Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-18
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Lieutenant G. w. Danforth. recruit
ing officer of the United States Navy
has won the hearts of some hun
dreds of young Harrisburgers and
at the same time instilled valuable,
and patriotic thoughts in Juvenile.
mlnds by his Saturday morning talks
at the Public Library. Mr.. Danforth
has been giving the boys talks on the
slorles OF the United States Navy and
explaining to the lads the meaning
OIL tne nag and how it came to be
ueEeIoped. The other day he had an
tbone oe OIL ABOUT seventy in which
.nere We're over a dozen nationali-
tleS and the demands for further
talks were so insistent that he has
arranged to explain not only the en-
sign' put to talk about the service
Lags, Illustrating them with lantern
slIues' Ihe series of talks will long
reiilempered by the boys. One
IN the children's branch of the Ii
nrary and dealing with the sea. in
tremendous demand.
In connection with the library If
may be stated that it is once more
showing people how to buy Christ
mas mas slits' When the library was
HPeiieu ,,pett II started to demonstrate that
DOCKS were much better thing Ia
give at Christmas time than some of
@ @eIe tnlhgs which are passed around
MISS Eaton, the librarian. had some
OF the best books and some of those
Wnlch did not cost so much. hut con-
talned real stuff, put out on a spe-
clal Christmas table. People crowded
alouIlu ana 1t is said that every book
put out as a suggestion served it's
purpose. This custom has been con
tlnued and in line with the serious
nature of the reading of the people.
as evidenced by the demand for
DOCKS at the library lately, the list
is worth looking over.
Speaking. about books, it is said
thaI practically every store that
copies of every title of war book"
II had. Some of the books have been
sofa q dozen or more times and the
demand Tor historical works On the
countries at war has been unprece-
dented. Another interesting thing is
that there has been a great jump in
Ine demand Tor books on the Holy
salem.
Here is another interesting slant
on books. 1t is from a representa-
tive agricultural journal, the Penn
syIVania Farmer and is as follows:
Every farmer should possess a good
working library. Standard, up-to-
gate, practical books treating of the
leading enterprises in which one is
interested are as essential to suc-
cesstul farming as are books on
medicine or law necessary TO the
success of the doctor or LAWYER.
mere is now wealth of literature
on all phases of agriculture from
which to select. The books most
helpful will depend on location and
the type of farming in which one is
engaged. At least one good book
on each of the subjects-soils, fer
tlllzers and field crops-will he
needed on nearly every farm. Most
FARMERS should also have one on
farm management and one on build
lngs and farm machinery. Books on
horticulture, market gardening,
dairying, etc, will be selected ac-
cording to the kind of farming. One
good reference book on general ag-
| riculture will always be found espe
cially useful"
Hampton L. Carson, former attor-
ney general, who appears in the
| arena of state cases once more as
counsel for the auditor general in the
Dlg test of the right of the governor
! to reappoint officials rejected by the
Senate as recess appointments. has
been giving his attention to big le-
gal problems in Philadelphia for sew
| eral years and has not been seen
much in the courts. However he
has been intensely interested in the
discussion over the right to appoint
men once rejected and his convic-
| tions on the subject are said to have
ln1nplln6 him tn ;,,
| the controller. The case will be
one of great political Importance.
Fl. f. Hershey, the Adams county
representative in the State Horticul-
| tural Society, is hoping that the big
| fruit growing county will make n
| showing in every way commensurate
with its new standing in the state
when the show is held here in Janu-
| airy. Adams county has come to the
| front so rapidly and it's apples are
| known so widely that the display
which it will make will be worth
watching. The importance of fruit
in the food movement will be en-
| phasized at the meetings and at the
show. Adams county which heads
the state alphabetically stands at
the top in fruit and seems to intend
to stay there,
The coming of William Howard
Taft to Harrisburg next month will
recall the previous addresses by the
former President in this city. He
spoke in Chestnut street hall to the
Trainmen and at the Capitol to the
Legislature. He was not President
when he spoke in the legislative halls
and said he was enjoying life. Gen
eral e. f. Glenn, who will speak
with him, is commander at Camp
Sherman and one of the coming
military men of the land
Secretary of the Common wealth
Cyrus e. Woods, who has been re-
covering from a severe operation at
Philadelphia, was able to visit the