lliYlfc TABLES.
PENN'A. R. R.
EAST WEST.
7.02 A. M. 9-00 A. M.
10,26 " 12.10 P. M.
2.24 P. M. 4.29 "
5.55 " 8.17 "
SUNDAYS.
10.26 A. M. 4.29 P. M.
D. L. & W. R. R.
EAST. WEST.
7.05 A. M. 9.07 A. M.
10.19 " 12.51 p. M.
8.11 P. M. 4.33 "
5.47 " 9.16 "
SUNDAYS.
7.05 A. M. 12.51 P. M;
5.47 P. M. 9.16 "
PHILA. & READING R. R.
NORTH. SOUTH.
7.53 A. M. 11.23 A. M.
8.56 P. M. 6.35 P. M.
BLOOM STREET.
7.58 A. M. 11.21 A. M.
3.58 P. M. 6.33 P. M.
IST GRADUATES
HI THE RIDGE
The first high school commencement
to be held in Montour county outside
of Danville will take place on Thurs
day evening when the first annual
graduation exercises of the Strawberry
Ridge high school will take place in
the Trinity Reformed church at that
place.
Stewart E. Acor is the principal of
the school and the graduates are Ralph
Cromis, Carlos Cooper and Herman
Shultz. The class motto is "Nihil Sine
Lahore." The class flower is the pink
carnation,and tho class colors, maroou
and lemon.
In connection with the commence
ment exercises Thursday evening the
following program has been arranged:
Music.
Invocation Rev. \V. J. Kohler.
Music.
Salutatory Life
Herman Shultz.
Music.
Essay.. Progress of Civilization.
Carlos Cooper.
Music.
Oration Decision of Character
Ralph Cromis.
Music.
Address, The Relation of the High
School to the Community.
Clias. \V. Derr, County Sup't.
Music.
Presentation of Diplomas.
Music.
The school board in Derry township
is composed of William Lobach, presi
dent; John G. Cotuer, secretary;
George P. Cotner,treasurer; Jonathan
DeLong,Peter M. Dietrich and Chailes
Shires, Jr.
MEETS AT SUNBURY
churches in Montour, SclmylFillfTjeß'
anon, Dauphin, Northumberland,
Snyder, Union, Lycoming, Centre,
Berks, Clinton, Luzerne, Columbia,
Sullivan, Lackawanna and Mifflin
counties, representing more than 30,-
000 communicants, will hold a lay
men's missionary conference at Sun
bury on April 12 and 13. At least 1000
delegates are expected.
A strong program of addresses by
leaders of the movement in the Re
formed church, and other denomina
tions as well, has been prepared, and
tlie list of speakers includes W. \V.
Irvine, George Leslie Omwake, Paul
A. Knnkle, William E. Lampe and the
Rev. C. J. Musser.
Great interest in the gathering is
being manifested by the churches of
Sunbury and throughout this sect'm
of the State. It is the first gathering
of the kind held by the Reformed
churches of the district.
The Reformed church first gave
official sanction to the laymen's inis
sionar3 - movement at the meeting of
the General Synod at York in 1008. At
a meeting held at Ilarrisburg last
year, at which thirty-four districts
were represented, an Tffccutive com
mittee was appointed that authorized
an 1 arranged the gathering to be held
at Sunbury this month.
The members ot the local executive
committee are as follows: George E.
Deppeu, chairman ; F. J. Weale, sec
retary ; George A. Nevin, treasurer;
F. A." Witmer, chaiiman of the pub
licity committee; W. W. Anspach,
chairman of the deputation committee;
George M. Conrad, chairman of the
entertainment committee; Henry
Heckert, chairman of the ushers' com
mittee, and the Rev. Rob< rf O'Boyle,
chairman of the pastors' co-operating
committee.
Eaeli Reformed church in the central
district is entitled to three delegates—
the pastor, one member of the consis
tory and one layman for every fifty
members of the congregation.
TAX R ATF IINPH ANP.Fn
The overseers of the Danville and
Mahoning poor district held a regular
meeting in the office of William Kase
West, Esq., Saturday.
Samuel Mills, member-elect,succeed
ing i . —.c.uv.-. i"«v< "u "»o
board. Adam Mayan, the new secre
tary, occupied his place for the first
time.
Joseph Ritter, the member from
Mahoning township, was chosen presi
dent of the board.
On motion it was uecided that the
tax rate should remain the same 'as
last year.
SHERIFF SOLD FARM
Sheriff William P. Zehuer, of Col
umbia county, at the courthouse in
Bloomsburg on Saturday sold the two
tracts of land in Anthony township,
this enmity, and in Madison township.
Columbia county,containing about 127
acres, two story frame dwelling house
au:l outbuildings. The purchaser was
Artley Tollman anil the price paid was
$477, subject to a mortgage of? 3,000.
INSPECTION OF
SCHOOL CHILDREN
The State department of health has
opened correspondence with Dr. G. A.
Stock, county medical inspector, rela
tive to the inspection of pupils of the
public schools, which, unless plans
miscarry, will go into effect next. fall.
Heretofore the health officers of the
county have made inspection of the
schools under their charge to see
whether they came up to the roquir
nients as to arrangement of buildings
and sanitation. It is now planned by
the State department of health to est
ablish medical inspection to embrace
both an examination of the school
buildings and of the pupils attending.
In the future the buildings will have
to come up to certain requirements
concerning light, heat, ventilation,
water supply and disposal of sewage.
It will bo the duty of the county med
ical inspector to note wherein the
school buildings fall short in any re
spect as well as to inspect the pupils
to determine the condition of their
teeth,eyes,ears and respiratory organs.
He will also be required to give a
short informal talk in each school on
hygiene and the early recognition oi
contagious diseases.
It. is due to the change in the sys.
tem that the health officer of the coun
ty this spring have not been required
to make the usual inspection of the
schools in their respective districts.
The report of the county medical in
spector for three months ending March
31st shows that, although nothing like
an epidemic has prevailed,yet the pre
valence of contagious diseases through
out the county—exclusive of the bor
oughs of Danville and Washington
ville, has been more general than dur
ing past years.
Following is "the report of diseases,
showing the number of cases of each :
Diphtheria, two; typhoid fever, eight;
scarlet fever, sixteen; erysipelas,
seven; chickenpox, two; measles,
seven; German measles, two; whoop
ing cough, two.
ARBITRATION LAW
•'I believe that the next, legislature
will pass a bill establishing an arbit
ration board similar to that in effect
in Canada," says Senator J. P. Mc-
Nichol.
"The time lias come when an act
should be 011 the statute books which
would at least make it impossible for
strikes to occur until all possible
means have been exhausted to settle
the dispute through arbitration. Aft
er leading what has been accomplish
ed in Canada to lesson strikes by amic
able arbitration participated in by
employer, employe and an impartial
third member, I think that Pennsyl
plan.
"The full effect of strikes cannot be
estimated. The whole community
suffers because of a disagreement be
tween a body of men Jand a corpora
tion. Philadelphia has lost millions
and it will take years to regain the
losses. A bitter feeling has been en
gendered between labor and capital
which may show itself in another
form at any time. Any law which
would prevent strikes so effectively,
sucli as the Canadian act, should be
welcomed by labor and the entire com
munity. "
Flora-Moore.
W. Edward Flora and Miss Maud
M. Moore, both of Exchange, wore
united in marriage at the parsonage of
the Reformed church, at Strawberry
Ridge last, evening at 8:80 o'clock by
the pastor, Rev. J. \V. Kohler. After
a wedding trip to Philadelphia and
New York City the young couple will
take up their residence at Exchange.
Wedded at St. Hubert's.
Miss Catherine Mainzer and Frank
Terry, both of this city, were united
in matrimony Tuesday morning at
St. Hubert's church. They wero at
tended by Miss Thressa Scbott and
George Beyer. After the ceremony the
newly married couple were driven to
the home of Joseph Schott, Vine street,
where an elaborate wedding breakfast
was served. Later in the day Mr. and
Mrs. Terry left for a trip to Berwick
and Williamsport. They will reside in
Danville.
A Good Record.
Joseph L. Frame has nearly recover
ed after an illness of some two months
and is ready to resume the duties of
assessorship of the First waid.
In this connection it might bo stated
that Mr. Frame has served continuous
ly as assessor in the First ward ior a
period of twenty-one years. He has
proven himself an efficient officer.
Wet April Predicted.
The warmest and drvest month of
Marcli on record at the United States
weather bureau for thirty-five years
will be followed by cooler weather and
rain, according to official forecasters.
Broke Hit Leg.
Thompson Jenkins of this city broke
his leg at the Montour house Satur
day night. He was engaged in a
friendly tussle with itomo others when
the accident occurred. Dr. Stock sot
the broken bone.
Died at Santa Anna.
Mrs. Ida P. Herr departed this life
at the homo of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. James Fenstermachor at Santa
Anna, California, March 28th, at 2. UO
a. m.
About 5,200 trademarks are register
ed during the course of the year at the
patent office.
SLIGHT INJURY
CAUSES DEATH
William A. Young, a well known
resident, died Saturday as the ie.sult
of a virulent attack of blood poison
ing, which ran its course in three
days, illustrating the deadly nature of
this ailment and tho necessity of ex
ercising precaution promptly in every
instance when a wound is inflicted,no
matter how trifling it may appear.
Mr. Young first called on his phy
sician for treatment Wednesday even
ing. He had iujured his thumb while
working at the big mill. The wound
in itself was not serious, the flesh at
the end of tho thumb being split open.
Symptoms of blood poisoning ' al
ready were manifesting themselves,
the thumb and the back of the hand
being badly swollen. While the wound
was exposed after the accident poison
ous or infective matter from without,
no doubt, was introduced into the
blood bringing about the morbid con
dition indicated by the symptoms.
When the physician visited Mr.
Young Thursday he was alarmed at
the progress made by the disease. By
that time the entire arm and shoulder
were affected, and the man's suffering
was most intense. By Friday the
swelling had spread out over the chest,
after which the disease speedily ran
its course. The patient ilied at 1 :4(1
Saturday afternoon following hours oi
dreadful agony.
Tho deceased was sixty-eight years
of age. He was a native of Danville.
He was a brick moulder and for man)
yoars, followed that occupation. Al
the breaking out of the Civil war he
enlisted,serving with tho three months
men.
Ho was a widower, his wife depart
ing this life some seven years ago. Hi
is survived by two sous—Edward J.
and Allan Young—and two daughters
Mrs. Laura Moody of this city anc
Mrs. Harry Harmaii of Catawissa; hi
is also survived by throe brothers,
James and Henry, of Berwick, ani3
Joseph, of this city.
WATER COMMISSIONER
A. C. Anglo was elected a mernbei
of the board of water commissioners
at tho meeting of council Friday night.
Mr. Anglo succeeds 11. B. Foust,
who was elected at the previous meet'
ing to succeed T. J. Rogers but whe
later tendered his resignation. Mr.
Angle will serve until the first Friday
in August.
William Vastiue succeeds Edward
(Jornian. who, along with Mr. Kogers,
resigned fiom the board several months
*RO.
BOARD OF HEALTH
nember of the board of health of tlu
iouth side to fiil the unexpired term
>f the late George H. Sonneborn.
The appointment, which was made
>y Burgess Shepperson immediately
ollowing the death of Mr. Sonneborn,
vas ratified by tho board at a regular
nesting held at the office of Dr. N.
H. Smith Monday night. Mr. Hoover
following Mr. Sonueborn, who was
president of the board, naturally sue
:eedrd him in the chair.
In addition to Mr. Hoover the mem-
Bers of the board are as follows: R. B.
Bird, secretary and health officer, John
Keim, Jerome Flood, and Dr. N. M.
Smith.
The above board takes in both Soutli
Danville and Riverside anil is doint>
very good work. In order that its
efficiency may be increased and thai
the town may bo kept clean and sauit
ary the board invites the hearty co-op
eration of citizens, who are requested
to report to the health officer contag
ious diseases and nuisances in an>
form.
NEW DWELLINGS
Charles H. Reynolds, the elentist, i>
preparing to build two houses at the
corner of East Market and Honeymoon
streets as tenements. The dwellings
will be of frame and will be modern
and commodious. Tho contract has
been awarded to Wallace Hoover. The
building permit was granted by Sec
retary Harry B. Patton yesterday.
Work on the new housos will begin at
a very early day.
The new houses being built by Geo.
D. Edtuondson are about completed.
The new dwellings planned by Dr.
Reynolds, along with other improve
ments contemplated, will give East
Market street quite an attractive and
up-to-date appearance.
Died Near Turbotville.
Mrs. Charles iuuier, or near 'i'urbot
ville, died yesterday afternoon at a
o'clock after a short illness.aged about
(10 years. Mrs. Miller formerly, with
her husband,resided below Ohulaskoy.
She is survived by a daughter, Mrs.
\V. J. Uiark, rosining on tho raules :
farm, near Washingtonvillo, and two
sons, Frank, of near Washingtonville
and Harry, of noar Elysburg.
An Old Document.
James C. Connolley.of this city, has
in his possession a certificate of mem
bership in the Repealer club issued in
1884 to his father, the late James Con
nolley, of this city. The certificate
was issued while Mr. Oonnolley was a
citizen of Ireland. The club hail for
its object the repeal of tho law which
took home rule away from Ireland.
Mr. Connollev prizes tho certificate
very highly. As far as ho knows it is
the only one of its kind in this coun
try.
The 062 registered trade unions of
(treat Britain have a total membership
of 1,978,660. I
WILL SUCCEED
MRS. CALDWELL
Miss Margaret Shade luis been ap
pointed a nurse at the tuberculosis
dispensaries at Danville and SelinE
grove to succeed Mrs. Esther Caldwell,
who a month or so ago was obliged to
resign owing to ill health anil is at
present undergoing treatment for tub
erculosis at Mt. Alto.
Miss Shade is a graduate of the i
training school for nurses at the hos
pital for the insane at this place. She
is a native of Montour county and has
relatives living in Danville. Since
graduating she has had several years
experience in nursing and is registered
at the northwestern directory of
nurses in Philadelphia. By virtue of
her appointment,relating to such cases
as come in for treatment under" the
dispensaries she lias charge of both
Montour and Snyder counties.
The friends of Mrs. Caldwell will
be gratified to learn that her caso is
yielding to treatment and that her full
recovery seems only a question of
time. The disease was arrested in its
incipioncy, and besides the treatment
at Mt. Atlo is found very efficacious.
626 MILES OF ROAD
The State of Pennsylvania will add
this year between 70 and 80 miles of
improved highway to its list of roads
built under tho supervision of the
State highway department. Tho un
usually early season has enabled the
contractors for road work to begin op
ertions in over twenty counties and
every effort is being made to push the
construction as rapidly as possible.
Tho State has built 626 miles of road
since the creation of the highway de
partment, the bulk of tho work hav
ing been done in the last two years.
In addition, the road building lias
been along more connected lines than
heretofore. Under the provisions of
the law the construction is done en
tirely by the State, but the townships
and boroughs have the choice of the
roads to be improved. Lately steps
have been taken to connect isolated
links of road and several stretches of
ten or twelve miles will soon bo ready
for traffic. More attention is also be
ing given to the use of brick on tho
roads.
The State has 96.6 miles of road un
der contract and about $675,000 to
spend on construction this year. Tho
average cost per mile is between |B,-
000 and |9,000.
A Pleasant Surprise.
A pleasant surprise party was held
at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Philip
Klein, K. F. D. No. 2, in honor of
Mrs. Klein's birthday. A fine supper
was served and tho young people en
joyed themselves witli dancing. Those
Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Weit
zel, Mr. and Mrs. George Robinson,
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Klein, Mr. and
Mrs. Janies McOracken, Mr. and Mrs.
Aly Merrell, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Applemau, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marr,
Mr. and Mrs. Noiman Beyer, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Hendrickson.Mr. and Mis.
John Fruit, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert
Roup, Charles Hendrickson, William
Sidler, Edward Delsite, Mrs. Andrew
Steiumau,Mis. Arthur Fry, Mrs. Sam
uel Fnusoy.Mrs. August Shultz. Misses
Mary Klein, Mary Woit/.el, Lilly
Hendricks, Elsie Delhi, Theresa Weit
zel, Mary Shultz,Anna Meintzer,Laura
Bennett, Winifred Coruellson, Alice
Applemau,Olive Conway,Winnie Bey
er, Agues Weitzel, Marion Marr, Kuth
Applemau, Mary Shultz,Ethel Rogors,
Hazel Shultz, Emily Klein, Rosa Wil
liams, Marion Hendricks, Helen Marr,
Bertha Moser, Margaret Meintzer,
Winifred Fry, Herbert Hendricks, Jesse
Hendrickson, Roy Feaster, William
Applemau, Glen Boyer, Wilhelin
Shultz, Frank Klein, Horace Apple
man, John Fenstermacher, Harry Fry,
Warren Fenstermacher, Albert Steffen,
Charles Reeser,Calvin Hilkert, Charles
Fry, Myron Beyer, Eugene Diohl,
Harry Marr, Joseph Weitzel, Reese
Hendricks, William Klein, Charles
Weitzel, Robert Hendricks, Joseph
Klein, Oscar Bennett.
"A Messenger Boy."
Is laughter a good thing? The laugh
ter which is directed to something
which fails to comply with the social
requirement which is compelled by the
sight of iucomguity or by sudden sur
prise. All laughter at all events is not
good. The giggle or titter is laughter
debased. People who trifle with laugh
ter only sniff and single from tho
mouth outward,while it is true, hearty
laughter is an index to the honest soul.
' A Messenger Boy" is guaranteed to
cause lauchter —the good wholesome
kind and is a safe, certain ami speedy
cure for the worst case of '' Bluo
Devils." The play will appear here
Saturday afternoon and evening.
ANC.RY HUSBAND DIF.D
James Campbell,Pennsylvania watch
man at the crossing in Market squaro,
was found dead in his home yesterday.
Several days ago he had a quarrel with
his wife and drove her and the chil
dren out of the house at the point of a
revolver. He had not been seen since
tluit. time and yesterday morning his
wife became alarmed and returned to
tho house. She found her husband dead
in bod.
It was at first believed the man had
committed suicide, but it was later
decided by the coroner's jury that
death was due to natural causes.
Elysburg Girl a Bride.
Miss Emma Johnson, of near Elys
burg and Raymond Hartinan, of Sha
mokin, were quietly married by Rev.
J. M. Francis at Sun bury Friday even
ing.
BASE BALL
The Bloomsburg Athletic
association chose its oilic-1
ers at a meeting held Fri-
day evening, as follows:
"wi Thomas B. Moore, presi
dent; R. Emmet Eyerly,
secretary; Gerald Gross,
Jf) tr treasuror; Lloyd Skeer, as-
treasurer; Arthur
W. yharpless, manager.
Gerald Gross and Charles Heist, elect
ed directors Thursday evening having
resigned, Arthur W. Sharpless and
Lloyd B. Skeei were elected to fill the
vacancies. Manager Sharpless was em
powered to sign players and fix sal
aries.
DIRT FLIES AT BERWICK
The Berwick Athletic association
held a meeting Friday evening at
which it was reported that nearly
$3500 had been subscribed and that the
affairs of the association were in a
flourishing condition,and the prospects
bright for the best team that lias ever
represented Berwick. A committee
was empowered to begin at once mak
ing the dirt fly on the site of the new
base ball park. The plot lias been
leased for live years with privilege of
purchasing at the end of that time. It
is the intention to make a fine, up-to
date ball field.
IMPROVEMENTS AT ALDEN
The Newport Base Ball association,
which operates the Alden team of the
Susquehanna league will begin work
next week on the regrading of the
diamond and outfield. An additiou
will also be erected to the grand stand
and bleachers will be erected for gen
eral admission base ball fans. The
east side portion of the enclosing fence
is to be made six feet higher as at pre
sent a game can be seen from the rail
road tracks. The fence will have a
heighth of twenty feet in this portion.
The membership certificates of the club
are being rapidly disposed of and be
fore the season commences in earnest
eveiy fan in Newport township will
be interested directly in the new club.
BENTON RAISING MONEY
Base ball enthusiasts at Benton are
planning to raise a fund of SI,OOO for
the Benton club. A meeting was held
at the oftioo of Congressman John G.
Melionry and the plans to laise money
necessary for the team were launched.
Manager C. O. Long has a number ol
applications from strong players and
the town will have a fast team.
Manager Splaiu of the Nescopeck
club lias arranged to play the Wilkes-
Harr« rinh nt Wilkes-Barre on April
2t>. Ho will also take his club to
Binghamton and Scrantou the same
week for two games in each city.
Last spring Nescopeck played Scrau
tou and held the Miners down to a S
to 0 score.
Catcher Walsh, who did such good
work for Nescopeck last season, has
signed with the Haverhill clnb of tin'
New England league. Walsh makes
the twenty-eighth Susquehanna league
graduate to enter professional com
pany this year.
Hughie Murray, the big first base
man of the Dunmore and Cathedral
teams of the C. T. A. U. league, lias
singed a contract to play with the
Nanticoko team.
A ROBBERY
Thieves entered the residence ol
Samuel Forney, Vine street, Mouda>
night and stole two watches and about
nine dollars in money.
Mr. Forney and his sou, who occupj
the homestead, are both employed al
the big mill. Monday night the house
was alone. Sometime during the nighl
the house was entered, probably by
means of a duplicate key.
When Mr. Forney and his son return
ed home Tuesday morning they fount
their watches missing along with the
above named sum of monoy. One ol
the watches had a gold-fille 1 case ; the
other was a silver watch. No cluo tc
the robbers has as yet been discovered.
Renovating Store Room.
The store room in the Krebs build
ing on Mill street which has until this
week been occupied by Ellenbogen'f
furnishing store, is being extensively
renovated,preparatory to receiving the
paraphernalia of Harry Wenck's pool
and billiard arcade. The Ellenbogen
brotheis have moved their stock iutc
the Laubach building, near the IX L.
&W. crossing, where they will con
duct their business until their new
store room, opposite their old stand, is
completed.
Prompt work on the part of tho eng
ineer of the early morning train from
Peach Bottom, on the Lancaster, Oxford
and Southern railroad, saved the train
from a serious wreck recently. Some
body had placed tics on the track at a
place where tho train would have been
thrown down an embankment into a
creek. The engineer, Morgan Speer,
happened to see tho ties, which were
on a sharp curve, just in time to stop
the train enough that the impact caus
ed by striking the obstruction would
not derail it. As it was all the pass
engers wero thrown from their seats
ami one man, who was in the aisle,
was hurled from one end of the car to
the other.
It is foolish to make promises one
cauuot fulfill.
DEATH BUS!
DURING MARCH
Tho number of deaths reported to the
bureau of vital statistics by the local
registrar, for the month of March, is
the largest turned in for any month
since lUOfi, when tho act. providing for
the immediate registration of births
auil deaths went into effect. Headers
of the daily prints while impressed
with tho frequency with which deaths
were noted during the month had lit
tle idea that the mortality would prove
a record bleaker.
The report of the local registrar
shows that forty-four deaths occurred
in this district during March,of which
number thirteou took place at the hos
pital for the insane. Of the deaths only
three were due to contagious or infec
tious diseases—two to diphtheria and
one to typhoid fever. The largest num
ber of those who succumbed during
the month were aged or weakly per
sons, who had become debilitated by
the long and severe winter.
Typhoid fever is still on the decline
only four cases being reported during
the month, which is a better showing
than was made during either January
or February. Four cases of diphtheria
and two cases of scarlet fever were re
ported, showing that these two dis
eases, which constituted an epidemic
during tho winter have nearly died
out. Notwithstanding that spring is
tho season in which pneumonia is apt
to prevail yet only four cases of that
disease weie repotted during March.
Two cases of tnutnps were reported.
The deaths have exceeded the births
in this district for several months past,
a condition opposite to that which
generally prevailed in the past. The
full report for March has not as yet
been received. In January eighteen
births were reported as against thirty
one deaths, iu February, twenty-two
births as against twenty-nine deaths.
DEATH OF CHARLES LOVE
Typhoid fever claimed a victim
Monday in the person of Charles Love
Vine street, who is survived by his
widow and three small children.
The deceased was twenty-eight years
if age. He was an iron worker, being
nn ployed at the Heading Iron works.
He belonged to Washington Camp, No.
i(U, P. O. S. of A., and was well
tnown and respected.
Besides his widow and children he
B survived by his mother, Mrs. Anna
liove, ono sister, Mrs. May Kellar,
ind two brothers, Frank and Edmund
Liove, all of this city.
Argument Court.
A session of court will be held next
Saturday for tho purpose of holding
irgnment on the exceptions to the re
•<*»♦ "' Ticnr.ri' on tho road «t
ienfleld's in Limestone township.
r hls road, which involves a re-loea
iou, has been before the court for sev
eral years and lias stirred np a deter
ltined fight.
HELD FOR COURT
Charles Hartmaii of this city was
irraigned before Justice ol the Peace
E. W. Young,of South Danville, Tue
sday night charged with assault and
battery. The complainant in the case
was Harry A. Waite, who alleged that
lie sustained a dislocation of the arm
i»t the hands of Hartuian, the affair
taking place on the south side, Satur
ilay night.
The defendant was held for court at
Suubury in two hundred dollars bail.
THE VORACIOUS TUNAS.
What Happens When They Meet a
School of Flying Fish.
One time at San Clemetite we sight
oil a feeding school of tuna, nn exhil
arating sight. A Hying tisli weighing
a pound and a half or more would
start from the water and soar an ex
traordinary distance, nearly out of
sight, but every inch of that flight 1
knew was covered by a big tuna keep
ing his place just beneath I he flier and
ready to seize it the moment It fell
into the water. This rarely failed.
The moment the fish began to drop
the tuna would spring at it like a
tiger, turning and tossing the spume
into the air with a splendid and elec
trifying rush, a maneuver that was
repented ail over tho blue channel.
The sensational charge meant that a
school of tunas had discovered a school
of its natural prey, flying fishes. At
once the lust for blood and food was
on, and carnage was the result.
I have observed some curious scenes
at sea, but never have I seen fear so
forcibly expressed as by a school of
flying fishes, exhausted aud nt the
mercy of the voracious tunas. 1 have
hnd them gather about my boat and
cling to its keel as closely as they
could, while the air was full of leap
ing tunas and soaring fish. At such
tii. es when a school of sardines is
rounded up the fishes are so terrified
that tnen have rowed up to then) and
scooped them in by the pailful.—Out
ing.
How Customs Vary.
She— lu some pHrts of Australia when
a man uiarrlee each of the bride's rela
tives strikes him with a stick by way
of welcome Into the family. He— Tes,
and !n many parts of America when a
man marries each of the brlde'a rela
tives strikes him with a loan by way
of welcoming him Into the family.—
New York Times.
Might Help Some.
"It's up to you to do something to
help our Neighborhood Improvement
fasociatlon."
j "I'm for it. I'll make my daughter
sell tier piano."—Cleveland Plain Deal
er.
Leave your son a good name aud an
employment.—Stevenson.
DIVIDENDS
6ROW LARGER
The total interest and dividend pay
nients for April 1 by railroad, indus
trial and other corporations are esti
mated by expert authority at $138,002, -
000, against $123,919,000 in April a
year ago. Tiiis very substantial gain
attests the general prosperity ami the
increasing activity that have marked
business transactions in the United
States during the twelve months just
ending.
In a recapitulation of the facts the
New York Journal of Commerce re
marks: "Like in the past,various rail
road and industrial corporations have
resumed or increased their dividends
as compared with last year,while oth
ers have been enabled to declare initi
al payments. At the same time var
ious companies are paying out funds
on increased capitalization. It is also
interesting to note that the returns are
more complete than last year. Numer
ous new bond and note issues explain
the increase in interest disburse
ments." All these things goto indi
cate marked progress,generally health
ful conditions in the commercial world
and the prevalence of confidence among
financiers, investors and the public at
large.
WHAT THE KIDNEYS DO
Their Unceasing Work Keeps Us Strong
and Healthy.
All the blood in the body passes
through the kidneys once every three
minutes. The kidneys filter the blood.
They work night and day. When
healthy they remove about 000 grains
of impure matter daily, when un
healthy some part of this impure mat
ter is left in the blood. This brings on
many diseases and symptoms—pain in
the back, headache, "nervousness, hot,
dry skin, rheumatism, gout, gravel,
disorders of the eyesight and hearing,
dizziness, irregular heart, debility,
drowsiness, dropsy, deposits in the
urine, etc. But if you keep the filters
right yon will hav'e no trouble with
your kidneys.
Jacob W. Miller, 1045 Perry street,
Danville, Pa., says:"ln 1907 I took
Doan's Kidney Pills procured from
Hunts' Drug Store and they rid me of
a severe attack of backache, accom
panied by a kidney weakness. I know
of several other people who have tak
en Doan's Kidney Pills with the best
of results."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
ceuts. Foster-Milburn 00., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name—Doan's—and
take no other.
LAW ON BRIDGES
There lias been some discussion in
;he country lately as to just when the
sounty commissioners have the right
:o build bridges. In the way of in
formation for tlie public The American
Jelow re-prints the law relating to
the subject:
Section 1. Be it enacted, &0., That
whenever it shall appear to the com
missioners of any county that any
Bounty bridge, heretofore,or hereafter
to be, erected or constructed, is not
sufficient for any cause to accommod
ate the public travel, it shall be law
ful for the said commissioners to erect
and construct a new and sufficient
bridge to take the place of the then
existing bridge: Provided, however,
That said commissioners first have the
approval of the court of quarter ses
sions and of the grand jury of the pro
per county. The said new bridge when
constructed shall be a county bridge.
Approved—The Utli day of Feb
ruary, A. D., 1907.
SHAKE OFF THE GKIP of your
old enemy, Nasal Catarrh, by using
Ely's Cream Balm Then will all the
swelling and soreness be driven out of
the tender, inflamed membranes. The
fits of sneezing will cease and the dis
charge, as offensive to others as to
yourself, will be stopped when ttie
causes that produce it are removed.
Cleanliness, comfort and renewed
health by the use of Cream Balm. Sold
by all druggists for 50 ceuts,or mailed
by Ely Bros., 56 Warren Street, New
York.
AN OBJECT LESSON
One of the large telegraph poles op
posite the Brown building, which was
yielding to decay, was replaced with
a new and a larger one Monday.
A crowd of men assembled at the
I spot desirous of seeing what method
would be employed by the export work
men in replacing the pole. Eye wit
nesses were afforded a very slick ob
ject lesson, showing how an apparent
ly difficult piece of work becomes easy
if the right methods are used. A team
lof horses belonging to Henry Jones
were employed and with the aid of
these and a heavy block and tackle in
geniously arranged the monster pole
was placed in an upright position in a
few minutes time.
Beware of Ointments For Catarrh That
Contain Mercury.
as mercury will surely destroy tl e
senses of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable physi
cians, as the damage they will do is
ten fold to the good von oan possibly
derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Core,
manufactured by F. J. Cheeny & Co.,
Toledo., 0., contains no mercury, and
is taken internally,acting directly up
on the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh
Cure'be sure yon get the genuine. It
is taken internally ami made in Toledo,
Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testi
monials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c per
bottle.
Take Hall's Family Pills for con
stipation.