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Harris (FRANK an editor and writer)

FRANK, an editor and writer, born in Galway, Ireland, 1854.

In 1870 he came to the United States where he studied in the University of Kansas. Later he was also a student in half a dozen European universities, HARRIS but took no degrees in any of them. In 1875 he was admitted to the Kansas bar, but did not practice, returning to Europe shortly after. He became editor of the London "Evening News" and the "Fortnightly Review," and later owner and editor of the "Saturday Review." He was intimately acquainted with the most prominent literary celebrities of Great Britain and wrote one of the most enlightening books on the life of Oscar Wilde (Life and Confessions of Oscar Wilde, 1916).

Later he returned to the United States and took over the ownership and editorship of "Pearson's Magazine," of New York City. Among his works are: "The Bomb" (1886-1909); "The Man Shakespeare" (1909); "Unpathed Waters" (1913); and "Great Days" (a novel, 1914). an HARRISON State capitol buildings are located in the midst of a beautiful park of 10 acres on a gentle rise of ground. The Capitol is one of the most magnificent buildings in the world. Other points of interest are Fort Washington, just across the Susquehanna river, marking the most northern point of the Confederate advance; Gettysburg, with its famous battlefield, 46 miles to the south; the Executive Mansion, 313 North Front street; the Rockville four-track railroad bridge, five miles to the north, the largest stone arch bridge in the world; Hershey Park and the model town of the Hershey Chocolate Company, 12 miles to the east, and the beautiful Masonic Home at Elizabethtown, 17 miles away. The educational institutions include 35 public schools, two junior high schools, and many private schools. The total enrollment in 1920 was over 13,000. Harrisburg is the seat