Borne Paper ——For lie Hone Ihe circulation ot this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you to advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR DK. IRVING H. JENNINGS, DEMIST. — Office llotirt >A. M.to VI M WJ, Mill Si.. I I'. M to U V. M Danville. I'a. 425 MILL ST., DANVIM.K, PA. Diseases of the Stomach and Intestine? Specialty DR. C. H. REYNOLDS, DENTIS— T-288 Mill St.. - Danville. Pa. Dentistry 'nh 1 1 it* branches. Charge Moderate .nl ill v ork <inar*uteed Establish*-! IS»2 COSIHiXSEI) XHWS. There are j;ist as gocd deer on the mountains as ever have been shot. Eternal vin i I unco on the pait of the pare food commissioners is necessary. The disposition of all centers of population is to unite, thus securing to themselves the prestige of number?. Joseph Lechner is doing the ilutub iug iu the new Evans building at Ber wick. At this time of year tie average citizen is long on Cnnstmas „;ft ex pectations and bliort on tlie neiessary filthy locre with which to purchase them It is the K>rl who marri> s a rough diamond who often Rets the most teal diamonds to wear. Congressmen are preparing for the annual pilgrimage to the national "®pital. County school teachers »re locking forward to the pleasures and profits ot ttie annual institute. A young daughter Iris arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. frank Geringer, oear the Fair Ground. The movement to save Niagara Falls from destruction is gaining headway dail v. Only se\en counties iu the State have not asked the prescribed aid to build good roads. Now prepare to give thanks. There are few who have not been ble-sed in •ome practical way. E D. Pentz it having a flag stone gidewalk I«id in front of 11:s new home on East M tiioning street Prince Charles having accepted the crown of Norway and given his nrde s for a si* a>id seven-eigt ts crown, the new little kingdom can siinggls down in the corn' r of Europe an l be qaii t ly forgotten by its ueighb u- who have troubles cf their o«u. Reapportionment should be just, let the repr'MUta* ves fall wlnre iliey will. People who ivawl under railway gates at cr ss n_:s ami pas-i around the cars, do so at own ri-k. There Is too uiucm ot it;s car; li oness in this city. The state game commissioner has his hands full these davs, as viola tions of the law are frequent. The Russian Hebrew relief fond has reached sf>oo,ooo. Reports from Canada are to the ef feot that the people are already enjoy ing sleighing and other winter sport- 1 . Mrs. Astor, as the recogDized queen of New York society, has cut down the Four Hundred to eighty-one, in cluding herself and her husband. And the published list does not contain the names of the richest men in New York, either. The people should heartily second •every effort to kill the San Jose scale. Norway's King will start in at a ■alar; of #200,000 a jear. It the re ferendum had chosen a President, he -would have been expected to serve for taboot |25,000, and be glad to get it. Yellow fever is gradually 'lying out io the sooth, but the health authori ties have had a splendid opportunity to prove their ability to c ntrol the •epidemic. President Roosevelt's message, which aa said to be a little longer than usual, ■will be submitted to Uongress on Dec *mber 5. These are the d»ss when ihe rum mage sal • hold-i sway r, gariiiess of the const queij' es. Royal Baking Powder is made of Grape Cream of Tartar. Absolutely Pure Makes the food more Wholesome and Delicious. ' "THIS CO! NTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." OL. 51—NO 47 BOROUGH SOLONS IS SESSION The Boiough Oouucil Friday night went on record as being nnavertably opposed to ttie granting of any addi tional light during tho present year, riiere has be< u scarcely a meeting since tbe Borough has installed its own plant that there have not bom requests for more light. Dr. Sweisfort reported that the resi dents of West Mahouiug street are making a strong plea for more light. Mr. Jacobs stated that there is a necessity for light ou Waluut street, which for a distance of three iqoares is wholly w-ithout light. Mr. Reifsnyder thought the increase ot seventeen arc lights installed with the municipal plan*: ought to prove sufficient for oue year—that our town at present i 9 better illumiuated than many neighboring towns,eveu such an important place as Altoona. Muni cipal light, he said, is an experiment and the desire is to show that the Bor ough with its own plant can light its streets better and cheaper than they were before, when the contract for lighting was given out. If Council goes beyond a reasonable limit, how ever, and undertakes to flood every corner witn light it will bo imposs ible to demonstrate a saving and the mo't important object that the Bor ough had iu view will uot be accom plished. He begged, therefore,that no lights be installed until after the ex piration of a year from the installa tion of the Borougti plant. At the opeuiog of the following year it will bo time enough to oonsider the mat ter. The members generally fell in with Mr. Reifsnyder's view and no action was taken looking to the in stallation of any extra lights. A commuuicatiou was received from R. H. Koch, President of the Dan ville & Bloomsburg Electric Railway which set forth that the trolley track on Bloom street between A street and the Eastern line of the Borough is becom ing daugerous owing to the Borough's not providing the uecessAry drainage and the proper grading outside the rails. The track, Council was remind ed, was laid to the grade given by the Borough Engineer and under Council's supervision. Under the circumstances. Council was asked to give the matter its immediate attention. The above communication was re ferred to the Committee ou Streets and Bridges. A communication was received from Horace C. Bloe, Count? Commission ers' Clerk, stating that at tho meting of the Hoard held October 28 a resolu tion was adopted sitting forth that the Commissioner-, of Montour county had signed a petition asking that the Borough Council pave a portion of Eist M »rket street-, with the uuder st mdiug that over two-thirds of the property owners had already signed or had consented to sign ; also that the Commissioners have since beeu in formed that the latter is not the case It was therefore, resolved, that the Clerk be instructed to ask Council that the Commissioners' names be stricken from said petition until such time as two thirds or more of said property owners shall have signed the same. No action was takon on the com munication. Mr. Reifsnyder reported that he had received a request from the School Board for an incaudescent light at the northern entrance to the First Ward school building facing E«st Mahoning street, which ender the present dis tribution of light is a very dark cor ner. Ou motion of Mr. Goeser the above request was referred to the Committee on Light. On motion of Mr. Goeser it was ordered that every load of coal that is unloaded at the Water Works be weigh ed and a separate record of it kept, which must be returned to Council. The following members were pres ent: Reifsnyder, Vastine, Hughes, Boyer, Dietz, Goeser, Law, Sweisfort and Jacobs. The following biHs were approved for payment: WATER DEPARTMENT. Freight on Coal . $> 24.30 Regular Employes 137.00 Freight on Pipe 9.00 Franklin Boyer 6.75 Reading Iron Co 9.73 P. & R. Coal & Iron Co 155.25 T. W. Reifsnyder 96.14 Harry B. Patten 20.00 | Ren-seiner Mfg. Co .. 94 HO A. M. Peters " 8.73 ■ Hauling Coal ... ... ... 82-fil | Labor ou Water Extension .. . 74.57 BOROUGH DEPARTMENT. I R. J. Pegg | 13.87 J. H. Kase & Co 1.70 Labor and Hauling 5<?.04 Franklin Boyer 2.83 j Libor on Light 9 00 ! Regular Employes 115.00 Appointed Associate Judge. I Governor Peunypacker yesterday ap ! pointed Charles A Wagner of Lime stone township to be Associate Judge lof Montour Comity until the first Monday in January, 1907, vice S Y. I Thompson, deceased. The appointment seems to meet with ; universal approval. Mr. Wagner is not | only an intelligent,conscientious man jof broad and liberal ideas, but also a substantial and energetic citizen, the 1 owner of several of the finest farms in ! Montour County acquired through his own efforts Mr. Wagner will probably tske his seat during the special court that will be held today. NEW PASTOR J The Rev. Joseph E. Guy officiated Sunday for the first time at the Shi loh Reformed church, and preached two eloquent and helpful sermons. Rev. Guy's 1 ist charge was at Sliep herdstown, West Virginia. The Dis patch,of that place, has the following to say when Rev. Guy catne to this city: "Rev. Joseph E. Guy, who io eitly resigned the pastorate of the Reform ed Church HI Sheperdstowu to accept a call from Danville, Pa , left here yesterday with his wife, and after I spending some time iu Baltimore will take up the work of his new charge. Rev. Mr. Guy and his wife have some very warm frieuds in this community who greatly regiet their departure, and they will b> missed by all our people. We hope they may tiud their new home a congenial and happy one anil assure them they will be remem bered here most kiudly." Rev. Guy is a young inati with a fiue appearance and a pleasing person ality. The fine weather yesterday brought out large congregations at both tho morning and eveuing ser vices. Appropriate music was rend ered by the choir. Rev. and Mrs. Guy both expressed themselves as beiug very well pleased with their reception in Danville. At the morning service R j v. Guy took as his theme "The Example of Christ," preachiug Ins sermon from the text: Peter, 2:21, ' For hereunto were ye called because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example that we sltoald follow his steps." Rev. Guy sail that Christianity is not a mere code of morals, uor an abstract theory of theologiaus. but it is pre sented to us iu the human form of Jesus Christ the living embodiment of the doctrines which He revealed. He is the example for all his followers. It is a false view of Christianity when men olace Christ so high that they dare not draw near Him,aud make their lives the pattern of Christ's life. To so exalt Jesus is to degrade Him. It shows an iguorance of his life and character. Jesus in his essential per sonality is with us as fully and as clearly as he was when lie entered the homes of the Publicans and Sinners. We honor Christ only wtieu we make his life, his teachings, his mind, the potent factor iu our lives. Jesus can impart to us nothing so grand,nothing so inspiring as his own mind,and only in the degree that we clothe ourselves | with his divine excellencies, only in that degree are we following his steps. Patient self-denial, earnest eudeavor for the glory of God and the salvation of our fellow meu,hearty co-operatiou with every effort to advance the king dom of God on earth, these prepare us lor the life that is to come, when those who have followed his sneps shall be changed into his likeness. At the evening service Rev. Guy took as his text, Romans, 8: 9, "Now if any man have not the spirit of Christ, he is none of His" The theme of his discourse was"The Real Chris tians. " Rev. Guy said, a simple answer to this question "How may professing Christians exhibit the spirit of Christ and evince that they are really his would be, by heartily imitating his example in efforts to save men and glorify God." This covers the whole range of Christiau doctrines and duty. If we have the spirit of Christ, we will be earnestly absorbed in doing the will of God. Yet how seldom it is imagined that to be a follower of Christ,involves the same spirit of self denial that actuates him. Professing Christians think too much of present ease and mere worldly arguments,for getting that with respect to these "he that taketli not up his cross daily and followeth Me, can not be my dis ciple." The joys of conquest are the joys of Christians. They must look for couflict, victory aud triumphant joys. Having the spirit of Christ involves personal responsibility. Christ never thought of self. He gave up home in h -aven, adoration of angels, a throne of glory. Whether the duty required was easy or difficult, it mattered not. Christ never excused self because oth ers were engaged in his work. Unto the end fie acted out his own personal responsibility. If all men felt this aud this spirit prevailed in their hearts, the dawn of greater conquests for Christ would open up. Each would do his duty and do it now. Parents, Sunday School teachers,temperance advocates, would each do what he oould, g' v e what he could and do it now. The spirit of Christ also leads one to see his relationship to his Master. The Friend of Sinners would be the Christians' friend. The morning star ; would cast the everlasting beams up lon the Christians. The all sufficient ■ sacrifice should inspire the Christian to a like self-denial. The sweetest of all lives is the life that gives of itself I to the encouragement of others. ■ 40(1 Pupils Must Leave School. Instructions were Tuesday received | by the Pottsville Board of Health from the State Commissioner of Health.Dr. ! Samuel G. Dixon, that 400 pupils of ! the public schools there are improper ly vaccinated and must he ordered ' home until the vaccine physician can ! declare them immune. Some parents j say they will cut shutt their children's education if Dr. Dixon insists upon vaccination. DAN'V I LEE. I'A.. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28. IJMIS, POMONA (RANGE ELECTS OFFICERS Au important meeting of Pomona Grange, of Montour aud Northumber land counties, at which officers wero elected for ttie ensuing year, was held at trie Grange Hall at Strawberry Kidge yesterday. Eighty persons, about tweuty-five of whom were from Northumberland coonty, attended the sessions. The Grange convened at 10 o'clock with Master of Pomona Grange, Charles V. Amerinan, in the chair. The hearing of the reports of the differeut officers occupied the time until noon, when a recess was taken. The most important business of the afternoon session was the election of officers for the ensaing year, which re sulted as follows: Master of Pomona Grange, Charles V. Amerman ; Overseer, A. H. Litch ard ; Lecturer, J. W. Lowrie ; Steward, J. A. Eschbach; Assistant Steward, Calvin Derr ; lady Assistant Steward, Mrs. Calvin Derr; Chaplain, William Mills; Treasurer, Nathan Beoker; Sec retary, Harvey Zones; Gate Keeper, C. A. Wagner; Seeress, Mrs. Montgo mery ;Pomona, Mrs. Charles Billmeyer ; Flora, Mrs. M. L. Martin. During the afternoon the fifth degree was conferred upon six candidates. The Grange adjourned at 4 o'clock to meet in Danville on the third Wednes day in February. During the course of the meeting several subjects of interest to the mem bers of the Grange were discussed. The rural telephone was very favora bly commented upon and was spoken of as a tine institution and a great con venience. The Montour and Northum berland Fire Insurance Company was discussed and proved to be in a pro gressive condition. One of the most enjoyable features of the day was the excellent dinner that was prepared by the ladies of the Strawberry Ridge Grange for the Po moia. The dinner was served iu the Grange Hall and was voted a culinary success by all who partook thereof. Interesting Case Before Court. Pursuant to adjournment on Wed nesday of last week Court will oon veqe at 9 a. m. today with Judge Staples on the bench. Some miscellaneous matters will be disposed of but the principal business on hand will be the hearing of a cita tion between the Poor Districts of Limestone and West Hemlock town ships. The point involved is the liabil ity of West Hemlock township under the Act of April 6, 1905, to support the wife of John Sees, who is at pres ent doing time in tlw county prison for an attempt to break jail. Mrs. Sees has been deprived of her husband's support since early last summer when he was arrested on the strength of her statemeut accusing him of causing the death of their child. The necessities of the case being urgent the Poor Overseers of Lime stone township afforded some relief but tliev deny tnat the support of the woman under the law devolves upon their township aud hold that her legal settlement is in West Hemlock town ship. it is urged that Sees by frequent re movals has never established a legal residence iu the county or elsewhere which entitles him to maintenance and subjects the township to his support. In such casea au effort will be made to show that the township in which the father has a legal settlement is liable for the support of the sou when relief is needed. The father in this case resides iu West Hemlock town ship, which will of course offer resist euoe. The law will no doubt be very thoroughly thrashed over and the pro ceedings will prove not only interest ing but very instructive. Aged Lady Breaks Arm. A very serious accident befell Mrs Sarah A. Morgan,who resides ou East Market street, Sunday morning, which resulted iu a compound fracture of the right arm. Mrs. Morgan was carrying ashes from her home to the rear of the gar den aud was treading a brick walk, when in some manner—just how she is unable to relate—she lost her bal ance and fell heavily to the ground In falling she threw out her right arm to catch herself and her whole weight came upon that member, doubling it up beneatn her body. Her calls for assistance quickly brought her daughter-in-law, Mrs. William Morgan* to hei aid. Dr. New baker was summoned, and found that the lady had sustained a compound fracture of the right lower arm, both bones being broken. Mrs. Morgan is very advance! in years and the knitting of tlio bones will therefore be a long aud tedious matter. Mrs. Morgan about two years ago sustained a severe sprain in the right arm from the effects of which she had never fully recovered. Fire Burned a Year Is Now Out. Officials of the Enterprise mines roar Sliamokin, which have been on (ire over a year, now beli< vo the blaze ; to be out. W. L. Council & Company, of Scranton, own the mines, and it is estimated that coal worth 1100,000 lias been consumed. A. P. Baker Critically 111. A. P. Baker, of liush township,who has been critically ill for some time, suddenly became worse last evening. Mr. Baker is seventy-five years of age. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Arthur Davis, track foreman ou the Hloomsburg-Millville trolley line, speut Sunday with his family in this city. Mrs. James D. Kramer, of Pitts burg, arrived Saturday eveuing for a visit at the home of tier parents, Mr. ami Mrs. G. Fred Smith, Mill street. Anthony Schott, of Selinsgrove, spent Sunday with relatives in this city. Robert Mapstone, of Sunbury. hj)eut Sunday with his mother on Bloom street. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rogers,ot Sun bury, spent Sunday with relatives in this city. Richard Geesey, of Sunbury, spent Sunday with frieuds iu this city. C. A. Sidler, Esq , of. Sunbory, was a visitor ic this city yesterday. Hon. Charles B. Staples arrived in this city la6t evening fio n Blooius burg. H. L. DeWitt returned last evening from a several days' hunting trip to the White Deer Mountains. Mrs. Walter D. Green and Miss Edith Porsel, of Buffalo, are vi.»iting at the home of William G. Pur-el. West Market street. Mis. Rebecca Eberhart. of Asbury Park, is a guest at the home of Hugh Pursel. Mowrey 6treet. Will McOoy spent last evenitig at Bloomsbnrg. Edgar Messersmith returned to Potts ville yesterday, after a two weeks' visit at the home of his parents at Washiugtonville. Ben Rogers left yesterday for a trip to Carlisle. Curtis Miucemoyer, of Strawberry Ridge, R. F. D., No. 1, was a visitor in this city yesterday. John R. Roto, of Harrisburg, called ou friends in this city yesterday. Rev. and Mrs. S. B. Evatiß called on friends in Sunbury yesterday after noon. O. R. Harris, of Sunbury, was in this city for a few hours yesterday morning. Amos Vastine spent yesterday after nooa in Sunburv. Removed to Penitentiary. Sheriff George Maiers and party who took David Barrett, Elmer Halderman and John Seitz to trie peuitentiaiy on Monday returned home yesterday morning. The prisoners who were sentenced by Judge Staples last week, were all safely landed in the Eastern Penitentiary—David Barrett to serve twelve years for assault and battery with intent to rob and assault and bat tery with intent to kill: Elmer Hald erman. to serve six years for assault and battery with intent to rob and John Seitz to serve two years for con veying instruments to prisoners to aid them in making escape. The party left Danville on the 7 :53 P. & R train Monday morning and made the trip to Philadelphia without incident. None of the prisoners for a moment lost, their bravado and not withstanding the gloomy prospects be fore them seemed light-hearted aud cheerful. Barrett, who had been pardoned out of the peniteutiary as late as last spring after a long term of imprison ment, was the only one of the three who had any adequate idea of what "separate aud solitary confinement at labor" really implies. As soon as he entered the penitentiary he was warm ly greeted ou every side by those who had formed his acquaintance during his former imprisonment. Sheriff Maiers had as his assistants during the trip Joseph H. Kuhus, of Anthony township; D. B. Heddens and John Cooper of this city. Rev. Arney Installed. Rev. W. J. Arney, who succeeds Rev. A. B. llerr as pastor of the Pres byterian churches at Pottsgrove and Mooresburg, was formally installed Tuesday afternoon and evening. The installation at Pottsgrove took place Tuesday afternoon. The services were held at 2:30 o'oloak, the cozy Presbyterian church being filled on the occasion. The sermon was deliv ered by the Rev. George H. Heming way, D. D. ,of Bloomsburg; the charge to the Pastor, by the Rev. W. T. L. Kiefter, D. D., of Milton, and the charge to the people, by the Rev. Mr. Foster, of Watsontown. The installation at Mooresburg took place at 7 :30 p. m., the Presbyteriau church at that place also being well filled. Rev. Dr. Hemingway preach ed the sermon. Rev. W. C. McCor mai k, D. D., of this city, delivered the charge to the pastor and Rev. S. V. Bedickiau of Washiugtonville, the charge to the people. The services were very interesting,the musio being a feature woithy of espeoial mention. At the close a reception to the pastor and Mrs. Arney was held in the lect ure room of the church. Refreshments j were served. The present is the first time that a ]Mitur wai ever iustalled at the | Mo. reihurg Presbyterian church, j Heretofore the pastor installed at Pottsgrove merely supplied Moores- : bu i g. Rev. A. H. Herr accepted a call at i Halstead aud left for that field last \ July. Rev. W. J. Arney, the new j pastor,formerly filled a charge at Port Allegheny. He is a married man with several grown-up children and will reside at Pottsgrove. I'WIMUi The fortieth annual Teachers' In stitute of Montour County, will open MoDdav, December 4th in tlie High School room, and cont>nae until Fri ll, iy, December Bth. The following Institute committers have been appointed by Oounry Sup erintendent Derr: Executive. Charles \V. IVrr, U. L. Gordy and J. W. Tay lor ; Resolutions,M. C. Madden, Bertha Sohell, E A. Coulter, Katheryn Wag ner an I Tiilie .James; Auditor-', Chailos Hartman,Mabel Robinson and Edwin Foust; Enrolling Clerks,Llovd Krnmm and Goy Mowrey.Tirae Keep ers, E. D. Sohnuie and Clyde Taylor. A program,which cornea fully op to the standard set in former years, has been arranged, and is given in full be low. MONDAY, DECEMBER 4th. Enrollment, Court House, 10 a. m. to 12 m. 2 O'CLOCK P. M. S.ssions in High School Auditorium Invocation, Rev. J. E. Hutchison Mnsic Institute. Some Underlying Principles in Teaching, Charles H. Albert. Music, D N. Dieffenbacher. Tiie Raal Purpose of the School, L E. McGinnes. TUESDAY, DECEMBER sth, !)a. m Chapel, liev. Joseph E. Guy. Tiie Central Thought in Literature in all the Grades, L. E. McGiunes luterinission. Music, D. N. Dieffenbacher. Underlying Principles, continued, Charles H. Albert. 1:30 O'CLOCK P. M. Music, Institute. The Order of Elementary Instruc tion. Charles H. Albert. Intermission. Music, D. N. Dieffenbacher. The Concrete iu Moral Training, L. E. McGinnes. * WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6th, 9 a. m. Chapel, Rev. John Sherman. Intermission. Musio (Instruction), D. N. Dieffju bacher. Five Important Steps iu the Teach ing Process, Charles H. Albert. The Nature ofe the Teaching Process, R. M. McNeal. 1:30 O'CLOCK P. M. Music, Institute. Map Drawing —What? How'/ When? Charles H. Albert. lutermissiou. Musio, D. N. Dieffenbacher. School Government, R. M. McNeal. THURSDAY.DECEMBER 7th,9 a m Chapel, Rev. C. D. Lerch. Primary Pupils Profitably Employ ed, L. E. McGinnes. Intermission. Music, D. N. Dieffenbacher. Five Important Phases of Education, Charles H. Albert. 1:30 O'CLOCK P. M. Music, Institute. Commercial Geography, Chaihs H. A Ibert. Intermission. Music, D. N. Dieffenbacher. Points From a Superintendent's Note Book, L. E. McGiunes. FRIDAY, DECEMBER Bth, 9 a. m. Chapel, C. F. Johnson. Hold Your Ground, L. E. McGiuues. Music, D. N. Dieffenbacher. Intermission. Report of Committees. Learning Obedience, Charles H. Albert. Fifty Years of Wedded Life. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Good, who re side on Bloom roail iu Mahoning town ship, yesterday celebrated their fif tieth wedding auniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Good are among our most wide ly known and highly esteemed resi dents. Their golden wedding aroused a good deal of iuterest iu the neigh borhood and congratulations were showered upon them. Pleasant addresses suitable to the occasiou were made by Rev. Joseph E. Guy, Rev. C. D. Lerch and Miss uouisa Rudy. Recitations were ren dered by Edna and Alda Shultz A number of handsome presents were received by Mr. and Mrs. Good, which were most highly appreciated and will be treasured as mementoes of the gold en wedding. A sumptuous dinner was served. Among those present were: Mrs Daniel F, Rudy, Mrs. John J. Smith aud Miss Louisa Rudy, of Sunbury ; Mr. aud Mrs. Hugh D. Quick,of Rup ert; Mrs. Alfred Low, of Cutawisea; Rev. Joseph E. Guy and wife, Rev. □harles D. Lerch,William L. Gouger, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Miller, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Krumm.Mr. and Mrs. James Shultz, Mr. aud Mrs. Harvey Shultz. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Siiultz, Misses Edna and Alda Shultz, Mrs. Laura Krumni.Mrs. Elias Lyon.Mr. aud Mrs. Michael Breckhill, Mrs. Susan Col", Mrs. W. C. Heller, Mrs. Ross Haruer, Mrs. Hannah Morrison, Mrs. Philip Keller, Mrs. Anthony Diehl, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Bennett, of Danville. firs. J. S. Simonton. Mrs. Simonton, wife of Rev. J. S. Simonton, formerly pastor of Grove Presbyterian church, but who is now preaching at Collinsvills, N. Y.. spent Sundav iu this city as the guest of Mrs. Boyd, Bloom street. Her daugh ter, Miss Elizabeth Simontou, arrived in this city Monday and accompanied her mother home. The boy who loafs around a pool room, smoking cigarettes, will become the man who sits on the courthouse coping cursing fortune for passing him by. ESTABLISHED CN 1855 JT li'SH ZION SYNAGOGUE The Jewish congregation of this city ou Friday evening at its teuiple will oelebrate with the regular Sabbath ! evening service the commemoration of ; the 250 th anniversary of the settlement | of the Jews in the Uuited States. Pre parations have been made for a most impressive service. The best taient have promised their active aid and public spjaKers of renown aud clergy men well known will help to make the service a success, while beside ttie us ual Temple choir, Mrs James Scarlet will sing one or two The Key ! stone Doable Male Quartette will al so sing, composed of Messrs. J. W. Swarts. Joseph Ephliu, 0. C. Ritter, Jacob Aten, Leonard Fonlk, W. R. | Rishel.O. R. Schilling aud Jesse Shan non. Rabbi Joseph Zeisler has the affair in hand and will conduct the services, to which the general public is cordial ly invited. The program for the evening will be: The regular Sabbath eveuing ser vice, conducted by the Rabbi and aid ed by the regular Temple choir °s far as to the Adoration. Hymns by a double quartette of citi zeue. Invocation of the commemoration service by the Rev. Dr. M. fj. Shindel, pastor of the Pino Street Lutheran church. Hymns by a double quartette. "Historical Outline of the Jewish Emigration to the United States and their Present Activity,'' by Habbi Jo seph Ziesler. Solo by a gifted lady singer. Address by Hon. James Scarlet. Hymns by a double quartette of citi zens. Address by the Rev. E. B. Dunn, pastor of the Uuited Evangelical church. Hymns by a double quartette of citi zens. Continuation of the Sabbath even ing service, by the Rabbi aided by the Temple choir. Congregation aud choir joining in "My Country 'tis of Thee." Benediction by the Rev. John Sher man,pastor of the First Bantist church. The address by Rabbi Joseph Zeisler will give historical data,to show that Jews accompanied Columbus in his voyage of discovery and that the ex penses were defrayei by the money of Jews. Their traditions run back to the earliest days of oar country's his tory and so they claim they are in the strictest sense of the term, to be class od as American pioneers aud as active participants in the upbuilding of our nation. It will be an evening of interesting data of their early privileges aud re strictions, the emigration of Jews to this Srate aud also to this city, their charitable institutions and philanthro pic laws.their activity in the fields of Science, Art, Literature aud the learn ed professions, their stau ling in com merce and Manufacture and iu the financi»l world and their stait aud future in the field of agriculture. Iu accordance wrih the resolution oarried at the Ministerial meeting held by the olergy of this city at the rooms of the Y. M. C. A. last Monday, Nov ember 20th, to the effect that a Thanks giving collection be taken up in the churches of the differeut denomina tions on the occasion of the services preceding the Thanksgiving day, Rab bi Zeisler has decided to call for a nickel contribution at this service which collection will be presented by the Rabbi as au offering of his Temple at the Union Thanksgiving service held uuder the auspices of the Minis terial Association,of which the Rabbi is a member. The Thanksgiving offer ings are then presented to the Ladies Benevolent Association of this city. It will be an evening of uplifting aud prayer. No special invitations will be issued, everybody is welcome. S<r vices at 7 p- m. Raising Trees for Ties. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has a small army of agriculturists at work planting trees on the various tracts of land which the company is converting into forests. It is the in tention to put iu about 800,000 trees each year. This spring 200 000 trees were planted.which leaves about 600,- OGO yet to be nlauted. The company has been planting trees since 1902. So far there has been planted 477.295 trees. The places where the forest are to be are at Vineyard, (Jnarryville, Ponieroy Atgleu,Vintage, Yeainau, Kinzer.Salunga.Middletown, all of the Philadelphia division, aud Newton, Newport, Hamilton, aud Eyre, on the middle division. The annual consumption of ties ou the Pennsylvania Railroad system east of Pittsburg aud Erie,for repairs only, is about 3,000,000. the latter being about the average quantity used every year for repairs iu the past teu years. To this should be added 500,000 used annually for new work. At the pre sent rate of consumption the available supply of the present timoer used, es pecially white oik and yellow piue, will be depleted to a serious degree before many years, aud that the time is now ripe for the railroads to con sider the question of what coarse they are to parsue in the future. In order to supply the entire needs it is figured that the continuous use of 152 square miles of grouud would be required. Hunting stories are more plentiful than game. JOB PRINTING The offie ; of the AMERICAN being furnished with a )arge assortment of job letter and fancy type and job material generally, the Publisher an nounces to the public tnat he is prepared at all times to ex ecute in the neatest manner. JOB PRINTING Ofall Kinds and Description FOlill VF.ARS I«_ THE sivy Edward F. Reyuolds, Esq., luks ra tal tied to Dauville after serving a four years' enlistment iu Uncle Sam'a Navy. He has seen a large part of the globe and has had a rich and varied experience. His four years' absenoe has wrought but little change. He is looking exceedingly well indicating that life in the Navy agrees with him. Mr. Reynolds enlisted as a machin ist. He on various vessels and with the exception nf «ix months spent on tha North Atlantic, during his en listment lie was croising on the wat ers of the Asiatic Station. The latter Statiou embraces not only Chinese and Japanese waters bat also the Philip pine Inlands. What adds especial interest to Mr. Reynold's experience in the Navy ia the faot that he was stationed in the Far East during the great conflict be tween Japan and Rassia. His veasei was within five miles of Port Arthor and inside of the firing line while tha dreadful bombardment was on iu which the Japanese reduced that well nigh impregnable fortress. He is there fore one of the comparatively few eye witnesses that exist of the greatest Naval feat ever performed in history. Mr. Reynolds among other interest ing out of the way places visited Vlad ivostok, the port which formed a bone of contention between the Japanese and Russians. His description of the plaoe, which no attempt will be made to reproduce here, is very interesting, the population being a mixed on\ In which Americans are a rising and ag gressive element. Oar town-man kept a diary while in the Navy,which will prove of in ere*,! to his friends and of valuo to himself as time wears on. Whether in storm or calm, whether in days of mouotony or wheu stirring scenes were witness ed every event was faithfully chroni cled each day. At tlw expiration of his enlistment, Mr. Reynolds wis Chief Machinist. He lias not yet decided whether he will re-enlist or uot. The Spring Inspectien. Preparations are already under way among the companies of the National Guard of Pennsylvania for the anuual spring inspection, which for thy local company will occur early this year and be particularly rigid. The 1906 spring inspections will be gin Janaurv 15th, and the 12th will ba the first regiment of the brigade to be inspected, which indicate'' that Com pany F will be inspected very soon after the middle of January. While the orders for the inspection 'nave not as yet been received by Cap tain Gearhart, it is known, fro:n tha general disposition to raise the stand ard of efficiency in the Guar 1, that the approaching inspection will be the most rigid in the history of the crgan ization. Especial attention is to be given to the knowledge and duties of the non-commissioned officers Here tofore the appointments of such was made, iu most cases, because of per sonal favoritism, but now they will receive their appointments only after a most rigid competitive examination. This step has bee i taken, as it has been shown repeatedly that the strength of a military organization de pends almost eutirtly upon the effici ency of its noncommissioned offloers. The inspection will follow out tba line of squad duty as was shown in the inspection of last Spriug. For this rea»ou every noncommissioned officer will have to he conversant with all the doties of a squad leader, aud be able to drill such in its eutirety. The inefficiency in guard duty at the recent inspection at Camp was prob ably caused by too much attention be ing given to the changes in the regn iations. This failure mast be rpotified it the coming inspection, at whioh time guard duty will divide the atten tion of the itispe ting officer. Tne attendance at drills throughout the State has be ti v ry lax and has caused the company se much worriment that the niatt»r has been taken up by Adjtfant Gen»r*l Stuart, with the result that re-ent orders show that absentees will be summarily dealt with. The local company has been ordered to drill twice a we^k—Tuesday and Thursday eveuinas tiutil further notice. The company has recently lost two corporals, Horace Halin, who en listed in the Uniti'd States Army and Theodore G Fischer, whose enlist ment lias expired. These vacancies must be filled before inspection. The command is also short tour men from the maximum strength. These will be reoruited, as it is the desire of the local commandei that Company F have its full quota on the floor the night of inspection. No Snow Heavier Than Ohe Inch. George Haituian. of Reading, who has a reputation as a weather prophet, predicts that there will be no snow fall this wiut r heavier than one inch. As the basis for this belief he said: "It is rate that we have a sum mer iu this climate that nroduoes two crops of vegetables Such was the summer of 1905. Wheu it occurs tt is followed by a mild winter. The sum mer of 1877 produced two crops of vegetables and there was very little suow the next wiu'er. The weather this winter will bo very similar to that of H8 years a«o." Only the successful hunters are heard trom. The other fellows aren't saying a word.
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