Hone Paper -—For the Hohie Hit- circulation of tins paper is in reusing rapidly. It will pay \<>ll •«» advertise 111 the AMKUICAN. SUBSCRIPTIONS! PER YEAR im. 1 KVI N< < II .IHNM NCIS, — i /.- i . Office 11 oft /'» » A. M tori U I°* - l r M to A r M Ihnitille. /'-« /> m 4U5 Mil l. V T., Dasviiik. Pa. Diseases of tlie Stomach ami Intestine: y peeialt »• I |K. IV. ■». DENTIST Oh KICK -l> Mm ' IKEET. eelii KxlrHCtn! without I i 'row ii aiul llri'l' • '< :i SjHTIHUy fcqutiH'fl Willi the latest ami n. .>1 Improve! Inslr i,(i Hit ml pr'< pm«I" • v< « ule lln IIIOS DR C. II REYNOLDS, -DENTIST— -288 Mill St. • Danville, PR Dentistry in all itf branches. ('hargf Moderates nd all w • Hnjimnteei KntAlilisliml 1W- WiiisfOTT Hat In* 112 tequf lit Ij. These are picnic days. Any objection to such weather? Splendid corn growing weather WANTED:- Agents atlil correspond ents in nvery town and village to rep resent well-known publication Ad dress R. H. M.,Hox B<"i, Harrisbmg, Pa. Tlie earlv closing niovenient is a blessing to the clerks, and after long hours of confinement they appreciate it. The Sells it Downs circus will ap pear in Bloonishmg. .luly "JTtli. Now tlm busy fanner tackles the tielii of golden grain. As the days begin to shorten the heat begins to grow more powerful. The west i* still [leading with tbe east to send it harvest bands, but the trouble is the supply is short. A few lockjaw victims are already being reported in various pails of tbe country. A large forre of carpent> rs are over hauling the bridge between Sunhnry and Northumberland, making if abso lutely safe for trolley cars. Fast railway time is tbe public de mand, notwithstanding accidents that occur occasionally The frequent showers are making it difficult to gather in tbe crops. A muzzle ordinance should be in force the year around, where dogs are let at laige, but particularly at this season when the Imaf, lack of water or proper attention make dons mom or les* vioions and cross, and often af fects them with rabies. An exchange wants to know what a week is. Well, to a man who is going to get married it' pressed tor wo kmeu that tlioy will pay the transportation of men Itom the east Mechanics of every class are busy and the outlook for stea ly work could hardly he better. Onr soldiers on the bloodies field are preparing thumsel v« « to make good in the event of future necessity. According to the report of (>rand Secretary Uobinson, of tii« B. P. (). Elks, the order mnv h»s '.iHfi lodges, with a membership of :.'iii),(i|(), a gain of 50,000 ini*mD ■rh during the past year Kift>-five new lodgei were in stalled duung the year Th«rn was i« 112»• ri iti»• storm it Milton n Monday afternoon, tbe wind being luiost of fortiadie fury The thunder and lightning were teirifie and the rainfall so heavy that the streets were turn d into livers. Many oellais were tlo ided. Electric lights were also burn ed out, causing much ineonvenii me The Limiierger homestead, Wist Mahoning street, is receiving a new coal of paint, the color selected being steel with white trimming. The win dow sash will tie painted black Will iam Motteru is doing the work. v fctJ^' 't- "THIS COUNTRY WII.L NKVER Hl' HNTIkIiLY FRHIi UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITII ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." VOL. 50--NO L's. HISTORY OF i 187 TH REGIMENT We have been permitted to look ovt an advance copy of the "History ol i tlie First Battalion, Pennsylvania Sis Months Volunteers and ISTtli Regi ment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infant ry.Si* uioiitlifl and three years .Service, Civil War, compiled hv .lames M. Gibbs, Vice President Survivors As sociation, IS? Kegiraent, P. V. 1., \vll f during a few davs past has been so journiiig in his old home, Danville. Although a history of a large regi merit it is nevertheless especially in teresting to Danville people, as Com panv C, under Joseph F Ramsey wai made up nearly wholly of Danville men. A part of Company K, andei Captain George G. and a part lof Company F under Captain John jE. Riley, were also made up of Dan ville men. Typographically and in point of stylo and arrangement tlu book is all that could be desired ami our former townsman has shown him self a very apt author. Tho publica tion was authorized at the sixth an nual meeting of the Survivor's Asso ciation of the regiment, held at Wells boro.Pa., September T, 190-1. The Mis tory has been examined by Former Governor William A. Stone, President, Jonathan Jessup, secretary,aud F. K. PI oyer treasurer, of the association, who announce in tho beginning of the hook that they have found it histori cally correct and accurate. In the preface the author states: "This work has been made up from the diaries of the following members of tiie regiment: Captain John E lteilly, Lieutenant Samuel C. Ilgen fritz anil Frederick K. Ployer and from the personal recollections of the writer." Under the circumstances it will be seen that a high degree of in terest most attach to the volume. The history is well illustrated,most ly with portraits of the soldiers and commanders. The following will known townsmen, living or deceased figure in the history: Captain George G. Lovett,Lieutenant George S. Walk er, Captain William Young, Lieuten ant James Johnson, Orderly Sergeant Albert I). Patton, Lieutenant Orville D. Harder, John Henry,C. P. Harder, James M. Gibbs, David 11 Rank, Arthur F. A 1 ward. John E. Roberts. John M. Sechler, Albert B. Werk lieiser, William Nash, William Bry ant, Watkin Morgan, Thomas P. Morgan, John J. Roderick, James I), Ware, William Stewart, John C. De- Vine, Charles S. Beaver. Nelson B. Kase, Ja.job Slack and Eugene Len liart. In presenting porttuits as a rule :n the case of survivors the portrait of the soldier boy is given as well as a picture of the veteran at a later date. This adds much to the interest of the illustrations. The boys, who enlisted from Danville figure very largely ill she illustrations. The late Captain [iovett Is shown in fwo portraits l'here are also two portraits of Dan ville's po-;t master, Charles P. Harder, Esq., one appearing as at the present lay and the other as he appeared at 10 rears when a drummer hay in the 187 th regiment The history devotes i separate chapter to Mr. Harder, who is accorded the distinction of jeing the yonngest soldier who served luring the Civil war It is true the lonor is contested by oth«r localities jut iu every instance where the facts ire verified it is found tlie youngest loldier went into service when about '■! years old, rarely below that age. Jharles P. Harder enlisted at tho age if 10 and fi months. He was he youngest ol five brothers, all of whom eutered the union army, the lortraits of two —Or ville and John 11 larder—appearing on the same page with the drummer boy. Mr. Harder ipent over two years in the service iud had the lion ir of being orte of the tovs detailed to drum on the occasion if Abram Lincoln's funeral Page Mill contains a group of por ;raits,which are of more thin passing nterest to Danville reopk. In the ipper left hand corner is a fine look ng portrait of David H Rank in he upper right hand corner is the por rait of Arthur Alwird, in the lower eft hand corner is John Waldron. In he lower right hand corner are two loyish figures seated aide by srlo. Phey are two of our best known riti lOllS and although there is something amiliar in the face of each yet one night guess a week and nrtt. be aide to dentify either of I hem. They are John M. S.-chler, the will known car leuter, and John K Robirts, who Ix odes in East Danville. There is also k very firm portrait of James M Gibbs. fie author, as lie appears at present kitil another, a typical picture of the war time, a full length portrait with {uri in hand. Sergeant A. P. I'at r,on s also shown spick and span in tini form along with William Young, W G. Molir and Lieutenant James K Johnson. The frontispiece is a portrait of \hraham Lincoln, followed a page or 10 further on by a portrait of Andrew }. Curtiti. The history aims to he tut, "a simple story of the service of he regiment, which lias been written villi hut one end io view, that to ilo list ice to all." Nevertheless there s not a dry or uninteiesfiiig chapter ii the whole book. It gives the young ■r generation an idea of what warfare 11 the fill's was like The soldier hoys klong with the deprivation and the lardships they were called to endure! • ere a light-hearted and happy lot. I'fie hook is full of humor and some of she anecdotes related compare very favorably with the best that Mark l'wain ever wrote liOltOliCll SOI.ONS IN SESSION Council was HI session loss titan tw< hours Friday, but in that time it tosflfld otr a good deal of business. A* 11 uit 1 sewer extension came tip find claimed a good p:*rt of the tunc. It wa- decided to construct a sewn along the alley at the rear of west side of Mill street from ('outer street to a point hack of the Simon Krebs property, where it is to intersect with the main sewer. On motion it wa> ordered that the necessary agreement with the D. li. it \V. Railroad Com pany he signed and that work on tlie sewer extension begin immediately. On motion it was ordered that the bonds ho prepared and executed 011 behalf of the Borough of Danville by the Chief Huigess and Secretary of the s»id borough,he duly tendered by the saiil Secretary to Will (J Brown and to the oxeentois and heirs at law ol Christian Laubach, deceased, for any damages that may be sustained by them respectively, arising out of the laying, construction and mainte nance of the municipal pipe sewer through their respective premises. Mr. Goeser reported that Engineer Kay of the D. L. & W Railroad Com pany on Wednesday met him as Pros ident of Board of Trade ami the Sewer Committee of Conncil and talked over the best way of getting rid ol the drainage nuisance in canal. The engineer plainly indicated that the railroad company woul 1 be willing t<; do what is right in the matter. Hn felt confident that it would be feas ible to pipe the canal, alter which the ol 1 waterway might be filled up. On motion of Mr Goeser it was or dered that Council agree to fill np the canal, provided the D. L & W. Rail road Company pipe the waterway and turn it over to the Horongh for use as public sewer,the pipe to be 18 inch es in diameter at Wall street and two feet as it reaches the lower end of the Roroogh. On motion it was ordered that the coal box of the Borough Steamer be repaired. On motion of Mr Fenstermacher it was ordered that two arc lights on East Market street be removed which can not be lowered conveniently ow ing to trolley wire. The matter was referred to the Committee on Light who will bring it to the attention of the trolley company, who will bo ask oil to make the nhange. On motion of 'Mr. Goeser it was or ilerert that the two propcs-als for work □II the Washington Hose Company be returned unopened to the bidders, the specifications bo rewritten and new bids be invited for the next meeting Mr. Diet/, called attention to thefac that the car of the Danville and Stin niry Stret t Company no fender. On notion it was ordered that the Sec retary notify the Danville and Snn inry Street Railway Company to h°.ve heir car eqaipped with a fender. The following members were pres ent at Friday's meeting: Gibson, Dietrich, Jacobs, Goeser, Fouster iiaeher, Diet/,, Hoyer, Reifsnyder, Vastine,Sweisfort, Magill and Hughes. The following bills were approved or payment. WATER DEPARTMENT. P. 11 Foost i 48.80 iiegular Employes . 187.00 jabor on Streets 16 65 P. it- R. Coal & Iron Co 1 '.'2.06 standard Gas Co 8.61 loseph Lechner . 80 89 \dams Express (Jo 1.05 larry B. Patton 20 (M) HOROUGH DEPARTMENT. \'ellivcr Hardware Co $ 21 ('•() folin Keitn 12.00 jabor on Sewer 811.51 loseph Lechner 1.00 «'red R. Miller . . 5.75 V If. (Jron** 25.76 Standard Gas Co 1.20 Regular Employes 115.00 L\ W. Hale 6.88 I H. Hemiiterlv 15.00 jabor and Hauling 108.64 }. F. Keefer . 59.50 Dr C. Shultz 12.50 •5. B. Brown 21.40 P\ Detwiler 1.00 turusoy Electrical Mfg. Co 186,25 Dhomas W Reifsnydor 4 22 iVasliington Fire Co 1.50 Jeorge F. Keifsnyrier 5.25 >ahor in Light Department 22.75 \dani (Monk's Sons 5.00 Cxtra Police 6.00 \tlantic Refining Co 22.95 \danis Express Co 2 10 Chairs Stolen From Porch. Two valuable chairs were stolen roin the porch of David R. Slielhart's ■e>ideii' o, Center street, on Tuesday light The theft took place some time letwoon midnight and morning, hut here is no clue to the thieves. It was dtogether a daring and a most con t mptihlo piece of thievery and should lerve as a w uning to other people ,vho are not careful to place things of ;alue behind lock and key. Elsewhere about town valuable rugs rave been missing lately from the ront doors. The tlneves evidently liake tours of Die town at uiulu ex ceeding to find articles outside the looses, where they have been left by he families, who sil up until tare In -o v\ arm nights Mr Shelhart's family generally nates it a practice to lake chairs,&c., II the house at night hut Tuesday light proved one of lb' occasions that urnied an except ion Dr. 1 (J. Pursel left yesterday for i trip to Millorshurg. ! ).\ XVI UjK. I'A., TIiniSDAV ,lI'I,Y l.'t, l!Htr>. Those who visit the Episcopal ceme tery these days are surprised to see the many andjnarked improvements thai have heen made about the fine ol< hurial ground. The old oemetery a; was natural under the lapse of tinif had taken on quite an air of dilapida tion, which was painful to the mem hers of Christ. Episcopal church, witl which the cemetery is connected, and the vestry entered upon a system ol repairs and improvements A high iron fence of artistic pattern has been erected along the eastern and the northern side of the cemetery On the east both at the new and old por tion of the grounds are handsome gate ways, a doable one for carriages anrl by its side a smaller one for foot peo pie. Skirting the iron fence on the east is a well made sidewalk of gravel. Entering the cemetery similar im provements are noticeable. Wherever a lot was found iu need of repairs, and no survivors of the dead interred re main in this locality the vestry ai once assumed the responsibility and had the leaning tombstones reset, the plots cleaned off and w here washed fi 1 led up and neatly graded These im provements nive the cemetery quite a changed appearance but the work is not yet completed. There are still a number of othei plots very much in need of attention, in which well known, families lie at rest the survivors of whom are in out mfdst. On plots snob as these the vestry, of course, has done 110 work, preferring to wait to sec whether the survivors, the ones on whom the duty naturally devolves, will not take hold ot the matter and follow the example of the vestry making just such repairs as may be necessary to give the tytirial ground a neat and uniform appearance. 011 some ol tho plots the evergreens seem to have run riot,forming gloomy clusters that hide the graves from view such spots give the cemetery a most melancholy appearance, while a little well directed labor and a little expense would fix things np neat and trim and give the whole cemetery an appearance that would comport better with a proper respect for tho dead, it is even a question whether the gener al effect would not he enhanced by re moving the iron fences which enclose some of the lots. The vestry is deter mined that the work shall not end where it is, for should it come to the worst and tlie survivors decline to do anything to help the repairs along the church itself will push the good work on, not stopping until every lot has received at.teution and has been fixed up to look clean and preseutahle. The Episcopal cemetery was present ed to Christ church Parish by Feter Kaldy, Sr., in 1852. About twenty years ago an adjoining tract was par chased and added to the cemetery, doubling the size. It has always been a popular burying ground and con tains a number of Danville's oldest and leading families. Among those buried there are: I'eter Kaldy, Sr., Edward Baldy, Esq., Oaptain Henry Kaldy, O. O. Bally, W. K Kaldy, .1 0. Rhodes, William Hancock, R. H. Woolley, Daniel Edwards, William Angle, the Sechler family, the (trove family, the Frick family, the Twist and the Uishel family. Hathing at River Bridge. The Chief of Police is after the swimmers who use the river in the vicinity of the bridge as a bathing ground, as well as those who bathe alsowhere iu the Borough limits. The ordinance is very sweeping and prohibits bathing within the limits of the Borough whether a bathing cost □me is worn or not. It states that no person shall bathe in the Susquehanna river, Mahoning creek, Pennsylvania canal or any stream in the Borough ninler the penalty of paying five dol tars fine for each and every offense. This ordinance has not always been strictly enforced especially when bath ing costumes wore worn, but of late swimming has been carried to great BXtremes and many abuses have crept in, so that the edict has gone forth »nd swimming in the Borough will liave to stop altogether. Some of tlie practices are becoming little short of scandalous in tho vicin ity of the river bridge. Toward even ing during each day when tho bridge is full of people passing backward and Forward it is a common siyht to see in full view a dozen or more half-nude figures disporting themselves in the water above or below the bridge. The garment worn is the poorest apology for a bathing suit, but, that is not the worst of it. It is not a rare occurrence for full grown young men lacking pro per self respect and sense of decency to iinhlushiiigly disrobe 111 full view nf the passers-by and pat on their bathing outfit or what passes for such. The practice should lie stopped at once and the swimmers made to seek some other spot. The public demand it. Otherwise a pleasant and much fre quented promenade will lose its charm to every sensitive and refined person. Swimming has also biiconio a great nuisance f educators to be named by the state superintendent. Examinations shall be held ouce a year at each county seat under the now arrangement It is claimed that during the past few years thousands of provisional certificates have been issued by su perintendents to relatives and friends af school directors in return for the support of the latter in the election of the supervisors of the county and township schools. I.ong Wait for Court. Thrie are seven prisoners in jail, lime of whom are doing time, four lieing held for court. It was only a short time ago I hat the jail was emp ty. What makes the present state of uttairs all the mor-i remarkable is the fact that the crimes with which three iif the prisoners are charged are of a very serious nature Those who are held for the grand jury have a summer's .job of it, as the next court does not convene until Sep lumber 25th. The Sctiool Hoard Monday night wai ; mainly occupied with the matter ol j repairs. The Committo ■ on llnil ul n ' iiml Repairs reported that if had ex amined tlio buildings and grounds am ! fnniifl the following repair-; necessary FIRST SVAIvI). Second School.— Ki'inuve loose plast I er and calcimine the patches Third School. —Cloak rooin calci | mined. Fourth School. - Paint wood work around sink and patch piper in clonk j room. High School —New horder; pate! I plaster by calcimiiiinu over place where the skim coat has come off j paint wood work around 'ink. Mrs. Coulter's romi —Pitch paper. SECOND WARD Plaster in lower hall; changes ii i closets; coal bins repaitnd. THIRD WARD. Connect Furnace pit with well; Ist, 1 2nd and mixed school rooms calcimin ! mi. Fifth School. — Wash stand painted j cloak room calcimined. | Welch Hill.—Porch placed in posi I tion and secured. FOURTH WARD. I Third School.—Wash stand painted Fourth School -Paper patched and ! other minor repairs On motion the report of the Com mittee was accepted and the repairs ] therein called for were ordered The Committee on Building and Re pairs stated that they found the sinks and wash howls in the schools with- I out an exception in i very dirty con | > ; ditprti and recommended that they he cleaned out and painted. The Boaiil was much surprised that the sinks and wash bowls had broil permitted to show such neglect. It was t''ie sense of the Committee that some rule should he adopted l.y the Hoard that would make eithe: the ja litors or tlio teachers responsible foi the condition of the wash bowl and sinks On motion it was otdeiod that the janitors keep the sinks aud wash howls clean and presentable in the halls and the teachers look after those in the rooms. The Supply Committee presented its report,which on motion was accepted. On motion ttie Secretary was in structed to advertise for proposals for coal, :iOO tons, 150 lons of each size be ing needed, the bids to be in by the next meeting. The Committee on Teachers and Certificates reported that Miss Mussel man, who was electel to the princip alsliip of the Second Ward at the pre vious meeting,does not desire the posi tion and asks to be transferred to her old position as teacher .of the gram mar school in the First. Ward. On mo tion it was ordered that the transfer bo made as desired Miss (Joodall.who was elected as Miss Mnsselman's suc cessor in the First Ward,was transfer red to the priucipalship in the Second Ward. Treasurer Schra'ii presented a state ment of finances to date, which show ed a net cash balance on hand of 1107.75 The following members were pies ent : Adams, Ortli, Harpel, Hums, Pursel. Ha ring, Weikheiser, Fischer, Trumhower. Hetss and (Jrone. The following hill- w- re approved for payment: If. Esterbrook * 2.09 Erwin Hunter 3.00 O. M. Leniger 3.55 Penna. School Journal 14.85 Morning News . . G 50 Standard lias Co . (SO The Hot Spell Will Continue. The hot spell is in full evidence,and the outlook is of indefinite continua tion. Thundei storms to the north gave a temporary cooling yesterday morning, hut a new hot wave has formed in the Northwest, and hot and humid weather, with thunderstorms, covers the greater aioa of the northern and western he.lt of count iy. This is right. If is seasonable. The crops need the heat to mat ore. and the mois ture is wanted for corn, potatoes and cotton, and the liav and wheat must he harvested a- hi -t tliev can between storms. There is no cause for com plaint in this valley. Danville is delightfully situated and if there are breeze's going we get them. We doubt it onr people can find a more comfortable place than their front porch, and their shaded yard, even it they goto the most fav ored resorts. I'lie trouble with most folks is to fully appreciate the bless ings they have. It any one will take up today's metropolitan pap rs and read the headings of nianv of the news paragraphs, he will find there such a multitude of heat disasters, he will feel somewhat c inforte'l, because of our exemption. Deaths and prostra tions are reported from nearly every section of the country, especially in the large cities I o lake Old Soldiers South. Adjutant General Stewart has mail ed to posts of the Grand Army of the Republic eommandi lies ot the Loyal Legion, Encampment- of the Union Veterans, etc., a circular, notifying those old soldier- who are entitled to trasportation to attend the dedications of the Pennsylvania monuments at the National cemet< rv at Andcrsonville, Ga., and at Vickshurg, Miss., to com municate with hint regarding the mat ter. The date of neither event has linen fixed as yet but both will be held some time in October or November. KSTA KLISIIED IN 1855 HAN VILLI: LOSES FIRST GAMH The Danville A. A. base ball team was defeated yesterday by the Blooms hurg A. A. by the score of 5 'o 4 in tbe first of a series of five names that are to be played for tbe championship of Montour and Columbia counties The contest was marked by a large number of errors and misplayson botl sides which detracted greatly from the interest of tbe contest. McCloud pitch | e.l a good game and it was lack of sup ! port and not defective twirling that lost out A high wind was blowing throughout the nine inniiings that made it extremely difficult for the players ro do effective work. The fea tures ot the game were Ross' out handed stop of a hot liner to third, and Hummer's two bagger. While neither side played good ball, still Hlooiusburg won on her merit! and not with the aid of the umpire at lias been the case in many previous games. Through the courtesy ofSuperinteu dent Miller,of tbe Danville & Blooms burg trolley, the Danville team was taken to anil fr.sm Bloomsburg free ol charge. ' The next game of the series will be played at DeWitt's Park, Saturday af ternoon. The score: DANVILLE. R. H. O. A. E. Gosh, If.. 1110 1 Clayberger, cf. 10 10 1 Koss. 3b 0 0 2 2 112 Yerrick, 2b.. 1 0 2 0 C Hummer, c . 0 2 9 2 C Logan, 88 1 2 3 1 C Deeu, rt 0 0 0 0 C Cressinger, lb 0 17 0 8 McOloud, p 0 0 0 4 5 Totals 4 112. 25 9 1 BLOOMS BURG. R. H. O. A. E. Lewis, If 11 11 ( Price, of 0 1 8 0 t ('oilman, 3b 1 0 11 1 Rhodoinoyer, lb . 11 11 0 I Rrook, rf I 1 2 0 112 Edgar, c . 0 2 7 0 C Gillen, ss 0 0 0 1 5 Sharpless, 2b .0 1 2 4 1 Bomhoy, p .1 0 0 3 ( Totals 5 7 27 10 5 Danville 20 0 00001 I—4 Bloomsburg ... 0 01210 0 0 I—s Death of firs. Freeze. Margaret, wife ot James E. Freeze, died suddenly shortly after mid-night Monday morning at her home, No. 7:11 East Market street. She retired seemingly in her usual health about mid-night and in little over an hour later she breathed her last. The cause of death was heart trouble. The deceased was forty-five years of age. She had her share of affliction during life, although in the last nine years she seemed to enjoy good health. About nine yeirs ago she had one of her arms amputated as a result of a diseased condition of the member sup erindneed by a painful burn sustained when she was a *child of thirteen years. On Sunday she was busy with her household duties and at night sat up with her husband until nearly lS o'clock On retiring she seemed as well as usual but Mr. Freeze had scarcely fallen iuto a doze when he heard his wife oalliug and hurrying to her room fouud her already beyond help. Sho was assisted down stairs and a plysician called. Pending tbe doctor's arrival everything was done for the woman but with no avail. She passed away about 1:30 o'clock. Besides her husband Mrs. Freeze is survived by six children: Edua (Mrs. Charles Livziey), Alfred Percy, How ard. Charles, Arthur and Margaret. Mrs. Ohailes Livziey, the eldest daughter, was married last Wednesday and was at the time of death at Delhi, N. Y., on her wedding ttip. Home After Long Trip. Henry Retnpe arrived in Danville yesterday afternoon after an absence r»f nearly four months in the great west, where he was traveling in the interest of the Hempe Self-Winding ('lock. Accompanied by his wife and little son, Mr. Rempe left in March last for the Pacilio coast. The trip across the continent was a leisurely one, Mr. Rempe attending to business on the way Among the more important cities stopped at were Pittsburg, Dayton, L)., Denver, Salt Lake City, Sail Fran cisco, Oakland, Los Angeles,and other points of Southern California. Mr. Rempe and his family took in many points ot interest on the Pacific i iiast. They made an exclusion into nld Mexico and took in the Portland Exposition, after which they took a trip to Victoria on Vancouver's Island and visited the town of Vancouver, lictnrning East they came by way of Manitoba and the Great Lakes. Mr. Rempe made a very successful snp as far as business was concerned, rke trip, too, was very interesting as night be inferred from the many not ■d places visited. Mr. Rempe, how *ver, makes no secret of the fact that rom a business standpoint he was not :aptivated with the Pacific coast and hat with the experience he has gain ed he is quite couteut that his lot dial! lie among the mountains and ,alleys of Pennsylvania or adjoining States. Speaking of the Portland Fair Mr. [tempo says that although not quite >o extensive it has many of the feat ires of the World's Fair and St.. Louis Exposition, the government exhibit, especially being about the same. There is a large attendance ami the great ixlii bition is well worth a visit. JOB PRINTING The olhce of the AMERIC being furnished with a la a sort men t of job letter t fancy type and job matei generally, the Publisher nounces to the public that is prepared at all times to cute in the neatest mannei JOP> I'RINTINf Of all K Inds and Descrlpt limn I'liiiii I.ON HON ASIIPJR Oar townsman Dan M. Gurry of firm of Curry & Company lastevei returned home from a short trip abr Mr. Gurry left 'Jativille abou month ago on a trip which was dertaken solely for the benefit of health. It is seldom that a trip Europe is udertakeu under such culiar oircumatances. When he Danville Mr. Gurry had a short voyage 111 view, to Halifax and bt Hi arrived in New York just be! the steamship Finland sailed and < advised liy 112: iends to take a trip ac the Atlantic. He had just one da make up his mind and to change his plans. On tlie 10th of June as s ed 111 these colnmns accompanied his brother Kalph of Brooklyn he harked on the Finland and after uneveutful but exceedingly interest voyage he landed on the other side Mr. Gurry speaks very highly of beneficial effects of au ocean voy for a person in need of rest and di l sion. The best speed made across Atlautic is six days, but the Finl is one ot the slower vessels and quires nine days to make the voyi Mr. Cuiry was after the ooean voy alone and had intended after a davs in London,to retaru by the sa boat. He thought better of the mat however, and before reaching the c er side decided to prolong his 112 somewhat and journey to Paris an< take in the sights of that gay c Arriving in Loudon on Monday, Ji 19th, the remainder of the week spent in taking in the sights of 1 ancient city. The path followed * that taken generally by tourists, cept that Mr. Garry and his party a lucky circumstance were permit to make a tour of the dungeons uc the Tower of London, which is a pi ilege not accorded to all tourists. The week following was s]ient Paris. It is not necessary to enutnei all the places in the latter oity visi by Mr. Gurry and his brother. Suf it to say they were thoroughly lightened as to all the points of ini est and saw everything that any pi tical wide awake American wo consider worth seeing. The retaru trip across the Atlai was made in the steamship Fredei de Grosse, also a nine day vessel, voyage in every respect proving as jo.yatile as that on theuutgolug ves Mr. Gurry has been immensely be fitted by his ocaan voyage, his fne »ll agreeing that he looks 50 per oe better than when he left Danvilli mouth ago. He states that he practically recovered. Only 274 Dogs are Assessed. The two dogs which attacked lk Dietrich of Miltou, who is visiting this city on Tuesday,paid the pena with their lives, the Chief of Pol patting one out of the way and nvner despatching the other. Thus two dogs,which were a men o the public are out of the way. 1 here are others. If any person judgment were asked how many d hero are in Danville he would be ow the mark if he said one thousa He would more likely say there w welve hundred dogs in Danville i hat would be more like it. lu view of this the astounding r elation is made that but two hund »nd forty seven dogs in Danville issessed. Whether this deplorable st jf aiTairs is dae to carelessness on 1 ,»art of assessors or misrepresentat iml deception on the part of own )f dogs will not be discussed here, is enough to state that scacely a sti in Danville is found where it is i mown that many dogs are owned which no tax is paid. Assuming t. )verv man who owns a valuable t ias no wish to conceal the fact t would nnhesitatiiigly pay the tax juired by law it follows that the ( erence between some 250 dogs asses ind at least a thousand known to st or about 750 are canines of the 1 aluable sort, if not worthless dogt This is a fearful burden for a to >f this size to carry. No wonder t ino is confronted at every turn by neaking cur which threatens to 1 •r actually does bite without the It irovoestion. Council will probably take some lion both to prevent persons fiom ng bitten and iusure the payment ax on dogs. Othei towns are hav lie same problem relating to dogs solve. Neither is the present the 112 imo t' at the matter was agitated Danville. In City Hall a iarge collection log tags are stored away, which rev nemories of the years 1894 aud 1 when a dog catcher was employed i lie town was shaken from center •ircuinference ii an effort to regul lie dog uasianct In those yeais » /ery canine for wh i tax had been paid wore on his n i bronze tag bearing the name of own, the dog's number and the y ogethei with the words, "Dog Ta Phe canines found without the nei ary tag were of course those for w IO tax was paid and they were t n hand by the dog catcher. They itlier redeemed and put on the li irotected respectable dogs or they mt to death by the dog catcher. The plan must have resulted in ling the town ot a good many woi ess curs. Eliminating the dog cat r altogether the use of the tags heory would seem to be all right i t might be proper lor some of the liners to explain why after two yt t was abandoned.