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Harrisburg Daily Independent from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania • Page 9

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0m Mm? HAaRJIixUO STAR-INDEPENDENTS TnUBSDAYj'DECEMBEB 1911. If? fnS-sat' about five inches iIgwb, if. V' "V-ou" lAi'her be there he was SHOP EARLY Open Evenings OnlyJrtunDecembefJS i iTeM. did.t 8he flew out ami I had This sleeping doll, completely and attractively attired, including slippers and hat, worlh my gaiJeveled on her before she rose very fan" Eflglue Tests O. K.

t. To ascertain whether they eomnlied ji-tth the guarantees of their manufacturers, the iras engine and triplex WHAT YOU pumps at the high service rnimjiug station In Reservoir Park were tested for efficiency and capacity Tuesday and vesterdaV. The tests were satisfactory in every respect and the Board of Water Commissioners will accept the machinery, The new reservoir on Oak Knobx was nearly full yesterday and is giving good satisfaction in its work of storing 1,000,000 gallons of water i Special, Your anRwer can be elaborate and decorative or sim ple and substantial and both will be', practical. You, yourself, appreciate most that which is usetul give as j-ou would receive. Home Furnishings have become more and moro popular features of the gift season which naturally sends you to us, where qualities are known to be Avorthf ul and prices sure to be.

right. started! out to make for tiM supply ine citizens oi tne Thirteenth ward. ElesUon Cost The general election in November ions of housewives cost Dauphin county $3,229.60. The watched them. bill, with a number of others, was presented at the midweek session of the County Commissioners yesterday, by TTfCKSDAT, DECEMBER 7, 1911.

SHALL GIVE? 13,000 Millers bills paid bv the commissioners were se of years one In th 9 K52St''-vrT se, 8 There is nothing that makes as practical a gift as a dinner set. A. special value in a neat floral decorated set. one hun dred pieces guaran teed not to craze, PJ. demand JXU11 ires The rew am I tion leather.

tion leather. flour fed "CCl 28, 30 and 32 S0UW SECOND STREET U.9 FURNITURE and FLOOR COVER Thewinnin flour is Gold Medal. comparisons. women, came millions of lbakin, SBand that floor. The reason lies here: We built our own test kitchen.

Day after day, year after year, we learned the requirements of perfect flour. We learned the wheat that makes it. Now we grind that wheat through 20 sets of rolls. Now we sift it through 10 silk cloths. And the flour that results has won millions and millions to PLAN CAMP FOR GIRLS ATMDWOOD Park Commission to Introduce Noyeity Next Summer A girls' camp for Wildwood Park is being planned by the Harrisiburg Park Commission, to be located in what is known as "second woods." It is one of the most picturesque spots at the park, and will be a novelty for girls who wish to apend their time outdoors during the-warm weather.

The tents will be pitched beneath large trees, and will front on tlie grass road leading from MaeJay street to the Wildwood dam. There will, be plenty of running water for the camp, a spring of pure water having been pipd. down from the bluff opposite. All girls of the various playgrounds will be eligible to enjoy the camp, and all they will have to provide will be their food and bedding. The Park Board will provide the tents, cooking utensils and other camp equipment.

There will be proper police protection and. a chap-eron will be in STREET RAILWAY MEN ML MEET Association's Annual Session Will Be Held -fit Here Some men prominent in the railway transportation cdriipanies of the State will meet heratq-tnorrow in the annual session of the' Pennsylvania Street Bail way. Association, tp be hold ai the Harrisburg Club. The business session will be called at 11 o'clqcJt, at which time the annual reports will be mude and officers elected for the ensuing year-' Following this a paper wfll be read on The Value and Uses of the Surface Contact System" by-S. K.

Hippie, general man ager of the Simplex Surface Contact Company, of Williamsport. Addresses will also be made by officers and prominent members of the association. Luncheon will be served the mem- WASHBURN CROSBY'S September term of court, petit jurors, traverse jurors, constables' returns, $216. SI; Grand Jury, tipstaves, OF INTEREST TO WOMEN READERS PAEISIENE STTLE. The race-meets showed that navy blue serges are still strong favorites.

Fully one-half of the suits seen there were of this material. At the recent dressmakers open ings" it was noted that the new drapery effects are more graceful than the perfectly straight lines we have been accustomed to. A noticeable feature was the length of the sleeves. AH of the afternoon dresses, as well as the tailored cos tumes, had full-length sleeves. Some of the sleeves showed a fullness at the el bow blbw which it formed a deep cuff Which was finished off at the waist with a frill of lace or ehiffoo A large number of the afternoon and evening dresses showed a waistline that was almost normal, which is an lnuiea tion that the normal waisting will' soon strain be fashionable.

A prominent dressmaker is showvhg reversible wraps" male of caracul on the one side and light-colored satins on roe other, making it practical for day as well as evening wear. Fur and half -fur dresses were a stnk inz feature of the openings. A tailor ed suit in moleskin as exhibited by a living model attracted much attention The handbag carried by this model 5 of moleskin trimmed with fringe and was one of the first of these fur bags, whose strong popularity is being uredicted to be shown. An exquisite handbag ol white er mine, in the envelope shape, with a deep white silk fringe over which fell a fringe of ermine tails was carried by a model wearing a sKirt or broadtail aad" having a side panel strapped with white ermine bands. In evening slippers the1 metal and colored silk embroideries are prominent and the patterns now mostly used arc Oriental both in design and coloring.

Slinners of cold and silver cloth with the embroideries in royal purple, coronation red, emerald green and copper yellow are very attractive, the use of the colors being to bring the footwear into harmony with the color of the gown. IMPROVING RAW EGGS. Invalids and chifdren are-often put upon a diet whicB. includes raw eggs but find it impossible to take them unless their flavor is somehow changed A -light seasoning of nutmeg answers most persons, though some prefer a sprinkling of minced parsley mi 3 i anu a lew urow ui itruiuu juii-c. A raw egg with the yolk unbroken can be "taken in a little wine.

When coffee is allowed, it is possible to take a egg by breaking it into the cup, but 4n, such case it must be swallowed before the egg begins to or.it may be beaten with the beverage. FASHIONS. Interest in- velvet suits is growing Stronger' from week to week. The empire, style, so far as the waist fine is' concerned, prevails again. gowns trimmed with large quantities of rich lace.

THE NEWS OF CAPITOL HILL Barnard to Get His. Pay: George Gray Barnard's accounts of expenses incurred in making the sculptures for the front of the Capitol have all been adjusted by the Board of Public Buildings and Grounds and, with its approval, the artist will get his money. Just $70,000 is owing Barnard of the $80,000 voted him by the State, and this will be paid him soon and the account settled in full. Date Changed. State Economic Zoologist Surface announces that the date for the orchard demonstration at the orchard of Representative Rowe at Williamstown "Will be Saturday, December 16; at the Emaus Home, Middletown, on December 11, and at the Weaver orchard at Killingcr, on December 15.

6 Many Visiters. Fred W. Seheaffer, chief guide at the Capitol, finds from the register in the Capitol that 30,315 persons visited the Capitol during the first eleven months of the year and were shown through the building by tho guides. There wore, however, thousands of oth- One Application and the Hairs Are Gone (Aids to Beauty) Women troubled with fuzzy growths will be delighted to learn that a elm-pie application of common powdered delatone and water will romov every trace of hair without pain or Injury. If the growth very thick or tub-born.

a second application may -toe required, The delatone pasta la pread thickly on the hairy surface, and ttr two or three minutes rubbad off, then the skin wanhod and dried, Druggists charge a dollar for an original ounce-package of delatone, but to thono suffering with superfluous growths It Is worth several times this sum to know of a reliable and qulek'way In whleh to permanently rid the skin of hair or fuzg without having to endure ps-in. For this folding card table. Your choice of either felt top or imita WILL TAKE CARE OF STRAY CATS S. P. C.

A. Will Find Homes for Vagrant "Toms" Warehousemen, merchants, livery; men aud housewives who need a cat' around the premises can get one guar-i anteed and with a stamp of when the plan of the Society for thai Prevention of Cruelty to Animals goea into effect. In order to supply the de-' mand made by that class of people the; society is making arrangements to have nil people who move from a hood and leave the feline behind "un.j intentionally" notify the society. The offices of the society will then! be a sort of a clearing house for homeless cats. bers of the association and their -guests! at 2 o'clock at' the club.

The officers of the association aro' the following: Charles O. Kriigor, Philadelphia president of the Kapid Transit Cora.4 pany, president; E. H. Davis, Williams-; port, general manager of the Williams-! port Passenger. Kail way Company, vicoi president; Captain W.

II. Lanius, Han-j over, president of the Hanover and McSherrystown Bailway treasurer, and nenry M. Stine, oflthis' city, secretary. POLICE RELEASE YOUNG SHOPLIFTER Benjamin Chandler, one of tho year-old newsies, came before Mayoij Royal this afternoon on a' oiars-e ofi shoplifting. Being his first offense, thei Mayor reioasea the lad on his promisa not to do it again.

It is alleged that Ghaialler wcnS to a- department store and took a eaplj a snort time arterwam he returned the cap and said his mother wanted the, money back. Charles Wolf, 'who wsas charged with assaulting his wife awl daughter, was; discharged on promise that he wouldl! never do it again. Wolf shed; tears; at the hearing and said he should be tied 'to a whipping post for such crime. The other casoa were those of Wil-j liam Johnson, Thomas Ash, Frank Dubbs, John Rodgers and William liayj They are all changed strong Kril- a few i 'INGS II! i win ii i 'I A roll-toresk makes an ideal gift foiV man. We call special attentrttg to this large roll-top desk, made of -solid oak, best con- AA struction, tps.W nrjDAJQ OLi0 BANK STATEMENT.

REPORT OF THK CONDITION OF THE First National Bunk at Harrisbursr. in the Stnte of PHnnsyl- vania, at the close of business Decern ber 5, 1911: RESOURCES. Loans and discounts, $907,430 16 Overdrafts, secured and unsecured 19 65 IT. Bands to secure circu lation. 100,000 00 V.

S. Bonds to secure U. S. deposits, 00 Bonds, securities, etc 375,131 90 Banking house, furniture and fixtures 15,268 57 Due from National (not reserve agents) 47,902 93 Due from State and private banks and bankers, trust companies aiid skvlncs banks 13,199 27 Due from approved reserve incuts 129.96? 97 Checks and other cash items 9,872 53 Exchauges for Clearing House 39,793 35 Notes of otner National banks 2,880 00 Fractional papei currency, nickels and cents. 142 29 Lawful nioney reserve in bank, viz: Specie, 8,050 00 Legal-tender notes 25,706 00 Reaemption tund with U.

is. treasurer (b per cent, of circulation), 5,000 00 Total 1,730, 364 62 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in $100,000 00 Surplus fund 430,000 00 Undivided profits less ex- penses and taxes paid 46,2.54 16 National bank notes out- standing ss.tiuu uu Dub to other National banks, 30,887 13 Due to Trust Companies and savings banks, 95 Due lo leatjrve nirents 37.048 88 Individual deposits subject tb check 681.51S 93 Demand certificates of deposit 120,885 64 Time certificates of deposit 10,049 12 Cashiers cuecKs uutsiana- Inir 4,917 96 United States deposits 60,000 00 Reserved for taxes 5,581 95 Total $1,730,364 62 State of Pennsylvania, County of Dau phin, ss: James Brady. Cashier of the above nnmed bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement Is true to the best' of my Knowledge anil oeuei. J.A.JU.E.S dhaui.

Cashier. Subscribed and sworn tn belore tne this 7th day of December, 1911. Seal Notary Public My commission will expire February 27, 1915. correct Attest: LANE S. HART, SPENCER C.

GILBERT, A. C. STAMM, Directors. er visitors who did not require guides, dropping in at odd times when all of the guides were engaged and choosing to go over the building themselves. Often the guides had parties of twenty or more.

Public Instruction Assistants. Superintendent of Public Instruc tion Seheaffer has appointed three assistants for the department, who will supervise the various branches of education as provided by the new School Code. They are as follows: Agricultural Education L. U. onr nis, instructor at State College, former principal of Sunbury High school.

Industrial Education Millard B. King, principal of the High school at Wayne, graduate of engineering department of State Spllege. Drawing Miss Rose M. Fetterolf, "Wilkes-Barre High school, graduate of Bloomsburg Normal School and Pratt Institute. Miss Zierden to Pittsburgh.

Miss Alicia M. curator of the Educational Museum, went to Pittsburgh to-day on business forthe State Museum, also to g've a talk on "Pictorial Instruction" before the teachers' institute. Want the Murderers. Previous to leaving for Philadelphia last evening Attorney General Bell took up the matter of the application: to the Governor of Virginia for the return to Berks countv of four men who mur dered Gordon Kauffman, a Heading Baker, a few months ago. The same men, after the murder, went to yir-ginia and committed highway robbery, for which they were arrested and sent to the Jtciehmond penitentiary, where they now are.

They were tracd by detectives to the prison, andl on being confronted with the charge If murder they confessed. It is now proposed to brinff them back for trial in Beading. Attorney General Bell 'a answer to the Attorney of Berks was not made public, but it is saW that ar- rangements will be made through the ATirginia courts by which the men can be brought back to Pennsylvania for trial. Called on Governor, Senator Adams, of Allegheny, and Reprenentative (Bentley, or Washington were at the Capitol to-day and calle-Jf on Governor Tener. They were on fleir way to Washington to see Senator Pen-J rote.

1 in e- (125) (2S9) 5t her husband's death, was filed yesterday. William H. Wheeler, a lineman foi the American Union Telephone Co moan v. was killed December 13, 1910, while repairing wires on Allison Hill. It is charged that the mrris-burg Light, Heat and Power Company was to blame for Wheeler's death, as they are alleged to have left an unin sulated wire exposed ana tnis caused his death.

Bird's Nest in Snow. Lincoln Carl, a Williamsport attorney, wa3 in the Prothonotary 's office on business this morning and told the following story: He was hunting yesterday in Peters' mountain. He was walking along, gun under arm, looking for quail. Suddenly he almost stepped on a quail that had nest in the snow. "She had been there for two day3, ever since the he said.

"Worthy gift cigars be-. cause the quality is of the kind that inspires confidence. Men who smoke 5 SWEET GIRL CIGARS regularly, know that they need not hesitate to give this brand to friends with the most particular taste. Box of 23, $1.15 Box of 50, $2.25 Giff Qualify i jSws, NEWS OF COUNTY AND CITY OFFICES Fusionists Spent $2,376. Frederick Lt Morgenthaler, treasurer of the Fusion candidates' committee, today filed his expense account.

He col-jecteJ $2,376 from Democrats and Key-stoiiers and accounts for every penny of this sum in his report. Other filers to-day were: Wiiliam W. Wallower, defeated Fusion candidate for County Commissioner, John V. Cassel, Republican, rejected County Auditor, $96; Charles Pass, Republican, defeated for re-election to the Board of Directors of the Poor, $136.75. Two Candidates File.

Two more candidates have filed thir expense accounts. Paul A. Kunkel, who, if the ballot boxes are reopened and a fair count made will vet be elect- Mr. and Mrs. Bracken, formerly of 1827 Berryhill street, have moved to PAZTANG, PA.

Next door to Postofflce. CITY ADVERTISING. i Stops Falling Hair and Destroys Dandruff Makes the Hair Grow Long, Heavy and Luxuriant and We Can Quickly Prove It i 5' --v ed District Attorney, spent $855.07. Edward Moeslein, defeated Fusion candidate for the School Board, spent $101.25. Hit By a Shovel.

John W. Cassel, one of the county auditors, turned up at the court house this morning with his head swathed inTiandages. Last Monday, he explained, he was superintending the removal of dirt from the athletic field, Steelton, As he passed between a workingman and a wagon, the workingman, who was in the act of swinging a shovelful of dirt aboard, caught Mr. Cassel a terrific blow on the right car. Mr.

Cassel' went down, paralyzed for several moments. When he revived he found that his ear had been cut almost in two. Now he carries it in a cast. Sheriff's Sale. Sheriff Fletcher will hold a sale tomorrow morning of the contents of F.

M. Bowman's grocery store, 211 Chestnut street. Canned goods and pro-, visions will be sold. Clerk Miller Indisposed. Charles A.

Miller, city clerk, was slightly indisposed to-day and. kept to his home, 615 Briggs street. P. M. Hummel Calls.

Postmaster Edgar C. Hummel; of Hummelstown, called at the court house to-day. Modifies Judgment. The Danphin county court to-day handed down five State tax case opinions. They modified judgments issued against State corporations.

Judgments were entered against the Sorosis Shoe Company for $144.50 and these were modified to $110, as some of the taxes were previously paid. The $30,000 judgment against thi Westmoreland Coal Company was modified to $14,500 as $15,500 had been paid. The judgment against ths Penn Gas Coal Company was modified to $4,500 as $5,500 was already paid. Wife Askc The plaintiff's statement In t'na ult started several months ago bv Mrs, Tillie of to recover $20,000 damage because of a ft If You Wish to Double the Beauty of Your Hair at Once, Jut-Get a 25 Cent Bottle and Try This Surely try a Danderine 'Hair Cleanse if you wish to immediately double the beauty of your hair with little trouble and at a cost. not worth mentioning just moisten a cloth, with a little Danderine and draw it carefully through your hair, taking one small strand at a this will'cleanse the hair of dust, dirt or any excessive oil In a few moments vou will be amazed.

Your hair will be wavy, fluffy and abundant and possess an incomparable softness, lustre and luxuriance, the beauty and shimmer of true hair, health. Besides beautifying, the hair, one application of Danderine dissolves every particle of Dandruff; cleanses, purines and invigorates the scalp, forever stopping itching and falling hair. Danderine is to the hair what fresh showers of rain and sunshine are to vegetation. It goes right to the roots, invigorates and strengthens them. It's Imn latino anil lif-nmdurino' nrnnfr.

cause the hair to grow abundantly long, nnr(. a snartn-itr liancv and velvety softness to the hair, and PAVIXG NOTICE Notlc to property owners alon the lines of Boyd Street, from Second street to Wallace street; Boyd street, from Wallace street to Seventh street; Calder street, from SixtT street to Seventh street, and Kelker street, from Front treet to Seventh street. You are hereby notified that the assessment to pa- the cost and expeno of paving and curbms'the above r.amed highways, under Ordinance So. 2, file of Common Council. Session of 110, will be made by me.

at my officii. In the Commonwealth Trust Company building-. No. 223 Market street, Harris-burg, on Thursday, the fourteenth day of December, 1911, between the hours --of o'clock a. m.

and 12 o'clock not.n. when and where all parties Interested shall be heard. M. B. COWD3N, 4-lt City Engineer.

weeks use will cause new hair to sprout all over the scalp. Use it every day for a short time, after which two or three times a week will be sufficient to complete whatever growth you desire. of if will jutt a 25 cent bottle o( Knowlton.B banderine fr0m any drug store or toUet and try it as directed. -ill ii -1 WW Iwiliir i.

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