Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-28
Ehrntng Glrat

While there are good many people
who class even the rudiments of mill
tary instruction as among the dread
iuf things. one has only to observe
the youngsters about the schoolhouses
to get line on what they think of It.
Ihere are probably a dozen schools in
harrisburg where daily battles" are
iought between Germans" and kAl-
lies or else where the boys are
ranged, for belligerent purposes. as
turks or Russians" Objection may
De made that setting up exercises or
iIIdIGnlns py platoons or fours may be
inculcating militaristic thoughts. but
Ihe 1act remains that at three school
houses on Allison Hill this week and
prooapiy at more throughout the CITY.
the KIDS have been engaged in
strenuous wars" and have been bav-
ing "parades" and other Juvenile Mill
tary exercises. In Steelton the little
foreigners appear to have the same
Ideas and charges on comrades who
may De across the street are not un
common. IL is no use talking. the
boys hear their elders talk about war
and as consequence there are msnv
OF them who snow it in their plav
wore oroomsttck guns could be found
IN a search of a well-populated block
man @tnan the peace advocates would admit
were w1le possible. When boys dash out of
school yelling I'm a Russian' or CRY
ing out that the Turks" are going to
ee chased they are we'll nigh hopeless
rom peace standpoint and a little
fHnllltary training would come in handy
Tor purposes of discipline.
When one comes to think of q +ba
great sycamore trees along the River
Slde Park and in some of the straets
III tne older portion of the city have
STOOD up very we'll under the storms
tnat nave swept over Harrisburg this
of the River Front have lost some of
Ineir limbs, but they still stand. In
Wlidwood Park some of the oaks
whicn were growing when Rraddock
was deteated show signs of the stress
Oh weather, but a few of the oldest
ones are as straight as ever.
Some of the finest fruit to be seen
IN many miles is now being shown
IN the stalls of the Harrisburg mark-
ets. The fruit is nearly ali home
raised and some of the specimens
Silown Tor sale at moderate prices
would command far better in larger
cities. The general opinion appears to
pe that Ill spite of weather, pests and
other causes the fruit raised here
abouts is excellent.
IuuSe Eugene Z. Bonniwell, of Phil
adelphia, well-known to many resi-
gents OF the city, is a candidate for
the presidency of the Pennsylvania
state Firemen's Association which
VIII hold its annual meeting in phil
adelphla next month. The Judge has
peen prominent in politics and has
oeen president of one of the fire com
panies near Philadelphia and also of
the Delaware County Firemen's AS
soclation. He is vice-president and
solicitor of the State association.
Harrisburg's colony of martens has
started for Brazil. They have been
living under the awning of the Bates
establishment in Market street near
the Harrisburg Club, and Robert Ma
gee, who keeps tabs on their antics
from the Stanley, says that their
departure is a sign of winter. The
birds, which resemble swallows have
been here since early in the Spring.
The colony numbered twenty birds
and left between two days, the timS
of their departure having been fixed
as last Thursday.
Compensation appears to be the
theme of the bulk of the letters now
being written to Capitol Hill. The or
ganization of the State Board has
started a large number of people to
inquiring about the methods and while
| there are numerous inquiries as to the
procedure quite a few are concerned
with places. The Legislative Refer
ence Bureau is busy answering uues-
tions from other States and there are
many employers of labor who are
keenly interested in the procedure
which will be worked out.