Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-18
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Rainy weather. thunderstorms and
general hopping about of temperature
have not interfered withpthe swarmins
of the blackbirds preparatory to going
to warmer climates after the frost be-
gins to touch the trees of Pennsylva-
mia hills and valleys. In fact, on some
of the rainiest days the birds have
been seen in great clouds from Reser-
voir Park. Literally thousands of them
must be spending the days within sight
OF the city, for trip to the knob OF
Reservoir Park late lin the afternoon
or early in the evening is enough to
give one views of whole brigadeS of
the blackcoats. One of the interesting
things about the birds is that the va
rieties known as ''rusties" and "pur-
Piles" appear to be about equally di-
vided and without much regimental
alignment. The birds turn up early
in the morning, some being seen in the
outskirts of the city and over on the
Cum mberland shore about the time the
trolley cars and the milkmen have the
streets to themselves and by day they
are in the fields. Often hundred will
be scared up at one time, but. they
appear to be well contented with the
locality and do not go far away. At
evening time they commence to gather
OH the Tall trees anu the RESERVOIR, Itle
grove of old Paxton Church, the woods
back of the State hospital and the
Reservoir Park are places which are
selected for their vesper gatherings
The birds swarm in, the trees and
fresh contingents keep arriving until
shortly before dark, when the whole
crew suddenly start off on a flight
Many of them have been seen early in
the evening along the river. Where
they spend the night in such crowds
no one seems to know, but probably in
some woods where they can squabble
without waking up other denizens of
the air.
The trip of the Pennsylvania COM
mission to the Panama-Pacific EX-
position, which will start next Tues
day, is attracting much attention
along the route and the governors of
several States through which the train
will pass in the daytime will greet
Governor Brumbaugh and his party.
The first big stop will be in Chicago,
where former Pennsylvanians will pay
their respects to the Keystone State
executive.
A good story is going the rounds of
Capitol Hill about an inspection made
by some State officers in a certain place
where there are people who once in
while need restraint. 1t happened that
such an establishment was inspected
and found to be shy on means of es-
cape in time of fire. A fire escape sys-
tenn was ordered and put up. When
the State inspector went around again
he found the fire escape up and on the
inside of the windows good stout iron
bars as effective in keeping persons
inside as in preventing access to the
fire escapes in time of danger.
A Harrisburg housewife and a farm
er at the Chestnut Street Market were
discussing the price of potatoes.
Yes, potatoes are cheap this year,
but l remember when we could get
'em for twenty-five cents bushel."
| WAL, drawled the countryman,
| 81 remember somepin' of them days
meself, but then we got labor for fifty
cents a day instead of a, dollar fifty
And nowadays we daresn't even say
Com on boys, let's hustle Looks
like rain or by heck, the potato pick
ers'll quit and let you whistle for
help"
Harrisburg jitneys are nothing =
not obliging. Last evening jitney
which was being steered by a rather
inexperienced driver became miffed
and undertook to charge into the
Western Union Telegraph Company's
office. 1t carried one of the iron BIZ
cycle racks with it, but before. enter
ling the door the man stopped it, When
he applied the reverse and with loud
shout the machine started to back,
taking the rack with 1t and allowing it
to rest upright in the same place it had
been before.
Cars from five different States were
seen in ten minutes in Market street
this morning. One came from New
York, followed by one from Ohio.
Then Maryland and Indiana went by
followed by lone car from far off
Massachusetts.
Cyrus E. Woods, Secretary of the
| Commonwealth, who is to represent
the Governor at the conference of gov
| ernors at Boston the latter part of this
month, is spending the summer in
the New England States. Secretary
Woods is a former president of the
Senate and former minister to Portu-
gal and has attended many formal
gatherings.
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