6 BARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Estabkshti lift a l , PUBLISHED BY THIS TBLEORAPH PRTNTIIf© CO. B. 3. BTACKPOLB Prtiidtnt and Editor-in-Ckitf F. R. OTBTKH Seer it try aus M. BTEINMETZ Managing Editor .Published every evening (eiospt Sun day) at the Telegraph Building, 216 Federal Bquare. Both phones. Member American Newspaper Publish ers' Association. Audit Bureau of Circulation and Pennsylvania Associ ated Dallies. Eastern Office, Mfth Avenue Building, New Tork City, Hasbrook, Story * Brooks. Western Offlos, Advertising BufldtnA Chicago, 111., Allen St Ward. Delivered by carriers at six cents a week. Mailed to subscribers at (8.00 a year in advance. v Entered at the Post Office In Harrrls burg, Pa., as second class matter. ■worn dally average for the three ★ months ending April 30, 1013. M 21,844 If Average for the year 1914—23,213 Average for the year 1813—21,677 Average for the year 1812—21,173 Average for the year 1911—18,861 Average for the year I*l^-17.495 TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 18 Happiness is not the end of life: character is.—Henry Ward Beecher. TO THE OLD AND THE NEW THERE Is to be a reunion of the members of the old bicameral councils this evening and the officials of the present municipal ad ministration will break bread with the former city legislators. It's a fine thing for the representatives of the old system of municipal management to get together in this social way with the men who are now working out the experiment of a new plan of city gov ernment. An exchange of views after sixteen months of the commission scheme should be helpful all around and the reunion, let us hope, will be something more than a mere gustatory experience with pleasant banter and Interesting reminiscence. There will lie occasion for serious comment and the men'of the old form of municipal management should have pleasure in encouraging their successors of the commission experiment. It may be said in all sincerity and truthfulness of the old Councils that they met public expectation in provid ing for many important public im provements which have been carried with like public spirit by their ■ successors: that had other cities of the third class availed themselves of their opportunities under former acts of Assembly as was done by the Councils and officials of Harrisburg there would have been no clamor for the change of system which was directed by the Legislature two years ago. This city prospered and developed as no other city in the State under the old third class city laws and it is exceedingly creditable to those who will dine to gether this evening that without regard to the form of government the admin istration of the affairs of Harrisburg has been conspicuously successful and characterized by integrity and public spirit. In the working out of the commis sion government there has been con siderable criticism of the officials charged with responsible duties, but such criticism was inevitable. Mis takes were certain to mark the path way of change and proper criticism has doubtless been helpful to the city's managers in pointing out pitfalls through the avoidance of which effi cient administration was the gainer. But the unfortunate tendency of the average citizen is to censure without praise. If fair criticism of the acts of public officials is now and then bene ficial, then the bestowal of praise when It Is deserved should be equally helpful as an evidence of public approval of worthy ofiicial conduct. So hero's a health to the old and the new, the tried and the true, with th» sincere wish of the Telegraph that ail may live long and enjoy to the end of their days the good will and appre ciation of the community which they have served and whose welfare they 'have promoted. Mayor Royal announces his purpose to enforce the traffic regulations against Jitneys and all other vehicles. Unless this Is done we shall not be greatly surprised at anything that may happen on the streets of the city, DEMOCRACY VERSUS EFFICIENCY THE chief aim of thfe Democratic administration has been the pur suit of the principle enunciated by the premier of the administration "to find places for deserving Demo crats." With reckless disregard for the efficiency of the service. At the time of his nomination, Pres ident Wilson was vice-president of the National Civil Service League. In resigning, as he very properly did on being nominated for President, he stat ed that it did not indicate any lack of Interest in the cause. There was expected from him, therefore, a full performance of what his previous life and profession had promised. There has, however, been great dis appointment tn this respect, and a * large number of experienced, well jtrained and efficient officials and em ployes in the government service, both In and out of the competitive civil i service, have been removed or de moted to make places for inexperi enced Democrats. For years deputy collectors of In ternal revenue and deputy United States marshals had been und»r the . protection of the civil service rules, ■ this policy resulting In building up an i efficient and experienced service. In f pne of the first appropriation bills TUESDAY EVENING, passed by Congress under this admin istration, a "rider" was inserted to the effect that deputy collectors of Inter nal revenue and office deputy United States marshals "who may be requir ed to give bond" oould be appointed without reference to the civil service reinstations. Approximately 560 office deputy marshals and 1,900 deputy ool leotors of Internal revenue were thrus thrown Into the spoils system. Take the cases of United States dte triot attorneys and United States mar shals. Under the law they are ap pointed for terms of four years, and heretofore these officials have been allowed to serve out their terms with out reference to change in the admin istration. But not so under the Dem ocratic party. As fast as appointments satisfactory to the Democratic bosses in the several States could be deter mined upon, the resignations of United States marshals and district attor neys have been called for, frequently by telegraph, without regard to the length of time remaining for them to serve under their four-year commis sions. Any marshal or district attor ney who called for an explanation was summarily removed. This was done, of course, that the administration might as soon as possible have an office-holding class around which to build an organization for the cam paign of 1916. All political differences and pride of opinion have been submerged in the patriotic desire of the people to support the President in his efforts to main tain an honorable peace with Germany. Here and there a few hot-heads are doing their utmost to precipitate trouble, but the great majority are standing firmly baok of the nation's head in a trying situation. POT AND KETTLE CHARGES GERMANY complained bitterly when the Allies dragged Into the war against them thousands of Turcos, Algerians and troops from In dia, and resented the alignment of the Russian "barbarians" on the side of what the foes of the Fatherland chose to call "civilization." But these allied "savages" have been guilty of no such crimes as are charged In yesterday's dispatches to the Turks and the Kurds who are lined up on the side of Ger many. Apparently It was a case of the pot calling the kettle black, If no worse. Thousands of Armenians have fallen beneath the sword and rifle of these monsters, who find it far safer to use their guns on the Armenians at home than to venture forth in search of armed Russians. The pushing of these human beasts ont of Europe will be a no more desirable result of this war than the crushing of militarism. The massacres, while dreadful to read about, were not unexpected to those who have been following the situation in the East. They are simply history repeating itself. For some time the position of the Armenians in Turkey, as well as in northwestern Persia, has been one of grave danger, but no message has conveyed any in dication of such extensive massacres as does the report to London. If it Is true, the Armenian situation has en tered upon a period which threatens to rival the conditions of 1895. Kurds and Turks have been perse cuting the Armenian residents of these localities for several months. Many have been killed, while large numbers have been driven away as slaves. The city of Van has normally 30,000 Inhabitants. It is the seat of an Important American mission and the missionaries have taken an active part in the protection of Armenians from Turkish and Kurdish attacks. Terrible massacres of Armenians In 1895 resulted in international action for enforcement of the reforms. Something like 15,000 persons were killed in two months. Apparently the tragedy is being re-enacted. SANE CAMPAIGN MKT HODS THE suffrage leaders of Pennsyl vania are taking a wise course in their campaign for the ballot. No freak methods or militant tactics for them. They prefer to demonstrate their fitness for the vote by displaying their interest in civic enterprises. It is now announced that the suf fragists will do their part to assure the State-wide success of "Good Roads Day" on May 26. They will provide refreshments to all the hungry and perspiring male citizens who wield shovel and pick that day in the inter ests of better public roads. In every township where the masculine popu lation out for "road duty," a band of the local suffragists will be on hand with baskets of sandwiches and buckets of cooling draughts. And "whether "pro" or "antl" in his beliefs on "votes for women," each individual worker will find a smiling suffragist ready to cater to the inner, man when the noon whistle blows. That Is much more convincing than "hikes" to Washington or martyr-like vigils in front of the White House. Democrats would do well to pondct on the reference to the tariff made by Woodrow Wilson, then Governor of New Jersey, in his address to. the Eco nomic Club, of New York, Hotel Astor, May 23. 1912: " • • • every busi ness question In this country, whether you think so or not, gentlemen, comes baok, no matter how much you put on the brakes, to the question of the tariff. • • • Why, you cannot escape from it, no matter in what direction you go." In 1916 the character, political ten dencies and affiliations of the Republi can candidates will be scrutinized more keenly than ever by the voters. The next administration will have a great constructive work to do, growing out of the blunders of the present adminis tration, and out of the changes wrought by the war in our commercial and in ternational relations. In order that this work may be permanent, It must be done in a progressive spirit.—Port land Oregonlan. The journey of the Liberty Bell to the Pacific coast will serve to remind the country that the "new freedom" Is not of the 1776 variety. The Mikado of Japan talks to China the way our McAdoo, of the Treasury, talks to the Klggs bank. Governor Brumbaugh will have fewer advisers after this week, and his path will be less thorny. jSbgtttttfl (Eljat Quiet as you keep It, there are a good many cattle being fattened in Pennsylvania this year, the farmers who heard of the ravages of the foot and mouth disease in the West last summer having determined to keep their calves instead of selling them off, and consequently cattle are to be seen on farms in Dauphin, Lebanon, York and Cumberland counties. in Lancaster county quite a number of farmers have gone into the business of fattening the cattle and hope to get good prices in June or July. Years ago this section of the State used to be noted for the cattle it raised, and although Lancaster has kept at it and has won a fine reputation for its steers, other counties have given more attention to wheat and corn with a gootf bit of market gardening. In the last few years, however, the foot and mouth disease and the grad ual decline of the Western cattle sup ply have caused farmers to think about cattle and hogs, and it is said that there has been a noticeable in crease in Interest. In some districts intensive farming has resulted in smaller areas being cultivated, with the result that thought is being given to cattle. State officials say that there is no reason why Pennsylvania should not go to the front as a cattle State and that it is only a question of time until every farmer thinks as much about -cattle as he does about his or chard. Among the defendants who pleaded guilty yesterday in the Dauphin County Court was a youthful hus band who had been brought from out of town on a capias. The youth, it appeared from his pretty wife's tes timony, had deserted her, although declaring when he left that he was going to hunt a job. Incidentally the wife hinted that a possible fondness for another woman had something to do with her husband's conduct. The defendant bewailed his luck and intimated that his wife's love for him had quite evidently cooled. Further more, he said he wouldn't have come hack at all if the sheriff's offices hadn't brought him. "Well." observed Additional Law Judge McCarrell, "quite evidently you had no attachment for her —henoe her 'attachment' for you!" The recent number of Tn The Open, the outdoor life magazine pub lished in Pittsburgh, contains a pleas ant reference to the organization of the Wild Life League in Dauphin county. It notes the meeting held at tho Capitol and also the meetings in Lancaster and Pottsville. The Dau phin league will have another meet ing soon to outline its plans for the Fall. What youthful America's Inventive brain will devise at times to support that old adage as to necessity and the mother of invention was related the other day by Charles Hardwick, a pav ing inspector. Mr. Hardwick saw the demonstration on one of the streets in the upper end of the city. "We noticed a boy riding along on a bicycle and just as he turned the corner the front rim of the machine cracked and the wheel sagged. As the youngster got off I noticed that he had been carrying a pair of roller skates on his shoulders. What to do puzzled that boy for just a minute; then he turned his bicycle upsided own, unbuckled his skates, strapped one of the skates to the front wheel, mounted—and blithely rode away." "That fellow got married for noth ing, but it will cost him something to get a divorce." This statement was made by a former alderman yesterday afternoon. A young man had just handed to another alderman a fee to enter suit against his wife for a di vorce. The ex-magistrate recognized the young fellow as the "best man" at a marriage he performed three years ago. "The fellow called at my office asked me to get a license," said the alderman. "I got-the license and paid for it. I married the couple and was told my fees would be forthcom ing on the following day. I was never paid a penny. If that young fellow wants to be separated from his wife, hejwill have to pay. No side tracking tfiis time." Just as an illustration of the high cost of legislation it may be stated that the present session will mean a million dollars first and last to the State Treasury, counting in the print ing and other expenses. Among the bills recently approved was to refund $5 and to refund $7. The latter was for an Adams county man who took, out an automobile license and did not use it. The printing of the bills alone cost more than S7O. rwELL KNOWN people"! —Luther S. Dickey, a prominent Fayette countian, has written a his tory of the Eighty-fifth Pennsylvania Regiment. —Childs Frick, son of the steel and coke magnate, will spend the summer in New Hampshire. —The Rev. C. C. Hayes, prominent Johnstown clergyman, will make a tour of the South. —Joshua Baily. Philadelphia tem perance man, celebrated his eighty eighth birthday by making a hot pro hibition speech Ih a church. —Senator Penrose has a number of speaking engagements up the State this week. —Ex-Attorney General John C. Bell has taken up his residence for the summer at Radnor. 1 DO YOU KNOW—I That Harrisburg used to be a great shad-cateliing town? HO USE'S SKULL. 'IH> IMPROVE ACOUS TICS Eli/.abethtown Correspondence Phila delphia Record. In demolishing the parsonage of the Lutheran Church, built eighty-two vears ago, the skull of a horse was found Imbedded in the wall. In this section there Is a superstition that If the skull of a horse is placed under the church It would help the acoustic properties, and the voice of the minister or any one occupying the pulpit could be heard to better ad vantage. Mr. Retailer, Do Your Share When the manufacturer adver tises his goods In this newspaper he is creating business for you. It is up to you to reciprocate by giving service. And service means— Showing the newspaper advertised goods. Talking nltont them. Giving the public what they ask for. This sort of service will mean tho kind of 00-operatlon that will bring better business to you and better satisfaction to your cus tomers. HXJUUSBURG TELEGRXPI* HOUSE M'NICHOL • READY DEBATER Thomas F. Is Chairman of the Committee on Elections and a Well-liked Member MANY VISITING THE SOLONS Borough Code Will Be Distributed Through Interest Taken by Mr. McVicar ■'■■'"'■ O ■■'■'&%'' ' -J ••• •' ..- ■ T-* |HL mt jMßfesMyi ■& sfc, j&sgi^« I Pennsylvania's legislature rejoices In a McNichol in each branch. And in each house of the people the, Mc- Nichol is chairman of the committee on elections. In the Senate It is James P., and in the House it is Thomas F. Thomas F. McNichol, like James P.. was born in Philadelphia, but tho senatorial McNichol pot a four years' start on the assembly McNichol. Thomas comes from that ancient dis trict of Philadelphia known as South wark, although we cannot pronounce It the way he does. He also says he is a product of the public schools and that all should be proud of the fact. He broke into the law in 1893 and into the legislature in 1911. He and Charles J. Roney came to the Capitol together and everyone has been aware of the fact ever since. Mr. McNichol has been a member of the committee on elections ever since Speaker Ambler took tho gavel and has rivalled the smile of the speaker when anyone asked him what was going to happen to the aforesaid bills. He is a good active chairman and can call a meeting of his com mittee faster than any other head of a similar body. He shines In debate, especially when there is some last ditch fighting to be done and more than one member who has essayed to cross swords with him has gone away with his own sword smashed to the hilt and his arm in a sling. Mr. Mc- Nichol celebrated the last session by getting married and because he seem ed to have reached years of responsi bilities they made him chairman of the committee on elections this trip. It is entirely within the bounds of prob ability that he will be re-elected next year. —Senator H. W. Schantz and Rep resentative A. C. Stein will vary things to-morrow by appearing before the Pardon Board. —Copies of the child labor law are being printed and will be distributed through the Department of Labor and Industry. The law is effective next January. —Governor Brumbaugh plans to re main at the Capitol all of to-morrow night so as to be at hand to act promptly on any matters which may be sent to him by the legislature. —Much attention lias neen attracted at the Capitol by the veto of the Ohio ship canal bills by Governor Willis of Ohio and a good many think the Pennsylvania bills will go the same way. —Governor Brumbaugh will give a dinner at the executive mansion to night in honor of the legislative cor respondents of the session. —Ex-Mayor E. A. Weimer, of Leba non, a brother of Representative A. A. Weimer, was here looking after the report of the Building Law Commis sion. —Ex-Senator Henry Cooper, of Al legheny, looked in on the close of the session. • —Provision for printing of 5,000 copies of the borough code was made in a resolution introduced into the House,last night by Mr. McVlcar, Allegheny. Borough He presented a measure Code to to authorize printing of Go Oflt enough copies to take care of everyone. It was generally supported. Mr. McVicar was sponsor for the code which Is one of the moat Important acts of the session as It affects over 900 boroughs. The code is the only on* to get through. The others are tied up In committee. The Legislative Referendum Bureau will continue codification under terms of the bill ap proved on Saturday. —Resolutions pointing with pride to Scrunton, the third largest city of the State and felicitating it on its ap proaching semicenten nial were presented hi the House by Mr. Ehr- £<:rant»n hardt, the senior Re- Gets the publican member and Glad Hand one of the Scranton members. The reso lution recited that the fiftieth anni versary comes on April 23, 1916, and that the people of the State should join in the celebration and show their Interest In the city. —Among legislative visitors were: Ex-Attorney General John C. Bell, ex- Deputy Attorney General Morris Wolfe, Congressmen J. J. Casey, Wilkes- Barre, and John M. Morin, Pltts- Promlnent burgh; Col. Charles A. Men Visit Rook, Pittsburgh; ex- Lawmakers Representative R. S. Frey, York; ex-Sena tor John T. Nulty, Philadelphia; ex-Representative G. W. Sassaman, Reading; ex-Senator E. F. Blewltt, Scranton; Dr. S. L. Zelg ler, Philadelphia director of health; John Monaghan, Philadelphia. —Representative Cromer, of Alle gheny, came back to work last night. I He said he had been selling brick and would be on the job again. He Im mediately got Into a controversy with Representative Stein, whom he suld had been taking "stops" at htm. —The Rev. Outdo Bossard, pastor of the Overlirook Presbyterian Church, offered prayer In the House last even ing. —The biennial deluge of sneezing powder fell on the House last night and Speaker Ambler had the windows opened. It toon froze out the joker*, i BOOKS and rfg 1111 MAGAZINMiffi Edgar Lee Masters, the author of "Spoon River Anthology," a much dis cussed volume of verse. Is a lawyer at present residing in Chicago. Born in 1868. he received his education at Knox College, studied law in his father's office and was admitted to the bar in 1891. He is a member of th® Chicago and the Illinois State Bar As sociations and has contributed articles and essays on political and consti tutional subjects to various periodicals and magazines. ■William Allen White writes that few books using the novel form have in terpreted life so beautifully and so truthfully as Ernest Poole's "The Har bor" interprets life. "It lias been many a long year.' says Mr. White in the Emporia Gazette, "since so distin guished a book has appeared in America." No one has written a more reallstlo picture of what the war has meant In France than Edith Wharton in her article, "In Argonne," in the June Scrlbner, and probably no other woman but those with the ambulances has been the witness of such scenes as she describes. And mighty few women have actually been near enough to see a charge ot French infantry as did Mrs. Wharton in the battle of Vau quois. She was later within ten miles of the German stronghold at St. Mililel. " 'St. .Mihiel. 18 Kilometres.' St Mihiel, the danger-spot of the region, the weak .iolnt in the armor! There it lay, up that harmless-looking by-road, not much more than ten miles away— a ten minutes' dash would hav® brought us into the thick of the gray coats and spiked helmets! The shßdow of that signpost followed us for miles, darkening the landscape like the shadow from a racing storm cloud." A TIME FOU CALMNESS [Willlamsport Sun.] These Influences all make the task of the President harder. "Whether in tentional or not. their tendency is plainly to stampede the American peo ple into a participation in the war by taking advantage of the feelings of horror with which we contemplate the first of our own dead slain by it. Surely the step to be taken next Is serious enough to warrant due delib eration and earnest reflection after careful Inquiry that an error be not made in taking it. "Strict account ability." in so far as the parties con cerned are accountable, should cover the case and be satisfactory even to the fire eaters, if they can possibly restrain themselves long enough to determine the measure of that accountability. How few these individuals reallv are is never so apparent as when the time comes for trench duty or submarine service. At present they are as noisily numerous as the frogs about the pond from which the optimistic contractor engaged to furnish a million legs. Are they to be permitted to sweep the nation off its feet? Fortunately, the desires of the large majority, who would endure much to avoid being drawn Into the conflict that is disgracing civilization, will he considered by the administration. Con fidence in its desire for peace is suffi ciently well established to justify the belief that it will be maintained, if at all in consonance with honor; and if the conclusion should eventuate in participation, the proper reasons for It should be clear and indubitable. The real issue Is how far neutral nations will countenance the breaking of the well settled International law. IJR, STOIJGH'S COOK TFrom the Reading News-Times.l Outside of some deficiencies such as gambling, drinking, Sabbath desecra tion and the like, Dr. Stough, who is at present engaged in the task of reviving Readings spiritual affairs, finds this city to be all right and preaches that he is a booster for Reading. But until i discharges that cook he has brought w IJ from Lancaster lie cannot be said to be a Reading'or Berks county booster in the full sense of the word. Berks yields to no other shire in Pennsylvania or the whole country for that matter, in the cullnarv art. Her cooks are world-famous. Bons vivants, to say nothing of connoisseurs, have traveled from afar to taste of such characteristic Berks dishes as our delectable Bauer kraut and our soul satisfying schnitz and knepp. Yet Dr Stough has seen fit to reject Berks county cooking and import a chef from Lancaster, where they waste their cab bage In cigars instead of putting it to the use that nature has intended it for and where doughballs are utterly un appreciated. Here Is a subject that the executive committee of the revival ought to con sider lest the housewives of Berks be alienated from the tabernacle Per haps city council or the Chamber of Commerce should take it up. At any rate, as for us. whatever else be the fruits of the revival, we shall ever con sider it lacking in one thing and that Is its due deference to the gentle art of Berks housewifery, and hold that while Dr. Stough may be oratorical he can never be really gustatorleal. Unless, of course, he shall proceed to get up nerve enough to Are that Lancaster cook. Perhaps, after all, there's the rub. IEDITORIAL COMMENT! "There is not one page of Inter national law which has not been torn up," says Dr. Dernburg. Is this a boast or an expression of regret?— New York Tribune. Speaking of "invisible government," it has taken seven years to find out precisely what Mr. Roosevelt himself was doing in the 1908 campaign.— New York World. The most convincing British opinion on the last German wallop at tho allied line In Flanders is found in the decline In consols to their low record price of nlnety-flve years.—Springfield Repub lican. I LLTTERSTOTHE EEBTOR I SOUTH HARRISBURG PARK To the Editor ot the Telegraph: Wonder how many of our citizens have seen the fine park in South Front street between Paxton street and Iron avenue? This is going to be a beautiful stretch, especially as it fronts a body of water Immediately above the dam uninterrupted by any Am glad to see that the people of bride. that section have ceased to use the bank as a public dump and that the Park Department is putting fhe broad stretch in shape. But why not give this new park a name? AN OLD TIMER. i NEW o S r [From the Telegraph, May 18, 1805] Capture Rebel Sloops Washington. May 18.—The United States steamec Sea Bird reports the capture of the rebel sloops Florida and Annie, with cargoes of cotton, oft Chrystal river, Florida. Repair I/Inew in North Carolina Newbern, May 18.—Nearly all of the railroads In the State are in op eration. Work is being rushed on completing telegraph communica tions. Rebel Rain Coaling Havana, May 18.—The rebel ram Stonewall It coaling here. Secretary Stanton has warned all shippers along the coast ot a probable attack. MAY 18, 1915. THE CARTOON OF THE DAY THE GERMAN SPIRIT OF 4§. \ch weiss nicht. was soil es bedeutc^ —From the Sen York Snii. SOLDIERS OF ALL NA TIONS LOOK LONGINGLY FOR DA WN OF PEACE Phil Kader has been painting some wonderful word pictures of the Euro pean war for the Detroit News. After actual service, and after the effort to depict his experiences so that they would be appreciated by the reader at home, Phil Rader wrote, conclud ing his articles: When the word runs along the lines some happy day that the war is ended, I dont want to have to write the story of how the men feel. Only God will be able to measure the joy; no human be ing will be able to tell it. The Chicago Post remarks: None of the war correspondents has told the story of war as Phil Rader has told it. This San Fran cisco boy who enlisted in the French Foreign legion hoping to be employed as an aviator, only to find himself in a trench on the firing line, lived so close to death that he learned the futility of ad jectives. The Foreign Legion, or part of it, had a Thanksgiving dinner last year. There were three Americans in lea der's machine-gun squad of sixteen men and one South American who said he knew what Thanksgiving day was and invited himself. The other twelve men in the squad didn't know what the day was but knew chicken when they smelled it and so were all invited. These same three Americans were alive a month later in the trenches and Rader tells of a truce and the Christmas celebration: I don't know how the truce began in other trenches, but in our hole Na deem began it—Nadeem, a Turk, who believes that Mohammed and not Christ was the prophet of God. The sunshine of the morning seemed to get into Nadeem's blood. He was only an enthusiastic boy, always childishly happy, and when we noticed, at the regular morning shooting hour, that the German trenches were silent Na deem began to make a joke of it. He drew a target on a board, fastened it on a pole, and stuck It above the trench, shouting to the Germans: -"See how well you can shoot." Within a minute the target had been buli's-eved. Nadeem pulled it down, pasted little bits of white paper where shots had struck, and held it up again so that the Germans could see their score. In doing so, Nadeem's head appeared above the trench, and we heard him talking across the No Man's Land. Thoughtlessly X raised my head, too. Other men did the same. We saw hundreds of German heads appearing. Shouts filled the air. What miracle had happened? Men laughed and cheered. There was rhristnms light in our eyes and I know there were Christmas tears in mine. There were smiles, smiles, smiles, where in days before there had been tOUR DAILY LAUGH) 1 hear Smith his wife have aWiiifjf ha(l a banlc ac " W'ylhfi count ahe never knew anything la a centipede a _r( rp3fr trotter or * pacer ? - Market Pointers J Don't handle or taste foods belong ing to other people—it frequently spoils the sale of the article. Note the following In buying fresh flah: They should sink in water. Scales should be nrmly attached and free from slime. Eyes should be prominent—stand ing out. Gills should be bright red—bloody. I Mouth and gill lids should be closed. | Body—solid, does not bend when placed horizontally on hand. Meat—Firm and elastic, tight on bones. —From Dr. Raunlck'a Harriaburg > Health Bulletin. only rifle-barrels. The terror of No Man's Land fell away. The sound of happy voices filled the nir. We were all unhumanly happy for that onu glorious instant —English, Portuguese, Americans and even Nadeem, the Turk—and savages as we had been, cavemen as we were, the awfulness of war had not filled the corners of our hearts where love and Christmas live. I think Nadeem was first to sense what had happened. He sud denly jumped out of the trench and began waving his hands and cheering. The hatred of war had been suddenly withdrawn and it left a vacuum in which we human beings rushed into contact with each other. You felt their handshakes—double handshakes, with both hands —in your heart. And so a truce of an hour was ar ranged. But at the end of the hour I the men failed to go back to their [ trenches. There talk, and there were songs; more tha'n that: "We're to have a band in our trenches to-night, and we want you to 4% hear it," said the Germans as they bade us good-by and as we shook the hands that might slay us on the mor row. After supper he heard a sudden blast of music that thrilled us. A little German band had crept Into the German trenches and announced itself with a grand chord. Then came the unexpected strains of the "Marseil laise." The Frenchmen went almost frantic with delight. Then came our turn when the band played "It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary." George Ullard, our negro cook, who came from Galveston, got out a mouthorgan and almost burst his lungs playing "Die Wacht am Rheim." The silence in the German trenches was a thousand times more eloquent than the blast of cheers that came when George had finished. There was 110 shooting all night until about fi o'clock in the morning, when the sound of rifles was heard far down the trench. And then came the day after Christ mas: Nadeem couldn't measure human nature unerringly. He had been the first to feel the holiday spirit of Christ mas day, but, on this day after Christ mas. he failed to sense the grimness of war that ty"! fallen over the trench es during the night. Early in the morning he jumped out of the trench and began waving his hands again. John Street, an American, who hail been an evangelist in St. l/ouls, jump ed out with him and began to shout a morning greeting to a German he had made friends with the day before. There was a sudden rattle of rifle flre and Street fell dead, with a bullet through his head. The sun was shin ing down again on a world gone mad. [From the Telegraph, May 1«. 1««S] Inspects Office David Brooks, superintendent of the Western Union Telegraph Company, was In the city today Inspecting tlie new office which was opened here re cently. Will Elect Officers An election of officers of the Har riaburg Cotton Company will be held June 8. Governor Brown In City Governor Brown, of Georgia, en route to Washington under arrest, passed through the city to-day. A large crowd was at the station to aee him. 9WBBT MUSIC By Wing Dinger Some weeks ago, when It was warm, I said to me, said I. "It's quite too hot to keep up steam, We'll let the Are die." 1 And then I had the furnace cleaned And painted up like new, Because with flres 'till next fall * I thought that I was through. 1 I tried to think that it was Spring . And to the yard I'd go. Inside a big, warm overcoat. To watch the flowers grow. In summer weights from outslda clothes To Inside B. V. D.'s I sat around with chattering teeth Until I thought I'd freeze. 1 But Sunday last I built a fire. And ceased to dream of Spring— And, bo, the radiator's hiss Beats all the birds that sins,
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