Pike
County
PresSo
VOL. V.
MILFOKI), 1MKE COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY. AUGUST 24, 1900.
ISO. 41.
THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
8IGHT9
AND SCENES
DESCRIBED.
VIVIDLY
Its Wonders, BenutiRS and Greatness
Minutely Told and Graphi
cally Portrayed.
('ON'l'iNL'KO FROM LAST ISSCK
The Swiss VlU.AtiE. There is
nothing in the Exhibition more suc
cessful than this litt-lt) village,
which is renley n delightful epitome
of nil that is fascinating nnd char
nc.toristio in Switzerland. French,
German, Rhnetian nnil Italian.
There ore exuet. reproductions of
houses in town nnil country nil over
the land, nnil tho wooden chnlets
hnve in fact beei brought, hither
piecemeal niwl put together ngain in
the same attractive wentliorbenten
condition they wore already in years
nnd yeaVs before such n thins ns nn
exhihition was even thought of.
There is the house in Geneva
where J. J. Itonssenn was horn ; the
house in An run n, where ltaehel first
saw the liirht, nnd tho house in
, Bnurg-Saint Pierre, where Bona
liarte stopped on his way across tho
Great St. Bernard. On ;vory side
are architectural reminiscences in
habitations, shops and fountains of
Zurich. Lucerne, Thun and Lugano,
nnd in the midst of all is n chnim
inn little church from tho Bernese
Oberland, w ith a set of right pleas-nnt-sniinding
chin es.
Plcrrufisyt'E Si'K.nf.s. There nro
"sennerhutten" (built small for
perspective's sake) way up on the
mountain side, nnd preen Alpine
p istures with flowers here and there
and a zigzag path climbing up to the
"divide." There are stables full of
cows, nnd lots of newly-drawn milk,
a typical waterfall nnd n mill, a
miniature lake with Toll's chapel,
nnd n woo river, nnd a goodly num
ber of Swiss men and maidens in
quaint headgear and picturesque cos
tumes. All the rocks nnd mountains nre
said to be made of a hardened mnss
of paper, colored, sanded and made
thoroughly waterproof.
There is nlso n retrospective show
of play things nnd toys
Tho collection contains dolls of
past centuries, their dresses, their
furniture, nnd everything, in short,
that tends to make a doll's life, so
to speak, comfortnbo nnd oven lux
urious. R EM ARK A IH.K FURNITL'RE. Some
the miniature furniture, particularly
that made under Louis XV. nnd
Louis XVI., is really remarkablo,
nnd shows thnt the Minsters of cabi
netmoking theof time were not above
using their skill to minister to the
pleasure of the little ones. Indeed
one wee cabinet is signed by Jacob,
another by St. Montjcan.
There is a mite of a cupboard that
dates from the sixteenth century,
nnd n really grnndee bed with hanar
ings of red broendo from Louis XIII.
From that reign also is n funny lit
tie male doll in nrmor, nnd n di mi -nntivo
sideboard bearing plates,
jugs, nnd vessels of tho same period
in pewter.
The most interesting thing for
many is an elaborate toy that Louis
XVI. played with when a child. It
is a kitchen of bronze by Caftlen,
adorned with flowers and peopled by
figures in Dresden china.
One ot tho figures perhaps it is
the gardner is just stepping in with
n nosegay in his his bands, seem
ingly tn pay court to the cook in
very modern fashion. A porcelain
fowl is on tl e spit, and a pair of
dogs lie in one corner.
The Palace of Costume. There
nre a series of exhibitions of inter.
Hrs of ancient houses in which nre
grouped men and women of many
nations in their national costumes.
On entering oue euoouuters a
numlior ol glass cases containing
ancient garments recently discover
ed in Egyptian tombs.
A room in which Cleopatra is be
ing entertained by a snake charmer
A Roman Atrium with'a family, a
fountain statuary etc., etc.
The earliest women of Gnul
(France).
Homage being paid to a Biznutine
Empress.
A nr.rnlier of attendants at court
give a remarkable display of the 5th
century costume.
Louis IX and Marguerite of Prov
ence.
A richly sculptured interior of the
time of Charles VII with a collection
of silverware aud pottery.
Fruncis 1st viewing from his bal
cony the "Ciimp of the field of the
cloth of gold.
Catharine do Medicis in full court
costume.
The daughters of Louis XlVth
surprised by the (J rand D.iupbin
when they were smoking pipes.
The Oieen receiving court visitors
while r ': i was in bed.
Epoch of Louis XVth.
The Empress Josephine showing
off a costume of velvet embroidered
in gold Napoleon-is all attention.
L.idies of the court about to be
married.
The-- one arrives at a long enllery
in which beautiful young French
women nre promenading dressed in
M. Felix latest inventions of cos
tumes. I wish to give you onemore glance
at Coloi inl life in India before drop
ping the curtain on the Exposition
which you are seeing through my
eyes.
Among tho types of many nations
brout ht together in the great Expo
sition of 1'JIIO, there nre three uni
que characters in tho Eist Indian
section. The persona gesa re Sindur
Chand, tho senior, Kunji Lill, his
nephew, and their specimen printer
G.inesli Iill. They r-present the
house of Sunier Chuv.d and Sham
Lall, ol Farukhahad, N. W. P , In
d'n. Ganesh sits c.rossleirged nil day
printing cloths with movable pict
ured blocks. All this work is done
hy hand. These men are manufact
urers of Chudilnh shawls, some of
which can be drawn through a fing
er ring ; also of curtains, table cov
ers and draperies, printed in fas'
colors in desift 's characteristic of
their country. These men belong to
the peculiar religious sects of the
Sadhs. They believe that they
should not bow or incline the bead
to any one except God. They do not
eat meat of any kind. They do not
smoke tobacco, nor do they drink
any intoxicat'iig beverngo. Their
food consists of vegetables nnd cur
eals, nnd is daily prepared near the
Troeadero by a sorvenfc of the same
caste, whom they lmve brought with
them from India for that special
purpose. Their costume is unique
and their courteous manners attract
many people to their booth.
With kind greeting to nil my Md
ford friends, supposing that they are
all wiso enough to take the Pike
County Press.
I nni siucerely your old friend,
Maxwell Sommkrvili.e.
Careless Assessing.
An inspection of the last nssess
ments made by tho several assessors
in the county reveals n want of care
in the performance of their duties,
which in view of the explicit in
structions they receive nnd the
amounts paid them for their work
is rather surprising. In Lehman
township 27 properties with nn ag
gregate valuation of JO, 868. includ
ing such items tho Geo. Nyce
Est. $:i,479. nre omitted. In Bloom
ing Grove 0 properties formerl y ns
sessed at $102., in Delaware 4
Amounting to tlRS., in Dingnnn 3
with u total of f 155 , in Greene with
a valuation of flil. in d in Laoka-
wnxen 9 formerly rated nt $U75.
making a- total of ,139. valuation
left off. This does not include many
reductions in valuations made ty
the assessors without any reasons
given therefor. It would seem from
the nbove that many of the assessors
not only do not visit the subjects to
beassessed but alsofail tomakocopies
of the former nssos-ments, copies of
which nre furnished them by the
commissioners. Slight omissions
or inaccuracies might 1)0 condoned
but when an assessor leaves off en
tirely large farms and property ag
gregating nearly seven thousand
dollars it would seem that those who
pay taxes would better leave him off
the Democratic ticket. Fault is
sometimes found with the county
cominissoners for spending so much
time in their office, but if they nre
obliged to put in days convcliiig
i-uch palpable errors in nssest-M'i r-ts
nre not the people piiiimrilv nl fault
when they elect incompetent menus
assessors and so necessitate a care
ful and pains taking revision.
Chinese are dangerous enemies,
for they are treacherous. That's
why nil counterfeits of Pe Witt's
witch hazel salvo nre dangerous.
They look like DeWitt's, but instead
of the nil healing witch hazel they
all contain ingredients liable to irri
tate the skin ne.d cause blood poison
ing. For pitas, injuries and skin dis
eases use the original and genuine
DeWltt's witch hazel salve
TKKSPAS,-s NOTICE. Notice Is hereby
Kiv.'u liwit tivutihinir upon the pro-p.-rty
of tlie uiiiIithih-iI In Millottl towu
ahip. I'iku uouuly, pa., tor tho piirpoM; of
tiunliiiK- ti-liinif or hhv oilier piu-poM'rf In
aliicLly fui-buUlcu uml-r penalty of tl.t luw.
Uiltf. 6. M. CUAt'T.
PERSONALS.
Mrs. Robert. W. Red is visiting in
Brooklyn this week.
Hon. Wm. Mitchell made a busi
ness trip to Phila. this week.
John C. Cornelius who has been
traveling in Texas was in Mil ford a
day this week.
Truman Dvlson, of Bethlehem,
Ph., has been a recent guest nt
Broekside Villa.
Fred Henry nnd wife, of Bridge
port, Ct., nre visiting their aunt
Mrs. Win. Mc Cown.
Mrs. Clovis Loreaux, of Brooklyn,
N. Y., and two children nre visiting
the family of Win. McCown.
Miss Eva Van Etten. nfterd pleas
ant visit h ere nod at Blooming
Grove, rrtarncd home Tuesday.
Mrs. Arthur Roe, of Branch viHe,
made a brief visit this week with
the family of John C. Westhrook.
W. II. Cnddoback, a popular fire
man on the Erie, spent a couple of
days rusticating in town this week.
Miss Katlmryn Brodhead, of
Washington D. C, hns arrived in
Milford for her nccustomed outing.
R. V. Slnnson, of Bowling Green,
Ohio, who visited relatives hero for
a week recently, has returned home.
Tho Misses Mabel Armstrong nnd
Elsie Mott were guests nt large
house party at Hunting Towers last
week.
The family of S. G. Van der Beck,
of Httckens.ick, N. Y., niter a visit
of some weeks with Ehenezer War
ner, returned home this week.
Mr. Wilson nnd Mr. Brink, of
New York, are very ngreenble nddi
ditions to the large and lively crowd
of boarders nt The Homestead.
A number of young people chap
oroued by Mrs, J. I). B'-ddis nud
Mrs. J. II. Van Ettou ee joyed n
drive to Nichecronk Pond yestor
day.
Miss Uulduh Bull nnd Blanche
Cross are visiting friends in Orange
county nnd will nlso visit Strouds
burg before returning home a month
hence.
Word received from L. W. Arm
strong, who recently went to Port
land, Maine, for his iieiilth, is not
reassuring nnd bo has loft thnt place
for a sojourn eloswhere.
Joseph Boileati, nn employee nt
tho Hoffman House, N. Y., who has
heen spending sometime with bis
father in Di ignnn township, ro
turned to (.lie city Tuesday.
Dr. Pi-esifor Frnzer, who spent
part of lust week in Philadelphia,
hns returned to his cmnp at Edge
mere, where a number of peoplo from
that city nre enjoying the sum iier
Mrs. Hugh O'Donuell, wife of n
Brooklyn Building Inspector, with
her daughter, Mamie, nnd Miss Min-1
ie Rutherft rd, of the same city, are
spending a couple of weeks with the
family of R. Struthors on Water St.
Mrs. Jennie M Westhrook, daugh
ter Millie, cf Ridgewood, N. J., nnd
Howard 1 'emott, of Hackensncfe, N.
J., arrived in town last Saturday and
went out to Groschs, Nichecronk
Pond, whore they will spend a couple
of weeks.
Miss Virgio VVallis, who bas spent
several summers here- is nga'n dom
iciled in town. Her fnlher was
formerly a New York journalist and
is the authorof the poem compound
ed cf Iiubnii unities called the "Lakes
of Maine."
C. D. Fuller, with his wife, of
Berseford, South Dakota, who hns
been in the W st twenty five years,
is making an extended visit with
friends nnd relatives in this nnd ad
joining counties. Ho was born in
Wayne couety and is a son of Hen
ry Fuller, and a nephew of our
townsmnn Nnthm Fu ler.
Hon. Jacob Klner is building a
large silo on his farm in Westfall
township.
The npproaehes to the bridge at
Dingmans are about completed nnd
the structuro will be opened for
travel to morrow evening.
It is reported thnt Jorvis Gordon
has bought it bouReinPort Jervisand
will soon remove to that town.
Mrs. jNlaria Andrews will occupy
the Barnes house on Harford street
nfter Sept. 1. r
John E, Potter, Esq., of Pittsburg,
searcher of titles for (he State was
at Mil f "nl this week.
A numlier of large bass are now
being caught in the river. Norman
Andruss took one at Dingmans (his
week which weighed five pounds.
A. S. Dingiunn has put t wo gaso
line lamps in bis store which, brill
iantly illuminate the room.
PICKED UP BY THE RAMBLER.
W ruble hns just received n carload
of flour.
George Is out of sight when he
wears that new suit.
The latest: Taking n bottle of
whiskey without paying for It!
Dick mourns the loss of Ills young
bantam chicks. A stray dog did the
biz.
l.ct your light shitif! our street
lamps nre polished tip In shape this
summer.
Hon. Fred Kessler, of Matnmoras,
wheeled down the river road Sunday
nfternoon.
Dr. I'rnzier a guest nt the Bluff
House, raptured a 0 pound bass last
Thursday.
Water nnd muskinelons, eaches
nnd plums nre taking the place of
lierries now.
The Piuxs must be in demand ns
it is impossible to get nn extra (o
send to n friend.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Edward Everitt mid
family, of Knst Orange, are up here
on their animal visit.
Most every thing in the shape of a
horse was in use last Sunday. It was
nn Ideal day for driving.
Opinions differ whnt is civilizing.
Tlie Bible or the shotgun. It seems
it is necessary to use both.
A number of our young people took
in (he I'nion picnic, of Montague, nt
Raymondskill last Thursday.
I sometimes feel sorry for our
obliging P. M. to note the lot of need
less questions he hns to answer.
The Gypsy lady located near the
Grand View for the past week made
t smtill fortune telling fortunes to the
believers.
Severnl young men, from the other
side of tlie river, are regular evening
visitors over here. Wonder what is
tlie attraction?
Miss Mamie Van- Tnssel started
Monday morning for Newark, N,
J., where she Will spend severnl
weeks with friends.
If tlie supervisor having charge of
the liver road will kindly dump n
tew loiuls ol gravel on the hill near
the Metz farm, he will earn the grut
itudeof tlie traveling public.
Montague never hud so many city
people in it ns now. The Riverside
is full to over flowing, Wielttnds cot
tage is filled up, Reinhnrdt Bros.
have a number of visitors and The
Bellevue lias its quota.
A committee of the Milford Water
company consisting of J. C. Wallace,
Milton Armstrong nnd Charles P.
Mott have taken measurements on
Haiford, Mott nnd Water streets
with the view of extending the water
mains.
A number of near by towns which
have volunteer fire dewrtniens set
apart one day for inspection. Whnts
the matter of our fire laddies show.
Ing themselves some pleasant after
noon? Our citizen could give the
boys a supper afterward.
The great hubub about ministers,
consuls,- etc., being killed over In
China hns ended in a chestnut if
late dispatches are to be believed
None of the great powers is at war
with China, none having been declin
ed yet the rushing of troops seems to
continue. If John Chinaman should
get ugly and drive the allies into the
sen we wont blame him much, he
stays home and minds his business,
foreigners go there not so much to
civilize the heathen, as after the
almighty dollar.
Real Estate Transfers.
Geo. L. Wnltzand wife to Sophia
L. Waltz et. nl., 236 acres Greene,
consideration tl.000.
LeviSchiffer to Philip Rose, 2 acres
Greene, consideration $63.
Maria Andrews to Robert W.
Reid, lot 60x200, on lower Harford
street, Milford borough, con. 1,800.
Mary G. McCcruiick to Martha J.
Johnston, lots 61 and 62, Matamor
as, consideration tl
John C. Westhrook and wife to
Common wealth, Daniel Beeklej,
Lack a waxen, 424 acres, con. (124,62.
Momni Jeus Hanson et. nz. to
Walter G. Giles and Philip O. Hess,
227 acres, Lackawaxeu, Con. 13000.
The Commonwealth has recorded
deeds for lands in Blooming Grove,
Greene, Dingiunn, Porter and Lack-
awnxen aggregating nearly 3000
acres.
P. C. Rutan hns opened his bicycle
ana repair snop on Broad street
wiiere may be found a good stock of
wheels and sundries, and an ex per
ienced workman in charge to make
necessary repairs. tf
BRIEF MENTION.
There will be prenching in the
Presbyterian church Snbbntb morn
ing. The Milford nine in five innings
Inst Snturdny yielded to the Mntn
morns boys b? a score of B to 4.
John Tremp who hns been serious
ly ill is slowly recovering nnd his
restorntion to good health seems on
ly n mntter of time.
Tho Fnrmers Institute for Pike
this year will be held nt Milford
December 21 nnd nt Dingmnn's Fer
ry December 22nd.
Mrs. 8. M. Crnft, of Red Ridge
farm, warns peoplo not. to trespass
on her lands in Milford township,
for nny purpose w'intever.
Frnnkliu C. Jnggor nn nged resi
dent of Delawnre township, died nt
the home of his grand nephew, Geo.
N., Tuesdny liight. His nge wns 80
yonrs.
A largely attended fnncy dress bnll
wns givennt the Snwkill House last
Snturdny night. The costumes were
fine nnd in severnl instances especi
ally unique
The assessments made in several
townships in this county, elsewhere
mentioned, prove quite ns conclu
sively ns does the vote that the spot
is green, Does it pay to keep it so.
A tenni belonging to J. W. Pin-
chot became frightened Monday by
an engine nt the Pike St crossing in
Port Jervis. One of the horses had
its hind leg badly cut by renring ov
er the pole of the wagon.
The parties owning the Shoholn
Falls property have been cutting the
liny on the Meadows nnd about 70
tons will be gnthered. A baler was
taken up this week to put it in con-
vionent form for shipping.
The Inrgest locomotive in the
world wns recently built fur the
Pittsburg, Bessemer nnd Lake Erie
R. R. It weighs 125 tons, the tender
0 tons and can haul on the levol
neiyly eight thonsnr.d tons ten miles
nn hour.
A runnwny horse on Harford St
last Monday jeopardized the safety
of Miss Flora Rochotte, nnd n colored
dr'ver, who were in the wagon.
Both jumped out and fortunately
escaped Injury, but tho wagon wns
badly broken.
Thos. M. Brink, the well known
and successful salesman, hns become
connected with the wholesale house
of J. W. Mathews & Co., of New-
burg. His experience nud nbilty
qualify him for the position to nn
eminent degree.
8. O. Bushkirk, of Clnrk county,
is a curiosity. He has shed bis skin
annually since birth, the peeling be.
ginning in June nnd consuming
about a month. Finger and toe
nnils become loose, nre discarded
and new ones grow on.
Jacob Wncker wns the only man
in town who had Bunlcient courage
to swap horses with the Gypsies who
camped for several days near the
Grand View Hotel. Jake traded bis
grey trotter for another of dnrker
color nnd the question is, who got
stuck?
Clarence a son'of Chnrles M. nnd
Sarah E. Drake, Partridge, died nt
his home in Jamestown, N. Y., Aug
nst 16 nged thirty-two years. His
mother is a daughter of the late
Ephriam Drake, of Dingman town
ship. The remains were interred at
Nyack, N. Y.
The Paris Exposition letter in this
and the preceding issue of the Press
is from Prof. Sommerville who hns
ample opportunity to observe and
f ncile pen to portrny the sights and
scenes which come under his eye,
They will be rend with avidity as be
ing both interesting and instructive
The Paupao mail route seems to
to have stirred up a commotion there
We give t-pnee for two coinmunico
tions designed to shed light on this
matter, und leave the public to form
its own conclusion. Hud they sent
their neighbor to Harrisburg he
might have some time, when the
boys were not looking or all awny,
pnssed a law regulating mail routes
and things. Alas, the flow of Ger
man beer t
There is a gooa fighting chauco to
electa Republican in this, the 8th
congressional district this fall. There
is every prospect of nu old fashioned
row among the Democrats over their
candidate, and there will be heart
burnings nnd soreness among them
With a good candidate we can at
tract many voters from their ranks
who have no patience with the
bickerings and strifes of a few place
seekers, who nave no other object
that to get there.
Death of Judge Green.
Chief Justin Henry Green died nt
Atlantic city Thursday, August 1",
after a brief illness of uraeniic poi
soning. He had served continuous
ly on the Supreme Bench since 1S70.
He was one of the founders of the Re-
ublicnn party nnd sat ns a dclngate
in its first national convention. He
was born in Wniren county, N. J.,
Aug. 2'.), 1S2S, ntiended school in
:.aston, gindunted at Lafayette col
lege in lSlli nnd was admitted to the
bar In IS is. Some two years nfter
he entered the ollice of Andrew J.
leeder nnd when he became Govern
or of Kansas took chaige of his pi ac
tice. He maintained a la'ennd suc
cessful practice until 18711 when he
was appointed a Justice by Governor
Ifoyt, was elected in lsso nud com
missioned Chief Justice last Decem
ber. He will be succeeded by Jus
tice J. Brewster McCollum. The va
cancy will be filled by Governor
Stone nnd the appointee will serve
until Jan. 1!MI2. Judge Green issur
vived by his wife nnd four children.
A Great Picture of Birds.
It would seem impossible, in view
of the nianiiy successes sco'ed hv
"The Philadelphia Sunday Press"' to
excel in (he free distribution of nit
souvenirs, yet that will bo the fact.
Flie subject to be given free to every
reader of ne:;t Sunday's "Press" is a
beautiful "Bird Panel," and will sur
pass anything ever given awnv. It
portrays a variety of birds faithfully
and delicately reproduced in their
natural colors, presenting nn uncoiii
mon benuty, which will make for (he
picture n permanent place in our
homes. The woik is by the cent
French painter, M. Gincomelli, whose
paintings of birds, insects mid small
animals nre famous (he world over,
nnd nearly every private gallery, ns
well as every public one, contains one
or more specimens of this great ar
tist's work.
To make sure of getting this gieat
souvenir you should order ne::t Sun
day's "Press" from your newsdealer
nt once.
Mr. Lyoanot Satisfied.
It is repoited Unit the late Mr.
Lynn is not satisfied with the result
of his canvass, and feels I hat there has
been a bleach of faith on ihe part oj
those who piomisod him their sup
port. EiUerlaining litis v:cv he
threatens to run ns nn independent
candidate. Theie is a far better wnv
limn that to show his resentment of
unfair treatment, and that is to aban
don a party not worthy of his confi
dence nud one which ('eats him with
such deception and contiinmcy.Ix nve
tl nit crowd Mr. Lynn, such action will
you show nre independent nnd dare
re.-cut n wrong inflicted and rubbed
in by those you supposed yourfriends,
They wiil never give you nny lietter
upport, and will only try to use you
as a tool to accomplish their own per
sonal ends. Are you willing to re
main witli them their dupe nnd ci inge
when they crack the party whip
around your heels?
A Bug Peddle.-.
A gent giving his name as J.
Jackson, of New Yoik, or Philadel
phia, undertook to peddle rugs In
tins town without a license. Our
wide aw ake chief of police got on to
him and took him ticfore Chief Bur
gess Wolf w ho imposed a fine of sev
en dollars, ami one dollar extra for
the privilege of peddling.
No sympathy should be extendi d
to this person who was lucky to get
away without something worse,
which he would have gotten if a cei
tain man and his wife had retained
a few minutes sooner, which would
have taught him not to insult a young
lady when the w as ulone, burring tlie
dog! II
A Ra-e F nd.
Professor Hilprecbt, of the U. P.,
who has been e::ploi ing ancient ruins
in Babylon, has unearthed a temple
ut Nippu'. the Cttlm li, of Genesis, in
which he has found un extensive li
brary containing inscriptions which
date buck 9,(1110 years. The city has
been a tradition und lias lain buried
in the minis of Mesopotamia for
thousands of years. The messages
and inscriptions which hud been un
earth duted 5,000 years before Christ
and the lutest (lutl probably 25,000
tablets curries history buck thousand!
of years before Abiuhuin.
It will surprise you to experieuce
the benefit obtained by using the
duintv und famous little pills known
as DeWitt s little early risers.
Mammoth and medium clover
seed. Rid top, Kentucky and Can
uda blue grass, Orchard and Tiuao
thy seed ut W. & G. Mitchell's.
A REPLY TO DEFACTO.
CORRESPONEENT MAKES
STATEMENT.
A History of the Paupac Mail Route
and Reasons for its Change.
Facts Stated.
Crosses, Pa., Aug. 11.
Editor Press:
I noted with surprise nn article
in the Paupuc items of August 10th
relating to the past and present mail
service on the Paupac route. As this
hns lieen misrepresented I desire to
correct some of tho assertions made
by stilting tlie facts.
In Sept'. 1W7 tlie peoplo at Crosses
made application to the department
for a post ofliee here. The petition
was signed by about ninety persons.
In November the department grnnted
us a special office to be supplied from
Paupac instructing tho postmaster
there to appoint a carrier, at a sum
not to exceed two thirds of the pro
ceeds of the new office. No one could
be secured to render the service for
so small nn amount, nnd to have our
mail a few of us pnid the difference
necessary and nt the same time asked
for a route nnd regular supply for
this office. In June 1S0S a contract
was let for a service to leave Crosses
at 3 p. m. nrrive at Paupac 4:15.
Leave Paupac 4:15 arrive nt Crosses
(! p. in. This held all the mail from
Crosses nt Paupac until the ne.vtdnv.
Then if tlie mail from Hawley was
late, ns was ten of the case, and the car-
ier not lieing authorized to wait af
ter schedule time we did not get our
mail until the following day. How
ever, this was changed so that the
carrier could wait the Hawley mail.
The change did not help theoutgoing
mail which could not go until next
day. Such service lieing unsatisfac
tory we requested a daily, except
Sunday, mail Imth ways from Haw
ley to Crosses via Paupac and Tatton.
This was granted in May this year to
take effect August 1st, nnd it is a
great advantage to the patrons of this
oillee'und nil living along the route
are more or less benefitted by tho
the change, nnd so far as I can see
tiiose on tho route between Pnupnc
and Hawley have the same service as
before. I fail to discover how any
suffer by our gain, except the few
families living on the BloomingGrove
road nnd they may have a post office
established to supply them. Regard
ing tlie reference made by Defueto,
presuming Dcfacto is a male because
I hesitate in justice to the ladies to
credit such sentiments to their Im
aginings, to the greed and conspiracy
of people to contract for the route
and speculate on it, as a motive for
the change that is sheer fabrication,
as any one may see from the facts
above stated, and the scril if nc
quninted ith the letting of mail
contracts may readily see the error
into which he has fallen. How have
we shown greed? Wo did not ask
for lurnl delivery, simply for a daily
service, and we are willing to take
our niidl to the office and go there for
for it. Thnt is the extent of our greed.
Defacto is disgusted because we have
a daily mail and he is deprived of ru
ral delivery, disgusted because weask-
ed for nnd wns granted the same priv
ilege he enjoys and has enjoyed for
years. Discerning readers can see
who has the greed.
But Defueto seems to lie disgusted
with several things even the Repub
lican party and wants to get square
with the old gentleman of the striped
pants anil high lint at Washington by
embracing democracy. Some disap
pointed office seekers have found balm
in so doing. But we think it a bad
tlose to tukft even if well seasoned
with Bryunism, Anti-imperialism
and 1G to 1 in equal parts, to annoy
the old niun who changed the service
without consulting Defueto. I sug
gest thut liefore going on tlie war
puth he request his Uncle Samuel in
future to consult his wishes on chang
ing mull's, and his old Uncle muy
defer to him rather than court enmity
with so formidable an antagonist.
One of tiiosk Benefitted.
The wolf in tho f-ible put on sheep's
clothing because if he traveled on his
own reputation he eouldu't accom
plish his purpose. Counterfeiters
of DeWitt's witch hazel salve could
n't sell their worthless salves on
their merits, so they put them in
boxes and wrapper..; like DeWUt's.
Look out for them. Take only De
Witt's witch hazel salve. It cures
piles and all skin diseases.
In India, the lund of famine, thous
ands die because they cannot obtain
food. In America, the land of plenty,
many suffer and die because they
cannot digest the food they eat. Ko.
did dys;iepsia digests what you eat.
It instantly relieves and radically
cures all stotnuch troubles.