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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18
SHERlFF'S SALE.


BY virtue Of writ of Levari Facias, Is
sued out Of the Court Of Common Pleas Of
pike County, to me directed, will expose
to Public Sale, by vendue or outcry, at the
Sheriif's Office in the Borough Of Milford
On Friday, October 2, A. D., 1895,
at three O'Clock in the afternoon Of said
day All that certain piece, parcel or
tract Of land, situate, lying and being in
the Township of Dingnan, County Of
pike and State of PENNSYLVANIA, bounded
and described as follows to wit: Begin
ming at a heap Of stones for corner, being
corner of lands of Samuel S. Thralf
(now Geyer)thence along land of Benjamin
Hulse south forty-lve and half degrees
west eighty-seven perches to a rock
for a corner, thence along land sur
veyed to Abraham Sinner north three and
half degrees west one hundred and
twenty perches to stone corner, thence
north thirty-eight and a quarter de
grees east one hundred and forty two
perches TO pine stump for corner, thence
along land surveyed to Luke Brodhead
south eighty-two degrees east one hundred
and ninty-three perches to corner of lands
owned by James Newman, thence along
same and lands of Howard Hulse south
forty-four degrees west one hundred and
eight perches to corner Of Howard Hulse'
land, thence along same south forty-three
degrees east thirteen perches to corner,
thence along land of Cornelius Littlefeld
south fOrty-fOur degrees west eighty-three
perches to a corner of land late of Samuel
$. Thrall, deceased, thence along same
north forty-two and a half degrees west
sixty-nine perches to the place of beginning,
containing one hundred and eighty-one
acres be the same more or less, being part of
a larger tract surveyed on a warrant granted
to Jesse Mexican and which became vested
In said mortgagot by two deeds from Wal
ter Mitchell and i'm said Mitchell by deed
from James s. Wallace and wife, dated
April 4th, 1879, and recorded In deed book
No. 81, page 1874, excepting therefrom and
thereOut as In the above mentioned deed
all the lands situate and lying on the
south Tor below the public road running
through the lands above described, on
which said lands excepted and reserved are
erected house and barn formerly oc-
cupied by Mrs. Louis 10th,
IMPROVEMENTS.
On the above land are good frame
house, barn and other outbuildings.
Fruit of all kinds. About 40 acres are i'm
proved, the balance woodland.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Hattie r. Foote and w. G..
Young terre tenant and will be sold by
me for cash.
H. l. COURTRIGHT,
Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Milford. Pa,
September 8, 1896.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18
Editorial.
WHAT WE SAY.

Our neighbor in his last issue in
dulges in some structures as to the
Republican caucus lately held in
Dingman township and calls on us
to express our opinion of the affair.
Inasmuch as the editor of this paper
was not there, and did not furnish
any of the free beer " or free
whiskey "if any was present, or in
any wise aid, abet or stimulate the
proceedings we cannot see that any
responsibility attaches for whatever
took place. If the manners and
morals of that township have been
so debauched by a saturation of free
beer furnished by Democratic can
didates, and it's people so demoral-
lied by association with them, that
a caucus cannot be held without the
adjuncts of intoxicants and free
fights we deplore the situation, and
suggest contributions to send mis-
sionaries to those misguided souls,
whose peaceful lives have been
blasted by outside contaminations.
We have no excuses to palliate or
mitigate anything of a disreputable
character which transpired, if any
thing did, at the aforesaid caucus.
Such meetings should be conducted
in a spirit of fairness, and with en-
tire freedom from all attempts to
influence the minds of voters in any
other manner then by fair argu-
ments. 1t is one of the highest
privileges of our citizens to meet
and frankly discuss questions of pub
lie policy, men and measures, and
we have no words of condemnation
too severe to express our opinion of
those who by tricks or guile or the
use of Intoxicating beverages strive
to mould public opinion so that it
may inure to their own personal and
selfish ends.
If reprehensible methods were en-
ployed, and if whiskey or beer was
unlawfully furnished or used we
have no doubt but the constable of
that township in his zeal for the en-
forcement of the law and in the
proper performance Of his duty will
promptly report such facts in his re-
turn to the next court with the
names of the offenders that they
may be brought before the bar Of
justice and have such punishment
meted out as their conduct deserves.
And to this all right-minded men OF
either party will respond with a
hearty amen.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18
An object Lesson In squashe..s

An Object Lesson In squashes.
Well, here am, Mariaf I'm back again, yer
see
That is, ez fur as thet's concerned. I'm back,
what's left Of me.
The more learn and more sec since ali this
talk began
Makes me the more inclined TO be a Bryan sil-
yer man.
You know he SEE in that thar speech read 10
you last night
That produce hain't gone down a bit, but sold's
up outer sight.
Well. when got to Louisville, at half past Eve
o'clock,
There want another man had squash but me
on Pierce's dock.
started in a-selling mine. ten cents apiece,
swar,
And at that price I'd say that gold stood Just
about 10 par.
Bout six o'clock three other teams came on
the dock, by gosh.
And every sOl darned one Of 'em was fun Of
summer sQuashl
Well. then and there gold started up, and abe
began 10 rise.
Five cents apiece for summer squaahl jumps
right up and cries.
By thunder, didn't gold 90 M as ouiok and
For them there feliers offered theirn at just
g cent apiece.
Bat ssill gold kept a-gOins up-a-litins up
she went,
Tni l sold out what had left two squaahes.
for q cent.
You know aArned well that squAshss amt apt
to huctuate,
30 Bryan's got the thing dead rieht-it's gold
as sure as fate.
II stands TO reason no Is right whom he ssz
it's because
There's something out Of killer with thai,
thar silver laws.
30 darn the stun I'd full a. lieva hava ola ri,1
Kstohum's q note.
And when election comes around pill I,rva,,
gets my vote. n *
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18

The free coinage press has for several
months past been publishing an article
said to have been taken from the Lon
don Financial News Of March 10, In
which the l .ediction was made that II
the United States adopted free silver
Great Britain would lose all her trade
with South America. India. China and
japan. The pretended quotation also
declared that this trade which Great
Britain would lose would ell 60 10 the
United States.
In its issue Of Aug 18 The Financial
News pronounces the alleged extract to
be a forgery and declares positively that
nothing Of the kind was ever printed
Ia its columns. An examination Of q file
Of the paper shows that its statement is
true
. Will the silverite newspapers which
have been publishing this fake argu-
ment for free coinage please explain 10
their readers that they were misled By
some unBcrupulous forgeri
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18

Attorney. General Harmon has
written a letter replying to Mr..
Bryan's declaration against the
right of the Federal Government to
interfere in the suppression of law
lessness in the states. He says this
doctrine is worse than secession,
and also intimates that a closer
study of the Constitution and laws
might remove considerable ignor-
ance from the mind of the Presid-
ential candidate, which is drawing a
rather mild inference, to say the
lepst.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18
COMMISSIONERS SALE

The undersigned, the County Commits
sioners of the County of Pike, will sell to
highest bidders the several seated and
unseated tracts of land enumerated below,
at the Court House, in Milford, ON
Thursday, October lst. 1895,
commencing at 2 o'clock.
SEATED LANDS
Blooming Grove Township.
Mitchell, Walter, N. r. 73 acres unimpd,
David Ridgeway, No. 81, 100 acres, un-
Isaac Decow, No 1O4, adjoining lands of
Amanda Schlner and John Newman.
Delaware Township.
Laing, John w, est. 100 acres unimpd,
part of Thos Carney, No. 14S, adjoining
lots No. 147 and 149.
Greene Township.
French, James, H. f., 261 acres, unimpd,
Howe and Elliot, No 157, adjoining lands
Of Chas. Blitz and Josiah Whitaker.
PETER, Lewis, n. r., 100 acres unimpd, Mary
Stocker, No 266, adjoining lands of Ru-
dolph Linck and Levi Shaw.
Lackawaxen Township.
Bovee, Christian, N. r., 2 acres unimpd and
house, adjoining lands of j. F. Kilgour
and N. Y. l.. E. a. w. r.. r. Co.
Bramer, N. W., est. lots in Mast Hope,
Barn adjoining lands of Julius Scharff
and Il. ID. Shay.
Crissman, Frank, n. r., 80 acres unimpd,
adjoining lands of David Mcintyre and
James Selden.
Kettle, Jonas, est house and lot, adjoining
lands of A. j. Rogers and ID. & H. Canal
Co.
Moran, James, N. r. 80 acres unimpd, lot
No. 1, adjoining lands of John McHale
and Michael Grady.
Riviere, E. T., N. r.. 8 acres impd, 30 acres
unimpd, adjoining lands of Patrick
Moran and others. Formerly assessed
to Thomas Gaffney.
Riviere, E. T.. n. r. 90 acres unimpd, ad-
joining lands of Peroival w. Davis and
Zachariah Daley.
Wilson, George n. +. 100 acres unimpd, ,ad-
joining lands of VIM. Holbert and David
Mcintyre.
Blackmore, Maria, n T. acre impd,
acres, unimpd, house, adjoining lands of
B. G. Park Association and John Smith.
Westbrook, Lafayette, II. +. 100 acres un-
impd, Isaac Decow, No. 104, adjoining
lots No. 105 and 96.
Lehman Township.
Campbell, VIM, n. T. so acres. unimpd ad-
Joining lands of Mrs. G.. X. Ratinger and
Jacob Ottenheimer.
McCarty, Arthur, n. T. s acres unimpd,
adjoining lands Of Harriet Cook est, and
Abram Gariss est.
Palmyra Township.
Skinner, John, n. T. house and lot, adjoin-
ing lands of Newcomb Kimble and
Abram Eade, est.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18

Let Us all be thankful that the hnan-
cial question has at last been finally
settled
IL Is so easy that anybody might have
done IL.
All that is needed is that the govern
ment Of the United States shall agree TO
pay &129 to any one who will bring it
90 cents worth Of silver.
II this is done, our financial troubles
will Immediately disappear. Prices will
advance. Wages will go up. Everybody
will have plenty of money We shall
have at once the only perfect financial
monetary system known in history.
The age of miracles Is not past. -
New York World.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18

All should read the formal letter
of acceptance of Mr.. Bryan and COM
pare it with that of Mr.. Mckinley.
The difference is marked and shows
the two men in striking contrast,
the former as a scheming vote
coaxer and the latter as fair dis
cussion of state questions by a
statesman. If the campaign is de-
cided on the merits of the two men
as shown in these letters there can
be no question but that the country
will be for law, order and financial
honesty.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18
Ex-Presidont Hatrlsol
Qoa.srnn

Gdfsfnm
will tell you what
can do alone Il can 6x
IL can declare by law "
relative value Of an ounS
an ounce Of silver, but itN mot md
that last declaration good. It is unquesN
tionably fully within the power Of this
government TO bring this country 10 a
silver basis by coming silver dollars and
making them legal tender They can do
that. This government can say you shall
take one of those dollars In discharge Of
any debt owing to you for 81, notwith-
standing you may have loaned gold dol
lars; but IL cannot say. and enforce its
decree, if you should call out the regular
army and navy and muster all our great
modern ships and add the militia, and
put William ]. Bryan in command of
them-it cannot enforce the decree that
1 ounce of gold is the equivalent of 10
ounces Of silver. Not only that, not
France and England and Germany can
do that unless the markets respond.
Why9 You may make me take a silver
dollar for debt, but il / have bought
my goods at gold prices you cannot
make me give as many yards of cloth
for silver dollar as have been In the
habit Of giving for a gold one.
II have gold dollar in this hand
and a silver one In that, and you declare
they are equal, and can take that gold
dollar TO bullion broker and get 90 for
Il, know it is lie. If have nothing
but a gold dollar. and sugar is 30
pounds for 81, Will not give that gold
dollar for 90 pounds of sugar. will
take IL around to broker and get two
silver dollars for it and get the 30
pounds Of sugar and have one silver
dollar left So it is. my friends. We can
of ourselves, Of our own wisdom, de-
clare the unit of value We can coin sill
yer freely, but we cannot make 10
ounces Of silver equal to ounce Of gold
unless it is And 1t is not unless the
merchants take it at that rate. That is
where all this thing comes in. 1t is
trade, it is the merchant 1t is the man
who exchanges and deals in these things
that fixes the relative value, and IL you
do not take the value he fixes the gold
dollar will go back to the gold vault,
and the gold will go out Of circulation.
-Ex-President Harrison in His New
York Speech.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18
MUTCHLER AND THE POPU-
LISTS.

The Hon. Howard Mutchler was
man of much consequence in the
Democratic party. He was men,
Der of Congress for a while, and he
was the leader of his party in North
ampton county. Mr.. Mutchler is
now one of the Populist leaders of
the State.
Last week he sat in the Harris
burg convention as a delegate and
was one of those who approved the
Endorsement of Bryan and of the
anarchy and reputation platform on
which that candidate stands. He
was also among those who attempt
ed to prevent the Hon. Robert E.
James from setting forth the fact
that there are some Democrats who
still stand on the Allentown plat
form and do not believe in denounc-
ing and repudiating the only Demo-
cratic President elected since the
war. Mr.. Mutchler was one of those
who voted to have Mr.. Harrity de-
posed from the National Committee.
Since Mr.. Mutchler has become a
Populist it is interesting to give Mr..
Mutchler's own opinion of Mr.. Nut
chler. In his newspaper, the Eas-
ton Express, he declared on May
% last as follows -
"It can hardly be believed that
the great Democratic party will al
low itself to be swallowed by lot of
Populistic political mountebanks
and free silver heretics, for no mat
ter under what name such an aggre-
cation of political odds and ends
should be known by, it would offend
against honest Democracy. Even
should such an aggregation win at
the next Presidential election, the
doctrine espoused by it could never
be made a permanent dogma of
governmental polity, but it would
be destructive of any party that will
adopt it. The Democratic party can
afford to be defeated, but it cannot
afford to turn its back upon its time
honored principles OF the traditions
of a century"
Still later, when the Chicago con-
vention was in session-the very day
it met-Mr. Mutchler said: -
'The silver mob at Chicago rushes
on toward the goal of its hopes.
Confident Of victory, swelling with
self importance, and blind as to re-
suits, it is going to hoist the Popu-
list banner over the Democratic
hosts. Verify, this is an epoch
making year"
Well, the Populist banner was
hoisted over the Democratic hosts,
and Mr.. Mulchler has taken his place
along with the "Populistic political
mountebanks and free silver here
tics" In last weeks convention he
oven assisted in putting at least five
of these ''mountebanks and heretics'
on what remained of the Democra-
tic ticket nominated at Allentown
last April
Such leaders can have no claim
whatever upon the confidence of
their followers, because they can
not be depended upon. No one
knows better than Mr.. Mutchler
that he was not honest in what he
said in May and July, or he is not
honest in what he says now-Phil-
adelphia Press.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18
This Is a Hammer.
This Is an Anvil

If you lay gold dollar ON the anvil
and hammer it out of shape, it is still
worth 81.
If you do a silver dollar the same
way, you hammer 46 cents out of it,
and it is worth its bullion value only,
or 81 cents.
Gold loses coin shape, yet loses no
value But silver loses coin shape and
loses nearly half its value. Is it wise to
drive from the United States this gold
Of fixed value by introducing the free
coinage Of inferior silver and make
yourself the prey Of brokers2
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18

why do you wear that suit, you
don I ride bicycle, do You ?" mo,
but the bicyclists naturally think l
play golf. " ''Why you don't know
a golf link from a vacant lot. F" "Of
course not. but the golf players all
think / ride a wheel Post.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18
WHEN SILVER COMES.

Our free silver advocates have
evolved a new and taking argument
for the farmers of the country, to
show them the great benefits which
they will receive from the adoption
Of free coinage. 1t is this There
will be such a demand for silver that
every mine in this country will be
forthwith worked to its fullest oapa-
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18

The Dispatch might revise its list
of Democratic congressmen-at- large,
electors -at-large, and district elec-
tors, so as to conform to the facts.
Times have changed since it first
published the list, and this hint is
given gratuitously so that 1t may get
within gunshot of the present situa-
ton. Some of the men as we re-
member who were nominated at AL
lentown were not willing to be
dragged through the quagmire OF
populism and have gone off the tick
ct. Revise the list.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18
Sewall's own ward in Bath didn I
want any free silver in theirs.

Design suggested for the ''free all
yer" dollar. The American eagle viii
not stay on debased coin. The man In
the moon likes 1t because Il gets rs
shape from him, and the trombone suits
its sliding value. No charge for design.
Free coinage, free design. SO the silver
trusts are bound to get rich.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18

whom there could be no stronger
party man, or hrmer believer
in machine politics has written
a letter to Joseph B. Mayer of Buffa.
10 stating his reasons why he cannot
and will not support Bryan or in
dorse the Chicago platform. No
more searching or forcible comments
could be made on the platform, and
he hos the moral courage, and poll.
tical honesty to put regularity" be-
hind him, and to face a future which
can have little hope of reward. He
has however the manly consolation
which he expresses as follows.
"When the Democratic roll of honor
is called, desire to be among those
who had the courage to refuse to
follow the banner of Populism, false
ly labelled Democracy.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18

Never judge people by their cloth
ing. The man with fringe around
the bottom of his trousers, slouch
hat and worn out shoes, may be the
editor of your local newspaper, while
the man with new clothes and tan
shoes may be one of his delinquent
subscribers. Window Standard.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18

She-"Do you believe in long en-
gagements?" He--"Well, l think
an engagement should be long
enough to test a mans constancy
and to give the girl time to learn to
cook. ."-Broolllyn Life.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18

Yes, the bombs are here and one
of the mortars, for Centre Square,
but it was not noise made by them
you heard. 1t was something up in
Maine that dropped.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18
NOTICE.

All persons are hereby notified thai
throwing or burning papers or refuse o.
any kind I'm the streets Of the Borough il
prohibited.
BY order of the town council,
j. @. CHAMBERLAIN,
President pro tenn.
Attest, d. II. HORNBECK, Sec'y.
Milford, May 5, 1896.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18
Legal Advertising.

Court Proclamation, Jury and Trial
List for several courts per term, $40
Administrators and Executors
notices 800
Auditors notices 400
Divorce notices 800
Sheriff's sales, Orphans court sales,
County Treasurers sales, County state
ment and election proclamation charged
by the square.
j. II. Van Etten, PUBLISHER,
Milford, Pike County, Pa.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18

The Populists demand that the
Government shall own the railroads
and telegraph lines. Why not go
the whole length, and have the Gov
ernment own the farms, and hire
the former owners at good salaries
to manage them ? Then Congress
could fix the price of grain and po-
tatoes, horses and cattle, and run the
whole business.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18

Entered at the post office of
Milford, Pike county, Pennsylvania,
as second-class matter, November
twenty-frst, 1895.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18

They expected that the Dutch
would take Holland =" but the mum
Der of the Dutch, oh, my
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18
Advertising Rates.

One square( eight lines one insertion 800
Each subsequent insertion 80
Reduced rates will be furnished on ap-
plication, will be allowed yearly adver-
tisers
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18

1t is rather funny to see how diff
ferently the people in Maine and
Arkansas look at the same thing.
In whose hands would the country
be safest and most prosperous repre-
sentatives of the former or latter
state
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.

OFFICE, BRowN's BUILDING, BROAD ST.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18
CANDIDATES. CARD.

To THE VOTERS OF PIKE COUNTY; there
by announce myself candidate for
County Treasurer
under the title or policy Of Peoples
Party" as regulated by the Act Of June
10, 1898, providing for nominations by nom-
inatiOn papers, and solicit your votes at
JOHN A. KIPP.
August 8, 1895
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-09-18

William f. Sheehan, Ex-Lieuten-
ant Governor Of New York, than
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-03-27
FOREIGN.

Thomas Hughes, author of tom
Browns Schooldavs," "Tom Brown at
Oxford" etc, IS dead in London, aged 70.
News comes from China that the Pres
bvterian mission, 1870 miles southeast of
Shanghai. was raded by a band of rob
bers on February :. Rev. Rufus II.
Bent was shot in the thigh and seriously
shot in the head. The robbers secured
$500 from the mission safe and departed
unmolested.
The Egyptian Sphinx says that Col.
George Raum of San Francisco has just,
with the khedive's permission, made ex-
cavations at the foot of the famous
Sphinx of Ghizeh, and even inside
the stone monster. BY a gallery
built at the base of the head he has pen
etrated under the backbone and discov-
cred "A sort of well 222 feet deep, and
from this level two corridors branch
of, one TO the northwest, the other to
the southwest. The top of the sphnXs
head is pierced with hole, in which it
is believed there should be fixed a head
dress or cap of stone. Col. Raum thinks
he discovered this headdress buried y
feet under the ground, in temple-like
space between the beasts paws. 1t rep
resents coiled serpent supporting
three columns in the form of a lotus,
painted red, and measuring 45 inches at
the widest part.