Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-06
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It's odd the way that foreigners
coming to Harrisburg appear to go to
the sections of the city where there
are other foreigners of whose tongues
and customs they are generally as ig-
norant as of English. Some years ago
there were a number of Syrians and
Armenians coming here and they
wound up by going to the section of
the city where the Bulgarians and
Serbians were dwelling side by side.
The Italians appear to be about the
only ones to flock by themselves. The
Russians and the Poles go with the
| rest. Now the Mexican laborers who
have been brought here to work have
gone to the same sections of the city
where there are men from the older
countries of Europe and they are to
be seen going around with their peak
ed hats and blue shirts and grins with
the men from the Danube who wear
leather-like shirts covered with en-
broidery. The MexicanS seem to have
found where to go and how to enjoy
themselves about as quickly as any
people who have come here and they
make up to people of every kind ex-
cept the Americans.
In line with foreigners there are
some interesting things to be noted
In front of the bulletins at the Tele-
graph building. Every day some for
eigners gather and generally ask pass
ersby or men who are reading the
news what the bulletins have to say.
The last two days there have been
three men who have taken a great in
terest. One can read English and he
| has been reading to the others the ira
gedy of their land. The men are Ru-
manianS.
While on hunting trip to one of
the most mountainous regions of Per-
ry county q Harrisburg man accom-
panied by a native guide, climbed
very steep range to view the surround
ing country. At the top of the noun
tain, rock very difficult of access
towers thirty feet above the level of
the rest of the range.
II don't believe that any man ever
tried to climb that rock" remarked
the native.
rs not that good reason for our
trying" volunteered the local man.
A half hour later, somewhat breath
less, both were congratulating one an
other on doing what they believed had
never before been attempted. Look
| ing about the crannies on the top the
practiced eye of the guide espied
a newspaper laying hidden. A further
! investigation proved it to be O. copy of
the Harrisburg Telegraph dated Oc-
! tober 5, 1916.
fallen. ut pears to me that the fell
lows who carry the Telegraph don't
stop at nothin'."
Jackson Herr Boyd, home after six
months with the American Ambulance
| Corps in France, Is as modest as he is
brave. 1t is common remark of his
| friends that Jack" can hardly be in
| duced to give any of his experiences
on the fighting line with the Allies.
1t is said that one of his most thrilling
adventures was in the rear of
Verdun where a shell is said to have
| smashed his car without however do
ing serious damage to the driver. Mr..
| Boyds brother, James, who served
with an English regiment during his
career at Cambridge, is now an asso-
ciate editor of Country Life" at Gar
den City.
Dauphin county's roll Of dogs whose
lives are hanging in the balance under
the new dog tax act, is bound to be
mighty large one If the returns of
many of the assessors to the county
commissioners have any significance.
With few exceptions the districts
are all in and the tabulation of the re-
turns Is under way. In one township
| seventy-two dogs are reported as being
nameleSS. oWnefleSS and HcenSeleSS so
far as registration is concerned; in
another township there are several
hundred unregistered. All, under the
recent act, must be licensed by appli-
cation to the commissioners by Janu-
ary 1-or be killed.
Records for any previous year will
be broken by the 1916 hunting license
business" according to County Treas
urer Mark Mumma to-day. 1.-THE ad-
vent of the deer season a few days
ago added the finishing touches in the
way of licenses Last year we had
something over 1900 licenses during
the whole year; to date for 1916 we've
issued more than $500"
|
Superintendent Samuel B. Rambo.
of the States Capitol, is getting things
ready for some quick time in placing
the mural decorations which Miss Vio-
let Oakley is completing for the Sem
ate chamber. There will be five paint
ings delivered here in about ten days
and as the Legislature will begin its
sessions on January 2 there will have
| to be some brisk work done to have
| them in place. The new paintings
will be for the west wall of the cham
ber. Mr.. Rambo has 1t all planned
| out.