Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-26
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The average man does not realize
what an automobile show such as hs.
been held in this city this week near
TO place like Harrisburg. To b-
gin with Harrisburg is a distributin,.
point railroad center, the place to
which many people in smaller COM
munities and rural districts turn for
their supplies and where thev make
many purchases. It has all these adj
Vantages as well as a pretty con-h a
siderable population of its own with
contiguous municipalities, all busy.
Naturally, 1t is the place to hold an
automobile show for it not only is I'm
the midst of an agricultural region,
but also the center of Industrial activ-
ity of various kinds. The show has
had the effect of attracting to this CITY
the attention of good many people
with money in their pockets to buy
cars and also to do some shopping
IN other lines Like food, fashion and
other shows, automobile shows bene-
NJ great many moro people than
those dealing in the articles for which
the exhibition is devised.
/ The joys OF housekeeping when a
newly-married couple first engage IN
their domestic activities are perhaps
not all that they are cracked up to he,
although the following incident. which
happened to two young things who are
known in this city, but at present
make their home near philadelphia.
cannot be said to have discouraged
TINS game little pair, who do not
know Know how to spell disbursement.
Ihey are still smiling, by the way,
III spite OF n recent robbery which re-
moved all the brides jewels and some
cash besides, and in spite of the as
Yet -unsolved problem of the servant
glrl, SIX of whom have proved incon-
stant in the last ten weeks. But to
the story: This young couple sat them
down to delightful looking meal ono
evening in their spacious domicile and
turned their attention to a luscious
! Hamburg steak. Sinking their teeth
III the Delmoniconic preparation they
prepared to satisfy the inner man and
woman, respectively. A look of sur
| prise spread over their respective
countenances, then frowns, but finally
the saving humor of the bride came
| to the rescue and they burst into
peals of laughter. The new Swedish
maid, in place of onions, had care
fully and painstallingly plncked from
the garden a quantity of daffodil bulbs.
The eyes of the East PENNSYLVANIA
! United Evangelical conference in ses-
sion at Harris Street United Evangeli-
cal Church this week have been eager
/ ly seeking the bulletin boards for news
! from Changsha, the capital of Human
| province, China, which was declared
under martial law this week. Chang
sha is the headquarters of DR.. c. New
ton Dubs, head of the United Evan
gelical mission in China, Of the Sham
| baughs and others prominent in mis-
sionary work there. During a pre-
vious rebellion the headquarters were
! destroyed by a mob and the mission
aries had narrow escapes. Up to the
| present both sides in the present
"trouble in China have displayed a
| friendly spirit toward the missionaries
and it is not believed that they are
in any great danger, the only chance
of trouble lying with irresponsible
persons bent on loot and using the
rebellion as an excuse for disorder.
However, there has been no indication
of anything like this recently. DR..
Dubs has been recently on very long
journey visiting many mission sta
tions and walking hundreds of miles
across country to keep in touch with
| them.
! Secretary Of Agriculture Charles f.
! Patton, who advanced the plan OF
having school boys, especially those
in country schools, compete for the
best birdhouses and the first nesting
of the birds which are valuable TO
the farmers, is keenly interested in
such matters and has a number of
places on his farms in Clearheld
county where the birds are fed dur
ing the winter and not disturbed in
summer. Most of the men con-
nected with the Department of Agrl-
culture offices have long been advo-
Gates of taking care of the insectivor-
Gus birds and the birdhouse plan will
receive much encouragement in rural
districts In this city considerable at
tention has been given to birdhouses
because there are many who love
gardening and who realize what
boon the birds are to the lover of
plants and blooms.
! Among visitors to the city yester-
day was Col. l.. Benton Long, one OF
the prominent business men of Ridge
way He represents several big busi-
/ ness houses in that Elk county town.