Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-06
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| order for "rideless" Sundays is not
going to be observed in the country
he is mistaken. There have been
some intimations that in the rural
districts not much attention would
be paid to the decree and that while
folks might have uncomfortable mo-
ments while operating cars in town
on the Sabbath they would be able
TO bowl along country lanes without
embarrassment People who have
Deen around in Dauphin, Lebanon,
cumberland and Perry counties the
iast tew days say that not only have
the farmers and other country
Jewellers who formerly used cars for
visiting around" become aware of
what the national authorities wish
ana thoroughly in line with the
spirit. but that they are not going
10 let any city fellers' put it over
them by riding in the country. The
man IN the country who has to
travel miles for his gasoline proba-
oly appreciates what the fuel means
more than the man in town who has
10 go only a few blocks to get a
pump. The deprivation of the Sun
Day 'visitin in the country is 60
ing to fall heavily on country peo-
pie too. So the chances are that
not only Will people who ran their
cars in the city last Sunday without
regard to regulations and got tag
ged' keep their cars in garages. but
they will see that others do so. In
the country the farmers boys. who
can raise as much disturbance as
their city pals, will also be on the
worked by some men who contended
that they were doctors will not go
very far. man will have to show
that he is a doctor If he wants to
escape.
The State street bridge, which is
once more in the limelight because
or another of the perennial discov
cries that it is structurally weak.
lurnished an interesting illustration
Vi strength yesterday afternoon. II
carried trolley car, three dump
wagons, one of the light and power
company's huge trucks and a nIeas.
ure car all at once and without
seeming to mind it, The old bridge
mas oeen much abused, but appears
10 stand up under the strain of
trafnc as we'll as criticism.
Members of the Country Club of
harrisburg are having a fine time
talking sheep these days. The prop
osllion was made some time ago
tnat the club help along the wool
ana mutton supply by using sheen
10 Keep the golf links in order in
stead or mechanical contrivances.
sucn as Keep Chairman Samuel C.
Iodu, OF the grounds committee
awake at nights and cause Howard
M. Blngaman to blame loss of rec
ords on six or seven stalks of weeds
missed by the cutter. Now it seems
mat most of the members of the
clup are against the sheep, but some
are Voclferously for them. 1t is not
guesslon OF hrst cost. That is pro-
Vloed Tor. The chief matter is main
tenance and whether the sheen will
get in the range of shots by Casper
Dun or Major Frank M. Eastman
when they are driving in long style.
The news from Washington that
the Council of National Defense has
aooutfaced on its attitude against
christmas shopping was hailed with
oehght by thousands of children in
harrisburg and vicinity. When the
move against the shopping was
started there was a howl. but n
was not the newspapers and the
businessmen that swung the tide
1t was the youngsters, many of
whom brought it to attention of
their elders when men and women
had no voice.
More broomcorn is being grown
IN Dauphin county than known for
long time, remarked a man at one
OF the markets this morning. MANY
| nf
by rows of broom and there seems
to be future for this kind of corn
IN thls neighborhood. Broom corn
mas not been extensively grown here
apouts, but the high prices for
prooms have caused farmers to plant
IL ana In many cases it is worth
more than regular" corn. Some
OF the farmers expect to realize
handsomely as people are already
around trying to buy it.
Agitation for a change of the sea.
son for blackbirds so that they may
be shot during August when the
nocks are large and the birds in
clined to be troublesome, especially
in the Dauphin and Cumberland
oatsfields, and about orchards is be-
| ing heard of about here. The sea
son begins on September 1, accord
ing 10 the new game code, and while
there are some who believe that the
seasons should be allowed to have
the test of two years the sentiment
In favor of allowing blackbirds to
be shot earlier is unquestionably
growing. Some of the reports com
ing here tell of immense f1ocks be-
ing seen in the northern counties the
middle of the month, but a very ap-
parent movement toward the south
the last week. In our. nearby coun-
ties the birds have been more or less
troublesome and the number is
greater than usual. However, 1t is
seldom that they remain in anv
quantity after September is we'll IN.
der way and if the sport should be
poor this year the Legislature will
hear of it, Many Dauphin farmer
boys were out with their shot.
guns on Monday morning to get a
try at the birds. Continued reports
of good Matching conditions among
the pheasants and quail in
Cumberland are coming in and the
indications are that there will be
more quail than usual in some of the
counties.