Montour American FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor. Danville, Pa., Feb. 6, IUOB. T M> th rf /1 b uarv. Tin l second anr: shortest month of the ye r i \ 'e its tv-n-y Saturday, with asuo,v -fin in over II northern or lake bei of the oouut.y, followed by a col i tvi i. Tlier an >ven !•■ days fins tu inih. four Sundays, Lin coln in I Washington's birthdays, and | election day. Leap >ear lengthens the j month i t one d.iv Of all the months uf the year none > has been the victim of royal almanac makers as has February. Not only is j it cnt down to twenty-eight days three years out of every four, bat the mutilatiou in the year 1800 and again in 1900, which failed to be leap years, started the poor month limping away j in these centuries with only tweuty- j eight days instead of twenty-nine j days. February was oue of the two mouths j January being the other introduced j into the Roman calendar by Nuuia Pouipilius when lie extended the year i to twelve of these periods. Its name arose from tho piactice of religions ex piration and purification which took j place at tlie beginning of this month — februaro meaning to expiate, to pur ify. Nuuia let fall on February the doom which was unavoidable, for some one of tlie months of having three times out of four a day less than even those which were to consist of thirty days. That is, lie so arranged it that it should j have only tweuty-uine days excepting in leap year; when, by the intercala tion of a day between the 23d and 24th, ic was to have thirty days. But when Augustus Caesar chose to add a thirty-first day to the month he had named Augustus, that it might not lack in the dingity enjoyed by six other months of tho year, lie took it awav from February, which could least spare it, thus reducing it to twenty-eight days in all ordinary years Growth of the Y. M, 0. A. The experiment of introducing the Young Men's Christian Association to Russia has been so successful at St. Petersburg that an anuual graut of 5,000 rubles has been made by tlie gov- j eminent tor its support. Representa tives of the Russian goveiumeut o.i the invitation of Co'iut Obeleusk:, j one of tlie leaden and director* of*the i Association, were in In e.l to examine its work, and their rjrp u'.uend.M n i to tho minister of finan e resulted in the grant of."i 000 rubles. This As- j sociation, which . was established by philanthropists of New York City, [ now numbers nearly 1,500 members and has hundreds of men in its even ing educational classes and gymnas ium. Two American secretaries are employed and a third is expected to sail soon He will give special atten tion to the promotion of tlie moral and social welfare of Russian young men of the Association. The Korean g iverutnanc lias for two years given 10,000 yeu for the main tenance of tlie educational work at Seoul, Korea, which enrolls SCO stud ents. Tlie emperor of Japan also gave 1 $5,000 to maintain tlie army brauches in their work among his soldiers. The recognition of the Association in Rus sia will give the movement a large j impetus,although it has been from its | beginning under the patronage of the j Czarina, and received financial sup- j port from the minister of the Russian j railroads and the national banks on | account of its value to their employes, j Tlie Indian government has, in rec ognition of the beneficial service of the Association in Rangoon, India,re cently given 5,000 rupees, making a total of 13,000 rupees from that gov ernment. On the opening of the new building at Shanghai, China,the gov ernor of Kiangsu Province telegraphed his subscription of SI,CCO to caucel the debt. Fast Mall Ran Into Wreckage. HARKISBUR3, Feb. 5. In ih'' wrecka. loilowing tho rear end coil is'on of two freight trains on the Middle divi. ion of the Pennsy 1- vau . K, I road westbound t Ryde M'ffli county, th ironing, ui train ,'n 17, which leavis here at 1:l j o'clnc rtu into 'io debris of th dan relght cars, wreoking pan-1 enge ; ne No. 8)158. A 1 r Iracl a thai point wer ! blot . . i trafiifl for s> . la; lioa.s I and ii'i < \tri • tigin 1 • Altoona li to be sent to draw e mail train v . wanl. The fore freight train westbound Btoppe- at Ryde to leave oil a iiuumei of cars, and while n.i A i track an otle s lonud ireigh, Main «, . ed \. itu i Almost .niultaneoutly tho mail train steamed !' "g and ran into the wreck age spi ,i\ei > lie three iimks oon.- plicat ng die freigl and p wengei move n that divsion until doWis removed 1 y the wrecking fou i I. ■ \ltooin:. Davi Weaver, of German vi!!e, a butcher o Monday slang 'ered a ho. tlia' weighed 718 ' our. Is drcs d. i ' yicl i 1 BJ7 ( ouud of . id. Aln lan i.abar, of Wilkei-i ai • was 112 rn . • o/- , n to < •• i u.» uuib yard in X n lay. I 1 thought, went t,heri' on Saturday nig't, l»y do* a r < II ■ le p It i-. tho Ten era I mipu si n hat tin flgh riti 't i' ■ Iditig i New Yuri, opened by Governoi llnght i in ln> annual incssago.will h : ui'ocs - ul j 7 KILLED AT NORTHUMBERLAND Continued from Ist Page. ! townsmau, John L Morgau, who j resides at Grand and Nassau streets. i Tho injured man, who is about 41 I years uf a.'/e, and is single, formerly l Sived ill DanviJe, leaving for North | uml c.land ahout 18 years ago. Others vviio were seriously injured | in the explosion nnd removed to tho Marv >1 Pucker hospital are: llarrj I Smith aud D.;r'ii 1 Sauuers. John N'evV- I' rr •. William E. Oraver and Wesley i tliiio'.i- übach,e: doyes of Van A leu A ! j Co , \.vre also injured but are being , trouf 'ti at tiioir homes in Northuuiber- | ' ! id. A strauger who is thought to i,..,-e bocn a tramp was among the in | ,j u.■ d and is being treated at the hos ! pital. i Ti.. bodies of tho dead were so bad ly disfigured as to make identification i difficult. Tlie head of one of the vic tims was uearly severed from tlie body, i while the skull of auother was crush j ed. Word from the Mary M. Packer | hospital Monoay eve was to the effect that tie injured, although very badly j hurt, have each a fighting chanco for j recovery. The people of Northumberland were just arising Monday morning when the exiiiosiou occurred. It was heard j |in nearly every part of town. A few ' living near the mill were aroused by : hearing tlie flying bricks bombarding ! tlie weather boards of their houses, j Three men were in a position to see I the flying boiler as.like a mighty pro jectile, it was hurled tlirongli th air j for the distance of nearly a square. CORONER'S INQUEST. The fire bells wero rung ai 1 both ' fire companies of the town hniried to I the scene of the accident. The ser- j vices of oil were needed, as fourteen men in all were among the ruin.', and had to be cared for. Undertaker E. K. Bright of Northumberland and Un dertakers Ives and Hartman of Sun bury took charge of the dead, remov j ing the remains to the town hall, where the public was excluded and tho bereaved families were t nnh'ed to claim their dead. Corouer Dreher appeared on the ground Mouday afternoon. Ho em paneled a jury, which visited the scene j of the explosion aud viewed the bodies of tlie dead, after which it adjourned ;to reconvene at 2 o'clock TueFdat | No known cause can be assigned for I the explosion. Nowhere amoilg 112! e crowds yesterday euld bo heard any I tiicor_ into the can o. It v>as uiu ■ . difcu > ml, but the consensus of op' i ion i.to be that, as it. often it ea boiler explosions, the cartel ! wi nain a mystery. I A 'i A'.on iSt Co liave be°u o * :..t- ! j ing Che Northumberland plant since j 186 Gaud the present is the first senoui J accident that has occurred under thc r | management. During an interview Monday after noon the American representative was informed by the Messrs. Van Alcn that the boiler whioli exploded h; d only recbntly been inspected and re- ! paired. The works Monday morui g were to be started up after a shut down of three mouths. During the period of depression the proprietors decided that they would overhaul all the boilers in tho plant. Accordingly ! they employed D. M. Shay,of Milton, an acknowledged expert, to overhaul the boilers. This work was in prog i ress when the explosion occurred. I The ill-fated boiler last October pass | ed through the inspector's hands, who replaced all the parts that might be j worn and fixed the boiler up in what | he considered first-class condition,aft i er which he proceeded to repaire the ! remaining boilers of the plant. The boiler which exploded passed out of Mr. Shay's hands on October 28th. Subsequently to this it was us ed one week, after which it was emp tied of water aud was not refilled un til Sunday eveuing, preparatory for starting up Monday morning. BOILER CONNECTION. The boiler which exploded is con- | nected with the whole system of twelve boilers,each of which is equip ped with its own safety valve set at 80 pounds. This circumstance is tak en as conclusive evidence that the ex plosion was not due to any defect in tho work I of the safety valve. Any overpre:i-ure ou the ill-fated boiler duo to i ie lse would have been : insc. 1.-iievi d by the other boilers with ... i it.was connected. When the explosion occurred the boilers | wero eirrying oily 70 ponuds of steam. Mondd V. a Al. n and Co. sent i'or D. Si. Shav, the boiler expert, in ord rto determine lis view as to the } p cause of the explosion. Mr. | .'hay could only explain that he had j car,)fnily inspected the boiler, making j r pairs as described above. As to the j t ause of the explosion he was wholly i in the iiark and eoulit advance no | theory. No ono regrets the teiribto ■ iT\ir nr i feels tho weight of the losa of n'e and I sntfn- i-'g more keenly than the mem bers of tho firm of Van Ah-.i & Co. j Yet as may be gathered from the tacts above staled it is obvious rnongh that they wei powerler- to prevent ; the catastrophe. Vomer,ln "i licit Counted. Bneoa' 112; ne is, mainly due to books i wa-itten in hi spare hours while he was England's chancellor. Humboldt's j days were so occupied with his busi ness that ho had to pursue his scion- j tlfic labors in the night or early morn- ! ing. Burns wrote his most beautiful poems in his spare moments while working on n farm. Grote wrote his 1 "History of Greece" during the odds and ends of time snatched from his duty as n banker. "Moments are tho' golden sands of time" if rightly used. GRAND AND TRAVERSE JURORS Tim following jurors have been chos on for the neat court, wliicli convenes on Monday, February :J4, 1908: GRAND JURORS. Anthony township—Oliarles Carey, W. E. Love. Ooo|ier township—Charles Fry. Danville, Ist Ward—Thomas W. Hene.a, M. Got*valds, Morgan J Williams. Danville, 2nd Wanl—F. R. Ilaraor, Beujamiu Binithere. Danville, 3rd Wuid—Harry .'i. Sob erf., Robert Miller, John F. Tooley, David D. Williams. Limestone towusliip—John S. Con fer, L. D. Shafer. Liberty township—O. P. Boyer. JYiahouiue; township—O. H. Diehl, Jonathan Kudv, William Wertnian, S B. Kocher. Valley township—Joseph P. Snyder, Clarence Bennett. West Hemlock township— Hiram Saurlel, H E. Cromley. Washingtonville Borough George Hoddens. TRAVERSE JURORS Authouy township—Jacob Biddle. Danville, Ist Ward—Dr. I. H. Jen nings, Georgo W. Hoffmoa, Dr. J. .T. Kline, Rev. L. D. Ulrich, James B. Muriay, Alfred M. Robinson. Danville, 2nd Ward—David Guest, 'W. A. Sheppersou. Danville,Brd Ward —Patrick Hickey, William Confer, John Doster, J. H Cole, Joseph Smith, Josiah Jobborn, W. T. Lovett. Danville, 4th Ward—Dallas Ham mer. George Bachinger, Charles Mill er, Joiiu Deueen, Bernard Shoevlin. Derry township—.Tames W. Lowrie, Clarence Rißliel, John W. Ready. Limestone township—Samuel Schnu er. Liberty township—William E. Mur ray, Alexander Erb, Oscar Richard. Mahcrrug towusliip—W. H. Man t, 11. F. Diehl, Alfred Baylor. Mayberry township—Norman Brof fee. Valley township—A. H. Weitzel, Hiratn Wertman, F. W. Diehl. West Hemlock township Lloyd Bomboy. Mis-s HOLM Taylor, of SouMi Bethle hem, age i 1 eats, wl a had' bei icu g ed to br luarrii'd on Moil >y, w s feed wirli in iimma n few da* bt and ««ic; Sdoodav at tl >ppo.. loci "or the v ei.nii! ; Tho fOZDH " I nan 0 that .i ti u. R "Her ->( ii .1- s •ill ...«. Hi- 112 > Hies l- IV 1 I 'uir. isol ate- bri) 1 tINtfVIIIII li Dii Lilian 'mm i \Lm. BULLETIN. THE EASE OF TRAVEL TO-DAY It has just turned a century since the first boat was pro pelled by steam. There was not a complete locomotive in ex istence then nor a mile of railroad track. But the pendulum of time has swung rapidly forward within the last two genera tions. The railroad, the telegraph, and the telephone have revolutionized the commerce and the industry of the world and have made neighbors of remote people. First of all in this work of upbuilding, expansion, and development comes the railroad. It is the medium of ex change, the agency of transfer, and wherever it has gone pros perity has followed. The Pennsylvania Railroad has built thousands of miles of track and equipped it with the best rolling stock. It has constructed or absorbed branch lines and consolidated them with its main stem, thus bringing industrial and manufactur ing interests in direct touch with all the centres of trade and affording the people the facilities of travel in all directions. Travel is no longer a dread, it is a pleasure. Comfortable cars by day or night drawn by the best type of locomotives over a roadbed maintained at the highest degree of excellence, eliminate as far as possible the annoyances of travel and make it recreative rather than burdensome. Tickets are sold at the lowest rates consistent with good management and under con ditions most accommodating to the passenger. The schedules of the trains are designed to meet the wishes and requirements of the greatest number of travelers, and the equipment, both as to vehicles and employes, is kept at the highest state of ef ficiency. It is the object of the management to encourage travel by making it easy. Interchange is the life of the social system. Travel is a tonic to the tired—the lens of observation to all. The Pennsylvania Railroad sells tickets good for a mile as well as for a trip around the world. It will plan a trip for you or provide the tickets for one of your own selection. It is a fine thing to have a great transportation agency like the Pennsylvania Railroad at your command. I FLORIDA J The Lain! of Summer Minshine and Flowers IS Bf ST SI;EN BY I PEENbI .J7 NIA RAILROAD 1 FK- :>N ALLY-CONDUCTED TOURS February 18 and March 3, 1908 Two Weeks to Three Months in the Tropics ROUND $47.70 TRIP SOUTH OANVILLU Proportionate Rates from Other Points SPECUL ?y L*.!AN TM N3 IN E?ENOENT TRAViL IN FLORIDA For fU'lalU il Itineraries and full Information, consult nearest Ticket Agent. .1. R. WOOD. GEO. W. Bt>Vl». Passenger Truflc Manager. General Passenger A Kent. ; J i GUILTY OF MURDER IN IB DEGREE The trial of Mike Beduos, for the uiurdc r of Mike Narr.ja at Continent- ' at, a suburb, oi Shunokin, last sum- I IMI r, which was began iu the Nortii llUJ «i laud county court et Sonburx I'm MI a* luoon,was concluded yes I teriiav. 'Hi jury, after being out lit tle '' r :i:» lico brought iu a verdict . at t'lur o'cit ot murder in the sec- I oud degree. The trial was oue of the quickest on ; recorii. aly a do? ■! witnesses wilt call • in ail, and the testimony ! was ail iu by 10:80 o'clock jisterday morning. The question at i ue was mrreiy . ether Beduos killed Naiajn j intentionally or accideutally. The j main facts of I lie shoo .ng were sim ple and undisputed. 'J.'lie two men ; were nativi of the sn.ni town ir ! An .ri.i. Tl'ey came to the email uiiu in."; lown c" Oontiu rat with others ot 11 ir compatriots about ten months ago. A numb rof tliese immigrants ; buarded >u the liouse kept by Mifeeta nud Mii*y I' raja,relatives of tlie mat- j tiered mau. die nun lived iu common, nud paid their mard bills at the cud of ear uivuth to iie one they chose ; as lOMiinger. Ou the f>. .1 ternooi' . Mil i tlie manager, was uink | jug his monthly ooiluctit is aud wlieu | he asked Oeduos fnr his money the lat i ter drew a revolver aud shot him. The | murderer ins d down stairs and ran |to Brady, a m 'e aud a half away. I where be was caujjit. He was iui- ■ prisoned, aud with him oue of the boarders, John Bedi'as, as a witness, who was afterwards released aud who : was used by the defense as a witness, j John Naraja testified ; hat his broth- j ler and Beduos were sitt ig on the edge • tne bed, about ii« feet apart, a mall boy between tbein. His broth er a ked Mike to pay up, but instead i lie drew a revolver ar i said, "Here's your it iuey," liring a shot over the 1 boy's head which entered tlie other man's temple, killing liim ir tan'ty. The wn aess an l several others were sitting on another bed aud befoie they rect. i red from the shock Bed aos es caped. Earlier iu the day thodefeud a: • ir"l said,"l have bought a revolv- I ei aud aui afraid of nobody." Beduos took the stand in his own defense. He I a i.<v about 17 years of i age short, heavy with ;• squat ! ice. Ha testified that iie was show ins 'lie revoiv rto Nir.' » wh nit j explod'd i' his hi . He hud u ght jik fti • Sli imid n »" ' li "t bepu j footing nail. ii rtorn-gtl.e (•••.» Tlie »<•. I; » had then become clogged * Mil li t r i not u-a it. He thought it .. as in i'a cm lit ion when i.e showed it to " radja. SCHOOL DIRECTORS' CONVENTION T'IC 1:TLI annual session of the Mon tour co'-iuty school director n-soeia tion v\ IN held in the courthouse j Thursd;:/. The atteudauce was most gratify i-ijf, aoiue sixty directors out of the c.'.•oiifv-tliree holding office iu the ciu t.v til ing present. The addresst 8 • werii of ii high order, intensely prac tical aud to the point, and were well rec" ved by the aadionre. In the ahseuco of Jacob Fischer, president of the suliool directors' us soei ition, the meeting was called to order by W. H. Orth,6eoretary. Mich ael lireckhill was chosen as chairman. At 10:45 o'clock W. W. Evans, sup erinteudent of the schools of Colum bia county, was introduced. The talk, which had as Its subject,"The Direct or who Directs," was a moat sound aud practical one. By way of introduction the speaker emphasized the importance of the j office of school director. Ho dwelt up on the different types of men elected to this office and showed that the school director is the most important factor iu the public school system— more important than the teaoher, the school building, or the text books. The school director is the most im portant factor iu education because he has to do the thinking for the people he represents. Anything that is prop erly directed will succeed, whether a public sohool or a grocery store. The speaker dwelt upon the different types of school directors to be found in almost every community. The chief idea of some, he said, is to keep down expeuses. They are honest men, but : mistaken. Their idea is to run the schools not because they appreciate them as nseful institutions, but mere ly because the.v are obliged to do so— in order to comply with the law. There is another class of directors, he said, who direct surelv enough,but they direct in t'.wrong direction. Being of iutiueuoe and g!fted witli , leadership they carry the whole board along with them in the direction of low salaries until the schools of the district fall to the lowest rank. There is still another cla-s of school directors, who think they have no time to atteud the meetings of the hoard when it corner to elpctiug teach ers and transacting other important business, tbev mav be prop erty owuc';. r.iiJ be iutel.'igout men welt able to direct the a'Tairs cif the schnols. As ani itter of fa t the best school directors are hiyv ire 'i, who, like a!l other nnbt : o p.ri'w.l in>>u, ijoftwlihst.indin-r their \ar:t<l in'e:-- ests, tiud time to make some £.;■■• .uc for the good of the public. Another class of director*. art t n In dent because thoy are iuliffer nt i For the most part these are men wiie were put ou the ticket without their consent. The logical conclusion is that no man should be elected as school director without his consent. : Ou the other hand,for obvious reasons j the speaker advised that the man "too ; willing" should not be elected. PROFESSOR ALBKRT. , Superintendent Evans was followed by Professor O. H Albert, who spoke lou "The Relation of the Public I Schools to the Community." Iu a ! general way Professor Albert aimed to show that the public schools should i be improved in such a way a > to solve some of the real problems of getting ■ou iu the world. He deplored that si many young people from the faruu are crowding into town, where the I conditions seem more alluring anil better opportunities are supposed tc exist. The speaker held that in order tc give the rural districts advantages that exist elsewhere an important work de volves ou the public schools. The country boys and girls, he said, art entitled to just as good an educatior |as the boys aud girls iu town and the | standard of the country schools wil I have to be raised to correspond. I What the American youth needs it not to bo taught wholly how to eari mouey but also how to spend it. There is a lack of praotical knowledge, it this respect, which retards real advanci nient, that might be supplied by tlx schools. At present there are too inauv fads I Too mrch time is spent uu cube root I square root and the like w ich scarce Iv auyouo seems to have re<l use for, I*o the exclusion of praotical iustruc tion that would aid the school boy o | girl in eottiug on iu life. To illm'rat-o, Professor Albert taifl, j while it is well enough to Uuow how Ito extract square root, cube roof ! eto , it is vastly more iuiportant that j the country boy should ho mile to dp termine, from knowledge gained ii ; school, which would be the more profit able,to husk a crop of coru, haul it ti town and sell it at a certain figure, oi , to feed the coru to hogs ra : :rl on tin farm and sell the fattened hogu at 1 prices prevailing. This ho regards a 1 a practical problem to bo solved only by careful calculation based ou ex j periiuents AFTERNOON SESSION The first speaker of the afternoon session was Professor Alb" ' T'n subject of his address was: "What Directors Can do to I.nprove the P ib Ho Schools. " First in import wc\h. 1 hold, is the practice of frequently vis [ itiug the schools to determine the ex act coiiditiou of affairs not only a relates to the reaching done, but »h< as to arrangement aud condition ol the buildings. He urged that farmers i at least should give as much atteutii n to the care and education of their | children as they would bestow on tin care aud training of the animals of the farm. For the country school the speaker recommended a single-story building of as irmnv rooms as may be required surrounded by at least two acres of ground. In the rural sections where land is cheap he sees no necessity of erecting more than one-story build ings. The grounds should be enclosed with a substantial fence. The school giouud should abound in trees; there siiouid lie an attractive lawn and h sohool garden, wlie» the soil uj .v b< studied ami a knowledge of plant life may bo obtained. There should be ample play grounds, undisfigured by tlie unsightly n«h piles ttiat are too often in evidence at ttie very dour of sohool houses. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. Tlio following officers were elected for tliu ensuing year: President, Dr. I. (jr. Barber, of Danville; vice presi dents,.lohn Coleman.of Liberty town ship and Allen Watson, of Anthony township; secretary, W. H. Orth, of Dauville; treasurer. Jacob Sohnltz, of Cooper township. The following were elected as dele gates to the Directors' State conven tion: J. W. Swarts, Harry Redding, of Dauville; Michael Breckbill, ot Mahoning township: John Coleman, of Liberty township.aud Levi Fortner of Anthony townhsip THE CLOSING ADDRESS. Superintendent W. W. Evaus closed with a most excellent address on " The Country Schools of the Future." He deplored the lack of practicability in the couutry school, which he claimed originally was only a town school transplanted in the country. The special needs of the country boys aud girls seem to have been ingot-eu alto gether in shaping the course of study in the rural schools. He went over the grouud very fully, taking up the various innovations af fecting the conduct of schools, show ing which are practicable aud which are otherwise, menuwhilo keeping the ideal country school in sight, which in all probability will be attained to in time. Superintendent Evans spoke for nearly au hour, holding the close attention of the directors. Mrt-si'Jentlal Uncertainty, ,1} Out of Washington comes the pre diction that the next President will be one of three men—Theodore Roose velt. Joseph G. Cannon or Philander C. Knox This prophecy eliminates eatirely Secretary of War Taft.who is now regarded as the champion ef the Roosevelt policies against, the field. B.it it is a trifle too early to begin the process of elimination, and Taft is entire > too big a man to b>! set aside withnu* a battle that would Joave ui'acli of polir c I v>cc':nae. There is a disposition in cert li quarters to interpret the list vigor us mc-sauo of the President as au iuriicp t'ou of bis probable acceptance ot n nomination in the event of Taft's fail itig to break the opposition, but the venuueiatiou of the President can hardly bo looked upon except a- other than a distinct and final statement of His intentions. But just the same and notwithstanding, the belief of many people that President Roosoveit will yet be the nominee will not dowu, and only the action of the Chicago convention will satisfy the boomers ol the President that lie really meant what he said. The suggestion,however,that Presi dent Roosevelt intended his recent special message to Congress as a boost er for himself as a candidate for an other term is all together out of krep ing with the character of the man ami the nature of the conditions as thej exist today. If Theodore Rooseveli wauted auother term he wouldu'i have to turn a iiaud to "boost" hii candidacy. The slightest intimatioi of willingness to accept renominatiot at the bauds of the Republican party wouhi suffice. The difficult thing foi him appears to be to keep the people from forcing auother term on hiui.de spite his purposes to the contrary. The folly of the enemies of tlx Presideut was never more strikingly illustrated than in the effort to maki the people believe that his vigorom message of last week was a covert bit for something which eveiybody know lie could instantly be assured of foi the mere asking. Thoughtful. Mrs. Greene—M.v husband is such I thoughtful man! He always goesdowi Into the basement kitchen to smoke Mrs. Gray—And lets the smoke com upstairs into the dining room througl the dumb waiter. Mrs. Greene —Yes but that's because he is abseutmindeil poor man! That has nothing to d< with his thoughtfuluess, you know.- Transcript. Mixed. Earnest I-'emale Professor, I hea you are a great ornithologist. Profess or—l am an ornithologist, madam Earnest Female —Then could you kind ly tell me the botanical name for i whale?— Punch. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup Relieves Colds by working them cit of th* system through a copious aiu healthy action of the bowels. Relieves coughs by cleansing th< mucous membranes of the thro.ii. che* and bronchial tubes. "As pleasant to the tact* as Maple Sugar" Children Like It For BACKACHE-WEAK KIDNEYS Tr; DtWitt's Kldnej Md Bladder Pllli Sure and Srt K - i, P» li iV » UNNECESSARY WASTE OF WATER Tho zero weather prevailing adds something to the burden off r e.ew at the water won and inciue, laiiy so t eiliin" lo the h .ronch'B i . *e '■ouut. It miv not lie BC .. ))■ XU'jMU that white the iuei .1 eteis iii'o nil u'' u■> . 'Oi lgsuc i.' U a | lit • ail ye»n" .>y the 1 >iou ri U o< iged .0 |iu,iii) cou .'6l i- iv more w er, a lieu niea..» lit > 1 Hf !-te iu re ■ iiiiiel a. ■ ti. i . ter 1 turn Hies iiißfc 111 1 roui II.IS i>i: • '.l.lie auuitiunal sa uf waier las to be prodn erl to ni-ev the w;nte 00- casiouel iii letting rim byi r.i'it ruu it night as is rjuise g leri'li ne 1 u*- toui i.uon<;iiout 1 invent tue pipes iiuiu tTr> y t, . iu u i,ir weath er i • (Mil l is a nre at >i..b.oly one-half o' 19 hyd- .its 1 ihe bor "Oaii WIIII it fre /,e riuriug tiie N'/ht if nen' closed. War takers loug ago learned that byfleaving the hyoiant ptrtiallv open so that a thin Btrea 1 is kept running, caa hn obviated. Some, are careful to preve. r. e escape of more w er than is nece-sai v to .ccomplish tbe obj - ii'ht, while oiuers less oo'isi lcrate keep tl hydraut pi • tic illy wide open and the' by 1 rove the huaviest factors in the \\ . ite time is constantly o.i during free/, ug weather. The practice of tlu s opening the hydrants at night, of course,eau hard ly be approveu o. by the iiorote 1 ,uih orities. Iu a teneral way. con■ .lering how essential water is in the house hold, they might, be tarn; u 1 to 01 ee their eyes to the practice, wher« the waste is kept down to a minimum; in iu other cases the 10.-s is ' heavy and the practice can lot ■ • e ved at. The su'.jjp wa under di>cut < lat the water work esterday. it was stated that .11 about town may be eu tell-'aie masses of ie in tiie sireers. n lon the sidewalks, vshie'i reveal to the boi ugli k 11: lior 1 r ies w here tiie wa te 01 water is the great est. I sevei .1 hundred h.yiii iutt, be kept open ior ten or twelve houis it requires only a simple inatl ematical operation to show how much harder the pumps will have to work t< keep the wa! naias ti led. 1 therefore clearly becomt s the (tit vol ev > tak er, if tempted to keet the I 'rant ien,to se n to it tint tlr wa- kept wn 1 tl.® Kuialleßt possible auiov.ut. Will/am HL Died Yesterday. \S Ham ■ • , 11 one of the work nen iu.tt.a i- tut one. e ilo >1 at No 1. b ..-in... Monony, ■"ie«' 1 the M i,. li. i ■ k'■ r hospit d jesrei iay morning. Ti usdeatli fh i 111 'ts eighth v ctim 11' leu' iilfi 'lis e'er rer ,wo (Ims iiiiiit 'ii '»<• leveling between ! ■ and ith Fulfur 1001 uurns which c *v d two thir<is ol his >'v. The phvsioi in ,"t fir t ho| ee lo ftve hiol and tiid h!I in their rto relieve his pain, hut he never 1 ed BJd gradual.y snuk . his deari . The eeceise.l was ai<ed abut oO years, tuii weut to Northumberland from Liauville about li) year » He was employe i as a puddler iu the Dan ville iron mills and obtaine a similar position at the Van A ten works made his home with Mrs Sue Faust. He was unmarried and i urvived oulv by one brothei .lobe L. Morgan, of Danville. The fnneral ai...n; meut will be aunoonced later. The negro tramp who was behind the furnace wlitn the boihr 1 . oiled, aud who took the first fright to Mil ton afier huving au injured hand | dressed, returned to Nor humberlaud Tuesday to look fur two oilier tramps who were with him. One of them, John Quickly, is in the hospital the other is missing. I' was ;t fist : thought that iiis bony might be in the | ruins,but they have been ciearen away I aud no trace of any ether vicuui has , been found. CAJARRH Ely's Cream Balm is quickly absorbed . C0 V?1 Gives Relief at Once. It cleanses, soot! , heals and t tects fWs brane resulting fn 111 t'.r 1 rli iuei ,ln\ r\N nway a Cold iu (lie Head quickly, lli-yay rri/pn stores the Senses "fSvHI H Lf Lli j Taste aud Smell. Fill! size 50 cts., at Drag gists or by mail. In liquid form, 75 rents. Ely Brothers, st) WA t n Street, New York. R I P A-y S "! ahulv Doctors find A good prescript ion For ViHnkind. The 5-eent packet is i uough for u-ua oecassions The t. inilv bottle (00 nenta ! or.ntains a snj., ly for a >«ar. All drug ! gists | IW'n"'(l ™ | I W. T. lUU'BAK" KK. Mansi^rer. M between Hruitti St. Station B Iff uii Terminal (in Gilbert I convenl* lit ami homeiiUo pliiee H ■ 1. - ny while In theelly shoppinff- g Q An «'\ »'U« nt n-stiiuraiu win i«- H kg ITIMNI NI rviee comhim-s with low a* BS Rooms si.( u per diy *nd up H I The on >y modern te priced hotel of R rjj rel lit''i i o*»iis»eq®enee In ■ | Phis Al> LPHIA J
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