8 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Pounded lSjr Published evenings except Sunday t>y THE TELEGRAPH PRINTIKQ CO., Tclrcraitli Building, Federal Square. HI. J. STACKFOLE, I'res't atia Editor-in-Chief 3'. XI. OYSTER. Business Manager. 3UB M, STEINMETZ, Managing Editor, ~ Member American llshers' Asaocla tlon. The Audit Bureau of Clrcu- BwS'Ph latlon "vnd IJenn sylvanla Assoclat- SmShkBSSSII Eastern office, Wt'H ac &fc.W JPjj Story, Brooks & mn M jiwjg gS Flnley, Fifth Ave nue Building, New ern Story, . £Sgg|3!Pj|y ley. People's 9 cago, lllf' Entered at the Post Office In Harrls burg, Pa., as second ciass matter. By carriers, six cents a <DB l ®"SbOktni> week; by mall, $3.00 a year in advance. FRIDAY EVENING, DEO. 29. Our doubts are traitors, and make us Jose the good, we oft might win by fearing to attempt. —Siiakespkabf.. THE PROPOSED TWO-CENT PIECE CONGRESSMAN POTTERS bill directing the United States mints to resume the coining of two cent pieces ts a popular measure. It ought to be enacted without delay. There are many good reasons why the use of smaller coins should be en couraged and there is a very particu lar need for a coin between the cent and the nickel in value, and the two- j cent piece would cover the ground better than a three-cent piece. Small coins tend to lower costs. A penny is of such small value in these days of high prices that even the newspapers are compelled in a ma jority of instances to foresake the penny field which for so many years they so nearly monopolized. Two cent pieces would encourage the sale of all manner of things in less than nickel quantities and very often a nickel's worth more than meets the need but must be bought for the rea son that under the present system of coinage no smaller unit of price is quoted. The Jump from a nickel to a quarter Is broken by the ten-cent piece. If it were not for the dime the consumer in many Instances would be required to buy a quarter's worth instead of a dime's worth, as now. Yet the dif ference between the nickel and the quarter is no greater proportionately than the difference between the cent and the nickel. The general adoption of two cents as tho price of newspapers—a condi tion forced upon publishers by the tremendous cost of white paper and printing materials in general, is an other very good reason why the coin age of two-cent pieces should be re sumed. In the selection of a successor to tho \ late City Solicitor Seltz the City Coun- | ell should proceed with caution. This I Is a most important and responsible j offlce, which cannot be regarded as a sinecure or side-issue. The interests of the city and the taxpayers are in volved and great care should be exer cised in choosing tho municipal legal adviser. PAYING THF. PIPER GOIXG into office on a platform pledged to reduce the high cost of living and returned to office after having made no effort to fulfill those promises, the Wilson adminis tration is apparently convinced that the people view its extravagances with pleasure and are ready cheerfully to assume any new burden put upon them. That is about tho only con clusion to be drawn from the proposal of tho Democrats at Washington to levy a special tax on coffee and tea in order that there may bo no need to reduce the funds at the disposal of the Democratic Congress. Tax on tea, coffee or any other article of such common table use is a tax direct upon the poor man, who is least able to bear It. Perhaps Eng land, or France, or Germany in pres ent circumstances, might be Justified In levying such an assessment, but In the United States at present there can be no excuse for it. Better by far a bond issue to cover current expenses, but even that would not bo necessary if those in Washington had as clear a conception of the economic needs of the nation as they have of using the unlimited power of a majority in Congress to exploit the public treasury for tho promotion of their own pet schemes. A protective tariff would place the burden of tax where it belongs—upon the foreign manufacturer and shipper —and would not only yield the desired revenues, but would place the Amer ican workman behind th'e bulwark of government statute, instead of laying additional burdens upon his should ers. The country preferred Wilson to Hughes and having chosen to dance to Democratic music it must not com plain too much when it is called upon to pny the piper. Why not get up a peace note to the Republican campaign managers? THE PASSING HOSTS THERE is food for reflection In the annual report of the Pension Bureau which shows there was a decrease of 38,575 In the number of persons on tho pension roll during the year ended June 80, 1916. The total on that date was 709,572, of whom 362,277 were civil war soldiers and 287,753 were civil war widows. The number of widows on the pension roll FRIDAY EVENING, decreased 3/354 during the year. Let us lose no opportunity to pay hom age to these fast passing venerables. One after another the cities of Penn sylvania which were forced by the Legislature to swallow the commission scheme of government through the en actment of the Clark act are revolting, and It is expected that the lawmakers will be asked to amend the law to the extent at least of making optional com pensation of the five commissioners, but empowering them to employ a city manager, this official to be charged with the responsibility of getting re sults. PARTY FOOLISHNESS T>OR several years there has been ■*- growing discontent among the Republicans of the State over the unsatisfactory conditions in Phila delphia. As the metropolis of the Commonwealth that city has devel oped a situation which seriously men aces the future success of the party at large. Year after year the clash ing ambitions and peurlle resentments of the party leaders In tho big munici pality excite disgust and contempt among the thousands of stalwart party men throughout the State. Not satisfied to confine their activi ties within the limits of their own locality these malcontents project their caterwauling into the remotest corners of the Commonwealth. Unfortunately for tlioso responsible for tho uproar, their profeslons of party fealty and In tegrity are not taken seriously by the great majority ofj Republicans, who are not in the least interested In these petty squabbles. But the very fact that the bickering and senseless controversy goes on year after year demonstrates that there is something radically wrong with the party spirit in Philadelphia. Just when tho schism In the Republican i ranks wan healing we are confronted with another outbreak which further threatens the party as a whole, if the Plii!.\<lolphians must fight, let them confine their performances to the city in which the row orginates. It Is not fair that the rest of the State should bo drawn Into the embroilment. Unless we are greatly mistaken, the time will come and is not far distant when there will bo a combination of Republicans that will definitely and finally put a quietus on the Philadel phia troublemakers. It must be evi dent to any party man that the charges and counter charges which are now being made by those engaged in this row will be the best sort of campaign material for the Democratic organization. Ammunition Is now be ing supplied without any cost what ever to the enemy and the spectacle must rejoice the hearts of those who are anxious to put Pennsylvania In alignment with the Democratic party to see the bitterness wliich is growing out of the silly controversy over who shall be speaker of the next House of Representatives. One resolution that every nian ought to make and keep Is to be as cheerful and as considerate in his family circle as he is at business. THE SUSQUEHANNA PASIN IF the gentlemen of City Council have any doubt whatever as to the funds of the city being sufficient next year to cover initial cost of bathing and boating facilities in tho Susque hanna Basin, they should recall that the revenues of the Water Department will be ample to more than meet the ordinary demands upon the general funds. City Commissioner Gorgas, who is Superintendent of Finance, has clearly shown that tho investment of excess Water Department funds in the var ious public improvement bonds will be more than sufficient to take care of all the debt of the Water Department when It reaches maturity. Notwith standing tho recent investment of $60,- 000 in tho bonds authorized for the motorizing of tho fire department there will remain at the end of tho year a balance of many thousands of dollars. Through the investment of the sur nlus moneys of the Water Department In the street improvement and other bonds which show a return of 4 per cent., the excess is being well handled and there would seem to he no ex cuso for refusal to provide such facili ties as the people demand In the way >f boat and bathhouses. Most llarrlsburgers have long since •eased to consider proper provisions t'or the health and pleasure of the peo ple as unnecessary expenditures. Thousands of our people are not so situated that they can go to the sea-' shore or mountains during the heated 'crm and It is only fair to these that reasonable measures be adopted for their health and comfort. While it is the part of wisdom and foresight to conserve the public, funds :jnd to practice rigid economy in every directly to the end that there shall ':>o no Waste of the public moneys, it Is nevertheless true that in matters af fecting the welfare of the people there HARRISBURG OAfA* TELEGRAPH] AIN'T IT A GRAND AND GLORIOUS FEELING * By BRIGGS WHEN Buy A New -AMD FIM ALLY T-r-i ft WITH A HORRIBLE T f aBH cSN\, y>~)V II RU3H VoO "PLUNGE m I A WV Ju 4?l OVER A * HIGH A g * <Oo WAKG UP ANO ' ~ \ —/jl^f hr FIND TM*T Yoo ARE IM V H SHi I . * —s "Bed instead of dashed r^/z/y Hi W Tb < TO r ' : ~—, BOTTOKOF A CLIFF -r:.. j ~: ==^=:: — / only a LMTi I <3Q.-R-RAND AND / GLORIOUS FEEUK/ f - should be a generous consideration of those projects which inure to the pub lic good. The Allies evidently believe with Roosevelt that there are conditions worse than war. A good resolution Is a promise made to yourself which you know you are not going to keep. Former Governor Edwin S. Stuart has Just celebrated his 63d birthday, and thousands of Pennsylvanlans will join with the Telegraph in wishing him many more of 'em. The prospects of defeating the "pork" bill naturally is displeasing to the hams in Congress. ""poCtttcd- civ I By tho Ex-Committee man The contest over the Republican nomination for the speakership of the next House of Representatives gave signs to-day of a fresh outbreak of typewriter warfare and stenographers were rattling away at an early hour preparing fresh ammunition to be hurled into the opposing trenches. Notwithstanding the fact that the Cox headquarters last night issued more statements in two hours than are ordi narily put out in a gubernatorial cam paign, new messages to the people were being made ready and the Bald win people were stacking up pro jectiles of their own. At the Cox headquarters it was claimed this morning that the fight was over and that Cox was as good as nominated, but the same unwillingness to give figures was noticed. Congress man John R. K. Scott advised In quirers to stop worrying about what the figures would be and to rest as sured that the South Phlladelphian would wield the gavel next week. The Cox boomers were basing their pre dictions upon reports from Luzerne and Allegheny counties. Tho Cox reports from Allegheny county were that through the influence of organized labor all but three or four of the members from that county had agreed not to vote for Baldwin. They claimed 20 of-the 24. Richard J. Baldwin said this morning that his reports were that he would have at least 17 In Allegheny and that as far as Western Pennsylvania is concerned lie has gaineil three in the last forty eight hours. Probably twenty members of the House are In tVie city and the hun dreds of school teachers, directors, grangers and others here for conven tions are getting lots of amusement out of the numerous statements. —ln chronological order the state ments Issued In the speakership row were about as follows: One by Wil liam Flinn. who was not in Harris burg at all and who assailed Penrose and said that he should do like Knox and stay out of the brawl; George B. Rowand, representative of organized railroadmen, who assailed Baldwin with bitterness; James H. Maurer, president of tho State Federation of who used gall and wormwood • n attacking Baldwin; Representative John McKay, of Luzerne, and Con gressman Seott, who devoted* 300 words to whanging Senator Penrose. The Cox headquarters also put out a statement, in which Conrad Miller, member from Hazloton, declared he had not pledged himself to anyone, and by T. J. Morgan. Nantleoko, de claring he was for Cox and not for Baldwin. —The Baldwin side was represented by the remark from Baldwin that the enemy could roar and be troubled and by a statement by Representative W. T. Ramsey. Delaware, declaring Bald win had 109 men pledged to him and would have more and protesting against the campaign of abuse against Baldwin. —ln Philadelphia Senator Penrose made a fresh statement, flaying vari ous state officials and promising In vestigations of charges of bribery and coercion. He also paid his respects to Attorney General Brown, who replied that the charges were not true. —Many newspapers of the stato ore protetslng ngnlnst the lengths to which the campaign of abuse and vllllfloatlon Is going and objecting to the perennial Philadelphia row being dragged into State politics. For years there were snorts of indignation when Allegheny countians wanted to get the state mixed up in their recurring rumpuses and now the up-state newspapers and men active in politics are objecting to a new outbreak of Philadelphia factionitls. —According to the Philadelphia North American, the Allegheny county members were lined up by leaders of organized labor and twenty agreed not to vote for Baldwin. However, they did not agree to vote for Cox. Other newspapers say that the result was not conclusive and that members refused to stute their position. The Cox people made much of it. —The Philadelphia Ledger, which, like tho Pittsburgh Dispatch, is dis gusted with the war, prints a collec tion of the choice names hurled back and forth in the muss. —Senator T. L. Eyre last night filed his statement in Ills libel suit against ex-State Treasurer Berry and says he means to push it. —Tho Philadelphia Record says of the Penrose charges: "The most sen sational development In the bitter con test between the Vare-Brumbaugh forces and tho Penrose cohorts over the election of a Speaker and control of tho Pennsylvania legislature yes terday was a statement from United States Senator Boles Penrose, attack ing the Stato Public Service Commis sion and foreshadowing a legislative investigation and a move to reorganize the commission. The statement in cluded a personal arraignment of Francis Shunk Brown, Attorney Gen eral of the Brumbaugh adminis tration." It is probable that the forces behind the Baldwin candidacy will ask the next Legislature to Investigate charges that Governor Brumbaugh permitted members of the legislature to fill po sitions of profit in the last year. It has been generally reported that Joseph Evans, member of the last Legislature from tho Nanticoke. region, was on the payroll of the Department of Labor and Industry after the session closed and that W. L. Adams, of Beaver Meadow, was employed for a while by tho State Insurance Fund Board. Charges that W. J. Howarth, an Alle gheny member, had been employed by the State Insurance Department have been made, but denied by Commis sioner O'Neil. Evans has been a fre quent figure about the Capitol. —Representative James F. Wood ward, the McKeesport member, is due here to-night from Allegheny county, having telephoned to the Baldwin headquarters. The Cox people have been threatening to back Fred Ehr hardt, of Scranton, for chairman of the appropriations committee if Wood ward does not vote for Cox. Trade Briefs f'oohin China's imports of hardware, machinery and iron and steel are valued at $2,000,000 in a normal year. The hardware trade offers the bent mnrkct for American products. High freight rates caused by tho war resulted In a decrease of maize ship ments from Cochin China durinK the past year. France is the only cus tomer for this product. More than half of the petroleum and most of the lubricating oils used In Tonkin. French Indo-China, In 1915, came from the United States. Im ports have declined, however, because of the prevalent high prices. A bill has been presented to the rortes providing for the opening of a new bank In Spain, to be known as the Banco Espanol de Comercio Ex terior. The purpose of the proposed bank will be primarily the extension of foreign trade. Consul Jose de Ollvares, at Hamil ton, Ontario, suggests that an ener getic advertising campaign in this dis trict would do much to increase the demand for American electric lighting supplies. Steel stamps and dies, metal plates for machinery and rubber stamp specialties are in demand in Argentina. The scarcity of rubber in Germany | has resulted in the use of wooden tires j for bicycles. Steel coil tires have also | been tried, but they ai*fc objectionable | because of the damage they do to ' pavements. South Africa offers an attractive market for safes Looting the Treasury [New York Sun.] Expressions from public men and editorials from leading newspapers of the country within tho last few days show a rising resentment against the South's triple assault upon the United States Treasury through the omnibus' public building bill, the flood reclama tion bill and the river and lj_arbor bill, which together will appropriate more than $120,000,000, a large part of It for who'ly unnecessary and extrava gant projects. The attempted looting of the Treasury, In which the Southern Democrats are having a gleeful part, Is described in many utterances us a national scandal and a reproach. BISHOP PRAISES I London Correspondence of the Associutcd Press.] TIE Rt. Rev. Herbert Bury, bishop of the Anglican Church for North- ern Europe, the first and only Englishman that has been admitted to Germany during the war, has just re turned to England and given out a re markable story which lias been given prominence in the British newspapers. Bishop Bury emphasized the courtesy of the German military authorities, who were anxious that he should see the improvements at the Ruhleben camp for British prisoners, at which the clergy man spent a whole week. Bishop Bury's visit to Germany also formed the sub ject of his sermon before his crowded congregation. "My visit was a great surprise to the men," said the bishop, "as I am the only Englishman that has been ad mitted to Germany during the war. I at once explained to them that I came after an Invitation from tho German authorities and with the full sanction of my own government as bishop of Northern Europe. "I remained at the camp except for a visit to the War Office at Berlin, where the administration connected with pris oners gave me an official reception, and for one day when I visited the officers' camp at Blankenberghe. I was shown the whole life of the camp, and had my meals with the men in their lofts and horse boxes, and in spare moments re ceived special messages for friends in England. "I Inspected the camp at Ruhleben from end to end, and addressed tho men nightly. I held four services on Sunday. I witnessed an exhibition foot ball match, a play at the theater, at tended special concerts and, In fact, participated in all phases of camp life. "In all my varied experience I have never seen a better organized bit of 1 EDITORIAL COMMENT] There can he no reasonable doubt that permanent peace is coming with ail the rapidity and certainty of the millennium.—Anaconda Standard. King George approved the Cabinet re organization, thus raising the ques tion, What would have been the result if he hadn't? Pittsburgh Gazette- Times. Our punitive expedition in Mexico was expected to stimulate enlistment. So it did. judging from reports that Villa now has 10,000 men.—Philadelphia North American. Is there any more doubt over the advisability of repealing the Clark act? —Wllliamsport Sun. Schwab, Optimist [Johnstown Tribune.] Things are never so bad but tjiat they might be worse with Charles M. Schwab. Wo can Imagine the genial Schwab smiling If he happens to read some the railings of the professional pacifists who seem to allege that he started all thiß hated preparedness stuff, taken over and appropriated by one Woodrow Wilson and made a cardinal tenet of the Democracy. The boy from Loretto would thank his lucky stars that he had not been accused of at tempting to corrupt a professional pa- ; cifist, or of trying to make a genuine ! democratic Democrat change his mind. I Charles M. Schwab assures us there j will be a considerable demand for steel j In the United States when tho war Is j over. He believes the ending of the war will not mark a period of con- | slderable depression in the steel busl- ' ness. Schwab knows a little about the! steel business, even his nntlprepared- j ness critics will admit. The head of the ! Bethlehem steel plant thinks he sees a ' demand and use for steel In this coun- [ try which is feoing to keep every Amer- j ican plant busy for some years. Mr. Schwab ought to know what he is talking about when he talks steel. He might be selfish enough to keep these things to himself and let other steelmakers worry—perhaps let their plants deteriorate. But, he carelessly and quite optimistically announces his convictions and says he is going to spend a few odd millions, something like 100 of them, In providing additional capacity at Bethlehem and elsewhere. When you come to think of It, Is It not better to have one Schwab making millions for himself and his associates than to have a whole lot of disgruntled and knockers continually decrying the times and bewailing the energy of men who go ahead? DECEMBER 29, 1916. community life. The prisoners admin istered their own affairs entirely, and the German guard and the official cen sor seemed to be there Just to fulfill requirements. "Among the 3,000 prisoners there is no crime and the moral standard Is much 'higher than is usual lir a com munity of such dimensions. All kinds of civilizing, humanizing and spiritual Influences are nt work. As for food, the men practically live upon their par cels from home. Everything that goes to the life of the camp in the way of materials has been sent out from Eng land or provided at the expense of the British government. "I may add that ail letters from the men may be relied upon as accurate, as practically everyone with whom I came in contact said they found It so difficult to persuade relations at home that they were not keeping something back. The camp censor—a German officer—is an absolutely fair and straight man. In full sympathy with the prisoners. Al though he could have done so had he wished, he never once attended a meet ing at which I spoke, and I was allowed to bring away every note I made and every paper given to me. "In fact, I was never once inter fered with In the slightest degree from full and uninterrupted connection with the men from start to finish. On the last night of my stay I obtained per mission for the prisoners to sing "God Save the King," and this was repeated when I addressed the whole camp in the open air. I shall never forget the scene of Indescribable enthusiasm." Bishop Bury's conclusion was that under these conditions and the non interference of the German authorities, life at Ruhleben was not only tolerable, but character-building an an experi ence. j OUR DAILY LAUGH S FAMILY TREE was SantaClaua* ancestors? dare say he comes from some branch of tho Christmas DECEMBER |!^\ Don't you know, er-er-Miss Vera / this is er-er-the kSH £s# alk longest night of Hjl It seems so at jji any rate. '*3 * J[j TC Williamsport's Troubles [Wllliamsport Sun.] Events are moving rapidly at the City Hall. But none the less tliey are moving certainly toward the end that was Inevitably forecasted when the so called commission form of municipal government, inaugurated by the Clark law, with its highly paid mayor and councllmen. brought into being the rule that the least competent should be se lected for public office, on the theory that they most needed the emoluments of public office. Wllliamsport to-day Is reaping the rewards that were to be expected, for they are the logical outcome of tho violation of every rule of business Judgment and common sense axiom that may have been de vised to help solve the problem of running a city of fifty thousand inhabi tants. Primarily that is a business propo sition. But by some strange fatality, almost unbelievable except in the pres ence of actual experience, there is a confidence that the body politic is ex empt from any such prudent rules, and voting: for public officials has become an expression of sympathy, or preju dice agralnst others or may be subject to any other influence than the straight out issue of who Is best fitted for honest, industrious effort toward the dsired end. Ebentttg (Cljat While no date has been fixed for th® return of the Eighth Infantry from, duty along the Mexican border, it Is generally believed that Colonel Fin ney's organization will be heading this way about the first ten days of Feb ruary and will again resume Its place In the organized militia of Pennsylva nia. The chances are that the Eighth's units, like those of the First Cavalry, will be mustered out at home stations and the various companies will be sent to home stations, while thejieadquar ters, machine gun, supply and head quarters companies and the two lino companies will detrain here and go to the armory. The companies to the west of the city will be dropped along the line and those in the Cumberland Valley and in Schuylkill county will be forwarded. The same will be done with the Fourth Infantry, which is to con>e home next month. The cavalry will be split up at Pittsburgh and the First Squadron will go on through to Philadelphia, the others being sent to home stations. One of the matters connected with the return of Troop C, or the Gov ernor's Troop, as it will be known when It comes home, will be the care of the thirty-two horses which will be maintained here for the organization. Those horses will be stabled under the direction of Captain George C. Jack and the government will pay tho hostlers, so that there will be horses available for the men to ride at all times and in event of mobilization the men will have mounts for a start. The machine gun company of the Eighth and the wagon company will have much material here and will also have some horses for training purposes. In fact, the local companies will be closer to a war footing than ever known before. As it Is probable that the next Legis lature will bo asked to make some sub stantial appropriations for armories and other arrangements in behalf of the National Guard, it is interesting to note that one state which has two regiments spent $70,000 in preparing its camp, while another spent over $200,000. The State of Pennsylvania owns something close to 2,000 acres at Mount Gretna, where its permanent camp Is located, and its investment, less than $50,000, is in marked con trast when one considers the efficiency of the Keystone State troops. The State Highway Department's au tomobile division is the big money maker on Capitol Hill just now, as it Is doing a business of SIOO,OOO a day. In all probability the total revenue for 191G licenses will run over $2,225,000. At the present rate the 1917 revenue will exceed it and then some thou sands. Out of I_,ewif?town comes a story to the effect that a. Beaver Springs farmer owned the heaviest pig in proportion to its size in the world. When slain this week the porker weighed 595 pounds and all present at the slaughter asserted that there was something wrong. First the scales were criticised, but when they proved accurate fur ther investigation developed that the pig had been a walking hardware store. In the stomach were sixty-nine 10-penny nails, a quantity of loose bolts, nuts and screws and four to six pieces of iron hoop from four to six Inches long. This sounds like a Munchausen story, but when it is called that & certain Postal Telegraph messenger a few years ago feasted dar after day for the benefit of his asso ciates on nails and glass and all sorts of impossible breakfast foods of the same kind the experience of the Beaver Springs farmer is not to be questioned. This messenger boy was subsequently opened up by a surgeon and consid erable hardware removed from hla stomach. It is probable that there will be pretty big audiences at the watch night services which are a feature of Harrisburg life on the last night of the old year. For years these services have been held in some of the churches and they have attracted audiences which have filled the pews, notably in the case of churches in the upper section and Hill portion of the city. They are by no means denominational, but people from all churches attend them, and the service varies. In some inslances the hour of the passing of the old year is spent in prayer and in others the advent of the new year la greeted by songs. The methods of collecting ashes and garbage appear to be arousing the ire of some householders in Harrisburg and they are comparing notes on the condition of their yards. This morn ing one man gave the following inven tory of his premises: Seven lard tubs, one large metal box, three peach baskets and one nail keg, all filled with ashes and all waiting for the man with the wagon. Representative Miles A. Milliron, of Klttanning. is here combining busi ness, politics and pleasure, as he is a legislator and also connected with school supply concerns. Hj has been attending the educational association meetings nnd visiting the headquarters and the Capitol. ~ WELL KNOWN PEOPLE —Mayor James O. Harvey, of Haale- k ton, has decided that he can designate where children are to coast and has nsmod the streets for sports. —Professor Paul Haupt in an ad dress at Philadelphia said that the wine of the ancients was twenty-five times as strong as that of to-day. —Ralph Bingham acted as Santa Claus for the Pen and Pencil Club at Philadelphia again. —E. F. Romlg, son of a prominent Allentown man, la home from the Orient, where he was a teacher dur ing the early nart of the year. | DO YOU KNOW That Harrisburg manufactures tin plntc which Is used In army cups? HISTORIC HARRISBIRG The first legislature to sit In Hari risburg occupied the Courthouse on a very snowy day. His Diet With flapjacks, bacon, coffee, eggs, I smooth the nighttime wrinkles out (The cook says I have hollow legs, To carry so much about). And then I light a fat cigar, And gagly hop upon a car. For luncheon I have something light! Corned beef and cabbage and brown bread: A steak, a chop, I take at night. Another ere I hit the bed. A clear Havana, not too mild, Helps me sleep like any* child. • My diet's just the thing for me. My state of health is almost rude. But doubtless It would l fatal be To any one afraid of food. The moral: Let each child live his pIMV But don't advise your fellow man. v-Chicago New*
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