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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-12-12
London and Her People.

No city in the civilized world has a
greater number of paupers or where
there is more misery than in London
AT the same time there is no greater
city that does more for the benefit and
help of the masses. A member of par
lament writes very Interestingly in a
recent number of the Outlook, about
the work of the London county coun-
til 1889 Since that time it has reduc-
ed the number of public houses and
restricted their location. 1t has purifi-
ed the Thames river and conducted
great sewerage Improvements. 1t has
cleared the slums and rehoused their
people, finding new homes for l00 600
and reducing the death rate from 45
to 10 or l2. 1t has created 10 parks
and public Fairgrounds. 1t has made
the fire brigade efficient. 1t has scquir-
ed and now operates the street car
lines, and has earned with them over
$5, 600. 900, 81, 500, 600 of which was u.s.
ed to lower the county tax rate, and
the average fare per passenger is one
penny. The employees have one day off
each week. 1t ensures pure milk, full
weight bread, standard gas, and in the
supervision of the coal trade alone it
saved the consumers nearly $1,000, 600
per year. 1t carries on the school
work, with 2,00o buildings, 10000
teachers and 1000, 900 pupils. 1t gives
free university scholarships, awarded
on merit. And it does all this and
more over 1873 square miles and for a
population of nearly 100000.
Is old-fogy England going to Guido
us at our own form of government?
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-12-12
BARBER SHOP
RIFLED SUNDAY

For the third time ia three years the
barber shop of Thomas j. Evans, on
Bloom street, near the Philadelphia &
Reading crossing, was burglarized at
an early hour Sunday morning. The
thieves secured at least huudred dol.
lars worth of booty. comprising the
most valuable articles in Mr. Evans
shop.
Saturday night Mr. Evans closed his
shop at / o clock. locking the place
securely. The first intimation of the
robbery was when John Farley, on his
way to work at 6:30 Sunday morn.
ing, noticed the front of the barber
shop The front door stood open. The
shutters ON the bay window were also
open and both panes of glass were
broken. A hasty investigation disclos-
ed the state of affairs.
Mr.. Evans, arriving on the scene,
found that the lock on the window
shutters had been forced, the window
papes broken and the best of the goods
in the window, consisting mostly of
pipes, had been taken. The door had
been opened with u jimmy one lock
being broken and the other sprung
The burglars were evidently very
discriminating for they took nothing
but the best. Mr. Evans carries very
large line of pipes, but the thieves
took only the high priced amber stem
ones. In all Mr.. Evans missed Sun
day morning 20 high priced pipes in
cases, 20 expensive pipes without cases,
razors (all but one in the shop, 3
pairs of clippers and boxes of cigars
This is the third time within three
years that Mr.. Evans shop has been
burglarized, and each time he has lost
heavily and OH none of the occasions
have the robbers been apprehended.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-12-12
SENTENCES WERE
VERY HEAVY

Four for five years and four for four
year terms at separate and solitary
confinement at hard labor in the East
ern penitentiary are the severe sent
ences imposed by Judge Evans Satur-
day afternoon upon the men who we're
convicted of participating in riots, res.
cuing prisoner, assault and battery
with intent to kill, etc.. in the bor-
ough of West Berwick on the 14th of
Septembe and the 3rd day of Novem-
ber, 1907.
John Lucas. William Shepla, Alex.
Bassila and Nicholas Katchure were
concerned in the riots of September
14th, which followed wedding feast
at the home of Alex. Basilla in West
Berwick and all were convicted. Each
was sentenced to years in the pen.
itentiary and pay fine of $3.50 each
Mike Harrison, John Stecko, John
Dreski and John Gosdeck the four de-
PENDANTS who we're convicted out OF
the nine placed on trial for the riot,
etc., which occurred on the night of
November 3, 1907. during Slavish
wedding in West Berwick. were next
arIaigned for sentence. They were
each sentenced to pay the costs of pro-
secution. fine of $3.50 and undergo
Imprisonment at separate and solitary
confinement at hard labor in the East
ern penitentiary for a term of four
years to commence with the date of
sentence.
The scene in the court room which
followed the senter cling of the prison
ers almost beggars description and it
is questionable if one like it ever &C.
Cured in the court room. It was one
which made the stoutest heart quake.
The men who all through the trial had
kept up, now gave way to their pent
up feelings when they realized they
were entering upon long term OF
Imprisonment which meant separation
from wives and families, and relatives
and friends. Their relatives gather
ed around them and together they
mingled their tears and sobs of augu-
ish.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-12-12
Notice in Divorce.

Anna @. Williams VS. John Monroe
Williams.
In the court of Common Pleas of Mon
tour County. No. % May Term,
1907 Divorce a. V. III.
To John Monroe Williams,
Respondent above named:
You are hereby duly notified and
required TO be and appear in the
Court of Common Pleas of Montour
County on the first day of the next
term thereof (the same being Monday,
January 18th, A. D.. 190S). then and
there to answer the complaint of An
ma @. Williams the above-named Lib
elant in the above-stated case, and to
show cause, il any you have, why you
should not be divorced from the bonds
of matrimony entered into with the
said Libellant according to the prayer
of the petition or libel filed in the
above stated case.
d. @. WILLIAMS, Sheriff,
Sheriff's Office, Danville, Pa, Nov.
25th. 1907.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-12-12
BULLET PIERCED
HIS HEART

e With bullet wound through his
heart, Joseph Hyke, twenty one years
old, of Berwick. is lying at the point
of death at the Joseph Ratti hospital,
at Bloomsbury, and the police are un-
decided as to whether he is the victim
of an accident or whether all attempt
was made upon his life At midnight
Sunday night the young man was
found lying ON the street with re-
volver beside him, containing but one
empty cartridge. The bullet, which
passed entirely through the left auri-
Gle of the heart. as been extracted, but
Hyke is in serious condition and un-
able to give any account of how the
shooting occurred.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-12-12
Montour American.
DanviIIe, Pa Dec. II, 1907.
The TaInnerance Wave.

The sweep of the temperance idea Is
one of the most remarkable develop
ments in the Uuited States today, aud
is attractiu moro widespread atten-
tion, perhaps. than any other subject
- before the people.
There are now SIX States in the Un-
ion i'll which the sale and manufacture
of intoxicants are prohibited by con-
,stitutionsl amendment. They are
Maine, Kansas, North Dakota, Georgia,
Oklahoma aud Alabama.
Seven-eighths of the territory of the
southern States has the ban on the
open saloon, either by prohibitory en-
actment or by local option, and it is
declared by the temperance workers
that it will not be long before the
south will be solid againstithe saloon,
More than 80. 900. 900 people in the
United States now live under laws
wholly or partly prescribing the sale
of liquor, for not only has the temp
eIance sentiment intensified in the
south. but every New England State
has a prohibitory or local option law I;
large part of New York State is
dry" and great gains have been
made by the anti-license forces in
Ohio, Indiana and all of the other
States of the middle west.
These facts and figures are little
short of startling. Anyone who, ten
years ago. would have predicted such
q condition today would have been re-
garded by ninety out of a hun
dred of his fellow-oitizens as hopeless
IL visionary.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-12-12
PERSONALS.

Miss Sara Bogar returned to Sun
bury yesterday, after visit with Mrs.
John Hendricks, Rush township.
Miss Emma DeWald returned to
Hughesville yesterday, after visit
with friends in South Dsnville.
Mrs. John Grimes, Riverside, left
yesterday for Greencastle, where she
will spend several weeks with her par
ents, DR.. and Mrs. f. A. Buskey.
Mrs. Herbert Dreifuss, Lower Null
berry street, left yesterday for a visit
with relatives in Philadelphia.
Wesley Morrall. of the south side,
has returned from Trenton, N. j.,
where he attended the funeral of his
uncle, P. J. Kite.
Mrs. Rufus K. Polk and daughter
Isabelle, Bloom street. left yesterday
for few days visit in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Emma Montgomery. of Will
Transport, called on friends in Dan
vile yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. D. Laumaster
have returned from Pen Argyll. where
Mr.. Laumaster has been conducting
services for the past three weeks un-
der the auspices of the union churches.
The meetings were largely attended
and very successful.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-12-12
JURY chosen FOR
JANUARY TERM

Following is the list of jurors sell
ected for the next term of court, which
viii convene on January 18th:
GRAND JURORS.
Danville, LIST ward George w.
Roat, Alexander Grone, Irwin Van
nau. James b. Watson, Joseph Y.
Sechler.
2ud ward Alexander Hoffner,
James Daley, Thomas Swank.
3rd ward Thomas J. Rogers, G.
f. Boudman,
4th ward John Nj. Mong, Alfred
Yerrick, J. M. Kelso.
Derry Township George W. Diehl.
Liberty Township-William Rob-
bins. b. f. Ware, Daniel Helm.
Mahoning Township: - Woodward
Morrison, Edward Rudy, Wendell By
ers. Henry Weirman, James Morrison.
West Hemlock Township Peter
Sandel, Peter Shultz.
TRAVERSE JURORS.
Anthony Township:-Amos Johu-
son, Samuel Hilner, Joseph Holdren,
Amos Albeck, David Cox.
Cooper Township John Mauser,
George Heimbach.
Danville, 1st ward John II. Hunt,
q, G. Meyer, ThomasS Woods.
2nd ward John Herrick.
3rd ward Thomas Roney. Samuel
Mccoy, Jacob Herman, Samuel f.
Ricketts,.
4th ward Alexander Mann, Paul
Knoch, Hugh MoCaffery.
Derry Township-Charles E. Shires,
Sr., Owens sReber.
Limestone. Township George Wal
ter, George Vanordstrand, William
Bogart. George f. Buttermsn.
Liberty Township :-Urben Rhodes.
G. H. Auten.
Mshoning Township-George Heck
endorn, W. T. Madden, Conrad Rishel,
William T. Dyer.
Mayberry Township CLARK Kase.
Valley Township :-E. E. Rem.
West Hemlock Township Thomas
Bradley, John Hawkins, Joseph Win
tersteen.
Washingtonville William Messer-
smith.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-12-12
THE new Low
Speed UNIT

Work will begin ON the foundation
for the new engine aud dynamo at the
water works during the present week,
and in the course of sixty days, ao.
cording t. the terms Of the contract.
the new unit will be ready for opera
tinn.
The committee in selecting Coriss
or slow speed unit iesls that il will be
able to demonstrate the wisdom Of its
choice before the new engine aud gem
orator have been in commission very
long. The engine and dynamo in op-
eratiuu since the plant was installed
constitute "A high speed unit. 1t was
lower in price than the low speed
units and it was with the hope of eff.
feoting a saving for the borough that
the committee selected it in preference
to other types
After an experience of nearly three
years the committee has come to the
conclusion that the plant should have
duplicate unit. Among other things
! the committee has learned that low
/ speed unit is preferable in more than
one respect, Notwithstanding that the
first cost may be lttle higher. In
casting about for "a new engine and
generator, therefore. it is not strange
that tie committee seized upon the
Corliss unit, which is acknowledged
one of the best of the slow speed types,
! just as the Allis- Chalmers company,
manufacturing it, is one of the safest
aud most responsible of its class. The
committee believes that the Corliss
units points of superiority are self
evident and that a short trial will
convince the public that the commit
tee made no mistake.
Like the high speed unit in use al
present the new engine and dynamo
will be directly connected. Boil
engine and generator, however, are
manufactured and installed by the
same company, whereas In the higl
speed unit that the borough depends
upon at present the engine and dynamo
were manufactured by different part
les, a circumstance which is pretty
sure to be attended with disadvant
ages.
The new unit will run at 100 reyolu
tions minute as against 1857 revolu
tions of the old or high speed unit
To compensate in the matter of speed
both the fly wheel and generator will
have diameter nearly double those
of the unit now in commission. 1t will
be altogether a different looking piece
of mechanism and will be some TWEEN
ty feet long. 1t will be installed a.
/ the left hand side of the apartment
containing the high speed unit Boil
the fly wheel and dynamo will be sunl
an pit.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-12-12
eddie" MOYBR
UNDER ARREST

Eddie" Noyer, the wellknown ped
dler, who at irregular intervals turns
up in Danville. was arrested in this
city on Friday night charged with
robbery and on Saturday was removed
to Mt. Carmel to await a hearing
The man arrested is character In
his way. He WAS born in Danville,
but during many years of his life he
has been on the road. His old home
se9ms to have an attraction for him.
however, and once or twice every six
months he is pretty sure to turn up in
Danville. He is cripple and he pre-
sents familiar picture as he limps
through the streets swinging at his
side soiled aud much worn valise
containing an assortment OF collar
buttons and other trifles.
On last Friday Eddie" varied
things considerably by coming into
town in house boat, comfortably
furnished with a bed an stove. He
dropped down the north branch with
the current and tied up his domicile
on the old ferry landing on the south
! side.
Eddie" had not been in town long
when he was taken into custody BY
Chief-of-polica Mincemoyer on the
strength of information lodged at Mt.
Carmel by r. T. Mervine. a p. & r.
Railroad detective, which information
implicated Moyer in the robber of a
store. According to the information
one Of the men arrested in connection
with the robbery, who is now in Jail
at Sunbury, duplicates Eddie, ex-
| planning that the latter kept guard
while others did the work. The store
robbed vas in Mt. Carmel A portion
OF the booty consisting of revolvers,
collar buttons and the like kas been
recovered by the owner.
Eddie" was very much annoyed by
his arrest. He had to go to the lock-
up and remained there from Friday
evening until Saturday afternoon,
when he was taken to Mt. Carmel by
Special Officer Mervine. He will re-
ceive hearing today.
How Eddie" came into possession
of the house boat is not explained.
When he found that he was obliged to
sever the ties that bound him to Dan
Vile he handed the house boat over to
the care and keeping of Chief-of- police
Mincemoyer. AS "Eddie's" future is
very uncertain the disposal of the un-
ique craft tied up at the ferry landing
/ becomes a matter of considerable in
terest.
Eddie" had similar experience
in Danville couple of years ago.
when he was arrested as a suspect in
connection with the Clendennen mur-
der, which occurred in the Brown tow
er near Williamsport. AT the time he
produced witness who testified that
on the night of the murder Eddie"
slept in saw mill some distance
away, in which the witness was en-
| ployed as watchman.
! Whether the man arrested will be SO
fortunate in clearing his skirts in the
/ present instance remains to be seen.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-12-12
WEAK LAWS MADE
BYLEGISLATURE

At the close of the session of Grim
inal court at Sunbury last week, Judge
Savidge made some characteristic re-
marks in regard to some of the cases
go to the countysseat for trial The
last case of the session that came be-
fore him was a petty larceny involv-
ing the expenditure of a comparative
ly large sum of money, which impelled
him toymake the following remarks:
1T is very lamentable fact that
such trivial cases as these should be
brought here for settlement Here we
have a case in which a man is charg
ed with the larceny of 81. 80 pair of
shoes. The witnesses have been here
since Monday. There are Jurors to
pay, lawyers. court reporter and many
other things that. in the aggregate,
reach an enormous sum-possi bly,, over
one hundred dollars. to try this case
and law is the most expensive thing
on earth. think the laws of the State
in a good many instances. are very
crude and unsatisfactory, framed and
passed by an ignorant. legislature.
I'm a case before me this session
defendant was found guilty. on vile
and corrupt charge. Yet, by an act of
assembly. all can fine him is $1,000,
when it took many times that sum to
try the case.
II sincerely hope that less expen-
siye and more satisfactory methods of
adjusting these numerous and tritiing
cases will soon be enacted -
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-12-12
Cures WOman's Weaknesses.

We refer to that boon To weak, nervous,
suffering women known as DIR. Pierces
Favorite Prescription.
DIR. John Fyfe one of the Editorial staff
Of THE ECLECTIC MEDICAL REVIEW says
Of Unicorn root (Hel0niaS Dtoicd) which
Is one of the chief ingredients of the UFa-
vorite Prescription
"a remedy which invariably acts as utter
Inc invigorator makes Tor normal ac.
tiyity OF the entire reproductive system"
He continues rin Helonias we have medica-
ment which more fully answers the above
purposes than amp other drug mith tUhtch am
acquainted. In the treatment of diseases pc
cuiiar to women it is seldom that case is
seen which does not present some indication
for this remedial agent" Dr fyfe further
says oThe following are among the leading
indications for Helonias Unicorn root. Pain
or aching In the back. with sleucorrhpa {;
atomic tweah condition. OF the reproductive
organs OF Women. mentS depression q Ia and ir,
the reproductive organs OF women; constant
sensation N heat I'm the region OF the kid
neys; me3brrhagif tioodingl due to weak
ened condition Of the reproductive system:
or sSsen m3G'h5
ab1oEHA condition Of the digestive ORGANS
sensEHons in the extreme lower part OF the
II more or less OF the above SYMPTOMS
afe-- e--pTeSsnt, no -lnYalld, Woman rGan-do
PTescfTpTT0I, one OF rRe leading fngredi-
ents Of WHICH is Unicorn root, or HeloRias,
and the medical properties of which it
most faithfully represents.
OF Golden Seal root, another prominent
ingredient of rFavorite Prescription, "
Prof. Finley Ellingwood, M. D., of Ben
nett Medical College, Chicago, says:
ait is an important remedy in disorders OF
the womb. In all catarrhal conditions
and general enfeeblement. it Is useful"
Prof. John M. Scudder, NJ. D., late Of
Cincinnati, says of Golden Seal root:
UIn relation to its general effects on the
system. there is no medicine in use about tphtch
there Is such general undnfmity of opinion. 1t
is universally regarded Is the tonic useful In
all debilitated states"
Prof. r. Bartholow, M. D., of Jefferson
Medical College, says of Golden Seal:
"Valuable in uterine hemorrhage. menor-
rhagia (hooding) and congestive dysmenor-
rhPa painful menstruationl"
DIR. Pierce's Favorte Prescription faith
fully represents all the above named in
gradients and cures the diseases for which
thew are recommended.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-12-12
The Public School System.

The wonderful growth of the public
ucation in Pennsylvania is set forth
in detail in the Forthcoming annual
report of DR.. Nathan c. Schaeffer, sup
erintendent of public instruction. The
report shows that in the last twenty
years the biennial appropriation in
this State for school purposes has in
creased from 50. COO, 00n to $15, 900. 600.
The number of pupils in the public
schools increased from 92S. .624 in 1886
to |, 223, 3SS in 1906, the No of teachers
from %, SS2 in 1886 to 33, 449 in 1906,
the total expenditures for school pur-
poses from $40, 1879, 732. "a in 1887 to
s3l ,067, 304 Ga in 1906. AMI salaries of
teachers from s., S7S, 749 IS in 1887 to
Sl5. 796, 954. 03 in 1906.
The report suggests that either vac
cination should be made compulsory
or the State should make provision for
the hundreds of children who are
growing up in ignorance ard illiteracy
because their parents neglect or refuse
to have them vaccinated. 1t also sug.
gests that attendance officers through
out the State use their power to find
the children who work in mines and
factories before attaining the legal
age for leaving school.
The report also states that after de-
Quoting the funds for the pay Of coun-
ty superintendents, and the mainten-
ance of township and borough high
schools from the biennial appropria-
tion of $i5, 900. 600 made to the public
schools by the last legislature, there
will still remain 1856. 600 in excess of
previous years to be distributed to the
school districts and that every district
that complies with the school laws
and has not suffered decrease Of
population will receive larger amount
in 1908 than was paid to it in 1907.
No legislation. says the report. has
reached the remotest school districts
of the State like the minimum salary
act of 1907, which increased the min
imum pay Of the teachers from $50 a
month to $40 and $50. according to
their qualifications. and that the effect
of this law will be to raise the com
pensation of the teachers more nearly
to a living basis. Governor Stuart is
commended by the report for carrying
out the policy of the last legislature
Of more liberal support to the public
school system of Pennsylvania.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-12-12
Swartnmore's Decision.

Miss Anna 7. Jeanes of Philadel
phia, an eccentric Quaker lady of
great wealth, left 81 900, 900 to Swarth-
: more college in her will, on condition
that athletics of all kinds should be
forever barred by that college. The
trustees aud president of the college
after due deliberstion, have decided
that all things considered "the college
could not afford to accept the one mil
lion dollars. - Good 1t was Miss
with it as she pleased, and the Swarth-
more directors had the privilege of
acceptance or rejection of this great
gift proffered.
The stockholders of Swarthmore met
last week and endorsed the action of
the president and trustees, on the
Jeanes bequest. After a discussion the
stockholders were united in the opin-
ion that it would be unwise for
Swarthmore to bind itself to a prin-
ciple for the sake of money. or to ap-
Pcoi w oSSbPp % iOI
the policy of the institution 1t was
argued that it would be better to drop
athletics for other reasons, il they
should be dropped at all, than to dis
continue them under such circumst.
ances.
Many college would have faltered.
The pressing need of money is staring
many an American college in the face.
Hundreds of them are struggling along
doing charitable and kindly deeds in
silence and In want, because every
worthy college and university in Am
erica is a great deal more of charit-
able institution, than the outside
world knows. But Swarthmore want
ed to be free. 1t is the most priceless
possession of a college, to be free in
thought, free in action free in policy
unhampered by either sectarianism or
politics so that it may seek truth in
everything and hold before its stud
nts the highest ideals of knowledge
of manliness and of life. Swarth-
more's freedom was worth more than
81 900, 900 even though her foot ball
team never wins another game.