Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-01
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illustrated in the documents that
come to the State Capitol these days.
For years the appearance of street
signs and delivery wagons bearing
names that are unusual in a commun-
ity largely made up of descendants
OF people from the British Isles and
the. Germanic nations has been noted
with interest by observers of such
things and now the names are turn
ing up in all sorts of business enter
prises. For a long time the old stock
was represented in charters and such
papers and then the Italian element
began to appear in increasing numbers
and lately the Slavish names. the
Poles, the Greeks and the Syrians as
well as people from Scandinavia have
been found. When clerks at the
State Capitol or the courthouse strike
the names they usually ask the persons
who file the papers to present type
written names so that the record can
| be read by people in years to come.
| When names signed in Jewish char
acters are discovered there is some
thing doing and often times the pa
pers have to be returned for typewrit-
| ing so that they can be entered on the
big books. The other day a list of
names was attached to a document
| filed at the Capitol and every name
had to be deciphered because they
were written in one OF the Balkan
languages and no one about the Hill
knew what the letters meant or how
to make English out of them. And
| shortly after a charter came along
with every name signed in Greek.
| Greek typewriters are not known at
| the Capitol.
Il think of all the mean mornings
that j ever knew this morning ten
years ago was the limit. 1t was the
morning the Grand Opera House
burned" said a fireman to-day. II
had not gotten to bed when / was
called out and I got to bed the night
after. We did not think we had big
fire on our hands until it got started
in the old theater and it was one of
the hottest l ever knew. l don't know
what would have happened to Harris
burg if there had not been lot of
snow on the roofs. That was a god
send"
Ex-Auditor General A. L. Sisson,
who came down from Erie yesterday
to attend to some State tax matters.
was nightly interested in legislative
gossip. Mr.. SisSon was one of the
most careful men about State finances
known here and his estimates and
statements were accepted as gospel.
When he went out of office everyone
threw bouquets at him. He also
served as one of the Capitol probers.
ITS about time for half a dozen
railroad men to talk about ground
hogs running around the yards" said
a weather prophet this morning. The
railroad yard groundhog is a first
cousin to the Wildwood Park deer and
the Dauphin bear. 1t is seldom seen,
but always noted by some man of un-
impeachable veracity. Jonas Gish
used to foretell the weather by the
sausage skins, but the railroad yard
grounding who plays tag between the
putting yard engines and hops miles
of tracks has taken Jonas place as a
prognosticator. And I'd as soon be-
lieve one as the other"
Not many people are buying tur-
key sandwiches now," said a restaurant
man. Il have to get turkeys ready
and believe me, they cost money, and
have them on hand for a day or so. L
have eaten more turkey to save myself
loss lately than for long time. Tur-
key sandwiches are rated at 80 to 35
cents and people get mad at the price.
But we can't help it,"
Several residents of this city will
go to Williamsport on Friday to at
tend the meeting of the Susquehanna
Trail Association which was formed
recently to boom the improvement of
the State highways between this city
and Elmira by way of the Susque-
hanna river and the old Indian trail
north from the Lumber City. The as
/ sociation has been given strong sup
, port in every county through which
the road would pass and State officials
favor it.
Opponents of universal military
training are advised to take a good
: look at the Governors Troop, indi-
| vidually and collectively, and if they
aren't convinced that health is oozing
from every pore, and that their stay
on the border has done them worlds
of good from a physical standpoint.
| then convincing has become dead
art.
Many and interesting are the stor-
, les they tell of their experiences, but
it seems to be a source of general re-
gret that they were not permitted to
see active service. Some of them, the
privates at least. who are not restrict
ed by governmental regulation from en-
pressing their own opinion on official
matters. are firmly of the opinion that
| they will be returned to Mexico within
the next six months. The withdrawal
of Pershing's forces, now daily expect
ed, will mean, in the estimation of GER
tain of the troopers, that Villa will
get control of other portions of the
country, just as he now controls the
northern territory. and the same old
mobilization of our troops will take
: place again.
| Eddie Roth. one of the most popu-
: in a few days for Cornwall -on-the-
Hudson, where he has planned TO take
up special study preparatory to TAX
ing his examination for entrance to
West Point. When Eddie passes his
exams, which all who know him are
| certain he will do, he will be full
5 1edged "plebe," and will enter the
United States Military Academy on
June 16.
OF all the tributes paid to Samuel
Kunkel, one of Harrisburgs best
loved men, who died yesterday morn
J ing, perhaps the greatest came from
two boys. Mr. Kunkers interest in
| youngsters, his many unknown bene-
} factions and his annual party for the
, children at Reservoir park had made
J him one whom the boys and girls al
ways liked to greet Yesterday when
the news of his death became known
one lad met another near Third and
Walnut streets. and said:
"Kunkers dead"
THE man who gave us the party?"
, asked the other.
yep"
Gee, better tell the fellers,"