Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-20
EVENING CHAT

motor combination truck was being
put through the PAGES in Steelton
preparatory to the purchase of sew
eral of these apparatuses for the bor-
ough fire department Naturally the
| men who witnessed the demonstration
were talking about fires.
| Some one called attention to Steel
| tons S record as almost a firelesS town,
there not having been a serious blaze
there in nearly three years. He ex-
planned by saying the borough fire.
men were able to stand the intense
heat of fire fighting because they were
accustomed to the whitening heat of
the furnaces at the Steel Works. He
asserted that Steelton firemen are
able TO carry their lines of hose right
into the teeth of a blaze and put the
water on the source of the fire. Fire
| nShterS not accustomed to the heat
which many of Steelton's firemen en-
dure at the open hearth furnaces and
other parts of the big steel plant,
would not be able to get their lines
so close to a blaze. Whether or not
this is the real reason why Steelton's
fire loss is low is hard to say 1t
may be.
Housecleaning time always brings
about the discovery of sonre article
with a history. Recently many old
newspapers have been found. George
r. Alexander 104 South Twenty
fourth street, is exhibiting a copy of
the New England Weekly Journal. 1t
was printed in Boston, Monday, April
| 5, 1928.
The imprint says it was published
by S. Kneiland and T. Green, at the
prinunghoIs where advertisements
are taken in This journal printed
short stories of the DeMauspassant
type. No words were minced and
space was called spade. Its adver-
tlsements included a notice Offering
for sale two colored girls. The girls
We're referred to as "buXom and good
workers, young and healthy" and the
advertisement stated they could be
had at bargain" 1t also gives no.
tice of a number of people baptized
ana prints some news from abroad
under single line head. Coffee sold
at that time at eight shillings per
pound. Mr.. Alexander has framed
the old paper and prizes it very
highly.
That John Philip Sousa, whose
band delighted audiences at PaXtang
Park this week, paid a visit here in
cognito was the assurance of young
businessman of town who knows the
bandmaster personally, in fact enjoys
a more or less intimate acquaintance
with him. having met him at Carls-
German watering place. The man
aforementioned says that Sousa paid
a visit here during Creatore's engage
ment at PaXtang. He registered un-
der an assumed name at one of the
hotels, but his friend of the European
watering place detected the March
King as he disappeared into a Turk
ish bath in Market street. The local
man made no attempt to renew the
acquaintance at that time, and later
the opportunity did not present itself.
Automobilists are watching with in
terest the developments in the paving
operations in Steelton. Although the
work there has been held up from
time to time for various causes. it has
now t0en started and will likely be
rushed rapidly to completion.
When South Front street Steelton,
is paved, which will likely be before
cold weather sets in. there will. be a
continuous stretch of smoothly paved |
highway from the lower end of Steel |
ton to historic old Fort Hunter. This
is more than eleven miles
1t is likely that before another year
is passed about one more mile of
paved road will be added to this
stretch. State aid has been asked by
the borough of Steelton for the paw
ing of the road between Chambers
street Steelton, and Highpsire. Just
as soon as the State appropriates the
money to carry out this work ii is
likely that Steelton will come in for a
share; The remaining mile of road
will then be paved.
1t was said long ago by some bright
newspaper writer that America is a
nine-days country. The proof is
coming to light right here in con-
nection with war news. An observer
says that it is surprising the way the
crowds indifferently pass war bulle- |
tins the past two or three days. In /
terest in the great conflict across the |
water seems to be as much on the |
wayne as it is at a ball game when
the visiting team has piled up a |
bunch of runs and nobody's hitting
on the home team. When the war
was started the bulletin boards were
crowded around, but now only an oc- |
casional passerby stops to look
Visitors to the grave of John Har- !
ris, father of the founder of the city, |!
wonder curiously as to the signifi- |
canoe of the presence of the flags of |
two nations-the Stars and Stripes |
and the Union Jack-dropping in |
folds Ger the little green mound |
within the iron-paligned enclosure in
Harris park.
The flags have given a red white
and-blue color touch among the
greens and the brighter colors of the
flowers, ever since the recent conven-
ton of the Sons of st. George in this
city few weeks ago. One of the
final acts of the order prior to ad-
journment was to visit Harris grave.
After holding a little memorial SER
vice there, the members of the lodge
that had its foundation in the united
act of sympathy of fellow miners of
Cornwall for the family of a laborer
killed in the mines. placed the ban
ners of Harris, native and adopted
countries above his fianl resting-place
There is already talk of voluntary
association having for its purpose the
further clearing of the river channel
so that there may be as few obstruc-
tions as possible in this stream when
the dam shall have been completed
and the canoes, motorboats and other
craft increase. In this connection
there is a growing demand for proper
provision for boating facilities in the
of Broad street when Hard
Sc abble" shall have been eliminated
and the final treatment of the water
front is completed.
1t is surprising what excellent ten
mis- players are found among the chill
dren of Harrisburg, as evidenced by
the junior tennis tournament now on
at the Reservoir courts. Dozens of
hoyG and pirle MANLY oil Of tIo,,, So,