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MARCH
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MOON'S PHASES— '
Full Moon, Ist, 31st; Last Quarter, Bth;
New Moon, 15th; First Quarter, 23d.
WEATHER FORECASTS /" JE£">
Harrisburg and vicinity: Fair to- \r (TWkZ
night and Wednesday, with not much
change in temperature.
Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair to-night vC
and Wednesday with not much change j
in temperature. v ¥l/
YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURE IN HARRISBURG
Highest, 33; lowest, 30; 8 a. m., 31; 8 p. m., 32.
AMERICANS COME MARCHING HOME
A writer in the March "North American Review"
begins and ends an entertaining article on "Amer
icans Abroad" with the message Jefferson sent to
Monroe from Paris in 1785:
How little do my countrymen know what precious bless
ings they are in possession of and which no other people
on earth enjoy!
And yet, as the writer points out, although these
precious blessings are exclusively enjoyed in the
United States in the twentieth century as they were
ji» tb6 eighteenth, there have been living abroad
multitudes not only of American artists, students,
scholars and invalids but of American idlers as
well, all of whom, "like passengers escaping from
a burning ship," have now hurried from Europe
and are again residing in their native land.
If northern Europe has been an American finish
ing school and southern Europe sanitarium, both
sections nevertheless had before the war American
residents who were neither studious nor ill; per
sons who were well treated by the natives because
they were good spenders, but perhaps not so well
thought of, since after all they were aliens and not
part of the people among whom they lived.
There must have been certain pleasures in life
abroad, certainly until the guns began to boom and
sent all visitors scattering. Americans having their
residence in Europe could enjoy the privileges of
many splendid, magnificent and dignified institu
tions of the Old World in the establishment or the
maintenance of which, chances are, neither they
nor their fathers took the slightest part, while at
the same time delighting in the pleasant sense of
in»munity coming from the evasion of income taxes'
due a Government much too greedy and exacting
to their superior way of thinking.
Some of the refugees, driven in recent months by
the war rather than by their independent inclina
tions, to return to the United States, may be glad to be
among their countrymen again, but many, we may
presume, are unwilling to come back to so dull an
existence as this young republic offers them and
are lamenting the fact that the war is preventing
them from getting the fullest enjoyment out of life.
Americans who stay at home and support their
country's institutions may not be very interesting
to the refugees, may not have tlje broadened vis
ions which come from traveling abroad and may
not make up a particularly cultural nation, —but
they are not digging any trenches or bombarding
any forts and their peaceful land is at present
the safest on earth.
DOGS PRESSED INTO SERVICE
Horses from this and other countries, valuable
md valueless, have been transported in large num
)ers to the belligerent nations, where they are tak
pg chances along with the soldiers, and now the
lews comes that Eskimo dogs have been imported
:or service in the war and also are facing death
vith the men. These dogs have been taken from
heir frigid but peaceful home in Greenland to the
)asses of the Carpathians where they are obediently
muling through the snow sledges containing pro
risions.
The services which the dogs are rendering call
orth admiration. The quality of submissive servi
ude is one which has given the Greenland dogs
'alue on Arctic and Antarctic exploration trips. :
loreover the explorers have even found pleasant 1 1
HARRISBURG STAR-INPfIPE* TUESDAY EVENING M A T?.r,TT 9; 1915.
flavor in their meat when driven by last extremi
ties td utilize the faithful creatures as food.
It is not altogether unlikely that some of the
Greenland dogs will find their way to soldiers'
stomachs before the winter is over, rendering serv
ice in death as well as in life, in the carrying on of
tHe war. Times may come when troops in the
Carpathians will have few provisions to be trans
ported, and on such occasions the dogs will have
no choice but to become provisions themselves.
If this continent is to supply food to the actual
combatants, and help prolong the war, it can per
haps spare its dogs as well as anything. Its other
food is needed urgently enough by the poor people
at home and the innocent suff ererj. abroad.
A GOOD IDEA FROM BOSTON
Boston wants to have a world's fair, or at least
the more ambitious part of Boston does. The excuse
j is the three hundredth anniversary in 1920 of that
ev.ent which Bostonians never cease to consider with
rapture, the landing of the Pilgrims. The excuse
1 is a more than fair one, and the fair would be more
• than an excuse if planned by artistic Bostonians.
Some there are, it seems, who would have but a
simple celebration, making of it a somewhat local
! affair. The landing of the Pilgrim fathers was a
| local affair, strictly speaking, but its influences
went far beyond the confines of Massachusetts.
What the occasion deserves is surely nothing less
than what the founding of Jamestown got in 1907.
It would even be permissible for Boston to outdo
Jamestown. John Alden and Priscilla are a pair
better thought of by many than John Smith and
Pocahontas.
A certain architect .who favors the idea of a
world's fair for Boston suggests that the elements
of industry, manufacture, trade and transportation
be excluded, and that the exposition be confined to
achievements in religion, philosophy, pure science,
learning, letters, music, painting, sculpture, opera,
drama and artist crafts. Anybody would recognize
that idea as coming out of Boston. It is a worthy
one, too, even for The Hub.
A great fair in which materialism would have ab
solutely no representation would be an Elysium for
those fortunate individuals whose delightful
thoughts are ever centered on the clouds above them
rather than on the objects round about them from
which they derive sustenance and support but no
delight.
Not only dreamers, of course, would revel iu the
proposed exposition of cultural achievements, for
even the most materialistic of persons often delight
to dream at hastily snatched intervals when the
dream stuff cannot get caught in the cogs of indus
try and interfere with practical matters.
The fair would be a treat to anyone with the
slightest aesthetic sense, unostentatiously modeled,
as suggested, after modern Venice, with a fairy city
erected on artificial islands in the river basin.
We in Harrisburg certainly wish Boston success
in its plans for a big time in 1920. Many of us who
may not be aiding in the Panama-Pacific celebration
with our presence, may, by 1920, have sufficient
pennies in store to enable us properly to honor tlw
Pilgrim fathers by running up to Boston,—so con*
veniently close to home, —and finding out what cul
ture in Massachusetts and other parts of the world
has been accomplishing.
Uncle Sam's chief concern is to make the Mexicans let
Mexico alone. /
Perhaps the new dreadnaught Pennsylvania will be
launched in time for a little cruise in Mexican waters.
The resolution calling on the President Pro Tem. to wear
evening clothes at all sessions of the Senate may have been
inspired by the thought that there may be lady Senators
in a few years.
Too bad they are not going to make the new Division
street bridge wide enough to permit jitney buses to cross
it on the way to Wild wood park!
A couple of months ago Governor Brumbaugh had occa
sion to complain about a leaky water main, but we are able
to state now on good authority that the cellar at the
Executive Mansion is "dry."
TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN
OTHER MEN'S FACES HIS FORTUNE
The barber can't say his face is his fortune. He depends
more on the mugs of his customers.—Detroit Journal.
AUIiD ACQUAINTANCE
Knicker —"How long have you known Smith!'
Bocker—"l've only known him short."—New York Sun.
STILL NECESSARY TO LOOK OUT
Statistics that automobiles injure fewer people than other
vehicles will not keep pedestrians from dodging.—St. bouis
Globe Democrat. i
COULDN'T BLAME HER
"Cleopatra's needle weighs 180 tons."
"Gosht No wonder she preferred flirting to knitting."
—Boston Transcript.
STRONG CONVICTIONS
If the Alabama Legislature had its way the people of
the state would be enjoined agajnst even dreaming of
taking a drink. —Memphis Commercial Appeal.
JUST THE PLACE FOR THEM
A Wisconsin man has discovered a way of planting bird
shot in clams and bringing forth pearls. Pretty soon we
shall be finding strings of them on the little necks.—
Washington Herald.
PARTING PAINFUL
"Doppel hates to spend money?"
"I'll tell you how much. If it *sere possible to take
gas every time he parts with a dollar, he'd take it"—
Birmingham Age-Herald.
DOMESTIC ECONOMY
Knicker—"So you think every wife should have an al
lowancef"
Bocker—"Certainly; otherwise there isn't anything to
borrow."—New York Sun.
NEW DEFINITION ,
"Now, Dorothy," said the teacher to a small pupil, "can
you tell me what a panther isf"
"Yeth, ma'am," lisped Dorothy. "A panther is a man
that makths jmnths."—Chicaeo News.
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A SEASONABLE POEM
March
By William Oullen Bryaut
The stormy March is come at last,
With wind and cloud and changing
skies;
I hear the rus>hing of the blast,
That through the' snowy valley flies.
Ah! passing few are they who speak.
Wild stormy month! iu praise of
thee;
Yet, thougih thy winds are loud and
bleak,
Thou art a welcome mouth to me.
For thou, to northern Wnds again,
The glad and glorious suu dost bring,
And thou hast joined ihe gentle train
And wearst the gentle name of
Spring.
And, iu thy reign of blast and storm,
Smiles many a long, bright, sunny
day,
When the changed winds are soft and
waim,
And heaven puts on the blue of May.
Then sing aloud the gushing rills
And the full spiings from frost set
free
That, brightly leaping down the hills,
Are just set out to meet the sea.
The yenr's departing beauty hides
Of wintry storms, the sullen threat;
But, in thy sternest frown abides
A look of kindly promise yet.
Thou brings't tiiie hope of those calm
skies,
And that soft time of sunny showers,
When the wide bloom on earth that lies,
Seeuns of a brighter world than ours.
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Fake Hero Exposed
While from (lay to day there are re
ported the awards of the coveted Ger
man Iron Cross for bravery oil the field,
word comes occasionally of incidents
of an opposite character. In this cate
gory falls the case of a private in one
of the regiments sent to the eastern
battle front. Just as his company was
about to go into action the embryo sol
dier was taken ill and was given a
mcftith's furlough. He promptly appear
ed in Berlin with a talc of. having had
his horse shot from under him, of hav
ing I>een wounded and having oeen
saved from dying by his watch, whieh
he said had been shattered by the bul
let. In testimony he showed a hole in
his uniform. His tale was so realistic
and was told with such becoming mod
esty that lie infatuated an elderly wom
an, who showered gifts on him. This
result in turn so went to his head that
he presently appeared with sergeant's
tripos—promoted by this time—and
the insignia of the Iron Cross —aud cut
a wide swath in feminine society. In
cidentally lie overstayed his leave. The
inevitable has just happened. Prompted
by jealousy, one of his newly-acquired
girl friends investigated and then
promptly haled him before the police.
A magistrate has decided that five
months in prison will do the young man
good.
Concrete Trenches Suggested
Because of the large part which
trenches have played in the present
war, the "Deutsches Tageszeitung"
foresees tremendous development along
this line of conflict. If in another 100
years the people of Europe shall again
stand arrayed against one another it be
lieves that| the soldiers will do their
lighting in cement-lined trenches, con
structed, not by hand, but by boring
machines. The nights will no longer be
successive hours of miserable darkness,
for the trenches will be illuminated.
They will be warmed by central heating
plants, either through steam or hot
water, and will be properly ventilated.
Through covered connecting passages,
food will be carried to the soldiers at
any hour, and the wounded and dead
can 'be carried away on mechanical con
trivances. Fighting on the whole will
be an infinitely more scientific affair
than now. „
*.* •
Poem—Not by Bryant
Capitol Hill Note: Senators Wil
liam E. Ciow, James P. McNichol and
Edward S. Vare have returned from a
two weeks' sojourn in Florida.
Bill and Jim and Ed,
Down to Florida fled;
They played tennis and golf,
Then said, ''Now, we're off,
We'll go back and wake up the dead."
What Caused the Change.
Ministers Wife—How did you come
to change the text of your sermon
from "Backsliding" to "Profanity?"
The Minister—My collar button roll
ed under the bureau as 1 was dress
ing for church. - Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
Thinking Shop.
Hostess^-Dr. Bpriggins. will you
hare some of the tongue?
The Doctor {abaentmindedly—Oh-er
-let me look at It please.—St Louis
Times.
THE OLOBI THE GLOBE
We're Going to Start the
Spring Season With a Rush —
Smart Easter Suits, $1 C
Waiiy of W khk Wert Wade to Sell for $ 18. Ai JL %J
\J° "back numbers" in this bunch—all
IWW "live wires." The different kind of
A V vjy A vf\ clothes that you young fellows are always
/IJ \ A on l°°kout for —and shown only here.
A *S/ J C J J I Jjw Smart English models in the brightest of plaids
\ /o/\
gradually toning down to the more conservative
\ \/JC v I/ s^3 7 ' es and ending with blue serges. Long, soft, roll
\ / // |\ / ' nff la P els — one or two-button coats —patch pockets—
f%Jf u/ some with double-breast vests.
ii 'JL K / (p\ can short—the lean—the fat —
I Ivy everybody.
I— ——"THE BENTON"' . Choose while the picking is #ood —there are hun-
Illustratinar one of the new styles I i i , 1 , /.
featured in our sls line. dreds to Select from.
THE GLOBE VThe Friendly Store"
VIVID ACCOUNT OF
LA MAINE FIRE
Coatlaued From First Pace.
call and stood by until the fire was ex
tinguished, loft the French liner at
Prawlc Point, England. The French
cruisers Uuichen and Duptit Tliouars,
which also went to La Tourainc's as
sistance, escorted her, however, as far
us Cherbourg and then continued on
their way. Other vessels which an
swered Captain Caussin's call were in
formed there was no need for their
services and continued Uieir trips after
receiving the thanks of the liner's com
mander.
Captain Caussin told the story of
the lire after lie had taken his ves
sel safely to her dock.
The tire was discovered at 2 A. M.,
Saturday, March 6, when we were in
north latitude 4*8.14 and west longi
tude 21.06," he said. "It was in the
base of one of the ventilators in the
•boiler room. Heavy smoke found its
way to the brieve, whila the men in
the boiler room sought to extinguish
the blaxe, which was not serious, in
itself, 1 turned my attention to other
parts of the ship.
"At this moment one of the night
watch reported the hearing of crack
ling of flames forward. I ordered all
the crew to their station and
as the ship was in a mist
I" gave directions to stop the vessel
in order that I might leave the bridge
for the scene of the blaze. Wo discov
ered the dames eating their way to
wards the post-oflice and beginning to
attack the neighboring cabins. We
discovered that the flames were spread
ing to the partitions and flood of com
partment No. 2 so as to involve a large
amount of freight.
"Believing that so large a part
of the cargo might take fire
and fimlini? that we were not able to
deal with it easily, I decided to send
out a call for aid. Meanwhile through
holes made in partitions we obtained
a view of the fire which then was at
tacking with jets of water and stream.
Sunday morning, the 7th, we had mast
ered the blaze and the danger was
|>ast." Captain Caussin paid tribute
to the coolness of his officers and crew.
Owing to the early arrival of La
Touraine at Havre nearly all the pae-,
sengers were able to proceed to Paris
on the train leaving at 5 P. M. The
tship shows n* external sign of the fire.
It was admitted that military supplies
were included in the cargo which was
threatened.
Wilt* and Edmund Ksan.
Irving used to tell with dramatic ef.
feet a story about W. G. .Wills, the
dramatist, who, among other services,
wrote for him the piny "Charles I."
When Wills was a boy ten yearn old
be was taken to see Edmund Kean
play Macbeth. In the murder scene
be was so affected by the realistic
power of the actor that, seized with a
severe attack of nausea, be hurried
from the bor. Ten years later he win
lunching at a chop bouse In Fleet
street when a man entered, sat down
at a table near blm and ordered a meal
He was a perfect stranger to Wills,
who, after a few minutes' propinquity,
was again seized with a fit of nausea,
from which he had not suffered since
as a boy he was nt the theater on the
occasion mentioned. He was obligpd
to leave thn room. When some min
utes later be paid his bill the waiter
said to him: "Did you sec that gentle
man at the table near you? That's
Edmund Kean."—Cornhlll Mn^zine.
Toys During the Frsnch Revolution.
The toys of the French revolution
period were characteristic of that ter
rible time. There are tops whose
shadows cast the profile portraits of
Louis XVI. aad Marls Antoinette.
These are turned In boxwood and are
indeed interesting reminiscences of
toys with the impress of history. The
children of the revolution had their
tiny Phrygian caps and danced the hor
rible carmagnoles in their play. Little
models of the guillotine were made to
"work," and the bodies of pigs with
heads of Louis XVL were decapitated.
Models of the Bastille were popular.
Playing cards with figures of revolu
tionary heroes were mnde when kings,
queens and aristocratic knaves were
taboo.—From "Toys of Other Days," by
Mm. V. Nevill Jackson.
INTO THE SHA ') NV
' BY J. HOWARD WERT
Oould she come back from the shadows,
I thought she might smile again;
And say 'twas the dream of a mo
ment, —
That dream of parting and pain.
But she drifted away in her slim canoe,
To the sweep of her slender oar,
Leaving me alone on the moss-clad
bank,
Bewildered and stricken ami sore.
For the shadows were rayless and ebon,
And she would return never more;
'Twas the tragedy old as the march
of time
Re-enacted o'er and o'er.
An,d I with my heart of remorse,
And she with 'lips chill as steel;
In the misty future, I wonder
How such recollections feel.
When the heart is too rent to utter
That inward cry of pain,
As she rowed away in the darkiw-s,
' With a whole world black again.
Shimmer and glow you sunshine,
Beat and refceat you rain,
But the whole world blackly still is
As I call from the shore in vain.
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Letter From Furloughod Man
Editor, the Star-Independent:
Dear Sir:—l have been a reader of
| the Star-Independent for six or eight
I years and have often wondered why it
! was that none of the papers here would
| take up the working man's side of
: things as they are to-day and tell the
| publin the truth ami the condition of
j the working man. 1 am a t'urloughed
man to-day because I joined and work
ed for the Federated Kailroad Km
ployes.
Since I have *een the letter of
Brother W. 11. Pierce-in your paper of
last. Tuesday I was somewhat sur
prised and now 1 have a little more
courage and think that the Brotherhood
I may have a friend in Harrisburg, Pa.
I Hoping you will continue your weil be
'■ gun work I will do all I run for the pu-
I per. Please accept my most heartily run
i gratulations, hoping your paper may
live long and prosper. Yours,
George F. Hoffman,
G4l Dauphin S>t.,
Harrisburg, I'a.
March S, 1915.