Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-21
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OF all the sights in Harrisburg
Ihere Is none more inspiring than the
nag which floats from the tall staff on
the peak of the roof of the central
building of the State Capitol. 1t is the
nlghest placed flag in Harrisburg and
tne view at night with powerful cleo
tric lights throwing their beams upon
IL is to be had from afar. There have
peeh many comments made upon the
splendid flag which the State authori-
tles are displaying and a prominent
FlttsDurgher who is here for the Leg
isIature has written this about it:
The nag on the State Capitol knows
not the sound of the sunset gun or
tne raising ceremony in the morning
1T hies and flaps in the wind for "a
hours and is in full view all the time
During the day there is no trouble in
seeing the worlds most beautiful ban
ner as 1t sways from the roof of the
main building of the State-and at
night 1t is thrown out in bold and pa
triotic relief by the aid of three pow
erful refiectors-and itself throws out
a thrill that instantaneously sweeps
| through the mind and body of the
citizen as he happens to see the handi-
work of Betsy Ross triumphantly
waving over the State that has meant
more to America and American ideals
| than any other in the wonderful
Union. Children in European schools
nave been taught that their flag is
naturally the greatest but even in Ger
many they have been told that the
emblem of the United States is the
most beautiful. When the winds are a
trif1e high and the folds of the silken
beacon straighten out in sharp crack
ling sounds, it is like a wireless mes
sage to those interested that the
greatest nation beneath the stars has
at last taken hand in the world war
and for the importance of that decla-
ration refers the world to the pages
| IN F1yifh 9th
Walking through Capitol Park, the
illumed flag makes a most beautiful
motion picture. 1t is inspiring, bright
and easily discernible in the surround
ing blackness. And below, like a still
sentinel on the first line, there is n
black-grey clad figure, with campaign
hat pinned up on one side who silently
patrols the avenues of the Capitol
during the night and is listed as a
trooper in the State Police.
America is slow to resent what
other nations would speedily demand
an accounting for and in the Union
Pennsylvania is among the most con-
servative. However, Pennsylvania
sons are to-day in the six feet" in
many lands and on the bottoms of
numerous seas-silent testimonials of
their devotion and greatest sacrifice
for that same banner that constantly
is flying over the Capitol. Pennsylva-
MAS history is much the history of
the nation. Within her boundaries,
liberty was born and the flag was con-
ceived by one of her daughters. To-
day she is running neck and neck for
first enlistment honors. She is of in
tense Republican leanings generally
to-day she is intensely Wilson.
Right or wrong-the President. And
so the flag over the Capitol is still
thrilling the cosmopolitan population
of Pennsylvania-it is now and for
erever the beacon light for the de-
pressed and downtrodden of every
cline She will make a republic of the
world and her hundred million lovers
will be multiplied many times.
Flag raising appear to be the order
of the day and almost every afternoon
about the time the turns are changing
| in the mills or the railroad shops
there is an outburst of cheering and
whistling heard from over along the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad At first the
shrieking of the whistles caused peo-
! pie to think that fire had broken out
and there was some nervousness, but
| 1t soon dawned that another flag was
being raised and the city sat back and
| gave encouragement There is hardly =
a shop in the whole railroad district
that does not have al flag flying and
each flag was put UP with demon
stration.
Speaking about flags the interior of
| SOule VI Ine SDOpS dl 0le6lIOn are
filled with the national ensign. There
are flags of all sizes and the buildings
| bear handsome colorS. But the real
patriotic spirit is shown over every
bench, machine and crane. Even fur
naces have flags over them. In spite of
the fact that it has a large foreign
population Steelton is certainly on the
| job with flags.
Travelling men who have been in
towns and cities where patriotic DEM
onstrations have been held lately say
that they attract literally thousands
of people from every section round
about. Berks county turned out in
force for the Reading demonstration
and that at Pittsburgh drew people
for many miles around.
The bulletin of the State Depart
ment of Agriculture says that judg-
ing from reports reaching its statistic
al bureau, that the people of the
State are willing to go back to the
days of the ancient Egyptians when
all chicken eggs we're hatched in
community hatcheries. With this diff
ference; the Egyptians used Matching
| hovers; used burning dung as the
source Of heat and their trained eye
lids and finger tips as therm ometers
and Pennsylvania is now installing
| everywhere modern, double regulated
and controlled hard coal burning So
called giant incubators that will ac-
commodate tens of thousands of eggs
at one time. These modern giant
hatchers are used both for custom
Matching and to supply the day old
chick trade. For the farmer and
poultry grower they are great con-
venience as the percentage of hatch
is very good and the chicks can be
had early in large numbers and all
of one age thus greatly simplifying
the growing of chicks and putting this
yearly job through at one time in
stead of dragging it through the en-
tire summer as was the method farm
ers had to depend on when broody
hens were the only means at hand"