. .-a 102 h i M JL 11 K.zsJZJo VOL. VII. MILFOltDJ.lMKE COUNTY, PA., FJJIDAY, 3IAY 23, 1902. NO. 30. THE WASHINGTON LETTER. "I am afraid the republican sena tor will die like Pat O'Mrlen," said Senator llansbroughiyesterdny, when I asked liim how thu Philippine debate wns coming on. "How whs that?" I asked. "I'll tell you," re plied the senator. 'Poor Put's got to hung!' snid a friend of Put's to a mutual friend, one evening. 'No lie hasn't,' replied the friend. 'Shure nn' he has,' suid the first speaker. 'lie's heen convicted of murther in the firsht degree. He's got to hung. It'sth' law.' 'No, no, man,' replied the friend, 'Ye're behoind th' lobnes altogether; they've got a new way o' k III ii niln now. Bhure he'll die by elocution' And If the democrats keep on that will lie the fate of the republican senators," concluded Mr Hanshrniigh. The democrats still continue to play on their single string and are prolonging the Philippine debute to the last possible moment but there Is reason to believe that the vote will come some time this week. What bill will follow the Philippine meas ure has not yet la-en definitely set tled and Senator Allison, chairman of the republican steering committee, assured me that he did not know himself, when I saw him Saturday. "I get all my inside information from the bright young men who represent the press, these days, and, as you have the Inside track on that, you probably know more than I do," facetiously remarked the senator when I tried to "pump" film. There Is a rumor abroad that congress will adjourn without acting upog either the Cuban reciprocity bill or the Nicaraguan canal bill and as soon as I had heard it I had sought the senior senator from Iowa. He said he hardly thought congress would do that but when I asked him to eon firm a positive statement which he made to me. some weeks ago, that the canal bill would be considered at this session, he refused to do so. Some republican senators believ j that the canal bill will be considered first and others that the Cuban bill will take precedence. The passage by the senate on Thursday of the bill providing for the erection of a union railway station in Washington was a serious disap pointment to Senator Hansbrough who had conceived and formulated a substitute which provided for the erection of the new station by the government with a view to renting Its use to the railroads. As the measure passed carries a considerable appropriation of public funds the senator from North Dakota believed the government should retain Its ownership and his proposition at tracted much favorable comment from the residents of the District of Columbia but so much time and labor had already been spent on the bill which eventually passed by the com mittee on the District ot Columbia that the senator's "municipal owner ship" idea was rejwted. Ex-Senator Mandcrson of Nebraska apK'ared before Senator Piatt's com mittee this week and offered the first Important testimony derogatory to Cuban reciprocity. He claimed, among other things, that there had started a flow of emigration from Iowa and Nebraska to the cheap lands of Manitoba which flow could be etloetually stooped by encourage ment to the beet sugar industry, but that t lie passage of the proposed bill would seriously augment that immigration. JI. G. Leavitt, also of Nebraska, testified against the bill which, lie claimed, was entirely in the interests of the sugar trust. It is probable that If, at a reasonably early date, Senator Piatt finds that be has a sufficiently strong following in ihe senate to pass a straight Cuban reciprocity LUI ueh a measure will lie reported and passed, but until the senator so divides the bill will remain "in committee." The entire week in the house has been devoted to the naval appropri ation lull which passed on Saturday but tiie debate thereon covered a wide latitude. Twice members di-veri-J to discuss the 'Philippine (ueslioii and gave evidence that, uti les the Philippine bill is coiinidi red umi. r u diastic rule, the di-n-usnioii will take the --.one course as it has in the ncimle. The Schley question was ulso rc.-umctct! by an t' 1 1 : 1 1 . i 1 1 p t en.i'd l.y Pcpiveutative Mudd of ji.n laud providing that tlm Mai lay bi.-bn-y tin, u.l. iiiv ut Id n..t be u-cj in the v. iiiui.w!i-i. I icpr.'.-cntu- t'N e Cf !!sra ' i I V M v !.! . - ment of ,w many naval institutions at Newport and asked sarcastically if the duties of the olllcers assigned to these Institutions did not take them there chiefly during the mim mer season, lie said that the great danger of our navy, in tils estimation was the fact that, of the 1,700 oflieers, one-thltd wore assigned toshore duty. It Is probable that a caucus w ill be called for tomorrow or Wednesday night for the purpose of considering the advisability ot passing the Fow ler hanking anil currency bill. It is appreciated that it will le impossible to pass the measure In the senate at this session as the time for so doing Is now so limited but Representative Fowler believes that It would be nn evidence of good faith for the house to pass it at this session with a view to early action of the senate at the next session. The bill Is most com plicated and requires careful study to assimilate its different provision's. Tersely put, It provide for the trans fer of the responsibility of maintain ing the commercial reserve from the the government to the banks of the country and places on the banks the duty of furnishing gold for export. It also provides for an elastic cur rency and for the retirement of the greenbacks. Mr. Fowler tells me that, In response to the million copies of the report on the bill which helms sent broadcast throughout the coun try, he has received (100,000 replies commending the measure. One day last week the president reviewed the annual maneuvers and sham battle of the Washington high school cadets. Not content, as has been the custom of former presidents, with viewing the formation from a distance, the president requested that he be permitted to make a close Inspection and walked twice the en tire length of the regimental line, about 1,200 feet, carefully Inspecting the front and then the back of the line. At the conclusion he made a little speech to the colonel, compli menting him on the appearance of his "men" and the excellence of their performance of the usual tactics. Among the privates In the corps was the small son of Minister Wu who is learning to be a soldier along Amer ican lines. Real Ettate Tramferu. E. T. Riviere to Emma Ryerson, 20 acres, part of Adam Kou'ke war- ranteo, Greene, f 1. John 8. Smith to John I. Schoon- over, 161 acres, Lehman, John Warner lands, $1200. Jacob Klaer to Adolia V, Brink, part of lot No. 210, Catharine street, Milford borough, $821.40. Emma Ryer9on to Garald.ine Broadbelt, part of Adam Foulke, No. 252, Greene, 240 lots 35x100, $1. Mary M. Kloiulmns, administra trix, to John and Elgur Kleinhans, 10 lota on Ann and Catharine streets, Milford borough, homestead property, $1800. Union Tanning company to Jacob L. Waltz, 413 acres, parts of George Hickman, No. 58, and Geo. Haas, No. 82, Groena and Palmyra, $1000. George Gregory to Johu Hesdorf- er, 4 acres, Westfall, part of Oliver P. Beecher, No. 37, $10. Esther Friedlandor to Jacob Hus- sol, 100 acres, Delaware, part of Mary Brodhead, No. 18, $1. Louis Gavoille to Jofile Gavoille, part of James Cottingor, No. 174, Dingman, 127 acres, $5. Lonisine F. Goldsmith to W. Livingston Flauagan, Jr., 2 acres on Sdver Lake, Delaware, $2. VT. L. Flanagan to Louiaine W. Ferman, soma laud, $2. August Tampier to Arthur W. Kay, 100 acres, part of Hannah Bro;vlhead, Dingman. TJaclaiuittd Letttr. List of unclaimed letters remain ing iu the post oiUoe at Milford for the week ending May, 22, 1902 : Miss Nellie B lird. Miss Loua Kil mer, Mrs. D. C. Leahy, Mrs. H. Lyons, Persona claiming the above will please say "Advertised" and give date of this list. Ciiaklks Lattimokk, P. M. it Sated His Leg. P. A. l'anforth of LaGrange, (ia. suffered for six montha with a frightful running sore on bis leg; but writes that Bucklen'a Arnica Halve wholly cured it iu five days. For ulcers, wounds, piles, it's the 1. -t sulvti guaranteed. in the world. Cure Only 250. Hold by all PERSONALS Walter L. Angle Is honin from bis ! medical studies in Philadelphia. Lmty Armstrong of Now York visited the family here last Sunday. Samuel G. and Edwin F. Peters of Bushkill were in town the first of the week. Miss Elsio Mott is visiting the Armstrong family on Lexington avenue, New York, this week. Augustus Bird of P.iterson and wife, a niece of Mrs. A. D. Brown, spent Sunday at The Homestead. Miss Bertha Williamson left to day for a ten days' visit with friends in Ridgewood, N. J., and New York. Mrs. Dr. H. M. King of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and children are guests with her mother on Ann street. Paul Sehanno and family returned home to Stroudsburg this week after a visit of several days at the Hotel Schanno. Mrs. Whitney of New York is with her two sons, Frank and Tom, domiciled at the Jardon House. Frank has boon and is yet quite ill. Tom has just arrived from South Africa. Arthur Head, formerly court stenographer here, has been elected a member of the Willis Bryon short hand socioty. Its membership is very limited taking in only 25 of the most eminent short hand report ers in America and Europe7 fifteen in the former and ten in the latter country. Preebyierian Kevinion. The committee on revision of Iho Westminster confession submitted its report last Friday to the general assembly in New York. Some of the suggestions contained are quite rad ical and will. meet with objections from the older ministers and lay men in the church and will possibly be favored by the younger men. The question of revision has booti largoly disoussed in the churoh and after much consideration enough wa9 won over to the ide'i that a re statement of some of the doctrines in order to make them more clear to the lay comprehension, was dosir nble. The most striking changes contained in the report are shown by the following comparison : Old Eloct infants, dying in in fancy, are regenerated and saved by Christ. New We believe that all dying in Infancy ire included in the elec tion of Grace. Old Neither are sny other re loomed by Christ, effectually called, justified, adopted, sanctified and saved but the eloct only. New No man is condemned ex cept on the ground of his sin. Old Nor oan the Pope of Romo in any sense be the head thereof. but is the antichrist that man of sin and son of perdition. New The claim of any man to be the Vicar of Christ and the head of the church is unspiritual. Old Works done by unregenerate men they are therefore sinful and cannot please God. New Works dono by unregener- ate men they come abort of what God requires. Farmer.' In.titute. The county board of farmers' in stitute managers will meet at the county commissioners' ofllce on the second Tuesday of June to arrange for the place where institutes are to be held this season. All of our peo ple who desire institutes ought to attend this meeting and present their claims. This board is compos ed of the local members of the state board of agriculture and one reprc. seiitutive from each county agricul tural society, the Pomona Grange and County Alliance. If you find you cannot attend this meeting ad dress a letter with your request to Chairman of Biard of Institute Managers, care of County Commis sioners. When you wuke up with a bad taste in your mouth you may know that you need a dose of Chamber lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They will cleanse your stomach, im prove your appetite and make you feel like a new man. They are easy to take, being sugar coated, and pleasant iu effect. For sulo by A. V. liakh & Son. Matamoras, all drug and general stores in county. Ame.rieiiu feino plain and barbed vt at V. & U. MilcuuU'K. A VALUABLE CH4.JLC KDONT. Image of the Holy Shroud Engraved on a Gem Dating from the Second Century. During the universal excitement caused by the snpposod miraculous discovery of the Image of Christ on the Holy Shroud of Turin, it is of interest to announce that there ex ists another relic certainly authen tic as a relic which also presents to view an image of the Savior, as im printed upon the shroud in which Ilis body was wrapped. In a wonderful collection of his torical gems, commonly supposed to be tbo most extensive and valuable of its kind, is an engraved stone on which the shroud and its precious imprint are portrayed. This collec tion is that of the University of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia, which represents the life work of Mr. Maxwell Sommervillo, Professor of Glyptology at that institution, corresponding member of the So ciete Acadnmiqne ties Sciences, Arts et Belles Let tres of the Department of the Aubo, etc The stone ia a gem of the second century, A. D., a chalcedony, and its carved surface represents a true portrait of the Holy Smlarium. Professor Sommervillo, student, soldier, whose hair, moustache and imperial have grown gray in his persistent search for historical an tiquities in ail lands, dived at once into the early centuries with the same familiarity that thu common laity would deal with events a week old, when a Herald correspondent called at his apartments in the Ho tel du Louvre a few days ago. In cidental to the main subject, it may be remarked that Professor Som merville has" lived at this hotel off and on for forty years, so that he is well acquainted with the locality of The Louvre. . "It was not until the fifth cen tury, A. D.," he said, "that Ctirist was represented in all his divine beauty by these inscriptions, but even in the second century, during the Roman decline, the gem engrav ers made many of these record bearing objects, representing the most important events then taking place." Asked what he thonght of the authenticity of the Turin shroud and of the discovery of the "nega tive" thereon, Professor Sommor ville declined to confirm or deny, adding that he had never examined the shroud. He was inclined, how ever, to think that, taken as a his torical relio In itself, the gem in his collection, representing the shroud, was of m ire value than the shroud so carefully guarded and so highly prized at Turin. The inscription on this stone is very simple. It represents a con clave of a number of early Roman dignitaries, during the first days of the Roman Catholic- Cliurch. Tie dignitaries are holding in front of them the shroud, on which is im printed wich exaggerated clearness of oourse the double image of the Christ, and are evidently contem plating it and discoursing upon the subjects it brings to mind. Professor Sommervillo actually lives within the atmosphere of the glyptic treasuros he has gathered up from all points of the Old World and, quite naturally, this gum is only one of the thousands that com pose the collection which he has been thirty years in perfecting. Paris edition New York Herald, Memorial Day at Niagara Fall. Ou account of Memorial Day at Niagara Falls the Erie will sell special excursion tickets from Port Jervis to Niagara Fulls on Thurs day, May 29! b, good to return to Jane 1st, at the low rate of S 85 for the round trip good going on train No. 1 leaving Port Jervis at i iu. or ou iram xo. leaving .... ; l . . i at 10.15 p.m. May 29th, and good i returning ou any train leaving Ni- j agara Falls to June lut, 1902. Shudder at His Past. "I recall now with horror," says Mail Carrier Buruett Maun of Le vanna, O., "my tbroo yeurs of suf fering from kidney trouble. I was hardly ever free from dull aches or acute pains in my back. To stoop or lift mail sacks made me gruan. I felt tired, worn out, about ready to give up, when I began to uso Eloo trio Bitters, but six bottles com. pletely cured mo and madtr mo feel i'lko I like a new man," They're unrival I ed to rcgulatu stomach, liver, kid- neys ami tiowcls. toot ion sutio- faction guaranteed by all di uevists. 'OniySOo. BRIEF MENTION. The Fire Association of Philnd'd hi.i nf canceled its neenrr in this town and ia declining further busl ness. A cyclonic storm at Goliad, Tex., Inst Sunday destroyed 100 houses, several cburchos, killed 80 and bad ly injured 120 people. A marriage license was granted to Louis C. Schroder of Shohola and Jennie M., a daughter of John F, Greening, of Dingman. The commissioners will offer the contract for building the abutments of the bridge actoss the Little Bush- kill in Lehman tomorrow. The rain Monday was very grate ful and broke a long drouth which however owing to the copious fall in the spring bad not yet done ser ious damage. If the coal strike keeps np wood will be in good demand this sum mer. The price of coal has gone np in the cities and there la a shortage in the amount on hand. An explosion (n a mine in Tennes see Monday is estimated to hav killed 225 persons They wete three miles from the mouth of the mine and had no avenue of escape. George Soott, while driving Schanno's team near Bauer's Sun day night, was thrown out of the carriage and suffered several bad cuts and bruises about his head. The little year old daughter of Charles Thornton during the mo mentary absence of her mother a few days ago tipped a basin of boil ing water off the stove in her face and was quite badly sca'ded. Goo. Danmann, ex-oounty treas urer, was on a visit to Greene the first of the week and was accom pinied home by his nieces, the Misses Emma and Anna Krieger of that township, who will be" his guests for several days. A number of men are being laid off along the Erie on account of the coal strike and if it continues the reduction In force will no doubt be large, seriously affecting many em ployes and also business interests in tlio towns along its line. Hotel and boarding house keepers anticipate an unusually good season. Already many guests have arrived arid soma hotels, notably the Schan no, are full. The number of enquir ers for places is larger than usual and every prospect points to a large influx of summer guests. The Wayne-Susquehanna senator- Till district and the congressional distriot in which they are is having a hard time to agree. Susquehanna seems to want everything in sight and pretty much all the rest. Per haps whon they got through Wayne may be as Greene as she looks. The Jardon House has been ex tensively improved during the spring. New ceilings, new floors, enlarged rooms and other changes add decidedly to its interior appear ance and comfort. Its location is fine, the cuisine unexcelled, and the large lawn and general well kept appearance make it one of the most attractive places for summer guests. Woman Suffrage In Idaho. Governor Hunt of Idaho say re garding the workings of woman suf frage in that state: "It gives me pleasure to say briefly that the extension of franchise to the women of Idaho has positively puri fied its politic. It has compcllx) not only state conventions, but more particularly county conventions, of both parties, to select tiie cleanest and best material for public ofhee. Many convention in this state have turned down their strongest local politicians for the simple reason that their moral habits were such that the women would unite against them, re-ardless of politics It has taken politics out of the saloon to a ereat extent, and has elevated it, especially i,H.a ....nties, to a higher plane. Ev- cry woiimii is interested in good gov ernment, in good ollicers, In the ut most economy of administration and a low rate of taxation. Th. Most Common Ailment More people suffer from rheuma tism than any other ailment. This is wholly uuueoessary too, for a cure may tie effected at a very small cost. G. W. Wescott of Meadow dale, N. Y., says: "I bave been af flicted with rheumatism for some lima and it has caused mo much suffering. 1 concluded to try Cham berlaiu's Pain Ki'm and aru plessed to say that it has cured me. " For a!o by A. V. lilch & Sou, Mta moras, all drug and gouctdl stores in Pike county. Fike'a Treaiury R-pleaiahed, The county commissioners this week received a chock for Pike's shnro of the bonus paid by tin Erie, $2124. This comes in very handy at a time when thera aro so many bridges to robnild and abut ments to repair, and is a great relief to the taxpayers We suggest to our next representative, whoever he may bo, that if he wishes to ingrat iate himself with the farmers, if the oounty commissioners have not the power to make a change, to have a bill passed providing for a ohnngo ill the time of collecting taxes. The last days for so doing to receive the rebate in this county are now in July. This is a time when farmers as a rule, are most cramped for funds. Haying, harvesting and other work must be paid for and no crops are yet marketable. Then, too, at this season there are no ex penses on the oounty beyond tbe very ordinary, no conrt nntil Octo ber, and every two years the land sales and taxes paid on nil wild lands not owned by the state. There certainly seems no good reason vhy the commissioners could not by a little judicious management acoora- nnxlate the oounty flnanoes so as to make the time for paying taxes say Soptember when it would be far more convenient for farmers. If the present law is a bar to this then let our coining representative sound the people on this matter ana see if it would not please his constituents to have the ohange made. Apropos to this matter is the manner of col lecting taxes. " It is becoming diffl- cult, at least in some townships in this county, to procure township collectors. Large bonds must be given and they are at some trouble and inconvenience to come ana set tle their accounts. Why oould not die collecting of taxes devolve on the oounty treasurer who gives a bond to cover them all. Then, too. the taxes would be available as soon as paid and notably in some recent oases this has not been the faot. Some of Our Aged BteeidenL The veteran ex-prothonotary, John C. Westbrook, will tomorrow, May 24, celebrate the 82d year of his pilgrimage in this vale. His health is excellent and he shows little appear inoe of physical decline, works in his garden and is busy and contented. As guests at this event will be his daughters, Mrs. Arthur N. Roe and family and Mrs. Dr. J. C. Price and family of Branchville, N. J. Some of the other elderly gentle- men in town or near by who show little evidence of their years are R. U. Bull, who will in a few days round out 86 years, Ebenezor War ner, who has passed his 83d birth day, William MoCarty, who is well alon in his 86th year, R. W. Hoff. man, Esq , ex-oounty commissioner, who is well begun on bis 88th sum mer, and M. N. B. Killam of Pau pao, who is beyond. 87 years, but probably the oldest man in this sec tion is David Djty of Westtown, N. Y., who was a former resident of this county and ia now considera bly over 92. In view of these wit nesses who will dispute the salubrity of our town? Building a L&rg. Town. The real estate transfers show au incipient city up in Greene. The Foulke tract on which it is located on paper is in the southern part of the township adjoining Monroe, so that in case Pike becomes crowd ed it oan expand over to our sister oounty and make part of its wilder ness bloom. This building 'of flour ishing towns in inaccessible regions is very profitable to the promoters sometimes. They soon have elec tric lights especially if thunder storms are numerous, always paved streets with natural rock, fine water if it happens, as is sometimes the case, that the lots are in a swamp, inducement to hwalthy ex ercisefighting mosquitoes, and just as accessible to heaven as any place under the sun, and there is where the poor devils who are be guiled into baying a corner lot on one of the niont prominent streets want to go soon after viewing their purchase ia the promised oity. If a sucker is born every minute there are ueta enough oat to capture him. Old Soldier's Experience. M. M. Austin, a civil war veteran of Winchester, Ind., wntoa: "My wife was sick a long time in spite of good doctors' treatment, but was wholly cured by Dr. King's New Lite Pills, which worked woudtsrs for herhealih." They always do. Try them. Only 2oo at aU drug-gists THE RAMBLER'S PICKINGS. If the shoe fits wear It. Strange how easy a guilty con science Is disturbed. A whisper, and there is trouble. We hear nothing but very favor able comments on the sermon deliv ered by tbe Rev. E. M. Smcad in the Presbyterian church last Sunday even'ng. I note that the memorial sermon will lie preached by Rev. E. M. Smcad next Sunday evenine. A few years ago Col. Nyce Post made quite a showing when entering a church but now, alas! how thin is Its ranks and how feeble most of the survivors. The broad smile on thu face of Street Commissioner Steele Is easily accounted for. It Is a girl. Some people get so In the habit of trading horses they trade until only ttie halter Is loft. So we are to have a Decoration evening dance. How about the horse race and the New York excursion. Waiter Anglo is In tow n for his summer vacation. Dr. II. E. Emerson will Roon va cate his present residence which will be torn down and replaced hv a modern dwelling. In the meantime the doctor will take possession of the Col. Lewis house on Harford street. Chief Burgess Ed. Wolf will within a few days move his portable saw mill from town to his lumber tract near Dark swamp. Those that should know claim the outlook for a good season for city people coming here this summer has never been better than now. several of our boarding houses havinir all their rooms engaged already. The rain the first part of this week came very acceptable. It was badly needed. Geo. Happ's Port Jervis hakerv wagon comes down now daily all pjlished up with new paint. Frank Van Campen is making the J. E. Boyd cottage look like new. Infirmaries are for the foeble, hospitals for the sick, asylums for the deranged, the earth to live on and to be buried In. So far the beef trust is still on the top. The coal trust has raised the price of coal, but where docs the farmers' trust come in. ' OBITUABT GEORGE Y. HORNBEC'K. Mr. Hornbeck, formerly of Monta gue, New Jersey, In which town ship he was born and spent his life until some two years ago when ho removed to Port Jervis, died at that place early Tuesday morning aged a little over 72 years. He was a son of Joseph and Eibetta Clark Horn beck. For some time he had been in failing health and was confined to his bed five weeks. His family was one of tbe oldest and most prominent in Sussex county and he was one of its most re'ppected members. Some forty-two years ago he married Christina, a daughter of William and Phoebe Lay ton, who with three married daughters survives him. Two brothers, William P. and Jos eph S., both of, Montague, also sur vive. Tbe funeral occurred yester day and interment in Laurel Grove cemetery. WADE BlTKI.EY. Wade Buckley, for more that fifty years a prominent business man of Port Jervis, died at his home in that village Sunday afternoon, May 18th, aged about 7!) years. He was a native of Sussex county, N. J., and came when a young man to the town of his adoption and In 18-lt( entered iu the meat business. He was large ly interested in cattle, in farming, in a shoe and glasu factory, was a direc tor in tbe water company and a stockholder and director in the First National Bank. Ho was twice mar ried. Ilia second wife, who died iu January, 11100, was Emaline Whit tuker of Susiex, N. J. He left no children but several nieces. If troubled with rheumatism, give Chamberlain's Pain Balm a trial. It will not cost you a cent if it does no good. One application will relieve the pain. It also cures sprains and bruises in oue-third the time re quired by any other treatment. Cuta, burns, quinsy, frostbites, paiu in the side and chest, glandular and other Bwullings are quickly cured by applying it. Every bottle warranted. Price 25 and 60 cents. A. W. Balch & Son, MaUuuoras, all drug and general stores io Piko oouuty. (j-vj
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