RAILROAD TIME TABLES. PENN'A R. R. EAST. WEST. 7.11 A.M. 0.14 A. M. ! 10.17 " 12.15 P.M. 2.21 P. M. 4.31 " 5.50 " 7.51 " SUNDAYS. 10. 17 A. M. 4.31 P. M. D. L. & W R. H. EAST. WEST. 6.57 A. M. 9.0H A. M. 10.19 " 12.44 p. M. 2.11 P.M. 433 ' 5.43 " X 37 " SUNDAYS. 6.57 A. M. 12 44 P. M. 5.43 P. M. 8.37 " PHILA & READING R. R. NORTH. SOUTH 8.03 A.M. 11.24 A.M. 4.00 P. M. 6.05 P. M. BLOOM STREET 8.05 A.M. 11.22 A.M. 4.02 P. M. <>.o4 P. M. ELKS' OFFICERS INSTALLED District Deputy Charles Wolf, of Williamsport, paid his first visit to the local Lodge of Elks Monday and installed the officers for the ensuing year. A new member was also initiat ed. Danville Lodge, No. ?~>4, although organized but fifteen months ago now has over seventy-five mt mbers in good standing and is already one of the strongest in this section of the State. The new rooms in the Grone building are very handsomely furnished, the lodge room especially being one of the j finest in Central Pennsylvania. The annual session of the Grand I.odge will beheld in Baltimore, Md., ! this year, and many of tho members of the local order will attend. Com mittees will be appointed to make all necessary arrangements for their ac commodation in the Monumental City, and a fine time is expected. Blooms burg, Sunbury, Shamnkin and Mt. Carmel will also send big delegations to the Grand Lodge. The officers installed by District Deputy Wolf last night were: Exalted Ruler, James M. Irland. Esteemed Leading Knight, Arthur H. Woolley. Esteemed Loyal Knight, Grant Sowers. Esteemed Lecturing Knight, Charles Chalfant. Secretary, Edward Purpur. Treasurer, Ralph Ki<ner. Tyler, Simon Ellenbogen. Trustee for 3 years, William J. Rogers. Representative to Grand Lodge, Ed ward F. Williams; alternate, Paul A. Groff. After the interesting session was over an excellent banquet was served and the members enjoyed a few hours in a social way. Crop Outlook. The weather bureau has issued its weekly summary of crop conditions, and reports that the crop in the Winter wheat belt east of the Rocky mount ains is more promising than for years. Spring wheat seeding is nearly com pleted or in progress. Oats are promis ing in the Southern states. Cotton planting is making good progress. Tobacco plants are plentiful and grow ing well. By the close of March, which was a very mild month, all fruits were unusually far advanced. From the 4th to the 6th of April the whole country east of Ihe Mississippi river, including Tennessee, and the northern portion of the South Atlantic states, experienced temperatures he low freezing, stations in the more northeily districts reporting tempera tures from 6 degrees to 18 degrees he low freezing. The reports now in dicate that many varieties of fruit have suffered severely, more parti cularly peaches. In California, while tome damage has been done by frost, the outlook is favorable;on the North Pacific coast the season is so backward that fruit has not been exposed to in jury. The excellent crop report will tend to help the speculative market, which has been down in the mouth since the decision on the merger question. P. & E. Clerks Mnv Org a Rumors are current that the clerks of the P. & R. Coal and Iron Company and the P. & R. Railway Company over the entire Reading system, are about to organize for the purpose of ■ecuring better wages. The movement is said to have originated in the Read ing Terminal, Philadelphia. The clerks say that the Pennsylvania Rail road employes in the clerical depart ments last year received an advance of ten per cent., and that many other railroads have increased the rate of wages for this class of employes. They seem to think it is about time there was something doing by tho Reading. Surprise Party. A surprise party was tendered Mrs. John Forney,Front street, in honor of her 34th birthday. Those present were: Mrs. John Harris, Mrs. John Heriick, Mrs. James Jones, Mrs. John Wilt, Mis. Lynn, Mrs. H. Hartzel, Mrs. Charles Frain, Mrs. Lewis Her man, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Hite, Mrs. Jacob Elliott. Mr. and Mrs Arthur Riley, Mrs. John English, Mrs. Lewis Chestnut, Mrs. Robert Paugh, Mr. and Mrs. George Riley,Mrs. Will iam Roat, Mrs. Mary Forney, Mrs. Oscar Riley, Mrs. Seth Freeze, Mrs. Spaide, Messrs. Sidney Riley and Arthur Herrick, Misses Bertlui Riley, Elsie Elliott, Anna Freeze, Leota Charters, Hattie Riley and Emma Forney. An enjoyable evening was spent. An excellent supper was served. A Thoughtful Man. M M. Austin of Winchester, Ind. knew what to do in the hour of need. His wife had such an unusual ease of stomach and liver trouble, physicians could not help her. He thought of and tried Dr. King's New Life Pills and she got relief at once and was finally cured. Only 2i3c, at Paules & 00. 'a Drug Store. COAL COMPANY AT JBRSEYTOWN At Jersey town, Thursday night there was organized the McMichael Coal Company, composed largely of well known business men of that commun ity. The members are: William Craw ford, Elmer Crawford, William Mc- Michael, Clark McMichael, Cyrus Hartline, William Wolf, Evan Kram er, Charles Kramer, William Kramer, John B. Johnson, Jacob Winterstoen, Joseph Rishel, John Risliel, Dr. Sliu man,Emory Dye and Charles Fruit, of Jerseytown; A. Reese and Grant Reese, of North Bend; E. R. Rishel, of Ottawa; M. A. Berger of Watson town. Tho organization of the com pany is as follows: Dr. Shuman,presi dent ; John Rishel, secretary ; William Kramer, treasurer; Board of Direct ors, Charles Fruit, Jacob Wintersteen, William McMichael, William Craw fold, Cyrus Hartline, Emory Dye Charles Kramer. The organization of this company is the outgrowth of the findiug of coal upon his land two or three years ago by William McMichael. At that time he was engaged in some excava tions when only fifteen inches below the surface he ran across coal, which upon being analyzed proved to be the pure coal. There is no doubt about the fact that there is coal but whether it is there in paying quantities is what the newly organized company proposes to find out. The formation of the land is favorable and coal pros pectors who have gone over the land declare that they will not have togo down more than thirty feet to find it in paying quantities. They have al ready gone down about ten feet and the coal is still to be found and the indications much brighter than nearer the surface. The newly organized company pro poses to secure the services of a pros pector with a diamond drill and to ascertain exactly what is there. Each member has agreed to putin a certain amount and when these funds are exhausted they will putin as much again if necessary. Those who are interested in the project are sanguine over its prospects and intend pushing the enterprise to the fullest extent. Two Base Ball Yarns. In the opening days of the base ball season, yarns of the national game are receiving the passing notice. Here with are two which are original at least. Said an old timer: "The closest game I was ever in was decided in the most unique way that could be im agined. At the end of the ninth in ning the score was a tie, at two runs each. Both pitchers were in great shape, and the result seemed far oft indeed. In our turn at the bat in the tenth Inning, the first- man to the bat was a powerful hitter. Weil, he hit the hall so hard that he actually broke it in two,one part flying over the right fence and the other dropped in the diamond. Here was a situation indeed. Of course they put him out with one half the ball, but the umpire declared the other a home run aud gave the game to us by the unheard of score of 2y» to 2." The old sport continued with another. "One day I had been drinking considerably, but decided to play ball in spite of my condition. I played third base. After a while a batter drove a hard liner straight at mo. Of course I saw it but instead of one ball I saw three. I grabbed the two outside balls hut the middle one hit me square on the nose, and I was down and out." At this point the curtain rang down. What Are Cigarettes. Harrisburg dealers in cigars and cigarettes have asked Attorney Gen eral Carsou to give them an opinion upon the Zern auti-cigarette law re cently signed by Governor Penny packer, which imposes a penalty of not less than £IOO nor more than S3OO upon retailors who sell cigarettes to persons under 21 years of age. The dealers want the Attorney Gen eral to decide what constitutes a ciga rette. They hold that little cigars, even when put up in boxes the size of cigarette packages, are not cigarettes, and they base their contention upon the fact that the United States rev enue stamps on these boxes are cigar stanq s and not cigarette stamps. A Hustlimg Town. Jersey Shore's borough council has made conclusive decision on the pav ing and sewering question. Main and Allegheny streets will be sewered and paved and the work will be started in the early part of the summer. At meetings held last week it was decid ed to hold an election tor bonding on May 16, at which time the matter of bonds will be considered and finally dealt with. A number of contracts are being considered and when the work is started it will be pushed along at a rapid rate. Williamsport Sun. Corpse Was Very Much Alive. Mourners who came to Girardsville yesterday to attend the funeral of William Taylor found tho supposed corpse reading a newspaper on the front porch. Somehow a report of Taylor's death had been spread and printed in the county papers. His friends living at a distance read the report and had come to show their le spect for the departed. Instead of a funeral there was a feast and flowers brought along for funeral purposes were transformed into bouquets for the dinner table.—Mt. Carmel Item. Makes a Clean Sweep. There's nothing like doing a thing thoroughly. Of all the Salves you ever heard of, Bucklen's Arnica Salve is the best. It sweeps away and cures Burns, Sores, Bruises, Outs, Boils, Ulcers, Hkin Eruptions and Piles. It's only 25c, and guaranteed to give sat isfaction by Paules & Co. Druggists. Scotland White W:th Snow. EDINBURG, April 15.—Scotland today presents a mid-winter aspect as a result of the snow storms of the past two days In many places there are several inches of the beautiful, a record fall for the month of April. ANDERSON WATER METER Our former townsman A. P. Pitner, is paying a visit to this city in the in terest of a new invention known as the Anderson Water Mater. Mr. Pit ner is a member of the company char tered to exploit, manufacture and sell water meters under the patents grant ed to James C. Anderson. Ho is stop ping at the Montour House where on Saturday he received a number of calls from our citizens to whom ho exhibit ed and explained the principle of the new meter. No attempt will be made to explain the construction of the meter. Suffice it to say that it is an entirely new conception, unlike any other in move ment, shape, size,construction and all essential points. Tho invention results as the discovery of overcoming what is known in engines as "dead cen ters," a principle sought after by many inventors. It is far-reaching in its application and is believed to be the most valuable point picked up since the steam engine was invented. All those who saw the meter Satur day agreed that it is a wondeifui de vice, eclipsing all other meters in use and is the shortest method ever work ed out for measuring water. It is simple in mechanism aud Mr. Pitner holds that they can be made and sold at a good profit. Tho company is still selling stock at $35 per share. It is now about ready to enter upon tho manufacture of the meters. They will be made for the present in the machine shops of Mer rill & Keizor, Baltimore, Md. Coal Prices Re-adjusted. The much-quoted reduction in whole sale prices of coal has not affectt d Danville to any considerable extent. The fifty-cent drop in price quoted to the "city and line trade" is of course not shared in by Danville. Nothing more than a twenty-five cent reduc tion was quoted in the circulars sent to the local dealers. Nevertheless there is a reduction at the local yards. The prices for April are as follows: For a net ton of 2,000 pounds, five dollars on all sizes above No. 6 or pea coal; for a gross ton of 2,240 pounds, five dollars and sixty cents with a fifteen cent reduction in all five-ton lots. The above prices conform with the figures at which coal is sold in the neighboring towns where 2,000 pounds mostly pass as a ton. The prices here involve a drop of thirty cents, whereas as will be seen by the above quotations, the reduction made in wholesale prices is one of only twenty five cents. The local dealers are pav ing this difference out of their pockets or in other words have smaller profit than before the re-adjustment of prices. In all probability former prices of coal will prevail next fall so that thos'- who are so situated as to bo able to purchase next winter's supply now may save some money by the transac tion. Will Obey to the Letter. While the signing of the bill at Har risburg imposing a fine of from sioo to §3OO upon tobacconists who sell cigaret tes to persons under 21 years of age came as a surprise to the local deal ers,they have all signified their inten tions of obeying the law to the letter. It was not believed that the hill would pass the Legislature, as it wa- I regarded as simply a "pinch" hill. "The American Tobacco Company," said a tobacconist Satruday, "has grown tired of putting up money all over the Union to secure the defeat of legislation simply intended as hold-up measures and they have latterly de cided to light what they consider im proper laws in the courts." The ban is also placed upon the sale of cigarette papers but a prominent tobacconist said Saturday that these papers have always been furnished free to customers. The retailer is sup plied with them free of cost by the manufacturer, who makes his profit oft' the cigarette tobacco he sell-. Con sequently the new law will not affect the smoker who makes his own ciga rettes. ACT QUICKLY. Delay has been Daiigerous in Danville. Do the thing at. the right time. Act qnickly in times of trouble Backache is kidney danger Doau's Kidney Pills act quickly, Cnre all distressing, dangerous kid ney ills. Plenty of evidence to prov? this Mrs Edward Lungel of 11 Church St says:"l suffered so much from pain in back that I could not sleep nights. Tin pain over my hips was continuous and when on my feet it was one steady gnawing ache. It hurt to do anything requiring bending over, and the sharp twinges would catch ine so suddenly that 1 had to brace my back against something until they stopped. The kidney secretions annoyed me and head aches accompanied the backache. I read about Doau's Kidney Pills and in the statements of those who had been cured the symptoms were so much like mine that my husband praeured a box forme. did me more good than any medicine I ever tried. I no lon ger bah any backache and was free from any embarrassment caused from the secretions. I can honestly recoin mend Doau's Kidney Pills to others suffering as I did. " For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cent. Foster-Mi 1 burn Co.. Buffalo, N Y., sole agents for the U. S. Reinber the name Doau's ami take no substitute. Three Suspects Under Arrest. GALETON, April 15.—Three men, believed to be members of the gang who burglarized the bank at Ulysses about two weeks ago, were arrested near here last night. Today they w< re taken to jail at Coudersport to await a hearing. The men were shadowed by two detectives for a week or more, and the fact that they returned to this point—near where the stolen money is believed to have been buried-—resulted in their arrest. One of the men tallies with the description of Myers, the suspected murderer of Mrs. Payne. It will be remembered that the day he fore the Ulysses robbery one ofttitn t four suspicious strangers was arrested there because ho looked so much like Myers. The railroads are beginning to handle the blockades,as a result of in creased facilities. AN EASTER GREETING Tho Nemoloton Throwing Plant, of this city, affords an object lesson of | what may be done to advance the in terests of employes beyond the mere payment of so much money tor certain work performed. The object is to in culcate nn the boys and girls employ ed, habits of thrift and industry and to discipline them into regular and methodical saving. Last fall as a Thanksgiving Greet ing, the proprietor, F. Q. Hartman, presented each employe in his mill, a bank book with one dollar deposited to his or her credit in the Danville Na tional Bank. The employes were in formed that an arrangement had been made with tho bank whereby they would he permitted to make addition al depo-its of ten cents or more. It must be confessed that this was largely an experiment and the result was watched with a good deal of in terest to see what proportion of the accounts would be withdrawn and whether or not those which remained would grow with additional deposits. The results have proven most gratify ing, which will be fully appreciated when it is stated that of the several hundred accounts practically none have been withdrawn. On the whole the proprietor has been much encour aged with the way the deposits have grown, in several instances unusually large sums having been added. The recurrence of Easter has given Mr. Hartman an opportunity to re vive the interest of his employes in their bank accounts and to encourage them in habits of methodical saving. Friday morning notices were found po.-tcd in the mill informing the employes that to encourage all who still had their dollar and savings in bank Mr. Hartman as an "Easter Greeting" had decided to increase their accounts by giving each twenty five cents to credit in his or her book. | In order to gain some definite in formation a representative of the Amer ican called upon the proprietor Friday afternoon. Mr. Hartman stated that in addition to tin "Master Greeting" of 2i> cents, each worthy ! now employe, who came on since Thanksgiving, receives a book account | of one dollar to begin with. Miss Burke's Views. 1 Mi-s Josephine Buike.the Newberry 'girl, whom Alderman Batzle, of Will iamsport,has decided must pay for the presents which she did not return to her lover, Peter McCloskey, has de cided to appeal her case to the court of common pleas, and let a jury of j twelve good and true men pass upon the quest ion. The court aim jury have 1 to decide whether a present given dur i ing an engagement to marry is return able with the breaking of tlie tngage ; incut, 01 whether the young lady is l entitled to it just the same as she is | to any other present. Miss Burke was at first inclined to take the verdict of tho alderman as a joke, but after thinking the matter over for several days, she has come to the conclusion that it would be better to have the whole matter threshed out, since it has gone as far as it has. "I'm not an Indian giver," said Miss Burke since the suit before the alderman. "I don't ask for my pres ents back, and don't intend to. If ho had asked right for the presents I might have given them back. The worst thing about the whole matter is that I hate to have people know that I bad sueii a friend. Some people are poking fun at me because I wouldn't give him bis watch; but 1 think if the sample lie got at the alderman's oflice during the trial is anything togo by, my troubles are not a circumstance compared to bis." Alderman Batzle does not 1 i!;•• the way his decision is being laughed at. He says that there was evidence at the hearing to the offect that the young man had written to Miss Burke some thing to the effect that he could not afford to make the presents if they were not to be married. The case will come up at the May term of court, when the letters will be introduced as evidence, and a final decision secured. Reading Making Improvements. Along the Philadelphia and Read ing Railway lines, from Philadelphia to Williamsport, extensive improvo ments'are being made in many places, and a Shamokin paper says that the company linds difficulty in securing the necessary number of masons, brick layers and carpenters to push the woik with the rapidity that is needed to ac complish what is contemplated before the winter months again set in and compel outside work to cease. Many stations are to bo overhauled. At Gordon a 20,000 gallon water tank is to be constructed, and from Mtiney to White Deer the lines are being double tracked, requiring a large amount of masonry. An Old Deed. M. K. Hale, of this city has an old deed on parchment in his possession, conveying a tract of laud in Derry I township from General William Mont gomery to Moses Evart and others as executors of the last will and t» st a - ment of Asa Evart, deceased. Tha deed bears the date of 17'.Hi and was acknowledged before William Mont- I gonierv himself, who was one of the j early justices-of-the-peaee in Dan- j ville. The deed is accompanied by a j draught of the land sold which con- ! tained 211) ;s , acres. It was bounded by lands belonging to Robert Kennedy, Charles Gillaspy, William Robinson, James Sample and Francis Allison Due Notice is Served. Due notice i- hereby served on the public generally that DeWit-t's Witch Hazel Salve js the only s,alv> on th market that is made from"thi> pure, unadulterated witch hazel. DeWift's Witch Hazel Salve has cured thous ands of cases of piles that would not yield to any other treatment /and tiii fact has brought out many worthies, I counterfeits, 'those persons who get the genuine DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve are never disappointed, because j it cures. Gosh & Co. Paules & Co. FOUND A CAN OF 10NB? A curious story of bidden money recovered after years of secretion came to light in this city Friday. Among those who changed their residence on April first was Samuel Geringer who moved into the dwelling on Railroad street, owned by Joseph Ankliu. Mr. Anklin formerly oc cupied the premises himself. About three years ago his wife died, after which he removed from the place and since has had his homo on the same street a few doors away. After the death of Mrs. Anklin it is said that small sums of money were found hidden about the house. This of course was taken as an indication that more might be discovered, but so far as known no search was prosecuted outside the dwelling and after the household goods were removed the idea of finding more money seems to have been abandoned. Since moving day the Geringer family have been busy fixing up about tho house,cleaning the 'yard, etc. Fri day Mrs. Geringer undertook to re move a lot of old fruit cans from under an out kitchen where to all ap pearances they had lain i'or some years. Mrs. Geringer was assisted by a lit tle girl named Elmira Seitz, a daugh ter of Lewis Seitz, who resides near bv. The woman stepped into the house to atteud to some affairs while the little gitl continued at the work alone. In pulling out some of the cans Elmira came across one that seem ed unaccountably heavy. She pro coded to investigate and found it fill cd with something,the contents what ever they were being neatly covered with a cloth. She cautiously removed the covering and to her surprise found that the can was fi 11< d with money.all silver,most ly dollars and half dollars. She called for Mrs. Geringer and her excited tones brought a quick response. The money was poured out of the can and counted; it was found to amount to nearly sixty dollars.Subsequent to the death of Mis. Anklin two other fam ilies occupied the premises, but the inference seemed to be that the money belonged to the Anklin family and Mrs. Geringer hastened to Joseph Anklin, the surviving husband, and made him acquainted with the fact of the discovery. The supposition is that the money was secreted under the kitchen by the deceased Mrs. Ankliu. Mr. Anklin rewarded the Mrs. Geringer. Libel on Royal Arcanum. A circular relating to a book entitl ed,"The Devil in the Church" states that the book lias been endorsed by the Royal Arcanum. This is a libel ou the order. No such endorsement of any book relating to sectarian or religious m itters hits ever been authorized by the Royal Arcanum, or any one em powered to speak for the order. The Royal Arcanum does not be lieve in applying religious tests to members, or in bringing sectarian matters into its business. The only religions test it acquires is that an applicant shall believe in a Supremo Being. The difficulty about such libels is that the circulars are issued without the name of any responsible party or firm or publisher who could be held to ac count for the circulation of the libel. Nervous Headache Breeds Insanity. Many a person's whole pleasure in life i- ruined by the fear of nervous headaches. Any little excitement, no matter what, business or social,brings them on. The feet and hands grow cold, the head is hot, the eyes stiff, the temples throb, and only in the quiet of a darkened room is relief ob tained. This condition must be check ed or it means complete mental ruin. To those people Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve Pills come as a blessiug. They do not stop, they cure the headaches. Thev do not blanket, they build up. They put the nervous system in a strong, vigoious, sturdy condition—a condition that gives ouesesistive pow er and enables them to again enjoy life's pleasures. Mrs. Jacob Mills of cor. Front & Church Sts., Danville, Pa., says:— "Last fall I was feeling very badly run down and nervous. 1 had frequent spells of nervous headaches and a good deal of trouble with my stomach Seeing Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve Pills recommended I got a box at Gosh » Drug Store and used them with tin best results. 1 rested well again anc feel strong and bright—the digestion is good and the headaches a thing of tliep ast. They certainly did me good and I can highly leconnnend them." oO cent - a bos at dealers or Dr. A W. Chase Medicine Co., Buffalo, N. Y. See that portrait and signature of A. W. Chase M. D. are on every package. In a Peculiar Situation. The resignations of the members of ■ lie official board of the Mulberry Street M. E. church have been handed to the Rev. W. A. Houek, but he is not the person, he says, to act upon them. "That is a matter for the Quarterly Confer* nee, and, as the official board of a Methodist church constitutes tho Quarterly Conference, with the Presid ing Elder serving in tho capacity of chairman, the genth men desiring to I.H relieved from their official duties in thi- instance will be under the necessity of moving and acting upon their own resignations. " As nineteen of the twenty-one com prising the board have taken steps in that direction, the result will.evident ly, be pretty nearly unanimous.— Williamsport Gazette and Bulletin. A Sweet Breath is a never failing sign of a healthy stomach. When the breath is bad the stomach is out of order. There is no remedy in the world equal to Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for Curing indiges tion, dyspepsia and all stomach <ll - Mrs. Mary S. Crick.of White Plains, Ky . writes: "I have been a j dvspeptic for years-—tried all kinds of ii ni"dii - but continued to grow worse j By the use of Kodol I began to im- j prove at once, and alter taking a few bottles am fully restored in weight, health and strength and can eat what ever I like. Kodol digests what you eat and makes the stomach sweet. Gosh & Co. Paules & Co. INTEREST TO THOSE ABOUT TO MARRY Persons contemplating marriage will lie interested to know that a new mar riage license law passed the legisla ture and was signed by the governor. It will go into effect in this county in a few days. The new law requires some addi tional informal ion to be given in IMM S Where it is not the first mati imon al venture of either of the couples In addition to this it provide- ih it tin important facts concerning the ages and the dissolution of previous in ir riage tiis shall not only be writl* u m the application book which i- kept at the courthouse, hut also that they be written on the license itselt, s., that tho minister or the person who tie flic knot may know of them. The new law strikes people under age and who have been mairied be fore. Under the old law, simply the names of tine parties were mentioned in the marriage license. The license formerly read as follows; "To any minister of the gospel, justice of the peace or other officer or person authorized by law to solemnize marriage: "You are hereby authorized to join together in the holy state of matri mony, according to the rite- and cere monies of your church, society or re ligious denomination, and the laws of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, A. B. and C. D. "Given under my hand And seal of the Orphans' Court of said County of ,at ,at , this day of , Anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and . , Clerk." Under the new law, if the parties are of full age and were m v> r married before the fact must he mentioned bv writing on the license after the name A B——the words,"of full ag< and never heretofore married." But if either of the parties i- not 21 years of age, his or her ago must be stated and tho fact of consent of par ents or guardians must likewi-e be stated, after the names; and if either of the parties shall have been married previously, then in lieu of tho word "never previously married," the num ber of times ho or she shall have been previously married and the mode by which the prior marriages were dis solved shall bo stated, and, if by di vorce, the cause for which the divorce was granted shall be stated. By the old law all of these facts except the cause of divorce, mast be mentioned in tho application for a license, bur the new law requires the facts to be written in the license it self. The ministers can thus set; how often a bride or groom was married before and also the cause of the divorce, if there was any. The old law did not require the cause for divorce to he written even in the applica'iou, but simply the date of divorce. The blanks under the new law are now being printed and as soon as they are received in the register's office the license will be granted according to the new method of inquisition. Help the Letter Carrier. If the patrons of free delivery in this city would consider how long it takes the carrier to ring each door bell where there is no siot or letter box at the front door, they would pur up something to receive their mail. A carrier who has three or four hundred persons to deliver mail to, and has to ring the door bell at one-half of them must, of course, consume a good deal of time, and it is sometimes very hard to make the required deliveries in the time alloted. The Postoffiee Department is pre paring a book to be issued to persons doing business with the postoffiee throughout tho country. It is to be a sort of manual,calling their attention fo matters which are not generally understood about the postoffiee busi uess. One of the subjects treated will be torn stamps, on which, the post office officials say, the ignorance of the public is almost universal. A torn stamp cannot bo used, under the rules of the Department, and yet thousands of people are in the habit, when a stamp has been accidentally torn, of pasting it together and putting it on an envelope. Envelopes so stumped are not permitted to he delivered, under the postal regulations. Sometimes the torn stamp is pasted together so well that the tear is not detected, and tho letter is delivered. But where the tear in the stamp is discovered the sender runs the risk of losing his let ter. Tho new stamped envelope is ready now and is being distribute! to tho postotlices. There are four de nominations, 1 cent, 2 cents. 1 cents and 5 cents. For liver troubles and constipation There's nothing better in creation Than Little Early Risers, the famous little pills They always effect a cure and save doctor bills Little Early Risers are different from all other pills. They do not weaken the system, but act as a tonic to the tis-ues by arousing the secretions and restoring the liver to the full perfor mance of its function- naturally. Gosh & Co., P.aules & Co. I New Telephone Co. Formed. At Serantoii Saturday last was form ed a #20,000,00 company, which will enter upon the task of establishing an independent telephone system to com pete with the Bell company through out tho whole Dominion of Canada. F. .T. Leonard, of Philadelphia, for merly of Scranton, who has snecees» fully promoted a numbei of indepen dent companies in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, is at the head of the pro ject. Drowned in Waterpuddle. NEW YORK, April lii. —John Gils dorf a waiter, met a strange death during the night. He was found dead in the gutter, with his face in a pud dle of water that w i- about :! inches deep. Doctors who examined him say the man probably fell into the puddle while suffering from vertigo and was drowned. NATIONAL IN ITS INTEREST A cunvi ution of national interest in P. <). S. of A. circle- is thut of th«- General Commandery of »li«- P. <). S of A. which will be In*id i" Uerwick, 1 April 27, as fju< sts <ii the CJen>ral Slier-! man Coinuiaudury. About fifty rich-Kate- svill be |tres<-nt from t'Oitiinand" iii sin Colorado, New York, Illinois, Con necticut, ijliio, Indiana, Maryland, New .Ins' v and Pennsylvania. K labor ate pr< ji;>rs»11»'ii- have been made to ri «•' ive tbeiu and the following c< m iuitt'e» v.ill see that every detail is [perfect: Couimandry— E. <«. richwep |ienbei-er, \V. I!. Muniy, Jobn A Kahley. ("barb - McAllister, >.unin ! Hess, Caleb Evans and I*\ 1J Kitchen P. <). S. ot A.—Charle- McAllister, ('. .1. Courtriplit, M. L. Girard.l'ruei Kepuer, W. C. Sboles, Jr., and He v. Philip l'nau)2st. The ollic> rs of tb»' t'ommand) rv will In- in Ih-rwiek and an elaborate ban quet will be tendered them the even ing before the convention. At tbi hanquet will be the mayois of greater Berwil k, George t 'lemens.of lb rwick ; A. P. Lynn, of Was i!< rwick, and G> orgo W. Gruver, of Nesfupeck. The banquet will be in charge of tie P. O S. of A. and will be held in tic ball. The delegates will arrive the even ing before the (•* nvention when a tbig prest ntation to the High School will take place in the P. O. S. of A. Opera Mouse. It is i xpectcd that Clarence F. Huth, of Shamokin, will make the ' piesentation. After appropriate is erci-es the body will march to tbe High School where the flag will be flung to tbe breeze. Rev. Rupley, chaplain of tbe Cominamb'ry, will l> one of tbe speakers and several prom jim lit men of nearby < uiiiniamlcm s I will also make addres.-es. Preparations are being made fur | orchestral and band music and tin 1 affair will be a notable one. This i> ' the second time that Perwick has been honored with this convention, the highest degree <if the P. O. S. of A. Bobbed Tbe Grave. A startling incident, i> narrated by John Oliver of Philaelphia,as follows | ''l was in an awful condition. M skin was almost yellow, eyes sunken, ! tongue coated, pain continually in back and sides, no appetite, growing weaker day by day. Tbi»-o physic ians had giv< n me up. Then I was advised to use Electric Bitters; to my j great joy, the lir-t bottle made a de cided improvement. I continued their use for three weeks, and am now a well man. I know they robbed tbe ! grave of another victim '* No on should fail to try them. Only 50 cents guaranteed, at Paules & Co.'s drug store. Gave a Dinner. Mr. and Mr-. George W. Purpur, Ash sire-r, entertained a company of friends at dinner Sunday in honor of Paul and Ernest Rieek, who were confirmed at St. John's German Luth eran church. The following were pro' nt in addition to Paul and Ernest Rieck: Mrs. Carolina Rieek, Clara j Itieek, L* wis Rieck,Mrs. McClow and family, Mr. and .Mrs. .1. E. Lvun,Mi~- Nellie Vanhorn and Harry (iabb\ A Gr>-at Sensation. There was a big sensation in Le»-s --ville, Ind., when \V. 11. Brown of that place who was expected to die, had his life saved by Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. He writes: "I endured insufferable agon ies from Asthma, b-Jt your New Dis covery gave me immediate relief and soon thereafter i ffected a complete cure." Similar cures of Consump tion, Pneumonia, Bronchitis and Grip are numerous. It'- the peerless remedy lor all throat and lung troubl es. Price .jOc, and *I.OO. Guaran teed by Paules & Co., Druggists. Trial bottles frt e. To Enforce the Fish Law. With the opening of the legal si ison for catching trout today, it behooves the angler to be careful in his full ob servance of the fish laws, and the au thorities will emb avor to enforce them to the strictest letter of the law. Wardens will patrol the streams dur ing the Mason, and having the au thoiity to examine the baskets of any fisherman, only the legal sizes should be taken from the streams. Good for Children. The pleasaut to take and harmless One Minute Cough Cure give> immed iate relii 112 in all cases of C< u^b,Croup and LaGrippe because it does not pass immediately into t!.e stomach, but tabes effect right at the seat of the trouble. It draws out the inflamma tion, heals and soothes and cures per manently by enabling the lungs to contribute pure life-giving and life sustaining oxygen to the blood and tissues. Gosh it Co. Paules A Co An the Kids Still Smoke. Although the law has gone into effect prohibiting the sale of cigar ettes or cigarette papers to persons un der ".'l years ot age, the fact iemains that the I bis have not foresworn the vile habit. \Hdf-Sick I / ■ I I'" ' i 5 nit every a ( blood - pur if yi n g end nerve | strcngihcni"i<» medicine.' S. T. Jonti, \7i in, K;ins. | !i' you feel run down, £ pre easily tired, if your a nen es are weak and your E bioou is thin, then begin I tot ike the goodcld stpnd § r.rd family medicine,! I Ayer's Sarsaparilla. I I*'s a nerve I E lifter, a perl jet blood I I builder. r- cmd*,. | p* A k your -i or what l.'t t'cuK- <1 A yet't 1 n I i advice and ■ i A ver Co., Lowell, Mm*. 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