Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-07
Ehrntng Gl1at


Alger. Virginia, preparatory to sailing
from Newport News for Porto Rico.
That's why the entraining of the troop,
now Troop b of the First Pennsylva-
MIA Cavalry contingent of the regular
army, for the Border takes on added
significance. IL was on July 7, 1898.
that the local cavalrymen left for the
front. With them at that time, too
was Or. Z: A. Nicodemus, first lieuten-
ant, and Captain George c. Jack. then
sergeant, both of whom are now
with the troop en- route to the Border
benjamin w. Kline, Williamsport a
/ brother of First Sergeant Charles A.
Kline, was one of the eager volunteers
VINO enlisted with the troop shortly
after the cavalry command reached
Mount Gretna, and Trooper Kline was
among those who went to Porto Rico
in 1898 with the local troop.
Scores of people were attracted to
the river bank at Front and Walnut
streets the other day at noon by the
activities of veritable water nymph
who was splashing about above the
Walnut street bridge. The young
woman was master of practically
every stroke known to the science of
swimming and she varied the over
| hand, fade-away, crawl and breast
movements in rigid succession. Every
now and then she would climb in over
the end of a canoe and then-flip-
out she would dive over the side with
the grace of professional.
That's one of our girls" explained
a department store manager who was
among the crowd on the bank. she
got an hour and half for dinner to-
day and that's the way she pleases to
put in the time"
"'It takes holiday like the Fourth
of july" opined the confirmed
bachelor who spends his idle moments
in the cigar store at Third and Walnut
streets, Ito bring out the beautiful
girls.
II was down at Hershey Tuesday"
he explained, ''and it was marvellous
the collection of beauty that came "a
strolling into the park between sun
rise and sunset. Blue-eyed blond
beauties, dark eyed brunettes, straw
berry blondes, semi-this and semi
that. little petite misses just heart
high, tall, queenly girls with tread
like Diana, sunburned athletic types,
demure bits of femininity, laughing
eyed lassies with gaze that now and
then wandered waywardly, cold and
naughty maidens with never a look
thisward or thatward. And all dolled
up in their niftiest sport coats and
other glad rags. Yep, yes-siree-Bob
/
'em.
What? Whom did 1 bring back
to town., Nobody! She lived in
The river and creeks have been be-
having in anything but an encouraging
way since the opening of the bass
fishing season, but the suburbanite
that brings the fish stories into the
office from Dauphin says things will
soon be right If this weather keeps
up. Sporting goods men are doing a
good business in tackle and it's about
time for that annual story about the
seven-pounder being caught at the
Cove to come across the news desk.
AS rule the applicant for a mar
rtage license is very, very shy and
the timidity with which many q couple
approaches the marital bureau in the
county recorders office is often the
cause for quiet mirth on the part of
old 1and generally speaking, long
married) attaches.
The other day there was an un-
usual rush of business at the deeds
and mortgage counter and quite a
number of lawyers and real estate men
hac formed a little line before the
desk to await their turn. Outside a
pretty girl and rather diffident young
man, both quite apparently dressed in
lllSlI Ouuudy DeSL waited patiently.
Then James E. LentZ, the county re-
corder spied them.
If you folks wish to obtain a mar
riage license" he suggested kindly,
come in"
I'VE WILL" returned the youth
gravely as he nodded to the waiting
line before the deeds desk, but we
thought we'd wait until the rush of
applicants ahead of us had been
waited on"
A new wrinkle in ways and means
of celebrating the Fourth of July was
rubbed on the page of patriotic his
tory in Harrisburg this year. Hun
dreds of people throughout the city
brought their victrolas out on the front
porch few minutes before midnight,
July 3, and when the blowing of
whistles and ringing of bells an
nounced the beginning of the nations
14Oth birthday, the talking machines
rang out THE Star SpangIed Banner"
by the best military bands in the
country. l..
Don't you think it would be fine
if the city should obtain possession of
a few of the islands opposite the city
and fit them out as park places?"
This is the suggestion of a canoeist.
He backs up his argument by pointing
out the excellent facilities which have
been provided by the city Tor golfists,
tennis players, track or baseball en-
tlusiasts and contends that the finest
recreation place of all, the river, is
left practically undeveloped
Some day." he AYERS, '-une people
will wake up to the fact rnat the
river opposite Harrisburg vs. one of
the finest natural recreation places In
the world, and its scenery is unsur-
passed.
"But then" he adds, 81 suppose
every island will be gobbled UP by
private enterprises and about every
other twenty feet of the fine promen-
aoe along the city shore Will be taken
up with a gangplank from some float
ing boathouse, the owner OF which
will be reaping harvest OF coin which
might well go to the city FOR river
basin development"
i But then this canoeist is a pessimist!
What?
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