Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-11-19
BRIEF MENTION


NOTED to be given in Forest Hall,
Wednesday evening Nov gath. II
no doubt will be very enjoyable
affair.
The deer season opened last Mon
day and nearly all our MINI DDS are
in the wtols hnntiug one with
orns.
Dog poisoners have deprived Hon.
Jacob Klser and l.. F Hafner of the
privilege of paying dog tax next year
unless they replace the s,ock ANY
one who will take this course 10 in
jure owners of dogs ought to be
severely punished.
"There was an area Of $50, 600 acres
in Pennsylvania burned over by for
ests fires during the past year entail
ing cost of Sl25, 900 for extinguish-,
ing the flames, while the damage by
fires has not been computed'
The pleasant fall weather changed
yesterday morning abruptly to cold
and blustery The raiGfall preced-
ing was insignificant, and unless
considerable precipitation comes
soon there will be serious trouble for
many to obtain wafer.
3 Frank H. Smith, prominent East
Stroudsburg business man and own.
er in chief Of the StroudsbuIg Pussen
ger Railway died at his home last
Saturday aged over n years
"Afforeshtion creates a new indus
try; it does not compete with private
enter prise The conversion of com
paratively Improbable lands into
forests enhances the productiveness
Of the adjacent areas and should pro
mote the development of the small
holdings movement
"The forests of this country, the
products of centuries of growth, are
fast disappearing. Our supply of some
varieties will be practically exhaust
ed in ten or twelve years. In the
case Of others, without reforesting,
the present century will see the end.
When will we take up in practical
and intelligent way the restoration
of our forests?'
"There is at least one town in che
world where no taxes are assessed
Freudenstadt, in the Black Forest of
Germany. This city of 1000 inhab-
itants and an annual governmental
expense of s25. 900 pays the total
!, cost of government fr, m The revenue
of 5000 acres OF pine forest. This
forest is managed according to the
latest forestry ideas and is increasing
in value"
''The American people use zoo, 600
100000 matches yearly requiring 225-
100000 board feet of our best pine
timber. We will'sooH have to econ.
omize in our use Of matches if our
timber supply is not more carefully
guarded and managed as investments
as in Germany and France. - trech-
nical Worldly
State democrats are so elated over
the Muuson vote that they feel quite
sure they can elect the next Cover
nor. Hon. A. NJ. Palmer, who wa;
.honorably mentioned as a candidate
when they had in mind only gooC
looking and fluent individual ds &
figure head probably now will b,
dropped IN favor of man whore car
show state strength. one with whom
they can make an effective campaign
If MIR. Palmer had the bee buz2ing il
his bonnet he would better get ou
his fly killer and squelch it. Their
are other places to which he nigh
aspire with far better show of sue
cess. Governor is not likely now t.
bo written in front of his name b,
the big democratic leaders.
"Is there better example any
where of the effects Of forest de.truc
ion than can be found in the bar
hills, decaying stumps and saplio
woodlands OF Pike county?"
, After years Of stealing through II
der weights, apparently BY conn
vance Of custom house officials pr,
tected by city politicians, the suga
trust now seems IN a fair way to l.
prosecuted. The government h'
b en- defrauded of millions of dollal
and the facts have long been know
but all efforts to expose those dIrecil
concerned in the frauds have bee
smothersd. The New York custol
house must have been a Paradise f
sugar thieves for years
G. A, Swepeniser has been selecte
TO do the preliminary work in NAL
ing the new indices to deeds in Il
Recorders Office. Several IN toa
submitted specimens Of their hat
writing for consideration and a
were excellent, tut because Of L
long experience in various povitio
requiring care aud neatnes., cei
bined with his legible style Of ne