davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-05
LOSS OF SHEEP IS
GROWING SERIOUS
Figures Compiled by the State
Department Officials Show
Extent of Ravages

Details of the official figures collect
ed by the Bureau of Statistics of the
Department of Agriculture show that
there are assessed in the boroughs and
townships of the State 263.511 dogs
This total does not include the dogs in
Lebanon, Lehigh, Philadelphia and
Susquehanna counties. In Lehigh and
Lebanon counties the commissioners
ignored the dog assessment and tax
act and Susquehanna county is work.
ing under special act whereby each
township and borough collects its own
dog tax and pays the damages. No
report was made from Philadelphia
county.
AS it is impossible for the assessors
to make return on all the dogs in the
boroughs and townships, it is estimat-
ed that twenty-five per cent. of the
dogs are missed and that the total
figures of dogs in the State that are
liable for assessment in boroughs and
townships will reach close to the
100000 mark. Officials of the De-
partment of Agriculture estimate that
with the dogs in the cities which are
assessed and licensed under special
acts. there are over 100000 dogs in
Pennsylvania.
The total amount of dog tax collect
ed in the boroughs and townships dur
ing 1915 was S135,27S.70. Figures
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-05

are the birds of the garden and
orchard in the vicinity that was home
TO her, and this means that they are
the beneficial birds, which feed
chiedy upon the insects most destruc-
1--WE 10 fruits and truck crops.
we have already seen this year
several examples of persons moving
ana leaving their cats behind. In some
cases other tenants were not to fol-
low soon, and the cats have nearly
died of starvation. In other cases
where the new tenants are to come
soon to the premises, the cats are un-
familiar with these newcomers, and
If they act shy, it is too often taken
for granted that they are too wild,
too timid or too ferocious to be de-
sirable in the new home. and hence
they are stoned, dogged and perse-
cuted. The fate of the cat at moving
time is very serious. There is no rea-
son whatever why the faithful house
cat should not be either taken along
when moving, the same as the dog,
or be mercifully killed, rather than
permitted to starve and run wild. If
the fundamental principles of decency
and humanity do not prompt persons
to give proper heed to their cats when
moving, this indeed becomes a fit sub
ject for the attention of that worthy
organization known as the society for
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-05
HE BELIEVES IN ADVERTISING

What faith in advertising. put to the
test and persisteptly followed, will ac-
complish is strikingly eXemplified in
the case of Gen. j. S. Carr, of Dur
ham, n. c. In twenty-five years Cen
Carr has built up a fortune of $4,000
900 from an initial investm ent of $12,-
OOO-and built it up by advertising.
Gen. Carr invested his capital in the
of particular brand of
tobacco and depended on newspaper
advertising and his trade mark to
build up his business. How he views
the value of newspaper advertising is
told by himself in these words:
When / signed my first advertising
contract for $250,000 L didn't sleep
for a week. / thought 1 was ruined.
But the results justified the expendi-
ture and soon l was spending $500, 900
a year for advertising. The biggest
part of 1t went to the newspapers, for
/ had learned that the newspaper ad
is the best in the world. There is no
line of business that it does not help.
81 was in the banking business and
/ built up as much trade as my two
nearest competitors combined by
advertising. My four boys
are the biggest hosiery manufacturers
in the country, and they have relied
on newspaper advertising to make
their success. The first thing, of
course, is to have the goods, but
after that you must make your goods
known"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-05

There should be a branch of this So
ciety in each county of the State.
Those persons who have no conscience
should at least be made to observe
the law concerning cruelty or the in
Fiction of pain upon the lowly crea-
lures. In most localities in this State
officers of this society are available,
and can be learned by making inquiry
of local policemen.
Aside from the feature of humane
treatment of the cat, this subject has
a very important economical bearing
upon the preservation of our birds.
AS the birds roost in trees and the cats
are climbers, they can readily become
the chief enemies of our feathered
friends at this time of year. One cat
has been known to destroy eighty
birds within year. This means the
removal of the natural control of
more insect pests than would be re-
quired to destroy practically all the
farm crops and fruits of any farmer
or fruit grower in the State. Let the
cats be preserved and fed, the birds
saved, the insects destroyed and bet
ter and cheaper crops produced"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-05
DIR. SURFACE HITS
SUPERSTTTTONS
Says That Stuff About Moving
Cats and Having Misfortune
Is Buncombe

State Zoologist Surface is crusading
against superstitions. There is moth
ing more cruel and unjust to both cats
and birds than the absurd and super
stitious notion, that to move a cat
brings bad luck" he declared TO-DAY.
The moving season is at hand.
Through the very foolish and super
stitious notion about the possibility
of bad luck due TO moving the cat.
the faithful house cat, or her kittens,
may be deserted. Under such condi-
lions she starves and is forced to be-
come half wild. and is liable TO be a
destroyer of birds. Necessarily these
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-05

c. Milleisen;. right supporter to noble
grand, Grant b. Weaver; left support
err to noble grand, w. B. Railing;
rigt supporter to vice-grand, Robert
II. Ross; left supporter to vice-grand,
w. f. Snellbaker; right scene support
er, II. Frank Hare; left scene support
er, II. II. Trimble; warden, George c..
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-05

Dietz; conductor. George w. Hersh-
man; chaplain, the Rev. e. c. Castle;
outer guard, j. NJ. Nickel; inner guard,
Charles +. Grissinger; trustees, j. NJ.
Nickel, Daniel Walters and w. Q. My
ers. The officers We're installed 10y
Past Grand j. Nj. Lemon, of Mechan-
icsburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-05
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Mechanicsburg, Pa, April 5.-An-
nouncement is made by Mrs. Sue
Barnhart of Greencastle of the en-
sagement of her daughter, Miss Mary
Barnhart, to George c. Dietz of Me-
chanicsburg, the wedding to take place
in June. M. Dietz is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. c.. Dietz, of East Main
street, and is we'll known in musical
circles. He is bookkeeper at the
Mechanicsburg National Bank.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-05
ODD FELLOWS INSTALL OFFICERS

Mechanicsburg Pa, April g. - Last
evening the Mechanicsburg Lodge,
No. 215, Independent Order odd Eel
lows installed the following men: No
BILE grand. Carol E. Arbegast: vice
grand, l.. ID. Cook; financial secretary.
George w. Hershman; recording sec
retary, A. Fl. Swartz; treasurer, George
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-05
New Corduroys For Skirts

New Corduroys in Pekin stripes of the softest vel
vet corduroy white with stripes Nile and Belgian
blue with rose brown and black stripes 81 inches yard S175
FlaIn wide vale corduroy in solid shades of delft blue,
gold silver and white 50 inches ward ST 22 inches
wide, yard .................... .... St OO
lafeta in four shades of navy, shades of Belgian blue
one shade of Copenhagen blue and shades of rose
Rookie broWn-the shade in taffeta SO inches ward
ST rs
Striped tateta suiting SO inches, yard ST 80 and So 90
Dives Pomeroy SreeFl
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-05
New Spring Shirts For Boys

Negligee shirts with separate
soft collar and French cuffs,
coat style, sizes II to IA nov
city stripes ......... SOC
Woven stripe madras negli-
gee shirts with French cuffs,
separate soft collar sizes II to
II .......... ...... IOc
Light and dark blue cham
d
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-05

Tapeless blouse waists in
plain white, striped percale and
blue chambray, sizes 6 to 10,
25c
New caps for men and boys,
SOC and 81 90
Union Made" railroad caps,
100 to SOC
Auto caps, waterproof,
$1.OO
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-05

bray shirts, flat and military
collar, faced sleeves,
800 and SOC
Military collar percale shirts,
stripes and plain white madras,
..... SOC
Percale and blue chambray
shirts with attached military
collar ........ ........ SOc
YES, Pomeroy and Stewart-Men's Ste
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-05
Queen Quality Spring Boots
and Pumps For Women

The fashionable high boots shown in many styles
feathers and notable of latest in pumps make
this the distinctive Easter display of Queen Quality
footwear we have had.
calf S-inch boots
Patent colt Colonial
boots.
Black kidskn buttons . - .' ' I 81 25
four hutton
Dull Kid Colonial nyuns Win %
cloth ar OOigun
Patent kid one-strap nunns
Dives Pomeroy & Stewart-Street Floor Rear.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-05

Dives, Pomeroy Stewart Street Floor Center Aisle
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-05

Mahogany and oak chests, lined in
green and white silk, containing 26
pieces .................. $3.50 |
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-05

Soup spoons, round bowl, half dozen,
ST 20
Individual salad forks, half dozen, $1.19
Knives and forks, half dozen of each,
$3.50
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-05

Dives, Pomeroy & stewart-street Floor, Rear
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16
NORTH CAHOLINA'S LESSON.

A staff writer on the Raleigh
On. O. Observer, published by
Joscphus Daniels. secretary Of the
navy, says that manufacturers in that
state are ondcaNoring To put out the
products of North Carolina in the
form that makes them of the highest
value. thus giving employment to the
people Of the state and bringing n
corrcspondngly larger amount of
money into its borders II is crafty
ing to know that North Carolina bust
ness men are realizing the Importance
Of the adoption OF this policy, even
though Mr. Daniels has long been an
active member OF the party opposed
TO the adoption of such a policy for
the nation. North Carolina is pro-
duccr of cotton. II Is also beginning
to manufacture knit goods from the
cotton produced In It's own fields
There have been times when we
shipped our cotton TO England and
bought It back in the form of knit
goods which We should have made at
English wortmen for the making OF
goods which We should havt made al
home. and which we did not manu-
facture because our laboring people
are not willing TO work for the low
wages paid In the English factories
just MS It is to the interest of North
Carolina to put out her products In
the form that makes them Of the
highest value SO IL is To the interest
of the nation as whole to adopt
some policy for the attainment OF this
end II is desirable that there shall
be protective tariff which will Sc
cure the American manufacturer in
his home market and enable him 10
manufacture on a scale large enough
to reduce the unit cost OF production
and thereby sell in foreign markets
whatever surplus he may produce. II
the staff editor of the News and OBJ
server can get the boss of the paper
to adopt some Of his ideas of eco
nomic policy. II will perhaps be bet
ter for the state OF North Carolina
and for the nation as well, and would
work revolution in the complexion
Of that states representation in CON
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16
A Tribute TO FORD.

If there is one man in the United
States who we believe was honestly
surprised at the result of the prcsi-
Genital primaries in his state that
man was Henry Ford. In opposition
to William Alden Smith, his name
was on the ballot as a presidential
candidate, and the returns showed
that he was overwhelmingly given the
preference Now, Of course, Mr..
Ford has no idea of becoming the
nominee Of the national convention,
but the vote OF the Michigan pri-
served compliment to her distin-
guishcd citizen. There are many, Mr..
upon this vote as an endorsement Of his
pacifist propaganda. but we are per-
suaded that there were personal rca-
sons. rather than questions Of policy,
that figured In Michigan's verdict.
Under the present absurd primary
system the voters do not express n
choice of candidates, and victory in
the primaries Is essentially personal
compliment only. If the voters Of
Michigan had expected that their
votes would cut figure in the re-
suit Of the Chicago convention, we
believe they would have gone after
the matter more seriously. As it was,
they had nothing but "A compliment
TO bcstow, and they did well to bestow
II AS they did There are many other
reasons aside from his views on mill
tarism that would recommend Mr..
Ford to their esteem. His industrial
and scientific achievements. his meas
urcS for better working conditions for
those who labor, his kindlinoss of dis
position and his evident desire at all
times to be practically helpful to his
fellows have cndcared him to thou
sanos. This is enough that We can
afford to overlook his ill-advised
jaunt TO Europe, for even in this,
foolish as it appears to have been,
he showed good intentions far in ad-
vance of his judgment. 1t i8 not to
be thought that Michigan or any
other state, either Republicans or
Democrats. are going to go on record
as opposed to preparedness, for the
drift of sentiment is too clearly and
too strongly in the other direction.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16
THE SkNLlRk PEACE.

Birds increase during war; France
and Belgium forbid hunting. Audubon
s1oiety reports"
Came angels gathering at heavens
gate,
Drawn by a thrilling song dviuoIy
sweet,
A burst Of melody that rose to
greet
Above earth's groaning sobs and cries
of hate.
1t was a rapture silenced till Of late
Men shared him not within his dim
retreat,
Holding their killing for each other
meet,
And on their brothers visiting the
fate.
SO mounting on his gladstone wings
in haste
lie shook the music forth, that he
might give
The joy within his swelling throat
release.
For war. which laid one-half the
world in waste
And wrought a sadness over all
who live,
Has strangely given to the skylarrY
peace!
-McLandburgh Wilson in the New
York Sun.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16
FORGETFUL BILL.

Bill Blobbins was forgetful-that's
what everybody said
lie couldn't get names an dates to
linger in his head,
His wife would tell him what to buy
in most explicit style,
But all that Bill brought home was
an apologize smile.
The things that Bill forgot provoked
lot o. chaff and chat.
Sometimes he would forget to wear
his necktie or hat.
And friends would often speak Of his
misfortune with a jest
But Bill. he didn't mind il, but forgot
1t with the rest.
We used to say forgetfuness would
surely ruin Bill
And yet he kept a-smilin' an a-work-
in with a will.
For Bill forgot his SORROWS, his re-
sentiments and his pains,
And even ceased to worry bout his
losses and his gains.
The injuries he'd suffered or imagined
that he had.
He wouldn't think Of long cough TO
put him to the bad
And as | see old Bill a'takin' hope
an heart anew,
| sort o. wish that | could learn to be
forgetful too.
Washington Star.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16
CLOuDED BY HUMILIATION.

Much is made 10y the Democrats Of
the insisteuCc that Woodrow Wilson
has rendered the nation distinct
and honorable service by keeping the
United states out of war That is good
as far as II goes. but he has placed us
in position where it will be in
creasngly hard for another president
to preserve the peace without a
humiliating submission to n foreign
influence lie has been so anxious
to keep the peace that he has leaned
over the other way His policies and
has acts do not tally with the cour-
agcous words that brought forth the
unstintcd applause of his hearers on
that famous western tour. lie talks
bravely and sensibly, but all his cour-
age and wisdom oVaporates into thin
air when 1t comes into contact with
his diplomatic typewriter, and we are
forced to acknowledge that he has
kept the peace at the cost of national
humiliation. lie has not kept the
faith of those who fought to estab-
lish and to preserve this great repub-
lie, for the peace he has kept has
been. in the language Of Senator
Lodge, "clouded and darhened by
humiliation and surrender" The life
of our nation does not depend on the
preservation OF our individual lives,
but on the preservation of our noble
ideals. without which the nation is
dead. even if It's citizens live on in n
country whence honor. hope and as
piration have fled. The mission of
the Republican party now is to bring
home to the people the truth of these
words and make this principle a guide
to its policy. Then the spirit which
moved the men Of Concord, Lexing-
ton and Gettysburg will inspire the
people to place men in charge of the
nations affairs who, while striving to
preserve peace, will place honor first,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16
JUST FOR POLITICAL EFFECT.

II Is hard TO come 10 the belief that
such a man as Woodrow Wilson Is in
sincere, but every passing day brings
more forcibly the conviction that his
conversion to preparedness and his
struggle for military legislation are
more matters Of partisan policy than
of statosmdnship. The fact is forcing
itself upon us that the present admin
istration is going 10 do as little to
wards strengthening the national de-
fcnacs as IT can get by with ana make
the voters believe 1t Is patriotic What
be done have been the most pitiablc
limitations Of what the president so
tour. and 1t would have been still
more pitiablc had they not catered to
ity in congress what we are going
10 get from this congress is not real
looks enough ike II 10 exploit before
the people on the political stump
Secretary of War Baker has come IN
for criticism because before his sclcc-
ton he had denounced prcpa rcdnoss
as 'mOvcmcnt based on hystcria
ana "a manufactured war scare Yet
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16

Before beginning, and without an end.
AS space eternal and as surety sure
ls liked a Power divine which moves
TO good
Only its laws endure.
ihis Is IT'S touch upon the blossomed
rose,
The fashion of its hand sbaned
lotus leaves;
In dark soil and the silence of the
seeds wv
The robe of spring it weaves
That is its painting on the glorious
clouds.
ana these its cmeralds on the pea-
cocks train;
III hath its stations ir the stars. ito
slaves 10
In lightning, wind and rain
Out of the dark it wrought the heart
of man,
Out OF the dun shells the nbeas-
ants penciled neck;
Ever AT toll, 1t brings to loyeliness
All ancient wrath and wreck
IL maketh and unmaketb uora,,
all; '"'"u'hs
what 1t hath wrought is better
c, '"an nath been,
''o" grows the splendid pattern that
1t plans ''"'
, us "istful hands between
ihls is ITS work upon the thin,s va
see, S' So
me unseen things are more. mon.
,r. hearts and minds.
Inc thoughts of peoples md ,.
MI, ways and wills, e"
ihose' too. the great Law binds
IL Will not be condemned OF am, ~.
VINO thwarts 1t loses, and ue, who
NJ, serves II gains: "'
Ahe hioden good it paws with n,..
and bliss, WIN peace
Ihe hidden i'll with pains
IL knows not wrath nor pardon. ,..
true 'uo'' utter
i's measures mete its faultless ho,.
~, ance weighs; oaik
ItmeS are as naught. tomorr !. -.
fudge, 'o" II Will
Or>after many days
such Is the Law which mors. A..
Righteousness. '"''es 70
Which none at last car ,,,,
or stay; '" ASIDE
'ne neats ., 81 + it is Love. and the end
Is Peace and Consummo,,
Obey! ''o" sweets
--s,r 81 As,a Edwin y Arnold, in The 1,,rbt
NvS<.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16
SHE BRINGS HUSBANDS TO TIME.
California Woman u Terror TO De-
ScrtcrS

ScrtcrS.
In the American Magazine is the
story of Mrs. Frank S. Stoddard. a
Los Angeles woman who has made
her name terror TO men who aban-
don helpless women.
THE effective work of this native
daughter of California in apprehend-
ing men-hoth married and single
who abandon helpless women has
made her services popular in this pc
culiar field Of philanthropy.
'In pursuing fugitive husbands and
lovers and in bringing them to jus
tice, Mrs. Stoddard displays unusual
tact, energy and resourcefulness and
has behind her at all time powerful
machine, composed of the good will
% the courts, the cooperation of the
police forces, the assistance of the
district attorneys staff, and the gra-
tuitous services of group of able
lawyers. Even the state Legislature
was willing to become Mrs. Stoddards
handmaid and IL passed. at her in
stance, a law which makes her work
much easier.
Mrs. StoudaId's fame as a sue
cessful Nemesis of runaway men has
brought so many appeals for help
that her domestic life was seriously
interrupted. Then she established an
office and set apart Thursday of each
week for receiving rejected mothers
With the exception of emergency
cases. their stories are heard on the
regular day"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16
LAYING OUT CLEARCUT CAREER
Ninety Per Cent of American Boys
Go Into Business

1--WE are business race. we Amer
leans" says n writer in the Woman's
Home Companion, mine -tenths of
our boys are destined for business 4:
and the other zenith, who enter pro-
fessions. need a knowledge of how
business is transacted even more.
Parents who COvet a cleancut, sue
cessful business career for their boy
can do him a tremendous service by
laying the foundations Of that career
while they have him still in their own
hands. 1t was Cardinal Newman who
said: Give me child until he is
seven years old. and l care not who
has him afterward.' And psycholo-
Pists are proving to us more conclsive-
ly every day that the years we once
considered wasted. from an education
al viewpoint. are the years in which
most of our habits, including bust
ness habits have their root"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16
MAKING A BAD PRECEDENT.
A StcnOgraphcr's Viewpoint of Ono
TYNE of EmDlOycr.

much has been said and written,
and rightly, too, of the girl who works
Just to closing hour" says stenog-
rapher In the Woman's Home Com
panion. Might something not also be
said of the employer who allows, or
even expects, his stenographers to
work late, or in the evenings, and then
wonders why they cannot do efficient
work after a month or two of such
work? Many a stenographer Just out
OF school starts in working till her
work is done, regardless of the clock,
only to find that she has established
a custom which must be lived up to
by her or her successor always there
after, no matter what increase there
might be in the business and work of
her employer or firm"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-16
THE MAN ABOUT
TOWN
As Others See lis

The fun length mirror is no friend
or the Fat man. Just think. we were
feasting to the uttermost on the good
viands served by the hest cook in
Tulsa and then last night caught a
profile view in the long mirror of
the new house. Now we are unde-
cided whether to diet or smash the
glass.
But If we suffer thus. how must It
be with the stout ladies'? We are
thinking of starting a poll vote to
ascertain how many husban nds here
abouts have wives. who not less than
twice each day draw the lie from
their mates by asking the question,
Am ] as fat as that woman"