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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-02-26
EDITORIAL.
THE JONAH MATTER.

DIR. Lyman Abbott in the current
issue of I" The Outlook defends his
rejection of the historical accuracy
of what he calls the "Jonah story" :
He says the parable of the trees in
Judges TX is not treated irreverently
because it is seen to be a satire ON
the political folly of the men of
Shechem and that therefore it is not
irreverence to see in the story of Jo-
nah and the great fish a satire ON
the narrowness of certain Judaistic
teachers of the second or third CEN
tury before Christ, and an exposi-
ton, in contrast of the evidences of
Gods mercy like the Wilderness of
the sea-"
DIR. Buckley, editor of the "Chris-
tian Advocate declares that DR..
Abbott's defense is inadequate, and
that lothian had no standing as a
prophet, and plainly uttered sa-
tirical fable, while Jonah was recog-
nized elsewhere in the Old Testa-
ment, and by Jesus both in Matt
hew and Luke, as prophet of high
order. Jonah did not wish to go on
the mission imposed on him, and
was not fully aware that the God of
the Hebrews was the God of the
whole universe and fancied that he
could escape. This miracle was
wrought to teach him that the He
brews God 'is the Most High" DIR.
George Dana Boardman, of Phila-
delphia, believes that it is a divine
parable, and parallels are the highest
forms OF truth.
Rev. DIR. Thos. A. Hoyt says it is
curious to notice how completely
DIR. Abbott is in accord with the
old and avowed infidel Tom Paine
who said one hundred years ago that
the Book of Jonah was written as q
fable to expose the nonsense and sa-
terize the vicious character of a
Bible prophet and malignant
priest. Ingersoll and Abbott both
hold up the incident to ridicule and
they as we'll as their infdel allies
seem incapable of comprehending
the import of the story.
Rev. Samuel Thomas, editor OF
the Methodist, says, it is an histori.
cal fable that we are not supposed
to be able to understand any more
than we are able to understand all
elss that has been said and done as il
is reported in the Scriptures.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-02-26
THE BINDER.

A Chicago paper is very sensibly
urging drivers of horses to dispense
with binders. This practice has
been long in use, but it is difficult to
find a good reason for its continu-
ance. Why a horse should be pre-
vented from seeing what he might
know to be harmless, by having
these pieces of leather so adjusted
that his vision is obscured as TO
everything except that which lies
directly in his path is hard to under
stand. His ears tell him of noises
which. he cannot see, and without
the reasoning capacity of man, he
naturally attempts TO get away
from them, or by an elevation of
his head he catches a glimpse OF
some object behind him as an um-
brella, a carriage top, or it may be a
tree, is startled and springs forward
and a careless, or nervous. or incom-
petent driver completes the run
away. If the horse was left free tc
observe objects as he passes along
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-02-26

he would become accustomed to
them, and instead of shying or
springing forward would know that
he was in no danger. Let a man, a
bicycle rider, for instance, have his
head SO fastened, and binders adj
justed to his eyes so that it would
be impossible for him to look
around and ascertain the causes of
noises, or see objects until lie came
Immediately ON them and he would
behave worse than a horse.
If binders were abolished and
horses accustomed from breaking
to be driven without them there
would be fewer runaway or skittish
horses, and even after 81 horse has
been broken with binders they can
with but little care be trained to go
without them. The fashion of us
ing them has decreased to a consid-
cradle extent, but they are still
largely in vogue, to the detrimeut of
safety in driving, and perhaps posi-
tive injury to the eyesight of the
horse. They certainly force him to
greater capacity or faith then a man
is willing to trust to himself.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-02-26

The Chinese are said to be very skill
ful in telling the time of day by looking
into cats eyes When they want to
know what O'Clock it is. they will run
to the nearest cat, open her eyes, and at
once tell what time it is. This they do
by observing the size of the aperture of
the pupil Of the eye, which they have
discovered is Of varying size at different
hours Of the day, being affected by the
position Of the sun and the character Of
light, even when the day is cloudy
New York Times.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-02-26
LICENSE APPLICATIONS

The following applications for license
having been filed in the Office of the Clerl
If the Court Of Quarter Sessions of Fikt
county will be presented to the next tern
1f said court on Monday, March 10, 1897:
HOTELS.
Lehman Township
Romaine Whitaker,
Martin l.. Bach.
Lackawaxen Township
Emmett Asher,
s. Burnstein,
Godfrey S. Wieland,
+. q Holbcrt,
August Rettstadt,
John Doerr.
Delaware Township
Francis Mcrcier,
Philip +. Fuimer,
Randall Van Gordon.
Westfall Township
Christiana Mueller,
John r. Englehart,
James Frick,
Ann Millott,
Maurice ). Quinn.
Shohola Township
John Vogt, Jr,
Adolph Fuller,
l.. Walter Sammis.
Porter Township
Frank M Van Why.
Palmyra Township
Clara Labes
Milford Borough
George A. Frieh,
John Q Beck,
Marie V. Tissot,
Marie Frederika Beck,
Frank Crissman.
Dingman Township
Anna Schanno
BOTHER.
Milford Borough
&. p Mott.
JOHN c. WESTBROOK,
Clerk of the Court
Milford, Pa, Feb 20, 1897.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-02-26

Deckertown's water commission
ers reported the cost of the water
works to the council on Wednesday
night. The report shows the cost to
have been s26, 900, and the assured
water rents for the next year $500,
with enough applications for trps to
increase that amount to $1,000, at
least, if not a larger amount.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-02-26
ro FIrht the Standard on rru.,

PITTsBuRG, Feb. 24.-The consolidation
Of the United States Pipe Line company,
the Producers and Rehners' Pipe Line
company, the Producers Oil company,
limited, and the Pure Oil company Of Jer-
sey City means that the independent oil
producers Of Pennsylvania will now fight
Under the name Of the Pure OIL company
they have organized a trust on the same
basis and lines as the Standard Oil com
pany, and the fight to be waged against
the monopoly will now begin in earnest.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-02-26

Turkey is in considerable Greece,
and probably before the racket ends
will be most thoroughly done. King
George displays plucky determine
ton to carry out his purposes, and
it appears as if the powers would
not seriously interfere.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-02-26
TO ABOLISH CONVICT LABOR

A sweeping measure to abolish
convict labor, accomplished by the
aid of machinery, will be introduced
in the Legislature, at an early date.
1t will also place all county prisons
under state control, and all expen-
ses will be assumed by the state.
Five citizens of each county who
will serve without pay will be ap-
pointed by the Governor as prison
inspectors for the county, who will
serve for three years, and have con-
troll of the prison and prisoners, and
shall hire and discharge all en-
ployees.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-02-26

An old physician once said: If
people fully realized what it meant
to themselves to laugh, and then
laughed as they should, ninety per
cent. of the doctors would have to
go out of the business"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-02-26

The immigration bill if signed
by the President may have a good
effect ON our politics, religion and
morals, by shutting out a vast
amount Of Ignorance. which is the
mother of superstition.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-02-26
Secret Societies.

MILFORD LODGE, No. 344, f. g. 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. S2S, /. o.
o. f: Meets every Thursday evening at
7.30 p. m, Browns Building. Geo. Dau-
man, Jr., Secy. ID. II. Hornbeck, N. G
PRUDENCE REBEKAH LODGE, 1917, I. o.
o. f. Meets every second and fourth Fri
days in each month in Odd Fellows Hall,
Browns building Mrs Alice Hornbeck,
n G.. Miss Katie Klein, Sec'y.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-02-26
Legal Advertising.

Court Proclamation, Jury and Trial
List for several courts per term, S2f.O0
Administrator and Executors
notices 800
Auditors notices 400
Divorce notices 500
Sheriff's sales, Orphans court sales,
County Treasurer's sales, County state
ment and election proclamation charged
by the square.
j. H. Van Etten, PUBLISHER,
Milford, Pike County, Pa
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"Piko" bother well he always
was corker anyway.


The Rose Comb White Leghorn
only. Carefully bred for fifteen
years. Best layers of fine white
eggs. Pairs, and Trios for sale, and
Matching eggs in season. ORDERS
promptly FILLED.
GEo. E. HURsH,
Layton, N. j.
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Improvements,

On No. 1, a good dwelling house, large
barn, COW sheds and other outbuild
ings, about lSO acres improved, balance
woodland, premises we'll watcred plenty
fruit and nut trees situated about mid
way between MatamOrls and Milford Oh
yhe public road ana Delaware river
No. 2, II good dwelling house. barn, COW
sheds, large two-stOcy wagon house, ant
outbuildings, abouC t51 acres cleared, o.
which about 100 acres are first-class river
hats and balance woodland, premises we'll
watered, plenty of fruit and nut trees, sit
uated about two miles from Port Jervis
and about five from Milford on the public
highway.
No. 3, about 80 acres cleared, balance
Woodland
No. 4, Woodland.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of William IL. Rose and will be
sold by me for cash.
H. |. Courtright,
Sheriff.
Sheriff's Oflice, Milford, Pa.'l
Feb. 8, 1897
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-02-26

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, 1897-02-26

Over seventy years have elapsed
since the first railway in the world
was finished. During that time
400, 600 miles Of railway have been
constructed.
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Advertis ng Rates.

One square(elght lines, one Insertion LOO
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, 1897-02-26
SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue Of writ Of 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, 1897-02-26
CHURCH DIRECTORY
MILFORD.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Milford;
sabbath services at 10.30 A. NJ. and 730 P.
NJ. Sabbath school Immediately after the
morning service. Prayer meeting We'd
nesday at 730 p. 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 10.30 A. NJ. and
7.30 P. NJ. Sunday school at 2.30 P. NJ.
Weekday services, Wednesday 7.30 p. NJ,
celebration of Holy Communion weekly,
Thursday 730 A. NJ. Seats free. All well
come.
b. S. LAssITER Rector
M. e. CHURCH. Services at the NJ Il.
Church Sundays: Preaching at 1890 a.
m. and at 730 p. m. Sunday school at 2
p. IN. Epworth league at 6.45 p. m.
Weekly prayer meeting on Wednesdays at
7.30 D. m. Glass meeting conducted by
VIM. Angle on Fridays at 7,30 p. m. An
earnest invitation is extended TO anyone
who may desire TO worshsp with us.
REV. w. r. NEFF, Pastor.
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Trial List for March Term 1897.

BarouslSi and wife to use VS.. New York,
Lake Erie & Western Railroad.
Barouski VS.. same defendant.
Westergaard VS.. Keller.
Goetz VS. the Township of Lackawaxen.
Clark VS.. Kipp, administrator of New
berger
Niermeier VS.. Hoffman.
Marvin VS.. Conkling.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-02-26
B. S. LAssITER, Rector.
MATAMORAS.

EPwoRTH NJ. f. CHURCH, Matamoras.
Services every Sabbath at 1890 a. m. and
Up. IN. Sabbath school at $50 C. K.
meeting Monday evening at 7.30. Glass
meeting Tuesday evening at 7.30. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening at 7.30.
Everyone welcome
REV. Il. G. CURTIS. Pastor.
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NOTICE

All persons are hereby notified that
throwing or burning papers or refuse of
any kind in the streets Of the Borough is
prohibited.
By order Of the town council,
j. @. CHAMBERLAIN,
President, pro TEN.
Attest, d. H. HORNBECK, Sec'y.
Milford, May s. 1896.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-02-26

HOPE EVANGELICAL CHURCH, Mata-
moras, Pa. Services next Sunday as follows
Preaching at 1920 a. m. and p. IN. Sun
day school at 3 p. m. Junior @. e. before
and G.. E. prayer meeting after the even
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, 1897-02-26

OFFICE, BRowS's BUILDING, BROAD ST.
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Registers Office, Feb. Is, 1897
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-22
TO ENTERTAIN MI

TO ENTERTAIN NEW WORKERS.
 Prof. Arnold, magician, of the Davis family, gave an exhibition of legerde- main at large private reception in New York on the 18th.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-22
FOR HIS BRAVERY.

Tillerman Sweezy Rewarded By Uncle
 Sam For His Work.
 Frank Sweezy, Tillerman of Truck No 1, on March 31 1893, jumped over board and rescued from drowning two boys named Woodworth, who had been capsized in a boat. Friends through Judge De Forest, who was then con- gressman, petitioned the treasury de- partment for a medal for MT Sweezy. To-day it came to Judge DeForest and was presented to the brave fireman.
 The medal is of white metal sus- pended from blue ribbon and held by the American Eagles beak On the ob- verse side is the inscription United States of America; Act of June 20, 1S74' and a relief depicting a rescue from the jaws of the sea by an angel. On the re- verse is the inscription ITO Frank Sweezy for bravely resculng two boys from drowning March 31, 1S93." Also the words: Tn testimony of heroic deeds in saving life from the perils of the sea" MT. sweezy said he had saved over 100 lives and claims the champion ship of the sea.-Bridgeport News.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-22
NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Hungarians in Bridgeport Organize to
 Build One in the West End

Hungarians in Bridgeport Organize to
 Build One in the West End.
 Bridgeport, July 19-The internal dis sensions which have waged for the past six months among the foreign attend ants of St. Johns Slavosian R. C.. church has reached climax in a divi- sion of the members. It is presumed that the Hungarian portion of the devo- tees have decided to have a church of their own. They have at least taken the initiatory steps toward accomplish ing that purpose. A few nights ago the Hungarians of Catholic denomination held a meeting in Bostwick hall in the West End and perfected the Hungarian Roman Catholic church society An- thony J. Senlon was elected president and Poseph Larosi secretary. The
 feasibility of forming this distinct or
 ganization for the purpose of establish
 ing house of worship was discussed
 The members have apparently been
 dissatisfied with the manner in which St. Johns church affairs were conduct ed. It was believed that when Father Formanek was transferred the trouble would end; but if the object of this new society is attained 1t is reasonable to suppose that it will eventually result in the disruption of St. Johns church.
 The Hungarians have all along claimed that they have large majority attend ing that church and should consequent ly have clergyman from their own
 country. As this has been denied them it is likely they will persist in forming the new church. The president and
 secretary acting in behalf of the St. Stephens Hungarian R. C. church soci- ety yesterday purchased from Walter Bostwick lot on Bostwick avenue in the West End, with a frontage of one | hundred and ten feet and one hundred l feet deep, which will make an excellent site for the new church. Nearly all the | Hungarian residents of the city who i have been attending St. Johns church | have now centralized in the West End, and for that reason selected a site there. The deeds for the property were | drawn up yesterday by Attorney E. P. Nobbs and William Griesinger and
 lodged in the office of the town clerk for | record.
 l Anthony J. Semon, the president of l the new church society, is a Hungarian 1 of considerable prominence and was re-
 gently appointed to the special police force of the city.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-22

head torpedo now in use in the United States navy.
 The ship was visited during the af- ternoon by Mrs. Hawkes., wife of Sur geon Hawkes., and by Mrs. Bishop, wife of Paymaster Bishop Captain Town shend also visited the Maine while the hattalian was aboard.
 Among the visitors to the battalion's camp yesterday was German count of the German embassy at Washington with typically extensive German name. He also visited the Maine. The count is quite an explorer, having been the only white man In party Of some hundred natives In an African expedi- ton at one time. stHt
 Tomorrow evening CThursday) Land- lord Ferguson of the Mannatawket hotel, situated just in front of the camp, gives complimentary ball to all the battalion and the officers of the Maine. The ball will be quite an affair, ladies from the hotel and New London being among those receiving invita- tions.
 On Friday the battalion will be taken out to sea for a short cruise and target practice. It is probable the Maine will steam just around the end of Long Island where open water can be ob- tained for the target practice.
 Last evening the electric search lights on the Maine were operated, flingine their bright flood of light in every di- fection for miles over sound and shore The night signalling by the ships crew was also very beautiful sight. Every Kindness and attention is paid to the battalion by the officers and men Of the Maine. When not at drfl the men of the battalion are usually colectled In groups about members o the crew getting practical points and also stories on sea life.
 The battalion lunched on board shiI and returned to the shore at o'clock
 In spite of the disagreeable weathe there is no serious sickness in camp.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-22
GENERAL nUMiDIry OUT AGAIN.

Marshals His Forces of Moisture and
 Makes Humanity UncomfortabIe-More Rainy Weather in Sight. Last Evenings New York Sun says:
 Humidity climbed as high figuratively
 as the weather bureaus eyrie in the
 Manhattan Life building to-day. Al
 though all the high buildings in the
 city were swept by southerly breezes,
 the air was nearly saturated with mois-
 ture, and those who had work to do in
 those high places found themselves per spring as freely as the thousands who were closer to the earth. The mercury was not at all high for
 summer weather. The thermometer registered 73 degrees at the weather bu- | reau and 80 degrees in Park Row at 1C o'clock.
 But the humidity was 97 per cent Every once in a while it would reach the point of saturation and there would be a slight batter of rain There is an old superstitntion con- cerning St. Swithin's day which runs | like this:
 St. Swithin's day, if then do rain, l For forty days it will remain. St. Swithin's day, if then be fair, | For forty days twill rain nae mair. There was 8 period of fair weather
 from July to July 10, and then on St Swithin's day, the following day, there
 was a heavy fall of rain, and there has
 been rain on every day since, except July 15, 16 and F. What Is more, from the generally unsettled conditions
 which prevail 1t is probable that there will be at least two days more of this | kind of weather, according to Forecas. ter Dunn.
 Whether the prophetic lines of St
 Swithin were to be fulfilled Forecastel Dunn's chief clerk could not tell. There
 might be forty days of rain, but the
 weather bureau held itself responsibl,
 for only two days ahead, and the indi
 cations for these two days were tha.
 the same sort of weather that has ex isted during the week would prevail This weather prevails throughout tht United States east of the Rocky Noun. tains, with the exception of a section of northern New England and the mid dle and northern slopes. | All day long a southerly wind Iade1 l with moisture blew across Manhattan Island at the rate of twelve miles pc | hour.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-22
OLD SOUND STEAMER.
How They Travelled By Water Fifty
 Years Ago.


 Years Ago.
 In 1S47, the steamboat Bay State was built for the Fall River line, for Long Island and Sound traffic, and in this craft were carried out Ideas which had not prevailed up to that time.
 When the hull was being built, there Were serious discussions as to the weight of timber that was being put into her, and she was called Humber yard" But the many years of success full operation settled the question of strength, and the very first trip she made from New York to Fall River as we'll determined the question of speed as compared with other steamboats of that time. And yet, compared with the steamboats of to-day, she would look poor indeed. In that day, however, the Bay State attracted universal attention. She had forty-eight staterooms, but no one except a reckless spendthrift-some young fellow who had more money than brains-would think of paying S1 for nights rest in a room when he could have a berth without extra charge.
 There were no such things as con- tinuous tickets. Those that existed were bought in New York or Boston and simply took the bearer from one place to another. The heating was done by stoves in the saloons, and the rooms in winter were too cold to permit hay ing water for ablution until morning. Boots to be blacked were put outside the room doors on retiring, and re- turned in the morning: If there were too many to be blacked during the night, slippers were left to be worn until the boots were returned.
 The lighting was done with oil lamps, hung on pivot in each room or in the hall, while in the dining room in the forward cabin the tables were bril- liantly lighted as wax candles could do it. The supper was table d'hote, fifty cents for each passenger, and the lux ury of this feature was renowned not only at home but abroad. The long tables were loaded with all that the season could afford. The passengers were not permitted to reach them, until | the captain, with whatever guests he might have, had taken his seat. Great efforts were made to obtain for these tables the first Tn the market of what ever might be procured, and the fact was duly and amply announced in the spapers.-Cassier's Magazine.