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THE MEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL, MEYERSD ALE, PA.
~ WHAT'S SO AND WHAT ISNT
Copyrighted by JOHN M. WORK
INDIVIDUALITY
No, Socialism will not de-
stroy individuality and reduce
the people to a dead level.
Capitalism has largely de-
stroyed individuality and re-
duced the people to a dead
level.
Capitalism has reduced the
masses of the people to the
dead level of poverty.
It has reduced them to the
dead level of inability to avail
themselves of the higher things
of life.
Socialism well release them
from this dead level.
Socialism will give the whole
human race abundant access to
the higher things of life.
All Socialists are individual-
ists, as you will discover if you
mingle with them. :
I am an individualist.
I want an opportunity to de-
* velop my individuality.
I know that Socialism will
give me the time and the means
and the opportunity to develop!
my ‘individuality.
And I also know that Social-
ism will give to every other
man, woman and child the
time and the means and the op-
portunity to develop his or her
individuality.
Capitalism stifles indvidual-
ity. :
Socialism will develop it.
Capitalism reduces men to
the dead level of ignorance,
flatness, dullness and uninter-
estedness.
Socialism will develop var-
ied and scintillating individual-
ity and originality that will
make it a keen pleasure to
mingle with men. :
Socialism means a fair deal
for everybody.
Socialism means that all
shall have an equal opportun-
ity to develop themselves. Each
will naturally develop himself
in accordance with his special
bent. Aand all will acquire
wide culture and enlighten-
ment. But their special devel-
opment will make them far
more varied and unlike than
they are now. They are very
much at the same stage of lack
They
are on a dead level of lack of
development.
Capitalism, by forcing peo-
ple to spend their entire lives in
earning bare subsistance, pre-
vents the development of their
individuality.
Their individuality is slum-
bering.
Socialism will awaken it.
There was a time when a
certain measure of individaul-
ity was a common possession
in America, when men had
practically equal chances in
the world, and when the high-
est success then attainable was
open to all.
When wealth was somewhat
evenly distributed, when the
tools of production were simple
and the domain of idle land
was ample, all men had ap-
proximately equal chances to
achieve success in any line of
endeavor.
But since that time all has
changed.
The wealth of the nation has
concentrated into the hands of
a few.
We have developed into a
nation of masters and slaves.
The masses of the people live
a hanh-to-mouth existence.
They no longer have even
financial individual initiative.
And, on account of their
poverty and their long hours
of labor, they are prevented
from developing individuality
along higher lines as well
Their financial condition is
such that it is impossible for
them to reach out into the
higher realms of investigation,
of culture, and of thought,
where the highest individuality
and originality may be culti-
vated and displayed.
Socialism will give every-
body the financial power to
command the highest oppor-
tunities for self-improvement
Socialism will take the children
out of the factories, stores and
mines, and put them in school
where they can lay a founda-
tion on which to build indivi-
duality and originality.
_ Socialism will also cut down
the hours required to provide
the necessaries and comforts
of life to such an extent that
even the adult citizen will
have more than half his time
to avail himself of the higher
things of life.
Everyone has some in
1ality and
cipient
origina
lity. |
1 Socialism will remove the
| barriers and let it grow.
Socialism will throw wide
open the doors of ambition and
high achievement.
Socialism will make every-
one stand on his merits instead
of his money.
It will be a glorious thing to!
live in the Socialist common-'
wealth. Socialism will give
people greater individuality
than has ever yet existed in
this world.
The old, stark anarchistic,
hostile, tyrannical individuality
which capitalism promotes is
simply enmity toward one’s
fellow men.
Socialism will develop the
true individuality.
The true individuality is the
wide culture and special de-|
velopment of the individual,!
not in opposition to, but in har-!
mony with, the equal rights of
others.
This individuality is as much
higher in quality than the old
captalistic individuality as the
zenith is higher than the
equator.
SUFFRAGE CONVENTION
IN PITTSBURGH
Elated by their greatest suc-
cess in the United States, the
winning of New York at the
last election and the enfran-
chisement of an additional
2,000,000 women and the gain-
ing of 45 votes in the elec-
toral college, Sucragists of
Pennsylvania will gather at
their annual convention, Nov-
ember 20, 21 and 22 in Pitts-
burgh, to elect officers to form
a war board during the next
| two years; to plan for the en-
franchisement of themselves
and other women of the state
land to outline patriotic ser-
vice in Pennsylvania in con-
nection with the Third Liberty
Bond Loan, food conservation
and a campaign to secure
equal pay for women entering
the industrial and commercial
fields as a result of the war.
‘Pennsylvania women say
they realize that to a great ex-
tent, the men of New York
voted to enfranchise the wo-
men thereof because of the
revelations caused by the war,
| showing women patriotic and
bearing the burdens of strife.
In Pennsylvania the suffragists
point out that they have been
in the vanguard of every pa-
triotic service movement and
have contributed without stint
of their ability, their organiza-
tions, their funds and their
physcal service. Their lead-
ers predict that Pennsylvania
women will be enfranchised at
the earliest possible opportun-
ity either through a federal or
state amendment. |
Mrs. George B. Orlady, hav-!
ing resigned from the predi-
dency of the state association
several months ago, the chief
interest in the election centers
around the election of her suc-
cessor.
The present officers are: —
Acting President—DMrs. J.
O. Miller, Pittsburgh; Miss M.
Carey Thomas, Bryn Mawr;
Mrs. Lewis Lawrence Smith,
Stafford.
Vice-Presidents—Mrs. Ed-
mund E. Kiernan, Bomerset;
Mrs. James P. Rogers, Warren;
Mrs. Edwin Linton, Washing-
ton.
Secretary—Miss Helen Cul-
bertson Clark, Harrisburg.
Treasurer—Mrs. Rbt. Mills
Beach, Bellefonte.
Auditors—Mrs. H. Wiltred|
DuPuy, Pittsburgh. Mrs. Gif-
ford Pinchot, Milford.
Penn’a Member National—
Evecutive Council — Mrs.
George A. Dunning, Philadel-
phia.
Chairman of Finance—Mrs.
J. Claude Bedford, Media.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
It is important that all sub-
scribers to The Commercial!
who have been getting their,
paper delivered on Garrett R.|
D. No. 1, Berlin R. D. No. 1,j
who are affected by the change
in the R. F. D. routes which|
takes effect on November 16th, |
dale, should notify this office
of their old and new address.|
If you do not want to miss any
papers give this matter your]
immediate attention, so that!
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i Local and Pecicd H
DIE HAUSFRAUEN
Hausfrauen” Pennsylvania’s
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Black Holland Farm, Garrett, Pa.,
and daughter, Mary, motored in October.
to Boswell, Pa., Saturday. i
Miss Helen Collins has re-
turned from Pittsburgh. name and reorganization of
Mrs. C. A. Phillips visited the society. Formally, this so-,
relatives in Martinsburg, W.! ciety was organized on local | s!
Va., a few days of last week. | lines, but owing to its steadily | &
Jemes Beltz, of Akron, O., growing membership over the
was a business caller here on] state, the Constitution and By- &
Saturday. | Laws have been changed to
2 pounds good loose Coffee meet all requirements for a
for 35¢c— ; i widely spread membership,
at HABEL & PHILLIPS and to suit every territory, and
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dick- all departments of farm work
ens, and Mrs. Mary Jane Diec- Owing to the dislike for any-
ens; of Levels, W. Va., spent thing German, the society has
Sunday at the home of C. A.| changed the name of Die Haus-' 2
The annual meeting of “Die g
society of farm women, met at £
The most impor- 8
tant and far reaching work of
the day, was the change of §
> corrections on! ¢
Phillips.
Mrs. J. M. Wiland and Mrs.
S. A. Kendall were in Wash-
ington, D. C., last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kee- dent, called “The Gleaners,” | §
i (after Millet’s great painting 8
| of the women in the field.) '@
Members elligible to this honor #
must have worked in the field, &
gan, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Keegan motored to Boswell,
Sunday.
Mrs. N. J. Kerrigan, of Con-
nellsville, was a guest of M.
J. Livengood, the former part
of the week.
S. S. Richard, of Rockwood,
, was a business caller Friday.
Mrs. W. K. Housel, who had
been visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. William Graves, re-
turned to Keyser, W. Va., on
Friday.
Rev. A. S. Kresge, of Hynd-
man, Pa., was here on businéss
Tuesday.
C. A. Phillips spent Wed-
nesday in Somerset.
Mrs. W. T. Gurley returned
from a visit in Cumberland,
Friday.
Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Ryland
and family motored to Lona-
coning, Md., Sunday.
Mrs. Burris Shipley, of Mar-
tinsburg, W. Va., visited her
neice, Mrs W. H. Leighty,
Sunday.
Carload. of Larabees best
Flour just received—
at HABEL & PHILLIPS
. Mrs. W. T. Mercier and two
children, of Johnsburg, Pa.,
are visiting relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. James Irwin
and little son, of Acosta, Pa.,
are visiting the former’s par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Irwin.
Jude McMullen, of Somer-
set, visited his sister, Mrs. Sue
Liston, Sunday.
Fred High, of Chicago, Ill,
was a recent visitor at the
home of G. W. Colins, on
North street.
Mr. and Mrs. Eari Miller, of
Garrett, were in our town, last
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Floto
and Miss Harriet Staub motor-
ed to the home of William Lan-
dis, at Greenville, Sunday.
Misses Lillian Baer, Maggie
Baer, Hilda Lichty, Mrs. M.
F. Baer and son Guyland mo-
tored to Berlin, Pa., Sunday.
Mrs. Ida Shewey, of Cum-
berland, and Miss Ida Kal- -
baugh, of Piedmont, Va., are
guests of Mrs. G. W. Collins.
Holland Brand Oleomargar-
ine is the best made, try it 36¢
per pound—
at HABEL & PHILLIPS
Mr. andMrs. N. E, Miller,
Miss Lottie Forney, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Miller motored to
Berlin Sunday.
Mrs. Herbert Leckemby and
son, Herbert, went to Augusta,
Ga., Wednesday, to visit. Wm.
Leckemby in Camp Hancock.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Kelley
and Rev. J. J. Brady returned
from Augusta, Ga., Monday
where they had been visiting’
Mr. and Mrs. Kelley’s son,
Charles, of Camp Hancock.
VIOLIN STUDIO
Earl W. French, who was
taken up here some time ago
as answering a description of
a man who had escaped from
the federal prison at Leaven-
worth, Kan., but who was
turned loose as not being the
party wanted, has decided to
locate in Meyersdale perma-
nently.
come from a prominent family
at Duluth, Minn., where his
father is a well-known phy-
sician. Earl is a musician of
| considerable ability and will
open up a studio here in the
near future, teaching the musi-
violin. His charge will be only
50¢ per lesson.
when the new rural route No.|LOST or STRAYED—Hound, tions should be forwarded to
3 is established out of Meyers-| color light yellow and white! the Commission at' Washing-,
mixed, brown ears and white |
ring around neck, legs white, |
scar on breast. $25.00 reward
for return.
McKenzie, Uniontown, Pa.,
are of Evans Supply Co.,
Route No. 2. tf
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' frauen, and shall be known as 8
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“The Society of Farm Women.”
A new division is being cre-
doing such work as is usually
accredited to men.
will be a green ribbon attached
to the society insignia, green
signifying the color of the
fields. The Gleaners shall con-
| stitute the bed rock of this
country society, being the div-
i ision between the women who
| really farm and the women
{ who work a garden. Now,
‘work taken up by the society
for the winter, is knitting for
‘the soldiers, Red Cross work,
i Marketing from the farm to
‘the consumer—a much needed
- education, which will give pro-
ducers better prices, and con-
sumers better food. With the
Parcel Post right at the farm
house door, is it not time th:s
kind of marketing be started?
If properly packed, the mails
| will carry any kind of produce,
even eggs. Sheep farmers
through the county should join
' the Sheep and Wool Growers’
| Association, and thus recieve
| the benefit of better prices for
both sheep and wool. No dues
are required, simply write Cy-
rus Bird, Meyersdale, Pa., and
give your name, and number of
sheep you are keeping. This
Somerset County Organization
in its first year, received a
third more for their wool than
was paid by other dealers,
simply by sticking together.
Join Now. This sheep and
wool organization was started
through the activities of the
Farm Women’s Society, as
have many other activities per-
taining to making farm life
happy and profitable.
Flora Black
Civil Service Examination
For Clerk—Carrier.
vice Commission announces
that a civil service examina-
tion will be held at Meyersdale
The United States Civil Ser-'
ated in the society by the Presi- | &
t
The dis- 8
| tinguishing mark of this honor ¢@
Holland Farm
|
for the position of clerk and,
office, November 24th, 1917.
This examination is open to
all citizens of the United States
the service.
For application blank and
“Instructions to Applicants,”
apply at the post office win-
dow. Sia
Rural Carrier Examination.
The United States Civil Ser-
vice Commission has announ-
ced an examination for the
County of Somerset, Pennsyl-
vania, to be held at Windber,
Mr. French claims to:
Finder notify Edw.| ,
Somerset and Meyersdale (ex-
amination at 10:45 a. m.) on
December 8, 1917, to fill the
position of rural carrier at Bos-
well, Holsopple, Windber, Ber-
lin, Cairnbrook, Meyersdale,
and vacancies that mayoccur
later on rural routes from oth-
er post offices in the above-
mentioned county. The ex-
amination will be open only to
male citizens who are actually
domiciled in the territory of a
post office in the county and
who meet the other dequire-
ments set forth in Form No.
i 1977. This form and applica-
| tion blanks may be obtained
Meversdale R. D. No. 1 and 9 i cally inclined how to play the| from the offices mentioned a-
bove or from the United States
Civil Service Commission at
Washington, D. C. . Applica-
ton at the earliest practicable
date.
Carload of Eastern Ear Corn
at $2.50 per bbl. or less by the
load from car—
at HABEL & PHILLIPS
who meet the requirements of |
city carrier at the local post!
: Shirts! Shirts!
We want you to see our splendid line of
Dress Shirts, We bought 25 dozen good
attractive Dress Shirts to sell to our cus-
tomers at $ i 00 usually sold
®
only at $1.50
Also a beautiful line of newest patterns at
from $1.00 to $5.00. Also have a full line
of Moore's patent closed sleeves in white
shirts. Call and look them over.
Hartley & Baldwin
Clothiers and Furnishers
Mey ersdale, Pa.
J. T. Yoder
JOHNSTOWN
Sells the Champion Cream Saver
THE NEW DE LAVAL
ID you know that while other manufacturers are raising their
prices to meet the soaring cost of materials, The De Laval
: Separator Company is putting out at no increase in price a
bigger and better cream separator than ever before—a separator with a
self-centering bowl, a bell speed-indicator . :
that insures operation at the proper speed,
and many other important improvements ?
The NEW De Laval embodies the greatest
improvements in cream separator cone
struction in the last 30 years.
The NEW De Laval has greater capacity.
The NEW De Laval skims even closer.
The NEW De Laval is even simpler in
construction. :
+», The NEW De Laval is even more sanitary.
And you get all these improvements
without one cent increase in the price.
A = The first time
you come to town
drop in. and see
one of these new machines. We know you will
be interested in the néw self-centering Rowh,
the new milk-distributing device, the improv.
Sizes Be bel DR isaten sl 1 e =
proved automatic oiling ea-
tures ‘that are found only in the NEW
De Laval. :
You can buy a De Laval from us on such
terms that it will pay for itself while
you are using it. But even if you are not
ready to buy yet, come in and look the
e over. It will be worth your while.
Sih ial
a a a el IA ld NINN Pf ee Fe NSN IS IN eo.
Cross-section of New Bowl
The “warning signal”
. that insures operatiom
at proper speed.
Condensed Statement
CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK
: OF MEYERSDALE, PA.
At Close of Business September 11th, 1917
RESOURCES
Yoans and Investments... .......... .............. $864,950.66
U.S. Bonds viii a a an 120,000.00
Banking House...... cies iret [Pas saunas 30,200.00
Due from Banks and Reserve Agents..... ....... 448,227.88
Cash............ Rs es ener eat an 70,480.94
Total.... $1,533,859.48
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock ................ Samson $ 65,000.00
SurplusandProfits....... ........ cc... 000 143.722.48
Clrealation:- nau cou. bi oii 65,000.00
Denosits ova... dia a aaa i 1,260,137.00
Total.... $1,533,859.48
The Citizens National Bank
¢“The Bank With The Clock With The Million"’
NOTICE TO CREDITORS A. J. Sembower, Aaron Cramer
Creditors in the said assign-|and others, containing fifty-
ed estate of S. D. Livengood|one and one half (51 1-2)
are hereby notified that on the | acres more or less, and praying
30th of November, 1917, a pe-| the Court for an order of sale
tition was presented by the As-| and permission to make, ex-
signee in the said estate setting | ecute and deliver a deed for
forth that he had an offer of|said
Seven Hundred ($700.00) Dol-
lars for all the right, title and
interest of the said S. D. Liven-
good of, in and to a certain
tract or parcel of land situate
in Upper Turkeyfoot Township
Somerset County, Pennsylva-
nia, ac ning lands
formerly
now or
- Harah & Roddy,|
land. Whereupon the
Court awarded a rule to show
cause why a sale should not be
made as prayed for, returnable
November 19th, 1917, at 10
o'clock A. M., and directed no-
tice to be given by publication
in two newspapers.
Jonas M. Cook,
ip