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REPUBLICAN PARTY TICKET
For President
CHARLES EVANS HUGHES, of New
York.
For Vice President
CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS, of Indi-
ana.
For State Treasurer
HARMON M. KEPHART, of Fayette
County.
For Auditor General
CHARLES A. SNYDER, of Schuykill
County.
For United States Senator
PHILANDER C. KNOX, of Allegheny
County.
For Congressmen- at-Large
THOMAS S. CRAGO, of Greene
County.
MAHLON M. GARLAND, of Alle-
gheny County,
JOSEPH McLAUGHLIN, of Allegheny
County.
JOHN R. K. SCOTT, of Philadelphia
County.
For Congress
ROBERT F. HOPWOOD, of Fayette
County. |
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PREPAREDNESS
1 am opposed to war and strife; 11
lwish to live the peaceful life, beneath | me and Elder.
ly tree and vine; to tend serenely to |
man, James -Zimmers.
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HOSTS OF SYNOD AND
THEIR GUESTS.
(Continued from nage 1)
the Oyster*Cracker that makes
the best oyster better.
Serve them with soups, salads,
chowder, etc.
They will add to
CENTENNIAL TO BE |
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Pittshurgh’s Celebration Will
NOTABLE AFFAIR
3 CRRA ROO RASA, jtatninials]
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ulcanizing
The Cemented Patch is but a
your reputation as a hostess.
Always fresh. At all grocers.
NATIONAL BISCUIT
Be Held Oct. 29-Nov. 4
GORGEOUS PAGEANT PLANNED
Early Characters of City and Country
Will Be Represented in Parade by
very unreliable makeshiit --
have the puncture repaired
permanently by our’ VUL-
PRR PRORRC BROCE IAI, CRORE RRO
Descendants of Old Families—100
Allegorical Floats Promised.
The City Charter Centennial cele
bration was postponed four weeks, or
from the week Oct. 1st-7th to the week
Oct. 29th-Nov. 4th, because of the or-
der of the state health department
closing the schools during September.
This prevented rehearsals being held
| for the great historical pageant to be
| held at Forbes Field in which many
young people will take part. The post:
ponement, while regretted at the
time, has, however, resulted in the as-
surance that the whole celebration
will be much greater than it would
have been’if it had taken place on the
days originally named.
The pageant and masque of freedom,
which will now be held at Forbes
Field on the evenings of Oct. 31st,
Nov. 1st and 2nd, will be presented in
ANAS NSS
POULTRY EXHIBIT REPORT
(Continued from mage 1)
Louis Klotz—Reverend E. K. Ham- S
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George Siehl—Reverend R. C. Bow-
iy biz-—that always was and ever is! {ing D. D.; Reverend R. J. Pilgrim.
the dearest wish of mine. For what!
‘on the tail of foes, by seeking biffs |
‘and swats? They only harvest gobs |
of gloom or occupy an early tomb!
neath the forget-me-nots. Let's all in- |
igist on balmy peace! Let slaughtering
;and warfare cease! That is my con-
stant cry; I don’t believe in rearing?
sons to carry snickersnees or guns, to’!
lose their legs’ or.die. 3
And yet if some one pulls my nose, |
or tramps unduly on my toes, I try to
‘maul his dome; I try my. best to show |
‘how Old Masters punch. the human
‘brow, in Munich and in Rome. My’
Jovely theories are eschewed, and I’
Andulge in conduct rude, offended” and |
garaged; the Dove of .Peace looks |
pretty punk, good will to men is emp~
fy bunk, while I am thus engaged.
There is no sense in gory fight; it
pever demonstrates the right, it ne'er
‘gorrects a wrong; 'twere better far in
peace to dwell, and cultivate the vale |
iand dell, and fill the air with song.
‘yd rather be a farmer mild than gather
in the tumult wild a warrior’s renown;
for Balmy Peace I always am; the lion
and the gentle lamb together should
lie down.
(The basest of degraded men came
round last night and stole my hen,
from out my unlocked coop; no doubt
‘today he’s gnawing wings, and chew-
ing gizzards, legs and things, or swil-
Mng chicken soup. So I have borrowed
‘Johnson’s gun, and loaded it with
balf a ton of shingle nails and shot;
and if the wretch comes here once
‘moregand monkeys with my henhouse
aeor, I'll show him which is what.) —
By Walt Mason from Judge
The Historian
«The perfect historian is he in whose
work the character and spirit of an
age is exhibited in miniature,” wrote
Macaulay. “He relates no fact, he at-
tributes no expression to his charac-
ters, which is not authenticated by
sufficient testimony. But, by judicious
selection, rejection and arrangement,
he gives to truth those attractions
whith have been unsurped by fiction.
in his narrative a due subordination
is observed; some transactions are 1m-
portant; others retire. But the scale
on which he represents them is in-
creased or diminished, not according
io the dignity of the persons concern-
ed in them, but according to the de-
gree in which they elucidate the con-
dition of society and the nature of
nan. He shows us the court, the camp
and the senate. But he shows us also
‘do people gain by blows, by camping | a
the nation. He considers no anecdote,
no peculiarity of manner, no familiar |
saying, as too insignificant to illus-}
irate the operation of laws, of religion, |
and of education, and to mark the |
progress of the human mind. Men will |
not merely be described, but will be |
made intimately known to us. The
changes of manners will be indicated, }
not merely by a few general phrases |
or a few extracts from statistical doc
uments, but by appropriate images in
every line.”
Lack
Luck is that which has made yout
successful neighbor what he is and
has conspired to prevent you from be-
coming what you would like to be.
‘Luck is good or bad, according to
whether you are contemplating you
neighbor’s success Or accounting on
‘your own failures. !
Luck is a handy little thing to have |
_ around, for if it does not benefit you |
it at least affords you an objective |
kicking point. Also, the mere mention |
of its name relieves you of the neces-
‘sity of making many®*embarrassing ex- |
auses. suck is a barb which may pre:
vent disaster from poaching on your
0 put if it does not do this,
jeast have the satisfaction of
reagons for your
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impaling upon it all
defeat.
Luck is perhaps more uniucky than
ou are.— From Judge. |
Ww. H. Deeter—John Over, C,. A.
Luke Hay—Reverend W. E. Horst-
meier, A. A. Comp. ®
Slicer Hotel—Reverend C. Cort, p. | Bronze Turkeys All Prizes to Bird
Bros.
Barred Plymoth Rocks— All prizes
to H. L. Fike,
D., P. W. Siebert.
James Leckemby—Reverend C. E..
wagner, C. E. Purbaugh.
.C. I. Brant—H. H. Brant.
CW. Truxal—Reverend D. B. La-
dy, D. D., Reverend P. J. Dundore,
Ph. D., Fred J. Sporg, E. 1.. Brindle. !
. |. C. Kyle—Reverend J. H. Mick-
ley, D. D, Reverend J. W, Meminger
D. D., C. V.. Bowers, S, P, Keck,
+ Herman Deal—Reverend J- Ponti-
us, N. J. Boyer.
Mrs. Sarah Baer—Hev. L. 0. Car-
baugh, and Elder.
Mrs. Jenhie Wilmoth—Rev. E.
Skyles, Rev. Clayton Ranck, Rever-
end E. F. Hoffmeier, Reverend J. M..
Mullan, :
Henry Sipple—Reverend A. K.Von
Kaske, Charlgs. Miller, George Knier-
iem, W. J. R. Hay. %
QC: Heckle—Reverend J. M. BE.
Kunkle and Elder. J
Jonathan Beal—Reverend Charles
H. Faust, H. S. Yearick,
Reverend L. N. Wwilson—Reverend
A. W. Barley and wife.
Martin Meyers—Reverend 1ddings
Lauffer, Reverend J. W. Muir, W. J.
Moyer, Bushong’s Elder. :
Jac A. Saylor—Reverend GC. B. Rey)
pert, Rupp’s Elder.
Herman Baker—Reverend A.
Herman, Jesse Mascn.
The following members of the syn-
od are providing their own entertai- |
ment: —Reverend A. H. Ginder and
Elder of Evans City, Pa.; Elder W.
R. Barnhart, of Greensbdrg, Pa.;
Reverend I. S. Monn and Elder of
Elk Lick; Reverend L. N. Wilson
and Elder, Keim; Reverend A. 3.|
Kresge, Meyersdale; Reverend H. |
Wwiant, Berlin.
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DON’T THROW PAPER
ON THE STREET
it is stated on the pages of ancient
history (that so bitter was Rome at one
time against her foe across the great
sea in Afria Carthage, that one of |
the Roman orators whenever he made
an address in ithe senate, ended it |
with the sentence “Delenda est Cax- |
thrage.” “Carthage must be destroy-|
ed,” ’
So as we pass up and down the
streets of Meyersdale, We feel that no
difference what articles we write, we
ought to end them with “you must not
throw paper and refuse matter on tae
streets,”
It’s all right to wash one’s face
when it gets soiled, but it is foolish-
ness to soil the face that one may
wash it. Don’t throw paper and re-
fuse matter on the streeis.
MUST NOT, THROW PAPER
Joseph 1. Tressler
Funeral Director and Embalmer 3
Meyersdale, Penna.
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Office :
229 Center \ree
Both Phones.
Residence:
$09 North Street
Economy Phone.
| itively the best in the country, and
their Strain
World | that the sun never set ‘on
the winners of the regular prizes are
as follows: :
Ist pen and 2nd pullet; Robert Swoar-
man, 1st cock, 1st hen,
cockerels, 1st pullet, and 2nd pen. ;
and Turkeys. —All to Mahlon Werner.
to Howard Maust.
to H. S. Thomas.
much better and more complete form
by reason of the additional time se-
cured for perfecting arrangements ard,
holding rehearsals. In this pageant
1,500 young people ibelonging to the:
various educational institutions and
dramatic associations of Pittsburgh
will take part. An interesting feature
will be the fact that descendants of
prominent early residents of the city
(will assume historical characters such,
and | as Washington, Celeron, Monroe, Lin-
coln, Grant, Langley and other noted
Americans and Frenchmen who figured
largely in the early history of this |
section. 5
: ’ The Book of the Pageant, Ww tten
Buff Orpingtons—Dr. J. W, Wenzel, | py professor Géorge M. P. Baird of
the University of Pittsburgh, who is
also director of the whole affair, has
of Bronze Turkeys: «re
cattered so well throughout . the
hem.
THE PRIZE WINNERS
The different varieties shown and
Partridge Plymoth Rocks,
1st and 2nd.
White Wyandottes and White Holl-
S. C. Brown Leghorns —All <Prizes
White Plymoth Rocks —AlIl Prizes | ES QSSNS geo
Pekin Ducks —All Prizes to Laman | [eH ol Now 162
Shelbaer. —y
S. C. White Leghorns —AIll
to Edison Hay. ry
'- Motted Anconas —Edison hdy, 1st
cock, 1st and 2nd hen, 1st and 2nd.
cockerel, 1st and 2nd pullet; Samuel |
Fogle, 2nd cock, 1st and 2nd pens.
S. C. Buff Leghorns —All Prizes to
Chas Dunn.
R. C. Brown Leghorns —All Prizes
to Orian Baer. :
Buff Plymoth Rocks —Alex Tirobas,
1st cock, .st cockerel; 1st and 2nd % ) ea
pullet. . =m [SFP 2 PRI
S. C. Black Minorcas —All Prises PI TTSB URGH-
‘Prizes
to H. L.-Phillips.. -
Golden Seabright Bantams —Ail
boen d by competent au-
thorities to be one of the best ever
written in this country. The stage
setting for the pageant will contain
some notable features, including a
steam curtain which will be used be-
tween scenes of the pageant. During
the intervals between the pageant
INTRODUCES NOVEL
DEFENSE:FOR SPEEDING
Wm. Edmundson, chaffeur for Geo,
K. Krebs of Somerset, was arraigned
before Burgess Welfley on Saturday
for speeding.
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I want to see you about your iB
EYE TROUBLES. I know I
can help you to see better and to
feel better. Bad vision ‘is very
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* HIGR SCHOOL
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Editor—Lenore Collins "17
23 Seniors .
We as pupils of M. H. S. appieci-
ate the new coat of paint given to por-
tions of the building during the sum-
mer vacation. It is a decided im-
i provement, hr
oF along.
|
Edmundson introduced a novel de-
fense, claiming that the borough's
speed traps are not accurate. He said
that the speedometer on his machine
| showed that he was traveling only 12
or 13 miles an hour. He also said that
the method of timing the cars by the
policemen is not scientific, that the
time was taken by a policeman stand-
ing at the end of a block and that the
policeman started his watch when the
automobilist entered the other end of
the block, 264 feet away. He claimed
that it was impossible to make correct
timing in this manner. The defend-
ant also contended that the borough
had not complied with the State law,
soquirizg the borough to pet up siges
| reading “Danger, Run Slow,” assert-
ing that there was not a single one of
these signs on West Main street, on
the right side.
About $1,000 in fines have been col-
last season in Somecrsat
|
lected the
from automobilists, who were charged
with violation of the automobile and
speed laws. Burgess Welfley reserved
his decision.
EET,
INFANTILE PARALYSIS
AT ACCIDENT
Dr. C. P. Large of this place the
county health officer has been notified
ed that quite an epidemic prevails at
Accident and McHenry in Maryland,
not far below the Mason and Dixon
line. There were ten cases, five of
which proved fatal.
Dr. Large offers it as a suggestion
0 to all automobile parties running to
2! Oakland
or in that section that It
would be well to not take be children
The Health authorities of
Maryland are becoming very strict in
regard to the enforcing the quaran-
tine about the movements of children
from the imfected districts.
scenes, a chorus of 1,000 voices will
entertain the audience with music,
while at the same time a large num-
ber of character dances will be pre-
sented. It is Manned that there will
be “something doing” every minute
during the performance, either the
pageant scenes, singing or dancing, so
that there will not be a dull moment
for the audience.
Another result of the postponement
of the celebration will be that the
parade on Friday, Nov. 3rd, will be
much greater than was originally con-
templated. In fact, it is now assured
that it will be the largest procession
ever held in Pittsburgh. Already more
than 100 artistic floats have been
promised and the number is constant-
ly increasing. In the great Sesqui-
Centennial celebration of 1908 there
were only 60 such floats.
The celebration will be immediately
preceded by a special Charter Centen-
nial Night at the Pittsburgh Exposi-
tion on the evening of Saturday, Oct.
28th, at which Creator’s fine band
will render a special program of music
by Pittsburgh composers.
On Sunday, Oct. 29th, there will be
special religious services in all the
churches and a great union service at
the Soldiers’ Memorial Hall in the
sfterncom. .
On the evening of Monday, Oct. 30th,
Beucauon pay, prizes will be present
ed to the school children of the city
for the best essays on subjects relat
ing to the history of Pittsburgh.
The next three evenings, Oct. 31st,
Nov. 1st and 2nd, will be occupied by
the pageant at Forbes Field. On Fri-
day, Nov. 3rd, the great parade will
take place, which will be partieipated
in by many organizations of Pitts-
burgh and of Allegheny county. In
the evening a great banquet will be
held at the Wiliam Penn hotel at
which men of national reputation will
speak and at which members of the
State Fditorial association will be
guests. On Saturday, Nov. 4th; there
will be a football game at Forbes ]
Reporters—
Thanks to the efforts of last year’s.
teachers we have a much enlarged
library of very good books. Let us do:
the library and books justice.
The class of ’18 has been enlarged
by the addition of several students
Bititner of Garrett; Emma Forquer of
Ursina; Oscar and James Swank and
Christina Robertson of Elk Lick.
Mildred Payne of the class of ’16
has returned to high school and will
| take up the Commercial and House-
_.For this school year the columns | hold Art :
SE ole. given tortie Big sohool ll courses, having graduated
in the Classiral Course last June.
Elizaeth Irwin ’17
Margaret Opel '17
Nell Boucher '18
Julia Hoblitzell "19
....Eunice Darrah ’20
For the year of school just past
the editors of the two Meyersdale
weekly papers have kindly submitted a
column in their papers for the use of
the high school students.
and we hope to make as Success of |
our high school news. The papers have
a wide circulation and these columns
are read by many who are interested
in our school tho they live in other
towns. Several other high schools in
the state have followed our example
Since we have been the leaders in this
direction we want to make good this
year,
We, the editors, assistants ad re-
porters desire that thes tudents as a
whole and as individuals will co-op-
erate with us by contribution of ar-
cles and by their willingness to lend!
a helping hand. If we have the co- |
operation of the student body it is & |
foregone conclusion that the high
school columns will be successful.
The classes have organized -in the
following way:—
Senior class, President, Frederick
Groff; Secretary and Treasurer, Dor-
othy Shultz.
Junior Class—President, Guy Flo:
to; Sec. & Treas, Elizabeth Leydig.
Sophomore Class—President, Roy
Baker; Sec. and Treasurer, ‘Hilda
Lichty. :
Freshman Class—President, Frank
Rowe; Secretary and Treasurer, Mar-
garet Hostetler. :
The number of students enrolled
in each of the classes are as follows:
Meld and other sports.
Mary Conrad who entered high
school with the class of ’17 and who
left school at the end of her Sopho-
more year, has come back and is ta-
king up the Household Art Course.
A part of the Freshman class has
contemplated taking Caesar this year.
George Collins believes in being
square. He compares square in this
manner—“Square, squarer, squarest.’””
The Household Art students are
trying their best to get their red ap-
rons finished. They say they will
make things bright. When you see
them you'll think so too.
Why are Irish Potat Irish? We:
know they grew in Ireland early but
so did grass. Thats what puzzled the
Commercial Seniors last week but.
they are wise now.
One seat is not sufficient for Harry
Deal. He sometimes likes John Boose
to share his seat. John does not ob-
ject but Mr. Weaver does. :
Some of the Freshies do think they
are green enough but.. have adorned
themselves with green wearing ap-
parel *
* Harry Aurandt was asked in ‘Physi
cal Geography class to define Sphere
and answered: {
«A gphere is a mound object that
has no flat surface ht
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