Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-15
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car have made coasting impossible on
the hill streets of the city, where the
bobsled and the yankee Jumper"
used to flourish. coasting in the coun-
try roundabout the city has come to
be very popular. On several of the
steep hills of Cumberland county even
the slight snow of yesterday afforded
fine sport. Four automobile loads of
sleds and young people went into the
country about 3.30 o'clock and re-
turned after nightfall, the sleds beirS
conveyed in q separate automobile
taken along for the purpose. Thee
whole countryside was covered with
snow and the hard crust made good
going.
1--WE are missing fine winter sport.
most of u.s. said one of those in the
party. 81 see no reason why there
should not be shedding parties by the
dozen when there is snow on the
ground hereabouts. / am firmly con-
vinced that the sport Is just as enjoy
able and far more wholesome than
dancing in an overheated ballroom all
evening. There are many fine hills
in this neighborhood, both road and
field slopes being available. No DOUBT
many farmers would be glad to permit
the use of implanted fields, for a con-
| sideration. and it would no doubt be
possible to arrange with some nearby
hotel for d hot supper at the conclu-
sion of the evening. The all-the-year
| automobile has opened up the country
to city people in the winter time and
we miss one of the rarest delights or
outdoor life if we fail to take advan-
tage of the opportunity"
|
Harry. S. McDevitt, counsel for the
| State Economy and Efficiency Com
mission, has completed the first chart
| 40 oh tho ralatiOn Of the
departments, commissions, bureaus
and other branches of the State gov
ernment to each other. 1t represents
months of the closest study of the
operations of the government and
study of the acts together with some
slants which Mr.. McDevitts long asso-
citation with Capitol Hill enabled him
to get. The chart will be of the great
est value to the legislators as 1t shows
at glance just how the various OFF,
cials have authority outside of their
departments.
Theodore B. Klein, who has just
| been reelected president of the Dau-
phin County Historical Society, has
been the fifth man to hold that office
| in forty-eight years, rather remark
able record for such an organization
The society is one of the best known
in the State and the researches made
by its president have been valuable
contributions to local history. Some
original work which has attracted
wide notice will be placed in the
archives of the society.
The manner in which the January
circulation at the Harrisburg Public
Library has started off indicates that
this winters circulation at the insti-
tuition will break records. November
and December were both away ahead
l of anything ever known for those
months and the circulation for the
first half of January was as much as
some summer months alone.
In spite of the weather pretty fair
idea of the increase of acreage set out
in wheat in this section can be gained.
I The fields are showing up we'll where
not covered by snow and the stalks
look good and strong. The farmers
say that considering the late sowing
and the various other difficulties with
which they had to contend the pros
poets for wheat appear to be better
than usual for midwinter.
Some idea of the size of the new
| gasomer tank which it is planned tes
establish at the plant of the Harris
burg Gas Company can be gained from
a look at the gigantic ring in concrete
which has been built for the construc-
tion work to be undertaken in the
spring. 1t will be located a bit north
of the present big storage tanks.
Col Cody was noted for his cordial
lity to newspapermen, notably young
reporters and one of the newspaper
men of this city recalls how he was
sent by an unfeeling city editor to
the Colonel's car about / o'clock in
the morning to ask him some questions
about some row in which the Colonel
had figured in New York. The Colonel
had retired right after the show, but he
had the reporter ushered in, given IL
cigar and then handed him a line of
conversation about everything except
what the reporter was told to ask un-
til after the time of going to press.
The Colonel threw down. the re-
porter on the story, but somehow he
made a lasting friend
"Did you ever see a dog that would
rather chase his tail than eat?" was
asked to-day Well, Lemoyne has one
of these CANNES. The dog has for
| hours chased his tail and at the eX-
piration of the time will lie down and
rest for another trip. Sometimes it
was only after much persuasion on
! the part of his master that the animal
| stops his exercise on a hot summers
day. The dog gives amusement for
the younger element of the town.
Some of the braver of these lads have
learned of method to encourage the
dog to "chase his tall" and often start
the animal on lis course for the
amusement and entertainment of
others.