Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-23
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Some of the trolley cars which are
used by men whose morning trips per-
init them time enough to read a news
paper are becoming we'll equipped
with publications. On most of the
cars traversing suburban lines there
are men who habitually leave their
newspapers on the car seats. Some of
those who travel on Second and other
city street lines do the same thing. AS
result people who come on later cars
End the morning papers awaiting
them. ITS one thing that the trolley
cars have on the iitneys on pleasant
days. said a man in talking about it
last evening. THE jitney gives an
open view because 1t only runs as Il
rule when there is no rain and you
have to read before you start or read
after In the trolley car you have the
paper all ready for you and YOU read
in comfort" This remark interested
the trolley car conductor and he. re-
marked: You would be surprised to
know that there are probably twenty
papers left in my car in the morning
and probably half that number in the
evening. And how many do you think
stay? About one in each ten. You
see, When man gets into a car and
Eotlees paper he pumps down in
| that seat and reads the paper through.
and nine times out of ten he carries it
on with him. He doesn't want 1t, but
he takes it. Now. no woman would
co that She might read the paper.
but she would leave it" Another man
told story of magazine being left
In his car. 1T stayed there five trips.
some man left it and people thought
there was something wrong. Some
Young girl came in and pounced on it.
She got interested in the story and
| away went the magazine" said he.
Several important new books on the
subject of travel and highways have
| lately been added to the collection in
the Harrisburg Public Library, includ-
ing 'Dunbar's American Traveller"
| ana various works on highway tours.
The historic highways and historic
towns series are we'll represented An
other book Just added is the American
| directory of weeds, which will interest
garden lovers. Colonel w. B. Wilson s
| history of the Pennsylvania Railroad
! has been placed on the shelves.
| Ex-Governor Pennypacker has proved
to his colleagues on the Public Service
| Commission that he is both ambitious
|
| ing letters almost daily signed in his
I left hands finest writing telling of his
| progress. The last letter stated that
he was coming next week to go to
| work.
The freak voter was out in full force
| on tuesday and there are names writ
ten on primary ballots which have
furnished amusement to the writer,
annoyance to the men who have had
10 make the counts and CONSERVATION
to the owners. Every election it seems
there are some people who consider it
thelr duty to write in names of inno-
cent and unsuspecting persons. A hot
contest like that of Tuesday seems to
STIR up the jokers and probably 100
names were used on ballots in the citv
and more in the county.
| Speaking of writing names on bal
lots. II came to light yesterday that q
couple of citizens had written tho
name of Judge George Kunkel on the
superior Court ballot on Tuesday.
When one instance came to be known
at the Courthouse one man remarked
seems to have voted that way last
year and got the habit
Yes. responded another. ITS a
habit that will stick He'll have a
ehance to vote for him for Supreme
Court one of these days."
|
Il do not care what you say about
the West, there is no scenery prettier
than that in Pennsylvania" says Gov
ernor Brumbaugh. I'VE may not have
as high mountains or as many unusual
manifestations of nature, but we have
lovely country. And there are few
places prettier than the gap in the
Susquehanna just above the city"
The Telephone News. the attractive
publication issued by the Bell Tele-
phone Company in this part of the
country contains a handsomely illus
trated article on the ceremonies al
tending Governor Brumbaugh's talk
over the long-distance telephone from
san francisco to the Capitol. The
Governor is shown speaking from the
pennsylvania building in San Fran
cisco and the group in the big recep-
ton room of the Executive Depart
ment at the Capitol is given. one OF
the interesting features is a photo
graphic reproduction of the memorial
to the Governor signed by those who
heard him speak.