MONTOUR AMERICAN FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor. Danville, Pa., May 5, 1904. TOGO FAILS TO BOTTLE UP HARBOR OF PORT ARTHUR ST. PETERSBURG, May 3, 3:48 p. in.—lt is reported that Vice Admiral Togo made auother desperate attempt to block the entrance to Poit Arthur last uight Viceroy Alexieff sent out a section of the fleet to meet the attack and sank eight fire ships aud two Japanese torpedo boats. The channel is reported to be clear. ST. PETERSBURG. May 3, 4 p. m. Later the rpeort that Vice Admiral Togo had made auother attempt to olock Port Arthur was confirmed. Vicerov AlexietT reported officially that the Japanese sent eight fire ships last night to block the entrance of the hai - bor, but they were all sunk by the Russian torpedo boats and the. lire from the laud batteries, leaving the channel clear. The Viaoroy also re ported that the Russians sank two Jap anese torpedo boats. RUSSIANS RECEIVE OFFICIAL REPORT ST. PETERSBURG, May 3.—The Emperor has received an official dis patch from Geuer.tl Kuropatkin for warding a dispatch from General Sas sulitch, commanding the Russian foices which have been engaged with the Japanese advance from the Yalu. It is dated noon Sunday,aud describes how he ordered the Russian forces at Autung aud Kulien-Cheng to fall back along the main road toward J?eug- Waug-Cheug. This movement was protected from the threatened flank attack by men and guns stationed at Potientinsky.one mile north of Kulien-Cheng, aud Cliiu- Gow,villages on the Litzavena River. Here the fighting was protracted and severe. The Russians lost artillery and horses, being obliged to abandon, ac cording to the text, "a few guns. General Sassulitch says: "Although we were unable to hold our positions here we inflicted luavy losses ou the enemy." RUSSIANS NOW ADMIT LOSSES ST. PETERSBURG, May 3.-2:25 p. in.—The silence of the authorities here regarding the later details of the fightiug on the Yalu River is inter preted ominously and there is a con sequent prevalence of all sorts of ir responsible rumors regarding the magnitude of the Russian losses, some figu res going as high as 3,000. These manifestly are gross exaggeration. The abseuce of official information is explained by the general staff by the fact that a few Japanese have suc ceeded iu getting in the rear of the Russians position and cutting tiie wires betweeu Tal-San-Oheng, and Fen g-Waug-Cheng. Heavy losses are admitted, but they are not believed to exceed a few hun dred men and some guns. The latter, | while protecting the retreat of the Russian forces from Antung to Kiu- : lien-Cheng,had to be abandoned owing to the loss of the horses. The breech- , locks, however, were carried away, so j the guns will be of no service to the j enemy. According to the latest information ! General Zassalltch is retiring in good order along the main road and the Japanese are not following him. De tails are expected as soon as General Zassalitch is again iu communication. There is no confirmation of the re ports that General Zassalitch or Gen eral Kastchlensky are wounded. How's This ■ Weoffer One Hundred Dollars Reward of any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. We the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable In all business trunsac lons and financially able to carry out any obl'patlons made by their firm. WEST ATRCAX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo O. WALDINO, KINNAN & MAKVIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and inuccus surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent ree. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all drug gists. Hall's Family Pills are the best. FIANCEETRIED HARD TO SAVE LOVER S LIFE CHICAGO,May 3.—While his fiancee aud another young woman vainly tried to lift the heavy vehicle, H. S. Riugi, of Chicago Heights, was crushed to death in the mire of a ditch beneath his overturned automobile. The accident occurred in the North Chicago road, nearly a mile from the village of Chicago Heights. The oc cupants of the automobile besides Mr. Ringi were Miss Florence Bornholdt, his fiancee and Miss Elizabeth Canedy. On approaching the village Mr. Ringi attempted to turn out to pass a farm er's wagon. The heavy machine swerv ed into a ditch at the roadside and the ocoupants were thrown from their Boats. Miss Bornholdt was severely injured by striking the further hank of the ditch aud was made unconscious. Miss Canedy was thrown into the water and escaped uninjured. When Mi«s Born holdt regained consciousness the young women began a search 112 r their com panion and saw him struggling in the water and mire beneath the overturned machine. They attempted to move the automo bile, but their efforts were unavailing and Mr. Ringi's head sank beneath the water. The farmer failed to stop when the accident occurred and Miss Canedy and her companion walked nearly a mile to summon assistance. Mr. Riugi was superintendent of the Ameriean Foundry and Machine Co.. Chicago Heights. ™ A lodge of Elks will soon ho organ ized at Milton. i PROHINENT GRANGER GIVES HIS VIEWS By this time most of the farmers have planued out their Rammer's work. The spring is late and this will make a very busy summer. Help is scarce. The wet of last year lias complicated matters. There will be but few that are not behind with their work. After spring opens yon will often goto bed very tired ; so tired that you will not care to wake up in the morning. You will do less thau your usual amount of plowing. Three years is the utmost limit that ground should be left sod but many of you will have to leave your laud longer. This is au injury to your land but you cannot help your solves. It is the greatest folly to break up more land than you can properly till. It is labor and seed wasted. Two hundrjd bushels of potatoes from oue acre cost you only one-half as much in labor and seed as do the same quantity from two acres. Plow less and cultiv ate better. Use your manure to better ad vantage. Plow uone of it under. L'hat is a waste. I have tried it in all ways and find that spreading it on my sod after haying gives the best results. The next best way is to manure iu the hill or on the growing grain. This is a'so the experience of the expeiimeut al stations. It is strange that farmers will persist iu the wasteful method of plowiug manure under after all that lias been written and told them by the instructors at the Farmers' Institutes. Don't aid to your already belated spring work by hauling aud spreading your manure on laud that you are to plow this spring. If your corn aud potato grouud need it put it on the lull 011 days that you cannot do other work ;on your oats wait until the grain is an inch or two high then sow your grass and clover seed and give a light coating of it. If you have never tried this plau you will be surprised at the result. On your sod ground, that should bo broken up this spring but cannot be,for want of time, put about ten loads to the acre later iu the sea son when you have the time. It will thicken the sod up for you. You will have something to plow under that will do your land much more good than will raw stable manure. You may ask why is not mauure plowed under as valuable as that spread 011 top? The answer is this. In it there are three valuable elements: Potash, phosphoric acid and uitrogeu. The two are perhaps as valuable under as on top,but the nitrogen which is the most expensive of the three is free. That is what makes the smell. The free ni trogen is absorbed by the surrounding soil and comes to the surface and I passes off iu the air before there are crop roots to take it up. It is only free when damp. Spread the mauure 011 the sod ground It is inert when dry but with every ralu It is liberated aud carried to the sod roots which take it up at once. After beiug absorbed by these roots is it not "free" until di gestion or rotting takes place. The rotting roots liberate it but slowly and the roots of the succeeding crops take it up again when damp, faster than it can be gathered up again. DREW COLLEGE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE CARMEL, N. Y., May 8. Drew College, one of the pioneer education al institutions for women in the coun try, was destroyed by fire today, en tailing a financial loss of full SIOO,OOO with only $'.35,000 insurance. The big dormitory which housed more than a hundred students, the members of the faculty and a number of servauts was the last building to catch fire, but all the inmates escaped without danger. The fire started in Smith Memorial Hall, aud when it was discovered had gained such headway as to be practic ally beyond control. From that poiut the flames spread rapidly and one by one the several building* were swept away. The cause of the fire is un known. Drew College was conducted under the guidance of the Now York Con ferance of the M. E. church. FORTY ACRES OF SHEDS BURNED INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 3. Fire at tlie Union Stock yards today caused a loss of SjtfOO.OOO to the Bolt Railroad and Union Stock Yards Com pany. Tlie insurance is fIOO.OOO. Thirty five head of cattle were burned and forty acres of cattle sheds were total ly destroyed, together with about 500 tons of bay and 10,000 bushels of coin. When the fire was discovered about 500 bead of cattle were in tlie yards and a large force of cattle men at once began the work of rescuing them. Twenty-five engine* from the Kelt Railway were sent into the yards to haul the 350 cattle cars to a place of safety, which with the exception of twenty-five that were partly burned, they succeeded in doing. The chirp of the frog now mingles with tlie song of the robin. STORY OF_ CflL-CHIM. Discovered by Dr. David Kennedy Only Kidney Remedy Sold Under Guarantee. !>r. David Kennedy was born in New York City, but at an early age bis family moved to lioxbury, N. Y. He was graduated in 1860 from the New York College of Physicians and Surgeons. He at one volunteered as a surgeon and was assigned to the United States Army General Hospital in West Phil adelphia, and soon became President of the Lxainining Board and Consulting Surgeon. After the war, Dr. Kennedy settled in lion dout. City of Kingston, N. Y., where for a number of years he enjoyed a large prac tice 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, business and political offices. The latest achievement of his life was the discovery of Cal-cura Solveut, a positive cure for all diseases of the kidneys anil 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 eases of Kidney, Bladder and Liver dis orders. SI.OO a bottle, Only one size. ALHOST A SEQUEL TO BOLIG'S DEATH Professor L. 11. Deuni«, supervising principal of the Tievetton public schools, had a thrilling esoape from death on the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge between Sunhury and Northum berland. As he was walking across the bridge Monday he saw a train ap proach. Dennis almost dropped into the Susquehanna river several times as he ran. The train name so fast that he was forced to give up the struggle. Huddling close to the side of the structure, the train grazed his body as it swept by. Mr. Dennis fiually reach ed the end of the bridge in safety, but oes not care to repeat the experience. When There is a Dull Heavy Feeling in the head: bad taste in the mouth; tongue furred and taste blunted; skin dry and feverish; whites of eyes streak ed with yellow; sonr risings in the thro at; fugitive pains in the head, chest and back, etc., take Cal-cura .Solvent. Dr. David Kennedy's new medicine, away and be well in a few days. Write to the (.'al-cnra Company, Roiuloul, iN. Y., for free book and sample bottle. Examinations at Bloomsburg Normal School. We have just received a circular from the State Normal School at Blooms burg, Pa..giving dettiled information in regard to the examinations to be held at that school June 17—22. VVe note that arrangements jcati now be made by those whoVlesire to do so to take the Faculty's preliminary ex aminations at their own homes. Young people who expect to enter a Normal School, will find it greatly to their advantage to write Principal J. P. Welsh at Bloom-burg for one of these circulars, and for other informa tion in regard to the entrance examina tions. Blootnsbuig is having the greatest year in her history, and calls for her graduates are being received in num bers greater than ever before from all parts of.Peunsylvan a as woll_as from other States. ~ School meu are discovering where good teachers are trained ; aud bright young"people are finding out where to get the best training. New Auditor General in Charge. HARRISBURG, Pa.. May 3.—Will iam P. Snyder, of Chester county, to day succeeded Edmund R. Harden bergh, of Wayne county, as Auditor General. The change was made with out formal ceremony. Mr. Snyder will retain Sam Matt 1* ridy, of Mount ville, as deputy, and John A. Glenn of Philadelphia,as corporation deputy. J. N. Langhau, of Indiana, takes the place of N. E. Hause, of Hawley, as chief clerk. It iB Memorial Day Don't call it "Decoration" Day. It is Memorial Day. The decoration of the graves of the hero dead is part of the object of the day set apart for the perpetuation of their memory. The veterans themselves desire that the 30th of May should be denominated Memorial Day, and all who revere them for the sacrifices they endured for the perpetuation of this Republic should defer to their wishes in the matter. Besides this, the day is legal ly designated as "Memorial Day." N.JW Gas Main. The Standard Gas Company is lay ing a new gas main on Cherry street. At present it will extend no further than Center street. This is sufficient, however, to indicate the growing popularity of gas. With each succeed ing year the Standard Gas Compauy extends its system, taking in one or more additional streets. Oldest Priuter is Dead, MILFORD, Mass, May 3. —James C. Cook, known as the oldest practical printer iu the United States, if not in the world, died here today of old age, iu his 87th year. Mr. Cook was the senior proprietor of the Milford Jour nal. Where to Spend the Summer. The 1004 edition of "Pleasant Places on the Philadelphia aud Reading Rail way" is now ready for distribution. It is a neat booklet with a brief de scription of the summer resorts 011 the line of the Railway from the Seashore to the Mountains, within easy reach of Philadelphia, with rates of fare, etc., aud a concise list of the Hotels and Boarding Honst s at each place, prico of board and Post Office Address, giving valuable information to those seeking summer quarters. There is al so a list of the Picnic Grounds suit able for a day's outing. It can be procured at the principal ticket offices of the Company or will be mailed to any address, upon receipt of a two-cent stamp, by Edsou J. Weeks, General Passenger Agent, Phil adelphia. Mt. Carmel's smallpox siege of two years ago put the municipal treasury into a hole that seemed impossible to close. Then the hanks went to the res cue aud cashed the old orders to the exteut of more than fifteen thousand dollars These orders are still held by the banks and it has been decided now that the banks will enter suit and se cure judgment against the borough for the amounts held. The announcement that the Bard Bros. Big New United Shows will ap pear in our eitv on Thursday, will be '■ hailed with delight by both young and old alike. The Bard Bros, have for the j season of 1904, an entire new outfit, new acts, new novilties, and in fact have one of the best popular-priced tented exhibitions ever offered to the American people, and deserve the 1 patronage ot all. The Far E.ist war has actually reach ed a jxiiut w l eie somebody si t ins to Ie getting killed. lrW A W W tC* VEGETABLE SICILIAN HALwS Hair Renewer A high-class preparation for the hair. Keeps the hair soft and glossy and prevents splitting at the ends. Cures dandruff and always restores color to gray hair. MANNERS AT TABLE A LESSON IN THE LAWS AND USAGES OF POLITE SOCIETY. lion- to Sit and What to Do With the Ilau tin anil Ktrt-llalri For Inform al and Ceremonial UooaHlon« —The I *e of the Knife and the Cork. To be well mannered Is to be u lady or a gentleman, to observe punctili ously all the laws and usages of BOCl ety, which is important unless one would be ostracized. If the function-breakfast, luncheon or dinner —ls one of ceremony and gloves are worn to the table they are rpinov* d as soon as one Is seated and laid in the lap. The habit of tucking them In the sleeves, at the wrists, is most inelegant. The napkin is unfold ed to halt" its amplitude and laid across the lap. Gentlemen do not tuck their napkins in their waistcoats, no matter how convenient they may And such nn arrangement. Nor is the napkin used as If It were a big cloth. One end Is all suflicient for touching the lips. The napkins, at dinner placed upon the plates, hold the dinner rolls or the slices of bread, which must be cut generously thick. The bread is placed upon tho napkin, not within its folds. Remove the bread as soon as seated and place it at the left of the plate. The napkin, at the end of the meal, Is left unfolded at the left Bide. Bread is always broken in small pieces, never cut and never crumbled Into soup or sauce. Oysters and clams are eaten without bread. Butter, of course, is not served at dinner. At other meals don't butter an entire slice of bread at once. Break it into small pieces and put the butter upon each In turn. Don't break the entire Blice at once into bits. Let it lie by the plate and butter a piece as wanted. Soup Is taken from the side of the spoon, which Is filled by drawing It up from the edge of the soup plate oppo site. It Is quite a breach of savoir falre to fill it with the movement to ward you. Soup, of course, must be taken noiselessly. No one takes a sec ond helping or tips the plate to secure the last mouthful. Fish In days past was taken from a fork supplemented by a bit of bread. Nowadays a silver knife is allowable, forks and knives for fish being made of a special pattern. All vegetables are eaten with a fork, asparagus with a knife and fork, although it may be taken up with fingers if one prefers to do so. A very safe rule at table, how ever, is never to touch any bit of food with the fingers, olives and hors d'ceuvres generally excepted. Ice cream Is eaten with a fork In America. In England a spoon is used. With all deference to English custom, a very safe rule is eat nothing with a Bpoon that can be taken with a fork. Teaches and pears are peeled, cut in half and then broken by the fork and thus eaten. An orange may be cut In half and then eaten with an orange spoon or It may be peeled entire, then divided into sections and eaten with a fork. As already said, it is very safe to make the knife and fork do their share and never to touch eatables of any kind with the fingers if possible. All pies are eaten with a fork only, and most puddings, except custards, which require a spoon. Soft cakes, like layer cake or eclairs, are taken with a fork. Jellies, no matter how hard, are eaten with a spoon. Cheese is eaten with a fork. There are dozens of people who would be mortally offended by the sug gestion that they "ate with the knife." But they must be careful how they thrust a knife Into a dish of sweets or of any sauce and convey that knlfeful to pieces of bread or cake. This is a most unfortunate breach of table man ners. Don't use the knife In this connection at all. Sweets and sauces are not to be placed upon the bread in any case. They are eaten when possible with a fork; otherwise with a spoon. Try to wield your knife, fork and upoou with as much quietude as possi ble. Don't let fork or spoon Jangle upon the china. A half dozen Jangling or scraping plates make a frightful concert. Although it Is generally supposed that every one calling himself well bred knows that In using the knife and fork a movement of the wrist and not of the elbow Is the proper thing, we oc casionally see people using their el bows vigorously. The handle of the knife should repose In the center of the hand, and no part of the hand should touch the knife above the handle. In using a fork only the half of the han dle Is covered by the hand. Upon leaving the table the chair is placed far enough back out of the way to enable the other guests to pass out with ease. One of the fundamental rules to ob serve Is the manner of sitting down at tho table. One Bhould not sit on the edge of the chair nor sideways, nor should the back rest continually on the back of the chair. An easy, up right position is the proper one. The feet should rest 011 the floor, and one should sit far enough away from the plate to be able to use the knife and fork without awkwardness.—New York World. Willing to Help. Here Is a real Incident in the life of Fanny Kemble. In her appearance as Juliet at a Philadelphia theater she had Just given the lines What's her#? A cup closed In my true love'a hand? Poison, I see, haa been his timeless end when a tall, lean, gaunt, sandy haired medical student In the staye box deep ly absorbed In the scene thrust down his hat on bis head with a convulsive effort, crying out in a voice of thunder at the same time: "Keep him up, Ju liet! I'll run and fetch the stomach pump!" If there is a scarcity of trout any where in this section ol' Pennsylvania next Spring, says the Berwick Enter prise, it will not be the fault of the State Department of Fisheries. All tho streams in Luzerne, Schuylkill, Columbia, Laekawitnna, Carb tn and adjoining countie-t have born or art being stocked with trout fry fr:>m the state hat' hery at Corry, Pa., which supplied the young fish for the Hazle ton association lust week. The distri bution is in charge of J H. Berhouse one of the attaches of the hatchery at Oorry, where the catuj containing from a thousand to two thousand fry are put up. The countenance of Mother Nature is beginning to turn green, but not with envy. FACTS IN FEW LINES The 15,000 convicts in England coßt $3,000,000 every year. The average American marries at the age <*' twenty-seven. Great Britain uses up nearly eight tons of cardboard yearly In the form »112 post cards. The United States now holds second rank among the world's exporters of boots and shoes. An agitation has been commenced in New York for a more uniform system of tea inspection. From 25,000 to 30,000 letters are posted every year in Great Britain without addresses. Colombia has had seven constitutions, and the title of the republic li;;s been changed three times. The tide of German immigration is being directed to German steamship lines as far as possible. In America 30,000 automobiles will be placed on the market this year, sup plying but half the demand. The production of beer Is now more than half a barrel for every man, wo man and child in the United States. Over 500,000 passengers travel by bus, train and tram from the suburbs to London by 10:30 every business morning. The income of the British postofßce from money in envelopes having no or insufficient address is $30,000 or $35,- 000 a day. The British board of agriculture esti mates that there are 1,871,619 dogs In the country—one for every score of human beings. According to a London publisher, the society craze for the game of bridge has caused a great falling off in the demand for books. It Is estimated that $275,000 is the difference per annum of running the twenty-five knot ship compared with the twenty-two knot ship. London has at present 115 miles of street railways, and a high authority says it would need 1,000 miles to meet the needs of the community. The Italian government lias adopted nn American system enabling the si multaneous transmission of ten tele grams 011 one wire to be made. Egyptian fishermen receive S2O per thousand for eels caught in Lake Men saleh. These are salted and packed in Ice and sent to Hamburg via Trieste, where the ice supply is renewed. In order to reach the port of New York with a shipment of cotton intend ed for Liverpool spinners a freight train 011 the New -York Central recent ly covered a 435 mile run in 10 hours and 20 minutes. Henry Morris, an Englishman who has given maeli attention to the sub ject of cancer, recently called attention to the pernicious influence of the clay pipe and the decayed tooth in causing cancerous growths. Wages in the United States on the average are more than twice those in Belgium, three times*those of Den mark, France, (iermany, Italy and Spain and one and one-half those in England and Scotland. Tourists have in a decade converted Switzerland from one of the poorest to one of the richest countries, the money per capita Mini: larger than that in the United Stales. I'erhaps S.">O,(MX),OOO is received eaeh summer by a population of less than 11,000,000 ! The Kickapoo Indians are leaving Oklahoma at a rapid rate and settling in old Mexico. The McLoud Standard says it won't be long until the tribe j will be forgotten in and around Mc i Loud and that there will be some line sections of land lor sale in the near future. Each man in the Russian cyclist corps carries a certain amount of lug- I gage on his bicycle, consisting of a cop per drinking cup and cooking vessel, a small canteen and the same amount of ammunition as an ordinary infantry man. The cavalry carry leather or skin sacks, which, inflated, serve as floats for both men and horse when crossing rivers. It is doubtful if there is a public man in the United Stales who has a -better memory than Senator Cockrell. He never forgets a face, and he can go into any neighborhood of Missouri today nnd call by name dozens of men whom he has not seen in many years and re call little Incidents in their own lives or those of their communities which they themselves but dimly recollect or have entirely forgotten. Professor William 11. Brewer of Yale predicts that the American trotting horse will in time »!■> a mile in 1 minute and r>o seconds, anil he thinks that will be the limit of speed. The professor calculates that it may take fifty years to reach the 1:50 notch. Twenty-five years ago he predicted that the two minute trotter would appear in the first decade of the twentieth century, and the prediction was recently fulfilled. In Castile, Spain, agriculturists, hav ing made practical experiments, prefer American to English implements, though the latter have been most pro fusely offered. The agriculturists, not ing that American machinery is better fitted for the uses for which it was in tended, though not considered so strong as the English, give it the preference, as it requires less power to work it, a most decisive reason in that country, forced to rely on animal motive power. The Hawaiian government employs agents who travel all over the islands looking for indications of leprosy in re mote places. Banishment is so dreaded that frequently the family of a leper will keep him secreted for a year OP two before discovery Is made. A per son who is supposed to have the dis ease is sent to the receiving station in Honolulu, where he is examined by fix e medical experts. If a "leper" be th« verdict, money, position, influence, race or color cannot change the decree which I sends this patient to Molokai. Animal* Knjoy Hnciiiff. Little pigs are great at combined j play, which generally takes the form J of races. Emulation seems to form j part of their amusement, for their races | seem always to have the winning of j first place for their object and are quite ; different from tl;ese rumbined rushes i for food or causeless stampedes in which little are wont to indulge, i Racing is an nt natural to j some anim: 's and. being soon taught by others, becomes one of their most exciting pastin.es London Tit-Bits. Why El«* I;i«l Not Tarry, The importunub lover had just pro posed. "Let your answer be a vowel with a consonant on either side of it,"he gently begged l.er. The charming girl smiled. "Very well," he said. "Git."—Oleve land Plain l»ealer. "Advice to a r.ewl;. married couple is | H> useless!" "Yes all the harm is done then." I We may glean knowledge by reading, i but the chaff must be separated from the wlieatJiy thinking. 6CIENCE OF SWEEPING, |Jo»» to IHe null Take Cart of m House Broom. When using a broom don't sweep with your back—use your arms. Swaep In one direction with long, light ctrokea. Sweep tho carpwt with the pile, not against It. Don't wait to sweep a room until It Is dirty and smelly. To keep on using an old, stubby, wornout broom is the poorest kind of economy, says ths Louisville Courlar- Journal. Not only does it wear ths carpets, but it takss double the time and strength to do the sweeping. When buying brooms get good, firm ones, but as light In weight as possi ble. If one has a large house it saves time to keep a broorn and dustpan on each floor in order to obviate carrying the outfit up and down stairs each time it Is needed. When not in use keep the broom hung up. The callarway, where it la cool and damp, is a good place. If there Is no ring to feaag the broom by, bore a hole through the handle or cut a notch around the upper part of the handle nnd tie a string around it. Every broom should have an occasion al bath in salt water not only to keep the broom cora In good condition, but to dispose of the accumulated dnst and microbes. On this account new brooms are to be specially commended, as they can be taken apurt. The top of the broom Is covered with tla, which screws onto the handle. In the top of the broom is a tube ef metal, into which water or a disinfecting fluid can be poured to moisten the broom. A broom cover to slip over the broom whoji brushing down tbe walls or sweeping a dusty piazza will be found a great convenience. Sew up, bag shaped, canton flannel and matte a nar row hem. Work two buttonholes an inch nnd a half below, one on each side of the seam. Stitch an inch wlda casing on the underside, and run a stout tape through the buttonholes. When ready to use slip the bag over the broom, draw up the tapes and tie securely. A lightweight flannel is easi ly washed. Keep several, unbleached for the walls and colored for the porch, and when soiled wash them. How to WMII Black Satin. Take the white of an egg. four ounces of honey and a wiueglassful of gin. Blend these ingredients thoroughly and then wash the satin with the mixture, using a rather hard little brush. Next rinse it well in cold water, leave it to drain and while still quite damp iron ou the wrong side. A View of Robespierre. At the time of the destruction of the Bastille the most remarkable of the un fortunate wretches who had been con fined within it.* walls was the Comte de Jorge, and he was brought to Mine. Tussaud that s!ie might take a cast of his face. II; 1 hud been Incarcerated for thirty y;- ••! 1 when liberated he begged to b 1. '; •■ back to his prison. The people t! i:i thousands to see the dunge ins. :•.! Muie. Tussaud was prevailed upon to accompany her uncle and a few frleads for the same pur pose. While descending the narrow stairs her foot slipped, and she was on the point of falling when she was Baved by Robespierre, who held out his protecting hand and just prevented her from coming to the ground. "It would Indeed huve been a great pity if BO young and pretty a patriot should have broken her neck In such a horrid place," said Robespierre, in his own peculiar complimentary style.—"Mem oirs of Anna Maria Pickering." Wild Anlmala In Capilvllr, "Are wild animals happy in cnptlV" ltyV" said the keeper of the zoological gardens, In answer to a question asked by a visitor. "Well, at first thought it may sound strange, but they are hap py, and some of them are very, very happy. "It Beeiii3 to be the general opinion that when the liberty of an animal used to a free life In the wild woods to taken away the animal will pine a\+&y and die. That's a pretty bit of senti ment, but apparently It's all wrong. You would naturally think that a wild animal in captivity would become dan gerous, but such is not the case. "Take the monkeys, for Instance. They look ve*y unhuppy, don't they? Why. those little Imps play from morn ing till night, and they're as cheerful as larks, excepting when they are ill. Go in the bird house ami listen to the songs, the chirps and trills, then look around for an unhappy bird. Watch the bears play and the L-opards and other members of the cat tribe roll over each other like little children on » nursery floor."—Philadelphia Press. M. Dnnatun and the Devil. One of the most famous smiths of the Weald was St. Dunstan, archbish op of Canterbury. Mayfleld, In Sussex. Is the site of an ancient arvhlepiscopal palace, and here, according to some, took place the terrific encounter be tween St. Dunstan and the devil. At any rate, the anvil, hammer and tongs which are alleged to have belonged to the saint are still preserved at May field palace.—Geutleman's Magazine. A HeiiinrWahle River la Spain. There is in Spain a river called the Tinto, which has very extraordinary qualities. Its waters, which are as yellow as a topaz, harden the sand anil petrify It In a most surprising manner. If n stone falls into the river and rests upon another they both become per fectly united and conglutlnated In a year. It withers all the plants on its banks as well as tl:e roots of trees, which It dyes of the same hue as its waters. No flsh live In Its-stream DeWitt DsWltt If ths nam* to look for «hu ™ you eo to buy Witch Haial S*lt*. ™ DeWitt'* Witch Hutl Salva la the original and only tenulna. Ia fact DeWltt'ili the only Witch Haialialra that I* mada from tha vnadultaratad Witch-Hazel All others ara counterfeit! —baa* Imi tation*. cheap and worthies* area danferous. D«Wltt'» Witch HaialSahr* Is a specific for Piles: Blind, Bl**dln(. Itchlncand Protruding Pile*. Also Cut*, Bums. Bruises. Sprain*. Laceration*, Contusions. Bolls, Carbuncle*. 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Featherman the above named Libelant in the above stated case, and to shew cause, if you have any, and why yon should be divorced from the bonds of matrimony entered into with the said Libelant, aceor< ing to the prayer of the petition or libel filed in the above stated case. GEORGE MAIERS, Sheriff. | Sheriff's ( flice. Danville, Pa. April 5 1904. ADMINISTIIATRIX NOTICE. EST AT K OK JAMES L. BEACH LATE OF MOORESBURU, MON TOUR COUNTY, PA Notic<' is hereby given thai letters of administration on the above cstati have been granted to the undersigned All persons indebted to the said estate are required to make payment, and those having claims or demands against the said estate will make known the same without delay to MAKGAHETj BEACH, Administratrix, Mooreshurg, Pa. A GOOD THING GIVE ITA PUSH. LIVONA CAMP, PA, APRIL 21, 1902- MOYER BROS. DEAR SIR:— I think that every man that has a team of horses or any stock, ought to haveabottle of Moyer's White Liniment in the stable or his house. 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To ALI, CKKDITORB, LEOATKKS AND OTIIhH HKKMONS INTKKKSTKD— Notice 1H hereby given, that the following named persons did on th« date affiled to their names, tile the accounts of their administration to the estate of thersons, deceased, and Guardian Accounts.A. . whose names are hereinafter mentioned, In the office of the Register for the probate of Wills and granting of letters of Admlnlstru tton, In and for the County of Montour, an.l that tlie HHine will be presented to the Orphan*' Court of said county, for confirmation and allowance, on Monday, the tt3rd day of Mmy A. D., 1904, at the meeting of the t'ourt In the afternoon. 1904. Mar. 7—First and Final acooant of Margaret Foust, Administra trix of the estate of Samuel Foust, lato of Mahouint; Township, Montour County and State of Pennsylvania, deceased. Apr. s—First and Final acooant of John H. Sandel and William E. Kase, Administrators ot the estate of Jacob Sandel, late of West Hemlock Town ship, Montuur County and State of Pennsylvania, de ceased. Apr. 18—First and Final account of John R. Derr, Exeootor tf the last will and testament of Daniel F. Derr, late of Lib erty township.Montour Coun ty and State of Pennsy lvauin, deceased. Apr. 18—First and Final acoonnt of Edward D. Frazitr, Admin istrator of the estate of Ellen Frazier, late of the Borough of Danville, Montour County and State of Pennsylvania, deceased. Apr. 28—Fir t Pinal account of Win. West, Executor of the la t will and testament of Mai thi J. Sine, late of West Hemlock township, Montour Canity and State of Pennsyl vania. deceased. WM. L. SIDLEK, Register. Register's Office. Danville, Pa, Apr. 23, 1904. J. A. MERRELL in account with VALLJSY TOWNSHIP, as Snpervisor for the year 1908 1 DR. Amount of duplicate 112 UlO 99 License Tax 57 00 Received from Jacob Roup .... 250 112 W0 49 Standing Work Tax 30 16 | 940 38 Due J. A. M. rr< II 12 78 # 958 OA ; Clt. Work dune In citizens $ 538 28 Paid out for work 31 21 Water troughs 23 00 Hardware; 2 14 Repairs oil scraper « 57 Stone IK9 80 Railing: »')d Bridge Timber 25 8* Supervisor's service, 80 days at 11.50 per day 120 00 Percentage on money collected |337.9! 1U 74 Duplicate and swearing officer.l 50 Attorneys fees... 2 50 Auditors fees 4 50 Use of house, W. D. Wise 1 00 Printing Statements 3 00 Exonerations 4 6t 112 953 Of Audited this 21st day of March. 1904. James Curry. ) Gilbert N. Fenstermacher, \ Auditors E. E. Renn. I EXECUTRIX'S NOTICE. ESTATE OF BONHAM R, GEAR HART.LATE OF DANVILLE,PA., DECEASED. Notice is hereby Kiven that letter* Testamentary upon the estate *of saic B. R. Gearhart have been granted to the undersigned. All persons indebl ed to said estate are requested to niakt payment, and those having claims oi demands against the same will makt them known without delay to MAHY LOUISA GEARHART, Executrix, Danville Pa or to Robert Y. 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