Comrnity C:, a -3 viiicf tb7 1 0 VOL. VL MILF01U), PIKE COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY. JUNE 21, 1901. NO. 32. THE WASHINGTON LETTER. (from Our HRUlar Correspondent.) Wabhinotow, D. C. Junk 17, 1901. President McKinley'a cheerful ness toils the story of Mrs. McKiti ley's improved condition even bet ter than the nssnranses of her phy sioians He now puts in the usual time in his office. The cordial re sponse of the oonntry to his an nouncement that he would not he n candidate for n third farm hns nlno added to his cheerfulness. Lottors of congratulation are still pouring Into the White House by evfry mail, He hnd a long conference with Minister Conger, the first he hns bad since Mr. Conger's return from China, on Chinese affairs, which Mr. Conger thinks will now steadily improve. ilr. Congor expects to start on his return to China next month. He predicts that American (ommureo with China will greatly increase. Presi dent McKinley hns reappointed Gov. Otero of New Mexico and United States Marshal Fornker. Mr. Foraker, who Is a brother of Senator Foraker, has been the mar shal of the territory for several terms. Speaking of .those appoint ments, Delegate Rodey of New Mexico said they were entirely sat isfactory. He added that he did not expect Gov. Otero to serve out the term of four years, because New Mexioo would be a state in less time than that. Senator Burrows of Michigan is a strong advocate of the election of senators by direct vote, and as he will bo chairman of the senate com mittee on privileges and elections he will be in a position to help along anything looking towards a consti tutional amendment providing therefor. Ho said: ''I appreciate the difficulty of securing an amend ment to the constitution, but when you remember that no less than thirty-five states have expressed their approval, I am encouraged to believe that even an amendment to the constitution is rot beyond the range of possibility. " Senator Bur rows will propose a constitutional amendment to prevent any state being deprived of part of its repre sentation in the senate, by provid ing that whenever a legislature fails to eleot a senator the governor of the state shall order an election by the people to fill the vacanoy. Senator Burrows said : "In framing the constitution the fathers arrang ed that if there should bo a vacancy In the house of representatives an election should be held for a mem ber. They also provided that if the electoral college failed to elect a president that duty should devolve upon the house of representatives. It did not apparently occur to them that a legislature might full to elect a senator, and bo they did not pro vide for that contingency. My plan Biinply remedies that oversight." Senator Allison, who has been one of the leaders of the republican party longer than any man now in public life, always lias an attentive audience when he talks. Asked who would be the republican can didate for president, be said : "It would take a wiser man than Solo mon to predict what will happen in the nest three years, and upon the things that will happen will largely, If not entirely, depend the action of the convention." Asked whether he would accept the nomination, be replied : "No ; I would bo seventy five when the convention met. I will stand aside and see the young er men struggle for the honor. It is a great honor, and it will be a great man who can equal the won derful record which President Mc Kinley has made. " Of the accept ance of the Piatt amendment with out conditions by the Cubans, Seba ator Allison said : "It is satisfactory not only for us but for the Cuban. The Piatt amendment, adopted though it wns in the harry and rush ol the closing hours of con gress, was drawn with remarkable skill and wisdom. Each word in its various sections seems to have been carefully selected and the whole document could not be improved upon. Ia course of time the Cubans will undoubtedly have a govern ment worthy of the name, but in my opinion they will continue to rely upon the United Slates. They will have to do so. " Of the general condition of the country Senator Allison said : "I have no doubt pros iwrity has come to stay. There will be periods of slight depression but on ib whole the general ten enoy will be towards a larger de velopment of our resources and con sequently a continuation of prosper ous times." Republicans regret that the com missioner of patents hns issued a very injudicious order, not to call it by a harsher name, that no hearings will be granted bv himself or the assistant commissioner during July and August. This order will itn- iloso an unnecessary hardship upon the inventors of tho country by do laying action upon their applications for patents. As their business is done at a large profit to the govern ment, the inventors have a right to expect bettor treatment from tho commissioner of patents, and they received it, from the late Benjamin Butfnrworth and other able men who have held the position. Secretary Root says there will be no immediate jeduction of the mini her of soldiers in Cuba, as the mili tary authority over the island will continue until the Cuban govern ment is established and that will re quire time ; how much will depend upon the Cubans themselves. There is nothing for this government to do but wait until the Cubans are prepared to take charge. Senator Aldrich spent a day or two in Washington but ho said he was looking after private affairs and that his presence hnd nothing to do with the sennto finance committee of which he is chairman, which was authorized at tho last se.-siou of congress to sit during tho recess. The committee may meet in the fall but not earlier. Another Kansas Letter. Editor Fike Coi'nty Prkss; The season for wheat has been good, and the farmers are now cut ting the early grain. It would be hard to find a more prosperous look ing and beautiful farm country than that through which I drove last evening with my friend, Dr. Morris. Reapers and binders were at work as late as eight o'clock, many thousands of acres having already been shecked. Late wheat is just beginning to turn, and iu a few days will be a blaze of gold. Corn is waist high, and of a healthy, dark green hue. We drove southeast of Arkansas City, and as we reached tho foot of the flint rock ledges I looked up at the winding road and saw a cow boy start down. He was mounted on a white pony, carried a yellow "slicker" behind, wore a sombrero, boots, spurs, etc. Seeing we had already entered the trnil, he drew up between two gnarled elms. Horse, rider, rea road and trees were very clearly outlined against the cloudless blue sky of the east, the last rays of the sun gilding the whole picture and accenting the shadows. From the ledge top we could see twelve miles or more in any direction. Undulating hills were evcrywhero crowned with grain or striped with woody stretches, Osage orange hedges, pas tures and cornfields. Of the birds soen ai d heard, turtlo doves, quails, meadow larks and thrnshes were most common, though orioles and other handsome birds are plentiful. The doctor found his little girl patient at the farm doing well, which fact added materially to our contentment of mind as we started back. On approaching the ledge top a large horse fly lit on the off broncho, and before you could say Jack Robinson a pair of shiny hoofs sent the whip out of tho socki.t. Then they wanted to run. The doc tor seemed willing, but didn't like the looks of the turns iu the side hill road below (neither did I, to be honest.) So be just headed them for a barb wire fence, and in they went with a crash and a snort, but failed to carry the fonr strands. Tho fence got fii'.-t blood, but the irate doctor got second with tlio whalebone. In justice to the doc tor I must say he doesn't drive livery bronchos as a mlo. for tie owns some grand horses, among tbem the great stallion Syniboleer, 2.11, which is quartered in town. W. G. Parker. June 12th, 1901. , P. C. Rntan, the bicycle dealer and repairer, is prepared to sell wheels from $5 up en the instalment plan at both his Port Jervis and Milford rooms. A discount given for cash payments. His shops are the resort of oil wishing bicycle sun dries and needing repairs to wheels, which are made in a skillful, work manlike maimer. 6-2'4-tf. PERSONALS Ijt-vi Ixird of lxird's Valley trans acted business here Tuesday. Moses C. West brook of Blooming grove and daughter, Carrie, were in town Tuesdny. Dr. Edward A. Tnlmndge of Phil adelphia hns been a guest of Dr. Ken worthey for several days. Van ('. Peters and wife and W. D. Miller and wife of Stroudsburg visited Milford Wednesday. T. K Crosley, who has been absent some weeks visiting, has returned and is again with his daughter, Mrs C. E. Hciiddcr. Dr. H. E. Emerson and wife and some twenty-five other Milford peo pln nnjoypir the excursion to Mew York Wednesday. N. C. Detriek, who hns been rus ticating in t.wn for several days, left today to accept a position in the Hotel Broslin at Lake Ilopatcong, N. J. Mrs. Kate B. Van Wyck, who is net enjoying very good health, and daughter, Happy, expect to go to Atlnntio City next week for a few days. Miss Alice Hngan, who taught very successfully at Edgomere last winter, closed her school Mny 2 and is now with her people in New York for the summer. Frank B. Thrall. Miss HattieHor ton, Miss Etta Kipp and Mrs. .Ten nie Shearer attended the wed ingnf Miss Emma Kipp and Guerdon Pel lett which ocenred at Wilsonville Wednesday. J. F. Molony, poet, philosopher, humorist, politician, writer of snake tales, fish stories, and all around wit, kicked up a dust with a bicycle in town a day this week. The sun went down red that evening. Mountain Peak Series. Rev. C. E, Scudder will hold a series of afternoon camp meeting services in the grove near Union school house, Dingman township, beginning Sunday, July 21, and continuing for six Sabbaths. There will bo specinl music at. each ser vice. They will bo called the "Mountain Peak" series and each service will be based on a suitable text. Following is the order : July 21 "The Ark Upon the Mountain." And the ark rested upon the mountains of Ararat. Gen. 8:4. July 28 "Moses in tho Moun tain.". And tho Lord called nnto him out of the mountain. Exodus 19: 3. Aug. 4 "Joy in the Mountain." Let Mount Zion rejoice. Psnlin 48: 11. Aug. 11 "Elijah on Mount Car mel." Gather unto me all Israel to Mount Carmel. 1 Kings 18 : 19 Aug 18 "Transfiguration on the Mountain." Jesus taketh Peter, James and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, and ia transfigured before them. Matt. 17: 1-2. Aug. 25 "Prayer in the Moun tain." He went up into the moun tain apart to pray. Matt. 14 : 23. A Highly Honored Student. Edwin Hill, a son of Dr. C. S. Van Etten of Rhinebeck, N. Y., re ceived honirablo mention in a de clamation contest at the commence, ment exercises of the Riverview military academy at Poughkeepsie last week and also captured four first prizes : The memorial, a gold medal for the highest general aver age, the senior classical for the highest mark in classics, the senior mathematical, and the one for English composition and literature. A Poughkeepsie paper says he was "the star of the occasion." He graduated last year at the head of his class in the Rhinebeck high sciiool receiving the regent's count of 84, the largest ever given a stu dont at the school. Bsal Estate Transfer. William B. Schutte, adiiiiuistra tor of Geo. F. Sehuite, to Claus Gronwaldt, 85 acres, Lackawaxen. Consideration $600. George Geyer, administrator es tate of Gottleib Mulliei.-ien, to Adam Dilger, two lots, Mutumoras, Nos. 17 and 19. Consideration $5ti5. II. C. Toomey to Egypt Mills club, 214 acres, Lehman. Consideration II. Thomas Cailiu to Mary Frisby, 2 acres, Lackawaxen. Consideration tot). ' g "Advertise in the Pkess, FOURTH OF JULY. WILL BE CELEBRATED HERE BY FIREMEN. Parade, Races, Gamci, Firework. Enlivened with Music by Erie Band. The Fourth of July celebration in Milford Is in the hands of energetic committee's of firemen who are striv ing to furnish a day of amusement and entertainment. The following programme has been agreed on: A grand parade in town at 10 a. m. There will be a numlier of fan tasies and all desiring to participate are invited. The former lineofmnreh through the principal streets will be adopted. In the afternoon at the driving park the following events will occur: Greased pole contest, prize 1; sack race, $1 prize; wheelbarrow race, $1 prize; foot race, 220 yards, $1 prize; bicycle race, three prizes aggregat ing $10, open for local riders only. If persons out-of-town desire to race a special prize will be arranged. Base ball game, admission togrand stand, 10 cents. There will be a booth for the sale of soft drinks on the grounds. In the evening fire works will le displayed from 7.30 to 8,fl0 at the post office corner and from 8.30 to 9.30 at Centre Square. The firemen's ball will take place at Brown's Hall in the evening. Come every body and enjoy the day. A Lyceum Meeting. Through the courtesy of 1). V. Drake we were allowed to inspect a copy of the Steamboat, a little eight- page paper temporarily published here by Geo. R. Bosler. The Issue is of June 18, 18G7, and contains an ac count of a meeting of the Milford Lyceum at which the late Col. Henry S. Mott presided. John D. Biddis was down for an essay but other mat ters claiming attention he was ab sent. The meeting, however, like Mary's little lamb, concluded to lin ger until Mary did appear, and so continued the essayist to report sub sequently. A committee, consisting of J. H. Wells, Wm. Crawford and R. B. Thrall, was appoined to decide on the merits of a debate which fol lowed on the question, "Resolved that the man who drinks whiskey should take out a license instead of the one who sells it." The affirma tive was maintained by John Klaer, Evi S. Decker and M. M. Cady, and the negative by 1). A. Wells and Eli Cuddeback. After deliberation the latter were declared winners on the merits. The various arguments pro and con would no doubt make inter esting reading could they be repro dured but no points made by the dif ferent speakers are given so this gen eration is deprived of the effulgent light no doubt shed in the debate. Two in Jail. William Fink of Shohola was brought to Milford Monday by Con stable George Burgard on a commit ment issued by Frank Keller, Justice of the peace, and confined in jail. The charge is an assault on the per. son of a young girl named Burgmeis ter, which offence is alleged to have been perpetrated last Saturday night. Early Tuesday morning Thomas Gibbons of Milford township was placed In the jail on a surety of the peace charge made by A. J. Nyce, who was recently considerably dam aged by Tom one evening at his home. Esquire II. L. Canne issued the papers which were served by HiL'h Constable E. C. Wood. Bail was fixed at $150, which Gibbons failed to furnish. Girl's Club Entertainment. Next Thursday evening, June 27, at Brown's Hull will be held a novel and original entertainment under the auspices of the Girl's Club, whose Easter sale was so successful. There will be a "Japanese Wooing and Wedding," a unique panto mime, a "Rainbow Fantasy," bril liant in its effect, songs from the Geshu and from the Ameer. Tick ets at 25 cents and reserved seat at 35 co- ts aro now on snle at Ann strong's and at Emerson's pharma cies. A souvenir will ba gfven with every lady's ticket. FOR RENT Furnished house on Harford street, Milford, 9 rooms. Apply to A. Helms, Armstrong's store, or Delluiere cottage, next door to Sttwkill House. Subscribe for the Prkss. BRIEF MENTION. A horse power lawn mower has been txiught for use on the driving park grounds. The Milford Lyceum is now open daily in the afternoon for the accom modation of those desiring books. There will be preaching in tho Presbyterian chnrch Sunday, Juno 23, morning and evening by Rev. J. W. Louden of Dingman's. In the St roudsburg Times con test for the most, popular teacher for a frf.e trip to tho Pan-American expo sit ion, Miss Anna Klaer, a teacher in the schools there, received 1538 votes. At the hearing before Enquire Olmsted last Saturday W. F. Choi, J. J. Foil Ion and Sam FiHer, arrest ed for assault and battery on com plaint of H. Koehler, offered no evi dence and were bound over to ap pear at court. They gave bail in $150 each. Geo. A. Swepenlser, G. F.Rowland and W. F. Beck as a committee went to Easton Wednesday to attend a meeting of similar committees from the other counties in this congression al district to fix a basis of representa tion and rotation for the office of congressman in the Eighth district. Mrs. Ewart of Lackawaxen, whose husband was killed on the Erie near Rowlands some three weeks ago, died Thursday, June 13th. Since the death of her husband she had shown signs of mental unsoundness and ar rangements were about completed to remove her to Danville asylum. She leaves five children, the eldest being only nine years old. The golf links at the driving park are completed and will be opened for public use next Tuesday. They comprise 1822 yards. The commit tee has fixod the following prices for their use: Season tickets, $5; junior, $3.30 ; daily use, 35 cents. Stockholders will be charged half rates for season tickets. Our Poor Muddle. An unfortunate situation seems to exist in the Borough respecting tho overseers of the poor. By the death of one a vacancy exists, and by the acts of tho other in tendering a con ditional resignation, afterwards withdrawn, a question may be raised as to his standing. The poor treas ury is practically empty and emer gencies may arise when funds are absolutely necessary, and there are some doubts as to the power of one overseer, supposing him still to be snch, to levy a tax. The law re quires that the duplicate shall be in sured before August first; and there is no session of the court until Aug. 5th when another overseer can be appointed. Tho law of 1877 seems to impose the duty of petitioning the court whenever a vacancy exists in any borough office but the council foiled to do so at the June term. There would seem to be two ways out of the difficulty, either to have a session of the court prior to August 1st to make an appointment, or to have the acting overseer make the levy and issue the duplicate, which can be signed by tho other overseer when appointed. If two magistrates approved the levy it might ho suf ficient though there does not seem to be any warrant for this in boroughs. At all events some action should be taken that- money may be raised to sappy the needs of the poor fund. ALL THE NEWS OF SPORTS. A Department Which Will Please All Who Enjoy Athletics. Tho great Philadelphia Sunday "Press" has arranged to devote a special section each Sunday to the sporting news of the day. This sec tion is certain to be heartily wel comed by those who are interested in outdoor pastimes. In this man ner the news ia conveniently classi fied for the reader and he is able to quickly and readily find the report of any athletio event in which he may bo interested. "The Press" has long been noted for the accuracy of its sporting news and this same high standard is maintained iu the sporting section of the "Sunday Press" with the added advantage of the news being kept well together. Baseball, yachting, cricket, rowing, horse racing, college athletics and all kinds of sports on land and water are featurized by "The Press" both duily and Sunday. It prints more and better sporting news than any cthor Philadelphia paper. Fine canned peas, equal to French, 12o. a can at Mitchell's, SOMETHING NEW. Showing a Few Object Lessons in the Humane Kindergarden. The gossips say that the earth is a ball and that statement will do for a mere hard fact. But ever since elec tricity girdled it, it has Ikmmi to the mental vision a vast plain, with an extent of two hundred million square miles, from the very center of which rises a high mountain from whose very top the seer may daily observe the whole. With such an area for observation, it would be strange if there were not always something notable to report, and this morning what especially catches our eye is a point in the city of New "York. There lives in that city a lady who is not only a lover of animals, but willing to work and make personal sacrifices to show her affection. So great has always been her sympathy with horses especially, that, speaking in the metaphorical sene common to poets (and are not lovers and philanthropists poets?) she laughingly declares that she was "born in a stable." This lady, Mrs. Myles Standish, having a country place in the Berk shire Hills, was especially impressed by the thoughtless and ill-instrueted treatment of horses among the rich, and casting about for some means for helping this, she was inspired to gather some of the boys of the neigh borhood into her own stable and in struct them in the needs and proper treatment of these good friends of man. The experiment was successful, and, as every idea with life in it may grow, this small beginning became a movement in New York, which has for its aim the conversion to humane methods of thinking and acting, of the entire generation. 1 he movement has nothing to do with schools; its founder and her helpers may be said to have simply gone into the streets, picked up the children and organized them into an army of workers under the name of "Our Animal Protective League." This army is divided into chapters, of which the lastet report describes seventeen with such names as, "Tiger Chapter," "Young Defenders," "Knights of the Round Table," "Dewey Chapter," "Lioness Chap ter" (this chapter consisting of girls) and, beautiful to relate, there is a "Deaf-Mute's Chapter." Each chapter has a grown person to lead it, so tliat it is thoroughly or ganized and managed, with regular meetings and much enthusiasm. In deed, in the report it is stated that "thousands could at once be admitted to the membership of the league, but they could not yet be taken care of or properly organized. In the mean time the league seeks to make every chapter member a responsible, active and expert force in practicing and spreading kindness to animals. Ev ery member, besides having a thor ough training in general humane methods, the care of dogs, cats, etc., is taught by actual demonstration all the points of harness and harnessing, and is on the alert for tight check reins, improperly adjusted harness, and badly ohoci or overloaded horses, at the same time seeking courteously to have the fault remedied, without formally report ing it, where possible." Into this league are imported all sorts of elements of interest, which seem to make of each chapter a real club; and within it are a baseball club with a number of teams; a glee club under direction of Mr. Henry Burleigh, soloist at St. George's; a scrap book committee which pastes animals' pictures into books and pre sents them to the children's hospitals. And there is a swimming club. A "field club" is to make nature studies in country in summer outings. Actually, the chapters expect to camp out for some weeks this sum mer. This organization costs some thing. Besides a great deal of work, there was expended for it last year over five thousand Ave hundred dol lars. Now, what have their promoters got for their money? Practically a great, growing, ramifying scx'iety of children, a society filled with inter esting pursuits and companionships, and founded upon the principle of loving kindness to all living crea tures. These children are, according to the proverb, the fathers (and mothers) of a very large number of the coming men and women of New York. Are they not certain to be a real factor in raising the grade of its civilization? Is there any city with a population too highly humanized to need this influence? Cheston Sand. THE RAMBLER'S PICKINGS. City dallies now arrive in town long before noon. Charlay is a hustler. The resnlt of the celebrated Ken nedy trial shows that it is hard to -oonviot on circumstantial evidonce. Eugene Ha nee has about recov ered. Henry Lambert is out again after a long and severe tussle with rheumatics. The new switchboard in the cen tral is a beauty and the patrons of tho locnl company should have good service now. I agree with Brother Warren when he draws the line on convert ing heathen. Begin at home first. Squire Olmsted held the boys for the grand jury. The acoused aro not worried in the least. So it seems to be settled that the eagle will sore m here on the ever glorious Fourth. A littlo misundor standing where to hold the games, etc, seems to be a bar of perfect harmony now, but all will come out right. "Observer" of Montague seems to have forgotten the Press. I am sorry, as we are so oloso to Monta gue. We would like to hear from there. Is it true that a farmer over there had some pigs get a cider jag on? And did or did not several pigs die from tho effects of indulg ing in too much apple juice? Pretty rough when a young man (?) goes out with his best girl and he calls her a lobster on the street. Ed. Wolf has removed his steam saw mill to South Canaan, Wayne county. "Barnnm," the horse jockef, has been located on the gypsy camp ground tho past week and as usual did a pretty good business. Jake was not in it this time. We ate going to have the pleasure of listening to a couple genuine tem perance sermons, or lectures, rather, next Monday and Tuesday evenings. No doubt a largo crowd will gather to hear a lady speak but how much good will it do. Growlers are apt to make things lively some times. At least such soems to be the case in a certain quarter in this town. OBITUARY. GKOROK N. CORTRIGHT. The Plainfleld Courier-News of June 8 contains a notice of the death of Mr. Cortright, which oc curred in that city June 7. He had been ill since last November with paralysis caused by a gun shot wound in the side reoeived in tho war, whore he was in seventeen hard fought battles, being a mem ber of Company D, First Division, 6th Corps, and was wounded at the battle of Spottsylvania He was born in Milford about fifty-seven years ago and was a son of tho late Samuel Cortright, for many years a justice of the peace and a prominent citizen here. After leaving the army he settled in Hawley and en gaged in business, where he mar ried Miss Emma Conkling. Subse quently tie was an express messen ger on the Erie and was afterwards an employe of the Standard Oil company and removed to Plainflold, N. J., about nine years ago. His wife and two daughters, Miss Katie, at home, and Mrs. John D. Holmes, of Downsvillo, N. Y., survive him. His sisters, Mrs. Charles Mitchell and Mrs. Fannie Drake of Brooklyn, N. Y., Mrs. Page of Burton, Kansas, and Mrs. S. Augusta Beach of this place, and one brother, Samuel, of Chicago, also survive. The funeral was held Monday, June 10th. The News says he was a Christian man and notes that he had many friends who will regret his demise. 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, Fainting and Dizzy Spells will find it a priceless blessing. Try it. Satisfaction is guaranteed by all drug, gists. Only 60c. Chase & Sanborn's Old Homestead, Java coffee at Armstrong & Co,
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