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VOL. VJIT.
MILFORD, PIKE COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER II, VM.
NO. 45.
THE WASHINGTON LETTER.
The Alaskan Bomidary Commis
sion Is now in session In London and
the pronnodings nre being followed
with intense interest both 1)7 offlo
ials of the stats department nnd by
those citizens familar with the con
tentions of the United State? nnd
Great Brltian. Already the AniTi
can commissioners have made n
strong point. It is that the United
States hns, from the time of the
cushion of Alaska to the present
day, maintained but one Interpreta
tion of the treaty of 125. The
Canadian or British contentions, on
the other hand, have varied repeated
ly. From ademand that the dividing
line be drawn on the 41st meridian,
down to the contention that the
line bo drawn straight across such
arms of the sea as Glacier Bay and
Lynn ennal, the British have boon
modifying their demands and givlnit
evidence of possessing a claim which
mnst depend for snccoss on skillful
diplomacy rather than on the equit
able Interpretation of the fact. The
presence of Ex-Hoerotary of State
Foster as "agent" of the American
commissioners Is a source of gratifi
cation to the state department as It
is realized that he is, more than any
other individual, able to present tho
case of this country in its strongest
light an 1 hopes ore running hip;h as
to the eventual outcome of tho
proceedings.
Tho European squadron lias ar
rived et Beirut but so unsettled are
conditions in Turkey reported to be
that the state department is waiting
for further advices from Minister
Lmshman before Instructing Admir
al Cotton to opon the sealed orders
he found awaiting him. The situ
ation in Constantinople has become
so grave that the government has
lieen obliged to advise the ambassa
dors and ministers to guard their
embassies and legations with un
usual care. Tho Turkish govern
ment h is added to the street patrol
in the vicinity of the foreign quartor
and the diplomats have gonorally
called npon the station ships of their
respective nations for guards of
marines. Tho United States lega
tion now hos a small guard of police
but Minister Loishman has been
authorized to call npon Admiral
Cotton for a squad of marine if the
situation sooms to warrant it. It is
also possible that one of the Amori
oan vossels, probably the Machiaa
will go through the Dardanelles and
anchor off Constantinople in ordor
that it may be in roadtness to roceive
the Minister aud his family in the
event of a genoral uprising. While
thore is a provision in the troaty
effected just after the Crimean war
prohibiting war ships from entering
the Dardanelles, there is also a
clause which pormits the entry of
one ship of eaoh friendly power
when Turkey is itself at war.
President Roosevolt has announc
ed an important policy which is
hereafter to govern the American
consular sorvioe. With the greatly
increased extension of the foreign
trade of the United States, it has
become daily mora apparout that
greater efficiency in the consular
servioe was required and the presi
dent has determined to tako a long
tup in the direction of promoting
that efficiency by adopting a policy
of promotion for consuls who have
proved their ability. Hereafter, it
is announced, no one will bo ap
pointed consul at an important pot t
until he has served at a pout of loss
importance fur a sufficient time to
demonstrate his ability and general
fitness for promotion. While this
policy does not extend to the con
Bular service the protection of the
civil service regulations, or neces
sary extend the tenure of office of
the consuls, it is claimed that it H-.MS
give to the commercial interests of
this country assurance that in a
compamtively brief time all import
ant consular stations will bo filled,
not only by men of character and
ability, but by mou who, by training
and experience, are especially fitted
to Hdvance tho trade interests of tho
Uli.ted Suites.
The 1 resident is likely to bo soon
culled upon to decide au important
ci ctrover-y i-fteeu t he rt : ira ci t e
.ill miners and tho Di ptirtn.elit of
Cuunimrett Bud Lii't.i ir. It appears
that th c- .al operator haw- reft.-ed
fthvuuV-iy to fcul.n.it t j tl.c r.nie..
frei.t.Uive of P...J Yi:-u t i'V: -o the.
t-:..M i .- i. th. r ii'.nn
V 1 h K- b,w p! - - I - :'! 1
f-i'.bei . 1 ut.;i :;.he 1 by t!...t .r; .
i ! re i . t i r tl.'d ii;f i !.' : a ly
tho census office was followed by a
request, for similar data from the
Geological Survey nnd again the
snmo uncompromising opposition
whs met with. As the principle in
volved is the same as that, contained
in the law creating the Bureau of
Corporations in the Department of
Commorco, the whole situation has
boon submitted to Secretary Cortol
you. Ho in turn, nmde a final ap
pcl for the information to President
B tor but Mr. Boor positively declined
to furnish the desired data nnd
tho problem will now go to tho
president. Under tho law, it is
claimed, the operators who refuse
to furnish the statistics cnlled for
by the government are liable to a
penalty of f 10,000 and some of the
officials believe that Mr. Baor and
his colleagues are preparing to tost
that law.
Another important decision ex
pected almost daily from the prosi-
dent is In the cise of William Miller,
the public printing ofHco foreman
who was expelled by the bookbind
ers' union, was discharged by Pnblio
Printer Palmer, was subsequently
reinstated by ordor of the president
and against whom charges have
since been preferred by the union,
Palmer has recommended Miller's
discharge on the grounds furnished
by tho charges and his recommends
Hon togother with all the details of
the case have been sent to Oyster
Bay. With this material thore also
went to Oyster Bay the results of
the special investigation of the
methods employed in the printing
office. Those are paid to include a
recommendation that typo setting
machines be installed in the office
for at least a portion of the work
and also that the task system be
abolished, the task system being a
stipulation on the part of the unions
that only a limited amount of work
be performed by each man per day.
Real Estate Transfers
John Gould to Joseph Gould, 38
acres, Lehman, part of Jacob Arndt,
warrantee, 12 and maintenance.
John A. Eckhaek-to Mangus O.
Hmigsted, 89 ncros, Lacknwaxen,
1500.
G. F. Rowland, administrator, to
Henry Olson, 21 acres, Lackawaxen,
t2.
G. F. Rowland to Henry Olsen, 24
acres, Lackawaxen, $900.
The Edgeinere Club to Abram M.
Beiller, J acre, land near Silver Lake,
Delaware, $08.
Julius Jaeger to W. O. Giles and
P. (). Hess, BO acres, Lackawaxen,
$170.
C. O. Westcrgaard to Jens Peter
Hansen, 213 acres, Delaware, part of
John Mease, No. 10S, f 1.
J. F. Johnson to Lafayette Row
land, timber deed, 100 acres, Lacka
waxen, $67.
Thomas Moora to Dolia Mary
Meade and others, lots 12, 13 and
129, Matamorus ft.
John H. Cook to Elisaboth K.
James, land in Lehman, near Bush
kill, $50.
HEMLOCK GROVE
Tho snucy, noisy, dashing stream,
Wilder than any poets dream.
Swwplng- nil before with roatleas power,
Hushing madly onward, hour by hour.
Whirling, dnsMng nnd eddying away,
Hour by hour and dny by day,
Chanting a wild fantastic song.
Over the Btouws It dances aloug.
Where now 1 sit to write those rhymes,
Tho Indian lurked In uldcu times.
Many n trawlec, tlr d and sure,
RntortMl this grove to leave no more.
Many a warrior, bow in hand, stand,
Would by s. me tall, dark hemlock
Talking of love to brother's danifliter,
Beside the laughing, rippling water.
And now. with centuries past and gone,
The work of civilization done,
We rest beneath the spreading trees.
Fan ned by the z phyrs perfumed breeze
Uocluiued Letters
List of unclaimed letters romiiin
ing in the post office at Milford for
the week eliding Sept. 29, 1903 :
Mrs. Win. IiilJenbrand, Miss M.
V. O "Beirue, Miss Maud A. Defl'eu-
back, Bliss Florence Moritz, Eiucbt
Do Ihtrt, James B. MeMalion, 2.
persons claiming tlie al.-ova will
Jileu.vJ bay "Adverti-ed" and give
date of this li.-t.
C'iiAiiLt.s Laiiimoui-;, P. M.
what Is Life?
In the lust analysis U'jbody knows,
but we t! ) know t'u.t it is under
strict law. Alu-.i that law cvi-u
(-! r !:!iy, pi.in rouits. lrn L'lar
1 1 V 1 1 ' ' lilelius del a.';'', lllelit ot the
I orceins, Te;ullil ill CJell.-I '.j'a t .11 ,
' U.-et seho or 1 . -r tent ::. lv.
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LOCAL AND PERSONAL NOTES
P. W. Hnilthnl Patinc was in
town on business Inst Monday.
T H. J. Klein has been appointed
a member of the Board of Health.
C. I'. Mott recently visited his
friend, John llcsdotfcr, ilown in
Jer-ey.
Miss Addie Scott of Port Jorvis
is visiting her friend hore, Miss
Ann Baker.
Mrs. Dunham Gregory is visiting
relatives at lSinghamton and Inter
sil ire, N. Y.
Miss Bertha Williamson is at
present sojourning nt Charlottevillc,
Virginia.
Dr. H. B. Reed and wife after an
ahsenro of several weeks' on Long
Island oro home again.
Miss Lulu Lewis entertained a
number of her friends at a social
gathering Monday evening.
H. W. and Geo. Buchanan were in
New York the first of the week to
purchase a team of farm hors js.
Frederick A. Bendol and wife of
New York, who nre regular visitors
here, are domicilod at the Crissman
Houso,
Henry W. Bandmeyer, represent
ing the United States census office,
has been in town this woek collect-!
ing financial statistics.
Ex-connty Treasurer George Dau-
manu, accompanied by his neice.
Miss Gertie Gutnlile, visited relatives
in Paupac the first of the week.
Fred Klner, who has been spend
ing the summer at Prospect Bay tip
In Maine, Is home for a few clays and
will return then to his studies at the
U. P.
Kit-hard Nilis has gone to Mont-
clair, N. J., to attend the High
School there this winter and will
live with the family of Hon. J. J.
Hart.
Mrs. Anna Nichols and daughter,
Miss Susan, who have been spending
several weeks in town, returned to
their homo at Gcrinantown, Pa.,
today.
Peter Rudolph Pickoll, who has
reoontly undergone an operation for
appendicitis nt the New Roohelle
hospital, Is now in town and im
proving.
A. JL Chailhourn of Overbrook
and party Missed through town
Monday bound for Philadelphia in a
huge auto which they hud rode in
from Maine.
Goo. K, Bull, E. Vandormark aud
Luoiau Westhrook after attending
the domocratto stato convention at
Ilarrishurg lat woek visited the
historic field of Gettysburg.
Among those who spent Labor Day
in town were Vivian Slruthers and
O. M. Wells of New York. Al
Molincaux and wife of Philadelphia,
aud Geo. II. Buchanan of Port
Jervis.
Mrs. W. H. Kyman and daughter,
Vera, will leave next Monday for a
visit of several weeks with her
mother and brother at Sparta, Wis
consin, and will also go to Minnea
polis and .St. Paul, Minnesota.
Clyde Kipp has gone to attend the
E-ist Btroudsburg Normal. He de
serves great commendation for his
determination to obtain a liberal
educitlon aud with bis good natural
ability will no doubt succeed in
making his mark.
Among those attending the
Iroudsburg Fair last week from the
county were Thomas Lifts and wife,
Mrs. Nancy La. bar and two children
of ii'j.ihkill, John Ilanncrs and wife
of Delaware, C. Hermann, wife and
granddaughter, Geo. Smith, Stanton
Sui i lec, Louis delJcrilie. Az Davis.
Ed Klein, Thomas Steele and Koscoe
Gourlay, of Milford.
Democratic State Ticket
The democratic state convention
which met at ilarrishurg, Sept. 2,
placed the following named In nomi
nation: For State Treasurer Joel G.
Hill of Wayne, Auditor General
Arthur G. Dcwalt of Lehigh. For
Judges of Superior Court Calvin
Keylairn of Arin-trong and John A.
Watd of Philadelphia.
Oads His Life to a NcirjM.or's Kindness
Mr. D. P. Daugherty, well known
throughout Mercer and Sumner
counties, W. Vh., most likely owes
his life to tho kindness of a neigh
bor, lie v.iis almost hopelessly
ul:he d with diarrhoea ; was attend
ed by two physicians who pave him
l.t'ie, if any. relief, when a neighbor
h'U-m.g of his serious condition,
t'. bun a botlte of ('hambtr-
I .la Ci.lto, Cholera and Diarrhoea
1 nie.K', which cured, him in lews
ii-.o- t . v I,' s f...ur leuis. i'ui sale
by F ih-li A; i.n, .) it imoias, all
get i ..I t-5 in i .Ke county.
GAME AND FISH LAWS
A Synopsis from the Digest of the
State Secretary 8howing What
is and What i Not Lawful
Inasmuch as the hunting season is
spproaehmg it will be oJLuitorest to
all intending to engage In that sport
to know the law.
Dr. Joseph Kalbfus, secretary of
the state game commission, has
issued an exhaustive digest of the
game and fish laws and warden and
forestry laws of Pennsylvonia,
which includes all the laws passed
in the state bearing npon those
matters. The following gives the
birds and animals that may bo killed
in Pennsylvania, giving the seasons
and number that may be killed by
any portion :
Doves, no limit, any time.
Elk, deer or fawn, two in one
year, November only.
English, Mongolian or Chineso
Pheasants, unlimited, October 15 to
December IB, inolnsive.
Ruffled grouse, commonly called
pheasants, ten in one day, October
15 to December 15, inclusive.
Hsro or rabbit, do limit unlaw
ful to use ferret, November 1 to
December 15, inclusive.
Quail or Virginia partridgo, fifteen
in one day, October 15 to December
15, inclusive.
Rail birds, reed' birds, no limit,
September, October and November.
Web-footed wild fowl, unlimited
sail or steambrfht swivel gnns and
cannon illegal, September 1st to
May 1st.
Wild turkey, two In one day.
October 15 to December 15, inclusive.
Woodcock, ten in one day, Octo
ber 15 to December 15 and July.
Bqirrol gray, black and fox,
unlimited, October 15 to December
15, inclusive.
Plover, unlimited, July 15th to
Jan. 1st.
Flickers, higholders, wakeups,
meadow larks, song and Insect-eating
birds not to bo killed.
Non residonts of the state and
unnaturalized foreign born residents
in the state must pay a license to
hunt. Carrying a gun in the fields,
wood or on the water shall be prima
facie evidence of a violation, $25 for
each offense and a forfeit of all guns
and hunting paraphernalia.
It is illegal to discharge any Uobert
rifle, air gun, spring gnn or any
implement whioh impols with force
a inotal pollot of any kind on any
street or alley of any oity or borough
of Pennsylvania. Act of April 15,
1903.
Imprisonment does dot prevent
soiling hunting paraphernalia nnloss
fine and costs are paid.
Homing or Antwerp pigeons not
to be shot.
Hunting grouse at night prohibit
ed.
Wolves, boars, woodchncks, ooons,
possums, foxes, wildcats, mink,
weasels, skunks, porcupine and
muskrats may be killed at any time.
Also English sparrows, kingfisher,
Cooker's hawk, pigeon hawk, great
hornod owl, green heron and night
heron.
All wild animals and birds may be
killed at any time lu defence of
one's porson or properly, but the
right cannot bo given to another
who wishos to hunt illegally:
FISH LAWS
The following summary shows
when fish may be taken, how taken
and the number :
All unlimited, except brook trout,
of which only fifty may be taken in
obe day.
Rock bass, white bass, strawberry
or green bass and crappie, cot less
than flvo inches.
Black bass, not less than seven
inches in the state, or nine inches in
Lake Erie.
Green or Oswego buss, blue pike
pike, perch or wailoyod pike, Sus
quehanna jack salmon, pickerel or
muscalonge, not less than nine
inches, except in Lake Erie, mnsca
lougo must bo fifteen inches long.
The above fish may be caught from
June 15 to February 15.
I'enobbcot salmon or grilse, not
lews than three pounds each in
weight, March 1 to August 15,
inclusive.
Trout, any species, except lake
trout, six inches long, April 15 to
July 31, inclusive. Luke or sulmon
trout not less than nine inches,
January 1 to September 1, inclusive.
(Continued on S-jcond Page.)
To Cure a Cold in Od Day
Tako Ijixittive Bromo Quinine Tub
lets. All drnperists refund the money
if it fmls to cure. E. V. Grove's
t'LMiuture is on each box. 2Cc.
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS
I JBick on tho hills, Monday morn
Ing, the thermometer registered 47,
here it was 52.
Mrs. Kate McCown is giving her
house, on George street, a cent of
fresh paint which looks very neat.
A marriage license hns been grant
ed Lester W. Wool spy of Port Jervis
and Nellie E. West fn 11 of Malamoras.
At the conference held last Satur
day at Stroudsbin g, Hon. Charles B.
Staples was unanimously nominated
by the democrats for president Judge.
Letters of administration on the
estate of Martha F. RatcIifTe, late of
Milford, deceased, have been issued
to John RatcIifTe.
John T. Van Auken of Montague
was arrested last week at the instance
of his wife for heating her and in
default of $200 hall was taken to
Newton.
Leon Scha nno was arrested this
week on oomplaint of P. N. Bour
niqne for shooting the latter's dog.
Defendant gave bail for a hearing
next week.
The public- schools opened Tuesday.
The two higher departments have
rooms in the Sawkill House and the
primary departments remain in the
Old Academy.
The county commissioners were
at Rowlands Tuesday and contracted
the mason work for the bridge
across Westfalls Creek to A. G.
Rowland for I20P.
Stephon Drake, Jr., of Dark
Swamp was found guilty last Satur
day before Burgess Chamberlain of
using profane language and paid a
fine of 13 and costs.
Down in Berks county apples are
selling at eight cents a bushels, and
potatoes re so fine aud plentiful
that it is expected they will sell for
thirty cents a bushel.
Typhoid fever is epidernio at
Carbondale, Pa. New eases are
ooourring daily and the disease is
unusually virulent. Ko far no woll
founded theory has been advanced
for the unfortunate condition.
Clins. Webster, charged with steal
ing a revolver, razor nnd f35 in cash
from W. II. Kiser of Westfall town
ship, was committed to jail here last
Saturday. The goods, but not the
money, were found in his possession.
The republican convention to
nominate a candidate for President
Judge of this district will be held at
the Crissman Houso, tomorrow,
Sept. 12th. The conforeos from
Monroe will be A. R. Brittan, Fsq.,
C. B. Roller, Jr., and John S.
Schoonovor and those from Pike
Alfred Marvin, Esq., J. H. Van
Etton and Dr. R. G. Barckley.
Shamrook III was outsailed by
Reliance in turoe straight races and
the cup stays here. It is possible
that there will be no more contests
with purely racing machines, and
that the future yacht will be built
to serve some useful purpose. Sir
Thomas Lip ton now has three very
costly toys on his hands whioh for
all practical purposes are worthless,
they are not even amusing.
New Millinery Store
I have returned from the City
with a large assortment of Millinery
Goods and have tho latest styles of
outing hats and trimmed hats. I
will have the owning Sept. 17, 18
and 19. The public Is invited to call
and soe my stock.
Florence F. Kail.
Harford street.
Three doors from Dimmick House.
In a little friendly joint debute in
Bi.smark, Ark., the other day, Judge
Wood of the -"late Supreme court
who is opposing Governor Davis a a
candidate for a third term, because
angry at some question propounded
by Governor Davis and administered
an upper cut which knocked the
governor off the speaking .stand,
four feet to the ground. It would
have been einbarassing if the jud
has been locked up on a charge of
asaqlt and battery lor attacking the
governor of the state and any Supreme
court decisions delayed thereby.
Stomach Trouble
"1 have been troubled v dh my
stomach for the past four years
says D. L. Bech, of Clover Nook
Farm, Greenfield, Mass. "A few
days ago I was induced to buy a box
of Chamberlain's Stomach and Li vcr
Tablets. I have taken part of tiium
and feel a great, deal better." If
you have any trouble with your
stomach try a box of these Tablets.
You are certain to bo pi1' ".seel with
theri nu't. Pi ii'o "5 cents. For sale
by Pilch Seni, Mnt uuoras, all
jnera! stores hi l-.ko Co
MUNICIPAL WCRK FOB. WOMEN
Women, if Allowed, Would Make
Excellent Officers in Keeping
Municipalities in Good
Cleanly Condition
"The Making of a City" was the
subject of a recent loctura by Prof.
CharltiB Genblin of the Univesity of
Chicago. It is a lecture replete with
valuable suggestions for oivic clubs.
Tho professor says. "The houso
wivos of the city know a great deal
more about cleaning and keeping
clean, than the bnsy bard-headed
business mon who are supposed to
look after the streets. The term
municipal housekeeeptng is not a
misnomer. Therefore the task of
oleaning the streets, and keeping
them clean, should be turned over
to the housowives, who are expor
ioncod, in toad of being left to bo
mismanaged by business men."
This is practical advice. It is
absurd to entrust, the housekeeping
of a city to mon who oould not run
thoir individual homes without the
assistance of women. City mothers
would never endure the blundering
results frequently perpetrated by
city fathers. In one district of
Philadelphia the streets are swept
one day. and followed the next day
by the collection of ash?s and gar
bage. The flying papers and dirt
attendant on this collection remains
on the streets until the next weekly
sweeping. What competent council
worn an would tolerate such reversed
housekeeping, city or domestic?
Taxpnying women everywhere
should insist in the ballot as the
means of protection to the home.
Until women can elect candidates to
fill municipal positions, it is a vain
struggle for thorough and efficient
municipnl housekeeping. The ballot
placos onr oity rulers in, power, and
constituents are rewarded with op
portunities and positions. As women
cannot vote, and are not constitu
ents, bow oan they obtain tho oppor
tunity to serve the housekeeping of
the city? Ida Porter Boyer.
Driving Park Kaces
The lat races of the season occur
red at the Driving Park last Saturday
and were fairly attended. The result
follows:
.1.0(1 ( LASS I-fRPK $2,1
Maude, B. E. Brown, . ,'i 0 0
Kitty 15., J. H. Brown, 1 1 1
Cyclone, Balniog 2 2 2
Time 2.fl2, .57, 57J.
MATCH RACK I-I KSE f2f
King I)., Syndicate, 2 1 1
Polonius, Smith, 1 2 2
Time 2.-TJJ, .3S'J, 40.
RUNNING RACE, J MILE PURSE
Alward, Alward, 1
Bodie, Bodle, 2
Andrew Jackson, Smith, 3
25
2 1
3 2
1 3
Time 1.05, 1.04, 1.05.
Alward also went an exhibition
half mile in 64 seconds, proving
herself a fleet footed little mare.
General Crop Condition
In the southern and central
seotions of the corn belt the early
crop is maturing rapidly and late
corn in the great corn states has
made satisfactory progress. An
average crop of apples is promised
from portion of New England and
the Middle Atlantic States, while in
other sections they are dropping
Buck wheat, is generally good. Po
tatoes are fast declining owing to
blight and rot. Tomatoes rotting
and blighting badly, lima beans
affected by mold and garden produce
generally backward and unsatis
factory. In the southern states
drought is seriously affecting far-
niers and retarding their work.
Ex-Governor and Senator Hill's
celebration of his sixtieth birthday
recalls an unusually long list of
political llnles.
The Kansas City Star, a staid and
reliable paper announces that the
"situation at Panama isthmussed up
considerably.
Mr. Littlcrlcld will probably re
spond to the Canadian proposition to
buy and annex the state of Maine.
FOR SALE Fresh cow, 5 years old,
with If, one woek old, by her
side. Apply to Joski h C- nnk, near
Centre. P. O. address Dinguians,
Pa.
Bucklen I Arnica Salve
Has world-wide fame for marvel
lous cures. It surpasses any other
Jilve, lotion, ointment or balm for
Cuts, Corns, Burns, Boils, Sores,
Felons, Fleers, Tetter, Salt Rhoum,
Fever Sores, Chapied Hands, Skiu
Eruption , :ufuihb!e for Piles. Cure
guaranteed. c!y SOc, at all drug-
THE RAMBLER'S PICKINGS
Cur village looks deserted.
The new lockup is completed.
Soon the leavos will begin to fall.
Frank Van Cnmpon has roturned
from tidgemore.
The number of inmates in the
stone hotel is iuoreasing.
It Is reported that tho oondition of
Moses Dotrlck is critical.
Euchre and religion go hand in
hand. How about poker?
The swallows are going south, and
oity people are going home.
Frank Beiiz and wife enjoyed a
drive to Long Islnnd this week.
Sore throats are getting common
of late, but so far nothing serious is
roporfed.
When flour is selling for six dollars
per barrel westorn farmers should
not complain,
The old Dispatch office is coming
down to make room for a more
modern building.
We didn't have any Labor Day
parade hero. Everything passed off
the same as usual, only the Bank
was closed.
The corn crop in this section
promises to bo a failure As usual
the cry of rotton potatoes is started.
But tho crop is reported good.
Ben Kyte now has a rival in the
horse trading line. Jas Quick of
Schocopoo tradod threo times in
three days. The next trade will be
for a mule.
The Two Orphan's produced in
the Milford opera? house drew a big
orowd. I guess everybody erot their
money's worth and more, listening
to tho sweot? tones of the piano.
The horse raoing season is over
so far as the Milford Driving Park
is concerned for this year. At the
Inst two races thoro was some kick
ing done and no doubt somebody
was dissatisfied.
So the Turks are gotting mad and
killing a few Christians because
Uncle Sam has sent a conple war.
ships ovor there. Now Unole Sam
may take it Into his head to send s
few of his boys over there who may
indulge in a little killing off of
Mussolmen to make the thing even.
Public Land Stealing
The grave charges made against
Secretary Hitchcock have further
basis than the attempts of irresponsi
ble newspaper men to create sensa
tional news. It is rumored that the
eflorts to secure Mr. Hitchcock's
downfall emanate from those who
have been defeated in thoir efforts at
public land stealing by the secretary's
investigations and rulings. Exami
nations into and light thrown upon
the land grabs in the Indian Terri
tory, and throughout the entire west
will lead to radical reform in the
land laws, if the president and his
secretary of the interior have their
way. Congress will be strongly
apjiealed to to put an end to existing
conditions, under which land robbing
is easy, both of the nation and of
bona fid settlors. The grafters may
proceed legally, but they evade the
spirit of the law through technicali
ties. The land office records show
thousands of acres of timber land
being sold every month at 12.50
which is known to be worth f50 an
acre. It pushes at once into the hands
of timber speculators. Legislation
should be so shaped that dummy
entries on the public domain are
impossible and to prevent speculators,
cattle barons and large stock interests
gaining control and ownership of
vast tracts of grazing lands. It is
recommended that the desert land
act be repealed; also that the com
mutation clause of the homestead
act l)e removed and that the timber
and stone law be repealed.
W'.ANTFD FAITRFTL PKRSCiN TO
1! travnl anil supervise forue of gnles
ppeplH nnii nmke cnlleetlona for mnnnfao
tiiriiig huiiDU. .-nraitflit mihiry fcluni a
week mill l-ilAry paid weekly
and enpeiibe iiumey advanced. Previous
enptfrtelicw u:irjewsary. lineal territory.
Busini'fert (meeehHfui. Position permanent,
kncloae aelt addressed envelope. Superin
tendent, &i Liearhom Htreet, Chicago.
Fearful Odds Against Him
r 'driddon, alone aud destitute.
Such, iu brief was thtr condition of
an old soldier by came of J. J.
Havens, Versailles, O. For years
he was troubled with Kidney disease
and neither doctors nor medicines
gave him relief. At length he tried
K'.ectric Bitters. It put him on his
feet iu short order and cow he
teslilies. "I'm on the roud to com
plete recovery." Boston earth for
Liver and Kidney troubles and all
forma of Stomach and Bowel Cum.
plaints. Only Dec. Guaranteed by
nil druggists.