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Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1905-08-05
An Ad
Iii the Progress
Will rent your
house or sell your
horse--try il,
Only lOc a line.


The gubernatorial campaign in
Georgia is so hot it is attracting
national attention. What makes
it a very public affair is the fact
that CLARK Howell, one of the
leading candidates, il the editor
of the Atlanta Constitution, and
Hoke Smith, the other leading
candidate. owns the controlling
interest in the Atlanta Journal.
Those two papers are making as
much fuss as four brass bands.
vicksburg American.
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1905-08-05

A waiter in Detroit died from
q wound in his breast, caused BY
. hat pin, after living fourteen
days with six inches Of the pin
embedded in his heart. He claimed
he received the wound by acci-
dent, but the Authorities think
differently and his wife has not
been seen since the accident.
Suspicion rests on her,
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1905-08-05
The juvenile Convicts.

The Penitentiary Board of Con-
troll is doing foe work in devel~
oping and improving the large
13,5OO acre tract of land in Sun
flower county, and also the plan
tation on Honey Island. Missis-
sippi has, undoubtedly, taken and
lis keeping the lead in the hu'
name and proper treatment and
management Of the States pris-
0ners.
There good treatment is as
sured. and together with il, the
State derives larger annual rev-
enue from the labor of the con-
victs.
Nothing is LETT to be desired in
SO far as the present convict
system is concerned, except the
development and the perfecting
of the system along the present
| lines.
There is one thing in which
Mississippi is lacking, and that is
not having refOrmatory for the
young prisoners. This is q great
/ " needed reform. Many boys OF
sixteen years of age, and under
that age, are sent to the peniten-
tlary, put in stripes and treated
so far as the law is concerned,
4 Just like the old and hardened
criminals. This is not right or
lust, 1t would not cost the State
a single cent Of money to make
this reform. All that is necessa-
Try is dozen lines authorizing
the Board Of Control to put the
young prisoners together, and
lput up the proper buildings and
/, to make the proper rules and reg
ulations.
These boys could easily make
enough by their labor to be self
supporting. They could be Civ
en- plain, practical education,
and taught some trade or Yoca-
ltion. They could be instructed
lin the principles and methods of
agriculture, horticulture, fruit
raising, and taught to be carpen'
tiers, shoemakers, cabinet max "
ers and the like vocations. They
should be instructed in good
morals, and turned out at the
end oftheir term good and useful
citizens.
They should not be put in
stripes, the garb of degradation
and disgrace, . prison custom
that has been aDandOnou IN tno
best model penitentiaries in the
country. They could be dressed
in plain, neat uniform to distin-
guish them.
We have not examined the of
fetal reports of the penitentiary
for some time, but several years
ago, boys as young as thirteen
we're sent to penitentiary. It is
altogether wrong and indefen
sible tossend childen to the peni-
tentiary.
| It is to be hoped that the Leg.
islature at its next session will
make this reform. If the Legls-
lature will give the proper au-
thority, there is no doubt that the
Board will carry out this reform
|intelligently and effectively .-
Jackson News.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-04-07
Death of e. w. Greenongh.

Ebenezer W. Greenough died at his
home, corner Of Front and Chestnut
streets. Sunbury, at 1 80 o'clock, yes.
terdsy afternoon, as the result Of
paralysis.
Although Mr.. Greenough's health
has been failing for several years past,
he has been able to be up and around,
and his immediate demise was not
looked for. He was at his Office on
Market Square, Sunbury. as usual, on
Saturday, and on Sunday felt some-
what indisposed, and remained abed.
His condition was not regarded a.
particularly critical, and death came
rather unexpectedly.
Mr.. Greenough was the only son and
child Of William I. Greenough, de-
ceased, and his wife. Mary O., who
survives. He was born In Sunbury
fifty.three years ago. He was eduoat.
ed at private schools and preparatory
colleges. and entered Princeton Uni
versity, in 1870, graduating with the
class of 1874. Returning to Sunbury :,
he took up the study of law at the
office of his father. and was admitted
to practice at the Northum berland
County Bar in 1875. OF late years he
paid very little attention to the prao.
tice of his profession. being engrossed
in his own business affairs. He was
married to Miss Elizabeth Hewitt of
Sunbury, in 1880. To this union were
born two children, Mary. now Mrs.
David Stevenson of Virginia, and
William I. of Sunbury, Mrs. Greenough
died in the Spring of 1889, and shortly
after that Mr.. Greenough and his fam.
lily moved to Philadelphia. where they
remained for some years. They return.
ed to Sunbury about four years ago,
where Mr.. Greenough has since resid-
ed.
Mr.. Greenough's family is one Of the
| Oldest and most respected of this com. J..
munity. He was a grandson Of the lste
Peter Baldy Sr. Of Danville. Eben
Greenough was a remarkably widely
read and we'll educated man, and to
those who knew him more or less in e.
timately, delightful companion and
host. He was member Of the Alumni
of Princeton College and. the Penn-
sylvania Chapter of ths Sous Of the
American Revolution. beings descend.
ant of Ebenezer Greeonough Of the
Haverhill Artillery Company, Of Mas.
sachusetts Militia.and Of the Sunbury
lodge B. p. o. e.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-04-07
DOCTORS ORGANIZE
FOR PROTECTION

The physicians of Danville and VIC
unity will hold a meeting tonight,
which will be somewhat out of the
ordinary. The object will be to form
q Physicians' Protective Association.
The movement, it appears, has been
on foot for some months past Organ
ization has been decided upon By the
doctors as means Of frustrating the
designs of Unprincipled people, who.
although able to pay their doctor bills,
habituaily defraud the physicians.
One of the doctors back of the move
ment yesterday stated that the object
is not to shut out the deserving poor.
Such will always be taken care of by
the medical fraternity, although there
may not be the remotest possibility of
ever receiving q dollar in return. The
blacklist will be only for those who
misapply their means-who in turn
call In all the doctors of town retain
ing no one any longer than required to
run up bill, which they make no at.
tempt to pay.
Thoughtful doctors have concluded
that the latter class have been indulg-
ed long enough and the sooner they
are cut of from all attendance the bet
ter. This is regarded as the only
method that will ever induce such
persons to deal honorsbly and to man
age their affairs so as TO be able to pay
the doctur for his services.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-04-07
DINING IN JAPAN.
II It's Your First Japanese Meal You
Will Have a Trying Time,

II It's Your First Japanese Meal You
Will Have "A Trying Time.
If it's your first japanese dinner
you're having a dreadfully hard time.
In the first place you must sit on the
floor, for they don't have any chairs in
Japan. You kneel down, and then you
turn your toes in till one laps over the
other, and then you sit back between
your heels. AT first you are quito
proud to find how well you do II, and
you don't think it's SO very uncomfort-
able. But pretty soon you get cramp-
ed, and your legs ache as If you had a
toothache in them. You don't say any
thing, because you think that IL the
Japanese can sit this way all day long
you ought to be able to stand 1t a few
minutes. Finally both your feet 60 to
sleep, and then you can't bear 1t a
moment longer, and you have to get
up and stamp around the room to
drive the prickles out Of your feet, and
all the little dancing girls giggle at
you. This isn't your only trouble ei-
ther. All you have to eat with is a
pair of chopsticks and you're in terror
lest you spill something on the dainty
white mating floor. Now the floor of
n japanese house isn't just the floor;
it's the chairs and sofas and tables
and beds as well. At home it would
be mortifying enough to go out to din
ner and spill something on the floor,
but in Japan, where people sit and
sleep on the floor, 1t seems even. worse.
So you are unhappy till your little ne
san (who is the waitress and almost
as prettily dressed as the dancing girls,
but not quite comes laughing to your
aid and shows you how to hold your
chopsticks. After that you manage
nicely the rice and the omelet, but the
fish and the chicken you can't contrtve
to shred apart without dropping your
chopsticks all the time. So between
dances the maiko-the little girls about
twelve years old-kneel down beside
you and help you. They can't keep
from giggling at your awkwardness,
but you don't mind; you just giggle
too, and everybody giggles and has
lovely time.-St. Nicholas.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-04-07

The English language Is supposed to
be very simple In the matter of gen.
ders, but foreigners who triumphantly
handle questions of gender of inani-
mate things in their own languages
often have their difficulties with the
English. A Frenchman recently came
to grief over his English. II fear I
cockroach too much upon your time.
madame" he remarked politely to his
hostess. "En-croach, monsieur" she
smilingly corrected him. He threw up
his hands in despair. "Ah, your Eng
lish gendersr' he sighed.
The Bill Was Not In the Senate.
One of Senator Frye's scintillations
as presiding officer, when the Philip
pine bill was near its passage In the
senate, should not be lost to the world.
Such measures, till perfected, are con-
sidered in committee of the whole, not
in the senate, as the term goes. The
distinction is of little popular ST;
nificance, but of great parliamentary
Importance.
Senator Bacon, wishing to ma" II
certain motion, was informed that tie
bill was not in the senate, but in com
mittee of the whole.
"Oh, thought we were in the SEN
ate," replied Mr.. Bacon.
1--WE are in the senate" Mr.. Frye re-
sponded "but the bill is not."-Wash-
ington Post.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-04-07
Tearing Down Canal Bridge.

Work was Degun on tearing down
the old iron oaual bridge at Ferry
street yesterday afternoon prepara-
tory to the building of the cuIvert in
the canal at that point, contract for
which was awarded to Thomas J..
Evans on Monday night. Beginning
with yesterday and continuing during
the first stage Of the work Ferry street
at the canal will be closed to traffic.
The bridge probably will not bs
wholly removed until tonight. The
wood work where employed in joists
and flooring is found to be in very bad
condition. The bridge has been in use
ever since 1871. 1t was manufactured
by the Phoenix Bridge Company at
Phoenixville, although the Company
furnishing the bridge according to an
inscription on the side railing was the
Continental Bridge Company. In its
day 1t was a model piece of work and
to its credit it may be stated that it
has faithfully served its purpose dur
Ing generation.
The spot will scarcely be recognized
after the change has been completed.
The grade existing at present to ao-
commodate the bridge will be Who'll y
removed aDd the street, which will be
much widened. will be made nearly
level.
The oulvert itself will be quite a
proposition, three feet square an I'd
eighty-six feet long. The stone in he
abutment will be utilized in construct
ing the eulvert while the material for
filling up will be obtained in part from
the street at each side of the canal
where cut down to conform with the
general level and in part from Mill
street where exoavating will be neoes-
sary to prepare for street paving. A
large quantity Of ashes gathered from
the surrounding premises has already y
been dumped into the canal from The
bridge. where they will assist in fill
ing up.
While the new culvert in building
may occupy a month it is thought that
In q couple Of weeks time the work
may have reached a stage that will
make 1t possible to provide narrow
crossing which will answer for
vehicles as we'll as for foot people.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-04-07
Canadian Concert Company

The Colored Canadian Jubilee Con
cert Company will appear at the Opera
House Saturday evening, April 18th,
under the auspices of Stoes' band
The Kent. Ohio. Bulletin says:
ITO say that the large and appreoia-
tive audience at the Congregational
church Wednesday evening to hear the
celebrated Colored Canadian Concert
company was entertained, we may
justly add delighted. is putting it
mildly. No one went away but felt
glad he had been there. Where all
we're good it would be difficult to dis
tinguish between them. 1t is sufficient
to say that the company made a most
favorable impression and that it will
be cordially welcomed should it visit
Kent again"
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-04-07
GEORGE KLINE'S
FATE IS SULVBD

The fate Of George Kline, q nearly
lifelong resident of Eanville. who
mysteriously disappeared from the
home Of his son, Edward Kline, in
williamsport over year ago, has been
most unexpectedly cleared up. On Sat.
urday afternoon the remains were
found by two boys near the sulphur
springs, just below South Williams
port.
The lads were out gathering arbutuA.
The trunk was found at the top OF q
steep bank and the detached head,
which was nothing more than . bare
skull, was found at least 25 feet away
and partly down the incline.
From the position In which the body
was found, it is believed the unfortu.
nate man was in sitting position
when he died. The remains appeared
to have fallen back ward after death,
ana the left foot was elevated over the
low limb Of tree. The trunk was,
like the head, devoid OF flesh. The
skeleton of the man was really all that
was left Of the body.
There was nothing about the skele.
ton to determine whether the deceased
had been an old or a young man. His
clothing appeared to have been Of good
material. He had on light colored
overcoat of heavy material and It was
noticed that hole had been burned
through one Of the pookets. A pair of
new No. 10 shoes we're on the feet.
Two handkerohiefs were found in his
pockets, one being colored and the
other white. In pocket we're q wood
en- match box, a small lead pencil and
black handled knife. There was al
so small bag Of tobacco and paper
on which was written "ten cent" in
another pocket.
An examination Of the skull gave
rise to the belief In the minds of some
of the jurors that the man might have
been murdered. On the top was dis
covered a pronounced indentation large
enough in which to lay dime. The
inner surface of the skull did not show
corresponding ridge, but in the cent
er of the dent there appeared to be q
small hole through the bone.
Edward Kline, son of the missing
man, was interviewed with the result
that he became impressed with the
idea that the remains found on tn
South Side might be those Of his faith.
er.
Mr.. Kline went at once to the un.-
dertaking establishment Of Gage g.
Gage. 1873 West Fourth street, where
the skeleton and the clothing had been
removed. He identified the overcoat
as belonging to his father by the hole
burned in the pocket.
Now, if this is my father there
will be evidence of terrific blow on
the head" said Mr.. Kline.
Tho skull was examined aud the in
dentstIon that mystiHed the members
OF the ooroner's jury proved to be the
mark of the blow.
Mr.. Kline expressed himself as being
confident that the dead man was his
father. He then explained that while
working in an iron establishment at
Danville some 40 years or more ago
the elder Kline was injured by boil
er explosion. The indentation in the
skull was made by flying brick.
At the time of his disappearance Mr..
Kline was 81 years of age. lie was
born in France. He Is survived by
two ohildren-Mrs. Robert Norgans Of
Reading, and Edward Kline of Will.
Transport.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-04-07
Enthusiastic r1eetinp.

A joint meeting of the Board of Di.
reetors of the Y. NJ O. A. and the
special committee appointed at the
conference on last Thursday was held
in the Association paIlor last night
for the purpose of comforting further
on the ways and means of continuing
the Y. NJ. O. A. in Danville. 1t is safe
to say that never in the history of the
Association here has meeting been
held in which there was SO much zeal
and interest manifested, such a
thorough discussion of ways and
means, such definite conclusion reach :
ed and such firm determinsti ON
shown to carry the matter through to
success.
The following Directors were pres
ent: II. B. Schultz, W. H. Ammer.
man,, W. Swartz, U. l.. Gordy. Amos
Vastine, Samuel Werkheizer, Jesse
Shannon,W V. Oglesby, David Reese.
Sam A. Mccoy, o. R. Sohilling. B.
W. Musselman and W. E. Gosh.
The following members of the speci-
al Committee were present: f. @.
Hartman, W. g. Pursel, r. J. Pegg,
W. r. CLARK, J. B. Watson and F. O..
Angle. Esq.
H. b. Schultz, president of the Board
of Directors, acted as president of the
joint meeting.
The general efficiency of the Y. NJ.
O. A and how it might be made at.
tractive to young men and boys was
discussed from the standpoint uf educa.
tion and recreation as we'll as from
moral and religious standpoints.
Whether GLASSES might not be taught in
the building atfording technical as
we'll as a common school education to
those in need of instruction who are
employed during the day was one of
the themes that held the attention of
the meeting for long time.
AS a result of the meeting it was de-
cided to make close canvass of the
town. For this purpose the Committee
was paired off in couples who will
make it point to call upon every per.
son. explaining the needs of the in :
/ stituton and urging upon them the
necessity of doing something for it's
support.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-04-07
THE COAL DIGGER
STEAMED AWAY

The coal digger Of George Hartman,
Of Shamokin Dam, which for the last
few weeks lay foundered above the riv-
or bridge wholly submerged or partial
ly exposed as the river rose and fell
yesterday, dguratively speaking, got
up and walked.
The coal digger last fall was brought
MP to Danville to assist in building
the substructuIe of the river bridge.
It became familiar object to our citiz-
ems as it steamed back wards and for
wards plyin its busy vocation. When
winter came on it was tied up along
shore. 1t was lifted from its position
BY the first breakup and food and as
the water fell it lodged in slanting
position on the river bank. In this
position it was frozen fast to the
ground by the cold weather which fol-
lowed. 1t was impossible to release
It aud when the final break up occnr-
red it was thought that it would be
crushed by the ice and carried away.
1t turned out differently, however.
The water soon began to pour into the
slanting boat and with the heavy
machinery installed held it down so
that it was in no danger of moving
The ice did not injure it.
It was only a week or so ago that
the boat was almost wholly submerg.
ed, only a portion of the cabin appear
Ing above the water. Great was the
surprise of people, therefore, yester
day, to see the boat leave its mooring
and riding the water like duck steam
gracefully down the river and dsap.
pear around the bend.
The owner came to town Monday
and finding that the river had fallen
low enough he began pumping ont the
coal digger. which was found to be
none the worse for its winters advent
ures. A little cleaning up was Iequir.
ed, after which steam was gotten up
and the digger started on it's cruise
homeward.
Mr.. Hartman took the coal digger to
Shamokin Dam, where it will be Civ
en- thorough overhauling. Prospects
are good for river coal this season.
The deposits shift with each food that
OCCURS, the spring breakup especially
being pretty sure to bring large guam
titles of coal down from the mines.
The coal men are anxious to get on the
ground as soon as possible in order to
locate new deposits. The stream is
now about low enough to make coal
digging practicable and the owners of
boats are anxious to get to work.
Mr.. LeDuc of our own town was
very busy yesterday getting his coal
digger in readiness. He is procuring
q new shaft. which may delay him
somewhat, bnt he expects to be out
fishing for the black diamonds yet
during the present week.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-04-07
Lackawanna Summer Resorts
Described.

Mountain and Lake Resorts" is
the title Of an attractive publication
just issued by the Passenger Depart
ment of the Lackawanna Railroad
The book is intended to give readable
and reliable information about vaca
tion places along that road and its 2s
pages are filed with suggestions for
those seeking summer homes.
The various hotels and boarding
places, their location, rates and facili
ties are accurately described. More
than 100 half tones add to the interest
OF the book and brightly written love
story entitled "A Paper Proposal
completes its contents.
The book may be had by sending the
necessary postage of ten cents to T. w.
Lee. General Passenger Agent, Lacka-
wanna Railroad. New York City.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-04-07
THE DUST FLEW
IN CLOUDS

Mill street, although paved
thoroughfare, Saturday under the high
wind prevailing proved anything but
an unmixed blessing. The whole street
especially during the afternoon with
scarcely moments interval was FILL
ed with dust, which rushed along in
clouds. which formed small whirl-
winds and once in awhile threatened
to become oyclonic in its volume and
intensity. The dust blinded persons
temporarily. sought every nook and
orevice and rained down upon the
goods displayed in front of the stores.
1t was one of the things not antici-
pated on paved street. But when per-
sons stopped to reflect it was not clear
how it could be otherwise. The paved
surface, dry and warmed up by the
sun, readily turns into dust ground
dropped upon it by vehicles and the
wind does the rest.
Council has not as yet passed finally
upon the sweeper question. Several
persons who have had experience in
larger cities. have volunteered the in.
formation that street sweeper as an
instrument for merely keeping down
the dust will not fill the bill-in fact
that while in operation it merely stirs
up the dust.
Street Commissioner Miller seems to
think that very good remedy lies in
flushing the street frequently, using
the fire plugs and hose. This expedi.
enoy may be res orted to today. To re.
lieve the situation on Saturday Mr..
Miller had horse and cart and some
men at work hauling away the dust
where it happened to lodge in heaps.