Home Paper ——For the Home The circulation of this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you TO advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR DR. IRVING II JESXIN H. I)KX7 IST. Office Hours 9A. M.to 12 .V 104 MM St.. I I', it.to UP. M. Danville, Pa. *= ~ " ' i SUULT/., N 425 Mn.i. ST., I>ANvil LK, I'A. Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines A Speciitlt" DR. C. H. REYNOLDS, DENTIS— T-288 Mill St.. - Dauville, Pa. Dentistry tn all Its braucbe*. Charge Moderate and all work Guaranteed Krtahbsbed 1*92 IS Christmas is rapidly approaching. The man with plenty has no reason to complain. Next in order will be the holiday festivities. Now old 1905 enters on the last lap of Time's cycle. Now get down to work again for three weeks. Try some pepsin for that case of iu digestion. Remetuhjr the charitable institu tion* daring the holidays. All horses should be well shod and ■heold not b* allowed to stand on the itreet without being blanketed. Big porkers now enlist the atten tion of rural communities, just as big hunting stories interei-t city chaps. Save your frnit trees by learning bow to spray to destroy the San Jose scale. It is hoped that a year hence we will have a great deal more to be thankful for. The Oiiristmas rush promises to set in early this year. The holiday rush will soon be on in earnest. Buy a snow shovel now and have it raady for the uext suow. Then be a public benefactor. That rise in the liver is good for flashing purposes at any rat<. Gradually the stores are donning tbair holiday attire. Even if the Czar escapes a violent death there is grave danger that he may be frighteued to death. Of course Congress will not he ex pected to get iu good ruuuing condi tion until after the holidays. The coming three weeks promise to be remarkably busv in the Danville stores. Oue of ihe oupleasant features of the average cold vave is the sudden lies* of arrival Shop eurly. By doing so you will be showing yoar good 6ense and get more satisfaction out of your dollars. WANTED.—By Chicago wholesale and nuil order house, assistant man ager (man or woman) for this county and sdj lining territory. Salary S2O and • ipen.tes paid week ly ; expense money advanced. Work pleasant; position pern auent. No investment or experi ence required. Wri:e at once for full particulars aud cnrh sti self-addn ' sed envelope. Cooper & Co., 132 l.afce Street, Chicago, 111. Postmaster General Corteljou is preblng a Pittsburg mining company Which has on its list of officers and directors the names of many men of prominence. It's an old game to catch gudgeons with the ose of names of prominent people, and many honest people have been separated from their money in this way. *old King Boreas is beginnning to cut up gay tapeis. Cougress will wait until after the holidays before taking up the big topics loe haveners are now beginning to ' look forward hopefully. The prosperity of the railroads and the record breakiug harvests have oc casioned an unprecedented demand for ► steel cars and other cirs, locomotives, rails, and railroad equipment general ly. and the steel and iron industry en joys a stronger statistical position than at any tine during the past two years Make Your Grocer Give You Guaranteed Cream ol Tartar Baking Powder Alum Baking Pow ders interfere with digestion and are un ' healthful. Avoid the alum. illDYittfttf i^llts. !&ffljcrfcatt "THIS COI NTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDSWITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS.' V OL. r>l--NO «!>. WILL INSTALL NEW "IIEATEH" Oouuoil Friday eve took important actiou 011 the subject of street paving. | A communication was received from R. B. Dielil in response to a request from Council that lie repair the pave ment in front of his property on Low er Mulberry street, repotted as in had condition "caused by the large roots of trees forcing the pavment up, «to." Mr. Dielil stated that ho would glad ly act on the suggestion as soon as Council orders some members of that body to lay pavements aloug their pre mises, now without any, and just as soon as it enforce* ordiuauce relat- , ing to pavements in every part of the Borough. Until that time he "begged ( to be excused," adding that if lie he , force! to repair his pavement lie will bring actiou iu every case where neg lect is tolerated. , 'On motiou of Mr. Dietz, saconded , by Mr. Fenstermaoher it was ordered , that Mr. Dielil be referred to Ihe ( section of ordinance relating to pave- , meuts. If he fails to comply the Street Commissioner was instructed to en- ( force the ordinance. , Miohael McQraw appeared before Council to report that a wheel of one of his wagons was brofeeu *esteriiay morning by being struck by the steps of a trolley car on A street. His horse took fright and backed the wagon around in such a way that it came in coutact with the car. The trolley company, he said, disclaimed all res - ( ponsibility and he had been aivised to ( appear before Council to see what that body would do toward reimburs ing him. On motiou Mr. McUraw's case was referred to the Committee ou S reets ( and Bridges for investigation. On motion of Mr. Magill it was or- ( dered that new manila rope be pur chased for the bell towei-of the Wash ington Hose House. On motion of Dr. Sweisfort the Water Commissioners were empower ed to install a new heater at the Wat er Works—by which the exhaust ot the engiue will b9 utilized to warm the water that is used in the boilers. ( The following bills were approved for paymeut: BOROUGH DEPARTMENT. Regular Employes |lls 00 B. B. Bro*n • 800 ( Welliver Hardware Co ...... 5K.60 Labor and Hauling 54 53 ( K. J. Pegg 13.87 ! James Gibson 3 00 Adams Express Co .35 ( Plnla. Eleo. Construction Co 5.00 ( WATER DEPARTMENT. Regular Employes . 1137.00 Labor at Water Works 35.25 Ellis Thomas J Rogers 6.25 ( John W. Farusworth fi.so Harry B. Patton .... 20.00 (jeo. W. Roat Post Commander. The annual election was held at the meeting of Goodrich Post, No. 22, G. A. R., Mouday. The following offic ers were elected : Post Commander, Geoige W. Roat; Senior Vice Commander, George Gard ner; Junior Vice Commander, Henry Kearn ; Quartermaster, A. C. Angle ; Chaplain. D. D. Williams; Surgeon, P. C. Newbaker; Officer of the Day, R. G. Miller; Officer of the Guard, John W. DeShay ; Trustee, William M. ( Heddens; Auditors, Joliy M. Secliler, Jacob Sloop, D. D. Williams; Repre sentatives to the State Encampment, Robert G. Miller and William M. Hod dens; Alternates, A. C. Angle and Robert Morris. The death of Samuel M. Trumbow er, who was a veteran of the Civil War and a member of Goodrich Post of many years standing,was very feel ingly discussed by ttie comrades. Oil motion it was decided that the Post ou Wednesday should attend the fun eral iu a body, meeting at the Post room at I:30 o'clock. (jrangers to be Entertained. The following program will be ren dered iu the Armory Hall on Market street, Sanbury, Tuesday evening, December lath, at the reception to be given the visiting Grangers. The re ception will be under the auspices of the Sanbury Business Men's Associa tion. and everything will be done to make the occasion most enjoyable: Music, Sunbury City Band. Order, Mr John G. Chestnutt, Sec retary Grange Committee, presiding. Address of welcome, H. S. Knight, Esq., for the Mayor of Sunbury, Pa. Selection, Maenner-Gasatig-Verein- Concordia. Address of welcome. Col. C. M. Clement, F.sq , for business men of Sunbory, Pa. Selection, Maenuer Gasang Verein- Concordia. Address of welcome, representative of Pomona Grange, Northumberland county. Selection, Maeuner -Gesang-Vereiu- Concordia. Responses to addresses of welcome, i prominent grangers. Music, Sunbury City Baud. Reading, Miss Margaret Rue. Music, vocal duet, Mrs. H. B. Smith and Miss Dietz'; accompanist, Mrs. I Florence Burg. Address,l Clinton Kline, Esq.,Sec i retary Business Men's Association. Music, Good Night, Sunbory City Baud. Services at the Washiugtouville Lu theran church; Communion service postponed to December 17th at 10 a. m. Service Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. 11. P. I), li. HEMU (IIII1L SERVICE The impressive order of exercises of the Lodge of Sorrow were carried out by the Danville and Rloorusburg B. P. O. Elks in the Bloomsburg Opera House Sunday afternoon before an auidence that taxed the capacity of the theatre. The members of Danville Lodge, ov- , er sixty strong, left this city on a special trolley car at 1 :B<>. In addi- i tion to the Elks a large number of oth ers from Danville attended the ser- | vice. On the stage, which was beauti- I fully decorated, were seated the offic- j ers of the two lodges. Clyde C. Yetter, as Exaltid Ruler of Bloomsburg Lodge, openod the ex- j ercises and the officers responded as to , what were their several duti.-s. When the roll of tile departed brothers was called, the beauty and significance of a large white star with lighted incan- j descent bulbs at the points, was realiz- ! ed by the andiouce. Iu the two lodges during the p»st year five members have died aud as each name was call ed aud no response came a light was extinguished. The departed Elks in whose memory the service Sunday was held are: j Bloomsburg Lodge, No. 430. Clemuel Beishline, Anthony Golembieskl, W. T. Huutzinger and Dr. W. H. Pur man; Dauville Lodge. No. 754, N. S. j Harris. The musical part of the program was especially beautiful. Walter Russell, of this city sing "Fear Ye Not, O Israel" iu a charming manner. Miss Mary Derr, of Lewisburg,,contributed two vocal selections,aud Mrs. John K. j Miller, of Wilke.i-Barre, two violin solos. Crusade Commandery Quartet, of Bloomsburg and Boyle's Orchestra, of Berwick, also added several num bers to the program. The oratorical numbers on the pro gram.the Eulogy by Ralph G. Kisner, E«q., of Dauville, and the Memorial Address by Hon. John G. Harnian, of Bloomsburg were masterpieces. Mr. Kisner's addtess was couched in beautiful terms, which were delivered earnestly and with much eloqueuce. He said iu part: "In every Lodge of our Order the j first Sunday iu December is set apart j and gives the [opportunity for one j short day to draw aside the veil which hides the entrance to the land of shad- | ows and brings to us by celestial forms the attitudes of the dear ones who j have passed from the subordinate lodge of the present to the Supreme Lodge of the hereafter, where the great Ex alted Ruler of the Universe confers the honorable degree of the fraternity. "We, therefore, meet today with a purpose that has the dignity aud ten derness of funeral rites for their friends. It is not a new bereavement, but one which time has softeued. We don't meet around a newly opened grave where we have laid tc rest one of our beloved brothers, but among j those which nature has decorated with the memories of our loved. Above every tomb her daily sunshine has smiled,her tears have been wept, over the humblest she had grass to grow and vines to creep. To nature's signs of tenderness we say not "ashes to ashes, dost to dust." but blossoms to blossoms aud laurels to laurels. "We stand today before the unbolt ed doors of another ceutury, -what shall these years bring to us and our fraternity? May its progress still be onward aud upward in the cause ot Charity aud Justice aud may our mot to be a very guardian angel over every member of our great and charitable institution. Let our brothers march dowu through the ages getting larger fruits from every celebration. With tho Bible for a guide in moral educa tion and a guide for the constitution of our order our text book for upright ness and justice and our motto, our symbol ot fraternity, love and good works. "There is oue statement that should he impressed upon every mind and in stilled into every heart and that is our brothers may they always be true and loyal, may they put forth their best effort to maintain the standard aud dignity of this fraternity and may we all live the lives of true men and in strict accord with our motto, Charity, Justice, Brotherly Love aud Fidelity. "Charity, the noblest tree in the garden of life, its roots are imbedded in the lives of men,its tendrils environ his heart, its blossoms are fragrant, while its fruits bless alike the giver and receiver. "Justice, the ray of diviue light which shows the rights of others and our own shortcomings. "Brotherly Love, the electrical cord which unites the hearts of men, the fibre that sympathy touches and makes I the misfortune of one the sorrow of j all. "Fidelity, the bridge that spans the j chasm twixt time and eternity Its pathway leads to the pantheon of . friends and brothers who are safe from the winds of adversity and while Hear ing its parapet the world appears a paradise. "On the first cf these mottoes,— Charity. —I am constrained to silence for the grand secret of the order is contained in the 112 «<-t that it may not publish the recipients of its bounty. Justice, that which is tempered witl mercy, prompted by true love. Fidel i ity finds its vent in ceremony such as this of today when cherished by uohlt i | examples of our absent brothers, wt I place the wreath of undying remem ' brance.'' • (Continued "ii Ith page i DANVILLE. PA., Till HSDAY DECEMBER 7, DEATH OF Our citizens Sunday eve were pain ed to learn of the death of our towns man, Sirouel M. Truuibowor, who passed away at »> :45 o'clock. Mr. Trumbower's demise removes one ot our most honored and public spirited citizens, one who entered largely in to the life of the community,who was closely identified with our industrial enterprises and the town's progress and development. Mr. Trumbower was afflicted with ; heart disease. His last illuess set in on October 3rd and was of just two month's duration. During this time he was frequently very low ; during the last week or more especially hope was practically abandoned, so that when the news of his demise flashed through town Sunday it caused but little surprise, j The deceased was 63 years of age. He was boru in Berks county, but along with his parents removed to Montour county when a mere child. The family settled in Valley township and there the deceased speut the early years of his life. Coming to Dauville when a young man he learned hi 9 trade —that of carpenter— with the late Joseph Diehl. In 1832 he formed a partnership with Samnel Werkheiser and from that time until his death j under the firm name of Trumbower and Werkheiser he was engaged in the business of contracting and building He was one of the directors of the People's Bank, also a director of the Welliver Hardware Company. He was a consistent member of the Mahoning Presbyterian church and had been a trustee for twenty years. He was formerly member of the Rorough j Council and of the School Boaid. He 1 belonged to Montour Lodge, No. 1 OH. I O. O. F., and of Mneoioloton En campment No. 140. The distinguish* iug traits of the deceased were geuer osty, courtesy and kindness. He was never too busy to speak a kind word or to indulge in a little pleasantry, which somehow helped to make the burdens of life seem lighter to those who met him. The deceased is survived by his wife and three children Frank V. Trum bower and Mrs. D. L. Smith,of Wilkes- Barre, and Mrs. Ralph Foulk of Dau ville. Three brothers and two sisters also survive: Perry and Allen Trum bower,of Muncy and Henry M. Trnni bower,of Dan ville ; Mrs. Louisa Thom as of Philadelphia and Mrs. (J. W. Hoffman of this city. All that was mortal of Samuel M. Trumbower was consigned to the grave in Odd Fellows' cemetery yesterday afternoon. The funeral took place from Mahoning Presbyterian church and was very largely attended. The services at the church were pre ceded by a short service at the late residence on East Market street, only the immediate relatives being present. Rev. M. L. Shindel, I). D., offered prayer and Rev. ,T. E. Hutchison read the 23rd Psalm. At the church the services were at tended by a large number of our townspeople, life-long friends and as sociates of the deceased. Mr. Trum bower was a veterau of the Civil War and a member of Goodrich Post, No. 22, G. A. R., the members of which some twenty strong, attended the fun eral in a body. Montour Lodge, No 109, I. O. O. F.. to which the deceas ed belonged, also attended the funeral in a body. The Directors of the Peo ples Bank, of which the deceased was one, were chosen as the honorary pall bearers. They were: O. F. Ferris, Joseph D. Smith, of Berwick; J. H. Cole, J. B. Watson, and John Doster. Jr., of Danville. The active pall bear ers were: Representing the Odd Fel lows—Dr. Jno. Sweisfoit, D. R. Wil liams and George Leighow ; lepiesent ing the trustees of Mahoning Wresby teriati church to which the deceased belonged David Shelhart, Samuel Bailey and Charles V. Amerman. At the church Rev. Dr. M. L. Shin del read the 90th Psalm and followed with prayer. Rev. J. E. Hutchison, pastor of the church, preached the ser mon, dwelling very impressively upon the sad event and pointing out the lessons to be learned from the life aud death of the deceased. Miss Margaiet Ammerman rendered a solo, "Face to ! Face," very beautifully At the grave in conclusion the Odd Fellows' burial ceremony was obser ved. The following persons from oat o town attended the funeral: Mrs Louisa Thomas, of Philadelphia; Mrs H. L. Vandine, of Williamsport Perry Trnmbower and Allen Truui bower, of Money: Frank Miller, o Lofty ; Charles Trumbower, of Puts ton; Mr ami Mrs. F. V. Trumtiowe aud Mrs. D. L Smith,of Wiikes-Harre and Kalph Fonlk, of Johnstown. Normal Alunini Organize. i The Hloomsbarg Normal School AI mnm in Montour County organized a a mooting held in the High Schoo room Tuesday eveuing. The following otlicers were elected to serv-* for tin following year: 1' «•- I «IM'It. Prof I \V. Shaw ; Vice pri-sidenf, Oov Mo.« rey ; secretary, Mi"-. Wiuified Kvaus troa«urer. Miss Mary Lo»c. , It was decided to li'ihl the htequei at tlie Montour Ho SUM an I this even j ing was selected as the *lHie. Dr. J P. Welsh, princi al «• f Hioons'nirg , 1 Normal School an I Prof, ssor Charles - jH. Albert, a member of tho Kaiulty, . will be guests «>f honor at the ban > c|uet. PERSONAL PAHICmPIISj Anthony Schott, of Selinsgrove, spent Sunday with his family in this city. Mr. and Charles Sidler anl iced on the annex at leisure and ah. n .til circumstances are favorable for pushing tlie work. Koser-Poeth. James Koser. of Cowan, aud Miss tiliztbeth Poeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Poeth, of this city, were married at Klmira. New York, Satur day. i!ev. Frances Shure, pastor of the Baptist church at Klmira perform ed the ceremony. I'lilin-BMS m : INSTITUTE The county institute convened Tues day morning with all the teachers of the county present, with the excep tion of two. The devotioual exercises were conducted by Rev. Joseph E. Guy, past ir of the Shiloh Reformed church. Profe-sor L. K. McGiunes occupied the lirst period with the topic, "The Central Thought in Literature in all the Grades." The progressive teacher, Professor McGiunes said, is constantly 011 the lookout for material to aid in the crea tion ot high ideals of life. One of the most prolific sources of such material is literature. Teachers are not expect- j ed to write poetry, but oue of their imporaut functions is to appreciate aud interpret poetry. A knowledge of the steps that are taken by the poet in writing is valu able to the teacher in the iuterpreta tion of tho product. A poet is not only an artist, he must be a philosopher as well. He knows the value of the con crete! in teaching; therefore the ideal conception that he has he embodies in an individual; then he proceeds to write. The process of interpreting the poem levtrses the steps taken by the poet iu writing it. First, the langu age; second, the embodiment; third, the ideal conception. If. however, the interpretation ends here the full value of the process is not attained. The teacher and the child must become constructive, must become creative. The ideal qualities that are iu the em bodiment must become iu a mauner.at least, the qualities of the individual that studies the poem, if it is to be of value. A number of striking examples were drawn from Dr. Wier Mitchell's "Characteristics" to illustrate the fact that iu every piece of literature there is an ideal conception, a central thought. It is the work of the teacher to assist iu bringing the life ot the child into vital touch with the ideal conception. Intermission followed. There was spirited singing by the institute, at'ier which Professor Albert resumed his subject, "Some Underlying Principles in Teaching." It was a sound practic- - al talk. The speaker did not under estimate the valuo of a full and thorough knowledge of the branches as taught, but he made an appeal for the "better life," for "soul power" aud better methods in teaching. He gave the following as a central thought "The Manufacture of great souls of good quality should be the first busi ness of a great nation." A child's future is moulded entirely by bis en vironment and the influences that play upon his life under ten years. What a child accomplishes in school will de pend upon his soul nature —what he knows when he appears at school at six years. What children need is sun shine aud not shadow. No attempt should be made to impress children with the evil or the sorrows iu the world but teacher should "get busy" to find the good and the beautiful iu life and poiut these out to the punils entrusted to their care. The first duty of a teacher is to find out a child's horizon, remembering that education is vision power. Pupils should be ex amined in their amount of common sense and this should count in their favor. If a boy or girl is found to be full of soul aspiration Professor Al bert would like to see them pass if they receive only 15 percent, in gram mar. or arithmetic. He would get at the "motive" of the pupil, which in fluences "choice" as choice in turn in fluences "actiou," the latter leading to "habit" and habit to ''character." Everything that enters a child's life at ♦> years or up to ten years will in fluence him at 21. This applies to ev ery phase of lif ) and feature of activ ity and is especially true of language. Professor Albert Tuesday afternoon took up the subject, "The Order of Elementary Instruction." He illustr ated it by means of au exercise on the blackboard with a map of New York, carefully drawn, as the subject. The exercise proved interesting and was of practical value. After intermissiou Professor Mc- Giunes gave an excellent talk on"The Concrete in Moral Training." One purpose of school he said, is to educ ate to bo and this has to do with mor al training. It is an appeal to the mor al sense of the child. In "moral train ing" one of the objects is to train the will to act habitually from pure and lofty motives. He dwelt at length up on the methods of reaching the will. The teacher should give much atten tion to this point. The will of the pupil is not reached by scolding nor by lectures as to how to behave. The will must be appealed to through oth er powers. Thus we turn from sin be cause. fiist of our knowledge of sin, second we were penitent and sorrow ful because of acts that were sinful. First, knowledge, then sensibility and lastly the will. Teachers should know the value ot the concrete in moral training and to illustrate Professor Mo- Ginues read a story with a moral be fore the institute, asking a series of questions concerning it that would be hound to appeal to the moral sense of the pupil. The music as conducted by Professor Dieffenbacher proves a pleasing feat ure of the institute relieving the mon otony of the week and affording the teachers a great deal of practice aud instruction iu musio. ESTABLISHED IX 1850 Rev. Jolm Sherman, pastor of the First Baptist Church, conducted devo tional exercises at the County Instit ute yesterday morning. The attend- i ance of teachers remained the same, j all being present except two. The morning session brought for- | ward a new speaker in the person of Professor R. M McNeal of Harris- i burg, who gave a most excellent aud practical talk on the subject of"The Nature of the Teaching Process." The teacher, he said, is often disappointed because she tails to obtaiu at tlie County Institute instruction that will enable her to cope with individual cases in the school room, whether in point of teaching or discipline. She makes the mistake by trying to en- ! ploy the mechanical, whereas she hns the intellect, the soul and the spirit to deal with. The teacher is an artist who should labor with an ideal,work ing from underlying principles and making method aud rule secondary to i the mental process. At the same time ( 1 the speaker would not have the teach- ! er under value method and devices in , 1 teaching,all of which have their prop er places, aud are of use just as the j tools in the hands of the sculptor aid him in bringing out his ideal in mar- 1 ble. The artist, however, in working out his ideals will select none but per fect material—marble without a flaw, i The teacher on the' other hand must ! take such material as comes to her ! hands; none of the children are pei- j ! feet aud many are marked by the scars ! of he edity. She has a harder task than the artist. The lat'er, however, is handling riead material aud the blemishes that exist in the rough mar- ; ble,if any,will be visible in the finish j ed work, while the teacher is dealiug with spirit, which grows aud develops, and the flaws of mind and heart which she finds in the child when it comes to her hand under proper teaching may be modified or removed. The speaker carried the thought much further giv- ( ing expression to many beautiful con ceptions. Immediately after iutetmission Miss Bennetts rendered a solo—" Madeline " ! —in excellent style, Miss Weiss ac companying on the piano. Professor Albert oontinued hi* sub- { ject of Tuesday foieucou," Uuderlylng j Principles." Beginning with "mo- j tive,'* he passed oil successively to "choice," "astion," "habit," all of which form "charactei" which iu turn is "life." When boys violate the rules of the school grounds try to dis cover the motive which moved them; iu many instances the motive will not be fouud to be a bad one aud punish ment would he out of place. It is the business of the teacher to try to create a motive of the right sort. The talk proved a fiue lesson ou the laws of the mind,principles of education, methods of teaching and devices in teaching. Poor niemorv often exists because we have not a clear conception— be cause we have not learned to utteud. Memory is good or bad according to our ability to get percepts. Atteution in turn depeuds upon interest. Thus we are apt to remember the details of a frightful accident or a great trageiy because we read the accounts with un divided interest. Scarcely two teachers are alike In the institute the speaker saw the phlegmatic, ttie bilious and the ner vous temperaments. Methods adapted to oue of these could not be used with advantage by the others. Results should be demanded of the teachers, but they should be permitted to teach in their own way to accomplish them. Yesterday afteruoou Hon. F. 0. Bowersox, of Snyder county, gave the teachers a good practical talk ou ger eral subjects. Mr. Bowersox is a school mau himself,and lie knows how to get into touch with the teachers,aud what to say that will interest aud help them. George Eggert rendered a solo, which pleased the teachers very much. Professor Albert gave a talk ou— "Map Drawing—What? How? aud When?" Professor R. M. McNeal gave a fine address ou "School Govern ment. " BROKE HIS SPECTACLES. Evangelist William D. Laumaster has not yet recovered from a very bad fall, sustained ou the icy pavement Saturday. He was able to be out yes terday, but he still suffered consider able paiu from a bad braise in the region of the spine. The fall occurred ou Mill street opposite Carl Litz's restaurant. Mr. Laumaster is a man of good avoirdupois and he cam« down heavily. He escaped fractured bones, but in his fall he broke a valuable pair of spectacles. 32 heed-Stuff Dealers to be Sued. Suits will shortly be commenced by the State Agricultuial department against twenty-two dealers in feed stuffs for violation ot the law relating to their adulteration, and for failure to attach to the packages a statement of the value of the contents in c:ude protein. Itjis only lately that this new scheme of adulteration has been de veloped and the department is deter mined to prosecute the dealers, who are scattered over a number of couu- j ties in the central part of the State. Officers Elected. At the annual election of officers for Lotus Conclave, No. 127, Improved Order of Heptasophs last night, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year; Edward W. Gibson, Past Arclion ; David E. Haring, Arch on ; John G. Vastiue, Provost; H. H. Stettler, Prelate; C. G. Cloud, Secre tary; W. L McClure, Financier; Ja cob Fischer, Treasurer; Clyde Snyder, 1 luspector; E. S. Delsite, Warden ; Fred I Gibson. Sentinel; \V. O. Greene. Gil bert Voris, Benjamin Sanford, Trus tees. JOB PRINTING The oftici of the AMERICAN being furnished with a large assortment of job letter and j 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 II.4NVILI.E Tt.UI KASILVIIEFEJTED The cruck Calvary basket ball team, of Wilkes-Barre, took the locals into camp at the Armory last night and smother*d them with a whirl wiud style of play and an accuracy In shoot ing go.-tls that left but little else for the Danville boys to do but play a de fensive game. During the game Danville was able to score hut 16 points, while Calvary had no trouble in runing up a total of The Wilkes-Barre players were thoroughly up u:; the game in all it* points, playing strenuous, scientific ball. They played the game all the lime and every opportunity was turn ed into an advantage. Yet with all their fast, aggressive playing their game was clean and clear of fouls. The Dauville team.be it said to their credit,played the best they could,eveu when the visitors had them easily beaten. The locals had a poor shoot ing average, many goals being missed that should easily have put marks to their credit on the tally sheet. The line-up: Calvary. Danville. Dunn forward Peter* Norwig forward Johnsou Schultz c< nter Seohler Goeringer guard Russell Sooby guard ..Gilmore Goals from field—Goeringer 10. Schultz 3, Sooby 5, Dunn 4, Norwig 3, Johnson .3, Sechler 2, Russell 8, Peters I. Goals from fouls -Sooby 1. Referee, Austin Klise. Decorations at St. Hubert's. Improvements are ou foot at St. HLb'rt's Catholic Church wliioh when completed will give the church practi cally a new interior. The walla and ceiling, which from long usage had become som what dingy and in need of repair, are bring sheeted with steel aud zinc work all in relief. The in terior cf the building has been in the hauds of expert workmeu for five weeks and these have the auditorium with the gallery about completed. The work is iu charge of the Penn sylvania Metal Ceiling Company of Philadelphia. The steel and ziuc work is becoming verr popular for interior decoration, although Sr. Hubert's is the first chucrh about Danville to em ploy it The effect ou t tie auditorium as far as completed is very pleasing, the prevailing color being terra cotta, with relief in white and gold. Thd entire ceiling and every loot of wall is now covered, nothing remaining to be sheeted but the sanctuary, which will be highly cJ< corated to correspond with the altar at each side, which are fini-.hed iu gold. The work will be completed before the Holidays, prob ably in two weeks' time. The eiperl workmen, whose homes are in Phila delphia, are A. K. Diebler, T. J. At kison and H. E. Taschner and they are having a very pleasant sojou'u iu Dan ville. Quite a number of improvements have been iu»de at St. Hubert's dor iug a year or so past. It was only two years ago that the la r ge annex for a school was built to the rear of the ohurch Following this,improvements including a hot water system were in stalled at t..ei tetory.The present dec orations, which involve three cottn of oil paint, is considered durable in the extreme aud will do service for a life time. Rev. J. E. Guy Installed. Re*. Joseph E. Guy, was installed as pastor of Shiloh Reformed ohurch last evening. A large congregation was present. The installation was preceded by a special meeting of Wyomiug Classis held at Shiloh Reformed church yes terday afternoon, at which the follow ing were present; Rev. S. E. Stofflett and Rev. C. H. Herbst, of Haeletou ; Rev. J. R. Adams, Berwick; Rev. C. D. Lerch.Mausdale; Rev. T. O. Stem, of Turbotville; Rev. A. Houtz, of Urangeville; and Dr. Juo. Sweisfort and F. W. Hageubuch, elders. The business on hand was the re ception of Rev. Joseph E. Guy from Virginia Classis. First of all the call to the charge of Shiloh Reformed church win confirmed,after which the new pastor was formally received Into Wyomiug Classis. Itev. Dr. D W Ebbevt, formerly of Milton,now President of Ursiuus Col lege, was dismissed from Wyoming Classis to Philadelphia Classis. The Installation last evening at tracted a large congregation, whioh nearly tilled the auditorium of the church. An anthem hv the choir was followed with invocation by Rev. 0. D. Lerch Scripture was read by Rev. J. R. Adams, Rev. O. D. Lerch fol lowing with prayer. The installation was conducted bv Rev . S. E. StntYlett and Rev. T. O. Stem. The sermou was preached bv Rev. Mr. Stotllett and uas» decidedly able aud appropriate ellort. The text wa« I from Corinthians, 3-9: "We are j 00-Laboreis with God." After the sermon George Eggeit ren dered a solo. RIVER FALLING. After the biggest freshet of several mouths the river is again falling and in a short time will be noimal again. The water presents a very dirty and unsavory appearance, but our filter plant ha« proved equal to the emerg ency aud eliminating the mud aud ooal dirt, ha> right along been giving us good clear water.