Montour American,'
FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor.
Danville, Pa., Oct. 24, 1907.
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Socialism. |
It is <• irtaiuly a groat pity if Bishop {
Hoban is right—and we suppose lie is
—wheu he >ieol»res that many social- '
ists are enemies of religion. One has i
a right, to look for infidelity and athe
ism among anarchists, but,those ;
profess to believe- that all 4116" , are
brethreu and that the, need of flue
should liohtto touefcru of all cortaiuly
give tlta li# to sheir professions whan
they reject religion, tire only solvont
which will eventually dissolve the
bitterness of selfishness aud bring its
subjects to recognize that the highest
privilege of mau is to serve his brother
The first Christians were socialists.
They had all things in uotumon.Those
who had possessions sold them, aud
cast the proceeds into the common
treasury. They were animated by an
exalted impulse aud of their own mot
ion determined to inaugurate the prin
ciples of universal brotherhood and
mutual helpfulness. There was no
command from the founder of their
faith to do this. But one can readily
understand how the lofty doctrines
which fie inculcated might lead his
disciples to try the experiment of un
iversal brotherhood. Aud the heart
that does not commend their purpose
is cold indeed.
Yet, so imperfect was human nature
that the experiment failed. The
church at Jerusalem soon lapsed into
pauperism. Collections were taken
pretty constantly in the other church
es for the relief of the believers at
Jerusalem. They had tried to carry
into effect a lofty idea the imperfect
ions of linman nature made it a mel
ancholy failure. But socialists should
not cherish a grudge against the
church because humanity is weak.
They might find more profit in inquir
ing into the collapse of the golden
dream of the early disciples. Tho cir
cumstances ought to have been pecul
iarly favorable.
The World Growing Better?
Every once in a while some writer,
clergymen or prominent person tells
us the world is growing worse, that
is, the people, and as a proof cite a
long list ot crimes and horrors, that
laws are not observed,aud that we are
driftijg back to barbarism. Not all
people think so. Evangeline Booth,
head of the Salvation Army, is optim
istic aud looks on the bright side. She
says,"l would not for one moment
wish tj place myself among those who
think that the world is on the whole
growing worse. Never before were the
sick and the poverty stricken of the
community so well cared for. Never
before was so much nlouev given to
missionize the heathen; rarely if ever
before was there such a lack of self
hoarding of wealth. Never before were
there so many different agencies at
work for the uplifting of man, the
combating of sin,aud the amelioration
of sorrow and suffering. And it is
surely patent to even the least observ
ing that at no time was there a strong
er tendency to swing the tremendous
force of the law into the balance for
equity and justice. It is beipg de
monstrated as never before that there
is not one legal code for the poor and
another for the rich."
Evaugeline Booth is in a pretty
good position to judge, ana to know
what she says iscorrcet; and we agree
with this remarkable woman, who
manages an army of nearly two mil
lion people as few men could manage
it. She has had experience in almost
every part of the world. She is oue
of the wisest women of her day, and
considers tier words be/ore she speaks
them And she says the world is
growing better. Evaugeline Booth
knows both the good and the bad on
this earth. Slio not. only knows the
world but ths underworld. She knows
the slums aud the shambles of city
life. Vet over agaiust thin dark lmck-.
groun<i of sin and sorrow she sees the
shining nf the sun.
Let us be ashamed of our doubts.
We see only the arc Of the circle that
Evangeline Booth sees. She is a true
prophetess.
Tbe Triumph of Wireless,
future generations will doubtless
regard the establishment of wireless
telegraphic connections between the
Old World and the New last week as
the most importaut event of the year
1907. Marconi has been experiment
ing for several years with more or less
succegß. but now he throws off the air
of mystery that has hitherto enshroud
ed his movements and tells the world
that he is ready to do business on the
wireless basis. This is another great
triumph of the human intellect,a still
farther invasion of nature's realm,
the bringing into the business world
of something surpassing the wildest
tales of fancy.
Marconi anuounces that for the pre
sent he will take only press dispatches
but in a short time he expects to be
ready to tafce all the business that of
fers. The cable rates are twenty-five
cents a worn,'but he starts with ten
cents for ordinary messages and five
for press messages. He iutimateg that
these prices will be out in two soon
after he gets his station* in working
order. This will result in a great ex
pansion of telegraphic business be
tween the two continents and it is
likely to compel the cable companies
to reduce their tolls very materially.
All of which is certainly destined to
turn out for the betterment of the
world and closer relptiQps • among the
peoples who inhabit it.
Glass bathtubs are coming into gen
eral use in Germany.
RS-CROWNIG THE
STATE HIGHWAY
Citftfactor D. i'i. riogevs Monday
begau work oil the recrowning of tlie
State highway in Mahoning township
betweeu the borough line and Valley
township. This work will constitute
the finishing touch op thftt section of
the highway, which was begun
some three year* igd.
Onr readers are familiar with the
unsatisfactory condition that, the State
highway wan left in by the contract
ors, the Maryland Construction com
pany, 'as well as the several attempts
made v later to fix up the road to com
ply with the specifications, each Of
which, however, failod to accomplish
its purpose.
The j-tatDS of affairs as relates to the
State, high way Mas fully explained by
Assistant Highway Commissioner R.
D. tinman in this city on February
7th last when the township supervis
ors and the county commissioners ef-'
fected a permanent organization.
Mr. Beuiau acknowledged that the
road was not built according to specifi
cations. He attributed ifs defects to
incompetency on the part of men 011
whose judgment the highway depart
ment relied. It is true, that the de
partment had accepted the road and
applied to the township and Montour
county for the payment of thoir respec
tive shares of the cost.
It was not until a refusal was made |
to pay by the township and the coun
ty that the highway department be
came aware that tho road fell short of j
specifications. At this junctnre, Mr.
Beman said, the acceptance of the !
highway was withdrawn and the con- 1
tractors and their bondsmen were held j
to the faithful performance of the
work.
The assistant highway commission
er assured our citizens that the high
way would be completed the follow
ing spring. The department may be
forgiven for the six months addition
al delay now that there are such good
prospects of the road being completed i
before winter.
To begin with, along with other de
fects, the crown of the highway in
question was never properly construct
ed. At the present time the top course
and part of the second coarse is worn
away. Material for the two courses
to bo applied is distributed along the
highway. The amount of work on the
coutract, therefore, that remains to be
done is not heavy and should be com
pleted during the next month.
The Rise of the Prune.
One good result of the inflation of
prices will be the elevation of the
prune. Always it has been a lowly art
icle of food hut it has never been de
spised except—according to the comic
papers—by those denizens of boarding
houses who were forced to eat them
several times a day or go hungry, be
cause prunes were cheaper than some
other articles that furnished forth
the boarding house feast of the joke
smiths. The cheapness of the prune
has become a tradition. Often it has
been said to a vapid and garrulous
fellow, by way of remonstrance and
reproach : "You make a noise like a
prune." To the wight who aronsed
contempt aud resentment by indiscreet
remarks that touched the auditor on
the raw it has been declared with the
intention of reducing him to his pro
per level in the comparative values of
citizens: " You're full of prunes."
Never could anything be more belittl
ed than by saying of it:"I would not
give a prune for it."
The lowly prune is about to be
elevated to its ' proper place on the
tables of the epiours and the gourmets
audit will even take deserved rank on
the table of the Duke Humphrey with
the other costly viands that make his
banquet board groan again. The tale
of the prnne is simple and moving.
Six hundred acres of orchards in Cali
fornia which produced 5,000 tons of
prunes inJIOOO have produced only 180
tons this year, aiul the twenty six
growers who own the lruit will hold
it until tho market will reach tl.e
maximum price they have agreed up
on. The prune is al>out to become a
luxury.
Reforestration Imperative.
Pennsylvania is giving careful at
tention to the reforestation of large
areas of mountainous land denuded of
timber during the last generation.
There can be no question demanding
more earnest thought in our State
through the Legislature. The depart- ,
ment haying immediate supervision
of the public lands should have the
definite support of the people.
Unless we give to this subject the
attention which its importance de
mands we may expect increasing ills
from sudden changes of climate, long
droughts, sudden floods and deprecia
tion of agricultural lands. It is but I
fair that we of the present generation j
should provide against these ills for
our children and our children's chil-!
dren.
The State forest reservations seem j
to mean little to many thoughtless |
people, but they represent the wisdom ;
of men who have gone deeply into the
problem that confronts the people of <
the United States in the rapid de
struction of their timber areas. Penn
sylvaia has taken advanced ground in
restoring the barren hills that now
stand only as reminders of the splen- j
did forests which once were the pride
of tbe Commonwealth.
It is estimated that present rate j
of cutting, with the present rate of.
growth, would abolish our forests ut-,
terly by about the year 1930. It must' |
therefore be evident to all that the .
preservation of our wooded areas is a
pressing matter.
II NATION LOOKS ON
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—troiijuuiu
[Special Correspondence.]
A-4 Harriatujrg, Oct. J2.
, Jupt two, ftotn today .the vot
eta of Pfeijieyivinla will jta oaltecl upon
to gO to tile polli and dtdds ■whether
they' shall be enrolled as members of
the party of Republicanism, the party
of Roosevelt and the party of Pros
perity, or be enlisted with the Democ
racy, the party of Bryantam, Hearst-
Ism and uncertainty and, demoraliza
tion in governmental and business con
ditions. ' "
The verdict of Pennsylvania, given
on Tuesday, November sth, will be a
verdict that will be fraught with na
tional significance, that will mean
much in its bearing upon the great
presidential contest which will begin
immediately after the result of this
election shall be announced, and which
will determine whether Pennsylvania
is to be a potential factor in framing
the policies and in selecting the nomi
nee of the next Republican national
convention.
The greater the majority for the
nominee of the Republican party, the
greater will be the emphasis with
which the voters of the state will her
ald to the world their continued fealty
to the administration and the cause of
Republicanism in the nation.
While reports of the most encourag
ing character are being received by
Chairman Andrews at the Rapublican
state headquarters, it is also a fact that
great dangur Is apprehended from a
feeling of over confidence which exists
among the great rank and file of the
Republican voters. The fact that the
party is united, that there is no fusion
movement in any county in the state
and that the organizations of the Lin
coln Party and other independent ele
ments have disintegrated, naturally
gives a feeling of security to the coun
ty and precinct committeemen of the
Republican party.
Danger In Over-Confidence.
But it is just such a condition of af
fairs that leads old-time campaign
managers to be concerned about the
polling of the Republican vote. Tak
ing it for granted that victory was
assured, has resulted in many a defeat.
A great fallng off of the Republican
vote, even though the candidate for
state treasurer shall be elected, would,
from the standpoint of national poli
tics, be a Republican defeat in Penn
sylvania this fall.
Within the last 10 days there have
been undoubted signs of a revival of
interest in the Democracy.
The Democratic state committee has,
from some source or other, been sup
plied with ample funds with which to
make an aggressive campaign. Their
cardidate for state treasurer is ad
drfc: ins; meetings nightly and a corps
of spellbinders art* at work in, every
county in the state lining up the Demo
cratic voters for what they insist is
the skirmish of next year's presiden
tial battle.
Democrats Are Looking Ahead.
These Democratic orators are telline
their followers thai the Democrats of
the nation are getting together, that
they have bright hopes of winning the
presidency next year and that the Re
publicans are divided upon the tariff
issue and upon other questions that
will give the Democrats an opening in
the coming national contest.
Colonel James M. Guffey, who an
nouncee that he is a candidate to suc
ceed himself on the Democratic na
tional committee, is showing his inter
est in the national phase of the situa
tion by rounding up his lieutenants in
the several congressional districts of
the state and getting them to pick out
men for delegates to the national con
vention who will vote for his re-elec
tion as national committeeman. Guffey
wants Pennsylvania's Republican ma
jority to he cut down this fall so that
he can then announce that the party is
divided upon the tariff and that even
in Pennsylvania, the citadel of protec
tion. there is a large constituency
among the Republicans who agree with
the Republicans of the wastern an.]
eastern statP6, who are advocating the
"lowa idea" for scaling down the tar
iff schedules.
Worklngmen of Pennsylvania, manu
facturers of Pennsylvania, business
men of Pennsylvania and farmers nf
Pennsylvania, who have become happy
and prosperous under the Pennsylvania
idea of a protective tariff, it is pre
dicted, are not going to shirk their
duty" th7s fall, fYiey are not going to
give the tariff revisionists a slogan
with whiSh t.t> goto the next/Republi
can national convent ion proclaiming
that the Republicans of Pennsylvania
are at odds, that there is a large ele
ment in favor of the "lowa Idea,"
and that, the result of the election, the
falling off of the Republican vote ond
the reduction of the Republican ma
jority, means that there is dissatisfac
tion with existing conditions and that
there Is a demand for a change In th«
policies of the party.
ONLY A LITTLE COLD iu the
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ed by Ely Bros. 5(5 Warren Street,
N. Y.
Red Handers, Now.
The famous Blai-k Handera are go
ing to have competition iu their ne
farious business, as State policemen
iu the western part of the State report
that a new blackmailing organization
hag been formed among the foreigners.
It is called the Kod Hand, and .some
of the members are already in jail. It
would uot be surprising if the Red
Handers would soon make their ap
pearance in the coal region where
lawlessness among the foreign popula
tion lias greatly increased within the
past few years.
The best tea sells in China for less
than ten cents a pound.
A CHAPTER ON
, ELECTRIC LIGHT
Nciw that the borough solicitor has
decided that the municipality lias no
right to manufacture electricity for
other than its own use the prime mov
ers in the project to establish an elec
tric light plant to be controlled by
citizens are bracing themselves for a
fresh effort to secure the adoption of
an ordinance by council granting them
the right to erect aud maintain poles
and wires on the streets and alleys of
Danville.
While investigating the subject of
light in the borough Bome interesting
facts were learned that may be new to
the general reader. Leaving out the
question of commercial light and
dwelling on the subject of municipal
or street light alone, the borough is,
indeed, highly favored.
There are just ninety-nine arc lights
in use in Danville and it is an incon
trovertible fact that there is not a
town in this part of the State whoso
streets are lighted as Danville's are.
With respect to street lighting even
such progressive towns as Williams
port aud Wilkes-Barre have to yield
the nalm to Danville.
In addition to the large number of
arc lights on the streets, which lacks
one only of being a round hnudred.au
expert states that the quality of the
lights counts for a great deal. It will
be observed that the lights here burn
with nearly a pure white, which makes
them vastly superior to lights which
burn with a yellow tinge. If there
are dark" places in town, in most in
stances the absence of light will be
found to be due to the thick foliage
of the trees and not to the inter
vals between the lamps nor to the
quality of the light. With proper co
operation between the borough and
property owners, with such lights as
are employed there should not be a
dark spot in Danville.
During the summer, owing to the
densely shaded streets, the moonlight
schedule, even in the modified form
favored by council, could not "be ob
served in the operation of the muni
cipal plant. By next month, however,
when the leaves shall have fallen, the
plant will no back to moonlight sche
dule. (
The borough plant is working like a
charm, notwithstanding the heavy tax
upon it. For two years anil a half it
has been iu steady operation. That a
breakdown of some sort, necessitating
a shut down of the plant, should not
have occurred In this interval is in
deed quite remarkable.
There is constant danger of some
thing of the sort occurring and those
who are responsible for the lighting
cif the borough streets are beginning
to agitate the installation of auxiliary
uuit to fall back on in the case of a
breakdown in the present engine and
dynamo. Without a duplicate should
a serious accident occur the borougli
might be left in a bad plight, indeed,
aud would probably learn for the first
time what disadvantages follow when
a town is in darkness.
Our Supply of Wheat.
One of the largest grain exporting
firms in Chicago sounds a note of
alarm witli regard to the heavy ex
portation of wheat to Europe which
seems to merit more than passing con
sideration. According to this author
ity, the general shortage in wheat
crops has brought ou an era of high
prices which completely upsets the
normal order of things. Farmers are
selling their grain right and left, aud
as a consequence, the demand from
abroad is absorbing a supply which
normally should ho reserved for win
ter consumption at home. This fore
shadows a great iucrease in the price
of food aud worst of all a possible
bread famine, forcing the people to
fall back largely 011 vegetables and
other articles of diet not obtained
from bruadstuffs.
Against such a contingency the mass
of customers, of course, have no way
of defending themselves. There is,
however, a possibility that sane aud
orderly influences working in the
home market may tend to alter condi
tions for the better. The enlistment
of these is obviously a great desider
atum and it is nofc a fanciful idea.
Certain it is that the Ainereioau peo
ple are just as well able to buy and
store the wheat produced on Ameri
can soil as are the foreign consumers,
audit will bo strange, indeed, if, iu
the ordinary processes of commerce,
they should be compelled to forfeit
the opportunity of so doing.
Olerks' Union at Bloom.
A meeting of about 45 clerks of
Bloomsburg was held Monday evening
when a clerks' protective association
was organized, the organization being
affiliated with the American Federa
tion of Labor. The new organization
was organized by officers of the Oent
-1 ral Labor union of Berwick. A chart
ler will be secured and regular meet
! ings held.
Returned Pocketbook,
Three weeks ago a pooketbcok con
taining $44 was rifled in the home of
J. A. Craig, in Butler. On Sunday
the money was returned while the
family was away and was placed in
the sains pocketbook from which m it
, had bean taken. Two cases of goods
stolen ou Saturday night from the
store of W. H. DeArnie have also been
returned. Both oases are a mystery.
Operation Was Successful.
Word was received in Danville last
evening from Philadelphia that Miss
Jessie Mapstone had been operated ou
for appendicitis at the Oerman hospit
al, and that the operation had been
successful. The patient was resting
easily.
"GET OUT THE VOTE"'
[Special Correspondence.] j
Philadelphia, Oct. it. j
"Uncle Tom" Cooper, the sage ol j
Media, and for many years the Re
publican Held marshal of the He?-1
stone stats, has issued a call to arnu
for thi* "Old Guard" of Pennsylvania j
Republicanism come out and vote ;
for John O, Sheatz, the nominee ,fot I
state treasurer at the approaching
election.
For nearly 10 years "I'ncle Tom'
was at the head of the Republican I
stat* committee.' Ho has gone through
many a political campaign, and 1
whether in victory or ilet'eat. he al
ways bobs up smiling and ready to gc
at his. pld-tiine foe, the Democracy,
with all vebqnjeucc.and ardor o
his nature.
"John O. Sheatz is c to be elect
ed state treasurer, because he de
serves to be elected," said the peren
nial Cooper today. '"He is an ideal
Republican candidate, and is entitled
to the vote of every Republican in
the state. He needs no platform in
this campaign but his own personality
and his own record in public and pri
vate life. I served with him in the
legislature and know his character
and his work. I also know that he is
a typical Pennsylvanian and that he
will allow nothing to interfere with a
faithful and conscientious perform
ance of his official dutieß. No one
could g<*t him to vote for a bill in the
legislature that he did not believe was
in the interest of the people. I know
the influences that were brought to
bear upon him to do otherwise, and 1
was there when he boldly, time and
again, voted 'NO' when the roll was
caliea upon such measures. We want
men of that stripe in the office ol
state treasurer.
Warning to Party Men.
"There Is just a word I have to
say to the men in the party organiza
tion In the various counties of the
state. Do not be fooled. The Demo
crats are wide-awake and are going tc
get out their vote. The independent
movements have t'°ne to smash, but
the old-time Demoi l atic enemy is still
doing business at the old stand and
will be at the polls on election day
No one, of cpurse, looks for Mr
Sheatz's defeat, but it It just such
conditions as exist today that have
cost the Republican party dearly in
the past. The Republican vote must
be got to the polls.
"Taking it for granted that 'every
thing is nil right' has been the undo
ing of many a party leader. What we
want at the coming election is the
greatest possible percentage of the
vote put into the ballot boxes, and
then we will be able to celebrate a
victory of which every Republican can
be proud, and which will put the
party in this state in lull strength
upon the firing line for the presiden
tial battle of next year.
"Get out the vote: get out the vote;
get out the vote."
Probably no man in Pennsylvania
is taking a keener interest in the can
vass for the election of Mr. Sheati
than is Edwin S. Stuart.
The governor was intensely gratified
when Mr. Sheatz received the nomi
nation, and he was quick to give a
cordial indorsement of the action ol
the convention.
Governor Stuart's Advice.
The governor is just now busy with
his attorney general In preparing the
state capltol cases for trial. He does
not neglect, howeverj-upon any proper
occasion, to urge the election of Mr.
Sheatz.
While his official duties would not
permit him to attend the great Repub
lican rally in Pittsburg on Saturday
evening last. Oovernor Stuart sent a
ringing letter, which was read at the
meeting, advocating the election of
the Republican nominee for state
treasurer.
In this letter. Governor Stuart,
among other things, said:
"I regret that an important
business engagement made some
time ago, which I am unable to
postpone will prevent me from
accepting your kind invitation I
assure you that nothing would
give me greater pleasure than to
come to Pittsburg and apeak to
the people of Allegheny county in
favor of the election of John O.
Sbeatz, Republican candidate for
state treasurer. I have known, him
for upwards of 20 years. He has
served the state faithfully as a
member of the legislature, is ab
solutely incorruptible, and will con
duct the office of state Uvasurer
with credit to himself and honor
to the Republican party, and I do
not hesitate to say with entire
satisfaction to the people of Penn
sylvania. there is no reason why
any citizen should hesitate to cast
his vote for Mr. Sheatz."
Candidate Sheatz has had a series
of ovations since he started out upon
tfie stump. In Bradford, Kane and
Indiana, where he went prior to his
visit to Pittsburg on Saturday last,
he was met by great crowds and was
assured of loyal support.
Mr. Sheatz Is not a professional
'orator He is a plain, matter-of-fact
Ufker, but he never tells to Impress
bit audience with hie sincerity of pur
pose and with hla determination to
meet every obligation of the trust
which la eurely to be Imposed In him
by the people.
Weil-Known Oouple Wedded,
Miss Lizzie Koch and Henry Klersch,
well known young people of this city,
were united in matrimony Tuesday
morning. The marriago was solemniz
ed iu St. Hubert's Catholic ohuroh at
8 o'clock, by the Rev. Father Foin,
high mass being celebrated.
Miss Mary Kline was bridesmaid
and Joseph Mayan was best mnu. Af
ter the oeremony a reception was held
at the home of the bride'* parmits,Mr.
aud Mrs Peter Koch, Ash street.
The bride is a well-known and high
ly esteemed young lady. The groom
is « salesman iu the store of Mayan
Bros., Mill street, and islikewise well
aud favorably Known. The newly
wodded couple will take up their resi
dence iu Danville.
* The average Arab drinks nine or
ten cups of coffee daily.
SMALL BALLOT
> • 'THIS YEAR
The election will njlte place oil Nov
ember fitb, from which it will appear
that the candidates lave less than two
weeks in which to complete their can
vass. '1 hat they arc all making the
bust use of their goes without
eayjug.
The ballots liave been received at
the cflic<" of tho county commission
ers. They are uuique this year, iu
that they .are smaller than has ever
been known since the adoption of the
present method of voting. The size of jh
jh about eight by four inches j
and, besides the column containing the '
names of the 4 patties for a "straight;
vote" there are three short columns j
only, giving candidates for"State
tieastirer," "county treasurer" and j
"prothonotary."
Candidates for ctate treasurer, are i
as follows: Republican, John O.
iSheatz; Democratic, John G. Har- '
man; Prohibition, Matthew 11. Stev- ;
jenson; Socialist. Samuel Clark,
i Couuty treasurer: Kepublican, A. j
11. Uroue; Democratic, A. J. Stein- j
man; Prohibitionist, J. F. Heudrick-j
son.
Prothonotary: Republican, William
Vastine; Democratic, Thomas G. Vin- I
I cent: Prohibitionist, Thomas G. Vin- |
| cent.
It will be observed that there are no
| local candidates on the Socialist tick- j
et.
Four thousand, two hundred ballots
have been printed and delivered at the |
| commissioners' office for use at the
i election. In addition 925 specimen
1 ballots have been printed.
More Money in 2-oent Fare.
With the maximum rate of fare two
| cents per mile the railroads of Ohio
j collected more money than they did
; when the maximum rate was three
I cents per mile. The increase Is, in
round numbers, $1,330,000. This find
ing aud the figures are taken from the
anuual report of the State railway
i commission, which in turn is compil
ed from the returns made by the rail
road companies to that body. Mot
only are the passenger receipts heavi
! er, but in nearly every instance the
earnings per train mile have increas-
I ed, an index of more value than the
mere increase in receipts.
Tiiis is the testimony of the rail
roads themselves,ami consequently the
lawmakers who enacted the reform
statute in the face of strong opposition
and of many direful prophecies of
ruin to come are breathing much easi
er now that tho test of the first year
has become known.
The fiscal year ended on tiie 30th of
last June, but the work of compila
tion and comparison was not complet
ed until last week. These statistics
are of especial interest not only to the
people Of Ohio, but the other states of
i the union, because of the action of
various leigslatures aud commissions
;in reducing the maximum passenger
rate. In some instances the states have
beeu restrained from putting these
laws into effect by the courts.
In some it being held that the re
duced rate is confiscatory, because it
! is noij-reinuuerative,and iu others the
! law has been permitted togo into ef
fect for a certain specified time to
ascertain the result. Tiie two cent
fare law became effective in the State
of Ohio, March 10, 1 DOB, so that the
reports for the year ending June 30,
190fi. contain the receipts during more
than three months under the two cent
fare law.
Coal Dredges Rt-ap Hardest.
Tlie four ocal dredges employed on
tlio North Branch at tliis place are
reaping a harvest since the last freshet
which seems to have deposited a good
deiil of coal where It is easily accessi
ble for the dredges.
Ail summer three or foux dredges
were at work on tlie river at this
place, but for nearly three nioutfis the
water was so low as to interfere with
the success of their work.
The reesut freshet, lias not only fur
uiahed abundant water in which to
the dredgoa in auv part oi
the channel, but it seems to have
brought more coal down stream or at
least shifted the deposits so that coal
is found where none existed before.
As a result each of the dredges is ex
tracting plenty of coal and the supply
of the river article is rapidly accumu
lating in town A ready sale is found
for all the coal extracted.
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and dyapapala. ku( iMa faaaatta raaaatf?
halpa all atamaak trauMaa kjr alraaatec
puri(ytc|, avaataaiaf and atraajifcai ii",
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For Sale bv .ft Co.
Married In This City.
John M. Ellenberger, of tounbnry,
aud Florence M. Kline, of this city,
were married last evening. The cere
mony was performed by the Rev. W.
N. Wallis, pastor of the United Evan
gelical church, at the residence of the
lattnr, Iron street.
The newly wedded couple left for
Sunbury on the 7:51 Pennsylvania
train.
FILLING THE
- - i JURY WHEEL
ills Honor Judge Evans inaugurated
a departure in this county yesterday
when he came down to Danville and
joined the jury commissioners in the
work of filling the jury whsel.
No one about the courthouse can
recall a timo when the president judge
of this district assisted or lent his
presence here before while tiie jury
wheel was being filled. Nevertheless,
Judge Evans explained last evening,
it is ouo of tiie duties of the president
judge under the law to be on hand
while this important work is in prog
ress, his function being to see that
the purpose of the law is fully carried
out—that no abuse» creep into the
work and that the men selected are in
all respects qualified for jury duty.
Judge Evans by his presence yester
day has convinced the people of Mon
tour county lie aims to have
the law administered impartially and
that he regards it as his duty to know
what is going on in every department
! of court.
; Jury Commissioners Robert O. Auten
1 aud Henry Kearn came into town yes
j terday forenoon but they did not get
down to work, until during the after
• noon. They were much gratified to
: find Evans present to a sist them
| in filling the wheel.
| Pour hundred names in all will have
| to be selected and but little more than
; a beginning was made yesterday after
! noon. Judge Evans will not be pres-
I ent today, but lie will join the jury
I commissioners again tomorrow or
| Thursday and will remain with them
| until the work is completed
20th Wedding Anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Pauuebaker,
Liberty township, were married 20
years ago on October 20th aud they
celebrated tho anniversary on Satur
; day by eutertaining a large number of
I their friends at their pleasant home.
! The occasion proved most enjoyable,
; and Mr. and Mrs. Pauuebaker were
! the recipients of a number of beauti
] fnl gifts. They were tendered an old
fashioned serenade in the evening.
Those present were: Mrs. Emma
Brusstar, of Philadelphia; Miss Mabel
Wilson, of Paradise, Orgeon; Miss
j Mary Heller, of Lewistown; Mr. and
i Mrs. J. C. Surver,Mrs. Annie Worley,
I Helen and Ralph Worley, of Milton;
| Misses Sallie and loua Hendricks and
| John Hendricks, of Danville; Mrs.
Harry Greiner, of Mausdale; Mrs. S.
C. Surver and Miss Bertha Surver, of
Riverside; Jacob Nicholas,of Dewart
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Curry and son
John, Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Curry
daughters Eloise aud Margaret, Mr.
and Mrs. Daniel Billmeyer and daugh
ter Bertha, Mrs. Margaret Springer,
Mr. and Mrs. John Mauger, Edgar
and Anna Manger, Mrs. Robert Cor
nelison and Miss Winifred Oomelison,
Mr. and Mrs. William Robinson, Sr.
and Mrs. Edwiu Robinson, daughters
Edna and Ahua.Mr. and Mrs. Willard
Paunebaber, Miss Wilda Paunebaker, -
Mrs. Howard Hilkert, Florence and
Stanley Hilkert, Mr. and Mrs. James
Hilkert and daughter Mary, Mr. and
Mr# Joseph Hilkert and son William.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Hilkert and son
Earl, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hendrickson
and daughter Miriam, Mr. and Mrs.
W. J. Leidy, Mr. and Mrs. William
Starner, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Dietrich,
Edna aud Ueorge Dietrich, Mrs. Jesse
Conway, Mabel and Leßoy Conway,
Mr. aud Mrs. Lewis Mainzer and
daughter Mary, Mr. and Mrs. William
Patterson, Miss Maud Hendricks, Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Billmeyer, Misses
Margaret, Katie anil Anna Mainzer;
Messrs Purdy Arter, Freeman Rob
bins, Calvin aud Edwin Hilseit, John
Miller aud John Fruit.
As the 300 th anniversary of ttie birth
of .lobu Harvard couies in November,
plans are being made to celebrate the
occasion by some simple demonstration
at Harvard university.
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