I ,OCAL TIiVIE TABLES
DANVILLE AND BLOOMSBURG
STREET RAILWAY CO.
Leave Dauville 6 00, 6.40, 7.30, 8.20,
9.10. 10.00, 10.50, 11.40 a.m., 1-J.aO,
1.20, 2.10, 3.00, 3 50, 4.4<\ 5.30, 6.20,
7.10, 8.00, 8.50, 9.40. 10.30, 11.20 p. in.
Leave Bloomsburg 6.00. 6 40, 7 33, 8 23,
913 10.03. 10.53, 11.48 a. in.. 12.33,
1 23 2 13 3 03. 3.53, 4.43, 5 33, 6 23.
viia[ 8.03, 8.53. 9.4; i, 10.33, 11.20 p. m,
First oar Sunday morning 7.3 '.
Last car. 11.20 at night goes to Grova
uia only.
Win. R. Miller, Superintendent.
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BOROUGH CDDiS
PAIS (WARDS
The Borough Council held a special
meeting Saturday night for the pur
pose of winding up proceedings rela
tive to the claims presented by Marga
ret Schuster aud three other property
owners ou Mill street for damages sus
tained by the change of grade when
the. new pavement was laid ou that
thoroughfare. President Gibson was
in the chair. Other members present
were: Reifsnvder, Vastiue, Boyer,
Goeser .Law, Dietz, ' Sweisfort, Ma
gill, Jacobs and Hughes.
The assessment of damages was made
last February, the following persons
being the viewers : George W. West,
J. H. Brugler, S.tmuel Werkheiser,
Juo. W. Sweisfort. R. J. Pegg. and
O. B. Sweitzer.
Damages were assessed as follows :
Margaret Schuster, $850; Frances
Hartman, $500; Joseph Sperring et
al., $554: Mrs. Cousart estate, #175.
Council excepted to the report of
the viewers and proceeded to appeal.
It looked for awhile as if the whole
matter would have to be settled in
Court. Council finally agreed to pay
the amount of damages assessed, de
ducting what might he due for the
Borough for sidewalk and street pav
ing.
On this basis, it seems, a settlement
was effected and the social meeting
of Council Saturday night was held
for the purpose of paying the awards.
In addition to paying the property
owners after making the proper de
ductions, costs amounting to $76.80,
covering the fees of viewers. Sheriff,
Ac., was ordered paid to Prothonotary
Vincent.
Fountain Turned Off.
The water was turned off at the pub
lic fountain yesterday and from now
until spring it will be out of cominis
flion.
The fountain has been a fine success
at its present location, accomplishing
in the fullest the noble mission that
the members of tlie W. C. T. U. had
in view when they presented it to the
Borough. It was a favorite watering
place for horses ami yesterday after
noon after the water was turned off
several teams were observed to turn in
toward the empty basin and horses
and driver alike seemed disappointed
to find the fountain dry.
The mi I<l weather made it jwssible j
to keep the water running much long- ,
er than season. The excel- !
lent^iI rainage at the culvert did not
permit much water to accumulate on
the pavement,nevertheless during such
weather as yesterday the little that
fell was sure to congeal and ice began
to accumulate rapidly about the foun
tain.
Flowers for the holidays.
The tine greenhouses at Castle Grove
are now radiant with roses, carna
tions and other treasured blooms in
season about the holidays. Heavy ship
ments are made, daily to New York
and Philadelphia.
The green houses are a source of
great delight to our townspeople.some
of whom may t>e seen at Castle Grove
every day. All are courteously re
ceived by Mr. Cotter, whose experi
ence and rare skill as a floriculturist
are so eloquently attested by the vari
ed aud abundant product of the green
houses.
The season of the chrysanthemum is
now over aud the large house
with these blooming lieautics a month
ago is now a bare and deserted sjtot.
Instead of the chrysanthemum, reign
carnations and roses aloug with the
delicate and fragrant mignonette.
There are a variety of carnations and
they all are charming, but the beau
tiful "Prosperity" carnation, the
choice of the late John R. Bennett, i>
easily queen of the whole collection.
The rose s|are blooming in all their
varieties —American Beauty, Brides
Roses, Bridesmaids, Liberty, Killar
ney and Welleslv. From the office on
throughout the several large green
houses the air is redolent with the
odor/>f roses.
Furious Fighting.
" For seven years," writes Geo. W.
Hoffman, of Harper, Wash., "I had a
bitter battle, with chronic stomach
and liver trouble, but at last I won
and cured my diseases, by the use of
Electric Bitters. I unhesitatingly rec
ommend them to all, and don't intend
in the future to tie without them in
the house. They are certainly a won
rierful medicine, to have cured such a
b«wl case as mine." Sold, under guar
antee to do the same for you. by Paul
es & Co., druggists, at 50c a bottle.
Try them today.
Danville has been left out of the
•now belt.
HIILIAISPORT BOY
SEEKS ADVENTURE
Walter Piueau, a fifteen-year-old
hoy of Williamsport,who, armed with
a large revolver aud a ltox of car
tridges, iu emulation of a dime novel
hero started out from home on Thurs
day, wound up his career of adventure
iu this city, suffering tthe indignity
of being disarmed and spending near
ly two days in tlie lock-up. He was
released yesterday noon and ]>ermitted
to return home.
On Friday evening the boy appeared
before Officer Voris and asked whether
it would In- possible to secure lodging
in the "Station House." He was dis
jtosed to say little about himself ex
cept that lie was in need of a night's
lodging. He was accommodated and
permitted to seek such rest as he could
find on the hard benches of the bas
tile.
On Saturday the officer began to
think that a boy of such tender years
roaming over the country constituted
a circumstance that demanded inves
tigation. The boy was accordingly
searched when arouug his body well
secreted under his clothing was a belt
to which was attached a holster or
leather case iu which was contained a
32-ealiber revolver.
The officer asked the boy what he
meant by carrying concealed deadly
weapons. The answer was that travel
ing alone out ou the country roads he
was apt to be overtaken by highway
men aud he wanted some means of de
fense. The officer discovered that the
revolver was empty aud he asked the
boy where the cartridges were. He
replied that he had none. He was
uext asked how he expected to defend
himself without cartridges in case he
should be attacked. "Oh, I would
draw the pistol, aud put up a bluff."
was the ready reply.
The boy insisted that his name was
Walter Piueau. the son of Joseph Piu
eau, of Grand street, Williamsport.
He admitted that he had beeu reading
novels and that he started out on
Thursday proceeding to Reading. On
Friday morning ho went to Blooms
burg, where he spent the day. He
seemed undecided as to his future
movements.
When the boy was placed iu the
lock-up he wore a hat. When the
officer called upon him Saturday lie
found him wearing a cap. He was
taking things very coolly, making
himself as comfortable as possible.
The officer asked him where his hat
was aud following directions found it
in one of the other cells. The finding
of the hat however, resulted in anoth
er discovery, more important. Under
the bench carefully secreted was a
box of 82-caliber cartridges, to lit the
pistol.
The boy was disarmed, after which,
while he was detained in the lock-up,
the officer called up the Williamsport
Chief-of-Police. gave a description of
the adventurous lad and asked if lie
was wanted. The answer was that
the boy should be held until noon yes
terday, when unless Williamsport was
heard from it was suggested that he
be disarmed and turned loose. Assum
ing that the bov told the '.truth and
his home is iu Williamsport the au
thorities there had plenty of time and
data to work on but it seems nothing
came of their investigations.
The boy was held until noon, when,
in absence of further information
from Williamsport, he was given his
freedom. The pistol and cartridges,
however, lie was obliged to leave be
hind. He was not disposed to demur
much but was glad togo ou his way.
apparently quite willing to assume all
risks of meeting highwaymen with
out the precaution of being armed.
National (juard and its Doings.
Two officers of the Twelfth Regi
ment. Battalion Adjutant Duffield
and Lieutenant Baker, of Company
D, have been appointed privates on
the new State ]>olice force. Lieuten
ant Baker will not accept but Lieu
tenant Duffielrl has gone to his troop
headquarters to report. This will
mean a vacancy in the office of bat
talion adjutant since the two forces
an* liable to be on duty at the same
time and for the additional reason
that it takes the officer not only out
of the bounds of his command but out
of his brigade.
In the election held in Company G
last week that company followed the
lead it made some time ago aud went
outside of its own ranks to get the
man it wanted. Lieutenant White has
taken hold as though he meant busi
ness.
Four weeks from tonight the spring
inspections will begin with Company
I) on the floor. No orders have as yet
been issued from Harrisburg nor has
it been announced what officer of the
army will make the inspection for the
War Department.
The Third Regiment, beginning
with January 1. will pay its members
fifty cents for each drill they attend
and impose a fine of $1 for each drill
missed. Settlement will be made
quarterly. The experiment will be
watched with interest.
An effort will be made to have Con
gress pass a law regulating who may
wear the army uniform or modifica
tions of it. At present everv time a
change i> made in the army uniform a
corresponding change is made in vari
ous organizations and also in the ho
tel tiell bovs and similar employes.
The next meeting of the National
Guard Association will be held in
Franklin.
Considerable [satisfaction has been
expressed over the report that the
State will call in the present canvass
uniform, which never had anything
to recommend it except its cheapness,
aud will issue the army kahki. The
armv olive drab is far preferable but
until it can be drawn from the United
States government Pennsylvania will
not have it for the enlisted men.
A Fearful Fate
It is a fearful fate to have to endure
the terrible torture of Piles. "lean
truthfully >ay," writes Harry Colsou.
of Masonville, la., "that for Blind,
Bleeding.ltc hingand Protruding Piles,
Bucklen'sArnica Salve, is thebest cure
made." Also best for cnts, burns aud
injuries. 25c at Paules Co., drug
gists.
UEBV Qllll
FOUND DEAD
Harry Quinn, an employe of Foust
Bros, was found dead at the Germania
Brewery Monday morning. ■
The deceased had been employed at
the Brewery on and off for some years
and was well known about town. For
the use of the employes tin* proprietors
keep a sleeping room furnished on one
of the upper floors of the Brewery.
This room for some time past has been
occupied bv Quiun.
Monday morning when J. W.
Shutt, another employe, apjiearetl at
the Brewery about T o'clock the deceas
ed had not arisen. Mr. Shutt went up
stairs to see what was detaining the
man aud found him still in bed. He
took hold of Quiuii, shook him and
told him it was time to get up. The
man seemed so sound asleep that Shutt
remarked:
"All right then; You can sleep
awhile longer," after which he went
down stairs.
A short time afterward another em
ploye went up stairs and tried to
arouse Quiuu. The discovery was
then made that the man was dead, al
though the body was still warm. Dr.
Barber respouded to a call, but of
course there was nothing that a physi
cian could do. Death was undoubted
ly due to heart failure.
Justice of the Peace W. V. Oglesby
took the matter up, but after visiting
the brewery and making an investiga
tion lie felt convinced that death was
due to natural causes and that an in
quest was not necessary. The body
was removed to the undertaking es
tablishment of George W. Roat,where
it was held pending arrangements for
burial.
The deceasei 1 was thirty-six years «»f
age. His parents are dead, but he is
survived by one brother, James Quiun,
whose whereabouts are not known,aud
two sisters, Miss Kate Quiun,and Dora,
(Mrs. Weaver,) both of whom reside
iu this city.
WORK WEAKENS THE KIDNEYS.
Doau's Kidney Pills Have D»ne Great Ser
vice for People Who Work.
Most Danville jieople work every
day in some strained, unnatural po
sition—bending constantly over a
desk—riding on jolting wagons or carfc
—doing laborious housework ; lifting,
reaching or pulling or trying tue back
in a hundred and one other ways. All
these strain* tend to wear, weaken
and injure the kidneys until they fall
behind iu their work of filtering the
poisous from the blood. Doan's
Kidney Pills, cure sick kidneys, put
new strentgh in bad liaeks.
Henry Collins, moulder, of 44."> N.
6th St.. Bloomsburg, Pa., says:"For
years I suffered with kidney complaint
backache and bladder weakness. I
used all kinds of remedies but none of
them seemed to have any henficial
effect. The secretions from the kid
neys gave me constant annoyance and
bothered me night and day. My back
became mj weak and |uiiuful across
the loins that I could scarcely get
about at times. I have had to lay off
from work time after time. I saw
Doan's Kidney Pills advertised in the
pajwrs and very highly rceoommended
by people I knew. I obtained a box
I and used them as directed. I never
hail anything act as promptly in mv
life. The first box cured me of the
pain and weakness. I kept on taking
the remedy until I had used four box
es when the bladder weakness left me.
I have had no trouble with the kidney
secretions for at least two years. I
consider Doan's Kidney Pills worth
their weight in gold. "
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo,
New York, sole agent- for tin- United
States. Remember the name—Doan's
—and take no other.
New Siding Is Completed.
The new 1). L. &W. siding at the
Salvation Army barrack was complet
ed yesterday. The work was pushed
along very rapidly, considering the
fact that the switch was begun as late
as last Wednesday. For the first few
days only the two crews of trackmen
were employed, whose sections meet
at this city,but later other crews were
gathered up aloug the line and brought
to the scene of o]** rat ions, the number
of men at work yesterday being about
forty.
Coincident with the laying of the
track an immense amount of tilling up
was done about the spot,the construct
ion train being employed, which
brought cinder here from other i>oitLts.
The switch is not only ballasted upon
a level with the main track, but all
the space between is tilled up and
graded over. The switch will be avail
able for general use at almost any
time. The remodeling of the barracks
to make them suitable for stable and a
place for storing Pocouo ice as con
templated, is a work that can be leis
urely accomplished during the winter.
Torture of a Preacher.
The story of the torture of Rev. O.
D. Moore,pastor of the Baptist church
of Harpersville, N. Y., will interest
you. He says:"l suffered agonies,
because of a persistent cough,resulting
from the grip. I had to sleep sitting up
in bed. I tried many remedies, with
out relief.until 1 took Dr. King's New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds, which entirely cured my
cough and saved me from consump
tion." A grand cure for diseased con
ditions of Throat and Lungs. At
Panics & Co., druggists :'price 50c and
guaranteed. Trial liottle free.
Entertained Priends.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Billmeyer en
tertained a number of friends at their
home near Washingtonville on Satur
day evening. Those present were:
Mr. and Mrs. Showers and daughter
Mary. Mr. and Mrs William Um
stead and daughter Hazel, Mr. and
Mrs. H. E. Bogart and daughters Mar
garet and Jennie, Mr. and Mrs. Alex
ander I 'instead and son Franklin, Mr.
and Mrs. Daniel Billmeyer. Mr. and
Mrs. William Runyan and son Guy
Albert, Misse- Nellie and Bertha Bill
meyer, Henry Uinstead, Russell I'm
stead and Thomas Bitler. The guests
were entertained with music after
which refreshments were served.
Conference to fleet at Milton.
The twelfth annual session of the
Central Pennsylvania conference of
the United Evangelical church will be
held in the First United [Evangelical
church, at Milton, on March 1, UMW.
It will continue about one week.
SPECIE POLICE
IT POST OFFICE
Danville IN to have a special police
man, who will be on doty at the Po9t
Office, where tliore is a great deal of
confusion and disorder caused by the
buys ami others who loiter about the
«otner. t*k iiig advantage of the regular
officers, who of necessity are oiten
• ailed to other parts of town.
Post Master Harder had taken the
matter up with the Councilmen and
Friday on m tion of Mr. Reifsny
der it was ordered that S. M. Waite,
janitor at, the Post Office, be sworn in
»s » special officer for duty at that
corner, to act without compensation.
On motion of Mr. Reifsnyder it was
ordered that the Secretary be instruct
ed to request the Borough solicitor to
notify Mr. Koch, President of the
Danville & Bloooisburg Street Bail
way Company, that uuless the trolley
company famish a bond, according to
the ordinance granting them a right
of way the Borough will proceed to
aunul the franchise.
Mr. Vastine reported that the two
policemen of the Horough had receiv
ed new overcoats. The spick and span
appearance of our two officers was
commented on.
Treasurer Ellenbogen presented a
statement of finances to date, which
showed a total cash balance on baud
of 120.06.
On motion of Mr. Jacobs an order
was drawn in favor of the Woman's
Benevolent Association for $72, rep
le-tenting the interest on the .Tosiah
Wolf bequest.
On motion t.f Mr. Goeser it was de
cided to sell the vild canal bridges on
the cinder tip, which have no value
except as scrap, retaining girdors for
ue in the Borough. Pric 8 quoted
showed that scrap iron has reached the
top notch of valuation.
The following members weie pres
ent: Gibson, Heifsnyder, Vastine,
Sweisfort, Boyer, Goeser, Jacobs,
Die'z,Law,Fenstermacher and Hughes
The missiou of "Early Risers" is to
clear the way and give Nature lull
iwav These famous little pills rid the
stomach and bowels of all putrid mat
t r, thus removing the causes of head
ache, constipation.sallow complexion,
e'c. DeWitt's Little Early Risers nev
er gripe or sicken. A safe, pleasant,
perfect pill Sold by Panles & Co.
Lincoln Society.
The Lincoln Literary Society,of the
High Sihool. held a regular meeting
yesterday afternor.u The following
proarim wn r.oid -red :
Violin sulo—" Angela* Serenade"
Mr. Campbell.
Recitation—"The Prajtie on Fire"
Mi*-s Reif-nyder.
Essay— " Aunt Tabitha" Miss Alice
Dreif uss.
The debate wa-i upon the question,
'Resolved, That the United States
should maintain a large navy." Affir
mative—Mr Hendricks and Miss Dora
Jenkins. Negative—Mr. Dreifuss and
Miss Eilzabeth Magill. The judges
decide 1 in favor of the affirmative
Piano solo—"Serenade" Miss Pearl
Vastine.
Declamation—The "Wren's Nest"
Miss Ethel Shannon.
Vocal solo Miss Louise Jameson.
Reading—"The First Xmas Tree"
Miss Lorena Gulick.
Rough Skin and cracked hands are nor
only cored by DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve, but an occasional application
will keep the skin soft and smooth.
Best for Eczema, Outs. Burns, Boils,
»tc. The genuine DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve affords immediate relief
in all forms of Blind, Bleeding. Itch
ing and Protruding Piles. Sold by
Panles & Co.
A Real Santa Claus.
Who is Santa Clans, and where does
he live?
If yon love him—if he is real to you
—you know who he is, for he lives in
the depths of your heart.
Do you write him letters telling him
what you want? Do you see his rein
deer scudding across the starry sky in
your dreams? Does his jolly round face
peep in at your window to see if you
are good aud goto sleep early? Will
you listen for the patter of his feet on
the roof Christmas eve, as he scram
bles to your chimney?
No?
Then you are not one of his little
folk.
Does his sweet name call to your
niiinl the dearest little face in the
world, with its perfect faith shining
out of its big, aerious eyes, as it told
you what to tell Santa? And as you
cheerfully work your way through the
throng of shopj)ers, never minding the
jostling and pushing, does your heart
swell almost to bursting with just the
pure delight of finding what Santa
will bring? As you see thin, wistful
faces pressed against toy-shop wind
ows, do you wish that you could buy
for the whole world full of children,
so that every little face, of rich or
I>oor, might be radiant with gladness
on Christmas morning? Do you bur
den yourself with bundles and sneak
around to the back door t<* evade cur
ious little prying eves, and feel no
jealousy because their jubilant thanks
will bt- all for Santa Claus and none for
yourself?
You do?
Then you are a grown-up child, in
whose heart the jolly old elf still makes
merry; the spirit of love and good-will
is still within you; you are Santa
Claus.
If you give just because you know
your friend will give and you must
pay up; if you give what you have no
right to afford and Teel no pure joy in
the giving; or if you do not give at
all—then something is wrong; your
childish image of Santa Clans is dim
and faded or gone.
Don't give him up!
Seek out some little friend,some lit
tie acquaintance, or lietter still, some
little child of misfortune, and make
him glad. His touching belief will
bring hack your own.
Be to him a Santa Claus: your gain
will be greater than his.
New life will throb through your
being.
The bells will ring in sweeter chime ;
the holly Iterries will gleam with a
brighter hue; all the earth will be
good and at peace,if you look through
Sauta Claus eyes. There will be heart
in your " M«rry Christmas."
INTEWIEW KITE
DIVISION ENGINEER
G. J. Hay, Division Engineer of
the D. L. & W. Railroad, met with
some repre33ntatives ot the Borough
in this city yesterday for the purpose
of seeing in what way the municipal
ity and the Railroad Comapny might
co-operate to bring about an abate
ment ot the nuisance of bad drainage,
which makes the bottom of the old
canal, owned by the 1). L. & W. peo
ple, very objectionable and it menace
to the public health.
The conference lasted for nearlv two
hours, with Engineer Rav on one
side and Engineer Reefer and Coun
cilmen Goeser, Boyer, Sweisfort and
Vastine on the other. The matter was
carefully gone over in all of its bear
ings, Mr. Rav explaining what the
owners of the canal are willing to do
in the premises and'the members of
couucil making clear their attitude,
which showed an unalterable opposi
tion to the proposition so much dis
cussed—that the Borougli fill up the
canal, after the D. L. & W. Company,
at its own expense.sinks pipe along the
bottom.
Several of the Borough representa
tives were interviewed, who stated
that nothing had been accomplished
and that tilings stool practically
where they were before. The«e facts
were borne out by an interview with
Engineer Buy at the Montour House,
although t!ie fa was clearly revealed
that the D. L. & W. people do not
wish tc maintain a nuisance in oar
town aud now that the filliug ap prop
osition has fallen through will pro
ceed to remedy the evil on a new bas
is.
Mr. Rav said that he was not in a
position to say just what the railroad
company would do in the premises,
bat he felt sure that tbev would cut
oat the drainage nuisance without de
lay. For instance if the Hospital tor
the Insane is discharging sewage or
waste water lrom the laundry into the
canal a notice will be served on the
institution forthwith to discontinue
trie practice. The same will hold good
in the Borough, where several indus
tries make the canal a receptacle for
their waste matter and individuals
make it a conmou dumping ground.
The engineer related how during a
brief visit to Danvlile I summer lie
oberved a man, presumably in busi
ness near by, dumping several bucket
fuls of the most disgusting looking
filth right over the sirie of Mill
street culvert into the canal. Such
practioes are only too common. The
canal company will adopt some prac
ticahln means of dealing with offend
ers in the Borough as well as outside,
who pollute the canal ; aud as the re
sult of it all the engineer foresees a
much better st ite of affairs as pertains
to the old water way for next summer
Mr. Hay understands that Mm prop
osition to fill up the canal came pri
marily from the Board of Trade and
wa u never in fivor with council; nev
ertheless he thinks it a perfectly feas
ible plan and is sore that notwith
standing the cost—that of some seven
thousand dollars— thu Railroad Com
pany stands ready to carry out its
part, that of sinking the pipe. He
thinks Council overestimates the har
den entailed 111 undertaking to fill up
the canal. He sure that the Rail
road Company will give the Borough
all the time it wants, if ten years or
longer. By co-operating in this way,
beginning, with a square each side of
Mill street, one small seotion of the
old water wav at a tirai could be ob
literated anil a constant source of
trouble and annoyance removed for
all time.
Mr. Kay said lie could confidently
*ay that if the old canal is ever filled
up it will have to be done by the Bor
ough. There is no ~ea->on why tli»
railroad people should b) anxious to
have it filled up As owners they
will clean it oat; they will stop the
drainage of sewage and other impur
ities into it, but they will not till it
up.
Croup, Coughs, Colds, Whooping-
Cough, etc., have no terrors for chil
dren o r adults who evacuate the bowels
with Kennedy's Laxative Honev and
Tar. This remedy expels all cold from
the system and strengthens the throat,
longs and bronchial tubes. The Orig
inal Laxative Cough Svrupand Liquid
Cold Cure. Sold by Paules & Co.
Use All Tloney at Once.
Deputy Attorney General Fleitz has
advised Highway Commissioner Hunt
er that, in building roads with State
money, he need not confine himself to
using any one county's appropriation
for the year only. The money appro
priated by flu' Legislature was for a
period of four years, and Deputy
Fleitz savs that to facilitate matters.
Commissioner Hunter may use a
county's entire appropriation at once,
in his discretion, but that lie must al
low 110 county more than it:-, pro rata
share of all of the money.
It will bf recalled that Dauphin
county lost it> share because of ob
jections to proposed improvements in
Swatara, Washington and Lower Pax
ton townships.
Ranks as the Highest Grade by
Doctors.
The safest wine to use is Speer's
Port Grape Wine it ranks above all
others for medicinal purposes; it i* a
diuretic and tonic. For weakly and
aged persons it has 110 equal, being
made from a rare grape.
Invitations for Dance.
Invitations were received in this
city yesterday for the annual Christ
mas dance which will|l>e held at the
Exchange hotel, Blooiusburg, Tuesday
evening, December 2(1. Opinniheim
will furinsh the music. The committee
•fs composed of Samuel H. Harman,
Frank Ikeler, Frank Pursel, C. W.
McKelvey, V \V. Duy, E. M. Sav
idge.K I'. Wirt and 11. Mont. Smith.
The season of indigestion is opon ns
Kodol Dvspi psia Oura tor ludige-tion
and Dyspepsia will do everything for
the stomach that an ever-loaded or
over-worked stomach can not do for
itself. Kodol Digest.-* what yon eat —
gives the stomach a rest — relieves sour
stomach,beluliiug, heart-burn,mrliges
-1 tion, etc. Sold by Paules & Co.
PKUGRiI ST CNNIST
AND GROVE UHUiiUHES
The usual elaborate preparations ate
being made at Christ Episcopal Church
for the celebration of Christmas Day.
The musical program that will be ren
dered by the choir on that day appears
below.
Solemu High Celebration, ti a. m.
Processional, "It Came Upon the
Midnight Clear," Willis.
Communion Office, S ainer.
Kyrie Elesion.
Gloria Tibi.
Laus Christi.
Credo.
Offertory, "Sing, O Smg this Bless
ed Morn," Roper.
Presentation of Aim--, Whitney.
Sarsum Cirda. S'ainer
Sanctos.
Benedictus, Qai Venit.
Agnus Dei.
Gloria in Excelsis.
Nunc Dimittis, Harrison.
Recessional, "Shout; the Glad Tid
ings," Avison.
High Celebration and sermon nt
10;30a. in., with parts of Stainei's
atid Roper's Communion services, also
Christmas carols will be sung by the
choir
CHRISTMAS EVE.
Choral Evening Praver, 7:30 p m
Processional, "Hark the Herald
Angels Sing," Mendelssohn.
Confession. Absolution, Sentences,
Stainer.
Psalter, Gregory.
Gloria in Excelsis, Stainer.
Magnificat, Harrison.
Nunc Dimittis, Harrison.
and Versicles. Stainer.
Hymn. "O Little Town of Bethle
hem," Barnby.
Hymn, "Of the Father's Leave Be
gotten," Ancient Melody.
Presentation of Alms. Whitney.
Recessional, "Adeste Fideles."
The Grove Presbyteriau church will
hold its Sabbath school Christmas en
tertainment on Friday evening next
at 7:30 o'clock, for which occa-ion the
following beautiful and interesting
program is being prepared :
Processional.
Anthem—"Let Us Go Unto Bethle
hem," choir.
Responsive Scripture Reading.
Prayer.
"On .Tuda's Plains ," Sunday school
Recitation.
''Christmas Day Is Here," Sunday
! school.
"Happy Christmas," Primary
school.
Recitation.
"Ho! Landlord of the Hethlehem
Inn," solo and chorus.
Recitation.
"Away in a Manger,'' Sung by a
j primary class.
"Close in the Arms," Sunday
• school.
Recitation.
Anthem—"The Herald Augels,"
Choir.
Address by the pastor.
"Lullaby," Primary school.
Recitation.
'Come Shine Once More," Sunday
school.
Distribution of gifts.
Benediction.
The most pleasat.f,safest and best rem
edy to use for Coughs Colds. Croup.
Whoopiug Cough, etc., is Kennedy's
Laxative Honey aud Tar. This remedy
expels all ccld frou; the system by act
ing as a cathartic on the bowels. Sold
by Paules & Co.
Descendant of Prominent Family.
The death of John C. Fuller, one of
Williamsjiort's well known citizens
| occurred at the State Hospital fyr the
I Insane on Monday night. He was
j brought to this city on March 3lst
i last.
The deceased was born at Auburn,
N. Y., on December 23, 1839. His
father was Jerry Myron Fuller, a
brother of the father of Chief Justice
Fuller. His mother's maiden name
was Lydia Newliu, a cousin of Mill
ard Fillmore, who succeeded to the
Presidency on the death of General
Zachary Taylor.
Mr. Fuller was at Galveston, Texas,
when the Civil war started. To escape
being pressed into the military ser
vice of the Confederacy he did not
wait to collect a week's wages due
him but fled to Chicago. He had work
ed in Galveston as a clothing cutter,
having followed the business since he
was 17 years of age.
The deceased located in Williams
port in 1874 and secured employment
i with Henry Ulmau, father of the I*l
- man Brothers, conducting jtlie Star
| Clothing House. Mr. Fuller was a
i charter member of the First Congrega
: tional church, Williamsport. He is
| survived by a widow, who resides in
i Williamsport, and one daughter, Mrs.
1 Harriot Hemingway.of Auburn, N. Y.
Nothing will euro indigestion that
doesn't dige-t the food,it«elt,and give
the stomach rest. Yoa can't expect
thar a weak stomaoh will regain its
strength and get well when it is com
pelled to do the full wors that a sound
stomach should do. You wouldn't ex
pcet a sick horse tog» t well when it
is compelled to do a full day's work
every day of the week Kodol Dys
oepsia Cure is a perfect dige«taut and
digests the food regardless of the con
dition of yoor stomach. Relieves In
digesron. Behhing, Sour Stomach, and
all stomach disorders. Sold by Baules
& Co.
Found $75 Pearl In an Oyster.
A Link Haven man, Harry A. Wein
dorf, while eating oysters at his home
Thursday, felt a hard substance in one
of the bivalves which he had placed in
his mouth. This proved to be a beau
tiful pearl which exjierts claim to be
worth at least $75.(Hi.
Weindorf had paid twenty-five cents
for the half-dozen "raws" and now
wishes that lie could make as good an
investment of all his money.
In Mad Chase.
Millions rush in mad chase after
health, from one extreme of faddism
to another, when, if they would only
eat good food, anil keep their bowels
regular with Dr. King's New Life
Pills, their troubles would all pass
away. Prompt relief and quick cure
for liver and stomach trouble, 25c at
Paulos & Co. 'K. . drug store; guaran
teed.
Christmas v ..
Eve In
Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM. th<> central spot of
interest in the Iloly Laud at
Christmastime, is u Christian
town set In the heart of Mo
bammedanism, where owp a year the
Greek church grants the use of the
grotto of the Nativity to the Latin
church. The ceremonies begin on Dec.
24 by the image of the youthful < "hrist
being carried from the basilica of St.
Helena to the sacred grotto of the Na
tivity. where the traditional spot of
Christ's birth is marked by a silver
star set in the rocky pavement.
The service begins at 10 o'clock in
the evening. It opens witl* the chant
ing of psalms without any musical ac
companiment. The patriarch of Jeru-
TYPICAL BETHLEHEM FAMILY OF TODAY.
salem usually officiates in the grotto,
but on this occasion he is represented
bv the Latin bishop. The interior of
the church is most picturesque, for
there are only a few chairs provided
for foreign visitors, while the bulk of
the congregation is made-up of the
Bethlemite women in their blue dresses
with red frontlets, wearing peaked
caps when married and flat caps cov
ered by white veils when single.
As they enter the church they at first
kneel down and then sit upon the
ground in true oriental fashion. "In
| the dimly lighted church," says one
i who has seen the service, "these squat
i ting varicolored figures, with their
; beautiful faces lit up by tits and starts
' by flashes of the caudles, intent on de
' votion, seem like so many modern Ma
donnas come to celebrate the glory of
i the first Madonna."
Precisely at midnight the pontifical
high mass is celebrated, the figure of
! Christ is brought in a basket and de
' posited upon the high altar, and the
| procession forms to accompany it to
the crypt. As the long, chanting pro
' cession winds through the dimly light
j ed church there is something weirdly
solemn about the ceremony, and as the
• sacred image passes various acts of
worship are performed by the devout
attendants. On the procession moves
through the rough hew n. dimly lit
passages from the Latin church to the
j grotto of the Nativity.
\ When the procession of richly robed
ecclesiastics reaches the silver star set
i in the pavement the priests pause and
l stand in a group about the basket,
which is deposited upon the star.
I Around this star is the inscription, "Hie
t de virgine natus est" ("Here he was
j bom of a virgin"), for this is the spot
j upon which tradition places the actual
i birth of Jesus. There the impressive
narrative of the birth of Jesus as found
In the gospels is slowly recited, and
when the passage (Luke ii, 7), "And
I she brought forth her firstborn Son and
! wrapped him In swaddling clothes and
laid him in a manger, because there
| was no room for them in the inn." is
i read the figure is reverently picked up
' from the star and carried over to the
' opposite side of the grotto, where it is
i put into a rock cut inanger. This con
j eludes the service.—London Sphere.
j' GIRDLING THE GLOBE.
How t'nclv Sum Winlie* All the
World Iluuuv Year.
At midnight Dec. 31, from the white,
towering time factory on Georgetown
1 heights. Admiral Chester, superintend
ent of the National observatory, will
have souuded completely around the
earth by the cables which now span
our great spinning top and to the con
tinental and insular nations to the
north and south by vast networks of
wire ramifying in all directions from
this great girdle a signal announcing
the birth of the year 1906 at the capi
tal of our republic.
At one push of the official button the
electric greeting will permeate our con
tinent and leap across the Pacific from
San Francisco to Honolulu, to Midway,
to Guam, to Manila and to Hongkong.
Flashing up and down the entire east
ern coast of Asia, from Alexandrovsk
to the Malay peninsula, it will cross
Sumatra and the home of the wild
man of Horneo; will speed over the cof
fee plantations of Java to Australia
autl New Zealand.
Hurrying over the snowdrifts of Si
beria and Itussia, it will be felt in Mos
cow and St. Petersburg and there be
taken up by the thick mesh of wires
covering northern and central Europe,
going to London and at the same time
spanning the coast of the black conti
nent of Africa. From Alexandria it
will be shot T.'O miles up the Nile into
the very heart of Africa. Leaping out
into the sea. it will register itself in the
Isles of Madagascar and Mauritius.
From Lisbon to the Madeiras and over
the Cape Verde islands it will jump to
Pern-imhitco, llrastil; thence down into
t!:e wilds of central Argentina and up
int > P. >!ivi s. aero s the Windward isles,
t'ie I 's t.r Vniiiles and the West In
die-: a-.id t'ren home again to the capi
tal of f<e n:i;
It :; ;' ■ > t i "i ivr.ble that such
a «• 1:; - - cart'.i can be made In
sc;! .< I • time than you would ex
pend in \. g a neighbor "a happy
new yeu. I" Was! ingJ :• Star.
a c i to the lliHe. Methuselah
hegit I n It ;• >id lived years
there; i'tcr Lai: ech live I IS2 years
and i g I N'uah Noah was <SOO years
old « :en the tlo • I occurred.
Was V' tht selah drowned? New
York Til ic -.
11.-. \
She I v. niMn't be Mirpri- -d if the
servant glrs were INI -Ming at the key
hole He \>r ! That's a woman's
trick Si • Oh ndeed.' He—Of
course Lit'- why it's called Eve"
dropping Philadelphia Press
(Christmas on
An Ocean Liner
Trees For Passengers and Crew, Pres
ents, 1 oasts, Singing and Danc
ing Make It a Gala Day.
I ill 12 man who syends his life on
lard a big passenger ship
sr< s about as many different
kinds of christmases as any
body. I gaess," said the captain of a
North German Lloyd steamship ns he
sat in his i ii>in preparing for a holiday
voyage to the .Mediterranean.
"With a crowd of jolly passengers
aboard wh > are off on a trip to enjoy
themselves Christinas is a day to be re
membered l'riends and relatives send
gifts on ahead, so that the.y may be
banded to passengers at the right time,
and of course this personal remem
brance from home makes more enjoya
ble the celebration which is always
prepared on board the ship itself. The
L'fth of 1>" -ember passes about as do
other days until dinner tiuie arrives,
and then the chefs and stewards outdo
th<'ins< 1 • sin providing an elaborate
menu and in table decorations.
"If the v, cither is tine, as it is likely
to be. the passengers are in high spir
its. for the Christmas feeling is infec
tious. no matter where you go. To
ward the end of the dinner speeches
are made gs are rendered, stories
a:v told and i >.ists are given, and when
this is completed all goto the main sa-
I.m. and the Christmas tree is re
v-del n Vng there in the middle,
-.aider the _• ky light. It is a big tree,
too. just as h ; as can be obtained and
put in place, and on it are hung gifts
from the ship for every passenger—not
cos'.lv at I! but remembrances that
are likely t . be long preserved as sou
venirs of a pleasant occasion. Then, If
the sea is not high, the candles are
lighted, and the tree bursts into beauti
ful illumination.
"After the distribution of gifts from
the tree a concert is given if the weather
is bad, but v.henever Christmas eve is
pleasant and the latitude is suitable the
passengers goon deck, which they find
to be shielded from the wind by can
vas, brilliantly lighted and decorated
with Hag- and bunting. And, I tell
■CII'TS FKOM THF. SHIP FOB F.VKBY PAS
SENGER.
you, on a moonlight night, with a calm
sea and soft, pleasant air, in the Medi
terranean. for example, a Christmas
eve aboard a great ship is*something
for most passengers to remember. I'm
sure I can't imagine anything more
charming.
"The band plays lively music, and ttie
passengers dance 011 deck, but if they
imagine they are the only ones aboard
ship who are celebrating Christmas eve
they are mistaken. If they were to
look into the forecastle they would
see another Christmas tree there, also
covered with little decorations and
gifts—the sailors' tree. For, you know,
a German is only half a German with
out a tree 011 Christmas eve, and every
German ship lias one.
"Long before the ship sailed from
her li une port on the Christmas voy
age friends and relatives of each sailor
prepared some little presents, which
they sent forward in care of some ac
quaintance iu the crew so that their
particular sailorman might have his
surprise at the right time. Of course
these gifts are inexpensive, for the
sailor's family has little money to
spare, but a pipe, warm stockings or
some such article is received aboard
the vessel and carefully kept until the
proper time, when all are hung on the
tree. The company gives the sailors a
little wine or beer and Christmas cakes.
This applies also to the firemen, who
have a tree of ilieir own in their room.
So, as you will see, there are usually
as many as •!' ree trees aboard the ship.
"The ".Ith of December we observe
«s a holiday <>n our ships, and all work
is suspe.-.dcd aboard ship excepting
that which it is absolutely necessary to
perform. If there is a clergyman
among the passengers he Is requested
to hold religious services for the tour
ists and also for the crew, and these
are fully attended, on German ves
sels the captain does not officiate, as
do English captains, at #:uch cere
monies.''— Chicago Inter Ocean.
The ItenMon Why.
Fred—l saw you let Tomkins kiss
you under the mistletoe last night.
Why did you refuse me permission?
Cousin May Because, you silly boy,
you asked.
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