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Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-27
IMPORTANT
ACTION DEFERRED

Amos Vastine, first ward member
created stir in council Friday night,
when he informed that body that the
polluted condition of the river bank
above the intake of the water works
had been reported to the State board
OF health. Who it was that had taken
the matter up when the local author
tiles hesitated to act was not stated.
Just what action council expects from
Health Commissioner Dixon is not
clear. At all events it had not the ef-
feet of impelling the members to take
any action in the matter, although tin Q
violation of the ordinance and the
consequent defilement of the river bank
were threshed over in about the same
way as at the previous meeting. The
attitude of the members was about the
same with the exception of the gentle
man from the third ward, who at the
previous meeting said he did not be-
lieve the printed description, but who
at the last meeting said he had in
vestigated and had found the situation
bad enough. The matter was treated
little more seriously than at the pre-
vious meeting, but no action was tax
en- either to effectually prevent the
dumping of garbage on the river bank
or to remove the impurities that are
already thrown ON the spot.
1t is worthy of note also that from
other parts of town, especially, the
third ward, there is much complaint
on the score of bad sanitation. AL
though the erst of May is nearly here
it is no uncommon sight to see alleys
nearly blocked with manure piles and
ashes. Still worse, the cutters on
many of the streets are filled with
waste water of all sorts which flowing
from one spot lies in front of the door
ways of other persons who strive to
keep their premises clean and present.
able. Probably those responsible for
the Objectionable state of affairs de-
scribed will some day awake to their
duty in the premises.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-27
Kill Typhoid Says Dixon.

Wipe out typhoid by killing the
germs contained in the discharges of
the patient before they leave the sick
room to lay other fellow beings low
with this disease. ~ Such are the in.
structions that Health Commissioner
Samuel G.. Dixon gives in his new cir.
cular on typhoid fever addressed to
nurses and attendants in charge OF
persons suffering from this infectious
malady.
II want to send that message ring
ing through the whole State," said
Health Commissioner Dixon to a news
paper man at Harrisburg yesterday.
II want to get every local board of
health to see that in every home where
there is person i'll with typhoid few.
er, the physician, the nurse or attend.
ant shall be impressed with the duty
of letting no infection from their patti
ent be the cause of giving the disease
to another, and the way to do this first
of all is to kill the germs of the dis.
ease that comes from the patient be-
fore these germs leave the sick room.
| am determined that the appalling
harvest that typhoid is reaping in
Pennsylvania shall be cut down. II
can be done-it must be DONE If, be-
ginning today, the nurse or attendant
in charge of typhoid fever case will
see to it that the discharges from the
patient are thoroughly disinfected be-
fore they are carried out of the room
in which typhoid victim is confined,
we can almost wipe out typhoid in a
years time. l realize that this is big
"if," yet it is one of the simplest
ways in the world to blot out disease
that is appallingly epidemic through.
out the whole State.
''If only each and every person to
whom this message is directed will
hear it and heed it.
In his typhoid circular Health Com
missioner Dixon sets forth simple me-
thods of killing the typhoid germs be.
fore they are carried out of the sick
room.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-27
some CHANGES
CONTEMPLATED

Besides installing four additional
arc lamps and two incandescent lights
as indicated by the report of the last
council meeting, our borough fathers
have decided upon some Improvements
in the borough light system. which
will help the service and necessitate
only small outlay of money.
At present there are five circuits in
the borough, but, as explained by the
borough electrician, in their practical
working they are interviewer in such
a way as to render it difficult or i'm
possible to make necessary repairs at
any one point while the lights are on
without interfering with the service
all over the borough. The difficulty
seems to be that each of the four cir
cults embracing the arc lights return
on the commercial circuit, which lights
up the borough property, such as city
hall and the four hose houses. In case
of an accident to any one of the arc
lights it becomes impracticable, accord
ing to the electrician, to make speedy
repairs without shutting off the whole
system. In case there is anything
wrong with the commercial circuit,
especially, there is no other way out
of it but to throw off the whole sys-
tenn.
Acting upon the electricians s advice
it is proposed to make each circuit a
circuit in itself. This according to an
estimate made by the electrician will
necessitate the purchase of about A.,
400 feet of wire and number of cross
arms. The cost is not difficult to de-
termine According to the electrician s
estimate it will not exceed $3.50. No
time has been set for beginning work
ON the improvement.
The four arc lamps authorized at the
last meeting of council will be install
led Immediately. The light on Wal.
nut street, where heretofore darkness
has reigned, will necessitate the erec-
tion of four new poles.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-27
PRESIDENT Will
ATTEND DEDICATION

The initial step toward the dedica-
tion of the new capitol was taken yes
terday when the dedicatory commits
sion met with Governor Pennypacker.
Governor Pennypacker presented let
ter from President Roosevelt's secre.
tary, Mr.. Loeb, to the effect that Octo-
er 4. will suit him to attend the ded-
ication, and the commission decided
to hold the ceremonies on October 4.
1t will be purely military spec
tacle, as the commission has decided
that it will be more in keeping with
the dignity of the occasion, and it
would not comport we'll to have all
kinds of organizations in the line of
parade. There will be no civic org
anizations whatever in the line, and it
is thought that two provisional bri-
gades of the national guard will be
sufficient The president and Governor
Pennypacker will be in the line.
Just what part the president will
take in the ceremony will be left ell
tirely to himself. He may hold a re-
ception, deliver an Grafton or do ex-
actly as he nominates, and the COVER
nor will write to tell him so, and ask
what he prefers.
There will be ceremonies on grand
stand to be erected in front of the cap
itol on which will be seated 8, 900 peo-
pie, and Speaker Walton, Senator Fox
and Auditor General Sndyer will
locate and see that the stand is erect
ed Speaker Walton was also author
lied to take up the matter of trans
portation with the railroad companies,
and it is expected that the crowd there
will be the greatest in the history of
Harrisburg. State Treasurer Mathues
and Auditor General Snyder will look
after the matter of music, and it is
said have designs on securing the SER
vices of the marine band, of Washing
ton. After the ceremonies and parade
/ in the day time there will be a ban
quet in the evening either in the hall
of the new house of representatives or
in large hall to be selected if it is
not convenient to use the hall of the
house.
1t is expected that at least thou
sand persons will attend the banquet.
The wife of president Roosevelt and
the ladies of the cabinet will be invit-
ed to attend and will be entertained
at the residences of prominent citi-
zens. Others expected to be present
are the United States senators and and
congressman from this State, the sup
RENE and superior courts, senate and
house, prominent scientists, men of
affairs in many walks of life, and
State administration attaches.
Another meeting will be held soon
to arrange for sending out invitations.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-27
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sssss the Of lHzzzM
A RUINED CITY.

1t is almost beyond belief that with
in couple of days, one of the chief
cities of the United States, the metrop-
oils of the Pacific coast, a place of
400, 600 population, should have been
annihilated. laid in ruins, an utter
waste. San Francisco, with it's mag
nificent seven story hotel, covering a
block, ten to eighteen story business
buildings, scores of magnificent man-
sions. churches and edifices, public and
private, equal to any city in the world,
have gone down in ashes.
1t was believed first reports were
exaggerated, but the fire fiend swept
on, and swept away over $500. 900, 600
worth of property, and left past rec
ords dwarfed. The Chicago, Boston
and Baltimore!fres are small in COM
parison.
Great stretches of blackened and
smoking ruins mark the place where
business houses and beautiful resi-
dences of great city stood couple
of days ago. For two straight miles,
wrcekage and ruin are seen. Great
manufactures, mercantile houses,
banks and Office buildings are nowhere
to. be seen. Eighteen and twenty story
steel buildings, mammoth hotels COW
ering a block, a dozen millionaire
mansions, famous landmarks, museums
and places of art, hospitals, ETC., don
ated and endowed by former wealthy
residents or pioneers are in ashes.
The loss and destruction is appal-
ling, but San Francisco will be re-
built. The railway communications
exist, the splendid harbor, and the
gateway to the Far East. The same
kind of courage and energy as rebuilt
the burned districts of Baltimore,
Chicago and Boston, will prevail in
San Francisco, and when the people
recover from their daze, and capital
begins to pour in from the big cities
of the East and Middle West, the
stricken California town will take
heart and new and better city will
spring up with astonishing speed.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-27
Former Townsman a Prospector

A letter has been received from EN-
erson Keim, son of John Keim, the
brick manufacturer Emerson left
Danville year or so ago and is now
prospecting for gold in the neighbor
hood of Manhattan, Nevada.
According to his letter our young
townsman is having the usual expert
ences of the frontiersman or prospect
or. He writes that he is about forty
miles from Manhattan at new place
called Millett's. He arrived there
about three weeks ago, his tent being
the third that was struck in the place,
which is now growing rapidly. In
making the journey from Manhattan,
he states that he walked forty miles
with his bedding on his back and a
stick in his hand. - 1t was hard trip
and one to be remembered, but he feels
that he will be rewarded, as the place
promises to become one of the richest
ever discovered He has already got
IA claims and is looking forward to
fabulous wealth.
Emerson writes that he is getting to
be quite an expert in prospecting and
that he "can now locate mine with
the best of them. -
He finds life in the mining camp full
of charm and he enjoys it very much.
1t is an usual experience for him, he
says, to lie at night out under the stars
with only a blanket over him and
thirty miles away from every other
human being. His only companion is
a mule, which he rides in his prospect
ing tours.
When at the ranch he gets up in the
morning at 80 o'clock; at 6 80 he
starts out. He generally puts in full
day returning at 6 p. m. He rides
thirty to forty miles each trip, examin-
ing on the way all kinds of rocks for
some kind of minerals The life is a
rough one and full enough of adven-
ture to please anyone. The principal
food of the prospector is beans, bacon
and crackers. The country is full of
springs and the best of water is OBJ
tanned anywhere.
Wages are high. Unskilled labor is
worth five dollars per day, while mech
anics and the like command eight to
ten dollars. Eight hours constitute a
day
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-27
THIRTEEN IN
AMERICAN HISTORY

Queen Victoria once asked Ambas-
sador Choate if Americans believed 13
to be an unlucky number, says the
Boston Brown Book. F."
mo, your Majesty" he replied,
I'VE do not, for the eternal found
ations of our Republic were built up
on the number 49,
Let us see what Mr.. Choate referred
to. In the first place, America was
discovered on the eve of the 18th day
of the month, and the original repub-
lie consisted of 13 colonies. The first
official Stars and Stripes adopted June
IA, 1777, had 13 stripes and 13 stars.
Our national emblem-the American
eagle-requires 13 letters to spell it,
as does the motto ON our seal-E Plur-
ibus Unum-and of the great seal of
the United States, Annuit Coeptis.
The first word to pass over the At
lantic cable was sent on the 18th day
of the month, and on Friday at that.
The silver quarter in your purse is not
! considered a "hoodoo, yet 13 is writ
ten all over it: Above the head of Lib
erty are 13 stars, the eagle bears an
olive branch with 13 leaves in one claw
and 13 thunderbolts in the other. On
his breast is shield bearing 13 bars,
| and from his beak streams a ribbon
with our motto containing 13 letters.
Each wing had 13 feathers, while as
you know it takes 13 letters to spell
quarter dollar.
The war of 1776 was called revolu-
| tionary, and was not unsuccessful be-
cause spelled with 13 letters. Our flag
was saluted by 13 guns when Wash
ington raised it-yes, and by 13 cheers.
The American Navy had just 10 ves-
sells at the outset-no more-and the
founder of it, John Paul Jones, was
not unluckly because of the letters of
his name. He was exactly 10 years old
when he first came to America, and
was the first to carry the l3-starred
flag to victory, and to have it saluted
by foreign power ON the 18th day of
the month. Perry's great victory ON
Lake Erie. was won on the 18th day of
the month. and the Stars and Stripes
raised over Sumter on the 18th.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-27
FREIGHT TRAIN
-. WAS DYNAMITED

WILKES-BARRE, April 25.-A Le-
high Valley freight train was blown
up with dynamite on the cut-off, above
Pittstom, at midnight last night. The
engine and several cars were derailed
and wrecked. Engineer John R. Thorn.
rs, of this city, and Fireman H. Brown
Of Pittston, were injured in the wreck
age. 1t is believed that some malic-
ious persons placed box of dynamite
on the track, which exploded when the
locomotive struck it.
The explosion was terrific, throwing
the engine from the tracks and tearing
off the tender. Three freight cars were
thrown over steep embankment. A
corps of railroad detectives and the
county officials are making a searching
investigation.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-27
MAKING IMPROVEMENTS

Horace G. Blue is erecting new
porch at his residence on Mill street.
Yesterday morning he tore down the
old portico, which had done service
since the dwelling was built The old
structure was quite a pretentious piece
of architecture but many of the tim
bers had yielded to decay and Mr.. Blue
decided to tear it down and build
along modern lines. The new porch
will be over twenty feet in length, tax
ing in practically the entire width of
the house. 1t will add much to the
pleasure of the family occupying the
house and improve the value of the
property.
A portico, it would appear, can not
be relied upon to Withstand the raw
ages of time like the dwelling proper
and while the latter is still in good re.
pair the portico or veranda becomes
dilapidated in appearance, detracting
much from the general surroundings.
1t is unfortunate that now and then
property owners are negligent in this
respect and permit old porticos to re.
main long after they have ceased to be
ornamental. There are good many
streets in town that are disfigured in
this way and the owners would do well
to initiate Mr.. Blues example.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-27
ASSOCIATIONS
ON THE STREET

Certain facts have come to light re-
lating to improper conduct upon the
streets at night, involving our young
population, which have thoroughly
aroused the chief burgess and the town
council. The matter is being deliber-
ated on and nothing will be done has
tily, but Judging from the agitation at
present it does not seem unlikely that
a curfew ordinance may be enacted in
Danville.
In dwelling upon the unseemly con-
duct upon the streets, at night. here
tofore the boys have come in for their
share of reproach. 1t now seems that
the girls are no better than they should
be and that their conduct in some
parts of town has become so reprehen-
sible as to cause public scandal.
Burgess Rogers appeared before
council at its last meeting to call the
attention of that body to reports that
had come to him in connection with
some of the public dances. Not only
did the bad reports involve girls that
were considerably under eighteen years
of age, but they quite conclusively
established the fact that the gentle
creatures we're drunk.
: A gentleman was present at council
meeting, who had attended number
of the dances and without denying the
humiliating allegation stated-and his
explanation was accepted by council
that the dance was in no way RESPONSE
BILE for the condition of the girls or
any consequent disorder. He admitted
that girls of almost any age are likely
to appear at the dance, but he stated
that attendance of girls under eighteen
years is discouraged and unless they
misrepresent their age to the manage
ment they are generally obliged to
leave the building. 1t has occurred
that intoxicated females, who imbibed
elsewhere. have appeared at the arm
ory, but we have the gentleman's word
for it that they were Immediately
forced to depart.
AS result of it all the burgess and
council feel convinced that conditions
exist on our streets after dark, which
no we'll regulated town can afford to
tolerate. The police at all times have
authority to arrest persons intoxicated
or guilty of disorderly conduct, but it
is pretty evident that something else
should be done to improve the condi-
tions, and to separate young girls-and
also boys-from evil associations,
which can be accomplished at least in
part by keeping them off the street at
night. Hence a curfew ordinance sug-
gests itself. No action was taken by
council. but the matter was discussed
with much earnestness and was held
over for future consideration.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-27
Presbytery Statistics.

The report made at the. spring ses-
sion of the Presbytery, of Northumber-
land held at Montgomery, shows that
the number of persons received into
the church during the past year was
459, as against 1913 the year before.
This gain of 11S members is gain OF
twenty five per cent. The annual ex.
penses during 1904 was $l16, 900. Last
year they were about 800, 900. The re.
port also showed that only about thirty
per cent. of the scholars in the Sun.
day schools are members of the church.
es. Only eight societies among the
men are at present organized in the
entire Presbytery.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-27
Prohibition Convention,

The Prohibition county convention
of Montour county is called to meet at
the court house ON Tuesday, May /,
1906, at O'Clock p. m, to select a
County Committee, select delegates to
the State convention at Harrisburg,
and to nominate candidates for the
offices to be filed. The State Chair
man expects to be present All the
Prohibitionists in the county. men and
women, are urged to attend the con-
vention.
J. NJ. KELSO, Co. Sec.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-27
Pennsy Ships Storage Coal.

The coal inspectors Tuesday superin-
tended the loading Of coal from the
Mcclellan yards of the Pennsylvania
railroad company near Millersburg,
the storage plant being opened for the
shipment Of coal. The yard is the
largest used for storing hard coal, and
the company will ship 100 carloads a
day for short time to supply present
orders.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-27
Gang to Steal Cattle.

There appears to have been organic
ed a gang for the stealing of cattle at
Byrnesville, between Centralia and
Ashland. as within the past week six
cows have completely disappeared from
the stables in that vicinity. Residents
are becoming indignant and an effort
will be made to bring about the arrest
of the guilty parties.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-27

The scientists are trying to explain
both Vesuvius and San Francisco, but
their explanations are largely theories.
The day before Mount Pelee vomited
forth destruction ON the thousands at
her foot, a scientist assured the in
habitants of st. Pierre that there was
no danger.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-27
Express Free to Frisco.

U. S. Express Agent Fornwald has
received wire from G. E. Topping,
general superintendent, that reads as
follows: You are authorized to ac-
cept free all goods and money for re-
lief of San Francisco sufferers.
Similar instructions have been re-
ceived by William NJ. Sechler, Adams
express agent.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-27

President Castro of Venezuela is said
to be recovering from an attack of
paralysis, and that acting President
Gomez, upon celebrating his accession
to office, lost s85, 600 in cock fight.
A pretty set of rulers they have in the
petty Venezuelan republic.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-27

One of the most remarkable cases of
stay at home' and lack of curisity,
is that of Mrs. Haund Turk, living at
Elimsport, only fifteen miles away
from Williamsport, who last week
visited that city for the first time in
fifty-nine years. She is sixty-four years
old and remembers being brought to
that town when five years old, but she
has not been there since.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-27
DANVILLE'S
SUBSCRIPTIONS

At the request of the San Francisco
relief committee, of Danville, the
AMERICAN gives this morning the
list of subscribers and the amounts re-
ceived up to O'Clock last evening. AT
that time the money subscribed amount
cd to $458. 36.
At the time the list was given to the
paper the committee had in view sew
eral other subscriptions that would
run the total up to at least $3.50. The
stove works subscriptions are not in.
cluded in the following list
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-27
Marriage License.

A marriage license was issued by
Prothonotary Vincent Saturday to W.
@. Unger of Union Corner and Miss
Gertrude NJ. vought of Elysburg.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-04-27
TWINS.

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Love, Bloom street, was gladdened
Monday by the advent of two bounc-
ing boys.