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PUPILS SENDEE
MUSICAL Finn
The pnpils who are studying music
under the direction of the Sisters ot
Mercy ot St. Joseph's convent, Bloom
street, rendered a pleasing program
Friday afternoon. The manner in
which all the pupils acquitted them
selves in their parts was a delight to
the friends and patrons, who were
present in a large number. The
smoothness of execution, the expres
sion and time with which the selec
tions were given reflect much credit
on both teachers and pupils.
The music hall was tastefully deco
rated with palms and flowers, and
presented a very pretty appearance.
The class will have a vacation of sev
eral weeks before the beginning of the
new term. The program of the music
ale was as follows:
Duet, "Merry Skater," Zitterbart,
Mary Finegan, Mary Rogers; "Papa's
Waltz,"Streabbog,Edna Moyer; "Star
of the Sea," Kennedy, Margaret Cole;
"Ripples of the Alabama," Katharine
Mu 1 len ' Grandma's Congratulations"
Clara Fischer, song, "What Would
You Take for Me, Pa," Westbrook,
Gertrude Cairns; "Bicycle Waltz,"
Geible, Carrie Hoffman; "Orvetta
Waltz," Spencer, Mary Curry ; "The
Whispering Zephyr," Heins, Harry
Fish; "Robin's Return," Fisher,
Alice Peyton ;duet," Villager's Waltz"
Kohler, Edward Shevlin and Marion
Leister; song, "Hello Central,"
Clauder, Dorothy Tooley; instrument
al selection, Edward Warga; "Chapel
in the Mountain," Wilson, Katherine
Mullen ; song, "Holy City," Adams,
Mary Hooley and Mary Curry; Fifth
Nocturne, Ley bach, Mary Rogers;
mandolin trio, Carpenter, Gertrude
Cairns, Margaret Hooley and Edward
Shevlin; instrumental selection, Mabel
Ammerman. "The Stranger's Story,"
Paul, Mary Hooley and Mary Rogers;
"Yodle Waltz," Winner, Harry Pey
ton; "Cradle Song," Mendelssohn,
Catharine Pickens; duet, Catharine
Pickens and Dorothy Tooley ; Rosebud
Galop," Engleman, Edward Shevlin;
"Grand Galop de Concert," Eugene
Ketterer, Mary Hooley; song, "Ken
tucky Home," Foster.
May Locate iu Danville
Samuel Mettler, the old man who
drove all the way from Western Ohio
to this city, a distance of nearly 700
miles,an account of whose experiences
was printed in these columns July Ist,
was seen in this city again it few days
ago.
It will he recalled that he came East
to visit his relatives and that upon
his arriyal here there were none among
the several families that bear his name
who seemed to be of his kin ; he was
much disheartened and thought that
he would have to return home with
out accomplishing the object of his
long and toilsome journey. He stated,
Thursday, that he found several per
sons who are relatives, among them
Mrs. Enoch Cook of this city, a first
cousin. The time since his arrival
has been spent mostly in Kusli town
ship, Sunhnry and Catawissa.
Altogether, he says, the trip, which
at lirst promised so badly, has turned
out well enough. He is delighted
with Danville, which he regards as
one of the liest towns of this section.
While his horse drank at the public
fountain he made some further inquir
ies about the town and stated that it
would not require much coaxing to in
duce him to remain here. He has not
as yet laid any plans for his return
home.
A Demand for Skilled Workmen.
In contrast to the depression of busi
ness in the anthracite coal regions,
due to the stike, is the activity of the
manufacturing towns. Danville not
only shares in this progress and pros
perity, but is considered one of the
best towns in the state. There is no
idleness hero and no reason why a
man cannot get work. This city has
never been more prosperous nor never
more progressive. The name of Dan
ville is synonymous with industrial
advancement. There is a demand for
skilled workmen that exceeds the local
supply. This is evidenced by the fact
that the firm of James Mallen & Com
pany, operating the Danville rolling
mill, is advertising in other towns for
puddlers and helpers.
Every industry has plenty of work
ahead to insure a continuance of these
giatifyiug conditions for many months
This all means more than is apparent
from the mere statement of busy mills
and humming factories. It means an
increase in building operations, a de
velopment of the town and additions
to the population by bringing in more
people. It also means a growth of busi
ness all of which tends to make better
and stronger this thriving city of the
North Branch.
This is the time for vacations but
Danville people often return from
their outiugs firm in their conviction
that after all there is not a better
place than Danville for living, work
ing and recreation.
BALANCE LEFT
FROM CELEBRATION
Secretary W. A. Sechler, of the citi
zens' committee,has submitted a report
on the receipts and expenditures of tin-
Fourth of July celebration. The total
amount received was #715.01, of which
$577.ti1) was subscribed by citizens and
$1:57.11 was the balance from the de
monstration of 18t)!i.
As there is a balance of $lO3 ill the
bands of Treasurer M. H. Schram it
will he seen that the committee did
its work well and that there is but a
slight difference in this balance and
the one of three years ago. This is an
excellent _record for the committee,
and also shows that the citizens of
Danville responded liberally to assure
the success of the celebration. The
names of the contributors will be
published later. The following is Sec
retary Sechler'sreport in full:
RECEIPTS.
Received from A. H. Group,
Treas., Fourth of July De
monstration lM'.l'.i $187.44
Received from Subscriptions,
Ist Ward 272.110
Received from Subscriptions,
2nd Waril 45.50
Received from Subscriptions,
3rd Ward 1518.50
Received from Subscriptions,
4th Ward <51.00
Total . .. 715.04
EXPENDITURES.
F. G. Peters, Fire Works $133.20
Trumbower & Werkheiser, lum
ber & Labor 4.25
Catawissa Band 7(5. (50
Goodrich Post (Powder) 4.0.>
East Danville Baud
Morning News, Printing 14.25
C. P. Hancock, Supplies . LID
Citizens' Band (50.00
Posting Bills (5.00
Horse Hire, (11 Horses) 11.00
Hauling Fireworks 1.50
Ephraim Hale, janitor 3.00
Typewriting & Postage 2.50
C. C. Moyer, Boarding Horses 5.50
C. E. Welliver, Boarding
Horses 4.00
Irwin Hunter, Carriage 2.00
Labor—Fire Works 2.00
Meal Tickets. 243.00
Total (512.04
Balance in the hands of M. H.
Schram, Treas 103.00
Respectfully submitted,
W. A. SECHLER, Sce'y.
A Quiet Saturday Night.
The law-abiding character of our
population and the limited amount of
work for the police court, which may
in a measure pass unnoticed by our
own citizens is one of the first things
which impresses strangers sojourning
in our city. This is all the more
noticed because our town is prosper
ous, all classes being employed and
well paid. There are few who can
not afford to indulge in luxury of
some sort. If our people were inclined
toward intemperance with all that is
implied by that excess in the way ol
crime and disorder conditions at pres
ent are certainly favorable for bring
ing out the fact.
Nevertheless arrests for any thing
more than one of the minor offenses
are few and far between. The unlucky
offender who happens to get into jail
is fortunate if he finds a single com
panion there to aid in beguiling the
weary hours.
Saturday nights, a time when noise
and riot are apt to be uppermost, in
our town are nearly as quiet and com
mon place as any other night in the
week. Saturday night last was a case
in point. Few men in the least degree
intoxicated were in evidence any
where; there was no semblance of dis
order and long before midnight our
streets were practically deserted. Very
nearly the same might be said of flu-
Saturday night previous, which was
pay day.
In passing, a word of praize is due
to those who conduct licensed houses.
It is said of them that they are careful
to observe the law and thus contribute
to the general good order of the town.
It would be difficult to find any one
who would charge a single bar with
remaining open after the hour of 12
o'clock on Saturday night.
Boy Drowned at Rupert.
Morris Gross of Blooinsburg, aged
twelve years, was drowned in the riv
er at Rupert Monday atteruoon. In
company with several other boys he
went from Blooinsburg for the pur
pose of going in bathing. The place
they chose was at the month of Fish
ing Creek. As both the creek and riv
er are high there was considerable
curieiit which took the hoys out furth
er than was safe.
Gross became exhausted and the boys
nearest him went to bis aid. He pull
ed one boy down three times, and
then the little fellow managed to re
lease himself and had to swim away
to save his own life. Charles Coira,
also twelve years old, was in mid
stream when lie, too, became exhaust
ed. By hard struggling he got to the
sliorc, but was so worn out that he
fell down and it took some time to re
vive him. The body of Gross had not
been recovered last night.
DOUBT CANNOT EXIST,
Investigation will only Strengthen the
Proof we give in Danville.
There must be something stronger
than imagination behind expressions of
snch represented citizens of Blooinsburg
as Mr. Geo. Mifflin, a gentleman well
known not only in Blooinsburg but. in
the surrounding country. Any one is
at lilwrty to question him alxnit the
subject he discusses, when minute
particulars can be obtained. He says
Mr. Geo Mifflin, Dentist, of Main
street, Blooinsburg, says I procured
Doan's Kidney Pills from Moyer Bros.
Drug Store for my brother in bAv Pet
er Leisenring, living at Bear Gap. lie
suffered intensely from the kidneys and
from pain in bis l>ack and loins. The
usual accompaniments of inactive kid
neys were present and added to his
misery. Doan's Kidney Pills which I
sent iiiin gave positive relief, lie has
pretty thoroughly made known the
merits of this remedy in this section.
For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents
Koster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. V., sole
agents for the U. S.
Remember the name-Doan's- aud take
no substitute
ANCIENT BOOT
IS TAKEN DOWN
The ancient boot is gone. For thirty -
live years it stood iu front of Woods'
shoe store,on Mill street,ami was con
sidered a fixture. li was staunchly
bolted to a stout square post and in
its early days was an innovation that
attracted much comment. But it has
gone thr way of all things old, yet
there is a bit ot pathos in its removal.
The old residents who come back for
a sight of their native bills and a re
newal of old friendships will look
for it in vain.
Thirty-five years is a long time.
Many thousands have passed under the
old boot. The mill man hurrying to
bis work, the shopper and the market
throng, the business man, the hopeful
youth with hurrying steps, the aged,
the happy and the sad, all have walk
ed beneath the awning of the boot.
The Woods shoe store is one of the
oldest in the state and has stood for
sixty-two years on the same site,being
established in 1810 by Thomas Woods,
who was succeeded at his death by his
son, Charles, the present proprietor.
The improvement of the property
necessitated the taking down of the
boot and its square-post, the latter be
ing replaced by a modern post, of steel.
The awning will be raised and the en
tire building will be re-painted. New
window frames are being putin with
hoods attached. When all the work
is completed the building will look
quite fine.
Music and Drawing in the Schools.
The school board has not abandoned
the idea of introducing music and
drawing into the public schools dur
ing tlie coming term, although 110 in
structors were chosen for these
branches when the teachers were elect
ed. The board is fully impressed with
the value of both subjects and desires
to keep abreast with the times by ad
ding them to our curriculum as soon
as possible.
The matter was brought up at the
last meeting of the school board, but
nothing was done. It was decided to
postpone action a little while longer
until it can be definitely determined
just what state the districts finances
will be iu for the ensuing year. The
secretary stated that he lias several
applications for the position of music
teacher iu the public schools. When
the matter was introduced some months
ago, drawing was advocated as pro-
bably the most essential oi tin' two
brunches in developing u child's in
tellect and ilie plea was then made
that it' one of the branches be selected
to the exclusion of the other it be
drawing.
It lias been discovered, however,
that the public would he greatly averse
to leaving out music. As the matter
stands now music is probably us much
iu favor with the board as drawing. If
would not be at all surprising if both
branches were introduced into the bor
ough schools during the coining term.
To pnt the break on the wagon g"ing
down a hill is a help to the horses.when
the wagon is heavily loaded. Ihit what
driver would think of applying the
break to a loaded wagon going up hill?
If he did, the sensible horses won Id
probably balk. Many a man is iu the
condition of pulling a load up hill with
the break set, against him. When his
stomach is ont of order, and the allied
organs of digestion and nutrition unpair
ed in their functions, a friction is set
up which has to be overcame in addi
tion to the performance of daily duties.
A foul stomach makes a foggy brain,
and the man with a disordered stomach
has often to grope his way through the
■day's business like a man iu a fog. He
forgets appointments. Problems seem
present to his mind "wrong end to."
This condition is entirely remedied by
the use of I)r. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. It put sthe stomach and
digestive and nutritive system into a
condition of perfect, health, and gives a
clear brain, a steady hand and a light
step for the day's duties. When con
stipation clogs the channels of the body.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets will an ef
fect. cure of shat disastr >us disease.
Y. M, 0. A. Defeated.
The game ol" base ball Monday
afternoon at DeWitt's Park between
the St. Elmo and V. M. O. A. teams
was a good one and the score was very
close. The St. Elmo dull won by a
run, the figures being to ft. The
finish was interesting because the V.
M. (J. A. boys made two runs in the
eight, bringing their total to five and
giving a slight hope of ticing or even
winning in the final inning. Poth
sides had two pitchers, and the teams
batted in this order:
St. Elmo—M. Kiley, pitcher, third
base; Shephard, catcher, left field ;
McCloud, third base, pitcher; F.
Kiley, shortstop; Koulk, second base;
B.verly, left field; Puck, centre field,
catcher; Heclea, right field; Yerriek,
first base.
Y. M. O. A.—Angle, centre field;
Montague, second base; Rosenthal,
shortstop; Oherdorf, left field; Siiel
hart, first base; (>. Maiers, catcher;
Lunger, third base; Irlaml, pitcher,
right field; W. Maiers, right field,
pitcher.
The following is the score hy inn
ings :
Y. M. C. A 0 10 0 11 0 Jo—ft
St Elmo 0 0 1 8 11 1 0 0—«
Installation Services August 3.
Kev. Wesley E. Winner, who was
called to the pastorate of St. John's
German Lutheran church this city,
some months ago, will be installed on
Sunday, August :!. The installation
services will be conducted by Kev.
Dr Wackernagel of Alleiitown and
Kev. N. ShetTer of Herwick. The
event looked forward to with a good
deal of interest by the congregation and
others. The new pastor is a young man
of ability, who since hi> arrival here
has not only sustained himself in the
pulpit, IHI t made many friends in
t lie community.
S iv-H J a Woman's" Life.
To have given up would have meant
death for Mrs Lois Cragg. of Dorches
ter, Mass For years she had endured
untold misery from a severe lung trou
ble and obstinate cough. "Often, she
writes, I could scarcely breathe and
sometimes could not speak. All doctors
and remedies failed till I used Dr.
King's New Discovery for < !onsninptioii
and was completely cured." Sufferers
from Coughs, ('olds, Throat and Lung
Trouble need this grand remedy, for it
never disappoints Cure is guaranteed
by Paules Ar Co Price 50c (and SI.OO.
T-iial bottles free.
SII INNINGS
AT WATSONTOWN
The "Ohl Timers" have had the
misfortune to lose several games hy
just one run and this same fate befell
them on Saturday afternoon at Watson
town. Only six innings were played
and the score stood 5 tot in favor of
Watsontown. From what is saiil hv
the Danville people, not only those
who participated in the game, hut al
so hy those who witnessed it, there is
no doubt that the umpire gave Watson
town the host of the decisions and that
the "Old Timers" lost several runs hy
his partiality.
There was hut one hall sent in the
outfield, being hit hy Ammerinan to
Donovan, who failed to get it. The
game hegan at 2.30 o'clock, hut Bell
had liis right leg injured hy a collision
with Sheep at the home plate, where
hoth were after the hall to imt •* man
out. This accident delayed tin; game
a half hour and it was called at the
end of the sixth inning so that the
Danville contingent could catch a
train for home. The following is the
score in detail:
DANVILLE.
AB. K. II O. A. E.
(rosh, ss 3 1 0 2 4 0
Yerriek, 2h 4 11 « 0 1
Aminermaii, rf 15 0 0 (• 0 0
Ross, 3i> 3 o a 2 o :i
Davis, rf 3 0 0 0 0 0
Shannon, cf. 15 0 2 0 0 0
Hoffman, lh. 3 1 15 0 1
Hummer, c. 15 0 0 IS 3 1
Evans, p :s 11 0 0 1
28 4 T 18 7
WATSONTOWN.
AB. K. II O. A. E.
Diehler, lh 3 0 1 5 0 0
Campbell,ss, 3h 2 1 o ] l :s
Watts, 3b, ss 10 113 1
Kelly, rf 3 2 0 0 0 0
Donovan, cf 2 2 1 0 0 1
Sheep, c 10 10 0 0
Bell, p 2 0 0 2 2 0
Keighart, 2b 8 0 0 3 0 0
Raup, If 1 0 0 0 0 0
18 5 4 18 tt r»
Danville 2 (l 0 2 0 o—4
Watsontown. 3 0 1 0 0 I—s
Stolen bases, Gosh, Ammerman 2,
Ross 2, Hoffman, Hammer, Kvans,
Campbell. Double play, Bell to Keig
hart. Struck out, by Evans IS, by
Bell IS. Bases on halls, oil' Evans 1,
off Bell 1. Hit by pitched ball, Sheep
2. Wihl pitches, Bell 2. Passed halls,
Sheep 2. Sacrifice hits, Watts. Bell.
High Water Halts Goal Industry.
The river is being watched very anx
iously by those of our townsmen who
art' in tin- habit of gathering coal out
of tin- channel. With such facilities
as are found here the coal can be tak
en from the river only at the lowest
stage of the water. The river has
been too high for the work during
nearly the whole of July.
No one is more anxious about the
matter than Frank Hoss, who has built
a large boat at considerable expense,
which will hold a ton of coal. The
river, which was up to the ten foot
mark last week, began falling Satur
day. Yesterday it began to rise again
and altogether the prospects are not
fair for low water very soon.
It would he too had if the water
should remain high until winter,mak
ing it impossible to take coal from the
river at a time when it is so much
needed to supply the general defici
ency.
Surprised on Birthday.
James McCracken, who resides in
Valley township, was surprised at his
home Friday, on his birthday. lie
was the recipient ot many presents,
and the guests spent a merry day.
Those present were: Mrs. Simon Mos
er, Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. Shultz, Mrs.
Johuson aud family, Mis Thomas W.
Mills, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rennet
and son, Misses Katharyn Rower,
Florence Fansey, Jennie Fry, Letta
Merrell, Nora Long, Viola Sweeney,
Luella Fry, Carrie Long, Mrs. John
Sweeney, Mr. and Mrs. J. A Merrell,
Mrs. Lewis Phile and son Willie.
John F. Rower, Bruce McCracken,
Isaac Hilkert, Mrs. Kdward Bell and
daughter Bertha, Mrs. John Long, Mrs.
K. .1, Beyer and Mrs. Elizabeth Sheets.
Special New York Excursion.
(>ll Tuesday, July Vi'.ith, the Lacka
wanna Railroad will place on sale, at
all its offices in this section, special
excursion tickets to New York. These
tickets will be sold at one fare for the
round trip, plus £I.<M). They will be
good for continuous passage only, com
mencing on day of sale, and must be
used for return leaving New York not
later than August Isd.
Game Won by Monarchy
The Monarchs and puddlers of Howe
& Samuels' mill played a game at De-
Witt's I'ark Saturday afternoon, the
Monarchs winning by a score of 10 to
K. The features were the playing of
Evans, shortstop and Morgan, third
baseman of the Monarchs; Beck, left
fielder, and Delaney, pitcher, for the
puddlers. The whole game was well
played by both sides.
Goal Dredging is Growing.
The (hedging of coal in the river is
growing,owing to the length of the
anthracite strike. A Sunhnry man is
having an additional dredger built.
This will give him a capacity of
seventy tons of coal daily from the riv
er. The most of his product is shipped
to Catawissa and Berwick. A num
ber of persons in this city and South
Danville are doing river dredging on
a small scale and are laying in a
winter supply of coal.
Don't Fail to Try This.
Whenever an honest, trial is given to
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commended for a permanent cure will
surely be effected. It never fails to tone
the stomach, regulate the kidneys and
bowels, stimulate the liver, invigorate
the nerves and purify the blood. It's a
wonderful tonic for run-down systems.
Electric Bitters positively cures Kidney
and Liver Troubles, Stomach Disorders,
Nervousness.Sleeplessness, Rheumatism,
Neuralgia and expels Malaria - Satis
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Advertise in the AMERICAN.
COMMITTEE MUCH
ENCOURAGED
One-third of the sum—ten thousand
dollars—required for the soldiers'
monument has already I practical
ly secured. Committees appointed to
solicit subscriptions are working in the
borough as follows:
First Ward—Dr. I'. C. Newbaker.K.
W. Eggert and Sain. A. McCoy.
Second Ward—Samuel Mills and
Ross Harner.
Third and Fourth Wards—James
Foster, IS. R. Gearhart, .1. C. Miller
and W. L McClnre.
But very little soliciting has as yet
been done in the First and Second
Wards. These two wards constitute
a field from which big results are ex
pected anil by the time they are cover
ed the subscriptions will no doubt ag
gregate a handsome figure insuring the
success of the undertaking.
Considerable help is anticipated
from the rural communities which are
in no degree deficient in public spirit
and patriotism, as was attested by
j the large number of young men who
enlisted from the farms during the
Civil War. Just what method will
lie employed to reach the country peo
ple has not yet been decided upon. In
each community there are not a few
with the soldiers' monument very near
at heart who will probably come for
ward with some plan to assist the pro
ject. The work is one that devolves
upon no single community but upon
•the whole county and nothing would
encourage those more who are engaged
in the initial effort in town than to
receive some early assurance of assist
ance from the country.
Some Surprises for the Farmer.
The) severe drought of last spring
and the deluge of rain which followed
has treated the farmer to a few sur
prises and nearly revolutionized the
ordi r of farm work.
The hay crop in June was pronounc
ed a failure. Clover there was none
and timothy,even after the rain set in,
it was thought might be half a crop.
As a matter of fact little or no hay
was made. Thus far during July the
farmer has had his hands full in try
ing to get his wheat away,in cultivat
ing his corn, etc. The time for hay
making is past, but the grass is still
growing vigorously; clover even is
springing up among the timothy and
altogether the prospects are fair for a
good hay crop. Farmers generally
have never known what it is to have
haymaking and oats harvest on their
hands at the same time, hut that will
be the order of things this year. All
that is needed, however, is a let up in
the rains and the year's proceeds on
the farm will average up all right after
all.
A Practical Missionary.
Ella Frances Masten of Binghamton,
N. Y., granddaughter of Mrs. Fanny
Ileddens of Washingtonville, has won
distinction as a practical missionary.
From a very early age she has devoted
her efforts in a humble way to reliev
ing those in want. When only six
years old, she recited in the Opera
House of Binghamton at a charity
benefit.. It was when she was nine
years old that her efforts, perhaps,
were the most remarkable.
A family had been left destitute by
tin death ol the husband and father,
who bad been ill for a long time. The
little girl expressed a wish to aid in
clothing the fatherless children and
asked her parents to piocure for her
something which she could sell for
their benefit. The little missionary
was supplied with a stock of dainty
little articles, which for two weeks
she peddled from house to house until
enough funds were secured to buy
shoes, rubbers, stockings and under
wear for the children of the needy
family. Every hour after school and
the whole of two Saturdays were given
to this benevolent work. She did not
ask a cent of contributions, but mod
estly offered her wares and told her
little story of the suffering family.
1 jittle Miss Masten was made the sub
ject of several newspaper sketches.
Eist Danville Surprise Party.
A surprise party was given Mrs.
Hannah Koto at her home in East
Danville Saturday evening. The fid
lowing guests were present and spent
a pleasant evening: Rev. and Mrs. G.
E. Limhert, and son, Paul, Mrs.
George (loss. Mrs. 11. B lecher, Mrs.
Peter Moftern, Mrs. Lucy Walter,
Mrs. A. C. Angle, Mrs. Jackson (rood,
Mrs. George Hart line, Miss Anna
Freeze, Mrs. Emiua Baylor, Mrs.
Joseph Dichl, Mrs. A. Krunnn, Mrs.
Mattie Manning, Mrs. Willaril Kisner,
Mr. and Mrs. W. Dichl, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Hallman, Mr. and Mrs. C.
Sweeney,Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Krunini,
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Scott, Mrs. (J.
Oilslager, Mrs. W. Wei tinan, Mr. and
Mrs. William Christian and daughter,
Margaret, Mrs. William 11. Ortli, Mr*.
Lizzie Kiunun, Misses Julia Krunini,
Evelyn Moyer and Edna Foust.
™An order has just been issued
whereby Reading Railway conductors
who have been in continuous service
five years are to be given ten days'
vacation with full pay and transporta
tion to any point on the road.
00ULD NOT SLEEP.
No Rest at Night. Nervo"s. Worried,
Tired all the Time. The Medicine that
Never Fails.
Mr. J. M. Kline of Paxinos.Pa.. says
"Lastfall 1 got, a box of Dr. A. \V.
Chase's Nerve Pills at Gush's Drug
Store, Danville. Pa and had my wife
use them. She had suffered a great
ileal from nervousness and sleeplessness
and nothing seemed to do her much
good. The pills acted like a charm,
soothing and quieting them nerves.
She speaks most highly of them ami I
have no hesitation in recommending
them.
Dr. A. W Chase's Nerve Pills are
sold at 50c. a box at dealers or Dr. A.
W. Chase Medicine ('o., liuffalo. N. Y.
See that portrait and signature of A,
\V. Chase, M. D. are on every pack-
A FINE BULL. ,
found Alliyoii < out l»i lien Sl/.e and ,
Vitfor Willi Quality.
The picture, which is reproduced
from Rural New Yorker, is of the Jer- |
Bey bull Count Allison (50034, owned by j
Ira 15. Walton, I'redonia, N. Y. Count j
till son was born March 28, 1900, and .
lit twenty months old weighed 000 j
pounds. body is long and deep, j
legs short and skin soft nnil yellow. ,
Ills sire was Lord Allison 11. and dam j
Royalist Ilegfna 111. In one day she j
COUNT ALLISON.
gave on grass 48 pounds of milk testing
fl per cent butter fat. Among his other
ancestors were cows with weekly
records of 25 pounds 5% ounces, 20
pounds ounces and 30 pounds 2V6
ounces. Colonel Allison combines size
and vigor with quality anil would seem
to be of a most desirable type for those
who wish to increase the size of their
Jerseys without Introducing inferior
blood.
FeeiltnK llrnn.
I have always fed bran with satisfac
tory results, says a correspondent of
Rural New Yorker. With me stock al
ways thrives when it Is fed in conjunc
tion with grain. I had a young mnro
that got out of condition during sum
mer, and I tried to fatten her on corn.
I gave ten ears three times a day. She
did not do well at all. I cut the corn
down to six ears, with a quart of bran,
three times a day, and I saw improve
ment nt once. I drove her to buggy
right along, and in three months she
was fat and in splendid condition. I
am careful never to use stale feed.
That Is what does the mischief. Y'oung
stock do better on a mixed feeding in
which bran plays a one-third part. I
have known a great many extravagant
feeders who are careless about water
ing stock.
To Head Off I'liiil anil Moutli Dlifin?.
At the session of the Prussian diet
held March 7 it was officially announc
ed that a sure means had been discov
ered whereby cattle and sheep may be
rendered immune from foot and mouth
disease. It was further stated that
preparations were being made so that
German stockmen would soon be offer
ed the opportunity to take advantage j
of the discovery, which means that the
virus ax'ill shortly be on hand in suffi
cient quantity for general distribution.
Professor Loefller lias conducted the
experiments to the successful end re
ported.
Higher Prices Fop Cattle.
It is predicted by some that top cattle '
will bring $S per hundred before the
Ist of July. If so, it will be gratifying
to the producer and feeder, but possi
bly not so encouraging to the consumer,
who will be compelled to pay Ills butch
er a little more for his steaks.
HIjyBANPRY ffibj
It is claimed that the popularity of
the Shropshire and Hampshire sheep in
England is endangered by the rapid
advance recently made by the Suffolk
breed, the distinguishing merit of
which is quality. That the Suffolk breed
is making prodigious advances toward
the front is borne testimony to not only
by the Smithlield Champion Plate for
the best short wooled sheep having
been won two years in succession by
one of this breed, together with the
Centenary Challenge Cup of 1891),
whereby all other breeds were beaten,
but by the very extensive demand
which has sprung up In Scotland and
the north of England for Suffolk ram
lambs to cross ewes of other breeds
with for grazing purposes. At the re
cent auctions a Suffolk ram lamb real
ized 145 guineas. Suffolk ewes sold as
high as 14 guineas per head, and an av
erage of il 4s. 7d. was obtained for a
breeder's outcome of no fewer than 120
ewes sold at auction.—Wool Markets
and Sheep.
Itiitimi Fur Lnmbn.
The Massachusetts state station hae
proved that linseed meal, cottonseed
meal and Chicago gluten meal can be
substituted one for the other in feeding
lambs without very materially chang
ing the cost of the ration or its feeding
value, says B. Smith of the depart
ment of agriculture. Buffalo gluten
feed and Chicago maize feed were also
interchangeable. The dry matter con
tained in four pounds of corn silage
can be reckoned for feeding purposes
as about equivalent to that contained
In one pound of rowen. Lambs fed a
ration having a nutrient ratio of 1 to 4.7
produced a greater gain in live weight
and a much better quality of manure
than when the nutrient ratio was 1 to 7.
In I>'avi>r of Sheep.
it is sometimes asserted that cattle
and sheep require the same amount of
feed per 1,000 pounds of live weight.
This statement seems not to be well
founded, says Professor 0. F. Curtiss.
In some experiments at the lowa sta
tion the cattle consumed 10.0 pounds
of dry matter per 1,000 pounds of live
weight against an average of 20.7 by
the sheep. Both cattle and sheep were
on full feed. The sheep made a daily
gain of 3.73 pounds per l.OOt) pounds
of live weight and the cattle 2.14. In
summing up this comparison Ave find
that while the sheep ate 48 per cent
more than the cattle they gained nearly
75 per cent more.
.Not S':l» of His Trulls.
"A Darwinian, are yo::7" s;iid Slopny
argunientatively. "Then you don't be
lieve we were made of dust."
"1 don't believe you were," replied his
tailor "Dust settles occasionally, you
know."—Philadelphia Press.
MI Nil ii tie r«f nod.
Borrowell—Here's that dollar yon
loaned me last week.
Wigwag- Wlint's the matter? Didn't
you like It V Philadelphia Record.
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HOW TO MAKE GOOD COFFEE
Simple Direction* Which. Any Wom
an Cun follow.
It has been said tliat the good coffee
brewer is born, not made. While this
is true to a great extent, any one mny
learn to make a delicious cup of coffee
after reading the foil .wing directions:
In the first place, purchase a small cof
fee grinder and grind your coffee. In
this way you will be sure of getting !
the true aroma. Next make your coffee
in a pot of granite ware instead of tin
and be sure to place the empty pot on
the back of the
stove in order I J
that it may I / ffi
have a thorough v '-'iff
heating before \ ''Jv<
th e eofl' c<• \ / Pfk'bf
grounds are , v
1> lace din it. if / f\
Next pour the \
boiling wat e r x ' W
into the pot p** *&y
over the coffee, t' 1 j .
This water must >%, /
be hissing hot. H u| 112
Next close the j) Vf t
coffeepot very -
tightly in order
that the aroma MAKING iutir COFFEF.
may not escape
and allow it to stand ten or twenty
minutes. It may be as hot as possible,
but do not let it boil if you wish to pre- (
serve its delicacy of taste.
Drip coffee is made in the same way,
except that the coffeepot is two stories |
high, and in the upper section the wa- 1
ter is poured over the grounds, allow j
ing them to filter through a sieve.
A simple way of making drip coffee
consists In allowing the hot water ket
tle to come to a boil, then putting the
coffee into a bowl and pouring over it
the boiling water. The bowl is next
placed in the opening of the boiling
kettle and covered with a saucer. The
coffee is ready in about ten minutes.
No true epicure will allow his coffee
to be poured into a china coffeepot.
This changing of pots wastes too much
of the precious aroma.
BEATRICE MILI.F.K.
THE CODLING MOTH.
The Great I'ent of the Apple Grower*.
Controlled hy SpruyiiiK.
The codling moth is our most seri
ous apple pest.
It is likely to be a serious pest wher
ever the apple can be successfully
grown. Apple growing regions now
free from it are not likely to long re
main so.
The average percentage of fruit in
jured by the codling moth is not great
erin Oregon than in other apple grow
ing regions.
There are but two annual broods, j
not three or four, as has been stated.
Owing to irregularity of development
these broods overlap so that larva* j
may be found in fruit from the time j
the first wormy apples occur in spring j
until after the fruit is gathered.
In the Willamette valley there ap j
112 pears to be no relation between the |
blossoming of the apple trees and the j
time at which the moths appear.
The eggs are deposited principally I
on the surface of the fruit and not in j
the calyx. At Corvallis egg laying !
does not begin until toward the end of
June. It probably does not occur when
the evening temperature falls much
below GO degrees and is probably most
active when such temperature is above
75 degrees to 80 degrees.
Probably a considerable number of
larvie pupate under clods and rubbish |
on the ground.
Birds are the most effective natural
nids In controlling the codling moth.
No benefit is to be expected from the
introduction of foreign birds or from
artificial use of fungous and bacterial
diseases.
Farm and (ini'don Xoten.
Squashes require rich, well manured
soil
Plant melons and other cucurbits to
ward the last of May. It is useless to
do so before settled weather.
Mulching conserves moisture, hinders
weeds and keeps strawberries clean.
The main crop of tomatoes should
not be set until after the 20th of May
or when danger of frost is past.
Sow lettuce and peas for a succes
sion.
Every home garden should have a
border of sweet herbs.
The ground into which young seed j
lings, such as tomato and cabbage
plants, are transplanted should lie line
and well firmed about the roots of the |
plants.
< innuM-Mi i nnnxtm.
"But why," asked the subchief of tin j
cannibal isles, "do you insist upon liav- |
ing the man who fell while leading the |
charge against us served up at the ban- j
quet this evening? lie seems to he j
hard as nails."
"Huh!" answered the chief of the
cannibal isles. "I read in a book of i
poetry left by our last meal that "the |
bravest are the tenderest.' " Haiti more i
American.
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