Two More Days of Extraordinary Piano Selling Sale Closes Sat. Night. Used Player-Pianos at $225 Among the Bargains for To-morrow The Greatest Piano Sale this city has ever known is drawing to a close and those who want to take best advantage of the opportunity had better take it this evening or to-lfiorrow. Don't wait longer. Come P' IffliffilT in at once, if you want one of j these beautiful instruments, or 11 | E lil nKSSS I 1 R at least come and see and hear !® Ifclill iff I IFtI ' I them. Never mind whether you liliM ir!' are "ready" or not —you know i Si we will make terms to suit your personal convenience. I | I T » Remember; you assume | 1 ] 1!' no risk at all in buying a piano iJi j Iff/fill h ' at this sale for we GUARANTEE filr I K every one. Come, early—they will sell quickly, and the biggest IJr bargains will naturally go first. This Used Player-Piano Only $225 Just a Few of the Bargains Are Here illustrated There Are Many More On Our Floors ' ISf* Store Open Until 9 O'clock /This E veiling 90 J. H. Troup Music House Troup Building 15 S. Market Square FEMININE BEAUTY Maturity Has a Charm Greater Than That of "Sweet Sixteen" There is a beauty quite apart from .' .outh—the beauty of the mature wom in. Some there are Who maintain hat beauty does not reai'hi the zenith ' aider the ago of thirty-five or fbr'ty. n a measure this is borne out by the ■venta of the antique past, whdcli may ikewise be parallel with instances of i. tur awri. day. Helen of Troy appeared on the siceno 1 it the age of forty. Cleopatra was p.ist i hirty when she met Antony. Aspasia, . narried to Pericles when she was thir-! y.*»i.\, was a figure brilliant in IKM ' vorld for thirty years after. When ( )iaue de Poitiers was past thirty-Six he won the heart of Henry 11., and ho j vas but half her age. Anne of Austria was | fhen described as the most beautiful;! Rom an of Europe. Mile. Mar wias her-1 Ided as the greatest of beauties ait ; orty-flve, and Mme. Itecamier wais at j er best between the ages of thiirty-five | nd fifty. Mme. de Mnintcnon was I orty-three when uniteld to Louis, and' Catherine of Russia was thirty-three when she took her seat on the throne which she occupied for thirty-five years. All these women were world famed for their beauty and gave tlio He direct to that toothless old saw thait buzzes the power of "sweet sixteen." The dew •of youth and complexion of roses, it must be admitted, sometimes combine in n S,ace that is immoving, irrespon sive, utterly la'king in the expression 'which goei to the making of a perfect ly molded visage.—Bohemian. TWO POINTS OF VIEW Who Had the Happier Lot, the Lady or the Laborer? A Fashionable Woman, coming from the Opera in a rosy nest of a Limou sine, passed a group of Laborers at midnight. Machines, like terrible Ani mals, were burrowing into the Earth. Steam ""was hissing as if from the mouths of a million Berpents. Socks flew in every direction. Torchlights flamed. There was the thunder of bor. The Night Slfift was in full swing And the Woman, glancing from the / '\ • • _ •"■ ,: ; ', : v v . HARRTSBTTRG STAR-INDEPENDENT, THURSDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 11,v1915. i window at a certain Workman, for an i instant thought: How I wish ] had that brawny La borer's strength and Joy of Life! 'How I envy him his Power, his physical per < fection, the wonder of his ' Manhood, I his freedom from the Shackles that bind me. He is his own master, while : I am a slave—the slave of a Man I despise'' ! At that moment the Laborer paused long enough by the deep Chasm whore his Engine rocked to glance into the Motor as it sped by him. And he thought: "Oh, to be like her! To know Leis ure and Wealth and Rest! To be free from Drudgery and Toil, to come and go as. I pleased! To throw oft' the chains of Debt and Worry and have the days and nights stretch ahead of me like a Field of Flowers!" But in another instant the Motor was gone. The Torchlights flared brighter than ever. And each had forgotten the other.—Charles Hanson Towne, in Judge. Mighty Handy Some negroes are insatiable " jin i ers," and their favorite organizations are those which assure an ostentatious . funeral. A mistress was remonstrating ■witlh . her servant about beflonging to one of them. ' "Bonnibel, don't you think it is , mighty foolish to pay the ''FWendls and True Mourners' society' 25 cents every month?" I "Now'm, MiskS Mia'y, I doo't. You , see, dee ain't like ftome of de sVieties; , dee ac'ta liberal, and don \ s'kiinip au , | nothin.' Die gives you de finest kind of coffin, em makes a way for ev'ytyody . to git to your burial. En den, "'sides , dat, dee gives you S3O at the grave, en j you know S3O comes in ,mighty han , dy."—New l'ork Post. ; I We Recommend That You Use 1 *&&xaflL "93"HalrTonic Uaorp* A. upraM. MORE TALK OF CHANCES IN TOEOTMTIES COMMISSION Reported Governor Will Withdraw Ap pointment g and Make New Ones— Act May Be Changed to Meet Al leged Constitutional Defect* Governor Brumbaugh ie considering a plan to make the Sec-retary of In ternal Affairs an ox-offlcio member of the Public Service Commission in con nection with plans said to be designed to reorganize the Oommiasion and re move some of the features on whirh its constitutionality may be attacked. In connection with this, it is said, the Governor has taken up the matter otf appointments to the Commission, and that those appointments now in the hands of the Senate Committee on Executive Nominations will be with drawn and a new list sent to the Sen ate next week. In Hue (natter of the features it is held t4iait the Legislature delegated to the Commission certain powers which, under the Constitution, no appointed boldy can exercise. These include the arbitrary regulation of rail road rates and direct interference with tiie contracts between public utility companies and the pities in which they are operated. It is understood that Secretary Houck is perfectly willing to act as an ex-officio member of the Oam miasion. Tine Governor has made it known 'tfcaiit he intends to scan carerfully every piece of legislation submitted dor his approval, and will consult frequently wtith his Oatbinet on legislative meas ures. On his desk in his private office Governor Brumbaugh has a digest af tihe provisions of the Republican State platforms so far as state issues are con cerned, anhn E. Spanu and John ,r. MaypJle, stepped from the Con .grese Hotel and promenaded down the 'boulevard. The Tailors' Association strongly ad vocates wearing silk and pongee cloth ing in summer. There were attesta tions to their coolness when the parade returned to the hotel. TO FINE WOMEN WHO POWDER Kansas Bill Bars Also Earrings, False Hair and Perfume Topeka, Feb. 11. —A bill introduced in the Kansas Legislature yesterday provides that women under 45 years of age who wear earrings or treat their faces with cosmetics "for purpose of creating a false impression" will be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con viction be subject to fines. Face powder, perfumes, false hair and hair bleaching materials are among the articles women are forbidden to use. BREAD TICKETS FOR BERLIN 4,000,000 to Be Issued Entitling Hold - 'era to a Weekly Supply Amsterdam, via London, Feb. 11. — Regulations for the distribution of bread in Berlin compels house owners under a penalty of 175 marks ($4'2.75) or six months in prison, to furnish lists of occupants of their houses, according to which weekly bread tickets will be issued. It is figured that the total of tickets will reach 4,000,000. !; An Old, Family Cough I ;; Remedy, Home-Made | J | Basil? Prepared Coata Very | < i Little, but la Prompt, Sara X «> and ECeetlra 4 By making this pint of old-time cough syrup at home you not only save about ?2, as compared with the ready-made kind, but you will also have a much more prompt and positive remedy in every way. It overcomes the usual coughs, throat and "heat colds in 24 hours—relieves even whooping cough quickly—and is excellent, too, for bronchitis, bronchial asthma, hoarseness and spasmodic croup. Get from any drug store 2V& ounces of Pinex (50 cents worth), pour it into a pint bottle and fill the bottle with plain granulated sugar syrup. Full directions with Plncx. Keeps perfectly and tastes good. You can feel this take hold of a cough or cold in a way that means business. It quickly loosens the dry, hoarse or pain ful cough and heals the inflamed mem branes. It also has a remarkable effect in overcoming the persistent loose cough by stopping the formation of phlegm in the throat and bronchial tubes. The effect of Pino on the membranes is known by almost every one. Pinex is a most valuable concentrated compound of genuine Norway pine extract combined with guaiaeol and other natural healing pine element*. There are manv worthless imitations of this famous mixture. To avoid dis appointment, ask your druggist for ounce* of Pinex," and do not accept any thing else. ' A guarantee of absolute satisfaction, or money promptly refunded, goes with thi* preparation. The Pinex Co., Ft, Easy on the wash; no hot fires to add to the expense. Just wash in cool or lukewarm water, and don't boil the clothes. Pela k Co., Philadelphia. FRIDAY TBE BICC.E. NIGHT West End District Meat at Augsburg —Banquet to Precede Big Rally To-morrow Night Many Christian Endeavor floe iet.ies are expected to attend the rally of the West Knd district to be held in the ■Augsburg Lutheraj) church, Filfth and Mnmoti streets, t'his evening. r rhe fol lowing is the program, Joihn Orider aud B. B. Drum, vice presidents, presiding: 7.4s—Song servicfe, Christian En 'dieiaivor Ohoir; devotional exercises, the Rev. A. M. Stamets, {motor Augsburg Lutheran church; music, Ohristian En deavor "Choir, Sixth Street. United Brethren church; addtre-s, the Rev. F. 1. H. Thomas, pastor Mac lav Street Church of God; music, choir; offering; music, chtoir; benedie-tion. Great enthusiasm is being manifested by the Christian Endeiavor Societies of the city and county for the big rally to bo held in the Bethlehem lAitlieran cthuTch, Green and Cumberland street*, to-morrow evening. Many societies will be represented by* large delegations and it is probably that an overflow meeting will be necessary. A. C. Dean, presi'dient Hnmsburg Christian En deavor Union, will preside and the Rev. li. B. Mark-ward, pastor Bet'lilc-bcm Lu theran church, will eoudileit the devo tional exercises. The Rev. Dr. F. K. Clark, of Boston, vyill jtpcak on "The Full Significance of Christian Endeavor Week." A banquet will be held at the Har ris Street United Evangelical church, Harris and Susquehanna streets, at G o'clock to-morrow evening. A number of prominent, live wire workers will be present and many societies will be rep resented by two or more delegates. Tickets can be had 011 application to Benjamin Whitman, chairman banquet, committee. A Personal Statement There are so-called - "honey and tar" preparations that cost the dealer half as much but sell at the same price as the original and (genuine Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. W# never offe'r ; these imitations and substitutes. We I know you will buy Foley 's whenever you need a cough s.vruj) if you once 1 use it. People come long distances for the true FOLEY'S—over thirty years | the leading remedy for coughs, colds, croup, whooping cough, bronchial and la-grippe coughs.—George A. Gorgas, lrt North Third stceet, P. R, R. Station.— Adv. v 1 A CENT A LOAF INCREASE State Master Bakers' Association Rec ommends New Price for Staff of Life Uy Associated Press. Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 11. —E. Braun, chairman of the price committee of the Western Pennsylvania Master Bakers' Association, announced to-day that the committee had decided to recommend to the association an increase in the . prieo of bread. A cent a loaf, he said, would likely be tacked on the present -price, making the small loaf six cents and the large loaf ten cents. The association must confirm the new price before it can be put officially into operation. RESIDENCE LEFT TO HER CATS Miss Wharton's Fine House to Be Home and Hospital For Them Philadelphia, Fe'b. 11. —The old Wharton residence at Wvomissing, near Reading, Pa., will become a_ home and hospital for the pet cats owned by Miss Susan Fishbourn Wharton, who died there last week. Miss Wharton's will prpvides that the home she occupied shall be main tained for the pet cats until they have all passed away. It disposes of an estato valued at $50,000. Miss Wharton was a great-grand child of the .first Governor of Pennsyl vania. Lincoln Tablet to Cost $3,000 Under the Adams bin, introduced in the House yesterday for a taiblet 011 the wall of the House of Rep resentatives back of the Speaker's desk, containing the address by Presi dent Lincoln at the dedication of the National cemetery in Gettysburg, pop ularly known as Lincoln's Gettysburg address, the Board of Public Grounds and Buildings is authorized to obtaiu the tablet and have it placed in posi tion. The amount appropriated is $3,000. Child Birth No Barrier to Teaching By Associated Press. New York, Feb. 11.—The Board of Education revoked last night the sus pension of Mrs. Lora H. Wagner, the teacher in the Tottenville High school, whose application for a leave of ab sence, prior to the birth of her child, was refused. Similar action was taken in sixteen other teacher-mother cases. Negro Gets 17 Years For Murder Philadelphia, Feb. 11.—Convicted of murder in the second degree, Perry Youifg, colored, was sentenced to the Eastern penitentiary by Judge Little for'not less than 17 years nor more than 20 years. The defendant fatally shot John Boyce, also colored, in an al tercation' over a colored woman at Darien street, near Girard avenue. SUNDAY GOSPEL MEETING The Rev. John M. Warden Will Deliver Address at Y. M. C. A. The men's gospel\iooting to be held under the auspices of the Young Men'a Christian Association, Second and Lo cust streots, Sunday afternoon at 3.31) o'clock, will be addressed by the Rev. John M. Warden, pastor of Bethany Presbyterian church. For many years Mr. Warden devoted all his time to evangelistic, work and his address Sun day will be along that line. He is well known in this city, which is his home, and his friends will be glad to hear him 011 this occasion. The musical attraction will be the well known association quartet, a com pany of fine singers. They will render appropriate selections. The praise serv ice will be under the direction of the association chorister, W. H. Kautz. Doors will be open at 3 o'clock. A so cial session will precede the meeting in the lobby. The management extends a cordial invitation for all men to be present. PLAN TO ABOLISH FEES Neville Bill Would Place All County Officials on Salary Basis The .joint resolution proposing tin amendment to t'he Constitution, intra duced in the House by Mr. Neville, af fects aM county officers who now re ceive fees, which includes those of dau phin county. It provides that-"every county officer shall receive a compensa tion for his services an annual salary, the amount of which shall he regulated bv law, and all county officers who are or may hereafter be entitled to charge and collect fees, shall pay over nil such fees without deduction into the treua ury of the county or state as directed by law." It. is contendel that If this resolution becomes a pa.rt of the constitution by adaption by the people, every county } oflicer, no-matter in which office, who now receives fees, must pay them over to the county or titate, retaining no part thereof, and he stoa.ll be paid a salary to be fixed by law. HEAT WAKES MAN UP Michael Murray Has Narrow Escape From Fir e Cigarette Etarts Norri shown, I'a., Feb. 11. —When Michaei Murray awoke from a sound sleep in the dining room of his home, on East Main street, early yesterday morning, as he says, when >ho' felt his watcJi getting hot in his vest pocket, ha found himself in flames and the dining room in a blaze. The fire department responded and Murray escajicd with slight burns, al though his clothing was nearly burned off his body. Another brother lost all tois clothes. The fire was caused by a cigarette butt carelesslv thrown awav by Mur ray. Lobanon's Military Subjects Lebanon, Feb. 11.—According to the figures of Robert B. Light, clerk to the County Commissioners, there are 8,710 men of military age available for duty in Lebanon county. A voucher of $ 1 735 was drawn in favor of Warden Mc- Kenty for the payment of the' county's share of the cost of maintaining pris oners in the Eastern penitentiary dur ing the year. END INDIGESHOIT OR STOMACH PAIN IN FIVEJMINUTES 'Tape's Di a pepsin" Makes Sick, Sour, Gassy Stomachs Feel Fine 4 Time it! In five minutes all stomach distress will go. No indigestion, heart burn, sourness or belching of gas, acid, or eructations of undigested food, no dizziness, bloating, foul breath or head ache. Pape's Diapepsin .is noted for its speed in regulating upset stomachs. It is the surest, quickest and most cer tain indigestion remedy in the whole world,"and besides it is harmless. Millions of men and women now eat their favorite foods without" fear—they know Pape's Diapepsin will save them from any stomach misery. Please, for your sake, get a largo fifty-cent case of Pape's Diapepsin from any drug store, and put your stomach right. Don't keep on beiijg miserable —life is too short —you are not hero long, so make your stay agreeable. Kat what you like and digoet it; enjoy it, without dread of rebellion in the stomach. Pape's Diapepsin belongs in your home .anyway. Should IO of the fam ily eat something which don't agree with them, pr in case, of an attack of indigestion, gastritis pr stomach* derangement at daytime or during the night it i's handy to give the quickest, surest relief known. —Adv, I 9