JM. 1 I ,'EST. J. 14 A. M. 12.15 P. M. 4.81 " 7.51 ' 4.31 P. M. . R U. WEST. 9.15 A. M. LB 12.44 P. M. in. 4.83 ;; 3.48 " 905 SUNDAYS. 7.07 A. M 12.44 P M. 5.48 P. M. 05 PHILA R EALING R. R. NORTH. SOUTH. 7.58 A. y. 11.24 A.M. 15« p. ID 6.05 P.M. BLOOM STREET. 7.55 A. M. 11-22 A. M. 3.58 P. M. « 04 P. M. STATE'S FLOOD LOSS A MILLION The cost to the State of rebuilding bridges iu various parts of Pennsyl vania that have been swept away by floods and ice this winter will exceed §1,000,000. The estimated cost of re placing bridges carried away by high water previous to last Wednesday's flood, for which application has al ready been made to the State to re build, is #508,000. The State officers have partly ar ranged to rebuild four bridges in Wayne county, five in Columbia coun ty. one in Lackawanna county, one over the Susquehanna River between Colombia aud Luzerne countie®, one at Blakely, Lackawanna county, one over the Sheuaugo River at Sharps ville, and another over the Shen.iugo at Bovaria. One of the bridges which will I*> re built in Columbia county will take the place of a bridge recently built by the State at a cost of thousands of dollars. The State officers have not jet received application to rebuild the Catawissa and other bridges carried away by the recent disastrous flood iu the Sosquehanna aud other streann of tbe State. Contracts for these bridges are •warded by the Public Buildings and Ofoands, composed of the Governor, Auditor General aud State Treasurer. The work is done nuder the Focht act of 18tf5, which requires the State to replace all bridges over navigable ■(reams which have been destroyed by fire and flood. The State has already expended more than 11,000,000 in building bridges un der this act and at the last session of the Legislature an unsuccessful at tempt was made to pass a bill limit ing the expenditure for rebuilding bridges by the State to 1200,000 an nually. The method of proceeding under this act to secure a bridge is very simple and it is expected by the State officers that there will be numerous applica tions the next thirty days. The Com missioners of a county in which a bridge over a navigable stream has been destroyed make application to the Dauphin County Court, on notice to the Attornev General, for the ap uuwiiiiiuo nuokuoi me unuge •hall be built. The county appoints live viewers, one of whom is an engineer. They visit the site and report that the bridge has been destroyed and recom mend that it be replaced by a bridge at a cost fixed in their report. The Board of Fublic Buildings and Grounds then employs an engineer to prepare the plans and specifications on which the contract for the bridge is award ed. The only cost to the county in the teei and mileage of the viewers auc the fees of three inspectors appointee by the fioard of Publio Buildings and Grounds to inspect the bridge before It la formally accepted. The County Commissioners are usually willing tc pay these bills, whicli are small at compared with the cost to the State •112 the bridge.—Harrisburg Telegraph. Valuable Pictures Taken. Will O. Brown was out with hit camera Wednesday and he missed few opportunities during the critical houri when the flood was at its height tc get pictures which have a permanent v»lne and will be highly prized as long as the town stands. Ho caught the bridge in the very act of falling from ita piers and photographed the fine old structure in every conceivable attitude. It was a fine strobe of en terprioe for which lie is being well re paid, as his pictures are very much in demand and Saturday were viewed bv hundreds In Smith's jewelry store where they are on sale. The pictures, it seems, are the only ones taken during the flood and show Mill street when flooded to its great tat depth, John Marshall's house, the ailk mill, John Springer's house, the wrecked buildings at Cooper street, the bridge when the ice first moved while still intaot; again when the first pier went out and HO ou in its various poses until the last of the five spans nad tumbled info the river and floated far down the stream Biver Goal Will be Cheap. "River coal will be very plentiful and cheap next summer," said an old riverman last week after ho had risk ed hla life on the flooded river to make an examination of several sec tions of the stream. Thousands of tons of river coal have been washed down from the miues above to points near this city. Mauy of the almost exhausted coal beds have been replenished and the river coal market will be so glutted the ooming summer that prices will bo at the low •at figures ever known in this section. It Saved His Leg. P. A. Danforth of La Grange, Ga., suffered for six months with a frigh ful running sore on his leg; but writes that Buoklen's Arnica Salve wholly cured it in five days. For Ulcers, Wounds, Piles, it's the best salve in the world. Cure guaraneed. Only 25 «• Bold bv Paules & Co., Druggists. STREETS BLOCKED WITH ICE The big flood last week blocked Wat er street from Cross Keys Place to the Silk Mill. The big ice cakes several feet in thickness covered every foot of the street and were piled up at some places nearly as high as a man's head. Tbe Street Commissioner with a force of men has been busy most of the time since the flood in getting the thoroughfare open to travel. It is a most discouraging task, the best that cau be done is to cut a narrow passage through, wide enough for one vehicle to pass. East Market street, from Wall street to tbe Hospital bridge is also blocked with ice, but pick aud shovel would avail but little there iu battling with the ice oakes, many of which are 15 feet 6quare and 0 feet thick. It would require a charge of dynamite to shat ter these, as they are as hard as rock showiug no sign of honey combing or of wearing away. The greater part of the street here where blocked the worst lies within the Borough aud if Council orders the thoroughfare opened the Street Com missioner will have his hands pretty full. The street in question, however, in terferes but little with travel to the Hospital for the Insane, as tbe road mostly taken in driviug to that in fctitution is the one which lies on the north side of the canal. Blooinsburg Normal Eicursion Off. The excursion of the Blooinsburg Normal School to Washington, D. C., will uot go this year. This will un doubtedly be a disappointment to many who were preparing to take ad vantage of this inexpensive means of visiting the capitol oity. But, because of the high rates demanded by the hotels in Washington it would have been necessary to sell the tickets at a higher price than usual and which would probably have reduced the num ber of cxeursiouists. The time for the excursion heretofore has annually been just before the Christmas holidays,but it was impossible for it to leave at that time this year because of school work. The number of visitors in Wash ington just before the holiday season is so small that the hotels invite pat ronage by furnishing them very low rates to excursionists. However, at this time of the year hotels of that city are more crowded and consequent ly rates are higher. The excursion, if nothing prevents, will be held at the usual time next year. This excursion is usually patronized by a number of Danville people. As Viewed by Old Rivermen. Hugh D. Quick, formerly division superintendent on the Pennsylvania Canal, was in this city yesterday. Mr. Quick has spent his entire life along the river and is familiar with all the traditions of the old timers as to ice, height of water and degree of eold and he has yet to meet with one who hesi tates to concede that conditions on the whole this winter have discounted anything experienced in the North Branch Valley either in their own time or in the time of their fathers before them. about extraordinary comfiTfonTand an exact counterpart of the season may not occur again for a lifetime. Iu the first place a wet autumn gave us a full river as winter set in. In tensely cold weather locked the swol len stream in ice. which was broken up by a thaw in midwinter and gorg ed at intervals all along the channel. The ice jams under the record-break ing cold which followed were them selves congealed into a solid mass and became agents of great destruction when the final break-up occurred. Hadley'6 Moving Pictures. Mr. Kdwin J. Hadley, for fivo sea sons with the Lyman H. Howe Com pany, will present his superior collec tion of moving pictores in the Opera House, Saturday evening. March linh. By a recently perfected device, Mr. Hadley has practically eliminated the objectionable flicker so noticeable iu all other picture exhibitions. No ex pense has been spared in the selection of pictures.and Mr. Hadley guarantees to show the best oollectio».of moving pictures ever given in Danville. Among the many features are "The great Bal timore Fire," "The Great Train Rob bery," a thrilling portrayal of a hold up on the western frontier. Don't miss it. For the Moving Pictures the prices on Saturday night will be 15, 25 and 85 cents. Surprise Party. A surprise party was tendered G'has, D. Whispell on Saturday evening at his home on Mill street in honor of his twenty-flftli birthday. Those pres ent were Clara Lyons, Emma Mitchell, Mamie Lyons. Goldie Muokenheim, Annie Lyons,lrene Davis, Alice Lyons, Hazel Whispell, Mrs. Daniel Lyons, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Whispell, Will iam Baker, William Snyder, Gustave Messer, George McWilliams,Lawrence VauHorn of Nauticoke aud Harry Doll of Wilkesbarre. Refreshments were served. Linooln Literary Society. The regular meeting of the Liucoln Literary Society of the Danville High school was held last Friday afternoon. The following program was rendered : Piano Duet Misses Rogers and • Finnogan. Recitation Miss Bessie Hooley. Declamation Mr. Metherill. Essay Miss Edith Jenkins. Debate—Question— Resolved, that ■the world is geting better. Decision rendered in favor of the affirmative. Declamation Mr. Hartliue. Recitation Miss Blue. Readiug Frank Edmondson. Violin Solo Miss Saunders. Surprise Party. Miss Bessie Evans was tendered a surpise praty at her home, No. 14 Grand street, Monday evening in hon or of her birthday. Many guests were present and a delightful evening was spent. COMPANY F IN HARD LUCK If Company F is able to make a flat tering showing at tlio annual inspec tion it will be by dint of tbe hardest kind of work under great difficulties. Not only was tbe cellar of the Armory full of water, but tbe flood filled tbe first story to the depth of a foot or more. A.s the result of the thorough soaking tbe floor has bulged upward, which makes it impossible to drill suc cessfully. It is not likely that tbe situation will be relieved much be tween the present and inspection. No permanent repairs can be made until the building dries out and fire can not be built in the cellar, as the heater was damaged by tbe flood. The First Sergeant, a corporal and several privates reside iu South Dan ville while others live in Catawissa and Berwick and on account of the bridges being gone and the railroads being blocked they are unable to at tend drills. Tbe last few weeks before inspection are the most important and it is feared that the loss of drill will tell heavily against tin rating of the company. Qaite a lot of state property was on tbe floor preparatory to being shipped back to the arsenal. This was covered with a deposit of mud and is now in very bad shape. Captain Gearhart states, however, that the inspection will not be post poned and urges the men to attend drill on Tuesday and Thursday even ings. Against all odds, he declares he will try to keep up the company's standard. The uniforms will be given out Tues day and Thursday evening preparatory to the preliminary inspection, which will be held on the 19th Inst. YES OR NO? Danville People Are Respectfully Asked to Answer These Questions. Is there anything in the evidence of one's senses? Is there anything iu the testimony ot one's friends? Can reliance be placed upon state ments from people we know? Are the opinions of local citizens of any greater moment than those of ut ter strangers? Would you sooner believe people living in some lai-away place than citizens of your own city? We think not tor home proof can easily be investigated. Mrs. H. Millard, of 122 East Front Street, says:"l was doctored for Bright's Disease, but could not get permanent relief. Owing to rheumat ism I was not able to walk without a cane, aud, in addition to this, I was very much bothered with pain across my loins and an embarrassing weak ening of the kidneys. I took almost everything I could hear about with out obtaining success. Doan's Kidney Pills did me more good than any other remedy I ever used. They positively relieved ttie aching in my back and the annoyance from the kidney secre tions. They g.;ve me relief not afford ed to any other medicine." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents per box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. V.. sole agents for the United States Remember the name—Doan's—and take no other. Funeral of Benjamin Sidler. teu JU Dorwicn on «tiarmtny rooming was consigned to the grave in Odd Fellows'cemetery on Saturday evt n ing, the funeral taking place from the residence of Charles Pusey, Vine street. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. E. J. Haughton, rector of Christ Episcopal church. The deceas ed was a member of Myrtle Lodge. No. 858, I. O. O. F., of this city, and the beautiful rites'of that order were ob served at the grave, J. H. Montague acting as Chaplain. Alfred Burt and Harry Walton representing Berwick lodge No. 24(5, 1 0. O. F.,uame down »o this city and attended the funeral. The pall bearers were: O. C. Knapp, Harry Titley, William liobinault,Miles Smith, Hurley Baylor and Joseph Sny der. The deceased was a member of Christ Episcopal Church and for eleven years belonged to the choir of that church. A qaartetto of the choir was present at the funeral aud rendered two selec tions. The deceased was further re membered by the choir with a beauti ful oross of white roses. Among other floral tributes was a pillow from the Odd Fellows' lodge at Berwick aud offerings from individual friends. The Time for Tree Planting. "Governor Pennypacker has iixed April Bth and April 22ml as Arbor Days, the two days having been de signated because of differing climatic conditions in different parts of the ! state, aud in order that a selection may be made between them, in his proclamation the governor says: "The forestry reservation commis sion of Pennsylvania lias secured up to the present time C,22,571 acres of land,aud are zealously eugaged in the work of preserving and renewing our forests. Their efforts ought to be en couraged and supplemented by those of every thoughtful citizen. Many an arid aud barren piece of land may bo made attractive and profitable by plant ing of trcjs." Working Overtime. Eight hour laws are ignored by those tireless, little workers—Dr. King's New Life Pills. M lllions are always at work, night and day, curing Indigos tion, Biliousness, Constipaion, Sick Headache and all Stomach, Liver and Bowel troubles. Easy, pleasant, safe, sure. Only 25c at Paules &G o.s. dru« store. Funeral of Mrs. Wmtersteen. The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Wmter steen took placo Friday afternoon. After brief services at the residence of George B. Wintersteeu, son of the de ceased, East Front street, the funeral proceeded to Straub's church where interment was made. Ttie services were conducted by liev. Dr. M. L. Shindel assisted by Hev. ( L>. Tierch. Tho pall bearers were: .1 P. Rishel, D. R. Williams. O. B Sweizter, Abratn Burger, Fianklin Hoyer, Sr., and William Flick GREAT GATHERING OF METRODISTS HARRISBURG, Pa., March 16.- During the thirty-sixth annual session of the Central Pennsylvania confer ence of the Methodist Episcopal church, which will bo held in this city next week, the conference will decide whether the Presiding Elders shall go in a body to the General Con ference ot the church at Los Angeles iu May or whether ministers shall be allowed to attend that conference. The old way of selecting delegates tor the conference was to select the five presiding elders of the local con ference and send them as delegates to the general conference. Four years ago,however,this rule was done away with and for the first time several ministers formed a part of the delega tion. Although it is impossible to pre dict what the conference will do this year, an effort will be made to have the delegation of six made up of three presiding elders, two of the most em inent ministers in tho conference and the head of one of tho Methodist sem inaries. This proposed division may lead to a spirited fight as there is a very strong party iu favor of adhering to the old rule of sending the presiding elders to the general conference. Be sides tho six ministers who form a part of the delegation there are also elected six laymen to attend the gen eral conference and their votes in that body have the same weight as the votes of the ministers. This latter de legation will be elected on Friday morning at a meeting of the lay elect oral conference which will be held in the Ridge Avenue Methodist church. "Every possible arrangement for the comfort of the thousands of Method ists who will visit Harrisburg next week have been made by the local committees and although wo at first experienced some difficulty in secur ing homes aud boarding houses for such a largo number of visitors, we have finally succeeded in getting com fortable quarters for the 856 delegates, both laymen and ministers, who will attend the conference," said Rev. B. H. Hart, pastor of the Fifth Street Methodist Episcopal church,this morn ing. The business session of the coufer ence will be held in the Fifth Street church ami a corps of workingmeu will be kept busy all this week pre paring the building for the conference A large platform is being erected iu the front part of tho church ou which Bishop MoCabe, the presiding officer, aud his start of officers, will sit and from which the speakers will deliver their addresses. A cloth covering has been placed over the church carpet to protect it from the unusually hard wear and three hundred chairs will be placed in the aisles and in every available inch of space so that the seating capacity of the church, which is 1,200, can be increased to lifteen hundred. The gallery has been divided into eight sections by board partitions and iu these sections the various committees will hold their business sessious. The old building on the Wood avenue side of the church, which is known as the chapel,will be used as alobbydur oe esraoiisrmfi nwl r*jrnJnr fin liveries and collections will be made by the postal authorities. A tele phone has also been placed in this building for the accommodation ot the ministers. Do You Want Strength? If you want to inciease your strength you must add to and not take from the physical. In other words, the food that yon eat mnst be digested, assimi lated and appropriated by the nerves, blood and tissues before being expell ed from the intestines. Kodol Dyspe psia Cure adds to the physical. It gives strength to aud builds up strength in the human systam. It is pleasant to the taste and palatable, and tho only combination of digestauts that will digest the food aud enable the system to appropriate all of its health and stiength-giving qualities. Sold by Paules & Co., J. D. (iosh & Co. Signals Take Place of Orders. The transportation problem aud the movement of trains over the Reading's various divisions with the least possi ble delay is one to which officials of the company in charge of transporta tion have for several years given the I closest attentiou. More than a year ago officials con ceived the idea of dispensing as much as possible with the running of trains upon oiders from the dispatcher or trainmaster, as they recognized that considerable time was lost in the move ment of train orders. They also re cognized that so important a change as was contemplated must with neces sity bo proceeded with slowly,in order to thoroughly familiarize the train men and signal men with the new system. Tho first order, therefore, issued in connection with the propos ed change was that all extra trains, except passenger trains with passen gers aboard,moviug in the directiou of ourrent traffic, be run without train orders upon receiving authority from the assistant trainmaster or dispatch er. This was subsequently supple mented, after the trainmen and others had sufficient time to familiarize themselves with the change, with ad ditional instructions on the movement of trains in the direction of current Vaffic as indicated by interlocking signals. < Animal Euoampment. TIIO annual encampment tliiH year will be a divisional camp, and tlie en- I fire force of the Guard will be in cam]) | together at either Gettysburg or Mt. i Gretna, whichever may bo finally de , j signaled by the commander of the division. The men prefer the brigade camps, but think that if a division (■amp in hold it should be at some more central and accessible place than eith er of those named, which have been □ sad heretofore. They think that the camp should be at so.ne point where the friends and admirers of the Guard could visit it and enjoy the parades ' and reviews. LIGHT PLANT BADLY CRIPPLED There are few industries about town that were crippled worse by ttie great flood than the Standard Gas and Elec tro Light plant. The supply of both gas and electricity has proven very un reliable. Superintendent West has done tho best that he could under tho circumst ances, but in spite of his best efforts the streets are often in darkness and those who use gas have to take it as it comes. The plant is really but little better than a wreck and that the service should bo as good as it is, is a matter of surprise. The large gas holder was lifted out | of its pit and caused to careen to one side. It was badly bombarded iu the process and shows a good many detits which may prove injurious. One bench of six retorts was damaged beyond re pair and is out of service. The con tents of the purifying boxes were wholly ruined, while the pipes were filled with sand and had to be cleaned out. The electric department fared equal ly as had. Each of the dynamos were badly damaged, one being entirely worthless. The result is that they can not be depended upon from day to day and explains why light has been so ir regular. The 36-iuch driving belt was practically ruined. Superintendent West states that the dynamos will be changed within a week or ten days, but that it may bo nearly a mouth be fore everything about the plant is re stored to good working order. He esti mates the Company's loss »t §4OOO. For a distance of more than one thousand feet poles and wires were torn down. This does not include the loss of wires which went down with 1 tho bridge consisting of four strands J of copper wire and with all the fill- ; ing-i and supports. Mr. West states that they expect to : restore the service to South Danville ; in ten days. Tojguard against a con- | tingency tn tho future such as has oc- | curred the company will employ a sab ' marine cable between Danville and South Danville. For temporary use, however, wires will be strung across the river from pier to pier of the van ished bridge. More fiiots. Disturbances of strikers aie not nearly as grave as an individual dis order of the system. Overwork, loss of sleep, nervous tension will bo fol lowed by utter collapse unless a relia ble remedy is immediately employed. There's nothing so efficient to cure disorders of the Liver or Kidneys as Electric Bitters. It's a wonderful tonic, and effective nervine and the greatest all around medicine for run down systems. It dispels Nervousness, Rheumatism and Neuralgia and expels Malaria germs. Only .jOc, aud satis faction guaranteed by Paules & On., Druggists. Y. M. 0. A. Meeting iu tho Catacombs. Mr. John li. Mott who has just re turned from a tour in Italy and Frauce in the interest of tho Student Young Men's Christian Associations,describes a unique meeting held by the loaders of the movement in - Americans and Swiss met one Sunday morning iu the ancient; assembling place of tho early Christians in the Catacomb of Domitilla. A trustworthy tradition points to the p'aco where these student leaders mot as the very spot where the persecuted disciples of Christ of the lir>t centuries came for secret worship amid their buried dead. The service hold by Mr. Mott aud his colleagues was conducted in many languages. While English was intel ligible to most of them, they prayed and sang the great hymn of Luther in their own tongues. The service clos ed with one of the ancient doxologies. These men who gathered together rep resent Christian forces in the univer sities of the Latin countries. The ad vance in interest among these students has been rapid and substantial, con sidering the difficulties in tho way of progress. Nine years ago ouly twelve students among the twelve thousand on the Latin Quarter ol Paris could be brought together lor a meeting iu the interests of the Association. Now the organization has over two hundred I members in that great center. The movement has extended to ten of the fourteen universities of France. Two conferences for students arej held iu I'rauce each year. These gatherings are like tlio-e which are held by the Student Associations of America at Northlield, Mass., and at six other places in the South and West. The new student movement in Italy which was inaugurated by tho holding of this congress of students at Rome, has planted branches already in as many of the universities as are prepared for such organizations. The funds neces sary to provide for the s ilary and ex- penses ot tiio traveling secretary are practically assured,ami the new move ment starts with stable support and enthusiasm. Colds Cause Pueuniouia. One of the most remarkable cases of a cold, deep-seated on the lun^s,causing pneumonia, is that of Mrs. Gertrude E. Fenuer, Marion, Ind., who was en tirely cured by the use of One Minute Cough Cure. She says:"The cough ing and straining so weakened me that 1 tan down in weight from 148 to 92 pounds. I tried a number of re medies to 110 avail until 1 used One Minute Cougli Cure. Four bottles of this wonderful reme 1y cured me en tirely ot the cough, strengthened my longs and restored me to mv normal weight, health and strength." Sold by Paules & Co.. J. I). Gosh .fc Co. Fifty-Five New Members. The sicrament of the Lord's Sapper was observed at Mahoning Presbyter ian church Sunday, on which occas ion twenty-one new members were taken into CIIUK h. :t 1 i with one ex ception on confession of 'aith. Those who joined yesterday and others taken in during the past few months repres ent a total accession of fifty-five new members at Mahoning Presbyterian church since Kev. .T. E. Hutchison en tered upon hi* pa»toiatu. APPLICATION FOB K BRIDGE A joint meeting of the County Com missioners of Montour and Northum berland counties was held ill this city on Saturday, at which a petition was prepared to the Dauphin County Court for a new bridge to replace the one swept away by flood last week. Section Ist of the Act of April 21, 1903, provides that the State shall re build all bridges such as ours, owned and controlled by counties and known as county bridges, which may be de stroyed by lire or swept away by Hood. At the joint meeting of the Commis sioners, Saturday, the full board of each county was present: Cook, Coop er and Leighow ot Moutourand Coon er.Raudenbush and Beck of Northum berland. Solicitors West and Lark were also present. It was decided to proceed at once to comply with tho re quirements of the Act to the end that our bridge might be replaced at as early a day as possible. Accoidingly the petition required was drawn up at once, setting forth the location of the bridge, tho titne'when it was built, the character of the structure and when carried away, the probable cost of replacing it and asking that view ers be appointed to visit the site and determine whether the bridge shall be rebuilt. The petition, which must be made on notice to the Attorney Gen eral will bo taken to Harrisburg by William Kase West, Solicitor for tho Montour County Board. Among the viewers appointed one will bo a civil engineer; of the others not more than two will be residents of the counties wherein the bridge is pro- posed to bo built. The viewers will report us to all the facts of the case and recommend tiiat tlie bridge be re placed at a cost fixed by them. An engineer will then be employed to prepare plans and specifications on which the contiact tot the bridge will be awarded. The cost to tho two counties will not be heavy consisting merely of the fees and mileage of tho viewers and the fees of three inspectors appointed by the Board of Public Buildings aud Grounds to inspect tho bridge before it is formally accepted. The Name Witch Hazel. The name Witch Hazel is much ab used. E. C. DeWitt & Co., Chicago, are the inventors of the original aud only genuine Witch Hazel Salve. A certain cure for Outs, Burns, Bruises, Eczema, Tetter, Piles, etc. There ate many counterfeits of this salve, some of which are dangerous, while they are all worthless. In buying Witch Hazel Salve see that the name E. C. DeWitt & Co, Chicago, is ou the box aud a core is certain. Sold by Paules & Co.. J. I). Gosh & Co. Assembly May Take up Flood Question. The next legislature w• 1! tc asked to authorize the i»;»,■«»i :i*tut-nr of a | commission to studv t >• v ioln ques tion of floods aud Hum! t'au ages and | report what legislation i! any, can be J passed to sifeguanl th.* I M-JO property ! interests now perio iui. l. injured or ' menaced by disastrous overflows, | especially along the Susquehanna, • hHB " The present floorl is largely the con sequence of exceptional weather con ditions, unlikely to reappear in the lifetime of the present generation. Yet tfie fact that every spring and fall there are damaging overflows which stem to be increasing in fre quency and havoc, suggests that spec ial causes are contributing to them. It is no secret, for instance,that the detimbering of the water sheds facil itates the down-rush of surplus rain fall ami thaws. Nor is there any doubt that careless mini disposition along the water euu-ses in ihe mining territory helps Jo aggravate the evil by narrowing tin- r hnnn. Is of exit and blocking the natural outflow of ice. Thero has been sv.-timatic <-oin putation of flood looses. That, in it self would justify tue naming of a commission. But a fearless board of inquiry could undoubtedly do more than mass the figures of damage. It ought to be able to recommend specific and immediately available remedies. Happy, Healthy Children. Any child can take Little Early Risers with perfect safety. The}* are harmless, never gripe or sicken, and yet they are o certain in results that robust coinsts tntions requiring drastic means are never disappointed. They cannot fail to perform their mission and every one ; who uses DeWitt's Little Early Risers 1 prefers them to all other pills. They cure biliousness. Sold by Paules & Co. : and (Josh & Co. Surprise Party. A surprise party was tendered Mr. and Mrs. George M. Leighow at their homo in Cooper township. Those pres ent were: A. C. Mauser, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wiroman, Mr. and Mrs John Miller, James Pursel, Mr. and Mrs. George Mourer, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Sliultz, Mr. aud Mrs. Charles Risliol, ! Mr. and Mrs. Charles Arter, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Park and children, Mr. and Mrs. David Krorn, Mr. aud Mrs. Frank Hagonbuch, Mr. and Mrs. Wel lington Wertman,Mr. aud Mrs. Ralph Leighow, Mr. and Airs. Henjaiuin Delhi, Mr. and Mrs. William Fern, Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Manser, Mrs. Alfred Blecher, Miss Mary Blecher, Miss Elizabeth Mauser. Mrs. John Foust, Mrs. Liz zie Askius, Mrs. Wel lington Hart man, Mrs. Oscar Vastiue. Mrs. Clarence Phillips, Mrs Alfred Diehl, J. C. liishel, Benjamin Leig how, Oliver Angle., Miss Pauline Mauser, Miss Vera Foust, Mrs Marie Knorr, Harry Lunger, Miss Bertha Arter, aud Miss Mary Mauser. March Snow, The flood!> having subsided, by way of a little variety we were treated to a March snow storm Monday. The weather Sunday was decidedly spring like and several robins were Been on fhe hills east of town. The relapse into winter yesterday had quito a de pressing effect upon people and inter fered very much with the work of cleaning up attur the flood. STRANGE ANTIC OF THE FLOOD One of tlie queerest of flood antics happened at Espy, when it was dis coveied after the water has subsided that more than two acres of laud on the MoCollum truck farm iiad heeu raised up and turned completely around. This farm lies betweeu Espy aiitl the D. L. & W. railroad, the soil of which is black and moist, and during the severe winter it became frozen hard on top, betweeu the ditches, which drains the water off, and it was be tweeu these ditches that the land mov ed. When the flood and high water came, it is supposed that the water found a place to soak through and as the soil on top was frozen to almost rock form, it was softer in under and water washed dowu through, turning the laud around in the manner de scribed. The ditches and drains which formerly ran East and West now iun North aud South. The different straw berry beds and vegetable plots which were near the house are now a couple of hundred of yards away and a like change exists with all parts of the land. The two acres or more of land which made this complete change reached a depth of a foot or more land it has nettled down again in almost the same place as it formerly occupi ed This will seem strange to the owner Mr. McCollum, when the berry and fruit season corner as he will find his fruit trees aud berry patches a con siderable distance from where they stood previous to the great flood. He doesn't think of moving his house to the other side of the farm and it will be impossible to place the laud in its former position. This may seem to be, audit certain ly is a strange incident, but neverthe less it lias happened aud is vouched for by the citizens of Espy aud by hundreds of people who have visited the spot and seeu one of the strangest of flood happenings. Tragedy Averted. •'Just iu the uict; of time our little boy was saved" writes Mrs. W. Wat kins of Pleasant City, Ohio. "Pneu monia had played havoc with him aud a terrible cough set in besides. Doct ors treated him, but he grew worse every day. At length we tried Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump tion, and our darling was saved. He's now sound, and well." Everybody ought to know, it's the only sure cure for Coughs, Colds aud all Lung dis eases. Guaranteed by Paules &Co . Druggists. Price 50c aud SI.OO. Trial bottles free. The Northumberland Bridge. The Northumberland bridge, which was destroyed Weduesday night, not being a couuty bridge, caunot be re built uuder the recent act of assembly at the cost of the state. The people living on both sides will have to pre pare and present to the court, a peti tion, askiug that the bridge be rebult by the couuty. The Northumberland Bridge Company, owner of the de stroyed structure, was incorporated October 19, 1811, after subscriptions I«- - •> MIIUM shares had been subscribed when a subscription of $50,000 was received from the state. For some years the company was not prosperous financial ly, owing ta a variety of disadvant ages attending the collection of tolls aud damage sustained by its property. Iu 1839-40 that part of the superstruc ture between Northumberland aud the island was rebuilt, having been des troyed by a flood. In 1840 several spans east of the island were blown down by a hurricane, two of which landed iu the river without sustaining injury, aud were rebuilt with the original materials. On the 17th of March, 1875, the entire eastern eud aud oue spau of the western (nd were carried away by an ice flood. The span at the western end was entirely rebuilt, aud a ferry temporarily established on the other side of the island, where the present bridge was erected in 1870. Dr. David Kennedy's New Medicine. Cnl-cura Solvent, removes chalky de posits from the joints, muscles and urinary organs,and prevents the form ation of more; thus curing gout, rheu matism and gravel. The only radical remedy. Write to the Cal-cura Com pany, Rondout, N.Y., for free pamph let containing valuable information, and a free samj le bottle. Funeral of James P, Young 1 . James P. Young of this city, whose death occurred Saturday was laid away iu Fairview cemetery Monday afternoon. The funeral took place from the residence of Elmer Himes, East Market street, at 2 o'clock, the Kev. J. E. Hutchison officiating. The pall bearers were: W. H. Ammerman, F. C. Dt-rr, James Shnltz and Amos Vastine. The deceased is survived by oue brother, John Young of Marshall. Mich , who was notable to attend the funeral. Ayersi If your blood is thin and im pure, you are miserable all the time. It is pure, rich blood that invigorates, strengthens, refreshes. You certainly know Sarsaparilla the medicine that brings good health to the home, the only medicine tested and tried for 60 years. A doctor's medicine. " I owe my llfo. without doubt, to Ayer'a Sarsaparilla. It Is the most wonderful medl cine In the world for nervousness. My cure Is I permanent, and 1 cannot thank you enough." MHR. DELIA MCWBLL, Newark, N. J. 1 .00 a bottle. J.o. AVRRCO., for Poor Health Laxative dos« 9 of Ayer'a Pills each night greatly aid the Sarsaparilla. 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