Ike Comity
Press.
Comm Office Nov 1 00
VOL. V.
MILFOISI), PIKE COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1900.
NO. 44.
OUR BOY LETTER.
PIU0E3 FOR FARMERS PRODUCE
AND PRICES JIR PAID.
Advent afres to the Agriculturist In
th Present over Tim a Whn
hi Product, anl O otl.
hi Bought were
Higher.
My dear Biy Honator Win. M.
Stewart has said about tho so-oallod
imioriiiliaiii tssmi Just whit I meant
to say in this letter Ho I send you
hia statement and defer any remarks
of my own till soinn future time,
Meanwhile, I tako this opportunity
to answer your lust epistle.
You say that you told Mr. Skiiinor
that lnl)or had novor boon mora ado
qivvtely rewarded tlmn during Mo
Kinloy's administration, uivl tint
lit replied, "Tlmt i, not truo so fai
ns fiirriiora aro oononrnod. IJ if ore
the ieiiionetizition of silver I sold
my wool f.r fifty cents a p und
and my whoat for a dollar midii half
a bushel.
Yoa, my son, your father romom.
bir thoso d'ij'8. I taught school in
JhoSldnner district tho win tor of
Democrats cull tho crime of '73." I
boarded with old mini Skinnor all
winter. IIo did ttoll his wheat for a
dollar and u half and bis wool for
forly-flvo cents lu IHTi. But I will
mention some facts which ho forgot
to toll you, and you may jog his
memory a littlo.
I studied algebra that winter by
tho liht of a hoiiiD-inadi) tallow
dip because Bkinner oould not af
ford to buy oil. Oil was forty cunts
a gallon. Now, In those days when
tho Standard Oil Co. is crushing the
lifo out of Skinner ho takes bis oil
can to the grocery and buys a gallon
for twelve cents.
Wo used roasted wheat and burnt
molasses in tho plaoo of colToo that
winter booaino coffee was forty
fivo and fifty cents a pound.
Now, the insatiable coffee trust
makes Skinner pay tbirtoon conts
a pound for good roasted Lion.
Wo used homo-made sorghum in
stead of BUgar. Skinner bought
just 'six pounds of dirty-looking
brown sugar that winter and paid
a dollar for six pounds. Now, in
theso awful times, wiion the sugar
trust Is grinding the fanners under
its iron heel, Skinner gets sixteen
pounds of nice granulated sugar for
a dollar.
Mrs. Skinner bad ono calico dress
which Bhe saved for Sundays. On
weok day she wore a linsey
dress woven by her own hands.
Calioo was twenty twj cents a yard
and people spoke of its being ehoap
at that. Now, you can get good cal
ico ot five to six oeuts.
The Skinners rodo to town in a
big farm wagon in those days. I
remember bearing Skinner ask the
price of a buggy and when ho was
told that it was a hundred and for
ty dollars, he sighed and said that
lie could not afford to buy. Two
years ago he bought two now bug
gies one for himself and Mrs. bkin
ner and one for the two girls, Mo
hnda aud Maria. He got the two
for a hundred and ten dollars, fifty
five dollars apiece.
When I got through teaching that
school I bought me a new suit of
clothes. It was a ready-made suit
of rather ordinary goods and cost me
twentv-eifht dollars. This summer
Iboughttnea better suit from II
Schfraimky for twelve dollars and
fifty cents
In those days Skinner sold a pound
of wool for forty-five cents. With
the money he could buy less than
three pounds of sugar, or a little more
than a gallon of oil, or one pound ot
coffee, or two yards of calico. This
year he sold his wool for twenty-seven
cents a pound. With the money
he ran buy four and a half pounds ot
sugar, or two and a fouith gallons of
oil, or two and a fourth pounds of
coffee, or five yards of calico.
Now It seems to me as plain as
daylight that the tiest mea.sure of re
muneration for lulior or farming pro
ducts is the amount of food or cloth
lug that you can get for thein. I am
best paid for the l;bors of a day when
I can buy the most with the wages
for the day.
Judired bv this standard, never
ere the workinginen, and estiecial-
ly the farmers, of America, so pros
perous as during McKluley's admin
istration. There has been plenty of
work for everybody who wants to
work. Our folks have just been get
ting their church painted. They put
me ou the committee to attend to
the matter, and the hardest thing I
had to do was to flud a k Inter,
cry painter to whom I went bad
work engaged ahead for the season.
At last I found n I my who knew n
little about painting ami gave him
the Job, and he did very well. Not
only has there been plenty of work,
but we.ro: have b.'on good and would
buy far more of the tiece-wltlcs and
comforts of life than the wages of the
laborer In the days of depreciated
currency after the civil war.
Meanwhile, everybody knows that
this prosperity has come about un
der a gold standard, anil under a He
publican administration. They also
know that the Democratic platform
dictated by Mr. llryan ilonoiineos the
Dlngley tariff and the gold standard.
My hoy, it is simply astounding
me that any worklngiuan, or fanner,
or business man should think serious
ly of voting the Dciu icratie ticket
this year. Leaving out the require
ments of patriotism, self-interest
ought to make every mm a Republi
can this year. A supposition that
the nation will vote to tear d ,vn our
protective system and precipitate a
financial revolution Is an insult to the
Intelligence of the American people.
Yofii Katiikk.
KrT E.tate Trauf ir.
Robert JI. Wliitaker to Alieo Rich
ard, 2 acres Delaware, con. $iio.
Alieo Richards to Robert II.
Wliitaker, land in Delaware, con. (1.
Mary M. Klcinhans, adiur'x, to
Jacob Klcinhans, Jr., -I tracts Pul-
myra, 1,2 1: acres, con. t ID.
Joseph (1. Ilolbert et. ux. et. al. to
Franklin Ilolbert and Elizabeth Ilol
bert, i!0:2 acres Lucktnvaxon, consid
eration ?700.
Robert Strutbcrs and wife to Hich
aril E. Humbert and wife, lots on
Water street Milford, con. 1.
Lancelot W. Armstrong and wife
to Carrie Armstrong, eight lots Mil
fold borough, ou George and Fourth
sticets, con. if 1.
Carrie Armstrong to Mary Ann
Armstrong, same land us above des
cribed, consideration (I.
Frank A. Ilea and wife to Valen
tine i'uhrer, "'11 acres l'lilinyra and
LuckuwuxiTt, con. $ l,Hlll).
Goo. Daimmmi, Jr., Trcas., to lvl-
ward Lucky, A brum Dills, l'orter,
103 acres, consideration taxes.
. Forestry.
The Attorney (ienenil in resM)iise
to n request by J. T. Rothrock, Com
missioner of Forestry, has given as
Ids opinion that it is the duty of the
commissioner of forestry to see tlmt
the olllcials upon whom is laid the
resionsibility of carrying tho Acts
relating to the appointment and du
ties of detectives and making con
stables fire wardens shall do so con
scientiously mid vigorously, and that
failure on the part of either constables
or county commissioners ahull be vis
ited witli the severe penalties provid
ed In such cases. The constables,
and those employed by them, have
an Indisputable right to recover con
penaution. The detectives should cooperate
with the constables of the several
townships for the purpose of prevent
ing the destruction of the timber
lands of the State by fire, and to bring
personsguilty of the offence of set
ting fire to the same to justice.
Under these ucts the county be
comes liable to pay in any one year
$500. and the State tho same.
McKiuley Acceptr.
President MeKlnley's letter of ac
ceptance of the Republican nomina
tion for President is a masterly state
ment of what has been accomplished
by the Republican party under his
administration. There is not u weak
or halting sentence in the letter. It
meets every issue of the campaign
and demolishes every argument that
has beeu put forward by tho llryuu
ites in opposition to any policy of the
auniiuistiatiuii, ii.c.uUing that of ex
pansion, which the IhyuniU-s a;e
trying so hard to iK-rsuudt- the coun
try lu Uie face of ubsolute knowledge
to the countrury, to accept as imper
ialism. If that letter were the only
state paper ever written by President
McKiuley, it would alone give him
the light to a place in the front rank
of America's greatest statesmen. If
any Intelligent American has any
doubt of how he should vote, a care
ful persuul of that letter will con
vince him that there is only one way
to vote to injure a continuance of our
present prosperity,, and that is for
McKinley and Hoosevelt.
Dress making in all branches.
Will K to the house or do tho work
at home. Addres Mahy Lliuwiu,
v- opposite Suwkill Mill, Milford, Ptt.
PERSONALS.
Dr. II. B. Ueed was In New York
Wednesday.
J. V, ('iii-)iufT, of Dolnwnre, was In
town Monday.
l'anl Hchnnno, of Stroudsburg, wns
in town Tuesday.
Miss LI In H. Van Et ten ha return
ed to Bridgeport, Ct.
Sheriff K. Vnndermnrk attended
court at Newbnrg this week
Mis May Herd returned homo this
week from her trip to Europe,
The 111 n fT House closes tomorrow
after a very successful sens'Mi.
Mrs. Gottfried Weil.md is visit
ing her son nt I-iong Eddy, N, Y.
Clyde Kipp is on a visit to his
mints nt. Ilonesdalo and Wnymnrt.
Hon. John A. Kipp made a busi
ness visit nt Htm.idabnrg this week.
Mrs Rudolph bus returned nfter
visiting her son nt Sue; Harbor, L.I.
.1. (!. Ornamuk's mother of New
York, is visiting him, on Harford St.
Mrs. Render, of Jersey city, is
visiting t he family ofGoo. Diiumnn.
Dr. Joseph II. Shull and son, of
day.
James Bennett, of the P. J. tlajs
otto bus been spending the week in
town.
Miss Alice Ryinnu is Upending a
few days with friends at Ocean
Urove.
Thomas Whitney, of Now York, Is
visiting his mother at tho Jardon
House.
Joseph Peroivnl and wife, of New
York, nro licreRpoudinga two woekn
vacation.
Hertlm Kleiniinns, of Blooming
drove, Is Wsiting her friend. Miss
Hdith Lewis.
Mrs. Eiiiiim O. Baker, of Now
York, is visiting relatives and
friends hero.
Augustus Oresch, of Jnmicn, L. I.,
visited his father at Niohocronk a
day tliis week.
A. T. See'ey has boon visiting his
ion, Silas, who is not in tho best of
health, at Plainfleld this week. f
Henry Kelmel and friend Ernest
Frick, of Now York, nro visiting nt
Glensido coltago on Harford street.
Mrs. 8. A. Salmon, who has been
visiting in trwu several woeks hns
returned to her homo in Now York.
Mrs. AnniiBlntt, formerly Ott, of
Newark, N. J., is visiting relatives
'u Delaware, her former home, this
woek.
Norman Harsoll, business manag
er of tho To rf Fluid and Farm, of
Now York, wns a guest with his
family this week.
Chris Hermann ana wifo visited
relatives down in Lehman a few
days last week and also attended
the Monroo county fair.
Mrs. Unsworth, Mrs. Bonsell, Dr.
H. E. Emerson and wife and Mr.
Davis, of Nbw York, spent a pleas
ant day at Brink Pond Tuesday.
Mrs. Carrie Wioland, of Long Ed
dy, who has been visiting her par
ents, D. H. Predmore aud wife in
.Montague for Hevoral days returnod
homo Tuesday.
Ex-Treas. Daumaa and wife will
leave to-morrow for a visit in Scran
ton and with friends iu Greene and
Mrs. Bonder, who has been their
guost, will return home to New
York.
Hon. J. J. Hart, Q. A. Sweponiaer
Treas. (4. F. Rowland, John Engle-
hnrt, of Mntnmorns, J. C. Bull and
Josinh F. Torwilligor left yesterday
to attend the Demooratio congress
ional convention which meets at the
United States Hotel in Easton today
at 11 o'clock.
The Presleut and Mrs. Mc I iuley
went to Somerset, Pa., to attend the
marriage ot their neice, Miss Mabel
Mo Kinley and. oiileas there is some
unexocted change in the situation
in China, which is now waiting on
tho notion of the powers, they will
go from Somerset to Canton, lor 8
short stay before returning to
Washington. Gen. Cbaffeehns been
ordered to hold his troops in readi
ness to leave Pckin at any time.
P. C. Rutan has opened his bicycle
and repair shop on Broad street,
where may be found a good stock of
wheels and sundries, and an exper
ienced workman in charge to muke
necessary repairs. tf
For Ladies', Misses' and Child
ren' tine shoes and ties go to T.
Armstrong & Co.
Full stock of mens' and boys' hats
at T. Armstrong & (Jo's,
SEVENTY-FIFTMNNIVERSARY
THE PRR8BTTERIAN CHURCH
WILL CEt,FBHATK IT.
Sermon by the M1fraof Monday
nd Addr... ty Promio.nl
Member. Will be n0 i
c.ion of (trust . -i
... I In tern t. ,
Tho program of exercises for thn
meeting of Presbytery here next
week has been arranged and the fol
lowing order will be substantially
followed :
The Moderator will preside Mon
day evening, and nfter devotional
services; Dr. B'.lonor, the stated
olork, will presort the greeting of
tho Presbytery of Hudson to this
church. ' He will lie followed by
Rev. Charles Beattio D. D., of Mid-
dletown, a son nt a former pastor.
who is an entertaining and inten
sive speaker. His topio will be
"Sevonty.flve years of oIiutoIi lifo,
opportunities mid responsibilities."
From the known ability of the
speaker and his being conversant
for many yeirs with the affairs of
this church no better selection oould
The evening exorcises will con
clude with appropriate remarks by
Rev. C. E. Sondder, of the M. E.
church, and Rov. C. B. Carpenter,
rector of the churoh of the Good
Shepherd. ,
Dr Winters, of tho First Presby
terian church of Mldillotown, will
prosido Tuosday evening, and the
first address will bo by Rev. Goo. E.
Gillespie, of Port Jervls. He will
be followed by Dr. Thomas, of Mon
roe, who will talk on "Presbyterian
women ; the debt of tho church to
thorn." This is a brohd subject and
one which may he snid to almost
underlie tho well being and prosper
ity of tho church. The reverend
gentleman has a themii which May
well command nil his eloquence ani!
ability.
Kev. Robert Bruce ('lark, of Gosh
en, will nlso speak bh "American
Prosbyterinnism the' strand from
which it is braided'.'' And? those
suggestive thought Will lead to the
new century . uhoii Which the
churches nre so srion td enter and
which if zeal arid aggressive work
is continued may be far more fruit
ful in results than any which have
preoodod. Dr. Clark is a well known
musican, aud an imprWsivo spoakor.
It will be observed that the inter
eating occasion has' been embraced
by those iu charge td make it one
which will be highly instructive and
edifying. The speakers are all mon
who are reoognized as being among
the ablest in the Presbytery and
with the enticing themes selected
the people may be assured such re
ligions fervor will dominate the elo
quence that a new impetus may be
given in this community to work
in the grand cause, and the next
quarter of a century be anticipated
in the good results which will flow
from this Anniversary.
HopuDlican Club Organized.
Pursuant to a largely signed call
a very respectable number of Re
publicans met Wednesday 'evening
to organize a o nb for the coining
campaign.
Dr. W. B. Ken worthy was elected
temporary Chairman and Harry
Angle Secretary, after which a per
manent organization was effected by
the election of A. D. Brown Presi
dent, Dr. von der Heyde Vice Presi
dent, Arthur Mitchell Secretary and
Robort Findlay Treasurer. It was
voted that the name Republican
Club of Milfurd be adopted, and
committee was appointed to draft
suitable by-laws to report to a meet
ing to be held this Friday evening
at 8 :30. Let there be a good atten
dance that the important work of
the campaign may be energetically
andertaken.
Stood rethOff.
E. B. Munduy, a lawyer of Henri
etta, Tex., once fooled a grave-dig
ger. He says : My brother was
very low with malarial fever and
jaundice 1 persuaded him to try
Electric Bitters, and he was soon
much better, but eoutinued their use
until be was wholly cured. I am
sure Electric Bitters saved his life
This remedy txpels malaria, kills
disease germs aud purifies the blood ;
aid. digestion, regulates liver, kid
neys ud bowels, cures oonatipation,
dyspepsia, nervous diseases, kidney
troubles, female complaints ; gives
perfect health. Only too at all drug
Btores.
Rutan the bicycle dealor and re
pairer has reduce d the piioe of rent
ing and repairing bicycles. A few
bargains in wheels from ti up.
Guns rented and repaired. Shop on
Broad street Milford Pa.
BRIEF MENTION.
Remember tho meeting of Pres.
by lory here next wok
Vnndermnrk fire company will
plonio at Brink Pond Hopt. 28.
L. W. Armstrong now tnkos oo
onainnat rides around the town.
Maine gnve about 820(K) Republi
can majority at the election held
Mondny .
If It Is poasiblo for Shull and Hart
to make six equal eight one of them
miy pay the frnight.
The Milford Lyooum room will be
ojien on MomHys from 2 to 4 p. in.
fter Saturday Sept. 15.
The unprecedented drouth onus-
ed many springs and wells to fail
which had never been known to do
o before.
Jaoob Kleinhnns Jr. and Geo E.
Horton were both nnfortuuate with
horse flesh this week. Each lost
n animal.
The Milford Water Co. cintom-
plates laying mains from foot of
Harford Street to St rubles mill and
down Mott and Water streets.
Tho historical sermon, next Sun
day, morntna , iu Jh Presbyterian
church, by Rev. Thomas NichoU
will be of groat Interest and should
ttrnct every member of the congre-
ga tion.
John G. Hood, mannirer of the
Dolawnre Cemetery on Thursday of
Inst woek erected an elaborate mon
ument on the plot of the Jnmes P.
Crone family.
Earless com is n common product
tins year, all on account of natures
refusal to furnish moisture. Fortu
nately it. cannot go to seed and so
possibly affect the crop next year.
-The ronson why they have to enr-
ry wnter to the fish down at Ding,
mans is because Port Jorvis is using
it all to make beer. Thoy never let
any water pass that villnge, especi
ally in campaign times.
Contractor Canne i? making good
progress toward moving the Pinoh.it
homestead house on the new found
ation in the center of the lot, and
will probably oomplote tho Job this
A modnratj gale here Wednesday
shook nonrly all the apples and pears
whlou the drouth had left on, off
t,he trees. In some soctions of tho
state and In the west It wns severe
and inflicted considerable damage.
The new concrete building of H.
B. Wells on Harford street is being
finished. It is reported that onrt of
the flrat floor will be occupied as a
lanndary and part by hardware
fittings of all kinds nnd lumber,
doors, sash, blinds etc.
Should Northampton and Carbon
unite and make the nomination while
Pike and Monroe sit on the fence
nnd viow the procession, they will
nevertheless be counted on to fur
nish the majority to elect. The
spot will likely try to remain green.
Bids for hauling 25 tons coal from
either Port Jervis or Matamoras 22
tons to he delivored at school build.
Ings in Milford. 2 tons to Sclrnco.
pee, will be received by the under
signed to Sept. 17th 12 M. . H. E.
Emerson Secy. School Board.
A team belonging to Win. Kilsby
of Dingmnns Ferry, driven by E
Smith which had been hauling tackle
to Port Jorvis on returning Tuesday
last week ran away near cave bank
The wagon went down the bank and
the team ran to the foot of the hill
near Conashaagh. No great damage
was done.
Nelson and Ray who were confln
ed in jail here for awhile and who
broke into the house of W. A. Par.
shall Esq., in Port Jervis were tried
at Newburg this week. The form
er, who is an old jail bird, was sen
tenced to Albany penitentiary for
seven years and the latter toElmira
Reformatory.
August Springe, an employee of
Henry Tissot, in Dingnian township
came to town Monday morning,
drove on to Matamoras, tied bis
horse in front of Millers Hotel and
disappeared. His wife and child are
anxiously waiting bis return. No
motive for his Btrange act is known
as be was apparently on gocd teiru
with all.
A fraud order has been issued by
the Post Office Department against
L. D. Bass, and two alleged con
cerns conducted by him in Wash
ington The American Teacher's
Agency and the American Civil
Service College, one used to collect
fees for seeming school teacher's
places, and the other for securing
government positions'.
PICKED UP BY THE RAMBLER.
Geo, Hoi ton lost a horso Sunday
morning.
Where wns the cyclono?
Tho Port Jorvis Gazette tells of a
oow climbing a alone fenco to rench
apples. Pikeconuty did lis ve n oow
which would dig potatoes.
Sussex county is poorer this year
than last. In 1SI9 its total assessed
valuation wns 12,15(5,270. Thiayenr
it is only 11,5S9,221 Next woek I
will give the aaaoased valuation of
each township.
John J. bettor known as Jnko
Vnnsicklo, of Snndyston, has been
re-elected Chairman of tho Sussox
oounty Board of Assessors.
Here is what Editor Littlo, of
Newton, has to aay about improv.
ing a town : Thore aro many 'vnys
to improve a town. One of the
first, however, is to lny stone side
walks. Every property owner owes
it as a duty to his neighbor and to
the community to plnoo In front of
his property n stone walk. The ex
pense of n stone walk is not great
and the stone laatsalife time. Such
a walk increases the value of pro
pertv makes It more rentable, nnd
adds both to tho appearance of the
itreot. and to the comfort of all who
walk.
Mosoa Guinnnr, of Snndyston,
irought a load of peaches into town
Saturday which in quality aurpass-
)d anything we have seen no far.
Miss Louisa Shnbiger nnd Miss
Eva Cooper, of Montnguo, were call
ers over here Saturday,
Croker and Hill or vice a versa
are in a groat and glorious wrangle
in Now York. Both are Democrats
ind both are working for Crokor
and Hill, and the successful down
ing of tho Democratic ticket.
The Grand Viow honso closed its
boarding aoaaon last Saturday.
Tboro will bo a private dance nt
the above montionod house on Fri
day evening Sept. 21. Jas. Thorn
ton will be manager.
No whore in town is tho dopart-
uro of tho strargors noticed more
than around the P. O. abmafl time.
Charles and Horace no doubt are
glnd that the rush is over.
The boys from across the river
don't have as much bu.dnefa ovor
here now evenings, since the girls
have returned home.
Any ono wishing to enjoy a show
er bath can be accomodated by call
ing at Strnbles cider mill.
Mr. Wolfe our chief Burgoss
preached a very practical sermon in
the M. E. church Sunday evening
taking for his text Acts 24 chap. 25
verse.
W'. lis and springs which never
have given out are dry now, and
the prospects of rain this (Monday)
morning are as remote as ever.
But pretty goon the down pour will
come, as one extreme always follows
another.
Jim Bennett, of the Port Jervis
Gazette, is spending a few days in
town looking after the interest of
that paper. Its pretty late for Jim
to get off any snake yarns, but he
may study up something else.
A few weeks ago I mentioned that
the floor on the Mott street bridge
had more wide cracks than were
necessary. A new floor has been
laid under the supervision of Ex
Commissioner Wallace Newman.
Miss Nettie Brink, the only daugh
ter of Jackson Brink, is seriously ill
at her home in Montague. Dr
Kenworthy, of this town, is reudor
ing medical aid. ,
Unclaimed Letters
List of unclaimed letters remain
Ing in the post olflce at Milford for
week ending Sept. 15, 1900:
Ladies Mrs. MeU Klug, Mrs,
Mary Thomas, Mrs. L. J. Loudon
Gentlemen Charlie C. Anderson
James Breman, Chas. Burk, Mr,
Eagle, Prof. Carl Tracy Hawley, It,
C. Kitzing, Chas. Parker, O. Key
molds.
Persons cluiming the above will
please say "Advertised" and give
date of this list.
C'UAKLES LaTTLMOKK, P. M
A Shocking Calamity
"Lately befell a railroad laborer,'
writes Dr. A Kellett, of Williford
Ark. "His foot was badly crushed
but Buckleu's Arnica Salve quickly
cured him. It s simply wonderful Iu
Burns, boils, Piles, and all skin erup
(ions. It s the world s champio
healer. Cure guaranteed, '-'mi. Sold
by all druggists.
Hats aud caps. Latest Styles at
T. Armstrongs s Co s.
OUR NEXT REPRESENTATIVE.
REASONS Wirt HE SHOULD BE
LONG TO THE MAJORITY.
Failure of our Dorao' Representatives
to Proteot our Interests They
have been a Detriment
t Our Wel
fare. There aro several excellent reasons
why the name of our next roproson-
ntivont Hiirrlsbttrg should be Wil-
nm Angle, and the voters who seek
the best Interest of the county ought
glvo them careful consideration.
We have always, except in one in-
tance, licen represented by n Denio-
rnt and we ask the ix-ople to reflect
on what they have done, and omitted
) do, In behalf of their constituents.
When the F.rlo asked a change In
s route and to outer the county at a
"lint inaccessible to our people, it
was allowed without protest, and we
were thereby deprived of great bene-
ts besides being comielled to pay
tells across a br'dge to reach it.
When the bridge liecame unsafe and
the Erie desired an act to relieve it of
the burden of repairing nnd main- '
tnlnlng the structure, It asked for and
litalned tho passage of the Lamont
Mining and railroad bill, which al-
wed it to transfer all Its rights to a
icrfcctly irresponsible corporation,
nnd when efforts were made in the
ourts to have the sale set aside a
lemocrntic legislator, W. II. Dim-
mick, prevented a verdict against the
le, and, when later the legislature
was asked to afford relief Lafayette
Westbrook, our Representative, by a
deliberate, fraud practised reported a
resolution that tho Erie bad compiled
with all the requirements and made
a valid aalo to a corporation which
ad erected a satisfactory bridge,
bus frustrating all efforts to have
the wrong righted.
Our laws for the collection cf taxes
are of Dcmoeniticyirlgin, and as Is well
known, they seriously inconvenience
farmers, and it is becoming difficult
to secure collectors.
When the forestry bill, which al-
ows the State to purchase large
quantities of our lands and thereby
c7mt them rroiu taxation thereby
mposing great additional burdens on
the people, was on is pussage our
Democratic representative entered no
protest and made no effort to protect
ur Interests. It is retorted that this
measure was passed by a Republican
eglslnture and he was in the minori
ty. True, but had he been up to the
level of the occasion he could have
pointed out the injustice to his people
and asked redress. This he wholly
negh-oted to do, and thereby became
the party to the great wrong. We
should have relief in some form and,
if It. is urged that a Democrat being
in the minority is powerless to pre
vent the infliction of such Injury to
his constituents, It Is fair to assume
that his efforts to obtain redress will
be equally fruitless, even should he
make the attempt. Why not there
fore send a representative belonging
to the majority party whose voice and
efforts may have weight? Surely
when we can point to an unbroken
line of acts acquiesced In, or promot
ed byr our LwmoeruLia rrwnttivti-
which have been highly prujudical
aud positively injurious to our Inter
ests it Is time to ask whether a change
muy not produce benefits. Mr. Angle
is a forceful speaker, he would be
with the majority and would lie
heard attentively. The reasons he
could adduce for relief from the ef
fects of the Forestry law are cogent
anil would probably prevail. There
are other measures for our benefit
which might be urged with effi-et If
presenUnl by one with whom the ma
jority was In full sympathy. Voters
would do well to look to their own
interests and cast their ballots so that
they may effect the most individual
tx'neflt to them.
Hurricane at Galveston.
A terrible storm raged along the
coast of Texas last Saturday night,
which was the most disastrous that
ever visited that section. Galveston
was practically wiped out and the
loss of life Is estimated at fully 6,000.
Bridges were carried away, build
ings, shade trees, fences, telegraph
and telephone wires were demolished
and th) property loss Is enormous uot
only in that city but In other towns
for a distance of one hundred miles
up aud dowu the coast.
For .Sale.
Tba noted Sawkill House propel ty.
About two aud a half lots on corner
of Harford and and fourth streets
and running back to alley in rear of
barn. Inquire of J. C. L'uamhkulain
Real Estate Ageuf, Ofllco on Uurf ord
street. d