The Nazareth Item

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Nazareth Item.
AN   INDBPKNDSNT   FAMILY   NEWSPAPER.   DEVOTED   TO    LITERATURE,   LOCAL   AND   GENERAL   INTELLIGENCE.
Vol. XXV.
NAZARETH, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 14,1916
No. 20.
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PRINCE  OF QRAUSTARK
By
GEORGE  BARR
M'CUTCHEON
Author of "Qraustark," "Beverly of Qraustark," Etc.
This School is receiving many requests for   bookkeepers, <'_
stenographers,  and oflice   clerks that it   cannot   supply.    In- *
formation concerning these positions will be given upon re- ^
quest from   former  students  or  others  competect   to do the j;
We   make no   charge  either  to  employer  or   employee, T
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(Continued.) CHAPTER Vll. A Letter From Maud. R, BLITIIEU.S, Hiiimphant, loft Hod Uoof shortly after luncheon; Mr. ClithorH, dis- iiiayiMi, arrived at Ulithor- wood u giiartor of an hour later. Ho had had his way with Uobin, who, after all, was coming to dinner that evening witli Count Quinnox. Th(! prince, after a few words in private with the count, changed hi.s mind and accepted Mr. Blithers' invitation with a livolinesa that wa.s miKtaken for eagerncs.s by that gentleuian, who had made very .sliort work of subduing .Mrs. King when she tried to tell him tliat her own dinner party would be ruined if the principal guest defaulted. He was gloating over his victory up to the instant he reached hi.s own lodge gates. There dismay sat patiently waiting for hiin In the shape of a messenger from the local telegraph offlco in tjio village below. He had seen Mr. Blithers ap¬ proaching in the distance, and with an astuteness that argued well for his future .sueccs.i in life, calmly sat down to wait instead of pedaling his decrepit bicycle up tho long slope to the villa.
He delivered a telegram and kindly vouchsafed the information that It was from Xew York.
Mr. Blitiiers experienced a fjueer sinking of the heart as ho ga/.ed at the envelopo. Something warned hiiu j that if ho opened it in the presence of the messenger he would say some¬ thing that a young boy ought not to hear.
"It's from Maud," said the obliging boy, beaming good nature. It cost him a quarter, that bit of gentility, for Mr. Blithers at once said some¬ thing that a messenger boy ought to hear and ordered Jackson to go ahead.  It was from Maud, and it said:
I shall stay in town a few days longer. It Is ilollKhtfully cool here. Deur idd Mimnil;i 13 at the P.ifz with nie, ami we • re havinf? a line sjiree. Don't wnrr> about monoy. I nnii 1 liave a .staKneTin:, balance in the hank. The cashier showed mi' where I had made a mistake in siih- tractliin of an even ten thous.and. I was amazed to find what a bi>,' dirference a little figure rnalcos. Have made no defi¬ nite plans, but will write mother tonii;ht. r'eisp Kive my love to the prince, lltive you seen today's Town Trutli? Or, woi'se., lias he seen it?   Vour lovin'.; daughter,
M.\l-|). A little later on, after he had cooled off to a quite considerable extent, Mr. Blithers lighted a cigar aud sat dov.n In the hall outside his wife's bedcham¬ ber door. She was having her beauty nap. Not oven he possessed the te¬ merity to break in upon that. He sat and listened for the first sound that would indicate the appeasenn nt of beauty, occasionally hitching his chair a trifle nearer to tho door in the agony of impati(<nce. By the time Jackson j returned from the village with word ' that a copy of Town Truth was not to be' had until the next day he was so close to the door that if any one had happened to stick a hatpin Ihrough the keylioI(> at precisely the right instant it wfiuld have punctured his left ear with tippalling results.
"What are wo going to do about it?" he demaml d three minutes after en¬ tering the chiimber. His wife was prostrate <in the luxurious couch from which she had failed to arise when he burst in upon her with the telegram in
h i«  b .J n H
"Oh, the foolish child!" she moaned. "If she only knew how adorable he is she wouldn't be acting in this perfect¬ ly absurd manner. Every girl who was here last night is madly in love with him. Why must Maud be so obsti¬ nate?"
Mr. Blithers was very careful not to
I mention his roadside experience with
the prince, and you may be sure that
; he said nothing about his proposition
j to   the   young   man.     He   merely   do-
1 Glared,  with  a vast  bitterness in  his
soul,  that  the  prince  was  coming to
dinner.    But what  the deuce was the
\ use?
I     "She  ought  to  be  soundly—spoken
to,"   said   he,   breaking   the   sentence
I with a hasty gulp.   "Now, Lou, there's
just one thing to do.   I must go to Now
Vork  on   the  midnight  train  and  get
j her.    That  woman was all right as a
j tutor,  but  hanged  if  I  like  to  see  a
I daughter   of   mine   traipsing   around
I New    York    with    a    schoolteacher.
I She"—
I "You forget that she has retired on a competence. She Is not in active em- pioyment, Will. You forget that she is one of the Van Valkons."
"There  you  go,  talking about good
old families again.    Why is it that so
; blamed   inan.v  of  your   fine   old   blue
stoc::ings are hunting jobs"—
"Now,  don't bo vulgar.  Will,"  she
[ cut in.   "Maud is quite safe with Jli-
I randa,   and   you   know   it   perfectly
I well, so don't talk like that.   I thii;l;
I it would be a fearful inistake for you
I to go to New York.   She would never
forgive you and, what is more to the
point,  sho  wouldn't budge a step  if
, you   tried  tci  bully  her   into coming
j home with you.   You  know it quite
as well as I dc."
JIaud'.-  continued  absenc'c  was ex¬ plained to Prince Robin that evening. I not by the volcanic Mr. Blithers, but I by   his   practiced   and   adroit   better half,   who   had   no   compunction   in I ascribing   it   to   the   alarming   condi tion  of  a  very  dear  friend   In  New York   one nf  the  Van  Valkens,  you know. j    "Maud   is   so   tender   hearted,   so loyal,    so    really    sweet    about    her frienils,   that   nothing   in   the   world ! could ha\e induced her to leave this
dear friend, don't you know." ]    "I am extremely sorry not to have j met your daughter," said Robin, very I politely.
"Oh, bnt .'¦¦he will be here in a day ; or two, prince."
"T'nfortunately, we are leaving to¬ morrow, Mrs. Blithers." "Tomorrow?" murmured Mrs. Blith- ; ers. aghast.
"l mceived  a cablegram today »d-
vlsins   mo to return  tu Edolwoi,;s at
j once.   We are obliged to cut short a
very   charming   visit   with   Mr.   and
I Mrs. King and to give up the trip to
Washington.   Lieutenant   Dank   left
I for New York this afternoon to ex-
\ change our reservations for the first
ship that we can"—
"What's this?" demanded -Mr. Blith¬ ers, abruptly withdr.awing his atten¬ tion froiii Count Quinnox, who was in the middle of a si nti'nco when the interruption came. They were on the point of going out to dinner. "What's this?"
"The prince says that he is leaving tomorrow" —
"Nonsensel" exploded Mr. Blithers, with no effort toward geniality. "He doesn't mean it. Why why, we haven't signed a single agreement"— "Fortun'ately it isn't necessary for mo to sign anything, Mr. Blithers," broko in Roljin hastily. "The papers are to be si.gned by the minister of finance, and afterward my signature is attached in approval. Isn't that true. Count Quinnox?"
"I daresay Mr. Blithers understands the .'situation perfectly," said the count. Mr.'Blithers looked blank. "Ot courst- I understand it," he said bluntly. "Still I had it in mind to ask the prince to put his signature to a sort of prelimi¬ nary document which would at least assure me that he woutd sign the final agreement when the time comes. Thai's only fair, i.su't it?"
"Quite fair, Mr. Blithers. The prince will sign such an article tomorrow or tho next day at your offlce iu the city. Pray have no unea.siness, sir. It shall be as you wish. By the way, I under¬ stood that your solicitor—your lawyer, I should say—was to be here this evening. It had occurred to me that he might draw up the statement, it Mrs. Blithers will forgive us in our hastp"—
"He couldn't get here," said Mr. Blithers and no more. He was think¬ ing too intently of something more im¬ portant,    "V.'liafs turned up?"
"Turned up, .Mr. Blithers?"
"Yes—in Oroostock. What's taking you off in such a hurry?"
"The prince has been away for near¬ ly six months," said the count, as If that explained everything.
"Was it necessiiry to cable for him to come home?" persisted the finan¬ cier.
"Graustark and Dawsbergen are en deavoring to form an alliance, Mr. Blithers, and Prince Robin's presence at the Capitol is very much to be de¬ sired in connection with the project."
"What kind of an alliance?"
The count looked bored. "An alli¬ ance prescribed for the general im¬ provement of the two races, I should say, .Mr. Blithers." He smiled. "It would in no way impair the credit ot Graustark, however. It is what you miglit really describe as a family se¬ cret, if you will pardon my flippancy."
The butler announced dinner.
"Wait for a couple of days, prince, and I'll ."end you down to New York by special train," said Mr. Blithers.
The prince resolutely declared he would be obliged fo take the first available steamer.
"We sh.tll go down tomorrow," hi said, and even  Mr. Blithers subsided
Preliminary Debates.
Last Friday alt(!nioon the first of a ! series   of   three   preliminary   debates ( was  held   in   the  local   high  school. \ These  debates  are  conducted   to  de¬ termine the winners of the two prizes for excellence in debating given each year by the Alumni Association.
There are this year fourteen con¬ testants, all eager for the fray, and some good debates may be exjiected.
In the debate last Friday Ida Scheffler and N'irginia Werkheiser were returned the victors
Postal I.iawR re>|iilre that subH<;riptionH be paid promptly. A bine IM^nril mark In tliis circle means your Nub- s4'ription Ut dn«, and we Hill thank you for a   prompt   rf-mlttance.
ges were .Miss Alice Schmidt, Miss Augusta Etschman and Elwood Cn- angst. ail members of the Alumni As¬ sociation.
The remaining preliminaries will be held on Werlnesday and Friday af¬ ternoon of this week at 2.30 o'clock.
On Wednesday .Marvin Klick, Alice Hunger, Lottie Siegfried and Helen Hocii will disc ¦•'3-, the question; that .\ational Prepardnesj is the best safe¬ guard of Peace.
The speakers on Friday are Ar¬ thur Shimer, Hi-iiry Kraemer, Pau¬ line Itoth and Helen Hoch, the ques¬ tion is that military training should be given in the public schools.
I'atroiis and  friends of tlie school j are welcome to these debates. _   The dates for tlie semi-final will be I announced later.
Stock«wt*)wn.
Mrs.   Emery   Tracli   and   daughter
-Miriam,   spent   .Monday  afternoon  at
The jud- I .Vazareth.
ourt -News.
In   t!ie   case   of   Sarah   J.   Scheetz against  Oeorge   O.   Werner,   both   o! Bushkill    Township,    the    defeudani had  given a   mortgage to  the  plain¬ tiff.     It   was   conditioned   upon   the prompt payment of taxes and  insur- j ance by defendant.     The plaintiff, al- I leglng  tliat   these  were  not  paid,  is- j sued   execution.     Plaintiff   asked   to ! have the execution set aside, but the i Court held  that  the evidence  would \ not   justify   the  application,   and   ro- I fused to set aside the execution.
Judge McKeen filed an opinion in ' tlie case of Charles B. Brunner, guar- ; dian of J. Joseph Heintzclnian, vs. i Mrs. Annie .Maus and .Mrs. .M. Alice ! l^eopold. the bill in equity was dis¬ missed. Heiiuzelman lives in Al¬ lentown and formerly resided in Naz-i areth. Tlie defendants are his sis- j ters.     The bill was filed with the ob- !
.Marcus Sandt moved into Eugene Getz's  house,   last   Monday.
Mrs. P^lora Kindt and Edgar Frack, of Nisky, spent Friilay even¬ ing at the home of William Gerber and family.
.Mrs. .N'ewton Fulmer and .Mrs. El¬ len Yeisley spent Tuesday with .S. P. Bilheimer and family, at Saylors¬ burg,  Monroe County.
James  Serfass and   sister,   .Mrs.   J. ' Koehler, of Phillipsburg, -\. J., spent Wednesday     witli      .Mrs.      .Margaert Shively.
There will be another werlding in our village in the near future.
Philip Werkheiser moved on his farm last week vacated by Elmer Mack.
James   Abel   rented   the   Atlantic •'  rilaud   Cement   Comiiauy's   farm. : ¦! will farm it on shares. A   carjiet   rag   party   was   held   at *!>n   home  of  Mrs.   Peter   Abel   last ¦ veiling.    --Vniong those pres- '¦   -Mrs.    James    Abel,    .Mrs. rrauiifelier,    Mrs.    William Mrs.   John   Lehr,  .Miss  Fan- ii;e  ineirich, Misses  \'io!et  and  Ber¬ tha  Gerber and  Edward  Gerber,  Pe¬ ter .-Xbel and family.     Lemonade and ealie were served.     Ail  left for tiieir I homes after  spending   a  very  pleas- ; ant evening.
! .Mrs. ( . E. Sandt, on Friday re- : turned home from Glen Falls, .V. Y.. i where she spent eight weeks visiting her son Philip A. Sandt, wife and ; daughter Helena.
j      .Mr.   and   Mrs.   E.   I).   Berkaw   and ' son    Bergen,    Mr.   and    Mrs.    James ' Childress   and    daughter   Geraldine, .Misses Lottie and  Lillian  Bilheimer, on   Sunday   returned   from   Saylors¬ burg, where they spent  several  days
ject of nullifying the conveyance of a ; ^'"^'^'"S *''^''' Parents, Mr. and Mrs property in .Vazareth. The case wa.s '¦ ^- ^'- Bilheimer, at the Lake House regartling a mortgage Heintzelman i -^'"** Helen Berger. of Bangor gave his sisters in 1913. the trustee i ^''^"^'fl ^er sister, Mrs. Palmer Cole who was appoMited sometime ago di.s- i "-^ "^^ Union Hotel, last week, puted   the  claim  and  sai.l  Heintzel-I     I^aymond  Schmlckle,   who  is con
fined to his home with to be about again.
nian wav, mentally unfit to giving the mortgage, hut the court sustained the action oi Heintzelman ;ie,i i ¦,,.., mortgage stands.
llness is ah!" at   the
'Fortunately it isn't necessary for me to sign anything, Mr. Blithers."
He looked lo his wife in des[uration. .'he failed him for the first time in her life. Hfi eyes were absolutely mes- (ageless.
"I'll go down with you," he said, and .hen give his wile a look of defiance.
The   next   morning  brought   Maud's letter to her mother.   It said: '
De.'irest   Metlier — I   inclose  the  •  ¦, frotn Town Truth.   You may see for self   what wholf.. ^v<>i ball  w.!s -.1
body  knows inui _> uU ixi^ me over lo Prince Robin
HoUo.
Rev.  M.  M.  Dry visited  >:• liam Werner, who is indisposeii.
.Mrs. Henry Kleintop, of Bethle¬ hem, and .Mrs. Franklin Woodring, of this place, siieiit Wednesday visiting -Mrs. J. George Hageter.
.Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Kiefer, of Edelmans, si)ent Sunday visiting .Mr. and  Mrs.  Charles Anthony.
Erwin Uenner, of -Maeungie, and Russell Frace, of Rittersville, spent Sunday as the guests of (Charles Frace and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Steinmetz, of .N'azarelh, spent Monday visiting Franklin  Woodring and   family.
i'rank Piattenberger, of Nazareth, and Frederick Fryberger. spent Sun¬ day vi.dling .Mr. and Mrs. Lovine Piattenberger.
.Mr.   and   Mrs.   Albert   Smith   and daughli-r Lillian, spent Sunday visit¬ ing Victor Ackerman and family. Mr.  ami   .Mrs.   Robert  Sliaiikwe !   son   Kenneth,   sp.-ii'    .Su:. areth, vi,;t'i'g  relciii-.-s
Pat   McGrath   is   boarding home of Clement Ackerran ¦ Mrs.  W.  F.  Romig,     o; 'd relatives at Easton. n Wednesday Palmer Cole ¦¦iiiied his sisters and their husliaia ¦. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Klusmeyer and daughter  Mae,  of  Easton,   ar '   "'- and     Jlrs.     Stephen     -Alatthe-.. Bushkill  Park.
Robert Price spent Sunday at Eas- ¦ ton. visiting friends. j      Mrs.   Matilda   Sandt    on   Tuesdav ! was the guest of Mrs. George Walton. I at Hecktown.
I Primary Department will practice j for Easter in the Sunday-school I room, at Forks Church, Saturday af- ! ternon, at i' P. M.
I Lenten services on Wednesday at I 7.4.5 P. M. and every Wednesday i evening until Easter. j Reformed Church services morf^- j ing and evening. Sunday-school .r I 2 P. M., Chr ' ¦ ¦ "^'"deavor Society , with special .efore evenitvi;
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Ci.iis,s   Ro.ids
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PALM    SUNDHY
Shirts,    Neckwear,   Underwear.   Gloves  and   Hosiery. Suitable for the   occasion here  in  full  array. UJ'^^..
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HATB AND FURNISHINGS. 	
NAZMCTN,   KNNA
Worth Careful Thought
Do you read the label to know whether your baking powder is made from cream of tartar or, on the other hand, from alum or phosphate ?
Royal Daking Powder is made firom cream of tartar, derivec from grapes, imd adds to thj  ood only rvholesome qutilities.
Other baking powders contain alum or phosphate, both of mineral origin, and used as substitutes for cream of tartar because of their cheapness.
Never sacrifice quality and healthful- ness ior low price.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO. New York
(To be Continued)
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Young    People's    .Missionary    So¬ ciety   next   Sunday   evening   at   fi.4.". o'clo<:k.     Tho   topic   being   "Joys   ol the Christian Life." leader, .Mrs. Wi! liam -Albert.
Mr. and Mrs. Saniuel Uhler and family, of Forks, were the guests of Mr. and .Mrs. .A.nios Uhler, on Sun¬ day.
St. Peter's Reformed Sunday- school will observe the Easter exer¬ cises on Easter Sunday evening.
Penn Uroad is on the sick list.
Mrs. Otto Schmickle an I daugh¬ ter Helen, of Stockertow spent Sunday visiting Mr. and Mrs. How¬ ard Yeisley.
A very pleasant birthday party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Werklieiser, in honor of the daughter   Maggie's anniversary.
Mrs. Freeman Young aud children of Easton, spent Sunday visiting Mr. and   -Mrs.  .\braham  Young.
.Mrs. Flo.v d Jones and Mrs. Wll- \ liam .-\. Happel spent several days \ in  Monroe  County,  visiting  Mr.  and |
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Tlie old .\l<.>iieely bell wlii..U ' given such excellent service for n. years in St. John's Lutlieran Chu: tower was lowered on Monday after¬ noon and shipped to IJaltimori . Tie- departure of this bell marks the re¬ moval of one of the historic monu¬ ments of the (omiuunity. For years it pealed forth its melodious strains over the community to the pleasure and deligh; of every inhabitant. Its usefulness has ceased, its charming music has been stilled and its ])lace has been taken by another instru¬ ment. This incident reminds us of the time when we, too, shall -"ease to be active, when our voices shall for¬ ever be hushed and when our places shall be occui)ie(t by others.
Klwftic l.iRht Trouble.
The  eiti/.ens   of   .Nazaretli   aii.i   e.--
peciaily  those  who attended   church
,,        ,     .    a.„i.  „„ 1   -vi-    ,.,1   M-.    on Sunday evening had considerable Mr^^.J.   A,   Slot;:  and   Mr.   and   Mrs. j ^^^^^,1,,
David Andrews.
.\ vpr.N   irregular winter visitor the i "Bohertiian Waxwing Hlrd" was seen un Sunday.
' fhe Tatamy baseball team would like to arrange games with teams whose players range in agi' from 17 to - 1 years of age. Please cor¬ respond with the' Business Manager. Fratii'is Messlnger. for information and dates.
Mrs. -\della Durr. of Detroit, who spent several days here visiting her father, C. S. Messinger, returned home, on Thursday.
liecause there were no elec¬ tric lights burning. Tliere was i trouble, on the line between Easton and Nazareth, and the result was for several liours we had no light. The several churches held their usual services but for a time they had to either use gas lights or coal oil lamps. The line was finally fixed and the electric light service could be used for the balance of the service.
Cherry HIU.
Alfred Kunti, of Daniel's Slate Quarry, moved to Henry Kresge's l^rni. oear Cherry Hill
B*9«V8 Siegfried, our merchant, purc|A*^d an auto delivery truck whi^ he uses In his business.
Ilelfit-sf.
Holy Communion will be held in Grace L ill'-Tan i liuroh, on Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. Preparatory services oi.  Saturday afternoon.
Sunday-school will meet on Sun¬ day afternoon at I' o'clock. All chil¬ dren are requested to be present )ii account of Easter program rehear¬ sal.
or •lie  week-end.
1 learflelfl.
¦   !- siiorting  hi    ., :ight last week. lip is speiidiiif ' 1 - r.aster vucalioii with her parent anl Mrs. Henry Kleintop, of P;i ton.
Floyd Creamer made a business trip to Wind Gap. on Monday.
Luther Eberts made a business trip to Per   \r^l, on Tuesda.\-.
Thomas wer. of South  nethle¬
heni.   vtsliei    .\Ir.   and   Mrs.   Clinton Hahn. nn Monday.
Joseph Heph and son Rimer, of Cross rtoads, were visitors in this vi¬ cinity, on Monday.
The snow in our vicinity was about twelve inches deep,  on  Sunday.
Clinton Hahn has nine chickens, all good heavy stock and on Saturday lie got ten eggs of the nine chickens. Mr. Hahn feels very proud of his (hickens, he stiys he feeds scratch feed and tliat is the reason they lay so well.
On account of the bad roads, tho Nazareth Hosiery Company, could not move its machinery here to open the brunch factory, hut they expect to bring the machines fo Clearfield In a few days, when the mill will be placed in operation at once.
Preaching in the M. E. Church, Sunday at in.SO A. M. Special sing¬ ing bv Kev. and Mrs. Hamilton
Mr and Mrs, .\aron Williamson, MisH Sabina Williamson, Chnrles Hil- deiihrandf and Calvin Kresge called on Mr. and Mrs. Clyde P RlRsmlller, on Sunday
Char;, s Melxell, who fell from the upper part of the barn last week, and tnlured  himself.  Is  still   Indisposed
Clinton llagenbiich Is making pre¬ parations to build a new barn.
Miss SaMna Williamson le'f on Monday for Nazareth, after spending some time at home.
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