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Get our prices on Job Work.
Miss Anna Jones of Johnstown is
visiting friends in towh.
Mrs. Kate Dooley of Pittsburgh is
spending a few days in town.
Ellsworth Campbell of Indiana, Pa.
visited friends here on Sunday.
Mahlon Brown has returned home
from a week’s visit in Somerset.
Emory George was transacting
business in Somerset, Pa., Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O, Houck have re-
turned from a visit in Mt. Savage,
Md.
Dr. E. F. Hemminger was a Rock-
wood business visitor on Monday
evening.
Mrs. Roy Bills of Somerset, Pa, i is
visiting her sister, Mrs. ‘Oscar
Michaels.
Mrs. John Habel of Dawson, Md.,
visited -relativer here for a few days-
of last week.
J. W. Daniels of West Salisbury
was a pleasant caller at this office on.
Saturday evening. Nive
A. iS. Glessner of Greenville, Q.,
spent-a few days of this week visting,
friends in town. i ;
One of four ;pleasant callers . ~on
last Saturday was Milton Zin. of.
Route 1 of Meyersdale. 5
Mrs. J. Jd. MeDivitt and SL hs
Mary" ‘of Philadelphia’ are “guests at
the home: ‘of! S- B. PhilS6n.”
Dr. Lichty. returned on Monde
ing absent about two weeks. |
Mr. and Mrs. Ww. H. Baldwin and
Re. Burnhard left on Tuesday morn-
ing for am auto ‘trip to Bedford. .
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Wade. and |
daughter Elizabeth left Sunday for a:
few days visit in Frostburg, Md. . . ==
Miss: Mamie Weber is spending the
week with her friend, Miss ,Martha
Weimer of Greenville township.”
Misses Jennie and Helen Engle who
were visiting their aunt, Mrs: Simon
Bittner, have returned to ‘Berlin.
Miss Clara Stacer of Cumberland
is spending her vacation with her |
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Stacer. |
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Spangler and
son, Clarence, and David Baker, are
spending a few days in Apollo, Pa.
David Mackey, of Lonaconing, Md,
is visiting his nephew, J. S. Darnley, |
of Centre street, and other" frignds|
here.
Miss Elizabeth Branch who hag
been visiting the Misses Maud and
Ruth Commons, hog returned to Bos-
well.
Mr. and Mrs. c. A, Phillips and
family and Miss Olive Phillips re-
turned from Atlantic City “on Tues- {i
day.
Rev. Earler of Rotkwaod filled the
pulpit of Rev. France at the Luther-
an church last Sunday morning ‘and
evening.
Regis Stacer of Homestead arrived
on Sunday to spend two weeks with
his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Stacer.
Thomas A. McKenzie of this place
and his brother-in-law, Max Shaffer
of Mt. Savage, spent Sunday at
Uniontown.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Phillips
have retured from a trip to Fair-
mont, W. Va. New Brighton and
Pittsburgh, Pa.
P. D. Clutton and Miss Mary Dix-
on, of the Hartley, Clutton Company
are in New York, purchasing fall
goods for the store.
Mrs. J. C. Parsons and two child-
ren of Pittsburgh, are visiting the
former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George H. Hocking.
Mr. jand ‘Mrs. Jacob Sides, son
Harry, and daughter, Laura, and
Mrs. George Koontz, visited at the
home of C. Sides, Sunday.
* Alfred Dahl has returned to De-
troit, Mich., after a two week’s visit
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Dan-
8 icl Dahl on Olinger street.
Miss Mabel Oliver, formerly of
Meyersdale and the Misses Nancy and
Lydia Masters of Ursina, Pa., were
visitors in town Saturday.
Mrs. Ida Conrad, of High street
left today for a visit with her son,
Ellsworth, and daughter, Mrs. H. L.
Mankamyer, at Akron, Ohio.
Miss Ruth Goodwin of Hyndman,
Pa., and Miss Elizabeth Hibner of
8 Connellsville, Pa., were the guests of
Mrs. George Hibner the past week.
J. W. Shultz, of Blackfield, Pa.,
§ was a visitor in Meyersdale Satur-
day and will have a friendly call from
the Commercial each week hereafter.
Mrs. J. W. Griffey and little
daughter, Mrs. August Mars and
Miss Minnie Johnson of Pittsburgh,
are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John
Cover.
Christian Church Services for
’s Day, Aug. 19, will be 11 a. m.,
. m. H. A. Eicher, mis-
India, on furlough, will
.| efficient officers,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Crowe and
i sop. Daniel of Frostburg, Md. have
returned home after a few days’
Crowe and family.
F. A. Bittner’s Grocery is the
home of good groceries. See his ad
this week for bargains. You can re-
duce the high cost of living by buy-
ing your groceries there.
Miss Mae Diehl left on Sunday for
a few days visit with relatives in
Bedford, Pa., after which she will
go to Eastern cities to purchase the
fall goods for the Diehl millinery.
Meyersdale
Elmer Hostetler, who was taken to
the hospital in Cumberland, returned
to. his home” near the Hostetler
church on Monday, very much im-
proved, with hopes of ultimate re-
covery. 3
P. D. Clutton is spending this week
in New York on a purchasing trip,
looking over the stocks of the whole-
sale houses selecting the best of
everything for the Hartley & Clutton
store heye. ;
a list of indispensable articles. See
the list and then call and look them
over. In these, days of high prices
you will be astonished at the low
prices of these articles.
‘Mr. and: Mss» John Baker and
1 daughter, ‘Edna, who shad been the
guests. of ‘Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Kendall
ret to Crellin, Md., Sunday, ac-
compa by the Misses Mary June
Wiland- and: ‘Minnie Rambold. :
Our: readers will notice. ‘the hroad
gauge’ ad of Louis Klein,’ of. Cumber-
and. * This" store has ‘many patrons
in this séction ‘who are always pleas-
ed to have notice of their sales as
they’ always find bargains on their
‘counters and this year will be. -10
exception."
‘having Sale Week next week. See
their ad in another column. The
idea is a good one to hold all cut
price sales at the same time, and as
fare is paid folks from a distance
‘may take advantage of sales in any
desired line. .
The benefit recital given last Fri-
day evening in Amity Hall for the
Red Cross was a great success. The
program, which consisted of vocai
and instrumental music and readings
iated by all.
Mr. Weinstine has been conducting
a marked down sale of Ladies’ goods
-at—his— store next to Postoffice and
this week announces a continuation
of the sale another week. Call soon
for rare bargains in the newest things
in the line.
Owing to the absence of President
H. M. Cook and Secretary, P. D.
Clutton, but little business was trans-
acted at the regular meeting of the
"Boosters Club on Tuesday evening.
“were reported by Committee as hav-
ing been elected as Directors for one
year.
forth in Salisbury,
advertising this week.
tauqua always put out the best in
music and lectures. Do not fail to
Sept. 2-8. See
The detachment of the 5th Regi-
ment, Maryland National Guards,
left here on Wednesday morning for
Baltimore, where the - ragiment is
mobilizing prparatory to goinz into
training camp at Birmingham, Ala-
bama. They were 2 clean, genial lot
of young men, under the command of
and made many
friends here during the time they
were encamped here,
The men of the First district of
Somerset county whose numbers were
drawn in the conscription lottery
have received orders to report at
Rockwood on Tuesday, Aug., 14, at
9 a. m. for examination. N one
drawn are exempt from this exam-
ination, and those who do not report
must report for duty and cannot
claim exemption for any reason.
Persons who attend the examination
may claim exemption and file their
claim at that time.
The Missess Mary and Martha
Frease, who have been in Akron, O,,
for the past nine months, are spend-
ing a two week’s vacation at their
home on Keystone street. The girls
like Akron very much and are going
Mary is employed as clerk in the
office of the General Tire and Rub-
ber Co.;-and Martha is an Elliott-
Fisher billing operator for the M. O.
Neil Co., which is the largest and
most exclusive store of Akron,
Wanted!
One hand moulder who has had ex-
perience in hand moulding fire brick
or red brick. Good wages. The
right party we will move at our ex-
pense.
Savage Mountain Fire Brick Co.....
356 Bowery street,
Frostburg, Md. 26-31
-vigit-in “town with their son Gienj
F. B. Thomas, this week advertises '
The Merchants of Corer + are’
to persuade their parents to move.
were very well rendered and apprec- |
OPIE READ ON POLITENESS.
“I JMUEL said
Brizintine.
“what do you re-
gard as about'the |
most necessary
quality in man?’
JBhe:two old
men were sit-
ting in the sun.
the May side of
an April day.
discussing that:
ever present sub-
ject, the world.
“Well,” Jucklin
replied, “there
are so many
qualities that
thaw and run
into each other.
like snowbanks
tricklin’ down
into the creek,”
that it wouldn't.
_be_ easy. to deter-
mine which. But,
the one thdt oe
curs to me at’
this moment is one : that ‘has bee.
preached on time and. - -againr—one that.
mothers try to enforce on ihe mind
of their sons. It is politeness.”
“Useful enough ii‘ ite way,” sai
Brizintine—*‘that is, at parties and fu-
nerals—but do you thinkjit's. business?
In: these days, you know, a man must
be quick But politeness is slow.”
You've said’ just about WhAtil wani
ed you to say,” Lim replied. “Polite-
ress is not necessarily slow.
. OPIE READ.
Here Third Day “of
the Redpath Chau-
tauqua.
perous begin to fail along in later years
is because they have forgotten the nec-
essary politeness” of thie earlier;day’
Politeness “when” ‘once forgotten can.
rarely "be remembered,. It ogught to
come when a feller is young in order: |
to seem natural. Theé fact is. it must
be. natural. for there’s ‘nothin’ that is
much’ more awkward than a man in. his
maturer life tryin’ for the first time to
be polite. If a young feller just start-
in’ out in business would. <8it down for
ten rhinitites a day: ‘and give his: mind to
the study of politeness; not from a book
or any set form, but from his own re-
flections, he would find it the best in:
vestment of time he ever made. Po-
liteness is the actor of kindness. It is
intended to picture the even and well
intended ‘mind. Itis a pleasant thought
set in visible motion.”
“Lim, as the old nigger preacher said:
you are now. ‘puttin’ the fodder a little
too high for the calves.”
“Not at all. I'm simply speakin
common sense as I see it, and if I see
it anybody ought. We very often hear
of polite old men, but. there are more
olite young fellers than ol nes.
eins yn AI es th ithe
old man gruff unless he has kept com-
pany with books. He believes that he
hag lived to see the uselessness of po-
liteness, while with the young chap it
is still a- matter of advanein’ exper
ment.” ]
“'H. D. Martin and A. W. Poorbaugh
The Redpath Chautauqua will hold:
This Chau-
arrange so that you can spend the
week with them. See our colurans |
each week for attractions and if un-!
able to be present to .all select the
attractions best suited to your taste. |
THE FARMER.
By OPIE READ
HE man who
has worked
on a farm all
his life has just
as many pleas-
ures to look back
upon as the eit: ’
merchant. The
farmer may iu
his time have
bought the gold
brick, but maybe
the merchant has
‘been taken in hv
a bigger swindle
And along to-
{ ward the end
they both have
somethin’ tc
think about. And
that is about ail
there is to life-
somethin to
think about. A:
a very early age
we begin to live
in the past. The
farmer has his
past closer abous him than other mei:
have. He has seen the same seasons
pass over the same endeared fields. -
In a small way the successful furm-
er is a statesman. Experience is his
guide, and we are told that all wisdon:
dates back to experience. It is true
that he doesn’t handle as much money
as the banker, nor does he handle as
much bread as the baker, but tle baker
can eat only a certain amount, and
the money that the banker handles—
money that can’t relieve a real want
of nature—ain’t doin’ his soul ‘any par-
ticular good. :
The doctrine of contentment is an
old one, but a better one was never
‘preached. And the farmer ought to
be the very model of contentment. He
would be if he stopped to think. Men
that set the world afire die in the
flames. Greatness at least acknowl-
edges its weakness. In this there is a
valuable lesson. It should teach us to
be contented. We ought to ask our-
selves this vital question, What is suc-
cess? It ain't noise, for silence must
follow, and silence can last longer than
sound. There never was a storm as
long as the calm. They that find hap-
piness in bluster will find misery in
quietude.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
OPIE READ.
Here Third Day of
the Redpath Chau-
tauqua.
CASTORIA
.foranch of:
phake of War activity and provides for
It is the”
: gestire’ of the mind and may be just
| as quick as gruffiess is. Que of tha
“! reasons that men “who have been pros-
CONFERENCE NOW
FOR FOOD CONTROL
Measure Passed by swat
Nun, B11 fo 6
TWO WEEKS BEFC BEFORE SIGNED
One-Man Controi Not Favored, Food
Prcgram Being Put In Hands of
Board of Three.
Although the food control bill has
passed both branches of congress it |-
likely will. not be signed before two
weeks. There is much ahead before
the measure is ready for the presi-
dnt’s name.
There dre ‘many points “to be |
{smoothed “out ‘in conference, ‘as the |
senate bills practically a new. meas. '}
ure.’ PAGE v
$ : Toe. senate vote was 81° to: ok The
Ost « Ci ng new feature was the
1 £8, the creation ofa joint
{ congreasiotia) committee of ten. mem-
Berk on thé-eonduct ‘of the war. This
amendment provides fof #éfigressional
ouperation with the executive
e .goverament jin every
congressional supervision over every
ert of ‘War expenditure.
Among the imporiant amendments
adopted/wis one byt SénatdréPomerene
of Ohio which grants the president
2
most arbitrary power in controlling |]
the coal and coke situation. The vote
on thes “Byicreng ‘gmgndpient ¢ “was
‘ayes re hoes 12.
ficient prosecution of the war, to reg-
{mldte production, transportation, dis-
twibution, japportiopment..and storage
wered |
prices |
of coal and coke. He is em
to. establish wage fates,’ 10 “fiX
afd “te bity ‘coal ‘andl coke from pro,
dueérs’ and’ thereafter to sell the same |
for ¢ash should the exigencies of the
situation demand this. :
"vides that the minimum price for
whedt, t0 be fixed by legislation, shall
be $2" a bushel instead of $1.75, as
originally provided.’
' In addition to this fixing of the price | §.
of wheat the president is empowered
to fix import duties which will stabil-
ize the price and prevent foreign com-
petition. * :
An améndment by Senator Kenyon
providing for severe penalties to be
inflicted n producers or distributers
y food products in onder tol :
enhance market. prices was added to {’
the ill,
Heanor. Hollis of. New Hampshire
‘Introduced an amendment providing
that nothing in this bill should be con-
strued to; contravene the act creating
a federal trade commission or any
‘previous act including the Sherman
antitrust ‘law protecting the public
against combinations in restraint of
trade. .
An. amendment by Senator Tillman
rearrying an appropriation of $10,000,
000 with hich the board of food ad- |
ministration,
under executive direc-
tion, may purchase nitrate of soda for
use as fertilizer to be sold to the farm-
ers at cost for cash and the funds
derived therefrom to be returned to
the treasury of the United States, was
passed.
Senator Shafroth made one final
vain effort to attain the president’s
principal wish and have the control of
food administration put in a one man
control instead of a board of three.
The Shafroth amendment which had
been defeated, was given even a
worse beating.
. SHIPPING LOSS GREAT
Washingtoh Learns Destruction Four
Times Greater Than Construction.
Figures in the possession of the
United States government, based
on the : best information within
reach of the allies, make it appear
‘that since the beginning of the Ger:
‘man submarine warfare the destruc-
tion of merchantmen hitherto avail-
able for -entente commerce has been
at least four: times the amount' of
tonnage built. . - -
The figures show the losses to be
averaging about 1,000,000 tons “dead
weight” » monthly, this including the
weight of cargo. Weekly statements
from London are based upon regis-
tered tonnage.
WEST NEEDS RAIN
| Continued Dry Spell Means Yield Far
Below Normal.
Due to continued dry weather the
grain crop throughout large portions
of Minnesota, the Dakotas and Mon-
tana at present seems likely to be
considerably below normal, according
to a crop report issued by the Ninth
federal reserve bank.
“The urgent need at the present
time,” reads the report, “is that of
widespread soaking rains.”
TRIED TO KILL KAISER
Unconfirmed Report Says Two Ameri.
cans Sho® For Attempt.
Reuter’'s Amsterdam correspondent
sends the following to London:
“According to information available
here, which must, however, be treat:
ed with necessary reserve, {two Ameri-
cans were shot recently on the charge
of having attempted to take the Ger-
man emperor's life.”
Cash and due from Banks
GE amir cw
RESOURCES
Total Resources
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock Pada. ......... ...
Surplus Fund and Profits
+
sat eae ssa sate see
Growth as Shown in Followiags Statements
‘Made to Comptroller of Cutréney.
$262,014.92
"ONE QUARTER MYLLION,
“jy 15, 1908 = i
REAR
“JURE: 20, 1917 0. oli
ia,
9 —OVER ONE-HALF
«sess see nan
“see cesses dene
- QVER THREE QUARTER MILLION, ane ait &
—lule lr
GAIN BETWEEN ABOVE STATEMENTS
$590, 483.75"
MILLION:
Second National Bank
MEYERSDALE, PA,
; JUNE TWENTIETH, NINETEEN SEVENTEEN
$ 592,905.60
70,179.37
64,075.20
125,338.50:
657.476 84
$ 852,498.67 -
avis
Jus 498.67
SK: grab
Under its, terms the Dpresidefit is is em: ;
powered, when nec
ary for the ffs. |. cade oh
.
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Andthér important amendment pro- |.
- 142 Center Street
Our sales on Ward’s Bread are constantly increas-
ing. It will pay you to buy Ward’s Bread; it is per-
fectly sanitary and will please you. :
Ward’s Cakes have been reduced from 15 to 12,
none better for the money.
Just received a lot of Baker's Cocoanut.
Buy your coffee from us and save money; a large
variety to select from.
It will pay you to buy Heinz’s Vinegar.
We quote only a few prices this week;
Best matches at 5 cents.
- 2 cans Fat Herring for 25 cents.
Pound can Shad for 15 cents.
poality € ait
Good Groceries go to the right spot every ines this
is the right spot to go every time for good Groceries
sap de in
2 bottles of Lemon Jaice for 25 cents.
3 cakes Fancy Toilet Soap for 25 cents.
1 lb. Good Mixed Tea for 19 cents.
3 doz. Jar Rings for 25 cents.
. 11b of our Special Blended Joffec for 21 cents.
2 cans Royal Scarlet Vegetable Soup for 25 cents.
We carry a full line of Colgate’s Talcum Powders.
F A. BITTNER
Both Phones
Meyersdale, Pa.
bmi.
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and gears in a short time.
cheap separator is only two or three years.
The bowl of the NEW De Laval
tering
after the machine has
chines.
you in all its details, and we know you
will be interested in examining the new
bowl, the bell speed-indicator, and the
many other improvements.
J. T. Yoder
JOHNSTOWN
constructed and perfectly
is self-cen
The new De Laval bowl is so constructed and so balanced upon
its detached spindle that it will run true and do perfect work even
has been in use for a long time.
The De Laval bowl has always been noted for its close gkim-
ming under all conditions, but the new
De Laval patented milk-distributing de-
vice, to
makes
closer skimmer than the old one and
gives considerably greater capacity into
the bargain.
ther with the larger discs,
e new De Laval bowl an even
The new De Laval bowl has been call-
ed by people who ought to know, “the
greatest improvement in cream separator
construction in the last thirty years.”
Come in and see one of the new ma-
We'll be glad to explain it to
anced or it will not only lose
some cream to begin with, but will soon get out of balance and
lose a great deal more cream, besides wearing out the bearings
That is why the average life of a
Sells the Champion Cream Saver
THE NEW DE LAVAL
HE worth of a separator depends very largely upon its bowl
A separator bowl must be scientifically
igned, properly
Cross-section of new bo
showing new method oO
buting milk bet
the discs.
COTES EER aE
Bet mar srioen Jah Week.
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Sehacrihe for THE COMMERCIAE.