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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-26
LIBRARY EXPERIENCES
queer Requests Made by Persons in
Search of Information

Some notion of the queer requests
made at public libraries is afforded in
an article dealing with the library of
western city. These instances are
given
Recently man came in and asked
for some of the arguments against
woman s suffrage. The proper articles
were sought out, and the librarian
suggested that he might care to look at
those in favor of woman s suffrage as
well "No NATTER" he replied warily;
81 get those from my wife
The widespread belief that library
can furnish book on any subject, no
matter how vague, is illustrated by
this request:
81 have been asked to write a com.
position on what | saw on my way to
school to-day. Can you give ME any
book on it!' Thus a boy in the eighth
grade. And then there are the high
school boys who, in a period of revolt
from poetry, returns the "Idylls of the
King and ask if they can t get "this
crazy stuff in prose. -
Children about to participate in
debate cause some inconvenience. The
following subjects are not easy to give
references on: "Which Is Necessarier,
Water or Fire?' (Which is Mightier,
the Pen or the Sword?'
The impression which some persons
have that library can give informa.
tion on any topic is not only odd, but
pleasing. 1t may be set off against the
opposite notion, equally exaggerated,
that library is of no practical use
whatever. AS sample of the first
idea consider the woman who called
over the telephone the day before
Thanksgiving and asked how to pluck
turkey. The librarian hunted it up
in a cookbook and read it to her over
the telephone too. And the one who
asked for brief sketch of the French
revolution over the telephone
Those who work in the reference
room seem to consider the reference
librarian as a bureau of supplies as
well as of information. Pencils, paper,
even spectacles, are asked for tenn
porarily. 81 left my glasses at home
to-day. Can you lend me yours'" As
though, as far as the librarian went,
the glasses were merely for ornamental
purposes.--New York Sun.
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MECHANICSBURG
Community Christmas Tree Attracted
Large Crowd
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Mechanicsburg, Dec. 26.-The early
morning Christmas services in st.
Paul's Reformed, st. Marks Lutheran
and Church of God were well attended
and were very interesting
In the evening Trinity Lutheran
Sunday school gave cantata, entitled
"A Night in the ORIENT which in
cluded chorus of fifty voices
At 6 O'Clock in the evening st. Paufs
Reformed Sunday school rendered a
Christmas service, entitled His Natal
Day"
Grace Evangelical Sunday school,
with the church choir, gave very fine
service of recitations and Christmas
songs.
The First L. B. church and Sunday
school rendered a Christmas play, en-
titled Santa Rescue"
The choir of the Church of God gave
a Christmas song service under the di-
rection of the choir director, Professor
j. R. Swartz, with Miss Clara Crom-
leigh at the organ aud Miss Mary
Sultzaberger at the piano. The choir
was assisted by visiting talent, Miss
Alice Myers, soprano; Mrs. Sue Duean
Eager, contralto; Robert Nelson, tenor:
Roy Matthias, bass
Although the sky was clouded and
the streets and sidewalks lev, vet
Christmas Day was bright and pleasant
to our people generally, and our little
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MOTORCYCLE NOTES

About 80 riders of Altoona. Pa. at.
tended the recent meeting at which the
Blair County Motorcycle Club was
formed. The organization has secured
a nine-room house which is being fitted
up for club rooms
Motoreyclists of Crown Point, Ind
are contemplating organizing a club.
The first team of Westchester
County, IN. W Motorcycle Club to
finish in the New Years Day Road
Race, will receive bronze statuette
which had been donated by the Yonk.
ers Motorcycle Touring Club,
Holiday suggestion. Give you mo.
torcycle friend an +. A. NJ. membership
card.
During the past season 1S7 motor.
cycles were licensed to use the roads
in Nit Tacoma National Park.
A number of Asheville, IN. C.) mo
torcyclists made Thanksgiving Day
run to the Black Mountains.
A continent of 80 motorcyclists, un.
der Captain A. E. Humphreys, is ready
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MILLERSBURG
New Concrete Bridge Opened to the
Public Tuesday Morning

Special Corr espond Hnre
Millersburg, Dec. 26.-E w. Steev-
er, of this place, attended the funeral
of his brother, Harry NJ. Steever, at
Avoca, Pa, on Wednesday.
The new concrete bridge over the
Wiconisco creek at the south end of
Market street, has been completed and
was opened to the public on Tuesday
morning. The length of the wing walls
is 12O feet; length of arch, 81 feet;
total width, "a feet: inside width. 23
feet, and the highest point from the
water level is 20 feet. A walk 4 feet
wide, elevated from the road surface
will he placed on the east side of the
bridge for the convenience of pedes
trians. The road over the bridge is to
be macadamized by the contractor, G
W. Ensign.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Snyder, OF
Middletown, spent - Christmas with
their many friends and relatives here.
Harold Light, the young son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Light, went to Ma
hantango mountain for Christmas
tree on Tuesday. While descending the
mountain the lad fell on rock, strik
ing his left arm and fracturing the
same above the wrist. Harold walked
to his home unaided where DR.. Rickert
was summoned to reduce the fracture
F. X. Chance and family have gone
to Philadelphia to spend the holiday
season with his parents.
Mrs. Irene Hopkinson, of Philadel
phia, is visiting her parents, Attorney
S. S. Bowman and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. L. Lark are spend
ing week in New York City.
G. ID. Taylor, of Milierstown, j,
spending the Christmas season will
his daughter, Mrs. J. F. Adams anc
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Romberger
OF Sunbury, visited relatives in town
this week.
Granville Halter. who is emplovec
at the highway department at tn,
State Capitol, spent Christmas Da,
with friends at Donaldson.
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SUBURBAN
WEST FAIRvIEW
Mrs. Milton Smeltzer Gives Birthday
Supper to Friends

Special Correspondence.
West Fairview, Dec. 26.-Mrs. Mil
ton Smeltzer celebrated the anniversary
of her birthday at her home on State
road by giving supper in honor of the
occasion to the following of her many
friends: Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Fox, Mrs.
Sheridan, Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Embich,
Mrs. Ellen Troy, Mr.. and Mrs. Ellen
Stroh, Mrs. Wright, Miss Pearl thinner
man, Mrs. Mervin lMayres, Miss Rhoda
Bennet Mr.. and Mrs. w. Newman, Mrs
Jennie .Dicerow, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Nc
Cool, of Harrisburg; Mrs. C. Crawford
Mrs. Mahlon Foreman, Mrs. A. G. Wolf
Miss Goldie Bogar, Mrs. F. Hawbaker,
Mrs. John Morgan, Mrs. John Ruth
Miss Ruth Blair, Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Smeltzer, Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Bogar
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wagner, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Oyler and son, Robert
Miss Myrtle Smeltzer. Martin Smeltzer
Miss Gertrude Smeltzer and H. NJ. Nc.
Afee. Miss Vergie Hippensteel rendered
selections on the piano during the even.
ing.
Miss Catharine Crawford, a student
at Shippensburg State Normal, and
Paul Shettel, student of Lebanon Val.
ley College, are spending their Christ
mas vacations with their parents.
The distress of the needy of the town
has been in measure ameliorated by
individual benefcence, but in order to
better systematic the work the School
Board has kindly requested six citizens
to look up the needy and also secure
the needed relief.
An entertainment was given Thurs
day afternoon in the third school
taught by Miss Mary Mcdaniel; the
second school. taught by Miss Grace
Harper, and the primary, taught by
Miss Mary Burkholder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Wolpert and
children spent Christmas at Mrs. VOL
pert IS home in Duncannon.
John X. Wentz, of Hanover, was a
guest at the U. B. parsonage.
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NEW CUMBERLAND
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Harlicher All
nounces the Birth of Daughter

Special Correspondence
New Cumberland, Dee. 26.-Christ
mas was very quiet in New Cumber
land. A number of family reunions
were held and gifts exchanged.
John Beaver, of Shippensburg, spent
Christmas with relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Lefever are
spending few days with their sons
Harry and Merl, in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cobea, of Get.
tysburg, are guests of Jacob Eichin.
ger $ family.
Mr. and Mrs. Kelsey Attcks, of
Boston, are spending the holidays with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John p
Sweeney and Mr.. and Mrs. George AT.
ticks.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F, Kohr spent
Christmas here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover, of Hagers.
town, are visiting NJ. l.. Baker s'fam
ily on Fifth street.
Miss Ada Horton, of Shippensburg,
is the guest of Mrs. H. d. Eisenber
gers family on Water street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Harlicher an
nounce the birth of daughter, Friday
December 25.
Mrs. Wolf, of Shippensbupe, is the
guest of DR.. and Mrs. s. A. Kirkpat
rick
Earl Smith, of Philadelphia, is visit
ing his parents ON Third street.
Mrs. c. l.. Hale spent Christmas
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people were happy. The poor of the
town were looked after and well pro-
vided for by the local Bible and Tract
Society The ladies' of the h-As-Much
Mission. the Washington Fire Company
and church and other local organiza
tions.
The Daily Journal" of town is TAX
ing two days vacation. There was
no issue yesterday or to-day.
Harry Marshall, of this place, re-
ceived nice Christmas present yester-
day in the form of a notification that
the Patent Office has granted his appl-
cation for patent of dumping auto
truck invented by him. Mr. Marshall
has been for the past ten years
blacksmith in the employ of the Har.
risburg Manufacturing and Boiler Com.
pany, and is a practical mechanic.
Andrew Rhoads, who moved to Me
| chanicsburg from Monroe township
early in the year, has bought store in
Harrisburg and will shortly move to the
Capital City with his family.
Misses Susan and Mary Clendenin,
of Philadelphia, are spending a short
| Christmas vacation with their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Clendenin, West Main
street.
| f. II. Bitner. of Shiremanstown. was
business visitor here on Thursday.
Miss Beatrice Uhrich, of this place.
can now write R. \. after her name,
having received word this week that
she was successful in passing the state
examination for nurses, which she took
several months ago. Miss Uhrich is
recent graduate of Jefferson Hospital
| Training School for Nurses, and has
been doing private nursing under the
direction of the hospital for several
months.
Dr. w. W. Strong, of the faculty of
the Carnegie Institute. is spending the
holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
w. II. Strong, South York street.
Card invitations have been left Mt
each house in town urging the resi-
dents to attend church tomorrow and
inviting them to attend the services in
the tabneracle, which opens January 2.
Miss Vera Stevens, who is teaching
in Hartford, Conn. is home spending
the Christmas holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen r. Houston. of
New York City, are guests of Mr..
Houston's mother, Mrs S. f. Houston,
West Main street.
| ~ "hh -"is' - -. tOckl1n, or HHr-
rlsbnrg, were guests at the home OF
Professor kast, West Main street. last
evening.
Lew Martin is spending some time in
Philadelphia and expects to hear Billy
Sunday during his visit there.
The community Christmas tree at,
tracted crowd on Thursday evening
The Singer band was present and
played several selections
thermometer was at 4 above zero at
6 o'clock this morning.
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BUSINESS OF The maxwell
Optimistic Report on Conditions Shows
That the Company Made Big
Gains Over Last Year

\ most interesting and optimistic re
port on business conditions comes from
the Maxwell Motor Company, and is
printed herewith. Not only does il
SHOW that the company made big gains
over last year, but also that the com
Iany business and production has
gained every month since the first OF
August.
The Maxwell Motor Company EN-.
pioyed an average of 4,250 men daily
for the months Of August, September
and October. 1913, with an average
monthly payroll of S296,956.24.
The recapitulation statement for the
samc months of this year shows a daily
average of 5,S1S men, with monthly
payroll OF S427, ,S09.52. or an increased
payroll of s130,S53.2S per month
The thirty days of November of th,
year make an interesting comparison
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Wants 1918 Meet

typically western good time is
promised motorcyclists if they should
decide to come to Sacramento, Cal, for
their 1915 +. A. NJ. convention. The
Capital City Motorcycle Club of Sac
ramento has decided to 90 after the
1915 assembly hard, and a committee
has been appointed to secure the co
operation of the civic and commercial
bodies of the city. Sacramento has
many talking points as an ideal con
vention city. 1t is not too large, yet
has ample hotel accommodations 1t
has an excellent mile dirt track on
which the +. A. NJ. championships may
be held. And it is only about three
hours ride from San Francisco, Civ
ing those attending the convention a
splendid opportunity to visit the Pan
ama-Pacific position.-Adv.*
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Criss. Crosses Continent

An unusual coast st-to-coast motorcycle
trip is that being made by Ralph O..
Hutchins. of Boston. Mass Hutchins
IS not following the direct route to the
Pacific, but is taking diagonal course
to Albuquerque, N. M. From there
he will follow the coast to Seattle and
viii then make another zigzag trail to
Florida. He plans to return TO Boston
along the east coast Hutchins is trav
cling leisurely, stopping for days in
the cities which interest him, and he
believes that when the trip is com.
pleted, he will have a knowledge of
the country that could not be obtained
IN any other way.-Adv.%
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BIC Saving IN REQ TRUCKS
Purchasers of Popular Machine Realize
Their Investment Has Been
One of Profit

Owners of REQ motor cars and REQ
motor trucks know by experience that
the aim of the company is to make
their products of the highest quality
ami at prices that are reasonable and
fair. In the production of REQ trucks.
this aim is more evident than ever be,
fore. The superior service and salts
faction rendered by REQ trucks com.
mand the confidence of their owner as
found by George G. Mcfarland, presi-
dent of the Harrisburg Auto Company,
the local distributors for this territory.
EXactness and precision in workman
ship, and painstaking care in the in
spection of each operation, part, assem-
bly,, and finished truck result in the
IDEAL from the standpoint of both man
nfactnrcr and owner. The superiority of
REQ products is recognized. Adv.
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to go to Europe with the second Ca,
madam Expeditionary Force.
The Lake County Poor Farm at
Crown Point, Ind, uses seven motor.
cycles.
Ben f. Bradenburg, sheriff of Dallas
county, Texas, says that one motor
cycle will do the work of three
mounted men, and does not cost as
much as one horse.
John b. Dixon and Miss Gladys
Cressy, of Boise, Idaho, recently rode
motorcycle 130 miles to Haley
Idaho, where they were married.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Jones, of Laura
Ohio, are spending their honeymoon
on motorcycle tour.
From January l to November Is
there were 20,6S7 motorcycles regist
cred in Ohio.
The lnvincible Motorcycle Club OF
Brooklyn, N. Y, has already an.
nounced its annual spring run. This
is to take place on May 2. Adv. d"
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LINGLESTOWN
Interesting Services Will Be Held To
morrow in All Churches
Special correspondence.

special correspondence.
Linglestown, Dec. 26.-Services will
be held in the United Brethren church
on Sunday morning by the pastor, the
Rev. Clyde Lynch.
Services will be held in the Church
of God on Sunday evening by the pas
tor, the Rev. George Sigler.
Services will be held in Wenrich s
church on Sunday afternoon by the
Lutheran pastor. the Rev. Mr.. Bittner.
Miss Wilhelmina Ball, teacher in
the public schools at Atlantic High
lands, n. j., is spending the Christmas
vacation with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Ball.
Miss Susie Look on Wednesday Wis
tied friends at Harrisburg.
The schools of this vicinity were
treated to their Christmas gifts on
Thursday afternoon by Santa Claus.
John Smith, student of Princeton
University, returned on Wednesday to
spent the holidays with his mother, Mrs.
Annie Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles 'Heffe!fnger, of
Hampton, w. Va, arrived on Thursday
to spend some time with the latter S
father. the Rev. George Sigler.
Samuel Balthaser, of Jersey City,
spent Christmas with his mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Bathaser.
Mrs. Harry Kicker. of Hummelstown,
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Clay on Wednesday.
Charles Lenker and family, of Har-
rlsburg. are spending the week with
friends here.
Mrs. John Hahn, of lHainton, on Wed.
nesday was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Reinert.
Mrs. John Vert and Miss Grace Sny-
der. of Harrisburg, on Wednesday Wis.
tied friends here.
Mrs. John Fox spent Wednesday with
friends at Harrisburg.
Miss Sara Shriner, student of Shoe
makers College of Elocution at Phila
delphia, returned home on Wednesday
to spend the holidays with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Shriner.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Lingle, of Her
shey, spent Christmas with friends
here.
William Aldinger, of Harrisburg, on
Wednesday visited friends here.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-26
MARYSVILLE
Stork Visited the Home of MIR. and Mrs,
H. A. Harold

Special Correspondence
Marysville, Dee. 26.-Mr. and Mrs.
H. A. Harold announce the birth of a
daughter, Tuesday, December %.
John. the 3year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Marshall Hammaker, died Tuesday
evening of pneumonia His remains
were buried Thursday in the Chestnut
Grove Cemetery.
Miss Anna Reese, of Harrisburg
spent Tuesday with Miss Mary Boyer.
c. $. Wise, of Philadelphia, is spend
ing sometime at his home on Dahlien
street.
Mrs. Jennie c. Ryan, of Harrisburg
spent Wednesday with her brother, +,
M. Miller.
Chauncy Haney was taken to the
harrisburg Hospital Wednesday. where
he will be operated on for appendicitis.
Mrs. Marge Bahmer, of Newport
spent several days of this week with
Mrs. Charles Brubaker.
Howard Neidig, of West Fairview
spent Tuesday with his cousin, DR.. G.
w. Eppley.
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PLAN MAMMOTH ROAD RACE
Motorcyclist Enthusiasts of Phoenix,
Ariz., Getting Ready for Another
Gigantic Contest

Following right on the heels of the
gigantic San Diego-PhoeniX and FL
Paso-PhoeniX motorcycle roads races,
enthusiasts of Phoenix are planning
another contest which promises to far
outclass either of these events. This
meet contemplates combining the course
of the Ell Paso-Phoenix and that of the
San Diego-PhoeniX runs, making total
distance of 1000 miles. And though
the course is chiefly made up of noun.
tains and trackless desert, it is the
belief of the "Borderland Boosters
who are behind the movement that the
run can be made in thirty hours.
As yet the details of the project have
not been worked out, but it is stated
that number Of the motorcycle fac.
tories have agreed to support the event.
Adv 3
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and shows that business conditions are
actually better with the Maxwell Mo,
tor Company since the war was de-
clared IN August. They employed 5..
127 men daily during November of this
year, as against $500 men in August
of this year and 1884 men in Novem.
Der of last year.
When the general business condi.
tons of the country during August and
September are considered, this showing
is indeed remarkable, said Walter +,
Flanders, president of the Maxwell Mo-
tor Company. Maxwell production has
increased every month since August /.
and present plans of the company are
for a still greater increase - Adv.
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Canada Announces Big Show

1t is announced that the first ex-
elusive Canadian National Motorcycle,
Bicycle and Accessory Show will be
neld in Toronto next March. This an
nouncement is of especial significance
because of the fact that there will be
no automobile show in Toronto next
year, nor viii there be any exhibit at
all in En"land of gasoline propelled
vehicles. The Arena Gardens building
has been secured for the show, which
will extend over a week
One of the features of the exhibition
will be display of Maxim gun motor
cycle outfits, armored sidecars and mil
itarv scouting machines.
1t is also probable that the Canadian
Motorcyclists' Association will hold its
annual convention in conjunction with
the show-Adv.#
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with her brother, John Hess, at Steel
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Watkins spent
Christmas with relatives at Hummels.
town.
Mrs. H. D. Eisenberger, Water
street, entertained at dinner Christmas
Miss Ada V. Horton, of Shippensburg
and Misses Kate and Mary Malene, OF
New Cumberland.
Professor f. G. Rose and wife spent
Christmas with relatives at Hazleton.
Mrs. Wilt, of Enola, spent Christ
mas with w. w. Zimmerman family
Geary avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Reed have re
turned from a visit to Virginia.
Mrs. Margaret B. Prowell spent
Christmas With her nephew, H. B. Rain
at Steelton.
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The Sheet Anchor

THAT was my sheet anchor ii. e.,
my best hope, my last refuge--the
sheet anchor of ship, which in stress
of weather is the sailors chief depend
ence. The word sheet is a corruption
of the word shote (thrown out), mean
ing the anchor "thrown OUT in foul
weather. The Greeks and Romans
said, My sacred anchor" referring to
the sheet anchor, which was always
dedicated to some god.
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Ride to Worlds Series

Motorcycles and baseball! Those are
the two hobbies of William T Iordon
Nuo ms son. Harold, of Upper Troy
~ Y: And this fall they were able 70
combine both of these pleasures into
one. 1t was while the worlds series
was being played in Boston. The
'ordans had decided to see one of the
games and they had also decided Va
rae thelr motorcycle. II took then,
lust nne hours to cover the 200 mile,
TO : Boston. The return trip was made in
eight hours.-Adv.@ ;"
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To Display Motorcycles

Philadelphia is another city which
this year has planned to have an ex.
elusive Motorcycle. and Accessory Show.
The exhibit will be held on the Con
tinental Hotel roof garden, February
- to 20. Forty booths have been pro.
vided for. and dealers of the Quaker
City are enthusiastic over the outlook
for successful show.-Adv.*
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Clever

higgins is a clever story teller"
Why, he has been telling the same
story for yeals!''
Yes. But he keeps you listening.
Every now and then he manages to
think up another beginning and make
you believe it's going to be new
one. Washington Star.
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One Way

Mrs. Whyte-The management of
servants is great art, ism It it9 Mrs.
Browne-Ies. | have found that there
is only one way to keep them perfectly
contented, and that is to let them do
exactly as they please .Somerville
Journal
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The Eagle

. As free as bird in the air."
we say. Nov, of all the birds of the
air the eagle is king and, therefore, of
all birds he is the freest This fact,
coupled with the eagles independence,
self-reliance and unconquerable cour-
age, caused it to be chosen as the en-
blem of our republic.