Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-31
EVENING CHAT


Announcement that the New Cum
berland troop of Boy Scouts had been
reorganized calls attention to the fact
that the youth of the city have with
only a few exceptions showed much
zeal In continuing these juvenile bands.
A lew years & Harrisburg boosted
over a dozen such troops and in 1917
there were troops in Har-
rlsburg and n each in Lemoyne, New
Cumberland and Steelton. Their do
ings received much attention and there
was very general interest in them n
much commentator, but, like many
other meritorious affairs, the move
ment was not we'll supported. Only
in a few churches did men thoroughly
interested in boys keep the troops
active. In some the organizations are
maintained. but they have not been
figuring very much in enterprises, at
least so that the public could notice it.
The troops which have been fortunate
enough to have such men as DR.. ]. H.
Eager, Edward Manser, Garfield Meal
lister and others like them are active
to-day and the boys are enjoying the
numerous delights that attend nature
study at close range and the develop
ment of character that comes with
meeting situations outside oflthe every
day run. The Scouts have been a
picturesque and very useful part of
juvenile work and it is to be hoped
that a revival of activity is coming
with the autumn.
You can telegraph to about 1,175
places in Pennsylvania for a quarter.
That is, you can do so according to the
folder giving Geographic rates just
issued by Gus Californian, the manager
OF the Western Union. 1t used to be
that there were higher rates for the
distant places, but now the public is
getting somewhat of a run for its
money and Erie, Pittsburgh, Homes
dale and Athens are all in the quarter
class, together with Reading and York
and Lancaster. The telegraph wires
go to many other places, but there is
toll tackled on them because of tele-
phone service. The quarter appears to
be king as is the nickel on the trolley
line.
People who have been observing the
weather the last few days have been
struck by the in which rain
has fallen. There have been storms
and showers and the rain has fallen
with the sky so overcast with clouds
that electric lights had to be turned on
at midday and there have been hard
rains in n end of the city with none
in the other. Twice yesterday rain fell
with the sun shining brightly, the
shower about 5 O'Clock being sharp
enough to make umbrellas worth
while. The rains have come without
warning and some of them have been
preceded by thunder for half an hour.
Results of special sales of various
garments in order to clear stocks for
winter goods are commencing to mani
fest themselves in striking manners.
The other day a group of youths was
coming from work when one took off
his coat. He displayed a shirt, silk,
with bright purple stripes. The color
scheme caused a yell from the boys
near him and hen one pulled up his
trousers and showed some socks of
pea green shade with blue clocks.
Nickties with red and yellow plaids
and some with other equally striking
combinations are showing that people
keep their Eyes on the stores.
How quickly the kids catch the spirit
of the times. It's only a few a ago
since the boys were organized into
squads of Russians and Japs for the
settlement of neighborhood differences
by the stern arbitrament of the fist
and the pebble. Then the Turks and
contending forces on numerous lots,
and now we have the Austrians and
the Servians. Half a dozen battles
have already been fought by some of
the youngsters under the names of the
~contending forces and the list of cas-
ualties is about as usual.
Yes. we have a few maps left, but
not many was the answer a girl in
a store gave to a peculiarly insistent
telephone call yesterday afternoon.
Get many like that ?" was asked.
w have been selling maps of Eu
rope for a week now and we are pretty
nearly out. We've ordered some new
maps hat will show the new lines in
the Balkans, but they won't wait for
them. People want to get maps and
will take anything"
All over the city the boards of
strategy" are sitting.
Organ grinders are having peace
and quiet around the Courthouse these
days. Ordinarily the vicinity of the
Courthouse, especially when court is
in sessions transacting the business of
the public, it is not a safe grinding
ground. A man may start in with
"Cavaleria R~usticanna" with the best
intentions in the world and be chased
away, while an organ we'll tuned with
THE Holy City" has been known
to be chased for blocks. The peace
and order and quiet of the courts and
OF the city council as well as the offices
appertaining to the city and county
government must be maintained and
The Georgia Campmeeting'' and
Rosie O'Grady" are liable to start
something. But lately, probably be-
cause of the heat, things have relaxed
and yesterday an organ went through
four tunes without being. given the
RIM"