Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-13
EVENING CHAT

| EVENING CHAT
There are mighty few roosters be-
Ing carried over by people who make
a business of raising poultry or of
supplying eggs in this section of
the state, remarked a buyer of
produce last night. He came here
on his way to rural districts to
look up some supplies for fall. be-
cause the food people are nothing If
not forehanded, being true followers
III the ways of Joseph. at least in get
tlng mold of the provisions. This has
always been a good rooster territory
and there are plenty of good broilers
TO be had around here and in nearby
counties, but from what | have OBJ
served and hear the farmers and poul-
trymen took rooster day seriously and
sold OIL all of the fowls that they did
not need for breeding. The idea of
thinning out the chandeliers is good
one, Just as some of the State officials
and men who give advice on poultry
say.l recall when half dozen roosters
We're a common sight to every thirty
hens and some barnyards and poultry
farms had lot of feathered cham
pions eating their heads off and buck
ing each other. Now they turn the
roosters into money without much loss
of time"
The retirement of Major f. NJ. OFT
and the election of Captain j. V. Cum
ningham to succeed him will mean
that the headquarters of the Second
squadron of cavalry will be removed
from Harrisburg for the first time
since the squadron was formed. Major
OFT was the senior captain after the
Spanish War and when the squadron
was organized he was selected. Con-
sequently this has been the headquar-
ters. 1t has also been the headQuar-
ters of the Eighth Infantry for long
time.
Game Warden Joe Berrier, who has
been out in Mercer county, is telling
the folks out there that game was
never so abundant in the state as
under the present regulations. 1.-The
deer are spreading and bears are get
ting to be a nuisance. | think this is
going to be a great year for hunting, "
says Joe.
Major D. F. A. Wheeyock, of Warren
well known as an engineer, connected
with departments of the state gov
ernment from time to time, has writ
ten for the Journal of the Engineers
society most interesting account OF
the history and origin of land titles
and laws in Pennsylvania. The work
which is destined to be much referred
to, goes back into the days when
Charles ii gave the grant to the Duke
OF York. The Indian purchases, grants
manors and other big features of land
history in the state are all described
in way that is entertaining and in.
structive. Dauphin, for instance, is
shown to have been acquired from the
Indians in 1876, except the northern
part. which rph IN,
and included Schuylkill and Perry
Practically all of Cumberland was in
the 1876 purchase, which included
Lancaster. 1t is interesting to note
that John Harris was supposed to have
been here before the purchase was
made.
All over the farms in this part of the
state farmers report an abundance OF
pears and from all accounts this is go.
ing to be a year when the pears are
going to be a burden. Some of the
trees seen on roads near the city are
fairly bending under the load of fruit
and many of them are without blemisf
as result of the scientific treatment
given TO them by their owners. The
last big pear year was in 1909. Wher
there was a tremendous yield, anC
prices were away down. Some owner,
had to give away the fruit or feed it t.
their stock.
1t is not often that a hand orgar
gets up on Capitol Hill, but the othel
day an Italian with very live monkey
managed to begin operations undel
the north wing before discovery. H,
eluded the Capitol policemen and the,
were very much astonished to heal
Rosie O'Grady" so near at hand. Th,
monkey did not get very far in scalins
the walls for the pennies although ht
was nlmple enough in catching
pretzel tossed to him by a clerk.
Sometimes Percy I'm sorry yol
don't smoke cigarets." observed ;
pretty flushed girl to her cigar-smok
ing escort at one of the nearby dane,
pavilions the other evening
Why?" parried Percy, "You know
I'd do a lot for you, girl, even untt
smoking cigarets. But 1 don't under
stand"
Never mind" and she hurried owe,
10 another boy companion, laughingl!
made request and the boy grinne(
and brought out a fresh unopened
packet OF the so-called oriental ciga
rets. From the packet he stripped ;
TIMER packet and gave 1t to the fairel
dancer. She unwound the GOVERN,
and exposed one of the vari-coloreC
flannel Navajo blankets" that ar,
included as sort of premium with GER
tain brands of the smokes. From 6
mysterious little bag on her wrist sh,
produced something that looked mucl
IKE powder, busted it upon tn,
blanket" and-daintily mopped he
pink flesh and the shiny tip of nose.
'As rule" she explained to al
astonished escort, 81 DO prefer a fel
low who smokes a pipe or cigar
but" and she held up the impromptl
puff with laughing Significance
sometimes the cigaret-smokers hav,
their place. Most of the girls thinl
so' too. They're so convenient yol
know" she concluded comprehensive
ly.
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
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