Licensing the Drinkers Many novel schemes have been sug gested from time to time for the abate ment of the drink habit, outside of V straight prohibition or local option, but it has remained for the ■ State ot Oregon to put into practice the most effective of preventive temperance leg islation yet enacted. The law just passed provides that before a man can purchase liquor at any place where in toxicating beverages are sold he must take out a license which costs him $5 a year. This, however, is not the ef fective part of the legislation. If the law stopped there, most men of bibul ous habits would continue their liba tions, but the stinger is found in the provision requiring the publication iu the newspapers every six months of the names of those to whom licenses have been issued for the information Great Growth of Savings From every siile testimony comes tliat the people of the United States are prosperous, says the Chicago Tri bune. Now and then a pessimist pos ing as a statistician says that this rosperity is purely fictitious. He ; tabes delight iu showing the percent- ! ag? of increase in the various items which make up ttie actual cost of liv- j iug. He asserts that if this feature of present day life is taken into account the people are worse off than ever. Such a man finds little comfort in a report like that of the Illinois auditor of public accounts on the subject of savings deposits. There it is asserted that one person in every eight in the State has a savings account in a State bank. To find $12,000,000 in savings banks in Chicago in 1890, $55,000,000 This New Law Is Evaded Flaws in many well-considered en actments we discovered when the laws I have been >1 operation a little while, j It is written that the law is the per- j fection of reason, but that doesn't ! mean that every statute is perfect. If it were there would never be amend- j meats nor repeals. It is learned that one of the most important features of the corrupt prac- j tices act whioh was passed at the ex tra session of the Legislature last year is practically a nullity,that is, that it can be evaded easily. It was intended, by the operation of this statue,to give a certain measure of publicity to the names of contributors to campaign funds,and it is required that the names of contributors and the names of the i persons who received the monev ex- i NEWS ITEMS FROM 'ROUND Jg STATE Domick Rouita, of Shamokin, shot ten robins on Monday, and was fined sllO by a justice for his violation of the game laws. There have been twenty-five new casts of typhoid fever in Ridgway since last Thursday, anil the number of cases now is about 125. Two high priced cows were poison ed in the stable on the farm of George H. Hardiuer, iu the upper end of Le high county, a few days ago. Seven head of cattle have been poisoned for him this summer. Patrolman George Shuman.of South Bethlehem, was shot and instantly kill ed about eight o'clock on Monday evening, by a negro, whom he went to arrest for annoying women and chil dren. Irwin Yocuin, of Mowersville,Cum berland county, missed one of his horses for several days. After diligent search and .inquiring the horse was found at the bottom of a well, on the farm, and was got out without serious injury. The people in and about Khedive, ; Green county, are so incensed against the reckless running of automobiles, that a few days ago a man shot at one ! that was speeding by and struck the auto near where one of the oocupants was sitting. Others placed a log across the road at a short turn into which an auto ran and was apset. of bartenders and others interested. Severe penalties are watched for any infraction of the law. This would seem to be a measure calculated to promote temperance. Very few men who drink would care to have the fact printed in cold type and it doesn't appear that there is any loophole in the law by which its drastic provisions may be circumvent ed. It is a vast improvement over the freak legislation of an lowa city which requires the photographs of known drunkards to be displayed in saloons. The Oregon law is all-inclus ive, making no distinction between the moderate drinker the tippler or the guzzler. It will cost the oue-glass man just as much as the three-bottle drinker to obtain the privilege of "practicing at the bar". in 1900, and more than §1(10,000,000 in IS>O7 certainly has something of sig nificance iu the direction of proving the prosperity of the people of that city. The rise in prices has not interfered | with the weekly visits of the wage earner to his savings bank. There has j remained a sufficient margin between his wages and the cost of living to en able him to keep on adding in larger measure than in the days of lower prices to the store he is laying up for a rainy day. An advance iu stock quotations may mean prosperity for a few. The steady increase in savings bank deposits is unerring evidence of the prosperity of the many. There may be a lack of prosperity in Wall stieet, but not in Illinois. . peniled in elections, by candidates and campaign committees, shall be filed j with certain public officials. Hut if | the accounts filed show that expendit f ures exceed contributions and the de ficiency be made good by additional i donations, the names of contributors will not become public property, for the law makes no provision for a sup j plemeutal statement. It is easy to evade this election re form law, easy to evade publicity of the very thing it was intended should be made public. Any corporation anil any political machine that needs rep resentation in the Legislature can pur chase elections without fear of em barrassing scrutiny of accounts and statements rendered in obedience to the law. FIREMEN FORMING NEW ORGANIZATION Local firemen are interested iu the new State Independent Volunteer Fire men's association which is now being formed by the volunteer firemen of Chester, and which will hold its first convention in that city in October. The idea of forming this new vol unteer association and break away : from the State Firemen's association, ;it is said, is due to the fact that the latter body is controlled by the paid firemen of Philadelphia,Pittsburg and other large cities, where paid firemen t are employed. The towns such as Dan ville have sent their delegates but there was nothing for them to do while the delegates from the larger cities did the "talking" and ran things as they pleased. It is said that because Chester was defoated for the next place of meeting at the State con vention held last October and Pitts burg was selected, the former delegates were "sore" and started a movement which has often been talked of—that of starting an independent association. Fifty companies from all over the State are expected tojjbe present at the first convention and at the business ; meeting officers will be elected. Annual Picnic. The annual picnic of the Mausdale ! Reformed church and Sunday school was held iu DeWitt's Park yesterday and waß very largely attended. Over 100 persons were present and the day was very pleasantly spent. John Myers, who was grave digger at Mount Tunnel cometery, Elizabeth town, Lancaster county, for twenty five years and in that time dug over one thousand graves, is dead. PERSONALS Rev. J. E. Hutchison and family will return this evening from their vacation speut with relatives near Pittsburgh. Miss Isabel Wetzel returned yester day from a visit with friends in Wil liamsport. Mrs. Clinton Moorehead returned to Berwick yesterday aftor a visit witli relatives in Danville. i James D. Kramer, of Pittsburgh, who has been visiting relatives in Danville will leave today for Phila \ delphia. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Fowle, Weßt Mahoning street, are spending several weeks camping at Harvey's Lake. Miss Stella Doster spent yesterday with friends in Sunbury. Misses Julia Voris and Louise Jame son will leave today for a short visit , with friends iu Wilkes-Barre. Daniel Williams, who has been vis iting relatives and friends in Danville for several weeks, will leave today for a stay in Shamokin before returning to Tower City. Miss Mary Rogers and Miss Eliza beth Ryan will leave today for a visit with friends in Wilkes-Barre. Miss Katherine Rogers and Miss Mamie Batmen are spending a week at the of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Shultz,, West Hemlock township. Miss Nellie Albright,of Orwigsburg and Miss Mary Best, of Northumber land, are guests of Mrs. Irvin Snyder at the City hotel. Miss Boone Eckmau returned to Roaring Creek last evening after a several days' visit with Miss Mary Holloway, Bloom street. Miss Bertha Miller, of llarrisburg, is visiting friends in this city. Miss Jesise Davis, Lower Mulberry street, returned yesterday from a visit with friends at Columbia. Miss Maud Thompson spent yester day witli friends in Sunbury. Miss Ella Marshall,of Philadelphia, is visiting relatives in this city. Miss Alice Bird returned last even ing after a short visit in Reading. Miss Maine Ware will leave today for a visit with friends at Harvey's lake. Miss Clara Detwiler will leave today tor a visit at Oceau Grove and Phila delphia. Joy Brader returned to New York City last evening after a visit at the home of liis sister, Mrs. F. E. Harpel, Ferry street. ELEVEN HEN ATTACK TWO ! John Schanok and Johu Aldock were set upon by eleven cut throats on a lonely road near Mt. Canuel early yes terday morning. Both were stabbed in a dozen places and Schanok is dying with a stilletto wound scarcely one fourth of an inch from his heart. The two men were found by Ray Hughes,a young man.of Groen Ridge, while he was walking home after midnight. He ran for assistance, and when he returned Aldock had disap peared, going it was afterwards learn j ed, to his home at Green Ridge. Sch anok was still lying in the ditch cov j i'red with mud and bleeding from a dozen wounds. His nose was cut al most entirely off, deep gashes were in ; his hands, arms and legs, while his breast was frightfully slashed,the knife | penetrating within a quarter of an inch of his heart. He was taken to his home in Connersville.a suburb of Mt. Carinel, where he now lies dying. On regaining consciousness he said his assailants were men from Marion Heights. His younger brother cursed Aldock as the cause of the trouble, saying that he had heard several men threaten to assault him, and that Al dock had wanted Schanok for protec tion. The entire police of the region are on the trail of the cut throats and arrests are expected by this evening. JOHN MOING'S BAD ACCIDENT John Mong.au employe of the Read ing iron works, met with a bad acci dent yesterday, which will [incapacit ate him for work for some time. The man was engaged iii hauling bar iron,using a truck to which a mule was hitched. Iu driving it was liis practice to oicupy a seat ou the truck. Yesterday afternoon iu passing over a rough spot on the track a jolt occurred which threw the man off the truck. The fall proved bad one, Mr. Mong fracturing two ribs and sustain ing bad contusions'about the face. He was removed to his home on Upper Mulberry street, where a physician was called. Elysburjj flan Wedded. George Swank, of Elysburg, was married at noon on Tuesday to Miss Elizabeth Gearhart, of Sunbury. The ceremony was performed at the home of the bride at Sunbury by Rev. J. W. Shannon, of Elysburg. Recovering from Operation. Mrs. Deborah Heiner, who under went a serious operation at the Joseph Ratti hospital at Bloomsburg four weeks ago, has returned to her home on Vine street. She is improving rapidly- , Miss Katherine Gilgalliu returned Tuesday afer spending several weeks with friends in Philadelphia and Scranton. Miss Margaret Gilgalliu left Tues- I day for a visit with her sister at Oly | pliant. Mr. and Mis. Harry Shick spent yes terday with friends in Sunbury. Mrs. Frank Hummer, South Dan ville, is visiting relatives iu Sunbury. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Page returned to McAllisterville yesterday after spending seveial days iu this city as guests at the home of Mr. auu Mrs. Archie Earp, Wall street. Mrs. J. O Crini and son Charles,{of West Hemlock township, left yester day for a trip to Wilkes-Barre and Lilly lake. Mr. and Mr?. Ralph Curry and Miss Maud Crogan, of New York City, and Tliomas Curry, Sr., of this city, spent yesterday with friends in Sunbury. C. P. Hancock returned yesterday from a sojourn at Eagles Mere. Frank Dildiue and Daniel Moser, of White Hall, were visitors in Danville yesterday. Frank Blohn, of Frosty Valley, is the Grangers'picnic at Wil liams grove. Mrs. Henry Mauger is visitiug friends in Miltou. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Reitz returned to Sunbury yesterday after a short vis it in this city as guest of Mrs. Ed ward Peters, Lower Mulberry street. Miss Jessie Andrews,of Mifflinburg, is visiting her couisn Miss Josephine Andrews, East Market street. Mrs Surrl and daugliter Elizabeth and Jeunie Prout have returned to Chester after a visit at the homo of Mrs. Frank Reilly, Mill street. Mrs. George liase, Pine street, left yesterday to attend the Urangers' pic nic at Williams grove. Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Prout returned to Philadelphia yesterday aftei a visit at the home of C. C. Long, West Mah oning street. Miss Blanch Jones and guest Miss Isabel Henderson returned to Phila delphia yesterday after a visit with the former's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Jones, Ferry street. William Oswald returued to Sha mokin yesterday after attending the funeral of Joseph Birks. Miss Faunie Miller.Railroad street, is visiting friends iu Reedsville. Cleveland Royer and Fred Roth, of Grovania, are attending tlie Graugors' picnic at Williams grove. NEW ORDINANCE BOOK COriPLETED Tlie new book of borough ordin ances, which is being printed by Fred R. Miller of Willlampsort, will be de livered at City Hall about September Ist. The question of binding was set tled at a special meeting of couucil ou Monday night. The bonks will be bouud ill dark greeu cloth aud Borough Solicitor E. S. Oearhart, who has examined a specimen copy, is authority for the statement that in poiut of workman ship aud material u.serl the new ordiu auce book is oue of the fiuest- pieces of work that ever came to Danville. The new book consists of some two I hundred pages, aud presents quite a | contrast to the present book of ordin ances, which is printed in pamphlet form. The iustallatiou of municipal light,street paving,the sewer aud oth er public utilities, while increasing the importance of the borough has add ed greatly to the bulk of ordinances so that nothing short of an expensive clotliliound volume would .suffice to contain them. BUILDING ODD CARS FOR CHINA At the Bloomsburg plant of the Am erican Car & Foundry company there are at present being built six second aud third class Chinese passenger cars for the Canton & Hong Kong railroad aud the cars are the most peculiar ever built at that plant. Two of them'are almost completed, aud instead of being finished off with plush seats and fancy trimmings, they resemble the American cattle cars more than tiie American passenger coach. The outside of the car is plain, and along the top is a space for the windows, which run the entire length of the car. There is hut one double seat aud this runs through the centre of the car, the passengers being oblig ed to sit back to back. Mlnisterium Will Meet. On Monday evening, September the 16th and Tuesday morning, afternoon aud evening the northeast Danville district niinisterium, of the Methodist Episcopal church, will meet at the Catawissa avenue M. E. church in Sunbury. About twenty ministers will be present. The day sessions on Tues day will be occupied with discussions of practical subjects in relation to church work. Sermons will be preach ed by Rev. M. K. Foster, D. D., of this city on Monday evening; and by Kev. George Leidy, of Milton, on Tuesday evening. Special mnsic will be a feature of the services. This is a remarkable day Tn many ejpjot*. LINKED WITH DEATH, Articles That Brought Tragedy to Their Owners. SOME QUEER COINCIDENCES. The Hindoo Idol That Mme. Carrot Ordered Destroyed—A Grim Exhibit In a London Museum—A Ring That Brought Its Owners to Suicide. Of course the psychologists have ex- : planatlons for theiu all, but there I are lots of things that happen that j somehow do not respond readily to | these so called explanations of "purely J mental effect" or "accidental colncl j dences" and all that sort of thing. When Mme. Caruot, widow of Sadl Carnot, died and her will was read, a clause In it caused considerable com ment. This was to the effect that u certain small Hindoo idol carved from j a hard stone which would be found among her property most be taken out ! and crushed until completely destroy ! ed. Many marveled at this apparently singular request, for the Idol seemed a harmless, ugly little thing, but her j Instructions were carried out to the ! letter. The Idol had been presented to Sadl f&rnot years l>efore he had ever thought of the presidency of France by a friend who had brought it from India. Later he learned that there was a legend attached to It which as serted thut whosoever would retain It ln_ his possession would rise to the fullest height of power in his chosen profession, but die of a stab wound when at the zenith of his career. Car not traced the history of the idol and found that for 500 years the rulers who had possessed it had uli died either in battle or by assassination of etab wounds. Yet he laughed nt the story, called the facts adduced by his search a mere chain of coincidences and retained the Idol. He died by a dagger in the hands of an assassin; heuce Mme. Carnot's strange request. In Chicago n pawnbroker has a queer looking old turnip of a watch that he will not sell ami will not wear, for he knows Its history. He bought it at a sale of accumulated police property, and after the sale as a warning one of the police officials related three "coin cidences" in connection with it. The first Chicago man to own the watch, so far as the police knew, had been killed by a burglar, and the watch was one of the few things the thief got away with. A few weeks later the burglar, with a party of his i»als, pur sued by the police for another crime, took refuge In a house on the outskirts of the city and sought to hold the offi cers at bay. All were taken alive ex cept the burglar, and he was shot dead. The watch was found on his body. It was art>und_ ttie bureau f(,>r a long tlmeT ana on? day one of the force asked permission to take it home to show some friends, his description of Its quaint, curious case having aroused their curiosity. On his way back to report that night, with the watch in his possession, he was shot dead by a crook who had a long stand ing grudge against him. The pawnbroker put the watch In his showcase, but purely as an orna ment. and made such investigation re garding its history as he could. He learned that It had been made in France more than a hundred years ago, and five men who hnd worn it had died violent deaths. Yet these were all coincidences, and the curse of the The Home Paper j of Danville. I * , Of course JTJU read : II lljt a. I THE HEOPLEIS POPULAR I A PER. I * ! Everybody Reids It. II ———— - ——• —— j t i i Publishec Even Mr:".'. Zlxcept Sunday ; ii No. II E. Mah. 2 ng St. jj I ; i • | ( Subscription o cer I Week. | old woman from whose tiunds it uaa been snatched by a thief In Bordeaux shortly after it left its maker's hands hail nothing to do with the case what ever. In the South Kensington museum, London, there 1: an objejet catalogued 22,459. It Is a cast of a woman's face and was found in an excavation not far from Luxor, in Egypt. The cast is that of a beautiful woman, but the face wears an expression of sinister evil. The man who found the cast died within twenty-four hours after he had touched it.and the two workers who handled it died within a few weeks. Three of the carriers who han dled it on the Nile boat died within a short space of time, and the man who reshlpped It at Cairo also died wlthtn less than a week after he had played his part In the work of getting it to its destination. All these were seemingly natural deaths, but it is odd that all the men whose fingers touched the cast In Egypt should have died so soon aft er the handling. Then there is the ring of which Glrouard, the French detective, has told us and which now Is in one of the museums of I*arlß. It is odd in that it Is flexible, slightly so. for it is form ed like a twisted serpent in closely woven gold links with an opal on the top of the head, two tiny emeralds for eyes and a ruby in its mouth. Seven such rings are not apt to be in exist ence In any one city, yet seven times during the twenty-nine years Glrouard served the Parisian police in a position which brought him to the morgue dally he found this ring on the bodies of suicides. Four times It had been claimed by relatives of the dead, and twice hml it been sold. The seventh time Girouard saw to it that it went through the usual red ta|ie channels to a place where it could no longer be worn.—New York Press. Oldest of British Sports. Hawking is the oldest of all British sports. To the uninitiated the most marvelous feature of hawking is the manner in which the hawks them selves, naturally the wildest and wari est of the feathered tribe, have been trained to surrender voluntarily their liberty and return literally like a bolt from the blue in obedience to the win of the falconer. This indeed seems the more remarkable when one learns that the best birds are those which have attained maturity in a wild 8ta?». —Tendon Ladles' Field. SOUTH B|! A Reliable TIN SHOP ror all kind of Tin Roofing-, Spoutlne and Canoral Job Work. Stoves, Heaters. Ran M*. Furnaces, «to. PRICES THE LOWEST! QIiiLITY TDE BEST! JOHN HIXSON SO. 118 E. FHONT BT. in nil... fe want to do sli kinds of Priming | | nr K ll'S 11. j 'it ill Please. : A. well priru *. tasty, Hill or I W / ter Head, po.» Vl r)n Ticket, CiVotL.it. 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