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TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 1
It is raid that trvth is often eclipsed but
net er extinguished.—Livy.
THE GERMAN NOTE
GERMANY'S reply to President
. Wilson's note following the
sinking of the Lusltanla is eva
sive and insincere. The President Is
right in his conclusion that he has
the full support of the American peo
ple in telling the Imperial Govern
ment It is unsatisfactory. Nobody In
this country wants war with Germany
or any other nation, but whatever
steps the President may deem neces
sary to preserve the honor and dig
nity of the nation and to protect the
rights of humanity from the attacks
of the merciless monster of Prussian
militarism will be accepted with hear
ty accord by every American citizen.
The German government perhaps
does not understand the temper and
the high principles for which the
American people—which is to say the
American government—stand. One
semiofficial Berlin newspaper tells its
readers not to take our "shirt sleeve
diplomacy" too seriously; that the
spirit of the note as Interpreted by
European diplomats is far different
from the language In which it is
couched. Perhaps herein lies the se
cret of the hedging, side-stepping re
ply of Berlin. It may be Europe has
not yet learned that our "shirt sleeve
diplomacy" simply means we play the
game with all the cards on the table,
that we say what we mean, that in
our dealings with other nations we
prefer the "square deal" to the lying
subterfuges and polite nothings with
which European statesmen are wont
to clothe their international ex
changes. If that is the case Berlin
Is due for a sudden and painful awak
ening on the subject.
Another possible explanation is that
Germany Is merely trying to "save
her face," an the Chinese put It. The
audience which the Kaiser's ambassa
dor has sought with the President may
mean that the Imperial Government
■will offer to agree behind closed doors
to a course it was too proud to an
nounce through the public channels of
a note for which the wholejsorld was
watching. In short, Reports from
Washington indicate that the ambas
sador is empowered to grant in pri
vate audience most of the demands ig
nored or glossed over by the note. It
Is not likely, if this be true, that the
President will agree to any "star
chamber" understandings. Germany
must comply with the terms laid
down by the American government or
abide by the consequences. Ameri
cans are not in mood to "arbitrate"
concerning intolerable conditions over
thft dead bodies of their murdered wo
men and children.
Five out of twelve submarines hav
ing failed at critical stages in the re
cent fighting test of the Atlantic fleet,
Secretary Daniels has been at last con
vinced that there may be something
the matter with the navy.
A CEVFt'RY AFTER WATKKI/OO
hundred years ago this month,
II the rapid and brief campaign
which culminated in the Battle
of Waterloo took place. The battle
itself occurred June 18. 1815. Under
the most ordinary circumstances there
would he a flood of comment upon
the centenary, but now. when all Eu
rope is again at war becausepf mili
tarism gone mad. just as it was a cen
tury ago, the anniversary may be ex
pected to attract even more attention,
and especial interent will attach to
■what Is said by those best qualified to
discuss In detail any of the bewllder
lngly large number of aspects the sub
ject presents. There are, however,
some phases which challenge the at
tention of any intelligent person bent
upon keeping abreast of the current
of events, and upon these the man In
the street and the expert In his study
are bound to agree, so obvious are the
conclusions that are forced upon
them.
For the past ten months the terri
tory over which the armies of Europe
and maneuvered Just prior to
the clash on the historic field has
•choed the tramp of armed men and
the rumble of artillery, together with
the chug of motor vehicles anil the
whir of aircraft propellers—sounds
which would create more amazement
among Ney'l cuirassiers and Welllng
ton'a infantrymen, if they could come
iback, than did the trumpeting of tfte
.elephants of Darius Codomanus among
th* phalangites oi Alexander at Ar
'TUESDAY EVENING,
bela. But in spite of the great ad-|
vance In the implements It is not' ap
parent, at least not at the present
istage of the struggle now In progress,
[that there has been any Improvement
In the art of war. Out of the welter
of blood, the wreck of cities and the
crufeh of civilisation which make the
war so appalling there emerges just
one man who appears to have a touch
of Napoleonic genius—von Hinden
burg.' All the rest, on both sides,
seem to be the servants rather than
the masters of the mighty machines
that have been fabricated In order
thßt warfare may be more efficient.
A commander of first-rate talent
seems to be the need of the hour in
Europe. It is not too much to say
that the side which first develops one
will have r preponderating advantage,
providing he comes forward while the
contending forces are yet fairly well
balanced in all other particulars. But
to he of any use. he must come soon.
After all, economic pressure is much
more powerful in protracted wars of
great magnitude than the weight of
the mightiest armifcs and the skill of
the most brilliant captains. If the
Corsican had understood the principles
of political economy as thoroughly as
he understood the importance of hav
ing the more effective artillery at a
given point and at a particular time
his dream of empire might have come
true.
In one detail we seem to have ac
tually gone back since Waterloo.
When Napoleon got his first army
the affairs of France were in the ut
most confusion. The Directory told
the young commander that all it could
give him was an army; how to feed it
and clothe it were problems he would
have to solve himself. During the nine
teen years that intervened between
this inauspicious beginning and the
crash at Waterloo he not only, overran
practically every country in Europe
with the aid of a huge and expensive
military establishment, but he recon
structed France from the very founda
tions. He found her bankrupt, disor
ganized, threatened on every frontier,
her people starving. He restored the
administrative, financial and commer
cial prestige of the nation and not
only lifted burdens from the shoulders
of the individual citieens, but made it
possible for them to enjoy a degree
of prosperity such as no people of
continental Europe had known be
fore. "When the end came for the
Emperor, France was the most illus
trious, if not actually the most power
ful, single country in the whole world
—and was free of debt.
Debts are Increasing so rapidly at
the present time that many genera
tions yet unborn will groan under the
burden that is being piled up, and
financiers gravely predict that no mat
ter how the war ends the nations will
be so completely exhausted that it will
be impossible to exact a money in
demnity from the vanquished party.
The case for funded debts in the main
is a strong one, but it is admitted that
it is a moral wrong as well as a glar
ing economic error to create perpetual
or even long term debts to meet cur
rent expenses. Host military expendi
tures are just that. It is among the
possibilities that one of the conse
quences of the war will be sweeping
changes of opinion on the whole sub
ject of bond issues by national and
subordinate governments, and It would
not be surprising if there should be
general agreement that each genera
tion ought to pay for its own wars.
The immediate effect of the accept
ance of such a principle would be to
deter nations from going to war for
any but the most righteous rea
sons and to encourage them to reduce
armaments. An ultimate effect would
be widespread improvement mentally,
morally and materially in people of
all classes, but particularly of the
masses, who from the beginning of
time have supplied most of the blood
and treasure that has been poured
out on the altar of Mars. This would
be a different, a much more comfort
able and an infinitely happier world
if the money that has gone into public
debts of all varieties in violation of
the principles of sound finance had
gone instead into the encouragement
of industry and the development of
the natural resources of the world.
And it is obvious that if the employ
ment provided by public bond issues
were curtailed along the line here
suggested surplus capital would be
compelled to go to work at something
really constructive.
But however discouraging one may
find a comparison of the financial fea
tures of the struggles with which the
century following Waterloo began and
ended, it is the spiritual side that Is
apt to make us pause the longest and
ponder the most. The indictment
against Napoleon was that he had con-J
tempt for humanity and was ignorant
of its Instincts and needs; that he
knew only force and In matters of
thought only that which serves force;
that while he re-established the
finances of the French, he sup
pressed their liberties; that, In fine,
he misunderstood all the ideas of
which civilization is composed. Be
cause of these delinquencies Europe
united and drove him forth, an outlaw.
But what of the present? Only one
thing prevents the conclusion that
humanity lias been marking time for
a hundred years. It is that to-day the
obliquity which proved the ruin of the
man who. perhaps, was the greatest
military genius of all history and cer
tainly was one of the great adminis
trators is making Its last stand. And
[again defeat for It is Inevitable. This
time victory over it promises to be
complete and irrevocable. Even If the
central empires win they will be com
pelled to face reorganization within
their own lines and that, win or lose,
Is certain to Involve ethical and poli
tical housecleaning of the most thor*
oughgoing character. This eventuality
was predicted by some observers at
the outbreak of the war and there are
signs that at least such a prospect is
being borne home to the conscious
ness of those leaders who encouraged
the Germanic people, to toast "The
I Day" and believe implicitly the brutal
izing philosophy of Nietzsche and
Bernhardt. r
All is not well with the world by any
means, but after everything is con
sidered it ic apparent that, la spite oi
surface indications to the contrary, we
really did advance during the century
following the stirring episode which
put a period to the Napoleonic era?
and that the future is by no means as
gloomy as It seems.
Judging by to-day. we should say
that the poet who wrote "what Is so
rare as a day In June." knew what he
was talking about and wo sincerely
hope that the future may justify a
continuance of the opinion.
MERIT AND POLITICS
THIS from the Philadelphia In
quirer ought, to be read by
every voter In the Jand, as set
ting forth the attitude at Washington
toward merit in office:
Fifty-one years ago - Abraham
Lincoln, on the recommendation of
Salmon Chase. Secretary of the
Treasury, appointed Captain W.
Howard Gibson to a position in the
fiscal department of the United
States Government. Captain Gib
son won the immediate confidence
of his superiors, and he was gradu
ally promoted until lie be- ame As
sistant Treasurer of the United
States in thisi city. He served with
credit In various places under
Presidents Lincoln, Johnson, Grant,
Hayes. Garfield. Arthur, Cleveland.
Harrison/ Mr Kinle.v. Roosevelt and
Taft. But along comes the Wilson
administration and ousts the man
who has given more than a half
century of his life to the service of
his country, not to speak of the
years he spent In the Union Army.
Was he incompetent? Oh. no, not
at all. Was ho incapacitated? Not
in the least. Why is he dropped
from the rolls without notice?
Simply to make a place for a Pemo
cratic politician who had performed
tlie heroic service of voting for Mr.
Wilson In the Baltimore conven
tion. Captain Gibson enjoys a
double distinction. To hove been
I appointed by Lincoln anil dismissed
I by Wilson puts him In a class by
himself.
If this were an' isolated instance
the criticism of the Inquirer might
be regarded, perhaps, as overdrawn.
But it is not. Ever since the Demo
crats assumed control at Washington
merit in office has been made second
ary to political reward. Men long in
the service of the government and
admittedly honest and efficient have
been displaced to make way for rela
tives or henchmen of those who came
Into power as a result of the political
accident that elected Wilson to the
presidency. Colored employes have
been shifted to inferior positions or
thrown out entirely to create vacancies
to be filled by Southern Democrats of
untried ability. Veterans of the Civil
War have been elbowed out of office
or into menial positions in the base
ments for the same reasons. Merit in
the eyes of the victorious Democrats
appears to lie only in unquestioned
and unquestioning allegiance to the
Democratic machine.
News from Wyoming Is to the effect
that goats are unusally plentiful in
the mountains of that State. This prob
ably explains the loss of a great many
by well known American citizens in the
past year.
TIIE GROWTH OF HF.RSHKY
THE remarkable growth of the
town of Hershey, where the
Church of the Brethren Is hold
ing Its great conference this week. Is
illustrated by the fact that when the
Brethren met in Harrishurg a dozen
[years ago, Hershey consisted mainly
of a swamp and a farm. To-day it is
one of the show places of the country
and the scale upon which its founder,
M. S. Hershey, operates is shown by
his erection, at a cost of $50,000, of a
great concrete and steel auditorium
especially for the sessions of the visit
ing churchmen.
More than one successful business
man has pondered upon the remark
able developments at Hershey. The
answer lies in the founder of the
place himself. Hershey is the crea
ture of the brain of M. S. Hershey—
all that it is and plans to be it owes
to him. It is said that he did not
foresee the great success that was to
be his when he established his choco
late factory at what Is now the town
of Hershey. but subsequent events
lead one to the conclusion that if the
idea of the Chocolate Town did not
blossom full blown in his brain the
vision was not long in developing.
Hershey is too orderly, too well
wrought, too carefully thought out to
have been the result of the haphazard
growth that has marked the mush
room construction of' many another
just as prosperous industrial com
munity.
This is the month of brides and sweet
girl graduates—and the bills that
father has to pay. '
Perhaps the Czar wants to take the
P out of Prussia.
EDITORIAL COMMENT |
The German apology: "Sorry, but
I'll do it again."—Philadelphia Ledger.
There are some things worse than
war, and, then again, there are some
things better, as President Wilson hint
ed at Philadelphia.—Chicago Herald.
If the as Dr. Dernburg
says, was a British auxiliary cruiser,
why did not the German embassy pro
test to the United States and cause the
ship to be interned?— Springfield Re
publican.
THE JITNEY BUSINESS
[From the Providence Journal.]
Traffic experts would warn investors
against rushing into the jitney busi
ness, in the present stage of its develop
ment, although it may appear to be a
flourishing one. The free-lance jitney
driver believes that he Is prosperous,
no doubt. But the cold calculators
tell us that, whereas the jitney earns
between live and six cents a car mile,
the cost of operation and maintenance,
with all Incidental fees, taxation and
so on, amounts to seven cents at a
conservative estimate.
If that is correct, the average jitney
man Is beading for bankruptcy on the
high speed. He will refuse to believe
it. probably, unless experience shows
him. It is pointed out by those skilled
In reading such figures that the jitnev
t profit comes from the overload, the
passengers that sit in your lap, or hang
on outside. But the automobile is not
built to sustain such loads. Deprecia
tion proceeds at an accelerated pace,
and costly accidents ocur with uncom
mon frequency.
A special committee of the American
Electric Railway Association, which
has been studying the novel competi
tion that has suddenly confronted the
street railways, concludes that .iltnoys
are unprofitable. So, quite apart from
any supposition that the public will
tire of the novelty, the conclusion Is
that the jitney is not here to stay. An
obvious suggestion to the contrary
would be that the permanency of the
new traffic convenience might be assur
ed by organization of jitney Interests,
and the construction of motor vehicles
expressly designed for the peculiar ser
vice. From some cities already It is
reported that independent jitney drivels
are passing: Into the employ of Jitney
corporations. while the swarm of cars
is diminishing. In these places a sec
ond-hand sutnmohlle, and a willingness
to "take you anywhere and stop any
where for one Jltnay," no longer prom
iiic rich rewards.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
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By the Ei-CommJttcrman
Meetings of Republican county
committees, which will be held In a
number of the counties In the next
six weeks are awaited with consider
able interest at the Capitol because of
the manner in which Governor Brum
baugh's administration will be treated.
It is expected that a number of In
terior counties will have meetings be
fore long to arrange for the primaries
and the resolutions to be adopted will
show the way the wind is blowing.
Men connected with the State gov
ernment will make it their business to
seo that the Governor is supported
and the talk that was heard ten days
ago in resentment of some of the
things that happened during the ses
sion is not expected to be reflected
to any extent. In counties where
there is feeling it is likely that meet
ings will not be held until later in
the year.
Probably none of the meetings will
be held until the Governor acts upon
the election bills now in his hands.
These bills have been the subject of
a good bit of Interest from party men
some of whom, profess to see in them
procedure which will have great effect
upon the Fall elections. The anti
fusion bills are the subject of consid
erable talk, but it is not believed that
the Governor will act hastily on them.
—Announcement by friends of Sen
ator William E. Crow, of Fayette, that
he will he a candidate for United
States Senator next year, is expected
to be made this Fall. The State chair
man is attending to business in the
! western part of the State, but will give
his attention to political matters be
fore long. It is understood that he
will visit the eastern part of the State
soon.
—According to rumors that are go
ing the rounds E. A. Jones, who re
signed as deputy highway commission
er a few days ago, will become active
in Lackawanna county politics again.
leaves to-day for his home and it
Is said that in addition to looking after
private business enterprises he may be
a candidate for county chairman.
—William J. Noll, Republican county
chairman of Lebanon, will assume the
duties of leader of the Republicans
of Lebanon county, taking the place
of A. R. Houck, who died suddenly
ten days ago. Mr. Noll is well known
here, as he has been a frequent
visitor.
—Dr. F. L. Van Sickle, of Lacka
wanna, is being boomed for one of the
I places under the workmen's compen
; sation system.
•—Lawrence Casey, brother of the
I Wilkes-Barre congressman, is com-
I mencing to be heard of In the news
regarding the Wilkes-Barre postmas
ters!) ip. Dr. C. C. Mebane is also a
candidate, but the congressman is said
to have the inside track.
—State Chairman Roland S. Morris
Is getting into touch with Democrats
connected with the reorganization fac
tion on the subject of the State com
mittee meeting, but Is not likely to
issue the call for a month.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
A wooden or sliver spoon should al
ways be used in preparing fruits in
which there is vinegar.
To make sure there Is no dampness
In the clothes press and drawers, they
| should be aired regularly once a
month.
As the odor of kerosene Is very of
fensive to flies, rubbing It over window
screens, screen doors and the frame
work of doors will help to keep them
j away.
The proper place for a refrigerator
is is a well-lighted, well-aired room,
land the waste pipe from it should nev
|er be connected with the drain pipe. Its
j shelves and racks should be washed
! with hot soap suds and rinsed with
| clean hot water once a week, and the
! grooves and corners cleansed by us
ing a-wooden skewer. The waste pipe
j also wants to be cleaned with soap
I suds and rinsed with clear water by
means of a flexible wire with a cloth
attached; and after all the parts are
washed they want to be thoroughly
dried. —Farm Life.
1
HE STAYED OUT
| "Did Dusty join the bakers' trust?"
I "No. After seeing how much they'd
diluted their stock, he said the Bible
taught him to cast his bread on,not
I Into, the waters." —Farm Life.
\noPTKH INAMMOUBLY
(From the Kansas City Stsr.l
Resolved, that we shall absolutely re
fuse (o ret worked up any more over
what Italy "is going to do."
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REGULATING JITNEY OMNIBUS
i 4
The diversity of Jitney regulation Is
almost as great as the variety of Jit
neys and nearly every Western city,
where this method of travel has be
come popular, has taken a hand in
"noping the wild Jitney' as this phase
of law-making is called west of the
Mississippi.
The chief problem Is whether to treat
the jitney as a permanent or a passing
mode of transportation. In some cities
the matter has been treated with a
seriousness indicative of a belief that
the jitney will last forever and that it
will become as permanent a pavt of our
urban life as the trolley car. Only last
Saturday a new ordinance went into
effect in San Francisco, which covered
all phases of jitney regulation with the
preciseness of an important franchise
ordinance. Thus in that city not only
must the driver furnish a SIO,OOO bond
to indemnify anyone suffering any in
jury from the operation of his car. but
in order to obtain a license he must
appear for oral examination as to his
knowledge of the traffic regulations. A
graduated license fee is provided so
that a car carrying five or less passen
gers pays $lO a year and larger cars
pay varying rates ranging up to S4O a
year for those carrying more than fif
teen passengers. But the rules also
provide that the police and firemen
when in uniform are to have free jitney
rides, that the brakes must be tested
before descending any of San Fran
cisco's famous hills and that, under
penalty of fine, the driver must attach
antiskid chains whenever the pave
ments are slippery.
Hlgli litceniie Fee*
The San Francisco license fee, how
ever, Is low compared with some of the
annual charges which other cities have
imposed. In Boise Cit» Idaho, the five
passenger car pays $75 a year and the
seven-passenger car pays SIOO. The
surety bonds required in a number of
cities range from $5,000 to SIO,OOO a
car, although this feature of the regu
lations has been bitterly fought by the
Our Daily Laugh
- , ALL WOMEN,
What name
/it "C. would you sugr
irV jj® gest for a list of
I I I the world's great-
V/ * HB est men?
\-\ 10 ■[ None; after
IH talking with my
TSMjn ■ H wife, I'm inclined
JiSr B Jfl t" think there
/a? . isn't any such
M thins.
A "NO."
Why is Mr. Ko
dak so gloomy f
He and Marie ij_
have Just come • vly/fI fy-f
out of the dark Ljß JQk.
room, where he y' i
had evidently de- /
veloped a nega- /
HOMESPUN PARAGRAPHS
[From Trenton State Gazette]
Perhaps we are warranted In tak
ing Italy's actions as evidence that
Jane Addams' efforts in the direction
of peace are Just simply entertain
ment for Jane.
The court's decision In the Riggs'
Bank case was very pleasing to Secre
tary McAdoo, but something else has
happened that is apt to keep him
walking the floor for some time.
China might be able to get along
without Japan, but Japan doesn't
seem to be able to get along without
China.
Kitchener may have occasion to
prove that he knows how to fight,
right there in the cabinet.
"Billy" Sunday says that hell Is no
worse than Chicago. And "Billy" is
going to Chicago by request.
THE MAINSPRING OF GO
It is said that Tennyson was seven
teen years In writing "In Memoriam."
He wrote the little song, "Come Into
the Garden, Maud," fifty times before
he published it. The wife of a dis
tinguished painter said: "I never saw
my husband satisfied with one of his
productions." Thus self-dissatisfactlon
lies at the root of our noblest achieve
ments. What Is true generally is par
ticularly true as a condition of growth
in the divine life. Even if we have
been kept from outward and disgrace
ful sin. how frequently we come short
of the glory of God! If we do not
commit trespass, we are burdened with
debt: Never yield to discouragement,
never admit that failure is a necessary
part of your life, never abandon your
quest for the highest! Remember that
Christ is just in front! "My sould fol
lowrtli hard after thee, thy right hand
eustalneth me!"—TheChrlstianHerald.
JUNE 1, 1915.
jitney driven, who claim that they are
unable to meet the cost of the premi
ums charged. In Oakland, moreover, it
was found necessary to put In the or
dinance a requirement that the bond
ins: company must indemnify the per
son injured, as it was found that some
companies were slipping a joker into
their policies which provided that no
damages were to be paid until the sum
had first been collected from the insur
ed, so that the burden was shifted once
more back upon any irresponsible
driver.
The question of regulation has been
approached in the" West from three
angles, the transportation side, the
right of the city to receive a revenue
in return for what in a sense is a
franchise right, as well as from the
need of safeguarding the public, says
the Philadelphia Bulletin. From the
first point of view, Los Angeles, the
birthplace of the jitney, lias adopted
an ordinance that dV vers must be li
censed, they must agree to travel over
certain prescribed routes, they must
maintain a schedule, the cars must
carry cards showing the routes, stops
and rates of fare, and even signs are
to be placed on posts Indicating the
stopping places. •
liiMurlng Safety
The safety of the public has been as
sured In some cities by drastic fines.
Thus, at Denver a violator of the jit
nev rules is liable to a fine of from SIOO
to S3OO or ninety days in jail, and in
Oakland the maximum term of im
prisonment for violation of the jitney
rules is fixed at six months. Nearly all
the California cities, according to the
Electric Railway Journal, provide for
the collection of a license charge, as the
fight alpnsr the Coast has centered
around that phase, due to the fact that
the State of California derives consid
erable of Its income from the gross re
ceipts of transportation companies
who found their revenues decreasing
through the popularity of the Jitney.
BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
ltiith Sawyer, author of the just
published novel, "The Primrose Ring. '
was born in Boston and graduated from
Columbia University in 1904. Upon her
graduation, she was offered the profes
sorship of English in a Western Uni
versity the alternative career that
faced 'her being to "tell stories." Miss
Sawyer clioose to tell stories, and be
gan to do so that same year in kinder
gartens, hospitals, asylums, and col
leges; and, then, by a perfectly natural
transition, she began to write o\\t the
stories she has told for different mag
azines. "The Primrose Ring" is her
first novel.
Basil King, whose authorship of "The
Inner Shrine" was acknowledged on the
publication of his latest book. "The
Letter of the Contract," is at present
busy writing a new novel. As soon as
this is finished, Mr. King will sail for
England where he intends spending the
summer.
THE HEIGHTS
By Kiln Wheeler Wilcox.
I cried, "Dear Angel, lead me to the
heights.
And spur me to the top."
The Angel answered. "Stop
And set thy house In order; make It fair
For absent ones who may be speeding
there;
Then we will talk of heights,"
I put my house In order. "Now lead on!"
The Angel said, "Not yet;
Thy garden is beset
By thorns and tares; go weed It »o all
those
Who come to gaze may find the unvexed
rose;
Then we will journey on."
I weeded well my garden. "All Is done."
The Angel shook his head.
"A beggar stands," he said.
"Outside thy gates; till thou hast given
heed
And soothed his sorrow and supplied
his need.
Say not that all is done/'
The beggar left me singing. "Now at
last —
At last the path is clear."
"Nay. there is one draws nesr
Who seeks, like thee, the difficult high
way.
He lacks thy courage; pheer him
through the day.
Then we will cry, 'At lost!'"
I helped my weaker brother. "Now
the heights;
O guide me. Angel, guide!"
The Presence at my side,
With radiant face, said, "Look, where
are we now?"
And lo! we stood upon the mountain's
brow—
The heights, the shining heights!
THE SPINSTER'S BINT
A maiden well advanced In years used
to wait every morning for the postman,
a bachelor of about her age, and ask
him if there were not a letter for her.
Several weeks passed thus, but the
anxiously expected letter did not ar
rive. Finally, one morning the post
man said to her:
"Well, to-morrow you shall get your
letter If I have to'write It myself.
"That's rlKht: do It," replied the old
maid. "I shall be delighted to accept
It."
"Well." said the postman, smllllng.
"what do you want me to write—a busi
ness letter or a love letter?"
"If you mean business, please write
a love letter!" was her blushing reply.
—Liondon Scraps.
Bmmuj <£hat
Men connected with industrial es
tablishments are commencing to get
very busy, but in a quiet manner, to
safeguard their supplies of labor when
the anticipated revival of activity in
iron and steel and other establish
ments comes this summer and some
Inquiries have been made in this sec
tion which indicate that they will need
large numbers of hands. In the last
I two years the so-called "floating" la
' bor supply has diminished materially,
i Some of the men have been snapped
up by plants which have been spurred
to great efforts by war orders and quite
j a number of men have gone to other
I portions of the country, while others
I have gone to labor on farms, a line of
| labor with which they are familiar.
.Prior to the outbreak of the war thou
sands of men went home and have
probably been drawn into the armies,
but there remained many more who
stayed in this country in the hope of
better times and who sensed the
troublous days that have come upon
their native lands. The number of
men who have returned to fight is said
by men who hire labor to be smaller
• than the general run of folks suppose,
one of the reasons being that the men
who went back in 1912, when the Ral
kan war broke out, discovered that
it was no picnic. Stories that hundreds
of men have gone from this section in
the last six months are declared to be
baseless. The fact remains, however,
that there is n scarcity of labor in
sight. The railroads have filled up
their gangs, most of them are natives
or men who have been in this country
long enough to know that they are bet
ter off here, and some of the con
tractors have taken time by the fore
lock and rhade sure of their forking
forces. The proposed state system of
supervision of employment agencies is
expected to aid immensely In locating
labor for Pennsylvania industries.
• * •
Give a small boy R dog, and he Is
happy. It matters not what breed the
dog hails from. If it is only a dog, a
boy is happy. Everywhere that boy
goes, the dog follows. It may not have
anything on Mary's lamb, but the boy
is not happy unless lie has the dog
with him.
In Harrisburg, however, there Is one
boy who is an exception. Jle wants
something real in a dog. This boy
called at the police station the other
day and was accompanied by a dog.
The boy was hunting the dogcatcher.
Asked why, he said:
"This dog is no good. He is not
even good company. When I stop he
i falls asleep. He won't even chase a
cat. I don't want a dog like that.
Give me a dog that is a real sport.
He is worse than a dead one. All he
does is eat and sleep." When told that
the dogcatcher was not doing busi
ness, he remarked, "well, I guess I
will have to put up with it. No mat
ter how I hate this dog I cannot kill
any dumb animal."
One of the things that attracted
much attention about the city yester
day was the universal display of flags.
It is doubtful if so many flags have
been put to the breeze on any Memor
ial dny in years. The display ex
ceeded even Independence day in re
cent years. The flags were literally
flown from almost every house and the
surrounding towns reported the same
display as in Harrisburg.
Another thing that attracted com
ment about Harrisburg yesterday was
the number of automobiles driven by
men whose garb proclaimed them to
be members of the Brethren's denomi
nation. Scores of machines contain
ing whole families were to be seen
about the city all heading to or from
Hershey. Some of the cars came from
Maryland and Delaware. Apparently,
the Brethren have no objections to
automobiles and furthermore have the
money to buy them.
• • •
"More people went to the country
yesterday than I have known for a
long time." said one of the liverymen
this morning. "And you can talk about
the automobiles bumping my business.
Nothing of the kind. I had every team
I own in use yesterday and 1 could
have rented many more. I tell you,
people will hunt shady lanes in the
country and when they go to them
they want the good horse and buggy."
•| WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
—Judge John B. Head, of the Su
perior Court, used to be judge In West
moreland.
—Dr. Carl W. Gay, of the State
Livestock Sanitary Board, showed his
horses at the Philadelphia horse show.
—Judge Russel C. Stewart delivered
the address at the new Easton high
school yesterday.
—Dr. J. W. A. Haas, president of
Muhlenberg College, presided yester
day when a number of former students
were ordained.
—George P. A damson is the new
president of the Easton Country Club.
—Frank McCormick, of Wilkes-
Barre, is at the Panama-Pacific Ex
position.
—Congressman Lewis T. McFadden,
of Canton, spoke to the Blair county
bankers at their meeting yesterday.
| DO YOU KNOW
That Harrisburg bank clearings
compare very favorably with those
of la rue communities in the State?
COALS TO NEWCASTLE
He was an old-style farmer with a
whisker on his chin
He had to purse his underlip before he
dared to grin.
He ate a plug of "star" a day when he
was feeling right,
And oft, in case of sickness, he would
clean up one at night.
One seldom sees the likes of him in
this new-fangled day—
He was the sort of rusticus that some
folks call a Jay.
But in his eye a twinkle lived, and in
his soul also:
Ere you could find a merrier wight, a
many a mile you'd go!
He chored around with hoe and axe,
at cow-time with a pail
With which he caught the foaming
milk while dodging burful tail.
Came to his house one summer morn
a smiling agent man.
And, finding Reuben at the barn, his
wheedling spiel began:
"I represent Gittuppe & Duste, who
make the very best
Of all the millting thingmajigs that's
known in all the west.
I guarantee this thing to work and get
the latest squirt
From any bossy's udder, without sign
or a trace or dirt—"
But Reuben waved the man away and
said: "I'll keep my pelf!
Tou talk about a milk-machlneT By
heck, I'm one myself!"
—Strickland Gillilan in Farm Life.
WOT FOR OUR MATERIAL BENEFIT
[From the New York World.l
Tt should be made plain to Carranza,
Villa, Zapata and all the rest of the
Mexican leaders that unless they at
once deal with an Intolerable situation
that is nf their own creation, the Unit
ed Ftates can and will deal with it, not
for anv material advantage to this
country, but in the way of serv+ce to
the Mexicans themselves and to civili
zation. This is another case In which
our flat must be law.