MEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL, THURS., FEBRUARY 28, 1929
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Two Strings to $
Her Bow :
LILLIACE M. MITCHELL :
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had a chance at two men the
Vv you have,” said Marie bitter-
wouldn’t take me long to de-
say yes to one of them—and
ne for some other girl.”
stared at her friend. “But
P, I've known both of them ever
was a child and sometimes I
's one and then again I think
other.” Her blue eyes cloud-
2 moment and then she smiled.
know that I'll know—pretty
she paused.
blieve that you knew right now
Pp just—”
looked aggrieved.
But I know that—"
er!” interrupted Marie and
d out of the house.
ns Saturday afternoon and El-
an preparing for the evening.
ways took her to dinner down-
bn Saturday nights and then
sually went to a show while
vere still downtown. And so
rday afternoons Ellen always
her hair and manicured her
vith extra care for Tom, who,
h he never said anything con-
her personal appearance, al-
had the air of regarding her
ly as she stood in the hall.
and Tom and David McGuire
gone to school at the little red
ouse which lay equidistant be-
their three homes. #'om had
the city where he had made
te success in the bond business
his uncle had founded some
ears before, while David Me-
rad stayed back in Hillstown,
he worked hard on the farm all
and slaved all winter at the
odel of the potato-hiller he was
o perfect.
evening she was drawing on
te gloves under the affectionate
ical eyes of Tom when David
e was announced. The men
each other with the friendli-
at their school days warranted ;
fen thought, there was a reserve
part of each.
wore his clothes well and was
at ease; David, however, was
from the country.
s decided that they should all
ether and Ellen found as they
lowntown in the taxi that Tom
ered that she had ample occa-
look at the two men together.
sught of the two proposals, so
b men who had made them.
can’t give you much now,
except love,” David said as
ad stood under a tree laden
berry blossoms, “but some day
ato hiller will work out and
hen—" his eyes had looked far
ver the hills.
5 proposal had come while they
vaiting for a taxicab after the
“I think a whole lot of you,
lind with your looks and my
we'll just make the little old
um—]I can give you every-
“Truly, 1
Fthing—and nothing! »
ht she would decide. She felt
netively. At dinner she said
fom did the ordering easily
saw that David McGuire was
d to be relieved of the duty.
ras plainly distressed by the
bre and Ellen found that he
her eagerly to see which
#he picked up first. Between
Tom said:
study psychology, Dave?”
shook his head.
much interested in it,” Tom
h easily, “psychology, mental
Freudian theories and all of
believe that a man can get on
the world if he knows a good
ut the workings of the minds
en with whom he deals. Take
nstance : when a fellow comes
office with a bit of money to
can usually tell to a ‘t’ wheth-
interested in public utilifies—
trials or rails. I watch him
all—just watch him and see
is eyes travel. After I know
mention different sums of
bntil I see, by the flicker of
bow much he wants to invest.
ple are rather reticent about
he a ceriain sum of money.
knowing how much they want
it’s hard for me to tell what
In to make in order for them
. most return for their money.
bis, waiter—" he broke off im-
. and his face grew red. ay
well done—well done. Do
Bo <tand English? Look at the
running out of that meat!”
ted a finger shaking with
vard the silver platter before
S$
llen knew! It didn’t make
orice about manners or mon-
iything else. It was dispo-
it counted. David was look-
e confused waiter with sorry
kept telling Tom that he
meat rare anyhow.
Lb Sunday morning when she
ie at church she told her,
bing to live on the farm, on
f a hill, and the cherry blos-
the spring—oh, Marie, you
he to visit us next spring!”
and you're not going to mar-
» amazement spread over
ace.
hook her blond head and her
v soft. “I guess I've always
vey—only I didn’t know it—
I said yesterday I'd know
n—I must have known right
onsciously,” she ended, us-
the very terms that Tom
well as she spoke of her
McGuire.
LOCK PROTECTS E
RAZED HOTEL BAR
Court Refuses to Lift Ban on
Famed Inn.
Milwaukee, Wis.—By a peculiar
quirk of fate, enforcement of the pro-
hibition laws is preserving the bar-
room of the Kirby hotel; among the
last vestiges of old Milwaukee, and
the city’s oldest hostelry.
A federal padlock protects the bar-
‘room while the remainder of the old
structure has been razed to make way
for an office building.
The Lincoln hotel barroom also has
been preserved by a padlock. Around
it. however, an office building is be-
ing built. The space occupied by the
sealed barroom will be a court. The
Federal court refused to lift the pad-
locks, fastened because of liquor vio-
lations.
The Kirby hotel, built in 1844, was
a political rendezvous, and many ca-
reers began and ended in the coun-
cils it ‘housed. Abraham Lincoln.
Horace Greeley. Ulysses S. Grant, Wil-
liam T. Sherman, Phil Sheridan, Rob-
ert Ingersoll and Roscoe Conklin were
among the many famous persons whose
names were on its registers.
Abner Kirby, once mayor of Mil
waukee, was the early owner. He
designated his 136 rooms by names.
Faded newspaper clippings tell of his
sending newlyweds to “Paradise,” the
bridal suite, and inebriates to the
room called “Hell.” He had bellboys
walk through the halls regularly snif-
fing for gas.
Kirby boasted of the comforts of
his hotel with the slogan, “Wake me
.up when Kirby dies,” which he had
embroidered on napkins and stamped
upon menu cards and stationery.
The city council has been no more
successful in removing padlocked
structures than have private con-
cerns. The city widened Cedar street
to relieve downtown traffic. The
court refused to lift its order ov a
closed place so that it could be re-
moved for the street widening.
Church Kissing Cult
Is Revealed by Suit
Gallipolis, Ohio.—That kissing is one
of the essentials of salvation is the
doctrine preached by a cult here, as
revealed in a court appeal filed with
Probate Judge John G. Evans by an
excommunicated member of the
church.
The sect has been responsible for
preaking up several homes and is now
on the verge of shattering another
happy family. The pastor of the
flock, who is blind, is charged with
teaching his flock that promiscuous
kissing is hightly desirable and nec-
essary to escape damnation.
Married men kiss other men’s wives
and married women do not hesitate to
kiss other men, it is charged. The
man who gave the information to the
court said he was “read out” of the
church because he refused to kiss the
women of the congregation. He also
said that he knocked down one mem-
ber of the church who attempted to
kiss his wife.
“Tar Heel” Farmers
Do Well With Bees
Raleigh, N. C.—As a farm industry
in North Carolina, beekeeping is a
$2,500,000 enterprise.
C. L. Sams, state agricultural ex-
tension specialist, says the honey
alone is valued at that figure. Twelve
years ago it was worth only $468,-
914.16. At that time there were only
20 farmers who had 100 or more col-
onies, and not a person in the state
devoted full time to the industry. A
total of 164,956 colonies produced
4,262,856 pounds of honey.
This year there are 214,945 colonies
of bees in North Carolina and they
produced nearly 14,000,000 pounds of
honey. Due to improved conditions
the increase of 61,000 colonies boosted
production nearly 10,000,000 pounds.
Rich Stone Age Find
Vernon, France.—A Stone-age tomb.
discovered in the valley of Epte,
France, is proclaimed as one of the
richest finds of the kind ip recent
years. It contained a great quantity
of human bones, broken utensils.
chipped flints “and other articles of
historic interest, belonging apparently
to the Neolithic period.
Kept on Trying
Newark, N. J.—Joseph C. Braelow
is a firm believer in the principle that
it you don’t succeed try again. Once
he got a city job after taking 15 civil
service examinations. He passed them
all—in fact, was first eight times, but
somebody else was appointed after the
first 14 tests. Now he is buying a seat
on the New York stock exchange.
COUNTY AGENTS
NEWS LETTER
Hillcrest Community Organizes
Hillcrest community met at the
home of Dorsey Hoffman for plan-
ning the program of the Somerset
County Agricultural Association for
that community. Fertilizer demon-
strations on oats and corn, an oats
variety test, lime requirement de-
monstration and farm accounting
are project demonstrations which
can be seen during the growing sea-
son. This community has always
been very active in demonstration
work.
Seed Corn Situation
Now is the time to take stock as
to your supply of seed corn. There
is plenty of local seed corn as well
as outsire sources. A very good
time to test your corn is right now.
D. C. 8S. Meetings
Cooperating with the local D. C.
S. units meetings will be held at
Somerset in the Court House at
2:00 P. M. and in the Reams Audi-
torium, Berlin, Pa., at 7:30 P. M.,
| Thursday, March 7th. Two topics
will be discussed: “Sanitation Re-
quirements of the Pittsburgh Mar-
ket” and “Basic and Surplus Plan.
of paying D. C. S. Producers.”
Control of Insects
And Fungous Diseases
Meetings for the control and
eradication: of insects and fungous
diseases will be conducted at
Springs, Beaders Auditorium, at
2:00 P. M. and in the Somerset
Court House at 7:30 P. M., Tues-
day, March 5th; at Centerville in
the Grange Hall at 2:00 P. M.,
Wednesday, March 6th. Mr. J. O.
Pepper will give an illustrated lec-
ture in Entomology. If for any
reason you cannot attend any of
these meetings leave your request at
the Agricultural Extension office.
Put Sprayer in Shape
For Spring Offensive
Farm insects will soon be wing-
ing their way from tiee to tree.
If the sprayer has not been put
in good condition for the spring
campaign against, insect enemies,
immediate action is imperative.
Even folks who believe in the
groundhog tradition = of weather
forecasting will admit that spring
and the many duties it brings will
soon be here.
Repair the sprayer, putting on
the new parts ordered earlier in the
winter. If these nedd parts have
not been ordered, obtain them
promptly. It is also important to
inspect the hose on the machine and
to check all hose connections. A
machine in good condition may
mean the difference between profit
and loss on the orchard, for break-
downs or delays at spraying time
often: are extremely expensive
events.
Bee Feeding Essential
Where Food Is Scarce
This winter has been unusually
favorable for bees. The average
temperature has been unusually
high and the bees have enjoyed sev-
eral cleansing flights.
As soon as the weather becomes
fairly warm and the bees are flying
well the hives can be inspected to
determine the quantity of food pres-
ent. Each swarm should have the
equivalent of 5 or 6 full frames of
honey.
Any colonies that are short of
food should be fed sugar syrup,
composed of about equal portions of
sugar and water. In making this
syrup, the syrup is added to hot
water and allowed to dissolve.
When it is cool it can be fed in in-
verted pails or jar feeders placed
directly over the brood chamber.
Entrance feeders are not desirable
PHI HHH
? Leave Orders for More
Haverstraw, N. Y.—Louis
Hoyt, of Haverstraw, reported
to the police that thieves raided
his hen coop at daybreak, car-
ried off fifty-six hens, and left
a mean note scrawled on a
piece of paper saying that they
would be back for the young
chickens when they had grown
up.
“Fatten them up and we will
be back later,” the note read
Hoyt said the thieves also took
two large bags of corn to feed
the hens. He said if they came
® back he would have a shot-
gun ready and a burglar alarm
rigged up in his hen house.
FEE HH EHH
‘% Thieves Steal 54 Hens
for early feeding. Proper feeding
is important since the bees will slow
up on brood rearing if the honey is
scarce even though they are not
starving.
Feed Breeding Ewes
Some Grain at Once
Flocks which have not been re-
ceiving grain this winter will wel-
come some now and will return good
dividends on the investment.
Good shepherds do not wait until
the ewes have lambs by their sides
before feeding grain. Where silage
is available it is an excellent feed
for the ewe flock. Provided it is
not frozen or moldy.
These ewes must not only main-
tain their own body weight but need
to build a reserve for the time when
they will be obliged to suckle two
big husky lambs. The flock owner
County Agent’s News Letter
By C. C. McDOWELL, County Farm Agent
who has the most trouble at lambing
time usually is the poorest feeder
and caretaker. Remember, also,
that the well-nourished ewe will
shear one to three pounds more wool |
in the spring. :
Flocks should be drenched for
stomach worms at least twice dur-
ing the winter .
Soybeans Good Hay
For Dairying Feeding
As winter slowly disappears and
spring draws near, the time for the
Somerset county dairyman to decide
whether he will need additional le-
gume hay for next winter's feeding
approaches.
Where there is a threatening
shortage of hay or where clover has
frozen out, soybeans are one of the
best emergency hay crops available.
The soybean is a legume which is
about equal to alfalfa in feeding
value.
By feeding a leguminous hay,
such as alfalfa, clover, or soybean,
many dollars can be saved in mak-
ing up the grain mixture and more
home-grown grains can be utilized
for milk production. High protein
feeds usually are high priced, which
makes the growing legumes to take
their place a profitable practice.
Information on seeding, varieties
to plant, rates of sowing, and other
essentials of soybean growing can
be obtained from County Agent C.
C. McDowell.
‘Feed Turkeys For Laying
A laying mash will stimulate the
breeding turkeys to earlier egg pro-
duction.
Eggs must be laid in March to
get April turkeys. Turkeys hatch-
ed in April and May will develop
into good marketable birds by
Thanksgiving time. The turkeys
should eat about equal portions of
grain and laying mash. Keep oys-
ter shells = constantly before the
birds.
C. C. McDowell, County Agent.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
The Order of Knights of Pythias
was founded in the City of Washing-
ton, D. C., February 19, 1864. Jus-
tice Henry Rathbone and twelve oth-|
er men in government service were
the charter members. The order was
later chartered by a special act com-
pleting its sixty-fifth year as a prac-
tical American fraternity.
The supreme purpose of the Py-
thian Order is that it points the way
to a better standard of manhood.
All the urge of ancient and mystic
rights, all the lofty teachings of phil-
osophy, all the examples of chivalry
and valor focus at that purpose at
that ideal, the building of a nobler
manhood. :
What does the Order of Knights of
Pythias do?
We take care of the sick, the aged
and the infirm, cares for and educat-
ed the orphan child.
What has the Order Knights of Py-
thias done?
NATIONAL AFFAIRS
Written for This Paper By
FRANK P. LITSCHERT
Now that the pacifists and inter-
nationalists have suffered a decisive
defeat in the passage of the fifteen
cruiser bill and the singing of the
bill by the President, we may well
take time to wonder what they will
do next. That their carefully built
propaganda machines will not be
permitted to rust by disuse can be
taken for granted. Already there
has been a sign or two of a revival
of the onslaughts against citizens’
military training camps and milita-
ry training in our high schools and
colleges. And it is to be taken also
that a new attempt will be made to
get Uncle Sam more closely con-
nected with the League of Nations
through the Kellogg Treaty for the
outlawry of war.
It was generally agreed by Amer-
ican statesmen that the Kellogg
treaty as ratified by the Senate did
not involve the United States in any
program of peace enforcement
which might entangle us against our
will in world politics. But with
the treaty passed by the Senate it
is perhaps only natural to expect
that our internationalists will use
this action in an attempt to break
down the traditional foreign policy
of the United States. The first
evidence that something was in the
wind game with the introduction in
the Senate of a resolution embody-
ing the internationalist ideals of
Professor Shotwell of Columbia
University. Professor Shotwell is
an unoffi cial diplomat who believes
that it is the mission of the United
States to get into the European po-
litical game with both feet.
The resolution provided among
other things in case of war break-
ing out between two signatories of
the peace pact, the United States
through the President might decide
which is the aggressor nation and
refuse to carry on trade, especially,
in what might be regarded as muni-
tions of war, with the so-called ag-
gressor nation. In other words. in
case of war between two European
nations over a boundary line in the
Balkans or a mandate over an ivory
colony in Africa, Uncle Sam would
set himself up as the umpire in the
dispute.
It is hardly necessary to state
that this plan has not as yet been
greeted with any great degree of
enthusiasm by the clear thinking,
hard headed statesmen of the coun-
try either inside the Senate or out.
In the first place, it is pointed out,
whenever a war starts each nation
claims the other is the aggressor.
This has always been true and al-
ways will be. It has’ not yet been
completely decided which was the
aggressor in our war with Mexico
nearly a hundred years ago. This
is only one example and there are
many others, from the time of Ju-
The Order has contributed more
aged and unfortunate members. I
has @rected twenty-two homes for
aged members, and widows, and or-
phans at cost of more than $2,500,-
000. More than 5,000 men, women
and children are provided with homes
in these havens maintained by the or-
der in.twenty States.
The insurance department has dis-
tributed $63,000,000 of Pythian de-
pendents since its establishment in
1877. Last year the payments made
to widows and orphans of members
was at the rate of $7,500 daily or a
total amount 0f$2,100,000.
The Pythian Order is a fraternity
for the average citizen. It provides
fellowship, home protection, and so-
cial contacts. There is mo class dis-
tinction in the order.
It requires for membership, the
man of good moral character, a be-
liever in a Supreme being, one who
loves and provides for his family and
is loyal to his country. Such men
will find brotherhood in the order,
and an opportunity to help carry on
its programme of welfare work.
JONATHAN GUMBERT
WILL IS PROBATED
The will of Johathan Gumbert, late
of Somerset Township, was probated
last Monday. He bequeathed his es-
tate to his widow, Emma Gumbert,
after whose death the same shall go
to Wills Church, of Somerset Town-
ship. He bequeathed the sum of
$200 to Oran W. Beachley, who is ap-
pointed executor, for his compensa-
tion in settling his estate. The will
was dated February 8, 1913, and wit-
nessed by Bess Luther and Virgil R.
Saylor.
The will of Catherine Smith, late
of Lincoln Township, was probated
on February 15. She bequeathed her
estate in equal shares to her follow-
ing named children: Annie Laura
Lint, Alice Brant, Tillie® Smith, Sadie
Shaulis, Mary Bell Murray and Ella
Catherine Smith. John E. Brant and
Jessie S. Shaulis are appointed exe-
cutors. The will was dated Septem-
ber 30, 1915, and witnessed by S. G.
Bittner and Sadie Shaulis.
than $150,000,000 to the relief of |
lius Caesar down to the World War.
Now, when the next war breaks out,
with both sides claiming to be on
the defensive, if Uncle Sam decides
that one of the nations is the real
bad actor in the case and refuses to
trade with it, he will have in the
eyes of the other nation, committed
la grave breach of neutrality which
| can only be settled by force of arms.
As a result, having started in as an
junpive Uncle Sam will have become
one of the gladiators in the combat.
Instead of enforcing peace he will
have become entangled in war, es-
pecially if the aggrieved nation is
fone which is capable of real fichting
|and is able to line up a few allies of
its own.
Of course the internationalists in
the United States do not want Un-
cle Sam really to act as an umpire
in such an instance. What they
really desire is to have the United
States accept the decision of the
: League of Nations as to which of
the nations is the aggressor. Then
{Uncle Sam will be as effectually
tied to the league as if he were a
duespaying member. This is not
getting into the back door of the
league as was threatened a few
years ago. It is merely sitting on
the outside cellar steps and acting
as the little “yes man” of the inter-
national political body. The lea-
(gue battle and the World Court dis-
cussion in our State and in the
American press and the American
political arena have served one es-
pecially good purpose. They have
served to teach the American people
something about world politics, a
sort of education they have needed
badly. As a result they are not apt
to fall for any of this “umpire
stuff.” They know how popular
the umpire always is and what
sometimes happens to him when the
crowd gets out of hand.
Patronize Home Merchants
Community Hospital
News
| Freeman Moyer, who is employed
{by the State Highway Department
was brought to the Hospital Tuesday
| morning suffering from a fracture of
the right wrist sustained in cranking
one of the Departments trucks. Drs.
Shaffer and Dull reduced the frac-
ture.
Orren Ross, of Friedens, fractured
several bones in his left foot while
employed at work at the Maderia
Hill Mines near Friedens. Dr. F. B.
Shaffer attended."
Carl Hoffman, one of the forward
passers of the Somerset Athletic
Club Basket Ball Team received a
very badly torn ligament in his right
foot and ankle while playing in the
game Thursday evening. Carl now
carries an incumbrance in the way of
a plaster cast that will prevent his
activities in his usual way. Dr. Dull
attended.
Thomas O’Niel Jr., an employee of
the Consolidation Coal Co., at Jen-
ners, submitted to the amputation of
a finger as a result of an accident re-
ceived while at work. He was
brought to the Hospital on Wednes-
day when Dr. J. E. Dull performed
the operation. | .
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shelley of Som-
erset, announce the birth of a baby
girl, on Monday, February 25th.
Both mother and baby are doing nice-
ly. Mrs. Shelley is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Meisenberger of
W. Sanner St. Dr. F. W. White was
the attending physician.
OLD SOMERSET HOME
RUINED BY FIRE
Residence Erected More Than 100
Years Ago by Pioneer Citizen of
. County Seat
The home of John C. Staub in the
West End was ruined by fire, thought
to have originated in a defective flue
about 11 o'clock Sunday morning.
The blaze was discovered by Mr.
Staub when he sought to ascertain
the cause of the smoke escaping from
a crevice in th e rear of the house.
The fire company arrived promptly
and fought for more than two hours
before the flames were subdued.
The burned building, known as
“Solomon’s Temple,” was one of the
oldest in Somerset having been erec-
ted by Solomon Baer, father of the
late Judge William J. Baer. It then
passed into the ownership of Maj.
John M. Holderbaum who occupied it
for a long time.
It was a large three story struc-
ture and originally stood on the site
now occupied by the Morrison garage
on West Main street. A year or so
ago the structure was removed to a
location near the High School build-
ing, where the exterior walls were
given a coating of stucco and the old
roof was replaced with asbestos shin-
gles. It appears that the flames ate
into the old white pine weather-
boards where they could not be
reached by the firemen.
Officers of the fire department say
the blaze was the most stubborn they
have fought in recent years, due to
the fact that the flames were confin-
ed between non-inflammable sidewalls
and roof.
OBITUARY
Funeral of Edna Wilson
Funeral services for Edna Wilson,
12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Wilson, of Stoyestown, who
died Friday morning at the Memorial
Hospital, Johnstown, from tubercplar
meningitis, were held at 2 o'clock
Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Martin Shaver, grandpar-
ents of the deceased. The Rev. Wil-
liam H. Snyder, pastor of the Stoyes-
town Reformed Church, conducted
the services. Interment was in the
Odd Fellows’ Cemetery, in charge of
Undertaker J. H. Blansett.
The deceased is survived by her
parents and one brother, Earl Wil-
son, at home.
Mrs. Marie W. Moore
Mrs. Marie Weyand Moore, aged
31, died last Wednesday at the Coun-
ty hospital where she had been a pa-
tient for two months. Death was due
to pneumonia. She was the widow of
William Moore, of Bakersville, whose
death occurred a few weeks ago at
the same institution. Mrs. Moore is
survived by her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Perry Weyand, and five child-
ren, all of Bakersville. Funeral ser-
vices were held at 2:30 o’ctock Friday
afternoon in the Bakersville Luther-
an church. Burial was made in the
church cemetery.
Somerset News
Mrs. S. S. Schlag entertained at
bridge on Saturday afternoon at her
home on West Church street. A
dainty luncheon was served by the
hostess.
Mrs. Gilbert F. Endsley entertain-
ed her bridge club last Saturday af-
ternoon at her home in East Somer-
set. An elaborate luncheon was serv-
ed by the hostess.
Thaddeus Goerecki, of Philadelphta
was a week end guest of John I.
Scull, of East Union street. Mr.
Gorecki, is a teacher in the Philadel-
phia schools and a musician of prom-
inence. _
Mr. .and Mrs. P. M. Saxman, of
West Catherine street, motored to
| Philadelphia Monday morning. They
| expect to return home the latter part
Somerset News
Mrs. Fred Halbrock is laid up at
her home on West Patriot street, suf-
fering from a severe concussion of
the skull, sustained a few nights ago
when she slipped and fell on the side-
walk near Simpson’s garage. s
Mrs. Marion Grove entertaired her
bridge club with a chicken and waffle
dinner at her home on West Union
street last Friday evening. Follow-
ing the dinner the evening was spent
in playing cards. -
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Boose and
Mr. and Mrs. Isaiah Good, and Mrs.
Charles Miller, who is visiting Mrs.
Good, motored to Pittsburgh last
week where they spent several days.
A number of friends of Frank K.
Sanner called at his home on East
Church strest last Wednesday even-
ing and surprised him on his birth-
day anniversary. Mr. Sanner was
presented with a huge birthday cake.
Later in the evening the Boswell bas-
ketball team called at his home to
add to his surprise for his birthday.
Miss Beatrice Kemp, a clerk in the
County Commissioners office, who
submitted to an operation in the Con-
nellsville state hospital a few days
ago, is improving nicely according to
a report received here.
Miss Gladys Rodgers, who had
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Martin
Markel, of Tayman avenue, for sev-
eral weeks, returned Friday to her
home in Hooversville.
Clarence and Harold Duppstadt
spent last week visiting various west-
ern Pennsylvania airdromes and fly-
ing fields and returned home better
pleased than ever with the site of
their projected aviation plant a short
distance north of town. They inspect-
ed fields at Altoona, Tyrone, Bell-
fonte, West Alexandria and McKees-
port. Bettis Field, near McKeesport,
is one of the best known in the east
due to the fact that it is a regular
airmail station. The Duppstadt
brothers think their site has some ad-
vantages over Bettis Field.
Prevent Decay
of Fence Posts
May Be Treated With Creo-
sote by Using Open
Tank Process.
All timber decays. Some kinds de-
cay quickly and others more slowly,
depending on the kind of lumber and
its use. Fence posts begin to decay
first just a few inches below the
surface of the ground and to prolong
life of the post, it may be treated
with creosote.
Treat With Creosote.
“The average fence post may be
treated with creosote under ordinary
farm conditions by using the open
tank process,” says A. T. Holman,
agricultural engineer at the North
Carolina State college. “We know that
wood or wood products subject to
alternate wetting and drying will de-
cay more readily than those kept wet
or dry as the case may be. Longleaf
or yellow pine, cypress, mulberry and
black locust are among the most satis-
factory woods commonly used for
posts. Sap woods are unsatisfactory
unless treated with creosote and in
fact all posts .should be treated. We
advise the open tank process.”
used, one for hot treatment and the
other for cold treatment, states Mr.
Holman. Get the posts ready—cut,
trimmed and peeled. Use a 100-gallon
steel oil drum with the head removed
for the first tank and another drum
or trough for the second. Copal tar
creosote or a similar preservative is
placed in the first tank and heated
to 175 to 200 degrees. The posts are
then placed in this and allowed to
stand on end for one-half to one hour
when they are removed and immedi-
ately placed in the second tank. This
tank is also filled with the same pre-
servative maintained at 100 degrees
or certainly not less than fifty. This
is called the cold tank. The posts
should remain here for thirty minutes.
Usually - the base or ground end is
treated in tank number one and the
whole post in tank number two, states
Mr. Holman.s The creosote oil should
penetrate at least three-quarters of an
inch to effectively prolong the life of
the post.
Increase Life of Post.
Mr. Holman states that if this
treatment is followed in building new
fences, the life of the posts will be
so greatly increased that.the owner
will not be put to the expense, of con-
stantly renewing. »
Gas Formed in Silos Is
Dangerous to Farmers
Even modern farming has developed
its perils to human life. The useful
and innocent-appearing silo can quick-
ly become a death-trap as treacherous
as the gas-filled garage, points out the
Farm Journal, warning its readers
that an increasing number of deaths
yearly.
“Fermenting silage gives off carbon
dioxide, which, if bredthed, causes
death,” it is. explained. “There is no
danger from the gas while the silo-fill-
ing operation is going on, but when
the operation stops for a while the
gas settles. It is essential, therefore.
to turn the cutter on for a little while
before going back into the silo after
an interruption, or to take out the
silo doors down to the level of the
silage and permit the gas to flow out
|of the week.
before entering.”
ITE EG, by
In this process, two open tanks are’
from silage gas is being recorded’
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to realize the imp
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laiso bearing a
Croghan, English
Indians.
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and fellow scout,
chief, and they s
they fall in with 3
man, Balsar Cron
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tlers threatening
Dinwold, whom tl]
craft. Brond save
girl disappears.
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message to Crogh:
easiness at the a
to the English
Washin
worsts . a bully .
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scouting ‘expeditic
and leaves with
Joins them.
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‘defended apparen
Brond and Cromi
the cabin. The “nx
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‘in the door. Crom]
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escapes during th
tive is Lieutenan!
sends him as a 1
to Braddock’s ca!
way to Duquesne,
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to enter the fort
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‘a woman sachem,
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scouts, as Frencl
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to win over Alla
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ment, Brond fi
dressed as a ma
protection. The ¢g
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to the French. U
;Brond tells her ¢
quesne, and she
tray him. They |
caped from Cron
to Duquesne. Bro
stopped.
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Brond while he
cept Beauvais, ¢
killed the Frencl
quieting news
.of Braddock’s ar
ilish officers unde
and Braddc
separated from b
comed by Allag
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English army, E
reach Duquesne.
come, Beaujeu, C
believing him a
learns Beauvais
having killed F
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vais, but'it is to
CHAPTER VI
by Beaujeu to
recognized and «
as an English
‘with a message
of danger of ar
“Turtle Creek”
with Elsie, a &
traveling, he ta
the army, in the
Paw, Cromit,!*
"through safely
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party ef pursul
trail. The girl
limit of her ent
‘ried by Brond
cabin of a trad
his help to star
jing the cabin 8
{away, but Elsi
‘defense of the
| beating oft the
{during a heavy
escape. ~Elsie’s
{make a deep. it
{the woods the;
'ginia forest fig
turning from a
CHAPTER I2
tale of demoral
lish regulars.
party and they
refuses to seek
i gisting on tay
dangers. Brad
| Colonel
{nis misgivings
expedition. Att
ractically Invi
|Fish regulars
dis
from his wour
fense of the £
not relieved
Then Brond ¢
Elsie Dinwold
and believing
hamlet he fin
whose charge
tells Brond E
and Brond at
There, he me
Josephine [Ie
Elsie and gi
gea2ks her, ang
his quest Wk
whispers, ‘Ol
back!”