1 Comrf 0-flc. n f J IlrraniMi Yn nt W a your t'SINIMS p"lill.li, n I I-.r that la lnr r.. t in STV. tlnt' l'lnn. Ihnl n rr.-l. Ilmt' Hrliiil.le. In tiiTriKE COUNTY FBL'fifS. o 11 T! r- U' -1 ! i! 11 5 .'"...4. a. . J- v. VOL. VII. MILFOKl), PIKE COUNTY, PA., Fill DAY, NOVEMBER 22, 11)01. NO. 4. km, 11 li KiJiJo THE WASHINGTON LETTER. President Roosevelt li9 espressod himself dm "sineortdy hoping that t lie Hays-P.iunccfole treaty will bo proniply ratified, thecannl bill will be pnspd immediately thereafter ami that work iiuiy bnirin on tho 1st U minit canal nt tho earliest possible date." nnd by inferpiice lie luis in dicated tlmt ho noes not consider t ho Pntiiitnn route ns requiring further consideration. These views wore expressed in h conversation with Representative Hephni ne, chairman of t lie comtnittoo on inter Btate and foreign commerce, ami with Representative Sherman of t tie t-nme committee. With regard to the Panama route, although Mr. Hopburne hns stated that the gov ernment "would not accept it as a gift," it must be remembered that at the time of his conversation with the president it wax known tlmt Mr. Hutin, president of the Panama compnny had refused to make a formal proposition to the Isthmian canal commission mid it was be lieved that bo was acting in a most unbusinesslike manner. It in now known that M. Ilutin lias deter mined to present bis proposition directly to the president, believing that it would stand a bettor chance of fair consideration than it would liavoif it had been incorporated in the already voluminous report of the commission I understand that the commission will report in favor of the Nicarnguan route, that it will recommend a canal with a bottom width of one hundred and fltty feet and a depth of thirty-five feet at mean low wator, the estimated coal: being about two hundred .million dollars. The reciprocity question is still attracting the greatest interest and the president is aquiiing' an exten sive knowledge of the views of the business t.icn of the country. He stated to Mr. W. O. Smith of Ha waii, a prominent sugar producer, that he would not favor any recip rocity arrangement with Cuba that would prove injurious to the inter ests of American sugar producers, including in the latter term the sugar producers of Louisiana, Ha waii and Porto Rico, and the boot sugar growers of the United States. The president, as witnessed by many reoent utterances, is favor able to reciprocity where it can be effected without injury to American industry, but the conviction is daily gaining strength that he does not propose to perform the duties of congress and that in his forthcoming message lie will clearly and couclse ly ol a bora to the situation and refer the matter of legislation to congress, This opinion, which has been gaining ground for some tune, was strongly supported by Mr. Roose velt's remarks to a delegation head ed by some of the most prominent business men of the country, who reoeutly culled on him to express their views on the subject of recip rocity, and particularly to urge upon him the careful consideration of the advisability of negotiating with Great Britain a reciprocity treaty covering our trade with Canada. The delegation argued that Canada was the third largest buyer of American products in the world, that she bought more than all South America, Cuba and Mexico combined and that her proximity, her busi ness methods and iu fact many pos sibilities of trade with her made a reciprocal arrangement most desir able. The president listened very attentively and expiessod himself in the most general way as iu favor of reciprocity but urged the members of congress saying that "all positive action would necessarily be taken by the legislative branch of the government." Represenntive Babcoek of Wis consin, who hss been so emphatic iu his assertions that he would press his bill revising the tariff schedule on iron and steel products, has made a statement defining his posi tion. He Bays that w here changed ouditons have resulted iu cheap ening the cost of production so that it he present rate of tariff is not need ed for the protection of lubor ho would lower the rate until it was ji.ly fcufficieut to umke up the difi'er f uce bet v. een the cost of Atneriiain labor at present waes and the cost of foreign labor. He hays the pro .t action policy mod us protection to .American lubor and the end and niui if t'ua tiiiilf ia the mtiir.tei.aiies of tlio present high wages paid to American workmen, but as soon as ! tho tariff does mote thatn hat it i becomes n burden on the people. "Tlio question this congress will be called upon to answer is, Will it ix-niiit a tariff duty to remain In force to enable a trust to pay divi dends on watered stock?" said Mrt Babcoek. "The question I have raised will be mot and I want It solved by the republican party. Rcpresonntivo Boutello of Illinois, i member of the bouse committee on coinage, weights nnd measures, has established himself in Washing ton for the session, lie said on the subject- of reciprocity one evening last week: "A9 I recollect it, for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1901, our exports amounted to very nearly $1,500,000,000, wliilo are mi. ports were about f 900,UOO,000 so that our exports exceeded our imports by about $r00,000,000. Now it needs noargninont to show that in order to continue this presnnt rapid rate of expansion of our foreign com merce we must be able to take moro of the products of countries to which our good are sold. It is simply axiomatic that we cannot oontinuu the present disproportionate r.itio bet ween our exports and imports." "Merit and merit alone will win appointments in our dependencies" wore the words in which the presi dent expressed himself ti) Mr. Clin ton R Woodruff, chairman of the committee, on dependencies of tho national civil service reform league. This is quite in accordance with tho policy of the president In all of his appointments. He has positively refused to appoint anyone whom lie did not believe deserved the ap pointment from tho standpoint of merit. ' The tangle in tho Now York situ ation was partly unravelled Friday by the appointment of State Sena tor Nevada N. Straualtan, collector of the port of New York, to succeed George R. Bidwell, the present in cntnbent. The appointment seems to meet with the hearty approval of tho business men but it has been impossible to get any information as to the attitude of Secretary Gage. It will be remembered that Senator Piatt has mada the announcement that Mr. Bidwell would remain in the collectorVhip as long as be re mained In the senate but he now says that, while he considers Bid well "the best collector New York has ever had," he approves of Sen ator Stranahan. "No words are strong enough to describe Mr. Stranahan's fitness for the office," he replied when his opinion of the appointment was requested. Real Ettate Transfers. Clara Labes to,5plix Boehrer and others, 2 acres, Palmyra. Consider ation $20. Llllie and Ooorae Buchanan to II. W. Buchanan, release as guardian. Aui?nst Mercier to Alfred T. Ives and Henry W. Ott, I acre, Porter Consideration $5. Jodie Gavoille and others to Louis Stanton, 81 acres, Dingmnn, part of James Cottinger. Consideration 500. C. W. Bull, executor, to William J Coon, 100 Bcres, Blooming Grove, part of John Wigton, No. 113. Con sideration $150. Joseph II. Bromley to Eniilie Saw yer Bromley, land on Silver Iuke, Ivluware. Consideration f I. $1 to New York and Return Nov. 23. Thursday, Nov. 28, 1901, Thanks giving day, the Erie will run a pop ular one dollar excursion to New York, leaving Port Jervis on the Orange County express at 8.30 a. in., arriving in the city at 9.22 a. in. Tickets good returning on any train leaving New York Thanksgiving day except trains No. 5 and 7. Milford Hand Laundry. The undersigned lias opened a laundry on Centre Square Milford, Pa., in the store room formerly oc cupied by Goo. Dauman, and will do all kiuds of work pertaining to the business with promptness and in a neat careful manner. A share of the public patronage Is respectfully solicited John L. Golblay. Adolph Bluuer, Grand Mound, la., writes : "I have used Foley's Honey and Tar in my family and think it is the best cough cure on the mar - ket, I would not Le without it in my borne, as there is nothing so good for coughs and colds." For m13 nt Armstrong's ding etore. PERSONALS J. Ed. Nyee and wife of Egypt Mills visited the family of J. C. Bull over Inst Sunday. A. D. Brown and wife visited in Chester and Dover, N. J.,' for a few days the first of tho week John R. Thornton, proprietor of the Dimmiek House, has been quite 111 this week with pneumonia. E. L. Van Etten of New York at tended the funeral of his aunt, Cor nelia Van Etten, last Monday. Mrs. Belinda Nyee of Strotidsburg is visiting her daughters, Mrs. J. Klucr and Mrs. J, C. Bull, this week. John C. Presoott of Mat-atnoras, an enterprising dealer in beaters and uerniotors, was in town Tues day. Murk Brodltend of Washington, I). C, Is in town visiting Ms sister, Mrs, Kate B. Van Wyck. Mrs. J. C. Schorr went to 11o1m ken this week to attend the funeral of her brother-iu-law, William Diseh. County Surveyor Frnnk Schorr was iu New York this week to at tend the funeral of his uncle, Wil liam Diseh. Orrin K. Ayors and wife of Beom erville, N. J., visited the letter's sister, Mis. Anna M. Mettler, a couple of days this week Mrs. Sarah Ellen Partridge of Brooklyn, who has been visiting friends here for several days, return ed home this week. She Is a sister to 1). V. Drake of this town. Mrs. Frank Hallct, who has boon residing with her husband in Cuba for the past year, roturnod last week for a brief visit, and Deo. B they will sail for Brazil where they will reside for some time. Miss Emma Clark, a trained nurse of Ilainesville, N. J., has been here for the past week caring for Benja min, the young son of Mrs. Anna M. Mettler, who is seriously ill with pneumonia. At present he is not much improved. Male Logic. At each legislative session for several years the people of Connect icut have been entertained by the wonderful elastio logio of some of their male legislators, newspapers and prominent men outside. Tho people of Connecticut are still living under the old constitu tion of 1818 and representation is not by population but by towns, so that ft little country village has as many representatives in the legis lature as the large city of Hartford. At each legislative sesslou the mem bers from Hartford and New Ha von protest against this injustice and dec'ahn against the government of the majority without their consent and against taxation without ade quate representation. Then, when the woman suffrage bill comes up, they invariably turn around nnd vote that the women of Connecticut shall continue, to be governed and taxed without any representation nt all. Whenever womin stiff iige is nu der discussion. Dr. Lyman Abbott, the Boston Herald and other news papers and ' prominent individuals unite in assuriug us that political representation is not a right of either men or women ; that no question of justice is involved in it ; that it is purely a question of oxpediono' and that the form of government which will produce the best practical re sults is the one to be chosen. But each year when the case of Connect icut comes np all this is changed. Dr. Abbott, the Boston Herald and all the other opponents of equal suffrage forget thoir oft-reiterated assertion that justice has nothing to do with political representation and denounce in scathing terms the wrongs of Connecticut men They make no effort to show that the practical results will necessarily be better wheu the Connecticut legis lature is ruled by the large cities than now when it is ruled by tha country towns; they scorn even to discuss expediency where the jus tice of the case is so plain. Wo man's Journal. Unclaimed Letters. L,int of unclaimed letters remain ing in the post olDce at Milford for the week ending Nov. 23, 1901 : Miss Swingaton, Mrs. Frank Mc Clelland, Mrs. J a -lies Goodrich, Mrs. Kosa M. Bait, Mr. A. C. Hart- ! ley, Mini Fliucz, Jenna Haudidz. I Persons claiming the above will please say "Advertised" and give date of this list. Chaklks Lattimohe, P, M. OBItUART OOIINBUA TAW rttm. Miss Van Etten died Inst Saturday morning, Nov, Iff, after a brief ill ness of the infirmities incident to age. Her health had been ordinar ily good until Friday when she was aeized with illness willed soon ter minated fatally. Khe wns a daugh ter of Daniel and Catharine I.)ckor Van Etten nnd wns born on a farm in Delaware townBhipatConnshangh August 22, 1821. That was her horn for many years, but having disposed of it she resided for a short time nt Port Jervis and then took her residence here, where ebe hss since lived. She wns a descendant of one of the oldest families in this valley nnd of a large family of chil dren was the sole survivor, but a number of nephews and nieces, in cluding the family of the lute David N. Case of Dingmnn, the family of the la to Epliraim Drake of the same township, the family of Samuel D. Van Etten, late of Milford, aud E. L Van Etten of New York, n nephew, survive her. The funeral services, conducted by Rev. C. E. Scudder of the M. E. church, took place at her rooms on Broad street Monday afternoon and interment iu Milford cemetery. The Bears in Yellowstone Park. Iu his latest book, Ernest Seton- Thompson makes mention of a fact not generally known, namely, that nobody is allowed to carry a gun in the Yellowstone park. This fact causes nervousness in some visitors who do not know the habits of ani mals very woll, as they seo the bears and other supposedly ferocious beasts walking about scuffling with each other or coming to poke in the garbage pile outside the kitchen door for tidbits. Mr. Thompson state that the bears actually oome to the back door of the hotel for scraps and are rarely disappointed. He also says that during the days that he spent in the park he was repeatedly in close proximity to bears and never heard one of them approach him. Somehow or other their big, velvet-padded feet were set down in such a way as not to produoe the slightest rustle ot a sound. This would certainly be dis composing to the nerves of a timid person. But Mr. Thompson sat in the woods among these bears nil of one day and was not molested in any way, though bo confesses to have had some fears of the big grizzly which at one time came charglug down apparently at the very place where he was bidden. It turned out, however, that the grizzly merely wanted to see what was in a tomato can nearby. All this goes to prove what the Hindu nnfc.es say, that wild animals, even the most ferocious, are not apt to molest man if be does not arouse their animosity and excite their combativeness by continued hostile demonstration. In the long process of evolution wild animals have learned the superior ity of man in practical ways and ac quired a fear of Mm whloh usually results in their giving bim a wide berth. It is said, however, that in regions where the large enrnivora are left unmolested by man they show little if any desire to take the offensive toward bim though they are generally too shy to make friends. The Yellowstone pnrk ex periment seems to indicate this. Spreads Like Wildfire. When things are "the best" they become "the best selling." Abraham Hare, a leading druggist of Belle ville, O,, writes : "Elect rio Bitters are the best selling bitters I have handled in 20 years." You know why? Most diseases begin in dis orders of stomach, liver, kidneys. bowels, blood and nerves. Eloctrio Bitters tones np the stomach, regtr lutes liver, kidneys and bowels, pur ifies the blood, strengthens tho nerves, hence cures multitudes of maladies. It builds up the entire system. Puts new life and vigor into any weak, sickly, run down man or woman. Price 50 cents, Sold by all druggists. The J. W. Pepper Piano Music Magazine, published at Htli 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 61 paguti of the best iu usio and all of it original and written by' the most popular oomposura of today. Prion $1.00 per year. BRIEF MENTION. Hnow whitened the earth here Tuesday morning. William Diseh of Iloboken, hus band of Anna Stiehler, formerly of Dingman township, this county, died laf. Monday. A marriage license was issued Tuesday to John E. Jordan of Tns- ten, Sullivan county, N, Y., nnd Jane Boauron of Shohola. Wallace Thrall have ft fine stock of goods for the holiday trndp. Just the things to mnke a table groan with goodness. See their new ad. C. F. Vnn Inwegen, president of the First National Bank of Port Jer vis, has been elected a memlier of the Chamber of Commerce of New York. The M. E. church people nt Ding- man's Ferry will have a chicken pot pie supper Wednesday evening, Nov. 27. It will be preceded by an enter tainment. The time table of the Delaware Valley railroad appears in another column. At present it is operated to Shoemakers but it is expected soon to reach Bushkill. Over seven million dollars in gold bnrs was shippod this week to Eng land on the steamer Kaiser Willielm dor Grosse. This is the largest sin gle cargo that ever sailed to a for eign iort. John Ht ret ford of Parker's Glen was found on the Erie trucks Mon day night near that place with both legs crushed and he died soon after It Is supposed he fell from the Moun tain Express. The will of Cornelia Van Etten probated this week devises some furniture to Charles R. Van Etten and the balance of her estate to Ber tha, wife of Charles G. Wood, and names him as executor. The county commissioners with their clerk went to Lehman Tuesday to inspect the site of the bridge over Little Bushkill approved by the grand jury last term with the con dition that it be kept in ropnlr by the township. The Indies of the Presbyterian congregation tendered a reception to Rev, E. N. Smead, the pastor, Inst Tuosdny evening in the church parlors. The event wns a very pleasant one nnd greatly enjoyed by the large number of friends present. The apple crop in Kansas this year is estimated as follows : Acres in orchard, 159,640; bearing trees, 7,500,000 ; average crop per tree, Z bushels ; average price per bushel, 69 ojnts; total value, $15, 820,050 ; average gross receipt per acre, $99. A marriage license was Issued yes terday to Mary Bridge, a daughter of Charles Bridge of Kawkltl, nnd August Metz of Dingman township and they were joined in wedlock the same day, Nov. 21st, by Rev. C. B. Carjienter, rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd. William II. Rose, who formerly resided in Westtall township, died at Slute Hill, N. Y., which place had been his residence for some four years, Tuesday uged nliout 45 years. He wns a son of the late B. II. Rose nnd at one time was owner by inheritance of a large farm at Rosetown. One daughter, Grace, survives. The retrains were brought to Matamoras and the funeral ser vices, conducted by Rev. T. G. Spen cer, will occur today at Epworth church. Interment at Rosetown. Constable Frank Kelly of Lncka- waxen overhauled a party of hunt ers named Myers, father and two sons, of New York, at Lacka waxen reoeutly and found in a trunk they were about to ship to New York a quantity of venison, several rabbits aud woodcock. The men were ar rested, taken before C. C. Shaunon, Esq., and one of them, who assumed the whole responsibility, was fined $50, which was paid. They were discharged and the game was sent to the Lackawanna Hospital at Scran ton. Erie's Winter Excursions. Tho Erie has placed on stle at the ticket oHlce, Port Jervis, winter ex cursion tickets to Atlantic City, N. J., Asheville. N. C, Cape May, N. J , Gettysburg, Pa., Jacksonville, Fla., Lakewood, N. J., Luray, Va., Old Point Comfort. Va., Southern Pines, N. C, Thoiuasville, (In., and many other points in the south at very low round trip rates. For routes and rates please call or ad dress Erie ticket oftice, Port Jervis, N. Y. 11-23 Johns and DeVoes paints nt W. & U. Mitchells. Early History. Ai mnttcr of intere-st we gl7o the following account of nn Indian In cursion into M jntaguo in the war e f the revolution which was vei-:l!f communicated by Hon. Is ne I! n nell to the compilers of a hnto y of New Jursoy published in 1811: One morning nbnut daylight-., a party of about SO Indians crossed the Delaware) In canoes n i t attack od i dwelling occupied by a family by the nnme of Jobs, where they killed nnd scalped three young men of the family nnd took the remain der prisoners. From thence they crossed Shinier' brook to the d .veil ing of Captain Abnih un Shlmor, nbo it flftv rods north. Tho ca,i tain, who was of Gorman extrac tion, and a very brave man, had with him five or six negroes; nnd as he had inourred the deadly hatred of the Indians, his oapturo was tho prominent object of their incursion. One or two of the sav ages had entered the house ere the luniates were apprised of danger. The negroes instantly rushed npon t.hem and forced them out. The captain, nt that time in Imd, was alarmed by his slaves. Ha inimo li atoly ordered the doors and win- lows of tho lower story to be barri caded and stationed the negroes nt them armed with nxos while ho, with tho only gun in the house, went upstairs, placed a feather bed against the window, leaving one pane of glass uncovered, through .vhich be fire 1 nt tho Indians. Tlioy returned the (ire aud one of their balls entered through the same pane and grazed the captain's face. Shi nier shot one of them breaking his thigh and he was borne off by his companions. A smill fort, at that time occupied by militia, stood on the banks of the Delaware. Tidings had been oouveyod to them of the approach of the Indians, but think ing it was false they paid no atten tion to it until, hearing the firing at Shimer's, they came to the rescue. A skirmish ensued nnd the Inuians retreated across the Delaware, aban doning in their baste all their pris oners, among whom was one of the captain's negroes. A fow dnya nfter, the tnme party attacked a house a few miles north belonging to Mr. Patterson. They oaptuied that gentleman and his two sons, one five and the other seven years of ago, and then return ed to thoir country on th i Ni iK-a frontier. Mr. Patterson bein? carelessly guarded, had several op portunities of esoaping but as he hoped to save his sons he continued with thorn until within one day's journey of thoir villages, where he knew a cruel death awaited him. In the night when the Indians were asleep, he took two horsos which they had taken from him and es caped. The second day, boing with out food, he killed one of them. The other, nlnrmod at the scent of blood, broke loose and Mr. Patter son, going in pursuit, not only lost him but was unable to find tho spot where his slaughtered companion lay. In the course of this day he heard the Indians yelling in pur suit. He, however, eluded them and traveled on by the sun for five days without any food excepting buds and roots and a snake and a toad be bad killed, wheu he arrived at tho headwaters of the Susque hanna. There he crooked a pin for a hook and attachiug it with a worm at the end of a line made of the bark of slippery elm caught five fish and ate thorn raw. This appeased his hunger and gave him Btrength to construct a rude raft, on which he floated down to the Wyoming settlements and from theuce return ed home. The sous were adopted by the In dians, became domesticated among them and thoroughly savage in their habits. Elias, the youngest. when a man returned to this part of the country and married, still re taining many of hisludian customs. Here he resided until 1S3S, whon he and his wife left for the Tmoarora reservation. That Throbbing Headache. Would quickly leave you if you used Dr. King's New Life Pills. Thousands of sufferers have proved their mutchless merit for Sick and Nervous Headaches. They make pure blood and build up your health. Only 25 cents. Money back if not cured. Sold by all druggists. Two barrels good roasted Rio ooffoe 12i" cts. par tb, ; oue barrel Muracaibo aud Mocha mixture roast ed 18 cts. per . at W. & G. Mitch ell 's, THE RAMBLER'S PICKINGS. In the donth of Miss Cornelia Vnn Etten anot her of our oldest residents Is departed. Some interest Is shown in the extra meetings held in the M. E. church bnt coivorsions seem few. Jnlte Vnn Tassol lost a good horse last week. Gumble Bros, have purchased a now one. John It. Thorton's trotter Is ex pected to clean up everything around here. Hon. John A. Kipp of Now York was up a couple of days the latter part of last wook. Prof. Dunn's dancing olnss ex pects to have a lovely time in Brown's Hall on Thanksgiving night. It gives a person the ohills to hear of the amount of game which is said to be killed arcund here. I think some ot it is counted three or four times, doer especially, J. E. Boyd has purchased the Buchanan house on Brond street. Harvey Kyte hns returned to Newark The latest 1 A rifle going off all by istelf. Mrs. Riohard Steele has boon con Onod to the house the pnst week with a heavy cold. "Jack," the Montague correspon dent of the Port Jervis Gazette, is having a dig nt the game laws in force over there. There is little if any difference between their game laws nnd our popular (?) laws here, only no liconse is required over there of non residents. No use kicking as long as our legislatures will only pass laws to favor a few and ignore the masses. Vonsion suppors begin to be fash ionable now. It is either eat or give your game away. I notice several of our 6trcct lamps without globes. It improves the light when the moon shines. Jns. Hotalon is putting the finish ing touches of paint on the exte rior of the M E. parsonage. Our crack shots should a ttend the shooting match at the Brick House tomorrow and get their Thanks giving turkey. William Trunsuo has left the em ploy of Win. Struble and returned to Walpack, N. J. Agulnaldo Would Plead in Cong-ree Aguinaldo has written to General Chaffee, the military governor of the Philippines, asking the letter's per mission to go before congress and ex press the desires of the Filipino peo ple. Aguinaldo further requests to be accompanied by eight friends whom he designates, four of whom are pris oners at Guam, while the others are prominent in Manila. Slxto Lopez, who has been In the United States and Eurojie in the in terest of the Filipino insurgents, and is now at Hong Kong, has written to Governor Taft. asking to be exempt ed from taking the outh of allegiance to the United States upon his arrival at Manila, asserting that this action might injure his labors in behalf of pence. A fund is being raised by the Fed eral party in Manila for the purpose of attempting to prevent the execu tion of the Filipino general, Isidora Torres, who surrendered to the American authorities in the early part of this year, and who was later tried on charges of having violated the rules of warfare and sentenced to death. Several congressmen will be asked to exert their influence in favor of General Torres. Warning to Hunters. OO A dispatch to the Philadelphia I'reM via Stroudsburg says Van C Peters of that town and a party of hunters fired at a deer in Pike county when the wounded animal turned and ran toward Peters. Lowering its antlers the deer made a dash for Peters. A dog was in the buck's way and diverted its at tention from Peters, who thus es caped. While the deer was chasing the dog several additional shots trom the hunters killed it. Oreat Luck of An Editor. "For two years all efforts to cure Eczema in the palms of my hands failed," writes Editor II. N. Lester of Syracuse, Kan., "then I was wholly cured by Bucklen's Arnica Salve." It's the world's best for Eruptions, Sores and all skin dis eases. Only 25o at all druggists.
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