Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-24
EVENING Chat

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Masons of Harrisburg are mourn
ing the death of Charles J. kiesling,
which occurred at his home in Mari
eta last Thursday. MIR. Kiesling, who
was member of many branches of
Masonry, was we'll known here, haV-
ing frequently attended ceremonial
sessions of the local Masonic bodies.
MT. kiesling was also a member of
the Philadelphia Rifle Club. In Ger
man societies he was very active, be-
ing affiliated with the Cannstatter
Nolksfest Nerein, Columbia GeSang
Nerein and many others. He was a
manufacturer of cigars sold all. over
Pennsylvania.
The hay fever season is on, and a
| large number of Harrisburgers who
are afflicted with this peculiar NAL
ady are Ill the throes of sneezing,
with the accompaniment of red eyes
and tickling palate. Some of the
victims make a pilgrimage to Kane,
Ia, or to other spots that are also i'm
mune from the malady. The other
day, in downtown quick lunch, two
men We're discussing the curious end
ot-summer affiiction, and one of them
Ventured the theory that il was
caused by germ, and that If one
could destroy the germ the sneeZing
would cease. This theory is about
as interesting" said the hay fever
victim, 'as the man with a cure
Everybody you meet will tell YOU how
TO relieve the frightful affiiction. Dur
ing the past twenty years l have tried
nearly everything, and ! find that the
only cure is to get away to an inn
mune spot. That differs. too, for diff
ferent constitutions. For instance,
persons in the mountains may be
~ vtGfe rIa a
those living at or near the shore
would be immune when they went
to the mountains"
One sport the war is not having
any effect on is trap and live bird
shooting. Within the past twelve
months interest in this pastime has
increased so rapidly that at present
100 per cent. more shooters partici-
pate in the weekly and monthly events
than one year ago. Ammunition, fire.
arms, targets and everything needed
by shooter are made in America.
There is not a State in the Union that
does not have its sportsmen associa-
tion. Pennsylvania leads for shooting
associations, and each week trap and
| live bird events are held at a dozen
! or more places. Live bird shooting
is not so frequent as in years past.
| This is due to the offer of special
prizes by powder and firearms manu-
| facturers for target scores. However.
during the Spring and Fall seasons
live bird events are hald, as this is a
good time of the year to get fast
| flyers.
The deep hole just below the breast
of the nearly completed dam across
the Susquehanna at the lower end of
the city is rapidly becoming one of
the most popular swimming holes
near Harrisburg. Almost any hour of
the day and any day of the week. If
You look out along the breast of the
dam you will notice at least a dozen
sunburned boys disporting themselves
about the deep water Just below the
dam. One of the most popular spots
is just off the breast where it crosses
Peaces Island, Here the currents,
swiPling through one of the gaps in
the dam, have washed out a deep
hole. Some of the boys have built a
sprinsboard, using the top of the dam
as fulcrum and some of the concrete
slabs that will be used to close the
gaps in the dam as weights. 1t is an
ideal swimming place. Many even
ings there are more than two-score
boys from to II bathing there. 1t
isn't necessary for them to have a
| boat as they can wade out to the end
of the dam and then walk out to the
swimming hole along the breast.
The Rev. Harry f. Ulrich, a young
minister who is filing his first charge
since graduation at college at the In
tercourse United Brethren Church,
Intercourse, Pa, is a Harrisburg lad
who is rapidly making good. accord
ing to all reports in the circles of his
denomination. He is now home on his
vacation and he's telling all his old
friends this little story on himself:
Soon after / took over my charge
at Intercourse, Lancaster county, I
| had occasion to drive over to Green
bank, which is several miles away.
Somehow or other. I got lost on the
Lancaster county roads and finally I
| stopped boy of about ten years who
was trudging along the dusty highway
and asked him if he could tell me
the way to Greenbank.
Sure I can tell YOU" said the
youngster. Fact is, I'm on my way
TO my grandpop's over at Greenbank
so I picked the youngster up and
used him as guide While he was
telling me when and which way to
turn | said, Boy, what do you do?'
Go to school, grunted the lad;
explained. 'o''
Yes. but what work do you do?'
insisted my guide.
Well, / try to show people the
way to heaven further explained.
For fully five minutes the lad was
as quiet as the grave Then all of a
sudden he blurted out:
DO you know, parson. I think
| you're -- of a fellow to show any
| body the way to heaven. WHY. Won
don't even know the way to Green
bank"