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THURSDAY, MARCH 25, llMW.
Antiffit at fio Po OHiv, Blomnfiiirff, Pa.
ndwtnondrnim mailer, March l.lHSb,
Dr. R. E. Miller and C. W. Mc
Kelvy have purchased new Pull
man automobiles.
Mrs. Dora LaTourette has charge
of the cloak and suit department of
the Hartman store.
Mr. B. O. Ellis, general mana
ger of the Columbia Eight, Power,
and Railways Company, has leased
the Titman home on Main street,
and will occupy it about April ist.
Revs. P. F. Eyer, W. R. Whit
ney and E. R. Ileckman are attend
ing tlie annual sessions of the Cen
tral Pennsylvania M. E. Confer
ence at Harrisburg this week. L.
T. Sharpless is in attendance as a
lay deputy.
Hero It Relief lor Women
If you have pnins in the back, Urin
ary. Bladder or Kidney trouble, and
want a certain pleasant herb cure for
woman's ills, try Mother Gray's Austra-ijan-Leaf.
It is a safe and never-failing
regulator. At Druggists or by mail 50
cents. Sample package FREE. Ad
dress. The Mother Gray Co., LeRoy,
N. Y. 3-35-4t,
The following letters are held at
the Bloomsburg, Pa., postoffice:
A. N. Baer, Mr. Chas. Trogrietz.
Cards: Elizabeth M. Hope, Mr.
Wm. Johnston.
MEN'S GOSPEL MEETINGS.
The series of meetings bung held
this week in the Prcrbyterian
Church, under the auspices of the
Men's Biole Union, are being well
attended, and are very interesting
and impressive. Hon. Fred Ikeler
was the speaker on Monday night,
and Rev. E. A. Lonx of Berwick
on Tuesday, and Mr. Ikeler again
on Wednesday. The services are
interspersed with musical selec
tions. The meetings will be con
t nued tonight and tomorrow night.
Spend Easter at Atlantic City.
There is no day like Easter Sun
day at Atlantic City. Round trip
tickets via "THE READING"
ssld only on April 10th, good for
15 days at $5. 05. Stopover allow
ed at Philadelphia. 3-25"2t
MARRIAGE.
Jones and Yost on the 20th
inst. at the Reformed parsonage in
Orangeville by Rev. A. Houtz.
Mr. Sheldon Jones of Wilkes-Barre
and Miss Emily Irene Yost of Fish
ing creek Township.
NOW A GRANDFATHER.
Ex-Prothonotary C. M. Terwil
liger is now a grandfather, as his
son, Reber and wife, are the par
ents of twin daughters.
DEATH.
Culp Died at the home of her
son near Forks, Mrs. Elizabeth
lane Culo. aee 84 years, 5 months
and 21 days.
Towanda is to have a trolley road
at last. George W. Kipp, former
Congressman from that district
George R. Hill, E. F. Kizer, O.
L. Haverly and Edward Whalen,
five of the wealthiest and most
prominent business men in Brad
ford county, have organized what
is to, be known as the Bradford
County Traction Company, and
made application to the Governor
of the State for a charter for the
intended corporation. Not only
have these gentlemen already
formed the company and applied
for a charter, but thev have also
secured a franchise to build a rail
way system in Towanda borough
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MOTHERS' MEETING.
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coins or pencils in the mouth; ma
ny diseases are contracted in this
way. Just here let me say a word
about the infection of little inju
ries, such as cuts, scratches &c
In dressing an injury be very sure
to thoroughly cleanse it with clean
water preferably boiled water
before tying it up. Free bleeding
helps to cleanse a cut. Don't dress
it with mud or salves, but just with
clean, sterilized or baked linen or
muslin bandages. One never
"catches cold" in an injury, but
one does catch "bugs" or microbes
in it, from dust, dirt or careless
dressing or from rust or dirt on
the article inflicting the injury
letanus or lociciaw is causea in
this way; the bad effects of vaccina
tion are nearly always due to care
lessness in pcrlortning the operation
or afterward in caring for the sore.
Never use cobwebs to stop bleed
ing; they are very liable to lie laden
with disease germs, dust and dirt
Learn to locate and press upon the
artery above or toward the heart
from the bleeding point. Of
course, if the injury is severe, send
for the doctor. If you dress it
yourself, be sure that it is clean
and you will not "catch cold" in it
A child should have one or two
movements ot the bowels every day
Pareuts often neglect their children
in this matter, until they become
ill. It is very important that the
"sewer system" be kept in good
order. All children should be en
couraged to romp and play in the
cpen air as much as possible.
Where means will allow, a large
airy, comfortable room should be
provided for their use when the
weather is too bad for thera to play
out doors. Let me emphasize the
importance of plenty of pure air at
all times day and night.
Some diseases are much more
prevalent in winter, not because of
exposure to cold, but rather because
of exposure to the vitiated atmos
phere of over-heated houses, espec
ially where they are not suf
ficiently aired and sunned. Bron
chitis is one of these diseases.
Wraps or overshoes should not be
worn indoors. The little cio.se
fitting caps the boys wear are inju
rious to the hair, and are likely to
cause it to fall out. The hair and
scalp need air. Wrapping up the
neck is a bad practice; there is no
necessity for it except when rain or
snow blows down the neck. I do
not approve of chest protectors
they only make one "delicate".
Daily bathiug the chest with cold
water is a better chest protector
and costs , nothing. Children
should never sleep in the uuderwear
worn during the day.
Breathing Teach your children
to walk and sit erect; with bead
up, shoulders thrown back and
chest out. Try .to touch their pride
and make them grow straight
rather than be obliged to try to
straighten them by the use of me
chanicel appliances. Have them
practice deep breathing. Perhaps
breathing exercises are taught in
the schools. I think they should
be. Deep breathing expands the
lungs, opens up the air cells, takes
in more air and consequently more
oxygen, and throws off more car
bonic acid gas. The more oxygen
we breathe into our lungs the bet
ter olood we have, and the better
we can resist disease. While upon
the subject of breathing, let me say
that one should always breathe
through the nose. That organ is
provided with fine hairs to sift the
air and remove dust and irritating
particles, and it warms and moist
ens the air before it passes into the
lungs, thus protecting the latter.
The mouth is not intended for
breathing, except in case of emer
gencies, as injuries or diseases of
the nose. When a child habitually
breathes through the mouth there
is a reason, for it; a swelling or
thickening of the lining membrane
of the nose or the presence . of
growths, as adenoids, &c. Mouth
breathing produces loss of facial
beauty and purity of voice; causes
snoring, and is a cause of throat
troubles. Have your physician at
tend to this before the habit of
mouth breathing becomes confirmed
Neatness may or may not have
any relation to health, but is worth
cultivating, and is essential to a
well-ordered home or school. Chil
dren should eirly be taught to have
a place for everything and keep it
thtre. Clothing should not oe
thrown promiscuously about the
loom when undressing for the
night, but should be neatly hung
up or laid over a chair. These lit
tle habits will follow them through
ife. Parents should remember that
children are very apt to follow
their examples in these things.
Jobacco, I should be derelict 111
my duty it I did not say a worn
against the use of tobacco. Here,
too, the example of the parent will
go far toward influencing the child
for good or bad. Tobacco is injuri
ous to growing children; it stunts
the growth of mind and body; it
weakens the heart by destroying
the elasticity of muscular fibre
The law is trying to take care ol
the cigarettes, for which let us be
thankful, and hope the manufac
ture and sale of them will soon be
prohibited entirely. Keep tobacco
from children until they are fully
grown. I am aware that many
physicians and clergymen use to
bacco, but they would be better off
without it. Ask them. You must
agree with me that it is disgusting
to see a stualj boy puffing a cigar
or pipe or spitting tobacco juice
about. Gum chewing is also a dis
gusting habit, and is harmful for
the reason that it unduly excites or
stimulates the salivary glands. The
benefits derived from chewing gum
are more imaginary than real.
Carrying Contagion by DomesUc
Animals. It may not be generally
known that the common household
pets, cats and dogs, are often re
sponsible for the spread of contagi
ous diseases, such as scarlet fever
and diphtheria. Parents should be
very careful to exclude all domes
tic animals from the house during
the prevalence of any contagious or
infectious disease, and until after
the house has been thoroughly fu
migated. Some years ago I saw
three cases of scarlet fever that
were positively traced to a pet dog
The children in the house where
the dog belonged were allowed to
play with the animal during their
convalescence, and the dog was
permitted to leave the house, and
being a favorite with the children
in the neighborhood, carried the
disease to the three other families.
I once traced the origin of a fatal
case of scarlet lever to a cow. I
was called to see a boy of five years
of age, who was suffering from a
severe attack of scarlet fever. The
boy had not been away from home
for a long time, and there was no
history of exposure. Finally I
learned that the boy's father had
purchased a fine Jersey cow about
a week before the boy became ill;
the boy, being very fond of animals,
was about the cdw a great deal.
Upon making further inquiry I
learned that the family from whom
the cow had been purchased had
been careless enough to allow their
children to go out and come in con
tact with the cow which was a
pet when they were recovering
from scarlet fever, and there had
been no proper fumigation.
Such carelessness is criminal, and
fortunately is not often heard of in
these days. This occurred about
fifteen years ago. Not only do cats
carry contagion, but they have
been known to contract diphtheria
themselves and give it to children
with whom they came in contact.
Just a few words as to the moral
health oj school children. This should
not all be left to the Sunday school
Set them the example in the home.
Avoid profanity at home and every
where else, for children are every
where, and quick to learn things
they should not learn. Of course
this applies more particularly to
fathers aud older brothers mothers
never use profanity. Avoid the
dirty stories which are often indulg
ed in even among some weftnen.
Try to gain and hold the con
fidence of your children, so they
will tell you- the things they hear,
and you can explain thera correct
ly. Or better still, teach and ex
plain to them things they ought to
know before they learn them on
the streets. You may thus be en
abled to save them from pitfalls
and future trouble. I would com
mend to your perusal the article in
the January number of the Ladies'
Home Journal, by Helen Keller, en
titled "Must Speak; a Plea to the
American Woman," as well as one
in the same journal by Mr. Critten
ton, entitled, "From Lips Usually
Sealed to the World."
See that your children read good
wholesome books, rather than the
cheap, slangy, trashy novels, which
poison their minds and render them
nervous and unfit to study. I fail
to see any good in the silly comic
supplements of the Sunday news
papers, and hope they will be short
lived. One can pick out a boy who
is a constant reader of trashy liter
ature almost as readily as one can
the cigarette fiend.
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LIST OF PROMINENT AMERICANS.
Gen. W. H. Parsons, Confederate Army, ex-State Senator, Texas.
Col. Bailey, of Washington, D. C, Labor Organizations and TJ. V. L.
CoL Patten, of Washington, D. C, Military and Masonio Orders.
Hon. R. S. Ryan, of Alaska, Ex-Member English House of Parliament.
Congressman Cale, of Alaska, well
Cen. W. H. Parsons.
Gen. W. II. rarsons Is ex-State Sena
tor and ex-Special Judge of the Supreme
Court of Texas, also Brigadier General
In Confederate Army. In a recent letter
from 025 II St., N. W Washington, D.
C, this prominent gentleman says :
"Upon the recommendation of per
sonal friends and many strong testi
monials as to the efficacy of Peruna In
the treatment of the numerous symp
toms of the la grippe with which I have
been afflicted for four months past, I
have been Induced to undergo a treat
ment with this Justly celebrated for
mula. I feel a decided change for the
better after nsing it only one week. It
is especially good In toning up the atom
ach and has had decided effect upon
my appetite. I therefore feel much en
couraged that I am on the road to com
plete restoration.
"My numerous friends in Texas, where
I have had the honor to command a
brigade of her Veteran Cavalry in a four
If all parents would teach their
children to honor and respect their
teachers, as well as aged persons,
and a'l in authority, instead of sid-1
ing with them whenever they find 1
fault with the teachers, the work '
of the schools would be more pleas-:
ant and effective. This may seem
a little old fashioned, but I know 1
that the boy or girl who is always j
respectful to others will never have
cause to regret it i
Our common school svstem is
one of the grandest institutions of
the best government on earth, but .
it has a few faults. One of them
is, I think, the stuffing of every I
boy and girl precisely alike from !
six to sixteen years of age without
reference to the child s health,
tastes or inclinations, or his proba
ble future mode of pursuit. I be-!
heve every child should be educat- j
ed with a special idea as to his
probable future employmeut, and
all should be tauglit some useiul
manual occupation. J
Another fault is. in my opinion,
the school age is placed at too ear
ly a period. It would be better if
children were kept out of school
until eight or nine years of age.
Let their early years be given to
the culture of arms, legs, lungs,
bone and muscle as the best guar
antee of a sound mind in a sound
body. Too many people send their
children off to school at the earliest
moment the law will allow, even
going so far as to deceive the school
authorities as to their age. Some
of them do this to get the children
"out of the way," and sometimes
they succeed to their sorrow. If a
delicate, puny child is kept out of
school, and lives in the open air
until it becomes robust it will soon
catch up with those who have been
at the ' grind" from 6 years of age.
I have talked with a number of
pareuts and teachers and find that
nearly all children are obliged to
stuny from one to three hours a
day at home, besides the five hours
spent in school, for the reason that
there are so many studies that there
is no time for study in the school.
This is all wrong especially as to
the younger pupils, and many chil
dren break down. The course of
study should be so changed that
the lessons could be prepared in
school, and the hours outside could
be spent in outdoor exercise, rest,
and recuperation. Then the chil
dren would go to school with clear
er heads, and could do better work
and have better health. When all
parents insist upon this it will come"
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sonat friends who have used
and endorsed Pe-rwna that
feel justified in assuming that
is a valuable remedy for ca
tarrh and an excellent general
tonic.
John W. ffoyt
Ex-Qovcrnor ot Wyoming.
Capitol
Known on racino Diope.
years' war, may aocopt this voluntary
testimonial to the merits of Peruna as a
sense of obligation on my part for Its
wonderful efflcacy."
Col. Wm. Bailey.
William Bailey, 68 I St., N. E., Wash
ington, D. C, Past Col. Enc. No. 69,
Union Veteran Legion, and prominently
identified with many of the great labor
protective associations In Chicago and
New York, and Secretary of one of the
largest associations in the former city,
had for nearly thirty years been afflicted
with kidney troubles.
Within a short period he has been per
suaded to try Peruna, and his present
healthy condition is attributed to his
Judicious use of that great remedy
Washington climate is notoriously bad
for kidney and liver troubles, yet by a
Judicious use of the remedy he is now
quite cared and in exoellent physical
condition.
This brief statement of facts, witbut
exaggeration orbyperbole, appears to tell
the whole story, which the Peruna Com-
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Henry F. Miller,
Brewer & Pryor, Kohlkr &
Campbell, and Radel.
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SEE WASHINGTON
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
A SPEC I AL FOU R-DAYTOU R
PERSONALLY CONDUCTED
Via the
Pennsylvania Railroad
Will leave on
MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1909
A SPECIAL TRAIN
will be run from Wilkes-Barre to Washington and return, and will leave East
Bloomsburg at 9 5 a. m. A stop will be made at Harrisburg
for luncheon on going trip.
RoRnioTrip $13.80
Covers transportation to and from Washington and hotel accommodations
from dinner on date of tour until after luncheon the
following Thursday three days.
SEK CONGRESS IN SESSION
For detailed itinerary and full information apply to Ticket Agents, or address
Tourist Agent, 50 Public Square, Wilkes Barre, Pa.
J. R. WOOD, GEO. W. BOYD,
Passenger Traffic Manager. . General Passenger Agent.
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of Wyoming
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pany is authori zed to use, If it so cnoosat.
believing, as I do, th at by eo doing it wm
be for the general good. Wm. Bailey.
Col. C. L. Patten.
Col. C. 1. Patten, 609 T St, N. W
Washington, B. C, a Lieutenant In thf
Old Guard, an exclusive organization
composed of soldiers of distinction wfco
fought in the civil war, and a Thirtr
second degree Mason, writes as follows?
"I have used Peruna, and desire
recommend your remedy as an lnvigcff
atlng spring tonic; alo one of the be
remedies that I ever tried for coughs,
colds and catarrhal complaints."
Hon. R. S. Ryan.
Hon. R.S.Ryan, now residing in Now,
Alaska, was formerly a member of the
English House of Parliament, and Sec
retary to the late Irih patriot, Charts
Stewart Parnell. His Washington ad
dress is New Willard Hotel, Washing
ton, D. C. He writes : "I h ave used re
ran and can recommend your remedy
as a very effective cure for colds aoc
oatarrhal complaints."
Hon. Thomas Cale.
Hon. Thomas Cale, elected to Congress
from Alaska, is well known on the P
ciflo slope, where he has resided. Hfc
Washington address is 1312 9th St, JL
W., Washington, D. C. He writes:
can cheerfully recommend Peruna 1
very efficient remedy for cougba
cotdu"
W. L. Douglas!
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