LOCAL TIME TABLES DANVILLE AND BLOOMSBURG STREET RAILWAY. In affect Nov. 2S, 1904. Cars leave Danville: (5 20; 7:00; 7:40; 8:20; 9.00; 9:40; 10:20; 11:00; 11:40. P M. 12:20; 1:00; 1:40; 2 20; 3:00; 3:40; 4:20 : 5 00; 5.40; 6:20; 7:00; 7:40; 8:20; 9:40 10:20. to Grovania only, car Saturdays only 11:00 P. M. Cars leave Blooms burg same time as *r Danville. Sunday first car leaves 8:20 A. M.and every 40 minutes until 9:40 P. M. PENN'A. R. R. EAST. WEST. 711 A M 9 -°° A " M< 10.17 " 12.10 P. ( M. 2.21 P M 4.31 " ,50 7.51 SUNDAYS. 10.17 A.M. 4.31 P.M. D. L a he joined a caravan aud with it started on a 3,000 mile over laud journey to North Dakota, where the gold fever was then raging. From the time that the start was made un til about sis mouths ago, all trace ol Jud-ou 10-t tl*i the earth opend and tinned him iu the sands of the wil i and boundless West, he couldn't have di-nppeared quicker. Everything ros-ible was done bv his family aud fiiends in the East to gaiu some tid ings of him, but all elorts iu that di rt otton were unavailing. The supposi tion was that he died on the trip tu Dakota. About the middle of the past sum mer a gentlemau named William An derron, came to Danville and hunteri up the pareuts of Judson Sober. Il was he that lifted the sorrow the people have carried for so iuauy years He told them that their long absent Nebraska, where tie residf s.only a few week before. Iu short, Judson had re quested Mr. Anderson to hunt his par ents up should he ever get to Dauville, aud to tell them that he was still liv ing. About six weeks ago Judson wrote to his pareuts. He said that he was arrangiug matters so as to visit them duriug the holidays, but that it de pended upon the condition of his sen at that time, whether he would come or not. The son had met with au ac cident, and if his condition was such that the father could leave home at the time s-tated he would come. The New Regulations. The new drill regulations have been distributed among the commissioned aud non-commissioned officers of the National Guard, and at the next drill Company F, of this city, will be in structed under the new regulations. In all probability the compauies at tainiug the highest percentage at the coming inspection will have the honor of attending the inauguration of Ptesi deut Roosevelt, therefore it behooves every member of the Company to be present at all the drills Iu the near future the local Armoiy will be fitted up with an indoor rifle range, where meu can practic marksmanship with the celebrated Krag-Joigensen rifle, which has a 22 barrel calibre. Am munition will be furnished by the State. Appropriate prizes will be awarded to tlie marksmen making highest score during the season. This step is fostered by the Federal Government, which has recently de clared that rifle practice of the in dividual soldier is one of the most im portant branches of the service. With the indoor range 1" winter and the outdoor in summer the N. O. P. will in a short time lead the United St it' in m irksni *n»h ip.as it now does I in every other br»noh of the service, j Travels Via Northumberland. Butcher Andrew Schmidt was an other who crossed the river to South Danville on Saturday.aud didn't come back the same way he went. He ven tured over in the l »unch,aud although the floating ice made the trip extreme- Iv difficult, he was landed safely on the further shore indue course of lime. Mr Schmidt transacted his business with all possible speed. Then he re turned to the river, intending to re cross on the lannch. But he didn't. The sudden drop in the temperature made it necessary to abandon the lit tle boat, which just at that time was being drawn from the river by horse power. Consequently Mr. Schmidt re turned home via Sunbury aud North umberland. Enjoyable Dance. Members of Dauville Lodge, No. 754 B. P. O. Elks, and their lady frieuds enjoyed a dance at the Elks' room 3 iu the Qrone building last night. BBLP FOR HOSPITAL It is a matter worthy of more than passing notice that even the children of Danville are taking a deep interest, and devising wave and means for rais ing funds for the Mary Packer Hospit al at Suubury. Catching the spirit ot the movement beina made in that dir ection by their parents and friends,the little folks determined to do some thiug too. Some of them through var ions ways have succeeded in raising and seudiug to the hospital quite good sized sums of moDey. Among them was Master Samuel Montgomery McClure, the four years old son of William L. McClure. Cash ier of the First National Bank. "Sam my" played a hand organ, which his father had preseuted to him. He ser enaded all his friends and they insist ed on putting their pennies in the or gan grinder's pocket and when Sammy counted up the amount thus collected he had 15. He then had a check filled out for that amount, which he sent to the Hospital »9 his share of the Dau ville fund. Yesterday he received the following receipt from the Superin tendent: Sunbury, Pa., Deo. 13, 1904. Master Samuel Montgomery McClure. Danville, Pa. Dear Master Samuell received this morning a check for $5 from you, and I want to thank you for the little boys and girls who have to come here to get well. This is the very first time that the hospital has received money from so small a boy. nnd for that rea son we are so much pleased with it. Very siuoerely. Miss A. Mothersbaugh, Superiutandcnt. Rev. fir. niller to Take Lead. "The Men of Catawissa: Who Tliey Are and What They Think Abort, was the subject of the first of a series of three sermons which Rev. A. Law rence Miller, pastor of the Cataw ssa Methodist ohnrch, delivered Sun lay evening, and in discussing the u!tra conservatism of the men of Oatawissa, he touched on what he styled their lack of action and enthusiasm, citing the transportation situation as it es'st* in that town today, brought about by the destruction of the bridge. Having granted certain franchises, said he, they were entitled to certain rights, and the proper thing to do was togo to the Philadelphia and Beading Railroad Company, with a reasonable request at first, and seek improve-l facilities between Bloomsburg and Catawiasa, What Catawissa particu larly wanted, tie said, was a train to briDg their people into Catawissa from Bloomsbarg at five o'clock,it not uow being possible for them to get home until seven o'clock in the evening. He suggested that tfie proper plan was to prepare a petition: have it properly signer! by the lesidents of Cat.i-*i*>a and Bloouisbjig, for the iuter st of both towus demauded better sorvice, and then goto the proper officials with the oomplaint. He stated that at an e»rly day he would personally take up the matter an 1 would present a petition to the citizens so that the much desirtd ob ject could be accomplished. The Rev. Mr. Miller wan formal* South Danville. ilany Lycoming Streams Fail. Farmers in Nippenose valley declare that not in sixty years has there been a drought tc equal the one uow pre vailing, although the recent snowfall uiay yield some relief. What is true in Nipponese valley is true through out this entire section. Mount tin streams have gone dry or are frozen to the bottom, wells have failed and the earth is gradually freezing Some farmers are hauliDg water three miles. Antes creek, which drains Nippenose valley, and which ordinarily is a re spectable little river, has narrowed down to a sluggish ditch, the bed of the stream showiug its ribs cf rocks all the way across. In this condition it is but a type of nearly all the trib utaries of the West Branch. Up in Nippenose valley, where Antes creek begins, the stream runs through the limestone strata underground fci about seven miles. Occasionally the earth has caved in and from these caverns the farmers are hoisting water. At Lock Haven the drying up of Mc- Klhattan run curtailed the supply of the city to such au extent that the Pennsylvania Railroad supply was cut off. But the Pennsy was equal to the occasion. Marshalling one hundred workmen, a ditch to the river, nearly 4,000 feet away, was dug,and in forty eight hours the pipe was laid, and a gasoline pump at the river's edge is now sending a generous stream into the company's tank. At Montours ville, where the boroogh reservoir in the mountain went dry, the borough began pumping from a big reserve well. Au epidemics of forty-one oa* os of diphtheria resulted, but the town is helpless, and the well is its only supply. Rural Free Delivery Boxes. The act of Congress approved April 21, Uto2, relating to rural free deliv ery, provides a severe penalty for in terference with private hox.*s or re- Qeptacles put up for the receipt of mail matter. The law on the subject, should he generally understood. It is as fol lows: " Whoever shall hereafter willfully ir maliciously injure,tear down or de ttroy any letter box or other receptacle established by order nf the Postmaster 3eneral or approved or designated bv lim for the receipt or delivery of mail matter on any rural fr e delivery route, or sh.ill break op. n the name,or willfully or maliciously injure or destroy any mail matter deposited therein,or shall willfully take or st> a! such matter from or out of such letter box or other receptacle or shall will fully aid or assist in any of the afore mentioned offenses, shall for every such offense be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand doll us or by imprisonment for not more than three years. , This kind of weather ia hard on the j ourbstone market. CELEBRATED COLDER WEDDING Fifty years a«o last Monday, name ly, December sth, 1854, Henry H Hopp and Anna Mary Kowe, both of Mooresburg, Peun'a, were united in marriage at the Lutheran parsonage, in Danville, bv Rev. P. Wiliard. On Monday last Mr. and Mrs, Hopp, two of the town's oldest and most re spected citizens,celebrated their Gold en Wedding at their home on Chest nut street in this place, where, sur rounded by their children, their grand children, and a great gra>' lson, honor was done the day, marking a half century of married life, by a reunion of the family. Mr. Hopp has beeu in the hotel busi ness most of his life. He was landlord at Danville for eighteen years, also at Sunbury, Trevorton and at the Half Way House, between Northumberland and Danville. Sixteen years ago he moved here, from Mooresburg, resid ing a number of years at the toll house west ot town, hut later has lived in the village. Ten children have beeu born to Mr. and Mrs. Hopp, nine of whom are liv ing. They are: Alfred Allen, pro prietor of tha Hopp Carriage 00., one of Mifflinburg's most thriving Indus tries ;James Uriah,a resident of Pitts burg; Anna Louisa, (Mrs. John Hol lacher), living at Williamsport; John Adam, of Punxsutawney ; George B. McClellan, of Johnstown; Sara Ellen, deceased; Mary Jane, (Mrs. Frank Wagner), of Williamsport; Charles Henry, of Johnstown; Minnie Warren and Franklin Boyd residing at home. Tweuty grandchildren and four great grandchildren are also members of the immediate family. Despite the fact that Mr. and Mrs. Hopp have both passed the allotted throe score years and ten of the scrip tures, Mr. Hopp celebrating hie seventy sixtli birthday on Christmas coming, and Mrs. Hopp her seventy-third ou February 21th, next, they are remark ably well preserved people, both being in full possession of all their faculties and enjoying a fair degree of health and strength. Mr. and Mrs. Hopp received a num ber of very substantial gifts in gold from their sons and daughters and are also receiving the congiatulations of their friends on the happy event, with the hope that they may both live to enjoy many more such happy reunions of their family.— Miftlinburg Times. Mr. and Mrs. Hopp and children are well remembered by many of the resi dents of Danville. Mr. Hopp was for some years proprietor of the White Swan Hotel, now Hotel Oliver. Sending Wheat to Russia. Fred K. Crisman, of Berwick, will in a few davs send away the last twe cars to complete his export shipment of 40,1)00 bushels of wheat to Russia. One thousand husli'ds have been load= dto a car and thirty-eight car> are already in New York. Mr. Oris mau was in Scranton rect ntly and rnel the Russian ageut. The entire 40,00( bushels,which is part of a purchase ol 500.000 bushels, calls for delivery it New York by December 15. The grain is sent to the heart of tin ! great grain raising districts of South . eru Kussia. The natives of which is exported from Southern Kus sia and competes with American wheat exports, while the Americat farmers are feeding their competitors who live upon the cheap buckwheal and rye in preference to the high pric ed wheat. The gain by shipping the wheat at $1.20 and importing buck wheat at 65 cents cau be seen. Buckwheat is prepared in Russia in various ways not used in this country and besides is a favorite food. The cost of shipping the grain by vessels to Odessa over 7,000 miles is but 2 5 8 cents per bushel, less than the price from Berwick to New York by rail. Grain is used as ballast on the large vessels, which accounts for the cheap freight rate. Fine Equipment. Beginning Tuesday, December 13th, the Lackawanna Railroad will add a new Library, Buffet and Smoking car to the equipment of train No. 9,known as the "Buffalo Limited," leaving New York daily at 8:45 P. M. The corresponding east-bound train leav ing Buffalo at 8.45 P. M. will be sini ilarly equipped,the car going into ser vica ou Wednesday, December 14th. The niw cars were designed and built especially for these trains. They are finished throughout in hard wood,and are luxuriously appointed. They are lit by acetylene gas and furnished with comfortable lounging chairs, writing desks and library tables. The latest magazines and periodicals, f-u it - ably bound,will be found on each car, together with the Buffalo and New York evening new-papers. The buffet, service will embrace a variety of light supper dishes, aud a porter will be in charge to attend the wants of patrons. The "Buffalo Limited" is one of the most popular of the night trains to (Jtica, Syracuse. Oswego, Ithaca and Buffalo, and its n w equipment will appeal to those who desire attractive means of enjoying the interim before tetiring State Aid for Libraries. The Civic Club of Blootnsburg has deoided to have a hill framed which will be presented to the legislature asking for slate aid for libraries. The hill will be placed in the hands of Columbia county's representatives. Of all the states that are interested in libra; ies Pennsylvania is the only one that makes no special appropria tion tor libraries, all the surrounding states having long since made provis ions to assist in th« free library main tonanre throughout the state. Marriage Licenses. The following marriage license# were issued yesterday M H. Hitler and I.« 1» May Cox of White Hall. Harry A. Rhone,of D rry township, this county,and Ida A. Belt/., of Main township, Columbia county i THE RIVER IS FROZEN OVER The river is finally and completely in the grasp t,,e '°y u 8- After a 112 week's struggle, daring which it pro pelled tons npon tons of ice toward , the Chesapeake, its mighty current was forced to yield to the inevitable, , and beoomo invisible beneath a solid - covering The cold of Saturday uight - was too mach for it. Ou Sunday ruorii - ing it wan frozen over, a kind Provid ence having cotue to the rescue of suf -1 fering humanity and furnished jed s triaus a natural bridge upon which 112 to cross the stream, i Frank P. Ross, of No 1 Pine street, was the first person to cross. He made the venture at about 10 o'clock. Tlie trip) over and back was made in safety aft'jr which the path he made was well used during the remainder of the day. Those who traveled this route experineced less trouble in gettiug over than they had for a long time previous. If the present cold snap con tinues it will not be long until teams and vehicles can cross ou the ice with safety. But, Saturday! There was surely trouble ou both sides of the river that day. The ferry could not run, and the launch made a few trips with the Hag of distress waving in the chilly breezes. It finally had to supeud operation. When the 5 o'clock whistles announc ed that the labors of the day and week were over, the Riverside citizens em ployed in Danville hastened to the launch landing with the view of be ing transported to their homes on the other side. But they couldn't get across. A wide channel, filled with huge cakes of floating,grinding ice.iu 'to which no boat dared to venture, | separated them from their firesides. ■ "So Near, Yet So Far!" wore the dis ' consolate exclamations made to each other standing in the frigid winds, peering dejectedly across the impas-i --atde stream. But they didn't gaze j long. They had only one way to get ; home,and only a few minutes in which to make the train upon which the journey was to be made. Hurryiug to I the D. L. & W. station they took the | 5 :43 train to Kupert. There they chang ed to the P. & R. and went to Cata wissa, where they boarded a train on I the Pennsylvania road that delivered them at Riverside at 7:51, having i traveled about 15 miles to reach a I point less than a mile away from : where they started. Bert McOlure. R. F. D. No. fi car rier, also had trouble of his own on Saturday. Iu the morning he crossed to Riverside in the launch. After cov ering his route,he returned to the nv or only to learn that there was no waj to get over to this side. Ho was oblig ed to tako the 4:51 Pennsylvania trait ,to Northumberland, and from then come to Danville on the 5 :4.{ D. L. visitel, but oircninstances are such that considerable time can l>3 employ ed in Philadelphia. The party will return * riday night. Excellent Skating. Skating on the river is now bfing enjoyed by a large number of Danville ami South Dauville young people. Large areas of the surface on the South side are as smooth as glass. iiIINGEJEWS " 1 COMPLETED All arrangements to the Blooms burg Stut" Nnimal School educational i tour to Washington, 0. C., have been ' com pi teil. Toe • xcursion train will leave the Philadelphia and Reading Kaiirotd -t >ti«»n at Bloomsburg Mon day mummp, Decoiuber 19, at 0:45, lift •'« minutes lailier than the last ' lime. Tins hour is made necessary by the change in the-cbedule on the Sha luokiu division A later hour would cau-e that much delay to the train throughout the entiro day. Arrange ment have been i ff'cted to reach Hhil adelphia returning Thursday night, leaving Washington after all depart ments are closed and the sight-seeing is done. This will prove a decided giin Instead of speuding Thursday evening at the hotels in Washington, the excursionists will nse the time in traveling, arriving in Philadelphia at a seasonable hour aud thus gaiuing Friday tor sigiit seeing in the "Quak er City." Persons desiring to remain longer in Philadelphia can do so at their otvn expense, as the tickets will be good to return to Bloomsburg. Throughout the entire trip the excur sionists will have their own special train of vestibule cars. The cost of the entire trip iuclading railroad fare, hotel expenses, trip to Mt. Vernon, transfer of baggage in Washington and fees of guards will be 815. This is a slight increase over the'.-barge for pre vious years, and is caused by the fact that some hotels and the Mt. Vernon railroad have raised their charges. The party will ba conducted by mem bers of the Faculty who are well-in formed in regard to all places to bo visited. The excursionists will be divided into groups,so that all can get the full explanations of the teachers and guides. The same oversight of the students will bo exercised as is exercis ed at the school. Alumni aud friends of the school who desire to visit Wash ington, will bo permitted to join this excursion, if thoy apply promptly.aud tho number is not too great. In Had Chase. Mi lions rush in made chasej aftei health, from oue extreme of faddis to another, when, if they would oulj eat good toed, and keep their bowel regular with Dr. King's New Lift Pill-, their troubles would all pasi away. Propmt relief and quick curi for liver and stomach trouble. 25c a Paules & Co's. drug store guaranteed Coasting on the Sidewalks. No one will begrudge the childret the healthful sport and enjoyment o coa«ting. Let tlieiu he in tho open air aud iti -kating. coastirg, walking auc running bring the roses to their cheeks ! sparkle tor ieir eyes, aud to theii | blood t'te exhilaration and ouic of th< I pure Winter atmosphere. The man oi woman w';o has iniss <1 the fuu o cea-ung in a wild ride down hill fo half a miie, and then the tramp am pulling of the s:ed back again, there j partew and sly tricks of companions ii : the party,have lost a good deal of life Let the boys and girls have all the ou j door sport possible, so they are com ! fort iblv clad, aud run no danger fron otu» m coastal* or venture ftp thin ioi When there is only a little "skit ter" of snow, not .enough to fill tin ruts and make the streets smooth, am oily the hill sidewalks are in tine coi aition fjr coasting, one does not fee unkindly to the little fellows or girli who are tempted to use their sled there oa aud drive tin pedestrian to one side but when there is coasting on tlx streets, there is no excuse for coasters to occupy the sidewalks, and thej should be warned by parents they art violating the law. and endangering the limbs of pedestrians. The side walks in some sections of the city art impassable to pedestrians, made slip pery and treacherous by the sledt packing down tho snow. No oue wants the boys or girls deprived of coasting, hut the sidewalk is not always the place for such sport. A Pleasant Pill. No Pill is as pleasant and positive a- DeWitt's Little Early Risers. DeWitt'e Little Early Risers are so mild and effective that children, delicate ladies and weak people enjoy their cleansing effect, while strong people say they are the best liver pills sold. Sold by Paules & Co. Price of Turkeys. Them ar appr>ah of Christmas lias brought turkeys into prominence again ami theie is a great deal of curiosity to know just what price they will com mand. It is said that many turkeys are be ing shipped to this state from the West and that they will ho sold to dealers for 13 cents per pound. Retailed in market the price will he a trifle above that figure,hut it is not thought prob able that turkeys Christmas will be as high in price as on Thanksgiving. To Cure a Gold in One Day. Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tabl-ts. All druggists rjfnnd money if it fails t > cure. E. W. Grove's signa tore is on each tiox. 25c. An Important (Question. . torueynuA comes forward with t s .t- eut ibi«t boroughs can uot c in; 1 oid ( unip-inn s to employ ,vat tni iITHIe •et tai s at cross : IT , it thi- rig r l- r. served to sec ■ iii - ' i - . itie-. He says loroughe may ; ; s an « rditiance regulat ing the speed .:t woich trains snail run over cross ' ing- ami 112 sue • i rtiiuance is violated | tl.t olic mav .rrest the crew for vio !»tiuij; liie suiif. Plymouth appears to he up in arms in this n spoof. Acoi d nts at mi watched crossings are num erous ami the council ai a recent meet sng iii-tru' ted its attorney to d r aw up | an ordinance amending tho present one, to the end that the evil could tie remedied. Wallize—-Luckenbill. George !•'. Wall ze, of Kxchange.and Mis* M «ry Luckenbill,of Valley town ship, Montour county, were married yesterday morning. The ceremony was performed a* It Mill street,at by the Rev. O. D. Leruh. SMOffl ATTURNET FOONO HIS COM Through his own clever detective work, Attorney John I. Welsh, of Sh t inokin, from whom was Ftol n a $25 overcoat in the Sui bury Court House ! last week, caught the tliief Tueslay. The coat was taken from the proth- 1 onotary's office on Tuesday last, and on the following d*y Attorney Welsh overheard a Polishniau tell his com panion what a fine n>:w coat he hart. The accompanyina wink maie the at torney suspicious and he shadowed the . man until tie found out who lie was. The man who was proud ot his over coat was traced to Mt. Carmel and found to be Frank Malauofski, a sa loon-keeper of that place. The follow ing day he appeared at court without ! the coat, but ou Sunday lie was seen ; promenading the streets with the gar j meut. A search-warrant Tuesday 'found the coat. Malauofski had ripped j out the maker's mark ou the collar, t but overlooked one in the pocket, aud I the coat was easily identified. When arrested Malanofksi claimed he himself had lost a coat, and had ! taken this one as the only one left. ' He said he tried to find the owuer.but j his story was not beliovod, inasmuch ' las he had taken a bunch of keys, a j knife aud a pair of gloves from the • coat, and ripped off the maker's name. I I When arrested he claimed he didn't , ! have the keys aud did not produce them until the officer threatened to clap him into jail. He yet lus the knife and gloves. Attorney Welsh gave | him a chance to escape suit by paying the costs of the warrant, but he refus ed aud was held in bail for court. Torture of A Preacher. The story of the torture of Rev. O. ! D. Moore,pastor of the Baptist church, |of Harpersville, N. Y., will interest you. He says:"l suffered agonies, be- J causo of a persistent cough, resulting from the grip. I had to sleep sitting !up in bed. I tried many remedies, | without relief,until I took Dr. Kinji' i New Discovery for Consumption, | Coughs and Colds, which entirely cur ! Ed my cough, and saved me from cou- I sumption." A grand cure for diseas ed conditions of Throat aud Lungs. At Paules & Co., druggists; price 50c and 11.00, guaranteed.. Trial bottle j tree. Preparing for Holidays. I The Garfield Literary Society of the j High School held a meeting Friday afternoon at which the following pro gram was rendered: Piano Solo Miss Ada Lore Recitation " Herots' Nellie Hooley. Reading "Peek's Bad Boy" Mr. Woodside. Essay "The Lament of an Miss Mary McClow Declamation ..."Parker ou Mono- polies' Mr. Cameron Campbell Daet... Misses Elizabeth Vastine and Ivy Maugci Debate— Resolved, "That the Boys of the Danville High School are i Greater Credit to tho lustitutiou Than the Girls." Affirmative Mr. George Jacobs anc Negative Miss Martha McOlow ant Miss Hiatt. The Judges, Miss B. Kase, Mr Bedea, and Mr. W. L MoOoy decider in favor of the negative. Poem "A Christmas Carol' Miss Fetterman. Declamation "Address by President Roosevelt' Mr. McDermott Recitation "Battle of Waterloo' Miss H. Kase. At the conclusion of the program Miss Wellor of Montgomery favored the Society with a recitatioi entitled," Aunt Eleanor's Hero " Tin selection was greatly enjoyed, as the enthusiastic applause manifested. Af ter the report of the critic the meeting adjourned. A Fearful Fate. It is a fearful fate to have to endure the terrible torture of Pi es. "I car truthfully say," writes Harry Colson, of Masouville, la., "that for Blind, Bleeding, latching and Protruding Piles, Bucklen's Arnica Salve, is the best cure made " Also best for Cuts, burns and injuries. 250 at Paules & Co., druggists. Engineer Insane Over Accident. Worrying for almost a year over his locomotive miming down and killing an old crossing watchman at Mahanny Plane, on the Philadelphia and Head ing Railway, Michael MoAudrew. ot Frackville, has worked liis mind into such a condition that it is necessary to place him uuder restraint, aud a commission has been appointed to in quire as to liis mental state, with a view of placing him in a sanitarium for special treatment. The stricken engineer was known as a careful man,but wtieu his engine.ou a foggy morning, stiuck aud killed Peter Kissingor, the old cresting watchmau, he becanm unnerved His fellow railroaders argued in vain that lie was not to blame, and he finally is olated himself at home and persisted in assuming the responsibility. There is much sympathy lor him. and it is aonsidered possible that a change of location may relieve his mind. Furious Fighting. "For seven years," writes Geo. \V. Hot!man, of Harper, Wash., "I had a litter brattle, with chronic stomach and liver trouble, hut all ast I won, and cured my diseases, ny the usj of Electric Bitters. I unhesitatingly re commend, them to all, aud don't in tend in the future to be without them in the house. They are certainly a wonderful medicine, to have cured snch a bad case as mine." Sold, un der guarantee to do the same for you, by Paules &Co , druggists, at SOo a bottle. Try them today. Smith—Williams. Jeiemiah G. Smith, of Schuyler's Station, Pa., and' Miss Grace K. Will ams, of Turbotville, Pa., were marri ed at noon, Tuesday, Deoetnher tith, at 417 Mill street, this city, by the Rev (J. I). Larch. STOPFER WANTS SOME NEW HI! In liis annaal report Dr. N. C. SchaefTer, Supeiintendent of Public Instruction advances argument in l favo of increased salaries for ti n i ers, laiming that better paid teas er-, i give ij tier results iu school wcr- He commend-, the act pisseii by the last Legislature placing the miuiuioir stl arv for rur,»l teachers at -- 55 per b:I nrli iud asserts that t-iis ino ;ase off iar ies lias rai-ed th>) standi il of sob ;ar ship. for passing tie exa uinatioi tor license to teach, titty per cent. Tlie superintendent further a serts thn the ' increase of teachers' sn tries in the | rural districts emphasize the in lot a similar increase in the cities, u •re the cost of living is in ♦xcess of that of the rural districts. Concerning new legislation for the . j schools lie says: I ' "The law should specifically empow |er directors to haul children to s iool I ! whenever they deem it expedient to do so, 11 provide a safe escort over streams I and along railway track-and in other ] ways to bring the pupils to school wheu the school is situated too far t from the pupil. There should be a law , defiuitelyjcompelliug the payment of j the pupil's tuition in nearer or more e accessible schools in adjacent districts wtien the distance to the nearest school iu his own district is over a mile and a half,or wluu the road to said school is impassable during a portion of the year. "The directors should have all the power lieaesasry to bring all the chil dren to school by conveyance or other wise when this eud cau not he accom plished in the usual way. It is only by granting to the directors the most ample powers that the Legi-'at are can ! succeed iu banishing ignorance and il ; liter*cy from the Keystone Stare, j Dr. Schaeffer is opposed to directors assuming the duties of health boards, !saving : ! " The schools are seriously hamper ed and sometimes absolutely crippled hv the duties which the law imposes upon the ditectors when they voluu ' tarily assume the functions of health I officers. It is undoubtedly a mistake to j mix the administration of the schools with the functions of a Board of Health. Fuuds raised by taxation lor school purposes should not be diverted from their legitimate use." A n >w discovery for all Coughs, Colds, Croup, Whooping Cough, etc., is Ken nedy's Laxative Honey and Tar. It cuts phlegm, draws out the inflamma tion, cures all coughs, strengthens the luugs and bronchial tubes and assists in expelling a cold from the system by gentlv moving the bovve's I'let aut to ta>?e and contains no opiates I, :s the children's fr.eud .-'o'd by P; les & Co. Y. n. C. A. NOTES. The Young Meu's Christian Associa tion iu Japan, after mom is of d lay has been final'y authorized by the ap anese War Department togo forv ard with the troops with t ' its, re»' ing matter, stationery,gramophones,mi io. games and popular and Christian lit erature, magazines aid all the p tra phernalia that tho Y. M. 0. A.'s I ive I fcl.itt Annn*"* J " J L '" pines for their soldier Associations. The secretaries put up their tents first at Antang, Manchuria, aud within a week had 1,500 of the Japanese soldiers about them. Iu one day tliev s- vtd ten buckets of tea, and 375 letters and postals were written home. The most popular thing the secretaties do is to give gramoplnue concerts aud erter tainmeuts at the hospitals, as the poor fellows are glad of any br,>a'; iu the monofoiiv. Eveu an American is m interet-ing cariosity in himself to the averaee Japanese soldier, who i- from the country. He won leis what t>e man is there for,an 1 appreciates erety little attention and help in the relief of the suffering and tedium of the day and night. C. V. Hibbard. secretary in charge was first t »ke l for a liussian spy, au I saved only by his passport fruui the War Department. He soon got to be well known, and instead of the call of suspicion, "Russian spy," it was of appreciatiou, "S?e the American." The acting governor of the city, the military governor an 1 chancellor have j called at the Association tent repeat edly. The Chinese Association metnbi rs have undertaken to finance for six months another Association tent at Yinkow. Young men of tho churches iu Tokyo have beeu giving concerts to raise moiuy to support these tents. A numb* rot Japanese secretaries who have been in trtiuing with the As sociation are already at the iront. riothers, Be Careful. of the health of your children. Look out for Coughs, Cold-, Croup and Whooping Cough. Stop them in time —One Minute Cough Cure is the best remedy. Harmless and ] leusant. Sold by Pan les & Co. Don't Buy Guns for Boys. Parents who cm templar- giving their sous a rlob"rt rifl', air gun, or s-pr :g gun a a Chri-tinas i r'S- nt, ire remii 1- ed that the ni-charge of any such i i on any street or ali -y of 'he city i prohibited by state liw u let | ena t\ ot .'i fill' and iiin]>i- ntnenr. Tie Act of As-eni lc,ipj' ovo! 1 15, 1903, is »folio > : S otiou 1. Rlioulil engage ttie though !ul I attentii 11 of C ingress. One of the most important is 'he recommendation tint the government establish a limited I parcels deliver/ on rural routes. Extension o postal free delivery md of the rural telephone service by j iiv ate interests has been of great va ue in establishing new aveuu -s of c 011- munication between the farm and he town. It has widened the rural r si de it's horizon aud increased his d'sise for many things which only the t i can supply. it the carrier who brings tfie fanner 3 his letter would also fetcli him, from the near-by town, small packag- s of the tilings needed in ihe household or on the farm—say a bottle of medicine for a sick child,a piece of lace or ball of darning cotton for tlu wife, a package of cereal food, seeds that lie saw advertised.or a new whip lash—what a real benefit and creit convenience tli!« rural residenr world derive from the postman's daily visit. As Postmaster General Wynne states the present rate of postage on n er chandise, oueemtan ounce, is prac tically prohibitive for this service, since the articles desired are usual'y of such small value that neither the seller nor the buyer could well afford to pay for delivery at the rati of 16 ceuts a pound. The suggestion is made t! at a special rate of three cents for a pound,or any fractional part thereof, be established | for packages weighing not over live | pounds, such packages to be deposit d at the post office whence a rural deliv ery emanates and delivtred only ta patrons on that route. This confin s the package to a single handling a it would be taken directly fiom the p< st office to the patron by the rural car rier. Such a service would be a source of revenue to the gcvernmont and help cut down the deficit in the free rural delivery service. No More Suffering. It you are troubled with indigestion get a bottle of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure aud see how quickly it will cure you. Geo. A. Thomson, of Spencer, I» . says:"Have had Dyspepsia for tweLt/ j years. My case was almost hopele>s. Kodol Dyspepsia Care was recommend ed and I used a few bottles of it and I it is t ie only lias relieved ' ne. Would not be withoutjt. Ha o ! doctored with local physicians aud hl so at Chicago, and even went to Nor way with hopes of getting some relief, but Kodol Dysrepsia Core is the on'y remedy that has done mo auv good, and I. heartily recommend it. Every persou suffering with Indigestion or | Dyspepsia" shoo Id usi it." Scld by PfUiles & Co. Berwick's New D. L. & VV. Sta tion. The new passenger station now it» i course of construction by the D. L. r station at Berwick has been apparent to the officials of the road for a long time. That town has come into sui h prominence within the past few yea s and traffic has grown so that the con - pauy daemed it a good investment to sp"Tid some m mey iu improvements. Beware of Counterfeits. "D.Witt's is the only genuine Witch ii I/,1 Stive," writes J. L. Tucker, of Cot't.e, Ala. "I have used it in my family for Piles, Cuts aud Eurns for years and can recommend it to be the bst Salve on the market. Every farn -11 v .-luuld keep it, as it is an invalu able household remedy, and should al ways ba kpet on hand for immediate use " Mrs. Samuel Gage, of North Bueh.N. Y., says:"l had a fever sore on my ankle for twelve years that the doctors could not cur<\ All salves and blood remedies proved worthless. I could not walk for over two years. Finally I was persuaded to try De- Witt's Witch Hazel Salve, which has completely cured me. It is a wonder ful rtliet." DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cures without leaving a scar. Sold by Paules & Co. An Informal Dance. An informal dance, but one of more than usual significance on accouut of the step- taken to make it a success and the most interesting of the season, will be held ill the Aimory, Tuesday evening, December 27. The committee having the affair in charge,consists of Harry Welliver, Isadore Roseuthal, Will Mai'ts. Jiseph Rosenthal, Ar thur Heddtns and Will Ellenbogen. The overture begins at 8:30 o'clock. The famous Fiske orchestra,of Will iams) ort. wilt furnish the music, and prove a gr at drawing card. Ayers\ Bald? Scalp shiny and thin? Then it's probably too late. You neglected dandruff. If you had only taken our ad vice, you would have cured Hair Vigor the dandruff, saved your hair, and added much to it. If not entirely bald, now is your opportunity. Improve it. ■•I have lined Ayer'» Hair Viffor for over 40 years lam now 91 rears old ana have a heavy (rrnwlli of rich brown hair. due, I think, en tirely to Ayer's llalr Vigor." Mrs M A. Keith, Belleville. 111. pi 00 a bottle. J. c. AYER CO.. fOT Good Hair