Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-02-21
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1t is a French paper that says the
United State is commercially great
and powerful rival for all Europe
combined, This is ahead of time,
but Americans will try to live up to
it within the next century. ~
Rev, DR.. Hibsnam has a Bible in
German, printed at Neustadt in the
year 1918. The preface was writ
ten by David Pareus, professor at
the university of Heidelberg, Au
gust 2s, 1887. 1t toontains the Psalms
of David, with music according to
French Melody, and directory Of
worship for the orderly observance
of the worship of God.
Railroad companies having lines
in New York are much exercised
over a bill that has made it's appear
ance at Albany in relation to the is
suing of mileage books. The bill
states that these books must be is
sued at two cents mile and can be
used by, any one. Any company that
refuses to honor the book, no mat
ter by whom presented, shall pay q
fine of $50, which is to be given to
the party who suffered by the COM
pany's rules. If possible, the com
panies intend to kill the bill.
A newly elected member of Con-
gress from the west has a cane that
will inapgurate fashion. 1t looks
like an ordinary gold-headed cane
rather larger than is fashionable.
But upon close acquaintance there
are some peculiarities developed that
win serve to make it very popular.
By simply unscrewing the head a
little tube about the size of a straw
appears. and by placing this in the
mouth and meditatively resting the
lips against the head of the cane all
desire to go out between the acts il
taken away and the worst case Of
thirst that ever troubled a theater.
goer can be appeased. It is proba-
BILE that. the cane habit will develop
into a fad with attendants at the
theaters,
The Post Once Department has
issued an order that the names of al
post offioes composed Of two words
shall hereafter be written as one
word. Thus Franklin Furnace be-
comes Franklinfurnace, and Wal.
pack Centre Walpackcentre, and SC
on. It is. an idiotic requirement
that win not be observed by the peo.
pie, no matter what the post ofEics
folks may do. There was sense IL
the order that abbreviated McAfee
Valley to plain McAfee, and Monroe
Corners TO Monroe, but as rule tht
post Office department should con.
fine its operations TO carrying and
distributing the mails. rather thar
meddling with the rules Of language
and the usages Of localities.-Reg
lister.
Daguerreotypes are coming init
vogue again. This Is good news
A good daguerreotype portrait Il
much more than a photograph, ant
it is wonder that photography evel
swamped this more distinguished
and exclusive art. Not long ag,
The Listener saw a wonderful col
lection of daguerreotypes in an OLE
house up in the country. Though
they were all taken at least 40 years
ago they were as sharp and clear II
| their neat black cases as if they hal
been taken but the day before, and
some Of them were as beautiful AZ
good miniatures. When we consi
der that all of these fine old daguer
reotypes were made by professions
operators with little experience and
no artistic training, and reflect upoi
the amount of skill and taste that 4
applied TO amateur photography al
this day, we may realize something
of what the result Of the application
Of an equal amount of skin and
taste TO a revived daguerreOtype ari
might BE-. --BostOn Transcripts.