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The herald., 1897-12-29

Civil service reform does not seem to
obtain in Korea. At all events, the Brit
ish commissioner of customs seems to
have been let out unceremoniously.
without preference for reinstatement.
The herald., 1897-12-29

Cigar dealers are chuckling over the
reduction of their unstable stocks to
the women. God bless 'em, who wanted
to make really acceptable and useful
presents to their husbands. dear men.
The herald., 1897-12-29

The chamber of commerce might send
box of oranges to Secretary Wilson,
as an evidence of the success of citrus
fruit culture at this experimental sta
tiop
The herald., 1897-12-29

Dr. Nansen pronounces as impractical
BILE Mr. Alger's scheme of reindeer re-
lief. Can a secretary of war be mis-
taken?
The herald., 1897-12-29

The Post-Dispatch declares that st.
Louis must save her grain trade. Well,
let her rig out battleship.
The herald., 1897-12-29
Force Of Habit

gesture Mr.. Chilkoot always makes when
his wife rings for the butler?'
"Yes; you see. he used to be a motorman
before he went to Klondike. e."-Boston
Traveller.
The herald., 1897-12-29

The first duty Of the administration
after the holidays will be to pacify
Chandler.
The herald., 1897-12-29
Deserved

"Have you been reading about the spots
on the SUM-" asked the young man.
NO" replied the ex-summer girl, "but
I'm glad the old thing has few freckles
himself and can see how he likes it,
Washington Star.
The herald., 1897-12-29

Every third man in New York city is
discover just how much he profited by
voting for Mckinley and prosperity last
wear
The herald., 1897-12-29
s+,r more protection Needed

From the complaint of the New Eng
land cotton manufacturers It Is to be in
ferred that they need protective tarin
against the south.-Indianapolis News.
The herald., 1897-12-29
Just as Good

"Ah, James, you've broken all the gold
resolutions you made"
Eyes. sir; but shall make others du11q
~ good. ."-Knoxville Journal
The herald., 1897-12-29
River Mile Not Destructive

The river Nile has its rises. but those
that do mischief are not frequent. During
the last 1000 years there has been only one
sudden rise Of the Nile. that Of 1929, when
10000 people were drowned.
The herald., 1897-12-29
The Misled Foreigner

"As 1 understand It," said the struggling
foreigner, "the word gent Is merely con-
traction for gentleman"
"Then you don't understand it, an
swered the native.-Indianapolis Journal.
The herald., 1897-12-29

Secretary Cages idea of bimetallism
comprehends the joint use of the two
metals, one as money and the other for
stopping the cracks.
The herald., 1897-12-29
Slight Misapprehension

"Thank the Lord" exclaimed the old
inhabitant, I'VE won't have to buy my
more postage stamps; the government II
goin' ter give US free delivery. ATLANTA
Constitution.
The herald., 1897-12-29

The classified service will not be ex-
tended by the present administration
This is final, official and irrevocable.
The herald., 1897-12-29
Los ANGELES DAILY HERALD
SWORN STATEMENT CIRCULATION

State of California. County Of Los Ange-
les.-ss
L. NJ. Holt. superintendent Of circulation
Of the Los Angeles Daily Herald. being
hrst duly sworn. deposes and says: That
for the five months from February l. 1897.
to June 80 1897 Gnclusive). the total circu-
lation Of the said Daily Herald was 1890 635
copies being an average daily circula-
tiOn of S0O4.
That the weekday circulation during the
above time was 1.071 ,567 being a daily
average of S3O0 copies.
That the Sunday circulation during the
above time was 21s.059 being an average
for each Sunday of 1O.431. ..
L. NJ. HOLT,
Superintendent of Circulation.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day Of July. 1897
FRANK J. COOPER,
Notary Public in and for the County OF
Los Angeles. State OF California
The herald., 1897-12-29
rrasn Hold-ups in Siberia

Russian papers complain that the Siber.
ian railway, instead of civilizing the re-
glons through which 1t passes. Is teaching
the natives the art of robbng trains. which
ia greatly in vogue.
The herald., 1897-12-29

The Manitoba Free Press in the course
of an article on the sealing question. de-
clares that in many Of the public
The herald., 1897-12-29

about girl that is dead. the women say
It Is pretty little thing: when a man
writes one who has lost his wife it Is
called heart throb. New York Press.
The herald., 1897-12-29

Where Grow the Best Olives?" is the
title of a neatly printed and handsomely
illustrated brochure by Hubert Howe Ban
croft, giving much timely and valuable
information.
The herald., 1897-12-29
Neither American Nor Intelligent

A foreign policy which refuses to free
Cuba and gobbles up Hawaii against the
wish of the population Is not American.
patch.
The herald., 1897-12-29

The president may pardon Mr.. Singerly
the people won't.
The herald., 1897-12-29
HOLIDAY EDITIONS

The San Diegan-Sun sends out Christ
mas number with an illuminated cover.
The herald., 1897-12-29

The Merchants association of New York
has issued a timely Guide Map Of New
York City (Greater New York;"
The herald., 1897-12-29
There's
A Charm
Tho ...
Clothing
Corner

About having money. When you get it you nat
urally want to make it go as far as possible.
Helping you stretch it out is just what we are
doing. More so at the present time, when we have
several Suits and Overcoats which are an assort-
ment of sizes from regular lines. We know just
how badly we want to get rid Of them. and if you
will just call in at this busy corner we will
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-06-11
Sunday School Convention.

The Bird annual convention of the
Pike county Sunday School Associa-
ton will be held at Bushkill on
Tuesday June 18th.
The afternoon session will convene
at 230 Addresses will be made by
Mr. Keller, District President of the
State Association by Mrs. Geo.
Whitehead of Dingmans and the
Rev. Thomas Nichols of Milford.
The evening session will convene
at clock addresses will be made
by the Rev. ] A, Wiegand of Mata
moras and the Rev. G., w. Gillespie,
of Port Jervis.
Matters of business will be trans
acted at both sessions.
The programme will be as fol-
lows:
Mr. Keller-"The relation of the
church to the Sunday school,"
Rev. Thos. Nichols-''The rela-
ton Of the Sunday school to the
Home.
Rev j. A. Observation-Disclosures of
Teaching.
Rev, g. w, Gillespie-"The Sun
day school teachers theme. A"
Mrs. Geo. Whitehead-Subject
not in the hands of the committee.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-06-11
IMPROVEMENT NOTES.

Dennis Mclaughlin, owner of the
old Schimmel property on Broad
street, has a large force of men en-
ployed thoroughly renovating and
improving the house and grounds.
An addition has been built, modern
conveniences introduced, papering,
painting, etc done and the place as
sumes an entirely new aspect It is
very creditable to the new proprie-
tor to take such an interest in beau
tifying our town and we welcome
men of such progressive stamp to
Milford.
Under the direction of A. d.
Brown q Son, the building on
Broad street, owned by Mrs. Ca
hill is taking on new shape. A
story which will contain nine rooms
has been added, also an extension
in the rear. The whole house will
be practically rebuilt, and made an
Ornment TO the street.
Now let the railroad come, and
b Buildings will spring up ON all sides
AID Milford will grow a pace as her
beautiful location and surroundings
merit Could the time between here
and New York be shortened by
rapid transit to Port Jervis, city
men would make this place their
summer home Push for a railroad
Henry B. Wells is rapidly causing
the annex to the Bluff House to as
sumo form. The building will be
large and furnished with number
of rooms for guests. The location is
attractive, and with the known pop
ularity of that well established house
there will be no difficulty in en-
larging the number who annually
resort there for health and enjoy
ment.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-06-11

much entitled to the nomination.
After the nomination of Bryan, no
sensible man would doubt the possi-
bility Of any action by a Democratic
convention Neither of them are
fitted for so a responsible place as
the Presidency, but Bailey has been
regarded as less of demagogue
than Bryan, although getting the
Presidential fever may cause him to
out-Bryan Bryan in that direction
Attorney-Genera McKenna is go
ing to try his hand at enforcing the
Sherman antitrust law, which the
Cleveland administration declared
could not be enforced. He has di-
rected that suit be entered in the u.
S. Circuit Court against the Traders
Live Stock Exchange, of Kansas
City, for violation of the anti trust
law bp bOycotting commission mer-
chants who sold stock to those who
did not belong to the exchange.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-06-11

Sunday will be Childrens Day and
in the morning will be observed by
a special sermon to children pre-
ceeded by baptismal service. In
the evening the Sunday school will
have charge of the service and has
prepared a very interesting progra m
There will be preaching at the
Schocopee school house, the weather
permitting, at 2.30 o'clock Sunday
June 13.
Strawberry and Ice cream festival
ON Thursday June 10th in the lect-
ure room Of the church.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-06-11
BRIEF MENTION.

and there is no longer fear of the
truant officer.
Hon. E B. Hardenburg has beeii
endorsed as Il candidate for Auditor
General by the railroad employees
Of the State.
President Judge William b
Waddell of Chester county, died at
Westchester June Bird of heart trou
bic, aged So years.
DR. S. G. Swallow was nomin.
ated for State Treasurer by the Pro
/ hibition State Convention which
m IT at Altoona June 3rd
Sacrament Of the Lord supper
WIS administered at the Presby
terian Church last Sabbath. Sew
eral new members were admitted on
letters.
AT special term of court in
Monroe county last week a iudg.
ment was rendered against the East
Stroudsburg and Matamoras Rail
way for $1O1.
In the history being published
in the Sussex Register this appears
among marriages under date of Oct.
"a, 1898. Jacob Westbrook to Han
nah Jane Van Gorden, by Rev.
Richard b Lansing.
The Normal nine of East
Stroudsburg was defeated at base
ball last Saturday by the Blair Hall
boys. Score II to 19. George r.
Bull was one of the players with two
runs to his credit.
The Forest Park summer hotel
will be managed this season by Mrs.
Jacob Ottenheimer She will be
allied by Arthur Lederer her son. in
law. The resort will probably open
during the latter part of this month
Prices of grain at Easton are
given for June same year as fol
lows Wheat flour, $785; Rye, 81
Wheat per bushel SLIGO; Rye, 81 ;
Corn, 20 cents; clover seed, 81
timothy, SO barley, 70 cents oats,
33 cents; butter, 10 cents; eggs, 10
hickory wood per cord, $3.50.
The Pike county Sunday schools
will hold their annual convention in
the Reformed Church at Bushkill.
June F15tlK Miss Lizzie Bull and
Miss Lizzie Skinner represent the
Presbyterian Sabbath school here,
Mr.. w r. Neff and wife, Mr.. Rus
ling Dewitt and Mrs Gregory the
Methodist Sabbath school.
The commencement exercises of
the Pennsylvania State College will
be held June 1917. Hon. j. S.
McCarrell, speaker of the house will
address the alumni and the com
mencement address will be delivered
by Governor Hastings Thirty-five
will graduate, the largest class in
the history of the college,
Both the Armour and Swift
companies have closed their meat
business at Stroudsburg No reasons
are assigned for this rather mysteri-
Gus withdrawal. LAST December
there was a wild rush to see which
company could put up a building
soonest and every effort made to do
so as rapidly as possible The build
ings are each assessed at SIC, 900 and
stand only forty inches apart.
--Chautauqua Literary Society
closed its course for the winter ut a
meeting held last Thursday evening
at Mrs. B E. Browns. French his
tory and traits, and Greek art and
civilization have been the studies of
the past year, and they have been
pursued with profit and pleasure.
At the closing meeting Mrs Frank
Crissman read a very able paper on
"Plutarch's s Lives. The society
will resume its meetings in the early
fall
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-06-11
Obituary Notes.

Henry NJ. Mutchler a well known
and prominent East Stroudsbu g
merchant died June 1 of Brights
desease aged AZ. He was Treasurer
of the Normal school and one of its
organizers,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-06-11

Hundreds of thousands have been
induced to try Chamberlain's Cough
R emedy, by reading what it he's
d lne for others, and having test a
its merits for themselves are to-day
its warmest friends. For sale by
Druggists and General Merchants in
Pike county.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-06-11

w. g. q. Mitchell have Just opened
a few cases of new SPRING GOODS
comprising Ginghams, Outing Per-
Gales, Chatillon stripes, Cinderella
habit cloths, etc See them before
buying elsewhere.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-06-11

Board at reasonable rates for five
to ten persons at a cosy cottage, ~
miles from Milford, Pa. Nice
grounds. Milk, eggs, vegetables, all
from farm. Address P. o. Box 1877,
Mil ford, Pa. junestf.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-06-11

NOTICE. "A Bramhall Dan baking
oven for sale, is square feet of
cooking surface, II fine condition.
A chance for Hotel proprietors.
RICHARD HUMBERT.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-06-11

When bilious or costive, eat a
Cascaret, candy cathartic, cure
guaranteed, 10c 25c.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-06-11

Something new, a spring tooth
harrow with wheels Syracuse
plOws and " Planet Jr." cultivators
at w. q G.. Mitchell's.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-06-11

A lot of new straw and felt kats
at w. & G.. Mitchell's.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-06-11

FOR RENT-A furnished house
on Hartford street Modern con
veniences, large grounds, plenty of
shade, good garden, fruit, etc.
Address PIKE COUNTY Press.
Milford, Pa.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-09-04
Something New in Sheet Metal.

By process which is carefully
guarded, something new in the work.
ing of sheet metal has been produced.
Steel sheets are coated with aluminium.
It is claimed that these are superior
to and more durable than galvanized
iron, tin plate or planished iron for
many purposes for which those ma.
terials are now generally used. The
special advantages Of such aluminium.
coated sheets are stated to be that they
can be worked and scanned without
peeling; the coating, adhering abso.
lutely to the sheet, can be easily
soldered, will resist the action Of sui.
phurous gases, and can be heated to Q
red heat without destroying the coat
ing. Moreover, such sheets can. when
desired, be polished to q lustre equal
TO FURNISHED silver or nickle. An ab.
solutely smooth and evenly-covered
surface is presented, free from imper-
fections Of any kind. Aluminium.
coated sheets, plated with copper, are
also produced, and these also take q
high polish.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-09-04
A Smuggler's Trick.

'All this talk about smuggling re.
calls some of the things 1 learned
when I was in the SERVICE" announced
retired crook catcher the other day.
''New ways of beating the Government
are being devised right along, and
many of the tricks I discovered arc
old now. There used to be more
trouble with the diamond smugglers
than there appears to be at present. I
have found the sparklers in women's
back hair, hat ornaments, followed
shoe heels and sewed up in various ar
ticles Of wear; in dog collars, in horses
hoofs, in fruits and vegetables, in
trunks with false bottoms, in pipes
and cigars, in canes, on the necks of
carrier pigeons and even buried in
mems flesh after the manner of the
Kaffir diamond thieves.
''But the man who did the slickest
business, without ever being sus.
pected, told me about it afterwards.
He was a retired detective who had
served with great credit. Shortly be-
fore resigning he claimed to have re-
ceived beautiful diamond ring with
three very large stones from New
Yorker for whom he had been able to
save good deal Of money. It was
certainly magnificent ring and the
matter was duly exploited i'll the
papers. He professed to be doing q
private business that took him across
the, river frequently, and he would
often use the ferry three or four times
q day. He always wore the dazzling
ring and I looked at it every day for
months. Yet that fellow was making
big money smuggling diamonds.
GLOW? Why he had a paste ring
made exactly like the genuine one.
He would wear the paste one over,
leave it to be set with diamonds, wear
them back, have them replaced with
paste, and thus carry on the game
right before our admiring eyes. We
never suspected the rascal. Detroit
Free Press.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-09-04
Lotteries in China.

AS an instance of the practices Of
China's highest officials, irrespective
of the moral precepts to be found in
their proclamations, it is interesting to
note that the famous Weising Lottery
has just been farmed by the Govern.
ment to three Of the most prominent
men in the Empire. These are Ii
Hung Chang, the ex-viceroy of Can.
ton; Shao Yu-lien, Ex-Governor Of
Formosa, and Liu Hsuehhsun, chin
chin, or metropolitan graduate of con.
siderably notoriety in Canton. To OBJ
tain the sole right Of controlling this
lottery these officials pay to the I'm
perial Government sum of 1000, 900
taels, and further sum of l, 400, 600
taels is required for working expenses.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-09-04
Birth Rate and Death Rate.

II is q cause of great anxiety in
France that the birth rate is less than
the desth rate, but the state Of affairs
in some portions Of the United States
is even more serious. While in
France the birth rate is % per 1000,
in Nevada it is 1880 per 1000; in
Maine, 1899 per 1000; New Hamp.
shire, 1874; Vermont, 1876; Califor-
mir, 1874; Connecticut, 21.3; Massa.
chusetts, 21.5; Rhode Island has 22.5
per 1000, and Oregon, 22.5. Iii were
not for immigration the population
would be gradually falling of, and &C.
cording to statistics the inhabitants Of
New England and the Pacific coast
will be replaced by another race with.
in . period varying from sixteen to
200 years. Chicago Inter Ocean.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-09-04
A SNAKE RANCH,
How Money is Made by Dealing In Dead.
ly Reptiles For Circuses.

l
Along the upper Mississippi and its
tributaries when snake is caught the
catcher knows that he can get cash TO,
it by shipping it to o. w. Estes, the
man who has developed snake farm
near Manchester, MINI. Mr.. Estes is
by nature and profession snake
charmer, and never, unless requested
oy his customer, takes out the fangs oil
the animals in which he deals. and to
this fact he attributes considerable Of
the success he has had in raising them.
he will, without fear, fondle RATHER,
bull, or an adder, eforce open its
mouth and with his finger nail deftly
expose the poison sac and fangs. In ali
ms long experience in this sort oil
thing he has never been bitten.
His favorite method of capture is to
grab the RATHER by the ailaud dextrous-
" swing the snake into sack, but
when one is found lying at full length
Estes grasps it tightly back of the
head. Though he has many assistants
among the farmers Of the vicinity, there
Is no other man in that part Of the
United States who dares to open snake
Jaws with bare hands as he does, fear
lessly. His little daughter Hazel, who
Is only eight years old, seems to have
Ehe same power over the reptiles, and
can often be seen handling the most
deadly snakes and allowing them to
twine about her arms and neck.
A large part Of the business of this
Minnesota farm is in mathematics, as
they are more plentiful than any other
variety. All that region used to be
overrun by them. A single days re.
ceipts Of diamond backed and other rat
tiers often runs up to several score. es-
pecially when an outside catcher for
the farm brings in his sacks full and
sells them to Mr.. Estes. These snakes
vary from three to six feet in length.
Among the other varieties received and
grown are spotted adders, blowsnakes,
the beautiful turtleheads, the sullen
bullheads, the gentle blue racers, the
spre ing adders and many kinds of
water, grass and garter snakes. ALI
gators from Florida and crocodiles
from abroad, as we'll as some foreign
snakes, are constantly kept in stock
for customers, mostly circus men.
So far this year about 600 snakes of
the more valuable varieties have been
shipped from this farm. Not only are
circuses and menageries customers of
Mr.. Estes, but in many cigar stores
and saloons the reptiles are displayed
Is attractions to custom.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-09-04

1.-THE Secretary to his excellency Che
Governor, 500 raccoon skins.
"The Treasurer Of the State, $50
raccoon skins.
Each County Clerk, 300 beaver
skins.
"Clerk Of the House of Commons,
2OO raccoon skins.
Members Of the Assembly, per
diem, three raccoon skins.
"Justice's fee for signing warrant,
one muskrat skin.
TO constable, for serving a war
rant, one mink skin.
Enacted into a law the 18th day of
October, 1887, under the great seal of
the State.'
Meantime Governor Caswell of
North Carolina issued his proclamation
declaring the government of Franklin
illegal, stigmatizing it's officers and ad-
herents as rebels, and demanding sur
render and acknowledgment of the au-
thority Of North Carolina. The Frank
linites refused, and it was only when
forced by superior number of troops
that they yielded. The State ended
its short-lived career with sort of
judicial farce. Sewer, of course, was
arrested and prosecuted. During the
proceedings an ardent Franklinite
rushed into the presence of the Court
and dramatically referred to the popu-
lar idol then on trial. In the uproar
that followed Sewer walked out of the
courtroom and was not again molested.
Years afterward he was elected first
Governor of Tennessee.
The State of Franklin was oblitera-
ted, its territory forming part of North
Carolina once more until 1870, when,
under the name Of the District of
Washington, it was ceded to the Fed
eral Government. June /, 1895, it
was duly admitted to the Union. The
Nashville Exposition is fit expression
Of its achievements during the century
that has interviewed.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-09-04
An Elephant Story.

Once there was a man who sold
produce to a travelling circus. The
circus stayed in town for a week, and
as the proprietor could not pay for
the produce, be gave mortgage on
the elephant. When he could not
meet the bill the produce dealer fore
closed on the elephant, and proceeded
to lead him home by o rope, whereat
the villagers gathered about, and asked
him what he was going to do with the
elephant, and where he was going to
put him. He replied that he should
put him in the chicken-coop and keep
him. Now the chicken-coop was
pretty big for chicken-coop, and
even compared favorably with the
house and barn; but when the ele-
plant stood by its side its proportions
assumed changed aspect, and the
elephant wouldn't fit. The elephant
strayed about in the yard and ate up
produce and everything else for a
week; and then the holder of the
newly acquired luxury sent word to
the former owner, "Come and get
your elephant at once. I have fam
lily to support"
It isn't always such an easy matter
to get rid Of an elephant; and when
you have accommodations for chicken
only, it isn't wise to invite an elephant
to dwell with you. And yet we all do
this constantly. - Demorest's Maya
zine. LIZ.