SALISBURY NEWS
Aged Lady Injured by Fall
On Saturday of the past week while
Miss Mary Inks, an elderly spinster
residing with her sister, Mrs. Lavina
Winters was carrying a pail of water
from a neighboring well she had the
misfortune of falling on a slippery
concrete walk injuring one lower
limb to such an extent that it was
deemed advisable to take her to a
hospital for treatment and on Sunday
was taken to the Wenzel hospital at
Meyersdale where she is getting along
as well as may be expected consider-
ing the age of the patient and the
nature of the injury.
Ill With Pneumonia
Miss Mabel Welfley, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Welfley has been
very ill with an attack of pneumonia
in a Harrisburg hospital. Her father
reports her condition not much im-
proved. Miss Welfley has employ-
ment as a typist in one of the State
departments at Harrisburg.
Much Thieving Reported
A unusual amount of thieving and
petty pilfering has been reported in
this locality for some time past.
Late pilfering from the meat mar-
ket of Darius Broadwater and the hen
house of John Smith cost the offend-
ers a whole lot more than the prop-
erty taken was worth at retail price,
but the guilty parties may be very
thankful that their misdeeds could be
that easily adjusted and it should be
a lesson as effective as it was expen-
sive to them.
Post Office Clerk Very Ill
Evelyn Fate, daughter of Mrs. Lot-
tie Fate, for some time one of the ef-
ficient clerks in our local post office
was taken seriously ill last week and
is now in one of the Meyersdale hos-
pitals. At this writing her condition
has not improved.
Many People Sick With Grip or “Flu”
Quite a number of our people are
reported ailing with bad colds and
grip. Among those reported sick are
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Yaist, Wm.
Darr, Mrs. Rev. Bright and daughter
Mary.
1929
In just a few hours from now an
old year will go out and a new year
will be ushered in. While we are
taking a retrospect of the old and
ponder about making resolutions and
so forth for the new let us first scan
the following quotations and see how
much truth we can see in them and
how much of their advice we can ap-
propriate to our own use:
“The old year ends and if amends,
for failures we would make, let us re-
- view its pages blue, and learn from
each mistake. The New Year dawns
and ‘we, its pawns, can make no
greater gift, than humbly say, each
passing day ‘I’ll laugh and love and
Hit” !
(Author unknown)
For we are only poor weak mortals
after all,
Sons of apple-eating Adam, prone to
fall. :
Resolutions? Yes we make them,
Not to keep them but to break them.
For we're only poor weak mortals af-
ter all. 2
, (Author unknown)
And from the pen of Philip James
Barley:
We live in deeds not years, in
thoughts not breaths;
In feelings not in shadows of a dial;
We should count time by heart throbs:
He most lives who thinks most, feels
the noblest and acts the best.
Miss Effie Lichliter of Washington,
D. C., is spending the holiday season
with her father, C. S. Lichliter and
family.
Roy Winters, who for some time
was employed at McKees Rocks is
spending several weeks with his mo-
ther, Mrs. Lavina Winters.
The Salisbury schools will reopen
after their holiday vacation on Thurs-
day of this week. The Elk Lick town-
ship schools reopened today, Monday.
A Mrs. Bungard of Meyersdale and
Mrs. A. Hoover of town were visitors
today at the home of Mrs. Jerry Mil-
ler on Gay street.
George Trent of Jerome, spent part
of last week with relatives and friends
in Salisbury and Boynton.
On Saturday the quarantine was
lifted at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
William Deist where their young son
has recovered from an attack of scar-
let fever.
Calvin Engle of Catamount, Elk
Lick twp., a veteran of the Spanish
American War was recently awarded
an increase in pension.
Wilfred Garlitz of Catamount went
to near Keyser, W. Va., where he will
be employed in the mines.
Stanton Maust was the recipient of
a very handsome Christmas present
in the shape of a brand new roadster.
His father, A. C. Maust recently de-
ceased was the giver.
The Mennonite church is holding a
Conference lasting seven days at
Springs, our intended western suburb.
Mr. and Mrs. N. Brandler of Pitts-
burgh spent last week with the lat-
ter’s father, Silas A. Wagner.
Miss Mary Lichty, an employee at
the Clark restaurant, who was struck
by an automobile last week has fully
recovered and is filling her place again
at that popular eating establishment.
Here’s wishing you a happy and
prosperous New Year to everybody,
the New Meyersdale Commereial in-
cluded.
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NAMES IN PAPER EARN $50,000
Eugene, Ore., Dec. 26 (Autocaster)
—Clark Spurlock, 17 year old boy
scout, learned that he was part owner
of a New York property valued at
$50,000. He was served with a sum-
mons in a foreclosure suit on the
same property. Five other Boy
Sgouts who were sent to New York
and from whom Commander Byrd
chose the one to accompany him to
the South Pole, shared in the peculiar
action.
A wealthy New Yorker, Nathan
Weinberger, had defaulted his inter-
est on a mortgage, and in order to
delay foreclosure on the property,
deeded it to the six Boy Scouts and
about fifteen other individuals whose
names. he had happened to see in a
newspaper.
Knicker—“Is that
frigid?”
Bocker—“I should say so. When
fellows call on her they tie themselves
Boston girl
together with ropes.”
Fruit Muffins And Pancakes
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Pir hot cross buns for Easter
to pancakes on Shrove Tues-
day, quick breads maintain a
proud position. in our menus. Every-
. one loves the airy popover, the lus-
cious muffin, ‘or the tender biscuit.
But sometimes—for instance; when
company comes—you want to have
something just.’ a little special,
something more unusual than a plain
hot bread. So why not dress them
up in party clothes by adding a little
fruit to the batter? You can’t im-
' agine how good the fruit biscuits
and muffins will be until you try
them. And they are simple to make,
too.
Prideful Economy
Here are a few recipes which
were worked out by an enthusiast
for canned fruits. . i;
Pineapple Pancakes: Mix and sift
two cups flour, one-half teaspoon
salt, and four teaspoons baking pow-
der. Add one beaten egg, mixed
with one and one-fourth cups milk,
one cup crushed Hawaiian pineapple
and one tablespoon melted fat. Bake
on a hot greased griddle.
Blueberry Muffins: Mix‘ and sift ’
two cups flour, three tablespoons
sugar, four teaspoons baking pow-
der and one-half teaspoon salt. Add
two well beaten eggs mixed with
one cup milk; stir in three table-
spoons melted butter and three-
fourths cup drained, canned blue-
berries. Bake/in greased muffin tins
at 400 degrees F. for twenty to
twenty-five minutes.
Wholewheat | Cherry Muffins: Beat
one egg, add two tablespoons sugar
and one cup sour milk. Mix and
sift one cup flour, one and one-half
teaspoons baking powder, one-half
teaspoon soda and one-half teaspoon
salt, then stir in one cup wholewheat
flour. Mix with the egg and milk
mixture, and add four tablespoons
melted butter and one-half cup
drained, cannéd red pitted cherries.
Bake in a hot oven for twenty to
twenty-five mnjinutes.
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Came to Mankind
By T.E. STEWARD
WNU Service
Cucumber
LTHOUGH Africa has given us
most of the known species of the
genus “Cucumis,” to which both the
melon and the cucumber belong, the
common cucumber of everyday use is
| a native of northern India, where it
grows in a wild state at the foot of
the Himalaya mountains in Sikkim,
home of the famous Indian nation of
the Sihks. The wild plants found
there are almost exact counterparts of
the cultivated cucumber, the only dif-
ference being that some of the fruits
are sweet. and some bitter, as is the
case with the wild watermelons of
Africa, ‘which, nevertheless, are ad-
mittedly true watermelons. :
Cucumbers have been cultivated by
man for at least three thousand years,
as is shown by the fact that in Arabic
one variety has a name of Turanian
origin, older than the Sanskrit.
It was introduced into China in the
Second century before Christ when the
ambassador, | Chang-Kien, returned
from Bactriana. Toward the west the
species had spread more rapidly. The
ancient Greeks raised cucumbers un-
der the name sikuos, which is still
' found as sikua in modern Greek. The
Romane called this plant cucumis, giv-
ing the root for the modern English
name. y yf ; L
It has sometimes been said that the
cucumber ‘was the kischschuim, an
Egyptian fruit which the Israelites be-
wailed when they were in the desert,
but no evidence exists that cucumbers
were raised in Egypt that long ago.
One species of cucumber, known
botanically as the West Indian gher-
kin, is possibly of American origin. It
has been found growing outside culti-
vation in many parts of tropical Amer
ica, especially Jamaica, other West
Indian islands, and in Brazil and the
Argentine. Although many botanists
have accepted this small, prickly cu-
cumber as a native of tropical Amer-
ica, others have challenged this con-
clusion. They point out that most
other species of cucumis come from
Africa and show that this plant is
known only along the coasts of
America in districts that carried on a
brisk slave trade. From this they
deduce that the prickly tropical cucum-
ber was introduced from the Dark
continent, found the country to its
liking and began growing wild before
botanists noticed it.
(A. 1928. Western Newspaper Union.)
MICKIE SAYS—
—
LISSENY WUNSY W A
WHILE SOME GHEAP GUN WITH
A HATEFUL O' TMPE AND A
RHEUMATIC OLE JOB PRESS
QUOTES STARVATION PRICES
ON PRINTING! BEING AS HOW
WE AWY WiLL To SLEEP ON
SH OFFICE YABLE AW' LINE
ON RICE, WE ASK A LITTLE
MORE, BUY “H' WORK \S
WORTH tT
RIGHT FEED FOR
A DAIRY HEIFER
Dairymen should become more far-
sighted in raising young stock, for the
quality of the future herd depends
largely on breeding ard inherited pro-
ductive capacity. If the heifer is
stunted by poor feeding and neglect
she will not become the kind of ani-
mal we want when she calves. She
will be lacking in capacity, and as
the consumption of roughage is neces-
sary for economical milk production,
it will be found that in the end it does
not pay to neglect the young stock.
One cause for the marked difference
in the size of cows of the same breed-
ing as found in different herds is this
factor of ration when young, says J.
P. LaMaster, chief of the dairy divi-
sion, at Clemson ¢ollege, South Caro-
lina.
During the summer, on good pas-
ture, little if any, grain is needed if
the heifer is at least ten months old;
but when pastures are poor or dried
up, a little grain is necessary. In
winter, however, to get the most rapid
growth it is necessary to supply a
considerable proportion of the nutri-
ents in the form cof concentrates.
Where even the best roughage is fed
alone, the growth wilt not be as much
as where grain is fed also.
The following are suggestions for
rations for heifers in winter:
1. When silage and legume hay are
available: corn silage, alfalfa, cowpea
or. soybean hay at will. For heifers
less than ten months old, two pounds
of grain daily in addition. The grain
must be equal parts of corn and oats.
For heifers within three months of
calving, in order to insure good flesh
at that time, three to five pounds of
grain should be fed depending on con-
dition.
2. When corn silage is available
but not legume hay: Silage at will and
hay or fodder. Two or three pounds
of concentrates should be fed daily,
one pound of which should be of high
protein content such as cottonseed
meal. Equal parts of corn, oats, and
bran and one-third cottonseed meal.
3. When legume hay is on hand but
no silage: Feed all the hay they will
clean up and also two pounds of corn
and oats.
4. When no silage or legume hay
is available: It will pay to buy legume
hay; or if grass hay is fed alone, feed
all they will clean up. A grain ra-
tion for mixed hay will have to be
somewhat higher in protein, such as
three pounds of a mixture of two
parts of corn and one part of cotton-
seed meal. '
Great Care Required in
Selecting Record Cows
If the farmer wants a record cow
he must buy a cow with a record, and
a good one, too, says the New York
State College of Agriculture. Time is
needed to make good selections, and
it is well to seek aid from competent
and trustworthy persons.
If a dairyman is buying his cow
through u cattle dealer he should be
able to trust him, and when he does
not know a trustworthy dealer, he
should seek assistance from a county
breed association or the cattle sales
company of the county in which the
animal is to be bought. The names
and full information about these or-
ganizations may be obtained from the
county agricultural agents. In case
there are no such organizations, coun-
ty agents :an supply prospective buy-
ers with the names of reliable breed-
ers, dairymen, or dealers in the county.
The New York state college says
that too much caution cannot be used
in buying cows for, although extra
time may be needed during the pur-
chasing, much time and money can
be saved later on. Dairymen who have
lost herds because of random buying
‘are more careful in the future.
Ropy Milk or Cream Is
Caused by Minute Germs
Ropy milk or cream is caused by
germs that get into the milk after it
comes from the cow. These germs
usually live in water from which they
get into the milk. If your cow has
access to water in which she stands
or stands in a muddy place these
germs get onto the switch of her tail
or on the flanks and when dry fall.
into the milk. pail while the milking
is being done. In other cases these
germs are found in the water tank
and get onto the utensils from which
they infect the milk.
Clean and thoroughly disinfect all
dairy utensils ' with boiling water.
Clean and disinfect the stock: tank.
Before milking wipe the switch and
flanks with a damp cloth to prevent
any dirt or dust from falling into the
milk. ‘A thorough cleaning and dis-
infecting will usually end the trouble.
Todized Milk
At the: Ohio station it was found
that where no iodine was fed to
dairy cows, no trace of the chemical
could; be detected in the milk: But
all tests made of milk from cows re-
ceiving two grains of calcium iodine
or potassium jodine per day, or two
ounces of seaweed rich in iodine,
showed an appreciable amount of
iodine. in the milk. It’ has not yet
been determined whether there may
be advantages to humans in consum-
ing lodized milk or not.
AP or J
MARY GRAHAM BONNER
COPYRIGHT BY WISTERN NEWSPAPER UNION eee
GRAND PIGS
It was a rainy day and it was very
muddy in the barnyard. But the pigs
were having a party.
A party in Pigland means when
there are special goodies to eat.
They leave out the games and
amusements that are a part of most
parties.
The children had just given them a
lot of nice things to eat.
“I can understand their goodness,”
said Sir Benjamin Bacon.
“Oh, you think you're so wise,” said
Sir Percival Pork.
“What can you understand?
“I do not think it is so good of the
children to give us things to eat.
“We deserve good food. We become
fat and if we're eaten we’ll be much
better to the taste.
“Even though I don’t care about
being eaten I can imagine how good I
might taste.”
“You're not thinking what I'm
thinking at all,” said Sir Benjamin,
“And I'll also have you know that
I, too, think this is no more than
what we deserve from boys and girls
—this afternoon tea, or afternoon
food, or whatever you wish to eall it.
“But where I show what a clever*
pig I am is in seeing the reason for
this. ~
“You see, pigs, friends of the Pig
Pen palace, or Mud Yard, or whatever
“Let’s Not Argue”:
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you wish to call it, the children are
doing all this so they'll be considered
very nice and kind.
“Grunt, grunt, squeal, squeal.”
“Oh, well,” said Sir Percival Pork,
‘far be it from me to object to any
reason they may have.
“Food is good and a pig knows that
much whatever else he may know, or
may not know, and I take food as it
is given and do not care for the rea-
son. :
“Besides I don’t see any harm to
that reason.
“It’s a good and noble and sensible
and kind of thoughtful and splendid
reason.”
“Well, let’s not argue. I only care
for my tummy, my tummy that loves
the mud and that loves food.”
“I agree with you,” said Sir Perci-
val,
And all the pigs grunted, squealed,
agreed to this, and greatly enjoyed
the party. _
“Grunt, grunt, squeal, squeal,” they
said, “this is nice.”
Riding Camelback
Here's a little lesson in riding cam-
elbaek!
Camels in North Central Africa and
East Africa are fitted with leather sad-
dles with a pommel. The nicer ones
have leather trappings covered with
cloth and are ornamented with beads
and cowie shells. The camel is driv-
en by a leather muzzle rope, and if
one wishes to attain a little speed, he
pats the camel briskly on the neck.
Instead of the bit that horses wear,
the reins are attached to a thin string
that is threaded through the camel's
nasal orifice,
Camels that are saddled for wed-
dings or other great occasions are ex-
tremely elaborate things. Their trap-
pings are literally covered with tiny
beads woven irto beautiful patterns
of rich colors.
Travel Under Cover
Did you ever know that you can
travel all the way from San Francisco
to London without once getting from
under cover? A writer in the Satur- |
day Evening Post tells how it can be
done. :
You cross the American continent
on a railroad train, take a taxicab
inside the New York station, step
out in a sheltered portion of the pier,
walk up a covered gangway to the
ship, cross the Atlantic, get off at
Southampton, enter a special train
which stands waiting under the shed
of the pier, speed to London, hop into
a taxicab.at Victoria station and go to
your hotel, all without a solitary
break in the overhead covering. It is
a journey of 11 days and a distance of
more than 6,000 miles.
Afraid of Thunder
Virginia, two and half years old,
had been cured of being afraid of
thunder by telling her that the thun-
der brought the pretty flowers.
Page Five
BOSWELL NEWS
With the ushering in of the New
Year on Tuesday, Boswell took a step
| forward, free delivery service being
| established for residents of this bor-
| ough who receive mail through the lo-
f cal post office. This was made pos-
| sible through efforts of the Boswell
{Chamber of Commerce, with the co-
operation of Postmaster Ickes and
Congressman Kendall.
J. L. Brant, who was confined to
his home on Allegheny street with a
bad cold several days, is again out
and taking care of business at his of-
fice in thé First National building.
The Boswell, Somerset and Stoyes-
town fire companies responded to a
call when fire was discovered in the
New Lincoln Highway Garage at
Jennerstown. Fortunately the Jen-
nerstown company succeeded in get-
ting control of the fire before it reach-
ed alarming proportions and the as-
sistance of the other departments was
not required when their trucks arriv-
ed on the scene.
Mrs. Ted Imhoff and sons, Teddy
and Frederick, who have been ill.the
past week, are reported much improv-
Cashier L. G. Lichliter, of the Jen-
nerstown State Bank, spent Christmas
at his parental home in Salisbury.
Eber Cockley and family spent
Christmas at Mrs. Cockley’s parental
home in St. Paul.
Postmaster A. G. Maust, of Sipes-
ville, was a business caller here, Mon-
day.
The Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Bos-
well Fire Department held a New
Years party at the municipal building
Tuesday evening.
Dr. J. Franklin Miller has returned
from Mount Union where he spent
Christmas with his parents.
Councilman William Brown, of
Jennerstown, who has been on the
sick list for some time, is reported
much improved.
Mrs. W. F. Gonder, who has been
quite ill the past week, is reported
improving at this writing.
‘Jimmie Brant is recovering from
effects of the grippe.
Mrs. Russell McClellan is confined
to her home on Allegheny street with
a severe cold.
The Boswell Lumber Company
which started operations last April
has steadily increased its output
every month since, shipments for De-
cember being considerably greater
than any previous month.
Revival services are being conduct-
ed every evening at the Lutheran
church under direction of the pastor,
Rev. S. 8S. Shaulis. .
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. William Gin-
dlesperger, a son, December 24th.
Mrs. Warren Friedline, who was a
patient at a Johnstown hospital the
past month or six weeks, has recover-
ed sufficiently to be removed io her
home, where it is hoped she will eom-
pletely recover her health in the n
future.
Jesse P. Crist, of Ralphton, was a
business caller here recently.
John Kozel, of Acosta, was a busi-
ness caller in Boswell Saturday.
Elza Cable is reported ill with la
ppe.
Calvin Shaulis has returhed from
Williamsport where he attended th
sessions of State Grange. ;
H. I. Rauch, of Jennerstown, was a
business caller in Boswell Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Shaulis, who
have been confined to the house with
grippe, are reported improving.
Richard Zimmerman, of Holsopple,
id calling on Boswell friends Sun-
ay.
Boswell firemen are painting the
fire hall and rewiring and installing
additional lighting facilities which add
to the appearance of the hall.
Mrs. K. R. Volk entertained the
Bridge Club Thursday evening.
Earl Moore, agent for the W. M. R.
R., at Gray, is on the sick list.
J. H. Deardorff was a business call-
er in Schellsbhurg Monday.
Mrs. E. B. Maurer is reported on
the sick list. :
Rev. Walsh, of Ralphton, was eall-
ing on friends here Saturday.
John E. Brant, of Friedens, was a
business caller in Boswell Friday.
L. R. Sipple, of Holsopple, was call-
ing on friends here last week.
Harry Murdock, of Johnstown, was
a business caller in Boswell Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gonder, who
spent the holiday season at the for-
mer’s home here, have returned to
their home at Mullins, W. Va. :
Mrs. E. Smedley Ward, of Philadel-
phia, has returned home after visiti
several weeks at her parental home
here.
Dr. and Mrs. M. U. McIntyre have
left for Baltimore, Md., where the
doctor will take a special professionat
course at Johns Hopkins. :
Hon. J. B. Schrock, of Berlin, was
calling on Boswell friends recently.
Elizabeth and Teddy Holsopple are
reported on the sick list. ;
John Hemminger, of Johnsto
was calling on friends here Thursday.
Fighting Fires 40 Years
Deputy Fire
She called me at three o'clock one
morning, when the clouds were rum-
bling - and the lightning fiashing. I
turned the light on in her room to |
find her head under the covers. She
said: “Mother, we don’t need any |
more flowers!”
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and is still goin
strong. Fire-fights
ing has lost none
of its thrills for
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