Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-01-21
HARRISBURG LETTER.
Compendium of Important
News of the Past Week.
Our Special Corresupndent at Harrisburg
Writes on Matters of vital Impor-
tance to Every Citizen of the Key
stone State.

tance to Every Citizen of the Key
stone State.
HARRISBURG, Jan. II, 1898.
just at this time when so much
interest is being manifested in re
CARDS to the prosecutions brought by
the pure food representatives the
annual report of Dairy and Food
Commissioner Wells is of special
Importance. In substanc ce he says :
"Another years experience has
clearly proven the value of the
laws relating to pure food, vinegar,
lard and other food products, and ii
is difficult to even estimate the saw
ing which their enforcement has
given to the people of our State, and
it is also evident that their enforce
ment in the future will gradually
become more easy as our people and
especially as our retail dealers in
food products become educated to
the improved methods inculcated
by strict compliance with the law
He adds: " Prohibitory laws in
relation to what one may legally
procure to eat or drink never have
been popular with the masses, and
in my opinion, never will be. They
are the hardest of all laws TO fully
enforce, and especially so in sections
where public sentiment is strongly
against them. The output of oleo-
margarine has been reduced one
half a million of pounds during the
last year as shown by reports from
the Internal Revenue Department,
licenses, &C., and two millions as
compared with 1894. While bust
ness depression has so generally
prevailed, dairy interests have
suffered, though as we believe, in
a lesser degree than most lines of
agricultural pursuits.
AN IMPORTANT ACT.
Secretary Edge, of the Agricul-
tural Department, has submitted
his report on Forestry. After
giving in full the progress made in
the interests of Forestry for the
past two years, and remembering
the recent destruction by fire of a
good deal of our timber land, Mr.
Edge quotes the following section of
an Act of 1897 for the benefit of the
public in general "That if any
person or persons shall be detected
by any constable or other peace
officer, in the act of trespassing up
on any forest on timber land within
this Commonwealth, under such
circumstances as to warrant the
reasonable suspicion that such per-
son or persons have committed, are
committing, or are about to commit
some offence or offences against any
of the laws now enacted or hereafter
to be enacted for the protection of
forests and timber land, such con.
stable or other pace officer shall
have authority at once, without at
fest procuring n warrant therefor,
to arrest on view such person or
persons with like effect as though
such warrant had first been pro
cured.
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
Chief Factory Inspector Campbell
was last Saturday reappointed by
Governor Hastings for a full term of
three years. Mr.. Campbell's capa
bility is up to the highest standard.
The salary of the position is SO, 600
The State Board of Agriculture,
composed of representatives of every
county agricultural society in the
state, will hold its meeting in the
Supreme court chamber on Wed
nesday, January 20.
The constables' association met in
Harrisburg this week, when it was
decided to appeal to the Superior
Court in connection with their fee
cases. The fee bill of 1898 allows 81
for serving a warrant, 80 cents foI
serving a subpoena, 10 cents pei
mile circular while ON official busi
ness and 81 for serving a commit
ment. A number of the courts of
this Commonwealth have greatly re.
duced the constables' costs in a num-
Der of cases, claiming the law of
1898 is not operative, so an appeal
will be taken to determine the mat
ter.
The Pennsylvania state association
of School Directors will hold theil
annual convention in this city Wed
nesday, February 9th. This associa.
ton is composed of repre- sentative
from the board of education of al
cities aud organized county associa
tions of school directors in boroughs
having separate teachers institute.
with the state, county, city borough
and township superintendents anl
principals of normal schools as ad.
visOry members.
Fourteen suits have been entered
against as many.corporations by At
tOrney General Mccormick to recov
er the penalty of $1,000 from eacl
for their failure to make report t.
the State Bureau of Railroads.
John ii. lands, OF Lancaster has
been appointed coiner OF the Phila
delphia mint to succeed w. E. Nor
gan. The salary is $1,000.
The Scotland industrial and man
ual training school is TO be superin
tended by Col. Frank }. Magee o
Lancaster county. Capt. Skinner
who was mentioned in conneetio
with the place, ,emphatically express
cd desire to have Col. Mag5e con
tinue, he being conversant on a.
subjects that need careful considers
ton. Capt. Skinner will c0ntinu
as member Of the orphanage com
mission.
Wu.L T. HENpRIcKsoN.