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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-09-26
OUR LITTLE GENERAL.

Fee our little general pacing
| Up and down the parlor floor,
Every danger proudly facing,
In his panoply OF war;
Plume and banner waving DER him.
Sword and bugle shining bright
Drum to bcdt the charge before him
When he marches to the fight!
Oh! our laddie's eyes are blue
And his heart Is stout and true,
And his little flag IL CALAMITY unfurled;
You may search both east and west.
But our darling Is the best
And the bravest little general in the
world!
when he stormed the three-legged table
With his nursery brigade,
Mot a single foe was able
To withstand the fusilade;
For our general gaily shouted:
ITO the breach my men, and win!"
|And the enemy was routed
Ere the conflict could begin.
OH our ladies curls are gold,
And his laugh is blithe and bold,
As he leads his little troops with flag
unfurCd;
You may search both east and west,
He's the bravest and the best
And the dearest little general in the
world!
When our little lad IS listed
For the fierce and bitter strife,
With the wrongs to be resisted
On the at;lefield of life
There's a Leader who will guide him
Through the perils Of the day,
And will ever stand beside him
Till he conquers in the fray
oh! the battle may be long.
And the foemen may be strong.
But the laddies colors never will be
furled
You may search both east and west
But our soldier-lad's the best
And the dearest little general in the
world
M. ]. Farrell, in Sunday Magazine.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-09-26
PLAN POLAR ANIMAL PARK.
Norway Is Preparing for nm Immense
Preserve Under the Arctic
Circle.

People in Norway are now planning
to construct in the northerly district
Of their countr- an immense national
park ia which animals from the polar
regions are to be placed. Herr Mohn,
a scientist of Christania, is the
originator of tlris plan, reports Lon
don paper.
He points out that there are some
polar animals which cannot live in
the ordinary geological gardens of
Europe, as the climatic conditions do
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-09-26
RUSH TO WEIGHING MACHINES
ton LIS Anxious About Gain or
Loss in Weight

"Our company makes more money
off the pcnnv-ir-the-slot weighing
machines in Septemhpr and October
than in all the other months put to.
gether." said the collector to New
York Sun reporter. "Eyerybody
wants TO ret weighed at thi, time of
the wear. The desire to keep posted
on tn number of mounds they have
to carry around with them takes hold
of them lust like an epidemic of
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-09-26
Ready for the Rush.

They had been drifting about in the
open boat seven days, and all were
near unto death, when the half-fam-
ished sailor in the bow leaped up and
cried: "A sail A sail"
What, bargain sale?" shrieked
the half-dead woman passenger, as
she began fumbling for her purse
Baltimore World.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-09-26
Two Views of II.

Much depends upon whether the
point of view is feminine of masculine.
''Will she have him?" he idly asked
as they noticed the devoted couple on
the beach.
can She get him?" was her more
pointed query.-Chicago Post.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-09-26
Scientific herring.

In the scientific preparation Of
lumber, after the tree is felled the
Dark and outside layers of sapwood
are removed, the trunk Is raia' d
from the ground and reduced to tho
desired form, then left to season.
D"ninH=- So .@~:%:.s:.
During the last century Belgium
added an average of 5000 acres n
year to her area simply by careful.
drainage.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-09-26

Considerable race hatred has beer
aroused in the Argentine republic he.
cause the industrious German inn
migrants are making so much head
way while the indolent natives lag
behind.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-07
The Central Pennsylvania Conference Will
Meet in ChamherShnrg.

The Central Pennsylvania Methodist
Episcopal Conference will meet in an
nual session in Chambersburg on Wed
nesday, March 27th and continue in
session for one week.
The Central Pennsylvania Conference
is one of the largest in the connection,
having 81, S78 full members and 5,S03
probationers. There are 24S pastoral
charges, but many of these are circuits,
with from two to five preaching places.
In addition to those i'll active service
there are a goodly number Of veteran
preachers who have retired from active
service but who always come to confer
ence. Besides these there will be the
young candidates for admission to the
ministry and also the secretaries of the
missionary and other benevolent socie-
ties.
Chambersburg gave delightful enter
tainment to this religious body in 1873
and 1883, and although it has grown to
be much larger than it was at that time
it is confidently expected that it again
will be equally well cared for.
With the superannuates and super
numeraries, the young candidates for
admission and the official representa-
tives of the church and benevolent So
cieties, there will be almost, if not quite
three hundred whose entertainment
must be provided for,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-07
High School Students Debate on the Clos
ing of West Point Academy.

An interesting program was rendered
at the regular meeting of the Garfield
Literary society Of the High school, held
Friday afternoon. 1t follows:
Vocal solo, Miss Marion Jones.
domestic Current Events" Miss
Harman.
Composition, "Queen Victoria" Miss
Roberts.
Defamation, "Sacredness of Work, -
Mr. Brown.
Piano solo, Miss Harter.
Following the program an interesting
debate was held on the question RE
solved that in view of the present con-
dition, the West Point Military Acad-
emy should be closed" The affirma-
tive debaters were: Miss Rote, Mr.. Nc
Caffrey and Mr. Metler. The negative
side was favored by Miss Rifel, Mr..
Diseroad and Miss Woodside The
judges Messrs. German and Gaskins and
Miss Argrave decided in favor of the af-
firmative.
The following officers were elected:
President, Miss Argrave;Nice President,
Mr.. Gaskins; Secretary, Mr.. Mcclure;
Assistant Secretary, Mr.. Dougherty;
Chorister, Miss Rote; treasurer, Mr..
Gross; Assistant Chorister, Miss Foulke;
Marshal, Mr.. Hart; Assistant Marshal,
Mr.. Metler; Attorney, MIR. Maiers; Re
porter, Mr.. Geise.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-07
Burning of Old Bonds.

Though the weather was quite winter
like Friday night and it was necessary to
keep the fires well stirred up, Council
chamber was an exceptionally warm
spot for some time after the adjourn
ment of the regular meeting. The burn
ing of great pile of borough bonds
caused quick, hot fire. The reduction
of interest from four to three per cent
on the entire issue of water and borough
bonds, necessitated reissue of bonds
and the destroying of the old ones.
The water bonds were originally issu-
ed July l, 1872. On January l, 1888,
they were called in and reissue made.
These bonds represent value of $Sl 800.
All but 5000 worth were in Friday eve.
The borough bonds were originally issu-
ed May l, 1874, and re-issued on Novem-
Der /, 1882. These bonds represent $l2,-
900 and this amount was all in but $ll00
Friday evening
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-07
A Fine Lecture.

A good sized audience attended the
lecture of Rev. Thornton A. Mills in Y.
M.C.A. hall Tuesday night, was repaid
by hearing a most excellent discourse,
sound and practical in its views of life
and abounding in good advice. Rev.
Mills is speaker of striking personality,
fluent and pleasing in manner. Life is a
race, he said, and the object of every
man should be to win.
No one need fail. He cited the exam
pies of Vanderbilt, Lincoln, Livingstone
and others to show that man, no mat
ter what obstacles interpose, can be just
what he makes up his mind to be. Have
a definite aim in life; do one thing, do
it well with determination to succeed.
Some men think that one deviation from
the path of virtue doesn't connt. The
first glass of beer may seem harmless in
itself; but the poor inebriate would not
have died a drunkard if he had not TAX
en- the first glass. So with other ex-
cesses. 1t was the first evil thought en-
tertained; the first indulgence. Seek to
know what God has designed you for
and press forward to win the prize.
We regret that want of space prevents
US from giving more than brief out
line of Rev. Mills remarks.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-07
A BAD FIRE At
ELYSBURC
William Pensyrs Big Tannery Burned to
the Ground.

The little hamlet of Elysburg early
Sunday morning was the scene of one of
the most destructive fires that ever visit
ed that section. The tannery of William
Pensyl, long established and flourish
ing industry, was entirely destroyed.
The plant was composed of two adjoin-
ing bulldogs, one Of brick and the other
offrame, each forty by about eighty feet
and two stories high.
The fire was discovered about O'Clock.
The greater part Of the tanneIy was then
a seething mass of flames. 1t was i'm
possible to save any of the contents.
Every part of the building was filled
with dense volume of smoke which
threatened to suffocate any one who dar-
ed to enter.
The entire village was aroused and in
few minutes hundred or more per-
sons were on the spot. These at once
bent their energies TO saving the sur
rounding buildings, several of which, in
Guiding barn, were in dangerous prox-
unity to the burning tannery. The
snow, how ever, was good protection to
the roofs as well as other exposed spots
about the buildings where the fire was
likely to take hold. Where snow had
blown from the roofs water was applied
by bucket brigade. Thus the fire was
confined to the tannery.
The building burned for six hours. In
this time many thousand dollars worth
of property, consisting of hides in pro-
cess of tanning or finished product in the
form of leather, went up in smoke. The
entire loss including the building may
approximate $4,000. 1t is said that
there was no insurance on either the
tannery or its contents. The origin of
the fire is attributed to stove which be-
came over heated during the night
portion of the plant was burned
down thirty years ago, and it was to re-
place the part destroyed that the brick
portion of the tannery was erected. 1t
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-07
BROKE HIS
COLLAR BONE
John Lehman Thrown from the Brewery
Wagon--Struck by Beer Keg.

John Lehman, who drives the Polish
Lithuanian brewery wagon, is confined
to his home on Sdler Hill as the result
of a singular accident. He was return
ing from trip to Grovania on Friday
afternoon when at point about mid
way he met a heavily loaded sled. The
roadway at that point is narrow and in
turning out the wheels on one side slid
down INTO deep gutter which near
ly upset the wagon The driver, who
occupied the high seat in front, was un-
prepared for the sudden lurch and was
thrown from his perch. He fell to the
ground followed by an empty beer keg
from the top of the load, which struck
him oil the right shoulder. lie was bad
ly injured by the blow and suffered
intense pain.
The occupants Of the sled rendered
him what assistance they could, after
which he managed to drive back to the
brewery. He proceeded at once to his
home, where he was given surgical atten-
ton by DR.. Paules. The Clavicle or
shoulder blade, on the right side, was
found to be broken. Mr.. Lehman will
be incapacitated for work for some tine.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-07
New Boilers in Operation.

The new two-hundred and fifty horse
power Babcock and Wilcox boiler in
stalled at the Water Works, were
fired Wednesday The floor of the
annex has been concreted and the cell
ing lined with hard wood boards. As
soon as the new boiler is brought into
service the plasterers and painters will
begin work on the new portion.
AS soon as the old boilers can be dis
pensed with they will receive general
overhaulng so as to be ready for use in
any emergency that may occur. They
will be thoroughly cleaned and the
brick work in front rebuilt.
The wall in the rear of the boiler
room, which shows signs of giving way
will be strengthened, or, if necessary,re-
built.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-07
TOOK A DOSE
OF SALT PETRE
Richard Fogle's Nearly Fatal Mistake
Monday.

Richard Fogle, of Riverside, hs.d a
very close call Monday as the result of
taking dose of saltpetre in mistake
for EPSON salts. Mr.. Fogleis suffering
from an attack of grip. He was consid-
erably worse Monday morning and he
believed that what he needed was dose
of salts. He retired to bed and request
ed his wife TO prepare the dose. Mrs.
Fogle took glass jar from the cup
board and measured out four teaspoon
fuls Of what she supposed to be salts.
Mr.. Fo2le swallowed the drug and was
almost instantly seized with violent
cramp, which increased in severity un-
til the mans condition became most
alarming and it was thought he would
die. Mr.. Sassanan, neighbor, ran for
DR.. n NJ. Smith, while his wife remain
ed with Mrs. Fogle. Before the doctor
arrived the sick man found some relief
in vomiting. The neighbor woman be-
gan to suspect that a mistake might
have been made and asked Mrs. Fogle If
she was certain that she had given her
husband salts. She was quite sure, she
said, but proceeded to investigate, when
to her horror she discovered that she
had used the wrong jar-one containing
salt petre. A dose of saltpetre is most
distressing in its effects and in cases
where not fatal the patient is often an
invalid or wreck for life. Mr.. Fogle's
vomiting together withtimely help prob
ably saved his life As it was he was
very sick man Monday af' ernoon.
Mr. and Mrs Fogle buried a child last
week, that died of membraneous Group.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-07
Sudden Death.

Mrs. Reuben Lobach, of West Hem.
lock township, who had been spending
some time at the home of her son-in
law, William Lormor, Railroad street
died very suddenly about 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning. The deceased had
been in poor health for some years past.
She was, however, as well as usual yes
terday morning and was moving around
with the rest of the family, when she
sustained stroke of paralysis. dying in.
stantly. The deceased was IS years of
age. A husband and seven grown III
children survive her: Mrs. Mary G.
Lormor, Mrs. Florence Hartman, Mrs.
Ida L. Renner, Misses Melissa and Cora
Lobach, and Harvey and William Lo-
bach.
The funeral will be held Thursday,
leaving the residence of William Lor.
NOR, $50 Railroad street, at S a. N. and
proceeding to Strawberry Ridge ceme-
tery.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-07
Fire at Bloomsbury.

The grocery store at No. As East Second
street, Bloomsburg, belonging to our
townsman, J. F. Tooley, was Quilted by
fire about two o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. The lire originated in Anderson's s
confectionery, which occupied the same
building and was separated from the
grocery by wooden partition. The
flames had gained considerable headway
when discovered, but by dnt of hard
work OH the part of Bloomsburg firemen
the fire was not permitted to spread be.
yond Mr. Anderson's side.
Mr.. Tooey's entire stock is a loss.
The heat played havoc with the canned
goods, while the smoke and water ac-
complished the rest, rendering the en-
tire stock of goods unfit for use.
Mr.. Tooley had his store partially in
sured. He estimates his actual loss at
some 5000.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-07
Pleasantly Entertained.

Mr.. and Mrs. Grier Meyers on Tuesday
evening entertained merry party at
their home No 10 Montour Row, in hon.
or of their SON. Edwards eighth birth
day. Those present were: Nellie Miller,
Ella Meyers, Annie and Maggie Payne,
Name, Julia and Josie Dougan, Aggie
and Ella Leamey, Edna Newberry,
Mabel zimmerman, Margaret and Kate
Reilly, Irene, Katie and Bertha Davis,
Anna Brown, Elsie and Alice Meyers,
Esther and Mabel Jones, Harold Reilly,
Grier, Frank, Joseph and Eddie Meyers,
Daniel Dougan, Frank Grimes, Frank
Keiner, Frank and Vincent Payne,
Arthur Reedy, Robert Law, John Clip
pie, Earl and Willie zimmerman, Harry
Meyers, Thomas Davis, Mrs. Frank
Meyers Sr., Mrs. Anna Gipple. Re-
freshments were served during the even
inu
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-07
AN ASSASSIN'S
DEADLY AIM
Thomas McHenry of Rohrsburg, Shot Down
at Midnight.

The community about Rohrsburg, Col
umbia county, Sunday morning was the
scene of cold -blooded murder. Thomas
McHenry, farmer residing a mile from
the village, on the Bloomsbury road, be-
tween II and | o'clock heard noise in
his barn, which he attributed to sick
horse. He started out to look after the
animal and was within twenty five feet
of the barn when lie was shot down. He
lived an hour after the shot, and was
able to explain how it occurred. He had
just passed around the corner of the
corn crib when he was confronted bv a
musket protruding from door of the
barn and at the same instant the shot
was fired. The murderer was entirely
concealed within the barn and easily
made his escape.
The victim was 3S years of age and is
survived by a wife and six children. So
far as known he had no enemies and a
veil of deep mystery enshrouds the
whole affair. A detective will be en-
ployed to run down the murderer, if
possible.
The late Thomas McHenry, who met
his death at the hands of an assassin,
Sunday morning, was buried yesterday.
The funeral was one of the largest ever
seen in that section. The services were
conducted in the Christian Church at
Rohrsburg, of which the deceased was an
active member, at 1920 o'clock in the
forenoon. Rev. S. A. Creveling oficiat-
ed.
The assassin has not yet been appre-
hended, although, it is said, suspicion
points to at least one person. Now that
the funeral is over it is thought that ac-
tive measures will be taken to bring the
murderer To iustice
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-07
Only Four Left.

Since the removal Of Wintersteen and
Burk there is not much interest shown
in affairs about the county Jail. There
are, however, four prisoners left. Ben.
jamin SevercoI, held for larceny, whose
case was not called last court, is one. He
will have to remain in prison until March
term. Clyde keefer, Charles Fillinger
and Edward Burke, convicted of steal,
ing a stove from the Episcopal GENE cry,
are doing time. Keefer, who received q
sentence of one month, has only a few
days more to serve Burk and Filinger
who are in for four months, will hear the
robins sing before they are released.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-07
Death of BENJAMIN Meyers.

Word was received in this city Fri
day of the death of Benjamin.. Meyers
which occurred in the Jewish Hospital
Philadelphia, sometime during the
morning. He had been i'll for nearly a
year and was taken to the Jewish Hos
pital from the Mary Packer Hospital,
Sunbury, in December.
MIR. Meyers was born in Baden, Ger
many in l849. He came to this city
when quite young and for many years
was in the wholesale shirt and overall
business. He is survived by wife, three
daughters, Bertha, Ella and Gertrude
and one son, Jacob, all residing in Dan
vile.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-07
DANVILLE
RANKS THIRD
Turbotville Relief Committee Makes It's
Report.

The plucky little borough of Tur5ot-
vile, which last summer was swept by
fire and nearly one-third of it's buildings
destroyed, is already arising from its
| ashes Several houses are in course of
erection and at least three are approach
ing completion. A large number of
those who lost their homes are planning
to rebuild next spring, but another
year will probably elapse before the
burnt district will be built up.
The report of the Relief Committee
which was made public yesterday, shows
that the sum of $2303.22 was received
in response to the appeal for help.
The amount was distributed among
twelve needy families aud individuals
in proportion to the estimated loss each
sustained. In addition to the money
there was an abundance of clothing,
provisions received and distributed by
an auxiliary committee composed of
nine ladies and three ministers of the
town.
At recent meeting, in view of the
generous response from neighboring
towns the Relief Committee adopted the
following resolutions:
That our grateful feelings be and here
by are expressed for tine disinterested
labor of love given us by the burgesses
of the several towns in needing our ap-
peal, by the papers in publishing the
same and by the solicitors and for the
substantial assistance given US in our
efforts to care for the needy and to re-
lieve the distressed.
The different towns contributing to
the relief with the sums donated by
each are given below. 1t will be observ.
ed that Danville ranks third in the list.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-07
Two Alarms Of Fire,

The First Ward was the scene of two
small fires yesterday. The first blaze
occurred about o'clock in the morning
in the rear of the Friendship Engine
House and was started among some
shavings, which had been deposited on
the ash pile, where they came in con-
tact with some live Goals 1t was easily
extinguished by couple of buckets of
water. The blaze was in close proxim-
ity to the fire company's new stable and
but for its timely discovery would no
doubt have communicated to that build
ing.
The second fire, which occurred about
one o'clock in the afternoon, was in a
coal house belonging to the Voris pro-
perty, Church street, occupied by Evan
Jones. 1t was started by some hot Goals
among a bucketful of ashes thrown on
the ash pile, which touched the build
ing. The fire bells we're rung and both
the Friendship and Washington fire
companies responded, but the blaze was
extinguished before their arrival.
Our town has enjoyed an immunity
from fires during the last couple of
months. The two alarms yesterday,
however, serves to remind us that dan
ger is always present 1t is worthy of
note, TOO, that in each instance the fire
owed its origin to burning Goals deposit
ed with the ashes. Care should be TAX
en- that none but dead Goals are thrown
out, especially, when the ash heap con-
tains other ignitible matter or is piled
against fence or a building, which in
nine times out of ten is the case
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-07
Republican Primary.

The Republican primary election of
Gearhart township was held at the Sus-
quehanna Hotel, South Danville. Fri.
day morning at ten O'Clock. E. w.
Young was chairman and G. R. Morrall,
secretary. 1he following nominations
were made: For School Directors, Lafa-
yette Sechler and Samuel Gulick; Judge
of Election, w. K. CLARK; Assessor, II.
L. Dewitt; Inspector of Election, S. d.
Wand; Overseer of the Poor, Harrison
Kase; Supervisor, ]. r. Schafer; Justice
of-the- Peace, E. w. Young; Auditor, DIR
n. NJ. Smith.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-07
Death of Mrs, Mover.

Mrs. Martha NJ. Meyer, wife of Will
lam S. Meyer, one of BloomSburg's lead
ing citizens, died yesterday morning
aged So years, her death resulting from
a stroke of paralysis. Mr.. Meyer is a
director of the Montour and Columbia
Telephone Company and is well-known
in this city.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-02-07
Y, NJ, G. A, Star Course.

Persons holding course tickets for the
Y. NJ. G. a. Star Course of entertain
ments are reminded of the change in the
date of entertainment. Instead of the
lecture by Hon. james Nj. Beck, on Fri
day evening, Feb. Sth, the date has been
changed to Wednesday evening, Feb
l3 h, (after prayer meeting) when Rev.
Robert Mcintyre, of Chicago, will de-
liver his famous lecture on "Buttoned
Up People" DR.. Mcintyre is one of the
most popular lecturers on the American
platform, and will please his hearers.