Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-20
Ehrnt1n Glrat

The nationwide spirit in favor OF
defence has had an excellent effect
upon the National Guard of Pennsyi-
Vania and 1t is authoritatively stated
tnat attendance at the encampmentS
or the Pennsylvania National Guard
this year was the best known in a
aecaoe. The figures received at the
Capitol have shown in many instances
that the guardsmen turned out bet -
ter than known by their officers and
there were many organizations which
were above the minimum require
ments 1t is believed that when every
thing is in the attendance will show
the greatest strength in the guards
peace history. The conditions at the
encampment at Mt. Gretna and In
diana as we'll as at the cavalry,
artillery and engineering camps at
tracted attention because of the large
number of men under canvas. The
infantry organizations in a number of
cases were above the minimum and
companies where poor showings had
been made came to the front with
more men than in years. The Tenth
Regiment showed hardly two per cent
of its total enlisted strength absent
and other regiments made excellent
reports. The cavalry and artillery re-
ports of attendance were all very
favorable, in some cases far ahead of
recent camps. Interest In national de-
fence and increased attention to
military work as a result of the en-
couragement of officers and men are
given as the reasons for the fine re-
suits of this years camp. It is most
gratifying to note in this connection
that the three Harrisburg organiza-
tions and most of those in Colonel
Hutchison's regiment were among
kind that showed the right kind of
spirit.
Have you ever driven along a coun-
try road at night in an automobile and
been surprised to find that what you
supposed was a lantern or electric
light several hundred feet ahead was
nothing more than the reflection of
the head lights of your automobile
upon the eyes of a cat upon the road
side? 1t is one of the peculiar quail
tiles of the eyes of a cat that they
radiate many times the size of the
pupil. You will also discover that
many chauffeurs are superstitious as
to a cat and will never permit one to
run across the road ahead of the ma
chine If they can prevent it. Cats are
regarded as bad luck, especially the
black ones.
Erasmus Wilson, the philosopher of
the Pittsburgh Gazette-Times, one of
the most enjoyable writer's in the State,
is going into transports over the
dumpling season. AS maryer or fact
he says there is no such season as the
dumpling season but that people like
to think of it at this time. This Is the
way he writes of it: The season of
the apple dumpling is the year round.
But just now with oat apples, sheep
noses, pound pippins and a few other
choice varieties just ripening, may be
| called the opening of the season, to
! be followed by Rhode Island green
ings and other autumn brands known
| as good cookers. Probably there are
no bad apple dumplings, but 1t will be
conceded that some are better than
others. This depends largely on the
cook. No matter how good looking
she may be- nor how successful with
pound cake, or jelly cake, she may go
| bad on the dumping. Rich, juicy,
slightly tart apples are best, but an
| expert at the dumping business can,
| by deXterous use of cinnamon, all
spice and some of the finer condi-
dumping with a rather poor quality
of apple. This is not necessary In this
splendid fruit country where grow the
finest favored apples to be found any
where"
One sport that hasn't been getting
much recognition on the city's sporting
pages but which is mighty popular
here is canoe sailing. On any day
when the wind is up river dozens of
the beautiful little craft fashioned by
the redskins long ago can be seen hit
ting the wind or tearing full ahead on
the water basin between the bridges
and Maclay street. When the water is
about four feet high a canoeist who
has to depend on a paddle has one
deuce of a time to get through the raft
channel at the Maclay street rifles,
the current is so terrific; but a canoe
| fitted out with sail rides through
| the narrow waterway as easily and
gracefully as a swan Sailing in a
canoe is real sport, for there's always
| the chance of an upset and swim
ashore, but there are dozens of girls
who take chances the same as the boys
! who frequent the river. Even when
| the water was high last month sails
dotted the river nearly every hour of
| the day.
Visitors to the city yesterday in
cluded Senator E. w. Patton, who rep
resents the West Philadelphia district
| in the Senate. The senator is said to
have constituency representing more
| n ouo than anV one in the State