Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-10
I EVENING Chat

tie cars from the trains in the Penn
sylvania railroad yards shows the
manner IN which the quarantine for the
loot and mouth disease is being con-
: quoted. Ordinarily at this season OF
the year there are hundreds of cars
moved through here daily and every
afternoon until the quarantine was
put on there were a couple of solid
train loads of cattle sent through the
CITY on fast schedule This train
USED 10 attract comment among the
rallroad men who said that it was
WoTth more than train load of silk
ana mad freight train beaten a mile
as far as value went Now a cattle car
IN train is novel sight and attracts
attention. Most of the cars moved
through here have been on the way to
sldlngs TO be stored or to the vicinity
Oh yards where they will be assembled
until the time when cattle can be NOV
ed again. Practically all of the cars
now seen are slashed with disinfec-
tants, having been treated some time
ago to prevent any spread of the dis
ease. They are half coated with white
and can be spotted long distance
away.
People who follow the cattle busi-
ness say that in a short time the ma
1--WE cattle Will make their appearance
IN the trade and that over so 900 cat
tie VIII be on sale between now and
the middle of summer These cattle
are all native born and native raised
and are being fed for market. They
VIII either be extremely valuable or A
drag on the market, according to the
conditions that prevail when they are
ready to be sold. The State cattle
business is far greater than the aver
age person knows, although in recent
years 1t has been forced to depend
more and more on western animals
Ine pennsylvania industry of cattle
| raising used to be one of great size,
but it has declined. 1t all depends up-
on the way things turn out in this cpl
demlc OF cattle disease what the fu-
ture will be. 1t will either mean a
revival of cattle raising and a tre-
;mendous boom in that business or else
people will be so disguised with their
! losses as result of the killing of
nerds to stamp out the foot and mouth
plague that they will give up cattle
entirely.
| People at heCapitol yesterday con-
graduated Howard M. Hoke secretary
to Attorney General Brown. upon the
completion of twenty eight years in
MS place. Mr.. Hoke, who is noted as
| snort story writer and epigramist,
mas been secretary to Attorney Gen
erals Brown, Bell, Todd, Carson, Hen
| sci, Elkin, Mccormick and Kirkpat-
rick. He is one of the best known on
Capitol Hill and has a host of friends
| throughout the State. He is a men,
| bcr OF a family prominent in the Cum
berland Valley for many years and
actively identified with literary and
newspaper work.
one of the most singular sights wit
messed in the streets in a long time
was noted yesterday in Fourth street
Iwhnn lp1 ho
blind men had been at the Capitol on
| hearing and led by one who could
| partly see, they started for the sta
| tlon. Three were together all tapping
canes on paVements and followed by
the others. They did not need any
one to lead them. They got through
some way.
Professor J. A, Singeiser, of the Cen
trail high school faculN-, is studying
maps these days. He is arranging to
take students out on hikes to study
natural history and will cover nearby
country.
Responses to invitations to become
members of the organization of for
mer councilmen are being received at
the rate of a dozen a day. There is q
large representation of former coun-
cilmen among the active men of the
city and the organizers have found
much interest. Ross r. Seaman, who
receives the applications for member
ship, says that the new organization
is going to be an influential body and
that it will include men who served
in almost every year from the seven
ties.
Few people know that there is an
organization of former senator's which
is somewhat akin to the new council
manic organization. This society was
started a few years ago and has 4
dinner every year at the seashore. To
be member man must have serV-
ed as senator. The badge is a little
red keystone.
A couple of kids were walking along
the street yesterday afternoon carrying
baseball bats and baseballs when
man old enough to be their father told
! them of the days when baseball used
to be played in the streets, especially
streets which offered a chance for
posting of pickets to spot the police
men.
Did they used to play right out
in the street, asked one.
Yes. and telegraph poles and man.
holes were bases" answered the man.
Jaw. say, wouldn't it be great now
to hit Grounders? They'd go a mile"
was the comment of the kid who was
brought up to paved streets.
We'll KNOWN PEOPLE