Mercer Dispatch

              0ND REPUBLICAN.
feptJrfj
VOL. 24, NO. 9.
MEBCEB, MEBCEB OOUNTY, PA„ FBIDAY, APBHs 21. 1911.
VOL. 70 OLD SERIES
SHORT TERM OP COURT
Grand Jury of April Quarter Sessions Returns Only Four True
Bills—Routine Business.
The April Quarter Sessions Conrt* which
opened Monday will be the shortest Meroer
oounty has known in many years. Only
nine oases were presented to the grand jury
this week and it oompleted its work
Wednesday atter finding four true bills.
Tssre are a tew oases banging over trom tbe
Jannary sessions, bnt the oalendar is not
likely to be long enough to keep the Conrt
bnsy s week.
The trne bills returned were as follows:
Henry RotTs aad Leandsr MoConnell,
fornication and bastardy; Frank Nathan,
laroeny; Vanoe Bissell and vera Bissell,
laroeny and reoeiving stolen goods. The
grand Jnry reoommended the oonstrnotion
of oonnty "bridges over Saul's run in Hempfield township and over the outlet of
Barmore lake, Pine township.
John Daly, aged 68 years, who was
arrested by Chief of Polioe James, ot Sontb
Sbaron, and from whom a confession was
obtained, in whioh be states that, two years
ago, he with a confederate broke into tbe
house of Sabina Dnnmire in Hiokory township, and after torturing the woman and
her nieoe, stole $38, entered a plea of guilty
to burglary on Monday. He will be
sentenced within a few days. Daly asks
that he be sent baok to tbe penitentiary,
where he will be sure to get a good bed,
food and tbe oare of a pbysioian in his declining years.
Dnring the week the following routine
bnsiness was transaoted:
Jane Greenlee was appointed committee
te tbs person and estate of Margaret
Dodds, a lunatic.
George W. Williams was appointed constable of tbe borough of Wheatland, vioe
J. A. Haney, resigned.
A schedule of property set apart te the
widow of B. T. Findley, deoeased, was
filed and oonfirmed nisi.
In the oass of D. Marshall vs. I. Mosko-
witz the rule heretofore granted was made
absolute.
In the oase of A. M. Christley, use Sara
A. Blair, vs. Wm. C. MoCracken judgment
was granted te want of an appearance, to
bs liquidated by the prothonotary•
George V. Taylor filed a libel in divoroe
against bis wife, Myrtle A. Taylor, alleging adultery. A subpoena was awarded,
returnable to the third Monday of Jnne.
Ths final aooonnt of W. A. Tinker,
exeoutor ot the estate of Anua A. Marshall,
deoeased, was filed and oonfirmed nisi.
A nolle pros, was granted in tbe oase of
tbe Commonwealth vs. Jobn MoKeefery,
indioted for assault with intent to oommit
a felony. Tbe oase of the Commonwealth
vs. Tbos Finnerty was oontinned.
In tha oase ot Bertie M. Chatley vs.
James Steen the report of tbe master in
partition was presented and oonfirmed
absolutely.
In tbe case of Abijah Gilliland et al. vs.
Adaline Gilliland et al. a sobednle ot distribution was filed and oonfirmed nisi.
E. H. Giles was appointed gnardian of
Edna, Elsie, Charles W., Ceoil L. and
Myrtle Giles, minors of Wm. W. Giles,
deoeased.
The final aooonnt of H. L. Keok, reoeiver
ot tbe Shenango Printing Company, Greenville, was filed and oonfirmed nisi.
The appraisement of tbe real and personal property set apart for tbe widow of
Wm. T. Williams, deoeased, was confirmed
absolutely.
In the divoroe oase of Martha E. Van-
Fossan vs. Jobn Van Fossan a rnle was
granted requiring tbe libellant to sbow
oause wby a bill of particulars should not
be filed, returnable to the third Monday of
May. ]
Discharges were granted to George E.
Bankin, gnardian ot Both Rankin, a
minor, and S. T. Borland, administrator ot
the estate of James Leonard, deceased.
Alfred Weigherding made return of ssle
ot real estate of Katherine Weigherding,
deceased, wbiob was confirmed nisi.
An order for the sale of tbe real estate of
Jobn Tanner, deceased, was granted to
Horaoe O. Tanner.
In tbe matter of the estate of Matthew
Gilliland, deoeased, a rnle heretofore
granted was made absolnte.
James M. Munnel was appointed guardian of Robert S. Mnnnel, minor of JameB
Mnnnel, deceased.
In the matter ot tbe seleotion of a sobool
site in Pymatuning township a rule to
show oause wby tbe report of the viewers
should not be set aside was granted, returnable to tbe first Monday of May.
W. W. Moore was appointed master in
tbe divoroe oase of Maggie Davis vs. Henry
Davis.    Irs* B.   McNeil   was  appointed
And there's no better way of doing
this than opening an account in
our savings department. The beginning may be small, but then no
saying what lit may amount to if
you keep adding a little to it every
little white las you can. There's
nothing like having a bank account
for making I people careful and frugal and money saving.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF MERCER, PA.
master is the oase of Earnest E. Fields vs.
Bessie P. Fields.
W. C. Pettit was appointed auditor to
distribute funds in tbe bands of the
reoeiver of lbs Shenango Printing Company.
A sohedule of property set apart for tbe
widow of Samuel J. Pearson, was filed and
oonfirmed nisi.
Walter Craig and A. M. Niokle were
appointed to appraise tbe property of tbe
Grove City Planing Mill Company.
A hearing was bud is the oase of Joseph
L. Sobadt vs. Peter Saylor, in equity. A
motion to amend bill to permit Joseph
Lininger to intervene as party plaintiff was
granted. Tbe defendant tben pleaded
surprise and a oontinnanoe was allowed.
In tbe oase of Lizzie J. Wilson, exeoutrix
of Dwigbt Wilson, deoeased, vs. George M.
Soyder and Julia A. Snyder • rnle to show
oause why judgment should not be entered
wae granted.
Elizabeth Jones was appointed guardian
of William and Ida Mae Hopkins, minors.
Mary Daniels filed a libel in divoroe
against ber busband Herman Daniels,
alleging desertion. A snbpoena was
awarded, returnable to the next term.
W. H. Siller, administrator, made return of tbe sale of tbe real estate of Cora
Cbalfaot, deoeased, for the payment of
debts, whioh was oonfirmed nisi.
Joseph W. Nelson was appointed trustee
te the sale ot real estate of Margaret
White, deoeased.
Tbe resigination of Frank Righter, constable of the Fonrth Ward, Sharon, and
higb oonstable of the borough, was presented
and aooepted, Robert B. Gilliland being
appointed to fill tbe vacanoy.
C. J. Sweeney and Fran L. Hutohison
were appointed auditors for the borough of
Wbeatland to fill vaeanoies.
A. J. Gillespie was appointed master in
tbe divoroe oase of Maggie Boliver vs.
Wm. Boliver. J. M. Hittle reoeived a
similar appointment in tbe case of Elizabeth
Eberman vs. Fred Eberman.
A sobedule of property set apart for the
widow of Robert P. Callahan, deoeased,
was filed and confirmed nisi.
Levi Soyder was appointed gnardian of
Martha, Lanra and Naomi Groh, minors of
Samuel Groh, deoeased.
CROP OUTLOOK VERT GOOD.
CAPITAL,
SURPLUS, .
RESOURCES,
$120,000
.   9180,000
91,000.000
Excellent Yield of Grain and Fruit Predicted In Pennsylvania by Agricultural
Offioials.
Pennsylvania's orop prospeots are deolared to be exoellent by offioials of the
State Department of Agrionlture, who bave
been reoeiving reports trom every oounty
sinoe the first of April. Tbe late winter
and abundant rains, with absenoe of late
frosts, bave proved advantageous and large
yields ot grain and fruits are predioted.
Deputy Seoretary ot Agaioulture A. L.
Martin, who oompiled tbe orop report, says
tbat tbe wheat appears to be doing very
well and to have oome throngh tbe winter
without iujnry. As a large acreage was
sown last tall, larger tban for a decade in
some oounties, he looks for a heavy orop.
Reports from orchard inspectors snow'
tbat frnit trees are in good oondition and
that spraying has beoome so general tbat
hopes are entertained te a splendid orop of
apples and otber fruits. A big inorease in
bearing trees is expeoted this year owing to
tbe extensive planting in tbe last half dozen
years and systematic steps tor the oontrol
of pests.
Weatber conditions are deolared to he
favorable in many oounties.
Slate Inspecting Dairy Farms.
More than fifty thousand dairy farms in
Pennsylvania are now being carefully
inspected by officers of tbe State Department of Health in furtherance ot the campaign which State Health Commissioner
Dixon is waging to give the people pnre
milk. Tbe' cleanliness of the oow, tbe
sanitary oondition of the stable, tbe oow-
yard and tbe milk bouse are all carefully
investigated and rigidly reported. Tbe
cleanliness ot the persons who do the milking receives partionlar attention. Tben
tbere is tbe matter of tbe handling of the
milk. Many a disastrous epidemio of disease is started by the existence of one case
on tbe dairy farm. The inspectors therefore inquire carefully, not only as to any
present illness among the residents of tbe
farm, bnt as to tbe nature of any siokness
that bas taken plaoe dnring the past year.
In its dsalinge with tbe dairymen tbe
State Department of Health bas from the
first endeavored to make tbe farmer understand tbat it is vastly to his benefit to
keep his dairy in a sanitary oondition. An
unceasing oampaign of education is oarried
on in oonneotion with the regular inspection and by gaining tbe oonfidenoe of the
farmers tbe improved oonditions are more
easily brought abont.
Avoid Frauds.
A paint frand is paint tbat looks fair tor
a year or so, and tben makes repainting
neoessary.
Don't waste your money and injure yonr
property.
The L. & M. Paint has been in use for
thirty-five years.
Ton make one-balf ot it by adding f of a
gallon of Linseed Oil to eaob gallon. It
then oosts about $1.60 per gallon, and is
tbe best paint tbat oan be made.
Longman & Martinez, Manufacturers,
Tbe L. & M. Pure Paints, Tarnishes and
Paints for every pnrpose, for sale by J. R.
Good.     	
Weight of|a Bushel.
Following is the minimum or legal
weight in ponnds per bnshel te tbe various
commodities, by United States standard:
Apples, dried, 26; barley, 48; beans, castor.
46; beans, white, 60; blue grass seed, 44;
bran, 90; bookwbeat, 48: olover seed, 60;
ooal, 80; oorn, shelled, 68; oorn, ear, 70;
oorn meal, 48; flaxseed, 56; hair, plastering,
8; hemp seed, 44; Hungarian, 50; lime, un-
slaoked, 30; malt, 38; millet seed, 50; oats,
38; onions, 67; peaohes, dried, 33; peas, 60;
peas, ground, 24; Irish potatoes, GO; sweet
potatoes, 55; rye, 56; salt, fine, 167; salt,
ooarse, 151; timothy, 45; turnips, 55;
wheat, 60.	
—Quiok olimatio ohanges try strong constitutions and cause, among other evils, nasal oatarrh, a troublesome and offensive
disease. Sneezing and snuffling, coughing
and difficult breathing, and the drip, drip
of tbe foul disoharge into the throat—all
are ended by Ely's Cream Balm. Tbis honest remedy oon tains no oooaine, meronry,
or other harmful ingredient. Tba worst
oases yield to treatment in a short time.
AH druggists, 50 oents, or mailed by Ely
Bros., 56 Warren street, New Tork.
SPECIAL PRIZE OFFERS
CREATE WIDE INTEREST
New Contestants Find Many Votes Awaiting Their Asking—Contestants Should
Make Best Showing Next Week.
THEIR FRIENDS WILL HELP THEN AT THE FINISH
Owing, to the unfavorable weather conditions which have prevailed since the beginning of the Dispatch and Republican's great Tours
of Bermuda Contest, it has been decided to change the date of closing
and to extend the Special Prize period. One week will be added to
each. As a result the Contest will close Saturday, May 13, instead of
May 6, as originally announced, and the special prizes will be awarded
the three contestants polling the highest number of votes during the
three weeka ending Saturday, April 29. This will give the contestants,
particularly those living in the rural districts, a better opportunity to
do effective work and should prove beneficial to all who are in the race.
It made quite a stir when ws annonnoed
the Speoial Prize offer to Tonr oontestants.
Friends of tbe oandidates, as well as the
candidates themselves, are greatly interested in the three Speoial Prizes. It has
been found advisable to change the date of
dosing tbe oontest because of the extremely
bad weatber prevailing here sinoe tbe
Contest started, and npon tbe many requests ot the candidates themselves, so tbe
Speoial Prize period will close Saturday
evening, April 38, instead of April 22,
making tbe period tbree weeks instead of
two as previously annonnoed. Tbere will
then remain two weeks of tbe Bermuda
Contest, whioh will close May 13.
A young lady oan well feel proud to
wear one of the rings of whioh she bas ber
ohoioe. The exolauiation uttered by those
wbo have seen tbem in Binkley's window,
is "aren't tbey beauties?" Tbe solitaire
diamond ring is set witb a good sized pure
wbite stone, wbile tbe otber ting is set
witb two beautiful diamonds and a pearl.
Botb rings are guaranteed, bave tbe same
value and are of tbe best quality. Tbe
seoond and third prizes are in tbe show
window witb tbo rings, are weU worth
striving for and must be seen to be
appreciated. Girls, get bnsy ! Win one of
these prizes and pnt yonrself in a good
position to win a Bermnda trip in the last
two weeks of the oontest.
New oontestants are Still sntering and
tbose who bave been working ever sinoe
the oontest began will do well to watoh
several of the new entries. Energy, ambition and effort—the three fundamental
and underlying prinoiples of all snooessfnl
undertakings—are necessary adjnnots in,
the raoe for votes. Bave oonfidenoe in yourself and tben prove tbat this oonfidenoe was
not mispiaoed. You oan accomplish wonders
if yon but try. Listen not to trivial
rumors, bnt keep going. Have one definite
idea in view. Be determined that you will
be a winner, not only of one of tbe Speoial
Prizes, but also of tbe big Bermuda Tonr
from yoar distriot. Make every effort
count, lay well yonr plans, bring into play
your every resource, and make sure tbat
yonr vote will be so large tbat, wben tbe
final hour arrives when tbe last ballot is
oast, yon need bave no fears bnt oan witb
triumph pitoh your tent in the camp of viotory.
.Tbe next week will be very interesting
and exciting, and every reader of the Dispatoh and Bepnblioan will watoh every
vote witb a great deal of interest. Concentrated efforts are tbe most effeotive now.
At this important period of the oontest
there is at stake the winning of a desirable
and valuable prize, and the votes accumulated in this effort plaoe the aotive contestant in the realm ot big numbers and in
good position to start on tbe lase grand period, beginning May 1 and ending May 13,
when it will bs determined who are the
winners of the great tonr to New Tork and
Bermuda.
The work already aooomplished only
goes to prove what we have been saying all
along—tbat subscription votes are to be
bad if yon only go after tbem. The Dispatoh and Republican goes into thousands
of homes in town and surrounding oountry,
but tbe ones not now reading it are willing
to aud are only waiting for some one to ask
tbem, so it is up to you oontestants to see
tbem and get their subscriptions. If a few
enterprising girls oan get from 6,000 to 8,-
000 votes in tbe short time tbat this contest
has been running, all of you oan do it if
yon go out and see tbe people.
These ohoioe Vaoation Tours and Speoial
Jewelry Prizes are snrely worth a little
bustle on yonr part, aren't tbey? And
yon oan win them with just tbe same ease
as any one else, if you only tbink so and
try. You will find tbat people are willing
to help yon if yon will ask them. Tbe
reoords of tbe last few days prove tbis conclusively.
INFORMATION FOR VOTERS.
Salient Points of General and Primary
Election Laws Enumerated by the County Commissioners.
For tbe information of electors and prospective oandidates tbe oonnty commissioners have compiled tbe following oalendar
based upon tbe present eleotion and registration laws and the new primary bill:
May 22—Copy of registration of voters
oompleted and banging on tbe eleotion
bonse in eaoh preoinot in boroughs and
townships.
July 29—Last day for certificate from
party obairman to county commissioners of
offices to be filled in county and oities. No
party committeemen or officers oan be
elected this year under the new primary
law.
July 29—Last day to be assessed to be
qualified to vote at .the fall primary.
August 5—Last day for commissioners to
publish notioe of offices to be filled. Tbis
inolndes all offioes, oounty, oity, borongh,
ward, township and preoinot.
Augnst 30 —Last day to pay taxes to be
qualified to vote at the fall primary.
September 6 and 6—Registry assessors at
the polling places in boroughs and townships to reoeive applications from voters to
be registered and to revise the May registration.
September 7—Last day to be assessed to
vote at November eleotions.
September 7—Registry lists to be retnrned to oonnty commissioners' offioe.
September 9—Last day to file petitions
to bave names printed npon offioial ballots.
Ten names are required on petitions tor
oity, borough, township or preoinot offioes,
ana fifty names for oounty offices.
September 9—Last day tor commissioners to ohange polling plaoes for fall primary.
September 23—Forms of all ballots to be
voted at primary to be on file in commissioners' offioe and open tor publio inspection.
September 30—Fall primary from 2 p.m.
to 8 p. m.
October 3—Last day to file primary .returns in offioe ot oounty commissioners.
Time expires at noon.
Ootober 4—Commissioners commence at
noon to make official count of primary returns.
Ootober 7—Last day to pay taxes to be
qualified to vote at November eleotion.
Ootober 14—Last day to file expense ao-
oounts in offioe ot olerk of oonrts if primary
expenses bave been over $50.
Ootober 17—Last day to file nomination
papers for oity and oonnty offioes.
Ootober 23—Last day for withdrawal of
borongh and township oandidates.
October 30—Last day for primary expense aooounts to be filed with olerk of
oonrts, if expenses under $50.
November 7—Munioipal eleotion.
Deoember 4—City, borough, township,
ward and preoinot offioers eleoted on November 7, oommenoe their terms. Expense
aooounts most be filed before tbe oath of offioe is administered.
Deoember 6—Last day to file expense aooounts for oounty offioers-elect, and for all
oandidates not eleoted.
EXCISE FIGHT BEGUN.
—Garden seeds in bulk and packages at
Good's drug store. 4tf
BUI to Change License Procedure in
Seventeen Counties Introduoed in Legislature.
Tbe much-talked about exoise bill appeared in tbe Legislature Tnesday in abbreviated form. The plan now is to confine its
operation to the 17 oonnties having a population of between 100,000 and 260,000.
Tbe soheme to make it general bas been
abandoned. Tbe counties to be affeoted
are Berks, Blair, Cambria, Chester, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Fayette, Lanoaster, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton,
Northumberland, Schuylkill, Washington,
Westmoreland and York. The proposition
now is to bave the commissioners for eaoh
oounty named by tbe Governor.
Governor John K. Tener has served
notioe in an emphatio manner upon ths
leaders of tbe Bepnblioan State organization
that he will resent to the utmost power at
his command any interference on tbeir port
with tbe passage ot the Alter pnblio utilities
bill. The measure was prepared by
Attorney General John C. Bell npon plans
laid down by tbe Governor. Tbe obief
executive, dnring tbs oampaign, mads a
pledge to the people that be would foster
snoh a bill and he proposes to get lt through
tbe Legislature it possible. If it fails tbe
Governor proposes to plaoe tbe responsibility
wbere it belongs.
Great importanoe is attaobed to tbe
Shern Mil, providing a method for ths impeachment of judges, whioh bas passed
finally in tbe House by a vote of 113 to 75.
Tbere is no donbt but what it will bave
easy sailing in the Senate. It has the baok-
ing of the Republioan leaders. It provides
that 100 or more qualified eleotors cf any
judioial distriot in the State may institnte
impeaohment proceedings against any judge
guilty of "any immoral or dishonest oondnot, or who has in any way violated his
oath of offioe or has been guilty of oondnot
unbeooming a judge."
It not only provides for petitions to inquire into any misoondnot on the part ot
any judge, bnt is retroaotive and nnder it
oharges made npon alleged misoondnot in
years past might ba instituted.
Tbs bill ot Senator James P. McNiohol
regulating amusements and plaoes of publio amusement is a law. Tbe aot makes it
unlawful for any person or persons to participate in, or tor tbe owner or owners of
any bnilding, tent, premises, lot, park or
oommons, or any one having oontrol of
these plaoes to permit any dramatio, theatrical, operatio or vaudeville exhibition or
the exhibition of any fixed or moving piotures of a lascivious, sacrilegious, obsoene,
indeoent or immoral nature and oharaoter
or snob as might tend to corrupt morals.
Violations of the aot are punishable by a
fine of $1,000 or imprisonment for one year,
or either or botb, at tbe discretion of tbs
oourt. Tbe law does not specify any ons
as the oensor, bnt its enforcement wonld
naturally lis with the oity polioe or the borough oonstable.
At a oonferenoe of Senators and Representatives interested in pension bills it
waa determined tbat preferenoe should be
shown is tbe Senate to tbe hill presented
by Mr. Dershem, Union, to grant pensions
at tbe rate of $5 for those who served tor
three months; $6 for tbose serving less tban
a year, and ft for over tore years.   Tho
Dershem bill bas passed tbe Honse and the
Gray bill, wbioh provides for pensions for
tbe emergenoy men who served for less
than three months, il booked to pass.
Tbere are tbree pension bills in tbe Senate.
Tbe Senate has passed finally tbe Sproul
highway bill. It none of the most comprehensive and important road bills passed
in many years. The bill oarries an appropriation of $6,000,000, of wbiob $4,000,000
is for the use of the highway department
and the remaining $2,000,000 for State aid
for roads. A feature of tbe Mil is the laying out of nearly 300 routes Joining oounty
seats. The provisions of Mm bill oan be pot
into operation without the assistanoe of the
proposed $50,000,000 bond issue for improving roads. Tbe joint resolution proposing
a constitutional amendment authorizing tbe
bond issue bas passed tbe Senate and is
■ow in the Honse.
Tbe sohool oode amended so as to permit
seoond olass distriots to retain present
boards of oontrol it tbey so eleot and
ohanged in a number of other particulars,
was reported by the Senate Committee on
Education Tuesday night. Tbe ohange in
seoond olass distiiots is tbe most important
of tbe amendments made. It allows sohool
boards in suoh distriots to deoide whether
they will aooept tbe oode and gives eleotors
of the distriots right to vote on the question of retention on petition ot 10 per cent.
of the number of voters in case the board
refuses to aot. Another important amendment was for an inorease from $50 to $55
in the minimum salary limit for teaobers
holding permanent oertifioates and from
$40 to $45 in the minimum for those holding provisional oertifioates. Tbis will
mean an inorease of $1,300,000 in tbe two
years' State appropriation for salaries. Tbe
oode will be plaoed on seoond reading on
Monday night.
Tbe Tustin primary law, approved by
the Governor on April 6, is to be amended
in bo far as tba qualification of a voter is
oonoerned. Tbe bill was presented Tnesday
night by Senator Osoar E. Thomson, of
Chester. Under tbe present law, if a voter
is challenged he must swear that, at the
"last preoeding" eleotion at wbioh he
voted, be voted for a majority of the oandidates of tbe party for whose ballot he asks.
The Thomson amendment will read that at
"either the last presidential, general or
munioipal" eleotion be voted for a majority
ot tbe candidates of the party for whose
Mkllot he asks. Tbo law now sbnts out tbe
Keystoner and tbe Thomson amendment
will let bim ia. Tbere bas been a strong
demand tor tbis obange from the oountry
distriots.
PERSONAL MENTION.
TAFT BOOM LAUNCHED.
South Carolina Delegates to National Convention  Next Year
Pledged to President.
—Powell DeFranoe is visiting his sisters,
Misses Mary and Jennie DeFranoe.
—Jobn L. Mowry, of Alliance, O., visited
his sister, Mrs. T. S. Lindsey, a few days
this week.
—Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Kerr spent Easter
in Sharon, guests of Dr. and Mrs. W. B.
Isenberg.
—F. P. Craig, who has been suffering
from rheumatism, left Tbursday for
Andover, O., for treatment.
—Misses Fannie Stewart and Graoe
Graham, who are teaohing in Sharon, spent
tbe Easter holiday at home.
—Chas. Gibson oame over from Sbaron
Satnrday and spent Snnday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gibson.
—Mrs. J. 0. Morse and daughter
Margaret are visiting tbe former's mother,
Mrs. Minnie Taylor, in Wilkinsburg.
—Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Baker, of Ellwood
City, spent Easter in Meroer, guests ot tbe
latter's brother, W. A. Filson, and .family.
—Mrs. S. F. MoCullough, of Jefferson
township, bas returned bome trom a brief
visit with her sister, Miss Jane Emery, in
Franklin.
—Mr. and Mra. Hugh O. Jones, of
Sharon, and the latter's sister, Mrs. Bertha
Marshall, of West Middlesex, visited friends
in town Wednesday.
—F. B. Filson, of Natrona, spent the
Easter holiday and a few days this week
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
Filson, of Cool Spring.
—Miss Anna Hamilton, who is employed
in the kindergarden department of tbe
Pittsburg pnblio sobools, visited her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Hamilton, a few days
tbe past week.
—Mn. R. T. Findley is steadily recovering from her reoent serions illness. Her
sister, Mrs. XL B. Hilands, ot Fredonia,
wbo has been attending her, returned boms
tbs latter part of last week.
—Dr. F. W. Knippel delivered the
address of honor to tbe Noitsu Medioal
Fraternity at Cleveland Sunday night.
This fraternity ls a National organization
oomposed of over two bundred surgeons
and physioians and membership in it is
limited to tbose whose qualification and
moral oharaoter will bear tbe olosest
scrutiny. Dr. Knippel is tbe youngest
member who haa ever delivered this address
of honor. He also reoeived the honorary
degree ot F. N. F., whioh has been oonferred
only three times dnring tbe last ten years.
Semi-official announcement was made at
tbe White House last Tbursday that the
oampaign of President Taft tor the Repnblioan nomination for President in 1912 had
been opened with tbe meeting and aotion
of the Republican Exeontive Committee of
Sonth Carolina indorsing the President and
pledging him the 18 delegates from that
State for bis nomination. Tbe aotion of
tbe Sonth Carolina oommittee was made
known in a telegram from Colombia, S. C,
addressed to Charles D. Hilles, seoretary to
tbe President. It deolared tbat every congressional distriot of ths State bid been
represented. North Carolina had taken
similar aotion preoeeding that of South
Carolina, bnt it was not deemed proper
then to take speoial notioe of it
The National House of Representatives,
by a vote of 269 to 16, last Wednesday evening passed tbe Rnoker resolution proposing
a constitutional amendment for tbe direot
eleotion of United States Senators. Tbis is
tbe first Demooratio program measure to be
passed by tbe House. The resolution is in
tbe form of tbe Borah resolution reported
out of the Senate Judioiary Committee in
tbe dosing days of the last Congress.
Republioan opposition to it was based
on tbe faot tbat it did not contain the
obanges afterwards made in the fight in tbe
Senate, whioh assured to Congress oontinned
oontrol over eleotions in the several States.
Sweeping powers are oonferred upon the
ohalrmen of the nine House oommittees OB
expenditures in the various government departments by a resolution introduoed in the
Honse Saturday. The resolution was drawn
at a oonferenoe of the varions obairmen
witb Speaker Chirk, and is a part of the
Democratic program for tbe present extra
session and tbe regular session whioh begins
in December. The Demoorats believe tbat
there is mnoh extravaganoe in the departments and that they oan bring abont great
reductions in the annual appropriations by
conduoting a thorough inquiry. It is oonsidered likely tbat the inquiries will extend
tbronghont the summer and into tbe next
session of Congress. Tbe oommittees expeot
to begin tbe work within two or three
weeks.
GUARANTEED PILE CUBE.
Hacked by Tour Leading: Druggist.
If yon bave any kind of piles, get a box
of Dr. Leonhardt's Hem-Roid at C. R.
Lindsey's, Meroer, Pa., and druggists
everywhere on the money-baok plan.
Hem-Roid is made trom Dr. Leonhardt's
own prescription—a tablet remedy, taken
internally and onres thoroughly by removing the internal oanse ot piles, something
that suppositories, ointments or cutting operations will not do.
$1 for large bottle whiob lasts 34 days.
Dr. Leonhardt Co., Station B, Buffalo, N.
Y.   Write for booklet.
Farm Labor Very Scarce.
With the opening of spring work, Meroer
oounty farmers again find themselves abort
of hands. Aooording to the Herald,
several have been in Sharon, trying to
seonre men, but find it vary difficult to get
good hands wbo are willing to go on the
farm. They would rather worn in the
mills and faotories, even if they have to
spend all they make to keep themselves.
The problem of seouring farm labor is beooming more and more seriOus with eaoh
succeeding year. This, in spite of the fact
tbat wages for tbis olass of work bave been
advanoed to a high point, in faot, to a
point so high that many farmers hesitate
over the prospeot of seouring tbe returns
from tbe orops that wonld warrant suoh an
expenditure. Fifteen or twenty years ago
it was very easy for the farmers to hire
good farm bands, at from $15 to $20 per
month and board. Now many farm hands
are demanding $2 per day and board, and
in the busy season they are hard to get at
that.      	
Ohnroh Motes,
Communion servioes will be held in the
Jaokson Center Presbyterian ohnrob next
Sunday. At tbe preparatory servioe Satnrday afternoon at 2:30 Rev. Goo. Taylor,
Jr., will preaob.
Dr. W. P. Johnston will preaoh in the
Covenanter ohnroh next Snnday at ths
nsnal honr.
List of Letters
Remaining in tbe postoffioe at Meroer, Pa.,
April 20,  1911.   Persons oalling for letters
Will please say "advertised,"  as one  oent
extra will be oharged.
Pirley Butler, G. I. Hemstreet, Mrs.
Magnie Millson.     D. L. Barton, P. M.
—Don't think that piles oan't be oured.
Thousands ot obstinate oases bave been
oured by Doan's Ointment. 50 oents at
any drng store. apr
Conservative and Safe
In seeking a depository for your money you
naturally desire safety and conservatism.
The Farmers and Mechanics National Bank is
conservative and safe.
Your account is invited.    Come in and talk the
matter over with the cashier.
3%
INTEREST PAID ON SAVINGS
ACCOUNTS OP $1.00 AND UP.
Mercer, Pa.
CAPITAL, $80,000.00 PROFITS, $40,000.00