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12 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Established rSir PUBLISHED BY THE TEI.EURAPH PRINTING CO. E. J. STACK POLE President and Editor-in-Chief F. R. OTSTER Secretary OrS M. STEINMETZ Managing Editor Published every evening (except Sun day) at the Telegraph Building. 216 Federal Square. Both phones. Member American Newspaper Publish ers' Association. Audit Bureau of Circulation and Pennsylvania Associ ated Dallies. Eastern OfTlce, Fifth Avenue Building. New Tork City, Hasbrook, Story & Brooks. Western Office, Advertising Building. Chicago, 111., Allen A Ward. Delivered by carrlsrs at six cents a week. -".'frisS* Mailed to subscribers at IJ.OO a year in advance. Entered at the Post Office in Harris burg, Pa., as second class matter. ■worn dally average for the three ★ months ending April SO. 1815, 21,844 * Average for the year 1014—38.213 Average for the year 1013—21,517 Average for the year 1012—21,175 Average for the year 1011— 18,851 Average for the year 1910— 17.1WS FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 21 Whatever power of any kind Is given there Is responsibility at tached.—Ruskln. GOVERN OR AND LEGISLATURE WITH the presentation of testi monials and exchange of felici tations the Senate and House concluded their labors for the session of 1916 yesterday afternoon. Until Governor Brumbaugh shall have passed upon the bills left for his considera tion the record of the session will not. be complete. Several measures of im portance have been enacted Into law, particularly the acts providing com pensation for workingmen and re stricting child labor. Still other acts of importance have been placed upon the statute books, but some time will elapse before It will be possible to make a fair analysis of the work of the winter. Governor Brumbaugh has been vig orous in the use of the veto power and his activity in exercising his right to disapprove bills doubtless restrained the Legislature from sending to him many more measures which would have met a similar fate. Experienced legislators are more and more com ing to the conclusion that the people aire overburdened with legislation and (this conviction is forcing itself upon those responsible for the multiplica tion of laws. Commissions have been author ized to study several subjects for consideration at the next session of the Legislature and through the ex cellent work of the Legislative Refer ence Bureau It ought to be possible to still further reduce the number of obsolete and unnecessary laws that now encumber the statute books. A start in this direction was made at the session just ended in the repeal of many old acts, but there Is still much to do In this direction. The present Governor is awake to the situation and on more than one occasion has refer red to the superabundance of laws and the necessity of restraining the dis position to provide new laws upon! every conceivable pretext and sub ) Ject. Standing out in any review of the work of the session must be the re grettable fact that submission of the question of local option to the people was defeated. Obviously the measure was one of home rule and while its temporary setback is a dis appointment to thousands of people, the sentiment in favor of local option has increased enormously as a result of the energetic fight of the Governor and those back of him hi behalf of the bill. Clearly, the influence of the Gover nor upon the Legislature has been helpful in preventing the introduction of some measures of doubtful char . acter and others positively vicious. He has been criticised for exceeding the prerogatives of the Executive Depart ment of the State government and there has been a disposition in some quarters to censure him for forcing through the Legislature drastic pro posals which, In the thought of their opponents, will work serious hardship to Important interests of the State. "We believe the large body of people ■will give Governor Brumbaugh credit for having endeavored to serve the people to the best of his ability and ■with an eye single to the welfare of the Commonwealth. He is not infalli ble and may have erred at times in his attitude toward the work of the Legislature, but his election by the people followed personal pledges to them and there can be no reasonable doubt that he strove In every way to fulfill his pre-election promises. As already indicated, the net results of the session will not be fully appre ciated or understood until the Gover nor has concluded his action on the bills sent to him during the past ten days. He has shown practical busi ness sense, as well as breadth of vis lon, In the consideration of many of the questions which have engaged the at tention of the legislators and the. peo ple. and those who are familiar with the tremendous strain that every occu pant of the Governor's office must en dure the first few months of his ad ministratis will agree that Martin G. 'Brumbaugh has "come through" with great credit to himself and with the general approval of the people. There Is hope In s measure now be fore Governor Brumbaugh that the toll bridges of the State will gradually disappear with the toll roads. This bill, will slv« the State the right FRIEAY EVENING, to condemn bridges over which toll Is charged, and It may mean eventually the disappearance of the only barrier to a free Harrisburg. A St. L>ouls woman waj arrested the other day carrying a full kit of burglar tools. The "antls" will regret that this did not happen In a suffrage State. TIIIKI) CLASS CITY LEOdSLATION THE recklessness with which third class city legislation is enacted in Pennsylvania is very well illus trated by the fact that there are now before the Governor two bills ntnendliig the Clark act of 191S, one of which provides that mayors shall not succeed themselves In office, and the other making the direct provision that they may. Third class city bills got so little consideration In the Senate this year that when Senator Beldleman. whose personal Influence in that body Is such that he was yesterday elected presi dent pro tem. by the unanimous vote of the Republican members, was re fused during the closing hours of the session opportunity even to present amendments to the Walton bill mak ing changes in the Clark act, although his intervention in mine bills and others was received courteously enough and his views incorporated into many of those measures. The third class city never has received proper atten tion at the hands of the Legislature. The custom is to rush through any sort of legislation that may be pro posed by some Influential member or senator backed by a few city officials, many of whom have their own per sonal axes to grind. City Clerk Charles A. Miller, an au thority on municipal afTairs, believes that the only remedy lies in home rule for cities. His idea is that the Legis lature cannot know the needs and aspirations of a city as well as the people of that city know them and that the lawmakers, therefore, have no right to place limits on the activi ties of a city other than those pre scribed by the State constitution. His view seems reasonable enough. Why should Harrisburg. for instance, a rail road, jobbing and manufacturing city, be governed by the same laws under which Erie, the Interests of which are largely maritime, operates? Perhaps there Is more than mere co incidence In the election of Senator Beldleman as President pro tern, of the Senate and theflrst Pauphin countian to he so honored since the office was held by Judge S. J. M. McCarrell, In whose office. Senator Beldleman studied law. Mr. Beldleman has succeeded his preceptor to a leading place at the Pauphin county bar, has occupied Judge McCarrell's seat In the Senate and now has followed him as President pro tern. Who shall say that In due time the re markable sequence shall not be fol lowed to Its natural conclusion? We Imagine that Pr. Pernhurg's un expressed thoughts just now would fur nish far more interesting reading than some of his recent utterances. EXCELLENT SELECTIONS AMONG the nominations sent to the Senate in the closing hour and confirmed were those of W. H. Smith, State Banking- Commis sioner, Samuel B, Rambo, superin tendent of Grounds and Buildings; Thomas J. Lynch, member of the State Water Supply Commission; Thomas Lynch Montgomery, State Librarian, and Major Oroome, head of the State Constabulary. These reappointments were justified by the efficient charac ter of the public service performed by every one of this group of officials. Governor Brumbaugh has made no mistake in these selections, which are on the basis of pure merit. Two other officials who were reap pointed the last day of the session are James N'. Moore, director of the Leg islative Reference Bureau, and Samuel C. Todd. State Executive Controller. These men have demonstrated their special fitness for the work entrusted to them and the Governor recognizes their worth In providing for their continuance in office. The Chamber of Commerce is to have its annual outing next month. There is nothing which contributes so much to the harmonious co-operation of the business elements of any community as the frequent getting together of the busy live wires who comprise such or ganizations as the Chamber of Com merce and the Rotary Club. "DIPI/OMACV* HARRISBITRG theater patrons owe the management of the Majestic a vote ofthanksfor the very excellent presentation of "Diplo macy" Wednesday evening by William Gillette. Blanche Bates and Marie Poro. The play was bright and inter esting and the company one of the best that has ever appeared on a local stage. It is this class of plays that make the theater. Clever, clean, artistic to the point of perfection, not a single fault could be found with it. Also, it drew a large audience. Possibly It was not a great mon»y maker for the theater; there were too many stars in It for that. But It is the type of show that ought to be encouraged. It has everything to commend and nothing to condemn, which is more than can be said of many of the plays staged by N'ew York managers. Tt was altogether appropriate that General R. H. Pratt, the grand old man of the Carlisle Indian School, should have presented the diplomas to the class of graduates at the Carlisle insti tution yesterday. General Pratt has been a consistent friend of the Indian for many years and has done much to develop the best treatment of the origi nal American. "JITNEY" REGULATIONS WHATEVER the action of the Legislature on the Jitney ques- tlon it rmiHt be apparent to the police department of Harrlaburg that the mo»t stringent regulation* are necessary. Those men who are oper ating their cars with rare and due re gard for the public at large should not be condemned by reason of the harum scarum act* of others who are absolutely reckless and Indifferent to public protest. Bo loaf u thus oaral axe permitted to go In and out and up and down without regard to route or speed there will be danger of tragedy and we don't believe Mayor Royal or the police department will wait until some such thing happens. Mere regu lations, unless strictly enforced, will amount to nothing. There must be a strong hand to protect life and limb. "The Democracy has redeemed all Its pledges." says a Southern contempo rary, and we imagine it must wish It had left a few of them "In hock." The Kaiser's Idea of winning "a place In the sun" is to obscure the sky with warclouds. rj-tontttg (ttljat Captain Joseph P. Thompson in ad dition to his regular police duties has assumed the guardianship of a bunch of youngsters. These boys are not really bad and up to the present time have not given their parents any seri ous trouble. The guardianship, in all Instances, was undertaken at the re quest of the parents of the boys. This is the way they put It up to the Cap tain: "We want our boys kept on the straight and narrow path. If they know someone is watching them closely we believe temptation can more easilj be overcome. If at any time you hear of them doing anything for which they should be punished, we want you to go after them." The boys have been given rules to follow. They must keep off the streets at night and must spend a certain fixed period over their lessons. Captain Thompson ar ranges to make an inspection trip every once in so often in the locality where the boys reside and also keeps in touch with their behavior at school. The boys have become attached to the Captain and call upon him frequently for advice. Architects and contractors are watching with more than ordinary In terest the growth of Harrisburg's building boom thus far for the month of May for the Indications are that the $300,000 mark will be more than topped. To date the quarter-million figure has been passed and Building Inspector James H. Grove expects some more large permits to be taken out before the end of the month. The amount thus far represented Is 'way beyond that of previous Spring months. May. incidentally, will easily be the big month for 1915 unless the months that follow should develop a remarkable boost. The first annual dinner of the Har rlsburg Councilman!? Association Tues day evening resulted in many an odd little reunion of former city fathers, who, perhaps, may have passed each other time and again in the streets or have met one another in a business way from time to time since they sat together in Council but who, prior to Tuesday night, had never gathered "round a banquet board. Some of the foruver councilmen had never really met in a social way since they left their seats as the business heads of the municipality years ago. Over the festivity fostered by the coming to gether again of brother officials of years gone by hung the- ever-present suggestion of.the. passage of the years, however. One former commoner of years ago briefly referred to this when he looked around the table and then in smiling answer to a question said: •Why. I'm .lust looking for those with whom 1 sat in Council, and remember ing. not the present, but the absent faces!" Tyocust blossoms are blooming. Farmers say this Is a sure sign that warm weather Is here to stay, of course there will be more cool morn ings and nights. However, as soon as the locust blossoms appear farmers change their heavy clothing for lighter material. One farmer said to-day that he "never feels safe about a fruit crop until after locust blossoms bloom: that frost cannot injure the buds now." He added.' "I always watch my locust trees. \\ hen the white blossoms are full and give forth their sweet odor, then 1 know I can go ahead and figure on my prospects for the fruit season."' One of the queerest Telegraph newsstands in the city can be seen any afternoon by folks who stroll over the Mulberry street viaduct and Mulberry street to the Hill. Just east of the bridge a youngster has printed in childish fashion a sign, "Telegraph For Sale Here." The sign is tacked to a shade tree In front of hits home and the papers are spread out for sale on the pavement beneath. Needless to say ,the papers go like hot cakes to people hurrying from and to the cen tra! part of the city. The washing away of the dam at the old nail mill along the Conodoguinet creek a half mile up from the mouth of the stream has destroyed a very famous swimming hole, the joy of the small boy hereabouts for many a year. The hole is known as "the rope, a big bull rope being swung from a tall oak on the creek bank. On this rope hundreds, nay, thousands, of young Americans have swung out onto the bosom of the dam amid the Joyful spluttering of "woppers" and "back-flippers." The water was any where from eight to ten feet deep even in midsummer and was considered one of the very best swimming spots in this vicinity. Not only did the lads of that vast territory known as West Shore cool their tanned little bodies in the cool depths of the dam, but hun dreds of boys from Harrisburg and Steelton daily slipped over to the creek And manv's the little chap who, with out the Jitney for car fare, "hoofed it" to the Conodoguinet. Tt is not often that anything appears on the scene quick enough to catch a Capitol Park squirrel napping. But it happened yesterday morning when a big touring car ran down and kill ed a big, fat squirrel in front of the Scottish Rite Cathedral in North street. The driver tried to avoid the accident but the little animal was frightened and ran directly beneath one of the front wheels. In Dull Times Efficiency Counts It may be interesting to note that nearly all the media of so called national advertising are showing losses. On the other hand, many news papers show gains, particularly in national advertising. The reason lies In the fact that In dull times the efficient sur vive. Newspaper advertising Is dem onstrating Its efficiency—lts low costs —and its great productive ness. Manufacturers are finding It the easiest channel to quick and sure distribution. Those who seek information along these lines are Invited to address the Bureau of Advertis ing, -American Newspaper Pub lishers Association, World Build ing, New York. HARRISBITRG TELEGRAPH CHARLES D. WOLFE FOR CONGRESSNUIII Appointment of Kiess to Public Service Conimissionership Leaves Vacancy GOVERNOR IS RESTING Signs Mackrell Police Pension Bill; May Go to Gettysburg May 30 Appointment of Congressman Edgar R. Kiess. of Hughesville, to the Public Service Commission means that a con gressman will be elected in the Ljcom ing-Clinton-Potter-Tioga district this Fall to fill the term to which Mr. Kiess was elected last Fall by a handsome majority after a lively fight. Fritends of Charles D. Wolfe, former mayor of Willlarasport, and now the chief assistant State Fire Marshal, have started a boom in his behalf and if he will consent to run he will be strongly backed for the Republican nomination. Mr. Wolfe is one of the best known younger men In the West Branch valley and his record as mayor ot Willlamsport will be a big asset in his favor, say his friends. Mr. Wolfe has been active In Re publican affairs for years and is well known throughout his district. It is expected that Mr. Kiess will resign within a day or so, as he must take the oath of office next week. —Governor Brumbaugh Is resting. He left the Capitol late yesterday aft ernoon after signing the semimonthly pay bill for Philadel phia and the Mackrell Governor police pension bill for Brnmbaugh second class cities. The Resting Governor has been un der a tremendous strain the last few days in acting on appointments and clearing up legislative matters and will rest." He plans to take it easy next week and may go to Gettysburg to attend the Memorial Day exercises. Ho has until June 20 to act on the many bills before him. About $2,000,000 must be cut off the appropriations. —When Lieutenant - Governor Frank B. McClain returned to his home at Lancaster, to-day, he took with him a (rift from the repre sentatives of the United Mine Work ers of America that he treasures most highly. A few minutes after the Leg islature adjourned, yesterday after noon, members of the miners' lobby, including David Fowler, of Scranton, and William Toner, of Plymouth, called at the Lieutenant-Governor's office to pay their respects and to thank Mr. McClain for the kindly in terest he had taken in measures ad vocated by the miners. A bundle that one of the mem bers of the party carried was untied and Roger Dever, of Wtlkes-Barre, counsel for the miners, presented the Lieutenant-Governor with a writing desk set of ink wells made from a piece of anthracite. Governor Mc- Clain feelingly responded and thanked his visitors for their very pretty and novel gift. "That's not going to stay here; it's going home where we can look at it always and keep in mind this happy moment," Mrs. McClain remarked after the speechmaking. —Last night, at an informal recep tion in Lieutenant-Governor McClain's office, the Lieutenant-Governor said good-by to the legislative correspond ents. Mrs. McClain and Miss Boyd, the charming young secretary to the Lieutenant-Governor, and Represen tative and Mrs. Hugh A. Dawson, and Miss Dawson, of Scranton, were present. —Republican State Chairman Crow before leaving here last night said: "The party Is united. The record of the legislature, of the State administration, is such that Progressives will gladly Party come back to the party. Leaders Such a record has been Pleased made and insures victory in the coming county con tests and in the State and presidential elections of 1916." A statement issued by Senator Vare, of Philadelphia, was a strong sum mary of the Legislature's achieve ments. Herald: "The session of the Legislature Just closed has given the people of this State more In the way of good and im portant legislation than any two ses sions, in my time, and no small part of the credit Is due to our splendid Gov ernor for the determined stand he took. In that his personal pledge, as well as that of his party, be kept to the people." f 1 DO YOU KNOW ~~ Tliat nearly all the shrapnel cases turned out for the United H tales army In recent months were made lit Harrisburjj? SENSE AND NOJtSEJfSB Mrs. Featherby "I simply can't dress on SSOO a year!" Mr. Featherby —''Why. wear less." Mrs. Featherby— "The less 1 wear the more it costs! ' — Judge. "Are the Newriches entertaining this season?" "Kntertalnlng? Well, I should rather call them amusing." Boston Transcript. I am here to remain. Marshall j MacMahon. "Do you think Bligglns is a practical farmer?" "No. He's only a beginner." "What makes you think so?" "He is still at the staee when he thinks a dozen eggs and a setting hen will lay the foundation for an enormous for j tune."—Washington Star. j Prosperity's the very bond of love.— j Shakespeare. ' "I got the agent to give that ln l convenient apartment with only three i rooms to the disagreeable tenant next to us." "That was what you might call a suite revenge."—Baltimore American. THE GARDENER The gardener does not love to talk, lie makes me keep the gravel walk; And when he puts his tools away He locks the door'and takes the key. Away behind the currant row. Where no one else but cook may go. Far In the plots, 1 see him dig. Old and serious, brown and big. He digs the flowers, green, red and blue. ! Nor wlshe» to be spoken to. j He digs the flowers and outs the hay, And nevtr seems to want to play. Silly gardener! summer goes, And winter comes with pinching tnes. When In the garden bare and brown You must lay your barrow down. Well now, and while the summer stays, To profit by these garden dnys O how much wiser you would be To play at Indian wars with me! —Rob«rt Louis Stev»nson. LIFE By Ella Wlieeler Wilcox On a bleak bold hill, with a bold world under, The dreary world of the common place, I have stood when the whole world seemed a blunder Of dotard time in an aimless race. With worry about me and want be fore me. Yet deep in my soul was & rapture spring, That made me cry to the gray sky o'er me, Oh, I know this life is a goodly thing. I have given sweet years to a thank less duty. Where cold and starving, though clothed and fed, For a young heart's hunger for Joy and beauty Is harder to bear than the need of bread. I have watched the wane of a sodden season, Which let hope wither and made care thrive. And throilgh it all without earthly reason I have thrilled with the glory of being alive. And now T stand by the great sea's splendor, Where love and beauty feed heart and eyei. The brlllinnt light of the sun grows tender As it slants to the shore of the By and By. I count each hour as a golden treasure, A bead time dropß from a slender string, And all my ways are the ways of pleasure, And I know this life is a goodly thing. Ano I know, too, that not In the seeing Or having or doing the things we would Lies that deep rapture that comes from being At one with the purpose that makes all good. And not from pleasure, the harp may borrow. That vast contentment for which we strive, Unless through trouble and want and sorrow It has thrilled with the glory of being alive. Our Daily Laugh THE REASON. * v'X' 1 ' <■> run How was It you didn't have a good <eC~jk s* ' time at the recep- I heard a story /SK / about a girl who I waß there but she ttij&Jj kept within hear- -ft?* ing all the time, and I couldn't tell It to anybody. J?J JUST AS GOOD. have money unlimited credit. LOOKING AHEAD By Wing Dinger It's been an ugly day to-day; I've heard folks grumbling 'bout the way It's rained and rained, and I'll agree The sunshine I would rather see. But if we'd have the flowers grow We've got to have some rain, you know. And surely we must have the flowers. So let's put up with these May showers. It's been an ugly day to-day— A most unusual day for May— But let each one of us refrain From grumbling—we must have some rain— It won't be long 'till we begin The bumper crops to gather in, And we'll have ample cause to say "We're mighty glad it rained In May." He who is firm In will molds the world to himself.—Goethe. Mrs. Woods to Motor to the Coast (Maybe) j ; |\ New York, May 21.—Mrs. Al. H. Woods, wife of the theatrical manager, will set out from New York soon on her second attempt to drive a motor car from ocean to ocean. Mrs. Woods says she will drive the car herself and she has marked out her itinerary, which will take her through Cleveland, Chicago, Omaha, Denver, Salt Lake City and Los Angeles. Mrs. Woods' first attempt to span the continent in an automobile was made a year ago as the outcome of a bet with her husband. Having reached Butte, Mont., she was compelled to give up on account of had roads. At that time she said she would try again. MAY 21, 1915. ——— s THE CARTOON OF THE DAY WHEN THE PESSIMIST ENTERS THE CLUB —From l.lfe. LEGISLATIVE LAPSES [Literary Digest.] Doubtless the legislative mind, like many another, must skid at times. "Foolish legislation" Is foolish, of course, but not frequent, and may be regarded as an excusable spree upon the part of the legislators to relieve the monotony of caring for the public welfare. Recently the New York legis lature passed a law providing for policewomen in New York. Police women, such as the bill provided for, were as unwanted as they were un- I wonted In that city; nobody knew what to do with them. Prom the news ac counts it appeared that the legislators themselves knew as little as anyone what a policewoman was or why she was created. It was a legislative skid. It might be well to remark about here In a cautionary spirit that seemingly "freak" bills sometimes turn out upon Investigation to owe much to news paper Imagination that has distorted a useful measure Into a "scream." The El Paso (Texas) Times enumerates sadly a few recent examples of legis lative folly In its own and other States: Minnesota Law to prohibit the catching of frogs. Kansas —Law to prohibit the use of face powder, hair dye, or bleach, the NEWS DISPATCHES OF THE CIVIL WAR [From the Telegraph, May 21, 1865] Resigns Position New Tork, May 21.—Special dis patches received here announce that C. A. Dana has resigned as assistant Secretary of War, and that Major Eck ert has been appointed to succeed him. Smith Reported Shot Washington. May 21.—1t is reported here from New Orleans that Klrby Smith was shot by Major McKee. Steamer l/ost St. Louis, May 21.—The government j steamer McCombs sunk in the Mis souri River to-day. No lives Were \ lost. WHKN THE NEWSPAPER SCORES [From Editor and Publisher] j The service that the newspapers render the public was never more ap parent than during the past week in j reporting the sinking of the Lusita-1 nia by a German submarine. The tor- j pedo had hardly exploded against her I hull before the news was flashed by wireless to land and then under the sea to the newspapers of all countries. It was from the newspapers that New York received the first intelli gence of the disaster; it was In them that they saw accurate lists of those who were lost and those who were saved. The offices of the steamship company were besieged day and night for details that were finally secured from the newspapers. The way the great story was handled reflected the highest credit on the enterprise of the news associations and the special correspondents whose activities dur ing the days following the sinking of the LusliMiiß knew no ceessatlon. To the casual observer it seems marvelous that so much accurate newß could be assembled in so short a time. Whole pages of pictures, in terviews with passengers and mem bers of the crew, and descriptive. matter were published within a day after the destruction of the ship. The story as it finally apepared, was com plete, not a link was missing. It is the organization that counts in such emergencies. Every big pre6B association or newspaper is represent ed by correspondents everywhere. These keep in touch with their em ployers by mall, by telegraph and by telephone. They are the antennae of the great news getting system whose arms or branches spread out over the habitable globe. When anything of Importance happens—no matter where —a trained correspondent or re porter is present to record it. There Is no delay. The electric current car ries the message thousands of miles and delivers it to millions of intelli gent readers. Yesterday It was the great earthquake at Martinique, the mattle of Ypres, or the destruction of the Lusltania. To-day it is the sen sational tumbling of stocks in Wall Street, the resentencing of Frank at Atlanta and the visit of the naval fleet to New York. To-morrow? Whatever may happen, we may rest assured that the Argus-«yed press will record it for the benefit of man kind. Teditorial comment l We gather that in 1898 the Colonel had not yet learned the location of the Armageddon battlefield. —Roston Tran script. A "fool-proof" airship has been In vented. Still, we fear that somebody will find a way to get in it.—Boston Transcript. At any rate, the shocked American public would hate to thlnlc that Messrs. Barnes and Roosevelt are both right.— Chicago Dally News. Turkey is going to hang the man who failed, to kill the sultan. Who says there Is no Justice in Turkey?— Philadelphia North American. WOMAJP* DUTIES [From the Emporia Gazette.] The woman of to-day has two big home duties: First to see that her own home Is civilized, that her own men and children are cared for expertly, and second to see that the same degree of civilization prevails in all the homes about her. piercing of ears and wearing of ear rings. Colorado—Laws to compel chickens to go to roost before 7 p. m. dallv. Providing that bulls driven along tlie roads at night shall wear lights- Massachusetts Bachelors to pay annual tax of *5. Prohibiting the wearing of whiskers by doctors and dentists. Nebraska —Laws compelling the Na tional Guard to do ninety days' work each year on the roads and bridges of the State. Requiring dealers in stock food to pay a license of s2* per annum. Texas Compelling churchgoers to leave their artillery on the outside of church buildings. Illinois —Forbidding the giving of tips to barbers, porters, hat-snatchers, etc. Taxing bachelors thirty years of age SSO per annum. Minnesota—Law providing that lum berjacks shall be furnished with Indi vidual bathtubs. North Dakota——Law establishing uni form thickness of sleigh-runners. "Aspirants for vaudeville distinc tion." comments the Dayton (Ohiol Journal, "might profit by a close study of modern legislative proceedings." BOOKS and gto The Chicago Post makes the Inter esting suggestion that If philosophical works were as well advertised as works of fiction the names of such real In terpreters as Harald Hoffding would be much better known. "Professor Hoffding." says the Chicago Post, "Is a man of international reputation, an original thinker and perhaps the great est contemporary historian of philos ophy." Referring to his most recent book. "Modern Philosophers," the Post critic says; "His thirty-seven pages of 4 Nietzsche In the present volume are worth all the popular books on that j poet and philosopher that we have seen. His six lectures on Rergson. too, [ should be read by every young person who bas become afflicted with Berg sonitis and talks learnedly about In tuition, and certainly will be read by all serious Bergson students." Pictorial Review for June, as usual, is parked full of Action, special articles, household articles and fashion features that make it vitally interesting to all progressive women both from an enter taining and practical viewpoint. Under the heading of Art appears an attrac tive cover design by Maria Anthony, followed by the usual timely and worth while editorial, this month's title con veying an optimistic thought, "What of the Joy of Living?" Then comes the second instalment of the great serial, "The Co-Citizens," by f'orra Harris, with illustrations by Hanson Booth. Under the head of Short Stories apppar "Elsie Goes Abroad," ,by George Hyde Preston, Illustrations by P. J. Mona- Ihan: "Whom God Hath Joined," by I Maximilian Foster, Illustrations by J. Gardner Soper; "Tents of the Mighty," 'by Nina Wilcox Putnam, illustrations I by Harry A. Linnell; "The Little Cap tain," by Harold Wolcott Dunning, 11- I lustrations by F. C. Yohn, and "Parted Ways," by P. G. Wodehouse, with illus trations by Walter Tittle. HOW GENERAL WASHINGTON IjOST A TURKEY DINNER Interesting story from Bedford, told at a meeting of the Sons of the Revo lution, which is endeavoring to pur chase the building in Pitt street which was occupied by General Washington on his visit to Bedford during the I Whisky Rebellion, w r hlch has since been known locally as "Washington's I Headquarters," from the Mowery heirs, | with the intention of turning it into a museum. An interesting story is told of the visit of Washington at the above place, which was then the home of David i Espy, whose guest the General was. ] At that time the office of the first pro ! thonotary. Arthur St. Clair, occupied ] the basement of the building, with the I living rooms of the Espy family above, i An elaborate dinner had been prepared for the distinguished guest, the prin cipal dish being wild turkey. Several thousand soldiers were encamped on the public square, guards surrounded the houso (which stands on the cor ner of an alley) and cavalrymen pa trolled the streets. Preparations for the dinner were completed and the guests had gathered around the board awaiting the turkey. As one of the good women of the household was passing into the dining room a mounted soldier leaned through a window and, transfixing the fowl with his bayonet, left the astonished lady with the empty platter in her hands and was out of sight before am alarm could be given. In great distress she hastened to ap prise the waiting guests of the calamity and was assured by the great man In his kindly manner that although the loss was Irreparable she was blameler" and he would, nevertheless, enjoy hu dinner. It was learned afterward tha» a few of the "select" greatly enjoyed the juicy fowl. (" IN HARRISBURG FIFTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY [Frim the Telegraph, May 21, 1866] Newsboy Drowned A boy, believed to be Harry Meloy. a newsboy of the city, drowned to-day when he fell into the river above the waterhouse. Rise Expected Recent heavy rains have cfcused a rise in some of the branches of the river. A rise Is expected here to-mor ■ row. Bnry Soldier Bolomon D. Gotta. Co. I, 77th iPenna. Vols., was burled here yester- Iday with full military honors.