LOCAL TIME TAftLES. j PKNN'A R. R l AST. WEST. ?25A. M 9«*o A. M .0,22 " 12.10 P. M. 4.21 P. M 4.81 •• 5.55 " 7.51 " SUNDAYS 10.22 A.M. 4.31 P.M. D. L. & W. R. R. EAST- WEST. 7.05 A. M. 9.10 A. M. 10.19 " 12 51P.M. 8.11 P. M. 438 " 5.44 " 9.10 " SUNDAYS 7 05 A. M. 12 44 P. M. 5.44 P. M. 9.10 " PHILA. A READING R R. NORTH SOUTH. 7.53 A. M. 11.23 A.M. 8.56 P- M. 6.35 P. M. BLOOM STREET 7.55 A. M. l 1.21 A. M. } 58 P.M. 6 33 P.M. DAN VLHLE AND BL* N)MMBUH>> STREET RAILWAY CO. •ettve Danville 6 00. 6.4K 7.30 S.2u 'J 10, 10.00, 10.50, 11.40 a m., 12.30, 1.30, 2.10. 3.00, 3 50. 4.40, 5.30, « 2<, 7. l«t. 8.00, 8.50, ft.4o 10 30. 11.20 p ui, save Bloomsburg 6.00, 6 40. 7 38, 8.28, 9.18, 10.08, 10.53, 11.48 a m., 12.33, 1.23,2.13,3 03. 3.53. 4.48. 5.38. 6 23. 7.18, 8.03. 8.53. 9.43. 10.83, 11.20 p m, irst oar~Snnday morning 7.30. „aat car, 11 20 at nigbt goes to Grova* lift only. win. R. Miller. Gen 1 Manager 01CHTERS ORGANIZE The carpenters of Danville and vic inity have organized a local uuion of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, the object be ing to reduce the hours of daily labor, to secure increased pay for work and in a general way to reap the benefits of the prosperity prevailing. The carpenters were organized last week by D. M. Post of Wilkes-Barre, organizer for this district, who was accompauied t~- Danville by Joseph Ephliu. a former townsman, now a member of the board of trustees of the Wilkes-Barre uuiou. The officers elect ed were: Presideut, John L Russell, vice president, J. O. Mowrey; record ing secretary. Arthur Mverly : finauci- | al secretary. O B. Switzer; treasur- j er, William Price. Johu M Seclder. T. W. Bartholomew aud David Guest wero elected trustees. Last night the newly orgauized uu iou hold A meeting iu the Friendship j engine house, where IT considered the fjuestiou of by-laws and a lopted rates. N nice of action pertaiuing to the latter will iu all probability be giveu the contractors today. The tegular number of hours that carpenters worked iu Danville up to the present was ten, although a good many followed the custom of other places and worked only nine hours. The wages paid were 25 cents to 28 cents per hour, the latter being the contractors' figures when they charg ed for day work. Now that organization has been ef fected the carpenters will demaud a regular day of nine hours. The wages will be fixed at 28 cents per hour. The contractors when working on repaiis and charging by the day will have to fix the price at a figure that will al low them a profit, which will prob ably be 30 or 81 cents per hour. There are twenty-six charter mem bers of the union, but there are some forty carpenters in this vicinity eligi ble to membership aud, it is thought the most of these will eventually join the uuion. There is said to be nothiug in the organization that conflicts with the contractors' interests aud these, unless they happen to be members of the lumbermen's association, are per fectly eligible to membership. Iu fact, A couple of the smaller contractors of Daaville are already members of the local union. The objects of the United Brother hood are: To discourage piece work, to encourage an apprentice system aud a higher standard of skill, to cultivate a feeling of friendship among the craft and to assist each other to secnre em ployment, as well as to fnrnish aid in cases of death or permanent disability. The initiation fee of all members can not be less than five dollars. Dues of beneficial members shall not be less than fifty cents per month ; of semi beneficial members and apprent ices not less than thirty cents per month. To be admitted to beneficial membership a candidate must not be less than twenty -oue and not over fifty years ; he must be of good moral character and competent to commaud standard wages. Apprentices under twenty-one or candidates over fifty or persons in bad health when they j uued are classed as semi-benefical members. The disability bdueflt is graded according to length of membership There are funeral both fur tht member aud his wife, the amount p.»i 1 in each ca-e also corresponding to the leugtii of time the member belonged. EVIDENCES OF GOOD TIMES. Saturday night, although not a gen eral pay night, the main streets of the town were crowded with people Many were out merely for pleasure wal»s, but many more were bent on shopping tours, and went home laden with big bnudles. Danville merchants generally gav that trade is good, aud they an ticipate still better times as spring ap proaches. Many of the stores have al ready received part of the spring stocks, and tho showing is most tempt ing. Morse's Bite Caused Insanity. Louia Ringer, of Allentowu, was bitten five months ago by a horse, aud as a result of the wouud, it is believ ed, he has become mentally deranged so that he imagines he owns the Penn sylvania aud the New York Ceutral railroads and has been spending money lavishly on various purchases Ho has beeu taken into custody and his condi tion will be investigated. Injured Hand. While Frank Keiner, an employe on the South Danville work train, was assisting to unload rails on Satuiday, one of the rails caught his right hand, •mashing three fingers. Dr. Barber dressed the injury. Amputation will be neooH&ry. APPLICANT'S ! ME POSTED Isaac Stein, the Russian shoemaker ou Mill street, has the honor of being the first alien in Montour county to seek citizenship under the new natur alization laws and regulations ot Oct ober, 1900. His name along with other tlata required is posted in the prothon otary's office, whereit attracts attention as one of the features of the new law. The procedure under the new reg ulations, in several respects, is essent ially ditferent from the former law and the standard of qualification is slightly raised. The changes will be come apparent if we glauce at the leading features of the new laws and regulations. The alien seekiug naturalization papers, first, must declare ou oath be fore the clerk of court two years at least prior to his admission, after he has reached the ago of IS years, that it is his iuteutiou to become a citizen of the United States and to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince or potentate, &c. Second, not less than two years nor more than seven years after he has made such declaration of intention lie shall make, and fill a duplicates peti tion in writing signed by the applic ant in his own handwriting and duly verified in which petition such applic ant shall state full name, the country trom which he emigrated, date of ar rival in the United States, &c. He must nut be a disbeliever in or opposed to organized governments, neither can he be a polygauiist, nor a believer in polygamy. Section sth, provides that the clerk of courts shall immediately after fil ing petition give notice thereof by posting in a public or a conspicuous place in his office or in the building in which his office is situated, under appropriate heading, the name, na tivity and resideuce of the alien, the date and place of his arrival in the j United States, &c., along witli the nanes of two witnesses. Section 8 provides that uo alien shall hereafter be naturalized or admitted as a citizen of the United States who cm not speak the Euglish language. Isaac Stein, the applicant, is the Russiau Hebrew, formerly a soldier :uu ler the Cztr, au interview with j whom relating to the conditions in the ; Russian army and tiie hard lot of the [ Ru-sian soldier was printed iu these ' columns during the Ru-so-.Tapauese war. He is au ardent admirer of our ! country and its institutions and iu ap -1 plying for naturalization he is taking a step that he has contemplated from the day he lau let! on American soil. Each district must hold a naturaliza tion ciurt under the naturalization i law au I regulations of October, 1906. ; Iu this county Judge Evans lias select (ed the May term for holding natural ization court. SUPERSTITIONS. There is nobody living now who be lieves that if you look over the left shoulder at the new moou you are sure to have—is it good luck or bad? Not a single reader of the News who visits a friend insists upon going out of the identical door he entered lest he leave his luck behind. Who now believes that if you leave your home in the morning and turn back for something you have forgotten all your good for tune for that day will vanish? Nobody iusists upon directly carrying a new born baby to the topmost room in the house in which it was born.to the end that it may always be high minded. None of the farmers or gardeners of the twentieth ceutury bother them selves about the "signs" that used to command the attention of their ancest ors and which were believed to have a potent influence upon the crops. When a baby will not grow we no longer think of taking it to the powwower who will put it through mysterious processes and presently present it to its anxious parents every whit whole. SHAKE-UP AT MT. OARMEL. An exchange tells that Mt. Carmel is to have a siiake up "The wrong doer aud the law breaker will tremble in their boots, as Burgess Peunman is nr>siug out all that is bad and suspici ous, with the intention of prosecuting one aud all, great aud small." If half of the reports that come from Mt. Car mel are true, that town ought to be a shining mark lor a real live reform wave Shortage of Locomotives. Although there is no shortage of coal I mined aud uo shortage of cars, New j York ami the New Euglaud states are i threatened with a serious anthracite jcul famine, because of a scarcity of ; eugiues to haul the coal from the I mines iu this State. Died at Sunbury. The infaut daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dfau Clark, of Suuhury, died yester ; day. The funeral will take place Fri i day morning at 1 o'clock at Reed's station. Mis. Clark, the mother, was formerly Mi-s Kimpel, daughter of Oharles \V. Kimpel, ot' Reed's station. The Shortest Hill. j The shortest biil yet introduced in the legislature the present session is I this by Seuator Folfeer: "The first ; day of January, commonly called N< w \ Year's Day. shall hereafter be a legal I holiday." J WHISPERINGS OF SPRING The sunny side of the street yester day afternoon had a strong suggestion of spring. Passing along the way, one instinctively listened for the chirp of the robin aud the mellow srrains of the discordant street piano. Returned from Hospital. Johu Reiley.who was injured iu the coasting accident on Ash street, Feb ruary 19th.. has been dismissed from the Joseph Ratti hospital. Ho is very much improved. Mrs Franklin S. Keller, who suc cessfully underwent an operation at the Joseph Ratti hospital, several weeks ago, has returned to her home oil Church street. WHEN ICE WIS 1311 FEB TON A. M Peters, seated iu his cozy ! office ou Mill street, last night, grew reminiscent. He noted that on March 3rd, thirty-nine years ago, in 1868, with his parents he removed from the first ward to the second ward of Dan- j ville and began his career as au ice- j man. He recalled that on the day tho moving occurred the snow lay on the ground three feet deep,reaching to the window sills. The transition from snow to ice was an easy one for Mr. Peters and the subject of ice suggested au interesting array of facts relating to tho ice busi ness which covered nearly half a cent ury of time. Upon moving to Sageburg Emanuel Peters immediately went into the ice business and Arthur, then a lad of about 18 years was his right baud mau. As boy aud man Arthur has beeu in the i'-e business ever since. He related several interesting circumstances rel ative to his business last, night One of these is that at oue time owing to scarcity they retailed ice at $1.50 per hundred weight or S3O per ton. The ice that summer was shipped from Maine. Those who thought they were paying exorbitantly for ice last sum mer would do well to reflect on the figure quoted by Mr. Peters. Incidentally, whether ice was plenti ful or scarce there uever was a season iu the long interim siuce 1868 when the Peters ice wagou was not daily on its round through the town. Among the patrcns now are some whose grand parents were supplied with ice by Mr. Peters and whose parents were also amoug his patrons, afford ing instauces iu which three generations have beeu supplied by the same dealer. Allusion to the"three generations," it is true, makes it sound as though Mr. Peters were a patriarch, but we beg to refer our readers to the figures quoted when it will be seeu that Arthur is still a young fellow ou the suuuy side of fifty. Perfect Confidence. D Dvitle Pe"p e Hhv- Hoid Reason For 0 Reliance. Do you know how— To find quick relief front backache; To correct distressing urinary ills; To surely cure sick kidneys? .Tui-t oue way—your neighbors know Ha\e used Doau's Kidney Pills; Have proved their worth iu uiauy • tests. j Here's Dtnville testimony. Mrs Edward E. Lunger,of II Church St., says"l still think a groat deal ot Doau's Kiduey Pills. I would not thiuk of being without them iu the house. I made a statement for public ation in 1896 in which I gave my opin ion of Doau's Kidney Pills ou account of the great beu<'fit I had received from their use. I have never had any cause to regret making that statement aud now over ten years afterwards, 1 can reiterate the statement. Before ! taking this remedy I suffered for I months with backache and lameness | and soreness iu the back. The paiu ov |er my hips was continuous and when lon my 112 et it was oue steady guawing | acho. It hurt me to do am thing re : quiriug a bending position, sharp | twinges would catch me so suddenly i that I had to brace myself uutil they I stopped. The kidney secretions annoy - ed me and I often suffered from head aches. I read statements given by peo ple in this vicinity who had used Doau's Kiduey Pills and concluded to try them. They did me more good than any other medicine I ever tried. After a few doses I no longer experi euced snch severe pain and finally the paiu was removed entirely. The au uoyance caused by the irregularities of the kiduey secretious was entirely removed I cau honestly recommend Doau's Kidnev Pills to those suffering as I did." lor sale by all dealers Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo New ¥ork, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name— Doan's—and take no other. Building Church With Pennies. Members of the Presbyterian church at Sayre have adopted a novel methoo by which to raise money for the erec tion of a new church at that place. The idea is au exemplification of the old adage, "Take care of the peuuies aud the dollars will take care of them selves." The object is to gather a "mile of peuuies," aud to do this each member has beeu provided with a narrow strip of paper a foot in length. The obverse side of the strip is divided into spaces jnst large enough to hold a penny each aud is covered with glue The reverse side contaius a description of the plan. This description contains au an nouncement to the effect that "Your foot briugs us one step nearer the goil. If you miss your foot we come short Not a case where a miss is as good as a mile " Etch strip of paper will hold exactly sixteen peuuies, aud the members of the congregition are urged to stick their spire peuuies ou the strip of paper.aud when they have accumulated a foot of peuuies to turu them over to the treasurer of tho fund It is calculate I that when the mile of pennies is received tne sum of $844 48 will have been added to the building fund Pennies are likely to become a mighty scarce article in Siyre within a few mouths, unless the treasurer of the fund sends them back into circulation again immediately after their receipt by him, for it would he a rather ser ious proble ii to collect 84 488 pennies iu a community of about 10,000 popu lation unless they were used over and over again. Prison Hoard Too Good. The pri on offii-ials of Luzerne coun ty have beeu charging the city of Wilkes-Barre 45 cents a day for board ing city prisoners,and have been feed ing them ou choice meats, including turkey occasionally. Mayor Kirkendall aud City Attorney McHugh have pro tested against these prices, and say they will no longer pay for such choice boarding. (iood Roads. It is the opinion of a good many people that if the State wants to con struct good highways that will sur vive the wear and tear of truffle for more fchau a short peno I tho preseut system of macadamization will have to give place to a more substantial method of read building. ATTACKED ON STREETS OE CENTRALIA Two men are now behind the bars of the Columbia county jail at Blooms burg,and several others are being look ed for, charged with a murderous as sault with knives ou William Mertou. a prominent resident of Centralia. who now lies at the Miners' hospital at Ashland covered with stiletto wounds, which may result in death. The men arrested are James Lacli rock aud Tony Baese. aud were cap tured ouly after a hard chase by Dep uty Sheriff Condy Laugdon and Con stable Oweu Caiu aud others. Oue of the assassins was placed un der arrest at Big Miue Run, after sev eral shots had beeu fired at him by the pursuers. The other, more desperate, pulled a kuife ou Sheriff Laugdou when he attempted to arrest him and would iu all probability have stabbed the officer were it not for timely inter ference. Mertou was returning to his home in Centralia after midnight Sunday moruiug, wheu six Italians, all for eiguers, all iutoxicated, met him aud begau addressing him in Italian. In an instant he was surrounded aud af ter several stilettos had beeu plung ed into his back he fell to the pave ment. Then the swarthy sons of Italy, maddened by the sight of blood, set about to murder their victim. They plunged their sharp stilettos into his face, neck, chest aud abdomen and would not have stopped until they had accomplished their purpose but for the interference of some citizens who hap pened aloug. No sooner had they reached the spot, however, than three of the assassins covered them with re volvers and forced them to retire, but other citizens arriving, the Italians fled. The wounded man was carried to a uearby house and later taken to the hospital where it is said he has over thirty wounds. Those who were implicated in the affray aud who have not yet been ap prehended are said to be Mike and Tony Gedro, Touy and James PaDero. Three of them live at Marion Heights. It is thought the foreigners mistook William Martin for his brother Ed ward with whom a number of them had a fight receutly, aud James Bease made a murderous assault on him, be ing arrested aud taken to the Blooms burg jail with his brother aud Lac ratch by officer Laugdon and assistants Monday night. School Entertainment. A very interesting and eujoyable eu tertaiumeut was given by the pupils of Maddeu's school, iu Liberty town ship, ou Saturday. The program was arrauged and prepared by the teacher, Miss Grace Billmeyer. George Moser gave a number of selections ou his phonograph. The exercises were very well atteuded. The program was as follows: Song—"Jolly Boys." Dialogue—"Little Cherry" Recitation—bv Edith Miller. Song—"Jesus Wants me for a Sun beam." Dialogue—"The Auniverary Meet ing". Recitation—Kathryu Miller. Recitation—Sidney Moser. Dialogue—"The Baby's Sad Fall." Song—"The Baujo's Silent Now." Recitation—Minnie Ware Dialogue "How Edith Helps Things Along " Dialogue—l'm Lost." Recitation—Stella Beaver. Recitation—Eliner St. Clair. Dialogue—"Trying to Raise the Price of Butter." Recitatiou— Edith Miller. Recitation—Laura Beaver. Song —"Baby is Going to Bylo land." Dialogue—"Taking the Census." Recitation—Kathryu Miller. Soug—"Nellie Gray." Recitation—Edith Miller. Dialogue— 'The Bashful Boy." Recitatiou—Russel Moser. Dialogue—"The Second Topsy." Recitatic n—Stella Ware. Recitatiou—Lizzie Beaver. Recitation—Lillie Beaver. Dialogue -"The Model Class." Soug--" Marching Through Georgia" Recitation—Franc Hageubach. Recitatiou -Elsie Beaver. Recitation—Russel Moser. John Batemnn In Charge. John Batemau, formerly proprietor of Lyudliurst hotel, Shamokiu, has purchased the wholesale liquor store of J. T. Fiudley, this city. He assum ed charge yesterday aud in a short time will have the business iu perfect runuiug order iu all its departments. Mr Fiudley has purchased the Cent ral Hotel at t'lymouth, Luzerue coun ty. riis family has already removed to Plymouth and he will follow iu a few days Mr Bitemau, the new proprietor, is a native of Danville aud grew toman hood iu this city. At the age of nine teen he removed with his parents to the coal region and duriug the greater part of the subsequent time he has beeu a resident of Shamokiu. Mr. Batemau is an ardent votary of b »se ball aud for several yenrs was the owner aud mauager of the famous club of Edgewood park,Shamokiu. It is his intention, he says, to look after base ball in this city and under his influ ence it is altogether likely that base ball, which in Danville has lagged for a couple of years past, may enter upon a uew lease of life. GOOD ORDER PREVAILS. The justices of the peace in Danville say that business is verv quiet iu their departments, especially along crimin al lines. The police also report mat ters very quite, only au occasional drunk being run in. This, however, is a very satisfactory state of affairs so far as the general public is concerned. Tlrs is W w rth Remembering. Whenever you have a cough or cold, just rpiueinbei that Foley 8 Honey ami Tar will care it. Do not risk your health by taking any but the geuuiue It is iu a yellow package. For sale by all Dealers. TERRIFIC EXPLOSION NEAR MI. CAMEL A terrific explosion of dynamite, dyuamite cartridges aud blasting pow der occurred at the Richards colliery, between Mt. Carmel aud Ceutralia Tuesday morning at 8:15 o'clock. Terrible havoc was created. At least 30 persons were more or less injured,a uumber of the company's buildings were blown to atoms, and the towns of Centralia Mt Carmel, Ashland aud other smaller places were rocked ou their foundations, aud much damage lone to property. The exploded material consisted of 5000 kegs of dynamite, 0000 dynamite cartridges and fiO kegs of powder. All this was stored iu the company's pow der house. It is thought that the cat astrophe was caused by au over heated steam p : pe. Oue of the wouders of the affair is that there was not a big loss of life. There were at least 50 people in the immediate vicinity of the explosion, and many more in the shattered build ings. Lewis Dowie, of Mt. Caruiel, is •lie ouly man seriously injured.aud he was removed to the Miuers' hospital, where it is aunounced that he is not expected to recover. This mau was chopping wood 150 feet away from the powder house when the explosion oc curred. Others in much closer proxim ity escaped unhurt or with slight in juries. Most of the injuries received were from falling buildings. There was no one in the powder house when the explosion occurred. The Richards colliery is located be tween Ceutralia aud Mt. Carmel, be ing but a short distance from the lat ter town, aud for that reasou Mt. Car mel received the brunt of the shock. Buildings were nearly overthrown, plaster was shaken from the walls, wall hangings and articles on tables thrown to the floors,and the glass was shakeu from nearly every window in town. The broken window glass was so thick on the pavement along the main street in Mt. Carmel,that it was shoveled off like snow. The damage wrought in the town is estimated at over SIOO,OOO. The damage to the com pany's property is about. $25,000. The fine new Polish church at Mt. Carmel which was just completed last summer, had a number of handsome and costly stained glass windows im ported from Italy. All these windows were completely demolished. At Ceutralia the entire towu was shakeu aud every building rocked, but I no serious damage was caused. Among the shattered buildings are the blacksmith shop of the colliery, carpenter shop.two eugine houses, the superiuteudeut's hom , aud the colli ery offices. About 700 uien and boys will bo thrown out of employment uu til repairs aud rebuilding are com pleted. 1 Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That Contain flercury I as mercury will surely destroy the i sense of smell and completely derange tlic whole system vlien ent°riug it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except ou prescriptions from reputable phy sicians as the damage they will do is | ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo O , contains uo mer cury. and is taken iuterually, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the geuuiue. It is taken internally and made iu Toledo.Ohio,by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c. per ! bottle. Take Hall's Family Pills for con stipation. Children's Party. Mr. aud Mrs. Willard Mottern enter tained a party of children in honor of the 4th birthday of their daughter Helen, at their home on Railroad street, Saturday. Those present were Ruth Gulliver, Catherine Evans,Eliza beth Crotty, Tlielma Mottern, Susie Waid, Alice Hauey, Elsie Mottern, I ! George Musslemau, Miles Mottern, Howard Ward, Palmer Mottern, Ethel Repert.Mrs. Charles Ward, Mrs. James Hauey, Mrs. Mottern. The children were entertained with music and games Refreshments were served. i A severe cold that may develop into pneumonia over night, can be cured quickly by takiug Foley's Honey aud Tar. It will cure the must obstiuate rackiug cough aud strengthen vour luugs The geuuiue is iu a yellow package For sale by all Dealers. Party in West Hemlock. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parsel enter tained a number of their friends at their home in West Hemlock town ship, Friday eveuiug. A fine time was enjoyed bv all. Refreshments were served. Tlios'- present were Mr. aud Mrs. Charles I'ursel, Mr and Mrs. Heury Gable Mr. aud Mrs. Albert Hartmau, Mr. aud Mrs Frank Ciossley aud sou Glen Mr and Mrs. Joseph Crim, Misses Mary Crim Maggie Gable, Etuily Crossley.Libbie Pursel, Messrs, Wellington Pursel, Blaire Hartman, William Gilile. Charles Maus.Charles , Crim and .lesse Crosselv. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is a new remedy, an improvement ou the l txa j tives of former years, as it does not gripe or nauseate aud is pleasant to take. It is guaranteed. For sale by all Dealers. Party in Valley. Mr aud Mrs. Philip Beyer euter ; taiued a few of their frieuds at their home iu Valley township, Monday evening. Those present were : Bertha Moser, Rachel Feustermacher, Lulu Yeager, Mamie Yeager, Jeuuie Mur ray, Charley Maus, Jacob Tauuer, ' William Beyer. Sydney Beyer,Warren | Feustermacher, John Heller, John Fruit, Freeman Bobbins, Charley Sny der, Harry Yeager, Jacob Beyer, Master Sydney Beyer Edward and Francis Delsite. A GUEST. Notice To Our Customers We are pleased to auuouuce that Foley's Honey aud Tar for coughs, colds and luug troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food aud Drag law as it contains no opiates or other harmful drugs, aud we recommend it as a sufe remedy for childreu aud adults. For sate Iw nil dwilpis FARMERS' TRI COUNTY PICNIC Tlje Faraiors' tri-couuty picnic as sociatiou held a meeting at the court house on Saturday forenoon. The com mittee on grounds was instructed to select a place for holding the next pic nic. Beyond tiiis all matters pertain ing to the annual outing were thoroughly di.-cussed, during which suggestions were made, which, if act ed upon, will result in making the farmers' picnic the grandest success in the way of au outing that has ever been achieved in this section. The date selected for the next meet tng is the third Wednesday in August. Whether the grounds selected will be the same as last year or some other park will depend entirely on the ac tion of the committee in whose hands the matter rests at present. Three years ago the first farmers' picnic in Montour county was held in Hunter's park, and, although gotten upon short notice.it proved a well-at tended and most enjoyable affair. The idea of such an outing annually prov ed popular with the farmers and an association was formed at the first meeting. It was made a tri-couuty affair and since then has become an enormous proposition The last outing was held at DeWitt's park and was attended by au enormous concourse, all farmers, with few ex ceptions. A conservative estimate placed the number of people on the grounds at over four thousand. After providing liberally for sports, etc., a balauce of some sixty dollars remain ed In the hands of the treasurer and will be available for the next picnic. The committee, of which George M. Leigl.ow is chairman, is already busy with plans for another year and is de termined that the picnic next summer shall eclipse the outing of last year. It is planning to secure a band for the occasion,in addition to which it is al together probable that the surplus will be applied to procuring a first class eutertainer from some of the larger cities, whose performance would be something new and a source of much delight to hundreds of farmers and their families. The idea of a speech, even on econ omic subjects is not so popular as it, once w s The outing is designed as a day of . • t and recreation for the farm ers and while a few may be in^rested by far the larger number on that day do not care to puzzle their brains about matters relating to the wealth or resources of the country or the en actment and the admiuistration of laws. Besides, while on this ground the speaker is pretty sure to tread dangerously near the line of partisan ship, which is under the ban at the tri-couuty picnic, a resolution,appear ing on the minutes of the association to the effect that politics must be stud iously excluded, aud by which it is understood that candidates are not ex pected to visit the picnic for the pur pose of electioneering. At the same time the committee realizes that something in the way of eutertaiumeut is needed, but it must be amusement that amuses—something will appeal not only to the men but also to the women and the chil dren of the farm. Fully comprehend ing the needs the committee is now casting about for the proper kind of amusement. That there will be some surprise in store for the farmers at their uext auuual picinc seems alto gether likely. •'in 1897 I had a stomach diseasa. Some physicians said Dyspepsia, some Consumption. One said i would not live uutil Spring. For four years I ex isted ou boiled niilK, soda biscuits, and doctors' prescriptions. I could not digest auythiug I ate; tlieu 1 picked up one of your Almauacs audit hap pened to be my life-saver. I bought a fifty cent bottle of KODOL aud the benefit I received from that bottle all the gold in Georgia could not buy. In two mouths I weut back to my work, as a machinist, aud in three months 1 was well anil hearty. May you live long and prosper.C. N. Cornell. Rodiug, Ga., 1906. The above is only a sample of the great good that is daily done everywhere by Kodol For Dyspepsia. It is sold here by Paules & Co. Died at Sunbury Hospital. John B. Marshall, a well-known and life-long resident of Montour county, died at the Mary M. Packer hospital, Sunbury, at 9:30 o'clock Saturday moruiug. The cause of death was pneumonia. The deceased, who lived with his son, Harry Marshall, on Foust street, was taken to the hospital ou Tuesday last. His condition was serious from that time on and admitted of little hope For a uumber of years past the de ceased lived in Danville and was em ployed as a puddler. He was formerly a resideut of Liberty township. The deceased was fifty-three years of age. A wife, seveu sons aud two daughters survive. The sons, all of whoui reside, in this city, are: Johu, George, Harry. Charles Edward, Lafa yette aud Calvin. The eldest daugh ter, Mrs. Frauk Etigler, resides iu Philadelphia; the youuger daughter, Catherine lives at home. KODOL digests what you eat and ! quickly overcomes Indigestion, which is a forerunner of Dyspespia. It is made iu strict conformity to the Na tional Pure Food aud Drugs Law aud is sold ou a guarantee relief plau. Sold by Paules & Co. ACTIVITIES FOR THE SUMMER. The comiug summer will most like ly see iu D mville tne busiest boom for many years. From all indications the vast improvements aud building opera tions at the hospital will be started this year, aud will employ huudreds of men. The paving of North Mill street will cause a good deal of iuter est to bo centered iu that section of town, while the houses that will be built,and which were spoken of iu the News several days ago, will give em ployment to a number of skilled work ers. No Cast' Ou Record. There is no case on record of a cough or cold resulting in pneumonia or con sumption after Foley's Honey and Tar has beeu taken, as it will stop your cough and break up your cold quickly. Refuse any but the geuuiue Foley's Honey and Tar in a yellow package. Contains uo opiates aud is safe aud «rurn. Pot s»lp by all Deahm). DIN PLANS TO GATHER STATISTICS From the 87,757 cases of comiunnic uble diseases reported to the State de partment of health during the year 191X5, there is considerable interesting and valuable information to be gather ed. There were 24 421 cases of typhoid fever reported, 6 902 cases of scarlet fever, 10,842 cases of diphtheria and 23,729 cases of measles, the balance of t'ie cases bieng distributed among tlie other communicable diseases. The attempt to collect morbidity re turns ia the cases of communicable diseases has been made in several large cities,but in no State has such report ing been made compulsory throughout the rural districts until the system in augurated by Health Commissioner Dixon in Pennsylvania was putin force. It has also been Dr. Dixon's desire to make these reports more compre hensive than any heretofore collected. Reports of communicable diseases in the rural disricts are made direct to the department of health and also to the couuty medical inspector by the physicians in attendance. It lias been the custom to restrict the list of reportable diseases,and this has been due rather to a subserviency to public opinion which looked upon all public health with suspicion, than to any lack of recognition of the im portance of the diseases on the part of health officers and physicians. With increasing knowledge of the exact causes and methods of transmission of many diseases has cornea development of methods of prevention, and modem sanitation demands that this knowl edge be used for public beuefit. Iu connection with the reporting of communicable diseases by the physic iaus Health Commissioner Dixon said recently, "I canuot too strongly ex press the gratification I have experi enced at the hearty and prompt re sponse which I have met from most of my fellow physicians to this new and somewhat uuusual demand upon their time and attention. "During the coming year I feel snre we will get tai more reports from the physicians than we have been doiug, for the prompt placarding of every I case in the rural districts by the health officers that we are now appointing and the disinfection of the premises upon the termination of the case, will be au added incentive to the physic ians to report their cases promptly." You should be very careful of your bowels wheu you have a cold. Nearly all other cough syrups are constipat ing, especially those containing opi ates. Kennedy's laxative Cough Syrup moves the bowels—contains NO opiates. Conforms to National Pure Food and Drugs Law. Bears the en dorsement of mothers everywhere. Children like its pleasant taste. Sold by Pauies & Co. Other Counties Heard From. County Commissioners' Clerk Horace C. Blue yesterday mailed several doz en copies of the county statement to neighboring counties of the Common wealth. This was done, according to custom in return for statements re ceived from the commissioners of those counties. Our genial clerk took a special delight in returning the com plimeut for the reason that little Mon tour has nothing to be ashamed of in her financial showing and reveals an amount of liabilities in excess of as sets that is flatteringly small in com parison with any of the other counties heard from. This sum as shown by our present fiuaucial statement in Mor tour is <5,884.26. Iu Columbia county the liabilities iu excess of assets are $168,228.57 ; iu Union couuty they are, $35,553 77; in Suyder county, $26,227.16. To fully understand the significance of Montour couuty's showing it is only necessary to refer to the couuty statement of 1897 when the liabilities iu our couuty in excess of the assets were shown to be $30,953.84 All who have the figures of this year's state ment before them must argee thai the reduction of debt in Montour county iluring ten year's time issoinethiug to be proud of. Little globules of sunshine that drive the clouds away. DeWitt's Little Ear ly Risers will scatter the gloom of sick-headache aud biliousness. They do not gripe or sicken. Recommended and sold here by Pauies Co. Stole From Collection Plate. Peculation of the offering of the congregation of the Methodist church, Shamokiu, from the collectiou plates is the grave charge hanging over Wal ter Witrner, one of the ushers of the church. The accusation is to bo in vestigated by the board of trustees. The peculation amounts to a large •urn. the exact amouut of which is not known. Theft of the offeriii!» was discovered from the fact that several of the members had not been giveu credit for the paymeut of their week ly dues. The em elope system is used aud the members place the amount of their pledges toward church support on the collectiou plate. Tiie accused isoue of the ushers who take up ttie collectiou iu the church Before turning over the alms basics the ushers retire to the vestibule. This is wheu the thefts were made. o»viug to the reticence of those in vestigating the matter it could not be ascertained whether the trustees will prosecute the offender. According to one trustee nothing will be done uutil his guilt or iuuoceuce is absolutely established It is said that some seusatioual de tective work was employed to trace out the offender, including the lay ing of a marked $2 bill in the plate , which lead to the detection of the ! culprit. Given Dp To lJie. B. Spiegel, 1207 N. Virginia St. I Evausville, Ind., writes: "For over five years I was troubled with kidney and bladder affections which caused me much pain and worry. I lost flesh aud was all run down, and a year ago had to abaudou work entirely. I had three of the best physicians who did me uo good aud I was practically giv en up to die. Foley's Kidney Cure was recommended and the first bottle gave me great relief, and after taking the second bottle I was entirely cured." Why not let it help you? For pain by all DWfrters. DO YOU GET UP WITH A LAME BACK? KMncy Trouble Makes Yuu Miserable. Aimost everybcciy who reads the news papers is sure to know of the wonderful u i *r cures made by Dr. , Kilmer's Swamp-Root, t j|J the great kidney, liver j [* and bladder remedy. -!} \ j J £ It is the great medi _ cal triumph of the nine | ■ 1 teenth century; dis 'g— n, • j covered after years of .! P p » / _j „ scientific research by J 1 i \ I x £""• Kilmer, the emi -11. _ nent kidney and blad ——" der specialist, and is wonderfully successful in promptly curing lar.it. 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 for everything Lut if ycu 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 hsj been made by which all readers of this paoer who have not already tried it. may have a sample bottle sent free by mail, also a book telling more about Swamp-Root and now to find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble. When writing mention reading this generovs offer in this paper and 112 send your address to Dr. Kilmer &. Co.,Bir.g- regular fifty cent and Home of Bwamr>-Tu>ot dollar s;zes are sold by all good druggists. Don't make auv mistake. 'n' remem berth' nam*-. Swanp-Ro >t. ! r. Kil mer's Swamp-Root, au I:•»»» add res. Bingham ton. N.Y.. on ever, bottles. To Get Big Appropriation. The public schools of this city will be greatly benefitted by the new school appropriation bill which allows the sura of $13,000,000 for education. The appropriation bill preseuted to tne house Mouday night aud members of the committee are shouting of the great reforms instituted in the word iug of the bill, which carries a total of §32.879,000. The school system has been recogniz ed to the extent of $13.000.000 which is 12,000,000 more than last year, and the department of health also secures an increase. All the shouting is due to the fact that the capitol expenditures liave caused a move for the elimiuation of the slipshod methods of financial housekeeping that have prevailed in State administrations. It is proposed to strike out of all appropriation bills the joker which reads "to bo oaid out of moneys in the State tre»sury not otherwise ap propriated " It was un ier this clause that the £9,000,000 "trimmiugs" were placed iu the new capitol and the State priutiug was paid for, and un der a similar clause that all money was paid for bridges erected by the State. "The public schools this year," said Chairman Sheatz,"will be giveu $13,- 000,000, and there will be a special ap propriation of $705,635 to the board of public grounds aud buildings, which will be sufficient to cover all expenses for the next two years, including sal aries, supplies, coal, the care of the capitol and everything as it is now. This meaus that, unlike the olil board, the new board will not have the entire geueral fund of the treasury at its dis posal. To remove a cough you must get at the cold which causes the cough There is nothing so good for this as Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup. The liquid j cold relief that is most quickly efft'C ! tive, that stills aud quiets the cough and drives out the cold. Sold bv Pauies & Co. In Honor of Birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Albeck, at their home on Cooper .street, Saturday entertained a number of the friends of their daughter Mildred, in honor of her 6th birthday. A fine lunch was served. Those present were Misses Ethel Bodiue, Margaret Hurley, Margaret Fields, Ethel Joues. Martha Paugh, Laura Wyant, Agnes Wagner, Gertrude Hurley, Joanna Buckley, Fiances Cashuer, Madge Joues, Freda Joues Margaret Mowrey,Hilda Snyder,Hazel aud Beatrice Weidmau, Isabel Boyer, Rut'i Laßue, Lottie May Wiutersteen, Mary Orudorf, Mabel Hendricks, Mil dred Knorr, Heleu Foust. Elizabeth Miuier, Sara Minier, Auua Hartzel, Anna Wherl, Catharine Whaphani, Merylu Kerns, Masters Francis Kerns. Walter Pet°rs, Henry Sechler, Luther Foust, Albert Hendricks, Ralph Mad er. Earnest Foust, John Albeck, Miss Catherine Hale, Mrs. Snyder, Mrs. Kerns, Mrs. Miuier. The winds of March have uo terror to the user of DeWitt's C.trbolized Witch Hazel Salve It quickly heals chaped and cracked skin Good too, for boils aud barns, aud undoubtedly the best relief for Piles. Sold here by Pauies & Co. "ON THE OTHER HAND". The Miitou Standard admits that the coal tix proposed bv the bill now be fore the legislature would yield the State a revenue of $3,000,000. But it looks at the other side of the question aud observes: "On the other hand it i would pr ihably be takeu as an excuse i by ;he op>rat >rs for addiug ten or | tweuty cents a tou to the price of coal. In the end the cousuiuer would pay ! the tax, as he alwavs does." Pale, Nervous Then your blood must be in a very bad condition. You ■ certainly know what to take, then take it Ayer's Sarsa parilla. If you doubt, then consult your doctor. We know what he will say about this grand old family medicine. Tills is flic first question your doctor would ask: "Arc your bouels regular?" Ho knows that daily action of tln> bowels IS absolutely e-senti il to recover*-. Keen your liver active and your bowels regular by taking laxative doses of Ayer's Tills. A Made by J. C. Ayer Co., Lowell, Haas Also manufacturers of /4 _ 9 HAIR VIGOR. / 1 ?|/*rC AQI'ECL'RE. A. JL Uv» O CHERRV PECTORAL We hare no secrets! We publish the form u as of all our medicines.
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