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n/ll\l\ldDUlU) lCLLlllVArtl We are hiippy then to have made
A NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME ' tS ® cc l ua ' ntance ln our youth anc
. we look back upon the memory 01
It with fond recollections; yea, w<
thank heaven for it, devoutly mind
(Published evenings except Sunday by ' u ' °' a ' l ' Providence that has
THE TELEGRAPH PRINTING CO., P !ac ed it in our hands as an effective
Telegraph Building;, Federal Square, weapon against household pride ant
an ever ready reminder of th<
_ , __. „ „ . . _ abundance of our present blessing!
'&Bdor-in-Chi*f a3 coupled with those of the humble
F. It. OYSTKR, Business Manager. , „
OUS M. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor. OUr fathers
• But in our boytyooa, how we hatec
k it. Many's the time wfc would have
I A * ft. t0 ° d J eady to Bwap for an hour ,r
P ' 3 :5L Ushers' Assocla- 1 kltchen bathtub an eternity ir
tion, the Audit brimstone fire. Nor were its tor
f Bureau of Circu- tures entirely imaginary. After the
P *S a* It.V. 0 " and . Pcnn - days when mother shamelessly
a ted" 1 Dallies 800 '" str iPPed "s down to the buff anc
|shffiSS? H| . scrubbed our ears almost off right ir
[H ■IB j a Easl ® r " office, front of anybody who happened tc
fi 9 ISB fStf Finney, r °°F?fth 1)6 P resent > U P to the time when we
BbsSbb HE Avenue Building, ourselves did the scrubbing—a little
Western o?fi ty " ' 6SS v,sorous, y> to bo sure—behind
Htoryf r ßrooks C & closely drawn blinds and doors
Finley, People's locked against all intruders, that old
Chicago, ill. lnK ' kitchen was invariably either toe
hot or too cold; it was always a case
Entered nt the Post Office in Harris- ot Perspiration or the shivers.
burg, Pa., as second class matter. However, the pain was well worth
• while, as we see it now. Stories ol
rrfgjrijf§§£h> B wee r k: lo by trlps from bedroom to kitchen,
a year in advance. with towel in one hand and "fresh
j underwear in the other, while the
mercury hovered around zero, are
THVBSPAY EVENING, 3L\Y 24 well calculated to make modern fam
— ilies compare their pleasant sur
, roundings with those of other years
Hard work IS not a clog and Then it was that the "mansion or
a draq; it is the privilege given ). he hll ' ° r the "J ud s e ' s home" was
' J J the only house in town that had a
IJOU to test the powers of your bathtub, and it was of tin and had to
hand and heart.—O. S. Davis. be " lled by nd - Vll
We suggest to our Middle West
=* ern friends that they do a little cal-
WANTED—HOME RULE culating as to just how far back it
WITH the actual work of the has been since they had their first
Legislature almost completed ' n arl honest-to-goodness, hot
it is only reasonable to hope ii nd-cold, turn-the-spigot and pull
that Senator Beidleman's joint reso- 'he-plug bathtub, and then "quietly
lution for constitutional changes lo content themselves with a return
which will give the municipalities to first Principles while the tub man
of Pennsylvania a larger measure of l, f act urers catch up with orders.
home rule may come out of commit-
tee and be given a fair chance on the There's something radically wrong
floor. with the figures of the statistician
If certain selfish corporate inter- w ' h ° ostin,ates the life of an army en
ests, as has been alleged, are opposed ? lne fV. b ° " tl> ! rty minutes at the
front. Considering the vast amount
fo tlus very proper measure, then 9f minlnfr sapplnff and trenchbuild
they should be forced to make their ini? a]ong . the Krenc h front, either the
fight in the open and not in the Engineer is much more difficult to kill
secrecy of a committee. There is no than our informant would have us be
justification for refusal to permit Heve, or the allies have had about a
the people of the several communi- Million engineers in the service,
ties now suffering from all sorts of
hodge-podge legislation to adopt BUY A BOND
such measures of relief as are pos- ALL over the United States the
sibie save for the restriction of the £\. earner and the capitalist
fundamental law. For instance, liar- are uniting in substantial sup
risburg is tied hand and foot by a port of the government by subscrip
code which binds together all the tions to the liberty loan—the first
cities of the State save three or four, line of defense. This loan represents
and while this city has endeavored $2,000,000,000. Harrisburg must do
| to relieve itself of the burden which her part and the "flying squadron,"
rests alike upon all it is helpless un- composed of bond salesmen and in
der the present classification. Cer- surance agents, already is making
tainly there can be no logical oppo- fine headway in disposing of this
sition to a measure which would city's proportion of the loan. Those
give each city the right to adopt its who imagined this would' be "a rich
own charter under reasonable con- man's war" and that the humble
stitutionai restrictions. working man would not stand on the
So long as there appears to be same footing as the opulent capital
no possibility of agreement upon a ist are now understanding that the
form of government satisfactory to war comes to every family in some
all these cities, their freedom of ac- way or another. It is our duty to
tion should not be further restrained provide the sinews through which
by a hard-and-fast classification the German menace shall be crushed
which compels all the cities to oper- forever. Unless we are ready to
ate under the same statutory regula- fight Germany alone we must join,
tions. with all our resources, the allies who
Senator Eeidleman is conversant have been for almost three years en
with the difficulties which confront deavoring to conquer Prussian des
our own municipality and will be potism.
supported to a man in his effort to If you have not yet subscribed for
increase the measure of home rule what you are able to buy of this
so that Harrisburg, if it so desires, loan it is your duty and patriotic
can adopt a charter for its own guid- privilege to take immediate action,
ance. -Corporation opposition can We must win the war, but it will not
be based only on selfish considera- be won by waving the flag and shout
tions and in the light of their ex- ing the national anthem. The
periences of recent years it might be viw tn.<inv snvs?
expected that public utilities and all
others would avoid arousing popular
distrust through arbitrary opposition
to what is manifestly a measure in
the interest of all the people.
With the calling of the National
Guard to the colors, all the State will
have left to guard the public fnom
possible disorders will be the State
Police. The wisdom of the legisla
ture in providing for more of these
officers in the crisis is now apparent.
The State Police will be needed more
than ever with many communities de
nuded of their natural protectors.
They may bo relied upon to do their
full duty, no more and no less.
BACK TO THE WASHTUB
DISPATCHES from the Middle
West are to the effect that
building operations arc being
held up in some towns out there be
cause bathtub manufactories are
some months behind in their orders.
The newspapers are taking on
"something awful" about it, and one
might imagine from their lamenta
tions that no house possibly could
serve as human habitation without
a finished bathroom, hot and cold
faucets, a sitz tub and a shower.
llow rapidly those Middle West
erners have progressed since the
packing houses and the growth of
tho automobile industry began to
make everybody with less then $lO
a day income look like a candidate
for the poorhouse is illustrated by
the fact that everybody out there,
according to what one can gather
from the newspapers, appears to
have forgotten the time when he
was accustomed to take his weekly
bath in the family washtub. We
used to do that right here in little
old Harrisburg, but,' lawsec, we're
not ashamed of It. No indeed. Fact
is, we boast about it. It's one of
our ways of impressing upon our
wives and young hopefuls what good
providers we are and how happy
they ought to be to have a husband
and father who can afford a house
with a bathroom and those other
modern conveniences" described in
the for rent" "for sale" col
umns.
It's a fine, comforting subject, that
old kitchen bathtub, when wife gets
around to the point of an automo
bile or an addition to the house, or
when daughter begins to discuss her
THURSDAY EVENING,
If one-third of the number of
depositors in the United States
each subscribed for the loan,
there would be about 12,000,000
subscribers—the largest number
ever subscribing to any loan in
the history of the world.
The number of subscribers to
the last loan of Germany (with
65,000,000 inhabitants) was 6,000,-
000.
In England (with 47,000,000 in
habitants), the great British loan
of $n,000,000,000 had 8,000,000 sub
scribers.
The t'nited States, with over
100,000,000 Inhabitants, should
have at least 12,000,000 subscrib
ers to the first Liberty Loan.
Every true American should
take the greatest pride in being
one of the subscribers, as an act
of patriotism.
It is the same spirit in which
every man with a musket crowded
on to Lexington in the birth-hours
of the Republic.
It is an essential and substan
tial way of helping the revival of
tho Soul of America.
If vegetables were as easy to grow
as weeds, there would be so much
food we would have no place to store
it.
OI K NEW SHIPPING
WHATEVER the outcome of the
world war, It is certain that
the shipping- of .the United
States will be vastly increased
through tremendous preparations
now in progress for doing our part
in the conflict. This paragraph
from a Philadelphia newspaper ad
vertisement indicates the activity in
the shipping industry:
Two hundred ships are being
built on the Delaware river be
tween Philadelphia and Wilming
toTheir total value is over 1200,-
000.000.
Their tonnage is over a million.
More than 20,000 men are em
ployed on them.
located in the Philadelphia dis
trict are Cramp's Shipyard, the
New York Shipbuilding Company,
the Pennsylvania Shipbuilding
Company. Harlan & Hollings
worth. the Chester Shipbuilding
Company and smaller concerns.
It is a remarkable thing that war
is necessary to arouse a great people
to their responsibilities and the fact
that for years the Stars and Stripes
has been disappearing from the
seas seems to have had no real effect
upon the people until our own par
ticipation in the -war developed our
weakness in this respect. Not only
will the ships be necessary during
the war. but will be even more neces
sary after the war, when the com
mercial and industrial expansion of
the nation to all parts of the globe
will require American boats In which
to transport our manufactured pro
ducts and the food which will be
produced In this country.
Hlndenburg is discovering that time
and General Petain wait for no man.
By the Ex-Commlttrcfnan
One of the amusing things about
the Legislature this week has been
the manifestation of feeling over the
proposed recess over Memorial Day,
which was abandoned chiefly be
cause no one wanted to sponsor It.
Most of the members would have
been very glad to adjourn to-day
until June 4 and some were even in
favor of adjourning until June G so
that they could be home on registra
tion day, but none appeared to be
desirous of saying so out loud. When
the proposition was broached many
members appeared to favor the 'plan
if some one would offer the resolu
tion.
When the House voted on ad
journing until next Monday there
were a lot of subdued "noes" and
if it had been possible to do it many
would have voteil to extend the time
one week. Numerous members de
clared to-day that they would have
important business at home next
week and several stated they had
engagements to speak on Memorial
Day.
Chances are that there will be
rather slim houses next Tuesday and
the idea of holding sessions on Me
morial Day is not popular. There
are also members who say they in
tend to stay home on Registration
Day.
I —House committees are com
| mencing to "clean up." This is al
ways done when the end of a session
is in sight and as there has been a
growth of belief that the Legislature
will close up late next month the
chairmen are starting to get rid of
bills. Rumors of better feeling be
tween senatorial leaders have been
going the rounds and the dinner to
be given next Tuesday by Senator
Vare may be productive of results.
—lt is even reported that the Gov
ernor's action in sending in the
Schaeffer and other appointments
may be the precursor of more and
that in the windup most of his ap
pointments might be sent in and
confirmed. Influences have been at
work to bring about a protocol.
—Members of the joint legislative
appropriation committee will quiz
Insurance Commissioner J. Denny
O'Neil next Tuesday afternoon about
the appropriations asked for his de
partment. There are several - bills
pending for changes in the depart
ment and for increases in salaries.
It is expected that the hearing will
be interesting as Insurance has been
a good bit discussed about the Legis
lature and the commissioner has
some opinions on the subject of
legislation.
—Chairman Milliron, of the House
educational committee, has detailed
Messrs. Stadtlander, Sterling and
Powell to hold hearings on the
Beyer bill to make the school boards
of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh elec
tive instead of appointive. There is
considerable opposition to the bills.
Tho Philadelphia hearing will be
held Saturday and tho Pittsburgh
hearing May 31.
—The Democrats got two bills out
yesterday. They have several more
to get out. When they are all de
feated the windmill will emit some
doleful sounds about the loss to the
State.
—The Philadelphia transit situa
tion will be ventilated again in the
Senate judiciary general committee
next Tuesday. The delegations on
transit are not as impressive as a
few years ago.
—The Senate railroad committee
will meet Monday night to act on
the "full crew suspender." The bill
would provide that the full crew law
could be suspended during the war
and six months thereafter.
—lt is said that still another effort
will be made in the Legislature to
get an expression on a resolution to
urge the President to recommend
that Congress either make the coun
try "dry" for the war or else to pro
hibit use of grains and fruits for
anything but food. The liquor ele
ment has been on the alert for such
a move in the House the last few
days.
—The State Suffrage Committee last
night issued a sharp attack upon the
members of the House for not. put
ting their presidential election bill
on the calendar. Tho criticism Is
olso directed to the committee which
negatived the bill.
—Members of the State Grange
are making an active fight against
the big bond issue for roads. The
resolution is also opposed by some
Democrats and independents in spite
of their declarations from time to
time in favor of the referendum.
Mothers of a Nation
War is a great adventure, the
greatest adventure in the world. The
adventurers go forth to battle, eyes
ahead. Mostly they are boys who
go, because war is tho young man's
game, the young man's call. All over
Europe boys have left their homes,
with a shame-faced tear or two, per
haps, but with the great adventure
ahead. And they have left at home
a great emptiness, a quiet that is
not peace.
Then, and very suddenly, they
have ceased to bo boys on a great
adventure, and are men, fighting
men, patriots and soldiers. Some
thing that had always been theirs
had become a thing that had to be
fought for. Not until it was menaced
had they known how dear was their
country. The flag had been but a
flag. It became a symbol of home.
I have lived to see my country's
flag beside the altar of my church.
Men fight wars, but it is the motlr
ers of a nation who raise the army.
They are the silent patriots. Given
her will, every mother in this great
land would go to wai, If by so doing
She could keep her sons in safety. It
is easier to go than to send a boy.
Yet war is not necessarily death.
I try to cdmfort myself with this.
Perhaps it will help other mothers.
It is a hazard, but It is a thing of
vast rewards and much cheerfulness. I
of democracy, of big moment's and
little feasts, of smiles and grumbling,
of labor and rest, and of that joy
In his own kind that only the boy
knows. And underneath It all, buried
deep and never articulate, is that
feeling of doing his bit for his coun
trS\ which is the foundation on
which a nation rests secure.
I wish I could always remember
these things. I have panicky times,
when the sun dies for me, and my
world goes blaok. < But I am like
the other mothers. I shall go
through with It, and I would not
have things otherwise. I would not
have my son do other than he Is do
ing. He is still in his 'teens, but he
is a man, and this in his country.
I , have not raised him to be a
shirker.—Mary Roberts Rinehart In
"The Altar of Freedom."
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EDITORIAL COMMENT ] 1
Every dollar subscribed hits the
Mark!— Wall Street Journal.
The hand that swings the cradle is
the hand that rules the world. —
New York Sun.
Who doubts to-day that blood Is
thicker than 3,000 miles of salt
water.—Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Germans are bombarding the
English watering-places ahead of
time this year. The women and chil
dren haven't arrived yet.—St. Louis
Post Dispatch.
As another move looking toward
the conservation of foodstuffs and
o*her national resources, the govern
ment slioifld take over control of
Congresslbnal pork. Brooklyn
Eagle.
Marshall Field, 111, has just en
listed in the Illinois cavalry as a pri
vate; but if the army should suffer
any reverse, he would automatically
become a field marshal. —Nashville
Southern Lumberman.
A Confession
I wish I were a bog again.
This grown-up life's a cheat;
I want to paddle through the rain—
I want to go "bare feet!"
I want to feel the funny grass
Come tickling through my toes;
I hate this front of bluff and brass —
I hate these "Sunday" clothes!
I wish I had my old big hat
And fishing rod —I wish
That Johnnie Jones was here —hod
drat!
How we two boys could fish!
I'd love to sit there by the creek
With no one 'round but him,
And play and prank it for a week —
And fish and fish and swim!
I wish I were a boy again,
This grown-up life's a cheat;
I want to paddle through the rain—
I want to go "bare feet!"
—James Edwin Kerr, in the Colum
bia State.
| BOOKS AND MAGAZINES"
I Accuse —(J'Accuse by a German
Doran) —"Germany Awako!" the
opening chapter of this wonderful
story of Germany's part In the great
world war gives historywhtch should
have been known more completely
many months ago and before the
present war started.
The author of the book is un
known. Every effort has been made
to discover the Identity of the per
son who, though a German, revealed
the truth about the present war and
which country was responsible, for It.
That the writer Is fully acquainted
with International situations dating
back for years and with the eco
nomic positions of every world pow
er cannot be disputed.
The thoroughness and detail given
to fully convince against any possible
argument shows, too, that the book
was not written without much care
and investigation. None of the state
ments, the accusations and the se
rious charges which are made
against Germany and Austria are
made without the most complete
proof.
After settling the question of guilt
and placing the blame on his own
country, the writer proceeds to give
the antecedents to the world war,
and the successful efforts made in
Germany to have the people of that
oountrv believe they were being at
tacked instead of being on the of
fensive.
Germany's plan to pain world
dominion and territorial annexations
by the war is shown, together with
the great expense and loss which all
foreign countries have suffered fee
cause of colonies-already owned by
them.
No book on the world war can
equal this work in fixing the blame
beyond question on the guilty parties.
Contemplated for years, brought on
with a rush, resulting In the great
est of needless slaughters ever
known, the crime has been commlt
cd and all civilized nations are pay
ing heavily to overcome the evil and
prevent a recurrence, is the evident
meaning of the author.
England's repeated efforts to limit
the armaments of the two countries,
Germany's repeated refusals, Ger
many's diplomatic successes in many
international disputes, the advantage
to Germany because of the people
of that country who came here and
were naturalized, and a prediction
that the outcome of the war, cannot
be a victory for the Central empires
nre things which the writer makes
elenr in the many subtitled parts
In the Ave chapters of the book.
———^
THE PEOPLE'S
For Safety of Public
To lite Editor of the Telegraffi:
So many National Guardsmen hav
ing been killed or injured by trains
throughout the country since the cit
izen soldiers were ordered into Fed
eral service to protect railroad
bridges and tunnels, the Baltimore
and Ohio management has issued a
card of precaution, which is being
issued to the soldiers through the
regimental headquarters in the states
in which the railroad is being pa
troled.
J. M. Davis, vice-president of op
eration, who is responsible for the
safety measure for the soldiers, re
alized that they would be exposed to
the same degree of danger in the
performance of their duties as track
men or trespassers unless steps were
taken In impress upon them the
principles of precaution necessary
for self-protection.
The suggestions contained on the
card are as follows:
"Keep off all tracks except in the
discharge of duty, and when step
ping out of the way of approaching
trains, engines or cars, go far enough
to clear all running tracks.
"Where there are two or more
tracks, when practicable travel
against the current of traffic; or, in
other words, in the opposite direc
tion from that in which trains are
usually operated, keeping a sharp
lookout, however, in both directions
for approaching trains, as they may
Labor Notes
A total of 34,371 gasoline and
kerosene tractors are employed in
farming operations in the United
States.
There are 21,000 moving picture
theaters in the United States ana
about $2,000,000,000 invested in the
business.
It has been decided by the Balie
borough, Ireland, Council to put a
lirect labor scheme in operation in
Us district.
Springfield, Ohio, carpenters have
established the union shop and will
ask for an eight-hour day and a
wage-rate of 55 cents on May 1.
Wichita, Kan., Trades and Labor
Assembly has placed candidates in
the field for city commissioner and
six members on the school board.
Building trades mechanics of San
Francisco and vicinity are enjoying
better working conditions than ever
before.
Of 1,789 strikes in this country
last year the employers won but 471.
The workers won 706 strikes, 70
were arbitrated and 542 were com
promised.
Membership of the United Mine
Workers of America has inc-eased
nearly 150,000 members during live
years—more than one-third of the
total increase of the American Fed
eration of Labor.
Representatives of the United
Brotherhood of Leather Workers on
Horse Goods and the Travelers'
Goods and Leather Novelty Workers'
International Union are discussin? an
amalgamation of these organizations.
James Wilson, president of Pat
tern Makers' League of North Amer
ica; Frank Rist, editor of the Cin
cinnati Chronicle, and Thomas Jones
of the Carpenters' Union have been
elected members of-a commission
that will prepare a municipal char
ter for Cincinnati.
The official tabulation of the ref
erendum vote of the Iron Molders'
Union to raise dues from 40 to 50
cents a week shows that 1 4,040 fa
vored the increase and 6,392 op
posed. The vote was the largest In
the history of this organization and
the substantial majority of 7,648 In
dclates that the iron molders realize
high dues Is a good Investment.
San Antonio, Texas, Street Car
Men's Union has secured what is be
lieved to be the best wage contract
in the South for this class of work
ers. It provides for improved work
ing conditions and additional wagei
that will total over SBO,OOO a year.
About two hundred employes are in
creased S2O a month; 100 emoloves
$17.50 and 100 employes $14.50. This
union was organized a little
year ago
be operated in either direction as the
conditions require.
"Look in both directions before
stepping upon any track. Be par
ticularly careful when crossing
tracks near cars or locomotives, and
when about to step from one track
to another, as trains are run in either
direction on any track when neces
sary or expedient.
"Do not attempt to crawl under a
car or pass between cars separated
but a short distance without know
ing that proper protection against
movement has been afforded. Do
not step on the coupler when cross
ing between standing cars.
"When possible avoid walking
through escaping steam.
"When coming out of buildings ad
jacent to tracks look in both direc
tions before stepping upon the track.
"Do not take short cuts over dan
gerous places whefe other ways are
available and known to be safe.
"Do not ride upon freight trains
or locomotives, unless so instructed
by the proper authority.
"Do not board or alight from
trains at night unless you are sure
there are no obstructions or open
ings that may cause injury. When
practicable, board or alight from the
rear of the train, car or engine.
"When riding on passenger trains
alight from the side intended for
passengers, but do not alight while
the train is in motion.
"Cultivate careful habits. By so
doing one disciplines himself, and
when caution becomes a habit there
will be few accidents."
—S. D. O.
Avenged a Maid of France
A son of Britain from one of the
ends of the far flung- empire lies
wounded in a Brighton Hospital. He
is a soldier of a Sikh regiment. To a
"Doctor Sahib" at his bedside he dic
tates a letter to his brother, who is
a land owner of Amritsar City in
distant India. The manner of his
dictation and a certain tale which
he tells are thus set down by
Rudyard Kipling in "The Eyes of
Asia," published in the Saturday
Evening Post.
I have a friend among the French
—an old man in the village where
the regiment was established, who
daily (Ills in the holes made in his
fields by the enemy's shells with dirt
from a long handled spade. I begged
him once to desist when we were to
gether on his work, but he said that
idleness would cause him double
work for the day following. His
grandchild, a very small maiden,
grazed a cow behind a wood where
the shells fell, and was killed in that
manner.
Our regiment was told the news,
and they took an account of it, for
she was often among them, begging
buttons from their uniforms. She
was small and full of laughter, and
she had learned a little of our
tongue. (Yes, that was a very great
shame, Sahib. She was the child of.
us all. We exacted payment, but she
was slain —slain like a calf for no
fault. A black shame! * * *)
Certain men of our regiment di
vided among themselves as many as
they could pick up of the string of
beads that used to be carried by the
small maiden whom the shell slew.
It was found forty yards distant
from the hands. The made
an account of it, reckoning one life
of the enemy for each bead. They
deposited the beads as a pledge with
the regimental clerk.
When a man of the guarantors
was killed, the number of his beads
which remained unredeemed was
added to the obligation of the guar
antors, or they elected an inheritor
of the debt in his place. (He will
understand that. It was all very
correct and businessiike?Sahib. Our
Pathnn company arranged it). It
was seven weeks before all the
heads were redeemed, because the
weather was bad and our guns were
strong and 'the enemy did not stir
abroad after dark. When all the ac
count was cleared, the beads were
taken out of pawn flrfd returned to
her grandfather, with a certificate;
and he wept.
Attitudes Difficult Now
"Do your constituents indorse your
attitude?"
"I don't know yet," replied Sena
tor Sorghum. "Attitudes are not as
; easy as they used to be. I can re
member the time when all I needed in
the way of an attitude was an A.lax
defylng-th-lightnlng pose while I
j mentioned George Washington and
the American eagle."-—From the
[Washington Star.
MAT 24,1917.
Justifiable
A pawnbroker was rudely awak
ened in the middle of the night by
a furious knocking at hit. front door.
Much frightened, he opened the win
dows and looked out.
"Wh-wh-what's the matter?" he
asked breathlessly.
"Come down," demanded the
stranger.
"Who are "
"Come down!" interrupted the
other.
The pawnbroker hastened down
stairs and peeped around the door.
"Now, sir," he demanded.
"I wan'sh to know the time?"
said the bibulous one.
"You infernal rascal! Do you
mean to say you woke me up for
that? How dare you?"
The midnight visited looked in
jured.
"Well, you've got my watch," he
explained.—From Everybody's Mag
azine.
OUR DAILY LAUGH I
IM Mill
I /p\ TOPOGRAPHY.
I Jlrs ' C^atter
son—Don't you
\ think Mrs.
1 Heavysides i s
I dreadfully
|gn||jP| plain?
E& Mrs. Catter
son—Plain! No.
She's mountain
>
I m B
HIS RECIPE. 11
Cane How (2 '/xl
do you account
for living to be <0- -■> Wffl
one hundred p i/Ili
years old? Q I'/ fill
Gr a ndfather Pi (y fr
Clock I keep 111
regular hours, : % jli
and always find f[ i
something for u - |/i][
my hands to do!
TREATMENT
/i BfrroL FOR BORES
l) f ,lv - Peggy— Ah!
'j\ c BM.. J Now confess?
I --4 Wouldn't you
\ ,iko to b a
V /f Tljt man?
AAI Ppggy Of
course! Wou'.d-
T"/l \/J7i n't you?
■ '
SIBILITY.
come of the jjffi $
movement for
spelling reform? .
Had to give it ■jj 1/f jKjjjjf,
up in our town. \> i
People couldn't \ /t
settle on anjr "TO''
rtyle of spelling \ ImW, jf
that suited ev- \\ l
PUBLICITY.
A. ow Kln *
(&*>■ ¥ 'C* ®° lomon s et tho
j \ reputation of
\ being so vise?
\ [ Well, you see
great number of
ery woman does
rWSt her best to hrag
about what A
smart man her
husband Ir.
Abating (EJjal
Heservoir Park's "ever-blooming
nower garden," one or the sights of
the people's park at any time when
Jack l rost is not cutting up his
tapers or when King Winter has npt
the s opes in his grip, is: well worth
itii i -PiT fv me these aa >' s - 11 13
tilled with the flowers that come in
gladdening hearts with
c ? °f and ad,lin x to the joy
with which we greet the return of
niilder days. Just now the garden
is bright with flags and other blos
soms of the early variety and th
array of colors is bewildering. The
cultivation of the flag has been al
most as extensive as of the gladiolus
and some interesting results have
been attained by crossing, some of
v.-hich are to be seen at the Reser
voir. Not only have the flowers
bloomed in a way that makes ona
forget that the season is backward,
but the trees are unsualiy beautiful!
Ihe horse chestnuts have been very
pretty, the catalpas have attracted
much attention and the empress tree
is a sight. The garden and the flow
ering trees of the park are not as
well known as they should be and
the people who visit the park have
ft treat in store.
•
• • •
Representative Samuel A. Whit
aker of Chester county, is one of
the few commanders of National
Guard units in the National Guard
who has his command at war
strength. Mr. Whitaker is captain
of Hattery C, First %Vrtillery,
Phoenlxville, the oldest battery in
the National Guard and one of tho
best in the organized militia of the
country. For months this battery
has been conducting a school for
artillerymen and has been instruct
ing men who were not members of
the company so that when it was
ordered above peace strength it
could draw upon its reserve. Hence,
like tho Philadelphia First City
Troop of Cavalry, it has always had
njen on a waiting list. When tho
order to recruit to war strength
came Captain Whitaker was told by
Adjutant General Stewart, he should
secure his men. He drew an envelope
from his pocket and said: "Here
they are." He had the whole 190 re
quired on the rolls and scores more
qualitied by physical condition and
training to enter the service. As an
example of preparedness Battery C
ranks pretty high.
• •
Dr. Nathan C. Scliaeffcr, the vet
eran educator who is a national
figure, has served under six gover
nors as head of the educational de
partment. He will receive his
seventh commission this week. Dr.
Schaeffer, who comes from Berks
county and has a string of letters
after his name, was first commis
sioned in 1893 and commissioned
again in 1897, 1901, 1905, 1909 and
1913. Now 1917 comes along. His
collection of State parchments is im
pressive and bis closest rival is Ad
jutant General Stewart who entered
State service in 1895 and is still
blooming strong.
• • *
Members of the State Grange, who
were opposed in many instances to
the war, have turned in behind the
national government with en
thusiasm. .A number of the most in
fluential Grangers who were here
this week attending meetings of
their legislative committees, said
that their people were doing all they
could to increase their food produc
tion and that some farmers had re
sponded to the call for more food by
putting under cultivation moro
acreage than ever before and some
faced hard work through the lack
of farm labor which would require
them to handle all of the chores
themselves. It is predicted that
the State will have . some great
crops barring only unfavorable 4
weather conditions and pests.
• • •
Mice are again commencing to
make trouble about the Capitol. For
a while they had the mice banished
and roaches were the cause of much
tribulation, necessitating taking of
desks apart and liberal dosing of
rooms with powders and prepara
tions to make the bugs depart or die.
Now the mice have come back and
they have invaded no less a place
than the Governor's department.
They have been dancing square
dances on the floor of Executive
Clerk Deininger's office and playing
tag beneath the desk of Private Sec
retary Ball.
• * •
The Big-Q Society of which Col
onel Charles E. Covert is the lead
ing spirit, will camp this year on the
island of that name opposite Selins
grove beginning Wednesday, July
18. is the man who is Invited
to the Big-Q camp, if he enjoys life
in the open, jolly companionship and
good things to eat. Those who go
once never want to miss another sea
son. Formality is thrown aside,
costumes are cut down to the re
quirements of decency and the men
become as nearly boys again as it is
possible for grown men to do. In
deed there are those who have been
entertained by Colonel Covert who
believe that the campers could give
a troop of Boy Scouts many point
ers in the line of having a good time
outdoors.
[ WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
—County Controller Heebner, of
Montgomery, is head of the Lans
dale home guard which he drills
every few days.
—John Ihlder, Philadelphia hous
ing expert, summoned to Washington
to advise with War Department offi
cials. Is well 'known to a number of
Dauphin county people as he has
frequently visited here.
—Dr. D. B.' Gardner, of Scranton,
has been chosen head of the Susque
hanna Valley Dental Association.
—Mayor Pmith is planning some
models of the Parkway to show
Philadelphia people what they are
going to get.
—Charles Fagen, prominent Pitts
burgh lawyer, was among visitors
to the Capitol.
| DO YOU KNOW ~ 1
That Hnrrisbtirg furnishes
large quantities of wooden goods
to the general trade? \
HISTORIC HARHISBI RO
Paxton street was for a time a
rival to Derry as the main highway
to Reading.
"Five Ring" Convention
Unlike any convention ever held in
Pittsburgh, there will be "five rings"
going full blast simultaneously, to
use a seasonal term, when the 44t\i
annual National Conference of Char
ities and Correction opens here, June
6, with 3,500 social specialists from
all parts of the country in attend
ance for a week of papers on social
progress in America. Headquarters
will be in the William Penn Hotel.
This is the flfst time in the his
tory of conventions In that city that
it has been found necessary to di
vide the days" work into five distinct
i at-the-same-tlme sections to cover
■the Held of discussion, with night
meetings seven days in the week and
a spec'al program "Conference Sun*
day," June 10. t
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