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"WASHINGTON LETTER.
Special to The C mmercial.
Foreign affairs, particularly rela
sions with Mexica, continue to furn-
ish the most acute, if not the most
important, problem confronting Presi-
dent Wilson and the administration.
To the very last the President main-
tained the attitude of hoping that the
elections advertised for October 26th
in Mexico would furnish a means of
settling. that problem through the
elimination of General Huerta, the
Dictator. The utterly farcical charac-
ter of the alleged ¢lectiens, however,
has demonstrated the futility of such
hope. Meantime an element of sinis
ter potentiality has been injected into
the situation through the indiscreet
eomment in Mexico City of Sir Lienel
Carden, the British Minister to Mexico
who chose to present his credentials
to Huerta on the day the Dictator
had arrested the 110 members of the
Mexican Congress, and who expressed
to some American newspapermen his
frank view that the American govern-
ment did not thoroughly comprehend
the Mexican question. This unwar-
ranted interference by a British dip-
lomatic official of such standing
threatened for a time to produce an
unfortunate strain upon our relations
with Great Britain. The British gov-
ernment gets out of it, however, by
officially advising the State Depart-
ment that Sir Lionel Carden repudi:
ates the interview credited to him.
Thus, technically, Great Britain pre-
serves a correct standing in the mat-
ter. a
At the same time, there appears to
be an increasing feeling on the part
of several important European powers
that something positive and effective
should be dene to terminate the in-
tolerable conditions in Mexico. Indi
cations that Europe might find it mec
essary to act on its ewn account led
to consideration on the part of this
government of the question of issuing
a general and formal statement defi
nitely setting forth its attitude not
only toward Mexico but also toward
_all such problems, which are, unfor-
tunately, of too frequent origin in the
western hemisphere. President Wil-
son seems,however,to have concluded
that it is not necessary yet at least to
issue such a statement. He has, to a
certain extent, covered the ground in
two recent speeches. One was ab
Swarthmore, Pa., on the occasion of
the commemoration of Founders’ Day
at Swarthmore College. In extolling
the spirit with which William Penn
sought to establish ‘‘a free common-
wealth” in Ameriea, the President
said that the professed purpose of
American conquest ‘‘was to see to it
that every foot of that land should be
tie home of free self-governed peo-
ple, who should have no goyernment
whatever which did not rest upon the
consent of the governed.” And then
he added this sentenee, with its sig-
nally significant bearing upon the
Mexican problem:
«J would like to believe that all
this hemisphere is devoted to the
same sacred purpose, and that no-
where can any government endure
which is stained by blood, or:support-
ed by anything but the «consent of :
the governed.” :
From Swarthmore the president
went to Mobile, Ala., where, in an
address before the Southern Commer-
cial Congress, the President :supple-
mented his Pennsylvania speech. In.
a general discussion of the Latin-
American situation and problem, he
said: :
“The development of ocnstitutional
liberty and world human rights, the
maintenance of national integrity as
against material interest—that is our
creed. b
“I want to take this oeeasion to
say, too, that the United States will
not again seek to secure ome addi-
tional foot of territory by eonquest.
“It will devote itself to showing
.an honest and fruitful use of the ter-
ritory she has, and she must regard
iit as one of the duties of friendship
to see that from no quarter are
material interests made superior to
human liberty and national eomity.”
While the President in making this
pledge regarding the future action of
the United States undoubtedly voices
the present sentiment of a vast majo-
rity of American citizens, it was in-
evitable that it should be pointed out
promptly that not only the eirenm-
stanees under which he made this
declaration were very different: from
those obtaining when President Mon-
roe declared the famous doctrine
which ever since has borne his name,
but also that the President has no
power to give such a pledge and
make it binding upon his country.
Congress has on a few occasions un-
dertaken to give pledges of that
character. The one made in the Tel-
ler resolution at the beginning of the
Spanish War has been kept, but the
famous Crittenden resolution, adopted
at the outbreak of the Civil War, en-
dured hardly a year.
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CARING FOR STREET TREES
Newark, N. J., Has Gone Into Subject
Further Than Any Other City
and With Good Results.
With the increasing appreciation of
‘the necessity for scientific care for
the street trees of cities and towns,
there is developing—in leaflet and
'pamphlet—an interesting, if fragmen-
tary literature on the subject. To this
the well-organized and earnestly act-
ive shade tree commission of Newark,
N. J, has made important contribu-
tions. These include a city map on
which are shown the streets that are
In the care of the commission and the
variety of trees that is planted om
each, a leaflet giving most elaborate
directions for planting and care, and
a pamphlet that contains this matter
and a great deal more besides—the
ordinances, the lists of trees and’
shrubs in use, the arguments for
street-tree care, an account of the in-
sect enemies of trees and how to deal
with them.
The relative extent to which New-
ark has gone into this matter is indi-
cated by the report which shows that
for 1906 $15,448.21 was expended for
the planting, protection and care of
trees on the streets. For this sum
nearly 2,500 trees We planted, on
forty-six streets; the t#:es on twenty-
four streets were prfined; and the
trees on 183 feets were sprayed or
otherwise especially treated for in-
sects. With this sort of work in prog-
ress every year, it would mot take long
‘to put the streets of a city in first-
class condition as to trees—and how
much that would mean for the com-
munity! .
THIS IS AGE OF CONCRETE
Remarkable Effects Produced In Park
Improvements in Our Large
Cities.
Household Notes.
Apply glycerine to a scald Rrectly
after the accident occurs, and cover
it up with strips of rag soaked in gly-
cerine.
If mixed with milk instead of water,
mustard will not get dry, but will
keep nice and fresh until it is all
used up.
Better paint the pantry shelves
with white enamel. It is cleaner and
more lasting than paper and it is very
attractive.
Coffee is a fairly good air purifier,
will purify a sick room and do away
with bad smells. 2
A teaspoonful of sugar added to the
water for basting meat will give it a
rich brown color, and the flavor will
be much improved.
When cooking liver and bacon, get
a sour apple, slice it very finely and
add it to the gravy. This will impart
a delicious flavor.
To retain the heat in sad irons pur-
chase a square soapstone and use it
for an ironstand. The irons will re-
main beated twice as long.
If baked potatoes are allowed to
stand in hot water for fifteen minutes,
they require but half the baking and
are more palatable and mealy.
To relieve and sometimes cure a
cough,, roast a lemon very carefully
without burning it. When it is thor-
oughly hot, cut 4nd squeeze it into a
cup containing finely powdered sugar.
Take this while it is still hot.
Mul stains €an be removed from
white serge in the following way:
First allow the mud to dry thorough-
ly, then cover the spots with common
table salt and leave for two or three
minutes. After that, take a piece of
tissue paper and rub off the salt.
Finally apply a little French salt and
brush this off with a clean brush.
and a little of it burned on hot coals |
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CONDENSED REPORT OF
SECOND NATIONAL BANK, Meyersdale, Pa.,
At the Close of Business, October 21, 1913,
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THE CONDITION OF THE
October 21, 1913
es RESOURCES. LIABILITIES.
Loans and Investments erie. $416,799 19 Cavital stock paidin............. $ 65,000 66
. S. Bonds and Premiums cea 66,791 87 Surplus Fund and Profits........ 55,160 88
Real Estate, Furniture and Fixtures 66,779 42 Cireglatlon. .... .......... + .i.; 65,000 06
Cash and due from Banks ....... 73,083 33 Pividends Unpaid............... 15 0¢ &
Due from U. S. Treasurer. ....... 3,250 00 Deposits .. .... ...~».... ..... 441,527 92 §
Total Resources .;........ $626,703 81 Total Liabilities. ....... $626.703 £1 | 3
Growth as Shown in Following Statements Made tc Comptroller of Currency. &
ASSETS.
Joly 15, 10082... ... ni. iii en LL $262,014.92
June 28, 1900... .viuvivieiinii-nnren $411,680.13
MBEfeh 7, ¥011..... ...... ....... $512,574.48
April18019...,. 0c... iii $592,884.92
April £008...) Loo. $605,870.62
June 4, 1088... na... Lu ... 8618,559.53
.. $626,703.81
‘When "shutting a house up “for a
long time, pack the si‘ver in dry flour
and keep the forks, knives and spoons
together, arranging in layers with
flour between. The silver will remain
perfectly bright and untarnished.
Ugly cracks in furniture may be
easily filled with beeswax, so that the
marks will hardly show. Slightly
soften . the beeswax until it becomes
pliable, then press it firmly into the
cracks, smoothing the surface over
with a thin knife.
Clean gilt picture frames by putting
a gill of yinegar into a pint of soda
water. To remove all dust from the
frames, dip a large camel’s hair brush
into the mixture, squeeze it partly
dry, then brush the gilt, doing a
small part at a time.
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protruding or
Itching, bleeding,
blind piles, have yielded to Doan’s
Ointment, 50c at al stores. ad
FOLEY KIDNEY PILLS
FOR BACKACHE KIDNEYS AND BLADDER |
CHURCH SERVICES.
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 Wednesday 8:30 p. m.
Methodist Episcopal church ser
vice, Rev. G. A. Neeld pastor—Ser-
vices at 10:30 a. m. Sunday school 9:30
a. m. Epworth League at 6:46 p. m.
Evening seryice at 7:30.
S88. Philip and James Catholic
church, Rev. J. J. Brady, pastor.—
Mass next Sunday 9 and 11 a. m.
Vespers and Benediction at 7:20 p. m.
Church of the Brethren— Preaching
10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday
School, 9:30 a. m. Christian Worker
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.
School Workers’ Meeting,
evening, 30th inst., at 7:30.
Friday
At the A. M. ¥. Zion church Sun-
day School at 3:00 p. m. Preachinz
at 11 a. m. Christian Endeavar ai
7:45 p. m.
Brethren Church, H. L. Gough 10mr.
pastor—Special services are being
held each evening this week a% Xi: ki
in the Summit Mills churek. =
which Rev. CO. E. Kolb, of Berlin, “is
preaching. Church services mein
Sunday at Meyersdale in the more
ing and in the evening. The past
will preach at the morning servise
and Rev. Kolb will preach at #he
evening service. The pastor will
preach at Summit Mills in the afées
noon and conduct the Commmurfion
service at that place in the evening.
The people of Meyersdale are urgek
to hear Rev. Kolb on Sunday even
ing.
Chiidren Cry’
Sunday |
FOR FLETCHER'S
TCASTORIA
‘colonnades, pergolas and peristyles, |
and shelter-houses, are often made of |
some form of concrete. Probably]the
,most extensive use is made of this |
material in the South Park system of
Chicago, where the large field houses |
in the dozen or more small parks are |
made of monolithic concrete = that |
blends well with the landscape. In|
Washington Park in this system there |
is also a boathouse of “granite con- |
crete,” a reddish combination made by |
.the park engineer.
A very handsome structure of this
‘class from an-architectural standpoint,
is the City Park pavilion in New Or-|
leans, made of artificial stone. it’
takes the form of 4 peristyle of the
‘Roman Doric order, placed in an im-
‘posing site overlcoking the lake from
which landing can be made by flights
‘of steps at either ena. The structure
is 650x160 feet.
ART INFLUENCE IN SCHOOLS
‘Moral and Material Uplift Follows
the Erection of Beautiful School
House.
Envirorment has a powerful influ-
ence upon character building as man-
“ifested in: little things. It is a mat-
ter of gecord that where a new and
beautiful schoolhouse was built in a
foreign quarter the children there-
‘after came to school a little cleaner,
both in clothes and person, more
flowers appeared on girls’ hats, more
live ones were grown in the imme-
diate neighborhood and more found
their way te a place on the teacher’s
desk. Strict discipline was easier to
maintain, marching was voluntarily
done in better order, with heads and
general carrtage more erect. The
whole neighborhood got a feverish
both school ard the whole school dis-
rial uplift.
Politics and Business.
always enjoyed a safe seat was much
distressed when he learned that he
was to be oppoged at the next elec-
tion | :
Hearing that the opposition was be-
ing engineered by a local dry goods
with him.
“What is the use of fighting me?”
ho asked. “It’s a waste of time and
money, for I had a majority of 3,000
votes at the last election. Moreover, I
nave served the constituency well for
many years, and I think I deserve a
walkover this time.”
“Certainly you do, sir, and only
stern necessity compels me to force a
contest upon you,” answered the dry
goods man. “Unfortunately, my
bungling manager, making sure there
would be an election, has bought a
huge stock of colored handkerchiefs
and ribbons as party favors, and I
gha’'n’t have an earthly chance of get-
ting rid of them unless I rig up a fight
of some sort.”
A Question of Economy.
“Rafferty,” said Mr. Dolan, “do you
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Dyspepsia is America’s curse.
restore digestion, normal weight,
good health and purify the blood, use
~ Burdock Blood Bitters. Sold ab all
drug stores, Price, $1.00. ad
think there’s anythin’ at all in this
To | talk about locomotive engines runnin’ |
| on wan rail?”
|" “1 dunno. If the expense of steel
| rails is as bad as some people say,
mebbe they’ll have to.”
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Park pavilions and other structures
for gardens, cemeteries and country
places, especially such works as open
activity in the line of cleaning-up and |
trict experienced a moral and mate- ||
A well-known English politician who | *
‘merchant, he strongly remonstrated |:
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