Montour American
FRANK C. ANQLE, Proprietor.
Danville, Pa., July 2, 1008.
DOUGHERTY iSSULS
BRIGADE QfiDERS
Brig. Gea,. 0. Bow. Dougherty lias
issued his general order governing the
movement of the Third brigade,N. G.
P., to Ciuip HATS, at Gettysburg.
General Dougherty directs that all
organizations shall reach camp by
seven a. m, July 16th.
Gen. Dougherty directs that parti
cular attention shall be paid to the
conduct and discipline of the men en
route and that each company shall
carry brooms and sweep the cars wheu
they disembark. Staff officers will be
detailed to observe the discipline of
detaining. Brigade headquarters will
be in camp from twelve o'clock, noon.
July 15th, until twelve o'clock noon,
July 23rd. Company D, Eighth regi
ment infantry and the governor's troop
are detailed for provost duty, arriving
at Gettysburg not later than ten a. m.
July 14th, and will report to Lieuten
ant Colonel Samuel \V. Jefferies, pro
vost marshal of the division. Conceal
ed mess sinks will be established, one
for each battalion, on plans sent to
regimental comanders. The brigade
will be inspected on Friday, July 17.
A sailicient number of United States
aruiy oihcers will be detailed to attend
the encampment to permit of the as
signment of one officer to each regi
mental organization as an instructor
and for umpiring purposes. Mauoeuves
by battalion, regiment and brigade
will be held, battalion manoeuvres
probably taking place on the day of
the arrival in camp.
WHEN FOOD WAS SCARCE.
Prices That Ruled In Paris During the
Siorjo cf 1370.
Tho following Interesting statement
of the prices that were paid 112 >r food
during the siege of 3 70 is taken ver
bally ut of the Journal of a French
officer -stationed In Pur! at tho time:
•'Toward the mi Idle of October we
the lalmals of the zoological i:den.
1 : ;!.r -l'j M. J t lit - r
of :l.e English meat shop in Av.
Frl : Hnd. The meat of the elephant*
trunk and feet were both declared de
licious by all gormands. In the some
shrp a pair of .voung wolves were sold
for J.oO per pound. The meat was
soft and without taste. The biggest
price was paid for a young live lamb
that had been swiped by a 'franctireur'
from thee: emy. One hundred dollars
iiaiu tor it.
"Ilere Is an exact price list of some
victuals toward the end of the siege:
Two pounds ot horseflesh So.oo
Ono ham IC.OO
A Whole rat 3.1 1
A rabbit 10.09
One turkey 30.00
One ess J.OO
A rat SO
A pigeon 3.00
One pound of butter G.OO
A pound ot beans J.EO
A peck of carrots 2.00
Ono cabbage hend 3.00
Ono stick of celery 50
Wood to burn U"0 pounds) 1.00
"Even the rich had to live on the
meagerest diet and to take into their
menu things that till then only the
trapper in the virgin forests was sup
posed to eat. I leave it to you to im
agine what kind of meals were served
In the small restaurants and boarding
houses.
"Moreover, everybody had to submit
to the strictest orders. People stood in
file before the butcher and baker shops
to wait for their turns. Each household
tvas famished with a card from the
municipality authorizing the bearer to
buy a certain amount of meat and
bread. The cook, the housewife, the
young girl, the little child (men never
go shopping In France), were posted for
hours before the shops in rain and
snow, with wet feet, shivering with
cold. The unfortunate ones endured
without a murmur these hardships.
Women throughout the time of the
siege were setting an example of cour
age and self abnegation not always fol
lowed by men. t
"It was a sad and touching spectacle,
these long tiles of women, nearly all
dressed in black, grouped before the
doors of the dealers, watched by the
national guard, with whom they at first
were laughing and chatting, till the
Bufferings from the cold had silenced
the latiw'i and sometimes brought forth
the tears.
"But in spite of all precautious the
stores one by one were exhausted, the
provisions, putin too late before the
siege, were used up, and, while the ba
bies, deprived of milk, died in great
numbers or, fed on sweet wine and
bread, pined slowly away, the big peo
ple tried to find new resources to pro
long their lives."
The Meaning of "Muff."
The record of the fact that mulTs
were once worn by more men than wo
men In Paris suggests the old ingenious
definition of a muff as "a soft tiling
that holds fl lady's hand without squeez
ing it. ' "Muff"' appears to have come
to Ui from German, in which language,
curiously, "muff" means not only a
hand comforter, but also a sulky per
son or a growling dog. These seem,
however, to be two different words.
Was our own metaphorical "muff" an
allusion to the effeminacy of mult ;
wearers n r simply an intimation that
the person was distinctly "soft'/"
In the Philadelphia directory for
1785 is the following entry: "Dorleans
Messrs., Merchants, near 100 South
Fourth Street" These were Louis j
Philippe, afterward king of France,
and two of his brothers, who lived at ]
the northwest corner of Fourth and 1
Princes streets.
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THURSDAYS 1908 SUNDAYS
July K> and 30, August 13 and 27 July 19, August 2, 16 and 30
$4- 75 Round Trip. $4.50 Round Trip
Via De'aware River Bridge Yin Market Street Wharf
FROM SOUTH DANVILLE.
THURSDAY TICKETS GOOD FOR TEN DAYS
SUNDAY TICKETS GOOD FOR FIVE DAYS
STOP-OVER ALLOWED AT PHILADELPHIA
For full information concerning (leaving time of trains, oinsult
siuall haul bills or nearest Ticket Agent.
J. R WOOD GEO. W. BOYD
Passenger Traffic Manager General Passenger Agent
FED IK
IIS ROADBED
David Nuss and his gang of track
men, who are engaged in raising the
roadbed on the S. H. & W. branch of
the Pennsylvania railroad, have con
siderably more than half completed
the section beginning at the ten miie
post below Riverside and ending near
the water tank above the station, a
distance of over a mile.
The improvement is a very import
ant one. the frack being raised eight
or nine inches along the entire dist
ance. Incidentally all the old ties are
being removed and uew ones iuseited.
The object of raising the track is to
elevate the cross ties farther above the
level of the natural ground, where they
will be affected less by wet aud damp
ness. A railroad tic if properly oared
for may last ■ r ten years, while if it
is permitted to sink into the wet
ground or to lie in such .1 position
that moisture will ail'oct it, it is lika
ly to vield to tie vy »t- almc-i any
p . : 'd. The Peunsv.thi refute bei:->vc
t-hat it is a good policy to keep the
ticable.
of ro' i; bails : u: ->i w itii cindet for
backfilling. The latter is select' -I as
tho best material known for prevent
ing moisture from reaching the ties.
Mr. Nuss recently raised a section of
track a mile or more in length above
Boyd's station. The track there was
raised soui" two feet.
EGG EATER'S CHALLEMGE.
Offers to Consume Forty-two Eggs at
3 Sitting or Forfeit SSO.
Louis Gill, champion egg eater of
Montgomery, Mo., says be can beat tho
record of Frank Ryan of Whiteside,
Mo., who is reported as having eaten
as many as thirty-five eggs at one
sitting.
To prove his assertion Gill has offer
ed to put up SSO that he can
forty-two eggs in a contest for tho"
championship and SSO.
Gill's highest record is thirty-six
?ggs, but he is inspired by the contest
that U' now ou to greater things.
Therefore he challenges the world that
he can swallow forty-two Missouri
eggs and digest them or forfeit SSO.
Gill formerly conducted a restaurant
at lola, Kan., where he began his ca
reer as an egg eater; also a possum
consumer. He and his partner, J. E.
Q'Donnell, got a fine possum and cook
ed it in a delicious style. O'Donnell
was called away from the restaurant
on business. During his absence Gill
forgot be bad a partner in the feast
and consumed the possum.
Gill does not aspire to become the
rhampion possum eater, leaving that
to the Ethiopian race, but he does bet
that ho has a capacity to digest eggs
by the dozen. lie likes them soft boil
ed. with a little coffee, having been
known to drink as many as six cups at
sne sitting.
Fond Mother (to her precious son,
aged twelve years) Willie, what
would you like to give your cousin
Harry for his birthday?
Willie (who has his own opinion of
Cousin Harry, aged sixteen)—l know
what I'd like to give him, but I ain't
big enough!— London Judy.
"Sir," began Lord Brokeleigh pom
pously, "I've called to request youi
daughter's hand i;i marriage."
"That is entirely out of the question
my dear man," replied old Roxley.
"However, I don't want to seem alto
gether uncharitable, so here's $5 foi
you."— Philadelphia Press.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
PERSONALLY-CONDUCTED EXCURSIONS
TO
NIAGARA FALLS
July 8, 22, August 5, 19, September 9, 23, and
October 7, 1908
Round-Trip From
Rate J •O\J South Danville.
Tickets good sroingon train leaving 13.10 noon,connecting with BPECIAL
TRAIN ot Pullman Parlor Cars. Dining Car, and
Day Coaches running via the
PICTURESQUE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY ROUTE
Tickets good returning on regular trains within FIFTEEN DAYS, in
cluding date of excursion. Stop-off within limit allowed at Buf
falo returning. Illustrated Booklet and fall information
may be obtained from Ticket Agents.
J R WOOD, GEO. W. BOYD,
Passenger Traffic Manager. General Passenger Agent.
NEWS ITEMS FROM
'ROUND THE STATE
The Womelsdorf,Berks county, board
of health has adopted very stringent
rules regulating the sale of milk.
Mrs Susan Applaton, of Yardley,
Delaware couuty, will have the ashes
of her home that was destroyed by fire
a few days ago sifted, in the hopa of
finding diamonds valued at $2,000.
Graut K. Iveiser.of Indiantown Gap,
Lebanon county, was fatally wounded
in the abdomau on Monday,by the ac
cidental discharge of a revolver in tho
hands of a younger brother.
Professor W. F Tell, of Reading,
aud Norman B. Frey, of Lancaster,
the latter ouly 11 years old, 011 last-
Saturday swaui from Wieses island in
the Susquehanna river to the Lancast
er county shot, and back,a distance of
one mile, wit-l out .-topping to ICM.
References Required to Open a Dank
Account In England'
i like t\ - A: Ticrm custom of car-
D. 11. Lichau, a retired banker of Lon
don. "In England gentlemen and busl
thonj. Nearly everything is paid for
< nou-li to j r- the 'mall Incidental ex
penses of a day.
"If a I..an oes into a store to buy a
hat, he does not pay money f,.p it, but
gives a check. If he is dining at a
public plate, he very likely pays for
his meal With a check. The system of
credit 11 England is different from that
in this ountry, and the mere fact that
a man lias an account in a bank serves
to give him standing.
"One cannot open an account with a
bank in England merely by carrying
money to the bank and depositing it
lie must have two first class refer
ences before a bank will accept his ac
count, and when reference is given It
means that the person giving it would
Indorse or stand for the person to
whom it is given.
"A reference in England means more
than a mere phrase. Checks ou banks
in England cannot be obtained for the
mere asking, and a man must have an
account in order to get checks from
any bank. They cannot be picked up
on bank counters or in public places.
"Private accounts in English banks
are not accepted unless they are paid
for, the general charge being §SO a
year. There are one or two banks in
England which discriminate so care
fully In the accounts they accept that
when a person is fortunate enough to
be permitted to open 1111 account with
them he can get credit in any city In
England or the continent of Europe."—
Washington I'ost.
Disease Has Freaks.
No medical man needs to be told that
even disease has its freaks aud that re
covery has occasionally been brought
about by means inexplicably trivial
One of the most remarkable of these
unaccountable eccentricities of disease
took place at Ilalver, in Westphalia.
The case was that of a boy who, as the
result of a very heavy fall backward
on his "head while skating, had for a
year and a half been deaf and dumb.
Ono morning his brother went to
awake him and, finding him sleeping
heavily, tapped him lightly on the fore
head. To his amazement the deaf and
dumb boy awoke with a loud cry.
Both speech aud hearing had been re
stored- Kansas City Journal.
Blobbs (after an all night poker
game)—l'm going to a Turkish bath.
Come along. Slobbs—No, thanks. I'm
cleaned up now.
SIX BARRELS
i IIIOIDE
Tlie usual preparations for a fitting
celebration of the Fourth of July are
on foot at tiie hospital tor the insane.
The patients are aware of what is on
foot anil are gleefully awaiting the
dawn of Independence day. Daring
several years past a display of fire
works has been omitted in the Fourth
of July demonstration at the hospital
for Hie insane. Tiie round of observ
ances, however, includes pretty nearly
everything else that goes with a well
regulated Fourth of July.
The most interesting part of the
day's program will be the field day ex
ercise, which will be held Saturday
afternoon in the fine grove near the
western entrance to tiie gronnd.
The program will inclnde all the
sports and amusements known. Prin
cipal among these will be the contests
in which the patients will largely
participate. The matter of prizes lias
not been omitted. Forty silk flags have
been purchased by the hospital and
these will be awarded to the success
ful contestants in the various field
sports.
Neither have refreshments been over
looked. Nothing stronger than lemon
ade will be served, but it will be of
the very best quality and there will
be no less thin six barrels of it. How
ard B. Schultz.the steward, will make
the lemonade; he has caiefully figured
oat- the quantity required and has con
cluded that it will take about 'two
j hundred gallons. The lemonade with
cake will be served in the wards after
the field sports. \
LEARNING TO SWIM.
The Fr.t Man Who Was a Model of
Patience and Perseverance.
| Persistence in undertaking is a laud
j able virtue, but it can bo a bit over
j done sometimes, as in a case described
by Y. 1.. Molloy in "Our Autumn lloll
| Ja.v on French Rivers." Mr. Molloy
f.nd lilii friends, longing for a good
Jive, v. 'i:t to a swimming school on an
| ! lata! in the Seine. I'll y <lonm-1 their
j rented coattmies and were preparing
j along :id Insisted on tying t'l'oni
upon the platform a short and absurd
swimming sandals and oiled "cap.
i "Let's ..<• him ,u) In," ;aM we.
"What a : h he'll make!"
Tlie swimming masters received the
new arrival at the middle of the plat
form. There he 1 alance 1 himself on
his stomach on a wooden tump 4wo
feet high. The masters seized hlni by
j hi-; ; nds and feet and with s! >w anil
rtte movements made him strike
out with the action of swimming. They
kept this up for a quarter of an hour,
and tho perspiration rolled off hiua In
great drops.
"Ile'll be awfully hot togo Into the
water after that," said I.
But he did not go into the water. Tho
swimming lesson over, he moved to
ward the dressing room, saying:
"I have done better today."
"Ah, yes," answered one of the mas
ters. "Your progress is admirable."
Tlie fat man beamed with complai
sance and went Jn to dress.
I called the swimming masters aside.
"Does "our monsieur* practice often
like that? He must have great perse
verance."
"Perseverance! He has worked line
this for five years, and he lias aever
been In the water!"
The Silent Winners.
Examine our list of presidential can
didates and see how few of them made
stump speeches.
George Washington made none.
Thomas Jefferson made none.
John Adams, John Quincy Adams,
James Madison, James Monroe made
none.
Neither did Andrew Jackson, nor
Martin Van Buren, nor General Harri
son, nor James K. Polk, nor Franklin
Pierce, nor James Buchanan.—Jeffer
sonian.
A Fortunate Man.
One day a young matron to the
market place did go, where she bought
an oyster plant, then sot it out to grow.
Said she, "Next winter we'll have oys
ters, fresh oysters every day, and what
a saving it will be, with not a cent to
pay. Oh, but hubby should be thank
ful It was liis lot in lif»: to get such a
saving woman for his own little wife."
—Chicago News.
An Eye Opener.
"Eight o'clock," exclaimed a guest at
a hotel, yawning, "and I'm so sleepy I
can scarcely open my. eyes!"
"Shall I brlngyour bill, sir?" Inquired
a waiter.
Mole Superstitions.
According to tradition, if you have a
mole on your chin you may expect to
be wealthy, while if you have it un
der your arm It promises you wealth
and honor as well. A mole on the
ankle indicates courage. On the left
temple a mole indicates that you will
find friends among the great ones of
tho earth, but if it be placed ou the
right temple it warns you of coming
distress. A mole on a man's knee
means that he may expect to marry a
rich woman. A mole on the neck
promises wealth. If you havo a mole
on your nose you are going to be a
great traveler. A mole on the throat
Indicates health and wealth.
One Advantage.
Little Willie—Say, pa, what is the
difference between genius and insan
ity? Pa—The lunatic, my son, is at
least sure of his board and clothes
DARING ESCAPE
FROM BLOOM JAIL
John McUarty implicated in the
Jaffe robbery, at Berwick, about one
month ago,made a daring escape from
the Columbia countyfcjail, at Blooms
burg, Tuesday night, and although
every effort lias been made by Sheriff
C. B. Eut, no trace of liis « hereabouts
can be found.
While Miss Lizzie Eut, daughter of
the sheriff and Mrs. Eut, the wife of
the sheriff, were allowing a woman to
pass out of the door leading into the
jail, McCarty shoved them aside, and
rushed out of the corridor and made
his escape running up Iron street and
then down the D. L.and W. railroad
tracks. While the prisoner, was run
ning through the corridor, Harold Ent
tried to stop him but was unsuccess
ful.
Sheriff Ent was not at home at the
time the prisoner escaped,but was im
mediately summoned, and a thorough
search was made along the railroad
tracks but the man could not be locat
ed.
The escape was evidently a well
planned one for McCarty just prior
to his making the dash for freedom
had stolen a gold watch from a fellow
prisoner.
As he ran up Iron street, several
parties saw him, but they, thinking it
was a man chasing someone, made no
effort to stop him.
Thinking that McCarty would go
back to Berwick, Sheriff Ent weut to
that place, and made arrangements for
his capture in case he should go there.
He lias also communicated with the
police in other towns along every rail
road line to be on the lookout for the
man.
McCarty, with his brother. William
Mcl irty and Chailes Gross entered
the Jaffe store in Berwick,and remov
ed several dollars worth of hats and
shoes. They were captured and placed
in jail. William McCarty and Gross
pleaded guilty at a special term of
-ourt two weeks ago,and were sentenc
ed. They refused to implicate John
McCarty, and he would not plead
guilty, i'id was held for the
September ten i of court.
At the time of his escape he hail no
c'Jat or Ir-.t ou and wore a light shirt,
light oorduro„v trousers and tan ox
i for a. lie ha- light hair and a short
Cjincj Him One Dalter.
i "Ah," -.'.id the delighted suburban
ite, "I • lit n r i!:e 1.. irt of t.iture.
i Within _ 1 yards of my house any
,
I "That's nothing," aid tho confirmed
town dweller. "There Is a man shoot
ing snip, s i:i tho gutter within thirty
fe et ot' my house most every day."
Then the suburbanite ran for tho
fifty-five train.—Chicago News.
Fad of Fair Mot^riats.
Onf-iTf Thffctfwm.r; of nfrr mot >r
lsts of Paris Is to carry bouquets of
flowers securely fastened in vases at
tached tt> the inside of their car doors
WE 111
ID OF IB
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
STATE LIVE STOCK SANITARY
BOARD.
Regulation Relating to DORS in
BOROL'tih OF DANVILLE
The attention of all owners of dog
I in the above described district is call
ed to the following order of quaran
tine of dogs adopted by the State Live
Stock Sanitary Board.'June 20, 1908.
Dog owners are warned that disregard
j of this notice may lead to the destruc
tion of their dogs and that they them
selves may be proceeded against legal
ly.
LEONARD PEARSON.
State Veterinarian.
Harrisburg, Pa.. June 20, 1908.
WHEREAS, There is reason to be
lieve that the disease known as rabies
or hydrophobia exists in Borough of
Danville ami the nature of this dis
ease is such that for the present all
dogs, within certain limits, must be
suspected of being capable of spread
ing it.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, bv
authority of the State Livestock San
itary Board under the provisions of the
Act of March 2Tth, 1903, that all dogs
In the above described district are
hereby declared to be in a state of
quarantine, and mast be strictly con
lined or firmly secured on the premises
of their owners, and not allowed to
run at large or euter public highways
excepting when led or when muzzled
with a well fitting muzzle that will
effectually prevent biting.
This quarantine shall remain in
force for 100 days from the date here
of or until removed by the State Live
Stock Sanitary Board.
Attention is called to the following
j Sectious of the above mentioned Act.
Section 3. Should dogs be permitted
to run at large, or to escape from re
straint or confinement, or togo with
out muzzle, in violation of the quar
antine, or regulation, or order, estab
lished by the State Live Stock Sanitary
Board to restrict the spread of rabies
or hydrophobia, as provided by this
act,such dogs may be secured and con
fined,or they may be shot or otherwise
destroyed, and the owner or owners
thereof shall have no claim against
the person so doing.
Section 4. Any periou violating the
provisions of this act or of a quaran
tine, or of a regulation or order to re
strain, confine or muzzle dogs, duly
established by the State Live Stock
Sauitary Board for the purpose of re
stricting the spread of rabies, or hy
drophobia, in the manner provided in
the other sections of this act, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor; and
upon conviction shall forfeit and pay
a fine of not less than ten dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars, at the
discretion of the court.
STEPPED IN
FROM OF TRAIN
Emmit Lankan, of Seramou, a fiag
man on the D. L. & W. railroad, was
instantly killed Tuesday morning
just above the Berwick depot w hen he
stepped in front of the down passeng
er train which reaches Danville at
9 :15 a. rn.
Langan was with the freight crew
of train No. 733, and had just turned
a switoh to allow the passenger train
to run by, after the freight train had
been switched in on the siding. After
turning the switch lie turned and
walked on the main track, directly in
front of the passenger train. He was
struck and knocked several feet from
the track, and when picked np by his
fellow workmen he had expired. A
deep gash across his forehead where
the pilot of the engine struck him was
the cause of his death. Besides the
gash in the forehead his left arm was
crushed between the elbow and should
er.
The body was placed in the caboose
and taken to Berwick and later was ;
taken to Scrauton, where burial will j
be made.
| Langan was aged about thirty-five !
years and was unmarried.
CURE FOR DIVORCE.
How Bishop Fallows Would Unite Es
tranged Wives and Husbands.
Bishop Samuel Fallows of the Re
j formed Episcopal church, who founded j
Christian psychology, has tair_>u anoth
er plunge Into the occult, says a Chi
cago dispatch. He announces a reme- j
dy to unite estranged husbands and
wives and kill off the divorce evils.
It is to be done by suggestion and auto- \
suggestion. He told all about it in an
address on the psychology of doubt.
The bishop declared he had used the 1
method successfully. He also s.u l that
when a man or woman desires'ro win j
back his or her mate the mind must be j
kept in a receptive condition. The j
bishop continues:
"One cannot believe unless he puts
himself in the position to believe; one |
! .'uunot love unless one puts himself in '
I die position to love; one cannot con- !
| tlnue to love unless one wills to con- I
I tinue to love. Of course we cannot i
| will to love an 1 then love or will to
by auto-av.r gestlon a will in this sub- I
j "The first thing to do wheu one of j
that he or she has ceased to love is to
set the will i:i operation i > bring to '
the subconsciousness a consciousness ol !
the past. It is idle to say, 'You must
love one another.' No amount of will
ran bring that about, but the will can
summon recollection.
"I say to the troubled one if a wo
man: /cjo back over your whole life.
Od itru-!; . ;it retlevt 0(1, th>: -ti.;.c that
: you were being wooed an<f won. Did
I you take a great magnifying glass then
jto look for faults? Were you happier
i than now? They say that !;>ve is blind,
j but this is to be taken in a limited
sense as blind to faults. Nothing in
] the whole world Is more keen sighted
to see good qualities. I'ou are blind tc
the good in taking a magnifying glass
to the faults. Go back into the past
aiul think of the way you sacrificed
and toiled to make the home. Recall
the good times you have had together.'
"In this way is created by auto-sug
gestion the will to continue in love,
which may prove more powerful than
] the false belief that they cannot love,
j This same method can bring about mar
j riage."
i Bishop Fallows concluded with these
! epigrams:
| "Love once and you must love al
! ways. Love cannot be killed once it is
j Instilled. There is no eaithly power
I that can make two people fall in love
| with each other. If two people really
love each other once, that love can al
| ways be revived. Deep in their hearts
j they will always love one another. Di-
I vorces are but the climaxes of half
{ hearted battles."
Saved Some Pain.
! Mrs. Leahy was determined that No-
J rah, the only girl in the family, should
| learn to play the piano. "Their father
I has a fine big voice, and nie owu is
| not bad," she told a neighbor, "but
I there can't one o' them children sing a
j note. So Norah must learn the piano,
| aVI we'll have to l'ave the boys go."
"llow is Norah getting on with the
| piano?" inquired Sir. Leahy's employer,
i to whom Norah's father had confided
| the fact that his daughter was taking
I music lessons.
| "She shtrives wid might an' main,"
j said Mr. Leahy, "an' she's on a grand
| piece. Well, sorr, all I can say is that
if Mr. Chopping—that she tells wrote
the piece—cud come to life again an'
hear Norah play it he'd be thankful ho
was dead au' burled before iver Mrs.
Leahy tuk the notion to have Norah
study the piano. An' that's the thruth."
—Youth's Companion.
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OF IJPiD FEU
The report of the local registrar,
which was sent into the bureau of vit
al statistics for the first
time in the history of the town con
tained a case ./ real rabies, the victim
of the disease.! will be recalled, ne
ing Joseph Gst .
There were ,g jht cases of typhoid
fever reported coring June as against
eleven cases in |jay and one in April.
In May there were no deaths from
typhoid ; in June one case proved fatal.
The present report shows a slight ab
atement in typhoid, which is gratify
ing, as a very slight increase in the
number of cases over May would have
brought us dangerously near the limit
when the diseai would have ceased
to be normal, j
Dr. Shultz.the local registrar, states
that there is a general prevalence of
whooping cough Eight cases have
been reported by the physicians, but
it is a fact not at all doubted that a very
large number of children having
j whooping cough are being treated
J privately. The popular opinion sterns
,to bo that whooping cough is a mild
form of disease which children,at one
time or another, are sure to contract.
: This is true in a sense, Dr. Shultz ex
; plains, but at the same time many
dangerous diseases follow as a sequ
ence of whooping cough. By studying
I the general reports it will be-seen that
many deaths result indirectly from
whooping cough. Dr. Shultz says it is
somewhat remarkable that whooping
| cough shouldjgain a foothold at this
! season of the year. Epidemics of the
disease generally occur during cold
weather.
There was one case of chickenpox
during June. Two cases of tuberculosis
developed during the month. Twenty
five deaths ocurred during June, six
' being at the hospital.
COUNTY INSPECTOR'S REPORT,
j The report of Dr. G. A. Stock,mod
! ical inspector, which covers Montour
county outside of the boroughs of Dan
ville and Washingtouville, shows the
following communicable diseases for
the month ending Juno 20th: One case
of whooping cough,six cases of mumps
:iud three rases of diphtheria, ouo of
the latter re uitii • farali)
WARSHIP TAKES
TRIAL SPIN
PHILADELPHIA, July 1
The new battleship Mississippi sail
:ed from the Philadelphia uavy va:
today for Newport to make
official trip known as "au ar
run." Prior to the trial Uk
and guns of the big '•
: given a thorougli'test
ial trip will start from
; July 1.
The Mississippifwill spend some tinn.
: in New England waters and will later
! return here.
| Twelve graduates of this year's
, class of the Annapolis Naval Academy
1 sailed on the Mississippi,making their
I first trip as officers in'the'navy.
The law changing the namo of the
i navy yard here from League Island
i to Philadelphia went into effect today.
JUDGE QRAY'S
FIRM STAND
WILMINGTON. DEL. July 1.
In reply to a question from a rep
resentative of the Associated Press
Judge Gray This morning stated that
he had just sent a telegram to the
New York "Evening Journal, " as fol
; lows:
| "I have your telegram saying that
it is stated positively that I will ac
; cept the Vice Presidential nomination
and asking whether this is true. As I
I have repeatedly said I would not con
| sent to being placed iiij nomination as
i a candidate for the presidency, I now
say with equal emphasis that I will,
under no circumstauces, consent to a
j nomination for the Vice Presidency.
(Signed) "George Gray."
Hirst Fatal Accident.
The first fatal accident for the sea
son resulting from fire crackers occur
; rod in Cannonsburg on' Monday wheu
three children of John Tenosses, a
miner, while exploding firecrackers
ignited a can of Cpower aud set the
house on fire. Two of the children
were fatallyjburned
R-I-P-A-N-S Tabttle
Doctors find
A good prescription
For Mankind.
! The 5-cent packet is enough for nsua
occassions. The family bottle ((>0 cents
.contains a supply for a year. All drug
| gists.
WINDSOR HOTEL*
W. T. BRUIiAKEK. Manager.
Midway between It road St. Station
and Reading Terminal on Filbert St
European. SI.OO per day and up
American. 52.50 per day and up
The only moderate priced hotel of
reputation and consequence in
PHILADELPHIA