Home Paper For the Home ihe circulation ol this paper is in creasing rapidly. It will pay you o advertise in the AMERICAN. SUBSCRIPTION $1 PER YEAR [>K. IRVING 11. JENNINGS, DKN'i />' T. 'Jtn'i flour* A. M >o rl M iu:, MiU St.. ! M U. s /'. M J.huiritU. hi. P SIIIILT7., M. 425 M:».! ST., DANVII.LK, PA. Mseases of ihe Stomach and Intestines Specially MUSED MS Good bye winter. Has the last suow fall.'n? Make war ou the dirt pile. Street paviug is uearly ripe. March is surely changeable. The promise of spring never fails. Trout fishing only about a month off. Many Easter hats *re now being erected. Dauville wa6 left ont of the flood this time. No man need be concerned about the ability of the TJnited States to build the Panama caual. The returns of the county assessors of Schuylkill county show au increase j in the valuation of real estate from 1 $40,000,000 to over $75,000,000. Pra ctically all this increase is on coal lands. The very individuals who find fault with large charitable bequests,because the money may be "tainted," are the same fellows who wouldn't put a nickel iu the collection box without asking for change. Isn't that so? Daniel Everett,residing near Selius, grove, gave his watch to a gypsy to have his fortune told. She refused to return the watch and he had a warraut. i issued for her arrest. Who except the stock manipulators i care much about the slump ou Wall \ street, so long as the industrial and legitimate commercial world hums like the busy bee? Its a whole mouth now since John D Rcokefeller has given away a few millions. Look ont for something big next. | The King of Norway served as au j ordiuary apprentice in the Danish j navy for nine mouths. -At the proeont momont tho fonnfriou of Europe are spending ou their arm ies and navies as much as $4,000,000 a ; day. West Newtou, Mass., is considering J the advisability of providing a ceme- j tery for cats. No doubt the spot will j be christened tne catacombs. Heary Olds, assistant biologist of i the laboratory at Washington for 13 years, has been studyiug the music of birds and has written an elaborate brochure ou the subject. Eugland spends $180,000,000 a year ! ou her navy This is $5,000,000 more j thau the combined expenditure of j France, Russia aud Germany. The Easter advertiser will get the j Easter trade. i Members of the legislature who waut i more pay should try to earn what they j expect to receive. The number of arrests in New York I city for violation of laws of the road j and speed ordinances has been increas- j ed 50 pjr ceut in the last three mouths. : The pearl fishery of Ceylon, leased j by the British government, involved an expenditure of only $73 510 last j year, with a uer profit of $801,882. Owing to the unusual activity in railroan building it is estimated that in Ontario alone 4,500,000 ties will be out this year. Rumor says that there is to be a rate war among the Atlantic passenger carrying companies. The Structual Building Trades Alli ance of America lias a membership of 200,000 workers outside of New York. Agricultural schools have been est blished at several places in Siberia, ' and a certain number of steam plows, reapers and the like are now in use "The Blooiushurg State Normal School will begin the spring Term March 25t'i, 1907. Write for further information to Dr. D. J. Waller, Jr . : Principal." A patent for paper waistcoats has j been taken out in Switzerland. They : will cost ouly 4 cents, aud are said to j be warmer than a woolen garment. There are some fine opportunities iu this town for street cleauing and street building. The cash buyer always hab an ad vantage over the other fellow. Nearly tweutv-oue million Roman Catholics live under the American flag. The enforcement of the existing laws : is the supreme ueed of the hour. Fire and water unrestrained ars terrific foes of men. It is said that from 80 to ICO tons of boneless pork ready for curing, ar rive in Glasgow daily. Seven old spoons have recently been fonnd in the earth. They were cleaned and are of silver and gilt They are dated 1539, and valued at $250 each. The new customs tariff of Japan, which went into force on October jl, has stimulated the promotion of home companies for the manufacture of flour. The Republic of Panama contains about 20.781,000 acres of laud, of which about 76,450 acres are under ooltivattog. "THIS COI NTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY EREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITS OWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS." OL. 53—NO WEE ADVANCE REFUSED The first regular meeting of the new council was held Friday. The fol lowing members were in their places: Sweisfort, Dietz, Moyer, Everhart, Jacobs, Pursel, Russell, Angle, Hughes aud Schatz. No time was wasted iu discussion and a fair amount of busi ness was disposed of. Council conven ed at 7 :30 o'clock aud adjourned before 9 o'clock. Mr. Russell reported that tiie engin eers aud firemen of the water works arc (esirous of receiving au advance. He moved that the wasjes of firemen be advanced from $1.50 to SI.BO per day aud of the engineers from 15 to $.'.40 per day of 12 hours. The matter on be ing discussed revealed that there was considerable objectiou to the advance as proposed. Mr. Dietz moved that the motion be j amended to graut the firemen $ 1.65 per day, the wages of the engineers to re | main the same. A vote taken on tho amendment resulted iu a tie ami the j motion was, therefore, declared lost The original motion was acted upon . and was lost by a vote of seven nays [ to three ayes. A special license of ten dollars a month was graured to Dailey & Oesch ger, who have opened a vaudeville show on Mill street. It was also ordered j that the license granted the moving j picture establishment, known as the 1 "Nickeloid," be raised to the same figure. President Sweisfort auuounced the following committees for the ensuing year: Finance—Finnigan, Dietz, Schatz. Streets aud Bridges—Jacobs,Hughes, Everhart, Dietz. Market—Dietz, Pnrsel, Deutsch, Schatz. Water—Russeli, Jacobs, Angle, Moy er Light—Jacobs, Rishel, Angle, Mov er. Sewerage—Russell, Pursel, Schatz, Everharf. Ordinance aud Police— Fiiiu'gan, Angle, Deutsch, Everhart. Fire—Angle, Russell. Pursel, Mov er. Printing—Hughes, Dietz, Finu'gau. Building—Hughes, Fiuuigau. Moyer. Public Improvement—Dietz, Jacobs, Dcutadi, Oclial^. Bills and Accounts—Augle. Parsel, Everhart. Tho bonds of the secretary and the treasurer of the borough, ami of the street commissioner and market master were read aud approved by council A petition was received signed by several citizens of the second ward, petitiouiug council to investigate cer tain allegations made relating to a dance hall located at the corner of Honeymoon aud Grand streets aud known as Kuorr's dauce hall. Tho hall, it was alleged, is used three to six uights per week for public dunces and that said dances are kept ';p uutil one and two o'clock iu the moruing, all of which proves a nuisauce to the people living near. The petition was signed by James Rishel, L. C. Thorn ton, Frank H. Hauck,Leonard Hauck, John A Deibert, Harry Deibert, Wil liam R. Richardson, Mrs. Jones and Oliver R. Sweitzer. On motion the matter was referred to the committee on ordinance and po lice for investigation The following bills were approved for pavmeut: BOROUGH DEPARTMENT. Regular employes $122 50 J. H. Cole 9 35 A. C. Amesbury 31.62 Morning News ... 9.60 The Geui 21.00 Rnmsey Elec. Mfg Co 38.33 James Gibsou 7.50 Washington Fire Co ...... 1.45 Labor aud Hauling 43.50 WATER DEP'T. Regular employes $157 00 James Gibson ... 3.00 Danville F'dy & Machine Co 34.90 Ilement, Restein &C J . . 10.00 Fairbanks Company . . 21 0) At'l Kefiuiug Co ...... 1.15 J. H. Cole 7.20 P. & R. Coal & Iron Co . . 220.00 Friendsuip Fire Co 21.08 P. H. Foust . 77.10 Washington Fire Co . 1.00 Laid to Rest. The funeral of John Hartliue, stew ard at the almshouse of the Danville and Mahoning Poor district,took place from the family residence ye-terday afternoon aud was largely attended. Rev. Joseph E. Guy.pastor of Shiloh Reformed church, officiated, while a quartette from the choir of the same churih rendered several selections of music. The deceased was a member of the Heptasophs and of the Knights of the Golden Eagle. The pall bearers were chosen from Inth organizations aud were as follows: O. F. Young, Walter O. Green, aud Charles Buckhalter, representing the Heptasophs; G. L. McLain, Jacob Miller and William Welliver, represe ting the K G. E A fair sized delegation from the Knights of the "Golden Eagle attended the funeral in a body. A Queer Find. While Ammou Truitt was at work ou Monday clearing awaj the debris of Ralph Snyder's barn,at. Seliusgrove, which was recently destroyed by fire, he found a coffee pot containing SSO iu two aud three wut pieces. DIED II PHILADELPHIA l John Hartliue, steward at the alms house of the Danville aud Mahoning poor district, departed this life at the German hospital, Philadelphia,.Sun day. The deceased, it will be recalled, was removed to the hospital ou March 7th, suffering with au abscess at the base of the brain. His condition was critical from the start aud he suffered intensely at times. The first operation was performed ou Saturday the 9th. The surgeon held out very little hope of recovery, aud tidiugs from the hospital since theu have been awaited with much anxiety by relatives and friends iu this sec tiou. Ou Friday of last week the second operation was performed. Like the first, it was considered a success, but the abscess had made such fearful in roads that recovery was out of the question. The patient fell ii|to a com atose state aud grew weaker and weaker uutil noon Sunday when he breathed bis last. Mrs. Hartliue was called to Phila delphia ou the 9th inst., aud, remain ing iu the city, was present wheu her husband passed away. Beside his wife the deceased is survived by several children. He was 44 years of age aud hail been steward at. the alms house for several years. He was a capable man of generous disposition aud had rnauy frieuds. Deeds Passed on rionday. Several properties about Danville have chauged hands tnis spring. Five deeds were pissed iu the register aud recorder's office ou Monday, as fol lows : Dwelling aud lot ou Jerseytown road, from Elmer Wertman, to David Winters teen. Farm in Valley township, from James Fenstermacher to F. P. John sou. Dwelling aud lot on Ferry street, from F. P. Johnson to Thomas J. Jones' wife Dwelling and lot ou Nassau street, from Thomas J. Joues to Ambrose Miller. Dwelling aud lot ou Church street from John L Laue to Auua L. Wert lUiMi. First Woman Operator. Miss Nellie Conser.of Sunbury, who has been taking a course of instruction iu the working of the block system at South Dauville, on the Suubury divis ion, has fiuished her apprenticeship and is now stationed iu the tower at Shiudel, near the western liue of Suy der county ou the Lewistown division. It is said that Miss Conser is the first woiuau who has ever undertaken to master the iutricate block system on the Pennsylvania lines. She per forms her duties with the deftness and coolness of an experienced train dis patcher, aud was complimented bv Superintendent Allibone on the effici ency of her work. Miss Conser is the daughter of En gineer Conser, who lost his life in a wreck ou the Shamokiu division some years ago. Photographed flany Times. Tremendous interest centers in the investigation ou foot at Harrisburg relatiug to the new capitol. Our townsman, James Scarlet, seems to be one of the ceutral figures and there is scarcely a day but his portrait iu a characteristic pose turns up in oue or more of the Philadelphia newspapers. Some of these portraits are very good likeuesses, while others bear very lit tle resemblance and were it not for the convenient fact that they are labeled we might never know that they refer red to our townsman. Ouly a few, however, are very bad. The North American yesterday show ed a portrait of Mr. Scarlet, which is probably the best that has ever been seen in any newspaper. It is a mere snap shot takeu on the street and Mr. Scarlet appears in his high silk hat, which is perched carelessly on his head. The camera was sprung seem ingly at the very moment when he turned around iu response to some friendly salutatiou. The cordial smile visible ou his countenance is such as auy friend is sure to meet who ruus across Mr. Scarlet iu his home town or any other place. Funeral of firs. Nichol. The funeral of Mrs. Charles Nichol, whose death occurred at Ashley on Saturday, took place iu this city yes terday afternoon The remains were brought to Dauville Tuesday and tak eu to the residence of John Bruder, father of the deceased,corner of Bloom aud Ash streets, where the funeral was held. The services were conducted by Rev George W. Fritsch,pastor of St John's Lutheran church. The pall baarers were: Fred Held, John Hughes.Pre 1- erick Hauseman and Henry Flecken steiu. Interment was made iu the Odd Fal lows' cemetery,the funeral proceeding to the burial ground by trolley. , Presiding Elders in Danville. Rev. J. F. Duulap, presiding eld expect too much of March. A ulance backward to one year ago will show us that March was cutting up all sorts of capers and that on the first day of spring the mercury at 8 a. m.was 8 degrees below zero. One year ago today the snow lay over a foot deep on the level and at mauy places it was piled into high drifts. The roads were well-nigh im passable fur wheeled vehicles and the sleigh bells were jingling merrily. Several of the r. 112. d. carriers failed to cover their routes and those who were able to deliver their mail had a bar 1 time of it aud wore much delay ed. Although the beginning of spring to day may lack some of the evidences of approaching warm weather yet in view of the above it is plain that the aspect J is by no means as cheerless as it was oue year ago. Crouse's Ad Brought Result*. S. B. Crouse, of Orange township, near Oraugeville, Columbia county, who recently advertised for a wife now says that he will soon have to get a private secretary to answer his cor respondence. Would-be wives from all corners of the universe have been pressing their claims upon his atten tion and his home. Mr. Crouse avers that all the lovelorn maidens, young and old, will hear from him, but that if lie attempted to answer them all now he would not have time to do anything else. "There are some very nice ladies who have written to me," he said, "of course, there have been some who say they are youug aud some others who say they are not so young, but taken altogether it is a good selection, in fact, a very fine selection. When the whole business gets settled I'll let the public know. It must be settled quickly, though," he added. The rural mail carrier ou the Crouse route is authority for the statement that lie delivers more letters at the Crouse homestead than to all the oth er houses on his route combined. Revisiting Old Home. John Warntz, of Denver, Colorado, an old-time resident, is revisiting Dan ville and vicinity after an absence of thirty-five years. Mr. Warntz was born aud raised in Rush township, the homestead farm being near W. T. Suter's sunnyside farm. He left Danville in 1872. Mr. Warntz arrived here ou Monday and yesterday was agiestof his broth er, Zachary Warntz, Cherry street. Mr. Warntz was a veteran of the civil war. Ho enlisted at Dauville for the Twelfth Infantry iu 1861. He en listed in the same company with Brigadier General John W. Bubb and his name appears in the original rost er, printed in these columns yesterday morning, which was sent to Dauvillo by Geueral Bubb and which by a co incidence arrived here simultaueoulsy with Mr. Warntz. Only One More. Charles Moyer, of Alleutown, aged j 1' years,attempted to board a coal traiu near his home but fell under the cars and both his legs were cutoff. He can uot recover. FINAL US I COM SCIOIS The annual final examination for fclie county school diplomas will be held this year on March 30th. Tliia examination is for the pupils of the country schools who are about to graduate j u their districts, and af ter successfullj' passing the test the pupils are given a diploma. This mark of the successful culmination of the school career is highly prized by the pupils, who strive hard to obtain it. This is the third examination that has been held for diplomas in Montour county. In the two former examina tions the mark that it was necessary to attain to pass and get the diploma was HO. This year it has been decided to raise the standard aud make the passing mark (55. The examinations will bo held in the townships at the following places : Anthony, White Hall; Derry, Straw- | berry Kidge; Limestone, California;! Liberty, Oak Grove, Valley at Sid- I ler's; West Hemlock, at Styer's; Mali- ! oniug at East Dauville, Mayberry at the River school The questions will be prepared by the county superintend i ent and delivered to the teachers who 1 are chosen to conduct the examina- ! tions several days before the 30th. Letter From General Lee, Our townsmau.Dr. Juo. Sweisfort.a l few days ago received an invitation ; to be present at a reunion of the Third ' Pennsylvania cavalry, held at Chester '< on the 16th iust., which is a pleasant ! study in its way and serves to show j what delightful memories may be ' aroused by such occasions. Following is an extract from the invitation: "The Irish must have Deeu with us on that day—we started out fir a fight and we got one. Don't you remember the long wait as we j were starting for Kelly's Ford early in the morning of the 17th., while some of our comrades were trying to force the ford. Then after crossing the Rappahauuock what a fight it was, as we forced Fitz-Lee's brave troopers back and back until the farthest point was reached that General Averill thought judicious. Then he left a bag of coffee with the note, "Dear, Fitz— here's vonr coffee." In explanation of the coffee and the note the iuvitatiou sent to Dr. Sweis fort contaiued a letter written to James McGahey, aec'y 3rd Pa. Caval ry association,a few years ago by Gen eral Fitzhugh Lee expressing regret that he could not, owing to urgent business, accept an invitation to be present at the reunion In the letter General Fitzhugh Lee explained that Geueral Averill and himself were both officers in the cavalry of the U. S. army in peace aud aftjrwards were both major generals commanding cav alry against each other in war. He wrote: "I remember the note you mention, which in a spirit of fuu I left for Gen eral Averill, when I drove his pickets | in at Hartwood, in which I told him, ! as I remember, to stop his foolishness, take his men out of my State and go home. I also asked him to come over and see me and bring me a bag of coffee. You know we were a little | short of coffee in those days iu the southern states." Dr. Sweisfort was a sergeant in the | Third Pennsylvania cavalry. Startling Evidence. New evidence of so startling a na- | ture was developed yesterday moruing ' in the Springfield murder case that the hearings of the two suspects aud the coroner's inquest was postponed until Monday. Two persons have been found by the detectives who promise to be the star witnesses iu the trial of Staney Mar cavitch aud Joe Hacheskie for the murder of Charlie Yeschiliuuis. The first is a Polish woman, whom , the authorities happened upon by ac- ' cideut. She lives near the scene of the j crime and is well acquainted with ; Marcavitch She s:iw him shortly af- j ter the probable time of the murder ; comiuar from the cobbler shop in which the young Lithnniau was killed and carefully brushing his clothes. Her testimony will be of the utmost j importance as it will prove that Mar- j cavitch was on the scene of the crime at about the hour it was committed. The other witness is Joo Keedau, a friend of Marcavitch. He stated to the police thai Staney showed up on Saturday morning with a big bunch of money and staited to blow it right away. He asked him where he got it and he just said he hit a fellow on the head. The links of evidence about Marca vitch are being so strongly forged that there is little probability that he can escape the gallows. Hedicine Case Recovered. Edward Kockafeller, the electrician, on Tuesday fouud a doctor's mediciue case on the road leadiug from Welsh Hill. There was no means of discover ing the owner beyond what was offered ed by its contents, two postal cards reporting a couple of cases of illness to Dr. C. Shultz, the local registrar. The medicine case was accordingly placed iu the hands of Dr. Shultz.who unfortunately had no menus of ascer taining to whom it belonged. Through the kind offices of Officer Voris the medicine case yesterday af teruoou was restored to Dr. Newbak er, who lost it out of his buggy while driving from Welsh Hill where he had been attending a patient*. ESTABLISHED IN lbdo GENERAL Ml I COIB Peter Baylor of South Danville yes- I terday received a communication from I Brigadier General Bubb, commander of the department of the Dakotas, which abounds in interest to Danville ; people. It is a list of the men who j enlisted for the Twelfth infantry from Danville in 1861. During General Bubb's visit here a . month ago there was much curiosity ; among the survivors of the war to know who enlisted with General Bubb in the Twelfth infantry in JBwl. In j the effort to recall "the boys" no one was more interested than General Bubb himself and he promised that as soon as opportunity offered he would co npile a full list from the record. The communication containing the forty-seven members of company E. received yesterday,came in fulfillment of General Bubb's promise. The list follows: Casper Furman, Martin Taylor, Philip Renn, John Alward, Levi And rson, James Baylor, Peter G. Baylor, Herman C. Baylor, John W. Bubb, Henry G. Bogart, Reuben E. Bennett, Charles F. Bennett, James Cain, John L. DeShay, William F. DeShay, Louis L. Davis, Robert Fields, Elijah Fields, George W. Fairchilds, William F. Gibson, James Gibson, James W. Houser, Evan Jcr lan, Frank Johnson, Thomas J. Kerstetter, Oscar Kase, David Lewis, James McArdle, Isaac Mellin, David D. Moser, William Markle, John F. Mullen,John Minser, William R. Nesbitt, John Perra, John Phillip, Ist, John Phillip.Snd,Richard Riddles, Joseph Robbs, Thomas Rich ards, Henry Stanake, William L. Sny der, James Smith, Thomas Wright, Isaac Wertman, Jonathan Warntz, Llewellyn Williams. Those in the above list were all Danville boys. It will be observed that along with Peter G. Baylor were two of his brothers, James, at present of Mt. Carmel, and Herman, who fell in battle at Yorktown. Mr. Baylor yes terday remarked that there is no way of determining how many of the above list survive at this day. Comparative ly few can be located. Some were nev er heard of following the war. Prob ably less than one half smvive. Her Eighty-First Birthday. Mrs. Fannie Heddens, of Washing tonville, the well-known hotel wo man, celebrated her eighty-first birth day ou the 16th inst. The event took place at the home of Mrs. Fannie Wil son, daughter of Mrs. Heddens, at Milton.and was attended by nearly all the sons aud daughters of the good lady, besides others more distantly related. Mrs. Hedden's 80th birthday was celebrated in this city last spring, a fine dinner on the occasion being ten dered by Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Heddens of the Heddens house. Mrs. Heddens' activity and general good health along with the fact that she was still in charge of her hotel, was remarked up on at the time. One year later finds her still actively in charge of her bus ness, as capable and keen in all her faculties as ever. There are few per sons, indeed, who bear up so well un der the burden of four score years and one. Mrs. Heddens is a native of Wash ingtonville. She spent her long life in that place. She is the mother of nine children, all of whom survive and are located within a radius of a few miles of the place of their birth. Mrs. Heddens was born March 16, 1826, at the hotel in Washingtonville now owned by her son, A. L. Heddens. From the day of her birth practically she has been associated with hotel life. Her father was James Cummiugs.who was a major in the war of 1812. Her mother before marriage was Fannie Billmeyer, daughter of Martin Bill meyer. Mrs Heddens is the widow of James T. Hedoens, who departed this life November 6, 1888. Along with Mrs. Heddens the following children sur vive: William M. Heddens, James Clarence Heddens,Daniel B. Heddens, of Danville: J. Cummings Heddeus.of Mt. Carmel, Phineas B. Heddens and Mrs. M. A. Master, of Bloomsburg, Mrs. J. F. Wilson,of Milton, Amandus L. Heddens and George Heddeus, of Washingtonville. Pony and Cart are Stolen. Chief Mincemoyer was called up by the chief-of-police of Miltou yester ! day aud requested to be on the look j out for a pony and cart, which were I stolen at that place the night before. The pony was bay in color, had j thr3e white feet and a white spot on j the forehead. The pony weighed 900 ' pounds and was four years old. It was attached to an open buggy, when stol en. Up to last evening the police had no clue. Can you believe your Senses? When two of them, taste and smell, having been impaired if not utterly destroyed, by Nasal Catarrh, are fully I restored by Ely's Cream Balm,can you ; doubt that this remedy deserves all j that has been said of it by the thou ■ sands whom it has cured? It is appli | ed directly to the effected air-passages and begins its healing work at once, j Why not get it to-day? All druggists !or mailed by Ely Bros., 56 Warren ■ Street, New York, on reciept of 60 ceut». JOE State Library. The offica ot the AMERICAN being furnished with a large assortment of job letter and fancy typt and job material generally, the Publisher an nounces to the public tnat he is prepared at all times to ex ecute in the neatest manner. JOB PRINTING O Ofall Kinds and Description TRIBUTE 10 ! OM The entertainment,"lreland aud St. Patrick," given by the Sunday school at the Grove Presbyterian chnrch on Saturday evening was quite a success and was very well attended, the chapel being packed. The program with the exception of Dr. McCormack s address was render ed by chilrden of the Sunday school, wno did very well, indeed. The songs and solos were well rendered, while the tableaus were produced with an effect that showed a great deal of care in arrangement and drilling. The address of Rev. Dr. McOormack on"St. Patrick as He was in Mytho logy and as He Really Was,"was list ened to with deep interest and proved highly edifying. . ; Before entering upon his discourse Dr. McCormack exhibited a specimen of real Irish shamrock, grown on Irish • soil,received by a.resident-of Danville Saturday. The of shamrock left Ireland ten days ago and on its arrival here was very much withered;- Al though the shamrock reached Danville only on Saturday the person receiving it generously parted with it for the time being that it might be exhibited at the entertainment given at the Grove church in honor of Ireland's patron saint. ? Later Jin hi*» discourse Dr. McCor mack explained how it happened that he shamrock is invested with such interest and why it is held so sacred by Irish people. St. Patrick was ex pounding the doctrine -of the trinity to a doubting audience, who failing to comprehend the" three-in-one" were in danger of rejecting the new ot Christ ian religion. The saint stooping down plucked a sprig of shamrock, which with its three leavss growing on one parent stem, very effectively illustrat ed how there could be a union of three persons in one godhead. No attempt will be made to produce Rev. Dr. McCormack's excellent ad dress in full, but the sentiment is so fine and there is so much relating to St. Patrick that is new to the general reader that the following synopsis of the'address will be given : St. Patrick's day may seem to 6ome a most absurd anniversary, but in it can be seen the homage of the heart to disinterested and selfsacrificing good ness. It is not an ignoble sentiment, this grateful remembrance. You may laugh at the Irishman and pity his superstition, but you should not de spise the sentiment which impels him to venerate the great evangelist to whom he owes his Christian faith. St. Patrick's birthplace is not known : certain it is he was not born in lie land. He died in the fifth century. There are many reasons for believing that he was a native of Scotland. It is said that he was brought to Ireland as a slave. Escaping after seven years of servitude he spent several years in study. Converted to Christianity and equipped as a missionary he remem bered the people of his slave life and, with twenty other missionaries, he re turned to Ireland and made to the Celtic people the offer of Christian ity. He sought his former master, Nulcho.a chieftain of County Antrim, aud endeavored to convert him. He sought first die conversion of the king, princes aud chieftains of the land. Paganism was powerless before his might and zeal and finally gave way: druidism lost its spell. Men were ed ucated and ordained the ministry. Schools and universities were found ed. As we read the brief records of St. Patrick's life that have come down to us we think of him as a man of gener ous heart, keen sensibility, capable of toilsome and wearisome labor under the inspiration of a burning passion for saving souls ; The people he con verted were fierce, sensual and idolat rous. Yonder, the august yet unambitious form stands out against the back ground of the ages. Through the mists of thirteen centuries reverend eyes still gaze upon the brave heroic mis sionary, teacher, saint—his hands up lifted in benediction upon the people of his loving care and paternal coun sel. Big Sewer Extension. From what can be learned it seems pretty clear that our borough the com ing season does not intend to limit improvements to the paving and rnac »lamization on North Mill street. The full extent of street improve ment that may be entered upon can not be determined so early in the sea sou, although judging from the condi tion of the streets at present, some of which are mere quagmires, there is no thoroughfare in the bcrough, that council can afford to slight. It is very likely that sewerage will be extenied, to take in a large portion of the fourth ward. This is a part of the borough that needs the benefit of sewerage very badly and in the past has proven the source of much com plaint on the score of bad drainage. The borough sewer will be extended up Bloom and Centre streets and will take in Ash, Vine and Cherry streets. Under the amendment of the ordin ance receutly adopted sewerage is less burdensome than previously and there are few property owners that will negleot to avail themselves of the pub lic sewer when the extensions arr made. A considerable number of for ward people made application 112 tension of the seww last yesr