Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-05
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collectton of relics preserved in the
rooms OF the Dauphin County His
'orical Society, and one which is of
Sishincance to-day, is the old jury
~heel used in drafting men for SER
vice during the Civil war. When the
uralt was instituted after the war
had gone to a stage when II was
nara TO get men, the administration
was placed in the hands of district
ooards' much as in the present plap,
ana packed by the provost marshal's
men they made their selections. In
setting up the drafting the board
borrowed the old jury wheel and
placed in it the names of men elip,bla
Tor service. Those drawn had the
privilege of sending substitutes and
some of the men drawn sent two and
lhree. When the war ended there
| were still names left in the wheel AS
t ,he seIection In the present war will
| De IN the hands of the district hoa
1t Is likely that some form of draft.
ing those who are considered most
| available from standpoints of de-
pendants or the lack of them, occu-
pations and other details.
|
The registration to-day seemed
TO interest women as much as men
ana there were many inquiries mad6
during the day as to how the reg
lstratlon was going. The day forms
an occasion which the youngsters will
long remember and some of the
younger generation appeared to feel
disappointed that it was not made a
, general holiday and the schools
GIose9. However, they managed to get
marching of the men between The
ages of twenty-one and thirtv to tba
names. 'iieii
III spite or the fact that this Is the
inonth of roses there are MANY gar
uens Where the blooms have NOT vet
upIiiiearea I,iIiie ana many of the ramblers
~ hH AZ thls season have generally
oeeh decorating porches are still
LIled with buds. Rose gardeninp hos
peel iaVorite occupation with MANY
RESIDENTS OF Harrisburg and there
are some very fine specimens in
YARDS In the most crowded part Of tho
t,ty' Whlie in the outlying districts
lle growing of roses is quite exten-
o., I've. AS yet they have not appeared
IN any numbers although nracticaIIv
the ony flower given much attentin1
IN these days when all gardening is
with an eye to food.
. |
Dauphin county farmers bo,a
commenced to cut rye, although in
many cases the stalks have not an
peaTed TO be very well formed and
L tne neids 90 not look as well as usual
because or the weather. Visits to
some of the wheat fields in tho vic,n
lty or Harrisburg show how the
weather conditions have held hack
the grain. In this section a general
effort was made to sow late so that
, the Hessian fly could be checked and
, some farmers waited until almost
irost time. This caused the stalks to
pe very Iate IN appearing and as the
winter was marked by alternate per-
iods of hard freezes and snowstorms q
ana mlld weather the wheat had a
hard time even before the late cold
spring came around. Consequently
the yield in this county will not be-
up to the mark.
Although the Legislature is in re-
cess ana the members have been
home over the weekend there have
been several who have been at their
desks looking over bills or discuss
ing the situation. Among them are
Representatives Wood, Indiana; Nc
Kinney, Venango; Siggins, Warren; +;
Eby, Perry; Burnett, Cumberland,
and the philosopher of the House,
Glenn Chestnut, of Fulton. Glenn saws
that Things go so fast when the
House is in session that he likes the
quiet so that he can study up.
The Buy a Bond" proposition is
certainly getting home as an express
sion. Even the youngsters are using
, 1t and you hear it on all sides. 1t is
even being used as a means of
checking rant. The other evening
people in a crowded car were being
RECALLED with information from a
citizen who knew all about the war
and all about everything. He aired
himself until finally one detected
head of family growled from be-
hind his paper, "Oh, go buy a bond"
AS the conVerser was somewhat no.
ted as "a tightwad," the shot struck
home; conversation Jagged and
smiles roamed up and down the
car.
Lewis S. Sadler, of Carlisle, active
in the work of the State Public
Safety Committee, is performing
some notable public service these
days. In addition to having been
the mainstay in the organization and
carrying out of the agricultural
speed up" propaganda movement in
the big agricultural county over the
river, he has been devoting two and
sometimes four days q week to the
organization of food supply work at
the offices of the state committee.
Mr.. Sadler attended meetings in many
parts of Cumberland county to stim-
ulate agriculture and his ideas have
bean annliad IN other counties