Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-17
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The guides at the Capitol have
solved the problem of explaining the
paintings on the walls of the hall of
the House of Representatives and
lectures to classes" are now the or
DER or the day. Every day guides
take visitors with lots of time through
the building and they like to explain
the remarkable paintings in the var
lous apartments of the building.
Esery GUIDE has the descriptive end
ooWn pat However it takes some time
TO get through the numerous paintings
IN the House, which require staring
at the ceiling and looking at various
Heignts on the walls. The other day
guide had a party in the open space
IN front of the members desks and
tney almost twisted off their heads
Next trip Mr. Guide had a semicircle
OF chairs placed around the edge of
tne open space and he courteously in
vited the trippers to be seated. Then
ne gave MS lecture on the Apotheosis,
on the making of the treaty, the read,
ing or the Declaration, the drilling Of
tne raw recruits by Won Steuben in
Ine snow at Valley Forge and the
flght OF Hours all in ease and COM
Tort Tor everyone. And the visitors
We're SO delighted that they wanted
10 sit down in the Governors recep-
ton room. Unfortunately that does
not lend itself SO we'll to lecturing
purposes as the hall of the House.
Art classes" are now one of the fea-
lures or trip through the building.
Ministers from this section of the
state have solved the problem of get
ting some practical use out of their
reduced rate tickets from the rail-
roads, according to stories which are
current about Union Station, The
clerical reduced rate cards issued by
the railroad companies state that the
courtesy or a reduced rate is extended
Tor interstate travel only as full fare
must be paid for travelling within the
state. In the last week three or four
ministers presented their clerical rate
cards and bought tickets for Glass
6oro,. N. j. This town is just beyond
Camden and is practically over the
Delaware river from Philadelphia.
The trip is an interstate one and the
clerical rate to Glassboro and return
is considerably less than the full rate
TO Philadelphia and return, which is
an intra-state trip. Whether the
clergymen really went over to Glass
ooro or not deponent knoweth not
The action of the State Water Sup
ply Commission in hurrying an engi-
neer to the scene of the break in the
dam near Dobbin, W. Va, is stated
by officials of the commission to have
given an opportunity for some valu-
able information on the question of
dams. Ever since the Austin disaster
the State has been making efforts to
secure data about dams of all styles
and sizes and about 400 dams have
been inspected and when they have
been destroyed the condition of the
hn
Ing of the West Virginia dam will
be made the subject of an exhaus-
tive study by the engineers with view
to applying it to the problems Of con-
struction and operation in this State,
which will some day affect the Sus-
quehanna.
The Rev. Dr. M. D. Lichleiter. of
Pittsburgh, who presided at the ses-
sions of the Federation of Historical
Societies in the Capitol on Thursday,
Is an active member of the Western
Pennsylvania Society and has made a
of interesting contributions to
the local history of Allegheny county.
He is especially we'll versed in Colonial
affairs and in the governmental sys-
TENS which prevailed in the early
counties of the western part of the
State. DR.. Lichleiter delivered the ad-
vi eoS VI tie pEesiuenC at the meeting
on Thursday, this duty devolving upon
him as second vice-president. The
first vice-president was absent and the
president, ex-Representative George
M oscrip, of Towanda, having died. DR..
Lichleiter gave an extended report on
the year.
Edgar R. Kiess, the Congressman
from the Williamsport district, was
here yesterday on his way home from
Mr.. Kiess remarked to
friends that he planned to spend to-
day at Eaglesmere, as though a noun
tain covered with two feet of snow Of
fered no obstacles to a trip these days.