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VOL. IX.
MILFORD, PIKE COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY, APIUL 15, 1901.
NO. 24.
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THE WASHINGTON LETTER
Kuril is tlie very nntiirnl anxiety of
fmgre-!oen to got homo to their
constituents that as the time draws
near for adjournment a good dnd (if
desirable legislation iimt Ik1 postponed
until next December, and a number of
perplexing questions will have to wait
for solution until after the Presidential
election. The inqHiiehniont and triiil
of Judge Swayne, for instance, would
consul no a great deal of valuable time
nnd ho must go over, Besides, tin1
commute having the matter in charge
desired fuller information, nnd for
time for partisan feeling to sulfide.
The question is w holly a judicial one,
and should not he influenced hy poli
ties. The same is true of the case of
Senator Sim Kit, who npicnrs to be a
verj' resiieetable man, whatever the
Mormon Church may lie. A body o)
dignilled ami elderly men, like the
Senate of the United States, can hard
ly be exjiootod to give snap judgment
In such an important mnltVr as re
ligious belief. So, too, the case of
Senator Burton, of Kansas, w ill prob
ably be left as it now is until nil the
courts have passed upon the case, and
if he docs not resign lie is likely to
retain his peat through the vacation.
With the clearing away of those, and
other questions, ami the sulisidenoe of
democratic opiosition to real business
measures, Congress can lie expected to
proceed with expedition and finish its
work by moving day "Hurly-burly
First of May."
The Senate devoted Thursday to
eulogizing Senator llanna. A large
audience crowded the gallaries ami
many members of the House were
present to hear the speeches. Senator
Foraker, Ohio, opened the exercises
nnd Senator Dick of the same suite
closed them. While Mr. Foraker did
not consider Hanna a statesman or a
scholar, he admitted that he was a
very lovcnble man, "ever ready to
practice self-denial." He could testify
from experience that he was a good
fighter, and very strenuous in carrying
his points. Senator fscott related how
wounded he was in Ids feelings over
the diabolical cartoons which repre
sented him as an unfeeling trust mon
ster. Senators Cookrell, Mo., Tlatt,
Omn., Culloin, III., and Blackburn
added each a leaf of laurel to his
crown of immortality. Senator Fair
hanks read a carefully prepared ora
tion, and at its close exhibited visible
feelings of deep emotion. Senator
Daniel followed with high praise for
the Senator who, he said, came of old
Virginia stock, and was an honest
man who loved all sections of our
common country. Senator Perkins,
Cal., ndded his tribute' of praise and
w as followed by Doveridge, hid., who
preached a flowery sermon upon death
and the future life. Senator Deiew,
in a very vigorous strain for so old a
mail, dwelt upon the businessman and
the multimillionaire in the Senate,
defending their presence in that lxidy.
He referred to the. great work Senator
llanna was interested in through the
Civic Federation and his eflbrts to
reconcile capital and lnlior. Thus
speech was too much for the aged and
he was taken ill upon its conclusion.
Senator Dolliver of Iowa defended
llanna as vigorously as he had Post
master General Payne a few days
before. He regarded the departed
Senator us a loveuble, genial, broad
minded man, vho worked hurj for
the uplifting of mankind. He war
deeply interested in the work of tlie
Salvation Army nnd was tlie cham
pion of the tailoring man. Many
interesting aneedoies were related of
the great and good Senator and the
vast audience listened with deep
interest until the end.
A large number of magazine editors
and writers, authors and i.i-iisls, enjoy
ed a banquet, and Hulmcqucnt speech
making, in this city Thursday evening.
Tlie. President arrived aliotit 10 p. m.
and was hailed as '-tlie foremost uuthor
ofthemull." He gn-eted the maga
zine writers us "ihe reul governing
class'' uud said that "the iieople Ihem
selvis are ultimately resjiou.-ible for
the uoverument." lie cautioned them
gainst the spirit of "Uni-d'ulnos,"
and lie would have reform begin at
h"ine. The other rpeakers included
U.e I'lench and ( u i man Amba.-r-adors,
r-enator llcxerid.-e, Henry ';ui
1 ) l.e and l..-( ie enior J, lack of New
Vojk, wl.usu.ii many shurp things in
u ciy epigrammatic manner. John
Ji.y i s there, also some of the
Jo.-iic.T of ll. e Si.ini'iiie Court, Hod
silOC full' JiUO'lled Oil. If lOCU 1 l"t
in, I. ii' . n t'i l.eee.
'I i.e i .e ,.,,
(i r.:,..l to let the
;i. e on K.i.r 1..
;-i'l hour 1'iil go
. ii.' r. This bill
projmwd to fix eight hours as a day's
lnlior upon all Government contnictH.
In tlie lienrings before the committee
it mot with much opposition by such
men as Mr. Wallace I.iwney, a large
shii builder; Mr. James M. I lock who
was one of the counsel for the trusts in
the Merger casoj the Anti-lloyeott
association and the American Associa
tion of Manufacturers. They all de
clared the bill was loaded with dyna
mite nnd was unconstitutional. The
whole matter has lieen referred to the
Department of Ialxir with a rosiest
that it collect some -ery ol'iire
information.
Consideration of the postofilee appro
priation bill was resumed in the Sen
ate yesterday. Timt body has been
nioro liberal with the free rural
delivery carriers than the House pro
posed to be. It has agreed to permit
them to carry merchandise for pay, to
take orders and to solicit subscriptions
for iierioilieals. All will get a salary
of 1720. The attempt to reolaiify
them was abandoned. A small river
and harlxir bill will be reported to the
House carrying but (3,000,000. A
House committee isj considering the
subject of reform In the civil service.
The currency bill, to do away with the
limit on subsidiary coinage of silver,
tnd to permit gold certificates of the
denomination of f 10.00 to be Issued,
ins b(en reported to the House. The
telegraphers of the civil war want a
pension. It is proponed to establish a
juvenile court in the District of Colum
bia. The House has passed the bill
extending the trade Inws of the United
-Hates to the Philippine Islands after
1!)0G,-It is feared that the whole
question of Chinese exclusion will have
to lie fought over again.
OBITUARY
H. W. HEWITT
Hiram W. Dewitt died last Friday
night at Newport News, Va. He
was born at Millville, N. J., Dec. 14,
1845, and was a son of Jacob and j
FIhIo, Van Gorden, Dewitt. In 1869
he moved to Port Jervis and for a
time followed his trade, that of a
carpenter. He then became a rail
way postal clerk and later engaged
in the insurance business, and was
for twenty-six years secretary of the
Port Jervis Building and Loan Asso
ciation. He was an expert In figures
and thoroughly understood the
management of such affairs. About
five years ago he went to Belleville,
Wis., and recently to Newport News.
He was a member of Port Jervis
LrfKlee, No. 32H, F. A A. M.
He is survived by his father, the
venerable Jacob Dewitt, of this place;
three brothers and one sister, Frunk,
Husling and Amelia, of Milford; and
J. Westey of Belleville. His wife
died in 1899, and four children sur
vive, John II. and Elsie M. of Port
Jervis, Carrie A. of Flushing, L, I.,
and Ida V., wife of C. D. Mailery of
Cailicoon, N. Y.
Real Eatate Transfer
Peter Q. Deyo to Drusilla Quick,
4 7-10 acres, Weslfall, near public
roud, 2.
William Weaver to Joseph S.
Cliedister, 3 acres, Lackawaxen, uear
Glen Eyre, 2?5
W. It. Gilpin to John Ausley, 19
acres, Greene, $300.
Jacob Hornbeck to Obadiah Horn
beck, dated June 1, 18G7, 1GG acres,
Lehman, Robert Pitts farm, (2000.
Sarah Jane Hornbeck and others,
widow and heirs of O. Hornbeck,
deed, to Harry Hornbeck, same land
us above, (1800.
Simeon Lord to W. F. Choi and F.
C. Plume, 1 acre, Blooming Grove,
110.
Olivia li. Armstrong to Caroline
P. Steele, wife of Maurice Steele, 4
lots. Eldred's addition, Milford Boro,
Nos. 7li7, 708, 709. 770, (5.
A Tardy Honor
Dr. It. G. Barcklay received notice
last Monday of his appointment by the
Goernor as coroner for this county.
This very belaU-d honor he will de
dine with more or less sincere xr-
sion of thanks. It has been known to
the Governor fir several months that
a vacitncy hi the ufHee existed in this
county, hut he porhni k"t tho ap
pointment in n hi K in view of lhejmn-i-ble
contingency of needing the dele-
li-'ate from this county in his bitinc-
of juds.-e yelling.
' There are 'JCG:! type writers used
; l: tlie bonis of ihe I'uitvd Htateo
: and ( anaiia for instruction purposes,
i The number of sc hools of all kinds in
these two coun'iii s wt.ieii now give
. In ti in-lioii in type writing exceeds
thn-e thousand. A lai re proportion
of w Lielt are public
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NOTES
George 11. Van Auken of Ding
mans transuded business In town
Tuesday.
Dr. Walter L. Angle of Beaver,
Pa., is visiting his parents here for
few days.
Kev. C. S. Kyman, Presiding elder,
preached In the M. K. church litre
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Trelble of Shawnee was a
guest w 1th her mother, Mrs. Hhimer,
a few days this week.
Mrs. Dunham Gregory wnnt yns
terdny for a visit with her father,
V. Hipsman, at Shohola.
Mrs. Loesoh of Glen Ridgn, N. J ,
expects to occupy this summer the
cottage vacated by F. B. Thrall.
Miss Lizr.ie Findlay, who has been
making a protracted visit with her
sister, Mrs. Ilulslander, In Buffalo, is
home again.
Nathan Fuller, who left this place
several months ago to reside in Port
Jervis, is living with bis daughter,
Alice Bennett.
Mrs. Shannon, residing near Mil
ford in Dlngman township, had her
arm fractured recently in alighting
from a wagon at her home.
John G. Milliard nnd wife of New
York visited their summer home on
the shore of Big Iig Tavern pond a
few days the first of the week.
W. II. Armstrong, Esq., and wife,
who have spent parts of the winter in
New York and Washington, arrived
at their home here Tuesday for the
summer.
Panl Schanno, a formir resident
of Dingmnn township, now residing
near Ktroudsbnrg, was quite badly
injured a few days ago by being
kicked by a eolt.
Prof. J. F. Dooley and wife of
Waymart celebrated the anniversary
of their silver wedding a day last
week. Mrs. J. A. Kipp, a sister of
Mrs. Dooley, attended.
Algornon, a young son of Bheriff
Gregory, -had the misfortune to
break his arm while playing football
Wednesday. This is a part of the
game and a natural result.
Mr. James W. Pinchot, who has
spent the winter in Washington, 1).
C, was in tow n recently for a few davs.
He was accompanied by his private
secretary, Edward A. Mead.
Wilhelmus D. A.'Westfall, who Is
taking a course in mathematics at
Gottiugen University, Germany, Rod
Miss Fredericks C. Kees of New
burg, N. Y., were married at Naples,
Itsly, March 24th.
Charles Schanno, who went to New
York several days ago for an opera
tion on his eyes, has been attacked
with pneumonia and Is in a quite
seiious condition. His sister, Miss
Anna, has gone to be with him.
Mr. Jodry of New York, a son of
Leon Jodry, a former resident here,
has been in town several days seeking
a suitable location for a jewelry and
watch repairing shop. His health
has become somewhat impaired and
he hopes residence here will effect a
cure.
Something About Divorces
It is not often that a divorce is
asked for by a husband on the ground
of extreme cruelly by hia wife, but
there may be no reason in law or in
the nature of things that renders the
granting of a divorce to a husband on
such grounds impossible. Sir Cress
well Cresswell granted a divorce to a
husband on that ground, it appearing
that he was a member of the Society
of Friends, and the wife taking ad
vantage of his principles of non
resistance violently assaulted and
struck hiui Sunday morning iu front
of church when the throng was
greatest. In an Ohio case decided in
177G it appeared that the defendant
wife U gan by pulling her huslwnd's
tmir, advanced to sticking him with
pins, went on to Jabbing him with
scissors, and, becoming more bold,
burned him with a red hot poker, and
anally with a large knite cut open his
face from the ear to the chin, "Just,
according to one of the witnesses, "as
you would slice oc!i a ham." The
w itnesses agreed that the wife was a
dangerous woman to id the divorce
Was granted.
To Oppose Open Sunday
It is reported that efforts will 1
nude to secure more liberal Sunday
laus in this state, uud (his movement
will be opposed hy tlie Women's
Christian Temperance L'niot). The
illegality of open saloons, candy and
clar ioit s w ill le pointed out, and
it is propose, f) hhow that a lar'ri
ii:v.jiir!ty of Morekccirt.-rs Would prefer
I to keep ttieir hll-lllesi places dosed,
but would he obliged hy coin pel i lion
to open on s-uudays if ouch laws
(re p.etM-1.
HER BODY FOUND
After Long Suspense the River Gives
Vp the Deed Oirl
'Hie remains of Miss Lirale Hohu
ninker of Matanioras, Who with Miss
Emma Gcbhnrdt w as drowned Novem
ber 18 when crossing the Delaware in
a v(enger ferry on their return from
INirt Jervis, wore ftnind last Friday
nftornoon by two Ixiys on the head of
Depuy's island, aliout four miles this
side of Rhnwnoo. Tlie body was
frozen In a large cake of ice and was in
a fair state of preservation. Her father
and brother wont down on receipt of
the news and fully identified the body,
the clothing lielng practically Intact as
it was w hen she was last seen. The
story of the accident briefly recalled Is
that the girls were returning home to
Matamorns, from a dance, almut 10
o'clock In the evening. Tlie river was
high and the weather so cold that the
flw-ou roiies would not turn with the
wheel and slipped off the drum holding
the boat broadside to the stream and It
was swamped, throwing the four occu
pants wit The two men were saved
but the girls were drowned. The body
of Emma Gcbhnrdt was found a few
days later on an bland a short distance
below.
A New Stone Building
Mr. James W. Pinchot has had
plans preimred for a large stone build
ing to occupy the lots where the old
store now stands'. The structure w ill
have a frontage of 120 feet on Broad
street nnd a depth of 40 foot and will
connect with the present postofllee
building. Tlie first story will lie
arranged for offices and stores, and the
second will be a large Hall for use of
the Forest school and for lectures.
Several eminent men have Signified a
willingness to deliver courses of
lectures during the summer' which
may be attended by the general pub
lic. They will be of great value in
disseminating information regarding
forest work and will no doubt prove
of exceeding lieneflt in arousing a
more wide spread Interest In that
important ntudy.
Several hundred loads of stone are
already on the ground and It is expect
ed that work Will soon begin. The
building is of fine architectural deslim
and will be a great ornament to the
town.
A Point for Fishermen
An article in a recent number of the
Philadelphia Press commenting on
trout Ashing says that anglers who
propose to fish In the streams which
border Pike county today, when the
season begins, will find it an unlucky
day if they land their fish on this side
of the stream. Attention was called
at a meeting oftlie Fish Protective
Association held last Saturday that the
open season for trout does not begin In
Pike until May 1st, whereas it begins
everywhere else In the state on April
loth. - Attention was called at the
meeting to the growing scarcity of
black bass in the Delaware and two
theories were advanced to account for
the fact, one Unit carp consumed the
spawn and the other that carp destroy
ed the nests of bass in rooting up tlie
bottoms of streams In search of food.
Flood Damaged Lundi
A recent bulletin issued by tlie
United States bureau of Forestry gives
some excellent hints on tlie reclama
tion of flood damaged lands In the
Kansas river valley some which might
lie equally applicable here. It advises
forest planting and recommends the
catalpa which makes its must rapid
growth during tlie first tetj years of its
life and matures early. On lands
which lie bo low that they are likely
to be submerged at every future
fi-eshet tne best way is to let it grow
up to willows and other shrubbery.
This will collect the silt or sand at
every rise of the water and assist in
building tlie soil up to Its former level.
Tlie process may be slow but In a few
years much valuable land might thus
be reclaimed.
Four PerUhed in. Fire
The handsome residence of State
Senator Joel G. Hill at Lookout,
Wayne county, was burned early last
Saturday morning. Four persons lost
their lives by the fire: three workmen
and the Senator's father, Alpheus Hill,
aged 91 years, a veteran of the Mexican
War. It Ls supposed the flames origi
nated in the basement where was the
mens sitting room, in which were
beverni boxes tilled with sawdust used
as spittoons, ami that a lighted cigar
stump has been thrown hi one of thcui.
The Senator, his wife, win and a
servant narrowly ewo.ired by breaking
through a window and gaining mn-ss
to the roof of a Kirch.
The Milford firemen will hold a
niteiing this evening at their rooms.
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS
The Milford Choral Society will
give a Piimxrt In Brown's Hall Tues
day evening, April 191b.
Harry Mollineaux, since assuming
control of the upper mill, 'has had an
excellent trade and feels encouraged
hy his success.
The Lackawnxnna Itnilrnad Com
pany hns notified Its employees that
they must not frequent places where
Intoxicants are sold.
The news from the war in the far
oHst Is of the snme goners! chsroctpr
as formerly. It runs like this, "the
report Is not confirmed."
Letters of administration on the
estate of Henry F. West, late of
Orange county, deed, have been
granted to Mary E., his wddow.
An appeal from the settlement of
the township auditors with the
supervisors of Dlngman township
has been entered and investigation
as to the balances found due them
will be mads.
The five months old child of Hugh
Van Horn and wife, w ho reside in
Westfall township, died Tuesday.
The remains were interred Wednes
day In Milford cemetery.
Tlie Town Council Is building a
retaining wall along the Saw kill nenr
the Marguerite Houso to prevent
further damage to Water street which
was Injured by the freshet last fall.
The large chimney, built ninny
years ago by A. B. Sherman for use
in connection with his tannery on the
Vnndermark, hns been demolished
by A. D. Brown who now owns the
property. It contained about 1)000
brick.
Several rafts have succeeded in
passing the railroad bridge at Mata
mora? without Injury, but one came
to grief Tuesday and attempting to
run over it, stuck. It is said up the
river lumberman will take siime
action to have the obstruction re
moved.
C. B. Keller, who for several years
has been editor of the Jeffersonian at
Stroudsourg, has . retired from that
position and Mr. Abrams, former
editor of the Times, has been ap
pointed to succeed him. A new
company has- been formed with ex
Judge W. A. Erdman for president,
and articles of Incorporation will be
asked for the association.
The will of Caspar Wisling, late of
Palmyra, deed, has been admitted to
probate. He bequeaths all his prop
erty to his neice, Sellna Wisling, and
appoints her executrix. A singular
addition to the paper is made by the
testator as follows, notice, William
Roneker, no house room or any work
on this farm, or this testament will
not be guilty. Casper Wisling.
Large Drink Bill
The amount of alcoholic beverages
consumed in this country In a year
amounts to the ra.her startling sum
of one billion, four hundred fifty one
million, six hundred thirty-three
thousand, eight hundred seventy-nine
dollars, 11,451,633,879. These figures
are not compiled by any society but
is the annual estimate of the nations
drink bill based upon official United
States reports and carefully compiled
statistics. About one-fourth of all
the people in this country drink
alcoholic beverages and there is an
average expenditure for each drinker
of f 02. 16. Every man in the United
States who drinks at oil drinks twice
as much as his forefathers did, or as
he himself did if he was drfnking
twenty-three years ago. In 1880 the
consumption of alcoholic drinks per
capita was 10.50 gallons and today it
is 19.98 gallons. Beer is the leading
beverage and its consumption has
incensed more steadily and far more
rapidly than ever the increase in
population has justified, but tlie use
of spirits is now more general than
ever before and if there was not a tax
of $1.10 a gallon on whiskey the
nation would have been debauched
with clump qualities of the liquors
years ago. Illicit distilleries to the
number of 1,33 have laen seized
during the past year and (53,44 1
gallons of moonshine w hiskey report
ed for seizure. Coffee and tta are
the great rivalh of beer and were beer
as cheap as those drinks it wouhLgo
at once to the lieail of the list.
The little god, Cupid, must have
had his wings frozen on" last winter.
At all events he Is not fiytng around
this section, for not a blngle mtiriiago
license has been granted in this
county this year, and it is leap year,
too. Come, come girls, what about
posterity.
Japan provs to end the War in
Jjly and lius-ia promises to 0111 it hi
euna-ct aljoilt September 1,
A FAMOUS BIRD PETITION
How the Birds Might Address
Their Dentroyers
Perhns one of the most remark
able legnl documents on bird protec
tion that the world has ever known
Is that given below by Senator Hoar
of Massachusetts. It passed both
Houses of that state likea whirlwind.
To the Great and General, Court of
the Commonwealth of Massachu
setts, We, the song-birds of Massa
chuscttsand their phiyfellows,make
this our humble petition:
We know more about you than
you think we do. We know how
good you are. We have hopped
about the roofs and looked In at the
windows of the houses you have
built for poor and sick and hungry
people and llltlo lame and deaf and
blind children. We have built our
nests In the trees and sung many a
song as we flew'about the gardens
and parks you have made so beauti
ful for your own children, especially
your Kir children, to play in.
Every year we fly a great way
over the country, keeping all the
time -where the sun is blight and
warm; ami we know that whenever
you do anything, other people all
over the great land between the seas
and the great hikes find It out, and
pretty soon will try to do the same
thing. We know; we know. We
are Americans just as you are. Some
of us, like some of you, came from
across the great sea, but most of the
birds like us have lived here a long
while; and birds like us welcomed
your fathers when they came here
many years ago. Our fathers and
mothers have always done their best
to please your fathers and mothers.
No we have a sad story to tell you.
Thoughtless or bad people are trying
to destroy us. They kill us because
our feathers are beautiful. Even
pretty and sweet girls, who we should
think would be our best friends, kill
our brothers and children so that they
may wear their plumage on their
hats. Sometimes people kill us from
mere wantonness. Cruel boys destroy
our nests and steal our eggs and our
young ones. . PeopW with guns and
snares lie in wait to kill us, as if the
place for a bird were not In the sky,
alive, but in a shop window or under
a glass ense. If this goes on much
longer, all your song birds will be
gone. Already, we are told, In some
other countries that used to be full of
birds, they are almost gone. Even
the nightingales are being all killed
in Italy.
Now we humbly pray that you will
stop all this, and will save us from
this sad fate. You have already
made a law that no one shall kill a
harmless song bird or destroy our
nests or our eggs. Will you please to
make another that no one shall wear
our .feathers, so that no one will kill
us to get them? We want them all
ourselves. Your pretty girla are
pretty enough without them. We
are told that it is as easy for you to
to do it as for Blackbird to whistle.
If you will, we know how to pay
you a hundred times over. We will
teach your children to keep them
selves clean and neat. We will show
them how to live together In peace
and love and to agree as we do in our
neats. We will build pretty houses
which you w ill like to see. We will
play about your gardens and flower
beds ourselves like flowers on wings
without any cost to you. We Will
destroy the wicked insects and worms
that spoil your cherries and currants
and plums and apples and roses. We
will give you our best songs and
make the spring more beautiful and
the summer sweeter to you. Every
June morning when you go out into
the field, Oriole and Blackbird and
Bobolink will fly after you and make
the day more delighted to you; and
when you go home tired at sundown,
Vesper Sparrow will tell you how
grateful we are. When you sit on
your porch after dark, Fife Bird and
Hermit Thrush and Wood Thrush
will sing to you; and even Whip-
poor-will w ill cheer up a little. We
know where we are safe. In a little
wdiile all the birds will come to live
in Massachusetts again, and every
body who loves music will like to
make a summer home with you.
Entertained His Class
. Dr I'ersifor Frazer entertained the
surviving members of his class, that of
'02 in tho I'niversity of Pennsylvania,
at a dinner an evening last wt'k.
Fifteen parbxik of Ids htfpitulity, and
the occasion was enlivened w ith poem
by Dr. Fnuer who has long and
Worthily borne tlie distinction of poet
laureate of the class.
guboorU.9 for tba Pae;r.a.
PICKINGS
Maple leaves are coming but.
No gardens Imve been planted yet.
There are still some cases of pink
eye around.
Itebert Findlay has purchased
another horse.
I noticed Dr. Walter Angle In
town this week.
As usual we are having March
weather in April.
Uncle Sam as usual has distributed
some garden? seeds.
George Gregory's little mule comes
out smiling this spring.
Seed potatoes will be scarce this
spring ns well as seed corn.
The smiling face of Ex-Freeholder
George Clark of Port Jervis was seen
on our streets Tuesday.
So the project of a Y. M. C. A. Is
not dead, but has been awakened.
By perseverance It may still get to be
a reality.
The adage, when rum or cider la
In, the wits (if there are any) are out,
was illustrated on our streets last
Sunday evening.
I often wonder why some people
are so ready to give advice to others
about business affairs when they are
unable to attend to their own satis
factory. Street Commissioner P. F. Steele is
getting our streets In shape for the
summer. Now Is also the time to
work the roads. Some need It bad
enough.
The sea will give up its dead.
After months of terrible suspense to
the family and fricnela of Miss Schu
maker of Matamoras, the body of
that unfortunate young lady has been
recovered.
A few rafts have managed to
squeeze through the wreck of the
Matamoras iron bridge. If the rail
road company can not afford to
remove the obstruction why not sell
it to Pike county to replace it for a
free bridge.
It Is but natural to suppose that
the. Driving Park Association will
get In shape to open the trotting
season on July 4th. Fast ones are
not, plentiful in town at present, so
outside horses will have to come in if
there Is any sport.
Our county commissioners have
finished holding their Courts of Ap
ical. Appeals have been made but
they did no good. More money Is
needed to keep the county going. 80
prepare to pay your tax whatever
the amount may be.
Mr. Hearst continues to contribute
to the prosperity of the country by
putting money into circulation.
The Democratic party cracked open
so wide In Kansas City that a republi
can mayor stepped In very handily.
The demand of the New York
World that President Roosevelt be
Impeached continues to be openly and
flagrantly ignored.
When the country is most prosperous
and the majority of producers are the
best satisfied and happiest, the demo
cratic outlook Is always the gloomiest.
Champ Clark Wants some one to
point out a better issue for Uie demo
crats than tariff reform." The trou
ble with the democratic prosjiecta is
that there is no better issue.
Senator Simons of North Carolina,
should know better than to seek Im
possibilities, lie wants the democrats
to nominate a man of sound mind and
judicial temperament who will get a
large republican vote.
The irrigation branch of the Geo
logical Survey is about to issue a
reiort on stream measurements in
southern states embracing Alabama
and Florida waters. Most drug stores
kop a good brand of Fkirida water.
The democrats are wondering what
Mr. Cleveland will say next. His hope
that the democracy would return to a
condition of sanity, as might have
been known, threw the Bryanites into
a rage and is causing the other wing
of the party no little trouble and
embarrassment.
Mr. Bryan who is quoted as saying
that hereafter he will do no talking on
national politics except through Uie
Commoner has conferred au Inestima
ble benefit upon suffering humanity.
If he remains as steadhtst in this reso
lution as he has upon the silver ques
tions much of the past cuu be forgiven.
It is darkly hinted that at the proper
psychic moment Hon. William lian
dolph Hearst will receive tlie undivid-
I ed aupjxirt of the Tamunwiy machine.
Of course Tammany has recently en
Idorsed the Cleveland boom which,
THE RAMBLER'S
by tiie w ay, is a good deal of a Joke
but it is some time before nomination .
and it is understood that the "Jury hm I
been packed,"
-V.