Comrs Office 11 1 01 inOAT,. t'OlNTV. thM'l (trim, thftt'l Frnh. that'll Reliable. ADVERTISE .. IN THE .In the FIKE I COUNTY r l'EESS. il il JlrcanM yon want your 1M NINKMS pnMlahrrt In Pupor that l Bead lim-t VOL. VI. MILFOUI), PIKE COUNTY, TA., FRIDAY, OCTOHEli 4, 1901. NO. ;J7. W 1 J? urn THE WASHINGTON LETTER. (From Our Iloulnr Corrcsponrlxnt.) It will be the earnest effort of Wil liam McKlnloy's successor to keep the tide of prosperity at the flood. The cruiser Cleveland has entered her new element at Bath, Me., end some of the 1 (est fighting liips ever built will soon be in a condition to join the American navy. The navy lias well earned its right to expand. The war department's fifty per cent, reduction In the tariff on pertain classes of agricultural implements en tering Cuba will convince the inland ers that America is laboring to restore the Island's industries to their natur al state of prosperity. It seems to many that some of the police of the greater city of New York should be served with warrants Instead of being engaged in serving them. In true democratic fashion, Presi dent Roosevelt has hent his children to the Washington public schools, lie simply desires that they become good and patriotic Americans, and has warned them against useless frills of fashion. President Iloosevelt's callers nowa days are from all parts of the coun try and they bring good wishes and promises of hearty support. The broadness of his policy so far as out lined has aroused general satisfaction. Mr. Iloosevelt's excellent beginning has inspire confidence of conspicu ous republicans, and even those of opposing political faiths have not been backward in extending compli ments. lhe effort of the democratic con stitutional convention In Virginia to frame provisions for the disfranchise ment of the colored voter is being carried to such an extreme that there Is likely to be a revulsion of feeling calculated to defeat the object In view. Senator Daniel's proposal to make every voter qualify by either being able to read any section of the Constitution or give a lucid explana tion of any section that shall be read to him, leaving the decision as to fitness to the registrar, is likely to disfranchise every voter in the state who Is not a democrat. The mem bers of the Virginia convention may be surprised with the verdict at the ballot-box this fall. Partisanship carried beyond certain limits disgusts even men who are strong party ad herents, and the impending political contest will afford an opportunity for the people to indirectly express them selves on the suffrage question which the democrats are maltreating. It may cost the party several prominent candidates. Despite the many premature ru mors that Mr. Roosevelt would booh find himself minus the cabinet offi cers of the late president, the capable men who did so well for Mr. Mc Kinlcy are sticking to their posts; and they are thus paying a tribute to the memory of the martyred Ohioan which many have overlooked. Once more Greater New York Is monopolizing a large section of the center of the political stage. The new reform campaign has excited in terest from ocean to ocean. Mr. Croker has had sufficient fear for the opposition to leave his happy home in England and return to don his armor. It is understood that he has ordered an especially long lance for the encounter and that he will ride into the thick of the knights with great display. Whoever Tammany may designate as a sacrifice, the fact remains that Richard Croker is the logical candidate when the issues are analyzed. Russia has offered kindly to accept China's best fighting vessels in part payment of the indemnity due as a result of the recent Boxer outrages in the Orient, It will be noticed that the Czar does not permit his peace conference enterprises to interfere with his preparations for warfare. Washington will very soon begin brushing up for the reception of the member of congress. President McKinlcy's last will and testament, just filed, once more prov ed the great affection lie hud for the lovable woman with whom the na tions of the world today drop tears of Borrow by his tomb. There is a possibility of a serious friction U-tween Great Rrituin and Turkey over theuttumpt of the latter to land troops at Keweyt. Consider ing the fact that relations between France and the Porto have become strained to the breaking point, it would seem that Abdul llamld has cause for genuine uneasiness If not actual fright. The opera boufle warfare In Cen tral America continues to resemble a vaudeville show. We are Inform ed that, his exchequer having be come sadly depleted, Castro, presi dent of Venezuela, is on the point of attacking Colombia, presumably for the purpose of securing revenues by hook or crook. It is rare, Indeed, that luck of money is amplified into a casus belli, but "anything goes" with some of our neighbors to the south. Castro, however, should be careful when he orders the advance of his warriors that Uncle Sam's toes are not nearby, for he might inad vertently tread on them. The last obstacle to the Pan-American In the City of Mexico has been withdrawn. The nations of the new world will, through their delegates, assemble there for a conference that will probably mean the closer draw ing of common ties and the Increase of international progress on this side of the water. It may lead to a bi ennial session of national representa tives that-wiil in the course of time bring about a powerful American federation. IT WILL BE BETTER. Sunday North American Announces It Will Maintain High Stand ard of First Issue. All records, both as to quality of matter and number of sales, were broken by the Sunday North Amer ican last Sunday, when its first Issue was offorod to the public. In each of scores of Pennsylvania towns several hundred more copies might have been sold if the supply had been eqnal to the demand. There was a great curiosity to see what the first number would be, and newsdealers everywhere report "clean sales." Curiosity is quite as strong In regard to the next Sunday North American. The question is this Will it maintain the paoe and keep the high standard set in it? first issue? The assurance is given out that next Sunday's paper will be even better than the initial num ber. The sheot music supplement, which is printed on heavy paper and is in every way equal to the nmsio purchased iu stores, will be "Ida from Idaho," by John II. Flynn, the author of that groat suc cess "Annie Aloore. This new song is just as oatohy as the one which the people of the United States are now singing and whistling- In the Women's Supplement, in beautiful colors, are illustrated pages of new fall jackets and some of the latest mourning costumes ; the very latest silk waists, which will interest those who make tfieir own clothes ; Marion liar land has some good new cooking recipes, and discourses on household topics, In cluding the care of children ; Mrs. Houry Symes gives many more recipos for beanty, and tolls how to acquire health by new breathing exeroiss : MoDougall contributes woudetful stores for children, be sides which there is a puzzle picture aud some iuteresting illustrations In the couiio supplement there is an excruciatingly fuuny serius by Walt MoDougall, called "How Rims Lost the Election." There are other oomio sketches in colors to excite hilarity, and two pages of short humorous prose written by the men who have made "Puck," "Life" and "Judge" famous. The cover of the twolve-page magazine shows Popo Leo and bis "Cabinet." It is a vorderfully striking color page and will attract national attention. There are ten more pages of attraotively illustrat ed and genuinely interesting news features. What's Your Face Worth. Sometimes a fortune, but never. it you have a sullow complexion, a jaundiced look, moth patches and blotches on the skin all signs of Liver Trouble. Rut Dr. King's New Life Pills give Clear Skin, Rosy Cheeks, Rich Complexion. Only 25o at all druggists. John F. Walters, who last spring bought the Hamilton farm on the turnpike in Milford township, hav ing recently sold it, has gone to Port Jervis, where it, is said be will engage iu buiunoes. PERSONALS Vivian Struthers has accepted a situation in Now York. P. N. Rourniqne is camping with a party of friends at Drink pond. John Da C. Van Etten of New York was in town over last Sunday. Jacob Schorr, Jr., a clerk in the store of Mitcholl Pros., Is absent in New York on his vacation. Mrs. Lizzie R. Mott of Ellenvlllo, N. Y., whs a recent visitor in town, combining business and pleasure. W. S. Ryman has been in New York making purchases of goods for bis fall trade. Mrs. Hy. T. Dakor and daughter, Alice, visited with the family of Dr. J. O. Price at Dranchville this week. Dr. H. P. King and wife of Grand Rapids, Mich., recently visit od the latter's mother, Mrs. M. A. Pinchot, here. Charles Nobs and family, residing in Dingman township, expect to spend the winter In Europe and will sail next week. Pelog Edwards, collector of taxes for Palmyra township, has asked to be relieved, giving as a reason his expected absence from the county. Nelson G. Palmer and wife, resid ing on upper Ann street, are enter- tnining his brother and wife. The brothers married sisters. Miss Fannie Craft of Red Ridge, who has been quite ill for several weeks, is slowly improving in health and now goes out of doors. John Daldwin aud wife, who have boon spending the summer at Mt. Clemens, Mich., have returned to Now York. John C. Titinan of Delaware township removed this week to the farm of Hon. Jaoob Klaer in West- fall, which he will manage. William Dingman, who suffered a stroke of paralysis recently, is now slowly improving. His sister, Susan McGinnis, is very 111 with cancer. Miss Nellie Cooke of New York, after a visit to the Pan-American, arrived in town last evening and is a guest with friends here. Mrs. Paul Humbert, after con ducting a successful boarding busi ness here during the summer, has olosed her cottagos and returned with her family to New York. Pierre M. Nilis, proprietor of the Crissman House, and Dr. W. D. Kenworthey have been camping at Little Log Tavern pond part of this week. Rev. Thomas Nichols, wife rtnd daughter, Susan, left town last Monday morning for a visit with the family of Rev. T. MacBride Nichols at Gormantown. Pa. Hon. J. J. Hart wont out to Blooming Grove Tuesday on busi ness and on his return will be ao companied by his daughter, who has been spending some davs out there." J. C. Blanchard, formerly of this town, now connected with a print ing establishment in New York, is spending a couple of weeks with friends here. H. S. Angle, assistant postmaster at Milford, has gone to Philadelphia for a visit with his brother, Walter, who is attending the Jefferson Med ical college. Mrs. J. H. Van Etten and daugh ter, Bessie, who have been visiting iu Dovor, N. J., rotarned home this week. While on their way back, when near Lake Hopatoong their horse stumbled and fell breaking his foreleg so badly that it was nec essary to kill him. Miss Clara P. Gebhardt and Aris tide J. Dubois, both of Dingman township, were married Wednes day evening, Oct. 2, at the home of the groom by Rev. C. E. Soudder of the M. E. Church, and the same day Mrs. Pauline Soherer of this place and Christian Gobhardt were nnited in marriage by Rev. II. C. Wasmnnd at the parsonage iu Port Jervis, and will make their home in Scranton, Pa. Charles Pitney, a son of Oliver E. Pitney of this borough, who left this county some ten years ago for California and has since been ranch iug there, is on a visit to bis par ents here. He recently called on Rob Hamilton in Portland, Ore., and Jos. A. Buckley at Lowell, Washington, and found them pros perous aud contented. Mr. Pitney looks as if the world had used him kindly and expects to return in No vember to his far wst home. Chase & Sanborn's Old Homestead Java ooffv at Armstrong & Co. Alabama Constitutional Convention and Woman Suffrage. "Straws tell the way the wind blows." The Alabama constitution al convention by a vote of 63 to 45 grantod to women taxpayers of that state the right to vote upon tax quostions. The next day a recon sideration was carried, the majority weakly surrendering before a fusil ade of speech-making, which an eye witness declared exoeeded in coarse ness, vulgarity and insult to women all previous debates upon the sub ject. The reconsideration came, how ever, after the pres dispatches bnd heralded broadcast the news of tho first action. Many of the leading papers of the south, including the Atlanta Journal ani New Orleans Timer Democrat, congratulated the convention upon its progressive ac tion. The Washington rout like wise heartily endorsed its action and then continues : "How can it be right to deny women property holders a vote in municipal elections in the choice of the officials who are to lay, oollect and expend their taxes, if it be wrong to deny them the ballot in elections involving bond issues? A municipal legislature can aud often does expend public, funds rashly and even oorrnptly. It is impossi ble to offor an argument for this just and expedient provision that the Alabama convention has put into the new constitution that Is not equally an argument for equal munloipal suffrage. The movement onoe begun is bound to go on. The next step must be full municipal suffrage to all taxpaying women. And then will come an other step, to wit, equal suffrage rights for both sexes." It doesn't take much of a "wea ther eye" to see which way the wind blows. The intelligent, re fined and progressive olasses are slowly but surely recognizing the inevitable establishment of woman suffrage j and the vnlgar, immoral and ignorant are as inevitably lash ed into a fnry at every mention of the prospects The straws ar 3 blow ing onward. Frank Bisbee. Real Estate Transfers Milton K. Gehman and wife to Hugh Mulligan, lands in Dingman township near Dark Swamp, 535 acres. Consideration fZ.UUO. Margaret E. Cornelius to Betty Cornelius and Annie R. C. Hallett, right, title and interest in Sawkill House and other lands. Considera tion II. E. T. Riviere to Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 399 acres, John Miller, Milford township. Consid eration $399.60. Augustus C. Wegge to Mary L. Boson on, 148 aores, Lacka waxen. Consideration 11500. C. W. Bull, executrix, eto., of Jacob Kleinhans, Jr., to Common wealth of Pennsylvania, land iu Pal myra, Benjamin Mason, 439 aores, Stephen Austin, part 231 acres, William Phillips, 439 acres. Con sideration 11361. Ella Davey and husband and Jessie B. French and husband to Mrs. Belle C. Hill, five lots, Mat a moras, Nos. 25, 3, 27, 29, 434. Con sideration f 1. John F. Valter'and wife to Emil Marquardt, land in Milford town ship, 125 acres. Consideration $3,000. Ernest Rigney to Marie Jordan, 80 acres, Milford township. Consid eration $3,500. John Anderegg aud wife to Jos eph Anderegg, land for publio road in Lacka waxen. Consideration $1 Joseph. Anderegg aud wife to Fritz Lindloff, part of Aaron How ell, Lackawaxen, 33 aores. Consid eration $135. Joseph Anderegg and wife to An ton Doegor, SO acres, Lackawaxen, part of John Musgrove. Considera tiou $1400. For Bale. A fresh milch cow. Enquire of H. Krahnkr, Chucktown, or Arm strong's Storb, Milford. 10-11. Milford Hand Laundry. The undersigned has opened a laundry on Centre Square Milford, Pa., in the store room formerly oc cupied by Goo. Dauman, and will do all kinds Of work pertaining to the business with promptness and in a neat careful manner. A share of the pablio patronage is respectfully solicited. Joim L. Uoi'ttLAY, BRIEF MENTION. Born, Friday morning, Sept. 27, to Dr. and Mrs. Otto von der Heydo, a son. No now cases of scarlet fever have appeared and it is hoped the disease has been effectually wiped out here. A letter received from Rev. Thos. Nichols says he bore tho jonrney to Germantown well and has since rested and felt bettor. The state of Pennsylvania had a balance of eight million dollars in various banks at the close of Sep. tomber. Quite a severe thundor shower passed over town last Sunday night. The lightning was vivid and consid erable rain fell. A horse belonging to Geo. E. Hor- ton, driven by Louis de Berlhe over to Marksboro last week, was seized with colic and died. Up to this time no clew has been found of tho horse and wagon stolen last Sunday from Gnmble Bros., and the pursuers have returned frcm their fruitless search. The Philadelphia North American used 120 tons of paper for its last Sunday edition. There wore 200,000 copios printed aud the demand ex ceeded the supply. The Galligau real estate situated corner Ann aud Third streets was sold last Saturday afternoon at ad ministrator's sale to Mrs. Kate B. Galligan of New York for the sum of 1200. During a dispute over the value of a gun between John Hissam and W. F. Choi Wednesday, the latter unfortunately lost his temper and hit John on his nose, damaging that organ so that "rooting" would now be a painful operation. Charles Brown, alias "Long Is- laud Blackey," one of the men con earned in the robbery in Monroe connty and a companion of Charles Grether when he shot and killed Adam Strnnk near Marshall's creek recently, was captured at White House, N. J., a fow days ago. Grether has not yet been caught. An Ancient Admonition. On a wall in the room in the old Pinohot mansion oorner of Broad and Harford streets is a small pic ture supposedly of Napoleon Bona parte and over it the legend, "No trust; cash or produce." It is sup posed that this,. the work of some unknown limner, is at least seven ty five years old. The house was probably built about 1818 by Dan Dimmick, who may have kept both a store and hotel in the building. Along In 27 ana Zs a hotel was kept there by Snmnel Dimmick while lie was building a hotel on the site of the one which yet bears the name. The marks of shelving on tho wall near the painting are yet distinct and might indicate the location of the bar. That the room was somewhat decorated with paint is shown by some remains on the wall in another part of it where there is a mottled piece of work done with a brush. Tho hand of time has not obliterated these an cient bits of art, but the painter's brush is now forever effacing them from the walls. Has Dona It Before. Rev. Dr. Charles Beattie of Mid- dletown is an able man, but he can not restrain his thoughts, and on more than one occasion has made war when peace should reign. He made a bad break at the memorial services in Middletown on Thurs day, which caused many people to leave the church. It was a most inappropriate time to promulgate such ideas. He classed the officers of the Pan-American exposition as anarchists and on a par with those ilk, because they would not entirely close the exposition on Sunday. Sussex Ilegieter. A Fiendish Attack. An attack was lately made on C. F. Co'lier of Cherokee, Iowa, that nearly proved fatal. It came through bis kidneys. His back pot so lame that be could not stoop without great pain, nor sit in a chair exoept propped by cushions No remedy helped him. until he tried Electric Bitters which effected such a wonderful changiBsJhat he writes he feels lik a newnian This marvelous medicine cures backache and kidney trouble, purl uea the blooa ana builds up your health. Only BOa at all druggists. Subscribe for the Press. A Loving Testimonial. At tho recent meeting of the Presbytery of Hudson hold at Lib erty, N. Y., a committee was ap pointed to draft suitable rosolntinrs regarding the resignation of Sir. Nichols as pastor of this church and in nuisunnoo thereof the following weve framed : ! ' . The Pro.bytory of Hudson to Rev. Thomas Nichols : , Dear Brother With sincere re gret for its apparent necessity, wo have onm plied with the request for the dissolution of your pastoral rela tio7i at Milford, Pa. It this dissolution we discern one of those dispensations of Providence which nro inevitable in the experi ence of every minister of Christ. Happy is ho who recognizes the Master's voice in the summons to suspend his labors j having, on review, the testimony of a good conscience. We are oonfldont that ho, who summons, will provide tho "grace" which "is sufficient:" and we as sure you that our prayers in your behalf shall not be withhold nor our sympathies stinted. Lot ns express to you onr appreci ation of your long service in the pastorate and in the work of the Prosbyteryj especially of your scholarly contributions to theologi cal study, and guidance of the Pres bytery in questions of scholarship and debate. We thank you for your sustained oonrtosy, and feel ourselves enrich ed by long and oontinuod fellowship with you in the service of the Mas- tor. While all regret that your work may even appear to draw near its close, you and we alike possess the assurance that the results of a faith ful ministry are not lost, for "They that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to rightoous doss, as the stars for ever avd ever. Dan. xu : 3. Henry A. Harlow, Robert Houston Craig, Paul Martin, A Shrewd Horse Thief. Last Sunday night about 7.30 a man who had been seen in town during the afternoon broke the hasp on the stable door of Gnmble Brothers, near their moat shop, took our. their horse and wagon, bitched up und drove uf. He orossod the Delaware bridge and stopped there for a moment to ar range the harness since which no trace has been found of him. The man is described as being rather short and stocky with a German ao cent. The horse is a black and the wagon a top buggy with red run ning gears. The theft was not dis covered until Monday morning so the thief bad over ten hours' start and probably was able to reach some safe place of oonoealment. May Start a Factory. Sumuel Detrick has branched out in a new departure for this section this year on his farm over in Ding man township. He raised this sum mer about an acre and a half of broom corn and has now housed the tops. Tho product looks thrifty and the broom is apparently of ex cellent quality and of good length. He is as yet undecided whether to sell the corn or manufacture brooms. There seems no good rea son why this industry might not be made one of profit here. There is plenty of timber such as is used for handles in this section, ana the crop raised by Mr. Detrick shows that the corn will do well here. Brooms are a staple and Indispensable arti cle and are always salable and the prices at present rule high. The Lyceum Is Closed. At a meeting of the direotors of tho Milford Lyceum association held Monday it was decided to close the library. The association is without funds and has a small debt with no prospect of its liquidation from dues. It seemed expedient, there fore, to close the rooms until some plan can be devised to raise the necessary income to maintain the association Stepped Into Live Coals. "When a child I burned my-foot frightfully," writes W. H. Eada of Jonesville, Va., "which caused hor rible leg sores for 30 years, but Bucklen'a Arnica Salve wholly cured me after everything else failed." Infallible for Burns, SoiUda, Cuts, Sores, Bruises and Files. Sold by all druggists, 25o, THE RAMBLER'S PICKINGS. Fall weather. Lovely roads. Cider is scarce. Chestnut crop is a failure. Horse stealing must be profitable. Two cases of it in town this sum mer. What a pity it is a few of those horso thieves oould not be caught in the act and filled full of load. Three con pi 03 belonging to this town recently went outsido of the state and got married. Some poo plo don't like the notoriety of got ting a license and being cross-examined. The financial report of the Epis copal chnrch road from the pulpit last Sunday evening shows that tho finances of the churoh are in first class shape. Inasmach as we do not hoar any. thing more of scarlet fever wo are under the impression that tho dis ease is dead in tnis town. The O. P. C. olnb is having a first rate time at Brink pond, but the fishing can't be very extra. Jacob Schorr, Jr., and Robort Terwilliger are spending a con plo of weeks in Greater New York. Cat distemper is raising the dick ens with the grimalkins around here. Boxing bonts are apt to end up in a littlo more excitement than in tondod, and then somebody is likely to got mad. The Youngest President. The following table is of Interest at the present time. It shows the age of each president when Inaugurated, the cause of death and the age reached: Washington 57 Pneumonia 67 J. Adams 02 Debility 90 Jefferson 68 Chronic diar. 83 Madison 68 Debility 85 Monroe 59 Debility 73 J. Q. Adams 68 Paralysis 80 Jackson 62 Consumption 78 Van Buren 65 Asmatic catarrh 79 Harrison 68 Bilious pleurisy 68 Tyler ' 51 Bilious attack 78 Polk 60 Chronic diar. 53 Taylor 65 Bilious fever 65 Fillmore 50 Debility 74 Pierce 48 Infiam. stomach 61 Buchanan 66 Rheumatic gout 77 Lincoln 62 Assassination 60 Johnson 57 Paralysis 60 Grant 47 Cancer 63 Hayes 54 Paralysisof heart 70 Garfield 49 Assassination 49 Arthur 51 Bright's disease 56 Cleveland 48 Living Harrison 65 Pneumonia 68 Me Kin ley 53 Assassination 58 Roosevelt 43 Living Cheap Rates to Buffalo October 8th. On account of New York day at the Pan-American exposition, Buffa lo, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 1901, the Erie will special excursion tickets from Port Jervis to Buffalo on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at the following low rates for the round trip: A three day ticket good returning on or before Oct. 10, $7, and a five day ticket good returning on or be fore Oct. 12 at $7.75 for the round trip, and as these tickets are not good in Pullman cars a five day ticket good in Pullman cars good returning on or before Oct. 12 will be sold at 10.35 for the round trip. Remember these tickets are good going only on Tuesday, Oct. 8, on trains leaving Port Jervis at 12.3U a. m., (Monday midnight), 11.33 a. m. and 10.15 p. m. The regular 15 day ticket at $11.50 and the Niagara Fulls ticket at $14.75 for the round trip are on sale every day, the Niagara Fulls ticket being good to stop on at any station going or returning up to Nov. 1 on notice to conductor. Now is the time to go to the Pan American exposition at Buffalo. 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