6 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Founded rtfr Published evenings except Sunday by TBLEGHAPH PRINTING CO., Telegraph Building, Federal Square. E. J. STACKPOLE, Pres't and Editor-in-Chief V. R. OYSTER. Business Manager. OVS M. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor- I Member American Ushers' Associa- Bureau of Circu lation and Penn sylvania Assoclat- Eas*ern office, Flnley, Fifth Ave nue Building, New ern office. Story, cago, Illf' Entered at the Post Office in Harrls burg, Pa., as second class matter. carriers, six cents a week; by mail, $3.00 a year in advance. SATURDAY EVENING. OCT. 14 The call of Ood to u* all is to rite up and help our Lord in His fight against evil and wrong everywhere.— CHARLES BROWN. WHAT HUGHES WOULD DO WHAT would Hughes have done?" has been the only reply Demo- j crats have been able to make to the unanswerable attacks made by the Republican candidate upon the miserable failures of President Wil son and his administration. They have asked him, in anticipation of another failure by the President in his latest U-boat troubles, what he would do about that. Governor Hughes' declaration In Philadelphia that "we purpose to pro tect American lives on land and sea," and that "we do not purpose to toler ate any improper interference with American property, American malls or with legitimate commercial inter course; that no American who is ex ercising only American rights shall be put on any blacklist by any foreign nation," is his answer. This declara tion, following right on the heels of the sinking of various vessels by sub marines almost within sight of Presi dent Wilson's summer place, was taken by Mr. Hughes' hearers to have a di rect reference thereto. Earlier In his speech Mr. Hughes had pointed out that the loss of Am erican lives. Including many women and children, on the Lusltania had been a direct and natural result of President Wilson's being "too proud to fight," and of his persistent habit of publicly saying what he believed would promote his personal popularity and privately doing quite the contrary, that his supporters might contend that he had "kept us out of war." When asked to comment directly on the exploits of the submarines off Nantucket, Mr. Hughes declined, say ing he could not discuss current events because he was determined to do noth ing which would embarrass Mr. Wil son In any effort he might make to protect American rights. But he made it perfectly evident what he would have done in Wilson's place. Wonder what the President would say if the U-63 mistook one of our pa trolling warships for a merchant ship? "AS ITHERS SEE US" DR. T. IYENAGA, the head of the Japanese publicity bureau, wants to know what we are making all this fuss about in regard to maintaining the "open door" In China. He says: What has America been doing? Her trade with China has not seen much progress, while Japan's has increased by leaps and bounds. While you arc driving American ships out of the Pacific by legisla tion, while you are withdrawing Government support to bankers and thus losing Opportunities to Invest vour abundant capital. • • • Is there much to make a fuss about? The only way we can wriggle out of the Impeachment is to say that Amer ica didn't do these things. Woodrow Wilson did them. Wilson was a min ority President. If there hadn't been a spilt in the Republican ranks the professor would still be penning harm less vaporings instead of harmful nbtes. Wilson has ruled the Democratic Congress with a rod of iron; the rep resentatives of the people have been puppets at his call. Congress sneaked through the seamen's law, which swept our vessels from the Pacific ocean. When our bankers desired to participate in the Six-Power Loan to China, and went to President Wilson for assurances of support, he showed them the door, and now we soe the "open door" —slowly closing. Wilson did these things, not the American people. Americans are go ing to retire that gentleman to what he would call "a very private retreat" In Just a short time. Americans are going to elect an American President and a Congress controlled by Ameri cans. That will be the best immediate answer we can make to Dr. Iyenaga. ON "WRITING HOME" WRITING HOME" is the topic of an article In a current college publication by a professor who neglects to sign his name, but who urges the Btudent not to forget the folks he left behind, the "pater" and the "mater" who are lonely without "their boy," and want nothing more thart to hear that ho is doing well and making the most of his opportunities. We wonder how many of the students paused to read this good advice, or to give it more than a passing thought, It they did. There lies before us, culled from the pages of an old scrapbooK, the letter SATURDAY EVENING, of one who signs himself P. Flthlan, written at Nassau Hall, Princeton, November 30, 1770, which as an ex cellent example of the careful, pains taking style of correspondence then prevailing and which, alack, is almost unknown In this day of hastily scrawled pictorial postcards. We quote briefly therefrom: Very Dear Father—Altho' I am very busy seeing I begin to study three Weeks later than the rest of of our Class, yet I think it my Duty to give you Notice of iny Admission to this flourishing Seminary of learning; which iB another grand Step towards the Summit Of my Wishes; And I shall also mention as many of the Customs, as my short Acquaintance with the College & Students will allow me, & as any thing new occurs shall not fail at any time to transmit it. * • On Sundays about seven the supper Bell rings. Immediately after which each Class meets separately in Rooms belonging to one of them selves. The Seniors alone meet in a Room belonging to one of the Seniors; and the Juniors by them selves meet in a Hoom belonging to one of themselves; & In like manner do the Inferior Classes. And one in each Class, as his Name comes In alphabetical Order, gives out a Paalm to be sung. & prays; after which they disperse, & retire to their respective Rooms. I make use of the word "their" not because I do not Join with my fellow-Stu dents in these Acts of Worship, but because I seem only yet to be an Observer of their Manners. Times have changed. Perhaps it would be unfair to hold up the epistle of P. Flthian as an example for the freshmen of to-day. But one may be excused for regretting that the art of letter writing is not cultivated now as then, and that many boys at school go on the score that "no news is good news" and forget the folks back home until the student purse runs low or simple decency forces the penning of a reluctant message. Vienna complains that Rumania has broken her pledges. When Berlin wants the world to hear a complaint concerning something Germany herself has been guilty of, Austria is made spokesman. SHOULDER TO SHOULDER THE whole city owes a debt to the hundred or more members of the Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club who braved the rainstorm of yesterday to solicit subscriptions to the new hotel company. They sacri ficed their own business for the in terests of the community. They re ceived no reward but the knowledge that they had rendered personal serv ice to the community and that they are doing their part to make the hotel project a success. These committeemen found wher evei they went men and women ready to help with their subscriptions. The civic spirit of the community they found running high. Even those who could not put money Into the project commended It and the enterprise of those whose efforts were making it possible. From newsboys to bank presidents the committeemen heard the story repeated of faith In Harrls burg and belief that the city Is Just upon the verge of a vast new era of progress and improvement. The Chamber of Commerce mem bership and the hotel fund were both materially swelled by yesterday's can vass, but, better than all. the Interest of the people in their home town was quickened and made manifest. There can be no doubt as to the value of such community co-operation. Spencer C. Gilbert, always on the firing line In every campaign for the city, admirably voiced the sentiment of the citizenry when he declared at the roundup meeting yesterday that the work of the hundred or more busv men who had banded together for the achievement of certain definite things had been a wonderful inspiration. What Mr. Gilbert said was what many others think, and It Is not difficult to understand the progress of Harrlsburg during recent years when It Is realized how many of our people are standing together for the development and bet terment of the city In every proper way. Already we have been singled out for favorable mention by the civic organ izations of the country. ITarrlsburg is known far and wide as a city that does things and these frequent movements for speclfio objects are developing more and more the get-together spirit of the community. While many of those who have labored so earnestly in enlarging the membership of the Chamber of Commerce and In gathering subscrip tions for the hotel 'fund are tired In body as a result of their strenuous labors, they must feel a consciousness of a duty well performed, and after all this is the best reward for all public service. It Is not always money that counts; public spirit and a desire to help con stitute an important element in the success of any municipal undertaking. It is necessary that our citizens should stand together and wo trust that the fine spirit of co-operation displayed during the laat fewweeks will permeate every avenue of our city life, encour aging and inspiring others to assist In overy proper way the various projects which Involve the welfare and pros perity of all the people. The membership campaign and Mayor Meals' Greater Harrlsburg Day were well worth while. Well, anyway, that order of Mr. San ders will cause Pennsylvanlans to pull their own chestnuts out of the fire. Why bar the city detectives from the police school? Don't they need It? Ln, |j By the Ex-Committeeman According to the % Philadelphia Bulle tin, a majority of 90,000 is sure for Hughes In Philadelphia. The record breaking registration is construed by tho political lights in Philadelphia as meaning a great Republican vote and there are some who say that the Hughes majority may go up around 100,000. Registration in Pittsburgh, which is running well up to the record, is also held to show fine majortly pos sibilities for Hughes, while in Lacka wanna and Luzerne counties it is prob able that the Republican nominee will make a showing which will be very gratifying. The Republican state committee has been busy getting into touch with the people who know in each county and its estimates will be ready In a short time. The reports made to State Chair man Crow are growing better all the time, while the Democrats are now falling back upon glittering generali ties for their statements. Prospects for the wresting of several congressional districts from Democrats are materially improved and there is now declared to bo no doubt that Con gressman William H. Coleman will be re-elected ln the McKcesport district. Congressman William S. Vare last night issued a strong statement in favor of the re-election of Justice Walling and it is expected that it will call all State administration men to work for the Erie Justice, who was named by Governor Brumbaugh about a year ago. Potter and McKean county Demo crats and Independents have succeeded In turning upside down the will of the people as expressed in nominations mode at the primaries in an effort to defeat ex-Senator Frank E. Baldwin and some legislators. However, it is generally predicted that in spite of ma chinations there will be Republicans elected In all three counties of the senatorial district and that Baldwin will be elected to the Senate. —Democratic officeholders made up (ho greater portion of the pilgrims who started in the early morning mists from Harrisburg for Shadow Uwn to attend the Pennsylvania demonstration in honor of the President. It was a gloomy trip for some of the pilgrims because the tithe gatherers have been busy. It was expected that many from other interior counties would be on hand at Philadelphia when the roll of the faithful is called. —Phila"der C. Knox is to be given a notable greeting when he speaks at Erie. His speech is being eagerly awaited by the northwestern county Republicans, who expect that he will flay the national administration for its singular policies. —Masontown Republicans have ar ranged for a big Republican outpour ing In that section on Monday and it will be the start of numerous meetings in the southwestern counties. —Owing to the fact that Philadel phia's convention hall has been found to be unsafe and closed to all functions, there will be a renewed effort to get the new hall into shape for next year. —Bedford county Republicans have formed a live branch of the Hughes Aliance. John Line has been elected as chairman, with John A. Clark as secretary, and a committee will be named to push things In that section. —The Democratic banner without the Democratic candidates for Con gress at large continues to wave in the home town of the Democratic national chairman and within sight of the Cen tral Democratic Club headquarters. Just why the unfortunates selected to make an utterly hopeless fight were not given a show is probably one of the things which the Democratic bosses here will declare must not be men tioned because it would be criticising the government. Appointments of the commissioners to take the votes of the Pennsylvania soldiers on the border will be made on Monday or Tuesday by Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh unless he re ceives word that further changes will be made in the arrangements to send Keystone State Guards to their home stations. Probably a dozen appoint ments will be made and the Governor has a couple of hundreds of sugges tions to work upon. All arrangements have been made by Secretary of the Commonwealth Cyrus E. Woods to send the ballots, Instructions, books, records and everything else to the border and the bundles will be dis patched next week. Reserve supplies will also be dispatched. Each Guards man will get a list of candidates from which he can select his Congressional and Legislative candidates. At the Governor's office it was stated that the appointments were held back be cause of the uncertainty attending the troop movements and there will be no time lost after Monday because of the necessity for making arrangements by the commissioners. The prospects are now that Gover nor Brumbaugh will make few addi tional appointments until after elec tion when a pretty general change around may be looked for in depart ments. The Public Service commis slonership, and attorneyship and the manager of the State Insurance Fund ure three big places to bo filled. A membor of the State Industrial Board Is also to be named. —Governor Brumbaugh Is to make two speeches In New Jersey In the week before election. These dates were arranged three weeks ago, but not announced. Mineralogy Throughout the sapphire summer days We roamed amid the rocks, And chrysolite and chrysoprase Were all her dainty frocks. Her eyes were amethyst; her hair Was topaz shimmering; Her cheeks and lips were rubles fair; She seemed a precious thing. When Autumn winds In mournful mass About the eaves made moan. Alack, alas, it came to pass I found her heart was stone! —Clinton Scotland In Life. Forecast [Poor Richard's New Almanac.] Many folk will take to living in their homes this month, and there will be a great activity among old bills. Death will rage at many places among straw hats, green leaves, mosquitoes, summer love and hopes of matrimony. There will be war In EuAjpe, but base ball and politics In the U. S. All chil dren's heavier clothes will be found to U worn out HARRISBURG TSUFTSS. TELEGRAPH Just Calculating Co* toon by RUSSELL in The St. Louis Globe Democrat. \ Ridder's Exposure There have been abundant evidences of the utter insincerity of the Demo- | Cratic attempt to make capital for President Wilson out of the opposition of the "hyphenates," a. 1 the extremes of mendacity to which they have re sorted to fasten upon Mr. Hughes the stigma of an alliance with an element which they have branded in advance as disloyal to America have disgusted de cent men and alienated support from the President's candidacy. But facts i are coming to light to prove that the friends of President Wilson not only have been bidding secretly for the votes of the very element they have so bit terly denounced, but have been count ing upon co-operation from high im perial sources in Germany Itself to mitigate German-American antagonism to Wilson and turn German-American votes to the support of the administra tion. Victor Ridder's circumstantial ac count of the persistent intrigues of "Gumshoe Bill" Stone, chairman of the Senate committee on foreign affairs, to convince German-American voters in New York and elsewhere that "the ap parent antlGerman-American policies of the administration were only for public consumption, and that privately they were ready to work hand in glove with the German-American leaders," bears the impress of truth. Senator Stone makes no denial of his secret meeting in New York City with the men whom the rabid section of the Democratic press has so persistently pilloried as traitors and plotters against the peace and independence of the nation, and the fact that the one allegation he does deny—his assurance about policies for "home consumption"—has so perfect an analogy in a certain famous conversa tion between Mr. Bryan and Doctor Dumba, late Ambassador of Austria- Hungary, is another consideration that will outweigh any present denials in the face of the Ridder exposure. Full responsibility for this mischiev ous revival of Know-nothlnglsm must rest upon those who have invoked it. The evil, however, Is Intensified by the basis of deliberate falsity upon which It is built up. There Is positive evi dence that In the opinion of official Germany the "hyphenates" here have "backed the wrong horse," for they know what they have to expect from Mr. Wilson and would rather deal with him than with Mr. Hughes, whom they regard as an unknown quantity. Rut the succession to the American Presidency is not going to be determined by what Berlin wishes or in accordance with the prejudices and passions of mistaken and misguided groups of naturalized voters here, but upon the principles of Justice and sound policy, foreign and domestic , for which Charles Evans Hughes and the Republican party stand. The Philadelphia Public Ledger. "STONE HIDES THE SHELLS" [New York Sun] "Can anything be more humiliating than the spectacle of the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate gumshoeing in a small room of a Third avenue beer garden and bartering for votes which the President from the platform of Shadow Lawn and In his speech of acceptance had repudiated?" Mr. Victor Ridder of the Staats- Zeitung asks the question, thus be traying his lack of acquaintance with the Hon. William Joel Stone of Mis souri. As the late Colonel William H. Phelps, also from Missouri, re marked: "Bill Stone sucks eggs too, but he hides the shells." What wej are catching now Is a little whiff of sulphuretted hydrogen from some shells that Bill Stone carelessly neg lected to hide. Hid Self Among the Stuff And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found. Therefore they enquired of the Lord further. And the Ivord an swered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff. And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward. And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the Lord hath chosen, That there is none like him among all ,the people And all the people shouted, and said, God save the King.—l Sam uel x, 20 to 24. Both Tight [Anaconda Standard.] A dress reformer alleges that cor sets have filled more graves than whisky. There Is this point of agree ment between the two agents—they [both make their victims tight , "Sleepy Steve, the Stealthy Sleuth" or "No Mother to Guide Her" By Max Robertson, 111 CHAPTER I "Now, boys," said "You Understand Me" Finzer, "1 want you to get out tonight and catch them thieves. You understand me?" "What thieves, Superintendent?" asked Clarence Cummlngs, better known to his associates as "Stealthy Steeve, the Sleepy Sleuth," because he had had the benefit of three night ses sions in Chief Wetzel's college. "What thieves, indeed!" hissed Su perintendent Finzer. (Editor's Note—Personally, we do not believe Superintendent Finzer hissed them words. We do not see how he could hiss a sentence not con taining any esses. Looking at the words again, we observe there is one "s", so that if Finzer hissed any hisses they must have been a short one.) "What thieves, Indeed," hissed Su perintendent Finzer. "Tljcre are thieves in this town, you understand me?" "fardon me, Superintendent," smiled Stealthy 3teve, "how do you know there are thieves in this, here, town?" Thinking that he had the superin iendent nonplussed, as it were. Stealthy Steve smiled around at the room full of officers and policemen. Foi It was indeed in the police sta tion that these strange things were transpiring. It was in the police sta tion on Market street, this state. The officers and policemen bared their teeth in a grim smile. But not too much. No. They kept their smiles in subjection, so-that if the Superin tendent turned the laugh on Stealthy Sleeve —we mean Steve—they could turn their smiles on him, too. "How do I know there are thieves in this, here, town?" asked the Super intendent. "Yes," answered Stealthy Steve, "how do you know there are thieves in this town?" "I seen It In the papers," sneered the Superintendent, a look of bitter hate creeping o'er his handsome, more or less, face. The officers and cops gufTawed loudly. (Editor's Note—Where does Mr. Robertson get this "guffawed" stuff? What does he mean—"guffawed"?) LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tribute to Lloyd Mifflin To the Editor of the Telegraph: In your issue of Saturday, October 7, you published a little article from one of his poems, or perliHps the poem com plete, and entitled It "Our Poetic Neigh bor." Neighbor! Why to me Lloyd Mifflin is one of the greatest of Ameri can poets. His poems are pictures of poetic talent, and anyone who reads them and enters Into the soul of his thoughts, will rank him with Longfel low, Poe and Whlttler. This is not only a tribute to the man but to his talent. May he live to celebrate many more years near the banks of the beautiful Salunga. "Lost Isles are these from which we sailed away." AN ADMIRER. orit WATER SUPPLY To the Editor of the Telegraph: Seeing your front page editorial en courages mo to write asking a ques tion. They say the water that leaves the filter plant is 90 per cent. pure. Now how pure is it after It leaves the reservoir? I was told that the reser voir has not been cleaned for five years! If this is true, it might be wise to test the water from it. I would be gratfeful If this qestion as to reser voirs would he answered In your col mns. Respectfully, A SUBSCRIBER. GERMS IX THE HOUSE To the Editor of the Telegraph: The editorial on the front page of last evening's Telegraph prompts me OCTOBER 14, 1915 But even as the cops and policemen were In the midst of their loud and vociferous guffaws our hero said a bomnot. "In the papers, eh?" he hissed. (Editor's Note—Some hisser!) "In the papers, eh?" he hissed. "I suppose you mean the Police Gazette." Instantly the police station was in an uproar. The shrieks and cries of the officers and cops rose toward the broad canister of heaven. (Editor's Note—Mighty good stuff the "broad canister of heaven." Used to be the empyrean blue. Now It must be the teeing green.) A look of hate came into the eyes of Superintendent "You Understand Me" Finzer. (Editor's Note—Look of hate No. 2. Please keep count.) "You cheap cop!" he ejaculated. "And yet three months ago you were chief of police In New Cumberland!" That was a heart blow. Stealthy Steve reeled beneath It. He turned pale. "Darn you." he swore in great oaths. "I'll show you who I am and where I get off! I'll find them, there, thieves and show you up; that's what I'll do! I'll show you that as a thief catcher you're a dandy little busted alarm clock." "Yes, you will," sneered Superin tendent Finzer. "You couldn't catch typhoid fever if you ate eleven gallons of let cream." "I'll show you," sneered Stealthy Steeve. (Editor's Note—lt must have been an open evening for sneers.) Stealthy Steve seized his trusty re wolwer and hurled forth into night. It was the officers' and cops' turns to turn pale. They feared for the thieves that 'd come in range of Stealthy Steve's rewolwer that, there, evening, by Jingo! CHAPTER II It was a dark and stormy night. The captain and his force were gath ered around the camp fire. (To be continued Monday.) to call your attention to the rug shak ing habit of our city. Some months ago the New York Sun had a scathing editorial, which should have been copied broadcast, on this pernicious custom. Unlike the Orientals, we do not take our shoes from off our feet when entering the house, consequently germs of every kind are carried in on our rugs. These same germs are shaken to the four winds in back yards and thence Into our lungs. Only a few weeks ngo I saw a maid beat a rug like mad from n balcony. In the next yard a little child was playing. My neighbors are law-abiding people, who would shrink in horror from Jeopar dizing the life of a child—they simply don't think—yet "Evil Is wrought from want of thought, as well as want of hiart." C. 8. M. | EDITORIAL COMMENT"! It appears that Mr. Wilson stands on the stoop to conquer.—New York Tele graph. One gathers from the latest explana tion from Tokyo that Japan has no more designs on China than a cat has on a canary bird.—Boston Transcript. Tresident Wilson appears to affect some of the Republican newspapers as a sort of reincarnation of Dr. Fell. Nashville Southern Lumberman. If the woman's party really raises a campaign fund of (100.000, it ought to prove to most politicians that women have a right to the franchise.—Mil waukee Journa.' gbettittg (flfoit| ■ ilmi •' I' ■ r'a 111 "i ..'.ill Bii.lMll I I.li' U 'BUWJCCMW Pennsylvania's season on small game opens to-morrow but because It la Sunday there will be no hunting until Monday morning. Reports com ing to the office of the State Game Commission indicate that there Is an abundance of wild turkeys, quail, grouse and similar game In vicinity of the State game preserves and also In localities where farmers and sports men took care to feed the birds last winter. Quail are also reported In southern and eastern counties where they have been scarce articles for years, largely duo to the liberating of young birds laßt Spring. Some of these birds have been seen not far from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Another kind of game which is re ported as very plentiful is rabbits, on which the season will open November L In many counties the "cotton tails" have been seen running about the roads. More deer of the legal age for shoot ing are reported in the State now, with exception of parts of the South mountain region, than for years. Only male deer with horns may be shot and the animals have multiplied rapidly in some of the game preserves and in counties where they may not be shot for from two to three years. The deer season opens on December 1 after the close of the game, bird and rabbit , seasons. • • • Arrangements have been made for display at the Engineers Society meet ing on Monday night of two big reels of moving pictures of the State forest at Mont Alto including some views which show how fires start in the woods and how they used to fight them. The modern methods of detecting and checking forest fires will be shown from the actual work. • • * Rains and early frosts do not ap pear to have daunted the blackbirds which have held forth In Capitol park most of the summer and they are aa brisk in their hunts for food and aa quarrelsome with the fat, lazy pigeons as ever. The blackbirds are in their glory now, plumage being bright and iridescent. They do not appear to be in any hurry to start south and are much admired by the visitors to the park. • • • The William Penn Highway local committee is doing a little work for improvement of traffic conditions in this section of the State In a way that could be followed with profit by others. When one of the men connected with the highway finds a car standing on the wrong side of the street or where no car should be ho hangs on a tag which reads so that all can see: "Your car is standing In the wrong place." ♦ • * The fact that the harvest Is past and the summer Is ended was rather strikingly shown yesterday afternoon when one of the city's garbage wagons moved along with the heap of collec tions crowned by three straw hats. To emphasize the occasion the driver was wearing a Panama which had been fine in its day. • • • The city Is cutting its annual hay crop. Every year the municipal hay cutters go out along the parkways and the parks and other places which the city controls and they gather up an astonishing amount of grass, whllai carloads of weeds are cut dowr\. This year the city is garnering a hay crop from along the Paxtang parkway for the first time and there is also soma cutting along the Cameron parkway. • • * Golf players at the Reservoir are rather cautious about taking off their coats these days. The last week or so the sun has been hot early In the afternoon and last Friday and Satur day players appeared in summer sleeved shirts. So did hordes of mosquitoes and the wise players are taking much care. • • • Prom all accounts the attendance at the fairs in the vicinity of Harrisburg are attracting more people this year than last. There were many people from this section at the Carlisle, Lebanon and York fairs and the Grata fnlr is holding its own as the big point of attraction for people of the upper end. The last of the Juniata Valley fairs is under way, Newport being the season closer. Up the State the Hughesvllle fair ends the season. 1 WELL KNOWN PEOPLE | —Frederick Ehrenfeld, the presi dent of the old Pennsylvania Canal Boatmen, is a Greensburg business man. —Ex-Judge R. S. Holt, of Beaver, was the Columbus day orator In that county town. —William Decker, the Lycoming county furniture manufacturer, is one of the vice-presidents of the State Sabbath School Association. —R. L. O'Donnell, the general man ager of the Pennsylvania lines West, made the speech when the now Johns town station was turned over to the use of the public. —Dr. J. P. Kerr, Pittsburgh coun cilman, has been in Washington, urg ing the selection of Pittsburgh for the new armor plate plant. T DO YOU KNOW f That Harrisburg stool is used for bridges being built in the SoutHern States? HISTORIC HARRISBURG President Johnson, General Grant and A dmiral Farragut wore visitors to Hariisburg in 18C6. WHAT THE ROTARY CLUB LEARNED OF THE CITY [Questions submitted to members of the Harrisburg Rotary Club and their answers as presented at the organist* tlua a annual "Municipal Quls.") What Is the bonded debt of the Water Department? Gross? Net? Gross Bonded debt, $305,100.00. Net, $7.949.38; Our Daily Laugh | HIS MISSION. Monk: Why Porkle, what • > y Afirf happened ? J Porcupine: I Jj/ had to furnish 1 L ''lhO; the guests with , ■'< ftjjA toothpicks at Mr. 1 Lion's banquet. THE CAT CAMfI /J j| First Husband! A The melancholy jgSfcV days have come, flßmn the saddest of th 'IMT - JWljjM year, aa the poet ■ -WwTVll band I Tee, and mine wilt be baoif tomoHOKi
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