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"WASHINGTON LETTER.
Special to The C mmercial.
Washington, Aug. 16.—Two mem-
bers of President Wilson’s Cabinet,
Secretary of the Nayy Daniels and
Secretary of War Garrison, have been
in San Diego within the past few
weeks, and while there were shown
over the site of the Exposition which
is to be held in 1915 to celebrate the
opening of the Panama Canal. Both
gentlemen expressed surprise at the
extent of the coming exposition as
indicated by the buildings, some of
which are completed, some under
way, and others just being begun.
Both gentlemen also gave very free
expression to their belief that the San
Diego Exposition would be of the
greatest interest to the public. They
commented especially on the far-
sightedness which moved the Exposi-
tion management to begin, several
years in advance of the date for the
Exposition to open, the cultivation
of a large number of trees, ornamen-
tal plants, shrubs and palms as well
as flowering plants, which are now
being gradually transferred from the
great nurseries to their final locations
on the grounds. The landscape gar-
dening is, of course, but partially
under way, and but little hint is con-
veyed of the beauty of the completed
work; but with the description given
by President D. C. Collier, and the
drawings, the visitors were able to
_ appreciate something of the possibili-
ties of an elaborate scheme of land-
scaping in the climate of San Diego,
where the most delicate plants of the
semi-tropic zone flourish in the open
air throughout the year. Another
recent visitor to San Diego was Bri-
gadier General Felix Diaz probably
the next President of the Southern |
Republic, who assured Col. Collier
that he would do whatever he could |
to insure an adequate and creditable |
exhibit by Mexico at the San Diego’
Exposition. :
AVIATION AT SAN DIEGO.
There is no place in the United
States, according to the Signal Ser-
vice of the Army, which has such ex-
cellent conditions for the practice of
aviation, as San Diego. The Army.
maintains a school of instruction for
beginners in aviation on North Island,
on the opposite side of the bay from
San Diego, under the immediate
supervisionof Glenn Curtiss, who is
chief of aviation for the San Diego
Exposition. Here the winds are light,
averaging but four and a half miles
an hour. There is water for the prac-
tice of the men using the hydro-aero-
planes. An Army post on Point Loma
enables the air men to work in eon-
Junction with the regular army. The
Ny climate permits of active work all the
year round.
In short, conditions are
practically ideal. This is all the more
interesting because Col. D. C. Collier,
President of the Exposition, himself
an enthusiast on aviation, intend that
the seience «of the mavigation of the
air shall be one of the prominent
features of the Exposition. There
will be many events—races, exhibi-
tions, and so forth, in which aviators
will take part; and which ‘will prove
of great interest to the general public.
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POINTS THE WAY.
The Statement of This Hyndman
Resident will Interest our Readers.
Our neighboring town Hyndman,
points the way in the words of one
of its most respected residents:
Mrs. D. F. Bartholamew, Water
street, Hyndman, Pa., says: I was
in poor health and suffered greatly
from pains in my back and sides. I
had chills and was often dizzy.
Reading a great deal about Doan’s
Kidney Pills, I began using them.
They brought prompt relief and as
1 continued using them, I steadily
improved. I have recommended
Doan’s Kidney Pills to many other
people and I have never known-of
a case where they have failed to
prove of benefit. Decan’s Kidney
Pills made a complete and perma-
nent cure in my case and I have
i had no need of a kidney medicine
f during the past several years. I
t willingly confirm my former en-
dorsement of Doan’s Kidney Pills,
¢ as I know that they are deserving
tof all the praise given them.
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ents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
ew York, sole agents for the
‘United States. :
. Remember the name—Doan’s—and
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Ruttered Parsnips.
Scrape and wash the parsnips and
slice them lengthwise. Boil in just
t water enough to cover them until
# thoroughly done. Drain off the water,
put in piece of butter and a little
Beat up an egg
with half a cup of milk and turn over
them. A nice dish for lovers of
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children,
| The Kind You Have Always Bought
§ Bears the
i Signature of YZ
PROGRESSIVE NOTES.
Belated justice is about to be done
in the case of William J. MacDonald,
the Michigan Progressive, who de-
feated H. Olin Young,standpat Repub-
lican Congressman, in the 12th Dis-
trict of that state last year, and who
was cheated out of his seat by the
connivance of the State Board of Can-
yassors which gave, the certificate of
election to Young. Mr. MacDonald
at once began a contest and submit-
ted such unanswerable eyidence in
support of his case that Young, real-
izing his inability to defend himself
resigned from the House some time
ago. The House Committee on Elec-
tions, to which the matter was refer-
red, has now made a unanimous re-
port in favor of seating MacDonald,
and it is expected that the House will
promptly confirm the action of the
Committee. The attempt to steal Mac-
Donald’s seat from him was based on
a cheap and palpable trick of the old-
fashioned political kind. The clerk
who prepared the ballots in one county
of the district, although personally
acquainted with MacDonald and know-
ing his name, misspellea it upon the
ballot, and the State Board of Canvas-
sers counted the ballots of that county
for the mythical person represented by
the mispelled name, thus contriving
by a trick to make it appear that
Young had a plurality.
Congress has devoted the week to
routine and unexciting consideration
of the President’s legislative program.
The senate has been occupied with a
long drawn out debate on the tariff
bill. ' Considerable progress has been
made and some evidence has been
brought out that the standpatters who
are fighting the measure are growing
weary of their own delay. The Dem-
ocrats are now expressing the hope
that they will be able to reach a fina
vote about September 15th.
The most critical stage of the con-
test, as far as the Democrats are con-
cerned, was reached last week when
| the sugar schedule was voted upon,
Desparing of their ability to secure
any radical change in the Democratic
program, the Republicans lined up
solidly in support of Senator Bristow’s
amendment, which provided for a re-
duction in the sugar duty about two-
thirds as great as that contained in the
Democratic provision. They were
supported, also, by the two Democrat-
ic Senators of Louisiana, and on this
question came nearer success than on
any previous test of strength. The
Bristow amendment was defeated,
howeyer, by a vote of 33 to 39. Im-
mediately afterward, this narrow Dem-
ocratic majority was reduced aimost
to the vanishing point on an amend-
ment offered by Senator Gallinger,
the standpat Republican leader of the
Senate, to retain the duty on maple
sugar. The Democrats defeated this
amendment by only two votes.
It is evident from the Democrats’
success on the sugar vote that they
will be able to put through their wool
program also, and that afterwards
there should be comparatively clear
sailing for them on all controverted
points.
While the Senate has been strug-
gling with the tariff, the Democratic
House caucus has been working on
the currency bill. The indications
are that, despite a great deal of loud
talk by some of the so-called insur-
gents, the Administration leaders will
be able to put the bill through pretty
much as they want it.
The Post Office Department ha;
caught the Republican standpatters
in an illegal use of the ' frank for the
distribution af tariff literature. Sev-
eral years ago the American Protec-
tive Tariff League compiled selections
from parts of several different stanc=-
pat speeches. As a part of the Con-
gressional Record this pamphlet was
entitled under the law to free trans-
mission through the mails on the
frank of some member of Congress.
It has been widely circulated by the
Protective Tariff League under the
frank of . Senator Gallinger. There
has been included in the pamphlet,
however, other material which was
not part of the Congressional Record,
and which was, therefore, under the
law, uufrankable. The Post Office
Department has directed the post of-
fice at New York, where these pam-
philets were being mailed, not to ac-
cept any more of them.
‘‘My child was burned terribly
about the face, neck and chest. Iap-
plied Dr. Thomas’ Electric Oil. The
pain ceased and the child sank into a
restful sleep,’”’” Mrs. Nancy M. Ham-
burg,’z. Y. ad
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How to Make Celery Sauce.
Boil half a cup of minced celery in
a cup of water for 15 minutes, strain
through a cloth, pressing hard. Re-
turn to the fire and bring to a boil,
thicken with two tablespoons of
butter and one of flour, cooked
smooth together; pour the sauce upon
the beaten yolk of an egg, put oyer
the fire again for a moment, season
with salt and pepper and serve. The
sauce make a good accompaniment
for boiled fowl.
FOLEY KIUNEY PIL
FORRHEUMATISM KIDNEYS AND BH DDEF
INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY SCO]
LESSON
(By E. O. SELLERS, Director of Even=
ing Department The Moody Bible In-
stitute of Chicago.)
LESSON FOR AUGUST 31
ISRAEL AT SINAL
LESSON TEXT—-Ex. 19:1-6, 16-21.
GOLDEN TEXT—“Let us have grace
whereby we may offer service well-pleas-
ng to God with reverence and awe.”"—
Heb. 12:28 R. V.
The securing of water at Mount Ho-
reBb, the battle with the Amalekites
and the visit of Jethro, Moses’ father
in-law, are the intervening everits be-
tween this and last week's lesson. A
suggestion as to the historicity of the
Exodus story is indicated in verse 1
of the lesson. “In the third month,”
these are not the words of an impos-
tor but of the careful historian. The
place, Mount Sinai, was a familiar one
to Moses, It was at the base of this
range of mountains, “at the back of
the desert,” that he had met and
recetved his commission from God.
(Ex. 3:1-12; Acts 7:80, 38.) Let us
consider the entire chapter.
The Highest Source.
I. “A peculiar treasure,” vv. 18
Thus far there has been no law to
guide the Israelites except the word
of God by the mouth of the prophet.
As a nation they must have laws and
the proper time has now arrived to
promulgate those laws. But it is nec
essary to impress the nation with the
source, the sacredness and the
strength of law. Its source is the
highest—God; its sacredness is in the
nature of its source—God; its strength
is in the matter of their obedience.
“Moses went up” and “the Lord
called.” When we seek the place of
separation from man and the place
of seclusion with God we may expect
to hear him calling us. (Jas. 4:8.)
Once before God had called to Moses
in this place (3:4) and Moses was
taken by surprise. Now it is the man
of experience who joyfully seeks the
Lord that he may receive a message
for his waiting people. God begins
by reminding him of hie acts in
and at the Red Sea (v. 4) and by his
figure, “eagle’s wings,” he empha
sizes the fact that none else but Je
hovah wrought this deliverance. Even
as the eagle bears its young upon its
wings so has he borne out of Egypt
this nation which is as yet but a babe
It is yet to be, however, his peculiar
treasure and upon one condition only
—obedience. They are to be a king
dom of priests, persons with a right
access to God, spiritual sovereigns
and a holy nation set apart to pre
serve the knowledge and worship of
God if they obey his voice.
“A peculiar treasure,” on the con
dition of obedience Israel was his
peculiar people, how sad that they
ever departed from that lofty privi
lege. In this present age it is the
church which is called out to be a
chosen generation, a royal priesthood,
an holy nation and the people for
God’s own possession. (I Peter 2:9
10 R, V.; Tit. 2:14; Eph. 1:11 R. V.;
Rev. 1:8; 5:10; 20:6 R. V.)
Ii. A sanctified people, vv. 7-18
That the Israelites might believe
Moses forever, God was to come and
converse with him from a thick cloud
Before this took place, however, they
must cleanse themselves, set guards
about the mountain lest any draw toc
near and be put to death (v. 12). God’s
revelations to men are never made to
those who with lust in their hearts
cling to their sins.
Trumpet Not Material.
ili. A wonderful revelation, vv. 16
25. God’s descent was signalized by
every object of grandeur and awe
that imagination can conceive. The
burning mountain suggests the con-
suming fire to the transgressors of
the law about to be revealed. The
booming thunder and flashing light
ning amid the stillness of the wilder
ness would arouse universal attention,
and has not the law thus attracted the
attention of ages? The enveloping
cloud reminds us of another moun:
tain experience, see Matt. 17:5. The
trumpet emphasizes the supernatural,
that it was other than a material
trumpet blown by human breath. Read
In connection with this lesson Isa. 6.
Our! God is not alone a God of love
but he is a being of infinite majesty
and holiness, “a consuming fire,” Heb.
12:29. Too often we have presented
an emasculated God; we need to em-
phasize, in this day, both sides of his
character. At least two locations are
pointed out, each of sufficient area
to accommodate those gathered um
der Moses’ leadership (v. 17). Though
he trembled (Heb. 12:21) yet he ap
proached with confidence, I John
8:21, this interview with God. No
sconer had he gone a little way up
the mountain than he is ordered to re
turn in order to keep the people from
breaking through the bounds to gaze,
vy, 21, 22.
Summary. The murmurings at Re
phidim (ch. 17) seem incredible so
soon after the song of Meses (ch. 15)
and the supply of manna (ch. 18),
yet how soon darkness makes us for
get the brightness of bygone light, im-
minent danger to forget previous de-
liverance. Man alone cannot cope
with these emergencies; God alone
can provide. God's revelation and
declaration have in this dispensation
been repeated in almost identical lan-
guage to the heavenly people, the
church of Christ. (I Pet. 2:9. His
methods, though seemingly stern, are
those of grace and mercy.
RESOURCES : LIABILITIES Joly 15,1008... old $262,014.92
Loans and investments Capital stock paid in.$ 65,000.00 >
$426,815.65 | Surplus fund and prof- June;23, 1909..........................5411,680.13
U. 8S. Bonds and Prem- HS. ee eee $ 52,558.98 March 7. 1911 as $512,574. 48
ome... aL $ 66,791.87 | Circulation........... $ 65,000.00 3
Real estate, furniture Dividends unpaid....$ 45.00 { April 18, 1912........ $592,884.92
and fixtures....... $ 66,588.42 | Depositsg............. $443,191.03 :
Cash and due from ‘ ity ~—" {April 4, 1913.. $605,870.62
banks... ....i 0.0. $ 62,349.07
Due from U. S. Treas- June 4, 1913 $618,559.53
MYOF ..osiccione vans 3,250.00
p$ 3290.9 ; August 9, :
Total resources ....$625,795.01 Total liabilities ....8$625,795.01 1913 y .
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Trapping the Hessian Fly.
In view of the fact that the seeding
season for wheat is near at hand.
Professor H. A. Surface, State Zool-
ogist, Harrisburg, Pa., gives warning
against seeding to early, and says that
the best way to avoid damage by the
fall brood of the Hessian fly is (1) to
seed a trap strip across the field to
catch their eggs, and (2) to avoid
seeding before the last week of Sep-
tember, and (3) later turn down this
trap and reset it. :
A correspondent in Berks County
has recently written to Professor Sur-
face asking how to avoid such serious
loss as occurred throughout this State
two ye~rs ago, when hundred of thous-
ands of dollars worth of wheat were
destroyad by the Hessian fly. The re-
ply was as follows, and of general in-
terest to all wheat growers:
“Without seeing specimines of your
wheat plants I cannot say with cer-
tanty whether they are infested by
fly or not. If you had sent me some
of the entire stalks or the stubbles by
mail, I could have examined them and
let you know if they are infested with
with the fly. However, from your de-
scription it looks as though they were
so infested.
“I would advise you this fall to plow
and prepare at once a strip of soil run-
ning along the side of the field, per-
haps as wide as two breadths of the
drill,and then drill one round of wheat
in this. Do this the latter part of
August or the early part of Septem-
ber. Let it grow as a trap crop to re-
ceive the eggs of the Hessian fly.
These lay their eggs when the wheat
is about two or threeinches tall. Pre-
pare the rest of the field for sowing,
get the ground in nice condition as to
cultivation, but do not sow until after
the first killing frost, and certainly
not before the 21st of September in
your latitude.
“After the first killing frost, rurn
down the wheat of the trap strip,har-
row it and sow again. You will prob-
ably lose nothing whatever by this
process and gain a great deal by being
sure to trap the fly and destroy the
pests.
‘I do not recommend any person in
Pennsylvania to sow wheat before the
middle of September,even in the north
ern region, and the farther south itis
to be sowed, or the lower the eleva-
tion, the later it is tobe sowed. Much
better wheat will be obtained, on an
average by sowing the last week of
September, than by sowing it earlier.
This does not mean that the prepara-
tion of the soil should be delayed.”
BE.
State of Ohio, City of Tondo)
Lucas County, ss
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that
he is senior partner of the firm of
F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business
in the City of Toledo, County and
State aforesaid, and that said firm
will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case
of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
the use of HALL’S CATARRH
CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscrib-
ed inj my presence, this 6th day of
December, A. D. 1886.
A. W. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally and acts directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY, & Co., Toledo,
Sold by Druggists, 75 cents.
Take Hall’s Family Pills for con-
stipation. ad
SAREE PR ERD
New York’s Rapid Transit
System.
‘When the new system of rapid trans-
it is completed in New York, in 1917,
it is expected to handle 8,000,000,000
passengers a year. Existing lines now
handle 800,000,000. Contracts have
been signed for the new system by rep-
resentatives of the City, the Inter-
borough Rapid Transit Company and
the New York Municipal Railway Cor-
poration. It is stated that the esti-
mated total cost of the system will be
$337,000,000, of which New York City
will supply about $171,000,000 and the
two companies the remainder. The
Interborough’s total expenditure will
Condensed Report of the Condition of the
Second National Bank
of Meyersdale, Pa.,
At the Close of Business August 9, 1913.
Rede ed a DD SA,
MOVING
Growth as Shown in Following
Statements Made to Comp-
troller of Currency.
Fon
ALE!
Owing to our increasing trade
tea at 50c per 1b. ; one cent per
6 boxes matches 25¢.
All 30¢ plug tobacco, 25¢.
Pearl buttons, 2c and 3c per
smokeless, per box, 60c.
for $1.
obliged to handle to meet the demands of our customers, we
find it necessary to build a larger room, which means we
must move, and we invite everybody with in calling distance
to kindly help us move, for which service we are willing to
pay you by cutting down our profits and giving you the best,
of everything the market affords.
Coffee 20c to 36¢c per lb.; good 40c tea, 35¢c; extra good green
tomatoes, canned corn and peas.
Ten cent baking powder, 3 for 25¢; 15¢ cans 2 for 25¢.
E. Twist, Picnic and Bulldog Twist, 6 for 25¢.
All 50¢ work or dress shirts 45¢; boys’ 50c knee pants 40c.
Boys’ 50c shirts 40c; boys’ 25¢ shirts 22c¢.
All summer underwear 1-4 off; table oilcloth 20¢ a yard.
Clothes pins, 1c per dozen; silk thread 4c a spool.
Lamp globes, No. 1 and 2, bc each.
Shotguns, $5 to $15; shotgun shells, B P 45c;
With every $10 order, not including meat, 25 Ibs. of sugar
Parke’s and Green Trading Stamps
BIDDLE’S, |
Ursina, Pa.
and variety of goods we are
can off on all grades canned
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doz. ; thimbles 1c each.
RRP
fo, “isi
—
be about $105,000,000, of which $58,-
000,000 will go toward the construct-
ion of city owned lines. The New York
Municipal Railway Corporation will
expend about $61,000,000,0f which $14,-
000,000 will be applied to the cost of
city owned lines. The balance of each
company’s expenditure will be appied
to the purchase of new equipment and
the construction of elevated railroads
and additional tracks thereon. It is
expected that the rapid-transit facil-
ities will be more than trebled upon
the completion of the =ew system in
the year 1917. The existing lines cover
296 miles of single track whereas the
Pr PA
total length of the new system will be
ee eel eee en tg,
Longest Submarine
Cable.
Worid’s
What is said to be the longest sub
marine telephone cable in the work
has just been laid between Vancouver
and Vancouyer Island, B. C. It cost
over $100,000, weighs 560,000 pounds,
and the expense in laying was $28.
000. It is said to be the longest te¥m-
phone cable in the world, and is laid
at a depth heretofore not attempted.
much of the line going going 208
fathoms deep in the Gulf of Georgi,
at one place being 1536 feet deep. By
the middle of July a cable will be
615 miles of single track, | stretched across Saanich Inlet, whide
CHURCH SERVCS.
Evangelical church, L. B. Ritfen- |
house, pastor—Sunday school at 2:00 |
p- m. Preaching at 7:30 p. m.
Methodist Episcopal church ser- |
vice, Rev. G. A. Neeld pastor—Ser- |
vices at10:30 a. m. Sunday school9:30 |
a. m. Epworth League at 6:45 p. m. |
Evening service at 7:30.
Church of the Brethren—Preaching |
10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday |
School, 9:30 a. m. Christian. Workers |
Meeting at 6:30 p. m. Bible Class, |
Saturday evening, 7:30 p. m. Teacher |
Training classes meet Monday evening
7 and 8 o’clock, respectively. Sunday
School Workers’ Meeting, Friday
evening, 30th inst., at 7:30.
At the A. M. F. Zion church Sun-
day School at 3:00 p. m. Preaching
at 11 a. m. Christian Endeavor] at
7:45 p. m.
Evangelical Lutheran church, J. A.
Yount, pastor— Sunday school next
Sunday at 9:30 a. m. Morning ser-
vice 10:30. Evening services 7:30.
Luther League, 6:45p. m. Mid-
week service Wednesdny 8:30 p. m.
SS. Philip and James Catholic
church, Rev. J.J. Brady, pastor.—
Mass next Sunday 8:30 and 10 a. m.
Brethren Church:—H. L. Gough-
nour, pastor. —There will be no
preaching service in any of the
congregations on August 31st owing
to the pastor being in attendance at
the General Conference at Dayton,
Ohio. Sunday school and Christian
Endeavor at usual hours. All aie
invited.
Wilhelm Reformed church—E. S.
Hassler, pastor—Services next Sun-
day in the morning at 10 will be of
a special nature in recognition of
Labor Day. The dignity and im-
portance of labor will be emphasized,
and all workingmen are especially
invited to attend. Sunday school at |
9%0 clcek.
|
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| will bring Victoria into much better
connections with Vancouver Yy
means of the cable just laid.
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Ridging anc
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Stock always on hand at Meyersdale aud
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STEWART’S HEALING POWDER
for barbed-wire cuts and sores on acral.
Superior to salves or liriment. Feels
good, heals guickly, keeps away fies
Red cans 25 and cents,
At drug or harness stores.
f. F.G. Stewart & Co., Chicsgmn
In use
30 years