Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-04
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People from two dozen States and
one province of Canada were among
the visitors to the State Capitol this
week, the number of visitors being
greater than in some of the weeks in
July and August when inspections of
the Capitol by tourists from various
sections is much in vogue. This week
has been notable for the number on
visitors, many of whom came long dis
tances, and for the number of automo-
bile parties which registered in the
office of the guides. On one day over
800 people were taken through the
building by guides and many went
their own way without the official
pathfinders. In the visitors were hun
dreds of Pennsylvanians and people
| from Rhode Island Quebec. New
York, New Hampshire, Ohio. Virginia,
Delaware, Missouri, Florida. Mary
land, Illinois, Georgia, Minnesota,
New Jersey, Massachusetts,, Tennes-
see, Indiana, West Virginia, Connecti-
| cut, Vermont, Iowa, Kentucky and
North Carolina and one man from far
off Arizona. In addition there were
visitors from England, Hawaii, Aus
tralia and Cuba.
Considerable awakening OF interest
in the States mothers pension has
| taken place judging from the way let
ters are being received at the depart
ments of the State government, asking
for amounts of appropriations avail
able, how to have trustees named and
the methods of procedure The re-
| striction of State aid to widows and
wives of insane persons has brought
| forth many pathetic letters and some
in which State officials and not legis-
lators are blamed for the change.
number of letters have come for Gov
ernor Brumbaugh, while others nave
addressed an official whom they style
The State Pensioner."
State ZooIogist Surface is an ardent
advocate of use of homegrown fruit.
While fruits are abundant and cheap,
use plenty, but be sure you get the
best, and that they are ripened on
the tree" says he. He spoke from ex-
perience, being one of Pennsylvania
largest producers, when he said:
Peaches and plums are unusually
abundant this year, and the prices are,
consequently, lower than usual. This
is the year to put up an abundance of
fruit in every possible style. 1t should
be canned, dried, preserved, made into
Jelly. fruit juice and other forms OF
fruit products. We have scarcely come
! |
fruit juice as a beverage. Ripe
peaches make juice of this kind that
Is unsurpassed by any of the much
advertised grape juices"
Some of the automobile parties
which have stopped at Harrisburg
hotels on their way to or from Get
ty sburg and other places are not en-
) thusiastic about the condition of some
of the roads in this region, notably
those in some of the boroughs. A
, couple of motorists were talking last
, night about the condition Of the high
ways and declared that they needed
no signs giving warning of borough
limits. They alleged they could tell
from the state of streets in many mu-
inequalities. Unfortunately, some of
the delinquents are close to Harris
burg.
1t seems to be the proper thing to
make a break for a jitney when ting
! fire alarm sounds. The other evening
/ an alarm was rung in and there were
at least a dozen jitneyS galvanized into
: life. They had been slumbering along
! the curbs. the drivers looking at the
bright lights. In a trice every jitney
had passengers, most of them moro
than prudence, safety and the law
allows, and was heading for the loca-
, ton of the fire alarm box regardless
! of fire apparatus or anything else.
1t was just move to get there.
) DR.. ]. George Becht, secretary of
the State Board of Education, spoke
at the convention of the National Edu-
cation Association at San Francisco on
J what Pennsylvania is doing. He in
stanced the marked educational de-
Z velopment here and in other cities.
II
. Chief Justice J. Hay Brown came
here from Lancaster yesterday by au-
tomobile. He came to look after some
personal matters and said that he
had enjoyed his ride.
l Another visitor to the city was
| Leonard Rhone, of Center Hall, form
er head of the State Grangers and
, long active in agricultural matters.
He was visitor to the Capitol.