PIKE COUNTY PRESS. Friday, Jcse 19, 1898. PUBLISHED EVERT FRIDAY OFFICE, BROWH's BUILDING, BROAD BT. Entered at the post office of Milford, Pike county, Pennsylvania, as second-class matter, Novembor twenty-first, 1895. Advertising Rates. One sqnare( eight lined). one Insertion - tl .00 Kach subsequent Insertion .60 . Reduced rates will be furnished on ap pllcntlon, will be allowed yearly adver tisers. Legal Advertising. Court Proclamation, Jury and Trial ij.lst for several courts per term, 124.00 Administrator's and Kxeoutor's notices 8.00 Auditor's notices 4.UU IMvoroe notices 6.00 Sheriff's snles. Ornhans' court sales. County Treasurer's wiles, County state ment and election proclamation charged Dy tne square. J. H. Tan Etten, PtlBMSIIBR, Milford, Pike County, Pa. 1896 JUNE. 1896 8u. Mo. Tu. We. Th. Fr. 8a. TTTTTT H lb 16 21 ill! 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 29 1 30 1 I MOON'S PHA8M. M Third , a t It I Flnt , fcM V Quart O s-m. f Quarter 10 a.m 0i 11 lot a. Full n Mooa 11 a,m. I Mooa 25 ill REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET. For Congressmen-at-large, GALUSIIA A. GROW, of Susquehanna County. SAMUEL L. DAVENPORT, of Erie County. " No one need be in any doubt about 'what the Republican party stands for. It stands now, as ever, for honest money and a chance to earn it by honest toil." From Hon. William McKinley'a speech before the Marquette Club of Chicago, Feb 12, 1896. Editorial A FREE SILVERJTE. Ex-Senator and ex. Judge J. Anson McBride, of Sussex county, N. J., in an interview recently published in the Independent says : "I am an out and out silver man. I asssert that the St. Louis Conven tion dare not declare for an absolute gold standard and McKinley's strength lies not only in his tariff but his friendliness for silver. As a farmer, I believe this single gold standard as administered for years, has been and is the curse of the ag ricultural interests of the oouutry, forcing down land and the produc tions thereof until bankruptcy and ruin stare the great agricultural in terests in the face. The Chicago Convention will doubtless declare in emphatio terms for free silver, and with a candidate like Boies, of Iowa, or Campbell, of Ohio, on the strict issue of either a gold platform or a straddle, the Dem ocrats will scoop the country. Wall street will dictate neither nomination and there will be no secret bond deals for years to come. Class legislation and the grinding down of the toiling millions will have to end and the general public welfare more carefully considered. Neither do I think such men as Senators Cameron, Teller, Carter, Vest, Harris, Turpie and Blackburn are cranks or fools, nor do I believe a man worth millions, interested in all grades of securities, who openly advocates free coinage of silver, thinks for a moment it will destroy his fortune or depreciate his wealth. The men who advocate a change In our financial system have shown quite as much ability and states manship in national oouncils as those who say they are fanatics and fools. One thing is certain times can't be made any worse and the experi ment is worth trying. The gold men say : "Money never went so far. as now," but as a shrewd son of the Emerald Isle once remarked, " The divil of it is to got the money." The ooming campaign will develop some startling Burpriaos." While we do not subscribe to the views above, expressed it is apparent that there is among the farmers a deep-seated and wide-spread feeling on this question. The past four years have been so depressing on agriculture that the farmers are reckless for relief, in 1892 they turned to the Domocratio party be lieving that the promises it made would be fulfilled, and that a tariff reduction, would relieve them of an oppressive toll, and enhance the value of their products. In just what way it was expected this would be bought about was not clear, but they wanted a change and got it. Now finding that their last state is worse then the fin tj they are again canting about for a J remody. Judge MoBride touches the nerve of the matter when he says the difficulty is to got the money to buy with, but the other side after all argument and demonstration, may be briefly summed up by ask ing how is the condition of things improved if it takes twice the amountjof money to buy the same thing ? There is an impression that the debtor class, which is very large, could more easily liquidate their ob ligations, or in other words pay debts with cheap money, but the fallacy lies in the fact that the credi tor class controls the money and will continue to do so. Should free coinage be established our oountry would become the dumping ground for the silver of the world, while all onr bonds, payable In gold, now hold abroad, would be promptly presented for redemption. Gold would all go out, prices would go np, and the farmer wishing to buy a pair of boots would require a cart to transport the money to pay for them. There should be no change in the existing monetary standard of the United States. Except by interna tional agreement. What the conn try needs is sonnd money, and a tariff sufficient for revenue, inci dentally protecting American in dustries. With these the fanner may be assured times will brighten and his lot become easier and more satisfactory. WHAT IS SELF DEFENCE. A great change has been made in this law since Blacks tone wrote. The old rule that a man must re treat is greatly modified and in a re. cent case in Philadelphia tried be. fore Judge Arnold he says that the rule "that a man who is assaulted by another must submit to the assault and retreat until he can retreat no further, or retreat to the wall, as it is called has been superseded by a more sensible rule, that a person who is attacked may oppose force by force and advance in his defence if he deems it necessary. Persons are no longer under an obligation to submit to a beating, when by de fending themselves they may avoid harm. They may return blow for blow, and it is now agreed that re treat is not obligatory. This is wise and just. . It will be too one-sided this fall for much fun. The Democrats have been fearful the Republicans would not be sound on the money question and now they are in a state of agitation lost McKinley should be unsound on the tariff. They have no fears for their own party. It is on the right side of all questions. Its f u ture is giving them no con. oern whatever, and in fact they are not muoh interested in their candidate. They are tired of this political business and expect to retire from it this fall for many years to come. Well the country is tired too and more than anxious they should. Peoplo used to wonder what they would do for fuel when the forests were gone, and how they would see when the candle burned out. Coal solved the fuel problem, and gas, kerosene and electricity the light question, and now some are speculat ing what will become of the oountry when the coal is exhausted. A naval engineer in France may have settled the matter by inventing com pressed oil cake, one ton of which Is equal to thirty tons of ooal This product is smokeless, free from dirt and is especially adopted for the ocean steamers and looomotive engines. " Congressman Hart was invited to aid the eagle in screaming at Stroudshurg on the Glorious Fourth but he was already engaged for a oelebration at another plaoe, hence they will be deprived of his presence and eloquent words. The New Jersey Democrats have agreed that if a Free silver platform is adopted at Chicago they will not place any electoral ticket In the field. Sensible Democrats. There is a very simple process by which muslins used for ladies' and children's dresses can be prevented irom ca tctung nre. Dissolve a small piece of alum in the water In which muslins are rinsed. When drv. if a light be put to them, they will smouwer slowly away, but not break out into a blaze. And this, so far from being injurious to mus lin, improves its appearance greatly. He had his best girl to church with him at Milford. When the contribution box came near he grew decidedly uneasy, and leaning to ward his girl whispered. "What shell I dew? I chainged my pants to-nite and I haint got a cent. " She put her pretty mouth close to his ear whispered in reply " Dash it. I'm in the same fix. '' flirla. VnnF fn.t.rirti. an.l mittiA are the best friends on earth and thev alwava moan in da uu. r.hcv can to gratify your wishes in spite of your unkind treatment to them. David Crockett, the hero of the f....,Ui.. ...... ....... . . . i) . . right, then go ahead." I THE LADLES' COLUMN. We wish to suggest to the ladles that this column Is always open to any and all who wish to suRinwt domcstto subjects of any nature whatever, either to ask advice or furnish Information to others, and we earnest ly hope all readers of the Phkhr and who desire will avail themselves of the op portunity, and thus receive as well aa con fer benefits. All communications relative to this col umn Intend for publication will bo laid over until next week If they reach this uiiioe laier man x uesuay. "If he love hor," he thought, "let him win her. Then ho tnrn'dto the future and order 'd his dinner." ' . PINNER. Cream of Bioe Soup. Spring Chickens. Cream Gravy. Peas. Mashed Potatoes. Cauliflower. Lettuce Salad. Coffoe Ioe Cream. Cheese. Crackers Coffoe. . Coffer Ice Cream. Make a pint of very, very strong coffoe, one quart of cream, one pint of new milk. Scald milk and add while scalding, three eggs well beaten with a cup of sugar. Stir these in gredients together and after cooling, freeze. This receipt mako9 three quarts. . Strawberry Jelly. A corres pondent writes of difficulty in mak ing strawberry jolly firm. In most cases jelly of a sweet fruit refuses to solidify if the fruit is dead ripe. It is the chemical union of sugar and acid which makes jelly, and if the acid is absent the union cannot take place. Try strawberries which are still a trifle under ripe and use the receipe given here : Put the berries into a stone jar, stand this in cold water, and, closely covered, boil till the berries are soft. Squeeze a few at a time through the strainer or the jelly bag. Allow to each pint of juice one pound of granula ted sugar. Put the juice to boil again over a hot fire ; put the sugar into earthen dishes and heat thoroughly in the oven. After the juice has boiled hard for twenty minutes add the hot sugar stirring well till it is all dissolved. When the liquid boils again pour into turn biers previously heated and put on the lids. These directions have never been known to fail if the fruit was not over-ripe. . Braised Tonoue. An old fash ioned but delicious English recipe is this. Boil a well soaked dry tongue for two and a half hours, with a few vegetables, herbs and spice: then skin it, strew it thioklyjwith bread crumbs after it has been brushed over with beaten egg, and either bake it or roast it for half an hour . Home Made Candy. For a deli cious brown sugar candy take three dips ot brown sugar, one cup of sweet milk.a lump of butter the size of an egg. Boil slowly, stiring fre quently till it will harden in cold water. Flavor with a teaspoonful of vanilla, remove from stove and beat five minutes. Pour in tins and sot in a cool place. THE HOUSEHOLD. The Household editor will gladly receive suggestions from any of the interested roaders of this department and any ques tions of a general domestic nature will gladly be considered. All communications relative to this de partment must reach this otllce not later tnan i uesuay. , To remove scorch caused by an over-heated iron, soak the article at onoe in cold water for half an hour then rub gently between the hands and rinse in clean water. Silverware will not tarnish as quickly if wrapped in blue tissue pa per. Wash silver in soapsuds and wipe, without rinsing, with soft lin en. Milk will take out ink stains from boards, cotton and other fabrics if used before dried In. Soak in a lit tie milk and then wash in the ordin ary way. A handful of small white beans will clean fruit jars and bottles read ily. Half fill with soap suds and shake vigorously. A raw egg swallowed immediate ly will remove a fish bone from the throat which has gone beyond the reach of your own finger. The inside of a banana skin rubbed on tan shoes, gives them a luster equal to a regular dressing. ITEMS OF INTEREST. The smallest city in the world is the miniature place known as Stew ard City, Alaska, its three inhabit ants being respectivelv Mavor.chair- man of the Board of Aldermen and president of the Common Council. How Insects Multiply. The power of reproduction in in sects is one of the most wondorf ul parts of their economy. On behead ing a slug a new head, with all its complex appurtenances, will grow again ; so will the claws of a lobster. The end of a worm split produces a perfect head and tail. All habits Cather llV hhiuwti Hntmuui As brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas. uryaen. Writing For The Printer. Not long since, a business man of London, England, brought an action for damages against the proprietors of Lloyd's paper, because an adver tisement had boon inserted inoor reetly. But the jury promptly brought in a verdict for the news pnH;r, on tho ground of illegibility in the writing of tho " copy " given to the printer. It is probably true tha t nine tenths of the "mistakes of the printer" are owing to somebody's Illegible writ ing. Certain it is that printers sel dom make errors, espica-lly errors in verbnge, when they sot up print ed copy. "Pons and typos," a recent publi cation, recites a number of ludicr ous typographical blundors, origina ting in that execrable scrawling that some peoplo reel off under the mis taken impression that they are writ ing. An enthusiastic Epworthian want ed to write something about "brigh ter days of the League," but the printer could only see it, "lighter dogs of the Seine. " An editor with a penchant for La tin phrases wished to state that the opinions of a rival should be taken "cumgranum salis," but the un classic printer made it "cure gran nie rats." A reporter complimented a lect urer's knowlodge of "sinaitio anti qnities," but when the paper came out, the leaned traveler was sur prised to learn that he was renowed for his familiarity with "Satanic ambiguities. " After puzzling over the illegible title of a manuscript essay, the printer finally set it np, "Theologi cal Investigations on the Motive Power of Heat. " The paper did not deal with the punishment of here tics but treated of the steam engine, and the writer had tried to write "Theoretical Investigations, ets. ' The editor of an out west paper thought he had written, "Dr. Jor dan will tell how he ascended the Mattorhorn," but the people who read the paper flocked to the town hall the next morning to hear how Dr. Jordan had "assaulted the Rat tleoroin." The reporter of a mask ball re corded in his notes that "Miss B, carried an odorous bouquet. ' ' Ima gine the horror of the young lady when she read in the "Society Col umn" that she had carried an "au dacious bug-net 1" But these grotesque and self-evi dent blunders are more endurable than those that belittle or obscure the writer's thought.and which car ry no suggestion of typographical error. The following is a case in point ; A paragraph in. a published essay read: "Nature intended man for a social being. Alone and isolated, man would become impatient and peevish." This is true, no doubt, but how weak I How could the poor printer know that the author had intended to end his sontence with the words, 'impotout and perish?" It is oommon to place the burden of blame for those and similar blun ders, upon the broad shoulders of the "intelligent compositor," but nine times in ten the "intelligent compositor, ' takes more pains to give the idea of the author intelligible ex pression than does the author him self. It is not the printer's busi ness to expert the devious chirogra phy of the careless "quill-driver," but nevertheless, he often suffers a personal loss of valuable time in do ing so. If people could see the sort of slovenly hieroglyphics that so of ten makes up the "take" of the poor typo, they would wonder that mis takes are not more frequent than they are. The moral of all this is : When you write for other people to read, write plainly. Individualize your letters, dot your "i's," cross your "t's," and punctuate your copy as you want it to appear. " Calvin Echo. " James Edwin Campbell, a negro, poet, who recently died in Ohio, was born and educated in Virginia. Among his unpublished papers are "Calvin Echoes," a fund of planta tion philosophy gathered from the "uncles" and "aunties" of planta tion homes. The Chicago Times- Herald publishes a selection. De ol' hen nebber foun' dat bug twel sue scratcneu. De mule cyawn' sing lak de red bu'd, but neider kin de red bu'd kick so high an so ha d. Dars many a good gynrl gibs up ur hun era dollar daddy rur a ten cent hasban'. Good cookin' keeps lub in de house much longer an good looks. De man ain' done been bo 'n dat kin lib and lub on bad bread. Coarin' sometimes h'ps yo' mule ur long w'on yo' block snake long whip fulls.' De 'possum is des luk some folks I knows ; he tinks he kin fool you wid ur grin. Every boy and girl should learn to write a good business letter, ex pressed iu correct English, properly spelled, punctuated, and addressed. Howard's Method of Artlflrtal Rnplra- tlon. We think it Advisable nt this sea son to direct attention to tho follow-' ing rules for resuscitating the parti ally drowned : 1. Instantly turn nntiont down ward with lnrge firm roll of clothing nndor stomach and chest. Place one of his arms under his forehead sons keep his month off the ground. Press with nil your weight two or three times for four or five seconds, each time, upon patient's back so that the the water is pressed out of the lungs and stomach, and drains freely out of mouth. Then, 2. Ouickly turn patient, face up ward, with roll of clothing under ba-ck,just below tho shoulders blades and make the head hang back as low as possible. Place patient s hands above his head. Kneol with patient's hiiis between your knees. and fix your elbows firmly against your hips. Now, grasping the lower part of patient's chest, squeeze his two sides together, pressing gradu ally forward with all your weight, for about tlireo seconds, until your mouth is nearly over tho mouth of the patient ; then with a push, sud denly jerk yourself back. Rest for three seconds ; then begin again, re. peating these bellows-blowing movements with perfect regularity, so that foul air may be pressed out and pure air be drawn into the lungs about eight or ten times a minute, for at least an hour, or until the pa tient breathes naturally. Frnltriilnesn of Seeds. Ray the botanist tells us that he has counted two thousand grains of maize on a single plant sprung from one seed, four thousand seeds on one plant of sun fiower.thirty two thou sand seeds on a single poppy plant, and thirty-five thousand seeds on a single plant of tobacco. Pliny tells us that a Roman Governor in Africa sent to the Emperor Augustus a sin gle plant of corn with three hund red and forty ears ; that is say at least forty thousand grains of corn had been produced from a single seed. In modern times twelve thou sand seven hundred and eighty grains have been produced by a sin gle grain of the famous corn of Smyrna. A prominent educator is urging the school teachers to look after the boys who smoke cigarettes. He says : "The evils of the cigarette habit are manifold. Most of our habitual truants we find to be cigarette fiends Many and many a bright lad has had his will power weakened, his moral principle sapped, his nervous sys tem wrecked, and his whole life spoiled before he was seven-teen years old by the detestable cigarette. Too much stress cannot be laid on the deterioration of tho moral prin- ciple of a lad given to this pernicious habit. The "cigarette fiend" in time becomes a liar and a thief. He will commit petty thefts to get mon ey to feed his appetite for nicotine He lies to his parents his teacher, and his friends. He neglects his studies and sits at his desk half stupefied, and has no ambition for either work or play. The other day Congressman Stone, of Pennsylvania, who is one of the practical jokers of the House, ap proached Mr. Mahany, of New lorK, who is an authority on Celtio orthography and orthoepy. 'Mahany," said Stone, "how would you pronounce this word," and he spelled it out very carefully "M-a-c-H-i-n-e-r y?" That's easy,' said Mahany ; "that is the name of an old Irish (look MacHinery.a lit tle bit of Danish mixed with Miles ian. " You are mistaken." said Stone, " that is pure English ma chinery." Mahany collapsed. "Don't toll anybody," he implored. If that got out among the IriHh of my dis district it would ruin me." Wash ington Post. The change is the name of the "College of New Jersey at Prince- ton" to " Princeton University" is something of a snub to New Jersey. Nassau Hall was a better name than either. The title "University" is being taken on by college very much .as the college name has been assumed by fresh-water academies. Still, there is nothing like being up to the times, even if one has to de pend upon the imagination a little. His Curlomlty Satisfied. The following is told of an old lady who had her hair cut off in a severe illness and wore a wig in its place. She was staying in a Contin ental Hotel, and one day noticed a gentleman looking curiously at her hair. Soon after, on some excuse, he crossed the room to behind where she sat. She calmly got up, turned around, and, lifting her hair from her head, said : " Yes, sir ; it is a wig." 8horthaud Was Under a Ban. Sir Liaac Pitman, in an interview, mentioned the curious fact that in the early days of his shorthand crusade the system was assailed on religious grounds, one cleric declar ing in print that "mesmerism, phon ography, chartism and socialism are the stalking horses behind which the niottt satanic lies and the most absurb blasphemies are sent forth." ban rancusco Chronicle, Appealed Thlrteea Judgements. The whole of the thirteen cases brought agninst the East Strouds hurg & Matamoras roilrond by local plaintiffs, have been appealed from the jndgomont-8 given by Justice of Peace Drake in favor of the plain tiffs. The oosts in ench case have been paid and bonds for the indeb tedness, amounting to about tl.BOO have boen given. William Gulick is the bondsman in each case. Times. ilnt aa a Precaution. " Lookout ! ,, St. Peter slammed tho gate, and an instant later there was a crash, indicating that some one had taken a homier. "I'll have to keep it shut hereaf ter, " growled St. Poter, ' or some of these scorchers will suooeed in getting through without showing credentials. That's the fifth one tliat's tried it to-day. "Chicago Post. A Warning to Others. The occupation of chicken thieves in Monroe county is dangerous, Judge Craig on Monday sentenced a man named Burch to two years in the Eastern penitentiary for this of fence. Rather severe, but just the thing to strike terror to others. Standard. Aa Irresistible Bargain. Mrs. Newwife I bought a lovely bottle of medicine to-day, warranted to cure St. Vitus' dance. I only paid 36 cents for it. Her Hubby But neither of us has that disease. "I know, but it was marked down from 60 cents. " Philadelphia Re cord. SHERIFF'S SALE. By virtue of a writ of Levari Facias Is sued out of the Court of Common Pleas of Pike County, to me directed, I will expose to puhllo safe by vendue or outcry, at the Sheriff's Offlco In the Borough of Milford, on SATURDAY, JULY II, A. D. 1806, At o'clock In the afternoon of said day, all that certain pleoe or parcel of land situ ate in the Township of Blooming tirove.ln the County of Pike and State of Pennsyl vania, butted and bounded as follows, to wit: Beginning at a stone corner, thenoe souin iwo ana a nan degrees west seventy eight rods to a stone corner, thence north eighty-nine degrees west three rods to a oorner. thenoe south two or a half degrees west eighty-two perches to a stono, thenoe south elgnty-nlne degrees east fifty-two perches to a stone, thenoe north two and a naif degrees west forty-nine perches to the place of beginning, containing fifty acres more or less. It being part of a larger tract of land In the warrantee name of James Barton. IMPROVEMENTS. Of the alxve lands about 40 acres are Im proved and upon same are erected a good cwo-srory irame awcinng nouso, Darn and outbuildings, with excellent fruit orchard Bnlnnoe of said land well timlered the whole comprising a desirable farm and re aldenee. Seized and taken In oxecutlon as tho nro porty of Maggie K. Plutauhvr, executrix of John Fletcher, deceased, ami Margaret f losonor, anil will ie self! iiv me ror cash H. I. COURTKKtHT, Sheriff. Sheriff's Offlco, Milford, Pa., ) June 15, 18115. j AH persons are hereby notified that throwing or burning papers or refuse of any kind In the streets of the Borough is promnitea. By ordor of the town council, J. C. CHAMBERLAIN, President, pro torn. Attest, D. H. HORNBECK. Seo'y. Milford, May S, lWo. LEAVE YOUR ORDERS FINE JOB PRINTING : AT THE : PIKE COUNTY PRESS OFFICE. Prices are reasonable. Advertise in the PRESS., OUR GREAT OFFER TO THE READERS OF THE PIKE COUNTY PRESS. 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