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Thursday, October 8, 1914.
OCTOBER
Son. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat.
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MOON'S PHASES—
Full Moon, 4th; Last Quarter, t2th;
New Moon, HHh; First Quarter, 25th.
WEATHER FORECASTS
Harrisburg and vicinity: I'nsettled I
to-night and Friday, probably showers. \ tuijZV
Not much change in temperature. j V
Eastern Pennsylvania: I'nsettied to
night and Friday, probably showers. L
Gentle to moderate southerly winds
YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE IN HARRISBURG
Highest. 61; lowest, 57; 8 a. m., 57; 8 p. m., 59.
SUCCESS OF THE COUNTY FAIRS
Algeron S. -Martin. Deputy Secretary of Agri
culture in Pennsylvania, is authority for the state
ment that the county fairs held in this state this
year were the most successful in history, both in the
quantity and quality of the exhibits and also in the
attendance. This remarkable success Mr. Martin
ascribes not only to the splendid weather that pre
vailed but also to the fact that the farmers and
others who have things to exhibit have taken a
greater interest this year than ljeforc and
made special preparations, through increased scien
tific knowledge of argiculture, to have their ex
hibits of a superior character.
The success of the county fair in Central Penn
sylvania has been most marked. Beginning with
the horse and cattle show at Hogestown, not a
county fair exactly, but mainly representing Cum
berland county, each successive fair was a success.
Middletown, Lebanon, Gratz, Reading, Lancaster,
Allentown, Oxford and York have all held fairs
this year, each of which would reflect credit on a
state-wide exhibition.
There has been a larger and finer variety of
fruits, flowers, vegetables, grains, tine horses and
cattle and dairy and home products placed on exhi
bition this year because the farmers are conducting
their farming operations along educational lines.
They have attended the numerous termers' insti
tutes established by the state; they have paid care
ful attention to instructions in fruit culture as im
parted by experts; they have inquired into the best
methods of breeding tine horses and cattle; have
studied the best dairy and poultry methods, and,
best ol all, have put into practical operation what
ha>; been learned in the lectures on physiology and
hygiene and other health measures, for it must be
acknowledged that without good health the work
in carrying out progressive ideas on the farm lan
guishes.
All ol these advanced ideas are noticeable in the
exhibits at the county tail's, and have, more than
anything else, contributed to their success. It is
interesting also to learn that county fair associa
tions generally this year observed the law and per
mitted no gambling on the fair grounds. The time
is past when people who go to county fairs ran lie
swindled by sharpers on the grounds. That char
acteristic of the old time fair has been eliminated
forever, it is hoped.
THE CENTURY OF PEACE
It is unfortunate that the commemoration of the
hundred years ot peace between this countrv and
Great Britain should fall at this time when war
is engaging so much attention, or rather, that the
war should have come just as the great English
speaking nations were about to turn to thoughts of
peace. There is something of the irony of fate in
the coincidence.
It does not seem necessary, however, that the
celebration of the peace centenary should be omit
ted. So far as the United States is concerned, it
seems to be particularly necessary that the festiv
ities be held as planned. The fact that this great
republic is not involved in the consuming aar. war
rants it in not only praying for future interna
tional peace, but also in celebrating the peace which
it has in the past enjoyed.
England is too greatly absorbed in war to con
sider extensive celebration of its century of peace
with the 1 nited States. It could not well become
jubilant over peace with a country across the ocean
while it is excited over war with nations across the
HARRISBURG STAk-*rNDEPENDENT, THURSDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 8, 1914.
channel. England is only one party to the peace
celebration, however, and this country could hold
festivities enough for both. The fact that England
is at war does not lessen the importance of the fact
that the United States is at peace.
Before the outbreak of the great war in Europe
preparations were begun at the Bureau of Engrav
ing and Printing in Washington for the issuance of
special postage stamps commemorating the century
of peace. According to accounts from Washington
these stamps are soon to be ready for use, but may
not be issued by the I'ostoffice Department. The
matter rests with Postmaster General Burleson.
The word "Peace" appears prominently on the
stamps, which are of two-cent and five-cent denomi
nations. On the former the Stars and Stripes appear
beside the I'niofi Jack, which is doubtless the ob
jectionable feature in view of the trouble in which
the Union -lack has become involved since the de
signs for the stamps were approved.
In maintaining its neutrality this government
must watch closely its every move. Its postage
stamps are its direct products, and are supposed
to reflect its impulses. If it were to display too
great a friendliness for Great Britain at this time,
by fervently clasping hands across the globe on its
postage stamps, its intentions might not be properly
understood by contending countries which have
their own conceptions of peace.
It may be well to postpone or to call otf entirely
the issuance to the public of the peace stamps, yet
there is no reason why the celebration of the cen
tenary itself should be omitted. Canada will join
with this country in the festivities, and good feel
ing between us and our northern neighbor should
he cultivated. The suitable commemoration of the
century of peace was first suggested by a Canadian
cabinet member, W. L. even though Eng
land is otherwise engaged, Canada strongly favors
reciprocity with the United States in peace and
good will. «
Harrisburg has everv reason to feet proud of its enter
tainment of the firemen this week. No other city in the
state could have done better.
England is shutting otf her woo! exports, but American
tailors will continue to manufacture clothing with the guar
antee that it is "all wool but the buttons."
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Governor Glynn, of New York, is taking no chances. He
has assumed the leadership of the state Democracy and will
conduct his own campaign. If he is sincere it looks like a
slap at Tammany.
Secretary Bryan is going to speak for "peace" at a
meeting in Philadelphia on Monday night. Are we to
understand that the gentleman has been sent into Penn
sylvania to patch up a truce between the "Old Guard" and
the "Reorganizersf"
Auditor General Powell believes in looking into things—
especially commission expense accounts; but he insists that
his administration is not either of the "ham sandwich" or
"champagne breakfast" variety, and he believes in up
holding the dignity of the state.
The "Patriot" can interpret anything optimistically from
the Democratic viewpoint. For instance it says to-day,
with reference to the city registration figures: "Heavy
Republican Roll Indicates Great Anti-Machine Vote in
November."
TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN
HOLDING THEIR OWN
A regiment of regulars was making a long, dusty march
across the rolling prairie of Montana. It was a hot, blis
tering day and the men, longing for water and rest, were
impatient to reach the next town. A rancher rode past.
"Say, friend," called out one of the men,' "how fur is it
to the next town!" .
"Oh, a matter of two miles or so, I reckon," called back
the rancher. Another hour dragged by and another rancher
was encountered.
"How far to the next town?" tiie men aske4 him eagerly.
"Oh, a good two miles."
A weary half hour longer of marching and then a third
rancher.
"Hey, how far's the next town?"
"Not far," was the encouraging answer, "only about
two miles."
"Well," sighed the optimistic sergeant, "thank goodness,
we're holdin' our own, anyhow!"— Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph.
A GOOD WORD FOR THE DEVIL
An old Scotch woman was famous for speaking kindly.
No sheep was so dark but she could discover some white
spot to point out to those who could see only its black
ness. One day a gossipping neighbor lost patience with her,
and said, angrily:
"Wumman, ve'll hae a guid word to say for the devil
himself!"
Instantly came the reply:
"Weel, he's a vera industreeous body!"— Philadelphia
Record.
A REASONABLE REQUEST
"Harry," she said thoughtfully.
"What is itT" responded the worried business man rather
shortly.
"I wish you could rearrange your business a little bit."
"How?"
'So as to be a bear on Wall Street instead of at home."
—Fun.
IN LEGAL JARGON
"Who writes you so many letters, dear?"
"A young lawyer."
"And does he write nice letters!"
"In a legal way, yes. He «ay ß 1 have beautiful eyes and
is constantly alluding to what he calls the aforesaid eyes,
orbs cr visual organs."—Pittsburgh Post.
OH, WOODROW!
Apropos of the human side of the President of the United
States, the President was out for a ride in his motor car one
afternoon. The machine passed a small boy standing be
side the road.
"Did you notice what that hoy did when we passed!"
the President asked.
"No, Mr. President; I did not."
"He made a face at me."
"Is it possible?" exclaimed the shocked companion. "I
didn't observe him."
"He did," said the President;• "but did you notice what
I did?"
"No, sir."
"Well," answered the President, happily, "I made a face
right back at him!"—' Exchange.
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Hope Company's Beehive
Among the devices employed in the
handsome decorative scheme of tho
Hope Fire t ompanv along Second
street from State to North is the bee
hive. Many hare asked why this de
vice is usdd to represent the Hope com
pany, and an old fireman volunteers the
explanation. When fire companies were
first organized in Harrisburg the public,
being very proud of the different or
ganizations, bestowed upon them some
pet name. Regarding the Hope com
pany, it was remarked that they were
a very effective set of firemen, always
on hand at the first alarm of fire and
exceedingly efficient workers. They
became known as the "Busy Bees,'"
and on top of the original Hope engine
house was a beehive, symbolic of the
fact that the members of the Hope
lived up to their name. In time the
Hope members, from the device on top
of building, came to be known as |
the "Hivers," and they are known
by that name to this day, although they
are seldom referred to in that way. The
beehive always forms part of the Hope
company's decorative scheme.
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Friendship the '' Red Rabbits''
In the early days the members of the
Friendship Fire Company were known
as the "Red Rabbits,'' a pet name
earned because of their celerity in get
ting to fires. At the first alarm of
fire the red-shirted Friendship firemen
could be seen scurrying to a "blaze like
a pack of red rabbits, drawing their
hose cart or hand engine, and thus they
got their name. The Paxton is known
as ''Big Six,' - because of its number,
and the Mount Vernon as the "Hook
ies." it being the original exclusively
hook and ladder company in Harris
burg. Other companies had hook and
ladder trucks before the Mount Vernon
was organized, but they were engine
companies also.
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Few Firemen in War Time
"There was a time in the affairs of
the fire department of Harrisburg,"
continued the old fireman, "when there
were scarcely enough members of the
different- companies here to man the
apparatus in case of fire. 1 refer to
the period of the Civil war. There were
but few fire companies in the city at
that time and few of the active mem
bers who were not in the ranks of the
Union army. When an alarm of fire
was sounded everybody ran to help haul
the apparatus to the scene of conflagra
tion. but few understood the workings
of .the old hand machine. They were
ignorant concerning how to attach the
feeder from the plug to the old hand
engine, but they could lend a hand
when it came to doing the pumping.
The men who understood how to make
attachments were in demand, but they
were almost all in the array. So. too,
with dragging the hose carts to the
fire. The men generally joined in haul
ing the engines, for they were neces
sary, but in many instances I saw the
hose carts drawn by mere boys. The
Hope company had a hose cart called
the "Fat Hose,'' light of build and
easy to run, not being weighted down
with too much hose, and on more than
one occasion that hose cart was taken
to the fii;e pulled exclusively by boys
between 12 and 16. When they got
to the fire, however, the 'boys turned
the cart over to the older members,
who unreeled the hose and did the
work. Some of those boys are still
living. Some of them are members of
the -Hope company now, and they ail
delight to tell of the days when they
used to jump the old ' fat hose' to a
tire.''
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How Firemen Got Revenge
An incident in connection with the
burning of the State lunatic asylum
near this city, in the late fifties, is still
remembered by the older firemen.
When the alarm was sounded the Har
risburg companies responded, the ap
paratus, as usual, being hauled by men.
Just across the canal, at Herr street,
one of the men engaged in pulling the
fire engine of one of the companies
slipped and fell and the engine passed
over his body, mortally injuriug him.
He was not dead when picked up and
his comrades carried him to a neartjy
house along the canal to find a resting
place until a doctor could arrive. The
owner of the house refused to let the
firemen carry the injured man in—in
fact, shut the door in their faces —
and they were obliged to carry the man
to the home of a poor widow in the
vicinity. The man died, and «o fierce
was the resentment of the Harrisburg
firemen against the man who had re
fused to let their injured comrade into
his house that they took revenge in a
unique way. The owner of the house
operated a truck farm along the canal
and sold his vegetables in the lower
market house in Market square. On
market mornings, after the death of
the firemen, Harrisburg firemen took
turns in standing near the man's stand
where he sold his vegetables and warn
ing would-be purchasers against buying
from him. It is said that he had to
quit the business and turned it over
to his son.
THOMAS M. JONES.
THE WORDEN PAINT
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H. M. F. WORDEN, Proprietor.
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Damp and Water Proof
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Supplies
' Genuine Pen Argyl Inlaid
Slate for Flat Roofs.
il HARRISBURG, PA.
FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON
Services for Kingsley A. Price Held
From Home on Second Street
This afternoon at 4 o'clock the fu
neral service* for Kingsley A. Price,
who died at th e Harrisburg hospital
Tuesday night, will be held from his
home, 2015 North Second street, the
Rev. J. D. Fox will officiate. Burial
will be made in Bloomfield, N. J.
Mr. Price, who was cashier for the
New York Liife Insurance Company,
is survived by a widow and infant
daughter, his mother, father, two
brothers and two sisters.
' Mrs. Ellen McOarvllle
The funerfcl services for Mrs. Ellen
'McCarville were held yesterday from
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Milton
Yetter. 1539 North Second street, the
Rev. Father O'Donuell officiated. In
terment was made in Mt. Calvary cem
etery. Hymns were sung by Miss Kdith
Rourke. The pallbearers were William
Dume, William Rodenhaver, John Hen
nig, James McDermc-tt, George Molau
and Edward Guarin.
Edward Olouser
Edward Clouser, aged 60 years, died
yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the
Harrisburg hospital. The remains will
be taken to Newport by Undertaker
Charles H. Mauk to-morrow morning
where services will be held at 2.110
o'clock that nfternoon. Burial will be
in Newport cemetery. The Rev. C. K.
Collins, pastor of the Newport Church
of God, will officiate.
Two-Year-Old Child Dies
Albert Lahley, the two-vear-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Lahley, died
last night at the home of his parents,
1869 North Twelfth street. Funeral
services to-morrow morning at 10
o'clock. Burial in East Harrisburg
cemetery to-morrow.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Smith
Mrs. Sarah Jane Smith, aged 56
! years, wife of Daniel W. Smith, died
! .Monday night at her home, Second
i street and Fulton avenue, Wormleys
j burg. The funeral services will be held
J to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. The
| "body will be taken to Highspire for in
erment by C. H. Mauk. Mrs. Smith is
survived by her husband and one
daughter, Mrs. David Crossley.
William Watson
The death of William Watson, aged
50 years, occurred at the Harrisburg
j hospital Monday night. Funeral services
will be held tomorrow afternoon at
j the undertaking parlors of C. H. Mauk,
Sixth and Kelker streets. Interment will
be in Lincoln cemetery.
Mrs. Anna R. Steever
I Mrs. Anna Rebecca Steever. aged 75
I years, died at the home of her daugh
| ter, Mrs. Lillie Sturgeon, 510 North
j street, yesterday of heart trouble. She
pvas a member of the Pine street Pres
{ byterian church. Mrs. Steever is sur
l vived by the following children: Mrs.
Lillie Sturgeon, Mrs. Susan l-'agen,
| Mrs. Katie Neal. Mrs. Elizabeth Doan,
i M iss Mary, John W„ Robert F„ and
] George W. Steever, one sister anil one
j brother.
The funeral services will be held
I from her late home Saturday afternoon
'at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in the
| 'Harrisburg cemetery. The Rev. H. W.
: A. Hanson, pastor of the Messiah Lu
| theran church, will officiate.
OLD-TIME REMEDY
MAKES PURE DLOOD
Purify your blood by taking Hood's
Sarsaparilla. This medicine has been
| and still is the people's medicine be
| cause of its reliable character and its
' wonderful success in the treatment of
! the common' diseases and ailments—
j scrofula, catarrh, rheumatism, dyspep
sia, loss of appetite, that tired feeling,
general debility.
j Hood's Sarsaparilla has been tested
forty years. Get it to-day. Adv.
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Your children have a right to have the
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MEN FORMING CLUB
Plan Is to Admit Non-Members of St.
Andrew's to Membership
Male members of St. Andrew's Pro- j
testant Episcopal church and their ]
friends will meet to-morrow night in j
m LIB
See any broker hut insist on getting Aetna policies.
We write them to cover liability, collision, property damage, fire,
theft, loss of use and injury to owner—all in one policy.
Keep in mind, also, that we issue policies right here, burglary, plate
glass, physicians' liability, employers' liability, elevator, personal
accident, life, sprinkler leakage, fly wheel, water damage, parcel post,
teams liability, residence liability, live stock, boiler.
Everything for everybody and the best.
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Union Trust Bldg. General Agent and Adjuster.
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the parish house at Nineteenth and
Market •-treets, to take further stcj's
toward organizing a men's club in con
nection with the church. The first
meeting was held last month at the*
home of the junior warden of the
church, K. W. Watts, in Bellevue park.
It is expected that a permanent or
ganization will be effected to-morrow
night, including the adoption of rules
to govern the club and the election of
officers. The plan is to have an or
ganization so elastic as to include any
men who wish to join and not merely
members of the church.
The club will hold frequent meetings
at the parish house during the fall ami
winter, which will be of a social and
educational character.