THE PATRIOT I'ubiisliMl Weekly i>y TUB PATRIOT PU H. IS 111 NO COMPANY, Oilice: No. 1 arptnt I* Avenue Marshall Building, INDIANA, PKNNA 1.4*4-;•) PliO|4 '/. K. Ill..M/ . i .< Ma.. r V. .M'KTI. Italian r. Kl lie ret I hs si*e4>int claj*.- Uia.ti . .- pU-Uiber 2u. i:i . at llie j*>stlliie at Indiana, I Yiuiro <v: uia, umler 11 < Act of March 3. 187:. SU IIBCIII PTION ONKYKAK . . 81.uu } SIX MONTHS. . Tae Aim ui tau tarntgn I aagua m raptn oi 'im.rlca To HELP PRESKBVE THE IDEALS AND SACRED TRAD ITIONB OK THIS, OUR ADOPTED COUNTRY, THE UNITED STATEB OF AMERiCA ;To REVERE 118 LAWB AND IN SPIRE OTHERS TO OBEY THEM; T> TRIVE UNCEASING LY TO QUICKEN TilE PUBLIC S SENSE OF C.VIC DUTY; IN ALL WAYS TO AID IN MAKING THIS COUNTRY GREAT ER AND BETTER THAN NVE FOUND IT. Ths River Tigris. The river Tigris appears Im the book of Genesis ns fliddokrt. out* of the four *fcead" Iniu which the river of IMea ■ras parted. Tlie name by which re knew It doe* not exactly "menu" tiger, for tlie con ect way of put ring ii Is that both 'Tiger" and "Tigris" mean iu Persian swift as au arrow. "Euphrates" IM a Greek version of tlie Fee inn llu frat. which signifies "the good altound lag" and r*|H*serits the <ld Asiatic Bu •rat or Furor, akiu to our verb "|)our." i Long Lived Tenny9n*. The Tennyson family was noted for tts longevity. Miss Matilda Tennyson died iu her uiiiety-iilnth year- Charles was seventy-one at the time of his death; Mary, seventy-four; Emilia, sev ent.v-elcht; Alfred, jxxt laureate, clgli ty-iliree: Frulcri k. ninety-one; Arthur, elrhty five: Horatio, eighty, aud Ce efiia. ninety two. The Exception. **lf at first you doa't succeed, try, try again." "That's good theory, but it hm'fc Al ways wise practice." "Why not?" "1 ottce tried to paper a room tnyaalf. I didn't succeed, but I assure you that toy experience taught me never to try It again."- Detroit Free Treat. BELGIAN CHILDREN SEND GIFTS TO PRESIDENT Simple gifts to the president, his family and Laruinai UibOous from the chnUieu of Belgium show then grat itude for the help we have given their stricken country. The gifts are (left to right): A Jewel case for tin* presi dent. colored cut glass bowi. embroidered chalice case and a pillow for Cardinal Gibbons. Below are u hand painted scroll from a twelve-year-old boy of Liege addressed to "His Excellency Sir Edward NN ilson. president of lite I'nited States, at Washington." A colored pen and Ink sketch of President NVilsou aud the king and queen of the Be Una us. addressed to "The loyal president of free America from a thankful heart ta Liege/' An Insinuation. "They tell me. Mrs. Comenp, yosr donghier went through that reception In her honor without any faux pas." "No such thiug! She had as much of ft as anybody that was there."—&* change. In Sympathy. The two men had met st s dinner party snd were talking In s corner by 4bem>.elve*c "You sec that tuU woman with the sharp nose snd the critical eye?" ask ed one of them. "Yes," said the other quietly. "WelL l"ve watched her for quite awliile. She's always got her nose Into somebody's business. Kb ©'a the last woman I'd marry." "IVhk b show* lo*r strangely ta sym pathy we are." said tbe other without rebutment "She's the last woman I did ioairy "—Exchange. Ths Lacking Bt>oke "Do yon think It would luiprov© my ♦; !©.'* inquired tbe varsity unui who had KM into the crew through fsvor- IfJsiiL. 'lf I were to acquire a faster 6L")ke?*' "!t would Improve the crew." replied th - ifndid rebter. "If you got a purs 4>>K- woke-"— LUILIUU-T*- Uits. All Wronq. The popninr actor had become ■ sol dier. In a hotly contested skirmish he distiusnilshetl himself by his courage *iil imlhintry. "Well, well." sakl he f tlie end of tbe action, "what do yon think of flint? Not a soul's applauding."—New York Post Head For Business. "Has your boy Josh a head for busi ness?" "Yep." ronMvl Farmer t'orntossc' "He's alwa's falklti" about uuikln* MHIMCX- I '''ml o" wbh his au<l< tens IS triM-L fur xvnrk AS lc< lIMTMI | fur " *.4". Correcting a Mistake. "Are you troubled with headache?' "Certainly; you don't suppose I'a pleased with It!"— Exchange. A Csnin* Hil A blind man. guided by a large and athletic dog. went do"i the stiee! the other day. Just as they turned a core ucr the blind mail's dog saw a dog It knew and darted forward in away that threw the sightless mendicant to the ground. lie was speedily assisted to his feet, however, by a waggish passerby, who remarked that he had hear J some remarkable stories of the feats performed by dogs, but this waa the first time he hud ever known oue to pull down the blind.— Exchange. Choice sf Terms. "Have you been Indulging ta reckless speculation again?" "llow can I tell until I see the atock quotations tomorrow whet tier U was reckless speculation or ixrudeut la veafment?"— Washington Star. A Risky Study. "Why have you dropped your pops tar astronomy?" asked the visitor. " 'Cause 1 got too many lickings," confided Tommy. "The other night I told i>s that liars' face was ever chang ing. and ma beard me and thought I mease her fica. Next thing I didn't get any supper and got a licking bo> aides."—Chicago News. gome People Wsn't Pay Cost. "Politeness costs nothing," remarked the ready made philosopher. "That's not always true," replied Mlsa Cayenne. "I have seen it cosi people a terrible struggle."—Waahlng ! tsn Star. i ; Msny Llks Him. Gibbe— BUeou expressed a good deal of sympathy for jioor D ark. Did yu try hlrn for n contribution? Dibb* — No: I know n'lson. ITo's like the let ter "p"— first in pirx- * I :-.* tu beb. — Boston Trftiiscripi OESERTC3 VESSELS. V.'cr.cfc.era Mariner* at Ti.-r.ea May ,*..e_t ct Cca. At least mi. e i.i my life I lure had the fortune to loaid a tie ertea ve. si | at sx-u. 1 say "gvoU fortune" Ik-< a use it has left iue the meaiory tf m i.„pres ion. I have felt u i >i tin* same thing two or three since then when peeping thro, gh r ; y of ;.ii abandoned bouse. .. ili/Ji* Ihiniel Steele in liar •'••zinc. ; : vos'rl was not dead. She i ; o i vs-sci. a sound VCRSCJ. ever .. *... -o . <* * p iu htg - b'nnt browed c . ,• vu;.\ . h.* sai.ed tiude.* font b> i-is ii.Tj. t .*♦ - blue and g'J.ti.rng f cu : '*x 1 h * c* e: known, jt.ul there x - . .> it ■ H { hr n..i.l.ig that one •ou .tl L.;* it ias wrong. And yet 1 s 1..;* n*T at two miles one ki.fj-.i no bund was on her wit* I can imag ine ji x<- - r . e . that moving over (!..•♦_. rr ♦ j .eee of the m? i eanw in ;it 4 gf • l: lif wrll weve it for for that Ku.ggvH.loii cf n stagger, and 1 mi think of all those ocean po.s. La whom uo lau/Auuun v.* lll ever b. lieve. looking at ocv another auJ tapping their forel*eo*ki with jUKt the shadow of U KUiiW. I wonder if they ail scream- these shljw that have lost their souU? Mine streauied. Y/e heard her voice lilce nothing I have ever heard lefore. waea v.e rowxd under her counter to read bvr u.imv—the Murione te it w* of Ilulifax. I remember how it made ine shiver, there in th * full blaze of the KUU. to hear her going ou su. railing and screaming lu that stark fashion. And I remember, Uu, how our footstep, lettering through tlie vacant internals in search of that haggard utterance, t -de me think of the footsteps of hurrying warders roused in the night. And we found a parrot in a cage: that was aIL It wonted water. We gave U water aud went uxvuy to look thing* over, keeping pretty < lose to gether. all of us. Iu tbe quarters the table waa set fur four. Two men had begun to vat. by the evidence of Ihe plates. Nowhere lu the vessel was there any sign of disorder, except one sea chest broken out. evidently lu haute. Her |iix?rs were gone, and the stern davits werv empty. That L how Ihe case stood that day. and that Ls how it stood to this. I saw this mrne Marionette * week later, tied up In a Hobokeu dock, where she awaited uewa from her owners. But even there. In the midst of all the water front bustle. I could not get rid of the feeling that h© was still very far away-in a ort of abipplsb other world. Tbe thing happens now and theu Sometimes half a dozen years will go by witlumf a solitary wanderer of this sort <. rousing the ocean pat ha. uml then in a single season |>erh:iiK several of them will turn up. vacant waifs. Im passive and mysterious. Msehise •u*s. ; Machine guns nre really rifles with a : mechanical feed. whi< h supplies then) i rapidly with cartridges. In nil moder ' patterns they are antomu.ic in action ! The gas jwoduced by the explosion or | shock of the re<-01l opxms the brwh j eje t* the sj>eTit csrtrid e, lords the ! rifle, closes the breech and fires the chnrge. Three complicated operations ars carried sot with extraordinary speed. To give nn example: The Max im can fire at least 450 mood* s min ; ate, or more than seven shots per se - and. and if hi exceptionally good order and cleverly operated can discharge 800 rounds ■ mi an to, —Loudon Tft-Blts. Gsreteeseiwieally fipeaWisg. Simply becanse gluttony la a rice ii does not follow that dyspepsia is a virtue.—Philadelphia Ledger. Clever Scheme* "Blink's wife seems to be quits s m> Sdan." "i"es. she is a fine ptanlst." "How does ahe keep In prattles when she Is away from home?" "She can tea a large muff." "What for?" "Just to keep her haul in!*- Tea* SOD'S Weekly. Ne-ative Cug^cstion. Legend tells itf u Hindu fakir who sx-eined t< havx* a working knowledge 4>f practhal jrs; chilo; v ami made him self rich sell a? p'rtln wu-ker Uisket* iu rlie stivt ts of Cali uita. The pe* uliar viitue of the baskets, he explained t the buyers, lay in tin* fact that if cue tilled his hasl.it wi.li 4rdi uary pehblts. placed himself in a i*x*- eeptive attitude i f mind and stinel th ui with a stick ft.r an hour, each and every pebble would I e trai.stnlite I iuto u ut'yget of goll—provided tlie stirrer xllxl i <t think tf a hi;>po|otamus while stirring. The baskets w:*re odd. but the Mea of a hip'.uiutamus xvas s. tirmiy liveJ in the mines of all tin* purchaser* that uot )t:e f them ever had legitimate grounds ou which to demand his mon ey buck. Colloquialisms. One of the most common surprises in reading is to < ume across in old books what we have ln*en uccustomcJ to tak ing for modern xxilksjuialisuis. NVe have Just struck this; "Why. then, de you walk as If you had swallowed rod?" Where? In Eplctetus. Tb> modern form U likely tu be a |>ker, but we ha-J always looked upon th* xvbote Image as essentially Amerlcon. It is In reading the Ellzaliethaue that this experience Is unst frequent. aL though one is likely to hare It iu read lug any classic. Tbe best colloquial lam* are likely to It* tlie olJewt.—Han per'a Weekly. The Main Point. "1 am glad to say that I bear no man a fmi lge." "But the (>oiut is this: Are you of sufficient importance to make uuy man cure whether you bear him a grudge or uot V-Chicago Herald. Class. Glass was made lu Egypt 3000 B. O. Transparent glass was first manufac tured 710 B. C. London's Oldest Church. St. Bartholomew's Friory church, SinithfioLl. is oldest church la Lou don. dating from 1123. I he High Seae. The high seas are uninclosed ocettu waters three milee and more from low water mark. Adam and Eve. Adam ami Eve laid many advan tages. The principal one was that they esc sued teething.— Mark Twain. Repartee. "Bnt why are .ton In mourning?" "Oh. for my sins." "1 didn't know you'd lost any!" Finger Mails. The growth of the finger nail is an Inch and u half n year. It grows more quickly In summer than In win ter. The nail of the middle finger grows the fastest and that of the thumb the slowest. Tipping It Off. "My boy. never tell another that you kuow more than he does." "Why not pa?" "Ilet-nuse with that warning lie may do a little studying nights and over take yon."—Detroit Free Press. TK DeviTs Sonata. Tarttni. the tneat violinist, after dln hijy Indiscreetly xlreamed that he had made a bargain with the devil for his soul. To prove his powers the evil one seized a vMin and played a sonata of exquisite beauty. Tartlni awoke wit'.i the ringing in his eai*s. committed the music to paper and published it as "The Devil's Sonata." Overdid His Plea. "Ye,s. sir." said the tramp. "I've tnade a lot of money In my time. The trouble was that 1 didn't kuow enough to ha nfr on to it. Could yon let me have a dollar?" "So. my friend." rep'ied the stran per. "I conldn't after the lesson you've Just taught me to hang ou to mine."— Detroit Free Press. Literary. -Oh. 1 simply adore Meredith and h. Mvnlnc and Henry .Innies." said the rushing young person "So do I." said Little llinks. "Ttoev are ierfectl.. dellghiDil It's like send Inu your mind to H lO'IIIIWHIOIH. Er su yon read them hi the original?"*- New York Times. Easily Arnanged. A Bvm fM>b the following teterrau ta a tetecraph uffi<v: "Mm Brown t'enter Street: I announce with grief the death of Umit Jatuex Cmnc qujckly t read the will I believe we nre his heirs John Block " The lelegrsnh clerk, hartar coontexi the words. s|if. "There are two word* tnu msny. sir" "<'m out wph trrW,' " waa the re lly.—Cblcair* News Well? ' Polomon was the wisest as well a* the most married of men—think thai over.—Florida Timee-Unkm. C levee. Fon'* Methee—lmprovise? Why. my iaurhter caa luaproTlae any piece oi muak' pot before har!—Jndfft. Animal Etiquette. Ke one who is at all obeermwt of the ways of animals cam huve failed te notice how gentle hirie dogs, like the 6L Bernard aad the Great Dane, are to their smaller canine fellows, it la rare that a big dog tores upoa one •f the HttJe fellow*, ne matter how sggrnrating and snappy the latter may be Instead, be Invariably treats the small dog's antics with nraffled sod dignified toleranch For there Is a recognised code of etiquette among animals. If you pleese. quite as mocL as there Is among human beincs. in truth, there are act a few respects la which the nnTmats can points on politeness and good behavior to man himself CfJLLfIUX AOTSuE EN FCLiiiSS AGAEiI Wifj's SDoolicg of Galmctto Ko Lunger Hiiii HOFiiS AUD FEAL3 AIiOUSED Former French Prime Mints.er Is Log ical Leader of the Left S<nce Jean Jaures Has Paseed Away—lt Was Thought His Political Life Ended With the Killing of Editor. Farts. "M. Joseph Calllanx—'Tres Wen!' " That brief extract from tbe official report of a recent sitting of the cham ber of deputies rcoorxis a momeutous moment in the war's |iarliniuentury history. It marks the |M>lit 1 al rebirth of a man whose political life, lasiple thought, was ended abruptly by tlie Photo by Amt-iican I'resa Asaoclatlon. Joeai'U CAJLLAUX. bullet with which bis wife killed <us ton Caliuette March ltl, IPI4. Caillaux's words, "very good." the French equlvuU'ut for "hear, bear." were the tirst lie has uttered publicly In the chamber since the murder of the editor of the great Freiu Ii news paper Figaro. They were used to sig oify approvul of the eulogy being U- Uvered by Arlstlde Kriand, the new premier. Muuy other deputies gave vent to similar expressions of saiis ftietlou during M. Rriand's Hjieecli. Imt exiept Caillaux none was tlieme'l worthy of imlivkluul mention in the s'euographie record of the debate. In singling out the laudatory excla mation of M. (.'ail lanx the official a'ei log rap her proved his news sense. nu.J few French newspapers relraiueJ from comnienling upon the fact. * Be tween the lines of the press comments one could read the hopes or the fears aroused by the public re-entry Into the political arena of this one time prime minister of France. And in the lobbies of the Palais Boar lK>ll Hie deputies, ac cording to their political lights, de nounced the glorified Caillaux's brief utterance. None of (Item, however, denied Its sensational slguith-am-e. nl though none knew exactly what It did •Jguify. Caillaux. who from Imrlng liveu tin' moet jKiwerful tlgnre in E'reoch |.sfilties became, after Mine. Call (MUX'S crime, (be most exc< rated man iu Frnuee. is tlie dark horse of the present sit na tion. lie is so dark, iu fact, that not even those faithful follower* who stuck to him through thick and thin really know what he i* driving at. They are sure, however, that he lias a definite plan, and of that his manifold enemies are nl*o aware. A ride from the fact that hla fer*on .tllty Is such that whatever he says finds an Hndien*e. Caillattx's approval of tbe new premier's complimentary refe-cnces to the fkictallatlc groujis nt trncted nttcntin liecHtise since tin dent h trf Jean Jntrres he Is the logical leader of tbe I .eft. Hl* words smote th* ears of his fellow deputies atsire *he clamorous Interruptions of the Right in such away that tliere flitted swiftly nbont the chamber the qnestlon. "Is he going to assume that leadership?" The correct answer to that mte-<tion mar have a very vital and fsrrenchinc effect upon tbe present wsr. Were Callbiux to attain the fxosltkm anion*? The Radical anr! Socinlist elements of which he was deiaived hy his wife's otitrageous act the etsndinr of any ministry of which he did not approve would l>© Insecure Indeed, for without tlie support M (he n mlni-trv con Id long remain In fwvrer. And there Mre few who would deny that the nowadays has no lenders of the .latires s*ainj►—unless tt le Calllanx. That s why "Is he '-emlng l*ck?" has leeome In tbe last few days n universal sub Ject for whis|*rv>d debate in ihe lob bies of the Fa la is Alfbonrh the two words spoken by Palllatix MI the first npj>eararKe of the Br)n:id min Istrv liefore tlie elisintiei formed ttu> firs: definite demountthtlm, of hl> presence on the potttk-d stage bis progress tcuerd the sfs© light ha* is-cn gradual, a oeit unnoticed l an* exi-eju the cos<rt obeervers John 11. Pterve, Attorr.rj. APPLICATION FOK OKI) Klt OF PU VATK SALE OF HEAL ESTATE. Notice is hereby jivtn that au apptk-e -tiou will be made to the Orphans' (NHIIX (•f Indiana tounty. ou Monday, January 17, I'.'Ki. by Ralvutore La M.iut.a. sdministru cr < f liometiictt Autoumv.o. late of Creek > di- lorox.j;h. ltd ana tointy. i'a., tHseae *l. for an order to make { rivate sale of 11 the rijcLt. t.tle. liter est aid rlaini of ie s i d dp* odeut in the followiuif desert b d real estate: All that certain pfov, par el or lot of urom d, a ttate In the borough f x reeks de. n the oni tv of Indiana, and state of Pennsylvania. IH>UI d-wl and de rilexi as follows, to-wit: lie* iiniUK at • 0 i't the northern 1 tie of Main street, t tl e sox.tl e.ist • 0.-rer < f lot 4>: tbetnw ike east ecu line of iot AS, PIS feet, v ore or lees to an alley; thenrw sterly tit the sex then I l e of s i <t al ev. 4 ' feet n ore or less, to westerly I*MO • Vt j • **<•.,. oi t' rIT alonjr the west ern line of lot 44, l'tt! feet. more or leniu to the ttortlern 1 re of su <1 Mailt streets theuee westerly alotia' the northern line ># sa d Maiu street 40 feot, more or lea*, to the i lace of beginning, beixig lot No. 47 1 the J W. Oaterhout plot of lota In sa d borough of Creek* de. formerly the vlll.me it East Newville; having therevm. ere* Ted * dxvell'ug hH:se and store room badly ilatuaged by an extloa'on. aid other ontbxilld'nga (being the aanie lot of ground vvhleb Frank E. Gr*>ft ai d Mary K. Uroft, h s wife, agreed to tonvey to the aa'd lo -uienlea Antomicclo. In her lifetime, bv their ngreeixwnt, dated May 5. 11*15. re* oroed Im the offi**c for the recording of deeds, A<' in and for Indiana county. In I>eed ItoeS Vol. 14* ; . i age 121, u on Which agreement there st 11 remains itu aid the svim of oue hind red and twenty-five dollars (fWv(W). of the punhase money), to Pietro Anto i nnoeio for the autu of two hxudred and seventy-five ($275,001 I dollar*, rush on eo flrmation of sale ax>d delivery of deed. AALVATOEK LA MA.NTIA. Admlnbvt ratot lletvniber 24. 1015. Juo. 11. Pierre. Attorney. AI)MIK IHTHATOII'S NOTK'K. Letter* of administration ou the e*tis* >f lH>meul< a Autotmrclo. late of t'reeka de orough, dei eased, having been granted the 1 ders gi fd, those having claims ufrvMt :i'd estate are requested to present them •b 'v >i thentb ated for settleinent. at d llww kuow'ng theiraolrea to be Indebted are ne queoted to tnnke prompt payment. KALVATORE LA MANTIA. Administrator I by-ember 24, 1015. Al'DlTOU'd NOTICE The uudersigned, uu auditor appointed by i, e Or toll a v urt of tidiuuu loeuty, ♦o settle, adjust and rej ort distribution of noi ey !u tie bauds of The Murines A Thrust Co. of lud.uua. Pa., adnj iiintrutnr • f estate of John Fouat. late of liomcf *ityt borough, de< eased. hereby gives n>- *'cc that he will attend to tie out'es of lib* upj ointment, at his ot!i<-e In The Raving* i Trust Co. building. In the borough at T rd , ina, Pa., on Tuesday. January I®, I!*H5, ■t 10 o'clock, a. in., when ai:d where all persons Interested may attend If they see • roper. WILLIAM N. LIOOETT, Avdltav. ndlunn, Pa.. Dec. 21. 1015. i suit n iiir m. Advertisements undi r thin head le u word each insertion. FOR SALE—Corner lot in Chevy Chase, 65x150, for further informa tion, apply at thia office FOK SALS—Team horse*, 5 and tf year old; weight at tout 3,004). In quire at thin office. "WANTED —Slavish or Unlink men, vrell acquainted in Indiana and mine campa. Can make 425 to $3O per week. Call 15 Carpen ter avenue, Indiana, Pa. FOR SALE—Good amomobPe, 1914 Vulcan Roadster. A-l run ning condition. Will demonstrate. Sacrifice, $250. Need money. 6 "all or write J. M., care "Patriot." 15 Carpenter avenue, Indiana, Pa. WANTED —Carpenter*. Will pay according to merits. Inqnire at thia office. . J trade markl *iirf copyright* obtained or no H ■ f**. S, ud ?~odel, ifcctehe" or vhntot and de- B ] script.on for |>fs'2 C-Ar.CM rei*rt I 1 on patentability. flank reftrtrvea. I PATENT# BU!LD FOf?T"?IES for I ■ yon. Our free bookie tell ho** to irv, S | and mre you nxmer '""tr * JOHN H. Piiec* - AVVOCATO AVVISO DI AMMINISTRATORE TA'TTERU di nminiui*tint re mi! JH>- dt*re di Domenica dtb iß sn, lotto ito nei OMinine di Creeki <ie. Avendoci permentio il ottoscriito ijuanto appresso, avvini imo tutti co loro che vantano diritti uul d tw po dere, tuono richiesti a presentaii per autenticare li credito, come |Hrv menti avviniamo tutti coloro che no no in dettilo di fnre un sollecito le gamento. Dicembre 24, 1915. Salvatore La Manti, Ain min intra hors
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