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Ck.cNSEI) NEWS.
Still mare State roads.
March is ou the last lap.
Flittings will soon be iu order.
All Fools' Day is hastening this
way.
Have you started to plant your little
garden?
Don't these tine days make you want
to clean up?
The victims of Spring Fever are
now in evidence.
Few of us are willing to profit by
the blunders of others.
No university education will make
up for a lack of brains.
The Faster garb is just now absorb
ing the thoughts of many
The man who is master of a good
trade is also master of his fate.
The little ones are iu their glory in
the Eaater novelty stores these days.
The folly of the foolish is sometimes
more prudent than the wisdom of the
wise.
People hope there will be no delay
in the reconstruction of North Mill
street.
Manchuria last year purchased $12,-
000,000 worth of goods from the Unit
ed States.
It is said that buzzards and vultures
oan scent their food at a distance of
forty miles.
Shallow wells giving out a good
quantity of oil have been discovered
around Mexico Oity.
It is estiamted that the gowns woru
at the New York horse show represent
ed a total cost of $500,000.
Whaling is a growing industry in
the South Atlantic, centering around
the Falkland Islands.
Twenty million dollars is the esti
iuatodt ralao of tho
San Francisco catastrophe.
In the forests of Canada a motor is
in use which is capable of dragging a
train of 200 tons weight of logs at a
speed of twelve miles an hour.
The regular first class travel rate in
Spain is 4 cents per mile. Mileage
books, however, are charged for at the
rate of two cents per mile.
German, which is spoken by upward
of 75,000,000 people, ranks third in
number among the four leading langu
ages of Europe proper.
Some of the greatest authoriites on
radium are now inclined to believe
that it is a compound rather than a
chemical element.
According to late figures the total
number of industrial workers in Bel
gium was 1,265,000, of which 295,000
were women.
Hdwin F. Frizzel in charge of bridge
building for the Boston and Maine
railroad, haH lived on a railroad car
for yp>ur».
Over 100 miles of trees are to be
planted between Winnipeg and Cal
gary by the railroads for snow banks.
Is there any good reason why boys
from eight to fourteen years of age
should be on *he stretes until 9:00 and
10:00 at night?
People should be very careful of
their reputations, especially when it
is all they have left.
The indications are that there is go
ing to be more than tho ordinary num
ber of residence changes in this city
next Monday.
Silver,lead and plumbago have been
discovered near Shamokin.says a news
despatch. Still, Danville is good
enough for us.
Duriug last week the deaths in Phil
adelphia numbered 615, a decrease of
seventy-three from the preceding week
and twenty-nine more than for the
corresponding week of last year.
Miss Pauline Romanski. of Nauti
ooke, Luzerne county, was teiribly
burned by pouring gasoline on a kitch
en fire to hurry it up.
Men and women who steal babes
ought to be imprisoned for life if they
fall into the clutches of the law.
New York city's milk supply comes
from SfI.OOO farms, situated in six
states, varying in 'distance from the
metropolis from ten to four hundred
miles.
Danville people who plant a few
trees on the arbor days designated by
Governor Stuart will be thanking
themselves about three or five years
hence.
Madrid lies higher than any other
European capital. Its height above the
sea is 2,090 feet.
The average annual death rate of all
the standing armies of the world is I)
in 1.000. ~
A good many persons are anxious for
the passing of Easter so that they can
get away from an enforced goodness.
England B|>eudß $180,000,000 a year
on her navy. This is $5,00(\000 more
than the combined expenditure of
France, Russia and Germany.
The average weight of a full-grown
elephant is 6,000 pounds.
Fine music is beiug piepared for
Kaster by Danville choirs.
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"THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE ENTIRELY FREE UNTIL IT SUPPLIES ALL OF ITSOWN DEMANDS WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTIONS."
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IDE 1!
REAPER DEAIH
Mrs. William Lovett, Mill street,
departed this life about four o'clock
Saturday morning under very sad cir
cumstances. She was takeu ill on Tues
day of last week and death was whol
ly unexpected.
Tiie cause of the sudden deuiisa was
oedema of the glottis, which might be
more explicitly described as a swel
ling from effusiou of watery fluid
beneath themucuousmembrane,which
obstructs the air passages. Ii is a well
kuown cause of death.
The deceased was 22 years of age. |
She was a well known and highly (
esteemed woman and Is survived by i
her husband aud a little daughter,
| Auna, two years of age. She is also
| survived by her pareuts, Mr. and Mrs
1 August Sawinski.this citv; two broth
ers, Anthony Sawiuski, of Jameson
I City, aud Joseph Sawiuski, of Ber
wick; four sisters: Mrs. Michael
Monahan, of Wynuwood, Wauye coun
ty; Mrs. John Kribs, of near Jersey
j town; Mrs. Thomas Kerns and Miss
Ida Sawiuski, of this city.
MRS. WILLIAM COMMONS.
Lydia, the wife of William Com
mons,departed this life at 4:50 o'clock
! Sunday moruiug. the cause of death
j being typhoid fever.
The deceased was twenty-three years
of age aud,besides her husbaud.is sur
vived by two small children,the small
i est a babe three weeks old. She is al
| so survived by her parents, Mr. aud
i Mrs. Frank Ross, one brother, Frank,
aud live sisters: Ida, (Mrs. Charles
] Fornev),Susaua,Etta,Tillie aud Elsie.
She was well known aud most highly
j esteemed.
j MONALIUS MULL PASSES AWAY.
{ Monalius Mull, a life-long aud well
; known resident of Liberty township,
' departed this life at 3 o'clock Satur
day moruiug, after a long siege of i 11-
i ness.
i The deceased was 72 years of age
! and is survived by his svife aud oue
; sou. Luther Mull. He was the owuer
of considerable real estate iu Liberty
township aud died at the homestead
jon the Milton road about two miles
i east of Pottsgrove, where he had lived
! for over thirty years. He was oue of
j the leading and substantial citizens of
' (fio toirildhfp v»;*.«» in
' esteem.
No Changes on Mill Street.
The first of April occurs next Mou
| day, but many of those who intend
changing residences have decided to
take time by the forelock and are mov
| ing this week. When the regular MOV
, ing day,next Monday,occurs they will
be settled iu their new homes.
■ The uuamimous view of local cx
i pressmen aud others who move fani
, ilies is that, while they will be busy
enough during the next week or ten
1 days, the demand for their services as
indicated at present will be nothing
like that of former years.
An explauatiou lies in the fact that
j when the big mill closed down, last
I summer, a number of families occupy
: ing company houses moved away. Oth
j er families in town who desired cheap
j er rent, or more convenient location at
1 once took advantage of the opportuu
| ity and moved into the company
' houses. This left a uumber of smaller
and less desirable dwellings about
I town vacant, which were soon filled
| up, however, by families moving into
I Danville last fall when the mill start
ed up. Thns, while there is less chaug
j ing of residences this spring than us
j ual it is because moving has been dis
j triouted throughout the whole year.
This season is also unique in that there
| are practically no changes on Mill
I street; each business man will cou
i tinue on at tho old stand during ttie
| coming year.
Death of Edna Hinckley.
After eight years of patient suffer
ing Miss Edna Hinckley, the daughter
of Hon. and Mrs. H. M. Hinckley, at
10 o'clock Monday morning departed
this life at the family residence, Riv
erside.
The deceased was twenty-four years
of age. She is survived by her parents,
one brother, John M. Hinckley, and
three sisters: Eleanor G. (Mrs. C. F.
Zimmerman) and Misses Sara G. and
Bess.
She was a young lady of sweet and
I affectionate nature, the idol of her
[ parent's fireside and was dearly belov
ed by a wide circle beyoud her own
home. Not only did she bear her long
illness with remarkable fortitude, but
she was sustained by an unfaltering
faith and was ever hopeful of recovery,
even up to the last days of her illness
when the shadows of death seemed
settling around her.
2-CENT PARE BILL
(JOES TO GOVERNOR
HARRSIBURG, March 27.
The senate yesterday passed finally
the Dunsniore maximum two-cent fare
bill by a vote of 43 to 3. Tiie bill was
sent to the house of representatives for
concurrence in the senate amendments,
which was quickly done. The bill now
goes to the governor.
Tho bill prescribes a maxium fare of
two cents a mile ou all the steam rail
roads iu Pennsylvania, and becomes
operative on September 30th next. It
prescribes a penalty on corporations of
SIOOO for each offense.
INJURED IN
RUPTURES ARTERY
John W. Hitter, who was so severe
ly injured in YV. H. Dildine's planing
mill at Exchange ou March I lth, died
Tuesday afternoon, after rupturing an
artery.
It will be remembered that Mr. Hit
ter was thrown against a pulley wheel,
in which his arm caught, tearing it
loose and thrusting the upper end of
the bone through the flesh until it
protruded several inches.
Notwithstanding the severe nature
of Mr. Ritter's injuries it was thought
that he was recovering. About two
o'clock Tuesday morning, he was tak
eu with a spoil of coughing, and rapt- i
ured one of the arteries that had been
severed when he was hurt. He bled
profusely,and before the physician ar
rived lie had lost a large quantity of
blood. Tuesday lie was in great
pain, and late in the afternoon he died
Mr. Ritter was a highly esteemed
citizeu and had a wide circle of
friends. He was aged 51 years and is
survived by a wife and four children:
Mrs. Maud Plotts, of near Opps; Mrs.
Fauny Deuueii, of uear Exchange;
Mrs. Dora Wagner, of near Exchauge,
and Wilbur, who lives at home. Mr.
Ritter's father also survives and resi
des at the home of the former's sister,
Mrs. Jane Suyder, uear Exchange. A
brother, Samuel, of near Opps, sur
vives.
The fuueral will tike place Friday
morning at 10 o'clock from the home.
Rev. H. C. Muuro will conduct the
services. lutermeut will be made in
the Episcopal cemetery at Exchauge.
Duties of Health Officer.
The duties of our health officer,Ben
ton B. Brown, will be considerably en
larged after April Ist,as he lias agreed
to act as health officer under the de
partment of health for Mayberry,
Cooper and Mahoning townships, iu
addition to the borough of Danville.
Some time ago Mr. Brown received
a communication from Commissioner
of Health Samuel G. Dixon, defiuing
the duties of health officer for the
above districts and asking Mr. Brown
whether he would accept the position
j aud be ready to start work ou April
Ist., from which date his appointment
| would take effect. After consideriug
tiie matter Mr. Brown replied to the
effect that he would accept the ap
pointment.
The health officer's duties in the
townships will be to placard various
communicable diseases upon being
[ notified of the same by the physician
in charge of the case or the count}'
medical inspector ; to disinfect the pre
mises upon the termination of the case,
the disinfectant material to be sup
plied by the department.
The township health officers have
nothing to do with the boroughs, which
are expected to have boards of health
of their own in compliance witli the
act of May 11, 1893.
Township health officers will be paid
at the rate of $2 per day, but the min
imum for quarantining any case, giv
ing to the householder a copy of the
department's instructions for the con
trol of the disease and notifying the
school authorities would bo twenty
five cents. Necessary travelling ex
penses will be allowed.
Other duties that may be exacted of
township health officers at the plea
sure of the department of health, aud
for which they will receive addition
al remuneration, would include the
investigation of the sanitary condi
tions of eacli of the township public
schools in their jurisdiction, the abate
ment of nuisances maintained at pig
geries, dairies, picnic grounds, dump
ing grounds,slaughter houses,etc., and
the reporting of all menace to public
health, arising from pools of stagnant
water, abandoned canals, aud the per
formance of other service under the
direction of the commissioner of
health or county medical inspector.
Removed to the Hospital.
A young Norwegiau, whose name
has not been learned, employed on the
J farm of Ileury Vincent, Valley town
ship, was taken critically ill while in
this city yesterday and was removed
to the Joseph Ratti hospital.
The youug man, who was employed
in driving oue of the milk wagons,has
beeu in ill weeks past.
Yesterday he left the Vincent farm for
| Scranton, where lie intended to join
his relatives.
Arriving in Danville in
to the store of R. L. Marks to make
some purchases. While in the store he
was siezed with a hemorrhage and
suddenly developed symptoms of drop
sy. He received medical assistance.His
case was considered too grave to per
mit of his journeying to Scranton and
he was prevailed upon togo to the
Joseph Ratti hospital. The serious at
tack came on just before noou aud he
was tenderly cared for at the store by
Tarring G. Brown and others until
arrival of the 2:11 D. L & W.
j train, when he was removed to Blooms
i burg.
Visiting Old Home.
Charles Frame, of Philadelphia, a
former resident of this citv, left yes
terday after a several days' visit with
his brother, Joseph L. Frame. C iji'.-s
Frame is a native of Danville, having
left this city 32 years ago. He is now
manager of the Union News company's
Branch at 9th aud Greeu streets, Phil
adelphia. Mr. Frame has a number of
frieuds in Danville who were all glad
yesterday to greet him and see him
1 looking so well and prosperous.
DANVILLE. PA., THURSDAY MAIiCH 1907.
RURAL SCHOOLS
IE CLOSiIC
County Superintendent C. W. Derr
was in this city yesterday on business
counected with the public schools.
Tho rural school term is now draw
ing to a close. The first school of the
county to finish its seven months term
was the one taught by Miss Prudence
Blizzard in Valley township, which
closed last week. There will scarcely
be a day during the next couple of
weeks when one or more of the schools
will not wind up their work foi the
season. This week all the schools of
Derry township will close.
At present interest in tho rural
schools centers principally in the an
nual examination, which takes place
simultaneously in each township next
Saturday. Iu each district the school
building selected for tiie examination
is centrally located, while the teach
ers iu charge have beenselected by the
county superintendent, who selected
the questions and who will examine
the papers.*
None but the eighth grade of the
schools will be examined. County sup
erintendent Derr says he feels confid
ent that the showing made by pupils
will be encouraging. The diplomas
presented serve as an inducement to
keep the pupils in school uutil the
Boinpletion of the course. It is worthy
of note, he says, that of those who
graduated last year and the year be
fore one-half are students either in
high schools or the State Normal
school.
Of the high schools that draw upon
the townships of our county Danville
probably has the preference, although
a goodly number of graduates from
our rural schools attend the high
schools at Turbotville,Jerseytown and
Pottsgrove, the latter having eleven
students from Liberty towuship.aloue.
While Danville will admit graduates
of rural schools only on the strength
of a special examination the high
schools of Turbotville, Jerseytown and
Pottsgrove admit the same pupils on
diploma, a circumstance, which is
pretty sure to weigh to some extent in
favor of the latter high schools.
The county superintendent also notes
with a good deal of satisfaction that
the majority of the teachers employed
in our county contemplate spendiug
the vacation season in study, the most
of them enrolling iu the State Normal
school at Bloomsburg.
Early Spring.
The hope of an early spring so fond
ly indulged in by persons weary of the
long winter seems about to be realiz
ed. Of course there will be plenty of
rain aud no doubt some snow, but the
uniformly pleasaut weather of a week
past has removed nearly all trace of
winter. Snow even in the sheltered
nooks is a rarity and many of the
roads are becoming quite dry.
A farmer was seen ploughing near
Grovania yesterday. In Mayberry
township C. J. Cleaver broke ground
in one of his fields Tuesday. He found
it rather wet, however, and decided
to suspend ploughing for a few days.
In all parts of the county the farm
ers are pleased with the appearance of
the wheat fields, which were well pro
tected by snow during the cold weath
er. Tin fields have not "greened up"
to auy extent, but the ground is well
covered, showing that with favorable
weather conditions propects will be
fair.for a good crop.
The Passover Begins Friday.
On Friday of this week the Jewish
Passover will begin aud the Hebrews
of the city will observe the festival as
prescribed in their ritual.
Passover is a Hebrew festival, in
stituted by Moses in commemoration
of the Israelites remaining intact on
the night of the destruction of the first
born in Egypt, immediately preceding
the exodus from that country. Origin
ally it was observed by sacrificing
passover lambs toward the evening of
the fourteenth of the first Hebrew
spring month (now Nisau.) and eat
ing tliein on the following night, as
well as excluding leaveu from all
meals of that evening and the follow
ing seven days.
Boys Encouraged to Steal.
Simon Harris, a Hazletou junk deal
er, aud two boys, Howard Gliem aud
John Lightuer, of Hazle Brook, have
beeu arrested and held for court on tho
charge of laroncy, preferred by J.
Foster Barber. The testimony iudicat
ed that Harris encouraged the boys,
who were employed as apprentices by
Barber, to steal lead from the latter,
and then Harris bought the plunder
from the boys.
The River Falling.
The river is rapidly falling to its
normal level. As is usual during the
spring freshets the water is heavily
charged with mud and coal dirt and
presents its very worst appearance.
The filter plant is heavily taxed to
give us clear water.
There is not a vestige of ice to be
seen on the river and tho inference is
that the stream from the headwaters
to the bay is clear.
Killed Nine Foxes.
Frank Winters, of Couyngliam, Luz
erne county, a Lohigh Valley railroad
telegraph operator at Harleigh Junc
tion, near Hazleton, killed nine foxes
during the past winter, while going
to and from work. He also shot many
weasels aud minks.
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS
Miss Madge Rogers,of Muncy, spent ;
Suuday iu this city as the guest of
Miss Frauces Welliver. Mill street.
Paul Vannau, student at Cornell, ,
arrived Saturday to spend the Caster
vacation at the home of his parents, |
Mr. and Mrs. Irviu Vannau, West
Market street.
Miles Barber, of Wiikes-Barre. and
Ross Jones, of Pymouth, spent Satur- ;
day at the home of the former's par
ents, Dr. and Mrs. I. G. Barber, Ferry ;
street.
John W. Evans, student at Buckuell
academy, Lewisburg, is speudiug the
Easter vacation at the home of Thom
as A. Evans, East Front street.
Mr. aud Mrs. Harry Deauer and son i
Haydn spent Sunday with relatives at
Catawissa.
Miss Mary Holloway has returned ,
from a several weeks' visit with rela- j
tives iu Philadelphia.
Miss Janet Bird will leave today for
a trip to New York City.
Walter Kramer, of Salem, New
Jersey, arrived yesterday to spend J
Easter at tho home of his parents," ; Mr. j
and Mrs. W. G. Kramer.
Mrs. Fred C. Kirkeudal aud chil
dren, of Wilkes-Barre, are visitiug at
the home of Mr. aud Mrs. George M.
(iearhart. East Market street.
Frank J. Scott aud Miss Lizzie
Scott returned to Kuoxville yesterday
after atteudiug the funeral of their
brother, James Scott in this city
Mrs. W. 0. Davis, of Berwick, spent
yesterday with relatives in Danville.
W. L. McCoy arrived yesterday from
State college to spent the Easter vaca
tion at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs John B. McCoy, West Marke
street.
Miss Bernice Courson, of Washiug
touville, left yesterday morning for
Lock Haven, where she has accepted
a position.
Freeze Quick, deputy prothouotary,
of Bloomsburg, called ou friends in
this city last evening.
A. B. Rote, of Kingston, spent last
evening in this city as a guest at the
home of Mr. anil Mrs. John B. Mc-
Coy.
Frank Kemmer aud Harry Lawrence
students at Lehigh university, arrived
yesterday for the Easter vacation.
Crop for 1906.
Figures just compiled by the Penn
sylvania railroad from a great mass of
statistics published by the Department
of Agriculture, show that in the year
1906 the Staple Farm Crops of the
State of Pennsylvania averaged in
value $17.43 per acre, while the aver
age for the entire country was only
|12.88 per acre. The following figures
show the exteut to which tho various
products are cultivated,and emphasize
particularly the fact that prices receiv
ed for the crops in Pennsylvania are
considerably higher than the average
prices throughout the United States.
Hay is the leading staple. Last year
3,993,627 tons were grown in Pennsyl
vania aud the crop was valued at $53,-
514,602. The price received averaged
$13.40 per ton, while the average price
for the whole country was ouly $10.37
per ton.
Pennsylvania's corn crop last year
was worth $30,139,324 The average
yield per acre was 40.2 bushels, which
was sold at $.52 per bushel. The aver
age yield for the whole country was
only 30.3 bushels per acre, which sold
for $. 399 per bushel.
Last year's wheat crop brought to
Pennsylvania's farmers $22,095,623. It
was sold at $.76 per bushel, while
throughout the entire country the
average price was only $.683 per
bushel.
The potato corp in this JState was
worth $13,598,443 and brought $.57 per
bushel agaiust $.511 per bushel through
out the rest of the country.
Oats brought $.38 per bushel against
$.317 for the entire country. Pennsyl
vania's crop was worth $12,096,268.
Tobacco is a particularly fruitful
article, for the yield per acre in Penn
sylvania aveiaged 1,375 pounds and
brought $.137 per pound. The average
yield throughout the Uuited States is
only 857.2 pounds per acre at $. 10 per
pouud.
Rye brought $.64 per pound, against
$.389 for the whole United States, aud
la-it year's crop was worth $3,856,007.
Buckwiiet aud barley yielded crops
valued at $2,729,160 aud $117,122 res
i pectively.
!
Three Struck by Train.
Stauey aud Joseph Casperouicz,
i brothers, and Anthony Wishuefski,
their brother-in-law, all of Shenan
doah,stepped from one track to auoth
! er on the Lehigh Valley railroad, near
Yatesville, to avoid a freight train
I f*nd were struck by a repair train that
: they did not notice. Staney was kill
i ed, Joseph lost a leg and had his skull
fractured and Authouy escaped with
some bruises.
Gentle Showers.
The geutle rainfall last evening, al
though a trifle ahead of time, had all
the characteristics of April showers.
The showers proved a geutle reminder
■ of spring aud under their influence the
lawns will no doubt begin to take on
] a greeu tinge.
The happiest of men are those who
do not. know how ignorant they are.
WILE EIIER TOWN
SCHOOLS HI ONCE
It was learned yesterday that be
ginning with next week there will be j
an increase in the number of non-resi
dent pupils attending our borough
schools, the accession being composed
of pupils who have completed the term
in the raral schools aud who have de
cided to avail themselves of the two
months remaining of tne present term
to get a start in our town schools.
The contingent of non-resident pu
pils that will enter our schools next
week will come mostly from the south
side. Others will undoubtedly follow
the example of these, so that nearly
every part of the county may be rep
resented.
Borough Superintendent Gordy yes
terday explained the advantages that
may be reaped by nou-resident pupils
who wish to attend the town schools
by entering upon the course at once.
The two months of the term that re
main, if the new pupils make the most
of their opportunities, will iu many
cases result in the gaining of one
year.
To begin with pupils having just
left tho township schools are bright
with all the knowledge that has been
gained at easy command, so that when
put to the test they are able to make
the best possible showing and run no
risk through failures of being assigned
to a grade beyond which they have ad
vanced. as might.be the case if they
remained out of school until next fall
and permitted themselves to become
"rusty" in the branches. Again the
two months will enable the non-resi
dent pupils to become accustomed to
tiie surroundings and discipline of the
town schools, besides affording an op
portunity to accomplish a great deal
1 of work embraced in the course.
He Feared an Arrest.
A short term in the lock-up is a
logical sequence of a debauch. It rare
ly happens, however, as occurred in
this city yesterday, that the durance
is self-imposed. On the contrary, the
fellows who get into the bastile are
usually there because they can't help
it and they curse the experience as a
part of their ill luck. But every man
is not a philosopher as was the in
dividual who is the subject of this
sketch.
Between 2 aud 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon Officer Voris, when passing
the comer of Mill aud Market streets,
was accosted by a weary-looking in
dividual, who was evidently a stranger
in town.
"Say, Officer,"the man began, "I
want to ask a favor of you ;I want you
to lock me up."
The officer's surprise was manifested
on his face aud the mau undertook to
explain :
"You see—l won't make auy secret
of it—l have beeu ou a drunk. I am
entirely played out; lam so nervous
that I can not stand much longer. If
I lie down aud get asleep you know
what will happen—l will ba pulled
iu; I'll be fined or will have to do
time. Now, if you will be so kiud as
to lock me up for a few hours so that
I can take my sleep and then let me
out when lam rested, why don't you
see, I'll be safe from arrest."
As he stopped speaking he looked at
the officer appealiugly. It was an odd
proposition and the policeman wanted
to know more about the mau. Iu re
ply to questions he gave his name, ex
plaining that he came here from
Northumberland where he lately had
employment in a dye house. He seem
ed scarcely more than thirty and was
fairly well dressed. His vision was
aided by a pair of large spectacles.
The man was evidently sober and his
whole manner left no doubt as to his
sincerity. There was nothing uurea
souable in his request and the officer
conducted him to the lock-up. It was
with an air of gratitude that the
weary iudividual stepped over the
threshold iuto tile dingy and forbid
ding interior of the bastile aud sought
his much-needed rest on the hard
plank, which does service as a couch.
He was later released.
Elysburg Couple Wedded.
Miss Ella Brady and Allen Wood
ruff, popular young residents of Elys
burg, were married yesterday at high J
noon at the home of the bride in Elys
burg. Rev. J. Schaeffer, nastor of the i
Methodist Episcopal church of that
place, performed the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs Oliver Brady. The groom is the
sou of Jacob Woodruff, a prominent
resident of Eh'sburg.
The home was tastefully decorated
and a number of invited guests wit
nessed the ceremony after which Mr.
aud Mrs. Woodruff left ou a wedding
tour. They will make their home in
Elysburg.
Bloomsburg Plant.
The plant of the Bloomsburg Lum
ber and Manufacturing company, at
Bloomsburg, was sold at a receivers'
sale ou Mouday to George W. Rhodes,
of Herndou, for $75,000. The plaut
will be entirely remodeled and equip
ped with new machinery making it an
up-to-date planing mill.
Shultz—Hummer.
Arthur Wilson Shultz, of Derry
township and Miss Abbie Hummer, of
Rush township, were uuited iu matri
mony yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock
by Rev. C. D. Lerch at his home on
North Mill street.
ESTABLISHED IN 1855
A TALK Ofl
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D. E. Hariug, member of the school
board from the second ward, tendered
his resignation at a regular meeting
Monday night. Harry E. Redding was
elected to fill his unexpired term.
Secretary Ortli read a communica
tion from Mr. Ilaring, who explained
that bv reason of having removed
fronTthe second ward he is disqualifi
ed to act further as school director
from that ward and he therefore ten
dered his resignation, asking that a
successor be immediately elected.
Mr. Haring's resignation was ac
cepted on motion of Mr. Pursel. who
nominated Mr. Redding to fill the un
expired term, which terminates on
Jane 4th. Mr. Redding was unanim
ously elected.
BACCALAUREATE.
On motion of Mr. Pursel it was ord
ered that the pastor of St. Paul's M.
E. church be invited to preach the bac
culaureate sermon, on Sunday, June
2nd. The school term will expire on
June 4th. May 29th will be the last
day for actual recitations.
On motion of Mr. Fischer it was
ordered that the schools be closed on
Good Friday.
Immediately after convening Monday
evening the regular order of business
was suspended aud Leonard Foulke,
elected at previous meeting to succeed
D. Anst Lutz, was sworn in, after
which he took his place in the board.
The following members were in
their places: Bums, Orth, Swarts,
Pursel, Fish, Fischer, Trumbower,
Heiss, Harpel, Grone and Foulke.
BOILED WATER.
The question of boiling water came
up for discussion. It was the sense of
the board that the limit has been pass
ed when the schools are exposed to any
danger from typhoid. On motion ot
Mr. Heiss it was ordered that the
practice of boiling water be discon
tinued for the present.
TEACHERS AND MUSIC.
Borough Superintendent Gordy ex
plained that the teachers are getting
along admirably with the subject of
music. He reminded the board that
the present is the first year since music
has been introduced that the services
of a regular music teacher have been
dispensed with in our schools. That
the teachers, therefore, after a short
trial are able to make such a credit
able showing he regarded as conclu
sive evidence that they are able to
handle the subject properly. The di
rectors were much interested and on
motion it was ordered that the teaclijj
ers be requested to give a public re
cital of music in the high sohool just
prior to commencement.
JOINT COMMENCEMENT.
On motion of Dr. Harpel it was ord
ered that the grammar schools of the
borough hold a joint commencement ,
this year, Borough Superintendent
Gordy to have charge of the exercises.
MANUAL TRAINING.
Manual trainiug for our schools,
which was made the subject of an
article in these columns a couple of
weeks ago, occupied considerable time
at the meeting of the local school
board Monday night. The widespread
sentiment in favor of manual training
seemed to be reflected in the interest
manifested at the meeting and the
ready acceptance *of the proposition
urged as relates to its advantages.
There was no disposition to combat
any of the arguments advanced and
from indications it does not seem un
likely that manual training in a year
or so may be an accomplished fact in
Danville schools.
Borough superintendent Gordy last
night submitted an outline of manual
training to the school board, which
conveyed a vast -amount of classified
information relating to definition and
description, considering the subject
witii reference to local conditions,&c.
Manual training as a subject of
study in schools consists of exercises
in work of mechanical construction.
For boys it is usually a form of car
pentry,in which they make foot stools,
baseball bats, bookcases, and library
tables. It has been found best to re
strict the work to wood, since the
equipment is cheaper and the cost of
material is less and the exercises are
more easily performed.
The girls are taught to cook and
sew. This is sometimes called domestic
science, but it is nothing more or less
than manual training in its largest
sense. In sewing the girls learn to
plan aud to ijiake aprons, sunbonnets
plain dresses, and bits of fancy wear
ing apparel. In cooking they are taught
not only the art of baking bread,cakes
and pies and preparing the various
meats and vegetables for the table,
also the food value of the different
articles commonly eaten and the most
hygienic rules for milking theni.
The equipment of a wood depart
ment requires a qualilied teacher,rath
er a large room for a shop, about a
dozen individual work benches, and a
small kit of tools for each,instruments
| for mechanical drawing, a turning
' lathe or two and a supply of well sea-
I soued lumber.
For sewing, in addition to a well
lighted room and a teacher.appliances
for darfting patterns, scissors, thim
bles, needles, lap board, a sewing
machine or two,and different qualities
of sewing material must be provided.
The cost of equipping and maintain
ing a department of manual training
JOB PRINTING
The office ot the AMERICAN
being furnished with a large
assortment of job letter and
fancy type 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
Ofall Kinds and DescrtotioM
is what those in control choose to
make it—much or little. Superintend
ent Gordy said he once saw splendid
wrok done in a baru adjoining the
school ground. The teacher was uaid
S7O per month and spent only half of
his time in this department, the other
half being devoted to classes in formal
studies.
In adducing the reasons why manu
al training should constitute a feature
of school work Superintendent Gordy
went very deep into the subject dwel
ling upon the laws of the mind aud
their lines of operation. He presented
a very clear case, tollowing out the
subject along all its various lines and
indulging in a talk, which, while
highly interesting, is much too lengthy
for presentation here.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
Teachers and Janitors $1781.50
American Book Co . 5.60
Oval & Coster (diplomas). 33.00
U. L. Gordy. 2.04
Mary Rounsley 9.00
Emery Shultz .40
Business Feels Spring Influence.
Business has responded to the influ
ence of settled spriDg weather at most
points and the proximity of Easter has
increased retail sales of dry goods,mil
linery and footwear. Many dealers had
underestimated requirements and urg
ent demands are made upon jobbing
houses. Transportation is more satis
factory, but at many cities there are
still complaint that seasonable goods
do not come forward as specified.
' In addition to current trade there
is a volume of preparation of later aea
sou that maintains activity at manu
facturing plants, the high prices readi
ly paid on most of this forward busi
ness testifying to the fact that confid
ence remains unshaken.
"One of the best features of the pre
sent situation is the steady improve
ment in mercantile payments despite
the unsettled condition of the money
market. Open weather has brought out
much new structural work, and the
movement of building materials is
heavy,while at'many cities real estate
is still advancing.
"Railway gross earning thus far re
ported for March exceed those of a
year ago by 7.6 per cent., but higher
wages and other increased cost of op
eration have started a movement to
advance freight rates. One new sched
ule is announced to take effect on May
1. Official statistics for February
showed largOT foreign trtv&o tly»u tl»o
corresponding month of any preceding
year
Security markets continued irregu
lar but money rates fell to more norm
al position. Bank exchanges at New
York for the week were 47.3 per cent,
larger than a year ago owing in part
to special syndicate settlements,while
at other leading cities the gain a\er
aged 18.7 per cent. "
Coal Dirt Causes Big I).'mage.
Injunction suits against several coal
companies of the Shamokin section are
threatened as a result of the flooding
of the principal Ftreets of Suubury
which was caused by the blocking of
the main sewer by culm floating down
Shamokin creek.
The business section of Suubury has
suffered a heavy loss. A small lake of
filthy sewer water has formed on the
principal streets and tlie municipal
authorities are powerless to act uutil
the swollen waters of the river sub
side and permit access to the sewer.
The sewer empties into the river near
the point where the black waters of
the Shamokin creek join the Susque
hanna. The back flow of the water is
responsible for clogging up the sewer,
which has resulted in the state of af
fairs afore mentioned.
A commission appointed by the
authorities of Philadelphia recently
recommended that the coal companies
be made to filter their mine water.
Many of the companies now do this
but those who do not may be compel
led to do so by the courts should the
Suubury authorities decide to institute
proceedings.
Will Break Up Corner Loafing.
Ghief-of-Police Mincemoyer last
evening started out to abate the nuis
ance of corner loafing, which, with
the return of spring, has become a
great nuisance in Danville.
In dealing with corner loafing in
the past the authorities had no wish
to be severe,believing that with many
persons the practice of loitering on
the street corners was merely an act
of thoughtlessness and that about all
that was required was for the officer
to tell them once or twice to "move
on", when they would take care not
to repeat the offense. Chief Mince
moyer states that the clemency exercis
ed had quite the opposite effect. The
corner loafers felt pretty sure that
they would not be seriously molested
and kept right on at the old stand,giv
ing the officers as time wore on any
amount of trouble.
Since with the very early spring,
corner loafing has become such a nuis
ance, the chief-of-police says he
intends' to tackle the problem this
year in altogether a different manner.
He declares that he will not tell the
same party to "move on" repeatedly,
but will very soon proceed to "make
examples" by arresting corner loafers
for "nuisance" as provided by bor
ough ordinance. This will carry with
it a fine of five dollars.
At Strawberry Ridge.
Preparatory service and confirma
tion will be held at the Strawberry
Ridge Reformed church Good Friday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Holy oommun
ion will be celebrated Sunday morn
ing at 10 o'clock.