Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-06
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The coldest first week in March
known in many years Is hardly the
time to talk about the beauties of
outdoors still less of the countryside,
but the fact remains that those who
avoided doctors bills and took walks
along the city's parkways last week
were we'll repaid by the views they had
of the snow covered hills. The
streams along the parkways were all
gurgling and rushing along toward
the Susquehanna because the spring
water which feeds them defles such
weather as we have been suffering and
the snow stops at the edge of the
channel. The Cameron park way
abounds In pits of Woodland scenery
which the magic touch OF winter made
most picturesque and the Paxtang
parkway winding through the l1olIows
toward Reservoir park has paths
which take one in a few minutes from
trolley cars and State roads to rural
wales, Offering promise of rare de-
lights when summer comes again, but
none the less beautiful under the
mantle of snow. But it is up In Wild
wood park that one really gets a
chance to sec winter as 1t is. The
| park has been pretty we'll covered
with snow each fall this winter and
much of II will lie this week in
spite OF the winds and the suns noon
day rays. The paths of Wildwood
| have beeh untrodden except by the
rabbits and bird and animal tracks on
Saturday showed that the park still
has its wild denizens and that in win
| ter time they have their fun. Oak
Knob, the crest of Reservoir park,
offers n fine panorama these days ir
one does not mind the winds and has
ear protection. The mountains last
| week were covered with snow, First
| Mountain, Second Mountain and
| visible bits of the other ranges loom
/ 4 10 As1 11a
with the gaps showing distinctly
against the sky. The York hills and
| the range that starts back of Steel
ton and hems in the Lebanon Valley
clear down. to Reading were Just as
wintry, although possibly because
they are called the South Mountains,
they began TO show the rocks and
earth before the Blue Ridge spurs.
Tt has been cold out in the country
these days, but there is joy in
watching the winds sweep up tho
snow In swirls and pile it back OF
some tree or fence and then go hurry
Ing off to join the other currents from
out toward Linglestown and warmer
air from the city in a mad race about
the slopes of Reservoir park Winds
make trees creak and sigh even in
the morning and the rural telephone
lines hum the desolateness of their
lot, Crows from nowhere flap into
town from out back of the State hos
pital and head dejectedly toward
barnyards along the Susquehanna
While city folks are shivering, rabbits
and red squirrels have been seen by
/ the woodland lover shifting about il
bits of woodland in sight of which
Steeton blast furnaces are smokins
, up the skies and groundhogs have
: been seen scuttling along not far from
! Enola yards. A tramp in the coun.
! try, if you are we'll wrapped up an6
! have goloshes that keep out snow, has
] more than it's compensations. 1t ha:
/ its joys and there is a satisfaction il
! viewing Rockville Gap on a clear, cole
morning, especially when the snow
covers its sentinel mountains. And i
: you have not the time to go to tht
; Reservoir or Fort Washington or tht
+ other high spots the Capitol dome
offers a wintry scene that is wortl
! the effort TO climb 272 feet above thu
9 city streets.
a Morgan Edwards Gable, the bril-
liant Pittsburgh newspaperman, wl'
died Friday night, belonged to thi
= part of the State almost as much q
to the city of his activities in West
ern Pennsylvania. He was born il
Lancaster county and entered news
: paper work in neighboring counties
= being the head of n newspaper when
: only nineteen. lie was here treQuentl.
and was as conversant with affairs II
Harrisburg, especially during legisla
. tive sessions, as with matters il
:, Pittsburgh. He admired the progres
= of Harrisburg and commended il II
:. his writings, referring to its spirit il
g the city which typifies hustle in Am
! erica. In the thirty years of his news
= paper work Mr.. Gable won a reputa
tion beyond the bounds of Pennsyl
: vania. He was noted for courage
- zeal and splendid devotion to news
y paper ideals, while his editorials haN
: been read in Harrisburg for years witt
deep interest for they were character
!. lied by clarity and strength of expires
: sion, argumentative, but fair as t.
!. conclusions. The forms have closet
? for Morgan Gable, but he will not sool
4 be forgotten.
The Rev. William II. Johnson, VIII
= died the other day, was postmaste
of Bristol and well-known to resi-
:, dents of this city. He started in lif
, as a mechanic and prepared for tn
:, Baptist ministry. He was much inter
. ested in that church's activities an
= the Y. M. c. A. which brought hir
. here. Fol- several years he has bee
: coming here in local option move
2 ments and was quite prominent in TIL
7 Democratic campaign two years age
Representative C. ]. Goodnough, O
= Emporium, was among the week-en
: visitors to the city. The Camero
= Eeounty representative may be candi
q date again.