Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-07-29
coRREsPoNDENcE
LAYTON.

OuT ladybOu obOAuo htN bAHAAb
the Delaware a great deal Of trouble and
annoyance. Almost every day some oi
them dangle live bait, angle worms, grass
hoppers, crickets, or helgamites before
their astonished gaze In panoramic vari-
ETY.. Pretty soon the big fish will become
so dazed that they will swallow bait, hook,
sinker, and bob, and then some happy
fisherman will pull him In and tell us the
greatest fish yarn Of the season. OF course
we will print It.
The school house at Bevans was struck
by lightning on Tuesday the 10Th, dam
aging the belfry to some extent, tearing
off some siding, and splitting one corner
post, besides some damage TO the interior
1t was not set on fire. Adjusted by the
Sussex Mutual at $40.
Why should men gather together to give
thanks, and offer up praise to the Glver of
every good and perfect gift, the essence OF
love, the embodiment Of all that is tender
and divine, even to God for his aid and as
sistance in the sinking of Spanish ships,
the manning, killing and drowning OF
Spanish sailors, and the successes of hor-
rid, cruel war. Does any one believe chat
God delights in butchery and bloodshedf
Out upon such hypocrisyl Let men ac-
cept the responsibility of their own sins
and cruelty, and credit them rightly to
to the animal man, and not to Divinity.
The State School Board have under con-
sideratlon the abolishing of the third
grade in teachers certificates. There is q
diversity of opinion as to its propriety. As
the law now stands there seems to be suf-
flcient incentive for the teacher to improve
his or her grade, and every one must admit
that In our country schools some Of the
best work that has ever been done In them
has been done by teachers holding third
grade certificate.
Politics begin to warm up just little In
Sussex aud a candidate for Sheriff In the
person Of j Frank Backster has been In
Sandyston to get the political pulse. With
no very prominent national issue up 1t
should not be difficult to nominate a high
class of men TO Office In old Sussex this
Fall. At least let us all try and do little
better than last Fall, and caution the can
didates not to accept friends tickets and
carry them around in his coat tail pocket
until the time to use them TO good effect il
past. Now brethren let US proceed.
We hear considerable growing at Uncls
Sans war tax, but most by those who gel
a rap on their tobacco or beer. As neither
of these enter very largely into ouI CUISINE
we have little to say about 1t further thai
that there will be more growling befor'
the expenses Of this great political barbe
cue, called war, is settled.
On Of the attractions about the lakes il
Culver's Gap to tourists and summu
boarders is the fishing. 1t will pay to pre-
serve and to improve 1t. 1t has an actua
cash value. Every one in that vicinit
should endeayor TO discourage and preven
poaching, and the unlawful taking of dsl
from these waters. The question Of bene
flt flowing from it is broad, and Of vas
import not only to property owners nea
the lakes, but to the Borough of Branch
vile as we'll.
On Wednesday, the Goth, the horse bar
Of Azrael Struble, situate ON the noun
tain east Of Bevans, was struck by hghl
ming and burned with its contents, e1
cept one horse, which was got out. 1t
mate was burned. Barn was insured 70
500. No insurance on the horse.
We fear that the law making it mil
demeanor to have bass in ones possessiO
less than nine inches In length Is going I
be an awful strain ON many fisherman
conscience, and the tape measures will
put through a course Of shrinking to mes
the emergency. Bass will all measure
inches, or over, at this time Of year, and
very much doubt II any one can detect ii
difference In flavor Of one that measure
but eight; don't think / could myself, bI
then you see / am not going to try. HoI
some one viii, though, who has moi
money than l, aud report results.
s. E Hursh Will this Fall erect a ne
set OF farm buildings on the sites Of tho
recently destroyed by fire.
The B. Of E. has engaged Miss Ny
Drake to teach the school at Layton Il
the coming year at thirty dollars p
month. Miss Myra has a second gras
certificate, and has taught in but thr
schools dpFing her eight years Of tsaehin