Pipes
VOI, XIV
MILFORD, PIKE COUNTY, PA., FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 10, 1909.
NO 45
County
BRIEF MENTION
- I
Have Peary and Conk both found
the pole, or are they both faking,
or has one found it and the other not,
thaw-are the questions absorbing all
public intern Why did they not bring
apllnter of it home to prove their
assertions? The controversy will be
long and fatiguing and probably will
make some people so tired they will
be tempted to go up there and see
if they can find any tracks We are
willing to believe both explorers, and
when thry get down to scientific data
if thannrrntion ig not ton long, read
In part what they say. L'fe ig rather
too short for any other conrse.
Button, button whoe got the poleil
Ilarrlman shocks took a bad Tall
this week on rejiorta that he was serl
ously 111. Some slumped off 8 points
Milo Wicks was arrested thia week
for the larceny of a bicycle which was
found In ihe bedroom of big home
i .. r.,i I. t T ! T .1
wig held him in (50 hail for appear
a nee at court.
A young son of Stanton Supple was
. hit by an auto Wediiiwdsy evening in
front of the Pot Office, but forlu.
imieiy uoi droit mjurvd.
Miss Ann Wheeler has gone to
Lake Mahopno for a visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Dellit after a long
season passed in town have returned
to Brooklyn.
Frank Edglngton of Washington.
D. C. is expected here to morrow
to spend his vacation.
Ben Mettler ig contemplating leav.
lug town for a prosit ion in N. Y.
The Btroudsburg fair this year has
some fine attractions, and people who
attend will no doubt be greatly
mused.
R. H. Snook proprietor of the
Cochran House at Newton may sell
the property thia week to a Newark
party for $60,000. It ia a large and
valuable stand.
Sussex County thia fall will offer
voters the chance to abolish the
board of freeholders and lu lieu have
three commissioners the same aa Id
this state. There are several advan
tages in a smaller representation.
. The ballot in this state at Novem
ber election will be very large as
part ot the amendments must be
priiiieu, uj which will ue auueo cue
?tate and County tickets.
The first shipment of copper ore
from the Pahaquarry mines was
made last week over the D. V. road.
It wag on r ted across to Coolbaughs
and sent to N. York for smelting.
There were 28 tons. In very early
times it is said the ore was carted
from there over the old mine road
to Esopus, now Kingston, and shipped
to Holland.
The dry weather this year has
driven an unusual nuuibes of snakes
from their haunts to the lowlands and
many have been killed, found In un
expected places.
Professor Surface has heard ao
many tales about hoop snakes, armed
with a sharp horn on the end of their
tails, that he offers a reward of $60
for a genuine specimen.
Prominent among the candidates
for appointment to the vacancy cocas
ioned by the death of Judge Purdy
of Wayne County are Hon. Henry
Wilson and V. H. Lee Esq. of
Honradale. Judge Edwards of Scran
ton will hold courts until the vacan
cy ia filled.
Without In any wVse intending
any reflection it would greatly please
os personally to have Judge Wilson
aecore the place.
Old home week is accupylng the at
tention at Honessdale and with fine
weather the attendance ia large
How Ideas Strike us.
A high school instraclor recently
remarked that a sermon In comes ao
many sermons as there are members
in the congregation. Eaoh gives the
minister's words the concepts asso
eialed with tbem in hla own exper-
leno. They may or may not be the
Ideas intended. A music teacher
said four beats fill a measure with
out presenting the concrete of beat
and measure. The child reported
that four beets make a bushel. The
vegatable and tbe bnshel basket
were the concepts on hia mind. Ap
plied to teaching it means that accur
ate observatiou la necessiry to oor
rect expressions, a training of all the
senses The teacher mut see dear,
ly to be an efficient guide and ho
must be ahle to define concisely the
tseaniog of terms employed so aa
to maka them clear to (be minds
V hl pupils.
Frel Klapr u- D- "d wife of l'ui-
ade'phia are visiting the formers
parents hero.
A dn(?ht,,r Mond,y Bept
Clli. to Clarence Dewitt and wife of
thin borough which did Dot survive
birth.
Harry Dewitt an expert Linntypist
is homo from Orange, N. J. for an
indefinite stav to recuperate hip
health.
Explanations of the cool sommer
come with a jush.
Two inlerprid explorer have no
covered the north pole.
Taxation.
State Treasurer John O. Sheats
akireosed the State Bankers Asaoooi
allon at RedTord Sprints Wednesday
taking for his topic taxation He
said in part the custom is paretic ly
universal in the civilised world, and
one of the oldest peaceable forma by
the government secures the means to
carry on business. Indirect taxation
ia the most agreeable form In which
to levy and collect revenue, and the
adjustment of the rxceat tarifl law
was contradictory because It wns
hoped there would be downward re
vision when In faot of 802 articles
considered, 285 were Increased or
kept the same as it Ihe Dingley act
and 25 dutiable articles were reduced.
If, however, business actively Is in
evidence, aided by farm product eg
ti mated at eight billion dollars the
people may overlook their diaappoint
ment and forget that the tariff bill
is not quite in accord with the pro
tensions of the dominant party.
The tax or Inoomes began In Ath
ena. 683 it U and several nations
now derive their greatest revenue
from this source, notably the English
and French. If our progressive poll
tics, such as bmiding the Panama
Canal, a construction oi a national
Irrigation system and Inland water
ways, and upbuilding the Navy are
to be centineud this form of taxation
was wiselly subu.itted to the several
states for action.
In this state i taxation to product
revenue to carry on the public busi
ness seems satisfactory. Seven and
a half million dollars are yearly paid
to school districts, a million to vari
ous institutions, liberal asslstanoa Is
given . to hospitals and highways,
and large sums are expended for
other purposes. So prosperous how
evor are the atate'a revenues that
last Tuesday the accumulated interest
added to the amount of money in the
Sinking Fund equaled the entire
state indebtedneg, and to days were I
possible to seenre all outstanding
bonds, Pennsylvania would be free
from debt j
Corporations pay a little more than
half the revenue received by tbe
state, but if a tax were levied on their
greats receipts it would te more 1
equltaMe and would rednoa taxes
paid by domestlo corporations and
increase that paid by those operating
under fereign laws. In-urance and
Banking corporations should be in
separate r lasses and the four mill tax
on time deposit oertfflcates repeaiet
and the four mill tax on real estate
mortages should be eliminated as it
means an additional burden to the
borrower.
Attention should be given to the
depletion of the forests and the state
instead of owning one should own
five million acres, perferably in lo
calities having water sheds and pow
er at reams. Tho state has received
no permanent benefit from oil while
for SO years it haa been the greatest
producing section In the world.
Coal should not be depleted without
some permanent compensation to
the people of the state. A tonnage
tax should be levied Tbe average
coal consumption per family of mod
erat means is hut four tons ayearand
ot the 64 and a hal) million tons sold
in 1908 all but 19 million tons could
bear a tax so placed as to produce ten
million dollars annually. Domestic
consumer would pay not more than
ono fourths of this, and of tbe other
three fourth paid by outsiders balf
could be used la building good roads.
To summarize lie suggests re
peal of the. tax on time deposits
Kepeiling the four mill tax on real
estate mortagages.
Amending the law Denalzilnar
banking institutiona 60 per cent for
failure to pay taxes by August 1.
Repealing the law charging three
kinds of taxes against one corpora
tion, on capital stock loana, and
gross receipts and levy but one on
gross receipts, equaliog that collect
ed on all three.
Place a tonnage tax on domestlo
aiaea of aotheroite oool to maka out-
(ai.1e residents compensate ths state
for depletion of a natural reaoqroe,
Leaves and Fruits Tree
Damaged.
A Germantown physician tent to
State Zoologist Surface two .sets of
leaves In bad condition, one having
been taken from a Beokel pear tree
and tbe other from a Magnum Bon.
urn plum tree. The trees were
planted last fall, ard the phyiscian
asked for "a diagnosis," and a sog
gestion aa to a cure, "if such is pos
sible..'' The answer of Prof. Surface was
to Ihe effect that tbe plum trees are
suffering for tha lack ot moistuie,
which baa caused the leaves to
shrivel and appear as if burnt, while
the leaves of the pear tree show
evidence of the work of the pear
leaf slog (Calirns) cereal). . ... .
"Thik pear-leaf slug" the profess,
or continued, "ia a serious pest of
the leaves of pear trees, eating away
the green epidermis and making the
leaves look exceedingly brown and
enrobed. Similar sings feed on
the loaves of tbe cherry trees aud do
a great deal of damage about the
midsummer. There is really no need
of trees snffering daniago from these
pests when remedies are so easily
applied. There are no Insect posts
more easily destroyed. Dusting
with slake.l lims alone is sufficient to
kill them. Their bodies are always
moist and the fresh caustic lime
Doming io contract with them seems
to born them and destroy them. A
mixture of one part of Paris green in
thirty parts of lime before dusting
tbem ia advisable. If the lime be not
on hand, tbey can be killed by dust
ing with a dilute mixture of Paris
green aud flour, using one part of the
former to thirty parts of the latter.
Tbey can also be killed by spraying
with argenltes, such aa arsenite of
lead, or Paris green applied as for
the codling moth or other chewing
insects on the leaves, and they can
be killed by contaot inseottoides, such
aa are reoommenped tor sucking in
sects. ."With soon diversity of efficient
remedies it is easy to get rid of pear
leaf or cherry-ltal slogs, These are
really not slugs but tbe larvae of a
sawfly or wasp-like Insect. Tbey
will soon go into the ground where
they spend the winter, to emerge as
four winged oreatores next spring,
"Your plum tree should be water
ed abundantly with water contain
inga teaspoonfol of nitrate of soda
in eaoh gallon of water. This will
put new growth. Into it. Keep the
ground cultivated."
Old Folks Picnic.
Those who attended the old folks
plonio Labor Day at the Pines, the
pleasant home of Arthur N. Roe and
wife near Branchvtlle, N. J. were
charmed with the place and its sur
roundings and overwhelmed with
the hospttality of the host and host
ess. The Pines is a beautiful location
surrounded with natural woods and
the beauty and attractiveness Is en
hanced by the twe artificial ponds
and the neatness and taste displayed
in ornamenting tbem and the grounds.
You are in the heart of nature, with
rocky cliffs, graceful forest trees and
a revelation or new attractions at
every tour.
The picnic was largely attended by
Jersey ilea with a considerable sprink
ling of those from a distance and a
numherfrom Milford. The Hamburg
band furnished food muaio and a
Male quartette from Jersey City was
highly appreciated. Addresses were
made and at the close a permanent
organization was affected. The old
est lady present was Sarah F. Keyes,
aged 91 of Halsey N. J. and the old
est gentleman Lewis Eaton of Au
gusts, aged 5. Sixty-three persons
were registered whose ages were over
seventy years. It was a happy day
for many who renewed old acquaint
anceships and talked over former
occurrences, and no doubt the next
meeting will be eagerly anticipated
An accident, which at first prom
ised to mar the day but which fortu
nately turned out with no very seri
ous effects, happened Just at the be
ginning. An old gentldinan, Henry
Campbell and his wife in a wagon
lu which also was Mrs. Elisabeth
Howell fomerly of this County
went over a precepltous place, and
Mrs. Campdell was thrown at least
25 feet down landing on the sod be
low. She waa badly scbooked but
apparently not much injured. Mr.
Campbell waa slightly cut and bru
ised and Mrs Howell Jumped out and
so escaped harm. It seemed almost
miraculous that a horse, wsgon and
two people could go over such a
precipice and not be killed. The
horse waa slightly scratched and the
wagon. wUQhirtne4,
OBITUARY
Charles U. Q,cick.
Mr. Quick died at hia home In
Westfall township early last Satur
day morning after long illness of
Brights Deseaee. Be waa bom in
that township Msy 14th. 1838 and
was a son of John T., and Maria,
Middaugh. Quick both members ef
old -Pike County familes.
He Is survived by hia widow and
two sons John A. and Asa P. The
funeral waa held Inst Tuesday and
nterment in Laurel Grove Cemetery.
Mary, wife of Eliha Adam of
New York died suddenly at Sussex
N. J. Thursday Sent 2nd. She had.
passed tbe day in New ' York with
her husband and become ill on the
train returning, and died wltbtn
three hours of the attack of acute
Indigestion. Bhe was a daughter of
Theodore and Msry Whitaker Mr
gemm and was born at Sussex about
thirty five years ago. She is sur
vived by her husband and onedaugh-
tr, her mother, one sister and ODe
brother.
A Memorial for the Public
Schools of Pennsylvania.
To commemorate for tbe publio
school system of Pennsylvania and
the group of men who saved it dur
ing the critical days of 1834-35 ia tbe
purpose of the Pennsylvania Publio
School Memorical Association recently-organized
and incorporated by
some of the leading educators of
this state The memorial is tortake
the shape of an exedra monument
coutlaning three groups of figures of
men who did most for tbe preserva
tion of the free publio schools system
of this state. The men ao honored
are Thaddens Stevens, whose stir
ring appeal before the legislature, In
18S6 prevented the repeal of the bill
providing our publio schools, as well
aa Governors Wolf and Ritner who
labored for the same purpose.
The plan to erect a memorial haa
been aeveral years forming. It ori
ginated with Major Edward B.Uoore
of Wast Chester, waa filled with son
viotion that proper hooor had never
been done to Stevens. Msjor Moore
thereupon designod a group of three
figures aa tribute to tbe services
rendered by Stevens. In tbe center
of this group was S'evens in the at
titude ef delivering his memorable
speech to house Representatives.
With him in the group' were two
obildreo, a boy and a girl, with
school books In their bands. The
ohildren are ahown with bare feet
and tattered olothing, typioal cf the
olasa that Stevena had In mind when
he made hit famous plea. The de
sign won such admiration from ansc
versed la monumental art that per
mission waa secured from Major
More for J. Otto Sohweixer, thsemi
nent Philadelphia sculptor, to make
a plaster model of it.
The model and the idea it por
trayed received enthusiastic endorse,
ment from prominent elucatora and
others Interested in tbe educational
history of the state. -'Among these
were Dr. Nathan C. Sohaeffer, State
superintendent of Public Instruction
in Philadelphia; Hon. Jaraea A.
Beaver, -ex-governor of the state;
tbe late Alexander K, McClure and
others. It is at tbe suggestion ef
Ex governor Beaver that the statues
of Ex-goveruors Wolf and Ritner
were added to the original group,
the idea being that their services
in the cause ot public school educa.
tion merited their inclusion in the
group
For the purpose of earring out
the original project the Pennsylvania
Public School Memorial Association
was organized, incorporated and a
charter secured by the following
well known men; Dr. Nathan C.
Schaeffer; Col. Alexand r. K. McClure
Major Edward B. Moore, Hon. Will
lam W. Griest, Dr. Martin G. Brum
baugh, Col Edwin A. Landell, Hon.
Henry Bouck, Col. R, Bruce Ricketta
and Col. Oliver C. Bosbyahsll.
The assooisUon proposes to raisa
the funds for the areotioa of this
memorial by means of a popular sub
seriptioa. The appeal la being made
particularly to that great mass of
living graduate of the Pennaylva
nia Publio Schools who appreciated
what it haa done for them
It is the purpose of the association
to erect the memoral within the cap
ital grounda at Harrisbnrg where, it
will add to the beauty of the grounds
and buildings. The secretary cf the
Asaooiatlation U Col. Oliver C. Bos
bysbell 70S Croaer building, and tbe
Depository of funds, Drexel and Co.,
Pultsdeiyhta.
NOTES FROM
SANDYSTON
The weather for the month of Ang
net Is recorded at tbe Laylon eta tion
aa follows ;
Average Max
" Min
Max Bet
Highest Temperature
Lowest
Greatest daily range
Rainfall (inofaes)
Clear days
Partly Clear
80,87
60,97
91,87
97 on S
S3 on 22
45 OB 28
1T0
2s
4
3
Cloudy Days
.- Pupils passing the G rammer Garde
hi the Lay ton School win attend tbe
High Bohool at Kvwton according to
law
An old fashioned chicken pot pie
sapper wiU be WJ la tna Breokaide
school house ott Saturday eveninr
Sept. 11th.
Get your girl and take that In for
they will make it pleasant for yon.
The streams in thia section are the
lowest known in years and if rain
should come soon It wonld help veg
station very little bnt would improve
tall plowing.
Th"ae applying for hotel license at
Sept, term of court will have them
granted to the April term aa the
court wishes to have all expire at
that time. '
The Be vans brothers who pur
chased tbe James Clark farm near
Layton are having It cleared of all
brush and decidedly Improve its ap.
pes ranee.
Walpack township baa put up
new guide boards and ours needs tbe
same treatment, for now tbey fail to
direct.
The Sandystoo schools opened for
the fall term on tha 1st with the
exception of fhe Layton and Brook
aide schools. Tha -school room of
the former was not in condition, and
the latter has no teaoher and ret we
have have 9 trustees.
I acted the death of Peter Peach
in my last and will add that hats
survived by two sons Benjamin and
Calvin at home and Mary wife of
Walter Burroughs of Coleyille N. J.
Tbe Board pf Freeholders have a
resolution before them to restrict
the weight of -heavy loads to wlda
tare wagons. A toad of tie weigh
ing 8400 passed over it and new she
Borden milk wagons are carrying 45
and 44 cans of milk over that road,
weight enough to rain any road.
Miss Grace Montrose of Layton
and Mrs. Abble Bensohotea of New
ton returned to Layton on Batnday
after a brief visit to Mr. and Mrs.
Abram Williams at Nasareth Pa.
According to report the location of
the Layton P. O. -wffl be. ehasgsd.
Aa examination for P. M. will be
held at Halneeville on tbe 18th, and
so far only oas applicant baa filed
hie application for the position.
Mr. L. 3. Levy aasrehsot at
Haines villa told his stock of store
goods last week to New York parties
and no doubt will remove to -N. - Y.
too,
The Local option masting held at
Layton on the evening of the 1st Inst
was simly attended and good order
waa observed.
The speaker Mr. Baillie lost sight
of his subject and gave as a genaln
political speech, and roasted editor
Bunnel but spoke well of Senator
Prloe and eulogised Mr Morris as
the one for whom all should vote.
For all tbe effect his speech had he
might as well have staid at home.
Tbe Rev. Bailie In his local option
speech on Wednesday eveulng made
the astonishing assertion that the li
quor men of California and- Texas
were pouring money into Sussex
County to elect Senator Price. Sussex
County most be of great Importance,
and if so why (tout they go after As-1
somblyman Chat Myers from this
County
The Mercury marked 84 on Friday
morning . and tonight (Sunday) It
jesh as if It might go still lowe.r
Vlght On Bald Xooataln.
On a lonely night Alex. Benton ot
Fort Idward, N. Y., climbed Bald
Mountain .to ih home of a neighbor,
tortured by Asthma, bent on oaring
him with Dr. King's New Discovery
that had cured himself of asthma.
This wonderful medicine soon re
lieved snd quickly cured his neigh
bor. Later it enred bia son's wife of
a severe lung trouble. Millions be
lieve it's the greatest Throat and
Long cure on earth. Coughs, Colds,
Croup, Hemorrhages and Sore Lnnga
are surely cured by it. Best fcr Hay
Fever, Grip am Whooping Conga,
too and li.oo. Trial botUt free,
Qumoleed. by 114. Druggists,
THE G0ATESRD AND THE SHEPHERDESS.
At morn Is heard the bugle oall
O'er the mountain eohoss fall
Ho, ho, ho, ho, bo,
' The happy goatherd goes along
Whistling clear his native song
With his goat full fifty strong
Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho.
The goatherd's life Is free as air
He for noli ling seems to ears,
Ho, bo, ho, ho, bo,
Except a rosy oheeked young lass
That dwells down through the moan tain pass
Who tends her sheep ia fields of grass,
Ho, ho, bo, ho, ha.
The Shepherd maid sings songs all day
Of her Alpiaetad hot far away
. . Bo, bo, bo, bo, ho.
Before apple blossoms blow again
A.n3 f lowers bloom spon ths plain t
One bnt will serve the happy twain
Ho, ho, bo, bo, ho,
THE
De
Cop" says :
Why I'm movtn' allde time,
I'm goin' up an down de street
An' I bear de same ole rhyme.
I ain't got no mudder,
I ain't got no ladder too,
So I ain't got notliin'
And what's a 'cub' to dof
I took a while to stealin',
When 1 bed notin' to eat,
But den I bad a feellin'
Dat wasn't tost quite right
So I turned to be honest
But I don't far so well,
TIs easy to preach Gospel
To people wbat bvve fell.
I went a while in business
But de times waa very bad,
De winter was a hard one
Snow stopped all ds "shines" I bsd
I had no plaoa 'or slsepin',
Dat wasn't very oomfor'ble
Bnt I done de best 1 could.
Now here's anoder button man
He'll tell me Just de same.
Move on Johnny Ah shnt np
Johnny sln't my name.
Take me to de station boose
1 don't cars If yon do,
Yon may look ma in ds cell
But I'm just ss good as you.
Yon didn't have to wander
In ds streets haa yon was nine,
And sleep on carts and door maul
. When ds summer nights was fine,
And when de winter oame
Yon didn't bavs to steal
To get a rag of el thin'
And to get good square meal.
Corns on my littlo ehsp with me",
The polioemao kindly said,
fill give yon food and clothing
Asd you'll sleep upon bed".
ow cop you're only foolin'."
God knows I'm not" said bs,
Ths waifs Up trembled, and bs sobbed
'Oh Cop you're kind to me."
Public Service Hearing.
Ths Publio Servlo Commies sat In
Port J,erv this vjsekJo h,eer, evi
dence on the application of the Inter
stale,' Bjdro Co. tor .permission to
opasatw isoiley and Inraisb gaa and
electric lights to that city. The ap
plication is opposed by the present
ay da headed company which owns
the franchises. .The commission In
sisted on making the applicant dis
close Its financial prosptot, to which
of course it demurred, but tbe point
waa very properly Insisted on.
Were proposing companies to make
a show down there wonld be much
I probably tor newspapers to write
about and could such commissions
restrict bond and stock issues per
haps many possible investors would
call them blessed. Think of s stock
and bonded indebtedness of $800,000
an It miles of road over practically
levil ground. Tbe 13 mile road at
Bushklll la said to be indobted f 180,
000. The Hydro oimpany stated it
intended to build a trolley to Mil
ford and to cross the Erie tracks at
grade. It claims to own Mocgaup
Falls whiohjwtll furnish power. Peo
ple here would Welcome the road
and probably If capitalised at a fair
amount suore people would Invest.
The;day of building mads like soaking
sponges, so that whan squeezed they
show mostly water, should be ended.
WANTED!
SALESMEN to represent us in
toe sale of cur High Grade Goods.
Don't delay, apply at onoe. Stead;
employment ; liberal terms. Ex per.
ienos not necessary.
ALLEN NURSERY CO.
Rochester, n. Y.
Bsteeciee for the FP.
WAIF.
"Move on Johnny".
The .Field Club Sport..
The Milford Field Club was dust
with tuimaments during the mntitli
of August. Tennis was tbs chief at
trastkn, and soma excellent -talent
competed In, the various events.
Clock golf was very popular, as was
eroquet, while quoiU sppealed to old
and young men and some fins pitch
ing toot: place.
Warren Choi woo tbs chamoionahln
in quoits with Gerald Lewis a very
closs second. Mrs. Tyler carried off
the cape de chine dress which waa
fiist prize in ladies croquet singles,
Mrs. Harwell took the eut glass salad
bowl which was second prise.
In tennis Mr. Lolmger won tbe
championship challenge cup, E.
Scheiss took the tournament cup for
mens singles, handicap, although he
piayea scratch. Harsell and K. Sche
iss won men's doubles, and E. Sohelas
and Miss Jones carried off the honors
in mixed doubles.
George P. Vsn Wyck made the
lowest score in tbe clock golf tourna
ment snd was awarded small enp,
but Mr, Whits won the championship
challenge cup by beating all comers.
Ladies clock rolf is now brlur
played snd Isdies croquet doubles
will begin shortly.
A hurry Up Call.
Quick) Mr. Druggist Qniok a
box of Buckleu's Arnica Salve
Here's a quarter For the love of
Moses, hurry! Baby's burned him
self, terribly Johnnie cot his foot
with the ax Mamie's scalded Pa
can't walk from piles Billie bas
boils and my corns ache. She got
It and soon cured all tbe family. Its
the greatest healer on earth. Bold
by AU Oaugglsts.
Atort$H In tfcs rs,