a mW aT EM EY ee : 2 r 1 . : . 4 . r . Car- pers gr 5 pmlegm:. a “h A 1 Vii A NA Re M } : | TR they know enough . Thousands are teaching when they Ss Tr re w———— The Somerset ountp Star. SALISBURY. ELK LICK POSTOFFICE. PA.. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 18. 1909: NO. 6. OS09090SDS0S0S0S0 0S E0009 00 O90¢0 $3 DS OS IRR 2 2 ae 2 RR RS RR RIR0RIROLILOSOR 04 >it . . $0 0 0 D4 @ oS bC \ Nd pO) 28 3S - 2S SS ® {8 0 Q bo = OP 0 0 * Once a certain _Genius (34 who thought that the Moon was inhabited proposed that 20 at a certain moment on a §Q cortain night every man, te a woman and child on earth BS ¢ r Nd 3: J LJ Ae 4 O . 0 OO od o 0 DOC O 4 O90 O09) WS should holler just as loud as O¢ poseible, eo that the Man in os the Moon might hear the RY sound and know that he had $0 neighbors. Je Everybody said it wae a QR Fine idea. Everybody agreed 04 to Holler with a big H. For O% a month in advance every- &% body practiced lung exer- $3 cises, so as to cultivates O the Biggest Holler possible. 7 @ 2% Everybody was sure that the Moon Man couldn't help but hear the Vast Volume of O ©C Vociferation. .e Or The Eventful Night ar- * O% rived. The Moon Man was 2% looking down through a Q cloudless sky. Everybody on © O earth drew in two large © 2 3 lungfuls of air and got ready OP for the Big Holler. The 80 Qf Mighty Moment came at 2 3% \ last!!! ph PO 2% Silence! Absolute silence! It was the silentest moment since oS pO the morning stars first sang together. 0% $0 When the returns came in it was known that only one man, a % a negro in Darkest Africa, hollered, and one woman in Oshkosh, 2 Od Wis., who was so excited that she just couldn't help it, let out a 5S oF faint hysterical shriek. pO 20 Everybody else had kept Mum in order to hear the Big Holler $& pO . that all the others were going to make. ®, 2 $0 But nobody made the holler because they all waited for the O $0 other fellows to do it—all except the African, who had no curiosity, O% OR and the Oshkosh lady, who had hysterics. y SF D4 And the Man in the Moon just laughed! LO 38 It was enough to make a comet splutter, for it revealed a very O 2Q amusing trait in human nature. 8S 50 S$ Od You will find lots of people right here in PO +2 this community who refuse to join in the Big Od ER Holler because they want to get the full ben- 3% Be efit of the holler when the other people make pO 50) it. Sometimes by making a Big Holler all O OY at once we might get a new factory located O pO here, but when 999 men stand around, each Q 04 waiting for all the others to do the hollering, RY 2% and only one man hollers, the man looking for O pO a factory site doesn’t hear any sound. 0 O $0 If It takes a Big Holler to get what we want, every fellow must O $0 lend a lung. or SR This is not just a funny story. It is Full of Philosophy. It 2% os ought te set you thinking. : PO QO O O® O 3 & 0 s k O $C MORAL: Now’s the time for the Big Holler! o® pO : O 0% 003 . & Raa RAR A880138, Tux longer we. live, the more we EDUCATE CHILuREN. = learn, and the more we learn, the less we think we know. The less one knows, the greater his opinion of his abilities and wisdom. The ignorant man who realizes his ignorance, and who does not seek to pass himself off for more than he is worth, is pardonable; but the self-conceited man Who tries to pass himself off at a premium, is to be pitied. Tt is better to be a good five- cent piece than a bogus quarter; in other words, it is better to hold our- pr selves at what we are honestly: worth ” The world is full of people who ncver learn anytling, because they think to begin with. - ought to be taught; thousands believe ~ themselves wise when; their ignorance is lamentable ; thousands believe them- selves clothed in gold when they are only thinly plated, and the copper shows through in many places. ParriorisM manifests in many and various ways. Some people are willing to die fer their country, and a few are willing to live for their country— which is much harder. The small ways in which patriotism may be shown seldom attract attention. A soldier attacks the enemy of his country, and we call the soldier a patriot. But itis patriotic also te cut down the weeds on your back lot. The soldier gives his life in a day, but the scientist who gives his life in a generation is also patriotic. Two kinds of citizens are in every town, patriots and traitors. There is no middle ground of neutral- ity. Every man is in one or the other camp. The patriot does his full duty to the community, votes, expresses his opinion, takes part in meetings for eivie good, bears cheerfully his portion of the community’s work. The traitor | lets the other fellow do the work, and reaps benefit by the other fellow’s patriotism. Treason consists of levy- ing war against the republic—so says the foundation law—or giving aid and comfort to her enemies. He gives aid and comfort to the public enemies who | I'Ydoes not assist in making better the | } f community in which he dwells. He is himself a public enemy. | ment of your business Every child has a right to such an education as will qualify for life’s du- ties. This is recognized as a patriotic duty bythe state. The permanence of our political institutions ‘depends on the intelligence of our citizenship. “The bayonets of foreign soldiers are less to be feared than are the ballots of ignorant voters.” The welfare of the state depends more on the moral train- ing of her citizens than on their intel- lectual training, yet the state makes no provision for this moral discipline. In some cases it makes it difficult or even impossible to secure the moral training of the mind at all. There must be a training of the moral sensi- bilities, particularly the will. Not ali this is the duty of the church, but the largest part is the function of home. Every child deprived, by whatever means, of this education and training is defrauded out of an inalienable right, and when he comes into the in- heritance of his citizenship may be depended upon to avenge himself on the society that perpetrated the fraud upon him. Who Was the Man? A Methodist minister in a small Western town, entering the office of the local weekly, said to the editor: “I am soliciting aid for a gentleman of refinement and intelligence who is in dire need of a little ready money, but who is far too proud a man to make his sufferings known.” “Why,” exclaimed the editor, push- ing up his eye-shade, “I’m the only chap in the village who answers that description. What’s the gentleman’s name?” “I regret,” said the minister, “that I am not at liberty to disclose it.” “Why, it must be me,” said the edi- tor. “It’s me. It’s me, sure. Heaven prosper you, parson, in your good work.” — - IT IS BAD BUSINESS to allow peo- ple to look in vain through the col- umns of THE for an advertise- tf STAR | STAR OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. Below will be found the names of the various county and district officials. Unless otherwise indicated, their ad- dresses are Somerset, Pa. President Judge—Francis J. Kooser. Member ot Congress—A. F. Cooper, Uniontewn, Pa. State Bepator—William C. Miller, Bedford, Pa. Members of Assembly—W. H. Floto, | Meyersdate; A. W. Knepper. Sheriff —Charles H. Weimer. Prothonotary—J. B. Gerhard. Register—Bert F. Landis. Recorder—Norman E. Berkey. Clerk of Courte—F, A, Hardh. Treasurer—Russell G. Walker. District Attorney—John 8. Miller. Coroner—Dzr. H. 8. Kimmell. Commissioners—Josiah Specht, Kant- ner; Rush 8S, McMillen, Rockwoed; Hiram P. Hay, Berlin. Solicitor— Charles W. Walker. Jury Commissioners—George J. Schrock, M. L. Weighley, Jenners. Directors, of the Poor—J. F. Reiman, William W. Baker, J. C. Dietz, Listie. Attorney for Directors, H. F. Yost. Superintendent of Schools—D. Seibert.. County Auddtors—Jacob 8S. Miller, Friedens; W. H. H. Banker and Samuel A. Kretechman, Rockwood. Chairmen Political Organizations— Jonas M. Cook, Republican; Alex B. Grof, Democratic; Fred Groff, Berlin, Prohibition. tf. Ww. MARK ANTONY PRYNN. A Popular Sergeant of the State Police Force Laid to Rest. The subje€t of this sketch, whose death and the circumstances which led thereto. were fully related in last | week’s edition of Tre STAR, was laid to rest in the I. O. O. F. cemetery, at this place, last Friday afternoon. The remains were followed to their last resting place by a large concourse of grief-stricken people, Prynn was loved and highly esteemed by the many good people who knew him. The floral tributes from his comrades and others were extensive and most beautiful, fittingly showing the high esteem he was held in. Sergeant Prynn was not only a model officer, but he was also a model man in every sense of the word. He was not only a man of fine physique and good personal appearance, but in addition thereto was the possessor of a most affable disposition, a kind and generous heart and all that is lovable in man. His was truly a blameless and noble life, and a man of better habits and more cheerful disposition would be hard to find. . His death was due to complications arising from a wourd caused by the accidental discharge of a gun in the "hands of one of his comrades, and his age was 29 years and a few months. As an officer, Sergeant Prynn was fearless and just in the discharge of his duties, but at no time cruel or un- n rily severe. He was an honor THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. Tuesday’s election was hotly con- tested by the Democrats in Salisbury, Elk Lick, Summit and Meyersdale, while there was but little interest on the part of the Republican candidates. As a result, many Democrats were elected in the four districts named, and, as is always the case, some of the best qualified men in both parties were defeated, while in a few cases, at least, some of the poorest material was elect- ed. Following is the vote cast for each candidate in Salisbury borough and Elk Lick township: SALISBURY. BURGESS. Jer, J. Livengood, BK. ............ eo AT Geo, C. Hay, D.................c.. 123 JubGE or ELECTION. Roscoe Welfley, R. ......... verton 113 Tunison Glotfelty, D............ % 53 INSPECTOR. Alfred Ringler, B....00.0.. 100 PM. Wahl,D...................5. 63 ScrHooL DIRECTORS. LQ. Boyer, B... to nage o al 77 8.0. Newman, B.............., ..; 116 B.C Saylor, D................ .:. 93 M.R. McDonnell, D-...:.......... 41 = TowN COUNCIL, Robt. H. Johnston, R............., 87 Geo: M: Lowry, B................. 94 GC. THay, Dr. -o.o0 aia 97 L.B. Anderson, D).....0. 34 Tax COLLECTOR M.J.Glotfelty, B.-.2... =. ....... 136 STREET COMMISSIONER. Henry Smearman, R.............. 118 Alfred: Wagner,D................. 52 AUDITOR. BH Miller, R.................... 72 Ira. Hay, D.....oinin onan: 97 The figures tell plainly that L. B. Anderson, Alfred Wagner and M. R, McDonnell were nominated merely to be used as trading stock by the fellows who engineer the dirty politics of this town. Following is the vote in ELK LICK. JupGE oF E1ECTION. Harvey Livengood, R............. 87 John Knecht, D..........00...... 121 INSPECTOR. J. W. Livengood, R................ 145 Nelson Jones, D.........c......... 71 ScHOOL DIRECTORS. James Maus, BR... c.:.. ay. ... 85 M.J.Blough, B................... 122 N.D. Hay, D........ aie tnat, 95 D.CGompton, D.............. aie 94 Tax COLLECTOR. N:-A.Speicher.R..... i000... 121 Dennis Wagner, D........... .... 97 SUPERVISOR. JohnJ. Engle. B.................. 130 Jer. L.Bngle, I)... ......c....... 92 AUDITOR. Mahlon Beker, ............. 00 137 John A. Davis, P.o.............0... 76 The vote in both Salisbury and Elk Lick was very light, the Democrats alone turning en masse. The Socialists, once n mighty army in Elk Lick, seem to have gone completely out of business, and that the best election news we have to~hand out. “Praise God from whom all blessings flow.” out is CARBON PAPER for sale at THE tf office. Tand a credic to the State Police, an organization which is a credit to our commonwealth and an enduring mon- ument to the memory of Governor Pennypacker, upon whose recommen- dation that body of useful and neces- sary officers was created. The State Police force has been in- strumental in accomplishing much good in the matter of protecting prop- erty and human life, and the force should be largely increased. Only would-be outlaws and their sympathiz- ers are in favor of abolishing the State Police. It is an honorable calling to be a good peace officer, hence Sergent Prynn’s life was sacrificed in a good cause. The funeral service was conducted by the Rev. Mr. Wagner, pastor of the local M. E. church, and the sermon was most impressive and appropriate. De- ceased was a native of England, but came to America several years ago, with his uncle, Mr. John Meager, who had been on a visit to England, his native land, at that time. Two broth- ers, John and Luke Prynn, came to this country at the same time. Luke has since returned to his native land, and John died here from the effects of a mine accident, a couple of years ago. The father of the Prynn brothers lost his sight in this country, many years ago, as the result of a mine accident. and returned to England, where he died. The mother still survives, and the sympathy of this community goes out accross the great ocean which separates her from the great nation which has proved to be so unfortunate a place to those near and dear to her. Deceased is also survived by a sister residing here, Mrs. George James, to whom we also extend our sympathy. REVOLTS AT COLD STEEL. “Your only hope,” said three doctors to Mrs. M. E. Fisher, Detroit, Mich., suffering from severe rectal trouble, lies in an operation, ” “then I used Dr. King’s New Life Pills,” she writes, “till wholly cured.” They prevent Appen- dicitis, cure Constipation, Headache. 25¢. at Elk Lick Pharmacy. 3-1 Death of Mack H. Bowman. The editor of this paper was much grieved, last week, to learn of the death of Mack H. Bowman, a genial and whole-souled man well known to many people in Salisbury and vicinity. For several years he was in the em- ploy of his brother-in-law, C. H. Jen- nings, at Jennings, Md., but later went to Jenningston, W. Va., where also he was employed by Mr. Jennings. De- ceased was a brother of Mrs. C. H. Jennings, and he was instantly killed by a log train on the Jennings Brothers’ railroad, at Jenningston, W. Va.,on the 5th inst. The Towanda Review, pub- lished at Towanda, Pa., near which place Mr. Bowman was born and reared, gives the following account of the accident which caused his death: Mr. Bowman was employed as con- ductor on a log train operated on the Jennings Brothers’ private railroad, at Jenningston. Friday afternoon he was riding on the first log truck of the train of empty trucks which was being push- ed by the locomotive. He was getting ready to drop off the truck to run on ahead to throw a | switch, when the speed of the engine was d d. As the slack was for Sergeant’ taken from the train, the front car be- ing the last affected, the sudden jerk took Bowman unawares, and he was thrown from the truck, falling on the rails. Three cars passed over him before the train could be stopped. When taken from under the train, he was dead, death having been instantaneous. Deceased was aged 34 years. PNEUMONIA FOLLOWS LA GRIPPE. Pneumonia often follows la grippe, but never follows the use of Foley’s Honey and Tar, for la grippe coughs and deep-seated colds. Refuse any but the genuine in the yellow package. Elk Lick Pharmacy E. H. Miller, Pro- prietor. 3-1 A Shamefully Conducted Sheriff Sale. Frank and James P. Murphy, who conducted a restaurant in Salisbury during the past few years, have moved to Akron, Ohio, where they intend to conduct a boarding house, if we are correctly informed. Their restaurant was closed by the Sheriff, recently, and last Monday their goods, equipments, ete., were sold, or rather given away, at Sheriff’s sale. It was one of the most shamefully conducted Sheriff sales the people of this town have ever witness- ed. We say shameful, because the sale was conducted in the wrong manner to get anything like a fair value for the goods. Things were sold too much in bulk and in too much haste to realize the largest possible amount for the goods, but that did not seem to make any difference to Sheriff Weimer. A sale conducted after the manner of the Murphy sale is a great injustice to the persons being sold out, as well as to the creditors. Furthermore, we believe a sale so conducted is contrary to the letter and spirit of the law. Just because a man has been unfortu- nate is no reason why his goods should be lumped together and sold in such a manner as to practically sacrifice them, thus leaving the person sold out deeper in debt than is necessary, and giving the creditors as little show as possible to realize the full amount of their elaims. If the goods had been Sheriff Weimer’s own personal prop- erty, we feel confident that the sale would have been conducted in quite a different manner. But it makes a big difference whose ox is gored, and some officers have very little human sym- pathy for their unfortunate fellow men. It is also a fact that a good black- smith can be spoiled by converting him into a very poor sheriff, and we believe time will amply prove that that very thing has been done in Sheriff Wei- mer’s case. SOLDIER BALKS DEATH PLOT. It seemed to J. A. Stone, a civil war veteran, of Kerr p, Tex., that a plot ex- isted between a desperate lung trouble and the grave to cause his death. “I contracted a stubborn cold,” he writes, “that developed a cough that stuck to me, in spite of all remedies, for years. My weight ran down to 130 pounds. Then I began to use Dr. King’s New Discovery, whick restored my health completly. I now weigh 189 pounds.” For severe Colds, obstinate Coughs, Hemorrhages, Asthma, and to prevent Pneumonia it’s unrivaled. 50c. and $1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Elk Lick Pharmacy. 3-1 Common Interests of Three Nations. Washington, February 13.—Keen in- terest is manifest as to what will be the program of the North American Conservation Conference between rep- resentatives of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, in this city, Febru- ary 18. In his letter to President Diaz, of Mexico, and Lord Grey, of Canada, President Roosevelt outlined as the purpose of the Conference the con- sideration of “mutual interests involv- ed in the conservation of natural re- sources” and the preparation of “a general plan adapted to promote the welfare of the nations concerned.” There is a pretty well defined feeling, however, that definite topics will have to be discussed. That the Canadians take this view is indicated by the fact that they have sent to the Notional Conservation Commission compilations of specific regulations governing the disposal of their natural resources. Last summer's forest fires on both sides of the line between the United States are so recent in the minds of both countries that undoubtedly the possibility of some co-operative scheme of fire protection is likely to be touched on. There are other important inter- national questions concerning national resources which can hardly fail of con- | sideration. The Canadian and Mexican delegates to the Conference are coming prepared to contribute suggestions as well as to | receive them. Their representatives at the international meeting will be prominent specialists on the various phases of the subject to be discussed. Conservation has not been limited to the United States. Early last year, for instance. every acre of the public tim- berlands in British Columbia, except what has been leased, was placed ia forest reserves. This action was taken to check waste by bringing the care and cutting of timber resources more offectually under Government control. The action affected 150,000,000 acres— as much land as was put into all Na- tional Forests of this country up te 1907. In the Yukon all water power rights are granted for only tweaty years, and at the expiration of that time their control reverts to the public. The water power question is now -ene of the most important and far reac¢h- ing before the United States today. President Diaz, of Mexico, has a com- prehensive knowledge of forestry and understands fully the benefits to .he gained by its application. He is dlse deeply interested in the improvement of agricultural methods, and the farm- ers of the country are rapidly adopting scientific methods. Mexico has few large waterways, but the nation has provided for the expenditure of several million dollars for the improvement of internal navigation. Recent discussion in the Canadian parliament of President Roosevelt’s proposal for co-operation for the con- servation of the natural resources of the whole continent indicates that the support of the conservation movement in the Dominion will be as thoroughly non-partisan as it isin the United States. R. L. Borden, leader of the opposition, was as enthusiastic in his support as Sir Wilfried Laurier, the Premier, who expressed his deepest approval of the movement. THE SECRET OF LONG LIFE. A French scientist has discovered one secret of long life. His method deals with the blood. But long age millions of Americans had proved Elec- tric Bitters prolonged life and makes it worth living. It purifies, enriches and vitalizes the blood, rebuilds wasted nerve cells, imparts life and tone to the entire system. It’s ajgodsend to weak, sick and debilitated people. “Kidney trouble had blighted my life for months,” writes W. M. Sherman, of Cushing, Me., “but Electric Bitters cured me entirely.” Only 20c. at Elk Lick Pharmacy. 3-1 North American Conference Pro- gram. Washington, February 16.—The pro- gram of the North American Conserva- tion Conference which opens in Wash- ington on February 18, has been com- pleted and the main features of it have just been made public. The President Commissioners at 10 o’clock on Thurs- day morning in the East Room of the White House. Cabinet and of the National Conserva- tion Commission will be present. The Canadians and Mexicans will be pre- sented to the President by Secretary of State Bacon. This session will be wholly informal and brief. At its con- clusion, the Conferees will proceed to the Diplomatic Room of the State De- partment, where the regular sessions will be held. It is probable that the remainder of the morning will be taken up with formal addresses of welcome and responses of the visitors. In the afternoon the Conference will take up its work in earnest. It is ex:- pected that the sessions will continue the remainder of the week. The evenings of the foreign delegates will be very fully occupied with var- arranged by their compatriots and: Government officers in Washington. The personnel of the delegations the accomplishment of real results from the Conference, for all the mem- bers are experts in the natural ae- sources of their countries. _ Canada will be represented by ‘the Honorable Sydney Fisher, Minister of Agriculture of the Dominion, the Hon- orable Clifford Sifton, Ex-Minister of the Interior, under whose administra- tion many of the regulations concern- ing the use of Canada’s resources were- adopted, and Dr. Henri S. Beland, a member of the Canadian parliament, subjects. The Canadian delegation will also be accompanied by Robert E. Young, land expert in the Canadian Department of the Interior, who will act as its Secretary. To represent Mexico, President Diaz has sent Romulo Escobar, Manuel A. De Quevedo, and Carlos Sellerier Senor Escobar, who heads the delega- tion, is one of the foremost authorities in Mexico on the agriculture of the country. He has been at different times Minister of the Department of { and he presented \ Agriculture and of the Department of Forestry. With his brother, he edits the farm paper El Agricultor Mexicano, a paper on “Agricul- t the time of the St Senor De Queved r of Forestry ture in Mexico” a Louis Ex is the pre will receive the Canadian and Mexican The members of the ious social functions that have beea - from Canada and Mexico guarantee - who is a well-known authority on these -
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