the pat - terns over and visited the building ' for that purpose. To his surprise lie i found the building broken open and : the patterns missing. Successful Operation. Drs. Wiutersteen and Curry success- I fully removed a fatty tumor from the I back of v.'""': of Charles Leighow, 1 yesterday afternooon about 3 o'clock, , at his home 011 East Market street. Mr. i Leighow is a man pretty well up 111 i years but stood the operation remark ably well. The County Bridges- The Board of County Commissioners have about completed the work of in -1 speeting the county bridges, which | generally were damaged by the spring floods. The bridges belonging to the I county are fifty four in number. Many of them require heavy repairs. Busiuess for Sale Cheap. Only small capital required. Gener al Merchandise stock, fixtures and good will. Kent of store and dwelling only si:i.O<) per month. Address "Hood Business, care of the AMKKHWN i tli|. 5- ÜBS. HEIFT WARMLY WEIGHED \ j . : Interesting Meetings at the Barracks in Honor of Their Visit. Adjutant and Mrs. Heift, recently l of Oil City, who arrived in this city, Saturday night, to revisit the scene of their former labors met, with a most cordial reception from the local work ers and others m sympathy with Sal vation Army work. A "welcome meeting" was held at the barracks 011 Saturday night at 8 ' o'clock. There was a very large at : tendance. Adjutant Heift delivered a feeling address, touching upon his ' work in Danville, the bond of sym pathy existing between our citizens and himself and the pleasure he ex perienced in being able to met with our townspeople once more. After Adjutant Heift concluded a number i of ]>ersoiis not in the Army, but rep resenting nearly every church in the city in turn arose and in a few words that reflected friendly and sympathet ic interest extended the warmest kind of welcome to the visitors. Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock a praise and testimony service was held. Ad jutant Heift dwelt upon the"Three! Wants." These are, he said, first, , "Possession — Seek ye, first, the King- I dom of God and His righteousness and all things shall be added unto you;" . second, "Foundation—And are built j upon the foundation of the apostles | and the prophets, Jesus Christ, Him- j self being the corner stone;" third, ] "Reward —And whosoever shall give' to drink unto one of these little ones, 1 a cup of cold water only in a name of a disciple, verily I say unto you he shall in nowise lose his reward. ".Tames , Hall, of Dußois, a visiting Salvation- j ist,related a touching bit of testimony. ; He is a miner, he said, and holds the position of boss. 111 his time he was badly addicted to drinking,his bar bill i at one place alone generally amounting to S3O per month. He was fast on j the downward road and after joining | the army no one was more anxious to j see him hold out in his good resolu- j tion then the hotel keeper, himself, ; who to prove his attitude now pays . him $1 per month as long as he shall 1 remain in the army. I Baptists to Meet at Jersey Shore. The forty-second annual convention [ of the Baptist Sunday School associa- \ tion and also of the Baptist Young j People's Union, of Central Pennsyl vania. will be held at Jersey Shore, in the First Baptist church, Thursday and Friday, May I and 2. The ser vices of both meetings will be of spec ial interest. The principal speakers are of considerable prominence. Thursday morning the Sunday school convention will open at 10 o'clock with a preparatory service conducted by W. W. C. Burns, followed by an address of welcome by the church's pastor the Rev. N. O. Patterson. The reponse will be made by the Rev. J. T. Judd. The two principal addresses following in the morning will be by the Rev. E. B. Walt/, and \Y. C. Lein bacli. On Friday the B. V. P. U, con vention will open at 9:30 o'clock with devotional exercises led by D. J. Jones ofShamokin. The Rev. N. C. Naylor of Berwick, will deliver an address 011 "Training for Young Christians." Dr. W. F. Kunkle, of Williamsport, will deliver an address on "Our Pap er. '' At 2 o'clock in the afternoon the Rev. P. I. Frey. of Williamsport, will open the song service. An address will be made by the Rev. C. Pierce Warn er, >f Lock Haven. Miss Blanche Campbell, of Newberry, will conduct the junior hour at 3p. 111. The Rev. L. B. Twichell of this city will also speak. He was Ordered out of Town. A hobo, who carries 011 umbrella mending as a side line, while whiliug away yesterday afternoon in this city refreshed himself a little too frequent ly at the various bars and as a con sequence became hilarious and landed in the borough lock-up. H<' was quite an annoyance and not a pleasing object to contemplate as carrying his bundle of old umbrellas he zigzagged his way along Mill street. Officer Voris took him in charge. He ordered him out of town and walk ed with himas far as Lechner's plumb ing establishment. As soon as the policeman dropped behind the hobo began to swear. He was again taken into custody. By this time he was in a fighting mood and tried to resist. The officer quickly applied the nippers and the umbrella man was glad to fol low. His case will be disposed of this morning. Flagstone Pavement. John Hughes has received the cbu tract for laying a new pavement along Bloom street in front the (trove Pres byterian church. The pavement, much needed for some time past, will be of flag stone, which will add to the ap pearance of the church structure. Mr. Hughes began work 011 the new pave ment yesterday. 12th Regimeut Band for Bucknell s Com mencement. The Twelfth Regiment Band will furnish the music for the fifty-second commencement of Bucknell University to be held at Lewisburg June Kith. | 17th and 18th,1902. Two Twilight COll - certs will be given on the College Cam ! pus on the first two days mentioned danvillk, I\Y., Tin KSDA Y MAY 1, 1002. PERSONAL Brief Mention of the Doings ot Your Friends and Acquaintances. Miss Edna Reed, Wall street, spent last evening with Northumberland friends. Harrison Paugh, Bloom street, was a Bloomsburg visitor yesterday. Mrs. Lewis Gross of Bloomsburg, is visiting relatives in this city. Mrs. H. W. Townsend, Ferry street, left last evening for Bloomsburg. Mrs. Albert Kelly of Bloomsburg, returned home last evening, after a visit with Mrs. Frank Evans, Grand street. Miss Alice Guest returned to the [ Bloomsburg Normal School yesterday, after spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 1). L. Guest, East Front street. Mrs. Edward Haviland of Harris burg, arrived in this city yesterday, for a short visit with her mother, Mrs. Lewis, Pine street. Undertaker George W. Roat return ed last evening from Harrisburg. Edward Campbell was a Mooresburg visitor between trains yesterday. Miss Emma Fryiuger of Milton, re turned home yesterday, after spending a few days with friends in this city. Miss Ella Robinson, East Danville, left yesterday for a visit with Milton friends. George Hampel and wife,accompani ed by tin? former's father, Jacob Ham pel and their two daughters, Misses Carrie and Lizzie, of Cass County, lowa, are guests at the home of Henry Schrani, Bloom road. Mrs. George HanijK'l is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sell rain. Mrs. Hiram Palmer, Miss Lizzie Palmer, Miss Adelaide MacEweu and Miss Lulu Whiteuight of Bloomsburg, spent Sunday with Mr. aiul Mrs. 1. Lee, West Mahoning street. Miss Maud S. Voder of Pottsvillc, returned home Saturday after a visit with her cousin. Miss Mary A. Snyder in Washingtonville. Mr. and Mrs. William Mapstoue of Sunbury, spent Sunday at the faniih homestead on Bloom street. Miss Sadie Culp of Sunbury, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Young, South Danville. Misses Mabel Gearhart and Sarah | Christian spent Sunday with friends in Catawissa. George Eggert, station agent at New Milford 011 the D. L. & W. railroad, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Eggert. Upper Mulberry street. Charles Olierdorf of ShainoJ'in. spent Sunday with his parents, Mr and Mrs. J. T. Oberdorf. West Mahoning street. Mrs. John Clark and daughter Nel lie, of Sunbury, spent Sunday with rel atives in this city. Mr and Mrs. Thomas Cook of Ber wick, and Miss Dora Scott of Shick shinny, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Cook on East Market street. Charles Mettler, a student at the Columbia University of New oik, 1- visiting his father at Klinesgrove. Mr. and Mrs Arthur Brosius of Lew isburg, spent Sunday at the home of the former's father. James Brosius, this city. Mrs. John Taylor of Nescopeck, spent Sunday with relatives in this city. Harry Scantling of Plymouth, spent Sunday with friends in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Guest of Cat awissa, spent, Sunday with the form er's parents, Mr. and Mrs. 1). L. Guest, East Front street. Miss Hattie Fry, a student at the Bloomsburg Normal School,spent Sun day with her parents in this city. George P. Beck of Philadelphia, spent Sunday with old friends in this city. Mrs. John Marshall of South Dan ville, spent Sunday with Miss Alverta Waters in Catawissa. Miss Alice Davis of Shickshinny, spent Sunday with relatives in this city. Miss Mazie Schoch, returned home Saturday from a visit with relatives in Philadelphia. Miss Anna Blecher, Bloom road, spent Sunday, with friends in Cata wissa. J. C. Kedline of Northumberland, spent Sunday with William McWill iams, Kaseville. Miss Nettie Gauglerof Northumber land, spent Sunday with the Misses Nellie and Carrie Russell, Mill street. Miss Lois Deitz, East Market street, spent Sunday with friends in North umberland. Miss Gertrude Phillips of Berwick, spent Sunday with relatives in this city. Miss Alice Guest a student at the Bloomsburg Normal School,spent Sun day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Guest, East Front street. Otto G. Welp of Philadelphia,arriv ed in this city yesterday for a short stay with friends. Mrs. llarrv Savage of Bloomsburg, visited friends in this city yesterday Landlord [Harvey "Deitrich of the Susquehanna Hotel, South Danville, called on friends in Bloomsburg, yes terday. J. E. Colt, of Northumberland, was a visitor in this city yesterday. Frank Phillips, of Lock Haven, is a ■ guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Keefer, on Water street. Stanislaus Sosnowski, of this city, left yesterday morning for Nanticoke, to visit his parents. • >ther Personal Mentions oll Fourth Page THE Mil Acknowledged That iier Daughter's Age Was Misrepresented. A rather sensational episode occurr ed Monday as the outcome of the in vestigation set on foot bv the school board to see where the act of 1901 is violated and pupils are kept at work who should l>e at school. Mrs. Ida Kcilly whose little daughter of twelve and a half years had been kept at work under the misrepresentation that she was 13, appeared before the board to explain how she happened to take a false oath and to ask for their forbear ance and clemency. She confessed [that she had represented her daughter as 13 years of age, understanding that this was necessary iu order to secure a place in the mill. She pleaded the lack of an education and the ability to comprehend the full import of the terms employed stt that in making the affidavit she had no adequate idea of what she was doing and never dream ed of perjuring herself. When the falsity of the affidavit was discovered by Officer Young, Mrs. Reilly said she was already 011 the verge of taking her daughter from the mill and placing her in school, where she is at present. On motion of Mr. Green, under the circumstances, Mrs. Reilly was ex onerated and excused, providing that she keep her girl in school. Ralph Kisner, Esq., attorney for the school board, explained along what lines he was conducting the fight against those who are violating the school law. This he said, he wished to be distinctly understood, so that if permitted togo ahead he would have the full support of the board. On motion of Mr. Keefer the board endorsed the action already taken by the attorney and agreed* to sustain him in his future course. In addition to the two arrests for neglect on the part of parents to see that their children attend school, Mr. Kisner lias opened correspondence with manufacturers in town who have chil dren in their employ explaining to them the law and the penalty. He shall see to it, he says, that all the provisions of the school law are fully carried out. Where many teachers as well as oth ers, err, Mr. Kisner says, is in taking as their guide the laws of 1895 and Ixi»7. which are repealed, instead of the law of 1901, which is much more severe. By the latter act even the teacher who fails to report a pupil who has been absent 3 days may be mulcted in the s uae fine as the parent. The justice,likewise, is held account aide for a false oath administered, the law assuming that there is enough in the appearance of the child mis represented by it- parent to arouse suspicion, 111 which case it is the duty of the Justice to make investigation. John Hock tendered his resignation as janitor of the Fourth Ward schools. Mr Ortli nominated Calvin Eggert as j his successor for the remainder of the term. Mr. Black nominated Peter Snyder. A vote was taken but there was no election. Mr. Snyder's name was withdrawn when Mr. Eggert was elected, Mr. Keefer and Mr. Green not voting. Mr. Barber reported that the com mittee had secured the Opera House with the piano for commencement. .Tallies Scarlet, Esq., he said, had ac cepted an invitation to present tlu; diplomas. The committee has decided to dispense with vocal music. It re commended the employment of the Peiin Social orchestra, whose terms are sls for seven pieces or $lB for ten pieces. The matter of orchestra was referred to the school committee. The following directors were pres ent at the meeting: Ortli, Barber, Green, Burger, Werkheiser, Keefer, Byerly, Feusterniacher and Black. Mr. Fischer being absent, Dr. Barber was chosen president pro tem. The following bills were approved for payment at the school board meet ing Monday night: William Miller, $2.50 W. E. Young, 5.00 U. L. Gordy, .30 John Hixson. .... 33.90 Robert J. Pegg, 28.44 Manuals of Mineralogy, 3.44 American Book Co., 1.68 Drove to Bloomsburg. A back load of young people from this city enjoyed a drive to Blooms burg, Tuesday night where they were entertained by Miss Mazie Fedder. The following were in the party: Misses Amanda Smith, Mary Steward, Emma Smith, Edith Derr, Elinira Mourer, Edith Rudy, Eveline Lunger; Messrs. Charles Lewis, Leon Moyer, Harry Linker. Charles Kehl,Harry Dieffend erfer, Wesley Robison Claude Gorgus, Joseph Smith, James Upson, Will iam Hullihen. T. A Schott Making Improvements. T. A. Schott, proprietor of the Black Diamond Coal Yard 011 D. L. & W. avenue, is making extensive improve ments in the yard. The old trestle which has done duty for many years, i- being torn down and rebuilt. The new trestle will be IS inches higher and 12 feet longer, making it some 172 feet long, thus increasing its capacity from 1500 ton- to 2000 tons. The trest le is being built by the I). L. W. workmen. Critically 111. The Rev. I). M. Henkel, the first pastor of Trinity Lutheran church, rlii city, is critically ill at his home in Catawissa. Mr. Heukel is eighty three years of age EARLY CLOSING MOVEMENT e Olerks Ask That Stores Olose at 6 P- M. After May 15. The local clerks having failed of . their object to effect early closing the I year round are now devoting their en s ergies to accomplish early closing for c the summer months, which they desire 1 to begin 011 May 15. A paper to this t; effect has been drawn up and is uow < being circulated among the merchants ■ for signatures. i The clerks as usual encounter not a t few discouragements. There are prob - ably but few merchants that do not re -1 alize that it would be to their gain r to close—with the exeption of Saturday night and 011 pay days—at 0 o'clock p. 111. daily,providing all the merchants > were won over to the scheme. A few C who are competitors, it seems, art? not • certain of each other's attitude with r respect to the movement and naturally i are slow about signing. No one wants - to take the initiative, fearing that an • other handling the samo line may re l main open, in which event the form • er's business would suffer. It is with r the object of getting these merchants ; down to some agreement or concerted action that the clerks are now circulat i iug a paper. It is not generally knowu that the t local clerks, while retaining their or ganization, have severed their connec • tion with the Clerk's luternational t Protective Association, under whose auspices they organized. They sur > rendered their charter some time ago I and are now wholly an independent I organization, which is known simply 1 as the "Clerk's Union." The beneficial feature which belongs I to the Clerk's Protective Association r does not enter into the local union. It 1 now has but one object, namely, early closing, which as above stated at pres • eut has narrowed down to the summer » months. , : Danville Rolling Mill Started Up. . i The nine double furnaces of the , | Danville Rolling mill were lighted up . : Sunday and Monday the plant will . start up in full. Arrangements were made to begin operation on Wednes -1 day last but the management was dis appointed of receiving a lot of materi - jal essential to running and therefore j was obliged to defer lighting up. p j Mr. Mallou Sunday stated that . j 150 men will be needed to operate the . | plant. He is still in need of a few [ puddlers, but beyond these, hands . I have already been employed for every department. William Andress and George Rodenhoffer have accepted positions as puddle bosses, the former j ou tht; day and the latter ou the night . turn. Peter Keller and Harry Lud low have been employed as engineers. Mr. Mallou states that the plant from the start will be run on double , turn with the probability that in a short time it will be put ou three s turns. The latter, indeed, would bo . quite an innovation in this section, as !• probably nowhere east of the Alleghany . | Mountains are mills run 011 more than 3 ! two turns. s 1 Among other improvements contem -1 plated at the plant in the near future is the installment of a 3-higli set of . rolls. This improvement, Mr. Mallou . says, will 110 doubt facilitate rolling to such an extent as to make three . turns practicable. At all events.be iu . tends to make the experiment. J! A Workman's bad Injury. , ! Joseph Caddy, an employe in the black-smith shop of the Danville , Rolling Mill, was badly injured in an s accident Monday forenoon. A heavy bar of iron on which the men were at work was being shifted by means of a crane when the latter gave way and •with the iron fell, striking Caddy. The man was borne to the ground s under the weight, sustaining a bad , bruise on the back of the head at the j base of the skull, and also upon the left leg between the knee and the aukle. It was some time before he U fully regained consciousness. Dr. i, Wiutersteen, who responded to a call, () drove Caddy to his home near the Fair l( ground and gave him what surgical attention he required. Highest Rates for Moulding. The Danville Stove <sfc Manufactur ing company has granted au addition ( al advance of 10 per cent to the mould ers iu its employ. The rates paid for moulding are uow 30 per cent higher than 181+S prices and are the highest s paid in the history of the plant. The i advance, which follows a voluntary raise of 5 per cent made at the begin ning of the present mouth, goes into effect this morning. The advances combined, 15 per cent, will increase the earnings of the moulders consider ably and add correspondingly to the cost of manufacture. Noue but the moulding departments are affected. I Invitations Issued. Invitations have been issued for the marriage of Sara Hileman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hilemau of Deny township, to David Dieffen ' bach of the same place. The wedding ' will be solemnized at the bride's home 1 011 Thursday evening, May Bth, at 8 o'clock Birthday Celebrated. The birthday of Harry Kern was very pleasantly celebrated at his home on Sidler Hill Saturday night. Among those present were : Mr. and Mrs. Clark Kern and children, Miss Lina Kern, Mr. ' and Mrs. Henry Kern, Mr. and Mrs. John Kern and son Harold, Alex Mann, Mrs. Walker and son Lewis, ESTABLISHED IX 1855. MISS ZNIRI IRS ADDRESS A Message From the Far-Off Land of Buddha. Unquestionably one of the most ed ifying and entertaining talks on Japan and missionary effort in that far-off country that lias ever hern heard in this city was delivered in Shiloh Re formed church Tuesday night by Miss Lena Zurfluh, a returned missionary enjoying a furlough in her native land. Miss Zurfluh comes with a message almost direct from the land of Buddha. In a tone of deep commiseration she described the spiritual needs of the Japanese and their blind devotion to a false religion. They are taught to believe that at death the souls of the departed pass from one body or con dition into another. There is nothing in their religion to meet the yearnings of the soul; there are 110 assurances for the future. The condition of the people is one of great mental unrest; they are in constant anxiety concern ing the welfare of the souls of their loved ones who are dead, fearing that they may have passed into the body of some one of the lower animals. Not only at day, but during the dark ness of the night they may be found wandering wearily around in search of their idols, praying for rest, for peace of mind and finding it not. Miss Zurfluh during her lecture wore the full dress of the native Jap anese women, which added very much to the interest of the lecture, and en abled her to illustrate topics that re lated to dress. She had with her a variety of articles that enter into the daily lives of the people, including odd contrivances for foot wear and a pillow, which oddly enough is made of wood, yet upon which the Japanese rests and finds sleep at night. The Japanese know nothing of the luxury of beds or chairs. They sit upou the floor and at night sleep up on mats. The missionaries ou entering the country are obliged to take their beds with them. The customs are all odd. At marriage the girls blacken their teeth and wear their hair in a manner peculiar to their married sta tion. The little infants? are strapped upon the backs of the older children of the family. The little natives as they attended the Mission Sunday school were always burdened in this way by their baby brothers and sisters. The pleasant little story circulated iu civilized countries to the effect that Japanese children do not cry, the speaker said, is a piece of fiction. She could bear witness to the fact that they "howl". It is at Sunday school where the babes,strapped to the backs of their brothers and sisters, probably protest the loudest. The noise they create makes it at times almost im possible to proceed with the lesson. Miss Zurfluh said that during the last year and a half there lias been a great spiritual awakening in Japan. Fifteen years ago the ambition of the natives was to acquire the manners and customs of the "foreigners" as the missionaries were called. Thus when a parent brought his daughter to the Missionaries he wanted her to be taught to sleep upon a bed,to sit upon a chair and to eat with a knife and fork. The time has now come when they begin to realize that the exterior life is not all, and that the accompl ishments of civilization count for lit tle without having under them the re fining and elevating influences of a Christian character. A girls' school taught by the miss ionaries which accommodated seventy pupils and last year graduated twenty seven,some time before Miss Zurfiuh's departure burned to the ground, caus ing an interruption iu the work which is much deplored alike by the mis sionaries and the natives. On the whole the speaker is much encourag ed with the result of missionary work in Japan. Notwithstanding the inclement weather there was a good sized con gregation present who listened with rapt interest to the speaker's remarks. Alfred Diehl, president of the Mis sionary society of Shiloh Reformed church, presented a report. Miss Am anda Share, delegate to the recent Missionary convention held at Hazle ton also presented her report. Both reports were quite encouraging,reveal ing a degree of interest in missionary work, which is quite iu keeping with the spirit of the time. Hearing Continued. William D. Stratiff, was arrested Tuesday afternoon on a warrant sworn out by his wife, Lena Stratiff, charg ing him with assault and battery and with making threats. The hearing took place before Justice of the Peace Bare Tuesday evening. Mrs. Stratiff testified that her hus band at divers times since their mar riage had struck and choked her, be sides drawing a revolver upon her. Her testimony was supported by Mrs. Mary Deemer, who resides with the family. The defendant denied the charge, but was very anxious to have the mat ter settled, promising to live peace- I ably with his wife in the future. 111 view of all circumstances the Justice decided to continue the hear ing until Court to determine whether the defendant will be able to live up to his promises of good behavior. Welcome showers have been doing much good in extinguishing forest tires,but the damage has been wrought. JOB PRINTING The office of the AMERICAN being furnished with a large assortment of job letter and fancy type and job material generally, the Publisher announces to the public that he is prepared at all times to execute in the neatest manner JOB PRINTING Ofall Kinds and Desclrption l-ifGet our prices before you place your orders. ARRESTED FOR PEDDLING William Stevens of Williamsport OomeH to Grief. It is not often of late that a peddler attempts to ply his vocation in Dan ville, but now and then one attempts it and comes to grief. Our borough fathers having in view the protection of our local merchants who pay rent and help to support the municipality enacted a borough ordinance requiring peddlers to pay a license tax of $0 per day except in such cases where the goods are of their own manufact ure or are bought of our home merch ants. Before the enactment of this ordin ance peddling was carried on extens ively in Danville. The peddler,general ly from some other town, who was not burdened with the expense of rent and the like found it an easy matter to undersell our regular dealers, whose trade suffered very much in conse quence. The last person who had the tem erity to attempt peddling in Danville without a license was an individual hailing from Williamsport who gave his name as William Stevens. His grip sack contained spoons and watches be sides a liniment of the peddler's own manufacture represented as a cure for a variety of ailments. Officer Yoris detected the fellow and took him into custody. The hearing was held before Justice Bare last evening. The penalty, five dollars, was imposed, the costs amounting to two dollars additional. Stolen Brass Recovered. Jacob Engle, a Polish Jew, was ar raigned before Justice-of-the-Peace Bare Tuesday afternoon. For some time past thieves have been at work in this section robbing freight cars of the brass valves belonging to the Westinghouse air brake. Quite re cently valves were stoleu from the brake on several cars at the Reading Iron Compauy's works, this city. This circumstance led the railroad detec tives to Danville. Tuesday Coal and Iron Policemen Pursley and Simmons of the P. & R. railway armed with a warrant made a search of several houses in the Third Ward. 011 the premises of Jacob Engle, Hemlock street, a number of valves, such as those stolen, were found. Engle, who is a junk dealer, said he had bought these, some of them as late as last week. He was unable, however, to state of whom he had purchased the brass. Engle was arrested under the act of 1899, which is calculated to reduce the stealing of brass to the minimum. Its provisions oblige every junk dealer to keep a record of all brass bought, showing the date and of whom it was purchased, together with the number of pounds aud the price paid per pound. Under the act the dealer is not permitted to purchase brass of any irresponsible or suspicious persons. Engle had failed to live up to the provision of the law. He was held for court in S3OO bail. The Literary Societies. The Garfield and Lincoln Literary Societies of the high school, will each hold their semi-monthly meeting to morrow afternoon. The following programs have been arranged: GARFIELD SOCIETY. Recitations, Miss Daniels aud Miss Sechler; Declamations, Mr. Willett and Mr. McClure; Subject of Debate— "Resolved, That a law should be passed in every state requiring ladies to remove their hats in all public as semblies. " Staff of the Garfield Star: Editor in Chief, Mr. Campbell; Lit erary Editor, Mr. Rosenthal; Local News, Miss .Welliver; Personals, Mr. Met tier; Foreign News, Miss Ware; Domestic News, Mr. Robert Jacobs; Advertisements, Mr. Kemnier. LINCOLN SOCIETY. Declamation," Heroic Bravery, "Mr. Moore; Recitation, "The Washer Wo man's Song," Miss McNinch. Sub ject of Debate: '' Resolved, That a law should be passed in every state requiring ladies to remove their hats in all public assemblies." Recita tion, "Fare thee Well," Miss IrlaAid; Reading of the Liberator by the Edit or in Chief, Mr. Raver. Tore up the Pavement. A most contemptible act was com mitted Monday night by some persou or persons who would seem to hold a spite against the owner of the prop erty No. 14 Walnut street, occupied by Mrs. Anna Johnson. For a dis tance of twenty feA the pavement yes terday morning vj>\s found partially torn up. The bricks, removed, were lying scattered m|ir, many of them in the gutter. The person guilty of the act took considerable risk and was probably frightened away before he completed his work. He may yet t>e apprehended. Workman Injured. William Bailey, Grand street, an employe at the Shovel Works, met with a painful accident while at work Monday afternoon. He was engag ed in cleaning up one of the shops when his foot caught 011 a piece of pipe causing him to fall backwards, striking and inflicting a deep gash in the back part of his neck. Dr. T. B. Wintersteen was called, who inserted several stiehes. R. H. Wool ley returned last eveniug from Philadelphia
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