MONTOUR AMERICAN FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor. Danville, Pa., Dec. 15, 1904. A BRONZE FLOWER. frfttieNt Morning Glory Thnt nioouied In ft Tomato Can. While I devoured ray sandwiches, finger marks an«l all. with a mighty ap petite at noontime of my first day at work with tlie iron molders Mike reached over into a neighboring yard and plucked a crisp climbing morning glory. Holding the delicate blossom up for my inspection, he said, "Young feller, kin you make me one Just like that in bronze?' I was quite sure I could not. "But," said he, "you needn't think it can't be done. First you yet an old can, punch a hol« through the bottom of it with a nail and stick the stem of the flower through the hole, leaving the blossom inside. See?" I saw. "Next you fl.ll the can with water and drop into the water bit by bit nice flue sand. Mind you, go slow. After a long time the water will leak out, leaving the blos som buried in the sand, but still in good shape. Now you'll dry the whole ! thing in the core oven and bake it That will burn the blossom to ashes. Then if you have the patience to shake it and shake it till all the ashes drop out through the stem you'll be ready to pour in your metal, and If you do as I tali you and make no mistake and try about six times you'll have in the end the prettiest morning glory that ever bloomed in a tomato can.Scrlbner'B. FRIENDSHIP. It Inii>o»ea ,»erloa« Dntlea I pon Tliour tt ho Coort It. "When acquaintanceship ripens Into friendship, something serious has come into one'* life." writes Mrs. Henry Uinha m in the Onlooker. "I don't think that any one can or ought to afford to have more than one or two really Inti mate friends. If love has gone with friendship that is, if the gates of j paradise have been opened to you, and the guardian angel has sheathed his flaming sword and admitted you through the portals-then you must have given everything, and you have very little left to give. A man can have a man friend and a woman a woman, because there are places where men meet men and women meet wo men alone, neutral ground where the other sex cannot enter because of its limitations, and there real friendship may live and thrive on the crumbs which fall from the rich man's table. "For friendship implies something se rious. You must give of yourself, your real self. Hud once given it cannot be taken back. One has no right to give np a friendship unless the other per son agrees or unless it has become an absolute impossibility, and even then all the obligations of it may survive, while the delights of it die." THE"I" AND THE "J." Wfcr Thcj- :ire Dotted and How tha Practice Originated. The dot over the"l" originated in an accent which was put over the letter when doubled or placed next a "u," a practice traced back to the eleventh century. In the twelfth century the accent occurs In the combination of "1" with other letters, and in the four teenth century the accent was changed to a dot first instance in MSS. 1327 which became universal when printing made It inconvenient to retain both forms. Originally "I"and "J" were modified forms of the same letter. In the fif teenth century thu "i" at the beginning of h was lengthened and orna mentally turned to the left, while in the middle of a word it was unaltered. Both forms were dotted, and after the initial "1" became "j." a separate let ter and a consonant, It still retained its dot. This is limited usually to the small "j." but abroad it may be seen also over tbe capital letter.—London Telegraph. liinK Alfoiiao'a Bet. When the king of Spain was at Xeres he greatly admired a horse belonging tt> Senor Klvero, one of the notables of the town, who at once presented him with the animal. The king refused the gift, but the other day at the pigeon ■hooting at Ihe Casa de Campo, near Madrid, a match was arranged be tween the kiiijr and Senor Itivero. The stakes were, on the king's side, a gold piece of 100 pesetas, and on Senor Ri vero's a souvenir of Xeres. Like a skillful courtier Senor Rivero lost and sent the king the horse which he had so much admired us a souvenir of Xeres. The king could not refuse to accept, but he at once sent the senor one of the best horses In the royal ■table in exchange. London Sketch. \ Mare'a Went. A "nightmare" was supposed by our ancestors to be the Saxon demon Mara, or Mare, a vampire which sat upon the •leeper's chest and was regarded as the guardian of hid treasure, over which it brooded, as a hen over her •Bgs. and the place where It sat was termed the nidus, or nest. When any one claims be has made a great dls eovery which is really no discovery at all we say he has discovered a "mare's Dent," a place where an imaginary treasure lies. Sure of Htmaflf. 'Til give you a position as clerk to •tart with," said the merchant, "and pay you what you are worth Is that satisfactory ?" "Oh, perfectly," replied the college graduate, "but—er—do you think the Ann can afford it?" Philadelphia Press llnrd to Approach. Lady (looking for an apartment)—l'd Itke to see the janitor, please. Assist •nt Did ye 7, have an appointment wid him? Brooklyn Life niacnveiii,|t the Kmiwnroo. In the year 177-j t aptaln Cook sailed Into Botany bay in bis ship, the Ku> da. Ivor. foraging or exploring party brought back to him tue news of the discovery of a new aud strangely form ed animal. It was described as mouse •olored In hue and of the size of a , freyhound Bnt that which struck ( Cook's men as most singular was its movements. "It sprang or leaped with groat swiftness, by the aid of its long hind limlm," while the possession of a •trong tall was also noted. On July 14 a Mr Gore, on» of Cook's party, j i fhot a kangaroo, tho name by which ] th«t animal was known to the natives, j | At their dinner on Sunday, July 15, ■ , 1770, they dined off kangaroo Joint and pronounced the meat to be excellent 112 eating. As early as 1711, however, a Dutch traveler In Australia, of the M same of lie Bruins, had captured a j ( kangaroo, which he took to Batavia i • lire, so that < 'ook practically red: •warm! the family. j > s TOO RAPID EATING. It la One of the Moat Pnattfal Caaara of 111 Health. One of the most fruitful causes of ill health and bad complexions is the habit of rapid eating. It Is growing more and more prevalent in this country, j We really haven't time to eat properly, ! and we have very little time to sleep, yet we hope to retain youth aud beau ty I A woman may work ever so hard aud be under a great tension while work lug, but If she will take time enough to eat t.a half hour at the least, with a half hour rest at noon), and will sleep seven or eight hours of the twenty four she will greatly increase her use fulness. With the habit of rapid eatiug comes an increase in the amount of liquids taken during the meals. Food properly masticated can be easily swallowed, but If ill chewed it must be washed down with liquid. This, of course, less ens the flow of saliva, dilutes the gas trie Juices a«d Interferes greatly with the process of digestion. Those who have tried thorough mas tication of their food with no liquid, uuless at the end or a half hour after the meal, have learned that the food tastes better, the meal is more satis factory and the appetite is appeased with less food, the digestion is aided, leaving one much more comfortable thau the hasty meal. A few days' trial will convince the most skeptical, for the stomach responds promptly to decent treatment. It expects it. It deserves it. One of the greatest mistakes of the age Is rapid eating, and one of the greatest curses la the nervous dyspep slu caused by It. A MIGHTY PREACHER. Jahn H»«a W»a Strong of Arm and a tiood flahar. John Rotis was a Scotch minister who flourished In the early part of the seventeenth century. Tales of his won derful deeds atre told to this day In his former parish of Blair. At one time the revereud gentleman walked to Mause, a distance of about three allies, for the purpose of seeing a certain farmer and if possible Inducing him to come to church, where he had never been He found blm fishing in the riv er and asked to be allowed to have a cast. "I never lend my rod to any body." said the farmer. "But," replied the minister, "I have come all the way expressly to see you, and I must have a cast." The farmer, who was a very strong man and had never been beaten In a list fight, offered to flght for it. "All right," said the minister, and he gave the farmer such a mauling that he was glad to give up his rod. But It was a different kind of fishing that the minister had come for. He asked the farmer to keep the rod and conduct him to his house at Mause. When they arrived the minister said, "Now, you goon your knees and pray," telling him that he would not leave till he did so. So the farmer fell on his knees and cried, "Oh, Lord, deliver me from this man." "Stop!" said the minister. "That is very good. I hope you may always be able to do as well. Now, yon have to promise to come to the kirk next Sunday." This the farmer did. Not long afterward he became a leading elder. lea>her(fa aa Indicator*. In the investigation of the currents round the coast of Newfoundland it has been observed that there Is at times a %ide difference in the direction of the drift of lcet>erg9 and that of the flat or pan Ice, which, having no great depth. Is governed in Its mo tions by the surface currents and the winds, whereas the Icebergs, the lar ger part of which is submerged to a great depth, follow only the movement of the ocean water as a whole and are uninfluenced by the winds. In conse quence a huge berg may often be seen majestically maintaining its slow ad vance In opposition to the wind and across the general motion of the fields of flat ice surrounding it. The sealers often take ad Mintage of this fact by mooring their vessels to an iceberg in order to prevent a drift to leeward.— Youth's Companion While Yoa Walt. She had taken her umbrella into one of those places where they offer tore cover them "while you wait." "It will take two days," suld the man. "But I can't possibly wait two days In here,' she remonstrated. "It's so very stuffy, isn't it?" The umbrella mender, with out n smile, said he would send it around In a couple of days She point ed out to him that there was still a big difference between what he advertised and what he could accomplish. Then he explained "It will be done while you wait," said he, "but you needn't begin to wait until day after tomor row."—Chicago News Too Mnrh Athletic*. Many physicians now claim that the general health Is hurt rather than ben efited by athletics, that muscle build ing is not necessary to good health, that to bring about a perfectly train ed condition has a severe effect on the nerves, that a built up muscle hae a tendency to degenerate and that tlie heart, being a muscular organ, shares in this danger Jaat aa Wltb Her Kathea. "Your daughter's music is improv ing," said the professor, "but when she runs the scales I have to watch her pretty closely." "Just like her father," said Mrs. Nu rltch "He made his money in the grocery business."— Philadelphia er It is not the Intelligent man who rules, but intelligence; not the wise man, but wisdom. Goethe. An Experienced Electrician. Harry Marty,former manager of the United Telpehone and Telegraph Co. at Shamokin, has been offered and ac cepted the superitendeney of the Sha mokin Light, Heat and Power Co., and will arrive on December 15, to as sume charge. A large amount of im provements are in contemplation at the plant, but what they will be «ill not be nettled upon until tho arrival of Mr. Murty, who is an experienced electrician aud will be a valuable man to the plant. Fire Plugs Tested. Iu order to discover what damage, if any," Jack Frost" had done the fire plugs in town since he commenced business a week or so ago. Superinten dent Peter J. Keefer and a rrew < 112 men made an examination of them yes terday. The test revealed that ail were iu good working erudition in case of a Hie. The gay and festive fleighing party will now make night ;t terror for light sleepers. MATTER AND FORCE. Tlielr Indent ru«*tf Milt y Proved by Newton'N I union* Axiom. Mr. Spencer has said ("First Princi ples," page IS2i that "the verification of the truth that matter is indestructible" ; rests only upon "a tacit assumption of i it." "A tacit assumption." with no raj tional basis for the assumption, would j be no verification; It would bo a guess. The truth that matter ami force are ln j destructible rests upon a better ground I than an assumption. It is the inerita- j I ble corollary of New tor's Third Law j of Motion, which is accepted as the I fundamental axiom of physics, "To | every action there Is an equal aud op- I i posite reaction." If there could be a | single case in which matter and force j are annihilated, then Newton's axiom ] j would be untrue, for in that case re- j | action would fail to follow action. The ; j turning of something into nothing by j I the destruction of matter or force j ; would break the succession of cause | and effect, of action and reaction, and j consequently the theories of the inde structibility of matter and of force have their roots in Newton's axiom, in the great law of consequences, of equivalence, of compensation, of bal ance. From "Balance: The Funda mental Verity," by Orlando J. Smith. FREEBOOTERS. ' ' In Knjtlmid The) Were Moaa Troop em, In Ireland Mug trottera. 1 Moss troopers in olden days in Eug lund infested the marshy country of I.iddcsdale and subsisted chiefly by rapine. Such freebooters in Ireland were called bogtrotters, apparently for a similar reason. Sir Waiter Scott, iu the "Lay of the Last Minstrel," introduces the word thus: t A fancied moss trooper, the boy The truncheon of a spear bestrode And round the hall right merrily In mimic foray rode i This name was also given to maraud ers upon the border. Mr. Camdein calls them borderers and describes 1 them as a wild aud warlike people. 1 ' They are called moss troopers," says j Fuller in a long account of them in his "Worthies of England," "because they dwell in the mosses and ride in troops tog'ther. They dwell in the bounds j or meeting of two kingdoms, but obey the laws of neither. They come to I church as seldom as the 29th of Febru I ary comes into the calendar."—Pear son's Weekly. THE WORD "NICKNAME." ' It Had Ita Origin In the Old Kngltah Word "Kite." i 'i he word nickname has its basis In the old English "eke," an addition or prolongation, as used In"The Mer chant of Venice," " 'Tls to piece the time to eke it and to draw it out at j length." Beekeepers still call a wood- | en cylinder added ton hive to increase its capacity an "eke," and we speak j of ekins: out an income. A nickname, therefore. Is an eke- j ; name, or one added, which gained Its j present form through the transfer of ' the "n" of the Indefinite article used with it from Its proper place to the front of the noun. Thus "an ekename" j became first a "a nekename" and then "a nickname." There are some similar cases In Eng lish of wh: h the word "newt" Is an ' example, having been originally "an 1 ewt." Sometimes the "n" has left the word and become attached to the art!- j cle, as in apron, which was In olden times a "napron," while "a nauger" j has come down to us as "an auger."— Saturday Review. Currier Plffeou Memory. I have known the pigeons Imported from Belgium and kept prisoners for J ! years, which, when liberated, struck j j out for home, only to be drowned in | the Atlantic or picked up by some ship jat sea. This proves thut uo distance j appalls them. During the Franco-Prussian war the i French caught a homing pigeon which j was being sent to transmit lnforma ; tion out of the besieged city of Psrls. i The bird was made a prisoner of war and kept in confinement for ten years. When given ita liberty It at once re turned to its old home, showlug that j ten years was not sufficient to drive , from its mind the memory of home.— Country Life In America Dilution (extraordinary. A member of the French academy reported ihat twenty five experiments ou animals showed each time that poisoned blood is active even after di lution 1.000.001, not), 000 times The strength of the average homeopath ic dose Is from about the third to the sixth decimal. This demonstrates that those who say that there is no medicine, in a homeopathic dose be tray ignorance. Jnnt What He Meant. "Charley, dear," said young Mrs. Tor kins after her husband had been play ing a social game, "why are you so often without money?" "It Is due to the way I was raised." "You mean reared, don't you?" "No. 1 mean raised."- Washington Star A tiood lining. She •! spend six hours a day trying to grow tall: it's the fashion, you know. He Well, you've made a beginning, I see. Your face looks longer than usu al.—Detroit Free Press Sou Inx and Itenplnif. The law of the harvest is to reap more than you sow Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit, and you reap a character. Sow a charac ter, and you reap a destiny. Give the reins to appetite, and you (five wings to happiness. Woman's Lire. Last Night's Performance. The Murray & Macbey company clo-ed a second engagement at the Danville Opera House last evening when "Across the Desert"was pre sented before a fair sized audience. The piece was of the western front- 1 ier melo-dramatic type, full of startl- 1 ing climaxes. The play gave excellent I opportunity for the members of troupe I to do some very clev r acting The j specialties were of the high order that i this company always presents. When t!iu time comes iround lor choosing school ma'ams to teach in 1 the Mahanoy City schools the fair ap plicant will hereafter he required to! submit a certificate pledging herself! to a life of single Mis* during the' t mire of the appointment (To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, jr out the bed. On an extended tour he always takes his pillow with him. : stowing It c"..tiully at the bottom of the trunk for future reference "If I could start life over again," he says,"l would learn to sleep without a pillow (the only proper way), but the art must be acquired during childhood. The next l»est thing is your own pillow wherever possible. Try it and be con vinced—Philadelphia Record Wouldn't Kh) Kel». A well known naturalist tells of an ; experience In the Hebrides last sum mer. "We saw great numbers of eels actually leaving the sea and ascending a small clear stream which formed the outlet to a shallow loch," he writes. "They varied in size from mere threads to specimens weighing two to three pounds each. The migration con tinned for a whole week, and one day we succeeded in capturing half a score about fifty yards away from high tide mark. These were offered to a high land shepherd, who, with a shrug and a grimace, said. 'Och, sir, I would liefer eat snakes ' " So<-li n Sice Riddle. "Did you ever hear the alphabetical conundrum, Angelina?" "No, Augustus. What is It?" "It Is. When will there be only twen ty-five letters in the alphabet?" "Oh, I never could guess that!" "It's when IT and I are made one, my darling." "What a nice conundrum it is, Au gust us!" Youthful Anplrntlonn. Holden Both of your children are getting along. They'll soon have to do cide upon their careers. Belden Oh. j that's all settled long ago. Tom has I made up his mind to be a retired mil llonaire, and Henrietta thinks she is i cut out for a rich widow.—Boston ; Transcript. Courting I*eae«. "Smith never quarrels with his wife : She spends nearly all her time abroad." "Yes. they get along together by liv ing apart." Houston Post. Quiet Day Services. The Quiet Day services at Christ Episcopal charch Tuesday night and Wednesday were well attended. The object of these services is to give op portunity to the communicants to pre pare for their Christmas communion. The Hev. Father Converse, late of Philadelphia, addressed the meetings in an interesting and helpful maimer. I — m l _ mrnrnimmi mm mo jt w w VEGfci'ABLE SICILIAN H AL* iLrS Hair Reoewer 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 h -jmbmbes | POSTbFFICE SWIN DLER CAUGHT * ! Anthony Buckert. who doped Mesalla ! , Batbiskey, an ignorant immigrant in- j t to taking a registered letter which did - not belong to him out of the Mt. C»r- j - mel post office, was arrested Tuesday j in St. Clair after being in hiding for two months from post office authorit- . ' ies The dope in the meantime,is receiv ing ?1 50 pi r day from Uncle Sam for j staying in jail. Ho is detained in the j Harrisbnrp jail, as a witness against Hucbcrt, who will he tried in the Dis- j trict Court at Williamsport, on Jan- ' uarv S)th. Last Ootob r Buckert got Barhiskey to write to a Polish boy in Wilming ton, Dei., who advertised in a Polish journal tor his missing father. The j i boy, believing Barhiskey was his fath- I | er, sent 820. Barhiskey took there- j 1 gistrMftd letter from the Mt. Caruiel j post office and wrote for? 10 more Thelny's suspicions were aroused land he wrote to Postmaster Cope, who set in motion an investigation which revealed the plot. Barhiskey was arrest d.buf Buck, it, who bad falsely identified him at the post ''lfice, escaped. Last week, before Judge Arch bald at Harrisbcrg Barbiskey pleaded guilty explaining that, he hail been but two months in this country and was the dupe of Buckert, who took all the money. OK.-* K.\ l-;ss CAHMUT UK CI7KKD by local applications, as they cannot reacfi the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by con Mutational remedies. Deafness is caused hy an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets inflamed you have a rumbling sound or im perfect hearing, and when it is entirely clos ed deafness is Uie result, and unless the in- I (lamination can betaken out and this tube i restored to its normal condition, hearing wi j be destroyed forever; nine easef out >ften are i caused by catarrh,which is nothing tint an in flamed condition of the mucous services. We will give One Hundred Doll rs for any \ case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can j not be cured by Hall's Catarrh C'nie Send j or circulars, free. Hall's Family Pills are t lie best Sold by Druggists.76c. THREE HEN LOSE LIVES IN BIG FIRE MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 14 —Three firemen were killed and three others * painfully horned and property valued ! at $727, 000 destroyed by a fire, which > began last night and which was not under control until this morning. The 1 dead are: Tacob F. Miller, insnrmce < patrolman; 11. .T. Buckley, insurance j patrolman, and .Toi n Fellows, pipe- ' ! man. The losses, alrno-t follv covered by ln-uranoe, an;: O. H. Peck build- : ing, Boutell Brothers, building and | Bintliff building, all owned by the i Hale Homestead company, of Minnea polis, $'225,000; Mercantile company's building, $3;>,000; O. H. Peck, sti ck of photogr tph ic supplies, $45,000; ] Boutell Brothers, stock of furniture, | $100,000; Bintliff Manufacturing corn j pany, picture frames and art goods, i $80,000; Powers Mercantile company, i department store, 125,000; Northwest ! ern National bank building, $10.000; ! Farmers and Mechanics Savings bank, | $20,000 ; misc llaneous losses, $5,000. The dames started in the basement of the Pe k t-i 1> 1 ishiuent. A Guaranteed Dure For Piles. Itching, Blind, protrud ing Piles. Druggists reitind money if PAZt) OINTMENT fails to cure any case, no matter of how long standing, in 6to 14 days. First application gives ease and soc. soc. If your druggist hasn't it send 50c in stamps and it will be forwarded post-paid by Paris Medi- i cina (St. Lonin. Mo. Philadelphia Motel Fire. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 14.-The' Aberdeen hotel, Broad street above j Filbert, was destroyed seriously by j fire early today. Thirty guests were ] aroused hy bell hoys and chamber- J maids, many of them rau out into the '• ice and snow without waitiug to dress. I Three persons were overcome by smoke : and cold and were taken to the Hah- I enniann hospital. Bushville, lud. Messrs. ELY BROS. :-I have been a great sufferer from catarrh and hay fever and tried many things,but fonncl no permanent relief until I found it in Ely's Cream Balm about eight years age>, and we have been fast friends ever since. ( Rev.) R. M. BENTLEY. M esers ELY BROS. :— Find enclosed j 50 cents, for which please si ml me your Cream Balm. I find yoar remedy the quickest and mi sr permanent cure for cold ill the head, catarrh, etc. Yours truly, DELL M. POTTER, Gen. Mgr. Arizona Gold Mining Co. nidshipmen to Graduate. ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 14.—The first j class of midshipmen will graduate ti l full term earlier this year than the re gular coins' usually allows, on ac- I count of the urgent need for officers jto take charge of the new vessels of j the navy. The ceremonies of gradua tion will take place January HO. The number of graduates will be 107. The class leader for the v hole course will be Midshij man Roy C Smoth. of Michigan. The second man \sill be 1 Hugo Frankt nberger,of West Virginia. Way Below Zero. SARATOGA,N. Y.,Dec. 14.—Temp eratures ianginn from ten to twenty five degrees lu lo \ z r> were reported from various prints in tlrs section of ihe state trtown. twenty-five below at North Creel;,and nineteen at Ballston I The Cause of Many Sudden Deaths. I There is a disease prevailing in this I country most dangerous because so decep- j 7~~"i Ml IN Ffl |yA five. Many sudden I tJ, «ft E> deaths are caused by ! '<— heart disease, 1 rflJt Wit* P neum orria. heart < XK\ ' a '' urc or apoplexy IJI vSli "VnX. \i r are °' , en , ' le result I °* kidney disease, if If I n F?i| kidney trouble is al ' lk\ \\ L lowed to advance the U Eil kidney - poisoned J blood will attack the vital organs or the kidneys themselves break down and waste away cell by cell. | Bladder troubles most always result from a derangement of the kidneys and a cure is I obtained quickest by a proper treatment of the kidneys. If you are feeling badly you can make no mistake by taking Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and i bladder remedy. j It corrects inability to hold urine and scala j ing pain in passing it, and overcomes that j unpleasant necessity of being compelled to ; go often during the day, and to get up many times during the night. The mild and the i extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It stands the highest for its won !' derful cures of the most distressing cases. Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and sold by all druggists in fifty-cent and one-dollar | sized bottles. You may have a sample bottle of JE iiJlTSsrb this wonderful new dis- i covery and a book that tells all about it, both Home of Swamp-Root, sent free by mail. Address Dr. Kilmer & Co. Binghamton, N. Y. When writing mention reading this generous offer in this paper. Don't make no mistake, but reiuem ber the name, Swanp-Root, Dr. Kil mer's Swamp-Root, and the addres Binghamton, .N.Y on every bottles. FIEND USED KNIFE TO HORRIBLE ADVANTAGE IRONTON, Ohio, Dec. 14.—Late la«t night Edward Harris, while in a I frenzy cut the throat of his stepson, aged six, cut his wife's throat from ear to ear,stabbed her in the neck and cut one side of her face almost com pletely off and wound up his bloody ! work by cutting his three-year-old | daughter about the head.face and neck ! and his one-year-old daughter about ! the face. Harris also attaoked his mother-in- j law, Mrs. Henry Adams, but did not : use a knife on her. Harris then ran j from his home and eladod his parsu- j ers for about two hours, when he was 1 captured. The stepson lingered au hour and ; i died. The wife aud two children are 1 in such condition as to preclude all Impe of recovery. Harris when ar j rested was covered with blood and was peacefully sleeping near the boil- j ers at the Irouton fire brick plant. Surprise Party. Mrs. William Starner was tendered a surprise party Tuesday evening at her home, Oak Grove. A delicious j oyster supper was served and the even- j ing was spent in playing cards. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. William Leidy, Mr. and Mrs. William Patter son,Mr. and Mrs. Willard Pannebaker, I Mr. and Mrs. William Starner, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hilkert, Miss Wilda Panuebaker,Clarence E. Leily, Walter and Lather ReiKhard, William Hilk ert, Leslie Srahl, of Oak Grove. Bes sie Cooper, of Ottawa. Lovvery and Charles Patterson, Strawberry Ridge. . Nasal CATARRH cleanses, Boothes and heals M the diseased membrane. ■ It enrea catarrh and drives M away a cold in the head quickly. | , Cream Balm is placed into the nostrils,spreads j over the membrane and is absorbed. Relief is im i mediate and a cure follows. It is not drying—does j not produce sneezing. Large Size, 50 cents at Drug ! gists or by mail; Trial Size, 10 cents. I EI.Y UKOTIIERS, 80 Warren Street, New York Water Famine Prevails. Moo3UP,Conn., Dec. 14. —The dau- ! ger of severe suffering from a diought | iu this section is believed to have in- ! creased by the heavy snow storm yesterday. Owing to the deep drifts 1 the farmers have to haul water from j the ponds for their cattle, and have | had very hard work to keep up the I supply. Hundreds of wells are giving out or are already dry and a deep freeze-up is feared. The mill owners have to shut down for lack of water. This will necessitate the throwing out of work of several thousand hands. Colombia,O., Dec. 14.—The drought has lowered the Scioto river to a low stage and the river from which Col umbus secures it water supply is todav froz n uearly solid. Th < situation has alarme 1 the water works officials and Superintendent Oshanessy issued a warning to the people to hoard their water supply and fill their cisterns while there is au opportunity as, if the river is completely frozen, as uow seems possible, the water supply will be cut off. All fire cisterns are being filled to the brim. Indigestion Causes | Catarrh of the Stomach. For many years it has been supposed that Catarrh of the Stomach caused indigestion and dyspepsia, but the truth is exactly the opposite. Indigestion causes catarrh. Re peated attacks of Indigestion infiames the mu ous membranes lining the stomach and exposes the nerves of the stomach, thus caus- | ing t::e glands to secrete mucin instead of th£ juices of natural digestion. This is cailed Catarrh of the Stomach. SC&sloi Dyspepsia Cure relieves all inflammation of the mucous 1 membranes lining the stomach, protects tha nerves, and cures bad breath, sour risings, a s-nse of fullness after eating, indigestion, 1 dys r 'f'"s:a and all stomach troubles. Kc, 11)04, the following s , Jurors liave be> 11 drnwn: 1 TRAVERSE .JURY. e Danville, Ist Ward—Harry E. Trum- e ! bower, William G Maiers, William G : Kramer. Danville, 2nd Ward. —Edward Aten, ;( Gilbert Voris. i r< anville, 3rd Ward.—Henry Grove, Samuel Wi rkhejser, A. J. Iliatt, James Dailey, E. S. Miller, Seth C. Lormer, Richard Metl erell, Wes'ey Bodiue. Danville, 4th Ward --Frank Yeager, Henry Kneibler, James Edgeworth, I(■ Frederick Henry, Samuel Mortim> r. Anthony township. —Peter Risliel, i William Flora, Lloyd W. Welliver. 1 Derry township. William L. Moore, j Clark Boone, Frank B. Crotnley. j j Liberty township—J. J Hoflman. ' „ Limestone township—Ambrose Mill er. *gMahoning township.—Edward Wert- I man, Thomas Johns, Morris Leighow, Ralph Leighow, William Honser, John Weaver. : Mayberry township. William C. • Kase. | < Washingtonvilie. —H. S. Moser. R. ' B. Seidel. j * West Hemlock township. Paul Mausteller. 1 GRAND JURY. Danville, Ist ward.- Joseph Keely, a John H. Garnet, Samuel W. Arms, D. v C. Hunt, William E. Limberger,Frank a G. Schoch, U. L. Gordy, George Mot- a tern. ( Danville, 2nd ward.—Willard Fet- a terman, Oliver B. Sweitzer, D. R. Williams. Danville, 4th ward.—Charles Mot- 1 tern, Thompson Jenkins,Charles Deihl. 1 Anthony township—William Rishel. Liberty township. William G. Ford, Victor Vincent, William J. Leidv, William E. Patterson. Limestone township.—Calvin Deen, Thomas Schuyler. Mahoning township—Joseph Baylor. Valley township.— Thoma° H. Ben field, Peter Yoiks. I - —_____ ] NOTICE. r I & | Estate of Margaret Y. Grove, late of ( the borough of Danville, Pa., de ceased. I Notice is hereby given that letters ~ of Administration d. b. n. on the h abore estate have been granted to the 1 ] ; undersigned. All per ons indebted to the said estate aie requited to make j | payment, end those having claims against the said estate, will make , known the same without delay to ] |M. G. YOUNGMAN, Administrator. . S NOTICE'S. | To AT..!* Creditors, Legatees and othbb I PERSONS INTERESTED—Notice is herein' given, i that the following named persons did on the date affixed to their names, tile the accounts of their administration to the estate of those i persons, deceased, and Guardian Accounts, Ac. I whose names are hereinafter mentioned, in 1 the office of the Register for the Probate of ] Wilis and granting of Letters of Administra- t | tion, in and for the County of Montour, and that the same will be presented to the Orphans' S Court of said county, for confirmation and « allowance, on Monday, the aoili First and Final account of i R. 11. Simingtoii. Admiui-- j trator of William N. Siming _ ton, late of the Township oi Liberty, deceased. Nov. 26—First and Final account ol ' Ella V. Hitler, Administra- j trix of Daniel Ki tier, iate of! the Township of Anthony, deceased. Nov. 26—First and Final account of j Caroline Rieck,Executrix of ( Fredericka P. Rieck, late of j > the Borough of Danville, de- j 1 ceased, and also Trustee ap- ! z pointed to sell real estate of said decedent Nov. 26—First «nd Finii accouut of , James R Carey ami Howard r ('. Welliver. a limnistrators t of Mark H. Carey,late ot thee Township of Anthony, de ceased. WM. L SIDLER, Register, j , Register's Office, Danville, Pa., Nov. 26, 1904. THE SMART SET A MAGAZINE OF CLEVERNESS. Magazines t-hould have a well defined purpose. Genuine entatainment, amusement ard mental recrea tion are ihe motives of THE SMART SET, the MOST SUCCESSFUL OF MAGAZINES 11H NOVELS (a complete one in each number )are by most brilliant authors of both hemisphere?. Its SHORT STORIES ate matchless clean and full of hc» man interest Its POETRY cowring >he entire iield of verse—pathos, love, humor, tenderness—is by the most popular poets, men and women, of the day. Its .IOKES, WITTICISMS, SKETCHES, etc , are admittedly the most mirth provoking 160 PAGES DELIGHTFUL READING No pages are WASTED on che.ip illustrations, editorial vaporings or wearying esaa\s aid id'e discussions. EVERY page viil INTEREST, CH\RM ar.d REFRESH you. Subscribe now - $2..50 pet year. Kenitt in cheque, P. O. or Express order, or legist•- ri d letter to IUK SMART SET, 452 Fifth Avenue, New ork. N. Li—Sample coj)ies sent free on application. NOTIOE. In the Court of Oomrnou Pleas of Montour County. Notice is hereby duly given that the second and final account of Thomas J. Rogers, eommi't-e of William S Rob erts,a lunatic together with the vouch ers ilnreof, have been filed on record in ii y office, and that the said acconnt will be i resented to the afore aid < oi rt fur allowance and confirmation ui si on TUESDAY, DEC. 27, A. D. 1904, an 1 if no exceptions are filed thereto within four days thereafter the said account will be confirm d absolutely as of course as per Rule of the said Coi rt in such specified behalf made and provided. THOS. G. VINCENT, Prothonotary Prothouofary's Office, Eanvilie, Pa., Dec. 8, 11)04. NOTICE. Ia the Court of Common Pleas ol Montour County. Notice is hereby duly given that the account ot James Dailey, Assignee of James Martin,togethtr with the vouch ers thereof, have bren filed on record in my office, aud that the said account will be presented to the aforesaid Court for allowance aud continuation ni si on TUESDAY, DEC. 27, A. D. 1904, and if no exceptions are filed theieto within four days thereafter the said account will be confirmed absolutely as of course as per Rule of the said Court in such specified behalf made aud provided. THOS. G. VINCENT, Prothonotary. Prothonotary's office, Dauville, Pa., Dec. Bth, 1904. SHERIFF'S SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE! By virtue of certain writs of Fieri Facias issued out of the Court of Com moil Pleas of Montour County, and to me directed will expose to Public Sale at the Court. House, Dan ville, Montour County, State of Pennsylvania, on Saturday, December 24th. at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of the said day the following described Real Estate, vi/: All tiii right, title and undivided interest of the defendant, Ada G. Art man in aud to the following describe real estate situate in the Township of Limestone, County of Montour and State of Pennsylvania bounded and de scribed as fol'o vs, viz: Beginning at a stone theme by lauds foimerly of N T . Gouger North thirty-five and cne fonrih degrees W T est sixty-two aud one fifth perches to a stone,thence by lands foinieily of John McGinuis JNorfch foriy-two and cne-half degrees East thirty-one and two-fifths perches to a stone, South seventy-one and oue fou'th d' gr. es East two hundred and twe-ity-four and one-half ptrcl.es to a post, Nrrth twenty-six and one-half deg ees East fortv-four and one-half perches to a |o.st, South fifty-four de gree, East thirty-eight perches to a post, thence by lands formetly of the he' sof William S. Narr, deceased, South oue degree East twenty and eigl t-teuths peri lies to a stone, thence by I tnd of the heirs of George Fulmei Nor h eighty-nine degrees West ninety six and loui-teuths perches to a white oak thence by land formerly of Nich olas Goug r. South eighty-nine and one-half degrees West one hundred and fifr\ -ore aud eight-tenths perches to the place if beginning, containing Elxt\-tluee aires aud tweuty-four square rods of laud On which are erected a TWO-STORY FRAME DWELLING, bun aud ojher outbuildings. Seiz il a:i 1 laiteii into execntiou all the right, title and undivided interest :t the defendant, Ada G. Artman. GKO. MAIERS, Sheriff il. M. HINCKLEY, Atty. Easy and Quick! Soap=Alaking with BANNER LYE To make the very best soap, simply dissolve a can of Banner Lye in cold water, melt 5 x ' 2 lbs. of grease, pour the Lye water in the grease. Stir and put aside to set Full Directions on Every Package Banner J.ye is pulverized. The can may he opened a d closed at will, per mitting the use of a small quantity at a time. It is just the article needed in every household. T t will clean paint, floors, marble and tile work, soften water, disinfect sinks, closets and waste pipes. Write for booklet "Uses of Banner I.ye '' —free. 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