Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-23
EVENING Chat

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Some of the flowers along Front
street appear to be forcing the season
as they have pushed their blooms
above the mould and others are send
ing forth their shoots as an earnest
proof that they will blossom il the
unusual weather continues. Front
street flowers are more favored than
perhaps those on any other street be-
cause they get the afternoon sun
which is apt to be warm at this sea-
son of the year, and as most of the
beds are well made and sheltered il
Is nothing unusual to have snowdrops
ana even crocuSes blooming before the
end of March. However, it is rather
unusual Tor flowers to bloom on Wash
ington's birthday and yesterday the
display of tiny, bright colored flowers
in several yards attracted general at
tention. In various parts of the city
there are reports that tulips and hya-
cinths are showing disposition to fol-
low the erocus into the Spring air. If
the weather continues the flowers will
bloom up in Capitol park as some
of the beds have bulbs which are show
ing signs of becoming restive.
| IeInO0Slf0nce
was Withdrawn at the recent license
court came from an unusual cause 1t
was not against the character of the
place or against the application on the
ground of necessity, but because the
applicant owed a bill. The bill was
apparently settled and the license put
on the list to consider. 1t is the first
time that such a course to secure a
settlement of an account has been re-
sorted to.
The Rev. William Tell Johnson. the
new postmaster of Bristol, Is we'll
known here as the fighting parson"
of his home town. He took a promi-
nent part in the various temperance
conferences with political slants which
We're held here during the last cam
palgn and attracted some attention by
the vigor of his speeches MIR. Tell
was born in this State and educated
himself. When he got into the min
istry he started to correct things and
has succeeded and failed in q num-
Der OF instances. He is one of the
few ministers to be named to a post
office.
More golf has been played, more
automobile trips taken, more tops
spun and more diamonds laid out
this month than known in any Febru-
has been so mild that everyone desir-
ing outdoor amusement could have it,
barring tennis. The golfers have been
unable to Withstand the itching of
their arms and every owner of an au-
tomobile or motorcycle has felt the
call.
The problems attending superVi-
sion of rural schools, which has been
an important part of the work of the
Pennsylvania State Board of Education
in the last year, will be told at the
meeting of the convention of superin-
tendents of schools of the country at
Cincinnati this week by DR.. J. George
Becht, secretary of the Board DR.
schools in the country and before that
he taught school so that he will be
able to give some first hand informa-
ton in his concise manner.
There seems to have been a lulI in
the claiming of bounties for the scalps
of foxes, weasles ana other animals
upon which Father Penn puts price
upon which aFther Penn puts a price
in order that farmers may do we'll and
prosper For a time there were some
men in the county who made it a bust
ness to kill off the animals and birds
against whom the law placed its hand,
commissioners
have not been bothered.
Old time records show that Harris
burg has always been a center for
shooting matches and the weekly pa
pers published when Harrisburg was
young have articles showing that
there were regular occasions in
the Spring and Fall when the marks
men from Cumberland and Dauphin
counties tried their skill Some of the
old established inns like CoXestown,
Hogestown and other places which fig
ured in stagecoach travel were noted
far and wide for the matches held in
their yards. These old-time shoots were
run much as are those held to-day
at hotels in the country.
DR.. John j. Moffitt. of this city, a
member of the State Board of Dental
Examiners, is among those who have
been selected to give dental demon
strations in the new Evans Dental In
stitute at the University of PennsylVa-
MIA. DR.. Moffitt is a graduate of the
university.
Considerable attention is being given
these days by students in the city
schools to pending legislation and
some interesting debates are being
held on the various bills 1t hap
pened yesterday that a high school
student "stumped" "A business man by
talking of workmens compensation in
a learned manner.
The rate of compensation is a mat
ter which you've got to think Of" said
the student.
What do YOU mean by rate?'"
Why what YOU must pay"
Say. where can | get a copy of that
bill. want to see what | am up
against. said the business man. He