Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-10-05
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constant benediction to all who felt
his influence while he lived.
Even the helpless animal has rights
that gentleman will always respect.
The man who keeps his own work
we'll in hand displays wisdom.
Reckless profanity is sometimes the
sign of bad heart and sometimes the
token of vacant mind.
Help the Y. M. O. A. to increase Its
sphere of usefulness.
The hunting accident will now take
the place of the drowning catastrophe.
There is said to be daily produo-
tion of 8, 900 barrels of oil in the Brad
ford field, which is still counted the
greatest oil field in the world for the
extent and uniformity of the area de-
veloped
One Allentown farmer is pleased be-
cause he succeeded in gathering twen-
ty potatoes which filled half bushel
basket to overflowing.
1t is announced that ex-senator Rum
NELL, of Selinsgrove, intends to be an
independent democratic candidate for
congress in the seventeenth district
where Focht is running against Alex
ander, regular democrat.
Many of the tragedies of life are
simply the inevitable result Of the
conduct of the victim. A man who
violates the laws of God and man, one
who is careless of the rights of others,
is always in danger from violence.
The State needs good roads for the
benefit of the farmer.
The parent who allows the child to
rule commits blunder and sins against
the child.
A vile tongue is usually the outward
sign of an inward fault.
Small pox has again invaded Schuyl-
kill county.
The dividend OH Bethlehem Steel
perferred has been declared suspended
for year. The money earned in the
business of this immense steel plant
will be used in extending other lines
of manufacture, to be independent Of
the government in making armor
plate.
Methodism has at least one livin
follower who became identified with
the church more than century ago.
Mrs. Mary Ramsey Lemens Wood re-
Gently celebrated hor iioth bi-.haay at
Hillsboro, Ore. She united with the
Methodist church in 1890.
A reliable authority states that the
| United States Steel corporation now
has 200, 900 workmen in its employ,
the largest number since the organiza
tion of the company. and that large
shortage of skilled laborers still exists.
On October 1S at Washington the
military monument in memory of Cen
eral George b. Mcclellan, former COM
mander of the Army OF the Potomac,
will be unveiled The generals widow
is now II.
A Tyrone woman named dumm
wants $25, 900 from her ex-sweetheart
because he refuses to stick to his agree
ment to marry her.
While walking through the woods
last Sunday looking for the probable
out come of the chestnut crop, James
Floy, of Coatesville, was shot in the
abdomen by shot from gun in the
hands of some unknown person. He Is
said to be in critical condition.
The principal of the Hazleton high
school is about to take the warpath af-
ter boy pupils who spend so much OF
their time loafing about pool rooms
that they are falling behind in their
studies.
DR.. Dixon, head of the state health
department, has just made the declara-
| tion that he has been instrumental In
securing the removal of no less than
| 500 distinct sources of pollution OF
the Schuylkill river.
Providence is very patient in suffer-
ing in silence all the foolish accusa-
tions. of ignorant mortals
If the man who is on the inside Of
things political would talk there
would be many sensation.
The physician who was treating
Mayor March, of Easton, for rheums-
tism of one leg was slightly surprised
when from lump which developed
below the knee he extracted needle.
The mayor has no idea how it got In
his body.
1t is estimated that 20, 900 more men
than can be supplied will be needed to
push along the railroad construction
work and harvest the crops between
Minneapolis and the Pacific coast.
Charles Cotner. of Strawberry Ridge,
is on the sick list.
The country will survive the coming
election whatever the result.
Jack Frost's breath brings beautiful
death to the foliage.
Pope Plus is reported to have re.
Gently expressed himself as much
gratified with the development of the
Gregorian chant in America. He add
ed that,it was not intended to exclude
other music unless the music was of
mundane character.
Statistics of passenger traffic on the
Reading railroad for the year ending
June Both, as compared with the five
previous years when free passes were
in full swing, shows that the Reading
company has added about $40O. 600 per
annum to it's passenger earnings by
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