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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-07
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SONS Of BALKANS
OBSERVE CHRISTMAS

Four thousand members of the
Greek, Servian and Bulgarian Ortho-
dox Churches gathered in Steelton to-
day to celebrate Christmas. which, in
their church calendar, falls thirteen
days later than in the Julian calendar.
More than 1000 pigs have already
been slaughtered and roasted for the
feast, which will last three days. The
preparations for the festival began
Monday evening and by last night the
hills for miles back of Steelton re-
sembled an encamped army. so close
together were the fires over which the
fat juicy porkers were roasting. Be-
side each fire swarthy foreigner
squatted and slowly turned the long
green sapling upon which the pig
roasted.
Shortly after masses in st. Nicho-
las Servian and the Bulgarian OFtho-
doX Churches this morning, thou
sands of the celebrators Joined hands
in two long lines along each side of
South Third and other streets in the
big foreign section and danced old
folk dances.
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CUT THIS OUT
OLD ENGLISH RECIPE FOR CA
TARHHAL DEAFNESS AND
HEAD NOISES

NOlgnS
If you know someone who is troubled
with head noises. or Catarrhal Deaf
ness, cut out this formula, and hand 1t
to them. and you will have been the
means of saving some poor sufferer
perhaps from total deafness. Recent
experiments have proved conclusively
that Catarrhal Deafness, head noises,
etc, were the direct cause or constitu-
tional disease, and that salves, sprays,
inhalers, etc, merely temporiZe with
the complaint and seldom. IL ever. ef-
feet a permanent cure. This being so
much time and money has been spent
of late by a noted specialist in perfect
ing pure, gentle. yet effective tonic
that would quickly dispel all traces of
the catarrhal poison from the system
The effective prescription which was
eventually formulated, and which has
aroused the belief that deafness Will
soon be extinct. is given below in un-
derstandable form. so that any one
can treat themselves In their own home
at little expense.
in Seeure 5ohbIe irom ySnr dHget aho 91 PaT
worth Take this home and add to 1t
Il pint of hot water and OF. of granu-
lated sugar; stir until dissolved. Take
The first dose should begin to re-
lieve the distressing head noises, head
ache, dullness, cloudy. thinking, etc.
while the hearing rapidly returns as the
system Is invigorated by the tonic ac-
tfon of the treatment. Loss of smell
and mucus dropping In the back of the
the presence of catarrhal poison. and
which are often entirely overcome by
this efficacious treatment. Nearly
ninety per cent Of all ear troubles are
directly caused by catarrh: therefore,
there must be many people whose
hearing can be restored by this simple
home treatment
head noises. catarrhal deafness. or ca
tarrh in any FORM should give this pre-
scription n trial.-Advertisement.
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WoOdmen Camp to Initiate
Officers Tomorrow Evening

Committees have completed arrange
ments for the public installation of the
officers of Steelton Camp, No. $3.50.
Modern Woodmen of America, to be
held in Red Mems Hall. Second and
Walnut streets. tomorrow evening.
The ceremonies will he in charge of
Wyckoff. of Harrisburg. who will give
an illustrated lecture on the Wood
mems tuberculosis sanatorium at Colo
RADIO Springs. The Rev. DIR. Nj. p.
Hooker, superintendent of the Emaus
Orphan Home. NIiddletown, a charter
member of Steelton Camp, will deliver
short address on The Fraternal
Side of Woodcraft"
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CASCARETS CURE
HEADACHE, COLDS,
CONSTIPATION
Tonight! Clean your bowels
and stop headache, colds,
sour stomach.
Get a 10-cent box.


Take Cascaret tonight to cleanse
your Liver. Stomach and Bowels. and
vot4 will surely feel great by morning.
You men and women who have head
ache, coated tongue, a bad cold, are
bilious, nervous, upset, bothered with
a sick. gassy. disordered stomach, or
have backache and feel all worn out
Are you keeping your bowels clean
with Cascarets-or merely forcing a
passageway every few days with salts,
cathartic pills or castor oil?
Cascarets Immediately cleanse and
regulate the stomach, remove the sour,
undigestsd and fermented food and
foul gases: take the excess bile from
the liver and carry off the constipated
waste matter and poison from the
bowels.
Remember Cascaret tonight will
straighten YOU out by morning. A
10-cent box from your druggist means
healthy bowel action: a clear head
and cheerfulness for months. Don't
forget the children.-Advertisement.
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JNDERTAIzERs

RUDOLPH K. SPICER
Funeral Director and Embalmer
sIS Walnut ST. Bsu Phone
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You may have tried everything you
ever heard of and have spent your
money right and left. I say well and
GOOD" let me prove my claims without
expense to you.
Let me send you without charge a
trial treatment of DELANO'S RHEU-
MATIC CONQUEROR. | am willing to
take the chance and surely the test
will tell.
so send me your name and the best
treatment will be sent YOU at once.
When l send you this / will write you
more fully, and will show YOU that my
treatment is not only for banishing
rheumatism, but should also cleanse
the system of Uric Acid and give great
benefit in kidney trouble and help the
general health.
This special offer will not be held
open indefinitely. 1t Will be necessary
for you to make your application quick
ly. AS soon as this discovery becomes
better known | shall cease sending free
treatments and shall then charge
price for this discovery which will be
In proportion to its great value. So
take advantage of this offer before II is
too late. Remember. the test costs
you absolutely nothing. r. II. Delano.
115-H. Delano Bldg, Syracuse. n. y
Advertisement.
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SONS OF VETERANS INSTALL
NEW OFFICERS FOR 1915

Colonel Ellsworth Camp, No. 81,
Sons of Veterans, installed the follow
Ing officers Tuesday evening: Com
mander, George d. WelcOmer; senior
vice-commander. A. w. Beard: junior
vice-commander, John Strauss; pa
triotic instructor. E. E. Mansberger;
chaplain, J. S. Boughteri secretary,
George w. Core; treasurer, II. E..
Moore; guide, Harry Welcomer: color
bearer, Jess Campbell; principal mu-
sician, Hiram Houser: inspector,
Adam Shory; guard, =. E. Diehl;
camp council. p. L. Diehl,- J. S.
Boughter, e. f. Mansberger.r
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RECEIVE NEW MEMBERs

Many new members were received
into the recently organized st. James
Altar Guild in st. James Catholic
Church. last evening. Mrs. Charles
Buck presided over the meeting which
was held In the Benton Club Hall.
The Rev. j. c. Thompson spoke and
refreshments were served by Mrs.
Ludes. Mrs Shannon, Mrs. Frank
Wieger and Mrs. Charles Buck.
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MRS. PRUDENCE SHELLEY

The funeral of Mrs. Prudence Shell
ley, who died Sunday. was held this
afternoon at 2 o'clock from her late
home. 20 North Front street. The
Rev. J. II. Royer, pastor of the First
Methodist Church. offlciated and burial
was made in the PaXtang Cemetery.
Six grandsons acted as pallbearers.
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ECKELS ENTERTAIN

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Eckels, 15S
South Second street. entertained the
following children from to Tuesday
evening: Thomas Regan, Tom Downes,
Sidney Downs, James Eckels, Earl
Pisle. George Green. Douglass Bow
man. George Fehrer, Alfred Walker,
Percil Cramer, Austin Detweiler, Rich
ard Eckels and Ruth Eckes
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No Piles
Simple Home Remedy Easily Applied
Gives Quick Relief-and Costs
Nothing to Try.

relief. stops itching. bleeding or pro-
trudlng piles, hemorrhoids and all rec
tai troubles. In, the privacy of your
own home. soc a box at all drug
gists. A single box often cures. Free
sample for trial with booklet. mailed
free. in plain wrapper, on request to
Pyramid Drug Co. 5t6 Pyramid Bldg,
Marshall, Mich.-Advertisem
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STEELTON SNAPSHOTS

Elect DeIegnt Matusevae
was elected delegate to the convention
Of the Eastern Federation Of Croatian
Sokols by the Steelton Sokol last even
ing.
Change Hour.-The Young Peoples
Society of Christian Endeavor of
st. Johns Lutheran Church will meet
o-morrow evening at T.S0 instead of
7.45. Preparatory services will hs con-
Quoted by the Rev. G. n. Lauffer, pas
tor, at S.15.
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RHEUMATISM CONQUERED

1 say that can conquer rheuma-
tism with a simple home treatment.
without electrical treatment, stringent
diet weakening baths. or in fact any
other of the usual treatments recon-
mended for the cure of rheumatism.
Don't shut your eyes and say i'm
possible but put me to the test.
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acme of perfection in every detail of fit,
. The products of the country's best
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-27

Leila Evans beauty and copper hair
was the sensation of Mrs. Van Ire
vors afternoon The girl had been
married six months. She had run
away from a wealthy home in Cardiff
to 20 to America with the little Welsh
man. Those six months had been OF
unmitigated hardship. Her illusions OF
happiness in the New World were
shattered. She loved her husband,
but she hated the sordid barrenness
of life in furnished lodgings. The visit
TO the Van rrevors had opened up a
new vista of life for her.
She chung to Evans arm as they
left the house together.
Dear" she said Mrs Van Trevor
has asked me TO come to the house
every day to act as her secretary
WHAT do you think of 1t? She is GO
ing to pay me twenty-five dollars a
week,
Evans was overcome by emotion
They are splendid people. Leila, ne
sain. Who would have thought that
we should find such good friends in
New York; 1t LOOKS like prosperous
future tor us, doesn it, dear?
Elsie Van Trevor and her husband
sat together m their oTawing-room
after the guests mad gone
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-27
GUS smile that lowered about Eya,s

oiiiie tnat n0Vered about Eya's
face.
Eva White had made no secret of
her lntatuation for Barry, and his IN.
swerving devotion to Ruth had embit.
tered the post Office assistant
ruin went home and wrote her
pioillsed letter TO Barry Lane, and
resigned herself to waiting until the
evening mail should bring her Barry's
belated letter.
nu' daJ litter Gay passed, the au.
suhnn Wa2ca, the first snow fell and
ruin had not received that promised
le'ter. AT New Years Ruth returned
-a.rys ring by registered mail. Tho
usual receipt card came back to her
signed with Barry's firm hand and
the episode vas enG2l.
Gradually Dan Wales removed h;s
"oolng OF Ruth, and by June their
wedding day was set. Dan knew tbat
ne did not possess Ruth's entire heart
put ne was confident of winning if in
the end.
IL was beautiful day late in June
when Ruth Fielding stood in her
oriuai attire before her simple dress
ing table. Suddenly she went to her
bed and knelt, praylnr.
While she knelt the door opened
ana Eva White. dressed to attend the
wedding. peered in and then entered
softly, locked the door and went and
dropped to her knees beside Ruth.
On. Ruth, pray for me- tool she
sohbed wildly Forgive me if Won
can, have wronged you.'
With their arms around each other.
Ruth heard Eva Whites confession
The package of suppressed letters
there were eight of them in Barrv's
bold writing-all unopened, besides
the single letter Ruth had sent to
him.
And the letters Ruth read them
with streaming eyes. Barry had been
faithful. His parents would welcome
her with open arms. Barry now be-
leved Ruth to have been the faithless
one. She had returned his ring and
t-S AAtat hS'SA iSNClhGu d lelleT from
her.
While they talked, Mrs. Fielding
brought the smiling bridegroom to
see his bride-and in their presence
Eva White repeated her amazing con
fession
Fifteen mirutes later, Dan Wales
white and grim looking, went down
and dismissed the wedding guests and
the astonished minister.
indefinitely postponed" he told
them all. When he was alone he
went to the telephone and called Barry
Lane on the long distance wire
In Seaport they still talk about thai
: June day. They tell about the mar
riage IN the Fielding house, and ado
that Barry Lane was the happ,
| bridegroom, while Dan Wales was bes
man and Eva White was the brides
attendant
, In the end Dan married Eva White
and out OF the sin ard pride and pair
of that httcr wear came quiet nappi
ness and content
! Copyright, ,,G ny IL, Mcclure News
paper Synli"ate)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-27
| 1EMP II | !
BY H. M. EGBERT
Copyright, 1915. by W. G. chapman.)

Copyright. 1915. by W. G. chapman)
The little Welshman and Van Trevor
looked at each other in the rich mans
library. The little Welshman was OBJ
viously in need of job. Van Trevor
thought. A sense of compassion rose
up in him as he inspected the shabby
figure.
We'll. Mr. Evans?" he inquired
blandly.
81 have come with reference to that
advertisement for a man to catalogue
your books" said Evans. His heart
was humping madly he was desper-
ately afraid Van Trevor would see his
need and cut down the salary.
You are acquainted with the class
les, I believer inquired Van Trevor.
Yes, sir. studied Greek and Latin
at Cardiff university. know French
and German, little Hebrew, some
Spanish"
Van Trevor extended his hand cor
daily. MY dear fellow. that is sat
isfactory," he said. The work should
/
stand it is not permanent, of course?'
i he added
II only need it for the summer. sir,
replied the little Welshman. Il an
studying at the Theological seminary
! have means of working off on
/ board after the term begins"
He hesitated. The use of the plura
! form had betrayed what he had no
been anxious to reveal My wife an
myself, he explained, hesitating.
Van Trevor nodded. We'll, my dea
fellow. about the salary he sale
Woud-er-forty dollars a week b
satisfactory"
The little Welshman could not RI
strain a gasp. He had expected tweI
ty, he had hoped daringly for twent.
five
That's settled, then, said Va
Trevor. "And now Mr.. Evans, 20
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-27

must lunch with me and meet Mrs.
Van Trevor"
Mrs. Van Trevor proved to be lit
tie, vivacious brunette. She shook
hands with Evans cordially. and they
sat down to lunch in a magnificently
furnished room, while butler served
them.
Evans was conscious of painful
diffidence. A gentleman by birth. a
long period of hardship had made him
self-conscious. He wondered whether
he was using his knife and fork cor
rectly The Van Trevors seemed
sticklers for etiquette. In Wales one
met all classes upon a free and easy
basis; here there seemed to be a con-
ventionalized ritual. little different,
and puzzling The Van Trevors drew
him out about his wife. you must
bring her to see US. said the rich
mans wife, as they parted.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-27
Nv.

The bungalows stood side by side
I'm their trim plots at the edge of the
shore Near by. at the huge hotel
were music and dancing. and the
mirth of holidaymakers. Many
couples, strolling along the road
looked askance at the seedy little
man. with the bandage about his head
who walked hurriedly toward the
bungalow at the end of the row.
In the shadow of pine tree Evans
halted. The bungalow was ablaze
with lights. He heard the voices OF
Van Trevor and his friends. and the
tittering laughter of his wife. Then
came laugh that made him clutch
at his heart-Leila's
Then suddenly the little Welshman
seemed to become inspired with a
strong personality that had never been
his. He strobe through the open door
into the living-room, and stood there
at the door.
He saw a look of fear in Van Trev-
or's eyes, establishment in the guests
l.
man suddenly dominated the situation.
Hugh" exclaimed Leila, leaping
to her feet you are Ill! What is
the natter"
Il have come TO take you home.
dear" said Evans.
Mrs. Van Trevor advanced with
mincing steps. This is Leila's hus-
band" she explained to the group.
He has been unwell. you know. Mr..
Evans, 1t would really have been more
seemly to have written"
Come, dear" said Evans, taking his
wife's arm in his In that moment he
saw all the struggle in the girls soul;
the old love and the new pleasures. II
was hard test for her. beaten by the
storms Of uncertainty.
Leila is certainly not going away
with you, exclaimed Elsie Van Trev-
or angrily. This is an outrage!
Leila, dear, we will protect you"
With swift, passionate gesture
Evans tore the bracelets from Leilas
arms, the pendant from her neck. and
cast them down And. while they still
stared at them. they were gone, and
Leila chung to her husbands neck in
the darkness.
Hugh, dearest she wept What
was itZ Wuy didn't you write?
didn't know you mad been i'll They
wanted me to get a divorce-O, Hugh.
if YOU hadn't come they would have
made ne do 1nytnlng ANYTHING Keep
me Gnard me. Never leave me
agalnl
And IN ner husband clasp she felt
at last safeguard against the dan
gers that nad Deset her and knew
that thenceforward their real life
would be together
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-27
MISSING LETTERS
ey CLARlSSA MACklE.


Three months ago they had been
strangers. Now Barry's ring cleaned
On Ruths slim, sun-tanned finger. In
tho shadow of the hedge Barry bent
bis tall head to exchange the parting
kiss
Remember, DEAR" he said, that !
will come in the spring to claim my
rife II the meantime, We shall see
zach other often-the city is only two
hours distant, and besides, shall ex-
meet letter every day"
So they parted, Barry waving his
hat from the stage until it vanished
over the brow of the hill. Then Ruth
turned and went slowly toward hone.
Her eyes were SO heavy with IN
shed tears that she did not see an ~
nroaching runabout until the horn
HAIRED generously in her ears. She
turned aside.
rs that you, RUTH" asked a mans
surprised voice.
"Oh, DAM she laughed. shakily
brushing away the telltale tears.
How you frightened mel"
Dan Wales looked down at the girls
slim figure and noted with a frown
that she had been crying. He had
loved Ruth, always, long before the
handsome city chap had cut him out.
Where is Barry Lane?" he asked
abruptly.
Ruths face grew scarlet and then
white. How readily Dan had con-
nected Barry with her tears,
He has gone home said Ruth,
codly. and / must be hurrying along.
With hasty gesture of farewell she
disappeared down the road
That evening in the library of his
handsome home, Barry Lane told his
parents of his love for Ruth Fielding
and showed them her picture. Two
hours later he stepped out to the
nearest letter-box and mailed letter
to the girl he had left behind in Sea
port.
The morning after Barry's depar
ture from Seaport the little post office
Was CTONucu Will llo Usual tApcCl
ant throng Eva White, behind the par
tition, peered at the gossiping crowd
her lip curling knowingly as she idcn
titled each and mentally guessed
the hopes and fears that brought then
there so regularly three times day
She did not see the face of Ruth
Fielding until the crowd had depart
eL Ruth looked sweet and dewy il
her pink bingham and nodded greet
ing to Eva White before she peere,
into her own letter-box.
1t was empty!
Ruth grew pale. How confident sh
had been that Barry would keep hi
promise and write to her. She laughed
at her fears and left the office. bu
Size could not forget the contemptu
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-27
LIN. Fresh water IN Aoria.Ie.

Owing to the system OF screening
mountains the Adriatic receives but
little drainage. There are only two
rivers OF any considerable size that
empty into It, the Adige and the Pc.
The water OF this sea therefore Is
very salty. Navigation is generally
safe. although there are some dan
serous points upon the eastern coast.
and sudden. northe-ly squalls often
lash the waters with terrific force
axainst the rock coast
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-27
Jamaica.

The area Of Jamaica is 1920 square
miles. and the island has popuisto !,
., e4o 600 The population OF Cuba Is
zoo 200 The climate OF both Islands
e with few exceptions fine NO res,
con WHY white people from the states
sbo,I5 not live in either place with
! perfect safety.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-27
Real Cause OF Rejoicing.

The reason you laugh when you see
your enemy sit down on freshly
painted bench in a park is not because
YOU don't love him. but because you
rejoice in the circumstance that the
Justice Of heaven has overtaken him.
Exchange
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-27
Ihe Only Difference.

About the only noticeable differences
between being in moderate circum-
stances and being poor Is that In the
former case the things you wait but
can't afford are little more e1pen-
slys.-Colums-a sol Joarnal
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-27

Elsie Van Trevor had gone to their
bungalow at the seashore and taken
her secretary with her. The little
Welshman was cataloguing the books
in the library alone
He missed his wife greatly. 1t was
their first separation. Somehow he
felt that Mrs. Van Trevors sudden
friendship for Leila BODIED i'll for them
both. But Leila had been crazy to go;
there were to be house parties and all
sorts Of gayety, and later Evans was
to be invited for day or two.
Somewhere a bell had been ringing
furiously all the morning. The little
Welshman' wondered where 1t could
! be. He threw up the window and
looked out. Suddenly violent pain
4 shot through his head. as if knife
| had pierced him. The bell was in his
own head. And the pain was stab
bling without cessation.
He screamed with the agony of 1t.
He tried to stagger across the room,
collapsed, and moaned upon the floor.
He saw Van Trevor standing over
him, look of fear in his eyes. Then
through a period of Inconsistencies
he grew to a dim realization of the
iolting ambulance. the hospital, the
white-capped nurses. and the sicken
ing stencil of the ether cone
He opened his eyes to find himself
in bed in the hospital. His head
was swathed in bandages.
You'll do finely now" the nurse
said, and he opened his eyes SECOND
, time to see Van Trevor at his side.
How are you. my dear chap" HI
asked. by George, that was tOucl
and go. but the surgeon says you're
all right now
You haven't told my wife," aske'
Evans weakly.
NO thought it best not to alarm
her." answered the other
Van Trevor never came agai
through the slow days of conva
, lescencc Evars' letters to Leil
i were unanswered. Gradually a sicl
enng fear began to come over the Ii
tie Welshman. a sense of some III
defnable tragedy At last, when tw
|, weeks had passed. he was rermitte
to leave the hospital lie hurried t
the Van Trevor house. The butle
who opened the door. stood in hi
way
, Mr.. Van Trevor left q letter fo
:, you, sir" he said. handing him mil
sive.
, The little Welshmcn opened it.
stated briefly that the work had com
to an end and included check fC
\ five hundred dollars
Evans tore the check to pieces an
< turned away from the house in bin
, agony and rage.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-27

In ten years the fountain styio
x1phie and gold pen industry OF the
ITni,ad states has almost treoled.
While that Of the steel pen h&
doubled.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-27
Strain on Patriotism.

II takes half day 20 sing China's
national hymn.