orSon%@j Jf "J WHICH w * - Ja Will you take chances with a cold, and risk ca- /' p arrhal trouble? Or will you take Peruna and rid mail or telephone. TUESDAY EVENING. Elaborate Arrangements For Anniversary of Reformation Mechanicsburg, Pa„ Jan. 9. Elab orate preparations are being made for the celebration of the four hundredth anniversary of the Reformation by the following churches: St. John's Luth eran of Shiremanstown, the Rev. 11. K. Lantz, pastor; Trindle Springs Lutheran, the Rev. S. S. Games, pas tor; St. Mark's Lutheran, of Mechan icsburg, the Rev. Dr. H. N. Fegley, pastor and Trinity Lutheran, of Me chanicsburg, the Rev. H. Hall Sharp, pastor. Services will be held on Sun day evening in the First United Breth ren auditorium with a chorus of one hundred voices. The speakers will be the Rev. L. D. Wolfe, I). D„ of Balti more, Md., and the Rev. A. Steimle, D. D., of AUentown. AMUSEMENTS i- N {WILDER IMATS'8:3010>I5: MOV.—TUBS WED. A NEW AND BEAUTIFUL MUSICAL COMEDY ACT THE MIDNIGHT FOLLIES Surrounded by 4 OTHER KEITH ATTBACTIONS COMING THURSDAY "THE MAN HUNTERS" v ■' AMUSEMENTS Recent Deaths in Central Pennsylvania Marietta. Mrs. Rebecca Wise, of Collinsville, 86 years old, who fell more than a week ago on the icy side walk, died from her injuries last even ing. She is survived by two children and several grandchildren living in York county. Ilighniouiit. Henry Piegler, aged 76 years, a veteran of the Civil War, confined in two prisons, died last night from a complication of diseases. He was the last of his family. Haiiihritfgc. John Yeager, aged 64 years, died yesterday from a compli cation of diseases. He was a member of several secret organizations and is survived by two sisters. East Lampeter. Henry Eby, Jr., oged 74 years, a prominent resident of East Lampeter, died Sunday. He taught school for over 4 5 years, and was deputy recorder of the country a term. Four children and a number of brothers and sisters survive. Sunday. E. P. McCloskey, aged 6 9 years, a retired traveling salesman, died at his home here of a complica tion of diseases. He was a Civil War veteran, a member of the Masons and the Royal Arcanum. Josiah Kurtz, aged 72. a Civil War veteran, died at his home in Turbot ville, of heart trouble. John A. Leinbach, aged 60, a wealthy retired farmer, died of heart trouble at his home. INSURANCE COMPANY ELI-XTS Mechanicsburg, Pa., Jan. 9. At the annual meeting of the Patrons' Mutual Fire Insurance Company yes terday, the following directors were elected for the ensuing year, M. C. Dietz, Jacob Hertzler, John J. Mil leisen and H. W. Shaull, all of Me chanicsburg; D. W. Beattie, of New vile; H. K. Miller, of Huntsdale; J. C. Leib, of Boiling Springs; J. H. Miller, of Shiremanstown; J. S. Meiley, of Sil ver Spring township; W. J. Wagner, G. W. Brindle and C. H. DeVennev, all of Carlisle. WEDDING AT SUNBURY Sunbury, Pa., Jan. 9. Miss Cath erine Tierney, private secretary to President Judge Cummings, of the Northumberland county courts, and William J. Tracey, of Mt. Carmel, were married at St. Michael's Catholic Church, here yesterday. They left on a southern honeymoon. AMUSEMENTS TO-MORROW J GEORGE SIDNEY In Illn Famous Munlcal Comedy, I'rlcea—Mat. 25c to 50c. Even- InifM, 25c to 91.00. ThurMdny, Mat. and Eve., Jan 11 Chan. Itobln.son's FmnouH Parisian Flirts Special Feature La Pinka Added Attraction! HARMONIST FOUR '" " > TO-DAY ONLY William Fox Presents June Caprice In a plcturlxatlon of happiness, 'The Mischief Maker' A rollicking; romance of love and fun. ALSO THE PATHB NEWS Showing the Philadelphia Mummers' Parade ASU V HI" AI. FUNNY COMEDIES. WEDNESDAY ONE DAY ONLY FRANK KEENAN "The Sin Ye Do" A Play ShowlnK the Power o* the Unwritten I.aw. Thursday, Friday, Saturday "THE MATRIMANIC" v \ Picture of Kan and Thrills. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH ' Reconstruction Scenes in "The Birth of a Nation" The scenes of Reconstruction days in the South shown in 13. \V. Griffith's spectacle, "The Birth of a Nation," are of a great historical value. Some of the most Interesting are those showing the sessions of the South Carolina Legisla ture when that body was controlled by negroes. In the House there were seventy-eight colored members with only forty-six whites, and of those thirty-two were carpetbaggers and scalawags. It was as if society was turned upside down. In place of the control of the old aristocratic states men, was the rule of the most ignorant democracy that mankind ever wit nessed. For a time barbarism had overcome civilization by the force of numbers. The slave was rioting in the halls of his former masters. L.IL.L.IAN GISH James S. Pike, a prominent aboli tionist, and therefore an unprejudiced eye-witness, wrote of those days in his valuable work, "The Prostrate State; South Carolina Under Negro Govern ment:' "The Governor is a South Carolina white man. The Lieutenant-Governor, the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House, the State Treasurer are all of the sable tint. The civilized and educated white race was underfoot, prostrate and powerless, and the Hack barbarian reigned in its stead. "At some of the desks sit colored men, whose type it would be hard to find outside of Congo; whose costumes, visages, attitudes and expressions only betit the forecastle of a buccaneer." The result wa