Bow Paper —-For lie Heme The circulation of this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR DR. I RVING H. JENNINGS, DE Si IST. Office Uoun »A.M.to 12 it mMM »t., j l P. .V to i P. M Danville, Pa. HHULTZ, SI. 425 MILL ST., DANVII.LK, PA. Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines | a Special t*' W. 1». AXOLK, DENTIST OFFICE: 218 MH.I. STBKET. eetb Kxtracted without I' Crown and Bridge \\ u' ll a specialty, (equipped with the Intent and most Improved Inslrr-. «i i»and prepared to execute the nios • , 112 11 Jt DR. C. H. REYNOLDS, -DENTIST— -288 Mill St., - Danville, Pa. Dentistry in all its branches. Charge Moderate and all worn Guaranteed Established 1882 CONDENSED NEWS." Now pome? a wt ather prophet who saya the biggest snow storm of tlie sea H 30 Is to come yet. _ Teamsters aie driving the ica be tween Berwick and Nesoopeck. The path is now clear and people may go across with safety. Frank Yeager, of Danville, bought the property ot D. N. Shipe on Line acreet, and will move here on April 1. The property was purchased through Hoffman & Son.— Sunbury Daily. The Reading Railway Company has ordered forty new high class locomo tives, which indicates a measure of prosperity unparalleled in the history of the company. It appears that there is no certainty that President Roosevelt will visit Wllkesbarre during the aunual 0. T. A. D. convention in that city next August. Fioni a letter sent by the President to Congressman Palmer, of Che Luzerne district it is learned that Ihe President said he would bp there 4f he could. The Far Eastern war is a year old and the situation is about the same. There have beeD more snow storm two to one this winter than last—not to mention the low temperature—and yet some people ridicule the goose bone man. The current issue of the Churchman contains a half-tone engraving of Kev. Dr. James H. Dailuigtou, of Brook lyn. bishop-elect of the Harrisbnrg Episcopal diocese. Secretary of the School Board W. H. Orth is ill nt his home on Ulonm street. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Flick, of Kase ville, entertained a few of their friends at dinner on Sunday. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs H. Sandel, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Kane, Mr. and Mrs. C. Rhodea and daughters Edna and Dorca s The Daughters of the American Re volution, of Sunbury, will hold a dance on the evening of February 22, the proceeds to be applied to the pur chase of Fort Augusta. The price of tickets will be one dollar. The men of the passenger ciews on the Pennsylvania railroad heretofore known as brafeemen are uuw called guards, the change of name having taken place on January Ist. Lookout for icicles hanging from the eves of roofs. They are liable to fall and inflict paiuful if not fatal in juries. The stormy weather has already cur tailed the production of anthracite coal half a million tons this year. If yoo have children in school you no doubt realize the importance of choosing noDe but good men to be •chool directors If not, you should know that no office needs Letter meu Sadden and severe weather changes are to be expected the next three or four weeks. We seldom have auy snow atorma, blizzards or very low temper ature afier St. Patri-k's day. The Wiuter is three-fourths spent.an'l that bfiugs courage and hope,and strength. The annual failure of the Delaware peach orop is atinoonced. This tardy balletin gives a-surance that we may eipect a bigger crop than ev- r. Lucky is the man who lives cn the aunny aide of the street. Samuel M Trnmbower appeared on the streets yesterday after a several weeks illness. A MUTTER OF HEALTH fHi I POWDER Absolutely Pure MAS MO SUB ilUmtour iilS&. American. v ✓ " -*■ —<' "THIS COUNTRY WIIX NEVER HE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." VOL. 50--MO 7. 01.11 RESIDENT'S IIIIIMBLj DEATH Henry Thomas, au inmate of the Valley township poor house met a hor rible death early Sunday morning by being burned by an ovenurued kero sene lamp. Mr. Thomas was a cripple and lias been an inmate of the poor house for a number of years. He had always shown himself to be trustworthy and wa-i allowed to have a lamp burning in his room at night. He had been re peatedly cautioned, however, not un der any condition, to touch the lamp. Saturday evening the steward and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Van Dine, were away from home and upon returning late at night looked into Mr. Thomas' room and found every thing in order, with the lamp burning as usual upon a high bureau. They re tired, but were awakened about 5 o'clock Sunday morning by the odor of stooge, and hastily making au ex amination of the house found the fumes emanating from Mr. Thomas' room. Upon opening the door they saw the unfortunate man lying ou the floor almost enveloped in the flames. Water was dashed upon him and the fire extinguished, but he was already beyond human help. The man's face and head were horribly burned, and not a spark of life left in his body. Near him was the lamp, and in a cor ner of the room lay the globe. It was evident that he had either tnmed the wiok too liigh, or had allowed the lamp to slip from his grasp. Mr. Van Dine called poor directors David D. Wise and Henry Winterste9n to the scene of the accideut. Dr. Win tersteeu was also summoned. It was clearly manifest that there were no sigus of violeuce. and even the lamp globe was unbroken which precluded any supposition that Mr. Thomas had been overcome while carrying the lamp. The deceased was 80yea r sof age,and is survived by six sons, William, George 8., and Andrew of this city; Joseph and Frank of Berwick : and John of Tyrone. Says Husband Threatened Life. Claiming that all was not a bed ot roses in their matrimonial career and alleging that her husband had beaten her and threatened to kill her at divers times, Mrs. Minnie Middleton, daughter of David Heimbach.of Grov ania, picked up her infant babe on the 18th of last month and left her hus band, Clarence Middleton, with whom she had been living at Shamokin. She boarded a train and has since been liv ing with her pareuts. Yesterday a Constable arrived at Grovania with a warrant sworn out by Middletou oharging his wife with desertion, arrested the woman, who is attractive aud the daughter of a well to-do farmer. She entered S3OO bail before a squire for her appearance at the next term of orimiual court. Counter warrants were then sworn out charging Middleton with threaten ing to kill his wife and holding up her father, who is a highly respected , citizen of Montour county. The war rants have not yet been served on Mid dletou, who is a carpoiter employed at the Scott colliery, Shamokin. The couple have been married for a number of years and have two chil dren, the older of which is in the hus band's possession Law to be Enforced. The dumping of coal ashes on the streets of the borough has become such a nuisance that the matter is being looked after by Street Commission< r Miller, who will arrest and impose flues ou the offendnrs If thoy coutiuue to violate the Borough ordinance. Commissioner Miller isonly peiform ing his duty,and the provisions of the ordiuauce relative to this nuisance should be rigidly enforced. How mys terious and peculiar are tlie ways aud actions of some people. The State As sembly has enacted laws empowering the authorities of municipalities, to frame ordinances that will protect their thoroughfares and the health and lives of the people residing under their jurisdiction. The sa-ne Assembly has made laws, the violation of which make the offenders guilty of a mis demeanor and subjects them to punish ment. A little cousideration of the matter would convince many people ttiat they are not only endangering the health and safety of their neighbors, but themselves and their children as well. It takes only a small ash pile to cause a big accident some times. Besides that it is a nuisance in mauy other respects. nidshipman Pegg Has Resigned. Midshipman Elliot Morgan Pegg, 1 who was graduated from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Januarv 30th, aud who then came to this city to await orders to proceed to sea. has tendered his resignation to tho Secretary of the Navy On the hn »1 physical examination the yojng Midshipman failed to pass normal on sight,but the Navy Depart ment decided to permit him to take ( the two years cruise which follows graduation, stipulating, however,that if at the end of the cruisn he shoal'! fail to pass on sight, lie would nnt In given his commission. Mr P«'Kg subsequently mn-nlted one of the eminent oculists of Pliila delphia, who, afti r a patient aur thorough examination extending ovei several days declared that the Midship man would never be able to pass not mal on a sight examination. His re.s iguatiou followed. DANVILLE. PA.. THURSDAY FEISISUAISV Hi. 1005. Willi To SiiU'li "Character Building," was the sub ject of the Rev. S. B. Evan/ sermon at St. Paul's M. K. church Sunday morning. Basing his remarks on the words,"So then every one of us shall give an account of himself to God. lie said in part: Life is a problem, ami very few, comparatively speaking, are success ful iu its solution. Many tail be cause they have no real desire to succeed ; others when victory is almost in sight. It is not thd Work of a day, nor the work of a year, to solve the problem of life, but of many years. We shall either stand or fall by the work doue in our life time, lor we are building a structure that will ouilive as. By it we shall be judged. There »re vast differences of character spring lag up from every education, or con stitutional peculiarities, which will modify, but not entirely eradicate We must not expect or desire all good aien to be alike, any more than we would have all the members of one family alike or all the flowers to be dike, Christ's church, like the mead aws,or the star bedecked heavens above jwes its beauty in part to the variety in unity which marks all the works of 3od, aud mars none of them. We are jot all alike iu character,but one thiug is certain. Character of every man is i consolidated habit, and habit forms tself by repeated action. Habits are ike foot paths oeateu hard by the uultitude of travellers who goto and ro. Think of the silent work which is going on in you. Do you think of ;he great structures which are going jp iu our great cities? Tiiere are none that are building so last, and witli so iiany bauds as the structure of which fou are the subject. There is not a lliought that is not striking a blow ; here is not an impulse that is not (lo ng mason work ; there is not a passion ;hrust that is not the workman's hrust. God's word warns you to take leed how you build, for there will ;ome a day of testing and full ex imination when all that has been done will be brought out, and you will be leen as you are. 'Every man's word iliall be tried whether it be good or 38(1." High Wind Stops Work. The bridgemen were again comp* 11- id to quit work yesterday afternoon >n account of the weather. During tlie norning they made considerable pro iress. All the stringers were putin jlace and fastened to the girders and !oor arch pieces raised on each side ot he span. Operations were not suspended so nuch on aocount of the cold as t ie strong gale which suddenly swooped lown upon the workmen, an! made it lifficult to handle the heavy iron. The ndications are that the backbone ot winter will not be broken for s une ime to come and tlie last spm of the jridge having reached a point that nakesit practically safe aud in a shape hat in rase of anticipated trouble, it :ould he forced to completion in a ihort time, the men are not under the jecessity of pushing things as they did while building the other sp ins. They jan rest occasionally,without the fear the ice going out before they get through. Celebrate the Occasion. The people of Danville aud South Danville are beginning to 112 'el jubil ant. The cau'-e thereof is the early jompletion ot the new bridge. Al ready the matter of having a big cele bration wlieu the structure is com pleted is b-Miig talked ah tut One of the leading secret societies in Dan ville, ic is said, introduced and dis cussed the subjeot at some length at a regular meeting, recently, While it was too early at that time to think ol raking any action in the matter, the expressions of the members present were 111 favor of the movement, aud the association will likely be heard from later. And why not a celebration? The citizens of this community, have been without a bridge long enough to "re joice and be exceedingly glad" when the fine new structure is read for use. Joshua Simpkins. "Joshua Simpkins," a rural comedy drama which has been presented con tinuously for several seasons on the road, will play an engagement in this city next Saturday night. "Joshua Simpkins" is a comedy drama, well acted by a company said to possess more than ordinary merit, in addition to which several pleasing specialties are introduced. A complete orchestra composed of professional musicians discourse incidental music, which as sists ro make the play the success it is. This feature is claimed by the management to be gilt edged, and, il is said, far exceeds the usual orchestra by theatri' al companies. Their fine band will give a burlesque paradt about uocn on the day of the engage m ent. Death of Well Known Citizen. Anton Morvek died at his home,No 515 Walnut street, Tuesday inornin; at I :H0 o'clock, age! 51 years Mi iilness covered a pencil < tern mouths He was a native (if German and a tailor by occupation,having etnplrnel at various times b lone < the le tiling entah I isiimet t-iutll sci ty lie is survived by a wife i i I "ve chil dren. two suns,* ,/harh's an 1 \miel a h three daughters, 10 run i, Anna ai Julia, SCHOOL BOARD IS SESSION The School Boaid met in regular session Monday, with the following members in attendance: Harpel, Adams, Trumbower, Hurjs, Pursel, Hating, Fischer, Werkheiser, .Jacobs. Greene and Von Blohn. Iu the absence of Secretary Orth, Superintendent Gordy was elected Sec retary pio tern. The minutes of the la*t meeting were read and approved. Mr Adams, Chairman of the Finance Committee reported $H,233 in the hands of the Treasurer. He also stated that tax collector Peters had assured him a few days ago, that he would be prepared to torn over to the Treasurer 112! ,000 w ithiti a month. Mr Fischer,Chairman of the Build ing and Repairs Committee, was au thorized to purohase a le!l rope for the Third Ward school buildiug. Mr. Parsel reported that the regis ters had been placed in the Third Ward school building. Then followed, for over an hoar,an other debate on the mattm - of corporal punishment Superintendent Gordy reported the number of pupi Is in attendance tl>« mouth, 1,201; number tardy,39l ."num ber sick, 204. He then gave a brief re poit of the State Educational Conven tion held at Harrisburg, last week, and the report was accepted as read. Mr. Jacobs,a delegate from Moutour county to the same Convention, also read an interesting report of ttie pro ceedings of the Convention,at the con clusion of which he was tendered a vote of thanks by the Board. The following bills were ordered paid : Standard Gas Co |3.45 H. R. Moore ... .. 6.91 Myers, Fishel & Co 4.32 Remintgon Typewriter Co 2.80 H. G. Salmon 2.75 Danville Stove M'f'g Co 4.30 H. F. Esterbrook 2.R0 U. S. Express Co 90 Death of Jane Ann Lovett. Mrs. Jane Ann Lovett, wife of George Lovett, died at tier home, 112 Lower Mulberry street, Monday afternoon, at 3 :30 o'clock, aged fifty-two years. Death was due to a complication of deceases. Prior to her marriago Mrs. Lovett was Miss Jane Ann Gould, daughter of Edward Gould, of London, Eug laud, which is, also, Mr. Lovett's na tive country. Iu early life the young people met, and ».übßequ"!itly became betrothed With the understanding that he was to send lor Ml-s Gould when he was prepared to receive her and make her his wife, Mr. Lovett 'ailed for Amerio*. 33 years ago, and located in Danville Three years lat >r l e kept the promise made to Miss Lion Id on the eve of his departure Irom England, by sending for her ani lead ing her to the altar. She arrived in Dmville during the day, and in the 'veiling the wedding took place in the Episcopalian church The deceased enjoyed a wide acquain nice and was held iu high esteem by ill who knew her. She is survived bv jer husband and the following cliil -Ir< n: Edward ami Joseph Lovett, Mioses Anna and Alice Lovott and Mrs Kutus Gulliver, of Danville, and Mrs William Heiminiller, of Bloonis- Surg. The fuiier.il (private) will take » lu'e from the family residence.Thurs -lay afternoon at 2 o'clock. I uerment in Odd Fellows' c. meteiy. An Enjoyable Time. A sleighing party consisting of the following persous had a verv enjoyable time at the residence of John Hart line. Point township.Northumberland rounty,Tuesday evening. Mr and Mis. Thomas Gething, Mr. and Mrs. Will iam Gething and daughter, Fred Law rence and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ar thur Stetler and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rishel, Mr and Mrs. Harry W. Kern-,Mr. and Mrs. George M. Ldighow, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Blecher, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wert tnan and son Roscoe, Mr and Mrs. F. W. Hag. nbuch, Mr. and Mrs. Oscat Vasnne, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Phil ii)«, Mr. and Mrs. Johu Miller, Mrs. □harles Arter, Miss Stella Heller, Mr ind Mrs. B. L. Diehl. An excilleut liunor was served. A Big Musical Treat in View. Mr. J. W. Cauoly, business manager nt the "Liberty Belles" under the management of Fred G. Berger, Jr., was a caller at the office of the Morn ing News yesterday. The delightful musical comedy is from the pen of Harry D. Smith and is fresh from an unprecedented run at the Madison Square Theatre, New York. Mr Canoly states absolutely the entire original production will be presented here next Tuesday, February 21st. The cast is a great one, includ ing, Toby Craige,Betsey Laßue, Mabel Kip, the Pink Pajaiua Girl, Carrie Wilson, Will Conley,Frank Farrington and a host of other well known stirs. Chappell"rilUhelm. George K. Chappell »'id Miss St> 1! n K Millhtim, of near Hanvill , were i ni'ed in at the parsonage 112( the United Evmgelical church, Tues il iv ivetiii.K- February ?, at 8 o'clock, by K'*v E B Dunn. It (iives Satisfaction. Die new pump recently purchase! by fie Water Commissioners has beei set up and t sted. It works like i charm pehsos.il PARAGRAPHS Mr. and Mrs. VV. Fred Jacobs, spent Sunday with friends in Williainsport. 11. P. Deaner, ot Catawissa. spent Sunday with friends in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Stead at:d daughter Alice, spent Sunday with relatives iu Rush township. Charles Rackel spent Si n lay in Blootnsborg. Mr. and Mrs C. H. Hotteustein, Mrs. Daniel HotteiJßtein,.Tosiali Baker and Mi-sea Verdilla Hottenstein and Daisy Baker, of Milton, were visitois iu this city yesterday. F. O. Angle. Esq.. of this city, Miss Sara E. D» Long, Frank E DeLong, of Philadelphia, Mr. and Mrs. W. R Chamberlin an 1 two sons and niaid.of rorresdale, suled yesterday morning from New York on the steamship "Bermudian" for Hamilton, Bermuda, where they wi 1 join Miss Rea and Mrs. P. C. Augle. Mr. aud Mrs. G. H. Dildiue, ot Rohrsburg, wire visitors in this city yesterday. J. A, Merrill aud daughter, of Val ley township, were visitors iu this city yesterday. David Heimbach.of Grovania, spt ut yesterday in this city. S. F Welliver, of Washinglonville, was a visitor in this city yesterday. C. O. See bold, of Sunbury, was a badness visitor iu this city yesterday. Samuel Eckman, of Ru-htown, . was in this city yesterday. John L. Voris and son Gilbert, of Pottsgrove. spent yesterday with rela tives in this city. B. H. Greveling, of Bloomsburg, transacted hosiness iu this city yester day. Mrs. Emuia Lewis, of Clmla«ky, at tended tlie Pomona Grange mee.ing in this city yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Billmever, of Mexico, spent yesterday in this city. L. Martin, of Torhotville,spent yes terday iu this city. P. U. Wolf, ot Bloomsburg, was a visitor in this city yesterday. T. P. Eckmau.of Klinesgrove, made tt business trip to this city yesteiday. G. Min. emoyer. of WashingtonviHe, was in this city yesterday. E. W. Reese, of Hazleton, was in this city yesterday. M. S. Bond, of Chulasky, attended the meeting of Pomona Grang" in this :ity yesterday. VV. J. Bidlt-mau.of was * business visitor iu this city yesier -lay. Nathan Becker, of Milton, was iu this city yesterday. W. R. Mills, of Exchange, was in this city yesterday. Bruce Kelley and Frank Martz. of IVashingtouvtlle, wat in this city yo.s terd»y. G. E Woodriug, K L. Grosch and J. W. Graaf, of Hazleton, were visit ors in this city yesterday. Charles Stagerwalt of the Western LJniou Telegraph Company, made a iu-inosh trip to Nortiiumberlaud yes terday. Thomas B. Evans made a business riji to Shamokin aid Mt Carm> l ves :eiday. Theodore R Angle and Miss Mary B. Robisou will return today from Jsew York. At Y. M. C. A. Tonight. Florence Louise Ketchum, who will ippi'ar at Association Hall tonight a' * o'clock, is spoken of by the Presi leuf of the lrtiaca Conservatory of Vlusic, iu the following terms: "Mi-a Ketchum is a dramatic artist ind refined youiitf woman. The richly varied success of this superb artist iu ler mouodrauiatic interpretations, iu nany states, places her in the trout •ank of America's younger readers. Che reasous for this pre numerous and ministakable. Miss Ketchum is a inique personality. The artist tingles n every fibre ol her being. lL>r art a forgetfully natural and it toes itraight to the heart. Her instiuc ive discrimination iu literarv and Irauiatio values gives to her work that vhioti all true art lias —an educational ralue. Miss Ketchum's interpretations ire clear aud sharp in their outlines, ull of the fire aud dish that makes lervos tingle, and yet withal they are inbtle, well-shaded,and tempered with hat re-erve that gives to art its need id balance aud repose. Her voice is dear with intelligence ; strong aud res uiant with the awakened euergy of a rigorous, flexible body; and, as occas on requires, it is delicate, spiritual, aid mighty, with the tuusio of a gn at ioul. In Miss Ketchum we find tin lappy blending of the vision of tlie joetess with the expression of a high y gifted actress." Admission lo cent- for old and young Tickets at Y. M. C. A and Huut'i Drug Store. Funeral of Henry Thomas. The fi neral of Henrv Thomas, win was burned to death in the \ alle; ownship poor house last Sunday iti< rn nig, ocrnrred Tuesday ' m afternoon Services were hnld at the home of hi son, Andrew J. Thomas. First t-treel Kev. (1. E. Li in belt, pastor of Sliilo Reformed church, < (Relating. The pa b'-aieis %v< r» : Henry Shutt, Job Book miller, John Hale and Jacob HOT The out of towu relatives in attem auce were: Joseph Thomas, of B> wick aud Christiau Thooias, of Espy MEET ISC iiE POMONA GRANGE The regular quarterly meeting of Pomona Orange w«» held in G. A. K. Hall yesterday. Two sessions were held and tli© attendance wa< largo. The loc.il grange was not only well r. presented, but there were members o' six otiier granges of this district present, as well as a number of pa trons from Columbia County. The Grange favors the laying of doable tracks across the new river bridge and also that fl »t rails be used in the event that a trolley line crosses rlie bridge. A committee was appoint ed to appear before the County Com missioners and request that Board to insist upon the above. The following resolution relative to the Rural Telephone enterprise was adopted: "The farmer is constantly in need of quick communication with points a considerable distance from hit? home in other parts of the country, and in towns and oitie-, and the telephone is the onlv way ij which this quick com munication can ba satisfactorily se cured. Country telephoue systems owned by the people, have been established in some localities and are in successful operation. Telephone stock co.npauies are will ing to contract for the connection of country systems with their lines, Therefor"*, be it resolved, by this Pomona Grange, that we urge the farmers of this district to encourage the establishment of a system of rural telephone lines and that we give oor support to those who may present- a fair plan for briugiug this about." The new plan of nitro-cultura was discussed. Miss Lettie Merrell favored the meet ing with a recitation. The Grange, on motiou, decided to extend an invitation to the Pennsyl vania State Grange to hold its next annual meeting in December iu this district. It was also decided to hold the next quarterly meeting of Pomona Grange *t Exchange on the last Wednesday in May. A New Curriculum. An eftoit is being made to have the Legislature pass a bill which shall compel every public school teacher to regularly set aside a special period of the day for the purpose of instructing the pupils on the subject of kindness. It the promoters of this project should succeed it would occasion 110 surprise :o school room visitors to hear the teacher say, "Class in kindness,plea e ;ome forward." It certainly would be interesting to see how the class in kindness would be handled Whether such an addition to the pub lic school curriculum should be re quired by law is questionable. But as lie moral training of a child is quite is important as the training of irs in (llect.a good purpose in the direction 5f cultivating its moral nature would e served by Infusing into it an example at school a spirit of kind ness—kindness to one another, to Kothers and sisters,t> animals; obedi >nce to p-trents and teachers and re ■ pert for the aged; polite and conite jus forms of speech us well as mau lers, and the general trend of instruo uiu should instill into the pupils the inuciples of honesty, unselfishness, ruthtulue-s, mauliutss and woman iness. All these qualities should be the iroduct of publio school instruction without the requirement of a specific jurriculum. Proposed New School Law. Second section of Houbh bill, No. 57, which is intended to amend the act of :iie assembly approved July 11, 1901, o provide for the attendance of chil iren at school, if passed by the g< ner it HBsetuhlv will work radical olianges n attendance in our common schools. Parents and truant boys and girls should read the section below,and not fail-to reflect upon its provi-ions: All children between the ages of 8 »nd 13 years, and all unemployed chil iren between the ages of 13 aud 16, tabitually absenting thems. l\es from ichool contrarv to the laws of the state, shall be deemed habitual truants; ill children between the ages of 8 and 16 years, regularly or persistently mis behaving in the ordinary schools,so as to be subjects for exclusion therefrom, ihall be deemed habitual school offend ers, a:id all children between the ages nf 8 and 16 years, habitually on the street out of school hours, with no lawful occupation, and growing up iu idleness and ignorance, shall be deem ed vagrant children. To Succeed r\r. Cripps. Thomas B. Williams of this oity, has been appointed to (ill the vacancy at the State Hospital gas works, caus ed by the death of William Cripps. Yesterday Mr. Williams moved his family into the house ou the asylum grounds, recently occupied by Mr. Oripp*. Court Declares Nomination Void. In a decision handed down by Ju Igf Little, at Bloom-burg, Monday, thf nominations made at the Citizens' cau ous, are declared null arid void, anc the county commissioneis are restrain ed from printing the names of tht nominees for municipal offices on tin ifficial ballot. A few of the nominee took out nomination papers, anticipat the Court's deoision. ESTABLISHED IN 1855 WILL SOON ORGANIZE The last preliminary meeting, prior to the organization of a camp of Sons of Veterans in this city, will be held this evening between 7:30 and S):30 o'clock, iu O. A R. Hall. All sons aud grand sons of veteraus of the civil war are urged to be present, BO that they can join the Camp aB ctiarter members. Go prepared to become identified with the orgauizatioo, which is expected to be instituted on Thurs day evening, February 23. The object of the Sous of Veterans whose camp fires burn in neirly every village, town aud city in the United States, is two fold. It furnishes a home of their own to the sons and grand som of the heroes who defended their country duriug the dirk dtysof the great conflict between the North and the South, and it will give the old v< teraus a place to drop into when their ranks become too thin to main tain longer a rendezvous in which to meet their comrades in arms and re late their experiences duriug the war. Already in many sections of the Union,this has occurred. Grand Army posts have been compelled to disband. Their membership became too small to longer keep up the organization aud the doors of the post rooms were oloaed never to be opened again. Oth er posts will soon follow. In a few years none will live, exoept in mem ory. But when a Grand Army post passes from existence its few surviving members are not entirely without a place of shelter. Their sous aud grand sons are looking after their welfare. By simply taking the obligation the old veterans can become members of a camp of Sous of Veterans and make their home with the boys. For this reason every town should have a camp, and it is to be hoped that every son and grandson of a veteran in Dauville will join the Camp to be orgauized here Over fifty have already signified their intention of becoming members. Feed the Birds, Squirrels and Rabbits. This paper l as heretofore called the attention of its readers, particularly those in the suburbs and country, to the great suffering the Winter entails on the game birds, the rabbits, squir rels aud other animals useful as food, aud which should be sheltered and fed as far as possible. The forest fires aud the denudiug of the forests for timber have deprived the denizens of the woods of their usual places of shelter, and food, and when heavy snows come and e*tremely cold weather, they perish by the hundreds, iu fact more die from famine than are killed by the hunters. Iu this week's papers we read from various sections of the state that rabbits have been found by farmers starved to death, numerous coveys of quail have been discovered frozen at the corners of fence posts. Almost ev ery farmer who oomes to town brings stories of large numbers of rabbits aud flocks of putridges that have beeu found starved aud frozen to death. Ow ing to the failure of the nut crop squirrels have been almost totally de prived of their natural food, aud wood choppers report that when they cot down trees anil uncover squirrel nests that they have not discovered the lit tle store houses filled with nuts and acoins, which these busy auimals iu former yean were always able to pro vide. The snow covered earth and ice boon! streams prevent ail birds from getting food and drink sufficient to preserve life. It is not much of a mat ter to dear a space in the woods, or near farm buildings,and scatter graiu, apples and uut*, a'ld to put a sheaf of wheat, rye or oats on a pole or on bushes for the birds to pick. A brush heap may be made, covered with hem lock, and food scattered about. Birds are tame iu the winter as a rule and may readily be coaxed to a barnyard or cleared space, with food and drink provided. If farmers would feed and entice game to their nearby woods or fields in Winter,they would have game in plenty, aud well repay themselves in sales for any possible outlay, while the birds in the open season in de stroying insect pests would pay ten times over for what little aid was ex tended to them during the Winter ••Liberty Belles." Twenty-six beautiful young ladies and fifteen male members comprise "The Liberty Belles" organization which will bo seen here at the Opera House on Tuesday evening, February 21st. It is a pleasure to find a musical attraction ouce in a while that does not advertise a hundred people and show up with about thirty. The well known manager, Fred Berger, is the owner and manager of the combina tion which will be seen here, and this is sufficient guarantee that the per formance will be a good one, for Mr. Berger never does things by hhlves. "The l-iberty Belles" company foi the present seasou is made up largely of the original members of the com pany which produced this splendid comedy at the Madison Square Theatre, New Yoik, where it had a run ol tweuty-two weeks, aud from two tc ten weeks in the other larger citiei throughout the country. Wool ridge—Farley. Charles A. Woolridge and Mis Celt,sta l arley, both of Danville.weri united in marriage by Rev. E. B Dunn, Saturday evening at 7 o'clock The ceremony was performed at th parsonage of ttie Uuited Evungelics church. JOB PRINTING The office of the AMERICAN being furnished with a large asortment of job letter and fancy type and job material generally, the Publisher an nounces to the public that he is prepared at all times to ex cute in the neatest manner. JOB PRINTING Of all Kinds and Description HIGH WATER EXPECTED The great accumulation of snow along the Susquehanna Valley, how ever, has caused much grave approhen sinn among the people who reside along the banks of the river, for a flood is hi most inevitable, unless the thaws that come are most gradual. Already this wiuter the precipitation iu rain aud snow is gre iter than last winter's entire downfall. There is con siderable apprehension *t the mines of their result that m.st follow a sudden thaw,or if the present mow and ice melt uurter the impulse jf a ooutinued rai'i. In such case the le-ults must he most rii-astrous to the mining interests. The mountains are covered witli ice and snow an) some if the breaches are choked fall of joth, and should there be a sadden influx of wtter into the mines the re mlt must be most disa-t nun, and it in loubtful w lether then would be a nine in the entire region that woold lot be drowned on",and many of them perhaps for many weeks. "We look upon the conditions as ilarming" said a Reading official, and are getting in shape for any em* srgency that may ari^e." At the collieries orders have been ssued to maintain the pumping maoh> inery in best possible conlition and jverything in that direction is now being done. Water tanks are also be ing overhauled to that they will be ready for instant use if necessary. The mole cars are also being held in 'eadiness so that the stock can be hoist ;d at the shortest possible notice shoald the emergency arise. At some of the collieries a forae of nen has been organized an 1 put to work on the troughs and ditohes that ?arry the water around the mine breaches and every effort will be made :o keep them in the best possible con iition. The coal market is so much depleted that any continued suspension of min ing operations at this time would be felt in industrial lines all over the country, so that the necessity of tak ing every precaution is all the more important for this reason. Under Southern Skies. When Lottie Blair Parker wrote "Way Down East," managers predict ed a great future for her, but most of the "wise ones" thought Mrs. Parker rodnced all that she possessed and would never equal this play. Mrs. Parker, who is a very shrewd business woman, thought of that old maxim 'say nothing but saw wood." She jawed, aud sawed, and when finished turned out " Under Southern Skies" which duplicat-d the success of her former eflort.aud is considered by many a bigger sncce-s. Mrs. Parker laugh ed at the prophets who said she "pro duced all she pos-es-ied" in her first big success. firs, floyer's Funeral. The funeral of Mrs. I.ydia Moyer.of Tamaqua, mother of Johnny Moyer.of this cisy, took place yesterday. Ser vices were held in the R- formed church it Allenwood an I interment was made in a oem tery near th.it place The pall bearers we 6 old neighbors of the ieoeased. Among the floral tributes was a beautiful omblem from the B P. O. E., of Will ara«port, of wliioh irgauiza ion two ot Mrs. Mover's sons sre meoibi rs. Danville Prohibition League. A public mteting of the Danville Prohibition League will beheld at the Uuited Evang lic»l church this even ing at 7 :30 o'clock. All members are eqnested to attend. The general pub lic is invited. Au interesting program will be rendered. Coming Wedding. Invitations were receivt d in this city yesterday for the wedding of Lieuten ant Samuel V. McClure of Tucson, Arizona, to Mi-s Mabel Kalioch of Ocean Park, California. The ceremony will take place at the Church of the jlood Shepherd, Ocean P.irk, Cali fornia, Saturday evening, February >sth at 8 o'clock. Lieutenant MoClare is a sou of John McClure of this city. Hotel Opened. The Old Oak Tree hotel, Valley towuship.Samnel K. Antrim,propriet or, was formally opened to the publio Tuesday evening in au elaborate man ner. A bountiful supper was served, consisting ot all the delicacies the market affords. There was a large uttendauoe from all sections of the surrounding country. Danville was largely represented. A Slight Wreck. A slight freight wrerk occurred ou the Reading Railroad.a short disnnce above Mooresburg last evening,through which several ooal cars were derailed. The wreck crew soon had the liue open for traffic again. Indians at the Inauguration. Three hundred Indian braves from the school at Carlisle, will he in the big parade at Washington on Maioh 4th, whan Theodore Roosevelt will he inaugurated Piesif'ent of the-e United States Tlieie w i 1 be six troops of red skins, 50 to a troop. Six Indiin chiefs from the we t will coma to the east to aocompanv the civilized Indians to the National Capital. Candidates must be active these days if they desire to keep out of tht I way of the bleedei.
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