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DANVILLE AND BLOOMSBI RU
ST R EET RAILWA Y O ).
Danville « 00, «40. 7.30, 5.20.
Mitt lit 00, 10.SO. 1140 a tu.. It. SO,
■ jut no. .vt. 4.40. 5.: 10, 1..20,
B.S®, <«.4<». 10 11 jo p. in,
Klitoiuslmri; •• 00. ti 40. 7. :s:'>, s.2:s,
nil M.H M.is, 11.41 a. in . 118,
1.2:'. 8.l:{, :t.r»:t. 4 4:?. 5.38, 6.2 H.
7 l.i. 8 o ; «. V 5. y.4:;. 10.: B. 11.20 |I in,
Fir«t car Sunday morning 7.30.
I .a-1 car, 11 Mai night ITMM to Urova
nin only.
Win R Millar. «lt*ii 1 Manager
MANY CHILDREN
BEING VACCINATED
1 ' • public ■* hools w ill start xi]» this
y. 11 w tli lli compulsory vaccination
lm lull \ iii t.Even in tli«' rural
district- wlitre at some places tin l
N ia*i v«ar were practically clos
■ 1 tiwtniitf t.» oppo-it ion.all parties by
- • iii Lave Income convinced as tn
t> - .undue-- of tlic law ami under
'an I tli »tit will be enforced.
1 . pi. ivimoiiv are pretty well un
derstood by thin time. No pupil shall
!•. a.lmitt. I to tli.> schools unless fur
_■ i • rtiti at. from a physician
t: i_' lorth that the child has Ihcii
■ -sfully vaccinated. This, of
:• apple* only to new ptiplis who
jr. lit tin m->dve- at any particular
>ol t :■ |he tir~t time. Such certifi
. it.it i- hardly necessary to add.
> n. :r. .;uir> iof pupils who attend-
I■ . ii.i 1 the previous year, as the
l,i t tl it the\ w.re then enrol led will
«• taken »- sufticient evidence to the
tiefnl teacher that they were vaccin
ae., ; otherwi-. they would not have
been admitted.
N..w that the compulsory vaccina
.in law ha- been sustained a more
determined effort than ever will be
.|. to enforce it and those jiarents
ch'.ldren have not been success
: . Iv va< -mated I.»•; lietter attend to
duty at <oj • if thev do not want
• in t 1».- valuable time when the
hool- op. n. The time intervening
• ftw- eii tin- present and the beginning
I tl, -<■! ...1 term is just alsiut what
• r .juir.il to secure good results in
va- .mat ion The local doctors have
l» . n doing considerable work in this
Im» already, but there are no doubt
-till many children throughnat the
■ nt\ who have not been vaccinated.
The < hild must lie "successfully"
\.( mated Heretofore it frequently
iirr.-.l that the pupil presented a
111ti. u< -ettiug forth that he or she
1 id lai'ii successfully vaccinated when
>i. < \<iiiination would have shown
t! >1 ti..- • • rtificate w.i- given too soon
and tUat the vaccination was not a
■ • -m- In th»- majority of instances,
it only lair to state that the phvsi
. .!i \i tide Id tin- certificate until
j. -n.\e the \ ecination was a success.
II la* as in effect, however, pre
m- t from any source. A coun
tv ,«-d. »1 inspector i> jirovided who
mud \ - i each of the scliimils in a
ti d -trict and itPr>onallv iiiN|M-ct
the , liildren to -«•«• whether they have
b ii -iirc.—fully vacciuateo.
I •• .uutv medical ins|M-ctur lot
M..iit..ur ooaaty U 1 »r. K. .\. Ow»| oi
this city.
I armer I mured by snvaKt Hull.
lit nry Martin, a well known farmei
r< -idmii about four miles from Dan
vilU- on tin- Shamokiu road, was had
l> b\ a savage bull Tuesday.
1!.»• bull i> a two-year-old Jersey
tiilmal, dehorned. Although occasion
»ll\ very .|Uiet the bull at times give.
■ii • ..t in ugly disposition. Ow
tit' tot ? .■ fa.-t, however, that he wat
div--ted of his horns until Tuesday
In wis not regarded with much dread.
I uesdav just liefore noon Mr. Mar
• ii . lit. r>-d tin- barn yard where the
I wi infilled with a ba-ketful of
The animal, which was in a
vi-rv ._'h mood, charged ii|>oii tho
farm, r.kneoking him down and iiianl
ug r.m hi a dreadful manner Mr.
M irtin - -< venty nine year- of aut
ami altbosgtl BO( I feeble man. WW
unable to free himself and lay on a
I !• t -traw while the bull rammed
l.is h. id into his siile and trieil tii-
Ih-r t., J, 11 Itiin. The cries of the man
nt I »-t brought succor and the infuri
at. I bull was lieaten off.
Mr Martiu sustained two broken
rili- and i- very baiUv bruised, but hi*
iujurie- are not con-idere»l dangerous.
II id the bull jx»s-e.-..i| his horns it is
ii it likely that the farmer would have
escaped with his life.
IShut Outs.
No other team in the world has such
a re. nrd of shutouts as Green's Neb
ra-. i ludi in- In 15#o:i the husky rttd
-kii. -hut out their opponents t',4
times. In 1 !MU they Biicco«le<l ill let
tiiijj the other team down without a
run in I't instances, and in i;tor> they
prevented the teams contesting with
them from reaching home plate on -1:5
... i ..n- 'H makes a record of I."it;
-hntout- in three years. The Nebraska
Indian- will play the Danville team at
D. Witt - park next Friday Adniis
siou 25 cents to everybody.
Straub's Church at DeYVitt's
Stranb's church and Sunday school
held it- annual picnic at DeWitt's
park Saturday and :i fine time was en
joyed by all. During the afternoon
the teams representing Kaseville and
Uu< khorn cros-ed bats, the contest re
sulting in a victory for Kaseville by
the score of 10—10.
WHOOPING GOD6H
HOUSE PLACARDS
State Health Commissioner Samuel
(i. l>i\ou is after whooping cough.
By seeing to it that the proper precau
tions are being taken to prevent the
spread of the disease and by educating
the people to the necessity of such pre
cautions. he expect- to materially re
duce the number of cases of this dis
ease which annually causes the death
of so many infants and small children
in Pennsylvania.
TO PLACARD HOUSES.
An innovation which State Health
Commissioner Dixon will introduce
will he the placarding of houses in
which a case of whooping cough ex
ists. The placard will state:"All per
sous are notified of the presence of this
disease and are warned of the danger
of visiting or coming in contact with
those sick with it. "
In the circular of rules to he observ
ed in the care and mangeuientof cases
of whooping cough. Dr. Dixon, after
warning persons of the fatal results of
whooping cough and its associate com
plications, instructs that children with
whooping cough must l>e prevented
from coming in contact with other
children as long as the disease last.
T< i PROTECT SCIIO< )L CHILDREN.
Special precaution must, he taken to
prevent the spread of this disease
among the school children, and there
fore children suffering from whooping
cough must lie excluded from school
during illness, and other children in
the infected house hold ilk list be ex
eluded until it is demonstrated that
they have not contracted the disease.
Whooping cough is communicated
direct from the sick to the well through
the breath—especially during the act
of coughing. However, there is good
reason to believe that the poison may
be harbored about the rooms and cloth
ing, and for 111 - reason Health Com
missioner Dixon calls attention to the
necessity of proper disinfection.
CLuTHINU TO HE DISINFECTED.
All bed and body clothing including
handkerchiefs,towels, napkins, cloths,
etc., used for the collection of dis
charges from the mouth and nose of
the patient should be disinfected be
fore being taken from the sick room.
For this purpose he suggests a disin
fectant 111 ado by dissolving one-fourth
of a pound of chlorinated lime (bleach
ing powder) in eight gallons of water,
and allowing such articles to remain
in the solution at least three hours be
fore being washed.
Eating utensils should bo scalded
and remnants of food destroyed by
buttling.
When in the opinion of the attend
ing physician recovery has taken place,
the patient -liould be giveua bath and
be provided with fresh clothing.
* Following the recovery, death or re-
patient the sick room
and its contents should bo disinfected.
THE SNAKES MUST CO.
The crop of rattlesnakes over in Col
umbia county is creating more inter
est than the buckwheat- crop. The
Hloonisbnrg Dailv says the yield of
rattlers in the upper end of the cotin
tv is unusually prolific. In two days
the men engaged by a lumber firm
near Elk IS rove killed nine of the
snakes, one id' which in a tantrum of
reptilian ire, jumped against one of
the woodsmen's legs, but his heavy
trousers proved an effective sheath
Against the si-rpeiit's fangs. The Elk
drove snakes must have especially bad
manii< is and irritable dispftsitions,ami
the public owes tin* woodsmen a debt
>f gratitude for killing them oIT so
lively. A rattle snake so selfishly in
lined a- to want the whole woods to
himself, ought to meet a viokuit fate.
The temper of the snakes in the fam
ous Fishing creek district of Columbia
county i» so widely at variance with
the delightful hospitality of the people
of that section that the two are very
naturally at enmity.
A UK S APPLE CROP.
We trust the promise of a big apple
crop w ill be 112 ulfilled. There is no fruit
grown which will equal the apple, to
eat from the hand or table, so many
different ways may if be served, and
withal no fruit has greater credit for
healthfnlncss,
Reports from the extensive apple
orchards of western New York show
that the crop will be heavy and profit
aide. This apparently holds good all
over the country, and it is being pre
dicted that the crop may be as great
as tli «t of IH'.iti, which has hitherto
held the recoid. There is alargerncrc
age of trees now than f'ere was then,
the trees are unite as heavilv fruited,
and the quality is said to he unusual
ly fine, ll is not to be expected that
prices will run so high next Winter as
they did i year ago.bnt without there
should be an un< xpected slump in the
market, the farmer who has a bearing
apple orchard may expect to make a
nice profit out of the crop.
SPLENDID CROPS.
Agriculture is kintr, and with the
great crops assured it does not look as
if adythin<; could now dull the pros
pect of another year of prosperity
ahead. Our crops last year approxim
ated in value all the gold produce.)] in
the world in thirty years. This year's
crops are worth more. The railroads
will have all tin v can do to move the
crops, in addition to the other trafHc,
and busy railroads mean busy coal
and ore mines ami other kindred in
dustries.
Not So Horrible, After All.
The oflice of the Shamokin Dispatch
was entered by burglars recently and
a typewrit' r stolen A Mi Carmel
contemporary in commenting upon the
theft makes the cruel remark that "if
the thief bad booked onto the scissors
there would have been no Dispatch for
a week."
Cubans at Hlootn Normal.
There arrived in Rloomshurg Sattir
day evening ten Cuban- and Porto
Ricans who will be educated at the
Hloonisbnrg State Normal school.
Eight otheis are expected to arrive
making in all thirty Spanish speaking
students at the school
HAM PELIX
PHYSICAL DIRECTOR
Harry Felix.ot Reading, has accept
ed tlit! position of physical director at
the Y. M. C. A. of this place and will
enter upon his < 1111 i• tin' first week in
September.
Mr. Felix arrived in thi.-city Satur
day afternoon and 1< ft for home 011 the
11 :2li I*. & R. train Monday mom
ing. He is a young; married man 27
years of age, his family containing i
little daughter. lh' is wll recora
meuded as a physical director and has
had five years experience in gymnasium
work in connection with the Y M.C
A. of Heading. He stated Monday
that he is well pleased with Danville.
He will ho on hand about the first of
September,his family following short
ly after.
Mr. Bernhard, the new general sec
retary, has been joined by his family
and has gone to house keeping at No.
112 East Frot't street. By the last o{
the week, Mr. Bernhard st ited Mon
day , lie expects to be nicely settled in
his new home and ready to receive
callers.
The beginning of September the
gymnasium che-a s will he organized
and the bible class of the Y M. <' A.
will resume.
Feature of Old Home Week.
A number of our citizens have re
ceived personal invitations to the old
home week celebration, which will he
held at Pottsville from September "2nd
to September Nth inclusive. Arrange
ments are made for a very big rime
Sunday, the 2nd, will be given up
to special church services; Monday,
the 3rd, opening day exercises and
Labor Day parade ; Monday, evening,
a grand ball; Tuesday, the Ith, in
dustrial, civic and secret society par
ade ; Tuesday evening,lire-work*; Wed
nesday, the ."ith,military and firemen's
parade; Wednesday evening grand
street masquerade demonstration, and
the balance of the week for gatherings
of a social character.
Danville has a good many i- =idein -
who formerly lived iu Pott- \ ill among
them being W. It. Miller,general man
ager of the Danville and Bhwimsbnrg
electric railway, who belonged t > the
Lotus (ilee Club, of the mountain
city, a musical organization, which
won fame in the past and stood .second
to nothing in the State. The members
are now all scattered and many of
them have risen to positions of much
prominence. One of the features of
old home week will be the reunion
and the singing of the old tine mem
bers of the Lotus (ilee Club.
Birthday Surprise Party.
Mr. and Mrs John M. Rohin-on, ot
near Mooresburg, delightfully enter
tained a number of young people at
their home Monday evening in honor
of the twenty first birthday of their
son Clarence. Those present were:
Samuel Robinson, of Rochester N
Y. ; Mrs. Charles E. Gigerand daugh
ter Arzella and Clarence (liger, ot
Blootnsburg; Mrs. EHic Ifmsfead, M i--
Agnes Kobinson, Thomas Robinson,
Joseph Kobinson, Mr. and Mi John
M. Kobinson, Misses liiuma Kobinson,
Nelle Stahl, Emma Mauger. Amelia
Mauger, Harriet Burns, Aliei Burns,
Jennie Dewald, Clarissa Cuthbert,
Mary Young. Sara Young. Rebecca
Hitter, lies-i« Shade, Grace Shade,
Annie Kobinson ; Messrs. Joseph Jatne?
Bert James, David James, George
Bower, Thomas Huwi'r. lilnier Dewald,
Fred Wohlheiter, Jess. Buyer, Harry
Cuthbert, Hilary Cuthbert, William
Stahl, Clarence Kobinson, ('baric?
Young, Charles Henninger, John Shol
ly, William Siinington.Clarein-e Sliol
ly, Fred Sliolly, Wilbur Auteii. Sam
eul Shade and Harvey Kaup.
Many handsome present- wen re
ceived. Refreshments were served at
ter which all returned to thcit hone -
wishing Mr. Robinson inanv happy n
turns of the day.
An Hnviable Reputation.
For several seasons the Nebraska In
dian Base Ball Team has travelh •!
throughout the length and breadth ol
the country and it has made an envi
able reputation for itself wherever il
has appeared. There is no <[uestiot
that the team embraces the finest In
dian base ball players in the world.
Our people will have an opportunity
to see this aggregation of red < xperh
soon. They will play the DauvilW
team at DeWitt's park on Pridny.Aug.
17. Game called 3:15 Admisson 2."><
to everybody.
Old Academy Burned.
The old academy building at Pott
grove was destroyed by lire whicl
broke out about two o'clock
morning. The building has not beet
used for school purposi - foi a nuinbei
of years. Lately the Pottsgrove bam
has occupied it Most of the hand in
struments wen- in the building at tin
time of the fire aud were destroyed.
The loss on the building is about •■?!,
(X) 0, partly insured. The fire is believ
ed to he of incendiary origin
Roosevelt at York.
A dispatch from York -ay Repri
(tentative Lafetin has been officially
notified by Secretary Loch that Pre-i
dent Roosevelt will \i-it York Thui>
day, October t. The president will b«
Mr. Bateau's guest during In- stay it
the city. President Roosevelt will de
liver an address at the county fair ii
the afternoon.
I he Best.
The oldest, largest and best business
training school in Pennslyvania out
side of Philadelphia and Pittsburg
the Scrantoii Busine-.- College, Court
House Square, Scrantoii, Pa. A new
svstem of shorthand, t'hartier can
be learned ill one-third to one half the
time required for any other and
easily read, (iraham or Chart iii Sml
for literature II l>. Buck. Principal
THE LARGEST ( ,'j
Alex Ashton, Sr., of No. 2(1 Coopi r
street, who has had one of the lini -t
gardens in that neighborhood for y > at-,
has some fine tobacco grow ing.a single
leaf measuring in lengtl inches and
IN'j inches in width. A sunflower
stalk in his garden measure- (P., inches
in circumference and II 1 . feet HI
height ; one flow ron it measure- I
inches iu circumference. Next -
RIVER BRIDGE AS
A RAGE COURiili
That the trotting of horses on the!
river bridge is not prohibited is well
enough established. At the same time
it might be proper for the comity com
missioners to decide whether they ali
gning to permit the bridge to he used j
as a race course, where neck to neck '
races are pulled off at a rate of speed ;
very nearly equal to the best trotting
records.
This is precisely what is being done
nearly every day much to the annoy
ance <if the general public which has
a right to the use of the bridge with
out exposure to any of the dangers in
cidental to such a use of the driveway.
Saturday evening afforded an instance
of the extreme to which the practice
of speeding horses is frequently carri
ed.
It was during tho interval between
sunset and the lighting of the bridge,
just as dusk was coming on. The side
walks were filled with people, mostly
women and children. Two nieii, both
of whom are known, drove upon the
bridge very nearly abreast. With a
sharp word of command, which the
horses, trained animals, well under
stood, the two men started in for a
race. The horses literally flew over
the paved drive way. it is not hard to
picture what might have occurred if
the horses plunging along side by side
occupying practically the entire width
of the bridge had come in contact with
a wheelmen in the dim light or if a
child had wandered from the sidewalk
into driveway just as the raco was on.
The utmost indignation wa9 expressed
by persons on the bridge and the at
tent ion of the chief of police was call
ed to the matter.
If the welfare of the splendid bridge
doesn't enter into it at all, it i.- ob
vious enough that the safety of the
public demands that racing ou the i
bridge should cease. The matter will !
be laid before the county commission
ers at their next meeting. Meanwhile
the chief of police, who feels sure of
Ins authority,so far as one half of tin
river bridge is concerned, will make
arrests if there is any repetition of
Saturday night's racing.
There is nothing so pleasant as that
bright, cheerftil. at peace-with-the-world
feeling when you sit down to yon r break
fast. There is nothing >o conducive 112 }
good work and good results. The lie tl
thy miml and body abetter fellow,
a better workman, a better citizen than
the man or woman who are handicapped
bv some disability, however flight. A
-light disorder of the stomach will de
range your body, your thoughts and
yonr disposition. Get. away from the
morbidness and the blues Keep your
stomach in tune and both your brain
and body will respond- Little indiscre
tions of overeating can be easily correct
e I and you will be surprised to see how
much better man yon are. Try a little
Kodol For Dyspepsia after yonr meals.
Sold bv I'allies & (o.
Danville Ouoit Club.
The Danville quoit club, of which
David I). Williams is president, has
grown very rapidly during the month
or so and quoit pitching has become
one of the most popular forms of
amusement about town.
The Danville quoit club now num
bers twenty-eight members. A double
set of hubs have been installed at the
grounds at the old planing mill and
there every afternoon between
o'clock and dark, th.i sport goes on
merrily, eight men most of the days
pitching at the same time. In the quoit
club are several retired citizens along
with n number of our leading business
and professional men.
Trolley Interests Merged.
At a meeting of the stockholders
of the ShamokiiL-Mt. Curinel Transit
company held last week it was derided
to increase the capital stock of the
corporation from SBOO,OOO to $1,000,000
for the purpose of absorbing the Ash
laud and Centralia Hail way company
The concern owns a sixteen mile
from rihaiuokin to Ashland, by w\iy
of Mount Carmel and Centralia.
The Ashlaud and Centralia Kuilw ly,
a money maker from the start, was
owned by a separate corporation com
posed of favored stockholders of the
Shamokin Mount Carmel Hail way com
pauy, now the Transit company. This
latest move has been simply a merger
of the two companies,with no increase
in bonds, common or preferred stock.
A semi official announcement has
been made that the purpose of the in
crease is to better the condition of tho
existing road, and to run a line to
Locust (Jap, two miles from there.
REST MADE EASY
There vVill be Less Sleeplessness Wlaeu
Danville People Learn This,
Can't rest at night with a bad back..
A lame,a weak or an aching one.
Doan's Ktduev Pills are for bad
backs,
They cure every form of kidney ill-,
From commou backache to diabetes.
They are endorsed by Danville peo
ple.
Levi Alleger. baker, of 102 Spruce
street,says: "1 found more relief front
tho use of Doan's Kidney Pills than
from anything I ever used for kidney
trouble. About eight years ago I had
considerable lameness in my back, ov
-ler the hips and a continual aching
j right over the kidneys. These pains
! ( lung to me and increased in severity
if 1 stooped or lifted. Occasionally
sharp ]tiiius would pass through me
and shoot up between my shoulders,
along my spine. All this caused me
considerable suffering and unfitted me
for my work. I could not sleep well
at night and in the morning would
arise tired and unrefreshed 1 read
about Doan's Kidney Pills curing oth
ers and got a box. After taking them
as directed I felt better and continued
the treatment until I felt all right. 1
I made a statement in IH'.Mi, in which I
I said Doan's Kidney Pills had cured
| me. 1 can only reiterate that state
ment at tin- time. I always keep
i Doan's Kidnev Pills in the house, and
: whenever a cold or a strain brings on 1
. t tired or weak back they never fail
! to remove the trouble."
For sale by all dealers. Price .*)U
j'• nts. Foster Milhurn Co., Hutfalo,
N'( \\ >ork, sole agents for the United
| States.
Keniomber the name Doan's and
take no other.
A LITTLE SON. <
Post Office Clerk William J. Williams '
i- the happy father of a bouncing bah\
hov Congratulations are being show- '
ered upon htm.
BUCK HAH SUSIES
BERWICK UN
I A murderous assault on a respect
able Italian citizen of West Berwick,
, was made at an earh hour Saturday
morning, by live Italians, wlio are
thought tu be black baud agents, but
after receiving several severe slashes
aero.-- the f.n from stilettos, the man
succeeded in driving Ins assailants
away with a stick of wood.
Friday < veiling five men were seen
loitering about the home of Peter
Montefuco in West Berwick, but lit
tb \v K tbought in the matter and the
family unmolested during the
night.
Montefuco is a driver for the Home
Brewing company .and Saturday morn
ing at 5 :30 o'clock went out to the
barn. Five men entered with stilettos
and jumped on him. He grabbed a
large stick of wood and after a desper
ate straggle dnring" , which his face was
badly slashed with the stilettos he
drove hi- assailants oil'. They (led to
wards the P. L. & W. tracks, and
Monti lue<i fidlowed.luit on account of
his injuries he gave up the chase after
a short run. lie. however, immediate
ly informed tie police of the attempt
011 bis life and the otlieers were soon
scouring the county for the men.
Thinking they would take the freight
train that passed through Berwick at
about ten o'clock < 'biel t 'layhergcr of
Berwick went to Bloonisburg.and with
Chief lvnorr of that town and ollicer
Freeze, went to tin 1 I). L. A: W. sta
tion to look for tliein, but the train
men informed the officers that 011 ac
count of tin -peed it was impossible
for any one to get 011 between Blooms
burg and Berwick. One of the brake
men said lie had seen men at Briar
creek who acted suspicious, and Clay
berger at onci went to that place to
try to ger them, but as yet 110 arrests
have been made.
Montefii wounds art not serious
but bi- fact will probably be badly
disfigured
Tiler.' are g-.n I reasons to think that
the meu who it tacked Montefuco are
black baud agents, he has often as
sisted the autborit'es in laying bare
the crime--committed in that neigh
borhood Only about two months ago
while returning to bis home one night
In- was set upon by some strange men,
but In -ueeeeded in driving them
away.
special Convention.
A special convention of the State I'.
(). ot A has been called for Philadel
phia on August '23 rd to take action
ii|iou tin plans for the orphanage at
MitVlinville mar Berwick. Each cam])
ill the State w ill elect two delegates
and the convention will adopt the
plan- and authorize the construction
of the building as recommended in
the report of the Orphanage commit
tee that dec id ■ -it'll poll the MitVlinville
site.
Locusts Blight Chestnut (irove.
In the chestnut grove of Coleman
K. Sober, of Lew isbnrg. in Irish val
ley the work of destruction wrought
bv seventeen year locusts can be seen
on every tree and shrub.
Fully a mile before the grove is reach
en the effects of the blight are notice
able, the great trees in the distance
presenting the appearance of having
been the centre of a forest fire. The
leaves are brown and sere, as if killed
by heavy frosr.
I'rofessor Nelson F. Davis,professor
of biology at Bueknell university,who
recently iuspecred the grove, -ays it
will take the tree- three years to re
cover from the blight.
The injury i- caused by the sting of
the female locust when she deposits
her eggs in slits which she makes in
the smaller branches of the trees.
Mr. Sober has nearly 400 acres in
Paragon chestnuts. The trees tire still
young, from three to seven years old,
as tin v an grafted 011 native chest
nut -prout- they begin to bear early.
It was estimated that Mr. Sober's
crop thi- \ 'ar would be considerably
over ltiuo bushels of chestnuts,but ow
ing to damage done by the locusts it
will not be half that quantity.
In sections of the orchard fully three
fourths of th. bearing branches have
been killed by the locust sting.
011 several trees not a green leaf was
left,but new shoo*s are starting again,
and very few trees will be billed.
When the locusts began to swarm in
to the grove in Juno Mr. Sober made
an effort to keep them off, but it was
like lighting against an incoming tide.
Chickens were placed among the
trees, and they did valuable work,
They w mill leaf corn and run after
the locusts, chasing them from morn
ing until night. A few trees around
the hennery, with nearly all their
leaves green, shows the work done by
the chicken-
Binl: al-D uiil tin 11 part well, the
English sparrow, robin, flicker, spar
tow hawk and woodpecker were al
ways 011 the alert. But what are a few
hundred bird- and chickens to the mil
lions of locusts?
Prof T>l r, of Amherst' college, said
recently "A man can live comfortab
ly without brains 110 man ever existed
without a digestive system. Tne dyspep
tic ha neit.hi r t lit h, hope or charity."
Day t>vda\ ; enp e realize the import
ance of caring for their digestion: r« alize
then ed of the ii' of a little corrective
after overeating. A corrective like
Kodel Foi Dy-p 'i in It digests what
von eat Sold b\ Panics Co.
Presented by John Kvans.
The corner stone of the additions to
the Benton M. E. church was laid
\\ ith apprcpri ite • xcrcises on Sunday.
The corner stone is of Indiana lime
stone. v 1 eoiifribut' I hv John Evans,
lif this city,and boars the inscription:
■' Met hod i-t Epi eoptl Church. He
built ISKKj"
Camping at l.ithia Spring.
The following party of young ladies
left Mi mlav for l.ithia Springs where
they will 1 njoy several weeks of out
door life in camp Misses Florence
Price, Sara Beaver, Clara Detwciler,
Annie Steinbrenner, and Lorraine
Phillips The party is being chaperon
ed by Miss Anna (J ear hurt.
MISTAKEN FOR
A BURGLAR
Night watchman W. E. Young was
mistaken for a burglar on Saturday
n11;lit and came very near receiving a
l)ii lint in his body.
Photographer James N. Irland on
leaving his studio Saturday evening
thoughtlessly left his hunch of keys
behind. It was not until toward the
hour of midnight that he missed the
Keys and lie needed them badly. In
leaving his studio be closed the lower
front door after him, which fastens
with a spring lock. The key to this
door, however, along with every other
oy the photographer owned, were on
the ring up in the studio.
Hunting up night watchman Young
who is know a as a resourceful and ac
commodating gentleman, Mr. Irland
told him his trouble. In an instant the
watchman had an idea. A few min
utes later Mr. Youujf appeared in
front of the studio with a ladder.
This, however, proved too short to
reach the window in front part of
the studio. It was long enough, how
ever, to reach the much lower awning
next to it belonging to tlie building
owned by 11. L. Gross. In a moment
the officer saw how it could he done.
He would climb up on the awn
ing, drag the ladder up after him and
with its assistance reach the higher
window through which IK; could easily
climb and obtain the coveted keys.
The plan worked all right and the
officer was crawling over the awn
ing when all at once at his very
ar, in an angry and excited tone he
heard some one shout:
"(Jet down out of this or I'll put a
bullet into you"—or words to that
precise effect The night watchman
had just time to look up when he
found himself staring into the barrel
of a revolver, which almost touched
his face. The watchman, however,
doubted the wisdom of getting down
in too big a hurry and he shouted
back: "Don't shot, I'm the night
watchman : I'm Constable Young; I'm
no burglar!"
Hut the man with the pistol.leaning
out the window evidently didn't un
derstand and still angry or excited
while the night watchman begged,
ordered the intruder to get out and
kept on renewing his threats and brand
ishing his pistol until it seemed clear
that something was going to happen
and the photographer as best part of
valor sought refuge under the awning
and John Kisenhart, who had just re
turned home, leaped inside his store
to get out of the range of bullets.
By and by the facts dawned upon
the man with the pistol. There was a
good laugh, in which even the night
watchman joined,after which the man
who caused the trouble lent a helping
hand and the keys were recovered.
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES
Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Protrud
ing Piles. Druggists are authorized
t<> refund money if PAZO OINTMENT
fails to cure in ti to 11 days. 50 cents.
Birthday Party.
A pleasant surprise party was ten
dered Edward Cuthbert at his home,
Riverside Heights, Saturday evening,
in honor of his 71th birthday. The
Riverside orchestra furnished music.
A delicious supper was served. Thr
quests were:
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Reed, Mr. and
Mrs. George Cuthbert and children,
Mr. and Mrs. John McCloughan, Mr.
mil Mrs. George Bennett and children,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hummer, Mr. ant
Mrs. Joel Raebuek, Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Herman, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Swank, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Huber,
Mrs. R. B. Bird, Mrs. William Kim
l)e|, Mrs. llazelet, Mrs. Emma Shan
noil, Mrs. Lewis Crick, Mrs. H. Fet
termau, Mrs. John Geist, Mae Hum
nor, JeunieJDyer, Emily aim Ireno
Herman, Minie and Hezie Yeager,
Flossy Fctterniau, Marion Shannon,
Florence Reed, Nellie Raebuek, Nellit
i'uthbert, Joseph Shannon, Charles
Mills, Edward Hunnner,John Herrick,
Charles Shoppersou, Walter Chapman
I'lark Fowler, James and Charles ltoe<
Amnion Cuthbert, Ernest Bennett am
Lloyd McCloughan.
In this state it is not necessary to serve 112
five days' notice for eviction of a cold
Use the original laxative cjugh syrup
Kennedy'* Laxative Honey and Tai
No opiates. Sold bv Paules & Co
Released on Bail.
James Ford and David Lowery, ol
Danville, who were committed to jaii
in Bloomshurg. some time ago on tin
charge of assault and battery, and re
sisting an officer, were released oi
bail Saturday afternoon. The tight ii
which the men figured occurred at Ber
wick.
The Best.
The oldest, largest and best busi
noss training school in Pennsylvania
outside of Philadelphia and Pittsburg
the Scranton Business College, Court
House Square, Scranton, Pa. A now
ystein of shorthand, —Chartior—can
be learned in one-third to one half tin
time required for any other anil if
easily road Graham or Chartior. Send
for literature H. D. Buck, Principal.
Our Cattle are Healthier.
State Veterinarian Pearson lias tiled
with Secretary of Agriculture Critoli
lield his annual report for the year
Hit 15, in which lie states that great pro
gress was made during the year in the
suppression of anthrax, and tuber
culosis is becoming less prevalent
among cattle and that last year this
disease was the cause for the de
struction of 1352 head of cattle in
Pennsylvania.
Can you believe your senses?
When two of them, taste and smell
having been impair* d if not utterly do
st ropeil. by Nasal Catarrh, are fully re
stored by Ely's Cream Balm, c m you
doubt that t his remedy deserves all that
has been said of it by the thousands
whom it has cured? It is applied direct
ly to the effected air-passages anil begins
its healing work at once Why not get
it today? All druggists or mailed by
Ely Bros, /it! Warren Street, New York
on receipt of "ill cents .
NEIGHBORS SHOW
GENEROSITY
The farm of Olareileo Shultz, West
Hemlock tewushi]>,on Friday present
ed a busy scene when the whole neigh
borhood turned into assist to harvest
the oats crop. The bam of Mr. Sliultz
was destroyed by lightning last Mon
day,along with nearly all his wagons,
his farming implements,harness, etc.,
and the timely assistance rendered to
harvest his oats, well illustrates the
generosity and the tine feeling of fel
lowship and sympathy that prevails
among rural folk.
The oats covered a field of twenty
five acres and the entire crop was cut
and shocked with no other cost to Mr.
,Shultz than the furnishing of supper
to the men engaged. The "frolic."
lasted from 2to o'clock p. m. Five
self binders were employe along with
fifteen men who were kept busy shock
ing the oats, which was very heavy.
Of the self-binders used three were
Deering and two Piano machines.
Naturally there was a good deal of
rivalry between the owners of the
different binders to see which would
make the most headway and do the
best work among the heavy oats.
Mr. Shultz has not as yet formed
any definite plans as to rebuilding.
Along with his barn seventy tons of
hay and twenty-eight loads of wheat
were burned. His loss in all was some
3:5000, which is less than one-hall' cov
ered with insurance.
Don't drag along with a dull, billions,
heavy feeling. You need a pill. Use
De Witt's Little Early Risers, the famous
little pills. Do not sicken or gripe, but
results are sure. Sold by Panles&Co.
liad Freight VVrtck on Reading.
A bad freight wreck occurred on the
Philadelphia and Reading railroad at
Hall's station Saturday morning about
5> o'clock, blocking the tracks all day.
J No one was hurt, the engineer and fire-
I man of the one freight jumping when
! they saw that the collision was inevit
able. All engine, three cars, and a
caboose are practically destroyed.
One of the trains wrecked had back
ed down 011 the curve just below the
station to make way for the Williams
port aud North Branch tram. The
engineer of the second freight, which
was on the same track and also east
bound, did not see that his track was
blocked until too late to stop his train.
Both he and his fireman jumped, es
caping uninjured.
The caboose and three last cars of
the first freight were smashed to pieces
and scattered over the two tracks. Tin
engine of the second train was twisted
squarely across the track. Fortunate
ly the wreck did not catch fire. The
accident happened about SI o'clock Sat
urday morning, and a wrecking crew
was at once dispatched to the scene,
but it was late in the evening before
even one track could be gotten clear.
Passeuges were being transferred over
the Peuuslyvania road. The passengei
trains 011 the Catawissa branch wen
all late Saturday.
A world of truth in a few words
"Nearly all other cough cures are con
stipating, especially those containing
opiates. Kennedy 's Laxative Honey am
Tar moves the bowels. Contains 111
opiates." YOll can get it at Paule- <S
Co., drug >tore.
Will Dismiss the Operators.
A sweeping change is soon to be 111
augurated by the D. L. & W. railroai
in the management of the system, am
this road will be the first in the conn
try to adopt a system that is in vogue
in Europe. All the telegraphers alonp
the entire line will be dispensed with,
the operation of trains will be con
ducted solely by the use of a block
sigual system, which will be supple
mented somewhat by telephones.
Oflicial announcement was made ai
the general offices of the company a'
Scrautou Saturday of the proposed
change. The automatic block systen
will be installed at an early date 110
only 011 the main in but on all th<
branches. The main line is already
equipped with the block system and
the ehange'ean be inaugurated then
in a short time.
The new method will not be employ
ed on the local branch for some time,
however, as this branch is not yet
equipped with the block system, hut
work 011 the same, it is understood,
will shortly be commenced.
Under the new regime, trains w ill
be controlled uuder rules like tliost
practiced in England where train op
erators are unknown.
A Mystery Solved.
"How to keep off periodic attacks o
biliousness and habitual constipatioi
was a mystery that Dr. King's Nev
Life Pills solved for me," writes Join
N Pleasant, of Magnolia, Iml. Tin
only pills that are guaranteed to givi
perfect satisfaction to everybody o
money refunded. Only at Panh
A: Co. drug store.
Fell From Fngine.
Engineer George W. Keofer, of Sun
bury, had a very narrow escape from
being killed while out 011 the road
making a trip 011 Sunday. While
standing 011 the running board of his
j engine, which was running at a rapid
rate of speed, lie fell off at a point
I near Roaring Creek. Luckily 110 bone
| were broken but he was so badly bruis
ed and shaken up that it will be sev
eral days before he will be able to re
port for duty.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONF> DAY
Take LAXATIVE P.ROMO Quinin.
Tablets. Druggists refund money il it
fails to cure. E. W. GROVE'S signa
ture is on each box. '2't cents.
Steel Cars.
The most important improvement in
railroading that has been made for
many years is announced in the decis
ion of the Pennsylvania railroad to
proenre as rapidly as possible a thou
sand steel passenger cars, besides five
hundred steel Pullman ears This marks
the beginning of the end id' the ear
that goes to pieces when it rolls over,
which crushed like an egg shell in a
collision and which takes fire from its
own light. Of course it will take time
to complete the change.
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths,
There is a disease prevailing In this
country m t danperous because so decep
j I || | i M tive. Many sudden
"C dl■% *' Ik) Lfc deaths are caused by
1 '' heart disease,
P/r P ,;eurT >-ia heart
/X-U failure ir apoplexy
Jllyvjr.|**y \ [~ are often the result
\ ' 112 Kidney disease. If
((1 Hi kidney trouble is al
. y/'" Mjj pjJL kidney-poisoned
[ 'V£\ ' ~ blood will attack the
vital organs or the
kidneys themselves break down and waste
away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles most always result from
a derangement of the kidneys and a cure is
| obtained quickest by a proper treatment of
the kidneys. If you are feeling badly you
can make no mistake by taking Dr. Kilmer'.
Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver ai d
bladder remedy.
It c rrects inability to hold urine and scald
ing pain in passing it, and overcomes tha'
jripieasant necessity of being compelled to
ften durir g the day, and to get up many
times during the night. The mild and the
extraordinary effect of Swamp Root is soon
idealized. It stands the highest for its won
derful c ir- 112 them ,t distressing cases.
Swamp-R tis pleasant to take and sold
i by all druggists in fifty-cent and one-dollar
sized bottles. You may 112 \T'
have a sample : tt - 112
j thin wonderful new dis-1| j ■ -. • »l£ _
covery and aik that '
tells all about it. Home of swamp- Hoot
sent free by mail. Address Dr. Kilmer & Co.
Binghamton, N. Y. When writing,mention
reading this gener us offer in this paper.
Don't make any mistake. but reinem
her the name. Kwaup-Kuot, ( Dr. Kil
mer's Swamp-Bout, and the addres
ISiiiuhamton N.Y onev. rv littles
i
Tlrs. rialady's F ; unerial.
The funeral of Mrs. ('llarlesi Malady,
who died at Hotel Baldy, Thursday,
took place on Saturday. The remains
were taken to Milton on the 12:10
Pennsylvania train after a short ser
vice at the Baldy House,conducted by
the Kev. M. lv. l'o ter. The .body was
accompanied to Milton by Charles
Malady,husband of the deceased, Mrs.
Samuel Boyer, of I'lynioutn; Mr and
Mrs. Joiin Willudin, Mr. and Mrs.
Keefer, Mrs. David liishel and sou
George, Mrs. Jennie Mills, Mrs. Re
becca Clark and \V. C. Williams.
In Self Defense.
Major Ilannn, e> itor and manager of
the ionist. Eminence. Ky
when he was ft. livly attacked, four
years ago. by Piles, bought a box of
Bucklen's Arnica Salve, of which he
l says:"it en red in ten days and no
trouble si:u«• (Quickest healer of
j Burns. Sore-. Cuts and Wounds. 25c at
Panles <Sr Co ilrtiLr store.
At Hillmeyer's Park.
A party of young people from Rush
town spent a very enjoyable day at
Billinever's park on Saturday. Those
present were: The Misses Mary and
Rntli Campbell, the Misses Esther and
Verna Enterline..John Moore, Clement
ob rdorf. Charles Lanrey and John D.
Met tier
The End of The World.
1 cd' troubles t ii.it robbed E. 11. W r olfe, of
1 Bear < trove, I i . of all usefulness, came
i wh< n h ■ taking Electric Bitters.
Ifr» writ s; ''Two years ago Kidney
i trouble cau-cd me great suffering, which
1 would never have survived had 1 not
taken Electric Hirers They also cnred
me of General Debility." Sure cure for
all S oinach. Liver and Kidney com
plaints. Bio d dt eases. Headache, Diz
| ziness and Weakness or bodily decline.
Price r»i>c. < tntranteed by Panles &Co
druL' store
THE SI MMER EXODUS.
The summer exodus is at its height
and the personal columns of the local
newspapers teem with the names of
citizens on pleasure bent at the var
ious resorts far and near, seashore,
lake, mountain and country. The
change of food, air and freedom from
work doubtless are of great physical
benefit to many people, but as far as
comfort is concerned, the folks who
remain at home have the advantage
over those who goto the various re
sorts.
Galveston's Sea Wall
makes life now as safe in that city -x on
the higher uplands. 13. W
who resides on Dntton St..in Waco,
Tex.. needs no sea wall for safety. He
writes: I have used Dr. King's New
Discovery for Consumption the past five
I years and it keeps me well and safe
Before tint time 1 had a cough which
for years had l>e< u growing worse.
Now its gone. " Cnrts chronic Congbs.
i La Grippe, ('roup, Whooping Cough
and prevents Pneumonia. Pleasant to
take. Every bottle guaranteed at. Panles
'vVC >. drug store Price ■"">«►<• and 00.
Trill bottle free.
Chas. Stelgmaler Dead.
Word has been received at Wilkes-
Barre that Charles Stemuaier, the
wealthy brewer of that city, died at
Los Angeles, Cat.,of general debility,
lie was s,"i years of age. Mr. Stegmaier
came to this country from Germany in
He was identified with many
enterprises in and about Wilkes-Barre,
and leaves an "state valued at $1,000,-
j 000.
I_ " 1
When the
Hair Falls
Then it's time to act! No time
to study, to read, to experi
ment! You want to save your
hair, and save it quickly, too!
So make up your mind this
very minute that if your hair
ever comes out you will use
Ayer's Hair Vigor. It makes
the scalp healthy. The hair
stays in. It cannot do any
thing else. It's nature's way.
The bout kind of a testimonial -
"Sold tor over sixty years."
M Mado by .1. i:. AyiT Co., I.owell, Mass.
Also manufacturers of
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