Why Drag Through Life WearingWorthlessTrnsses? 90 Per Gent, of the Suffering and Trouble Ruptured People Go Through Is Caused By Spring IB V and Leg-Strap Trusses Aren't you sick and tired of wearing trusses vou can't make hold, which you can't feel safe in. or which hurt so they scarcely give you a minute's peace? Don't you know that such contrap tions will sooner or later let your rup- Vure get the best of you? Don't you know they are almost sure to cripple you up, so you won't be able to keep at work, won't be able to make a livitiff? Aren't you aJraid they'll gradually let you get so bad that sooner or later you'll have to face a dangerous oper ation? Aren't you willine to make a sixty day-test—without having to risk a cent —and see for yourself what a relief it Is to get rid of such misery-causing makeshifts? 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All About It in Free Book Don't send any money. Just write for our free book—cloth bound, 20 separate articles. 98 pages—and tind out every- SUBUgBAN ELIZABETHVILLE Miss Christiana Collier Bride of Mel vin Romberger t>p»cial Correspondence. Elizabethville, Pa., April li2.—Miss i Christiana Collier, daughter of Mrs. t arric Collier and Melvin Romberg er. son of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Rom bcrger, were united in marriage Thurs day at High noon, bv the Rev. E. .1. I Heilman in Salem 's Lutheran church. The bride wore a beautiful gown of white crepe de chine, her veil caught with pale yellow rosebuds. Daniel Romberger. Jr.. was ring bearer. Only the immediate families were present. , A wedding breakfast was served to j nineteen guests at Hotel Snyder. Those j present were: Mrs. Carrie Collier. Mrs. John shaeffer and son, of Pottetown; Mrs. Charles Mattis. Mr. and Mrs. I R >C Collier. Mr. and Mrs. Reed Col -I'er. of town; Mr. and Mrs. 1). W. Itomberger, daughter, Faye, and sous. Harold. Lawrence and Daniel, Samuel Roniberger, the Rev. E. J. and Mrs. Heilman. The couple had planned to leave on a wedding tour to Niagara rails and New York and Philadelphia, but postponed the tonr until some later date on account of the death of the bride's grandmother, Mns. Cather ine Weaver. Dr. and Mrs. X. W. Stroup, of HaTrisburg, arrived Friday night and . are the gii»sts of Dr. Joseph Shaffer j and wife. MIDDLETOWN William Wampshire Dies at Age of HO 1 —Funeral To-morrow Middletown, April 12.—William Wampshire. 66 years old, who had been making his home with his niece, j Mrs. O. M. Swartz, Spring street, for the past few years, died Saturday niorniag at 9.30' o'clock from compli cation of diseases. The funeral will be held to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. , The Rev. W. R. Ridington, pastor of I the M. E. church, will officiate, assist ed by the Rev. I. H. Albright, of the U. B. church. Interment will be made in the Middletown cemetery. Mary Eshenour, one of Middle town '« oldest residents, died at the home of her niece, Mrs. W. J. Zeiders, Main street, on Saturday afternoon, j aged 83 years. She is survived bv one i sister. Miss Elizabeth Eshenour." The funeral will be held Tuesday after noon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Fuller }iergstres**er. pastor of the St. Peter's Lutheran church, will officiate. Both service and interment will be strictly private. Interment will be made in the Middletown cemetery. The body of the late Mrs. Harriet Neeter arrived in town Sunday after moon and was taken to the U. B. church where services were held, the Rev. I. H. Albright officiating. Inter ment was made in the Middletown cemetery. The School Board and the Borough Council will meet in regular session this evening. Mise Sara Schiefer spent Sunday at Elizabethtown as the guest of rela tives. Mrs. Jennie Irwin, of Philadelphia. ' is visiting her mother, Mrs. M. G. ' Bristle, of" Water street.' The Indian Runners and the Union Drill team attended divine services in the Church of God last evening. The Rev. H. F. Hoover, preached a special sermon to them. Abram Pratts and wife, of Harris burg, Tuesday visited the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Fratts, of I Catherine street. David Detweiler. of Schuylkill Haven, spent Sunday in town and wis accompanied home by his wife and child, who had been spending some time in town as the guests of Mrs. Detweiler's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Myers, of Pine street. Miss Betty Brandt, of Williams port, is the gueet of Mrs. Miley J Schaeffer, Spring street. David Books, who resided on Swa- i tara street, for a number of years, has moved to Harrisburg, where he will make his future home with his daugh ter. The Sunday school board of the M. E. Sunday school at a recent meeting have changed the hours of Sunday HARRTSBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 12, 1915. thing you want to know. It Is full of facts never before put In print. 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Explains the care and attention we give you and why. because of our long experience and thorough knowledge of rupture, we are successful In eaaes that would utterly baffle your local truss titters. Write for the book to-day. That wilt take only a minute. But It may free you from trouble and worry for the rest of your life. This Brings It Box 242 —CM THK CO M PA X V. 13.1 Kant 23rd .\ew York City. Send me your Free Book and Trial Off^r. Name, Address ' school from 1.30 p. m. to 9.45 a. m., starting the first Sunday in May. Messrs. Frank Taylor and John Weaver, of McKeesport, spent Sunday in town. Miss Emily Kurtz is visiting her grandparents, at Lebanon. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M&haffy, of i Harrisburg. spent Saturday in town i as the guests of friends. John Lutz and brother, Edward, spent Sunday in Lancaster. Charles Sites, of Harrisburg, spent Saturday and Sunday in town as the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. | Morris Sites. West Main street. David Stipe, who had been at the Harrisbnrg hospital, for the past sev eral weeks, having undergone an oper ation, returned to his home on Satur day. The nineteenth anniversary services ' held by the Free Mission on Sunday, j was largely attended, and the various j pastors of town spoke at the services in the afternoon. I The Sunday school class of the Sr. Peter's Lutheran Sunday school, taught by h. ('. Leber, closed its mem bership contest vesterdav after a three months' hard work.* The class had been divided into two parts. Le rov Mark ley and C. R. Poist being captains and was won bv the latter bv 90 points. The losing side will have to be hosts at a banquet for all the members. ENOLA Fire Company WiU Give Street Fair and Carnival for Building Fund j Special Correspondence. Enola, April 12. Arrangements' (have been completed for the big street lair and carnival to be given by the Knola Fire Company, N'o. 1, at their 1 hose house during t>>e week of April! 26. The proceeds will be used to clear off the small debt remaining on the building. The following committee will have charge of the affair, which promises to be the largest of the kind e\er heid here: General chairman, D. Paul Blosser; A. L*. Wynii, Grant Heckert, Ross J. Morris, H." Kauffman , Edward X. Baehman. Roy H. Holmes, E. H. Murray, John F. Gruver, C. L. \ i Cocklin and George H. 'Horning. Mrs. Edward X. Baehman, with an able . corps of assistants, will have charge of ! the booths and decorations. Clarence R. Rockey, who has been on the sick list, is improving. j Mrs. I. E. Myers was a recent vis-, i itor at her home near Mechanicsburg.' , The members of the Enola High school will give a play, "Ye Old Folks' i Concert," at the Enola P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. auditorium on April 13 and 20.' This should be a big success for the j students, as they are rehearsing daily. | Mrs. D. A. Baer, of Elliottsburg. j Perry county, spent the week-end with her sister, Mrs. W. L. Fisher. Mrs. George W. Fisher has returned | home from spending the past few davs in Shamokin. Charles A. Welker is ill at his home. The regular meeting of Washington Camp No. 680, P. O. S. of A., will be held in the rooms of the Enola P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. on Tuesday evening, April 13. William Miller has returned home from visiting his family near Carlisle. John M. Boyd, South Enola, who has been on the sick list, is about. A number of members of the Jun ! ior class of the Enola High school vis ited the mountains above town on Sat urday afternoon in search of botany specimens. C. C. Coble has moved his family to Dauphin county, where he will engage in farming. Wesley Miller, of York county, is visiting his son, Charles Miller, on Co lumbia road. DAUPHIN Automobile Hurls Stone Glen Farmer > From Buggy Special Correspondence. Dauphin, April 12.—An automobile bearing license tag 38271 collided with I a horse and buggy Sunday morning at ; 10 o'clock on the north side of the i Philadelphia and Reading railroad. The man, who is a farmer, residing on the Peters farm, Stone Glen, was thrown from the buggy and slightly in jured. The horse was hurt and both wheels of the buggy was torn off. Charles C. Boyer, of Harrisburg, yes terday addressed the Sunday school of the United Evangelical church# on "Charity." H. E. Puiaell, of Lewisberry, had his hand badly burned Saturday evening while filling the tank of his automobile in front of the Dauphin hotel. The gasoline came in contact with the acetylene light and ignited. Dr. A. C. Coble was summoned and dressed the burn. Fire broke out on Little mountain on Saturday, but was soon extin guished. Very little damage was done. The Rev. P. J. S. Morrow, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, re ceived several new members publicly at the regular preaching service on Sunday morning. HUMMELSTOWN Annual Luncheon of Men's Bible Class to Be Held Thursday Sp*i*inl Correspondence. 'Humnielstown, April 12.—The an nual luucheon of the Men's tßible class of Zion Luthen.n Sunday school will be held in the parish house on Thurs day evening at S o'clock. Dr. Wagner, of Christ Lutheran church, Gettysburg, will make the address to the men. Two former ,-ostors of the church, the Rev. Lewis C. Manges, of Harrisfourg, an«l the Rev. D. Burt Smith, of Easton, will also be present and deliver addresses. The funera lof Martha Corty, the 12- The funeral of Martha Corty, the 12- Cortv, who died Thursday, took place yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Serv ices were conducted >bv the Rev. Her bert S. Games, pastor of Zion Lutheran church, and interment made in the Hum nielstown cemetery, Harry Thompson, of Renovo. Satur day moved into the property of Mrs. Marv Bolton, on West Main street. 'Mt. Thompson is employed in Gebhart's meat market. The Ladies' Mite Society of the Re formed church will hold a social at the home of Mrs William Mullin on Tuesday evening. The regular meeting of the church council of Zion Lutheran church will be held on Wednesday evening. Mr. and 'Mrs. Samuel Walters and daughter, Yerna, spent yesterday with Mr. and !Mrs. Edward Haft>bys'haw, at Campbellstown. 'Miss Ellen Potts, of Harrisburg, is spending several days at the home of her grandparents, Mr. aud Mrs. George Rox. John Thomas, of Wornilevsburg, vis ited Mr. and Mrs. George H. Keller yes terday. iMr. and Mrs. Harry Haug were guests of relatives at Reading over Sun day. Miss Jennie Seibert visited her sis ter, Mrs. Charles at Harrisburg, yesterday. Mrs. Ida Solomon, of 'Harrisburg, spent yesterday with Mrs. H. Wells Bu ser. Mrs. 'Marv Grill is visiting relatives at Sinking Springs. IMiss Ada Holsberg, of Hershev, was the guest of Miss Hettie Furling yes terday. 'Harry Reiber, of Mechaaiicsburg, spent yesterday with friends in town. DILLSBURG Twelve Will Be Graduated From High School, May 13 special Cori esponne'tce. Dillsburg, April 12.—Miss Katherine Graft'e, Mrs. J. Harold Wolf and Mrs. James Porter attended the missionary convention at Falling Springs Presby terian church at Chambersburg Thurs day and Friday. M. E. Shultz has been appointed ru ral mail carrier on route sto. 1, H B. Smith resigned as carrier December 1 and the place has been filled by a sub driver since that time. Mr. Shultz will assume his duties Mondav, April 19. Luther Karns and Mrs. Karns moved to Lemovne a few days ago Mr. Karns has secured a 'position with the Valley Traction Company. W. H. Sidle received another car load of Overland automobiles on Thurs day. Thursday evening, May 13, is the time selected for the Dillsburg High school commencement Ethel Hess, Sara Bentz, Kathrvn Gintzer, 'Helen Baish, Ferrel Tyson, Russell Coulson, Lloyd Stainbaugh, Robert Fortney, Elnier Lehmer, Austin Lerew, Ray Deck and Wayne Sparh will be graduated. S. W. Davies. who suffered a frac tured leg in a fall on the ice February 11, is ai>le to £e about again. W. 18. Dick spent several days during the week in Philadelphia. The members and friends of the OH. E. church Friday evening gave an in formal reception to the new pastor, the Rev. Mr.' Aller and family in fhe IM. E. church. An interesting program had been prepared and u very pleasant so cial hour was spent. Mrs. Christian Burtner is seriously ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Grossman, Second street. Nelson Metzgar is having a new house erected on the site Where the Wil liam Nelson house was destroyed ibv fire a few months ago. The house will be made of concrete blocks and covered with slate. K. E. Swartz and family on Wednes day moved from the hou'ae on Second CHILD one FOB ME MONTHS Pimples Spread All Over Face. Itching and Burning Intense. Could Not Sleep. One Cake Cuti cura Soap and One Box Cuticura Ointment Healed Her. Wit« St., Mayrille, N. T.—"When my little daughter wu three years old I noticed » hard dry scale on forehead. Her face § broke out In pimples. It spread all over her face, disfiguring her for three month*. It cauaed the •kin to crack open and bleed. I had to hold her hand* or ■he would scratch her face till it would bleed, the itch ing and burning were so intense. It would itch and burn so she could not sleep. "She was under treatment for a year but It didn't help her. Then I used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and she found relief right away. It took one cake of Cuticura Soap and one box of Cuticura Ointment to heal her." (Signed) Mrs. E. L. Adams, June 13. 1014. 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Amos Crum, Mrs. William Potteig er and son, Jov, of Paxtonra, on Sun \ day, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. j David Felty. j Miss Clara Sherk, of Harrisburg, ; on Sunday visited Mr. and Mrs. Wil ' liam Koons. Frank Balsbaugh and William Hoy, of Harrisburg, on Sunday visited friends here. Dr. H. C. Schauver and family, of | Harrisburg, spent Sunday as the guests I jof Mrs. Rebecca Baker and family. | ME CH ANICSBURG j Another Interesting Meeting of the 1 Men's Union Bible Class Yesterday 1 Special Correspondence. Mechanicsburg, April 12.—A very I heavy electric storm, the first of the j season, visited us on Saturday evening. | j For a short time the wind blew a gale, | but we have learned of no damage done, j There was considerable rainfall. We j had more rain yesterday, but not so ! much wind. Yesterday was Local Option Day in ; our Sunday schools and churches. The ! Sunday scliool lessons were on temper ance, and churches the sermon at one of the services of the day was on the potent subject, "Local Option." In the evening Dr. Hutchinson, of Car lisle, gave an address in the Church of God. The men's union Bible class had an other very interesting meeting yester day afternoon and, notwithstanding the unpleasant weather, the attendance was large. Word has been received here of Miss Jessie Hoerner's safe arrival in Liberia, where she will till an office position at one of the U. B. mission stations. The 5 ship on which Miss Hoerner was a pas senger rescued a number of the sur vivors of the Denver. Miss Hoerner is a former resident of this place and a graduate of our High school. Mrs. George Barrick returned to her home in Steulton on Saturday evening after a visit of several days to rela tives and friends in this place. The Rjv. J. K. Robb, of New Kings ton, was a visitor here on Saturday, a guest of his brother-in-law, the ftev. H. H. Sharp, at Trinity Lutheran par sonage. Samuel D. Hess will leave this week for Fortress Monroe, where he will enter the National Soldiers' Home. John Hershnian, who has been con fined to his home on West Marble street all winter by illness, is now able to be out. LEK9YNE ' Ladies' Bible Class of Trinity Luth | eran Church Will Meet Tuesday I Special Correspondence. Lemoyne, April 12.—'Mrs. Leslie | Kennedy spent Sunday with her sister, I Mrs. Harry Freysinger, near Anderson | town, York county. Mrs. R. C. Man beck is recovering from an attack of rheumatism. Miss Gwendoly Elder, of Highspire,- was a Sunday visitor in town, her for mer home. The liadies' Bible Class of Trinity Lutheran church will hold their month ly meeting in their class room on Tues day evening. Mr. and Mrs. Frank and little son, of Paxtang, visited relatives in town. Mrs. Towsen has returned to her home on West Hummel avenue after spending the past three months in York and New York City. Mrs. Roy Anderson and children, Qf New Cumberland, visited relatives in town. Mrs. Rudy, of near New Cumberland, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Wesley Kimmel and Mrs. John Shields. My hopes are not always 'realized, but i always hope.—Ovid.