Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-21
EVENING Chat


One thing the present political up
heaval appears to have done and that
has been to make Harrisburg the real
hub of the campaign. There have
been years when Harrisburg, although
the political and governmental CEN
ter OF Pennsylvania, was a mere side
station in the campaign and had its
meetings Just the same as Wilkes
Barre or Erie, The real work of the
campaign was done and everything
run from Philadelphia. Now although
the Republicans have their headquar-
ters in Philadelphia and the Progress
s'ves wherever Chairman A. Nevin
DIETRICH happens to have his trusty
typewriter, Harrisburg is pretty near
ly their real headquarters. This city
Is the center of the Democratic cam
paign and the headquarters is a Nigh
ty lively place, while the Woman Stuff
rage organization, which is about as
active politically as the Democracy,
has its State headquarters in the city.
One of these days the activities of all
of the parties as we'll as of the appel
city. The Republicans might as well
have their headquarters here because
much work Is done in Harrisburg and
the frequency of the Bull Moosers'
conferences here suggested the same
thing.
One of the things which old Harris
burgers coming back to the city miss
the most Is the old standpipe at the
Iwaterworks This old landmark is
one of the first things that returning
visitors ask about and some of them
cannot understand why it was taken
down. The old standpipe was deelar-
ed by q former Harrisburger who
roamed along the river front yester-
day to have been one of the places
which he always visited. ut was a
great place from which to get line
on Harrisburg and its growth and it
was not as hard to ascend as the
Capitol DOME" said he.
A rather unique event will be the
holding of an examination at the
Harrisburg Public Library on Friday
of this week. 1t will be an eXamina-
tton for admission to the student
class, which is under the direction of
the librarian, Miss Alice r. Eaton. Few
people know that the Library trains
people in the intricate work which
modern library practice demands and
that last years class turned out some
very well qualified young women. The
applicants must possess a high school
education or its equivalent and be at
least twenty years of age.
Hugh Jennings. manager of the De-
troit baseball team who is getting
into the political game, was formerly
in Harrisburg. Years ago, certainly
almost thirty, Jennings played with
the Harrisburg team and was one of
the first men to make a home run
after the grounds were laid out on the
island.
State Fire Marshal J. l.. Baldwin,
who isl preaching care against fire
becoming master instead of servant,
believes that the school is the place
to teach it and is urging that people
all over the State take up instruction
in the cause of fire prevention. Here
is a sample of the way he is putting
is naturally an educational one and
should begin with the school children,
of which there are 1,332,25 in Penn
sylvania, and parents should see that
fire drills are held regularly and often
and that children should study the
chemistry of fires. The lessons should
be simple and cover such subjects as
proper and improver use of matches,
Kerosene oil and oil stoves; gasoline
and gasoline stoves; OIL wicks; Chin
neys; stoves and stove pipes; heaters;
fire places and grates the proper
making and keeping of fires; con-
struction and care of chimneys; the
effect of sparks on shingle roofs pre-
vention and remedy; care of hot
ashes; cause and effect of leaking gas,
its danger and prevention; the pos
sibility of grease, oil and oily rags
causing spontaneous combustion; also
studies in electricity and electric wires,
showing the dangers of defective wir-
ing. Special lessons should be given
covering a safe and sane Fourth of
July, and the dangers at Christmas
time in the use of fiimsy decorations;
and lastly, lessons in fire fighting"
Chestnuts promise to be very plenti-
full this year. The trees are well
filled with burrs and the nuts are
we'll filled and of good size. The
ed many of the trees In the northern
part of the county as the mountain |
roads are lined with hundreds OF
them. VI
Farmers fear that unless rain comes |
very soon the apple crop will not be
quite so good throughout this district |
we'll filled and the fruit of fair size |
and quality but the orchards are suf- |
fering just now for lack of moisture. |
The late peach crop is also feeling the |
dry spell to some degree.
Among visitors to the city during
the last week was C. w. Armor, Sun
day editor of the Pittsburgh Gazette |
Times and one of the active newspa- |
permen of Greater Pittsburgh. He
spent several days visiting relatives |
here and was much interested in Har-
risburg's advancement plans.
D. Announcement of the dates of farm |
ers' Institutes for this county indi- |
Gates that there has been no gain in |
the number of farms. The Institutes
are apportioned on farms which are |
in use and this county appears to be |
just where 1t was some half dozen |
years ago. So is Cumberland.
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
Samuel S. Fels, the philadelphia |