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Strom dally average for Ike three
★ months endlnir Nov. 30,1014,
23,180 W
Average for the rear 1515—21,.*,77
Average for the year 1912—21,17s
Average for the year 1011—18,831
Average for the year 1910—17,403
SATURDAY EVENING, DEC. 19
THE RATE DECISION
ORDINARILY an advance in
prices or rates of transportation
is followed by an outburst of
public indignation and protest—
as witness thfe storm raised over the
recent advances in passenger fares.
To this usual order the increase of
freight rates granted yesterday by the
Interstate Commerce Commission to
the railroads, entailing the collection
of approximately $30,000,000 addi
tional from the shippers and con
sumers of the country. Is a notable
exception. In all quarters it is hailed
with delight. Even the men who will
feel it most express satisfaction.
This is because the public is con
vinced that the railroads are entitled
to the increase permitted by the com
mission. Indeed, tho public reached
this conclusion something like a year
In advance of the commission.
The general impression is that the
advance will bo beneficial and will go
a long way toward the restoration of
prosperity. It must be remembered
that the commission's estimate of
$30,000,000 as the amount of addi
tional revenues yesterday's decision
will add to the annual receipts of the
railroads Is based on the earnings of
the iiscal year closing June 30, 1914, a
period during which traffic was far
.below normal. It is likely that with
the stimulus the advance will give to
all lines of trade the additional rev
enues from the live per cent, raise will
be nearer forty than thirty millions.
While a portion, of this sum will be
paid out in dividends, the great bulk
of it will go to pay wages of increased
working forces, to buy rails, cars, en
gines and other supplies. Thus many
lines of business will be benefited at
no serious hardship to anybody.
The one feature of the whole matter
dilficult for the layman to understand
is why it required the trained and ex
perienced men of the Interstate Com
merce Commission a whole year, prac
tically, to decide that the railroads
really were justified in asking for what
they did ask.
GIVING ALL A SHOW
PENNSYLVANIA'S Public Service
Commission seems to have done
about all that any fair-minded
person could ask in -reopening'
the passenger fare case from Phila
delphia. Ever since the decision was
announced there has been criticism of (
the most violent order and the frank
admission of a member of the body
that advance information was furnished
to enable a railroad to file tariffs and
do its printing has been made the sub- j
by a few people for some severe
assaults on the integrity of the mem- i
bers and on the methods of procedure, j
People conversant with the situation '
say that there was nothing that com
pelled the commission to reopen the
case, as the bulk of the requests filed
related to phases of the situation cov
ered in the original hearing.
However, the case has been re- :
opened and the people who have been i
loudly demanding "a square deal" and'
other things, appear to have gotten it,'
and should devote some of their time j
to preparing their case and less to'
abuse of everyone not agreeing with
them. It should not be forgotten that
the rehearing was granted at the re
quest of sixteen organizations or In
dividuals, and that one of the railroads
also asked that the case be reopened. I
SOMETHING NOT MENTIONED
OUT of the maze of reports and
statements, criticisms and ob
servations, to say nothing of
speeches at Washington, one
gets the idea that the National Guard
of Pennsylvania is just like the mili
tia of .some of the less wealthy, less
p ipulous and less favored States. The
fact that the Guard of the Keystone
State contains over 10,000 men who
are giving a couple of niyhts a week to
military training for the protection of
the rest of us and that it is equipped
to take the Meld, occasionally gets
mention. This is doubtless due to the
fact that the federal government con
tributes to that end.
What Is not referred to at Wash
ington Is tho fact that over a million
dollars Is appropriated biennially by
tho State of Pennsylvania for military
purposes. Over three quarters of a
million Is laid aside for the Nationul
©uard and naval force, over SIOO,OOO
for the administration end of tho State
military establishment, $40,000 for
military stores, $400,000 for erection
of armories and almost SIOO,OOO for
maisteaanee of armories.
T* hoar non unto tho statenents at
SATURDAY EVENING,
, Washington one would Imagine that
the national government was putting
up all of the money for the National
Guard and did not Uko the result. As
a matter of fact all Uncle Sam does
do is to provide for instructor-inspec
tors and give allowances toward field
equipment and for rifle practice.
Pennsylvania is doing a lot toward
national defense that Is not the sub
ject of official song.
SINGULAR CASE
i T 'ST because she is a woman of
T Irresistible charm, a man In the
I western part of tho State seeks a
J divorce from his wife. Here are
some of the reasons he gives:
That heretofore and for the
period of about fifteen years, the
defendant has, and now does, hold,
operate, exercise over and domi
nate this plaintiff psychologically.
That she lias the mental power to,
and does, psychologize this plain
tifT at will. That by the science of
mental phenomena and metaphys
ics, the defendant has produced be
tween herself and the plaintiff en
rapport of mind, by and through
which she. the defendant, has and
does control and manipulate every
physical and mental function of the
plaintiff, and has and does require
and compel them to act, cease to
act. respond and operate as she
wills and determines.
We have known many a man to
complain because his wife had lost her
allurement, but a woman who can ex
ercise her wifely wiles fifteen years
after marriage as effectively as in her
honeymoon days Isn't the kind that
ordinarily finds her way into the di
vorce court on her husband's appeal.
The proceeding is singular. Indeed. If
jealousy entered into the suit we might
understand it. We have known of men
who spent $50,000 for far less femi
nine charm than is here set forth.
Before the case is tried the
to have a lunacy commission examine
the plaintiff.
THEN "FIRED" HIM
THE Ohio State Journal does not
believe that politics entered Into
AmbassadorHcrrlck's retirement
at the request of the Wilson
administration. Says the Journal:
If Mr. Derrick was gotten rid of
for political reasons, he was re- •
tained lons enough to make those
reasons lne.ffective. The adminis
tration certainly continued him long
enough to make himself one of tho
I finest characters in the nation.
| Yes. and then "fired" him!
THE NINE MILL RATE
CITY COUNCIL has done well in
cutting the municipal tax rate
from nine and a half to nine
mills for the coming year. This
is no time for reckless expenditure.
The taxpayer has been harassed al
most beyond endurance by the income
tax and the more recently enacted
stamp act, for both of them affect In
a very personal way the small prop
erty owner as well as the large, even
though in many cases not by direct
assessment.
Business has been poor and work
has been slack. The average man is
at a place where every dollar counts.
Expenditures along every line have
been curtailed and the city ought not
to burden its people one penny more
than necessary. A nine mill / rate
promises to yield ample revenues to
meet the real needs of the year.
DO NOT TRUST THE RIVER
THREE people had narrow escapes
from drowning in the Susque
hanna near Harrisburg yester
day. The lesson is obvious —
keep the boys away from the river.
The stream Is full of treacherous
currents. There are places where the
ice is never thick and others that
scarcely If ever freeze to a depth to
make skating safe. The dam at the
lower end of the city will result In
the river freezing over more quickly
than it used to do, but for that very
reason the danger is increased. The
ice will look safer than it Is, because
it wiil freeze more smoothly. It will
be also for that reason more tempting
to skaters.
There are plenty of ponds where
boys and girls may indulge in this ex
hilarating winter sport with as much
safety as usually attends such an at
best precarious pastime. Skating on
the river Is on a par with playing
with firearms and freight car jump
ing as an amusementfor boys.
STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
THE .city School Board did well
to adopt the suggestion of F. E.
Downes, superintendent of city
schools, that the length of time
necessary for graduation In the com
plete curriculum be changed from
thirteen to twelve years.
Just for a moment consider what
a gain this means In the life of every
boy and girl under the supervision of
the school district. One year more of
their lives will be spent in the actual
field of work. One more year they
will be able to earn, to produce, to be
active agents In the fiel<J of develop
ment. And the courses In the grades
will be so arranged that the students
will get the same knowledge in twelve
years which they are now getting in
thirteen, without being burdened by
too heavy work at any time.
When one thinks of the aggregate
working time added to the lives of the
10,000 school children of the city the
result is astounding. It means just
10,000 years more of work.
Experts have concluded long since
that the years of preliminary train
ing have been too long: that the boys
and girls are too old when they enter
college: that the young men of the
professions get started too late In life
under the existing system.
By adopting Professor Downcs' sug
gestion the board has undoubtedly
taken a step in the right direction. >
Poet Watson continues to rage
against the neutrality of the United
States in the present war, but It will
take something a good deal more In
spiring than anything Brother Watson
has yet written to convince us that we
ought to get into the European muddle.
President Wilson says he Intends to
use "common sense" In the selection at
the new Federal Trade Commission;
which was so unusual that the Asso
ciated Press carried a quarter column
report on It.
I EVENING CHAT 1
Members of the Governor's Troop
are getting ready to occupy the Bethel
Church in State street as soon as the
necessary arrangements can be made
and possession be taken of the prop
erty. Curiously enough this is the fourth |
or llfth organization of the National
Guard to be quartered in a church, the
State Armory Board having within
the last few years remodeled former
religious edifices for the use of or
ganizations of the militia. The
churches make excellent plices for
military exercises as the auditoriums
are generally large and well lighted
and the Moors strong enough to bear
the weight. In the case of the Har
risburg cavalry the men will have the
use of the church for a couple of years
at least, or until the building is torn
down to make room for the extension
of the Capitol Park. The quartermas
ter's stores and equipments will be
placed on the first Moor and the audi
torium used for drills.
Rdgar C. Felton, president _pf' the
Pennsylvania Steel Company, and for
years prominent in affairs at Steel
ton, has been elected one of the vice
presidents of the University Club of
Philadelphia, of which he has long
been a member.
Albert Gehley Schwartz has sent to
his friends in this city a holiday post
card with the compliments of "Puck,"
the famous humorous magazine. Geh
ley has been for the past six months or
more Puck's circulation man. He is
probably the youngest circulation man
aged of a nationally known publica
tion in the country, but Puck thinks so
well of him that it prints his picture
on its Christmas card. Gehley only
three years ago was editor and pub
lisher of a little monthly magazine
gotten out by the students of the Wll
lard public school building of this city,
of which he was then a pupil in short
trousers. At the time it was predicted
by businessmen who met him that he
would one day be a shining light in
the publishers' world. From editor of
a grammar school paper to circulation
manager of a publication like Puck is
a long step, but Gehley—as he likes
best to be called—took it in' a jump or
two, skipping lightly over the rough
spots and touching briefly on Capitol
Hill as a legislative page as he went.
He is not yet twenty-one years of
age.
"Many of our Christmas trees come
from the 'barrens' In York county,"
said a farmer sitting on a load of trees
in Market Square yesterday. "There
is no truth in the report that this city
has to go all the way to Canada for
Its supply. Of course we have no bal
sam pines, but we have plenty of
symmetrical trees that look just as good
and there is no end to the number that
could bo brought in if the demand for
fpreign trees were not so great." Deal
ers say that buyers prefer the Maine
or Canadian trees because they are
prettier to look at and besides have
a delicious perfume all their own.
Deputy Sheriff William Hoffman is
wondering why some one sent him
some Biblical quotations. Yesterday I
morning the letter slot in the door of
the sheriff's oHice let in two sheets of
paper, written in pencil and contain
ing (igurcs, quotations and some re
marks that were hard to understand.
The note was dated Carlisle, 11.30,
1862, and was signed William Henry
Hoffman, Carlisle Indian school.
"What does It all mean?" was asked
of the sheriff.
"Search me. The Indians are on
my trail, I guess," ansaered Hoffman.
Congressman Edgar R. Kiess, of
Williamsport, was in the city between
trains a day or so ago and taking a
big interest in the legislative session.
Mr. Kiess remarked that the prospects
were for a short session and it was
recalled that he had been the author
of the resolution for the shortest ses
sion in years, that of 1907, which ad
journed on April 15.
In spite of the intense cold there are
spots in the Susquehanna river which
are not frozen over and some of them
are large spaces which can scarcely be
called air holes. Some of them ap
pear as though the water was too
active to freeze and others indicate
because of the thin ice around them
that they are caused by springs. The
'open spaces are expected to stay open
now that the mercury touched zero
without ice being formed on them.
The Harrisburg Public Library is
becoming popular for people of vari
ous nationalities and some of the peo
ple who go to the building to read
English are asking for books In their
native tongues. The Library already
has a good collection of French and
German books and recently sone books
in .Hungarian were added through the
kindness of a friend. Now it is plan
ned to place a number of Roumanian
books, for which the money was do
nated, on the f,helves.
1 WELL KNOWN PEOPLE 1
—W. J. Richards, head of the Read
ing Coal and Iron Company, Is on a
western trip.
—Stevens Hecksher has been ap
pointed by Philadelphia judges to be
one of the managers of the Philadel
phia Savings Fund. x
—Charles E. Hires was one of the
apeaKers at the New Jersey society
dinner at Philadelphia last night.
—Major M. D. Cronin, of the Twen
ty-fourth Infantry, has been sent to
the Philippines as assistant chief of
the constabulary.
—R. W. Archbald, former federal
judge, has won his suit for his ex
penses from the United States govern
ment for the time he served.
—John Cadwalader has been re
elected president of the University
Club at Philadelphia.
—Hiram G. Andrews, Johnstown
editor, well known here, will address
the Johnstown Y. M. C. A. to-morrow.
—Thomas Lynch, head of the Frlck
Coke Company, is seriously ill at Un
iontown.
—Senator Charles Tr. Kline will be
head of the Allegheny legislative dele
gation again.
I— DO YOU KNOW 1
Tliat Harrisburg is famous for
its pork products?
Toys that Educate
A child's imagination la lively.
it creates in miniature a world
of its own.
Wise parents take advantage
of this in toy choosing.
They select toys that have an
educational value, that stimulate
the child's mind and keep It •
working in healthy channels.
There are many such toys—for
young and old, somo of tfiem so
interesting that It will be hard
to keep papa and grandpa from
monopolizing them.
Where, to see them? At any
of the good stores.
And the way to the best store?
Full directions will usually be
round In the advertising columns
of the Telegraph.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
THE SPEAKERSHIP
IS WOK'S PRIZE
Republican Leaders Say That It
Will Be Fought Out in the
Caucus and Kept Out
NO CONFERENCE WAS HELD
Dauphin County Leaders Among
the Callers at Governor-elect's
Office Yesterday
' —The speakership of the next
House of Representatives is open to
the man who can get the most votes in
the Republican caucus. This is the
situation to-day and the men who
loom largest in the Republican party
organization say that It is a free-for
all fight. Talk that there would be
conferences yesterday proved to bo
baseless and the candidates are all
making the best of the situation.
—The Philadelphia Inquirer »ays re
garding the situation:
"The much-heralded conference at
which United States Senator Penrose
and Stato Senators McNlchol and Varc
were to attempt to pick the "next
Speaker of the House did not take
place. Senator Penrose did not meet
the two State Senators in consultation.
Senators McNichol and Vare had a
three-miiHite talk Just before Senator
McNichol liurried to catch the train
on which he went South.
Senator Penrose said: "I know
nothing of any conference to be held
to-day on the speakership. Senator
Oliver and other prominent Republi
cans in Western Pennsylvania agreed
with representative Republicans from
the eastern section of the State that
the next Speaker of the House should
come from a county outside of Phila
delphia and Allegheny. lam not in
terested in any candidate for Speaker
and do not intend to interfere in any
way in the contest for the honor."
Senator McNichol, before boarding
a train at Rroad Street Station, said:
"I took no part in any conference
on the speakership to-day. As l'ar as
I know, it is an open fight."
"Did you meet Senator Vare to
day?" he was asked.
"Yes," he replied. "We got to
gether in my office a few minutes be
fore I left for the train. We exchanged
Yuletide felicitations, but did not at
tempt to agree upon any candidate
to be recommended to our friends
among the members of the v House for
Speaker. It would appear that there
Is an open contest for the speakership
and I would not venture to predict the
outcome of the vote."
Those who had predicted that a
conference on the speakership would
take place yesterday were declaring
last night that "someone had sat
upon the lid."
The facts are that early in the can
vass it was agreed that every aspirant
for Speaker should be given a fair
show. In view of the fact, however,
that Senator Penrose and Dr. Brum
baugh both come from Philadelphia,
that United States Senator Oliver, re
tiring Governor Tener, retiring Speak
er Alter, retiring Secretary of the
Commonwealth McAfee and prospec
tive president pro tem. of the Senate
Charles H. Kline come from Allegheny
county, it was decided that it would
be impolitic to have the presiding of
fice of the House of Representatives
taken from the Quaker City.
—Friends of R. J. Baldwin, of Dela
ware county, got busy immediately
after the announcement that it was
free-for-all and expressed themselves
as well satisfied .with the prospects
for the Media mpn. It is expected
that Baldwin will get some strength in
the Allegheny county delegation con
ference to-day.
—A Philadelphia paper says: "Vig
orous opposition to the proposition to
have Richard J. Baldwin, of Delaware,
elected to the speakership was voiced
yesterday from the Vare camp In Phil
adelphia. lie was accused of having
bolted the Republican caucus on the
speakership at the last session of the
House, when John R. K. Scott, of this
city, was backed by the Vares for
Speaker. Vare leaders declared they
would not now stand for Baldwin,
and there was every evidence of a
bitter hostility to his candidacy from
that source. Senator Vnre, as spokes
! man for his constituency, said he
, would go the limit to back William
IH. Wilson, of this city, one of his lieu
j tenants, for Speaker, should Mr. Wil
son declare himself a candidate for
j that office."
j —The Dauphin county members
have not declared themselves- on the
speakership and will not do so for a
while. Neither have the Lebanon,
Cumberland or Perry members.
—Among the callers at the offices of
Governor-elect Martin G. Brumbaugh
and Senator Penrose were Senator
E. E. Beidleman and Charles E. C'ov
t ert, of this city. W. Harry Baker was
1 also in Philadelphia.
—Senator W. C. McConnell, of Sha-
I mokin, was in Philadelphia yesterday
to see Dr. Brumbaugh.
—Over 200 Pennsylvania postmas
tershlps are to be filled within a few
weeks and Congressman Palmer Is get
ting busy slating Democratic faithful.
—Judge R. S. Frazer's successor will
be named on January 2, it is said
about the Capitol.
A NEW YE \H'S THOUGHT EOIt
SOME BOY.
In certain twelve universities, 'two
hundred and ten men tried for posi
tions on the football teams. Some of
them smoked cigarets, some did not.
Of the men who did not smoke, f.5.8
per cent succeeded ,in making the
team. Of those who smoked, on!;.'
33.3 per eenl were able to get Into
the game. If you don't you
have two chances out of three: if you
do smoke you hove only one chance
out of three. This applies to many
other things than football.—The
American Boy.
THJO LARGEST THERMOMETER.
' The Eiffel tower, rising high above
I the city of Paris, is In Itself a ther
mometer, undoubtedly the largest In
the world. Just as the common of
mercury In the KIUSS tube EXPANDS
and contracts with changes In tem
j perature, so also does this great tower
of stoel. And as we measure temper
ature by noticing the rise and fall of
the mercury column, so do the French
scientists determine temperature by
measuring the expansion or contract
ion of this huge structure.
France's most powerful wireless
station is located In the Effel tower,
and so it is the especial target of the
German airmen who sail over Paris
dropping bombs. The Germans would
very much like to destroy this tower
and Interrupt wireless communica
tions now maintained with London
and Petrograd, as well as with all
parts of France. It ia guarded b\
rapid fire guns and searchlights
mounted upon it.—Tlw American Boy.,
( OUR DAILY LAUGH j 1
n »'' n * .Some Ncm
\\ Ifey—l never I wouldn't mind
saw ye till th' day going to war. I'm
before ine un- a man of Iron
unrorchnit mar- nerve,
riage! So Papa Bald.
Hubby An' I He said you'd bor
orten wlsht ye row money from
?£. . . seen me your worst en
tlll th day afther! emy.
Anything 'to (tuiet The Vulicnr Side
Him The playa of to-
Baby cried this day are not
morning; for an worth going; to
hour. Kce.
Why didn't you But look at what
give it to him. you hear?
WHAT'S CHRISTMAS f
By Wing Dinner
What is Christmas?
It may be a doll with a wee broken
head,
A ten-cent steam engine, or soldier of
lead.
But if it means smiles to a child sick
abed.
That is Christmas.
What is Christmas?
Well, picture a home, where a hard
working wife
With an Invalid husband, each day
faces strife—
If with food you should o-lve th«~ a
new lease on life.
That is Christmas.
What is Christmas?
Well, maybe with you it's a house with
a yard—
Perhaps against want you are ne'er
forced to guard-
While to others from you just a wee
Christmas card
Will mean Christmas.
What is Christmas?
Well, if 'way down deep in your heart
you would know
Be content with your lot, and wherever
you go
By kind words and actions set faces
aglow—
For that's Christmas.
|EDITORIAL COMMENT)
SHOULD HE HIT ISN'T
[From the Philadelphia Record.]
It should l>e recalled that one rea
j son for the Panama canal was that it
would make a smaller number of war
ships suffice.
DOES NO REAL HARM
[From the Toledo Blade.]
Studying genealogy makes a splen
did pastime for people who have never
accomplished anything and never
hope to.
WORTH SPECIAL DAY OF THANKS
[From the Houston Post.]
It is said that nothing but irresist
ible emergency will induce the Presi
dent to convoke the new Congress in
extraordinary session. This announce
ment merits a swelling chorus of grand
old long meter doxology.
FACTSANDFUN
A long raft containing 1,000,000 feet
of cedar, said to be the largest ever
floated on the Pacific, recently made |
the trip from British Columbia to
Puget Sound.' It was 100 feet long
and 70 feet wide; it stood 15 feet out
of the water and 20 feet under.
Mazie —Artie, where are we going on
our honeymoon?
Artie—Around the world, darling.
They are going to give it in seven reels
at the corner picture show.—New York
Globe.
In the course of one year more than
fi.OOO persons were identified by their
finger prints in the London police
court.
AN EVENING THOUGHT
Charms strike the sight, but
merit wills the soul.—Pope.
Extra Thick
Sole and Heel
Look at the picture.
The extra thick sole and heel
means more lifeforthese rubber»i
it means that these rubbers give
more wear than ordinary rubbers.
These Hub-Mark Storm
Rubbers with Sen tee Reel or
Rolled Edge are > *»i should
insist upon fron, uoaJcr.
Accept no others.
Made also in low cut
No other kind can be more
satisfactory for style, fit and wear.
Look for the Hub-Mark on all
kinds and «tyle» of Rubber Footwear
for Men, Women, Boyt and Girla. I
Not* this: You can rely on
anything you buy from dealere who
■ell Hub-Mark Rubber Footwear.
They are dependable merchanta.
Boston Rubber Shoo Company
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DECEMBER 19, 1914.
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J UllLLll O DAil IV DERRY STREETS \
£ : OPEN EVERY SATURDAY EVENING S
v Will Open a jv
I Christmas Savings Club |
* Club Year Reckoned From, and Regular Payments Begin w*
« . MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1914, AT 9 A. M. .«
1 Open An Account Paying Each Week j
I * 25c 50c SI.OO 1
mi Interest will be added to nil nceonnta paid In (all at the end jt
Xk of the 80-week elab year. !w
t OPEN YOUR ACCOUNT REFORB JANUARY 3, 1818. #
f. K - C. THOMPSON, Prea. 8. p. BARBER, Vlee-PrM, S
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I
[From the Telegraph of Dec. 19, 1864.]
Rebels In Retrent
Nashville. Dec. IS. The rebel army
near here is In full retreat. Three
thousand wounded were left behind. '
• Steamers Report Tronble
Cairo, Dec. 19. Steamers from the
Ohio river report trouble and fighting
In Caseyville, Ky.
GIVE IT A PROMINENT PIjACE
[From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.]
The list of things that it wasn't
worth while to start should include
the Boer rebellion.
ONE EXCUSE OVERLOOKED
[From the Philadelphia Inquirer.]
It seems mighty strange that no
nation has thus far in defending its
attitude ventured to plead the unwrit
ten law.
MANY OPENINGS IN PROSPECT
TFrom the Washington Post.]
It's a wise Kuropean father wh<J
brings his son up to be either a doc
tor or an architect.
The Christmas Music
A Victrola
I here should be music in your home on Christmas Day. Ami
it should be Christmas music.
Step into our \ ictor booths and select some of the great rec
ords, sung and played by the world's best artists for the music
in your home on Christmas. j
We suggest:
Silent Night, Holy Night. Birthday of a King.
Joy to the World. Hallelujah Chorus.
Store open evenings until Christmas.
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" The Proper Gift of Money '
WOULDN'T a Certificate of Deposit issued
for $5.00, SIO.OO or any amount, and de
livered in the Christmas mail prove a
genuine surprise and a most acceptable gift.
Such a gift of money could not be spent—on
the other hand it migljt encourage the saving
habit.
If you have anyone that you wish to remem
ber in this substantial manner we will be pleased
to have you favor us with your patronage, and
assure you of the prompt delivery of the certifi
cate, which will pay the recipient 3 per cent, in
terest for a period of 4 months and longer.
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BRING THIS COTJPOII to our office with 98 cents (which covers
cost of picking, transportation from factor;, checking, clerk hire and other wl
expense items), and this Bible will be delivered to you. If the Bible is to Mtf!
'■jgftfc be mailed, send 15 cents extra for postage.
THE HARRISBUKG TELEGRAPH
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[From the Telegraph of Dec. It, 1864.]
Firemen to Give Ball
Friendship Fire Company will give
Its annual ball. January 2, 1865. The
Hope Fire Company will give a Christ
mas ball next Friday evening.
Week of Prnyer
Tlie first week in January will be
observed aB Week of Prayer by the
churches.
Celebrate Victory
One hundred guns were fired from
Capitol Hill at noon to-day in honor of
the recent Union victories. Governor
Curtln gave the order.
INGRATITUDE
[From the Columbia State.]
Some days ago we went sidling up
to the venerable Boston Transcript
with a particularly fragrant bouquet,
und now to our astonishment It re
ciprocates by heaving half a brick at
our devoted head. Never again, Phyl
lis, never again!
Active mining of pitchblende, the
chief source of radium, has been be
gun in India, near Bombay.