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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-03
How Fast the Farth Moves.

Everybody knows that the earth makes
one complete revolution ON its axis once
in each "a hours. But few, however,
have any idea of the high rate Of speed
at which such an immense ball must
turn in order to accomplish the feat OF
making one revolution in day and
night. A graphic idea of the terrific
pace which the old earth keeps up year
after year may be had by comparing its
speed to that of a cannon ball fired from
modern high pressure gun. The highs
est velocity ever attained by such a mis-
sile has been estimated at 626 feet per
second, which is equal 10 a mile IN
2-10 seconds. The earth, in making
one complete revolution in the short
space Of "a hours, must turn with
velocity almost exactly equal to that OF
the cannon ball. In short, its rate of
speed at the equator is exactly l,5O7
feet per second. This is equal to a mile
every 6-l0 seconds. II miles a min
ute. st. Louis Republic.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-03
A FATAL EXPLOSION.
THREE MEN LOSE THEIR LIVES BY
THE BURSTING OF BOILERS.

The Accident Occurred at Coal Mine
Near wiikesbnrre-A Nest of Rollers
Burst with Scarcely Moments Warn
ing-Oniy Two Men Escape.
wILKEsBARRE, Pa, Jan. Three men
were killed by the explosion Of a nest OF
boilers at the Law shaft of the Pennsyl-
vania Coal company, in Ayoon, near here.
They were:
Thomas Mcdonald, machinist SO years
old.
Cortland Rolls carpenter 30 years old.
Alexander Young, pump runner, ao
years old.
Thomas Bottwick, engineer; head badly
cut.
John T. Bleas, fireman; cut about the
head.
A terrific explosion startled the resi-
dents of the town, and houses shook upon
their foundations Windows were broken,
and the people ran out Of their houses.
They saw a cloud Of dust and steam near
the shaft, where they found the six boil
ers, which had been used to furnish steam
for the engines, scattered IN pieces.
One of the pieces had passed lengthwise
through the engine room, tearing away
everything in its path and half burying
itself in the ground 200 feet away.
Just before the explosion Young, Nc
Donald and the engineer, Thomas Bott-
wick were in the engine house. The first
two were there to remove pump from
the engine house and were preparing to
commence work Bottwick was standing
at his post-one hand on the throttle and
another on the reverse lever-uwating a
81 a ho-
fore he had lowered to the bottom Of the
shaft.
Ran For Their Lives.
Suddenly the door leading from the
freroom to the engine house was opened,
and the fireman, John n. Bleas, ran in,
and in an excited manner yelled: There
Is something the matter with the boilers,
boys Run for your livosr' And he
dashed out of side door. Bottwick
quickly made after him, and the other
two jumped up to follow.
Then there was loud report and the
noise OF escaping steam. The fireman
was found with a slight cut on his head a
few yards away and in an incoherent
manner told of his companions.
A hurried search was instituted, and
the engineer WAS soon found in enc cor
ner of the engine room, with an ugly cash
in his forehead. A first 1t was thought
he was dead, but he was removed to his
home, where surgeons attended him and
restored consciousness.
At the opposite side of the engine room
from that where the engineer was picked
up the bodies of Young and Mcdonald
were found. Rolls who had been at work
about leo feet away from the freroom.
was found where he was struck down by
a flying timber. His skull was crushed.
All the dead men were married and leave
widows and families.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-03
PERCENTAGE OF POOR EYES.
Only One Person In Fifteen Has DotI
Eyes IN Good Condition.

Only One Person In Fifteen Has Doth
Eyes in Good Condition.
Only one person in 10 has both eyes
in good condition, and in 7 cases ont Of
10 one eye. generally the right, is
stronger than the other. It is found
that just as people are right or left
handed so they are right or left sight
ed, and while apparently looking with
both eyes they oijen really use only one,
Out Of 90 persons whose eyes were test
ed by German doctor two only We're
found TO he left sighted.
The reason Of the greater strength
generally possessed ~ the right eye is
not altogether understood, hut probably
the natural tendency to &c greater use
Of the right side Of the body has some
thing to do with it, In using weapons,
for instance, mankind has been taught
to assume for ages attitudes in which
the right hand and side have most exer.
else, and this discipline has undoubted
ly had its effect on the eye.
Old sea captains after long use of the
telescope find their right eyes much
stronger than the left-the direct effect
of exercise. This law is confirmed by
the experience Of aurists. II a person
who has cars Of equal hearing power
has cause 10 use one ear more than the
other for long period, the ear brought
into requisition is found to be strength
ened and tho ear not used loses its hear
ing in a corresponding degree Pitts
burg Dispatch,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-03

J. L. Toole was once entertained by a
party Of Edinburgh gentlemen at din
ner. After the cloth was removed lit
tie sOciability was INDUCED in, and Mr.
roole was asked TO give a recitation.
This the veteran comedian storn!y de-
rlined to do. A worthy baillie, whose
knowledge Of things theatrical was
somewhat primitive, approached Toole,
patted him on the back and said in
fatherly way: Come ava. my man /;
dinna be bashfu' We're no i'll to
please ''-Household Words.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-03
What Other Kind.

"What a nasty smell burned powder
has % said johnny.
'Powder?" exclaimed his elder sis
ter, Miss Maud, looking up. why, it
hasn't any sm-oh, you mean gunpow-
der Z"
And she turned a lovely, creomy
shade of vermilion and became alb
sorbsd in her fashion magazine again.
Chicago Tribune.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-03

Miss Annie Dennis Of Talbottom, Ga,
is fine looking young woman of 20,
who seems TO lave a genius for farm
ing. According to a Georgia paper, she
owns handsome estate of 900 acres,
which she cultivates with great skill
and success. Upon it she conducts a
dairy, stock farm, cannery, pre-
serving establishment, vineyard and
wine distillery and piggery. Each Of
these is prosperous TO high degree.
The owner is public spirited and OK
hibits her products at every fair and
exposition. She began this work in 1888
and in seven years has carried off nearly
100 prizes. She ascribes her success to a
good education and careful reading. She
makes a special study of the application
of science, particularly chemistry, to
her fields of industry and utilities every
new idea which appears.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-03
A Dog Purse Snateher.

Pointer dogs can always be trained to
steal. Many of them are natural thieves
without training, and any of the species
can be taught. There is a dog of this
kind in northwest Washington. He will
pick up anything he can find around a
yard or outside of store, but his spe
cialty is ladies pocketbooks and hand
bags. When he sees one of these, he
grabs ii and runs, always succeeding in
getting out of sight before he can be
captured or followed. No owner has
ever been seen, hence no complaints
have been made at police headquarters,
but there is but little doubt, if it were
possibls TO follow the animal, that it
would be found that he has been care
fully trained as purs, watcher and
that he takes his hoe N me TO his
master. He seems to be aware that he is
doing wrong, jumping fences and dodg-
ing around houses when running away.
Washington Star.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-03

A new advertising wagon introduced
in New York is fitted up with two cyl
inders which keep receiving, giving a
momentary view of various business
announcements. There are people who
would rather spend $40 TO catch the eye
Of 1000 or 5000 people with a c0ntrap-
tion of this kind than invest 90 cents to
reach 100, COO readers in a good news
paper. st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-03
Sensible Farmers.

The reports from the corn districts in
dicate that the farmers propose to hold
a large portion of the crop for higher
prices. II was expected that the market
would be flooded as soon as the fields
were gathered, but so far the shipments
have been comparatively small, and the
product is being cribbed in great quanti-
ties by those who are not willing TO let
it go until they can realize fair profit
on it. st Louis Globe Democrat.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-03
An ola Miracle worker.

Barney Meibers, an old citizen of De-
,atur, Ind, has surprised his friends by
performing miracles. The other day he
publicly removed a cancer from the face
If George Martin, an old soldier The
cancer was one that had bothered Mar
lin for years aud would SOON have
proved fatal.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-03
As It should BE,

The curtain will be rung down ON the
Atlanta exposition by the same bells
that willring out the old year and ring in
the new. It is well that it should be SC
that the south should close the year
1895 with an unparalleled record of
progress and achievement, and open
new book Of facts, clean cut and in.
dependent Of the past. - Kansas City
TiOae
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-03

"Girls, " remarked the small hoy in
his compost son upon the subject, lis of
several thousand kinds, and sometimes
one girl can behave like several thou
sand girls. Some kinds Of girls is better
than some other kinds, but they amt
any Cf them mp to boys This is all l
know about girls, and father says the
less l know about 'em the better. -
New York Advertiser.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-03

Father, said the little boy, looking
up from his picture book, "if ask you
q question, will you answer it?"
Certainly, was the affable reply.
"And not get angry?"
"Of course not. "
"Nor say it's time was in bed?'
81 won't do any of those things"
"Well, what / want TO know is where
does a snake begin when it wags its
taili"-Washington Star.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-03
rhs pnrnmount ouestIon.

Speaker Reed was asked the other day
what he considered the most important
problem now before the public.
"How to dodge a bicycle, was his
quick retort. "At least judge so from
my own experience since came to
Washington. wv Washington Post.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-03

a bright girl in Maine recently began
composition thus: "The PuIitans
found lunatic asylum in the wilds of
America She had read in a book that
the Prstans found an asylum in this
country, and 20 mako the statement more
vivid she added the word "lunatic.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-03

The Apache, Navajo and Ute war be-
gan in lS49 and ended in 1855. The
total number Of regular troops employed
during this war was ! 800, while the
volunteers and militia numbered .,OGl,
he grand total being 2,56l.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-03

If the farmer would have amy # tie
Injuries which are possible io thG.o Who
live in cities, there is nothing that viii
insure them so cheaply as a good ice
house, says Prairie Farmer A suitable
building for holding ice may be- built
wholly above ground, or partly below
ind partly above, but in either case it
ihould have good drainage, and tight
roofing, and ample arrangement for ven
tilation. There should be space Of
from Is to "a inches between the walls
and the cubes of ice. This space is best
filed with sawdust, or in the absence Of
this with fresh leaves or chopped straw.
The opening should be ON the north side
of the building, and it is best if tha
building is not exposed to the sun or
winds.
The Westinghouse AIrbrake company
has filed suit in Baltimore against The
Boyden Airhrake company, asking for an
injunction to restrain The latter from fur
ther alleged infringements of fluid pres.
Hure automatic brake mechanism.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-03

North Carolina has risen rapidly in
the line Of manufacturing states At
present hor factories employ 36,
hands ard cuTn out S4O,375, $50 worth
of product.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-03

1t is not true that equality is q law
of nature. Nature has no equality. Its
sovereign law is subordination and de-
pendenso -Vauyenargues.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-01-03

Dram once meant neither more Dor
less than handful.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-07
BALLAST FOR DUCKS.
A Scientific Discovery that Elucidated a
Puzzling Mystery.
New Orleans Times-Demoorat. }

"Few people credit duck with the
sense he really possesses" said Fred
Ozenne. a disciple of Nimroo. "For
years had been wondering what had
caused theIpresenoe of good sized pebble
bank on the shore of the lake in the
Grandivola section of the Louisiana
marsh. Had it bean sand bank could
have understood it, but it was COM
posed Of pebbles, all very much alike.
rounded and smooth almost to a size, and
apparently differing from the small
stones found in the gravel beds of the
South. Several of the hunters in that
section had seen the pebble beach and,
like myself, they could not understand it.
All winter long it seemed frssher than
at other times, and during the summer
the grass would cover It's upper
portion and the mud from the fresh water
dim the lustre of the stones near the
edge. There was not another beach like
it in the marsh.
'sOne winter, in fact 1t was just whom
the first cold spell had struck us, was
hunting with friend in the lake spoke
of. 1t was one of the finest ducking spots
in the State. This was before they had
begun to make glue from the eggs in
Canada. When we reached the lake there
was not a duck to be seen. The next
morning WAS ululu8 III tue grass near
the pebble beach when / heard sound of
wings aud large flock Of mallard settled
near me. Before I could raise my gun
the entire lot walked out on the pebble
bank and, to my establishment, began to
disgorge lot Of small stones like the
ones already there. This occupied but a
short time and the flock began quacking
and sailed into the lake and shot sew
eral. This settled the mystery of ths
pebble beach. In the spring / was again
hunting in the lake, and when the first
warm weather came the ducks began to
go home. They would come to the beach,
and after few preliminaries swallow a
lot of the pebbles, then fly around for a
few minutes in order to see if their bal
ance was all right. If they were too heavy
they would disgorge few stones, or ii
too light swallow a half dozen more.
81 found by observation that in order
for the ducks to make long flights it was
necessary for them to I'LL up with a GER
tain number of stones to secure proper
equilibrium for the return trip. After
I found this out / always had plenty of
game to show my friends"
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-07
WHlTENVILLE BANKS.
More About the Robbers and What They
Secured.

Whitensville, April 6.-The Whitens-
vile National and Savings banks. which
were broken into early Saturday morn
ing, did 10 business Saturday. Saturday
it was given out that only small
amount OF ohangs was secured by the five
men who attempted to rob the banks
Further investigation has been made.
and it is found that nearly $1,000 was
secured. The horse and wagon, which
were stolen from George ". Spragus at
North Uxbridge, and by means Of which
the robbers left town, have not yet been
found. The safe, which the robbers could
not break, has not yet been opened and
it will probably have to be taken to the
safe works in Providence, in order to get
out it's contents. Detectives have been
put upon the case. Most of the tools
found in the bank, which were left by
the robbers, were stolen from carpenter
shop in, Uxbridge, before the gang reach
ed this place, which shows that certain
mem bers of the party we're well acouaint-
ed in this section. Joseph BeaureRa I'd,
the Waterman, has not entirely recovered
from the effects of being gagged and
bound for five hours.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-07
ANTi-M'KINLEY MOVEMENT.
Vote of Indiana VIII Be Turned to Gen.
Harrison without Question.

Indianapolis, Ind, April 6.-What has
created a sensation in political circles
here is the appearance within the last
two days of thousands of Harrison
buttons. Republicans in ali parts of
tho state are wearing them.
They . were ordered by Congressman
Lorimer of Illinois, who has written to
the friends of Harrison here that he pur-
poses to vote for the general on the first
ballot.
1t is certain that the button idea did
not originate in this state, and a move.
ment in the interest OF Harrison is entire.
ly in the hands of representatives of the
party in other states. 1t is said that Con-
gresham Lorimer shipped oonsignments
to every state in the Union at the same
5ime when the supply was shipped to
this city. The Harrison stalwarts"
here are delighted with the appearance
of the insignia. They believe that long
before the date for the national conven-
ton the Mckinley sentiment.in this state
which, only few weeks ago, promised
to be too strong to be stemmed, will have
been smothered in the general demand
for the denomination of Gen. Harrison.
Duflng Uhe last TWO days several k0f the
delegates to st. Louis have beer called
here to consult with the Harrison mana
gers, and it is now believed that there is
well developed plan to draw every mem
Der of the Indiana delegation away from
Mckinley. The original plan was not to
have Harrison voted for in the oonven-
ton until after the first ballot, but, since
Mckinley has shown such great strength,
it has been decided. that the disposition to
ramon N ata the ax- preaidaDt fOuct m q ko
itself manifest OF the first ballot. The
anti Mckinley combination, which has
turned to Harrison, has decided that if
Indiana's thirty votes can be kept out of
the Mckinley column on the first ballot
the Ohioan's defeat will be certain.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-07
"PRAY FOR U.s."
So Says Gen. Booth-Tucker of the Saliva
ton Army.


Philadelphia, Pa, April 6.-Booth-
Tucker, the new commander of che Sal
walton army in the United States, made
his debut efore Philadelphia audience
yes terday. The only reference to the ex-
listing trouble made by Commander
Booth Tucker was as follows: In regard
to the very painful circumstances that
brought me here l want to say, I want
your prayers. AS for the army, you need
not be anxious. With the help Of God
we are not going to suffer materially but
we will march on. It all the brigadiers,
captains and officers of the Salvation
Army were to run away, if l were to run
away, I feel that others would rise up
and take our places. We are not going
to say hard word against any one, but
pray for us. We have nothing but love-
love, with capital letters"
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-07
suFFERINos OF THE ARMgNIANs
Letter to the American Board From DIR.
Parmalee.

Boston. April Cdr. Moses P. Parma
lee writes to the American Board from
Treblzond on the Black Sea, of the great
amount OF. labor involved in the relief
work in which he is aided by Mr.. and
Mrs. Crawford, missionaries from Bro
sea.
Frank H. Wiggin, No. 1 Somerset
street, Boston, who forwards funds to
the International Relief committee at
Constantinople. reports that he had al
ready remitted 100000 besides more
than $35, 900 additional to the Armen-
ians from the kindred in the United
States. Yet these funds are exhausted,
and more ample supplies are imperative
ly asked for.
There is no cessation in the accounts of
appalling restitution coming from Asiat-
ic Turkey. In all the towns of eastern
and central Turkey, people by the thous-
and food, completely stripped OF all they
once had. Their cries for help are pite-
GUS. Never in the lifetime of any one
now on earth has there been a more
piercing call for charity. and it is inc on
ceivable that another call like this should
come in this generation.
There need be no fear that the aid will
not reach those who need 1t. The present
or ganization for the distribution Of relief
is most economical. All it needs is
more money. Let that money come soon
or it will be too late. A cable despatch
just received as that the need is increas-
ing. The Harpoot distribution reaches
ffty-four thousand souls, and there are
fifteen other centres.
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-07
ARMY LOYAL.
Herbert Booth ON Matters in the United
States.

Toronto, Ont, April 6.-Commandant
Herbert Booth of the Salvation Army
has Just returned from visit to British
Columbia and the Northwest. He says
the general condition Of the army in the
West and their loyalty to the information
al centre of the army are very enc ourag
ing.
With regard to the position of affairs
at headquarters in the United States,
Commandant Booth..says: "We are still
hoping that my brother Ballington will
consent to see my sister, who has come
across the ocean just now at an Infinite
sacrifice to get an interview with him.
just before | left Winnipeg l receive d
telegraph information of the death of
her infant son, whom she was compel ed
to leave In England. Nothing would
have induced her TO have left her child
but a sense of duty to the army and the
hope of bringing her influence to bear
upon my brother. What have seen of
the army myself would lead me to con-
olude that reports which have been sent
to me as to the army's steadfastness from
the Atlantic to the Pacific in the United
States are confirmed
Commandment Booth will leave Canada
in June for Australia. His command will
INCLUDE New Zealand, Tasmania and the
Colonies or the mainland
The Portland daily press., 1896-04-07
Base Ball Notes. =

John II. Stafford, the clever pitcher,
who has signed with the Lewiston team
this year, arrived in the city last evening
to take part in the Madden benefit to-
night, where be will give an exhibition
of scientific pitching. Stafford called on
friends at the PRESS office last night
and expressed himself as being in prime
condition and anxious for the seasons
work to begin.
morrow night" he said to the writer,
land Wednesday shall go to Lewiston.
expect to be engaged about two weeks
with the Bates college team, when /
shall join Manager Clarity and his men,"
Stafford has spent the winter at his
home in Webster, Mass, where he has
been enjoying himself hunting and driv-
ing He was with the Lewiston '94 team
under Jack Leighton's management, and
last year was member of the unfortu-
nate Grand Rapids aggregation of the
Western league. He first won fame as
pitcher for the Holy Cross college team,
where he and Merritt now of Pittsburg,
Noto SSUoSIiloN O1lO Va Uuo laotCSp SOllSS6
batteries of the county His advent in
professional circles was in '91 when he
joined the Woonsookets of the New Eng
land league, and remained in the Rhode
Island city through the next season,
when the rubber boot makers landed the
pennant. He has since played in vari-
GUS cities, including short time. we be-
lieve, with the Cincinnati's of the Ma
tional league.
He is one Of the best minor league
pitchers in the business, and one Of the
most popular men who ever played in
Lewiston. II suppose you are planning
on doing us up down here this summer"
suggested the writer. 81 shall do my
best" modestly replied thu curly haired
collegian.
| John Leighton leaves the city this
morning to go to Manchester where he
plays Thursday. He will remain in that
city until he leaves to report with the
team in New York.
The annual meeting of the Lewiston
association occurs next Friday.
Treasurer Murphy began hauling dirt
from his cellar onto the Deering grounds
yesterday afternoon.