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PERSONAL AND LOCAL
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Toss | 10 GIVE HOSPITALS
in Johnstown and Windber.
Mrs. Clarence Osmer of this place
was operated upon for an abscess in
F. B. Black made a short business
trip to New York last week.
Robert Crowe returned Saturday
from Pittsburg where he hiad been for
geveral days on 2 business trip.
Mrs. E. J. Boyle of Pittsburg is a
guest at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Jda Conrad.
Nelson Lenhart of Garrett, has
closed up his meatmarket because
men have no work.
Mrs. J. M. Black was the guest of
Mrs. Lloyd G. McCrum of Somerset
several days last week.
Mrs. J. J. Cavanaugh left for Pitts
burg Thursday, where she was call-
ed by the serious illness of a relative.
Mrs. C. P. Large and son, John, are
visiting for a few days with relatives
and friends in Somerset.
Mrs. Matilda Benford is home again
in this place following a visit with
friends at Connellsville.
E. L. Donges attended to business
matters in Pittsburg a part of the
present week.
John Mosgrave and Baden Boger
who left this place a few months ago,
for Akron, Ohio, are back heme again.
James J. Sides of Harrisburg spent
Saturday here visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. Sdes.
Rev. Fr. Brady had as his guest a
few days since, Rev. Fr. Burus of
Pittsburg. The latter went on to
New York.
Misses Winifred and Gale Weigle
of New Centreville, spent Sunday
here with her sister, Miss Beatrice |
Weigle.
J. Albert Graves, who for the past |
few months had’ been working in |
Akron, 0., returned to Meyersdale on
Friday. :
Mrs. Grace H. Price and her brother
W. T. Hoblitzell went to Somerset on
Monday to attend the funeral of a rel-
ative.
Miss Edith Just has improved
considerable of late, and hopes are
entertaimed that she may become
strong again.
George J. Black of Gray, Pa., spent
part of the past week at his home on
Front street, recuperating from the
La Grippe.
Elias Fike, of the South Side last
night took by mistake some iodine
instead of a cough medicine, Drs.
Wenzel and Large were summoned.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H Timmie and.
daughter of Pititsburg, were over
Sunday visitors at the home of Mrs.
Timmie’s parents, Mr. and. Mrs. John
Glessner.
Mr. George Donges on Saturday
last moved into his new apartment
in the Donges block. There are two
apartments in the building and they
are very attractive .
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Younkin, who
were recently married returned from
their wedding trip on Sunday and are
now at the home of the groom’s moth-
er, Mrs. Emma Younkin, on the South
Side.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dia were
recent visitors in the city of Pitts-
burg. They were accompanied by
Mr. Dia’s sister, Miss Margaret who
was returning from her vacation
spent here, to her work as a milliner
in Cincinnati.
Mrs. Paul D. Clutton very delight-
fully entertained on Tuesday evening
' the Woman's Bible Class, of the Meth-
odist church, of which she is the very
efficient teacher. About thirty-five
}adies were present.
Miss Fannie Graves who spent sev-
eral weeks here visiting with her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Graves has
returned to Cleveland, O., where she
is employed as a nurse.
Mrs. Simon Mariteeney and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ira Fike, went to Cumber-
land yesterday to visit Mr. Marteeney
who is recovering from a recent oper-
ation in the Western Maryland Has-
pital.
W. A. Clark, who several years ago
was in the undertakng business here,
but now ‘located at Ambler, Pa. has
been here for several days visiting
friends and attending to business
matters.
Zere weather, which set the entire
state shivering, struck this section
Monday lasting for several days. This
was the coldest this winter and eight
degrees below zero was registered
in Meyersdale.
Miss Leah Leydig, daughter of IL
D. Leydig, of Glencoe, spent several
days of last week as the guest of
Miss Helen Lichty in Meyersdale.
The engagement of Miss Leydig to
Dr. Joseph Spicer, =a prominent
young physician of Cumb -rland, has
just ceen made public.
Miss Margaret Dom who for the
last two years conducted a millinery
store on Main street has disposed of
her stock and will in a few days go to
Pittsburg to remain for a few weeks
with her parents, after which she
will go to Clarksburg, W. Va. to en-
gage in the millinery business.
TOLEY LIDNEY PILLE
OR RHEUMATISM KIDNEYS ANP BLADDER
WILL GARE FOR 200PATIENTS
| Drexel, chairman of the division, Mrs.
IN EVENT OF WAR
Two Institutions Are Pledged
by Mrs. E T. Stoteshury.
—
Pledge Has Been Made Through Penn-
sylvania Women’s Division For Na-
tional Preparedness, Recently Or-
ganized In Philadelphia—Fourth Of-
fer of Emergency Hospitals Made.
Philadelphia.—Two hospitals, one in
the city and one in the country, with a
combined capacity of two hundred pa-
tients, have been pledged by Mrs. E.
T. Stotesbury for public use in the
event of invasion or national calamity.
The pledge has been made through
the Pennsy'vania Women’s Division
For National Preparedness, recently or-
ganized here. It is the fourth offer of
emergency hospitals to be made to this
organization in the last few weeks.
Mrs. Archibald Barklie, Mrs. Alexan-
der Van Rensselaer and Mrs. J. Gard-
per Cassatt having offered the use of
their homes to the division.
In a letter to Mrs. George W. Childs
Stotesbury said: “I will gladly give a
unit and would choose as my particu-
lar fielé of responsibility a hospital in
Photo by American Press Association.
MRS. B. T. STOTESBURY.
town and one in the country. I think
I could safely undertake the responsi-
bility of caring for 200 patients, so put
me down for that and whatever ex-
pense it would entail. I would rather
undertake indoor duties than to run
a motor.” :
Dr. Clara Marshall, dean of the Wq-
men’s Medical college, has made ar
rangements by which women so desir-
ing it ‘may be trained in the work of
first aid, diet cooking and other ad-
juncts to hospital work. This training
will be carried on without expense to
the women desiring to take it up.
Mrs, E. T. Stotesbury was formerly
and was married to Mr. Stotesbury in
January, 1912, with impressive serv-
ices which were attended by a number
of notables. Her first husband was a
prominent yachtsman and died in De-
cember, 1909.
For years she had been prominently
identified with society life in the capi-
tal and also with its philanthropic en-
terprises. Her taste in this work is
shared by her husband, who is a
sponsor for several social and civic
movements in Philadelphia, where he
is at the head of Drexel & Co., the
Philadelphia connection with J. P. Mor
gan & Co.
Mr. Stotesbury is a great lover of
painting. It was through him that
Oscar Hammerstein was induced to
build the Philadelphia Opera House.
He holds a directorship in a score of
corporations and is an exhibitor at
horse shows. being fond of all outdoor
sports.
MARINES RESPECTED ANTHEM
But Were Forcibly Ejected From The-
ater When They Stood Up.
Washington.—Because they insisted
on standing up while the “Star Span-
gled Banner’ was being played and
refused to sit down when ordered to
do so by persons in the rear two pri-
vates of the United States marine
corps, in full uniform, were forcibly
ejected from a local motion picture the-
ater.
A recent ruling by a Justice of the
District supreme court gives the man-
agement of a theater the right to eject
patrons under similar circumstances.
and no official protest by the marine
corps authorities will result.
Aged Shakers Alone.
Lexington. Ky.—Four elderly and in-
firm persons are the only occupants of
the immensely valuable Shaker settle-
ment. one of the few remaining colo-
nies near here. Sisters Christine John-
son, eighty-four, and Martha Olson,
eighty-seven. died recently within an
hour of each other,
Mrs. Oliver Cromwell of Washington |
both the Philadelphia and New York:
COLLEGE MEN FAIL
IN QUIZ ON WAR
Test Shows Students Are Ig-
norant of Current Events.
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MANY LUDIC". 'S ANSWERS
Exabinations in Three Institutions Re-{
sult In College Authorities Seeking i
Corrective Measures to Overcome -
Deficiency—Believe Students Are In-
different to European Affairs.
New York.—Whether the ignoran«e
of the college student of today is rep-
resentative of a growing indifference
on the part of the American public to-
ward events, persons and places inti-
mately associated with the European
war. is a question which college and
university authorities are investigat-
ing as a result of examinations recent
ly held under the auspices of three rep-
resentative institutions. As an imme-
diate result of the recent quiz on con-
temporaneous events conducted at New
York university, where an average
grade of 58 per cent was the rating
shown by fifty-nine students, several
members of the faculty are looking for
corrective measures to overcome this
deficiency.
It was stated by a member of the de-
partment of history at the New York
university that he believed the appar
ent indifference of students toward the
present war was indicative of a gener
al tendency on the part of the public to
neglect a close study of affairs in Eu
rope. That the surprising lack of in-
formation of affairs immediately con-
nected with the war was not peculiar
to students at any university was fur-
fessor A. H. Nason, assistant profes-
sor of English at New York university.
Professor Nason, who submitted twen-
ty-one questions to students in his va-
rious classes, pointed out that the ques-
to students of two other institutions—
Bowdoin . college—where the results
were about the same.
ther expressed as the opinion of Pro-|
tions used have also been submitted |.
a middle western state university and |
Dean Kenneth C. M. Sills of Bow-
doin college is quoted as saying, "I do
not think college men of New England
colleges are very steady newspaper
readers,” and referred to the matter
as “lamentable, but not surprising.”
Some of the questions asked by au-
thorities at both Rowdoin college and
New York university received answers
which in many cases were ludicrous.
the location of Gallipoli, which in
many cases was put variously in Italy.
ed the same question with apparently
as little accuracy.
The French General Joffre was va
riously designated by students at both
institutions as’ “Joffree,” ‘“Joffery.”
“Geoffrey” and “Jeofrey,” indicating a
general unfamiliarity with even news
paper headlines. The question, “Who
is Venizelos?’ resulted in similarly ri
diculous answers. Some recollected
the ex-premier of Greece as a Spanish
artist, another said that he was a Mex
ican rebel, while still another designat
ed him as the premier of Italy. When
asked “Who is the present ruler of
England?’ several students replied va
riously King Edward, George IIL. Vv
or VI. as the correct information.
In the department of history at New
York university ~ Assistant Professo:
Theodore F. Jones submitted current
questions to a class of students in Eu
ropean history, among which was the
query, “Where is Christiania?’ Onl
two students knew its location, in spite
of the fact that the daily papers of the
day before all contained long account:
of the landing of the Ford party a
that city. One student of the sam
class half seriously answered the que-
tion, “Who is Sir Douglas Hague?" b
stating that he would answer the que
tion correctly if told where the oth.
“Haig” was.
Of the fifty-nine students taking the
examination at New York university
none answered all of the inquiries co:
rectly. while only three obtained
grade above 90 per cent. Of a class ¢!
twenty-three freshmen nine failed
while the average rank was 63 pe.
cent. Another class of the same num
ber of freshmen averaged only 52 pe:
cent, and thirteen failed to pass, while
a class made up of upper class men did
ag poorly and averaged a grade ©
only 61 per cent.
ADVERTISING GETS WIFE.
Virginia Man Courts by Mail and Mar:
ries Indiana Woman.
Hymera, Ind. —Thomas Bond Bu
chanan. aged forty-five. a wealth"
farmer of Petersburg. Va.. advertise!
for a wife. and he found one.
After a few months of courtship by
mail he came here to see his sweel
heart. Each was pleased with the oth
er's manner and appearance, and the:
were married. The bride was Jenn'
Stewart. azed forty-three.
Banker Sees Play Sixty-ninth Time.
Appieton. Wis.—FHlerman Erb, pres:
dent of the First National bank. sav
“Uncle Tom's Cabin” for the sixty
ninth time lately. He' has not missed
the play in over thirty-five years, and
although seventy-two years of age he
says it grows on him each time he
sees it.
io EI SA Los WN inf ie -
At Bowdoin out of a class of fifty-three |
students twenty were ignorant as fo:
France. Bulgaria, Greece and Berlin
New York university students answer :
fits.
WEINSTEIN'S
CLEARANCE |
SALE
Is still going on, and it will
continue for ten days more.
Those who didn’t get their
bargains still have a chance to
convince themselves by coming
in to see us and reap their bene-
Next to Post Office,
WEINSTEIN'S
THE LOW PRICE STORE.
Meyersdale, Pa.
SMALL BOY MRS HIS VIEWS! FEW DIE IN KANSAS
He Thinks Copper-Toed Shoes Must
Have Been Almost as Bad as
Lizzie Shoes of Today.
Here is a letter written by a boy, on
pis shoes, which is interesting and
amusing: iy 3
#1 wore out nine pairs of sneakers
this summer. ‘Dad said that if I
wanted any more shoes I would. have
to earn them. So I am writing a
story of the kinds of shoes a boy
wants. : ai
“A boy wants a pair of real baseball
shoes in summer and a pair of hockey
boots in winter. Of course, he has to
have: school shoes. Ma puts ‘Lizzie’
shoes on to me and sends me to danc-
ing school. I have to endure them.
“Dad says that I ought to be glad
to have any shoes at all ‘When he
was a boy, down on the farm, he went
J outed in summertime and at
11 “anta Claus gave him a
pair of pegged boots with shiny cop-
per toes and bright red tops.
“Well, if dad will go back to a farm
I'll go barefooted in the summertime.
But I won’t walk barefooted on a hot
sidewalk. Dad must be thinking of
training me ‘for one of those magi-
cians who walked on red hot stones
when he tells about me going bare-
footed. 3 :
“We would be bettef off back on
the farm, anyway! Dad makes shoes.
As near as I can make out from what
he says he hasn’t earned a cent the
last three years, and we're likely to
land in the poorhouse most any day.
“And as for those red top boots
with the shiny copper toes—well, I
looked at them the other day and I'm
pot surprised that dad ran away from
the farm when he was big enough.
“Ag I have to go to school I must
have school shoes. The kind of school
shoes that I want are as tough as iron.
I want shoes that won't get soaking
wet when you get caught in the rain
coming home from school. Ma tries
to buy me pretty shoes of shiny leath-
er. But the fellows won't let me play
pall with shiny shoes on my feet. Se
{ don’t want any dressed up shoes.
One shine a week, Saturdays, is
enough for me.
“T don’t want any strap on the back
of my shoes. It’s no good. 1 like to
grab my shoes by the top and push
my foot right into them. There ought
to be room enough inside for my feet.
Dad says that I go at my shoes when
{ put them on like a maz sawing
wood. Then I ask him why he does
pot make shoes strong enough for me
lo wear.
around.
“Dad says that I'm an expensive
boy. One year he kept tabs on me.
He found that I wore out a pair of
shoes in seven weeks. 1 had eight
pairs of shoes in a year. They cost
almost $20. Dad said that was too
much. He didn’t ask my advice about
it. But I told him he could sell the
big car and buy a flivver, and then
his auto shoes would cost him $10
pach instead of $35 each. Ma could
save enough money to pay my shoe
bills. Besides, I could drive the fliv-
ver. But dad couldn't see it. In some
things he’s a poor economist.”—Salem
Nows.
Council at its organization for 1916
maed Chas. Dia, president; R. H.
Philson, treasurer and E. J. Dickey,
secretary. Council is composed of
the following members: Messrs. Tia,
Darnley, Howard Saylor, Harry
Staub, H. BE. Emeigh, W. H. Deeter,
B E Shipley,
Mrs. Clayton Wade entertained on
Tuesday evening at her home on
Large street and had for her guests
the members of the Spinster Club and
'a few other friends.
There's plenty of leather-
BECAUSE I'S “DRY”
J
Lowest Death Rate of Any State
Explained by Statistician.
Topeka, Kan.—'Kansas, with a rate
of 9.8 in each 1,000 population, has the
lowest death rate of any state in the
Union, because the people do not drink
liquor, because they have money
enough to live right and because they
have the intelligence to read of the
conditions that make for short lives
and know how to dodge them.”
That is the answer of W. J. V. Dea-
con, registrar of the Kansas vital sta-
| tistics bureau, to Samuel L. Rogers, di-
rector of the United States bureau. of
the census. , The government official
wrote to Mr. Deacon to get an explana-
| tion of why the Kansas death rate is
so low. In reply Mr. Deacon wrote:
“Kansas is almost wholly an agricul
tural state; there are only twelve cities
in the state of wore than 100,000 popu-
lation. and there is a gratifying ab
sence of sia districts in the c.ties
Aside from the southeast corner of the
state there is no mining.
“The density of the population in the
| state is only 20.7 persons to the square
mile, and 70.8 per cent of the popula-
tion reside outside of towns of 2.500
population or more. The climate,
while showing extremes of tempera-
| ture, is usually mild enough to permit
| much outdoor work and open windows.
«But it is to the people themselves
that we must look for those minor and
subtle qualities that make for better
and longer living. Kansas is rich, her
per capita wealth is great and the peo-
ple are enabled to live well, to clothe
themselves properly, to have comforta-
ble homes and to load their tables with
nourishing foods.
“Kansas is a prohibition state, and
in Kansas prohibition really prohibits
1 do not mean by this that there is no
alcohol consumed in the state, but the
absence of the saloon means much to
our growing young men, who in the ab-
sence of the barroom find more health-
ful pastimes than loafing in an alcohol
laden atmosphere.”
TWELVE MEALS EACH DAY.
Surgeons Made a Stomach For Arnold
Smaller Than a Tennis Ball.
| Baltimore.—Surgeons connected with
| the University hospital are much iu
terested in an operation performed sev
eral days ago, when a large portion oi
the stomach of Harold B. Arnold wax
removed and a new digestive organ
formed from the unaffected tissue
slightly smaller than the ordinary ten
ais ball, was put in its place.
His condition is now greatly improy
ed, and he receives predigested food
through a glass tube.
In the event of the complete recovery
ishment at least a dozen times a da}
stomach, It is so small now that it
will only contain the amount of liquid
held by an ordinary teacup. :
Men Knit Shawls In Jall.
Evansville, Ind.—Hand knitted wool
en shawls, the “kind that grandmother
wore,” are being made by men prison
ers in the county jail here. Two of the
valued at $10 each. Four of the pris-
oners are working on the shawls, and
they have become experts. Exactly
8,405 knots are made in each shawl.
ROLE” T'IDNEY PILLS
| fos BAC KIDNEYS AND BLADDEP
of Arnold he will have to receive nour !
because of the minuteness of his |
shawls have been completed and are |
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES
For Sale—Victor Typewriter in first
class condition. Will sell cheap.
J. 0. Adams, Blacksmith,
1-13-3t * Meyersdale. -
STREET COMMISSIONER—App I} -
cations will be received for Street
Commissioner of Meyersdale, Pa. by
Council up to the time of the Februa--
ry meeting.
C. H. DIA, President.
Wanted—a second hand bureau .of
chest of drawers. This office.
For Sale—A Champion Rock Crush
er 16“X 20” Troat Adjustable. Chain
convey eliminator, Steel frame on
wheels. In good condition, ready for
work; weighs about 2800 Ibs. If inter.
ested, call on or write J. W. Nestor,
Burgess, Hooversville, Pa. 1-13 im-.
FOR SALE— Coon and foxhound, 4:
years old, well trained. Wil! sell cheap.
Apply to Henry, S. Maust, R. D. 2.
12-3-3t. Meyersdale, Pa..
FOR SALE—One Pool Table, 2 Heat
ing Stoves, Lot of Sooemaker’s tools.
Apply to Chas. Plitt. 12.8t4-
BARGAINS ON ROBES AND BLAN-
KETS at WEISEL'S HARNESS
SHOP, CENTRE ST. :
FOR RENT—Near the Centre of the-
town, 2 4room houses. Cheap. Apply"
at this office. 10—21 tf.
House for sale or for rent, centrally
located—North street. 8 rooms. Apply.
at this office.
WANTED—Good Blacksmith acquain--
ted with mine repairing work. Good:
wages. Inquire at this office.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Estate of Margaret Wright, late of
Greenville .Township, .Somerset
County, State of Pennsylvania, De-
ceased.
Letters of administration in the a
{bove named estate, having been issu-
ed to the undersigned, notice is hereby
given to ell persons indebted to said
estate to make immediate payment,
lana those ‘having claims against said
estate may present them for settle
Iment to the undersigned at the office
lof Albert B. Lowry, Esa, Salisbury,
{Somerset County, Pennsylvania, on
| Wednesday, February 9th, 1916 at one
jo’clock in the afternoon.
| OSCAR WRIGHT, Administrator
|12-2346¢
|
Boswell, Pa.
EXECUTOR’S NOTICE.
| Estate of Susanna Nedrow, late of
{ Jenner Township, County of Som-
i erset, State of Pensylvania, De-
| ceased :
| NOTICE is hereby given that letters
| testamentary on the estate of said
| decedent have been granted to
| undersigned. All persons indebted
| said estate are requested to make
| mediate payment and those hav
| Sisims or demands against the same
will present them for settlement to
the undersigned executor, settlement
{to be made at the office of Albert B.
Lowry, Esq., Salisbury, Somerset Ceo.
Pa., on Wednesday, February 9, 1918
at one o’clock in the afternoon.
OSCAR WRIGHT, Executol,
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