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Next conies Labor Day.
Comfort ami shirt waist liavn sent
fashion to the rear.
Most people have lecovered from the
tlav of days
Danville has numerous excellent
sites for new industries.
Now the honest farmer will make
busy with the harvest.
The vietinis of tetanus are now com
ing to the front
The kissing Imp lias heen opeiating
in Pottsville hut II at II ill ly avoided
those boodlers who have been black
mailing school teacher-'.
There is a great deal ot wireless
electricity abroad this July.
Summer is upon u>—and this i-- no
Hummer dream.
The hay fever victims will M>OII be
off to the mountains.
Having extracted the powder grains
ami splinters from his anatomy the
American small hoy is ready for tl.e
next hunch of trouble that may wander
his way.
From a weather point of view Julv
so far is an improvement on June.
Weeds are growing high along the
river bank.
A baby girl has brightened the home
ot Walter Swank, Nassau strecct.
Mary Emerson who is to star next
season in the new play, '"His Majesty
and the Maid." is one of the youngest
stars in America. Possessed ot an un
usually brilliant singing voice, she
studied for a while for tin concert
stage. In studying the role ol Juliet
in Gounod's Opera of Homeo and
Juliet, she showed so much dramatic
instinct that her instructor advised
her to enter the dramatic field. She
took his advice and her suh.-oqucnt
career testifies to his good judgment
If some of the July dividends come
in the shape of good weather We will
oe satisfied.
The two National Guard companies
disbanded by General Stewart d< served
their fate. The State is wa-ting good
money iu keeping on the rolls organ
izations that do not reach the standard
of efficiency.
The state merchants' convention
will t ike place in the lla/.leton Opera
House, August 11tli. 12th aud i:iih.
The promoters intend to make the
oiiveution a tiig affair. Betwci n ISTa
ind -100 delegates are expected to he in
it tendance.
Danville people are warned to lie on
lie lookout for two shrewd fakirs who
ire touring this part of the state. They
iretend to be deaf and dumb and have
/ictimized hundreds of familie-. They
,vi re recently arrested at lla/.leton
.vhile under the influence of liquor,
mil that is how they unconsciously
jave t hem selves away.
The green apple is getting ready to
;et after young Am. ric;» now since
he toy pistol has had its innings.
The short crop of hay should result
II a less number of hay fever cases.
The law passed by the last legisla
ure prohibiting the sah of toy pistols
s practically a dead letter Many of
he little weapons were disponed of
his year.
Picuic prospects are having a good
uing effect on the Sund iy school bov
Hot waves are beginning to play a
iart now.
Keports front all parts ol the coun
ry show that the crop of blank car
ridge victims was above the avcrape.
Philadelphia philanthropists are
troiij; on taking care of the children,
ut utterly neglectful of the grown-up I
torals.
The demands made upon the Pullman
impany for sleeping ears and parlor
trs have never been heavier than now :
ml all roads are wauling more ol the
ullnian e(|uipment Whether people
avel short or long distances they
em to he tending more and more to
te use of the Pullman car, because it
fers advantages not found in nio- t of
ie regular pa -cnger coaches.
A baby girl has arrived at the home
I'homas Martin, Spruce street
I he more thermomi t> r- there are to
ok at, the hotter the wcafhci renin-
June ifra In »t< - aie now beginning
i mix with the plain people
Mo nhmt 2V iu c i MTUIL
"THIS COI'NTRV WILL NHVHk lilt IiNTIkIiLY FKKK UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS
VOL. 4S--NO J7.
ItURGLAKY AT
I Ivufus Vastine's grocery was burg
I laii/ed Tuesdav night and goods fi
| the value of sonic seven or eight dol
lars were carried off.
The store is a one story building
situated some thirty yards east of Mr.
Vastine's residence, opposite the rail
way station.
The burglar effected an entrance al
the rear window, which was protect (1
by a drop shutter. I!v breaking out
of the hinges he succeeded in getting
the shutter open,after which he sei in
ed to know exactly what to do in order
to ctlect an entrance. Breaking one ol
the panes of glass lie inserted his arm
and without difficulty removed an up
riglil stick insert* 1 alongside between
the lower sash and the top to prevent
any one on the outside from raising
the window.
The goods which were found miss
ing consisted of a lot ot chew ing to
bacco, half a bunch of bananas and a
box of candy. The quantity of tobacco
carried off can not he exactly deter
mined, but Mr. Vastine thinks that
the goods stolen in value do not
amount to ten dollars A Penny-in
the-slot machine which hung in front
of I lie store was also stolen. This was
found yi stcrday morning lying along
the railroad a short distance below the
station. It had been broken open with
the expectation no doubt of finding
money. The pennies had all been re
moved the evening before and nothing
remained in the box but some seventy
< enls' worth of chewing gum, which
the burglar seized.
Mr. Vastine is looking for an in
dividual, a stranger who was in his
store Tuesday, whom he rather more
than suspects is guilty nf the burglary.
The in in, who was an observing sort
of a fellow, Mr. Vastine says, made a
small purchase and he is sure that he
would recognize him, if ho should see
him.
Another Flood Stops Work.
Another discouraging and most un
expected delay has occurred at the
sewer. Work wib in progress Monday
and Tuesday and the damage of the
previous flood, which held up work
during last week had just been re
paired when another freshet has come
along, flooding the trench as badly as
before and which will make work im
possible during the rest of the week.
The high wafer, which seems due to
rains near the headwaters, was not
dreamed of here. When the men quit
work Tuesday evening the river was
still falling and everything s. enied
favorable for steady work. Their sur
prise yesterday can be imagined,there
fore, when assembling at the sewer
they found that the river had arisen
about three feet and the trench was
badly flooded. The river continued to
rise during the greater pait of yester
day and it is impossible to say when
work can be resumed on the sewer.
The steam pnmp started Tuesday
noon was found to be a failure owing
to the presence of sand in the water
which interfered with the action of
the valves. Council has ordered a
four-inch centrifugal pump, which is
expected to arrive today. There seems
to lie no doubt but that the latter
pump will meet tin* water difficulty
after the river once becomes normal,
as it has an extraordinary capacity and
is constructed to stand any amount of
sand and gravel, even mud, which il
raises to the surface as readily as
water.
Accident Mars a Picuic.
An accident occurred dining a pic
nic on the Cycle Path Tuesday after
noon,which revealed a remarkable de
gree of fortitude on the part of a hoy
and showed a great ileal of thought
ful conduct all around.
A party of about twenty young peo
ple chaperoned by Mrs. S. F. Hicki tfs
were enjoying themselves in 'lie vi*
in it y of the spring at the further end
of the path when liny N vi v.!.
in the act of catching a ball • .p <1
and fell dislocating the kneecap < I his
right limb.
Iu the absence of a doctor the MII ;
man himself set to work trying to ••
duce the dislocation. Notw > I h '.el
ing the intense pain incident il to -■ H,
an operation he stii"k to i! in.1.1 he
actually succeeded in getting tie >
cap hack into place.
In view of some exigen simil ir lo
this Mr- Kickctts had pi ■ \ il I:i l-i I
tie of liniment, which proved \ii
useful in allaying the pain. The limb
was carefully bandaged after which
ilie hoy was aide to walk home.
Polandurs Arr sted And Fined,
Stanley Barron and Philip Sihow,
Northumberland street, were arrested
by Officers Mincemoyer and Voris Sat
urday afternoon for being drunk and
disorderly. Justice Pare placed upon
each of them in addition to two 10l
lars cost seven dollars . fine, live of
which belongs to the Borough and two
to the School 1 loard.
The men arretted Were l'olauders
w ho started out to celebrate the Fourth
of July when they got into a fight.
Each of them secured In- liberty h\
paying fine and costs.
Inspecting the Damage.
The regular claim agents and dam
ago adjusters of the P. it K are m ik
ing the round- of the hranclu - these
days looking up their claims prcsint
ed by land owners for damages,result -
ing from lire along the route They
make regular trips for tin- purpose
and nearly always succeed in t tiling
every claim satisfactorily
FIREMEN'S PICNIC
; A IIIC, SUCCESS
The firemen's picnic at DeWitt's
i Park under the auspices oft lie Friend
ship Fire Company, Fourth or July
was a well rounded success. Every
r ' thing seemed to come the Firemen's
way. There was not a -erious casualty
to mar the event ; they had a delight
ful dav and best of all they had the
crowd. A conservative estimate places
the number of people on the ground at
300(1. There were IT.Vt paid admissions.
In addition to these children were ad
mitted free, while during the base
ball game the grounds were piaclical
ly open.
Everything in the line of eatables
was sold out. None of the contests
i advertised, outside of base ball, how-
I
ever, were pulled off or the reason
that no one could he found willing lo
enter. There was sufficient, however,
to entertain the crowd. The music was
good and this together with the dancing
was much enjoyed. The two games of
base hall afforded the lovi r- of that
soort an abundance of amusement In
the evening the fine display of li • -
works was an attraction.
All persons paying admission to the
park received a numbered ticket en
titling them to a chance in seven valu
able prizes. The drawing took place
on the dancing pavilion S itnrday night
; in the presence of a larg number nf
; spectators. None of those who held
' the lucky numbers were present The
| numbers draw ing prizes are as fol-
I lows:
No. H7O. the gentleman's Gold
Watch; No. the Silver Water
I'i teller; No 2.1(5, the Ladies' Silver
Watch; No. 1 ~»I*3, Cut Glass Pitcher,
silver trimmed ; No 11, Toilet Case,
. mirror, brush and comb, ebony trim
med with silver; No. China'
Cracker Howl, silver trimmed; No.
&VJ, Silver Cup, gold lined.
Boy Breaks Botlf Arms.
Michael Coleman, 12 years of are.
j son of James Coleman, llickey Alley, j
j while picking cherries at South Dan j
: ville Friday, fell from the tree and
sustained very serious injury.
lie climbed to the top of one nf the
high cherry trees on the Woodruff lot
nearly opposite the station and was in
the act of descendinc when he hecanu'
I I
I dizzy and fell to the ground, a dis
: tanee of nearly :s(i feet. He alighted
; on his hands and knees. The principal
injury was in his arms, both of which I
j had sustained a fracture.
He was taken to the office of Dr. '
! Barber, where it was discovered that
jon the right arm there was a disloca
| tion of one bone (t he ulna) and a fract- j
ure nf the other (the radios), while
on the left arm both bom s were brok
en near the wrist joint. In r-'ducing '
the dislocation and setting the broken I
hones Dr. Barber was assisted by Drs. j
P. C. Newhakcr and T. B. Winter
s'l eon.
Young Homers Make a Record.
Twenty-two miles in .'!."i minutes
—this is the record of eight homing
pigeons owned by George Stickle of
this city.
Mr. Stickle sent the pigeons to Ber
wick by express Tuesdav, where they
were liberated at :i.OT p. in. by trust
worthy parties. At 3.4*2 p. m. they
arrived at Danville and alighted on
I heir home loft.
The birds are young ones and yes
terday was the third time they ever
Hew. They made the trip from Ber
wick last Saturday, but no effort was
made to determine the time. Their
record yesterday—which was over a
mile in two minutes—shows what
speed they are capable of attaining.
Yesterday Hottest of Season.
Yesterday was the hottest day of the
season. During the afternoon the heat
was variously reported at from '.»() to
HI degrees in the shade.
At the Montour House \Y. G. Kram
i i - record of temperatures, which is
1 iv- conservative and reliable,
1 ■ o. ■. as f< JI ow s : 5:30 a.*m. (il de-
I uri i : noon, S2 degrees; 5:30 p. m.,
' '.Mi ilegri es ; (> :15 p. in , SS degree s.
T!.e maximum heat yesterday was
eve ,1 degrees above the hot ti st w eat h
| ri x, erieiiced la-t week or previously
; luriii:: this season. People coniplain
j ed a groat deal about the heat and are
i already sighing for cooler weather,
| ii iiniin I lu 1 of the fact that summer i<
, ca:co!y more than begun.
F.'ll From a 16-Foot Ladder.
William B. Startzoll, the painter,
J met with a bad fall Tuesday but
| luckily escaped with slight injury.
He was painting at the residence of
| Samuel l<] •km. ail, Rushtown. Stand-
I nig on a sixteen-foot ladder lie was
' working at one of the windows on the
outside, ('limbing to the topmost, rung
he took hold of one of the hinges at
the shutter to support himself. The
1 hinge, ir seems, was poorly secured
and if gave way causing him to fall
to the ground Fortunately lie escaped
serious injury, sustaining only a
sprained wrist, lie was driven to his
home in this city, but la-t evening
Was able to be out.
Address by Rev. Harnian.
Hon. B. S. Ammermaii who is on
the program for an address ~|f tin- j
grauation of nurses at the Hospital i
for the Insane, Thursday night, has
been called to Washington a.el will j
not lie all I to be lire •Il t IM tie oe
in- inn.
His place will be filled by KM j
Harry Curtiu llarin in who will ad
dress the graduates. \
I>A\Vll.l.i:. I»A.. Tin I!SI>A V .JULY !>. IOOIS.
! PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS
~ Mr. and Mrs. Horace Freeze and
daughters. May aud Hazel, of Brook
lyn, N. Y.,are visiting at the home of
Mr.Freeze's mother, Mrs. Mary Freeze,
on Water street.
William E. Knorr and family of
Bloomsburg,spent Sunday at the home
ol Dr. T. B. Wintersteen, East Market
street.
j Lawrence Tooley of Bloomsbuig,
spent Sunday in Danville.
Edward Wilcox of Wilkesbarre,spent
Sunday with Danville fviends.
Mrs. George Wright of Lowisbnrg,
spent Sunday with her parents Mr.
and Mrs. John Russell, Cedar street.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Richard of
('atawissa,.spent Sunday at the Farley
home, Cherry street.
J. F. Mullen of Berwick, visited
relatives in this city over Sunday.
Mrs. Benjamin Luton and son Ben
jamin of Wilkesbarre, were guests at
tie* home of Charles Kelly, Mausdalo,
over Sunday.
O-car Burdick of Catawissa, spent
Sunday in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Harlniau of
Berwick, spent Sunday at the Keefer
home on Nicholas avenue.
K. A. Burdick of Scranton, spent
the Fourlh in this city.
Ralph Foulk of Berwick,spent Sun
day at his home on East Market street.
('liarles Pusey of Berwick,spent Sun
day at Ins home on Vine street.
William and Fred Hornberger of
Youngstown, 0., arrived in this city
Saturday in response to news of the
serious illness of their mother, Mrs.
Jacob Hornberger, Cooper street.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Johns and son
Willard, of Stroudsburg, and Miss
Kathryn Johns of Scranton, were
guests of John L.and David Evans,
East Mahoning and Ferry streets, Su
nday.
Joseph 11. Schwartz and daughters
Ethel and Marion of Plymouth were
guests Fourth of July at the lesidence
of Rush Yerriek, West Mahoning
street.
Mrs. D. J. Rogers visited relatives
in Sunbury yesterday.
J. 11. Goeser returned from a busi
ness trip to lla/.leton yesterday.
Joseph Law was a visitor iu Suribnrv
yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Studenroth
who have been guests at the home of
Dr. F. K. Harpel returned to their
home iu Lancaster county yesterday.
Miss Martin of Spring Lake, New
Jersey, is visiting her father, Frank
Martin on Spring street.
Miss Esther Cohen of Bloomsburg,
was the guest yesterday of Miss Mann,
East Front street.
Thomas Elmos of Howellville,trans
acted business in this city yesterday.
11. Molcuowski returned from Wilkes
barre yesterday.
Miss Stella Elleiihogen of Philadel
phia, is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Rebecca Elleiibogeu, Lower Mulberry
street.
John Tooley was a Shamokin visitor
yesterday.
Mrs. William llartman is visiting
relatives in Scranton.
Mrs. Max Gross will return from a
visit in Lehighton today.
11. L. Smith and wife of Cairo,
Mich., will return home today, after
a visit with relatives in this city.
Henry Kreegcr of Pittsburg, arrived
in this city last evening for a visit
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Krecger, Ash street.
Mrs. S. M. Oberdorf of near Klines
grove spent yesterday with her sister,
Miss Alice Gearhart, South Danville.
Miss Mary Oakes of Paradise, has
returned home after a pleasant visit
with Mrs. M.(,)• Hughes and daught
er, Ferry street.
Miss Auuie Kbi'e has returned home
after a two weeks' visit with Miss
Ella Weaver at Comly and friends at
Williainsport.
Harry Welliver spent yesterday in
Williainsport.
Joseph Hoffman returned to Phila
delphia yesterday after a visit with
his parents on West Mahoning street.
.1. 11. Fry was in Sunbury yester
day.
Mis., Jennie Bird returned to Mill
ersvillo yesterday after a visit at the
home of her mother. East Market
street.
Miss Heudersliott's Narrow Escape.
M is.s Emeline Hendershott of Wa-li
iugtonville came very nearly burning
to death yesterday morning. While
working about the stove liei clothing
ignited. Screaming for help she ran
into the yard and threw herself down
in the deep grass. With the assistance
of some neighbors the Haines were ex
tinguished.
The burns inflicted, although pain
ful, are not considered serious.
"Boniboy's Bridge.''
The new county bridge in Anthony
township in course of erect ion,accord
ing to the decision of the citizens will
be known as "Boniboy's bridge" in
honor of Daniel Boinhov who resides
quite near.
The stone work is completed; the
lumber is on the ground and nothing
more remains hut to await the arrival
ol the stool supers!ructiir.
NEW OFFICERS OF
PYTHIAN KNIGHTS
The newly elected officers of Beaver
Lodge, No. 132, Knights of Pythias,
were installed, at the regular weekly
meeting, by Deputy Grand Chancellor
I Harry Fields. The session was full of
' interest and several visitors from other
lodges were present.
Beaver Lodge is in a most prosper
ous condition, the reports showing a
j gratifying increase in membership and
j financial strength. There are now eu
! rolled on the books of the lodge nearly
150 members. Tho officers for the cur
j rent term are:
Chancellor Commander, Thomas P.
j Evans; Vice Chancellor, John Rich
ards ; Master at Arms, Harry Trum
bower; Prelate, Reuben Boyer; Master
ol Work, David Reese; Keeper of
Records and Seal, John G. Waite;
Master of Finance, Samuel Jackson ;
Master of Exchequer, William L. Sid
ler; Trustee, J. D. Evans; Inside
Guard, Keely Ream ; Outside Guard,
j James Wilson. Harry Fields is the
; represeutaive to the Grand Lodge,
I which meets this year at Oarbondale.
The rank of Knight was conferred
j upon an Esquire.after which addresses
were made by Manager Bright, of the
' Cuban Giants, who is a member of
! Allegheny Lodge, No. 108, New York
' City,and C. E. Shipe.of Lark in Lodge,
l No. 78, Chester, Penna. Responses
j were made oil behalf of Beaver Lodge
' by Grand Tribune George W. Miles
and Deputy Grand Chancellor Fields.
Au Awful Record.
Dead 58
Seriously Injured 3,431
What a record for the Glorious
Fourth!
The above figures tell the horrible
side ot the strenuous celebrations
throughout the country on Saturday,
and the reports indicate that the car
nage due to the giant firecracker, the
toy pistol and their fellow dealers in
death and destruction was greater
than in previous years.
Last, year the death list throughout
the country reached 21,aud the report
ed injured 2,172. Tho list is growing
larger and more appalling every year,
and is it any wonder that the people
are protesting against this reckless an
useless slaughter?
Down in Harrisburg no one has a
right to use a pistol on the streets on
the Fourth of July, and the police of
that city confiscated a hundred weap
ons of this sort on Saturday.
Patriotism ran amuck for awhile,
but the police had their orders, and
tliov did their duty.
If it was only the fool with the
revolver who suffered it would not he
half so bad, but in nine cases out of
ten it is the innocent citizen that has
ro pay for it with a bullet or wad
somewhere in bis anatomy, and it is
time to call a halt.
Advance Detail for Mt. Gretna.
The advance detail of Company F,
Twelfth Regiment, Third Brigade, N.
(J. P., left for the brigade en
campment, at Mt. Gretna, this morn
ing on the it:l4 Pennsylvania train.
(Quartermaster Sergeant ii. W. Gross
will be iu command and the others in
the detail will be Privates Ralph
Gaskius, George Marshall, Abraham
L. Childs, B. F. Nevius, John J.
Snyder and Darrah Eckman.
Quartermaster Sergeant Gross is a
veteran on this sort of duty and is
considered one of the most efficient in
the guard. He is always with the van
and among the last to leave when
camp is broken. He was the box car
guardian last summer when the gal
lant Twelfth returned from its long
stay in the coal regions. While the
rest of tho regiment was on dress
parade at Suulmry Sergeant Gross was
busy at South Danville getting boxes,
bales, barrels and other camp prop
erty to the armory. It was all thore,
too, when the company got up from
Sun bury.
Eugene Moyer Remembered.
Eugene Moyer, who has been unable
to walk since the terrible driving ac
cident last winter, in which he sus
tained an injury to his spine, receiv
ed a very fine token of esteem troui
his friends yesteiday in the form of an
outdoor self-propelling chair.
The chair was procured through
John Duster's Sons. It was purchased
with funds raised by popular subscrip
tions. Eugene has many friends and
it required but little effort to realize
enough to pay for the chair. There
are many others who would have been
glad to contribute but it was not nec
essary to call upon them.
The chair was haudad over to Mr.
Moyer about 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon. It is one of the most elegant
aud modern pieces of mechanism de
signed for the use of in\alids known.
The chair is of oak, nicely caned and
presents a most comfortable aud grace
ful appearance. It is of the right shape
for the back and body and is fitted
with elliptical steel springs. It is pro
pelled by crank movement, which can
he adjusted on the right or left
hand side ot the the chair to suit eith
er right or left handed people. It steers
very easily and runs without difficulty
over uneven surfaces or up ordinary
grades at a speed equal to a fast walk.
Death of an Infant.
The four-tnouths-ohl infant of Mr.
and Mrs. George Fox, East Danville,
died Sunday morning. The funeral
will be held tomorrow at 2p. m. In
terment iu Odd Fellows' cemetery.
GIVEN A TRIAL
TUESDAY
X. P. LeDuc gave Ms new coal dig
ger a trial [Tuesday. Everything
altout it was found to work admirably
and all that is needed now is to i*«-t
I
next to a large deposit of liver coal
when the machine will soon pay for
itself and yield a profit to the owner.
The digger, which is the first craft
in the form of a steamboat which has
navigated the Susquehanna at this
point in many years, created quite a
sensation as it came steaming down
the river and passed under the bridge
Tuesday afternoon. The engine,
boiler and digging machinery are in
stalled on a flat boat fiO feet long and
wide and deep in proportion. It is
propelled by steam, the paddle wheels,
two in number, being at the rear and
embracing the eutire width of the flat,
which gives the craft an appearance
resembling the stern-wheeled steam
boats which ply on the Ohio river.
It is equipped throughout with the
most modern machinery and embraces
several very ingenious inventions de
vised expressly to facilitate extracting
coal from the river. It is an exact
counterpart of the coal diggers em
ployed on Shamokin creek, which have
| a capacity of 50 to 60 tons per day,and
which during the miners' strike last
summer contributed so largely toward
relieving the coal famine.
In bringing up the coal from the
bottom of the river the suction meth
od is employed by the digger, the
system of machinery containing a re
volving screen, into which the coal
falls and where tlie coarse and fineaie
separated and stones and the like are
thrown out-
Near the M-coud pier of rivet bridge
yesterday the digger was put to work.
There was very little coal on the river
bottom at that point but what existed
there was very readily pumped up,
while the revolving screen showed
how effectually it was capable of do
ing its work. The operations were
watched by a large number of people
on the river bridge.
The Stricken Pope.
The illnoss of Pope Leo has excited
the gravest concern among Catholics
all over the world. With this ap
prehension there will be sincere and
general sympathy among members of
other religous sects.
When a man ill! years of age is over
taken by so dangerous and insidious a
disease as pneumonia, the chance of
his survival seems desperately narrow.
The millions of Christians who own
the Pontiff as their spiritual head seem
justified, therefore, in preparing for
the worst. This wonderful old man
has rallied from several physical pros
trations during tho last few years;
but there is a limit to his vitality,
phenomenal as it is, and the reports
from Home make it plain that the
limit has been reached.
This prospect will overshadow with
sincere sadness tho whole world of
Catholicity. Apart from his splendid
intellectual attainments, the personal
character of Leo XIII has been so
pure, so gentle and so benignant that
the respect and veneration which
Catholics always feel for the spiritual
potentate whom they regard as
"Christ's vicar on earth," long ago
deepened, in his case, into personal
affection. On that account his deatli
—if it be ordained that he must now
die—will plunge his mighty flock in
to personal mourning.
Hut multitudes outside of the Cath
olic pale will watch the reports from
Rome with a sorrowful interest. They
owe no allegiance to the Pontiff, but
they recognize the greatness and the
goodness of the man. There are few
American non-Catholics,whether they
be Protestants, Jews,or agnostics, who
fiave not given their ascent to the
opinion that Leo takes high rank
among the really great men. not only
of the past generation, but of the past
century. Who can wonder if the
profound impression created by the
solemn thought that a historic per
sonage, who has exerted a tremendous
and all-pervasive influence upon
Christendom, is slowly passing away,
has for tho moment obliterated sec
tarian lines and united everywhere
men of all religious beliefs and of no
religious belief with a tie of reverence
and regret?
Range Inspected.
Fred A. Godcharles of Milton, In
spector of Rifle Practice of the Twelfth
Regiment, was in this city Tuesday in
the performance of his official duty, j
Accompanied by George Gross, Range !
Master of Company F, he went over
the ground and pronounced things
mainly in good shape, conforming
with the regulations. The target,
especially, he pronounced one of the
best in this section.
Miss Reinaker's Funeral.
Miss Amanda K. Heinaker, whose
death occurred Monday,was consigned
to the grave in the Reformed cemetery
yesterday afternoon. The funeral ser
vices were conducted by Rev. George
E. Limbert. The pall bearers were:
I)r. Jno. Sweisfort, I). R Williams,
1). N. DiefTenbacher and C. C. Hitter.
Burned in the Face.
George Wallize who resides near
Mooreshurg, while attending the Itli
of July celebration in Milton was bad
ly burned in the face by the discharge
of a pistol held near by some person
. in the crowd He is beng treated by
I Dr. Thompson.
KSTAIILISIIKI) r\ is
Till; PElllllM
08IIIXJSCES
The constitutionality of tin borough
ordinances throughout tho -t:*t»•, pro
hihiting hawking and p> (Idling on the
streets or from door to door by sample
or otherwise was sustained by Judg>
Auten, of Northumberland county, in
an opinion handed down Mondav
morning in the Ri arick case
N. L. Kearick, tho agent ot the
Citizens' Wholesale Supply Company,
of Columbus, Ohio, was arrested in
Sunbury some time ago by Special
Officer Paul Foiulrick at the in-tauc.
of the Huninoss Men's Association for
selling goods by sample trom door to
door without a license. He was given
a hearing before Justice < *arj;> nter,
who in accordance with the borough
ordinance, imposed a fine of and
the costs.
The defendant's counsel appealed the
case to the United States District
Court for the Middle District of Penn
sylvania, asking to be discharged un
der a writ ot habeas corpu- claiming
that the ordinance was a violation of
the inter-State commerce clause of the
constitution of the United State-
The application for a discharge wa
denied by the District Court and the
case referred back to the court of the
county.
It was argued before Judge Aoteii,
H. S. Knight, of Sunbury, represent
ing the business men. Monday morn
ing Judge Auten handed down his
opinion affirming the action of Justice
Carpenter in imposing the fine of *"25,
which is practically declaring the or
dinance to be all right.
Judge Auten also refused a new
trial in the Hood case. \V. H. Hood,
a Snyder county huckster was arrested
for selling rabbits in tho Shaiuokin
markets out of season. Tho case was
tried sometime ago and was decided
against Hood who made application
for a new trial.
Prosecuted for Food Adultration.
The vigorous crusade made by l)r
Warren, State Dairy and Food Com
missioner, against the illegal traffic in
oleomargarine during his three months
service as Chief of tho Dairy and Food
Division of the Department of Agri
culture, has caused numerous dealers
to take out the proper State licens s
in order that they could handle the
uncolored oleomargarine without fear
of arrest and prosecution.
During the months of May and June,
1902, the total receipts at the State
Treasury 011 account of oleo license
fees, was $4:18.50, as compared with
#2413.50, for the same period in 11M>3
which clearly indicates a renewed ac
tivity in the direction stated.
During the past three months Dr.
Warren ordered prosecution against
about 200 dealers scattered throughout
the various counties of the <'olllllloll
wealth, for alleged violations of the
several acts of Assembly relating to
adulterated Dairy and Food products
"Oleomargarine,' the Commissioner
stated "has its rights under the laws
of Pennsylvania. It has a right to be
composed of lard, beef-fat, and cotton
seed oil, but it must not be colored
artificially in order to make it resem
ble in appearance the pure deliciou
product of the Jersey cow. The man
who sells it over tie counter at retail
or wholesale, or serves it 011 the table
at the hotel, restaurant or boarding*
house, can do so legally and without
tear of prosecution, if he secures tin
requisite license and fully complies
with the act regulating the manufact
ure and sale of the substitute lor but
ter in Pennsylvania."
Agairst Seed Distribution.
The protest of the American Seed
Merchants' Association, recently in
session, illustrate.- the quickness with
which flit! government competition
will arouse vigorous protest from pri
vate interests which may be affected
Whether the protest will niaki am
difference with the annual distribu
tion of seeds produced by the Depart
ment of Agriculture remains to hi
seen.
This free seed distribution lia- 111
the past been the subject of mat h
humorous comment, though until r>
eentlv it has not been taken very -er
iously. It was used mainly to tic-k 1 •
the political soil in doubtful congres
sional districts in the hope of making
it more fruitful in votes, and tie gen
erative value of the seed- was not r>
garded as a matter of any grit 1111
]H>rtance. Since, however, the seed
are beginning to have more valu> Hid
their distribution i- I an en
terprise of considerable magnitude it
is but natural that the d mereh wit
should object.
Hy direction ot Congrt the Seen
tary of Agriculture has distributed
through his depart ment to const it uent -
by Congressmen about :!\OOO,OOO pi-k
ages of seeds. In addition tothi- fr»»
distribution of seed.- the -ecu tai\ lia>
established seed testing -tati> lis in
which experiment- are eondueied to
determine the germinating value «>t
seeds that are offered for sale in »r
! ious parts of the country These te-t
--, have forced the withdrawal 11• 111 th
market of large quantities <>f old and
j worthies- seeds
New Oots.
Twelve new cots otdep-d ter n>e in
the county jail trrived stenlay
These constitute a mueh need I mi
provement at the prison and will n<>
doubt be highly appreciated I \ tl <t-»
who may be *0 unfortunate as to have
use for them
JOB PRINTING
The office of the AMERICAN
furnished with .1 large
assortment of job letter and
fancy type and job material
I generally, the Publisher an
nounce- to the public that he
is prepared al all times to ex
cute in t lie neatest manner
JOIi PRINTING
Of all Kinds and Description
HI-:I.I;ASI:II WM
THE I.OtK I P
I An obj- tl< »-011 took place iu U>«
office of Justi'-. Rare y.-t. rday after
noon which shows that a <l> partaro
from tl truth 1- n> v. r wi- ami that
| IT may bad T< the UM t -mharrasaiug
; eonipln at ion- At the same time a
little romance in re»| lif»> e»n»« to the
I surface
Tie hi ro in the affair wa« the young
man l>id in tie ink up who appeared
111 this eity >iuiila\ night driviug a
horse which was barely able to travtti
for want of -ho> -.and wliu upon l**tug
1 called to account told so many con
flicting -tr s that suspicion twi'aujo
general that be had not com*- by ti.a
horse ami buggy honestly.
Cp to ye-terday afternoon no reply
had bi en received to the postal card*
sent our with reference to th« affair
I and it was decided that suspicion
would not form a good ground for
j holding the mau any longer.
H was accordingly taken before
: Justice Hare. The man, who still in*
sisted that his name was Joseph k
Walt neck, is a cripple, undersized in
-tature, with bla< k hair and a fac*
I covered with a stubble of black tx ard
and who s|t«_-aks with a slightly foreign
I accent UJKIII being asked It he knew
on what ground* lie was being held be
i replied that as he understood it, it
was becausi he drove hi- bone with
out Shoes.
The justice then explained to him
that he was held on other and a grat
er grounds that there was a -uspiciou
that he had not come by the horse and
buggy honestly—a suspicion which ho
was unfortunately responsible for
himself by the flagrant untruths he
indulged in as to where lie was from,
etc.
Thi- -ef uied to be a revelation to
the poor fellow. 'Yes," he said "I
did not tell the truth, but theri wan a
reason.
The Justice then further explained
to him the |>r> dicanieut he was iu aud
urged him to make some statement
which could be relied ni>on, intimat
ing in pretty plain terms that a great
deal depended upon his conduct from
that time on.
"I will tell the truth"he ••aid," but
I will not tell where I aui from You
see, I have a home. I gave my father
all I earned and all was well until 1
fell in love. lam twenty-five year*
olfl and I want to get married. My
brothers and sisters are against me I
want my father to help me, but they
scorn me I have earned money and I
said 1 will goto another place aud
earn more money aud then we will get
married. So you -ee I will not tell
where I am from. This trouble would
be what they would like to hear
and they would laugh at the girl."
He then took an oath that he had
come by the horse and buggy honestly
or as lie put it that he had liought
them.
Hy ttiis time it was clear that the
fellow was telling the truth or that he
was a very artful deceiver. The Ju»t
ice told him that in the abseuce of
evidence to the contrary lie would ac
cept his story and permit hiui to de
part, hut only 011 condition that he
would get his horse shod before leav
ing town, as lie would be liable to ar
rest for cruelty to animals and coold
even now be held on that charge. The
fellow seemed overjoyed at getting off
so easily and accompanied by Chief
Muicenioyer left the office at once for
the livery stable to try to effect a set
tl in nt with Mr. Hunter.
Coal Digger in lAep Water.
.\. P. Li Due having ascertained by
experiment that bis eoal digger wn
in good work ing order yesterday luoru
nig started out for the purpose of find
ing coal. About 10 o'clock the odd
looking craft went -teaming down over
the "ripples" in line style bound for
deep water. Iu the vicinity of the
"bend" or probably between that
jtoint ami Chulaski-y Mr. LeDuc ex
pects to find heavy deposits of river
coal.
The digger is of a kind adapted a*
well t" deep a- to shallow water ami
the various deposits of coal heretofore
out of reach of un u with row txiau
will this year undoubtedly l*» scooped
up and placed on the market.
Consult rahle prospecting may tie re
quired to find the coal, which at place*
may be conceal* d beneath mud. I'M
der th act on of high water and the
movement of ice the dejiositM, too,
frequently change their |>ositioii A
good-si/ed Ik I id eoal above th* bridge
near the South Danville shore which
was known to exist last fall i* said
now to have entirely disappeared The
coal li - somewhere, however, ami it
1- -af» to say that Mr LeDuc will
find it.
Williauixport Took the Series.
Williamsport won • very game of a
seri* >of three with the Pena Park
team, of York, played at W lltiaiu*-
] ort. The score- were :
_ Mondav Williamsport \ Peim Park
l ; Tuesday Willianisport S. P« ua
Park* - .; Wednesday Williamsport li,
Penn Park :i Quite a number of pe«>
pie from this <-ity • xpected to witne**
the'giutie \ sferday ifternoon,but were
iinabl* to get away Penn Park is a
strong team and cam-t il. d games at
Harrisburg to play this series in tlie
Luml«or*< 'it \
Electric Lisjht Instated.
K|e< tr 1 light vest' rday was install
ed HI the freight boost of THTT Penu
-vlvania railroad at South i>anvill«»f
Two light- were placed in the build
ing and two on the platform outside