Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-30
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The athletic ability of the average
squirrel is beyond question, but there
are few animals who would care to
drop Unexpectedly about thirty or
more feet to a hard sidewalk and hope
to be very active Immediately after
wards.
One of the Capitol Hill variety the
other day was curiously investigating
the cross-piece which projects from
the poles holding the overhanging
lights along the broad path leading
up from Third and Walnut to the
Capitol. In some ineXplicable way
Mr.. Squirrel managed to insert him
self in the globe, which rather rudely
opened and dropped the surprised lit
tie animal with heavy thud to the
earth.
The victim crawled rather detect
edly to the foot OF a large tree and
for some time lay in comatose con-
dttion. evidently thinking over the
sins of his past life. Then. seeing
that no bones were broken and life
still worth living, he bestirred himself
and disappeared gingerly up the
tree.
Two thousand three hundred miles
In the last year is the total mileage
covered by A. j. Simms. an active
merchant of the city and an enthu-
siastic and ardent supporter of all
water sports. He has a little daugh-
ter, by the way, who, if anybody
should ask you. is some swimmer"
and when it comes to the Crawl"
or the ''trudSeon," or any of those
fancy strokes, her father will match
her against all corners. In few
years, he says, she will be old enough
| to enter the lists in the annual Kip
ona, and then some of Harrisburg's
| best Will have to look to their laur-
els. Mr.. Simms carries a pedometer
with him always, and records every
bit of exercise which he takes. be it
walking, running, or tennis. Next
year he expects to better his present
record of $500 miles.
Veteran officers and enlisted men of
the cavalry service of the National
Guard heard with sincere regret and
sorrow the news yesterday of the death
OF Lieutenant John NJ. Major, for
many years an officer of the Cover
| nors Troop and a first lieutenant of
the troop during the Spanish -Ameri-
can war. Many a story of the con-
geniality of the troops second in
command" was recalled. One of them
was related by Captain Charles P.
Meek, a former lieutenant of the troop
and squadron adiutant of the cavalry
regiment. It's about Lieutenant Ma
1or's pipe. The officer was mighty
fond OF his pipe and treated it figura-
uvely-and 'literally-as an old tried
! and true companion. So tried and old
did it become at times that fellow Off
GERS often remarked about these char
acteristics. "One time-we were in
Tamaqua on strike duty at the time"
said Captain Neck, that pipe got
so strong that we thought we'd remedy
I f@A l..
| ped in and presented Lieutenant Ma
Jor with handsome pipe. And it so
happened" concluded the captain
smilingly, that on that day. some
! fourteen years ago, Lieutenant Major
was just sc years old"
1t was amusing to many folks Satur-
day night, to see how quickly young
! people become older. Both girls and
boys under 16 years applied for ad-
mission at local theaters, and not
thinking about the order from the
State Health Department would give
| their correct age. OF course being
under 16 years they were refused ad-
mission. They were not long in catch
ing on, and when turned down at one
| playhouse would go to another and
when asked, How old are you" would
say "16." Some of those who were
small in stature were not able to make
|
girls under age got in. In front of
all local theaters crowds watched
with much interest the efforts of the
younger generation to overcome
health orders.
Loud cries for old-fashioned dou-
BILE canoe paddle!"
E. V. Leeds who has charge of the
standing double paddle canoe race
| for the speciality part of the Kipona
program sent up that cry yesterday.
Only enough paddles are available to
man one canoe and Mr.. Leeds desires
to borrow. at least six to equip two
more canoes. Anyone who wishes to
help out can readily do so by getting
in touch with him at his home, 1924
| Derry street. The scarcity of the
double paddles" said an old riverman
in discussing the situation yesterday"
is the best example of the passing of
Father Time on the Susquehanna. In
my day you saw but the double pad
dies; a single paddle was a rarity, an
| oddity. And now" he concluded
whimsically, IAN s. o. s. call has to
be sent for old-fashioned double pad
dles!"
There was a time when York sent a
trainload of baseball rooters to Har-
risburg. Now York enthusiasts come
at intervals. Yesterday a distinguish
ed visitor witnessed the game. 1t was
Dan Hake of the York Daily, known
| to every newspaper man in Harris
| burg. He is having a vacation, and
putting in the time visiting frieads in
| Harrisburg and other towns. Dan
Hake was at one time located in Har-
risburg. He went to York and landed
a political job. Then he got back into
the newspaper game and is making
good. He is an authority on sports,
| Gall = H. IL
baseball player who has been in the
game since baseball started. He is still
young man, and at present is keep
ing in touch with municipal doings in
his home town.
WHAT THE ROTARY CLUB
LEARNED OF THE CITY
[ouestions submitted to members OF
the Harrisburg Rotary Club and their