a rder. Hedge. wrote to of Zool- re, Har- hemical > orange he said ” d as fol- g better re hedge 3 growth straw or . If for used, as bo build- growth the new , strong This is ffective, tal ves- al. One gollons kill tie results v hours ying an at it off 1d when 1. Con- 'y green lit will his own inhappy 1d slug- yod Bit- rs. ad ILLS LADDER spp ¢ gt i THE PUBLIC HIGHWAY, Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 2—Although hampered by insufficient funds where- with to build first-class highways throughout the Commonwealth, the State Highway Department expects to spend such money as is available Jn putting the highways of Pennsyl- wahim in as good ‘a condition as is possible during 1914. This was made clear in a statement issued by the Department this week in which the program for the coming season was outlined. The appropriatioms made by the last Legislature fot the purpose of! ga road construction wnder the Sproul Act have been c¢Imost exhausted and the Department lis now waiting a le- gal decision as $0 the momeys in the State Treasury received ‘from the taxation of moter vehicles. The last Legislature appropriated #11 moneys hereafter ‘collected from this source to the State Highway Department for use in the construction and main- tenance ‘of highways but the Auditor General ‘has raised the point that the Legislature excesded its powers in thus ecting and that the moneys must be specifically appropriated by each Legislature for this purpose. Pending" a decision en this questiom, the State Highway ‘Department has been -umable to obtain the money mow in the State Treasury and this 2 delayed the laying of piams for i oming season. State Highway Commissioner E. M. Bigelow has d«leecided that if the automobile meney is made available “for road work, the amount shall be used for putting:in shape as many of the highways'in the state as pes- sible. It is hisiintention to have the goads gone over, scraped and elehned | and then to haye all gutters eleamed out and repaired and to have dhe drains and culverts fixed. After this thes‘been done the roads will be pa- trolled and efforts will be made to keep them in.as nearly perfeet<con- «dition as possible. It will net be feasible to procecd with mueh in ithe way of construction of new high- ways, since the amount of money available will not suffice to do more than keep the highways in passable ‘condition. The foregoing program, of eeurse, does not. apply to work to be done on State.aid applications. There re- mains from the appropriations made by the last Legislature a sufficient sum to enable a certain amount of work to be done on these applica- tions .made by counties, townships pesoughs but even this amount is far below that which would be required to comply with all of the applications now on file at the De- ent. AE Perhaps the most notable work to be dune during the coming season will ‘be that of maintenance and the Maintenance Department is planning an active year. Repair of worn-out roads and resurfacing! of others where the vehicular traffic is heavy occupy the time and labor of .the eDepartment during a greater part of the season. When the new experimental labor- atory for road making materials is established it is expected that - a school. of instruction: for road mak- . ers will form a portion of its actiy- ities and this, it is hoped, will result in the transmission of a great deal of teehnical knowledge to the men who will be in charge of the actual construction of the highways. The State Highway Department maps of the. counties in the state are being eagerly sought for by these who are .anxious to have accurate , data on the roads in the various counties. These maps, which are made from -snryeys by the Depart- ment engineers, are of the same quality that .map makers usvally charge for.at the rate of from $2.00 to $3.50. They are furnished to the public by the State Highway De- partment atthe nominal cost of 25 cents each. At the present time the Department has for sale maps of the following counties:—Bucks, Chester, Clarion, Crawford, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Fulton, Juniata, Lancaster, Montgomery, Perry, Pike, Warren and Wyoming. Maps of several ‘of the other counties have been, prepared but the Department is unable to have them printed owing to insufficient appropriations for that purpose by the last Legis- laturs. Safe for Babies, Effective For Grown ups. That’s Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound, it has the corffidence of your druggist, who knows it will give you satisfaction. W. W. Ness- miss, Statesboro, Ga., says: —“I haye used Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound in my family and have sold it in my store and it never fails to cure” Refuse a substitute. Sold by all Dealers Everywhere. i eis Children Cry INTERNATIONAL SINDAY SETI ... LESSON Chicago.) " LESSON FOR FEBRUARY 8. DARKNESS AND LIGHT. —— LESSON TEXT-Luke 11:14-26, 33-35. GOLDEN TEXT — “Look therefore whether ‘the light that is in thee be not rkness.” Luke 11:35, I. The Accusation (vv. 14-16.) The fact of demonology as revealed in the New 'Testamient records is here strongly emphasized. Their existence, their malignity, their evil powers, their relation to the devil, amd yet their subjection to our Lord, is all clearly ‘set before us. The devil had 80 taken possession of this man that he ‘could not speak, yet a word from Jesus, mand the dumb spake. That he should have such power caused the ‘people to “wonder” (v. 14). Hig mir- acles were for one principal Teason (John 5:36). Matthew tells ws (12:23) ‘that“in this case they asked the ques- tio: “Is this the Som of David,” e.ig., the promised Messiah? Whe Tecord ‘does not, however, indicate that ‘they ‘believed on him—were converted. They knew what had been prophesied @bout the Coming Ome (Isa. 29:18, 32:3, 4), yet they hesitated ‘to ‘come ‘out on his side. Imto the midst of ‘their controversy (w. 15, Matt. 12:24; Mark 3:22) the Scribes and Pharisees projected themselves. They had come down from Jermsalem seeking, “that they might accuse him” (John 19:35, 36). It is ever thus ‘that the devil seeks to divert. _ Convincing Logic. II.| The Defense (wv. 17-20). “But he, knowing their thoughts.” Evident- ly they dared not openly to make their accusations. They would not accept the natural and true explanation. Jesus endured this contradition and these charges for ws (Isa. 53:3, 4), and must not bis disciples expect a like treatment? (Matt. 10:25). With convincing logic Jesus reveals their motive (v. 16) and demonstrates the untenable position and conclusion which resulted from their own charge. Satan is not fighting himself. A king never sends an army against his own emy. Therefore, out of their own ac- knowledgement that the devils were of God has come upon them. Such an accusation (v. 15) was to Jesus an ev- idence of the depravity of their hearts. There is keen sarcasm in the answer | he demanded from them (v. 19). Evi- dently they, too, had had power over | demons, and it is easy to see the gu lemma into which he led them. This victed men out of their own testi- mony (Matt. 21:25). III. The Application (vv. 21-26). With a true teacher’s skill Jesus drives home the truth brought out in the preceding paragraph. Satan is a “strong man,” but he, Jesus, is strong- er. He has power to ‘overcome and to take from the strong man his armor (defense), and his spoil, and to bind him fast (v. 22; Mark 3:27; Rev. 20:2). Those bound by chains of sin are the spoil of Satan, and Jesus is the only one powerful -enough to— —break the power of canceled sin And set the prisoner free. Cleanse the “Palace.” With Christ there must be entire possession; there ean be no neutrality (v. 23). We cannot belong to Christ and be a slave to Satan, to mammon, to self, or even to others whom we may love. The persistence of evil is here indicated. Unclean spirits are ever seeking a habitation. Therefore it is not enough for a man to be cleansed, his dwelling must be occu- pied, and if the Holy Spirit does not take possession, the evil one will. The parable that follows (vv. 24-26) teaches this truth negatively. In one case Satan is dislodged hy Christ,’ he finds the “palace” (v. 22) (man) to be pre-occupied. In this case the pal- ace is empty (Matt. 12:44). The ab- sence of a positive attachment, too, or possession by, Jesus Christ, involves hostility to him. This picture is that of the reformed man, not of the re- generated man. This latter hag his place pre-occupied, and the returning Spirit can find no place of abode. Un- less, however, such be the case, the latter end of that man is far WOTrse than his first state; witness the gold- cured intemperate men who return to their cups (2 Pet. 2:22); they return because they have no strong defender to drive off the returning enemy. This application’ and principle here propounded may, and: does, account for most of the back-sliding after many of the so-called conversions, viz., that the germ of character has not been generated (John 3:7). It ig by far the most difficult proposition in Christian work to reach one who is thus gospel hardened. IV. The Illustration (vv. 33-36). In his teaching, Jesus constantly used fa- miliar objeets as illustrations, The incongruity of placing a candle under a bushel measure rather than in its Department, the Moody Bible Institute, ! 0. soldiers, but against those of his en- | cast out, he proves that the kingdom | | I ROUP IN THE CHICKEN FLOCK Disease Is Prevalent Where Fowis Are Kept in Filthy, Damp and Poor ly Ventilated Quarters. By F. W. KAZMEIER.) Roup is prevalent in flocks kept in filthy, damp, poorly ventilated quar- ters. Vigorous stock in good sur roundings proves quite resistent to the disease roup if the specific germ is not pres- ent. The common belief is that roup is developed from a neglected cold. "This is not the case, although it sup- plies the gonditions so that the roup germs can ieasily get a foothold. For the benefit of those who have been unlucky enough to get this ter rible disease introduced into their flock I give the following successful way of combating roup: First, re rove all conditions which tend to fos- ter it, next, remove all affected birds a8 soon as discovered. Place them in a clean, dry room, of even tempera- ture, that is free from draughts of air. If you desire to doctor them, treat as soon as the earliest symptoms are detected. Disinfect the poultry house and runs with a five per cent. solution of carbolic acid and repeat this disin- fec ion at least once a week. Feed a well balanced ration containing ‘some meat scraps. Burn all dead birds. A far developed roupy chicken is worth more dead than alive. One good rem- edy is to put a few drops of kemosene oil on the affected fogl's head. This |is also excellent for common colds. | Peroxide of hydrogen and water half | and ha.f, or ereolin or carbolic acid in | two per cent. soluticn may be mused in | the same manner. One of the remedies, that as a rule gives the best results, | is a solution of twe ounces of perman- | ganate of potash im six pints of water. | Sabmerge the fowls head in it jus | long enough to prevent it ‘from suffo- | cating. Any of these liquids will help | clear the nasal and throat passages and destroy disease germs. A good preventive is to dissolve | two ounces of permanganate of potash | in twelve parts of water and give to all the birds'to drink at least three times a week and on such days give no other water to drink. Remember, the very best preventive | is an abundance of fresh air without draughts, plenty of sunshine and sani- | | i f | | tary surroundings, and guard against | introducing the germ. COCHIN IS FAVORITE BREED | s Four Varieties, Each Having Single | is not the only time that Jesus con- Combs and Differing Only in | Point of Plumage Color, The question is frequently asked, | what is the best breed of chickens? | The answer depends entirely upon what purpose you wish them for, and | can be answered best by yourself. The larger birds are intended as a combination fowl, i. ©, to produce both eggs and meat in desirable quan- tities, while the smaller and more ac- tive breeds are considered the egg machines, and many breeders of them claim excellent table qualities for them, which no doubt they possess, the only objection being their small size. . The Cochin is-an old and popular breed 2nd has four varieties, each having single combs, and differing only in point of plumage color, which is: Buff, partridge, black and white, the buff being, the preference. Their | weights are: Coeks, 11 pounds; cock- | erels, 9; hens, 81%; pullets, 7. | The other varieties in this class are: The Langshans, black and white. | Comnion colds do not develop into trough. The bottom of the is two inches above the floor. Condensed Report of the Condition of the SECOND NATIONAL BANK, of Meyersdale, Pa., AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS, JANUARY 13, 1914. Cash and Due from Banks. i Due from U. S. Treasurer. . .. Total Resources Real Estate, Furniture & Fixtures 70,779 42 Sie 2 Waverly” RESOURCES. $395,950 30 65,231 87 Capital Stock Surplus Fund Circulation . , ah Set SE 65,600 00 “oh. 04.744 18 Dividends Unpaid. .... : 5 114 00 ei... 3,250 00 Deposits. .1....... ....- a . 417,184 91 ...$599,955 77 Total Liabilities. ......... $599,955 77 Cost More— @ ] minants Worth Most ob] .ubricants— Wax s and Gaso LIABILITIES! paid in... ..... "7.8 65,000 00 and Profits... 52,656 36 Ig = —Specialties Pittsburgh POULTRY CIXTS Readily Accessible to the Fowls at All Times. By W. R. OONOVER, New Jersey.) | ficult. & | The receptacles themselves must be, kept clean. Vessels used for feeding | | wet washes should be of metal or may render them sanitary. Even the I | Hopper No. 1. wooden troughs for dry feeding should have an occasional scalding and sun- | drying. Herewith are given some ideas for hoppers which are adaptable for small or large flocks as dry feed receptacles or for wet feed if the trough part is of metal. Any handy man can make them of wood. If of metal, the help of a tinsmith may be needed. Hopper No. 1 is a useful style in a poultry house having an alley-way with a partition between it and the poultry compartments. It is arranged 80 that the feeding trough for the fowls is replenished from the chute- like trough opening into it from the alley-side of the partition. The feed- ing portion is six inches wide and three inches deep, with a cover that Hopper No. 2. may be raised by means of ‘cord running through the partition. The chute is nine inches high, and six inches wide at the top, with a hinged cover. The space through which the feed passes from the chute to the trough is three inches high. When the feed is poured into the chute it fills the trough gradually, but without enough pressure to over- flow it. As the birds eat the feed in the chute gradually settles into the trough The First Prize Black Cochin. Single combs. The blacks are a very fine all-purpose fowl, and by far the most popular of the two. The weight of the cock is 10 pounds; cockerel, 8; hen, 7; pullet, 6. The Cochins have single combs and the Brahmas pea combs. The eggs laid by the varieties of no two classes mentioned above are all brown in the color of shell, Keep Male Birds Away. The poultryman who will keep his rightful place that it may conspicu- ously perform its proper function is at once apparent. Jesus is the Light (John 7:17; 8:12), so also is the Christian. They argsto be so set be- fore men that, seel Christ reflected In themy they will glorify the Father who sent him. This is that which is used by God in redeeming, transform- FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA | ing and ennobling earth’s sinful chil- dren. : | SAS TEE male birds away from the hens dur- ing the summer and fall months will reap the benefit of his foresight in the 1 extra strong fertility of his eggs dur- ing the coming hatching season. The male bird that spends the summer and winter months in celibacy is in a much better condition to impregnate the eggs than one who has run with the hens the year round and is sexual- ly exhausted or partially so. | trough portion rests upon cleats and is removable. small henhouse. with slanting strips four inches apart fastened to a frame which rests over it. width. lifts and may be hooked back during | y feeding time. The trough is 24 inches | 20d one bottle lasts a long time. long, 8 inches high and 8 inches wide quickly heals raw and inflamed sur- ~—five inches of this width being ex- | faces, stops tickling throat, harsh, This hop- | rasping coughs, per may be made of galvanized metal | bronchial and lagrippe co ' end used for feeding wet mashes. posed by the lifted cover. Hopper No. 3, Hopper No. 2 is convenient for the It is a simple box It is supported on brackets. It 8 2% inches high and. 12 inches in FEED-HOPPER FOR CHICKENS Receptacles Keep Food Clean and Yet To keep the food clean and yet | have it readily accessible to the fowls: | without constantly taxing oneself to 4 | maintain these conditions is often dif- | ( porcelain, so that a frequent scalding CHURCH SERVICES. Methodist Episcopal church ser a. m. Epworth League at 6-45 P- m Evening’ service at 7:30. S88. Philip and James Mass next Sunday 9 and 11 a m | Vespers and Benediction at 7:30 p. m 10:30 a m. and 7:30 p. m. School, 9:30 a. m. Christian Worker | Meeting at 6:30 p. m. Bible Class | School Workers evening, 30th inst., at 7:30. ' pastor—Services on 'raary 8, Summit Mills in the morning | Salisbury in the arternoon and in the Meversdale church in the evening. | Oathotic chureh, Rev. J.J. Brady, pastor.— Church of the Brethren— Preaching Sunday | Saturday evening, 7:30 p.- m. Teacher Training classes meet Monday evening 7 and 8 o'clock, respectively. Sunday Meeting, Friday Brethren Church, H. L. Goughnour Sunday, Feb- State College. Harrisburg, Jan. 27.—A¢t the annual vice, Rev. G. A. Neeld pastor—Ser- | meeting of the Board of Trustees of vices at 10:30 a. m. Sunday school 9:30 The Pennsylvania State College held in the Senate caucus room at which | Governor Tener presided, President Sparks submitted a report showing | that the total number of students at | the college this year is more tham [2,8000. only two hundred and twenty- [five of whom reside outside the state. | The attendance has doubled in four | years. Over two hundred students were retused admission last Septem- ber tor lack of classroom and labora- tory space. Since six buildings pro- vided by the last session of the Legis lature are under construction, it is hoped that the normal growth cun he resumed next year. The number of instructors, experimenters and exten. sion workers is over 200. ’ After an « x, | The Ponn 3 eri ‘nee of five years im Yivania State College, ¥ yeuluie to iormulatd a poli 'y for the | Sunday School and Christian En. fuvare. Iv shouiu be the aim of the. {deavor at usual hours. All are institution— cordially invited. 1. Not to aspire to the much-abused TE he—— title of ‘University,’ since the loca~ | State of Oy, Oty oF Toledo | , | tion precludes professional and grad- ucas County, iss | nate schools; but to aspire to be the Frank J. Cheney makes oath that | most thorough and. perhaps, largest he is senior partner of the firm of | «4 F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business | in the City of Toledo, County and | State aforesain, and that said firm | Will pay the sim of ONE dlUNDRED | DOLLAKS for each and every case | of Catarrh that cannot be cured by ithe use of HALL’S CATARRH 1+ URE | FRANK J. CHENEY EW rn t> before me und subscrib- led in my presence, ths 6th day of { December, A. D. 1886. A. W. GLEASON, Notary Public. Hali’s Catarrh Cure is taken inter- {mally and acts directly upon the blood |and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY, & Co, Teledo, O. Sold by all Druggists, 75 cents per | bottle. | Take Hall's Family Pills for Con- stipation. . ad ————— Household Notes. % Cheesecloth is excellent for dust- ers because it may be washed fre- quently. It is said that the best iron-stand is a brick—it keeps the heat from radiating. Save the cold rice and make grid- dle cakes of it. They make an agree- able variation. Soak the new lamp wicks in vine- gar before using, and they will not smell when turned low. living room floor. can be taken up. To clean white enameled furniture, rub with a cloth dipped in water and baking soda. It is said that ink mixed with the white of an egg will freshen black kid gloves satisfactorily. Fly-specked. mirrors. should be washed in cold water and polished with chamois, dipped in alcohol. To clear velvet, use a rag dipped in paraffin and rub it briskly, then rab with a piece of dry flannel. If spots of paint are dropped on window glass, a little hot vinegar will remove them. Do not scrape the glass. Have rugs which Buying to Save Money. Hopper No. 3 has a cover which | | Compound saves money because just a few doses stops the cough and colr Buying Foley’s Honey and Tar It croup, college’’ in the United States. 2. To use every effort to foster state | pride in the college and not to be content until a permanent means of income is provided by the stafe. Neyer put an entire carpet on a 3. To search for every channel of usetuluess to the people of Pennsyl- * vania; to benefit in some way every tax-payer; and to make the college the vital centre om radiation for in- fo mation and resulting: progress of the Commonwealth. 4. To continue the policy of uni- form supporv for all schools and de- partments of the college, taking into consideration the number of students {and cons: quent needs. 5. To modify and adjust the courses of study to the shifting demands of public life and occupation; at the same time not to lose sight of the cultural and the higher idculs of life. ee Legislction For he Child. The Palmer Child Labor Bill intro- duced in Congress Jan 26 by A. Mit- chell Palmer of Pennsylvania for the National Child Labor Committee is a radical departure from the other measures designed to this abuse by Federal Law. The bill is drawn on the general lines of the Pure Food and Drugs Act and seeks to prohibit employment of children under 14 years in manufae- turing occupations and to limit the ’ work of children under 16 to eight hours per day, It also fixes the age limit for mines and quarries at 16. Section 1 of the bill which contains the standasds sought readsas follows: ‘‘No person, partnership, association or corporation or any agent or em- ploye thereof manufacturing, produe- ing or dealing in the products of any mine or quarry in which children un- der ‘age of16 are employed or per- mitted to work at any time; or at any time; or of any mill, cannery work- shop, factory or manufacturing es- tablishment In which children under 14 years of age are employed or per- mitted to work at any time or im which children between the ages of 14 and 16 years ane employed or permif- ,ed to work more than eight hours ‘im a day or more than six days in any week, or after the hour of 7 P. M. or before the hour of 7 A. M. of any day, shall ship or offer or deliver for ship- ment such products in interstate commerce.’’ BLE igi BIG PROFITS IN POULTRY as- sured by using Pratts Poultry’ Regu- lator. It strengthens breeding stock, increases fertilisy, resulting in b ger hate i strong hoarseness, 3 Sold by all Dealers ivery where. | back healthy mq
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