Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-05-04
Brief News Items.
Compiled for tiasty Read
ers of the Intelligencer,
the Acknowledged Off
cial Organ of Little rlon-
tour County.

Now for the May flowers.
Run in the reckless chauffeurs.
Get after the dilapidated sidewalk.
All nature is sweetly perfumed these
days.
Drowning accidents are coming in
season.
These are busy days for the man
with the hoe.
The seasonable new onion is forging
strongly to the front.
The "smart" boy usually degenerates
into the worthless adult.
The good old summer time is gradu-
ally getting firm hold.
John Mitchell is facing the grayest
responsibility of his career.
The busy man is less bothered by
temptation than his idle neighbor.
Trespass notices for sale at this
Office. Two for DC, or 25c a dozen.
"Whats the scorer" All other ques-
tions have been batted over the fence.
The scientific way of dealing with
microbes has certainly heightened life
and reduced the death rate.
The wise parent or teacher studies
the boy closely to the end that the
bent of his genius may be discovered.
The various departments of the State
government which have been scatter
ed over Harrisburg, are about to take
possession of the quarters assigned
them in the new State house.
Colonel Chas. w. Eckman, of the 93rd
Penn'a Volunteers, died Thursday morn
ing at his home at Roaring Creek. Mr..
Eckman was postmaster in this city for
three terms and leaves host of friends.
Governor Pennypacker is right. The
interests of the commonwealth as a
whole are immeasurably superior in
Importance to the interests of the mine
operators or the mine workers, either
or both.
An absent minded member of a
Chester church lighted his pipe and
was about to smoke as he listened to
the sermon last Sunday when au Off
cial reminded him of his mistake and
he nearly swooned.
Fifty dollars is the amount a Re-
publican nominee for the Legislature
in Luzerne county swears he expended
for the honor of getting on the ticket.
He filed his expense account with the
court under the Roberts act.
The law and order society of Schuyl-
kill county, which has been making
trouble for landlords who violated the
liquor law, is now having indictments
framed against all saloon keepers who
tried to bribe agents of the society.
New York is big city in every
way, big in its buildings, big in its
population, big in its goodness, big in
its wickedness, big in its crimes, and
big in its charities. 1t has already Civ
en- 81, 900, 600 to the relief of the San
Francisco sufferers.
In one week from the day on which
San Francisco was ravaged by shock
and flame the nations sympathy and
generosity had given Sl4, 900, 600 for
the relief of the homeless and destitute
people of the stricken city. In the
worlds annals there is nothing like
it,
There's nothing like circus to
bring back ones youth. Magnolia balm
and all the unguents, essences, po-
tions, creams and lotions that a beauty
doctor can compound will not lessen
the burden of years one-half so much
as a glimpse of the summers first cir
Gus poster.
La Provence, the fastest transatlantic
liner ever built in France, arrived in
New York Saturday afternoon, having
covered the 3, POI miles between Havre
and Sandy Hook in 8 days 90 hours
and 10 minutes, the fastest passage by
several hours ever made between the
two ports
Samuel J. Wellver, Jr. of this city,
started on his way at the age of six, to
get free school educa ion, and now, at
the comming commencement, he will
graduate with honor. But four weeks
yet remain for the young man in this
present term, and should he be faithful tc
the end, he will have attended school
during all those years without having
missed single hour. Truly, a remark.
able record and one in which we have
never heard.
Thomas A. Edison, celebrating his
59th birthday, prophesied that the
world would soon have flying mach
ines, cheap automobiles and a dozen
other marvellous things. ''Do you
think, SIR" said young woman re.
porter that the world will ever be
completely christianized?' Mr. Edi,
son smiled. "Not only do think so, -
he said, "but think we shall both
live to see it. Just look at the way
those big, improved guns are wiping
out the heathen. "
A Certain Cure for Aching Feet.
Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot-Ease a
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