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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-01

Stroudsburg is considering a pro
position to havea large manufactory
ofart squares and ingram carpets
located1at that place. The people
are asked to raise $4,000 as a loan
to be secured on the building at SO
The concern employs about thirty
men, and the building would be
e0x75. A committee was appointed
at a public meeting to investigate
the matter.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-01
BRIEF MENTION.

Did you swear off yesterday, OF
will you to-day ?
Christmas Day was white, clear
ana beautiful.
"A Happy New Year to the
read ers of the Press.
-Stroudsburg is discussing the
question of sewerage system.
Filling ice houses is now in or
der and several are engaged in that
business.
Now cherish good resolutions,
fulfill one of them promptly by sub
scribing for the Press for 1897 right
away quick.
Clarence Bartlow, of Wayne
county, while out cunning a few
days ago shot himself accidentally
with fatal results.
There has been skating galore
on our ponds this week, and the
young people have kept the career
of the ice checkered indeed.
1t is now a newspaper row in
Milford the Dispatch having moved
next door to the Press. OF course
it would wish to be in as near prox-
unity as possible to such good
neighbor.
The will of Ex-Governor Tilden
so far as it bequeathed his property
for public benefit, has been wholly
set aside, and the money intended
for that purpose will revert to the
next of kin.
Tho ball given by Van Denmark
Hose Company Christmas Eve was
a very successful and highly enioya-
BILE affair, about 35 couples partici-
pated in the whirl to the music of
Courtright's orchestra.
Hon. Jacob Swartwout,o of Wan
tage, N. j., sent to Fred Wehinger,
a Port Jervis butcher, pair of
steers that weighed 4, 1920 pounds. 1t
was the finest yoke that has been
seen in that market in many years.
DIR. Hunt, of the New Jersey
State Board of Health, is not pleased
with the manner in which Phillips
burg's authorities are dealing with
diphtheria. He says there is need
of doing something more than burn
ing sulphur.
The PIKE COUNTY PRESS comes
out in an entire new heading An
other evidence of prosperity. The ar
ticle in its last issue of a "Trip up Salt
River, is worth years subscrip-
tion. Success to Editor Van Etten.
Sussex Independent.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Presbyterian congregation enjoyed
a ride down to the home of Mrs.
Geo. Warner last Tuesday, when
things temporal were discussed, in
terspersed with a little stitching,
and very agreeable afternoon
passed.
The number of teeth possessed
normally by different quadrupeds is
a horse 40, a mare 81, oxen and
sheep 80, hogs A, dogs AZ while
mankind has 80, except when some
dog inserts a few more into the pc
riphery Of your anatomy.
American journalism has sunk
to its lowest depth, it's vilest dregs
and its most repulsive nastiness in
those metropolitan e great dailies, "
the New York World and New York
Journal. Vicious sensationalism, Ii
centious filth and grotesque false
hoods are the chief features of those
two disgraces to American journal
ism. Coal Gazette.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-01
s4OO and House Burned.

The house of Elias Banter in Ed
red township, Monroe county was
wholly consumed by fire Christmas
night together with all its contents,
part of which comprised four hund-
red dollars in money. $55 in gold
were afterwards found in the ruins.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-01

G. E. Hursh, proprietor. Rose
comb white leghorns, eggs for hatch
ing, broilers in season and dealer in
poulty supplies, incubator, ,brooders,
wire netting, roofing felt, &c, trees,
plants and vines, furnished to order.
Office at farm, Layton, N, j.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-01

Mr.. and Mrs. John Nissan desire
to publicly express their thanks to
their many friends, and to the COM
panions of their deceased son who
rendered such thoughtful and at
tentive assistance during his illness.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-01
REV. s. vAN BENsoHorEN.

Reu. S. Van Benschoten, presiding
elder of the Paterson district of
Newark conference of the NJ. E.
Church, died at his home in Pas
saic,. N. J. last Friday, aged 20
years.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-01

10000 feet well-seasoned good
whitepine boards for sale. Price
reasonable. Enquire of VIM. Angle
at blacksmith shop. augl2tf
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-01-01
CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD.

For SALE-Overstrung square pi-
ano in good order Maker, A. b.
Gale & Co., New York, will be sold
a bargain. Apply to r. Struthers,
Milford, Pa.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-22
SOME IMpRFSSIVE FACTS,

The New York law known as the It has now been in existence long enough to give g. basis for judgment concerning it's working, and it's defend CTS are able to make a powerful argu- ment in it's favor.
 of New York. Tn these cities, excepting three which were chartered in 1896. there were during the last year of the old excise law-1s95- 96-22,957 licensed saloons. Including the three newly chartered cities referred to above, there were September 30, 1897, but 15,9Ss places which had State certificates per hitting the sale of liquor to be drunk on the premises The Raines law, therefore, has reduced the number of That more than equals the total num- Der of saloons in the city of New York to-day.
 But that is not all. The net revenue under the old excise law for the year 1S95-'96 in the thirteen largest cities of the State was $2,500,74 ,743.43. The net revenue under the new law in the same cities for the year ending September 30, 1897, was $6,941, ,74S9S. Difference in favor of the Raines law, S4,441 ,000.55. That is, the Raines law, after reducing the number of drinking saloons in the State of New York more than thirty per cent, has increased the revenues of the State from the traffic more than three-fold.
 These facts will surprise many who have the notion that the law is poor one. Many will also be surprised to read that the number of saloons to each 1000 inhabitants is not near as great in New York city as in some other places. Long Island City has the high est percentage In that town there are S1 to every 1000 persons. Niagara Falls comes next with 7.9. North Tona- wanda, a close neighbor of Niagara Falls, Is third with 6.7 Buffalo is fourth with 5.7. New York is quite low on the list, having but 9.6.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-22
MARY KEPT HER WORD.

Mary, the Celtic maid, was iltelli- gent, neat and efficient, but too talka- tive She talked during the day tte any one she happened to meet aboutt the house, and she talked while serving the table-a grievous fault. At last ner mistress was compelled to take her to task
 Mary" she said, "you have a very bad. habit of talking while serving the table, and you must stop it. A good servant, like a good child, should be seen and not heard.''
 "Shure, num-" protested the honest maid, "oi mint no offinse, and yez'll not be afther hearin' the loikes of anither worrud from me"
 There was a guest at dinner the fol- lowing night, and Mary was the pink of perfection as waitress. She was noiseless in her movements, she did precisely the right thing at the right time, and not ''worrud' escaped her.
 During the repast the hostess sudden ly called to mind an important letter she was expecting.
 Mary, did letter come for me while I was out this afternoon?" she asked quietly.
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occupation. They cut and polished on steel plate about as large as dinner plate, and I,sed diamond dust. They were very skilful, and showed a most ingenious method of hiding flaws, viz, by multiplying the facets.
 Cutting in Europe was invented by Louis de BerquAm, of Burges, Belgium, in 1475. His first work was on three large diamonds for Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy. The work was so we'll done and the beauty of the jewel so much enhanced by the process, that the duke was delighted, and rewarded the cutter munificenEy. From this on the art expanded, aud the diamond, beautifed in form and made a fountain of celestial light, became the first of jewels.
 It is related that Berq,iem discovered the art by rubbing two diamonds to- gether and discovering that they would bite. However this may be this is the true principle of diamond -eutting-"d di- amond cut diamond" The art became so perfect that it was possible to give a diamond almost any shape, and there is one jewel of this species in the Hope col lection which is cut in the form of a cross, For many years Amsterdam, Holland, was the center of the dia- mond-cutting industry, and no dealer thought of sending a rough diamond anywhere else for cutting. But the art is now widespread, and diamokds are cut in all the great cities of Europe and America
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-22

superstitious purposes, and ordered their removal As to the cruci1lXes, of which there were four placed in the church. it had been proved that they were used as objects of adoration, and inasmuch as they were contrary to the laws of the Church of England, he or dered them to be removed. As to the curtains fixed over certain windows. Dr. Tristram held that these obstructed the light of the church and ordered their removal. As to the erection of a reredos and a new holy table, be held that there was no objection to their remaining, and these would be sane toned provided that a box in the centre of the reredos was never used for the purpose of placing the sacrament or any other purpose, Respecting the chapel which had been opened in the church, the court saw no objection to it's being used provided some trellis work was erected to make it a separate chapel from the church. Gas brackets, which had been taken down and replaced by others, so that the light might be re- t1ected on the holy table, he ordered to be replaced and the existing gas brack- cts to be taken down. The vicar is to carry out the orders of the court, and to make a return as to their comple- ton within six weeks. Leave to "claim a grievance" for appeal was granted.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-22
fl JUST ,JUDH

Are women given to telling lies about their age? Some say they are. and
 there is some circumstantial evidence
 to support such saying. But is it right
 to put woman into place where she
 feels obliged to lie about her age? Everybody knows that there are req
 sons, and good reasons too, why wo-
 man should not be asked how old she
 is with any serious intention of really
 finding out. It is different with men.
 There is no good reason why they
 should conceal the number of their
 birthdays, and they wouldn't have
 much luck at it if they should try to-
 If the men didn't get at the truth the
 women would. And there are few men
 who can pass for much younger men
 than they are. Men haven't much to
 gain by lying about their age. Such
 lying doesn't help them much in get
 ting married and it doesn't help them
 to be called young and beautiful" Women certainly have strong tempta-
 ton to conceal some of their birthdays.
 They can successfully do it. It takes
 very sharp woman to guess the age of another sharp woman, and man might as we'll not try. It helps a wo- | man to seem younger than she is. It gives her more chances" and it soothes and sustains her. A woman who can look twenty years younger than she is is pleasure to herself and others, and | a constant source of wonder to the old 1 man with the scythe.
 As 1t is important to women that | they should look younger than they are, and as many of them can do it. 1t 1 is also important that they should not scar their souls while preserving the l freshness of their complexions. And as 1t is suspected that the temptation to l tell "whoppers" about their years is too strong to be resisted it is evident that l they should not be subjected to it. l Therefore the Pennsylvania judge who I has just ruled that a woman need not | swear to her age in open court is just l judge.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-22
F. M. BROWN & CO.

Mary smiled the faintest of knowing smiles, yet made no reply. Her mis- tress was exceedingly annoyed, but imagining the maid had not heard the question, she repeated it.
 The knowing smile became even more pronounced on Mary's face but she said not word in response. In lieu thereof she posted herself behind the guests chair, where the guest could not see her, and grinned a broad grin of cunning.
 When her mistress entered the kitch- en half an hour later to demand an explanation Mary smiled the same cum ming smile.
 NO yez don't, num- she cried, shak- ing with laughter. "Yez wor thryin, yer bist to ketch me, o knew, but oi wouldn't spake a loud worrud in the dinin room agin orders for tin dollars, bedad!"--Harpers Bazaar.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-22
PRACTICAL.

Practical Piety.-"What is a devotion al attitude, grandpa?" "Getting down into your trousers pockets for a dollar to send to the heather. ."-Brooklyn Life.
 Some Difference.-Stranger-"What does it cost this state by the day to run the legislature?" Illinois Man-"In act ual expense or in damage ?"-Chicago Tribune.
 My wife has to take two weeks to do her Christmas shopping"
 "Does she buy so many presents?"
 'No; but she has to go down town every day and exchange all the things she got the day before. ."-Chicago Rec ord.
 Employer-I suppose you want some money to buy your wife a Christmas present.?
 Employe-Well, sir; I'd like to have some money to give to my wife to buy me Christmas present-New York Evening Journal 'NIrs. Clingstone is always talking about the bringing up of other peoples children. Are her own so wonderful?" Well, know that her boy never goes out nights" Her boy? I never saw him" No. He is in the penitentiary." Cleveland Plain Dealer. Jack-"What are you going to give your best girl for Christmas?" Tom-'I think I'll buy her a canary | bird" Jack-"Rather expensive, are they not?" Tom-"Oh, no; you can buy one for a song. ."-Chicago News. Magistrate-"You were drunk, of course, when the hOld-up men went through you?" Battered-up Prisoner
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-22
RITUALISTS REBUhED.

Ritualists in England and elsewhere will be much interested in a decision which has just been rendered at a Con- sistory court held in St. Paups, London, by pr. Tristram, Chancellor of the Dio- cese of Canterbury. The church con-
 cerned was that of St. Marks, Maryle- bone. Tn delivering his judgment the Chancellor said that in the case before the court 1t had been stated that the stations of the cross were simply placed on the north and south walls of the church for the purpose of decoration. but it had been proved that they had been used as objects of superstitious reverence. Prayers had been said be- fore each picture to the Virgin Mary, and responses made by the acolytes Hail Mary" He held that the sta- tions of the cross had been used for
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-22

shade to fit it loosely, tapping far over
 to one side, to finish it with rich col
 lar of fur, and cuffs to match, and to trim the edge to the hem with fur
 Such garment adds greatly to ones height and grace, and is suitable for the carriage or for walking.
 The all-around blouse in furs isn't
 as queenly in appearance as a rich long cloak, but it costs pretty penny nev-
 ertheless Tn all but the skins that are so cheap as to be almost worthless It has plenty of character, too, stand ing out plainly as brand new and of the most exclusive cut The garment the artist sketched was Persian lamb and was made with a wide boxpleat in the center of the front Its collar was a stock shape with rolled edge, and the basque was short and fiat. Around the waist was a belt of green gros grain ribbon with silver buckles. Like the long coats previously described, this cut of garment can be produced less expensively with good results. Use boucle or any rough surfaced stuff and
 line with quilted satin, and no one can find fault with your stylishness.
 Away with purses of gold net, to the ash-barrel with jeweled tops, for all the exquisites are having such purses melted and the tops reset in other ways. But meantime the ordinary girl is carrying leather purse, made with absolute simplicity and without a trace of precious metal on the out side but, let us hope. proper amount inside. The harness at the side of gold or silver chatelaine conveniences Is
 carefully kept free from showiness by women of taste. while other wearers
 still carry at their belts their shoe horn, whisk broom, hand mirror and no. perhaps not toothbrush, but really why not? FLORETTE
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-22

q was, your honor" Maglstrate-"They got everything you had, l suppose?" Prisoner-"E Everything, your honor, eX- cept Q S2 bill had in my watchpocket.' y Magistrate-"The fne will be $2. Call the next case!"-Chicago Tribune.
 "Is there any necessity of your hay ing quite so many young idiots hanging around here, Mabel?" asked the father in the properly dlhTential tone of a modern parent.
 T am studying human nature, papa, '' answered the sweet girl You know the proper study of mankind-or wo- mankind-is man."
 "Mebbe it is, but must say don't like the way you keep the house litter ed up with your specimens. ."-Cincinna- ti Enquirer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-22

similar causes led to a hundred years ago or less to change in Protestant theology on the subject. It is a very clever device by which this improve ment in theology is made. It sup poses that the soul of the unbaptized infant in limbo may become conscious of its loss. That would cause a long ing and regret which would be equiva- lent to suffering; but that longing might be equivalent to a baptism of desire, which would insure entrance to heaven. It is by this device that they reach a conclusion wrhich faith in the goodness of God might reach by a shorter route"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-22
FASHION NOTES.
Turred From Throat to Heel.

Cloaks to the heel, fur lined, double breasted. with the fur showing in a great collar. at the cuffs and in an edge all down to the foot, are queenly coverings. They are also, be 1t said, very much too warm and heavy for or dinary. wear. For sleighing, and for scarcely anything else they. are suita- ble. It is therefore entirely admissi- ble to adapt the idea, to make the red ingote of heavy cloth in some rich
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-22

Not too independent. Mrs. Liver more, the well-known woman suffra- gist, has denied the report that she ad- vised the women of Boston to refuse mems aid in building their clubhouse. She did say, however, that women should do as much of the work as pos sible in raising funds, but that the CO., operation of men was necessary to a certain extent.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-22
Balance of Imports Over
x FEstirnated.

It is thus forcibly demonstrated that the prosperity of our export trade de- pends chiefly upon the credit of foreign countries and of our colonies. If their credit is good we lend them money free ly and with plentiful supply of capital they become prosperous, and are thus in a position to buy British high-class goods It is scarcely necessary to go further, but it is interesting to note the effect upon our export trade of free cap- ital outflow from this country to Aus tralasia and to Argentine.-London Sta- tist, Nov. 27.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-22
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants. Rents, and other small advertisements, One Cent a Word each in- gertion. Five Cents Word for full week lseven timesl.
 Display advertisements, per incn, one m, n sertion, S120: each subsequent insertion, ~ one year. $40. -
 Obituary Notices, in prose or verse, 10 cents per line. Notices of Births. Mar riages, Deaths and Funerals; DO cents eaoh' Local Notices 15 cents per line, ,
 Yearly advertisers are limited to tnelr own immediate business tall matter to oe unob1ectlonsble). and their contracts do noe Include Wants. To Let. For Sale. etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-22

Germany has about sixty thousand commercial travellers on the road three hundred days a year. Their eXpendi- lures in hotels is estimated at $150,000 a day, or $45, O0o 900 a year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-22
DTAMOND-CUTTING.
The Art, To-day Practically the Same
 as That of Hindostan.

The art of diamond cutting was known to the East Indians of TIindos- tan almost contemporaneously with their acquaintances with the jewel it. self. Their method of cutting and pol ishing was very similar to that en- ployed to-day. Baron Tavernier, on go- ing through the Raolconda mine, in the Golconda region, in 1865, found the dia- mond-cutters busily engaged in their
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-22

There are others. The net debt of the city of Boston has increased S6,612,- 393 in the last ten months, and now amounts to $50,340115 Money in the municipal treasury is scarce, nearly every department, it is reported, being in straitened circumstances.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-22

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY, lo CENTS A WEEK, 50 CENTS A MONTH. $8 FOR SIX MONTHS, S6 A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-22

The condition of the death of children who die without the sacrament of bap- tism is now being discussed somewhat vigorously among American Catholic theologians," says the New York h. dependent. '"rhe church teaches this much about them, that while they do not go to heaven, which requires bap- tism by water, baptism by blood (mar- tyrdom), or baptism by desire, neither do they suffer the purifying pains of purgatory, and equally they do not suf- fer the fires of hell, but are reserved in a limbo infantum, where, though de- prived of the beatific vision of God, they yet may enjoy sort of vegetative comfort, natural happiness, not knowing of what they are deprived. Just how the church knows all this Is not clear, but such is it's faith. But the desire to comfort Christian parents whose children have for some reason failed of baptism is apparently leading to some modification of this view, as
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-22

rAE ECAkRINGTON TONPUBLISHINGC co.
 OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-22

In the consular reports for December an interesting account is given of ex- periments made in Berlin to test va rious methods of preserving eggs All were treated on July and were opened on the following February. Salt water, salicylio acid, rubbing with salt, cover ing with bran, etc., did not prevent the eggs from spelling. But eggs varnish- ed with vaseline were all good at the end of February, and so were those pre- served in lime water and those preserv- ed in solution of water glass. The lime water sometimes gives the egg bad taste, the solution of water glass causes the egg shell to break easily on imersion in boiling water and putting the vaseline on eggs takes too much time.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-22

Boston barbers are endeavoring to dignify their profession by securing a requirement. from the State legislature that every barber shall take out a h- cense before he can practice, or rather, he must be able to show that he has had his practice, and done with 1t be- fore he will be permitted to set up as a full-fedged barber. The provision calls for a full three years apprentice ship.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-22

THE WEEKLY JOURNAL. Issued Thursdays, One Dollar Year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-22

There are fifteen hundred people on the German emperor's list of employees, including three hundred and fifty fe- male servants, who are engaged in looking after the twenty-two royal palaces and castles that belong to the crown. Their wages are small. The women receive not more than SIP a month, and the men servants, who number over five hundred, from s15 to $25 month.