Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-04
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All you have to do is to look for
an automobile with flags. Then It's a
1itney. The automobiles operated for
hire appear to have pre-empted the
flag as their sign of business and it
does not matter whether IL is a ma
tional or State flag or a pennant in
scribed with the magic name. 1t is
one of the curious things about the
growth of this business that flags have
been recognized as the means of tell
ing the cars long way off. The other
evening a couple of cars went up and
down Market street with plain little
American flags. not ornate ones, just
nickel flags. They did not have any
jitney signs and yet they were spot
ted" right off the bat and did fair
share OF the business. Men who run
such cars when asked why they nut
on the flags said that the others did
It," This appears to be as satisfac-
tory an explanation as anything else.
The fact is that the people have de-
cided that q car bearing a flag is for
hire and have been following that
idea. Naturally the man with the cars
have gone along. It's money to them.
Speaking of jitneys 1t is interesting.
Ito note that not long ago the car OF
a business man well known in the
city was given jitney treatment much
to the embarrassment of its owner.
1t Is new car. 1t is a handsome car
and the other day when its owner
want down street he stopped near n
bank. His friends acquired two jit-
When he started off he wondered why
people tried to stop him.
The latest convert to the game of
| golf is James w. Milhouse, member
of the law firm of Olmsted and
methodical turn Of mind and for his
thoroughness. Consequently. when
the golf germ got in It's deadly work
on him he did not buy n bunch of
clubs and HE himself away to the
nearest course bent on teaching old
Col. Bogey how to do it after ono
hours play. Not he. First he tried
putting, and called in his friend Ed.
D. Hilleary, division freight agent of
the Reading railway, a neighbor, who
showed him how to construct putting
green and hole from a fine bit of sod
and sunken tin can. That was COM
paratively easy, but learning to drive
on limited lawn with neighbors pos
sessing a due regard for their art glass
windows was another matter. Friends
who were curious as to how Mr.. Mill
house would accomplish so difficult
lfeat are now congratulating him on
his resource. Peeping over the back
green plums, recklessly picked from
one of his choice fruit trees. Those
who afterward made an examination
of the tree said that this method of
practice may be all right for the inn
provement of ones golf but 1t Is
worse than the San Jose scale on
crops
Prof. w. C. Bowman, OF Lemoyne,
who was yesterday appointed game
protector for Adams and Cumberland
counties is not only a lover of gun
ming, but is a naturalist of some skill.
He loves all sorts of outdoor life and
sport and has been largely RESPONSE
BILE for the success with which the Le-
moyne baseball team has been con-
Quoted in the past three years. Prof.
Bowman knows almost every foot of
Cumberland county and much of
Adams. He is a pedestrian of note
and tramping the hills and mountains
in his new line of work will be moth
Il ing new to him.
Col. Fred Taylor Pusey, prominent
Delaware county lawyer and National
Guardsman, was at the Capitol yes
terday. He came to see the Governor.
The colonel was formerly member
| of the legislature.
Federal Judge Charles b. Wilmer,
of Sunbury, strolled through Capitol
Park yesterday afternoon accompanied
| by one of the young members of his
family feeding the pigeons and squir-
rels. The judge was here between
trains and spent the time in the park
getting close to nature.
This was Stunning" day for scores Of
canaries and parrots. The rainy
weather of the last week has forced
these household pets to remain in
doors and to exist in atmospheres that
are not good for them. Hence with
the appearance of the sun this morn
| ing cages were put out into the open
air and the birds given a chance to
get sun baths. Many a door step was
ornamented by cages this morning.