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The Nevada County picayune., 1914-01-02
HANDBOOK ON RUSSIA

The Russian Empire, covering one-seventh of the land area of the globe and only sparsely set tied. in spite of it's nearly ITO, 000,- 900 inhabitants, offers an inter- esting subject for study for both business men and economists. This country to-day presents a picture of economic development comparable with [ h a t of the United States of three or four generations ago, in that Russia is now chiefly a producer of the raw material derived from nature such as grain, timber, hides, and minerals, and is just beginning to develop manufacturing indus tries of importance. It's exports are almost entirely foodstuffs and raw and semimanufactured pro- ducts, while it imports nearly all of the higher grades of manu- ractures which it's people re- quire.
 The total value of the foreign of European Russia, in 1912, ac- cording to official figures, was more than $1, 100000, 900, in which the United States partici- pated to the extent of only $53, . 900, 1000. However, the indirect trade between the two countries passing through foreign middle men brings the value of the sales of American products to Russia to S80, GOO, 900 and the eX- ports from United States to $30'- 900, 900. Largely owing to the lack of knowledge among Ameri- can business men of the posssbii- ties of the Russian amarket, the trade between lhe two countries is on the threshold only of it's possible development. Themono- graph on Russia just published by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. o ,ne De pertinent Of Commerce., entitled
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-01-02

Handbook on Russia, should therefore be of special interest.
 This book contains nearly 260 pages. with two maps, and ln- cludes a comparative description of the economic situation in Europe Russia, by Consul Gen. eral John H. Snodgrass, station ed at Moscow; reviews of the commerce of various districts in 1912 by the American consults stationed in Russia; and a very timely description of commercial and industrial conditions in Siberia, by consul John F. Jew ell, stationed at Nladivostok. To those who will regard that coun- try as a frozen waste, the picture presented by MT. Jewell will be a revelation. He compares Si. beria to-day with Canada of a generation ago, and points out the possibilities of great trade development that lie in the great natural resources of the country.
 Copies of the bulletin, Hand book on Russia may be obtained from the Superindent of Docu- ments, Government Printing Office, Washington ED. c. for 50 cents each.
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-01-02

in Knowing that they had visited the old home and have met fath- CT, mother, sister and brothers and have enjoyed their company. Sad hearts are sthose that have missed the kind faces of father, mother, sisters, brothers and friends who have passed over the great beyond.
 Quite an enjoyable time was spent at the residence of Rev. J. w. Erwin on Christmas day, when all his children and grand children spent the day with him.
 Bluff Springs high School opened Monday after week of Christmas.
 Newt Cook has rented the old Erwin place.
 Will Thompson has rented the Lewis Matthews place near Emmet and will move this week. Sorry to lose you Will.
 If any one wishes to know the heart-aches. trials, troubles and tribulations ofssecuring a wife, ask Tom Cook who says he has experienced it all, and hazM
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-01-02

got her yet. Have patience Tommie, if at first youssdon't sue ceed, try, try again.
 Will Whiteside of Southwest Oklahoma, has been visiting among his boyhood friends whom he has not seen for about forty years, and ye scribe had the pleasure of meeting him and was pleased to hear him and one ol his old schooIboy chums converst about this part of Nevada County and W at took place forty year; ago.
 If the Typo will come dowf among us in the sticks. we will promise him d fine time, plentl to eat, lots of sport, hunting the opposum and squirrelI, good cleal water to drink, plenty of fresh air not contaminated with the smoke and smell of factory.
 (But the Typo is not a "him
 (Ed,)
 We wish the Pic and all thi Pic family good health, prosperitl land a merry New Year.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-13
A3ONen tss!s tHsssSs lnreRGS Is
Women! Learn Your Line
Before Seeking Work
Too Many Expect Big Pay For Little Work
Short Hours and Practically No Ability---
This Is the Day Of the Expert

gesting designing cut paper patterns,
! travelling abroad with rich old ladies,
walking out pug dogs, entertaining
, bored children by telling them fairy
stories, and other fool stunts too num-
erous to men-get- -rich-quick schemes
t that involve terrible struggle Of the
great city, and how all but the strong
Test and best trained fighters go down
under it, 1 told her of the loneliness
of the city, where her heart would
hunger and perish for companionship
away from her home, and all who
had known and loved her. And then
asked her why she didn't try to
make money by doing the things
right at her hand, and suggested
that she could carry on without leav-
ing home and by which she could
make money.
To this l got very tart reply, say
ing that evidently ! had never raised
chickens, and | don't know how much
work there was involved in doing so.
ITO make chicken raising pay"
wrote my irate correspondent, you
have to watch them carefully all the
time and feed them regularly. and
don't want to do anything that is so
laborious. | want to make money
some easy way"
Every word of the foregiving is
true, and while this young woman is
somewhat exaggerated example of
what women expect in the working
world, she is fairly typical of the hun
dreds and hundreds of girls who are
lookir" for pay envelope that comes
to them on wings.
There isn't a mail that does not
bring me dozen letters from women
asking me to help them get work and
g aTho n n
the reply is--nothing They haven't
fitted themselves for any occupation.
and you can't make them realize that
they are in the absurd position of
wanting people to pay out god money
without getting any return for it.
They don't comprehend that labor Is
commodity just as much as potatoes
or apples, and that when you go to
offer your wares you must have some
thing to sell.
/ wish there was some way Of MAX
| ing girls understand that the job
where there is light work, big pay,
short hours, and where no previous
training or experience is required. is
Just as much as a myth as the pot of
gold at the end of the rainbow. 1t Is
hard and bitter truth that there is
nothing for nothing in this world,
and in the labor market, as elsewhere,
YOU must be able to deliver the goods
| to get the reward.
| And this is especially true in the
city, where there Is no place in the
! fierce competition for bungling am
ateurs, where nobody has time to
teach the inexperienced or bother
with them and they are cast out to
die of starvation and despair, or else
| they take that downward path that
leads to worse than death.
This is the day of the expert. There
is no room now for the bungler, the
amateur, the unskilled and the un-
trained worker. The woman who
wants to support herself must fit her
self for some specific job, and she
must make up her mind to give hon
est service. That is the only way to
succeed, and the quicker women find
! it out and quit dreaming the better.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-13

Here is skirt that gives all the newest
features. 1t is broad at the hips and sug.
gests the hustle at the back; it is narrow
at the feet yet the fulness above allows
freedom for walking 1t can be made with
high or natural waist line and the girdle
can be left plain or finished with an I'D.
standing frill, The combination of flow.
cred toulard with plain taffeta shown in
one view is an exceedingly smart one but
one could make this skirt from any fash.
ionable material. 1t would be very
charming made of plain and fowered
cotton crepe or it could be made of one
material throughout or of any combina-
tion that might suit the special costume
of special need. If the double tunic
proves too full for the figure, the lower
one can be omitted. Whichever of the
many possibilities is decided upon, the
skirt is certain to be smart and salts
factory and the lines are the newest and
best. The foundation is cut in one piece,
straight widths of the material being
joined to give the necessary width, and
beneath the tunic, there Is a smooth
fitting yoke.
For the medium size, the skirt will re-
quire a yds. of material IT, 4L yds. 36,
"a yds. A in. wide, with 1 u yds. a7,
IA yds. SO or "A for the lower tunic. The
width at the lower edge is yd. and II in.
Bowman's sell May Manton Patterns
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-13
Superfluous Hair
Killed Without
Electricity
by A SPECIALIST

"J have the greatest trouble with
CORRESPONDENTS who insist on using
common worthless depilatories or want
needle applied for killing their super
fluous hair" says Nine. Chaminade in
Milady's Boudoir More mental and
physical suffering is caused by these
sbominable methods than you can i'm
agine / have carefully Investigated
and tried new and simple method
that never fails to remove all signs of
hair completely and painlessly and
without injury to the skin or complex
ion. In a surprisingly large number
of cases it has destroyed all trace of
hair so that it has never returned. In
fact | must caution my readers that 1t
must not be applied to hair that they
do not wish totally destroyed. 1t is
called Mrs. Osgood's Wonder" being
named for well known woman who
arranged for it to be put on the mar
ket after it had succeeded in entirely
eradicating all trace of her own very
distressing growth of hair on chin, lip
and arms, which everything else had
failed to touch
Mrs Osgood's Wonder is quite mex
pensive; you can obtain it from Ken
nedys Medicine Store, or any up-to-
date druggist or department store, on
the guarantee of your money back, IL
IL fails. Ask for it by name. Mrs.
Osgood's Wonder: a signed guarantee
comes with every Observation-Disclosures
ment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-13

fortune and who wrote asking my au-
vice about the best way to get WORK;
] replied politely, inquiring What Klno
of work she had fitted herself TO do'
and asking if she knew how to sew
or teach. or keep books, or typewrlte'
or clerk.
She wrote back that she knew how
to do none of these things, but that
what she had thought of doing was
TO get Mrs Russell Sage, or MRS.
Helen Gould Shepard, or Mrs. Bel
mont to lend her a few thousand dol
lars, and with this she thought that
she could make a fortune by estap-
fishing a lounging room in wall street
fitted up with luxurious couches on
which the brokers could recline after
lunch while they slipped Turkish cor
fee and smoked cigarets.
I replied to this letter by assuring
her that in the first place no philan-
thropist, however generous was lend
ing out money to strangers to start
lounging rooms. Also that In the
second place, Wall street brokers
didn't lounge and refresh themselves
nor sip Turkish coffee in business
hours. That they gulped down a
glass of milk and swallowed piece
of pie whole. and kept their attention
glued on the tape instead of dreaming
OF houri.
My correspondent then wrote that
she had read of a woman who came
to New York and made $4,000 year
by going from house to house taking
care of canary birds, and that she was
very fond of canaries and thought this
woul be a nice opening for her.
To this ] replied that | feared the
fortunes to be made by taking care
of canary birds have been somewhat
exaggerated, as every one took care
of her own canaries or had already
paid servants who did so.
Nothing daunted by this discourage
ment, my correspondent wrote that
If I didn't think well of this plan she
would be willing, for suitable re-
enumeration, to arrange the furniture
in rich peoples houses, as she had
heard that that also was lucrative
occupation.
replied that doubtless it was for
wears of time and thousands of dollars
I'm preparing themselves for the pro-
fession, but that I doubted whether
there would be much of struggle
for the services of an individual
whose sole personal acquaintance
with furniture consisted of know
ledge of a horsehair rocking chalr
and a pine bed or two.
After this I had numerous other
letters from the young woman sug-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-13
Mother Stanislaus
Tells of Recovery

Neglected throat trouble, and con-
tinued coughs and colds, often weaken
the system. Investigate reports of re-
coveriss brought about by Eckman' S
Alternative Here is one:-
Convent of st; Anne Sanford; Fla.
"Gentlemen:-In February, 1911, four
doctors examined my throat and pro-
nounced the necessity Of an operation.
Having heard at Peekskill, N. Y,
Motherhouse of the Sisters of st. Fran
els, where / was visiting, of Eckmans
Alternative, I determined as a last re-
sort to try it. After taking four or five
bottles large pieces of diseased tissue
came away. continued the Alternative,
to my grateful and daily relief. In
ten months 1 was restored to perfect
health. I would like them to see and
hear from my own lips. if they so de-
sire, all l would say of It,"
(Abbreviated)
(Signed) MOTHER NJ. STANISLAUS
Eckman's Alternative Is most effica-
cious in bronchial catarrh and severe
throat and lung affections and up
building the system. Contains no
harmful or habit-forming drugs. Ac-
cept no substitutes sold by leading
druggists. Write Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia, Pa, for booklet of re-
ies.-Advertisement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-13
Lebanon Fire Company
Is Sixty-fve Years Old

Lebanon, Pa, May 13.-The mem
bers of the Perseverance Fire Com
pany, of this city, to the number of
1875, with about fifty guests, on Tues
day evening enjoyed one or the most
elaborate banquets ever participated
in by a Lebanon fire company. The
feast was served In Sons of America
Hall as celebration of the sixty fifth
anniversary of the organization of the
company, and roast turkey was the
piece de resistance. The turkey was
accompanied with all the elaborate ct
ceteras which go to make genuine
banquet. L. Saylor Zimmerman, one
of the most prominent members of the
junior bar, was the orator and ad-
dresses were made by Dr. Tx. .Urich, of
Annville, and Asa A. Weimer, of this
city. Thomas Bibighaus, president of
the company, officiated as toastmaster.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-13
HOMES ROBBED AT LAWN
Sbecial to The TeIeerabh

Lebanon, Pa, May 13.-Bold thieves
on Monday night perpetrated one OF
the most daring robberies recorded in
the rural districts in years. They en-
tered the homes of Butcher D. B
Flory, Station Agent Oscar Flory and
Blacksmith Harry Haldeman, all in a
row at Lawn, forcing a lower case
ment In each case. and then ransack-
ing the houses. The thieves secured
about 500 in cash at the homes above
mentioned, and then made raid on
the home of M. Miller, not far away
where they got nothing for their
trouble
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-13
FIRE CAUSES BANKRUPTCY
SbecidI to The Telegrabh

Lebanon, Pa, May 13.-As a direct
outcome Of the recent disastrous fire in
Central markethouse here, in which
several manufacturing and business
firms weer burned out, the c. I. Hoff-
day presented to the court petition
in bankruptcy, and Judge Charles Wit
mer, of the United States Court for
the Middle District, appointed ex-
Postmaster A. r. Houck as receiver
The fire swept away their stock, as all
shipping was done here. The loss was
fully $4,000, 1t is reported, and the
insurance was only $4,000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-13
AWHILE STREETS OILED
Special to The Telegraph

Annville, Pa, May 13. - Work OF
oiling the streets Of Annville started
on Friday and was completed Tues
day afternoon under the direction OF
the manager, John e. Herr. The
townspeople have found that oiling is
the best method of keeping down the
dust, about 10000 gallons of oil being
lsed for the streets twice during the
summer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-13
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
.SbecfdI to The Teleeyabh

Annville, Pa. May 13. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Christeson, at a very
pretty party last evening, announced
the engagement of their daughter,
Miss Mary Christeson, to Ralph Will
ton, of Wrightsville, Lancaster county.
Miss Christeson is one Of the best
known of the younger set in Annville,
attending the Conservatory of Music
at Lebanon Valley College. The pros
pective groom is burgess of the town
of Wrightsville.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-13
Y. w. c. A. Campaign For
Thousand Girls Will Not
Be Started Before Fall

1t has been decided not to conduct a
membership campaign to increase the
enrolment of the Young Women's
Christian Association to a thousand
members at present.
1t was originally decided to hold
this campaign about now, but lately
the directors changed their minds and
are going to wait till Fall when the
association enters its new building at
Fourth and Walnut streets.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-13
Dickinson Students Throw
Eggs at High School Students
Special 10 The TELEGRAPH

Carlisle. Pa, May 13.-For bonn
harding the pupils of the Enola High
School with eggs when the latter came
here on an automobile ride last Tues
day, five persons. four of them stu
dents at Dickinson College and the
other a Carlisler, were fined each IS
by Burgess Morris this evening. The
men found guilty after trial, which
was interrupted at various times by
the boots and cat calls of their friends
and fined were Frank Huff, P. H. Nc
Keown, Elmer Trego and Robert
Banks, of the college, and John Pas
coe, of Carlisle.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-13
DISCUSSES sTEELNfAKING

Professor James I. Hammaker, OF
Technical high school. last night be-
fore the geology section of the Nat
ural History Society discussed the
progress of steelmaking. Lantern
slides showing the processes of steel
making from ore to rail were used.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-13
SUPERINTENDENT INJURED

Lebanon, Pa, May 13. - Frank T.
Harpel, superintendent of the Hun
sicker Engineering plant and president
of the Lebanon County No-license
League. was struck by a falling crane
at the Husicker plant on Tuesday aft
ernoon, and it is feared he is badly in
jured.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-13
HARRISBURG EAGLES WIN

Harrisburg Commandery. knights of
the Golden Eagle, won first prize for
having the largest number of men in
line at parade yesterday afternoon
in Lancaster in connection with the
annual session of the Grand Castle
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-13
By DOROTHY DIX

] should like to file
an affidavit along
with the story 1 am
going to tell you,
otherwise you will
not believe 1t. But
I give you my hon
est, cross-m heart
hope-I- -may-die word
as the children say,
that every syllable
Of It is gospel truth.
Some months ago
I got a letter from
a young woman who
lived in the country
and desired to come
to town to seek her
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-13

WITH YOKE AND SINGLE OR DOUBLE
lputkED IuNiC. WITH HIGH OR NATURAL
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-13
"He who Whispers" etc.
Copyright, 1912. by stone 4 McCarrick. Inc.

In Minneapolis, the largest mems clother
in the city prints small line at the bottom
OF his ad-"your money back" He is a good
advertiser-frequently running half and even
whole page advertisements-with this excep-
ton: He invariably runs this-one of the most
important lines in his whole adm what is
known nonpariel type, like this:
Your Money Back"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-13

Now with us-wE SCREAM TT OUT WE
MEGAPHONE IT.
"YOU GAN GET YOUR MONEY BACK"
This big, open hand. showering money loose,
is intended to also PICTURE no YOUR MIND
that your money will be given back Just
freely it taken IL for any reason. within
a thirty days trial. you want 1t back.
We know the VALUE Of these pianos. We
know their MERITS. We not only know how
they will please for thirty days but we know
that they WILL RETAIN THEIR QUALITIES
for ten. twelve and fifteen years and we-as
we'll the manufacturers-who are associated
with US in this sale, consider that the offer to
refund your money. is the best evidence on our
part of the faith we have in proposition.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-13
A column giving The
whole proposition
i'm brief paragraphs

FIRST. You get piano which is worth and
sells regularly at three hundred and fifty dol
lars, for two hundred and fortyeight dollars
and seventy-fve cents, saving you at the out
set one hundred and one dollars and twenty
five cents.
SECOND. When you finish paying for your
piano. if bought in the usual way, you still
from twenty-five to thirty-fve dollars
INTEREST. Through this COOPERATIVE
PLAN, when you have paid your two hundred
and forty eight dollars and seventy-fve cents
YOU HAVE FINISHED PAYING. There arc
NO FURTHER PAYMENTS to be made, either
on account of interest or, for any other
THIRD. Instead of paying twenty to
twenty-five dollars first payment and ten,
twelve fifteen dollars month you will in
regular way, during this cooperative sale
you pay but five dollars to Join in tSis
ciate movement and then BUT ONE DOLLAR
AND TWENTY-FIVE CENTS 4 WEEK.
FOURTH. You get the strongest guarantee
ever put on piano; a joint guarantee signed
and ourselves, giving you protection for five
years that is as safe as a government bond.
FIFTH. You get the privilege of returning
your piano at the end of thirty days trial
and getting YOUR MONEY BACK.
SIXTH. Within one year from the day you
get your piano, through this cooperative plan.
you may exchange it FOR ANY REASON
WHATSOEVER, without so much as penny's
loss.
SEVENTH All payments remaining unpaid
are voluntarily cancelled in event of your
death-thus leaving the piano free of encum-
brance to your family.
EIGHTH. You get through this cooperative
plan opportunity to earn cash dividends
for each and every weeks time the life of
the cooperative agreement of one hundred
and nnety-fve weeks is shortened. Through
this privilege 1t is possible for you to earn
cash dividends, amounting in all to TWENTY
NINE DOLLARS AND TWENTY-FIVE
CENTS.
NINTH. You are given opportunity to
secure others to cooperate in this plan. This
still further reduces the cost of your instru-
ment.
TENTH. Under this plan, two tunngs, a
piano stool to match the piano. late style
scarf and delivery within one hundred and
fifty miles of Harrisburg included with
out adding any further expense to the two
hundred and forty eight dollars and seventy
five cents