Comr Officg Kov 1 oiiieuy 00 11 Ijl vy VOL. VI. MILFOIU), PIKE COUNTY. PA., Fill DAY. MAY 24, 15)01- NO. 28. THE WASHINGTON LETTER. (From Our Rrgulnr Corfr-ponderit.) Wabiiihotok, D. C. Mat 20, 1901. Secretary Gage and his daughter, Mrs. Pierce, left Washington this morning with the remains of Mrs. (Inge, which will he interred nt Rose Hill remetery, Chicago. There was a brief funeral service at Secre tnry Gage's resilience, conducted by. Dr. N. D. Hillis, pastor of Plymouth church, Brooklyn, formerly of the Central chnrch, Chicago, an old per sonal friend of the fnniily. The pall hearers, with the exception of Col. Bingham, of the army, 'who repre sented President McKinley, were officials of the treasury department : Assistant - Secretaries Spaulding, Taylor and Ailes, Treasurer Rob erts, Commissioner of Internal Rev enue Yerkes, Director of the Mint Roberts and Chief Wilkes of Ihe Secret Service. Sorrow for the death of Mrs. Gage is by no means confined to official circles. During her residence in Washington she en deared herself to many by her rare qualities both of heart and mind. Many telegTams of condolence wore received by Secretary Gnge before he left Washington, including one from the President and Mrs. McKin ley and one from each member of tne presidential party in San Fran cisco. The turn for the bettor, which ovory one hopes will be permanent in Mrs. McKinley's condition, slight ly relieved the gloom in Washing ton caused by Mrs. Gage's death. For several days Mrs. McKinley's death was feared, but, although it was known that Mrs. Gage had been unwell since the 4th of March when she contracted a case of grip by get ting wet during the inauguration ceremonies at the capitol, her death was unexpected by the public and even by her family nutil a few hours before it occurred. Capt. R. L. Howze of the Sixth U. 8. Cavalry, who wa9 colonel of the 34th Volunteers, recently mus tered out, and who is to be given a commission as brigadier general of volunteers because of his sploudid record in the Philippines, is in Washington. Besides rescuing Ly. Gilmore and his men, his regiment rescued over 2500 Spanish soldiers and officers held as prisoners by the Filipinos. Speaking of them, Col. Howze said : "The Spanish prison ers very apparently did not try seriously to escape from their in surgent captors. They were largely responsible for the ideas that the insurgents entertained regarding Americans. They made the Fili pinos believe that we were the very incarnation of cruolty ; that their women would not be safe if the American soldiers prevailed. The insurgents marched the Spanish prisoners about with them. On ar riving at a town the prisoners would be turned over to the president or mayor, and he in turn would quar. ter them among the residents with in his jurisdiction. The household er who was given twenty prisoners, for example, to care for was held responsible for their return to the president and to the insurgent ooni mander. The insurgents were mar tinets in those matters and did not hesitate to shoot down the Filipinos who allowed prisoners to escape. When we rescued those Spaniards they were a sorry looking set. Many of them had almost no clothing and some were in rags ; others wore the insurgent uniform. We had great difficulty in keeping them from loot ing and destroying the Filipinos." Sonator Fovnker bus closed bis Washington house and gone with his family to Ohio. Before leaving Washington the senator said be ex peoted to take bis usmil active art in the Ohio gubernatorial campaign, and that there was no reason to doubt the re-election of the entire republican ticket. It is understood that the republican state convention will declare for Sonator Foraker's re-election, but he asked to be ex cosed from discussing a matter so personal. Official figures flatly contradict the potwtmistio theory that men are growing more dishonest. Certainly the men who handle money belong ing to the United States government are not; growing more dishonest The total defalcations of the United States government officials from the foundation of the government amount to 18.000,000. not a large sum when compared with the enor- Uious amount handled during that period. The defalcations for the ten years from 1860 to 1870 were greater than for any similar period owing to the demoralization conse quent upon the civil war, but since then the percentage of losses by the government through dishonesty has grown less and less. Ex-Senator Gorman is playing for a bigger stake than his old seat in the senate in trying to re-establish his hold on the state of Maryland. He wants the senatorship, of course, if ho can get it, which Maryland re publicans do not bolieve he can do, but it is to be only a stepping stone to the democrntio nomination for president. According to a senator, who presumably knows all about if Mr. Gorman has the promise of a number of influential domocrats that if he can get himself back into the senate and Maryland back into the democratic column, they will support him as a candidate for the democratic presidential nomination. This,-however, is only interesting as gossip, as he "if which must he surmounted to get this promised support is a little too big for Mr. Gorman to got over Accident with a Team. Jas. H. Heller had a finger on his left hand broken and was besides somewhat bruised hist Sunday in an accident. He was taking Mr. Ford, wife and child from Ardtornish Farm where they had been visiting to Port Jervis, and that gentleman, wishing to call for a few moments in town, had alighted. On re-en. tering the carriage Mr. Heller for a second laid down the lines to fasten a curtain when the horses suddonlr started. He sprang forward and seized one of the line9 near the sad dle but was thrown down and the wagon passed over him. The horses ran a little distance when the pole of the wagon struck a tree and the team was loosened from it. The oc cupants were not at all injured. The pole and one wheel of the wagon were broken but the horses were not harmed. Real Estate Transfer!. Hannah P, Van Campen and hus band to George L. Nyce, undivided interest in farm nnd wood lands, Lehman, 448 acres. Consideration 1000. Henry M. Drake and others, heirs of Isnao R. Drake, to Alonzo U. Drike, of lots Nos. 327, 329 and .131, Matamoras. Consideration 400. H. I. Courtright, Sheriff, to D. E. Schoonmaker and John L. Caverly, 181 acres, Dingman township. Con sideration f 500. Sophia and Hector Courtois to Edward S. Jones, 843 acres, Pal myra. Consideration 2848.57 and other valuable considerations. William W. Kimney to Zjlia E Houben, 25 acres, Delaware, Con sideration, exchange. SUMMER BOARDERS SECURED. How Judicious and Inexpensive Ad vertisement Can Be Made to Fay by Using a Select ed Medium. The Brooklyn 1 wily Eagle is the ideal Resort medium. It roaches the people you want to reach. Its cir culation is the largest in Brooklyn, and goes into the best homes in the entire City of Now York. Its name stands for excellence, quality, fair ness and an unparalleled advertising reputation. Its resort rates are equitable j its monthly rato so low that you can afford to keep before the publio every day. Tiie Eagle maintains two free In formation Bureaus for Resorts one in Brooklyn and one in the heart of the shopping district of Manhattan. They distribute your circulars, tell visitors about yonr house, nnd in every way further your interests. An advertisement in the Eagle, sup plemeuted by the free service of its bureaus, is almost a sure invest ment. Upon application listing blanks, rata cards and further details will be sent. EAGLE INFORMATION BUREAU, Rooms 28 and 29, Eagle Building, Brooklyn, N. Y. Help is needed at once when a per son's life is in danger. A neglected cough or cold may soon become ser ious and should be ttUpied at once. One minute cough cure quick).? cures coughs and colds and the worst cag es of croup, bronchitis, grippe and other throat and lung troubles. PERSONALS Hon. Wm. Mitchell went to New York yesterdny. Hon. John A. Kipp visited his family this week. Emmett Kyte of Newton, N. J., was in town today. George Lclier of New York is a guest nt Hotel Schaiino. ' Rev. Thus. Nichols is consider ably improved in health. The Ladies' club had its fortnight ly contest for piizes last evening. H. T. Lnbar of Strondshnrg regis tered at the Crissman Houso yester day. Mis. Jas. R. Bull of Now York is visiting relatives in Milford this week. Samuel D Mott of Passnic, N. J , visited here nnd at Bushkill re oently. Harry S Terwilliger of White Plains, N. Y., is in town for a short vacation. Thomas Sykes and a friend of Philadelphia are stop ing at Centre Square hotel this week. F. F. White of Summit, N. J., is here this week looking after his new house on George street. Mrs. John C. Watson and son, after a visit of several weeks with tier mother at Dover, N. J., is at home again. . Will and Lanty Armstrong of New York were np last Sunday to attend the fuueral of Miss May Armstrong. Rev. C. B. Carpenter and Dr. W. B. Kenworthey attended the annual convention of the diocese of Central Pennsylvania hold in Pottsville this week. Julius F. Huntington of Lackn waxon, with his mother and 6lster, enmo down last Saturday and is now living in his cottage on lower Ann street. William Hartig, a former resi dent of this place now residing at Montrose, Pa., was in town for a couple of days recently, his first visit here in twenty-one years. Ex-Prothonotary John C. West brook is celebrating today, May 21, his eighty-first birthday. His daughters, Mrs. Dr. J. C. Price and Mrs. Roe of Brauchville, are his guests. Dr. W. W. Nuss and wife of Phil adelphin are making an extended tour through the country in a loco mobile, and Tuesday night wero guests at Kelly's hotel. They made the 96 miles from Philadelphia to the Water Gap Munday. From here they will go to Newburgh, thence to Hudson, thence through the Berkshire country, then down through Connecticut on thoir home ward way and will also make a cir cuit of Long Island. TEACHERS' EXAMINATIONS. Teachers' examinations for 1901 will be hold as follows : District Shnholit Lncknwnxen Dingman Milford Palmy ra Greene School HmiHe Hhohola LncknwRXon Union Klgh School Rod (Pnupack) Dcite. June 8 June 4 June t Juue 7 June H June 13 Juue 18 June 17 June 1H Klpptown Hl'g Grove No. 1 ( Westbrook's) Delaware Cole's Lehman Meadow Brook WeHtfnll Matnmnrns June 20 Teachers desiring certificates should attend the public examina tion. All directors and others Interest ed are cordially invited to be pres ent at any of the examinations. GEO. SAWYER, 6-7 Supt Pike Co Pa. Unclaimed Letter List of unclaimed letters remain ing n the post office at Milford for the week ending May 25, 1901 : Henry Morgan, Mury E. Hall, Miss Einile Conkling, Miss Annie Halleck. Persons claiming the above will pleuse say "Advertised" and give date of this list. Charlks Lattimore, P. M. Milford Hand Laundry. The undersigned has opened laundry on Centre Square Milford, Pa., in the store room formerly oc cupied by Geo. Duuman, and will do all kinds of work pertaining to the business with promptness and in a neat careful manner. A shrie of the publio patronage is respectfully solicited. John L. Golklay. Chase & Sanborn' Old Homestead Juva coffee at Armstrong & Co. Expansion Of Medical Teaching. The University of Pennsylvania is about to erect at a cost of more than half a million dollars, exclusive of grounds and jqulpment, a medical laboratory building which will be un excelled In every respect. Other buildings are also in contemplation to adjoin the new laboratory which when completed will form or.e of the most extensive systems of buildings devoted exclusively to the teaching of medicine in Europe or America. The new building will be quad rangular in shape, two stories high and 810 feet froni by 200 in depth, and the mot modern apparatus will be employer In lighting, heating and ventilating. The first floor will be devoted to luUiratories, and the second floor to pathology. Ample lecture rooms will also be provided. It is expected when the building is completed and furnisher! that the fa cilities for the study of medicine af forded tiy the U. P. will not be equalled by any institution in the world. Beware of Unlawful Fishing. The Lengne of American Sports men, with head office in New York, which is organized for the purpose of protecting the game and game fishes, song, insectivorous and other innocent birds, and whose prime ob ject is to enforce game laws, has in- formation that certain people are in the habit of placing fish traps in some of the streams of the county in violation of law. We hope that such information is not well fonnd ed and that the people of this coun ty are law abiding. However, lest some one inadvertently should be guilty of Infractions it may be prop er to say that the league officials are keeping an eye open and that sus pects will be watched with a view to proseontion if caught plnoing traps, or taking fish out of same. If you are on the safe side of the law there need be no apprehension but if yon are inclined to go a little beyond its limits be careful or there may be trouble. "A word to the wise," oto. The Valley Railroad. Reports are current that the Del aware Valley railroad will be ex tended up to Port Jervis to oonnect with the Erie, and it is also intimat ed that the Pennsylvania railroad is behind tbe enterprise, so as to ob tain a feeder for its branch which now extends to MauunkA Chunk. This road would give our Jersey friends along the river easy access to their capital city and no doubt would divert a large portion of the trade in this valley to Philadelphia, where staplo goods can be bonght cheaper than in New York. We are now so isolated from all parts of our own state that our people have become practically New Yorkers iu sentiment and about all our trade goes there. This road, if built, will put ns within the confines of our own grand commonwealth in com merce and thought and make ns Pcnnsylvanians not alone in name but also in fact. Let it come. Legislative Adjournment. Some newspapers have been com menting rather severely on the legislature for rdjournlng over to allow members to attend the Quay banquet last week, and the state ment was made that the cost per day to the state approximated 2500. Members recoive 11500 for the session no matter what the length, and if they protract the time by vacations or adjournments they simply increase their expenses without increasing their remuner ation. There are a number of employes who are paid by the day and of course any prolonging of the session increases the cost to the state by tbe amount of their pay, which is a total of 1550 a day. It is proper to criticize but it is also fair to give the devil his due. Seven Tear in Bed. "Will wonders ever cease?" in quire the friends of Mrs. L. Pease, of Lawrence, Kan. They knew she had been unable to leave her bed In seven years on account of kidney and liver trouble, nervous prostration and gen. era! debility; but, "Three bottles of Electric Bitters enabled me to walk," she writes, "and in three months I felt like a new person." Women suf fering from Headache, Backache, Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Melan choly, Painting and Dizzy Spells will find it a priceless blessing. Try it. Satisfaction is guaranteed by all drug I gists. Only 60c. BRIEF MENTION. The season for black bass opens in this state May 30. Mrs. McKinloy, who was taken seriously ill lnsj week, is rapidly re covering and now sits np. Mrs. Gnge, wife of Secretory of the Treasury' Lyman I). Gnge, died Rt her resilience in Washington, D. C, last Friday evening, May 17th. Street Commissioner Nnthan Emery with a gang of men has been engaged this week in cleaning out the gutters and putting the streets In slinpe. The Girls' Club of the Episcopal church has arranged for an entertain ment in Brown's Hall sometime in June, the precise date of which will be announced later. Right Rev. Etholbert Taltot, Bishop of this rliwese, is expected to hold services In the Church of the Good Shepherd next Sunday, May 2(, morning and afternoon. The Pennsylvania Bnr Association has had painted a life-size portrait of Henry Ureen, late Chief Justice, and it will be presented to the Su premo court next Monday. C. O. Armstrong has bonght of Miss F. A. Dimmick two lots on Ann street, Nos 634 and 539, and it is soid will build a residence for himself in the neor future. Pike's share of the honns annual ly paid by the Erie was turned into the county treasury this week. The amount is 2092.68. This relieved the "eprcssed condition of the county finances. The late Rev. Father Edward S. Phillips of Hazolton, who met death in a mysterious manner in a New York tenement houso last week, was buried Monday. He was born in Hawley, Wayne county. Cards have been received by friends here announcing the com ing wedding of James McLaughlin and Miss Rilla Myers, both of Jersey City, which event will ocour at St. Peter's chnrch June 15. The death of two notable persons occurred this week, that of Hon. Chas. A. Boutelle of Maine, for many years a congressman, and General Fitz John Porter, a distin guished soldier in the civil war. It is a fact that no other article manufactured in the United States gives such unusual satisfaction as Magio Yeast. Other kinds of yeast may be good some of the time, but Magio Yeast is good all the time. Andrew Carnegie has given ten million dollars that education may be free In the four Scottish univer sities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aber deen and St. Andrews. He stipu lates that only Scottish fellow coun trymen shall bo beneficiaries This will enable more thon 6000annnally to obtain an education. P. C. Rntan, the bicycle dealer and repairer, is prepared to sell wheels from S np on the instalment plan at both his Port Jervis and Milford rooms. A discount given for cash payments. His shops are the resort of all wishing bicycle sun dries and needing repairs to wheels, which are made in a skillful, work manlike manner. 5-22-tf . The J. W. Pepper Piano Music Magazine, published at 8th and Lo cust streets, Philadelphia, Is one of the newest magazines in its field Nobody can complain of not getting the worth of their money, as it pub lishes 21 pieces 10 vocal and 11 instrumental making 64 pages of the best music and all of it original and written by the most popular composers of today. Price 11.00 per year. G W; Donaldson of Ardtornish Farm, In Delaware, has had seven stone boxes constructed for the pur pose of containing wet sand for use on his golf links. The boxes are about a foot square, made of flag stone about one Inch in thickness, bolted togeth er, with a hinged lid. They are neatly made and are quite expensive. The stones were dressed by O. Quick of Kchoeopee and the iron work was done by Thos. Shepherd. Mine host Frank Crissman of the ITourette House, Bergen Point, N. J., distinguished himself as a caterer at a banquet given by the Buyonne Board of Trade recently at his place. The Bayonne Herald in describing the details of the sumptuous repast re marks that "for Crissman it was a marker in his reputation as a host." This will be no news to his Pike county friends. We all know Frank can do it to the Queen's taste If he has the roon to spread himself. Charles R. Flint recently said before the nationnl civio federation that the per centum of unemployed has never been so small as now. Port Jervis tax payers at the elec tion held May 16 refused to vote 2100 for a fire parade and now the firemen talk of resigning. Mrs. Martha Nyce has rented her residence on Broad street to a Mr. Webb of New York for two months. The fomily will arrive about Juno 1. The vertical system of penman ship has been condemned by the New York school authorities and in future a cross between that and the Spencerian will bo taught. The shoe, factory of Ewald Bros. will no t'oubt be removed from Deckertown to Strondshurg, the latter town having raised the neces sary sum and furnished a suitable building. Mrs. Julia Wolf, a sister of Mrs. G. A. Swepeniser of this town, died at her home in Greene last Friday of paralysis. The funeral was hold Sunday. II -r mother, who was 96 years old, died last weok and was buried Wednesday. The Snyder oleo bill which Is in the interest of farmers ond dairy men passed tho senate Wednesday and now goes to the governor for i octif.n. The bill prohibits the man- ufacture and salo of oleomargarine when colored in imitation of dairy butter. The annual financial statement of Sussex county for the year end ing May 7, 1901, shows the total re ceipts of the colleotor to have been 145,988.15 and that there was a balance in hand of 13,523.10. Tho statement is fully itemized and tax payers can know just where and how their money was spent. The real estate of the late Cath arine Eckhart situate in Matamoras was sold Saturday by E. Vander mark, trustee, to John Bogart for 555, and the same day George Geyer, administrator of Gottlieb Muhleisen, sold the real estate of the decedent, also situate in Mata moras, to Adam Dilger for $565, Under the new commutation law passed by the legislature and signed by the governor of this state, if the board of pardons takes favorable action, about 1,000 prisoners now serving sentences will he released in June. This law may have the effect of causing judges in future to impose longer sentences so as to mete out adequate punishment. Rev. Meyer of Montague will preach in the Presbyterian church here Sabbath morning at 10.30. The congregation is invited to wor ship in the evening in the M. E. church where a memorial sermon will be preached by the pastor. Rev. Win. A. McKenzie of Port Jervis will officiate at the com munion service to be held in the Prosbytorian church June 2, and announcement of future services will be made next week. Women Denounce Polygamy. When the resolutions denouncing plural marriages and Mormon prac tices were read iD the Woman's Board of Home Missions Wednes day, several hundred women, prac tically representing the entire Pres byterian church of America, united in a vigorous protest against polyg amous Mormonism and every one of them rose to her feet and made an earnest response to a call for a vote. The resolutions set forth that there is increasing evidence that the Mormon leaders do not intend to keep faith with the government and abandon polygamy, and that' they are urging the colonization of other states to got legislation and secure a balance of political power and so prevent the passage of an anti-polygamous constitutional amend ment. Interested How. I care not for a family tree, But I would like to know If any one that's kin to me Resides in Buff ilo. Philadelphia Pre. Now is the time when croup and lung troubles prove rapidly fatal The only harmless remedy that pro duces immediate results is one ruin ate cough cure. It is very pleasant to take and can be relied upon to quickly cure coughs, colds and al lung diseases. It will prevent con sumption. Two barrels good roasted Rio coffee 12 cts. per lb. ; one barrel Maracaibo and Mocha mixture roast ed 18 cts. per lb. at W. & G. Mitchell's. THE RAMBLER'S PICKINGS. No occasion to complain about dry weather. Farmers are more back in their work this season than they were last year at this time. Tho Grand View House is being repainted. Tho booklets gotten up by the Prkss for the Grand View and Chestnut Grove houses show excel lent workmanship. The fire escapes ereoted on tho Bluff House look substantial enough but I would rather be down below than on top of those golden stairs. Charles Metz, Jr., Is spending a few days at the Grand View House. William Hankins and George Lundy of Montague are both em ployed on the race track. Both re old soldiers ; they claim there is no work in Jersey. This seems to be an era of progress yet some people do not know when they are well off. Look over any city daily and you will find columns of strikes for highor wages, less hours, etc Some men ask for eiht hours work with pay for ten hours j if that Is granted then it is tbe cry, "Higher wages." Labor has rights but it will never overcome capital. The latter is too strong. Bort Jardon is the proud owner of a gennine spotted mustang. Frank Cross still holds the belt as the champion trout fisherman. Last Friday night Chauncey Wat son and his crew of shad fishermen put in all night and were rewarded with over 150 big shad. Since then thoir luck has been poor. The many friends of Miss Cora Leidel will be sorry to hear that her health does not improve. Not being able to get hold of a wife who skipped tor pastures new hns a demoralizing effect on the wronged husband. So said a man to The Rambler last Tuesday. George was on the warpath Tues- day. No one was injured. Going along "Model Farm," own ed by Warner Bros , I noticed tho finest looking piece of wheat I have seen in some time. Some one has remarked that Beauty is 'only skin deep." May be true. I have noted that the best looking horse is not always the one to depend upon. He may be trioky. A small band of gypsies passed through here last week on their way to Port Jervis. Over in Montague some chaps amuse themselves swiping "No Trespass" notices. The clatter of the lawn mower is in evidence. Before long it will be the rattle of the mowing machine and reaper. J. B. Hendershot, fish and game warden of Sussex county, has kind ly furnished us with a copy of the game laws of New Jersey for 1901. Tbe law prohibiting fishing for shad in the river Delaware from sunset on Saturday night until 12 o'olock on Sunday night under a penalty of one hundred dollars fine is still in force. Our local fisher men should be careful. A sick horse detained the Branch ville mail Tuesday evening for sev eral hours. Newspaper Annual. N. W. Ayer & Sons of Philadelphia have just issued a Newspaper An nual for 1901. It contains a care fully prepared list of newspapers published in the United States and Canada with valuable information concerning their circulation and distinctive features, population of counties, census of 1900, a descrip tion of every place in the United States and Canada where a paper is published, with a list of papers pub lished in oar new possessions, fifty six railroad maps, vote of states and counties at the presidential election, 1900, and other valuable informa tion. The price is $5.00. Save Two From Deatb, "Our little daughter hud an almost fatal attack of whooping cough and bronchitis," writes Mrs. W. K. Ilav ilund, of Armonk, N. Y., "but, when all other remedies failed, we saved her life with Dr. King's New Discov ery. Our niece, who had Consump tion in an advanced stage, also used this wonderful medicine and to-duy she is perfectly well." Desperate throat and lung diseases yield to Dr. King's New Discovery as to no other medicine on earth. 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