Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-28
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week ana already, many attractive
cards are in evidence. David Cold
berg, interpreter for the Pennsylvania
haliroad, has a valuable collection of
cards which he is preparing to send
10 his friends. They came from Ger
many and are unique in design. In
styie the cards are not much unlike
those seen during holiday seasons in
the United States. Most of the de-
| signs on the embossed cards show
Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
ADAM is shown sitting under a tree
ana overhead is the serpent. Eve is
SHOWN handing the apple to Adam.
me words of greeting are in Hebrew.
coming out of Germany these cards are
rare article as the manufacture of
cards has practically stopped since
tne war began. The cards are worth
considerable money, and were two
months in getting to the United States.
BENJAMIN +. Keil, 110S Market
street, who was 81 years old last week,
is Harrisburg's oldest native barber,
starting at his trade in S6S. During
the 53 years he has been in business,
he has shaved Governors and other
STATE ofhcials, legislators prominent
politicians, both Republican and
democratic, County and City officials
and prominent citizens in general
Asked how many people he has shaved
since going into business Mr.. Keil said
| to-day:
That is a difficult thing to calcu-
late. l have averaged six shaves an
hour. or course there are some days
am not working. but very few. You
can figure out how long 1 have been
In business. While l have shaved on
Sundays and holidays, and sometimes
have worked Is hours a day. you will
not be far wrong If you estimate on
the basis of 16 hours each day. $50
days in year, and five men to an
hour. Now what does that make"
Mr.. keil figured a moment and gave
his estimate as 1.492,4S0 shaves. He
added Il guess 1 did that much and
then some more. Many a time 1
worked until midnight. so you see
| these hgures are as correct as I can
make them"
In addition to being a successful
barber Keil has been prominent in
Councilmanic circles, serving his dis
| trict in Select Council for several
terms, is Civil War veteran, a mem
Der OF the G. A. r., and an authority
on fishing.
The men who run the hoisting en-
gines at the post office are having their
| troubles these days. They hoist and
lower brick and other material on sig
nal by whistle from the foreman. At
Thlrd and Walnut streets is a triffic
officer who also has a whistle. Some
times both whistles are working at the
same time. The foreman may give
one blast, telling the engineer to start
hosting Before the engine is fairly
started two blasts will come from the
trafhc officer, and the engine stops.
The foreman hastens to see what is
wrong. In the meantime the traffic
off1cer sounds one blast of his whistle
and the hosting starts again. The
foreman is not there to watch the 60
ing up and he blows two blasts to
stop. Then come inquiries and words
follow between the foreman and engi-
neer. When the trouble is explained
both smile and the work starts all
over. Now the foreman keeps in
sight of the engineer and he can dis
tinguish the two whistles more read
lily.
Harrisburg voters at least who go
to the polls in November will have
plenty of ballots to occupy their at
tention. First of course, there will be
the official ticket; then there will be
the nonpartisan ballot; then the
question of whether or not the city
shall float a new high school loan
must be decided on separate ticket:
and finally. there will be the initiative
ballot on the jitney, ordinance.
Delegates of the Order of Shepherds
of Bethlehem of North America, in
session here the first two days of this
week. had planned to convene in Lam
caster, but could not get accommo-
datons because of the fair and an
other big conference. both to be held
this week. Arrangements were made
at once to come to Harrisburg. Many
OF the delegates are touring the city,
and expressing their approval of the
change in the convention city, because
of the many places of interest to visit,
among them the State Capitol.
; Visitors at the office of William L.
JANSEN chief inspector of weights
and measures at Scranton, came back
to Harrisburg with tales of the big
hammer" he has on exhibit in a con-
spicuous place there. A little inves-
tigation about the "knocker" brought
out this story. Inspector Jansen was
elected president of the State Associa-
ton of Inspectors of Weights and
Measures, in session here recently. At
the time of his election, Charles +.
Borgel, inspector at York. presented
President Jansen with a "gaVep
made from a small log, with a long
shovel handle attached President
Jansen promised not to use it to call
order as it would break up the fur
niture, but placed it on exhibition at
his office in Scranton.
Mike Klawansky, the newsboy who
Walnut streets no matter what weather
conditions are, was missing to-day.
He Will not be on the job until Sat-
urday. There are not many days
Mike" misses, but he manages to pick
out the important dates.
He is celebrating the Jewish New
Year. Next week he will observe an
other Jewish holiday. During the sum-
mer this boy takes on an average three
holidays during the baseball season
and sees major league battle in
Philadelphia. This year he is planning
TO see the worlds series. and mike"
says he is certain of tickets when the
time comes. He has a secret for get
ting seats at a ball game, especially
those of Importance. but he only smiles
when you ask him how he does 1t.
Decisions Of the Pennsylvania Com
pensation Board and referees are be-
ing watched with the greatest interest
by employers and attorneys all over
the country and there is the keenest
interest in the precedents being es-
tablished. The reason Is that Penn
sylvania has such varied industries
that almost every line of activity Is
covered. The decisions have attracted
lot of fed oraI of7oiaIc tor