, Alice's i Strategy By EDWIN FOWLER Copyright, lUO6, by E. C. Purcellu John Garvan did not object to Tom my Tenley except as a son-in-law. Per sonally he liked him immensely, and It was with real regret that he refused to give his consent to Tommy's en gagement to his daughter Alice. Tommy went out of the study feel - lng as blue as the enamel on the auto mobile that panted at the curb, but Alice took a more cheerful view of the natter. "Don't mind father," she comforted. "I've managed him ever since mother died and I'll find a way to make him behave. He didn't tell you not to come around, did he?" "No," was the terse response. "He told me to come around all I wanted and help him keep the other fellows off. I'll do that, you bet." "What was his reason?" she asked. "Said I was too fond of outdoors to be a good merchant." "Is that all?" 6he asiied in surprise. "I thought from your face it was some thing serious." She patted him on the shoulder. "Now run along," she commanded, "I want to have a chat with father before he can think it over and get the Idea rooted In bis miud that be doesn't want yon in the fam ily." Tenley weut down the steps much comforted. Ever since they had known each other Alice had always taken the lead, and he was content to follow, ne climbed Into the auto and rumbled off with the comfortable feeling that all would come well. He was not the sort of a man who Is content to hold back and let a woman plan. He was willing to take the in itiative when necessary, but he knew that Alice knew her father's whims better than he did, and more than once she had with her woman's wit, accom plished more than bis bulldog perti nacity would have gained. Alice nodded wisely when he met her that evening, but he did not ques 'TrOtJ'bß JVBT IN TIJIK!" Eli CBIKD. tlon her. He was confident that she had control of the situation, and as they sped along the road he waited for her to speak. But he was surprised when she sud denly asked him to take her father out in the automobile. One of the objec tions Mr. Garvan bad urged was his fondness for his auto; that the old gentleman should want to ride was strange. Alice's word was law, and the next afternoon when the blue racer drew away from In front of the Garvan house Mr. Garvan was established in the tonneau, while Alice, beside Tom my, saw that he kept down his speed. They ran decorously along for several miles until they came to the shore road, which stretched its level length for a couple of miles beside the lake. "Want togo fast?" demanded Alice as she turrnsl to her parent. "Is It safe?" he demanded anxiously. "Safe and Just lovely," was the as surance. "Put on the speed. Tommy, and show papa what automobiling really means." Tenley threw over the lever, and presently they were doing about forty miles an hour. There were no Inter secting roads along the lake and no traffic, so that Tenley felt safe In let ting the machine out. At the end of the stretch he slowed and turned to see what effect the run had had on the lone passenger In the tonneau. To his surprise he found the old man leaning forward. "Let us try It again," he urged. "It's great." Back they Hew along the broad road. Then they slowed down and headed for home. At the door Garvan turned to Tommy: "I wish you'd drop In this evening," he said. "I want to see you about something." Tommy nodded and drove off. A part of Alice's plot began to unfold. He guessed that the "something" was an auto, and the guess was right, for a week later a high power car found a resting place In the Garvan stables, and John Garvan devoted himself to its study. Within a month he was suf ficiently expert to be able to handle the car himself. He looked with kindlier feeling to ward Tommy, who hud made known to (aim this new delight. In his younger days he had *xt*n a horseman, and uuch of his objection toward Tommy had been that he had to the auto instead of to the trotter. Now that this objection was removed. Tom my asked for a rehearing of the case, but, to his surprise, there was the same negative. "It's Just a whim," explain®-! Alice. "Ho will come around all right." But the coming process was slow, and Tommy fretted as he followed the big red car along the roads In obedi ence to Alice's commands. Then there came the hot afternoon when they made for th<* top of Mount Stephen. Alice with her held glass ■ wept im country oeneatn Tor liu.it an hour after It was time bat k home. Then, with a Blgh of relief, she slipped the glasses Into their case and turned to Tommy. "Take the wood road back," she com manded, "and you do Just as I say. Will you promise?" "Don't I always?" he parried. "How would I dare do otherwise?" She made a bow. "I thank you," sho •aid demurely. "Now, if ever. Is the time to reallrs that a soldier's first duty Is obedience." She smjltti) to how" •• *!>•« *!»»•« to coast slowly down the mountain, and she smiled still more when, as they struck the level ground, there came a hail. Just ahead John Garvau was sitting on the steps of his machine, smiling hopefully at them. "You'ro Just in time!" he cried as they drew up be side him. "I have had a breakdown \ and don't know Just what the mat- ! ter Is." "I'll have a look," offered Tommy as he prepared to rise. Alice laid a de taining hand upon his arm. "Tommy and I have gone into busi ness," she announced as she leaned back In her seat. " 'Tenley & Garvan, Auto Repairers,' is the way our sign reads." "I suppose I'm on the free list since I'm In the family," griuned Garvan in appreciation of the Joke. "I engage you." "There is no free list," said Alice positively. "It's pay In advance where customers are known to us." Garvan threw his head back and roared, but he sobered a little when Tommy made no move to leave his seat. "What Is your price?" he demanded. "If It's that neeklace, you may have It, only hurry up. There Is a meeting of the board of governors at the club to night." "I know It," she said placidly. "You never can get back in time unless we tlx you up." "I know it. too," he agreed. "I don't care what the price Is, only hurry. The mosquitoes are eating me up." "Do you consent to our engagement*" she demanded. The smile faded, and the old man's face became choleric. "I won't be forced," he cried sullenly. "We are not trying to force you," was the even response. "Then go ahead," he said stormily. "I won't pay; that's all there Is to it." "We are always willing to wait on o 'prospect,' " she smiled. For fifteen minutes they sat there, the old man fuming over the mechan ism, which never had seemed so com plicated, the younger people chatting and laughing quietly to themselves. At last Garvan looked up. "See here," he said, "let's stop this foolishness." "Do you engage us?" "Not on those terms." Alice drew a package of sandwiches from n basket and handed Tommy one. ' It served only to remind the old gen tleman of his fast approaching dinner hour. He stood It ten minutes longer, then with a snort he climbed into the seat. "Go ahead, and be hanged to you!" ! he shouted. "I consent." . , There was a whispered conference, and Tommy climbed down. Five min utes later the red and the blue ma chines were slipping down the road. On the steps Alice paused a moment I over the goodby. I"The chauffeur will be over tonight | for a hundred dollars," she whispered. \ "I promised him he should have It if | he would fix the machine for the break ! down." "And cheap at the price," declared i ' Tommy as he took her in his arms in I the friendly shadow of the vestibule. CncumberH Art- Ancient. Few garden plants have been known to and cultivated by man longer than I the cucumber. De Caudolle h«s proved ! that this plant has been in cultivation j ! between three and four thousand years. ■ ! There is no specific remedy for the j ! striped cucumber beetle. Direct appll- I cations 01' poisons, such as paris green j ! or other arsenical, will destroy the j I beetles when they occur in moderate I j uumbers. A normal crop may bo placed at übout 2'HJ half barrel baskets ! per acre, the price varying from 50 cents to as much as $2 per basket. After the fruits have been harvested and the marketing season has closed the vines should be destroyed by gath ering and burning or plowing them tinder, so as not to harbor or breed dis eases. .V point which Is of prime Im portance in the management of the cucumber patch is that none of the fruits be allowed to come to maturity. The ripening process, which means the development and maturing of the seeds, produces a heavy strain upon the growing plant. United Stales Farmers' Bulletin. Ilranuuatile ncqueit. "Yes," said the fair young widow, "I'll marry you if you'll promise to quit smoking." "That's asking a good deal," rejoined the mere man. "Well, that's my ultimatum," said the 112. y. w. "I don't propose to give up my weeds for a man who isn't will ing to give up his weeds for me."— Woman's Home Companion. According to Contract. A man who was very miserly hoard ed tip his stacks of hay year after year In the hope of making double the price he was offered for them. A well known hay and straw buyer In the district one day asked the price of a stack. An enormous price was asked, which the buyer •<*<■*<! i»d. "Ho i tout the terms of settle mem " . sked the old miser. "Weil, you see," said the buyer, "my terms . re to settle when I fetch the last load away." "That's a bargain," said the miser, slapping the other's hand. The old chap wj>tr!i. .! every load go away ex cept the last, and that the buyer never did fetch away.—London Standard. PUNY EAST INDIAN'S. The Pittite Horn of Kuulinli Parents Are n Sorry Lot. "The queerest sight you sec in Indiu is the native born," said the sailor. "The native born is the thinnest, soft est, laziest, sallerest thing in the way of a white man that was ever In vented. "And he is the proof that England won't never colonize India. For the Entrl -ii can't live in India, you see. The m.list heat of that there land, with Its iii-'hts of 110 degrees and its noons of lan or woi>e, takes the strength and backbone out of an Englishman, gives him liver trouble and makes a com plete wreck ol' hiui. "Ii h • goes back home, he may re cover his health. If he stays in India. ' he d i t never recover It. If he has children born iu Indiu. those children ! iir«> called native born, and for poor, i little, puny, spiritless critters they're I tlx- limit. I "If them native born English have ■ children in (heir turn well, that third ; generation of native born has none, at least. It is a generation of idiots, para lytics. '-atalepties, cripples. If you was to see in army of native born of the third generation, you'd think you had the rains sure. "let England get out of India. She does the Indians only harm, and what she does for herself is to turn tall, strong, bloomin' young colonists Into them skinny, yeller, whim per in' spec ters what you cull native born."—Pt. Louis Globe-Democrat. IbETTY'SI BURGLAR By RUTH CATHERWOOD j|j Copyright, l>> E. i'arcells jgggg ==-.= -=rr=~g Greuville looked about liim content edly. When a man h:;s been absent for « montli anil has -j'*.-; .t in -♦ oping oars most of that time home seems pretty good, even though it may only lie a four room flat. lie washed the stains 01 travel from his face and hands, slipped on his smoking jacket and v nt over to the humidor. To his surprise the box was empty save for a card on which was scrawled: "Had a party. I owe you a box. Bert." With a laugh he started lor the win- j dow. Bert Niblo lived on the lloor be- | low. He would demand the immediate j return of a couple of the cigars. He ! wanted a chat with Bert anyway, and j the quickest way down was by the fire j escape. His slippered feet made little or no noise against the iron rings, and pres ently lie stood oil the landing below. The windows were open, and he step ped into the room. For a moment the gloom blinded him, then as his eyes became accustomed to ( the dusk he started forward. As he did so there was a click, and a feminine voice commanded him to throw tip his hands. The command had to be twice repeat ed before he obeyed, but at last he comprehended that the order was in tended for him, and he raised them above his head. There was a rustle of feminine drap eries, then the light was turned on, re vealing a girl wh.) was pretty even in , spite of the white eagerness of her J face. "I beg your pardon," said Greuville. , "1 am afraid that there is a mistake J somewhere. 1 thought these were Mr. [ Nlblo's apartments." "They are," was the quiet response, i "You made the mistake of seeing Mr. i feHE IKDICATED A SEAT liY THE WINDOW, AND INTO THI.J HE BACKED. Niblo go out and not knowing that I was here." "Not remarkable, considering the fact that he is a bachelor," he smiled. "I'll bet you are his sister." "I am," she admitted stillly. "Then you must know me," he be gan. "I am Fred Greuville." Miss Niblu's nose raised itself in pro test. "That Is very clever of you," she said, "only Mr. Greuville is out of town bud will not be back for another week." "Great heaven!" he gasped. "You don't take me for a burglar, do youV" "Who else would he likely to make entry l>y means of the tire escape?" she asked. "But a burglar iu smoking jacket and slippers?" he protested. "I suppose it is a new dodge," she explained. "Something like the dress suit burglar, isn't it?'' "Cut 1 really am l'red Grenville," ho pleaded. "1 always drop down to see Bert by way of the fire escape. He took all of my cigars for some party, and when I got in ahead of time to night I found his note and came down after some." "So you've been robbing Mr. Gren ville's flat, too?" she said. "You must have been to some pains to find out the safe places." "But 1 tell you that I am Grenville," lie persisted. "I will show yon." He reached intr» his hip pocket for his cardcase, but at his first move the pistol went up again. "Put up your hands or I'll shoot,'' warned a steady voice, and Grenville's hands went up. He knew that she meant what she said. •'I wish you would call up tho house."he said. "Most of the tenants know me, and identification will be easy." "My brother will be iu soon,"' she said. "I l'eel safer this way." "It's a mighty uncomfortable way," he pleaded. "May 1 not lower my hands?" "If you keep them iu your lap," the agreed, "but keep them away from your pockets. Sit in that chair." She indicated a rocker by the window, and into this he backed. She took a seat in front of him, her finger on tl;s trigger of the nasty looking revolver, ready to shoot at tho first sign of an outbreak. She was a western girl, he remembered, and trained to the use of firearms. "How »lld you come to have that gun';" li * asked curiously. • 1 lj - iitl some one in Mr. (Jreuvilie's rooms and knew it must be a burglar. I was Just going upstairs when 1 heard you coming down." "When will Bert be back?" he asked anxiously. "Mr. Nlblo u ill be #• kin a short | lime now," she said formally. "Don't you think you had I ."Iter call toe Janitor <';• some oneT* tie picaueu. "It will save a lot of time." "I tliiuiv it Is s ife ' just as we are," ►he said sharply J "Do you really think 1 look like a burglar?" he asked. | "I never saw a burglar before," she admitted. "1 don't know what they do look like, but I suppose that there are I some Itatfleses in real life." 1 "Well," he said complacently, "I'm | glad I look like a gentleman burglar, auyhow. 1 should liato to have you i think I look like the Bill hikes type." | U m FIR <aiti lIA<I »» • * M * * it was just for a moment, though long enough to make (Jrenville hope that she would smile again. "I should think you would try to lie respectable," sin- scolded. "You look like :i innii who might become a good citizen." 'Tin a gilt edged citizen," he pro tested. "I'm a member of the Reform ehib and all sorts of good government things. 1 forget just what they are, but 1 remember that I belong to a lot."' "1 suppose the.v cannot be very care ful in these large societies," she com mented. 'Still, it is a pity that they af f<»" 1 you an excuse for posing as a good citizen." "Be t will guy the life out of you for this," lie said irrelevantly. "I'll bet he when he comes home." Hetty started. This visitor seemed to know her brother very well. What if she had made a mistake? She knew he spoke the truth when he said she wo;th! never be permitted to forget it. ilet lips parted as if to speak, when a Ley :rated in the lock, and the hall dooroyened "Hello, Bert!" shouted < Irenville. "Come on in." ' Ilei!.), Fred!" came the surprised reply. When did you get back?" ith a quick gesture Betty thrust the revolver under the pillows of the sofa and looked appealingly at Gren ville. He smiled and nodded just as Niblo came into the room with out stretched hands. "I came down after those cigars," he laughed. "I found your sister h -re, and we've been having quite a cha 1 wanted to get back upstairs, but he insisted that 1 should wait until you came." "Clad you found some one home," laughed his chum, attributing Betty's confusion i> another cause. "Betty's got a compelling way about her. When she says 'st-y' you might as well make up your mind to stay." "So I've iouud out," he agreed. "1 couldn't have got away if I had tried." "Well, let's have some supper," sug gested Niblo. "I'm hungry as a bear." Betty slipped out to set the table, and presently the three sat down to a cold lunch. The girl exerted herself in ev ery way to be agreeable, and long be fore the meal was over Grenville de cided that die was the burglar—she had stolen his heart. At last he sto >d by the window tak ing his leave. "Vou were very good," whispered the irirl as his hand closed over hers. "Not good. but selfish," he corrected. "I shall hold that over you like a rod of iron to make you always nice to me." "Is that needful?" she asked, but her eyes told him more. Remarkable Piece of handicraft. Charles A. Confer, of No. 2 Ash street,is the champion whittler of this section. A specimen of his work may be seen at M. H. Schram's store.which deserves togo on record among the marvels of human handicraft. From a block of soft pine wood oue inch square aud some eight inches long he has carved something which in a general way resembles a Maltese cross, very complicated aud ornamental. The block of wood was simply cut up into component parts each of which, al though entirely cut loose, was not re moved from its place in the block. The picee of wood was first reduced to two halves, which on a central pin, open and close, while each of the four arms in tnrn, were divided and sub divided, the various parts cut loose, like the two halves.opening on central pins aud spreading out in a variety of fantastic forms. When the cross is ful ly opened up the eve is bewildered with the smaller crosses aud the iu geuions subdivisions of these that in turn grow out of the plain piece of wood. The wonder is equally as great when I Mr. Coufer commences to close up the whole thing like a jackkuife—first the j ornamental paits that have grown out | of the arms and then the arms them ' selves and the observer sees a plain and apparently solid block of wood an inch stjuare and of the length describ ed above, in all respects precisely as it was before the whittler sank his knife into it. Farming Pays. The final estimate of the crop re porting board of the bureau of statis tics of the U. S. department of agri culture has been made aud indicates,a tremendous yield of products, at the best selling prices ever recorded. Corn makes a new record at 2,927,- 416,091 bushels, practically a round three billious, aud, as in the two pre ceding years, its value exceeds a bil lion dollars.being this year $1,166,626,- j 179. Wheat, returning 735.260,970 bus hels, falls short of the record by 13,- I 000.000 bushels, but contributes a gain | of 42,000,000 above last year. Cotton is ! not included, as it is not yet all gath ered, but over 11,000,000 bales have 1 been gined. 78,916,461 bushels of bar ley are wortli $74,235,997. 83,374.833 bushels of rye are worth #19.671,243. Flaxseed is worth |25,fe99, 165.308,038, - 382 bushels of potatoes are worth $157,- 547,392. The acreage of hay was 42,- 476,224, the yield being 57,145,959 tons valued at $592,539,671. Tobacco yields 682,428,530 pounds, valued at £68,232,- 627. Iu five years farms have increased in value £6,131,000,000. This is not inclu sive of advances in values of live stock i aud farm implements. I A leading railway authority has i reckoned that the transportation of the crops will bring to the railways this ! year #324,764,025. The international significance of I these farm figures is not doubtful. Tliev are a call upon the world's gold to tho exteut of, say, an average $75,- 000,003 monthly, subject to auy offset bv our merchandise imports. A New Building. The concrete foundation Is nearly completed for the new house that will be built by Emerson Adams on Church street on tlio corner of the alley at the rear of the jail. The building will be a store room aud dwelling conbined and will be occupied by Mrs. Thomas Adams of South Danville, who will open a store. Returned From Hospital. Webster Foust.who for the past four weeks has been undergoing treatment at the Baltimore hospital, at Balti more, Maryland, returned to this city Saturday evening very much improv ed. His mother, Mrs. Philip Foust and his wife, who have been spending sev eral weeks with Mr. Foust in Balti more also returned Saturday evening. BRUIN BREAKS FROM CAPTIVITY The bear, which was kept in captivity by Charles Antrim at Oak Tree hotel in Valley township,and which had be come familiar to all who had occasion to drive the Washingtonville road,was shot and killel on Saturday after it had broken from its chain and caused considerable consternation among the people who happened to be in the neighborhood of the hotel at the time. A party of men, among wiiom were J. T. Findley, W. Kase West, Charles Rirdiell. William Fern, J. C. Rishell and Alfred Bleclier,had been attending a wood sale in the country, and on re turning stopped at the Oik Tree. Some of the mon were taking a look at bruin, when he brotce loose. A scram ble for the house ensued. Mr. Antrim was informed that the bear was at large, and he,being familiar with the nature of the beast, decided that the ouly way to ever again get biuiu into captivity would be to shoot him. Mr. Antrim did not have a weapon heavier than a shot gun loaded with rather fine shot. The bear received two barrels of this without much apparent discomfiture, and started off through the fields. At this juncture James Rousney arrived on the sceuce with a rifle, and catching up with the bear a couple of hundred yards away, put a bullet in a vital spot. Hurdered Body on Tracks. On Sunday morning the first, fatal accident happened on the Trevorton branch of the Shamokin Extension Trolley company, which was attended with circumstauces of a mysterious character that may imply something more than an accidental occurance. According to the reported facts it apppears that when car No. 16, in charge of Motorman Tuttle, was run ning into Trevorton, at 12:30 o'clock, ou f-unday morning, a person was struck at the corner of First and Sha mokin streets and dragged a distance of some thirty feet. Upon examination it was found to be the body of Mathias Schascheck a young mau of about ID years of age. He was found to be dead with his head crushed to a pulp. At first it was believed that the youug man had fallen across the track and as it was very dark at that place, the motorman, who is one of the most careful and reliable in the employ of the company, was unable to see him. But a further examination of the cir cumstauces attending the case does not sustain the theory of an accident. It is found that his overcoat and other articles of clothing that were known to be in his possession are missing. He had been attending a party on Sat urday evening, and is not known to have been in a condition that would have led to bis falling on the track and remaining there in a helpless con dition. Besides his head was contused in a manner that coukl not have been caused by contact with car wheels. Tiie case is enveloped in mystery which, when solved, may add another to the numerous Northumberland coun ty murders. Will Start Up This Week. During an interview Monday Mr. F. Q Hartman stated that ho would have his new silk mill on the South side in full operation before January Ist. The steam plant WHS fired up dur ing the early part of the mouth aud yesterday the steam connection with the engine was completed and the lat ter was started up. The engine, which is one of the most improved type of 150 to 180 horse power,started off very nicely and ran without a hitch. The steam plant at Mr. Hartuiau's new mill,which is of 180 to 200 horse pow er, like the machinery installed, em bodies all the latest improvements,the plant in its entirety being without a rival in this section. The setting up of the machinery was completed some days ago aud but lit tle more remains to be done. Meau while tlie employes on the south side who are to fill places in rhe new mill are looking forward with pleasure to the date of startiug up. WON'T STAND FOR WITCHES. State Zjologist Surface has just been appealed to aloug a line of investiga tion out of the ordinary course of his department,by receiving a letter from a farmer in the eastern part of the State in which the writer says that in a year he had lost three farms, his horses died, his lieus grew lat and would not lay, his "squab factory" turned out a dismal failure aud his bees proved worthless, while porkers of the same breed that used to yield 283 pounds at nine months now gave only 100 pounds at a year. The letter concludes in these words : "I have had no luck no more no way. I am con vinced that I have been bewitched and I wish you would give me something against it." Professor Surface says the man has been trying to do too many things at once,and he will write him and tell him to specialize,hut tho State will not stand for the witches. Sad Story From Williamsport. Sad news comes from Williamsport, which affects a former resident of Dan ville, Charles Wallize. sou of our townsmau, John R. Wallize. Mr. Wallize,who is a traveling sales man in tho employ of the Welliver Hardware company,this city, with lus wife aud two children occupies a flat in Williamsport. Last week his little daughter Marg aret,four years of age,contracted scar let tever and was removed to tho city hospital. At 2 o'clock last Saturday afternoon the child died at the hospit al. Meanwhile the little boy. Herbert, six years old. was takon down with tho disease aud tho family was quarantin ed at its home. At 4p. m. Saturday little Margaret was buried from the hospital,neither father nor mother be ing permitted to attend the funeral. The other child continues very ill. W. E. Lunger, of Trenton, New Jersey, aud Maurice Luuger, of Spar rows Point, Maryland, spent Christ mas at the home of Mrs. W. E. Lung er, Oeutre street. GRIPPE AND PNEUMONIA If we cau believe all we hear, there must be a good deal of grippe afflict ing the community just now. At any rate, there are a number of families that have oue or more members who have had, are having—we may add go ing to have—if this kiud of change able weather prevails—a case of grip, which means cold and severe pains in the head, a fever,pains and aching all over the body, and a devil-may-care kind of feeling, as if vou didn't care whether school kept or not,and which winds up with a cough. A good many people, easily scared, think they are beginning with the typhoid fever when it's ouly a case of the grip, but the latter is bad enough,and if not at tended to may easily turn into pneum onia. The last is the most dreaded disease, of the winter season, one of the most frequent, insidious and fatal. From early fall until late spring, during all the raw, wet, cold, changeable weath er, deatli in the guise of the pneum onia germ rides upon the blast. And nobody can save yon from pneumonia hut yourself. It is a case where an ounce of prevention is worth pounds of cure. It is a disease easy to avoid but hard to cure. Consumption is rank ed as the most dreadful of scourges. Rut while consumption carries off 109,000 victims aunually in this coun try,pneumonia follows close with 106.- 000. And while consumption is being mastered and is on the decline,pneum onia still baffles medical science, and is on the increase. Science has identified the "pueumo coccus" germ, it is true. It is every where—in the dust, in the damp, and even in our mouths by the million. As a mere potential parasite it doesu't amount to much, if only we would keep in fair "coudition. " Over ex posure.overindulgence or any weaken ing of the system gives the germ his chance for deadly work. There is no phvs'cian can tell you except in the vaguest aud most general way how to avoid pneumonia. And if you are stricken with the disease there is no known drug that will certainly arrest its development, no system of nursing or treatment upon which you mav safely rely to carry you through the crisis. And yet of all diseases this is the one which the physician's earliest possible attention is most important. He may not bo able to cope with the disease directly, but he can conserve vour vital forces and give you that "fighting chance" which alone can save you. Take care of yourself aad pneumonia can't touch you. It's up to you. An eminent specialist gives the following simple rules : Have plenty of fresh air day and night; Guard against chill aud damp. Do not overeat or over drink. Rutter Settles With Columbia. Final settlement of his accounts with Columbia county was made by ex-Reg ister aud Recorder J. C. Rutter at Bloomsburg on Saturday, when he paid to the Columbia county commis sioners the sum of S9OO. The agreement of settlement reads as follows: "The said county of Colum bia by its commissioners aud said ap pellant by their attorneys mark th e above caso settled outside of court, and rales r'ischarged of said J. C Rutter, appellant, from any further accounting and settlement as register and recorder with the county, provid ed the said J. C. Rutter shall pay the said county before January Ist., 1907, the sum of .*HOO, which said sum said J. O. Rutter agrees to pay,settling all claim or interest in said appeal." This is signed by the commissioners of Columbia and Solicitor Rhawnaml C. A. Small for the appellant aud J. C. Rutter and Clinon Herring for Rut ter. Trolley Men's Aggregate fll'aige. J. Steve Raver, conductor, and Wil liam C. Burger, motormau, wlio raa the first cars on the Danville & Blooms burg trolley line and have been con tinuously employed on that road, have been doing some figuring to determine how Diauy miles in all they have cov ered in the two years and three months tiiat th j cars have been running. During conversation Saturday Mr Raver said that the two had agreed that according to a conservative esti mate the aggregate number of miles covered was uo less than 129.000. This it was figured, was equal to a distance that would girdle the earth between five and six times. The distauce between Danville and Blooinsburg is ten miles, which makes it easy to arrive at several other facts. The two men have piloted their car backward and forward between the two towus 12,900 times and have made 6,450 round trips. Naturally all the objects along the road,owing to the comparatively short run, have become very familiar to the two men and they in turn have become very well known and popular among those who patronize the line. A Supurb Piano Chosen. Last Saturday evening one of the peerless Knabe pianos arrived at the home of Dr. C. H. Reynolds, Market square. This piano is one of unsurpass ed excellence and belongs to a class distinctively its own. It was purchas ed of Oliver Yohn & Co., 1 Union square, New York, who are tlie duly authorized factory representatives in this and many other counties in Penn sylvania. SCHUYLKILL SCANDALIZED. This being the time of year for li cense talk to be heard it is interesting to note that in Schuylkill county the anti-saloon societies areappaled at the record-breaking total of liquor license applications, which numbers 1535, to be passed upon by the courts next month. Last year the total was a lit tle over 1200. Of this year's number, 825 are for new stands. The Law and Order Society expects to knock out 500 applications. Mr. aud Mrs. Harry Myerly aud sou James of Wilkes-Barre, spent Christ mas at the home of the latter'# father, J. V. Gillaepy, Mill etreet. GRADE CROSSING A! CROSS STREET The action of the P. & R. railway company in removing the grade cross ing ar Cross street has caused consid erable complaint among townspeople, who take the view that the railroad company has acted with undue haste in the matter. That the railway peo ple feel justified in their action, how ever, is apparent from w hat follows. Superintendent J. E. Turk speaking for his company contends that it has fulfilled and completed its part of the work in connection with the proposed extension of A street north and that a good driveway has beeu provided over the entire extension of A street,which has beeu in use since March or April of 1905. Mr. Turk urges that the railway company has repeatedly asked to have the dangerous crossing at Cross street vacated on account of the great num ber of cars that must necessarily be stored and left standing on the tracks 011 both sidos of this crossing, intend ed for the various industries of the borough. He contends that it is only reasonable to eliminate the danger of the public at that point, the P. & R. railway company owning the property on both sides. He wants the borough to take prompt, measures to have the street vacated and has addressed to couucil the following letter: To the Borough Council of Danville, I'a., Gentleman : We beg to advise you that on or about Nov. 1906, the j Philadelphia and Reading railway company removed the crossing at the poiut in Cross streft in said borough where said street crosses the tracks of said company at grade and construct ed guard fences to prevent the use of said crossing by the public. The said company will not thereafter permit said borough and the public to use said crossing as part of said Cross street. This action was taken by said company in pursuance of a certain ordinance of said borough entitled "An ordinauce to vacate a certain por tion of Cross street in the Borough of Danville, Montour county, Pennsyl vania, where it crosses the tracks of the P. & R. railway company at grade and in lieu thereof to extend A street in said borough under the Tracks of said railway company to Walnut street in said borough, etc. Approved Octo ber, 1904. Yours respectfully, J. E. Turk, Superintendent. DANGER IN DELAY. Kidney Diseases are Too Daut,"erous for Danville People to iSejrlect. The great danger of kidney troubles is that they get a firm hold before the sufferer recognizes them Health is gradually undermined. Backache,head ache, nervousness, lameness, soreness, lumbago, urinary troubles, dropsy, diabetes and Bright's disease follow in merciless succession. Don't neglect yoftr kidneys. Cure the kidneys with the certain and safe remedy, Doau's Kidney Pills. Henry Collins, moulder, of 445 No. 6th street. Bloomsburg, Pa., says: "For years I have suffered with kid ney complaint, backache auo bladder weakenss. I used all kiudsof remedies but none of them seemed to have any beneficial effect. The secretions from the kidneys gave me constant annoy ance and bothered me night and day. My back became so weak and painful across the loins that 1 could scarcely get about at times. I have had to lay off from work time after time. I saw Doan's Kidney Pills advertised in the papers and very highly recommended by people that I knew. I obtained a box and used tlieui as directed. I nev er had anything act as promptly in my life. The first box cured me of the pain and weakness. I kept < u takinp the remedy until I had used four boxes when the bladder weakness left me. 1 have had no trouble with the kidney secretions for at least two years. I con sider Doan's Kidney Pills worth their weight in gold." lor sale by all dealers Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New Xork, sole agents for the Uniteo States. Remember the name—Dean's —and take no other. Family Reunion at riooresburg. A very pleasant family reuuion was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Stump near Mooresburg Tues day. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Ritter, Mrs. Heudirshot, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Daise, Noah Stump, Mr. and Mrs. Dauiel Stump, Mr. and Mis. Charles Grim, Mr. and Mrs. William Clewell, Rebecca Ritter, Florence Stump, Mabel Stump, Pearl Stump, 1 Ruth Grim, Pearl Grim. Helen Grim, j Pearl Clewell, Helen Stump, Mrs. I Lizzie Sheetz, Clinton Stump, Arthur Stump, Albert Stump, Harry Clewell, I Steward Millheim. "POPE PIUSI GIVES | NEW YEAR'S GUESTING Handsome Portrait of Pontiff With Blessing to Penn ey lvanians. The thoughtfillness of Pope Pius X for Christians in all parts of the world is beautifully exemplified in a signed portrait given to the Philadel phia North Americau as a New Year's greeting to the people of Peuusyl vania. The protrait is inscribed in the Pope's own hand writing with the words of ttie apostolic benediction. The portrait and inscription have beeu artistically reptoduced in the most expensive photogravure process, and a copy of it, 11x15 inches, will be a part of every copy of the Sunday North American for Dceember 30. No handsomer work of art aud no more fitting souvenir of a great and good personage has ever beeu published. Tlie publication of the protrait of His Holiness is made with the consent of His Grace, Archbishop Ryan, of Philadelphia. I Copies of this artistic work are be , iug displayed by all uewsdealeis. DO YOU GET UP WITH A LAME BACK ? Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable. Almost every be ay who reads the news papers is sure to know of the wonderful j £- ; cures made by Dr. I—r/'*' j | Kilmer's Swamp-Root, t | j the great kidney, liver R 111 an( * bladder remedy. -] j ■ It is the great medi .i |J( cal triumph of the nine | • teenth century; dis g—)l i . covered after years of ( <h' • If i " i scientific research by J jj ( -i Dr. Kilmer, the emi !L . " nent kidney ana blad aer specialist, and is wonderfully successful in promptly curing larr.e back, kidney, bladder, uric acid trou bles and Bright's Disease, which is the worst form of kidney trouble. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is not rec ommended fcr everything but if you have kid ney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found just the remedy you need. It has been tested in so many ways, in hospital work, ; .n private practice, among the helpless too poor to pur chase relief and has proved so successful in every case that a special arrangement has been made by which all readers of this paper v/ho have not already tried it, may have a sample bottle sent free by mail, also a book telling more about Swamp-Root and how to find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble. When writing mention reading this generous offer in this paper and (vWp* send your address to Dr. Kilmer&Co.,Bing-^|^^ggjjp^lfijjj£p regular fifty cent and Home ofsswarf-Root. dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists. Don't make any mistake, but remem ber the name, Swanp-Root, Dr. Kil mer's Swamp-Root, aud the addres Biughamton. N.Y.. on every bottles. Jurors for January Term. GRAND JURORS. Anthony township—George O. Bar thlow,Morris N. James, Lewis Martin. Danville, First ward—John L. Camp bell, Charles Lotier, William A. Reed, George S. Maiers; Second ward- James Brosius, Jacob Boyer, Newton Pursel; Third ward—Arthur Mowrey, Jacob Doster, Joseph Schmidt; Fourth ward —Bernard Shevlin. Liberty township—J. D. Cotner. Mahoning township—Frank Gering er, S. B. Kocher, William Hickey, Ralph Hitter. Mayberry township—William Getty. Valley township—Thomas R. Rog ers. Elmer E. Reuu. West Hemlock township— C. J. Deightmiller. Walter Shultz. TRAVERSE JURORS. Anthony township—J. S. Deunen, David A. Cjx, Dauiel Albeck, John H. Kuhns. Cooper township—Wellington Ilart mau, C. 1). Garrison. Danville. First ward—Harry Ellen bogeu, Jesse Klase, Robert Adams, William G. Turner, Harry Rupp, Eu gene Miles, Charles Haag, Charles G. Cloud, John H. Geruet,lsaac Hoffman, Joseph L. Frame, John R. Miller, W. B. Startzel. Second ward Jacob Dietz, Harry Camp, Grant Feuster macher Third ward —George Tilson, A. L. Voris, Michael Rielly, Samuel Motteru, H irry Fields, Joseph Divel. i Fourth ward—Fred Bucheuberger. Fred Plocli. ! Derry township—Charles Hilemau, John Asheufelder, George P. Cotner. J Liberty township—Jesse Umstead, W C. Robbins, Joseph Hagenbuch, Johu Coleman, J. E. Geringer, Jona j than Stahl. Limestone township—Peter D. Werk j heiser. Mahoaiug township—C. C. Moyer, ! Elijah Bell, Michael Breckbill. j Valley township—William Gething, B C P. Gearhart. Washingtonville—A. L. Heddens, j Charles W. Derr. West Hemlock township—James H. j Geisor. Why R to Docto Because we make medicines for them. We tell them all about Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, and they prescribe it for coughs, colds, bronchitis, con sumption. They trust it. Then you can afford to trust it. Ask your own doctor. The best kind of a testimonial "Sold for over sixty years." M Kado by J. C. Aycr Co., t-owell, M»»« Also manufacturer* of i / H ? sarsaparilla. Wo have ro Becrots! We publish the formu'us of all our medicinee. «■ seraa m —— Aver's great*'/ aid the Cherry Pectoral in breaking up a cold. | Birthday Surprise Party. Mr. aud Mrs. George Reed enter tained a number of the young friends of their daughter Jenuie, in honor of her 16th birthday. Music aud games were indulged in aud refreshments were served. Those present were Lizzie Jones, Mary Cashuer, Barbara Bloom, Sarah Jones. Mai caret Freeze, Blanche Reed, Irene Hermau, Catherine McDonald, Olive Roat, Katie Bowers, Jeunie Reed, Bessie Bloom, Aaues Hurley, Mamie Martiu,Charlotte RjeJ, Heber Warautz, Howard Boody, Horace Swauk, Jaines Paugh, George Reed, George Jones, Phoebe Kear, William Rank. William Jenkins, Valentine Kmiecinski.John Jones, Fred Grausam Howard Freeze, and Samuel Douglas. A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Protrud ing Piles. Druggists are authorized to refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure in 6to 14 davs. 50 cents. Krlckbaum Gives to Charity. Associate Judge Krickbaum has l»u --nounced at Bloomsburg that he will give his salary for the last quarter to chariiy. The amount will be dis tributed between the Joseph Ratti hos pital, the Bloomsburg library, the Hloomsburg benevolent society aud the good roads association. TO CURE A GOLD IN ONE DAY Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to euro. E. W. GROVE S signu ture is on each box, S5 Muta.
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