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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-04

men in the war zone who have volun-
teered to take UP the work relinquished
by the men who went to the battlefield.
The most daring costume shown in
New York this year is OF American de-
sign. 1t was made up in this country
and includes a full redingote of dark
blue relieved by bands of rich embroid-
cry in bright colors laid over the
shoulders and across the bust A short
skirt comes below the redingote. Be-
meath the skirt pair of red panta-
lettes handsomely embroidered, which
stand out with a distinctive flare, are
said to be copied from the uniform of
distinguished Turkish regiment. With
this costume is worn a real fez trim
hight stick up at one side.
But all American designs are not
bizarre or daring. They are becoming
more artistic each day because the de-
signers are actuated by a patriotic de-
sire to produce something creditable to
New, York has recently furnished by
special request series of colored
plates showing the best known Ameri-
can birds In their natural environ
ment. These plates are being studied
by one of the most important design
developing costumes for women which
would show the same harmony of
shades as is produced in the bird s
plumage. The colorings in the land
scapes are also expected to prove sug-
Esestive; sst DESIGNS originating, from
included in the best models shown for
late Fail and winter costumes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-04
NATIONAL INFLUENCES;
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN
CONTINUED From Editorial Page. ]

American influence in the fashion
world is being definitely recognized.
Fully 80 per cent, of the clothes worn
this Fall by the American middle class
are of American design. They are eX-
hibited side by side with the Paris
models and few can distinguish them.
The imported costumes are the more
conservative. Some of the American
designs are daring to degree which
would have been considered unachiev-
able outside of a Partisan shop a year
or two ago.
Billion a Year For Clothes
American women spend over S1,000,-
900, 600 annually for clothes. Ony about
10 per cent. of that amount is spent up
on garments exceeding $50 in price. 1t
hardly pays to bring over garments of
a less price than that so this 10 per
cent. has to be divided between the i'm
porters and the increasingly large num-
bers of American modistes who are
producing high class work. French i'm
portations fell off tremendously last
year. They will be slightly increased
this Fall, but are not likely to amount
to as much as those of 1918. 1t is pre-
dicted that they never will regain their
old dominance.
The national influences due to the
war are notable in evidence in the
clothes brought over from Paris. The
entrance Of italy into the hostilities
has brought her national characteris-
tics into the Fall frocks. The Italian
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-04
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS
By associated Press

Philadelphia, Sept. l. - Wheat -
Lower; No. 2, red, new spot, Septem-
ber. $1;O5 R@1.071a; No. >, red, western,
Corn - Market steady: No. 2,
yellow, local, $40 SSc; steamer, No. 2,
yellow, local. Sc SIC.
Oats = Nominal; No. 2, white, none
here: No. 3. white. new, 42@ 4Sc
o,t5 Bran 11 Market Market steady; winter win
western; western; winter. per ton, none here;
Refined Sugar = Market steady;
powdered. $500 5.75c: fine granulated.
$50 "a $3.50; confectioners' A, $500 .55c.
Butter = Market firm; western,
creamery, 27c; nearby prints, fancy, 30c.
Eggs - The market is firm;
Pennsylvania and other nearby frsts,
free cases, $720Q7.50 per case; do,
current receipts. free cases, $4,000
$50 per case; western. extras. firsts,
flrsts. free cases, S6.90@7.20 per case.
Live Poultry - Market firm; fowls,
16@17hc; old roosters, 12@13c; broil.
ing chickens, 15@19c; Spring ducks. is
Q16c: old ducks, 12@14c.
fresh killed fowls. fancy. 1874 01sc: do
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-04
ENGINEERS WILL
ATTEND CONFERENCE
Scope of Industrial Welfare and
Efficiency Meeting Will Be
Enlarged This Fall

Engineers and other technical men
having to do with the well-being of
the people and the natural resources
Of Pennsylvania, will be included in
the third State Welfare and Efficiency
Conference to be held in the State
Capitol November 10 to 10. These
conferences were inaugurated by the
State Department of Labor and In
dustry and the Engineers Society of
Pennsylvania and the Fall conference
will be held with many persons con-
nected with engineering activities of
the State government, with industrial
enterprises, inspectors and others on
the program.
Governor Brumbaugh will open the
conference and heads of departments
Of the State government will speak
and the second day will be devoted to
engineering addresses with the third
given up to remarks by officials of
Industrial and public service corpor-
ations, labor organizations, municipal
tiles and associations.
The tenor of the addresses will be
cooperation to keep down accidents
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-04
POST OFFICE ADMITS MOTOR
CYCLE

A high compliment was paid to the
all-around utility and slight cost of
operating the motorcycle with side
car attachment this week, when
Postmaster General Burleson so modi-
fed his recent order affecting the use
of the motor vehicle by r. f. d. men
to include the motorcycle with side
van. With a vehicle of this sort 1t
is pointed out the r. F. d. men can
get around equally as we'll as with an
automobile and at less than one-third
of the cost. AT the same time the
vehicle is handy to store, is acces-
sible, simple, and has the capacity to
deliver the requisite amount of mail
matter.
Already the Post Office Depart
ment is asking for bids on motorcycles
fitted with suitable side vans for =.
F. d. work and it is not at all un-
likely that the versatile motorcycle
will be now used by the R. F. D. men
to a greater extent than heretofore.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-04

average, 16h @17hc; do. unattractive.
broiling chickens. nearby. 22926c; do
western, 16@21c; do. spring ducks. Is
"a l7c; do, western. 10@12c; ice packed
fowls, 15@1Sc.
Potatoes = Market steady; Maine,
per bushel. 15Q20c; New York. per
Ser bsrRs per Osgs egs
Flour = Nominal; winter straights,
new, 5000 5.25; do, patent, new. $3.50
n6T 5eW S6lS 80; do Pa55e99ss TENS 1ew 500
eas. iute sacks. sbi0Q5.EO; spring.
straights, old. 1925 a $50; do. patents.
old. S6.5CO7.2O.
Hay - The market is quiet
but steady; new hay, s16,OOa3G.OO;
per ton as to quality; No. 1, large
Saiss SSaifss $685. So d6 No. ,14oo msSiu@ So
Light mixed, S24.Oo; No. 1, do. s22.6o
@23.O0; No. 2. do. $4,000 q 2l.o0.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-04
TRADING TODAY WAS
L|GHTEST Of WEEK
Reading Railways Completely
Neglected; War Shares Also
Moved Sluggishly
By Associated Press

New York, Sept. A. The lightest
trading of the week attended to-day's $
operations with few changes of i'm
portance. Leading railways were COM
pletely neglected, there being no quo
tations for Union Pacific or Reading
during the first fifteen minutes. War
shares moved sluggishly with one point
gains each for Bethlehem Steel at 2S5,
Crucible Steel at SO and Goodrich at 62,
with decline of as much for Lacka-
wanna Steel at 6S15. United States
Steel, American Car and Colorado Fuel
rose minor fractions with similar de-
clines for Pressed Steel Car and Ameri-
can Can. London's market for Ameri-
cans was extremely dull, with Union
Pacific off Il at 12S.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-04

and to work out a system for cooper
alton on closer basis of departments
of the State government and indus
tries.
Considerable attention will also be
given to the subject of workmen's s
compensation, for which the States
bureau will be organized this Fall,
and employment agencies and media
| ton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-04

peasant costumes are used as models,
while several of the new coats bear
striking resemblance to the officers
uniform of Italian regiments.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-04
FLANDERS BACK AT DESK

After a vacation. spent in Florida
and at his Michigan estate, Walter E.
Flanders, president and general man
ager of the Maxwell Motor Company,
Incorporated. is back at his desk at
the corporations Detroit headquar-
ters.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-04

peasant costumes are used as models,
while several of the new coats bear
striking resemblance to the officers
uniform of Italian regiments.
Russian characteristics
The Russian characteristics are also
prominent. The heavy gold and silver
embroidery so much in demand for
Russian court dresses Is being adapted
to evening gowns in both Paris and
America. Short Jackets with full skirts
motifs much in evidence. Heavy coats
with long fur collars are also of Rus
sian origin.
London is sending over a number of
new models for outdoor clothing. One
of them is a loose ulster in putty col
ored cloth made after the same model
as that used for the oilskin coats being
worn by the girl commissionaires or car
rtage openers who are now engaged to
stand outside of many large stores as
we'll as theaters, railroad stations and
other places where crowds gather.
This reproduction. of the uniforms
used by women who are taking the
places of men in different occupations
is one of the noticeable effects upon
femin inc clothes due to the war. The
girls in the Paris subway stations wear
long loose black open apron with a
ried out in silks in models for hand
some calling costumes. A sport coat
having a box plat over each shoulder
pocket upon the hip was suggested by
the mail pouches carried by the girl
postmen who are employed in both city
France.
The Redingote's in Favor
Women street car conductors in
most countries are wearing a long
loose redingote provided by the COM
pany. 1t is made semifitting in order
that 1t may be used by women of Diff
ferent size. The silk and velvet redin-
gotes. shown as fashions newest
wrinkle for the Fall trade, are glorified
copies of those worn by the brave wo-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-04
U S stI pd. 112% 112% 112% 112%
I,a Utah &C. Cop; 66% SS% SSS9s S6%
West U Tel 74h 74h 74h 74k
West Mfg. 1151s 115A lis 115A
CHICAGO CATTLE
By Associated Press

ChIcago, III, sept. 4. = HOGS = Re-
sSsp4fs Sp4S 1GGS gS Sst7ssgS RHlk xsd of sales ssSS
$40; heavy. $610@765; rough, $1,000
6.25; pigs. s700@.S.25.
Cattle = Receipts, zoo; steady.
BeeYes. $6.25 a 1895; cows and heifers,
$3.15 $40; Texas steers, $6.506D7.6O;
western, s6.90@9 100; calves. $1,000 II. 90.
Sheep = Receipts, 5000; easy. Ma
tive, $5.5O@5. 40; western, $500 600;
yearlings, $6.25 6710:. lambs. native,
$500 M8.75: Western. S6.75 "a 800.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-12-23
Christmas Candles.

The suggestion is made that lighted
candle be placed in Our windows on
Christmas eve, symbol OF The Star oil
Bethlehem, TO keep aIight in our hearts
the deep significance of the event the
yuIetde brings 10 memory.
II is good suggestion. In these days
when the world is tending 10 become
commerciaized and we live so much
upon the surface OF life. we are all TOO
likely 10 lose sight OF much that the Christ
mastide ancientIy commemorateda and have
only the empty outer husk OF the festival
left. We ring our bells, hang up our
garlands, make our gifts. 1--WE bid our
tapers twinkle fair" as one mas sung,
land feast and froIic; then we 90 back
to the same old lives again"
But Christmas robbed OF the old-time
faith and celebrated with no thought OF
The beautiful mystery il should serve TO
keep in remembrance, is only common
place holiday like any other. Light the
candles, then, and may they relight a
waning faith in our hearts. For the world
is "too much with us, late and soon, get
ting and spending" On one night OF
the year, at least. il on no other, we should
steal time from our worldly concerns to
live that far-awsy first Christmas over in
our minds and feel, il we can, all that the
star OF promise meant TO the little group
Of shepherds who watched in wonder
from their hills when il famed out in the
deep, blue Syrian skies.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-12-23
Remember The Birds At Xmas Time.


Do your Christmas shopping for the
birds early. Your friends. the chickadees.
the nuthatches, the sparrows, the creep
ers and woodpeckers, who for some
reason or other prefer to hang around
theirnestingsites during the cold northern
winters, may wake up Christmas morn
ing to find their feeding places buried
deep beneath the snow. So LET'S give
them Christmas tree surprise.
Any kind of a tree will do, even an
abandoned Christmas tree. Since this is
before Christmas, however, it will be all
right to select handy tree on the lawn
or in the orchard, one that isn't too high
nor too wide-spreading.
Now for the gifts. Take little bag
of net and stuff it with nuts. That's a
present for the iunco and the nuthatch.
Fill another ret bag with sunflower seed
or millet and hemp, for the finch and the
sparrow. Tie piece OF twine around a
chunk OF suet or fat pork and give the
woodpecker surprise.
Breadcrumbs, sweepings from the barn
floor, cracked corn, wheat, canary seed
these are some OF the gifts which the
birds will appreciate. AS final surprise,
take cocoanut shell, with good-sized
hole in either side, and fill it with fresh
pork fat. bacon and nut kernels.
Get up early Christmas morning and
watch the birds feast from their own
Christmas tree. It's almost as much fun
as watching for Santa Claus.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-12-23
Birds Holiday Daintics.

The yellow-leg snipe travels matter
of 1000 miles to get to Christmas dinner.
II is pretty nearly the longest journey
made annually by any living creature,
and the object of il seems to be to pro-
cure certain dainties in the way OF aquatic
insects and crustaceans appropriate for
holiday fare.
One might say, however, that the most
appropriate OF Christmas dinners Is eaten
by the robins, which at this holiday sea-
son feed largely upon the berries OF the
holly-particularly upon the berries OF a
kind of holly called black alder. which
are as bitter as quinine.
Another bird which has an interesting
Christmas is the mocking bird. He Is
planter Of the mistletoe berries and mis-
tletoe berries contribute largely to his
Christmas dinner Being particularly fond
Of them, he incidentally. though without
intention, carries the seeds to tree branch
es where they promptly fasten them
selves and sprout. In this way the par
asiiic plant is widely propagated in Texas.
which is the principal winter resort OF the
mockers.
The canvasback duck breeds in the tar
North, from Minnesota to the Arctic cif-
Gle, in the Interior. But the call Of Christ
mas turns il southwark, and il spe7ds The
holidays along the southern Atlantic coast.
from the Chesapeake TO Cuba. II leeds
on various aquatic plants, but the piece
de resistance of its Christmas dinner Is
wild ceIeV-a succulent water vegetable
which gives TO its flesh flavor highly
appreciated by the epicure.
The wild Canada goose goes all the
way to Mexico in winter, spending Christ
mas among the lakes in that far southern
latitude, where nutritious grasses and wa
ter plants are plentiful.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-12-23
WHY We Hang Stockings.

There is story from Italy which some
suppose to be the beginning ofthe present
idea OF the Christmas stocking. Years
ago good old st. Nicholas OF Padua used
TO throw knitted purses with money in
them in at the windows OF the poor.
These knitted purses were not unlike a
stocking without foot, and later il be-
came the custom of the people 10 hang
this knitted sack just inside the window
that ST. Nicholas might put something in
as he passed. When these purses went
out of use the stockings were substituted.
In the northern part of Italy il was little
too chilly to leave the windows open and
the stockings were hung by the mantel
place so that they might be filed from the
chimney.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-12-23
Hunting MistIetoe.

The hunter took deliberate aim and
fired into the higher branches OF a swamp
elm. Only bunch OF foliage. cut from
its supporting bough by the charge OF
bird shot, fell yard or so away.
missed him ?" was the half queried
comment OF a tenderfoot" who had
strained his eyes in vain 10 see the object
OF the shot.
"Missed nothing" came the reioinder.
"Shootin' green's" he added by way
of explanation. He picked up The clump
OF leaves flecked with waxen berries and
threw into gunny sack three or four
pounds OF mistletoe, the reward OF his
craftsmanship.
The open season for mistletoe begins
early in December, according TO the Kan
sas City Star, and continues until only a
day or so before Christmas, or, in the
lean years, until the crop is exhausted.
The old method OF shooting" mistletoe
has been in large part displaced, however.
by agile boys who earn mems wages by
climbing for the crop and carrying il to
the ground in sacks slung from their
shoulders. That preserves the foliage
beauty by leaving the berries intact.
When the boughs are harvested" by the
shotgun method the charge jars many OF
the globules from their tiny stems and the
fall TO earth but adds 10 the havoc.
Mistletoe jobbers are growing more
discriminating and pay top prices Tor
well-preserved green's only, the market
varying day by day according TO the
quantity offered.
The true mistletoe is European ever
green, but its American cousin resembles
il so closely as TO battle all but botanists.
The leaves are OF the same yellowish
green and the blossoms, alike in color,
give way in turn TO the wax-like berries.
Both are parasites, growing on the boughs
OF deciduous trees.
Apple trees, poplars, naples and elms
seem 10 best support the vegetable bar
nacle. But it sometimes is found grow
in the oaks and other forest varieties.
Along the Pacific coast il frequently is
taken from oak trees, although the yield
in that region is not prolific.
The mistetoe played conspicuous
part in mythology. II is SYmbolical OF
the spear with which Hotherus took the
life OF Bader, the white sungod ot sum-
mer, who shall be resurrected at Ragan-
arok, twilight OF the gods and doomsday
OF the world, so runs the old Morse legend.
Among the Druids and the Celts the
mistletoe found growing upon an oak
was believed to possess powers OF heal
ing for many ills as well as being potent
tor the working OF magic charms. Small
bits OF berries were brewed into love
philters for prejudicing the passions.
To the esteem in which the mistletoe
was held is directly traceable certain old
English custom which survives today.
AT the Christmas tide every ardent swain
who meath its shadow levies tribute OF
kiss and each hali-resisting maid who
pays, may know their hearts only bow to
rites centuries old and born when Yule
logs flickered through candle-l Lighted
halls on wintry nights when fairies ruled;
when imagery held sway; when noun
tain gods gave curse or blessing and trib-
ute TO the mistetoe was sacrament.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-12-23
Importance Or Healthy kidneys.
Shepherdstown Readers Should Learn
To Keep Tho Kidneys Well.

The kidneys have a big work TO do.
All the blood in the body Is coursing
through the kidneys constantly 10 be
freed OF poisonous matter. II Is heavy
enough task when The kidneys are well,
but cold, chill, iever or some Thoughts
less exposure is likely 10 irritate, inilanie
and congest The kidneys and interrupt
The purifying work.
Then the aching frequently begins and
is often accompanied by some irregldafity
oil the urine-too frequent passages, sedi-
ment or retention. Thousands testify 10
The wonderful merit Of Doan's Kidney
Pills, remedy for the kidneys only, that
has been used In kidney troubles 50 years.
You will make no mistake In following
this Shephefdstown citizens advice.
E. Z. Hertle, commission merchant.
Princess ST., Shepherdstown, says: my
kidneys were weak and my back was
ame. Doan's Kidney Pills removed the
rouble. still use Doan's Kidney Pulls
when feel the need OF kidney medicine
and they never fail 10 give me relief"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't simply
ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's
Kidney Pills-the same that Mr.. Hertle
had. Milburn Co., Props, Buffalo,
N. Y.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-12-23
What Candles Symbolic.

II is little wonder we cling to the old
custom of lighting the little pink and blue
and green and yellow candles. For we
apprehend, am sure, not altogether
dimly, as we 60 about touching them into
flame, the shining potency OF those things
they do but symbolize-ot goodness, OF
love, OF spirituality, and the far-reaching
power of these 10 tighten the world. 1t
cannot be but the Tinsel Star was right.
The gifts and ornaments of Christmas,
fair and fitting though they are, might all
be done away with and we should still
have very good Christmas indeed, II
but the Christmas candles shed their light.
Yet do not forget that the Paradise
Bird scorned the little bits OF blackened
candles that lay in the Christmas box.
We are very human after all, and the
candles of our kindness seem but little
things sometimes and soon burned out.
Fail they may, but there Shall be, and
with all the more reason, others to take
their places.
Over again and once year the human
spirit makes for itself festival, and un-
der the light Of the abiding heavens which
do not fail-God's glowing heavens OF
stars that are forever lighted, forever
sure-it lifts up the taperS OF its own
lighting, tapers which, though they burn
out humanity, yet with touching devo-
ton of faith shall be replaced, relighted,
rekindled each year, as the blessed sea-
son comes around.
Types they are, these Christmas can
dies, of our lives, so apt to fail, and OF our
purposes, so easily wasted, but types
also of our glowing longings, our lumi-
nous, unconquerable hopes ; nor can it
be said that we have failed so long as we
relight them, year after year, a pledge OF
our own faith in better things, and to do
honor TO that Little Lord, whom, with
touching devotion to the old shining SYM
Dol OF "a light that shineth in darkness"
shedding blessing across our way, we
still lovingly and how appropriately call
"The Light of the World"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-12-23

prised that I was cured. 1 have had
no return of the trouble and l give all
the credit to DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription. Mrs. ELLA JOHNSON, Arch
Avenue.
Every woman who has reason to
believe that backache, headache, un-
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nights, Irregularities or catarrhal
condition is caused by a arrangement
of the womanly functions, owes it to
herself and dear ones to speedily over
come the trouble before a general
breakdown causes permanent prostra-
ton.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is
a non-alcoholic remedy that any all
ing woman can safely take because it
Is prepared from roots and herbs with
pure glycerine, containing tonic prop
critics of the most pronounced char
acter.
1t is not secret remedy because its
ingredients are printed on wrapper.
Get DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
to-day, in either liquid or tablet form.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-12-23
AFTER THE GRIPPE
Vinnl Restored Her Strenpfh

Canton, Miss. % am Is years old and
became very weak and feeble from the
effects of La Grippe, but Vinol has done
me a world of good 1t has cured my
cough, built up my strength 50 / feel
active and well again. Mrs. LIZZIE
BALDWIN, Canton, Miss.
Vinol, our delicious cod liver and iron
tonic without oil, aids digestion, en-
riches the blood and creates strength
UnequaIled for chronic coughs, colds
or bronchitis. Your money back If
it fails.
OWENS & MILLER, Druggists,
Sbepherdstown, w. Va