MONTOUR AMERICAN
FRANK C. ANGLE. Proprietor.
Danville, Pa.,' Mar. .? 1904.
HARDEN ELLE'S NOT
OPEN TO RUSSIA
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 2.
Russia dare uot pass the Dardanelles
with her warships. The Turkish gov
ernment, yielding to ttie peremptory
deniauds of other poweis— particularly
England—has resolved to forcibly pro
vent Russia's Black Sea fleet from
passing through the Dardanelles. The
defenses along the straits have been
strengthened and submarine mines, to
be exploded trom shore, have been
laid
The reason for Turkey's change of
front concerning the Dardanelles mat
ter is the prompt and decisive action
of England. Tin' sultan was notified
that should the Russian fleet bo per
mitted to pass through the straits a
British fleet would immediately make
a demonstration before the sultan s
palace here. In addition to England's
strong protest representations that
could not be misunderstood,and which
gave the sultan no alternative, were
made by other powers against such a
breach of Russia's treaty with Eng
land.
London, March 2.—Up to noon to
day no news concerning the siege and
bombardment of Port Arthur lias been
received. A St. Petersburg dispatch
iiays the claims of Japanese victories
there were premature. It is said that
low tide disclosed one of the Japanese
torpedo boat destroyers sunk in the
outer harbor. But the absence ot news
from Port Arthur presages Russian de
feat-. It is now evident that the re
portei landing of Japanese troops near
Vladivostok was either a feint or mere
ly the landing of a small force with
arms to equip the Chinese brigauds
who are harassing the Russians. Rus
sian spies in numbers have been
caught iu Japanese forts. One discov
ered on a transport at Nagasaki jump
ed overboard and was shot in the
water.
Washington, March 2.—lnformation
received here from Japanese sources is
to the effoct that the real Japanese
attack on the Port Arthur peninsula,
will not occur tor about a fortnight.
St. Petersburg, March 2 —lt is an
nounced here that notwithstanding re
ports to the contrary the working of
the Traus-Siberian railroad surpasses
all expectations. The trausport of
troops is going on with the regularity
of clockwork,B,ooo men each day,with
baggage, going eastward. The Russian
plan for the mobilization of troops in
Siberia is giving excellent results.and
troops are hurrying to the seat of war
by all available routes. The Russian
plan is said to be to remain on the de
fensive until an overwhelming super
iority of forces insures the success of
a final and complete offensive attack.
London, March 2. Tho Japanese
minister at Seoul has notified the
Korean government that the construc
tion ot a railroad from Seoul to \S iji
for military use will be commenced
forthwith. Engineers and surveyors
have already left Seoul. This means
that the Japanese will make their
tight aloug the line of this projected
road which sweeps through the centre
of Korea north and south to the mouth
of the Yalu. It runs through Ping
yaug, where the first land clash be
tween the two armies occurred, and
uot more than fifteen miles from the
point, juat outside Anju,where a Rus
sian force of 40,000 is said to be mass
ed ready for battle. Thero are 100,000
Japanese around Seoul, aud these are
being moved northward by forced
marches. Across iu Manchuria the
Russiaus aro taking every precaution
against a Japanese advance from a now
quarter.
London, March 2. A dispatch from
Nagasaki says that nearly one hundred
wounded Japanese men-of-war's men
have been landed there on tho hospit
al ship Kohemaru. Among the men are
six engineers of the transports that
were sunk bv Russians No number of
dead in the Port Arthur engagement
is given. The large number of wound
ed indicated that the Japanese losses
heretofore denied were serious.
Paris, March 2.—Gabriel Hanotaux,
former minitser of foreign affairs, has
■tarted an agitation in tavor of the
intervention ot the powers to stop the
war between Russia aud Japan.
French official circles count much on
the movement, as they think Russia
would be perfectly willing to accept
the good offices of all the powers,i ro
viding it was a combined effort, thus
compelling Japan to do the same.
Low Rate Tickets.
"National Association of Retail
Grocers of United States, San Fran
cieco, Cal.,May 3rd to Bth. IHO4. Gen
eral Conference Methodist Episcopal
Church, Los Angeles, Cal., commenc
ing May 3rd, 1901. For tho above oc
casions the Lackawanna Railroad au
thorizes the sale of round trip tickets
to San Francisco and Los Angeles via
all regular and direct routes at the
low rate of $6fi.25. Tickets will be
sold April 22nd to 30th,with privilege
of certain stop overs enroute, return
ing limit to he up to and including
June 30th. For information in detail,
passengers will inquire at local ticket
offices.
Carrie Takes Up Vaudeville.
Carrie Nation, who visited this eify
in November last, has retired from
"Ten Nights in a Bar-room" to be
come a vaudeville head liner. She ap
pears in a monologue iu which she re
lates her career as a smasher of swell
thirst Btat,iou j . At a New Haven
theatre where she recently appeared,
the audience guyed her unmercifully,
but they couldn't phase her. She still
carries her hatchet,which is her stock
iu trade, but purchasers are few and
far between.
As the wind blew spasmodically
during the early hours of Tuesday
morning, it is likely proper to state
that March came in like a lion. It is
to be hoped that it will go out like a
lamb. The people hereabout are of one
opinion iu the belief that they have
bad all the winter they desire.
DISASTROUS FIRE
AT PLYMOUTH
PLYMOUTH. March 2.—The most
disastrous firo that has visited Ply
mouth iu years broke out this morn
ing at II o'clock on Galoid Ave., en
tailing a loss of $10,750. The People s
Theatre, the double house ot F. B.
> Walton, the barn of Daniel Frautz and
the lunch house of.l. K. W. Jones
were totally consumed. The alarm
was sent in from box 23 at 11.10
o'clock. The three teams of the Ply
mouth lire department were at the
time engaged in tilling in the mine
cave on Walnut street and as a coii
sequeuoe the fire had gained consider
able headway before the department
reached the scene of the conflagration.
The firemen were confronted with the
most adverse difficulties aud when the
water was turned on the streams lack
ed force. Superintendent Davenport
of the Water Company sent word to
the Woodward and other mines in the
vicinity to shut oft their pumps and
other means were taken to increase the
force of water in the mains
The situation looked serious for a
| time and it seemed that a portion of
the town would be wiped out.
Word was sent to Wilkisbarrc tor
assistance audit was but a short time
when No I. Engiu i and Hose wagon
responded, but were unable to assist
owing to the different size of the wat
er plugs. 'J'be Wilkesbarre firemen
back'd their engine to Brown's Creek,
but despite their elforts the apparatus
failed to work sue. ossfully.
The fire started in the lunch house
of J. E. W. Jones, and was caused by
the overturning of a gas stove in the
front room ot the building. The flani 's
quicklv communicated to the People's
Theatre (skating rink), which is an
ancient wooden structure and burned
like tinder A shifting of the wind
caused the flames to envelop the double
dwelling of F. I). Walton located on
the lett side of the building, where the
firo started and despite the gallant
efforts of the firemen the building and
its contents were doomed to destruc
tion
The livery stable of A. E. Williams
adjoining the People's Theatre was
the next building that caught, The
firemen with outside assistance saved
tho horses and carriages in the build
ing.
Two stiearns were turned on the
stable and as the other buildings were
doomed to destruction the efforts of
the firemen were turned to saving the
livery building. After a hard fight
the flames that communicated to the
livery stable were under control.
A barn owned by Daniel Frantz in
the rear of the People's Theatre ignit
ed and was soon a roaring mass of
flames. The attention of the firemen
was then turned iu saving the sur
rounding buildings, the streams of
water being used to confine the flames
to the burning building. After two
hours of efficient work on tlie part of
the fire laddies the seething flames
were under control.
The buildings consumed are: Peo
ple's Theatre, valued at $2,500, owned
by Joseph Schwartz, #I,OOO insurance.
Mr. Schwartz just last week reduced
the insurance on the building 1500.
A. E. Williams, livery stable, par
tially destroyed, SSOO.
F. B. Walton, double dwelling, $5,-
000, partially insured.
J. E. W. Jones, loss $450, insurance
$250.
Barn of Daniel Frantz, loss SIOO.
F. B. Walton, who occupied the
double dwelling lost nearly all of his
household effects, including a number
lof valuable papers, estimated to be
i worth in the neighborhood of SI,(XR),
thereby making his loss si'>,o(K). He
was by far the heaviest loser. The
building which he owned was new,be
ing recently erected. It was fitted
with all the modorn improvement of a
dwelling house.
The firemeu hampered as they were
with a poor water supply, accomplish
ed good work by getting the fire un
der control iu so short a time.
There Is more Catarrh In this section of th
ouritry than all other diseases put together
and until the last few years was supposed to
be ncurable.-For a great many years doctors
pronounced it a local disease, !ind.prescribed
ocal remedies, and by constantly failing to
cure with local treatment, pronounced It In
curable. Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease, and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh
Cure, manufactured l>y F. .1. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure
on the market. It is taken Internally in
doses from 10 drops to it teaspoonful. It acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. The offer of one hundred dollars
for any case It falls tocure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address.
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Hall's Kamllv Fills aretiie lien
The Pennsylvania commission to the
St. Louis Exposition wisely decided
last week to make the Liberty Bell a
feature of the great fair. Governor
Penuypacker opposed the proposition.
"The old bell is too sacred a relic,"
he declared, "to be carted around like
a circus show." Nevertheless,the mo
tion prevailed by a vote of 13 to 6,and
thousands of peoplo will get an oppor
tunity to see that sacred trophy and
measure the lessons of liberty it pro
claimed.
STORY OFJJL-CH.
DUcovarad by Dr. David Kannady-Only
Kidney Ramady Sold Undar Guarantaa.
J)r. David Kennedy was born in New York
City, but at an early age bis family moved
to fioxbury, N. Y. He was graduated in 1860
from the New York College of Physicians
and Surgeons. He at once volunteered as
a surgeon and was assigned to the United
States Army General Hospital in West Phil
adelphia, and soon became President of the
Examining Board and Consulting Surgeon.
After the war, T)r. Kennedy settled iu Ron
dout, City of Kingston, N. Y., where for a
number of years he enjoyed a large prac
tii-e as an operative surgeon. He was one
of the Presidential Electors of New York
State, Mayor of Kingston for four years,
and held many other professional, bttsinesa
and political offices.
The latest achievement of his life was the
discovery of Cal-cura Solvent, a positive
eure for all diseases of the kidneys und blad
der. In speaking of this remarkable remedy,
he said: "Cal-cura Solvent is the crowning
achievement of my life. It will not dis
appoint."
Your druggist will return your money if
Cal-cura fails to cure, and The Cal-cura
Company, of Rondout, N. Y., will pay the
druggist. Cal-cura Solvent cures 98% of
all cases of Kidney, Bladder nnd Liver dis
orders. SI.OO « bottJw. Ouljr uu« uu.
GIVES GOVERNOR
A POINTER
A Freeland man, whose name is
not given, but about whose identity
there will be much speculation alter
the people of that town hear wbat lie
has to say, is among the many who
have given Governor S. W. Penuy
packer some free advice as to how the
great ice gorge in the Susquehanna
river may be broken. The Freeland
man writes as follows :
"Your Honor: You have the power
to prevent any damage. How'.' With
100 picked men and all the old cast
iron pipes about six feet long,three to
six inches wide, plenty ot dynamite
and about six cannon that can be
charged with scrap iron.
"Where is the money coming from
to do this?
"Simply from the people you bene
fit. Why should not the railroad com
panies, bridge companies aud others
who are in danger give th. ir little
mite?
"How are these things to bo work
ed?
"Well, we will start at the lower
end, where the river is open,shoot in
to the ice with cannons,which will be
on flat cars, and work that way unit!
you come to where the river is block
ed. Then start with your cast irou
pipes; charge them with dynamite,
put them under the ice, attach your
batteries to the wires and shoot. The
cast irou pipes will burst into frag
ments, which will settlor through the
ice and bleak it to atoms.
"P. S.—Don't be afraid of the fish
warden. He won't arrest you for kill
ing the fish."
TO (JURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. E. W. roves's
signature is on each box. 25.
Why the Penalty is so Heavy.
The reason that the State law at
taches so severe a penalty to the theft
of waste from journal boxes is not be
cause ot the intrinsic value ot the
material, but because its removal may
result iu very serious wrecks to trains.
When the waste is taken away there
is nothing left to hold the lubricating
oil upon the axle, and consequently
nothing to prevent friction.
The bra-s bearings in the journal
boxes are thus quite frequently melted
when the e:\rs are in motion. The heat
of the molten metal tempers the irou
axles, and frequently causes them to
snap. The results quite frequently
have been very serious wrecks. Axles
have been known to snap in this way
after a car had traveled as short a
distance a- five miles after the waste
was removed from the boxes.
"When Johuny Comes Marching; Home."
In the period of the War til' the Re
bellion a uew Held lia.s been touud by
Stanislaus Stange and Julian Ed
wards for comic opera endeavor. That
it is a productive field to the manager
and a fascinating one to the public is
proved by the unequivocal success that
the new comic opera, "When Johnny
Conies Marching Homo" lias achieved.
The story, costumes, instic and scenic
environment are all strongly sugges
tive of the military life ot IHtil and
'(55. The humor of the story finds ex
pression iu ludricous situations and
witty dialogue without once descend
ing to horse play, while the composer
has deftly interwoven strains of the
war songs and negro melodies popular
at that time iu his score, so that the
military and patriotic atmosphere is
preserved to a remarkable extent.
"When Johnny Comes Marching
Home" will be presented by the Wliit
uey Company at the Opera House on
Monday evening, March 14th.
Tonight's Program.
Following is the program for the
musicale and literary entertainment to
be given this evening in St. Paul's M.
E. church by the Young Ladies' Bible
Class:
Piano Trio Misses Books, Moyer,
Cousart.
Vocal Solo Miss Jameson
Recitation Mr. Rogers
Mandolin Solo Miss Kimerer
Vocal Solo Mr. Lyon
Recitation . Louise Reynolds
Violin Solo Miss Saunders
Vocal Solo . Mrs. Allen
Recitation Miss Russell
Vocal Solo Miss Ammerman
Recitation Mr. Rogers
Vocal Solo .. Mr. Russel
Selection Boys' Quartette
An admission fee of 10 cents will be
charged. Proceeds to bo applied to
the Missionary offering of the Sun
day School.
Democratic State Convention.
The Democratic State Convention
will be held in Harrisburg ou April
l<4th for the nomination of candidates
tor Presidential electors and a Justice
ot the Supreme Court and the election
of delegates to the national conven
tion.
A majority ot tho members of the
committee have designated the time
and place indicated in their replies to
the letters sent out last week by Sec
retary Meek and it is expected this
will be fixed by the committee at
today's meeting in fiarriabarg.
The Cameron Coiliery Fire.
The tiie at the Cameron colliery at
Shamokin, operated by the Mineral
Railroad and Mining Company, which
lnoke out last Saturday,is still raging
so fiercely and tie heat is so intense
that no one can approach it. It is
thought, however, that the lire is be
ing slowly smothered, and that it will
eventually go out without doiug much
mo e damage. The mine officials yes
terday ordeied the men to cease dig
ging the channel from Sliamok in creek
to the fan house, by means of which
the mines were to have 1m en flooded.
Even though the fire is extinguished
within a short time, the colliery will
not work for probably a mouth or so.
Fifteen hundred men and boys are
idle.
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.SPRING HOUSE
St. Louis— A spring of living water,
gushing clear auii cold ironi the hill
side at the northeast corner of tlio
Palaoe of Agriculture at the World's
Fair grounds at St. Louis is one of
the features provided by nature tli;*t
will delight thousands of weary and
thirsty visitors during the exposition.
This beautiful spring began sending
forth its refreshing stream before the
Louisiana Purchase was made a hund
red years ago and 110 matter how dry
the summer there has never been any
diminution of its flow.
When the landscape architect with
big steam shovels, steam scrapers,
with armies of men and hundreds of
mules at his command began altering
that part of the earth's surface em
braced in the Exposition grounds, cut
ting down a hill here, filling in a val
ley there, Mr. Frederick W. Taylor,
Chief of the Department of Agricul
ture,gave strict orders that the spring
be not molested.
A weeping willow tree that must
have been growing for more than fifty
years spreads out its green branches
over the spring and creates a delight
ful shade. The water as it bubbles
from the ground flows down a steep
hillside through a miniature ravino 111
which dainty lerns and pretty 1110-ses
luxuriato.
Chief Taylor has authorized the
building of a quaint old fashioned
spring house over it. An old-fashion
ed well-sweep will lift the water in a
moss-covered, iron bound oaken buck
et. The walls of the structure will bo
covered with bark of forest trees and
the roof will be thatched. Rustic seats
will be placed conveniently 111 the
spring hou*e and in available spots
down the ravine. Cups will be provid
ed and the visitor who at some time or
another has seen just a sight, and re-
Kaled himself with just such a drink,
will ree ill pleasant memories as he
pauses in his self-imposed task of see
ing World's Fair wonders.
The water is as clear as crystal. It j
is just the right temperature—not so i
cold as iced water and much colder !
than the water that flows through the j
city mains. It is a mineral water, but '
has no odor and no rep-Hunt taste. Its 1
How is sufficient to provide cold and
refreshing aud healthful drink foi
thousands and the old-fashioned spring
house is sure to become a popular re
sort in Agriculture Hill where so
many other beauty spots have been
created.
for School Library.
The pupils of Ceuter school, Rush
township, ga\e an entertainment for
the benefit of the school library fund
on Friday, February 26th. The enter
tainment was given under the direc
tion of the school teacher.Miss Phoebe
R. Wolfe and a most pleasing program
consisting of songs, recitations, etc ,
was rendered. The school room was
tastefully decorated for the occasion
and the entertainment proved a suc
| cess in every detail.
Another man who thinks that this
illation is not big enough to face its
responsibilities comes to the front
with a magazine article about what
would happen if the South American
republics were to unite against us.
The same old thing would happen that
has happened right along ever since
the Great Armada. There are such
things as fighting peoples in the world
and the South Americans are not un
der that head.
To Fight Boy Miner Law,
Cambria county miners have decided
to make a test case on a recent act of
the legislature prohibiting the employ
ment of boys under lfi yeais of age in
the mines. Evan Davis, a mine fore
man at Reus Creek,has been prosecut
ed for violating the law in order to
briug the matter before the county
courts. The losing side will appeal
to the State Supreme Court.
As the scenic production carried by
the Whitney Opera Company ou tour
this season is the original production
of "When Johnny Comes Marching
Home" that was used during the New
York and Chicago engagements, two
sixty-foot baggage cars are required
for the transportation of the scenery
aud many electrical effects which are
in evidence at every performance.
In seven months the Reading Com
pany added over four million dollars
to its surplus, an amount nearly
millions greater than the surplus of
the corresponding seven months of the
previous year. This gain causes visions
of dividends upon all of its various
stocks. Tliu cuooutuKing feature of the
statement made public is that the
Coal & Iron Company earned one mil
lion of the surplus.
i lie ii|iru Uour.
"1 don't know now exactly how It
happened," Reggie was telling his best
friend over a game of billiards. "I
never meant to propose, you know T—
that is, not just yet. I wanted to knock
about a little more. But after we got
home froui the theater and sat In the
parlor discussing the plot of the play I
ventured out on thin ice and broke
through before I knew where I was. It
came as a deuce of a shock, just as I
should Imagine breaking through real
tee would be.
"But Jessie was all ready for me.
She was expecting It. First thing I
knew she had me by the collar and
landed me on safe ground again—but
1 was engaged. No doubt about that.
Anyhow, 1 am glad I've got h«'r. Might
have lost her through some slip If I'd
waited. But I don't want to read any
more stuff about bashful fellows stam
mering out proposals. It's all too easy."
—New York Times.
Fortunf'x Favor Sufttcleiit.
"What do we want with gold and
precious stones':" said the proud young
mother, fcn/.ing fondly upon the baby
"This is fortune enough for us."
"Huh!" ki"! 'i!"t! t!e father, who had
been walking the iloor nearly all night.
"I'm gl ;<l fo! rie iMdu't knock twice at
iMr door " • ' 'e it hiti Ledger
AXCIKXT FISH CURES
MEDICINAL VIRTUES THAT USED TO !
DECK THE FINNY TRIBE.
IVrcli Wiin \ aluetl I u (•«*rmftny For j
11 <4 < «ir«tlivt» l'ro|M*rtit*M« and < *rp •
Uiin Ii«l«l In lli«ii Kateein 11» Old
Lim la mi— lite rli j «iifia 11 ol 1
Fishing literature prior to the days
and writing:* of Izaak Walton opens
ilp points nt interest which are unique.
Not the least interesting are the con
stant references of the early writers to
the medicinal virtues of fish. Of course
many of the salt and fresh water fish
es mentioned by tic old writers are
not recognized in the waters of today,
but the fresh water percli, carp, tench
21 ml eel are yet recognized, and it is in
connection with these tisli that some
of the quaintest ideas as to their me
dicinal virtiit shave prevailed
The Oermans have a comparative
proverb which s.i\s, -More wholesome
than a perch of the Rhine," and it is
certain that from the earliest times
this familiar fish lias been esteemed as
one of the best gastronomic produc
tions of fr> sh water. It has also been
ascribed tneilieinal virtues. (Jesnersays
that physicians value the perch so (
much that they rerominend it to be j
freely eaten by wounded men. women
in childbed and those suffering from
dangerous fevers. Aldrovaudus praises
it and mentions that the two otoolitlis
("round bones"i found in the head of
the perch are marvelously i 1 >od for
stone in the bladder.
That the carp was esteemed In olden
times ill England is certain. I'ame
Berucrs. writing in her quaint "Trea
ty see of Kysshynge Wyth an Angle."
published in 14lKi. says,"The carpe be
a deyntous lish. but there ben few in
Englonge." Being "deyntous"—i. e.,
"dainty" it must have been a good fish
at that time to eat. It has certainly
lost i|s character since then.
In the art of healing the carp plays a
respectable part. One old writer speaks
of the fat of the carp as being of mi
raculous power for the alleviation of
"hot rheumatism." The manner of its
application was by frequent rubbing
on the painful part, and the effect was
said tolllr 1 eminently mollifying and
salutary. The triangular bones in the
throat of the carp on being ground to
powder and applied to a wound or
bleeding uose were said to act as styp
tic. The gall was also said to have
been used for sore eyes, and "alwve
the eyes." says an old .Kscillapius,
"two little bones exist, seniicir ular in
shape, which are diligently preserved
by noble females against the lunatical
disease."
In the ' Haven of Health" carp are
also comprised in"the ten series of
fische which are reckoned as principal
| in the preservation of health," and,
! adds the quaint old writer, "this lish
I Is of great wholcsouiencss and great
| value, and Its ton-sue is very pleasant
I to carping ladies."
A kind of first cousin of the c-arp is
what is known as the barbel. Such
ancients as .luveiial. Alhertus and oth
ers of that ilk evidence that it was
known and > steeined by the Roman
gourmet. I'lutai' h mentions a curious
fact in its natural history. Ih\ Bad
ham in bis "I'rose Ilaleiitics" trans
lates this | a--a.- as follows: "The roe
of the barli- l is vry puis..nous. Auto
nio (Ja/.iu- tool; two boluses and thus
describes his -ensatioiis: \\i lirst 1 felt
no inconvenience, but some hours hav
ing elap~ :-d 1 iieuan to be disagreeably
affected, and as my stomach swelled
and «oiild not be brought down by
anise and carminatives I was soon in a
state of great depression and distress
It appears that bis countenance was
pallid, like a man in a swoon Deadly
coldness ensued, and violent cholera
and vomiting came on. The barbel
(Barbus vulgaris) of today has survived
such poisonous qualities, its flesh has
the taste of stewed white blotting pa
per, and its roe is as Innocuous as
bread pills.
All the same, good .lulyana Berners
shared the bad opinion of the earlier
writers. She says; "The barbyll Is a
swete lish. but it is qnasliy mete
and pervious for mauiiys bodye. For
coniynly he ynyth an introduction to
ye l'ebris (feveri, and If ye be eten
rawe he may cause of liiannys dethe
whych hath often bccne scene.
Tlie tench which Ikis been introduced
into some parts i I this country is an
olive greenish carp which has been for
long tinif termed in England the "phy
sician of fishes." According to a score
or more of authorities, ancient antl
modern, the thi I. <!i ne whh which It
Is cover d exerts healing eiiect oil all
wounds or diseases in wliich it can
come in contact on or in other fishes.
Whence this belief originated is not
known, but one instance of exact ob
servation is well worthy of credence.
Mr. Wright in his book on "Fishes and
Fishing" tells how a minnow acciden
tally hooked in the water of an aqua
rium in which it was swimming, on
breaking loose, immediately descended
three parts of the way down the wa
ter and swiftly approached its nose to
the side of the tench which was its
companion in the aquarium. It rub
bed its nose for a few seconds against
the tench and then again swam about
as lively as before. To this testimo
ny Mi - . Wright adds: "We (my friend
and 1 who were watching the perform
ance) were both of the opinion that it
is really 110 fable as to the tench being
the -Kseulapius of fishes, for here was
an example before our eyes of a fish
being wounded and immediately in
stinct directing it to seek a remedy."
One piscatorial truth is known to all
who tisli for pike or pickerel The pike
(esoxluclusi will ravenously sei/.e as
his prey the fry of almost every fish,
including I is own species, ami all the
bait minnows are also caviare to him,
but he will not touch the tench
Brooklyn Eagle.
lOuuii-.li Street Vauirs.
The F.nglish towns have more dis
tinctive : ind interesting names for
their streets than American towns, in
most of which many streets are sim
ply uuuibcivd. London's I'heapside
and Aldwyeh are more than matched
by edditi, - uiauy times si ranger. Boot
hain is a street in York and Botcher
gate in Carlisle. Norwich is assertive
of class distinctions in its <Jentlenian's
walk, and Shrewsbury may stand al
most at tin head of a list of pecullarl
ti-s with i! • street labeled Dogpole,
which may or may not be related to
Newcastle's hcgleap Stairs; lint, then.
Newcastle has I'mlding t'hare, and
what may that signify V
The I- irnl Clllx* Cn|)M.
The first ;.inss cups were made at
Alexandria. Some were colored like
Bohemian glass and decorated with
glass | a - -s. imiiatinu precious stones
and cameos. Soiu" were opaline, oth
ers clear as < .11 and still others
formed of p.'ojue layers welded to
getlier like '!:•• falcons I'ortland vase.
In which ti • wliii upper layer had
been < ill a\ ay ! U; licit of a cameo,
leaving a Liu - g'oind a round the tig-
ILL 111 WAR FLL :
YOUR \MM.
t
I lie Noitli American's Chart v
t
Will Enable You to keep t
Track of the Conflict.
t
EDI CATEK THE ( HILI)IiEN 1
Every Move of Tioops or j
Battleships Can be Instanl- '
ly and Accurately t
(
Reproduced. 1
1
What means have you at your dis- '
posal of keeping pace with the daily
march of events that goto make up
the fascinating history of the great
conflict that is being waged in the Far
East between Russia and Japan
How do you permanently fix in your
memory the losses and victories of the |
striving nations, the movements of
1 1l.eir troops and fighting craft, the
| ves-els that have been disabled by the
I Japanese, the stations of the fleets as
they are sent hither and thither by or
ders from St. Petersburg or Tokio, or
at the wills of their commanders?
What strategic endeavors consum
mated in the investment ot this town
or that, or the transferring of a naval
or laud base from one point to anoth- !
1 er,did Japan or Russia make last Fri- j
day, the Tuesday before that, or dur- j
iug the preceding week?
To enable its readers to answer what!
has been suggested in these questions j
—in a word, to transfer in miniature I
the theatre of war from Korea. Man
churia, Japan, or wherever it may ex
tend, into the home—The North Am
erican next Sunday will provide the
necessary equipment.
This will consist of a full-page map
in colors of the territory embraced
within the area involved or likely to
be involved in the war. With the map
will be provided fac similes of all the
j Russian and the Japanese battleships,
j each correctly named, together "with
' groups of Russian and Japanese soldi
j ery.
Ry pasting the battleships and the
! groups on bits of pasteboard anil pro
i viding every one with a pin, they are
ready for service at once. Red is the
I distinguishing color of the Japanese
troops and ships and blue that of the
Russian forces and vessels.
The map should be mounted or a flat
surface, preferably after having been
fastened to heavy cotton cloth. The
use of the cloth will prevent the pap
er upon which the map is printed from
; being easily torn or mutilated.
There is no possible action on either
side that the cable will report that
cannot instantly be duplicated upon
The North American's war chart.
Used in conjunction with the war
maps given away last Sunday,the war
'chart will provide an infallible index
to all that goes 011 in the 112 ir
The War chart will be n < 1 on
the first page of the magazi eciii-n
of The North American on - ay,
March <>. The edition is lite '. «nd
your order should he filed vi I y< ur
newsdealer without delay. T is war
chart can be obtained with no other
new spa pei.
TRIVIAL TO THEM: A »FELONY IN
LAW.
The Ilarrisburg "Patriot" of, the
Ith inst, has a statement of how four
boys rendered themselves subject to a
heavy penalty by mischievously remov
ing the oily waste from car journal
boxes to start bonfires.
Numerous complaints had been made
by employes of both the Pennsylvania
and Reading Roads that the boxes of
the tolling stock was from time to
time stripped of waste containing lub
ricating oil, and tho detectives by a
quiet investigation soon located Ihe
offenders who were arrested and taken
before Magistrate John L. Bah s, who
held them for a further hearing.
The boys took their arrest v. ry quiet
lv. for, as one of them said, "I dun't
care it my mother does knew 1 pot
pinched, li I bad been run in lor
stealing coal it would be different,but
what does it matter if 1 did pull a lit
tle waste out cf a journal box," but
when arraigned before a Magistrate
they discovered that they had broken
a State law which classes the offense
as a felony, punishable by a li\ie of
|SOO aud five years imprisonment at
hard labor.
The plan to substitue cement for
wood in station piatforms, first tried
at Tatuaqua by the Reading railway,
has proved entirely successful and the
wooden platforms will be removed
from many Reading stations the com
ing summer.
There is a scarcity of oysters in Dan
ville caused by the severe weather
which has frozen up the fresh water
coves where the bivalves are harvest
ed. It is to be hoped the "freeze"
will let up before the two remainiug
mouths with "is" go by. It will real
ly be too bad if we are compelled to
wait until September.
Early Risers
THE FAMOUS LITTLE PILLS.
I For quick relief from Biliousness,
Sick Headache. Torpid Liver. Jaun
dice, Dizziness, and all troubles aris
ing from an inactive or sluggish liver,
DeWitt s Little Early Risers are un
u equalled.
I They act promptly and never gripe.
They are so dainty that it is a pleasure
to take them. One to two act as a
mild laxative; two or four act as a
pleasant and effective cathartic- They
are purely vegetable and absolutely
harmless. They tonic the liver.
PREPARED ONLY BY
E. C. DeWitt cV Co., Chicago
Sold bv 3osh cVr <u. Ponies & Co,
To Cure a Cold in One Day In Two Days.
Take Laxative Bromo G«»nneT^-£ toxtssZ
Seven Million boxes sold in past 1 2 months. TniS SlgnatUß,
DON'T ALWAYS SEE SNAKES j
Delirium Ti'eineii* I'lilietilN Oflun
Hu%<- I*l i-u«aiit linllufiuatiuiin.
Tin' generally ;n ■» i*| ft oil lii-lii'f that
ivhi'ii a uian is suffering from delirium
ri'iiii'iis In* S'»fs snakes in his I toots
was dispelUni by a hospital superin
indent. who says hi' has observed
housands oi I'asi"-. lb' declares that
lie never encountered one patient who
imagined that he saw serpents, but
that, on the contrary, the hallucina
tions oi' some ol* them are very happy,
lie said that it was customary in the
local hospitals treating such cases to
keep the men flesh from prolonged
;prees in a general room, where they
ire allowed to play cards or other
pines and engage in conversation with
fine another. I'or misery likes com
pany. lie relates as an illustration of
the freaks of men so deranged the case
of a bartender who was happily play
ing cards in this general room, seem
ingly at peace with all the world and
to the average person perfectly free
from liquor. The man suddenly began
to tell a story, laughing heartily as he
ilid so. IP' said that lie had just served
two gentlemen with drinks ol whisky
uiul that when he turned to restore the I
bottle to the shelf his two guests dis-
as though by magic. He had j
turned but an instant, but the empty j
glasses were all that was left to indi
cate that any one had been there. The i
bartender said that he leaned over the
bar to see if the men had hidden there
to avoid payment and that he could not i
see theui. but that to satisfy himself
he had stepped around the bar to the
front.
"Do you know," said he. relating the
story, "that those fellows had shrunk ■
to little bits of fellows uot more than
six inches tall, and they were engaged
in a spirited argument over who should
pay? As I walked up to them one of
those little fellows leaped into my right
pocket and the other jumped into my
left trousers pocket, and, do you believe
it, try as much as I would 1 could not
dislodge them."
As the old habitues of the tremens
department of the hospital listened to
this story, relates the superintendent,
they looked knowingly at one another
and quietly walked to a drainpipe
passing through the room and vigor
ously rapped on it. It was a signal for
the attendants lie low, who came in
with handcuffs and removed the story
telling bartender to the "booby hatch"
below, a name they have given to the
padded cell in which recalcitrant men
crazed from liquor are thrust for their
own protection and for that of all con
cerned. The hospital superintendent
told me that that fellow was raving
like a mad bull within half an hour
and that for three days they despaired
of his life. He said that in their rav
ing condition the victims believed that
some one was pursuing them and that
to all intents anil purposes they were
maniacs, the only cure for which was
sleep, induced by more liquor. He said,
however, that the premonitory signs of
approaching madness were always
some queer speech, such as that of the
bartender. Pittsburg I'ost.
Where Mi-erxi-hnum (omen From.
Meerschaum is a kind of clay. It is
composed of magnesia and flint, with
sometimes traces of iron and other min
erals. All of it comes from the prov
ince of Eskischia, in Asiatic Turkey.
It has been dug out of the ground there
for centuries, and the manner of pro
curing it is lo this day extremely prim
itive. The material is found in lumps
of all sorts of shapes and sizes. The
mines extend underground to a depth
of thirty feet and are aired and kept
dry by windmills. There are ten dif
ferent qualities distinguished. The dis
covery of the usefulness of the process
of boiling In wax was made by acci
tlent. Imitation meerschaum is manu
factured from chips left over from the
carving. They are ground into a pulp,
treated chemically and finally pressed
into the shapes desired. Every one
knows that pipes made out of the
counterfeit will not color.
Safer Anyway.
l-kerdek—Nothing is better in a time
of danger tbnn presence of mind.
Uobang—Oh. think it over. What'i
the luattM- with absence of body?
PROPOSALS.
COM MISSON FOR THE SELECTK )>
OK A SITE AND THE ERECTIOJ
OF A STATE INSTITUTION FOl
THE FEEBLE MINDED AM
EPILEPTIC IN EASTERN PENN
SYLVANIA.
Tie Commission for the selection ol
a site and tiie erection of a State In
stitution for the Treatment of the
Feeble Minded and Epileptic will re
ceive proposals for a site for said in
stitution until noon, Friday, April 15,
11)04. Said site, under act of Assembly
approved May 15, 1903, must be locat
ed in Eastern Pennsylvania, and must
meet all the requirements ot said act.
See pamphlet Laws, 1903; page 44t>
Proposals should be accompanied by
a general topographical and descrip
tive plan of the property; its size,rail
road facilities, water supply,drainage
and altitude.
The Commission reserves the right
to accept or rejoct any or all propos
als; also reserves the right to acept
or reject any part or parts of any pro
posals.
Proposals should be addressed to the
Secretary ot the Commission,K2s Wal
nut street, Philadelphia, Pa., and
marked "Proposals for a Site for a
State Institution for the Care auil
Treatment of Epileptics and Feeble
Minded Persons in Eastern Pennsyl
vania."
Easy and Quick!
Soap-Making
with
BANNER LYE
To make the very best soap, simply
dissolve a can of Banner Lye in cold
water, melt 5# lbs. of grease, pour the
Lye water in the grease. Stir and put
aside to set.
Pull Directions on Every Package
Banner Lye is pulverized. The can
may be opened and closed at will, per
mitting the use of a small quantity at a
time. It is just the article needed in
every household. It will clean paint,
floors, marble and tile work, soften water,
disinfect sinks, closets and waste pipes.
Write for booklet "C'ses of Banner
Lye '' —free.
The Peon Chemical Work», Philadelphia
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know it.
How To Find Out.
Fill a fcottle or common glass with your
water and let it stand twenty-four hours, a
f-n sediment or set
r ;~* r~* tling indicates an
J*!*x7o)
iru/i \ tion of the kid
m Sy A i neys; if it stains
' y° ur ' inen > l is
■j_i X 1 I evidence of kid
\f P £~Lrst ne y double; too
4T\Y/7, I ■?' ■[ frequent desire to f&*'
f&*' pass it or pain in
the back is also
convincing proof that the kidneys and blad
der are out of order.
What to Do.
There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-
Root, the great kidney remedy fulfills every
wish in curing rheumatism, pain in the
back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part
of the urinary passage. It corrects inability
to hold water and scalding pain in passing
it, or bad effects following use of liquor,
wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity of being compelled togo often
during the day, and to get up many times
during the night. The mild and the extra
ordinary effect of Swamp-Root is soon
realized. It stands the highest for its won
derful cures of the most distressing cases.
If you need a medicine you should have the
best. Sold by druggists in 50c. andsl. sizes.
You may have a sample bottle of this
wonderful discovery 112 - \' rj "
and a book that tells
more about it, both sent
absolutely free by mail.
i Address Dr. Kilmer 8c Home of Swamp-Root.
Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When writing men
tion reading this generous offer in this paper.
Don't make m> mistake, but remem
ber the name, Swanp-R > )t. Dr. Kil
mer's Swamp-Root, and the add res
Binghamton, N.Y .. oil every bottles.
R I-P-A-N-S Tabules
Doctors find
A good prescription
For mankind
The 5-cent packet is enough for usual
occasions. The family bottle (»i<) cents)
contains a supply for a year. All drug-
I gists st-11 them.
! * DMIMM U tTOK'S \OTH K
Estate of W iihain siuiington, late of
Liberty townsl.i;. Montour county,
l'a., deceased.
I Notice is heieby given that letters of
i Administration on '! t bove estate have
i been granted lo the undersigned. All
persons indebted to 11.<■ said estate are
required to make ;>H'. went, and those
I having claims or demands against the
I said estate, will make ku<nvn the same
! without delay, to
M. St ii' ict > i V 1 n in.
of W. N. Simiugtoa decease d
"EXEC I TOii ti NOTICE,
i Estate of Jacob l!> a lare of tlu>
Township of Mal.oi.ing, in the Coun
ty of Montour i.:i . ita'e of IVun
sylvania, deceased.
Notice i- I t rhey given that letters
testamentary oil the above estate have
been granted lo the undersigned. All
(lersuus inde'> ted to the said estate are
lequired to make paynieut, and tliose
haviug claims or demands against the
said estate w m n :i»e known the samo
without de t>
DK. V. <*• NCWBAKER,
Executor < i i icoli ICcasor, deceased.
P. O. Addi • - Danville, Pa.
EZEGUIRIX NOTICE.
Estate of Paul Dubin.
Notice is hereby given that letters
Testamentary on the estate of Paul
Dubin, late ot the Borough of Dan
ville, Montour county, State of Penn
sylvania. deceased, hive been granted
to Jennie Walker, residing in said
Boiough of Danville, to whom all per
sons indebted to said (state are re
quested to make payment and tliose
j having claims or demands v.ill make
kuown the «ame without delay
JENNIE WALKER.
Executiix of the last will of Paul Du
bin, deceased, ?24-(> East Maiket
street, Danville. Pa.
WM. .T. BALDY, Atty.
EXECUTORS NOTICE.
Estate ul M I'. !;. Sechler.late of the
Porough of Panvillo in the Couuty
of Montour and Si•»t«» of Pennsyl
vania, tit < cas (!.
Notice is heuhy en that letters
testamentary on the above estate have
been granted to the umlersigued. All
persons indebted to' the said estate are
required to make payuatu , and those
having claims or demands itgainst the
said estate will make known the same
without delay to
KOS AN AH SECHLEH.
WW. SECHLER,
IDA M. SECHLER
Executors of M. D. L. Seehlar, dec d.
P. O. Address Danville, Pa.
EDWARDS. GEARHART. Counsel.
A GOOD THING
GIYE IT A PUSH.
Li VON A CAMP. PA. APRIL 21,
MOVER PROS.
DKAR SIR:
I think that every man that has a
team of horses or any stock, ought to
baveabottleof Mover's White Liniment
in the stable or his house. I had a
horse that stepped in a hole with bis
front foot, coming down the mountain
with a trail of props, and fell forward
and strained bis shoulder blade. That
it swelled so fast that we could hardly
get the collar off. and in two hours his
neck was swollen to all the skin would
hold. We used your White Liniment
freelv,and in a few days be was to work
again, and does not show auv signs of
lameness. It worked like magic.
Respectfully Yours,
.1 A. BARTHAST.
r •».
—M A XUF A»T RRK. I) HY
Mover Broi,
WHOLESAI.H DRUGGISTS,
Bloomsburg -- Pa.
£p~For sale ny all dealers.