Jfontatif i§j£i VOL. *>4—NO. 28 i R. IRVING 11. JENNINGS, Office JJoitrs A. .'/■ to 12 M 101 -Ifill St., 1 I'. .'/. to j I'. M. Danville, Pa. n alll'LTZ, M. 425 Mtt.i. ST., DANVILLE, PA. diseases of the Stomach and Intestines a Specialty H CONDENSED. Slamming a door upon the tail of tier pet cat, Mabel Bull, of Yoe, York county, had her face badly lacerated by the claws of the frightened and pained animal. Rev. George L. Schaffer. Jr., pastor of the Beckman Memorial Methodist Episcopal church iu Doylestown, has anuouced that shirt waist men aud hatless women will be welcome at the church services and each one will be presented with a palm-leaf fan. Deputy Attorney General Cunning ham, on the part of the State, ou Thursday brought suit against the bor ough of Pottstown for the recovery of $1,458.25, representing the borough's unpaid tax on loans. The borough hav ing repeatedly refused to pay it. Geologist E. W. Warner has discov ered a largejaud [valuable deposit of mail,a good fertilizer,on the M. Coov er farm, on the border of Cumberland county, near Dillsburg. By the explosion of a cannon fire cracker in his hands on the Fourth, Harry Fronerzselt of Philadelphia age 12 years his face was burned so badly that he will lose the sight of both his eyes. Duriug a heavy rain on Friday even ing Mrs. Mary Goodyear, of Beaver Falls, ran out with a broom to keep the water from flooding her cellar aud fell into a deep hole made by the tor rent. She would probably have been drowned had not some persons nearby dragged her out,almost strangled with mud and water, buj still clinging to her broom. Overtaken on Thursday night on -ty-third street. Pittsburg, a party young people sought refuge under at a grocery store, w/ien a / v °'-if lightning struck the awning '"«j*o ladies of the party were rend ered unconscious, one remaining in that conditiou for three hours and the other four. B. F. Hiestaud, of Marietta, a prominent banker and business man, celebrated his eightieth birthday Jan niversary on Friday, by giving a din ner to those connected with or em ployed by the various enterprises in which he lias au interest. There were 150 present. Mr. Hiestaud has been in business sixty years and has been oresideut of the Exchange bank, of Marietta thirtv.four years. The corner stone of the first state orphange of the Patriotic Order of Americans was laid on the Fourth at Miffliuville, Columbia county. The state officers participated and Mrs. Samuel Hess, of Berwick, laid the stone, using a silver trowel. Au oil tank on the Charles Harvey farm near Graysville, Washington county, was struck by lightning on Friday night aud over 1000, barrels of oil were consumed. A treight train on the Reading- Slatington branch of the Reading rail way ou Friday ran into a herd of fine cattle belonging to Ephraim Dries, at Evansville, aud killed five of them. During a thunder storm on Satur day afternoon Siebert hall, the girls' dormitory at Susquehanna university, Seiinsgrove, was struck by lightning and set on fire but by the heroic work of rlio snmniP" students the building was saved. A newly organized coal company is about to develop a tract of 1600 acres of coal lands in Beaver aud Roaring Creek townships, Columbia county, which promise a big yield. This is sail to be the only undeveloped virgin tract of anthracite coal in the State. Ou the night of the Fourth, in Lan caster, William Nagle fired a loaded revolver,when the bullet glanced from the paved street, struck the brick wall of tho house opposite, rebounded and hit Miss Ada Hess on the back of the head. The bullet could not bo located and her condition is serious. Early ou Sunday morning Police man Hope, of Philadelphia, found a boy baby about 2 mouths old on the platform of Columbia avenue station, Reading railroad, nicely wrapped up in a heavy oloth, with just enough of an opening to enable the child to breathe. It is believed it was thrown from a passing train, and being so well padded sustained no injury. The child was taken to the Children's Homeopathic hospital. While George"Davis and James Murphy were'wrestling ou a towboat on the Monongahela river below Fred erickstowu, Washington county, on Saturday evening, they fell overboard and Davis was drowned. WILL ENFORCE lARKET ORDINANCE I The market ordinanue as pertaius to | the use of dry measure in selling [fruits, berries, etc.. is to be strictly j enforced in the futute. The matter, j which was brought up at a previous i meeting of couucil, was finally dispos i ed of Thursday night. Mr. Russell called attention to the dissatisfaction that exists among the patrons of the curbstone market over the practices of vendors, which, he said, fall little short of extortion. Not only are berries, etc., sold iu boxes, wttich are this summer smaller than ever before, but even new potatoes are being placed iu berry boxes aud sold at ten cents per box. An application to have an ordinance framed, regulat ing the sale of such articles iu mark et, he said would be made to couucil iu a short time. Speaking for him self, he said, he believed the present ordinance is all that is necessary and he read section II of the ordinauce on market, which provides that it shall not be lawful to sell fruit, berries, vegetables or garden produce, by any other than dry measure. It was the sense of couucil that this is all that is necessary aud that it prohibits vendors from selling berries aud like articles iu auy other way than by the quart or pint "dry measure." On motion it was ordered that the market master strictly enforce Section II of the ordinance on market. Samuel Mottern presented an ap plication for the position of watchman at the public park. On motion it was ordered that the application be laid on the table. Borough Electrician Newton Smith presented a report for the mouth of June. Sixty tons of coal amounting to $165 were consumed. The total cost of operating the plant for the month was $305.38. The plant was in opera tion 334 hours and 40 minutes. Mr. Russell moved that the public be permitted to dump clean ashes along with earth that may accumulate where building operations are on foot f at the narrowest point on West Mahoning street where filling up is necessary to widen the street. The motion carried. On motion of Mr. Moyer it was ord ered that several lights be placed on the lawn at the Goodwill hose house to illuminate the spot while festivals are being held there during the next few weeks. David Reese and Walter Lovett ap peared before council to » present an estimate on the cost of lighting the Y. M. C. A. building with borough light. On motion of Mr. Russell it was ordered that under the terms proposed the borough proceed to light the Y. M. C. A. building. The application presented for a franchise by the promoters of a new electric light company was discussed at some length. Action was deferred until next meeting, meanwhile some matters pertaining to the proposition will be investigated. i On motion of Mr. Everhart it was ordered that a vote of thanks be ex teuded to Mrs. John R. Bennett for | iron settees as well as to the public spirited citizens generally who con ! tributed money and flowers and labor ed so industriously to bring about the completion of the park. The following members were pres ent . Scharz, Pursel, Everhart, Moyer, Russell, Marshall. Angle. Couuolley and Cleaver. The following bills were approved for payment: BOROUGH DEPARTMENT. Labor and hauling $126.85 .T. 11. Cole 88.75 U. S. Express Co 1.38 Washington Fire Co 3.60 Garlock Packing Co .j.6:i Stewart Elec. Co 167.65 .lames Gibson 15.75 Wallace Hoover 25.60 W. W. Mottern 15.68 F. P Startzel ... ;j.75 Welliver Hwd. Co 1.75 Joseph Leohner . 24 59 T. B. Evans . 10 00 Penna. R. R. Co 17 52 j Friendship Fire Co ...... 30.00 Labor and hauling .... . 253.94 D. L &W.R.R. Co .. ! .!' .85 F. Hartmau . ... 1.20 Regular employes ... 127.50 WATER DEPARTMENT. Regular employes . $16.00 P. H. Foust, Agt 51.20 Friendship Fire Co ... ... 12A7 Joseph Leohuer 2.09 Garlock Packing Co ... 7.33 Crandall Packing Co . . 24.81 D. O. Hunt .76 A. M. Peters. i.92 i J. F. Tooley .70 j Dr. C Sliultz 25.00 j Joseph Philips, of Scranton, aged 35 years, was arrested ou the Fourth on the charge of killing his wife,who lay dead on tho floor of her home for sev | eral hours while her husband was in a nearby saloon. But evidence develop jed on Sunday that she had died of ! apoplexy, after a violent quarrel with Iter husband. DANVILLE PA., THURSDAY. JULY 9, 1908 A IST FOURTH OF A) Fourth of July passed off without anything occurring to mar the plea sure of the occasion. It is true, there was LtO amazing array of events scheduled, bat all the essential of a good-old-fashioned Fourth of July were present—even the noise. To enlarge upon the latter feature, I it is doubtful whether there ever was ! a noisier Fourth of July in Danville or one during which a greater quant ity of fireworks was discharged. The racket began on Friday evening early and from that hour until two o'clock j Saturday morning the fusillade con tiued. Sleep was out of the question j until the pent up patriotism had all j found expression and the first install ment of fireworks was exhausted. Between 2 o'clock and dawn the j town slept. Iu the interim the lovers j of noise braced themselves for a fresh j effort and as sooii as the rosy tints be gan to paint the eastern sky a few scattered shots were heard and by the time the sun appeared the battle was on. There was a lull about the middle of the day, but during the evening the noise exceeded anything ever heard in Danville. The most of the fireworks were discharged iu the vicinity of Mill and Mahoning streets. Crowds of youug fellows occasionally united in the purchase of fireworks, expending in this way five to ten dollars at a time, and the entire lot would be dis charged simultaneously or as nearly together as practicable. The racket can easily be imagined. It was not until midnight arrived and the advent of Sunday demanded peace and good order that quiet was restored. A large number of rockets were dis- | charged during the evening and some j very fine effects were produced. A j few persons were slightly burned about ; the hands, but so far as learned uo casualty worth noting occurred. The ! day on the whole was very much en- j joyed. THE FUNERAL OF DAVID CLARK HUNT The funeral of David Clark Hunt took place at 2 o'clock Monday after- i noon from the late residence, West Mahoning street. Interment was made j in Fairview cemetery. The services were conducted by the ! Rev. James Wollaston Kirk, pastor of the Mahoning Presbyterian church, of j which the deceased was a member, i The pall bearers were: J. H. Brugler, Dr. P. C. Newbaker, F. C. Derr, Ho ward Moore. J. E Moore and David Shelhart. Members of Montour Castle No. 186, ; K. G. E, to which the deceased he- j longed.attended the funeral in a body. Among those present from out of town were the following: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Alward of Bellwood; George! Hunt of Altoona; Mr. and Mrs. Ed- I ward Hunt of Shamokiu ; Mrs. James | of Decatur, 111., Dr. Charles J. Hunt aud Miss Mary Brown of Philadelphia; Charles Richard, Miss Mame Richard, i of Wapwallopen : Mr. and Mrs. Blind, Mrs. William Kelly of Nauticoke;i Mrs. Walter Drumheller, of Sunbury; j Mrs. Ryder of Scranton : Mr. and Mrs. j J. P. Weaver of Mahoning township. INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS A largely attended and interesting session of Moutour castle, No 18ti, Knights of the Golden Eagle, was held 5 Monday evening at which t!u? installa tion of officers for the ensuing six I mouths took place. The installing j officer was District Grand Chief Frank M. Ilerrington, assisted by grand caa- } tie officers. The officers installed weie as 112- I lows: Past chief, Herbert Hendricks; noble chief, Harry Moyer; vice chief, Clark Rishel; high priest, Charles Wagner; venerable hermit, B. F. Foulk; sir herald, Roy YanGilder; ensign, Frank L. Hartlino; esquire, Ralph H. White: first guard, Harry M. Ycrtger; second guard.Georgo Gul liver; worthy chamberlin, Joliu Hen- | ning; worthy bard, Dallas Hammer; I trustee. William B. Hatiser. Big Crop of Wheat. Farmer J. O. Warner has finished , cutting wheat at the farm connected ; with the hospital for the insane The crop is a very good one aud comprises i sixty acres Ouo field of fifteen acres has olroady been hauled into the barn. Purchased Property. Mrs. Catherine DeShay Tuesday i purchased the property of Mrs. Mary Densberger on A street. Grant Beck, of Corry, aged S years, j attempted to have a loud explosion on I the Fourth by firing a can of gunpow der. It was slow going off and he stooped to see what was wrong when it exploded, lacerating his face terri bly aud blowing out his'eyes. He may recover. IST ERECT SOLDI®' HOT Certain facts have come to light rel ative to the contemplated soldiers' | monument that would indicate that : many complications may* arise and j that, at best, there are poor prospects j of the monument being completed this I year. I It is now generally conceded that | the county commissioners will have to | award the contract and erect the j monument. Tiiis discovery is bound jto create surprise, as the soldiers' monument committee is understood to ! have already invited bids, if it has not awarded the contract for the monu ment. ! The solicitor for the board of county ; commissioners Mouday in explaining his view was emphatic in the declara tion that the county will have"to | erect" the monument, j In view of the plain language of the | act it is singular that the impression j should have gotten abroad that the | awarding of the contract and the building of the monument would de ' volve upon any other body than the county commissioners. Section 1 of the act of April 3, 1!)03, reads as fol j lows: { "On the petition of at least fifty citizens to the court of quarter ses ; sious for the erection or completion of J a monument in memory of the soldiers j aud sailors of the late war it shall be j the duty of said court to lay said peti- I tiou before the grand jury and if ap j proved by two successive grand juries j and said court the county commission ers shall be authorized to erect and | complete any monument now partly i completed and maintain at the county | seat a suitable monument in memory |of the soldiers and sailors of the late | war of the rebellion." j At the February session of court, ' pursuant to a petition for a monument j duly signed, the grand jury awarded ! five thousand dollars to be expended ! for a soldiers' monument as provided !by the above act. In addition to this ! amount the soldiers' monument com i mittee had raised a considerable sum jby popular subscription. Since court | mort' money is said to have been rais- I ed but just what amount is available j in the..amis of the committee .'. pres | ent is not known for a certainty but it is understood to be several thousand | dollars. j As the county commissioners are to build the mouument the logical in i ference would be that they would 1 build a monument for five thousand dollars, the sum fixed by the grand jury. This would be true if there was no other money available than the amount that comes from the couii ! ty. No less an authority thau the so ; lioitor of the board of county commis sioners is cited to show that all money collected can be used in coujuuctiou with that awarded by the grand jury iin the building of a mouument. All i that remains for the soldiers' niouu- I ment committee to do is to turn the money it has collected over to the county commissioners rake the receipt ;of the latter for tlie amount and leave ! the whole matter of mouument erec ! tiou with the county. The county com missioners then, instead of contract j ing for a five thousand dollar inouu | iflent, will contract for one to cost ; that sum plus tlie amount that they re ' ceived from the soldiers' monument -ommittee. The solicitor cited the case of Lock Haven, where the same amount tor a mouument was awarded by the grand jury as here, five thousand dollars. The couuty commissioners took over three thousand dollars which had been collected by outside parties aud award ed a contract for an eight thousand dollar monument. The woik on the | Lock Haven monument is well under I way aud will be completed by fall. It is much feared that a* tilings stand there w ill be delay in complet ing the monument here. What the next step will be is uncertain. It is hardly probable that much in the way of act j ual building will be done this suni mor. All of which is to bo regretted, ;as without the completion of the monument, it will be impossible to | finish the driveways iu the park while the bare foundation of the monument anil the rough fence enclosing it offend the eye anil detract from the beauty of the park. AGED LADY FRACTURED HIP Mrs. C. S. Wetzel, ot Philadelphia, formerly of this city, who is visiting at the home of her sou, Edward W. Wetzol, West Mahoning street,sustain ed a fall Monday morning which re sulted in fracturing her left hip. Mrs. Wetzel is 78 years of age, and ' the injury coming at Jier time of life and when she was enjoying a visit at her old home makes the case a parti cularly unfortunate one. A special train carrying 147 for eigners, bound for their old homes in Europe, left Hazleton for New York on Saturday. ME SEATS ABE DEO | Now that the park lias reached com- i | pletion new problems arise relative to j the grounds that may require addition- j al legislation by council The park ! having been finished so nicely aud laid j out at such great expense it is a ques tion with many people whether a watchman will not have to be employ- i led eventually to look after the place, j How to keep dowu the grass and 1 weeds, keep the tract sjirinkled, aud prevent wanton destruction are among the first problems to be met. Nine hundred feet of water pipe ad- I ditional are being installed this week, j taking iu nearly the entire park. Twelvo spiggots are called for, dis- j tributed; at intervals over the tract so that by means of fifty-foot sec- j tions of hose every part of the park j can bo reached. Sprinkling wil have to be relied on j almost soleiy, especially during the j remainder of the present season. The ! sod, which has been put down at so { much expense, the beautiful flower j | beds aud the grass growing from the j seed is just now trembling in the bal- j ance and will have to be watered daily, j if it is to survive the terrible drought. \ , Almost all the work needed on the ' park could probably be done by the regular employes of the borough. | Sprinkling seems to be the most mark- 1 |ed exception. This is a work that has ! to be done after the sun ceases to be a , factor in the sky— at an hour when the regular employes are off duty. Superintendent Keefer induced a I couple of men to remain after working hours Monday night for the purpose i 'of sprinkling the park. Several per | sons living near lent their assistance so that practically the entire park was j sprinkfed. Tuesday morning the sod i and the flowers appeared very much j i refreshed and invigorated. The pro- ; blem of sprinkling is giving Superin- j tendent Keefer a good deal of concern. 1 A little thought aud observation 1 will convince any one that there is I enough work connected with the park i to keep one man busy. It should make j | little difference to the borough whethj j |er the work on tl>e park Is duue by | several men at irregular intervals or i by one man employed there all the j I time. Under the latter arrangement there would always be a person of authority on hand at the park to ex ercise the function of watchman. Additional seats are needed at the park, the iron settees presented by Mrs J. R. Bennett failing to accom modate more than a small fraction of the people who assemble and linger at the grounds. The question of addi tional seats will probably be taken up in the near future. INJURED BALL PLAYER DIES Hit on the head by a pitched ball ; during the game of base ball between Beutou and Divide, at Benton on Sat urday afternoon, Elmer Cole, the j eighteeu-year-old son of William Cole of Berwick, was rendered unconscious aud on Monday morning at four o'clock | passed away at the Wilkos-Barre City hospital where he had been taken by Dr. Sidney Hoffa, of Benton, aud Dr. Hill, of Berwick. for treatment. Young Cole had been employed in Benton for the past month and on Sat urday agreed to play with the Benton base ball team against Divide. While at bat he was struck on the left sido > ;of the head by a ball delivered by Howard Shannon, ot' the Divide team. Cole, at first, did not seem to be hurt, but later cerebral hemorrhages de veloped, aud he became constantly worse. Hiscouditiou became so alarm ing that the attending physician de cided to have him taken to the Wilkes Barre City hospital for an c p-ration, and Sunday evening he was takeu to i that place,but it was while the opera tion was being performed iliac the young man passed awav 2-CEINT FARE LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL i Declaring the 'two cent fare law" unconstitutional .Judge Charles C Evans on Monday morning handed down an opinion restricting the coun ty of Columbia from bringing any suits against the Susquehanna,Blooms burg aud Berwick Ilailroad company for violating the act. This menus that from this date the S. B. and B. It. 11. Co. may charge its former rates of fare, unless the county takes the mat ter to a higher court, which will hard ly be done, in view of a recent decis ion of the supreme court. This opin ion is in response to a bill in equity filed in Brothonotary Terwilliger's ! office by Seth T. McCormick, attorney [ for the Susquehanna, Bloocisburg and Berwick Railroad company, May 23, j i 1908, and answer of Columbia county j filed by its solicitor,W. H. Rhawn, of j ! Catawissa, June 16, 1908. IIOH IDS REPAIRS Our readers will be surprised to learn that the soction of North Mill street between the flouring mill and the bor ough liue, which was macadamized last summer under the act of May 1, 1905, is already iu need of repairs At the outset it should be stated that, although the highway was com pleted only last fall, the contractor is not held responsible for the highway at this time,as the bond given by him for the faithful performance of his duty expired last May. Neither is it claimed that the condition of the road is due to imperfect construction or auy slight ou the part of the con tractor. The condition,ou the contrary i it would seem, is the natural result of the wear and tear to which the street is exposed and was not entirely unex pected. Along the entire distance, between the Mill and the railroad crossing, the fine top dressing is gone,and the stones that form the next course are bare, bringing about conditions under which the destruction of the road will be rapid, if certain repairs are not made forthwith. A. S. Clay, eugiueer of the State highway department, has paid Dan ville a couple of visits during a few days past for the purpose of making arrangements for beginning repairs. Indeed.it was Engineer Clay who first called attention of the borough auth orities to the condition of the street. That the north Mill street macadam , is so badly out np already attests to the heavy traffic to which the street is exposed. The automobiles, especially, are found to be very hard on the mac adam.as the rapidly revolving wheels, with their wide rubber tires, by suc tion draw up the loose particles of ground fliuging them right and left, where they are caught in the wind aud carried away. Again, it is a well-known fact that even a well constructed macadam road needs constant attention, if the best service is to be obtained. Most essent- 1 ial of all is constant sprinkling, which prevents the dust nuisance and keeps j the roadbed damp and solid. Not only the North Mill street macau au >,bat the State highway leading to Mausdale affords a good object lesson to show what conditions follow when sprinkl ing is'omitted. For weeks past,during the absence of rain, every passing vehicle has stirred up a dense cloud of dust, which was never seen to settle on t!iu higwhay but was always blown to the right or left of it by the wind. It would seem that the State high way department intends to take the initiative in the matter of repairs On his last visit in Dauville Engineer Clay was trying to procuiea sprinkler as a very necessary adjunct to be u»ed on the macadam. The borough couni l will no doubt be asked to join the State highway department iu then ■ pairs needed. It is understood that the State will pay lihy i> r eeut cf the cost DROWNED AT LEWISISURG Hoy Gonser, aged seventeen years, sou of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Gonser, of Lewisburg, was drowned iu the river at Lewisburg, Tuesday even ing at 7 o'clock. Gonser and Robert Wagner waded out into the river at the railroad bridge until they reached the channel between the second and third piers. The chanuei is from twen ty to thirty feet wide and about eleven feet deep. Wagner swam across to a sand bar, but young Gonser was just learning to swim and failed in the at tempt to swim the channel. Wagner called for help and Professor Charles A. Lindeman and Follmer Hoffa, ar riving on the scene, recovered the body by diving. Dr. Charles Gundy audi Coach Hoskins used every effort to re suscitate young Gonser but without success. Mr. Gonser was a graduate of Bui-knell academy, class of 1 J>oß, and was a prominent young man, with ev ery prospect of a brilliant future. THE DEATH OF PhTER R. WILLHOUR Peter I< Wiilhour, a well known and highly respected farmer, residing at Stouiugton, Northumberland ;ouu tv.died Tuesday morning from the in firmities incident to old age. The deceased was aged 85 years, 4 months and 3 days. He was born in 1 the vicinity of Stouiugton and lived there all his life. His wife and eight 1 children survive. The funeral will take place Saturday morning, meeting at the house at 10 o'clock. Inrerment will be made in the cemetery at the j old Shatnokin Baptist church at Ston- j ingtou. j Born, a Daughter. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. ! M. E. McHale, East Center street. | Tuesday evening. ESTABLISHED IN 1855 KS CARPENTER HAS ARRIVED The rapid progress ou the uew hos pital buildings made by Mosier and Summers Is a matter that may be heard commented upou daily. The amount of work that has been accomplished in less thau three mouths is truly re niarkable. What reflects additional credit is the fact that nowhere are the buildings being slighted over but the good workmanship is <iuite as striking as the rapid progress made. The building for the acute insane female patients is now finished up to the square. The trusses and joists of the ceiling of the second story are in position. The bricklayers are at present all employed on the building for the acute insane male patients. The walls are laid half-woy up to the top of the sec ond story. Inside week the build ing, like the corresponding structure ou the fejnale side, will be completed up to the square. Nothing more will remain but to lay up thejgables ot' the two buildings aud hand them over to the carpenters. William Bush,ofJßuffalo, N. Y.,boss carpenter, has arrived and assumed oharge. There'are now about a dozen carpenters at work, j ,They are prepar ing the joists and trusses for the ceil ing of the second story of the build ing for the acute insane male patients. Each of the new buildings is a strik ing and conspicuous object on the hos pital ground. The one'for the acute female patients will be [under roof next week while the others will be finished up to the square. The big shipment of floor tile, consisting of twenty-two car loads, is to arrive. An enormous quantity of the material has already been unloaded near one of the bbildings. The tile will be inserted between the iron girders and covered with con crete. The turn will be covered with flooring of double thick ness, a sub-floor and [floor proper. While not absolutely fire-proof in the new buildings the danger of fire will be reduced to a minimum. IN DEFENCE OF THE DOG Throughout the State many com munities are in a period of mad dog scares and fears about rabies to such an extent that some advocate the ex termination of the whole canine fami ly. These are extremists,but the faith ful dog has also many friends who rightfully come to his. defense. The Philadelphia Inquirer is one of these, and says: "Dogs have their places and their insriQment;tlities and they de- servo to be cared for according to their merits. The trouble arises from a lot of nondescript homeless curs] who are the proletariat of their bind. A dog that is not well cared for should be killed But most dogs deserve care.be cnnse they repay in many ways the cost of their beep. In the cities dogs must be kept under the owner's con trol. All others should go to the pound. Give your dog decent food and always plenty of water. cnnnot talk but auy intelligent, loving owner un derstands his wants. Be good to the dog and he will repay you. If you can't treat him right give him to some one who will but do not let hiin ron the streets until he goes mad] for lack of attention. Keniember the ancient saying of the wise man: The more I see of men, the better I like dogs.'" CAN'T FIND MAN FOR DOG WARDEN The constituted authorities of the town of Bloomsburg ara experiencing a good deal of trouble in .enforcing 1 their dog muzzling ordinance. The hitch occurred when it wag decided to employ a special oflicer as dog warden, for no one can be found who will as sume the responsibility of the posi tion. Tuesday Chief of Police Baum, who himself had refused to act in the cap-l acity of special dog officer, appointed William Yount. Yesterday, however, Yount could not bs found on the job and last evening it was discovered that he had refused the proffered berth. In the meauwhilo the Blonmsburg dog gies are enjoying their reprieve. COOLER WEATHER COMES AT LAST Cooler weather came as predicted. Following tlu siiower Tuesday night the temperature took a sudden drop. Most persons obtained sound refresh ing sleep for the first time iu several nights. it was de lightfully cool and even after the sun reached its full height the atmosphere was pleasant enabling one to wear a , coat and vest with comfort. Self-government is the most popular fad of the twentieth century.
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