Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-30
Ehfntng Gl1at

People get an idea of the way old
Harrisburg was built from the strue
ture at Cranberry and River street,
now being demolished to make wa
ior garage. This building is owned
by the William X. Alricks estate and
Wnen the weather boarding was torn
on IL was found that it had been put
around one of the staunchest log
houses to be found in all Harrisburg.
The boarding itself was pretty stout,
npt nothing as compared to the build
ing within 1t is apparently as firm
as IL was many years ago and although
the logs We're probably cut in some
WOODS near Harris Ferry before Har-
risburg was laid out they are as sound
as ever. The logs are easily thirty
rect long, splendid pieces of timber
ana are dove-tailed to fit together
some are two feet thick and tho whole
structure Is fastened together with the
hand wrought spikes found in old
buildings and somewhat similar to
those discovered in the ruins of the
hrst State Capitol. The tearing down
OF the building has proved some job
ana a good many people have gone to
see the structure, The adjoining build
ing, also owned by the Alricks estate,
is similarly built and could we'll re-
sist the attacks of any Indians.
Corporal c. w. Gerdes, of Com
pany D, Eighth Infantry. who was the
high gun on the Pennsylvania State
team at the Jacksonville shoot, has
been banging away at targets ever
since he entered the Guard. He was
the winner of the skirmish match at
the shoot in Ohio two years ago, win
ming from some of the crack shots OF
the country
Whenever any person seems to want
change after dark he or she heads for
the Post Office. The STAMP window
has reputation for geniality and be-
ing accommodating and the number
ana size of the bills hurled across for
change would make a bank envious.
Saturday night is the great time for
EaVlnS your Uncle Samuel change
bills; People who do not get paid
until late and who want change to
shop on Saturday night go to the
stamp window and BADLY ask for
change. Whether it's because they
nave not the nerve to ask stores to
chanse or force of, habit, no one
knows. But the fact is that except for
saloons along about II o'clock the
Post Office has no rival in making
change.
Prospective brides and grooms who
are a bit shy as to making known
| their ages when they apply for mar
riage licenses have discovered a new
and perfectly legal way of getting
| around the questions on that subject
that are necessarily propounded by
the marriage license clerk. Under
twenty-one years of age the applicant
/ OF course must give his or her age;
incidentally written parental consent
| must accompany the petition unless
one of the parents accompany the
youth Over twenty-one years is con-
| sidered legal age" and as this is all
the marriage act requires, the pros
pective bride or groom elect let il 20
at that and instead of thirty eight or
| "forty-two" as the case may be, they
simply say legal age" Several weeks
| ago girl, said to have been an en-
ploye OF the State Health department
set the pace when she called at the
office and got a license. When asked
her age she simply said illegal age"
| When the marriage clerk pressed for
the year she just smiled and said that
wasn't necessary. Legal age" was
written in as the answer and ever
since then others have followed the
lead
Prof Franklin Menges, Of York, tho
States soil expert, who was here a day
| or two ago to see the Governor,
brought an ear of corn for the expert
I analysis of the farmers at the Capitol.
The governor prides himself on being
a farmer, too, and he told the profess
sor to find out whether 1t paid better
to have big. ears or lots of little ears.
tThe ear Prof. Menges brought con-
tanned 20 rows each with 5S grains.
| e
Ex-Speaker George e. Alter, of AL
| legheny, who was here yesterday,
comes of a family which settled in the
| Cumberland Valley about $50 years
ago. Some of his relatives live in
Franklin county and he has been look
ing up the family history