Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-16
Enrntng Gl1at


pippins big pumpkins, prize vegetables
and probably 500 ten-ear exhibits of
corn will be among the articles of
| farm produce to be assembled here
next week in the first show of the
kind ever attempted on any scale in
Pennsylvania in the midst of January
SHOWS, The fourth week of January
is generally about the worst from a
winter standpoint that Harrisburg
gets. The fruits and vegetables Ill
clude a number of prize winners frcn,
the county fairs and similar shows
held during the summer and fall of q
1916 and tons of them are now in
cold storage awaiting the opening of
the building. The show was worked
out by State officials and officers of
allied agricultural organizations and
for the first time the States Capital
will have boys judging corn. Prob
ably so boys will be brought here to
judge corn, being representatives of
clubs and the State will attempt to do
something like the Ohio plan. Elm
| addition to the choice apples, which
VIII be labelled to show the districts
where they are grown there will be
exhibitions of other fruits; of wool,
which industry is rapidly assuming
proportions again in the Keystone
state; forty samples of butter, which
must be made within certain num-
Der of hours and probably fifty of
milk, illustrating the yields of various
preeds. Contributions have been
made for prizes and they will include
cups and ribbons, which will be as
unique as the plan for the show.
Blank" days or days when there is
nothing doing" at the police station
are very few and far between. Sat
urday especially is usually a big day,
put Saturday, the unlucky thir-
teenth, proved very lucky for the err
ing ones whose names have often
graced the police docket. Not single
arrest was made on Saturday. All the
inVeterates' choose Saturday as the
proper day to celebrate because Satur-
day is generally payday and
Sunday the day of rest is
good day to get over the eff
fects of the might before" Not so
apparently with last Saturday when
not even case of near tipsy was no.
| ticeable to the police. Police say that
this unusual record was more or less
due to the fact that all the Eighth
ward joints have been eliminated. The
inclement weather also doubtless had
something to do with Saturdays good
order A drop in the number of ar
rests is always to be noted when the
weather is unusually bad. The aver
age rounder stays home instead of fac
ing the elements when they are not
conducive to good fellowship or curb
stone arguments.
Capitol Hill guessers are having
quite time with themselves Just now
over the question whether d. Edward
| Long, the new superintendent of pub
lie printing and binding, can assume
the office without being confirmed by
| the Senate. There were some who
held to the opinion that he could as
sumo his duties and take chances on
being confirmed. Those eminent au-
thorities on the constitution, Gilbert
ii. Hassler and w. Harry Baker, de-
eide that the appointment being made
during session of the Legislature, al
though the lawmakers may be in re-
cess requires prompt sending to the
Senate and confirmation.
The New York monthly journal,
| Realty, contains as it's leading article
| for December an interesting review OF
what DR.. Samuel G. Dixon, the State
| Commissioner of Health, means to
PENNSYLVANIA. 1t is by II. Lindley
Hosford, formerly secretary to the
commissioner, and gives not only first
hand, information, but much in a way
that holds attention, while there are
some handsome photographs showing
/
which DR.. Dixon created.
Congressman Daniel F.. Lafean be-
lieved in the value of the figure 1.
The York manufacturer was here a
day or so looking after an automobile
license for which he asked in the
fall. He was assured he would get it,
but the inability of the prison labor
commission to make deliveries has
held up the issuance. The congress
man is asking for No. Hill.
whats your loaf weigh " asked
a woman in bakery store the other
evening.
I'VE sell by the loaf" was the tart
reply of the person behind the coun-
ter.
Not to me-" was the answer to
that.
Then we won't SELL" was the ulti-
matum.
The woman asked for the use of the
telephone and started to telephone to
Sealer Reel when she was asked to
cut 1t out and informed that the
LOAF was fourteen ounces and cost a
nickel
Governor Brumbaugh's references
TO Camp Curtin have attracted atten-
uon OF CIVIL War veterans all over the
state, and II Is astonishing the num-
Der of comments being heard on the
proposition end the general favor it
has evoked. There must have been a
great many Pennsylvania soldiers who
were mustered in or out or both at
Camp Curtin and the plan to secure
some permanent marking place of tho
great mobilization camp has strong
support at the start.
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