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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-04-03
sTRAINING At a GNAT AND SWALLOWING A
CAMEL.
The Following From the New York Far
mer COntaines Much Sound Sense and is
MnriI,v of a Careful Rnnhinr.

worthy of Careful Reading.
Editor Farmer Now that the
board Of health has issued its milk
catechism, it ought to be allowsd to
enjoy a short vacation from its sup
erlative usefulness to tone up its
over-wrought system. Out of ex-
treme modesty some questions may
have been omitted while others may
suggest themselves in the future.
For intance:
What temperature was the COW
and the milker at the time of milk
ing?'
&C Is the tail of the natural length
to shoe off flies and microbes dur
ing milking?"
What per cent of net profit do
you have left over after paying ex-
penses, and how do you intend to in
vest your surplus?"
" Do you pay cash for feed, or buy
on tick?"
1t is hopeful after cleaning the
Augean stables of the farmers, the
board of health may turn its optical
organs fired with Roentgen rays ON
some of its home industries. A COM
munity whose abnormal appetite
creates a demand for bob-veal and
horse roasts washed down with sew
age water and mint julep ought to
strike out for reform. It's Won
der such stomachs have not gone
back on the milk long ago.
Now that they have fixed the
milk sellers let's even-up with other
trades and know what ingredients
old Mikem puts into his liquor that
it should ruin both soul and body
and people pauper houses and luna
tic asylums. If the farmers milk
has killed some people as charged,
brothels and dens of hell have
slaughtered thousands, nay more
than that, it has fostered it's curse
in the systems of generations to
come. With what cunning are free
lunch counters spread with the re-
fuse that a farmers dog would not
sniff at, and with what satisfaction
do the dealers watch the victim bolt
the vile stuff In his left hand he
holds the cup, whose contents bit
eth like snake and stingeth like
an adder, " and whose hand is the
right hand of falsehood.
Nose around a little in your can
ming factories, your bologna sausage
dens where everything from a blow
ing fly to a Sinking calf is ground,
doctored, spiced to tickle the epicu-
rean palate. Don't forget in your
rounds to call at the lager beer dis
tillery, where everything from a
dried caterpiller and hop lice to spit
tie and tobacco ashes go to make up
that wholesome beverage. Knock
at the door of your sugar refinery
where more glucose than saccharine
is used to compound fraud. Call
on your cigarette manufacturer. The
devils own buck. whose deft fingers
can turn an old stub of cigar moist
ened with the saliva of some old sot
and fired into the common gutter to
absorb the street sewage only to re-
appear in some new fantasies form
to decorate the face of some embryo
smoker.
Oh, yes There is a wide field tc
usefulness spread out before you
take hold-Subscriber, Walton, NY
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-04-03

Thomas Leahy who has been de-
tanned for several weeks in the Jail
here, was taken before Judge Nit
chell on Tuesday on Habeas corpus
proceedings, and released on giving
bail in $4OO, Lorenz Goetz and How
ard Kirkham becoming sureties.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-04-03
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Milford Borough. Jacob H, Sha-
fer, et ux. to Henry B. Wells dated
April 1st Lot ON Water street.
Con. $500 Enid April 1st.
Milford Borough. Henry B. Wells
to Drusilla Shafer dated April 1st.
Lot on Water street. Con. $500
Ent'd April /.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-04-03
The Tramp Question.

What shall we do with all the
tramps and vagrants and criminals
all over America ?
Stop making them
Shut up the tramp factories, and
give US a rest, if only for n year.
Over a million saloons, houses OF
prostitution, and gambling-hells.
with nearly as many tobacco stores
are doing their best to advertise all
these human wreck factories.
What is the use of driving our
tramps and criminals from one town
to another? Stop making them and
give us a rest for once.
HENRY HANSEN, San Diego. Cal.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-04-03
Political News Of Interest to press" Readers

The Mauch Chunk Daily News is
of the opinion that Notwithstanding
Mr.. Mutchler's denial that he is q
candidate for Congress, that when
the time comes he will be found a
full-hedged candidate.
L. H. Barber, Esq, is an aspirant
for the Democratic nomination for
Congress. Mr.. Barber's friends
claim that he is bona fide candi-
date, bnt there is a suspicion in the
minds of many that Boss Esser is
again using him for the purpose OF
capturing the Carbon conferees foI
Mutchler, should the latter be a
candidate.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-04-03
Who Knows ThI. LADY.

Pike county has added the name
of Mrs. Margaret B. Platt to the list
of celebrated woman. The white
ribboners of the District of Colum-
bia have chosen her for their leader.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-04-03
House to Let.

Furnished house to let, on Har-
ford street, Milford, seven rooms
and bathroom. Address Charles
Weir, 16 Charles st., New York.-3t
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-04-03
Snow Slides.

The Monroe Democrat is authori-
ty for the statement that ON March
26th during the heavy rainstorm,
several snow slides occurred on the
hills of Shawnee in that county.
The snow, saturated with water
started down the hills gaining velo-
city and volume as it rushed on, car
rying away stone and rail fences
brush and other material, washing
out deep cutters and depositing the
debris on the fields below. William
Place, John S. Heller and j. B.
Transue are the principal farmers
injured.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-04-03
CHURCH DIRECTORY
MILFORD.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Milford ;
Sabbath services at 1870 A. NJ. and 7.3O p.
NJ. Sabbath school Immediately after the
morning service. Prayer meeting We'd
nesday at 1902. NJ A cordial welcome
will be extended to all. Those not at
tached to other churches are especially in
vited iREv. THOMAS NICHOLS, Pastor.
CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, Mil
ford: Services Sunday at 1870 A. NJ. and
7.3O p. NJ. Sunday school at 2.3O p. NJ.
Weekday services, Friday at 4.0OP.M. Seats
free. All welcome.
b. S. LAssITER, Rector.
NJ. e. CHURCH. Services at the M. E.
Church Sundays: Preaching at 1870 n.
m. and at 7.30 p. m. Sunday school at
D. m. Epworth league at 6.45 p. m.
Weekly prayer meeting on Wednesdays at
7.30 p. m. Glass meeting conducted by
VIM. Angle on Fridays ut 7.30 p. m. An
earnest invitation is extended to anyone
who may desire TO worshsp with us.
REV. w. II. NEFF, Pastor.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-04-03

Let not the blessings we receive
daily from God make us not TO val
ne or not to praise Him, because
they be commOn.-Izaak Walton.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-04-03

If I only knew whether the pO-
licaman is standing there because
nothing is happening, or whether
nothing is happening because he is
standing there !-Fliegende Blatter.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-04-03

Be something anything but
mean. BYRON.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-04-03

Let the future be what it may, no
preparation is so perfect as dying to
our own viii and living to Gods
Fenelon.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-04-03

Men find it more easy to fattel
t han to praise.-Richter.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-04-03
MATAM0RAS.

EPwORTH NJ. f.. CHURCH, Matamoras
Services every Sabbath at 1870 u. IN. and
7p.m Sabbath school at 2.30. G. f.
meeting Monday evening at 730, Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening at 7.3O
Everyone welcome.
REV. f. L. ROUNDS, Pastor.
HOPE EVANGELICAL CHURCH, Mata-
moras, Pa. Services next Sunday as follows
Preaching at 1920 a. IN. and p. m. sun
day school at 3 p. m. Junior 9. Il. before
and G. II. prayer meeting after the even
ing service. Mid-week prayer meeting
every Wednesday evening at 100. Seats
free. A cordial welcome to all. Come.
Rev. j. A. WIEGAND, Pastor.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-04-03

Good nature and good sense must
ever join;
To err is human, to forgive divine.
aAIPtDe.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18

OF dry weather followed the first storm Of
the season, resulting in rapid fall OF the
river. IheN hsheS, as a means of protec-
tlon, were compelled to seek the deepest
pools, where many of them were killed by
spear, net and dynamite. A report of the
slaughter was made at the office of the
commission and deputies were dispatched
to Cloverdale, near which place the cap
ture of some men who were seining the
pools resulted.
Commissioner Babcock stated that the
residents of Cloverdale, Healdsburg and
other towns within close proximity OF the
river are strongly opposed to the killing of
steelheads by means of seine and dyna-
mite, and will aid the Commissioners in
causing the arrest of all persons who make
it a practice of taking fish by these means
The San Francisco Rod and Gun Club
will hold Its next banquet and election of
officers on Tuesday evening at the sports
mans headquarters, 16 Market street.
Mem bers appointed to provide game and
fish for the occasion will leave to-day for
the happy hunting and fishing grounds of
the interior. Sketches of the directors of
the club from photographs appear in this
department..
While making arrests of illegal fisher
men at Black Wolf, Wis, on Decembe 80,
Deputy Game Warden Bonnell was set
upon by nine fishermen and iercs fight
took place. Mr.. Bonnell had two of the
fishermen under arrest and was in the act
OF taking several set lines and gill nets
from the ice when several fishermen gave
him orders to return the nets to their COM
panions. This he refused to do, and a fight
ensued. During the melee Mr.. Bonnell
was struck over lis back with a shovel.
Warrants for the arrest of the fishermen
have been issued.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18

sportsmen and anglers, to be held on Iues-
dav evening at X of R. B. Hall, which IS
situated on the corner of Mason and U Far
relI streets, the following letter has been
received from the president OF the Sports
mems Protective Association, which Is
self-explanatory
To TO sportsmen Of the state Of California
take this method of reaching you ana person"
allv explaining the aims and oolectS OF the
Sportsmen's Protective Association, WnleR are
The abolition of game preserves, the enforce
ment of existing game laws and 10 secure tne
enactment of such further laws as may Oe
deemed necessary and wise, the protectlon OF
the game and fish of the state, the lntroduc-
ti5l, and PROPAGATION of such desirable game
animals birds and fishes as may uourlsn IN
the State, the encouragement OF held sports
and to secure to all lovers of the rod ana gun
such rights, privileges and pleasures as come
within the province of an association OF sports
men. ~.
The organization of the Sportsmen's Protec-
tive Association was made necessary Dy the iOr-
nation and encroachmeut OF preserve cluos'
which in defiance of our State laws, nave ar
rogated 10 themselves the right OF saying who
shall or who shall not hunt or fish, and during
the past season these preserve CLUBS nave vlo-
lated our State laws by the blockadlng OF naVl-
gable sloughs and by their interference win
the rights of American sportsmen. Ihey nave
resorted TO the petty means or arrestlng hunters
for trespass when they well knew that the laws
OF the State of California give sportSmen the
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18
DUCK AND QUAIL.
The President of the Sportsmen's
Protective Association on
Game Preserves,

Local sportsmen have about concluded
that the end of the duck-shooting sea son
will arrive with the departure of the
present storm. True, there are five weeks
more of ali open season, but it will be the
sportsmen of Southern California who will
enjoy the sport of the remaining days.
The thousands of wild ducks which
lined the east shores of the bay for many
weeks have taken their departure for the
south, and local duck hunters m ust de-
pend upon pct luck from now until Febru-
arv 10 when the open season will expire.
The canvasback, bluebill and spoonbill
will not venture far inland. and as there
are thousands of the former kind in the
bay, good sport will attend any sportsm an
who locates himself at certain points near
the bay over which the birds pass in their
flight to and from their favorite feeding
grounds.
Richardson's Bay, north of Sausalito is
q good locality for morning and evening
shoot, and especially is this a fact at this
time OF the year. One of the best points
near the bay where hunters have scored
large bags of "cans" is Hunters Point
On Thursday evening two young men who
reside IN South San Francisco bagged
nineteen canvasback and eleven spoonbills
IN one hours shooting there, darkness
putting stop to the sport. Point Isa-
belle on the east shore of the bay is also a
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18

good site for an evenings shoot. 1t is ex-
tremely doubtful if any respectable bags
of game will be made to-day or tomorrow
on the marshes that margin the bay.
Some person, who has written under the
name of Anderson to THE CALL, wishes to
know if the game warden of this county is
still living, and if dead, when he departed
this life2 Can any one answer this query
Some of the insignificant sporting papers
that are advocating the introduction of an
English system of game preserves on this
coast, may take lesson from the follow
ing grand" report of game slaughter as
published in the Andover Advertiser of
Hampshire, Eng, under date of Decem-
Der Ii. Here it is:
Some remarkable shooting took place on the
Hlghclere estate of the Earl of Carnarvon on
Friday afternoon, notwithstanding the ex-
tremely wet weather. The party included
Lord Carnarvon, Earl de Grey, Prince Victor
Dhuleep Singh, Prince Frederick Dhueep
Singh, Lord Ashburton, and one other-six
guns in all. They shot near the lake and
killed no less than 1900 pheasants in three
quarters of an hour. On two previous days
the same party, shooting over Lord Carnar-
von's preserves, killed some 5000 head OF
game.
This is supposed to be game protection.
In regard to the large mass-meeting of
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18

every body knew it. After this Sanger re-
tired for the winter, and Shafer, not wish
ing to be idle, accepted an offer to go to
San Diego and train Hamilton, Wells, Ter
rill, Rigby, McCrea and several more.
Their success in lowering records there is
directly the result of his employment.
Shafer talks in an entertaining way, and
sat for several hours at the Bay City
Wheelmen' s rooms the other night with a
large crowd around listening to his recit-
ais. He says he feels confident Cabanne
and Murphy are not guilty of fixing race
at st. Louis, for which they were expelled,
and is surprised Fred Titus admits his
guilt, as he didn't think he would ride un-
fairly. He says Sanger is the best man in
the world to-day on wheel, Johnson next,
Tyler next and then Bald. The latter,
with Cabanne, Titus, Cooper. Gardiner
and Ziegler. are about OH equal terms.
There never was a man like Zimmerman,
and he thinks there never will be. Sanger
is nice man to handle-good- -natured and
easygoing. Bliss was the same. Dirn-
berger, Cabanne and Titus were hard to
control. The two latter always wanted to
fight, and Cabanne, who had reputation
as crack boxer, would go up to big
Sanger, who weighs 200 pounds and say,
II can lick you, Wooden-shoes." and the
big blonde flyer wouldn't deny it. He
would snap his fingers under Eddie Bald's
nose and say. You're a coward, Baldy;
come outside and I'll prove it," But the
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18

was played at Central Park late in the summer
months, and the Olympic nine won the game
ana with 1t the amateur cham pionship of the
COAST lot 1898 Since then the team has won e.
mum per OF easy contests and clearly established
the TACT that it stands in q class by itself in
amateur circles.
several other games were played, all result
Ing IN victory for the wearers OF the winged
~. Among the defeated teams were the
fetalumas, the c. H. Halls and the Admirals.
snort series of three games was also played
IN santa Cruz, the Olympics capturing the nee
essary majority. The trips to the city by the
sea were replete with Interesting incidents,
ana the time is eagerly looked forward to by
tne Doys when they may again enjoy the hos
pitality OF the Santa Cruzans.
IN the entire season twenty-eight games
were played and the number Of defeats were
put @ lew. No: single series was lost, and the
tille OF coast champions fits easily on the
shoulders OF the Olyrn pic boys.
inose VINO composed the winning nine and
VINO brought honor to themselves and victory
70 the club were: Manager, W. J. Kennedy;
Pitcner, John Cooney; catcher, Charles O'Kane;
nrss base, Harry Walton; second base, Reed
becKest; shortstop, Frank Monahan; third
oase, Henry Krug; left field, William GimmelI;
center field and captain, John f. Sheehan;
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18

champion of 1895 would have "other fish
to fry'' just then. But Shafer could al
ways control him, and a word from him
was decisive. Cabanne and Titus knew if
they didn't mind him they would lose
their jobs.
Shafer says Ziegler is a world beater,
and is delighted to think he will get him
on his team. Wells, he says. is fast
rider, but too good-natured. He will let a
man cut him off or elbow him in a race,
and never murmur. They don't dare to
do that to bob" Terrill, though, for there
would be trouble. Hamilton IS good
man to follow pacing machine or in a
road race, but doesn't show up so well on
the track. Shafer thinks Tom Eek clever
trainer and manager, and says he is clean
sportsman and not the fakir some would
make him out to be. His management of
Johnson has been square throughout.
Because he has made him a champion,
and they have made barrels of money to-
gether. jealousy has caused some to say
Eek was crooked. Shafer denies this from
personal knowledge. He says himself he
only wants to see fair racing, and would
not permit man of his to ride unfairly or
foul another rider. Neither Eek nor Shafer
ever protested man or u race in all the
years they have followed the sport. If
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18

ment 1t played during the year, the Olympic
nine began its successful season by'defeating
the nine OF the University of California in that
month.
During the early spring Berkeley was on two
different occasions again met and defeated
and the scalps of the strong nine of Stanford
the intercollegiate winners, were also gathered
in by the athletic club boys in two well-played
games. Weldon, who did the twirling for the
team, was efficiently supported by the nine.
At this time Santa Clara College was beaten on
its own grounds in thirteen innings OF skillful
play and excitement. Woodland also fell
victim, and in two contests with Vallejo
played in that city, the club continued as un-
defeated champions. Before an all-professional
team was beaten in close game, score 4 to g.
The success of the team due to the exist
ence of those qualities that will make any
team a winner, namely good feeling and
spirit to never say die until the last man is
out.
The only feared rivals to the title of coast
amateur champions during the year was the
strong local aggregation under the manage
meDt OF j. Ullman, known as the Pacifics II
is safe TO state that no more exciting or closely
contested series of games ever took place in
the State on the coast between amateur
teams. The opening game was played at Cen
tral Park and ended in victory for the Olym-
pics after twelve innings of hard play. Game
quickly followed game until each team had
secured three victories, and the question of
supremacy was disputed issue. The rubber
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18

will be afforded protection from horde of
local anglers who basket all kinds and
sizes of trout when on summer outings.
The rainbow trout has proven itself
king OF the fresh-water streams of this
coast, but he will have an opponent in the
brown trout that will dispute every inch of
territory. Doubtless many battles roval
will result when "the brown" will invade
the waters from which the ''rain bow" has
driven the Eastern and cutthroat trout.
The rainbow may possibly spring the
Monroe doctrine.
Deputy Fish Commissioner Babcock
states that during recent visit to Glover
dale and that vicinity he learned from the
residents that the run of steelheads in the
Russian River during the time of the
freshet, which occurred in November, was
something wonderful. The Commission
ers had put stop to net-fishing near the
mouth of the river and when the bar, which
had been blocked by sand for several weeks.
was broken by the freshet the steelheads 8
lost no time in making good headway to
the spawning beds.
1t will be remembered that long spell
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18

bass took the spoon in dashing style and
Mr.. Todhunter says that they made very
game fight As an edible hsh they are
highly priced by epicures.
THE CALL for some years past has been
advocating the introduction of the German
brown trout on this coast, but the State
Fish Commissioners were unable to pro-
cure the eggs of this game and beautiful
trout from the United States Fish Com
missioners at Washington, although fire.
quently promised a supply. Mr.. Emeric
was determined, however, to have 1.-The red
spotted beauties" that are so highly priced
by the anglers and epicures of the old
countries swimming side by side with the
native rain bow in the rivers of this coast,
and with that object in view he was re-
lentless in his requests for brown trout
eggs.
1t is with pleasure that THE CALL is in q
position to say that 125,000 eggs are en-
route from the Caledonia hatchery of New
York State, and it is hoped that they will
arrive in good condition. The consign-
ment of eggs will be taken IN charge by
the superintendent of the Sisson hatch
cry. The fry will be liberated when old
enough to paddle their own canoe in the
headquarters of the Truckee, American
and other mountain streams, where they