RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
I'knn R. K.
EAST. VVKST.
7.11 A. M. 1 14 A. M.
10.17 " 12.15 P.M.
8.21 P. M. 4.:u
5.50 " 7.51 '
SUNDAYS.
10. 17 A. M. 1-51 IV M.
|D. L. <V W. R R
KAST. IV: '
7.07 A.M. a. 15 A. M.
10.19 " 12.44 P. M.
11l P. M. 1 1
5.43 "
SUNDAY *
7,07 A. M.l -44 P >l.
5.48 P. M. it.os
PHIL A <Sc READING K. R.
NORTH. sorrn.
7.68 A.M. 11.24 A. M.
3.5tt P. M. »> 05 p. M.
BLOOM STREET
7.55 A. M. 11.22 A. 1.
8.58 P.M. «.04 P. M.
FIRST HEAL
SNOW STORM
Yesterday brought the first real |
snow storm of tlif noli, tin w>ather
conditions being of a -ort to make it
disagreeable in the extreme for those |
obliged to be out of doors.
It began to HUOW about o'clock m |
the morning and from that hour on
the white Hakes fell unceasingly. The
snow was very wet and at tiiius tell
so fast that objects a square away
were scarcely visible Hy evening the
HUOW was some eight inch' - deep and
lodging wherever it fell it dres-ed off I
the trees iu a foliage of white and
clung to the telegraph and electric 1
light wires until they seem' 1 in dan
ger of breaking under the weight.
The carriers on tin- rural free de
livery routes had theii tiist tough ex
perience of the season. The wheels of '
their wagons became clogged with the
wet snow and the hor.-e> were unable
to make the usual time The delay oc- j
casioued, however, was not very
great.
During the afternoon seveial sleds
were hauled out by bu.-ines; firms and
preparations made to take advantage
of the sleighing. The first sled out be- .
longed to Foust Bros, .which made its
way down Mill street about o'clock
The jingle of bells, however, was not
heard to anv extent.
Bennett & Moulton Company Aii N»x
Week.
All next week the Bennett & Moul
ton Company will hold the boards at
the opera house. This company car
ries a first-class orchestra and a com
pany of recognized actors who are
capable of giving a performance equal
to many of the high priced companies.
Each production is carefully staged—
every piece of scenery and all proper- 1
ties, such as pictures, carpets, cur
tains, easels, mirrors,lamps, chandeli
ers, electric calcium, stage furniture,
etc., are carried by Bennett & Moul
ton. Everything this -easou is entire- '
ly new, with many up-to-date novel
ties in the specialty line. It seems
impossible to comprehend how a re
pertoire of such standard plays as "A
Daughter of the People," "Her Own j
Enemy," "Shipwrecked," "A Ticket ;
of Leave Man,""ln the Sultan's
Palace," "The Great Mill Strike," \
"Love and War," "The Working j
Girl," "The Outcast of Society," i
"The London Bank Robbery" and
other successes and the strongest list
of specialty artists carried by any |
company,cau be given at the extreme- |
ly low price of ten, twenty and thirty
cents. A matinee will be given Sat
urday.
How to Send It.
With the advent of the glad Christ
inas tide the post otlice issues '
lions to people who use the mails to ;
forward Christmas presents. The pack
age should be wrapped in stout paper
and tied with strong cord. It should
not be sealed unless double postage is
desired. Besides the address the name
of the gender should be on the wrap
per and within the package. The cor
rect street and number should always
be used. If these directions aie fol
lowed the package will reach it-, des- i
tination in good shape and will bo
promptly delivered. Failure to use
ttie street and number is lesponsihlc
for most delays in delivery.
Jacob Zimmerman Injured.
Those of our citizens who are in the
habit of hunting in the White Deer
mountains will be sorrv to leain that
.Jacob Zimmerman of Pine Station,
lias been the victim of bad luck. The
farm of Mr. Zimmerman is a sort < t
headquarters for hunteis; he l- it mail
of a sociable generous nature and i> a
great favorite
D. It. Eckman of this city yesterday
received a letter from David A Zim
merman, which stated that his father
last week was accidentally shot in the
leg *hile gunning for birds with a
companion. The guu in the h »n«U of
the other man went oil prematui> lv, !
the load of shot taking effect in the
calf of Mr. Zimmerman's right hg,
tearing away a large portion of the
flesh. The injured man i.- g'tting
along fairly well and the doctors have
hopes of saving his life.
Entertained.
Mim Jennie Upson entertained ai
number of friends at Icr home on
Front street Saturday ev» mug Tliosi
present were Misses Franc Farley,
Blanche Myers Blur lie Good. Myrtle)
Angle, Tillie Kickerts .leunn Upson
and Stella Cliurin of Kaseville, Joseph
Proof, Frank and Grant Swayze, Rus
sell Gibbons, Harry Carodiskey, Mow
ard Van Kirk and James Upson
It will surprise you try it.
It if> the medicine above all others for
catarrh and is worth its weight in gold (
Ely's Cream Balm does all that is claim- |
ed for it.— B W Hperry Hartford
My son was afflicted with catarrhe j
He nsed Ely's (.'ream Balm and the dis
agreeable catarrh all left him. .1 <
Ohustead. Areola, 111.
The Balm does not irritate oi cans «<
sneezing Sold by druggists or mailed t
by Ely Brothers si» Warren St New h
York I
1
PRESIDENT'S
_ MESSAGE
WASHINGTON.D. C.Dec. 7.—The
regular session of congress convened
at I:30 today Because of the death
of a Philadelphia member, on which
appropriate action was taken at the
opening of the session, the reading of
the president's message was not reach
ed until nearly 2 o'clock. The read
ing of the document elicited much in
terest both on part of the members and
the throngs of listeners iu the gal
leries.
The message of President Roosevelt
to the new congress is a report of what
has transpired in governmental affairs
during the last year.
The principal recommendations of
the President are as follows :
No attempt to reconstruct our mone
tary system, but the same liberty
should be granted to the secretary of
the treasury to deposit customs re-
Iceipts as granted him in the deposit
jot receipts troui other sources.
Legislation for the promotion of out
merchant marine.
\ppropriations for the investigation
of naturalization fraud-i, postal tiauds
| and government laud frauds
Treaties making bribery an extiadi
table offense.
The appointment of members of a
joint boundary commission to lay
down the Alaska boundary line.
The exemption of private property
iat sea from capture by belligerent
! powers.
Legislation for good roads.
Recognition and support foi the St.
Louis and Portland expositions.
The passage ot laws for the develop*
' meiit of the internal resources of
Alaska and for the protection of its
; salmon fisheries.
The building of lighthouses in lia-
I waii.
The revision of public land laws.
Further legislation for the irriga
tion of arid lands and the protection
! ot forests.
Reciprocal legislation with otliei
countries for the granting of patents
to foreigners.
Prompt heed to the education of
children in the Indian territory.
The enlargment of the law providing
safety appliances on railroads.
The extension ot the civil service
rules.
Continued vigor in the upbuilding
of the navv and the establishment of
a naval base iu the Philippines.
The approval by the senate of the
Isthmian canal treaty with the Re
public of Panama.
To the subject of the Panama canal
the President devotes about one-third
of the entire message, reviewing the
relations of this government with the
governments of New Grenada and its
~uc<. -sot- Colombia, from the signing
of the treaty of 181« down to the pres
; out day. The story of the revolution
in Panama, the establishment of the
new republic and its prompt recogni
j tiou by the United States government
:s succinctly told.
"Under such circumstances," says
the President,' the government of the
United States would have been guilty
of folly and weakness, amounting iu
s their sum to a crime against the Na
tion, had it acted otherwise than it
lid, when the revolution of November
j 3 last took place in Panama."
The President is strong in bis ex
pression on the subject of capital and
labor. Probably no portion of his
message will attract more attention
than these few sentences:
Every man must be guaranteed his
| liberty and his right to do as he likes
with Ins property, or tiis labor, so
long as he does not infringe on the
; rights of others. No man is above the
law, and no man is below it; nor do
we a*k any man's permission when we
require him to obey it. Obedience to
the law is demanded as a light; not
asked as a favor.
WHY IT BUOOEEDB.
Becau.se It's for one Thing Ouly and Dan
ville is Learning This.
Nothing cull be good for every
! lung.
Doing one thing well brings success.
I Doan's Kidney Pills do one tliiug
1 only.
They'er for sick kidneys.
They cure backache, every kidney
ill.
Here is evidence to prove it.
Mr. Geo. Mifflin, Dentist on Main
: St., Bloomsburg, says:"l procured
Doan's Kidney Pills from Moyer Bros
drug store for my brother-in-law Pet
er Leisenring at Bear Gap. He was
suffering intensely from Kideny and
from pain in his back and loins. The
usual accompauiments of inactive kid
uevs were present and added to his
misery. Doan's Kidney Pills which I
sent him gave positive relief. He has
pretty thoroughly made known the
merits of this remedy in this section."
Plenty more proof like this from
Danville. Call on your druggist and
a-k what his customers report.
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents per box. Foster-Milbuin Co.,
Buaftlo, N Y , sole agents for the
I'nited States
Remember ihe name—Doan's—and
take no substitute
Hard Winter "Signs."
The old-fashioned weather prophets
are,"dead sure" that this is going to
Is- a r hard winter. They have been
reading the figns and they all indicate
cold weather and plenty of it. Here
are some oft hem :
"Coons are said to have ' three coats
of hair this year.
"Fishermen report that, fresh water
fish have two sets of scales."
"Turkeys have breastbones of double
>trength. "
"Rabbits have extra front teeth."
"The squirrels have completely de
nuded the forests of nuts."
"Turtles and snakes' are hibernat
ing at twice their usual depth,"
"Shingles on houses have grown a
coat ot hair or fuzz. "
" Kvergrct n trees have much heavi
er foliage than usual."
The man who assaults telegraph op
erators appears to be at work all over
the State. He is so übiquitous that an
army would find it difficult to capture
him
! TEACHERS ADUPT
RESOLUTIONS
The following r solutions were ad
opted by tlit- Montour ('ouiity Teach
ers' Institute before adjoinniitg on
Friday .
We, the teachers of Montour Couuty,
desire to offer 11u■ rt solutions as an
expression of our thoughts and Itel
nigs upon question.- and matter- con
cerning our professional work.
First —That wo thank Superintend
ents Deri and Uordy and the other
officers of I he Institute for their eilorts
and labors to make our :isth annual
session a success.
Second.—That thegreatful acknowl
edgement of this Institute is hfi'eby
expressed to the Danville School Hoard
for the use of the High School Puild
ing.
Third.—That we appreciate the
kindly assistance of Miss Ellriede
Weiss, Miss Viola Young, Mr. Walter
Hussell, Mr. W. I). liauniasiei for in
creasing the inter* stand enjoyment
of our sessions hv contributing music
al numbers of the programs.
Fourth.—That w> tender our appre
i elation of thecouitesy fit Reverends
Human. Limbert, Mevei, Hutchison,
and Mr. Laumastei for conducting
our devotional exercises.
Fifth.—That wo approve the action
ot the last legislature in li\ing the
minimum salary of all tcacheis in the
state at s.'la a month, and that we re
commend that, the minimum next term
be fixed at eight mouths.
Sixth. That since the State of l'< nu
sylvania has made such ample and
lilieral provisions for the establish
ment and maintenance ot Township
High Schools we suggest to school
boards the organization of such schools
wherever feasible
Seventh.—That we view with deep
tegret the absence of parents,citizens,
and school officials from the daily ses
sions of this Institute, and thit we
respectfully invite all who are inter
ested either as p.treats,officials or tax
payers to meet with us in our future
sessions for ttie mutual interchange of
ideas, mutual improvement, mutual
understanding,and the mutual a Ivance
meat of school work along all lines.
Kightli. -That we recognize exper
ience in any profession a- absolutely
essential to suci'es- and .» high order
of work, and that we are painfully
awaie ot the constant des rt ion ot the
teaching professions by competent
teachers for other and more lucrative
fields. We humbly call the attention
of those who have the inter» -is of the
present and future at In .irt to the sys
tem of pensions now being adopted by
the great corporation, notably the
Pennsylvania Railroad Co. a- a re
ward to employes toi long and faith
ful service, and w« recommend the
consideration of such -vstem by tic
state of piovidmg for n dv, incapac
itated, and superannuat-d tea di.ei's
who have given their lives to the ser
vice of the State, a- Mir lv i- h who
fell fighting for its flag.
Ninth. —That we appreciate the ex
cellent a-sistauoe the j>i• -cue of Prof.
Yetter has been to our Institute m
musical in-truction and as conductor
of the singing, that we have enjoyed
the plain talks of Mi. Kemp on the
neglect ot the study of ev< ry day com
mon things—trees, dogs, birds, cats,
soils and we hope he has enjoyed his
visit with us; that we mention with
peculiar pride our thorough enjoy
ment of the high admirable and in
spiring lectures of Dr. Ward, of Bos
ton, and we trust that it may bo our
good fortune to be again favored by
his presence with us next year.
Tenth. —That the retention of teach
ers whose work is reliable should
grow in favor with School Boards m
the rural districts as well is in cities
anil towns. When teachers have ren
dered efficient faithful service there is
no valid reason why such teacher
should not be continued in office if the
welfare of the schools is to !>• consid
ered of prime importance and we favor
tlin adoption of the rule of seniority.
JAMES CUKKY.
(iKO. D. HORN ER,
MARGARET (J. MADDEN,
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.
Digests all classes of lood. tones and
strengthens the stomach and digestive
organs. <'tires Dyspepsia, Indigestion,
Stomach Troubles and makes rich red
blood, health and strength Kodol
Dyspepsia (Jure rebuilds wornout tis
sues, purifies, strengthens and sweet
ens the stomach; Gov. G. W. Atkin
son, of W. Va., says:"l have used a
number of bottles of Kodol Dyspepsia
(Jure and It tve found it to be a very
effective and, indeed, a powerful rem
edy tor stomach ailment- 1 recom
mend it to my friends." Sold by
I'aules & Co., .1 D. (Josh <!o
The State's Schools.
The annual report ot Dr. Schacffer,
State Superintendent- of Public In
struction,shows that the public school*
of Pennsylvania ate making note
worthy progress all along the Hue.
This progro-s include- an increased
compensation of t-'achers, a hettei
compliance with the provisions of tin
compulsory attendance law, mon
township high schools, hett r scholar
ship of teachers and all around gener
al efficiency. This encouraging con
dition of affairs will be pleasing to the
state who recognize the public school
as the great st factor m our develop
ment. He shows that during the yeai
there has been a total increase in the
salaries of teacher.- of
which i- an average of .*fi.v>l for males
but only seventy-six cents for feniab s.
It proves, however, that the di-posi
tion i- to pay better -atari* - to thi
class of workers, and that it will soon
reach a figure rumme nsu rata with the
value of their si rvices is gem rally ad
mitted.
The statistics show that the female
teachers ar. gradually but siiiely slip
planting the males, the number ot tin
latter having fallen l'i and the form
er increased 1,1.11 The number of
schools increased . IK, and the increase
in graded schools was
Superintendent SchaolTer commends
the towilsl.lp high -' hoi ! uiiivi incnt,
which he si\ - |,a- been successful he
ynnd the most sanguine < xpectations
Taken as a whole the report indicates
a splendid condition of s< hool affails
LECTURES FAIL
TO FAI EXPENSES
Spillman Riggs constituting the
second number of the V M. C. A. Star
Course,will lie at the Opera House on
tomorrow night, December 11th.
It was learned yesterday that in all
about 4<•() ticket-- for the Stir Course
thus far have been sold Tins is a
poor -bowing coni|>ared with the tick
ets disposed of on previous years and
it is positively stated that unless a
better patronage is accorded to the en
tertainment tomorrow night and those
following the proceeds this year will
not he sufficient to meet the expenses
of the Star Course.
This would he nothing short of a
calamity. The Y. M C. A. Course
of entertainments is of the highest
order within reach of the people, and
in securing them the Association
through the Committee has involved
itself to the extent of SOOO. The enter
taiinnent-j, elevating and instructive
in their nature, are essentially for the
public furnished at a cost which is
little more than nominal. While the
object primarily is not to realize a
handsome profit on the entertainments,
yet nothing is further from the thought
than that the patronage should tail to
the point that would involve any dan
ger of falling behind.
It is believed that the public if made
familiar with the status of atTaiis re
liting to the Star Course will hasten
to the relief of the Association and '
show their appreciation of a good
thing by patronizing the remaining !
lectures. Tickets are still on sale at ■
G. 8. Hunt's drug store, A. H. Grone's,
W. V. Oglesby's office and at the V. '
M C. A
A failure to patronize the splendid
course in a manner commensurate with
its merit v.ould bo very apt to be con
strued as an indication of waning in
terest hi, it not a total indifference to
the Y. M. C. A. hv the hulk of our
populat ion.
The facts being as above stated it
now remains for an appreciative pub
lie to ad.
The Lone Star State.
Down hi Texas at Yoakum, is a big
dry goods firm of which Mr. .1. M.
Huller i- the head. Mr. Mailer on one
of hi- trips Kast to buy goods said to
a friend who was with him in the I
palace car, "Here take one of these 1
Little Karly Risers upon tetiiiug and
you will be up early in the morning
feeling good. " For the "dark biown"
taste, headache and that logy feeling
DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the
best pills to use. Sold by Panics \
Co., .1. D. Gosh & Co.
Birthday Party.
Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Uillmeyer en
tertained a number of relatives and
friend- at their home in Liberty Town
ship oil Friday last. The event wa
in honor of Mrs. Rillmeyer's fiStli
birthday. During the day excellent
refreshments were served. Mrs. Bill
mevei received a number of useful
presents The guests were: Mr. and
Mrs. Cyrus Coleman, Mr and Mrs.
William Billmeyer, Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Mine, Mr. and Mrs. George
Kelly,Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Mattis,
Mr. and Mrs. William Taylor,Mr. and
Mis. Henry iioat, Mr, and Mrs. Will
iam Steinbach, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Billmeyer, Mr. and Mrs. John Zettle
nioyer, Mr and Mrs. David Hine.Mr.
anil Mrs. William Derr, Mr. and Mrs
Andrew Kelly, Mr mid Mrs. Andrew
Hillmeyer, Mr. and Mrs. Charles j
Geringer, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Bogart,
j Mr. and Mrs. James Deitrick, Mrs. I
Sarah Blue, Mrs. Margaret Springer,
Mrs. McFarlaud,Mrs Hannah Geriug
er, Mrs. Annie Hartmau. Mrs. Clara
A cor, Mrs. Myra Robhins, Mrs. Annie
Alter, Mrs. Nettie Blue, Mrs. Lena
Phillips, Mrs. Mazie Taylor, Mr. Joe
Zartman, Mr. George Roat, Mr. Ray
Taylor, Mr. Wilbur Steinbach, Mr.
Frank Hine.Mr. Lawrence Billmeyer, j
Ralph Zettlenioyer, Ralph Bogart, j
Master Harold Deitrick, Master Law- j
reuce Phillips, Master John Phillips,
Missus Annie Acor, Anna Roat,
Blanche Rout, Veruie iline, Blanche
Hine, Grace Billmeyer, Julia Hagen
bueh, Mary Zartman, Vernie Zart
man, Emma Zettlenioyer, Ada Zettle
nioyer, Katie Zartman, Viola Alter,
Viola Blue, Florence Fern Steinbach,
Anna Bell Hartmau, Florence Gering
er, Rosa Hartmau, Ruth Zettlenioyer,
Edna Zartman, Viola Dietrick, Mary
Geringer, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Buss,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Buss, Mr. and
Mrs. John Risliel, Mrs. Anna Moore,
Miss Blanche Moore, Miss Grace Buss,
Miss May Buss and Master George
Buss of McEvvensville ; Mrs. Charles
Billmeyer aud daughter Laura of Ex
change; Mrs. Charles Taylor of Wat
soutown; Mrs. Andrew Billmeyer of
Cumberland, Md , and Rev. Hicks of
Montandon.
Revelation Imminent.
A sure sign of approaching revolt and
serious trouble in your system is ner
vousness, sleeplessness, or stomach up
set- Electric Bitters will quickly dis
member the troublesome causes. It
never fails to tone the stomach, reg
ulate the Kidneys and Bowels, stiuiu
late the Liver, and clarify the blood.
Run down system- benefit particularly
and all the tt-ual attending aches van
ish under its searching and thorough
effectiveness. Electric Bitters is only
f»oc, and that is returned if it don't
give pel feet satisfaction. Guaranteed
by Panics «!fc Co., druggists.
Tendered a Surprise.
Mrs. Ernest Rogers of Sunhnry was
tendered a pleasant surprise yesterday
by a party of ladies from this city in
honor of the fourth anniversary of her
marriage. Those present were. Mrs.
O. M. Letjiger, Mrs. W. L Sidler,
Mrs. Evan Jones, Mrs. George .Yi
West, Mrs. Allgaier, Miss Allgaier,
Mr.-. W. C. Williams, Miss Jennie Ob
erdorf, Miss Lou West and Mrs I) J
Roger- The ladies went to Sunhury
on the 'jit train yesterday morning
aud returned home on the 5:50 p. m
t rain.
Engagement Announced.
| Aniiouncmciit has been made of the |
• ngagenieiit of Miss Blanche Gold (
-mith, daughter of Mrs. Samuel Gold
smith, to 11•• i fi«-11 L. Dieifuss
I CARRIE NATION
IS TOWN TODAV
Some (it tlic 'in Iu i |)• r* along
Mill stri I win.- i worried I«>>.k this
morning, and cverv now and then cast
apprehensive glam tow I- tin- tiig
gla.*- windows t' at front tin ir places
of busines- Carrie Nation, the vali .
ant saloon sin isl.ei from Kansa- will
arrive HI town I »: I. rhis morning and
therein i- tin i at- 1 of tic ir I ar-. Hut
they need have no gn at w 1 rry, for
Carrie is not lu nt 011 eradicating the
lnjuor evil In tl «■ u-c of In r handy
hat' ii* t thl- 11111 •*. Having left a wake
of smash >1 li ar- ami It ken hot tie- In
hind her in ti | »-• t'arrii now risis
above niei' ph\- il arguin nt- and
essays a dramatic role by which she
hop's tci I i' h a : mpi'iaiic' ]» sson to
all g> nerations
The part that sin' will pi ty 1- "Mrs.
Hammond" in ' Ten Nights in a Bar
lioolll. " Tlii- famous old temperance
drama has becu 1 habilitated to suit
Mrs. Nation'- ideas of a temperaucu
crusade, and it will lie presented at |
till) Opel i Housi tonight.
llnr make up will he the same as
that on her real smashing tours, ex- 1
eept that she ha- doffed flit- old long j
black elutli "blanket .-he used to'
wear and thinned a modern silk coat, '
which lvacln.- to tlio ground and J
rustles when -lie rushes oil th" stage
as Willie Hammond's mother. She
will wear her conventional prohibi
tion In»tinet, tied tightly under the
, ch 1 n.
Her stage son,Willie Hammond goes
to the dogs in Simon Slade's saloon, |
" The Sickle and Sheal," in Cedar- 1
ville. In a bar room light, Willie get*
a crai k 011 the head which knock- him j
out. He 1- not killed, hut Mrs. Ham !
inond (Mr- Nation) thinks he 1- when |
slie rushes in and tinds him on the '
lloor. She 1 miin 11 at' Iv starts a spt ech :
about "A devil's hole" and when she
gets warmed up with indignation,
whips out In r hatchet and proceeds to j
-ma-li Simon Slad - -aloon into -mall
1
, c hange.
Maiiag' r Tucker of the • i'en Night*
in a Bar HOOlll <'ompunx " w ill retund
all uionev to the pations of the theatre
tonight it the onlv and original <'.ll i
rie Nation do- - not appir.
Fight Will Be Bitter.
Those who will persist in el IMI .
their ear* against the continual recom- I
meinlation of Dr. King's New Discov- 1
ery for Consumption, will have a long j
and bitter fight with tin 11 trouble*, if
lint elided earlier by t ttal termination.
Ht ad wha. T H. B< til of Brail, M is-.,
has to say : "Last fall my wife had
every svtnptoin <>! consuniiition. She
took Dr. King - New Discovery after
everything else had failed. Improvi 1 ,
nient came at on - an 1 four bottle
entirely cure I her " Guaranteed | y
I'auh -A. Co., Drt ggisis. Price Vie,
and ■•?I.OO. Trial bottles free
Postoffice Growth.
According to the -tati-te al report ol
Fourth A—i-tatit 1 1 >■ -1! 11.i-1• r General
Bri-tow t! 1 re ha- I u during the
past year a -Paly increa- • 111 post
odices and post office business. The I
1111111 Dor of post offices in the country
on the l*t of .lulv w:i - 71, Kill,of which !
number 242 were lir-t- class 1,107 sec- !
Olid class, li.C'.K) third class and <"'.), 1 :itt ■
fourth ela-s. The rural tree delivery j
routes of the country now number IU,-
which i- a most encouraging re
port for the farmer- and others resid
; ing in the rural district*.
There 1- no part of the service so
. popular or more beneficial to the peo
ple than tho rural free deli very routes.
| They have put th" farming (a mmuui
ties on a par with th • cities and en
able the t inner wli > lives many miles
I from the rcarest post office to receive
his letters and periodicals with the
same regularity enjoyed by the man
; in the city. In tact the rural free (le
j livery is a traveling post office,i**uing
and cashing money orders, selling I
j stamps and affording many other con
veniences than 111 forniei years neces
sitated a trip to the post office.
The larnter of the most icinote out
lying township receives hi* morning
newspaper fresh and cri*p with all
the news and lie can keep as well
posted a* the man in the city. The
post office operations id' the country
have reached remarkable proportions, 1
and rural live delivery has added
wonderfully to the success of the great
department.
A Frightened Horse.
Kuiining like mad down tlm street
dumping the occupants, or a hundred
oth-r accident-, are every day occur
rences. It behooves everybody to have
a reliable Salve handy and there's
none as good a- Bucklcn's Arnica
Salve. Burns, Cuts, Sores, Eczema
and Fib s, disappear quickly under it*
soothing effect. 2.V, at Failles A Co'*
drug store.
Vote of Thanks.
A special meeting til I Unville L idge,
No. T-'il, B F. <). L w is In Id after
the Memorial services on December nth
and the following resolution wa* unan
imously passed :
"Resolved, That tin 1 appreciative
and grateful thank- of this Lodge are |
hereby extended to Mr* J. I''. Tooley,
Miss Margaret Aiiiinerniait.aiid Me-.-rs
Itaver, Mcllciiry, llerriugton and
Brown for tle ir vocal conti ibutioii*
to our Memorial service*. Also to
Wyle's orchestra, Mr K II Miles,
soloist and Mi*s Gertru<h Heim, a--
conipanist, for the musical feature* of,
our entertainment. "
These friends of tie orig uii/atioii,
whose *"tvices were tie very cheerful
response to the Dodge'* request,added !
very materially to the b autv and 1111
pres-iVeiie-* of the seiviee*. 1
Bv 01 de 1 of the Lodge. ! ,
Atte*t, EDWARD FI KFI'I!,
Secrctarv
Shot a Wild Turkey.
.1 >llll M ir-liall took hi* annual hunt '
ing trip 011 Montour Ridge vest' idav
and as usual hrought 1 \\ Id tuikev '
along home wit h h 1111.
The turki v sliot y -t' rdav wa- an <
exceptionally tin* <.iti• , who h tipped j *
the -ah * a; tilt> en pimn 1-. Wild 1
turkey* ire -1 tree tin* *■ ison Very
few hi»V' b- en n and -till fewer
shot
it
». R. CURTIS
IR ADVANCED
I'ndt 1 the new arrangements made
iiv th Susquehanna Coal < 'oinjiany for
the selling ol it* coal our foimer
townsman, W. II Curtis, become* a
- »b -agent tot a large district
For many years the coal loi this
company ha- been handled by regular
agent-, hut under the new scheme,
■slii .ii 1- to gu into effect on January
i-t, all business Hast of Uarrisburg
will be looked after by the company'.*
lepresentativi To make this change
a new department has been created.
The following officers have been ap
pointed to act as sales agents:
W H <'urtis. whose headquarters
will be at Wilkesbarre, will have the
territory formerly covered by Con
vngham <sc Co. This district covers west
ern Pennsylvania including Allegheny
and Buffalo divisions of the Pennsyl
vania lines 111 the state of New Yoik
and the Pennsylvania line to Sunhury
and Lewistown junction
(reorge H Bressette, with headquart
ers in New York, who will have charge
of the territory from the Delaware
I River east,taking in the New England
market, and New Jersey from Bay
Head east, formerly covered by Stick
! ney, Coiiyiigham & Company.
11. W. Perriu,headquarters at Phila
del]'hia, from the Delaware River to
Wilmington, allot New Jersey from
Trenton to Bay Head south to the
('oast, west to Mifflin, Pa., and south
over the Northern Central and Col
umbia it Port Deposit Kailioad to
I Octarraia Junction; being the ter
j ritory formerly covered by James Boyd
\ Co., of Uarrisburg, and a portion
jof the territory covered by James
llilles & Co , cd Baltimore, Md.
C. E. Hitchcock, headquarters in
| Baltimore, covering territory south of
Wilmington (iii 'luding the Delaware
peninsula). Thi- territory was form
erly covered by J Hilles >ft; Co.
These appointments are 111 effect
January I. The company will make
i no change at present, in the method
'd li lulling business in the West, and
the firms of Boyd, Stickney & Co , of
Uarrisburg, Pa., and J. Langdon &
<'o ,of Elinira, N Y.,and W. L. Scott
\ Co. .of Erie, will continue to handle
coal us heretofore, in their respective
districts.
Good for CJhildreu.
1 The pleasant to take am! harmless One
Minute Cough ('urn gives immediate
relief in all cases of Cough, Croup and
LaCrippn because it does not pass im
mediately into the stomach, hut takes
effect right at the seat of the trouble.
It draws our the inflammation, heals
and -.lot-lies an 1 cures permanently hv
enabling the lungs to contribute pure
life-giving and life-sustaining oxygen
ro the blood and tissues. Dr. Arm
strong of Delia, Tex., prescribes it
daily and says there is no better coach
; remedy made. Sold by Panics & t'o.,
J. I). (Josh iV Co.
Au Example and a Warning.
But lei, with its 10,000 inhabitants,
is in a pitiable condition, one sixth
of the population being down with
typhoid fever. The epidemic will be
an expensive affair and SIOO,OOO will
; he needed to cover the total cost. The
aid of the charitable as well as help
from the State will be needed There
should be no stinr from either, al
though the whole business is the re
sult of criminal negligence—someone
has blundered.
In the case of Butler it seems the
water supply comes from a creek. This
supply was filtered until quite recent
ly when an accident disabled the filter
beds and the town's supply was pump
ed direct from the creek into which
also flowed all sorts of sewage. No
precautions were taken to purify the
watei by tiie simple method of boil
ing, and almost immediately typhoid
appeared. Today there are fifteen
j hundred cases 111 the town.
In Butler's case as iu many other
municipal bits ot carelessm ss and
neglect, the last cost will he the most
expensive. There is always net d for
"eternal vigilance" 111 these matters
and it will he found that a town pos
sessing good water and good sewer
systems will have a low death rate, a
matter of the tirst importance iu the
, advertising of a town's advantages.
Que Hundred Dollars a Box.
is the value H. A. Tisdale, Summer
ton. S. C., iilaces on DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve. He say*: "1 had the
piles lor 20 years. i tried many doc
tors and medicines, but all failed ex
cept DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. It
cured me." It i* a combination of the
healing properties of Witch Hazel
with antiseptics and emollients; re
lieves and permanently cures blind,
bleeding, itching and protruding piles,
sores, cuts, braises,eczema salt rheum
and all skin diseases. Sold by Pautes
vV Co., J. 1). Cosh & Co.
Almost Disabled.
Dec. !>.—The Red
Star liner, Kroouland. Antwerp for
New York, which yesterday sent a
wireless dispatch to Browhead stating
that tier steering gear was broken, put
in here today. There are nine hundred
passengers on hoard. They report hav
ing encountered terrific weather, dur
ing which the accident to the ship's
gear occurred.
llarland \ Wolff, shipbuilders, are
sending engineers from Belfast, to ex
amine the Kroouland before the com
pany's officials decide what will be
done with the pa-seilgers oil the dis.
aided vessel.
Pleasant Event.
\ number of friends were entertain
ed at the home of William II Hart
mat), Oerrv township, on Thursday
evening. Mrs. Hiram Sliultz rendered
some excellent music and a most en
jowtblo evening wa- spent Those
present were: Mr and Mrs. Henry
l'auner. Mr and Mr- William H Hart
uian, Mr aid Mi- Hiram Sehullz,
Mr- Elmer I) Phillips, Mrs. Jacob
('instead, Mr- Irviu Croinley of Dan
ville, Mi Amos Cooper and Mrs.
William Brittaiu of Light Street;
Mi*- Ruth Schultz, Miss Dora Ulll
- Mis* Florence Schultz, Miss
Mattel Schultz, Mi-s Margie Schultz
*nd Master Ahinzo t» Phillips
PREPARING FOR
mHOLIDAYS
J in; stores us in natural 011 the near
approach of Christmas ate taking on a
Holiday appearance, the
window display is i:ot so lavish as on
some forinei years. The first invoice
of holl.v was received on Mill street
yesterday anil from now un evergreens
will be conspicuous anions the decora
fious.
Holiday shopping began on last Sat
urday. A good inauy articles have al
ready been disposed of at 111_* stores
and the merchants are encouraged with
the prospects of a busy holiday season.
There may not be many extiavanant
purchases made, hut it is a year win n
almost every person has some money
to spend for Christmas gifts ami it is
tile sum total of these modest purchas
ers that swells the volume of business.
The confectioners are the busiest
people of the lo», especially the two
firms which manufactuie candy—John
Jacobs' Sons and James Martin. Jacobs
say they have never been so busy
Their candy factory is running to its
full capacity and making over time;
notwithstanding they can not supply
their trade and are obliged to refuse
orders. The heaviest demand is for
clear toys, which constitute one of
Jacobs' specialties. The daily prod
uct of their factory in clear toys
alone varies from 1200 to 1500
pounds per day. They have frequent
ly as many as twelve candy makers at
work.
James Martin yesterday began the
manufacture of clear toys and from
now on will bo an important factor in
the local candy trade.
The price of clear toys this year
varies from ten cents tu fifteen cents
per pound.
The jewelers are by no menus h -
liiud in the line of holiday attract ions,
and their windows contain many
novelties. The toy stores, abound in
new mechanical devices which invest
them with a peculiar chariu in the
eyes of the little ones.
I)r. David Kenuedj's NEW Medicine.
Cal-cura Solvent, removes chalky de
posits from the joints, muscles and
J urinary organs, ami prevents the fur-
I illation of more; thus curing gout,
! rheumatism anil gravel The only
1 radical remedy. Write t > the Cal-cura
Company, Kouudout, N. V . tor free
i pamphlet containing valuable iutorma
tion, and a free sample bottle
Funeral of Mrs. VauNorstran.
i Mrs. Catharine Cameron Van N'ors-
I trail whose death occurred Thutsday,
1 was laid ill the grave at Mr Vermm
cemetery Sunday afternoon.
The funeral took place from the Van
Norstran homestead. Sunhury stieet.
Riverside, at '2 o'clock, the services
being conducted by the Hev. George
F. Breed of Philadelphia. Two selec
tions of music were rendered by the
choir of St. Peter's M. E. church. The
pall bearers were; J. H. Kase, J. I«.
j Shannon, Peter Feiistermach' rand
Samuel Gulick.
| Anioug those who attended the fun
eral were Frank G. Van Norstran of
Chicago,lll. ; Charles B. VauNorstran
and daughter Alice of Brooklyn; Mrs.
Van Dyke of Williamsport: Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Shrack. Mr. auil Mrs.
Martiu Duukle and Miss Rebecca
Gearhart of Lewisburg; Dr. Cameron
Gearhart of Pittsburg, and Mrs. Alice
Bogert of Milton.
A Ooatly Mistake.
Blunders are sometimes very exjieu
nive. Occasionally life itself is the
price of a mistake, but you'll never
be wrong if you take Dr. King's New
Life Pills for Dyspepsia, Dizziness,
Headache, Liver or Bowel troubles.
They ate gentle yet thorough. !!>c.
at Patiles & Co's Drug Store.
Suiall-Pox ill Delaware.
WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. —Dr.
i Alexauder Loher,secretary of the Del
j aware State Board of Health, after an
ofticial investigation of the small-pox
situation at Woodland, Sussex county,
several miles southeast of Setfonl,
says:"The place comprises 70 houses,
within a ra lius of a mile. Up to date
there have been 1"> cases with six
deaths. Of the remaining patients,
two are in a critical condition, and
may die. The disease is of a very
malignant form. The place is under
strict quarantine and all precautions
have been adopted."
Y. M. 0. A. Star oour.se.
Spillman Riggs gave last night a
most delightful lecture on"The Fun
ny Side of Life." His audience gave
often an evidence of appreciation in
hearty applause. His return to this
city was his second appearance here
this season and, as before, he leaves a
train of happy memories, awakened
by brightness reflecting from his views
ou "The Funuy Side of Life." The
charm of melody mingled with his
merriment, as given in a number ot
songs ami whistling solo- Dayton
10. i News.
Opera House, on Friday. December
11th. Tickets :i."i and 50 cents.
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I Coughed
" 1 had a most stubborn cough
for many years. It deprived me
of sleep and I grew very thin. I
then tried Ayer's Cherry Pectoral,
and was quickly cured."
K. N. Mann, Fall Mills, Tenn.
Sixty years of cures
and such testimony as the
above have taught us v. hat
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
will do.
We know it's the great
est cough remedy ever
made. And you will say
so, too, after you try it.
There's cure in every drop.
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Conault your doctor. If he • take It,
then do a» he «ay» If he telU you uot ■
to take it theu don't take it. lie know*. I
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