Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-03
EVENING CHAT

Capitol Hill officials get some oddly
addressed envelopes. Many of them
come from people who know better,
but in the excitement of writing or
stress of circumstances do lot think.
Not long ago the Governors office re-
ceived a letter addressed: Governor
Tener of Harrisburg State" and on an
other occasion he was addressed in a
flowing hand as MIR. Governor Tener,
Penn Nothing else was on either
envelope. Auditor General Powell got
a letter once addressed Hon. Powell,
Capitol HILL and the Attorney General
is frequently addressed as Chief Law
Officer" People in the Highway De-
partment are uncertain whether the
man who addressed the Commissioner
as "E. NJ. Bigelow, Chief Highway
man, was trying to be funny or not.
Dairy and Food Commissioner Foust
was addressed recently as Pure Food
Foust."
State Treasurer r. X. Young tells a
good fishing story. The state cash
guardian is somewhat of a fisherman
himself, and he likes to tell stories
anyway. Once there was a judge on
the bench in the western part of the
state who had angling for a hobby and
writing verses, limericks, onnets and
other things anonymously about the
gentle sport. These used to get into the
papers and some of his pet phrases
and incidents of his career along the
streams were recognized. One day
Ex-Governor William A. Stone wanted
to go fishing. He had a case listed for
trial and it had been twice postponed.
When he moved another postponement
the attorney on the other side set UP a
terrific roar, calling attention to the
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What have you to say?" asked the
judge of the former governor.
In reply Mr.. Stone read n of the
judges rhapsodies on fishing, or rather
he started to read 1t.
The case was postponed a third
time.
Out in Derry street they are encoun-
tering a few things not expected as the
paving progresses. For instance, no
n expected the intersections at Nine
teenth. Derry n Berryhill streets to
be so large that it would take a special
ordinance. Around Twentieth street it
has been found that a street runs right
into a mans lawn and the actual in
tersection is not where the paving must
be laid. Then there is a pole right
smack in the center of another side
street where 1t intersects.
Fishermen say hat the German
carp which were SO numerous about
the water front of the city a few years
ago have almost disappeared and that
persons who have tried to catch the
much talked of food fish have gotten
everything from old boots to cells, but
nary a carp. There was a time when
the carp were plentiful in front of the
city, and men sitting along sewer
pipes with big lines were by no means
uncommon. Some of the carp taken
were huge ones and furnished food for
many people. Now the fishermen go
after bass and If they see a carp they
think 1t is some strange fish.
THE automobiles have put the old
time brushes between fast horses clean
is still a lover of good horses, although
he has been doing most of mis- riding
In an automobile lately. IT'S only a
few years back since we used to have
dandy races along the river above the
old driving park. Long about 1900
there were some fine horses owned in
this city, and between 8 and 4 o'clock
their owners used to exercise 'em. All
that was needed was for some fellow
to come along fast. He'd have half
a dozen trailing him in nc time. There
was no danger of hitting cars or pc
b, destrians in those days. The pedes-
TRANS walked along the bank and BIZ
cyclists kept close. AS for farm
wagons, their drivers used to pull up
and yell for the racers"