Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1907-03-08
Brief News Items.

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County.
The river is still ice locked.
Less than four weeks till Easter.
Easter bonnets are being planned.
Have you seen the first robin yet?
Canadians who wish to read Sunday
newspapers must buy them on the day
before.
Fire drills are a good thing in the
schools.
How does the March weather suit
you?
Independence is the heritage Of ev-
cry American citizen.
A building boom would be good
thing, Danville needs more moderate
rent houses.
An upright man leads the pleasantest
life.
It's just as easy and great deal
more profitable to say pleasant things.
Horses in their natural wild state
live longer than when put to domestic
uses. When free and uncomfortable a
horse lives to the average age of Ss
years; the domestic horse is of little
use after 25 years.
A British military expert reports
that observations made during the
South American war showed that
married men were braver than bachel-
ors. Nothing surprising about that
Courage. like other desirable qualities,
is the product of experience.
William J. Oliver, of Knoxville,
Tenn. the contractor for the Panama
canal, is less than 40 years of age, red
headed, and has more than $40, 900. 900
in contract under way in this country
at the present time.
Dr. Charles Harrington has recon-
mended that the president extend an
invitation to the coming congress of
Hygiene and Demography at Berlin to
hold its meeting at Washington in
1909 or 1910.
In Zululand,. when the moon is at
the full, objects are distinctly visible
at as great distance as seven miles,
while even by starlight one can see to
read print with ease,
Ex-Governor Frederick Holbrook, of
Vermont. and Ex-Governor William
Sprague, of Rhode Island, are the only
living war governors in the United
States.
John S. Fay. of Marlboro, Mass. the
Oldest postmaster in the United States
in point of service, has received news
to the effect that he had been confirm
ed in the Senate for another four
years term.
Now that the State normal schools
are to be Investigated by a legislative
committee the probability is that the
curriculum of these institutions will
be enlarged by adding curiosity.
The pupils of the schools are begin
ming to look forward to vacation.
The rural resident of nowadays is
becoming quite progressive person.
The south side is also anticipating a
building boom for next summer.
Although there are fewer than S0O =
900 white people in the Transvaal it
was possible for them in the year 1905
to consume 4lS, ,625 gallons of ale and
beer, vauled at S298, $50.
Four officers of the general staff of
the German army have started for
Japan for two years service in the
Japanese army in order to study meth
ods of training, strategy, and other
matters.
With the discrediting of steel rail.
road ties after such short expert
ment, greater drain than ever may
be expected on the wood land of the
country.
Young girls who loiter on the streets
make start on the broad way that
leads to destruction.
Out of twenty Farmers Alli-
ances organized in Berks county about
twenty years ago, that of Windsor
township is now the only one in ex-
istence.
The people always have their way,
II not now, some other day.
When the press muzzler was passed
four years ago nothing could stop it :;
now repealer goes through the house
without a dissenting vote. What do
you suppose has caused the change?
Massachusetts reports the presence
of two blue birds already.
Soon we will be gathering the beau j.
full and sweet scented trailing arbutus
Robert Edgar, an l1-year-old son of
Willoughby Handwerk, of Newside,
Lehigh county, died in great agony
with lock jaw on Sunday, resulting
from getting a splinter into his hand