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VOL. .",4—NO. 41
DR. IRVING H. JENNINGS,
OJJice hour*
A. M.to 12 \l lUi A/ill St..
IP. M.to iP. .)/. Danville, Pa.
SIIULTZ, M.
425 Mill St., Danvii.i.k, Pa.
Diseases of the Stomach and Intestines
a Specialty
ITEMS CONDENSED.
John R. Guldin, of Amity, Berks
county, who had a heavy loss a few
days ago by the burning of his barn,
is being befriended by his neighbors
with gifts of wagons and farm imple
ments.
A Chester boy named Leach, who
found a check for $42 on the sidewalk,
promptly returned it to the owner and
was rewarded for his honesty with
the munificent sum of five cents.
During the last year trolley car
traffic on the Brooklyn bridge has been
increased 12 per cent, and on the Wil
liamsburg bridge 28 per cent.
New York City's foreign population
is lt d by the Germans, with about 825,-
000; Ireland comes next, with about
278,000, and Russia third, with about
15,000.
Arthur Geiger, of Geigertown,
Berks county, made a record of cut
ting 203 sliucks of corn in one day and
1,300 in seven days.
Mike Sousa, a foreigner, was arrest
ed at Houston, Washington county,
and lodged in ,iail on a charge of hav
ing attempted to set fire to a carload
of dynamite on a Pennsylvania rail
road siding. Sousa is said to have had
a grudge against the railroad.
G. B. F. Diely and C. Frank Hun
sicker, of Catasauqua, have just re
turned from a 2,400-mile trolley trip
through western states.
Marco Lambardi, aged 5 years, while
crossing the street in front of his
home at 518 Christian street, Phila
delphia, on Friday, was run down by
a trolley car and had both legs cut
off. A crowd of angry Italians sur
rouuded the car and rushed furiously
at the motorman, threatening to take
his life, bur he snrieeded in escaping.
Dr. George W. Holstein, of Norris
town, aged 88 years, dropped dead
while at dinner on Friday. Deceased
was a prominent Odd Fellow for sixty
years.
Oliver Souders.of Bethlehem, while
out gathering chestnuts near Bingen,
Northampton county,on Saturday,fell
down from a high tree and had his
neck broken, causing instant death.
Registration figures from the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania show a mark
ed increase iu many of the depart
ments and last year's enrollment of
4,279 students will be surpassed.
Ttie auditor general s department at
riarrisburg, on Fiiday received a
check for 170,000 from the Philadel
pliia Rapid Transit company, iu pay
ment of the State tax on gross receipts. ;
Philadelphia had its last day for
registration of voters yesterday and
the enrollment is 285,000,0r about 10,-
000 more than in 1907, but it is about
72,000 short of the full list of assessed
voters, which numbers 356,912.
The young women of the sophomore
class of Swarthmore college, have de
creed that the girls of the frestimen
class dare not wear puffs, commonly
known as "rats", to elevate their
locks. The freshmen are having a
strenuous time iu consequence.
arrv ". Rector.aged 18 years, who
was lost on the mountains near Shen
andoah, last Saturday, was discovered
by hunters on the Green mountains
fifteen miles away, on Wednesday, at
the foot of a chestnut tree from which
he had fallen and injured hinislf so
severely that he could not get away.
He had suffered greatly from hunger
and exposure.
County Superintendent of Schools
Charles W. Stine, of York county,
realizing that there has been a decline
of proficiency in spelling has begun
preparations fur a revival of the old
fashioned spelling bees, in all parts of
the county.
Grace Lutheran church, York, just
completed at'a cost of flfi.OOO, was rie
dieted on Sunday, Rev. G. A. Living
ston, the pastor having charge of the
services. This congregation was organ
ized in March, 1907, and has now a
membership of 150 and a Sunday
school of 275.
Whether the high school pupils shall
be permitted to wear silk,satin or oth"
er stylish dresses hereafter, or be re
stricted to simpler and more inexpen
sive garments is a problem puzzling
the school board of Mahanoy City at
present. It is claimed that the extra
modish dresses of the rich tend to de
bar the poor from attending school.
A clever pickpocket stole a valuable
gold watch from Albert Schlegel, of
Fleetwood, Berks county, the Demo
cratic candidate for recorder of deeds,
on Saturday night in ReadiDg.
IEN CBS or
SCARLEI FEVER
J The report of the local registrar to
I the bureau of vital statistics for the
' month of September reveals a fairly
good state of publio health in Dan
| ville.
; During the month there were 23
j deaths, four of these occurriug at the
i hospital for the itsane. The death
| rate, which was very low during the
I summer is gradually increasing. The
I number of deaths dropped from 25—in
I .Tune—to 15, in July. In August the
j death rate rose to IT. Meanwhile the
| birth rate was uniformly .higher than
1 (tie death rate.
Among the infectious diseases scar
! let fever seems to be in the ascend
| ency and is on the increase. During
the month ten cases of scarlet fever
were reported. The disease appears in
j various forms, some cases being so
light as almost to baffle detection,
i Under the circumstances it is the be
lief of the doctors that many cases are
not treated by physicians and consequ
ently are not reported to the local reg
istrar. Unfortunately the mild cases
prove a more dangerous factor in the
spreading of the disease than the more
serious ones, as in the mild cases the
more common precautions are apt to
i be omitted. Scarlet fever made its ap
pearance in June. In August eight
oases of the disease were reported.
Only one case of typhoid fever was
' reported during September, which is
a gratifying showing considering the
condition of the river, from which we
obtain our water supply.
One case of pulmonary tuberculosis
was reported during September.
A LITTLE BOY
AND A BIG FISH
A very large salmon and a very small
boy came within an ace of figuring in
a dire calamity in "deep water" down
1 the river the other day.
The small boy was Master Frank
Cummings, four years old, who went
fishing with his grandfather, Frank
Koss, last Saturday, while he big sal
mou—well more of it anou.
The popular method of fishing for
wall-eyed pike or Susquehanna sal
mon is by trolling, by which it is un
derstood that the boat is kept moving
and tli6 baited hook is drawn along
through the water at the rear.
Mr. Ross was manipulating the oars
and Master Cummings was seated in
the stem with the line clutched tight
ly in his'hand. All went well until a
20-pound salmon spied the baited hook
and decided to make a meal of it.
When the monster fish seized the bait \
with a quick and sudden jerk and
pulled in the opposite direction what j
happened to the little boy in the stern
ot the boat can easily be imagined.
His heels flew up and lie was on the
point of being pulled out into the riv
er backwards, when Mr. Roes flew to
his rescue and succeeded not only in
saving the boy but also in pulling in
the fish.
The big salmon was brought to town
and exhibited as a trophy. Master
Curomings is very proud of his catcli,
although it must be admitted that but
for timely assistance in wrestling with
the fish the contest wonld have been
an unequal one with odds in favor of
the fish.
QUINCE TREE'S
HEAVY YIELD
The long drought was not sufficient
to keep down the yield of fruit and
vegetables in some of the well-kept
and prolific gardens of the borough of
Danville.
Iu the matter of quinces Thomas
GUI ou A street carries off the palm.
Oao of the trees liuug bending full of
quinces and was much admired during
the latter davs of summer Tho other
day the fruit was gathered and the
single tree was found to produce tifty
two dozsn quinces.
PROLIFIC PUMPKIN' VINE.
When it comes to pumpkins Charles
Sliultz. Cherry street, can evidently
discount anything in that line. A
single vine ou his lot prodaced ten
pumpkins ranging iu weight from
eighty pounds to 22 pounds. In addi
tion the vine contained a pumpkin
weighing eight pounds, which rela
tively was too small to be classed
with the others. The ten largest
pumpkins weighed respectively 80,64,
56. 50, 48,45, at>, 28, 26 and 22 pounds.
The total weight, including the small
eight pound pumpkin, was 463 pounds.
The dimensions of the eighty pound
pumpkin were 62 inches long circum
ference and 60 inches short circumfer
ence.
To Erect Fire Escape.
Workmen employed by Merritt &
| Co. are expected to arrive in this city
| today for the purpose of erecting the
j fire escape on city hall, material for
i which arrived a couple of dayß ago.
| It will require several days to com-
I plete the work.
DANVILLE- |PA., THURSDAY. OCTOBER 8, 1908
ic Hum
IS NOW MUSED
Residents of Danville Saturday morn
iu« were at liberty to turn their dogs
loose without being muzzled. The bor
ough council Friday night took action
in the matter, deciding to remove
the quarantine.
A communication was received from
Louis A. Klein, deputy State veterin
arian, which explained that the quar
antine established by the State live
stock sanitary board against dtigs in
Danville expired 011 September 27th.
The State veterinarian asked for some
facts and figures relating to the quar
antine, which on motion were ordered
to be supplied by the secretary.
Mr. Pursel moved that in view of
the approach of the hunting season
the quarantine on dogs be removed at
once. The motion was seconded by
Mr" Finnigan and carried without a
dissenting voice.
On motion it was ordered that the
borough purchase a new broom for the
street sweeper, the one at present in
use being about worn out The price
is $25 at the factory.
ELECTRICIAN'S REPORT.
Borough Electrician Newton Smith
presented his report for the month of
September. Seventy-two tons of coal
were consumed at a total cost of $l9B.
The total cost of operating the plant
during the month was |366 47. The
plant was iu operation 309 hours and
10. timutes. . 1 .
""On motion of Mr. Pursel the street
commissioner was instructed to make
repairs on Penn street.
On motion it was ordered that A. J.
Still he granted permission to relay
the sidewalk in front of his property
on East Market street extending the
curb to correspond with the same in
front of G. M. Shoop's residence.
~o~motion it was ordered tiiat the
street commissioner be instructed to
procure young trees and plant the
same on the lower section of the new
park. He was also ordered to sow
timothy seed on the tract.
In the past it lias been the custom
to charge property owners on Mill
street $2 17 per square yard in making
repairs iu the paving where the latter
has been torn up in order to stop a
leik in the water pipe. A proposition
was introduced iu council to reduce
the rate, but after discussion it was
decided that the same rate, $2.17,
should prevail.
The following members were pres
ent : Schatz, Cleaver, Pursel, Finnig
an, Jones, Mover, Everhart, Russell,
Dentsch, Marshall, Angle, Oonnolley.
The following bills were approved
for payment:
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
Regular employes 112 127.50
Will G. Brown 75
Standard Elec. Light Oo 9.07
Joseph Lechner 11.15
Frank Schram 5.82
Labor and hauling 70.25
D L & W. R. R. Oo lti. 31
Friendship Fire Co. 36.00
Welliver Hardware Co ....... 2.70
Thomas Trainor 8.00
George B. Wintersteen 6. 00
S. J. Welliver Son's Co 1.05
B. B. Brown (Health Officer).. 13.25
WATER DEPARTMENT.
Freight on coal 46.20
Regular employes 166.00
Labor at water works 58.50
Harrison Bros. & Co . 140.63
American Car & Fdy. Co . 226.20
E. Keeler Company 44.80
Rensselaer Mfg. Co 94.80
D. L & W. R. R. Co 7.78
Friendship Fire Co 11.27
i Joseph Lechner .. . .. 51.98
Standard Gas Co 1.50
A. M. Peters 5 07
| 9. J. Welliver Son's Co 3.25
DEATH OF AGED
ELYSBURG RESIDENT
David Huff, an aged and widely
known resident of Elysburg, died yes
terday morning at 6:30 o'clock, after
an attack of heart trouble. Mr. Huff
had been ailing for several days, but
his condition had not been considered
serious. His death came as a great
i shock to the community.
The deceased is survived by a son,
Walter, of Elysburg and one brother,
Patterson Huff, also of Elysburg.
HE AUNG AND
VENTILATING
The Warren W'ebster heating and
ventilating system being installed at
\ the hospital for the insane since the
i drop in temperature has gone into op
eration in connection with four wards
! of the main building and the nurses'
j home. As far as can be judged at
present the system is a perfect success.
It embodies several features that make
| it desirable over the system displaced.
Bought the Scott Farm,
I Through the Ostrander real estate
! agency.l. B. Kling yesterday purchas
led the Jennings farm at Chulasky,
' commonly known as the Scott farm.
SIAIE MAKES
FAVORABLE REPORT
Our river water has been subjected
|to a bacteriological test in tue tabor
: atories of the State department of
! health at Philadelphia, ami notwith
i standing the presence of sewage iu the
1 river, is found to possess a reasonable
! degree of purity. Physicians who have
examined the report of the laboratory
agree that the filtered water is quite
up to the average city supply in pur
ity. This is especially reassuring ss
the test was made at a time wheu the
river was at the lo*ost point known
I and sewage from the hospital was con-
I sequeutly a factor to be dreaded.
Iu his communication to the trustoes
of the hospital for the insane dated
August 24, Dr. Dixon stated that it
i was the intention of the department
of health to collect samples of the raw
water and the filtered water of niun
| Icipalities and to watoh the operation
of the system : that, if in the opinion
of the commissioner of health, the
I plant or any part r f the water works
system,ii prejudice' to public health,
then such remedial measures would be
taken as the commissioner of health
might suggest or approve.
In view of the above Mr. Grier, as
one of the trustees of the State hospit
al for the insane, addressed Dr. Dixon
iu behalf of the citizens of the bor
ough of Danville, explaining that we
receive our water supply direct from
the river, at a point 4500 feet below
where the sewage of the hospital is
emptied into it. In addition, it waß
explained, at that time the river was
low beyond precedent, which seemed
to add to the danger and made a great
many people afraid to use the water.
Mr. Grier asked the department of
health to authorize our water commis- j
soners to it samples of our
borough water taken in the raw state, j
before entering the filter bed, and aft- j
er passing through the same. If such
examination should show an absence {
of any substances in the filtered water
deleterious to the publio health.it was
urged, our citizens would be reassur
ed.
Mr. Qrier received a favorable reply
from Dr. Dixon, who had referred Mr
Grier'B letter to F. Herbert Snow,
chief engineer.
Chief Engineer Snow on September
22 eent six 4-onuce bottles to Mr. Grier
to be used in making the collection of
water for bacteriological tests, togeth
er with minnte instructions how to
proceed to prevent the water from be
coming contaminated and rendered
unfit for examination. The fingers of
the persons handling the samples, un
der no circumstances, were to be per
mitted to touch the inside of the neck
of the bottle or the cone of the stop
per. In sampling surface water it was
recommended that the bottle be plung
ed beneath the surface a foot or so be
fore removing the stopper and allow
ing the bottle to fill
In filling the bottles every precau
tion recommended was carried out.
Bottles NOB. 1 and a, as marked on
tags were samples of water taken from
the exits from the two filter tanks or
beds.
No. 3 was taken from water in the
filter room jnst before it passes into
' the littering tank.
No. 4 was taken from the river im
mediately over the intake wells and
I supply pipes.
Nos. r> and H were taken from faucets
i hi Mr. Grier's residence, one of them
: being on a "dead end" pipe in the
j carriage house.
Pursuant to instructions the samples
of water were sent to the laboratories
of the department of health at Phila
delphia, where the bacteriological tests
were made. The bottles used were of
the four ouuce size with glass stop
pers. Before being used each was boil
ed fifteen minutes to destroy all spores
or germs that they might contain.
After being filled the stoppers were
securely tied in aud thoy were packed
in ice aud shipped to the laboratory
j by express.
i On Friday afternoon the report was
received from the laoorutories It was
as follows :
1 Mr. I. X. Grier, Danville, Pa.
My Dear Sir:—The samples of wat
er received for the laboratories on
rhe 24th inst. .have been examined,the
result being as follows :
No. 1. Exit from filter bed, total
number of bacteria in 1 cubic centl
i meter, 95. No bacilli coli found in 1
j cubio centimeter.
No. 2. Exit from filter bed, baceria
in 1 cubic centimeter, 40. No bacilli
j coli found in 1 cubic centimeter.
I No. 3. Bacteria in 1 cubic centi
i meter, 100. Bacilli coli found in 1
| cubic centimeter, o.
No. 4. Bacteria in one cubic centi
meter, 100. No bacilli found in one
cubic centimeter.
i No. 5. Bacteria in 1 cubic centi
meter 12. No bacilli coli found in 1
cubic centimeter.
No. 6. Baoteria in 1 cubic centi
meter, 10. No bacilli coli found in 1
cnbic centimeter.
Your* very truly,
SCHOOLS USED
ON THURSII
j The school board held a sPecial meet
ing Monday to take action on a num-
I erously signed petition presented by
pupils of the high school, asking that
j the public schools of the borough be
j closed on next Thursday in order to
; juable teachers and pupils to attend
the Bloomsburg fair on that day. It
was decided to grant the request.
The following members of the board
were present: Pursel, Orth, Barber,
Swarts, Redding, Fish,Fischer, Seoh
ler, Lloyd. Heiss. President Pursel
1 anuounced the object of meeting.
; The petition addressed to the board
was sigued by 155 pupils. To bring
the matter before the board Mr. Sech
ler moved that the schools of the bor
ough be closed on Thursday. The mo
tion was duly seconded.
The matter was discussed at length,
the board at first appearing nearly
evenly divided on the question.
Dr. Barber said with him it was a
grave question whether or not it was
right to close the schools for such a
nurpose. He venturer! the prediction
that not more than 200 pnpils would
get to the fair, which would leave a
thousand children loose on the streets.
Besides, if it were desirable to give
j the pupils a day for attending the
fair, he favored Friday, as that day
would be less likely to demoralize the
week's work. He said in this matter
he was merely voicing the sentiments
that had been expressed by patrons of
the schools with whom he had con
versed,
Mr. Swarts explained that the day
would not be lost to the pnpils, as iu
case the schools were closed the time I
1 would be made up at the end of the '
term. It was desirable, he said, that
Thursday be selected for attending the 1
fair, as on that day school children j
i will be admitted free.
A vote was taken when the motion ,
1 carried unanimously and the president!
declared that the schools would be:
closed on Thursday to enable teachers
and pupils to attend the fair.
MANUFACTURING
THEIR OWN LIGHT
John Jacobs' Sons have installed an j
electric light plant in their confec- I
tionery on Mill street, aud henceforth
will produce all their own light.
The generator is a thirty-light dyna
mo, which seems to meet all require- i
ments. The motive power is gas used
in a five horse power engine, which j
has displaced a water motor that for
a long time in the past was used in the
confectionery to make ice cream, op- !
erate the dough mixer, etc. The gas '
engine now serves all purposes operat
ing the machinery aud producing the
light. Every part of the establishment I
was nicely illuminated last night.
B. P. O. E. HAD
A REAL ELKFEST
Danville lodge, No. Toe, B. P. O.
Elks had a real Elkfest at their rooms
Tuesday eve, when a large number of
the members partook of a savory roast
from Hon. Alex, Billmeyer's famous
Job, which was killed several weeks
ago. The festivities began with an
hour at cards from 8 :30 to 9:30. The
evening was most enjoyable.
FULL COMPLEMENT
OF HANDS EMPLOYED
The Montour Knitting Mills, under
the management of Thomas A Del
aney, have now been in operation
about one month aud are doing very
well, indeed. The full complement of
j hands—about fifty—are now employed
aud several shipments have bpen made.
Suttioient orders are ou hand to keep
j the mill in steady operation all winter.
HERBERT FOX,
Chief of Laboratories.
In explanation of the above it.should
Ibe stated that the bacteria which are
found iu varying quantities are micro
scopic vegetable orgauisms widely
diffused and are found in air and wat
er alike. As revealed by the report
the presance of the bacteria in our riv
er water is not to be regarded as in
| jurious. Frequently such tests reveal
: thousands of bacteria in a cubio centi
• meter.
The bacilli coli are more to be dread
ed, as they are regarded as the cause
j of typhoid fever, dysentery and other
j intestinal troubles. Aa will be notic
ed by the report bacilli coli are found
j in only one sample, that taken in the
filter room just before the water passes
through the filter beds. The number
of bacilli ooli discovered—five—is so
| small as to be harly noticeable, when
they really become a menace they are
found by the hundred in a single cubio
centimeter of water. The effect of the
report is to show that onr water Bap
ply after being filtered possesses noth
ing especially deleterious.
BALL AND CHAIN
IMPS
! The insolent tramp that was caught
j in the act of begging Monday evening
! and was waltzed off to the lock-up by
! Chief Mincemoyer was arraigned be
fore Justice of the Peace Oglesby
! Tuesday morning.
The hobo gave his name as James
Doran and made no attempt to conceal
the fact that he was a tramp true to
all the traditions of his tribe. That
he would ratiier lie in a dark cell and
subsist on bread and water than work
for even a few days became quite evid
ent before the hearing was over.
The tramps have become a dreadful
nuisance about town. They have
learned the trick of donning overalls
arid otherwise dressing to resemble
working men, so that they are not
likely to be detected as bnms until
caught in the act of begging. A large
number, it is true, adopt no disguise
but hear all the ear marks of the vag
rant and these probably form the most
insolent class.
In order to cope with the bums the
police decided to drag out the ball and
chain and put the vagrants to work.
Accordingly at the hearing yesterday,
when it was established that the hobo
could not pay his fine'and costs, which
amounted to five dollars,he was given
the alternative of going to the lock
np for live days,subsisting during im
prisonment on bread and water, or of
working upon the streets for live days.
Should the fellow choose work.it was
understood, he would be entitled to
good substantial food. Nevertheless,
it took the hobo only the fraction of a
second to decide that he would go to
the lock-up. Evidently "bread and
water" had no terrors for him that
could compare with the dread in
which he held five days' work.
The hobo was remanded to the bor
ongh bastile where he will remain un
til the church bt lls ring next Sunday
morning. Meanwhile Chief Mince
moyer insists that he will adhere to
the bread and water diet.
Let other tramps take warning from
the fate of James Doran.
WELL KNOWN
COUPLE WEDDED
The home of Mr. and Aire. O. F.
Heller, Front aud Church streets, was
the scene of a pretty wedding at 10
o'clock yesterday forenoon,when their
daughter, Mies Mary E. Heller, be
came the bride of Eugene M. Fegg, of
Pittsburg.
The nuptial knot was tied by the
Hev. L. D. Ulrich,pastor of the Trin
ity Lutheran church, the beautiful
ring ceremony being employed
The newly wedded couple left ■UJ
the 12:10 Penney Irani* tram for l3itfs
buic, where the grooui holds a (coi
tion and where they will take ap i! eir
residence.
The bride is a highly esteemed »wd a
very popular young lady Tie groom,
who is the son of the late N. W Fegg,
grew to manhood at South Danville,
an I is likewise well known aud popu
lar.
Those present at the ceremonv were
Mrs. Wesley Pegg, daughters Mary
aud Violet aud son Walter, Rev. and
Mrs. L. D. Ulrich and daughter
Naomi, Mrs. P. A. Foust, Mrs. P. A.
Foust, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Allan Young,
and daughter Ruth, Mr. aud Mrs. Ed
ward Edmondson,Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Kear. Mrs. Martha Tannehill, Martha
Clarke, Beulah Mills, Elizabeth aud
Elsie Bloom, Hattie Heller, Julia
Arms, Ella Camp, Louis Schultz,
Charles Wilson and Clarence Heller,
.Tr.
WORKING ON
BRIDGE APPROACH
The supervisors of Uearhart town
ship are putting the finishing touches
on the upper side of the bridge ap
proach on the south side. Ground
hauled from a distance is being dump
ed down over the edge of the embank
ment, the purpose being to extend the
side of the approach far enough east
ward to bring the graded surface or
top ill line with the wing wall of the
bridge.
When this is done a substantial side
walk will be constructed on the upper
side of the approach, which ,up to the
, present has afforded very bad walking.
STATE FIREHEN
ELECT OFFICERS
The business sessions of the twenty
| eighth annual convention of the State
! Firemen's association closed at Sha
| mokin yesterday. Thomas E. Jones,
|of Pittsburg, was elected president.
Oil City was choßen as the place for
the next convention. The graat par
ade of the firemen will be held today.
There are about 1500 delegates in at
tendance and many thousands of visit
ors are expeoted in the coal metropolis
today to witness the'parade.
ESTABLISHED IN 18?5
DIOR DAI AND
Hi TREES
Borough Superintendent Dieffen
bacher lias received a communication
from State Superintendent N. O.
Schaeffer directing his attention to the
fact tliat Friday, October 2:>rd, is arb
or day and urging that the day be ob
served by the planting of trees and
other suitable exeroises. Dr. Schaeff
er's letter is a« follows :
"The conservation of our natural
resources has become a problem of uni
versal interest to the American peo
ple. Our soil, our forests, our miner
al wealth and our water supply can
not be wasted without impairing the
country's greatness and prosperity.
The sources of our wealth should be
preserved, and, as far as possible, re
stored for the benefit of posterity.
" Whatever is put the schools
will appear later in the life of the na
tiou. Studies which tend to improve
our industrial conditions should be
fostered and encouraged. The planting
of trees for shade and for fruit, the
process of budding and grafting, the
methods of destroying noxious injects
and the prevention of forest fires
should be studied by the pupils in
both public and private schools. The
dissemination of this kind of knowl
edge lias been greatly stimulated by
the observance of Arbor Day.
"The perpetuation of the laudable
custom of celebrating Arbor Day when
all the schools are in session, Friday,
Oct. 23, 1908, is hereby designated as
autumn Arbor Day, and all connected
with the schools are urged to observe
the day by planting of trees and by
other suitable exercises.
"NATHAN C. SOHAEFFER,
"Superintendent of Public Instruction
"Harrisburg, Sept. 12, 1908."
Of late years arbor clay has not been
observed in Danville by the planting
of trees. It has been customary for
the teachers to read to the pupils Dr.
Schaeffer's announcement, which us
ually, like the letter above, embodies
a sentiment relating to arbor day. In
lieu of reading Dr. Schaeffer's letter
the teacher may make remarks of her
own. The pupils play a small part in
the exercises,merely reciting some ap
propriate selections each year thought
fully inserted in the current number
of the Pennsylvania school journal for
the purpose of helping along the ob
servance of the day.
The present autumn in Danville will
be marked with tree-planting on rath
er an extensive scale. At the last
meeting of the borough council it was
ordered that a number of shade trees
to be procured down the river be plant
ed in the public park. It was learned
yesterday that no date had as yet been
selected for planting the trees.
One i-au not help but feel that here
is an opportunity to impress a fine
lesson on tho minds of the rising gen
eration, provided those who have the
pirk in charge cau se° their way clear
10 postpone the work until October 23
and to permit the plant iug of the tree*
•o be interwoven in some way with
the arbor day exercises in the public
schools if not those of the whole bor
ough, at least those of the fourth
ward, which are located conveniently
near. This would bring arbor day
back to what it was in Danville a few
years ago, when the prorgam for the
day's observance in the schools invari
ably contained the actual planting of
trees.
The above is merely a suggestion,
which may be acted upon or ignored,
as the borough and the school author
ities fall in with the view expressed
or consider it ill-advised and imprac
ticable. Should they take kindly to
the suggestion there are still some
three weeks remaining in which to
complete the necessary arrangements.
EXCHANGE HUNTERS
CAUGHT A BEAR
Highly elated indeed were Messrs.
W. H. Dildino and F. A. Kleema
the mighty hunters of Exchange,
Anthony township, when they'brooght
back with them to their homes last
evening a two hundred pound black
bear from the wilds of Lycoming coun
ty-
Messrs. Dildine and Kleeman were
out hunting last week and returned
j Saturday empty handed, but they left
a number of traps. Tuesday morning
tliev went back to their traps and a
fine bruin was the result.
WELL MERITED
RECOGNITION
The new time table of the Lacka
wanna railroad, in its industrial de
partment, contains page cut
of the plant'of theJDanville Stove and
Manufacturing company, which shows
up most admirably. Fconveying an ad
i equate idea of its magnitude-and its
importance as a factor in adding to
the town's wealth. On the whole the
printing cnt is a well merited
recognition, which ought to stir up the
pride of every citizen.