Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-09
Ehrntng Chat

Apropos of the present interesting
discussion of the cost and weight of
loaves of bread it is interesting to note
what the borough fathers did back in
the closing days of the eighteenth CEN
tury. An ordinance has been found
by City Clerk Miller which shows that
on July 20, 1891. the council of the
then six-year-old town of Harrisburg
decided to regulate the weight of
bread. The flour was produced in sight
of the city and the yeast of those days
was of that wonderful variety that
could be used for everything from
making beer to cleansing the blood. A
penny loaf of bread. which would
amount to about cents purchasing
power now, was required to weigh
ounces. A 4penny loaf would weigh
2 pounds, 6-penny loaf had to be
8 pounds, an S-penny loaf 4 pounds
and 12-penny loaf pounds. These
rates were for wheat bread and show
that there were whopping big loaves
in those days. For rye bread the
schedule was pounds ounces for
pence. For pence, 8 pounds and
IA ounces, while an S-penny rye loaf
loaf was Z pounds IL ounces. The
man who failed TO observe the require
ments paid a stiff ine.
II considered about dozen places
to spend my two weeks vacation"
said an Allison Hill resident the other
day, "and after thinking it all over in
my mind decided l could have about
as good time right here in Harris
burg as any place I know FIR in
stance, If ] want to swim or paddle a
canoe, / have the Susuuehanna. the
Conodoguinet or the Yellow Breeches.
II 1 want to fish, know some great
bass holes within ten miles of town.
II want to play tennis, there are the
Reservoir or Island Park courts, to say
nothing of many another on the city
Fairgrounds: If I want to stroll
through shady glades, I have Cameron's
parkway A mountain hike? Why.
the mountains can be reached in half
an hour by jitney bus or street car.
And all the time I can sleep in my own
good bed where there are no mosqui-
toes, drink pure filtered water out of
the Harrisburg reservoir-and have a
bit of change in my pocket when the
two weeks are ended"
Robert P. Habgood, member of the
Legislature and one of the prominent
newspaper publishers of the State, was
mere yesterday in connection with the
advertising of the constitutional
amendments.
The numerous swimming holes in
and around the city have come into
their own since the departure of the
cold weather of the latter weeks of
May and of early June and hundreds,
yes. thousands, of small boys and boys
not so small are daily seeking comfort
from the hot rays of the sun.
From now on until the end of Au-
gust, and in fact to the middle of
September, the swimming holes of the
Susquehanna, Conodoguinet and yell
low Breeches will be crowded to their
capacity.
Even when the stiff breezes blew
last week hundreds of bathers could be
seen In the channel of the Susquehanna,
and If you had stopped to inquire ali
would have said, Sure, come on in.
the waters fine"
And most of the juveniles hereabouts
are crackerjack swimmers, too Out
sometimes far beyond shore, their little
heads can be seen bobbing up and
down, brown and taffy and black, and
yes, red
the swimmers are boys. Far from it.
Most any afternoon you will find a
dozen or more girls frolicking in the
water beyond independence Island.
And-yes, isn't it shocking quite a
few of the lasses wear one-piece suits
just like their big brothers.
Someone could with profit make in
spection of some of the street signs
which have lately been put up. In
North Sixth street. for instance. there
are signs which face the same way
instead of in opposite directions and
some streets which do not have any
signs at all. On the Hill signs are
placed in anything but uniform man
ner and some are on both sides of the
street.
Richard r. Quay, son of the for
mer senator and well known to many
residents of this city, has sold his
handsome country place near Sewick-
ley. 1t is said that he received SIZE, 900
Ter IL. Mr.. Quay is spending consid-
cradle time in New York.
Nominating petitions being circulated
about the city are attracting attention
o. men who are not interested in poll
tics. One man kept count of the num-
Der he was asked to sign in one day
ana scored SIX. And the period for
circulating has lust beeun