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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-29
stsIs Bread.
means.

The American people are often ac-
cused of desiring things fresh, and
having not much reverence or any
too great repect for antiquity.
Among articles of diet there is a
fondness for hot bread, and this is
said to be particularly unwhole-
some, and that stale bread is far
better for dyspetics. If it is true
that bread is healthier in proportion
to its age, the Assyraian loaf recently
found by a French explorer should
be the very staff of life.
This was supposed to have been
baked about $50 B. C. and was well
preserved where found. The bread
is buD-shaped, and was found
wrapped in cloth in a tightly
closed sarcophagus. This loaf should
satisfy the most scrupulous advocate
Of a careful diet. A few years ago
some ancient loaves were found at
POmpeii in well preserved oven.
They were charred but the bakers
name was still plainly visible.
These loaves were round, with
creases which facilitated breaking
them into parts, and resembled
those which are still made in Sicily
and Calabria.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-29
SENATORS ELECTED.
Many States Present Their Favorite Som
With TOgas.

Many States Present Their Favorite Sons
With TOgas.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26-Much interest
is felt here in the election Of United States
senators by the legislatures Of the various
states. The following is list of senators
thus far elected:
New York-Thomas G. Platt (Rep.).
Pennsylvania-Boie Penrose (Rep.).
California-George G. Perkins (Rep. },
reelected.
Delaware-Robert r. Kenney (Dem.).
Indiana--Charles W. Fairbanks (Rep. }.
Wisoonsin-John @. Spooner (Rep.).
onneoticut-Orville H. Platt (Rep. },
reelected.
Missouri-George G. Vest (Dem.), re-
elected.
North Carolina-Jeter @. Pritchard
(Rep.) reelected.
Colorado = Henry NJ. Teller (Silver
Rep.), reelected.
Nevada-John P. Jones pop }, re-elect-
ed.
North Dakota-Henry G. Hansbrough
(Rep.) reelected.
Arkansas-James K. Jones (Dem. }, re-
elected.
New Hampshire-Jacob H. Gallinger
(Rep.), reelected.
Illinois-William e. Mason (Rep.).
Kansas-William A. Harris (Pop.).
South Carolina-Joseph H. Earle dem.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-29
EDITORIAL.
REGULATING PRIMARY ELEC-
TIONS.

Two bills have been introduced al
ready in the Legislature for the reg
ulation of primary elections. Both
of these contain among several good
features one that seems entirely
wrong in principle. It is that party
primary elections shall be held by
the same officers that hold the gen
eral elections. A Democratic elec-
ton board would hold the election
for the nominations of candidates
for the opposite party and " vice
versa" This would enable the ma
jority in the opposite party to pass
on the qualifications of those en-
titled to vote of the minority party
at the primaries. 1t is purely a
party matter as to who shall vote at
the caucus or primary, and if the
power to determine this should be
placed in the hands of political OPP
ponents it would practically give
them control of the minority nom-
nations. We do not think either
party has yet arrived at this stage,
and it is hard to see what advantage
would be derived.
The primary elections as held
have the same safeguards thrown
around them as the general elections.
The officers are sworn and are pun
ishable for dishonest practices, and
if frauds are perpetrated it is be-
cause the law is not enforced, and
how would this condition be i'm
proved if the election was held by
the general election officers ?
If there is laxity in the punish
ment of those who perpetrate frauds
at the primaries, the same thing
viii exist, as to the general elections.
And the difficulty therefore would
not be obviated by this new method.
We think the election machinery
for making nominations should be
left in the hands of either political
party making them without inter
ference from the other and that this
new proposition should be defeated
as being an absurdity on its face.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-29

vance their political interests, but
in an experience of ten years with
the present system no great abuse
has beon alleged, or sustained respect
ing this authority. No doubt the
judges would gladly be relieved of
this additional and distasteful labor,
but it is not serious after the first
year. There are comparatively few
new applications and they impose
but little extra care OF labor. Should
the commission as proposed be es-
tablished it would without doubt re-
move the matter from local political
influence only to place it in the larg-
er system of State politics. If it is
desired to have the saloon again a
controlling influence, no better plan
could be devised than the one pro-
posed, and it is fair to assume that
this is the real design of its advo-
Gates. It needs no argument to show
how this could be successfully ac
complished. The commission, would
of necessity, have number of de-
puties, not elected but with their
supcriors, appointed by the political
party which happened to control
the State, by the same methods
with which matters, are now man
aged. A very few men could easily
array the whole saloon interest in
one line to accomplish q particular
purpose, and that interest would
soon dominate every other. Better
keep the saloon out of politics as it
is now.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-29
CONVERSION oF CHuRCHEs

CONVERSION OF CHURCHES.
For 80 years Mr.. Moody has been
preaching all over the country to
convert men, and he has filed our
churches with his converts. Now
he tells us that the churches need
converting. Well, one encouraging
feature is that he has courage
enough to begin his work over again.
We suspect that the churches are
not so wicked as he surmises. 1t is
quite easy for a great man to make
q great mistake. Still, in many
quarters a little more religion of the
genuine kind would not be amiss.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-29
CHANGES IN LIoUoR LAW.

There is a proposition now to
change the method of granting IL
censes, by taking that power from
the judges and vesting it in a State
Commission. The reason given for
this is that it viii remove from To-
cal political influence a matter which
now often has some weight in deter
mining the question. In other words
that the saloon is too potent in cleo
tions to be ignored by those who
wish to attain to the position OF
judge. It may be that there are
men now in that Office who would
not be above using this power to ad-
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-29
John A. KiPp,
BOOMING THE TREATY.
Distinguished Men Favor AngIo-AmerIc
Arbitration Scheme,
Milford, Pa, Jan. 27, 1897.

Distinguished Men Favor AngIo-AmerIenn
Arbitration Scheme.
WASHINGTON, Jan. GA large meet.
ing Of the friends of the arbitration treaty
between the United States and Great Brit
ain now pending in the senate was held in
the Grand Opera House here last evening
The call for the meeting was signed by ex-
Secretary John W. Foster, who succeeded
Mr. Blaine as secretary Of state in Presi-
dent Harrison's cabinet; Chief Justice
Melville W. Fuller of the United States
supreme court, Bishop John F. Hurst,
Bishop Henry Y Satterlee, President b.
L. Whitman Of Columbian university,
Rev. DR.. ID. ]. Stafford and other prom
inent citizens. The purpose Of the meet
ing was stated in the cali to be the public
attestation Of the appreciation of the great
principle of arbitration embodied in the
pending treaty. The audience was large
and distinguished one and included the
delegates to the meeting of the national
board Of trade now in session here
Speeches in favor Of the treaty and urg-
ing its ratification by the senate were
made by ex-Secretary Foster, Hon. Hora-
ito g. Gardiner, Justice Brewer of the
United States supreme court, President
Whitman Of Columbian college and others
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
"The citizens of Washington in public
meeting assembled desire to attest their
appreciation Of the great principle of in
ternational arbitration as embodied in the
treaty between this republic and Great
Britain nos pending in the senate. Be-
lieving this treaty to be distinct advance
toward the best civilization and trusting
that it may prove helpful example to
other nations we shall hail with joy and
patriotic pride its confirmation by the SEN
ate of the United States "
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-29

WE ARE preparing for great mo-
raj and mental advancement by CIV
ing up traditions and guesses and
depending on the facts of life. To
know these, to live in harmony with
the laws they reveal, is to have a
basis for stable progress.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-29

BUFFALO, Jan. 26.-Hundreds of people
crowded around the office of the oyerseer
Of the poor yesterday seeking aid The
present cold snap has brought to light an
extraordinary number of cases Of destitu-
ton in this city. Officer Kenngant said
that there are at present 2, 800 families re-
ceiving city help. The money appropriated
by the city for relief, 100000, is being
spent at the rate of "a, 900 a week, and the
appropriation will be exhausted before the
year is half over If the present distress
continnaa
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-29

ALBANY, Jan. 26.-After a spirited de-
bate the assembly passed the Lexow bill
for the investigation Of trusts by a vote of
90 TO "a. Mr.. Robbins Of Allegheny coun-
ty was the only Republican who voted
against it and in explanation Of his vote
asserted that investigation was not needed,
but measure for the suppression of trusts
and harmful business combinations, which
were already known to exist. The Lexow
bill passed the senate last week and now
goes to the governor
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-29

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 27.-A man giving the
name of James Kelly called at the office OF
Chief of Detectives Desmond and stated
that he wished to surrender himself to the
authorities. Detective Badger asked the
man to be seated, and he had scarcely
taken a chair when he thrust the blade
OF a pocketknife into the left side Of his
throat and bled to death before anything
could be done for him. The man did not
say why he wished to give himself up moi
where he came from.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-29
ARBITRATION TREATY

That England and the United
States are about to make a perman-
ent arbitration treaty is one of the
most significant movements of the
day. Let every teacher and preacher
and paper hail the movement with
joy and urge voters everywhere to
petition Congress in behalf of an ar
bitration treaty, that there Se no
failure in so good scheme.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-29
Secret Societies.

MILFORD LODGE, No. 344, f. & A. NJ. ::
Lodge meets Wednesdays on or before
Full Moon at the Sawkill House, Milford,
Pa. N. Emery, Jr., Secretary, Milford
Godfreid Wieland, w. NJ, Milford, Pa.
VAN DER MARK LODGE, No 1928, I. o.
o. #: Meets every Thursday evening at
7.30 p. m, Browns Building. Geo. Dau-
man, Jr., Sec'y. ID. II. Hornbeck, N. q
PRUDENCE REBEKAH LODGE, 1877. I. O.
o. +. Meets every second and fourth Fri
days in each month i'm Odd Fellows Hall
Browns building. Mrs. Alice Hornbeck,
N. G. Miss Katie Klein, Sec'y.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-29
CUBA OUGHT TO BE FREE.

There is a strong and growing
conviction that Cuba ought to De
liberated by little timely help from
America. Why not ? Would it not
be we'll for an international alliance
to be formed for the purpose of pre-
venting such outrages as the slaugh-
ter of Cubans by Spaniards and Ar
menians by Turks.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-29
THE CURE FOR CRIME.

When idleness is increased, crime
is increased. To decrease crime we
should provide work for all and
educate all. These remedies are di
rect, practicable and within our
means.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-29

ELIZABETH, N. J., Jan. 26.-The Casino
ut Crawford has been totally destroyed by
fire, The building was a new one and was
occupied by the Crawford Country club.
The loss is $4,000, with insurance sIO,-
900. While fighting the flames four FIRE
men went out upon the ice on the river
and broke through. They were rescued
with difficulty. One Of them was uncon-
scious, and his condition Is critical.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-29

LONDON, Jan. 26-A Madrid dispatch
to The Daily Mail says that snow and
rain storms threaten great floods in Spain.
Narrowing distress prevails in Andalusia
At Jaen the people are plundering the
breadshops, and thousands are begging in
the streets. Similar scenes, accompanied
by fights with the police, have occurred In
many other towns. The authorities are
powerless 10 cope with the destitution.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-29
Monday, Feb. 8, A. D. 1897,

At o'clock i'm the afternoon of said dey
All these certain pieces, parcels and tracts
Of land situated in the township OF West
fall. County Of Pike, state of Pennsylvd-
mia, bounded as follows: BY the Delaware
river, lands now occupied by Mrs Maria
Van Noy, Maurice :. Quinn and James M
Cummins and Including within the boun-
daries thereof about fifty acres Of land
more or less. ALSO all that certain piece
and parcel Of land bounded and described
as follows; Beginning at point where
the lands of Maurice 5. Quinn and Juliette
Peirce join on the upper side Of the road
leading from Milford to Matamoras and
running thence in a northerly direction
along line between lands Of the said Quinn
and Peirce TO corner of their lands and
lands occupied by James M. Cummins and
Mrs. Schimmel and running thence south
about seventy-six degrees west along the
line of an old fence on the crest Of the hill
about eleven chains and thirty-six links to "A
corner in said fence at or near an oak tree
and running thence about right angles with
said last mentioned line in direct line
easterly to the place Of point of beginning
ALSO, another piece or tract containing
about eighty acres and being part of tract
of land surveyed In the warrantee name Of
Peter Quick and numbered on the Com
missioners Books of said County Of Pike
number one hundred and seventeen Ul7)
same being commonly known as the
" Quick's Sawmill Property, and being
the same pieces, parcels and tracts Of land
conveyed to Juliette Peirce by deed from
Eleanor Quick, ct. al, dated 10Th NAV.
1888, and recorded in Deed Book No. 45.
page ~. and by deed from Maurice S.
Quinn. dated 22nd, November 1889, re-
corded in Deed Book No a. maze 1
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-29

RACINE, Wis, Jan. 27.-At a meeting
of prominent Catholics from many states,
including Archbishop Katzer of Milwau-
kee and Bishop Jansen Of Illinois, 1t was
decided TO establish German chair In the
Catholic university at Washington.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-29

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, 1897-01-29
CHURCH DIRECTORY
MILFORD.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Milford;
sabbath services at 1890 A. NJ and z. 80 p.
NJ Sabbath school Immediately after the
morning service. Prayer meeting We'd
nesday at 730P NJ. A cordial welcome
will be extended to all Those not at
tached to other churches are especially in
vited. REV. THOMAS NICHOLS, Pastor.
CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, Mil
ford: Services Sunday at 1890 A. NJ. and
40 p. NJ. Sunday school at 230 p. NJ.
Weekday services, Wednesday 7.30 p NJ,
celebration of Holy Communion weekly,
Thursday 7.30 A. NJ. Seats free. All well
come.
b. S. LAssITER Rector.
M. r.. CHURCH. Services at the NJ. K.
Church Sundays Preaching at 1870 a.
m and at 7.30 p IN. Sunday school at 3
p, m. Epworth league at 6.45 p. IN.
Weekly prayer meeting on Wednesdays at
$50 p. IN. Glass meeting conducted by
VIM. Angle on Fridays at 7.30 p. IN. An
earnest invitation is extended to anyone
who may desire TO worshsp with us.
REV. W. h. NEFF, Pastor.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-29
b. 5. LAssITER, Rector.
MATAM0RAS.

EPwoRTH NJ. e. CHURCH, Matamoras
Services every Sabbath at 1870 a. m. and
z p. m. Sabbath school at 230. @. &C.
meeting Monday evening at $50 Glass
meeting Tuesday evening at 7.30. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening at 1880.
Everyone welcome.
REV. i. G. CURTIs. Pastnr.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-29

HOPE EVANGELICAL CHURCH, Mata-
moras, Pa Services next Sunday as follows:
Preaching at 1870 a. m. and p IN. Sun
day school at 3 p m. Junior @. Il before
ing service. Mid-week prayer meeting
every Wednesday evening at 7.30. Seats
free. A cordial welcome to all. Come.
REV. j. A. WIEGAND, Pastor.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-29
IMPROVEMENTS.

A large dwelling house with all modern
improvements. including steam heat and
water, tenant house, barn, wagon house
and other outbuildings, well fruited about
forty five acres improved, balance timbered;
located on public road about half way be-
tween Milford, Pa, and Port Jervis, N. Y
The eighty acre piece is woodland, on
which is good saw mill site, with water
power.
Seized and taken in execution as the prop.
erty Of Juliette Peirce and Charles S.
Peirce and will be sold by me for cash.
H. |. Courtright.
SHERIFF.
Sheriffs Office, Milford, Pa.
Jan 12, 1897,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-29

QUINCY, Ms, Jan. 26.-The Mississippi
river is frozen over solid above the city
bridge
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-29
Advertising Rates.

One square( eight lines, one Insertion 1.00
Each subsequent insertion 80
Reduced rates will be furnished on ap-
plication, will be allowed yearly adver-
tisers.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-29
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.

OFFICE, BRowN's BUILDING, BROAD ST.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-29
H. |. Courtright.
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION.

Notice is hereby given tn at an applica-
ton will be made TO the Governor Of the
State of Pennsylvania on.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-29
SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue Of a writ Of alias Fieri Facias
issued out Of the Court of Common Pleas
Of Pike county to me directed, will ex-
pose TO public sale by vendue or outcry at
the Sheriff's Office in the Borough OF Mil
ford on
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-29
Legal Advertising.

Legal Advertising.
Court Proclamation, Jury and Trial
List for several courts per term, s24OO
Administrator and Executors
notices 300
Auditors notices 400
Divorce notices 500
Sherlff's sales Orphans court sales,
County Treasurer's sales, County state
by the square.
j. II. Van Etten, PUBLISHER,
Milford, Pike County, Pa.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-29

Attorneys OF prominence are OF the opin-
ion that Judge Hemphill, Of Chsster
county, in his decision In declaring that
the title Of tAe pure food act Of 1895 is not
sufficient to cover tho substitution Of in
ferior or cheaper substances drew little
too fine In his Interpretation Of the law,
and that II the same were applied to other
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-08

John Bull is going to try his South
African tactics in the Northwest.
In the possessions bordering on Alas
ka he is going to let out the whole
business of raiding American terrific
ry to an organized Inc chartered COM
pany. 1t is the old game that Kruger
is blocking in Africa and which the
United States will have to checkmate
in Alaska. The gold fields in both
cases are the objective points and the
cupidity and greed and covetousness
of the Englishman the strong impelling
cause in both instances. 1t is we'll
that there is now at Washington an
administration committed to looking
after the interests of the United
States instead of those of Great Brit
ain. Out of this fact is born the con-
fdence that there will be no invasion
Of American soil permitted. Eternal
vigilance alone can prevent the seizure
of Alaskan territory by the emissaries
of Great Britain. .
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-08

That woman in Urbana, who was the
victim of that brutal assault to worse
than kill, out of which so much trouble
has come to hat little city, thanks her
friends for their sympathy, and shows
a deep appreciation of the heroism
that moved her neighbors to AXE the
law into their W hands. Governor
Bushnell shows his appreciation of the
situation in what he says Of the need
of changing the law, so as to visit on
the head of the rapist a more severe
punishment. If death is to remain
the legal penalty for murder than it
should not be less than death for such
a crime as was perpetrated at Urbana.
Be sure it is rape, of which in this
case there was o the least doubt,
then visit with the severest punish
ment known to this enlightened age.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-08

There is no probability that the work
required of the present extra session
of the Legislature will be performed by
the close of the thirty days for which
the session runs. The House is in
the same state of mind that it was
during the regular session and it will
if possible thwart the will of the peo-
pie in regard to that fee bill. The,
fact is that the majority of the House
is under the influence of the forces at
work to prevent the lowering Of the
fees of the officers of the counties in
terested in maintaining the present fee
system.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-08
The queen of Denmark is now face

The queen of Denmark is now face
tiously dubbed the mother-in-law of
Europe. She has done more to pro-
vide for the sons and daughters Of her
household and to preserve the peace
of Europe than any M other man or
woma on that hemisphere. She is a
woman Of wonderful tact or the crown
ed heads and heirs apparent of Eng
land and Russia and Germany could
not meet in her reception room on
terms of perfect peace and good will.
She is a woman honored in every
capital.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-08

Japan is hungering and thirsting for
a muss with Hawaii, in the hope of
pre-empting a claim to such possess
sion Of the islands of that group as
will open them to all the Japs who
may desire to occupy this half way
house to America. 1t would be a
grand thing for the Japs to accomplish
their purpose, but not for the United
States and here is where we diverge.
There will be no occupation of that
country other than as the government
of the United States approves.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-08

The appropriation bills that are not
passed by the Legislature are working
the mischief with the county officers
who are waiting for their salaries.
No pay since February ever on war
ran is not the greatest comfort under
the sun to the officials who are out in
the cold waiting the motions of the slow
Legislature for the payment of their
salaries. Texas is under the heel Of
the most exasperating set Of no count
legislators that ever stormed Austin.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-08
STATIONERY, FURNITURE o.
SUPPLIES FOR COUNTY
OFFTCERS

1t is ordered by the court that all
county officers shall before purchasing
stationery, furniture or supplies for
the respective offices procure from the
county judge or Commissioners court
a requisition for the articles so pur-
chased, and it is further ordered that
no bill not accompanied by such requi-
sition shall be audited or allowed.
I hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is a true and correct copy
of the original order passed by the
Hon. County Commissioners court of
Bexar county on the I'd day of June,
A. D., 1897.
Given under my hand and seal Of said
court at office in San Antonio,
IL. 81 Texas, this I'd day of June, A.
D., 1897. THAD W.. SMITH,
County Clerk, Bexar County, Texas.
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