-.-Ml' omety 1 , VOL. Xr. MILFORD, PIKE COUNTY, PA., FftlDAY. DECEMBER 241909. X0 8 Pike C BRIEF MENTION Toe Standard liaboratory, bought for use In the Milford school has ar rived. Five hundred experiments can be shown with it and its use will greatly facilitate study of physics, biology, chpinittiy and other sciences. Charhs Rosse, an Italian was killed near Parkers Glen Dec, 16 by falling from the railroad embank, ment to tha river hank where the ho ly was fouud Congressman A Mitchell Palmer, of this district, has Introduced bills to lucrease the pensions of Stokes Heft, James K Hiimler, Harrison Brecht, Ogden Harris, Char e Koeh ler; Martin Van A ken, John Henn ing, Elmer E. Frederick and Will lam II. Gosner, all residents of the twenty-sixth congressional district. The box social at Sawkill School House last Frldny evening, held uo der the auspices of Mis Jaillet, teach er waa well nttenled and the net proceeds fit 80 will lie used to buy dictionary, maps and a globe for the school. Collet t r Loeh siya that the people are growing more honest, hut he's s ill searching tliein pretty close when they Inn j. Josiah F. Terwililger has been ap pointed mercantile appraiser for 1910. F. L Weslbrook of Blooming Grove visited here this week. HarryS, Mott of Washington D. C. Is spending the Christmas holi days in towa. "The Sugar Trust ntllcitis fay they do not fear an Investigation by Con. gross,'' says the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Which la not very compli mentary to Congress; either. The present is not the first time an attempt has baon inide to force the newspaper lr.-si to make good the 1 sa incurred by operating the postal service, but Presidents Tuft's mess age appears to be the first that ' lias gone Into figures to load the entire burden upon the newspaper mail. "Department officials la Washing ton are permitted to talk, it they discreetly," says the Rochester Her ald, Discreet talk being discussions of Hal let's comet, the hookworm and the age oi Ann. He Is an optimist indeed, however, ' who ijnaginea our American heiress FS9 will eventually get the debts of Europe's nobility paid in full. The House of Lords has been prac tically abolished by everybody on earth except the English people. They have the last say, of course. One Lincoln penny has been coined for every man, women, and child in the country, approximately. And yet the chances are that you have uot yours about you anywhere. Tlie Sugar Trust's scales are be ginning to fall frum the country's eyes. Symptoms of Jmoking have already been aroused by Bryan's plan to hitch the Demouratio donkey, to the water-wagon. . Mr Roosevelt recently killed a topi and a Jigow. All the African ani mals seem determined to get their names in the papers, before the thing Is over. Chief Forestor Pinchot will not be auipecled of yielding the senliment al considerations when be expresses the opinion that the damage done to the forest resources of the land by the annual out of Christmas tree ia in flnitesimal. Kiddo Calendar In Sunday Paper Tim Noktu American Offers Most Attbai tive Sl'pplkmknt., To Headers ' The North American will issue with ita editi.ni for Sunday, Decem ber 2(1, a most atlrae'lve calendar for 1910, an appropriate supplement for tuo season. The calendar is reproduced by the photogravure process, the most artis llo known to modern printing. ' lb central figure of the de-ojjn is "Kap tiu Kiddo," the youngster that hat. been made so popular a feature of the comic section of The North American. This special portrait of the 'Kaptin'' ia by Unice G Winder aeioi, his regular delineator His New Year's address to the publio has been peuned for biiu by Margaret G. Hays, w ho Writes bis terrible tales every Sunday. Those who are not North American readers, and who want the niot at tractive calendar of the season, Should order Sunday' Nor'h American, NOTES FROM SANDYSTON,, The Orange dance and oyster sup per on the evening of the 3Ixt In about all I hear of for Holiday time that will interest, the young folks. Times are not like they used to was The death of James A. Randle of Montague was not unexpected, and his soores of friends, in this valley will hear of liiB demise with sorrow Suob men are a great good In any community and Lis township will mis him. The many friends of Hartley Lltt will regret to hear that he will have to go to a hospital to have a further operation on his eye. Tax time is one ot the certain events of lite, and now that the time is about over and taxes paid ali breathe easier. The rain of 2 31 inches last week came Very acceptable, and wells, ois terns and springs were helped to some extent, hut more rain is needed before It freez-s up. The reappointment of Henry C Hunt to the Judgeship gives satisfaction to all Irrespective of party. There are mighty few men In this county who stand higher in the estimation of the public than Judge U. C. Hunt. The public is sorry to hear that Grant Titnian of Bevans, one of our most energetic farmers has decided to sell his farm and go hencH. Since his advent among us he has made romy trlends who regret his depart ure The Farmers Institute this time will be held in Gringn Hall at Lay ton on January 6, 1910. Able speak ers will be present and the subjeots of great interest to farmers. The Grangers will provide hot coffee free and those wishing to atay oan take in the day and night sessions by bring ing their lunch The Layton iron bridge waa re planked on Siturdny, and a good job was done, with good material by H C. C. Snook contractor. An oyster suppet will be held in the Layton chnrch on the evening of Jan 12th under the ausploes of the Ladles Union. A good time is as-1 sured for all in attendance. John L. Creveling a well known resident of this town is seriously ill at his home Dear Brookside. . Real Estate Transfers Charles P. (ierrish agent to Julia Polzen, lot In Wynooski Green. E. L Parks to C. A. Ritter, lot In Lincoln Park Westfall. Emil J. Rebours to Mathilde Re bo m, 63 aorea Lehman part of Win. Musgrova 11000. Fanny B. Simons to J. E. Love land, A. Say re and Geo. L. Stevens, 192 acres Green 19000. E. L Parks to John A. Pohl also to William Pohl, lots in Lincoln Park Westfall. Anna Wells and others to Henry B. Wells, lots 676, 677, 704, 705, Mil ford Born 12000. Frank Wilkie to August Lingen, 100 acres Laokawaxen part of Aaron Dunham (1600. E. L. Parks to John Fox also to G Wealer, i0t8 Jn Lincoln Park West fall. " Ei rest Miller to Jeremiah Par tridge, timber agreement on 100 acres Laokawaxen f 1400. Emma J. Chapman to Rebecca J. Bradford, 8 acres Shohola. Garret Brodhead to Frances E Lattiuiore, Augustus C. Emery and Emily Downs, 150 acres Delaware. Geo Ladlee to Joseph AHegar, 1 acre Lehman 1 100. O. H Roenier to Jncoh J. Robaek- er, 6 acres Green flGOO. M. J. Lynn to Hi nry v, n Frank, timber deed on land in Palmyra tliOO, Lucy R. Williafi.8 to Henry von Frauk, timber deed on laud ia Pal myra 1400. Kich ATea'a Gifts Are Poor b side this: "I want to go on reo ord aa tayinfi that I regard Electric bitters as one of the greatest gifta that God has made to women, writes Mrs O. Rhinevault, of Vestal Center, N. Y. "I can never forget what it lias done fur me.'' This glorious neliclne gives a woman buoyaut spirits, vigor of body, and Juldlaut health. It quickly cures Nervous ness, SleeplessiM-su, Meloncholy, Head ache, Uuekache, Fainting and Dii.y Spells; soon builds up the week ail ing and sickly 60c. at Al) Drug gists. 8u'.orib for tie Pr ta. ,TIIE POPULATION SCHEDULE. Number and Nature of the Questions to be Asked by the Enumerators. Washington D. C , December fj, 1909 The United States Census popnla- Hon schedule which will be Oirried by the enumerators dating the Thir teenth Deosnoial United States Cen sus April 15 next, contain thirty- two questions concerning every man, woman, and child in this country, the total of whom is expected to reach the number" of 90,000,000. The preparation of tha population sooednle engaged for the past few .nontbs the joint consideration of Assistant Director Willougbhy, Mr. William C. Hunt, the United States Census chiof statistician for Popula tion, and Prof. William William B. Bailey, the Yale instructor In poiitl oal eoonotny, a prominent member of the Census Bureau advisory hoard of statisticians etc., who later was commissioned supervisor of cen sus for the state of Connecticut.' The sohednle has been approved by Census Director Dnrand, and In its final form will be 16 by 23 Inohe In size, printed front and back, with SO lines on eaoh side, one for eaob person enumerated. The Govern ment Printing Office will print 1,800- 000 copies, so a to give eaoh of the 330 snperviBors of census an ample supply to meet all the needs of about 67,000 enumerators who will euum erate the population in April next. The paper on which the sohednle will be run off will be first quality white writing, 23 by 82 inohes, 64 pounds to the ream, the total weight being 2-30,400 pounds. The entire edition will be printed on a web press, which will print two of the schedules, fuoe and back, aob revo lution, at the rate ef 9,000 an hoar. It will take about six and a half days for the press to print the 1,800,000 running sixteen hours a day. MORE CONVEJWCHT FORK. The schedule paper Is very heavy and will stand a great deal ef handl ing. The form of the schedule Is more convenient than that used ten years ago, aud the two pages are to spaced that when the schedule is placed in the card punobing maohlne eaoh time a card has been pnnohed the ratohet wheel automatically moves the sohednle np one line, and all the operator has to do is to oper ate the key on the pouching ma chine. For this stage of the compilation of: ti e population statistics 122,000,000 manila cards have been ordered for tl e card-punching maohlnes. The thirty-two questions are class ified under thirteen groups. The first is Location, and under this head the enumerators must! write down the street, avenue, road, etc, the house number In cities or towns ; and the number ot the dwell ing house and the number of the family, in the nnmerioal order of the enumerator's visitation. Under the subject "Name." for eacu person of abode on April 15 was in the family being ermmeiwtaV the census taker is instructed ta enter the surname first, then tbe le name and middle initial, If any; Be mnst tnolo.de every person, living on April 16, 1910, and moat omit ohild rcn born since that date. The third gronp. Relationship, calls for a statement of the relation ship which the porson enumerated bears to the head of the family in which he resides. The Personal Description gronp asks for he sex ; oolor or race that is, whether white, black, mulatto, Chinese, Japanese, or Indian ; age at last birthday ; whether single, mar ried, widowed, or divoroed ; the number of years of present marrl age ; and, under the subject of "Mother of bow many children," the number of ohildren each woman has had and the number now living. THE OOl'KTBY OF BIRTH The group relative to Nativity re quires answers stating the birth if the person enumerated and also of his or her father and mother. The iustruolions are that If either is born in the Uuited States, the enumera tor must give the state or territory but if of fort Ign birth he must give the country. The two questions regarding Citi- lzenship apply to foreign-horn per- sons only, and call for a statement of the year ot Immigration to the United Stales, and. to the rase of alult males, whether rwtoralia d or ! alien. The next question redoirea the enntnerato to ascertain whether the person is able to speak English, or, if not, to give the language spoken There are five qnestions touching upon Occupation. Tho first calls for trade or profession, or particular kind of work done by, the person be ing enumerated, such as, to qnote the schedule, "sriuner talesman, laborer, eto. " The next inquiry calls for a statement of the general nature of the Industry, business, or establishment in which the perron works, as, again to quote verbatim from the schedule, "cotton mill, dry goods store, farm, eto." The third wants to know whether the porson Is an employer, employee,, or working on bis or her own account, and, on der the fourth and fifth questions. whether out of work on April 15, 1910, and the number of weeka oat of work during the year 1,909. fhe qaestions In the Education group are "whether able to write," and "attended school any time since September 1, 1909. Information regarding "Owner ship of Home" will be obtained by by these questions: Whether the home Is owned or rented ; if owned, whether free or mortaged, and whether It is a farm or simply a honse, as in a village or olty ; If" a farm, the pohedule oarriee for pur poses of ibentifioaticn the number of the farm sohedule. The schedules further contains In quiries as to whether the person enu merated Is a survivor of the Union or Confederate, Army or Navy j whether - blind in both eyes, and whether deaf and dnrabu December Courts The regular term was held Monday before Staples, President Jodge and Associates Englehart and Quick. - Constables made tbolr usual re turns. Appraisements in the Estates of H. W. Smith and Jacob F. Wacker, deo'd were confirmed. Commonwealth vs Henry Clansen nol. pros, entered. . Petition of Mamie Brink for Guard ian, P. Hathaway appointed. Estate P. A. L. Quick deo'd peti tion of Maggie A. Nyoe to withdraw moneys from this state granted. Estate Amanda W. Conrtright. dee'd, heirs oalled to accept or refuse reel estate at valuation and no bids being received court orders J. H. Van Etten to tell real estate and give bond In 118,000. Estate Ella N. Docker deo'd peti tion of G. M. Arnst, Administrator to sell real estate to pay debt. Sale ordered. Estate Robert K. Van Etten peti tion for partition. Partition awarded. Commonwealth vs Bertha Wells, John Sievera and II. Reese, bail re spited. Commonwealth vs M. Wleks, ball respited. C. W. Ball, Uy. T. Baker and J. H. Van Etten appointed law commit tee to examine applicants for admis sion to the bar. Order to fill jury wheel for 1910 filed. G. R. Bull appointed to andit ac counts of Prothy. Petition for public road in Green, near honse of A. D. Frisbie. Frank Schorr, Walter Vetterlein and F. L. West brook appointed. Bond in $100 for costs filed. Petition for county bridge over Saw creek on road from Bnshklll to Hunter's Range. Frank Schorr, M. Cortnght and 8. Stoddart appointed viewers. Bond in tlOO for costs filed. Estate D. W. Shoemaker, excep tions to Auditor's report withdrawn and distribution directed. Estate John Newman, exceptions to Auditors report argoed. Masker va Masker. Divorce. Re port ot Master filed. McKean va MoKean. Divorce. Report of Master filed and court takes pa pets in both cases. Shooting Match R. J. Westbrook and Joseph Mar tin will have a Shooting Match at the popular Halfway House on the Uilfold road to Port Jervls New Yean Day 1910, beginning at 10 o'clock. Turkeys, ducks, chickens and cash prize will be offered. Am munition may be had on the grounds. Will 8. Loflin, pro p, of the Half way House will serve a first class dinner at noon for 86 cenur Every body U welcome, come and have a 50:d day's sport. NEWS FROM ' WASHINGTON The President has definitely dp. olded that it will be Impossible for him to complete any of the special mffajes 'or which he pirposes sending to Congress before the holt, day reoeos. He has, moreover, de termined to snbtnit a special mess age on the needs of Porto Hioo and the Philippines and is fieri on sly con sidering jwiitiiig another on the af fairs of the Distriot of Columbia;. In his message on the Insular possess ions be will nrge that citizenship be conferred on the residents of Potto Rioo and the establishment oi a oen tral health bureau tor the iBland and he will ask authority to create a civ il pension list for the Philipiues to be met ont of the revenues of the is lands. If he finally decides to dis- onss Distriot of Columbia affairs in a special message he will doubtless nrge the institution of legal proceed ings with a view to testing the con stitutionality of the Act ot Congress by whioh that pirt of the distriot on the south side of the Potomao was ceded to Virginia. Mr. t'aft holds the view that the law was unconsti tutional and that the territory which now forms Alexandria County, Vn , is legally still a part of the District. The Smithsonian Institution has placed on exhibition the 'rophies ob tained by the Roosevelt expedition In South Africa. This Collection Is declared by the regents aud by soien tista connected with the Institution to be the finest it has ever received It includes 243 specimens of large mammal", 1,600 of small mammals, 1,366 birds and something over 2,600 sheets of plants. There are, more over, a number of human skulls picked up along the line of an old slave train which constitute a valna ble contribution to the anthropologic al division. The receipt of this col lection is most gratifying to the attaches of the Institution, especially as it has entailed no expense, the funds being raised by private contri bution. Two old oil paintings have been in spiring patriotism from- the walls of the Senate corridor for years. One of Thomas Jefferson, with austere brow, has furnished an excellent ex ample to present day statesmen. The other Is of Patrick Henry, the Vir. ginian orator, who has numerous 1m itators as the Congressional Record will testify. For years these paint ings have hnng undisturbed with a small gold inscription under each giv ing the name of the original. A day or two ago Eugene W. Cbafin, former prohibition canidale for president, was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court and while walking through the Capitol he stopped be fore the pictaremarked with the nam of Jefferson. "That Is cot Thomas Jefferson" Mr. Cbafin re marked to a friend "Or, if it is the years have made decldi d changes In him.'' He then turned to the pic tare marked Patrick Henry. "And that certainly is not Patrick Henry" declared Mr. Cbafin with vehem ance. He was puzzled. In a mo ment he discovered, that Henry's name was under Jefferson's portrait and vice versa. He immediately no tified the superintendent of the Cap itol and the mistake was rectified. They are still wondering at the Cap itol what errors- another prohibition 1st might discover. Senator Hale, who is earnestly opposed to authorizing two new battleships and a collier or a repair ship at this session of Congress, has called attention to one of the most se rious needs of the Navy a material increase In the personnel. Captain Usher, Acting Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, sent to the Naval Com. uilttees of Congress only a few days ago an earnest recommendation that provision be made for two thousand additional enlisted men and Mr. Hale believes that this inorease is far more important than an increase in ships. Some conception of the ex sting situation may be gained from the fact that among the three cruisers the St, Louis, the Milwakee and the Charlestown, all on the Pacifio, theie is only one full and two reserve orews. The vessels require a crew of 560 men each but when one of them goes into commission it is necessary to take out the other two, leaving on each ship a reserve crew of 180 men. WANTED 1 SALESMEN to represent ns in the sale of our High Grade Goods. Don't delay, apply at once. Steady employment ; liberal terms. Ex per. ence not neoessary. ALLEN NURSERY CO. Rochester, N. Y. HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING, Milford, Pa. PATRONS' DAY PROGRAM December 17, 1909 . 1. Chorus "Questions" 2. Recitation "Newsboy's Christmas'' Panl Piokello. 3. A Doll's Lullaby," Primary Dept. 4. Recitation "Seat Mates" Natalie Armstrong. . c,.i I (a) I am Jack Frost" o. ooio Joly 0d gti NickoiBS- Alfred Lyman. 6. Debate "Resolved, That a Trol- Ley Line Would be a Dis ' advantage to Milford.'' Affirmative Marion Poillou, Emllie Fleg, Miriam Jaillet Negatlve Frank Crlssman, Ar thur Wolfe, Burrell Olmsted. "Christmas Stories' Primary Dept Recitation... ."Watching for Santa Clans' Maria Thornton, Elizabeth Hissam. 9. Solo and Chorus. . . ."Santa Claus Intermediate Department. 10. Canta "The Message of the Gifts" Grammar School. "Christmas Stockings Primary Department n. 12. , Chorus "No Land Like Ours" Remarks. . The Judges selected on the debate were Mesdames J. H. Van Etten C. lO. Armstrong and MissHuldah Bull, I who after listening to the arguments decided in favor of the negative. 'The disputants on the-part of the Iolllrmative'presented as ppluts, that a trolley would make noise and dis- Iturb us, would take trade away from town would endanger life, bring in undesirable citizens, and bring in manufactories and a class of people who might be disorderly, creating strikes which would be an expense to control. The negative points were that; it would save time in I travel and be more ot mfortable. make cheaper frieght rates and so reduce prices of goods, would bring I more money in circulation, because manufactories increase population, also that it might Induce electric lighting. The arguments were ably and foroibly presented on both sides and the participant showed that they had carefully studied the sub ject. All who took part In the pro I grain acquitted themselves most oreditably and patrons and visitors were nnanirnons In their approving comments. At the close Priucipal Wildrick made a brief address saying be re gretted the necessity of sending those children not on the program home, but as they had all heard the exer cises it was done to make room for visitors. In expressing the hope that au assembly room might be pro vided he voiced a couimou sentiment. I lie thanked all present tor their in terest and hoped they wonld be fro Iquent visitors. He also desired par ents to Investigate the reason when I their childrens school reports showed low marks The programs were pre- I sentel by Walter Degen. NOTICE OF ELECTION The annual meeting of the Stock holders of the Blooming Grove Hunt ing aud Fishing Club for the elect ion of Directors to serve for the en suing year, and for the transaction of any other business that may prop erly come before the meeting, will be had at Hotel Walton, in the City of Philadelphia, Penn., on the first day oi Febrorary 1910 at 3 30 ocloek in the afternoon of that day. EDWIN B. WOODS Dated Deo. 16th 1009 Secretary. NOTICE OF ELECTION The First National Bank of Milford, Pa. Milford, Pa. Deo. II, 1909 The Annual Election for DiieUois ot this Bank will be held at the Banking room on Tuesday January 11th, 1910 between the hours of 2 and 8 P. M. JOHNC WARNER Cashier. " Notice Of Election. The annual meeting of the share holders of (lie Barret Bridge Com. pany, will be held at room 4 Farnum Building in the city of Port Jervis, N. Y., Monday January 3, 1910, for the purpose of electing a Board of Directors for the ensuing year. The polls will be open from 10 o'clock a. in. nntil 11 o'clock a. m. - W. L. CUDDEBACK, Treasurer. Port Jervls, N. Y., Deo. 15, 1909. THE PRESIDENT TO THE SUPERVISORS. He Reiterates Former In. structiona Against Pol itics in the Censjs. President Taft's ringing address to the Census supervisors, from th Eastern States, in conference here, was intended not only for them, hut, also for all the other super visors, for the candidates for enutn erators' plaoes, the politicians, and the world in general. He said : "I am very pled to soe you. Yob number about a third of the foroa upon wkiob we have to rely to take the census. I expressed my opinion about the character of yonr rintres when I wrote a letter to Mr. Dnrand I did not write that letter just for the fun of having it published. I wrote it to be a genuine instruction to you, and I hope yon will all ob serve It. I know if yon pursue it, it will be an easy 'coarse for yon. It you don't observe it, thon I will ob serve you. I know, of course, there will bo pressure. "Many of you most of you have been reoommended by Congressmen, and it may be that some ot these Congressmen will come to yon and expeot, because they did recommend you, that you owe them something in the way ot selecting the men as enumerators who will help them In their Congressional election. Yoa have got to use sense and discretion. You have got to select the men that you think will do the work, and it you catch tberu doing politioal work I wish yon to remove them, just as I will remove 'you if I oatoh you do. ing politioal work. It Is business. "I am not quarreling with the Congressmen Eaoh man is looking for Jill the aid he can get to get baok Into his place, and I am not object. . ing to the efforts in that direction. But yon are the gentlemen that I want to mike responsible, through' Mr. Durand, for taking this census, mid you are the gentlemen I rely up. on, and if I can't rely upon you, tben I am going to direot Mr. Durand to let me know about it, and I will see if I cannot help him out with somebody else "I take great pride in this census. I believe we can make it the best censns that has been taken, if we take it as a census, and do not nse it and regard it as incidental to some , ihir.gelse. "Now, yon are rot well paid. Thia is pot a business that is going te en. i ioh any one ot yon ; but it is a busi ness that Is worth doing well, and I hope it will tnrn ont so that when t ie oensns is taken we shall all have pride in the faot that we were a part, in taking it, however humble. ' "I am glad to meet you, gentlemen. I would be glad to say this same i lung to ,yoar fellows, but having tills opportunity of dell verifag a little lecture, I could not restrain myself from doing so. I mean every wnul I have said." Election of Managers The annual eleotion for Managers "f the Milfoid Cemetery Association nil be held at the office of C. W. Hull in the borough of Milford on Monday, January 3, 1910 between i he hours ot 2 aud 3 p. m. WILLIAM MITCHELL, Secretary. Milford, Pa., Deo. Ill, 1909. Stung For 15 Years by Indcgestion's paugs trying many doctors and 100 worth of med icine in vain, B F. Ayscue, of Ingle, side, N. C, at lust used Dr. King's New Life Pills, nod writes tney wholly cured him. They cure Con stipation, BiliouMitss, Sit k Headache Stomach, Liver, Kidney and Bowel troubles, -ie at All Druggists. Alone lu Saw Mill At Midnight unmindful of dampness, drafts, slums, or cold, W. J Atkins worked as jNit;bt Wutcliuinn, at Banner Springs, Teuu. Such exposure gave htm a severe cold that settled on his' lungs. He tried many remedies but all failed till he used D. King's New Discovery. "After using one bottle" be writes, "I went back to work at ' well as ever." Severo Colds, stubt born Coughs, Inflamed throats and sore lungs, Uemmorrhages, Cn.up, and Wiiooping Cough get quick re lief aud prompt cure from thia glorir oub medicine. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by All Druggists. Thomas Sykes, owner ot the Bellevue Cottage, died recently lu, Philadelphia.