ATR SSN ES UNRY. d Wesley ey town- rt house, Bert F. | Ray W. rere mar- yn H.C, i M. Guy ,ownship, y Rev. J. Friedens \llenyale, uhbn, Pa., ,» by Rev. © Lavang,, : : eva a i 0 > ¢ anksville, Somerset: wb J ohnight oS ullum. Somerset, holder, of arried at ggington, 3. church. el S. k of hog 1y County x Sanitary of Dr. Q. rian, vac- s following 3 per cent )ss of near- > outbreak treatment 3oard, and f infection Same is f from kid- neys, blad- Pills offer oof is here as every- ple have lale people idney rem- fifty years. the risk of tal Bright’s dale proof. , Pa., says: ‘eeling very . His back ; sleep and ing that he e his shoes. Pills adver- iis one box recommends is friends.”’ lers. Don’t remedy—geb » same that Foster -Mil- N.Y. LIST. lisbury Rail UGLE, P. My 4 > Household Notes. The living room table should never be crowded with books. A few are enouch. A matter of vital consideration in a successful home is the color of the rooms, It should be simple and rest- ful always, because home is a place \ of refuge. Always keep a bundle of clean white rags on hand and a bottle of disinfectant. Pies should always be glazed with white of egg if you wish them to be shiny brown. Every room in a house, eyen in winter, should be thoroughly aired at least once a day. An old catalog kept near the stove is handy to set a sooty pan on inlan emergency. A china dish with three compart- ments is handy for passing}. cheese, butter, and biscuits. F Try beating carpets and rugsjon a a get of bedsprings—they will lookzas S it done by a professional. a. Individual tarts are always attrac- tive and make an agreeable change for the luncheon table. Plenty of towel rails aroud the bath- tub are advisable if the room is used by more than one person. Grease the bottoms of pots and ket- tles before putting over the coals, and they will not become black. Reg ice in the water forms a coat- -ing inside the teakettle it may be re- moved with vinegar or sulphuric acid. Be careful to wash the kettle after- ward Cut short pieces of white passepar- tout paper and type or print on the names of jellies, preserves, etc. Be- ing already gummed, they will save trouble. if you are afraid of draughts, have screens covered with coarse muslin to fit into your windows just like or- dinary fly screens and use them at night. . Barley is not used as extensively as it should be. It is excellent in soups and delicious as a cereal, but in the latter case it needs long cooking in a double boiler. | ; emer emi ene. «“Mischief Quartet” and its Work. The Each year the month of January numbers iteflist offvietims from in- fluenza, lagrippe, bronchitis andfpneu- monia. The prompt usejof Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound will check the onset of a cold and stop a cough, preventing the development to more serious ¢rnditions. Kbsep it on hand d by all Dealers Eyerywhere. . * Go Slow in Extensive Orchard Planting. A gentleman from Chester county wrote to Prof. H. A. Surface, State Zoologist, Harrisburg, saying, ‘About two years ago I joutlined to you my plans for planting an orchard at this - place, and you advised me to curtail my planting. AccordinglygI planted but half what I hadjintended to, and I very much thank you for your sound advice. Conditions have been such that it would have been difficult to have attended to the area originally anticipated. However, next spring I expect to be in shape to plant a few more trees, and will appreciate any advice you may give me as to varie- ties. Are the parasites controlling the scale?”? Prof. Surface replied as follows: ‘By next spring you will know more about how much you can han- dle, and it will be proper to add such ‘ areas to your orchard as you can han- dle all right. “You have planted good varieties, and I do not know that I could add much more to that list unless it be the Rome Beauty. I must acknowl- edge that the Ben Davis while not high in quality is the greatest money maker I have seen, and there is a de- mand for it late in the season when others are gone. Smokehouse and Pound are both good varieties for your region. For peaches you can well pin your faith to the Elberta. If you wish additional varieties make them the yellow varieties following Elberta. Among these should be the Late Crawford, Smock and Geary. ‘There could be no doubt of the fact $hat the parasites of the scale are ‘cleaning up this pest over large areas in this State. This I have dis- covered and proven with centainty. I have not published extensively on the parasite subject yet, but I am preparing a Bulletin now.”’ —— a A Mexican Kisses. Boil three cupfuls of light brown sugar and a cupful of milk together until it threads, then add a teas- spoonful of butter. Take from the fire, flavor with vanilla and add a cupful of broken nut meats. Pour into a grea pan and cut out in| squares when it hardens. Y PILLS sed OIEY KL FOR BACKACHE LUNE x an, I ‘majority of herds that after reaching tirely. ‘introduction. ; ‘should be regarded as suspicious until ‘ago I bought a that was very wild. near her in the pasture, but before I ibuild up the herc SELECTING THE DAIRY SIRE Best Course for Average Dairyman to Pursue ls to Purchase Bull Calf on Pedigree. i: W. A. BARR, United States Dalry Yision. Colorado Agricultural Col- lege.) Hiram Smith before a Missouri in- stitute was once asked, “What would you buy if going into the dairy busi- ness?” He replied, “A bull” The statement that “a good sire is one- half the herd, while a poor one is all of it” should have much significance for the dairyman. Two cow-testing assteiatione have been organized in this state, by the United States Dairy division. In these associations are 47 of the most repre- sentative dairymen, who own 1,000 cows. Thirty-seven per cent. of these! herds are headed by grade or scrub bulls. When we consider the 7,000 dairy herds of the state, the cows of which average a trifle more than 100 pounds of fat the past year, then ean be seen how vital is the question of the dairy sire when it is the only available means of raising the produc- tive standard of our herds. For the average dairyman the best course to pursue is the purchase of a bull calf on the strength of his an- Superior Bull and Calif. cestors, preferably the dam, and trust that he will transmit the desirable characteristics to a high degree. In the selection of a sire give reliance to close ancestry, in preference to blood of the fourth, fifth and sixth genera- tion. We often hear a man say that his bull is a Golden Lad or a De Kol, when an examination of the pedigree shows the famous individual is five or six generations distant, which means about 1% to 3 per cent. of the noted | individual’s blood. | ‘When purchasing a sire, see if possi-| ble his dam. She should be of good size for the breed, a regular breeder, possess a strong constitution and vi- tality, with well-developed ‘barrel mammary system and have made a good yearly official record. DANGEROUS DISEASE OF COW Every Case of Abortion Should Be Regarded With Suspicion Until * Proven Otherwise. Cows which have aborted one or two! ‘times should be disposed of only i they fail to conceive after a -subse- quent covering, provided they have re- ceived suitable disinfecting treatment. | By keeping pregnant animals the dis- eage will be brought to a standstill more quickly than if new susceptible material is continually added in their place. Some cows apparently become immune without aborting. It is the history of the disease in the great Ate height, it gradually subsides of its own accord until only a few slips oc- cur each year or it may disappear en- In herds where abortions have not occurred for several years, or at least only rarely, the owner should take particular pains to prevent its | Every case of abortion proven otherwise. If a slip occurs the cow should be isolated at once and! treated as directed above. The por-| tions of the stall or corral contami: nated by her discharge should -be dis- infected, or if the abortion has oc! curred at pasture, the fetus and after- birth should be searched for and re- moved and the infected spot of ground where they have lain should be burned over. Kindness Pays. Treat the cows kindly. Two years three-year-old cow I could not get had her a month I could go up to her with a rope in my hand and she would not run. Last year we bought a yearling that was the same way. I give all my cows a name and they know it. Be kind to the cows and you will have no wild ones.—R. J. Kerslake. ¥ Buying Grade Calves. The dairy sections in the vicinities of the large cities are ndid places to buy grade c: vhich to is careful in making good grade prices. BANK SAFE FOILS TOIL OF THIEVES Vault Holding $50,000 Resists Blasts and Sledges MANY TRACES WERE LEFT The Attempted Robbery Was Discov- ered By a Man Who Was Pass- ing the Bank and Saw One of the Front Doors Ajar. Sharon, Pa.—Wahile two “pals” stood guard at the front and rear doors of he First National Bank of Sharpsyille, .wo miles north of Sharon, two burg- ars worked on the vault in the bank. The vault contained $50,000 in cur- cency and several times that amount n negotiable paper, according to the officials of the bank, but the burglars failed to reach the goal. The attempted robbery was discov- ered by a man who was passing the bank and saw one of the doors ajar. He opened it and found the outer door of the vault blown open and the inner door wrecked. He informed of- ficials of the bank, who investigated and then issuéd a statement that nothing was missing from the vault. The men jimmied a side door, bored into the outer door of the vault and blew it open with nitro-glycerin, the fumes of which were still in the room when the attempted robbery was discovered. The men bored the inner door and attempted to blow it open, but in doing so the bolts that lock the door were broken and the men were unable to open the vault. They used a sledge hammer and a crow bar on it, but both failed in breaking it open. The vault is damaged beyond repair, it is said. That two men were on guard for several hours at both the front and rear doors was evident because the loors about both doors were covered with tobacco juice and about each door were several well chewed quids. What time the men began their work is not known. Sharpsville is without police pro- tection after midnight. A year ago the safe in the postoffice in Sharps- ville was™ blown open and a large amount in money and stamps was taken. In the last two years three or four safes have been Llown open m the town. Conservatory is Blown Up. Giasgow, Scotland. — A bomb out- rage believed by the police to have been carried out by militant suffra- gets, destroyed the extensive con- serva‘ory in the Glasgow botanic gar- dens known as the Kibble Crystal Pal- ace. The great glass roofs and sides of the structure were blown into thou- sands of pieces. Many valuable plants were ruined. ROBBERS CAUGHT WITH LOOT. Four Taken With $1,700 and $5,000 Found Hidden. St. Joseph Mo.—Four men believed to have robbed the Ludlow Bank were captured at Braymer. They had $1,700 in’ their pockets and were taken back to Ludlow where the money was iden- tified by bank officials. The remaind- er of the $5,000 taken from the bank was found in a sack hidden near the bank, being too heavy for the robbers to carry.’ { To Boost One-Cent Postage. Washington, D. C. — A delegation representing the National One-Cent Postage Association, headed by Char- les Williams Burrows of Cleveland, ' O., president of the association, reach- ed Washington to urge President Wil- son, Postmaster General Burleson and members of Congress to favor one- cent letter rates. Killed by Massage Machine.’ Chicago, Ili.—Lazirus R. Silverman, president of a manufacturing concern, was electrocuted while using a small electrical massage machine in his bath. Mr. Silverman was dead when his son found him. Alfonso Going to Argentina. Paris, France.—A special dispatch from Madrid says that King Alfonso will pay a visit to the Argentine Re- public in June. U. 8. STEEL CONDUCTS BIG FARM. Corporation Raises Vegetables for Employes on Boats and in Mills. Conneaut, O.—Eizht thousand acres of land, lying in the States of Ohio | and Pennsylvania, east of this city, | and purchased during the year 1900 | by the United States Steel Corpora- | tion for a steel plant site, is to be used as a big farm by the corporation for the raising of supplies for the men on the boats of the corporation’s fleet and also for the men employed in the various mills of the company. Fire Destroys Dairy Barn. Warren, O.—Fire totally destroyed the large dairy barn of L. H. Turner, one-half mile north of Leavitisburg, causing $15,000 loss. ‘All of the stock was taken out of the barn alive. Mr. Turner is superintendent of motive power for the P and Lake Erie Railroad, 3 in Pitts- burgh. The far: s in charge of his | son, R. H. Turner. This farm has | one of Pittsburgh's sources of | ¢ supply, the product being ship-| i ped to a firm there each day. SEVERAL DEAD; MANY HOMELESS A Severe Storm Swept Califor- nia, Causing Heavy Damage RANCHERS WERE MAROONED Flood Waters Reached a Depth of Six Feet in Homes Forcing the Oc- cupants to Roofs ‘or . Second Stories. Los Angeles, Cal.—Three men were drowned, a boy was reported to have lost his life, many persons were driv- en from their homes; buildings were damaged, and steam and electric rail- way traffic was either tied up or seri- ously interrupted in Southern Califor- nia Monday as the result of the rain which deluged this section. The deaths were those of Louis Jones, a retired banker of Montecito, Hugh Spear Haven, said to be a Chi- cago capitalist, who was drowned near Monrovia and Rico Rodriguez, who sank in the flood waters of the San Gabriel near Whittier. An unidentified boy was said to have been swept into the Los Angeles river, when a cable on which he had been ieaning gave way. For 10 miles along the Rio Hondo, near Montabello, ranchers were ma- rooned by flood waters which reached a depth of six feet in their homes, forcing the occupants to roofs or sec- ond stories. All were rescued. The Southern Pacific, the San Pe- dro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake and the Santa Fe railroads all suffered from the deluge. The Salt Lake route reported several washouts on its lines. Damage to highways in Los Angeles county alone is estimated at $500,000. Seattle, Wash.—A severe storm swept the Pacific Northwest Monday, snow and rain being accompanied by a high wind which at places attained a velocity of 60 miles an hour. The storm on Pugent Sound was the most severe recorded since the establish- ment of the weather bureau here. The wind blew 60 miles an hour at Cape Flattery, and 54 miles here. A portion of Eugene Ore. was flooded by the overflow from Amazon creek. a small stream flowing through the town. It was repor ed many people in the low- er part of the town were marooned in their houses. “Flyer” Flagged Near Caved Track. Wilkes-Barre, Pa.—A wreck of the Jersey Central ‘fiyer” from Philadel- phia and New York, averted a mile from this city, when a .trackwalker discovered a yawning mine cave in the roadbed and flagged the on-speeding express. Captain in Mosby’s Rangers Dead. « Washington, D. C.—Word was re- ceived here of the death of Captain E. F. Thomson, a member the famous Mosby’s Rangers during the Civil War, at Clarendon, Va., aged 76 years. Gangster’s Stray Bullet Kills Man. New York.—Gansters scored another victim here when a stray bullet, fired during a battle between the Galary and O'Rourke gangs killed Israel Asof- sky, aged 33 years. ’ Battlefield May Be Made a Park. Washington, D. C.—Advocates be- hind the movement to have the gov- ernment create a national park out of a portion of the ground on which the first battle of Bun Run was fought are planning to renew the fight with increased vigor. The project is being hacked by members of he Army and Veterans of the Confeder- acy, together with persons living in the vicinity of the historic spot. Blind Man An Inventor. Meadville, Pa.—Sylvester J. Walker, a blind man, who lives with his moth- er, was granted letters patent on an invention, a staybolt for beilers and locomotives, and especially the latter. Mr. Walker learned the trade of a boilermaker, and it was his occupation until his eyesight failed about three |: vears ago. He had the idea in his mind when his eyes began failing and when he could see no more he labored on with his hands and at last perfect- ed his invention. FOUR PERISH BY: STORM. Northern New Eng'and and Nova Scotia Swept. Boston, Mass.—Reports from along the New England coast indicates that the storm which has been sweeping Northern New England and Nova Scotia cost four lives, separated more than a score of men from their ships and in some instances resulted in heavy money loss. The schooners Pontiac and Josepb Mullin lost a man each and the schooner Alice cannot account for two of her crew. Niagara Falls Has 122 Smallpox Cases Niagara Falls, N. Y..—Dr. Edward Clark of Buffalo, has been assigned by Dr. Herman M. Biggs of the state 3igg >e of health department, to take cl the smallpox situation here. Clark will work in conjunction with the local health department. The total number of cases ¢ i 122 Manila Exposition Manila. — of the eSBosition loss is $250,000 Fire des building here nd was narrowly’ Grand Before You Buy a Cream Separator FIRST SEE AND TRY A DelLAVAL, THE BEST SEPARATOR MADE J. T. YODER, SEE Office 223 Levergood St, \ Johnstown, - Penn’a. SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS OUR COUGH CURE Kills the cough, and cures the cougher. OUR COLD CURE Is a checker that checks the cold every time, Qur guarantee goes with every package. I RUBBER BLOOD WARMERS There is comfort in the use of the Hof Water Bottle. We offer the highest grade, at a reason- able price. F. B. THOMAS, LEADING DRUGBIST, Both Phones. [§.MEYERSD ALE, PA. WE HAVE JUST UNLOADED A CAR OF SCHUMACHER'SFEEDS You will find noching better for your cows than his Blue Ribbon Dairy Feed. Once tried you will use no other. We also have a full line of Chop Feeds and Corn +t Reduced Price, OATS, WHEAT, HAY. STRAW, SALT, Etc. | IF YOU ARE NOT USING GOLDEN LINK FLOUR You are not getting the BESI. A car due and another booked, which shows how 1t is moving. We have our spring stock of Laks He sreing, the cheapest thing in the meat line. Getouar prices. We hive everything i in Canned Goods A visit to our store will sho ~ vou 3 com- plete line of Groceries. We thank you for your orders. 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The Commercial Press - Handles i. y Mamma Says - 1 Safe for Children” SONTAINS @ i) DEES 00to S915 Guaranteed [Year X pid and halance in monthly pay- 1y any car under our future S88 and 4% interest will be fi will 1 | ENTERAL Pittsiargh ES saved ogrvehere a Wor Sale by Al 1 Dealers Eire OE SPILLS STEWART’S HEALING POWDER for barbed-wire cuts and sores on animals, Superior to salves or liriment. Feels good, heals quickly, keeps away flies, Red cans 25 an® 90 cents, - <0 ot At g or harness stores. ect Pr F.G. Stewart & Co., Chicago. | coo LADIES 1 \ flo 3 pur Dir Drugple for CHI OHS Ter TAx= | Drugeist and msk for DIAMOND BR AND I LL# nty-Gve woe SOLD BY ALL DRUGCISTS “noe” EVERYWHERE 52