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Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-09-07
AN
EPIDEMIC
Martha McCulloch-W Williams
Copyright, 1900, by C. II. Sutcliffe

lOsosososososoososososososo
II have my opinion" Mrs. March
said impressively, "of folks that don't
know no more'n to give a candy pull.
You don't go to it, Louiza; not ono
step. I've brought you up genteel and
genteel you've got to stay while you
atay with me and your pa"
"H'mpl That's likely to be always,
the dldoes you cut up" her spinster
slster-in-law, Miss Mary-Bet, shifted.
Patience knows, If l had n girl like
| Louiza, comm ON twenty-one, and four
more a-crowdln' her, I'd be glad and
thankful of any chance to show her off.
And I'd like to have you tell me what
there is against a candy pullf Dear
knows, I've seen better'n you at 'em
and havin a mighty good time"
Miss MaryBet had means" hence
her outspeaking. Squire March had
charged his wife never to argue with
her. Therefore that lady contented
herself with mild retort.
'I can't say as it's real sinful, un-
less they mean to have playin' after
ward. And hope you don't think I
hold with them kissln' games"
"I don't know but you'd better"
Miss Mary-Bet said ruminatively. 81
say let Louiza so, and Mary-Bet and
Sally too"
MY! That would be a team Of
Marches" Mrs. March said, drawing
down the corners of her mouth.
Miss Mary Bet got up declsively.
There's goin' TO be four Marches"
she announced. I'm goln' myself. /
know the Petcrses would "a asked me
If they hadn't thought 1t wasn't wuth
while. And I'm goln' to take my nieces
and buy 'em new frock and rib
bons and shoes. Don't you say q
word, Hannah! One old maid in the
family is more'n enough"
Mrs. March gasped; she was past
speech Miss Mary Bet was commonly
so close with her money her present
liberal mind was in the nature of
miracle. But if she repented 1t she
held fast to her word and trotted off a
week later to the Peterses in the high
est possible feather.
Louiza was gorgeous in plaid frock
green, blue and purple: Mary-Bet
Junior sported scarlet delaine, and
little Sally, n yellow haired fairy who
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-09-07

This question Is answered in a most
interesting manner by George Leland
Hunter in an article entitled THE
Truth About Doctored' Rugs" in Coun-
try Life In America. He writes:
"Abrash Is most interesting word.
In Persia If father, son and grand
son have Roman noses, then Roman
nose is the abrash of that family. If
gluttony is characteristic Of genera
ton after generation, then Is gluttony
the hereditary abrash. If 1t is n
strawberry mark on the left. shoulder,
then the strawberry mark is an abrash.
The abrashes of n rug are the stripes
or bands that run parallel or entirely
across the pile. When seen for the
first time by Americans accustomed to
admire and Insist on the deathlike uni.
formity that characterlzes machine
products abrashes are apt to impress
them as defects, particularly If wide.
1t takes experience and acquaintance
with the Grt industries to grasp com
pletely the Significance and artistic
value of Individuality"
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-09-07
THE GOOD OLD DAYS.
Try Now the ways of YOre and Sc,
How You Like Them.

Try Now the ways of YOre and See
How You Like Them.
Good old times, says the San Antonio
Light, are a delusion and snare, and
the man who signs for them has little
conception of what they were. Return
to them, would you? Then rise on
cold morning and wash at the pump,
pull on a pair of rawhide boots that
rival a tin can in stiffness, pull on a
woolen shirt over your back and sit
down to bare meal with sour three
legged stool dancing around on a split
slab floor, eat corn pone and bacon
for steady diet and labor fourteen
hours out of twenty-four Go without
daily paper, a fly screen, mosquito
bar, a spring mattress, kerosene
lamp, geehaw your oxen to market
and sit on the floor of an OK cart as
you wend your way to church or a
frolic. Parch corn and peas for coffee
and sassafras for tea and see how you
like It,
The old days are looked backward to
affectionately, says the Galveston
News, because they We're the days Of
our youth, of bounding blood and sup
pie joints, the days Of hope and the
days of love and laughter and song
The days of the present will be the
good old days of the coming generation
and will be regarded by our successors
as rather crude in customs and harsh
in many ways, yet withal not to be de-
spised. The progresslves of our age
are the mossbacks of later eras. Fifty
years hence we will be accounted as
slow and immature as we now regard
those of half century ago.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-09-07
CAICHESTER'S ENGLISH
PENNYROYAL PILLS
DEGIsTER's NOTICES.

To ALL CREDITORS, LEGATEES AND OTHER
PERSONS INTEREsTED-Noticel Is hereby given
that the following named persons did on the
date affixed to their names, file the accounts
of their administration to the estate Of those
persons, deceased, and Guardian Accounts;Sc
whose names are hereinafter mentioned, in
the Office of the Register for the Probate Of
Wills and granting of Letters OF Administra-
tion, in and for the County of Montour, and
that the same Will be presented to the Orphans
Court of said county, for confrmation and
allowance, on Monday, the 24th day of
sept A. d., 1906, at the meeting of the
Court in the afternoon.
Aug. 18th. The first and final account
of E. l.. Lyons, Administrator
of the estate of George Fry, late
of Limestone Township, deceas-
ed
Aug. 25th. The first and final account
of Thomas E. Murray, Admins
TRAITOR of the estate of Martha
w. Pursel, late of the Borough
of Danville, deceased
Aug. 25th. The first and final account
of NJ. Grier Youngman, Admin
istrator cum testamento annexo
of the estate of j. III. Umstead,
late of Liberty Township, de-
ceased.
Aug 25th. The second and partial ac
count of william G. Frick an
Cordelia E. Gearhart Execu-
tors of the last will and testa-
ment of David Clarke, late of
the Borough OF Danville, deceas-
ed.
Aug. 25th. The first and final accoun
of Mary Catharine Moser and
George w. Moser, Administraf
tors of the estate of Philip S.
Moser, late of Valley Township,
deceased.
VIM. l.. SIDLER, REGISTER,
Registers Office, Danville, Pa.
August 25th. A. d. 1906.
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LENGTH ON THE CAhPEI.
looked like changeling among her
high colored brunette sisters, was In
robin egg with little reliefs of white
Miss Mary-B herself was picture
of elegance in span new black silk.
Mrs. March declared it was tempting
providence to wear such thing where
molasses candy was so to abound, but
Miss Mary-Bet had only tossed her
head and marched off with 1t some
thing higher than usual.
She was rising forty, also fat and
fair. Her sharp tongue and masterful
ways had kept men rather in awe Of
her. Now that youth was past she
began to see that the world wagged
mainly for married folk, so she had
made up her mind to marry off her
nieces out of hand In spite of their
mother.
Louiza was not much of a problem.
She was so kindly and sweet spirited,
withal so much a born economist at
least three personable widowers We're
thought to be on tenterhooks about
her, each waiting the lucky chance
of them would be at the candy pull
and each should have his chance.
miss Mary-Bet had cautioned Lou
liza not TO be precipitate. Don't let
any man have it to throw up to you
that you couldn't get anybody else"
she had said. you Jest listen to all Of
'em and say you gotter have time to
make up your mind. Then you can
take your pick Shucks, don't tell me
you won't get 1t! You'd "a been mar
ried long ago If your mad had the
sense of goose. She's kept you tied
right to her apron string and never let
anybody name courtin' that she wasn't
right there to stop the whole thing"
MaryBet Junior was a handful even
without the red frock. Her godmother
was none too fond Of her-they were
too nearly off the same piece. The
most eligible of the widowers had
shown symptoms Of waverlng when
ever he found himself In Mary-Bet
juniors vicinage-he was under thirty.
II l.ouiza had The bad taste to pre-.
fer one of The others, Miss Mary-Bet
reflected the wandering and waver-
ing might be turned to account. Henry
May could hardly be called a real
widower he had but married his
sweetheart on her deathbed for the
privilege of soothing her last fevered
hours. That was five years back, so
he had been wonderfully constant. r
was only this last year that he had
been seen anywhere but at church.
Sally's blue eyes were still those of
! child-at least to the casual glance.
Looking to their depths, there was
Jomething more. Sally had light.
in summer airs. When the playing
began she was the star. She had not
shone in the candy pulling; it was
hard work. and, besides, she hated
her pulling partner, Sandy Roberts.
1t made her almost sick to touch hands
with him in the folding of their candy
skein. After the first time she had let
go the candy, thereby giving Sandy
fall or SO. lie meant to get even with
her in the playing by choosing her out
of the very first ring and kissing her
not once, but many times.
Possibly Sally suspected as much.
Certainly she fought shy of any ring
where he stood up. Since he was n
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-09-07
AN INTERESTING
TRIP ABROAD

Former Councilman w. w. Davis
and son Mostyn are back again with
old friends in Danville after couple
months visit with relatives in Wales.
They left Danville ON June 10th and
crossed the Atlantic in the steamship
Oceanic. They made the return voyage
in the Celtic. arriving at New York
on Saturday
Mr.. Davis trip was full of interest
not only for himself, who left that
country for America when eight years
of age, but also for his son, who for
the first time was permitted to see
many strange sights, concerning which
he had read or repeatedly heard dwelt
upon in conversation.
1t was Mr.. Davis second voyage to
Europe and second visit to his mother,
from whom he was parted when boy.
Their visit was mostly confined to
South Wales which Mr. Davis describes
as most picturesque and romantic
country. 1t is called the land of cast
les. Everywhere these may be seen
old and time worn and often ruined,
it is true, but still stately and beauti-
full in their ruins. Summer in wales,
he says, is cooler than here, so that
while peas, beans, and many of the
garden products that thrive here are
staples there, yet there are others, to-
matoes and the like that require a
warm climate, which can be grown
only in hot houses and are ranked with
the luxuries.
The price of butter, eggs, meat, &c, 4,
seems to differ but little from what is
common in our country. In the matter
of wages also the difference is not as
great as might be imagined. A coal
miner receives 80 cents per ton. At
many places two-footeveins are work
ed and the miner literally works ly-
ing down. The product of these mines,
however, is regarded as the best steam
boat coal in the world.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-09-07
CAPITAL STOCK
INCREASED

The capital stock of the Danville and
Riverside silk mills, belonging to Mr..
Hartman's important group of plants
located in the North branch valley,
has been increased to 1866, 600. The
Riverside plant is ready to receive the
machinery, which is expected to arrive
at any day, while the thirty-five foot
annex for the boilers, is nearly under
roof. The mill in this city, the parent
plant, of the whole group, is running
on full time.
The increased capital covers the
lands, buildings, machinery and work
ing capital of the Danville and River
side mills owned by f. @. Hartman
and now incorporated under the laws
of Pennsylvania as +. Q. Hartman, in
corporated. The increase of capital
will be used in the Riverside plant
and additions planned at the Danville
mills. The original plans at the Riv-
erside plant conformed to an expendi-
ture of S25, 600; as changed later the
entire plant, ready for operation, will
represent an investment of $65, 900.
The steady growth of Mr.. Hartman s
silk business. which in it's last expan
sion has given this place practically a
new industry, is fine object lesson to
show what may be accomplished for a
town when money is rightly invested
and the right skill and business tact is
employed. 1t carries out Mr.. Hart
mans idea that the secret of develop
ment in towns enterprises lies in
those enterprises themselves, or with
those in whose hands their management
rests; in other words that in munich
pality all true growth must originate
within. In Mr.. Hartman's group of
five mills there is a capital of $780, GOO
invested.
During the six months past the silk
business has passed through a period
of deep depression due to tickle fash
ion, which, however, always drifts
back to the queen of textiles. The full
significance of this depression may be
grasped when it is stated that the
large silk mills of Scranton and sub
urbs, dozen in number, are working
only four days a week and that fully
four thousand employees have been laid
off. Included in the above mills are
the Sauquoit silk mill. which en-
ployes 2, 800 men, women and children,
and the Harvey and Klotz mills, both
of which employ large forces. In con-
tradistinction to the above state of df
fairs is the fact that Mr.. Hartman S
entire group of five mills have been
running full handed every day and are
at present very busy.
Mr.. Hartmans plants are all mod
ern, enabling him to turn out sup
erior product and herein undoubtedly
lies the explanation why they have
been in constant operation for the past
ten years without losing day except
regular holidays.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-09-07

A Kansas philosopher warns the men
against the girl who takes time to con-
slider a proposal of marriage. He init
mates that she is hopeful that some
thing better will turn up. Still, the
man she finally accepts can console
himself with the reflection that she has
discovered It wasn't possible for any
thing better to turn up. Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-09-07
Ducks i'm Season,

Saturday began the open season for
shooting of doves until January Is
black birds until January 1 wild wat
er fowl of all kinds until the 1st of
January and two weeks in April short
birds of all kinds and jacksnipe until
January |. No person is allowed to
kill more than ten wild duck in a day
or more than a hundred in a season,
under penalty of $40 for each duck
killed and found in their possession.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-09-07

A Dantzic correspondent writes:
While swimming on lake with her
brood of five diver bird was shot and
although moRtally wounded, collected
her young ones and dived for their
safety. When her dead body fioated to
the surface the five little birds were
still clinging with their beaks to her
wings, but all had been suffo9ated by
remaining too long under the water
London Mail.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-09-07
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the n u0E
Reyisiting DanyiIle.

George II. Poulterer and wife, of
Philadelphia, are spending several
days in this city. Mr.. Poulterer had
charge of the dismantling of the besse
mer blast furnace and together with
his wife, he spent last winter in Dan
vile. Both formed many pleasant
friendships in Danville and their visit
meets with a cordial welcome.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-09-07
Broke Nose on Auto.

Will G. Brown had the misfortune
Monday evening to sustain broken
nose. Mr.. Brown had just brought a
party home from ride in Il. j.
Prices car and was about to return to
the garage when he fell against the
front part of the auto.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-09-07
Picnic q Success.

The labor day picnic at DeWitt's
park was a big success. one of the
largest crowds of the season gathering
at the resort. The game of base ball in
the afternoon between Danville and
Benton resulted in victory for the
latter by score of 30.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-09-07
VIII Erect Addition.

j. II. Goeser 81 Co. will shortly
erect large addition to their ware
house on East Chestnut street. The
present quarters are becoming too
crowded. .-Hazleton Plain Speaker.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-09-07

with patrons in favor of any box as
against others.
No officer or employe of the post
office service shall be permitted to act
as agent for or, by himself or through
others, become interested in the sale
of any rural delivery box.
p. V. DeGROW,
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gener-
nj -
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-09-07
A Big CantaIOupe.

Milo Reed last evening was exhibit
ing in this city big cantaloupe, the
product of his farm on the south side
of the river. The cantaloupe weighed
1875 pounds and just filled = bushel
measure.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-09-07

Very few people confess their real
sins but most people are rather fond
of confessing imaginary ones.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-07-26
e Presidente Roosevelt
sc mueStra active
Gran conferencia poIlti-
ca en- Oyster Bay

Nueva York jueves.-Se ha verifcado una
entrevista de caracter polftico en- Sycamore Hill
asistiendo el Presidente Roosevelt, el Presiden-
te de la Camara de repres sentantes Mr.. Cannon
ell presidente del Comite republican, encargado
de la campana electoral Mr. Scherman el Be-
cretario Londenslager y ell Tesorero Nc Kinley
Sc trat6 en- la misna de los medios que ha
bran de adoptarse para las elecciones de repre-
sentantes que han de efectuarse en- Noviembre
proximo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-07-26
EDITORIAL

administrative disaster. confessed
in these eloquent words:
Tie business ras ia q c0nd5ff. u kz.5~A-
" unsafssf factory.
Reading carefully the lengthy and
exhaustive letter Of the Secretary.
one is led to the conclusion that the
official printing establishment has
been disastrous ia ilure IN every
sense of the term
Let us admit the truth of the dcc1a-
rations of Mr.. Pos as contained In
his letter and we have ample war;
ant for the bove conclusion.
In the letter referred to, the Secre-
tary states that when he become
Auditor of Porto Rico in 1903, the
printing establishment wa dnder the
charge of that department and Sc
SHminsstra6a, Pyfvsa fetjci6n, a los d.
yfrsss DtfaytansfntOs 6fI GObsernO Insu-
lar, sin Garg0rlfs naGa per II, bs7qae
taHfO los gastOs S< sssffnfmfe1fs 9e Ia
! 1SspreSta cOnO Ttehe5 Ssat<yf0Its Sc bask-
ban 1< una sstg gn~esOs AtehS rfg alarm<n-
fe cen tsf 0tjfts.
This condition Of things, notwith-
Standing that it was noted by Mr..
Post, continued mp to within two
menthS of the appointment of the
grand congregante as Secretary, and
1t was then that he conceived the
brilliant idea of having the various
departments pay for the material VIII
ich they required, with the view Of
bringing about economies and orga-
~ d.
Supplies on a busiuiss basis and
making it self-supporting.
But unfortunately this happy result
was not attained
Shortly afterwards, the printing
establishment was placed under the
jurisdiction Of the Secretary's Office
and the expense continued to such
an extent that eight months after
the change was effected: eINeg0cia-
d0 tsta6o en- c0nX3rienes aItamenft @eS-
lag1G@abkS.
Then Mr.. Lord was called in and
asked to inaugurate new system of
accounting and suggest reforms in
the management Of the bureau.
1t seems that the reforms and sug-
gestions Of Mr.. Lord were not acted
on, for we are informed that this
gentleman made further investigat-
ion and reported to the Secretary that
his instructions were not being carr
led into effect. Whereupon Mr.. Post,
it seems, in order to satisfy himself
of the condition of things, made,
personal examination of the books
land the truth OF what he had been
told was confirmed.
And the unfortunate letter
of Mr.. Post, which has sort of
nsea cnlPa tone, ends withoud our sbe
ing told that the cause Of the dis
aster to the government printing
office has been removed, this pet
industrial enterprise of the congre
gantes which has cost the taxpayers
of the country SO much.
Possibly the unsuccessful member
Of the congregation fancies that by
a mere change OF subordinates every
thing can de happily arranged, and
at the same time, that he will be rel
ieved from responsibilities
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-07-26
Sc emprendera una Cam
pafIa aCtiwisEn1a
Sc procedera a la impression de los me.
jores discursOs de los represen-
tantes para la propaganda

Nueva York, jueves.-Entre otros acuerdos
de los tomados en- la conferencia de Sycamore
HILL sc menciona el relative la impression de
los mejores discursos pronunciados por los di-
putados en- la C5mara de representatives de los
Estados Vnidos, para distribuirlos gratuitamen-
te al pueblo como propaganda
En- Washington, sc establecera el Negocia-
do de impresos panfetos y otros medios de
propaganda.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1906-07-26

The letter written by Ms. Post and
published in an afternoon daily, is
in way poem although written in
heavy and enigmatical prose.
Mr.. Post has descended from the
Olympian heights where he lives
with. the shining lights Of redempt-
ionism and put himself on level
with ord mary men, in order to defend
himself.
He is not, as has been currently
believed, insensible and impervious
to criticism, nor does he make boast
of his disregard of popular disappro-
val, and in the present instance he
does not even maintain the prudent
silence which on various occasions
has been of value. Mr.. Post appears
to be disturbed and alarmed and he
writes a lengthy letter in which he
attempts to relieve himself of resp
onsibility, but without success.
The situation of the mala bar ista,
so celebrated for his dexterous peri
ormanees in the colonial circus, is a
difficult one, and the chief congrc-
gante will not find it easy to extric-
ate himself with credit.
The failure of all his efforts to
convert the government printing
cstabl blishmcnt into verita bic burea-
ucratic encampn1ent, or at least to
give it the appearance of being a
success, has deprived him, temporar-
lily of his serene Indifference, and in
the paroxysm of his grief and disap-
pointment he has done unexpected
things and made declarations which
do not tend TO improve his position.
After reading the letter, of Mr..
Pest, the deduction is inevitable that
the printing enterprise of the gov
ernment has been a disaster, com
plete failure and a colossal mista ke.
And this perhaps will cause no
surprise, because in the public mind
there is firm conviction that eve
ry industry controlled by the congre-
gantes is doomed TO result rnfortuna-
tely, but it is of passing interest to
see the director Of the typographical
disaster attempting to throw the res
possibility for the tremendous mis-
take made by the government and
badly seconded by the Legislature,
upon minor employees.
From being under the charge Of
the office of the Auditor, as was the
case when Mr.. Post filed that high
position, the printing establishment
was made dependency of the office
of the Secretary about the time that
Mr.. Post was placed at the head Of
that Department.
A functionary who had demon stra-
ted SO corclusively his enthusiasm
or caprice for typography and his
fondness for the official shop, could
not willingly give up his hobby sim
ply becaucs he had changed his
berth And this same functionary,
who in effect promised an envia bic
administration in the experiment of
State industria lization, cannOt IN any
way escape the responsibility-unless
he wants to fall under the most seve-
re censure-by declaring, as he does
in the unfortunate letter published
on Tuesday, that the blame rests on
incapable subalterns for the great