Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-22
Ehrntttg Gl1at:

everyone is saying things about
the weather. but there are a lot of
owners of farms and gardens and
orcharus who are bearing it with
equahiinlty, because it will not only
cause everything to grow and grow
spIenuldly'. but every day of rain pre-
vents the irruption of the brood of
seVenteen-year-o locusts which are
que TO atfiict us this year and which
nave Deen turned up in MANY places
wnere people did not suspect they
EXISTED The locusts are going to
De nuisance this year, everyone
VINO mas observed their appearance
from time to time believe. The
J larvae nave been getting very close
10 the surface and men who have
peen plowing and digging around,
declare that they are active and show
signs or being in quantity. The
naturallsts declare that the locusts
VIII De present in numbers this wear
ana that they will attack the young
trees and probably cause much
damage. There is only one way to
get rid of them and that is to kill
them when found. Many so called
remedies and preventives have been
! heard of, but there is only one way
10 XIII locusts and that is to kill
them by stocks or to bundle them
up and burn them, at least men
VINO nave tried to fight them say
contrary to the popular belief the
| locusts do not eat leaves, but split
the young twigs. II the weather had
been normal, the locusts would have
been lying around in numbers long
before this. So Harrisburg and it's
vicinity have something to look for
ward to in the next few weeks.
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bloom on the State street grass plots.
Ihese roses are of a tanned wild
variety, as one man put it, and are a
sight when the bushes are all bloom
ing. They are strung along West
state street, where some flowers are
already to be seen; they are in num-
bers on State street east of Thir-
teenth, where they grow as high as
the car windows, and they arc in
the parks. It was one of the finest
things that the park people did when
they lald out the shrubbery, to real
ize the beauty of the roses not only
as howers, but as foliage and now
harrisburg people are enjoying it.
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Considerable growing about the
condition of the river and the state
OF the weather is to be heard along
the river front these days. 1t comes
from boys who have been just long
ing for that early swim Some time
ago, when the mercury forgot itself
and scared to some unusual heights
for April, there were several launch
inss of the swimming season, but
the Susquehanna had not been con-
suited and promptly rose in displeas-
ure. Now the weather man is hav-
ing his innings and spelling many
outings. However, there will be
some early June swimming and the
boys are trying to push the calendar
laround.
The fact that the last carloads of
shells are being sent out from Har-
risburg and Steelton works Just now
is rather interesting. These shells
were contracted for last year and in
spite of the numerous orders to sls-
pend production, which occurred
when the armistice was signed, they
were finished up here. 1t would he
interesting to know how many shells
were turned out here after the first
peace move was made. No one will
ever know how many were made
here during the war. but the know
ledge that this district turned in
and was a mighty maker of NUM-
tions and did 1t so well that its work
went on for months after the peace
ICOHltItIiIe dSStillDle is worth re-
membering when we talk about the
home industries.
Passengers on n Third Street car
! were almost capsized the other night
when a stout woman and her pet
poodle came into the car. The
poodle Immediately aimed for
young couple seated near the door
After the way of CANNES, he shifted
inquisitively and let out a few barlss
, which didn't allay the fears of the
! pair Then he paid a social call
! TO an old man nearby, and barked
vociferously. Pull in yer rope" the
conductor called, and with much
muttering at the impudence of street
car people, the woman complied
The car proceeded down Third street
when a colored policeman boarded
it, sitting next to a young man,
dressed in the height of fashion.
; A minute or later another policeman
came in, sitting on the other side
of the young chap. And as a climax
his best girl climbed in at Boas
street. She froze into silence when
she saw the policemen by the young
man. Finally her curiosity over
came her compunction and she
walked over. George, what are
you in for?" she whispered. Where
upon she was informed with much
feeling, that the two policemen were
not on business bent. Whereupon
the dog proceeded to bark at him.