MONTOUR AMERICAN FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor. Danville, Pa.. May 25, 190$, Republican State Ticket. TREASURER, J. Lee Plummer, Hollidaysburg. JrixiEs OF SUPERIOR COURT, Charles E. Rice, Wilkes-Barre. James A Beaver. Bellefonte. George B. Orlady, Huntingdon Announcement. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for County Commissioner, sub ject to the decision of the Republican Primary election. CHAS. W. COOK, of Valley Township. DEPOSED MEN ARE AFTER MAYOR PHILADELPHIA, May -'4.-De velopments in the big municipal shake up, following tie gas lease dispute which had its beginning yesterday in the summary dismissal of David Smy the and Peter Costello from the direct orships of Public Safety and Public Works, after they had declined to ten der the Mayor other than qualified r«s ignations, followed fast on the heels of one another this morning Mayor Weaver was early at Ins ottice aud was accompanied by ex-Judge James Gay Gordon of this city, whom he has retained, together with Elihu Root, of New York, to act as his per sonal counsel in the big legal battle to follow upon the crusade which he has started to purify the politics of the city. Shortly before 10 o'clock the mayor was joined by Colonel Seldon Potter, whom he jast night named as director of Public Safety, and Lincoln Acker, whom he appointed Director of Public Works. i'hey were promptly sworn into office, the mayor himself administer ing the oath. Then they were escort ed to their respective departments and introduced, Poller to the heads of the varions branches of the police depart ment and lieutenants,and Acker to the bureau chief of his department. Both made brief addresses in which they urged feslty to the administration in the factioual struggle now on. No pledges were exacted or given. Hardly harl this formality been gone through when the announcement was made that David Smythe. the de posed director of public safety had ap plied for and been granted a five days' injunction preventing his successor and Costello's from exercising any of the fuuctions of the office to which he has been appointed. The application was made by At torney John G. Johnson. Announce ment was also made that ex-director Costello had instituted a civil suit in equity against both Mayor Weaver and director Acker. Another anouncemeut was made to the effect that City Solicitor John H. Kinsey had taken umbrage at the ac tion of Mayor Weaver in engaging Root and Gordon as personal counsel to transact city business and might al so institute legal proceeidngs. A rumor is current to the effect that Thomas Dolan, president of the Unit ed Gas Improvement Company,may is sue a statement declining to accept the gas lease as amended and thus relieve the situation of the principal cause of dispute. It had been the intention of Direct or Potter this afternoon to request the resignation of Detective Tint O'Leary, assistant director of public safety, Alexander Colville and Thomas Blynn. secretary to tiie director, bot this ac tion may be halted by the five-day in junction, which was granted by Judge Ralston. The battle of the factions is now in deadly earnest and scores of suits and counter suits are promised. HYDROPHOBIA KILLS A BOY Suffering untolds agonies, thrown into convulsions at the sight of water and endeavoring to bite everyone com ing near him five-year-old Tony AD gostino, of Mt. Cattnel, died of hy drophobia Tuesday night. Nine weeks ago while the boy was playing on the porch of his home, on South Maple street, Mt. Carinel.a mad dog dashed up and attacked him. The boy was bitten about the faoe. The wounds healed nicely and the dog hav ing been shot, nothing more was thought of the matter. On Suuday Tony refused to eat and symptoms of hydrophobia began to be shown. Early Tuesday morning the youth was taken to the office of Dr. Schneder's. There he was offered a glass of wate l *. Immediately the boy was thrown into convulsions. All the horrible symptoms connected with an attack of rabies then follow ed. Biting, snapping, harking and growling like a dog Tony went for ev eryone he saw. Tremors, spasms and convulsions followed one after the oth er in rapid succession. The scene, indeed, a most terrible one. All day the youth continued to strug gle. it required the strength of two meu to keep him Irom doing violence to those trying to aid him. Finally after a struggle lasting fifteen hours, the life string of the pretty buy snap ped and deatii relieved him from bis indescribable sufferings. The California cherry crop is a fail ure. Firms which have shipped 225 car loads per annum, the past three years, will not send more than 75 car loads this season Apnoots, peached, plums and prunes,are full crops,if the weather becomes settled soon enough so that growers and shippers can get to work picking and getting fruit to market. Barber Shops Will Close. On account of the funeral of John W. Hruder, all barber shops in this city will be closed today between the boars of one and four o'clock. INQUIRIES FROM FAB AND NEAR "His Worship, Mayor of Harris burg," was the address on one of the envelopes bearing letters to the police station Tuesday, containing earnest inquiries concerning many nieu who are believed to have been killed in the Lochiel wreck on the morning of Thursday, May 11. This letter was written by Katheriue Hollyer, of No. 705 Heily street, Buf falo. N. V., for tier sister, Mrs. F. E. Tompkins, of Ottawa, Ontario, Can ada, which is the ' customary way of addressing communications to Lord Mayors of cities of that country. The latter makes inquiry about Frank E Tompkins who was believed to have been one of the passengers of the ill-fated Cleveland and Cincinnati Express. The anxious woman wants to kuow whether the body of a man by that name has been found in the wre k as he has not been heard from since the wreck. Another equally auxious inquiry came to the police station Tuesday from William McDonald, of No. 2'.i3 Euclid avenue, Cleveland. Ohio, con cerning John Graham, who left Glas gow for ttiis country, arriving at New York on May 10 on ihe steamer As toria. He is described as being 30 years old, five feet seven inches in height with a light moustache. Ho had a handbag containing underwear aud two brushes and a steel stamp with the initials "J. X G." Several days after the wreck the ac cumulation of articles taken from the wrecked train were sorted out at the Union station, and a detailed account of the contents of each grip and hand satchel was published. Several of the small hand satchels contained under wear and two small hand brushes, but there were no steel stamps in the bag. This satchel was badly broken and the clasp had been knocked off,and it may be that the steel stamp was lost from the bag in the wreck. Another communication received by the Mayor on Tuesday, was from Mrs. William Lennon, inquiring after her husband William Lennon a government employe who has not been heard from since the fatal wreck. The litter was addressed from Roanoke, Va. .and stat ed that Mr. Lennon was on his way to Harrisburg from Now York City, about the time of the wreck. Others letters, almost similar have been received almost daily by Under taker Samuel Speese. who had charge of the temporary morgue at No. Chestnut streot, after the wreck, and Coroner George 0. Krause has receiv ed a number of letters from people ia quiring after a number of friends and relatives who have not been heard from since the morning of the wreck. Commencement. As far as actual teaching is conoerm d the work in the grammar grades is prao ticaliy finished for the present school term. Tomorrow Commencement exer cises will be held in the four grammar schools of the Borough. The time to day will be spent by the pupils prin cipally in preparing for ttie exercises, attending to the matter of decorations, &c. The programs of the First and Third Wards are printed herewith. Programs of the remaining two Wards will follow tomorrow morning. since me iaiai wieus. j.ne it nt-i «an addressed from Roanoke, Va ,aud stat ed that Mr. Lennon was on his way to Harrisburg from Now York City, about the time of the wreck. Others letters, almost similar have i been received almost daily by Under taker Samuel Speese. who had charge of the temporary morgue at No. I*B | Chestnut streot, after the wreck, and ; Coroner George 0. Krause has reoeiv ' ed a number of letters from people ia quiring after a number of friends and relatives who have not been heard from since the morning of the wreck. Com mencement. As far as actual teaching is concern* d the work in the grammar grades is prao ticaliy finished for the present school term. Tomorrow Commencement exer cises will be held in the four grammar schools of the Borough. The time to day will be spent by the pupils prin cipally in preparing for the exercises, attending to the matter of decorations, &c. The programs of the First and Third Wards are printed herewith. Programs of the remaining two Wards will follow tomorrow morning. Following is the program of tho First Ward Grammar School, which will be rendered at 2:15 o clock. March.. ... Ethel Herrington. Song. .. . .Class Salutatory & Recitation Isabel Schoch Class History Oiville Mover. Piauo Solo Margaret Sidler. Recitation Margaret Rnssell Recitation Lorena Gulick Recitation Anna Reifsnyder Sextette Anna Reifsnyder, Beaver Holabaugh,Ethel Shan non, Edward Price, Elsie Gulick, Harry Latimere. Recitation Marie Roney. Recitation Agnes Smith. Declamation ..Edward Prico. Cornet SJIO. . Harry Latimere, accompanied by Bortha Cloud. Recitation Leah Daniel Recitation ...Elsie Gulick. Piano Solo Beaver Holabaugh. Class Prophacy Mary Gramm. Presentation of Diplomas Mr. Gordy. Recitation and Valedictory .. Margartt Sidler. "Star Spangled Banner".. .... Class and Audience. Commencement exeroises in the Tiiird Ward Grammar School will take place at 1:4. r > o'clock. Following is the program : Song Class. Salutatory Frank Cooper Essay . ... . Abbie McKiuuey. Trio . Lillian Foster, Helen Gearliart, Ed. Johnson. Recitation Alice Driefuss. Essay. Frank Grove. Recitation Ethel Woods. Duet Lillian Foster, Helen Gearhart. Recitation John Mitchell. Essay Alice West. Class History . Clara Fischer. Recitation . Helen Gearliart Duet Frank Irvin, Fid. Johnson. Declamation. Harry Fish. Recitation .. .. ... Lillian Foster. Class Prophecy Frank Irvin Valedictory Hay Cooper. Song . .. Class. The May bulletin of t'otuniissioner Warren's Pure Food Bureau shows tines have been paid hv defendants in 793 ca>-es for the tale chiefly of adult erated blackberry 'irauly, blackberry j wine, and blackberry cordi kls, and it is asserted that Ins been col lecte 1 under tl.e | resent administra tiou of adoltira.ed liquors. Harry Min»r,assistant road foreman of engineers of the Shamokin division, P. &R. railway,is among the missing. His home is in Newberry,and Ins wife is searching for him. Last Tuesday Miner got his pay check at Tamaqua, cashed it at Bharnokiii, and disappear ed. Still a little of that April weather is stickiug around in between the clouds. Time that weather man wakes up and gives us some of the genuine ice melting article . JOH N B. HEAD FOB SUPERIOR JUDCE FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUSTICE. Johu B. Head, of Westmoreland. FOR STATE TREASURER. William 11 Berry, of Delaware This ticket was nominated yesterday afternoon by the Democratic oouven tion at the Lycejm Theatre, Harris bury The convention was entirely harm onious and good liunioied and business like in its conduct, and the work be fore it was put through expeditiously. Die speakers were cheered enthusi astically and the reading of the plat form consumed a good deal of time be cause of the applause which greeted its telling paragraphs. A prolonged demonstration followed the reading of the section which dealt with the pre sent situation in Philadelphia,brought about by the courageous determina tion of Mayor Weaver to break up ttie plaus of the gas looters. John G. Harman of Columbia Couu ty was elected temporary Chairman an I made a vi ry tine speech. MADNLSS IN PLANTS. Meilciiii U < eiiM When Will hrtw Mou < ran. Marihuana i- a \\ e> d u.-ed by people of the lower Ha.-- and sometimes by soldiers, hut those who make larger use of it are prison* :s sentenced to long teruis. The use of the weed and its sale, especially in barracks and prisons, are very severely punished, yet It has many adepts, and Indian women cultivate it because they sell it at ratb tr high prices. The dry leaves of marihuana, alone nr mixed with tobacco, make the smok er wilder than a wild beast. It is said that immediately after the first three or four drafts of sin >ke smokers begin to feel a slight headache; then they see everything moving, and finally they lose all control of their mental facul ties. Everything, the smokers say, takes the shape of a monster, and men look like devils. They begin to fight, and of course everything smashed is a monster "killed." But there are Im aginary beings whom the wild man cannot kill, and these inspire fear until the man is panic stricken and runs. Not long ago a man who hud smoked a marihuana cigarette attacked and . killed a policeman and badly wounded three others. Six policemen were need , ed to disarm him and march him to tho i police station, where he hail to he put j Into a . Such occurrences i are frequent. There are other plants equally dan i gerous, among them the tolvaehe, a I kind of loco weed. The seeds of this 1 plant boiled and drunk as tea will j make a person insane. Among some 1 classes of Mexico it is stated that <"ar lotta. the empress of Mexico, lost her J in hid because sin* was given tolvaehe in I a refreshment. There is in the state of Michoacan I another plant the effe' is of which upon 1 tin* human organism are very curious ' The plant grows wildly in some parts 1 of Michoacan. and natives have ob ! served that whenever they traverse a j field where there were many of such j plants they lose all notion of places. I For this reason when a person reaches i a place where there are many of these ! plants he forgets where he is going. ' where the place is and even where he 1 is and what he Is doing there. It takes from three to four hours for a person ' affected by the smell of the plant tore I cover the full control of his mental fac | ulties. i Another very curious plant is the one, , called de la; can-eras In some places I where It grows. When a person drinks I n l»rew of the leaves or seeds of the ' plant he feels an impulse to run and ! will run until hedrr»ps dead or exhaust ed.—Mexican Herald. CUSTOMS IN MOROCCO. i The Scene Hi llie Shoe Market ID >l.l rru Li nil. "From time to time we are taking our meals in the open air." writes u traveler to Morocco. I see the shep herd boys staring at us from a respect ful distance. To them we must seem no better than savages In the first place, we sit on chairs and not on the ground. We cut our bread, which, as every true believer knows, is a wicked act and defies Providence, since bread is from Allah and may lie broken with the hand, but never touched with a knife. Then we do not know how to eat with our fingers, but use knives I and forks and spoons, that after mere | washing are common property. We do i not have water poured out over our fingers before the meal begins—the . preliminary wash in the tent is iuvlsb | ble and does not count and we do not j Bay 'Hlsmillalr before we start eating. Our daily bathing seems to puzzle I them greatly. I do not notice that lit j tie Larbl ai»l Ills brotl(f*r Kasem ever tempt the sen to wash or Vet they look healthy enough and are /ull of dignity ." Vividly delineated, too, by the same writer are the scenes in the slave mar ket at Marrakish "The various booths where the salesmen keep their slaves, of ail ages and both sexes, are cure fully screened fro'ii sight until the market opens Then one at a time these honths empty themselves of their contents and men, women and children are niai 'ie 1 around (be inclosnre, the auctioneer « rying out the latest bid, and th • slave owner pointing out the best feature- of his articles for sale. "They are nil got-ye iiisly attired and decked out to show them oft' to the best advantage. one by one the youngest and the fairest and the fittest aro clio.-eii until at the en 1 of the long, hot day otiij A ' w I and weary and worn are left They have tramped round ai. 1 >Oll I the maitict nil day long, but 111«• \ are old and therefore ! not wanted." Ill* K«location WiiHU't < No tuni" courteous judge ever pre ! aided at a trial than the venerable for ' nicr justice of the New Vork court of i coinmoii pleas, t'luirles F". |»aly The 1 smry si ill to!inu so far as to an iwer the court verj sharply when requested to modify his lan guage. knowing that Judge Daly was some what of 11 stickler for the dignity of the judiciary, lawyers and court at tendants gazed at the offending attor I icy In amazement There was a long interval of silence. Finally the Judge leaned over the bench und said, ■ % illl an ironical smile: "My young friend, before you are as old as I am you will have learned that U is about as well to read Chesterfield us Black stone." Success. Women as Well as Men Are Made Miserable by Kidney Trouble. | Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis > courages and lessens ambition; beauty, vigor j . ,. — | jf. and cheerfulness soon 112 S - • IFH disappear when the kid neys are out of order or diseased. Kidney trouble has I - ulu become so prevalent 'hat it is not uncommon /{I \V \klL-J ioT a child to be born /y yivV • afflicted with weak kid ■< 5 \ . . Ijjg—• neys. If the child urin ™ ates too often, if the urine scalds the flesh or if, when the child reaches an age when it should be able to control the passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wetting, depend upon it.the cause of the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first step should be towards the treatment of these important organs. This unpleasant trouble is due to a diseased condition of the kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as most people suppose. Women as well as men are made mis erable with kidney and bladder trouble, and both need the same great remedy. The mild and the immediate effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It is sold cent and one dollar sizes. You may have a JLTJ?' sample bottle by mail free, also pamphlet tell- Home of Swamp-Root. ing all about it, including many of the thousands of testimonial letters received from sufferers cured. In writing Dr. Kilmei &c Co.. Binghamton. N. Y., be sure antf mention this paper. Don't make any mistake, but i;eiuem ber the name, Swanp-Root, Dr Kil mer's Swauip-Root. and the addres Binghamton. N.Y .. on every bottles. CHICAGO STRIKE GROWS RAPIDLY CHIOAUO, May 24.—Chicago em ployers settled down today to wage a relentless war on tlio striking team sters, all peace oveitnres having fail ed to result satisfactorily through tit e continued refusal of the railroad ex press companies to make auy conces sions whatever. (Joufereuce after con ference held Tuesday and lasting far iuto the night brought the strife no nearer a settlement. While the leaders parleyed followers r. A. W. Chaso'tjOiutment. 1 hat cured them." 50c. a box at all dealers, or I'r. A. W CHASE MKDICIN*CO , Buffalo, li.Y. Dr. A. W. Chase's Ointment. To Cure a Cold in One Day 1 Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. on I Seven Million boxes told in post 12 months. This signature, box. 25c, I ■ APPHBEIENT OF MEBCANTILE TAI Jo 1 Montour County for the 1 Year 11 »()">. Iji>t of persons and firms engaged hi selling and vending gouuc, wares, mer chtiudise, commodities, or effects of \ whatever kind or natm°, residing and I doing business in the County of Mon tour ami State of Penm-ylvania, viz: ANTHONY TOWNSHIP. Dewald, J. B. Dennin, Thomas Houghton, W. C. Hill, George Stead, Boyd E. Wagner, Misa L COOPER TOWNSHIP. Garrison, C. D. DANVILLE, FIRST WARD. Amesbury, A. C. fiausih, Mrs. E. M. Cunkie, Joseph Coinian, E. Dietz, S. M. Evans, K. 1. Evans, T. A. Gass, Jacob Gillaspy, James V. Gosh & Co., J. D. Giand Union Tea (Jo. Grone, A. H. Hancock, C. P. Harris, A G. Heddein, Daniel B Heddens, James C. lluLt, I). C. Hunt, G. Shoop James, IJ. Y. Jacobs' Sous, John Knoch, Paul Leniger, O. M Litz, Carl Lowenstein, S. & Co Lundau, M. L Liunaid. E. T. Magill, R. I). Marks, Dani» 1 Martin, John Moore, 11. li Moycr, John C. Montgomery. J. iJonper Owen, F. M Peters, F. (4. Philips, A. M Roat, George W. Schram, Mart H. Sohocli, H. M Schatz, Andrew Sechler, George R Shannon, Jesse Thomas, Eleanor Trumbower e May lrosts are growing some what monotonous. Weak Hearts Are due to indigestion. Ninety-nine of every one hundred people who nave heart troubla can ren,ember when it was simple Indiges tion. It is a scientific fact that all cases of heart disease, not organic, are not only traceable to. but are the direct result of indi gestion. All food taken into the stomach which fails of perfect digestion ferments and swellsthe stomach, puffing it up against tha heart. This Interferes with the action of the heart, and in the course of time that delicate but vital organ becomes diseased. Mr D Kiuble, o< NevaJa. 0., says: I h»d stomach trouble and was in a bad state as I hid hesrt troubla wiih it.l took ftodol Cure for about four months ard It cured me. Kodol Digests What You Eat and relieves the stomach of all nervous strain and the heart or ail pressure. Goli.es aa.» i 00 3«• holding 2't time* thecal •i?e. wVich sells 'or s^. Prepared by t. O. UoWITT Ik CO., OHIOAOOk For sale by Paules & Co. Enlarging .Store. Work was commenced yesteiday morning on the three-.-tory addition to he built to the Swartz marble frout building ou Broad way,and which will be occupied by Seidel & Spangler. Thp new addition will he fet-t fet-t and will extend the store the « hole length of the block. When this ami other contemplated improvements have bepn made, this enterprising firm will have one of the best store rooms in the val ley—Milton Standard. PHILADELPHIA FIRST NEW YORK IS SECOND NEW YOKK, May 24 Declaring that Philadelphia is the most rotten otty iu the world Dr. Charles H. Park harst accompajied by his wife, sailed today on the White Star Line steamer Baltic for Europe. The clergyman had purposed mak nig no statements but was intercepted by newspaper men just as he was about,to board the steamer. - 'I cannot say a word save that lam going abroad tor three months a'ld will spend most of my time in Switzer land," he said. "How about Philadelphia and the action of Mayor Weaver iu connect inn with the selling of the city gas planr." Dr. Parkharst's face grew suddenly stern and he replied: "Philadelphia is the most rotten city in the union." "How about New York?" "New York is a close second," was the au awer. Then Dr. Parknurst hurried up the gang plank KBMHOV CAT§RRH IS SURE TO BAU^I GIVE Satisfaction. J Ely's Cream Balm Kv rruro It clenses. soothes | 112 LYLH liealn tlie diseaM-d membrane. It enres <'u-' tarrli and drives away a Cold In tli> II- <er are by THS most brilliant authors of both hetnisplu n. . 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As far as he could j remember he said that lie had been . without fojd and water for six days, j Wl en the car was run on a siding iu the 111 it 3 I land yards, workmen were sent t ' make repairs. The door was remov 1 and Armstrong was discover ed lying at one end of the c ar How's This We offer One Hundred lioilars Keward of f« -it arch tn;it M. u no, be cu red by Hall's Catarrh Cure. We the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for tlie last 15 years, and believe him perfect ly honorable in all business transit ions and financially able to carry out nuy obligations made by their tirrn. \\ EST & FitrAx. Wholesale liruggists,Toledo O. WAI.I>IN(I. KI.VNAN & MAKVIN. Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the bluod and rouccus surfaces of the system T-stimonials sent ree. Price 75c. per bottle sold by all dm* | gists. Hull's Kami! are tlie best Certificate Re-Extending Charter. Treasury Department. Ollice of Comptroller of the Currency. Washington, D. C., April 18, 1905. Whereas, by satisfactory evidence preseuted to the undersigned, it has | been made to appeal that The Danville I National Bank located iu the Borough (of Danville in the Countv of Montour md State of Pennsylvania,has compli !ed with all the piovisions of the Act ! of Congress "to enable National Bank | ing Association to extend their coipor ate existence,and for other purposes," j appoved .July 12, JBB2, as amended by the Act, approved April 12, 11102. Now,therefore,l, William B. Ridge ly. Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that "The Danville Na jtional Bank' io ,- ::ted in the Boiough j of Danville, in tic County of Montour land State of Pennsylvania is authoriz ;ed to have sucte siou tor the period | specified in its airen :e