Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-12
Ehrntng Gl1at

Between three and four thousand
eggs of the ringnecked pheasant will
be distributed by the officials of the
State Game Commission to various
parts of the State as a means of prop
agating that bird within the next few
weeks. The arrangements have all
been completed and the allotments of
eggs made, numerous sportsmen haN-
ing agreed to look after the distribu-
tion and to make reports on results.
This is the first time that the State has
gone into the game Matching business
on an extensive scale and it is figured
out that it will be cheaper to raise the
pheasants than to buy them. The
eggs have all been bought from places
which have been Investigated by the
State authorities and the egs are dis
patched to game protractors who will
send them to sportsmen who have IA
cilities for protecting the pheasants
during Matching and during the
growing Numbers of pheasants have
been secured and will be given the
| eggs to hatch. The result of the
Matching will be to materially increase
the number of pheasants available for
shooting this Fall in the opinion of
State officials. The cost is being paid
out of proceeds of the hunters license
funds.
In addition to this egg distributing
plan the State Game authorities have
arranged to propagate number of
kinds of game on the State game pre-
serves which are closed all the year
round.
The effect of higher prices for articles
In general use is shown in the bids
for furnishing supplies to the depart
ments of the State government which
are now being tabulated at the office
of the Department of Public Grounds
and Buildings. AS there are over
1000 items on the schedule and several
bids on some items the calculations
will take week or so. The contract
values run high in the thousands, but
as the State stocked up pretty we'll un-
der che contracts now in force it is not
believed that there will be much buy
ing for time at least.
Owing to the demand by youngste's
for more story telling hours at the
Harrisburg Public Library the plan of
having occasional talks during the
summer has been adopted and'it is eX-
pected to have well known men and
women talk to the children. The first
of these talks will be given on SAtur
day afternoon, May 20, by William S.
Essick, who will talk on the birds of
Pennsylvania. This talk, which is by
one of the city's best known bird low
ers, will be illustrated. Mr.. Essick has
spent many years observing the birds
and their habits and his talk on our
feathered neighbors will be most in
teresting.
Ill CT ;- tnII n
prominent attorney of the city who
was retained to secure peace among
warning factions of one of the syna-
gogues in Capitol Park extension.
There were two or three factions and
after he had presided at some meet
ings and found the task of keepin;
order, peace and decorum too much
for his nervous system he quit and al
other attorney of wide repute was r.
= tanned. The retiring attorney met tie
new one and told him one thing TO
remember in presiding.
: What is that" was asked.
Keep on your hat"
The activity of the Ford boomers
in calling attention OF the voters -
the chance to vote for Ford or against
: preparedness or whatever else it my
mean threatens a return of the stidi-
ers to the primary. Time was wlfn
: the stickers were big part of he
:, election equipment and what were lot
used were stolen by boys and use for
stamp albums. The Ford stickers are
e being scattered around in the propr-
e ton of five sheets to each voter with
: out regard to party.
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: Many compliments are being gwen
to Superintendent of Public Groinds
and Buildings Samuel b. Ranbo
upon the floral display in the park
this Spring The weather is favor
, able for the flowers in the park and
the jonquils, hyacinths and dher
Spring blooms are in all their CORY.
The tulips along the front of the
r Capitol are also commencing to
, blossom.