Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-03
EVENING Chat


the Altoona Tribune, writing in his
entertaining way has this to. say OF a
visit here:
Not so very long ago the writer of
this article happened to be in Har-
risburg on a Saturday afternoon. He
had about half an hour to wait be-
tween trains and consequently stroll
ed out of the Pennsylvania station
into the warm sunshine. The grace
full slate-covered spire of Zion Luth-
eran Church was outlined against the
western sky, which was clear and dis
tinct, as it always is on waning af-
ternoon. In another direction loom
ed the massive tower of the State
Capitol, too new looking as yet to
please the critical eye. In front of
the station platform were ranged
many horsecabs and taXicabs, the
drivers doing in this unusual sun
light of late autumn. There was a
mellowness in the coloring of the few
trees in view as well as of the build
ings and pavement, which only Oc-
tober can give. Streaming across the
open square before the station came
troops of people. old and young, bound
for the Sunday holidays up the Sus-
quehanna Valley or along the Juniata,
or down the Cumberland Valley. Most
of them carried heavy baskets or grips
containing provisions or gifts for use
during their outings. 1t was pleas
ure to see the happy expressions on
the faces of these people. Undoubted-
ly most of them were toilers to whom
3 o'clock Saturday afternoon meant
freedom from care until the next Mon
day morning. Theirs was great JOY
to be released from responsibilities,
and to know that soon their trains
would bring them out into the beau
tiful countryside where all is open,
sweet-smelling and care free. They
seemed to have caught from afar the
scent of the October woods and the
quaint spirit of the Halloween sea-
son. To the writer in merely watch
ing them came the spell of the same
train of thought He too was waited
away from the responsibilities of busi-
ness life and he followed mentally the
picturesque journeys of the happy
troop of travellers. When the time
came for him too to board train he
carried with him the holiday spirit
and felt vastly benefited by this
glimpse into the simple pleasures Of
the great mass of people. True hap
piness is only found in the simplest
forms of amusement. Excitement,
noise, the expenditure of money and
lengthy trips cannot bring 1t. Per-
haps it can be best found by busy peo-
pie within ten or fifteen miles from
any city in some quiet grove or gar
den, or bungalow"
One of the things that marks cleo
| tion night is the parade of the parti-
sans of the successful candidate and
| folks who go to bed before midnightand
sleep with an ear open for the sound
of music often wonder how the Win
ners manage to get out the band so
early. In fact, more than once sur
prise has been expressed that the band
men have turned up so spry for a
parade at a. m. OF course, those
who are out late at night know that
the band are assembled and waiting
| by midnight. In this connection a
good story is told about the last guber-
Material election.
| 1t will be recalled that the result
| was in doubt for some hours and 1t
sort of seesawed between Tener and
Berry. Along about midnight the boss
of a band which had been waiting
and practicing got word to show up
in Market Square to head Berry
parade.
put Hail. Hail off the list and
don't play Marching Through Georgia
unless 1 give the word" was the word
passed along.
The band assembled and was form
/ ing in the street when word came
countermanding the order for the serv-
ices of the band.
Along about 2 the Republicans en-
gagged the band and the leader said:
| Get going on the 'Star-Spangled Ban
ner' and anything else you got clear
down to Sour Apple Tree"
People at the Capitol are wonder
ing if the big trucks reported as hav-
ing been built for hauling milk an6
lother things for delivery in Phila.
,delphia will be sent out into the coun'
try and be used on State roads. The
other day word reached the Capito
that a truck and trailer weighing
about seventeen tons had been listeC
for Philadelphia. This is declared t.
be entirely too heavy for the ordinar!
road and the results will be watched
with interest on some of Philadelphia
streets.
One of the funny things about tn
, campaign which closes to-day is tn
, insistence with which every man VIII
. makes a prediction on a result hang
to his figures. The truth is that ther
has not been a campaign since tn
Stuart-Emery fight in which the prog
nosticators have been as far at sea
Politicians of years of experience
; newspapermen who have been through
a dozen campaigns and men who hav
been all over the State can not agre
except that there is going to be
, tremendous vote cast On general re
suits the average man and his neigh
bor, if they be of opposite politica
faiths, are as far apart as Honolulu
and Hamburg, Pa.
WElI KNOWN PEOPLE