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Editor and Manager V. ACETI. Italian Editor. Entered as second-class matter September 2b. Ihl4, at the postoffice at Indiana. Pennsylvania, under the Act of March 3. 187b. SUBSCRIPTION ONE YEAR . . $l.OO j SIX MONTHS. . . $.50 The Aim of the Foreign Language Papers ol America T< HELP PRESERVE THE IDEALS AND SACKED TRAD ITIONS OK THIS. Ol*R ADOPTED COUNTRY, THE UNITED STATES OK AMERICA; To REVERE ITS LAWS AND IN SPIRE OTHERS TO OBEY THEM; To STRIVE UNCEASING LY TO QUICKEN THE PUBLIC S SENSE OK CIVIC DUTY; IN ALL WAYS TO AID IN MAKING THIS COUNTRY GREAT ER AND BETTER THAN WE KOUND IT. Editorial A CRITICAL PERIOD IN THE WAR With the Russian campaign at a standstill, comparatively speaking, interest now centres on two points— the Western front and the Balkans. In the former quarter the tide still •seems to be running against the Ger- j mans. The British have made no. further advance, but they are holding their own and repulsing all attacks. The French have made notable prog ress in the Champagne region, where they threaten the German railway] communications. Whether this is i il n e to a weakening of the < lennan lines by the withdrawal ol troops or j not. it is an achievement promising j great results. Not since the battle j of the Maine has the allied troops j had better cause for encouragement. The '-drive" will inevitably proceed slowly; but every step gained counts. And time means everything iti wear ing down a strong resistance. It is in this way. probably, that Germany must be defeated, if at all. Infor mation as to the actual numbers en- , gaged is still scanty; but the con clusion that the Allies are improving | in this respect while the Germans are deteriorating cannot be far from the truth. The situation in the Balkans is still confused. We do not know, ' in the first place, how many troops j the Allies have to land at Salonica, or what part, if any, Italy proposes to take in the movement, or whether Rumania and Greece are eventually to give their assistance. The mas sing of Rumanian forces on the Bul garian front suggests that the form er country, at least, will not long stand idly by and see the German- Austrian forces advance to the relief of Turkey. Nor is Greece likely, desp.te the etforts of King Constan tine, to preserve an armed neutrality in such circumstances Meanwhile the invaders have suffered their first cheek at the hands of the Servians. This may be only a temporary disas ter for them. The northern border of Servia is far less defensible than the western, where the mount ainous country makes the operations of an enemy difficult. Another con sideration is the nature of the sup port which the Bulgarians will offer to their new allies. They are born lighters, presumably the Bulgarian army will do its duty. But the lack of national enthusiasm will tell upon their morale It is plaiu that the Toutonic Pow ers must win at this critical period of the war if they are to have any hope of ultimate victory. The allies can accomplish their purpose to an extent if they hold the German-Aus trian armies back until it is to late to save Constantinople. That is why the help of Bulgaria is so eseentinl to Germany and Austria. If they break their way through Servia and beat back the forces of the Allies, they will have the route open through Adrianople which Bulgaria followed in the lirst Balkan wars. Philadel phia Public Ledger. Traps In French. A frequent trap in French for the unwary is the difference of meaning in similar phrases. For example, "faire feu" means to tire a gun, while "faire du feu" means to light a flre; "tomber par terre" conveys the idea of falling to the ground from one's own height, whereas "tomber a terre" means to fall from any height—in other words, to tumble down and to tumble off. In the same way "traitor de fat" means to call a man a fop and "traiter en roi" to treat him like a king. The English bore may be expressed in two ways—"un raseur" gives the idea of an active bore and "une bas sinoire" of a passive bore. London Saturday Review. Trap For Quotation Experts. If any one wants a catch question to spring 011 a gathering of self confessed literary sharps let him ask whence comes the quotation, "One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.' This is one of the six best sellers in the world of quotations, yet not one person in a hundred knows where It comes from. It is comparatively easy to guess the author, but almost i:\ipos sible to find a person who can name the work. One could build any number of par lor games around "One touch of nature makes the whole world kin." Try it- Spokane Spokesman-Review. Our First Silk Factory. Ohio was the first state in the Union to engage in the manufacture of silk, according to Dr. William C. Mills of Ohio State university. "The first silk factory was erected at Point Pleasant in 1841 by John W. Gill and Thomas White." said Dr. Mills. "These men planted twenty five acres iu mulberry trees and began the raising of silkworms the following year. Dress silks, ribbons, silk velve s and figured silks were manufactured. The buckeye burr in light buff was the first pattern woven. A vast patte: a from this piece was presented to He i ry Clav, who also wore a suit of broad- ! cloth made in a Steubenville factory. Since 1877 not a yard of cloth of any kind has been made in Steubenville, although at one time there were twelve woolen, cotton and silk mills located there."—Baltimore American. The Sublime Porte. The phrase "the sublime porte" arises from an aspect of the sultan's capital. The French words "sublime porte" are derived from "porta subli ma," meaniug "the lofty gate." Con stantinople city used to have twelve gates, and near one was a building j with an imposing gateway called Bab 1-Hr.majun. Jn thi=: building re- ; dod th ' grand vizier, and thoiv aNo were the offices of the chief ministers, v. hence all the edicts <>l* state were is sued. The French phrase was adup'ed because at the rime French was :he language of European diplomacy. Restricted Freedom. I One of the funniest things in the ; world is the self conscious look of eiu jf barrassment on the face of a distin ? guished visitor when lie receives tin freedom of a city and its key, whicli he knows won't even admit him to a five cent moving picture show.—Phila delphia Inquirer. A Facilitator. Impatient Guest—Waiter, I must ratch a train, and I'm In a hurry. WEiat are the chances of my getting served at once? Waiter—About one to one, sir. Impatient Guest—l get you— sl to one waiter. Here you are! Now slide!— Exchange. Presence of Mind. Young Arthur, the pride of the faini ly, had been attending school all of six weeks, and bis devoted parent thought it was high time he should find out how things were running. So he asked Due afternoon: "And what did my little son lean about this morning?" "Oh, a mouse. Miss Wilcox told uf ill about mouses." "That's the bor. Now, how do yot 1 spell mouse?" "It was then that Arthur gave prom ; ! ise of being an artful dodger. Ht i paused meditatively for a moment ; then said: "Father. I guess I was wrong. It wasn't a mouse teacher was telling us about; it was a rat."—Harper's Maga zinc. Couldn't Blame Them. Papa had a grouch, and an atmos phere of deep gloom settled over tin family dinner table. Even little Bobbj ; felt that something was but In had to talk or burst, and he preferred to talk. "Daddy," he asked, "why did they throw the tea overboard in Boston bar bor?" | Daddy twirled the spoon in his cu; | while he thought up this mean thing tc ! I say: "If it was anything like this stufl ! they certainly had a mighty good ex cuse for throwing it overboard." Having got this remark off his chest ; the old man felt so good that he actual ly smiled, and before he knew it his grouch was gone.—St. Louis Post-Dis patcb. P ik;< I Ad rt - ment. \ The Peoples Candidate hr County Commissioner. i.. ::• . - . '■ ' v i. r "CI . ' : - - 'c * m.\ • "■ •' ■ . ... 2 • "4V " * * ' f- - r * l i ' ' ' •' ' 1 1 ' ' ' : " ;r"- WILLIAM T. WILSON, Of Indiana, Pa. Solicits the Support of All Voters at the General Election, November 2. ID 15. How to Tell if it Is Silver. To distinguish silver from white metal the Jeweler and Metalworker gives the following directions: Ilub on a piece of slate, wet the streak with dilute nitric acid, by which it is dis solved, and then a drop or two of hydrochloric acid from the end of a glass rod, when a curdy white precip itate is formed which does not disap pear on the addition of a small <r large quantity of water, beiug, in fact, indissoluble in this, while most other metals will not be thus affected. The Extreme. "This fee business is a nuisance You have to give one everywhere to get the least service." "I know it. Even if you want to speak politely to a lady you have got to tip your hat." —Baltimore American. Uott. TRUITT. DPftista U ndo al 3.< p ano Saving and Trust Bldg. INTI VN... A Ore d'v ficio: Dalle Ba. :n a'leS p u ~P. m. .. >p. M VISITS U R.VTIS FOR SALE OM RHIIOB. Advertisements uinUr this head le a word each insertion. FOR RENT, September I.—New Britk Store Building 25 x 80, good cellar 25 x 25 by 7 feet deep, located in the heart of the business section, large display window. Inquire of Ro<a Bevacqua. Johusonburg, Pa. FLR SALE—Bay mare, coming 4 years old. city broke, cheap to quick buyer.— Geo. L>. Ley die. 25 N Sixth street. FOR SALE —Corner lot in Chevy Chase, 65x150, for further informa tion, apply at this office. F<>i! SALE—A'.omobile in good condition, at a reasonable price. .Sam Marina Mclntyre. Pa. FOR SALE—learn u< rscs. 5 and 6 \ear old; weight af>out 3.000. In quire at this office. NATURE AND THE MICROBE. How the Nose and the Stomach Fighi Disease Germs. The thoughtful reader will say, "Surely, in the battle of ruau against microbe there must be some natural menus of defense ly which men have conquered in the past, long before the microscope was invented." He is right, and science is never better .employed than in studying these natural de fenses. For example, we find no mi crobes at all in air just after it passes through ihe healthy nose. The nos® is the original "domestic filter" for all microbes In dust in the air. Its se i-retions are autiseptn- also, and man has no more valuable outwork of de feuse than a normal nose. A choked nose, through which a jierson cannot breathe, means that microbes enter the lungs freely byway of the tHterless mouth. In the stomacji we find Dee hydro chloric acid, produced some half hour or less after a meal. Its production from the common salt, or sodium chlo rine. of the blood by tbe living cells that line the stomach is one of the wholly inimitable feats of the body. Until re cently most of us thought that the hy droclilorie acid was formed in the stom ach solely in order to digest food, but now we have evidence to show that this hydrochloric acid is also a valuable antiseptic, working, for once, inside the body without hurting it and prob ably often saving us from tbe microbes of consumption and typhoid fever. Thus the two great avenues of entry to the body are in a large degree guard ed. It may in? added that no known microbe can. unaided, penetrate the surface of the unbroken and healthy skin.—Dr. C. NY. Saleeby iu Youth's Companion. EVOLUTION OF SHORTHAND. Modern Stenography Had Its Start In the Tin*e of Cicero. To the average person the idea of shorthaud writing is generally consid ered as being m.alern, because of the rapidity with which it has been intro duced into business life in this coun try. This is not the case, however, for history traces the use of a similar art with detiniteness back to the time of Cicero, about 70 B. C. The in vent i>n Is sometimes credited to Cicero ami sometimes t.> his secretary. Tallin* Tiro. Nothing seems to be '-nown <>; any other system of shorthand during he Greek or Roman ascendency nor tor fifteen centuries afterward. The first of the noted systems at the beginning of the present era of shorthand was that of Timothy Bright, whose treatise was dedicated to Queen Elizabeth Iu 1000 Peter Bales brought out a system similar in some respects to Bright's, but which was difficult to memorize. The next system to indicate progress appeared twelve years later, by John. Willis, which was called "The Art of Stenography or Short Writing by Spell ing Characterie." Then came Edward Willis, Jeremiah Rich. William Mason, Thomas Guruey, as well as many oth ers. All of these systems had many" defects, and the entire idea was reju venated when in the early part of the nineteenth century Isaac Pitman, who afterward was knighted, presented hi* system, which is still in use and which has been the foundation for most of the systems now practiced.—Exchange. DARING BELLE BOYD. Brilliant and Romantic Career of th Famous War Spy. Stouewall Jackson's valley campaign was one of the great deeds of history. Not since Napoleon's time have men been so dazzled as they were by that great exploit of his. Yet Stonewall might have gone down the valley lu defeat had t not been for a little coi lege girl numed Belle Boyd. The Union general. Shields, was quartered at Miss Boyd's house. He held a council of war there. Miss Boyd bored a hole in *he tloor of her chamber, whir h was over Shields' room, and lay there with her ear t it throughout the nlglu Tile next morning Stonewall Jackson svns in full possession of the plant, for ii great bat tle and was able to defeat the Union aruiy. She kept up her valiant work for the Confederates until the Union otii <-ers began to suspect her. and Jack son ordered iter to move from her Shenandoah home to Winchester. Site had been arrested by the fislerals and had tlirted her way to liberty, for she was a pretty girl despite the libelous photographs of her In Winchester Jackson conferred upon her a commis sion as captain in the Confederate army. By this time the whole north hud become aware of the services she was rendering the Confederacy, and every oMieer and private was on the alert to get her. Yet she escaped until 1804. when she was caught on a block ade runner. Her captor lost bis heart to her. deserted the navy and married her. and the Prince of Wales, after ward Edward VII.. attended the wed ding.—New York Times. Three Rivers. Nansemond, the name of a river In Virginia, is from the Indian word Nawnschimund, "the place from which we were driven away." The Fiint, In Michigan, was railed by the Indians Perwonigo, "the river of the flint," from the abundance of this stone on its banks. Humboldt river, in Nevada, was named by Fremont in honor of Baron Humboldt Some Reputation. Blnx—What kind of a reputation has Jones got? Jinx—So good that he can wear cuff buttons with, other people's Initials and get away with it —St Lx>uis Post-Di patch.