Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-19
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been materially different from that, g
OF other cities situated along the
Susquehanna valley, although some
OF them py promptly clearing out
low places and improving drainage
iaeilities escaped much OF the an
noyance which has swept over this
city since early in the summer 1t rs
generally agreed that the unusually 3,
rainy weather that followed a mild
| winter caused the mosquitoes IL
multiply and the wet summer re-
suited In so much stagnant water
,nat the insects increased in mum. c..
IKE iocusts In plague year. In any
event lhere were more mosquitoes
than ever known before and they
appeared to be vicious and persist
ent' Ihree separate kinds have
Deen Identified in Harrisburg. al
thougn one city official insists that
the biting has all been done by tho
garden variety, the native sinser
VINO mas been here long time ard
scouts the statement that the ND
| larla carrier was to be found in tre
swampy land near Hoffman's Woodc,
An amusing story is told about TINS
| oInclal who did not take much storl,
In the reports that the white sg,.
masses found in some runs would
Iroduce mosquitoes. He bottled
some good and tight. Naturally, they
oid not produce, although watched
uhly at MS ONCE. Later on he VS.
ued the neighborhood where a.,
mosquitoes were found and was waIl
pltten UP. The city authorities woke
up To the fact that sewer fnlc;e
were ABOUT as dangerous breeders u
| mosquitoes as swamps and hav,
dumped barrels OF oil into them. II
nkely that the practical results
o lhe clearing out OF drains aud
sreams IN the upper end of Harris
burg viii show other peopIe the wnv
and by eliminating the greatest
breeding ground demonstrate tie
Vaiue or such work What the CIV
needs is to undertake the matter Of
mosquito control early in the sprin..
o'a,e e&perts say they are anxious
70 help make plans and to assiel
where possible. All that Is needed
is realization of the ANNOYANCE
caused this year and a determina-
'ioh u prevent 1t next summer.
word has reached this city of the
death In California of General James
M Bell, United States Army re-
tlred, a native of Williamsburg.
Blair county. and we'll known to i
numper OF Harrisbursers General
bei organized the Twenty-sevenSh
Infantry, one of the Philippine war
near Mlddletown, in 1899, and while
mere met a number of Harrisburg
iamllles. He was a brother of the
late, the Rev. DIR. P. B. Bell. who
formerly resided here and an
uncle of Frank Bell, formerly man
aging editor of the Harrisburg Tcle-
graph. General Bell served in the
CiVll war and was an officer pres
ent when Joe Johnston surrendered
| sherman ha
which he had also served in border
counties and helped defend McCon-
neilspurg, he was an officer in tho
army and in Indian campaigns and
helped guard the Pacific railroads
when being built. He served in che
Spanish War and when in the Phil
ippines was military governor OF
Luzon. ~
This is one month for taxes" re-
marked businessman yesterday.
Here we have just finished up pay
ing the income tax instalment and
now we are close to the edge on the
: schooi tax There may be lot OF
: money going around, but between
Federal and local taxes there Is
some check writing necessary now
{ adays." --
The City of Harrisburg has a fine
crop of golden rod on some of the
highways in its outlying section
Golden rod always means the com
E Ing of the end of summer and there
are very fine specimens OF the flower,
I which many people consider as
e PennsylVania's State blossom, to be
e found blooming in out-of-the-w:v
c places. Some of the stalks to bs
r found by chance are long and fine-
iy colored, making a very effective
s mouse bouquet. 1t may be added
e that there are also quite a few late
dandelions blooming and it is the
1 part OF wisdom to get rid of them
whenever they appear.
From what one of the men who
I handles produce says there win ,Ee
$ no lack of a market for all Of the
i grapes that are grown in this section
of the State. ITS prohibition" said
he, when asked the reason. More
people are going to try their hands
at making homemade wines this
year than you ever heard of and
there will be more fancy results,
! too, I'm thinking. The foreigners
in South Harrisburg and Steelton,
who make a speciality of their own
, wine and who make it for home
= use, have been buying about as
. usual. | have not heard that they
:, have increased their purchases al
though they are large buyers. It's
. the man who has been hit by pro-
hibition who is bulling the market,
and he is going to have some great
. concoctions."
Although the city's official bath
:. ing season closed a couple of DAYS
ago the announcement does not
seem to have penetrated to some
: parts of the city because there havc
5 been youngsters in the Susuuo-
= hanna most of the arm afternoons.
: The popularity of the swimming
; along the river front is going to 90
along way toward putting through
that bond issue in NoYem her =