1 Officii VC 4 Coare 5 !v..(U)M ill! Li f c r1 11 llii l 11 o VOL. VIII. MILFOKD, PIKE COUNTY, PA., FIUIUY, MARCH 1903. NO. 19. THE WASHINGTON LETTER. The Flftv seventh Congress has passed into history with a most creditable record on the statute book Perhaps the most important of recent enactments are the anti trust provisions of the lust, sessions which, it is believed will prevent the destruction of competition by tlie treat corpora tions and Incidont nll y will facilitate the bringing to Justice those companies which at tempt to violate the law. B th tlio president mid Attorney General Knox have expressed satisfaction with the progress made in this direction Bnd the republican leaders say that if it is demonstrated Mint further amendment of the statutes is found necessnr.r such will bo provided by the next congress. A thoroughly adequate and compre hensive iginiigratioti law has been added to the statutes. It contains no now and radical features hut. coordinates and harmonizes those enacted in the past. Secretary Lodge, spanking to yonr correspondent on the work of con press, said after adjournment, "Two of tho most important laws enacted this session, in my judgment, are tho army and the militia reorgani sation bills. The creation of a gen eral staff for thecontrol of the army has long been advocated by Secre tary Root and is everywhere ac knowledged toby a step in the right direction. The militia law will enable the authorities in the war department to supervise, to some extent, the organization of the militia and unify its accoutrements, drill and taotics so that in the event of ' emergency the Federal govern ment would flrd in the Btate guard a far more effective organization than was the case at the beginning of the Spanish war. I am of course deeply disappointed at the failure of the Philippine tariff bill and con sider the method of the democrats who defeated it inexcusable. 1 also regret the failure of the Aldrich financial bill." It may be said, however, that thare are some repub Menus in congress who are glad of the failue of the Aldrich bill. The democrats carried out their threat and during the closing Hours of the senate talked to death the Philippine tariff and the Aldrich financial bills. The senate remained in session until 2 a. in. on the 4th of March with the hops of exhaust ing the democratic" oppoBiton but Senators Teller and Patterson of Colorado and Dubois of Idaho main tallied a pesistent filibuster to the end. Even the final minutes of the congress were marred, in the senate, by bitterness and anger, Senator Mason of Illinois talking to death a local bill on which Senator Baily of Texas was endeavoring to secure a vote. Finally, however, Senator Cockrell proposed the usual resolu tion of thanks to the presiding of fleer and Senator Frye declared the senate adjourned. On March 6th the senate met in special session and seventeen son a. tors renewed their oath of office while ten newly elected members were sworn in. The three others had not yet arrived at the capitoi. The scene in the senate chamber on the reconvening of tho senate was brilliant io the extreme. The galler ies were filled with the friends of the senators abont to be sworn in and their "desks were in many in stances piled with flowers. Sena tor Gorman's desk was completely hidden with a number of magnifl cent floral designs, one standing not lesa than ten !eet high. All bore the oriole colors, yellow and black. Senator Hopkins had the largest number of floral remeiuberanoes on the republican side of tho chamber. Senators Forsker, Spooner, Piatt of Connecticut, Allison, and Gorman were the recipients ot vociferous applause as they came forward to be sworn. A small amount of routine business was transacted and the senate then adjourned. One of the mis-ant faces in tho new senate is that of Senator Jones of Nevada who his served for thi ty years and has long been recognized as an able authority on tariff quen tions. Senator Al'isou took the oath f t his sixth term, tho longest on record. As chairman of the com muteo on appropriations Mr. Allison Las render. ,1 invaluable t-erviee to tin party A'lior.g the retiring sena, t i.'s .is I'r. Vest, Ion and HlTec-t.o'.rtt-'y known as "The lii'le giant of ri." Ho l.o I H; iny w inu ...hu tU' i . i u e.itf i. t-.J clumber and was regarded as the representative of the best element! among the democratic senators. His genial presence will bo missed. Mr. j Vest was t!i lnt man in the senate who had served in the Confederate j congress. 1 vo men on mo repuon- can side retired with actual relief, j Tliev are Senators Wellington audi Simon. Mr. Wellington has long ( been out of touch with bis party! and, sineo his famous reference to President McKinley, has been shun- i ned by tho members of both parties. Senator Simon of Oregon has never; mingled with his colleagues. lie- ; served and tneil nru, he never seemed ( to he able to understand the spirit of the sonato or to take in good part the joking to which every now sena tor must submit. Ho has held him self aloof from tho first and express- I ed greatsatisfnetionat theoonclusiion of his public service. The president and the party leaders are intensely interested in the fate of the treaties which will be considered by the special session. At a meeting of the republican steering committee it has been de termined to take op the Panama canal treaty first and Senator Mor gan insists that he will never dis continue his opposition unless tho convention is amended in accordance with his ideas. Senator Gorman has been restored to bis old place as lemocratic leader and much depends on his attitude towards tlie treaties. It is being impressed on republican senators that loyalty to tho treaties and the administration domands that they remain in Washington and attend the sessions. The republican leaders express confidence that both inventions can be ratified within a brief period and Senator Hale is so sanguine thnt he says the special Mission will accomplish its work and adjourn within two weeks but thorn are few who agree with him. An error has been discovered if the immigration bill which, in so far as known, was made entirely unwit tingly. The provisions of the bill are made to apply to all of tie insular possessions of the United States, inoluding the Philippines, Porto Rico, Hawaii, Guam, etc. Heretofore the immigration laws of those colonies have been enacted by the war department or the local governments and euforced by them. Just what complications the error will lead to is not yet known as the matter will be referred to the at torney general today. "No Sich Hose" Hon. John R. Kirk, examiner of schools for the University of Mis souri, received a letter from a school board asking for a teacher to fill requirements stated in the following language: 1. We want a first-class woman. 2. the must teach arithmetic, algebra, geometry, book keeping, physiology and Latin. 3. We want a woman of success ful experience and sound scholarship. 4. She must be a good disciplin arian 5. She must be about twenty-five or twenty-six years old. 6. She must discipline by personal influence 7. She must be agreouble to work with. 8. While teaching sho must con trol seventy-five high aohool girls and boys. 9. Salary, 50 per month. Mr. Kirk answorad by a story : A man asked a, horse dealer to purcliHse for him a horse, the horse to be bright bay, sixteen hands high, weight 1,000 pounds, arched neck. mild-eye, thin nostrils, fUt legs, trotting record three minutes, paci.ig record under three minutes, and ol gentle disposition, so the childrei could drive him ; price, J100. The horse dealer's answer was: "But, mister, there hain't no sieli boss. If there was, he'd fetch fifty times the money." Missouri School Journal. tlore Rists Disturbances of strikers are not nearly as gr.ive as an individual dis order of the system. Overwork loss of sleep, nervous tension will be followed by utter collapse, unless i reliable remedy is immediately em ployd. There's n ithing so H:ioienl to euro disorders of the liver or kidneys as Elect rio liiiters. It's a wood u ful tonic, and eiTe.ctive imrv lno and tho j.;ren'.'st nil around med cine for run down nystems. It dis pels nervousness, rheumatism and tietira''M and e.:s mulaiiu griiis. t;ily i ; .', mi l t il.u-t Lou g :. trau t i I y nil Ui u.,;1o;j. LOCAL AND PERSONAL NOTES, Joseph Shafor is now janitor of the M. E. church. Horn, March (Uh, to Harry Pantley and wife, of this borough, a son. Born, Monday, to William Mela and wife, of Dingraan township, a daughter. Dr. Kenworthey has disposed of his sorrel horse to Howard Sterns of Port Jervis. Mr. Lockwood of Oyster Bay, L. I,, attended the funeral of W. H. F.no Wednesday. Miss Annette Lymnn gave a party hist Saturday evening to a number of her young friends. Mrs. F. F, White, who has been visiting several weeks in New York, returned home last Saturday. L. II. Wagner, who has been in Newark the past winter, wag here tlie past week for a brief visit. Moses Doyle, who owned a farm in Milford township, has sold out to Now York party and will soon remove. Etnil Kemnitz, who the past year occupied the Dr. Frazer farm in West fall township, has removed to New York. Pewy S. Lyman, wife and family, who have been spending some weeks at Hotel Fauchere, returned to their city home Tuesday. W. II. Hulsizor. D. D. G. M of Honesdalo paid a fraternal visit to Miltord Lodge, No. 344, F. & A. M., Wednesday evening. Dunham and George Gregory were up in Shohola this week and while there the sheriff purchased a fine bam of horses of V. E. Uipgmnn. John de C. Van Elton, who has boon in the U. M. & St. P. railroad office ic New York, has loft that corporation and gone with the Atlas Portland coment company. Harry Reed expects to leave town in a few days for Douglas, Arizona, where he will be employed by the Copper Queen mining company as superintendent of maohinery. G J. Luxtin of Jersey City, whose father many years ago owned a saw mill on the Raymondskill in Ding man township, was a guest for a few days recently at the Crissman House. Mrs. Cotterill, a former resident of Lehman, but who for some timo has resided at Normanock Inn at Cul vers Gap, has removed to this coun ty and will make her home at Hotel Schanno. X. P. Hnddy, Esq., and wife of Providence, R. I., are guests here with the hitter's parents for a few days. Mr. Huddy has been Buffer ing with grippe and comes for a brief stay to reouperate. Mrs. Robert Strutherg and daugh ter, EfTle, have been in Brooklyn for several days, The latter has suf fered an operation for a throat diffi culty, which so far seems to have been successful. Dr. Griffith, who was for many years the family physician, assisted by Dr. Hopewell were the surgeons. Gams Laws Passed The senate has passed a bill requir ing non-resident hunters of the state and unnaturalized foreign resident hunters to procure a license before hunting in the state. Also an act repealing the ninth section of the act declaring tho species of fish which are game and the species which are commercially valuable. The ninth section of the act of 29th May, 1901, makes it unlawful to catch with seine nets at any time of the year, carp, catfish, eels and suckers, in any waters not inhabited by trout except its internal natural lakes or ponds. It is not to be understood, however, that this would allow fishing in the Delaware with seines for those fish unless New Jersey concurred. The law is right in spirit and the privilege of fishing with seines for the kinds of fish above enumerated should be allowed. A bill has also passed providing, for the appointment of deputy game protectors. Work the Roads Now The street committee would be wise to operate the road machine now vt bile the ground is soft and the lubor can Ik; done so much more easily. If any graveling is to l done on the streets there is no better time to do it tliiin while muddy. There are many places now on township roiuls where the bottom is too fur down to be conveniently reached and if tuey were filled with Modes wonld make good bun! road beds. If the matter Is delayed until the road dry out it U too bite to do sm;li WUtlt. moating xhb bchool house It's Up to ths Directors, Committee Does Not Agree The committee of citizens, ap. pointed by the school board to ad vise regarding the site for the new school house, held a final meeting last Saturday for Interchange of views, and signed a paper recom mending as follows : II. B. Wells, first choice, Cornolius lots, Ann and Fourth street, seooud choice, Catharine street, site now occupied. C. O. Armstrong made the same choices. E. Warner, first ohoioe, old Bite, Catharine street, no second. Thos Armstrong, first choice, old site, Catharine street, sooond choice Cornelius lots, Ann and Fourth. J. H. Van Etteny first choice, Har ford street, corner Fifth street, second choice, Cornelius lots. It is rumored that the school board lias written the owner regard ing the Harford street lots and on receipt of his reply the matter will be further disonssed. It is well in a matter of such grave moment to the interests of the town an 1 the welfare and oomfort of per haps sevoral generations of children that there should be no hasty or ill considered action. A school house of the kind proposed would probably be sufficient to accommodate the town' for the next thirty or forty years, and no doubt in time the number of children attending would considerably iriorease. The state superintendent of schools recom mends that "in towns, the school lots should be large enough to afford play ground, and secure good light and air." "The location should be central to the population to be ac commodated, healthful and on good traveled roads. Low and damp or bleak and exposed positions should not be accepted, even as gifts." Bice of the Cedrio The new White Star linor the Cedrio, which recently arrived in Naw York from Liverpool on her maiden voyage, is the largest ship that baa ever been laid down and launched. Her gross tonnage is 21000 tons, her length 700 feet. If set down on Broad street with her stern at the post office she would extend to the Bank. As her ball is 40 feet deep, the top would prac tically be on a level with the front of Brown's Hall. She has in all nine decks. Her width Is seventy five feet and she would therefore completely fill the street. Her smoke stacks are fourteen feet, three inohea by eleven feet, so a large team and wagon could pass down them. She has a freight capacity of 16,000 tons exclusive of the coal she carries. If this space were taken up with a cargo of wheat it would mean 640,000 bushels. As a railroad car has a capacity of 1,000 bushels, It would require a train of 640 cars to move this load. If the length of each car was twenty feet, the train wonld be two and one-half miles long. If flour was stored, she would carry 153,318 barrels, which wonld require a train of 766 cars to transport and the train would oover over three miles of track. She has sleeping accommodations for nearly 3,000 persons and could therefore accomo date nearly one third the population of this county. Two Bod Accidents Last Sunday as John Walters now residing in Matamoras, but who formerly owned and occupied the Hamilton farm in Milford town ship, was coming down the turn pike hill near the cemetery, the neck yoke slipped on the pole of his wagon and the team became un inanagable. He was kicked on the head by one of the horses and bo badly injured that be was taken to the Port Jervis hospital. Monday morning Walter H. Warner met with Bn accident near the same place. The tongue of bis wagon broke and the team ran away. Mr. Warner had a bone in his arm broken, but his wife was not injured. Cheap Rate to the West Now is the time to go west, as the Erie ticket office, Port Jervis, is prepared to sell tickets to any Pacific count point daily until May 1, 1903, p.t the low rate of 150. Remember this when contemplating a trip to the far west. . 3 20 To Cure a Cold in One Day Take I-axative Bromo Quinine Tub lets. All druggists refund the money i" it. lulls to cure. E. W. Grove's tiL'uaturo is on each b"X. 20c. INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS Court will begin next Monday at 3 p. m. The senate ha passed a bill appropriating 175,000 to the East Stroudsburg Slate Normal. Ex-Judge John J. Henderson ol Meadville has been appointed by the governor to the Superior court. The handsome bouse on the Branchville road known as tho Burtis house wag burned last Thurs day. Rev. C. T. Weidener has been reappointed, by the Evangelioal as sociation, pastor of Hope church at Matamoras. Mrs. Kate Henderson, who at one time was engage! to Edgar A. Poe, the poet, recently celebrated her 87th birthday at Baltimore. It is reported that a slight seismic shock ocoured recently in the lower part ot the county. Houses were shaken but no damage done. Forestry Commissioner J. T. Roth- rock, who last week tendered his resignation, has consented to with draw It and retain the position. State Senator W. P. Snyder of Chester county Is favorably mentioned for the nomination of auditor general at the convention to be held May 27. Tho legislature seems in no hurry to pass any law relating to roads and the bill that was before the senate has been recommitted to the committee. Fifteen were killed and forty persons burned or bruised by an explosion of oil Monday night, fol lowing a wreck on the Erie railroad north of Olean, N. Y. Philip, the thirteen year old son of John Stark of Dingman town ship, in now in the Port Jervis hospital. He is afflicted mth a disease of his thigh bone. Cornelia It. B., widow of the late Goyn Talmnge, who for several years was pastor of the Reformed church of Port Jervis, died recently at Somer ville, N. J., aged elghty.three years. Remember tho leotura next Tues day evening, March 17th. at the M. E churoh by Jesse S. Gilbert. Tho subject is one of interest to those who are and are not. It is "Court ship and Marriage." The Dunbar bell ringers and male quartet oompany will be at the Opera House in Port Jervis Friday even ing, March 20th. This entertain ment will conclude the local union course, given this winter, which has been very successful. It is expected next season to make tho course better if possible by securing still more attractive talent. A tenant house owned by George Armstrong in Montague, N. J., took fire in a aomewhat mysterious mac ner last Sunday night and with some household goods belonging to Ran dolph Tiavis, which had just been moved in it, was completely con sumed. Mr. Travis is yet and has been for some months confined to his room at Mr. Brink's. A. R. Pennell, a lawyer of Buffalo, who was suspected of being implicat d in the Burdick murder which recently- occurred in that city, was killed Tuesday and his wife badly injured by going over a. precipice in an automobile. Suicide is suspected by some papers. The wife has sine j died without regaining conscious ness and the suicide theory has been abandoned. A Healthy City Williamsport, Pa., with a popula tion of 30,000 had a death rate last year of a fraction over 10. There were 3C3 deaths and the leading causes were apoplexy 15, consump tion of lungs 30, baart disease 34, old age 16, pneumonia 37, typhoid fever 12. During the year 1902 there were Of contagious diseases 71 typhoid cases, 8 smallpox, 143 diphtheria and 133 scarlet fever. The report says privies and cess pools are the worst nuisances there and as soil infectors and disease breeders they are only equaled by the garbage pile. Real Estate Transfers May Iloltiert to Wurren A. Bundle et at., jt on Westcolung pond, Ijicka waxen, No. 8ti, t0. II. AlfreI Freeman to George W. Hughes, lots In Brookwood, Bloom ing Grove, $1(5. Harry W. Buchanan to August Ilalfiuan, lot 6s;i, Milford borough, 150. William Purdy to Charles J Schlagur, 100 acres, Palmyra, pait vt ikujaiulil by roc, fj;'5. OBITUARY William II . Eno rieg at IIu Hom on Foster Hill Mr Eno, who has been in failing health for several months, died at his home in this borough last Sunday morning, nged sixty-three years. lie was born in Brooklyn and followed the printing business until he came to Milford some fourteen years ngo. He was a well Informed man and most excellent citizen. His wife Catharine M., two son", George II. and Joseph G. of Brooklyn, three daughters, Mrn. Catharine Dressell and Mrs. p. A. Boidnur of Brooklyn and Mrs. M. A. Gibbons, and nn adopted daughter, Catharine W., of Milford, survive him. The funeral services, conducted hy Itcv. E. M. Smead, occured Wednes day afternoon and interment in Mil ford cemetery. Fire DnpnrTment Elections Hook, and Ladder company last tndiiy elected for officers: President P. N. Itnurnique. Vice president Theo. H. Baker. Secretary Frank Schorr. J rcasurer J. A. Kevoyre. Foreman W i 1 1 1 i a 1 1 1 Davenport, 1st Asst. Edward McMurray. 2d Asst. W. A. II. Mitchell". Fire police II. Ludwig, M. Steele, . IJ. Thrall and l'red Kurtz. Vandermark Hose, No. 1, Monday evening, elected the following: Foreman (I. K. Quick. 1st Asst. S. W. Fuller. 2d Asst. Louis dellcrlhe. . Secretary J. F. Terwilliger. Treasurer W, F. Beck. Steward John Showers. Fire police P. F. Steele, W. F. Choi. The Library is Popular The librarian, Mrs. Petri kovsky, of the Homestead free library, which is being maintained by the generosity of James W. Pinchot, says it is a very popular and widely patronized institution. Nearly every family in town, nil who read at all, draw on it largely for reading mutter. This is an encouraging aspect. The books are well selected and it is pleasant to know that they are a source of enjoyment, interest and instruction to so large a proportion of the people of town. 'lhere is nothing so well adapted to cultivate a general intelli gence as a good library well used. Why would not a reading room in connection be a great promotor of the reading habit with tho younger population. The Buffalo Murder The murder of. Burdick in Buffalo promises to become one of those cases which Imi file the skill of the detectives. Speaking of the affair Tlie Brooklyn Daily Eagle says: The police are said to he hunting for the murderer in the "circle" In which thehite Mr. Burdick "moved. V His was distinctly what both the moralist and logician would call movement in a "vicious circle." The group in which a murderer is now being bunted was made up of a small number of married folk in the dan gerous years from thirty to fifty, where passion has been strengthened by knowledge and prudence weaken ed by experience. Amanda Nauhaim Tieacment Drs. Roberts and Dowitt have issued a neat littlo booklet desorip- tive of the American Nauheim baths they propose giving here and also dilating on the advantages of Milford as a' resort and its desnrablo loca tion for giving the treatment Mil ford is the only place in America where tho entire "Schott" system of baths is given as at "Bad Nau heim," Germany, with all the other new methods of treating circulatory diseases. The institution will open May 1st with a capacity for giving two huudred treatments a day. How to Get Kid of Stumps The Scientific American gives the following information to those who desire to get rid of stumps on their farms: "Bore a hole one or two inches in diameter, according to the girth of the stump, and tiiit inches deep. Put into it one or two ounces of saltpetre, fill the hole with w ater and plug it close. After a few mouths take out tiie plug anil pour in about a giil of kerosene and ignite it. j l'lie stump will smoulder away with out blazing to the very extremity of tlie roots, leaving nothing but ashes." With tlie special session of the senate, Senator Allison of Iowa enters upuu his sUUi tend in that body. THE RAMBLER'S PICKINGS Milo Gibbons had tho misfortune to lose one of his horses Inst Pnmlny, Henry Lehde has sold his trotter to W'alter Warner. Miss Maggie Brink has returned from a months visit with relatives in Scranton, Pa. At tho H. & L. election bold last Friday evening all the old officers were reelected. Mrs. Virginia McCarty has return ed from Mortclair, N. J. John Fletcher is now proparnd to ropair your wagons, etc., at the stand rocontly occupiod by William Cortright. The big door on the borough building is still without that promis ed lock. What is the cause? Runaways are common here of late, one Sunday, another Monday on the samo road. Monday morning Milford was without a practicing physician. Well ! Is the question, "whore ia the new schoolhonse going to be built,'-' settlod to the ifttisfaotion of everybody? A number of youngsters and some older ones over in Montague are enjoying a visit of the measels. Now brother Warren, we'll make our pile and then go south during cold weather. No Europe for us. Dick Malone steered the Branoh villo mail through the mud several trips this week. Mrs. Benjamin Kyte has returned from a weeks visit to Port Jervis. A Teacher's Value to the Public "What the teacher is counts for much more than what she knows. A love of children, unlimited tact and infinite patience aro the neces sary natural endowments," writes Caroline B. LeRow in the Septem ber Ladies' Home Journal. "Of course, the ability to teach Implies the possession of an education, though noamrnnt of education alone can make a good teacher. While all teachers must know more than they teach, the power to impart toothers is the important matter, and the one in which tact or ingenuity is abso lutely the prime requisite. More over, she should be personally a social, intellectual, and moral force in the community. The physician and tlie clergyman have immense opportunities for this uplifting of humanity, yet their advantages are small when compared with those of the teacher, which are practically unlimited. Encouragement and sat isfaction in this field of labor never can be dependent upon results, for it is seldom that the teacher is per mitted to know what the years of maturity owe to faithful care of the youthful days. The teacher's time is always one of seed-sowing, never of harvest." The Government and the Home Mrs. Rebecca B. Chambers, the president of the Pennsylvania wo man's Christian Temperance union, advocates the ballot as a necessity for successful homes. She recently said: "Tlie home is the safe guard of the government. The government should guard safely Its homes. Woman can not be a home maker and a home keejier, unless she is a part of the government, with the influence of the ballot, to protect and advance the interests of home life and child life." A Churchman on Woman Suffrage The Rev. Floyd W. Tompkins of the Church of The Holy Trinity, Philadelphia, when asked for an opinion on woman suffrage expressed, himself in reply: "I believe that women should vote on all moral issues, and that they should also vote where they are individually taxed, lam not prepared to say that I believe in universal woman suffrage, and yet I am very much inclined toward it." Judge Purker reckons Mr. Bryan's support of great value; Mr. Hill has a contrary opinion and advocates a sound money fight ou Bryan in Nebraska and throughout the south and west. Tragedy Averted ' Just in the nick of time our littlrt boy was saved," writes Mrs. W. Watkins of Pleasant City, Ohio. "Pneumonia had played sad havoc with him and a terrible cough, sot in besides. Doctors treated him, but he grew worse every day. At length we tried Dr. King's New Discovery fur Consumption, and .our darling was saved, Hj's now I sound, and well." Everybody ought to know, its ttio only ure cure for ; coughs, colds and all lung diseases. 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