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City / Iwera dally average for the month of June, 1914 * 23,376 * Average for the year 1913—21,577 Average for the year 1913—31.178 Average for the year 1911 —IS.BBI Average for the year 181*^—17,496 TELEPHONES I Bell Private Branch Exchange No. >O4O. United Business Office, 20>. Editorial Room 586. Job Dept. >O3. SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 11 FIRE PROTECTION THE newspapers of to-day give numerous accounts of barn burnings as the result of last night's storm. The wise farmer ought to see in this a lesson for his future guidance. It is not necessary to house all the crops, stock' and farm implements in any one building. It may be convenient to have everything immediately at hand, hut it is not safe. The big bank barns for which Penn sylvania is famous are more imposing than they are practical. . The farmer who lost his all as the result of a stroke of lightning may well wish he had followed the mode.rn practice of dividing his farm property beneath several roofs. Small barns well scat tered are much safer and can be arranged with due regard for con venience and efficiency of farm work. Lightning's favorite mark seems to bo the barn. If the farmer has three and one is struck, he loses just a third the amount of the damage that would follow the destruction of a building large enough to house all his property. As the work on the various munici pal improvement undertakings goes forward the Interest of the public in creases. Harrlsburg has been pecu liarly fortunate In that this public work has given employment to hundreds of idle men at a time when they are thrown' out of their usual occupations by Democratic experimenting. With the beginning of the more active opera tions on the Mulberry street bridge across the Susquehanna river and the Incidental changes In the track in South Harrisburg, involving the con struction of two subways, there will be an increased demand for labor. A SMASHED MACHINE ABOUT two years ago the reor ganization faction of the Demo cratic party in Pennsylvania in dulged in a perfect orgy of de light over the division in the Repub lican ranks. It was boasted by the leaders of this faction, who were then striving to get into power through the split in tho majority party, that the Democratic organization had beeiT welded into a solid and compact body of harmonious partisans intent upon saving the country. Having built up a nice little machine under favorable conditions, the leaders of the "reorganized and regenerated" Democracy proceeded to inflfct upon all who disagreed with them the pun ishment which only little men can de vise. Not satisfied with humiliating so far as possible the former leaders of the party and their friends, the Palmer-McCormick clique set out to castigate anybody and everybody who chose to differ with them regarding political methods. They were particularly noisy over their own virtues and lost no oppor tunity to tell the dear people how much more honest they were than other political bosses. They would not favor the use of money in politics, cer tainly not. They set their faces against all such wickedness. They were against the corruption of the ballot and th© use of money in political ac tivities. But now comes a change of the scenery. They have broken with those with whom they had been affiliated,- and even President Wilson, the spon sor of the White House twins in this State, has been given a shock in a personal protest by active Democratic leaders of Philadelphia against the faction that has up to the present time had his favor. Adopting the very methods which they profess to execrate, the bosses of tho Palmer-McCormick machine now threaten to exclude certain members of the committee in Philadelphia who defeated their own favorites. But there is trouble ahead, as the following state ment of an anti-machine Democrat will show: If the reorganizes force us Into the courts we will be compelled, in self-defense, to wash much dirty linen concerning them, which they will not relish. They are forcing this fight and the responsibility Is upon them. I do not wish to use ugly methods, as I prefer harmony for the sake of the party, but It seems that the other men are more inteMsted In their own little games than in the success of the ticket. If the case reaches the courts we will produce a number of lively sensa tions. Not In the political history of the State has any party organization had such a stormy existence as this selfish machine built upon patronage and the SATURDAY EVENING, fLAHRISBURG TELEGRAPH JULY 11, 1914 inordinate use of cash. The troubles I of the Republicans two years ago are | not to be compared with the present difficulties in the Democratic house hold. Among the rank and file con fidence In the leaders has been dissi pated by the arbitrary course of the ambitious and selfish men who have assumed to run the shebang. Multi-millionaires and their claquers cannot long remain in ' control of a political organization. In the very na ture of the case they are out of sym pathy with the rank and file and the breakdown of the Palmer-McCormick machine was as inevitable as the run ning of water down hill. Downtown people are more than pleased that Commissioner Taylor, head of the department of parks and play grounds, is putting the river park south of Paxton street in fine shape. Residents of the uptown section are hopeful that he will continue the good work in their territory. LEARNING TO SAVE THE report of the State Banking Commissioner shows more money in the building associa tions *nd savings banks than usual. Evidently our people are learn ing to save, which is one of the great est virtues any people can have, for on the heels of individual thrift fol low other admirable habits. In deed saving leads in a general way toward higher civilization. If you want to get on in the world, make yourself comfortable,-.and even enjoy some of life's luxuries, look about you and see how others have done it. Then do likewise. Trace every fortune to its source and you will find there someone sav ing money. Putting it out at interest. Making the interest earn more money. You can't get away from the fact that most of the men who you know are successful did not wait for things to happen. out and made them happen. A savings account in any good bank or in a building asso ciation will help you command op portunities. Say this: "I will start things com ing my way and make it my business to keep something out of my earnings for my family and myself, be it ever so little, and deposit it regularly. I will think twice before I spend, and through steady saving I will prepare myself for my opportunity." What has been accomplished by great business enterprises, by the farmer and by the merchant who owes his wealth to efficient methods may be accomplished In like proportion by the Individual. Personal efficiency holds too great rewards to be regarded with indifference. Efficiency is the prevention of waste, not of money alone, but of thought, time and effort, the tools with which money is made. Every dollar you earn is a unit in your success and increases your pos sibilities for good In your community. The part of it you save is a unit in your fortune. Those Tjonlslana sugar growers who have bolted the Democratic party will have plenty of company before the frost is on the pumpkin. Others throughout the country may not make so much noise -about it. but they have had enough of the Wilson brand of Democ racy. ITIOM AN UNEXPECTED QUARTER SEVENTY per cent, of the prisoners in the penitentiary at Philadel phia have signed a petition asking the State Legislature for prohi bition legislation, attributing their own downfall to drink. Probably never in the history of the country has there been a more impres sive indictment of the liquor habit than this. Men expect to hear church people and reformers rail at the sa loon; no one is surprised that the W. C. T. U. and the T. A. B. wants the sale of beer and whisky abol ished: but here are hundreds of crimi nals, men hardened in life and its ways, men who have never heeded the warning to "taste not, touch not, handle not," demanding the aholitlon of the drink evil. Washington dispatch to Philadelphia Record (DeM.), says: Optimistic views of business con ditions were presented to the Presi dent to-day by Mr. Ford. He told the President he saw no evidences of any sort of busirfless depression, psychological or otherwise, and said that in his opinion business was getting better all the Editorial comment of Record, evi dently inspired by Mr. Ford's talk: The automobile manufacturer knows nothing of business depres sion. QUIT GORGING THE greatest cause of ill health among Americans, says 'a New York physician, is overeating. Overeating, mind you, not overdrinking! Now stop a minute and consider your own case, you who have been complaining about the heat and the climate hereabouts and what-not dur ing the last several months. Could it be possible that the reason you have that pain in the head and that wilted feeling all over is that you have been stuffing yourself with too many of the good things that summer produces? Could it be that you ate just a bit too much cherry pie at luncheon to-day? Could it be that you had to open your belt a notch or two after dinner and consequently are all but falling asleep over this? Impudent to ask such questions! Oh, well such things have happened, you know, such things have happened! The difference between a wicked trust magnate and a virtuous big busi ness man depends on whether or not he has been nominated by President Wil son. Democratic newspapers are rejoicing over the announcement that steel orders for June show a big Increase over those for May. But the sad part of this good news Is that the unfilled tonnage of the steel company for this year Is several million tons below that of last'year and for 1912. Surplus of railway cars for first half of this year was three times as large as in 1913. Purely psychological. ! EVENING CHAT 1 Fishermen of years of experience [say that there is some excellent ttsh ilng i*lght alongside the city these days and that If folks are careful ttiey can I pull In some Rood bass where only the .German carp used to roam a few years ago. One of the reasons Is that the taking of the sewage out of the river has caused the carp to go to other points where they can feed without trouble and that the game fish have naturally come back. Several fine rock fish have been taken and it Is said that there is an abundance of bass. In the last few years both federal and State fish authorities have been doing considerable "planting" in this vicinity and there has been the usual natural propagation. The vari ous operations along the river front do not appear to have annoyed the fish a bit. Speaking of fishing brings to mind the fact that William A. Stone was the last Governor who was devoted to angling. He would go over at the mouth of the Conodoguinet and sit for hours waiting for a bite. And he used to get big fellows, too. Once he landed a whopping fish and got on a car to come home. "Purty nice one," re marked a rural cut-up on the plat form. "Where'd you buy it?" The big Governor looked at the fel low a minute and replied: "Over in the hay belt." Everyone laughed and by the time the Joker had fired up for a fresh one the conductor had tipped him off as to the identity of the fisherman. Frederic W. Fleitz, former Deputy Attorney General and Water Supply Commissioner, and Dr. T. C. Detwller, of Lancaster, both are heavy dressers, particularly in the line of hats. They hadn't seen each other for years until they ran Into each other in Auditor General Powell's office the other day when Dr. Detwller was here on busi ness connected with the Spring City Hospital, of which he is a trustee. "I'm always glad to see Dr. Det wiler," Mr. Fleitz gravely informed the group present as he shook hands heartily with the physician. "He's one of the few men in this state beside who wears decent hats." Everyone smiled, for the headgear present bore out the lawyer's com ment. but someone shot in: "How about Homer Shoemaker, Fleitz?" "Shoemaker is a renegade," retorted Mr. Fleitz with emphasis. "He qtiit wearln' 'em long ago." Hot weather is no respecter of per sons 'tis true, and many a perspiring attorney or court attache or spectator has frequently wondered just how either President Judge Kunkel or Ad ditional Law Judge McCarrell could sit through a particularly wearisome session of court on a particularly op pressive day—with collar unwilted and grave judicial unperspiring mien. In chambers, however, it is different, as most any caller on a hot day can testify. Whether in their own rooms or working together in either. Dau phin county's two judges "peel" their coats, open their vests, lay out an ex tra handkerchief for mopping pur poses—and go to it like any hard working, busy business man. A good many pathetic scenes are to be witnessed in front of the cases containing the battleflags in the Capi tol rotunda. The other day as Super intendents Rambo was passing through a woman asked him where she could see the flag of the First Defenders. When it was shown to her she broke down and sobbed. It turned out that she was the widow of a man who marched away with the Reading company and that she was married in Baltimore a short time before real hostilities began. Her husband was killed soon after. The movement to close up the bar ber shops in the city recalls a similar campaign about a dozen years ago. On that occasion the journeymen bar bers and some of the people interested in Sabbath observance joined forces and after a few arrests closed up every shop on Sunday. Inside of a few weeks so many people were be ing shaved at home that interest lag ged, people who wanted to be shaved on the Sabbath being willing to pay high prices. A funny story Is being told about! the Wormleysburg Board of Health and the borough Council. The bo»rdj did not get busy as promptly as some of the cross-river officials thought it should and it took considerable ding donging to get organization effected. But when the board did organize the first thing its members did was to notify the borough council to put the river front into sanitary condition. I WELL KNOWN PEOPLE 1 —Charles L. Lancaster, of Pitts burgh, has been made secretary of the Pittsburgh Lake Erie canal board. He is a former newspaper man. —The Rev. C. H. Frick, of Wllkes- Barre, was prominent in the C. E. convention at Uniontown. He had charge of industrial meetings. —Johnstown has a purchasing agent for municipal supplies. He is Nathan Miller. • —H. C. Frick is believed to be be hind the new Greene county coal deal which involved $1,600,000. —John M. Phillips, State game commissioner, said at Pittsburgh that the coming year could show much better business conditions. —Representative T. Henry Walnut, of Philadelphia, Is one of the men in terested in the new loan company or ganized to loan money in small sums a* low rates. —Judge James Gorman, of the Philadelphia municipal court, has been compelled to take a long rest and will not sit again this summer. 1 EDITORIAL COMMENT] It seems at least as If some arrange ment ought to be made whereby Mrs. Pankhurst would have to pav for the wear and tear on the hinges of the front door of Holjoday jail.—Ohio State Journal. Mr. Ford, the automobile man, prom ises Detroit a fine hospital. Go to it paragraphers!—Columbia State. Progressives who oppose Perkins should set a new standard by giving him his money back.—Wall Street Jour nal. The warmest work the Colonel has on hand is trying to push Armageddon on tho map again.—Atlanta Constitution. With the English militants burning churches, think of the risk people run who persist in sleeping through the sermons.—Atlanta Constitution. We still doubt whether that challeng ing polo team could have beaten our team on an English field. Tho suits wouldn't have let 'em.—Syracuse Her ald. Every true American will refuse to be downcast because of defeat at polo. The consolatlng thought remains that no English aggregation can hope to walk away with one of the big league baseball pennants.—Washington Star. THE LABORER AND HIS HIRE [From Harper's.] Out In Oklahoma City they tell the story of a manufacturer who announced to his hands that if they would attend church at Easter he would see that they were pecuniarily rewarded. Naturally, all hands went to church: and the manufacturer, from his pew, surveyed his workmen with an air of pride. This, however, was mitigated by the appear ance, after service, of the foreman, who said "The men want to know, if we come to church again to-night, do we get overtime?" BABY BOROUGH'S POLITICS ACTIVE Nonpartisan Campaign For Coun cil and Other Offices to Bring Out Aspirants DEMOCRATS LOOK AROUND Several Reported to Be Getting Ready to Pluck Places Out . of Next Fall's Wreck Pennsylvania's newest borough, I Paxtang, which was created by decree of the Dauphin County Court a short time ago out of a village which is older 'than the State Capital itself, is in the midst of its first campaign for the selection of officers to administer the affairs of the Infant municipality. The campaign is unique in that there Is nothing political about it. In this campaign there are no Republicans, Democrats, Bull Moosers or any other partisans. It is on a strictly nonpar tisan basis, an agreement to keep poli tics out of the selection of the officers having been reached at a town meet ing ten days ago. Men are announc ing themselves as candidates for office without saying what are their politics and some of them are canvassing as earnestly as they used to do in the days when they ran for office when Paxtang was still Swatara township. The campaign is being watched with a great deal of interest in Harris burg, against which the new borough nestles on a part of the eastern city line. The election will be on August 4. Among the candidates for office in the new borough are several men who are descendants of the original owner of the whole country round about Paxtang, Thomas Rutherford, who came here early in the eighteenth cen tury and whose land is still possessed 1n great measure by his scions. County Treasurer A. H. Bailey, W. E. Seel and others who were big fac tors in securing the charter for the borough and in fight ing It through the courts, are not candi- Men Named dates for offiqe and For Various have discouraged the Positions use of their names. For burgess the only name suggested is that of Thomas W. Smallwood. For council, which will be composed of seven, there are men tioned H. L, Holmes, S. H. Ruther ford, J. Q. A. Rutherford, Jr., J. H. Fought, D. M. Ricker, F. M. Gilbert, C. M. Forney, John C. Wensell, J. A. Deichtler, Harry Crouso, Paul A. Dearborn and IA. J. Mayhew. For school board Joshua E. Rutherford is a leading candidate with Ralph I. Diehl, J. H. Sheesley, William Sourber and J. F. Horstick also talked of. For assessor Howard A. Rutherford, who is well qualified for the place, appears to have the inside track. Candidates for justice, constable, auditors, tax collector and other places have not yet come out. Taking it for granted that there will be a shipwreck this Fall and that men now active in producing supplies will lose interest in No vember some of the Democratic politicians Democrats are commencing to go Talking It out and talk thing* over Over Now where they will not be disturbed. Sheriff Harry C. Wells Is being prominently men tioned for county commissioner, al though he says that he is too busy holding down his own job to talk about another one just now. Com missioner John H. Eby wants to be. sheriff the worst kind of a way, which accounts for his activities in grand stand plays at the courthouse every now and then. Deputy Register Ru bendall Is a receptive candidate for recorder, it being his plan to get the Democratic and Keystone nomina tions. Dr. C. A. fritchey is being spoken of for the flame place. Re corder Wickersham would like to have the job again. There will be seven or eight Democratic candidates for Mayor, although the nomination will be non partisan. As if to add to the troubles of the State Democratic machine the Phila delphia Old Guardsmen insist that they will go into court before they will stand Old Guard for any invasion of the tiets Ready rights of the city com- For Battle mittee in behalf of per sonal followers of Pal mer, McCormick and Morris. City Chairman Bromley, whose sensational visit to Washington, made the old politicians gasp, is out with a declaration that fits organiza tion has as much right to recognition as the machine. He says that he will turn the light on a few proceedings If the fight against him is kept up. Bromley denounced the selection of Joyce for superintendent of the mint as high handed and other things. | POLITICAL SIDELIGHTS 1 John H. Fow has declined to get off the ticket for Congress in Phila delphia. —The postmaster at Trochsville quit in disgust because he could not make a living. —lt cost Montgomery county $7,800 to hold its primaries. —G. F. Houck has been appointed postmaster at Tatamy. —Confirmation of Judge Thompson is expected soon. Palmer is now accused of med dling with the Luzerne county post masterships. —Hanover township's ballot boxes are under Inspection at Wilkes-Barre. Some of the candidates will take the fleld early in August. # —Senator Crow will meet party leaders in Philadelphia on Monday. Lewis and Plnchot held forth In half a dozen Luzerne places yester day. There was a big storm at night. Chairman Detrich has summoned the Bull Moose leaders to a campflre at Philadelphia next week. AGAIN THE CROPS Nature Is doing her best for the Unit ed States despite the adverse contriv ances of man to impair the nrospect for a return of prosperity. The July crop report is altogether one of the most satisfactory exhibits that has ever been made at this season. Attention is of course directed chiefly to the state of and outlook for the principal grains, corn, wheat and oats. For the first time this s'ear there are official figures on the position of corn, altogether the most Important of American agricultural staples. The corn condition reported is 1 per cent, abotfe the fen year average at the beginning of Julv and denotes a yield of 2,5<!8,000,- 000 bushels. There may be some dis -1 appointment that the promise Is not larger, but If the present prospect Is sustained the yield will be the fourth i largest in the country's history. , OUR DAILY LAUGH ||l * ' ' Bllmi Inspired Drnnl- | good" 1 ■ Teac'her—What I ; Seorgle Gotrox he ' 8 \, eloclty ' John " I'' had better! He in'hnnv Ve- !i had a whole dol- i o rltv hT what a c i lar to spend an' i«t>eo of pIUU the hOS - a wasp with ° f s All He Can I c Handle I, Coming Mrs. Henry c , Mr. Swift never a Shucks. This is takes his wife out 11 the slowest 4th of i n his automobile. 1 a July I ever seen! M r. Henry l! c Doggone if I don t guess he doesn't! r go home if some- care to have two c pin excitin don t unm an a gable t happen to me things in his c soon. hands at one t time. t 1 AT THE GATES s o Bj" Win* Dinger \ A story, new, la being: told. Which you may not have heard. a I don't know who the author is, s But the story Is a bird. b c It goes like this Our Teddy Approached the gates of pearl. And out of dear Old Peter He quickly took a whirl. He criticised the lack of An organized regime. And the* acquainted Peter With his own little scheme. Said Teddy, "for your choir A thousand altos get, Sopranos In like number And tenors, too, you bet." "I'll take your tip," said Peter, "And start the work apace, But what about the basfces?" Said Teddy, "I sing bass." a BOOKS and dS "Reunion and Drink," by the Rev. Dr. E. A. Wasson, rector of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Newark, N. J. The Burr Printing House, New York. 301 pages, cloth, $1.25. In this volume the Rev. Dr. Was son endeavors to show that an un biased examination of the Bible and church history warrants the conclu sion that the increasing sobriety of the present day is due to industrial changes rather than to the temperance propaganda. He cites government figures to 1 show that with the growing temper ance in the use of drink there is at the same time, in this country, an increas ing: per capita consumption; and he predicts that these tendencies, if con ' tlnued, will result in everybody's drinking and nobody's getting drunk. He concludes what may be called the evidence from the texts with this sweeping and bold request, which will no doubt be promptly taken up: To name one single leader in the Church of God, not a professed ascetic, throughout the entire history of Ref lation, from the Call of Abraham to the year 1800 after Christ, who re frained from alcoholic, drink or coun selled others to refrain from it on the ground that it was wrong. The final pages aim to show that the religion of the Bible relies on character rather than coddling; and that its ideal is a moral sense so train ed as freely to choose the good and reject the bad ROOT AND HEARST [From Life ] The idea of sending Mr. Root back to the Senate is the ony idea In York politics as yet disclosed that has a pleasing aspect. That idea is so obviously good that it is almost popu lar, except, indeed, with Mr. Root himself, who seems to disapprove it. .! Mr Hearst's American seems alarmed ' about it. "When," it cries in large, black editorial headline type. "Did Root Ever Servo the People?' Why, bless vou, dearie, didn't he go up to Syracuse that time and make that famous speech saying William Hearst was a had egg? You must have forgot- ( ten. Don't you call that serving the people? AN EVENING THOUGHT Hatred Is self-punishment.— Hosea Ballou. —• f A | Lumber That Saves Money We've lots of good sound lumber suited for finishing and inte rior work that can be put right with your house without your carpenter touching a plane to it. This means saving of labor for the car penter. And carpenter work costs money. The prices are rea sonable. Stop in and look at i our stock. United Ice & Cgal Co. Forater A Cowdft Stt, MAIN OFFICBI f ' ■——■———^ ; imnRKTAKBH* ; RUDOLPH K. SPICER [ Funeral Director and Embalmer US Walnut *U B«U riuM Col. Demming Has Reported Fifty-five Homicide Cases Tells of Difficulties Encountered by Court ~ Stenographers in Reporting Murder and Other Important Trials One of the oldest court stenographer* In the State and one of the most accu rate and prominent, it might be added. Is Colonel Henry C. Demming, of this city. During the sessions of the State Court Stenographers' Association here during this week, Colonel Demming read a paper on the reporting of homicide cases. In his time tne Colonel has taken stenographic reports of fifty-five mur der trials and so he knew better than most men of the difficulties encounter ed in this end of the work. Colonel Demming In 1884 was presl- j dent of the World's Congress of Ver- j batlm Heporters when they met at To- i ronto. In 1885 tills organization was ' convened in Harrlsburg. Colonel Dem- ! ming's paper before the convention 1 here this week Is as follows: "The reporter of a homicide case is always subjected to unusual strain, and especially so if serving In an official capacity, in the first place the prisoner Is battling for his very life. Then the counsel for the Commonwealth, as well as for the defense, are wrought up to the highest pitch of mental activity, I after delving into every feature of the j case; and have committed to memory ready for instant action the main points ■ of the case, to the Impaneling of J the Jury. The near relatives of the de ceased. as well as of the prisoner at the bar, are most interested as spec- I tators, and frequently also as witnesses. The trial judge sits with unwonted i seriousness, and all the other officials 1 of the court seem to be duly impressed I with the importance of the occasion. To all this we have the crowded court room, often to near suffocation, and every hour an extra quantity or foul atmosphere, to he partly eliminated by a few lowered windows .during the ses sions, and almost entirely cleared out by every door and window being thrown I open as soon as court adjourns. And hero Is where immortality begins with many an expert brother reporter; for, if any one is wrought up to the high est degree of perspiration at such ses sions it Is the verbatim note-taker. Generally he cannot leave on the in stant, and before the trial Is over the seeds of disease have been firmly sown, and In too many instances he becomes a martyr to the profession. "The words thus far stated are In tended to be simply preliminary. The heavier task comes later on. A juror Is called, and he Is sworn to maHe true answers. Then questions by Common wealth's attorney, and answers by the juror, and in the midst thereof the in terrogatory, 'Have you conscientious scruples on the subject of capital pun ishment?' The 'conscientious scruples" part is a poser, and the mumbled answer equally so. Lawyers do not catch the reply, and the trial judge is une#rtaln, and there is a general cran ing of necks of the audience. There upon the Court: 'The Stenographer will read what the juror did say." And here comes in the first crucial test of the reporter. He reads or pretends to read, what the answer was. Almost in variably this is satisfactory; first, be cause nobody really heard all the words of the Jury; and, secondly, be cause the juror Is either too frightened or too lacking in versatility to make it different. Thus the first snag Is passed over. The Battle (ion On "Juror after juror Is called, until twelve men, good and true, are impan eled. Some times so many weak or shady reasons are given that panel after panel is exhausted before the re quired number are in the jury box. One instance Is recalled nearly two years ago, where nearly 400 men were ques tioned before the requisite dozen sat ready to hear the evidence. "As a rule the direct evidence for the> Commonwealth Is submitted with more or less deliberation, but no so the cross examination by the defending atttor ney. This has no reference to the squabbles that will occasionally occur between contending counsel both in di rect and cross, and sometimes the fiery anathemas of one or the other; or the contentions that the witness said so and so, and did not say this, or even intimate that. Then the bland judge may lean over the judicial desk and say: "Mr. Reporter, in order to settle the question, please read exactly what the witness" said.' And there is a brisk turning of leaves, and an awful silence in the courtroom, and it seems an age until the place Is found; and the stenog rapher reads as much as he can silently, and then pronounces aloud—now and then until told to stop, but generally of his own volition; for a stenographer, unless overly precocious, wisely reads only that which he Is required to, but in a tone of voice that all can hear and understand. Some excellent reporters are poor readers in open court, and in the most important cases —as homi cide—stumble and stammer more than at any other time. Wo recall one in stance where the reporter—an author of phonography as well—announced to the Court that while stenography Is an exact science, and the characters could be .accurately 'taken down, there \yere times when they could not be read off hand, and this Is one of them.' "As the trial of the case is proceeded with, the testimony is often more rap idly presented; and not infrequently I away down in the rebuttal, and sur | rebuttal, questions are asked and 'answers given with frightful rapidity, | and astounding flippancy, and It is then that the notetaker's metal 1s put to the severest test. The Expert Makes It Worse "We have not overlooked the learned expert—medical, surgical, archeological or whatever he may be—or the laby rinthean hypothetical questions, or the cunningly devised offers and objections, all of a trying nature to the oldest and most experienced shorthand writer; nor ELECTRIC VACATION Your wife la on her vacation, why not have the home tvlrrd tor electric llghtn. yearn nf have apeelallaed In wiring homea while you are living In It. We guarantee not to aoll plaater or paper, make no dirt, and carpeta all In place. Neatneaa and good taate coat you DO more. YINGST ELECTRICAL CO., 1423 N. Third St. Kings may come and Kings may go, but KIOSCAR 5. CICK stay on the job with a quality that is always dependable. They have been regularly good for 23 years, but it is never too late to become a "K. O." enthusiast —smoke one to-day. m the long hours after adjournment mak ing transcripts; or how, when attor neys have nearly everything written out, they use so little of it during the trial, or the summing up to the Jury. Some .times the Judges ask for a type wrltten N copy of some of the testimony, but almost Invariably with that regard for our craft that our noble judges ex ercise, no more than is absolutely nec essary for their immediate purposes. "There Is this gleam through the cloud of reporting murder trials, that the charge of the Court Is delivered with more deliberation and distinctive ness than In other cases, and there are instances, when the verdict Is In. of the good judge handing to the stenog rapher a complete copy of everything said in the final charge to those twelve men so good and true. "In all the flfty-flve homicide cases we have reported, there was the un varying sympathy of the presiding Judge, a'nd most marked courtesy of the lawyers In the struggle. Some times dally co'py was required, at other times only the most important parts, and the last case reported, a few weeks ago— Involuntary homicide and conviction— not a line of testimony was called for during the entire trial, though a num ber of instances of reading from notes in open court. "The first homicide case we reported was at Carlisle, where the judge (now deceased) seemed determined to acquit and succeeded, though the defendant was, to our mind, as guilty as any mur derer that ever lived. This was away back in the early seventies —we are now in a more enlightened age. A Trying Or.lenl "About the most trying ordeal was the taking down of the last words of two male murderers on the scaffold in the jail yard, Harrlsburg, July 9, 1 874, wheft these colored men. Lewis ltosen tine and .lohn Moody, paid the full pen alty for their dastardly deed near Mid dle'town. When the trap sprung Rosen tine was talking, and was about utter ing a word of three syllables. The first syllable had just left his mouth, but the other two were never heard, unless in eternity. "Reviewing all these harrowing scenes, and recounting every one of the flfty-flvc homicides, fifty were clearly traceable to the use of spirituous liquors, ar.d the other five to an un governable temper, or that sneaking, sordid, seltish, grasping disposition that must end to the eternal hurt of the possessor." NEWS DISPATCHES OF THE CIV L WAR [From the Telegraph of July 11, 1864.1 Only Two lirliiKdi Burned Parkton, July 11. Roger, night op erator at Cockeysville, has Just arrived from Glen Cone and says the rebels have not burned the Ashland iron works. Grnnt'N Army (Inlet Washington, July 10. Advices from Grant's headquarters up to yesterday morning, report no military operations. IN HARRISBURG FIFTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY [From the Telegraph of July 11, 1864.] Head Governor's Aildrens Pastors of the city churches yester day read Governor Clirtin's address to the people of Pennsylvania, urging re sponse for the call for volunteers. Move Headquarter* The City Zouaves have moved their headquarters from tlie Mt. Vernon house to one door above Barr'e auction room, in Second street. ■ » Charles B. Cluck Carpenter and Builder Jobbing promptly attended to; screen doors and windows a specialty; also fine cabinet work. Call Bell Plione 1317-J. 2200 Logan Street r BUOttUABTKr.! COB 1 SHIRTS SIDES & SIDES
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