Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-28
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Anybody seen a buebird? The
daintily-colored harbingers of Spring
are due and people who have an eye
on the birds say that they expect to
see them any day in Capitol or Reser-
voir Park since the first robins have
been noticed looking over what house
Keeping accommodations the trees af
lord this Spring. Generally bluebirds
nave been noticed about Washington's
birthday, but the decidedly wintry
weather which prevails just at present
| mas apparently Kept even the scouts
OF the bluebird migration from VEN
| turing above Mason & Dixon's line.
Some of the bird sharps say that the
bluebird is real advance guard of
the feathered tribe. but it is matter
or local record that robins are the
nrst TO get here from the South. The
piueplrds are not seen much in the
Capltol or riverside parks, preferring
the more undisturbed sections of Res
erVoir or Wildwood Park In the
country they abound, except where
sparrows have gotten the upper hand.
AS soon as the bluebirds appear we
may look for something like real
spring weather and as March is close
at hand, The present severe conditions
VIII not prevail very much longer.
When the bluebirds arrive they will
pe closely followed by the blackbrds
and then the farmers will commence
TO think about ploughing. The black.
pird, however, is one of the foXiest of
pirds escept when hunters are about,
ana II stands to reason that us long as
the weather is so severe as to drive
the crows into yards to get food that
there will be no blackbirds around.
There was a lot of telephoning and
asking of questions at the Post Office
to-day about the income tax because
a number of people were not quite
sure IN their minds as to whether it
would hit them or not Most of the
questions We're asked at the stamp
window and people were referred
across the way to the offices of the
revenue collectors deputy, who is in
cnarge OF such matters for the official
VINO sits at Lancaster Some of the
inquiries betokened anguish of mind
Tor fear that arrest would follow if a
olunder was made, and the clerks
soothlnSly explained that there were
opportunities for corrections offered
During the day the Auditor Generals
Department, which was on the jump
anyway with the rush of bank stock
and general corporation reports, was
asked number of questions about the
tax by folks who seemed to think that
that branch of the State government
had something to do with it.
fine Spring day-overhead-and
a building operation can attract a
building committee" about as soon
as anything that can be arranged.
Iesterdays balmy air caused a good
many people to collect in the streets
and the building operations at the
Federal Building were quickly sur
rounded by large and much inter-
ested committee. At one time a fore
man thought he needed more men or
else determined to have little fun.
So he asked several of the men stand
ing around if they wanted jobs.
None did.
The Harrisburg Railways Company
is rapidly equipping cars with Jacks.
especially in the winter weather when
run-offs. are apt to occur, and most
OF the cars on the runs through the
business sections are prepared for
emergencies. The local company was
one of the first to have a liberal sup
ply OF Jacks provided for accidents,
although in some cities such articles
are very hard to find
You Harrisburg people sit here and
do not realize how splendidly YOUR
highways are kept clean" said a trav-
cling man at one of the hotels to-day.
He is man whose territory covers
this State and part of New York and
Ohio, and he gets into almost every
city the size of Harrisburg in the three
States. Il do not know of any place
that keeps it's streets in cleaner condi-
tion than you do in Harrisburg, sum-
mer or winter. Why in the last few
days I have been in five Pennsylvania
cities and not one of them could show
streets as clear of snow as find Mar
ket street."
Whats the cause of all the rush p"
was asked of the ticket chopper at
one of the theaters last night. Big
gest Friday and biggest night we have
had except Saturday for weeks. II
think it is due to the mild weather.
You see the people have been housed
up by the snow and the winds and this
is the first nice evening. So they just
came out. And they came out in
crowds" replied the man at the door.