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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-03-06


Leap Year ball. A liberal reward
win be given for the return Of the
papers.
L. Byran Wood has resigned his
position as stone agent for 9. W.
Maxwell ON account of i'll health.
John malone, of Port Jervis,
spent Sunday on the east side.
Will Kimble, of matamoras was a
caller in town monday and Tuesday
Ruth Barnes, of Lackawaxen, is
visiting at mrs. Robt. Lindermans.
The funeral of Henry Schurtz, who
died very suddenly of heart disease
last tuesday, was held at the Bap-
list Church Friday. Interment was
made at Narrow S Grove Cemetery.
We hear there is soon to be a choir
started in the Blptist church under
the leadership of A. l.. Cronk.
Saul Emery has resigned his posi-
ton at the Excelsior mill, and taken
large lumber contract for r. w
Kelley Frank Clock, the manager
If Dixon's Panorama, is filling his
place at the mill.
G. A. Decker. the Erie's popular
agent, who has been under the doc
tors care for a severe attack of La
Grippe, isagain on duty.
The molasses candy party at the
home of William Schinaelze proved
a grand success.
mrs. E. Kimble spent monday in
Honesdsle. mr., Kimble is expected
nome a from California about
march 20, after an absence of six
months. "3
mr. and mrs Hames, of Hawley,
spent Sunday with the ldtter's par
ents. mr. and mrs. Cronk
mr., and mrs. a. J.. Rowland also
spent Sunday with mrs. Decker, the
latter s mother. =.
mrs. A. J.. Kimble and daughter,
of Paupac, TetuIned home Sunday
after spendinga day or two at mrs.
e. Kinlhles, .,,s~.ee. ta...
WE. .Bittenbenler, of the firm of
.Bittenbenders6 CO., of Scranton,
spent Suhdey'atN the home of Ger
| trude MimiJle,s reis "a IT,.
Yesterday iifotning as Albert
Briggs accompanied by Ruth Barnes
was taking His daughter Alice tc
Hawley to School the horse became
frightened and ran away. The
carriage was tu1hed over and badly
broken. None of the occupants
were injured except miss Barnes
who was thrown into the canal and
quite badly bruised.
Aunt mary Clock gave party
to a number of her friends yestes.
day in honor of her 9th birthday
She was the recipient of many
useful presents. mrs. Clock is the
Oldest person in this vicinity, but
the weight of years sit very light.
ly on her head She is hale and
hearty and kind hearted, sweet
tempered old lady She has long
been an active member of the Bap-
tist church.
One day last week while William
Bugsbee was hunting he unexpect.
edly encountered a huge black bear
William thinking in this case dis.
erection would be the better part OF
yalor dropped his gun and beat a
hasty retreat for home.
Saturday proving to be very dis.
agreeable day on account of vino
and rain, Alfred Kizer concluded tt
spend the day in pursuit of the
"scaly denizens' of the Lackawaxe1
so procuring his rod and line hi
sailed forth and was rewarded by
a handsome catch. When nearing
the hour of noon mr.. Kizer began tt
make preparations for home he re
allied that his hook was fast to some
unseen object at the river bottom
but by cautious pull he brough
forth, what he supposed was the
river bottom. 1t proved, however
to be German carp weighing 101
pounds. OCCASIONAL.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-03-06

The school directors of Dingman
township will pay twenty dollars
for information which will lead to
the detection and conviction of any
person or persons committing any
trespass or doing any damage to any
school house or property therein in
said township.
By order of the board,
NV, z, 1895. IRA B. CASE, Sec.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-03-06
characterIstIos d Some Wood,.

The commercial value and pro-
perties of the better known woods
are as follows
Elasticity.-Ash, hickory, hazel,
lance-wood, chestnut (small), yew,
snakewood.
Elasticity and toughness.- Oak,
beach, elm, hgnumvite, walnut,
hornbeam.
Even grain (for carving or engrav-
ing).
Pear, pine, box, lime tree.
Durability Gn dry works. Cedar
oak, poplar. yellow pine. chestnut.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-03-06

The muscular power of the flea is
so great that it can leap to the dis
tance of two hundred times its own
length, which will appear the more
surprising when we consider that a
man, were he endowed with equal
strength and agility, would be able
to leap between three and four hun
dred yards.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-03-06
FOR SALE.

A small farm located near
Matamoras, known as the Hensel
or Reinhardt place, containing 21
acres. Finely located, well watered.
House and barn. Fruit of all kinds
Part improved. Title clear, For
Terms, price, ETC., address Lock box
G, Milford, Pa.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-03-06
NOTICE. Notice
Trespass Notice.

Notice is hereby given that tres
passing on the premises of the un-
dersigned, situated in Dingman
township, for any purpose whatever
is strictly forbidden, and all Of
tenders will be promptly prosecuted.
Oct. "a, 1895. IRA b. CASE.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-03-06
Poe and his Critics,

We are in receipt of a copy of the
Home Journal of New York of Feb.
2e in which appears an article from
the pen of w. Fearing Gill in de-
Tense of the memory of the author
of =" The Raven" !"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-03-06
Correspondence.

Correspondents are particularly
requested to send in all news in
tended for publication not later
than Wednesday in each week to
insure insertion.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-03-06

They now, by the aid of an alco-
hol lamp, can photograph under wa
ter The bed of the Mediterranean
Sea has been photographed by a
Frenchman.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-03-06

=" Pa, said young Lad of an in
quiring turn of the mind, "why do
they have man to pray for Con-
gress?" They don't my son. 3"
was the reply. ." He takes a look at
Congress and prays for the coun-
try.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-03-06
How did
Your
RubberS
Wear !?

Have you been a victim of the
deception practiced in the sale of
Rubbers
You can't expect TO get so cents
worth of rubber for 25 cents Rub
Der costs too much). The GOOD
YEAR GLOVE Rubbers don {
crack. (Your money back if they
do.) Ten thousand pairs sold in
two seasons and not a single com
plant. The impression of the
"GLOVE " on every pair indicates
Standard of merit and purity of
material. =" Goods sent on approval.
Charges prepaid.
JOHNSON,
Filter of eet.
PORT JERVIS, ~. v.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-03-06

DOR RENT. Several good houses in
IL Milford, Pa. Enquire of j. II. Van
Etten.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-03-06
One Cent a Word.

For Each Insertion. No advertisement
taken for less than 15 ceuts. ..
CASH must accompany all orders.
Address PIKE COUNTY PRESS,
MILFORD, PA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-01
T'Breedin's a Draw Thing"
From the San Francisco Chronicle.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
Some unusual things have been done by
men who have realized themselves to be in
imminent danger Of death, but few more
strange than that of L. P. Agerup, cook
aboard the bark Republic, which was aban-
doned at sea upon April %. At the time
the Republic was deserted she was q
seething mass Of flame, her cargo Of coal
having caught fire when she was several
days west of the Golden Gate. The crew
of the Republic were picked up by the ship
HOLLYWOOD and brought to this city.
Just before the Republic was deserted a
terrific explosion of coal and gas occurred
rendering it extremely dangerous longer to
stay on the vessel. With the ship burning
fore and aft Agerup deliberately made his
way back to the galley and secured knife
and fork and two spoons which he had used
during the voyage. At the moment he did
this he was in great danger of being blown
up by another explosion, which was mo-
mentarily expected.
Agerup thrust the cutlery into his pocket
and ten minutes later he was in a small
boat going toward the HOLLYWOOD. The
secret of the cooks act lay In the fact that
seamen aboard merchantmen are not pro-
vided with knives and forks, and unless
they furnish them themselves they have to
eat off a tin plate with their fingers.
Agerup realized at that moment that
aboard the overcrowded HOLLYWOOD he
would probably not have even a tin plate.
so he braved death for the preservation of
his table manners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-01
A Story With a Moral.

From the New York Sum-
She was a woman whose age might safely
be pronounced uncertain. and as she stood
at the counter lingering a half-dozen pieces
Of dress goods by turn 1t was evident that
she was in the throes Of uncertainty con-
corning some question Of becomingness or
what not.
"Is 1t for yourself or q young ladyr'
asked Roggs, the clerk. desiring to facili-
tate the sale.
The lady's hands dropped to her side. and
as in a moment she walked away with a
curt Sorry to have troubled YOU Roggs
was left to ruminate on the unstableness
of the feminine mind as he waited for an
other customer.
Once more there was a woman OF uncer-
tain antiquity at dress goods counter. 1t
was virtual repetition Of the scene in the
last chapter, except that this time the
brisk and nattily dressed Toggs was the
salesman.
lis the dress Cor yourself or an old
lady?" asked Mr.. Toggs, with innocent ur-
banity, and directly the young man might
have been seen dexterously handling the
yard measure.
Our two heroes are now middle-aged
Teggs IL q partner in the great firm In
which he once held q humble clsrkship
He dimes on terrapin and quail on toast
while Roggs, in q shiny-backed coat and
shabby shoes. walks the streets, wondsrin9
why hs never had any luck
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-01
sENATOR'MoRGAN's PROTEST
His Interview on the Cuban Question Has
Excited Much Comment.
If 1t Was Based ON Information Not
Made I'ablic the Session Mny
BE Prolonged.

The interview given out by Senator Nor
gan on the Cuban question has excited a
great deal of, comment today. The motive
so formal protest at this time against the
royal prerogative" are the subjects of
speculation The question asked is whether
Mr.. Morgan has any special information
as to Mr.. Cleveland's Intentions which
leads him to anticipate with a protest
Mr.. Morgan was not at the conference
between the President and Senators Sher-
man, Gray and Lodge Of the foreign re-
lations committee. The only thing au-
thentic about this conference that has been
made known is that Mr. Cleveland wants
Congress to leave the whole Cuban uues-
ton in his hands without further legisla-
tive Interference, and that he convinc ed
the three Senators that this was the best
thing to be done.
tors and how far he outlined his policy
have not been made known.
The peculiar earnestnesS of Mr. Morgan's
protest against the question being left en-
tirely to the discretion of Mr. Cleveland and
his broad intlmauon that radical measures
which should he adopted only with the par
tieipa ton of Congress. are liable to be adopt
ed by the executive during the recess Of
Congress. excite the suspicion that the in
terview Is not merely a discussion of gem
eral principles but is based on some spe-
cial information which Is not obtainabl
by the public
Efforts to see Mr.. Morgan this morning
to inquire into this phase Of TIE matter
have been unsuccesS ful, but If it turns out
that he has good grounds for his apprehen-
sion he may secure the corporation of
many Of his colleagues to prolong the ses-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-01
CALLED THE ELOPEMENT OFF.
He Thought Her Tickle and She Call
ed Him n DIuffac.

Diminutive Of stature, but alert of imagi-
nation and observation, Reginald Scraggs
had resolved to elope with Angelina Mig
gle, says the Chicago Tribune. His name
had not been Reginald always. nor was
she christened Angelina. But no trans
format ton is impossible when youth fingers
on the threshold Of its teens"
Hist" he exclaimed; don't speak above
a whisper"
'sWot r We talkin' about?" asked Angelina,
who meant well, but who was not always
Liable to keep pace with Reginald's flights
of conversation.
I'm talkin' about not speakln' above a
whisper How r we goin' ter elope eff we
boiler at de tops Of our voices?"
Der amt nobody listenin,' she an
swered, reaSSuringly.
Reginald ground his teeth, but, pulling
his coat collar up around his ears, pro-
ceeded:
Ere yonder pale moon has descended be-
low de shadow Of de livery stable de
deares' wish Of me heart will be fulfilled"
Angelina gazed at him enraptured. and
feeling called upon to say something, she
murmured, Bet yer life!'
'All desc weary years Of waitin' shall be
at an end. Despite de tyranny Of yer mer-
cenary father. We shall be mine!"
Jaw, don't you git uneasy bout me fad
der, replied Angelina as she looked soul
fully into space and stretched her chewing
gum: me ladder don't cut no ice in dis"
Looky here Reginald exclaimed, indig-
nantly, us dis ter be an elopement er isn't
it? 1 wanter understan de situation right
now. Seer
you're runnin' de shootin' match" re-
piled she, submissively. you jes' 20 ahead
an sing yer tune, Reginald. an I'll join in
de chorus"
''De unholy plot" he proceeded "ter wed
yer ter de baron dat holds de mortgage on
yer ladders farm shall crumble into dustr'
'Gwan, Micky-1 mean Reginald" she in
terjected. Il don't know no baron"
"Wot'r We tryin' to dor he wrathfully
interrogated You've broke me up every
time I've opened me talker. I'm trough
wit de hull game. You go your way an
I'll go mine."
Ain dere goin' ter be no 'lopement7"
Mary. It's de old story. fought We
wus creature of portry an light I never
knowed yer true nature till now, o wo
man. wot deception you have ever beenr'
so dere amt goin' ter be no 'lopement!
We'll" she exclaimed. in whitening con
tempt. ITS no more'n was ter be expected
Dere never wuz a man yit dat wasn't
oluner at de start an gutter at de
finish"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-01
TOrnadOes md Their Causes.
ON the Pitt DtSpotcb

rum Tue fittSDUTB isIatcn.
The weight of testimony and ANALYSIS
favors the belief that tornadoes are cleo
trical Storms. and that their power IS the
same that drives the modern motor. OBJ
seryatiols upon the recent tornado that
devastated a portion of Texas agree with
previously collected data upon the general
characteristics of such storms. There was
Irresistible rotary motion, strong attrac-
ton or lifting power and tremendous pro-
pulsive force. The impact of the storm
left a track Of packed earth, as though a
very heavy roller had passed over the sur
face.
Nowhere else in nature or art are the
same or similar conditions observed ex-
Cept IL the electrical field" A familiar
experiment in the laboratory is to put
handful of iron filings in a bowl and sub
ject them to the influence of induction
coils. When one current is turned on the
filings arrange themselves on the sides of
the l-polarZation-but when a second
current. with its poles at right angles 10
the first, Is turned on, the bowl is in
stantly filled with flying particles, which
sooc take on rotary TCtion and go whirl-
ing around tn. rim of the vessel. The phe
nor.ena of this experiment are almost
identical, in miniature, with the observed
phenomena attendant upon tornadoes upon
the larger scale.
1t Is more than a suspicion of science
that the cause of the low and high pres
sureS told by the barometer is to be found
in electrical CT magnetic conditions; the de-
preston, for example, corresponding to the
vacated space in the bowl containing the
filings when under the influence Of the
first current. 1t Is an easy step from this
to the hypothesis of ouble or alternating
current for the form alton of the tornado.
The practical application of this principle
in electrical mechanism has produced the
powerful Westinghouse motors, and it is
no ONLY tr,I In ut
motion an be produced with the elements
OF nature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-01
Court of Appeals,

The following decisions were made by the
Court Of Appeals today: No. 554, Hamilton
agt- Rathbone, judgment below affirmed,
with costs; opinion by Mr.. Chief Justice
Alvey No. 567, HARRISON agt. Mstropoli-
tan Railroad Company, Judgment below af-
t;rmed. with costs; opinion by Mr.. Justice
Shepard. No. 557, WEBB agt. Janney, de-
Cree below reversed AMI cause remanded,
etc; oplrilon by Mr.. Justice Shepard No,
reversed and new trial granted; opinion by
Mr.. Chief Justice Alvey. No. 5f2, Droop ct
Al. agt. Ridenour ct a.. order below re-
versed and cause remanded; opinion by Mr..
United States, Judgment below affirmed;
opinion by Mr.. Justice Morris, Mr. Justice
Shepard dissenting from first proposition
stated in the opinion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-01

The Court OF Appeals this afternoon re-
versed the judgment of the court below in
the case Of James F. Manning against
Henry j. Ellicott, the sculptor of the Han
cock statue Mr.. Manning claimed that
MIR. Ellicott agreed, in the event of the lat
ter's design for the statue being accepted
he CManning) should erect the pedestal
Mr. Ellicotts design was accepted. but Mr.
Manning alleged that he was not allowed
10 erect the pedestal, whereupon he sued
Mr.. EllicOtt, claiming $4,000 damages FOR
breach of contract.
The court below held the contract to be
void, on the ground that 1T was against
public policy, the statutes prohibiting the
assignment of a claim against the United
States previous to the issue of warrant
in payment thereof. The Court of Appeals
In reversing the judgment Of the court be-
low. holds that the contract was not such a
one as is referred to by the statutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-01
SHE NEVER SMILED AG AIN.
Got Her Jaw Into Position aud She
knew Better.

ANEW better.
From the Chicago Daily Inter-Ocean.
Miss Brown Of 81 Diversey street threw
back her head and opened her mouth wide
in hearty laugh When she tried to re-
gain her normal cast Of countenance she
was unable to close her jaws. A physician
had to be sent for to end the laugh by re-
adjusting the lady's jaws.
She attended a party Saturday evening
and when she started home several Of her
friends accompanied her. One of the num-
Der told story he said he had read some
where. 1t was the report of a conversation
overheard in the police court, and ran:
Of1cer-"What are you charged with.
young man."
er-"S-s-s-s-s-"
Judge dmpatiently)-"O Officer, what Is this
man charged with"'
oft1cer-"Oi. tink. your honor, he is charged
with soda water"
Everybody laughed heartily, but Miss
Brown worked overtime.
Her merry "Ha! hal" turned into
scream. Hen mouth was wide open, and it
stayed halfway. The merrymakers were
in panic. 1t looked as though Miss Brown
was being tickle to death. One of the
young men DIT snspted to force the refractory
Jaws together, shut was stopped by the
Danny, Danny, you'll break her face"
A doctor was called when the amateur
Efforts 1a1lea. He diagnosed the case by
telling the young lady the laugh was on
her. In the excess of mirth her lower jaw
had become dislocated. This was easily
righted by the doctor without recourse to
laughing gas. or anything other than dex-
ferrous twistsof the wrist. Miss Brown went
ON her way rejoicing. but not laughing.
AL the wayrto her home the funny young
man who had, caused tho disturbance told
other stories ne had read. Everybody, in
fact tried to cheer up Miss Brown. But
she never smiled. and 1t was with jaws
tightly held together that she said good
night to her friends through her closed
teeth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-01
"Tell the Gentleman, Yes.o
From the Evening Sun.

INC CfeLluR SUu
THE best dinner yarn that I ever
heard" observed a woman. was the story
Of the young man who was much in love
with certain young woman, but hadn't the
courage to tell her so. One evening they
were dining out together, and 1t so happened
that hated rival took the girl in to dinner
Something in the rivals manner made the
bashful lover suspect that the rival intend
ed to propose to the girl that very even
irg. As the dinner progressed the lover
became absolutely sure of this. and. spur
red on by necessity. he resolved to put his
own fortunes to the test and at once
Tearing a leaf from his note book he &C.
cordingly scrubbed line or two folded it
and gave 1t to the nearest servant, with q
Hand that to the lady in blue CThere
was, fortunately, but one such at the table,
or matters might have been complicated.)
The girl received the note, opened 1t and
read: VIII You be my wife?' followed by
his name He had forgotten to send the
pencil, however. But the girl was as ready
as the man was ratified, and she turned to
the servant and said. calmly: Just tell
the gentleman Yes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-01

Patrick Flynn. printer. ordered soda
water at Mulcahy's drug store corner of
and North Capitol streets, last night, and
Just before he drank 1t put chloroform in
It. Ordering another glass. he was about
TO I11t in some more when the clerk
snatched the chloroform bottle from him.
He then admitted he wanted to die The
Emergency Hospital wagon was called and
Inc man taken there. His stomach was
pumped out and he was put under sharp
treatment for a few hours to keep him
from falling asleep. This afternoon he is
doing nicely and tonight will be let out
Friends have interested themselves to get
him work and look after him. He COM
planned of being out of work and subject
to insomnia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-01
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS
Conference Agreement Upon Reduction in
the Price Of Gas
Che aper Price to Go Into Eject on
July I, Not the Sliding Scale
To Raise the Firemen's Pay.

The conferees on the gas bill came to an
agreement this afternoon upon a new scale
Of prices for gas. to be put into operation in
this city The dill as agreed Upon provides
that gas of twenty-five-candle power. ac-
cording to the new test. which is said to be
equivalent to twenty-one-candle power I'M
der the present test, shall be furnished to
citizens at Ito, net. per thousand feet, COM
mencing July 1 next. and at 81 per thous-
and feet after July 1. 1901. Gas shall be
furnished to the United States government
and the District government at 81 per thous-
and feet from the present time.
This agreement, which is construed to be
favorable to the contention of the House
District committee, was reached after q
long struggle with the Senate. The House
committee has stood out steadfastly for q
lower rate than the Senate was willing to
concede, and the agreement reached today
was concession to the House committee
The Senate had been insisting upon 81. Is for
two years, 81 for two years, and $1.O5 for
one year.
The conference report will be presented
in the House the earliest opportunity. and
1t Is thought, will probably be adopted.
To Raise the Firemen's Pay.
A delegation Of firemen, consisting Of
Assistant Chief Belt, Foreman Guy of No
8, Foreman Luskey of No. 10 and Foreman
Young of No g. called at the Capitol to-
day in behalf of the resolution raising the
pay of 1iremen. They We're accompanied
by Mrs. La Fetra and Miss Rector, who
made an earnest plea for the increase il
the pay of the men, whose salaries are
now less than those paid fremen in many
smaller towns. where the work Is less risky
and the cost Of living smaller
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-01
JUDGE COONEY NOMINATED.
Long Fight In the Seventh Missouri
District Ended.

After being in session night and day since
Wednesday, the seventh Missouri congress
sional district democratic convention has
ended it's labors by nominating Judge James
Cooney of Saline county.
Resolutions were adopted favoring free
coinage of silver at 16 to /. expressing OPP
position to bond issues in time of peace;
directing for revenue tariffs only and de-
handing an income tax.