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MILFORD, PIKE COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1904.
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THE WASHINGTON LETTER
The present week has lcen a very
busy one nt the White House, and In
the Exccutivo departments. People
who talk with the President come
away impressed with the detailed
information he possesses in regard to
the political situation in the several
states, especially New York, Indiana
and Illinois. The landing of United
States marines at Tangier, ostensibly
to protect a foreign legation, gives
satisfaction. Secy. Hay finds ample
precedent for so doing. He may
further find a precedent for landing
marines to protect American citizens.
It will le a lame conclusion of the
whole matter if Mr. Perdiearis is
allowed to die in captivity. All
matters pertaining to the Chicago
convention are now arranged. The
President will allow neither liquors
nor refreshments to be sold In the
convention hall. The gentlemen who
are to make nominating speeches have
1een chosen. It has been decided to
present Senator Fnirbank's name to
the convention for Vice President
Ex-Senator Waleott of Colorado is the
man who will set the ball rolling for
Fairbanks. Mr. Isoda, Commissioner
to the St. I)uis Fair, has called to see
the President Being asked why
physically the Japanese are so small,
Mr. Isoda said it was the result of
over study. It is a little remarkable
that there are so few stunted men in
the United States. The President has
api)inted Mr. IX J. Murphy, once
Commissioner of Pensions, under
Cleveland, to be Secretary to the
Panama Canal Commission. Mr.
Murphy is a Knight of Columbus, and
was the editor of a Catholic weekly.
Today the President received for the
city a statue of Dr. Bonj. Rush of
Revolutionary fame, which was
unveiled in front of the old Naval
OI)servatory Building. The usual
program of music, and speeches was
carried out. Dr. Rush was a man
who went about doing good, and who
held the position of physician in chief
to the American army. For many
years he was a professor In the
University of Pennsylvania.
The once famous case of Rebecca
Taylor, who was dismissed from the
War Department because she wrote a
newspaper article reflecting ujton the
policy and character of the President,
has at last been settled. She claimed
that she was unjustly removed, and
asked for a writ of mandamus
compelling her reinstatement The
court of appeals of this district has
. now decided that regardless of the
merits of the case the courts have no
jurisdiction. The right of appointment
carries with it the right of removal.
There is no contract. Any clerk may
be dismissed at any time for any cause.
Civil Service simply simply keeps out
the crowd; it doesn't protect a clerk
when once an appointment has been
made.
Secretary Shaw has thought fit to
remind the rather theatrical World's
Fair President that if the first
installment of $500,000 due the United
States Treasury, is not promptly paid
on the 15th Inst., he will be forced to
take charge of the gate receipts. Mr.
Francis replies that every penny will
bo jaid on the date when it falls due.
He thinks the East docs not appreciate
the 4 -magnitude" of the St. Imis
Exposition.
Many members of the American
Medical Assoeiation.reeenUy insertion
at Atlantic City, are in town to attend
the unveiling of the statue of Dr.
lieuj. Rush. They are discussing an
uncxiKVted and startling paHT read
by Dr. Anders of Philadelphia on the
"Danger of Strenuous Life." This
does not refer to politics, but to certain
incurable diseases, such as the stiffening
and dcU-rioratiou of the arteries, as
the renu!t of overwork. It was stated
that a largo number of athletes are
victims of these ailments as a result of
the htiviutous life, anil that loan
young men are as decrepit as men of
70. The doctors say parents should be
wanted against the rtsults of football
tests of strength, and over indulgenei
in Prof. Atwatcr's "Alcoholic food.'
The rooting of funs on the bleachers i
not htreiaiou--; it i dimply idiotic
Kiuce the verdict of "not guilty," in
the Tyner 1 '.arret t eiisc,tli government
has decided to drop the remain!
indictments uguinM II. J. ISarrvtt,
nephew of the General. Ho was,
among other thu gs, accused of briliery
but it was shown during the late trial,
that a certain fee of fvxl vhieh he
reeeived, was paid after he hit the
g ivenmietit mt ice.
i!.e of t!,v never tiring and very
bu-y iii.-u Uvii.g in this city, is the
t vl.Ue-wl, ;!..,.;.( JAU '.
Foster, once secretary of state and
minister to all the Imrltnrlan nations
outside of the United States. 1 le still
manages to act as attorney fur many
of the philanthropic, benevolent
Christian, missionary and clemosynary
society's in this country. Yesterday
he interviewed " Secretary Hay
regarding the claims of American
missionaries against the Turkish
government. Mr. Foster thinks with
our large fleet now in European waters
the time is propitious, after we have
skinned the Sultan of Morocco, to sail
down to Hfambnul and set the Sultan
of Turkey trembling on ins tjirone.
Very likely a prwedont will )e found
for doing this very thing.
The famous Columbian University
of this city will hereafter be known as
the George Washington University.
This change of names rather uiwets the
college yell business. Resides it would
be undignified to connect the name of
the Father of this Country with some
silly rhyme.
Senker Cannon may be considered
entirely out of the Vice Presidential
possibilities. Even if the President's
preference for Senator Fairbanks
should not materialize, Uncle Jo will
not be dragooned into accepting it. He
was never built for a mere display
office. lie was surrounded by his old
friends here yesterday, and, to their
protestations said vehemently: "I
don't want it, I won't take it If I
were elected to it in spite of mysefl, I
would go up there and take the oath.
Then I would appoint a private
secretary and a messenger and a
telephone clerk, and go away and
never go near the blankety-blank
chamber" again to be humiliated."
Uncle Joe is eminently and exulerantly
social, but he is never social for show.
Real Estate Transfer
Tobias Nelson to Robert W. Reid,
part of lot 659, Milford Bum, $2.
Frederick Dopel to Geo. W. Wilson,
1 Rcre, Palmyra, f 1.
Geo. L. Nyce to William B.Schoon-
over, 422 acres, Lehman, Samuel
Saville, No. 224, also Thomas Ruston,
No. 219, 429 acres, $1.
John J. Schoonover to William B.
Schoonover, 58 acres, Lehman, part of
John Mush back, $300. '
George Gregory to Morgan Hughes,
property of Margaret Carhuff, 11 acres,
Delaware, J525.
P. Q. Deyo to Eleanor L. Hilliard,
equal undivided i in Jonathan Smith,
No. 186, 414 acres, John Poor, No.
195, 394 acres, Deborah Connard, No.
148, 204 acres, Dingman, $5.
G. F. Rowland, treasurer, to James
French, 60 acres, Greene, Jacob
Amdt, No. 260.
Same to same, 222 acres, Greene, G.
W. Roup, No. 202.
Same to same, 235 acres, Greene,
Adam Foulke, No. 252.
Ella Phillips to Carpenter ILSworts
400 acres, Greene, Joseph lUttenhome
150.
G. F. Rowland, treasurer, to J. F.
Terwiliiger, 410 acres, Shohola,
Joanna Currie, No. 38.
Commonwealth to S. L. Schoonover,
patent fof 52 acres, Lehman, adjoin
ing Jacob Wood warrantee.
E. D.Hemingway to Win. Heming
way, 152 acres Lehman, $1.
G. F. Rowland, treasurer, to George
Gregory, 211 acres, Milford Tsp, R. &
Church warrantee, $2.
George Gregory to Samuel Phillips,
211 acres, Milford Tsp, R. S. Church
warrantee, (2.
G. F. Rowland, treasurer, to Edwin
Drake, 50 acres, Delaware, assessed to
Elizabeth Minter.
Henry Crump to Romaine Whitaker
100 acres, Lehman, warrantee William
Phillips, fiOO.
John J. Sullivan to Menzo Reck, 2
lots on Cookson street, Matamoras, $1.
G. F. Rowland, treasurer, to Chas.
W. Cortright, 2 deeds, 10 acres, Uli
mail, John Rmtzman, No. 2;l(i, 9
acres, Lehman, luoeojod to John A.
Counterman.
Charles W. Dublcr to Jehu D.
Hooek, 105 acres, Monroe and Pike,
Barret and Gevnc t- ' :.-! i i i -si, f:MG.
X.-ueksitia "Villa,
Having lease 1 Brook-ido Villa, the
well known summer boarding house,
it w ill again be open for Hie reception
of guests. The Ideation is desirable,
the rooms comfortable and the table
will be iu all re-eet3 satisfactory. A
large farm connected with the house
will supply fresh vegetables, milk
and butter. For rates and terms
apply to Tobias Nelson, proprietor.
M.liord, Pa. 7 04
For local cews ruj Tvt 1'ul.-mi.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NOTES
U. McKean is Buffering an attack
of appendicitis.
Mrs. Smith has leased and is now
occupying Villa Ina.
C. S. Custis, Jr., has removed his
family to Branchville, N. J.
Charles Mayne and family of New
York are here for the summer.
Miss Bertha Kleinlians of Blooming
Grove was a guest in town recently.
Mrs. S. C. Grandin is quite Indis
posed at her rooms on Centre Square.
E. F. and R J. Peters of Bushkill
were bidders at the land salts Monday.
Gilford Pfnehot, United States
forester, spent part of the week in
town.
II. II. Sanderson, a former resident
of Delaware, attended the land sales
Monday.
F. W. Benner and wife have rented
a cottage on lx)ng Island w here they
will reside.
G. W. Pierson of lord's Valley and
his brother John of Scranton were in
town Monday.
Mrs. Fred Wilson will arrive to
morrow and occupy the Armstrong
House on High street.
Ex-Treasurer G. F. Rowland became
the quasi owner of considerable more
tackawaxen real estate at the sale.
C. O. Armstrong and family Bpent
a day recently in Branchville where
they met Harold, who returned from
Blair Hall.
Mrs. J. De F. Brower of New
York, who has been a guest here for
several summers, Is again at the
Dimmlck House.
Mrs. Octavia B. Van Wyck and
son, George, who have spent the
winter at their home In Washington,
D. C, are here agaiu for the sum
mer. W. D. Evans of Cartondale, deputy
collector of Internal revenue for this
county, has been at the Crissman
House part of this week attending to
his duties.
Mias Edna Kiaer, wrho has Just
graduated from Blair Hall, arid her
brother Henry and Harold Arm
strong, students at the same place,
are at home.
D. II. Ryman and wife of Marks-
boro, N. J., and Edward Todd and
wife of Rockaway were guests over
last Sunday with the family of W. S.
Ryman.
Paul "Ryder, who recently under
went an operation for appendicitis at
the Port Jervis hospital, has returned
home and Is improving. Algernon
Gregory, a sufferer from the same
disease, is also slowly recovering.
John Hobday, who formerly resided
in Blooming Grove township, this
county, but is now living in Scranton,
visited Milford the first of the week,
the first time in some twenty years.
He is looking remarkably well for a
man only 85 years old.
P. B. Clark, Esq., of Porter and
Daniel Clark, Esq., . both veteran
justices of the oace, attended the land
sales. Gur Phil rather complains that
a new set of men are intruding in his
particular bailiwick who are disposed
to appropriate some of the offices which
have been for many years considered
the projterty of a few old timers.
The marriage ot Miss Elizabeth
Dengler, a graduate of the Medico-
Chirurgical Hospital and Dr. Arthur
C. Wolfe of Matamoras took place
June 15th at the home of the bride's
parents In Philadelphia. Dr. Wolfe,
who is well known here where ior
several years he was a dork at the
Bluff House, is now located af Mata
moras, where the couple will reside.
Unclaimed Letter.
List of unclaimed letters remain
ing in the post office at Milford for
the week ending June 18, 1904 :
Mi.s Bossie Morefield, Rev. Clark
son McGeorge, F. Dilton, Charles
Daughorty, James Hendricks.
Persons claiming the above will
please say "Advertised" and give
data of this list.
Charlks Lattimorb, P. M.
The directors of the Milford Bridge
company have declared a dividend of
two per cent, f 1 a share, on the capi
tal stock, payable by the treasurer,
William Mitchell, July 15th.
Wednesday, June Eiind, the Erie
will run a ff 1 week day New York
excursion leaving Port Jervis at 7
a. m.
Degeu's barber shop will now be
found opposite the Crls,-,mun House,
in tho rear of the postoHice.
Bubscribu for tUa Pitfcnd.
OUR MILFORD ECHOOLS
A High School is Now Established.
Requirements, Etc.
Since the directors of The Indepen
dent School District of MiUord have
passed a resolution establishing a
public high school of the second grade
which requires three years of study
beyond the common branches, It Is
well to be Informed as to what the
law requires shall be taught in such
schools and the qualifications of the
teacher employed. The act of 1895
says "the directors shall employ for
said high school at least one teacher
legally certified to teach book-keeping,
civics, general history, algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, including
plane surveying, rhetoric. Enelish
literature, Latin, including Ceasar,
Irgil and Cicero, and the elements
of physic, chemisty. including the
chemistry of soils, botany, geology
and zoology, Including entomology,
and no teachor shall be emnloved to
teach any branch or branches of
learning other than those enumerated
In hi? or her certificate."
It will be observed that the act is
mandatory. The directors are not
allowed disci etlon and however com
petent a person may be to teach the
branches enumerated, he or she can
not be so employed unless his or her
certificate so states. The above
branches are no more than any young
man or woman should have to give
them the foundation of an education,
and there la no good reason why
parents should be obliged at ereat
expense to send their children away
rrom home to obtain these branches.
Milford affords every material In
ducement for people to come here and
locate with their families and it
should also afford the crowning
opportunity for educational advan
tages. If our directors fail In their
duty Ifl this respect the people who
are directly interested Bhould hold
them accountable.
A Free Country
The Philadelphia Press savs thla is
a perfectly free country. A Norris-
town Judge has Just decided that a
girl has a right to sit on her best
young man's lap; a New York Judge
has given an opinion that a boy may
enjoy the privilege of snoring iu
church; a York Judge has affirmed
that the father of a girl has a riizht to
throw her young man "outdoors if he
hangs on later than 11 o'clock; it has
also been judicially determined that a
man does not have to have his mother
in law in his house. These are
liberties which cannot be enjoyed in
every country and are as delightful to
contemplate as the freedom exercised
by Governor Pennyjweker to do over
the Pennsylvania Constitution from
time to time to suit his ideas of what
it ought to be.
Judge Parker has up to the present
time 178 instructed votes out of 685.
It is thus perfectly clear that the
loquacious Judge, as soon as lie can
secure a few hundred more votes will
be in a commanding position so far as
Undemocratic nominaUon'sconcerned.
Indeed It may be conceded that if the
Judge can secure say a couple of
hundred votes, having already 178,
Mr. Hill will be in a position to claim
a majority for his New Y'ork Sphinx.
Of course in the meantime Judge
Parker might change the condition of
tho face of the moon at any time by
saying something, but this is not an
anticipated entanglement.
Dividend Declared
( The Fikst National Bank.
. I Milford, Pa., June 2, 1904.
The Board of Directors has this
day declared a Semi-Annual Divi
dend of 2"J on the Capital Stock.
Payable on and after July 1st, 1904,
to stock holders of record. The trans
fer books will close on June 25th and
reopen on July 1st 1904.
John C. Wah.ndh, Cashier.
Week-day New York Excursion
Wednesday, June 22ud, the Erie
will run the first week day one dollar
excursion to New York of the season,
leaving Port Jervis 7 a. ni., arriving
in city before ten a. in. and allowing
over nine hours in which to take in
the sights in and around Greater
New York, all the seaside resorts
are now in full blast, and no one can
fail to have a good time at this
season of the year at Coney Island
and Luna I'ark. Returning, train
will leave Chambers St., New York
at 7.45 p. in. Jersey City at 8 p. in.
Remember the rate only one dollar
and date June 22ud.
Diugman'a- is headquartora for
Lowuey'u confections.
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS
Automobiles are like a duck In one
respect they dive well.
One of tho largest buyers of Pike
county unimproved lands Inst Monday
was A. T. Rice.
letters of administration on the
estate of Jacob P. Cortrlght, late of
Lehman, have been granted to Frank
N. Cortrlght.
The will of Ernest Krupp, late of
Shohola, recently prolmted devises all
his property to his wife and names her
sole executrix.
An adjourned court wns held Wed
nesday to take acknowledgement of
treasurer's deeds. Only a few tracts
rimained unsold.
At the treasurer's sale Monday hinds
were bid for with avidity and some
large surplus bonds given. Practically
all tracts were sold.
Abner McKinley, brother of the late
President McKinley, was found dead
in his chair last Saturday morning at
his home in Somerset, Pa.
Do not forget the call for a meeting
in the Court House next Tuesday at
4 p. m. to consider the question of a
village Improvement society.
U. 8. Attorney General P C. Knox
was appointed last week United States'
Senator by Governor Pemmiacker to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Senator Quay.
The thirteenth annual reunion of the
Mount Retirement Aluminl Associa
tion will be held on the former Semi
nary grounds near Sussex, New Jersey,
Thursday, June 30th.
The Evening Bulletin, a Milford
summer daily, made its first appear
ance Wednesday. It is a seven
column sheet printed on one side, and
will be devoted mainly to baseball
news.
W. R. Hearst captured 64 Illinois
democratic delegates who were in
structed to vote as a unit for him.
He is now about neck-and-neck
with Parker for the presidential
nomination.
Tobias Nelson has leased Brookside
Villa for a terra of three years and
will reopen It as a summer boarding
house. The place is finely located
and admirably adapted for persons
desiring to spend the heated term in
comfort.
Frank Beitz has the contract for
removing the office buildings of the
telephone, Western Union and Deg
gen's shop to the foundations on
Harford street, rear of post office.
In the meantime the W. U. and local
telephone offices will be In the post-
office building.
State Dairy and Food Commissioner
Warren has secured the conviction of
a bottler of beer in Philadelphia who
was charged with selling adulterated
beer. The specific allegation was
that the beer contained salicylic acid.
It is considered an important victory
for the prosecution.
Judge Ralston in tho Philadelphia
courta holds that in this state there
can be no recovery upon a policy of
life insurance where the insured is
executed for a crime, and tills whether
the policy contains a clause upon the
subject or not, and even if it stipulate
that the company shall le liable in
such a contingency.
Albert Kix'pping, , convicted of the
murder of John Marline in port Jervis
in 1903, was electrocuted at Sing Sing
Monday. He met his fate with' con
siderable firmness, and is said to have
left a confession in which he charges
that Mrs. Martlne shot her husband
and he agreed to assume the responsi
bility for her crime and plead self
defense.
The "General Slocum," a large
excursion steamer having on board
many women and children of St.
Marks German Lutheran church,
N. Y., Sunday School, was burned
Wednesday morning off 138th street,
East River. The loss of life is esti
mated to be 700. The destination of
the boat was Ixicust Grove.
The statement of the Independent
School District of. Milford shows a
total indebtedness of $17,663.25. Peo
ple here have no reason now to com
plain tiiat they do not have a public
debt of magnificent proportions.
Furnishing the building and grading
the grounds are yet to be done, and
they will be no Insignificant items in
the matter of cost.
Special (1 Excursion to Scranton
Sunday, June 19th, the Erie will
run a special one dollar excursion
from Port Jervis to Scranton, Pa.,
leaving Port Jervis at 10 a. in., ar
riving Scranton at 12.15 noon.return
Ing the special train will leave Scran
toti at 6 p. u. Fare only ft for the
round trip,
VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT
A Public Meeting Called All Should
Take Time to Attend
At an Informal meeting held Tues
day afternoon by a number of ladies,
to consider the question of organizing
a village Improvement society, it was
concluded in order that all interested
in the matter might have notice and
an opportunity to attend to call a
public meeting to be held In the
Court House, Tuesday afternoon,
June 21st, at 4 o'clock, p. m.
This matter should interest, as It
directly affects, all the people of the
town. Milford In order to be noted
as a resort must conform to all the
requirements which the seeker after
a summer home demands. A hotel
equipped as hotels were 25 or even
less years ago cannot now compete
with any degree of success for the
trade. Demands for modern im
provements and conveniences must
be met. What would a town be in
these days without telephone or
telegraphic communication? Com
munities have rural free delivery,
farmers have telephones and many of
them daily papers. City people are
accustomed to all modern means of
making life more comfortable and
pleasant and denizens of small towns
are rapidly acquiring the fashion of
their city cousins. Hotels are being
made up to date. Towns are beauti
fying their streets. Summer resort
places are vying with each other in
making improvements. If Milford
desires to keep in the procession Bhe
must step in harmony and not lag.
We may advertise the natural
lieauties of the town and country, but
something more must be done. We
must show our guests that we appre
ciate their presence and strive to
cater to their esthetic tastes as well
as their appetites. Milford should
appear as a bride adorned for her
best beloved and who know better
how to put on those little frills and
furbelows which go far In appearance
than the ladies of the town. Respond
to the call for a public meeting and
lend encouragement to the movement
by your presence and voipe.
High School Applicants
As a matter of Interest to the peo
ple here, showing who are applicants
for the position of teacher of the
Milford High School, their names,
ages and qualifications are appended:
Bottenhorn, age 25, taught 4 years.
Graduate Grove City college and
state normal.
Lee, age 24, taught 2 years. Cook
academy and Hobart college.
Goss, age 27, taught 8 years.
Susquehanna University.
Krotz, age 24, taught 2 years.
Haverford college and state normal.
Thatcher, age 87, taught 8 years.
Cornell university, 1890.
Eunmeret, age 25. Tutor. Dick
inson college, class 1901.
Cook, age 28. Experience. Penn
sylvania state college.
Barchoar, age 20, taught 8 years.
Dickinson college.
Johnson. Normal school and post
graduate normal school and post
graduate Cornell.
Lynch, ago 37, taught 17 years.
Business college.
Holdeman, age 37, taught. State
normal school.
Smith, age 26, taught 5 years.
State normal school.
'Carter, age 23, taught 2J years.
Post graduate Homer academy.
Watson, taught 17 years. State
normal school.
Rensch, taught 8 years. State
normal school.
So far the directors have made ho
choice and will meet again Monday
evening, June 20th.
Reunion of Sisters
For the first time in several years
Mrs. F. J. Spencer of Scranton, Mrs.
Laura Bevans of Pittston, Pa., Mrs.
Orrin Ayres of Beemerville, N. J.,
and Mrs. Anna M. Mettler of this
place, whose maiden names were
Williams, and who are sisters of
Floyd Williams of Pittston and L. J.
Williams, a prominent business man
of Scranton, held a happy reunion
and have enjoyed a week in each
others society and in visiting friends
and relatives in New Jersey, their
native state. The two from the
valley returned home this week ac
companied by Miss Bessie Mettler
who will spend the summer with
them.
The New York Telegram proxunds
the query "Dotw Meat Sjioi! the
DisiUon?" Most certainly it does.
It is a well known fact that the beef
trust is directly resimiLsible for at leat
two-thirds of the swearing which
occurs iu all w ell rvgulutud households,
THE RAMBLER'S PICKINGS
Fred Kessler of Matamoras was
down early looking ior camp meet
ing. New suits does not Improve the
playing of our ball players. Practice
boys I
Street Commissioner Steele Is giv
ing the gutters along our streets a
cleaning out.
The many friends of Charles II.
Wood are glad to see him able to
ride out again.
So Milford will have nothing doing
on the Fourth except a horse race on
the Driving Park.
J. Victor Rosenkrans of Newton
and Harold Thornton of Branchville
were in town last Sunday.
John Degen's barber shop is mov
ing slowly on rollers towards Its new
foundation on Harford street.
The Van Wyck cottage on Ann
street and the Townsend cottage on
Harford street are open for the
summer.
A couple of smarttes enjoyed them
selves shooting a revolver Just outside
the borough limits Wednesday fore
noon. Such cranks should be attend
ed to.
Pike county land is more valuable
now than it was a few years ago,
when it was hard work to sell land
for taxes. Monday's sale was dif
ferent. The Evening Bulletin, something
new In Milford, made its first ap
pearance Wednesday evening. As
the season advances it will become
more interesting. We wish the
publisher success.
The Methodist and Presbyterian
churches observed Children's Day
last Sunday. The former in the
evening and the latter in the morn
ing. The attendance at both services .
was large, and the services very
interesting.
Talk about Autos doing stunts,
where is there one which can beat
Jim Van Etten's critter. It tackled
barb wire fences, ugly bulls, telephone
poles, and last took a header Into the
Delaware river. Machine and owner
are both alive yet.
Now we are assured of a new
school house, which is very gratify
ing. It Is also gratifying to some
pwple that our board of directors
are so equally divided politically.
As politics seems to have entered In
to the schools we will watch the
outcome of the coming contest.
Now is the time to take a few hints
when going after your evening mail.
If you follow them you will be
blessed? by more than one person
before the season is over:
Block the door as much an possible.
Stand in front of the delivery window
to read your letter. Pay no attention
to those in front of you but crowd
in ahead. It shows manners. When
the rush Is greatest ask the postmaster
to change a five dollar bill to pay for
one stamp.
Pertinent Paragraphs
Is it rehabilitation, reorganization or
Isn't it resuscitation which is the
crying need of the democracy?
The democratic lines are being
sharply drawn within the party those
who are afraid Bryan will bolt and
those who are afraid he won't.
It is stated that the administration
officials are much pained over the
reeentaniKMineement that the Nebraska
democrats do not cordially approve of
President Roosevelt and his acts.
The hen w ith a snake's head which
is reported to have been found in a
Maine town, must have come across
the liorder, since everybody knows
that Maine is strictly prohibition.
It is presumed that Col. Watterson
is again getting ready, whoever may
be the candidate, to hold his nose,
shut his eyes, and vote like the small
boy swallowing his first oyster.
For Just three days the snowy dove
of peace hovered and cooed over the
Isle of Santo Domingo. Then the
wirm burned and crackled wilh the
reKrt of a new revolution, started by
jiminez!
The Scientific American prints a
striking illustrated article, in a recent
number, showing one of the great
government irrigation Works which
are 4to create thousands of prosperous
fiUms out of desert wastes.
The Russian dispatehts go into quite
minute Uetail over the unimjioi-tant
skirmishes wherein the Russians
"retired iu good order" before superior
forces or w here Rusnia "sustained no
losr.es," while the announcement of
Japanese victories is left to other
sources.
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