davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-10
SANDYST0N.

On Friday | took in the excursion
to Coney, aud as the day was fine.
all had chance to have a ood time
and iadgiug from the expressions of
many on the return trip they enjoy
ed the outing to its fullest extent.
The greatest good humor prevailed,
even when stalled near Waterloo,
but when that engineer raised that
grade, he gave us an exhibition of
fast riding on rickety track that
some of them wont forget. 1t was
a pleasing sight to see the gents
with their best girls pour out of the
train at Hoboken and rush to the
boat, all anxiety to reach Couey Is
land and its fakes. At night the
same happy crowd trooped off of
the boat but not with the elastic
step they had in the forenoon.
Sinking into their seats happy AMI
tired, and long before Waterloo was
reached many were sleeping sound
ly. A group of boys said to hail
from Deckertown Thought it smart
to yell, at all sleepers, at the top of
their lungs and tins was all the vio-
lations of good manners that came
under my observation during the
trip.
George jaeger while manipulating
hay fork, had his little finger torn
off or so badly lacerated that it had
to be taken off.
The Flatbrook Valley Sunday
school Association will hold their
annual picnic in the grove of Victor
E. Bevan near Peters Valley on
Thursday Aug 30.
Miss Susie Clark daughter of Will
liam Clark, of Matamoras, Pa, but
formerly of this town, died at Nor
rls Plains on Thursday last, aged
about 30yea-s. Interment at Peters
Valley on Saturday.
The gent and lady, who thought
that it would be dark in passing
through the tunnel, on Friday were
mistaken to the great amusement of
those sitting in the rear of our car.
But he got a good hug, and she was
satisfied
When our B. E. consolidated the
Fuller and Fisher schools, a year
ago, and effected a saving of 200 dol
lars to the town all thought iii wise
thing to do. At a recent meeting it
was voted to re open the school and
now 100 dolls is asked for to put the
building in repair and this with 75
dollars or more for books, will cut
quite a figure in our school money
Better call a meeting and reconsid-
er the opening of that school and
move to consolidate the two
schools in the eastern part of the
town.
am told by one of the officials o.
the Farmers, Mechanics and Trades
mems picnic Association that they
have secured the grounds on Savage
Point, an excellent location and will
hold their annual picnic sometim'
in the latter part of this month
These grounds have large front
age on the lake and are only a shor
distance from their former grounds
Eugene Major is the happy pos
|, SCISSOR Of young son, which arrlv
ed on the 5 inst
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-10

The alliances of Organism and
Tammany Hall has given birth to
twain trusts.
Mr.. Bryan stands for the free and
unlimited coinage of silver, and is
therefore the sponsor for the great
Silver Trust, which would unload all
its product upon the Government
Mr.. Croker, head of Tammany
Hall, is the shield for the Ice Trust,
a squeeze that is about the meanest
that could be devised.
With such a pair Of troublesome
twins on her hands, old Dame De
mociacy cannot look forward to q
very pleasant summer.-Philadelphia
Inquirer.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-10
A Canoeing Party.

A party of three Philadelphians
will canoe down the Delaware RIv-
er, from Port Jervis, N. Y. start
ing on August 10. The party will
consist or DR.. G. Stoddart Saylor,
James o. Hinchman, M. D., and
Walter Douglas Stewart, Esq. At
the stern of their canoe, which was
recently built under the direction of
DR.. Saylor, while on recent visi {
to his bone in Schuylkill Haven, Pa,
will be foated an American flag
which was a part of the decorations
used at the Republican National
Convention recently held at Phila-
delphia. This particular flag float
ed Immediately over the table used
by Senators Hanna, Walcott and
Lodge, while they respectively pre-
sided over the convention The
party expects to make the trip from
Port Jervis to Philadelphia in about
twenty days. They will stop at al
the principal towns and resorts on
the way. and at a selected place be-
low Easton they will meet a party
of ten from Philadelphia and go into
camp for about ten days, after which
they will continue on their journey
down the river to Philadelphia
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-10
An Old Adage.

The old Romans were won't to
say that a politician was one who so
served his God as not to offend the
devil. Wonder if Mike and Jake
and Ed and Jo in their activity this
week are bearing in mind that say
ing, and which party will be most
pleased with their efforts. The
weather has been hot but refrigera-
tor like compared with the warmth
of the Democratic campaign in this
county. 1t is said that the general
distribution of the profits on beef
and m erchandise will largely COM
pensate shrewd farmers in this sec
ton this year for any shortage in
the buckwheat crop The wise ones
have made hay while the sun shone.
There will be total and permanent
eclipse after tomorrow night and
somebody will be sadder, wiser and
considerably poorer. Divil take the
hindmost.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-10
The Preservsr of Simplicity

Every little while misguided
crnlker arises and means over the
dccadence Of American democracy
and the alleged tendancy of our
younger citizens to throw away the
simplicity Of our forefathers and take
up the manners and customs of eflete
of Europe. These periodical visita-
tions usually occur in the winter
months when the sky is black and
the landscape cheerless, or some
time in the early spring after long
bucllwheat cake season has moved
the torpid liver to say things it real
~ does not mean. Then the gentle
spring time comes, followed by Ju-
ly's sweltering days, and some fine
morning the croaker wakes up to
find that "roastin' ears" are ripe at
last, and American simplicity and
American democratic principles are
safe for another season.
Corn on the cob is the great per-
server of democracy. 70 be thor
oughly enjoyed it must be grasped
firmly in both hands, while juicy
grains are torn off by the teeth in a
vicious and wholly uncivilized man
ner. Many attemps have been made
bV devotees to culture and etiquette
/ to regulate the manner of eating it,,
but every one of them have been dis
NAL failures. The authorities of table
manners claim that the cob should be
broken up into two inch sections and
held i'm one hand while the grains are
gently nibbled away from the cob,
the little finger of the hand in use be-
ing held upward at an angle of forty
five degrees, and employed to brush
away ary stray morsels that may in
sist upon sticking to the cOuntenance.
But all of this is no go. With only
one hand in action the cob wabbled
loO liluCll anu ibdStilS Fci0 piN iONNi
enjoyed unless the physiognomy OF
the consumer is daubed from ear to
ear with melted butter, well seasoned
with salt and pepper.
No cob should be less than five in
ches in length, and in many circles
of society it is pleasing custom to
add a spirit of contest by seeing who
can bite off the most grains at one
bite or finish his cob i'm the quickest
time.
OF course, it is quite true that some
| timid and conventional souls insist
upon cutting off their corn with a
sharp knife before eating it, but these
are but a microscopic minority, and
only hidebound and bigoted worship
ers of etiquette, or those from whom
the fire and the teeth of youth have
departed forever. From all such,
democratic simplicity is entirely safe,
and will continue to be as long as the
corn crop is big.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-10
QUESTIONS FOR TAX PAYERS.

Mr. EDITOR:
As a tax payer 1 would like to
ask few questions. How is it the
school directors are trying to buy
land of the M. E. church for school
building as the school district now
has on Catharine street a plot of
ground one hundred and eighty feet
on said Catharine and one hundred
and sixty feet deep, and a lot on
Ann street sixty feet on said Ann
street and one hundred and sixty it..
on Fourth street 1t would seem as
though the lot on Catharine street
was large enough for a building to
accommodate all the schools of this
borough for a long time to come and
it has cost quite little money to
grade and fill the lot, that is now
done. Now the question is would
the lot on Catharine street sell for
much more than, the lot on Ann
street? We will just suppose lot ON
Ann street would bring one thous-
and dollars and the one on Cat tharine
street one thousand and five hun
ired, now the question is which
would be the one to sell for the best
advantage of the tax payer? Sell
the lot on Cntharine street you will
have five hundred dollars more than
to sell the one on Ann Street sell
the one on Ann street and you will
have one thousand dollars and one
hundred and five feet on street and
one hundred aud sixty feet in depth
of land more than you would have
after the fifteen feet was bought
from the church property. Now
the cost of this fifteen feet by one
hundred and sixty is to be three
hundred dollars and the School Trus-
tees are to put up and maintain a
good iron fence between school prop
erty and church property, and also
to be the expense of moving the
dead off the said land and to have
the court make an order to remove
the dead to some cemetery, so you see
that the difference in the two prop
critics in cost and size is in favor of
the CathariHe street property. Then
the everlasting taxes for building a
school building. Tax payers look in
the matter If the Treasurer has on.
ly five hundred dollars i'll hand al
the close of the last fiscal year how
are the schools to be run this year
on a six mill tax9 1t is not likely
the State appropriation will be any
more than last year the tax was ten
mills, so all the show of cutting
down the tax is too thin, or it looks
so to me, A TAX PAYER.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-10
Unclaimed Letters

Last of unclaimed letters remain
ing in the post Office at Milford for
week ending Aug. IL, 1900.
Ladies' Miss Marion Brown, Miss
Belle Clark, Mrs. Esray, Mrs. j. N.
Jones, Miss Mary A. Johnson, Miss
Nellie Kenway, Miss Newell, Miss
M. H. O'Brien, Miss Martha Wallace
Miss Rhoda Waterman.
Gents-Max Friedman, VIM. M
Peacher.
Persons claiming the above will
please say Advertised" and give
date of this list
CHARLES baltimore, p. M.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-10
Free to Inventors.

The experience of G. A. Snow &
Co., in obtaining more than 10000
patents for inventors has enabled
them to helpfully answer many ques-
tions relating to the protection of in
tellectual property. This they have
done in a phamphlet treating briefly
of United States and foreign patents,
with cost of same, and how to pro-
cure them trade marks, designs,
caveats, infringements, decisions in
leading patent cases, ETC., etc.
This pamphlet will be sent free to
anyone writing to G. A. Snow & Co.,
Washington, d. G.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-10
NO. 80.
PICKED UP BY THE RAMBLER.

On September "a 1878 the new ho-
tel of John Y. Clark, at Haines-
vile, was opened with a grand
hop. When the doctors disa.
gree, the undertaken divides. Sure
ly the voters now have a chance to
judge between the different candi-
dates for legislative honors. The
letters or circulars published last
week told their own story and his
tory is repeating itself.
The new iron bridge at Dingmans
will soon be open for travel, and
those who are compelled to cross the
river there will feel that they live
in the age of prosperity The hill
on the Jersey side leading to the
ferry IS far from good road.
Last week several local papers
with large headlines told a great
long yarn about the bravery of q
Mrs. Ramsey, of Duttonville, N. j.
Here is what the Sussex Register
has to say about the affair; Numer-
Gus papers have printed the story
sent out from Port Jervis that Mrs
Ramsey, of Duttonville, had lassoed
a rattler. The yarn was highly en-
bellished, but as a matter of fact she
was scared out of Jim buttons pri-
vate patch of blackberries after he
had repeatedly threatened her with
imprisonment for larceny. Now he
proposes to release boxful of live
mice in the hope that they will
prove moro efficacious than snakes.
1t doubtless amuses Jim Bennett
and Wally Wheat to see the way
their yarns are swallowed hook line
and sinker by the greedy newspap-
er men but should they go down to
Duttonville they might receive an
immersion in watermelon patch
or the mill pond for stories that will
scarcely stand muster even in snake
land. The above is pretty tough on
Jim Bennett and the Gazette as
we'll as some others who wasted
a long article with large headlines.
But the thread of the millpond is
the worst as Duttonville has pret-
ty large and deep one.
Prof Jacob Kleinhans captured q
lb. bass Friday morning.
The Rambler and Chas Nc Carty
of Raymondskill had the pleasure to
kill a genuine Pike County copper
head the other day.
Schanno Bros. for some time kept
a waterbarrel by the spring near the
Hotel place along the river road. 1t
was a great convenience to the
travelling public. But some smart
les (they are known) took the bar
rel and dumped it over into Chas.
Nc Carty's potatoe patch and threw
the pipe after it, What did they
gain by it before they got home?
The River road is a favorite for
automobiles now days.
Another day after this appears in
print and the agony will be over
and either Mr.. Lynn or Mr.. West
brook will carry the standard of the
democracy of old Pike County.
Dances, entertainments and straw
rides appear to keep the young peo-
pie busy.
often wonder why there are no
open air services in this town on
r Sunday evenings. Port Jervis has
them and the facilities in this town
for an evening service to be held out
of doors during July and August are
such that they could be held with
out trouble. 1 think the attendance
. would be larger then than it is now
at the services held in the churches.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-10
The Conductors Clam Bake.

notwithstanding the very warm
weather Wednesday a crowd mum.
bering approximately 2500 people
enjoyed the conductors bake at Sho-
hola Glen. The affair was well con-
Quoted, the bake excellent and was
partaken with hearty relish The
conductors certainly understand as
we'll how to please the people when
off duty as they do when punching
tickets ON the trains and are an
agreeable gentlemanly set of men
to meet socially. The crowd was
orderly and nothing occurred to mar
the general enjoymenc. A number
from Milford, among them VIM.
Angle, Sheriff Vandermark, John
Dauman and Benz. Kyle and family
were present.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-10
OBITUARY.
JOHN CURTIS VAN DER BECK.

'N''H NbNAA1 N4AAf INN nAANfAa
Death is forbidding in all his as
poets, whether he comes to the old
whose allotted time has been reach
ed, to the middle aged who are act
i've in lifes pursuit or to the young
who are just entering its springtime
with the opening flowers and the
fresh roses of youth around the
pathway On them hopes and as.
pirations are ceutered, they become
the JOY and stimulus of friends who
live in and for them and who see in
their growth and development the
perpetuatioa Of family traits and a
binding of ties which reach back in
to the past and far away into the
unknown future. The loss of such
comes with whitening force to the
fond parents whose very life blood
seems to chill, as the great dispen-
sation falls on their heads and
bathes their hearts with grief
which only long years of repining
at the severity of the stroke parti-
ally dispels. The memory of the
familiar footsteps fingers, the sound
of the once happy voice fades but
slowly from the recollection aud the
name of the dear one is never cblit-
Grated until the evening shadows
fall and they too join the innumer-
able throng, and go to meet the
the loved ones on the other shore.
John Curtis the beloved, and only
son, of Stephen G. and Carrie, War
ner, Van der Beck, of Hackensack
n. j., died at the home of his grand
father, Ebenezer Warner, on Broad
street, in this villal,e where he was
visiting, Sunday afternoon, of CON
gestion of the liver, with other COM
plications. after an illness of one
week. Aged about twelve years.
His case at the outset did not seem
serious but an operation became
necessary which was performed
early last Friday morning and he
rapidly grew weaker until the end
came. He was a bright boy of
pleasant disposition and his demise
comes with crushing force to the
fond parents and grandparent whose
idol and hope he was. Besides his
parents one sister survives.
The funeral conducted by Rev
Harvey Klaer, of Easton, Pa, in the
0bsence of Rev. Thos. Nichols, was
held Wednesday afternoon.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-10
National Eneampment G. A. R. Chi
cago, Ill.

On account of the nation~l en-
campment Grand Army of the Re-
public. to be held at Chicago, H.,
the Erie will sell special round trip
tickets from Port Jervis to Chicago,
H., on August 25th. Goth and 9th
at the low rate of $17 for the round
trip. The tickets are for continuous
passage going and returning, and
good for return TO August 3lst, and
by depositing the ticket with the
joint ogent at Chicago, on or before
September I'd, and paying a fee of
fifty cents an extension of return
limit may be- had to September 31th
1910. Remember the fare from Port
Jervis is only S17 for round trip.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-10
Prosperity at PocOnO Farm House

Prosperity at Pocono Farm House.
Proprietor Rose, of the Pocono
Farm House in Matamoras. says the
present is the best season he has ev-
er had, He has now 6S guests and
25 more are expected this week. His
season, too, began nearly a month
earlier than usual, on June 4th.
Among the attractive features of
this well managed house are the
Saturday evening progressive euchre
parties from to 10 o'clock, followed
by dancing until 70.
Proprietor Rose is of the opinion
that he in common with other hotel
proprietors in this locality has prof
tied by the work of the summer
committee. Several of his guests
have come to him through their
recommendation.
Pocono Farm House was recently
enlarged by the construction of &
third story, giving a large mum hei
of additional rooms.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-10
no Save her Ohildern

From frightful Disagreement Mrs.
Mamie Galleger, of LaGrange, Ga. f,
applied Bucklen's Arnica Salve to
great sores on her head and face,
and writes its quick cure exceeded
all her hopes. 1t works wonders in
Sores, Bruises, Skin Eruptions Cuts,
Burns, Scalds and piles. 25c. Cure
guaranteed by all druggists.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-10

The wolf in the fable pat on sleeps
clothing because if he travelled on his
own reputation he couldn't accom-
plish his purpose. Counterfeiters
of peWitt's witch hazel salve could
mt sell their worthless salves ON
their merits, so they put them in
boxes and wrappers like DeWitb's.
Look out for them. Take only De
Wits witch hazel salve. 1t cures
piles and all skin diseases.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-10

The quicker you stop a cough on
cold the less danger there will be OF
fatal lung trouble. One minute cough
cure is the only harmless remedy that
gives Immediately results. You will
like it.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-10
THE WASHINGTON LETTER.

From our Regular Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, D. c., AUG. 6. 1900
While the notice Of the Chinese
government that the foreign minis
ters in Pekin would not be allowed
to send or receive cipher messages,
on account Of the fighting at Tien
Tsin, is not officially taken as an
answer to Secretary Hav's vigorous
demand, through III Hung Chang,
to be put into communication with
Minister Conger, it is unofficially
regarded as such. There is differ
ence of opinion whether it is sort
of an eleventh hour bluff to prevent
the march Of the allied army to
Pekin, or an open defiance of the
allied powers. SO far as this gov
ernment is concerned, it will make
no change in the policy of pushing
on to Pekin at the earliest possible
moment Notice has already been
served on the Chinese government
that it will be held responsible for
the safety of Minister Conger
Secretary Root has received an
important message from Gen. Chat
fee, relating to the march TO Pekin,
but for two reasons, it has not been
made public. First, it is not. desir-
ed that the Chinese should have an
opportunity to learn anything Cf the
movements of the allied army, and
second, it contains details of the
lack of harmony among the officers
of the allied army, which this gov
ernment does not care TO take the
responsibility of making known to
the world, because to do so would
be in a measure, to impeach the sim
cerity of one or more of the powers
which are i'm the alliance, notably
Russia and Germany, and to cause
friction and diplomatic compiled
tions which could do no possible
good and might do much harm.
There are good reasons to doubt
whether the march to Pekin has al
ready begun, although some press
dispatches have reported the army
to be half way to Pekin, which those
familiar with the grounds and exist.
ing conditions consider an imposi-
bility. Ii Hung Chang has sent a
message saying that the foreign
ministers would be sent under an
escort from Pekin TO Tein Tsin, but
that story gained no credence in
Washington, because nobody he
lieves that the foreign ministers who
are known to have twice refused n
similar offer, would trust to a Chi
nese escort.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-10
Shall we Abandon Territoryp

Bryan would give absolute indie
pendence to the Philippines. This of
course means that the flag shall be
furled and the army recalled. Will
he explain how this can be be
done? Is there any constitutional
provision for alternating American
territory? If there is one constitu-
tional argument against acquiring
territory there are a dozen against
abandoning territory. The Rebellion
settled that question once forall. As
well talk abandoning Texas, Alaska,
Kentucky or Ohio. Methods of ad-
ministration are Legitimate questions
for party differences, but to deny a
fact solemnized by treaty and ratified
by Congress is to betray objectionable
ignorance of the powers and fun c
tions of government.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-10
Who IS William :. BryanP

He is the candidate of the Demo
cratic party.
He is the platform Of the Demo
cratic party.
He is the Democratic party.
The Democratic campaign this
year is to be a campaign Of, by and
for William J. Bryan.
Who is this man Bryan who is
the whole thing in Democratic poll
ties?
He is a Populist from Lincoln, Neb
Kansas City (MO.) Journal.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-10

Since President Mckinley left
Washington to return to Canton,
Secretaries HAY and Long have gone
away on their vacation. This makes
it as plain as the nose on ones face
that no immediate crisis is looked
for in China, and that orders COW
ering every possible contingency
have been sent to our army officers
in China, and our naval officers in
Chinese waters.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-10

For Ladies', Misses and Child
rens' fiue shoes and ties go 10 t.
Armstrong a Co.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-10

Hats and caps Latest Styles at
T. Armstrong; q Cos.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-10

Col. C. B. Wing, of Cincinnati,
who usually knows what is going on
in Ohio politics, is in Washington.
When asked his opinion of the po-
litical outlook in his state, he said
"Ohio will give Mckinley and
Roosevelt not less than 10000 ma
jority, and in the present spirit of
the people, should not be surpris-
ed so see their majority exceed
10000"