VOL. oo—NO 24
DK. IRVING H. JENNINGS,
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A. W- <>f 12 M. 104 Mill Sc.,
.17. :o J P. M. Danville, Pa.
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4'.'5 MILI ~-T., DANVII.LE, PA.
Diseases of stomach and Intestines
a Specialty
HEMS CONDENSED.
Lockjaw, resulting from a splinter
in her (oo't caased the death of Am
anda Benton, of McKeesport.
Clifton Sheldon was sentenced to fif
teen years at Philadelphia, for the
murder of John Robinson. Both men
are colored.
After a forty years absence, Henry
Austin returned to Mauayunk, to find
his o'd home torn down and his par
ents dead.
Sanuel Manning. of Monongahela.
died as the result of blood poisoning
resulting from a scratch. He received
this small injury by being thrown
from his wagon.
Mrs. George H. Myers, of Bethle
hem, has received a Black Haud letter
threatening to annihilate her well
known husband witli bombs unless
SI,OOO is paid.
John Matthew,a Pittsburg lineman,
fell forty feet from a po'.e on which
he was working and was uninjured.
His overalls caught ou a spike pro
jecting from the pole, breaking his
fall.
Mrs. Walter Dommel, of Lancaster,
lias confessed to the authorities that
she murdered her two weeks' old in
faut. The woman, who has been separ
ated from her husband tor some time,
is in jail.
Max Howssy, a tailor of South
Bethlehem, laboring under an impres- j
sion that he was being hounded by
European detectives and because an
expected letter from his wife had not
come, committed Suicide.
The OoneeHsvilte cflKe regions show
by their increase in business that good
times are surely approcliing.last week
beat the same week's record in the
previous year by 8,000 tons. An in
crease in 1,000 cars has been made in
the shipment.
Finding the knife with which -lie
was cutting bread covered with blood,
Mrs. George Brumbaugh, of Gettys
burg, investigated, and found that she
had cut a garter snake in two. The
reptile had crawled into the loaf after
it was baked.
John Sullivan, of West Chester, was
killed at Berwvn on the railroad. He
wa- working on the tracks aud as the
tram approached he dropped his crow
bar on the track. The train struck the
bar, which in turn struck iiim, fract
uring his skull. He leaves a widow
and nine children.
Searchers for Leo Lovitsky ot Pitts
ton who was strangely missing from
home, found his clothes on the bank
of the Susquehanna river. It is believ
ed that his fishing rod fell in the
stream and that he wadded in after it
and was drowned.
Joseph White, while dumping dirt
to fill in the lot of R. C. Horn, at
Pottsville, fell with hor>e, wagon and
all,down a fifty foot embankment into
the Sshnylkill river. As the water was
shallow he escaped with a few bruises.
The horse was unhurt
The Bijou theatre .it Pittsburg was
bought by Klaw and Erlanger for
1850,000.
Schaeffer, the chicken farmer.accus
ed of murder, at Allentown. who was
considerably shaken up over being
proven guilty, recovered hi 3 nerve
enough to try to bribe a trusty with
|25, for a steel saw to aid in his es
oape from prison Schaeffer denied the
story.
Because her husband, George Hip
pie, an electrical engineer, of Potts
ville, met his death by crossed wires
on a pole of the Edison Electric II
luminating company, his widow ask
ed for I 20,000 damages. She claims his
death was due to carelessness on the
part of the company, the wireß not
being insulated.
The fire at the California Ore n.ines
at Boyertown, is still hnrinng aud the
odors arising therefrom are very ob
noxious. The residents have called the
attention of the board of health to the
fact. The earth is cracked about the
mine hole shafts and is very warm.
This is causing much trepidation
anions the citizens, who fear the fire
may canße a cave-in.
A horse owned by John Forney, a
drayman of Waynesboro, was found to
be sick several days ago. and a veter
inariau was sent for. He discovered ;
that the horse had swallowed a quant
ttv of nails and other hardware. An
operation was performed, and the j
animal was placed on the road tor«
r ore-T.
' r tio Leh'irh V:i 11 p v Transit iotrp»"v
>JI Mi'iid 11,000,000 in improving :t* '
lirifs to Allentown
iHonfour
' ' V.
an HOLDS
IS! SESSiI
Tlie subject of street paving cauie to
the surface at the meeting of the boi
oogh council Friday eve. Mr. Cleaver
called attention to the muddy and
nearly impassable condition of East
Front street. He suggested that a sec
tion of the street be scraped and a
course of limestone be applied.
At this juncture it was explained
that the residents of Front street are
very enthusiastic on the subject of
paving and are busy getting up the re
quired petition with the object cf en
tering upon the work of paving dur- 1
ing ttie present summer. In view of
the above it was decided to scrape
East Front street for a distance of
four squares. Further improvements
will be limited to filling up the dei
pressions with limestone.
On motion of Mr. Pursel it was ord
°red that an order be drawn for 1290
due Borough Solicitor E. S. Genrhart
for services to date.
On motion of Mr. Cleaver it was
ordered that a car loa 1 of paving brick
second in quality be ordered for use
in making repairs.
E. MARKET STREET PAYING .
A petition bearing ten signatures was
presented to council asking that East
Market street between Pine street and
Oook s court be paved with vitrified
l>rick and be properly curbed with
■tone. The signatures embrace ttie fol
lowing : Danville Structural Tubing
3d., Danville Foundry and Machine
jompany. George W. Roat U. V.
lames, D. E. Haring.F. W. Howe, T.
I. Price, Angle aud Gorman, E. Cor
inan, Charles Hill, John Martin, C.
U. Cloud, George A. Meyers, Paul L.
Andrews, John Kilgus. trustee of Ger
man Lutheran church, Fred \V. Howe.
F. H. Oousart. R. H. Morris, Comly
M. Foust, Mrs. E. Hill
The signers comprise two-thirds ot j
the property owners and ihe_property
»mbraoed represents not fess üban two- j
third# In number of feet of the prop
>rties fronting or abutting.
The petition was accepted an 1 wif!
jome up later in duo course.
On motion it was: ordered that the
uoroogh take over the Gearhart sewer
aear Bloom street and that it bi-come
responsible for its maintenance.
On motion of Mr. Cleaver it was
srdered that the sewer on East Front
itreet be extended some forty-five feet
:o -onnect with the new residence be
ng built by Thomas Jones.
President Schatz occupied the chair.
Dther members present were Cleaver,
Pursel, Jones, Everhart, Marshall,
Unrry. Connolley and Ton Blohn.
l'he following bills were approved
or payment:
BOROUGH DEP T.
l.abor and hauling . . $i52.10
Regular employes 117 Ot)
in Light Dep't 15.75
iVashiugton Fire Co ... -155
ielios Mfg. Co , 144 00
loseph Lechner 6 48
Danville Fdy. & Machine Co . 200.00'
T. L.Evans Sons 28.96
Fred R. Miller J0.25
Winding Town Clocks 60.00
Special Police. . . ...... 05.00
Iwo detectives 40 00
Oity hotel 16.00
Petti bone Bros 7,119
Tames Dailey 1,25
I. C. Mincemoyer 1.11)
SV. L. Sidier. . ~ 20 00
D. L. & W. R. R 27.95
T. L. Evans Sons 30.00
WATER DEPT.
Regular employes |i03.00
American Oar & Foundry Co 18 95
D. L. & W. Railroad Co . .38
Labor on pipe line 119.78 1
United Telephone and Tel. Co . .60
Joseph Lechner .... 44.01
Rensselaer Mfg Co 156.00
Harrison Bros & Co 140.63
Atlantic Ref Co 28.35'
FUNERAL OF
GEORGE W. MILES
The funeral of George W. Miles took
place Monday afternoon and was
largely attended.
The services were conducted by the
Rev. George S. Worner, pastor of St.
Paul's Methodist Episcopal church.
The obsequies were in charge of Beav
er Lodge No. 132, K. of P. The mem
bers attended the funeral in a body,
fi ling three hacks. At the grave
the burial rite of the order was ob
served.
The pall bearers were as follows:
John G. Voris, Lewis Byerly, Harry
Sanders, William Smith, William Moy
er aud James V. Gillaspy. The first
three represented the tire department
and the last three the Knights of
Pythias.
The floral tributes were very num
erous and beautiful. Interment was
made .u Mt. Vernon eeuieterv.
Julian Ash,of Fraddock, fell twenty
feet from a ladder while at work and
f™~tcre' hi* skull. He died from his
iuj ories.
DANVILLE PA., THURSDAY. JUNE 24, 1909
BEffl IF
CEO. I. HIES
George W. Miles, a member of the
board of county commissioners and a
prominent citizen of Danville, died at
his home, Ferry street, at 2 o'olock
Friday morning following a pro
longed illness.
The death of Mr. Miles removes an
other one of our townsmen whose
business career is identified with the
development of our town and whose ;
long life is a connecting link between i
Danville's past, now rapidly passing
out of memory, and the epoch of the |
present time with its contrasts and j
more exacting conditions of life. Few
men have ever lived in Danville whose !
lives were interwoven more intimate- !
ly with affairs or whose affiliations j
ran along so many different lines.
George W. Miles was seventy-four j
years of age. He was born at Miles
burg, Center county. When lie was a
email child his parents removed to
Northumberland. In 1852, when the
subject of our sketch was 18 years of
age, the family settled in Danville.
Mr. Miles afterward indentnred him
self to Robert McCoy,a contractor and
builder, with whom he learned tiie 1
carpenter trade. Later, he was em
ployed by Grove Bros.,filling a cleri. -
il position. While witli Grove Bros !
fie became familiar witli the process
)f iron manufacture and eventually
lecame one of Grove Bros.' mostskill
!ul and efficient superintendents, hav- I
ug charge nf their blast furnaces.
Tiie deceased was also superintend
ent of tt:<' Danville furnaces owned by
Hancock and Creveliug and continued
;o fill that position under the Nation
al iron company
in ISTSi the deceased in partnership
with A. Creveling purchased what was
lormerly the old Rough and Ready
property. Creveling and Miles then \
organized the Glendower Iron work®,
with George W. Miles, secretary and
general manager.
In 18£n Creveling and Miles bought
he Chulasky furnaoe three u»iles be
ow Dauvihe
ug, Milts & Co. (limited). They put
lie Chulasky furnace in blast Novern-
Der t>, 18711, aud kept it in operation
loine years.
The deceased at ttie time of his de
nise was serving his third term as ,
sonnty commissioner. H-' was a pub
ic spirited citizen, an intelligent,
ffell-informed mnii, whose judgment
tad integrity were alike nnimpeach
ible. That lie held the confidence of
lis fellow townsmen is evident from
he number of important positions that
le was called upon to fill. He was
decfed school director for many -n -
■essive terms. In 1872 he was a mem
ier of the town council aud. along
with M. D. L. Se< hler, J. \V. Swei.--
ort. Jacob Schuster, William Bucklo
jeorge W. Reay aud Oscar Ephliu,
:ast his vote for the Holly system of
aater works, wiiicn wa- adopted, a!-
hough strongly opposed. Mr. Miles
ffas also one of thejearly members of
he Friendship Fire company and was
he first chief engineer of the Danville
ire department.
He was a charter member of Beaver
Lodge No. 182, K. of P. At tiie time
)f death and for many years prior
ie was a member of the'grand tribun
al of the order.
The deceased wns a man of many
iccomplishments. He was a most
jhariuing conversationalist, who ha<i
) fund of information at command re
atiug to a great variety of -übjects.
Earlier in life he'was a member of the
:hoir of St. Paul's Metiiodist Episcop
al ctiurch. He wns a natural vocalist
md ranked with the best singers of
ais day.
Tiie deceased issurvived by his wife,
sne son, E. H. M.les.faud one daug'i
;er, Miss Annie L. Miles; also by a
brother, Frank Lee Miles, aud two
listers, Mrs. Elizabeth Hunter and
Vlrs. C. P. Harder.
The cause of death was vascular din
sane of the brain. The illness covered
i period of over a year. Tiie final at
:ack came on about tiiree weeks ago.
Previous to that time tiie deceased was
tble to be ahout and perform the duties
)f his office. For a week or more prior
:o death he was unconscious and hope
was abandoned.
WEDDED AT
ST. HUBtKT'S
i
Miss Louisa Grausau, of this city at
St. Hubert's Catholic church yester
day morning became tiie bride of
Andrew Paulson, of Sewaran, N. J.
The nuptial kuot was tied at 8 o clock
by the Rev. Father Jules Foin. Miss
Rose Grausau, sister of the bride, was
bridesmaid ; Fred Grausau, a brother,
was best man.
Following the ceremony a receptiou
was held at the home of the bride,
corner of Church aud Waluut streets,
rtie newly wedded couple left on the
11:28 P. & R. passenger train for
Woodridge, N. J., where they will
rpplif#.
BBK
DEFEATED
STANDING OF THE CLLBS.
W. L. P.C
Danville 7 1 .875!
Nanticoke 7 1 .875 |
Nesoopeck 5 3 .625
Beutoii 4 -1 .500
Bloomstiurg . . ....8 5 .875
A Men . .2 5 .28H
Shiekshinny 9 5 .280
Berwick .... ..1 7 .125
Result of Saturday's Games
Danville I. Nescopeck 1.
Bloomsburg li, Berwick 1.
Nanticoke 12, Shiekshinny 0.
Alden 7, Benton 3.
Nanticoke continued its winning
streak by defeating Shiekshinny ou
Saturday, whicli leaves Nanticoke and
Danville still tied for first place each
with 7 wins and ] lost and a percent
age of 875.
The other teams in the first divsiou
remain the same, with Nescopeck at
third place and Benton fourth.
The shifting of Saturday took place |
all in the second set of fours. Bloome
burg ousted Shiekshinny from fifth
place, the latter dropping to seventh.
Alden raised from -?venth to sixth.
And Berwick remained at the end of
the processon.
Nrxt week we'll -ee who really does
lead the league. The Nanticoke team
is scheduled to play Danville iu tiiis
ity aiiii a right royal battle t will
be, too. The Saturday following that
Danville plays at Nanticoke The re
mainder of the schedule for next Sat
urday is as follows : Bentou at Her
wick. Nescopeck at Alden, Blooms
burg at Shickshlnuy.
Supported by a hundred
loyal tins from Danville
and sustained by several
jfd hundred more routers from
J" j Berwick, the Browns ou
/j&ii. Saturday marched up to
% M h«'>f Nescope k ail.l
■ 112 wrests-f-rom hurt - year's
Susquehanna league cham
pions one of the finest victories ever
won by a local base hall team.
The immense crowd that overflowed
She grand stand and bleachers on the
lew Nescopeck ground- said to a man
[hat it was one cf the greatest con
est- ever put up in the Susquehanna
eague. From the first tall pitched to
[he end of the ninth the game wa- re
plete with sensations that kept the
rowd iu a fever heat of excitement
tud brought them to their feet scores
)f times to yell themselves hoarse for
the i.»st. ciever plays of both teams
[hat follow- 1 each other in such quick
succession that the effect was bewild
ering.
T\ " :ti .eace that the local fans
avc in the dandy Danvilles was
shown by the big crowd that accr.ru
[)an''- she te .i. on the journey r.p the
rivtr Over a undred took the trip.
At N -rropeck th- Danville contingent
was tiy several hundred enthu
jiaeis from Berwick who rooted for
Danville daring tiie game.
Pinky Coveleskie faced the Nesco
peck heavy hitters from the pitcher's
box during the game, and dished out
as ieady a bnuch of live wires as were
ever t Mtieeted up in one circuit. It
wa- a b g day fcr the Polish Peifecto,
but :» is compelled to divi ie Honor--
with a team that rendered ultra gilt
edged support. Of the thirty one
Nescojerk batsmen who faced the Pole
but four fanned the wind , the rest hit
the bail freely, yet but two hits found
their way onto the scorer's sheet, ev
ery kind of a chance being accepted
by the Danville field quick and sure.
Ooveleskie smiled on just 31 Nesco
pecker.- during the nine innings. In
the first 3 innings not a Nescopeck
runner readied first base. iu the sec
ond innings Ooveleskie retired the side
with five pitched balls , in the third
innings he retired the side with six
pitched halls. Ia add.tion to his sup
erb performance in the box Pinkie had
threo of the eight hits made off Shipe's
delivery, two being home runs, and
he scored three of Danville's ruus.
Something of a record—what -
Man toman around the entire Dan
ville lineup the team played such fine
ball that it is difficult to pick out a
few upon whom to bestow any especi
al honors. Brown, who gamboled out
in the right garden, probably deserves
the salutatory. During Nescopeck's
second time at hat he made a catch of
Patterson's drive to right that was
called by the crowd as being one cf
the prettiest and nerviest bits of ball
playing they had ever witnessed. Pat
terson caught the leather square; the
ball seemed scarcely to raise above the
helghth of the fence, but it went as if
shot from one of Krnpp's latest models.
Brown turned and at breakneck speed
started racing with the bail, and just i
as the sphere seemed about to strike
the top of the fence,the Danville play
er, witii hij back still toward the fly
ing hall and still racing along, stack
np his gloved hand, twisted his arm,
and brought it down, a dead one. In
addition to his circus catch the right
fielder had another pretty catch, took
two of the eight hits, two bases
and was left on base a number of
times.
SHIPE IN GOOD FORM.
Shipe, after several drubbings, was
back in good form Saturday. Hestrnck
oat 11 men and gave no passes. His
team support was aiso good. The
Nescopeck team is a mighty good one
and they deserve a big lot of credit.
They can have the satisfaction of
knowing that it was tfie unanimous
verdict of the spectators that there is
not a team in the league could hace
stopped Danville on Saturday.
MORE IN DETAIL.
Things looked ripe when Larry
Dooley selected a pretty hit to left off
Shipe's first pitched ball. Clayberger
sacrificed him to second. Umlauf took
first on Splain's error and stole second.
Thomas was out on a fly to second,
Splain making a quick throw to third
Batching Dooley off the base, making
a double play. Umlauf was left «n
second. In Nescopeck's first try Gil
bert fiied out to Mackert, Moyer ditto
to Coveleskie aud Smith made three
un a grounder to second.
The second was a short one for Dan
rille. Coveleskie and Mackert fanned
jnd Hess popped one to Patterson.
Nesccpeck did just about as good.
Splain flyed to Prown and Patterson
flid the same, Brown making his sen
sational catch on this play; Lawrence
was out Coveleskie to Thomas.
Amnermau opened Danville's third
try by striking oat; Brown got first
nu Patterson's error and stole second:
but Dooley flied out to Moyer aud
lUayberger drove one to second. Nes
opeck went down one, two, three in
the third.
FIRST BLOOD FOR DANVILLE.
In the fourth with two men out
Coveieksie drove one of the longest
iits of Nescopeck record for a home
run. The ball went high aud far; tak
ing the very centre of tiie centre field
fence by the eighth of a telegraph
i ole aud sailing out into the river
Hess struck out. Not to be outdone
CJilbfrt, first up for Nescopeck ill the
fourth, took two strikes aud then put
nne over the right field fence for four
liases. (The right field fence on the
Nescopeck grounds, by the way, being
but five feet farther from tiie plate
:han on the Danville grounds, where
jnly two bases are allowed). Then
lust for a miunte tilings began to look
<looray. Smith took first on Thomas'
>rror an t Moy.j- got on by Hess' error;
but in a second it w .is all over— Moyer
was caught by Hess at second, Sp!a;n
:lrove a gouu.ier to Ma; rt and Pat
terson popped to Oovelesk i?.
With the end of tiie fourth the scor
ing steppe d for two innings.
In the seventh Covele>kie was tirst
ap and drove one into deep right and
lost the ball, the ball remaining lost
while the pitoher trotted around the
•ircle, .scoring; the next three were
out. In Nescopeck's half Smith open
ed up by getting hit with a pitched
bail, Spiain sacrificed him to second,
but Patterson ttrr. k out and Law
rence was out on a grounder to liack
ert.
In the eighth Brown opened for Dan
ville with a hit to leit. Dooley sacri
ficing hirn to second,Clayberger struck
out aud Umlauf drove a fly to Gilbert,
leaving Brown on base. Nescopeck's
haif of the eighth belongs to Hess and
Thomas. H. Shlpe,Fowler and Gilbert
each going down by the short step to
firs; base route.
la the ninth Thomas was out on a
drive to third. Coveleskie opened up
the fun witii a hit to right, then Hess
pounded one into left, Mackert -truck
out, but Ammerman drove a long one
into right scoring Hess and Coveleksie.
Brown hit to center, but Docley was
out at first, leaving Erown and Am
merman on base. Three men batted
for Nescopeck in the n;ntii and it was
all over.
J The score :
DANVILLE.
R. H. O. A. E.
Dooley, c .0 1 4 0 0
Clayberger, 1f...... .0 0 0 0 0
Umlauf, 3b . . ..0 0 1 2 0
Thomas, lb 0. 0 14 0 1
Coveleskie, p 3 3 2 - a 1
Hess, ss J l o 3 1
Mackert, 2b 0 0 I 5 0
Ammertnau, cf 0 110 0
Brown, rf 0 2 3 o 0
Totals 4 8 2? 12 3
NESCOPECK
R. H. O. A. E.
Ciilbert, cf .1 li o 0
Moyer, rf . , .00100
Smith, 1f... .00100
Splaln. 8b .0 0 1 5 0
Patterson, lb 0 0 11 0 1
Lawrence, ss 0 0 0 0 0
H. Shipe, 8b 0 0 1 2 1
Fowler, c 0 0 11 0 0
R. Shlpe, p 0 1 0 3S 0
Totalß 1 2 3? 0 2
Danville 0 0 01 001 0 2—4
Nescopeck 000100 0 0 o—l
Home runs Coveleskie J, Gilbert 1,
Sacrifice hits Dooley, Clayberger,
Splain. Stolen bases,Umlauf 2, Brown
2, Hess. Left on bases Danville o,
Nescopeck 3. Struck out by Shipe 11,
by Coveleskie 4. Double plays Mplain
to H. Shlpe. Hit by pitched ball
Smith. Passed balls Fowler. Umpires
Laubaoh and Rellly. Time of game
1.40.
REV. J. I. 11l
ON TUBERCULOSIS
The tuberculosis exhibit opened in |
the Y. M. O. A. hall Tuesday after- :
noon. Owing to the exceedingly hoi
weather the attendance was small.
This was especially true last evening !
on the occasion of the lecture on tub
erculosis by the Rev. James Wollastou
Kirk, pastor of the Mahoning Presby- !
teriaa church. Mr. Kirk was introduc
ed by Dr. George A. Stook, of this
city. No better discourse on tuber
culosis has been heard in this section
and the address commanded the closest
attention from bei'inning to end.
Mr. Ivirk's address took in the entire
scope of tiie subject After dwelling
briefly on the subject of tuberculosis,
the perii and the extent of its ravages,
the State exhibit and the lectures of
the week, he explained his reasons for
accepting the invitation to deliver
the opening address. There were three
reasons, he said, the first being the
importance of the subject and the in
terest lie had taken in it for the past
ten years; second, his extensive obser
vations among the Alaskan Indians,
where the disease prevails to an alarm
ing extent; third, his chaplaincy at
Fort Stanton, N. M., one of the U. S.
stations for the treatment of tubercul
osis.
The phase of the suljeot emphasized
by the speaker was "prevention."
which means knowledge, care and
cleanliness.
He presented a brief -urvey of the
general subject,showing by quotations
from Huber that there arc more deaths
from tuberculosis tiiau from any other
disease, in the United states there are
100,1100 annually; in the world, 1,000,-
i'oo annually.
Children are seldom boru with the
germ- of tuberculosis in their systems,
but they are boru with a tendency to
it, a vulnerability, lack of resistance
that renders them peculiarly suscepti
ble.
Tuberculosis is nn infectious disease
ami nay one may contract it.
It can be arrested ; hence the wisdom
of Imparting the information and of
arousiug the people to use the means
for prevention. Already much has been
done, while wise agitation and correct
ideas will do more. The disease can bs
stamped out.
AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
The infe tion is caused by inhala
tion cf the germ "bacillus tubercul
osa. This g»rm comes from a living
person—not train the breath, but
through the sputum. The sputum wlieu
iried mixes with dust—on the flaor or
the street. The dust when in' a!ed
gives lodgment for the grem in th"
throat or lungs.
Infection is cacs a ! klso by ingi I ■
—by infected fool—bv fnn 1 on w
the Infected dust In- fillea. Oa\
thi- fact the speiker j rououucel t
unsanitary and reprehensible n> < ■ • o«e
foodstuffs on the stre-ts and wa ... of
cil j s and towns where i h lu-t 'll -
Patients add t.) t'.e'r own iafcct
by swallowing their spittle
AMONG THE INDIANS.
The Alaskan natives are a startling
illustration of the infectious nature cf
the disease. They were not cleanly
when the .nfectlon first came to them.
Tie germ foand fertile soil for colon
ization. Conditions are far better now.
The infection was greater among those .
it: the arctic portions, where the in
tense cold of the winters huddled the
inhabitants together in their tepees
or i tbins The communal life, which
prevailed among those on the sooth
east coast, where a number of families
lived under the same roof, was pro
ductive of infection in a high degree.
The Indian settlement on the Yukon
river near Eagle, Alaska, where the
speaker spent some years in mission
work, was thoroughly infected. The :
habit of spitting on the floor of the
mission did not prevail and due to
cleanliness and ventilation the miss
ionary enjoyed a sense of security.
The summers were speut out of doors
and were remedial in some degree—
corrective of the period of close living
in winter.
A PREYENTARLE DISEASE.
Tuberculosis may be prevented by
destroying the germs, which starve iu
the sunlight and in fresh pure air. The
body may be fortified against the
germ-. A weak body, low iu vitality,
with little powers of resistance is li
able to become infected; hence,cultiv
ate conditions of health. Keep up the
strength of resi-tance by abstaining
from injurious foods and drinks.
Strong drink is declared by medical
men, who are specialists in study and
treatment of tuberculosis, to be one of
the best helpers the germs have. Dis
sipation in any form, excess of labor,
loss of Bleep, sickness of any kind,
especially pneumonia, bronchitis and
typhoid fever, which reduce the vit
ality, assist the germs of tuberculosis.
PREVENTATIVES.
The best preventatives are : Plenty
of fresh air, pure water, plain, whole
some nourishing food, sleep, early
hours, regularity of habits and the
avoidance of all forms of excess. All i
ESTABLISHED IN 1855
JOINT IEII
OF NUB
The two boards of county commis
sioners, of Montour and Northumber
land counties, held a joint meeting at
the conrt house yesterday. The object
of the meeting was to take action oil
some matters pertaining to the river
bridge.
The Northumberland county board
was represented by Messrs. Tharp and
Hancock. The'two officials came to
South Danville 011 the 10:17 train and
were met by Messrs. Sechler and Cole
man of the Montour county board.
The four men, accompanied by Hon.
K. S. Atnmermau, county solicitor,
carefully examined the bridge, especi
ally the wood paving, which, while
very satisfactory in most respects, 'is
the source of much danger when wet,
causing horses to lose their footing
and fall. The two boards also closely
examined the plot of ground conneot-
Bd with the bridge west of the lower
wing wall,on which plot several grand
juries of Montour county in succession
have recommended that a retaining
wall be built.
It was the sense of the commission
ers nnanimou>ly that something should
be done to safeguard horses.as already
several valuable animals have been
crippled and at least one so badly in
jured that it had to be killed.
During the joint session that follow
ed it was ordered that a communica
tion be addressed to the firm that
manufactured the creo-resiuated blocks
to determine whether it makes or sells
any compound or preparation to be ap
plied to the paving when wet in order
to prevent horses from slipping.
•Judging from the temper manifest
at the joint meeting the two boards of
commissioners as at present constitute
d will get along very harmoniously
and ttie antagonism which marked the
proceedings in the past when affairs
of the uo counties were involved
will be absent In the future. Although
uo action on either was taken yester
day on adjournment it saerned to be
tacitly understood that the retaining
wall recommended on the Danville
side of the river a- well as the new
wing wall 011 the south side will be
built in the very near futute.
SUDDEN DEATH
OF AIRS. U. G. GULICK
Mary 1., wife of U. Grant- Gr.lick,
died suddenly at the family homestead,
East Market street, early yesterday
morning.
When the deceased retired Tuesday
nig! r «he was in her usual health and
there was nothing tn foreshadow the
fact that death wa- nigh. At 3 o'clock
yesterday moruiu_' the husband was
awakened by an exc: mation from the
deceased. He found that she was suf
fering keenly. He tiew to her aid, but
in spite of all that he could do for her
she breathed her last in a few min
utes. A physician was called, but by
the time he arrived the vital spark - :f
life had expired
The deceased was 4<> years of age.
Besides her husband she is survived
by the following brothers: John R.
Winters, of Dubuque, lowa Peter A.
and Jacob Winters of Danville; and
Arthur, of Sunbury. A sister, Mrs.
Jacob Ellictt. of this city also sur
vives.
persons should control the propensity
to spit and should never spit on a
floor, on a carpet, in hallways, on
-tepe, sidewalks, or any place where
people walk. The authorities should
never allow the highways and gutters
to be swept without first being spriuk
led.
Personal and household cleanliness
should be observed. The speaker stat
ed that he had lived for months with
scores and hundreds of men who were
undergoing treatment for tuberculosis;
that he had sat regularly at the table
with them for mouths and months
where the cook for the mess,the wait
er and all the men were Infected—
some of them in the third or last stage
of the disease—and yet he was not in
fected and had no fear <if Infection.
At this point the speaker enlarged
on his experiences nt the Fort .Stanton
sanatorium, a government institution
for the special treatment of tubercul
osis. It was because of his own ex
perience at the above sanatorium tha
he was enabled to set forth his views
with so much confidence.
The speaker closed by giving some
valuable points on treatment.
Dr. J. W. Ellenberger cf Harris
burg, ouo of the best authorities on
tuberculosis in Pennsylvania will
speak in Y.M.O.A. hall atß:ls o'clock
this evening. His subject will be
" Tuberculosis—How to Prevent and
How to Cure It." lu connection with
the lecture interesting lantern slides
will be displayed, showing dispensary
work and what Is being done in the
slum districts of cities to fight this
great plague.