Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-19
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some farmers appear to have taken
up the offer of Secretary of AgricuI-
ture Charles E. Patton to make analv-
SIS OF lime used for fertilizer upon
payment OF laboratory fee and have
asked when 1T is to begin. For
years there was complaint about the
lime sold for farm use and the
adoption of the system to carry out
the act of the last Legislature has
oeen closely followed up. Already,
some men have written to the Capitol
wanting to know where they should
send the lime to be looked over by
the chemists.
Comparatively few members of the
Paxton Fire Company have ever
served as members of the city police
force but 1t has ever been that organ
lzation's traditional boast that the
South Harrisburg firemen have al
ways made up in quality what NAV
| have lacked quantity. The passage
OF Mayor Meals ordinance conferring
ponce authority upon the fire drivers
ana chau1eurs of the various COM
panies, however, gives the "PaXties"
a couple of special policemen True.
they serve only as emergency men AT
fires; however they're looked upon as
policemen. And the whole company
is proud of 'em. Particularly is this
true OF Harry Herzog. Handsome"
Harry has long been his familiar
cognomen. Than Harry there is no
better fireman in the city; the records
snow that. AS a policeman his fell
low f1remen think he should shine with
equal brllliancy. And, lest there be
nose who forget Harry's new job,
the members of the company have
provided him with badge" 1t is
meant to be star, and was cut from
gistening metal-tin. From tip of
point to tip of point the "star" meas
ures only nine inches.
Followers of the war news. in read
ing the dispatches telling of Monte
negro's conquest by Austria, recall a
prediction made by NJ. Stephen Pana-
| rotor, Bulgarian minister to the
United States, in an interview with
the Telegraph just a year ago to-day
l. Whlle attending the Bulgarian cele-
pration OF Epiphany at Steelton last
year the diplomat was asked to ven
ture a prediction as to the ultimate
result of the war. which at that time
mad not involved the Balkans to any
great extent.
Smiling quizzically the statesman
replied: THE best prediction that L
could make reminds me of an old
| Turkish adage. Translated freely
that time-worn saying is, The horses
are Kicking, each other around but
the donkeys will suffer-"
/ ana Belgium, Serbia and Monte
negro surely are not in the horse
class.
| Did you ever try to figure out how
reports about accidents and other
happenings travel over the city so
quickly? No matter how exaggerated
the story may be or how much it may
lack foundation, every body feels it
his or her duty to tell it to someone
else.
The other day a joker entered a
local book store and told a story
about rescuing a young girl from In
dependence Island. He gave names,
time and conditions and his story was
believed. No one considered that the
river was full of ice and it was i'm
possible to get to the island i'm "a boat.
But in less than one hour that tale
was told in every section of the city
Telephones were busy inquiring about
the young woman. II reached the
ears of local reporter and he, too,
fell" for it, and called at the home
of the alleged rescuer of the young
/ girl for statement. The Joker
laughed the matter off, saying he
wanted to ''see how far rumor would
co.