LOCAL TIMETABLES DANVILLE AND BLOOMSBURG STREET RAILWAY CO. Leave Danville 6 00, (>.40, 7.30, B'2o 9.10. 10.00, 10.50. 11.40 a. in , I*®o, 1.20,2.10,3.00,3.50, 4.40, 5.30, H. 20, 7.10, 8.00, 8.50, 9.40. 10.30, 11.20 p. in. Leave Bloonisbnrg 6.00, 6 40, ■ 3.1, 8 2H, 9 13, 10.03. 10.53, 11.43 a. in.. 12.33, 1.23, 2.13, 3.03, 3.53, 4.43. 5 33, 6 23, 7.13, 8.03, 8.53, 9.43, 10.33, 11.20 p. in. First car Sunday morning 7.30. Last oar. 11.20 at night goes to Grova uia only. Win. R. Miller, Superintendent. pKNN A. R. R IiAST EST« 7.11 A. M 00 A - Ml lo> i7 •• 12.10 P. M 8.21 P. M 4 ! 5.50 " 751 SUNDAYS 10,17 A.M. 4.31 P.M. D. L. W R R CAST. WEST. 7.07 A. M. M " 10.19 " 12.44 P. M. i.'ll P. M 4.'38 •' 548 " 9.10 SUNDAYS 7 07 A. M. 12 44 P rt. 1 48 P. M 9.10 PHI LA READING R. R. MORTH. SOUTH. 7.58 A.M. 11.23 A.M. 156 P. M. 6.85 P. M. BLOOM STREET r.56 A. M. 11.21 A. M. 1.88 P. M 6.33 P. M, PMffIMS OF FOEESTRy LAWS The fire on Montonr Ridge, which has prevailed during two days past, has suggested some facts relative to the Forestry Laws, which it would be well enough for everyone to know. This is especially true in view of the fact, that.if any credence is to be giv en to stories, the fire in question was wantonly started by a crowd of boys. Detectives to ferret out and bring to punishment persons firing timber land ■hall be aDpointed by the County Com missioners, expense?, which shall not exoeed 1500 in a single county for one year, to be paid one-half by the coun ty and one-half by the State. Arrest of persous reasonably suspect ed of violating or being about to violate the Forest and Timber Laws may be made on view and without warrant. County Commissioners, who after being called opon by the Commission ers of Forestry shall fail to appoint detectives to ferret out and bring to punishment those who tire timber lands shall be guilty of a misdemean or in office and on conviction thereof, shall pay a tine of #IOO or suffer an imprisonment of two years or both. Fire Wardens are the constables of the respective townships: they shall make returns to the Court of Quarter Sessions of all violations of the For estry Laws. Failure or willful refusal to do so, or neglect to perform duty as Are warden, shall subject the offender to suspension and indictment. The penalty is fifty dollars fine and three months' imprisonment,either or both. The penalty for setting fire to bar rens or woodland is S3OO fine and twelve months' imprisonment. ICE FOR HEATINC3. Oar of Ihr OtlilitW-K «>f Oar Modem Clvllixatlun. The use of ice for heating purposes ia one of the oddities of our modern civilization. Often it happens that a train carrying fruit from the south to the northern market encounters a cold spell while en route. If the tempera ture goes below a certain |K)int the per ishable merchandise will be ruined. Bat such a misfortune may be prevent ed by covering the fruit car with a coat of Ice, a thing easily accomplished by turning a hose upon it and allowing the water to freeze until the whole ve hicle is enveloped in a irlassy and glit tering blanket. It may, indeed, be appropriately call ed a blanket. Inasmuch as it prevents the radiation of heat from the interior of the car. The ice being a good non conductor the warmth is retained and the fruit, or possibly it may be vegeta bles. goes on its way unspoiled even by zero weather. Cars used for transporting oranges and other fruit from California to the east are often provided nowadays with large cylindrical "ice stoves," as they might be called, at each end, which, while useful in summer time for re frigeration. are tilled with ice during a cold spell in winter. When the tem perature outside is at zero or below, the Ice, at 32 degrees I'., Is compara tively warm, and thus the "stoves" de »cril>ed act as heaters. I'll > aloft itoiii y. Dr. Baruardo, the great London child saver, was once discussing crime and criminals with a Scotland Yard ex pert and expressed his disbelief in the theories of heredity and criminal phys iognomy. lie produced two photo graphs of two well known men and showed the faces only to the expert. "One," he said, "is that of a once noto rious criminal, and the other is that of a notably good man. Tell me which is which." Without hesitation the expert designated one of the photographs as that of the notorious criminal. Dr. Bernardo was triumphant. The expert criminologist had chosen the photo graph of an archbishop of Canterbury. A tynlrk Delivery I,efter. It Is a curious fact that a century and a half ago a letter traveled much faster than ever it has done since. It was in 1753 that Lord March made a heavy wager that he would cause a letter to be conveyed 100 miles within an hour. liis lordship engaged a score of cricketers, all expert throwers and catchers, had the missive inclosed In a ball. ami. arranging his men at inter vals in a circle, got them to throw the ball as swiftly as possible from one to another. At the end of the hour It was found that the letter had traveled almost exactly 120 miles —Era Maga ilne To Spite Hln Wife. A Parisian actor who formerly made a good income in his profession Is now earning his living as a cab driver. He has taken this step to spite his divorced wife. Wherever he went she put a Hen on his salary. The actor found that the only occupation in which his wife was helpless agninst him was cab driving, because he drew no wages and had to pay for the hire of the cab. He says he 1b making a good living and is quite happy. DANVILLE WINS PRtW (LAME In a fast and excitiug game, played at the Armory Monday eve, the Mon tour Basket Ball Association five de feated the strong Monarchs.of Wilbes- Barre, by the score of 57 to 22. The game, notwithstanding the un even score, was hotly contested from start to iiQish, and was one of the prettiest games that has been played in Danville this season. The plaving of both teams was remarkably clean of fouls and unnecessary roughness. The Wilkes-Harre boys, under the management of D. J. Morgan, were at some disadvantage, owing to the fact that they had been used to playing un der other rules than were used at last night's game. Also the visiting team was heavily handicapped by the ab sence from the line up, on account of sickness, of two of the Monarch's strongest players. The local five put up a remarkably clean game,passing quickly and shoot ing accurately. Russell added to his already good reputation as a guard. He was credited with (? goals. Peters equalled this year's reoord with 12 goals. The line-up: Danville. Wilkes-Barre. Peters forward Jones Johnson forward Cole Sechler center Wood Gilmore guard......Francis Russell guard Harris Goals from the field—Peters sell 6, Johnson 4, Sechler 4, Gilmore 1, Wood 4, Jones 2, Cole 2, Harris 2, Francis I. Goals from fouls—Peters 1. Harris made 1 goal for Danville. Referee, Joe Rosenthal. Timers, Ja cobs and Morgan. No Spitting in Trolley Cars. The Danville and Bloomsburg Street Railway Company will positively pro hibit the practice of spitting on the floor of the cars, which at times in the past has proven a very great an noyance. During the mild season open cars are run or windows are likely to be open, if closed cars are employed, so that the man with whom spitting is a fixed habit can iiad no excuse for soil ing the floor. The season is now at hand when open windows are the ex ception rather than the rule and the company anticipates more or less trou ble in dealing with the class of offend ers above named. Cards are being printed at present which will be dis played in the cars in a few days. These set forth simply in effect that all persons are forbidden to spit opon the floor by order of the Board of Health. Two cards will be placed in each car so that by uo chance can they escape the eye of anyone traveling on the toad. The traveling public will applaud the company's efforts to break up a very disgusting practice. There is nothing more trying to a person of delicacy and refinement than to enter a car and find the floor of what is probably the only available seat soil ed by an indulgence in spitting. Aside from the mere motive of keep ing the cars clean and presentable it is believed that nothing contributes so much to the spread of infectious diseases as the practice of £pitting In public places, especially in closed cars whether by tobacco users or others who have fallen into the habit of spitting. No thoughtful person will find fault with the trolley company for the step it has taken but will as sist it in its efforts to keep the cars clean and sanitary by living up to the very letter of the new order. H. Rice & Sons nake Purchase. H. Rice & Sons, clothiers, complet ed a real estate deal Saturday that puts them in possession of one of the most valuable business blocks in Son bury. The property purchased is sit uated on the corner of Third and Mar ket streets, where the firm now has a store. It extends sixty feet on Market street and lOti feet on Third street. It is at present occupied by a two story building used as a store and a two story building brick dwelling house, but these will be torn down and a large four story steel frame building will be erected Two floors of this will be used as a clothing store and the other two floors will be fitted up as apartment flats. The property was purchased from W. H. and the consideration was $30,000. Pushing Work on Capitol. With hut six weeks remaining uutil the contract time for finishing the new Capitol is ended, Payue & Co. have the work well in hand and everything poiuts to completion on time. The fine decorative work in the up per part of tho dome has been finished and workmen began to remove the huge scaffolding Saturday morning. This mural decoration is most exqui site In every detail aud is beyond de scription. It must be .seen to be ap preciated. Twelve hnudred incandescent elec tric lights will illuminate the dome, all of which will be so placed that they will cast light only above and will not blind the spectator upon ttie floor of the rotunda. Many ot these lights are already in place. "Rube" Waddell at Berwick. "Rube" Waddell was in Berwick Saturday with his Waddell, Hunting and Walters Comedy Company. " Rube's" advent caused quite a furore there aud a large house greeted the company's performance S »turday night The twirling wonder carries with him a dog and pet goose. During the day he was official at a foot ball 'game at which he was referee, umpire aud physician as the occasion demanded. Two Notable Improvements. This year two notable improvf meuts were made to the New York service via Reading Rail way—dining cars and the Twenty-third Street ferry. Ex press trains with Pullman Buftet Bar lor cars and sleepiug cars from the Williamsport District connect with above service at the Reading Termi nal. FARMERS' INSTITUTE Arrangements have been about com pleted by Hon. Charles A. Waguer, of Ottawa, chairman, for the Annual Farmers' Institute, of Montour coun ty, which will be held this year at Washingtonvillo and Oak Grove, Jan uary Kith, 17th aud 18th. The Institute will convene at Wash ingtonville, Tuesday, January ItUh.at 1 o'clock. A session will also be held on the the 16th. On Wed nesday, January 17th, three interest ing sessions of the Institute will be held. On Thursday the Institute will convene at Oak Grove at 9 o'clock in the morning aud three sessions will be held during the dav. An excellent ar ray of educators and speakers has been appointed by Deputy Secretary aud Director of Institutes Martin. Four of these men, all of them farmers themselves who have made the study of advacned farming their life work, will be present at all of the meetings. The state speakers who will attend the Institute are Professor Franklin Mm ges, of York county; Hon. K K. Swartz, of Montgomery county ; Pio fessor J. W. Duval,of the Department of Agriculture at Washington, D. C , and D. H. Watts, of Clearfield coun ty. It is intended by those who have charge of the arrangements of the pro gram to have many pleasurable feat ures introduced. Recitations, music, the question box, and opportunities for social intercourse have all been thoughtfully provided for. All persons interested in agriculture are invite! to attend, take part in the discussion aDd help make the Institute interest ing and profitable. CONFIRMED PROOF. Residents of Danville oanno£ Doub* What Has Been Twice Proved. In gratitude for complete relief from aches and pains of bad backs —from distressing kidney ills—thousauds have publicly recommended Doan's Kidney Pills. Residents of Danville, who so testified years ago,now say their cures were permanent. This tesrimonv doub ly proves the worth of Doan's Kiduey Pills to Danville Sidney sufferers. David B. Jones,printer,of 401 Chorch St., says:"l think very highly ot Doan's Kidney Pills They cured uie of an enervating backache and lame ness across the small of my back. This trouble commenced with sharp twinges just over my hips and later I hac. con siderable paiu all over mv hack eveu extending to the top of the head, iu fact, I never knew where the pain would strike me next. I saw Doan's Kidney Pills highly recommended and procured a tox at a drug store. It only required a short time to show that they were helping me, and alter tak ing tie treatment for a time the trou ble left me entirely and I have had uo return of it for years. I made a state ment to that effect in 18V>« and that statement stanas as good today as it did then." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y., sole agents for the United States. Remember the name—Doan'e— and take uo other Showing at P. & R. Station. The showing made by the Catawissa Division of the P. & R. Railway Com panv, especially as it relates to the local station, is a record breaking one, quite in keeping with the great wave of prosperity, which is now at its height. This is especially gratifying to the friends of Station Agent P. H. I Foust. as it shows that his untiring labors iu behalf of his company and his uniform courtesy toward the pub lic have not gone without ample re ward. The detailed statement which Mr. Foust has made to his company for the last ten months has revealed that dur ing each month of this period thore has been an increase of business over the corresponding month of last year and previously. During the month of October the amount of business at the local station with otie exception was the heaviest ever handled since Mr. Foust has bjen connected with the P & K. Railway, a periol of thirty-one years. This one exception noted was in 1900 when the Bessemer Steel Plant was in operation. During October last the local business comprised 1150 in aud out loaded cars,coal, merchandise and freight generally being the com modities handled. Two switch engiues are constantly employed. The crews of each live in Oatawissa and there the engiues are kept, bot no time is lost ou that ac count, as each switcher in the mom ing coming down to Danville for tl.e day's work brines a train along aud returning at nigilt takes another train along back to Catawissa. They are kept very busy here daring the day and are often detained until after dark. Last Saturday night was a case in point when one of the crews was busy hero until nearly 8 o'clock. The station force, especially the clerks in the freight department, are kept correspondingly busy and long hours especially for Mr. Foust are the rule at present. Prosperous Year. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, in his annual report submitted to the President, says that it is in the high est degree gratifying to present evid ence of the unprecedented prosperity i which has in recent years rewarded the diligence of the farmer and the efforts of his department. ■X year of unequalled prosperity lias b-en added to the most remarkable series of similar years that has come to the farmers of this country. Farm : crops have never before been harvested at such a high geueral level of pruduc i tion and value. Corn has reached its | highest production, more than 2,700,- j 000,000 bushels, of a total estimated value of |1,21#,000,000. Uav comes second with a value of {(505.000,000. Ootton is expected to yield #575,000,- 000. The short wheat crop of last vear is followed by one of <i84,000,000 bush els, and its value $525,000,000, over tops the highest value ever before reached. While only one crop, corn, reached its highest production this year, four crops—corn, hay, wheat and rice—reached their highest value. It's the early Christmas shopper who gets first choice of the best tilings at I ' he stores. FIRE SWEEPS OVER 10NTUUR RIDGE One of the most extensive mountain, tires that has been seen here in some years occorred Sunday afternoon, burning over the south side of Mon tour Hidge and approaching within a short distance of town. The fire broke out about 3 o'clock in the vioinity of the old mine drift,this side of the "dug road" about midway between the base and the summit of the ridge. The fire with the smoke arising at the very beginning was clearly discernible from the river bridge. The thick coat of leaves on the ground and the prolonged dry weather made conditions favorable for a bad fire. It spread rapidly and by seven o'cock it had burned its way up to within a short distance of the Bor ough line. In the darkness tha fire presented a beautiful sight. The burned area was defined by au immense circle of flame, which extended from the top to the bottom of the mountain. Ab-iut this timi tho wind began to blow from the W st pretty strongly and sotre solicitnde was felt for the Holy Family Convent, which is sit uated at the base of the mountain on the north side. About this time th«* Constable of Mahoning township as ex officio Fire Warden, with a force of men. came down Bloom road and passed on down the river to fight the fire. Their ef forts were successful and 110 serious results ensued. Judging from where the fire was first se;ni wonld seem to be no doubt bat that the woods were set on tire. Those guilty of tho act may not know the position tliev ate iu. The law provides that any person who shall wantonly and wilfully kindle fires on lands of another so as to set on Bre any woodlands, may on con viction be sentenced to a fine of |3OO and an imprisonment of twelve months. Any person refu-ing without rea sonable cause to assist in extinguish ing forest fires when called upon by a fire warden may be fined S2O or im prisoned thirty days or both. Fire Wardens receive 25 cents per hour as compensa. ion ; those assisting, 20 cents per hour. One-half of this expense is borne by tho county, one half by the State. Do not be deceived by counterfeits when you buy Witch Hazel Salve. The name of E. C. DeWitt & Co. Is on every box of the genuine. Piles in their worst form will soon pass away if you will apply DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve night aud morning. Best for Cuts, Burns, Boils, Tetter, Ec zema, etc. Sold by Faules & Co. Four Engines in Wreck. Failure to obey orders, it is said, was the cause of a c ostly wreck on the Lewistown division of the Pennsyl vania railroad ou Sunday. The accid ent happened at Pawling, a Hag st i tion, near Selinsgrove. An east bound fright with two en gines left a siding, according to re ports, ag*iust orders and crashed iu to another double header going in the opposite direction, causing one of the worst smash-u 11s the division has seen ill years. The four engines were derail ed and badly damaged, while five cars were piled up. The trainmen jumped iu time to save their lives and were not injured to any extent. Brakemau Dilley was the worst hurt, sustaining a badly bruised and twisted leg. Wreckage covered the track and de layed traffic nearly all day. The Sun oury wrecking crew cleared up the debris aud opened the road just before dark. Freight traffic ou the Lewistown division is the heaviest it has been for years and as no passeuger trains are run on Satiday the officials take ad vantage of the opportunity to clear the tracks. Sunday's wreck, besides be ing costly,served to make the congest ed condition worse. Nature Needs But Little. Nature needs only a Little Early Ris er now and then to keep the bowels clean, the liver active, and the system free from bile, headaches, constipa tion,etc. The famous little pills "Lit tle Early Risers" are pleasant in ef fect and perfect in action. They never gripe or sicken,but tone aud strength en the liver and kidneys. Sold by Paules & Co. ONE DOLLAR FOR EVERY SIX WORDS HE WROTE. Think of getting a dollar bill every time you wrote six words! Aud yet this is exactly what Conan Doyle known tha world ever by his "Sher lock Holmes" and "White Company" stories, has just b?en paid for his lat est aud (what he himself says is) his masterwork. This new |25,000 story, a companion to his "White Com pany," is called "'Sir Nigel,'" and the readers of"The Philadelphia Sunday Press" may expect the greatest treat of their lives, on Sunday, December 8, in which issue this thrilling uew ro mance begins exclusively. Don't fail to get "The Sunday Press" that Sun day and every Sunday so long as this great story continues. Pennsylvania Railroad Company Will Issue Clerical Orders for 1906. Pursuant to its usual custom, the Pi'imsylvania Railroad Company will issue clerical orders for the year tiKMi to ordained clergymen having regular chargers settled pastors of churches located on or near its lines. Clergy men desiring such orders should make individual application for same on blanks furnished by the Company and which can now be obtained from the Ticket Agents Applications should be sent to the Genera! Office of the Company as soon as possible, in no case later than December 15. so that orders uiay be mailed by December 30, to all clergymen entitled to receive t hem. Entertained at Luncheon. Miss Sara E Mi-ttler entertained a few of her friends at luuchcon at her home at Logan Dale Farm, Saturday MUSIGALE WAS DECIDED SUCCESS Tlie mnsicale given on Saturilay evening in the Pine Street Lutheran charoh under the auspices of Mrs. Alien Brooks' Sunday ncliool class proved to he one of the leading music al events of tlie season. It brought to gether much of the leading talent of | the city, and as number after number was rendered the largo crowd which filled the church to overflowing ap plauded heartily. On account of the length of the pro gram it was intended not to respond to encores, hot this idea had to be ab andoned and the Ladies' Mandolin Club, Master Harry Latimere cornet soloist, and Mr. John Brooks, pianist, of Bloomsburg, were compelled to re spond to encores, which they did in pleasing style. This occasion demonstrated to tho audience that Danville possesses music al talent equal to the larger cities. All the participants are to be con gratulated oil the manner in which they acquitted themselves, especially the little children, Misses Mary Paules and Kathorine Hoffman, who render ed solos which would have done credit to experienced singers, and which de lighted their hearers. The Ladies' Mandolin Club is destined to become a prominent feature in musical circles of tfie city and their playing on Sat urday evening was thoroughly enjoy ed. Mr. Brooks, of Bloomsburg, who so kindly assisted on tli3 occasion, is a pianist whose equal has not appeared in Danville recently and his wonder ful execution simply captivated the audience. It is hoped that our music loving people will soon have another opportunity to hear this gifted pian ist. The musicale prove! a decided succe=s along all lines. A Disastrous Calamity. ' It is a disastrous calamity, when you lose your health, because i ndiges tion and constipation have sapped it away. P.ompt relief can be had in Dr. Kind's New Life Pills. They build np your digestive organs, and cure headache, dizziness, colic, constipa tion. etc. Guaranteed at Paules & Co's drug store; 25e. Woods Too Dry for Hunters. The hunting season up to the pres ent time has not been very successful, and unless rain or snow falls within a day or so the hunters will be obliged to return empty handed. Of course snow is preferred, but anything that will dampen the leaves in the woods will serve the purpose. Old hunters enter the same complaint—that the woods are so dry that every movement made by a hunter can be readily de tected by the game. The layer of leaves crackle under the feet of the hunter and can be heard some distance retarding successful hunting. The rabbit season has been fairly good so far Mmy have b-en slain. A large number of deer have been seen, hut comparatively few have been kill ed. The absence of snow, and the very short open season, tho hunters who have returned sav. will doubtless re sult iu the saving of a big majority of the deer that are in the woods, this meaning that with a continuation of the present law giving but fifteen days open season, this game is bound to in crease very materially. The rapid re habilitation of the mountains that were deuuded of timber is affording the deer natural protection, and five years hence there will be thousands upon thousands of acres iu Central Pennsyl vania that will give tho game seclu sion. Every Ounce You Eat. Every ounce of food you eat that fails to digest does a pound of harm. It turns the entire meal into poison. This not only deprives the blood of the necessary tissue-building material,but it poisons it. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is a perfect digestaut. It digests the food regardless of the condition of the stomach. It allows that organ to res and get strong again. Relieves Belch ing, Heart hum, Sour Stomaoh, In digestion, Palpitation of the Heart, etc. Sold by Paules & Co. Hunter flakes Confession. Haunted by remorse for about three weeks Howard F. Adams, a farmer boy, of Lewistown, Sunday confessed to Deputy Coroner Dr. George Little that he accidentally shot aud killed William B. Shock, 21 years old, also of Lewistown, while hunting in West Penn township. Shock went gunning with two broth ers. At about noon lie became separat ed from them and the first intimation that harm had befallen him was when young Adams informed them that a man had been accidentally shot and was lying dead in the woods a short distance away. Ailarn-t told them that he had been hunting close by aud that lie had heard the report of the gun and a cry and hurrying to the spot found Shock breathing his last. He said that it was his belief that Shock's gun had caught on the low limb of a tree near where the body lay, had fallen to the ground and been discharged. In his coufessiou Ada'us says that he fired at a rabbit, killing Shock. The family of the dead man will not prosecute Adams arid neither will the District Attorney. But Few Are Free. But few people are entirely free fioui indigestion at this season of the year. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is not only the be>t remedy to use because it digests what yon eat but because it also en ables tire digestive apparatus to as similate and transform all foods into tissue-building blood. Kodol relieves sour stomach, heart burn, belching, i and all forms of Indigestion. Sold by Paules <& Co. Defied by fiis army and navy, the people in revolt, and general unrest throughout the empire, the life of the Czar is scarcely worth the living. Nothing that he can do will satisfy ttie people, and a collapse of the dy nasty seems inevitable. WILL REPAIR STATE HIGHWAY A. li. Freeman, of Corry,arrived in this city Saturday evening to super intend the completion of the State Highway between the Borough and the Valley township line on the Maus dale road. This road,already an excellent high way, needs some additional touches to bring it fully up to the plans and specifications. The road was damaged considerably while in proces3of build ing by the constant traffic to which it was exposed, heavily loaded wagons ploughing through and cutting up the macadam before the road was in con dition to withstand such pressure Springs developed at several points where they were not looked for and during the long hard winter following the road was injured somewhat by water. The work that remains to be done will provide for better drainage at a few points and raise the orown of the road where it falls below the height required. Mr. Freeman is at the City Hotel. He is no stranger in Danville, having spent several weeks here in the sum mer of 15)04, while overseeing work on the State Highway. During the summer he has been in Lancaster county where the Maryland Construction Company were building a State Highway. Uuquestionably Above Reproach. Most wines upon the market are are adulterated, sugared,water or cooked. Speer's Wines are endorsed by the leading Surgeous and Hospital nurses as pure, no adulteration whatsoever. Wonderful for the aged, it prolongs their life. Death of John Nenning. John Hennirg, a well known resi dent of the Fourth Ward, departed this life at 3 o'clock Saturday after noon, following a brief Illness. Had the deceased survived until the 9th of next month he would have b«eu fifty years of age. He was a native of Danville and with the exception of a few years spent in the coal region he always lived here. Iu early life he was a miner and was employed in the ore mines at this place anil the coal mines at Mt. Carmel. In later years he was an iron worker. While working under ground he de veloped a bronchial trouble caused by mine smoke. About three months ago he contracted a heavy cold which ag gravated the trouble very much. His conditionjwas not considered critical, however, until a few days ago when pneumonia set in. The deceased was a number of the Trinity M. E. Church. He belonged to Montour Lodge, No. 109, I O. O. F., and to Washington Camp, No. 116, P. O. S. of A. He is survived by his wife and one son, John Henning. Han's Unreasonableness. is often as great as woman's. But Tlios S. Austin, Mgr of the 'Repob lican," of Leavenworth. Ind.,was not unreasonable, when lie refused to allow the doctors to operate ou his wife, for female trouble, "Instead," he says, "we concluded to try Electric Bit ters. My wife was then so sick, she could hardly leave her bed, and five 5) physicians had failed to relieve i.er. Afier taking Electric Bitters.she was perfectly cured, and can now per form all her household duties. " Guar anteed by Paules & Co , druggists, price 500 Nine Killed in Explosion. Nine men were killed and another fatally hurt in an explosion in the mixing room of the Keystone Powder company's plant, a mile from Empor ium, at 10 o'clock Monday morning. These are the dead : James Joyce, James Campbell, John Butler, John Hamilton, Thomas Welch, William Murphy, Frank Harrington, John Boise and William Spraue. Joseph Geney, who is believed to be fatally burned, was taken to the Williauisport hospital. Five of the dead men were married. The explosion occurred in the mix ing room,and beside killing the work men wrecked the main part of the plaut. Three months ago an explosion oc curred at this plant in which geven men were killed. A Liquid Cold Cure. A Cough Syrup which drives a cold out of the system by acting as a cath artio ou the bowels is offered in Ken nedy's Laxative Honey and Tar. Clears the throat, strengthens the lungs and bronchial tubes The mother's friend and the children's favorite. Best for Croup, Whooping-Cough,etc. A licjald cold curti and tho only Cough Syrup which moves thy bowels and works all oolrl out of the system. Sold by Paalea & Co. SB After Fish Pirates. The State Fish Commission is tak ing notice of the fish pirates along tli'e Susquehanna river, aud Fish Wardens Creswell, Nesley and Kulil have iust completed a tour of the Susquehanna, during which they scoured the river ou the Cumberland. York, Dauphin, Periy aud Lancaster sides, destroyed fish baskets, tore out illegal devices aud gave the pirates to understand that their work mast stop now. They secured evidence to arrest twenty-five men who were accused of illegal fishing anil Alderman Spurrier, of Lan aster, held twenty of them. Among the men arrested were the half dozen who last spring rnaro oned Ward.)ii Criswell 011 an island in the Susquehanna river near Columbia by stealing his boat, when he was watching for men engaged in illegal fishing. The work of the wardens was 1 not accomplished very easily aud on a | number of occasions they met with unfriendly treatment. "I Thank The Lord!" cried Hannah Plant, of Little Rook, Ark.,"For the relief I got from Buck len's Arnica Salve. It cured my fear ful running sores, which nothing else would heal, and from which I hail suffered for 5 years." It is a marvel ous healer for cuts,bums,aud wounds, guaranteed at Paules & Co's drug store ; 25c. SETTLEMENT OF JEWS IN TEE UNITED STATES The B'uai Zion congregation Friday night celebrated the 250 th anuiversarv of the settlement of the Jews in Am erica in a manner that did ample hon or to the event. The cozy synagogue was literally packed, the full member ship of the congregation taking in Jewish residents of Bloomsbuig. Ber wick, as well as of Danville bring present ou the occasiou along with a large number of our townspeople who are members of che Christian chur« hes The regular Sabbath evening ser vices were conducted by Rabbi Joseph Zeisler, aided by the Temple choir a* far as the adoration. Rev. M. L. Shiudel, D. D., pastor of the Pine Street Lutheran church, offered a ferveut and a very appropriate prayer, which was preceded and fol lowed with singing by the Keystone Double Male Quartette. Rabbi Zeisler gave a historical out line of the Jewish emigration to the Uuited States and the present activity of the Jews. It was a most excellent address. The Rabbi is a ready and a forceful speaker and presented an ar ray of interesting facts new to many people. The Jew, he said, is no interloper or late comer, as many suppose. At least five persons who were Jews ac companied Columbus on his voyage of discovery. It was a coincidence, he said, that during the year in which Columbus set sail for the new world the decree was issued banishing the Jews from the kingdom of Spain. The Jews,3oo,- 000, in number, were thus obliged to turn their faces toward strange lauds. Very eloquently the Rabbi followed the foituues of those of his lace who emigrated to the Americau colonies. Those who emigrated to New Amster dam in 1655 were made up principally of Spanish and Portugese Jews. To these tolerance and freedom was deni ed even in the new world and the speaker with great feeling recounted their trials and persecutions. Iu Rhode Island under Roger Wil liams aud in Penusylvauia under the Penns, they were accorded llit» full degree of citiz9uship. In Rhode Is land they brought over with them the degrees of Freemasourv. They came to Pennsylvania about 1(555. These were Qermau Jews. They did not set tle in Philadelphia, but in the smaller towns throughout the State. This brought the narrative up to the first settlement of the Jews in D.»n ville, which occurred in 1840.the fir?t to arrive being Louis Long and Jacob Loeb, prominent meu. These were snortly followed by others, among whom were:Simou Elleubogeu.Heury L. Gross, Moses Beruheimer, Moses Blcch, aud many others whose names are familiar to the Jewish people. Mrs. James Scarlet rendered a solo. Then followed the address of the even ing by James Scarlet, Esq. Mr. Scarlet's address ranked with the best and most eloquent efforts of his life. The vast array of facts pre sented, each fortified hy history,burst upon many people with all the force and effect of a revelation. Following is a synopsis of the address: I come to pay tribute to the living and dead of the most marvelous peo ple the world has known. Of all the stories of the sous of men, there is none so wild.uoue so wonderful, none so replete with suffering and honor, so abounding in special providences, so overflowing with romance as the his tory of the Jew. Egyptian,and Assynau, Romai and Scandinavian. Tuik aud Russian, Priest aud King, Crasader and Inquisitor have conquered, exiled,robbed,tortur ed, massaored and burned for thou sands of years to exterminate the race; yet all has been in vain. From every olime, the Jew turns his face toward Jerusalem witli tit at sublime faith of Judaism, that in His own good time Jehovah,the God of Israel,will gather his wandering children iiome to sing again the songs of Ziou and worship in the temple at Jerusalem. What learning, what art, what sci ence which now pours its floodtide of blessings upon maukind has not been augmented by the Jew? Who could write the history of Philosophy with out the Dames of Philio, Maimouides, Spinoza and Moses Menndelsohn. Wire could measure the stars iu their courses, weigh the sun and map out the heavens without the aid of the discoveries of Gamaliel, Mar Samuel, John of Savilla. Judas Ben Hakohen, Ben Samuel; Bon Israel Ben Gibbon, Sir William Herschel, Sir John Her schel, Goldschmidt, Boer aud Lowey? Emblazoned upon the scroll of fame in ttie law, Germany points with pride to the name of Gans, Lasker, Gold scmidt, France to Cremieux and Luz atti; in Sicily, Austria to Englaud to Sir George Jeaßcl, her great master of the Rolls,to Benjamin Simon, Goldsmith, aud Lewis and the United States in every state of the Union he is found pre-eminent at the bench and bar. Can the triumphs of England iu statesmanship be written without the name of Beaconsfield, or of Germany without the name of Lasker, Manheiui er and Gabriel Hesser or of Franco without the name of her great Minist er of Justice Creminx aud Achilefonld four times minister of finatice under Louis Napoleon aud a Commander of the Legion of Honor. For four hundred years ttie Jews I have been the factors which supplied the world with money and the fiuan cial system which rules if today is the inveutiou aud perfection of the Roths childs. And what of the Arts? Neander.the greatest historian of the Christian Church was a Jew. The highest auth ority on Greek and Roman literature is a Jew. The universities of Europe and America abound with theiu a-i teachers iu every department of learn ing. With what appropriateues-i can it be said of the literature of the Jew Blot out the Psalms of David, the Pro phecies of Isaiah and Jeremiah, the Sermon on the Mount, the glorious promises of Revelation. the hope of lesurrection and what literature gives hope to tlie dying, consolation to the mourning and the assurance of ever lasting and eternal peace. You would striae oil from tlie tombstones the ac cents "Klet-st'd nre the dead who die in the Lord. " Take away from the djiug I tie m blitue trust tint is voiced in the Sen ptures." Yes, though I walk in the valley of the shadow of death. Behold Thou art with me, Thy rod and tiiy 6tafT they comfort me " And what would all your literature be to you when you heard the rustle of the augel's coming to bear a loved one over tie dark to where only the Jews have 1 ointed you as an eternal ami everlasting home. Strike from poetry Halv<;y'g Elegy of Zion, the lyrics of Heine, Blot out from paint ing the (In vns of Solomon.of Millais, the Levys. Meyer and Poxotto, take from sculpture the works of Antokol ski,Soldi an I Ezlekel.let architecture forget and destroy the creation of Ad olphe, Stia'-tiey, Hirsch. Bassevi and Adler.sileuc > forever from music the sweet rythm aud melodies of Mendels sohn, Helevy, Mverbeer, Offenbach and Strausv aud see how poor in pure and pleasurible delight aud beauty you have left the human race. But i this is not ui 1 nor a tithe of all oar indebtedness. The greatest blessing the Jew has conferrred upon mankind has been the Bible. Both the Old and New Testaments were written by the Jews. The twelve Apostles were Jews. And what wo.ild the world have been without them Jews were among the first to move for the separation from England. They distinguished themselves on the battle fields of the Revolution. Captain Lush iugtou cou: nan Jed a company chiefly of Jews who fought with heartiest bravery, Haym Solomon of Phila delphia gave his whole fortune of K'iOO.OOO to the cause aud not a penny has ever been repaid. Benjamin Levy, of Philadelphia, and Benjamin Jacobs of New York, Samuel Lyon of New York sacrificed their whole fortunes, Manuel M. Noah, of Siuth Carolina not only served in the amiy of Wash ington's staff, but gave SIO,OOO to aid the cause. Wherever the Jew has found a home there has dwelt with him the spirit of philanthropy. In New York alone for their twelve leading chantable institu tions the Jews coutribute |570,000 an nually. Hospitals endowed aud supported by Jews throw open their doors to suffer ers irrespective of creed, color or na tionality. It is proven conclusively that neith er the almshouse or the prison is need ed for the Jew in this couutry. In 1899 I theie w< re just 98,000 Jews in the I Unit'd States. The charities that I , have spoken of were maintained by just that number of Jews. What a , comment *rv upon the philanthropy of other creid«. Engrafted ou the Jew aie the vir tues of s If respect and self esteem. ! Among t letn is his love of home. His inherent de-ire to preserve the purity of hii 112 t nily and the remarkable eag erness which he shows for education and self improvement. He is indust rious and persistent and the fires of persecution have failed to dampen his ardor aud c jorage in the cause of duty j and right. I The exile of the Jews from Spain in ; 1492 dark as it seemed then is now ! seen to have been the dawn of morn ' ing. Not Palestine is the Jewish Mecca. America, peerless unrivalled, | and unapi rojchable has ' become the Jewish Canaan. Here may | you take down your harps from the willows and sing the songs of Zion for 1 here not only have you fouud liberties, ' but liberty, security and peace. Here j may you expand aud grow in all good works aud build again new Jerusalem which your children and children's children shall call home Mr. Ssariet was followed hy Rev. E. B. Dunn, who gave a very appro • priate talk. In closing the benediction was pro -1 nounced by the Rev. John Sherman, i pa-tor of the Baptist church. Son Lost Ho her. "Consumption ruus in our family, and through it I lost my Mother," ; writes E. B. Reid, of Harmony, Me. "For tiie past five year®, however, on j the slightest sign of a Ooogh or Cold, I have taken Dr. Kind's New Discov ery for Consumption, which has saved me from serious lung trouble." His mother's death was a sad lost for Mr. Reid,but he learned that lung trouble must not be neglected, and how to cure it. Quickest relief and cure for coughs and colds. Price 50e and fl.00; guaranteed at Panles & Oo's drug store. Trial bottle fiee. Pottsville Has the Itch. Pottsville has a new fad, a queer one,aud one that calculates to become voluutarily popular. The physicians of that placa report the itch is spread ing rapidly aud there are several hun dred people uow suffering within the town. Heptasoph's Paid Claim. The officers of the local lodge of Heptasophs have made full payment to Mrs. S. Y. Thompson of the $3,000 claim carried by the late Dr. S. Y. Thompson. Ayers We know what all good doc tors think of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Ask your own doc tor and find out. He will tell Cherry Pectoral you how it quiets the tickling throat, heals the infltmed lungs, and controls the hardest of coughs. " Ayer's C-herry Pootoral is well known In our family. We think it is the heat medicine In the world for coughs and colli®." Kvtik I'KTKiisoN, Petaluma. Cal. 25c.. .W., £I.OO. J. C. AVER CO., for ™JjaJSlliJlSSt Hard Coughs HcwaaiaHaMiWMHi One of A/er's Pills at bedtime will hasten recovery. Cently laxative
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