4 o 1 I ti 7" :::;AU)llii!Lllll VOL. VIII. M1LF01U), PIKE COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1003. NO. 15. THE WASHINGTON LETTER. A thorough mid adequate program has been practically completed by tin; senate and In certain t be adopted by the house, so that this session of con gress, notwithstanding the brief time at its disposal, and the statehood blockade, in the senate, will be able to adjourn with the knowledge that it has done all that is possible or judl clous to uphold and strengthen the hands of the attorney general in his efforts to correct the trust evils. The only important feature of this program not yet accomplished is the passage of the F.lkins bill by the house and your correspondent has received as surances from Speaker Henderson and the other leaders of the lower chamber that it will be enacted at an early date. The anti-trust program when en acted will provide an appropriation of $51)0,0(10 for the employment of expert assistance In the prosecution of anti-trust suits; the enactment of a measure expediting the trial of anti trust suits In the courts; the prohibi tion of rebates With equal penalties on receivers and grantors, provided by the Klkins bill; a publicity feature for industrial corporations included In the bill establishing a department of commerce and labor. The publi city feature Is provided for in what Is known as the Nelson amendment. The proposed bureau of corporations lias been replaced with a commission er of corporations who is empowered to collect and compile for the use of the president the necessary statistics. The interstate commerce commis sion will remain Intact instead of leing included in the new department as was intended and as was provided In the house bill. Strengthened by the provisions of the Elklns bill, the commission will become far more effective in its supervision of trans portation companies. The assurance of the new department of commerce and labor is accompanied by an authoratlve statement to the effect that Air. George ' B. Cortelyou, now secretary to the president, will be come its secretary and, as such, a member of the cabinet. Mr. Cortel you has long been a valued advisor of the president and lias earn! by most exceptional merit the position for which he has been selected. . The statehood situation in the sen ate is still in "statue Quay" to use the witticism ot Senator Piatt, but there are indications of a compiomise which will be reached In the near future. The present plan is to admit .Oklahoma .as one state and Arizona ftnd New Mexico as another. This does not meet with the approval of the democrats and for that reason Senator Quay has not yet given It his approval, but as it becomes evident that no more favorable arrangement can be made it becomes more likely that he will do so. The house of representatives passed the Littlefield anti-trust billon Satur day and it will now go to the senate but will not be taken under conside ration there, both time and inclina tion preventing its teing taken up. It will, of course, lie referred to the judiciary committee of which Senator Hoar is chairman and he assures . your correspondent that he Is very duubtlul if it will be even reKrted to the senate. The Venezuelan controversy ha not yet been settled although those persons in a position to know, feel confident that it will lie at an early date. The 'so called "shirt-sleeve diplomacy" of Minister Rowen came very near precipitating a misunder standing this week and an attempt was made by the representative otJ the allies to go over Mr. Howell's head and secure the intervention and (irbitrutioi) of the president. This proositioQ Mr. Roosevelt promptly declined and conferences with Mr. ISoWeii are again in progress. He has offered to each of the allies a pay ment of $27,1)00 as an evidence of good faith. His olfer has not yet been accepted as it is conditional on the immediate raising of the Vene zuelan blockade. Practically no time has been given by the wnutu to the consideration of any of the treaties now before it and! the necessity of an extra session of the upper chamber for their con hi h -ration is freely predicted. Sena tor l,od;M! toll your correspondent tod.iy that be L W-MUd le l:i -c heved such a session ,ry and that the I i !. !.t w.mi.l l.ot l.c.-il.ite to call it. A I ! rt t- ; ! ".it I V the As-o-'.i.t.-.l Tress to the effect that there was no hope for the ratification of Hie Alas kan treaty proves to be wholly with out foundation. Seven of the must prominent members of the senate have assured your correspondent that, If a sufficient time for the con sideration of this treaty can be secur ed, there will be no trouble In effect ing its ratification. Senators Foster and Turner of Washington say that their constituents are opposed to the convention, but they will not filibus ter on it and they are open to convic tion and will be pleased to have the advocates of the arrangement prove to them that it is ill the best interests of the I'nited States and will not in any injure the existing status of the Alaskan boundary dispute. If this can be done they will withdraw their opposition. Information has reached Waghlng ton to the effect that a congressional election will take place in Columbia on the first of March and that the new congress will meet not later than the first week in April. It is expected that the I'nited States senate will ratify the Columbian treaty, provid ing for the construction of the Panama canal, at this or at an extra session and it will then remain for the newly elected Columbian Congress to ratify the agreement. Ileports frem Bogota indicate that the treaty is generally well received and those from Panama state that the people are overjoyed at the prospect, of the completion of the canal which will make two of their cities most Important, sen-port towns. Senator Morgan still con tinues to oppose the treaty but as he has no supporters lie cannot prevent its ratification. Real Estate Transfars Frank Holbert to Wm. E. Wood, X acre, Laekawaxen, $50. Edward E. Riches to Charles C. Ilanua, 63 acres, Delaware, Pffaffle farm, $475. C. W. Bull, administrttor of J. F. Piuchot, to Drusilla Quick. 128 acres, Westfall, near Halt-Way House, $920. Frank Lndwig to Mary Ludwig 18?ncres, Delaware aud Dingtnan, $2. Paul Leinentneior to Edmund Dellert and wife, 2 acres, Lacka waxon, $100. Henry Masker to Otto Lutz, 78 acres, on Shiuy mountain, Palmyra, $1000. Mary E. Rowland and others to G. F. Riwland, 206 acres, Lacka- waxen, $1000. Bridget O'Doncoll to G. F. Row land, 188 acres, Lacka waxen, $700. Louise Bock to Jos. A. Revoyre, lot .332, Broad street, Milford boro- ough, $1000. S. G. Peters to J. H. Shull, Trustee property of lata H. 8. Labar at Bushkill, Lehman, $2000. Washington's Birthday Excursion Or. account of Washington's birth day falling on Sunday this year the usual celebrations will be hold on Monday, February 23rd. There will be matinees in all theatros, and to afford all who wish an opportunity to visit Greater New York on a week day, the Erie will ran a special one dollar excursion Monday, February 23rd, tickets good going on train No. 36 lraving Port Jervia at 6.30 a. m., and returning on any train leaving New York on Monday, Feb. 23rd, except trains No. 3 and 5, giv ing yon the choice of taking the trains" leaving Chamber street at 4 30, 6 28 or 9.15 p. m. Remember the dale, Monday, February 23rd, train leaving Port Jurvis at 6.30 a. m., and fare only one dollar for the round trip. 2wj Negotiate for Purchase of Vessels Commander Clover, naval attache to our Lmhassy at London, is to Inspect the battleships now being built in Kugland for the government of Chile. Our naval representative at Rome wilt perioral u like service with respect to the armored cruisers building for Argentine in Italy. Thi is to determine whether the United Slates shall negotiate for the transfer ot these vessels to the I'nited States. Saved tier Child's Lite "In three weeks our chubby little boy was changed by pneumonia al most, to a skeleton writes Mrs. W. Watkms, of Pleasant City, O. "A terrible cough set in, that, in spite of a pood doctor's treatment for several weeks, grew worse every (day. We the'- used Dr. King's New Discovery for. Consumption, and our (liirimg was soon sound and well. We are sore this grand medicine saved his life." Millions know it's the only sure cure for coughs, colds and all lung diseases. All druguists guurfinteo aatt.-liictluu. 0"O uud 41. TiUl b' Ul.s t;co. LOCAL AND PERSONAL NOTES Percy Lyman visited in town the first of this week. Alice Baker lias Rone to Branch- ville for a visit with Mrs. J. C. Price. Col. A. E. Lewis has returned from his trip in the south and is looking much benefitted th -reby. The case of the commonwealth vs. Charles Hazen is set down for hear ing in the supreme court for Feb. 23rd. Through the accidental swallowing of a number of quinine pills, little Clarence, a son of Melvin Howell at Franklin Furnace, died recently. To Restrict Cartoonist Some newspapers in the state are having considerable fun over a bill Introduced by Representive Freder ick T. Pusoy of Delaware county to restrain newspapers and other pub lications from printing or publish ing any "cartoon or caricature or picture portrtfying, describing or representing any ))erson either by distinction, innuendo or otherwise, in the form or likeness of auy beast, bird fish insect or any other no human animal." The penalty attached is a fine of $1000 and imprisonient for two years or either or both. It will be recalled that during the last gubernatoiial campaign Gov eruor Pennypacker was caricatured as a parrot with spectacles and that considerable freedom was taken with his ancestral boots. Governor Stone was often prot rayed as a parchyderm, and Senator Quay was represented in the guise of a disreputable looking owl and also in various other more or less irreverent ways. It is understood that all these goutlemen are to an extent, interested in the bill. Since its introduction Mr. Pus(s)ey has come in for a large share of notoriety, and as cits are food of birds be might be turned loose in the office aimed at with disastrous results to the parrot and owl, To Amend the Constitution A joint resolution proposing an inendiuent to the constitution of this state has been introduced which is as follows: Add to -the end of section 7, article A, the following words: "Unless, before it shall be introduced in the general assembly, such proposed special or local law shall have been first submitted to a popular vote at a" general or (special election in the locality or localities to be affected by its operation, under an order of the court of common . pleas of the respective county, after heiring applications granted, and shall have been approved by a majority of the voters at such election. Provided, that no Buch election shall be held until the decree of court authorizing the same shall have been advertised for at least thirty days in the local ly or localities affected in such manner as the court may direct." Also tne following is now pending : An act to permit the electors of any city, borough or township, or of any ward in any city of the first and second class in this common wealth, to voto upon the 'question of granting Houses to sell intoxicat ing liquors, and providing the punishment for illegal sales. Believes in Woman Suffrage Dr. Clara Mashall, dean of the woman's medical college, Phila., Pa., declares she has always been in favpr of woman suffrage. Dr. C. N. Pierce of the same city shares her views and writes : "My memory does not go beyond the time that I was not favorable to my sisters enjoying all of the privi ledges that I have; and when at years of maturity I deemed if a gross in justice that my women friends could not exercise the same influence through the ballot that their brothers, fathers and husbands did. I have seen no reason to change my opinion." A Legacy of the Grip Is often a run-down system Weakness, nervousness, lack of ap. petite, energy and ambition, with disordered liver aud kidneys often follow an attack of this wretched disease. The greatest need then is Electric Bitters, the splendid tonic. blood purifier and regulator of stom ach, liver and kidneys. Thousands have proved that they wonderfully vtrcugtben the nerves, bui'd np the system, and restore to heaUn and (food spirits after an attack of grip, if KiJU-niig, try them. Only too, lVrfiict biiiiofaction gun ran Iced by h'l d. u.'.-'i-td. SOI COUNTY HISTORY 13 THS TREASURER AN UNDER PAID OFFICIAL P A View of the Inside Workings of the Court House Ring Figures and Facts Showing Emol uments of Treasurer and How They Were In creased The figures given below may interest a great many of our tax payers, especially those that evince such a lamentable lack of knowledge as to the emoluments of the office of county treasurer. The figures given are for the year 1902 : Trpftfl. com. on Co statement . Trcns. com on stnt Mnt.nient fW5 Bt In 81 (Vrt. srnl on roclpts .'f it i )p . . . L'nrnwa 7 nt IhVi $1,050 00 Licenses S3 et 7r . l.fifto on $3,700 4 6 to intintvlpnMMpe fj.lflo 5 . . IjUsenae receipts 29 (i -if I.iW 108 OtUl-i HS4 30 Lena acknow'm't. . $103 00 liens Hdver'in't 61 60 $ir,4 Ml Uimils M f $1 mo 00 Less recording 60" 13 00 88 2o 1(18 00 7 86 209 8fl IB 00 Total from above sources 1,467 10 That amount of revenue from an office requiring so little work or attention ought to be considered very liberal, but there are many other perfectly proper mid legitimate perquisities of the the office tnat increase the above figures by a con siderable amount, and it is safe to say that the office for some years past has been worth to the treasurer on an average (1,500 to 11,600. The above figures are taken from the public, books and documents, most of which were examined by the county auditors and all available to them during settlement. Still in face of these facts they refused to approve the aotion ot the commis sioners in fixing the commissions the saino as for the several years past, but persisted in the Increase from four to five per cent. It is a matter of easy calculation to see that where the late treasurer received (895.54 on county funds, his sue oessor the present incumbent on the same amount of funds will receive one quarter wore or (1, 119.32. The added one per cent, if same bad been allowed to Rowland, would have swelled his official in come, from the sources above cited, from (1,457.18 to (1,683 04. The auditors appointed for their clerk Joslah F. Terwilliger whose term of office as auditor had just expired At least one of the auditors compliments him as "the smartest young man in Pike county," and with his experience as auditor, and general familiarity with the various county offices, surely he had. oppor- tunities to acquire an approximate knowledge of the emoluments of the treasurer's office. One of the auditors publicly announced at var ious times that the five or six hun dred dollars received by the treas urer watt insufficient, and that his commissions should be one quarter more, in other words two aud one half per cent each way Instead of two per cent which had prevailed for severai years past. Did "the smart est young man in. Pike county" wilfully misinform the auditors as to the treasurer's income from the office, or did he blandly sit quiet and permit those officers to make themselves ridiculous by uttering statements that all their hcarors knew to be false? He knew they were using the argument to effect the increase of the per centage, and he bad every facility for knowing that their contention was without a foundation of truth. Maybe this was part of the scheme of his ap pointment. Frequently the com misuioners and treasurers are more interested in the persounel of the board of auditors than the auditors themselves. "The smartest young man in Pike county had received from his uncle, a county commissioner, and other friendly county commission- em many checks for printing and stationery furnished by him without the formality of "advertising for bids," and had secured late in December from the old board, through its retiring clerk, Mr. Goo, A. Swcpeniser, an ordor for suf ficient stationery to supply the in coming board for their full term without any competative formality, unit it wna nnitn oi.tiir.,1 that "tha smartest young man in Pike county" was anxious to take a baud in pass ing Lis owe bills and those of his benefactors and that the officer that had bo feathered his nest would fool safer with a friondly represent ative always with and fcteeritig the board of auditors. y.'.jutiuu' 4 en ScvuuJ I'njc) BRIEF MENTION. E S. Wolf lost one of his team horses Monday from colic. An earthquake shock affected part of the states of Illinois and Missouri last Sunday. No especial damage was done but the wave was very perceptible. Forest Leaves for February con tains a fine cut of Paupao Falls near Hawley. The view of these fulls, especially when, the water is high, is a fine eight. A late Issue of Turf, Field and Farm, of which paper Norman Ilnrsell is treasurer and manager, contains an excellent half tone of "Miss Fan" and nir "tldille." A urief sketch ac companies the cut. Proprietor Nilis of the Crissman House has been having the billiard Lroom newly papered and painted, anticipatory to having a now table placed therein. When this is done he will have an attractive billiard parlor. Mrs. Lafayette Taylor of Centre- ville, Sullivan county, N. Y., was arrested last Sunday for killing her husband. Sho chopped the body in small pieces and burned them in the cooking stove. The crime is alleged to have been committed January 27th. She is in the Mon ticello jail. The, question' of high license and local option or prohibition was sub mitted to the people recently in Vermont and the former won bv a majority of 1037, in a total voto of 60,117. The country went for pro hibition and the oities for high license The Tampa, Fla., Tribune, a recent number of which has reached our table through the courtesy of A. D. Brown who, with his daughters, is now domociled there, shows that city to be a very thriving place and that the business transactions for the past year have broken the record in almost every item. The temperature Feb. 4th averaged 70. A bill has been introduced in the legislature to confer on persons em ployed by the state commission of forestry the same power now pos- sessed by constables and other peace officers to arrest, without first pro curing warrants, persons offending against the laws protecting timber, game and fish on state lands. . The Philadelphia Press is urging higher wages for teaches, and in cidentally showing up the wages paid in some of the counties of the state. Susquehanna, Tioga and Monroe county papers will not be likely to make very copious extracts from its pages, and we in Pike are not yet out of the woods if it happens to get its eye on tne one green spot. An act has been introduced relat ing toautoinobilesor motor vehicles ; providing for their registration, reg ulating their .speed on the public highways j providing for licensing their operators by the State Board of Highway commissioners, fixing the amount of license, and regulat ing service of process and proceed ings in actions of damages, prescrib ing penalties, etc., for violation. Farm for Sale The farm contains 103 acres and lies four miles back of Dingman's Forry . ia Delaware township. About a mile of Decker's creek runs through it on which there is a fine opportunity to build an inexpensive dum which will flood twenty acres, making an elegant trout pond. There are a number of cascades on the stream surrounded by groves of pine and hemlock. Building Btone, gravel and an excellent quality of sand abound. The premises are well adapted for a club house or a sum mer resort, end should the railroad come up the river the value will be enhanched. A large barn nearly new with basement stables, and an 8 room house on the farm. Price 11,500. For further particulars en quire of Joseph Canne, owner, or of Albert Helms at Milford, Pa. tf Unclaimed Letters. Liist of unclaimed letters remain ing in the post office at Milford for the week ending Feb. 14, 1U03 : Mr. Brink, Supt. schools (2). Persons claiming the above will ! pleuso say "Advertised' and give CllAKLES LATTlMOltE, P. M. To Cur a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bronio Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. K. W. Grove's Biguature is on each box. 2io. SubtcrllQ fur the Pr.tss, DIRECTORS NOT DIRECTING What the Act of Assnmbly Prescribes as Their Duty How They Fulfill It The school law provides among other duties of directors, "they shall exercise a general supervision over all the schools of their respective dis tricts, aud shall by one or more of their number visit every school in the district at least once in each month. and shall cause the result of such visit to be entered m the minutes of the board." The reports of teachers showing who visit the schools would be pre sumed to mention the fact of a director having made any visit. The report of Prof. John C. Wat son, principal of the high school, does not show any visit by a director since March 10(l and the next preceding visit shown 'was in December 100(1. The report for the intermediate de partment shows no visit of a director since May 1000, the report of the second priihary contains a minute of a visit by Hon. J. J. Hart in October 1000, none .since by a director, the report of the first primary shows no visit by a director since February 1900, and the Sehoeopee school report makes no mention of any di recto: having graced tne school with his presence since November, 1807, over five years ago. Other visitors art named in each of the above reports and it hardly seems possible that visits of directors, if made, would not be noted. Are the directors per forming their duty under the law, anil if not, why not? And if they are so negligent in the performance of the most important duties pertain ing to their oflice, that of supervising the schools, should they be entrusted with other matters which, though of great moment do not rank with the primary essential, that of seeing that the children in our schools are being properly educated. There are many people in this town who cannot afford to send their children away to school are not those children entitled to the best education obtainable here and are those parents doing their duty by their children when they vote to retain men in the office of school directors who utterly neglect their interests. This should be a serious question tor every parent. St. Valentine's Day This day, which was formerly much more observed than now, was originally a festival instituted in memory of the good Bishop Valen. tine who was beaten with clubs and beheaded at Rome at the time of the heathen festival of love and purifi cation Feb. 14, A. D., 278. As it was the day on which Roman youths were wont to make choice of sweet hearts by drawing the names of young women from a box a custom derived from the old notion that birds began mating Feb. 14t,h the pagan observance was engrafted in the Christian festival, with this difference, that the names of certain female saints were substituted. The saint thus drawn by chance as patron for the ensuing year was called a valentine Soon as was to be expected, the fair daughters of Eve still in the flesh began to super, cjde those translated to the skies. A present of a scarf or other article of female finery was the usual intimation to the fair one of the issue of the drawing, the drawing of names, which was first added in 161)7, was a custom out of which has sprung the modern epistolary valen tine. In February of that year Pepy writes "I do first observe the fashion of drawing of mottoes as well as names, so that Pierce, who drew my wife's, did also draw a motto 'most courteous and most fair' which as it'may be nsed, or an anagram made upon each, name, might be very pretty." Central America on the War Path Secretary of State llay is very anxious to prevent an outbreak of hostilities in Central America. The threatened revolutions appear to be due to the persona! ambition on the partof presidential candidates. While the secretary is using every effort to avert what threatens to be a general war umong the little republics, his position is merely that of a friend. Buckien't Arnica Salv The best aud most famous com pound in the world to conquer aches and kill pains. Cures cuts, heals burns and bruises, subdues inflam mation, masters piles. Millions ot boxes sold yearly. Works wouders iu boils ulcers, felons, skiu erup- tiens. It cures or no all drug store. pay. 25o at THE RAMBLER'S PICKINGS Almost, every Sabbath of late is stormy. Most every one has made up his mind how to vote on the school question next Tuesday. Look out for piotures tomorrow. It is a long time since we had such slippery walking, as it has been of late. Some of our citizens are getting more than their share of sudden sit downs. Friend Warren, the distance was gotten at by actual measurement of a wart, Seo ! Born to Mr. and Mr. Percy Lyman Tuesday morning, a daughter Grip, or whatever you choose to oall it, is making life a little nii ploasatit for those unfortunate enough to be afflicted with it. Jake Van Tassel has boon confined to the house for a week or more with the disease. Frank Soitz has been busy this week with his engine, converting George Warners wood pile into fire wood. The indications are that the sup per of the Hatchet Sooiety like its predecessors will bo a howling suc cess. I would advise the Editor of the Prf.ss to petition the weather man for a clear evening. Is there an ordinance prohibiting the shooting of firearms in the borough? Sinoe Thomas Armstrong has taken charge of the Brown building a number of needed repairs and im- provements have been made. The hall looks like a different place, and the piano. Don't mention it. Dr. de Piasse and family of New York were Sunday visitors here. Will Yennie hap taken possession ot part of the Boyd honse on Broad street. Where will the next wedding be? How about the one where the license was issued over two weeks ago? I oould mention names but I wont. Lecture in the M. E. chnroh Mon day evening next. A person mean enough to soatter poison to torture and kill a dumb animal will, if occasion presents it self, do worse. Venezuela Imbroglio , Disappointed at their inability to have Venezvela's representative, Minister Bowen, concede their claims to be treated as preferred creditors, the allies sought -to have President Roosevelt decide the question. His refusal to be drawn into the contro versy will necessitate, after all, the reference of the dispute to "The Hague tribunal.'.' While this will, of course, involve delay, yet it will result in an early raising of the block ade on the signing of the protocol of submission. . The Fleet The itinerary recentlysubmitted by Rear Admiral Higginson for the North Atlantic Squadron, has been cancelled, and the fleet ordered to remain in the Caribbean Sea. Hobson of kissing fanu, has resign ed, and positively refuses to withdraw his resignation. The nomination of Dr. W. I). Crum, colored, to be collector of the port at Charleston, South Carolina, is being ' held up by the senate. "Government ownership" nee "I am a democrat" Hill is after the Par ker presidential boom. Bryan seems to be lost in the shullle. The Independent tobacco manu facturers association has been holding its session in Washington. They have been perfecting arrangement to fight the tubueco trust. Senator McCumber of North Da kota, was allowed on Thursday to bring up the pure-food bill which has pasned the house. Consideration of the bill lias not been concluded. The president gave his third card reception of the season at the White House, Thursday evening, tiie 6lh instant. The attendance was larger than at any of the previous affairs, the congressional and diplomatic con tingency being out in full force. Millions Put to Work The wonderful activity of the new century is shawn by an enormous demand for the world's best work ers Dr. Kings New Life Pilla. For constipation, sict headtiche, bil- ious uess, or auy trouble of stomach, liver or kidneys they're unrivaled, ' Only 25o at all drug stores. it
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