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Mllford, Pike County, Pa.
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REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET,
For Congressmen-at-large,
GALUSHA A. GROW,
of Susquehanna County.
SAMUEL L. DAVENPORT,
of Erie County.
Editorial.
REPLY TO AN OPEN LETTER.
An " open letter " In Inst week's
Dispatch from John A. Fisher, mer
cantile appraiser, says it is a reply to
ft " libelous, unwarranted attack on
my (bis) official character." In it
the writer who probably was not
Fisher but a well-known gentlemen
of leisure in this town takes the
occasion first to drop some charac
teristically honeyed phrases regard
ing the Press and its object in being
born and excuse for living. We will
enlighten this chronic purvey or of
compliments. A large class of peo
ple in this county had come to feel
the necessity for having some chan
nel through which a little light could
be filtered into this dark corner of
the Commonwealth and some in
formation disseminated as to the
doings and misdoings of the class of
people styled public officials. To do
this in a humble way the Press was
organized and this is one excuse for
being if it is necessary to prefer one
Now in regard to Mr. Fisher's lame
excuse which in fact amounts to no
thing exoept saying that because ap
praisers prior to 1894 either found
no billiard or pool tables in the
county, or, if they found them
failed in their duty therefore he
finding them now has failed in his.
He says " in 1894 the appraiser
placed such tables on the list to
the disgust of all citizens, and to
the result of forcing some parties
out of business and others to the dis
banding of their tables."
, The tact is that in 1894 but two
were appraised and they both paid,
who then was forced out, or dis
banded ? .
In 1895 four were appraised two
paid and two were exonerated, after
being sued, for the reason that they
declared they did not keep the ta
bles for use or hire. Who then was
forced out or disbanded?
Mr. Fisher says " in view of the
results of these suits and on advice
of his attorney he did not assess the
tables and he believes that his ac
tion will meet the approval of a
large majority of the people of this
county." He hod his printed in
structions from the Commissioners
in regard to appraising billiard ta
bles and in point of fact placed three
names on bis list, which he subse
qnently, we must presume in defer
enoe to a public opinion, which in
his estimation is averse to seeing the
law enforced, took off. What' his
real reason for bo doing was we must
leave to oonjecture for he certainly
in his " open letter " fails to ex
plain. In . order that this conscientious
and careful public official may ex
plain, we will call his attention to
the official return he made to court
under oath as ooDstable of Dingman
township at October term 1894 in
which he returned to the statement,
" Index boards," the answer " all
up" and the return was so filed.
Subsequently on being asked wheth
er that return was true or false, he
wont to the clork obtained his re
turn, and with his own hands struck
out the words " all up " and wrote
" partly up, none at Frieh's farm
and at Fisher's, none atN. Holden's,
none at A. V. McCarty's leading to
Hubbard's, none at Sawkill or at
William McCarty's." Either his first
sworn return was false or else his
corrected one is, and we leave it to
Mr. Fisher to say how that return
would have stood had his attention
not boen plainly called to its original
falsity. Now will Mr. Fisher do
some more explaining of his official
acts in " an open letter."
STATISTICS FROM AGRICUL
TURAL REPORT.
Through the courtesy of Hon.
Thos. J. Edge, Secretary we have
received a copy of the State Report
of Agriculture for 1895 and from its
highly interesting pages summarize
some facts. The number of sheep in
18R5 was 900,000,and rose until 1893
to over l.flOO.OOO, from 1893 to 1895
the number has declined to 1,200,000
or 200.000 per year. In Pike county
the records designate the value of
371 farms at 11,097,448,00, with
county and township taxes amount
ing to 19,518.03 annually. The
average nsspsmpnts do not exceed
one fourth the actual value,.
The highest mill in the townships
represented is that of Lockawaxen
with 50 mills, and Blooming Grove,
with 23 mills as the lowest. Dela
ware has 27, Dingman 32, Greene
36, Lehman 30, Milford 40, Palmyra
81, Shohola 29, Westfall 87.
The chapter on crimson clover is
of particular interest to farmers
and was written by Calvin Cooper,
who sent out about two hundred cir
culars in October 1895 enquiring as
to experience with this plant. Many
replies were received, and in most
casos the clover had been sown in
the corn at the last working. It
may be sown from August 1st to
September first and from 8 to 15
quarts per acre may be used. It
fills the soil with fibrous roots, and
as a green manure to turn under or
as a hay or pasture it is said to be
unexcelled. The general testimony
is that it is the cheapest medium by
which fortuity can be supplied to
the soil, and by its use millions of
dollars now annually spent for
worthless commercial fertilizers can
be saved.
The chapter on food adulteration
is one calculated to astonish the
most incredulous. Of molasses the
chemists found from thirty to sixty
per cent, were adulterated with
glucose. Honey in many cases was
found to be pure glucose with only
honey enough to give it flavor.
Cream of tartar, mustard, black
pepper and ginger are more than
half adulterations.
The buckwheat flour is mixed
with cheaper flour, and one sample
was composed entirely of wheat
middlings. Coffee is mixed with
chicory, cocoa shells, ground peas,
barley, wheat bran and sundry oth
er articles too numerous to mention
as the auction bills say.
The sweet and olive oil is mostly
cottonseed oil, catsup is made of
skins and cores preserved with sali
cylio acid and colored with coal tar,
maple syrup, is mainly composed of
cane sugar, glucose, dextrine, and
some samples did not have a parti
cle of the product of the maple tree
in them.
THE DEMOCRATIC OUTLOOK.
Our friends the enemy are dol
orous over McKlnley's views on sil
ver. They are anxious because he
is not sound on the gold standard,
and regret that he does not measure
up to their ideas. They distrust
him, they say.
Look at the Dcmocratio factions.
Two hundred and eighty-six dele
gates have so for been elected, and
they are about evenly divided for
gold and silver. It would seem as
if our friends had all the missionary
work on their own hands they can
attend to.
By the way what is their position
on the tariff question, or are they
keeping that conveniently in the
back ground.
A NEW SALARY GRAB.
The House of Representatives on
Friday lost voted yeas, 130 ; nays,
108 in favor of a resolution author
izing its members to hire clerks, at
tlOO per month, to serve during the
time that Congress is not in session .
This will increase the aggregate of
House expenditures by $216,000 a
year. Representatives are already
furnished with clerks during the
sitting of Congress ; but it is urged
tliat their labors in behalf of their
constituencies are continuous, and
tliat they must needs have clerks
during the vacations. No bettor
reason could be urged for the shame
less grab. The people of Pennsyl
vania may be curious to know how
their own immediate Representa
tives voted upon the passage of
this resolution. Philadelphia Record.
Thirteen Pennsylvania congress
men voted for the bill and eight
against. Hnrt did not vote.
For the consolation of those who
drink only pure liquors, and for the
edification of those who believe tliat
the profit in the sales is legitimate
the following is offered from the
catalogues of New York dealers.
Wine oil for claret wine f8.00 per
pound, one pound boing ample to
make 160 gallons of claret wine ;
the same price per pound will se
cure enough " oil " to make 160
gallons of sherry wine. Brandy
oil enough t. make 320 gallons of
brandy for $7.00 and genuine French
brandy coloring at $4.00 per gallon,
and here is a recipe for making
"pure apple brandy."
To 40 gallons of French spirits
add four ounces of apple brandy oil ;
mix and add one quort of white
syrup or glycerine and one pint of
cider vinegar.
Some have profossod to see in Mr.
McKinley's speeches and votes an
unsoundness on the money question.
It may be woll to assure those gen
tlemon that the party which he re
presents as well as himsolf is
sound on the currency. But the
money question is not the only is
sue, nor in fact is it the .vital one.
The supreme question with the peo
ple is tliat of protection to Ameri
can industries, and they know that
a stable prosperity can only come
through adequate laws to this end.
They are perfectly willing to
trust the currency to the Republi
can party and they look also to this
great party for relief from the pre
sent inefficient and debt creating po
licy of the Democrats. This is not
a " boss " year, it is the peoples year
and they will have their say.
The 918 delegates to the Republi
can National Convention are all
elected. It will require 460 votes to
nominate and Mr. McKinlcy is ac
credited with having 531 or 71 to
spare. There will no doubt be some
changes arising from the doubtful
delegates declaring themsolves and
perhaps from the withdrawal of one
or more candidates. There seems to
be no doubt of McKinley's nomina
tion on the first ballot, and very
likely by acclamation, for it is not
probable that any delegate would
care to antagonize the popular and
all pervading sentiment nor would
any candidate care to have his weak
ness measured in the convention.
Great loss annually takes nlace
from poor seeds. Too much care
cannot be exeroised in planting only
corn which will germinate. The
position of the grain on the ear has
very little influence upon the pro
duct, but in the planter or drill the
grains at both ends boing irregular
in size would hotter be kept out
Select good perfect ears with small
cobs. Do not plant deeper than
three inches.soaking of seed is of no
practical benefit, manuring in the
hill, close to the seed, will not pay,
The average corn crop costs the
producer all items counted about
forty-four cents per bushel.
A Dcmocratio cotomporary in
speaking of the candidacy of Mr.
Klaer for Associate Judge displays
its familiarity with Pike county af
fairs by saying " President Judge
Seeley and Associates Judge John
D. Houck and Jacob Klaer would
make a strong bonch " Judge See
ley died in December 1894.
Perhaps Mr. Cleveland is waiting
until he has Congress off his hands
before taking action in the Cuban
matter, bo that all the glory of re
cognizing her belligerancy may radi
ate from his effulgent person.
Chtsrfuistit.
Cheerfulness is a duty a man owes
to himself and to his family, and it
is one that he also owes to the na
tion and the age in which he lives,
and all doctors will agroe that one
of the best preventives of disease is
cheerfulness, and one of the best
and most effectual curatives when
disease has set in is the feeling that
all is for the best, whatever comes
health or sickness,, life or death.
Moreover, a man owes it to his fam
ily to leave the trouble and cares of
his business life behind him when
he comes home to his wife and his
family ; it is a selfish thing to save
up, as it were, these troubles and
annoyances, so thut he may impart
them at home, with the inevitable
result of making everybody else
miserable.
Heilthfuinui of Onions.
Onions make a norve tonio not to
be despised. They tone up the worn
out system, and if eaten f reoly will
show good result iu caws of nerv
ous prostration. If a sprig of pars
ley is dipped in vinegar and eaten
after an onion no unpleasant odor
rrom the breath can be detected.
And in addition to this cheerful bit
of information, onions eaten freely
are said to beautify the complexion.
THE LADIES' COLUMN.
We Wish to Sllcrffeflt to thn Indies that
this column Is always open to any and all
Who wish to snffest domestic subjects of
any nature whatever, either to ask advloe
or furnish Information to others, and we
earnestly hope all rentiers of the Phkss and
. no ui-Mire win avail tneiiiseivcs or line op
portunity, and thus receive as well as con
fer lenelts.
All communications relative to this col
umn Intend for publication will lie laid
over until next week If they reach this
onion laU-r than Tuesday.
A Five o'Cux-k Tea: For five
o'clock tea.yellow linen embroidored
in white is very fashionable on the
tea table. It is specially striking if
the china and other decorations are
in blue alone.
Bared Bass ok Other Fish : Have
first a good sized fish for baking.
When the fish is throughly cleaned
and washed sprinkle with salt and
set in a cool place a little while to
harden, then rinse in cold water and
make a moist dressing of bread
crumbs with a little mashed potato
mixed and well seasoned with salt
and peppor, plenty of butter, a little
grated onion.parsley and two cloves
broken. Stuff the fish, take a few
stitqhes f& hold togethor, rub salt
and pepper over the outside and
bake in a pretty hot oven an hour or
until done through aud a deep brown
all over, baste often with melted
butter and water and the dripping
in the pan.
.
Yeast : This well-tried recipe
for yeast has been requested by sev
eral readers of the Press. Boil and
mash very smooth six large pota toes
put in any earthenware or poroe
lain lined vessel and add one cup
flour, one cup sugar.two tablespoons
ginger, one tablespoon salt, just
enough warm water to beat this all
together in a smooth paste, pour over
this two quarts of boiling hot hop
tea mode by taking one large hand
ful of hops and steeping, (not boil
ing.) in hot water for twenty min
utes, leave this mixture to cool and
when lukewarm add a bowl of good
home made yeast and leave in a
warm place twelve hours. Put in
glass cans but do not screw tops
down, and set on cellar bottom, it
will save until used up. Use one
teacup to three small loa ves of bread
or about a quart of milk for bread
raising.
White Bread : One quart of
milk scalded nnd cooled until a little
more than lukewarm, one table
spoon sugar, one tablespoon lard,
one teaspoon salt, and a small tea
cup of home made yeast, set at bed
time, and cover and keep warm, in
the morning beat well and knead
down with wheat flour, and raise
again. When light make out in three
small loaves.and raise but do not lot
it got too light the last time, bake
three-quarters of an hour but not
too fast just a light brown all over.
'
Brown Bread : Take from sponge
set for wheat bread two cups. I set
sponge for wheat bread at night
and take out the two cups in the
morning when it has risen. Scald
one cup of Indian meal and beat
light, add one cup dark molasses,
little salt. Sufficient wheat flour to
knead, raise once and when light
bake. m. m
Advertise
in
the
PRESS.
NOW LOOK IN YOUR MIRROR.
Some lntretlne; Farts About the Story
Toll! by the Featnres.
A single vortical wrinkle between
the eyebrows shows strict honesty
in money matters.
Economy broadens the nose, mak
ing it rather short and thick above
the nostrils j it gives in oge a broad
double chin.
Lines extending downward from
the angle of the mouth toward the
chin, when marked, show a teriden
cy to sadness and melancholy.
The lines raying outward from
the eyes shows capacity for enjoy,
ment as well as the two deep fur
rows framing the mouth by the up
per lip. The former are the penal
ty we pay for mirth and' form the
future channel of the tear.
When one has short vertical lines
in the red parts of the lips strongly
marked they indicate a capacity for
friendship. If the lips be full, the
chin well developed and square, one
hns much vital power over others, a
strong capacity for loving and self-
reliant spirit.
ITEMS Or INTEREST.
New York state now has a law
making it a misdemeanor for any
man to wear a badge or regalia of
any society of which he is not a
member. This is proper and we
should have a similar law in this
State-
Statistics show that a man might
travel if nature permitted it for 181
years at the rate of thirty miles per
hour on a railrood without being
killed, or with the same amount of
security against accident he could
go round the earth nineteen hun
dred and three times before meeting
his death by accident, or 176 before
boing hurt.
About Fetches.
A dispatch from Flemington says :
Two hundred and sixty replies out
of three hundred inquiries sent out
to the largest peach growers in this
section, regarding the prospects for
this year's crop,substantially report
that the prospects for an immense
yield are good. The cold 8pring
weather retarded the growth of the
poach buds until the late frosts were
over. The buds are opening now
and are healthy in appearance.
There are gratifying reports of all
fruits being plontiful, except black-
berrios, which crop will be very
light. Blairstown Press.
Ponny-ln-the-Slot Shoe Polisher.
Dr. E. B. Bliss, of Washington,
has perfected a new device for clean.
ing, blacking and shining shoes.
The foot is shoved under a bronze
covering, and a whirring sound be
gins, which is the brush moving in
a horizontal position, polishing the
top of the shoo. Little tappings are
heard which indicate that the auto
matic dauber is putting the black
ing on the brush. An indicator on
top of the machine, like the hand of
a clock tells when it is time to put
the foot on the top of the other
brush which polishes the sides.
To Keep Ice Water.
A pitcher of ice water laid in a
newspaper with the ends of the pa
per twisted together to exclude the
air, will remain all night in any
summer room with scarcely any
perceptible melting of the ice.
Yeast "They say this new kind
of photography brings out every
bone." Crimson beak "Well, I'll
get my wife to try it on a shad."
Yonker Statesman,
Stranger " Well. boys, how did
the game go to-day? " Boys" We
lost. btranger " What have you
got in that paper?" Boys "The
umpire. " uurralo 'limes.
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Prices are reasonable.
Mercantile Appraisement
For 1090.
Notion Is herchv given that ail wholesale
and retail dealers engaged In selling goods,
wares, merchandise or other effects of
whatsoever kind or nature, whether of the
frowth or product and manufacture of the
'nlted Matos or of any foreign Htate. and
to all brokers residing in the County of
Pike and rotate of I'ennsvlvanla. that thev
are classified and assessed hy the under
signed Appraiser of Mercantile Taxes In
said county for the year A. D. 1HUO as fol
lows:
Pales of Tax Class
I 1,000 and less than I 6,000 7 00 14
5.000 " " " 10,0110 10 00 IS
10.000 " " " 16,(100 18 50 la
15,000 " " " 80,000 15 00 11
80.000 " ' " DO.nno 20 00 10
80,000 40,000 85 00 9
Milliard and Bowling Pnloons and Ten
Pin Alleys For one alley or table, SO;
and for each additional alley or table, 110.
Mechanics and manufacturers of all kinds
who sell niechandlse to the amount of IftoO
above their own manufacture are 14th olass
and pay 17. Sales of 11,000 and lees than
5,0oi) are lHth class and pay I0.
Butchers who purchase cattle, hogs.ete..
killed and dressed and sell the meat are
liable to the navment of mercantile tax.
Katlng houses, restaurants, cafes and
oyster ttaloons where spirituous or malt
liquors are not sold are taxoa as follows
Sales of Tax Class
f B"0 and less than $1,000 $ 5 00 8
1,000 " " " 8,000 10 00 7
AH dealers, brokers, butchers, merchants
and eating house keepers and others who
are required to pajy mercantile taxes In the
County of Pike, are rated and assessed as
win appear opposite tnelr respective names,
and they are hereby notified that the day
oi appeal will De on
MONDAY. JUNE 1, 1896,
At the Commissioners' Office In the Bo
rough of Milford. between the hours of 8
a. m. and 4 p. m.. when and where they
may attend ir tney see proper.
DELAWARE TOWNSHIP.
Class. Tax
Jacob B. West brook, store 14 $ 7 00
Dusenberry St Smith, " 14 7 00
GREENE TOWNSHIP.
J & C. Houck, store 14 7 00
F. . H nines, " 14 7 00
C. K. Selg, " 14 7 00
LACKA WAXEN TOWNSHIP,
Adam Uhl. store 14 7 00
J. Ij. Burcher, " 14 7 00
(i. F. Rowland & Co., " 14 7 00
C. W. Shannon, " 14 7 00
J. H. Smith, " 18 10 00
J. C. Brannlng " 14 7 00
Julius Sharif; " 14 7 00
Ephrtain Kimble, " 14 7 00
L. Hurntein. " 14 7 00
A. K. Smith. " 14 7 00
W. V. Steinmets, grocery 14 7 00
Charles Chldosfcer, " 14 7 00
Samuel L. Van Akin, " 14 7 00
C. C. Shannon, eating house, 8 5 00
Chas. Rcttstadt, butcher, 14 7 0
LEHMAN TOWNSHIP.
M. C. ft G. L. Nvoe. store 14 7 00
A. W. Hornbeck, " 14 7 00
SHOHOLA TOWNSHIP.
Stephen St. J. Gardiner, store 14 7 00
Jacob Higby, " 14 7 00
Allrea BrinK, l uu
J. A. McCowsh, 14 7 00
John Clark, grooory 14 7 00
WESTFALL TOWNSHIP.
F. A. Kesselcr, grocery 18 10 00
A . W. Balch & Son, store 18 10 O0
G. H. Lnngton, " 14 7 00
J. G. Van Gordon, " 14 7 00
Isaac Wlutermute, 41 14 7 00
J. ft S. Smith, grocery, 14 7 00
Michael Uch, butcher, 14 7 00
MILFORD BOROUGH.
W. ft G. Mitchell, store 11 15 00
Rvman & Wells " 14 7 01
Frank Schorr, . " 14 7 00
Brown ft Armstrong, " 1:1 10 00
George Dnmimnn, Jr., " 14 7 Ot'
T. R. J. Kleiu. Hardware, 14 7
C. O. Armstrong, druggixt 14 7 00
H. ti. Muerson. " 1 7
Charles Lnttlmore, butcher 14 7 00
Bcnjnmin Kyte, market 14 7 01
L. 1 . Hafner, harness 14
7 00
J. A. Fisher.
4t Mercantile Appraisor,
April 28th, 1806.
Notice of Application for
Amendment of Charter.
In the Common Pleae for the County of
fiKe:
Notice Is hereby given that application
will be made to the above court on Monday
the firth day of June A. D. 18UA. at 2 o'clock
under "An act to provide for the incorpora
tion and regulation of certain corporations"
approved April UWth, A. 1). 1874 and the
supplements thereto for the allowance and
approvals of a certain amendment to the
charter of the "Beaver Run Hunting and
Fishing Club" as set forth in the certificate
filed In said court. A. R. BRITTAIN,
April M, 1806. Solloltor.
SHERIFFS SALE
By virtue of writ of Fieri Facial Issued
out of the Court of Common Pleas of Pike
county, to me directed I will expose to
public sale, by vendue or outcry, at the
bherttl s umoe in the .Borough of Mllford,
On Friday, May 29th, A. D., 1896,
at 9 o'clock In the afternoon of said day.
All that oertaln lot. Dieoe or Darcel of laud
eituate in the township of Palmyra, County
oi Hie, ana state oi Pennsylvania,
bounded and described as follows to wit:
Beginning at a stone in the line of lands
of kphriaju and Warren Kimble running
thenoe along said Kimble s land north 88
deirreea east 118 rods to a stone, thenoe by
vacant lot north 78 degreue east 79 rods
to a stone corner, thenoe by lands of Sam
nel Quick south degrees west 183 rods
to a stone, and thence by lands in the
Warrantee name of David Cady north 71
ungrwa nwii in 'Ti nius uv piuua UI Be
ginning. Containing fifty acres of land,
be the same more or less, about twenty
acres of the above Improved, bal&nos wood
land, good bouse and bura on the premises.
Selztid and taken In execution as the
property ot Andrew Erhanlt and will be
sola Dy me for own.
H. L Conrtrieiit Sheriff:
Sheriff's Offloo, Milford, Pa. I
May 4, laud.
REGISTER'S NOTICE.
The following accounts have been filed
In the Reglster'e Utile of Pike County,
and the same will be presented to the Orp
han's Court of said oounty for oonfiruia
tion and allowance on the first day of J une
next.
Kiitote of Elizabeth Llnler. deceased.
The aooount of B. C. Tot tun, administra
tor. Estate of Nelson B. Klxkendall, de-
ocaHea,
The account of Harriet Kirkendall, ad
ministratrix. JNO. C. WESTBROOK,
KcgUter's Office Register.
May 1, lHUd. Uw
All persons are hereby notified that
throwiug or burning papers or refuse of
any kind in the s true la oi the Borough Is
prohibited.
By order of the town council,
J. C. CHAMBKKLALH,
Prexkteut, pro loin.
Attest, D. H. HORNBi-CK, Am'j.
Milford, May ft, ltMtf.
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