PIKE COUNTY PRESS.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT
MILFORD, PA.
J. H. Van Etten, Editor.
Terms One dollar and fifty cents
a year in advance.
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BUSINESS CAROS.
H. E. Emerson, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon.
OFFICE in Drug Store on Broad
Street.
J. H. Van Etten,
Attorney-at-Law,
OFFICE, Brown's Building,
Milford, Pike Co., Pa.
John A. Kipp,
Attorney-at-Law,
OFFICE, opposite Court House',
Milford, Pike Co., Pa.
CHURCH DIRECTORY
MILFORD.
First Presbyterian Church, Milford;
Sabbath services at 10.30 A. M. and 7.30 p.
M. Sabbath school Immediately after the
morning service Prayer meeting Wed
nesday at 7.80 P. M. A cordial welcome
will tin extended to all. Those not at
tached to other churches are. eixc!ally In
vited. Rev. Thomas Nichols, Pastor.
Church of thb Goon Shepherd, Mil
ford: Services Sunday at 10.30 A. M. and
7.80 P. M. Sunday school at 8.30 P. M.
Week-day services, Friday at 4.00P.M. Seats
free. All welcome.
B. S. Lassiter, Rector.
M. E. Church. Services at the M. E.
Church Sundays: Preaching at 10.30 a.
m. and at 7.30 p. m. Sunday school at
p. in. Kpworth league at 8.45 p. m.
Weekly prayer meeting on Wednesdays at
7.80 p. m. Class meeting conducted by
Wm. Angle on Fridays at 7.80 p.m. An
earnest Invitation is extended to anyone
who may desire to worshsp with us.
Rev. W. R. Nkfk, Pastor.
MATAMORAS.
Epworth M. E. Church, Matamoras.
Services every Sabbath at 10.30 a. m. and
7 p. m. Sabbath school at 2.30. C. E.
meeting Monday evening at 7.80. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening at 7.30.
Everyone welcome.
Rev. F. L. Rounds, Pastor.
Hope Evangelical Church, Mata
moras.Pa. Services next Sunday as follows:
Preaching at 10.80 a. in. and 7 p. m. Sun
day school at 8 p. m. Junior C. E. before
and C. E. prayer meeting after the even
ing service. Mid-week prayer meeting
every Wednesday evening at 7.80. Seats
free. A cordial welcomo to all. Come.
Rev. J. A. Wikoand, Pastor.
Secret Societies.
Milford Lodge, No. 844, F. & A. M.:
Lodge meets Wednesdays on or before
Full Moon at the Sawkill House, Milford,
Pa. N. Emery, Jr., Secretary, Milford.
J. H. Van Etten, W. M., Milford, Pa.
Van Deb Mark Lodge, No. 828, 1. O.
O. F: Meets every Thursday evening at
7.80 p. m., Brown's Building, (too. Dau
uian, Jr., Soc'y. John li. Gourlay, N. G.
Prudence Rebekah Lodge, 197. I. O.
O. F. Meets every second and fourth Fri
days In each month in Odd Fellows' Hall,
Brown's building. Miss Minnie Beck, N.
G. Katie Klein, Soc'y.
Subscribe for the Press.
Damaf bj the Floods.
The heavy rains of last week
caused wide spread ruin.both in des
truction of property and loss of life.
It has been especially severe in the
New England states, where bridges
have been carried away, many man
ufactory works closed or destroyed,
and railroad tracks torn out and
blockaded. Great ice gorges have
formed in the Hudson river. Al
bany was flooded and the New York
Central tracks were covered with lee.
The damage was not great in this
section, beyond the washing out of
gutters in the roads which will cost
supervisors some time and trouble
to repair.
litt of Unclaimed Letter.
Unclaimed letters remaining in
the postoffice at Milford, Pike Co.,
Pa., for the month ending Febru
ary 29, 1896 :
Ladies Mrs. C. Johnstone. Ma
clam De Mar, Miss Nellie Gillon.
Gentlemen Rev. J. Smith, Dr,
Krewson, Frank Flickener.
Persons claiming the above will
please say " Advertised " and give
date of this list.
Jas. B. Gale, P. M
The Compulsory School lew.
Attorney General MeOormick has
decided that the compulsory educa
tion law will go into effect with the
opening of the school year next fall
This spring the assessors will get
lint of all children of school age.and
the School Boards will see that the
act is proijerly enforced. The em
ploymeut of attendance officers rests
with the bourds.and will doubtless
lie found necessary in quite a num
Ler of cities and towns.
UEEKPAKK IS KElTBLICAN
The Wind Blew, a-ii the Demo
crats There Are Blue.
They Crawl Out frnm t'mlt r.SUa ffm of
their Hopes with Two merit. The
Good Deacon Nearpaafl Went to the
Well Onre Too Often, and the Hoys
Ilroke His Fltcher.
The Gazette, of Port Jervis, has a
decidedly blue nose. It says the
spring eloction has come and gone
and the result shows that the Dem
ocratic party in Deerpark for the pre
sent, has about gone with it. Th e
Democrats only elected two on the
entire ticket. A Highway and an
Excise commiss ioner.
The head of the ticket. W. H.
Nearpass for supervisor, was de
feated T. J. Quick by seventy-one
majority. The election is a fair test
of the feelings of the people. Bjth
tickets were unusually good, and
the result is just one more voluntary
testimoivjal to the want of confidence
the masses have in the Democratic
party, and it capacity to successful
lv manage affairs. The Democrats
may seek to disguise facts, and
throw dust in the eyes of the people,
but this will not avail. They must
face the inevitable. They deceived
the people with the cry of a tariff
tax. thev promised better times. In
stead, came business prostration, a
general depression, and unlimited
borrowing of money to pay the cur
rent expenses of government. The
country sees it mistake and those re
peated rebukes are only the ground
swells of that tidal wave which next
fall will sweep the country from
east to west.
NewAdvertlsment
All Johnson of Port Jervis needs
is to add one letter to make him a
southern aristocrat. He is now nn
F. F. first family, add the V. for
Virginia, and he would be in it. He
prefers however to have these let
ters stand for " fitter of feet, " and
in such employment he does more
real service to humanity then he
would by posing as a real swell
Just read his new adv. in another
column, whore he offers to bring his
large store to your house free of
charge. Let him have the oppor
tunity and see if you are not satis
fled.
Ryman and Wells remind you in
their new " ad " that you can de
corate your house in the prettiest
styles of wall paper at the lowest
prices. Nothing adds so much to
the appearence of a room with so
little cost as fresh paper. It makes
it homelike and cheerful. Drop in
and see them.
STATE NEWS.
The Pittsburg Dispatch gives the
following estimate on the first ballot
at the Republican National conven
tion : McKinloy,325 : Reed,215 ; Mor-
ton,97; Allison, 80 j Quay, 79; Cul
lorn, 38 ; Bradley, 26 ; Davis, 22 ; scat
tering 18. Necessary for a choico
459.
Agents of the State Liquor league
have caused the arrest of over fifty
persons in Luzerne county for sell
ing liquor without license. Most of
the defendants were bound over for
trial at court. The arrests were
made by Detective Day and Ding-
man, of Philadelphia, who estimate
that there are over 1,900 " speak
easies" in the county.
Friday, April 10, and Friday April
24, have been designated in a pro
clamation issued by govern or Hast
ings as Arbor days. The selection
of either of these days is left to the
choice of the people in the various
sections of the commonwealth to
the end that that day may be selec
ted which is deemed most favorable
on account of climatic conditions.
Snow Under Horses' Feet.
This troublesome annoyance has
had many preventives suggested
but they have not been satisfactory
Recently a druggist advised a medi
cal friend to put half an ounce of
glycerine in each hoof of his horse
and the result.aftor a severe trial, is
said to have been very satisfactory
OBITUARY.
MR. THEODORE KELLEY.
Mr. Theodore Kelley, a respected
resident of Matamoras, died at his
home Feb. 27, about 12 o'clock, of
stomach trotiblo. Ho w; lifted 69
years and had long been a resident
of Matamoras.
He is survived by his wife and one
son, John M. Kelley of Greenwood
Lake : also by three brothers, Wil
liam and Charley of Michigan and
Albert, of Orange, N. J. and four sis
ters Mary, Jane and Delia, residing
in the west.and Ellen of Middletown,
N. Y.
Funeral occurred at Hope church,
in Matamoras, at 2 o'clock Sunday
aftemoan last. Interment in Lau
rel Grove cemetery.
Our New Rulers.
The newly elected town council
met at their office on Monday morn
ing, March 2, and after being sworn
proceeded to organize by electing
John C. Beck, president and Daniel
H. Hornbeck, secretary, at a salary
of $75 per year. Following is the
council and terms of office :
President, John C. Beck, 3 years.
Councilmen, Warren F. Choi, 3 years ;
Frank Schorr, 8 years ; John C. War
ner, 2 years : Win. F. Beck, 2 years ;
Geo. E. Horton, 1 year ; Wm. H. Ai
mer, 1 year, J. C. Chamberlain, 1
year ; Chas. H. Wood, 1 year.
Wm. Hazen, the street commis
sioner, reported having investigated
the causes of the high water in the
borough streets and found the cause
to be an insufficient bridge across
the turnpike in Milford township
which is out of his jurisdiction. On
motion of Mr. Wood the secretary
was directed to notify the proper
township officials to fix the bridge
before court
Mr. Mutchler A Candidate.
Ex-Congressman Howard Mutch-
lor has finally determined to run for
Congress in the Northampton-Pike
Monroe- Carbon district, now repre
sented by Joseph J. Hart, whose
majority two yoars ago was only 197.
This is a big year in Northampton
and Mutchler has determined to re
gain some of his lost prestige. His
fight is largely within his own party .
Philadelphia Times.
It is not surprising to learn that
Mr. Mutchlor will again enter the
lists. He carried this county two
years ago and he carried Pike, and
consequently, was entitled to the
nomination by his party. After the
Pike primaries.Hart played him false
there can be no question of this
and Hart won in consequence. So
far as Democratic courtesies go.
Hart should this year turn in for
Mutchler, and thus make amends
for his treachery. Meanwhile Mr.
Mutchler 'b candidacy will be
watched with much interest. Free
Press.
Mrs Hart Entortalns.
One of the prettiest five o'clock
teas of the season was given Satur
day last by Mrs. Hart, wife of Repre
sentative Joseph J. Hart of this Dis
trict, at her residonce, 1807 Nine
teenth street, Washington, D. C, in
honor of Mrs. J. C. Bull and Miss
Elizabeth Bull, of Milford. The re
ceiving party included Mrs. Erdman
of Pennsylvania, Mrs, Cooper, of
Florida, Mrs. Miles, of Maryland,
Mrs. O'Dell and Mrs Fairchild,
New York, and Mrs. Rutherford,
wife of Captain Rutherford, while
the bevy of pretty young ladies from
Pennsylvania, Misses Fontaine, Bid
dis, Nichols, Brodhead, Peachy,
White and Robinson, charmingly in
teres ted the guests of the occasion.
REAL. ESTATE TRANSFERS
Westfall. Philip Schumaker, et.
ux. to George E. Wollschiedt dated
Feb. 27. Lot in Matamoras No. 16
Con. $175 Ent'd March 2.
West full. George W. Case, to Ed
win B. Labar dated Feb. 20. Lots
in Matamoras, No. 55, 57, 59. Con.
2000. Eut'd March 3rd.
Westfall, Albert B. Rust, et. ux
to Colonel W. Quick, dated Feb. 25
6 lots in Matamoras Con. $500 Ent'd
March. 5.
A man should never be ashamed to
own he has been in the wrong Pope
MILFORD, TIKE COUNTY, I'A., FIU DAY, MABCII G, 189G.
TOO MUCH TO EAT.
If a Woman Melons: to a Number of Clnbs
She Ha to Tax Her nifrentton.
"Why is it, I wonder, " said n
bright woman a sliyt time since to
n womnnon the Atlanta " Journal, "
why is it that women can never
meet together for a gunio of whist,
or study of history, or anything,
without tagging on a lot of refresh
ments which are very pleasant for a
while, but finally grow burdensome,
and end by killing the club !
" I know one history class, " she
continued, " which from the begin
ning has tabooed eatables ; and I feel
sure that is largely the reason for its
long life and uninterrupted health.
It will not hear to refreshments. It
furnishes mental food a plenty
and its members go home, and get
their suppers, or dinners, with brains
stimulated and stomachs untortured
with teas and chocolates and cakes
and what not just enough to take
the appetite and not satisfy it.
" Of course, " she concluded, " if
it were only once, in a while
that this occurred, .it would be no
great matter ; but when you are a
member of half a dozen clubs, that
means irregular eating half your
time. No wonder the national mal
ady with American women is head
ache !"
She laughed and rose to leave, but
I was listening quite seriotisly, and
resolved to tell the readers her wise
words. So here they ere.
Matamoras Republicans Elected Officers.
A large number of enthusiastic
members of the Republican Club of
Westfall township convened at their
club rooms in Matatmaras,. Monday
evening, Feb. 17, for the purpose of
electing officers. The meeting was
largely attended, great enthusiasm
was manifested and harmony reigned
supremo. The result was one of the
best officered clubs in this vicinity.
The election resulted as follows :
President A. W. Bah, Jr.
Vice President John Vandervort.
Secretary B. T. Durant.
Treasurer H. Rosenerans.
Executive Committee Chairman,
Edward Fisher ; L. Davey, A. Wells,
G. K. Laubshire, C. Mills John Bach,
John Vandervort, F. A. Rose, P.
Knickerbocker.
STATE POLITICS.
Senator Quay is formally announ
ced in the newspapers of the twenty-
fifth Congressional District as a
candidate for district delegate to the
National Convention. He will have
no opposition.
Senator E. B. nardonburg will
quite likely be one of the delegates
to the Republican National Conven
tion from the Fifteenth District.
Wayne county will present him.and
she is pretty certain to be accorded
one ot the delegates.
Hart Receives Two Petitions.
Congressman J. J. Hart has re
ceived a petition from Albert Brod
head, Abratn Greene, and ninety
two other citizens of Bethelem, Pa ;
also, petition of William H. Brink,
William Hay, and thirty-seven
other citizens of Tobyhanna Mills,
Pa., in favor of the passage of the
bill providing for the insjiection of
immigrants by United States con
suls. The petitions were referred to
the Committee on immigration and
Naturalization.
Editor Fouler Off For Albany.
Editor E. O. Fowler of this place
went to Albany last week, his errand
being to oppose in committee the
bill which raises the required per
centage of butter fats in milk from
three to four per cent. This require
ment would exclude the milk of
nineteen-twentieths of the dairies of
the state of New York. Union.
Judge Bland's Wife Dead.
Reading, Fob. 25 (Special ). Mrs
Emma Pearson Bland, wife of Judge
Bland, of the Orphans' Court, died
this evening after a long illness.
Deceased was a daughter of the late
Edward Pearson, of the Reading bar,
and a granddaughter of Justice
Frederick Smith of the Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania.
When a plunge is to be made into
the water, it's no use lingering on
the bank. Dickens.
HYMENEAL..
IIRAKE-GEBHARDT.
At the parsonage of the Drew M.
E. church in,. Port Jervis, N. Y., on
Wednesday,' Feb. 26th, by the Rev.
R. B. Collins, Mr. William W. Drake
was united in marriage with Miss
Anna L. Gebhardt, both of Ding-
mans, Fa. The ceremony was wit
nessed by Aristide Dubois and Miss
Juliette Briard of the above place.
The Rockwell Family.
We are in receipt of a communi
cation from C. F. Rockwell, of
Honesdale, in which he corrects the
statement made in the Press of last
week, that Mrs. Valentine is the
grandmother of Mrs. E. H. Mott.
She is the mother.
Mr. Rockwell further states thai
he is a member of the Pennsyl-
vania Society of the Sons of the Re
volution of which General William
Wayne, a grandnephew of " Mad -V
Anthony Wayne, is president.
Mr. Rockwell's grandfather en
listed in a Connecticut regiment
when less than sixteen years old,
his birthday being October 3rd, 1761,
and his enlistment in Nov. 1778.
After the end of his service he re
turned to Connecticut and July 4,
1784, married Sarah Rundel by
which marrige there were seven
children, the oldest being Lewis
Rockwell, v.-ho was sheriff of Pike
county from 1844 to 1847 and the
youngest, Anna, the mother of
Henry B. and Mary Wells, of Mil
ford, Pa.
His wife died in Milford in 1798,
(he moved here in 1797,) and in 1799
at the age of 38 years he married a
young lady, nineteen years old, a
daughter of Abram Mulford. bv
which marriage there were also
seven children, the father of C. F.
Rockwell being the oldest and Mrs.
Valentine the youngest child.
Sandyston Church Quarrel.
As might have been surmised from
the bitter feeling displayed the dif
ficulty in the M. E. Church in Sandy
ston, N. J., will engage the atten
tion of the crimnal courts of Sussex
county. As was stated last week
two Boards of Trustees were elected,
one favorable to the pastor, and the
others opposod. Last Wednesday
evening John V. Major and John
Young, members of the Board elec
ted as opponents of the pastor Rev.
C. M. Doming, were arrested on a
complaint made by Francis Layton
ono of the new trustees. This com
plaint charges Major and Yonng
with breaking out windows iu the
Church and removing the lock from
the doer. They appeared before
Justice Dawson Woodruff, of New
ton, and gave bail for their appear
ance at court.
The difficulty seems to have arisen
from a circular letter written
agiinst Jacob J. Van Sickle who
was the Democratic Candidate for
assembly and was defeated. He
1 as a liberal supporter of the church,
and charges that Mr. Doming was
responsible for the letter, which
greatly aided in his defeat for the
office.
A Notablt Eeut
Mr. and Mrs. W. Fearing Gill,
6 taut Eighty-sixth street, gave a
" heart " dinner on St.' Valentine's
day in honor of Count and Countess
d' Auliy and Dr. Jean Mure and
Mine. Mure of Paris. Among the
guests were Mr. and Mrs. George
Pratt Ingersoll, Mr. Appleton Mor
gan, Miss Julia Bibby, and Mr. W
H. Bibby. The table was in the
shape of a mammoth heart, and the
floral decorations and favors were of
the same design. The Neapolitan
mandolin orchestra played during
the dinner in the Moorish room, ad
jacent to the dinner room. Mrs. Gill
wore a dress of black poult peau de
soio, embroidered in gold, with an
overdress of black chiffon, elabora
tely trimmed with pearls. Mrs,
Gill's entertainments are celebrated
for their originality, and borrow no
refitx'ted light from larger and more
pretentious functions.
" TUank Heaven," said livery
man they can't use bicycles for fu-
Inerals."
WOMANISH AFTER ALL.
A True Story of AVIiy Snwin It. AnthonT
Never Wore incomers.
Mrs. F.lizalH'th Cady Stanton says
that nothing h,,s never marred the
45-year-old friendship that has exis
ted between her and Susan B. An
thony.
There was one time long ago,
though, when it had a severe shock.
Bloomers were the innocent cause.
Both Mrs. Stanton and Miss An
thony believed in bloomers. They
discussed the matter seriously and
decided that bloomers were a
rational form of dress, conductive
to good health. They further de
cided thnt it was their dutv to
wear this costume and try to get
others to do so.
Each woman had a bloomer suit
made. The two planned to don
them on the same day at Mrs. Stan
ton's house. At the appointed time
Mrs. Stanton, who then lived in the
country, sent her carriage to meet
Miss Anthony at the station. Annt
Susan had planned a little surprise
for Mrs. Stanton and had her bloom
ers on, concealed by her petticoats.
Before she reached the house she
told the driver to let her outand she
would walk up the hill. When Mrs.
Stanton camo to the door to greet
her friend she was astonished to see
her walking up the hill in all the
glory of blot nners.
But instead of the praise which
Miss Anthony expected, Mrs. Stan
ton exclaimed : " My goodness Su
san, if I looked like that in bloomers
I'll never wear them. " Miss An
thony's feelings were hurt by this
remark. So the compact to wear
bloomers was declared off.
Natural Gas Peculiarly Discovered.
The other morning Cyrus Wake-
man, a young farmer living near
Harmony, Beaver county, while On
his way homo from calling on a
young woman, and while passing
through a piece of woods, thro w a
lighted match to the ground. In
stantly bright flainos shot up from
among the rocks, which so frigh
tened the youn? man that ho imag
ined ho saw all sorts of strange
things, so he took to his heels and
fled. An investigation was made,
and it was discovered that when the
burning mutch was thrown in among
the rocks it had ignited a jet of es
caping natural gas. Until the mat
ter was explained, however, the
neighborhood was greatly excited,
and a number of the more supersti
tious had called a prayer meeting.
Times.
Card of Thanks.
Mrs. Amanda Quick and the fam
ily of the late John V Quick wish to
publicly express their thanks to the
many friends who so kindly and nn
reservedly a ided and gave sympathy
tnem in moir recent annexion.
Editorial Association Officers.
A meeting of the Pennsylvania
State Editorial Association was held
at Harrisburg on Wednesday. These
officers were elected : President, J
W. Maloy, Lansford ; first vice-preai-dent,
R. T. Wiley, Elizabeth, Alleg-
heny county ; second vice-president,
J. S. Sanders, Wilkoslwrre ; third
vice-president, W. A. McKee, Free
port, Armstrong county ; secretary
and treasurer, R. H. Thomas, Me-
chaniesburg : corresixinding secre
tary, R. H. Thomas, Jr. ; executive
committee, W. M- Taggart, Phila
delphia ; II. P. Snyder, Connelsville ;
W. C. Kreps, Greencastle ; E. F
Acheson, Washington, and Addison
B,Burk, Philadelphia.
Sloth makes all things difficult,
but industry all easy; and he that
riseth late must trot all day, and
shall scarce overtake his business at
nignt ; wnile laziness travels so
slowly that proverty soon overtakes
him. Benjamin Franklin.
To uproot an old habit is some
times a more painful thing, and vast
ly more difficult, then to wrench out
a tooth. Smiles.
The true, strung, and sound mind
is the mind that can embrace equally
great things and small. Dr. Juhn-
aon.
The
PRESS
is the best
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in the
county.
Apply for rates.
Ko. 19.
PERSONAL.
Jack " Crawford, of Port Jer
vis, paid Milford a visit last week.
I. M. Connor, of Conner, Fendler
&Co., 56 Beekman street N. Y., deal
ers in printers supplies, made us a
brief call last week.
Hon. J. J. Hart made his consti
tuents a brief visit this week.
Dr. H. E. Emerson, sailed for the
Emerald Isle last Saturday morn
ing in company with Charley Quinn,
of Dingmnn township.
Mr. L. W. Armstrong and wife
wore in Milford over Sunday.
Rev. F. S. Custard, formerly of
the M. E. Church of this place, now
in charge of a church at Duncllen,
N. J., is under treatment for a tumor
in his side in the Bloomingdalo Hos
pital. Mr. George Whoeler, of Milford,
has gone to New York to vi-iit his
parents.
Rev. Dr. Charles Beattie has ar
rived homo from his southern trip.
His appearance indicate that it was
beneficial to him. Middletown
Times.
BRIEF MENTION.
Quite a thunder shower passed
over this Section Feb. 2S, and the
rainfall was very heavy during the
night, again proving the insufficoncy
of our culverts to carry off the wa
ter.
Sucker fishing was good during
the recent high water. Many, we
mean fish, were caught, in the ri
ver here.
It blew great guns Monday
night. Some of the people sat up
to see if their house would not blow
away, but they were disappointed.
Nothing moved.
Amos Labar, aged 82 years, re
siding at the Delaware Wuter Gap,
fell on the ice at his home on Thurs
day and dislocated his left hip. Be
cause of his advanced ago his condi
tion is quite serious.
Wm. Resor will sell a large stock
of good on the farm of G. E. Hor
ton in Schocopee, Saturday March 7
at 1 p. m.. The sale was adjourned
from the 3rd on account of the wea
ther. Won't Mr. Icicles come to the
surface for a moment, and tell us
how it happened, and how it is going
to happen next time? Does ho un
derstand yet what ' considering "
means? Let us hear from you.
Such trifles as an eloction should
not crush a really noble and lofty
spirit.
Dr. J. T. Cathrock, State Forest
commissioner, will deliver an ad
dress next Monday evening on For
est Reservations as affecting the wa
ter supply of Philadelphia, in that
city.
The Press goos into nearly
every home in Milford and to many
ia the county, besides those which
go outside, and the advertisement
of your vendues, or of anything you .
have to sell, or of your wants, would
reach the people you want to know
about it. Try it once.
A brand new robin was seen
along the river near hero last Sun
day. Wonder what weather prop-,
het he read, and if he isn't sorry
about coming.
Be careful with the children, the
whooping cough, measles and scar
let fever are spreading over the
country. Take preca tionary mea
sures. Probably you cannot avert
these diseases, but timely dietirg,
and proper care may reni'er them
much less serious if they come.
Food Adulteration!.
Deputy Attorney General Elkin,
of Harrisburg, in reply to a request
of Hon. Levi Wells, Dairy and Food
Commissioner decides that a mix
ture conpoundod of coffee and a cer
tain amount of chickory, wheat, rye
3r peas, dried and brown, and label
led " Best Rio, " " Prime Rio, " or
" Broken Java, " and the words
" ooffee compound, " showing the
nature of the mixture, cannot be
sold in Pennsylvania : it is an adul
teration' It would seem t hat is it dif
ficult to define what are "mixtures
or compounds recognized as ordinary
articles or ingredients of articles of
food " to which the act of 1U5 does
not apply.