Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-11
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Harrisburgers who have travelled
through Canada have often remarked
the difference between English and
American public buildings and how
the official residence of the head of a
province, and, in case of some of the
old cities, of the mayor, is so far ahead
of what we have here in the Union.
Ottawa furnishes an excellent idea of
how the official home of the titular
head of a country, if not the actual
governing officer, can be made most
attractive. The residences of the
provincial governors are far and away
ahead of the homes of the governors
of many of our own States and as for
city buildings they compare very
favorably with those of cities of the
same size in this country. The Year
Book of the Toronto Board of Trade,
which has just reached this city, con-
tains n striking illustration of the diff
ference in official homes. The resi-
dence of the lieutenant governor of
Ontario is shown in a handsome pic
ture. 1t looks more like the Newport
residence of a multimilllonalre than
anything else and the contrast be-
tween 1t and the mansion of the Gov
ernor of the Imperial Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania is bit disconcerting.
The Canadian official has palace.
The Governor of Pennsylvania has
two remodeled dwellings thrown into
one. The homes of the Governors of
New York, New Jersey, Ohio and
Massachusetts are nothing to brag of.
The Ontario residence puts them all
in the shade. 1t strikes home to us
/ NxTif fttef fIn tnfn
is clearing the way for adequate Cap
itol Park property.
Pedestrians who cross the Mulberry
street viaduct to the center of the city
witness a pleasing sight. Where the
bridge crosses Paxton creek the
pigeons by the score congregate for
morning bath. The concrete bottom
| of the creek permits the pigeons TO
slip daintily into the water to the
! depth desired, where they fiutter and
splash like so many beauties along
the beach at a seaside resort.
When the Harrisburg Rotarians go
to Cincinnati for the international
convention in July they will visit the
zoo to call on an alligator named for
one of their members, Captain j. b.
Kemper, U. S. A, at present the
regular army expert with the Ma
tional Guard of Pennsylvania and
stationed in this city. When the Am
erican troops went to Cuba in '9S an
officer friend of the captain caught
a baby alligator and sent 1t alive to
Kemper, at that time in Cincinnati.
In the Fall of '9S Kemper was called
to the Philippines as one of the Off
GERS in command of troops sent there
to put down disorders, and he pre-
sented the alligator to the Cincinnati
zoo. The manager promptly named
the animal Jimmy Kemper" and he
has since grown to be one of the big
gest attractions in the gardens. The
Rotarians have appointed President
Arthur ID. Bacon to shake hands with
Jimmy" and feed him peanuts. or
whatever it is that alligators like as
well as elephants do peanuts.
Robert H. MCLEAN, we'll known in
this city as a former circulation man
ager of the Telegraph, has just been
elected to the unique position of treas
urer of the Caswell Club in New York
City, where Mr.. Mclean is connected
in a business way with the New York
Evening Post. THE club is named
after a perfecto favored by New York
editors" says the Fourth Estate, and
wellites indulge themselves with Z
swim in the new pool of the WooN
worth Building. The Saturday after
noon party is the climax of the week
and the Caswellites consider it one of
the most important of the rites which
are a part of the organization. One
of Mr.. McClean's friends has given
out the tip that about the most
arduous of the duties of the new
treasurer is handling the swimming
pool accounts of the members.
Unless you're something of
chicken fancier or at least have some
knowledge of chickens, at what age
they're best for all purposes. etc, you
probably won't appreciate the humor
of this story as much as County Com
missioner Harry c. Wells, ex-sherilf
and chicken farmer. Some years
ago." said the commissioner, Il asked
Mr. William B. McCaleb, superin-
tendent of the Philadelphia division
of the Pennsylvania Railroad if |
couldn't present him with some nice
chickens, and suggested that If he
would state the number, sex and age
, he desired, I'd be glad to accommo-
date him. And a few days he wrote
back" concluded the ex-sheriff with
Itwinkling eyes. that he'd like
rooster and about six hens, of-oh, five
or years of age! "
Governor Brumbaugh had troubles
of his own to get from Erie to this
city on Tuesday in time to look after
some matters at the Capitol The
Governor spoke on Monday night at
Erie. The best train connection he
could make was by going to Buffalo.
So he left Erie at night, about IL
O'Clock, and went to Buffalo where he
arrived at /. He left the lake city the
next morning at 3 and got here at D.