Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-10
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capitol Park squirrels, which have
peen making practice of prome-
nading on the roof of tho State Nu-
scum, occasionally getting into the
attic OF the dig white building and
even turning up among the stored
literature up under the roof and also
ialllns every now and then from the
root are to be barred out. This is the
lrst OF the buildings on Capitol Hill 10
be closed to the frisky gray residents
OF the park, but the State has been
literally forced to provide some regu-
lauons for control of its pests. 1t was
hoticed that the squirrels had n habit
oi IeaChlhg the top of the building by
way or some of the telephone cables
which enter the park from the east
side and which pass over the roof of
the museum. Complaints about tho
squirrels had come from the museum
ana as the traffic on the wires was
becoming quite extensive the garden
force hit upon the plan of erecting a
barrier. They showed it to Superin-
tendent 5. B. Rambo and ii has inst
| been erected for a trial The barrier
looks like the head of a bass drum or
huge dishpan. 1t is a great round
| contrivance which is fastened to the
wire or cable and which extends for
about yard all around it. No suuir-
rel can jump ii and the foxy me-
chanics fashioned it concave so that
the squirrels could not climb over tho
surface and then continue their trav-
els. The Capitol policemen say that
it works.
The county poor board is planning
for large and productive market
garden In connection with the county
| almshouse. Frank Snavely who is
superintendent of the Hershey farms.
is rather of the project and he will
SO irrisate it that it will bring a fine
crop of Negetabl whether the weather
! is favorable OF not. The ground is
good and Mr.. Snavely says that he has
nlsh hopes of growing far more than
the almshouse will yield and that tho
surplus will be distributed among tho
various charitable organizations and
hospitals of the city. Snavely is an
enthusiastic gardener and as soon as
the froat is out of the ground will be-
sin putting in early peas and prepar-
ing the ground for cabbage and other
early crops. He hopes to add greatly
| TO the variety of the almshouse diet by
means of the garden, which will be
worked for the most part by inmates
OF the home who are physically able
| 10 Iabor. lie hopes to make it one of
the most economical parts of the poor
board administration.
! Few people know that the largest
/ single market garden in the State is
| located near Hummelstown, on the
! walton farms. The Waltons have gone
quietly along for the past few years,
| adding acre after acre to their culti-
waited area until to-day they are by
some score acres larger than any of
! their competitors. They have gone ex-
tensiNelN into fruit raising also and are
devotrng their attention TO high quality
! instead of to quantity Their place is
! not seen to advantage from the main
| highway and thousands of automobile
/ lists make the trip from here to Phila-
| delphia without knowing that they are
| passing almost within stone-throw OF
one or the show places of this part OF
the state.
| The Washington Heights school was
almost deserted on Wednesday OF this
week, only Il bakers dozen OF young
sters being in attendance in the sew
eral rooms. A farmer near by hau
advertised a sale. Some boy suggested
that 1t would be a fine thing for the
pupils TO show their neighborly feeling
by attending in a body, so several score
of them gathered together their pen
nies at noon and went TO the sale. 1t
was one Of the few held this year in
the lower end of Cumberland county
and attracted a great crowd. In the
| language of the Pennsylvania farmer,
fine prices We're realized"
/ demands TOT Drown trout TO DO
! planted in streams which have been
deserted by the brook trout because
the disappearance of brush along
banks has made them too warm are
being made at the State Fisheries De-
/ partment at lively rate. 1t is eX-
! pected that because OF the reawaken-
| ing of interest in the brown trout that
some successful planting" will be
done. Thousands of such trout will
soon he put out.
James Scarlet. the Danville lawyer
who took such a prominent part in the
investigation of the frauds attending
the furnishing of the Capitol and in
the subsequent trials. was here yes
terday on a visit to the State House.
Harrisburg is living up to its usual
March weather." said he. II have been
here a good many times in March, but
the weather has always been afro
cious."
Governor Brumbaugh went to Read
ing yesterday afternoon by automobile
He had to make speech and he
wanted to think out some matters. lie
said the winter roads did not bother
him and he made good time.