PIKE COUNTY PRESS PUBL.IH1IM1.BVB1HT FRIDAY Friday, December 31, 1909 OrrilB, BROWH'B BCILDIHO BROAD HT. BU B8CR1 PTION I Ohk V bar One dollar and fifty cents Si Months beveuty-flve cento. STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Rntercd a the po office of Milford, Pike County, Pennsylvania, as seonnd oiuk matter, November twenty-first, ltwrl. Advertising Rates. One loch, OMlnwrtlnn go 8-Mb subsequent Insortlon .75 Keduced. rW,furnlBhMl on application, will lie allowed yearly advertisers. Legil Advertising. Almlni'rt.rntor's and Executor's notloes A'llibM-'s notice JJJ Divorce notices - - - - "."0 Sheriff's mien, Orphan court "I". C int.y Tn'iuunr'l sules, Couuly state m -tt nod eleclinn proclamation ohargto by (he inch. J. B. Bttoa. PlIBLISUItB. PAOPACK May the NEW YEAR be a very happy nnil prosperous otin to the Ed itor and all readers of the Prk?8. The largest unow siorra of the sea son arrived nt Mils pluce the past Christmas. Mother Erth is burled antler q'llte a depth of spotless white, while the wind Sunday caused the roads to heiume drifted iu place. . On account of the roads hetng near ly impis-ible Ihere was no church oi (Sunday school hr;re the 26th. With deep regret we leiirn of the 'sudden death of William Gregg, o' H-iwIey, who was well and favor nbly known through this community F. M Gilpin, wife and daughter Lucy, of Hawley spent Xmas as usu al ft the home of Mrs. Gilpin's par en!, C. E. Williams and wife. Eri Trlvelpieoe, wife and children were guest of their daughter Mrs, I. Ludwig and family, at Bcranton, for a few days at Xmas time. WHAT A WOMAN WILL NOT DO There Is nothing a woman would not di to regain her lost beauty. She ought to be fully as zealous In preserving her good looks. The herb drlnkoalled Lane's Fam ily Medicine or Lane's Tea W the mM efficient aid In preserving a bemtlful skin and will do more than anything else u restore the roses to faded eheeks At al druggists' and dJalert', SSo. LICENSE TRANSFER Notice la hereby given that application will be made to the Jndges of the Court of Quarter Sessions of PlkeConnty on Janu ary a, 1810 for the traoafer of the retail li quor license of Floyd E, Bevans for a Hot In Weatfall Township to Roderick C Mackenzie. ' John O. Westbrook Jr., December 83. 1909. Clerk $100 Reward, $100 The reader of this paper will be pleased to learn that theie la at least one dreaded dleeaee thatMlenoe oas been able to care Id II ice stages, and that Is Catarrh. Hall' Catarrh. Cure U tneouly positive oare no known to th - medical fraternity. Catarrh botug ti constitutional disease, requires a oonttltutlunal treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, acting dl recti t upon the blood sod Mucous surfaces of th system, thereby destroying tne foundation of the diseatie.and. glrlag the patten ttr?ugtb by building up the constitution and immIucIt g nature In doing its work The proprietors have so much faith In Its eumiive powers that they offer Ooe Hun dred Dollar for any disease that it falls to cure, 8eud for Hut of testimonials. AddtvM K. J. CHKKNKY stCO, Toh O Hold by all drugging, 76 cents. Take Hiitl's r.unlly Pills for onnstlpatlon DOES THIS MEAN YOU? Indigestion, soar stomach, constipation then h'3-ulaubo, backache and a general iiiliit'rab'e fueling. Do you know that the pi. -a ant herb tea. Lane's Family Medi cine will t-finoveall thjae troubles almost inicKdiii'I? If you do notkuow it.g-st p fkntf t to- lay a aiir drujrgUt' or deal i i (0V) aud you will bo glnd we told you CHARTER NOTICE ;'OTICI tS UKKRBY GIVES THAT All Application will Iw innde to the Uuve-n or ut lite Sl.tte of P,'finylvnuia. CO Mou- d iy. J.U111 try lit'h. lulO by Leroy K Kipp. Ailwrs 1- Cu-I.M a- k. M. H. Laasley, A. 1. H mi s, Win. P. i'otfiieuburg, George 1. Uu ler intl i-uarlea H, Morgan untlei Ui Act oi Aeiiiiiy oc me i;ommun vt'alta f I'uuiinvivtiiita, entitled 'A Act la provide tor tun luoorponalon anil rteifUittlou or eerlHtu lyorporallou, Approved April 09. 1H74 aud the supple mruts Ibervt', lor the charter or an loteu ed rporntiim to be vailed Baoba Rltj' Co t-U oharactur and object of which i Eun-'uMe aud ftule of real edlnte and of vld.'ia linDrovluff. letulna aad selllns real e.iutte, and fur tboe pnrpoMfi to have and poeneM ana eu)oy ail tne rlgnu, Den lisa and prtvlleKee of tiie said Aut of As Seuioiy aua llsupuieuiitia JOHN A KIPP Deo. M, 19o8. tioliclior. Four. Arabian proverb: Ken are four; ht who knows, and knows he knows he la wise follow him. Ha who knows. ami knows not he knowa ha Is asleep ask hlin. He who knows not, and knows not he knows not he la a fool shun him. He who knows not, and knots be knows not he Is a child- teach him. Ancients Were Wis. Barbers, In the early days of the Christian era, were not permitted to talk while shaving a patron. Indeed, ail-nee was so much appreciated by pe sons while under the barber' hands that mutes were preferred fur this service. " VACANT PEW PROBLEM. An Indiana Man Hat Given a Practi cal Hint of Solution. Indiana, land of novelties, poets, and philosophers, and much else In Ufa that Is good and great, Is again In tha limelight A wealthy farmer out there has presented his pastor sixty acres of land, valued at $125 per acre, because he made his sermons short and to the point Here Is food for thought for those before the pulpit as well as those behind. The presen tation of this land Is equal to a raise of salary. There Is no doubt that short sermons would help to fill va cant pews, and possibly Indiana has started a movement that may become universal. The Hoosler State has done many admirable things besides producing James Whltcomb Riley. She may be the means of solving the vacant pew problem, besides bringing church sal aries up to a more satisfactory and JuBt elevation. Not exactly, "the shorter the sermon the greater the salary;" but, rather, "the longer the sermon the shorter the salary." ' Indi ana, her pastor, and her farmer are to be congratulated. A "Mite." The difficulties experienced by our forefathers In trying to reckon money In very small proportions appear In the various values given to a 'mite In tie sixteenth and seventeenth cen tury books of commercial arithmetic. The original "mite" seems to have been a third of a Flemish penny, bu! the use of the word for the wido't coin of the New Testament made kf regular English meaning halt a fartb lng, and some old people may remem ber applying the name to tne snori. lived nineteenth century coins of, that value. In those old arithmetic book mite" stands for various values not represented by actual coins, but ob viously used In reckoning. A work of 1706 makes it one-twelfth of a penny, two sixteenth century books one sixth of a farthing, und In 1674 Jeake's arithmetic made it as little as one sixty-fourth of a penny. A Bear Just Misses Revenge. Herman Russell, a farmer of Hud son township, had a thrilling escape from a den of hears the other day says a Doyne City (Mich.) dispatch to the Chicago Inter Ocean. While driving along the road his watchdog scooted a cub and Herman, seeing the little fellow decided that It would make a good pet. He accordingly went over to the enb, but when he attempted to pick him up ha was confronted by a big mother bear, who put up a fight Her man took to the first tree, which was a small sapling. Mrs. Bruin sized up the situation, then deliberately gnaw ed tha sapling until It broke. Russell was saved by falling Into tha branches of a larger tree. Vary Steep Railway. What claims to be the steepest rail' way line In the world Is that recently opened near Bozen, In the Tyrol. The Mendel railway, with a gradient of 64 In 100, and the Vesuvian, with 63, have hitherto held the record. But the new line In Its steepest part rises 70 in 100 and In other parts 66. It leads up the mountainside to Virgil Terrace, on the River Elsach. The system employed Is that of the electrical wire rope and the ascent Is made at the rate of five feet a second or Ave minutes for the whole distance. The car of four compartments carries 12 passengers. Many Were In the Same Boat According to the Saturday Evening Post, this Is a story heard with much (lee by congress during the last days of the Roosevelt administration: During the recent cold spell in Washington, a man, shivering and ragged, knocked at the door of a street house and said to the lady "Please, madam, give me something to eat I am suffering severely from exposure." "You must be more specific," the iady replied. "Are you a member of the senate or of the house?" Insulted. In the early hours of the moratng t was when he approached tha hotel .esk. He did not realize that many ours along Broadway had somewhat Rearranged his appearance. No he It sure that his attire was faultless. 'i carriage dignified. Bo he felt hurt .jid surprised when the clerk behind "e desk remarked: "Well, what do you want?" i'.e fixed that clerk with a withering " room!" he thundered; "what d su suppose? Old clothes?" And, with an air of extreme hauteur ' e followed the bellboy to the eleva tor. The Difference. Edward, having been refused an- ther baked potato on the simple but -onvlnclng ground that there were :o more, according to the New York Sun, made some uncomplimentary ru mark about the Insufficiency of h't dinner. "Thla Isn't dinner," correcte the aunt whom he was visiting. "Thl la luncheon. You don't eat dinner In the middle of the day. You eat that at night." The next day the aunt, be ing anxious to know If Edwrd had as similated his lesson of lie day be fore, said: "Edward, can you tell me now the difference between dinner and luncheon?" "You bet I can," said Ed ward, very promptly. "Lunch Is the meal where you don't get enough to at" Self-Mad. A large majority of the good and respectacla women In this world have succeeded In being so without the as sistance of chaperons. Opera First Produced. The first performance of Italian opera In the United States was given In New York City In !?, Kosslni "Barber of Seville." For Selection of Friends. The Chinese proverb Is "If you don't belong to the family, don't go Into the house." Seek friends who enjoy you. Roofing All kinds of roofing slate constant- y on hand at lower prices than else where. We lay slate either on Lathed or Tight Boarded Roofsand guarantee satisfaction. GIVE US A TRIAL - Matamoras Slate Roofing Co., Cor. Penria Aye. & 7th St. Matamoras, Pa f,...""- 4OO4O4040vO4O040w0S0464OOO40sClw664.00SO4040OS00 To Our Friends and Patrons F. J. HERBST Graduate in 000000000000000OtO00()0000000 Painting, Graining, Gilding, Decorating, Papering, Sign Painting, Uphoislering of all kinds. Matresses remade. Furniture Polished and re paired. Work done either by day or Contract Prices reason able. SATISFACTION ; : ; GUARANTEED Angelon Bros., j HIGH STREET, ;: ! REAR OF COURT HOUSE - MILFORD PENNA. FAST COLORS. Those Known as Hydrosulphite Bald to Bs Best on the Market.-- The fastest colors on the market to day are what are known' among dy ers as hydrosulphite, colors that are dyed In a caustic bath with hydrosul phite. - . "These colors are as near absolute ly fast as can be produced," says the American Wool and Cotton Reporter, 'and have bben adopted by the Unit, ed States Government to be used in army uniforms after being submitted to very severe testa "The dyeing of these colors on cot ton yarn Is very simple, especially when you use the Scotch tub system of dyeing. The proper way to dye those colors Is to use the vacuum type of dye machine, as the dyestuff experts say that all air ought to be got out of the cotton before the dye-stL-ff Id r it to (t, and this type of ma chine U Lest suited for that purpose ctute In this system the cotton is -t'tionary and the dye llyuor is forced trough the cotton by means of pumps." Tossing In the Blanket. Tossing in the blanket, which hss been forbidden to the troops of the Aldersbot division as the sequel to a fatal accident, is a very old sport or punlBhment. "'Blanketing," Bon Jon son called It, and In Hollinshed (1577) we find a' denunciation of "Jesting, placing, blanketing, and such .oiher illthle and dishonourable exercises." The French have a special verb, "bc-r-ner," for It, "berne" being the name given to the sheet or blanket used. 3ancho Pania's tosjlug Is certainly .i.0 most famous In literature, and the question arises whether the pi ai lice came to Trance via Spain from o rocco. For the verb "berner" U olto used for the Moorish punishment. It. which four men hold the victim b hU ankles and wriaLs aud eeml u.-. is high as they can presumably wi'.L no blanket to catch him. London Chronicle. Cigarettes Oust Cigars. The cigar business In the British ei has declined largely In late .rs. owing to the Increasing Uste cigarette, tmoMnt. Slate ;.. w c t 0 c 4 c 4 c c - 4 c c - o c c 0 3 4 C 4 c Pharmacy Tree Planting on. English Waste Lir-1 Coke of Hoikham, so we learn f.o Mr. W. H. R. C-urtler's short "Hlstr of English Agriculture," begun great agricultural work about 177 an estate where, .as old Lady To,' hend said, "all you . will see v" one blade of grass, and two r r.gutlng for that"; In fact It was 111 better then a rabbit warren.. !'. transformed the bleak, bare eountr;. side by planting fifty acres of tree every year until he bad. 3,000 atre woil covered, and In 1832 had prob-b the -unique. xpe?ienc. of snibarkln In a ship which .was built of os grown from tfafla acorns he had him ..11 nl.nt Q.tuii 177ft mil 1N4-. MJH- I ....... ... f . V- - - ' -; Ct!- date of his, death) be Is sal 4 tr hWe ,s'peu'ira6,SS4 ' on. Improving rug e0Laie.-r-Lyuopa uiuue. Dog and Horse. As compared with the dog the horse Is a'stupid anliial The animal train er will tell you-lhat in intelligence It br ""olp nnd-tuck" between the dog and the elephant,- and that In com tmrVsna'wrtlr' either of these animals the horse is noWhere. It is only la bis' docility an affection that the borte Is the "animal next to man." and-even in these- respects the dog Is a worthy competitor with him. When It comes to '"knowing things" our frlthfi:! friend- the horse Is left far behind by our other friend and com p:.n!owr tl.e dog. ' Time's-. Changes. Mildmay la a "philosopher la hi way. The others evening Mrs. . M gavo fclra a scolding that would hav. made almost any other man crazy But Mildmay said sever a word In r. p'y. He -only murmured to hlmsel! '"And that Is the-woman I uaed to ho' on my -knee and call my little poo It WOOtsy!-" Ltghthouss for Peace Memorial Would not a lighthouse be a fltt memorial of the peace that has trilled on the great lakes since ' war of 1812? The neutrality of t Tf 3t lakes Is a triumph of comn.c scae and humane' InBtlncts over wnr II '-e Impulses. It also Illustrates th superiority of the unwritten U thi written statute. Wireless-Telephone on Warships. According to 'daily press reports wireless telephony has not proved an uiicualltled aucceas on the battleshlf. flee?.? It was Impossible to send mes sgus over any great distance except under the niot favorable conditions and when the telephone was In us. the telegraph had to keep silent Spectacles. The Invention of spectacles is varl ouly attributed11 to Alessandro di Spina, who died at Pisa In 1313; to Al Hazen, the Arabian (eleventh ten tury), and to Roger Bacon (1214-321. It Is quite safe to suppose that the Invention waa not earlier than the be glnulug of tne eleventh century. A Word for th Unsatisfied. Those who are quite aatisned sit still and do nothing. Those who are not quite satisfied are the sola bene factors, of the world. Landor. Racy. The race Isn't always to the swift Socetimes It Is to the wise man who knews how to Sx things. Chicago Dally News. Now you Knew. New Thought Is a body of no mat ter entirely surrounded by what's the use. Ufo, High Grade Foot-J Wear For The Holidays We have made ample provision for the approach ing Holidays in everything pertaining to high grade footwear Arties, Rubber Boots, and legging for the lttle ones, Men's and boys high top laced Boots in English grain leather, Tan and Black, and for father who has to do the hustling the Lair, bertville snag proof Kubber Boats. In the finer grade of goods the La France shoes for Women at 3.00 and $3.50 and the Douglas and Crosset shoes for Men at $3.00, $3.50, 4.00 and 5.00. Slippers. well say We are just in it Men h onion h and child ren's from $.35 to 2.50 Now a word to the Ladies; Dont allow your husband or brother to walk around the house picking up car pet tacks " with his bare feet and then blaming you tor it when you can pur chase tack proof slippers for them at the above brices. ' Maka' your selection early and they will be bet aside until called for. leiepnone or write u? your wants. JOHNSON, FITTER OF FEET, Port Jervis, N. Y. RKPOllT OF THE CONDITION Of TI1K First National Bank of Milford in the Stutc of Pennsylvania, at the eluet of buainoss, bov. IS, 4 DUB. RESOURCES Loans and discounts t 70,88s 80 werurnii, secureo. anu unse cured 174 tK 1J . b. Honda to seoure circulation 86.UI0 l Premiums on U. B. Bonds HU Boudu, securities, etc 104 8H0 01' Banking bouse, furniture and fixtures IBB8O1 Due ' froin approved reserve agent.., 20,0110 87 Checks aud other Cash Items.... 70 8 MteoI other ftstlonnl Banks. 46 IMi Yractlonal naner curreuov. nick els and oeuta 810 78 lasiui money Kceerve lu Hank, vix: Specie .... 8 078 701 Legal-tender notes... S 630 01) j Kfdcniption fund with U S. 10,718 7(1 Treasurer (5 of circulation) 690 01. Total t23t,4S 8s LIABILITIES Capital stock paid In $ 86,000 Ot. Surplus fund 10,000 0! undivided pronts, less expenses aud taxes paid V .800 66 national liana notes outstanding 84 800 ut uue to other national bauka 61 84 luuiviuuni deposits aubjeot to ohuk 184,899 64 Demand oerlineates of deposit. . 1,770 Certified c'ieoks 118 8C Total $286,41)6 State of Pennsylvania f.imfcw nt ptka nMt.,l Itunb .1.. 1 ..',.... .1 . lunu kj. nttrner. uannier or tne abovt above statement is true to the best of a kuowledKe and belief. JOHN C. WARNF.U Oaahler PutMcrlbcd ana sworn to before me thl ru uny ui r. uv. iuuu. J. O. CHAMBKHLAIN, Notary Pnblto Correot Attef t : A, II. BROWN. ) C O. A K.MSTUONG. 5 Di motors. W. A. U. MITCHELL. OPPOSITE 5 & 10c. Store PORT JERVIS TAILORS Woolen Merchants ai-e anxious to clean up stock before the New Year. We give you the benefit of their reduced prices. Cull and see the excellent values we can give you for a little money. The Jaillets, Broad & Ann Sts Milford, Pa. CLEANING, PREHEINQ AND iUSPAlRlSa. ew Year Greetings -1910- May your years be as those of the patriarchs' of old Your cup of Content ment be replete and your Cof fers well weighed with gold. January 1st 1910 ARMSTRONG'S Headquarters For ii n r i AW Goods. Luxuries and necessaries to eat to wear and to to please the children and grown ups. We can suit and satisfy We' invite the opportunity to demonstrate our offer. W. S. RYSVJAN & SON, iiford, Pa, GAS FITTING... K you are intend in :o put in Gas or ar j having any trouble with your pipes already in, Let us know. 5 Cuddeback & Co. a BROAD ST., MILFORD, PA. S It Was Funny. Something very funny happened the other day," said O'Beetls to his friend McFoo. "I waa downtown and found myself without car fare. Before I had a chance to worry over the thoi'ght of walking a few miles In the hot sun, along comes Binker. who writes Jokes. I know him very well, and yet 1 had the nerve to ask him to 'oan me a quarter. He told me he vsa glad to accommodate me, and 'ia:ned over the coin." U that all," asked McFoo. "It is." "Well, whafs the Joke?" "Why, the funny part la that a man lo writes Jokes should have a whole lua -ter with him at one time." "Tooked It Off." A little girl, aged three, had been left In the nursery by herself, and I er brother arrived to find the door closed The following conversation took place: "1 wants to turn In, Cissle." "But you tan't' turn in, Tom." "But 1 wants to." "Well, I'se in my nightie gown, nn' nurse says little boys mustn't see lit tle girls In their nightie gowns." After an aatonlshed and reflect've i"rence on Tom"! aide of the do-ir :'-e miniature Eve announced triumph ntly, "You tan tua In now, Tom; I oa-e4 It ot!" PHARMACY m - nouaav -INSANITARY PLUMBING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES Earthquake Areas of World. The most shaken countries of Uic -vorld are Italy, Japan, Greece. Bo Mi n erica (the Pacific coast), J.ivi, Sicily and Asia Minor. The la s most free from tbese convulsions .tie Africa, Australia, Russia, 8ibe!a, Scandinavia and Canada. 8w Bad Luck In Sneeze. In the olden days if a man sneezed while dressing he went back to b?d again before completing his toilet. ai the captain of a vessel would de'ay his voyage If one of his satlois sneezed while weighing ancbor. True Nobleness of Life. The nobleness of life depends on Its consistency clearness of purpose quiet and ceaseless energy. All doubt, and repenting, and blotch r g. and retouching, and wondering w at It will be best to do next, are vice as well as misery. John Ruskln. Idea of a Philosopher. "When they'a tew ways uv lookin' at a thing tt mlgh help matters tvs sbet one eye." tight. A man may not resent an aspe against himself, but he will do the accuracy of his tbermome'er h's last breath Topek Capital. A
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