Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-08
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small game Is pretty well advanced
ana on some varieties will close in u
snort time 1t would not be q bad idea
ior some or those contemplating a few
ua9s IN the woods to go to the State
Museum and take a look at Curator
Sothrock's excellent collections of the
Pennsylvania game BIRDS This collec-
tion. which State Librarian Montgom-
cry says is an education in itself, has
recently been enlarged by display of
pheasants and wildcats. The birds and
animals have been mostly obtained by
Mr.. Rothrock and have been mounted
and placed in surroundings exactly
IKE those in which they are to be
| found. Each variety Is in q space by
Itself and the hedgerows in which
Bob White" is to be found. the kind
| OF den that the wildcat makes and the
hole wherein Reynard the Fox makes
his home have been reproduced with
& fidelity to nature that is highly cred
liable. The wild turkey group, which
contains two superb specimens shot
within sight of the Capitol dome, is
worth looking at because wild turkeys
nave been plentiful. and yet, If the
truth be told. some tame birds were
Snot In honest mistake for the willy wild
| plrd that furnishes such excellent sport
ana makes the hunter tramp so many
miles. Thanks to the space afforded
py the old fiagroom, the curator has
oeen able to spread out a bit, and his
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salmon and bass that make the Sus-
auehanna and Juniata such famous
nSiphg streams are we'll displayed.
Apundant opportunity is given for
study OF the game and it's habitat and
tor those thinking about going into
the woods the museum has a distinct
value.
Heads of the telegraph companies
mere VINO have to maintain messenger
hot
own troubles. Last winter they had
10 make complete readjustment be-
cause of the child labor law and it's
prohibition of night work for minors
ana men Were obtained for the jobs.
Some elderly messengers and some
whose infirmities prevented other ac-
tiVfty We're employed. But lately the
demand has become so great in other
lines for men with even one hand that
the forces have been found full of
noies ABOUT every other week. Hard.
unfeeling district managers cannot be
made to understand that conditions
are such that it is hard to maintain
an efhcient force, and then, again, as
one manager put it. i've taken a lot
on messengers that never took be-
fore"
Among the graduates of the train
ing class of the Harrisburg Public
Library who have made good and Sc
cured fine positions is Miss Clara
Campbell. a daughter of Professor r..
E. Campbell, for a long time head Of
irving College. Miss Campbell has
Just secured the place as head of the
cnildren's department of the Public
Library at st. Joseph, Mo.
Speaking of the Library, it is in
teresting to note that since the re-
moVal of quarantine restrictions the
Icirculation among children has gone
up like rocket. In August there was
no circulation. In September it was
within hundred of what it was the
same month in 1915. The children's
work has become a very important
branch of library activity here and the
latter part of this week the children's
story hour will be resumed and the
school libraries will be reopened in
SIX of the schoolhouses of the city.
These school Libraries met with great
success at the start and there are de-
mands for more all. over the city.
which the funds of the library, un-
fortunately will not permit.
Commissioner Lynch is having his
own troubles with the leaves these
days. The late autumn has caused
the leaves to remain on the trees for
long periods and they are commence
ing to come down pretty heavily these
cool mornings. The leaves clog up the
sewer inlets and make all kinds of
trouble so that Mr. Lynch's force gets
an early start each day and carts the
leaves off to the river bank or to
vacant lots.
Folks at the Capitol are watching to
see whether the Supreme Court cham
Der on the top floor Of the east wing Is
to be kept as show room or whether
it is to be utilized for hearings aside
from those of the State Board of Par
dons, The Supreme and Superior
Courts meet here once a year and the
sum total of the days they spend in
Harrisburg is about one week. The
| Board of Pardons occupies the cham
Der ten times year. The rest of the
time the chamber is a show place of
the Capitol. The Public Service Com
mission used to sit In 1t. but lately has
been using the caucus rooms of the
Capitol. When the Legislature assem-
nles there will be use for the caucus
rooms, and what is interesting folks
at the Capitol is whether the Board of
Public Grounds and Buildings, of
which the Governor is the head, or
the Supreme Court is to say whether
the room will be used or just shown.
"Tba's rot the way to play marbles.
Take tho narble this way" said q
stout, active man as he walked along
South street and saw some girls trying
to nlav nerhles. So the man took the
marble and "knuckled down" just like
he used to do some years ago when he
was not cutting down treeS
"Oh. can't get it that way" walled
one little girl.
"Just take IT So" said the man as
he showed the little girl and her COM
panions how to hold the marble and
how to shoot Thon the little girl got
the hang of it and called out. THANK
vou Mister Governor"
That IS why the Governor was late
for lunch.
One of tho clerks in one of the city
department offices wps married yes
terday, but she didn't invite any of
the departments members or officials
to attend the ceremony which was
held in a church. So the officials de-
cided to attend uninvited, and after
| the ceremony when the bride and
groom were leaving for the railroad
station to start on their honeymoon
the other employees decorated tho au-
4 tomobile with signs, tin cans and the
like. Net satisfied with the fun they
distributed circulars through the train
coaches, explaining what 1t was all
about and appealing to everyone to
take the best of care of the two Har-
risburgers.