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MEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL ;
R. M. SWISHER, Editor.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
AT MEYERSDALE, PA.
When , pald strictly In advance $1.28
When not paid in advance $1.50
Entered at the Postoffice at Meyers-
dale, Pa. as second class mail matter.
THE PRIMARIES
Next Wednesday the voters of the
borough will call at the polling places
and record their choice of candidates
for Borough officials for the next four
years.
For Burgess, H. M. Cook, Fred
Hare and J. F. Reich are candidates,
the two former being Republican and
the latter a Democrat, anyone of
whom will make a very satisfactory
+ There is but little interested mani-
fested, although the friends of some
of the candidates are doing some
quiet work.
In the matter of some of the officers
there is some interest taken in some
of the candidates, and by next Wed-
nesday there may be some good hard
work done.
THE IMMORTAL COWARDS
By Herbert Kaufman.
We are the Cowards Immortal—
the men who feared dishonor and who
quailed at shame.
Because we respected self more
than life and dreaded degradation
more than death, our names are flam-
ing torches.
We saw the whip the Persian
brought for Greece, and therefore did
not cringe to see his million spears.
And every Alpine pass has heard our
trembling prayers beseech kind God
for strength to perish if we might
not hold our mountains clean for
freedom.
Had we not paled beside our wo-
men as the Turk set forth to sweep
the West, we would have failed to
beat him back. No wound that
weapon brings could make torture
comparable to their debasement.
And at Waterloo, because retreat
demanded all our pride, we chose the
path to glory and blessed the bayon-
ets in our breaking hearts.
From Concord and from Alamo
we call to you, from Valley Forge and
from Balaklava, from the wastes and
the wilds and the frontier block-
house, and from every grave that
tharks a martyrdom, we cry you to
your duty—carry on.
The price of liberty is dear, but
liberty is more precious than its dear-
est price.
Fear God and concience and hu-
miliation and injustice and defeat;
serve your fears with valor, and de-
fend the high faiths of Humanity.—
From August, 1917, Cosmopolitan.
The stories of that air raid on
American hospitals in France ought
to make pleasant reading for our
pro-Prussian pacifists. The sport of
justifying the Germans may be less
popular as casualty lists are publish-
ed.
Moving picture houses charging
small admissions are to be free of the
war revenue taxes for the present.
That is right; why make the children
feel the war any more than necess-
ary.
The Senate has exempted amuse-
ment parks from the war revenue
taxes. The intention evidently is to
confine the burden to the poor man’s
necessities and go after his pleasures
later on.
That German over there enjoying
a quiet laugh in his sleeve is Zim-
merman, who bungled the Mexico-
Japanese affair so beautifully. He
is glad to know there are others.
The fellow in the next house says
if other women are like his wife
there ought to be an emergency
wagon to dash around and untangle
knitters when they get stuck.
An exchange, referring to the
prospect of adjournment, says Con-
gress is not yet out of the woods.
No; it spends too much time barking
up the wrong: tree.
What this country needs is a war
prison camp on the European style.
But, you say, we have no prisoners
of war. How about the I. W, W,
This is one grand little army—
from a training camp letter. There
speaks the spirit of the American
boy—and you can’t beat it.
We leave it to the mad, mad wags
to suggest that the Kaiser’s ills were
ror instead of helped by the
vement.
Swedish m
$5.00 worth of merchandise and 35
$1.00 at—
Habel & Philli
Dryer worth
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THE MEYERSDALE
JURORS FOR SPECIAL i
OCTOBER TERM
The following list of jurors have
been drawn to report at the coming
two week’s term of civil court, to be
held in October:
Jurors for First Week:
Henry Mosholder, farmer, Milford.
William B. Gilbert, laborer, Cone-
maugh.
C. H. Tressler, laborer, Larimer.
Norman Suich, farmer, Addison.
Z. Ed. Miller, merchant, Rockwood.
John Brant, farmer, Brothersval-
ley.
Lorenzo Kaufman, laborer, Cone-
maugh.
W. D. Fuller, veterinarian, Somer-
set Borough.
Jonas Blough, farmer, Paint.
Henry Keefer, farmer, Conemaugh.
Charles A. Lambert, farmer, Paint. | in
E. E. Dull, merchant, Rockwood,
Joseph Baer, Ins.’ ‘Agent, ‘Boswell.
Charles H. McVicker, farmer, Al-
legheny.
Howard Werner, farmer, Brothers-
valley.
Curtin Chaney, teamster, Elk Lick.
John L. Breth, carpenter, Windber.
Ellis J. Erwin, laborer, Shade.
Ralph Eppley, clerk, Paint Boro.
A. S. Glessner, farmer, Somerset
township,
Austin D. Miller, farmer, Jefferson.
James P. Gohn, farmer, Stonycreek
Christ Wahl, laborer, Summit.
E. G. Walker, farmer, Milford.
Blair Wendell, carpenter, Windber.
Smith King, farmer, Middlecreek.
William Deitz, landlord, Salisbury.
Henry Bittner, laborer, Summit.
J. H. Dilling, carpenter, Windber.
W. H. Kretchman, professor, Mey-
ersdale.
Carl Knupp, news agent, Windber.
J. J. Kenny, engineer, Somerset
Borough.
Joseph Norris, laborer, Conemaugh
William Foy, butcher, Shanksville.
Morris S. Maust, farmer, Elk Lick.
Wm. H. Gnagey, farmer, Summit.
Geo. Kos, merchant, Conemaugh.
Norman Romesburg, butcher, Gar-
rett.
Marshall J. Livengood, painter,
Meyersdale.
J. B. Parnell, merchant, Conflu-
ence.
Harry M.' Young, clerk, Somerset
Borough.
I. M. Schrock, farmer, Somerset
township.
Daniel J. Custer, farmer, Paint.
Charles F. Barndt, farmer, Cone-
maugh.
Howard Maust, farmer, Summit.
Howard Weaver, clerk, Windber.
Robert Jones, miner, Elk Lick.
Ed. Ross, carpenter, Shanksville.
Russel Baughman, farmer, Broth-
ersvalley.
Geo. W. Lenhart, carpenter, Som-
erfield.
Jurors for Second Week
Noah Berkey, farmer, Paint town-
ship
Philip Imhoff, laborer, Meyersdale.
J. W. Peck, farmer, Summit.
Herbert Bittner, carpenter, Lin-
coln.
William Weaver, teamster, Jenner.
Guy Baldwin, mail earrier, Somer-
set township.
Samuel A. Bittner, merchant, New
Centerville.
J. H. W. Moore, farmer, Jefferson.
Chares D. Saylor, laborer, Mey-
ersdale.
Jesse Croyle, miner, Quemahoning.
Emanuel Yoder, farmer, Elk Lick.
Hiram H. Snyder, farmer, Summit.
John H. Woy, laborer, Summit.
R. H. Nichoson, clerk, Berlin.
Mark H. Glessner, laborer, Som-
erset township.
G. M. Brant, farmer, Brothersval-
ley.
Ozias Weimer, farmer, Elk Lick.
Owen Murray, farmer, Larimer.
Berton J. Lambert, laborer, Cone-
maugh.
E. E. Meyers, farmer, Ogle.
Ed. Hay, farmer Summit.
O. S. Brant, farmer, Brothersvalley
C. H. Stark, carpenter, Confluence.
J. W. Keger, farmer, Lower Tur-
keyfoot.
O. R. Bender, farmer, Elk Lick.
John Rembold, farmer, Greenville.
Carl Dickey, laborer, Meyersdale.
J. R. Deeter, farmer, Allegheny.
David Miller, farmer, Quemahon-
ing.
W. R. Rankin, laborer, Shade.
W. D. Caldwell, real estate, Wind-
ber.
James Liberty, miner, Garrett.
Mahlon Hauger, farmer, Black.
William Jones, laborer, Cone-
maugh.
W. H. Boges, laborer, Elk Lick.
Calvin Poorbaugh, farmer, North-
ampton.
Daniel Bittner, laborer, Casselman.
Ed B. Baldwin, farmer, Brothers-
valley.
John Mishler, laborer, Conemaugh.
William C. Irwin, engineer, Mey-
ersdale.
James L. Wilson, salesman, Mey-
ersdale.
C. A. Truax, store man, Cone-
Brown, laborer, Confluence.
mn D. Miller, machinist, Sal
1» D. Zufall, carpenter, Somer- |
janitor, Somerset
THE CRISIS
“The Crisis,” a screen version of
Winston Churchill’s civil war novel
in ten parts, will receive its first ex-
hibition in this section of Pennsyl-
vania at the Bijou Theatre on Sep-
tember 25 and 26. Coming, as “The
Crisis” does, at this critical time in
the international affairs of the na-
tion, it should have an especial ap-
peal because it shows how our fathers
and forefathers, a half century ago,
grappled with similar problems that
were clamoring for solution at that
time.
The scenes of “The Crisis” are laid-
in and around St: Louis between the
years 1850 and 1865. The story be-
gins with Lincoln's ¢areer &s a young
lagyee in Springfield, Tilinois, and ter-
prises with bis tragic assassina
ord’s Theatre on the night of
April 9, 1865. These is also. introduced
Virginia’ Carvel, daughter of Colonel
TO REPUBLICAN VOTERS
It has been customary in Somerset
County to re-elect Directors of the
Poor. The man I succeeded, served
two ‘terms. Mr. Dickey’s colleagues
on the board were Jacob Peck and
George F. Kimmell. The former
served two terms, while the latter
served a term as County Commis
sioner before his election as a Poor
Director. One of my colleagues,
Jacob C. Dietz, is serving his second
term as a Director.
Sentiment gathered from numerous
Republicans leads me to believe that
the same courtesy will be shown me
with practical unanimity, and I there-
fore submit my candidacy at the
September primary. I no
tion | and re-elected I shall endeavor, 80
of | far as it is within my power, %o. con-
tinue the system: put into effect at
Comyn Carvel of St. Louis, who meets 17
Stephen Brice; impoverished in for-
tune, but of the New England aris-
tocracy. Brice has come to St. Louis’
to make a name as a lawyer; and the
is first encountered at the slave mag-
ket in St. Louis during the auction’ of
young mulatto girls. Virginia Carvel
is bidding, through her cousin and
recognized suitor, for a beautiful
quadroon maid.
the sight of the dark girl's ‘beauty
and misery, outbids Virginia for her!
possession with the purpose of setting
her free. Virginia is haughtily in-
dignant at what she considers Yan-
kee impudence; but something in the
man’s manner fascinates her and she
falls in love with him in spite of her-
self. Stephen goes to work in the
law office of Judge Whipple, a warm
personal friend of his father’s, and a
political antagonist of Virginia and
Colonel Comyn Carvel. The young
people meet regularly through this
channel of friendship, although Vir-
ginia remains hostile. The civil war
breaks out and her father sides with
the South, while Stephen and Judge
Whipple stand by the North. Judge
Whipple lends all his money and in-
fluence to back Abraham Lincoln. who
has just been elected President. The
breach between the JIovers seems
hopelessly widened. At last, however
when the South is conquered and the
war is over,Virginia, (who has been
won to open admiration for the gen-
erous and heroic deeds of her lover)
and Stephen are brought together
through the kindly interference of
Lincoln himself.
This bare outline of the plot can-
not possibly do full justice to Wins-
ton Churchill’s story as it has been
transferred to the motion picture
screen. In film form, “The Crisis” is
a deeply moving and powerful spec-
tacle, and one that lingers with the
spectator long after the theatre has
been left behind. It is acted with an
all-star cast of players which includes
George Fawcett as Judge Whipple;
Matthew B. Snyder as Colonel Comyn
Carvel; Bessie Eyton as Virginia Car-
vel; Thomas Santschi as Stephen
Brice. Marshall Nielan as Clarence
Colfax; Samuel Drane as Abraham
Lincoln, and Cecil Holland as General
Sherman.
Two performances will be given
daily, at 2:30 and 8.00 P. M.
Borough.
A. F. Wagner, laborer, Stoneycreek
Charles Stern, farmer, Somerset
township.
William A. MecLuckie, butcher,
Berlin.
M. S. Brook, laborer, Addison
Borough.
Brice, touched” get
In other words, instead of drawing
from the county treasury an average
of more than $20,000 a year it shall
be my endeavor to keep the county
| appropriation at less than $9,000 a
year, which has been the case for the
years 19,4, 1915 and 1916 as a result
of the new sysem adopted when I
became a member of the Poor House
Board.
Respectfully submitted,
J. J. SNYDER, Friedens, Pa.
CHARTER NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that an ap-
plication will be made to the Governor
of the State of Pennsylvania on
Monday, the 17th day of September,
1917, under the Act of Assembly of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
entitled “An Act to provide for the
incorporation and regulation of cer-
tain Corporations” approved April
29th, 1874, and its supplements, for
the Charter of an intended Corpor-
ation to be called THE ROCKWOOD
CO-OPERATIVE CREAMERY, the
character and object of which is the
operation of a creamery, the purchase
and sale of milk and its products,
and the manufacture and sale of
butter, ice-cream, and other products
of milk and cream, and for these
purposes to have and possess and en-
joy all the rights, benefits and privil-
eges of the said Act of Assembly|}
and its supplements.
UHL & EALY,
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Churngold Butterine, 35 cents per
pound, at Donges Meat Market.
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Get our prices on Job Work.
Baltimore & Ohio
$12
Niagara Falls
And Return
SEPTEMBER 14 and 28 and
OCTOBER 12, 1917.
TICRETS GOOD 15 DAYS
ATTRACTIVE
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LOOPING THE LOOP: LEADING
ATTRACTION FOR COMING FAIR
The Fall Styles in
Clothing
Hart Schaffnes & Marx and other makes
Knox Hats, Emery Shirts
Which we have in large quantities on display
HARTLEY & BALDWIN
CLOTHIERS AND FURNISHERS.
Meyersdale, Pa.
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Jar Codfish for 10ec.
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A Sure Thing: While perhaps none of us just
live to eat, it is a sure thing we must eat to
live. Eat our Quality Groceries—live longer.
If you do not drink our Special Blend of
Coffee you miss a good thing.
match it for the money.
It will pay you well to buy your fruit jars from us.
Bread forms an important part of every
meal; it is necessary that you buy the best
We sell Ward’s—none better.
These prices will save money for you and please you
Good Washing Powder for 5c per package,
Royal Scarlet Vegetable Soup for 12 1-2c.
2 cans Herring in Tomato Sauce for 25c.
Medium size jar Peanut Butter for 15¢ (this
Kellogg’ s Krumbles for 10c,
Ward's Cakes 12¢ each.
30c Can Roast Beef for 25c.
Best Prepared Mustard for 20c¢.
Special prices on Heinze’s Spaghetti this week.
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Your choice of any piece of Paden City
Fire Proof Cooking Ware
shown in our window for
23¢
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