6 HARBISBURG TELEGRAPH Established iS;i PUBLISHED BY THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO. E. J. STACK POLE President and Editor-in-Chitf F. R. OYSTER Secretary QUS M. STEINMETZ Managing Editor Publlsh«d every evening- (except Sun day) at the Telegraph Building, 218 Federal Square. Both phones. Member American Newspaper Publish ers' Association. Audit Bureau of Circulation and Pennsylvania Associ ated Dallies. Eastern Office, Fifth Avenue Building, New York City, Hasbrook, Story & Brooks. Western Office, Advertising Building, Chicago, 111., Allen & Ward. Delivered by carriers at . kllL> six oents a week. Mailed to subscribers •t $3.00 a year in advance. Entered at the Post Office In Harris burg, Pa., as second class matter. ilworn dally average circulation (or the three months ending June 30, 1015 ★ 21,231 Average for the yenr 1014— 21,558 Average for the year 1013—10.0A2 Average for the year 1912—10.640 Average for the year 1011—17.563 Average for the year 1010 —10,281 The above figures are net. All re turned, unsold and damaged copies de ducted. TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 13. Folks never understand the folks they hate. —Lowell. NOW FOR BETTER STREETS NOW for better streets in Harris burg. The new asphalt plant, built with money voted by the people, is in full operation and Com missioner Lynch promises that no time will be lost in putting the asphalt high ways into first-class condition. Mr. Lynch has been laboring under difficulties in this respect ever since he assumed office nearly two years ago. He took over a highway department which a careless predecessor had allowed to run down at the heel and fcund himself dealing with a repair contractor whose sole thought ap peared to be how much money he cuuld collect for a minimum of work done. Try as he might, Mr. Lynch could not get this contractor, whose term now, happily, has expired, to do the work on the paved streets that their condition demanded. Still an otheV obstacle Mr. Lynch found was the large number of cuttings necessary to put down new sewer, water and gas mains. Practically all of this work is now completed, and the repair contract having expired. Mr. Lynch is left fr'ee rein, and doubtless he will live fully up to hl6 reputation as an expert high way executive in putting the streets back into first-class shape. A week of hard work in camp is enough to make a peace advocate of even the most ardent National Guards- I man. STUPID DIPLOMACY CAREFUL study of American opinion as expressed in editorials which have been gathered In every section of the country by the great news association leads to the belief that even if German diplomacy accor. plishes the evident double pur pose of preventing both war with the United States and an awakening of the people of the Teutonic empires to the false position in which they have been put by their purblind leaders, success will be purchased at a price that will prove extremely burdensome to the German people for many years; per haps for generations if the Hohenzoll erans succeed in maintaining their seat In the saddle when the time comes in Germany for an accounting. There is an undercurrent of ex asperation in most comment that has its origin in important and responsible sources. This feeling, it is plain. ! would flare into a consuming flame if j the people did not believe impliclty | that President Wilson may be depend- i ed upon to bring the nation through the crisis with itß honor unsullied and Its right unimpaired. An earnest ef fort is being made to see the situation from the German view point and to sympathize with the difficulties the German Government must cope with at home. In spite of this the Amer ican people are irritated. Xot so much because Germany apparently Is reluctant to relinquish any part of the submarine program, tho importance of which, by the way, is magnified out of all proportion to its real value all over, the world and nowhere so much as In Germany, but because the Ber lin diplomatists are opposing our open and straightforward course -with the meretricious methods of a Talleyrand tor a Mettsrnlch. It Is dangerous ibusiness, and the intelligent American public recognizes It as such. It Is realized that a single mistake of a German submarine commander or a momentary break in the trust that is reposed in Mr. Wilson would cause a storm that could not be controlled. j But what is more likely to happen is that Germany will see to it that no more Americans are victims of torpedo I attacks. The war will end in due jtime and the courts will dispose of • the question of reparation for the in juries that have been inflicted. In the meantime, and for a long while to come, resentment which Germany could have entirely wiped out wltlj a magnanimous disavowal of the bar barity involved In the attack upon the Lusitanla. will smoulder under the surface in this country. The feeling will be kept alive in countless ways, not the least active of which will be (incident to instruction given in history, i law, economics, transportation, In surance and many other branches In TUESDAY EVENING, tens of thousands of school and college class rooms every day, and this will react upon all the relations between this country and both empires if they survive the shock of the war. Nations that war upon each other usually become completely reconciled upon the declaration of peace. There are exceptions to this rule, due usually to the fact that one of them was not a generous and fair foe. Mutual esteem is an indispensable preliminary to a resumption of cordial normal re lations. We are not at war with the Teutonic allies, and probably will not be brought to that point at this time, but the diplomatic chicanery that is proceeding from Berlin is breeding here a feeling of resentment and moral recoil which may become so pronounced that nothing short of a war some time In the future will eradicate it. Both peoples will suffer from such a condition of affairs, but the Teutons will suffer far the more and pay the heavier in the long run. Truly the stupidity of their diplomacy Is more amazing than the prowess and effi ciency of their armies. MORE ACCURATE THAN USEFUL SOME student of history, with more leisure time on his hands than most of us enjoy, has at great lafctor that might have been bet ter employed formulated a long list of instances in which history has erred. He has found that William Tell was a myth and thatCoriolanus never allowed his mother to intercede for Rome. He has ascertained that Blondel, the harper, did not discover the prison in which Richard X was confined and Alfred never allowed the cakes to burn, nor ventured Into the Danish camp disguised as a minstrel. Fair Rosamond was not poisoned by Queen Eleanor, but died in the odor of sanctity in the convent of Godstow, this Diogenes of the printed work dis covers, and the Duke of Wellington never uttered the famous words, "Up, guards, and at them'." He quotes noted chemists to prove that vinegar will not dissolve pearls nor cleave rocks, in spite of the fabled exploits of Cleopatra and Hannibal. (Tharles IX did not fire upon the Huguenots with an arquebus from the window o£ the Louvre during the mas sacre of St. Bartholomew, he has pioved, at least to his own satisfac tion. and he asserts that the Siege of Troy is largely a myth. Other inter esting discoveries our dauntless searcher for truth has made are these: That the number of Xerxes' army has been grossly exaggerated and it was not stopped at Thermopylae by 300 Spartans but by 7,000, or even, as some authors compute, 12,- 000. That the Abbe Edgeworth frariklv acknowledged to Lord Holland that he had never made the famous in vocation of Louis XVI on the scaf fold: "Son of St. Louis, ascend to heaven." That Philip VI, flying from the field of Crecy, and challenged later before the gates of the castlo of • Blols, did not cry out: "It is the fortune of France!" What he really said was: "Open, open: it is the un fortunate king of France." Perhaps these "discoveries" explain why Charles Kingsley, giving up the chair of modern history at Oxford, said he did so because he considered "history largely a lie." But for all that, the big, salient points in the ac cepted record of human events stand out Modern discoveries in the ruins of both the old world and the r.ew tend to prove the truth of many historic statements long open to doubt. It is merely some of the picturesque trimmings of the historian, the poetry embroideries of the writer's imagi nation, that have been disproved. The scholar who bickers with history on such light grounds is akin to the man who not long since wrote a letter to the editor because his newspaper colled a certain body of European troops the "Black Hussars," whereas he knew for a fact there was "not a colored man in any of the armies of the country named." Both are more accurate than useful. THE SUN' IX A NEW HOME ANYTHING that concerns the New York Sun in a greater or less degree concerns the newspaper world and the people of the country as a whole. A few days ago the Sun moved from its old headquarters in the Tammany Hall building and is now domiciled in a more roomy and attractive place in Nassau street—at tractive only in the sense of modern appointments and space and light and air, but not more attractive in those personal associations and the touch of old things which endear any old home to its occupants. For half a century the Sun has con tinued to shins with increasing bril liancy above the more or less obscure horizon of the old Tammany Hall building. Not even the restricted en vironment of the old home could in any way affect the effulgence of the newspaper which still breathes the inspiration of Charles A. Dana and his associates. Everywhere newspa permen look upon the Sun as the courageous champion of their ideals and the "flitting" of last week from the old home to the new has been a subject of interest in every newspa per offlce of the country. GOOD NEWS INDEED THE announcement in yesterday's issue of the Telegrap.i that the Central Iron and Steel Com pany has landed a special order for 7,000 tons of pressed steel plates for the American Car Company at Ber wick, and 4,000 tons for the battleship California, and that tue Pennsylvania Steel Company is busier at its Steel ton plants than for many months, are items of good new* Indeed. These orders are all the more en couraging from the fact that they come In midsummer when the steel trade is ordinarily dull. It is to be hoped that they presage a prosperous summer and Fall. The mills have been working on short orders long enough, all will apree, but there are indications that the whole Iron Indus try is feeling the Impetus of the tre mendous war orders placed by Euro pean countries and that Harrisburg and Steelton are to enjoy their share of the good times that are resulting. foeazc* u *"P«,?vn,oij£ca>vta By the Ex-Committeeman Democratic State leaders are said to have abandoned all Idea of having any meeting of the Democratic State committee this summer, contending that as long as A. Mitchell Palmer is still national committeeman there is no necessity for a meeting. They also contend that State Chairman Roland S. Morris was elected to serve until next May and that there is no vacancy in the office of chairman. The Old Guard Democrats would like nothing better than to get a crack at the reorganization bosses In a fight in the State committee. They would ba glad to force a meeting if they could do so because if they won they would be able to dominate the presi dential primaries next year and claim to be "Wilson's real friends and to de mand some patronage. The Philadelphia Ledger in a Wash ington dispatch to-day says: "Senator Penrose will be most active throughout Pennsylvania all summer. His motive is entirely political, but ostensibly he is accepting invitations to speak at functions of a nonpolitical nature. The reason for this activity is that Mr. Pen rose, according to Republicans here, foresees a fight to prevent him from controlling the Pennsylvania delegates to the next Republican national con vention. The Progressives of Pennsyl vania, it is asserted, will return to the Republican party in 1916 and they will also be lined up against Penrose. It is possible that they will unite their forces with the revolting Republican leaders and bring out a new candidate for President." Tho Pittsburgh Gazette-Times says: "Early next month tho commission Postmaster William H. Davis will ex pire. Reliable information ooming from Washington, D. C.. indicates that ■William D. George, of Sewickley, Is the probable successor of Major Davis. It is intimated that all he needs to do to secure the appointment is to move into Pitsburgh, and it is possible tho Post Office Department will not even require him to give up his Sewickley residence. Several Pittsburgh Demo crats have been seeking the office, but none of them appears to be satisfac tory to the Guffey-Martin organ ization." An Ebensburg newspaper says: "No politician had anything to do with the appointment by Governor Brumbaugh of James W. of Ebensburg, as a member of the Workmen's Compen sation Board. The Governor and the Cambria county member have been in timate friends since 1888, when the two met at the county superintendents' convention at Harrisburg. Brum baugh was superintendent of the schools of Huntingdon county and Leech of the Cambria county schools. At Harrisburg in 1888 Mr. Leech asked Mr. Brumbaugh to address the Cam bria county teachers' institute. The Governor said he had never done any thing of the sort and declared he would bo a failure, but finally consented to appear. Thereafter, because of his local success, he was In great demand throughout the State. John A. Scott, of Indiana, another member of the compensation board, was a member of the student body at Elder's Ridge Academy at the same time as James W Leech. Both Leech and Scott later taught school within a few blocks of each other in Johnstown." The Philadelphia Record to-day says: "With their eyes well fixed on the political plum tree, the Bull Moose leaders are now busily engaged in fix ing up a slate for the magistrates' places to be voted upon this fall. Pres ent prospects are not regarded as en couraging for the Washington party, but the Roosevelt element has hopes of again slipping into the minority offices. Seventeen magistrates will be voted for this fall, eleven places being allotted to the majority and six to the minority. This will require the nomi nation of eleven men by each party at the primaries in September. It is regarded as probable that the Bull Moose nominees also will be placed on the local option ticket." A New Castle dispatch says: "Shar ing interest with and probably over shadowing the congressional fight in the Twenty-fourth district is the wet and dry fight being waged in the Law rence county Judgeship contest. The fight surpasses anything- of the kind ever held in this county, owing to the fret that "Little Lawrence" has heen without liquor licenses for five years. Party lines have been eliminated. The "wets" place their hopes in Attorney S Plummer Emery. Judge W. E. Por ter and Attorney James A. Chambers are attempting to corner the "dry" forces. It Is predicted that 95 per cent, of those eligible to vote, between 10,000 and 12,000, will be registered for the Fall primaries. The wet and dry contest means a record vote in this county, men of all political parties say." In a letter to Fred D. Gallup, an at torney of Smethport, John G. Johnson comes out for the re-election of Judges Orlady and Head to the Superior Court and adds that, outside of these men. he knows of no man who would better fill a judgeship in the Superior Court than John J. W. Bouton, of McKean county. Judge Bouton's candidacy also has been Indorsed by twenty har'asso ciatlons, including the Allegheny County Bar Association with 600 mem bers. Mr. Johnson's letter to Mr. Gal lup follows: "In the matter of Su perior Court appointments, I am op posed to any change which will inter fere with Judges Orlady and Head, who ought to be re-elected; but, out side of these, I know no man who. in my opinion, would better fill a judge ship in this court than Judge J. W Bouton." HE HAD TRIED IT A teacher was examining a class of small boys in arithmetic. Addressing a particularly smart boy. she asked "Can five go into one?" "Yes," came the answer at once "You stupid boy!" she said. "How do you make that out?" "Please, ma'm," he said, "I put five toes Into one stocking this morning'" I [ TELE6RAPH PERISCOPg —About the only admirable thing we know about Jack Johnson is that he has no fool notions about "coming back." —Germany may yet come to under stand that the pen is mightier than the sword. —A writer says that Germany 1s looking for a new national hero. What's "the matter with the commo/i soldier? —"The progressiveness of municipal Baltimore Is an Inspiration and Incen tive to the Individual Baltimorean." says the Baltimore News. Same thing in Harrisburg. —King George has been reviewing the English fleet, but this time he was not accompanied by the Kaiser. —Just about the time w« think we're through trying to pronounce those Russian names, the Czar's forces turn About and mftk* us try *ll "ga.ifl EKHmSBURG TEKEGTOPHi A Hot Game in ■' ■ ■'■ I the JUSSSS [Sr^ n wh°o f theiV 'time^®tung a for s an°aus , m' t of toons r ab"ut h Harrlsb^irg, U madef I by fi ll h R? B Ney I for' T ttie ir Telegr^)h! onteßt Bame " P P ayed ' Thls is one of a Berles of Ci . Our Daily Laugh NOT THE RIGHT. Ri OUTFIT. Can you give me a pair of old WW i • shoes, mum? Ik-' JLiS^'v,, No, I can't; be- •- sides those you H-jfcsy are now wearing- W 4 ! t£vA seem to be brand w.} J |Wjl| That's Just It, Wilf 1 ®&\{ mum; they spoil my business. \>^ p: —' ■J | v \ ANNOYING. Drat that firefly— w^y don't S< IN HARRISBURG FIFTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY [From Telegraph or July 13, 1805.] Consolidate Cavalry The Twentieth and Second Pennsyl vania Cavalry have been consolidated and will be known as the First Pro visional Pennsylvania Cavalry, Twen ty-second Division. John Haldeman Dies Word was received here of the death of John Haldeman of this city, who has been at Denver City, Colorado Territory. Sell Hand Engine The City Council has sold the hand engine formerly used by the Hope Fire Company. The borough authorities at Lewlstown are the purchasers. EDITORIAL COMMENT " If the Austrians really want to stop the Italian advance, why don't they wait until the charge Is in full blast and then blow the twelve-o'clock whistle? —Boston Transcript. Our idea of a good time is to act as baggageman when Senator Cummins checks his trunks for his vacation trip under his new valuation law.—Phila delphia North American. Mr. Taft should have had his peace plan perfected in 1912.—Boston Tran script Though an ad%'Ocate of peace, Bry an seems singularly unable to hold his own.—Philadelphia North Ameri can. Another "strictly neutral" newspa per is announced. It is to be conduct ed by Messrs. Schweitzer, Kipper, Weiss and Stoehr.—Philadelphia Pub lic Ledger. The Well Gloved Woman No woman is well dressed who is not well gloved. A mistake in this small arti cle of attire may mar an entire costume. Summer has "Its distinct glove fashions just as it has its cooler dresses and low shoes. The woman who wants to. be correct must know what these fashions are and where they can be had. And the best guide will be the advertising columns of the Tel egraph. IN THE WAR'S VAST ARENA Stelvio Pass, Highest Wagon Road in All Europe—At the Summit Three Frontiers Meet WASHINGTON, July 13.—Over one of the most difficult moun tain passes in Europe, Stelvio Pass, an Italian column of invasion is reported to be pushing its dangerous and painful advance. This rocky way is described in to-day's war primer of the National Geographic Society and the description will explain to Americans why the progress of an invader over this path must necessarily be slow and made only at dreadful cost. Stelvio Pass, where the highest wagon road in all • Europe takes its course between Italy and Austria near the borders of Switzerland, be gins its climb among a wild tangle of hills, plunges through a savage ravine, and struggles tortuously out again over a tossing sea of rocks, writhing like a monster serpent in agony, now going forward, now dou bling back upon itself. It is filled throughout its course with sharp hair pin turns as it lifts itself ever higher up the mountain ledge until it reaches a point 9,200 feet above the sea. The summit of this pass is the highest point in the world accessible to car riages; it reaches 780 feet higher than the estimated line of perpetual snow in the latitude of Stelvio. There Is an indescribable grandeur about the scenery at the summit, and also an indescribable bleak savagery in its manner, which as a war theater must make the effect appalling. The mag nificent Ortler-Spitz commands the way, and its massive brother crags. The smash and echo of mountain ar tillery among these awful rocks is al most unthinkable. Robed in eternal snow, the forbid ding Ortler-Spitz sends enormous glaciers into the valley below the road. Great rock masses, themselves the size of mountains, stream in rugged, broken, black-scarred pat- Letter List }LIST OF LETTERS REMAINING IN the Post Office, at Harrisburg, Pa., for the week ending July 10, 1915: P Ladies' List Mrs. Estelle Abbey, y Mrs. John Bull, Mrs. M. J. Coleman, st Miss Agnes Deimler, Mrs. Frank Eali k i ler, Miss Laurie A. Feister, Mrs. S. K. j Firestine, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Goodman, I Mrs. George Grad, Miss Sarah Heit, j Miss Hench, Mrs. B. E. Hopple, Mrs. 18 1 Gracie Hunter, Mrs. Rosie Johnson, is ; Mrs. H. D. Long, Mrs. Beulah Marshall, p j Miss Jennie Miller, Clara Nealhers, L . | Anna C. Nesby (D. L), Mrs. Dora Rike, Mrs. Frances E. Simmons, Miss Louise Smith, Mrs. Margaret Smith, Leah I. Soshsling, Mrs. Mamie Speeile, Miss ® i Mary Taylor, Miss Marguerite Tennis, t- Mrs. Clara M. Tltzel. Gentlemen's List James W. Acomb, Nick Brown, George E. Bergess, Giy seppe di Angele Campo, Chas. A. Cones, : W. M. Croft. Mr. and Mrs. A. I. En -1 singer, Richard Foley, Chas. W. For- I- rest, T. French, Thomas Galvin, D. R. Good, C. J. Graham, F. C. Greene, Win. N. Green, Sam S. Cross, J. L. Hall. Amos . F. Harman, Frank Hartle, Joseph , H. Hartzler, Corp. Thomas M. Hawkins, Jacob Henninger, V. Charles Hollman, r . George Hummel, Michael Hummer, W. >- H. Jones, Harry H. Kabler. Edgar Kaufman, E. A. Kebul, Harry Kurten bodes, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kirson, 0. _ D. Lewis, E. McNeil, Ralph Menser, Master Edward Miller, William Moor, Harry Moore, Mr. Nixon, B. M. Poormaii. W. A. Reed. J. M. Reily, Market Rhoades, W. H. Rehr, Kunkle Saul, John F. Shearley. J. S. C. Sensiey (D. L, John W. Smith, Dick Stanley. Jack Snyder, Charles W. Stone. Thomas 1 Stone, Rev. C. F. Tlemann, J. O. Wil- I liams, Rob Willlson, R. F. Wolfft, Geo. Wrwes, S. Lewis Zelgler. Firms The National Collar Co., Miners Supply Co.. Harrah Manufactur .' lng Co., Clover Underwear and Bleach I Works, Messrs. Bertran Grlscom & Co. '■ Persons should Invariably have their ! mail matter addressed to their street nnd number, thereby insuring prompt delivery by the carriers. FRANK C, SITES, Postmaster. 4 LET IIS HOPE j [From the Philadelphia Bulletin.] ; Judge Gary predicts an early and un ' expected peace and is looking for orderk | other than for guos and shrapnel. May something more than his wish be father Jjrt his thought. , JULY 13, 1915. terns around the way. By the side of the deep ravine Into which the glaciers sink the roadway, often fasci nating in its ragged sheernese, is car ried up within a stone's throw of the glaciers and Is bordered with pin nacled rocks. Formerly this was the most dangerous of the passages of the Alps, swept by unexpected ava lanches, scoured by bitter winds, and often overlaid with treacherous ice and fallen debris. Avalanche galler ies, cut through the solid rock or con structed of masonry, have made it more secure, protecting those using the pass from overhead destruction and from the precipices that, fall by the roadside. Romans forced their way through this nerve-trying passage, and through this high mountain niche Austria poured her legions to suppress re volts in Italy. In 1859 the Italians and the French drove the Austrian soldiers back over this road; but all these struggles happened before the days of improved mountain artillery. The present road was constructed by the Austrians in 1820 to serve them as a way of military communication with their possessions in Italy. It was improved in 1870 as a means of civil communication, and it has be come one of the most admired of tourist objectives. At the summit of Stelvio, 9,200 feet above the sea, a stone pillar marka the highest point in the pass, and here three frontiers meet among the clouds. A hotel guards the heights, and nearby rises the Dreisprachen spitze, "the peak of the three lan guages," where German, Italian and Romanißh clash on common ground. Like the ascent from Italy, the de scent follows an equally tortuous, dif ficult course. The whole way forms one of the least accommodating war theaters that well might be imag ined. American Ambassador's Daughter to Wed in London !sjp Latest portrait of Miss Katherine Page, daughter of Walter Hines Page, American ambassador to the court of St. James, who will be wed on August 4, to Charles S. Lorlng, a member of the ambassadorial staff of Mr. Page in London. Mr. Loring is a native of Boston, Mass. Although invitations to the wedding have been sent to King George and Queen Mary, their Majesties will not be present owing to the rule of the court, to forego all social activities lbs _ j Bmttng (Uijat "Do you know that the very inter esting geography of Dauphin, Cumber land and Perry counties is practically unstudied by Harrisburg students and that the average man does not know much about it," said a man who has delved into the natural features of this region for years. "Except for those in the Harrisburg Natural His tory society who have been earnestly working to build up popular interest >0 in the characteristics of this section and a few men who are of a scientific frame of mind, there are not many who realize what a marvel is the Sus quehanna Gap at Rockville and how the dike of trap rock crosses this city at South street or how sharply de fined are the regions of slate and lime stone. In fact there are situations right here which would delight the geologist and one can start about Lochiel and walk up along the river shore or on the bluffs over which the city is spreading and find something to interest in the rocks that crop out of the field. A walk through the gap up to Dauphin presents a situation that in New England, for Instance, would offer something for the writer of a book. The Governor is right in saying that most Pennsylvanians do not know much about the beauties and interesting features of their State. Most of the people of its capital city do not realize in what interesting natural conditions the city is laid." • • • Members of the Masonic fraternity in this city have received copies of an address of unusual interest deliver ed at the stated meeting of Mt. Moriah lodge at Huntingdon last month by Judge George B. Orlady, a past grand master of the Masons of Pennsylvania. The address is a distinction between practical and theoretical free masonry. The address contains a wealth of his torical data concerning Masonry in the Keystone State which is now ap proaching its 200 th year. • • • If there is any beef on the hoof that has not been sold or optioned in this section it must be because the man owning it did not take his opportunity. Not in many years has there been such a demand tor beef nor the prices so good. This is partly due to the foreign demand. The foot and mouth disease also contributed to cutting down the available supply. Now when things are better there is a fine chance for the farmer. • • • Col. Louis J. Kolb, of the Gover nor's staff, carries two or three watches with him. The colonel has a fad for watches and has several of great beauty. One of the handsomest presents he ever gave was a watch to Governor Brumbaugh which has a letter of the Governor's name for each figure. » • • Corn in the fields surrounding Har risburg, -which got a very poor start last spring, has shown a fine growth in the past two weeks. Some of the fields are thin, but the stalks are well grown and the outlook is good for a fair crop. Many farmers are sur prised at the wheat yield. There was a time when the crop appeared to be much poorer locally than it has turned out. • • • "About all the fish that have been caught by the campers in the vicinity of Harrisburg this season have been catfish, carp and eels," said a Juniata cottager yesterday. "The river has been continually high and muddy. The eels have been biting freely and it is no trouble to catch enough for breaki"t fast any evening, but bass and Susque hanna salmon have refused to take the bait. A few very large fish have been taken, but most of these from the creeks that empty into the rivers. I look for good fishing when the river finally clears and the rain lets up for a week or two, if there comes such a period this summer." • • • John A. Scott, of Indiana, who has been named as a member of the first workmen's compensation board, is well known throughout western coun ties as a man of all around experience. He was a teacher, then a lawyer, then a businessman and then a banker. He stands very well "with people in his own county, too. 1 WELL KNOWN PEOPLE —John Wanamaker was seventy seven on Sunday. —Milton C. Work, prominent Phila delphian, will spend some time in New York State. —George E. Brecht, of near Phila delphia, has gone to the Panama —Dr. Henry W. Temple, who is figuring in congressional talk in the western part of the State, is a pro fessor in Washington and Jefferson. —James Graham, of Butler, who was 89 the other day, served in the Mex ican and Civil wars. —Judge L. W. Doty of Greensburg, will spend the summer at Cape May. —Col. S. C. Lewis, of Franklin, is on a motor trip to New England. | DO YOU KNOW ] That the new Cumberland Val ley railroad bridge is attracting the attention of many engineers? 1 BOOKS AND MAGAZINES" The Children of France were tho sons, daughters, grandchildren, nephews, and nieces of the King and had the right to sign themselves by their first name, followed by the words "de France." E. Maxtone Gra ham's "Children of France," E. P. Dutton & Co., gives an interesting and accurate survey of the centuries through which many troops of these little children have gathered and gone past some leaving no mark save a bare name. Those of the earlier days can never be anything but faint out lines, delicate forms, illusive as dreams they are scarcely noticed. Silently as the generation pausses on, the phantoms of children grow clearer; they stand in a sharper light, definite living, lov ing creatures, whose voices can be heard calling and singing. All un knowing, in their tragic destiny, the last Children of France have witnessed the greatest event that the long cen turies have brought, not only to but to all the world, the regeneration of a people. Crowned with the sovereignity of so many shining names, the France of to-day may share a tiny niche in the shrine of her his tory for the frail and appealing figures of the little children of her sad and .glorious past. Some newspapers are still demand ing the cessation of the German sub marine warfare, but the United States has asked only that the submarines confine their activities to warfare.— Philadelphia North American. CIVIC CLUB " Fir Contest June 1 to July 31 5 Cents a Pint Prizes of $5, $2.50 and several SI.OO ones duplicated by Mr. Ben Stronje
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