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Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-10-01
ERADICATE THE RATI
A Disease Breeder and Carrier That
Serves No Good Purpose.

A Disease Breeder and Carrier That
Serves No Good Purpose.
Rats are dangerous. They have no
legitimate business, nor can they serve
any good purpose in any community
Sanitarians are well agreed that rats
are serious menace to health. They
are so filthy in their habits as tenants
of the sewers and as feeders on every
thing dirty and diseased that it is no
wonder they are carriers of disease,
parasites and plague infection.
That rats are afflicted with many dis
eases more than bubonic plague is con-
firmed by DR.. Rupert Blue. surgeon
general of the United States public
health service, who. speaking ON this
point, says: "Other infections of the
rat are trematodes. or tiukes; cestodes
or tapewornls; nematodes, or round
worms; protozoa. insects and vegetable
microbes" OF the rats examined in
San Francisco "a per cent were in
tested with tapeworms
Plague is primarily a disease of the
rat. 1t is communicated from the
plague stricken rat to other rats and
from rats to man by means of fieas. as
the principal agent, yet it has been
determined many times that handling
a rat that has been dead of plague only
a few hours gives the infection almost
instantly. Two small boys while play
ing in an unused cellar found the body
of dead rat. The corpse was buried
with unusual funeral honors. In forty
eight hours both were ill with bubonic
plague. A labOrer finding a sick rat
on the wharf picked it up with the
naked hand and threw it into the bay.
He was seize't three days later with
plague. But the flea is the chief in
oculator. Fleas abandon rat dead
of plague and go in search of living
beings who still have warm blood cir
culating in their veins. Biting man
they inoculate into him the living virus
which starts the disease.
Since plague is a disease due to rats
and rat fieas and not to filth or dirty
habits, there's only one thing to do to
avoid plague. eradicate the rats. This
can be done by making war on them
with traps, poison and starvation, and
by 'rat proofing" against them; that
is by building them out. AS a result
of the Chinatown plague epidemic in
1907, so efficient was the ratproof con-
structions that followed, that rats and
plague were entirely "built out" of that
part Of The city.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-10-01
SHE HAD ME COVERED"

There were two of the most eminent
lecturers in the United States aboard.
and one evening they both gave the
passengers talk"
The man who was obliged to take all
this made virtue of necessity and
listened.
"Pve crossed the prairies of Illinois
in stagecoach with party the mem
bers Of which had never seen one
another before starting and before the
end of the trip became friends for life.
One man who had a stentorian voice
said he never felt he had room enough
to sing except when he was on what
was then called the grand prairie of
Illinois. We turned in. sitting straight
up as we were, about 10 o'clock and
were Jared from side to side and
jolted up and down all night But aft
er the first night we slept well and
were ready to crack jokes at one anoth-
er in the morning. There were two
matrimonial matches made on that
trip. Curious, wasn't it? The parties
had no acquaintance before"
A rough looking man not quite so
old, sitting in seat opposite, had been
listening to this contrast between the
old and new methods of travel and at
this point spoke up:
.'Mebbe you gents would like to hear
one of them stagecoach romances."
The old man acquiesced. The other
passenger looked as If he would like
20 call the conductor and have both
men put off the train as nuisances.
IL don't look like man as has had
a romance, do p the third party went
ON. 81 was better lookin' before a
feller went gunnin' for me In the Al
hambra gamblin' saloon at Cheyenne
In 1868 and give me the scar. You
talk about travelin' furder east In the
forties and fifties. You didn't hev no
sich places to stop as Cheyenne when
it was the terminal of the q. P. And
as for your canalboats, with lecturers
on 'em. they couldn't "a been as lively
as stagecoach with road agents STOP
PIN the way and linin' up the passen-
gers for their valuables. | was sittin'
on the box with the driver Of a coach
one day-the inside was empty-when
right out on the plain. where there
want anything but cactus and gopher
hOles-not a tree or even a shrub to
shade her-we come up with the pur-
test gal | ever see walkin' in the hot
sun. She looked awful tired and hot.
and suggested to the driver to take
her up. He said If she wanted to ride
she'd have to pay her fare. I asked
her why she was walkin'. and she said
she hadn't no money: she'd run away
from home on account of a stepmother
and was tryin' to get to some civilized
town where she could locate and make
livin'.
''The upshot Of it was agreed to pay
her fare. and she got inside. The mon
ey want nothin' to me. seein' I'd iuet
raked in some $1,000 at faro, anf /
didn't mind little sum like that when
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-10-01
"A Stagecoach|'
Romance
II CcntraSted With Travel In
These Latter Days
By THOMAS R DAWN

A gentleman riding in a luxurious
parlor car on the Central Pacific rail-
road read a novel which appeared to
bore him, closed 1t, yawned. cast
glance through the window, yawned
again and was about to settle himself
for nap when a white bearded sep
tuagenarian in the chair next to him
said:
"Duil travelling nowadays, isn't it?"
The bored man looked at the other
as much as to say, 81 have no ac-
quaintance with you. sir, and l don't
wish any," Then he grunted an as
sent and was settling himself further
for slumber when the old man con-
tinued:
when travelled as a youngster
there was something to keep fellow
awake. At ten years of age / went
from Pittsburgh across the Allegheny
mountains, part way by stage, part
way by canal and the rest on snort
ing steamboat on a river. On that ca
nalboat there wasn't any porcelain
bowl to wash up as there is on this
car. There were only tin wash basin
and piece of bar soap, with roller
towel to wipe on. But there was
something better than there is here.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-10-01
FIRST cATcHER's PAD.
Il Was Worn by Charlie Bennett of the
Old Detroit Team.

Il Was Worn by Charlie Bennett of the
Old Detroit Team.
Charlie Bennett, the noted catcher of
the famous Detroit team of 1867,
often told with delight the story of
how he and his wife made the first
catcher's breast protector.
It was a constant source of worry
to Mrs. Bennett to watch her husband
being made target for the speed
merchants of thirty years ago. And
she fully realized the pressing neces-
sity of some kind of arnor to prevent
the hot shot sent through by these
speedy slabmen from caving in a rib
or two which belonged to her better
half
After much deep thinking and con-
siderable labor the Bennetts shaped
out something that had faint resem-
blance to the protector worn today.
In private trial it worked fine. and
In the tryout Charlie would let the ball
slip through his hands and bang up
against his chest without experiencing
the slightest jar. After Bennett got
used to it he wore it in regular con-
test, and, with the eyes of thousands
of spectators upon hin., he would let a
fast one hit him square on the chest.
The ball would rebound back almost
to the pitcher.-New York World.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-10-01
Deaf Mute Church Work

Z Religious work among deaf mutes
was established in 1s49 by DR.. Gal
1audet. who started small Bible class
for them in room in the University
of New York. The Churchman, an
Episcopal weekly. says that at the
present time there are thirteen or
dained clergyEen. twelve Of whom are
themselves deaf, ministering to the
spiritual needs of $4,000 deaf mutes in
the United States of whom there are
fully 10000 in the southern section.
The salaries of the missionaries to the
deaf range from $1,000 to $500 an
nually. and a very few of them have
their expenses. in addition, provided.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-10-01
Message of the Telephone.

There is nothing in the sound of the
shrill little telephone bell to warn us
of the import of its message. More's
the pity. 1t may be that bore whose
telephone conversation begins: "Well
what do you know today?" 1t may be
your lawyer to say you've inherited A
million Hence the arrogance of the
instrument 1t knows its voice will
never willfully go unanswered SO long
as the element of chance lies concealed
within it.-American Magazine.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-10-01
Thev seldon po.

A half witted fellow living in one Of
our country villages makes it his busi-
ness to attend all funerals and COM
ment on them for days afterward. Re-
Gently he received an invitation to the
wedding of a relative. The next day
after the wedding neighbor asked.
"And how did the wedding go or,
Jim?"
''Oh, there was a pretty fair crowd
turned out considerin' the weather. -
Jim answered solemnly. MARY, she
looked right nice. but l didn't think
Bob looked very natural. al."-Indian-
apolis News.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-10-01
Corn In Kansas.

The earliest mention Of corn in Kan.
sas is found In the account of Coro-
nado's expedition in 1912. Professor
Williston. found charred corn in the
ruins of prehistoric Indian pueblos In
Scott county. estimated by him to be at
least two and half centuries old.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-10-01

did you do as told you. Willie" i"
inquired the mother. ''snd not ask Mrs.
Winters for pie second tlme?'
"Yes'm." said Willie proudly. "I
didn't have to ask more than once: I
got the first piece without askins."-
Ladies' Home Journal.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-10-01

"Papa, what is an escutcheonT
"WhyT
'aThis story says there was a blot on
his escutcheon."
"Oh, yes. An escutcheon is light
colored vest. He had probably been
carrying a fountain pen" - Houston
Post,
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-10-01

First Girl know Jack hasn't much
money. but we can live on faith. you
know. Second Girl-And hope. too, |
suppose? Third Girl-And charity!-
London telegraph.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-10-01
IncompIete Informatior,

We are now exactly a Thousand
feet above the level OF the sea-
"Wnat seaY"
"The guidebook doesn't say."-R Ror
Vivant.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-10-01
Good Practice.

DR.. Busier-How is your rractIce.
DR.. Grassler-F'irst rate; 1t Couldn't be
better. i had more than 1900 patients
last year and didn't lose a single cent
Toledo Blade.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-10-01

Impossibilities are merely the half
hearted efforts Of quitters.-Herbert
Kaufman.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1914-10-01

Beyond his power the brayest can
bot fight.-Homer.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-02-06
February e, 1914.
FAKE LOCAL OPTION BILL IN
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.

Annapolis Nd, January I7.-Dele-
gate Joseph Addison of Prince
Georges county is about to introduce
another fake '1ocal option" bill in the
Legislature, dealing with Prince
Georges county.
Years ago, the civilized portions of
Prince Georges county forced the leg
islature to pass special laws permit
ting certain portions of the county to
vote out the saloons and the people
voted them out. Hyattsville, Laurel
and other communities are dry
through this process. That left cer-
tain sections inhabited largely by un-
desirables where the saloon remained
and where they became perennial
nuisance to the dry portions of the
county that tried to keep themselves
clean.
The dry portions of the county and
the decent people of the wet portions
demanded a chance to vote on the
question for the entire county. The
Legislature responded with a fake bill
which permitted the wet portions to
vote apart from the dry sections and
of course the liquor men won just as
the legislators intended that they
should.
Now the people of Prince Georges
county are again demanding the right
of the people of the whole county to
vote on the question and here is where
Joe Addison gets into the game. He
proposes a bill to permit the people
of the county to vote the saloons out
but Furnishes the people by compelling
them to compensate the saloons in
case they are voted out Many of the
saloon keepers who have been losing
money would be glad to get voted out
and get big damages besides under
such law.
Addison's proposal in the interest of
the liquor barons of Baltimore is de-
nounced by the drys as fake just as
the former bill was fake.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-02-06
For Governor of Oregon Fern Hobbs
[From New RepuE.ic.

Read Huon's story another column Hobbs of
Oregon New Republic something of this weeks
ago.
Miss Hobbs private secretary Governor West the
city officers of Coppered unked in enforcing the
the officers of Baker county fell courts
nowhere Governor West this slip of girl Baker
county She declared martial law walked off liquors
and left soldiers on guard and left the town dry
The brewers declare that if the should
form military duty Fern Hobbs performed military and
beat the standstll at it.
The denzens of say they should
perform police duty Fern Hobbs performed police way
that made the criminals sit up and take notice
When the city officers snung and the prosecuting
thoe of Baker county whining because they Couldn't
and when the wabbng this young there
and showed these how it and did it.
the of Fern Hobbs in the mouth of everybody
people booming her for the governor of Oregon
Why not?
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-02-06

Count Emallup-They tell me Lord
Ballyrot had narrow escape in Amer
lea.
Duke Smixture-Yes, yes, y'know;
while travelling in the wild and woolly
West, y'know, he became confused in
his terms and called cowgirl heif-
er-Judge.
He planted what he thought were
seeds,
And eagerly he watched the spot.
No sprouts came up from mothers
beads,
Or from poor Johnny's BIB shot
Judge.
Judge-"Describe what passed be-
tween you in the quarrel with your
WIFE"
Man on Stand-"The plates were
regular dinner size, your honor, and
the teapot had a broken spout
Boston Transcript
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-26
Richard Croker Married
to Indian Princess
.Sbccinl 10 1he rrlerrnhh


New York, Nov. 27.-Richard Gro
ker. the former leader of Tammany
Hall. and Miss Bula Benton Edmond
son, the descendant of chief of the
Cherokee tribe of Indians. were mar
ried yesterday at the home of Nathan
Straus, 27 West Seventy ty-second street,
Just two hours after the wedding had
been scheduled to take place in the
rectory of st. Agnes Catholic Church
Previous to the wedding the bride and
bridegroom had been playing hide and
so seek with large number of report
ers. photographers and moving picture
men. This, Mr.. Croker said later, was
largely responsible for the delaying of
the wedding.
1t was noted by those who attended
the wedding that neither of the BRIDE
grooms sons nor his daughters were
present, although both sons, Howard
and Richard Croker, Jr.. and Mr.. Gro
ker's daughter. Ethel, have their
homes in this city. Nor was any other
person by the name of Croker except
the bridegroom present at the cere-
mony. At the Croker home, East
Seventy-fourth street, in the afteroon
it was said that both of Mr.. Croker's
sons were out of the city and that his
daughter, Ethel, was in the city, but
she would not discuss the wedding.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-26
BY William 7. Ellis.

When visitors enter the room
where the Declaration of Independ-
ence was signed, in Philadelphia, they
Iinstinctively remove their hats. They
are in the presence of great and
sacred transaction. The deeps of re-
verence are touched. So when we ap-
proach this story of the Crucifixion we
pause and bow our heads in awed
meditation. This is the greatest
theme that mortal pen ever essayed.
Here is the Apex of history. Cal
vary is the crossroads of time. AT
common wooden, blood-stained cross
on a hill outside the wall of old
Jerusalem, heaven touched earth.
Even the cherubim and the arch
angels must veil their faces as they
contemplate Calvary.
There never was an hour in all the
long course of time when mankind
was reader to hearken to the story of
the Cross and its broken-hearted Vic
tim than now, when the spirit of the
world Is crushed in sorrow. The only
symbol of hope on the earth's horizon
is the cross emblem.
In a sense not meant by Constan-
tine,-the first Christian Roman en-
peror, whose name is borne by the
great city on the Bosphorus which Is
one of the days war centers - the
cross bears the message of hope, by
this sign conquer" Only the cross
and its message can deliver the world
in this hour of woe. The world has
come to q new Golgotha, may 1t not
miss the meaning of the cross that
conquers stubborn human pride and
redeems all of life.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-26
URIC ACID
SOLVENT
so Cent Bottle (32 Doses)
H II Il L.

Just because you start the day wor-
ried and tired, stiff legs and arms and
muscles, an aching head, burning and
bearing down pains in the back-worn
out before the day begins, do not think
you have to stay in that condition.
Be strong. well and vigorous, with no
more pain from stiff joints, sore mus
cles, rheumatic suffering, aching back
or kidney disease.
For any form of bladder trouble or
weakness, its action is really wonder
full. Those sufferers who are in and
out of bed half a dozen times a night
will appreciate the rest, comfort and
strength this treatment gives.
To prove the Williams Treatment
conquer9 kidney and bladder diseases
rheumatism and all uric acid troubles
no matter how chronic or stubborn. IL
you have never used the Williams
Treatment, we will give one soc bottle
(32 doses) free if you will cut out this
notice and send it with your name and
address, with 10c to help pay distribu-
tton expenses, to The DIR. d. A. Will
liams Company, Dept. 24S5, Post Office
Block, East Hampton, Conn. Send at
once and YOU will receive by parcel post
a regular soc bottle, without charge and
without incurring any obligations. One
bottle only to an address.-Advertise-
ment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-26
MRS. MARY PEARL CLEss

Mrs. Mary Pearl Cless, aged 81
years, 104 Brick Church road, Enola,
died November % at the Harrisburg
Hospital. Funeral services will be
held Saturday afternoon at l o'clock
in the Lutheran Church at Enola
Burial will be made in the Paxtang
Cemetery. She is survived by her hus-
band, Charles H., two children, Norlne
and Daniel, her father, James Burd
and four sisters.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-26
SPELLING BEES IN PERRY
Special to The Telegraph

Blain, Pa, Nov. 27.-At an interest
ing spelling school held at Pine Grove
list evening, Reed McMillen, teacher.
Roy Arnold was best speller. Miss
Grace Zimmerman, teacher of Clark's
Run school. held spelling bee which
was well attended There was a spirit
ed contest in the spelling off of the
sides
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-26
FOR THE NEEDY CHILDREN
Aid Society and Nursery Home Comic
With Poor Board on improvements

With Poor Board on improvements
Plans for arranging better and
more extensive educational facilities
for the youngsters who come within
the Jurisdiction of the Children's Aid
Society and Nursery Home were dis
cussed this morning by representa-
tives of these institutions and the
Dauphin county Poor Directors.
The Poor Directors assured the con-
fferees that the county would Coop
crate in every reasonable way to i'm
prove the facilities for lettering the
children's chances in the world by
educating them. The working out of
suitable plan will be left to the two
institutions, however, to be reported
upon later to the Poor Board
The Children's Aid and Nursery
Home were represented respectively by
Mrs. George Kunkel and Vance C. Nc
.Cormick, and Mrs. J. II. Patton and
Mrs. j. d. Hawkins
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-26
MARSHALL SPENT S168.15

John A. Marshall, the defeated can
didate for Assembly from the First city
district on the Democratic ticket, filed
his expense account to-day with Pro-
thonotary II. f. Holler. He spent
$166.15, chiefly for advertising, print
ing, etc. He got 500 from Chairman
Jones, of the city Democratic
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-26
When Book And Cross Clash

| The world war is conflict between
the empire of force and the empire
of sacrifice and suffering. Once again
the battle is on between the Roman
idea of imperialism and the Jeru-
salem message of atonement: and
who can doubt the issue?
For it was philosophy which caus-
ed this present war, the latest and
most fashionable form Of worldly wis
dom. We could name the philoso-
pliers responsible, If that were wise.
This sophistry made its appeal to
mans natural pride, his desire to be
"hard-headed" and worldly wise" and
"up-to-date" and Scientific" So the
rule of might and pride and ag-
grandisement and selfshness cast it's
alluring spell over the minds of mil
lions. 1t is easiest for human nature
to accept the philosophy of self-inter-
est. Left to himself, man has always
gravitated that way. Therefore this
prideful modern philosophy has
plunged the world into a wicked, woe
full wasteful war beyond words.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-26
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE

TtNN
n Chicago. H., Nov. %. - Board of
Trade closing:
Wheat-December, Ill: May, 117&.
Corn-December 63A; May, 6S
Oats-December, As: May, 51K.
Pork-January 1852: May. 1887.
Iard-January, 9.S7; May, 1910.
Ribs-January, 800; May, 1920.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-26
CATTLE DISEASE IN MIFFLIN

Lewistown. Pa, Nov. 27.-Foot and
mouth disease has struck Mifilin
county. A herd of twenty-five cows
on the Jerry Knepp farm east of town,
have been reported infected and DIR.
S. G. Hendren, a well-known veterin-
airy has examined the herd. Inspec-
tors from Harrisburg will determine
what is to be done with the herd.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-26
EIGHTY ADDED TO w. c. Il. U.

Columbia, Pa, Nov. 27.-The Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union of
this place has increased their mem
bership by the addition of eighty wo-
men and the organization now num-
bers 100. A reception was held in
Salome United Brethren Church in
honor of the new members, and Miss
Amanda Landes, of the Millersville
State normal school, delivered an ad-
dress, n.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-26
MRS. UMBERGER DIES

Mrs. George Umberger, aged 22
years, of Williams Grove, died at 3.15
o'clock this morning at the Harris
burg Hospital. She was admitted on
4November 23 suffering from a com
plication of diseases
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-26

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write at once to THE SORRELL CO., S2I
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All advice, physicians diagnosis and many
-he remedies are sent entirely FREE.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-26
DGED ON THANKSGIVING DAY

Word was received to-day by Levi
Brandt, custodian of the Courthouse,
of the death at Yatesboro, Armstrong
county, last evening, of his sister-in-
law, Mrs. Samuel Enterline, aged so.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-26
CENTRAL PRINCIPAL I'LL

Professor w. S. Steele, principal of
the Central High School, has been sick
in bed since last Friday. Doctors said
that he must have a complete rest be-
fore resuming woork. Professor Steele
was unable to attend the Tech-Central
game yesterday.