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MEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL . |
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R. M. SWISHER, Editor. |
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BARBARISM
This country ought to have at the
earliest possible moment twenty-five
thousand Lufberys flying over Ger-
man soil all the time, dropping dy-
namite on every village and in every
front yard.—The Washington Times
What barbarism is this? Have
we forgotten the howls of indignation
which arose over submarine warfare
= over the destruction of the Lusi-
tania? How many expressions of
contempt were hurled at the Ger-
mans when bombs were dropped on
British town, and when hospital ships
and other neutral property was de-
stroyed by the same means? Have
we forgotten the cartoons of the
Kaiser sporting with submarine vie-
tims ?
The United States does not make
war upon innocent women and chil-
dren. Our share in this war is con-
fined to a war for Democracy, and
against militarism, against autocratic
governments—not against individuals
nor their wives or children, nor a-
gainst the wives and children of in-
nocent non-combatants, we battle for
a principle not extermination.
Combatants—the soldiers and sail-
ors of our enemies take the chances of
war, but their wives and children at
home, by all rules of civilized war-
fare are, as far as possible, exempt
from the dangers, horrors and cal-
amities of war.
The killing of innocent persons in
the manner described by the above
article is not war but murder. The
war must not be won by murder or
by Indian tactics, the murder of wo-
men and children and destruction of
personal property.
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MAINE’S REJECTION OF
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
At the Maine election the voters of
that state defeated by a large ma-
jority the constitutional amendment
which was intended to give woman
.. the full right of suffrage. Many in-
fluences doubtless helped to produce
this result. The general reactionary
state of the public mind on social
questions in a time of war presum-
ably was a factor of importance.
There is reason to think, however,
that recent actions of woman suffrage
pickets at the White House served to
make the entire suffrage movement
unpopular at this moment. President
Wilson, who thus has been subjected
to persecution because he refused to
support a woman suffrage amendment
to the federal constitution, favored
the suffrage amendment to the Maine
constitution. But apparently the word
of the president was less influential
in the Maine election than was the
disgust of voters at the tactics of the
women who have tried to make life
miserable for the head of the nation
while he carried his heavy burdens
of importance.
The White House pickets have
proved a serious injury to the woman
suffrage cause, and the Intelligent-ad-
vocates of votes for women, as a
rule, are heartily opposed to that
form of campaigning.
Girls nowadays are not like the
girls of former days. The main diff-
erence is that they are better cooks,
better musicians, better needle weil-
ders, better conversationists and bet-
ter leaders than the ones you used to
know. Put the average mother or
grand-mother into a cookery or sew-
ing contest with the daughter of 20
summers and the chances would be
just about one in five for the old girls.
And as for education and all round
accomplishments, there would be no
room for contest at all.
Of course, mother misses the chil-
dren, but she needs the rest, too. The
teacher ought to be strong and will-
ing, now, having had nothing to do
all summer except attend normal in-
stitutes and help can fruit and feed
harvest hands and make over her last
spring’s clother for school this fall.
A Kansas newspaper man sold his
outfit last week to join the army.
This recent advance in the soldiers’
pay to $30 a month is going to cut
deep into the ranks of newspaper
men everywhere.
Since father is in the reserves, and
mother is in the preserves, one feels
pretty confident the kaiser is soon to
get what he deserves.
Tt will be a hard winter ;not only
because the fur on the fall suits is
unusually thick, but also because it’s
only September, and eggs are forty-
five cents the tv
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GUARD YOUR CHILD'S |
SCHOOL LUNCH
By Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, M. D. i
Let us imagine that in the average
household where the necessity of pro-
tecting children’s health during school
days is recognized, the mother has,
as was described last week, begun
her day with the children by assur-
ing herself in the midst of the morn-
ing greetings that each child is ap-
parently well, and it is therefore safe
for her little flock to associate with
each other and go to school to mingle
with their mates without being a
menace to the health of their com-
rades.
Now it is the duty of the mother
or guardian to see that her child or
children are clean both in body and |
clothing before starting for school.
Food prepared at home must be pro-
vided for the lunch or the child di-
rected what to eat or where to get
it during the recess at school.
The luncheon should contain a lit-
tle meat; then there should be some
white bread, potatoes, or starch; and
in addition a little fat, preferably
good butter of cream, or a little piece
of toast with a teaspoonfull of olive
or ‘white cottonseed oil.
The diet should be varied from
time to time and should always con-
tain some meat or beans, some starch
and some fat; the Jatter, however,
not fried or cooked until it is crisp.
over-cooked fat will often produce an
acid condition of the stomach which
interferes with digestion.
If the child is to get lunch at some
restaurant it must be instructed
where to go and what to eat. If
the lunch is made up at home it
should be wrapped in clean new pa-
per, or if that connot be had, in a
clean napkin.
The child should be carefully in-
structed not to place feed with other
children’s or to buy candy, ice cream,
cake, or any food from the street
peddlers that are constantly hanging
around many of our schools in the
towns and villages to sell the chil-
dren indigestible and often dirty or
even , in fact, infected food stuffs.
The child must be thoroughly im-
pressed with the necessity of washing
its hands before eating and never ex-
pose the food to flies.
Bach child should be furnished
with its own drinking cup and in-
structed never to loan it under any
circumstances.
The pencils and pen-holders should
never be traded or loaned.
Let the mothers and teachers re-
member that health is first and
education second. Fducation is of
little use to the sick or the dead.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO
RAILROAD SYSTEM
Nearly 25,000,000 passenger train
miles per annum have been cut off
by the railroads since the war began
and further reductions are planned.
It is estimated this will save nearly
1,750,000 tons of coal for other uses.
“The sole object of these reduc-
tions is to conserve man power, fuel
and locomotives, so that these im-
portant elements may be devoted to
more necessary transportation service
during the war,” said B. L. Winchell,
chairman of the Committee on Pass-
enger Service for the Central, South-
ern and Western military depart-
ments of the United States.
THE FREIGHT CAR’S APPEAL
On every freight car of the Santa
Fe System will be fixed a card 12x
18 inches in size, printed in horizon-
tal stripes of%red, white and blue,
with this patriotic inscription:
Load Me Quickly
Load Me To Capacity
Unload Me Promptly
And
Help Win The War!
“If anybody thinks the humble
freight car is not one of the most
important factors in war,” said Presi-
dent Ripley of the Santa Fe, “let
him imagine what would happen in
a short time to Germany, France,
or to this country if all freight cars
stopped running for a month, or even
a week.”
DOG§ FOR WAR AID
Senator James H. Brady of Idaho
is much interested in reports of the
wonderful work performed by dogs
on the battle front in locating and
bringing aid to the wounded. He be-
lieves that this Government also
should develop the possibilities of the
dog in rescue work, and with that in
view Mr. Brady has prepared a bill
for the purchase or acceptance .by
gift of 1,000 animals by the War De-
partment. Senator Brady is inform-
ed that most of the animals would
be presented to the Government by
dog clubs throughout the country,
many such affers, indeed, having al-
ready been made.—Ex
There a few dogs in Meyersdale
that could be spared very well, and
no one would care if they never came
back.
With September masquerading a
March ar haps we’ll
{ our summ out Christr
time.
Te NG. 8301
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK
of Meyersdale, Pa.
At the Close of Business, Sept. 18, 1917.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts ............i. ot 465,583.95
Total Loans oer 0.00 465,583.95
Foreign Bills of Exchange or Drafts pn
sold with indorsement of this bank,
Overdrafts, secured, $......, unsecused,$.... 606.84 606.84
U. S. bonds (gther than Liberty Bonds of 1917)
U.S. Bonds deposited to secure circu-
lation (par value) Mesiiidiiiiieilatisibsitesasien
U. S. bonds and certificates of indebted- 5000.00
ness pledged to secure U. S. deposits
(par Value) ............ cere seas 5,000.00
U. S. bonds and certificates of indebt-
edness owned and unpledged. .............. 5,000.00
Premium on U. S. Bon ‘ 179.37
Total U. S. bonds (other than Liberty
Bonds) and certificates of indebtedness 75,179.37
Liberty Loan Bgnds,*unpledged ............. 5,034.82 :
Liberty Loan Bonds, pledged to. secure
U. S. and other deposits ........cciceamnn. 5,034.82
Londs, securities, ete.:
Bonds other than U. S. bonds pledged to
secure postal savings deposits ............ 9,372.50
Securities other than U. S. bonds (not
including stocks) owned unplédged.... 146,010.55 :
Total Bonds, securities, ete. .... ie 155,3833.05
Stocks, other than Federal Reserve ! :
Bank ‘stock .... idioma. 1,300.31
Sto :x of Federal Reserve Bonk (5: per ?
cent of SUDSCTIDLIOR ..i.....crocieessrienianes 3 38,450.00
Value of banking house ..... : 55,413.45
Equity in banking house . Hi 55,413.45
Furniture and fixtures ......... i... 8,661.75
Real estate owned other than banking
house 1,443.02
Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve
Bank 36,154.96
Cash in vault and net amounts due from
national banks ....... inl... 90,152.35
Total of Items 14, 15,16,17 and 18 90,152.35 5 -
Outside checks and other cash items ... 331.63
Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer
and due from U. S. Treasurer ............ 3,250.00
Total ......oil.noil...... 901,945.50
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid In... ieeieiean ! 65,000.00
Surplus fund .........ccoos mils oh 50,000.00
Undivided Profits -...........oom Bf 17,999.27 in
Less current expenses, interest, and >
es paid... orig samen spgonssasanni ib 3,264. .
Amount reserved for all interest % hg
Amount reserved for interest accrued 1,200.00
Circulating notes outstanding ..i.........
Demand deposits subject to Reserve: 85,000.00
Individual deposits subject to check .... 295,959.39
Certificates of deposit due in less than fia
80 days (other than for money
borrowed) ........cccoeieieireemretiiieeecueeren . 1,077.16
Certified CHOCKS ..owsworeemssremssessasmmescemasesasss : "42.75
Cashier’s checks outstanding ..cceeeeeeeeeee : 1,624.36
Dividends unpaid cocoon ? 84.00
Total demand deposits subject to re- :
serve-Items 31 to 38 vos urwasE apn apni nese 298,787.66
Time deposits subject to Reserve.:
Certificates of deposit (other than for
money borrowed) ...............................
Postal savings deposits 5 Hepa
Other time deposits w......c.......coowomeoine £ 281,267.01
Total of time deposits subject to res pe
serve. Ttems 39 to 42. ......... cocoon
United States deposits, includingg de- :
posits of U. 8. disbursing officers........ 5,000.00
i Total trostintieyiire fied itn. 901,945.50
State of Pennsylvania, County of Somerset, ss:
I, J. H. Bowman, Cashier of theabove-named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and be-
lief. , J. H. Bowman, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before | Correct—Attest:
me this 18th day of September, 1917 IW. H. Habel,
Robert Cook, Notary Public. | John N. Cover.
My commission expires March 26, | E. C. Kyle.
1919. Directors.
There will be exposed at Public
: Sale at the residence of the subsecrib-
Dr. C. Wood Beachy brought a car | er in Meyersdale, South Side, at 1p.m.
load of Marylanders to the Beachy SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th
Camp here in his Chalmers on Sun- s
Jay. 3 i follouing personal property to
Frances Rhodes, of Connellsville, is :
; ; ’ 1 Doubl
spending her annual week with oe cater
Marion Leydig.
PUBLIC SALE
(new,) 1 “Single
Heating Stove in good condition, 5
Tables, 1 Lounge, 3 Rockers, a lot of
G. R. Cook and wife are visiting | Chairs, 5 Bed Steads and Springs
relatives here after a summer in{2 rooms Carpet and Linoleum 1
Ohio. ; Sewing Machine, 1 Sink, 1 Dotry, 1
Simon Webreck, Fred Delozier and | Separator, 1 Chest, 1 Iron Kettle, 1
Arthur Raupach got “trimmed” in |Copper Kettle, 1 Lawn Mower, 1
Hyndman on Friday night. Yet they | Miller Washer, several Tubs and
figure on a big time at the Fair this | many other articles too numerous to
week. mention. ’
Mrs. Wm. Downey and sons, of ; Mrs. Jonas Saylor.
Cleveland, are guests of W. H. Cook. | Wilson Weller, Auctioneer.
Alma Delozier had one glorious
week-end at Sand Patch with the A.
A. Sharp family.
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FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE
aunt, Lucy Troutman, of Dixon, Ill. doing good business, Price $3,800
surprised their many friends ahd: rel- TEx
atives by their arrival last Thurs- | HOTEL—40 .rooms,. Hyde.. Park,
day. : . Chicago, Price .... .... .... ... $14,000
B. J. Leydig gave his parents, Mrs. * % x
W. H. Miller and Mrs. Mary Poor- | MOVING. PICTURE SHOW-—near
baugh, a delightful motor trip to Pittsburg, Pri
Stoyestown on Sunday. § 5 id m= F200
C. W. Poorbaugh is home after a
week’s drive in his “Henry” to Pitts- 800D BARERY an) RESTAURANT
burgh, Johnstown, ete. em i; . TT an $1,600
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Mrs. Nelson Bittner, of Akron, is
spending a few weeks at B. F. Bit-
tner’s.
187 ACRES COAL LAND—125 can
be plowed, on R. R. and river, near |
Mrs. W. H. Miller and son, Wilbur, Eagleport, Ohio, Price $100 per acre
spent last week in Somerset and pr
Friedens. 1600 ACRES LAND— in Central
Harvey Hasselrode, Mary Délozier,| Oregon, 8 miles from R. R. in
Ida Hasselrode and Joy Shipley were| Deschutes Valley, $25 per acre.
driving on the Boulevard on ‘Sunday | 320 acres timber land, Sec. 33, Tp.
in the “Lizzie.” 13, So. Range 11, E, in Oregon,
ee at $100 per acre.
JOHN STURTZ We sell or exchange property or busi-
John Sturtz, of Wellersburg, died [ness anywhere. List your place with
in the Allegheny Hospital Menday | us.
from injuries received when he fell
near the | es a
"Ho lanves Hin wide BUSINESS EXCHANGE,
Akron, Ohio 38-9
HARTLEY & BALDWIN.
Give us one minute of your time in which to show you
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.
Special!
For Fair Week
Only
Your choice of any piece of Paden City
Fire Proof Cooking Ware
shown in our window for
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Meyersdale Hardware Co.
115 Center Street
Meyrrsdale, Pennsylvania
The Home of
Mrs. Mary R. Poorbaugh ond her | HOTEL—in good Pennsylvania city,
uality Groceries
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.
Hr do not drink = Special Blend of
ee you miss a good thing.
match it for the money. Yon cannot
It will pay you well to'buy your fruit jars from us.
Bread forms an important part
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meal; it is necessary that TE He ry
you can get. 'We sell Ward’s—none better.
These prices will save money for you and please you
Good Washing Powder for 5c per a
Royal Scarlet Vegetable Soup or
3 Jabs Homing 5) Tomato Sauce for 25¢. i
size jar Peanu j i
fy § oh 2 t Butter for 15¢ (this
Kellogg’s Krumbles for 10e.
Ward’s Cakes 12c each.
Jar Codfish for 10c.
30c Can Roast Beef for 25c.
Best Prepared Mustard for 20c.
Special prices on Heinze’s Spaghetti this week.
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