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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03

ence of those using wide tires, that
the narrow tires are preferable.
Such people are blind TO the facts,
and regardless of the best interests
of the community. Every locality
needs good roads. They are an in
ducement to people to travel, and
travellers scatter money. They in
vite settlers, who add to the pros
perity of the county, and who take
a natural pride in having good, easy
roads. There is little encourage
ment to spend money in grading
and leveling and making a smooth
hard road bed when vandals with
narrow tire wagons heavily loaded,
in muddy weather go over the roads
cutting deep ruts and rendering them
rough and uneven and even danger
Gus. A wheel is chain locked on a
hill and forthwith a gutter is cut
from top to bottom, which at the
first shower becomes a sluiceway
for the water, and deep and ragged
trench is the result, which must be
repaired at more or less expense.
This is wasteful, extravagent, and
unnecessary. A wide tire would
avoid this evil.
The wheelmen of the country are
taking the subject of good roads in
hand and we hope they will push
the matter energetically. If men
are SO blind to their own interests
and those of the community that
they will not accept the hint which
the legislature has given we trust
that body at its session this winter
will administer stronger one in the
shape of an act compelling all who
use wagons designed for loads above
certain specified weight to have
tires of a certain width, and if q
man persists in using a narrow tire
compel him to take out license
therefor and pay an extra road tax
We think such an act would fall
within the police power of the Legis.
| lature.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03
AS TO ROADS.

Attention has frequently been
called In the newspapers and by
public speakers to the advantage of
using wide tires ON wagons designed
for heavy loads. The Pennsylvania
Legislature recognizing the benefits
to the roads to be derived from the
use of wagons thus equipped and to
encourage their use passed an act
allowing a rebate on road taxes TO
all who would place tires Of a GER
tain width on their wagons. In
nearly every section of the State and
in several parts Of this county those
drawing heavy loads have recog-
nized the great saving in power and
the immense benefit to the highway
arising from their use, but there are
people who still adhere TO the mar
row tires, and claim, in the face of
power tests and the practical expert
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03

presentatives and the recognition of
any State to have it's vote cast as q
unit.
There will, therefore, be no rule
to govern the coming convention,
and it will formulate such as may
be in accord with the sentiment of
the majority. If the silver men are
sure of their ground they may as a
sop to the people allow the old rule
to prevail, but if they have any doubt
as to their ability to fully control
the convention and nominate free
silver candidate they will not per-
NIT the old rule to prevail. There
seems to be nothing in the situation
as it now is and will likely remain,
to prevent a free silver platform and
a candidate of the same stripe.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03

In 1892 it was nip and tuck between
the Democrats and Republicans in Mich
igan. In 1894 the Democrats put a dis
tinguished and popular man up for gov
ernor on q straight 10 TO platform,
making that the issue, and the majority
against him was 108, 892. In less than
six months there happened to be another
state election, and the Democrats still
clung to 16 TO 1, and in a midyear con-
test, as it was, the majority against
them amounted to 80. 407. That was
enough for them This year they tie
themselves to sound money.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03

Out Of 500 German newspapers to
which circulars were sent by the Ger
man-American Sound Money league a
short time ago, S51 are in favor Of a
gold standard, and only 81 in favor Of
the free coinage Of silver. Over 100 of
the 6Os German papers have thus far
failed to make any reply to the commit
tees circular.
The party that overlooks the German
vote need not worry itself about official
responsibility. The Germans constitute
but a small percentage of our poiti-
clans, but are an important class ON
election day.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03

Henri Cernuschi is an eminent polit-
ical economist and an able advocate Of
international bimetallism. He is often
quoted by free coinage advocates who
would never accept his test for good and
bad money. 1t is as follows; "It Is by
the ordeal of fire that money can be
tried The coins which, being melted
down, retain the entire value for which
they were legal tender before they were
melted down. are good money. Those
which do not retain it are not good
money"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03
Don't Seed to Grass with MIllet or Hunga

Oph otcW W OEtto5 WIN
rian.
These plants must make their
growth in sixty days, or less, and
should have full use of the soil.
They grow so thick and shady that
grass could not get a start. If the
millet is sown very thin and rather
late, the grass might get a start
that would not burn up when the
millet is cut For fine hay, Hunga-
rian is preferred, next common mil
let, German millet is more coarse,
and Pearl millet "a sorgham) is still
larger in growth. 1t you decide to
sow grass seed with millet, take ex-
ira pains to have the soil we'll
worked to a good depth, as the grass
roots must have a good bed to hold
a moving in fine shape for several
years. The longer the land can be
kept in grass without reseeding, the
more care should be taken in this
work.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03

Now if the Democrats at Chicago will
only put as sound a money plank into
their platform as the Republicans have
put into their platform at St Louis, but
little doubt will remain as to our future
standard of value, and capitalists will
at once begin TO invest in American Sc
curities and industries This Is the
surest and quickest way to bring back
good times. Sound money Democrats
should not give up the fight before the
battle occura
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03
ham.

The silverites who want the American
people to give up the stable money
standard under which they have pros
pered, in order to 60 back TO the silver
dollars of their ancestors, are the kind
of men who are afraid of everything
that is new. They are like the boy who
went to the mill with big bag across
his horses back. In one end Of the bag
was two bushels of corn and In the
other end big stone. When the miller
asked the boy why he did not divide the
corn and put half Of it ON each side Of
the horse the bright youth replied
"Father and grandfather allus took
their corn to mill this-a-way. amt no
better than them What was good
enough for grandfather is good enough
for me-
The idea that because the men who
lived in this country 100 years ago
adopted free coinage law we should
be satisfied with the same system, is not
suited to progressive, go ahead Ameri-
cans. The latter want the very best of
everything and just as soon as better
way OF doing things is discovered, the
old way is dropped and the new taken
up. The question as to what was the
best money system 100 years ago has
nothing on earth to do with the praoti-
cal affairs of today. To talk Of going
back to free silver merely because it was
an old system is on level with trying
to establish monarchy in this country
because we were once ruled by the Brit
ish kings When the people got tired Of
kings they kicked them out and estab-
lished the republic. When they got tired
of trying to use the double standard
they made gold the unit Of value, and
they intend to keep it. Out of date sys-
TENS don't count for much with live
Americans.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03
All Kinds Of Reasons.

Not only does every consideration Of
honor and patriotism command US to
stand for sound currency, but considers
tions Of expediency as we'll There is \
probable presidency in sound currency.
There is nothing but disaster In free sill
Ver.-Utica Observer.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03
Not Certain That Tirs WIN nurn.

In 1890 silver imitation was author
lied. AS result. In 1898 there was a
fnaRcial collapse. The country has not
yet been able to right itself, but the
crazy advocates Of cheap money insist
upon a renewal Of their wild expert
ment
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03

Uncle sam-No, Dick. my wheel may
have its weak points and may not be up
10 date In all It's details. but would
not think Of trading 1t for an out Of date
thing like that Mine is similar TO those
used In all advanced countries. while
yours is In use only in Mexico. China.
Peru and other half civilized countries
You'd better put that silver wheel in
front and got E modern gold one for the
rear.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03
THE TWO-THIRDs RULE.

Some Democrats are trying to con-
sole themselves and the east with
the idea that while there are enough
delegates instructed for free silver,
to adopt plank of that character
at Chicago there are not two-thirds
the number required to nominate a
candidate. The fact is there is no
two thirds rule, which can bind the
Convention. There has been such
a rule followed for about sixty years
but it was intended originally only
for the Convention by which it was
adopted, and it has been kept up by
subsequent re-enactment at each
succeeding Convention. The prac-
tise has been to move ''that the rules
Of the last Democratic Convention
govern the body" and that motion
has carried with it the two thirds
rule, the rules of the House of Re
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03

The Democrats are all sorry for
the 4" mistake " the Republicans
made in nominating Mckinley. If
it had been any one else possibly
but they can't go him. Too bad.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03

Entered at the post office of
Milford, Pike county, Pennsylvania,
as second-class matter, November
twenty first, 1895.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03

Kentucky's wishing for free silver as
q panacea for all evils will never lessen
the country's thinking Of that state in
connection with the gold cure. -Phila-
delphia Times.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03

There can be no middle ground. It
must be sound money first, last and all
the time. Baltimore American.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03

If ANY LINE OF GOODS Is TOO CHEAf
FOR OUR CUSTOMERS, A DISCOUNT OF
TEN PER CENT WILL BE ADDED.
WE GUARANTEE THAT ARTICLES
BOUGHT FROM US WILL COST MORE THAN
THE SAME QUALITY CAN BE HAD FOR
ELSEWHERE.
A Special Lot Of Women's Flats, Former
Price $780, Now Going at ST.
Best Sugaf-Sold at Other Stores for cents
Per Pound, Our Price 12 cents.
One Hundred Suits Boys Clothing, Cost s5.05
Each, Sacrificed at Only SIP.
Equally Big Advance in Price Of All Other
Goods in Stock.
Come Early and Avoid the Rush, as This Un-
paralleled Sale will Only Last Two Weeks.
All persons who prefer TO buy dear goods,
and who favor currency schemes for raising
prices, will please send their orders TO the firm
of
STEWART, BLAND, ALTGELD. TELLER
g. CO.,
Dealers in Cheap Money Notions, High Prices
Arguments Free Silver Nostrums and
Dear Goods Theories.
Weekly Hard Times Howler, Pefferville. Ca
lamity County, N. q.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03
GREAT BARGAINS.
PRICES OF ALL GOODS ADVANCED FIFTY
PER CENT.
THE DEAREST STORE IN TOWN.

DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, HATS, BOOTS,
GROCERIES AND HARDWARE AT HIGHER
PRICES THAN EVER BEFORE
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03
salute.

Attention, loyal girls and boysl
Salute the flag with merry noise
From Maine to California,
From Texas to to the lakes,
Give three hurrahs
For the stripes and stars
Till the farthest echo wakes.
Youths Companion.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03

Peter Pindar expressed the pre-
sent Democratic situation when he
wrote:
"Great feas, 'tis said have smaller
fleas
Upon their backs to bite 'em
These smaller heas have lesser feas,
And so ad infinitim. "
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03
Advertising Rates.

One square(eight lines ,one insertion $l.00
Each subsequent insertion 80
Reduced rates will be furnished on ap-
plication, will be allowed yearly adver-
tisers.
Legal Advertising.
Court Proclamation, Jury and Trial
List for several courts per term $24.0O
Administrators and Executors
notices S.OO
Auditors notices AGO
Divorce notices 800
Sheriff's sales, Orphans court sales,
County Treasurer's sales, County state
ment and election proclamation charged
by the square.
j. H. Van Etten, PUBLISHER,
Milford, Pike County, Pa
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03
A "REMINISCENCES.

AS the commissioners who are
seeking reelection may need some
additional argument besides the one
that it is customary to give a second
term, we reproduce briefly few fig
ures from the PRESS of February IA,
showing conclusively that on the
ground of business capacity and gen
eral economy in financing the county
they should in the interest of re-
form be made life custodians of the
office.
The percentage of cost for the pay,
etc., of county commissioners and
treasurer in Wayne county for last
year was 6.24, for Monroe 400 and
for Pike 1920.
Tee total amounts paid commits
sioners was in Wayne, 81, 652.6 in
Monroe, 81, ,506,S0, and in Pike, ST.
64S.53.
Taxpayers will contrast the
wealth, population number of
bridges and amount of work neces-
sary to carefully look after the vari-
GUS matters in our county, with
those of our sister counties, and they
will see that our officials exercised
more care by $141.73 than those of
Monroe and only $4.14 less than in
Wayne. This demonstrates clearly
their unremitting attention to their
office. Now should such faithful
public servants, after an unlimited
expenditure of care, grey matter
and in certain cases even muscle, be
relegated to the walks of private
life Shades of economy forbid it.
A captious correspondent in the
Port Jervis Gazette last winter criti-
cised our county commissioners for
their refusal to appropriate funds
to clear up the &" Twist murder case
near Mill Rift" In striking con-
trast with this alleged parsimony,
was the action of a former board in
regard TO the Greening case as is set
forth on their minute book in 1888,
page 2S7. Where may be found a
resolution appropriating $1,000 or
so much as may be necessary, "and
that we will appropriate at any time
hereafter such further sum or sums
as shall be necessary for the purpose
aforesaid ~
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03

The lack of ArnefSean ships, nota-
BILE in nearly every foreign port, is
emphasized in a recent consular re-
port. OF over 1,500 merchant
steamers at Bangkok, Siam, in one
year, not one was American, and
of over 1,700 vessels which entered
Japanese ports in the same year
only 32 carried the United States
flag. The construction of the Nj
caragua canal will go far toward in
creasing our Asiatic trade.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03

The present Democratic program
may be outlined as follows The
gold men will endeavor to secure
sufficient support from the silver
element through whatever means
they can, to nominate a conserva-
tive man, who will stand on an out
right silver platform and in his let
ter of acceptance make some declar-
alton on the financial question which
may be capable of two constructions.
This they hope will give the Eas-
tern Democrats a slim, but suffaei-
ent excuse for remaining in the
party. fk psPsF p
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.

OFFICE, BROWNS BUILDING, BROAD ST.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03
EVERYTHING MARKED UP.

IF ANY LINE OF GOODS IS TOO CHEAP
FOR OUR CUSTOMERS, A DISCOUNT OF
TEN PER CENT WILL BE ADDED
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03
Henry Dewitt,
Commissioners James M. Bensley,
John II. Newman.

One of the gentlemen above
named is candidate for associate
judge and another is, we have been
informed, a candidate for county
commissioner. We offer the above
to show that there is nothing small
about them when it comes to inves-
tigating with the taxpayers money.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03

A feature of the Republican plat
form upon which womankind is re-
flecting with good deal of interest
is the woman suffrage plank. This
does not commit the party squarely
to the granting of the suffrage to
women, 1t says: ave favor the
admission of women to wider
spheres of usefulness and welcome
their co operation in rescuing the
country from Democratic and Popu-
listic mismanagement and misrule. "
But it does call for equal pay for
equal work in all public employ
ments for women.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03
CANDIDATES CARD.
:, Having been appOintedt to fill a vacancy
Associate Judge.

hereby announce myself a candidate for
the nomination at the Republican COnven-
ton. Should / receive it, and be elected,
/ shall endeavor to perform the duties OF
the Office impartially and to the best OF
my ability.
WILLIAM MITCHELL.
July 2, 1896.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03
DELEGATEs no CHICAGO.

All the states have now elected
their delegates and the absorbing
question is as to whether the sound
money or the free silver faction
shall control the convention.
The most careful estimate places
the delegates as follows: For gold,
329 for silver, 597. The majority
of state delegations are bound by
instructions to vote as a unit. This
is the case with the Michigan, but
as there are some contested seats
the decision as to them will deter
mine ON which side the state will
vote.
There are enough silverites to cou
troll the convention and force a sill
yer platform but there are not
enough to nominate candidate.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-07-03

Come Early and Avoid the Rush, as This Un-
paralleled Sale Will Only Last Two Weeks.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-03-12

look, shs ciasped her baby closer to her
bosom, took her little boy by the hand,
and hurried away through the woods
to be out of hearing of the fatal shot.
The sheriff unbuttoned the coat and
vest of the condemned man, barring his
left breast; then, feeling for the beat
ing heart, he pressed his finger for al
instant on the spot to give the eXecu-
toner a mark at which to shoot. This
done, be held one of James hands while
a deputy sheriff held the other. The
old eXccutioner sat on a stump 20 feet
away. and as soon as the officers
stretched out James arms he raised his
siX-shooter with both hands and in
stantly fired.
His aim was true. The bullet struck
the exact spot indicated by the finger
mark. There was quick jerk, both
hands were torn loose from the grip OF
the officers, and a stream of blood
spurted from a CHASTITY wound. A few
spasmodic quivers and twitchirgs of
the muscles and Levi James was dead,
The bullet had passed entirely through
his body, and blood trickled from a
wound in his back where the bullet had
passed out The old eXecutioner blew
the smoke out of his pistol barrel; then,
placing the weapon in its scabbard,
walked of as unconcernedly as if he
had shot tree.
A messenger was dispatched to in
form the waiting wife that all was over.
She came back with her children and
threw herself upon the PROSTATE body
of her husband, weeping most p!aintive-
ly. Then, with an affectionate farewell
kiss to the dead, she departed from,
the scene, her clothing soiled with the
blood of the man she had SO faithfully
loved The dead mans relatives soon
came to claim the body, and took it
away for burial
The old executioner was afterward
seen sitting upon a rock smoking his
pipe, seemingly indifferent as to the sur
roundings.
DO you always shoot them through
the heart?' l asked him.
"No," he said, in gery good English.
"If you shoot man through the heart
he may life four, five or ten minutes,
but shoot through the big blood vessel
above the heart, and cut it in two, then
he will die in a minute"
Another Choctaw execution possessed
of some very interesting features oc
CURED a short time prior to the one
mentioned. Folsom, l think, was the
name of the victim. He died like a
hero, but there were no such scenes as
attended the shooting of James.
Folsom was a youth of about 20,
handsome, stalwart and brave. He had
been released upon parole Immediately
after being sentenced to death. He gave
his word that he would pe on hand at
the time set for his execution, then
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1ected by the sheriff was an aged In
dian who mad acted in that capacity
for 40 years and had grown gray in his
CORY work. When he stepped out in
front of the man TO be shot and drew
his pistol the heartbroken wife wept as
few Indians ever weep. Kneeling be-
side her condemned husband, she was
soon clasped in his arms for the last
time in life. The two little children,
without realizing the awful situation,
sobbed and cried most bitterly because
their mother was weeping, and the hus
band and father, whose impending fate
had not moved him. and who, Indian
like, had shown no emotion, was forced
to give way to his feelings. No longer
able to control himself, his tears min
gled with those of his loved ones. To
the few spectators of that scene the
situation was one never to be forgotten
The sheriff was finally forced to tear
the weeping wife from the arms of her
husband; then, with one last, lingering
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-03-12
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
The SPELLING MATCH.

Ten little children, standing in line,
Fully. fully then there were nine.
Nine puk zled faces, fearful of their fate,
Chilly. silly" then there were eight.
Eight pairs of blue eyes, bright as stars of
heaven,
"B-u-s-s-y, busy" then there were seven
Seven g1ave heads, shaking in an awful
'L-a-i-d-y.> lady," then there were six.
Six eager a arlings, determined each to
"D-u-t-i-e. duty" then there were five.
Five hearts so anxious, beating more and
more,
,"s-c-o-l-l-a-r, scholar" then there were
four.
tFour mouths like rosebuds on a red rose
\ tree,
Merry, merry" then there were three.
Three pairs of pink ears, listening keen
and true,
"O-n-l-e-y, only, then there were two.
Two sturdy ladies, ready both to run,
TIL r-k-y, turkey" then there was one.
One head of yellow hair, bright in the sun,
Hero, hero" the spelling match was
won.
: / a N o. Picayune.
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get his silken shroud about his for
midable prey, and bore him off in tri-
umph.
He was not so fortunate, however,
with a large, black ant which treach-
orously dropped upon his web. The
ant began to struggle, and down came
the spider; whereupon the ant opolly
bit off one of his legs. The spider with
drew in dismay. But being ravenous
old fellow of great size, the destroyer
of unnumbered flies, he could not for
bear Il second attack. He strained his
mandibles without effect on the hard
ar1nor of the ant, who meanwhile
nipped off another leg.
In the third attack the ant began to
operate on his enemy's abdomen; and
the spider, escaping with difficulty, re-
treated utterly discounted. Then The
ant proceeded to break the meshes, and
fell unframed to the floor. Thus were
the flies avenged. C.KAY.