Children Cry for Fletcher's The Kind Yon Have Always Bought has borne the signa ture of Chas. H. Fletcher, and has been iuario under hia personal supervision for over 30 years. Allow no one to deceive you in this. Counterfeits, Imitations and 44 .Tust-as-good " are but experiments, ami endanger tli« health of Children—Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. It de stroys Worms and allays Feverisbness. For more than thirty years it has been in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind Colic, all Teething Trou bles and Diarrhoea. It regulates the Stomach and Bowels, assimilates the Food, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea—The Mother's Friend. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of In Use For Over 30 Years T H R* CFNTAUH COMPANV, R* K W YORK CITY. "Christmas Comes But Once a Year* 9 And many victims of "gift" cigars are glad of it. If it were the proper thing to do they would insist upon King Oscar 5c Cigars for then they would have a quality smoke every time they opened the box. What's worth doing is w.orth doing well —particu- larly when you give cigars as a Christmas gift. Remember, King Oscar Cigars have been on many persons' gift lists straight running for 23 years. Box of 25, $1.15 Box of 50, $2.25 Box of 100, $4.50 C. R. BOAS Moderately Priced Jeweler & Silversmith Christmas Gifts For Women we can suggest nothing better than a Watch Bracelet; useful and at the same time ornamental, and growing more popular every year. For Men our Sterling Silver Belt Buckles, with genuine leather belts, solve the gift problem right off. 214-216 Market Street Established 1850 ■ THE cH RI STMAS 1 1 BIBLE GIVING PLAN 1 1 1 I I J A MAGNIFICENT || *8 bible ' SELF-PRONOUNCING TEXT PK LARGE CLEAR TYPE BOUND IN GENUINE FRENCH V MOROCCO, ABSOLUTELY jg 9 M ™ WITH NEW SERIES OF HELPS, jjgjjj SgfS ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS fgg BRING THIS COTJPOn to our office with 98 cents (which covers iMi cost of packing, transportation from factory, checking, clerk hire and other Wl expense items i, and this Bible will be delivered to you. If the Bible is to VM' gjgfl .be mailed, send IS cents extra for postage. flgßj ;THE TELEGRAPH ~ 1 Try Telegraph Want Ads TUESDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH DECEMBER 8, 1914, GUARD OFFICERS 10 i RECEIVE INSTRUCTION Col. Hutchison Has Nearly Com pleted Plans For Three-year ! Educational Course Colonel Joseph B. Hutchison of the Eighth Regiment of the National Guard of Pennsylvania, has nearly completed his plans for a three year educaUonal course for his officers. The course of study will be open for officers, and selected noncommissioned officers. Captain George C. Jack of the Gov ernor's Troop, will have charge of the troop school. To conform to the orders of the divi sion of militia affairs of the United States Army. Major General C. Bow Dougherty, division commander of the National Guard of Pennsylvania, is determined to have his officers skilled In every phase of military training, so far as citizen soldiery can afford to give the time. He feels that the in struction which will be termed as the armory schools, and under supervision of United States army officers on duty with the State as inspector-Instructors, will make every commissioned officer Capable, and to this end announces that certlcates of proficiency will be awarded to those passing the tests at the final examinations. Any noncommissioned officer select ed by his immediate commissioned superior officer will also be allowed to take the course along with the officers, and If successful at the examinations will be awarded certificates of eligi bility for promotion to higher grades. j All officers who have been commis- j sloned since the last school year will: be required to take the basic course, those who have satisfactorily com pleted the basic course will take the' regular course, and all officers who i have satisfactorily passed examina- 1 tions in given subjects of the regular! course, or hold certificates of profi- i ciency in all subjects of the regular; [course, will take the post-graduate i I course. Questions for the final examinations I will be issued by General Dougherty, | and they will be held Immediately fol- j lowing the completion of the given subjects. All officers below the grade' of major are to be examined by a! board consisting of three field officers of their regiment. All field officers of! each regiment will be tested by the colonel, and the papers, after being marked, will be sent to the United States army Inspector-instructor on duty with the regiment for his infor- , mation and return as part of the regi-j mental records. A certificate of proficiency for each subject will be issued to each officer when he attains an average of 6" per j cent or better. Any officer obtaining a mark of 80 j per cent, or better will be exempt for a period of two years from the date! of examination on the subject In the! event of his subsequent promotion, j Similarly an officer making 85 per cent, or better will be exempt for three | years and those making 90 per cent, j or better will be exempt for five years. J Tree Ornaments Cost Twice as Much as Before European War It will cost just twice as much to enjoy the sparkling sights of the an nual Christmas tree this Yuletlde as it did before the European war. Prices on tree ornaments have more than doubled since hostilities began, ac cording to several merchants. For example, glass balls that sold two for five cents last season a i now selling for five cents each. To. and dolls are selling at the same , rices asked for last season. American man ufacturers have supplied Harrlsburg stores with a large amount of toys, j DIAMONDS Increase in value each year. Our ! stock this year is unusually large and i attractive. Prices are right. H. C. Claster, Gems, Jewels, Silverware, 302 Market Street. Adv. SPLINTER CAUSES DEATH Special to The Telegraph Lebanon, Pa., Dec. B.—Cyrus Long, of Reinoehlsville, a suburb of this city, died on Monday as the result of a slight wound on the finger, leaving a wife and eight small children in des titute circumstances. Long, who was 42 years old, employed the Thanks giving holiday in making a chicken coop, and in this operation his finger was injured by a splinter. Blood poisoning developed to a most pro nounced degree before physicians were called and he died in great agony. HITCHCOCK WANTS NEUTRALITY LAWS OF U. S. EXTENDED ] Special to The Telegraph Washington, D. C., Deo. 8. A radi- j cal extension of the neutrality laws of i the United States was proposed in a bill 1 introduced yesterday by Senator Hitch cock, of Nebraska, forbidding the ship- ! ment from the United States of arms; and ammunition to be used against i countries with which the United States i Is at peace. Mr. Hitchcock also pre- j sented a resolution, which the Senate • passed without objection, calling for i information as to shipments of arms j and ammunition to Europe since the! outbreak of the war. FRANK IS DENIED WRIT Special to The Telegraph Washington, D. C„ Dec. 8. The 1 Supreme Court of the United States yesterday, without opinion, denied the writ of error asked by counsel for lieo M. Frank, who was convicted in a Georgia court of the murder of Marv Phagan, a factory girl, in Atlanta, in 1013. In the opinion of lawyers, yes terday's action of the high court ends all hope of legal redress for Frank, except pardon or commutation of sen- I tence by the Governor of Georgia. GENERAL KILLED IIY AVIATOR Special to The Telegraph London, Dec. 8. A Berne dispatch ' to the Morning Post says the Bavarian \ press reports that Major-General von Meyer, while entering a motor car, was killed by an arrow shot by a hostile aviator. POPE ASKS YCLETIDE TRICE } VrgM Warring Nations to Suspend ! Hostilities During Holidays Special to The Telegraph Rome, Dec. 8. Pope Benedict is ' urging that an understanding be ar ranged between the warring nations under which a truce will be possible during the Christmas holidays. It is said, however, that the Pope has , little hope for the success of his ef forts. SCHOOL BOARD REORGANIZED Special to The Telegraph Dillsburg, Pa., Dec. 8. Dlllsburg school board reorganized by electing J. S. Kapp. president; D. W. Beitzel, vice-president. The other officers of the board, elected in July, are: C. W. Gross, secretary; W. P. Deardorff, treasurer. PILES CI'RED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS Druggists refund money If PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles. First ap plication gives relief. 00c. Adver tisement, A A_Ciean Sweep of Everything The Great Closing Out Sale Is On IH have shaved''terms' 'aL'^'f " st " ( |"~ we have annihilated prices—wo I We are selling Pianos as fast as we can wait on the customers. 1 down to a shadow—we have taken old reliable I We are selling Pianos Cheaper than they have ever been sold in the BErgS standard high grade pianos and literally shot th.. nrWo tn s entire history of the business. Can you imagine such pianos as We are going to sell everv tiiann ~ atoms. w you see depicted in this paper here to-day. Look at the prices and BH . . w Piano and organ, regardless of prices or I terms. This sale has taken on such enormous proportions that it vve mu st convert this tremendous stock into cash or con- I is he >' on < 1 t he hounds of human comprehension. People are I tracts at once. A brand new full size upright grand nim.. I flocking from all over the State of Pennsylvania. We have sold HiliS into your home with a stool and a scarf fr „ho delivered R pianos within a radius of 200 miles of Harrisburg and every train, H|| of $2 down an,i L ~, a , B for onl > and on terms and every electric car brings a load of buyers from the neighbor- BB and JI a week, will give you a faint idea of the over- ln K towns. This is the event of a lifetime in Harrisburg. Its like I whelming values we are offering. This Is your one great and irr-.nri wiU never again be duplicated. Our floors are jammed with buy- HH opportunity. Grasp it. ' ora and Pianos. The doors open at 8 o'clock be here when the doors I | F°u r Big Piano Specials Now on Sale li tin I tifui scarf. ifflhwiAiiilr IflHfclMlV iMMbF ©IU ■ R give you a com- E bination bench. Here is a "WHITMAN" Piano. This instru- « ninv,> piano for $lO6. You cannot DOWN I WE keep y°" r pliy- rm-nt needs no Introduction to the American '"nrefiht" what a tremendous bargain this vv | er |n tuno fo|i onc , ment needs no introduction to tne American pianQ rea „ y , s unless you come to thls store «2 A I ■ I P ublic - 11 is one of the bl -' Bt ever created by and Hfie „ We have cut the prlce to the one w »av Kuarantee tow a craftsman. We have slashed the price to above. The terms are $2.00 down—sl.oo a WEEK I oon nv B $125. The terms ar $2 down $1 a week. I week. pf the house. M ———*—^ **"""** m to snn. This li OME Pi AND n Another beautiful new piano with the price p , ano lfJ reC ognized by unprejudiced musical H slaughtered to S9B. Free stool, scarf, delivery authorities as being one of the world's best A_ B IL , , „ . pianos. IrrespecUve of any piano ever manu- and tufiinsr. Investigate this piano. It is the factured. Come in and see this. Look at the ' B chance of a lifetime. Note the terms. price and terms on this instrument. RKgi _ ... _ ~ "I 1 Open Evenings Until 9 O'clock ' ll We Pay Railroad Fare We Will Hold Any Piano and Pay Freight to Out lAI v r* lOfl A ( A and Deliver It Christinas of Town Buyers. f f IIIICI I idllU vUe Eve if You Say So. . 23 N. 4th St. H. M. Eldridge, Mgr. Harrisburg, Pa. . 7
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