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J. H. Van Kitrn, VfBLlSIIEH,
Milfonl, Pike County, Pa.
1897 JULY. 1897
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EDITORIAL.
Mb. Bhvan is going to Mexico to
Rtudy the silver question. Ve
nominate liim for President of
Mexico, and pledge him our earnest
8 uppor t . Sera n ton Tribune.
Ki'.potm arc timtll jn. W. F. Har-
rity will gum control of the uoxt'
Democratic State com ention. Where
the free silvor contingent will come
in is not stated, and where will the
Hon. Joseph .1. bo rootinr; ?
Thk.rk is no longor a Free Trade
prty, and the tariff as a question of
Freo-Trndo is dead. , It has been
buried by the new Senators f'vm
the South. What is more, the
Democratic party is dead with it
unless that party expands to meet
the issu )s coming before tho people.
" American."
Thosf. DejnocraU who talk most
about the slowness of the tide of
prosperity, h.id the leant to say con
corning the wave of adversity that
rushed over the country almost im
mediately after Cleveland's election
No, the Republican tide is not so
swift as the Democrat wave, but
just as sure. Paw Paw, Mich.,
Northerner," June 23, 1897.
It appkars now to be quite veil
tnderstood that Major Levi O. Mc
Cnuley, of Chester county, will be
nominated for Auditor General and
James S. Boacom.of Westmoreland,
for State Treasurer, at the coming
Republican Convention. Our friend,
S inator Hardenliorgh would make
an excellent .official, und we would
like to see him nominated, but
if it is ordained otherwise this time,
wo shall expect to see him make it
next.
A Tariff that will aid the manu
facturer and the mechanic will also
aid the farmers mark whut we say,
When the laborers are employed
they will havo tho money to buy
your products and the price will rise
as the demand increases. Freo
Trado ideas and Tariff reform theo
ries are no good in practice. They
huve been tried and came blamed
near bursting up tho Government.
A new era of prosperity is dawning.
Marion, Ala., btundard."
1' You are tb.hii.ing ubout going
up to Klondike to dig gold, there
are a few facts to bo mindful of such
as the necessity of a strong constitu
tiou.at least 1000 in cash, a detenu:,
nation not to w ince at hardships.and
common sense enough to put off the
jouii:ey until r.sxt spring. The find
is iu Canada and there will be pit i:ty
of ;oi 1 let cn I'nele Smiu's lands
for tboman wlio does not mind hard
d'L'Rin. Take tbrt winter to get
ready, think it over, and stndy up
the report.
I Tiik tariff bill is now n law, mul
ollr country can prepnro to make its
own goods and control its own trade.
j TMs eontli! ion will probably lust for
S;?ne time, and if the bill meets ex
pectations it may continue many
years. 'Hie people want a rest from
tariff agitation, and if the present
law answers the requirement. of a
revenue producing measure, sntlici
ently for tho needs of government
and to gradually reduce the public
debt, the tariff as n party issue will
be dead, and tho people will frown
down and likewise vote down any
further agitation the subject.
We look now for prosperity, mid if
all will adopt good business methods
it will surely come.
PIKE'S FINANCIAL. CONDITION
In tho last issue of tlnj Press we.
promised to mako a statement of
interest to tho taxpayers of Pik
This wo do to hear out the pro
position there stated that tho ra.e
of ten mills on the as .essod valua
tion is not sufficient to pay tho cur
rent expenses, without compelling
the county to borrow money. Wo
believe the subjoined fairly exhibi's
the true state of affairs, and is food
for reflection to the thoughtful. At
some,ftiture time we shall endeavor
to present facts establishing the sec
ond proposition, that the present
valuation is unequally adjusted and
inequitably proportioned.
An estimate of flxod expenses
averaged so as to show what may
bo considered necessary outlays for
each year has been prepared with
care, and itemized. There aresomq
items in the subjoined statement
which might bo reduced, but so far
as we can determine there is but
me over which tho commissioners
havo direct control to any extent
and that is their own accounts. All
tho others apjiear practically as
fixed charges, and the average has
been taken for two, three or four
years so a-s to show fairly the neces
sary sums required. Repairs to
county buildings includes this yoar's
expenses which might have boon
les. By examining the finrures and
items tho taxpayers will bo enabled
to judge where the expenses might
bo curtailed, and draw their own in
ferences. Auditors
AnhhshuI'8 . . ; . . .
Agylum
Attorney . .
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t'ourt HoiiM' repairs
rononiaiwertltli costs . . .
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The amount available for county
purposes is carefully estimated to
bs:
Krom collixjtor'u nut $tfy53 St(
t$i 13
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Lea lalivio buld county
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lls.Jij 04
It m ly be also of interest to tho
paoplo to state the amount of tax
paid per capita. The number of
tit .tables' in the county is 3,C'.''i.
Tho per capita tux fur county and
l.K'iil purposes is about 113,33 and
the tax per population bitsed on the
census of 1890 would be for overy
min.womitu and child iu the county
13.1?. The taxes raised in the
c unity for all purples n re i 8,2T3.7S.
ThU beems like a latge bum to be
taken annually from the people, and
the qiK'-uon may n irurtilly aris ?
are the benefits derived commensur
ate with the labor, care, self sacri
fice and hardships entailed to raise
tliis sum ? This problem tho people
themselves must solve.
Political Gostlp. -
Tim calamity yelpers fina their
program for lsi.,- materially In
terfered with by the tact that crops
I are 11 slit abroad i.:td 1'i-av.v in the
1,'nited Stales, a r,d th.it t he fa m.-r
are teeivioie more p.vi.-ijrTons in
lWirthan for many years.
Having Assured the country of a
sufficient revenue and of business
activity through the new tariff, the
administration wants to assure it of
the stability and salety of ils curren
cy by legislation at as cany a date
lis practicable on this subject.
No tariff law passed in the mem
ory of this generation has been as
thoroughly aceeptable to the people
as the one to which President Mr-
Kinley attached his signature
more promptly after inauguration
than any President ever had done
since Washington.
Tho fact that the farmers of the
West are paying cif their moi-fgag"d
indebt.'xlness lias put such q rie.ti
ties of money into the markets that
the loan agencies are offering loans
on farm property at reduced rates
and on terms more favorable than
those of last year.
The gold Democracy is (hiding its
ranks greatly strengthened now
that it lias entered upon active cam
paigns in all the States where there
are to bo elections this fall. Large
numbers of men who unwillingly
supported the Bryan ticket aud plat
form last year are now falling iu
lino with tho gold Democrats in an
attempt to secure true Democracy
and control of the body bearing that
name.
Mr. Bryan's contribution to the
Populist campaign fund still proves
a subject of discussion among the
Populists, Committeeman Bateman
still insisting, in a publication in
the Washington Star on this sub
ject, that the contribution was made
with tho distinct understanding
that it would result in the omission
by the convention to determine tho
attitude of tho party on tho subject
of fusion prior tho opening of the
campaign of l'JOO.
Ex-candidate Bryan's lamentation
that "general prosperity has not yet
appeared" does not seem to apply to
himself hincu the liuwjiuper of the
country are busying themselves
with tho announcement that ho has
gvown so prosperous a ml luxurious
in his habits that ho wears silk and
ruffled ni-ht slurts, u habit, which
they seem to asture is rather out of
the proprieties with a gentleman
who has so recently posed as the
real and only genuine friend of
labor.
Those prophets of evil who havo
been croaking iu lugubrious tones
about the mental failings of Secre
tary Sherman are finding in his let
ter to Ambassador Hay on the fur
soal question so vigorous a refuta
tion of their absurd and indecent
chitrges that they should not under
any circumstances renew the false
hood which they havo been circula
ting about him. Whether even such
convincing proof of tho falsity of
their assertions will bo sufficient to
silence them is doubtful since their
attacks were, of course, for a politi
cal purpose and with a view of dis
crediting undnnnoying the McKin
ley administration and its Secretary
of State.
Everything is going against the
silveritus. They have boon insisting
that the world could not tot along
without large additions of tho whi to
metal to the currency of the world,
and now here como the gold mines
of tho world this year with their
largest production iu history, while
on top of that comes the news of tho
discovery of tho richest gold mines
in existence in our ovvu Alaska.
Add to this the fact that tho whole
world is likely to send us gold in
exchange for our splendid crops this
year, especially because of the short
age of the crops in other couutrics,
and it is apparent that there is to bo
no scarcity of gold and no lack of
prosperity in the United States dur
ing the coming year.
Tho hard times which the farmers
of the country have had under the
Wilson tariff law havo shown them
the iiupoitance of reducing their in
debtedness as rapidly as possible.
Dispatches to tho New York Sun
(Democratic) Lidieates that the
farmers are making prompt use of
the advance in the prices of wheat ,
wool und other products, and in de
voting tho money thus received to
the clearing of their indebtedness.
Tho Hun's dispatches from all tho
great farming regions of the West
and Northwest show that tho farm
there are reducing their indebt
edness very rapidly, and that the
pros(i"ets are that th-y will .-.(ill
Itirthcr do t,j uihIol' iho mo.1 pruvs
which l:.i ,V have. If'.lio.i to CJlpect
for their sp!::.l;d crops asa being
harvested.
Df'signs of Cotnprtirg Architrrti
Submitted For New Capitol,
CRUSADE ON rADDEB A0C0USTS.
Vft.o "fth-i Porltev f'oilllrtnntliui Hill.
A .proprlii ; Ion I'or StRtn Niiniml
' luiols IH-lllHCd- I olli etloll of H(-
iiii- en (.inn ;os.
P l;it for' " pollor Tiro )
I".a, i ! hui p, ai!y 27 - AlMtut Uip mM
cl!'! i f Atimit tli. npltol tulil.ltlK mm.
lel.-.-lmi will b i.-.ly to Invite oo
P"Vi!s f.r th' etei tien of the new ettp
It ll. On Sdturclii- the 1 slpnpi of Itf
-otrpetinK itr-hit- i ts were submitted,
itul th"y iir now In trie hands of tin
homo of thr'.. fxrortt. enn-iistlnp of
Pr.ife Wntri'n T l.iiird. of Pl.lln-(l-!p.hl!i
.1. din M. farreie, of New York,
;ind AVnlter feoli, of New York, Th'.-se
e.vM.ts vi!l ifo over und rurt fully onn
sld"r the :if Biilimltted und rerotn-
tle-1,,1 the-c i-lrllt de-lRim whjeh in ttr )r
J'i''inieMt nre lieHt, riviriHr t.n eru'h a
rink in iii'coidiinc-c with Ita merit. f-"nt-inany,
Aiiir. 7, the thre fxp'-rts will
le'Ve their rei'nit t.t the ronon issi-n.
" til. h III tiuu'iuiire Its dei tfilen a w-'i k
later. Th tlrst -rlzp In this eom" tl
tlon will he the desienntlnir of thn win
ner tin thp. nrrhltrrt of til" IlL-lslntlvc
or iiniln InilldlnB, thp only ptnirture t
present provided for. albeit the draw
ing nre to ineludn a poneral Rroup of
ItuildlncB with the l. glslativo a? tho
-, r ft I liiiilttlnir. The winners of the
pernnd and third prizes In thp competi
tion win get htimlsoni1 bronxo medals.
11 by reaHon of youth or Inexpt-rlenep.
or for any nthr-r reason, thp antiiteet
iliopen shall. In the Judjrnient of thn
eommlHRioners. h an unsuitable tierson
to be ttlared in ehnrnre of this work
he shall, at the leijuest of the commis
sioners, associate with himself In the
performance of his duties an architect
who shall be acceiitable to the com
missioners. Klx of the architects wert
especially Invited to submit drawing
and were allowed $1,000 each for ex
penses In order to make sure that llrsl
class architectural skill would be repre
sented In the competition. On Haturda
the drawings were all numbered and
a small opaque envelope In each pack
age containing the name of the die
sinner was also numbered. These num
bers were given to Judge Simonton
of this clly, and will be kept by him
until the commissioners have made
their selection. They will then call
upon him for the envelope number coi
tespondltiK with the number on thn
design selected, aud then foi the Hist
time the name of the successful archi
tect will be known.
Cl'iisudo on Committees1 Account.
The remarkable crusade of Gover
nor Hustings against the extraordinary
accounts of legislative Investigating
committees has been the talk of the
past week. Kroin one end of the state
to the other he has received nothing
but commendation, and it Is believed
that never aguln will the governor of
Pennsylvania he troubled with such
excessive charges. It is gciu-t al'Vitre
dlcted that future legislatures will go
very slow In appointing committee to
Investigate all sorts of charges. Tint
recent session was an unusual one in
this i expect, all kinds of scandal and
every suascstlon of misery Iu the coal
regions or elsiwhcie being a sufliclent
excuse for the creation ot an Investi
gating committee. This became so
frequent that lloveinor Hastings, in a
message to the luwrnakeis, toward the
latter part of the session, took occasion
to remind them that sue li cuminitteei:
were an expensive luxury, Intimating
that th'-y should go slow in this dlree
lion. The hint, however, did n.it seem
to have any appreciable eftect upunh.
legirflatiil e, for when It came to making
up tlic uxpeioa': accounts of thede com
mittees the padding was something
that astonished even experienced legis
lators. Fur several years election con
tests in tlie legislature have been grow
ing mote and more scandalous. It was
expected after a contest two years ago
that these contests would cease, unless
very strong grounds were presented for
unseating a sitting member, but not
wlthstundlng what occurred at the ses
sion of lsitfi, there were two contents at
the lute session. It remains to be seen
what the governor will do with the
hills. He wants to know what wan
puld to lawyers in these cases, und how
touch each member of a committee
spent, and In what way he spent the
money. In other words, he Is desirous
of knowing whether there is any reason
for the very large hills which huve
been sent to him.
There were several Investigating
committees, and Bonie of the member
have submitted to the governor in
writing, and others verbally, theli
Items of expeniie. In most cases these
statements have been marked confiden
tial, and of course the governor will
respect their wishes. It Is believed,
however, that he will veto most ol
these bills. One stenographer, in whose
favor a chargs of 11. GUI) was made, has
written to the governor that he nevei
authorized such a bill, and that his
charges were far below the figures
quoted. Senator Vaughan, of Lacka
wanna, repudiated his bill entirely, and
said he never intended to accept the
muney. Representative Campbell, ol
"Westmoreland, called on the governoi
and explained that the Item of 1177 In
his favor represented mileage if It rep
resented anything, and that he did not
want a cent unless mileage la grunted
by the governor as a proper Item of
expense..
Becker lllll Vetoed.
The latter part of the past week a
swinging veto of the Hecker confirma
tion bill was tiled with the secretary of
the commonwealth. This is the politi
cal measure designed by the Quay lead
ers of Philadelphia to unhorse the anti
Quay city administration by requiring
all appointments to be confirmed by
three-fifths of the membera of select
council. In his message the governor
says: "There never has been submit
ted to me for my consideration a bill
o utterly destitute of merit. It Is so
bad that no argument can be made
in favor of any of ita provisions. The
bill Itself furnishes a better argument
against Its approval than can any lan
guage of mine. To Buy nothing of the
Impracticability of such a mcaeu It
would be certain, in my Judgment, to
open the door to couuptlun that would
permeate the entire city and ultimately
be likely to affect every city official.
It would open a new mart for the po
luteal trader and would make the se
lect council of the city of Philadelphia
an oligarchy that would ultimately
control the city with that tyranny
which always comes where power 1b re
strained" This is the bill which was
the bubject of u rather aunnated Inter
view between the gvveniur and Hoiia
tois Quay al,d Penrose recently.
Work on the. New upllul.
Owing to the fact ihut the ruins of
(he burned e'.ute heus-i w e.-e removed
Willie the HlchlteetS Wire st woi k It
will bo p.isiltie to In gin work on the
netv strut tmc w ithout delay, (ioveri.m
Hn-Ulngs, Is ioiilltl..nt ot being able to
finish the n.w hull. ling In time for the
next session of the legislature, but
thcie ale doubts s to whether he will
get through in the slant time that re
mains to complete the work. How
ever, the Beverlioi has gle: cxei u
tlve force, and the faillltlis for trniis
pottlng materials and 'constructing
large buildings are such that It Is pos
sible for IllMI t.i n, ike gnod his ple.ljjp
to the legislature. Nobody h-lbvis.
bowvr. that the oHottol will be lin-l'fe-d
In Its cM'tYty before the law
niuleis ,n:, back to lfc: rishunt
j ft'r tmieh e-i arc h tic cone r stone
j of the old eitpit,, w ,1 s found. It was
j locat'el at the s"uthe;i--t corner of the
burnt d building, find the contents, were
found Itit.iei They w re in losed Iu a
; glass tar. within n wooden box. and
i lonslst.'d "f a Ih-t of t'lj state off! eng.
an hl'eels. t Hot" musens and certain
litt-restli g bis'oi !c;il documents 1"
latlnir to the oiiglu of the state. Titer
relks have b ci r.ir'fu'ly preserved,
ami will he pia.-r.t i the new comer
stone.
The state Normnl s-(.t,0),i
All the principals o! the suite normal
sellouts were here aed had a confer
ence with the ';ov.!imr roe irdtng ap
propi lations lor thee Insi'tuiloi,?. They
have been accustomed t(, receiving $:c,
"'" for two years, and the eovereer
wanted to know whether they could
net do v Hh less With on" v .Ice they
snld they couldn't. Thin the frevernsr
told thorn tbev would take less or
nothing, whereupon th'-y hurriedly con
ferred and then Informed the novernor
that th'-y cnuH probably get a'one:
with ,'f.,c'tn per school. This whs
se'eed to w l'h the further prnvrs-i thpt
they shall not draw any inonry before
next May. Twice the normal schools
have been compelled to accept a cut
In their appropriations, and it means
that they will eventually be out oft
entirely from state aid.
Several bills were. lost In the shutTlc
ef the late p..HFnn, and the record of
the Journal clerks showing that they
had been parsed by both bodies the
bills were received at the state de
pnrtmdit upon the nindavits of the
several dorks being attached. The
Garrett Rclnmi for the Deaf and Dumb.
In Philadelphia, the Harriot hospital, at
Erie, and one or two other appropria
tion bills were thus resurrected.
There is talk here of n reorganization
of the department of agriculture, but
Fecrotnry Ktlge. who has Just returned
from a long tour for the benefit of his
health, says he knows nothing aboi.t
It. Frank N. Moor. of Iirudford coun
ty, n ppe--p.l nirtnt of the pure food de
partment at I'ltlsburg. was here Ht
week. Ho will not continue in the de
partment unless he gets more help at
rittsbuirt, and this has probably given
rise to the story that he also contem
plates retiring Aug. 1. There is no
doubt that th"re has been considerable
friction In the various bureaus of the
department of agriculture, but It Is
hard to got at the real situation. Pi e
retary Edge has always been popular
as the head of the agricultural affairs
of the sti'o nnd he has a firm hold on
the affections of the farming element.
Holtuq on Chai'toi--t.
One of the new revenue bills which
Is likely to exited the expectations of
the state officials: Is that changing the
method of col!-, tint,- the bonus on char
tors at the state department. It Is
conservatively estimated that It will
produce about $i00,0"0 a year. Under
th lt li.w tlie tux on charters was
one-fourth of 1 per cent., and appli
cants were required to pay one half
the bonus down, the other half being
paid practically at the convenience of
the corporation and fro-iuently never.
All lie .-leasts were ceitd'e-d to die audi
tor gciieial, and th. ip v. as little rev
enue fioiri this Hour' e. :-Jow the entire
bonus of oue-thi'd of 1 per cent, must
be p.dd when the charter Is granted,
and aleo the same amount on increases
of capital stock. In less than a month
aftct the bill was signed by the gover
nor the receipts from this source were
fvu.OUti.
An liiiptetant meeting of the state
central committee of the Prohibition
party was heM here a day or two ago,
and it was decided lo open headquar
ters fur the campaign In this city
about the middle of August. The
friends of Iir Kwnllow, the Piohlhltlon
candidal-' f,,r stale treasurer, hope that
he wbl be endorsed by the Democrats,
who nre reav considering the matter.
It ir-r-oi lain that Rwullow will get the
votes of nisny disgruntled Republi
cans. The cold"- water people will make
the results of the last legislature the
principal campaign Issue.
Gov. Hastings has Issued a bold chal
lenge to all bis critics in the matter
of the furnishing of Grace church for
the use of the legislature to produce
evidence of a single dishonest dollar In
the bill of expense, with the promise
that ho will smite It like every other
steal. Dr. Hwallow has accepted the
challenge, as has also the Pittsburg
Leader.
Two Xloo Appointment.
XTndt-r the new law creating a state
bureau of mines and mining in the de
partment of Internal affairs the gov
ernor will have two nice appointments.
The chief of the new department will
get $-,8it and the assistant $l,."i.
The Orine bill taxing store orders P
per cent on their face value has been
vetoed by tiie governor on the ground
that It would have utterly failed to
accomplish the purpose of the pro
moters of the bill; that the tax would
have Inevitably fallen upon the miners
instead of the operators.
The bill providing for the appoint
ment ot local mauuircrs of f armei s'
Institutes and further defining the du
ties of superintendents of institutes
was laid low by the governor. He didn't
think It was nccssary.
The governor has given the Kunke-1
Are ahum bill Its quietus In a short,
but businesslike veto message. He
thinks thut municipalities can arrange
these affairs themselves.
STACKi-cLK.
Another Irop In Silver.
New York, July lis Silver In bars
reached the lowest price In the home
market yeateiday, selling at ta1 cents
an ounce, three-eighths of a cent K-ss
than the previous day. Advices from
abroad report another decline in the
Bilver market, tid an ounce being
the price In the London market.
Turks to EvseuBte TheHaly.
Athens, July 23 The Turkish mili
tary authorities have ordered the sur
render of the Volo I.arlssa railway to
the O.eek railway olllciuls within tight
days. It Is stated that the evacuation
of Thessaly has already commenced.
Klght regiments of Turkish troops from
Domoko have passed Larissa en route
for Klaiisona. Several officers have
started for tialuiilku. Edhem Pasha,
commander In chief ef the Turkish
troops In Th'-ssaly. Id expected to ar
rive at Volo shortly to superintend the
evacuation. lie-neral Suioicuitz, com
manding the Greek forces at Aita, hus
been siimiiiaited to Athe-ns.
LETTERS IROiM THE PEOPLE.
I'mler this head w l will ilis'-rt c iinmnnl
est urns on rttri'"nt, anil polit ical topics,
without- boinir responsible for the sent!
infills expressed, nnd Invito such discus
Hion ill limy be proper and of genera) in
J-ercst to the people. - Kjil i'oil Piikss.
Scenety Comes High In Pike. '
Mom .Mil k, July Se, H it.
KlnTo,: Puiis., -i him of. (he greatest 'lm
posl'ii.n.s I have ever coal'1 hi loss, sonic
people facial t .'M'f:-y ncW DingaiaTi'f
Kerry A part IV 'u hero drove out to
st e t line oi Hi, liwatifut so.-ner.,' of Pike
d 'sirlri'r to nee tao llij.li Kn'ls at: I .'I'ver
Tnreatl at Dlnai iris we drove th -re tin
entering we cuioe lo a e,,,. w,,-re a small
b ty do'uanded ten cents w hich was cheer
fully pcitl. Wo then tlrov aletig the
crock until we leacl-ed a tumble, down
shanty where then: was another gate nnd
tli.ee very ditiy and liu'icsl Utile girls
lien Hided ton cents apiece of I lie part y .
We saw them and passed through. After
walking about h quarter of a mile further
w "mind a man at-loeo In tlieclner and an
arher t: its, arid tall gu.iniia'i of t.l.o way
also demanded ten cents npioo- of the
paly. Wo t.'tetl ti conipiouiir..' in live
c iilao.eoli hut, n, was no-e, so (helming
t, i Is- fleeced in this way wo rotoreed, ,'i'itl
w-'re talil that. In ord -r to sot -ih,- f ills we
would have to p,-,y still niiut!ior" ten ccnth
fa '.her on. If ties Is not a s art .if (tented
hi.b.v; y raids - y I'lon-e le1!;, what Is !
Ir -cents oiitragooiis t"clis"r;re people ova
tf-lrty c:"lts apiece to g.i over.iialf mile of
I'iiil-Ii road, rotten bri.!,a j .ucl ;i,l. walks
to see a lir'Jeoi Pike ccucy'sc. oory.
oitiv r ACI K.
Tim land betwoo'i the main rent nnd
falls liaapcns to Itoiorcc to several ownc' s,
and they each tlx their own rales of toll,
fitlvlcolleet.it. The amount imposed is n.,
doubt, greatly in excess of what is fair, yet
If the road Tti'.l pallia were pat in proper
condition visitors would perhaps cheer
fully submit, to pay a m.slcr.ate snta. As
It is sightseers must either grin nnd hear
the tax or stay away. This is a free coun
try and they have t hat choice.- Ki. Puiiss.j
Profit in Gaod RojJj.
I)K'..w hk, Ph., July 3d, HOT.
Kmrolt Phkss: lam happy to see your
eorresp. indent "Sweet" a;'.i!ti in the peo
ple's column. The last letter oil the great
hcnellt ot irood mails to farmer.-, is peri'ectiy
true, by my own oli--oivatioiis A tow farm
ers here have taken iidvanta;;e of those
ii.iie'o-, eiie nr.;, Ijotwoen corn and harvest
time.
In tro'.ulslni'-ir cash or trade is given
tor Hoi and they biing five or ten conts
apiece morn than hern. Fead costs fio
cents per hutidr -d there and hera ninety
cents cash or $1.00 or more in trade, all do
pt ruling on the citsf.onier. If a farmer
takes a load to Stroiulsburfr worth ifa lie
can brins back in cash or that much in
marls The same lim-.l sold here 30 per
cent, tilt hi iocs fi.ail. Here wo havo t"
pay ten percent, more on an avovaiti foi
ifoeci'i'.-s lor c.toii antl say 111 percc.it in. ire
.f ia trade a tolnt of :.'a per cant, coasiqa
enlly we ixoi only Jy 5a at home for a f"0o
load of ti
No wonder oar chlhl.'e i have to go hare
footed and am wc-.-s oue.-elvos to ;l.;uh in
he woods, while our tiaihor ir-.tcs awa..
out doet not hrl cn.iiii.di t" pay the
taxes We are told that, we do aol. und .' -stand
l lieie matters, that we are only fit to
he hied. am: I his ;.. rather h..i ti to Vnr.Ifotit
men would all he like ",,woct," and go Mi
digging for hett t roads wo mi), t soon ha
oui of tin' r- lie! :. Jue -vli -t I ' lrcans
h j trenches I don't K.i i'.v hot. I siiopos.i o-.n
of SO - llf Olir ililli.'iill !.!!
If i eiil!e g- l, :aljy Would Uc lile I'aKS:
there Would soon bo a belter ll iltlorstan l
itiu' a'c.onjr them as to bow ti improve
tla irowu interests, and they would not
go on fluia year lo year gr.'.pinfr iu the
toirk as t-i t!.e situation In local affairs.
I am. y.r H'.abor, rt'spceifaii , v.airs,
'.iVssy
Wiu n bilious or costive, eat n
Cascaret, candy cathnrtic, enn
gnarcnteod, 10c f.c.
Auditor's Notice.
In the Ovphans'
court of Pikecouuty.
The uiidersbrnetl ap
pointed hy the Court
to make distribu
tion of the fund in
Kstate of John I
Henry Meyer, Kred-
crick Meyer and )
('iirislinn Nleyer.de-
ceased. I
I the hands of
John K Olmsted, adiuiiusT.rator, ns
show ri by his aecoant arising from sale of
real estate of said ilis-edelll s, to and nniony
th.t parties entitled thereto, etc., will at
tend to the duties of his appointment and
meet tllu parties interested in said estate on
Saturday the gist day of A ugusf, ls7 at
2 o'clock p in. at his olliee on broad street
In .Milfont, Pa , when and where all par
ties interested ill said fund are required to
lie present and prove their claims or be
forever debarred from participating iu
said fund
JOHN A KK'P. Auditor,
Mil font, July itf, 117.
Solar Tip Shoes.
Don't Scold the Boys.
lie's u good, lively, oil an. ami boy. and
you wouldn't change him It you 'could
Kicks out a lot of shoes, of course, the
only tiling to do is to pot times that are
li.ud to kick out.
Buy Our
School Shoes
and you will save one pair la four, possi
bly a littlo more.
Children s Solar Tip, sizes 6 to 8 80c
8 1-2 to II - 90c
Misses " " " 11 1-2 to 2 - l
Little Man 5 Shoes, sues 8 to!3 1-2 80 c, $1
to $1.23.
Youth's Shoes, sizes 12 to 2 . 80c to $1
Every Pdlr Warranted.
Your Money Back If you Want It
Shoes Shined Free.
JOHNSON'S,
Fitter of Feot,
Port Jervls, N. Y.
BUSINESS CARDS.
Dr. von tier Heyde,
DENTIST,
Hrown's Huildl'ig, corner Hrond nnd
('atlier.rni stroets, Mriford, Pa.
HKKHK llofltS: s to 13 a. m.: 1 tn 5
p. in. Al.o aft (iliuonnn's Kerry, ofllce of
He Ki iiwort hy, every tinl mid 4th Wtst
fi.'sday in ach liionth.
H. E, Emerson, M. D.
Phys;c!an aid, Surgeon.
OFFICE in Drug Store on Eroad
Street.
J. H. Van Etten,
Attorney-at-l.3w,
OFFICE, Brown's Building,
Mn.foiMt, PiivK Co., Pa.
John A. Kipp,
Attornpy-nt-l sv,
OFFICE, opposite Court House
Mif.Koitn, I'l'tk Co., Pa.
CHURCH DTHLOTOTtY
MiLFOHO.
Kiltsf I'la.'Miv'j I 'in AN CiU'ia-M, Mtlford;
Salibath MTfiri at III. .'ill A. M. aud 7 .HI P.
M. S.iblntli sihcd iittiatdiatclv after tho
ni".'i' 1 K .-ei vac. ?'iayi r lecel'eg Wed
nesda ; in, .iii l'. t. a ct idial welconio
will bo extended to al' ' 'm o r.ot nt
taeliet to ot b. r chiirt 1. . i , .-sr. lallv in
vited. Kkv. Tiioma i N a " a, Pastor.
f'HI'la II OK TIIK lit .
ford: Senate1' .u '.tla
'i ao r. v. S.rulay '.o
V'-'ees (lav j ' '.' ( c ,' ;.,. f
free. Ail we'" ..: ,
o ' T..'
M. K. f'in'ia a. .
Church Sundays: IV c
m. and at T.iiu p. in. Si
i. m. Kpworth league
XV "t a;ly p.-aver inc. iue .,
7 ad p. 111. ( Ja . H ltiootil:
NV'il. Alerlc o" Kritl li s a
e.iruest. I n ei val l.'ii is c :t
; , i'ii, Mil
' v and
" i P. M.
l . v rH'acs
i : ., L cuir.
at tic M. K.
g at lu.30 n.
aool at a
. ti -lt" p. in.
' ' o v -a.iys at
c ao'.'icled by
7 p. in. A h
e.eii to auviino
wlio lltltv (leaire ttt
litV
for-li.-; Willi us.
W . K. S i-.b i-. Httstor.
t'.r . tuiiti a., r.. i in in n, lctamorns.
Si i'vtti.'s ei'ry Sabbath at. io.;lo a. m, and
' p. in. Sabbath school at !! Mi). t!. K.
eieotiiur M-aiilay eveeintr r.t 7 :-a. f'lass
meeting Tuesday c enii:..' at 7. :1c- Prajor
nieotiito; W'oiliie.stiay ('voniiig at 7o.l(l.
Kver one welcome.
Kkv. K. 14. ('cutis, Pastor.
FlorK KvANOKi.iCAl. f.'nciicH, Mata
taoras. Pa. Service next Sunday as follows:
I-reaching at lu..'i(l u. m. and 7-p. in. Sun
day school at ;l p. m. Junior C. K heforo
md C. F.. prayer meeting after tho even
ing service. Mid-wisut" prayer meeting
every Wivlno-idav evcnlr.j; la," 7.a0. eSeals
iree. A cordial welcome to all. Come.
Kkv. J. A. WiKUAxn, Pastor.
Recrot Societies.
f IT I.-OI.H T.i.i.oir v, a. 1.1 V .t, i M
l.,.,l..e U.-...I. ...... I .' ..'.. n. I...?...
Kill! Moon 111. tint SawOill Idolise filfonl
I,
I.
Pa. N. kiocry, Jr., Sec.fetary, Milfonl.
iTisnrcai leianit, v . ai.. .Milforu, Pa.
VAX I)FH MAKlt I.fillCI!. NO. 828. I. O.
O.I': Meets every ri'liiirsiiay evening nt
7. oil p. in., llruwn's Ijiiil.ling. Geo. Diiu
rnan. .ir : Scc'y. )i. II. Hoirbcck.N. f
I'i:ri..::..: rtf.KKK. ii I.e.; Hi7 I. O.
tt !'". Meets every second ai ti fourth Fri
days in each mcoiili in Odd fellows' Hail,
Kiown's building. Mrs. Alice Honilntk,
. G. Miss Katie Klein, Sec y.
LIVERY STABLES.
If you want a stylish sin
gle or double rig, safe
horses, good harness
and clean, comfortable
carriages at reasona
ble prices call on
J. B. Van Tassel,
Corner Ann and Fourth streets,
MU.FORD, PA.
WHY KOI Bill THE BEST?
3
Q GOOD SADDLE.
is the most noticeable and
taking- point on a Bxycle. o j
When buying insiat on getting a
BURNS ',kTaddu,
Take no other, (let a Burns
and GET THK BEST, jtjjtjt
rianufuctured by this
GRAND KAI'IDS
CYCLE SEAT MPG. CO.,
OranJ Rapids, Hich.
iTrnn
All persons nro hereby nottlled that
throwiiiK or burning papers or retusu of
any kind in tho slrctas of tho Horouglt U
prohibiUut.
Hy order of the town council,
J. C. UHAMUKKLAl-N,
President, pro tcm.
Attest, I) H. HOHNUlit.'K, Scc'y.
Milluid, May a, lb'.ni.
C'a.scaruts .stimuluto livor, kidneys
and boweR Never sicken, weaken
orirrine, 10c.
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