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HAS GRANTED 4, 1856 DIVORCES
Arkansas Friend of Domestic Discon
tents May Run for Congress

Heber Springs, Ark, March %
Chancellor George T. Humphries, of this
district, during the last twelve years
of his official career has granted 4,1S6
divorces, 2,342 of them to negroes. He
granted so in Heber Springs in one
week.
His reputation as ga divorce Judge"
has so spread that almost daily he re-
ceives letters from persons who have
grown tired of welded bliss and wish
to become free once more, asking him
for advice as to what course they
should pursue. Many tell him the main
reason for wanting divorce is to get
married again. Of course, they have a
reason to put before the court.
He invariably grants divorce to a
person who is honest enough to state
that he is desirous of trying another
leap into the dark. The Judge seems
to like to see fellows leap thus.
Judge Humphries is now serving his
third term of six years each as Chan
cellor of this district, having been re-
elected twice without opposition. He
is contemplating making the race for
Congress two years hence. He was
grand master of the Odd Fellows of
Arkansas, 190S-09. he lives at Sa.
lem, on 1,000-acre farm, where he is
demonstrating successfully the benefits
of farm life.
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NEW CUMBERLAND
Bishop Darlington to Preach at New
Market Thursday Evening

Special Correspondence.
New Cumberland. March 29.-Com
meneing with Wednesday evening spe-
cial services will be held in the Me;l-
odist church Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday evenings at 7.S0, the last even
ing the children s choir will sing. On
Sunday evening an Easter cantata will
be rendered by the choir of this church.
Bishop Darlington, of Harrisburg,
will preach the last sermon of the Len
ten season at st. Chrysostom church
in New Market Thursday evening,
April l.
The New Cumberland knitting mill
shipped eight eases of hosiery to France
the past week.
Mrs. Emma Hoerner and daughter,
Miss Claire, attended the funeral OF
Mrs. Lizzie Fetzer at Mechanicsburg
ON Friday.
Mrs. Jacob Eichinger is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. George Cobean, at Get
tysburg.
The Susquehanna wooden mill re-
ceived some large orders the past week.
Mrs. Charlie Bailetts and daughter,
of Harrisburg, were guests of Mrs. j.
A. Sprenkel and Mrs. Mary Bailetts on
Saturday.
Harry Bixler and daughter, Mary,
spent Sunday with friends at Altoona:
Mrs. Rentz, of Hummelstown, was
the guest of her daughter, Mrs George
Watkins, on Saturday.
The members of VI. A. Huff s Sunday
school class held a carpet rag party at
the hons of Mrs. William McCreary,
Third street, Friday night, for the ben
eft of the new Church of God.
Mrs. Hannah Getz is still very i'll at
her home on Bridge street.
Miss Margaret Reigle, a student OF
Simmons College, Boston, Mass, is
spending week at her home in this
place.
Mrs. Frank Beckley, of Washington,
D. c.. is visiting relatives here.
Miss Adeline Paul, who attends
school at California, Pa, is home for
the Easter holidays.
Miss Roberta Reiff, of Dickinson
College, is home for her spring vaca
tion.
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MIDDLETOWN
NJ. E. and Riverside Chapel Sunday
Schools Observe Rally Day

Special Correspondence.
Middletown, March 29.-Yesterday
was a red letter day for Methodism in
town when the M. E. Sunday schoo!
and the Riverside chapel Sunday school
rendered fine programs. In the morn
ing at 1890 special exercises were
observed. Twelve persons were baptised
and twenty eight taken into the church.
A reception for the pastor, the Rev W.
r. Ridington, followed. Each society
of the church was represented. H. j.
Wickey represented the trustees, n. e.
Thurman the Sunday school, C. B. ErIs-
man, Riverside chapel; George W. Core,
stewards; Mrs. D. W. Huntzberger,
Ladies' Aid Society; Miss Clara Beck,
Pastors Aid; Mrs. Ed Beck, Junior
League; Mrs. L. Coble, Riverside Jr.
League; Harvey Boyer, Epworth
League. They presented Mrs. Ridingtoh
with handsome bouquet. In the aft
ernoon at O'Clock the Riverside
chapel Sunday school marched In =
body from their Sunday school with
315 in line to the or. E. Sunday school,
with 420 in attendance, making total
of 1856. When the pastor, the Rev. Mr..
Ridington, was introduced, he was
greeted with the chautauquan salute.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Hergleroth
were called to Millersburg on Friday Oh
account of the death of the former g
father
William Bierbower and family, of
Reading, are visiting relatives in town.
Miss Agnes Markley is able to be out
again after being ill at her home on
Main street for the past several days.
H. C. Hoffman received the contract
to do the carpenter work for the new
addition to the shoe factory and David
HAITI the masonry work.
Dewitt Shorter was taken to Harris
burg yesterday morning by Officer T.
K. Stipe, charged with stealing pack
age in the Doutrich store on Saturday
which contained pair of silk hose, silk
shirt. He will be given hearing be-
fore Squire w. J. Kinnard tomorrow
evening.
The Junior League of the VI. e.
church will meet ON Friday afternoon
at . O'Clock to entertain the parents
of the members.
Charles Schmidt and George Spahr,
Of Philadelphia, spent Saturday and
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SHIREMANSTOWN
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Wallace Give Party
in Honor of Son

Special Correspondence.
Shiremanstown, March ga. K.
Breekenmaker and son. George, of Har-
risburg, were entertained at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Utz, recently.
Miss Cecil Reynolds, of Churchtown,
spent the weekend with her aunt in
this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. f. Wallace gave a
party at their home on East Main
street on Thursday evening in honor
of their son, Frank, it being his 2Ubh
birthday. The evening was spent play,
ing games. Refreshments were served
to the following: Misses Ethel Parks,
Fannie Slothour, Frances and Pearl
Laverty, Alice Wallace, Lottie Kauff-
man, Lottie Brinton, Gertrude Esnen.
baugh, Mae Brinton, Anna Sheaffer,
Mary Sheets, Vivian, Anna and Clara
Wallace, of this place, and Mildren
Ross, of New Cumberland; Messrs. Earl
Humer, Harvey Laverty, Frank Wal
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so DAYS FOR KILLING CAT
Man Angered When Fined for Shooting
Animal

Trenton, March 29.-William Wall,
SO Lamberton street, was fined $40 by
Acting Judge Hulme in the Second dis
trict police court yesterday for killing
a neighbor' IS cat with a bullet because
the cat would not let him sleep.
"Ial rot in Jail before I II pay that
fine," yelled Wall at the court. He
then was sentenced to sixty days in the
Mercer county jail, where he can stay,
the court declared, until he does rot.
"I'll take chance" was Wall s
comment as he was led to cell.
Friends of the prisoner wish to pay
the fine, but he declares he will live on
bread and water for the next two
months in his cell before he will yield.
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HERSHEY
Force of Men Engaged Installing Un-
derground Telephone System

Special Correspondence
Hershey, March 29.-For over a
week a force of men, in charge of
Electrician Hull, has been engaged in
putting in the wires for the new un-
derground telephone system. Trenches
have been dug on Chocolate and Co.
Goa avenues and the duets have been
installed. The new telephone exchange
will be located in the building form
erly occupied by the fire company.
The trenches are about three feet deep
and sufficient wires are being placed
for 200 telephones.
A force of men in charge of Harry
Haverstick, the gardener, and A. w.
Deckert, the forester, are engaged in
planting large red cedar trees around
the building of the Hershey Trust
Company. The trees are from twelve
to twenty feet in height, Straight and
almost perfect in their symmetry. They
are of the Cenrus Juniperus species
and have been brought with the
utmost care from Conewaso. They
are being placed in groups at each
corner of the handsome marble struc-
ture and present a fine appearance.
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SUBURBAN
DAUPHIN
william Wise, 7s, Dies From Grip al
the Almshouse


Special Correspondence.
Dauphin, March 29.-William Wise,
aged rs years, who lived near Speeee-
vile was taken to the Dauphin coun-
ty almshouse at Harrisburg Saturday
noon by Constable John Gruber. Wise
lived alone and had been i'll with grip.
He died Saturday night shortly after
entering the institution. His relatives
at Mt. Holly were notified.
The members of Miss Margaret
Brooks and Miss Bertha Sellers Sun
day school classes of the Presbyterian
church will hold fair at the home of
Miss Brooks, Erie street, on Saturday
afternoon, April 8.
The week of prayer service which
has been in progress the past week in
the chapel at Speeceville closed on Fri
day evening. Eight conversions were
made At the regular preaching serv-
ice ON Sunday afternoon the following
converts came before the session and
were baptized by the pastor, the Rev.
DR.. George Johnston, of the Presby-
terian church, Duncannon: Miss Eliza
beth Manning, Henry Bowman, Dorothy
Specie and Harold Bogner.
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MILLERSBURG
"Old oaken Bucket" Dramatized by
the High School Alumni Association

s.'t .f4 g. AoF.GSp suCC.
Millersburg, March 29.-The play,
entitled 1.-The Old Oaken Bucket, -
which was given by members of the
High School Alumni Association Fri
day and Saturday evenings, was a de-
cided success. The cast of characters
was as follows: Reuben Hardacre,
James D. Bowman; Tom, Harry A. Orn-
dorf; Arthur Ames, Merle Johnson
Marx Hayward, Paul NJ. High; Jake
Tcmpi.us, Norman Lenker; Mr.. G..
Wilkins, George Wingard; Ezry Bdbb,
Lamber. FRANKIE; the Rev, William Ma
son, STEPHEN B. Jury; Martha Hard
:crc, Mrs. Ross Miller; Lizzie Laurence,
Fan Long; Emily Lawrence, Marie
Hoffman; sarphira Scriggins, Fay E.
Long; Mrs. G. Wilkins, Florence Gil
bert: Myra Jones, Mrs R. G. Neagley.
Much credit is due each of the players
as every part was rendered exception
ally we'll The music by the Millers-
burg orchestra was highly appreciated.
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Two-ton Fragment Slips From Mountain
Peakx in Jersey s.

Dingman's Ferry, N. j., March 20.
William. Angle, his wife and Mrs.
Jamison Millor, of Newton, had a mar
row escape frcm being dashed into the
Delaware river in an automobile yester-
day afternoon when an ice boulder,
weighing close to two tons, slipped
from the top of mountain peak near
here and whizzed past them across the
road and down the cliff into the river.
The car had come to a stop less than
fifty feet from the spot where the boul-
der swept across the road.
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sTAR-INDEPENDENT WANT
ADS. BRING RESULTS.
ATLANTA's BLACK HOLE TO CT
Whipping Post Also, Says New Warden
of u, 8, Prison

Atlanta, March 29.-There will be
no dungeons or cato '-nine-tails for re-
fractory prisoners in the United States
penitentiary acre, according to the new
warden, Fred Zerbst, ex-deputy warden
at Leavenworth prisoner.
The best and the only way to treat
prisoners is to appeal to their manhood
and sense of right, he said. "The
whipping post and the 'black hole are
relics of the past. Close confinement
will be the severest punishment in the
future. / am sure kindness will do
more good than harshness.
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To Parade in New Uniforms

The Harrisburg Trainmen Is band,
composed principally of Pennsylvania
railroad yard brakemen, has received
the new uniforms and will parade in
them for the first time tomorrow even
ing, when it will give concert at the
Chestnut street hall under the auspices
of the Employees Relief and Compensa-
tion fund The band will start at Sixth
and Cumberland streets, each man
dressed in blue with an electric light
in his cap, and proceed down, Cumber-
land to Third and thence to the hall
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lace, Ralph Bates, George, Harry and
Charles Slothouer, Sylvan Parks, Ralph
Smys~, Charles Ebert, David Vogel-
song, Scott Brinton, Merle Wallace,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Wallace and Mrs.
Sheets.
George H. Rupp gave very inter
esting talk on "Home Missions" in
the U. B. church Sunday school, Every
one present enjoyed the talk greatly.
The Rev. Simpson Daugherty, OF
Baltimore, Md. this week will assist
the Rev. B: F. Emenheiser, pastor OF
the U. B. church, in the revival serv.
ices now being held. Mr.. Daugherty
spent his his boyhood in this place and
is warmly welcomed by all.
Gertrude Sites, of Harrisburg, visited
Miss Nell Morley on Sunday.
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German knights 1ncrease Rapidly

At a meeting yesterday of Branch
No. 168, German Roman Catholic
Knights, of st. Francis chuSch, yester-
day ten applications for new members
were received. 1t was also announced
that meeting will be held the first
week Of April, when directors will be
elected to attend ohe national conven-
tion of the order at Scranton, and also
o>arrange for euchre and five hun
dred. party to be Geld in Winterdale
hall Wednesday evening, April 81.
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LINGLESTOWN
Eecktie Social Held for Benefit of
Paxton NJ. E. Church
ncrinl Correspondence

Special Correspondence.
Linglestown, March ga necktie
social was held at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Hoffman on Saturday even
ing for the benefit of Paxton NJ. E.
church.
Mr.. and Mrs William Deibler an
nounce the birth of a daughter.
Miss Anna J. Bernhard, of Harris
burg, on Saturday was the guest of
c. b. Care and family.
John Koons and family, of Harris
burg, are spending several days of this
week as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Reuben Koons.
The many friends of John Crum
will be glad to learn that he is slowly
convalescing.
Word was received here on Sunday
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A Real Boon.

~Did you know that Cholly Litebran
has perfected wonderful new inver
donp
"No. What is it?"
"a wrist watch with detachabl
crystal that can be used as monoclt
Cholly says 1t reduces by nearly 10 pc
cent the weight of the jewelry a fe
low simply has to carry."-Richmon
Times Dispatch.
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day with him. The eczema
appeared as pimples and it
itched and burned so he
scratched and irritated 1t.
He was very fretful and
cross. The breaking out
disfigured the child.
81 got some Skin
Medicine and that made It
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continuous Performanos.

els this the end?" the anguished swain
Besought the maid who hurled the init
Just of this reel" that fair one cooed:
"The next begins Just as you fit. -
-Richmond Times-D Dispatch.
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Her ROYAL Nibs.

"well, is our dinner party going OF
all right tonight?"
II hope So"
"And what are we to have"
IT don't know as yet The cook is
to give me an audience at 4:30."-Lou-
Isville COurier-J ournal.
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A Tragedy.

A smart one some notes did indict
OF fraud at which people might bicht.
But the one he would fleece
Quickly called the poleece
When he saw them his face was q sicht
Baltimore American.
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Allegheny River Towboat Burns

Dy dSSUCIUtBU 7 1855.
Pittsburgh, Pa, March 29.-Fire OF
unknown origin early to-day destroyed
the towboat Oriole and badly damaged
the towboat Ford City and derrick
boat moored in the Allegheny river.
The loss was estimated at s51, 900.
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paper an advertisement for Cuticura Soap
and Ointment and bought some 1 used
four cakes of Cuacura Soap and three
boxes Of Cuticura Ointment and he was
healed" (signed) Mrs. Edd Keech. Octo-
Der 80. 1914.
You viii find in every household a hun
dred uses for these fragrant super-creamy
emollients and prophylactics. You may
try them before buying
Sample Each Free by Mail
With 32-p. Skin Book on request Ad-
dress postcard "Cuticura, Dept. T. Bos-
ton." Sold throughout the world.
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ECZEMA D|SF|GURED-
BAbY'S FACE
Could Not Get Any Rest Night or
Day. ltched and Burned. Very
fretfuIand Cross. UsedFour Cakes
Cuticura Soap and Three Boxes
Ointment and He Was Healed.

Genesee. Pa--"My baby had eczema
ON his face when he was about eight weeks
old. We could not get any rest night or.
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LAWYERS PAPER BOOKS
ICE BUILDER MISSES AUTO

Printed at this. Office in best style, a
lowest prices and on short notice.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-28
Can Germany Be FIanked, :,
(New York PrAss

What is to be done with the ereaal British army? A good part of it is. still in Great Britain and report Isl that some superficial sentiment con siders that Britain is not doing her share. Perhaps if all the truth were known Britain is doing exactly what the Allies directing authorities want her to do, holding back until .<heS way shall be opened, by diplomacy, as in the case of Italy, rather thanl by storming fleets and armies as in the case of the DardaneIles, for a farl mere effective use of her great reed serve in some new field of action gl
 It is, of course, impossible that so startling g strategic plan would be | communicated to the publfc;, liked wise impossible that it would not bal suspected by the Tuetonic federatioui
 The British government cannot bl expected to denude the tight litflk islands of all their soldiery SO longl as there is a great German war feet in being; and therefore the cennpleteY issue may be expected to remain in abeyance pending the naval clash which some time must come.
 The British have corked up rEtha| German ocean at both ends and. ap parently, turned if over to the Gen mans to play in as much as the like, in the hope that von Tribitz will one day undertake q too am bilious venture away from his basd and make it possible to cut as hid return and force the great battle.
 The decisive defeat of the Gerplaf navy would be followed by a promp thrusting of the whole British arm into some promising part of the wa zone. and all evidence now point to the likehood that this will be region whence the great flank novq ment can be launched against Gen many. Every frontier of the Kaiser irong-ringed realm must be guarde Against this possibility.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-28

upon this opportunity. to allow the beast in them to come to the front and it is doubtful if their own nation could check them. if 1t would. The christian Armenians and number of our own missionaries have been the sufferers.
 From time to time in the press of the country accounts of the wholesale massacre in progress there have been printed. These accounts probably gave no impression of the conditions that really existed. The heroism of Dr. Packard, a nissonary has been praised and today's reports say that about 17,00O natives were under his protection. It is estimated that 20,- 900 are dead or missing.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-28
Another German Argument.
(waterbury American. )

- 4
 Germany's argument against the American assertion of it's right to manufacture munitions of war and send them to any nation that will buy them, is her usual argument the ter rible one of force.
 The blowing up of the American steamship Nebraskan is the third ar gument of this kind to be delivered against the United States. It is intimi- dating when it takes such forms and magnitude of horror as the desolation of Belgium and the sinking of the Lu- sitania. But with the single exception of Luxemburg it has been without moral effect, however shocking the physical consequences. It will not de- ter the United States from going on about the business which humanity re- quires of her and which neutrality regulates. The people of this coun- try will continue to send money and supplies to the victims of Germany's inhumanity and food and munitions to such belligerents as need them. The German argument of subma- rine attack upon innocent shipping will only harden the heart of so much of the world as is still left outside the ranks of Germany's enemies. to sit in Judgment.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-28
RUSSIANS IN URUMIAH.

welcome announcement from
 ograd comes todaysin g despatch
 he effect that the Russian forces
 occupied Uruniah, Persia, driv-
 oG large number of Kurds and
 ks. As nentraIs gain for either
 In the great conflict should be ac- led in this country with little ex- bsion of sentiment. The conli- s in and near Urumiah, where 1y American missionaries are sta he'd, have been so horrible, how |F that is with feeling of ex- he Thanksgiving that we hear of
 occupation of that town by peo- who have some sense of respon- 11ty and humanity.
 readers of this city uld be well aware of the atrocities t have been committed in Persia wandering bands of Turks and rds. The German or Turkish gov lments are not to be blamed for at took place there. The fact that arge number of fsemi civilized fight men are working for the Turkish |e, practically without sane leader | and under no orders except to S ic responsible. The blood thirs-
 Hon1&1S of she desert have seizee
New Britain herald., 1915-05-28
COMMUNICATED.
Anpeal of Polish Committee.

Moved by unspeakable and unde- scribable poverty of war sufferers of Poland, we. the Polish people of New Britain, for the first time In this city raise our voice and come to all gen. erous and kind citizens of New Britain. begging them to assist us fi- nancially on the coming Tag Day, V hich will be held on May 31, 1915.
 It is a we'll known fact that Poles, having lost their political indepen- dence. are not in the fortunate posi- ton of Belgium to plead their ca use before the people of the United states and the rest of the world. Belgium has found the hearts of the citizens of the United States open for tim of war of that nation. Poland although much larger geographically and several times, more populous than Belgium, suffers the most, but the as- sistance received is out of proportion to the extreme distress imposed upon her. The estimated damage in Poland Is about two and one-half billians of dollars.
 All we'll meaning Poles in the United States are trying through various means to help the suffering millions of devastated Poland. Tine Polish people of New Britain do not wish to remain indebted and are trying to do their share in this great work.
 We know how unpleasant it is to stretch the hand and beg for public aims. We also know how uncom- fcrtable feels the person to whom we apply for donations. We understand the humiliating position of ours, and may meet with some unpleasant re- marks on the part of some people, yet the moral obligation is so great and the pure. humane motives are so strong, that we can not remain in different to the starving millions of our brothers and sisters.
 Helping Poland we help afl hu- rlanity, for. after all, we are part of one great family of nations.
 We believe that it will not be un- fair on our part to ask the generous citizens of New Britain to contribute literally for the cause of starving women and innocent children. We ask for help not only on general priciples of humanity but also as the residents of New Britain. We are your neighbors and co-workers and we are working with you at all times great republic.
 All money collected will be sent to Henryk Sienkiewicz, the president of Polish Central Relief committee in vevey, Switzerland.
 THE PRESS COMMITTEE
 OF THE POLISH TAG DAY.