LOCAL TIME TABLES. PKNN'A. R. R. EAST. WEST. 7.11 A. M 9.00 A.M. 10.17 " 12.10 P. M. 2.21 P. M 4.31 5.50 " 7.51 SUNDAY 10.17 A. M 4. IL P M. D. L.v W. K U EAST. WEST. 7.07 A.M. '.LIE A.M. 10.19 " 12.44 L». V 2.11 P. M 4 83 5.43 " 9. T'> " SI \1 • V 7.07 A. *». 12.44 P. M. 5.43 P. M 9.10 PHIL A-V HEADING K K. NORTH. 301' TH. 7.53 A. M. U.4.S A. M 3.56 P. M. 6.85 P. M. BLOOM MTRfcfcT. 7.55 A. M. 11.81 A. M. 3.58 P. M. 6.33 P. M. DANVILLE AND BLOOMSBURG STREET RAILWAY CO. Leave Danville 6 00, 6.40, 7.30, 8.20. 9.10. 10.00, 10.50, 11.40 a in.. 12.30, 1.20, 2.10, 3.00, 3.50. 4.40, 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, 9.13, 10.03, 10.53, 11.43 a.iu., 12.33, 1.23,2.13,3.03. 3.53. 4.43. 5.33. 6.23. 7.33, 8.03, 8.53, 9.43, 10.33, 11.2>t p. in. First car Sunday morning 7.30. Last car, 11.20 at night goes to Grova nia only. Win. R. Miller. Gen 1 Manager. WILL SDHVBT ON SiTMDH Pursuant to an agreement arrived at at the special meeting of council Mon day night the streets and bridges com mittee yesterday went carefully over North Mill street to ascertain some facts relating to natural drainage and to gain information on other points that will be useful when it comes to dealing with the paring problem. This preliminary visit by the com mittee on streets and bridges yesterday will be followed next Saturday by a survey of the portion of the street af fected by the paving proposition. Bor ough Surveyor G. F. Keefer will come up from Suubury Saturday morning and accompanied by Street Commis sioner E. S. Miller and the committee on streets and bridges will proceed to North Mill street and make a survey of the section between Ceutre street and the borough line. From this sur vey a blue print will be made, which will be forwarded to the highway de partment in accordance with the form ality required by the Sproul good road act. The committee on streets and bridges yesterday determined not only that.the arch under North Mill street, which takes care of tlie small stieam that comes down over the hill, is in an ex cellent condition and will not have to he rebuilt, but also that there will l»e no necessity of constructing a sewer on the east side of the street to receive the surface water as it was at first thought would be necessary. Indeed, the contour of ground and the natural drainage both lend themselves to an the street. The committee yesterday concluded that it would be illadvised to macad amize any part of North Mill street. The traffic, they think, is too heavy and judging by the effect on the State highway just outside the borough where some three inches of mud exist, it would bring about conditions but little better than exist in the borough at present and would be just that much money misspent. The committee will recommend to council that instead of macadamizing between Chambers street and the borough line that the entire section of North Mill street be paved with red vitrified brick. TO CORE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. W. GROVE'S'signa ture is on each box. 25 cents. MOVING TIME. Spring flittings are already on. This is not only true of town residents,who have begun to move but also of the farmers who this year chauge farms. Nearly every day a procession of heavi ly laden farm wagons wends its way through town. Some of these present an interesting sight, and contain not only household goods and the family dog and cat but farming implements and the live stock of the farm. The live stock of one of these movings yes terday consisted of a lone briudle cow which seemed much averse to leaving her old home. The cow was in the hands of two farmer boys,one of whom led her by a light chain some twenty feet in length and the other followed in the rear. About even - rod the cow stopped and stubbornly refused to move; the boy in front tugged with all his strength at the long chain but the cow objected to being towed along in that fashion and bracing herself be came all the more stubborn. There was one extreme measure, however, that the boys resorted to and whenever the cow planted herself firmly and re fused to move the boy in the rear would twist her tail; this had the de sired effect until the cow stopped again, when the operation had to be repeated. The whole thing seemed very funny to bystanders and the boys began to feel very awkward and asham ed. After this they didn't resort to ex treme measures oftener than necessary and the consequence was that old briudle had her own way for it most of the time and during the journey , down Mill street "contested nearly ev- | ery inch of the ground." A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Protrud ing Piles. Druggists are authorized to refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure in ♦! to It days. 50 cents. ' New battleships are about to be de- I signed here which will match the i British terror. If thero is any killin j to be done our strenuous admiuistra ' tion champions are on hand to give it 1 A boost along. Perhaps the biggest snow storm of •be season is still to come PBTTYiTHEIVING AT KNITTING MILL A discovery was made at tlie Dau ville Knitting Mills yesterday morn ing, which will probably bring to an end a system of petty thieving that has given the proprietors much con cern of late. For some time those in charge had been missing stockings and despite the closest watching and inquiry they were unable to fasten the thefts upon any of the employes. The goods missed were only in small quantities, a few pairs at a time, and the logical con clusion was that the pilfering was done by those employed in the mill, j What strengthened the suspicion was j the fact that persons about town were known to be wearing Danville stock- j ings, and as none of the product of the local plant is sold in Danville it was pretty plain that the stockings worn here could have got out of the mill in only one way. The efforts to find where the leak oc curred were redoubled and yesterday morning the mystery was in part cleared up. The theory proved a true one; at least one of the persons who pilfered the stockings was an employe and lie was "caught with the goods. " Chief-of-Police Mincemoyer was call ed to the plant and the offender was called out and made to face the officer. It was a clear case against him ; sever al pairs of a fine grade of goods were found secreted in his dinner bucket. As above intimated it was believed that more than one about the plant was guilty of the petty thieving, but all efforts on the part of the officer ami others to obtain from the fellow trap ped any information that would im plicate others proved unavailing. Although peremptorily discharged the young fellow was not placed under arrest, hut was allowed togo free pro vided lie would return the goods tak en, making complete restitution so far as in his power. Meanwhile a very close watch will be maintained ami others about the plant who may have fallen into the erring ways of the fel low-discharged will have to reform or they will run a very great risk of be ing caught, in which event it is not safe to assume that they will get off as easily as the fellow caught lirst, whose name under the circumstances we have seen lit to withhold. Attendance at Spring Inspection. The inspections in the Third brigade N. G P., were coucluded in Tamaqua on March 17th, when* Company B, Eighth Regiment passed before the in spectors. This company was to have been inspected in February,but owing to the smallpox epidemic it was neces sary to postpone it. The attendance was an improvement over a year ago, the absentees being as follows : Fourth Regiment 56 Eighth Regiment 34 Ninth Regiment 80 Twelfth Regiment 78 Thirteenth Regiment .... 56 Totals 299 Twenty companies, including Co. F, QJf thisf-ity, presented the minimum lOr lUSpPnlOli IHiti ncvuim* WWVCU 100 per cent., but Company B, Eighth Regiment, was the only company to actually have every member present and in uniform. The companies at taining 100 per cent were distributed as follows: Fourth Regiment 3 Eighth Regiment 5 Ninth Regiment ... 3 Twelfth Regiment 6 Thirteenth Regiment .. 3 Total 20 Three companies, C,of the Twelfth; D, of the Fourth; and I, of the Thir teenth, had but one man absent and six companies, B. of the Fourth; A and D, of the Thirteenth; H, of the Eighth ;F, of the Ninth, and A, of the Twelfth, had but two men absent. The largest number of absentees in any one company was 15 in Company H. of the Twelfth. LAWRENCE COTTER. Lawrence' Cotter.the florist at Castle Grove, on Monday returned home from Boston, where last week lie attended the Exhibition of the American Rose Society in conjunction with the spring Exhibition of the Massachusetts Horti cultural society. Mr. Cotter says that the event was a great success. Every year brings out new development and greater perfection in the cultivation of flowers. Not only in the scope but in the beauty and the superb quality of the specimens the exhibition this year probably eclipsed all previous shows. The exhibit of American Beauty roses, especially, surpassed anything ever seen. While the exhibition was not inter-national in its character in the sense that any of the exhibits came from the old world, yet the occasion brought together a galaxy of the most cultured and eminent men of the world,not only those directly interest ed in floriculture, but journalists, authors, artists and all those who love the beautiful in nature'and appieciate that rare bit of God's handiwork dis played in flowers. It was Mr. Cotter's good fortune to meet a largo number of old friends not only from every part of our own country, but from England, Scotland and Ireland. Indigestion is much of a habit. Don't get tlie habit. Take little Kodol Dys pepsia Cure after eating and you will quit belching, puffing, palpitating and trowning. Kodol digests what you ate and makes the stomach sweet. Sold by Paules A- Co. At the Brown Building. K. J. Evans has removed his barber shop from the first floor of the Brown building to the room formerly occupi ed by Woods' shoe store. The room vacated by Mr. Evans, which is now being occupied by the Standard Gas Company, has been repapered and oth erwise very nicely fixed up. Roy Doup, who has charge of the United Telephone lines,with his wife, has re moved into the rooms on the third floor of the Brown building vacated by the family of K J. Evans, which has removed to East Market street. Judges in all parts of the state have been stricter this year than ever be fore in requiring hotel keepers apply ug for license to respect the low. MIDNIGHT FINE IT SNVDERTOWN A disastrous fire occurred early yes terday morning at Snydertowu that completely destroyed the home of Dr. E. A. Smith and the residence and general store of J. E Eckmau. The fire started soon after midnight and when discovered had already gain ed considerable headway in the cellar of the Smith home. Snydertowu does not possess an organized fire depart ment and, as the hastily formed buck et brigade was unable to cope with the conflagration, both buildings together with the greater part of the contents were entirely consumed. Dr. Smith and his family had been visiting in Williamsport and arrived at Snydertowu on the Philadelphia & Reading about one o'clcok while the buildings were burning. The fire was discovered by Grant Gousar, whose attention was attracted by the crackling noise of the flames. He at once gave the alarm and the i citizens, responding,made every effort possible to stay the conflagration. It 1 was once thought that their labors ! were successful, but the fire again : burst out in an another part of Dr. . Smith's home, and then, communicat ing to the Eckmau building burned more fiercely than ever. Some of the furniture in both of the houses was saved, but the most of the furnishings were lost It was neces i sary to carry Mr. Eckmau, who is part : ly paralyzed, from his burning home. | Much of the merchandise in the Eck tuan store was saved. Nothing lias trauspired to throw any light on the cause of the fire. The j Smith family being away from home, , there was nobody residing in the | building where the fire started. There | was, however, a fire in the furnace in I the Smith cellar, which was tended, during the family's absence, by a man who lived outside the home. The fur nace, however, was under the rear of the house, while the fire,when discov ered, was burning only iu the front part of the cellar. It is a theory that the fire was caused by spontaneous combustion among Dr. Smith's medic ines, which were kept near tlie place where the fire originated. The Smith home was a two aad a half story brick house. The Eckman building was frame, the store occupy ing the front room on the ground floor. The best safeguard against headache, constipation and liver troubles is De- Witt's Little Early Risers. Keepavia of these famous little pills in the house and take a dose at bed time when you feel that the stomach and bowels need cloansing. They don't gripe. Sold by Panles <%■ On Fnneral of Mrs. M.J.Aten. Mrs. Henry J. A ten was consigned to the grave in Odd Fellows' cemetery Monday afternoon. The funeral took place from the family residence nt 2 o'clock. The services were conducted by Rev. L. D. Ulrich, pastor of the Trinity Lutheran church. The Keystoue Male tTBtT." iruvu i cm wwptv v« riate selections. The pall bearers were: Thomas Johns, Charles Baker, Grant Fenstormacher, Harry Redding.Thom as Swank and John Jones. The flowers formed a very touching and beautiful tribute. There was a beautiful casket bouquet from the Ladies' Relief Corps of Berwick, the organization that sent a flower laden boat adrift on the Susquehanna on last Memorial Day, which boat capsized near Danville, but which was rescued and redressed with flowers by the de ceased and her husband and sent on its way down the river. It was in rec ognition of this generous and patriotic act that the ladies relief corps of Ber wick sent the beautiful floral tribute to the funeral. There was also a cas ket boquet from the grandchildren of the deceased ; a sheaf of wheat from Mrs. Dieffenbacher, Williamsport; and many other offerings from individuals. Among those who lingered in the house of mourning Monday were the representatives of four generations of the Ateu family. The great grand children are a boy aud a girl. The former is a bright little fellow, Earl, grandson of Mr and Mrs. Charles Peifer, and great grandson of Henrv J. Ateu ;the latter is a little miss still in babyhood, named Sara Martha, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Rausch and great granddaughter 'of Mr. Ateu. Among those who attended the fun eral Monday were: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Foltz and family ; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Peifer and family of Shamok in ; Thomas Aten of Baltimore ; Mr. and Mrs. Grant Ateu of Danville ; Mr. and Mrs. William Rausch: Mrs. Wil liam T. Snyder, Mrs. Thomas Dixson, Mrs. Gills, Mrs. McNinch of Berwick; Miss Myrtle Beagle, Mrs. John Moyer, of Bloomsburg; Mrs. Ikeler of Harris burg ;Mrs. D. F. Dieffenbacher of Wil liamsport ; Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Leig how, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Leighow, of Catawissa. BHAKE IT OFF. Rid Yourself of Unnecessary Burdens. Don't bear unnecessary burdens. Burdens of a bad back are unneces sary. Get rid of them. Doau's Kidney Pills cure bad backs ; Cure lamo, weak aud aching backs; Cure every form of kidney ills. Lots of endorsement to prove this. Miles Fry, carpenter, of 445 West First street, Bloomsburg, says:"The statement I made in 189<5 is about all I can say regarding my experience with Doau's Kidney Pills. I have not had any backache since I used them. Be fore taking this remedy I had chills in my back across the loins accompani ed by a weakness and dull heavy pain and I often had pain in my head as well. I was also very much annoyed by too frequent action of the kidney secretions. I used many reined ies with out relief until I learned of Doau's Kidney Pills and obtained a box. They soon cured me and I have had no re turn of the trouble during the past eight years. I know of several other people in Bloomsbnrg who have u-od Doan's Kidney Pills with good results and who speak of them in the very highest terms. " For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the ITnlted States. Remember the uame Doan's - and take no othur NEW INDUSTRY SUGGESTED An inquiry was received in this city yesterday asking whether Dauville would be a desirable place for locat ing a large plant for a cheese factory and the shipping of milk and cream. The jieople making the inquiry mean business and in a short time the pro prietors of dairies and creameries in this vicinity will be addressed on the subject by the promoters and will] be made fully acquainted with the prop osition. It would be difficult to deduce any reason why an industry such as sug gested above should not prosper here if properly taken hold of and pushed. Our town is situated in the midst of a fertile farming section,with the broad valley of the Susuehanna to draw on. A plant such as described would bring dairy products immensely in demand and on nearly every farm would be in stalled a dairy, which incidentally would add to the quality of the soil and thus contribute to the general wealth of the community. In addition, it would givo Danville a new industry, which is needed here as well as in any other town if there is to be any material growth aud de velopment. It is hoped that the Board of Trade will not miss the opportunity to assist the proposition along when the proper stage is reached in the ne gotiations. One would think the Laxative idea in a cough syrup should have been ad vanced long before it was. It seems the only rational remedy for Coughs and Colds would be to move the bow els and clean the raucous membranes of the throat and luugs at the same time. Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar does this. It is the Original Laxa tive Cough Syrup, the best known remedy for Coughs, Colds, Croup, Whooping Cough, etc. Tastes good ami harmless. Sold by Paules & Co. To Protect Costly Glass. I The beautiful stained glass window l of Gothic style, .ft the eastern end of | Christ Episcopal church, this city, which has already suffered some iu , jury from careless or wanton hands, is j in the future to be protected by heavy i screens manufactured expressly for the window by the DeWitt Wire Cloth j company of Philadelphia. The great east window, the top of ; which is forty feet from the ground, with its rare tints and its beautiful al legorical painting from the interior of the chuich is a striking and inspiring object. It is a most sujierb work of art and while there are rumors as to its cost it is said that no one in Dauville isfiiu a i •ositiou to state just what sum j of money it represents. All argee that it is very costly. During the twenty odd years that the church has stood the window has not wholly escaped injury and recently it was decided to protect it in the future by installing wire screens or guards artistically manufactured to fit each of the divisions of the window. One of the worst blemishes the window bears was inflicted by the ball of a flobert rifle, which pierced the glass right at the knee of the Savior, which is the has suggested bow easily other in juries of a still graver sort could be inflicted. For instance a stone idly thrown might cause irreparable dam age. The screens urrived on Saturday and will be placed in position in a very short time, probably as soon as a scaffold can be erected. There are three screens each a graceful pointed arch in shape, to correspond with the windows, 1 o}£ by 3'4 feet, besides a round screen t! feet in diameter to cov er the great circl" in the window above. If you are troubled with Piles and can't find a cure, try Witch Hazel Salve, but be sure you get that made by E. C. DeWitt & Co., Chicago. It is the Original. If you have used Witch Hazel Salve without being relieved it is probable that you got hold of one of the many worthless counterfeits that are sold on the reputation of the gen uine De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. Sold by Panics & Co. Milk Wagon In Wild Dash. The team of horses and milk wagon belonging to W. J. Crossley of Liber ty township, aud drivcu by his son Frank, were the central figures in a wild runaway Monday|morning,that ended in South Dauville when the run aways collided head on with McCor niick's bus. The trouble started in front of the Montour House where the team had been left while Frank was delivering milk'inside the hotel. Some men who were clearing the roof of the ice were throwing the ice cakes into the street. The horses became frightened at the chunks of ice flying about them and started off down the hill toward the river, gaining speed as they went un til when they reached the bridge their gait was a mad gallop. Luckily no vehicles were met in the swift progress across the bridge. The runaway team got to the south side soon after the departure of the y :00 passenger train, aud McCormick's bus hail just left the station and was about turning into the road leading to the bridge when shouts of warning ap prised the driver, William Millor, of approaching danger. Ho stopped his team,but had no time to get out of the way when the terrified animals came down the grade of the south side ap proach, and swerving just before they reached the railroad crossing, collided with the bus team. One of the bus horses was knocked down, and in endeavoring to get away one of the runaways also fell to the ground. The team was taken in charge by some men before they could again start off. All of the horses in the mixup had an almost providential escape from ser ious injury The milk wagon, how ever, was a sorrowful appearing specta cle, with its interior a chaos of milk bespattered cans and bottles. The best way to rid the system of a cold is to evacuate the bowels. Ken nedy's Laxative Honey and Tar acts as a pleasant, yet effectual cathartic on the bowels. It clears the head, cuts the phlegm out of the throat,strength ens the bronchial tubes,relieves coughs colds, croup, whooping cough, etc. o Sold by I'nule* & Co ELABOHATL, MINSTREL SHOW The members of tlie Sinker club of the Y. M. C. A., have been occupied for some time past completing the ar rangements for an elaborate minstrel show. The club numbers among its members many of the best known youug men of Dauville and they pro mise to give a siiow that will distance any previous efforts in black face pro ductions in this vicinity. The first part of the performance is to be given in the old fashioned min strel way, with a double circle of 23 burnt cork artists. "The quips and quirks and wanton smiles'' will be dealt out liberally by the following end men: Tambos: Harry Peters, Tom Ryan and Clyde Davis; bones: Will Spaide, Boh Jacobs and Will McCoy. The soloists have been chosen as fol lows : "Somebody's Waiting 'Neath South ern Skies"—Will Jones. "Star of My Life"—Edward Price. "Gypsy Love Song"—Frank Brown. "Trouble"—Tom Ryan. "What You Goin' to do When You Love a Gal"—Clyde Davis. "Lucy Lindy Lady"—Will Spaide. "Bible Stories"—Will McCoy. J The chorus and soloists have been | rehearsing the music every night for the past two weeks under the able dir ection of Dr. Stock. An orchestra of J eight pieces will accompany tlie sing | ers and till in the eutre acts. The nature of tlie second part tiie I members absolutely refuse to divulge. It was arranged by General Secretary : Charles F. Johnson and tho boys say i it will be the tinest and funniest col lection of wit and humor ever present ed in Danville. I The company will give two perform ances in Association building, Friday and Saturday evenings, March 30th. and 31st. A matinee performance may be given Saturday afternoon. A Scientific Wonder The cures that stand to its credit make Bucklen's Arnica Salve a scien tific wonder. It cured E. R. Mulford, lecturer for the Patrons of Husbandry, Waynesboro, Pa., of a distressing case of Piles. It heals the worst Burns, l Sores, Boils, Ulcers, Cuts, Wounds, ! Chilblains and Salt Rheum. Only 2oc I at Paules & Co's drug store. PLANT A TREE. Gov. Pennypacker's request that many trees be planted April »>th, or 20th, which he has designated as Arbor | days, should be carried out with en j thusiasm. Tlie forests are being de vastated in order to supply lumber and other material needed in these busy times. If they are not replenished it will be but a few years before they dis • appear and a greater calamity could j hardly befall the country. The trees ' planted this spring may not reach size ! sufficient to cast much shade on the ! person setting it into the ground, but jin the years to come it will delight i the eyes of other people and shelter I mauy from sun and storm. It would ! be well for adults as well as children j ling will oost but little mousy and j hardly any labor. It will be a jov to watch it grow and when the planter is no more tlie tree will be a monument to tho memory of one who loved nature and had consideration for his fellow men. What more noble wish could have been expressed than that told by the last words of former Gov. Hogg, of Texas, who died a few weeks ago. He asked that nuts from the favorite tree of his state be planted on his grave and that [when they developed the nuts the young tree bore should be distributed throughout the state for replanting, thus replenishing the for ests. If the dead statesman's wish is obeyed, and it is likely to be, there will in a few years be a monument to his memory on every hillside and ex cry street in tlie Lone Star State. A Lively Tussle with that old enemy in the race, Con stipation, often ends in Appendicitis. To avoid all serious trouble with Stom ach, Liver and Bowels,take Dr. King's New Life Pills. They perfectly regu late these organs, without pain or dis comfort. 25c at Paules & Co., drug gists. Consigned to the Grave. Arthur Farnsworth, whose death oc> curred at the home of his brother-in law, Jesse Lunger, Wednesday night, was consigned to the grave on Satur day afternoon. The services were con ducted by Rev. C. D. Lercli, pastor of Mausdale Reformed church. The pall bearers were: Charles Feigles, Arthur Lewis, Ralph Cope, Oliver Cope and Earl Wren. Interment was made in Odd Fellows' cemetery. The funeral, which took place from the residence of Jesse Lunger, Ferry street, at 2 o'clock, was quite largely attended. Among those present from out of town being the following: Wil liam Beacham aud Mr. and Mrs. Roy Miller, of Shamokin; Jackson Guffy and sou of Milton; Mr. and Mrs. Ed ward Faester and Clark Surgeon, of Northumberland. Don't frown—look pleasant. If you are suffering from indigestion or sour stomach, take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. Hon. Jake Moore, of Atlanta, Ga., says:"l suffered more than 20 years with indigestion. A friend recom mended Kodol. It relieved me in oue day and I now enjoy better health than for many years." Kodol digests what you eat, relieves sour stomach, gas on t stomach,belchinfg, etc. Sold bv Paules & Co. An Enjoyable Event. An enjoyable dance was given Sat urday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Gottshall,Mahoning town ship. Music was furnished bv T. Del site and H. Hendricks. Refreshments were served. Those present were: Misses Mary Strauh, Stella Churm, Florence Wilson, Margaret Cook, Bessie Wilson, Katlierine Bower. Regina Rishel,Gertrude Everett, Grace Dielil, Lizzie Philips, Sarah Everett,Blanche Wilson and Clara Herman; Messrs. Frank Blohu, Kvau Hawkins. Norman Krum,Thomas (iething. I I»>rhert Blohu, Arthur Cook, Purdy Arter, Morgan Herman, Harry Hawkins, Jasper Stetler, Spencer Arter, Walter Wilson. Jasper Philips aud Walter Blohu. A SERIES OF INTER ram RIPP.RIIRNTS All scientific farmers will be inter ested to learn that Mrs. Kate Jones and her son, Horatio P. .Tones, of Val ley township, are among those who have made interesting experiments in "inoculating the ground." The experiment relates to one of the most remarkable scientific discoveries of the age. A few words of explana tion may prove timely. In the first place ii should be stated that there is a curious relation between the soil and the atmosphere. Four-fifths of tlie air consists of nitrogen, which is as mother's milk to plant life. Wheat, rye, oats, etc., would perish from lack of that very element of their composi tion, but for the fact that the roots of the grain draw nitrogen from the soil, not in its pure state but in the form of soluble compounds called nitrates. In order, therefore, that the lifo of tho grain may be maintained nitrogen must pass from the air to the soil, aud there be formed into nitrates. The soil like growing wheat cannot absorb pure nitrogen direct from the air. The grain draws the nitrates from the ground and when the harvested crop is carried away tlie soil is left sterile aud another crop can be raised upon it only after it has been artificially ferti lized with manures to supply the miss ing nitrates. It is no secret even with the unsci entific farmer that a crop of clover grown up on exhausted soil will ferti lize it and leave it richer. This prop erty of growing upon an exhausted soil ami supply it with nitrate belongs to a particular group of plants called leg iumiuous plants, to which clover.peas and beans belong. The experiments of the department of Agriculture in the "inoculation of tho ground" was prompted by the question: "How does the clover man age to take its supply of nitrogen, not from the soil as wheat and other grain, but from the air?" The answer is that bacteria are the agents that give to clover and other leguminous plants the power to take nitrogen from the air. These bacteria are fouud in the roots of leguminous plants, where in response to the irriga tion that they cause little modules or tubercles are formed which swarm with the micro-organism. Plants that possess such bacteriafi-lled tubercles or their roots are able to live in the sterile soil, drawing all the nitrogen they need and more, too, from the ex haustless store of the atmosphere. The surplus they leave in the ground and thus make the soil richer with nitrates. By means of cultivation there have been produced a type of nitrogen-fixing bacteria far more powerful and vigor ous than their nature-bred ancestors. The bacteria are dried in bits of cot ton, which can be sent through the mails and the department does thus sending them together with directions to farmers who choose to apply for them. The progressive farmer who desires to avail himself of the wonderful dis covery upon receiving the bacteria vttmn i u vra trr cuuintuiug su^ni, pottassium phosphate aud magnesia sulphate aud then inoculates seeds that are about to be planted by dipping them in the solution. Or else they in oculate the soil itself by moistening a little earth with the solution and then spreading it upon a field as they would spread manure. The seeds of leguminous plants should be chosen for the experiment. The inoculation has no direct effect on other plauts. The treated seeds are planted in sterile or worn out soil where no grain, corn or the like will grow. The clover springs up with ex j traordinary luxuriance, ten or twenty j times as abundantly as it would have ! grown from ordinary seeds. Owing to | the use of prepared bacteria a supply l of nitrogen of such abundance is ' drawn from the air that the surplus which remains in the ground in the form of nitrates is far greater than that left by an ordinary clover crop. The soil having been fertilized the next step is to sow it with grain and the results as reported are astonishing. Wheat, potatoes, etc., grown on soil fertilized by inoculated clover show an increase of from 40 to 400 per cent. : above their ordinary yield. That the above is not in any way overdrawn is well attested by the splendid experiment conducted by Mrs. Jones and her son on the Maus farm, the detailed result of which has been furnished the office of the News and is as follows: Plot No. 1, an acre in extent, was 1 seeded to Canadia peas and oats in j April. The seed was treated with in oculating material obtained from I Washington, D. C., and attained a | luxuriant growth. It was ploughed down in the latter part of July. In a short time a second growth came on, which was again ploughed under when a crop of oats came up. Crimson clov er was sown also aud was allowed to remain on the ground as a mulch tim ing the winter. Plot No. 2, one-half an acre in ex tent, without any fertilizer of any kind was seeded to soja beans in July and the growth was exceedingly, rank, and strong. This was cut down and mown into hay for experimental pur poses. The one-half of an acre pro duced l '; v tons of feed, which when fed to cows caused an increase in milk owing to the protein contained in the I beans. A Pleasant Event. An enjoyable social and entertain ment was given by the New Columbia C. E. society Monday evening at the home of C. F. Styer. The affair was arranged bv the social committee: Miss Libbie Pursel, Miss Ella Maus teller and S. F. Styer. The principal feature of the evening was an imagi nary excursion to the Allegheny moun tains. Music, recitations and games occupied the time until a late hour. Baylor—Forney. Frank Baylor and Mis> Crissie For ney. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. G. Forney, both of South Danville, i were married last evening at 8:30 : o'clock by Rev. C. D. Larch at his i homo on Mill street. STORES OPEN AFTER 6 O'CLOCK The early closing of the stores for the winter terminated somewhat un expectedly and housekeepers who up to the present have been obliged to make their purchases prior to 6 o'clock have been granted two hours addition al for visiting the stores. When early closing went into effect after the holidays some of the merch ant's insist it was without fixing any time limit. Indeed it is no secret that many were looking forward to a con tinuance of closing at six o'clock dur ing the year around. At all events the merchants along all lines now pretty generally find it to their interest to keep open until 8 o'clock. The department stores first announced their intention of keeping open. The grocery stores were dispos ed* to hold back and yet last night a couple of well known establishments ! bad not fallen in line with the new order of tilings. Among the grocery stores that had been closing early J. F Tooley was one of the first to keep opeu. He had intended to begin on Monday night, but owing to the dis agreeable weather lie closed at six o'clock. Tuesday night he remained open. Others have been falling into line since until last night Mill street, with here and there a solitary excep tion was lit up from one end to the other. It was truly an agreeable change from the dark, the dreary and desolate appearance presented by the principal street of our town during the long evenings of winter. To say that the opening of the stores is popular with many of the merchants would be to overstate the fact. They j complain that there is not enough busi i ues after six o'clock to justify keeping I open. To protect their trade they have merely followed tlte example of others and beyond this are liardly able to ex plain how the new order has been brought about. The prime movers take the view that the stores should be open until 8 o'clock, but not beyond that hour. Purchasers have got out of the habit l of dealing after six o'clock, but the j view is taken that it will only be a few days uutil they will turn out in j the evenings as usual, making many ] purchases at stores, thereby enliven i ing the town and adding to the sum | total of business. Doctors Are Puzzle . The remarkable recovery of Kenneth Mclver, of Vanceboro, Me., is the sub > ject of much interest to the medical | fraternity ami a wide circle of friends, j He says of his case: "Owing to severe inflammation of the Throat and cou ' gestion of tlie Lungs, three doctor's gave me up to die, when, as a last re | sort, I was induced to try Dr. King's New Discovery and I am happy to say, )it saved my life." Cures the worst j Coughs and Colds, Bronchitis, Tonsi , litis. Weak Lungs, Hoarseness aud La- I Grippe. Guaranteed at Paules & Co's drug store. 50c and SI.OO. Trial bottle 112 ree. uanvmc Dcrcais ixwimiui jj. The Lewisburg Athletic Club was defeated in a well played game Satur day evening by the Danville basket ball team. Score 36-15. Both teams played good and consis tent, although not brilliant ball. The Danville boys seemed to have their eyes on the basket to better ail vantage than the Lewisburg tossers, scoring more goals in proportion to the num ber of tries than the visitors. The first half was played under inter collegiate aud the second half under national rules. The feature of the game was the sensational work of Frank Itussell at guard. His quick work in getting the ball down the floor resulted a number of times in goals for Danville. The line-up: Danville. Lewisburg A. C. Peters ... forward ... Evans j Bedea . . forward Russell Sechler center Harris Russell .. guard Minor Gilmore ... guard Jones Goals from tteld : Peters 7, Sechler 6, Russell 4, Russell (L) 2, Evans 2, Harris 1, Jones 1. Goals from fouls: Peters 2, Harris 8. Toriured by Savages. "Speaking of the torture to which some of the savage tribes in the Philip pines subject their captives, reminds me of the intense suffering I endured for three mouths from inflammation of the Kidneys," says W. M. Sher man, of Cushing, Me. "Nothing help ed me until I tried Electric Bitters, three bottles of which completely cur ed me. " Cures Liver Complaint, Dys pepsia, Blood disorders and Malaria; and restores the weak and nervous to robust health. Guaranteed by Paules & Co., druggists. Price 05c. firs. Elmer Boyer Surprised. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Boyer, Ash street, was the scene Sat urday eveuing of a very pleasant sur prise party, the occasion being Mrs. Boyer's 2fith birthday. One of the features of the evening was a delight ful graphophone concert. The following were present from Bloomsburg: Mr. aud Mrs. B. W. Jury and sou Ben, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Rich ards ami sou Fred, Mr. aud Mrs. G. T. Crist, Mrs. George Martin, Mrs. Theo dore Scott, Miss Bess Crist. The Dan ville guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter Gross, Mr. aud Mrs. John Everett, Mrs. Elmer Mowery aud daughter Clemice,Miss Carrie Ward, Miss Alice Gross, Miss Sue Gross, Miss Katheriue Foust, Mrs. Benjamin Cook, Mrs. C. Herr, Mrs. Charles Nuss and sous Davul aud John, Mrs. Harvey Livziey, Mrs. Walter Gaskins and Mr. Elmer Herr. ( his Is Your Chance. Special Classes in Stenography and Typewriting will be conducted during the Spring Term (which will open March 2flth) in the Commercial De partment of the State Normal School, at Bloomsburg, Pa. Teachers whose I schools do not close in time for them I to begin on the 2»Uh, may enter later. ' J P WELSH, Principal | inn m VALUE The Dauvill e aud Bloomsburg elec tric railway has proven a wonderful developer in East Danville. A leadiug resident of that suburb, one closely in touch witli affairs, yesterday stated that there lias been a wonderful in crease in tlif value of property there and that the demand for houses along Bloom road is far greater than the supplv. Last Danville presents great attrac tions to those people who like to keep hogs and raise a lot of poultry where there is plenty of room and where they are unrestricted by ordinance. The item of trolley fare, of course, lias to be reckrne 1 with by persons who seek residence in the eastern suburb, but rents there are lower than they are in town and what is saved in this way is supposed to counterbalance the ex penditure of trolley fare. Under the circumstances the East End resident is looking forward to the prospects of a building boom. A new residence, built by Samuel Hiembach on the Joseph Rishel propertv, is now completed. Several other dwellings in the very near future according to an apparently well founded rumor may be erected on one of the farms abutting ou Bloom road,a portion of which the owner proposes to cut up into building lots. There are two stores in Last Dan ville,one of which is kept by the well known resident, John E. Roberts, and the other by William C. Heller. Ou the whole the people are well supplied and with the fresh air and abundance of sunshine lead happy and contented lives. Bloom road contains tho homes of some of the oldest families of this sec tion. The suburb is an old one and was formerly cut up into three differ ent divisions. From the borough liue to the entrance to the Reformed church cemetery it was known asMagill's ad dition. Next came Rudy town, which extended from the entrance to the cemetery to Jacob Cole's or the Diehl farm. In this section resided Solomon Rudy, Jacob Rudy and Daniel Rudy with their direct descendants, sous, daughters aud grandchildren, a rather numerous family in all. All the sec tion east of Rudytowu was known as Mechanicsville, a name suggested by the fact that at one time practically the head of every family was a mech anic. At preseut one scarcely ever hears auy allusiou to Magill's addition, to Rudytowu, or even to Mechanicsville. The barriers are broken down aud by coininou consent all the territory east of the borough line at present is known as East Dauvill e. Surprise Party. A delightful surprise party was teu dered Miss Mary Shultz,Saturday even ing at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Shultz, West Hemlock township. The event was in honor of Miss Shultz's birthday. Refreshments were served. Those present were: Mr. ami Mrs IV J3. JaliultZ. Mr. anil Mrs. Clarence Shultz, Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Hester, Mr. aud Mrs. J.S. Hause, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Girtou, Mr. and Mrs. August Shultz,Mrs. JohnCribbs, Mrs. D. N. Williams. Mrs. Sherman Sees, Misses Mary Hause, Alice Hes ter, Joy Billiirue, Mary Shultz, Bessie Oribbs, Ruby Shultz, Helen Sees; Messrs. Wilbur Crossley, Raymond Girtou, Fred Girton, Archie Girton, Otto Girton, Robert Girtou, Dan Cribbs,Herman Shultz,William Shultz and Allen Shultz. DO THE RIGHT THING if you have Nasal Catarrh. Get Elys' Cream Balm at once. Don't touch the catarrh powders aud snuffs, for they contain cocaine. Ely's Cream Balm releases the secretions that inflame the nasal passages aud the throat, whereas the common "remedies" made with mer cury merely drive them out and leave you no better than you were. In a word, Ely's Cream Balm is a real cure, not a delusion. All druggists 50c., or mailed by Ely Bros., sft Warren St., New York. niss Klmmerer Entertains. Miss Jessie Kimmerer delightfully entertained a number of her friends Saturday evening at the home of her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Vastine.in honor of Miss Nellie Haas, of Suubury. Those preseut were: Misses Edith Kramer, Katheriue Yas tiue, Bertha Kase, Blanche Sechler: Messrs. Arthur Campbell, Robert Ja cobs, Myron Bernheimer, Paul Yanuau, Will McCoy and John Kase. Celebrated 71st Birthday. A large number of friends gathered at the home of Mrs. Maria Amesbury Saturday evening in houor of Mrs. Amesbury's 71 st birthday. Over fifty guests were present. The party was delightfully entertained by music by the mandolin club,after which refresh ments were served. Mrs. Amesbury was the recipient of many handsome presents. Ik. ' sixers —ic 'mm . 1 1in«'i i■ tmmmmtm >»> For hard colds, bronchitis, asthma, and coughs of all kinds, you cannot take any thing better than Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Cherry Pectoral. Ask yout own doctor if this is not so. (He uses it. He understands why it soothes and heals. •' I had .i terrible c-ugh for Then I took Ayer's Cherr\ |v« toml and only one Mus.J ]>AM ' !:rii, w 't. Joseph, Mich. 2.V ,y»c , £I.OO. -f. V. A VRR CO., for Coughs, Colds You will hasten recovery by tak ing one of Ayer's Pills at bedtime.
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