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VOL.
MILFORD, PIKE COUNTY, PA., Fill DAY, JANUAltY 28, 1808.
NO. 13.
t).
IIARRISBDlfflLETrE.
Compendium of Important
News of tli c Past Week.
Our Special Correftpitnilent t IIrrlunra;
Write on Mutter kt Vitnl Impor
tance to Every Citizen of the Key
titnne State.
Harrihruho, Jan. 24, 1H98.
With the beginning of last week
Governor Daniel II. Hastings en
tered upon the fourth yoar of his
reign ns the cliiof executive of this
Commonwealth and this fact olono
gives thought for a number of re
fljetions of the past and predictions
for the future. That Governor
Hastings has thus far served his
constituents faithfully ii not dis
puted ami credit must bo given him
for the economic measures employed
In disposing of the State's business.
It will bo remembered how, during
tho last session of the Legislature,
he vigorously fought everything
that savored of extravagance and
even went so far ns to offend some
of his warmost political associates
by votoing measures that he did not
think were calculated for tho benefit
of those who be ir the burden ol
taxation. Again it will bo remem
bered of the. Capitol Building Com
mission, he opposed any unfairness
or impartiality, whether im igiuary
or not, in th selection of an archi
tect, and when, according to his
judgment proper consideration was
not given the contestants, ho refused
to further deliberate with the Com
mission. His last ollleial act of
great importance was that of follow
ing President McKinley's example in
issuing a proclamation calling for
aid for the starving and sulloring
Cubans, which was so gonorously
responded to and which lias so plain
ly portrayed how tho governor sym
pathizes with suffering humanity in
general. Governor Hastings has an
nounced that at the expiration of his
term next year he will retiro from
politics and again rosiun.s the
management of his business in
terests up in Center county. This
is in direct contradiction to the an
nouncements frequently made that
the governor was dosirous of being
sent to the United States Sonate
Now tho question arises: "Who
will succeed Hastings?" As a mat
ter of fact I can see orly one candi
date who has a vestige of a show
for the nomination on the Republi
can ticket and that person is Colo
nel William A Stone, of Allegheny.
He has been in tho Hold for months,
thus thoroughly familiarizing every
body with his views, and the im-1
in which he has boon an important
faotor, stands out boldly as a recom
mendation for him. He has already
been endorsed by c mntloss politioal
and other organize Hons as tho gu
bernatorial candidate, and that he
will secure the nomination next
June is a practioal certainty. Of
course, as is always the ease, lie has
opposition, and that is coining by
way of the "State bosses," they
fully realizing that Stone is tho pao
ple's candidate and that he can not
be used as a toil in the furtherance
of any schemes that they may con
coct. ThHt tho fight from now on
will be interesting is assured.for the
leaders are getting desperate and
are employing all sorts of tactics to
get a "swaying" candidate in th9
field.
ANONYMOUS MATTER.
The State having been flooded
with anuoymous oommunioations of
late it is well that every person
should be familiar with the following
act passed by the last Legislature :
"That every person who, without
apjiending his or her proper signa
ture thereto, shall send or cause to
be sent to another any written
or printed communica tiou or mat
ter, the nature of which is either li
belous, defamatory, scurrilous or
opprobrious, shall bo guilty of a
misdemeanor, and on conviction
shall be sentenced to pay a fine of
not. more than five hundred dollars,
anduudorgo an imprisonment of
not more than one year."
READY FOR PROPOSALS.
Ths State Capitol Bailding Cim
mission is down to business at last.
Plans and specifications are now on
exhibition in the Supreme Court
room and advertisements requesting
proposals for the erection of the
capitol have been sent tmt. Bids
will be oponed February 7. E ich
bid must be accompanied by a oorti
fi).l check for 15,0UO and the right
is reserved to reject any or all bids.
The parson receiving the contract
will have to furnish bond in the
sum of $150, 000 that be will oom
ploce the work by Nov. 15. lB'JS.
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
Tile thirty-ninth annual session
of the State Horticultural 8x;iety
was held at Lancaster last week, re
preventatives being present from
every county in the state.
The pure food commission W(.s
again unsuccessful hist week. Some
time ago a number of bills charging
the alleged sale by dealers of oleo
margarine were ignored by the Al
leghouy county grand jury, and
Agent Terry again presented thorn
to the jury for action last Tuesday
W ltu equal promptness ull the in
dictments wore thrown out, and now
the commission is devising a plan to
get the cases before tho 'jourt for
triul .
WjllF. HesDHiowos.
BRIEF MENTION.
Port Jervis has a pulation of
9,5,"0.
Burglari broke Into tho depot
at Ito v"a'ids list Friday night, bnt
on'y got an ol I army musket.
Send for fifty yeira improve,
ments in farming. It is very in
teresting. Home interesting communica
Hons have to wait until next week
on account of space.
Tho will of Margaret McCarty,
lata of Montague, N. J., gives one
hundred d illars to the Presbyterian
church of Milford.
Liok out for s ap swindlers,
and in fact all other kinds. Buy
only of reputable tnorchnnts and
such advertise in tho Tress.
The Ladies' Aid Society of tho
Presbyterian Church met Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Rob
ert Neeson on Harford street.
William Gulick a well known
citizen of Stroudsburg died at his
home Jan. 2.1 of heart failure. lie
was ono of the fouuders of the
Stroudsburg Times.
Next week the Pkkss will con
tain tho annual Financial statement
of tho County for 18U7. Those wish
ing extra copies will please leave
their orders not later than Fob. 1st.
Di John Hill announced last
Sunday from tho pulpit of the Fifth.
Avenue Presbyterian church that
ho had reconsidered his determina
tion to resign the pastorate. and
would remiiti in tho service of the
church.
A small houso owned and oc
cupied by William Hankins, situated
on tho hill nbovo the Delaware
bridge, was consumed by fire early
last Monday morning. Nothing
was saved, and the occupant barely
escaped with a little clothing. In
sureh for $300.
A dispatch, to tho Philadelphia
Press from Strondsburg Bays : Bar
bers candidacy for Congress has
boon announced, and that his noiui
nation will be hotly contested. Ex
Stato Senator Khull it states will
likely be Monroe's candidate to suc
ceed Kirkpatrick
The M. E. Congregation, of
stroudsburg has petitioned the Pre.
siding Elder to return as pastor of
tho church Rev. Robort Crawford
the presont assistant pastor. The
elder objects on tho ground that
Crawford is young and a single man.
Tho Post office at Deckortown,
N. J., was robbed last Friday night
of stamps to the value of $1200 and
about $23 in cash. Burglars obtain
ed an entrance in the rear of the
building, blow open the safe with
dynamite, and effected their escape
on a hand car on the N. Y. S. & W.
R. R.
Joseph Hawley, the largest man
in Philadelphia, was buried in that
city last Friday. Ho weighed 550
pounds and was over four feet broad
across the shoulders. The coffin
was especially made and banded
with iron, and- together with the
body weighed 1,200 pounds. It was
7 feet long, 4) feet wide and 2J
foot deep.
The Jersey City Journal says
the New Jersey Central railroad
contemplates building an electric
road between that city and Phila
delphia over which it will carry
ixtssengors oetween the two oities
in ono hour. A speed of 125 miles
an hour has been attained in experi
mental runs over nxids spool ally
constructed as this will be.
The friends of Rev. Humbly, of
White Lake, N. Y., are so pertinaci
ous in their adherenoe to him tlmt
tho Presbytery decided at its Mid-
dlotown meeting this week to issue
a circular for tho information of his
parishioners, containing the evid
ence given at l is trial.
The Monroe County Agricul
tural elected as offioer . f or the year:
President, Jerome b. W llhauis ;
treasurer, O. F. Phillips; secretary,
T. C. Brown. Amotion to make ap
plication for license to sell liquors
ho as to control the sale of drinks at
the stands during fair week was
lost.
Sparrow aud Franks of Port
Jervis, announce some rapid 'tran
sits in the Pkkss. This firm is new
but by fair dealing and close selling
it purposes to satisfy customers
that they can save inouoy by buying
footwear at their store. To make
room for now goods an opportunity
is now afforded to secure gityit bar
gains. Cull on them.
Tho Executors named in the
will of the late li. R. DePuy, ot
Stroudsburg ar Lewis D. Vail aud
8. S. Shaferand the public bequests
m i le are to the Prehbyterutu church
of Shawnee $1000, First Presbyterian
church of Stroudsburg ,2000, Biaid
of Foreign Missions Presbyterian
church 1000, Board of Domestic
Missions $2000 The other bequests
are to bin wife, relative aud friend
DR. NARTMAN SAYS.
Pe-rn-n Cure Catarrh Wherever Lota
te.l.
All cVisses and conditions of peo
ple have chronic catarrh. It spares
neither strong or weak, old or
young, healthy or
sickly. All ranks
of people have
chronic catarrh.
Rich men, poor
men, beggar men,
thieves, lawyers,
loctors, merchants,
priests. Not only
catarrh of the
head, but catarrh of
the lungs, catarrh of the stomach,
catarrh of tho liver, catarrh of the
kidney", catarrh of tho bowels ; and
a multitude of women are a filleted
with catarrh of tho polvio organs.
When it is said, therefore, that
Po-ru-nn cures catarrh wherever
located, a much larger fact 19 stated
than at first nppears. Who Is it that
says Pe-ru-na will cure catarrh
whever located? Doctors say ,it,
lawyers say it, preachers say it, a
vast army of men and women say it
who have tried it. Tho old and the
young say it. They say it in the
East and in the West j they say it in
the North and the South. All those
say that Pe-ru-na will cure .catarrh
wherever located.
Send for a free copy of an illus
trated book of testimonials, entitled
"Facts and Faces," sent by The Pe-ru-na
Drug Manufacturing Com
pany, Columbus, Ohio.
Just try a 10c box of Cascarets tho
finest liver and bowel regulator ever
mado.
PERSONAL,
E. Kimble and wifo, of Kimbles
visited Milford last Monday.
Adam Uhl, Greolys healthy look
ing P. M., was in town last Friday.
Mrs. Kate B. Van Wyck is spend
ing some timo in New York.
E. W. Howell, of Chester, N. J.,
visited rolatives in Milfcrd this
week.
Mrs. Androws removed from
Broad street Tuesday to her house
on Harford street.
E. Warner has been for several
days confinod to his home on Broad
street with a severo cold.
Hon. W. S. Kirkpatrick is on tho
following House committoos elec
tions No. 3, and Pacifio railroads.
Mrs. G. Jennings, of this place
left town last Monday morning for
a visit among friends in Brooklyn.
Madam Pore, of Schooopoe, an
aged lady, is seriously ill and vory
slight hopes are entertained for her
recovery.
Mrs. Mosos C. . Wostbrook of
Blooming Grove in company with
Mrs. John C. Westbrook of Milford
is visiting in Port Jervis.
Charles Titmnn, who is in very
feebie health, has moved from
Water street, and now resides with
his daughter, Mrs. RichJud Steelo
on Broad street.
S. B. Palmer and E. Arborgaat,-of
Stroudsburg were at tho Centre
Square Hotel last Saturday. They
wore reticent as to their errand, but
it is surmised a little railroad busi
ness was involved.
Mrs. W. R. Neff entertained at tea
last Thursday her Sunday school
class Several young ladies ,and a
few young gentlemen enjoyed a
very pleasant evening, which was
enlivened with suitable refreshments
and a 'flash light picture taken of
the scene and guests.
Rev. Thomas Nichols attended a
meeting of Fresbytory at Middle-
town, N. Y. Monday. The resigna
tion of Rev. Thos. Gordon which
had been tendered his church and
accepted was before the meeting and
tho pastoral relations were severed.
It is understood ho will engage in
business in Washington, D. C.
Brown & Armstrong would like
to know if you have bought your
winter footwear.
A Donitlo Visit.
Friends will tender a donation
visit for the benefit of the pastor of
the M. E. Church of Milford at the
farm houso of John C. Bock in
Schooojieo, occupied by Mrs. Labar
and which is usually known as the
Penney place, on Wednesday even
ing Feb. 2. Should the weather be
unfavorable then ou the next fair
evening. All are invited.
Firs Department Officer.
A meeting of the firemen was
held January 2ttu at which A. Ter
willigor presided and G.. R. Quick
was secretary. Those elected wore
Chief, Jacob Klaor ; First Assistant!;
A. D. Brown ; Second Assistant,
Thomas Armstrong.
OBITUARY1.
DAVID MASHENA 8LAW90N.
Again that grim reapor, before
whose sickle all must bow, has been
bnsy in our community. To young
and old alike the summons comes,
and in this instance it came to one
last Monday who had far ontspan
ned the ordinary limit of tho allotted
period of life and a sheaf ripe for tho
harvest was gathered. Few per
haps in our community can even re
call Mr, Slawson's advent as a
yonngmnn in the town where ho
has spont an ordinary life timo, and
whnro for half a century ha has led
a consistent and tipright life as a
momber and supporter of the M. E.
Church. His life has been a long
examplo of faithful industry, con
siderate economy nnd Christion con
duct. Born May 7, 1809 at Greon
villo, Orange county, N. Y., he first
came to this community in 1828 and
located in what is now Dingmau
township. After residing there a
short time he removed to this town
which he has ever since inhabited.
Iu 1830 ho married Mary Wells, a
daughter of David and Sarah Wells
of this place. He was a grandson of
Captain David Slawson, who was a
soldior in the Revolutionary war.
His surviving ohildren are :
Mosos V., of Los Angles, Col. : John
K., of Tunkhannock, Pa. ; George
and Mrs. Emma T. Briard, of Mil-
lord.
The funeral services conducted by
his pastor, Rev. W. R. Neff, were
held at the house at one o'clock and
at the church at 1.30 p.m. Wednes
day. Card of Thanks.
Tho family of tho late D. M. Slaw
son desires to publicly thank friends
and neighbors for many kindnesses
shown during his last illness.
HYMENEAL..
SEELEY VAN BU8KIRK.
From i Plainflold, N. J., paper we
learn of the wedding of Silas M.
Seeley aud Etta Van Buskirk, which
took place Jan. 19 at the home of
Rev. W. C. Snodgrass pastor of the
M. E. Church who performed the
coromony.
Tho bride was handsomoly gown
ed and the couple was attended by
Miss Emma Wikoff aa bridosmnid
and 8. B. Brewster as best nirin.
A reception was hold at the brides
home on Orchard Place at which a
large number of relatives and inti
mate friends of the happy couple
was present. A wedding supper
was also served after which, the
newly manioj pir dep-vrtod for
their future home at Woodbridge.
Many costly and useful presonts
wore tendored them as evidences of
the esteem in which they are held
and the Press joins in wishing them
long life, success and happiness.
The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. T. Seeley of this place and is the
owner of a prosperous drug busi
uess. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Recorded la tlie OHIoe of the Recorded
Since Our lwt Imuc.
Mose. V. Bflbco to Elizabeth Brlaco,
dated Jan. 21, laud In JjehmaQ, 125 acres,
con J.
Frank P Burcbnrd to Horace B. nnd
Herbert S. Morrill twine, dated Oct. IS,
Uti lud la Shoholn, 80 acres, con. (1000.
Joseph Fyda to Josepba Dorkrouska,
dated Deo. 1, land In Uruener 293 acres,
with exceptions, cou. $l,a
William. Hnruey to Joha F. Deiigco,
dated Duo. 28, land in Milford towusblp,
68 acres, con. $1.
Phcbe Brant widow to Hiram Towner,
dated Jau. 25, laud lu Westtall, 82 acres,
cou. fUXX).
The Whereabouts; of Nr. Rote.
The item (parentage unknown)
which has been going the rounds of
the papers, concerning the disap
pearance of W. H. Rose of Mat a
moras, is contradicted in the Union
by J. L. Ross Rose brother-in-law,
who says he knows where Rose is
his occupation and that he regu-
lurly corresponds with him.
The Disiiateh (we give that paper
the credit of saying in our opiuion)
wan not the orgiuator of the story.
It simply took it from some other
paper without giving credit.
. Have you
Armstrong's
examined Browu
new goods.
Dr. David Kennedys
tavoritc l!enicdy
i AfP UVL iKOubLt,
Berber It After it.
The Stroudsburg Times says :
Laird H. Barber, of Munch Chunk,
will again ,be a candidate for Con
gress from this District. "He is a
gentlemen and a scholar," says the
Woathrrly Herald, "well equipped
for the position, and should have no
opposition this year on account of
tho manly fight be made two years
ago when the corporations wore
against him. His election will un
doubtedly follow this yoar if nomi
nated." The Monroe Democrat however
does not take such a roseate view of
the situation, and some astute peo
plo might rend botwoen its lines, a
laying down of the law which will
largely govern many Democrats in
tho coming campaign. Itsays:
It is asserted that Laird H. Bar
ber, Esq., who was defeated in 1k(i6
as tho Democratic Congressional
candidate, will be a candidate this
year. His election is predicted if
lie should receive the nomination.
This will depend entirely on how
harmoniously a nomination is ef
fected. In 1896 an agreement was
entered into by several of the coun
ties looking towards defining each
county's rights in theconvention by
reason of which many votes wore
cast for Mr. Barber which otherwise
ho could not have polled. But tho dis
affection concerning tho manner of
making nominations was not ontire
ly reconciled by tho agreement and
enough votes were lost to cause his
defeat. Many of these votes were
lost because tho voters believed the
compact would not be observed.
'Since thon nothing has boon
done in any of the counties looking
towards fulfilling that ogrecmont or
establishing harmony between the
counties except in Monroe whore n
committee was duly appointed with
power to confer with a like iomiuit-
tee from the other counties in the
matter. Whethor Mr. Barber or
any one olso is to be the De nocra-
tio candidate a nomination will not
mean an olection unless such nomi
nation is made in a satisfactory
manner and all differences are ad
justed before the conference.
it is the interostof all the cancli-
dotes now in the field at once to ar
range tho details so that when the
time for making the nomination
shnll come there will be unity of
purpose and harmony of notion.
1 he lesson of 18116 should be under
stood."
Brown & Armstrong are soiling
75 cent underwear for COconts.
A Cure for lime Back.
"My daughter when recovering
from an attack of fever, was a great
sufferer from pain in the back and
hips," writes Loudon Grover, of
Sardis, Ky. "After using quite a
nutnbor of remedies without any
bonofit she tried one bottle of
Chamberlain's Pain Bulm, and it
has given entire rolief." Chamber
lain's Pain Balm is also a certain
cure for rheumatism. Sold by Drug
gists and General Merchants in Pike
county.
The Ne Railroad.
A mooting of the railroad oommis
sioners of New York at which all
were present was held in Port Jcr
vis Monday to considor the, oppli-
cation of the Mutamoras and New
York Railroad for a charter to con
struct a road about three-fourths ol
a milo from the Delaware river to a
point on Pike street between
Broome and Hammond. Evidence
was adduced showing the necessity
for the road and incidentally it ap
peared that tho tolls paid ihe Barret
bridge amount to over seventeen
thousand dollars a year. The com
missioncrs have not yet announced
their decision.
Coscaret stimulate-liver, kidneys
and bowels Never sicken, weaken
or gripes, lO.c.
local Notea.
Among the real estate transfers
recorded at Stroudsburg hist week
wore Charles Lattimore and wife to
Oscar M. Brink, house and lot con
11000, and Oscar M. Brink to Josep
bine Lattimore same proiierty as
above, aud same consideration.
Persons who are troubled with in
digestion will be interested iu the ex
perience of Wui. II. Ponn, chief
clerk in tha railway mail servicoat
Des Moines. Iowa, who writes:
gives me pleasure to testify to the
merits of Chamberlain's Colic
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
For two years I have suffered from
& indigestion, and am subject to fre
quent severe attacks of pain iu the
stomach and bowels. One or two
doses of this remedy never fails to
give perfect relief. Price 25 and 60
oonts ; for sale by Druggist aud Gen
li'ASIIIXGTON-LETTfil
I.
rrcsitlcrifs Cuban Policy Not
Changed.
The Treaty With Hawaii Mi Konnn n Con
firmation A Southern Claim IIhiIIj
lilt. P-aylng the Domlft In Silver
Tlie Civil Servlre Rules.
Washington, Jan. 24, 1898.
President McKinley's Cuban po
licy has not been changed one iota
by the Democratic hubbub in the
house, last week. He stands now
where he has stood from tho Imgin
ning, and when ho makes a move, it
will be becausoof the happenings in
Cuba nnd rot because of howling
among Democrats. For weeks this
government has boon ready to move
at tho proper time when it shall in
tho eyes of the civilizod world bo
justified in moving to bring about
peace in Cuba. It will not delay
because of lying Spanish Hows from
Cuba, nny more than if will hurry
because of Democratic ranting. The
Republicans in Congress are sup
porting this policy solidly and are
likely to continue to do so, notwith
standing Democratic prophecy to the
contrary.
Tho Republicans of tho house are
as solidly behind the administration
on the Hawaiian question as upon
tho Cuban qnostion. This is shown
when Chairman Hitt, of tho Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, moved to
table a resolution calling upon the
president for bis authority for nego
tiating a treaty for the annexation
of Hawaii in which it is agreed to
pay tho Hawaiian public debt of t,
000,000 out of tho United States
treasury. Tho Democrats tried their
best to prevent the resolution being
laid on the table, but Mr. Hitt's mo.
tion was supported by tho Rpubli
cans and was carried. Thero are no
new devolopmeuts in connection
with tho consideration of tho annex
ation treaty by the senate.
Notwithstanding the honor paid
to the momory of Hon. Bunjamin
Butterwovth, late Commissioner of
?a tents, by the president, the cab
inet nnd othor distinguished public
men, wlio attended his funeral, last
wock, he is to bo further honored by
a publio memorial meeting, if pres
ont plans are carried out. The ser
vice that he rendered tho country
in purifying the practice of patent
attorneys, though known by com
paratively few, is inestimable in
value. It is expected that Acting
Commissioner Greeley, who was in
accord with Mr. Butter worth and
his able co-adjutor in the recent re
forms, will succeed him as commis
sioner of patents.
it is Mr. Justice McKonna now.
the late attorney general's nomina
tion to the bench of the Supreme
Court ha ving been confirmed by the
senate without a roll call. Gov.
Griggs, of New Jersey, who will, as
soon as his nomination is confirmed
by the senate, assume the portfolio
of attorney general in the cobinot.hns
been extending his already large ao
quaintance among public mon during
visit to Washington ; consequ
ently tho president is receiving more
praise than over for tho selection of
so able a man as Gov. Griggs to sue
ceed Justice McKenna.
Representative Dalzell, of Penn
sylvania, hit the southern Demo
crats who are trying to got a bill
appropriating $288,000 to cover al
leged damages in consoqnenoe of the
war to the Book Publishing Com
pany of the bouthern Methodist
Church substituted for tho senate
bill giving that company the right
to refer its claims to the court of
claims, a heavy blow when he re
called to their memories that an
unanswerable report had been made
against these claims twenty-five
years ago, when they were before
the house, by a sub-committee com
posed of Secretary Wilson, of the
Department of Agriculture, Rtr 'lb-
lican, and Hon. W. R. Mori n,
Democrat, both then members of
the house. Mr. Dalzell said the
claim was at that timo thrown out
as unworthy of the attention of pat
riotic representatives, sent to Wash
ington, not to loot, but to guard the
treasury.
There is some misapprehension
even in congress, ot the nature or
the old Stanley M;itthows resolu
tion, expressing the opinion that the
government has t he option of paying
its bonds iu silver, which was re
cently reoffered by Senator Teller,
and which is now under considera
tion, and will this wock be readopt
ed by the silver majority of tho sen
ate, and there is probably much
more tiirougnout the couutry. It is
uow, just as it was twenty years
igo, when it was adopted uy botu
branches of congress, merely a con
current resolution, not requiring
tho president's siguature and not
being binding upon anybody, even
when adopted by both senate and
house. Iu fact, such resolutions
aro nothing more than an expres
sion of tho opinions of those who
vote for them. It will be remom
bered that Mr. Cleveland ignored
one or two resolutions of this ua
ture, declaring the opinion of con
gress as to what he should do on
the Cuban question. In this case
the resolution will uot got far
enough to need ignoring, as owing
to its failure to be acted upon by the
house, it will never be othcially
brought to the attention of President
MefcLmley.
House Eloetions Committee No
1 has reported in favor of seating
Aldrioh, the Populist coatestaut
from the fourth Alalxirna district.
Plowman, Democrat, now holds the
seat.
It Is understood that the president
lias decided uimn what modifica
tions of the civil service rules he
will make, and the order may be is
sued any day. The modification, ac
cording to this Information, is along
the linos of the recommendations
made in the recent communications
of membors of tho cabinet to the
senate.
Decaf In tha County.
In another column is an item
stating that in 18S5over one million
dollars worth of lumber floated
down the Delaware in one season.
This amonnt probably came la gely
from this county and the money
arising was distributed in various
ways so ns to rench nearly all
classos. Contrast that sum with
what is now dorived from that
source. It only requires too a
slight stretch of memory to recall
when there was a large and flour
ishing tannory at Lodgedalo on the
bordors of Greene which gave em
ployment to many mon, and a nam
borof housos in Piko wore occupied
by its workmen. These buildings
are now rapidly falling in decay and
soon will be wholly gone. The Col
lingwood company at Wilsonville wns
a largo employer of men and teams,
the tannory at Blooming Grove with
its lumbor adjunot flourishol and
bjth woro busy centres of industry,
from which many thousands of dol
lars wero yearly distributed. Wo
might go over the county and point
to many such enterprises thon in
operation, but now wholly and for
ever suspended. Our lumber is
gone, we have no minoral wealth to
succeed it, our lands are loss pro
ductive now than formerly, and the
whole county seems to be retrograd
ing. Our exponses have not dimin
ishod in proportion to the loss of in
come, but rathor have increased.
The people should reflect on these
truths and considor the ways of re
cuperating our depleted prosperity.
The demand to do this is inexorable
and must be m et. In this valley
summer boarders, attracted by the
scenery, the roads, the pure air and
water, have to some extent supplied
the place of other industries. They
bring money here, earned elsewhere
and this is more or less distributed
among onr poople. We have all
the requirements which nature can
furnish to induce health and plea
sure soekers to come among us. It
only remains for the poople to use
such artificial means as are at com
mand to improve and beautify our
surroundings, and induce more to
come. Increased population do
mands greater supplies which means
better markets for produce and la
bor. To encourage strangers ta
visit the town and valley, improve
ments looking to their delights ar.d
comforts should be made. To this
end progressive, not necessarily ex
pensive and wasteful officials, should
be selected. It is one thing to spend
the taxes in operations which are of
no permanent benefit, and quite
another to use the same money in a
proper and judicious manner for the
development of our natural advant
ages. Select men for office who will
have an eye single to our improve
ment and prosperity, who by care -ful
efforts will beautify our sur
roundings and render them more at
tractive to the eye of the city dwell
ers who come here to epend a season
with us.
Voters when ou go to the polls
Feb. 15 next remember that to a
great extent you are deciding for or
against the best interests of your
own township, by the character of
the men you are aiding to elect. It
is a personal matter with you and
also public in its far reaching results.
See that you do your duty as a man
and a citizen.
Alaaka Gold.
David Ward, the luc'-iy gold mi
ner, who brought buck the news of
a rich find of gold on the American
side of Alaska, and who says that
the rush next spring will be far
down the Yukon on the American
side, spent three years prospecting
in Alaska, and in that time only re
ceived seven h-tters from home.
Since his return he ha had more
than that many thousands of let
ters from would-be argonauts in
three mouths. He is now in Phila
delphia, Pa., and tries to answer
every inquiry concerning the Far
North, its perils, rigors of climate
and wonderful richos. His practi
cal experience makes his advice
highly valuable, and anyone inter
ested iu Ala-ska should avail them
selves of his knowledge by writing
to him. 573 Bourse Building.
eral Merchants of Pike county,
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