0 1 yji L Co unxy VOL. MILFORD, PIKE COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1897. NO. 8. 11AUR1SBURGLETTER. Compendium of Important Tews of the I'ast Week. Our Special Corrnnpondent at Hrrlbnrg Write on Gutter f Vital Impor tance to Kvery Citizen of the Key stone State. HARitlsnriin, Deo. 2i. 1S97. It would not bo Bt nil surprising If n number nf court of this Commonwealth would soon be compelled to appoint county commissioners to fill tho unexpired torniR of those officials who have dccld.-d to re linquish their berths rnthei than nceepl siiliirlcs of tVW per iimiutn, Instead of i 50 por day ns they have for years. It has been decided that $TiW Is all they are entitled to under tho law, nod quite recently large bills for salaries have been cut so as to oomo within the limit specified. Already n commissioner from an eastern county has resigned, giving as his iva:on that he could not faithfully servo his constituents ami do justice to himself on J5U0 a year. Just to what extent this matter will gv cannot bo conjectured, but ono thing Ik positive tho next Legislature will be asked to pass a law that will guarantee to the commissioners of every county a respecta able living. CONDITION OF TUB TKK.VRITJtV. The wisdom of tho remarks made by State Treasurer H.iywood and Audlto General Mylln to tho last Legislature, in regards to a reduction In appropriations is only now being felt, and .Mr. Haywood's an nual statement shows conclusively that careful management has had a great deal to do with tho present condition of the .treasury. Had It not been for tho balance of more than I l,0!:),;VK) lu tho treasury nt tholoseof tho last fiscal year tho state would And Itself In a sorry plight, for there h is been a considerable decrease in rev enues, whilo appropriations made by the legislature were not materially reduced. The report for the fiscal year just closed shows receipts of $12, 475,070. 17 and oxion- rtltures of I'2,7ii8,51.).8l, proving that If there bad not been a balanco nt the com mencement of tho year, there would nt present bo ft deficit of about 100,000. There will be he.-y expanses between now and tho thin tho next legislature con venes and close fl:iaueiorliig will bo re quired to tide matters over until then, whon It if expected that some relief will be afforded by the passage of more stringent measures. Mr. Haywood has not yet de cided whether he will accept tho position of cashlur tendered him by Trensnror-eluot B.?Acom. AND STILL ANOTHER. It is now definitely settled that Auditor General Mylin will make a fight for tho Republican nomination for governor- Ho has secured headquarters at the Lochkl Hotel In this olty ai.d several well-known state officials will have chargo of his cam paign. For the Democrats ex Governor Paulson Is being vigorously thrust Into the fight and it Is altogether likely that ho will be thnt party's candidate As I said In former letters, none of the aspirants can secure anything like the strength that Col. William A. Ktono has already grouped, aud tho early announcement of his candidacy has Indeed proven beneficial to Mm. Sen ator Quay has decided to have nothing to do with the fight, and in an lutervlew with Htnte Chairman Klklu I learned that tho stories afloat that have been credited to hint tire fictitious, and that he has not ex pressed a preference for any candidate. IMPORTANT LAW POINTS. An Importnnt decision has been handed down by Judge Slmoutou, of D.iuphtu county, In which he refuses an Injunction applied for by the Consolidated gas com pany of Pittsburg to restrain the State De-; partinent from chartering tho Franklin g is company The oourt claims the Con solidated does not have an exclusive fran chise. A great conspiracy case was disposed of la the Allegheny courts last week. A manufacturing concern succeeded in hav ing several members of a con! firm who, it Is alleged, conspired with gaugers and weighers In the employ of the former to gives short weight oonl, convicted. Sow oil 11 proceedings for $.15,0X1 are ponding, that being the value of the coal that the prose cution claims it did not receive. War has boon declared on tho various trading stamp concerns dolug business In this state. An act of assembly of 18J5 Is authority under which the actions are brought. Tho Supreme Court will be ap pealed to, no matter what decisions are ur rlved ut by the lower courts. The pure food law Is euoounterlng ob stacles. At Pittsburg last week Agent Terry had bills ngainst sixteen Xti-aous, who were prosecuted under the ci-imiual clause of the act of 1H97, before the grand jury and all were Ignored, costs being pieced on the county. The coiiiinlblon will make another at tempt to convict the same parties. . DEPARTMENT NOTE9. As predicted some time ago, Major John W. Nesbitt, BUH'riuteuleut of the State arsenal, hus been appointed pension agent at Pittsburg to succeed Captain Sklnuer, who lias becu elected superintendent of the Industrial Training School for soldiers' orpimus at Scotland Major Nusbitt's sueeeshor at the arsenal will bo Lieutenant W. F. Kiciuirdboli, quartermaster of the Kighth He.ginieut, who lia been the ar senal foreman for the post throe yours and w ho did such effective work during the 11 azletou riot. lviuiiy Secretary of Agriculture Jiamil tou lius sent letters to Common Pleas judges suggesting that eery uew highway Imj thirty-live feel v ide and grade be live degrees or not lew than three degrees. Governor Hastings und Attorney Gen eral MctJonniuk have arrived home after a ten days' huullug expedition. The annual meeting of t he State Board of Agriculture will be held here Jauuury ,!tu. State Chemist Cochran Is preparing a report in wliieti he wlil dwell particularly on the impurities of oerluiu candies. Pro ceedings will soon be ills! tinted to suppress (he liiuuutuolure of caudles thai are Uoll'l meuud to the consumers' health. Will F. lit-soiijiRso-s'. DECEMBER TERM OF COURT. Not a Jury Term ronslderw fl. Business Transacted. ' The regular term of -Court con verted Dec. 20 with President Jdge G. 8. Puidy nutl Associate Jticob Kluer present. Constables made returns from the several townships ns follows: W. S. Vun Anken ; Delaware, Jos. D. Itronks ; Dingmnn, J. A. Fisher ; Milford Bmmgh, Al Torwilliger ; Milford township, Chris. Hermann ; Westfall, B. C. Totten; Shohobi, (1. .T. Englehnrt ; Laekawaxoi , Frank Kelly ; Palmyra, Alv :h CJuiek ; Greene, Eugene Butler; Lonisn S. Kalignnrd vs. A Salig mini, ilivoree, publication of notice tr 1 red. Hnvnidge vs. Savnidge, notice by publication ordered. The constable from Blooming Grove returned Henry Shinier as so ling liquor without license nnd the Court authorized tho District At torney to present n hill of indictment to tho next Grand Jury for this vio lation of the law. Anna A. Pinnoy vs. Thomas. M. Pinuoy Divorce, J. II. Van Elton ap pointed Commissioner to tnko evi dence. Dec. 21 evidence filed nnd divorce decreed by the court. Estate Phoebe Heater, deceased sale of real estate approved and ad ministrator directed to make deed unless exceptions are filed within one week. Petition of Alfred Mnrvin, Esq., for admission to the bar of Pike county, presented by J. II. Van Ktten and the court Appoints, D. M. Van Auk en, C. W. Hull nnd Ily. T. Baker examining committee. Deo. 21, report of committee filed nnd Mr. Marvin admitted ami duly sworn. Petition for public road in Khoholn from point near the bouse of Philip Kuhn to near tho house of Edward Shadier, J. C. Wot brook, Jr., D. McKenn nnd Peter Hess appointed viewers. Petition for road in Lehman irom t or near private road lending to Forest Park to n point on the Shoho la road, Frank Schorr, 8. L. Sohoon over nnd William Sohupp nppointod Viewers, Frank Schorr, D. H. Middaugh nnd Isaac H. Smith appointed view ers on bridge m Delnwnre nt Doei) Hollow. Court order 350 names tr be placed in jury wheel for 198, and venires for March term 1898. . E-stnto C. Ott deceased, C. W.'Bull appointed -A-mlirnr The accounts of Ann Mtllott nd- ministratrix nnd A D. Brown, Trustee confirmed absolutely. Estate of J. Elwan cr, deceased, Hv. T. Baker nppointod nuditor. Estate of Jacob Ottenhoimor, dee'd, D. M. Van Aukon api)ointed Auditor. Bridgo over Big Bushkill report of viewers connrmed nt. si. nnd re port of viewors of bridge over Blooming Grove creek, absolute. Bridge at Bureber's Mill, con firmed ni. si. nnd rule granted on Groton bridge company to bIiow cause etc., why $25 shall not bo de ducted because not according to con tract. Commonwealth vs. Drillers Rules ns to costs granted. Returnable to next Term. Deeds ncknowlodged, Sheriff to Chns. W Branch, Timothy Jordon, Goo. E. Hoffman, and Matamoras, Building & Loan Association nil in Westfall township. Use P. A. L. Quick vs. Milford township. Rule to show cause why record shall not. bo ninonded. Re turnable to next term. Kipp vs. Wonzol. Rule to show cnuse why judgment shall not be satisfied. In nil commonwealth cases the recognizances were for feited nnd respited until next Term. Commonwealth vs. Thos. Leahy : Frank Driller : John Brierly : btein metz : Reasor : Holmes : Nelson and Kelley. Urgo Fire in Htwlej. Hawley had another large fire last Sunday night, which destroyed ton buildings, the knittiv.R mill, dry goods store of S. R. Evans, six dwellings and two barns. The fire originated in the loft of the Evans barn, but how is not known. The loss is estimated nt 25,U00 with an insurance of $12,000 This is the second largo fire which has visited that town this yerfr, and there have leen several smaller ones. The place is without a tire depart ment and the only rtepetmence is on buckets which are of little avnil in a high wind like that which was blowing at the time. Notice. The annual meeting of the share holders of tho Barret Bridge Com pany will be held at the toll liouse of the company in the village of Port Jorvis, on Tuesday, January 4th proximo, for the purpose of choosing a board of directors for the next year. The p;ills will be open from 3 till 4 o'clock p. ru. Fkancis Marvin, Seo'y. Port Jervis, Dec. ID, 187. Tho Ladies' Aid Society of the Montague Church held a chicken pie suier and sale of fancy articles Tuesday evening nt which they met with very gratifying success, and wish to tiiiink all those who assisted in uny way iu bringing about such a result. The net proceeds were about 50. EPi)RTH LEAGUE. I.essnn For the Week llpglnninff Dee. fttl. Cnmment by Hv. W. J, fates, A. M. Topic The Holy Spirit the Ssuetllk-r. Scitli'TiitB Heaiuno, Rom. vlll, 8-4: Gal. v, 22-W; Kph. v, 3. There is nothing in the Bible more simple than santilication, There is nothing in the world more needed or delightful. It is the genuineness of goodness in charneter. Its pos session is not too awful ns to be re pellent. Its acquisition is not so difficult, ns to be disheartening. Sunetideation of spirit is not there solving to bo better. It is not the determined struggle to overcome temptation. It Is beyond nnd after all this. It is the iieace of victory after the battle. It is not dedication of itself. It is not consecration, but the fruitage of self sacrifice. It is not emptiness, but fullness. It is the consciousness of peace with God, of joy in His service. It is the being possessed with love of the Master nnd absorption in His work. It is gladness in knowing Christ a' d full satisfaction of soul. It is restful uess of heart in His care nnd sweet coutcntmcnt in His will. Ill that he blesses Is our good, And unblessed good Is 111, And till is right that seems most wrong, If It bo His sweet will. This experience is not givon to any except the follower of Jesus Christ. Yon can search the world over ond never find one who has at tained true soul rest unless he has found it trusting in the merits nnd promises of Jesus of Nazareth. It is not the common experience of all ( !hrisl ians. Many who profess to be His followers have never forsaken all for him. Multitudes live in a low spiritual condition on the verge or over the edge into the worldly and sinful life. But the enrnest seeker nflor purity who surrenders nil nnd accepts Christ for his perfect pattern nnd Saviour mny expect to recoivo nnd claim the Holy Spirit as his complete snnctitler. He enn abide in continual victory over sin and temptation, pure in heart. Bishop Heddlng. The debt which Methodism owes to her pioneers should never bo for gotten. The only way in which It can bo preserved in memory is for the young people to familiarize themselves with the story of their toils and privations. Ono of the most impressive figures Jn the Metliotllst EplKCOpal church in Mm of Elijah Hedding. Born in 1780 ana dying in 1852, his life of Chris tian activity covered tho first half of the century which saw the estab lishment nnd trial of the church. After Asbury and Lee and MeKon- droo few men were more abundant in labor for Christ and tho church than Hedding. Ho was in the nastorate. presiding eldership and bishopric, able, tireless, deeply pious and reliable. The Leaeue will do well to sponil- an evening in the study of the life and times of Bishop nodding. it will be like o romauco to loam tne hardshins and successes of those lays of early Motlujuisui. BRIEF MENTION. The Y. P. S. C. E. of the Pres. byterian church will give a Sociable and Entertainment in tho lecture room of the church on Thursday evening Doc. 30th. The entertain inent will begin at 8 o clock, nnd i collection will bo taken for the benefit of the church. The Prior Medicine company has been catering to full houses this week, and giving some flue presents in the shano of silver ware. lo. night Friday a number of Milford amateurs will take part and the audience will vote the best perfor mer a handsome souvenir. Tho resignation of Rev. Dr Gordon, of Middletown, has been accepted by bis congregation to take e0ect Feb. 12. There have been 383 additions to the church membership and a net gain of 195 during his pastorate of 12 years. Union. The net receipts of the New England Supper given in the Pres bvterian church last week were about 48. The provisions were abundant, and . of the very best. The "nunkin nio" was especially de licious, and of tho good old fashioned kind which reminded ns of the for mer days when there were several bites in a slice. Agei Mutt Ba Gueued At Judge Albright ruled in Monroe at the recent session of the court that a woman need not divulge her age when asked by counsel. Miss Edith Custard was called and the attorney asked: " How old are you," to which she replied : " I may be thirty for nil you know. My age has nothing to do with the case and I retnse to tell you. The court held the answer sufliciont. After bearing some friends con tinually praising Chamberiain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, Curtis Flock, of Anaheim, California, purchased a bottle of it for his own use and is now as en thusiastic over its wonderful work as anyone can be. The 25 and 50 cent sizes for Bule by Druggists and Ganerul Merchants in Pike County, OBITUARY, HERM AN QUMBLE, Sit. This aged and respected citizen of Palmyra passed to his rest Tuesday, Deo. 14. He wns born at Hesse Cassol, Germany, about seventy- four years ago nnd when twenty five years old came to this country nnd for several years resided New York finally coming to the township in which ho has since lived. He there purchased a tract of land and made for himself and family a pleasant lromo. ne was a man of industrious habits and won'lbe confidence and esteem of the community. He was twice marriod but his wives are both dead. He leaves surviving children ns bllows : Gertrude, wife of Fred Kroiger, of Greentown ; Mary, wife of William Gossner, of Sornnton ; Conrad, of Pnupao j Agues, wifo of George Daumnnn, Jr., county treas urer, of Milford : Alice, wife of Franz Sommors, of Newfoundland : Emma, wife of Chnrles Grnzor, of Wayne county, and a brother Con rad, of Palmyra, besides several sis- tors and brothers in tho Fatherland. The funeral wits held Thursday ana the remains wore interred in the Faunae coniotery. OUVEIt 1IOUCK. Oliver Honck died at the home of his father, Charles Houck, Jr., in Greene township, Friday Dec. 17 of consumption, oged twenty fivo years, llis liealtn uau been lor sometime declining and he was on that account obliged to abandon his studios iu the University of Penn sylvania where he was taking a course in dentistry. The blow to his family and friends is severe. A young man just entering the bounds of active lifo with brilliant prospects in view, of good mental powers. with numerous friends nnd doting relatives having everything for which to live is called away by the inscritable will of Onewho doet4i all thincs well. In such rtRlictiona the condolence of tho com out mo t strongly to tup bereaved household and all its members carry with them tho sincere and earnest sympathy of friends and neighbors tor their bitter griet. . me young man is survivod by bis parents, ono brother, Nathan, and throe sisters, Anna wife of John Gilpin, Maria and Leah. The deceased was also n nephew of Hon. John D. Houck Associate Judge. The tuneral ser vices were hold on Monday. B1RS. JENNIE BHEN8TONR. Mrs. Jennie Shenstone died of consumpton at hor mothors homo early Thursday morning Deo. 23, aged about 45 years. She has been for some time in declining health, nnd about a year ago was obliged to relinquish her businoss in Brooklyn that of dressmaking whon she came to Milford to reside, bhois survivod by her mother, Mrs. Mary Jane Kvder. four brothers Joun II. ot Milford, James M. of Delaware, Wil liam A. of Westfall, Jacob f). of Port Jervis and two sisters, Viola, wife of Edward Beach of Port Jervis and Hennrietta wife of Ira B Case, of Dingman. The time of tho f u- noral services has not yet been de cide ' . Another Canird. A silly story has been going the rounds of the local paiiers to the ef fect that ex-Coroner Crane received through mistake the shroud intend ed for Schultz. There are only two difficulties in the yarn, first, there is no such person here as ex-Coroner Crane, and socond no stiroud was ever sent here for Schultz. How ever the tale is about a true as many which have boen published in connection with the recent hanging. The East Stroudsburg News says that active preparations are now un der way to build a railroad up the valley. Dr. J. B. Lung with his as. sociates. Brown and Pride ef New York and Shoemaker of Rush, Pa. are ready to put up 1800.000 just as soon as satisfactory arrangements can be made as to rights of way. The road may cross the river here and go up through Jersey. It will extend from Port Jervis to Saylors- bnrg. Let it come gentlemen, we all want it. Howling Dog Sayei Lives. Benjamin Wesser and his wife of Greene township went visiting to Tobyhanna one day last weok re maining over night. They left at homo, a hired man and their eight children. Returning they found the dwelling and boon burned dur ing the night. The bowling of the dog awakened the children who with the man managed to escajie from the burning with only their night clothes. Rock candy drips and pure maple syrup at Mitchell's. CHRISTIAN ENDEAV3H. Topic For the Week llrgllinlng Dec. Hit. Comment by Iter. S. II. Doyle. Topic What message did Cliilstmns bring yonf Isa. llil, 1-13. (A Christinas song service suggested ) Soveral hundred years before Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judtea the prophet Isaiah not only heralded his coinbig, but described his life and death, and so graphi cally and minutely are his last suff erings portrayed in this fifty third chapter that it might have boon written the day after Christ's cruci fixion. Though at first thought it may seem peculiar thnt this chapter dealing with the death of Christ, should bo selected as a Christinas lesson, yet after all perhaps it is not so inappropriate. Christ's birth prepared the way for His life and death in the world. Botblohem opened up the way for Calvary, and perhaps we too often forget iu our Christmas joys tho real purpose nnd object of Christ's coming into the world. 1. Christmas brings a message of God's love. Christ was born not to live and to enjoy life, but to die. Christ was born not to receive the honor and love of men, but to be despised and rejected by men. God knew all that when the babe of Bethlehem was born into this world and yet He allowed Him to bo born. He brought Him into this world for these very purposes, and os wo stjind over tho manger in Bethlehem nnd realize that God know all that was uofore His infant Son we it re touched by tho infinite love of God. God gave His only begotten Son for the benefit of mankind because Ho loved men, and the beginning of that giv ing was ni uetnioiiem. 2. Christmas brings us a message of duty. To the Christian there comes the duty of telling others ot Christ's birth nnd life. Isniah did this hundreds of years before Christ wns born. How much easier it, should be to do it now since Christ has really come, and how much more important it is I Mon may not always believe our report. Tbev did not believe Isaiah. Ho com plained that men ditl not believe, yet he did not stop telling tho story. in or siiouiu we. vviiat more fasci nating story to tell than the story of the wonderful birth of the Son of God idto the world? Whnt more appropriate time in oil tho year to urge the unsaved to give themselves to God than at the joyous Christ- copt its joys, but also its duties. But Christmas also lias a duty for those who are not Christians. That duty is to bolieve the', report of Christ's birth and doath and to givo thouiBolves to Him in faith and love When all the world is giving gifts, how fitting a time to give our bost gift, ourselves, to Him who gave Himself for us 1 Will we do it? Bible Readings Gon. iii, 15: Isa vii. 14 ; ix, 6, 7 : xi. 1-10 : Mio. v, 2 ; Zoch. ix, 9 ; Mai. iii. 1 ; iv, 1-6 : Math, i, 1-15 ; Euke i, 26-33 :. ii. 1- 20 ; John iii, 18 j Rom. v, 6-Rov. xxii, 17. BRIEF MENTION. The Press wishes you all a Merry Christmas. Lack of space has compelled us to postpone several articles until next week. If you have furs to soil note the advertisement of the Pawtucket Fur Company on second page. Both the Presbyterian and Motho. dist Sunday schools will hold their Christmas Entertainments Saturday evening. De Alton Dilliston, of Branch- ville, courteous and pleasant, cast a ray of sunshine by his presence in our sanctum tuesuay. Ilowolls.Sootchtown, Fair Oaks, Mechaniotown and New Hampton, five post offices nearest Middletown. N. Y.,will be made branches of that place. A vein of coal is said to have been discovered under Stroudsburg, and parties have made leases and will begin boring to ascertain its thickness and extent. A. D. Brown and son have brok en ground for the erection of a hand some residence for Mrs. Margarot J. Hart "on her lot, corner of Ann and Third streets. Henry L. Canne is building for F..X. Jardon an addition to connect the present annex with the main building. This will give considerii hie more room in that already spacious house. A flue in the Court House be- tween the offices of the treasurer and district attorney became so hot Tuesday as to char the baseboards. The cause was not disoovoreVl but was supposed to be the soot in it biking fire. The Hudson River Telephone com puny is preparing to erect an en tirely new system in Port Jorvis which it is said will be extended to cover this eounty, and Sussex, and give us long distance connections. Calvin Cron will sell at publio sale on the A. B. Middaugh farm back of Briscoes in Lehman towu ship Jan. 5th beginning at 10 a. m., a lurge lot of personal property, in cluding horses, cattle, pigs, farming utensils eto. Dr. David HennedyS Favorite Hcmcdy Cl!Kl ALL KllNI1(,SIOMA.CH f , i -, AWO LiV&R IftVUtUESt railXOTIJiTJKii. The Civil Service I!iiUm Matter. Senator Manna In Ohio Iti furies In the Talent Office The Sealing Ilnsinrss Keller Tor Kliimllkera MrKrnnn's Cmiflrmntton. Washington, Dec. 20, 1897. President McKinloy will, accord ing to trustworthy though unoffi cial information, shortly meet the objections that exist, in and out of Congress, against present condi tions in the civil sorvieo, by issuing an executive order making material modifications in tho blanket exten sions of tho civil service rules made by Mr. Cleveland during his last year in office. While the opposition on the part of Republicans in Con gress doubtless was a factor in this matter, it is well known that the President has hnd it in mind ever since his election. It will be re membered that he said in bis annual message : "There are places now in the classified service which ought to lie exempt and others are not classi fied, may properly be included. I shall not hesitate to exempt cases which I think have boon imnronerlv included in tho classified service." Just when this order will be issned or the full extent of tho modiflca- ion has not been fully determined. but it will not be snrpri-iing should io order be issued before t e reas- sotnblingof Congress, on Jan. 5. Senator Haiina bus gone to Ohio, to remain until tho legislature elects his successor. Just before leaving Washington, he said : "The stories sent from Ohio that a number of tho Republican members of the general assembly will desert me if 1 am not successful on the first ballot seem to me absurd. Every Rouub- lican county br four has instructed its legislators for me ; the party is pieugeu to me turongli tho action of the Republican State Convention at Toledo, nnd I nm unable to seo what can stand in the way of mv election." Notwithstanding the numerous reforms brought about in the prac tice before the United States Patent Office, as a result of the long inves tigation conducted by Acting Com missing Greeley with such striking ability, there are some abuses con nected more or less directly asso- -1 -J 1 J.U . it. 1 AL. 1 , . m out every ten persons who know of them, which have not yet boen reachod. But Mr. Greoley is more than anxious to do so, and is now investigating numerous com plaints against patent tolicitors.who have obtainod money from inven tors nnder the pretense of getting foreign patents for them and selling them, knowing that no valid foreign patents could bo obtainod for them, and that there would therefore bo nothing to sell. Uncle Sam rubbed it In on John Bull in the bill dealing with open se i sealing, which has passed both branches of Congress and only needs the President's signature to become a law, and that it will probably get. Cannda, backed by England, has played the hog right through in this sealing business, by refusing to join the United States in efforts to pre vent the speedy destruction of all the seals by agreeing to a cessation of open sea sealing for even a limited time, and the Uanadians aouotiess chuckled with joy, when this bill which prohibits open sea sealing by the citizens of the United States was introduced in the Senate, because of their belief that it would loave them a inouopoly of the taking of seals in the open sea. But they will not chuckle, nor will their English sup porters, when they learn the pur port of a section of the bill that was kept quiet whilo the measure was nending before Congress. That sec tion absolutely prohibits the bring ing of the seal skins into the United States from any sourco. When it is remembered that the United States furnishes the largest ond best mark et in the world for seal skins and that the business of supplying that market has been partially monopo lized as to raw Bkins by Canada, and entirely as to dyed skins by England the full significance of what Uncle Sam has done to John Bull becomes apiwrent. The act lor the roller ot tnose Americans who are in the Klondike gold regions, and who, it is be lieved, will bo in pressing need of tood before spring, was as promptly signed by President MoKinley as it was passed by Congress, antl it now only remains to get the relief to the sufferers iu order te make it effec tive. This is in the hands of Secre tary Alger, and if success is possi bio, he will achieve it, as his sym nathy for the Klondikers is of the active kind so active that he offered weeks ago to advance the money out of his own pocket to send relief it any practical way of doing so could tie pointed out. bocretury Alger will go to Ottawa to secure the co opwatiou of tho Canadian author ities in relief oiiorations. The fact that the Senate did not act upon Attorney Gouerul McKeu ua's nomination to the bench of the Supreme Court before the recess hasn't the significance some persons are trving to give it : iu fact, it has no significance. The nomination did not go to tho Senate until two duys before the recess and there was no time for the ludiciary committee which never nets hurriedly upon nominations of the Supreme Court to consider it. Tho nomination will be confirmed, nnd tge smnllness of the vote against confirmation will he another proof of bow poorly in formed soruo newspnjHirs are about seutimonts entertained by senators. PERSONAL. W. A. II. Mitchell is visiting in Milford for a few days. E. Mellville Huggins of Lehigh University is visiting friends in Milford. Hon. John A. Kipp Rpont a few days in town this week attending to legal business. Col. John Baldwin and wife of New York are registered at the Crissman House. J. Howard Brink nnd wifo are spending a few days visiting rela tives in Scrnnton. Mrs. R. G. Bnrckley, of Glonsido, has been entertaining Mrs. Stanton, of Honesdalo, this week. Robert Neeson, who has just ar rived from the South, is visiting bis family on Harford street. Samuel O. Peters, of Bushkill, smiling and affable as usual, was a visitor in Milford last week. James Mollineaux went to the City of Brotherly Love where he expects to spond tho winter with his son Georgo. Hon. J. D. Houck wns dotnined nt home by the funeral of bis nephew and was not present nt court until Tuesdny. Dr. Von dor Heydo is spending the Holidays in ' Philadelphia nnd the Dontal rooms will be closed until his return Jan. 3, 1898. W. Frank Finger, of Trenton, N. J., arrived here last week with the remains of one of his children for re interment in the Milford cemetery. Hon. Chnrles II. Winfield. Prose cutor of tho Pleas for Hudson Co., J., is quite ill but no great fears are yet entertained ns to any fatal results. His age is 68 years. John Wood, Esq., of Chicago who has been a successful lawyer and newspaperman in Kansas, and who is now visiting his parents at Wood town, called in town Monday. Washington Roloson aged about 78 years died at the home of his son Milton at Notch, Wednesday Deo. 1j nd was buried at Kimblos last Saturday. Three sons survive, Edwin of White Mills, Milton with KimTfles Pa7-"-J J Roliert Strntbor8 accompanied by Vivian and Efiie are sponding tho holidny vacation in town. Mr. Struthors will remain for a month but Vivian will return shortly to business in which lie has been highly successful and Miss Efile to school where she ranked mong the most . brilliant in her class. Louis Rudolph, of Milford, a first- class salesman for the well-known paper and printing house of Matt hias Plum, .Newark, IN. J., returned from a successful business trip in South Jersey to spend a two weeks' vacation at home. " Louie " is an obliging and occommotlating young man and a business talk with him would be a pleasure. Among those who have returned to spend their Holiday vacations in Milford with parents and friends, are Fra ley Baker, of Stevens Insti tute, Brooklyn ; Miss Blanche Cross, of Blair Hall ; Miss Louie Klaer, of the Normal East Stroudsburg ; Miss Linda Klaer from New York, Theo. Baker of Glen Ridge : Geo. R. Bull of the U. P., and Fred Klear of Amherst : Harry Reed of Pratts In stitute and Miss Bertha Reed of the same school. Muaio Recital. On Saturday afternoon the musio pupils of Mrs. J. H. Van Etten gave a pinno recital at her home. The following programme was rendered : Pinno Solo "O Hmmy Duy.". . G.Lango. Miss Hut lie Horton. Esntiy on "Mozart." Millicent Crisolimn. Plnuo Solo "Gavotte." Holt. Helen Liing-Hhuiitiu. Recltutlon "M iihIo." Pope. KdiiH LrfuiKshiinttn. Pinno Solo "Une Petite Flour.". Voaa. Millicent CriHunmu. Essay on "Beethoven." ticien utugsnantin. Essay on "Blind Tom " jLiuia uangcnnntin. Pinno Duet and Violin Obliatn . "Quad rille. Win. Iucho. Millicent Crissman. Helen Laugshuntin. Jeaunette Molt. Plnao Solo . " Last Hope." . . Gottschalk. Mm. J. U. Van Etten . "Articles in the Etude," a musical paper, were read and discussed. As" this'was the first recital given by the class, the audience was small and select consisting only of school friends of the members. It is Mrs. Van Etten 's intention to hold a recital every three weeks in order to accustom her pupils to playing with ease before an audi ence. THE COMPLIMENTS of the Sea son will be most gracefully convey ed if "mybtdys" table on Christ mas morn shows added beauty and brightness with a Perfume Atomizer a Toilet set, an Elegant Vae, S Handsome Bottle or Box of Perfume or some Imported Christmas novelty from Armstrongs Pharmacy.
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