CUKSIDBK
THESE CASES
Notwithstanding the vigilance of the
truant officer there is now and then a
case which in the very nature of
things he is uuable to cope with. The
truant not unusually combines along
with the indolent heedless qualities
that make a poor student of him an
astute and crafty nature which makes
htm an adept in eluding the officer.
There are cases, therefore, where the
truant simply has the best of it and
the records at school show up badly
on that account.
When truauts of this nature have
parents or guardians, no matter how
indifferent,there is some hope.as these
people under threat of arrest can be
induced to co-operate with the officer.
Hut when it happens that the boys are
without parents and there is no one
responsible for them it is altogether
another matter and whether they are
at school or not depends upon whether
they want togo or the truant officer
is able to catch them in a daily chase
about town and "terri ory adjacent
thereto." Two of such pieces of hu
man driftwoofl without any one direct
ly responsible for them the officer has
on his list at present and the boys goto
school when they want to. which is
seldom.
The question arises whether in such
cases something should not be done
that would be effectual in bringing
the boys under restraint and prevent
them from pursuing a course that will
l»e sure to make vagabonds of them.
Why does not someone upon whom
such duties devolve take the boys in
hand and if it is necessary to send
them to some institution where they
w ill have to obey the laws that govern
other people, then let it be done. Un
der proper restraint there would at
least be half a chance that the bo>"s
would develop into lawabiding and
u>eful citizens.
Will Monopolize Court.
Mount Carmel will practically mon
opolize the attention of the judges and
officials at the sessions of criminal
court to begin at Sunbury the first
Monday in May.
Mt. Carmel will have almost fifty
cases, all developed since the term of
court held in February.
The list includes cases representing
almost every known crime, from mali
cious mischief, one of the lightest of
the minor offenses, to murder, the
worst of the major crimes. There is a
manslaughter case, two of highway
robbery, one of criminal malpractice,
several of assault and battery, also
some of aggravated assault and battery :
with intent to kill, a speakeasy case, ,
and even a witchcraft case.
The latter case is one of the oddest
known, and is quite a novelty for the
present officials. It grows out of the
defense to be made by Walter Heavy, j
now lodged in jail on a charge of bur- ,
glarizing the Parsick home on Vine
street, Mt. Carmel.
Heavy 's friends allege that the pros
ecution against him was instituted
because of "information" gleaned
from the incantations of several for
tune tellers. Thev claim that Mrs. )
Miller, of Ashland, aud other alleged
fortune tellers held seauces at the Par
sick home to discover the identity of
the burglar, aud that the "witches"
said the guilty uiau was Heavy. No
doubt the story will be vigorously
denied,but nevertheless the case is in
teresting.
•ONE MAN'S VIEWS.
A member of our board of trade ami
a practical business man Tuesday de
plored that more is not being done to
promote the growth aud development
of our town. < tur present industries,
all of which are booming, these pros
jierous times,he held, should see their
way clear to expand, as a result of
which our population would grow.
The municipality should be carefully
looked after in all its relations and he
suggested that a taxpayers' association
be formed as exists iu many other
places to see that there is no derelic
tion of duty on the part of those in
office. A spirit of enterprise and of
civic pride should bo encouraged and
this should extend to land owners in
the immediate vicinity of town, whose
property uinst rise or fall in value as
Danville grows and prospers or stands
still ami retrogrades.
This suggested to the gentleman
that while the residents of Columbia
county are prospecting for all sorts of
minerals and are actually finding some
laud owners in tlie vicinity of Dan
ville seem to feel no curiosity to know
what may lie under their farms. In
these days when drilling has taken the
the place of slow and expensive me- j
thods iu digging into the earth lie
thought there were few farmers who i
could not afford to do a little prospect i
ing. Coal in some quantities is known '
to exist as war ;»s Kipp's run and it .
i- not beyond the range of probability
that underlying this immediate viciu- i
ity are both oil and gas. It might be
several hundred feet below, but the j
probability is that the outlay required j
to bore down in the <md would be a ;
pretty good investment.
Tlr. and Mrs. Mauser Knlertain.
Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Mauser enter- |
t.lined a large number of friends at an
oyster supper at their home at Grov- i
am a Friday evening. Those present
were: Misses Edna Shultz.Ella Boyer.
Pearl Heberling, Ilettie Pnrsel,Flora
Linn, I'rsel Mowrey, Emma Kriim,
Kebecca Hawkins,Beulah Knorr, Dora
Mowrey, Emma Foust, Cora Fonst,
Maud Fry, Annie Kapp, Celia Beaver, 1
Alda Shultz,Flora Krum, Lydia Hart !
man, Martha Boyer, Pauline Mauser.
Marv Mauser, Dorothy Welliver:!
Messrs. Guy Mowrey, Charles Krum,
Joseph Cotner, Fred Both, George
Heimbach, Arthur Foust, Charles I
Foust, John Thomas. Charles Thomas, j
Roy Weaver, Clarence Cotner, Roy j
Fern, Hurley Cotner, William Drum.
Charles Heimbach, Stewart Hartman, |
James Beaver. Cleveland Boyer, John
Deli, Curtis Walter, Mrs. John Wei
liver. Mrs. Minnie Middleton.
The Buckhoru charge of the Luther- I
an church has extended a call to Kev.
G. D. Strail.of Brewerton,New York, i
to take effect Mav Ist.
CONTRACT WAS
NOT AWARDED
Tuesday * was the date set for the
meeting of the trustees of the hospit
al for the insane for the purpose of
opening and examining the bids for
building the heat, light and power
plant at which electricity is to be em
ployed. The occasion brought some
twenty experts to Danville,representa
tives of the parties bidding, but they
were obliged to return home disap
pointed,as the contract was not award
ed.
The trustees present at the meeting
were: H. M. Schoch of Danville; Dr.
13. H. Detwiler, of Wilkes-Ha in ; Dr.
Shoemaker, of Williamsport; Ilr. Cou
ncil, of Scranton; Howard Lyon, of
Hughesville; W. F. Shay, of Watson
town, and C. (i. Van Alen, of North
umberland. Mr. Van Alen, who was
recently appointed, met with the trus
fes for the first time Tuesday.
The session occupied all day. The
trustees found themselves up against a
weighty proposition. The specifica
tion- are voluminous, while the prop
osition involving as it does electric
ity leaves a good many different points
to be taken care of; but what seemed
to occasion the gs§atest delay was the
difference of opinion as to which of
the two sites should be selected.
At the previous meeting held March
lath, Philip H. Johnson, of Philadel
phia, the architect,submitted two sets
of plans and specifications for the
heat, light and power plant, one on
the site first selected at the coal dump
just west of the hospital buildings and
the other at the rear of the hospital
taking in the present steam power
plant, where the air compressor main
tained in connection with the new filter
system is installed. Both sets of plans
and specifications were adopted by the
trustees and bids were invited on both
of them.
There were a dozen proposals on
hand Tuesday and it was in examin
ing these and considering other mat
ters in connection with them that the
time; was largely spent. Each of the
two sites has some features to recom
mend it. The principal objection to
the site at the coal dump lies in the
tact that there will be a loss in power
owing to the distance from the main
building,about a thousand feet. Those
of the trustees who believed that the
loss of power could be obviated saw
many objections to the site at the rear
of the hospital, which involves a re
building of the present boiler house
objections which they were not slow
to urge. Ou whole there were so
many matters to consider that night
arrived the trustees were ready
to award the contract and adjournment
was agreed upon to reconvene at some
date yet to be determined upon.
Representatives of the bidding firms,
experts and others, numbering in all
twenty or more appeared in Danville
early it* tho day. Many sought in
terviews with local contractors anxious
to get their views as to estimates for
certain lines of work, etc., the fact
implied seeming to be that if they got
the contract the local men would be in
line for sub contracts.
Blue Print Ready.
The blue priut relating to North
| Mill street, prepared by Borough
j Engineer Keefer, which failed to ar
! rive in time for the regular meeting
Friday nigltf. was acted upon at a
special meeting of council on Monday
night. It was approved in all respects
and delivered over into the hands of
Borough Solicitor E. S. Gearhart.who
will see that it gets to Harrisburg iu
due time.
The borough solicitor will make an
other trip to Harrisburg to hurry up
affairs iu the State highway depart
ment. Council has now decided to
pave North Mill street along its entire
leugth, provided aid comes from the
State. It will be a fine improvement
and will add much to the value of
property in the northern end of town.
The same change will occur that took
j place in the other portion of Mill
,-treet. The driveway will be made
| narrower, which will result in a cor
i rescinding widening of the sidewalks.
In addition to this a sewer will be
laid along the east side of North Mill
street from Center to Chambers street.
The sewer will be of 8-inch terra cotta
]>iJ*e to connect with each of the dwel
lings aud from Mill and Centre streets
it will be carried down to the rear of
the armory where it will connect with
j the northern terminus of the present
' sewer.
Danville Defeated.
Fresh from a conquering tour
| through the \Sest, where they earned
the title of champions of the United
States, the Tamaqua basket ball play
ers came to Danville evening
aud easily tock the locals into camp.
It is doubtful if such brilliant bask
et ball was ever seen iu Danville as
the Tamaqua boys put up at that time.
The locals, too. were playing good
j hall, and made the champions work
for each point. In the first part of the
j second half especially the Danville
: iioys for a while out jiassed and out
tossed Tamaoua, but the spurt soon
! passed off and the visitors once more
I started forcing ahead. Fogarty, one
of Tnmaqna's forwards,that nightwon
; the distinction of making a record for
goal throwing in one game, tossing 27
baskets. Score was
The line-up:
Tamaqua Danville.
Fogarty forward Bedea
forward Welliver
O'Donuell forward Johnson
Mulliuer . center .Sechler
Kinkaidc yuan! Gilmore
guard Russell
Hough guard Peters
Goals from field : Fogarty 27, Mill
liner 12, O'Donuell 8, Hough 4, John
son 7, Welliver 5, Mechler 4, Bedea 2,
Russell 2, Peters 2, Gilmore 1. Goals
from fouls: Bedea 2, O'Donuell 1.
Trains Taken Off.
On account of the mines JbeingVlos
ed down two of the miners' trains on
the Pennsylvania railroad plying be
tween Shamokiu aud the collieries
have been taken off and will not be re
placed until the strike question is set
tled aud operations resumed.
LEGAL CAMPAIGN
LIPHRSHX
There are many inquiries as to what
are legitimate election expenses under
the corrupt practice act passed at the
recent extra session of the legislature.
The act defines them as follows:
1. For printing and traveling ex
penses and personal expenses incident
thereto, stationery, advertising, post
age, expressago, freight, telegraph,
telephone and other public me--enger
service.
2. For disscmiuat ion <>t in format ion
to the public
& For political meetings, demon
strations and conventions and for tin
pay and transportation of speakei .
.4. For the rent, maintenance and
furnishing of offices.
5. For the payment of clerks, type
writers, stenographers, janitors and
messengers actually employed.
6. For the employment of watchers
at primary meetings and elections to
the number allowed by law.
7. For the transportation of voters
to and from the poles.
8. For legal expense-, bona fide,in
curred in connection with am nominii
tion or election.
These are the authorized expendit
ures. Candidates or treasurers of
political committees are forbidden to
pay, lend, give or lend, agree to pay,
give or lend either directly or indirect,
ly any money or other valuable thing
for any nomination or election ex
penses whatever, save as d« land, in
these eight exceptions. Considerable
latitude is allowed a- may be seen.
All the expenditure- permitted are
perfectly legitimate however. There
are some things that both candidates
and political committees must do. and
there is no purpose in the new law
to interfere with anything that may
be proper to promote the interests of
a candidate or partv. The purpose is
to prevent the corrupt ues of money in
politics, to prevent the purchase or
support through bribery, either with
money, or other valuable thing, such,
for instance, as the promise of a fut
ure office. It puts in more definite
form the principles of a t- which
have been in existence for many years.
The law provides for an accounting
by which the candidate and the trea
surer of the party committee must
state, under oath .just how much money
has been expended and give the details
of such expenditure, in tier the state
ment must be itemized, and the law
rtates very clearly what are legitimate
expenses. Furthermore, every expense
account incurred by a candidate for a
state office must be tiled with the sec
retary of the commonwealth, and can
didates for other offices must file with
the clerk of the court of quarter ses
sions.
Chief Clerk Bartho has uow in course
of preparation blank- to be -cut to all
candidates for state office, including
senators and members of rlie house of
representatives, and i hey must all iile
their accounts, which will 1» open to
public ins] lection. These blanks will
be forwarded to candidates from the
department. Danville and those for
county offices must be supplied by the
county commissioners.
Delays Trout Fishing,
Fish Commissioner Meehan hi - issu
ed the following warning in connec
tion with the opening of the trout a
son: "The trout season is fixed by law
to open Ajiril 15th. That date this
year falls on Sunday. The season,will
not. therefore, open until next day,
Monday, April h'.fch. Any one caught
fishing on Sunday, ill not be pro
secuted for ti-liing on Sunday, but for
having in his possession li<ll caught
out of season. The jieualtylor tisliing
on Suuilay is a fine of $23. hut the
penatlv for catching Ji~ii out ot season
is .$lO a fish. This warning i- issued
in order that there may be no misun
derstanding between fishermen and
employees of the department of fisli
eries.''
Destroyed by hire.
After Mr. F. G. Delbaugh.of Lower
Augusta township, Northumberland
county, attended market at Sunbury
Saturday morning he learned that af
ter he had left home fire broke out iu
his smoke house which was consumed
with a quantity of meat in it, the. fire
communicating with an adjoining
chicken house, which was also burned
with a number of fowls. Although
these buildings were not far from his
residence the latter was not ignited.
No one was at home but Mr- Del
bough. The fire evidently originated
from material that was being burned
for the smoking of meat.
Col. C. Bow Dougherty Promoted.
The announcement of the appoint
ment of Colonel C. Bow Dougherty,of
the Ninth regiment, Wilkos-Barre, to
be Brigadier General commanding the
Third brigade, Nat ioual Guard, to suc
ceed General Gohin, promoted to be
Major General, will be made next
week by Governor PeunypaVker. Col
onel Dougherty i.the oldest colonel iu
commission in the brigade, and natur
ally succeeds to the command of the
brigade.
Installed Officers.
A delegation of Odd Fellows con
sisting of Dr. J no. Sweisfort, district
deputy, and John Foust, Robert Rich
ardson and I). <Williams, as mar
shals, drove out to Washingtonville
and Exchange Saturday night at each
of which places they installed the
newly elected officers iu the Odd Fel
lows lodge. Dr. Sweisfort and Rob
erf Richardson officiated at Washing
tonville and D. William- and John
Foust at Exchange.
Favor the Widow.
The term of the postmaster at Ash
land being about to expire th <■: • were
a number of applicants for the office,
but all of them, including the present
incumbent, who would like to have
had another term, have withdrawn in
favor of Mrs. Patterson, widow of
Congressman George It. Patterson,who
died some three week- ago in the
midst of his congrt --ional t> rm l're-j
dent Roosevelt will probably appoint
her this week.
HAVE you HI
TEES FEME IT
Hanker- of Pennsylvania will at
once get ready to fumigate all money
that pasM-s through their hands, and
lrom a health point of view this is the
proper t'ling in order to ward off con
tagion.
State Health Commissioner Samuel
(I. Dixon will call upon bank officials
thoughout Pennsylvania to assist him
in checking the spread of disease by
taking the precaution to fumigate
money before it passes out of the
hank's hands.
Dr. Dixon has found disease produc
ing germs on liltll3- paper money in
circulation and says that undoubtedly
many cases of communicable disease
throughout the State must be traceable
to infected money.
He has prepared the following cir
cular letter to bo sent to every bank
in the State which he believes will
not only prevent infection but be of
direct benefit to the institution itself
as a business proposition.
"As the germs of disease are found
in money in circulation, the depart
ment of health respectfully suggests
and requests that you co-operate with
it in the protection of the health of
our people by fumigating all money
received by your bank before it is
again putin circulation. Such a pre
cautionary measure, I am confident,
will avoid many cases of sickness aud
death in your community.
"The disinfection of money may be
accomplished by spraying with a form
aldehyde solution or exposing to the
fumes of formaldehyde gas."
Dr. Dixon's attention was called to
}he importance of washing and disin
fecting money through the action of a
bank in the eastern part of the State,
which invariably fumigates all of the
paper money that passes through its
hands thus insuring immunity from
disease germs. This was a pretty good
idea, aud led the State health com
missioner to send out the above cir
cular. Another bank in the western
part of the Slate gives a bath to the
dirty paper money that it receives. It
places the notes in a basin of clean
water, aud in a short time the ac
cumulated filth scales off and the note,
alter being dried, becomes crisp and
clear as if just issued from the print
ing press.
In New (Quarters.
A<lams & Company's express with
\\ illiam M. Sechler as agent lias taken
possession of its new quarters in the
building adjoining the Baldy House,
Mill street.
Electric light was putin the build
ing Monday but all the furniture is
not yet installed that is required to
accommodate the business. It will be
several days before the office will be
fully equipped. (July one wagon is in
use up to the present. Whether or not
another wagon will be added will de
velop later.
1 The new quartern are probably not
as convenient as Grone's book store,
which has a rear door on the alley,
through which the goods could be
loaded and unloaded directly on and
off the wagon. In the new quarters
the goods handled will have to be car
ried across the pavement and t lie i'rout
door w ill have to be used exclusively.
Miss Elizabeth Fischer, daughter of
School Director Jacob Fischer,has ac
cepted a position with Adams and
Company as clerk. She entered upon
her duties Monday.
ON THE RAILROADS.
The congestion of freight trains on
the Peiinsy, which held up things about
i South Danville only a week or so ago,
seems to be no longer in evidence. In
fact quite a falling off of freight is re
ported.
On 11 10 P. &R. apparently there is
no diminution of traffic, although it
is noticed that on all trains there are
more empty cars than loaded ones.
This is because in view of a probabil
ity of a coal strike on all the lines the
! foreign cars are being sent back to the
roads to which they belong. The P.
& R. company is shipping its own
empty cars to Newberry Junction and
to the coal region, where they will be
kept until needed.
Flyer Wrecked in Landslide.
Plunging at high speed into a land
slide at Port Clinton, Monday even
ing. the Wilkes-Barre "flyer" on the
Pennsylvania railroad was badly wreck
ed.
The locomotive, containing engineer
Harry Hoffmeister and fireman Wil
liam Weismiller, went down the 15-
foot hank to the Reading railway, and
both men were badly hurt, and were
taken to the Pottsville hospital.
The passengers were transferred to
the Reading, as tlie Pennsylvania was
blocked all night.
The passenger coaches kept the track
and beyond being violently shaken,
none of the passengers were injured.
SATURDAY NIGHT.
Mill street was thronged Saturday
night as it had not been for months
previously. It was the first Saturday
night on which the weather was any
thing like agreeable and the weather
conditions as well as the approach of
Easter had the effect of bringing out a
crowd. The spectacle, indeed, was a
most enlivening one after the dull
season, in which few persons appear
ed upon the streets that were not bent
upon business. The stores wore their
gayest- Easter attire and presented a
beautiful appea-ancc. That the merch
ants diil a good business goes without
saving.
ONE TOWNSHIP'S PLAN.
i lie supervisors of West ('hillisqua
qii' township, Northumberland county,
at a meeting held recently, laid a
three mill cash road tax. This tax is
to he paid in cash. It was decided,
however, that taxpayers could have
the pri\ I lege of working to the amount
of their t i\ if they elect to do so and
comply with the stipulations agreed
upon by the board. They must be read
to come when the supervisors call up- '
on them All work must be done by
the hour Teams will be paid thirty '
cents an hour and shovelers and labor- '
i.rs twelve and a half cents.
NOT I FAVORABLE
Si«(!
The repirt printed in the State Medi
cal Journal relating to the health of
the State reveals that Montour's show
ing as to typhoid fever is bad com
pared with other counties.
I lie article states that during the
month of February in the State there
were 2,280 cases of typhoid fever re
ported, ol which only 11(1 were from
the rural districts while .2,172 were
from cities aud boroughs. Typhoid
fever during the month was reported
in fifty-one counties, being particular
ly prevalent in Philadelphia,Montour,
I'ulton, Erie and Allegheny counties.
It is not reassuring that Montour
county should be placed in the same
category with Philadelphia, which is
considered a hot bed of typhoid fever.
By referring to the report of the local
registrar for three months past we find
that during March there were five
cases of typhoid fever; that during
1' ebruary there were ten cases and dur
ing January there were ten cases. The
local registrar's report quoted covers
Danville, Mahoning, May berry, Coop
er, Valley. Liberty aud West Hemlock
townships. Just what the showing is
in the other district of the county re
lating to typhoid fever aud other con
tagious diseases has not bet 11 determin
ed, but it is safe to assume that of the
cases of typhoid reported in Montour
county during any month a big pro
portion arc found in Danville.
The above report of Health Com
missioner Dixon suggests that it might
be well to institute an investigation
t« determine what conditions exist
here affecting our water supply that
we are ranked next to Philadelphia, a
city where typhoid is bred by pollut
ed water. Now would be the time to
secure an analysis of our river water
to see where we stand. Meanwhile it
would not be a bad thing to remove
the filth from the river bank above the
intake of the water works and brush
up around town generally to make
things clean and sanitary.
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES
Itching, Blind, Bleediug, Protrud
ing Piles. Druggists are authorized
to refund money ifPAZO OINTMENT
fails to cure in »'> to 14 days, "it) cents.
"TOWNEY" HOWE.
J. T. ;'lowuey> Howe of Scrautou,
came down to this city Sunday to
see his old friend, Captain .T. If. John
son, who is on the sick list. Mr.
Howe,who is an alderman of the city
of Scrautou, began life in Danville
and is personally known by every resi
dent here of middle life aud upwards.
He never visits the town but he meets
with a royal welcome. He is a news
paper man and learned his trade iu
Danville under Charles Cook. He
went to Bloomsburg aud Berwick work
itig 011 the newspapers there, after
which lie returned to Danville where
he enlisted in the United States Armv
during the Rebellion. \fter the war
he drifted to Scrautou where for over
thirty year- he was on the "Scranton
Republican."
Nothing will relieve indigestion thai
is uot a thorough digestant. Kodot
Dysjiepsia Cure digests what you eat,
and allows the stomach to rest—re
cuperate—grow strong again. A few
doses of Kodol after meals will soon
restore the stomach to and digestive
organs to a full performance of their
functions naturally. Sold l>v Panics
& Co.
I). L. & W. Will lap Coal Fields.
That the Delaware,Lackawanua"and
Western railroad will tap the Schuyl
! kill coal field is now believed to he
i certain. It is admitted by civil engi
j neers who have been surveying iii tlie
northern cud ol' Columbia couuty l'or a
I time past that they represent the Lack
awanna.and that the properties which
| have been bought aloug the projected
j route were for the use of the company.
So far as has been discovered the Lack-
I awanua lias not secured any coal lauds
j though there have been a number of
i large and mysterious purchases.
I What good does it do you to eat if
| your stomach fails to digest the food?
j None. It does you harm—causes belch
j iug, sour stomach, flatulence, etc.
! When the stomach fails a little Kodol
I Dyspepsia Cure after each meal will
digest what you eat and makes the
stomach sweet. Sold by Panics & Co.
No Personal Services.
The various superintendents of the
Pennsylvania railroad have been notifi
ed that in the future they will he com
pelled to purchase their coal supplies
through tlie general market, the rail
road company refusing to sell it to
them any longer at reduced rates.
They were also told that hereafter
they must not use railroad employes
for personal services such as making
repairs arouud their homes and sim
ilar employment as bus been the cus
tom in the past. In place of these re
strictions the superintendents have all
received an increase in their salaries.
If you ever bought a b>x of Witch
Hazel Salve that failed to give satisfac
tion the chances are it did not have the
uame "E. C. l)eWitt& Co." printed ou
the wrapper and pressed in the box.
The original DeWitt Witch Hazel Salve
utver fails to give satisfaction for burns,
sores, boils, tetter, cracked hands, etc.
For blind, bleeding, itching and pro
truding Piles it affords almost im medi
ate relief. It stops the pain. Sold by
Panics & Co.
Purchased Another Motel.
Mrs. William Hnntzinger and son
Robert, former residents of Suubury,
and proprietors of the Broadway House
at Milton, have purchased the Hotel
Boyce and Avoudale Park at Win
burne, Clearfield count \. There is a
large summer theatre in the park, and
the hotel is one of the finest in that
section. The consideration wa»
000.
TO CURB A COLD IM ONE DAY
Pak< I. \X\I I \ I III! (M». M.^uinine
Tablets. Druggist-; refund moue\ it it
fails to curt |; \\ < ;u< > -signa
ture is mi each l"ii\. eenr-.
FINK HOhSKS. 1
The Hanover Brewing Oompanv ha»
|mrcbased two line teams of iron
-.'revs, which are much atlniired h\ our 1
townspeople. The animals were pur 1
■based at (»f»rg • W Weaver's horse \
-ale at Milton on S,ituri!<\ and were 1
brought to this eit\ u;i Suildav. < 'lie '
team weigh- 2HOOJIOUIKIS an. l tli. other (
1,200 pounds. 1
UN INTERESTING
EIPBEMEHT
J lirough the courtesy of our former
townsman, .Jolm G. Brown, now of
Meriden, Conn.,a series of interesting
experiments havr been conducted by
M. H. Scliram to illustrate a wonder
ful by which pure nickel is
pr< iduced.
Mr. Brown sent Mr. Scliram a quant
ity of nickel thermit, the invention of
Professor Goldschmidt and one of the
most wonderful things known; also
three small crucibles and the same
number of small packages called "ig
nition powder.' Accompanying were
full directions for the experiment,
which Mr. Brown thought would
prove very interesting to Mr. Scliram
and the group of inquiring minds who
are apt to drop into his place of busi
ness.
Among other features the experiment
produces a heat of 3000 to 3."i00 degrees
without flame or tire, melting nickel
in the open air.
One of these experiments was con
ducted in M. IL Schram's store on
Saturday night. The small crucible,
less in size than an ink staud, was
placed on the floor and into it was pour
ed a small quantity of green powder,
known us the nickel thermit. On the
top of tliis was placed a small quantity
—less than a thimble full—of the
other or ignition powder. A tiny fuse
was inserted, which was lighted with
a match. In an instant there was a
chemical change, a tierce white blaze,
the brilliancy and heat of which was
such that no eye could stand it. It
burned only for a minute, after which
in the crucible where the two powders
had been placed was found a lump of
nickel. Mr. Brown states that in pro
ducing nickel for manufacturing pur
poses they fire large quantities of the
nickel thermit in the machine shop
where he is employed, revealing that
the method is found to be a wholly
practical one.
The whole thing of course is diffi
cult to understand. That the pupils
might have the benefit of the experi
ment on Friday afternoon Mr. Scliram
took one of the crucibles, a quantity
of the nickel thermit aud ignition
powder to the high school where in
the laboratory a demonstration was
held. The pupils and the faculty were
alike much interested and are now
conducting investigation along new
lines to learu something more about
the discovery.
DON'T EXPERIMENT.
You Will Make No Mistake if Ytu Follow
»Ibis Dauville Citizen's Advice.
Never neglect your kidneys.
If you have pain in the back, it's
time to act and no time to experiment.
These are all symptoms of kidney trou
ble, aud you should seek a remedy
which is known to euro the kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills is the remedy
to use. It has cured many stubborn
cases in Danville. No need to experi
ment. Follow the advice of a Danville
citizen and be cured vourself.
John James, puddler,of 11 Sycamore
street, .says: "Doan's Kidney Pills
were of immense benefit to me in a
case of backache and kidney complain!
some years ago. I bad suffered for
months with pain and lameness in my
back and used all kinds of remedies
but received no permanent benefit. ]
was becoming discouraged but when
Doan's Kidney Pills were recommend
ed to me by Levi Alleger, I concluded
to try them. I got a box and used then
as directed. The result was far be
yond my expectations. They cured m<
and I have had no return of the trou
ble."
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cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the Unitec
States. Remember the name—Doan'i
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Einjoyable Birthday Event.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lewis gave :
party on Saturday evening at thei;
home near Mausdale in honor of thei:
daughter, Essa's seventeenth birthday
anniversary. An enjoyable evening
was spent with music and games. A
delicious supper was served after whicl
the guests departed wishing thei:
hostess many happy returns of the day.
Miss Lewis was the recipient of man;
handsome and useful presents.
Those present were: Mr. Alber
Lewis and mother, Mrs. Albert Lewis
Misses Essa Lewis, Jennie Kindt
Rachel Fensterinacher, Orgie Winter
steen, Emily Lewis, Florence Lewis
Winifred Beyer, Mary Chapel, Anm
Fornwalt, Nora Fornwalt, Mrs. Join
Kocher and daughter Helen ; Messrs
Harry Marr. Grover \Vintersteen, Jos
eph Sweitzer, Harry Carodisky, Beri
< 'burm, Warren Fensterinacher, George
Bennett. Raymond Lewis, ('baric
Lewis, William Kindt,Joseph Bryant
Frank Stetler, and Mark Roberts.
Is The rioon Inhabited.
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some form possible on that satellite
but not for human beings, who haves
hard enough time on this earth of onrs
especially those who don't know thai
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r>Or.
Arrests for Sunday Selling.
Seventy saloon keepers of Schuvl
kill county were arrested Sunday by
tie Law and Order net v for Sunday
selling. Vester l.«\ iriie.vs for the
- >eiety, asked the court to revoke the
licenses of all of the defendants.
The large number of violations of
the law is considered extraordinary,in
view of the fact that the society only
i few months ago secured the convic
tion of upward of 100 dealers for sim
ilar offenses, and six weeks ago the
license court distinctly warned everv
lealer of the necessity of keepingclos
mI 011 Sunday.
Li\ing indoors so much during the
winter ni< nth creates a sort of a stuffy,
want of iiz n.e <■ <udition in the blood
lud system gene rail v. Clean up and get
tadv for spring Tike a few Karly
IJis. is. Tie se famous little pills cleanse
lie liver, stomach and bowels ami trive
lie blood a chance to purify itself They
•elieve head iche, sallow complexion.
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CHARGED m II
PERSOIITIRG OFFICERS
Amnion \\ eller, Selon Boyer, Ira
Hughes and Arthur Cherry,four young
men, oft nion Corner, came over to
Danville Saturday night and had the
time of their lives. In a nuts! ell the
boys, none of whom are much over
twenty-one while in Danville imbibed
a little too freely and as a consequence
were soon half seas over, in which con
dition they fell a victim to the mach
inations of designing persons and had
trouble of all sorts. They did not ar
rive home until Sunday morning, when
ou<' found himself minus a gold watch
and a sum ot money The aftermath
of the affair took place Monday, when
our two policemen putin a full day
looking up two young men of our
town who are accused by the two
young farmers of having impersonat
ed police officers and endeavored to ex
tort money and valuables from them.
Cue arrest was made.
Two of tlie young farmers accord
ing to their own confession were in
no condition Saturday night to know
what was going on,although it is evid
ent that they were shamefully abused.
One of the number—Arthur Cherry—a
very bright young fellow ot pleasing
personality, was perfectly sober and
did the best he could to take care of
his boozy companions. It'is his testi
mony that will have to be relied up
on in the law suit that will probably
follow.
The four young men came over to
Danville Monday determined to have
justice. Ammou weller lodged infor
mation before justice Oglesby which
sets*forth that on the 7th of April at
the D. L. & W. depot '"Mart" Forney
and another, whose name is withheld
for the present "(lid without due auth
ority preteud or hold themselves out
to tlie said Amnion Weller as police
men, thereby endeavoring to extort
money or other valuable things from
the said Weller and Selou Boyer."
Forney was apprehended shortly af
ter noon at the rolling mill where he
is employed. The other man named in
the information was nowhere to be
found in Danville, although the offic
ers scoured pretty much the whole
town and were busy from morning un
til late in the day.
Forney was arraigned before justice
of the peace Oglesby about 3 o'clock in
the afternoon. He pleaded not guilty.
Amnion Weller was sworn. He had
fared the worst, his face was badly
scratched and it was he who had lost
his gold watch and his money,his loss
in all footing up twenty dollars or
more. He identified Forney as one of
the fellows who had come up to them
(the country boys) near the D. L. &
W. station. He was emphatic that the
town fellows said they were police
men and would lock them up; also
that they were not permitted to come
down to Mill street, but they were
piloted around by Church street and
over the river bridge by the parties that
had accosted them at the I). L. & W.
station. The witness said he protested
but was told that if he had a bottle
and would give the fellows a drink
they would release him.
Forney being permitted to make an
explanation said that while it was
true that lie was with the boys he did
not impersonate au officer. He said
that he merely wanted to see that the
boys got home safely. Ho took them
around by Churcli street to keep them
off Mill street, feeling sure that they
would fall into the bauds of the police
if they ventured there. He said they
were so druuk that they could not
staud. He merely told them that if
they went down to Mill street they
would get locked up.
Selon Boyer was the next witness,
jt was iie that the accused had hold
of, the other party named in the in
formation having Weller. Boyer at the
hearing,said addressing Forney: '' You
said you would take us to the lock-up
and pen us up. I said, 'you better let
go' and you said : 'I must attend to
my business.' Then one of you said if
you have a bottle give us a drink and
we will let you go."
Arthur Cherry was the next wit
ness. When the farmer boys were first
accosted it was lie who went to their
rescue. This was iu the vicinity of
the D. L. & W. railroad. There was
a crowd of town fellows present.among
whom he recognized Forney. He heard
one of them say, "If you don't pay
your line we will put you in the lock
up."
On the river bridge again Cherry
came to the young farmers' rescue,
who were in the hands of the two men
named in the information. He tried
to get his companions away, but was I
himself seized with the threat that
tbev would put him iu the lock-up.
Cherry said : "I fold them tlint they
were no police and broke away from
them."'
Hughes wa« iu no condition to navi
gate further and he fell 'by tin- way
side. Cherry then dropped bacK to j
look after Hughes and a few minutes ;
later found the chief-of-poliee, to !
whom he told what had occnrie 1. j
Meanwhile We ller and Boyer were i
taken across the bridge •*y the two j
men named in the information.
Ira Hughes was next called ui»ou to
testify, hut Ie declined and said lie
didu't know anything. Hughes was
tlic poor fellow who had troubles of I
his own When lie fell u the bridge
In- was drags;" 1 down to the water
works, where e became in a very ser- i
ious coudit io;j. It was necessary to
take him 112 i the ! ick-up, but he was
too limber i t walk and Chief Mince
mover borrowed a wheel barrow, which
lie used in lieu of a patrol wagon.
Hughes spent the remainder of the
night in the hostile, but secured his
release on Sunday.
Chief Mincemoyer the last wit
ness at the hearing. He saw Forney
and his companion returning from ov
er the river bridge sometime after the
affair was reported to him. The officer
asked them concerning the two young
farmers ;they denied having seen Them,
hut later acknowledged that they had
weompauied them across the bridge.
I IUV active
part in the affair and said he was not
well acquainted with the true char
ihecter of the otr party named iu the
information The justice, however, p
took the view that since Forney was
with the other man accused lie was in
the eyes of the law a party to what
occurred at the time and lie could not
do better than to hold him court.
He fixed bail at SIOO, which was pro
cured.
Whether the other party w ill be ar
rested or not remains io be seen Chief
of Police Mincemoyerswore that when
he came up to the two- fellows as they
were returning from Over the bridge
he heard Forney's companion remark
to him: "I had a notion to throw him
into (lie river. "
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New Grand Warden
Christian W. Myers, of Lancaster
county, county clerk in the auditor
general's department, at Harrisburg,
I has been elected grand warden of the
i Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania of the
j Independent Order of Odd Fellows, by
I a big majority. The vote will not be
! computed until April 25, but from re
turns already received there is no
doubt of Mr. Myers' election.
There was but one opponent for .Mi-
Myers to overcome, attorney Fred B.
Hanyeu, of Scranton. Mr. Myers has
for years been prominent in Odd Fel
! lows' circles, having been a member
!of Peace and Plenty lodge, of Harris
burg. for many years. He was sup
ported by all of the Harrisburg and
; Lancaster lodges and was a favorite
among the Philadelphia lodges. An
election as grand warden means ad
| vancement through the chairs of the
j Grand Lodge.
Human Blood Marks.
A t-ile ot" horror was told by marks of
i human blood in tlw home of J. W. Wif
liams, a well known merchant of Bar.
Ky., He writes Twenty years hgo I
i had severe hemorrhages of the lungs,
and was near death when Ib gan tak
ing I r. Ki• y's New Discovery. It com
pletely oared me and I have remained
well ever since." It cures Hemorrhages
| Chronic Coughs, Settled Colds and Bron-
I chitis. and is the only known cure for
j Weak Lungs. Every Dottle guaranteed
by Panles & Co., Druggists. 5o c and
SI.OO. Trial bottle free.
Reading Cutting Time.
The Tamaqua Courier says:"The
Philadelphia and Heading shops at
Catawissa, Milton, Newberry and
I Tamaqua have been placed on tliree
! quarters time. This move was made
| in accord with the general retrench
-1 meut policy that the Reading will
I carry out during the suspension of
| work at the mines. At Sliamokin and
j Gordon the engine house men have
' been placed on half time, while those
" at Mahanoy Plane have been placed on
J quarter time."
Devil's Island Torture.
, is no woise than the teriible case of
! Piles that affiiicted me lOyears. Then I
was advised t> apply Bueklen's Arnica
Salve, and less than a box permanently
cured me, writes L. S. Napier, of Rug;
les. Ky. Heals all wounds. Burns and
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druggists.
Wholesale Revoking.
Following the seventy arrests for
j Sunday liquor selling in Schuylkill
, county, the sensation of the year was
j sprung in court Monday when Judge
1 Beclitel.on motion of attorneys for the
! Law and Order society granted rules
upon 4!) saloonkeepers to show cause
why their licenses should not be revok
ed. All these saloons are in Slienan
, doah, and as 00 more similar cases are
to be brought in that town, which has
a saloon for every 20 voters, the num
i ber of drinking places is apt to be cut
down by two-thirds.
I Don t tie a coutm or a cold up in
voar system by taking a remedy tuat
binds the bowels. Take Kenned) s Laxa
tive Honey aud Tar It is different from
all other cough syrups. It is better. It
opens the bowels-expels all cold from
the system, relieves ooniihs. cods, croup,
whooping cough, etc. An ideal remedy
for young and old. ( hildren like it.
j Sold by Panles & Co.
Heavy Weight champion.
Donald Herring, sou of former Judge
Grant Herring,of Bloomsburg.has been
decided champion heavy-weight wrest
ler of the inter-collegiate contests.
Wrestlers from Princeton. Yale, Col
umbia and Pennsylvania contested in
the match aud although Vale captured
j the contest by the greatest number of
points, the individual heavy-weight
championship was captured by Her
ring.
He was easily champion as none of
the bouts in which he took part was
of more than two minutes' duration.
The most rational remedy for Coughs
and Colls is Kennedy's Laxative
Houev and Tar. It acts ou the bowels
as a mild cathartic—expels all cold
from tin* system. Cuts all phlegm out
of the throat, relieves coughs, colds,
croup, whooping cough, etc. Au ideal
remedy tor children—equallv good for
adults. Sold by Panics & Co.
Ayers
W ien the nerves are weak
everything goes wrong. You
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irritable. Your cheeks are i
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Your doctor says you are
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breakdown. He orders this
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K' T M.. re flmti vi VPUJ ! have used AT. T «
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I V
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Weak Nerves
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