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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-24

sheepskin bound volumes, tattered,
yellowed with age; the first book Is
dated 1885 and was kept by John
Thome, the first county treasurer. A
portion of Lebanon county was then
included in the Dauphin county boun-
daries.
Mr. Rutherford was clearing out the
shelves beneath the counter-the
shelves by the way, which will likely
be replaced with more serviceable
TContinued on Page u /.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-24
OLD HOUSE EMPLoYE DIES

Washington, Jan. 24-Captain John
T. Cheney, for fifty years special
employe of the House of Representa-
tives and holder of the longest con-
tinuous service record at the Capitol,
died here to-day at the age of 84
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-24
Wheelock Says Easy
For Indian Students
to Get Out Nights

James Riley Wheelock, leader of
the Enola Pennsylvania Railroad
Young Mems Christian Association
band. and a. former student at the
Carlisle Indian School. said to-day
that he would like to see a most thor
ough investigation of the affairs at
the school and laughted at report
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-24
BY Associated Press

Washington, Jan. 24.-Regulations
issued recently prohibiting the impor-
tation of potatoes from Canada and
Europe to guard against the introduce
tion of potatoe di"eases, were modi-
fed to-day. The pr vious order, which
would have required countries not ar
fected by the quarantine, including
Bermuda to take extensive quarantine
action against all other countries un-
der quarantine by the United States is
changed so that thew are given the
alternative of forbidding the importa-
tion to this country of potatoes not
home grown.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-24
HEAT SCHOOL WITH ELECTRICITY

washington, Jan. 24.-The heating
of the new high school at Rupert,
Idaho, by electricity is the first case on
record where large buildings have
been heated entirely by such means,
announce the federal bureau of edu-
cation to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-24
James Grove Talked of
as Moeslein's Successor

Building Inspector e. Moeslein, one
of Mayor Royals appointees under the
old form of city government, will ten
der his resignation. to take effect Feb
ruary Is.
City Council, it was generally re-
ported in municipal circles to-day,
may onsider his successor at Tuesdays
meeting. ames Grove. a carpenter, of
the Tenth ward, is said to be his sue
cessor.
HOME GROWN POTATOES
CAN NOW BE IMPORTED
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-06
ELECTRIC LIGHT DEFICIENCY

MOST of the great lighthouses use oil
AvA lamps instead of electric, and some
use gas lights: anything but electric lights.
This is not due to the difficulty of getting
electricity to the stations, but is on account
of the enormous superiority of oil or gas
over an electric lamp of the same power in
shining through fog or dust cloud. The
light from an electric lamp contains almost
all wave lengths, but the greater proportion
are the short lengths; whereas the oil light
has greater proportion of long wave lengths
A fog will absorb short waves much better
than long waves, and so it is that the electric
light soon becomes invisible in fog; while
the oil light is seen easily.
There are several phenomena of everyday
occurrence which illustrate the point be-
yond doubt. The sun contains all wave
lengths, and looks bright and white in the
zenith; for at that time it has to shine
through the atmosphere only vertically
But when it is setting in the west it has to
shine through several thousand miles of air
and its dust, and SO the short green and
similar waves are absorbed and all that we
see is what is left. This is why the sun looks
red at sunrise and sunset or when it is be-
hind cloud.
The same rule applies to the stars setting
or rising. Thus green star will look red near
the horizon, and it is therefore unsafe to
decide on a stars real color unless it is some
where near the zenith on clear night.
New stars are the green ones, medium-aged
stars the yellow ones like our sun, and old
decrepit stars are the red ones. A red one
may be seen in Orion; while Sirius the dog
star is green.
The device used for looking directly at
the sun makes use of this popularity; for
blue rays, and 50 ' do the tt tinted glasses a
furnished telescopes for the same purpose
The smoke in some cities enables one to
look directly at the sun at almost any
time of day, and in such circumstances it
always looks red. A. L. Hodges
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-06
Continued from page :

No movement of anyone beneath the peach
trees, no sound but that of the breeze
caught their ears The evil, lovely presence
had vanished, if indeed it had ever been
there, and the heavy branches of the peach
trees bent low, as though to lose in shadow
the path she had trodden.
Brother Matthias stepped forth. 3Shade
or Demon he cried, @she has vanished!
Did l dream9 But no! See, here are foot
prints and," STOPPING, @here are scattered
lily and rose leaves, and see, peach half
bitten through"
His companion grasped his sleeve in
alarm. 3Touch not that" he entreated,
with a fearful glance over his shoulder and
then toward the door in the wall "How
know you what evil spell may lurk in aught
drew him away, and they both quickly
passed out of sight down the path leading
to the monastery.
Next morning Brother Matthias brought
the abbot out to see the spot where he af-
firned he had seen the fair vision which had
well nigh betrayed him. To him he showed
the scattered flowers on the grass and path,
now all withered and shriveled, all of which
seemed in the sunny morning light quite
commonplace; yet there were plainly dis
cernible the dainty footprints in the gravel
and on the grass at the edge of the pond.
But apart from these there was no proof
that Brother Matthias had beheld any evil
spirits in so fair guise as he had so elo-
quently and so circumstantially described
None the less his richly embroidered ac-
count was accepted by the abbot and the
brethren, and for time the pond and the
rose walk were avoided in the late afternoon
But Brother Matthias saw no more wan
dering spirits there, and this fact was due,
so he was persuaded, to the daily solemn
chant of the abbot's powerful exorcism
against any unholy entrance of the peaceful
retreat, uttered as the monks walked in
solemn procession through the rose-strewn
paths of the monastery garden, sprinkling
the ground with holy water in publication.
And thereafter, it is surmised, Brother
Matthias forgot all about it, and thenceforth
in peace composed his odes upon the lives
of the gentle saints.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-06
THE VISION OF BROTHER MATTHIAS

=, , :,
the perfume were ieagueo against the sa1ety
OF his soul; 1or tneir fragrance 1nto&icateo
him as meyer before. run OF vague alarms
was the SOIL ar. ABOVE ms neao lul-oiown
vagrant Wni5e rose suaoenty Droke apart
and showereo MIN win us solt, warm petals.
He was now IN dire Danger, ne wen knew,
and all suddenly NE ana moyement returneo
to MS oody WIN the snock OF tne Ialling
petals; his sinIui, wanoerlne tnougnts
were known TO the SAINTS, tnen' ana these
err1ng Iahcles nad mus ea .S shape - ana .ha
wei n1gh oe5rayea nun into Inc power OF tns
himself then toward tne moving VISION 81!
against tne peach BRANCHES T ne exeenoea ms
rosary ana !ne cross. lnat sne aao not yet
menaced MN was ceIealliy que 70 MS
spiritual amor, ne Iautlelso.
NOV sne mao a eui,iea ant was seo . IA: At
tne eage 81 ene pGra neacn pgt LOT M tne haes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-06

me to bring that to you, but promised to
call for me within an hour. So was to at
tend to the other Grand first, and wait here
with you for him. But my taxicab broke
down and"
aCraven coming here?" Betty inter-
rupted incredulously, but checked suddenly
at a look from Quoin.
"As soon as he can get away Lydia
affirmed. Il mean, of course, wherever
you're really stopping"
"The Plaza"
aThat's just across the way, isn't it? It's
odd of him to make such mistake. He
said the Margrave distinctly. But I'll ask
for you at the Plaza in half an hour, if you
don't mind"
Mind! On the contrary, Mrs Merrilees
said pleasantly, 3I'1l be delighted. Tad,
too. That will be fun-rather! Well have
supper together-all of us"
@And so-goodnight for thirty minutes, !"
Lydia laughed. Il must hurry
3Wait minute" Peter put in. 3I'm off
too, you know, and going your way
"How do you know you are?" Lydia de-
manded, smiling back from the doorway.
Because that's the way I'm going"
@But don't want you now, Mr. Trait
though 1 shall hope to see you again in half
an hour Goodby."
THE halldoor closed, leaving Peter as
1 dashed as Betty Merrilees was thunder
struck, as Quoin was thoughtful, as the
smile of the Dowager Dragon was satiric.
There was little pause.
aWhat," Peter demanded, what do you
know about that?"
aAfter her, you loon!" Quoin snapped,
waking up with start. 31f Craven told her
to go somewhere else first, be sure he never
meant her to bring that necklace here.
Don't you seer"
3Ass!" Peter groaned, shifting his forehead.
3Why didn't l Think" Selling hat and
coat, he threw open the door even as the
elevator gate changed.
The car had dropped from sight before
he reached the shaft. Planting a thumb
on the push button, he educed only thin,
persistent grumble from the annunciator
bell, steadily diminishing in volume as the
car continued wilfully to descend.
Infatuated, the young man committed the
soul of the elevator attendant to the neither
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-06

most depths of damnation and, turning to
the stairway, plunged down the six fights
in breakneck haste, three steps at time.
Across the lobby he sped as one bounded
by furies and gained the carriage entrance
barely in time to see a taxicab pulling away
from the curb.
Peter gave chase, affording midnight way
farers the diverting spectacle OF beauti-
fully arrayed young man-coat tails fiat to
the wind and rain, top coat streaming wildly
from one arm, the other brandishing the
dernier eri in toppers-in mad, mute pursuit
of self-contained taxicab proceeding stolid-
1y about its business.
Happily for Peter, its business involved
observance of traffic regulations; and when
it paused to give precedence to 59th street
crosstown car Peter caught up-if some
thing more rudely than he had thought to.
Unable to check quickly on the greasy
asphalt, he skidded against the door with
crash.
Hold hard!" he begged between breaths.
@Give me chance!"
what the" commented the chauffeur
suspiciously.
But at the same time Peter jerked the
door open, and-a Gravity, sinking sensation
deserted his midst: the fare was Lydia, after
all!
DIG SIStlSd Ills DlSdllllcSS dppdIlClOH
with an inarticulate cry.
aYou forgot something Peter gasped in
response, climbing in.
@What?'
"Me!" he declared settling into the place
by her side; then thrust his head out of
the door and painted, 4It's all right, Driver.
Cut along and don't go too fast-slippery
pavements
4But, Mr. Trait" Lydia expostulated.
Peter shut the door with bang, and the
car, with an unobstructed way, picked up
wary heels and stole on up Fifth avenue.
4You darling!' he declared with emotion.
3Wait- l get my-breath. Mans got
no business counting he amt in
training"
Lydia laughed aloud. Impossible to re-
sent the extravagances of this irrepressible
boy! am in no hurry she countered, a
hint of malice making piquant her demure-
ness.
II got you'll" said Peter, breathing heavily.
To be concluded ne1t Sunday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-06
CORPORATIONS
MOTION PICTURE PLAYS

Guarantee so for first photopay you write by guaran
teed method As former Scenario Editor of Worlds largest
studio speak with authority Send for free booklet, How
Write Photoplays" Ebert Moore, Box TIA CIV Chicago
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-09-25
UNIQUE SHIPMENT OF BIBLES
Books Destined for instruction of the
Heathen Are Most Carefully
Sent Forth.

The Bible house at New York city
has recently made a shipment of LOG
Bibles on voyage of $4,000 miles
Poison was worked into the covers q
the books to hinder the operations d
destroying insects. The Bibles vert
soldered up in tin boxes containing ten
each for protection against waves an,
weather. The tin boxes were repackeG
In pairs in heavy wooden crates de-
signed to withstand the hard knocks
incident to many reloadings and t6
long journeys under varying condi.
tons. These Bibles, being a part
the eighth edition printed in the Ian
guage of the Gilbert islands, are to al
rive ultimately at Ocean Island, a
small speck in the Pacific 5000 miles
southwest of San Francisco, lying ell
most under the equator. Ocean Is
land Is only mile and a half in dia-
meter, but it is visited by many steam
srs on account of it's rich deposits Of
phosphate. Hence its choice as a dis
tributing center for Bibles In the is
lands Of the Gilbert group. Mr.. Rich
ard Grenfell Of Australia, acting for
the American board, will send or car
~ these books on adventurous voy-
ages Of 200 miles or more to the mis-
sion stations scattered through the is
Aada.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-09-25
ALWAYS EVIL TO BE IDLE
Japanese Proverb That Is Well Worth
Taking to Heart by the People
Of This Country.

There is an excellent proverb, which
has been handed down to one genera
ton after another of Japanese. It
ought to be in every language. 1t
runs thus, ITO do nothing is to do
evil" Perhaps it is this which makes
the Jap SO busy, remarks the Boston
Advertiser. 1t is very hard to catch
him doing nothing. Even his social
intercourse is filed with things to do.
There is infinite bowling and scraping
and bending double, before a friend is
properly greeted or tea is properly
served. But the proverb may not be
compelled to work SO far as the Japa-
nese make 1t work, in order to do
good. l. Is question whether the
wise Of this country realize as they
might, and as the wise should, how
evil 1t Is to be idle. 1t is this which
leads the children of the city into mis-
chief. The houses are so close to-
gether that they have lost the chores
which were once theirs The chores
are done out on the farms or by the
city. 1t is idleness which is the curse
Of the rich and of the poor Yet it is
idleness which seems to be the great
desire Of the individuals of our ma
ton. In desiring it they desire evil
and they do not realize what it Is
they wish.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-09-25
WHY NOT ENERGY FROM SUM-
Psublem That Should Engage the Az
tsntlon Of Those Interested In
Deep Experiments.

In view Of the fact that the sui
delivers energy to the earth at tbs
rate Of 1000 horsepower per acre, il
Is not surprising that the problem OF
devising a motor which shall trans
NIT this energy into useful work has
01oven an attractive one to the ex.
eerimentalist. THUS, in California
there was erected plant In which
the heat rays were made to converge
spon a steam boiler, that generated
sufficient steam to run an eight-horse'
power pump. Two more modsrn and
perhaps better known installations
are those erected at Philadelphia, and
later at Meadi. Egypt, the plants in
these two experiments being designed
on the principle Of concentrating the
suns rays upon c boiler Of large area
and very low pressure
An analysis of the Egyptian plant,
made by Mr. A s. E. Ackermann, B.
Sc. extended over three weeks; dur
ing which he was able to record as
the highest output only 1911 pump
horsepower from a sunshine absorb
ing plant covering seven-eighths Of
an acre. That is to say, he recorded
less than 20 pump horsepower, as
against the 5000 horsepower which
would have been obtained from a per-
feet motor, capable of utilizing the
suns radiation direct.
The result show how little promise
there is of obtaining mechanical ener-
~ from the sunshine on a CONNER
cially economical scale.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-09-25
WHY CALLED DEVILS METAL"
Nickel, Now So Extensively Used, Was
Once Considered the Bane of
the Miner.

Nickel was first discovered BY
Kronstadt in 1851. No use was made
of it, as it was found only in small
amounts. For great many years the
German miners called it kupfernickel
or devils copper. It was believed by
those simple folk that Old Nick, or the
devil, made this ore purposely to
bother the miners, as it looked exactly
like copper ore and yet no copper
could be extracted from it.
Nickel was scarce until a New York
assayer found a quantity of it in q
shipment of ore from Canada. He
stated it's value in his report and tbs
owner Of the mine prospected for more
and found large quantities of it.
Nickel is hard, ductile and malleable
1t is white in color, with a yellowish
cast. 1t ranks next to iron and cobalt
IN magnetic properties and is extern
sively used for plating purposes, be
cause it will take a high polish and
will not rust. Nickel added to steel
makes 1t harder and stronger.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-09-25
WHAT A YANKEE CAPTAIN DID
Cape Colder Sailed Into Rio Janeiro
Amidst Shot and Shell, and
bob" Evans Approved.

Capt. Henry Blachford was one of
those old New England sea captains
who lived better stories than the nov
exist can make up" as somebody has
said. Captain Blachfords death at the
age of eighty-three at West Yarmouth
reminds me of an incident in his ca
reer that was typical of the old Yam
kee mariners Of past generations, a
writer in the Boston Post states.
On one voyage he arrived at Rio
Janeiro while a rebellion was going
a. and while a rebel feet was block
aiding the port. He was notified that
4 he tried to enter he would be sunk.
Three hundred other vessels lay out
eide, overawed by the same threat;
but the Cape Cod mariner refused to
be bluffed.
Hosting an American flag at each
masthead he started to enter the har-
Dor. A shot was fired across the
ships bow, but Captain Blachford
sailed steadily on.
He triumphantly entered the har-
Dor; the other vessels followed; the
blockade was ended; that ended the
rebellion, and Fighting Bob" Evans,
who had witnessed the affair, person
ally visited Captain Blachford to con.
graduate him. They were men after
each others hearts, that Cape Cod
mariner and that naval hero.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-09-25
SORRY He MADE COMMENT
Traveller Got Answer That Gave Hin
Cause for Reflection on the
Matter Of Diet.

With the exception Of the obvious
difference In clothing the Mohammed-
ans Of Algeria seemed to Albert Ed.
wards, according to the hook, THE
sastary Coast" to be very much like
other man, although they do not care
the same reasons" OF this ne had
striking example during his first win
ter in Algeria: II had asked my host
about the jackals which howled the
night through In the brousse about
his home. was curious to know how
much they resembled the coyotes Of
our Western plains. A aew days later
he called me from my desk with the
news that some of his Arab work
men had trapped 1ackal. l followed
him out into the patio and found .
half-dozen natives squatted about an
earthen pot. Two Of them were hold
ing the animal while another
skinned It.
"a jackal looks like nothing but q
very sick and NANCY dog. l cannot
imagine anything less appetizing. l
was surprised and rather nauseated to
see that the men were preparing the
beast for cooking. DO the natives eat
these things?' l disgustedly asked
my host In French. The man who
seemed to be the chief cook under
stood the language Of the conquerors.
He looked up surlily. Yes he
growled. But we don't eat pig
II thought of our slaughter house
scandals and the doubtful cleanliness
of our food supply, and felt very much
like the owner Of a glass house who
had thoughtlessly begun to throw
stones"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-09-25
Eye to Business.

"Old customs die hard in Africa.
writes a missionary teacher in the
Methodist school at Quessua, Angola
"A man came to US last year ant
brought two Of his daughters This
spring he brought two more He
seemed very happy to place them in
our care, and l was touched by his
fatherly interest in Just girls So
asked him his motive in bringing then
to US. He told me quite frankly thai
his brothers daughter had been a stu
dent in our school and that when she
went home she could read books, write
letters and sew, and that the mar
who married her gave her father s2i
more than the usual gift for a wife
Now he concluded, if you will whiI
my daughters and teach them every
thing until they grow up I will be
worth more than my brother So, al
4 appeared, he had at least a bust
ness interest in our school,"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-09-25
SOME BARGAINS.

10l. Splendid farm l23 acres, neal
Valley Pike, q miles from Railroad
Station, 80 acres bottom land 81
acres rolling, good 8 room house
slate roof, acetyline gas, 40x60 bank
barn, necessary outbuildings, plenty
fruit. Bargain on easy terms.
l02. lS5 acres. near Carmel, &c
acres uLder cultivation, 10 room
house, barn, sta bes and onthuiidines
plenty water. fruit, land rolling would
make splendid fruit farm Price
So, 500.
1O3 New room house in Wood.
stock, we'll located on South Main
Street, bath. . pap..ies. concrete pave
ments, electric lights, wafer. Price
and terms reasonable.
l04. III acres, p miles from Elm.
burg, miles from State r ,ad,
miles from Valley Turnpike, fine ~
cation. l04 acres fiil able. - acres ~
der cultivation. good room house,
40x6o bank barn ia good condition,
plenty fruit. 800 three vear-uld apple
trees. ss5 an acres. adjoining land
BIS sod for s10e.
los. 100 acres, Near Edith, Is ceres
under Gu t.yati' =. So retas wood land
about hail saw iinlhet. small dwelling
ard necessary uH' aiiil "a rs, f. ait. 9
miles frorn Railroad. Chap at $3.50.
107. Six room hous-', ta:l, electric
lights, one or the iaost desirab i &
dwellings in Woodst ck, acre lanGt
stable and wood shed, plenty small
fruit. fine location. FERNS to sui.
purchaser. A bargain
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-09-25
METHOD IN HIS TEACHING
Aeassiz, as Preceptor, Had His Own
Way Of Doing Things, and He
Got Results.

A student enrolled In Agassiz'l
class. For several days Agassiz paid
no attention to him whatever. Al
length, tired Of standing around idle
the student asked Agassiz to give him
something to do. Agassiz's reply waa
to hand him herring and to say
study this" The student was be-
wildered, but set about studying
It. The next day Agassiz asked him
what he had learned about that her
ring. The student replied that 1t had
two eyes, so many fms, and such and
such markings.
mo, no." Agassiz cried. STUDY II
more. Those things are not import
ant"
The next day and the next the ex
perience was repeated. The fourth
day Agassiz again demanded informa
ton about the now rotting specimen.
In desperate attempt at humor the
student replied, well, it's the same
on both sides"
That's it," shouted Agassiz. That's
It! A starfsh Isn't the same on both
sides, an oyster isn't, thousands OF
specimens of the sea are not. When
you find one that is, you've found a
starting point in new stage in the
evolution of life"
Obviously, that student learned
more from that one lesson about the
scientific method of study than he
would have learned in a years read
ing and lectures. The text books
would have taught him the facts;
Aggassiz taught him the method OF
learning all facts.-Worlds Work.