Cement Talk No. 4
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NEVER IDLE.
that woman has too much idle curi-
osity.
Hubby-—Idle curiosity! Idle! Non-
sense, It's the most active thing about
her!
Childish Wisdom,
Now and then the seemingly casual
remarks of the little ones plumb im-
pressive spiritual and psychological
depths. Little Jean, for instance, list.
ened to the conversation of two adults
with silent Interest, until one of the
ladieg, speaking of an unsatisfactory
photograph, remarked that few mota-
ers were pleased with portraits of
their children, for the reason that the
children did not lool to others as they
did to the loving maternal eye.
Said Jean eagerly:
“No, and children don't look at oth-
er people as they look at their moth-
ers, either!”
Nothing can be so Inspiring to a
human being as the idea that he is of
value, that his help is really wanted.
Oliver Lodge.
To be without enemies Is to he un-
worthy of having friends. —Joubert
FOUND RIGHT PATH
After a False Start,
“In 1880 I began to drink coffee
“At that time [ was healthy and en-
Joved life.
effects from the indulgence but
course of time found
troubles were coming upon me.
in
my stomach became so deranged that
even a light meal caused me serious
distress,
oughly disgusted and hopeless,
fee was the cause of my troubles. 1 ex-
perimented by leaving it off, except
for one small cup at breakfast. This
helped some but did not altogether re-
lieve my distress. It satisfied me,
however, that 1 was on the right track.
“So 1 gave up coffee altogether and
began to use Postum. In ten days I
neys working better and better, my
heart's action rapidly improving, my
appetite improved and tlie ability to
eat a hearty meal without subsequent
suffering restored to me. And this con-
dition remains.
“Leaving off coffee and using Postum
did this, with no help from drugs, as 1
abandoned the use of medicines when
I began to use the food drink.” Name
given by Postum Co, Battle Creek,
Mieh,
“There's a reason,” and it is ex.
plained. in the little book, “The Rcad
to Wellville,” in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
TOLD IN
SHORT ORDER
Pottsville. —— Angered because
Clara Boyster, aged
three years, tried to commit suicide
by throwing herself from the
breast of the Upper Tumbling Run
feet of water. The attempt at suicide
ers. The girl was out walking with
her lover and suddenly broke away
from him and ran toward the lake,
deolaring she would take her life.
When his sweetheart made her des-
perate leap Philliston was close be-
hind. Losing no time, he jumped in
and supported her despite her plead-
ing to let her end her troubles, until
Peter Pfeiffer, a fisherman; C. Fred
Cauffman, and several others,
half-hour later the couple walked
from the water's edge, arm in arm,
a complete reconciliation having been
affected It is believed the long-de-
layed wedding will now take place.
Easton For eight vears com-
plaints have bean received at the Eas-
ton postoffice from citizens of repute,
men and women, ministers and busi-
ness men of the receipt of letters of
a defamatory and nature
Postal authorities have repeatedly en-
deavored to discover the writer, for
all apparently came from one source.
Postal Inspector Schenberger Wed-
negday arrested Miss Harriet De-
Ferry street, aged thir-
daughter of George De-
her guilt When
asked by the inspector, who did net
inform her of any charges against
her, to go to the postoffice, she ap-
peared with counsel.
indecent
ty-five years,
Witt
She denles
Bellis, aged
killed by
fifteen The
escape, and
Decker, is
Stroudsburg
fourteen,
Harvey
George
was shot and
aged
his
Osborn,
then made
County Detective John M
scouring the county for him Both
boys were paving attention to a
was staying with the
The Osborn boy is re-
said would shoot
if he would tell some-
is alleged to have said
The Bellis
Henryville The
top of the
Bellis family
ported to have
the Bellis boy
thing the girl
about him
family live
Bellis boy at
stairs and the Osborn boy at the foot
of them when Osborn pulled the gun
and fired up stairs.
York Earl Leppo, Years
son Ira F. Leppo, this
placed his toe to the trigger of a dou-
ble-barreled shotgun on the farm of
E. P. Flinchbaugh, a short distance
south of the city, and blew off his en-
tire head The boy is said to have
been reading “Wild West” novels
and other cheap literature He had
been on the Flinchbaugh
farm the last year After dis-
agreeing with some of the members
of his family he left the house, When
he
{Osborn
near
gtood the
14
of
old,
of city,
emplqaved
for
legs.
Hollidayvsburg Daniel 8 Fergu-
pon, a wealthy grain merchant of Al-
toona, and Mrs. Sarah Crawford were
married here by Rev. Thomas Reisch,
pastor of Zion Lutheran Church. The
license authorizing the ceremony was
granted years ago. The al-
llance was displeasing to the bride-
groom's son, Harry E. Ferguson, a
former Prothonotary of the Blair
County Court, who hid the license
The death of the son last week re-
leased the leense from custody and
the wedding followed.
twenty
ine Grove Pine Grove has a
school tax collector who received the
job by contract The board and the
regular tax collector could not agree
as to commission and advertised for
Harry Carl, a prominent bar-
York.—J. M. Grove, 1. C. Grove,
Benjamin Chaffer and I. F. Grove, all
of Glen Rock, were fined seventy-five
dollars and costs of prosecution by
Judge Wanner, charged with, poliut-
fing Codorus Creek,
The costs amounted to $750.
Hollidaysburg.—A physical endur-
ance test was responsible for
of Altoona, at Frankstown, in the
could stay under
water two minutes. It was
Harrisburg. — William H. Eyles, a
Pennsylvania Rallroad freight con-
killed. He had been in the Pennasyl-
vania service for twenty-five years
and formerly lived in Columbia.
Steelton.— Two cases of infantile
paralysis were discovered here, the
first in this county for some time and
fmmediate steps were taken by the
State Health authorities to observe
the cases.
Reading. —Truant Officer George
D. Stoeckel instituted a suit for five
thousand dollars damages against
Stephen 8B, Wisser and Charles F.
Wisser, his son, of West Reading, for
injuries received in being run down
by an automobile belonging to the
Wissers last April. Mr. Stoeckel
claims to be permanently injured.
Reading. -~William H. Haag, a
former court house tipstaff here, died
of apoplexy, In his seventieth year.
A daughter, Anna, lost her life in a
factory fire in Newark, N. J., several
months ago and this Is believed to
have hastened his end.
WHY BE WEAK?
Why
dizziness,
suffer backache,
weariness,
headache,
urinary irregu-
|
|
from digordered kidneys when
Doan’'s Kldney
have
sands.
Mrs. A. M.
burn, So
Tenn,
rible
in my back. My
nervous system was
shattered, and noise
of any kind drove
me almost frantic. I was overcome
with dizziness and subject to smother:
fing spells. My eyesight became poor
and kidney secretions were intensely
painful in passage. After doctoring
*sithout help, I began using Doan's
Kidney Pills. In six weeks | was en-
tirely cured.”
Remember the name—Doan’s.
For sale by druggists and general
storekeepers everywhere. Price b0e.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
cured
Mil
“A ter
BAYS:
THE USUAL WAY,
CLooe
She those
ter us,
He—And dislike those who do not
HANDS WOULD CRACK OPEN
We distrust who flat-
“About two months ago my hands
started to crack open and bleed, the
skin would scale off, and the good flesh
would burn and ftch dreadfully. When
my first sore,
small
blisters which They
dreadfully, it just semed as
I could tear the skin all off. 1 would
scratch them and the skin would peel
off, and the flesh would be all red and
crack open and bleed. It worried me
very much, as [I had never had any.
thing the matter with my skin. 1 was
80 afrald I would have to give up my
employment.
“My doctor said he didn’t think it
would amount anything jut It
kept geting worse. One day | saw
a piece in one of the papers about a
lady who had bad the same trouble
with her hands. She had used Cuticura
Soap and Ointment and was cured. |
decided to try them, and my hands
were all healed before [I used ohne
cake of Cuticura Soap and one box of
Cuticura Ointment. | am truly thank-
ful for the good results from the Cutd
cura Soap and Ointment, for thanks
to them | was cured, and did not have
to lose a day from work. 1 have had
no return of the skin trouble”
(Signed) Mrs. Mary E. Breig, 2522
Brown Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Jan.
12, 1811. Although Cuticura Soap and
Ointment are sold by druggists and
dealers everywhere, a sample of each,
with 32.page book, will be malled free
on application to “Cuticura,” Dept. 6
K, Boston,
hands started to get
like
there were blisters water
ftched
though
formed
fo
Incident Overlooked.
A New England farmer, noted for
his uncontrolled temper, became con
verted, according to the 8t. Louis He
publie
A month Iater he was holding forth
to a number of friends and relatives
gathered at the Thanksgiving dinner
table on the subject of his religious
| acter and his kind and forbearing dis
{ position.
| uphold his assertions.
“Jane,” he shouted, “you haven't
| had an unkind word or deed from me
i since 1 got converted—now,
you?
There was a dead silence:
came in meek, yet reminding tones
from the other end of the table.
“Jerome, Jerome, you've forgo: the
time you bit me.”
A Sandwich Filling.
| orackers is made by mixing equal
parts of cream cheese and snappy
cheese with French dressing to a
smooth paste, then stirring In it
chopped red peppers or chopped olives.
This paste should be very creamy and
put on thickly, at least a quarter of an
inch.
or on thin rounds of brown or rye
bread.
0 S—————— AA
Nature's Wise Economy.
“Nature knew what she was doing
when she deprived fishes of a volce.”
“How do you work that out?"
“What if a fish had to cackle over
every egg It lald 7" Toledo Blade.
Rheumatism, Neura and Bore Throat
will Jot re under i Jane roof with
amling izard world’s best
miment for the relief of all pain.
The friends of humanity will de
precate want whatever I may ap
pear.—~Washington.
COMMERCIAL
Weekly Review of Trade and
Market Reports.
Bradstreet's says:
“House trade at many of the largs
centres has been improved to a con-
siderable extent by the presence
numerous visiting buyers Staple
commodities, such as dry
wool, print cloths and clothing, show
the effects of the better buying move-
ment. With no
disposition to load up or to speculate
as to the future. In fact, the tenden-
cy is to.buy sparingly
developments. Under the circum-
stances, trade may be termed disap-
pointing, but there is a tendency to
look for better things, now that Con-
gress has adjourned and that one dis-
turbing feature tariff legislation
is, temporarily at least, relegated
to the more or less distant future
“Business failures in the United
States for the week ending August
24 were 198, against 215 last week,
¢65 in the like week of 1910, 201 in
15309, 236 in 1908 and 167 in 1907.
"Wheat, Including flour, exports
the United States and Canada
the week aggregate 3,422,476
against 3,607.53¢65 last week, and
1,203,814 this week last
“Corn exports for
329.610 bushels, against S68
week and 136,169 in 1810.”
| Wholesale Markets
NEW YORK
new, No. 2
all there is
from
for
tons,
Year,
week are
5&1 last
the
Wheat
She levat » f
JOC elevator ang U
fob aBBoat; No. 1 her Duluth,
Sfob
Spot easy,
red, 2
Nort
afloat
ne 9 AnPE - 0
orn spot firm, No, 2 i «C
vator domestic basis arrive,
ob afloat export grade
Spot steady; stand-
45%: No. 2, 46;
No, 4 44
white an hile
sis, 10
and Tie f
ig LR A
White
rd {
ard white,
Oats
new,
v0. 3 45;
Q 44%; natural
d, 44@ 48%
Cheese firm; receipts, 1,285
tate, whole milk, colored and
13% ¢; do
while, average fancy,
steady. rece
white,
ip
boxes
Mir
white,
gpecials,
vd
Kegs
Fresh
gathered dirties,
be: No. 2. 14
Potatoes firm;
$2.75@Q ad seconds
whites, NO 3.
: $31.20 81.75;
per bri, $2.50
eels, per basket,
25
Eweels,
: Jersey sw
$1.50 1.62
PHILADELPHIA - Wheat un-
changed
Corn steady; No. 2 yellow for
trade, 713@ 3% ¢
Oats dull, unchanged
Butter firm;
% GG
V, oH
extra Western cream-
nearby prints, 31
Eggs firm; Pennsyivania and other
nearby firsts, free cases, $6.30
current receipts, free cases,
Western firsts, free
do. current re-
$§5.55@6.00 per
: do
per
case. do
£86.00
cases, $6 30 per cage
ceipts, free
case
per case;
Canes,
Cheese New York
do. fair
firm; full
r 1" .
to
fancy, 13% ¢;
good, 13@ 13%
Live poultry steady;
@1%c; old roosters, 10@10%%;
epring chickens, 15 @ 18; ducks, old,
13@ 14; 12@ 13.
BALTIMORE Wheat Settling
prices No. 2 red Western,
“2%; 91%; No. 3 red,
58%; No 2 red, 88%:
Western, 885,
The closing was easier Spot and
August, 1G 91% c; September, $1144
@ 981%; December, 95% G 95%
Corn spot, €8%¢ nominal;
631% bid
Butter
Creamery,
Creamery,
Creamery,
{reamery,
Creamery, prints 26@ 29
Cheese. ~The market is
We quote jobbing prices,
14% @ 16 %e
Eggs Maryland, Pennsylvania
and nearby firsts, 20¢c; Western firsts,
Creams,
fowls, 14
do. young.
were
contract,
steamer,
steamer, No. 2 red
year,
fancy
choice
good
imitation 20@ 22
per Ib,
19a19 4%;
$4 G10.
heavy, 1l4e¢;
spring,
medium,
do, small
large, 15%;
15%; old roosters, 9.
12¢;
fo
--Young, per pr, 1bc: old, 20.
Live Stock
supply light; choice,
prime, $6 25@ 6.60.
Hogs lower, receipts, 10 double
mediums, $8.10@ 8.16; heavy York-
$R8.10@8.15; light Yorkers,
$R.10@ 8.15; pigs, $7.000 7.75;
roughs, $8 5¢@ 7.00.
KANBAS CITY, MO.—Cattle—Re-
ceipts, 4,800 head, including 1,500
Bouthern; market steady to weak:
Southern strong to 10c¢ higher;
dressed beef and export steers,
$7@7.20; fair to good, $5.35@ 6.90;
Western steers, $4.60a7.30; stockers
and feeders, $3.50@ 5.65; Southern
steers, $3.90@ 5.25; Southern cows,
$2.95@ 4.50; native cows, $2.68
@ 5,25; native heifers, $3.85@ 7.25;
bulls, $2G 4.76; calves, $4© 7.25.
Hogs—Receipts, 6,000 head; mar.
ket 10c to 16c lower; bulk of sales,
odd.
Sr
invites disease,
Here is proof:
and herbs.
My limbs were cold. X
nights.
has worked a miracle for me.
period of life.
a fibroid growth.
“Two doctors
thankful
Ididsoandl
I am very
tood the test for years.
C
fe
Made exclusivel
to write
Reckoning by Degrees.
It was one of those warm spring
days when the temperature suddenly
stems unbearably torrid i helma,
four years of age. broke off her play
to plead thus with her mother:
“Oh, mother, please let me take
off some of my clothes! I'm a whoie
petticoat too hot!”
For COLDS and GRIP
Hicks' Carvpins is the best remedy—re
Heves the aching and feverishness cures the
Ooid and restores normal conditions It's
liquid eects immediately 10. 3c. , and 5c
Al drug stores
Young people should reverence thelr
parents when at home, strangers when
abroad, and themselves when alone
and at all times.— Massillon
Mra Winslow's Soothmg Srrup for Children
teething. softens the gama, reduces inflamma
ton, aiiays pain, cures wind collie, 30e a bottle.
When a man proposes {0 & WOmAanD
his words have a double meaning.
She has
Mass. mw
stimulate the torpld liver, strengthen the di
Jeative organs, regulate the bowels, cure sick
eadache. Ugequated ns an
ANTI-BILIOUS MEDICINE.
Elegantly suger coated. Small dose. Price, 28¢
MOTHER GRAY'S SWEET
POWDERS FOR CRILDREN
Relieve Feverishoess, Constipe.
tion, Colds and correct disorders of
the stomach and bowels. sed by
Mother: for 28 years. At all Drug
gists 25. Sample mailed FRER.
TRADE mang Address A. 6. Olmeted, Le Rep, B ¥,
WE BUY OLD GOLD
Bliver, Platinum, Old Jewelry, False Teeth of ail
kinds. Highest prices paid. PENN SMELTING &
REFINING WORKS. B08 Filbert Street, Philadelphia,
DEFIANCE STAR
other starches only 12 ounoss—eame price
“DEFIANCE™ IS SUPERIOR QUALITY.
It ounces tO
the package
Do you sometimes
Do you bave a poor epe-
Are
{as am
you
you will. Dr. P
to work.
It will set your lazy liver
in your stomach, snd
It will purify your blood.
fitting, easy boots, because
long wear, same as