The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-12-10
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Interesting Extracts from Documents Pres
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pared for tic Use OF ConEresSi
The annual report of tue third as.
sistant postmoster-gencral shows that
the total revenues during the year were
$42 ,6G0,943, expenditures, actual and
estimated, Including compensation to
Pacific Railroad, 800, ,842,4l5, leaving
an excess of the estimated cost of the
service over the gross receipts OF 3d.
381 ,57l. The estimated deiicieuuy tor
the next fiscal year is 81 ,4l3,914. The
gross rccc ipts nle $165,1l or IL per
cent. less than the year ending June
~, 1854. A part of the decrease is
attributed to the Increase OF the unit of
weight OH second class matter from
two ounces to four ounces without
change in the rate of postage; but the
more potent factor was the s:agualion
OF business throughout the country.
The amount required for the compen-
sation of postlnastcrs during the year
exceeded the amount appropriated by
$2I3,S48, which must be provided tor
! i'll the deficiency appropriation bill,
while in other items there were ex-
cesscs of appropriations over cxDendi-
lures aggrc9ating 81 $1,074,36l. The
loss that will result from the reduction
OF postage on scconl. class matter
(mailed by publishcrs) during the next
fiscal year is cstimatcd at 81 ,200,56
SUGAR MILLING.
The annual report Of the commits.
sloncr OF agriculture states that the
| experiments undertaken with the pur-
| pcSc or checking the present enor-
nous waste of sugar-fullv onc-half-
IN the milling process, met with high
~ gratifying results SO far as the di-
| rect purpose was concerned, ninety
eight per cent of the sugar present in
the plants subjected to experiments
having been secured.
FOOD ADULTEKArIoN
An important series sofihvcStigations
III 1ood authorizations has been COM
menCcd. The work so far has been
CHIEFLY with butter and honey, but it is
proposed 20 extend it until uniform
methods or examination and standards
or comparison are established.
THE IMITATION BUTTER FRADUs.
The commissioner describes the re-
suits OF the work OF microscopical di.
vision i'll the discovery of n method OF
detecting counterfeit butter, and in
this connection says: The unparalleled
increase in tho past few years of the
manufacture and sale of various com
pounds of animal fats, vegetable oils
and other substances, which are fraud
ulcntly represented to the public as
butter, threatens the destruction of the
legitimate dairy interests, which are
or the largest magnitude and affects all
sections Of the cauutrv. 1t is not, he
says, competition with dairvinp that
Is ueprccatcd, bat the stimulation of
true dairy products, the dcccption OF
n misleading name, the Use of impure
substances and the dishonest sale at
high rates Of products otherwise of
niue Valnc, practices which temuraI-
lzc trade, dctraud honest industry and
deceive tn. buyer. TO protect the
puol!c rom these deceptive practices
he earnestly. recommends the prompt
passage OF stringent law by Congress
10 prevent the continuance Of this bus
| mess, except under such regulation as
| inc necessities OF the case demands
| Inc eniorcemcnto OF this law, if thought
| advisable by Congress, is to be placed
| under the control Of the internal reye-
nue. department.
| FOREIGN MEDICINAL PLANTS.
Inc commissioner, referring to the
request OF the American Pharmaccuti.
Cal Association that The commissioner
or agriculture take measures for ,lhe
introduction into cultivation in this
country of such important foreign med
| cilal plants as would be adapted to
our climate in order that they might
De readily obtainablc in fresh state.
ana that another industry might be
DE added to our counlrv's resources.
says there is no doubt that many of
the most important medicinal plants
are adapted to our climate and could
be cultivated in perfection; and it
would seem well that means should be
iHhen u 10 give them a proper trial.
Fears are expressed, he adds, that
some OF these plants arc becoming ex-
terminated iii their native stations. and
III respect to some of them, as for in
stance the ginsing plant, the time has
come when they may probably be