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VOL. 2.
MILF0K1), PIKE COUiNTY, PA., Fill DAY, MAY 14, 1S)7,
NO. 28.
Pike
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Republicans Dissatisfied with Tar
iff Bill.
President McKlnlcy Kxpeets to Attend
the Memorial Iay Kxerclfie at Went
1'o'nt and New York City Civil
Service. Utile Should He Cnr-.
tailed Note and Doing.
(From Our Regular Correspondent.)
Washington, May 10. President
MeKinley told a delegation of
(i. A. R. inon from Now York City
who called to prossingly invite him
thoro, that ho expected to attend
tho memorial drty exorcises nt West
Point, but would endeavor to re
turn to Now York on tho afternoon
of Monday, the 31st inst., in time to
also take part in their exercises. On
the 15th inst., the President and his
cabinet will attend the dedication of
the Washington monument in Phila
delphia. Many Republicans in both
branches of Congress are dissatisfied
with portions of the amended Ding
loy tariff bill, Inst week reported to
the Sonoto, but they are not dis
posed to publicly criticise the bill
becauso they feel confident that
changes which will bo mndo will re
move most, if not all, of its objection
able features. Tho bill is to bo
taken up by the Senato on the 18th
inst., and pushed through that body
as rapidly as possible. Many
changos are likely to be made bo
fore it passes the Senate and still
more bofore it gets out of tho Con
feronce Committee. No foars are
felt that the bill will not be as good
ft measure as can possibly get
through the Sena to in tho absence of
a straight Republican majority, when
it finally goes to President McKin
loy for his signature.
Secretary Bliss, Pension Commis
sioner Evans, and Land Commis
sioner Hermann, each wrote a let-
ter to rne Bonate committee Mint is
investigating the workings of the
civil sorvice law and rules, advocat
ing a curtailment of tho extension
of the rules made by Mr. Cleveland.
Secretary Bliss said; "The chief
clerk of this department and the
chiofs of divisions should, In my
opinion, bo exompt from the classi
fied service. These officers occupy
confidential relations to the Secre
tary, and on their briefs or recom
mendations he is dopondent to a
large extend for the proper con
duct of his office. I am of the opin
ion also that the special agent, such
a land and timber inspectors, min
eral land commissioners, and parti
cularly the spocial Indian agonts,
and tho appointment of such.should
- Ik mora directly under the control
of the Secretary, who is responsible
for their actions, and who must de
pend upon them very largoly for his
knowledge of affairs in distant re
gions." Land Commissioner Hor
mann said : "The existing rules of
the civil service should be modified
i o far as tho bureaus of all the de
partments are concorned in respect
to their applications to chief clorks,
chief s of divisions, receiving clerks
and confidential clorks, to inspectors
and also to all the special agents of
the departments. If it is assumed
that the dominant party should
shape the legislation of the country
in consonanc3 with the policies
which it sustains, it has a right to
know that the chiefs of divisions
who first shape recommendations as
they are called for through the vari
ous divisions, are in perfect sympa
thy with the party policios. The
most important legislation in Con
gress emenates from these divisions
in the form of reports on measures
pending bofore Congress, and which
are usually first submitted to the
heads of departments, and by them
to the heads of bureaus, who in turn
submit to the chiofs of divisions. "
Those are common sonse arguments.
Another batch of evidence showing
the unblushing partisanship prac
ticed by the Cleveland administra
tion nndor the cloke of civil service
rjform was submitted to the com
mittee at its regular wcskly meet
ing. Speaker Rood was one of the coun
sel in the exse in which the United
States Supreme Court decided that
pension examining surgeons were
not government officials. This de
cision was made in 1878, but was
either overlooked or ignored by thb
Cleveland administration, which
placed the boards of examining
surgeons under the civil service
rules. The closing words of Mr.
Rood's argument in the Cie were
us follows : If a party should con
tra ?t with the Commissioner of Pen
sions to furnish wood for the Pen
sion Office at 12 ior cord, ho would
as justly be entitled to be considered
an officer of the United States as a
civil surgeon who contracts with
tho Commissioner to mnkeexamina
tions of applicants for pensions at $2
per head. Speaking of this matter,
an old official said : " There are
many decisions on rocord in tho In
terior Department that pension ex
amining surgeons are not considered
federal officers. One of these de
cisions is interesting, as it applies
to tho recently appointed referee at
tho Pension Office, Dr. Raub. He
was at ono time a pension examin
ing surgeon, and roccived nn ap
pointment as postmaster. He ap
pealed to the Secretary of the Inter
ior for information and was informed
that there was no violation of tho
law in his becoming a postmnstor.ns
an examining surgoon wa not a
federal officer."
In referring to the Senate the oth
erdayas "No Man's Land," Rep
resentative Cannon, of 111., gave it
a name that is likely to stick until
the Republicans, or some other
party get control of that body.
Something new, a spring tooth
harrow with wheels. Syrasuso
plows and " Planet Jr." cultivators
at W. fe (i. Mitchell's.
Tho Hamilton Bill.
Following is tho text of the Ham
ilton roads bill as it has passed tho
Senate, and as it probably will pass
the House this week :
First. For the electing of three
road supervisors in each townships
whose term of ofiic3 runs threo
years. JNo person shall be eligible
to the offlco of roadsupor visor un
less ho owns real estate and shall
have been a citizen of the township
for two year? immediately procod-.
ing the dato of election. This board
of road supervisors shall have gen
eral oversight of the roals, levy the
road tax, employ labor, fix wages,
buy machinery, material, etc., and
all tliiiigfa whatsoever neoesHftrv- .for
building roads.
Second. Tho levy of road., tax
shall not exceed ton mills on each
dollar of tho valuation as last ad
justed for county purposes.
Third. The one-fourth of tho
road tax loviod shall lie paid in cash,
and tho other three-fourths in work,
provided tho taxable notifies tho
road supervisors on or bofore April
15 of each year that such is his do
sire, and further provided that bo
appears and works out hia tax when
ho has had throe days' notice of the
time and place whore he is expected
to work. In case a tnxablo fails to
givo notice to tho road supervise s
on or bofore April 15 that ho desires
to work out throo-fourths of his tax
or in case lie fails to work after hav
ing thno days' notice to do so, he
shall pay tho full amount of his tax
in money.
Fourth. The supervisors shall em
ploy a road master for ea3h district,
who shall work upon the roads him
self and see that the plans furnished
him by the supervisors are carried
out. Ho shall oversee tho men em
ployed on the roal and koop tho
time for each man under him and
report nnder oath to the supervisors
as often ni they may require.
Fifth. No public road hereafter
to be laid out shall be fixed at a
higher grade than three degrees, un
less where impracticable.
Sixth. The road supervisors may
meet for tho transaction of business
once each month, and ea-jh member
shall receive 11.50 for each meeting
attended, also nocassary expenses,
inluding office rent, stationary.light,
fuel, etc.
Seventh. The provisions of this
act will go into effect Marce 1, 18D8,
if passed.
Listers and the Grr it Eastern Fer
tilizers at W. & G. Mil shell's.
Several bridge companies were
represented at the letting of the
bridge here yesterday.
New Treipm lam.
Those trespassing on timber or
forest lands for unlawful purposos,
should know that there is an act of
assembly just passed and signod by
the Governor, which authorizes a
constable to arrest without warrant,
and which is very stringent in its
provisions. TresjMissors may hind
in the county jail with ease and dis
patch when they least expect such
results. The moral is keep off of
such lauds if you are not seeking
an enforced vacation ut tho county
sout besides paying dear fur tho
privilege.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Kccortled In the Office of the Recorder for
the Week Kn'l'ng May lltlli.
Westfall. Martin Schoffer to
Frederick Prill, dated April 29, 5
acres, con. $10, ent'd May 5th.
Westfall. -Frank X. Reilly to
Eliza B. Cunningham, dated Jan.
2nd, 23 lots, con. f 1, ent'd May 5th.
Commissions as Justice of the
Peac3 have been recorded to Edwin
Howell, Blooming drove ; J. E.
Olmsted, Dingman, Henry DeWitt,
Lackawaxon and Frank Keller Sho
hola. Dingman. Thomas N. Howell, ct.
ux., et. al., to Charles B. MoCarty,
dated March 31, 04 acres, con. $1,
800, ent'd May 6th.
Lacka waxen. Maria R. Kellam to
Frederica Nottl, dated March 23rd,
10 acres, con. $300, ent'd May 6th.
Matamoras. Mnry Ellen Connelly
to May Connolly, dated Feb. 6, 1893,
lot 63, con. fSOO, ent'd May Oth.
A fineassortmont of new millinery
at reasonable prices nt Miws
Mitchells.
Public Officials.
Why is it thnt so many people
who secure office at once cease to be
self-asserting, and independent, even
though they might have been so be
fore. Tako for instance the school
board. Very few of them after one
year dare hardly make a niove.even
when required in the interest of
justice until after they carefully
feel the public pulse to see whether
it is going to bo popular, and
whether a vote might not bo jeo
pardized by prompt action. Strange
that so many men when they get an
office lose all the backbone they ever
had and becomo about as useful as a
last years birds nest. Sometimes
they get tho office boo in their bon
net, then this creep-softly policy,
and soft sawder methods, are mis
tikenly relied on to catch votes.
The publio loves an official servant
who when he sous a wrong, prompt
ly dons bis shore to right it, before
waiting for it to do all the injury
that it cnr. Who has backbone
enough to not truckle and whiffle
around in the face of a plain duty,
until he sees who is going to praise,
and who condemn his action. Right
and duty are far above the potty
considerations of narrow policy, and
tho man who cuts a clean swath,
and hews to his lino, oven though
ho makes an occasional mistake, will
e irn and retain a greater share of
tho love and respect of his follow
men than ho who waits on every
brooze that blows before having tho
c mrago to act. Every body loves a
manly man as well as a womanly
w iman. Tho putty man, or tho nn
r jliablo woman can neither call out
tho hotter impulses of our natures.
H.
The Beat Remedy for Rheumatism.
From tho Fuirhavou (N. Y.) Register.
Mr. James Rowland of this villasro.
states that for twonty-flvo years his
wifo has boon a sufforor from rheu
matism. A few nights aso she was
in such ruin that sho was noarly
crazy. She sont Mr. Rowland for
the doctor, but ho had road of Cham
berlain's Pain Balm and instead of
going for the physician ho wont to
the storo and secured a bottle of it.
His wifo did not approve of Mr.
Rowland's purchase at first, but
neveitholoss applied tho Balm
thoroughly and in an hours 's time
was able to go to sloop. Sho now
applies it whenever sho feels an
acho or a pain and finds that it al
ways gives relief. He says that no
medioino which she had used ever
did her as much good. The 25 and
50 C3iits sizen for saloat Armstrong's
Drug store and- General Merchants
in Pike county.
Iron City Mutual Company.
The insuranca department has
taken steps for tho revocation of tho
charter of the Iron City Mutual Fire
Insurance company and the matter
has been placed in the hands of the
Attorney General. Tne company
was organizid in 1889. The last re
port madu waj in Jan. 1898 when
the assets were about 34.0O0 and
the liabilities 16,"500 with over
twenty thousand dollars of unpaid
losses which have since been consi
derably increased. The nows of
the failure of this comp uiy will be
of interest to many in this and
Wayne county, who hold policies
with it. Edward Smith of Hamil
ton, Wayne county was local agent
and obtained nearly all the risks.
PERSONAL.
Norman Itarsell is rusticating in
town this week.
G. W. ITai t, of Shohola Falls, vis.
itcd Milford Tuesday.
"Peter," of tho Gazette, was in
town '1 nesday evening.
Ex-Treasurer J. B. Westbrook
was in town Month; y.
Thomas Sykes.of Philadelphia, has
b;"en visiting Milford for a few days.
8. St John Gardiner of Shohola
was in town last Friday on bnsinesf.
Jonn Wohlfarth and Frank Kel
ler, Esq., were at Milford Saturday.
Mrs. Doughty has returned to her
pleasant summer home at Conas
8haugh. II. W. Buchanan was in Milford
last Saturday attending to legal
matters.
Mr. Monthomont visited his
country placo on tho Raymondskill
over Sunday.
' Nathan Emery, Jr. has been con
lined to his home this week with a
severe attack of gripp9.
Tr. Parsons, of Paterson, spoke
on the temperance question ot the
M. E. Chiuch last Sunday evening.
Mrs. Hallett is sxmding a couple
of weeks with her ount, Mrs. E.
Cornelius and sister Miss Betty Cor
nelius. John C. Cornelias who is connect
ed with a Western publishing house
made a brief visit at the Sawkill
House this week.
Eli Van Inwegoti of Port Jervis
is probably very near deaths door
way. Ho is unconscious and gradu
ally growing weaker.
Win, M. Kistler, an ex-member of
the Lei islaturo, and resident of the
Delaware Water Gap.died last week
from injuries received in a run
awny. T. R. Anderson, of the firm of
Anderson & Wood, druggists, Poit
Jervis, passed through Milford Mon
day on his return from Dingman 'a
Ferry.
Horaco Fuller, who a number of
years ago was in charge of tho Belle
View Hotel, and is now living in
Port Jervis, was a visitor hero a few
days ago.
R9V. O.N.Makely, formerly of the
Lackawanna Presbytery, but now a
rosident of Brooklyn, N. Y., visited
his friend, Dr. E irekly, at Glenside,
this week.
John Fetherman and Rpger
Shafer, of Monroe county, were fined
amy jutn iuu each and costs for
illegally fishing for trout with a
trail net
J. Chas. Grnsmnlr nrwl Tvifu rf
New York, wero in Milford last
haturilay, making arrangements to
occupy their pleasant summer cot
tago on Harford street.
Charles Partridge whose father
many years ago wo i tho owner of a
saw mill in the RavmnmlalHll viuifii
Milford a few days ago. Ho is a
urotnor-ln-law of D. V. Drake.
Silas M. Sooley has booome prop
rietor of an ire cream business at
Woodbridge, N. J., and will enter
to the lovers of that viand. Wo are
not hoping for a hot summer but
wish him succ3ss.
Edward Cahill will rebuild the
house, corner Cntharine and Broad
streets, bv tho nririiM
and an extension in the rear of fif-
u-en loot, me work will bo done
by A. D. Brown & Son.
Minnie Alice Stono, wifo of the
well-known publisher, A. K. Stone
of East Stroudsburg, died, aftor a
short illness May 10th of pneumonia,
Tho deceased wna flm ,i,,.-i.t
Milton Turner, of Hawloy, Pa., and
. , years uiu. i no remains were
taken to Hawley for interment.
Frod and Emil Gumble have rout
ed the Irrick building on Harford
street, of tho Well's estate and will
oiien a new butcher shop as soon as
the room can bo throughly refitted.
Ibey are both reliable young mon,
and will endeavor to deserve a share
of patronage.
w- E- Arnout n prominent and
well known farmer of Orango coun
ty was struck by an engine on the
Susquehanna and Western Railroad
1 jesday and badly injured. He was
crossing the tr.ick in his wagon and
being somewhat deaf did not hear the
appror ching train until it was close
on him. Tuohorsowoi not hurt.
Fred Emery, who left here a few
days ago to accept a situation at
Acambarro, Mexico, had arrived
within 150 miles of his dostinotiou
when last board from. He has been
taking in the sights in the large
towns through which he passed, and
stopped over at Sun Luis Poto-.i to
witness a bull fight which was en
grossing the attention of the popu
lace, and making a holiday in tho
town.
Cis irel3 stimulate liver, kidneys
and bowels. Never sicken, weaken
or gripe, 10c.
"It la the Beaton earth."
That is what Edwards & Parker,
merchants of Plains, Ga., say of
Caambor'ain's Puin Balm, for rhef
mutism, lame Kick, deep seated a id
muscuar rains. Sold at A.n
strongs D.ag store and General
Morchants in Pike county
BRIEF MENTION.
Tim first whip. poor-wills of tli.j
sea-ton wero heard here ?;.-t Sunday
evening.
lite Knights and I adie of Hon
or held their annual convention in
Tort Jervis this week.
1 lie kind of man von elm-t t,i
I represent you usually fills tho bill
mm noes represent you.
Advertising is like breathing.
You can't do enough of it in a day
to last a month. Chronicle.
TlieTonih State Sanitary Con
venfion under the auspices of the
State Board of Health will meet at
Johnstown, May 25 and 26.
1 lie Washington monument will
be unveiled at Fairmount Park,
Philadelphia to-morrow. President
MeKinley will make an address.
The Passenger Committee of
tho Trunk Lino Association yester
day decided to accept bicycles as
personal baggage bet ween states.
B.iecher said moro quarrels
wero smothered by just shutting
your mouth, and holding it shut,
than by all t he wis .iom in tho world.
The Commissioners, May 10,bor
rowed $300 to pay current expense s
and the sainv day they purchased a
f 127.50 typewriter for nso in thj of
fice. Lehighton will have a large silk
mill located within her border.
Twenty-five thousand dollars have
been subscribed toward tho enter
prise. It is sail that General Gomez
the insurgent Cuban leader is near
Havana and that a battle has been
fought in which the Spaniar ds were
routed.
E. 8. Wood, of Berkshire county,
Mass., has a hog which weig is
about 1,200 pounds. Hie brred is a
mixture of Berkshire, Jersey R;-d
and Duroo.
Threo young ladies hivo been
requested to take permanent leave
of absence from Wellesly college
because of their fondness for
champagne.
A bar, l belonging to Grant Tit-
man in L3I1111 .n towm.hin wiis
burned last Sunday night. The fire
is suspected to ha v.- been of incendi
ary origin. Said to bo fully insur. :l.
f?2e the advertisement of sale of
horses by Price Bros., at Branch ville
May IK. Here will be an opportuni
ty to niit yourself in liorte flush with
a gnarent '0 that they 1110 rs repre
sen tied .
Judge Eiddle of Cumberland
county directed the constable! whon
i making their returns to court, ttat
I they should seize all slot machines,
and other gambling devi 3s, and ar
rest the proprietors w ithout warrant.
I Captain Swift, of the United
States Jnsli Commission s steamship
Fish Hawk has collected at Glou
cester twelve and a half millions of
shad eggs from the Delaware dur
ing tho past week, for hatching pur
poses. A largo farm house bolonging to
the estate of Seeloy Howell, situated
near New ton, N. J., was destroyod
by fire last fc'atnrdny night. It was
ocoupiod by Frank Lanterman, who
with his family was absent at the
ti mo.
Professor Colt i in storms and
signs says the army worms are
coining again this summer and will
destroy grain and vegetables. He
designates the "high flood" days or
the be t for planting as the 19, 20,
23, 21, 27, 28, 29 and 30th.
Tho Siberian Rail way now being
built by Russia will be 4,700 miles
long. It is expocted it will be com
pleted in four years, and will open
now markets for Russian products
which will bo inacc 3ssible to foreign
competition.
A regular autoniabilo cab ser
vice has been established in Now
York. Ten hansom cabs are now in
oieration. They are easily operated
cost but little moro than a horse and
ordinary cab, and c in bo run up to a
speed of fifteen miles per hour.
The Bee Hive store at Port Jer
vis is making some fine offers in the
way of seasonable goods.' Give it a
cali. The Prkss especially com
mends its patrons to visit this store
if they want bargains for their
many and fair dealing in every re
sr ct. Wo speak from experience.
1 hose who hove experimente d
say it will not pay to raise Kaffir
corn where Indian corn can be
grown, and that it would not be a
profitable crop in Pennsylvania
being cs .-dally adapted to dry
climates, r.id well drained sandy
looms, as Kansas and other western
states.
Representative Kessler vot:d
against the bill for the prt ervation
of forests. 1 ,10 vote on fl-ia' . s
age was yeas 120, nays 24. He also
vutid against the a -t to allow c m
mon school hoeses to be used for
puijxisos of Sabbath schools and for
religious services. It passed, yeas
122 nays 2B.
1 he hifls 'on the roa l betwivm
Mil 'ord and Port Joris are disap
pearing. -Iwo have rroontly been
takeudowjond the grade materi
ally improvixl. Win. Reaser the
supervisor of the township is to be
coniruen led for his desire to thus
improve the roads, and 1 e certainly
merits the thanks of the traveling
community. Thos. Armstrong is
an able second in the matter.
THE PORTE DEFIANT.
Preparing to Fight Stronger roe
men than Greeks,
lildii Mtlmn Are Timt the Turk Will Nut
Accept the Overture, of iVnrr Orccce
Sliri the l'lHii of Mi-illation end
nci 1 Iter loile In Kn
rope's Keeping.
London, May 12. Up to the present
there Is no nln of revolution or of a
definite antldynastle movement at Ath
ena. The people appear to he relieved
at the prospects of mediation aiid will
be only too glad to see peace restored.
M. Hnlll, In the course of an Inter
view at Athens. Intimated that the ac
quiescence of Ureece li the condltluns
proposed by the powers was due to the
belief that they would not allow Tur
key to retain an Inch of Greek territory.
This appear to be the B-eneral opinion
of European diplomats, who also con
sider that Turkey should be satisfied
with a moderate Indemnity.
A dlBpatch from Home says:
"It Is reported here that Russia and
Austria have concluded an agreement
to maintain the status quo In the Le
vant and to divide Influence in the
Dalkana, giving Russia a free hnnd In
the eastern portion and Austria In the
western."
The powers are using their Influence
to persuade Turkey to cease hostilities,
though thore are some doubts as to
whether they will succeed.
The Standard this morning publishes
the following significant dispatch from
Constantinople:
"It Is reported that orders have been
sent out for the mobilization of the
Fifth and Sixth army corps reserves,
stationed at Bufrdad and In Syria, and
for the Immediate dl? patch of 50 hir
tal'ons to Konleh, from which pol-t
they will be taken to Ismeed, In Asia
Minor.
"These preparations, which Involve
an expense that Turkey Is quite unable
to bear, cannot be required against
Greece, and they excite anxiety as in
dicating that Turkey Is preparing ei
ther to confront a more formidable foe
or to place herself In such a strong
position that she will be able to Ignore
the powers and their plan of media
tion. "Three staff officers have been sent
to the depot of the Fourth army corps
at Erzerum and Erzlngen to report
there with a sufficient Bupply of arms
and equipments to mobilize the re
serves of that corps."
Greece Accepts Mediation.
Athens, May 12. The note of the pow
ers has been presented by M. Onou to
M. Skoloudls. The following is the text
of the document:
"The representative of France. Ita
ly, Great Hrttaln, Germany and Austria
charge M. Onou, the representative of
Russia and the doyen of the diplomatic
corps, to declare In the name of their
respective governments that the powers
are ready to offer mediation with the
view to obtain an armistice and smooth
the difficulties actually existing between
Greece and Turkey on condition that
the Hellenic government declares it will
proceed to recall Its troops from Crete,
adhere formally to autonomy for Crte
and accept unreservedly the counr-ls
which the powers give In the intere.-ts
of peace."
The reply of the Greek government
was as follows:
"The royal government, In taking the
note and declaration of the Russian rep
resentative, acting In the name of the
ministers of the powers, declares It will
proceed to recall the royal troops from
Crete, adheres formally to autonomy
for Crete and confides the interests of
Greece to the hands of the powers."
So soon as the reply of Greece to the
note of the powers was handed to the
representatives of the powers the lat
ter telegraphed the Greek decision to
the representatives of the powers at
Constantinople, with tlv request that
they obtain an armistice, with the view
of arranging for permanent peace.
There Is a sense of relief In Athens
at the prospect of an Immediate end to
the calamitous war. There is no excite
ment, and no popular demonstration Is
anticipated.
Turks Bnrn and Pillage Towns.
London, May 12. The Athens corre
spondent of The Dally Chronicle says:
"M. Ralll, the premier, has shown me
dispatches and reportB from Colonel
Manos and various civil authorities In
Eplrus showing that 14 villages be
tween Toulour and Kaotrosykla have
been burned by the Turks after all the
women and children had been massa
cred except a few who hid In the fast
nesses of Mount Zatongas, famous dur
ing the war of Independence, and a few
more who concealed themselves In the
marshes along the shore and finally
managed to get on board the Greek
ships,, half dead- from hunger and fear.
"Not a stone of the village of Kama
rlna Is left standing. The men fought
like lions In defence of the women, who
sought refuge In the woods and caves
of Mount Zalongos, and when chused
by the Turks Jumped from precipices
to avoid capture and dishonor."
Unspeakable Brutality of Turks,
Arta, May 12. It Is reported that the
Turks have severed the arms and legs
of all the Greeks found In a village on
the plain of Louros and left the muti
lated bodies by the roadside to ter
rorise the population.
The lMt Week's Development.
The Greco-Turkish war Is now prac
tically over, and the Greek cause ap
pears to be lost. If full credence can be
given to the dispatches that have come
from the theater of hostilities and from
the European capitals, the develop
ments of the past week both In the Held
and in state and diplomatic circles, have
been disastrous to the Hellenes.
The most decisive battle of the war
was fought on Wednesday In front of
Prlncs Constanttne's headquarters at
Fharsala. when the Greeks were driven
back by the advancing Turks under
Edhem Pasha, with a vastly larger
force. The Greeks were compelled to
abandon Pbarsala, and under cover ot
sight retreated Hi good order to Domo
kos. Simultaneously with the battle of
Pharsala, the Turks made an attack on
General Smolensk)' forces at Velestino,
driving this branch of the Greek army
back to Almvro. and thus giving the
ifoelems a "Tree road to Tola, tn sea
port of Thessaly, which they at one
occupied and now hold.
The evacuation of Volo by th Greek!
places nearly the whole of Thessaly In
the hands of the Turks and practically
ends the war, thus forcing the Greeks
to ask the mediation ot the powers.
OBITUARY.
JOHN CLARK.
There are few middle agod people
in this section and probably none of
the older residonts who did not
know Mr. Clark. Ho was for many
years a merchant in Port Jervis and
latterly lias been in business at Pond
Eddy this county.
Last Friday morning ho was walk
ing on tho platform at the station.as
it seems was his custom, when ho
was struck by tho ongine of a freight
train and instantly killed. We un
derstand thnt hj had been' warned
on soveral occasions to discontinue
this dangerous habit and that engi
neers romarked that ho would seem
to pay no attention to the signals
until they were close upon him. Ho
was born in Sandyston, Sussex
county, June 23. 1821, and whon 18
years old learnod the carpenters
trade, nnd soon after went to Pert
Jervis whero for several years he
followed his trndo. In 1862 he formed
a partnership with tho late Amos
Van Etton in tho mercantile busi
ness, and, for some fourteen years
with some changes in the firm con
tinued. ' Meeting with reverses, ho
lost most of the property ho had ac
cumulated and in 1883 began a small
business in Pond Eddy which ho
carried on until his death.
Mrs. Wade Clark of Port Jervis is
a half sister and Isaao Carmor of
Sandyston a half brothor, Mrs Jus.
H. Heller of this place is a noice.
He married in 1S31 Ruth A. Webb
of Middlotown, N- Y., who survives
him. The funeral was hold from
his late residonc9 last Monday.
A lot of new straw and felt hats
atW. &U. MHcibell's.
Ant Hills.
Is it a fact that ants select certain
localities in which to build their
n sts or dirt mounds ? Along the
road running from Prof. DoRialps'
place to the old Morrington farm
near Brink Pond, probably a mile,
the way is linedjwith them. Twen
ty-five were recently counted by a
porson riding along all within a rod
or two of the road and within a
short distance off more wore soon
1 in tho woods. Is there another
place in the county whore tho same
thing may be observed ? The
ground where those are built is of a
moist nature, and the territory
seems to be especially colonized by
ants. Won'tsomebody writoa chap
ter on the habits of these insects,
giving reasons why they populate
this section so numerously ?
Of course they have no trouble
about provisions premines for the
fisherman along the ponds no doubt
furnish a bountiful supply of fresh
fish, water is plenty, if ants use tliHt
as a beverage, and tho air is pure
and wholesome, but why otherwise
should these methodical and busy
little inhabitants Select this particu
lar spot V
Oust try a 10c box of Cascarets the
finest livor and bowel regulatorever
rrde.
Signs of Spring.
The mellow goose, the mallard
uuck, tho blackbird and the crow,
will soon be here from southern
lands to watch our corn fields grow ;
the hungry hawk and "thunder
pump" will also come along, and
join tho cheerful racket with the
bullfrog's tuneful song. All nature
soon will don her garb of green and
dappled gray, while snow and ice
and coal bills, too, will sadly fade
away. The farmer's boy, sent out
to plow, w ill find a stack of hny, lie
down upon its sunny side and sleep
for half a day. The dry goods clerk
with doleful yawn no customer in
sight on bales of 2-cent calico will
rest from morn till night. A gen
eral languor steals upon the bravest
and the best, and printers are the
only ones who can't find time to
rest.
The Westfield (Ind.) News prints
the following in regard to an old re
sident of that place : "Frank Mo
Avoy, for many years in the em
ploy of the L. N. A. & 8. Ry., here,
says : 'I have used Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy for ton years or longer am
never without it in my family. I
consider it the best remedy of the
kind manufactured. I take pleasure
in recommending it.'" It is a speci
fic for all bowel disorders. For sale
at Armstrong's Drug store and Gen
eral Merchants in Piko county.