Montour American:
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FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor. >
Danville, Pa., May, 20, 1909.
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IS 808
Married life does not run smoothly
with Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Buck, Ooop- i
«r township. For some time past there j
have been differences between husbaud
aud wife,which ou Tuesday culminat- j
ed in the arre«t of the former.
The a r<--1 «;»s made by Oliief-of- j
Police Mincemoyer ou a warraut i
sworn out by Mrs. Buck ohargiug her ,
husband with making threats aud j
driving her from home.
The heariug took place before Just- J
ice of the Peace Dalton, who held the j
defeudaut for court,flxiug bail at s.'oo. ]
A bondsman was not proonred and the j
liefeudant was committed to jail.
Yesterday Mr. Buck was still be
hind the bars. Mrs. Buck prior to the
arrest had sought the home of her par
ents iu this oiiy. Unfortunately the
farm—which is situated near Dry
Saw Mill hollow" is utterly alone aud
there is no one to attend to the cattle,
a circumstance which is giving the
neighbors a good deal of concern. A
gentleman living near, who was iu
this city yesterday, described condi
tions about the farm, whioh shows the
situation to be somewhat unique.
Sheriff Williams yesterday after
noon interested himself iu the matter
aud by the use of the telephone sue- !
ceeded in gettiug r person living near
to look after the cattle.
It is thought that a bondsman will
be procured.
Toward the Pole.
Ice eight feet thick on the ocean and j
tnow falling eveu in summer—such is ]
Ihe weather experienced in the polar
regions. When the air is dry and still i
It is remarkable how low a tempera- j
ture can be borne with ease. One ex- 1
plorcr tells us that with the thermome- I
ter at 9 degrees it was too warm for '
skating. The summer weather in this 1
region is, moreover, in some respects J
( pleasant and healthful. Within tho ■
atretic zone there are wonderfully col
<ired sunrises and sunsets to be seen.
They are both brilliant and impressive,
Bays a writer in the Penny Pictorial.
But the nights—the nights are monot
onous and repelling, a rigid world
hurled in everlasting snow, silent save
for the cracking of the ice or the wail
<if the wind. Travelers in these re
gions experience many discomforts.
The keen air causes their skin to burn
find blister, while their lips swell and
crack. Thirst, again, has been much
complained of, arising from the action
of the low temperature on the warm
•body.
The Lady and the Sheep.
Some of the members of the British
'legation were talking about the late
tshah of Persia.
"When the shah was in London,"
'■said a young man."he amused him
self at a dinner party at a ducal resi
-denee in Park lane by appraising the
beauty of the ladles present in num
ber of sheep. Thus for a blond count
ess he said lie would give 1,200 sheep;
for a tall, slim baroness he said he
would give 2.000 sheep; for a peeress
of middle age he said he would give
250 sheep, and so on.
"Finally the shah came to the beauti
ful Mrs. Willie James. Everybody
waited in anxious silence to hear the
old heathen state her value In sheep,
for she was thought to be the most
beautiful woman in London.
"The shah looked at Mrs. James ten
derly. lie shook his head aud sighed.
" 'This ladv.' he said, 'is out of the
question. Neither I nor any other man
in the world owns as many sheep as
she is worth.' "
"Goes" of Whisky.
Forty "goes" of whisky had been
consumed by the licensed vietualer,
and still he was sober—at least so he
told the city coroner. "Oocs" Is a com
mon term in this connection, but it
lacks the full appropriateness to the
■eituation of its Scottish equivalent In
the storv of another big drink told by
Dean Ramsay. It was at a party near
Arbroath, held to celebrate the recon
ciliation of two farmers who had long
been enemies. When the party at last
broke up. at a morning hour, the pe
nurious lady of the house, who had not
been able to sleep a wink for anxiety,
called over the stairs to the servant:
"How many bottles of whisky have
they used, Betty?"
"I dinna ken. mem," was the answer,
"but they've dmneken six gang o' wa
ter."
To the poor girl, who had to "gang"
to the well for the qualifying fluid,
these were "goes" indeed.—London
■Chronicle.
Expert Figuring.
A well known actor tells a story of
« ne'er-do-well in a little New Eng
land town where he has ofteu spent
his summers. "I was walking down
the main street one day," said he,
"when I saw old Silas grinning from
«ar to ear. I hardly thought that he
was that glad to see me. So after
speaking to him I said: 'Why the smile
that won't come off, Silas? What has
happened to make you so happy this
morning?' 'l've been a-gittin' married
this mornin',' was the unexpected re
ply. 'Married! You?' I exclaimed.
"Why, Silas, what on earth have you
done that for? You know you can't
«'ven support yourself as it is.' 'Waal,'
said Silas, 'you see, it's this way; I
ken purty near support myself, an' I
kind of figured out that she could fin
ish up the job.'"—Argonaut.
Anti-burglar Automatic Device.
An automatic burglar alarm has re
' »'cutly been Invented by two Itussians,
jLieutennnt Colonel Tuflaev aud a Mr.
'Doumnevsky. The signal consists of
£OO shots fired automatically.
VILL
MM MARKET
Throughout the west aud southwest
hundreds of elevators have been or are
beiug erected under the direotiou of
the Farmers' union for the purpose bf
storing their graiu. The farmers pro
pose to monopolize the cereal product
aud clean up million* of dollars, by
withholding wheat from market aud
practically cornering the market, uu
til they getfla certain price which the
union will uame. They claim they can
increase their annual income twenty
per cent. Xu the south the Farmers'
union is becomiug almost invulner
able. The question of restricting pro
duction of cotton is paramount. Presi
dent J. A. Taylor of the National
Sinners' Association, says in an ad
dress to the cotton growers that this
year's crop will briug them $50,000,-
000 less than last year (when the total
product brought ft 100.000.000, ) al
though 2,000,003 bales uiore will be
marketed this year than iu 1908. Presi
dent Taylor urges that at least ten psr
cent'less cotton should be raised the
coming year. His advice is being fal
lowed with enthusiasm. Meetings hv
the huudreds are being held iu email
towns an.l cross-road school houses.
Speakers are showing that when the
union's instructions wore followed col
tou was boosted from six cents touiue
cents aud eveu fourteeu cents a poua
aud that this year a loss will lie sus
tained because the members did not
obey the union's decision. The sew
idea that is beiug put into praotice l>y
tho cotton growers and will bo copied
by the wheat raisers emanates from
Mississippi. The members of the
Farmers' union of that state decided
to set aside one acre of their crops for
the maintenance of the general distress
fund, to be used oulv tor the purpose I
of aiding those members requiring as- I
sistauce and enable them to hold (heir
cotton and beat the gamblers and
speculators to the manufacturers. The
plan is also being adopted in Georgia,
Texas and other states. Soon you will
hear the speculators aud gamblers in
wheat aud cotton denouncing the
"labor monopoly" that exists ou the
farms of the west and south. They
will demand the enforcement of the I
Sherman anti-trust law'and the dis
solution of the Farmers' uuion on the
ground that it is in "restraint of
trade" aud violating "the sacred law
of supply aud demand."
REDUCE ORATES
10 GETTYSBURG
Dedication Regular Army Monu
ment.
On Monday, May 31, Memorial Day,
the monument to the regular aruiy en
gaged in the battlo of Gettysburg will
be dedicated ou the Battlefield by the
United States Government. President
Taft will participate iu the ceremouies.
j Excursion tickets to Gettysburg will
be sold by the Pennsylvania Railroad
from all principal stations 'May ','7 to
, 30, good to return until June 3, inclu
sive, at reduced rates.
A Golf Story.
Scotsmen are noted for their cannl
ness. and a story '"hi by a l.ancashire
commercial traveler, who was up In
Aberdeen a few days ago, shows that
the men beyond the Tweed are still
worthily upholding their reputation.
The traveler In question was asked by
! a prospective buyer to subscribe to the
prize fund for the local golf towna
ment. He parted with 5 shillings, and
1 as he was interested in golf he re
| marked that he would Hke to lie kept
informed of the progress of the tour
nament so that he could look out for
I the result.
"Oh," said the customer as he picked
up the 5 shillings aud placed it secure
ly in his pocket, "ye needna dae that.
! The tournament was held last Satur
day." This was rather a staggerer for
I the latest contributor to the prize fund,
| but he retained curiosity enough to in
; quire who had proved the happy win
j ner. The guileless solicitor for sub
scriptions was quite undaunted, how
! ever. "The winner?" he said coyly,
; "Oh, just mcsel'."—Exchange.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
BULLETIN.
SUMMER TRIPS AFAR AND NEAR.
Summer days are coming fast. Already vacation days
are being discussed in the home and in the office, and in a few
weeks the animal exodus to country, seashore and mountain
will have been begun.
America abounds with delightful summering places, in
valley, on mountain and beside the sea—thousands of resorts
whither wend the pilgrims in search of pleasure and recreation
Pennsylvania Railroad ticket agents now have on sale ex
cursion tickets to the greater number of these resorts; by the
first week in June there will be about eight hundred points
covered by Pennsylvania Railroad summer excursion tickets.
From the rock-bound bays of Newfoundland to the sunny
slopes of the Virginia shores; from the White Mountains of
New Hampshire to the Cumberland Mountains of Tennessee:
along the forty beaches of New Jersey; even to the far coast of
the Pacific Ocean, these summer resorts stand ready to enter
tain the transient or all-summer guest.
Any Pennsylvania Railroad Ticket Agent will cheerfully
give information concerning routes anil fares to these resorts,
enabling summer pilgrims to plan their outing at a minimum of
time and cost.
An Information may also be secured bv addressing Geo. W. Bovd,
, General Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadelphia ;C. Studda,
L>. P. A.. 2113 Fifth Avenue, New York City: Win. Pedrick, Jr., 1). P.
A.. 1488 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia: Thos. E. Watt. IX P. A . 401
Fourth Avenue, Pittsburg: B. P. Froser, IX P. A.. 307 Main Street,
Buffalo;H Has«on .fr., I>. I*. A., Baltimore nnd I'alvert Greets, Ba -
time>re: B. M. Ncwbold, 1). P. A., Fifteenth and G Streets. Washing
ton: A. C. Weil-. L). P. A.. 11 South Fifth Street, Reading: .las. P.
Anderson, I). T. A,, Union Station, Pittsburgh, or E. Yunginan, D. T.
A., Williamsport, Pa.
PEWIBY PLANTS
1,000,000 TBIES!
The Pennßylvauia railroad is plan
ning to set out this'sprlug more than j
1,000,000 trees. This will make a total
of 3,430,000 trees which have been 1
planted iu the last three years to pro-;
vide for some of the company's falure
requirements iu timber and cross ties.
This constitutes the largest forestry
plan yet undertaken by any private
corporation. Heretofore the company's |
forestry operations have been coufiued i
to a limited area between Philadelphia
and Altoona. This year, however, 65,-
000 trees are being set out on tracts of j
land near Metucben and New Brans- j
wick, N. J. In addition there are to i
be plauted within the next month 207,-1
000 trees near Oonewago, Pa., 188,0001
in the vicinity of Van Dyke, 334,000 ;
Lewistow n Junction, 7,000 at Pom- '
eroy and 205,000 at Oenbolm. The bare
placesjin tree plantations,
which were started some years ago are
beiug filled in with new seedlings, iu
order that these may follow as a sec
oud growth after the older trees have
baeu removed for fence posts aud oth
er purposes. Of the trees that are to
be sot nut th.'s spring 893 OCO are red
oak, 40,000 Scotch pin:- 20,000 locust,
14,000 hary ata'pa, 14,000 pin oak, 5,-
000 European larch. 3.ooochestnut, 3 -
000 yellow poplar, 2,000 black walnut
and I.COO white pine.
Tlia policy of encouraging reforesta
tion on the part of the public has been
actively pursued this spring. Some
151,000 trees have been furnished pra
ctically at cost, to private corpora
tions aud individuals. In addition, 8,-
000 privet hedge plants have been sup
plied to private individuals. Privet
hedge plants number of 7,000
are to be set out'to bound
ary lines along the company's right of
way. A special effort has been direct
ed this season to growing ornaa-ental
shrubbery for use in parking the lawns
aronnd stations and unoccupied spaces
along the roadway. To save the time
required to grow these from seed,
000 plants have been imported from
France. They will ha placed in beds,
at the company's at Morris
ville. N. ,T. Part of them will be
ready for transplanting next year, and
the remainder in 1911. ludicative of
the scope of the forestry plan of the
company this year is the fact that!,at
the Morrisville nursery alone, a| pro
ximately 1,250,000 trees have been
dug. bundled, and shipped to places
along the railroad. The area ooaupied
by these trees has been plowed, feitl
lized aud is to be re-planted with
about two hundred aenrus.
Haifa million^,.coniferous seedlligg,
which were grown last year, aie hi -
iug set iu traus-plaut beds to remain
for a year before being set out perma> •
ently. Iu additinujto the above, there
will be planted this spring" about one
hundred por.nds of piue and', spruce
tree seed, which should produce about
a million plants. These in timejiwill
be transplanted in permanent loca
tions.
Why the Criminal Weeps.
The central office detective had just
rent one of the worst criminals in the
city away for a long, long rest.
"Did he give you any trouble?" asked
a friend.
"No; he did a good deal of crying,
though."
"For some woman, I suppose?"
"Woman? Rather not! They never
try for human beings. This fellow had
a wife who had stuck by him through
the trial and who before he was
caught worked her fingers off for him.
Then there were two children. But he
never mentioned them. He was crying
about his flight—his pigeons, you know.
He had about sixty fadcy ones, and
whenever he thought of what would
become of them while he was away
tears would spring to his eyes. A lot
of the worst crooks and gangsters in
the city are fanciers, and a kid couldn't
be more sentimental than they are.
Sometimes, too, they are sorry for
dogs. I knew one who was more anx
ious about his ferret than anything
else. At the same time I never knew
a criminal, roan or woman, who had a
rat among the things they were sorry
to leave behind."—New York Press.
THE EAGLES MERE
BIBLE CONFERENCE
The Religious Work department of 1
the Pennsylvania State Youug Men's |
Cliristian Association, through its sec
retary, John A, Eby, Harrisburg, has
aunonuced the program with speakers
and leaders for the fourteenth session
of the Eagles Mere bible uonfeienue,
which will be held at Eagles Mere,
.luly 6-15
Tiie speakers inolude some of the
moßt prominent bible teachers and
pastors in North America. Among j
them are Dr. John Baloom Shaw, of ,
Chicago; Rev. Harris H. Gregg, D. j
D., of St. Louis, who is successor to j
the famuus Dr. James 11. Brooks; Rev i
Edward Judson, D. D,, of New York '
City; who is the son of the noted mis- |
sionary, Adoniram Judson ; and Dr. j
Edward A. Steiner, who is authority :
on the problems of the foreign speak
ing peoples of America.
Dr. Shaw is anuounced to deliver a j
series of addresses on personal evan
gelism and evangelistic work. Dr.
Gregg w ill bp the bible teacher for the
bible conference. Dr. Judson will
give the devotional bible studies Dr.
Steiner will «ive the lectures on
Christian and social service. The'
musio is to he made a prominent feat
ure aud is to ha in charge of Prof.
licnjamiu Franklin Halts,a prominent
■ soloist aud composer, of New York
City. The athletic anil recreation
features are to make up the whole of
the afternoons during the sessions of
the conference.
A special effort is bei'-g made this
year to secure the attendance of one
thousand men at this conference, he
; sides the vory large attendance of wo
! men which is always assured.
One Was Enough.
! The British academy once had prlnt
; ed a few copies of mi important work
for presentation to sonic foreigners
j who, from their prominence in the sei
| entitle world, were best entitled to be
j honored with the gift. Professor Airy,
I Ihe astronomer royal, was requested
I to make a selection of the names. A
i few days after he had sent In his list
he was informed by the secretary of
j the admiralty that "my lords" were
struck by the number of unknown
| names included and that they wished
to make an inquiry oil the subject.
! Airy asked the secretary for some
! specifications as to the names referred
to.
Well. an example," said the sec
| retary, here is the name of Professor
I C. F. ti.-mss of Gottingen. Who is he?"
"Gauss is one of the greatest mathe
i inatiei:ms oft lie ago and stands among
the two or three most eminent masters
j in physical astronomy now living,
j Who else do you wish to know about?"
| "No one else. That will do," replied
the secretary.
What Man Owes to Birds.
I "If should be realized," said a nat
■ uralist, "that without birds to hold iti
check the insects vegetable life soon
! would cease and liffe for man would
| become impossible upon the earth,
i Birds are nature's check to the amaz
ing power of insects to increase. If
| insect life were allowed free course it
would soon overpower plant life, and
i therefore animal life, including that o!
I mail, would be impossible. This is an
I astounding conclusion, but it is the
j conclusion of science. If the birds
i were gone very soon the leaves would
! disappear from the trees, and the limbs
| would be festooned with the webs of
j caterpillars or with masses of their
! nests. These would move from tree tn
| tree, increasing by the million as they
| advanced. In the course of a few
| seasons there would be no trees. In
| the fields other species of insects would
I destroy the grass and the grain and
I all vegetable life, and the ground
I would lie as if a sea of devouring
I months had passed over it."
Laziness.
"Laziness is responsible for too
much of the misery we see about us."
said a clergyman. "It is all very well
to blame alcohol for this misery, to
blame oppression and injustice, but
j to what heights might we not all have
climbed but for our laziness? We are
too much like the supernumerary In
the drama," he went on, "who had to
enter from the right and say. 'My lord,
the carriage waits."
" 'Look here, super,' said the stage
manager one night. 'I want you to
come on from the left instead of the
| right after this, and I want you to
I transpose your speech. Make it run
j hereafter, "The carriage waits, my
I lord."'
"The super pressed his baud to his
j brow.
"'More study, more study!' he
I groaned."
The Dragon Tree.
The dragon tree of Tenerlfe is i>er
; haps the strangest vegetable in the
| world. It Is thought to be a kind of
| giant asparagus, whose dead branches
i serve as a support for the crowns.
! New roots as they come Into being
' encircle and conceal the original stem,
j which is far away inside, and the
I roots which become detached from the
: stem may be seen hanging withered in
i the upper free. The trunk is generally
| hollow, and tn the case of an old tree
j which was destroyed in ISC7 there
! was a spacious chamber which had
j served the natives as a temple for gen-
I orations. The tree was forty-eight
feet around and niuety-flve feet high
! and is supposed to have been origi
j nall.v watered with dragon's blood,
j which is the name now given to the
j sap. This is a regular article of com
| merce.
His Walking Papers.
"My sister 'll be down in a minute,"
said little Clarence, who was enter
taining tho young man in the parlor,
j "I heard her telllu' maw a little while
; ago that she was goln' to give you
| your written permission to perambu
i late tonight. What do you reckon she
meant by that?"
"I think I know. Clarence." said the
young man, reaching for Ills hat "You
may tell her, if you please, that I have
decided not to wait for It.'*—Exchange.
Appraisement of
Mercantile Tan
Of riontour County for
the Year 1909.
List of persons and firms engaged in
selling ami vending goods, wares, mer
chandise, commodities, or effects of
whatever kind or nature, residing and
doing business in the County of Mon
tour and State of Pennsylvania, viz:
ANTHONY TOWNSHIP.
Harry Cox, J. B. DeWald, Thomas
Oenniu, George Hill, Boyd E. Stead,
Miss L. Wagner. Thos. Sherin
COOPER TOWNSHIP.
C. D. Garrison.
DANVILLE FIRST WARD.
A. O Amesbnry.Mrs. E. M. Bausch,
Mrs. Jennie Barry, J. O. Oruikshank,
S. M. Dietz, B. M. Davis, T. A.
Evans, W. J. Evan?, W. E. Gosh,
1 Jacob Goss, Grand Uniou Tea Co.,
A. H. Grone, C. P. Hancock, A.
: G. Harris, Daniel B. Heddens, J. C.
Heddens, D. O. Hunt Est., G. Shoop j
Hunt, U. Y. James, John Jacobs' i
Sons, Paul Kuoch, J. B. Karlson, O. |
M. Leniger, S. Loweustein & Cc., E.
jT. Linnurd, Bigler D. Moyer, R. D.
Magill, Daniel Marks, John Martin,
J. J. Ncwdhu, F. M. Ownn, Geo. E.
Orndorf, A. M. Philips, Thos. W.
Pritchard, F. G. Peters, Geo. W.
Roat. Mart H. Schraui, 11. 51. School) i
Est., Andrew Schatz, George R. Sech-1
ler, Jaese Shannon, Standard Gas Co.-,
Joseph Smith, Eleanor Thomas. W. C.
SVilliar s, H. R. Weuch.
DANVILLE SECOND WARD.
E. L. Aten, H. li. Esterbrook, Rus
sel Foust. John M. Gibbous, F. R.
Harner, Theodore Hoffman, Jr., George
Hoffner. F. H. Koons, T. 11. Johns,
Albert Kemn.fr, A brain Laßue, O. O.
Ritter, A. B. Russell, W. H. N. Walk
er.
DANVILLE THIRD WARD,
E. D. Aten & Co., Chas. Buckhnlt
er. William F. Bell, Thomas Buck,
Boyer Bros., H. Bernheimer, Boet
tiuger & Diet/., Peter Comick, Jesse
B. Cleaver, H. T. Cromwell, J. H.
I Cole, Frank L. Cochell, B. F. Colieu,
L. O. Dietz. Henry Divei.fJohn Dust
er's Sons, Win. C. Dougherty, 1.. J.
Davis, James Dailey, James
Harry Ellenhogen & Bros., John Eiseu
liart, D. R. Eckman. W. J. Emerick,
T. J. Evans, J. A. Flood & Co.,
Finkelsriue «& Co., J. H. Fry, Foster
Bros., H. W. Fields. W. L. Gouger,
David Hanev, Fred W. Howe, J. & F.
Henrie. O. O. Johnson, John Jacobs'
Sous, Phoebe Kinn, John Krainak, B.
H. Kase, Walter Lnnger, Harvey Loug
euberger, O. S. Lyons, J. W. Lore,
( William E. Limberger. M. L. Landau,
* Lunger Bros.. Lowenstein Bros.,£Q.
L. McLain, P. J. McCaflrey, J. H.
Miller, Carl Mc Williams, Charles V i. I
er, E A. Moyer. Elias Maier, R.'L.
Mark*, Jamas Martin, P. C. Murray
&'Son.Mayan Bros .George A. Myers,
Clarence Peifer," Panles & Co.. V.
Palmisano.A. M. Peters,l. A. Peising,
R. J. Pegg, Peoples Ocal Yard, B-
Rosenstine, R. Rosenstine, A. Rosen
stein, James Rvau, F.JH.jßussell, W.
J. Rogers, George A. Rossman, JS. F.
Rieketts, George F. Reifsnyder, J. W.
Swarts, Joseph Smith,P. P. Swentek,
Thomas A. Schott, Mrs. Elizabeth
Smith, Wm. E. Schuck, Irving W.
Sloop, John F. Tooley, James Tooey.
JohnJUdelhofen, C. Williams.
Y.'.V, Vincent, Verrion & Pappas.JS.
J. Welliver Sons Co.
DANVILLE FOURTH WARD.
Joliu Brnder, B. H. Harris.
DERRY TOWNSHIP.
Mrs. Lncretia Beaver, John Kate
man, Charles Mower, H. A. Snyder,
Mrs. Margaret Vognetz.
LIMESTONE TOWNSHIP.
D. R. Risbel, A. B. Johnson, S. E.
Snyder
LIBERTV TOWNSHIP.
Charles Borueil. W. G. Ford, Bart
James.
MAHONING TOWNSHIP.
W. C. Heller, William Jorilan. John
E. Roberts.
MAYBERRY TOWNSHIP.
Cyrns Adams, Henrv E. Boliner
VALLEY TOWNSHIP.
S. K. Antrim, E. S. Delsite, W. S.
Lawrence, Franclß Sheatler, W. D.
Wise.
WASIUNGTON VILLE.
George W. Oromis, C. L. Cromis,
H. ,T. Eves, O. F. Gibson. E. W. Gib-
I son, A. L. Heddens, George K. Hed
dens, Fanny Heddens, W. J. Messer
smith, Russell Marr. Fred Yerg, T.
B. Yerg. L. P. Wagner, W Zeliff Mc-
Olellan Diehl.
VENDERS.
Heddens Candy Co., First Ward; G.
Weil, First Ward ; Grand Union Tea
| Co..JFlrsl* Ward; Atlantic Refining
( Co., Third Ward; Jacob Engle, Third
1 Ward; J. H. Goeser & Co., Third
Ward ; Miller & Cnrry, Third Ward ;
Welliver Hardware Co.. Third Ward.
POOL AND BILLIARDS.
E. T. Linnard, First Ward; J. O.
Oruikshank.First Ward; John Martin,
First Word ; F. G. Peters, First Ward ;
j John Udelhofen, Jr., Third Ward; H.
K. Wencfe. First Ward ; D. O. Mc
| Oormiok,Third Ward; Verrion & Pap
pas, Third Ward.
EATING HOUSES.
! Ed F. Fallon, Third Ward.
! Notice is hereby given to all con
i cerned in this appraisement that an
j appeal will be held at the Oonimis
i sioners' Office at the Court House in
| Danville, Pa., on Tuesday, June Ist,
j ISIO9, between the hours of 9 a. m.and
I i p. m,, when and where ynu m»v nt
j i'ud if >ou think proper.
GEO M. LEIGHOW,
Mercantile Appraiser.,
| Dauville. Pa., May 3, li»C'.>.
HOW TO SPRAY
VINES AND TREES
i
Among the letters recently received |
by Prof. Snrfaca, State at]
Harriaburg, was one from a Dauphin j
comity farmer. The correspoudatit j '
wrote:
"A few years ago my fruit trees \ 1
were dying from the effects of the Sau i
Jose scali. Fortnuatily, following '
yonr advice, I bought a good spray 1
pump and apparatus for usiug the
lime-sulphur wash, aud began spraj - '
ing thoroughly fill and spring and to- 1
day I have several hundred line,healthy '
trees, practically free from scale. Un '
trees that were covered with scale '
from the tips of the brandies to the
trunks not a live scale cau be found.
"Kindly answer the followiug ques
tions: (1) How much Paris green to 8
gallons of water cau he used safely to
spray plum trees? I used a teaspoon
ful last year to 8 gallons of water and
J killed many fruit buds. (2) Tell uie
! how to make a spray for potato blight;
how much hluentone and lime to use
! to 50 gallons of water?"
I To tiiis State Zoologist Surface re
| plied as follows :
| "I take great pleasure in replying
in detail to your inquiries. Concern
ing Paris green, the formula is one
pound or sixteen ounces to 150 gallons
juf water far hardy plant*-. for plain
I proportions I would recommend oue
j ounce to eacn 10 gallons. lu fact oue
j ounce to 8 gallous will not be too
strong for potatoes. However, 1 should
use three or four times as much lime
as Paris green, making milk of lime
aud straining it into the water with
Paris green.
"Also, on plums I would not recom-
I mend you to use Paris green if you
] enn get ars°nate of lead. The latter
j sticks better and is much more to be
| desired. Yon can buy this of different
| firms. 1 would not spray the plum
jtrees uutil after the blossoms have
I fallen and the fruit is nearly as large
I as the average pea.
; "To make a spray fur potato blight
I use three pounds of bluestoueand four
or tive pounds of lime in fifty gallons
|of water. If you have potato beetles,
| add one-third of a pound of Paris
! greeu, or oue pound of arsenate of lead
|to this. I should have told you that
j there are various formulae recomrnend
jed for using arsenate, varying from
I oue to three or four pounds in fifty
• gallons of water, but it has lireu pro-
J veu that if you use a good quality of
i arsenate of lead, oue pound in fifty
! gallons will do the poisoning, just the
| same as thongfi you used three times
.| as much, and, of course, there is less
| danger of injury nnd it is more ecou
| oinioal."
Welcoming the Traveler.
I have always bad a good opinion of
the enterprise of the life insurance
agent. It has seemed to me that the
busy bee is a lazy ne'er-do-well cotn
-1 piired with him. Recently this opin
! ion has been strengthened.
' i An old colored servant living in a
' j neighboring family made his first trip
I away from home and visited relatives
In New York.
On his return to Louisiana he was
asked what he did while in the north.
"Well, 'mong uddah t'ings I done tuk
' out a life insurance policy fo' fi' hun'ed
dollabs."
"Why, what on earth do you want
• | with a life insurance policy? You have
• j no wife or children!"
"Dat's what I done tol* him, but I
' had t' .take it, all de same. He agent
j man, he met me at de boat landin', an'
; he said I'd lmf t' have one or he'd sen'
j me back home. He warn't gwine fo't'
'low me t' land if I didn't buy one. Dey
" don't 'low no one in New Yavvk 'less
. dey has a 'suhanre policy!"— Woman's
Home Companion.
Economy of Costly Foods.
j The economy of expensive foods Is
I explained by the fact that digestion,
| at least in man, is dependent upon
I I flavors, without which it is so defoe
tive that we do not obtain the good of
j the food we swallow. As far as ex
) | perlments go, they substantiate these
| assertions, fur the sight and smell of
| pleasing food start the flow of di
| gestive fluids, while disagreeable odors
| and sight stop it. Delicatessen, then,
! would seem to be staples, for they are
j necessary. The talk of being able to
! subsist on a few cents a day is simply
nonsense and leads to deterioration of
j health. What seems to be extrava
gance in food purchases may be
wholesome instinct. The high cost of
living is partly due to the cost of the
flavors we need. We commend these
ideas to our worthy dietetic econo
mists. I.aymen may not be so foolish
as the physiologists themselves.
American Medicine.
A Novel Method of Advertising.
A storekeeper in a small out of the
t way town many years ago hit upon a
novel method of advertising his store.
' He conceived the idea of buying up
' the stock of stamps at the postoffice
' across the way. The postmaster olv
I Jected to be denuded of all his stock,
but his mysterious customer demanded
the stamps over the counter, sheet alt
er sheet, as an ordinary member of
the public until he bad bought every
stamp to be had. Then he took the
Clock over to his store across the road
aud plastered his windows with no
tices that postage stamps were only
to be had at Ills store, and to liis mor
tification the postmaster had to send
customers across to the store over the
way for any stamps they needed until
some days after he once more got in a
Stock from headquarters.
His Choice of Poetry.
The Pest—l'd like to write some
T*rses for your paper. What kind of
poetry do you like best? The Editor -
Typewritten, darned short and paid
for at rates. Cleveland
Lender.
Disgrace Is not In the punishment,
but In the crime.—Alflerl.
II Hi IKtft'
liLf FIB
The track uii'ler cuuslru-tion at tie
field of the bauviiie Athletic aseocia
tiOD is lapidly approaching
tiou. The !i itfom conrse of cinder ha*
been ltsiil ail aiouutl t'ie field and along
the greater part of the distance the
top oourse of lcatn ix applied.
The tract: will be tmixlied stud will
be in first class condition by the tiuie
of the second anneal field meet to be
held here ou Saturday, May 2t)th, un
der the auspices of the V. M O. A
and the Danville high school.
The went will take place at 2 p. u:
Amateur athletes from Berwick, Mil
ton, Sunbnry, Uatawisaa, Lnwisburj?
and Uauville high schools will parti
cipate iu the «:iuies. Berwick high
school's champion relay team will bf
present.
THE EVENTS.
Among the events will be a l(KI-yard
dash, 220 yard dash, 120 yard hurdle,
one mile run, running high jump, run
ning broad jump, twelve-pon-d shot
put, twelve-pound hammer throw, one
mile relay.
UcM. si Ivi rand bronze medals wilt
be aw irded for the different events
As a trophy iu the one mile relay
there is ottered a silver challenge cup
The prizes will be on exhibition at the
Globe Warehouse after May s«-: The
prioe of admission to '' e i; t Ita
been fixed at twenty-five cei ts.
Worked Too Well.
A hotel proprietor, noticing that
some of his customers were evidently
trying to eat their suppers in the
shortest possible time, lest they should
miss the boat which was waiting at the
wharf, thought it would be funny to
frighten them. Accordingly he went
Into a back room and gave a remark
ably perfect imitation of a steamboat's
whistle. The joke worked well. The
men heard the sound and rushed to
the boat. The joker laughed long and
loud until suddenly it occurred to him
that the men had gone off without
paying for their suppers. Then he
stopped laughing.—London Town and
Country .Journal.
It Didn't Fall Out.
| "I see your hair is falling out, sir,"
remarked the hairdresser, who was
getting rency to work the hair tonic
idea on the customer.
"You don't see anything of the sort,"
rejoined his victim. "What you see
Is the sequel to a falling out between
Mrs. Codgers and myself."—London
i Answers.
The Tailor's Patron Saint.
The tailor's saint Is St. John the
Baptist, but why we do not know, for,
as far as sacred writ informs us. "his
clothing was of camel's hair and a
leather girdle about his loins."—Tailor
and Cutter.
Cheering Her Up.
"I hear you are going to marry Char
ley."
"Yes: he asked me last evening."
"Let me congratulate you. Charley
Is all right. He is one of the nicest
fellows 1 was over engaged to."
Chance For Teachera.
Alberta and Saskatchewan provinces
Canada, will each want 100 school
teachers next fall.
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