*O * O -x- o -X- O *r>" ~ Q->. O : O J-xo-xo , 00-XO Ox-ox o-.. O ox Ox oxo xo-xox- O %HEN BOYS 1 ™ WERE MEN 1 *o o : % By JOHN HABBERTON. o* O Author of "Helen's Babies," "George Washington," Etc. o* o * o corrniuirr, /w, BY jaii.x llAlWT:nr<>\ o o l*o o : O Ox o O O : O-x o x-o x-o :: o o oo o O o ox o•>: O*O x o OO x-o*o * o oxo xox-o xo xo xo xo xox-oxo x-o xxo xo o oxo xo xo-xox o o• o op CHAPTER XIII. WHICH I HAD -NOT COUNTED ITON. 3 day our company was sent out to rebuild a ruined bridge, sever *MK\ !l ' ln '' vS beyond the picket lines, which ■ would give ns the use A of a road by which we "'i-ht increase our ca ® pa city for threatening the enemy. All the imperial, even to the flooring, was to I*' cut from the woods near the little river. The first two days of this work would have been very happy ones to me but for a single circumstance. All day long there wandered among us the farmer who owned the young pine forest from which we were cutting our timber, and his face looked as if his family were dying one by one, with no doctor or medicine within reach. Had lie lost his temper and sworn at us we could have got rid of him and our uncomfort able feelings, but he was a gentle, slow spoken, tired looking man, like the American tiuun > "»>v «♦!>«•• state and he told us how he had been saving that bit of woods from the time he married, so that the timber upon It should pay for educating his sons when they grew up and also to give himself and bis wife a little money with which to something of the world after the boys married and the farm was divided between them. Now it all was being swept away and without a word of warning or a cent of pay. "Well, sir," said our captain kindly, "I'm awfully sorry for you, but it's one of the fortunes of war. A full half of my company are young men who ought to be in college or learning some busi ness by which to live and perhaps pro vide for their parents' later years; but, so far as their own future is concerned, tlielr time is being wasted about as thoroughly as your property." "I suppose that's true," said the farmer, looking around at the men at work. "You've got some likely looking young fellows. lUit ttiat Uoa't give me back my trees." "Very well," said the captain, "the government will pa}' you the full value of your trees if you will certify and prove that you are and always have been a true and loyal citizen of the United States and have never given aid or comfort to the enemy." The farmer stopped looking gentle and tired as he replied: "I've given the Confederacy my three sons, and I'm proud of it." "That's square, honest talk," said the captain, "but it brings us back to the fortunes of war again." "I didn't bring on the war,' - said the farmer. "I believe you," said the captain. "I only went with my state," contin ued the farmer. "God knows I never wanted any war; neither did any of my neighbors, except a loafer or two." "'Twas the same way with me and my neighbors," said the captain. "1 suppose if we on our side and you on your side had been more particular about the men we sent to congress and to the legislatures—if we had thought more of our country and less of our party, there wouldn't have been any war." "There's a right smart lot of sense in that," said the farmer after a moment's reflection. Then he looked sad eyed and continued, "Rut it doesn't give mo back my trees." As the farmer wandered away I of fered the captain an argument or two which seemed to me first class clinches of the rightfulness of his position, but lie smiled sadly and replied: "It's of no use, my boy, to fuss over a man's head when his heart's turned upside down." "Rut"— I began. "(tii, go back to your ax," interrupt ed the captain. "Any logic that I have I need for use upon myself. If you live through the war and have a farm and a family of your own some day and look back to this particular time, you'll probably believe that I'm about as unhappy over this work as the farmer is at his loss." I was made so wretched for two days by this sad eyed farmer's manner that I tried to devise ways of escaping it. It wasn't long before 1 found one. Many of our logs had to be floated to the point where we were massing the timber preparatory for use, and it was not easy for men walking along the shore with long poles in their hands to prevent an occasional log from drift ing out of reach and escaping us en tirely. I suggested to the captain that a single rowboat or a skill would help us greatly, and the captain agreed with me, but wanted to know if I had never heard that for military reasons all boats on streams in a lighting country were destroyed. "If southern boys are as smart as northern boys," said 1, "I guess a boat or two escaped and lie hidden away in the bushes somewhere along the shore." I couldn't forget how many times 1 had stumbled over boats while roam ing along the edge of creeks and ponds not far from our village up north. "Very well," said the captain, with an odd smile, "if that is true and northern boys are as smart as southern boys, you may go and And one of those boats. Take two or three men with you. Don't go without carbines. And be in a hur ry about it. We do need a boat." Hurrah! Here was to be an outing that would bring back a taste of old times. I wasn't long in selecting my party. Rrainard almost danced with joy when 1 asked him to come along, and two other fellows about as old as we begged togo with us. Just before we started the captain handed ir.e a canteen of whisky, telling me not to use any unless some one fell into the water, in which case I was to dose him frequently, a few swallows at a time. We were on the search within a quar ter of an hour, and I felt a year youn ger in each successive five minutes. Blessed be nature! There isn't much 'twixt north and south as to the underbrush and dry leaves along the banks of small streams during winter, II was almost as jolly a trip as if we were out chestnutting in the woods about Summerton. Once in awhile we would startle a squirrel and long to fire at him. It was so hard to be bound by the rule to fire at nothing but the enemy when outside our own picket lines! What enemy could hear ns, anyway? There was no road with in three miles except that which was broken by the bridge. The temptation to shoot became still stronger when we saw the head of a deer on the other (side of the stream, but Rrainard re minded us that the deer would do us no good unless we could cross the stream to get him. So on we tramped. It was as good us an excursion. We continued to be reminded of old times at home. In one place were I lie remains of a toy boat such as each of us had whittled from sticks in other days. Then we came upon a path which eat tie and pigs had made in tramping to the river to drink. A little farther along was a little dock, such as northern farmers with water fronts generally have. All of these dis coveries had no suggestion of war about them, and we all agreed with Rrainard when he said: "I feel as if 1 weren't down south at all." Suddenly my heart bounded with joy, and I shouted "Hurrah!" for through a screen of bushes I saw the side of a boat. It was only a skiff, made of about four boards, but hadn't just such a boat often been as good as I wanted slant ami murmured a chorus of de light. The oars were in it instead of being hidden a little way off, as they would have been had the owner been a northerner, and it seemed in as good order as if recently used. "The captain ought to make you a sergeant for this. Frost," said one of the boys. Flat bottomed skiffs make up in weight what they lack in grace, so we laid our carbines in a heap and began to lift and drag. The boat was fully 50 feet from the water's edge, so we had a great lot of tugging and shout ing of "Now!" "All together!" "Again!" etc., before we reached the water. At last, however, we got it where a single shove would place it afloat; then we straightened our backs and took anoth er admiring look, while one of the boys became ecstatic enough to spring in, seat himself, snatch the oars and go through the motions of rowing. "bou't fergit to take yer guns with ye," said a voice which none of us recognized. We looked around quick ly, and there, kneeling right by our carbines, were three Johnnies, each with his own gun at the position of aim. And two of those three awful guns were double barreled! This was something that none of us had looked forward to. With one ac cord, however, we began to look for ward to I.ibby prison. "Don't ye know it's a sin to steal slciftsV" asked one of the Johnnies, still keeping his piece at the aim. I never saw so unpleasant looking a weapon in my life-two great, yawning, dismal holes that ended in utter darkness and behind tlieni two hammers within an inch or two of which glittered bright red percussion caps. I never again wanted to contemplate any kind of a gun from that point of view. And how everlastingly it seemed at least a thou sand hours that fellow held his gun in t hat one position! "We were not stealing the skiff," said Rrainard after the silence had become almost maddening; "we were merely appropriating It, according to the cus toms of war as recognized in all coun tries." " 'lVoperatin', eh?" replied the man, relaxing his aim, though his comrades neglected to follow his praiseworthy example. "Well, 'cordin' to tin? cus toms of nations we'll 'properate you. Come up here—one at a time." Nobody moved. "D'you liyah me?" shouted the John uy. "Yes, sir," said I politely as 1 step ped forward. "Gimme yer belt," said ho. I obeyed, and he bound my arms behind my back i! '■"-■• AH" "71 i !/r 'j j>" llt looked around <iuickly. with it, saying as he did so, "You uns bein' four to we uns three, we uns lias pot to be more'n ord'nary keerful." I didn't look at the other boys while they were being bound. I was afraid they might lie looking at me. Resides, I had too much else to occupy my mind. Capture meant prison, poor luix), jM'Hrrtjrr* «*!»<• It certainly meant no more coin in un lea tion willi home for months. Probably my parents would think me dead, and they would daily wonder where and Low I met my fate. Oh, what an aw ful load of punishment belonged to whoever was to blame for the'war! » T h< n all of us had been bound, the men who had kept us covered with Ibeir guns arose, came in front of us and stared at us. Suddenly one of them exclaimed: "It's a fact! I was doggoned sure of it from the fust." "What you talkin'about?" asked an other. "This here," was the reply as I felt a big hand on my shoulder and looked up; "this here is the little cuss that pot US coffee the night the Yanks grab bed us three months ago. Mebbe you didn't git some of it. I did, though, nn' I shayn't never fergit it. I'm right glad to see you again, my friend, though I wish 'twas somebody else tve'd ketehed." I felt much better at once and then felt ashamed that the sound of a friendly voice had made me forgetful pf (be awful future before me. "Don't, look so down in the mouth," continued my old acquaintance. "Wo ain't goin' to kill an' eat yon. After we git you across the river we'll treat you as well as we know how. Won't we, boys?" "Of course," growled the leader of the nartv. This was kind, but would their good will be of any service to us in Libby prison or Castle Thunder? Still, I thanked him as heartily as I could and told liiin truthfully that if we had to be captured I was glad we had fallen into the hands of some one who seemed to remember us pleasantly. Then my old acquaintance became chatty and told me they had hung about the edge of our camp all the day before, trying to find out what we were doing, word having been sent to their camp, 13 miles away, that a "lot of Yanks was cuttin' pine by the river." Tliey had followed lis, keeping on one (lank as my little squad went up the river, for they wanted to learn what we were up to. They were glad they had seen us leave camp; otherwise they would have missed their boat, on which they night ' ly crossed the river to the house in which they slept. I All this was interesting, but It made j cold chills play hide and seek all over { me. Suppose, instead of following us through mere curiosity, they had shot I us as soon ns we were out of hearing | of our camp. l T gh! "Guess we'd better git across the riv ! er now," said the man who seemed | leader of the party. "The Yanks 'll be t send in' out for these boys pooty soon, 1 like as not, an' we don't want to git in ; to uo muss." CHAPTER XIV. A FRIENDLY CANTEEN. fWO Johnnies got into the boat, putting two of us, still bound, in the stern, and crossed the river; then one brought the boat back and took over the re mainder or the pnrty, i nrst stowing our car bines in the bow under the legs of a man who held a double barreled pun ready for use. When all had crossed, the boat was hauled up into the bushes Just as we had found it on tlie other side. Then we were marched about half a mile from the river to a big log hut. "Now, boys," said my old acquaint ance, "we'll make you feel as much at home as we can without bein' unsafe. We'll onloose one of you at a time, so you can stretch your arms an' eat, an' we'll send word to our camp soon ez we can for somebody to come an' take you 'long to Richmond." "We're in no hurry to get there, I'm sure," said I. He looked at me sharply a moment and replied: "Mebbe they ain't as well fixed thar as you uns at Fort Monroe, where they tuck us when we pot ketclied, but they'll do the best they can for you. Resides, you'll be exchanged 'fore long, just as we was." It was real kind of him to say tlds, and 1 told him so, but my heart grew heavier and heavier. What would fa ther and mother think? Who would write them about my disappearance? What would the writer say? Could there be any possible way of getting word home from Richmond? 1 asked my old acquaintance tiiis question and told him I was afraid my disappear ance would kill my parents unless they knew what had happened. "That's so, my friend," said he. "Just you write a scrap to some friend of yours in your camp, an' I'll see it reaches him in a week. Nuthin' else, though, mind, except that you're cap tured." "How will you get it there?" I asked, with natural curiosity. "Ask me no questions, an' I'll tell you no lies," said he. "You give me coffee one time, don't you remember? Well, that's enough." As It happened that just then was my turn to be unbound, I got some letters out of my breast pocket and found a blank half sheet of paper, on which 1 penciled: Pear Hamilton—We were captured by the en emy. Tell my father not to worry. Our captors Eay we'll lie exchanged pretty soon. JACK FROST. My old acquaintance looked over my shoulder while I wrote. When I had finished, he said: "I'ut in a little more. Say 'The man that I gave coffee to when he was ketehod is the man that's got me, an' he says I'll be well treated or his name ain't Clay Ilillyard.' That ought to make 'em feel easier to home, oughtn't It?" "I'm sure it would if they knew you," said I."I wrote them a long letter after that scout In which you were captured, about how you fixed fried bacon and hoccake for us that night and liow you showed me how to parch corn in bacon fat I wrote how awfully hungry I was on that trip, too, and my mother wrote back that she'd pray for you every night of her life for being kind to her boy." "Sho! You git out! Is that so, t.„.i?" said my particular Johnny, with a sheepish look. "Well, mothers la all alike, I s'pose." Then he and ona of his party began to prepare a meal of bacon and hoccake, for it was now nearly dark. The aroma of the cooking diverted my thoughts from the situation, for we had started near noon and in such haste that we had forgotten to bring our haversacks. The Johnnies evident ly intended to feed us, for they were preparing an Immense quantity of food. "Say, sarge," remarked my friend to the large, quiet man who seemed to be the leader of the party, "these boys cayn't eat with their arms tied. S'pose we tie their legs instead. They'll be safe ag'iu runnin' away, an' they'll be more comfortable." The sergeant muttered assent. The change was made, and then, as we sat on a long, low bench against one wall, we were bountifully fed. We chatted lreely, our capfors uelng quite willing to converse, and the conversation ran as entirely to farming methods as if [jra j L jm nil Ti\ Tii is IWi "All I want, you said?" there was no war or other special sub ject of Interest Two or three hours after dark tlie sergeant said to us: "Now, gentlemen, any of you that tries to get away 'll be shot like a dog, but if you behave yourselves you can sleep as comfortable as if you was at home. Just lie down on the floor where A WOMAN'S As a trapeze performer is greater than a man's. 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My feet and hands would feel almost like ice Since taking Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription I can sleep Well all Could hardly drag around before I took your medi cine, and now can do my housework and help my husband in the field Words cannot express the thauks I owe to Dr. Pie#ce." Weak and sick wofnen are invited to consult Dr. Pierce, by letter, free. All correspondence is held as strictly private and sucredly confidential. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser, containing more than a thou sand large pages, is sent free on receipt of stamps to pay expense of mailing Send 31 one-cent stamps for the • l<)th »ouud volume, or only 71 stanm° for the botnv v-mer covers. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. j you are whenever you like, or sit up, but keep to that side of the room. We'll keep to this side. If you even put your hands to your feet you'll be shot, so don't do it." 1 said something to the effect that we weren't fools. Meanwhile my friend and the third man dropped upon the floor, with their guns and our car bines, while the sergeant sat down upon a box in front of the fire, cocked a double barreled shotgun and kept his eyes upon us. Conversation languish ed after that. It is hard to talk to a man whom you know is ready to take your life on sufficient provocation. We exchanged remarks occasionally with one another, but they weren't at all hilarious. I was just dropping asleep, still sitting on the bench, when Brain ard whispered: "Any water in your canteen. Jack?" I hadn't thought before of the cap tain's canteen of whisky. Would it be safe to tell Charley in the hearing of the guard that the canteen across my shoulder was full of whisky? Suppose the Johnnies should learn of it, drink it and get lighting mad and kill us? I answered Brainard, "No." Then, remembering some jar inscrip tions that he and I had spelled out to gether in our village drug store and persuaded the druggist to trans'ate, I continued, trusting the sergeant did not understand Latin, "Spiritus fru mentl." The surprise that gleamed through Brainard's eyes would have startled the sergeant had lit.' seen it. Before 1 dropped asleep again the guard was changed by the sergeant rousing the man of the three who seemed to amount to least. He was a thin, rath er feeble looking fellow, with a stupid face, the lower half of which had been left unfinished soon after it was be gun. lie threw fresh wood 011 the tiro so as to keep the room alight, then he sat down with the gun and yawned so fearfully that I feared he might fall asleep with his hand on the trigger and rouse the house, perhaps to our serious injury. Finally, however, lie got en tirely awake, and then he seemed to feel dismal amid so much silence, so he tried to chat with 11s. He was a poor talker, but rtrainard helped him along to the best of his ability. They drawl ed along for an hour, and under the soothing influence of their monotones, the snoring of the sergeant and the wheezing of the other Johnny 1 began to drop asleep again just as the guard was explaining it lot of bad feelings he had from time to time. "I could cure you, I think, if you wouldn't get me into trouble," said Brainard. "Ef you've got any medicine of any kind, stranger," said the guard, "fo* the Lawd's sake, gimme some. I don't keer what it is. I know it'll do me good some way." "Wouldn't whisky be the very best medicine you could have?" Brainard asked. The man's face looked like a beatified saint in a fourteenth century picture as lie placed a hand 011 his waist and murmured "Oh!" "If I find you some right here with out stirring, will you promise to leave me a little of it?" asked Brainard. "Of co'se 1 will," said the guard soft ly. "But how— Sho! Quit your fool- In'." "I'm not fooling," said Brainard. "You promise, too, not to wake your friends to help drink it all? I don't be lieve in whisky except for sickness, and your friends don't look or act as If they had any bad feelings." "Stranger," said the guard hoarsely, 'l'd promise anything, excep' to be a Yank or to let you git out, fo' one drink of •whisky." "All right," said Brainard, taking the captain's canteen from my neck, draw ing the cork and holding It out to the What Brainard was up to I could not imagine, and 1 closed my eyes as the guard stepped toward him. I fear ed Charley had some desperate idea of seizing the man's gun as he passed the canteen. In such case discretion would be the better part of valor—for the rest of us. But there was no scene. The guard quickly resumed his seat, and out of a mere slit of my eye I could see he had his gun ready for us with one hand while he raised the can teen to his mouth with the other. "All I want, you said?" he whisper ed after he had ascertained that it really was whisky. "All you want," was the reply, "so you leave me a little in case of sick ness." How that canteen did gurgle for a full minute! When the drinker was compelled to stop for breath, he held the canteen in front of him with a "you have saved my life" expression of countenance that was really touching. Then he began again and drank for a full minute longer, it seemed to me. As he breathed a long sigh of content he placed the canteen at his feet and said: "Stranger, you're a gentleman. No body ever done me so much good he ro'." "I'm glad to have been of service," said Brainard. "My friend here helped your friend there to a good drink of coffee about three months airo. and I'm glad to be about even with him." "You're ;i gentleman. I say it again, an' I'll say it alv. lys." Rvi li -ntlj whisky really was the medicine In' needed, for ho began to be quite happy, though quiet.. Then he fixed his eye on something on the lloor. He appeared togo into a brown study. Finally he closi d his eyes and loosened his grasp on his gun, which fell softly across his knees. 1 looked toward Brainard to wink, but to my horror I saw him loosening the strap at his feet and motioning me to d" likewise. Then he rose softly, took the guard's gun, handed it to me and proceeded to tie the fellow's feet. Then I understood what Charley was up to, and, although I was so frighten ed that I was afraid 1 would drop the gun, I covered the sergeant and my rebel friend with it. I wasn't going to be outdone in appearance of bravery by any five foot ex-student of theology alive, even if he happened to be my particular friend. Nevertheless as I stood there with that gun I devoutly prayed that the slumbers of the re cumbent Johnnies might continue to be very sweet. Meanwhile Brainard carefully un bound the two other men of our own party. I wondered why he didn't wake them and tell them to loosen them selves. but I offered no suggestions. I don't believe I could have spoken had I tried. With the belts taken from our boys Brainard softly bound, or hob bled, the feet of the sleeping graycoats. Then he cut the sling strap from our captain's canteen and bound their hands also. They became somewhat restive under this operation, and the sergeant suddenly opened his eyes. The tire that shot from those eyes when the serceant saw me with his gun at a point made me tremble, and when he strained at his bonds 1 recall ed the story of Samson. "We're awfully sorry, sergeant," said Brainard, "that it had to be done, but duty is duty, you know." The sergeant was speechless. Per haps 'twas just as well, for I learned afterward that he was a member of the church. He did, however, arouse my old acquaintance by nudging him with his tied feet, but when that matter of fact fellow grasped the situation hu ejaculated, "Well, I'll be ." Charley took one of our boys and went out of the hut. They came back in about half an hour and said they had the boat ready. In the interval my old acquaintance had exclaimed about once in live minutes and each time ap parently after profound thought, "Well, 1 11 be ." I finally told him I hoped not, and it wasn't his fault we had turned the tables on him. "Jest tell me how you done It all," said he, "an' I won't ask no more." "We didn't do it," said I, thinking to get off a practical temperance lecture that might be repeated after the war. "We didn't do it ; whisky did it." Then 1 nodded suggestively toward the guard who had wanted medicine. "Whisky?" exclaimed the questioner, with a wide eyed look. "An' you didn't offer me a toothful?" Then he look ed reproachfully and remarked, "I wouldn't liev thought it of you." This made me feel so bad that I hastened to say: "I didn't do it. I never thought of the whisky. 'Twas given to me to use in case we got a soaking. I wouldn't have thought of it again. I haven't tasted whisky three times in my life." The poor fellow looked at me seareli- Jnglv and finally said: "I've got to b'lieve you. 1 do b'lieve you. But, say, whar was you brung up?" "Score one for the north." said I to Liver Pills That's what you need; some thing to cure your bilious ness and give you a good digestion. Ayer's Pills are liver pills. They cure con stipation and biliousness. Gently laxative. ah druKnists. Want y«mr iiunist.irlio «»r ht-anl ;t beautiful brown or rub bla<*k ' 'I lion Hat* BUCKINGHAM'S DYE Whiskers J 1 * ' ' '' " J _ _ The Home Paper of Danville. Of course you read j i ■ n , | THE HEOPLE'S I POPULAR 1 APER. _ Everybody Reads It, I'lihlishcit Every Morning Except ! Sunday No. i ? Li, Maho: i tig St. Subscription <> ccn !Vr Week. L _ . myself, as ! shortly answered, 'York state." "Now. ntlemen." said Brainard, "we'd better move before any of your friends drop along and upset our plans. Two of us will first take the sergeant and the firearms across the river." As the sergeant didn't demur Brain ard loosened his feet and took him down to the skiff, the other boys stag gering under all the weapons except : the gun, which 1 held. In about 15 ; minutes one came back with the boat, ! and the remainder of us crossed, the | disembarkation being covered in the 1 starlight by Brainard and a Confeder- I ate double barreled gun. Then we sat, or stood, on that river bank until dawn began to break, Brain ard having whispered to me that it would not be safe to approach camp in the dark. Wo did not dare to make a lire, and as we had not worn our over coats when we started the morning be fore we were chilled to the bone. I sug gested we should try to warm our selves with single sips of the whisky, if any was left, but Brainard objected, saying it was no time for experiments. As for the Johnnies, they dropped upon the ground and slept as peacefully as if nothing unusual had occurred. At the first streak of dawn Brainard irdered the prisoners into the boat, ;woof them in the stern and one in the bow, while ho sat amidships and row ed, first cautioning our two boys to keep along the bank abreast of him and fire on any prisoner who chanced to change his position. He suggested that I, being the commander of the expedi tion, should hurry on in advance and report, so that the prisoners should not be fired at on suspicion that they were comimr on a business errand. 1 acted upon his suggesuou, ui*a u» i hurried along it occurred to me that al though 1 officially was In command Brainard had been doing all the plan ning and work. Why hadn't I Instead of he thought to get that stupid fellow drunk and thus prepare the way for our escape, instead of accepting our fate and dropping unquestioningly to (Beep? Brainard's head had been alert, mine in a daze. That was the only dif ference, but it was enough to make me feel uncomfortable. Still, "honor to whom honor Is due."l would see to it that Charley got full credit. I could be glad, too, that the man who had been smarter than I was my dearest friend. [TO HE CONTINUED]. Tliey Grnrrolly Stick. Hewitt—Gruet has jilted that Boston girl. Jewctt—l didn't think he could do it. Hewitt—Why not? Jewett— It isn't easy to get rid «112 a cold.—New York Times. Tlie Milk. "Is this milk sterilized?" asked the cranky husband. "No." replied his wife, "but it's wa ter cured." Boston Post. NQSQI CATARRH In all its stages there °<o(fL should be cleanliness. Ely's Cream Balm cleanses, soothes and heals the diseased membrane. ■ It cures catarrh and drives M". away a cold in the bead quickly. Cream Ttalm is placed Into the nostrils, opreade over the membrane and is absorbed. Keiicf is im mediate and a cure follows. It is not drying—does not produce sneezing. Large Size, sft cents at Drug gists or by mail; Trial Size, 10 cents by mail. ELY bUOTUEUS, 5C Warren Street, New York. MORE LIVES ARE SAVED ...BY USING... Dr. King's New Discovery, ....F01L... Consumption, Coughs and Colds Than By All Other Throat And Lung Remedies Combined. This wonderful medicine positively cures Consumption, Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Asthma, Pneumonia, Hay Fever, Pleurisy, LaGrippe, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, Croup and Whooping i Cough. NO CURE. MO PAY. Price DCc. & SI. Trial Eottle Free. D, L & I RAILROAD, TIML; TABLE, Corrected to May i, 1901. NEW Yokk. A M • liuiclay St. Lv. 2 (Hi 10 00: I'hristopher St. . 200 ...... io 15 I lobokcn IMI ■ 152 I Ncrunton Ai l; 32 I'M IllltlUlO I,vi- II •»(! - Scraiiton Ar ■> •■"> 1U Oil A>|i AM- ~>1 ( SdRAKTOK . «> 1U (t> 155 ; Itellovne li 50 ... Tuylorvillc | 655 111 15 203 Lackawanna .01 l'i -i in IMiryea 703 111 2ti "i i . I'nistun 7 117 111 :;l 217 Susquehanna Ave.. . 710 10 :!3 tm ' West Pittston 713 111 :i'i %23 Wyominn 717 10 111 "1 T. Fnrtv F<>rt. Dennett 121 in I'.' 2 ;;i '' Klnirstor ar. J -'H 10 ">l 240 •' 4,i Wilkes liiirre Ar ~ "I" 250 t< 20 Wilkes-Barre l.ve 720 10J» 2 :ai Ik Kirinsti.n I\ ~ W 10 >1 j> 111 li Plymouth .lunc... . < Plymouth 1'■ h II o:; 2 4'.t ii 13 Avondalc : 742 . 554 I Nanticoke ........ 1 il I] ass i 651 H unlock'! 7 il II 17 3 Oil I 057 Shiekshlnuy s "I ' I 211 320 1 7 111 Hick's Ferry s l2 fll i; a , ti 21 Reach 1 aven s '* •' I s 3 :i7 ; 72S Hcrwick 8 II >1 344 733 Hrlar Creek 2S 112 3 sii Willow Grove Is f6l l.lrne Uidije s fl2 Oil ;•» 5s j £apy s 12 1", 4 IN; 7 .-,2 HlomuDhurK ,s ." 1-22 412 7&7 Rupert sl " 12 27 417 801 CatawlHsa ' 12 32 4V2 I s (15 Danville 12 17 4 :!■"« ;s 20 Chulasky 4 42 Cameron ... 12 ",7 4is NC'ITHI'MHKRLAM) 1 "• 600 S l'i Ar. AM I'M I'M I'M GOING KAST. I'M Nkw Y jib I 3:55 I'M i | I Barclay St. Ar . !! 30 500 i | Christopher St... :i 15 465 I . Hobokon 11l 05 44* ' Scran ton .1 AM 12 55 I I'M ' ! AM* AM KulTulo Ai i SOO I 12 15 | 700 ; ; Ai I'Mt | I'AH I I'M Scranton I '• i 1235 | 450 845 ! llellevuo .... il ..7 4 45 j I Taylorville '.'32 ! 410 | 535 j Lackawanna ... i 20 i 432 j 827 ! Iluryea 928 ' 4 291 525 I I'lttston. .. . ' '.I 10 12 IT 424 S '2l Susquell p '.I 10 12 14 420 SIS I West Pitt «-< l-"t ! 417 ! SlO j Wyom * !l 0!" 12 OS ! 112 Sl2 Forty 1- " ' !l 04 | 107 l'.ei io ' 911 403 SOl K.a n ' s 6K lit!': 400 SO2 Hill* es-ISa rre Lvi II 3 50 ■ 50 W .K, s-Harrc A. » 12 "»; 4"' * •< st <.n I sss nasi 1001 so:: ymouth junction! s I 3 s ir iymouth | 47 11 51 3 4.; i .'3 Avoiulaic s 3 42 Nanticokc * ::,k! 1' 43 33S "40 II unlock s K '2 331 f7 41 Shlckshinny i ,s H2y 320 <3l Hick's Ferry Nv - 3 uil 17 21 lioach Haven 1*? 3 0 : > •_ 12 Berwick.' ' 11 05 f1 58 7 0-> Briar Oreck ," 4" 'l2 •>! 10 58 Willtnv (irovf ...I'll 4 i '2 hi ••••;• Ume Kldno 3 ! 2 4li 50 Espy i i;' 2 10 4S ! 210 011 BloomsburK i 10 40 234 03S Bujiert L .. 10 37 2 2!» I. 32 Oatawlssa i '. !" 10 34 224 02< Danville 10 in 211 012 I'hulasky : • • • • • ■ i •••••• Cameron ! ... f2 01 "j 03 NORTHUM BKBL'D, .. ' 110*00 t, I ,'? 0 I.'M L.\ AM A.M. 1M ! 1M Connections at Bupert witli I'hiladelphla it Kea<lin« Kaiiroiid lor Tamanend, Tamaqua, Williamsport, Sunbury, Vottsville, etc. At Northuralierland with P and E. l)iv. P. li. K. I'or Harrishuru, Eock Haven, Emporium, Warren Corry, anil Erie. •Daily. + Daily except unday. 112 Stop on signal. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD, TIME TABLE In Effect May, 25, 1902< i A M |A. M.. P. M I Scranton(D4iH)lv ; 0 J» as. 1 42 -.4 271 I'lttston " " 7 o"i 112 lono,§ 210 4 r>2 1....* A. M. A. Mr. M. I'.Rl Wilkesburre,.. Iv§ 7 25 iit"1, 1 245 it} oo Flyin'th Ferry " I 7 32 110 42; i 2 52 16 07 Nanticokc •' 742 lti 50 301 ti 17^^]] Mocanaqua .... " 801 11 07: 82n 637 '""' Wapwailopen.. " H 10 11 10 831 fl 47 Nescopeck ar SIS 11 20 342 7 00'^"" A.M. A.M. P.M. I'ottsvillc lv § 5 5o >ll 55 Hazleton •' 705 12 52 45 "'[[[ Tonihickcn " 722 111 305 ' Fern (rlen " 720 IIS 315 Hock Olen "| 7 35 3 22 Nescojicck ar 800 I 45 """ Catawissa 4 00 _ A. M A.M P.M. 1' M _ Nescopeek lv §M is jil 20 42 00 .... Creasy •• 830 II 352 7OH ' Espy Ferry " I 8 42 II 40 1 4 02, 7 20 E. BloomsDurK, " 847 II 50. 400 725 I'll Catawissa Iv 855 11.57] 413 732 South Danvillo " y 14 12 1". 431 7r> Sunbury ar 935 12 40j 155 sls A. M. P. M. P. M KM. ~ Sunbury Ivj|| 9 42 Sl2 is § 5 lu «» 41; laewlsburar.... ar 10 18 145 540 Milton " 10 os 1 :r»; 53510 07 Williamsport.. " 11 00 1 11 03010 55 Eock Haven... " 11 6!i 220 731 Kenovo "A.M. 300 s3O Kane "| S 2-",| j P.M. I*. M.j Lock llaven. .l\ 512 10 H 3 15' . . Bellefunte ....ar 1 05;H 111 Tyrone " 220S 0 00 I'liilipsiuirg " 135 is 02 Clearlleld. ... " 625S s 45 Pittsburg.... " (i 55,110 45 A.M. P. M. P. M. P M Sunbury lv| 9 50 5 1 59 ii 5 2o;#S 31 Harrlsburn.... ar 11 30 j 3 15 , 050 10 10 'P. M. P. M. P. M. A M I Philadelphia., ar!* 3 17 |[ 6 23 ||lo 20 4 25 Baltimore 3II!! 6 no !' 45 2 30] Washington... " si 4 10 j, 7 15 !0 55 4 IA.M. P, M.! I | Sunbury lv §lO 00 § 2 15 Eewistown Jc. ar 11 45 ( 105 - Pittsburg "j <• 5.">.i)10 45 ~~ A.M. P.M. P. M. P M ~~ Ilarrisburg.... lv II 45 il » (Ki || 7 15,«1025l I'. M. A M. A. M. A M Httsburg ar j li 55]|| 150 j| 1 50 5 30 P.M. P Ml A M Am! Pittsburg lv i 7 in ,! !» 00! 300 IS OO] IA. M A M P M liarrisburg.... ar 200 j 4 2»|(i !' 30 ii 3 Jo: j AM AM Plttsburir lv] ; 8 oo ! P M j Js. " ...... : " 30 \ 3 (Hi] Sunbury ar j 9 20 « 4 50] 'P.M. A M A M A M| Washington... lv ,10 40 7 >" 10 5o Baltimore " j|ll 00 | 4 401 S 40 j 11 4Y Philadelphia... " .11 2o|i 4 2S] | s 30 11 40 A. M.j A All A. M. P M llarrirtburif lv 3 3.'. 7 5."' II lu ; •'! 20 Sunliury ar 500 »». Los \ 5 05r"" I P.M. I A MA Mi _ Pittsburg Iv ; 12 45: 3 ««, \ S (in! ViVrtfifeiWrg;. !! -f it!' 10 12; Tyrone " 700 1! 810 12 25 Bellefonte. . " SlO j 932 105 Eoek Haven ar it 15j ' 10 30 2 101""" * P. AI, A MA AI I'M Eric, lv | 5 35 ] i I Kane, " s 45] '5 000 ]"' ltenovo " l| 50 j 0 45 10 301 !']' Eock Haven.... " 12 3S 7 35' II 25 300 A.AI. I* Ml Williainsport .. " 2 25' 830 il2 Ki 4 ih, Milton •' 2 23; 917 I 2'. 4 4ii! Eewisburg " j 9 05, I I • 442 ' " Sunbury ar 324 9 in 15. 5 A.M. A All I' MP Ml Sunbury Iv ;1. I > 955 : 2 110 ; 5 2->j South Danville"] 7 II io 17 221 550 " Cutawlssa "1 732 10 35 230 BOSi " K Bloomsburg. . " ! 737 10 43 213 615 '* Espy Ferry " 742 tin 47 I 6 l!> Creasy " 752 in 56] 2 •>> l> :Wi Nescopeck " 802 U u. r >, 305 64" "" A AI A Al|l». AI. P Al I Cataw issa l\ 732 Hi rys 2 3i. 00s Nesco]>eck lv 523 ? 5 lk"> :7 05 Kock (Hen ar II 22 7 2S' "*] Fern<llen, " Ssl lI2S| 532 731 'romhicken " Sss II :1s 53S 742 " Hazlcton " !l 19 11 5S 5 59, 8 or. • Pottsvlllo " 10 15 0 55. A Al A Al I' Al I' AI Ncscopeck Iv ;8 02 UOS 05 6 lu Wapwailopen..ar 819 11 20 320 052 Alocunauua .... " 831 II 32 330 701 Nanticoke " 853 11 54 3 4!' 719 P All l'lvm'th Ferry' I 903 12 02 3 s'. 17 28 Wllksbarrc ..." «10 12 lu 4 it',. 7 :ft A Al P Al I' Al I' M Plttßtoil(D<VH) ar ;9 39 12 55 4Mi 836 Scranton " " 10 08 121 5211 v 05 I Weekdays. 5 Daily. 112 Flag station. Pullman Parlor ar.il Sleeping Curs run on through trains between Sunbury, Williamsport and Erie, between Sunbury au.i Philadelphia and Witsblngton untl between Pitts burg and the West. For lurlher information apply to Ticket Agents /. li. HUTC'IIINSON, ,/. li. WOOD, Uen'l Manager. Gen'l Pass'nW Ay &hoes, Shoe> 3t3rlisn ! Olieap 1 IRelia.ble I Gicyclo, Cymnasium and Tennis Shoes. THK CKLKBRATKI) Carlisle Shoes AND THK Hiiaj;' Proof Uiililmt Boots A SPECIALTY. A. SCH ATZ, iiilEi! A Relia'bi© TIN SHOP ror ail kind of Tin RooFingi Spouting and Ceneral Job Work. Stoves, Heaters, Ranges, Furnaces, etc- PRICES THE LOWEST! QUILITY TDE BEST! JOHN HIXSOJN NO. 116 E. FRONT ST. ONE DAY ONLY Wednesday. Aug 6th. Ba. m.to 9i. n PROF. J. ANGEL, THE EXPERT EYE SPECIALIST OF WILLIAMSPORT, will be at Hunt's Drag Store, ho needs no further introduction as to his ability and workmanship in his profession. He is well known in this vicinity and be can offer the names of many prominent citizens of Danville and community, whom ho- has successfully treated. Those who suffer with headache, weak eyes or defective eyesight, will be well repaid to call on me. Hundreds of peo ple are going blind daily from the want of the properly prescribed glasses, and from delaying attention to the eyes, from time to time. Nothing will de stroy your eyesight quicker than cheap glasses or glasses not properly fitted to your eyes. I can examine your eyes at home, by appointment, without extra charge. If you need me at your home, drop a line to Hunt's Drug Store. Reading or sewing glasses SI.OO and up. PHILADELPHIA READING RAILWAY IN EFFECT .1 I NK 27th, 1902 TRAINS LEAVE DANVILLE For Philadelphia 11:24 a. m. For New York 11:24 a. m. Kor Catawissa 11:21 a. m, and G:01 p. in. For liloomsburg 11:21 a. m, For Milton S:0! a m., and 4:00 p. m. For Williamsport 8:0:5 a. m, and 4:.K) p. ni. Trains for Baltimore, Washington, the South and West via 15. &0. K. K. leave Heading Terminal, Philadelphia at 7:55,11:26 a. m , 3:1f,, 7-27 p m Sundays :5:20 a ill, 7:5.",, ll:2fi. :'.:4i>, 7:27 pin Additional trains from 24th and Chestnut street station, week davs, l::i5, 5:11, N:2:'. p. in , Sunday 1 ;35,8:23 p. m TRAINS FOR DANVILLK. Leave Philadelphia 10:21 a. m Leave Williamsport 10:U0a. m., 4:30 p m. Leave Milton 11:00 a. m , 5:20 p m. Leave Illoomsburg 7:10 a. m , 3:30 p ni. Leave Catawissa 7: If, a m,3:3(ip m. ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION. Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut street Wharf and South street Wharf. For ATLANTIC < 'lTY—Week-days—Express. ;i.OO 10:45 a. m. (1.00 Saturdays only.) 2:00, t 00. l::;u 5.00, fa: 10. 7:15 p. m. Local 0:00 a. in., 15.40 p. m. Sundays Express, 7S:::o, 10:0,1 a. m. 7:15 p. m, 'ixical C,:00 a. m , 5:00 p. m. LEAVE ATLANTIC ClTV—Week-days Kvpress. 7:00, 7:45. 8:20.'.1:00, 10:1",, a, ltt., 2.-VI . .i. 7:.:u p, m. I/x-al f,:25 a. m . 3.50 p. m. Sundays Ex press 10.15 a. m., I.•»), 5.30, 7.:'.0 p. m. Local 7.15 a. m„ 4.05 p. m. Parlor Cars on all express trains. LEAVE PHILADELPHIA. For CAPE MAY -WeeUd.n-~s.:;o, s 15 a. m (Sat unlays only g1.40), *l.lO, J.",. 10 p m. Sundays 8,45. 9.15 a. in.. 5.00 p. in. For OCEAN CITY—' Weekdays—S, 15 a m . (Sal urdays only fel4o), f1.20, 15.10 pin. Sundays 5.45, '.1.15 a. m , 5.00 p. in. For SEA ISLE ClTY—Weekdays s.ija. in. (Sat urdays only al 10) 11.20. tvm p. in. sundajs 8 15. a. in.. 5.00 p. B»., iSouth Bt, 1.15 p. m.. 1 South St., 5.30 p. in.. J South St., l.:M) p. in, ♦South St., 4.00 p. 111* NEW YORK AND ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESS Leaves NEW YORK (Liberty Street) 3:10 a.m. Leaves ATLANTIC CITY. -S:3O a. 111.. Detailed time tables at ticket oflices. W. A, GARRETT, EDSON .1. WEEKS, Gen' l Supt Gen't Pass'r Agt Headuu: Terminal. Philadelphia. PEGG The Coal Dealer SELLS WOOD Prepared for Stoves —AT— -344 Ferry Street
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