Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-06
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Some of the physicians and surgeons
Oh Harrisburg are wondering whence
came the choice of collections of pho
tosraphs of their appearance in child
hood' boyhood, manhood, salad
days" inferno periods and years when
uiIerent styles of mustaches and
peards were In vogue This collection
was was one OF the great entertainments at
.He ulnher of the Harrisburg Academy
tue other evening and the committee
III charge has received some compli-
inents and thanks about whose genu-
liless there appears to be moro or less
douot. However, as it furnished the
most interesting feature of the series
OF events at the Academy 1t can con-
sluer It's work we'll done The display
was mace through the hearty cooper
ation or families of some of the medi-
CaI men OF the city, all handled in Sc
cret' Old albums were ransacked and
frames robbed to help the committee
ana 1t made O collection which has
never been equaled in Harrisburg.
When the photographs were started
Iew OF the doctors realized what they
we're TO race and when some came out
OF Well-known men wearing "sideburns''
ana callow youths with "shoestring'
Cles tnere was much amusement and
some little dtsmay. Quite few of the
doctors seemed to have added to their
weight and the manner of wearing
1n halr IN student days would have at
tracted much attention in Market
street these days. One prominent doc
tor was shown in the dearest childhood
frock, while another was displayed in
what was the real beau" style of his
day. Some of the pictures were suspi-
clously like those taken in first "long
trousers" 1t was one of the hest
thlngs given at the Academy in many
day and is still being talked about
among the doctors, and probably. in
some Of their homes.
State Zoologist Fl. A. Surfaces adj
vice to the farmers, warehouse men
and store keepers of Pennsylvania to
save five million dollars a year by
killing the rats and mice that infest
nelds and barns, warehouses and stores
mas caused jump in the mail of his
pranch of the Department of AgricuI-
ture. The suggestions have apparent
ly struck home because many people
are writing for advice, citing special
instances of annoyance and destruction
py rodents and asking how to combat
these specific cases. There are score
of ways to get" the pests, SAYS DR..
Surface, and experiments have shown
that there is method for killing them
lor driving out no matter how cunning
they may have made their nests Many
or the requests for information have
come from farmers.
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A lone canoeist who dared the cold
winds and chances of white caps"
ION the Susquehanna attracted some at
tention from the river front on Sat
urday afternoon and was given consid-
cradle advice by men who were navi-
eating the craft of the sand and coal
heet. The canoeist evidently consd-
cred that he wanted to get in a last
days ride and did not mind. AS q
matter of fact the countryside was
tull OF people who took advantage of
the fine weather on Saturday to stroll
in the woods, to take hikes along the
country lanes or to get out into the
open. Golfers were in their element
and hundreds of people toured the
country in automobiles. 1t was rare
day for December and it hit Saturday
just as it did yesterday.
Speaking about the country there
was seen on Saturday afternoon in the
upper end of Wildwood park about one
OF the finest coveys of partridges any
one would want to look at The birds
were nice and fat and appeared to
be fully aware of the fact that the
small game season had ended. The
belief is that they were some of those
set out" last Spring and that they
had sense enough to LAY low during
the cunning season. The place where
they were seen was visited by many
hunters during the last month. 1t
might be said that Bob White" was
heard within quarter of mile of the
Reservoir and on the bluffs just above
Wormleysburg last week. And the
season ended on Tuesday.
Norman Mcleod, the Philadelphia
man named to the State Board of Pub
lie Charities, has been connected with
q number of enterprises in Philadel-
phia and was for a time identified
with the ownership of the Philadel-
phia Telegraph. He is well known
here.
The official flag of the Fourth regi-
ment carried in the parade at Allen
town on Saturday was that presented
to the Fourth when it left for Porto
! Rico in 1898 by Mrs. Henry NJ Stine,
wife of County Commissioner-electS Stine
who was one of the officers of COM
Ipany 1 and who served with it through
the island campaign. The flag has
been kept at the Fourth regiment
headquarters ever since.