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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-22

a county controller to audit the books
oecame effective. County Treasurer A.
II. Bailey in anticipation of an early
demand for tho mercantile tax books.
is closing up his accounts sor the year.
His report OF the county's finances will
likely be completed 5y early next week.
Al the icSisters Onicc.-Letters on
Inc estate oT Frank g. Yeagar were
issued Yesterday TO Charlotte Yeager.
n the estate Of John i. Wilson Sus-
GuehannG township. letters were given
to jennie A. Wilson
Issue Building Permit. p. Cohen
got building permit yesterday to
build 81 frame addition to 800 Herr
street at a cost of $3.50.
Experts to Testify On Flag Spite
Fencc.--Attorney Scott S. Leiby, coun-
sci for Levi Balsbaugh. Melrose. said
yesterday that soon after the begin
ming of the new year City Solicitor d.
s. Seltz and himself will confer as to
a date for hearing the Balsbaugh ap-
peal from city tax assessment on the
spite fence" which was erected on
Balsbaugh's property. Council as
sessed this at $500. but later reduced
1t to 5000. Mr.. Leiby says this is too
much TO charge against spite fence
such as the fiag-adorned one on the
Baisbaugh property at any rate-and
he wants the court to decide Experts
on the subject will likely be called on,
Mr.. Leiby said.
Chicago Mans Estate to BE Admin
istcrcd.-Attorney Thomas S. Hargest
was appointed by Register of Wills
Danner as administrator OF the estate
of Joshua Strouse. who died in Chi
cago in 1914. Mr.. Strouse's holdings
~ this county totaled more than
$4,000
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-22
1t Lochiel and the susquehanna

at Lochiel and the susquehanna
buildings.
AT Technical and Central high
schools the small folks will be guests.
Teen boys have planned an elaborate
tree and entertainment; Centra!
youths and maidens will present gifts.
Both programs have been arranged
for tomorrow morning in connection
with the school Christmas exercises.
This isn't all the celebration that
has been planned for the children.
At the Primary
At the States tuberculosis dispen-
sary, los North Second street, Fri
day afternoon the scores of small
folks who must go to that institution
for treatment will be guests of the
staff. An elaborate program of mu-
sic and so on will be observed.
The best feature of all, however,
will be the Christmas tree!
Mrs. John Dinger, 112 Verbeke
street, has presented the tree Santa
Claus, so tits said at the dispensary,
has obtained the assistance of the
staff of nurses TO trim it. Depart
ment and other stores of the city have
provided the gifts.
Dives, Pomeroy and Stewards Bow
man and Company, Kresge Five and
Ten, and the WoolwortlI Five and
Ten, the Twenty-Five Cent Store and
Rothert's have made il possible to
help out Santa by presenting each
youngster with a most wonderful
gift. And every youngster under fif-
teen years will get something.
Were going to hove some Christ
mas" said Or. G. r. Phillips. chief
physician at the dispensary, "and well
prove 1t to the public IL it will come
round and visit with US"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-22
TOLL BAR WILL
BE ABOLISHED
Commissioner Cunningham
Arranges to Buy a Stretch
in the Juniata Valley

State Highway Commissioner Cum
ningham to-day signed an agreement
for the State to purchase the toll road
of the West Kishacoquilas Valley
Turnpike company in the Juniata
valley and there is now left but one
stretch of toll road on the northern
State road route from Harrisburg to
Pittsburgh. The southern road from
the State Capitol to Pittsburgh has
been free of toll gates for some time.
The turnpike to be bought is four
and three quarter miles in length and
will cost the State $4,000. Negotia-
tions have been under way for some
time and the company will be paid
out of the s25O.00O appropriated by
the last Legislature for purchase of
.turnpikes. Steps are under way for
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-22
OH LISTEN KIDS!
VACATIONS NEAR
Schools Will Close Tomorrow
Afternoon For Remainder
of the Year

Oh. listen, fellas and girls! Get
this:
Christmas vacation begins to-mor-
row afternoon in the public schools
of the city.
When the thousands OF youngsters
put away their books at the close of
the days Yuletide exercises, they will
forget all about readin'. ritin' and
rithmetic and algebra and history and
so forth until Monday morning, jan
uary 3. 1916.
In every room special Christmas
program will be observed; for days
there has been many an at-home re-
hearsal of Christmas "pieces," while
the school blackboards have bios
somed forth with Santas, Christmas
trees, reindeer and so on-the work
of student artists. Holly wreaths,
spruce boughs, aye, even mistletoe!--
in some rooms-help out in the dec
orations.
The Christmastide will be made es-
pecially attractive for the small
youngsters of the open-air schools
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-22
Ford Donates $4,000
to Students; Will Leave
For Stockholm, Tomorrow
BY Associated Press

Christlania, Dec. 81, via London,
Dec. 22.-Henry Ford, who is greatly
improved from his indisposition, said
to-day that the peace expedition will
depart for Stockholm on Thursday
morning. Mr.. Ford said he was much
gratifed with the reception of his
plan in Norway.
1t was announced to-day that Mr..
Ford had ordered that arrangements
be made at The Hague for caring. for
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-22

purchase of several other turnpikes in
different sections of the State.
The only other turnpike left on the
road from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh by
way of Huntingdon is five and half
miles between Lewistown and Reeds
Vile, which has several grade cross
ings. State Highway engineers may
parallel this road IL it is not sold. it
is declared at the Highway Depart
ment
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-22

the peace party's arrival there two
weeks hence.
A donation of $4,000 has been
made by Mr.. Ford to the Christiania
Students Society for new building.
In making the donation Mr.. Ford an
nounced that he believed the stu
dents were doing much to promote
world peace.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-22

job on his hands this year.
The special officer will have to go
over the books of the county treasurer
I'm so far as the collection and settle
ment of mercantile tax is concerned.
Heretofore the board of auditors
elected by the people put in some
weary weeks checking up on the
books; the work of the auditors fire.
quently afforded much opportunity for
mirth. The board of auditors, how
ever. went out of business when the
new law providing for the election Of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-22
SPECIAL AUDITOR
HAS ANOTHER JOB
Officer Appointed by Court
Will Examine Treasurer's
Mercantile Accounts

The special auditor
who will be ap-
pointed by the Dau-
phin County Court
soon after the be-
ginning of the new
year to examine the
accounts of the pro-
thonotary, recorder
of deeds and regis
ter of wills will
have an additional
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-22
Deaths and Funerals
JOHN l.. CRIsT

John L. Crist. aged 40 years OF New
port. died at the State Hospital for tn >
Insane, Yesterday afternoon of pneD
monia. The body was sent to his hof1is.
this afternoon by Undertaken S. s
Speece
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-22
Our Showing of Slippers For Men
Means Good Style Service Right
Up to the Last Minute

Last-mnute gift seekers will find Our slipper stock we'll
supplied with the popular styles for men, Worth mentioning
is the showing of boots and arctics for men.
MEMS SLIPPERS
full last
hand welfed ] sGies - toe last with hand ,rned socs
broad toe lasts with hand
.
soes
with hand
leather
leather soles S1OO
ARCTICs
Four-bucle arct
Dives Pomeroy and stewart-street
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-22
Curtains and Draperles

Irish Point and Brussels Net Curtains IN many Deauru
d;s. 2tL and wards long pair ..... ST. So and $40
Light weight heavy curtains for doorways IN green
t, o,d r.d mir ........... So SO to $50
Leather skins in plain and fancy patterns also leather
cushion tops with fraerna order designs including Masonic
III. ,d Moose .,.............. $3.50 So
Dives Pomeroy & stewa Third Floor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-22

Full line of Grafanolas and Colum-
bia records. Spangler, Sixth, above
Maclay.-Advertisem
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-22
NICHOLAS NEDDERLOFF

Funeral services for Nicholas Nedder-
loft, aged 20 years, who died at hi
were held at the st. Lawrence Germat.
Catholic Church. Walnut near 'Fiftf
Fifth street this morning, at 10 O'clock
The Rev. Peter S. HueRel, rector, Of
ficiated Burial was made In the M.
Calvary Cemetery
He is survived by his wife and ona
brother Mr. Nedderloff was a car re
pairman in the I1nola car shops a..
Enola.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-22
Women's Umbrellas

American Taffeta Umbrellas with handles
trimmed mission and ebonoid, with silk ca
and tassel ................ $1.OO to ST.!
Half Silk Umbrellas, tape edges with hand
of carved and silver trimmed mission a
eboniod with silk case and tassel, at
ST. 80 to So!
Union Silk Taffeta Umbrellas with hand
of silver trimmed and carved mission and fl
ebonine with silk case and tassel,
$500, $3.50 and 81
All Silk Taffeta Umbrellas with handles
carved mission and ebonine,
$3, $3.50, $4, $3.50, So and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-22

One-clasp cape and mocha gloves, in Prix
and P K. seams, black tan and grey,
$1.25 to $1.75
One-clasp cape and mocha gloves in tan,
grey and black, silk lined ............ $1.15
Two-clasp silk gloves, silk lined self and
contrasting embroidery, black and white grey
and pongee .............. 81. 90 and 81 .25
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-22
Gift Specials in the Linen
Section

Sis crochet bed spreads.
Special ......... S1.39
$3.50 embroidered all-linen
hemstitched pillow cases, ~
inch hem. Special -. $1.S9
Sl00 bath mats in pink and
blue. Special .......... 15c
Dives, Pomeroy and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-22

:. $50 linen scalloped damask
3 towels, 2lX40 inches, floral and
n scroll designs. Special, $1.OO
= Sl.98 linen scarfs, eyelet
3 work, embroidered scallop,
d il61aX4213. Madeira finish.
G Special ............ $1.69
Stewart-Street Floor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-22
Store Open in the Evening Until 9 O'clock
Women's Gloves of Finest Quality For Gift
Giving: Children's Gift Gloves of Kid, SIPS

Tres Bon white embroidery
with black embroidery stitching
The La France has and is P shown in
The San % has clasps and P K black with
IwoclasP kid gloves in black white and colors
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-22

Two-clasp silk gloves, suede lined, b
and white ..................
Three-button washable chamoisette glo
pongee, biscuit and natural ...........
Children's Gloves
One-clasp kid gloves, in tan ....... $1
Washable kid glaves, one-clasp, in ivory
ST
Dives. Pomeroy & stewart. Street Floor.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-08-27
Shooting Civilians.

According to the laws Of war, any
civilian who is found with arms I'm his
possession is liable to be shot without
mercy. Although this seems very
severe rule. 1T Is absolutely necessary
for the safeguarding Of the whole
civilian population.
The rules Of war say that no men
Will be recognized as combatants un-
less they wear a distinguishing badge,
which can be easily recognized. If 1t
were not for this any number Of men
could at any time band themselves
together and say they were belliger-
ents. If this were allowed therefore
invading troops would safeguard them
selves against surprises by killing ev-
cry man In villages through which
they marched.
This particular rule is so stringent
that even q noncombatant who took
up arms to defend his wife against
some drunken soldier would be liable
20 be shot.-London Opinion.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-08-27
Second Albino Snake Found.

What is reported to be the second
albino snake ever found, and the first
ever caught alive and watched careful
ly for purposes Of scientific study as
to characteristics and habits, was CIV
en- to Professor Storer Of the depart
ment of vertebrate zoology, by farm
er who found it in the country near
Berkeley, Cal. The snake is about the
size of the ordinary gopher snake, but
is marked by the entire absence Of
color. This peculiar reptile, which has
a sort Of fleshy hue with bit of a
pinkish tinge, is being closely watched
by the members of the class who fire.
quent the museum of vertebrate 20
ology for any developments of unusual
characteristics.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-08-27
New Works Volunteer Firemsn.

Before the paid fire department sys-
tenn was installed in New York there
were among the volunteers some OF
the most powerful politicians in the
city. Richard Croker belonged to the
"big SIX" Of which William M. Tweed
was the organizer and foreman. Sue
cess in fire fighting opened upon Ca
reer In politics. No body Of men had
more social affairs than the volunteer
firemen. There were parades Of fire
companies, chowder parties, picnics,
annual balls, water throwing contests
and at times bitter fights between the
rival organizations. So intense was
the political feeling at times that 1t
was related that when Chief Of Engi-
neers James Gulick was removed from
Office for political reasons men who
received the news when they were
fighting fire quit their work and
could only be induced to return when
they were deceived into believing that
the rumor was false.
The Legislature passed the law Great
ing the paid fire department on March
30, 1S65.-New York Times.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-08-27

My first experience with profession
ais was at the Empire theater. The
dressing rooms there were all on the
right side OF the stage, with the ex.
ception Of one In remote corner.
which was given me. l had been told
that In regular company the actors
were notified at the half hour, the
quarter hour and the overture; but, as
1t happened, there was no overture on
that occasion. l didn't want to go on
without being called and seem to be
an amateur, and they forgot all about
me until l was missing from the scene,
and l was sent for In what might be
mildly termed hurry. 1t was a very
hot afternoon In May, and l was sit.
ting made up" with my hat on and a
negligee instead Of a dress. Distract.
eddy throwing on a skirt and selling a
feather boa and Jacket / dashed foF
the stage and entered through the
lake, much to the amusement or the
audience and the CONSERVATION OF the
manager, who told me what he thought
of me, and / was Ill for week with
modification and decided to abandon
forever profession fraught with such
perils.-Margaret Anglin In American
Magazine.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-08-27
Just Once.

1t was Charley's first game Of golf
His patient friend had taken him sadly
around the eighteen holes and watched
him hack the ball into small bits and
cut up the green as though 1t had been
plowed by shrapnel. After the game
Charley and his patient friend were
talking to 9 few Of the golfers on the
clubhouse veranda.
THAT was beautiful shot you made
this afternoon, Charley" said his pa.
tent friend.
Charley frightened up and flushed
happily, while the young woman look.
ed at him admiringly. (Which oneT'
he asked eagerly.
why" said the patient friend, "the
time you hit the ball."-Chicago Trib-
une.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-08-27
Cynical Clerk.

The ONCE boy in law Office Of this
town himself hopes to be lawyer
some day. He has begun his studies
already by asking questions of the
clerks whenever he hears legal term
as to which he desires information
The other day he approached one of
the clerks with this question:
What do they mean by contingent
fee?"
ITS like this" explained the clerk:
"if you lose the case your lawyer gets
nothing; If you win you get nothing"
--Roseleaf.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-08-27
MAKING OF IMITATION GEMS
Business Lends Itself to Fraud When
the Dealer Is Not Over
ScrupuIous.

The first artificial rubies were made
by fusing the dust of small and in
ferior rubies, and the products were
called reconstructed rubies. They
brought from $50 to $50 q carat, and
were soon driven from the market
by the cheaper synthetic or scientific
rubies. These are made by mixing
and fusing certain chemicals which
are not costly, and the imitation gems
are sold by legitimate dealers for
small part of the price Of the old,
reconstructed rub1es. One fraud Is
in selling the synthetic rubies at high
prices, calling them reconstructed,
and representing them as made up OF
real, natural rubies.
Another fraud is In selling artificial
white sapphires as synthetic dia-
monds. The jewelers. say that no syn
thetic diamonds have ever been made
for the market. Diamond dust has
been made at enormous cost in ex-
periments, but no diamonds suitable
for ornaments have ever been made
artificially. The diamond dust made
by a French chemist would cost vast
ly more than similar dust from the
diamond mines of South Africa.
The dishonest dealer can get a
much higher price for the synthetic
sapphire if he can persuade his GUS
toner that it is a diamond Blue is
the desirable solor for a sapphire, and
therefore artificial white sapphires
are not of much account when sold
simply for what they are.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-08-27
BIRDS NOT PROPERLY NAMED
Many Have Misleading Applications
Meadow Lark" One of the Clear
est Illustrations.

many of our birds are often called,
even in books, by names which are
unloading. The average young bird
student really knows more about birds
than the folks who gave some of our
birds their names. While these birds
were as yet without English names
Harry would naturally stick" espe-
cially if the names were reminders OF
the birds the early settlers had known
across the sea. But the insisting"
names are by no means all due to this
cause, as we shall see.
Meadow lark is an example of one
kind of misnaming. The real American
representatives of the European larks
are our horned larks. These are much
smaller, more quiet and less snowy
birds than the big starlings; hence
they failed to attract attention. But
these starlings of the open meadows,
with their habit of singing on the
wing, sometimes as they circled to
alight, suggested to the people, how
ever remotely, their beloved larks; so
they were called meadow larks.
Robin" as applied to our ruddy-
breasted thrush is another example,
but less serious one. Even to this
day one occasionally hears our bird
called "redbreast," as was done by the
early colonists on account Of the rud-
dy coloring which it had in common
with the English warbler, which they
had known so we'll as "robin-red-
breast. "-ft. Nicholas.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-08-27
Rainbow Currency.

The most striking paper currency In
the world is the 100 ruble note of Rus
sia, which is barred from top to bot
tom with al the coiors Of the rainbow,
blended as when sun ray passes
through-a prism. In the center in bold
relief Is finely executed vignette In
black. The remainder of the engrav-
ing on the note is in dark and light
brown ink.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-08-27
Rubber STAGE Trees.

Pneumatic scenery and stage set.
tings are now being used in an en-
deavor to make them more realistic
and at the same time conserve the por-
tableness and convenience Of the pres
ent type of fiat and built-up paper and
wood forms. This is made of rub
berized fabric and so arranged that 1t
may be inflated quickly and moved
about with ease. The idea has been
worked out in reproducing trees upon
the stage, with the result that they ap-
pear very real from a short. distance.
A very large oak tree may be collapsed
and packed in a small space for ship
ment.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-08-27
The First Patent on Matches.

Before 1888, when wooden matches
with phosphorus were made in Vienna,
people were dependent upon flint and
steel to secure light. The first pat
ent for phosphorus match In the
United States was taken out in 1896
by A. d. Philips Of Springfield, Mass.
For many years people refused to use
them, but by 1s45 the Ill smelling aud
clumsy old finder boxes were generally
discarded and are preserved, like snuff
boxes, as curiosities.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-08-27
The Time 70 Brau.

Before they are married she will let
him brag about himself for hours at a
time and she will let on that she be-
lieves every word he says. But later
on, when they are married, he is afraid
to do any Dragging for two reasons;
she wouldn't listen to him, and, II she
did, she would know that he was q
wsll-eyed liar.-Cincinnat Enquirer.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-08-27
,e understands all about


Miss Phortee-I told Mr.. Beach 1
was twenty eight, and he said I didn't
look It. Her Brother-Well, you don't;
you haven't looked 1t for twelve years.
Boston Transcript.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-08-27

Her (reading) And so they were
married, and that was the last Of their
trouble. Him (sotto voce)-Last, bat
not least.-Exchange
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-08-27

II can't understand why they ap-
pointed Wombat on that banking
board"
"Why, he understands all about
banking"
"And that's why I can't understand
the appointment" City Jour
nal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-01
AT THE ILLINOIS.

People have wondered where
'Hanky Panky." the big Lew Fields
musical play that comes 10 the Hi
nCis Jan. ., got its name and what the
name means. The name means moth
ing. absolutely, in the first place Il
a possible meaning could be found
for il. Lew Fields would never nave
allowed il TO be used. How II was
chosen is more complex. Following
an old custom Of the Weber & Fields
music hall days, when the first re
hearsal of the new play was called,
the newspaper men who covered
theatres were invited TO be present.
The principals of the company, the
chorus. Mr. Fields and Edgar Smith.
the author Of the book. were grouped
around a small table on a bare stage.
On the table was a blue bound manu-
script with this legend on the cover:
49, by Edgar Smith The first
thing is the naming o. the child said
Mr.. Fields. you boys have to do
that" he said to the newspaper men
Each of you select some title that
means absolutely nothing and when
,,ou have all suggested something wen
vote on the name" Many and weird
we're the titles suggested. One of the
men happened to remember the oIu
Weber & Fields piece, Hockey Pokey,
and that suggested "Hanky Panky'
Ballots were cast by everyone. chorus
and all. and when they were counted,
"Hanky Panky" had won by a ma
ioritv of one. Two had voted for It,
Edgar Smith solemnly took a pen
and wrote the title in the blank space
on the manuscript cover and the
child was named"
All the news all the time-Ihe
Argus