10 The Strongest Man in the World is only a baby when he lies on his back and takes orders from a rebellious stomach and a trained nurse. The best food to coax back the digestive organs to natural vigor is Shredded Wheat a food for invalids and athletes, for youngsters and grown-ups—contains all the body- .., : 0 building material in the whole wheat • grain made digestible by steam-cooking, $ shredding and baking. The deli- 0 J|i [ : v ; " cate, porous shreds of baked wheat t |£ ; £ are retained and digested when the \ % ■ stomach rejects all '• ?' other foods. J Made in America ||||| Two Shredded Wheat jjlj ed in the even "-5533^ of five or iia jf- . HH CHRISTMAS CANDY | GORGAS has it the kinds she likes beautifully boxed—possibly the largest variety of high grade choco lates in the city. Liggett's Chocolates Belle Mead Sweets 80<\ SI.OO. $ 1.50 60<\ 80<\ SI.OO __ _ , Park & Tilford Mary Garden 80c SI.OO Maxfield Parish Fenway's Chocolates ~, Allegretti Chocolates 60<- Norris Chocolates Savory Chocolates 80<*, SI.OO 40<* Gorgas Drug Stores 16 N. THIRD ST. PENNA. STATION ') Tlteruj Ck'uat'hva* In Every Box of King Oscar 5c Cigars Let him find a box of these fragrant joy-bringers among his gifts Christmas and he will think gratefully of the giver with every pleasing puff. Regularly Good For 24 Years of 25, $1.15 Box of 50, $2.25 Box of 100, s4.so^^^^ Big Fire Didn't Harm Dare's Coal Only the -frame structure of the J. E. Dare coal pockets was destroyed in the big fire last week. The cccl was unharmed and business is going on as usual. To meet the unusual conditions of loading and hauling the force of men has been doubled. Ar rangements have been made to take care of the regu lar trade and old customers are notified that they need not order from other dealers but can get clean, high grade coal of all kinds and sizes as usual. J. E. DARE , i Seventeenth and Chestnut Sts. / \ The Telegraph Bindery Will Rebind Your Bible Satisfactorily THURSD^ Y EVENINC * HARR.ISBURG TELEGRAPH DECEMBER 23, 1915. OWN ADMISSION MAY COST SBSO "Hardscrabblc" Property Own er's House in Question at Tomorrow's Meeting mhmbm The admissln of JJfj )( ill a. "Hardscrabble" . (A, . —property owner ifS that he believed I — sS ' ,is ' louse becn ' moved to Its pres ] 7"-*"*' •'*> ent location since 18T1 lias led the 'Hi m ;t cl^for a supplemental j hearing on the | schedule at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning in the City Council chamber. The program of benefits and dam ages was exhibited Monday but since t hat hearing at least one of the inter ested house owners mentioned that he understood his residence was not erected prior to 1871 but had been moved from a site a few blocks away, to the west side of Front street. If this be true the property owner in question will come within the time limit prescribed by law which re stricts the board of viewers from al lowing damages 011 any improve ments, including dwellings, boat houses. etc., placed on the ground on 1 the west side of the street between Herr and Calder streets after 1871. The viewers had allowed the property owner in question SBSO damages but if it is proven that his house was placed on the affected district since the act became operative, this Sinn will be deducted and he will be awarded only the ground value of hi* property. The hearing, it iB believed will lead to other developments of a similar character. The city yester- j day filed its bill lor experts and other witnesses. This totals s7ll. Tax Collectors to Meet To-morrow, ■ —All the county tax collectors will j meet to-morrow with the county com missioners to present their tax ex oneration list for 1915. The commis sioners who are clearing the decks for their departure from office at the end of next week will put in a busy day with the lists. Preparing: Pinal Court T.ist. Work has been started by Prothono tnry Harry F. Holler on the prepara tion of the final argument list for 1915. The last argument court of the year, and Incidentally the final regu lar session of court Is scheduled for Tuesday, December 28. Grip Postpones Sale. The sale of some of the properties of the W. P. Zartman Lumber Company which was scheduled to be held yesterday on the courthouse steps was postponed until January " because of the Illness of both F. A. Witmer, the trustee, and 11. S. Knight, his attorney. Both, it is understood, are suffering from at tacks of "grip." MILITARY TRAINING AT HARVARD ADVOCATED Cambridge, Mass.. Dec. 23. Ex- President Roosevelt has written an ar ticle for the Harvard Advocate of De cember 8 entitled "Harvard and Pre paredness," in which he advocates the establishment of an efficient system of thorough military training at Har vard. PERFECT HEALiii 13 EVERY WOMAN'S BIRTHRIGHT. When a girl becomes ft woman, when a woman becomes a mother, when a woman passes through the changes of middle life, are the three periods of life when health and strength ore most needed to withstand the pain and dis tress often caused by severe organic disturbances. At these critiocl times women are best, fortified by the use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, an old remedy of proved worlh that keeps the entire female system perfectly regulated aad in excellent condition. Reading, Pa. —"I was badly run ®down some years ago. I was in a tired-out, worn out condition. '? After taking two bottles of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Proscription I fel! ffifa taken six bottles. It is a very goot' medicine and I was pleased anc satisfied with It."— M;:s. D. H. Lltfeu. 322 Franklin Street, Reading, Pa. Mothers, if your daughters are weak, lack ambition, are troubled with head aches, lassitude and are pale and sick ly, Dr. Pierce's Favorite Proscription is just what they need to surely bring the bloom of health to their cheeks and make them strong and healthy. Sick women are invited to consult Dr. Pierce, by letter, free. Address In valids' Hotel, Buffalo, X. Y. The modern improvement in pills —Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They help Nature, instead of fighting with her. Sick and nervous headache, bili i oneness, enstivenese, and all derange ments of the liver, stomach and bowels I are prevented relieved, cured. tAsk The Merchants For Whom We Worß As To Our Ability We will gladly furnish you with the list, but here's a good plan: Notice the clean est windows — WE "DID" THEM. Harrisburg Window Cleaning Co. OFFICE—BOB EAST ST. Hell Phone 031-J | East End Republican Club Has Xmas Tree I Party and Supper The members of the Bast End Re publican Club hart a Christmas parly ,I at their rooms last evening. A big Christmas tree with Santa Claus pres ents for all made the evening lively. I An oyster supper was served. I The members have not forgotten j their effort to have the county com- I inlssioners adopt the mothers' pension law, resolutions for which were adopt fl ed at a recent meeting. The commlt . j tee will get in touch with the new j commissioners and advocate the adop , tlon of the law In this county. The committee is as follows: John S. ttoppee, chairman, George W. 110- verter, Harry C. Oves. George W. • I Shuler and Thomas J. Bell. 'I The meeting night of the club, | I which since (he organization of the . I club, only a short time ago, has been a ' held on Wednesday night, was changed I to Tuesday of each week. 'Cross River Traffic ; Roadway Under N. C. R. R. Inspected by Manning t An Informal survey of the 'cross-river traffic way possibilities was made this i morning by Edward S. Herman, presi dent of the City Planning Commission; ' City Planner George \V. Reily, Assist l ant Park Superintendent .1. R. HofTert . and Park Expert Warren H. Manning. Mr. Manning came on hero to attend i the session of the city commission rela . tlve to the placing of the Llonato stau ary, "The Dance of Eternal Spring." The city officials plodded all over the . section or country in the vicinity of the proposed Improvement. This scheme calls for the widening of the subway 1 Just north of Wormleysburg .and the i extending of a broader road through . the tiny village to lead between the • hills to the north of Camp Hill. The route the officials considered favorable ; provides for a junction of this road ' with the old Ferry street intersection ' in Camp Hill. In time a junction can • • made with the Carlisle plko so that • ;i!u- old river road can be more readily i . leached without requiring the use of I the subway just south of the Market street bridge entrance. . Department of Labor to Have Governor as Xmas Party Guest An informal Christmas celebration, which Governor Brumbaugh has been invited to attend, will be held in tho House caucus room to-night by the members of the Department of Dabor , and Industry, including the Work men's Compensation Bureau and the State Workmen's Insurance Fund. The members of the Executive Depart ment have also been invited to this celebration. Commissioner John Price Jackson will preside. A decorated Christmas tree will be a feature of the event and remembrances and small gifts will be exchanged among the members of the participating branches of tho govern ment. F. F. Unger is chairman of the committee of arrangements for the Department of Labor and Industry and Allen L. Allen, assistant manager of the State Workmen's Insurance Fund, is the chairman of the com mittee from that department. DAVID HARI'M STORY But It's In Stores Instead of in Horseflesh An action that has some of the ear marks of an old-fashioned horse trade except that the transaction in question was in stores instead of horseflesh, was begun in the Dauphin county courts this morning when Charles Kohn brought suit against Joseph Hoffman, a Lykens haberdasher, to re cover damages for failure to complete the store deal. Kohn contends that he offered Hoff man $5,000 for his store and paid SSOO down to bind the bargain. Before the sale was closed, however, Hoffman made an Inventory and found that the stock he believed worth but $5,000 was really worth $7,500. Consequently, Kohn claims Hoffman refused to sell the store at all —and frankly declined to return the SSOO, so Kohn began the action to recover the SSOO and what ever additional sum a jury may think he Is entitled. MAN, AGED 98, DIES John A. Walzer, aged 93, died this afternoon at the home of his daugh ter, Mrs. K. R. Scheele, of 1256 Wal nut street. Death was due to compli cations. Mr. Walzer formerly resided In Charles street, but for some months had been making his home with his daughter. The funeral arrangements will be announced later. PRE-RAPHAELITE PAINTER DIES London, Dec. 23. Arthur Hughes, last of the pre-Raphaellte painters, died at Kew yesterday. He was a friend and fellow-worker of John Millais, Gabriel Rossetti, William Holman- Hunt, John Ruskin and William Nor ris. BEAUTIFUL XMAS PRESENTS at Black's Art Store, 117 Market St. Framed pictures in water colors and oil. OH, water-color and china out fits. We do the finest picture framing in the city, and will fill all picture framing orders up to the day before Christmas. There will be no disap pointments.—Advertisement. •8* , O j | Ends Dry, Hoarse or ;; Painful Coughs * Quickly • > f A simple, Hone-Made Remedy, V T Inexpensive but Uneqnaled Y The prompt and positive results given by this pleasant tasting, home-mad# cough syrup has caused it to be used in more homes than any other remedy. It 1 gives almost instant relief and will usual- j jly overcome the average cough in 24 hours. Get 2% ounces Pinex (50 cents worth)'! ' from any drug store, pour it into a pint 1 bottle aiid fill the bottle with plain granu- j lated sugar syrup. This makes a full I Bint — a family supply—of the most ef- ■ fective cough remedy at a cost of only 54 ! cents or less. You couldn't buy as much j readv-made cough medicine for $2.50. j Easily prepared and never spoils. Full directions with Pinex. The promptness, certainty and ease | with which this Pinex Syrup overcomes ! a bad cough, chest or throat cold is truly 1 remarkable. It quickly loosens a dry, i hoarse or tight cough and heals and soothes a painful cough in a hurry. With a persistent loose cough it stops the for* [ mation of phlegm in the throat and bron chial tubes, thus ending the annoying | hacking. Pinex is a liiglilv concentrated com pound of genuine Norway pine extract, rich in guaiacol and is famous the world over for its splendid effect in bronchitis, wflooping cough, bronchial asthma and winter coughs. To avoid disappointment in making this, ask vour druggist for "2% ounces i of Pinex," and don't accept anything ! else. A guarantee of Absolute satisfac ! tion, or money promptly refunded, goes i with this preparation. The Pinex Co., | Ft. Wayne, Ind. j. , RRADODAIITKIiI rOR SHIRTS SIDL* & SIDE* GRAND finish to a prosperous f I season. Great achievements in spire still great out to do as much business between now and Christmas as we an inducement to our patrons we have made the most liberal history of this store's existence. you on the books and we hope you will see the light and take advantage of this special offer. No Annoying Questions and No Red Tape fjm Ladies' Dep't Gents' Dep't Ladies' Suits sl2 to $25 Men's Suits sl2 to $25 Ladies' Coats . . $5.85 to S3O Men's Overcoats .sl2 to $25 Mmmk Ladies' Dresses, $3.85 to $25 Men's Mackinaws $5 to $8.50 Ladiel' Furs, . $7.50 to $35 Boys' Suits ..$2.85 to $7.50 Ladies' Skirts .$3 to $8.50 Boys' Overcoats $3.85 to $lO Many useful gifts such as Sweat {[\\ ers, Hats, Girls' Coats, Girls' Dresses and Waists. [¥]UVINGSTON'Stq 9 South Market Square Christmas Exercises in Many City's Schools Interesting exercises were held to-day In many schools. The decor ations Included Christmas trees and greens. At the Calder building under the direction of John P. Scott, princi pal, an elaborate program was ob served. The participants included: Harry Finley, Arthur Scott, James Barns, Norman Proctor, George John son, James Spencer, the Misses Sam ple, Ethel Shack, Marguerite Dennis, Ella Colbert, Ada Bartlett, Bessie Rob inson, Miss Price, Miss Taylor, Earl Parker, Pauline Miller, Matilda Hen son, Arietta Scott, Ruth Moore, Ro maine Clemens, Edgar Holten, Fanny, Amos, Francis Norris, Joseph Tolli ver, Esther Johnson, Matilda Strange, Ella Strange. At the Webster building Miss Julia Ryan directed an interesting program this afternoon. Miss Ryan received many gifts, Edwin Rockefeller making the presentation address. The partici pants included Mary Backenstoss, Adele Smyser, Catherine Heyd, Helen Robinson, Edgar Fair, Grace Brown, Margaret Zeiders, Mary Arnold, Ed ward Mcßrlde, Adelaide Ylngst, Lydia Bowman. Jane Patterson, Eeona Nell, and Mattson. Capital City Motor Dealers Show in March I With an attendance of about seven ty-five per cent, of the members pres ent the Capital City Motor Dealers Association haa its first meeting last evening at the Plaza Hotel to decide upon a week most acceptable for their local show of 1916 models. In order no t to conflict with some of the larg er shows that have first call on some of the special exhibits the majority of those present expressed themselves |as fa voring the first, part of March. By this method the cream of the lead ing displays is assumed for the local i people. Another meeting will be held shortly, according to Secretary Barrett, jin order to perfect the details neces- I sary for a successful show and deter - j mine on the hall. THIRD TEETH AT 84 | Nonagenarian Shows' Physical Vigor in Trip to Seashore Ocean City, N. J., Dec. 23.—Jona i lhan Fisher, 94 years old, came from i Vlncentown, Burlington county, to-day to spend the holidays with his daugh ter. Mrs. L» L. Wallace, of this city. Despite his extreme age he made the trip unaccompanied and stood the journey well. Mr. Fisher Is cutting his third set of teeth. He has had his second sight, but now is compelled to wear glasses when reading. BERNHARDT NOT DYING, PARIS DISPATCH SAYS London. Dec. 28.—The report that Sarah Bernhardt is dangerously 111 is characterized In a Havas dispatch from Paris this evening as unfounded. mii PAY OtT DIVIDENDS Special to The Telegraph Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. 2 3.—Three of th« Waynesboro banks declared dividends yesterday, the total amount of the sum to be paid the stockhold ers on January 1 as a result of this action being $14,500. The People's ltank will pay out $6,000, Rank of Waynesboro $4,800 and Cittzeus Bank $4,000. Relief Meeting Receipts Reach Sum of $820,000 New York, Dec. 22.—More than $820,000 has been actually received as a result of the remarkable meeting at Carnegie Hall by the American Jewish Relief Association last night. Basketfuls of envelopes containing money and checks remained to be to taled after the meeting closed, and the greater part of to-day was occupied by this task. The envelopes were taken to the offices of Felix Warburg, of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., and early this morning the work began. It was not until late in the afternoon that it was completed. Red Cross Christmas Seals do real charitable work for the tubercular suf ferers. Help the cause by buying Red Cross seals.—Advertisement. iiHitiii[iiMimiiKi«HmiHiawHmiiNiQ)iiiiiNiiißiDHmHiiiNniiiiiitiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiii[(&niuiimmMi«iiMniMtiniiiiaMiM Thousands have this disease—and You may be afflicted with that in the convenient form of Senreco dread disease of the teeth, pyorr- Tooth Paste, hea, and not be aware of it. It is Senreco contains the best cor the most general disease in the rective and preventive for pyor worldl The germ which causes it rhea known to dental science, inhabits eoery human mouth— Used daily it will successfully pro your mouth, and is constantly try- tect your teeth from this disease, ing to start its work of destruction Senreco also contains the best there. ! harmless agent for keeping the Don't wait until the advanced teeth clean and white. It has a stages of the disease appear in the refreshing flavor and leaves a form of bleeding gums, tenderness wholesomely clean, cool and pleas in chewing and loose teeth. You ant taste in the mouth, can begin nou) to ward off these Start the Senreco treatment terrible results. Accept the ad- tonight—full details in the folder vice dentists everywhere ggfr wrapped around every tube, are giving, and take special /"jfe Symptoms described. A precautions by using a local r —"H| 25c two oz. tube is sufficient treatment in your daily \V for six or eight weeks of the toilet. \ 0 Jtrfl pyorrhea treatment. Get To meet this need for lo- \f7| Senreco at your druggists cal treatment and to enable V / \ today, or send 4c in stamps everyone to take the neces- \ w«"'i or coin for sample tube and sary precautions against folder. Address The Sen this disease, a prominent 1 tanel Remedies Co., 504 dentist has put his own pro- Union Central Bldg., Cin scription before the public SampU»i*» cinnati, Ohio. MMQHiiMuniaHiiMiiwamiuiuiiicGlinffiHmnatsiuMuiaiiimwiiaiiiiiiiiiiirtiZliinnHiiHi'iitiiumiitQiriiaitwiiHmi CLIP THIS COUPON FOR The American Government AND The. Panama Canal By FREDERIC J. HASKIX. The Books That Show Uncle Sam at Work. The Harrisburg Telegraph HOW TO GET THESE TWO BOOKS FOR 98 CENTS Cut this coupon from this paper, present it at our office with 98 cents, to cover the coat of production and distribution, and the set is yours. Fifteen cents extra by mall. SOME FACTS ABOUT THESE BOOKS Both are the same sir.e and bound exactly alike In heavy cloth. Each has about 400 pageß printed on line book paper. Both are profusely illus trated with official etchings, drawings and maps. TO OUR READERS We are distributing these patriotic books solely because of their great educational merit and our belief that they should be in every American home. Surgeon's Knife Saves Boy From Life of Crime * Special to The Telegraph Philadelphia, Dec. 23.—Saved by a surgeon's knife from a life that seem ed destined to wrong-doing, 16-year old J. Willard Borton, of 339 East Wis ter street, Germantown, will spend Christmas Day at his home after a re covery believed to be unparalleled in the local annals of medicine and de linquency. A year ago Willard spent Ihe holi day season at Glen Mills Reformatory, a boyish wreck, sullen, cunning and morose. To-day he looks out upon the world a youth with hope and confi dence, ready to turn a dormant talent for music and mechanics into service to society.
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