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31ILF01JI). PIKE COUNTY, 'PA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 11 IH02.
NO. 10.
THE WASHINGTON UTTER.
"Tills Is tli close u( tln first year
of the twentieth century n:id it
seems to me appropriate Hint wo
should pause for n moment niul
look backward," said A member cif
the cabinet toiluy. "Sir years ago
Mr. McKinley it44Uinoil Mm respon.
Bible duties of tlm presidency. Hi!
wns confronted by n sadly depleted
treasury ns it result of democratic,
tariff tiiikortng ; the prosperity of
the country was waning from H.uii-
lar causes; a condition of tilings
prevailed in Cubit which was nhhor
rent to nil right thinking people.
Without stopping to review the his
tory of those six yen is look lit Hie
situation today.
"The treasury Is bursting lth
surplus aggregating f :81,()00,000 In
cluding the gold reserve, of which
(221,000,000 is actually In gold coin
or bullion. Tlio oountry 14 enjoying
a prosperity never before equaled.
Affairs in Culm are prosperous and
she will soon be it fred an. I liidep.in
dent sinter republic. Tin) United
States has demons! rated her mili
tary prowess to an extent that, h is
commanded the respect, of th'.t world
and will mnke the Monroe doctrine
easy of maintenance. We are the
owners of it fair land in the null,
podos which will in time heco:ne
one cf the most prosperous colonies.
Civil governm nit in the ti i Ii pjii ih-m
is being rapidly extendi) I nil with
peace will com oiinnarcial pro?,
perity such as never could have
been hoped for under Spanish rule.
Everything bids fiir for the con
struction of the Isthmian omul
which will add to thj prosperity of
our western states.
"Under these conditions it is fo'ly
to talk of politics in Mr. It ) mvalt's
seleotion of the in .miliars of his cab
inet. The credit for what has been
accomplished belongs to no one 1111111
but to the republican piroy to which
the people hare confl led the welfare
of the oountry. Every true repub
lican realizes that and will lend
every aid to the faithful and suc
cessful ft 'nitnistmtion of those in
terests. Mr. Roosevelt is tio noble
an American, too gold a republican
to be thinking and scheming for the
nomination in 1904 as the news
papers represent. Ho will select
for his official advisors those men
who aro the bost qualified to assist
him and to administer the affairs of
their respective departments. You
may rest assured thatthe president's
one aim is to give thd oountry the
best possible administration, Irre
spective of his own future although,
of course, the people will recognize
the integrity of his intentions and
he will be the only possible candi
date In 1904.
"All this talk about Senator Han
na's scheming to secure the nomi
nation, and Souator Forakor'a doing
the same thing, Riid Governor
Shaw's sacrificing his own presl
'dential Aspirations In accepting the
treasury portfolio yon can put down
as pure nonsense. There is nothing
in thont but uewspnper gossip. Mr.
Roosevelt will be the next candidate
of the republican party beyond the
peradventure of a doubt and it is
safe to predict even at 'this early
day thnt he will be elected."
These statements are undoubtedly
true but it is known fliat had it not
been for the Buffalo tragedy Gov
ernor Shaw would have stood a fair
chanco cf securing tlio noiiiiiinUou
in 1904. lie is a man of exceptional
Ability and has the happy faculty of
making friends wherever he goes.
He has been in Washtngtou on sev
eral occasions (luring the past few
years and nil who have met him
speak most favorably of him. He
has long been a student of finance
and lias proven himself one of the
most capable supporters of sound
money So the country. Ha is not
closely a fill ia ted with Wall street
find for that reason it will prove
more difii"uH for his enemies to im
pugn Lis acts than was the case
v. it h Sec rotary Gase, who was an
1U1U) financier, but whoso record hs
the bend of thd !ari-;jl baukiug in
stitution iu the went and his conse
quent acquaintance with New York
baijLers made it pcs-sible K.r his en.
eiuiua to insinuate that many of hi.-,
a.-ts were actuated by his fneinlli
liess to the latter, (iuveriiur r-'loiiv
is ezpeet'-d in Washington in the '
near fatuie, but he will come only !
fur a Coifci'otit. with. thj i-rcaidtiiit
R'i.1 will nut aaMime the duties of
!iis new oi'ico l-fjic the first of!
l'li.ri.ary. j
The h. !er
r- 1 . 's tho 1
1 V fit t '
) a of h.-i.,,t.,r 1 1. -!.,.;;
1 c at v - i . n
when he said in nominal Ing Mr.
Roosevelt for the vice presidency,
"The billies', wisdom vi lli be show n
by this con veti lion if it selects 11
western nmn with eastern ideas .inil
an eastern tun 11 with western ideas "
The eastern mail with western Ideas
is no'v president mid naturally he
turns to the west for a goodly num
ber of his advisors. When Messrs.
Shaw and Payne have taken their
seats there will be four member
from tlio central west, unit Iowa
will have not. only two cabinet mem
hers but the chairman of the senate
comn'tteo on appropriations and
the speaker of the house of representatives.
The rumor that went abroad thnt
Secretary Wilson would resign Is
without foundation In his usual
prompt manner Ml 1 president deter
mined to invite Governor Sliuw to
enter the cabinet, and Immediately
oo.'iiiuiinieatcd with him. When
Mr. Wilson heard of it liu went to
the White House mid told the presi
dent thnt if the presence of two
Iowa men in the cabinet was going
to einbari-tss the. administration he
was ready to resign but Mr Roose
velt assured him that there would
he no embarrassment mid that he
could not spare him as ho not only
appreciated the value his services
had been to the administration In
the past, but would need them more
than ever in the future In view of
the prospective irrigation legisla
Hon, a subject on which the presi
dent and his secretary of agriculture
nre in henrtv accord. The rumor
that Mr. F. D. Coburn of Kansns
will be Secretary Wilson's successor
is becoming a time-worn and battle.
seared tthost but will doubtless be
launched 11s something new every
time Mr. Coburn 'a friends can find
the least excuse for it.
The statement that Secretary
Long will resign Is again revived
and will ' not down beonusn It Is
founded on fact. Secretary Long
wishes to resign and will do so
whenever he concludes that the
feeling over the $ttmpsou-!3chley
controversy has subsided sufficient
ly to permit of his so doing without
its being said that Jie is either run
ning away from the consequences of
his acta or that the president has
signified disapproval of them to an
extent that has forced his resigna
tion. Speaking of Secretary Long,
there have been published certain
mean statements to the effect that
he lias not done his part In Hie so
cinl duties which devolve on a cabi
net minister and Hint pfliiurlousness
was the cause. Mr. Long is n com
paratively poor man and although
he has not entertained extensively
he has doubtless exceeded his salary
and invs also suffered a great bo.
reavenient recently.
Jumped from th Bridge.
John S. Pinover, who was in the
wholesale liquor business In Middle
town, N. Y., jumped from the
Brooklyn bridse last Sunday Ho
was picked up unconciousnnd taken
to A hospital. He had made no
preparations for the jump and was
clad in the ordinary way. Going
down he turned three somersaults
but struck the water feet first.
When he came up boatmen got n
grip on him with their hooks and
pulled hitu aboard a tug. Blood
was running from bis month and
nose but be revived sufficiently to
relate a few facts concerning him
self. He was an Rthlete and, though
doing a gool business, seemed to be
despondent and melancholy. His
place of business was near that of
Isuils Rudolph, who saw him fre
quently and also last Friday when
on his way to take the train for
New York.
It Oirdl.-i the Clots.
The fame of iJucklen's Arnica
fWe, as the best in the world, ex
tends round the earth. Its the, one
perfect henlerof Cuts, Corns, Barns,
Bruises, Sores, Scalds, Boils, Ulcers,
Felons, Achts, Tains and all Skin
Eruptions. Only infallible Pile
cure. Sic a box at all drug;:i,ts.
The J. W. Pi p;xr Piano Music
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cust stiet-ts, Philadelphia, is one of
the new e.t magazines in its li.-l I.
Nobody can complain cf nut getting
t!.e wci iU of tii. lr ini'iii'j , as it pub
lishes I'l jittvs 10 vocal and 11
histrumefii.il m.ikiuir P-l pages of
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PERSONALS
George Beck of Brooklyn Is a
guest with friends hero.
. Miss Mary M fitter Is this week
visiting Mends nt Lnyton, N. J.
Dr. N. B. Johnston of Shohola
transacted business here a day this
week.
Miss Olga Hartung of Now York
Is visiting the family of J. C.
Schorr.
Win. Angle, Eq , visited Ills son,
Walter, in Philadelphia a couple of
days last wcrk.
Rev. F. B. Mynr, pastor of the
Motitart'ie Reformed church, was in
town yesterday.
Mrs. Percy Lyman of Ro-sevllle,
N. J., with her liimily W visiting at
Hotel Fauchero.
Miss Catharine Gmstnnk of New
York is visiting the family of Jj A.
Unswiirlli on Harford street.
Mrs. Mary W. Kllsby of Ding
man's Ferry visited her brother, A.
S. Dlngmnn, in town this week.
Miss May Vatiderheck Is visiting
with the family of her grandfather,
Ebenezer Warner, on Broad street.
,1 11 iocs It. Bull and wife of New
York were guests with his mother
here, Mrs. Aniilndit Bull, on New
Year's day.
Ephrnlin Kimble, for many years
a resident of Palmyra township now
residing in Scrunton, Pa., was in
town Monday.
John C. Warner, who has been
spending n couple of weeks with
relatives In Connecticut, returned
home this week.
Dr. Philip F. Fnlmcr of High
Falls Hotel, Dlngmiins Ferry, litis
gone to Philadelphia with his family
to puss the winter.
E. A. Perkins of Ilorseliends, S.
Y., who is largely interested In the
bridge across tho Delaware nt Ding
man's, was In town over last Sun
day. Moses Detrlck, after a sojonrn of
a couple of weeks In Brooklyn visit
ing his brother, Calvin, who Is not
in good health, lias roturncd to
town.
Paul Humbert of Brooklyn has
been In town recently looking over
his premises on upper Water street,
which were badly damaged by the
lute flood.
l'r. L. de Plasse with tils family
spent New Year's day here. His
faithful man of all work, Mike Cnl-
laban, has been seriously ill with
pneumonia.
G. J. Heberling of Greene and
Peleg Edwards, tax collectors, re
cently settled their duplicates for
the past year.
Mrs. James Quln, who had hecn
vli.oing her son in Philadelphia,
was called homo by the serious ill
ness of her sister, Mrs. Brink, who
has since died.
The Misses Lila and Bessie Van
B-tten, who have been spending their
holidays in town, returned this
week, the one to Bridgeport and the
other to New York.
Coming Electionn.
Elections for directors and man
agers will la! held as follows :
Milford Cemetery Association
Jan. 6th.
Barret Bridge Company Jan. 7th.
Milford Fire Department Jan 7th.
Milford, Matamoras and Now
York railroad, Milford and Dingnian
railroad, and Milford and log Tav
ern railroad Jan. 11th.
First National Bank of Milford
Jan. Mill.
Unclaimed Letters.
List of unclaimed letters remain
ing in the post otHce at Milford for
the week ending Jan. 4, 1902 :
Edith Mapcs, Mrs. OrvilIe De
mure, W. A. Wood, 8. C. Hay,
Ucv. and Mrs. F. S. Wilson, Geo.
U. Hall. Enoch Uager, Santa Clans,
U. Ardres, foreign.
Persons claiming the aliove will
please say "Advertised" and give
date of this list.
Chaki.km LatTi.mohk, P. M.
Blown to Atooie.
Tim old idea that the body some
times needs a powerful, drastic, pur
(.alive pill has been exploded; for
Dr. King's New Lite Pills, which
are p.-io i!y harmless, gently stim
ulaitj liver and bowt-!s to rXpei poi
sonous matter, cleanse the system,
ah.viluttly cure Constipation anil
Siik Headache. Only ut nil
diie'ists.
V.' AM I'D, HI 111' NT A small
' lainiln this county. Address
V' lug terms, this o:'.i..
OEITUABT
1. A. DINUMAH. -Daniel
Augustus Dingmnn, a
highly esteemed citizen of Cedar
Rnpids, Iowa, died at his homn In
that city Deo. 15 after a protracted
illness. He was a son of the lute
Daniel W. and Elizabeth fe Carte
Dingmnn and was born at Ding
man's Ferry in Delaware township,
this county, Nov. 19, 1811. and was
descinded from one of the oldest
families in this valley. His great
grandfather was A solnior In the
Rovolntioniiny war and in the war
of 1812 his grardfather. Judge Ding
mnn, was for twenty-six yenrs In
succession an associate judge of this
county and bis father was its first
whig prothonotnry, having been ap
pointed by Governor Pittier ' In
1S38. When yet a yonth in 1856, Ids
father having died and his mother
having married Oliver Emory, they
removed to Cedar Rapids, where he
afterward entered Into business and
became prominent in the affairs of
the town. Ho served in the army
during the war of the rebellion and
wns for several years assistant fire
chief, in which position lie display
ed great, courngo and ability. Sept
7, 1878, lie married Miss Alice Bur
ton Moody, who, with one daugh
ter, Annie E , survives him.
GROROK WRLTON WARNKH.
Mr. Warner, an aged resident of
Bridgeport, Ct., and probably the
oldest lawyer in thnt city, died at
his home Tuesday, Dec. 24, nfter a
brief illness. He was born nt Rox
bury, Warners Mills, Ct., May 8,
1821, of revolutionary stock, gradu
ated at Yale college in 1836, and af
ter three years spent in teaching at
Mnrfreeshoro, N C, entered the
law school nt, New Haven, Ct. Af
ter admission to the bar lie located
at Bridgeport, where he has since
resided and whore he served two
terms ns probate judge. He mar
ried Mary Augustine, only daughter
of the late Cyrille C. D. Piuchot of
of this town, who, with one (laugh
ter, Iva, wife of Goo. B. Poirler of
Now York, survives him. He Is also
survived by brothers, Ebeneier of
this borough, Seth of Roxbury, Ct.,
and sisters, Emma A. and Catharine,
both unmarried, of Roxbury, Oliva,
w.fe of San ford Johnson of South
bury. Ct., and Caroline E., widow
of the lato Charles 8. Thrall of Ox.
ford, Ct. Interment will be made
at Roxbnry, Ct.
MRS. LYDIA ANN MINK.
After ad illness of considerable
duration Incident to age, Mrs. Brink
died at her home on George street,
this borough Monday evening, Dec.
30. She wns a daughter of the late
Benjnniin and Elizabeth Brink
Drake and wns born in Dingmnn
township April 26th, 1818, the old
est of A large family of children.
She married Nicholas Brink, who
died in Port Jeryda about 34 years
ago, when sho moved to this town,
which has slnoe been her home.
She was one of the oldest members
of the M. E. chorob here, having
united with it over fifty years ago.
Possosod of an amiable disposi
tion, domestic habits and pleasant
manners, her walk in life was A
graceful exemplification of kindness
and Christian oontontmont. She is
survived by one son, Oscar M., and
by one sister, Mrs. James Quinu,
both of this borough. Tho funeral
was hold yesterday from the church.
Rev. C. E. Scudder officiating, and
interment hi Milford cemetery.
JOMKI'lt l.r.K I"OII.I.ilX.
Death came very suddenly early
Thursday morning, Jan. 2, to "Lee"
Poiilon. He had been slightly com
plaining the day previous but was
about his work and nothing serious
was anticipated. Shortly before mid
night he grew rapidly worse and
soon expired, heart failure being the
immediate caut-ic. He was a son of
the lute John J. and Ann M. Poiilon,
was born about (wenty-scvcn years
ago and has always resided here,
lie was an industrious and faithfui
young mini and greatly attached to
his f.uuily. Some y ears ago he mar
ried Nettie Titnian, who, with two
young daughters, Lva mid Marguer
ite, survives him. "lie is also tur
vivetl by his mother, a sister, Fannie,
and one brother, John J. The funeral
will take place tomorrow, Saturday,
ut i p. 111. at the Poilliou hoiiie.
Two barrels good roasted Uio
c !T.o 1 2 1 a' cts. per In. ; one barn 1
Marai-uibo m.d Mocha mixture r.ns',
ed I4 els. per It,, at W. it . Ma ,,.
ell's.
BRIEF MENTION.
CThn president shook hands with
8100 people nt his publio reception
New Year's day.
Andrew Yet ter of Blnlrtown lof
by the recent floods about 12,500
worth of lumber and ties.
The time for holding the ropnbll
can state convention has been fixed
for Wednesday, Jnn. 4, nt Hnrrls-
burg.
J II. Lad wig lins removed Ins
family from the house on upper
Broad street to one next Boyd's
shop.
The ponr.ty commissioners lmve
gone todny to meet the Wayne of
ficials a t the site of Cromwelltown
bridge in Palmyra.
Ex-Attorney General John W.
Griggs is favorably considered an n
candidate for United States senator
to succeed Senator Be welt of New
Jersey, lately decenaed.
Candidates for county snperlnten
dent have been mating buy during
the past week and no doubt the sev
eral directors in the county nre now
fully advised of the situation.
Emperor William of Germany has
asked thnt Alice, a dntiKhter of
President. Roosevelt, may be allow
ed to christen his new yncht now
building In the United Stntes. His
request, will lie preferred through
Ambassador White.
There were fifty In attendanca nt
the Masonic supper at the Cri ssmnn
House last Friday evening. The
menu wns excellent and well served
and nil present had fine nppelites,
which is superior sauce on such oc
casions. The event, wns thoroughly
enjoyed by the participants, among
whom were several invited guests.
Devce, the weather prophet of
Hackensack, predicted a fierce bliz
zard for Jan. 1 and thnt the first
ten days of Jnnunry would he very
cold with another blizzard Jnn. 9.
After Jan. 15 he says warmer
weather with rains will prevail and
thnt the anew and ice will then (lis
appear. Now watch the fulfillment.
Mrs. F. Berthoud recently discov
ered that parties, to her unknown,
had visited her house on upper Hnr.
ford street, entered by means of a
key nnd evidently enjoyed them
selves by cooking, sleeping in the
beds nnd ransacking the premises.
Nothing of value, however, seems
to have been carried awny.
Mrs. Win. J. Millignn of Philadel
phia tins published a history of the
descendants of Jaboz Rockwell, a
revolutionary soldier, and sheriff of
Wnyne county for one term. His
son, Lewis, was sheriff of this conn,
ty in 1844, defending the late John
Cornelius by five votes. Mrs. Anna
Wells, wife of Nathan Wells, late of
Milford, Tir" a daughter The facta
were compiled by C. F. Rockwell of
Honesdale.
Officers Elected.
The Presbyterian Sabbath school
last Sunday elected the following
officers for the ensuing year :
Superintendent Win. Mitchell.
Assistant Superintendent Rev.
Edgnr M. Smead.
Seoretary and Librarian Frank
W. Cross.
Assistant Stephen Cuddebnck.
Treasurer 7. A. II. Mitchell.
Organist Nettie Terwilligor.
Assistant Mrs. Susie Seeley,
Following are the officers elected
m the M. E. Sunday school :
Superintendent F. F. White.
1st Assistant Wm. Angle.
2d Assistant P. N Bournique.
Secretary Lillie Van Tassell.
Assistant Alice Ryman.
Treasurer Helen Olmsted.
Organist Mrs Jennie Sherer.
Assistant Myrtle Ryder.
Librarian Ben Boardsley.
Assistant Dudley Rynnn.
tiiiparintendent of the Home De
partment Mrs. B. E. Brown.
Superintendent of the Primary
Department Liliie Buchanan.
Thousand Sent Into Exile.
Every year a large number of poor
sufferers whose lungs are sore and
racked with coughs are urged to go
to another climate. But this Is
costly and not always sure. Don't
be au exile when Dr. King's New
Discovery for Consumption will
cur you at home. It's the most in
fullil'le medicine for Coughs, Colds,
and a.l Throat and Lung troubles on
earth TLo first dosa brings relief. ;
Asioundiiij cures result from p..r- j
Ms'r-nt Dsn. Trial bottles free at all ,
Jr..-' ;it.4. Pii'-e 600 nnd 1. K.very
b- a' la g ur-u:t-l.
Laws of Custom.
The president of the United States
is hedged nbont with several un
writton laws which, though not
legally binding, do circumscribe his
notion, and which through defer
ence to custom ho considers binding.
He must not leave the country
even for n short space of time.
President McKinlpy oii his trip
south hist May did not cross the
boundary line Into Mexico but re
received President Diaz' personal
representative at El Paso, Texas.
At this point an international bridge
spans the Rio Grande nnd the presi
dent went to its entrance to catch a
glimpse of the country into which
official custom forbade him to enter.
President Harrison a few years
ago walked to the centre of the
bridge whore is the line separating
the two countries but he did not set
his foot across it.
Neither can the president enter
any foreign embassy or location, for
in Washington the oftloiiil resi
deuces of foreign representatives
areas much foreign territory ns if
they wore situated In foreign coun
tries. They nre exempt from tax
ation and immune from our legal
processes.
Neither can the president go
aboard a foreign warship. This rule
it is explained had its origin in the
precaution ngninst a possible plot
tonbductthe executive. President
Arthur, however, once Accepted an
invitation to lunch on a foreign
warship at Newport.
A president may not make a form
al call attired in ceremonial dress
upon any one except a president
elect, an ex-president, a president of
1 foreign state, or a reigning mon
arch visiting here. This, however,
does not debar informal cnlls on
whomsoever be pleases.
Ho may not receive any but in-
timnte friends on Sunday and only
the most urgent reasons are accepted
as excuses for so doing.
State receptions or dinners are
not held during Lent. This rule
originated with Washington, who
was a communicant of the Episco
pal church, and is probably a relic
of England's religious influence.
A president may never pay a first
call except on the arrival of the head
of a foreign state in Washington. A
crowned prince is beneath him in
rank and must be first to mnke the
social advance.
Real Ettate Transfers.
E. Vandermnrk, sheriff, to S.
St. John Gardner, property of
Ernst F. A. Buchmann Shohola, 106
acres. Consideration 550.
Frantz Wolf, administrator, to
Chnrles F. Seig,' 113 acres, Greene.
Consideration 1850.
E. Vandermnrk, sheriff, to Walter
H. Warner, lots of John T Arm-
strong, dee'd, Milford borough.
Consideration 600
Letters of administration on the
estate of Lillian M. Johnston, late
of Shohola, doe'd, have been grant
ed to hor husband, Dr. N. B. John
ston. The will of G. L. Barlow, Into of
Port Jervis, dee'd, bequeaths his
house nnd lot in Matamoras to his
daughter, Olivia.
The will of Mrs. Jennie Heath,
late of Matamoras, dee'd, recently
probated, devises 1200 to Rev. Jos.
W. Treis, 100 to be nsed for the
benefit of St. Joseph's church and
100 for masses for herself and son,
Frank. The residue of her estate to
her husband and appoints Rev. J.
W. Treis, executor.
Trespass Suit.
The trespass suit " brought by
Geo. W. McCarty of Montagne
against Randolph Travia of the
same township for hunting on
posted lands was heard last week
before Esquire Jan. B. Fuller, who
fined the defendant ten dollars.
From this judgment he appealed,
with T. V. Cole as surety, and the
matter will probably be determined
in the Sussex county courts. Im
mediately after the suit Travis was
arrested by J. B. Hendershot, game
warden, for hunting on A tracking
snow and gave bail for his appear
ance. W. L. Yancy, Paducah, Ky.,
writes : "I had a severe case of kid
ney diseasa and three of the best
physicians in southern Kentucky
treated me without success. I was
induced to try Foley's Kidney Cure
The first bottld gave immediate re
lief aad throe bottles cured me per
iiiiuuntly. I gladly recommend
this woulorful remedy." Take no
substitute. Sold ttt Armstrong's
di X4 store.
THE RAMBLER'S PICKINGS.
Well, tho holidays are over, ami
some iHsipie are glad of It.
Observer of Montague does not use
us rigid. They are having consider
able excitement over there and he
never tells us anything almut It.
A trespass ease was decided against
R. Travis, defendant. He appenled,
was arrested by the game warden for
hunting in the ois-n season, threat
ened with arrest for carrying a gun
on the highway, etc., and he, the
defendant, Is willing the law shall lx
olieycd so far ns he Is concerned, but
he means to have others nliey the law
as far ns the law concerns their busi
ness. The chances are the April
grand Jury of the Sussex county court
will have some matters brought lo
fore It from Montague which may
affect certain parties in public busi
ness. Better stop. boys, nnd dron
your animosities. It will be cheaper
In the long run. Once a fitrht Is
started It is hard to tell where it will
stop.
The sudden and unexpected death
of Lee Poiilon enst a gloom over this
community yesterday.
The outlook for gatherinir Ice Is
growing better. It Is some time
nelore spring yet.
It Is Sheriff Geo. Gregory now.
Jake Van Tassell, John Watts and
Jas. E. Boyd took In the New Year's
excursion to New York.
The old year blew out and 1902
blew in at the rate of 70 miles an
hour.
Miko Callahan Is seriously ill with
pneumonia. IDs friends, and thev
include every one in town, hope for
his speedy recovery
As we begin the new year, the
question arises, are wo better now
than one year ago ?
Couldn't Weigh the Anchor.
A landsman was once appointed to
a position in the navy by political
favoritism. Soon after coming on
board he went to the captain with a
long face and said, "They have just
told me to weigh the Auohor, And I
don't know where the scales are!"
Some people seem to know as little
about weighing evidence as the
landsman knew about weighing the
anchor.
Mrs. Arthur II. Dodge at a recent
anti-suffrage meeting is reported to
hnve fcaid that equal suffrage in
Colorado was A failure, but thnt H
was impossible to obtain for publi
cation letters from Colorado testify,
ing to the fact.
Note the significance of this nd-
mfesion. When public sentiment in
A oommunity is largely divided upon
any question, there is no trouble in
getting expressions of opinion upon
both sides. If there is even a strong
minority upon one side, there are
snre to be members of that minority.
who are ready to state their views.
If it is found impossible to get
letters from Colorado declaring
equal suffrage to be a failure it
means, not that there ia no one in
Colorado who regards it as a failure,
but that such persons Are to few as
to he unwilling to express them
selves against the overwhelming
preponderance of public opinion in
their state to the contrary. There
is no possible escape from tbia con
clusion. In Wyoming equal suffrage has
prevailed for thirty-two years ; and
for fifteen years the friends of
suffrage have had a standing
challenge, inviting its opponents to
find two respectable persons in the
whole state who will assert over
their own names and addresses that
tt has had any bad results whatever.
The opponents have thus far failed
to respond. Alice Stone Blackwell.
A Deep Dfystery.
It is a mystery why women en
dure Backache, Headache,- Nervous
ness, Sleepnessnesa, Melancholy,
Fainting and Dizzy Spells when
thousands have proved that Electric
Bitters will quickly cure such trou
bles. - "I suffered for years with
kidney trouble," writes Mrs. Phebe
Cherley of Peterson, Iowa, "and a
lame back pained me so I could not
dress myself, but Electric Bitters
wholly cured me, and, although 73
years old, I now am able to do all
my housework." It overcomes Con
stipation, improved Appetite, gives
perfect health. Only 50o at all
druggists.
WANTED. Energetic man or wo
man to act as local secretary in
this district, tJUS yearly. Inclose
self Addressed envelope to "Vice
President," care of Pitts,