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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
PERSONALS.

Mrs. John Eisensart, Mrs. Samuel
Bloch ana Henry L. Gross left yester-
day for trip 10 Toronto and Quebec.
VIM. f. Bogart and son Myron, of
Geneva, New York, are visiting friends
at their old home in Straw berry Ridge
Miss Anna Blecher and Miss Krath.
ryn Rifle left yesterday for visit
with Bloomsbury friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rounsley, Vine
street, are visiting friends in Harris
burg.
DR.. aud Mrs. f. NJ. Daley. of Du-
Shore, are visiting relatives in this
city.
Miss Marie Ege, of Oaks, Pa, is the
guest of Miss Olive Thompson.
Mrs. John Olapp returned yesterday
to her home in Binghamton, New
York, after visit with her sister,
Mrs. Arthur H. Woolley, West Market
street.
Rev. W. E. Detwiler, of Hanover, a
former pastor of the United Evan
gelical church, left Tuesday for Har-
risburg after visit with Rev. w. N.
Wallis.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Riley, of Will
Transport, who have been visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hiatt Mon
tague, left yesterday for a stay with
friends in Lancaster.
Mrs. Edith Batcheller returned to
Knoxville, Pa, yesterday after a visit
with friends in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Rogers and
guests Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. Rogers, of
Wellsboro, left yesterday to view the
new State capitol at Harrisburg.
Mrs. H. w. Amey returned to Chi
cago yesterday after weeks visit
with relatives in Danville, having
been called east by the death of her
sister, Miss katherine Mullen.
Mrs. Charles Pusey and Mrs. Mary
Slider left yesterday for a weeks Wis
it with relatives in York.
Hugh Pursel, Bloom street, attended
the corner stone laying of the Masonic
temple at Sunbury yesterday.
Mrs. P NJ. keller, of Moselle, Miss
issippi, who has been spending sever
al days as the guest of Miss Bertha
Surver, South Danville, left yesterday
for visit with friends in Blooms
burg.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
SABBATH SCHOOL
MISSIONARIES

A sabbath school institute. conduct
cd bv three noted sabbath school mis-
sionaries, will be an occasion muo
out OF the ordinary at the Grove Pres
byterian church on Tuesday. Octobe
Goth.
The missionaries, all superintend
ents of the synodical Sabbath sehoo
missions, are Rev. 5. Il. Ferguson,
ID. D., of Iowa; Rev. @. Humble, NJ.
D., missionary among the mountain
eers of Virginia, West Virginia, Ken.
lucky and Tennessee and Mr.. r. f.
Sulzer of Minnesota.
The itinerary of these famous Sab.
bath school workers takes in nearly
the entire Union. Institutes are held,
however, in only two or three town
of each presbytery. In the Northum.s
berland Presbytery the lucky towns
besides Danville are Williamsport and
Lewisburg.
circumstance which influenced the
missionaries in favor of the Grove
church undoubtedly lies in the fact
that DR.. Ferguson and Mr.. Sulzer
were oldtime friends and co-workers
of Rev. DR.. Mccormack, the pastor,
in Minnesota, where the latter labor
ed i'll the Presbyterian ministry for
seven years. Dr. Ferguson, it will be
recalled, visited the Grove church
some two years ago.
The institute will convene at , 80
p. m. on October Goth. Two sessions
will be held, afternoon and evening,
the exercises of the former being ed
ucational in their nature, while in the
evening there will be popular address
es.
The subjects scheduled for the after
noon are as follows:
Sabbath School Blunders,' Dr..
Ferguson.
Studies in Human Nature Mr.
Sulzer.
"Applied psychology, DR.. Hmm
BILE
The evening program is as follows
Sabbath school Missions in Iowa, -
DR.. Ferguson.
Sabbath School Missions among
the mountaineers, DR.. Humble
Sabbath School Missions in Mime
sota," R. f. Sulzer.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
Charles Beaver Is No More.

Charles Beaver, the well-known ho.
tel keeper at Strawberry Ridge, whose
illness was noted in these columns, de-
parted this life at 80 O'Clock Mon
day morning after an illness of two
weeks
Mr.. Beavers death was by no means
unexpected. although on Sunday his
condition had slightly improved. He
was taken i'll couple of weeks ago
His symptoms were those of pleurisy
at first, but this disease later became
complicated with heart trouble. His
suffering at times was most intense
The deceased was aged fifty eight
years aud two days. He was a native
of Snyder county but lived in this sec
tion for a good while. For four years
preceding his death he was landlord
of Billmeyer's hotel at Strawberry
Ridge. He was widely known and had
many friends. He is survived by his
wife and one daughter, Mrs, Charles
Martz, who lives near Jerseytown.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10

American People.
There aJe passimists Who assert That
pattl .tI.u 8 waning iu the Uuited
states Tlev assert that u = var were
~ break uHt. iu which the honor ot
the country was involved. thete would
be trouble in getting meu to respond
10 the call for volunteers That We
have become selfish and that our priu.
cipal object u lite is the getting of
money. Tic facts do not bear ont the
assertions We have only to 20 back
TO the blowing up Of the Maine to dis
prove IT,. There was no trouble in get
ting men. and what is more, those who
did 90. were the best Of our citizens.
True ~ may be that the men who have
no ideas above the making of money
were not there. hut the bone and siuew
of our people, those from the middle
classes. were in the forefront. 1t has
always been thus. IL was so in the re-
volutionary war. Histoy repeated it.
self n the Civil war when none but
the women aud aged men were left to
tin the farms. There will always be
this great mass of citizens to draw
from so long as the government in
stituted by our forefathers lives 1t
was from the ranks of the middle
classes that our armies have always
been recruited, and so il has been in
the history of every country which
has gained its freedom. The battles in
England for liberty from the domina-
tion of the barons was fought by the
men who came from the quiet pre-
cincts of the country and the small
towns and villages. The overthrowing
of the Bourbon dynasty in France was
due to the same people. The advance
ment made in Germany dates from the
peaceful rebellion of the poorer classes
The redemption of the Low Countries
came about in the same way. They
are the Glasses which make the rich
richer 1t is through the victories won
bv them that the world has advanced.
1t is these people, honest, God fearing,
quiet in demeanor, fixed in purpose,
who laugh at the pessimist when he
asserts that patriotism is on the wane.
These pessmists never were patriots.
What they say is but'the open aoknow
Judgements of what they are. Born in
the United States they do not belong
here. They are worse than the alien
who comes here full of the idea that
this is free country and whose de-
fnition of freedom is license. He eau
be educated out of this belief. The
pessimist sees a wrong. yet does not
try to remedy it, Others do this and
he dislikes the result He has made up
his mind that the country is going to
pieces aud he throws rock at some
of the supposed debris But there is
no wreckage except that which he sees
in his imagination The United States
has a mission and it is working out
the problem. The greatest nation the
sun shines upon, it is but in the in
fancy OF its prosperity. The wrongs
which exist will be remedied, and this
will be done without bloodshed. The
people have great love for the ballot
and'through it whatever wrongs there
may be will be Iighted.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
WASHINGTON
TOLD AN UNTRUTH

An oldtime newspaper known as the
Danville Democrat" printed by
Charles Cook brings TO light not un-
usual episode. which illustrates the
disadvantages the newspaper editor la.
bored under In his efforts to gather
news sixty years ago. The article,
which appeared in the issue of Nov
ember l5. 1874. reads as follows;
NOT TRUE-We are rejoiced to
state that the account we gave in part
of our last week s edition of large
fire having occurred in Sunhury, de.
stroying the public offices, the large
brick tavern house belonging TO Mr.,
McCarty, nov occupied by Charles ID.
Wharton, the stores OF aMr Masser and
of Mr.. Hextheimer, together with
their dwelling houses, is without
foundation in fact. We received our
information from a precious little
scamp named, WASHINGTON GEAR
HART, of Sunbury. a boy about Is
years of age who had came up to this
place on the day our paper went TO
press, and who positively without
hest fancy. declared to number of
persons that he had seen the fire, had
assisted in saving several articles, and
had himself been actively engaged in
subduing the flames, and detailing the
minutiae of the confiagration. In order
to be certain about it, two of the
hands employed at this Office, went to
see him personally, and returned with
the same information. 1t is thus that
we were imposed upon. What could
have induced the incipient rascal to
insist upon the truth of his statement,
we cannot conceive. 1t shows an in
nate depravity of heart, which for his
own sake and the sake of the commun-
ity in which he lives, we trust will
yet be eradicated. and that he may
become a useful member of society, of
which at present he gives so very lit
tie prospect.
1t would be interesting to know
what became of the untrnthful Wash
ington and what kind of man he
proved to be. Perhaps the Inmate
depravity of heart" was eradicated"
later and the "incipient rascal" bios
somed forth into useful member of
society,". Who knows?
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
"SCAN MY RECORD"
SAYS SHEATH
lspeeIal Correspondence.l

Harrisburg. Pa. Oct T.
John O. sheatz. Republican nominee
tor state treasurer, is making a per
sonal canvass OF the state. and wher-
ever he goes he Ia received with en-.
thuslasm and thors IL reason to be.
lisve he will b. elected by . splen.
did majority.
II am meeting the people face 10
face said Mr. Sheatz. as he chatted
about his campaign. as he stopped on
here between trains. "and | am more
than pleased with my receptions
Il want the people to scan my rec
ORD In the legislature and vote accord.
inEly -'
while acting as chairman of the
appropriations committee at Harris.
burg during the last session Of the
legislature. | was particularly inter
ested In the matter of increasing the
public school appropriation for the
counties.
with the help of the rest of the
committee and the consent of our good
governor. we succeeded in increasing
the former amount $4,000 600, thereby
making the total sl5.0OO,O0O for the
next two years.
BESIDES providing this great amount
for the public school system. there
were also large sums appropriated for
the state normal schools for the State
College and the Universities of Penn
sylvania and Pittsburg-all of which
was for the benefit of the young men
and women OF our state. and | am look
ing forward to the time when the
state government of Pennsylvania
shall appropriate all the money neces.
sary to educate her children.
mo state in the Union gives nearly
as much to her counties as Pennsylva-
mia for the public schools. We want
to give to each child better opportuni-
ties to become a we'll educated citi
zen. to be better qualified to do his or
her part toward keeping cur state in
the front ranks of the Union, for these
advantages should lead to a higher
standard of citizenship and better gov
eminent.
when the people of Pennsylvania
elected that splendid representative
American. Edwin S. Stuart, governor
of this commonwealth. they laid the
foundation of better government and
the people need have no anxiety as to
the welfare OF their state, for their
government will be conducted safely
and honestly.
THE assertions made by members OF
the opposing party, that there should
be a minority representative in the
beard Of public grounds and buildings
in order to insure economy and hon
ssty does not appeal to the people OF
broc or minds who know the sterling
qualities Of Edwin S. Stuart our gov
ernor, and Robert s Young, auditor
general, two Of the three men compris-
ing that board.
'As candidate for the Office of state
treasure of this state, | am free from
any obligations whatever, excepting
my duty to the people of this com
monwealth, and if my fellow citizens
believe in me and feel | will be true
10 the trust ask them to repose in
me. then Hope they will vote for me-"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10

esty OF the Republicans or PennsyIva-
MIA Their unsavory methods should
inspire every Republican heart with
the resolve to defeat their maohina-
tions by vigorously supporting the
Republican candidate for state treas
urer, Hon. John o. Sheath, whose
name is a synonym for integrity, and
who enjoys to the fullest extent the
confidence of the party from one end
of the state to the other.
"In consideration of the approach of
an important presidential campaign"
said Chairman Andrews. Republicans
Of Pennsylvania should set the pace
by rolling up large majority at next
Eovember's election to aocentuate
their fealty 10 the principles of the
Republican party ana their adherence
to the policy of leaving we'll enough
alone a matter of vital importance
to the manufacturers. farmers and
wage earners of Pennsylvania, and also
to emphasize their approval Of the
progressive policies of the national al
nainistration."
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
AUTOS DASH
THROUGH TOWN

N.tnicr Gresham. OF Berwick. was
arfAgued before Justice Of tho Peace
Osic.by Monday evenine:charRed with
exceeding the speed limit in driv.
ing his automobile through town on
SUNDAY lie paid fine aud costs.
Chief Of Police Mincemoyer was
standing at the First National bank
corner when Mr.. Gresham with seS-
erai other occupants i'm tile car came
down Bloom street at n rate. which.
iu tue chiefs estimation, far exceeded
The speed limit. Swinging around the
corner the auto. Notwithstanding the
officers presence, went flying up Mill
street at undiminished speed. As the
machine left the officer in the rear one
OF the occupants waved at him in "a
manner which to the chief seemed a
trifle tautalizing.
At the same instant the officer stop
watch was brought into requisition
and before the machine had escaped
me timed it between two well defined
l'NlLAANs TIC lihihAftA hA Astt t'hA VI VIZ
automobile was missing, but the oilic-
er BY walking mp town was able to get
the number 6G15-from the other end
of the car. Yesterday he located the
owner. He called him up during the
day aud the hearing last evening was
the result The exact rate Of speed at
tained by the machine, while it was
being timed the chief of police states.
was over eighteen miles per hour,
whereas the legal limit is ten miles
per hour.
Mr.. Gresham appeared before Just
ice Oglesby at Z O'Clock Monday even
ing. He was inclined TO doubt the chief
of policies ability, while standing at
the corner of Bloom and Millstreets to
time an automobile properly while it
was making a dash up Mill street. The
officer, however, made it plain that he
was prepared for an emergency of that
kind and that with such facilities as
he commanded he was able to get at
the exact rate of speed.
Mr. Gresham finally decided to pay
the BILL which, with fine and costs,
amounted to twelve dollars. He was
disposed to contest payment, but he
explained that he was too busy and
that considering the loss of time it
would be cheaper for him to plank
down fine and costs than to go to
court.
In regard to the missing number
Mr.. Gresham intimated that he must
have lost it on his way down
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
Shamokin in a Quandary.

Shamokin has secured the firemen's
convention for next year Now the
question is "What ale they going to
do with it?' Not strictly with the
convention but with the people the
convention will bring to that city.
Statistics show that the lowest at
tendance for the past 10 years has been
$4,000. Shamokin at best can house
only about $500 so what are the rest
to do. 1t has been suggested that the
town build dozen or so new hotels,
or that borough council authorize the
purchase of several hundred tents.
Throwing levity aside, though, the
matter is really serious and the people
over there are putting their thinking
caps on.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
Tn. Cost Of Labor Wars.

The Department of Labor at Wash
ington has collated, and will soon pub
liSh some very interesting data in re-
gard to the causes and cost of strikes
aud lnckouts in the United States for
the past % years. Short Of actual war
there has never been devised more
costly, unsatisfactory and materially
disastrous method Of settling economic
disputes. For the twenty years be-
tween 1881 aud 1900, inclusive the loss
to employees through strikes amounted
through lockouts in the same period
was S4S, Sl9, 745, or total loss to en-
ployes through industrial disturbances
of 1906, 6S3, 223 The number of eStab-
lishments involved in strikes was IN,
500, making an average loss TO en-
ployes in each establishment IN which
strikes occurred of $2l94 These strikes
threw out of employment 8, l05, 694
wage earners, making an average loss
OF S42 to each There were 9933 lock
outs in the twenty years; the average
loss to each employer. S49l5; the mum
ber of employees dismissed, 5o4 3O7 1,
making an average loss of S97 to each
wage Garner 1t is estimated that the
loss to employers through strikes in
the same time amounted to Sl22, 73l, =
12l, and through lockouts, $l9, 927, 9S3,
making a total cost to employers of
$l42, go, 1914
The above monstrous figures only
cover the money loss of the combat
ants-employers and employees. No at
tempt has ever been made to compute
tine extent of loss inflicted upon the
mass of men and women not directly
engaged in labor disputes, for which
there is no recovery. But the inter-
ruption of output in important in
dustries and incident disturbance of
values have no doubt proved of as
great cost TO the public as that borne
by the actual participants.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
shamokin Men Attack Woman.

For some time a cloaked man has
been annoying women in Shamokin at
night and various residents have been
on the lookout for him. Monday night
number of unknown young men
thought they saw him hiding under
an awning in lonely part of town.
whereupon they threw the supposed
man to the ground and kicked and
dubbed their victim until she was un-
conscious and blood flowed from num-
erous decorations. Then they fed.
Later the object of their assault was
discovered to be Mrs. Mary Baker,
seventy-two years old. She was on the
way home when she sat down for a
brief rest, throwing shawl over her
head to protect herself from the cold
weather. She was injured so badly
that she may not recover.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
Dear Food,

The recent failure of two prominent
wholesale produce dealers in Pittsburg
is ascribed to the decline in the de-
mand for foodstutfs at the high prices
prevailing in that city. When con-
sumers begin to ecOnomize prices tend
to a lower level, particularly when
they have been maintained by com.
biuations of producers or middlemen.
If the high cost of living be due TO
an actual shortage of crops, little re-
lief can be expected until the yield of
another season reaches the market.
In Pittsburg the wholesale dealers
say that the produce growers have
combined to raise prices that it is
the initial cost of products which has
inflated prices. 1t is asserted that the
farmers in certain sections, who for
merly marketed their own crops in
dividuallv. have in recent years org
anized and have appointed sales agents
who fix the price to the commission
men. Here we have the elements of
NltSt III ttctldiIb VI tIuuts anu
probably amendable to the laws pro-
hibiting monopolies.
The responsibility for the exorbitaut
prices charged for produce in Pitts
burg may be revealed in pending litig-
alton in the Federal Court, in which
the Produce Association is concerned.
AT present the commission men are
seeking to place the blame upon the
farmers combination. "
1t is possible that consumers are
suffering from both combinations, and
also from the natural scarcity of GER
tain staple products. Fruit and veget-
able crops have been short in all por-
tions of the country, with the excep-
tion of the Pacific coast The great
rise in the price of meat has thrown
an unusual demand upon other articles
and this tends to increase the cost of
these other commodities, whose prices
are already swollen by short supply
The price of meat has set the pace for
what seems to be general advance
along the line of foodstuffs There are
no assuring indications of a general
fall in prices.
The law may be sufficient to reach
combinations of farmers or middlemen
to maintain prices, but legal processes
move slowly, and before the combina-
tions have been brought to judgement
through the mazes of litigation the
situation may be improved by the
bounty of nature
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
MRS. JOHN w. FIELDS
DIES AT HARRISBURG

Mrs. John W. Fields. former resi-
dent of Danville, departed this life at
her home in Harrisburg on Monday
and will be consigned to the grave to-
day.
Mrs. Fields, whose name prior to
marriage was Sallie Arter, was ma
tive of Danville and along with the
rest of the family removed to Harris
burg twenty-five years ago. She was
fifty-one years of age and is survived
by her husband, three sons, William,
Charles, and John and two daughters,
Mary and Edna, the latter being Mrs
John Weaver
The deceased was taken i'll Monday
morning and died before night. The
funeral will be held at , p. m. today
from the family residence, No. 1907
South 18th street, Harrisburg,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-10-10
DEATH OF WELL.
KNOWN RESIDENT

jeremiah Beavers il well.known resi-
dent of Cooper township, departed this
life at his home near Grovania on
Tuesday morning. He was fifty years
of age and is survived by his wife and
four children.
The funeral will be held Saturday
forenoon at 10 O'Clock from Lazarus
church. Interment will be made in
the cemetery adjoining. Rev. G. W.
Fritsch will conduct the services.