RAILROAD TIME TABLES
PENN R. R.
EAST. WEST.
7.11 a.M. ' y. 14 A. M.
10.17 " 12.15 P.M.
3.21 P. M. 4.31
5.50 " 7.51 '
SUNDAYS.
L 0 17 A. M. 4.31 P. M.
D. L. & W R. R.
EAST. WEST.
7.07 A. M.». 15 A. M.
10.19 " 12.44 I'. M.
2.11 P. M 4.33 •'
5.43 " 905 "
SUNDAYS.
7,07 A. M 12.44 P M.
i.48 P. M. 9 0S
PHIL A & READINU R. R.
NORTH. SOUTH.
7.53 A.M. 11.24 A.M.
8.56 P. M. 6 05 P. M.
BLOOM STREET
7.55 A.M. 11.22 A.M.
8.58 P. M. H. 04 V. M.
HOST PAY
SCHOOL DIRECTORS
Contending that the Act of 11(03 rid
ative to the organizing of county
school directors into associations is
unconstitutional, Controller George
McLean of Luzerne county has refus
ed to approve the payment of the ex
pense connected with last week's con
vention of School Directors at Wilkes
barre. In all likelihood the question
of the law's constitutionality will be
threshed out in court,as it affects every
county in the State. Luzerne's con
troller is the first to move in the mat
ter aud the outcome will be watched
with interest throughout the common
wealth.
Mr. McLean declares that the law is
defective principally in that the coun
ties have not been informed iu the
title of an additional obligation being
imposed upou them. This.the control
ler holds, is enough to reject the law
as unconstitutional. According to the
act each director was to receive $1 for
attending the convention and together
with the incidental expenses,the dram
on the county would b<J quite large.
Following are three sections of the
act passed to establish these associa
tions :
"That it shall be the doty ol each
county superintendent of schools to
call toother, daring the school year,
nineteen hundred and three, and an
nually thereafter at the county seat
for the cousidi ration and discussion
of questions pertaining to school ad
ministration. These annual meetings
shall not be held during the week of
the annual county teachers institute.
"It shall be the duty of each school
director,in each of the districts of said
county, to attend each annual meeting
of school directors,called by the coun
ty superintendent for the purpose of
considering and discussing questions
pertaining to the school administra
tion, and each school director attend
ing such convention shall receive for
his necessary expenses, mileage at tlie
rate of three cents per mile,to be paid
out of the funds of the district which
he serves. But expense shall not be
paid for more than two days at any
annual meeting."
Hero is the section, which provides
for the expense but which in the opin
ion of the controller, fails to inform
counties of the additional obligation:
"To defray the necessary exponses
of these meetings, the county treas
urer of each couuty shall pay to the
treasurer of the Directors association,
from the county fnnds, one dollar for
each director attending the annual
meeting but in no case shall the sum
paid exceed one hundred dollars for
each meeting. But before he shall re
ceive this appropriation, the treasurer
of the Directors' association shall
present to the county treasurer a state
ment, showing when and where the
meeting was held,how many directors
were present, what speakers were em
ployed and what expenses were incurr
ed
Montour County Farmers Institute.
Mr. C. A. Wagner, chairman of
Montour county, announces that a
farmers' institute will be held in the
Methodist church, Washingtonville.
on Friday ami Saturday, Febinary
12th and 13th. He has arranged to
have Prof. R. L. Watts, J. S. Barns,
E. P. Forney and 0. W. Broadhoose,
all of whom are well known and pop
alar lecturers on agricultural and
horticultural topics, present at both
days' sessions. The public is cordial
ly invited. Mr. Wagner will furnish
programmes upon application and give
any other desired information. His
post office address is Ottawa.
Republican Ticket.
The Republicans of West Hemlock
township have made the following
nominations: Judge of Election, 0.
F. Styer; Inspector, Matthew Maus;
Supervisors, Hiram E. Cromley and
A. D. CrosslHV; School Directors,
Charles Aruw.no, Halbert Hartman
and Mont. Geariiart; Auditor, Sam
uel T. Styer; Poor Director, Frank
Crossley; Justice of the Peace, D. F.
Crossley.
Pomona Grange.
Pomoua Grange, No. 31 of the
Montour and Northumberland dis
trict, will hold its quarterly session
on Wednesday, February 2lth, in the
Washingtonville Grange Hall at Straw
berry Ridge. Applicants will he re
ceived into the degree of Pomona.
Officers elect will ar in-tall- d My Wor
thy Lecturer A. M. Cornell of the
Pennsylvania State Grange. Wash
ingtonville Grange has agreed to pro
vide entertainment. Fifth Degree Ses
sion in the forenoou. Come early.
CHARLES V. AMERMAN,
Master.
Filing Nomination Papers.
Friday, January 29th is the last day
for filing certificates of nominations
of candidates for township offices, to
te voted for at the election to be held
Taesday, February lfith. Borough pa
pers may be filed on February Ist. It is
therefore necessary that all primary
meetiugs for the purpose of nominat
ing candidates must be held prior to
January 29th.
LOSS WILL
BE HEAVY
Among the heaviest losers by the re
cent ttooil ami ice will be S. G. Bry
togle whoso greenhouses are situat
ed along the river just below town
and directly in the pat 1) of the flood.
It is almost impossible to describe
the situation at this point The
ice is piled up like solid walls and
should it be carried away hurriedly,
not a vestige of the greenhouses will
be left. They will be crushed like so
many egg shells, and iudeed it is
doubtful if the dwelling houses will
he left standing, as the trees which
ordinarily are a protection to them
have all been swept away. Already
Mr. Bryfogle's loss will be upwards
of >IOOO. His stock has nil been de
stroyed, and should lie desire to con
tinue in the business, he will have no
income from his house for a year, as
he will he obliged to purchase an en
tire lot of new stock from which to
propogate, while his expenses which
are heavy, tor coal, labor, etc., will
continue just the same. Occurring as
it dnos before the Easter trade it is
unusually unfortuuate as that season
is always good for a couple thousand
dollar-. Then, too, it is probable that
the piping in the houses has bursted
and been ruined which will entail an
additional loss. The advisability of
tearing down the houses and removing
them to a place of safety has been con
sidered. for should they be destroyed
it would mean a loss of $12,000 to him.
A company who has suffered a great
er loss is the Magee Carpet Mill which
has boon inundated to the depth of
many feet aud which has ruined maoh
inery and material to the amount of
thousands of dollars, not counting the
loss Mr. Magee has sustained by reason
of the mill being idle. Add to this the
loss the operatives of the mill will
suffer by reason of being thrown out
of employment, and SIO,OOO would be
a conservative figure for the lois sus
tained by this plaut and those con
nected with it.
It is almost impossible to estimate
the 10-s sustained by the families who
were compelled to flee from their
homes in boats, leaving their house
hold effects behind, many of which
will be eutirely ruiuel and worthless,
and all of them greatly damaged.
The same is true of the farmers along
the river who have suffered great loss
in many different ways. It should not
be forgotten in estimating the loss
caused by this unprecedented flood
that the railroads aud trolley liue will
also suffer great pecuniary damage
which at this time it is almost impos
sible to estimate. They not only lose
their daily receipts from the transpor
tation of freight and passengers but
tin' falling waters may reveal the fact
that the tracks and bridges have been
damaged to such an extent as to re
quire thousands of dollars to repair
them. From the present indications it
would seem as if this section of the
country had been damaged to the ex
tent of a quarter of a million of dol
lars.— Bloomsburg Press.
ANSWER IT HONESTLY.
Are the Statements of Danville Citizens
not More Reliable than Those of
Utter Strangers.
This is a vital question.
It is fraught with interest to Dan
ville.
It preniits of only one answer.
It cannot be evaded or ignored.
A Danville citizen speaks here.
Speaks for the welfare of Danville.
A citizen's statement is reliable.
An utter stranger's doubtful.
Home proof is the best proof.
Josiah Williams of 30 Ash Street,
barber, says:"l did not have to use
a whole box of Doan's Kidney Pi la be
fore they cured my back of depresiing
aching and removed the lameness
which had made every moment pain
ful. The lameness centered right over
my kidneys, and stooping or lifting
-•• nt a sharp twinge through me. When
on my feet a dull gnawing pain took
all the vim out of me. I gave some to
Mr. C. H. Stoes of 27 E. Mahoning
St., and as I had no further use for
he was as pleased as I with
the positive results obtained."
For sale by all dealers. Price 60
cents per box. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y.. sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name—Doan's—and
take no other.
Urges More Convenient Method.
The following is an extract from re
port of Postmaster-General Henry 0.
Payne for IWO3 :
"The rapid extension of the rural
free delivery service increases the de
mand that the Government shall pro
vide some easy, convenient, and safe
method for the transmission of small
sums of money through the mails, and
I urge upon Congress the importance
of passing some law which will insure
to our people this advantage at as
o:trly a date as possible. As the rural
free delivery service has been extend
ed the number of letters carrying
small amounts of currency has greatly
increased. At present there is no con
venient method provided in the rural
districts lor making such remittances
through the mails except in currency
or postage stamps, and such currency
and stamp remittances are a constant
temptation to those handling thein."
His 21st Birthday.
The freshman class of Susquehanna
University was entertained at dinner
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William
W. Fox, ('ferry street, this city, on
Saturday in honor of the twenty-fiist
birth lay of their son George, who is a
member of the freshmen class. The
entile class was present as follows:
Misses Martha Shollenberger, Kdna
App, Edna Kliue, Grace Jacobs, Mary
Burns, Messrs. W. K. Fleck, C. H
Geise, Ralph Meek, George Fox and
Professor T. B. Birch. The class pre
sented Mr. Fox with a fine silk class
pennant.
The same class enjoyed a banquet a
the Montour Honse Friday evening
and altogether they had a very pleas
ant time while in this city. A sopho
more | • ntiant was captured by one of
the Freshmen and brought along to
Danville as a trophy
MOST KEEP OFF
THE BRIDGE
The County Commissioners Mon
day posted notices at each end of the
river bridge warning people not togo
upon the bridge, nor to remain
upon it when the ice begins to move.
To enforce the order an extra watch
man in the person of Samuel Lunger
has been employed, who with E. K.
Hale, the regular watchman,will keep
a pretty close watch upon the bridge
until the ice has passed.
The notices were posted by the Coun
ty Commissioners not so much because
they consider the bridge unsafe, but
rather as a precaution necessary tinder
the extraordinary conditions existing
when no one would venture to predict
what might or might not occur.
The principal danger as viewed by
the Commissioners lies on the upper
Bidewalk. This part of the bridge
when the ice moves from end to end is
generally filled with a mass of human
ity. Ordinarily this is attended with
no especial danger, hut in the present
instance it is feared that when the
jam above town gives way the ice and
flood will be precipitated upoa us in a
way that will cast all precedents into
the shade.
Already on Sunday the cakes of ice
some of them 30 inches in thickness
as they climbed up over the piers near
ly touched the railing of the bridge.
It is not considered at all improbable
that when the hulk of ice comes down
much of It will bo thrown up ou to
the eidewalk even if the bridge itself
is not swept from its piors. The rise
may be very sudden and with the side
walks lined wtili people there might
be those who would And it impossible
to get out of the way and who might
be crushed under the ice.
Considering how badly the heavy
iron bridges at Bloomsburg aud Cata
wissa have fared it would not he a
matter c f very great surprise if our
wooden structure here were lifted
from its piers and when the jam breaks
no one will be permitted to drive
across the bridge until all danger has
passed.
During the slight movement of ice
Sunday the third pier from the South
Danville side was more or less damag
ed. The plank sheeting soon gave way
und<sr the bombardment,hut as the in
roads made by the ice were mostly be
low the high water level it is impos
sible to determine the full extent of
the damage inflicted. It i 6 plain, how
ever, that the piers, laid up dry as
they are, would offer but poor resi-t
--ance to the ravages of such a flood as
on at present should the frail sheeting
by which they are protected wholly
give way.
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Paste This in Your Hat for 1904.
The Anti-Profane League, which met
recently in Boston,declared that swear
ing was the "national evil." The
League however, did not lay so much
stress upon the sin of swearing as
its indecency, aud in this respect took
the safe ground. There are so many
in the world preaching aud admonish
ing aud "reformers have made so lib
eral a use of "dullness, pomposity,
the time worn phrase, the greasy
platitude," that the ear of patience is
dulled. When the League begins to
argue it gets a heariug. For instance
the habitual use of profanity makes
the language poverty-stricken, it is a
nuisance.it is tiresome in the extreme,
it denotes bad breeding.
If profanity has any function, says
an exchange.it is to express emphasis;
but what emphasis can a strong word
have in the mouth of a man whose
talk is constantly interlarded with
emphatic words when no emphasis is
intended? When so many theories of
reform are bandied back and forth we
suggest that the ideal toward which
the auti-profanity workers should
strive is to attain a state of mind
which is not profane. A noted lawyer
playing golf with a noted Bishop, re
marked,alter a most impressive silence
which followed a "rank stroke" by
the Bishop,"Bishop, that was the pro
fanest silence I ever heard." First
control the irritation and the control
of speech is easy; if you must swear,
reserve yoar emphasis for emphatic oc
casions; but never use those vulgar
mongrels of ttie tribe of 'goodness
gracious.''
To Relieve Crowded Asylums.
The commission appointed to pur
chase a site and erect the proposed
Homeopathic State Hospital for the
Insane near Allentown, where de
mented people who can't be accom
modated by the Middle Coal Field and
other districts are to be taken, lias
awarded the contract for the construc
tion of the buildings to Doyle & DoaU
of Philadelphia, whose bid was near
the S3SO,(XX) mark. .The exact figures
have not been given out.
The site for the new institution is
about a mile and a half from Allen
town, overlooking the Lehigh river to
the south and presenting a view of the
country bounded only by the Blue
Mountains, twenty miles away.
The preliminary appropriation for
the institution was 000, of wln.-h
ffiO.OOO was for the site. <Jf the site
money $38,000 has been expended. The
remaining 112,000 ctnuot be expended
for buildings,but remains'for the pur
chase of additional grounds.
The intention is to build an asylum
which will accommodate 1,000 pati
euts, and when finished its cost will
be in the neighborhood of $1,000,000.
The territory from which patients will
be sent includes the central eastern ;
counties of Pennsylvania, and it will
groatly relieve the congested condi
tiou of the asylums now used
Kvery horse should have his shoes
sharpened or be allowed to stand in
the stable
A DRIVER
BREAKS HIS LEG
Samuel Wertz. a driver for W. A.
Shepperson, was thrown out of his
wagon on Saturday and sustained a
very bad fracture in one of his limbs.
Mr. Wertz was engaged in hauling
slate from the cars to the new build
ing in course of erection at the Hosp
ital for the Insane. The weather was
found to be too rainy and unpleasant
for that kind of work and about 10
o'clock the man started to drive hack
to town. On the ftagon with him
were George Rupp, a fellow employe,
and Charles Speece, foreman for W.
H. Shepherd & Son u . Rupp occupied
a position along side of Wertz, who
was driving: Mr. Speece was further
back in the wagon; all three were
standing. In descending the hill oil
the hospital grounds toward the en
trance nearest town the wagon began
to slido on the ice and the horses got
down to a brisk trot.
In making the turn at the gate the
rear part of the wagon slid around
witti the result that the wheel caught
the post. The wagon was brought to
a sudden stop while the driver and
Rupp carried forward by the momen
tum were hurled out of the wagon.
Wertz fell heavily upon the hard ice
and Rupp came down on top of him.
Mr. Speece by a quick action suc
ceeded in bracing himself so that he
was enabled to retain his hold, which
was a lucky circumstance,as the horses
jerking the wagon loose instantly
started to run away. They were head
ed toward the railroad on which a
train was fa«t approaching, but Mr.
Speece succeeded in getting hold of
the lines and bringing the team under
control before any damage resulted.
Both men thrown out of the wagou
were injured. Wertz's thigh bone was
broken just below the hip, the fract
ure occurring in a limb which has
heen weak and dwarfed since child
hood, a circumstance which adds con
siderably to the gravity of the case.
Drs. Curry and Wintorsteen respond
ed to a call. The fracture is a serious
one and tlio bone was set with difficul
ty. By evening, however, the injur
ed man was resting as comfortably as
could be expected.
George Rupp escaped with a bad
bruise along side of his head. Samnel
Wertz is a single man of some thirty
five years, who resides with his moth
er. He is an industrious, hard-work
ing man and he has the sympathy of
the whole neighborhood iu his mis
fortune.
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Y. M. 0. A. Notes.
United States Consul John Fowler,
at Chetoo, China, is now spending his
furlough in the United States, and
hopes to be able to secure 115,000 he
fore his return in order to provide for
the erection of an International Naval
Young Men's Christian Association
building at Chefoo. The Asiatic squad
ron of fifteen ships and more titan
four thousand men was stationed there
the past summer, and it is proposed to
rendezvous the squadron thero reg
ularly during the summer months. The
refusal of a fine piece of land along
the beach has been secured. It con
tains live acres and the price is 10,500.
On this it is proposed to erect a build
ing for the Association work and pro
vide space for shore rocreation for the
sailors. Admiral Evans and Captain
Burrell of the "Oregon" propose to
build a wooden pier near the place so
that the sailors can land direct from
the fleet. The privileges of the As
sociation will not be limited to United
States sailors and marines alone, but
will be open to men of all nations.
Consul Fowler hopes to raise $15,000
in this country for the erection of the
building, while the residents of Che
foo and Americans in China will pro
vide for the ball ground anrl the offic
ers and men of the fleet will furnish
and equip the building. Admiral Coop
er,who will bo in oommand next year,
has given his approval to the under
taking, and Admiral Robley D. Evans,
who is Commander-in-Chief of the
Asiatic fleet, has given the following
letter: -
"It gives me great pleasuro to en
dorse the movement which you have
started for the establishment of an In
ternational Naval Young Men's Christ
ian Association at Chefoo, and I am
pleased to recommend the good cause
to the consideration of all concerned.
"Ohefoo, by reason of its limitod
foreign population an 1 the consequent
lack of desirable places of entertain
ment for the largo number of seafar
ing men visiting the port, contains
practically no worthy places of amuse
ment which the men nan frequent,and
instead, a number of extremely un
desirable and low character places
have grown up and serve as strong
temptations to men who would other
wise avoid them. The establishment
of an International Naval Young Men's
Christian Association would meet a
much telf want at Chefoo and its ben
efits would be excellent and very com
mendable, and I earnestly reoommand
it to the kindly consideration of all
interested in seafaring men."
The business aud professional men,
together with the missionaries at Che
foo, united in sending an appeal to the
general committee of the Chinese As
sociations for this building.
Ladies' Auxiliary Meeting.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A.,
will bo held in Association parlor this
evening at 7 :i?0 o'clock. A matter of
importance i< to be considered at this
meeting and therefore a full meeting
is earnestly desirod. Let every ntent
lier make an effort to be present.
'VICTIMS OF
MINE DISASTER
CHESWICK,Jan. 27.—A1l hope that
any of the 180 miners entombed in the i
Harwick mine will bo found alive is ;
now given up. The dead are being '
brought to the surface today and the ;
bodies removed to a temporary mor- ;
gue. Human description fails in any j
attempt to tell the story of the heart- j
rending scenes about the mine. The j
awful truth is dawning upon the fami
lies and friends of the dead miners j
that identification of their dear ones
may be impossible unh ss it he by the
clothing.
And some of the corpses are even de
void of a stitch of clothing, it having :
either been burned or torn off. Tin ■
bodies are blackened, crushed and
burned—mere fragments of humanity, i
Workmen differ as to the estimate of
the dead. Some who have been in the I
mine tell of seeing a hundred bodies
strewn in various parts of the pit.
Inspector Cunningham said when he
came out of the mine this morning he
had sighted filtyseven bodies. St ateli
ers coming from the mine state that ,
conditions are fast becoming nnendur- :
able. The air is poor at best, and is j
now heavily laden with odor of de
composing bodies. The shaft has be
come so encrusted with ice that it will
soon be impossible to drop the cage to
the bottom to carry out the dead. The
work of removing the obstruction,
however, i-, piogressing as rapidly as
possible.
Saved From Terrible Death.
Mr. H. Haggiusof Melbourne, Fla.,
writes,"My doctor told me Iliad Con
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I King's New Discovery for Cousump
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were startling. I am now on the road
to recovery and owe all to Dr. King's
New Dicsoverv. It surely saved my
life." This great cure is guaranteed
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A bill introduced in Congiess by
| Representative Walter P. Brownlow,
| of Tennessee, is being widely discuss
} ed by the press and by farmers' organ
| izatious ard has aroused popular in
' tert st to a greater extent than any
I other measure dealing wit i our in
| terior interests which has come before
j Congress at the present se- io;i.
Congressman Brownlow's bill pro
! videsfor an appropriation from the na
! tional treasury ot the -urn of £24,000,-
! nOO, to be distributed among the statt s
| according to population, for the pur
! pose of building good roads No state
1 is to receive less than $250,01)0 and the
money will not be available until the
State has appropriated an equal amount
thus insuring the expenditure of £l*,-
000,000, which will build from six to
seven thousand miles of splendid road
throughout the country, the benefits
ot which improvement will be inestim
able.
A national good roads policy would
extend to all the states the beuelits
now enjoyed by the few where a pro
gressive and liberal spirit has under
taken the task of improving the high
ways, while Federal supervision would
insure uniformity in construction and
permanency and at the same time would
keep in view the strategic value and
utility of these roads in case of war
with one of the great Europ an pow
ers, when an invasion of our couutrv
might be attempted.
If the farmers of the country wish
to advantage thein.-elv .- the most by
Federal paternalism they will "root"
for a good fat appropriation for good
roads.
Domestic Troubles.
One was pale and sallow and the
other fresh aiidr osy. Whence the diff
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e nnsylvan ia Railroad Tour to California
and New Orleans Mardi Gras.
A personally conducted tour to
Southern California will leave New-
York, Philadelphia, Harrisburg, and
Pittsburg, by special train over the
Pennsylvania Railroad, on February
11. The route of the tour will be via
New Orleans, stopping at that point
three days to witness the Mardi Gras
festivities. The special train will be
continued through to Los Angeles,
from which point tourists will travel
independently through California and
on the return trip.
The special train in which the party
will travel from New York to Los
Angeles will be composed of high
grade Pullman equipment, and will
be in charge of a Pennsylvania Rail
road Tourist Agent.
The round-trip rate, $250 from all
points on the Pennsylvania Railroad
east of Pittsburg and Buffalo, covers
transportation and'all expenses on the
special train to Los Angeles,including
a seat for the Mardi Gras Carnival.
From Los Angeles tickets will cover
transportation only, and will be good
to return at any time within nine
months, via any authorized trans
continental routi .except via Portland
for which an additional charge of
#15.00 is in ide.
For complete details and further in
formation, apply to Ticket Agents;
B. P. Eraser, Passenger Agent, Butl
alo District, 307 Main Stieit, Kllicoft
Square, Buffalo; E. S. Harrar, Divis
ion Ticket Agtnf, Williamsport, Pa.,
or Geo. W Boyd, Genet al Passenger
Agent, Broad Street Statien, Phila
delphia, Pa.
Entertained at Diuuer.
Mrs. George Lcighow entertained a r
number of relatives at her home oil i
Bloom ro id yesterday in honor of lit i
husband Commis-ionor G ■ irg, Lcigh
ow. A fine turkev diun r wa- -ei v
ed. Tho-e pns tit W'ie Mr airl Mis
W. H. Leighow.Vr. and Mr- Charles
Leighovv.Mr. and Mrs <'Paries Rishel
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Peutz, Mrs
Charles Askins, Mi-. Lu inda L-ig
how. Oliver Angle and Harold Pent/,.
GUIPAHT DBDER
SENT OUT
The dates for the Spring inspection
of the 12th Regiment, N. (J. P., iiave
htu'ij sent out along with much other
valuable information relating to the
event, w liich places the members of
tlie Gaaril in a position to know just
what is devolving upon them if they
wish to pass inspection with anything
like credit. The following Company
order sent out by Captain J. Beaver
Gearhart shows that a high standard
is set and rigid rules adopted :
I Armory of Company F, 12th Reg't.,
N. G. P.
Danville, Pa., Jau'y 27, 11)04.
Company Order No. 1.
This Company will he inspected on
Friday evening, April Ist, 1004. Every
man will wear cap and ornamet '.blue
blouse and trousers, bine flannel shirt
I and uiu-t know guard duty. Non-com
missioned officers will be examined in
their respective duties. Absentees
from drill will be fined or court-mar
tialled, no flimsy excuses recognized
,by the Board of Appeals. Drills will
| be held Tuesday and Thursday even
nigs. Every man must report condi
tion, shortage, &0., ot uniform to
j Lieut. Holloway at once. All State
' property must be turned in immediate
jlvto be accounted for. Nou-Commis-
I -doned Officers School every Thursday
{ evening.
By order of
J. BEAVER GEARHART,
Capt. Com'd'g.
From the above it will be seen that
the inspection will bo rigid this year.
Major Clark will be accompanied by a
regular army official who will help to
conduct the inspection.
The commissioned as well as the non
commissioned officers will be examin
ed as to their fitness to hold their
positions. The Company will be in
spected in school of the soldier, school
of the company and guard duty.
The commissioned and the non-com
missioned officers in addition to this
will be examined in extended order,
advance and rear guard security; in
formation and probably battle forma
tion.
Full attendance at drills is urged by
the regimental commander at this
time. Those who are disposed to be
indifferent have before them the case
of ti e private in Company I,loth Regi
ment, who recently underwent an im
prisonment of five days for nou at
tendance at drills, as well as the cases
of sevoral others belonging to other
regiments who are in a similar pre
dicament.
The local Company stood well in
the recent rifle practice, its figure of
merit being 78.63, which is considered
high, as the average of the regiment is
only 59.26.
In addition to the usual decorations
Company F is entitled to 13 silver
keystones and one gold medal.
The subject of Armories is becom
ing a much discussed one in Nation il
Guard circles. The committee on en c
tion of Armories appointed by the Na
tional Guard Association recently met
in Philadelphia. The proceedings of
that meeting would seem to leave lit
tle doubt but that armories orected by
the State will ho a fact in the near
future.
Many incline to the view that the
National Guar.f will be called upon to
attend the St. Louis Exposition. In
anticipation of taking the trip the
Ninth and Thirteenth Ri gimeuts are
filled to tlieii full quota.
"When Johnny Gomes Marching Home."
The Whitney Opera Company in the
new spectacular military opera "When
Johnny Comes Marching Home" drew
immense audiences to the New York
Theatre most ot last winter. This
piece is an innovation in amusement
enterprise and a great novelty. It tel'-
a most interesting story of the Civi!
War in lyrics and melody. The boob js
by Stanislaus Stangeand the music bv
Julian Edwards, the authors of "D 1
ly Varden." It is pre-ented in the
acts, the scenes representing the head
quarters of General Allen,of the Union
Army, at which place cccurs a danoe
given the Federal officers by Confeder
ate belles, a plantation on the Missis
sippi and an advance post of the Union
Aimy at the time of the declaration of
peace between the North and the
South. The cast represents a large
selection of the best known lyric art
ists on tfie American stage.
Bankers Elect Officers.
The following officers were elected
by Group 4 of the Pennsylvania State
Bankers' association at a meeting held
Friday afternoon: Chairman, John G.
Reading,president Susquehanna Trust
compauy, Williamsport; secretary,
William Henry Painter, cashier West
Branch National bank, Williamsport ;
executive committee,C. W. Nickerson,
president of the Sunbury Trust and
Safe Deposit company; Horace P.
Glover, president of the Miflflinbnrg
hank ; M. G. Youngman,cashier of the
Danville National hank ; W. L. Mo-
Cluri', cashier of the First National
bank, of Danville; L. T. McFadden,
cashier of the First National bank, of
Canton. The committee appointed to
select the place for the summer meet
ing were Messrs. Youngman, McOlnre
and MoFadden
Garfield Society.
The following program was render
ed by the Garfield society at the semi
monthly meeting field in the High
school room yesterday afternoon :
Piano Solo Miss Willi, ms.
I Recitation—"The Princess"
■ I )eclamat ion—'' Ala rath on "
Mr. Keiiu.
I Essay—"Tlie Soil of the United
States" Mr. Roberts.
Debate—" Resolved that the A uteri -
can sailor is more to be honored than
the American soldier." Decision ren
ilered in favor of the Affirmative.
Singing ' The Watch on the
Rhine" Society.
Recitation—" Flash" Dieifnss.
De lani ition "Our Honored IV id"
Mr. Orth.
There i- alw iv- a boom in nn inber
sliip in the secret sivieri"- when then
is a si \ere \\ intei
DEMOCRATIC
PRIMARIES
The Democratic Primaries of the
First, Third and Fourth Wards, Bor
ougli of Danville, were held on Sat
urday night, the primaries in the Sec
ond Ward having beeu held on Thurs
day evening. In the First Ward the
meeting was held iu the Grand Jury
room, the usual voting place. W. G.
Pursel was chosen President ami
Thomas G. Vincent and H. <3. Blue,
Secretaries. The following nomina
tions were made: Council, John G.
Vastine, School Director, A. C. Ames
hury ; Assessor, Samuel Mottern ;Judge
of Election ; F. M. Gotwalds, Inspect
or. Alfred M. Robinson. William
Startzell and Harry Rapp were chos
en as delegates the District and the
Borougli Conventions. P. M. Kerns
was endorsed as candidate for Overseer
of the Poor. No choice was expressed
for auditor and as pertains to this
office the delegates are uninstrncted.
For Council four persons were named
as candidates receiving support as fol
lows : William Dentsch, five votes;
Dr. Newbaker, two votes; Dr. Sweis
lort, eight votes, and J. G. Vastine,
the nominee, who received eleven
vote®.
In the Third Ward George B. Jacobs
was chosen Chairman and G. L. Mc-
Lain and Herbert Dreifuss, Secretar
ies, of the meeting. Nominations were
made as follows •
Council, Arthur Dietrich; School
Director, Daniel Byerly; Assessor, G.
L. McLain; Justice of the Peace,
James Dalton; Judge of Election,
Honey Trotter; luspector, William
Russell. William Robiuault aud Peter
Welsh were appointed delegates to the
Borough aud District Conventions.
P. M. Kerns was endorsed for Over
seer of the Poor. The delegates were
uninstrncted as to Auditor.
lu the Fourth Ward Thomas Welsh,
Esq., presided over the meeting and
W. O. Green and Nicholas Hofer were
Secretaries. Following are the nomi
nations: Council, Thomas McCaffrey;
School Director, Theodore Baker; As
sessor, A. W. Mayan; Judge of Elec
tion, Nicholas Hofer; Inspector, John
Toohey. Thomas Lee and A. L. Brandt
were chosen delegates to the Borough
and the District Conventions. They
were instructed to support P. M
Kerns for Poor Director. As to Au
ditor they were uninstructed.
W. H. Orth, Democratic number of
the School Board from the Fourth
Ward, was nominated for ro election
by the Republicans at their primary,
Friday night. His name was introduc
ed as a candidate for nomination at
the Democratic primary and lie receiv
ed 12 votes as against 20 votes for Mr.
Baker, the nominee.
When There's a Dull Feeling
iu the head ; a bad taste m the mouth ;
tongue furred and taste blunted; skin
dr.• arid feverish ; whites of eyes streak-
I til wirli yellow ; sour risings in the
thr ui; fugitive paim in the head,
chest and back, etc , take Cal-cura
Sol v. nr, Dr. Kennedy's new medicine,
light away and be well in a few days.
Write to the Cal-cura Compauy.Rond
out, N. Y., for free book aud sample
bottle.
This One Failed.
At the Bloomsburg Normal School
some years ago, a rule bad beea pass
ed at one of the diuing tables tiiat any
boy or girl at the table who was found
guilty of using iucorrect language dur
ing the conversatiou at the table should
be fine 1 the sum of five cents. The
scheme workel beautifully for a day
or two and several fines were collect
el, but Anally rl.e bre iks became too
frequent and when one of the young
mea was soaked sixty cents for breaks
made during one meal, those who had
entered into the scheme with great
b ariiness paused to consider. Nearly
r\ :yb >dy was in the habit of saying
r at tfie table which were not
sn i 'rly grammatical and as a result
realized that they would be shy
o i spending money unless they man
i a • (1 ro rescin 1 the rule. They found
c.i it this latter would be impossible,
o as a last resort decided not fo talk
at the table aud for a few weeks fol
lowing all was silent as the grave at
that particular table aud finally th
rule was dropped by unanimous non
sent.
What's Iu a flame.
Everything is in the name when if
comes to Witch Hazel Salve. E. C.
DeWitt & Co., of Chicago discovered
some years ago how to make a salve
from Witch Hayel that is a specific
| for Piles. For blind, bleeding, itch
ing and protruding Piles, eczema,
| cuts, burns, braises and all skin dis
eases DeWil t's Salve has no equal.
I This has given rise to numerous
worthless counterfeits. Ask for De-
Witt's—the genuine. Sold by Paules
& Co., J. D. Gosh & Co.
Y. M. 0. A- Star Uourse.
The Boston Ladies' Orchestra. The
most famous Female Orchestra in the
world. There are twenty young Indies
i in the company and everyone is an art
iste of the most finished type on her
own particular instrument, and s> ver
al aro so versatile and finely trained
that two or more differing parts are)
their scheduled assignments. They are
all musicians,and that means thorough- i
ly educated in all that the giand art
of music embraces. The beautiful tone;
quality.excellent balance, crisp attack
and every degree of shading and vari
ance make a rich combination of qual
ities, almost of themselves assuring
slice s-; hut to this is joined the fur
ther strength of searching an I ripe in
terpretation and a musical, fervent
!*• atment of their work, that inspire
in flu* listener a feeling of repos. and
also of respect.
The above splendid organization will
appeat in the Optra House, Friday
eveniug, February 29th at 8:15 o'clock,
under auspices of Y. M. C. A. Tickets
50 and 35 cents.
V« A « W VEGETABLE SICILIAN
HALLS Hair Renewer
Perhaps you like your gray hair; then keep it. Perhaps not;
then remember—Hall's Hair Renewer always restores color to
gray hair. Stops falling hair, also. "'""V* jTa"'*"' ;
SLEIGHERS HURT
IN RUNAWAY
A bad driving accident occurred near
Turbotvillc early Saturday morning iu
which several Washingtonvilie peo| le
were injured.
On Friday evening a party from
Wash ingtonvi lie in two sleds wa> driv
en to Turbotville where it was enter
tained at the Eagle Hotel. The hours
were vvhiled away iu dancing and oth
er amusement aud the party soon real
ized it was well 011 toward morning.
In view of the bad condition of the
roads it was decided to wait until day
light before staiting tiome.
It was early when the start""w~
made. They were descending the steep
hill near the farm of Millard Smiih
this side of Turbotville when the team
driven by Andrew Depo started to run
and it was soon beyond the driver's
control. In turning a sharp curve the
sled upset aud the occupants were
pitched unceremoniously out into the
road. Several of them were badly
hurt. The wotst injuries were sus
tained by Miss Carrie Dieffenbacher,
daughter of Benjamin Dieffenbacher,
who was badly bruised and hurt inter
nally. Mrs. Thomas Savage aud Dr.
Sidney Hoffa and wife were also among
the injured. There were few if any
in the sled who escaped bad bruises. :
Miss Dieffenbacher was unable to
continue the journey and was carried
to the farm house. Later iu the day
sho was removed to her home. A tele
phone message from Washintgonville
yesterday afternoon stated that she
was then resting fairly well.
Cured After Suffering 10 Years.
B. F Fare, Supt. Miami Cycle <St
Mfg. Co., Middletown, 0., suffered
for ten years with dyspepsia. He
spent hundreds of dollars for medicine
aud with doctors without rtceiviug
any permanent benelir. He says. "One
night while feeling exception illy bad
I was about to throw down li e even
ing paper when I saw an it> in in the
paper regarding tin merits of Kedol
Dyspepsia Cure. 1 concluded to try
it and while 1 had no faith iu ,t I felt
better after the second dose. After
using two bottles I am stronger aud
better than 1 have beeu in years, and
I recommend Kodol Dyspepsia (Jure to
my friends and acquaintances suffer
iug from slomach trouble." Sold by
Pau'.es & Co.. J. D. Gosh & Co.
Wocderfnl Nerve.
A runaway almo-f ending fat illy,
started a horrible ulcer ou tl e leg of
.T. H. Orue'-, Fraukilu Grow. 111. For
four years it defied all doctor- and all
remedies. But Buckleu's Aruiei Salve
hail no trouble to cure him. Eqn illy
good for Burns, Bruises, Sl;in Eiup
tions aud Piles. 25c at Paules & Go's
Drug Store.
Valentines.
The dealers'iu uoveltv goods have
begun to make a displ iv of the uewest
things iu the liue of valentines, as St.
Valentine's Day is rapi.'.lv approach
ing February 14. Th • new conceits are
of a neat aud pretty <! and more
elaborate and luxurious ihan ever be
fore. The grim and hideous ones are
also much in evidence, particularly
those portraying the leap year girl.
A Veiy Close Call.
"I was troubled for several years
with chrouic indigestion and nervous
debility," writes F. J. Greeu.of Lan
caster, N. H. "No remedy helped mo
until I began using Electric Biiters,
which did me more good than all the
medicine I ever used. They have also
kept my wife in excellent health for
years. She says Electric Bitte> are
ust splendid tor female troubles; that
they are a grand tonic and invigorat
or for weak, run down women. No
other medicine can take i*> plate in
our family." Try tl.em. Only 50c.
Satisfaction guaianteed hv Paoles &
Co., diuggists.
Entertained.
A party wis tend■•r il Me. MAbel
and Nora Kliuefeit rat tiie home of
their parents on East Front street
Monday evening. Those present were
Misses Maud Hurley, Annie Reese,
May Rauck, Glendora McWilliams,
Dora White, Delia Swayze, Mary
Smith, Mabel Askius, Hannah Prout,
Carrie Hoar, Emma Kilgus, Ada Ploch,
Edith Foust, Grace Williams, May
Hummer, Edith Reese, Harry Walker,
Alfred Esterbrook, Ed ward Aten,Clyde
Snyder,Walter Kicketts, Foster Camp
bell, Percy Shultz, Arthur Swauk,Ben
Johnston. Fred Held, Harry Foust,
Robert Hrooks, Harry Hixsou. George
Werle, Joseph Smith of Uiughamtou,
N. Y., James Nevill of New York,
Arthur Prout, Harry Joues of Phila
delphia, Walter Chapman and Edgai
Montague.
Avers
—— ■
For coughs, colds, bronchitis,
asthma, weak throats, weak
lungs, consumption, take
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral.
Cherry
Pectoral
Always keep a bottle of it in
the house. VTe have been
saying this for 60 years, and
so have the doctors.
"I h»»e med Aver'n Cherry Pectoral In HIT
family for 4U venrj. Il is tin' l>e»t medicine
in the world. 1 know, for all throat and lung
trouble*."
MKS. J. K. NOR< BOSK, Waltham. Maw.
25c ,50e.. J1 (HI. J. C. ATKIt CO.,
for «
The Lungs
Daily action of the bowels Is neces
sary. Aid nature with Ayer's Pills.