Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-12
Ehrntng Chat

The famous red "rattIesnake" flag
OF the Westmoreland County Associa-
uon IN the Revolution is now being
alsplayed in the old flagroom of the
state Museum, where it was recently
placed by State Librarian Thomas
i,.sti nynch montgomery in accordance
with the promises made to the donors
on behalf of the Commonwealth. The
nag, which dates from 1875, was long
in possession of the Craig family in
Westmoreland county, whose ancestor
commanded the battalion. and is in
an eNGellent state of preservation.
1t has been framed and placed under
glass as will be done with another
flag from the War of Independence
and those carried by PENNSYLVANIA
troops in the War of 1912 and in Mex
leo. The Civil War flags are in the
rotunda OF the Capitol. but the older
flags, because of their age, will be
placed in glass frames. In a short
time 1t is the intention of Adjutant
General Thomas J. Stewart to place
in one of the flag cases in the rotunda
the sword of General Schimmelfennig.
who commanded Pennsylvania troops
which were raised in and about Pitts
burgh.
Capitol Hills mail is to be given
considerable attention by the new
Economy and Efficiency Commission
in the next few months, the order in
the Auditor Generals department that
all mail. whether addressed to indi-
viduals or not will be opened, having
stirred up the matter again. The plan
Tor central station in the Capitol has
been revived because of the immense
amount of mail that is sent out and
the fact that each department has to
SEND to the city post Office by messen-
ger for its own mail.
Fishermen of Pennsylvania are
wasting too many minnowS in catch
ing the tiny fish for bait and unless
they change their practices they are
going to seriously interfere with bass
ilshlnS in some parts of the State, ac-
cording to Nathan r. Butler the States
commissioner of fisheries. Mr.. Bull
Ter, who has been writing a series of
warnings to the lovers of fishing late
ly, declares that between introduction
OF new fish, especially the carp, and
the lack of care shown by fishermen
in getting bait fish. the supply of food
! for the bass has been seriously cur
tailed. Fishermen waste many more
minnows than they use and when the
bass and other fish can not get what
nature intended them to have they
prey on their young, a fact which is
plainly shown by Investigation of
bass streams" says the commissioner.
Fle illustrated his point by saying that
! in stream having little minnow life
only $50 bass nests were seen in half
mile. Within a year after the
stream was planted with minnoWs
there We're over 1900 bass nests in the
same distance and bass of all sizes
were to be seen. "A little care with
the minnows and supplying of bass
with their natural food will mean bet
ter fishing" says the commissioner.
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State authorities in charge of super
vision of food spell it now. The pub
! lications of the State Department of
Agriculture have adopted that form,
although in bulletin very appropri-
ately bound in tomato color and giving
results of analyses of 1872 brands, it is
stated by Chemists c.. Fl. laval and
Leroy Forman that it is also spelled
'catsup" and "catchup" in the trade.
The two chemists go way back to the
Malay peninsula for their authority,
too, and say that it is found in the
Orient under the name OF "kechap."
Hence, Pennsylvania is to officially
know the condiment as ''ketchup."
The bulletin notes that only two out OF
142 samples were Illegal and that no
benZoate or Saccharin were found and
no artificial color was discovered. The
general statement is made that there
has been a remarkable improvement
III Tue qudlllN Vi hGlCHup SOlu III Itll
years in Pennsylvania, although prices
are as variable as brands.
Senator w. J. Burke, of Pittsburgh,
who was here yesterday is one of tho
best known railroad men in the coun-
try. He has long been one of the Off
cials of the Order of Conductors and
for almost thirty years has been con-
nected with organized labor. He first
came into politics as q member OF
council in Pittsburgh.
Considerable interest is being taken
in the convention of the threshermen
which is to be held here next week.
The threshermen were conspicuous in
the last national and State campaigns
and appear to be getting under way
to start something in the next cam
paign. Last time it was road mat
ters and this time it may be on COM
pensation adjustments.