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RIGHTS UNDER POPULAR
GOVERNMENT
The most earnest opponent in the
Senate of the collection of so-called
“aspionage” measures enacted during
the recent Congress was Hon. Albert
B. Cummins of Iowa. According t>
Mr. Cummins the provisions of that
legislation are more drastic “than any
country on the face of the earth ever
adopted in time of peace.” The Sena-
for claims that in a government hy
the people, like ours, every citizen
hzs a right to inquire into its affairs,
and that to prescrbe such rigorous
restrictions as are included in that
legislation makes it practically im-
possible for the ordinary citizen to
know when he is violating the law.
« 1 cannot concur in legislation,” re-
marked Senator Cummins, “that
makes criminal things that all of us
do every day of our lives.” The Sena-
tor cotends that if the law is enforced
it will impose criminal penalties upon
a large proportion of the American
people;
memes
LINCOLN ADDRESS IN BRONZE
Rep. Edward W. Gry of New Jer-!
sey ig taking a deep interest in the
construction of the Lincon Memorial
in Washington, now nearing comple-
tion. In his opinion the Memorial
will” not be complete unlesg it dis-
plays prominently upon its walls the
text of the famous Gettysburg Ad-
dress. In conformity with that idea
Mr. Gray introduced a joint resolution
in the closing days of the Congess
appropriating $250 for the purchase
of a bronze memorial tablet, bearing
the address, to be permanently plac-
ed in a proper position in the struc-
ture. The resolution wag referred to
the Committee on the Library if which
Mr. Gray was a prominent member,
Lut owing to the press of business at
the session it was impossible to se-
cure its adoption. »
BEWITCHED HIS HEARERS.
When James Whitcomb Riley Recited
One of His Poems.
“platform career,”
In his during
those seurs when he went about the
co uiry roading his poems. James
Whilcon:h ililey saw with his eyes and
hoard with bis ears what people
thoncht of him. Never any other man
sind night after aight on the stage or.
piu. « 'm to reccive such solid roars of
applat. © for the ‘reading’ of poems-—
and for bhimadif.
He did aot “r-:d” his poems; he did
not “reche” them, either. He took his
whole body into his hands, as it were,
and by his wizard mastery of sugges-
tion left no James Whitcomb Riley at
all upon the stage. Instead the au-
_ dience saw and heard whatever the
incomparable comedian wished them
to see and hear. He held a literally
unmatched power over them for riot-
ous laughter or for actual copious tears,
and no cne who ever saw dan exhibi
tion of that power will forget it--0i
forcet him.
There he stood, alone upon the stazc
a Llond. shertish, wihasical man
evening clothes—a figure with “a whole
lot of sivie.” and a whaole lot of it~
own style too! He offered a deferen
tie] prefatory sentence or 80; then sul
denly face and figure altered. seemed
to merge completely into those of a
person altogether different from the
poet, and not Mr. Riley, but a Hoosier
farm hand, perhaps, or a thin little giri
stood before you. “done to the life”
~Then the voice came. “done tou tic
sdife.”” too--done to the last balf aud:
ble breath at the end of husky chuck.e
or wistful sigh There was no visible
effort on the part of the magician. The
audience did not strain or worry for
him as audiences so often do for those
who “entertain” them. because his
craft lay not in contortion. but iu 4
glamouring suggestion that beld apev-
tators rapt and magnetized.
NOTES FROM
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EDITOR
Lenore Collins "7
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Gregg Darrow "8!
REPORTERS
Margaret Opel "17.
Margaret Wilson "17.
Clara Rowe '18.
Lydia Glessner ’19.
Vincent Saylor "20.
Claude Brant "20.
STENOGRAPHER
Margaret Damico "17
Why it pays to advertise in the
Meyersdale High School News.
Several weeks ago an advertise-
ment appeared, which read romething
like this, Wanted: A man. Apply
Lenore Collins.” Several days later
the mail man brought her a letter
from Pittsburg, which happened to be
an answer to her advertisement. Not
long after he made his appearance,
six and ones half feet high and all
feet. :
When the Sophmores had their class
day, “it was a Sophomore class day
plone.” But it does not seem to be
that way with the Freshies. It looks,
as though it is going to be a Junior |
and Freshmen class day. It is a pity
Freshmen, that you cannot get up a
| petween Archie Jackson of Meyers
dale and Yutzy of Garrett. The latter
wag out classed from the start and
HIGH SCHOOL ™ ===
EVERYBODY G0 T0 CHURCH
St. Patrick’s Party.
Thursday evening, Miss Elizabeth
Willams gave a party to twelve of her
friends. Afteh playicg games and
Tivsic, refreshments were served.
PALM SUNDAY
Every Evening
Apr. i—Apr. 8. Nov. 25:
class day yourselves.
SERVICES AS FOLLOWS
Reformed Methodist
Every Evening
Sat Excepted. Mondays Excepted Sat. Excepted.
Members Are Expected
All Are Invited
The Spirit and the Bride Say Come !
EASTER SUNDAY
Lutheran
Every Evening
Apr. 1---Apr. 8.
--Apr. 8
" Carl Daugherty advised us that a
man now will stand on hig feet till
he gets a wifej and when he has her |
he stands on hig head till he can get |
rid of her.
become a teacher. Every time he
gets up to recite, the class becomes
very much amused.
Margaret Opel attended a flag rais-
ing at S. J. Millers school, Friday
afternoon. We wonder If it was the
flag raising or the teacher that was
so interesting.
John Boose. “They don’t use the
method of distilling in mhaking whis-
key do they?”
Miss Brodhead, “Certainly”
John Boose, “I never saw it.”
Eunice Darrow, “Will we take Phy-
sics the rest of the year?”
Miss Brodhejd, “Civics, but not
Physics.”
Mr. Arnold told us that we would
have “to turm our books inside out to
make d look like b.”
George May said his rather prom-
ised him lots of things, but never gave
him anything. Did George want him
to keep his promises?
Mr. Preifer has hired Berkley Mey-
ers to guard Henrietta Horning in
school. We wonder what his salary
Yes, thank you, Dick continues to
visit Beachley street, just two rows
farther at Rowe’s. :
Thelma Mankamyer surely got in
trouble when she tried to feed 2jiss
Beck some of her sweets, in Engish
Class.
‘Wanted:
ine Housel and Clara Gauntz
We don’t know.
More room for Cather-
VWhy?
faifa at low prices. Appts to Joseph
Boiden.
Violet Johnson would like to know
the latest style of putting up Lis hair.
James Lint hos become the ladies
man in his corner, so he says.
Hazel Miller and Mary Leckemby
were heard praying in umison om
They must expect hard fi-
nals.
Wonder what “Bill” McMillan was
thinking of the other day when in
Cicero class, he pronounced “confido”
“Come-fido.”
Oscar Swank thinks a great deal
ahout cheese. He said switzer was
an accusative preposition’ in Germar.
Harvey Meyers must not be able
tc expresg his feelings fn English for
he kept saying “Ach” this morning.
Wanted: To know where Myrtle
Miller can get a man near her size.
Margaret Opel tried to miss English
on Tuesday by lying down and sleep-
ing in the hall, but she made so much
noise when she lay down that we all
“got wise.”
Clara Gauntz said: “I wish I had
as much nerve as Carrie Nation, I
vould wipe the saloon off the face cf
Nat Goodwin's opinions upon the
production of realistic patios th cons
edy may be accepted as academic, Mi.
Goodwin said:
by. Jim’ -until 1 heard Riley dv iL
Then | asked the Lord to lorzive nie
and never tried it again!” -Beoth Tar
kington fu Collier's Weekly
“Careless.
“Burglars broke into Brown's hows
the other night.”
“Did they get anything?”
“Nothing but some jewelry. They
overlooked a.steak and a dozen fresh
eggs that were in the icebox."—Detroid
Free Press,
Coney Island.
Coney Island was called Coneym oF
Rabbit island by the Dutch as early
as 1698. Henry Hudson landed of
Coney Island on the voyage in which
he discovered the Hudson river, on
Sept. 2 or 3, 1609.
+] used to recite "Guud
: the earth. Clara surely can do won-
» dere for her size.
Mr. Weaver, “Where are Cisalpine,
Caul and Transalpine Gaul?”
Mary Griffith, “Cisalpine Gaul is on
this side of the Alps and Transalpine
We all think George Collins should | Dity is cordially invited and earnestly
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Prof. (Harry) Aurandt and Alfalia 8
(Joe) Boden have got long jeans.
Seats made to order, and aiso Al-}{
GO TO CHURCH SUNDAYS
Palm Sunday Easter Sunday
Everybody in Meyersdale and vici-
urged to attend religious services in
some church on the above Sundays.
This challenge is sent forth in the
name of the Lord to every man and
woman in the community by the pas-
tors of the Lutheran, Reformed and
Methodist churches. Let every mem-
ber attend the services of his or her
church on Palm Sunday and Easter
Sunday, and let everybody else at-
tend pervices somewhere on these
days. Let all Meyersdale go to church
cn the above mentioned successive
Sundays. Go, it will do you good;
you will be heartily welcomed. There
Church.
A. E. Truxal of the
will held services also during = the
week. J
J. C. Matteson, pastor of the M. E.
Church.
J. L. Frantz, pastor of the Luther-
an Church.
Reformed h ro¢ Tooster was stolen last Saturday
HERE AND THERE
Daniel Klink téok one of his boys
tc the hospital one day last week.
Freeman Handwerk sold some cows
to 'S. M. Gnagey.
Clyde Shoemaker, who wag farmig
on the Kretchman farm, moved to
York county last Thumsday, where he
rented a farm of nearly 100 acres.
Mr. Lloyd Peck’s eyes are nearly
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swollen shut and he thinks he will
gave to nurse a carbuncle in a few
days.
Jno. Marker, a prominent farmer
of ynear Rockwood, spent Saturday
in Meyersdale. 3
o The heavy snow-fall of last week
crushed in the roof of the Gnagey
Bro’s. machine ghed and breaking
some of their machinery. r
dno. B. Schrock’s large plymouth
nidhts :
Quinter Gnagey and wife, spent Sun-
day in Greenville.
Just received a car of Fertilizer.
. P. J. Cover & Son.
Every Farmer with
Del AVAL
THE BEST SEPARATOR MADE,
two OT more cows
needs a
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JOHNSTOWN, PA.
PROPER BREATHING.
It Plays a Large Part In the Promo-
tion of Good Health.
Proper breathing is vue of the great
big factors in promoting and retaining
good health.
1t is no great number of years since
the subject of deep breathing has eu-
gaged not only the attention of physi-
cians, but trainers of athletes and the
public generally. Recent authoriiies
give special emphasis to the efficacy of
deep breathing for asthmatics and for
children and young adults who are pre-
disposed to tuberculosis.
Professor Arnold Hiller in the Ber
lin Clinical Weekly notes that it In-
creases the passage of blood through
the liver: that it increases the secre-
tion and excretion of bile; that the
stoma~h wher filled with food may
likewise be favorably influenced be-
cause the movement of the stomach
contents through the pyloris is facili-
tated. :
“Deep breathing,” says the New
York Medical Record, “is the most sci-
entific resource for the prevention of
uric acid disease. One must begin
with diaphragmatic breathing, which
naturally precedes rib breathing. The
inspiratory movements are now slowly
increased until all the muscles involved
fn rib breathing gradually participate.
One begins with three daily periods of
fifteen or twenty minutes each. The
Gaul ig on the other side of the Alps.” | position of fhe breather is immaterial.
. in Rome. -
Why is George Griffith so interest-
! ed i# Margaret Opel’s crochet work?
| The Senior students have decided
that ‘there must be some new experi-
| nent, the apparatus for which is
“bean candy.” For the object and con-
clusion see either Clarence Siehl or
Margaret Wilson.
1 ast Saturday quite ar audience
Mary must have thought she lived | He may do lis forced breathing whize®
standing or walking.
“In some individuals a very dgep
hreath appears to arrest the pulse be-
cause Of the compression of the subh-
clavian artery; hence inspiratiou
should be limited to a certain number
per minute.”
feow 1 ney Dent Speaw,
Bess—If 1 were in your shoes— a
— Don’t talk of impossibilities.—Boston
Franscript.
watched whiat was to have Leen an
eizht round bout, in the Moose Hall, | {1
me is the proper time for say
; just. -Greek Proverb.
Signing Diplomatic Notes.
No one can say exactly why our sec-
retaries of state sign diplomatic com-
munications with their surnames only,
except that it has always been so. We
copied the custom from European chan-
celleries, and it probably bas its origin
in the habit of royalty, which is to
sign with one name only. Thus King
George of England signs himself
“George, R. 1.” (Rex, Imperator- King,
Emperor); Sir Edward Grey signed al-
ways as ‘‘Grey;” the democratic Mr.
Bryan when secretary of state affixed
his signature to diplomatic notes as
“Bryan.” At first sight there seems to
be a profound flattery implied in the
custom. It assumes that the signer
cannot be mistaken: that there is only
one “George.” and “Grey,” one “Bry
an.” Aud generally there is only one
in the diplomatic world where these
exchanges take place.—New York Sun.
Effects of Arsenic.
“Arsenic, ns scivice has long told us.
is an a cumuatite poison,” said a
druggist. “ihe one takes it either by
prescription for the upbuilding of an
appetite or for the bleaching of the
skin he does not feel any ill effects for
several vears. The effect of the drug
is bracing and makes a person feel
like eating. It also aids the digestion.
The average user of the poison takes
jtAn such small quantities that he does
not realize how much of it will ac-
cufnulgte in his ‘system in the course
of four or five years.
“Being an accumulative poison, it
often’ takes that length of time to see
the results of the drug. Then the user
may -complain of not being able to con-
trol his fingers or. toes. ‘Subsequently
he loses coutrol of his hands and arms.
Yurulysis, superinduced by arsenical
potroning. ir the fearful result.”
Not Pested.
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Condensed Statement
CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK
OF MEYERSDALE, PA.
At Close of Business March 5th, 1917
RESOURCES
Loans and Investments.. ............ Jee... ... $758,956,06
U.S. Bonds........e0..00... 00... See aa ... 70,000.00
Banking House................. Lia, .. 29,500.00
Due from Banks and Reserve®Agents.... . ..... 302,355.01
Cath... lied in a i, BATORY
Total.... $1,215,549.18
LIABILITIES
Capital SLoeK. [cous shires srsrinesens . ... $ 65,000.00
Surplus..... .... .e. iar: cireeeetiineiann.. 100.000.00
Undivided Profits... . cov corns taverns esse 41,239.91
Clichlation . =... ......iv oi 0emse seins. a 65,000.00
Deposits ..c......cutiivrenransavassa aia. 944,809.97
Total.... $1,215,549.18
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