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to COUNTIES QUARANTINED
FOR THEJQUTH DISEASE
LIT« Stock Sanitary Board Orders That
No Cattle, Sheep. Goats or Swine
Shall Be Moved in the Territory
Under Restraint
No further spread of the foot and
mouth disease in Pennsylvania was re
ported to the State Live stock Sanitary
Board to-day, but the Board this morn
i»g was informed of two suspicious
Cases, one in Berk* county, the other
in IVrrv county, the exact locations of
*iiich it was not considered wise to
make public. Both cases are being
closely watched by Dr. Marshall, State
\ eteriiiarian. and are under quaran
tine.
The Board, at it> meeting this week,
a .opted an order of general quarantine,
which directs that to prevent the spread
of the disease uo cattle, sheep, goats
or swine shall l>e moved in or out of
the counties of Allegheny, Delaware,
Lancaster, Philadelphia. York, Chester.
-Montgomery. Franklin, Lebanon aud
Bucks. In conclusion the order savs:
"It is forbidden to drive, transport
or move * attle. sheep, goats or swine
over or upon public roads, highways, or
railways in the counties aforesaid ex
cept upon specifi permission in writ
ing from an agent of the State Live
stock Sanitary Board expressly author
i ed to issue such permits.
"Permits for driving. transporting
or moving cattle. sheep, goats, or swine
over the public roads. highways or
railways mnst be taken out in ad
vance and must be held by the "person
in eharge of and accompanying such
animals, and must be kept available for
inspection.
"It is ordered that 110 cattle, sheep,
goats or swine shall be shipped by rail
in Pennsylvania except in newly clean
ed and disinfected cars. So fur , 4 s
possible, cars shall be cleaned and dis
niected at established sod specially
equipped cleaning and disinfecting sta
tious. then sealed and sent to the place
wuere the 'attic, sueep. goats or swine
■N to be loaded, Stock cars not newly
.caned and disiufeete.' must not be
permitted to enter Pennsylvania.
•'The transportation of hides, skins
and hoots of cattle
- teep. and other ruminants, and of
hay, straw, or similar fodder, from the
aforesaid quarantined area, is prohibit
ed unless the sai l hides, skins, and
iu"ts and all hay, straw, or similar fod
der . e disinfected prior to movement
under the supervision of an agent of
the >tate Livestock Sanitary Board.
battle for purposes other than im
me iiate slaughter (except apparently
healthy calves under six months of age
and steers) originating in other States
not under quarantine are subject to
regulations of December 12, 1913
which require that such cattle be* ac
companied by a certificate of health
and tuberculin test chart or by a per
mit signe by the State Veterinarian
ot Pennsylvania.''
Dr. Marshall said to-day that sus
picion has been removed from the sus
pected cases in Northumberland and
r rankli 11 counties, but a case is now
under suspicion ,n AnnviUe, Lebanon
county, which was found yesterday.
The stockyards in Philadelphia were
<i"> red closed this morning, the disease
ha.xilg spread there. It is the desire
of the Sanitary Board that those hav-
I's: stock for sale shall refrain for the
[•resent from holding tales, and thus
a.u the Board in preventing furttie»
* 'read.
ADDITIONAL CAPITOL NEWS
Appointed by Governor
Governor True- to-day announced
the following appointments: James F.
B; rn«. to be Alderman of the Fourth
>\ard. South Bethlehem: Edwar.l W.
t.arle\, to be Alderman in Dunmore
oorougn; A. L. Kistler. to be trustee of
t:.e . lomcopathic State hospital for in
suite at Allentown.
Beard of Pardons
The Board of Pardons will hold its
; ' -ular meeting on November IS. and
a.ready a number of cases have been
sted. It is expect M that the iarges;
uimoer of applications of the year will
>e received, an.l a: least 3S applica
tions will be heard.
Pushing the Fisbway
.Pish Commissioner Builer has re
ceived information to the effect that
wors on the Me 'all's Ferry fishwav is
being pushed and that it mav be fin
ished by the close of November. The
original fishwav was constructed 0 f con
crete boulders and was but 900 feet
long, but it was found that this was not
long enough to permit the fish to get
over the dam into the upper waters.
An addition of 400 feet is being made
and. if that is not sufficient, the arti
ficial bed will be extended for an in
definite distance unt:l it does answ?r
the purpose. Xo tishway ever invented
has been successful, and the present
is at best but an experiment, but
Commissioner Bullet has hopes of its
working out all right. The McCall's
Ferry dam company is paving all ex
penses.
Watching Deer Hunters
Applications have been received at
the State Police Department for the
assignment of men to Lycoming and
Clint-on counties to watch hunters who
are killing deer out of season. Two
State poluemen are now at Mont Alto
on the lookout for game law violators.
RE-ELECT OLD OFFICERS
East Harrisburg Building and Loan As
sociation Reappoint Old Officials
At the annual meeting of the East
Harrisburg Building and Loan Associ
ation held last night in the East End
Bank building, the following officers
and directors were re-elected:
William Pavord. president; Harrv
Bowman, vice president; S. B. Stani
baugh, secretary; L. H. Tyson, assistant
secretary; Lincoln Parthemore, treas
urer; directors. I. W. Hoover. P. G.
I'iener, S. H. Fisher and William x!
Kunkle.
Pianist Guest of J. Meetch Stroup
Joan Sylvanus Thompson, of Wil
lujmstown. pianist, who will give a re
cital at the evening Mwion of the
Dauphin county teachers' institute on
Monday. will be eutertained by J.
Meeteh Stroup, l»is schoolmate, at the
stroup residence. 1617 .North Second
street.
Sir Percy Bcott sayj the submarine
will supplant the battleship. We may
soon expect something to put the sub
marine out of business.
350 COUNTY TEACHERS
1 WILL ATTEND INSTITUTE
Sixty-second. Annual Gathering Will
Opeu on Monday Afternoon in the
House of Representatives—College
Professors Will Talk
Toe sixty second annua! sessions of
the Teachers' Institute of Dauphin
county will open in Uie House of Ho
resoutatives of the State Cayitol on
Monday afternoon at i o'clocl when
three "hundred and fifty teachers will
assemble for the aunr.ai study of mod
ern s.'i'ool work.
Professors from some of the State's
best educational institutions will de
liver lectures and give demonstrations
in school work. The evenings will be
devoted chiefly to the entertainment of
the teaohers.
This is the first county-wide institute
to be arranged by Professor Frank K.
sliambnugh. who in last May s, o. oe.ied
Profess - H. V. B. Uarver. of Middle
town, as county scho! smperintemleivt.
\ piano recital by John Sylvan us
Thompson, of Williasusiown, on Monday
evening, will lit' one of the features of
the week. Mr. Thompson is a native
of Williamstown. DauHhin county, lie
re entlv returned from a concert tour
»broa 1 where his work evoked the fa
vorable crit ■ sni from artists of the old
world.
Mondav morning will be devoted to
registration of teachers so that the in
stitute will not actually open until the
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Sectional meet
ings, sessions for teachers of particular
grades, will be held iu the (louse cau
cus room each afternoon.
Superintendent vaugh last even
ing attended a local institute held for
teachers, directors and parents at the
Big Kun school house, in Williams town
-•hi;>. Three hundred persons were pros
cut. some going from districts as fur
south as Millersburg and I'pper Paxton
township. It was the largest meeting
of its kind held in the I'pyer End for
some time.
Professor Stoambatigh, in his lecture,
spent much time discussing the quest'.ou
of forming *ocieites by whiclv the
teachers directors and parents may be
1 brought closer together and work liar
moniouslv w'.tfh one another. Professor
John K. Shsmbaugh. principal of the
Wiconieco schools, an 1 a cousin of the
county superintendent, also «poke.
COURT HOUSE
SUES FOR BOOK ACCOUNT
Fred L. Koenig Starts Action Against
Administration of Boyle Estate
Fred L. Koenig this morning start
ed an assumpsit suit against Fred C.
Miller, administrator of the estate of!
the late Ham- Boyle to recover $70.70.
The claim is a book account.
Want More Licenses
The Dauphin county supply of hun
ters' licenses is almost exhausted 6,
962 of the 7,000 already having been
issued and CoAaty Treasurer A. H
Bailey this morning sent orders to the i
State Game Commissioner for 1,000 ad-|
ditional licenses.
Paid for Paving
The Central Construction and Supply .
Company this morning was paid SO.-
200 as installment of half a dozen pav-j
ing contracts.
Store Stock Sold
The store of Andrew Szeim, a bank
rupt, Seventh and Herr streets, yes
terday afternoon was sold by John C.
Orr, the trustee, to I. Kifkin for J74.
Marriage Licenses
Harry F. Matter and Florence V.
Fenical. Harrisburg.
Witmer W. Shenk, Hershey, and:
Mary A. Bachman, Mt. Pleasant town
ship. Lebanon county.
Mike Roojous and Mary Horvath, !
Steelton.
William S. Howley and Katherine
Dills, Harrisburg.
Monroe Bear. Steelton, and Emma,
Brandt. Middletown.
FIVE AT P. R. R. V. M. C. A.
Eight-Team League Will Have Long
Schedule
The P. R. R. Y. M. C. A., of this
city will be represented by a basket
ball team this winter which will en- j
gage in out-of-town games while an j
eight-team league will be using the 1 '
gymnasium floor. A reserve known as |
a second team will also be formed.
t- andidates for the first and second j
teams will meet at the association
building Tuesday evening. November
10, at 7.30 o'clock, and candidates for
the various teams of the league will
meet Friday evening. November 20. at
1.30 o'clock. According to present
plans the basketball league will get un
der way during the first week of De
cember. playing two games each Mon- (
day and Wednesday night.
The schedule for the first team to
date followst December 4. Shippens
bnrg; December 7, Tyrone; December.
11. Juniata College; December 16.]
\ork: December IS, Altoona; Decern-j
ber 25, Schuylkill Haven.
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
for Croup
Croup scares you. The loud Qoarse i
croupy cough, choking and gasping for:
breath, labored breathing, call for im- |
mediate relief. The very first doses of j
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound will |
master the croup. It cuts the thick j
-mucus, clears away the phlegm and j
oj-fns up and eases the air passages.
Harold Berg, Mass. Mich., writes: "We |
give Foley's Honey and Tar to our chil- j
dren for croup and it always acts quick- !
ly." Every user is a friend. Geo. A. j
Gorgas, 18 North Third street and P.!
R. R. Station. Adv.
Cotton Sale Order Approved
B'j Associated Press.
New York. Nov. 7. —Federal Judge ,
Mayer signed an order to-day permit-'
ting the sale at nine cents a round of I
80.000 bales of cotton owned by the 1
suspended firm of S. H. P. Pell & Co.'
to a cotton corporation syndicate. This ,
■ leeision left the New York Cotton Ex
change free to decide upon an early I
date of reopening.
Woman Seeks Daniel Butler
Mrs. George Rapp. of Reading, has
written to the police department here 1
asking fche police to locate Daniel But- j
ler. who disappeared from Philadel
phia, after sending his four children
to her. She writes that the children
are destitute and wants him to return.
■She savs she believes he is in Harris
burg.
HAKKISBt-R(i STAR-INDEPENDENT. SATURDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 7. 191-1.
TSINC-TAU FALLS
AND JAPS WIN
('••llaini !~rom Flrat Page.
mira! Sadakschi Kito, the commander
or' the Japanese naval forces anil Lieu
tenant Oeneral Kiantio, commander of
the troops operating in Kiao-Chow.
After the capture of the central
fort. it appears from their statements,
the left wing of the attacking forces
advanced and occupied C'liaushau at
0.10 o'clock yesterday morning. .Chan
shan was the base of the right wing
of the German line and is a triaugulur
fortification. Then the other forces at
the point of the bayonet captured the
torts of the first line, including the
intricate and dangerous defense works
connecting them. Other forces advanc
ed in rushes on the defense made up
the forts of Itlis, Bismarck and
Moltke.
"Suddenly," says the reports "the
flag of surrender ran up iu the morn
ng breeze on the weather bureau
mount, towering above the sea and
lan d."
In the last two days of the fighting,
it is stated the warships continued a
terrific rain of shel'.s ou the fortress
and the city from the east and south,
indicting great damage and havoc.
Taisaoheu fort the official accounts
say. seemed to explode.
The quick capitalaation of the tier
mans was the cause of much surprise
and joy to the men of the army and
navy operating against it. The number
of the German and Japanese losses,
which were large, have not been an
nounced.
MYSTERY IN MOVEMENTS
ALONG THE BATTLE FRONT
London. Nov. T, 10.25 A. M.—Mys
tery again cloaks the movements of the
antagonists along the battle fronts in
the eastern arena of the war, but the
belief is growing in London that Ger
many. safe within her defenses behind
t.he river Wart-he, and with the Aus
tria ns behind strongly fortified positions
from Cracow to the passes of the I'av
nathians, is rushing her best corps on
the eastern front to the west in a final
'.os" erate effort to smash the allies' line
blocking their way to Calais.
Petrograd reports that the Austrians,
after making a filial furious ouslaught
on the Russian lines along the river
San, had withdrawn in all directions
until their front now extends from
Hukia Pass, in the Carpathians, to
<ra ow. with a wedge extending to
Przemysl, which fortress continues to
resist the Russian assault.
Another dispatch from Petrograd de
clares that a general pursuit of the re
tiring Austrians is under way. but the
cautious tone of the official communica
tion added to significant admissions
from Vienna creates the impression
that the Austrians are regaining their
fortified positious without suffering
great disaster.
The feeling is growing here that the
recent raid of a German fleet off Yar
mouth was not the sam total of naval
activities in the Nortii sea. and this im
pression has been increase" 1 by the news
that Dutch fishing vessels have found
floating mines so thick—some of them
even catching in their nets—that they
have given up all efforts to continue
their occupation. These fishermen re
port also that they have seen many
bodies floating in the sea.
The British press continues its am
paign in favor of more effective meas
ures of recruiting. Some papers advo
cate some form of compulsory service
while others censure the government for
not providing proper maintenance for
persons dependent upon the men eligible
for militarv service.
PROTEST TO HI'SSIA AGAINST
ALLEGED INFRACTION OF LAW
London, Nov. 7. 12.15 P. M.—Tele
graphing from Amsterdam the corre
spondent of Renter's Telegram Com
pany says a message received there from
Vienna sets forth that the Austria-Hun
garian consul general and the Turkish
diplomatic representative at Tabriz, Per
sia, have been taken prisoners by the
Russians and transported to Tiflis.
The Persian government and the
American minister at Teheran, Charles
\V. Russell, have protested to Russia ac
cording to the correspondent against
the alleged infraction of international
law.
TURKS CONFISC ATE BOATS OF
FOES LYING IN THFIR FORTS
Loudon, Nov. 7, 10.40 A. M.—ln a
ispatch from Athens dated Friday, No
vember ti, the correspondent of the Ex
change Telegraph Company says the au
thorities of Smyrna, in Asiatic Turkey,
have confiscated all the British, French,
Belgian and Russian steams lying in
the port.
The publi.- treasury has been trans
ferred from Smyrna to the interior, the
.correspondent continues, and the trans
mission of cipher telegrams between,
neutral consulates and legations has
been forbidden by the Porte.
LOOK FOR SECRET WIRELESS
OF BELLIGERENT NATIONS
Washington. Nov. 7. Secretary
Daniels, of the Navy Department, and
Acting Secretary Lansing, of the State
Department, in conference to-day with
Assistant Chief Moran. of the Secret
Service, decided to begin a search for
secret wireless apparatus alleged to be
in use by European belligerents on :
Amerisan territory.
Funeral of Henrietta Griffin
Funeral services for Henrietta Grif
fin, 64 years old, were held yesterday
afternoon at St. Paul's Baptist church,
the Rev. \\. B. Cunningham officiating.
Burial was made in Lincoln cemetery.
Funeral of -Tenkintown Woman
The funeral of Miss Alice Bodinc, of
Jenkintown, who died at her home on
Thursday of bronchial pneumonia after
a six mouths' illness, will be held Mon
day morning at It o'clock. Miss 80-1
dine was well known in Harrisburg, !
naving frequently visited the late Mrs.
David Fleming.
Cornell Leads F. and M.
Ithaca, N. Y., Nov. 7.—Total score
end of second period: Uornel!, 13; i
Franklin and Marshall, 3.
Artistic Printing at Star-Independent.
SCENE IN TURKISH CAPITAL A COUNTRY PREPARED FOR WAR
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TURKISH CAV/NLRV IN STREETS "OF CONSTANTINOPLE
CHECKING FOREST FLAMES
Mcu Getting the Upper Hand in the i
Upper Cumberland Valley—Pen-
Mar Still in Sanger
(Special to the Star-Independent. >
Carlisle, Nov. 7.—With the excep-;
tiou ot' the flames in a section in and
around the stave mill of the Tombs I
Lumber Company, the forest tires on
the North and South Mountains sur
rounding the Valley uow '
are under contra). The stave factory tor!
a time was in danger of being destroy
ed to-day although a hundred or more |
men prevented the spread of the tire
to the buildings.
Thousands of acres of tiuiberland i
have been destroyed by the mountain
tires within the last ten days. In the
Blue Ridge mountains, down around
Pen Mar, the fires are yet burning audi
much damage has been done. The j
(rout eate. at Pen-Mar Park, was saved
from destruction only through the ef- j
forts of a hundred or more men.
The Grand View -Hotel, situated di
rectly in the path of the spreading ■
flames, has for more than twenty-four
hours been in danger. A gang of men
has constantly been on guard around,
the hostelry. Pir t > swept near ''Sun-j
nvside." a cottage owned by Mrs. Ella
Finch. of Baltimore, and several times!
the building was ablaze. The home was
saved, however.
An unoccupied house near the Pinch
property, owned by Lewis Kohier.
caught tire and was reduced to ashes j
in a few minutes.
T'ne Forestry Commission is keeping !
close watch on the forest tires of the!
State. and reports that up to the pres-j
ent but little damage iias occur-[
red to State forests. Vast areas, how
ever, have been unofficially reported
to have been #re-swept, outside the
State preserves.
Commissioner Conklin said to-dav
that about one hundred acres of State,
forests have been destroyed in Centre;
county and about 200 acres iu Hunt-!
Itigdon county. Several small tires have ,
broken out on the Stare lands at Cale
donia and Mont Alto, but he adds the
State forester* and forestry academy
studeuts were prompt to act and the
danger of spreading was averted
quickly.
None of the State lands at Piiiej
Grove has been burned over, but there!
are some fires quite close to them in,
Cumberland eountv.
' On his return front Pine Grove last
night Commissioner Conklin saw the
tire in the Price Hill region, near
Mount Holly, where about 100 acres
have been burned over and the tire is
still raging, a large force of men are
lighting it.
Orders have been sent to all of the
State forestry reservations to main
tain a strict watch continually and
make every effort to stamp out lire r%s
quickly as possible in order to prevent
a further spread.
DOESN'T LIKE SPANKING
George Adams Leaves Atlantic City
Home and Stops Here
Because George Adams, 13 years old.
suffered the indignity of a spanking
from his mother for '' ovstering'' with
his father for a week, he left his home,
710 North Texas avenue. Atlantic
City, and came to Harrisburg.
The ntrvy boy lode all the way hid
ing under a trapd ior in a vestibule car
on a Pennsylvania railroad train. He
was picked up by the Peunsy police yes
terday.
Miners Will Attend Banquet
Three hundred anil fifty miners, mine
owners and operators will attend a ban
quet to be given in • Williainstown by
the Williams Valley Mining Institute
this eveniug. Following the dinner,
»hich will be giveu in rue auditorium
of the parochial school, addresses will
be made by Professor Frank K. Sham
ba;igh.countv superintendent of schools;
Morris Williams, of Philadelphia, pres
ident of the Susquehanna < oal Com
pany; R. 8. Quinn, of Wilkes Barre,
general manager of the Susquehanna
Coal Company, and Major General C.
Bow Daugherty, of Wilkes Barre.
Murder in Second Degiee
(Special to the Star-Independent,t
Hagerstown. Md., Nov. 7. —John
Howard Wingert. accused of killing
Officer John C. Middlekauff, a Hagers
towu policeman, on the morning of
August 15, was found guilty of mur
der in the second degree by the jury
in the circuit court at Cumberland last
night, after deliberating an hour and
forty minutes. The maximum penalty
i 9 eighteen years in the penitentiary.
The prisoner has not yet been sen
tenced.
Week-end Visitor at Columbia
Miss Anna Stotz, 47 North Sixteenth
street, left the citv yesterday to spend
the week-end visiting friends in Co
lli mtrift.
GIRL CHOSEN SECRETARY OF
LOCAL EXTENSION SCHOOL
Miss Sarah Bitncr Unanimously Select
ed for Office by Students of Har
risburg Branch of University
Wharton School
The members of the Harrisburg
branch of the Wharton school have
made nominations for class offices. Ira
L. Gordon, temporary chairman, pre
sided. The nominations were many.
Miss Sarah Bitner, who has been
taking an active part ill the school,
was signally [uinored when the class
unanimously chose her as secretajv
of the Harrisburg Wharton Extension
School Association.
The list of candidates is large for
each office, thereby assuriug represen
tative men at the head of the school's
important association.
Text and Bcfsrence Books Beady
Prof. Wendell P. ltaiue, of the
Wharton Extension School faculties
paid the school a visit Wednesday
evening and made the announcement
before the class that State Librarian
Dr. Thomas Lynch Montgomery, had
already secured twenty volumes each
of ev#rv text and reference book need
ed not only for this year's work, but
for next year's as well. Mr. Raine
strongly urged ,the class to take ad
vantage of this most unusual condition
thereby showing Dr. Montgomery their
sincere appreciation of his keen inter
est not only in the general welfare of
the school but his interest in each in
dividual.
The election will be held next Wed
nesday at 9 o'clock at which time
printed ballots will be handed out and
Chairman Gordon will appoint his
election tellers. .
It is expected that the new presi
dent of the association will follow the
scheme so successfully carried out in
Wilkes-Barre and Scranton last year,
which consisted in the appointing of
committees on athletics, pins and hut
ton. publicity, songs, employment, so
cial functions, debating, etc.
Already the "University Chroni
cle," the university's ofiicial roster of
events, has been received by the school
thereby keeping it in touch with the
I'uiversitv of Pennsylvania. Mr. Kaine
stated th:»t he was having sent to the
school, through the courtesy of Mr.
Janvier, connected with "Old Penn,''
one of the university's official publica
tions, sufficient copies of "Old Penn"
for each member of the class.
COPS CHASE CRAPS HOOTERS
Boys in Game Are Warned of Raid by
Whistle of Sentinel
A dozen crap shooters gave six po
licemen a lively chase about 2 o'clock
this afternoon, in the vicinity of ><outh
alley. Word had come to police head
quarters that a gamp of craps was in
full progress, in broad daylight, and
Detective Murnane and Patrolmeu
Btich, Mehring, Balthaser and Edward
Murphy started for the scene.
The policemen were almost upon the
boys when a little colored fellow, who
evidently had been stationed for picket
duty, gave a shrill whistle and the crap
shooters dashed away in all directions.
The policemen gave chase and succeed
ed. They arrested Frank Hanks, col
ored, who, although he had a roll of
bills in his possession, asserted that he
had taken 110 part in the game.
MOUL HEADS MERCHANTS
Retail Dealers in Chamber of Commerce
Organize
The Retail Merchants .Section of the
Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce or
ganized this week with the election of
the following officers:
A. W. Moul, of tye Rothert Co.,
chairman: Henry C. Claster, jeweler,
vice chairman; George E. Zellers, Grand
Union Tea Co., treasnrir, and E. L. Mc-
Colgin, secretary.
Justice Trexler's Mother Dies
Allentown. Pa.. Nov. 7.—Mrs. Matil
da, widow of Edwin W. Trcxler, died
at her home ir. this iSity this morning,
aged 87 yea s. She wag the mother of
Colonel Harry C. Trexler, quartermaster
ger.eral of the National Guard'of Penn
sylvania: Frank M. Trexler, Justice of
the Superior Court, and Edwin D. Trex
ler"
Bank Statement Shows Increase
By AtMociufcd Pre.w.
New \ork, Nov. 7.—The statement
of the average condition of Clearing
House banks and trust companies for
the week shows that they hold $15,-
914,550 reserve in excess of legal re
quirements. This is an increase of
$999,600 from last week.
Feline Music
Scarlatti, the Italian convposer.
owned a cat which loved to walk on
the keys of a piano ani struck certain
notes in preference to others. The
composer took those notes as the theme
of one of his fugues, which for that
reason received the name Of • ' The Cat
Fugue."
| HELP TEACHERS PUSS EMUS
School Board Committee Receives Pcti
tion for Night Preparatory
School
In order to prepare for examinations
tor State teaching certificates, seven
If en teat-bets in the llarrifburg school
district last evening petitioned the
Board of School Directors to establish
a night, school. The petition was
| turned over to the Teachers' committee,
which will meet in special session on
Thursday evening.
That, together with a decision on the
establishment ot uu S vear element arv
i course in the schools, will lie taken up.
! Superintendent Dowues last night re
ported to the Board that there are Mo
students now in the four night schools
in the city, and suggested a branching
out in this work.
The Teachers' committee will also
meet with the inaiiageivt of the Nursorv
Home, at Nineteenth and Swntari
i streets, relative to the establishment of
i a public school in that building.
The Board als<. paid bills amounting
to SI4,OTP. Of this sum, was
for the new domestic science depart
nient at Central High school and j 1;i
for the recently opened dental clinic for
treatment of school children's teeth.
! MERCURY IS JUST OX TIME
;{(>(> Persons at Capitol See the Fleet
Messenger Cross Sun To-day
; The transit of the planet Mercury
across the sun was observed this morn
ing from the Capitol grounds by mem
bers of the Harrisburg Natural History
Society and about 300 other persons
from all parts of the city. From 7.4."i
o'clock, when a three-inch telescope
fitted with a sun-glass was traine i on
old Sol, until 9.10 o'clock when the
phenomenon was ended, a steady stream
of people viewed the smallest member
of the sun's family of eight planets
projected as a tiny, black spot against
the sun's face.
Mercury was exactly on schedule
time, too. The instant of second inner
contact was caught by a watch cor
rected to Eastern standard time at 7
minutes 32 seconds past 9, or within
one second the predicte I time for
Harrisburg. Two minutes and thirteen
seconds later the planet had moved en
tirely clear of the sun's edge and the
phenomenon, which will not bp repeat
ed for Harrisburg folks until 1903.
was at an end.
DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND
A Wordless Comedy in Whiih She Who
Tapped Last Tapped Best
She was pretty, and as she leane I
against the counter in the marriage
license bureau she carelessly stretche 1
a forearm on the broad surface while
she tapped the wood with her lingers
A one carat diamond flashed in a nmn
ncr to attract attention, which appar
ently was the purpose sought by tho
attractive wearer.
Enter a second young woman with
her escort.
She was not so pretty nor so richly
attired. She also leaned against the
counter, while her tiaiieo, a large man
and apparently entirely capable, filled
out an application blank.
The second woman caught the soun I
of the tapping and turned to see the
flash of the gem.
The first young woman glanced at
the face of the last arrival, to;ik a
fleeting appraisement of garments and
style and continued to tap. The second
young woman indolently raised her
arm, placed it on the counter and be
gan tapping with her fingers. The first
young women turned in surprise. Then
she dropped her arm. her lips became
a straight line, and she walked to tho
desk where her prospective husband
was writing.
The second young woman smiled and
also let her arm fall to her side. The
third linger of the left hand bore a
two carat diamond of purest luster.
"And they never said a word,'' re
marked the official'in charge of the bu
reau, who related the story.—Los An
geles Express.
Transit of Mercury Plainly Observed
By Associated Press,
Boston, Nov. 7.—The transit of mer
cury was observed here to-dav under
excellent conditions, as the sky was ab
solutely clear. The black outline of
the p!niif»t could be distinctly seen
through telescopes until it passed oil
the disk of the sun to the westward.
Two large sun spots also were observed.
Fast Color
"That salesman prevaricated."
'' As to howf''
"Said this color was fast.''
"Well, did you ever see a colo* gc;
out of sight more rapidly when it once
started to run!"— Louisville Courier-
Journal.
Strange Difference
"They say that people who are mar
ried get to look afike."
" Ye», but it T s a queer thing that
they rarely get to think alike.''-—(Bos
ton Transcript.
IXIUAX SCHOOL BARS TRAMPS'
Announces Tt Has No Room for Red
skins Who Simply Seek Winter Home
(Special to Uie Star-Independent.)
* arlislo, I'a., Nov. 7.—Tho current
issue of "The Carlisle Arrow," pub
1 :sist"il t»y the students of the Carlisle
Indian School, contains the following
announcement:
"Out school is now about filled to
its capacity. Wo have room for a verc
lew more Ktudeut-3, auil there are now
more applications on file tdum can at
present lie accepted. Owing to lftc'.i
of funds, transportation can be paid
only for those whose applications al
ready have lieeu approv/Bu, or promise
ma le. Applications will continue to lie
received for enrollment at Carlisle and
will be placed on tile.
"Nil student who has not completed
the third grade and whose application
has not been approved by the ofticer in
charge of the school should be sent to
Carlisle: nor should students who have
adequate school facilities near their
homes be sent to Carlisle. We need
tho room for those who are less fortu
nate.
'• The Indian school 'tramp' who is
looking for a winter home and a place
to stay until the nest baseball season
opens need not apply. VVe have no
room for him.''
HOYS OX THEIR HOXOR
Promise School Authorities to Be Good
in Petitions
\ sort, of honor system prevails at
the Central High school since thp ma
.iority of the boys in the school signed
a petition requesting the school au
thorities to reinstate four boys who
were captured in the act of stealing ex
animation papers. These boys have
Lieen under suspension and were rein
stated after the petition of the students
in the school.
■School ollieials assume, .according to
a statement last evening! that everv
boy who has signed the petition is on
his honor to <io the right thii* during
their stay in tile school and on the
strength of that promise it was deemed
proper to reinstate the boys.
DONKEYS IN EGYPT
Brutally Used Arc These Despised
Frieuds of the Natives
111 I'icyi >' Hip donkey is the chief
beast of burden. Kvery farmer has a,
I least two or throe oi* them, mid when
! lie goes to his lields lie rides with hi;
friends on donkeys, lile does not us •
;i proper Middle, J nit hits a couple of
i s;icks stiapped over the animal 's back.
No reins avo used, and stirrups aro
never thought of.
The donkeys are sometimes used in
a >iiost brutal fashion, for their riders
guide thoiii \yi-rh a stick, hitting them
( H the left siile of the head when t'hev
want them to go to the right, and vice
versa. If the donkeys are not going
fast enough s.inie riders rub the rough
end o! n stick along the spine or prick
,! hem behind the neck with a needle
fixed into the stick they use for euid
iiig. \
W hen Egyptian women ride the don
key they nit astride, and the young
fellahah, or farmer's daughter, can go
at a great speed. Must of the olde ■
women, however, are either too poor to
atlord one or too stout to balance on
one.
It s a cniuion sight to see a man
riding on u denkey and his wife trot
tin}, behind, barefooted and carrying an
infant in her arms and a large basket
iii her head. The Kgvptian farmer has
no idea of women's rights. Besides
carrying the farmer to and from his
labor, the donkey has to carry bun
dles of birsecm or clover from the
fields to the horses and buffaloes in the
villages anil towns, for grass and hay
are aiomst unknown in Egypt.
When the donkey is not hein;f
worked it is roped to a peg in the
ground and its two front feet are tied
together, so that it cannot move more
than two yards. It is the natives' de
spised friend.
The Grizzly Bear
Knos A. Mills, the noted Colorado
naturalist, has a good word for the bear.
Mr. Mills declares fhttt tihe grizzly is
the most maligned of animals. He
minds his own business, except wthen
he is attacked, and lives on nuts, fruits,
ibark, grass, carrion, garbage and in
sects, and, as a rule, kills nothing
thnn a mouse. Mr. (Mills says he is an
excellent mouser, patient and thorough
in his methods.— Vouth's Companion.
White Crowned Sparrows
Caterpillars, beetles, auts, wasps,
bugs and black olive scales make up
only a small amount of the food of the
white crowned sparrow. Like most of
its family it is a seed eater by prefer
ence, and weed seeds comprise about
75 per cent, of its total foods.
She Was Wise
Mrs. (iavbird (from the stern of the
canoe) —Your mother has recognized us
and looks annoyed.
"Nonsense! She knows I'd never
lose you ovarlioard.''
"That's exactly what I gather from
her expression."—Life.
Artistic Printing at Star-Independent.