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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-02-14
nor rnE EnsMYs cAMefIRsa.
The Mistake Of = Recruit whoss Imnrinn
tion Was etimuiated.

ton was stimulated
At the beginning Of the war there
were lot Of raw" soldiers, who,
though ardent fellows and good fight
ers. were not up to the West Point
standard on military matters. At War
renton, Va. one Of the new companies
happened to BIS stationed early in the
conflict, and many were the lessons that
had TO be learned by the earnest but
ignorant southerners, who had bot q
slight idea Of the rigid rules Of warlike
discipline But ON the whole they did
we'll
II was one balmy September evening,
Just that time Of the year when the cool
breeze is laden with the rich odurs Of
the dying leaves and full Of an exbiia-
rating orispiness that seams TO all ones
blood with dreams Of love and happi-
ness. The moon was Just pesrins from
behind bank OF clouds resting ON the
crests Of the Blue Ridge. and the line
Of light crept down the sides and crawl
ed across the fields Of waving corn and
the meadows full Of chirping Insects.
About in the field were scattered the
white tents Of the Confederates, aud be-
meath them the tired men were deep in
slumber.
One Of the most ignorant men had
been put ont as picket, and for hours
he trod his beat. Watching with eager
eye the lights from the distant farm
houses, lest some fire Of an enemy's 9
camp break out into the gloom. The air
was warm and fragrant, and the SOL
dier's mind was full Of the romance Of
the situation. +a
Presently the moon sank behind the
dark billows of the cloud bank and the
world was wrapped in silence and dark
ness. But In each bush there sparkled
a glowworm, and about IN the air cir
culated some of the bright insects known
as lightning bugs. !" whose tiny tails
are seemingly pointed with fire.
Now the sentry suddenly became
alarmed and gave the signal. and the
camp was soon in turmoil The men,
hastily awakened from their sleep, be-
gan to saddle mp, and were full Of de-
light at the thought Of meeting the enc
my, whose cafhpnres, 30 the sentinel
said, had just CLEANED out from dis
tant hill
The men were ranged up to begin
their march, the colonel exhorted them
that this was the "time to win their
spurs, and all was excitement, when
the sentinel crept up to the colonel
Colonel" said the fellow in a dis
oomfited voice, II am mighty sorry,
but have made a mistake-there is no
campfire of the enemy-it's lightning
bug-you see, am bit nearsighted. 4"
And the man crept back to hide under
the flap of his desolate tent, while the
disgruntled men took themselves again
to slumber. r.-Philadelphia Times.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-02-14
cLEvELAND's BlRTHPLAcE,

A trolley Company ~ Caldwell. n. =.
Wants 60 Demoiiah 1t.
For the past two years the trustees Of
the First Presbyterian church at Caid-
we'll, N. j., have been fghting the
North Jersey Traction company, which
Is trying to get a franchise for q troll.
ley road through the town, which. u
granted, would necessitate the dsssfucs
tion Of the birthplace Of the president
Of the United States. Grover Cleveland.
Other residents Of Caldwell want the
trolley. but as the trusteea hold the
right 10 part Of the principal thorough
fare and do not wish the road ON ac-
count Of the destruction Of this momofa-
BILE spot, matters in that usually quiet
little borough are at present somewhat
mixed.
The house where President Cleveland
was born is the parsonage of the First
Presbyterian church, over which bis f.
ther presided at the time Of Growers
birth.
It Is a pretty wooden structure, two
stories in height, and built after plans
which at that time were considered the
most approved. II sets back little waY
from the road on Bloomfield avenue, ons
Of the prettiest roads in New Jersey,
and in q direct line, according 70 sur-
veyors, with the tracks Of the "desdly''
trolley. As long ago IS July. 1894, the
fight was begun, and II Is just ncw
about 70 be settled.
The trolley people say that although
they win not harm the church III any
way, the road will have 10 run very
close to 1t and directly over the spot
which the parsonage occupies They are
determined to build the road, and have
already an appraisal Of the church par
sonage, which Is given as 800, 600.
The directors Of the Caldwell railway
have now Joined in the fight, and,
strange to say, are endeavoring TO secure
the trolley company their franchise. -
New York Journal
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-02-14
Cuttine Coarse Fodder.

The Maine station compared the value
Of chopped and unchopped hay for cows
and found no evidence that the choppine
had any effect. Cutting corn stover was
found advantageous at the Wisconsin
station. The Indiana station found that
steers made better gains on cut than on
uncut clover hay. In reference to cut
ting coarse fodder Professor Henry says,
There should be good feed cutter on
every dairy farm, useful for silo filing
in the fall and for chatting feed in the
winter All oornstalks should be put
through this machine. for then they are
in better condition for feeding, and the
coarser portions left uneaten are in good
form for bedding and the manure heap
Long cornstalks are nuisance in the
feeding manger, worth SIS for bedding
and troublesome in A.e manure pile.
Many farmers find difficulty in feeding
cut cornstalks, since sometimes the COWS
refuse to eat them. In a few cases we
have found that the sharp ends Of the
cornstalks when cut certain lengths in
jure the mouths of the cows. When they
are not well eaten, the cause is often
due to overfeeding or endeavoring to
have the COWS live ON too limited va
riety of foods. Keep the managers clean
and feed the cut fodder with care, and
usually very little will be left over, and
that only the coarsest portion. Expert
ments at the Wisconsin station show
that with the varieties Of corn fodder
raised there much more of the cut stalks
will be eaten than if fed uncut under
the same conditions.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-02-14
VIC cINDsasLLA RgALLv wAs.

Hsf ssSeT rr very Ancient and Apponrs
n sasrsd fzindoo Books.
The story Of Cinderella Is substantial
y the same ~ that told Of Rhodopis
and Psammitichus BY Elian, who lived
in Rome IN the third century Of the
Christian era. The story, as told By
Elian. is that while Rhodopia was bath
ing. an eanle carried away one Of her
sandals aud droppe6 Il near the fest Of
Psammitichus, king Of Egypt, who, like
CiBderella's prince, was struck BY ia
diIninutive size, caused the maiden TO
be sought for. and married her when
found. Make the sandal glass slipper
and add the ugly sisters for the sake Of
contrast, and the stories are much the
same. The glass slipper, by the way, is
an acknowledged fiction, being In real
ity a mistranslation Of "pantouhe en-
vair" Il fur slipper), and not zen
verre. I"
This. ut all events, is what Is claimed
by Perrault In bis "Contes de Fees. -
Both these stories have doubtless COM
mon origin, but II is necessary to 60
further back In the history Of the litera-
ture 10 find ito people who lived in
a period compared with which that Of
sven Elian is quite modern. Il is in the
Vedas, the four sacred books Of the Hin
docs. that the origin is to be found.
After what has already been said, it
will not be surprising to learn that Gin
derella is a dawn maiden, her sisters
being the powers Of darkness, who
compel her TO wait upon them, keeping
her hidden from sight. The dawn maid
en- breaks from her bonds, and capti-
Yates the sun, remaining with him for
time. But she cannot linger with him
in the heavens; she can remain only
until certain hour. Once she fingers
too long. and, hurrying back, leaves on
the path she has taken q token Of her
visit in the form Of a fieecy cloud,
which had borne her aloft when she left
the regions of darkness The sun, deter
mined to find her, sends out his emis-
saries (the rays of light). but does not
find her until she appears before him as
the evening twilight. In the Vedas the
prince is called Mira. which is one Of
the names given to the sun.-London
Globe.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-02-14
Love As coNslpEREp NowApAYs.
Two Men Asked Advice About 1t and Then
Rejected 1t.


Two Men Asked Advice About 1t and Then
Rejected 1t.
There is no use of opposing love af-
fair, not even when the actors play into
your own hands. / know what I'm say
ing. I've had the experience with two
the young and the old man. My first
experience was with a young man, who
didn't know his mind and asked me
what he had better do, and l, like ia
ther, told him he'd better not marry
the girl he was counting. He went right
off and married her.
An old man from the country came
into the car where / was reading my
morning paper and sat down at my side.
beg your pardon, sir" he said. ibid
you ever court a grass widderf"
"Oh, yes," said. 1--WE courted q
dozen or more. Whyf"
Ibid you ever marry onef' e
Eyes.
waller. p'r'aps you kin give chap
point or twof" tH
"oh, certainly, all the points you
want.
"Are they any different from other
women?"
"say. old fellow, I've oourted all
sorts Of women, both married and nm
married, and they are all just alike.
They do all the oourting and generally
propose before you have courted them q
week"
Waller, what's your opin'nr'
''It is this--the man who marries
one is a jackass. -
The old fellow scratched his head for
a moment, and after he had got his idea
racked in the right spot he said: "Wal-
Ter, hain't as much constitutionaliy
right to be jackasu as you haveS Wal
Ter, guess, and I'm goin 'cept her pro-
posal by wire. Write it out for me,
won't youP"-New York Herald. "a
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-02-14
VINO ANp seA.

Tho ssa Il iovial comrnde;
He laughs wherever he goes,
his merriment chimes IN the dimplinR lines
That wrinkle hia hale repose:
BE lays himself down At the feet Of She sun.
And shakes all over with gleo,
And thn broad bncied pillows fall faint on the
ahoro
In The inirth Of The mighty sssi
But tho wind in ssd and restless
And cursed with an inward pain;
You may hark a viii, By valley or hiil,
But you heaR him stiil complain.
He wniin on the bafrUn mountains
And anrieks on the Wintry sea;
He sobs IN the oedsE and means IN the pine
And nhnddurn all over the aapen tree.
Weicoms are both their voices,
And know not which n best--
The laughter that alps from ccean'a lips
or the cosntortiosu wlnd's unrest.
There's psng IN ali rejoicing,
A Joy IN the heart Of pain.
And the wind that na6denn. the ssa ahat glad
dana,
Ars sIneins ths ssitsnrns strAin.
--Baynrd Taylor.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-02-14

NEw YORI FeS H. FLOUR State and
western quiet and easy; city mills patents
si.ags65 winter patents, s3.s534: city mills
clears. Si.l5 i.25 winter straights 33.d002T5
WHEAr-No. 2 red p ned steady on foreign
buying and small uflrial worlds shipments
hut ~eakened under Liquidation and absence o
outside trade May ia Bg2j4o.; June. Tl5l
72ise
CORN No was fairly active and easier In
sympathy with wheat February. Ss96c.; May
565stt3 sc.
OATs-No. 2 dun and nominal; track. white
state, -5 50-dc, track. white. western, x5dt28c.
PORk-Dull mess. sllDil.z5 family. 81.
LAhD-Dull prime western. steam. ss.el
asked.
o. TIER Firm; state dairy. oolSc.i atas.
creamery. 'l3Q I &c.
CHEESE Steady state. large. oalO,4c.
small. 61l0glc.
EGGs-Firm; state and Pennaylyania. l5lfc.
western. lflf ll5jfc.
SuGAR-R " nrm; fair renning. SIC; cen
uifugal. % test 5jse.. renned quiet; crushed
SIC; poFiere 6lfc.
TukFENIiNE- Quief ~ 29l4de97(c
MOLASsks- Quiet New Orleans. za03Ic.
RICE Steady domestic. a1flbsc.i japan, 81
0fc.
TALLOW- Dull city, s3<c.i country. SO.
HAY Y-4teaay; chipping, l59eOc.; good 4
choice. a50p6o. 'a
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-02-14
A NOVEL TRIP.
Two Men Plan to Circle the Globe By Dos
t.H Power.

Two Men Plan to Circle the Globe By Dos
Power.
f. d. Kennedy Of Grand Forks, NJ.
D., is getting ready for a trip around
the world, and expects to start within
30 days On the trip he will be accom-
panied by friend, W. II. whitnall.
The journey will be made in neat
and serviceable bicycle wagon, drawn
by four pairs of big Newfoundland dogs,
each weighing from 100 to 200 pounds.
The start will be made from Grand
Forks in a light sleigh, which will be
used as far as possible, and after that
the bicycle wagon, with an aluminium
box, will be brought into service.
Then the route will be direct to New
York, where steamer will be taken for
Liverpool and the principal points in
the British isles visited. From there the
trip will be made to the principal cities
of the continent, then on to the orient
and the shores of the Pacific Mime
apolis Journal.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-02-14
SHOOTING STARS.
Hew Theso odd and ErrAtic baby Planets
Blaze and Darken.


Hew rhsse odd and ErrAtic baby Planets
Blaze and DArken.
The shooting star is an oddity Of the
very oldest kind. II is a world Of itself
Ia miniature planet - probably not
larger than the papier mache globe on
your study table or the rubber ball
with which the sohoolboys play "threc
eornsred cat. but IL is q world just the
same. These baby planets are not al
ways round, a. planets are generally
supposed TO be, but are known to be in
all sorts Of queer shapes. Some are
square. others ootagonal; some irrsgu-
lar and many oornersd, while one 10 o.
oasionally met with which is smooth
as q brick or q cement paving stone.
Probably you have never heard Of .
man (or woman either, for that matter)
injecting with" ahooting star in any
Of his wanderinga Let as see how such
. thing might b possible.
The shooting star is originally q min
iature world. revolving around the sun
with a. much regularity AZ the earth,
Jupiter, Venus or Mars Il keeps up
this unerring flight thousands or oven
millions Of years. Finally 1t reaches the
limit Of its existence. Suddenly and
perhaps without any visible cause 1t
shoots on at 4 tangent Il is now q
shooting star" Formerly It was q
world. but even now It is not bright as
other stars are. Let MS see what will
cause It to "nalne up like a gigantic
torch In the heavens. I" This particular
body that we are talking about shot on
from its orbit In the direction Of our
earth. It's speed is not less than 20
miles a second, probably five times that.
In the great outer sea Of space it en-
counters no resistance 10 its headlong
fight But wait Il is nearing the en-
velope Of atmosphere which surrounds
our globe. What win BE- the result when
1t comes In contact with "the air we
breathef" The first stratum it strikes
Is 30 attenuated that its resistance is
very slight. Yet the friction is great
enough to instantly raise the tempera-
ture Of the falling world. Within the
hundredth part Of q second the dense
stratum-of atmosphere has been encoun-
N%A~Nr Ano AAUAe VI tlN 4AtbAo WOtAu -
now perceptibly checked. the result be-
ing a sudden firing OF the mineral mat
ters in the stone. There is an instanta-
neous burst Of light, and then we see
the doomed representative Of the minia-
ture planets in all it's meteoric splendor.
Possibly the streak Of fire it leaves
athwart the heavens will not appear to
be more than a few hundred feat long.
Certainly it will be thin and short il
the little world was not larger than =
football-because II will be almost in
stantly consumed as soon as It strikes
the denser portions Of the atmosphere.
On ths other hand, II this world which
has 80 suddenly come TO an end was as
large a. . good sized barn when 1t start
cd. fragments Of it weighing from 10 to
1000 pounds may reach the earth. Il
is from these fragments that We IeaSn
the shape and composition Of the aerial
phenomenon referred to as shooting
starA "-st. Louis Republic.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-02-14

The Tribune has feceiyed letter
from Mr., George Kluetsch, editor Of
the Lincoln lNeb. Freie Presse, setting
forth that he has in his possession let.
ter in the handwriting Of Abraham Lin
coin. written in 1859, Of special histor-
ical Importance. Mr.. Kluetsch receiyed
the letter from T. J. Pickett, at one
time editor Of the Republican paper In
Rock Island, Ills. The letter is as fol-
lows:
sPRHeTTELD, Ills, April 10, 1859
T. J. Pickett. Esq:
MY DHAR sIR-Yours Of the 18th Is Just re-
ceived. My engagements are such that can
not, at any very early day. visit Rock Island
10 deliver lecture or for any other object.
As 10 the other matter you kindly mention,
! must, IN candor, say ! do not think myself 81
for the presidency. certsinly am nattered
and Rratifed that some partial friends think
Of me Ia that connection, bat really think Il
best for our cause that no concerted effort
such as you suggest should bo masle. Let this
be considered confidential. Yours very truly.
--Chicago Tribune.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-02-14

At the congress of the international
beekeepers at Atlanta, DIR. ]. p. II.
Brown Of Georgia was elected president,
]. I. Calvert Of Ohio secretary, and A.
l. Root vice president.
Whether to grow tomatoes in shallow
boxes or in pots was answered at the
Kentucky station in favor Of pots.
When it is not convenient to give the
lawn top dressing Of we'll rotted ma
nnre, a mulch Of tobacco stems is Just
as good, II not better.
A Vermont beekeeper, writing in The
New England Homestead, tells that hs
winters bees successfully in chair packed
hives on summer stands. He uses wheat
chaff.
Rural New Yorker does not believe
THAT any healthy and self respecting
hen will ever call for artificial heat in
well built and well drained hem
house ="
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-02-14

Il. E. Weed of the Mississippi expert
ment station reports to The Farmers
Review simple and effective method
OF applying carbon bisulphide as a rem
edy to weeyil in grain. It consists in
simply pouring the liquid over the top
of the grain. He says: "This is but the
work Of moment, and applied in this
way the effect is greater, as by this
means all the bisulphide used evaporates
at once, forming a more poisonous at
mosphere than would be the case where
the bisulphide is put into open dishes
and left to slowly evaporate. For three
years past we have found this method
decidedly the best in our work at this
station. ="
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-02-14
Dr. sanford Hunt Die. suddenly.

CncNNATI, Feb. II. - Rev. Sanford
Hunt, d. D., Of New York. treasurer Of
the Methodist Missionary society. dropped
dead OF apoplexy at the Grand hotel in
this city. AS he entered the door with
Rev. DIR. Mathews and Rev. DR.. Ham
mond Of San Francisco he suddenly ex.
claimed, Take my hand, F." and afterwnFd,
Il fear"- Then he became unconscious
and could not complete his expression. In
less than ton minutes he was dead. DR..
Prendergast was standing near BY, but
could do nothing, and soon pronounced
the doctor dead.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-02-14

Ina Crabtrees aged IA, was brought
the other night from Morgan township
to serve out q fine Of IS and costs and
tan days imprisonment foE Whispering
IN church. Magistrate Cooper imposed
the sentence sheriff Hickey refused 10
lock her IL the Jail, aud has taken her
into his family. The commissioners
will probably releaae heF. Cincinnati
Commeroial Gaeetta
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-02-14

A trolley wheel which cannot jump
of the wire has been invented by q
Milwaukee street car superintendent.
On each side OF the wheel proper there
Is a spiral groove. When the wheel
jumps from The wire, the latter lodges
IN the groove, and is at once carried
back to its proper place The trolley
wheel and grooves are six inches IN
width. which Is sufficient to meet 80
out Of 100 displaoemepts Of tho wheel.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-02-14


the Pennsylvania university baseball
candidates.
Before Tom O'Rourke left for the
south he promised to give Charley Smith
Of England chance TO meet some good
lightweight. Smith was a great favorite
Of the late Squire Abingdon. Smith says
he is anxious to box anybody, and will
not refuse any reasonable offer.
+. @. Ives contract with the billiard
academy at Madrid, made several months
ago, has expired, and news comes that
ne and Albert Garnier, the Frenchman
whose fancy strokes all admire. have
Joined hands to make q joint tour Of
Belgium and Holland. Ives may again
return to America, but the date is un-
certain. Fiu
The Amherst Athletic association has
been invited to send a relay team to
compete in an intercollegiate tourna-
ment Of relay teams which the Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania Is arranging, and
which is to be held on April 28. As the
Amherst team Of this year is a very fast
one, it is probable that the invitation
will be accepted.
A new running circuit, composed of
Indianapolis, Terre Hapte and Elkhart,
was formed at a meeting held at In
dianapolis the other night. Columbus
had been expected TO Join, but failed TO
send representative. Toledo, Saginaw
and Bay City may be taken in later.
The first meeting will be at Terre Haute,
beginning May 10.
Entries for the summer meeting Of the
Detroit Jockey club, Aug. 4 TO 20, have
been sent out in book form by Secretary
Campbell The list Of nominations in
each stake is large and contains the best
horses in training in their classes in the
west Ramiro, Ben Brush and Prince
Lief and Strathroy are prominent Ia the
B year-old events. Ben Brush Is in the
International Derby, guaranteed to be
worth $4,000. and the Campau stakes,
worth 81, 500 The International Derby
for 1897 has 100 and the Campan stakes
ITO nominations.
The American College association,
consisting Of Dartmouth, Williams and
Amherst. held a meeting at Boston the
other day and elected the following OH
GERS R. r. Rollins Of Amherst, presi-
dent; r. W. Root of Williams, vice
president; B. W. Couch Of Dartmouth,
second vice presidents r. II. James of
Dartmouth. secretary and treasurer. J.
J. Brady Of Hartford was selected as the
umpire. The following schedule was ar
ranged; May 8, Williams versus Am
herst, at Wi'liamstown; 10 and l6.
Dartmouth Amherst, at Hanover;
30. Amhels fsus Williams, at Am
hersti 80. Williams versus Amherst, at
Williamstown; June 5 and Q, Dart
mouth versus Williams, at Hanover; II
and l3. Dartmouth versus Amherst. at
Hanover; 30 and 20, Amherst Versus
Williams, at Amherst.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-02-14

George W. Houze's life was saved By
q Knights Of Pythias watch charm at
huncie. Ind. the other night Houze
was held up In = lonely spot BY foot
pad, and in the struggle that followed
three shots were fired. One ball would
have penstrated Hopse'a STOMACH. bpt Il
struck bis watch charm, glancing ok.
He finally secured the revolver and near
y beat the life out Of hiH assailant with
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-02-14
No, Nor Firing Them, Either,

An iron bed for an engine weighing
80 tons was cast in one piece in Balti-
more last week. There win be no diff
cnlty about casting big guns when the
necessity arises. st. Louis Globe Dem.
ocrat.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-02-14

Ths Irish mail hoats rocsivo Sass, 600
= year subsidy. This Ia oRly ESQ. 600
les than 4 paid fOE all the North
AmpFieal maila fsOm Queenstown 70
New York
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-02-14

A dog fight was recently given at
swampdale in honor Of a young Lady
visitor there. louisville C0urier-Jour-
nal.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-02-14

A stylus with split point. apparently
for the purpose Of writing with fluid
ink. has been found in an Egyptian
tomb -l
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-02-14

N the VAT Of the revelation AasaA,
ehuseeta furnished more trOopa 30 Ne
army tkaa any othoF nlatA
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-02-14

Before Tom O'Rourke left for the
south he promised to give Charley Smith
Of England chance TO meet some good
lightweight. Smith was great favorite
of the late Squire Abingdon. Smith says
he is anxious to box anybody, and will
not refuse any reasonable offer.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-02-14
SPORT UP TO DATE.

Catcher Dick Buckley of the Phila-
delphias has begun his task of coaching
the Pennsylvania university baseball
candidates.