NEWS IN GENERAL
New York is the largest city in the
world, London by reason of losses oc-
casioned by the war and because of a
the
population must now admit that the
American metropolis is the bigger by
about a quarter of a million people.
The New York Board of Health has
announced that after January first,
horse
meat in that city. Hereafter, old hors-
their
gigantic mistake in estimating
it will be permissable to sell
es, instead of being sold for
bones, which are worth little or noth-
ing, will be fattened and disposed of
for meat.
Austria’s reply to the note from this
country regarding the sinking of the '
Ancona not only meets the cardinal |
points of the American demands, but |
gives assurances for the future that |
are considered more satisfactory in
their extont than those whch were giv-
en by Germany.
The liner Persia, with 160 passen-
gers and a crew of 300 aboard was
torpedoed and sunk off' the island of
Crete in the Mediterranean Sea on
Thursday. At least two United States
citizens were passengers. Their fate
is not known. One was Robert N. Mec-
Neely, American consul at Aden, who
was on his way to his post. The loss '"
of life is placed at360, only four boats ! !
getting away before the vessel sank.
The remarkédble transformation of
West Virginia from extraordinary
alcoholic humidity to the most arid
spot in the United States has been |
accomplished
l
second time.
by check.
Preparedness-Frotection
Every one believes in protecting their own interests.
A bank check is a protection against paying a bill a
You can be prepared by merely opening a check
account with this bank and pay your bills during 1916
We do the work, you get the benefit.
Citizens National Bank
“The Bank with the Clock”
Meyersdale, Pa.{ 3
MEMBER BANK UNDER
FEDERAL RESERVE ACT
’ Jan. 1916.
layf
_asguor 1 for a number of years: under
Joeal option laws.
Crabbe, State Superintendent of the
‘W. Va. Anti-Saloon League. The Yost
law, he said, is more rigid than any
other Prohibition law written on the
statutes of any American Common-
wealth. Mr. Crabbe declares West
Virginia to be the dryest state in the
United States.
Count Friedrich Von Westarp, re-
porting on the proceedings of the
chief committee of the Reichstag, an-
nounces that the food resources of
Germany are sufficient to feed her
population however long the war may
last. Count Westarp says that the
Government by taking efficient meas-
ures has suceeded in keeping prices
below the level of both neutral and
enenyy, countries, especially that of
Great Britain,
Statewide ‘prohibition of the sale
“utagturg ‘of intoxicating lig-
“Mffective in seven states
Briday, sputting out of
u 3,000 saloons, a
“vies, wholesale
ties in @%l of |
o. _.uve prohibited. the
West Virginia's pure seeds law
‘went into effect on last Saturday,
Jan. 1. The law. requires dealers to
have all packages of seeds labeled as:
' to contents. It is also necessary w
marked, on. each package the. name
and ‘address of the seedsman, agent,
importer or dealer and a statement of
purity of the seeds offered for sale,
| with a statement, also showing the |
ge ig power of the seeds, as
well ag an indication of wirere the,
seeds’ were: grown; - ‘-
oo gy deer
CONFLUENCE i“
Mrs. S. T. Downs, who has beeh |’
very ‘ill for several days, is repoiied |;
improved. °
Revival ‘meetings are being held in|
the Methodist church, Rev. L. W. Le-
Page, pastor.
Mrs. W. J. Murphy Pcently receiv-
ed word of the very sudden death of
her - brother, Charles Andrews, in
‘Washington, D C. >
William A. Frey, of Somerfield,
was § recent business visiter.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hyatt, of Stap
Junction, have returned home after.a|
visit here with relatives.
Thomas McCullough of Friends-
ville; Md., was a business visifor a
few days ago.
Miss Gertrude Show has gone to
Fairmont, W. Va., to visit her uncle
and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. O F Mattox..
Amos Reckner, of Bittinger, Md.
has been visiting relatives, at John-
son's Chapel.
JOHN ADAMS,
John Adams of Connellsville, son
of Mrs. Emma Horns Adams of Som-
erset, died suddenly on Christmas
morning at Uniontown. Chronic heart |.
trouble was the cause of his death,
«he body was taken to Conellsville
%or interment. Requiem high mass
was celebrated on Monday morning
by Rev. Fr. Wm. Merzz. The decedent
was 2 son of M. J. Adams, the former
B. & 0. man who fell dead of heart
trouble in Johnstown a few months
ago. Surviving Mr. Adams are his
wife, and three children, his mether
according to G. Ww.
STEEL HOUSES FOR “SOLDIERS.
The allied governments are con-
templating the purchase and manu-
facture of an immense number of
portable steel houses for their troops
at the front. The original plan for
frame structures was abandoned
when it developed that the cost would
be excessive. A uniform steel con-
struction can be turned out in great
numbers at a minimum cost.
The houses will be made on the
take down principle to move from
Dlace to place and set up quickly. The
dimensions will be 12X24 feet, divid-
ed into two rooms, each of which is
thus 12 feet square. The height is
nine feet. Each house will contain a-
bout a ton of steel. Since the French
government alone contemplates the
purchase of 100,000 such structures
‘egion dh oa .
shai a AY-
van oBS, |
AR TAX CONTINUED.
The Emergency Revenue Act of
October 22, 1914 has been extended
by Congress until December 21 1916]
“Collector Llewellyn has notified his
deputies. All taxes provided for in
said act will remain in force until that
date, unless otherwise, o:dered by
Congress. Some of the taxes provided
for in said act are as follows
“!amp tax on wines, champagne,
liguers, cordials and similar c¢:m-
buir as,
Stamp tax: on instruments of writ-
ing such as- original issues of certifi
cates of stock and the transfer. there-
of, bonds, notes,:bills of lading, cer
tificates, deeds, insurance: policies,
powers of attorney, proxies, telegraph
and telephone messages etc. provided
‘for in Schedule“A” of the act - for
‘which documentary stamps are now
required.
_ Stamp tax on perfumery, cosmetics
and similar articles, chewing gum etc.
provided for in Schedule “B” of the
act for which proprietary stamps are
now. required. In short, all taxes po-
vided for in said Emergency Revenue
Act will remain in force until Decem-
ber 31, 1916.
Agents of the Allies recently have
been in Somerset. County tempting
the ewners of the . Twentieth
Century Manufacturing Company at
Boynton, near this place,
.shraprel, in addition to the road ma-
chines and traction engines which it
is thought the company has the assur-f
ed ‘orders of the proper authorities in
Russia. M. Knecht & Sons, owners of
foundry and machine works at Salis
‘bury have been asked to do the same
thing. The owners of the two con-
‘cerns, da mot like the idea of manu-
‘facturing materials to destroy human
‘life ‘and therefore may not accept the
order.
State Highway Commissioner Cun-
ningham again gives notice that auto-
mobiles must. bear the 1916 license
tags after January 1, or the owners
are liable .to arrest.fi. The Department
has given ample notice, and all per-
sons who violate the law cannot justly
complain of the consequences.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Oatmen, of
Paint Borough, awoke 2 few mornings
and three brothers, T. A. Adams, M.
A. Adams, and Roy Adams of Somer |
get ‘and two sisters, Mrs. Vincent Cal- |
lahan of Lemont and Mrs. James |
Landis of Somerset.
ago, to find, their six- months-old infant
| dead. The child had been apparently
in best of health and death was prob-
' ably due to suffocation.
&
the immense amount of steel gegiced
is evident. ‘ ¢
The wi will be, used not opty
8 but “arly
ee
to equip
Jitheir plant for. the manufacture of
THIS PARROT SAID TOO MUCH
Proved to Have V
of Human Actor
Armoyed,.
A woman with a ‘pa
the Punch and Judy theater and up-
en He ls
set ‘the lentils, as the anagement ex-
pressed it. Polite phfasing of things
was in order .after 8 parrot had
spoken’ its bit and went away fur
fled. bot ¥ i 5
Advertisements for a PaITotte: take
Island” were inserted in the _newspa-
' Charles Hop
the theater, havin
high time a bird be
“All the parrot ha “Pie
of eight” the 4 3! re Captain Fl
Long John et in Robert
‘Stevenson’s ta Job venture,
The radia Punch
office was spit i Gh
woman who Phe Rt fg
| cage, cove red with
on the foor, a tiny’
gan playing ont why oe
the * sputters oy wa
wad the” ae TNE * th
mg Na : Pract cally |
chase. 5 parrot around’ its cage.
First the parroty screaming, cen-
demned the radiator to torment even
more heated than its own. Then in a
harsh volley of consonants it went
into the graceless sumyey of the mode
of life of its enemy, paid heed to its
ancestry in ironical cackles and at last
turned into a long mumbled jumble
of epithets that would easily be rec-
ognized as insulting in the scullery of
a longshoreman’s home. 4
- The owner was informed that the
management had already another par-
rot in mind.—New York Herald.
Life of an Electric Plant.
“The electric plant in the Hoffman
aouse now being torn down cost $16;
200 seven years ago. It was sold a few
weeks ago fer $1,060. And this was an
exceptionally good price, as the plant
had been so well cared for that it'was
in unusually good condition. The value
of the plant as scrap was $1,360. Which
leads the Edison Monthly to some re-
marks about allowances made by
builders for depreciation. They usual-
depreciation per ahniim, but this plant,
swhich wag ‘far better cared for than
most machinery, shows sc @nnual dé
preciation of approximately 12% per
cent. - According to Albert A. Volk;
head’ of the wrecking company that
‘tric’ plant’ depreciates to scrap value
in ten years, instead of ‘the 20. gen-
erally allowed, and ‘even then the
scrap value is usually less than eight
per. cent. of ‘the original cost.
Reasons for the Dentist’s Bill.
The dentist who told the common
‘sergeant at the Old Bailey that at one
time his profession brought him «in
| £10,000 a’ year would find it difficult
to: make that: ainount nowadays, re-
marks the London :.Chréniele. The
cost of materials has gone up and den-
tists have. been unable to. increase
their charges. proportionately. : Where:
asa few years ago platinum could be
fibw costs not less thdn £9 10s
ounce. A dentist's chair with modern
improvements nbw costs at least £35
price: of drills, reflectors and steriliz~
ers, whieh all have to: be bought bef
fore the somilat cna tart saying:
little wider, Plog).
to hurt vou.”
A healthy man is a king in his ow®
right; an unhealthy man an wnhappy
slave. For impure blood and sivggish
liver use Burdeck Blood Bitters. &w
the Markel 38 FHS $1.60 por hotles
Oxu:ldren Ory
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORIA
bulary Worthy. 3
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part in the production of “Treasure h
for carrying
Here is
respectively.
25¢ and 50c.
correct sum.
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ed, practical savings plan adopted by men and wome
boys and girls of Meyersdale
wishing money for Christmas.
The Ghristmas Money Glub Joined by
Hundreds in Meuersdale.
There are several divisions in the club.
you join will petermine the amount you save.
Divisions 1, 2 and 5, provide $12.50, $25.50 and $63.75 \
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out the savings idea
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There are loads of advice in this world tellin}.
save; but it is seldom somebody gives you a defin§
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MEYERSDALE, PENN’A.
ly, it seems, calculate on five per cent. |.
demolished the Hoffman house, aii elec- |:
bought at 28 shillings an ounce, ft |
and there has algo been a rise in the”
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na Ble a smoke or a chew of eal man’s tabaceo.
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THE AMERICAN : TOBACCO COMPANY
NEW STAMP TO BE ISSUED.
The postoffice department has: noti-
fied postmasters that it is about to is-
sue stamped envelopes bearing an em-
bossed two-cent postage stamp of new
design.
The new stamp is ‘printed in red ink
and: is in<the form of a circle. In the
center is embosssed the head of
Washington in profile.
IROTH
What might have been a serious
wreck was averted Friday morning
on. the Western Maryland railroad
whn the Baltimore and’ Chicago Hx:
press left the rails at Lapp, about'®
‘miles west of Cumberland. The loto
motive and four cars were derailed
but no one was injured. It was ‘discov-
ered that a spring hanger on the ea-
| gine had broken.
It's the real old toothsome pie for
you, too, when you get hold of FIVE
BROTHERS tobacco.
‘mussed up when you've got FIVE
- BROTHERS. It's a rich, sweet, healthy
smoke or chew; and the printer is glad
of a chance to use printer's ink to tell -
the rest of the world how good it is.
aged Sees fhe yet,
You're never
fying. We don't Jet FIVE
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