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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11
WashingtOnviIIe Items,

WsshingtonviIle, April l0.-A valuable
horse belonging to Benz Ware fell and
broke his leg today. Mr.. Ware was driv-
ing along the public road near Alex Bill
meyers when the animal stumbled and
fell, causing a fracture near the fetlock.
The horse was killed.
Farmer in this vicinity have general
ly begun their spring ploughing Sever
al will be ready to SOW oats next week
County Superintendent w, d. Stein
bach was in town today and purchased
a set of double harness at ZelitFs sad
dlery.
A new base ball team was organized
tonight, which will be known as the
Junior Base Ball team of Washington
vile. Ross Heacock is Manager and
Secretary; John Robinson, Captain, and
William Seidel Treasurer. The positions
will be filled as follows: William Sell
del, | b.. Isaiah Gresh, . b.; Walter Rob
inson, b.; Clay Martz, !. f.; Elmer
Martz, C. f.; William Wagner, r. f.; j. c..
Robinson, S. $; Ross Heacock, catcher;
Allan Pollock, pitcher. Substitutes,
Fuller Runyan and David Wagner. The
club will play its first game with Turbot-
vile on April 20. 1t challenges any team
averaging 105 or 10 pounds to play a
game during the three weeks following
Saturday the 18th inst.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is only
one way to cure deafness, and that is by con
stitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by
an infiamed condition of the mucous lining
of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets
infiamed you have rumbling sound or i'm
perfect hearing, and when it is entirely clos
ed deafness is the result, and unless the in
fiammation can be taken ont and this tube
restored to its normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever; nine cases out often are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send
for circulars, free.
FL. CHENEY & co Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11
Death of Joseph Levers.

Joseph Levers, respected citizen of
Milton, died at his home on Centre
street Sunday evening about five O'Clock
of kidney trouble. He was in the fifty
seventh year of his age, and is survived
by his wife and son Edward. Mr.. Lev
ers was a moulder by trade and had
been in the employ of the Milton Car
Works for over twenty years. He was
a good mechanic and an upright citizen.
He served in the war of the Rebellion as
a member of Co. c, lS7th regiment, en-
listing in Danville, and is member of
Henry Wilson Post, Grand Army of the
Republic. His funeral will take place
on Thursday afternoon at half-past two
o'clock Interment will be made in
Harmony cemetery.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11
a MEASURE OF MERIT.
Danville Citizens Should Weigh Well This
Evidence,

Proof of merit lies i'll the evidence.
Convincing evidence in Danville.
Is not the testimony of strangers.
But the endorsement of Danville peo-
pie
That's the kind of proof given here.
The statement of Danville citizen.
Mr. Levi Alleger of 102 North Spruce st.
says | had much lameness in my back
right over my hips and ever lasting ach-
ing over the kidneys. 1t hung right to
me, and stopping or lifting anything
caused sharp pains to pass through me.
| had pains between my shoulders and
running down my spine, which untitled
me for my work. | could not sleep we'll
nights and was tired all the time. | read
about Doan s Kidney Pills curing others
of this trouble and got them and after
taking them l felt all right. They are
the only thing which ever did me any
permanent good.
For sale by all dealers, price 80 cents
a box Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo. NY.
sole agents for the L. S.
Remember the name Doan and take
no other.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11
HlCU.lin= Hats,

The picture hats Of the Frenchy order
that will be worn later in the season
will leave the impression that the trim
mer stood in Il garden and trimmed
from the bush or tree. When your hat
suggests that, you may rest assured
you are wearing the right thing. The
poetry Of nature is the latest cry in
millinery where flowers are used. We
find the long ostrich plume on low
crowned, wide, circular brimmed hats
fixed as grande mode. Indications
point to the abandonment of all small
birds. Women themselves are showing
a sensitivenesS to wearing them lest
they be commented upon too freely in
public places.-Abby f. Underwood in
Woman's Home Companion.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11
Dislncated His Shoulder.

Our townsman, W. B. Rhodes, who
with his family is spending the winter
at Natchez, Miss, met with a serious
runaway accident last week. Himself
and family accompanied by Mr.. Boyd,
of Milwaukee, had driven to point at
some distance from the city and were
lust starting on the return drive when
the horse driven by Mr.. Rhodes be
came unmanageable and ran away. Mrs.
rhodes and children occupied another
conveyance, Mr.. Boyd being in the bug
gy with Mr. Rhodes. Both gentlemen
we're thrown out. Mr.. Rhodes right
shoulder was disIOcated and Mr.. Boyd
was rendered unconscious by the shock.
Both gentlemen still suffer frGln the eff
fects of the accident
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11
Brecht-Gernert.

Thomas Brecht, of Myerstown, and
Miss Dora Gernert, of this city, were
married at Spar rows Point, Md, on
April 4, at the home of Henry Brecht,
brother of the groom, the ceremony be-
ing performed by Rev Miller. the Luth-
eran minister at that place. The bride
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Gernert of West Mahoning street, this
city, and has large circle Of friends.
The young couple will take up their
residence in Sparrows' Point where Mr..
Brecht is employed
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11
Improved Telephone Service.

The Shamokin Valley Telephone
Company started an all night telephone
service this week, for the benefit of their
many patrons. Miss Laura Graeb-
er, the night operator, will be in the
exchange all night to answer calls of
patrons The exchange will be open
every hour in the week except on Sun
days, when it is open only from 800 to
100 and p. m to 6p. IN. This improved
service will be greatly appreciated by
the patrons of the Montour and Column
bia Telephone Company in this city.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11
SMALL. BLADE
OF A KNIFE
Continued from first page.


compunction and declares that if he
hadn't killed him his own life would
have been in ddnger. He has q marked
dislike for Attendant Heller and Sup
ervisor Swank and yesterday morning
he remarked that he would yet kill
them.
The testimony of the physicians, Drs.
Robbins Curry, McCuaig and Adams,
who performed the autopsy, wound up
the inquest. Their testimony agreed
that the wounds were all of such a ma
ture as could have been produced by the
knife blade, if the patient could have
devised some means of holding il in the
hand so as 10 make it of effect in
striking the blows. The probability is
that Caprio wound a ball of string
around the end fashioned for the hinge
which he clutched in the palm of his
hand when he struck, the blade pro-
truding from between his fingers. The
string still tied around the knife gives
color to this theory. How the patient
came into possession of the deadly
weapon, will, of course, remain a my
stery. The wounds were all of more
serious nature than described Wednes-
day night. Death was Immediately due
to the blow upon the breast, the weap-
on there piercing the sternum and pun
cturing the aorta, or main artery, which
carries the blood from the heart. A
hemorrhage ensued, the blood pressing
upon the wind pipe and the air passages
leading to it and producing sutfocation.
The jury rendered verdict in accord
ance with the above facts.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11
ADJUSTMENTS.
Vogel & Deming's Big Minstrels.

The above organization will appear at
the opera house on Saturday evening
and will present one of the most novel,
interesting and pleasing entertainments
ever offered the amusement loving pub
lie. The program is overfowing with
rapid fun and genuine surprises,
beautiful costumes, pretty music and
dazzling scenic and electrical effects
form an important part of the enter
tainment. The entire mammoth pro-
gram is everywhere presented in abso-
lutte perfection, never curtailed in any
detail, a fact that makes this organiza-
tion still more successful each successive
season. The management's motto has
been Perfection Makes Perpetual Popu-
larity.'
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11
Calling the Doctor.

A good story is told of DR.. Y, who Is
the physician in charge of the female
wards of one of our best known chari-
table institutions. One evening about
9 o'clock Mary, new Irish servant
girl, Knocked at the door, saying:
doctor, the head nurse wants you
to come down to supper
The doctor, swelling in his pride of
superiority above the nurses, sent the
Irish girl away with a curt message
Half an hour later the head nurse came
to his room looking very serious.
'pOctor," she said, "No, S is very baG
indeed. | think you ought 10 see her at
once"
"Why did you not let me know be-
fore" was the reply.
"Why, DOCTOR" said the nurse, 81
sent you word by Mary hdlr an hour
ago"
The fool" said the doctor. ''She
told me to come down to supper"
why said the nurse, Il sent you
word to come down to eight"
An inquiry made the whole thing
clear. Mary thought it more polite to
say Come down to supper" than to
say Come down TO ate."-Pearson' S
Weekly.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11
a Famous Old Canal.

The days of the Pennsylvania canal
are now numbered and soon the famous
old waterway will be abandoned forever.
Manufacturers and others who have
been using the water have been mott
fed to look elsewere for their supply.
The canal, which was built by the State,
came into possession of the PenDsyl-
vania Railroad Company by purchase
in 1859. The Pennsylvania Canal, and
its branches, consist of IA miles of
navigable canal with a width at
water line of fifty-two feet extending
from Columbia, Lacanster county, to
Northumberland, thence to Luzerne
county, and from Northumberland to
Loyal Sock, near Williamsport Gen
eral Isaac j. Wistar is president of the
company, and Thomas T. Wireman, of
Harrisburg, is its chief engineer. 1t is
a model of canal navigation in its con
struction, and all of its appliances,
and in the maintenance of its sixty
locks Overcoming 277 feet in elevation),
SO houses for employees; 70 wasteways
and overfows, covering 1922 feet of
surface; 300 bridges, II culverts, five
dams, across large streams; 80 aque-
ducts. comprising 1892 feet of super
structure; 1913 canal boats s lumber
boats, all involving a watchful care
and Jealous supervision. Although
the traffic ON the canal has not yielded
any profits to its owners for some
years, it is, nevertheless, a worthy
monument of the once famous line of
Pennsylvania system of internal i'm
provements which formed memorable
part in the history of the Common
wealth.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11
Mrs. Fitzsimmons Stops the Show

Owing TO the sudden illness of Mrs.
Fitzsimmons, who portrays one of the
leading characters in the play, there was
no performance Of ''The Honest Black
smith" at Sunbury last evening. Mrs.
FitZsimmons appeared with the com
pany at Harrisburg Tuesday night, but
was taken suddenlyill at the Common
wealth Hotel early yesterday morning.
Her condition was so serious that two
physicians were called and under no
circumstances would they permit the
patient to be removed.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11
Defense will be Insanity.

1t is thought that John Gulick who
murdered his mother and brother last
week and gave himself up on Sunday
will be tried for his heinous crime at the
next term of Northumberland county
court. The murderer has engaged cOun-
sci 20 defend him and there is now no
doubt that he will plead insanity. His
father, who is seventythree years of
age, will be the chief witness. There are
two charges of murder against him.
When asked by the justice, before whom
he was arraigned, whether he was guilty
or not guilty Gulick was speechless. His
counsel, J. Simpson Kline, answered
mot guilty" in his stead. Throughout
the whole proceeding the murderer
showed no emotion. Neither does he
betray any feeling as he sits in his lone
ly cell where there is nothing in the
environments to distract his thoughts
from himself and bis iphuman crime.
Every preeaItiop is taken to prevent
him from committing sulclce. Every
thing but his bedding is taken from his
cell at o'clock at night and not light
but the one at the end of the long cor
ridor is left burning.
Constable J. NJ. Conrad of Upper Au-
gusta township, Northumberland county
who took Gulick into custody, through
his attorney yesterday presented his
claim for the 800 reward offered for his
captare. The County Commissioners
refused to pay it, ,Contending that as
Gulick gave himself up the constable is
not Justly entitled to the money. lfthe
reward is paid at all one-half of it will
likely go to the boy Mettler Surgeon who
discovered the murderer. Gulick sleeps
most of the time and eats well.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11

For really little boys nothing is better
than the sailor or Russian blouse suits.
They rise superior to the flight of time,
with It's ever changing fashions in
clothes for men, women and girls. The
small boy in his MILDLY suit, with the
long, flaring trousers or knee breecheS,
is always in fashion and always at
tractive to look at. says Harper's Ba-
zar. The Russian suits have been a
fad for months past and are certainly
picturesque for the small boy from 3
to s years of age They will still be
worn this next summer
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11

Rev. John Reid, Jr, of Great Falls,
Mont, recommended Ely's Cream Balm
to me. ear emphasize his statement,
1T is a positive cure for catarrh if used
as directed - Rev. Francis w. Poole,
Pastor Central Pres QaNrch Helena,
Mont.
After using Ely's Cream baia six
weeks / believe myself cured Of catarrs.
5cseph Stewart, Grand Ave, Buffalo,
n. = The Balm does not irritate or
cause saeezing. Sold by druggists at so
cts. or maT-a1 by Ely Brothers, 56 war
rem st, New YGEf.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11

all the edges are bordered with mar
row band of the white serge. and the
large sailor collar is of the serge, fall
ing over a second collar Of tucked white
muslin. The canvas sleeves widen be-
low the elbows, are slashed and border
ed with serge and fall over very full
undersleeves of white muslin, finished
with a plated cuff and a frill of the
same The blouse is of the muslin, and
the cravat and belt are Of black taf-
{eta.-Philadelphi Ledger.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11
p,s6tical Guide to Washington D. G.

Can be seeELsS from P. q r. Ticket
Agents by persons ~NA9 expect to &c
with the excursion to Washington on
Thursday, April 18th. Special through
coaches from West Milton for pass
engers leaving Danville at 7.32 A. NJ
Tickets good also on the 1925 A. M.
train. stop over allowed at Philadel,
phia returning. ftGeets good eleven
days. Round trip rate fEam Danville
81 no
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11


wonderfully successful in promptly curing
lame back, kidney, bladder, uric acid trou-
bles and Bright's Disease. which is the worst
form Of kidney trouble.
Or. Kilmer's Swamp-ROot is not rec
ommendedfor everything but if you have kid
ney liver or bladder trouble IT will be found
just the remedy you need. lthas been tested
in so many ways. in hospital work, in private
practice. among the helpless too poor to pur-
chase relief and has proved so successful in
every case that special arrangement has
been made by which all readers of this paper
who have not already tried it, may have a
sample bottle sent free by mail, also book
telling more about Swamp-Root and how TO
find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper and ESR
send your address to
Dr. Kilmer & Co. ,Bing u ,,..;i
hamton, N. Y. The saslsA4.s:ssEs4 @ 4 Esee1
regular fifty cent and Home of swAmp-RooA
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11

Commander of the Star Of the West expedition in
January, 1861.
three rounds of cartridges per man,
and it was 70 miles to the nearest post.
Before daylight the little column,
which was mounted, charged through
the Indian camp and made z running
fight OF "A hours without losing a sin
gle man.
1t was not inglorious ease for the
Ninth during the civil war, for the say
ages were continually making forays
and raiding The settlements. Then fol
lowed the era or railroad building
when the Cheyennes, Sioux ana Apa-
ches gave the troops ON the plains no
respite from war at its flerCest.
At Santiago the Ninth dashed over
"Helrs Crossing" and charged up to
Fort San Juan. Needless to say that
the IeGord OF Lundy's Lane and Cha
pultepec was not lowered. Yien-jsil
did not eclipse the glories won in cen
tury, but rather gave splendid eli
max. GEORGE l.. KILMER.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11
A Smart Spring Costume

The gown has n white serge skirt,
box plated and mounted on a deep fit
ted yoke, but with points, and bordered
with band of the serge. At the hem
it is trimmed with five bands of light
blue canvas, four narrow and one wide
The smart little Eton jacket is Of blue
canvas, slashed at either side Of the
front, with the edges held together by
a band of canvas fastened at the ends
with a gold button. The slashes and
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11
Rev. Heck And Family Leave.

Rev. O. G. Heck left for York Tues
day in which city he will oiiicate as
pastor of the Duke street Methodist
church, he having been appointed to
that charge at the late conference. He
was accompanied by his wife and chIl-
dren. A large party of friends of the
family were at the station and that
much regret was felt at this breaking Of
ties was plainly manifest in the many
fearful farewells which took place just
Drevious to the departure of the train.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11
Howe g. Polk Grant An Advance

Howe & Polk have granted an 81 pei
cent advance of wages at their Structur-
al Tubing Plant, which affects all EN-
ployes except ordinary laborers, whose
wages remain at $l.O5 per day. The ad,
vance will go into effect on May /.
Howe & Polk are looking forward to a
very busy season. All our leading in
dustries are now in line for advance in
wages, which reflects no little credit up
on our town
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11
WOMAN AND FASHION.
Tor Outdoor Spring Wear-BIOOmiDg
Hnts--A Smart White Serge
Costume

The skirt and jacket of this model
are made of warm looking and yet not
heavy material. Honespuns or vicunas
would look as well rs broken pattern
English cloths, which have good deal
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11

be nice to have a dress of this kind for
out of door wear in the morning. White
cloth lapcls would be more in the style
of this class of costume than silk, but
the latter is preferable for a costume
not exclusively Intended for travel
New York Telegram.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11
Busy Places.

Our freight houses are busy p4a9ee
lfese days. Merchants and draymen are
theirs unloading and hauling away great
boxes and innumerable barrels and
crates and o1I manufacturers are busy
loading cars with goods TO be shipped
to all parts of the country.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11
Columbia's Copper Plant.

Columbia county's copper plant Iocat
ed near Central Mt the foot of North
Mountain will resume as soon as new
machinery, being installed, is placed in
position. The capacity Of the plant is
$50 tons Of ore per day, the ore yielding
6 per cent copper.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11

ORTY years ago
the 9th Of Janu-
airy the name Of
the regiment i'm
mortaliSed at
Tien-tsin was
linked with an
affair long since
forgotten among
other antebellum
episodes. Fort
Sumter and the
8 hot heard
round the world"
are always asso-
ciated with the
events Of April,
1871 hut three
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11
To The Trade.

We have just arranged with B. K
Snaa4Aaker, of Danville to Handle oul
line of PurS M9dicinal Rye and Malt
Whiskies. We GslaraNPtee their Purity
Rochester Distilling CO.
Duffy Malt Whiskey TO.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11
COMMUNICATIONS.

All communications sent to the AMERI-
CAN for publication must be signed by
the writer, and communications not so
signed will be rejected.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11

The popular view of the relation of
the blood to human character and con-
duct is marked in many familiar ex-
preston. We speak of there being bad
blood between people at enmity, of
blue blood as indicating ancestry, of
black blood" as describing treacherous
nature, and in many another phrase
mark our belief that in the mental,
moral and physical man, the blood is
the life" The one basis of healthful.
happy and useful life is pure blood.
With the blood pure, disease has no
permanent lodging place in the system.
For this reason the use of DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery rids the body
of diseases which have their origin in
impurity of the blood. 1t absolutely
purifes the blood, carrying off the
waste and poisonous matter, increasing
the action of the blood making glands,
and building up the body by supplying
the blood in quantity and quality such
as is essential to condition Of health.
1t cures ninety-eight people out of every
hundred who give it a fair trial
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11
What Could He sRyt Z

Charley, DEAR" said young Mrs. Tor
kips, u am going to turn over a new
leaf"
"In what connecticut"
I'm going to quit being superstitious.
! have always disliked to begin anything
ON Friday"
eyes; it is very silly of YOU"
"Well, your arguments have convinced
me. You know that new dress ] wss
talking to you about|
'""Y-yes,"
''Well, I'm going to start out and buy
tne material on Friday just to show Ira
not afraid. d."-Washing gtoR Star.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11

Next summer ought to be a great
baseball seaSOn-tAat is if there shall
then be as much expert baseball play
ing as there haG been expert baseball
1ihaneiering py the magnates during
the last month or so.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11
NOTICE.

NOllNE.
Public notice is also hereby duly given that
Saturday the thirteenth day of April A. ID.
1901. between he hours of nine o'clock in the
forenoon anC Ir o'clock in the afternoon,
and the Office he County Commissioners
of MOntour Co, in the said County Court
House, in Danv Pa, have been appointed
as the time and place respectively, for finally
determining whether any of the valuations of
the said assessors have been made below "A
Just rate, accordngtO the meaning and in
tention of the Act of Assembly in such specific
behalf made and provided.
II. c. Sandel County Commissioners of
G. w. Miles MOntour County.
Wesley Perry I
County Commissioner Once. Danville, Pa
March 18th, 1901.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-04-11

cures made BY DR..
Kilmer's s Swamp-R Root,
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
1t is the great med
caltriumph Of the nine
teenth , dis
covered al,eE yc~r- q
scientific research by
DR.. Kilmer, the emf
nent kidney and blad-