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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-15
IMPROVE M ENTS.

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; I;
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.
Sheriff's Office, Milford, Pa.
Jan 12, 1897.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-15
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.
OFFICE, browns BUILDING, BROAD ST.

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, 1897-01-15
SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue Of writ Of alias Fieri Faoias
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 Sheriffs Office in the Borough of Mil
ford on
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-15
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Each subsequent insertion 90
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plication, will be allowed yearly adver-
tisers.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-15
B. S. LAssITER, Rector.

M. f. CHURCH. Services at the NJ. f.
Church Sundays: Preaching at 1870 a.
m. and at 7.3O p. m. Sunday school at
p. m. Epworth league at $40 p. m.
Weekly prayer meeting on Wednesdays at
7.SO p. m. Glass meeting conducted by
VIM. Angle on Fridays at 7.30 p. m. An
earnest invitation is extended to anyone
who may desire 20 worshsp with us.
REV. w. r. NEFF, Pastor.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-15
MATAM0RAS.

EPwoRTH NJ f. CHURCH, Matamoras.
Services every Sabbath at 1870 a. m. and
p. m. Sabbath school at $50. G.. Il.
meeting Monday evening at 7.30. Glass
meeting Tuesday evening at 30. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening at 7.3O
Everyone welcome.
REV Il q CUrTIs PASTOR
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-15

HOPE EVANGELICAL CHURCH, Mata-
moras, Pa. Services next Sunday as follows
Preaching at 1030 a. m and p. m. Sun
day school at p. m. Junior @. K. before
and g. E. prayer meeting after the even
ing service. Mid-week prayer meeting
every Wednesday evening at 7.3O Seats
free. A cordial welcome to all. Come.
REV. j. A. WIEGAND, Pastor.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-15
Legal Advertising.

Legal Advertising.
Court Proclamation, Jury and Trial
List for several courts per term, S24.00
Administrators and Executors
notices 800
Auditors notices 400
Divorce notices 500
Sheriff's sales, Orphans court sales
County Treasurers sales County state
ment and election proclamation charged
by the square.
j. II. Van Etten, PUBLISHER,
Milford, Pike County, Pa.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-15

CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, Mil
ford; Services Sunday at 1870 A. NJ. and
80 P. NJ. Sunday school at 2.30 P. NJ.
Weekday services, Wednesday 7.30 P. NJ,
celebration of Holy Communion weekly,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-15

In view Of the long recess aud the con-
angenoies that might arise after the cleo
ton Of the United States senator, the slats
committees Of the senate and house did
not make a report before the adjourn
ment They viii meet during the recess
and decide who shall occupy the various
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-15
CHURCH DIRECTORY
MILFORD.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Milford;
Sabbath services at 1030 A. NJ. and 730 P,
NJ. Sabbath school Immediately after the
morning service. Prayer meeting We'd
nesday at 1901 NJ. A cordial welcome
will be extended to ALL Those not at
tached to other churches are especially in
vited. REV. THOMAS NICHOLS, Pastor.
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1897-09-17
Il think So.''

Il think so.'
lis it something ought to answer.
Miss Nancy"
If you have my welfare At heart" !"
she whispered. softly, you will tell
me the truth-all the truth-about this
mysterious affair. Hitherto, Mr.. Liv-
as l found them. Effects have inter
ested me rather than causes. There is
father, for instance, who has lived apart
from Us all these years. accepted
that without inquiry, but now it seems
odd. Where was the necessity? The
reason, the cause, must be strong one.
Then, again, there is this mad socialist.
What is he doing ut large? And what
is the nature of his grudge against us
l don't ask these questions out Of idle
curiosity"
"These questions. Miss Nancy. can
not answer"
You cannot?-or you will not?'
She spoke impatiently. I heaitated.
What should l say?
Pm old enough to know these secrets.
If secrets they be, and strong enough
TO share my mothers burdens. Poor
dear mamma! how old she looked to-
night"
"You can tighten your mothers bur
dens very materially by not attempting
TO shoulder them"
We paced on together. but Nancy had
moved farther from me, as il rspelled
by my discretion. When she spoke, her
voice had lost its warmth.
II shall not bother you again." said
she.
The fiend tempted me to reply.
my own secrets, Miss Nancy, would
share with you willingly. One Of them
you surprised this morning"
could not possibly have selected a
less opportune time for such u bald
statement. Truly, when love enters
mems hearts their wits often leave
their heads.
Nancy, with a woman's consideration,
pointed out a loophole Of escape.
''Mr. Livingston, is the tide coming in
or going out?"
But my blood was up, and the fever Of
spring in my veins.
''Hang the tide," replied. 'The tide
OF my life is setting towards you 80
strongly that can stem it no longer.
Nancy, sweet Nancy, love you'll"
A tremulous sigh escaped her lips.
u love you'll" repeated, with lovers
foolish iteration. II love you!"
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1897-09-17

You pandered to your masters feafs
and urged him to send his family to Eu-
rope with me. knowing that should
refuse to leave Burlington at your mer-
cy. the mercy Of . coward"
lie spread out his hands with d.
precinting gesture.
"Mr. Livingston. I swear that you do
me an injustice agreed 70 stay here
and watch this madmsn, but I had no
intention Of nrouaing his fury by going
near him. The doctor and competent
nurse have him in charge. I suggcst4si
TO Mr.. Gerard that you should tako
Mark TO Europe because you know
Europe and because you can teach the
boy what I cannot"
"Yes-honesty," said. with en-
phasis.
"what happened yesterday. Mr.. Lav-
ingston. juEtifics these tnunts. I've
served Mr.. Gerard faithfully-he saved
me from starvntion, or n worsc fate
and, seeing his relentless enemy at last
in my power, IL lost my head. You
saved me, us you say, from the crime Of
murder. and from the bottom Of my
heart thank you"
HE CAhupfuiAAFy hocucy ~ "ReOIu
took m, aback. Anglo-Saxons, ~ .
rule, c-.prcss themselves so unrendily
that freely slowing diction almost be-
wiiders.
"keep your thanks iii ask for them.
promised TO hold my tongue about
what occurred in the cnvc, but your
action tonight absolves me from that
promise. Before I go to bed Mr.. Gerard
shall be placed In possession of the
facts. We will sec, then, what he will
say"
In the moonlight I could see his lips
whiten and quivcr. I noted these signs
Of distress with much satisfaction.
They proclaimed the absence Of cd
fusion between the Greek nd Gcrnrd.
"For Gods sake, sir, don't tell him
that"
"You'vc left me no choice In the mat
ter"
He began to urge me to keep silence.
employing such arguments NJ his pro-
life brain afforded. When he had ex-
Aauated these I shook my head.
"wiII you think this over. sir7" he
pleaded. ''Slcep upon Il, and remember
that five-and-twenty years Of faithful
service are At stake"
~vcry weli,' replied. "I'Il think u
ov<r. A. for sleep, watch tonight In
Durissgton's room. There will be no
sJeep for me-"
he thanked ne for the - hours' grace.
bus I cut him short.
sNr. Livingston, pardon ne, but are
roe not afraid Of being alone with that
madman7 His injuries ere not % severe
49,
~As you could wish, Denetsius. Rest
assured, my friend. that The prospect
- spending the night with M. DurIinG-
seo does noa senFe ~ 81 sIl. dea't
ajax he could nove II he tried. Asd,
q ~ ca :, I'm strvrges than nc"
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1897-09-17

preached the island. Already 1 had
come to the margin of the lake. En-
circled with tules and bulrushes. il
CLEANED cold and placid In the noon
shine. In the winter its surface wes
covered with wild fowl-geese, ducks
and occasional swans. Tonight not q
living creature met my eye. Solitude
Icigned supreme.
Skirting the tules, came to . point
Of land SO near to the island that stone
might be thrown from one to the other;
md across the channel / noted n boat
moored to a post and a light twinkl;ng
in the window of the hut. To attract
the notice of the Greek ! shouted
louder than Stentor-thrice. At the
third shout the door of the hut opened
and l could see plainly the huge body
of Demetrius filling the entrance and
outlined sharply against the back
ground of light.
"Who is it?" His bass voice rolled
sonorously across the water.
'I-Hugo Livingston"
He turned and entered the hut, shut
ting the door. For o moment i sus-
pecred that ne meant 10 ignore my
presence, but l was mistaken. He APP
peared again almost Immediately and
walked slowly towards the boat. a
minute later he was by my side.
Good evening" he said, TRANQUILITY.
Il came here" began, bluntly, ITO
tell YOU that am not the fool you take
me for. You can impose upon Mr.. Ge-
rard, but not upon me. l saved you
only yesterday from committing das-
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1897-09-17

deductions in regard to this affair diff
fered materially from those of honest
Jap. / could not believe that De-
metrius had willfully set rolling the
shock of hay. II he had concealed him
self in the barn for some specific pur-
pose, would he court detection for the
sake of playing . prank or to crafty
= personal spite? Hardly. The hay,
badly piled and undermined. had obeyed
fae laws of gravisation. Possibly IN the
ardor of eavcstlropping the Greek had
tiapIaccd the shock unwittingiy. He
had studied the habits of Jap snd his
best giri.~ and. wishing to learn the
exact condition of a6airs in the house.
bad turned his knowledge Of sociology
togUod sccouns. Very slimy, as Jap OBJ
sssyed- An Anelc-Sa<on blessed with
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1897-09-17
CHAPTER VII.

This premature declaration OF feel
ings which l had sworn to myself to
suppress was brought about partly by
the spring fever aforesaid, partly by a
youthful and excitablc temperament
and partly by the encouraging words of
Mark Gerard that same afternoon.
Upon his own confession he had antici-
pated some such explosion; and ! was
rot the man to balk his fancy.
81 thought" my companion faltered,
"that you were in love with another
woman-the goddess?"
"You are the goddess, said, fervent-
ly. "And I began to worship at your
shrine the very moment we met"
"Oh!"
.You seem surprised. II yos M
fallen in love with me. Nancy. that
would indeed have been surprising; but
that l should fall in love with you il
the most natural thing in the world"
"You must fall out Of it again" she
answered. gravely.
"Never!"
''Mr. Livingston. say you must.
Please don't be ridiculous"
81 can't help It," replied. "You
would make craven image love-
sick"
"And we were such good friends"
she murmured.
tinued.
II should hope not," she returned.
her absurd sense Of the ludicrous up
permost, us usual. "Mr. Livingston, I'll
try and forget this-this indiscrction.
I've no love to give you. It's better to
be frank. isn't II? Don't frown, and
don't sulk. You are such n nice boy"
"Boy!" I CALCULATED. II am 20. Do
you know that valcrus Corvus was con-
sui at 81? BOY. indeed!"
"You provoke me, Mr.. Livingston.
Let's suppose for an instant that I
could return this love Of yours: are
you in position to support wife?'
81 swear I could support dozen
upon the terms you mention. Your love
would spur me TO Titanic efforts"
She laughed outright. And I lost my
temper.
"If you look ut this from a dollars
and cents point of view, Miss Gerard, I
have nothing more to say"
THAT is spoken like a man." she
said, moclingly. Truly, the fend Of
mischief possessed her.
Nancy" cried. cut to the quick by
her scornful words, "why are you 30
cruel? Is a mans love SO small thing
that you can afford to fling il aside 2"
Her mood suddenly changed, and,
halting. she confronted me with flash-
ing eyes.
"For your sake" she said, with dig
nifty. ~ made light of your love We
are here together, living in the same
house. meeting n dozen times day.
did my best to patch up the wool Of our
friendship, but you have chosen to
burst the stitches tried to spare YOU,
and q man of tact would have appreci-
nted my effort I have no love to give
you, Mr.. Livingston, bccause-because
my life is already pledged TO another.
pity You from the bottom Of my heart.
Good night"
She walked away, leaving me abashsd
and speechle8.
Hugo" murmured, softly, "you ere
O fool"
Having registered myself among tbs
vnst majority Of my fellows. trudee6
mOodiIy towards the island. NJ
thoughts followed Nancy. but my food
steps pointed in the opposite directies
a fact which furnished me with meat
for reflection. WaA destined to love
this fair woman and leave herr Mos-
ally and intellectually Nancy had b.
come the magnet which swayed my fse-
ulties; what II my wretched body wsss
constrained 70 bear - henceforwnpA
from-not to-her?
Chewing this bitter ed. sspsd!v -
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1897-09-17
The Burlington's

srs laid with the heaviest and most ex-
pensive steel rails in use on any western
railroad.
There isn't . foot Of iron rail be-
tween Denver and Chicago, Or between
Denver and ST. Louis.
There isn't foot Of track in all
that distance over which speed Of 60
miles an hour cannot he made with per-
feet safety.
There isn't . mile Of track over
which . speed Of 60 miles an hour isn't
made . dozen times . week.
The Burlington is the best- "a
well - the best railroad in the West.
And the service il offers to Omaha, Pc
oria, Chicago, st. Joseph, Kansas City,
St. Lonis and all points east Is the best
that money can procure or experience
provide.
.EaY, Geaeral Ageas,
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1897-09-17
H:|!lIllI|3l!ll6

q. ". vALLEaY, GeoeraI Ageas,
1859 l5th street, Dsaves, Cess.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-08-25
500 Reward. 800.

The readers of this paper will be pleas
ed to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all its stages and that is
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive care now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitution
al disease requires a constitutional treat
nent. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation of the
disease and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and as
sisting nature in doing its work. The
prOprietors have so much Iaith in its
curative powers that they have offered
One Hundred Dollars for any case that
t fails to cure. Send for list of testi-
mOnials. Address
F. j. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, 0,
JB- Sold by druggists, Toe
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-08-25
\N| oqK

Is never done, and it is especially wearing
and wearisome to those whose blood is
impure and unfit properly to tone, sus-
tain, and renew the wasting of nerve,
muscle and tissue. 1t is more because of
this condition of the blood that women
are run down,
aaN ~,
Tired, Weak, Nervous, '8
Than because of the work itself. Every
physician says SO, and that the only rem
edy is in building up by taking good
nerve tonic, blood purifier and vitaIizer
like Hood Sarsaparilla. For the troubles
Pecut9ar to Women at change of season,
climate or life, or resulting from hard
work, nervousness, and impure blood,
thousands have found relief and cure in
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-08-25
No Need for HeSitancY.

Why shouldn't Minister SewalI run
the United States flag over the govern
ment building in Honolulu and declare
protectorate over Hawaii? There is no
reason on earth why he should bother
about consulting the president and
congress. The president didn't take
the trouble to consult the American
people before he negotiated the treaty
OF annexation. on with the Ieper
dance! Let the Hawaiian job be con-
summated and the dividend declared
New York Times.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-08-25
BLOOD OF THE M'GREGORS,

1t Will Not CIot, and Serious consequences
Follow Cnts.
Strickler McGregor, aged II years,
son Of d. w. McGregor Of Athens.
while playing fell and cut his lip. The
wound bled constantly until next even
ing, when it was stopped by putting
a steel clamp on the bows lip and cut
ting off the circulation.
All Of Mr.. McGregor's boys possess
peculiar blood that will not clot and
few years since one of them was
kicked by horse and died from hem
orrhage resulting, which could not be
checked.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-08-25
DISCOVERIES ON THE ISLAND OF
SKULLS.
Scientists Exploring the Channel Islands
Off the Coast of California.

Oft the Coast of California.
A party of young scientists, acting I'M
der the auspices of Harvard University
at Cambridge, Mass, and Leland Stan
ford, Jr., University at PalO Alto, Cal.
are now exploring the Channel Islands,
off the coast of California, and they have
sent word to the mainland that their
archaeological and chronological discover
les have been SO marvelOusly rich that
the expedition will be prolonged several
months. The Channel Islands have long
been known among the old-time residents
as the GOlgoths of the Pacific, for no.
where else in the world are there proba-
bly, as many human bones and skeletons
lying exposed to the elements as in the
Channel Islands.
There are several spots on San Nicho-
las island where whole acres of
rocks and sand are thickIy strewn
with human bones. Only wear
ago several men came home to Vetura
from the island with a barrel of
crude Indian implements, and over 200
Whltened skulls, which the men said
they had picked from among the thou
sands of skulls, A dozen of these fast
crum0llng skulls were sent to the Smith
sonian Institute at Washington, and also
to Harvard University at CAMBRIDGE.
The ethnologists at both institutions
were Immediately interested, and they
declared the skulls were those of a race
of Indian giants. Harvard University
lost No time in sending an expedition 20
explore the Channel islands scientifically,
st. Louis GlObe-DemOcrat.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-08-25
Everybody Saws a.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic the most won
derful medical discovery of the age pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently
and positively on Kidneys, liver and bowels
cleansing the entire system, dispel colds,
cure headache, fever, habitual constitution
and biliousness. Please buy and try box
of G. G. G. to-day; 10, 25, SO cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure Dy all druggists.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-08-25

Within the last three weeks Mr.. Da-
Wis Agnew, Of near Alpine, has had five
head Of young mules killed on the range
On Lookout mountain by unknown par
ties. Mr.. w. II Cochran also lost a
young mule in the same manner and in
about the same locality. Most Of the
mules mere shot. ap4 sDfoe IF them were
driven yafs ~ .sa.f range DsfDJe being
h. He1
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-08-25

HE Waycross Herald says economy
Is refusal to buy something We really
heed IN order to save money for tire ~
lure with which to buy something no
Hon t want. A good deal of truth lr
mat: Many man denies himself fse
comforts Of life, and then dies eur-
rounded by money he cannot enjoy.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-08-25

q white woman, a widow, has been
turned out OF postoiiice in North Caro-
ma ana negro given her place. Great
IS the republican party.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-08-25
COTTON WORMS.

These Pests Have Appeared on the Scene,
But They're Not Numerous Yet.
Unmistakable evidence was present.
ed yesterday that caterpillars have APP
peared in cotton fields i'm this vicinity.
A number of green cotton leaves were
sent in from Colonel Jesse Walters's
place which contained several Of the
ugly worms, and they were industri-
QqHsly, at work on the pIant.-Albany
Herald.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-08-25

When bilious or costive eat Cascaret
candy cathartic, c"re guaranteed, Zoe
25c.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-08-14
The Only Genuine One.

The States would now seem to
be the only really Democratic pa
per in the Crescent City, and Ma
jor ii. j. Hearsey, its able and adj
mirable editor, deserves credit for
standing out as nobly as he is do
ing for the true principles OF 81
mon-pure, unadulterated Demo-
crazy. The other papers are boos-
ting up Senator McEnery, who
really deserted the party on one
of its cardinal principles and cast
his lot with the opposition and
commenting his course to the
fullest extent Of their ability,
which they know full we'll is in
contravention of true Democratic
| teachings. Major Hearsey, how
ever, is applying the lash to the
Senator just as he should do, and
is showing wherein he has betray-
ed his party.
Unfortunately for Louisiana we
have too many interests here.
While there are some sections of
the Southern part of the State
that think protection is a good
| thing, North Louisiana has moth
ing to be protected, and conse-
quently does not want protection
| This is calculated to bring OF
more or less of clash, but il
view of the fact that the State Is
j Democratic, asd that Ex-Governor
McEnery was elected as a Demo
cratic Senator, he should have
stood up to the teachings of hi
party ON tariff matters. We hops
, the States will keep up its fight
, In the contest it will have the sup
, port of all the true Democrats o
the State, and will be regarded b,
5 them in the course of a very shOr
2 time as the only exponent of any
, thing like genuine Democracy il
the city of New Orleans.-Concor
s dia Sentinel.
Ii the States is the only gehu
!. inc one what are the others?
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-08-14
NOTICE..

The Contract for furnishing and keep
ing Ferry across Bayou Teche at st.
MartinviIle during the building OF the
Iron Bridge at said place. will be offered
and sold at public sale to lowest bidder
on SATURDAY 18th inst, at IL CLOCK NJ,
on Bridge. Terms and conditions to be
made known at time of sale. For parti-
cuIars, previous to sale, apply to the un-
<iersigned.
ALBERT BIENvENU.
Arc. MARAiSr. OF Committee
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1897-08-14

Supreme Truster David L. WE'LL,
of the Knights of Honor, will be
here Monday the 10th inst, to ad-
dress the lodge All members are
requested to attend this meeting.