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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-02
June's City Receipts
Amount to $73,883.28

Receipts during June at the office
of City Treasurer c. Z. Weber to-
tailed S7S,SSS.2S, according to the
monthly report. while expenditures
were S71.S3S.27. The balance on
hand July l was s46O,SS1.72: June /,
S45S.7S6.71. OF the receipts last
month, more than $4,000 came
from property owners paying 1918
city tax. more than $1,000 as water
rent. and $685. for mercantile liz
censes for the year.
a l per cent. penalty was added
yesterday to all city taxes for 1918
" hich have not been paid. and an
additional l per cent will be charged
each month.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-02
KIWANIS TO DINE

The tirst luncheon of the kiwanis
Club to be held at the Y. NJ. c. A.
in the assembly room will be held
there tomorrow noon. The meet
ing will be IAN old fashioned meet
ing in new place" the announce
ment states. Ernest Eppley. of Cot
trelrs stationery store, and L. V.
Fritz. of the Harrisburg Shoe Manu-
featuring Company. will address the
luncheon. l.. NJ. Bricker. of the
West Shore Bakery, will act. as si
lent booster. distributing souvenirs.
H. :. Parthemore. of the Waldover
Shoe Company, and J. H. Kellberg.
photographer. will act as the glad
hand committee. The attendance
prize will be a pair of auto gog-
giles.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-02
ON MOTOR TRIP

Mr.. and Mrs. Chase Grsve and
Mrs. Alice Ford, are motoring from
their home in Washington, d. c.. to
Millersburg where they will spend
Fourth of July and the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Miller.
Miss Clara I. Miller, this city, will
join them here going to MilIersburg
to spend a few days with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Miller.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-02

foodstuffs. Word is reaching WASH
ington that already protests arc be-
ing heard in Holland against the
potato expectation. on the ground
that famine may be expected there
next winter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-02
r. V. MASSEY TAKES CHARGE

Robert Valentine Massey. who has
just been appointed general superin-
tendent of the New Jersey division
of the Pennsylvania Railroad. be-
gan his new duties yesterday. Fif-
teen thousand of the officers and
other employees of the PENNSYLVANIA
have just given Mr.. Massey a silver
service
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-02
HEADQUARTERS CHANGEp

The Woman's Benefit Association
of the Maccabees has changed its
headquarters to Frantz' Hall, Third
and Hamilton streets. where meet
ings will be held veryThursday eve
ming Members of the orghniza
ton intending to parade on Thurs
day will report at the new head .
quarters in the morning. No meet j
ing will be held Thursday EVENING"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-02
NEISnN.RENARn

Joseph W. Nelson, Dillsburg, and
Mary Hazel Renard, Mechauicsburg.
were married Saturday evening al
the Church of God parsonage, Pen
brook. the Rev. ]. c. Forncrook Off
ciating
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-02
NEW YORK STOCKS

Chandler Brothers and Company.
members of New York and Philadel-
phia Stock Exchanges North Mar
ket Square. Harrisburg: SS6 Chestnut
street, Philadelphia; "a Pine street,
New fork-furnish the following
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-02
MRS. ELSIE n. WAGNER

Funeral services for Mrs. Elsie \.
Wagner will be held tomorrow af-
ternoon at the Calvary Evangelical
Lutheran Church, the Rev. Edwin
Fl. Paar. pastor. officiating. Burial
will be in the East Harrisburg Gene
terry. Mrs. Wagner, who was the
wife of A. d. Wagner, 1928 Cath
crime street, died Saturday night.
death being due to complications.
She is survived by her husband and
four children. Martin E. Wagner,
who is serving in France; Theodore
A, Max and Marie Wagner, living at
home.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-02
John STARK

Funeral services for John Stark,
aged 81, who died suddenly yester-
day afternoon at his home. 449 South
Second street, will be held tomor-
row afternoon at 2.30 o'clock, the
Rev. II. +. Lisse. pastor of the Ger
man Lutheran Church. officiating.
Burial will be in the Harrisburg
Cemetery. He is survived by his
wife, Anna Stark. He was an em-
ploye of the. Pennsylvania Railroad.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-02
Deaths and Funerals
DAVID FL. HETRICK

David II. Hetrick, 10, VINO dled
yesterday morning was the youngest
member of Post So, G.. A. r. He
was a prominent city carpenter con-
tractor and supervised during the
erection of many large buildings in
this city. He continued in active
work until less than two years ago
when he retired because of his ad-
vanced age. He saw service in the
Civil War and for many years was
identified with the growth and de-
velopment of Allison Hill. Funeral
services will be held Thursday aft
ernoon at 2 o'clock at Shops
Church, the Rev. L. c. Manges, pas
tor of Memorial Lutheran Church,
officiating. Burial will be in the
Shops Church Cemetery. He lived
at 1913 Regime street. Surviving are
his wife, four children, Frank F.,
John E. and Miss Dora Hetrick, at
home, and the Rev. w. III. Hetrick.
of Westminster, Md; two grandchil-
dren and three brothers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-02
ANNA MARGARET GINGRICH

Miss Anna Margaret Gingrfch,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Gingrich. died at her parents home
yesterday morning, aged 43 wears.
day morning at the home of her par
ents. after which further services
will be held lat 10 o'clock at the
liillsdale Lutheran Churches. The
Rev. Mr.. Shefer. of the Lutheran
Redeemer Church. will officiate.
Burial will be in Hillsdale Church
Cemeterxs
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-02
PHILIP SMITH

Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 2.30 o'clock
from his late residence, 1887 Mon
roe street. for Philip Smith. 20 years
old and colored. who died on Sun
day from myrocarditis. Mr.. Smith
was we'll known in Harrisburg.
he having been a resident of the
city for the past forty-five years.
His wife and three children survive
him.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-09-13
Worse Than Poison Gas.

The most celebrated of all weapon
poisons Is the "woorari," employed by
the savages of the Orinoco basin, in
South America. 1t Is an elaborate
product. Two species Of venomous
serpents contribute to it, and third
ingredient Is the juice Of vine allied
to the plant from which strychnine Is
obtained. To the mixture is added a
quantity of red ants of kind whose
bite Is particularly poisonous. With
this preparation are envenomed the
darts which the natives of that region
fire from blowguns.
The darts are fashioned from the
leafribs of species Of palm. They
are 10 inches long, of the thickness Of
a crow quill and made sharp as needles
by scraping them between the teeth
of the 'pirai" fish. A wrapping of wild
cotton fits them to the bore of the gun,
and puff Of breath fires the projec-
tile.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-09-13

or meat would be too costly. The ami
NAL husbandry division of the depart
ment of agriculture will answer re-
quests for information from persons
who desire to raise sheep, and has
number of publications on the subject
available for free distribution.
Sheep now cost approximately three
times as much as in normal times.
Good commercial sheep at present sell
for from SIG to 500 head.
In any sheep enterprise provision
must be made for the guarding or fenc-
ing in of the flock, for not only are the
animals prone to stray from home pas
lures, but they are favored prey for
dogs, which annually inflict great loss
es on the industry. Winter care must
be provided for, and feed and sheltered
quarters must be available in cold
weather. Persons who desire to raise
sheep are advised to enter the indus
try with view of staying for several
turns from the ewes of breeding age
may be expected to range from So to
SIS head, depending upon the per-
centage Of lambs raised, the weight of
the fleece and the value of these prod
ucts. The fleece from one sheep av-
erages five to eight pounds and is now
selling for from so to 65 cents pound.
The ewes with good management will
each raise a lamb. The lambs at five
months will weigh approximately 60
pounds and will be worth Is cents a
pound and over The useful life Of a
sheep is about six years.
Flocks of sheep have been maintain.
ed in public parks In New York and
Boston, and a flock once was grazed
on the grounds around the Washington
monument in the capital. The use of
sheep in lawns and parks has been ex-
tensive in England. The labor-saving
value Of sheep is important, for they
are neat and effective grass cutters.
Sometimes, too, they eat shrubbery and
flowers, but this danger can be met by
a watchful shepherd or other safe
guards.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-09-13
In Quest of Beauty.

Professional beauties often have
novel methods of improving and pre-
serving their good looks. One beauti-
full actress, for instance, whose neck
and shoulders were painfully scraggy,
secured the desired rOundness by rub
bling the offending parts with cod-liver
oil. Fifteen minutes daily the lady
was pounded with oil-steeped fingers,
the skin absorbing the grease under
the persistent massage. After which
some peculiar exercises, calculated to
bring the muscles of throat and chest
into play, were regularly sustained. A
famous doctor observed that cod-livef
Oil feeds the flesh when externally ap-
piled, and recommends his meager pa
tients to test this formula. Many
ladies learn stage dancing because the
rapid movements of feet and body
tighten the complexion. 1t is said that
half an hours daily practice-once the
steps have been acquired-will in six
months time, effect change in the
muddiest skin; while the figure and
carriage improve wonderfully.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-09-13

ton. 1t contains six rooms and
bath: The walls are finished with shin
giles which would look very pleasing
when treated with dark stain. The at
tractive roof is of the gable type.
The downstairs plan Of this house
offers a good deal of comfort to the
square foot. The living room is care
fully laid cut for the comfortable plac-
ing Of the furniture. Rooms differ
greatly in regard to the accommoda-
tons for modern furniture. A living
room must be light; at the same time
considerable wall space is required,
otherwise large pieces Of furniture
must be extensively built to look well
when placed some distance from the
walls Of the room.
This plan places the stairway In the
middle of the house. From the en-
trance hall the stair goes up to an at
tic space which can be used for extra
sleeping space if occasion demands.
The arrangement of the kitchen and
pantry is intended to place the kitchen
entirely away from the front part of
the house, which eliminates cooking
doors from the living rooms.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-09-13
USUALLY SAVING
IN OWNING HOME
interest on Investment Generally
Is Less Than Rent.
PLAN FOR STYLISH BUNGALOW
Design Shows Attractive Home of Six
Rooms, Which May Be Enlarged
by Utilizing Space in tho
Attic.
BY VIM, A. RADFORD,

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
Is. without doubt the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1927 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, ILL.,, and only enclose
three-cent stamp for reply.
Probably there are few people other
than those who have actually made
start in the planning of home, who
consider the relation between the
much-dscussed "high cost of living"
and the question Of relative cost be-
tween owning and renting a home.
During the strenuous period, the
'bread and butter Garner" will proba
bly, concentrate his attention so strenu-
ously upon ways and means of increas-
ing his income that many Of the items
of "outgO" are not given sufficient
analysis. There will probably be an
occasional conference with the good
wife which will result in the substi-
tuition of "Oleo" for bL ter or the elm
ination of the more costly cuts Of meat
from the bill of fare-because eating
Is such persistent expense that varia-
tons in the cost Of rations are en-
phatically noticeable. Various other
temporary savings are reSorted to, and
that is as far as the analysis goes.
First, consider the fact, in connec-
ton with the renting of the home, that
the owner of the building is living I'M
der the same conditions as the renter.
He may, by his manner of living, vary
certain of the conditions which under
another manner of living appear to
place him in a position of advantage,
but fundamentally his living expenses
are on the same basis as those of the
renter. If the owner of property en-
counters an increase in living eX-
penses, he will naturally expect to
meet it, all or in part. by an increase
In his income from this property.
When property is successfully rented,
the rent must include interest on the
total investment taxes and all other
assessments levied against the proper
ty an allowance for depreciation and
an amount equal to the average eXpen-
diture for repairs and improvements.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-09-13
IN THE PREvARICATORS' CLUB
Munchausen or Ananias Hang.
Their Heads in Shame.

A Chicago packer was deriding the
lack of ingenuity in England as COM
pared with the inventive aptitude of
his own cOuntrymen.
why" said he, they tell me man
down in New Orleans has invented Il
sausage machine. It's big sort of
tool, driven by steam. All you have
to do is to drive IA pig up plank,
through a hole in the machine, and
five minutes later out come thousands
of sausagesw
'What becomes of the hide?" queried
the solitary Englishman of the audi
ence.
'"The hide, sir?" retorted the Chicago
man. ooh, that falls into another slot
in the machine and out come Glad
stone bags, purses, or, if you like,
shoes or saddles-merely matter of
turning screw"
"Oh is that ALL" said the English
man. We've used that machine in
England for the past thirty years.
What's more, we've improved on it..
Sometimes we found the sausages
were not up to our standard. Well,
what happened-all we had to do was
TO put them back in the machine, re.
verse the engine"
go on! !" cried the American. "What
happened?"
"Out walks the pig as fit as fiddle"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-09-13
1ll>IY>r
STOCK
r-.EA'| l}
GRAZING WHITE HOUSE LAWN
President Wilson Sets Example Which
Might Be Followed by Owners
of Large Grass Plots.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
When flock of sheep appeared not
long ago on the green sward of the
White House grounds, desire to
"match the President" in helping to
Increase the country's mutton and wool
supply was manifested by many per-
sons whose responsibility covered big
lawns, golf courses. and city parks.
Many public parks, golf courses, and
private lawns in the country may be so
situated that they can profitably be
made to serve as grazing grounds for
sheep. 1t is believed that their use
for grazing sheep would have not only
sentimental value but a practical one.
But owners and persons charged with
the care of such property are advised
to investigate the matter thoroughly
before they embark in the enterprise
Of raising sheep. Sheep raising in
wolves much more than placing the an
imals in good pasture. 1t has it's
technical side, and at present. when ev-
cry pound of wool and every pound of
meat Is needed, it is felt that expert
ence bought at the price Of either wool
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-09-13

inflammation
IRRIGATION OF AN ORCHARD
Fruit Growers Are Installing Better
bitches for Distributing Water
Without Waste.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
High value and scarcity of water for
irrigation purposes has made it neces-
sary for many fruit growers in the
West to install better bitches for dis
tributing the water they are entitled
to, with least waste. Many orchard
lists have installed pumping plants to
raise water from underground sources
when natural streams could not fur
nish an adequate supply. In some
parts of the West reservoirs are being
built to supplement the late summer
flow of streams which fail to supply
enough water.
The most common method of irrigat-
ing orchards is by means of burrows.
The water is carried by gravity or
forced by pumps from it's source in
wooden fumes, concrete lined bitches
or concrete pipes, to various parts Of
the orchard, and is distributed in the
open burrows.
Expensive devices for distributing
water into burrows are not warranted
In orchards of little value and small
annual returns. On the other hand, 1t
may prove an economical investment
TO provide valuable orchards, yielding
high annual returns, with the best
known devices for successful irriga-
ton. Such a device is unquestionably
the concrete or other underground pipe
fitted with suitable standpipes. At the
other extreme is to be found the earth
en- ditch.
Permanent bitches at the head Of
orchard tracts should be located by a
surveyor. The proper grade depends
chiefly on the soil. If the soil is loose
and easily eroded, a slow velocity is
best. On the other hand, the velocity
must be sufficiently rapid to prevent
the deposition Of silt and the growth
of water plants. In ordinary soils,
grade Of 21a inches to 100 feet for
ditch carrying cubic feet per second
is not far out of the way. The amount
of water to be carried varies from "a
to or more cubic feet per second. A
ditch having a bottom width of "a
inches, a depth of 6 inches, and slop-
ing sides, ought to carry 1 Il cubic feet
per second on a grade Of half an inch
to the rod or 3 inches to 100 feet.
Such a ditch may be built by first
blowing four burrows and then remov-
ing the loose earth with either shovels
or a narrow scraper.
Canvas dams, metal tappoons, or
other similar devices are inserted in
the head ditch to raise the surface Of
the water opposite that part Of the
orchard where burrows have been
made and which is about to be wa
tered. The chief difficulty in this
mode of furrow irrigation arises in
withdrawing water from the ditch and
in distributing it equally among large
number of burrows. A skilled irriga-
tor may adjust the size and depth Of
the ditch bank openings so as to Sc
cure a somewhat uniform flow in the
burrows, but constant attention is re-
quired in order to maintain 1t. If the
water is permitted to flow for short
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-09-13

The owner is benefited by any increase
is any appreciate increase in the
value Of the property, the owner Is
likely to feel that he is entitled to in
terest on the actual value of the prop
erty rather than on the amount of his
original investment. If he does not
receive this increase, his income is
less than he would receive by selling
the property at the increased figure
and putting this amount out at the
same rate of interest which the rent
Is figured on.
Saving in Owning Home.
Is there a saving brought about by
owning the home rather than renting
It? The answer to this question in
wolves the good judgment Of the owner,
and If we assume that he is capable
Of a reasonable amount of discretion
In handling his affairs, adverse in
ffuences of serious nature not being
considered, the answer is Eyes"
Money invested in the home does
not pay interest, but 1t eliminates the
payment of rent. For given piece
of property on which the home is built,
the saving of rent which would be paid
must be greater than the amount of
interest which might be obtained from
the money invested in the home, in
order that financial gain be made.
An increase in the value of the proper
ty amplifies the saving; a decrease In
value reduces the saving or wipes 1t
out. The man who owns his home al
so saves small amount, under normal
conultions, in that his depreciation
charge and expense for repairs is ac-
tually less than the average owner
would figure into the rent for these
items. In localities where abnormal
conditions have forced rents down to
figure such that owners are forced to
take low incomes from their property
investments, the savings would not
hold true. Such conditions. however,
cannot usually be considered perma-
nent.
Perhaps the greatest value of buys
Ing property and building a home Is In
the creation Of an estate. Too many
of us will not save unless we are
forced TO. This is especially true Of
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-09-13
CARE ABOUT WATER TROUGHS
Puddle Around Watering Place Is Dis
agreeable to Sight and Smell
Also Breeds Flies.

There is no need to run so much wa
ter into the watering trough that 1t
slops over and forms puddle all
about the trough. Under the constant
tramping Of animals it is not long be-
fore the surroundings assume the con-
sistency of thin porridge. This is not
only dsagreeable to sight and smell
but it shows slight consideration for
sanitation. Flies in large numbers
are to be seen about such place. A
few hours later they may be inspect
ing the food on ones table, Be it re-
membered that liquid filth is always
source of more danger to human
health than where 1t is bone dry.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-09-13
Making Burrows Previous to Irrigating
an Apple Orchard.

time unattended the distribution Is
likely to become unequal. Parts of the
ditch bank become soft, and, as the
water rushes through, the earth Is
washed away, permitting larger dis
charges and lowering the general level
Of the water in the ditch so that other
openings may have no discharge. Some
of the orchardists of San Diego coun-
ty, Cal, insert in inches cut in the
bank pieces of old grain sacks or tent
cloth. The water flows over these
without eroding the earth. Another
device Is to use board pointed at the
lower end and containing a narrow
opening or slot through which the wa
ter passes to the furrow. Shingles
are also used to regulate the flow in
the burrows. The thin ends of these
are stuck into the ground at the heads
of burrows.
Formerly head fumes for orchards
were built of wood, but the steady In
crease in the price of lumber and the
decrease in the price of Portland ce-
ment have induced many fruit growers
to use cement instead.
A head flume composed of cement,
sand, and gravel costs as a rule about
twice as much as a wooden flume of
the same capacity, but the early decay
of wood, especially If 1t comes in con-
tact with earth, makes the cement
flume cheaper in the end.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-09-13
Locusts for Soap

Uruguay has suffered much at the
hands OF visiting locusts. SO it is only
natural that from that country should
hail not scheme to prevent their COM
ing, but the means of converting the
pests into paying proposition when
they do come. One of these visits oc-
Cured last winter. If they had skipped
an occasional year, they made up for
all past Sights on that trip. Traps
were set and millions of the insects
killed, with no apparent impression on
the size of the invading army. One
day Senior Alexandra Otalgui, holding
an inquest over little heap of dead