Home Paper Ihe circulation ot this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay yuu to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR DR. IRVING H. JENNINGS, OJJlce Hour* 9A. M.to i- M. l "b l -> ; l\ .»/ to i V. M- Danville. Pa. 425 MIL l. ST., DANVII.I-K, I'A. Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines ; Special t" j yt. \\ . i». % M;I,K. DENTIST OFFICK 218 MIII STKEKT. eeth Extracted without t' Crown ami Brldgr H « h (Specialty. ({quipped with the li»l<-st and >' <>*• improved instri -i < r K»nd prepared to t by four feet. The stone in the abutments, it is thought,will be near ly sufflc : ent to lay up the culvert. The matter was lett in the hands of the Committer cn Streets and Bridges The Clerk was instructed to corres pond with tin Austi i Western Ltd., Company for best prices on Street Sweepers. The Chicago sweeper took the priz<3 at the World's Fair. The following bills were approved for payment: BOKOUGH DEPARTMENT, Regular Employes 1115.00 Labor and Hauling .... 24.21 Danville Stove & Mfg. Co.. 1.35 Atlantic Refining Co . ...... 55.51 Frank Schram .. 9.95 A. C. Amesburv 37.85 Frank Boyer 5 65 Joseph Lechner 27.78 WATER DEPARTMENT. Regular Employes flB9 15 P R R R Co 50.40 Reading Coal & Iron Co 98 75 Franklin Boyer 19.04 Harrison Bros & Co. ... .. 99.73 Atlantic Kefimng Co . . . 30.37 Washington Fire Co.. . 13 00 D. L. & W R. R. Co 11.77 Curry AGo .. .. 11.41 Harman Rupp .1 50 Harry B Patton 2°.00 Joseph Lechner , .. 5.75 Failure of Investment Bureau. Philadelphia newspapers yestsrday rarDH out with pr< tty strong articles taking exception to the methods em ployed by tne "Investment Bureau," which male an assignment for benefit of ' r ditors to John C. Crowley,an at torney. The Investment Bareau had its headquarters in the Imperial Build ing at No*. 411 and 413, Walnut street and for tlie past thr j e years has been e inducting an extensive business. The assign e suites that fiom a perfunctory gla-KH ovt r the books he believes fiat there ate l">0i creditors and that judg ing from the business the amount r.liould exceed <150,000. W. II Lati mere of this city has been manager of the "Investment Bureau " Ov\i ig to the rere it rains nil trains crossing the mine field are running un* der special precautions which is oe cas on j d by the numerous cave-ins | which have occurred. HAPLE SYRUP ' ABSOLUTELY PURK The pure food laws were enacted to protect the general public by bringing to justice tlie dealer iu impure and spurious good*; it would therefore be unfortunate if any reproach were to be brought upon these laws by any ir regularity of hasty or ill-advised ac tion iu their enforcement. That the latter sometimes occurs and that mer chants, no matter how conscientious and circumspect, through a mere technicality are dreadfully embarrass ed or, worse, mulcted in flue has been well illustrated by one or more cases which has occurred in this city. The stauding of Austin, Nichols & Company, wholesale grooers of New York, is well known. Any brand bear ing their name is in itself a guarantee of purity and commands the best of prices. That impure goods should find their way to the shelves of the local stoies through the medium of this firm op to the present would have been a proposition to be scouted. It has re mained for the pure food agents, how ever. to demonstrate that the reputa tion of the wholesaler is no safeguard against some form of deception. Among the articles sold to local inerchauts by Austin, Nichols & Com pany within a receut date was an ap parently very fine brand of maple syr up put up in bottles marked : " Abso lutely Pure." It was really a delicious article and in consideration of its "absolute" purity the merchants buying paid twenty cents per gallon more than the common run of prices. Indue time the Pure Food Agents in making their rounds paid Danville a visit. The maple syrup fell under their eye and notwithstanding the brand aud guar antee of purity they took samples. Imagiue the surprise of the merch ants wheu indue time came a report from the agents that Austin, Nichols & Company's maple syrup came in un der the bau and that the merchants handling it would have to pay the penalty for selling impure food The fiue imposed was SP>O.4S. It was a clear case of injustice and the merchauts waived a hearing and appealed to court. Meanwhile a cor respondence was opened with the sales men aud through them with the House of Austin, Nichols & Company. The salesman and the House itself were emphatic in their protestations that they hat pot the least suspicion that there was anything impure about the maplo svrup. The wholesale house in this case stands baok of the merch auts and they advise them to coutest the payment to the bitter end. The pore food agents are authority for the statement that to flud >n "ab solutely" pure article of maple syrup is a practical impossibility.cane sugar being ao iugredient that is likely to show up iu the analysis, mostly in in finitesimal quantities They agree that the maple syrup of Austin, Nichols & Company is an exceedingly fine article and probably the best to be obtained. This iu view of the fact that a vast amount of so-called maple syrup mark ed "compound" is being handled aud is purchased by the unsuspecting or illy-iuformed public as maple syrup tends to weaken the confidence iu the general eflicacy of the pure food de partment. That the pure food laws are not quite what they should be aud that as they now stand a system of prosecution which iu some cases amounts to "per secution" is quite possible is general ly regarded as troe and to remedy the defeot a bill is now pending before the legislature which, if it becomes a law will prevent the repetition of such oases as here described Ferry Boat Is Launched. The ferry boat WHS successfully launched yesterday afternoon and the ungainly cratt added one more chapter to its eventful history embraced in the short period of one year. It is twisted and warped as the result of lying on the slanting and uneven river bank; it is miuus fall boards and is badly bat tered as the result of its bouts with flood and ice during its runaway trip down the river. It will instantly be put into ship shape and thrown into active service. Beyond that what vicisi-itudes fate has in store for the flat boat is not revealed. The ferry boat was launched by Ellis Hank aided and abetted by a large crowd of lookers-on. Fortunate ly it doss not seem to leak much and calking will not be necessary. Two of the fall boards were found on this side of the river, the other two, which are entirely missing, are being replaced by Hoover Bros. The river is very rapidly falling and County Commissioner Cook yesterday stated that the ferry will be put into operatiou yet during the present week or early next week. It will be run dur ing the day time only and but one ferryman will be employed, who in all probability will be Mr. Yeager. The bridge will take care of the foot passengers, and those who have oocas ion to cross the river with vehicles, the Commissioner states, will be ex pected to accommodate their business to ferry hours. The alumni of Lafayette College have been strongly urged to raise a fund of # >OO,OOO for the college by the president, E I). Warfield. President Warfield says he ho| e- the amount will be raised by the time the seventy-fifth anniversary of the institution was celebrated in 1»07. DANVILLE. PA.. THURSDAY MARCH 23, 1905. !PEOPLES llll'll. TELEPHONE SYSTEM A rural telephone system, the dream of farmers hereabouts, aud an accom plished fact in many sections of the great West, Is just now looming up iu Moutour county in a way that prom ises tangible results iu the very near future. A rural telephone system for this ' section was exploited some three months ago. but since then nothing has been h'-ard concerning it, although j the promoters were by no means idle. Yesterday Traoy S Pettijohn, a rep resentative of the People's Telephone I Construction Company, which is rep resented in Danville by Charles V. Amerman, was in tins city prepared to actively push the sale of stock. Mr. Pettijohn has been very success ful iu installing rural telephone sys tems in the West. One of these sys tems at Flora, 111., embraces a portion ]of three counties and has a member- I ship of nearly a thousand. The Peo -1 pie's Telephone System of Southern Illinois is largely the outgrowth of ; Mr. Pettijoho's energy aud persever- I ance. The spe ialty of the People's Tele phone Construction Company is the promoting, building and equipping ot rural telephone exchange systems. In buildiug up such a system much hard j wotk and no little opposition is en countered. It is customary to visit the farmers iu their homes aud endeavor to interest them in (he establishment of a telephone system. The idea is to kuit the farmiug community together by installing a 'pliouein each,or near ly every farm houfe. At the present day telephones are not a luxury; they are a necessity, annihilating distance, saving time and incidentally saving mon a y, as well as obviating annoy ances. anxiety and danger. The system to be built in Montour County will be known as the People's Telephone System. It will be purely a co-operative affair. The stock,which will be at an exceedingly reasonable fig ure, just sufficient to cover the cost of building, will be disposed of ex clusively to the patrons. w r ho will be j come the owners of the system and I who will have an opportunity to offset 1 a part of their purchase by furmsh j ing poles aud labor during the con- I struction of the system. The idea is hound to be popular with progressive farmers. Mr. Pettijohn ! stated yesterday that he lias already canv»ssed a small part of Montour couuty and has sold considerable stock. He is much encouraged and he regards the outlook as a bright one. He state 1 that while nothing was finally decid ed upon, Washiugtonville might be established as a ci nter, whence a line would be run to Strawberry Ridge, thence onto Exchange aud probably eastward to White Hall. Another line may proceed from Washingtonville along the State road to California and thence southward to Limestoneville. If the projeot succeeds various other lines will be installed and the system extended through adjoining counties. The rnral system will connect with the long distance lines and the farmers by paying the charges can talk to any of the neighboring towns. The United Telephone Company has already singifl ed its willingness to connect with the rural system. Lincoln Literary Society. A regular meeting of the Lincoln Literary Society was I e'd F:idde a business trip to this city yesterday. Thomas V. Gunter, of Bloomsburg, spent yesterday in this city. Oscar Vastine, of Cooper township, made a business trip to this oity yes terday. Hon. Grant Herring, of Blooms burg, transacted business in this city yesterday. Myron Eves,of Millville,was a Dan ville visitor yesterday. J. L. Bryfogle.of Bloomsburg, speut yesterday iu this city. B. L. Dielil, of Mahoning township, was a visitor in this city yesterday. 14. W. Knittle, of Bloomsburg,made a business trip to this city yesterday. Elmer Bogart.of Boyd's Station,was a visitor in this city yesterday. S W. Herr.of Valley township, was a visitor iu this city yesterday. Mrs. George A. Rossman spent yes terday with friends in Suubury. Miss Isabel Edgar returned Tuesday evening from a visit with friends in New York city. W. L. Antrim returned to this city yesterday after a visit with relatives in Pittstou. The Rev. Richard Hiukle, of York, former pastor of St. Paul's M. E. church, speut yesterday in this city as the guest of Mis. Emma Crewitt, Mill street. William A. Cornelisou, assessor of Liberty township, transacted business at the Court Hou-e yesterday. Mrs. Austin Hartman, of Berwick, is visiting at the home of bet parent-, Mr. and Mrs. A. Reefer, Nicholas avenue. Rev. C. W. Rams anil wife, of Coal port, speut yesterday in this city at the home ot R'-v. S. B Evans. Death List Remains the Same. BROCKTON, Mass., March 22. Work was le-uiued this morning iu an effort to find more holies in the ruins of the R B. Grover shoe factory tint u i> to 11 o'clock none had been discov ered and it is believed that no more wiil be found. Tim number of bodies recovered re mains at 55 and there have been no new identifications since last night. Manager Emerson of the factory hart several safe experts come here lrom Boston this morning. They are to open the big sate of the company which iies in the ruins aud which holds the fact ory's pay roll by which it is hoped, will show definitely the numbor of persons who lost their lives. But Mr. Emerson said this morning the finding of the payroll would not give a complete list of the employes as the faotory had hired a dozeu or fifteen new hauds in the week before the tire, and their names were not all on the pay roll, probably. His own idea of tho number of the dead,is that it is not above sixty. Ho is inclined to believe that all the bodies have been recovered thus plac ing the total loss at 55. He remarked that he could not of oourse say that a few of the employes were not totally cremated At a special joint meeting of the city government last night, called by Mayor Keith, who presided, the fol lowing joint resolution was passed. "Whereas a great calamity ha* fall en upon our people and the people of our sister towns in thesnddeu destruc tion of the K. 1). Grover aud Company factory, with scores of human livas lost, under circumstances tho mo-it heart rending, and terrible, crushed out by falling floors and walls, or swallowed by pitiless and relentless flames. "Resolved, That in the shadow of this great catastrophe which falls athwart every heait and darkens so many mourning homes, we tender th>> bereaved our deepest sympathy in this their Karrow and bowed with them in one common giief. Rhone-Lynn. Miss Kat ' Lynn, of Catawisea, and 1 Elmer Dallas Rhone, of \Va«liingtou ville, win united in matrimony in i tins city on Saturday evening. The knot was tied by Kev. C. I). Lerch, at I the latt r's residence, Mill street. Wle n the railroads make money they spend mouey. They are doing both HUSSION IT Till-: STOVE WIJItKS Weathi r permitting ground will be broken at the plant of the Danville Stove & Manufacturing C'unpauy to morrow for a general enlargement of tin works, which is essential to keep pace with the growing demand for Beaver stoves aud ranges. It is a well-known fact that the stoye woiks with its present capacity last year was unable to illl its orders. The expansion will affect every depart ment of the works. The foundry will be enlarged by building an annex eighty-four lest long an 1 sixty feet wide. To conform with the present building the new part will he of flame, one story high. The masons will be gin work on the foundation tomor row. The maximum number of moulders at present employed is seveuty-four; when the annex is completed the num ber will be incieased to one hundred, which will far excised the largest num ber of stove moulders ever employed iu Danville. The increased number of moulders will make it necessary to enlarge the capacity of every department of the works Additional aud improved mach inery will installed in the cleaning room to take care of the increased pro duct. The capacity of ttie mounting room will be doubled by adding anoth er story to that division of the works, thf five floors on the first story by the change being daplicated by five other floors for the mounters np stairs. Tiie capacity of the nickeling depart ment will increased correspondingly while every department will take on more men. The number of names on the pay roll will be increased by at least oue-third.so that in all some two hundred and twenty-five hands will be employed. The material is all ordered and is expected to arrive at the stove works yet during the present week. All the building will be done by the company itself, under the supervision of Fred Montague, who for many years past has been at the head of the carpenter shop connected with the plant. Tlie business of the Stove & Manu facturing Company is expanding not only in (he sense that the demand for Beaver stoves is increasing at home and abroad but also that new lines of stoves are constantly being added. The "Imperial Beaver" placed upon the market last year was a winner in every respect. The success achieved was of a sort to encourage the management to embark upon another venture in the line of modern aud improved heating apparatus. An entirely new range, therefore, tailed the "Famous Beav er," is the result, which is at present in the wood pattern shop, but which will be ready for the market by May. The new range will have the lift-off nickel feature which made the "Im perial Beaver" so popular; it will be a plain range of colonial finish aud will be in three sizes—l 6, 18 and 20 inch oveu. It is pretty evident that the manage ment a-i well as tie trade of the Dan ville Stove & Manufacturing Company is in pretty safe hands. W. A. Sechler has been successively re-elected as jii-ner.nl manager tor several years past. Among the sales agents also there have been no changes and they are a- fol lows: Hun. .lam> s Foster, Dauville; A. H. Mac Adam, Philadelphia; H K. Edmuudson.Pittsburg ; A. L. Cautield, New York, and W. D. Sayre,Chicago. At the present time Danville stoves are s Id in all sections of the United States, as well as in Mexico, Cuba, Porto Kico aud Chiua. An Interview on Base Ball. While in neighboring towns the base ball votaries are full of enthasiasm and are busy outlining plaus for the season's sport the fact is commented upon that tlure is little doing iu Dau ville. To determine what the season has in store for Dauville a citizen who stood close to the sport in other yeais was interviewed yesterday. "You may rest assured," said the gentleman, "that Dauville is going to have base ball an I plenty of it. It is s'ttled.too,that it will be iu DeWitt'i Park." The disciple of base ball then launch ed into an enthusiastic description of Dr. DeWitt's base ball ground, mak ing the sweeping assertion that there is nothing like it to be found in these parts. The magnificent diamond and the fine grand stand with a seat ing capacity of five hundred were es pecial features that appealed to him In addition he expatiated on the beautiful surroundings and pure wat er, features which assist to make the park popular. The point is not settled whether base baH will be under the old manage ment or whether a club of well-known players will play on the co-operative plan. Should the latter come to pass an agreement will no doubt be enter ed into with the Dauville Base Ball Association whereby the full equip ment will be turned over to the new organization for the season. The Dauville Base Ball Association, which is made up of active business men anxious to promote healthy sport last year and previously gave us a gnod quality of base ball audit goes without saying that their energy and r sour.ies will be in evidence the com ing season and that hall will he a standing attraction. Almost time now to begin packing up for the moving. ESTABLISHED fN 1855 CONFERENCE OPENED LAST EVENING The thirty-seventh annual sessiou of the Central Pennsylvania Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church opened at Berwick last evening. The influx of ministers began < )! > Tuesday; from that time up until iast night they continued to arrive, scores coming on every tiaiu until at R:3O o'clock when of the U25 belonging to th; Conference all were on the ground bet 161. Arriving at Berwick all made their way to the Methodist Episcopal Church where they Wore received uy the Rev. Richard H Gilbert, Conference host, in his office. R-v. Gilbert is an ideal host with a cordial handshake and a kind word of welcome for each and everyone. The beautiful church edifice is the product of his faith, plnck and persistence. A number of small boys, who kindly volunteered their services, conducted the ministers to the places assigned to them as homes during Con ference. Every thing ran smoothly without (he least suggestion of a hitch as iu quick succession the large groups of people assembled. The ohurch is an ideal place for conferenoe. The audit orium, which will be used for public sessions, is spacious and magnificent. The Sunday School room opening from the auditorium is especially commod ious and well appointed containing upwards of twenty class rooms, which are temporarily changed into commit tee rooms. Here is the Conference Post Office, Rev. Gilbert's office,read ing and writing rooms, and rooms for examination of candidates. In this apartment all day yesterday ministers cougregated, shaking hands probably for the first time since Conference of a year ago; here new acquaintances were formed along with the renewal of old ones and a pleasant hour was spent by all. Dr. S. O. Swallow was a conspicu ous figure in Conferenoe circles. Wher ever he went he was kept busy greet ing old friends. He spoke most inter estingly of the time, in 1864-5, when as a young minister he was stationed in Berwick as junior preacher under the Rev. M. P. Crosthwaite. During an interview with a representative of the press he spoke very enthusiastic ally of a new newspaper enterprise he is about to embark upon. The journal, which will be called the "Church Pofttm" i< to novod his ptcocot publication,the "Pennsylvania Metho dist." In the " Foium" a page will be assigned to each church in Harris burg, irrespective of creed, which is permitted to have its own editor and to express opinions at pleasure relat ing to any legitimate topic. Bishop Fitzgerald, who presides at Conference arrived at Berwick on Mon day night He is a man of strong ex ecutive ability, extremely systematic and is energetic in the extreme. He has already conducted six executive session* of the Elders and nearly ail the conference arrangements have been completed. The firnt active business of the con ference began yesterday with examina tion. Candidates taking examination are as follows: For admis-ion on trial—twelve. Class of first year—five. Class of second year— four. Class of third y--ar—eight. Cias-i of fourth year-twelve. Examinations began on Tuesday evening and lasted all day on Wednes day. The choir of the church has ar ranged special music for the Fessions. The temperance anniversary last night, which marked the first session of conference, brought out a large at tendance. Three sliding doois, which stand between the main auditorium of the church and the Sunday sohool room, were drawn aside and the two spacious apartments were thrown into one immense auditorium, whioh was filled on the occasion. Devotional exercises began at 7:80. Uev. J. B. Mann leading in song and Rev. William Moser reading the script ure and offering prayer. The music was a great feature. An anthem by the choir, "Father Oh Hear Us," was exceedingly fine. There was also a solo, "Mother's Boy," by Isaac Abra ham, which was much enjoyed. Miss Delia Geisinger was organist. Rev. Dr. E. L. Eaton of Allegheny was the speaker at the Temperance Anniversary. He was introduced by ttie famous Prohibition advocate, Dr. S. C. Swallow, who male some very happy and characteristic remarks. The license of the liquor traffic he re gards as a sin. So long as the govern ment remains in profitsharing partner ship with the liquor business it will be impossible to overthrow the great crime breeder. Dr. Eaton is an eloquent and con vincing speaker presenting good strong argument and apt illustrations Throughout a long address he carried the large audience along with him holding up before them in strong light the evils of the liquor traffic He dwelt upon the aggressiveness of the liquor men, their complete organization and the rapid growth of the liquor interest and showed how the Prohibition move ment, dotermined, zealous and self sacrificing as it is,will be futile in its attempt to overthrow the enemy uutil all good people regardless of creed and political parties flock to its standard. T. R. A. Business conditions throughout the country continue most encouraging, which is an evidence of the stability [ of prosperity JOB PRINTING The office of the AMERICAN being furnished with a large nsortment 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 LIMESTONE FROMJLMEDIA Messrs. Caldwell and Barry of the firm that has the contract for patting down the concrete for the flooring of the river bridge returned to Danville yesterday morning after a visit to Oat awissa and Shaman's. They left for Harrisburg at nouu in order to he pre sent at that place toiiy when the con tracts are awarded for the c vetal Col umbia county bridge- CuM ve I, Bar ry & Lennaid hiving a bid n for both the Oataw;ssa bri IU ! rh> bridge at Shaman's. Mr. Barry yeate st ite th. t ins firm would iim-!i :< ;i -i ■ tee work in two week- ;• i r. .hich would nteriii a oompleti >n of the fii or ing in about the ami tiu»e. il -at ed, however, that th firu i nil not see its way clear to b.-gi. work auril the builders have gotten further along with the ironwork, as at tiie present rate of progress in a short time the riveters would be overtaken by the floor and work on the latter would be held up. Representatives of firm will be in this city next Monday to make final arrangements. By that time riveting will be well under way and the lime stone, sand, etc., ordered by Cald well. Barry & Leonard will be on the ground. The limestone has been pur chased at Almedia and will be shipped to Danville via the D. L. & W. nil road. W. A. Shepperson has the con tract for hauling both the limestone and the sand from the cars to the bridge. P. L. Brewery Remodeled. The P. L. Brewery, this city, is un dergoing improvements which not only increase its capacity and add to ita facilities for doing work, but also greatly improve its appearance archi tecturally. The P. L. Brewery enjoys an exten sive patronage, which keeps the plant in steady operation working to ita full oapacity. It is always desirable to keep the beer in stock as long as passi ble, as the greater the age the better the quality. In order to be in a posi tion to hold the beer in the vaults as long as desirable the P. L. Company decided to increase the plant's cap acity. This is being done by supplement ing the large 200 horse power boiler with a new one of 150 horse power. The increased steam power will add to me product by increasing the cap acity both for brewing and freezing. Simultaneously with the installing of the new boiler an old one of 105 horse power condemned for steam pur poses. has been blocked up to a height of some fourteen feet, where it will be permanently supported and used to supply the entire plaut with hot wat er. The boiler will be heated with the exhaust from t e engine, while ttie height at which it is Bupporte,l in sures sufficient pressure all over tie plant. The new boiler, wiii ii is on ot the water tube type weigifiug -on. -i\ tons, came from Milwaukee a d »as hauled from the oars ou th P. & R. twks by Contractor W, A Sh, :•» r son.who di'i n rl> c oupy. The new bo !• r;r >v d j,r tiy hard proposition to handl*, open ill." as the streets all abont the biewery are soft and muddy Everything now is ready for the bricklayers, who will begin work in a day orlso The remodeling will take in every part of the brewery. The office now oooupies a separate bdiid in« on the side of Spring street opposite the brew ery. The middle division of the plant, which was formerly the office, IH now ased as a racking room, where the beer is drawn off from the sediment. This apartment is fall of np-to-date appli ances, facilitating this branch of brewery work,which before was al ways done by simple aud primitive methods. The "Ideal Racker," in stalled a coople of weeks ago is a cost ly mechanism embodying a scientific prinoiple, which has many points of merit over old methods employed. Inside the brewery has been mnoh altered, while as the result of the re modeling externally, the appearance has been maoh changed. The entire straoture inside and outside is to re ceive a new coat of paint. Funeral of John Deutsch. The funeral of John J. Deotsoh took place Sunday afternoon at 2:80 o'olock from the St. John's Lutheran ohuroh. The Rev. G. E. Limbert, pastor of Shiloh Reformed chorch con ducted the services. The following were the pall bearers: Joseph Gresh, Sr., Fred Wendel. Sr., John Bruder.Sr., Wesley DeShay.John Kilgus and Fred Hurley. The choir rendered several selections. Interment was made in the Odd Fellows' ceme tery. Those present from a distance were: Mr. and Mrs. Gutsave Gabroski aud children, Theodore Poltrock and dauahter and Jacob Galester.of Nantt coke: Mr. and Mr?. John Eggert, of Berwick. Taxpayers to Keep lab on Wit nesses. A new system of listing criminal cases in the courts of Northumberland county was commenced Thursday by W. H Bressler, representative of the I Taxpayers' Association. During the sessions a list of witnesses will b9 j kept in a book, and each will be ooin ' pel led to sign daily while in arteud ! nnoe iu order to secure the witness fee«.