Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-31
Ehrntng Chat

Mrs. Smith and Mrs Brown were old
school friends, who though living in
the same city see little of each other
because OF family cares. The other
day Mrs. Smith called to see her ola
chum and found her caring for new
oaoy. Her small boy aged five, stood
by and listened interestedly to the con-
Versation. "Oh," said Mrs. Smith.
now surprised 1 am to see you have
a little girl I never heard a word
about it." This was too much for
little Willie who is quite an up-to-dato
young man. Why" said he in dis.
gust oont you read the Telegraph7"
Il see by the papers that thew L..
a contract for erection of another big
Dlast furnace down at Steelton the
other day" remarked an old steel
worker TO friend in downtown cigar
store this morning.
Papers didn't seem to make much
fuss about it, continued he. .sWhV n
teW years ago that would have been
an event heralded far and wide and
every state paper would have printed
long dispatches. Local journals would
nave treated it as a forerunner of a
new epoch in the city's history. vaS
this last furnace received a brief me-.
tion on inside pages!
Such Is the progress of the times
almost sadly reminisced the erizZled
ola roll turner. And, indeed, things
nave changed. Down at Steelton now
WORK is pelng pushed on two entirely
ment has been made that two 35O-ton
furnaces VIII next be brought up to
| oOO-ton capacity. This work will cost
nlillons. Ten years ago erection of
single 150-ton stack would have been
wonderful addition to the city's in
1usIIial toiI. resources an addition to be
taiked ABOUT, boasted of and a con-
tlnued source of pride. But to-day
well the roll turner was right
Several hundred chameleons got
loose in hotel room near Market
street the other day, and for a time
tnere was worried landlord. The lat
ter found the little pets from the
South crawling over the bed, I'D and
down the walls, and over the chairs
ana other furniture. He did not know
what he was seeing when he opened
the door OF the room. The wife was
called In and she too came nearly
having nervous prostration. Finally
the owner came upon the scene and
atter gathering up the chameleons
told what great pets they were, living
on sugar and water. He was on his
way to Williams Grove and had open
ed the box to get few specimens for
a local dealer.
Harrisburg folks who have been
away on vacation are rushing home
ward because of the prospective strike.
Wendall Fackler of the Union News
company is responsible for this in
formation. He said to-day: II have
mad at least so customers who said
they mad to cut their trip short as they
did not know whether they would
ever get home, should a strike be call
ed At the railroad ticket offices it
was also said travellers fear they will
be tied up away from home and are
making inquiries regarding train
movements. One man and his family
who left Harrisburg on Monday for At
lantic City came home two DAYS later.
after reading the news about a strike
on Monday.
Flaunting bravely from a staff that
apparently sticks out of the surface
in the middle of the river opposite
Dock street, tiny American flag at
tracts the attention of the average
river park promenader. The little BIT
or odd Glory" has been rolling itself
TO the breeze for the last few days
and the sight of it invariably produces
a question. The whyfore Of the flag
is easily answered; it marks an event
in the history of Harrisburg's munich
pal improvements. When the men
who We're employed on the dam finish
ed placing the final slabs on the breast
OF the obstruction Tuesday they gaily
} stuck flag between the piers to mark
the finish of the work.