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WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPT. 8.
Our patience will achieve more than
our force. —Burke.
TAYLOR'S REPLY
IF the answer of City Commissioner
M. Harvey Taylor to his editorial
critics made yesterday on the floor
of Council be truthful —and certainly
there can be no reason for doubt on
that score, in view of the fact that he
confined himself to councllmanic and
departmental records —then the super
intendent of parks and public prop
erty effectively and properly stamped
as merely vicious "campaign lies" the
efforts of his enemies to discredit his
work for the city.
One by one Mr. Taylor referred to
the acts of "business Judgment" on
which the attack against him was
based. His reply was simple, but vastly
effective; he quoted the distorted state
ments used against him, then merely
recited the true facts in each case.
Mr. Taylor's method of handling
the motor tractor patent matter, the |
purchase of the Are apparatus, the
upper end playground, the river front
"fill," the paving on Front street and
the city forestry department problems
are Indicative of the quality of "busi
ness judgment" he exercises in office,
certainly the vast majority of Harris
burg's businessmen and other voters
will insist upon his return to City
Council.
Such criticism of the superintendent
of parks and public property as he
shattered yesterday ought to be a big
boost for his re-election.
STATE COLLEGE NEEDS
IT is announced that Pennsylvania
State College will this year have a
Freshman class of 750, at least.
Hampered by lack of accommodations
for all who apply, only those who can
qualify will be received. In this par
ticular the State College occupies an
unusual position in the college world.
No one has been admitted with any
entrance conditions whatsoever. A. H.
Espenshade, the college registrar,
says that in all likelihood he will be
unable to admit even all of those who
can meet the entrance requirements.
He estimates that 1,000 Freshmen
could be received this year if the col
lege could accept applicants willing to
enter with one or two conditions.
These figures illustrate the popu
larity of the college and the great
work it is doing for the youth of the
State. It must be made able to take
care of all Pennsylvania boys who
apply for tuition there. One is as
much entitled as another, provided he
can qualify for entrance, and if the
Legislature has money to spend for
educational purposes, State is the
place to spend it. Now is the time
for the college to begin a campaign
of preparation for next session.
THE PENNY LUNCH
SPEAKING of the plan to provide
penny lunch counters for the
benefit of the school children, the
Philadelphia Inquirer says:
The unofficial announcement
comes from the Board of Education
that the pennj-ylunch counters will
be established officially in t.wenty
five of the schools with the open
ing of the classes next week. Here
tofore this work has been carried
on on a small scale by a number
of private organizations, but now
for the first time it is to be con
ducted under the auspices of the
city. Lunches are to be sold at
from one to five cents, according to
ihe quantity and quality of the
IOOu.
It is said that the underlying Idea
in this scheme is to make the
schools of the greatest possible
value to the pupil In after-life.
This means, of course, that the
properly nourished child can ac
complish more with its studies
than the one that does not have
this advantage. It Is in line with
the principle of linking the school
room with the problems of every
day life.
It Is to be hoped that the experi
ment may be a complete success
It is one of the things which should
succeed, because It deserves to suc
ceed.
The penny lunch apparently has
come to stay. It Is especially adapted
to the very large city, where living
conditions in the poorer quarters are
bad and where many of the children
are neglected at home and Improperly
or Insufficiently fed. It Is a question
whether It ever will be made a part of
the school systems of the smaller com
munities.
In this respect, it may be said that
while Harrlsburg Is just at the cross
ing of the ways between the small and
the large city, we are already over the
line with respect to the cosmopolitan
t character of our population. Our for-
WEDNESDAY EVENING, BAPMBBURO TEJ.EGRAPH SEPTEMBER 8, 1915.
elgn quarters are extensive and as
well defined as those of many much
bigger cities. In some respects we are
confronted with the same problems
that confront the metropolitan centers.
It may not be amiss, therefore, for
local school authorities to give some
thought to the penny lunch as an
adjunct to public education in Harrls
burg.
In the first two months of the pres
ent fiscal year, the national administra
tion has incurred a deficit of $29,217,-
775. The net balance in the treasury on
August 30 was $52,723,742, as compared
with a balance of $127,211,118 on the
same date two years ago when Repub
lican revenue laws and appropriations
were in effect.
HARRISBURG AWAKE
ABOUT fourteen years ago Harris
burg was represented in car-
toons and posters and in many
other ways as a somnolent city with-
out a due appreciation of its future
and the advantages which were upon
every side. These characterizations
were largely deserved inasmuch as
there had been an amazing lack of
consideration upon the part of the
citizenry generally of the city's splen*
did resources and opportunities.
With the great awakening of 1901,
however, there came a most astound
ing revolution, which upset the old
traditions and started Harrisburg up
on its splendid career of civic pro
gress. It is doubtful whether any
city of the same size in the United
States has so rapidly developed along
modern lines as this beautiful seat
of the government of Pennsylvania.
In every substantial way progress has
been made and In a few days we will
celebrate the completion of the first
epoch in the transformation of an
ancient and honorable community.
In this celebration every citizen
should have a. part. Mayor Royal
has already proclaimed the fact that
it is a civic occasion In which all of
our people should participate and
there is no doubt that his call for a
general decoration of public and pri
vate places will be heeded. But this
will not be enough. There should
be a general co-operation with the
several committees of the Chamber
of Commerce to the end that each
of the events may be in harmony with
the occasion and a further Inspira
tion to the betterment of the city tn
all legitimate ways.
Every day we hear favorable com
ment upon the fine ■ character of the
public improvements which have en
gaged the attention of our officials
and boards during the last fourteen
years. Newspapers and men of prom
inence from all parts of the country
have referred to the "Harrisburg
Plan" as ideal in the making over of
a city. We have reason to feel satis
faction over what has been achieved,
but the celebration will lose its main
purpose and motive unless it serves
to vitalize the principles which should
govern any community In Its substan
tial development.
Perhaps the most spectacular event
of the whole celebration will be the
illuminated carnival on the river.
Those citizens, young and old, who
have not yet given this matter their
thought might with profit now work,
out some plan of celebration in the
flotilla which will furnish the spec
tacle on Friday evening, September
24. It is unreasonable, of course, to
expect that an entertainment is to be
furnished the people; the people must
themselves take part in the whole
demonstration from beginning to
end.
OUT OF THE ACCEPTED ORDER
AS an example of genuine public
spirit—the kind that places com
munity interest above selfish in
terest and personal opinion—the Tele
graph republishes the letter of S. G.
Snoddy and George M. Aungst, of Pen
brook, who sink their personal^views
on the paving program of that bor
ough in order that the Improvement
desired by so many may be accom
plished without dissension or delay:
Penbrook, Pa., Sept. 6, 1915.
To the President and Members of
Penbrook Borough Council:
We, the undersigned, do not wish
to be understood as opposing any
public Improvement in the 'bor
ough of Penbrook that meets with
the approval of a majority of the
property owners and the borough
officials. Therefore, to avoid pos
sible complications that may per
manently defeat the improvement
which we all hope to attain even
though our method of accomplish
ing ft may differ, we respectfully
ask that our names be withdrawn
from the petition of protest pre
sented to the Council Friday even
ing, September 3, and allow our
names to remain on the original
petition favoring the paving of
Main street with such material as
the property owners with the
greatest frontage on street may
specify, and by whatever method
the Council deems most practical
after having been advised by com
petent engineers on road construc
tion.
It is so seldom that men are willing
to foresake a stand once taken or
yield a position once assumed that the
Penbrook letter comes as a refresh
ing change in the accepted order.
Those of our fellow citizens who are
adherents of the Jewish faith, begin
this evening the celet>ratlon of the
New Year. It Is a season of spiritual
reawakening. From It people of all
creeds may be heartened and take time
ly lesson. Among the spiritual lessons
which Israel has contributed to the
fund of human knowledge, as the goal
of striving. Is the message of Peace.
To such message we should attend and
strive by might and main to make
the reality It deserves to be. Let na
tions pause long enough from this fear
ful carnage which for the past year has
been disturbing the weal of the world
—and seeingtheblgger things for whose
whose attainment they are to struggle
—sink their disagreements and hasten
the day of everlasting peace.
foliUaU
By the Kx-Qommltteem*n
As expected the registration of Re
publicans in Philadelphia and Pitts
burgh yesterday went ahead of the
Democrats and Bull Moosers by heavy
figures in almost every ward. The
lead of the Republicans in Philadel
phia is tremendous and in Pittsburgh
the Flinn people went back to the
party. The registration on the first
I day in Philadelphia this year was
124.157 for all parties, the Republi
cans being far ahead. The second day
is expected to run close to 100,000.
September 11 is the last day to
register in third class cities and next
week will tie the iast In first and sec
ond class cities.
This item will interest a good many
Harrisburgers. It is taken from the
Philadelphia Record: "County Com
missioner Frank J. Gorman yesterday
'instituted proceedings in Common
Pleas Court No. 1, attacking the le
gality of the nomination papers of
I George F. Holmes for County Com
missioner on the Democratic ballot
and Joseph E. Fabian for County
Commissioner on the Washington
party ballot. Gorman contends that
of the 111 names on the Holmes peti
tion 35 are forgeries and that on the
Fabian petition of 104 names there
are many who are not qualified elec
tors of the party. Judge Bregy will
hear the case on Saturday morning.
Municipal Court Judges Wheeler
and Bonniwell yesterday flatly denied
the story that they were to resign. It
had been reported that Wheeler would
retire to take up the practice of John
P. Connelly should he be elected City
Solicitor and that Bonniwell would
get out in order to take a Federal job.
—One of the most interesting fights
in the state Just now is being waged
among the Democrats in Berks coun
ty. The old time stronghold has a
number of men who are contending
for the mastery of the machine and
the fights started last year are crop
ping out.
—Porter and Potter, the contending
candidates for the refrom nomination
for mayor of i-hlladelphia are not
seeing much good In each other. Both
are insisting that they represent the
good of Philadelphia, however. Por
ter denies that he is using* policemen
and firemen.
—According to some of the news
papers one of the usual red hot fights
is being made against the Lancaster
county Republican organization. In
years gone by these red hot fights
have generally existed in imagination
in Harrisburg and wired to Philadel
phia.
—The real fight in Lancaster is to
pry Uncle B6n Davis loose from the
Democratic machine, which despite
the fact that he is a federal office
holder he is bossing.
—The division chairman of the
Democratic machine in this section of
the state is said to contemplate call
ing a meeting of the bosses soon af
ter the primaries so that the breaches
may be healed up. The great machine
oc last fall is creaking in a good many
places.
—A Washington county review
says: "Although three candidates for
Judge of Washington county will be
voted on at the primaries September
21, It Is generally recognized that the
contest lies almost wholly between
only two of them. One of these is
Judge Robert W. Irwin, who is seek
ing to succeed himself, and the other
is Norman E. Clark of Washington.
The third candidate Is Samuel Am
spoker, also of Washington.. Mr.
Amspoker was the last of the trio to
announce and the strength he has
shown thus far has convinced Wash
ington county men in touch with poli
tics that his candidacy will prove of
consequence only as far as It might
affect that of the other two. Judge
Irwin is a Democrat and Mr. Clark is
a Republican.
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT
TFrom the Los Angeles Times.]
Attorney Stanchfleld, an attorney
for Harry Thaw, says his client has
changed from a vengeful youth to a
man who is immune to the charms of
women. Then he is crazy all right.
THE IMPROVED BUSINESS OUTLOOK
[From the New York Sun.] '
In spite of the war tn Europe, and
in some industries because of the war,
the business prospect in the United
States brightens from day to day and
confidence in the future is justified.
Our Daily Laugh
I've Joined the _iX
local ball team.
I suppose
you're the dog-
OH YOU WOM- ,
Do you mean v—
to say Jones' wife I
is going to remain Cjfr J
with him after he /-sT/ I! ■HI
struck her? /
Oh—he
strike her where JV "
the marks could f IV
be seen by her It.
friends. TO
AS I HEARD IT
By Wing Dinner
I heard a tale of an Irishman
That I don't suppose Is true
But it is so good that I'm going to tell
The story to-day to you.
On a battlefield a soldier lay
One leg shot off; he spied
An Irishman close by to whom
The soldier loudly cried:
"Take me, please, to the hospital
Or I am sure to die,
My leg's shot off. and I'm losing blood.
Please don't pass me by."
The Irishman picked him up and threw
Him o'er his shoulder, the head
Of the soldier hanging down Pat's
back—
As on his way he sped.
Bout a shell exploded in the rear
And blew off the soldier's head
All unbeknown to Pat, to whom
An officer shortly said:
"Drop that man, for we're crowded now
And haven't enough of beds
For soldiers that have a chance for
life—
There's none for men without heads."
Pat threw the body upon the ground,
And carefully looked It o'er
He scratched his head, and then to him
self
He grumbled a bit and swore.
Then turning about to the officer
He gave a little cough
And said, "I'm dommed If he didn't say
That he'd had his leg shot off."
EUROPE'S BATTLEFIELDS OF TODAY NOT THE ONLY BLOODY ONES
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"BLOODY LANE"
T M I the battlefields of Europe to-day are not the first bloody ones In the history of the world can be seen by
vete?in U ln%hW V r.tv f vISS?; Antletam ; «■ <*® Civil War The battle of Antl?tam by Syl
\eteran in this city ana its vicinity as one of the bloodiest battles of the great war of the Rebellion Tt wa<?
fousht September 10. 17, and 18, 1862, by the forces of McClellan and Lee In a sunken road In the center slncl
known as "Bloody Lane" the Confederate dead lay three feet deep. aa n lne center ' Blnce
| TELEGRAPH'S PERISCOPE"
—Naturally, ankle watches will pro
mote ankle watching.
—lf it snows next winter as it has
rained the past summer who'll dig us
out in the Spring?
—The Federal health bureau pre
dicts 18,000 deaths from typhoid in the
United States next year. Attention, un
dertakers!
—Colonel Roosevelt has gone on a
hunting trip. Naturally, the primaries
are approaching.
—About 500 young Americans have
been sent home after trying to enlist
in England. The Regular Army on the
Mexican border ought to be a good sub
stitute.
—"The dove of peace is hovering over
the warring nations," says a dispatch
from Stockholm. Maybe the writer
mistook an aeroplane.
NOT A JOKING MATTER
[From the New York Evening Post.]
The purchase of several thousand
Ford cars by the British Government
should open up a vast new field- of
humors.
MEXICANS AND PHILOSOPHY
[From the Chicago News.]
Perhaps the Mexicans are like the
philosophers—as long as there arc two
of them left they will differ.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR"
GERMAN AMERICAN VIEWS
To the Editor of the Telegraph:
Your editorials of Monday evening
anent "For Hyphenated Americans," I
would say this: If Carl Schurz would
be alive to-day, he would repeat the
same words, which he uttered sixteen
years ago and would endorse unequivo
cally the actions of the German Ameri
can Societies. The German Ameri
cans stand for America and America
alone. "They never use their power in
American politics for foreign ends."
They love their native land and this Is
perfectly right, which does not interfere
with politics any more, than if you love
your mother. But they love this coun
try more; hence they raise their voice
against those who consider the war of
the allies against Germany as if it
were an American war. They object
that we should make a common cause
with the allies. Had true neutrality
been observed by all Americans and
had America insisted that Germany
should enjoy the same rights which
England demands as her rights, for
the simple reason because she claims to
have more rights, there would be no
talk of hyphenated Americans. Eng
land, on account of her geographical
position and location, has the power to
stop nearly all imports and exports to
and from Germany. Since England de
clared a blockade against Germany, the
United States of America should have
said to England: What you will not
allow Germany to have . you neither
shall have.
England is harping that Germany is
not carrying on an humane war. With
such expressions suckers are caught. I
would like to see that nation, which
does not resist an enemy. The trouble
is, because England is whipped, it
raises this cry of inhumanity.
England went Into this war with
a spirit of sport. She has found Out
her mistake; now since England sees
her doom, she is looking over the whole
creation for help. England makes no
secret of this. To this we German-
Americans object; and we will raise our
voices against America's interference
with the war. We love America too
much to blot this our national honor
with disgrace. I would say this In
favor of the Germans who immigrated
here in the past. Not all have left
Germany for sake of avoiding military
service. You ought to know that near
ly one-quarter of a million of unnatur
alized Germans fought for American
liberty In the year 1861-1864. The
American press and even some German-
Americans wrong the German-Amerl
cans.
If America should ever again have a
just war, you wfll find the German-
Americans among those In the first
ranks, as they have been In times of
old when they fought the tyrant's yoke
of England. We will not betray our
adopted land; but those are the trai
tors who shout war against Germany.
Happily, true Americans will not Join
In the warwhoop against Germany.
War is insanity as well as legalized
murder. When the nations of earth
realize the truth, I am sure, that those
responsible for this great calamity, will
be called to an account. At any rate
they will bear the stigma of Cain on
their forehends, and will have no rest,
for the blood of those slain will cry to
heaven. "Vengeance is mine, saith the
Lord, I will repay."
Yours truly,
A GERMAN-AMERICAN.
THE OI,D I-OVJS AND THE NEW
To the Editor of the Telegraph:
I read with great pleasure last even
ing your article bearing the caption.
"For Hyphenated Americans." In which
you quote Mr. Vtllardas saying. "There
can be no divided cltiienshlp or loyalty
under the American flag: that no one
can accept political obligations here
while at heart loyal to another social
system." I take exception to this for if
we stop to consider, Is It not exactly a
parallel case when a man reaches ma
ture years he takes to himself a wife
and promises to love and honor her.
Yet In his new found happiness and
love does he forget his love for his
"Matre"? No! There will always be a
hyphenated love pulling at his heart
strings, and until his eves close in their
last sleep, his love will be divided be
tween his two girls, his wife and his
mother.
It is true the love he bears for each
is different In quality yet in quantity
the amount would balance on the most
sensitive chemist balance.
Now should, a rupture come in the
relations between the two girls of his
love, what can the poor man do? Can
he forsake his wife? Hardly! Can he
forget his mother? No! Yet he must
choose and take a public stand in this
matter. If he is any sort of a man he
would do his utmost to effect a recon
ciliation, and If that was Impossible the
only course open for him is to stand
by his wife—but deep down In his own
heart, away from the prying eyes of the
public he will confess to himself and to
his God—l love them both, and I would
to heaven they could be friends. Hence
as long as we live we will have hy
phenated Americans, be they French,
English, Austrian or German.
Yours truly.
1 - B. YON NORMAN, -
UNCLE SAM'S READING CIRCLE
By Frederic J. Haskin
FEELING that something should
be done to raise the standard of
literary taste throughout the
United States, the government has ap
pointed itself the faculty of a corre
spondence college with the seat of
learning in Washington, and Dr. P. P.
Claxton, Chief of the Bureau of Edu
cation of the Department of the In
terior, as professor of Literature.
With this for a nucleus, Uncle Sam
has plunged headlong Into the busi
ness of teaching his nieces and
nephews what to read, just as if he
didn't have enough other kinds of
work on his hands.
The only fee charged for admission
to this new school is interest in the
courses and application to the work
assigned. One does not even have to
go to school. The school comes to
him. The United States mall carries
the voice of the teacher from Wash
ing as far as Alaska, the Philippines
or the Panama Canal Zone. Every
one is eligible for membership in
Uncle Sam's great university and a
two-cent stamp is the only card of
admission necessary. If you haven't
the stamp, a postal card will do. Once
Uncle Sam knows that you wish to
take his course in literature, he will
take care of the rest of it. In lieu of
degrees, certificates of merit, signed
by Dr. Claxton. will be awarded to all
who "graduate" and the University
f The State From Day to Dayl
V *
"Movie" fans were thrown into eon
fusion at one of the Allentown picture
theaters the other day, when a bomb
blew up in the very midst of one of the
most exciting reels. Police investiga
tion proved it. to be an eighteen
inch piece of pipe, filled with some ex
plosive, and with the fuse extended to
the auditorium of the theater. No mo
tive other than an effort on the part of
some wild youth to excite, was as
signed.
The South Bethlehem Globe, quoting
the American Magazine, advises young
men of marriageable tendencies to pick
out as wives girls who come from fam
ilies of means, on the ground that poor
girls spend extravagantly if they mar
ry a with any money at all. This
may be true, but we doubt whether it
can be accepted as a general rule.
In these prolific days of office-seek
ing, it is a relief to discover the exist
ence of a man who tries valiantly to
have his name taken oft the ticket in
stead of put on. He is H. A. Hartzel.
former mayor of Easton, and now can
didate for re-election. He discovered,
however, that he would have to run in
spite of his wish to the contrary, be
cause he arrived at the office of the
commissioner 35 minutes too late to
file his oetition for withdrawal.
The, Chester Times presents "a day In
the Fifth ward" of that town in a very
thrilling account, as follows: "Tester
day was an exceptional dav in the Fifth
ward, when a number of episodes oc
curred which caused considerable ex
citement. An intoxicated man bran
dishing a revolver, a wild runaway
horse, a fleet-footed screaming woman,
and a woman pugilist kept the resi
dents of that section busy the entire
day going to their doors to learn the
whys and wherefores of all the excite
ment."
"Inebriate Hospital Urged."—Wash
ington Herald.
Mr Pickel, who lives on Harrisburg
avenue, Lancaster, was a victim of the
machinations of a robber who stole
from him. among other things, a cake
of soap. When a modern Raffles takes
to stealing soap, we may be sure the
trade of robbing Is becoming more and
more refined.
Ossinlng, Sept. 7.—Sing Sing prison's
new death house is now completed, with
a capacity of twenty-three cells, in
place of the old one of onlv seventeen
cells. There are now eighteen men at
the prison under sentence of death.
Lancaster, Pa. The cold woather
that prevailed last week gave Lancas
ter county's tobacco growers a scare,
as they feared an early frost and conse
quent damage to the crop. Many have
not forgotten the great early frost of
1904 when thousands of acres of to
bacco were ruined. Much of the crop will
have to be cut before fully matured.—
York Dispatch.
GLORY AND TIME
[From the Kansas City Star.]
"Forever," the name of General Von
Hindenburg's special regiment shall
bear his name, according to an edict of
the Kaiser.
Always side by Bide with glory and
its exaltation has run the opposing
thought of the vanity o? human
achievements.
"Vanity, vanity, all is vanity, saith
the preacher."
"Imperious Caesar, dead and turned
to clay, may stop a hole to keep the
wind away.
Shakespeare and the writers of the
Bible have their counterparts In other
poets.
They say the lion and the lizard keep
The courts where Jamshyd gloried and
drank deep:
And Bahram. the great hunter—the
wild ass
Stamps o'er his head, but cannot break
his sleep.
A deeper note than Omar's is in Shel
ley's "Ozymandias of Egyfet:"
I met a traveler from an antiqque land
Who said: Two vast and truntcfess legs
of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them on the
sand,
Half sunk, a shattered vlaage lies,
whose frown
And wrinkled lip and sneer ot cold
command
Tell that its sculptor well those pas
sions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these
lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the
heart that fed;
And on the pedestal these words ap
pear:
"My name Is Ozymandias, King of
Kings:
Look on my works, ye mighty, and de
spair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the
decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and
bare,
.The lone and level sands stretch far
*wajr, .
of the People will find its reward in
the increased interest in good litera
ture which is expected to ensue.
For years it has been admitted ttyat
the literary taste of the average citi
zen of the United States was capable
of improvement; that trashy novels
had apropriated much of the field
which justly belonged to the more
solid reading upon which a taste for
good literature must be grounded,
and that the average American was
prone to read a hundred society
stories or sex novels to one of the
better class of books. But even those
who drew attention to this condition
could suggest no remedy therefor.
It remained for the government to
deal with it from the standpoint of a
national problem.
Dr. P. P. Claxton, Chief of the
Bureau of Education, conceived the
idea of Inaugurating a series of
courses in literature, to be supplied
to all who cared to follow them. In
addition, the government undertakes
to follow up these courses with ques
tions relative to the books read, that
it may be sure that the best points
have beeir brought out and that the
student has not merely glanced over
the volumes in a cursory manner.
Certificates of merit are given to all
who successfully complete the pro
t Continued on rage 5.]
[ The Searchlight
NEW MOTORCYCLE USES
The adaptibility of the side car to
the motorcycle was demonstrated in
the parade held in Milwaukee last
month, which was led by a band of
25 musicians, each one of whom play
ed his instrument as he rode in the
side car of a motorcycle. The leader
was in advance and directed his band
using his baton, the tip of which was
supplied with a small electric light.
IN HARRISBURO FIFTY YEARS }
AGO TO-DAY |
[From the Telegraph Sept. 8, 1865.]
Picnic at Cold Springs
A large picnic will be held at Cold
Springs to-morrow to which every one
In the city is invited. Special trains
will be provided leaving at 7.30 o'clock
in the morning and returning at 7.30
o'clock in the evening.
Dead Soldier Was John Murphy
The dead soldier who was found yes
terday in a field near the Asylum, was
Identified as John Murphy to-day. He
was a first lieutenant in Company G.
Second Missouri Infantry.
Board Reports at Meeting
The board of ontrollers of the public
schools issued a report at the regular
meeting last night in the East Walnut
Street school. Several appointments
were made in the various buildings of
the city.
| EDITORIAL COMMENT ]
A Philadelphia dentist says that au
tomobiles loosen teeth. The good
dodger, however, still has little to tear.
—Allentown Chronicle and News.
A boy may be proud of his father
and still not take much comfort in
wearing the old man's castoft clothes.
—Easton Daily Free Press.
The fact that a horse kicked a lan
tern and caused a fire in South Jersey
is the strongest kind of an argument
on the part of his wife why hubby
should purchase an automobile.—Ches
ter Times.
THE COLONEL'S~HUNT
(The New York Sun)
In the wilderness of northern Que
bec Colonel Roosevelt Is to spend the
next month hunting big game. He
will be In his element, and no doubt
he will have a bully time, far from
the sound of war's alarms and the
perplexities of politics, in which he
has become entangled of late. It Is
said that the Colonel declined to make
a speech at the Toronto exhibition, in
which he showed wisdom, for Canada
is interested in only one theme now.
It would hardly be discreet for an ex-
President of the United States to dis
cuss the war in the territory of ono
of the Allies. Moreover, when the
Colonel hits the trail for big game
nothing else attracts him.
The Colonel hunts with a camera
as well as with a sporting rifle, and
with a fountain pen. The great wil
derness of northern Quebec is new to
him. It contains no such formidable
prey as the grizzly, which he has met
and laid low and written about. But
the bull moose is not to be despised
when encountered in its native fast
nesses. It is utterly fearless and
charges In a way to make a hunter's
pulse beat high. He must shoot
straight and quickly to escape anni
hilation. An article upon the bull
moose of Quebec in mortal combat
written in the Colonel's graphic style
would interest his friends and ad
mirers, among whom we count our
selves whenever he goes a-hunting.
May no rumor of war or fret of poll
tics penetrate tho camp where tho
Colonel is studying nature and col
lecting antlers.
THE: MILLION-DOLLAR SUNSHINE
[From the Kansas City Star.]
Old Jupiter Pluvlus' excessive gener
osity In the matter of rain having ef
fectively barred Kansas writers from
telling of any particular "rain that add
ed a million dollars to the value of the
Kansas corn crop," they may now take
their typewriters In hand and pound
out odes to the million dollar sunshine.
The Kansas corn crop, a genuine,
stemwlnder even for Kansas in the mat
ter of average per acre, needed Just the
touch of real sunshine of the last few
days to round out the ears. A continu
ation of sunshine for another week will
make it possible for statisticians to
figure in as many figures as they
please, without exaggeration, In telling
of the millions of dollars the sunshine
Jia» added, to th« v*lu« of tiu aeons
Storting (Etjat
Just as an idea of what Harrisburg
may get In the way of automobile
visitors after the "feeder" to the Lin
coln Highway i« arranged and the de
tour officially announced frbm Lan
caster to Gettysburg by way of Har
risburg and it*' great State House #id
the picturesque, historic Cumberland
Valley, is given by a statement made
to me by a resident of the battlefield
town yesterday. This man said: "Do
you know we have between 1,000 and
1,200 automobile parties in our town on
Sunday? Why, there were so many of
them there that the hotels and restau
rants could not feed them and lots were
given meals in private homes. The
people came from all around and tho
roads .were filled with the cars all day
long." The remarks of this Adams
countian only serve to buttress; if it
needed it, the movement to have Har
risburg put on the Lincoln Highway.
Besides, Harrisburg was associated
with Lincoln. The martyr President was
here when he was a congressman and
he had one of the most thrilling times
of his life in Harrisburg, not Lan
caster or York, when he was on his
way to the national capital to be in
augurated. His safety was assured by
the conference held in the old Jones
House by Harrisburg people co
operating with the government and
railroad officials and it was in this
city that his body rested on its last
Journey. But, aside from these asso
ciations with Lincoln, Harrisburg is
the State capital, and the number o£
people coming here from other States
is increasing constantly. It was shown
In this column on Saturday how people
from over two dozen States visited the
Capitol last week alone, and there
pre thousands and thousands more
who will come here when the Lincoln
Highway "detour" is arranged.
The Valley Railways Company
makes a business pf carrying freight
in order to oblige the people of West
Shore towns who desire quick ship
ments from Harrlsburg. But It has
heretofore drawn the line at livestock.
11 required a Cumberland county
farmer to "put one over" on the com
pany the other evening. On signal the
S o'clock car, bearing a load of people
from Camp Hill to the theaters, was
halted Just east of that town by two
men, who proceeded to load a big
crate on the front end. Several grunts
emanating from the box led the con
ductor to ask: "Say. what's In there?"
"Two live pigs," was the reply.
"Say. do you think this is a stock
train?" asked the conductor.
"Well," said the farmer apolo
getically, "them's thoroughbred hogs,
them is. and there's none finer in the
valley. Why, the, mother of them
hogs"
"All right, pay up and we'll let
them ride," returned the conductor,
pocketing the nickels and making his
escape before the lecturer got into full
swing.
So it was that two hogs rode in
front to Harrlsburg while the theater
party brought up the rear.
The day of the old tin cup beside
the spring or the half-cocoanut beside
a pipfe has passed at the picnic
grounds in this part of the State, ac
cording to peope who have visited
some of the old-time stamping grounds
of the basket picnickers. It seen#
that the movement for individual
drinking cups, which has started from
this city through the work of Com
missioner of Health Dixon, has spread
far and wide and crops out in the
most unexpected places. The cups
that used to decorate every drinking
place have gone and at some of the
more pretentious picnic resorts "bub
blers" have taken their place. At one
picnic resort there are signs: "Bring
your own cups."
• • •
The war arguments have been
banned even in the ice cream parlors.
There are said to be some groggeries
in this city where there are signs
prohibiting war as a topic of conver
sation and it is enforced to the letter,
especlaly after 11 p. m., but thus far
the soda fountuln and ice cream places
have been free. The other night a
patty was enjoying ice cream and the
war at the samo time and a couple of
the disputants forgot their frozen deli
cacies. Up stepped the waitress and
In a mild voice admonished: "Please
don't have arguing on the war."
* 0 •
Harry A. Mackey, of the State
Workmen's Compensation Bureau, who
was here yesterday, is one of the
State's well-known college athletes.
He played football at the University
of Pennsylvania and at Lafayette.
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
—Bishop Thomas Bowman presided
at the Evangelical conference just held
at Johnstown.
—C. F. Quinn. of the State Fed
eration of Labor, was a speaker at
the Fayette county labor celebrations.
—A. S. Hunter, professor in the
University of Pittsburgh, is a candi
date for council in Pittsburgh.
—Professor J. D. Geist, head of the
Hazleton schools. Is out against haz
ing in schools in his city.
—General John W. Schall, former
commander of the National Guard, led
the Norrlstown Labor Day parade.
| DO YOU KNOW
That Harrlsliurg engines arc used
In the Lake Superior mines?
HISTORIC HARRISBT'HG
The -old ford and ferry landing
which started Harrlsburg were marked
years ago. but were forgotten.
niUEFI-Y PUT
[From the Boston Herald.l
An English professor. travelln*
through the hills, noted various quaint
expressions. For Instance, after a lonr
ride the professor sought provisions at
a mountain hut.
' xVhat d' yo'-all want?" called out a
woman.
"Madam," asld the professor, "can w«
get corn bread here? We'd like to buy
some of you."
"Corn bread? Corn bread, did yo'
say?" Then she chuckled to herself,
and her manner grew amiable. "Whv,
If corn bread's all yo' want, come rights.
In. for that's Just what I hain't gotß
nothing else on hand but." w
* " *
Do You Drink
Microbes?
Pure water is essentia! to good
health and pure water Is with
in the reach of every one.
Some prefer the various bot
tled brands of standard quality
for drinking purposes, others
clean and purify their own house
hold supply.
There are many excellent de
vices for removing dirt and or
ganisms from water.
Some are quite inexpensive,
others very elaborate.
It Is well to know about them
and their use If needed should
not be delayed.
Suggestions on the water ques
tion will be found from time to
time in the advertising columns
of the Telegraph.