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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-21
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sreat Caesarl It was ne'er
Thy dismal lot to holler
For being forced 70 wear
A saw-edged collar;
o mighty man, thou oouldst pursue thy
Care free.
Since twas not given men TO say
OF thee
That thou aidst wear a made-up tie,
or that thou didst display
A vest
OF ancient style! Oh, why
Should sorrow eer have found way Into
the breast
OF one so drest9
mighty Caesar Thou
Didst never bow
Obedient to the hatter's Will as am forced
to now
Thou dldst take from It's peg thy wreath,
and on that high
1mperious brow
Permit II lightly to reposei
And no old Roman fop turned up his nose
Because the bfim
or crown was out OF style!
All, what a smile
Had spread across thy features hadst thou
How men would bend to fashions every
whim,
And groan
Beneath the burdens they must ever bear
Not don the things it suits them best to
wear.
o happy Caesar! Thou vast neer
Compelled to keep a frail
suspender fastened with nail,
And thereby hold a pair
OF trousers where
They might serve best the purpose Of their
kind
Never sat upon thy dauntless mind
Nor added to thy miseries
Because that fashion bound
Thee in despite Of all thy power to wear
Things that were wont to bag around the
knees.
Imperious Caesari No man bade thee don
A coat scanned up the back!
Thou didst put on
Thy light and airy toga, caring not
or II 'twere frCck or sackl
All, what
A Joy was thine
That thou couldst go from day to day
Sans polish and sans shine!
And when twas time to put thy summer
suit away
When chilling blasts blew in the fall
The good Calpurnla could spread
1t on the board whereat thou brokest
bread.
To deck the same withal.
S. e. Kiser In Chicago Record.Herald.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-21

August Al Joined two societies to-
day, the Young Women Helpers and
missionary sewing society. Mamma
scolded. Said she did not mind the
former so much, but she thought that
had been to school so long that It was
time I was taking a rest and having a
good time. The ideal
August SISTER Kate said for me
to say nothing about the words she
and Charley had the other day. That
she was all to blame, and she never in
tended to talk that way ngain to him.
Well, didn't intend to mention it. I
called on my best friend this evening,
Jennie Jones' We have been bosom
friends since we were little tots. She
told me that her best beloved cousin,
Harry Jones, had come to make them
a long visit; that he was out upon the
lawn somewhere smoking, and for us
to go out and meet him. I said: "No,
indeed" Then I told her of the vow
I had taken. My, would not have be-
lieved it of Jennie. How she did talk.
We have always thought just exactly
alike on everything before this. She
said she had always told Harry so
much about me, and had hoped that
some day I would be her cousin. She
said that when he heard this, which
she was very sure he would never hear
from her, he would set me down as
crazy. I gave her to understand that
I didn't care what he OF any other man
thought of me. I knew my own mind
and expected to stay with it. just then
her Cousin Harry came in. He is nice
looking, just the right height, and the
color of hair and eyes I admire in a
man. But I must quit writing such
stuff.
August s-Forgot my diary for three
days. was so busy trying to learn to
make coffee as papa likes it. Jennie
and her cousin called on me. OF course
1 was courteous.
August 12-Jennie's cousin wanted
me to go riding with him last evening.
/ refused. How mamma scolded after
ward. Said it would be an honor to be
loved by such a man. That in case he
cared for me, I would make a better
match than all my sisters before me. ]
lOlu htI 1 lnouHui Sut uuutIStOOu III
life was to be devoted to her, and that
never intended TO marry. She looked
blanldy at me a moment, and then
said I was too pretty for such fate
as that. And I had thought she
would be so reioiced to know that one
girl of all her girls would stay always
with her.
August 13-Mamma must have told
papa Of my resolve. That wasn't one
bit nice of her; for this morning he
kissed me and said he was so glad that
l was going to be his sensible little
girl and always stay at home with him
He said that old maids were fhe most
sensible of women. Now, then, that
isn't fair. 1 never made up my mind ia
be an old maid for his sake. Last night
as I came out of the hall where the
Young Women Helpers meet, there
was Jennie's cousin waiting 20 escort
me home. This must not happen again
August 25-Well, dear old diary, how
I have neglected you. feel guilty. !
must do better in the future. 1t seems
to me that Jennie and Kate and nam
ma and everybody have entered into a
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-21
SAVE sBwARD's LIFE.
Mrs. Coleman, who for Tventy-seven
Years Has Been Employed by
the Government


Secretary Gage of the treasury de-
partment, has recently accepted the
resignation of one of the oldest EN-
ployes of the government, a woman
who participated in one of the most
tragic events in this couutry's his
tory-Mrs. Marguerite Coleman. who
saved Secretary of State Wiluam II.
Seward from death at the hands of
Payne, one of the conspirators with
John Wilkes Booth. on the night the
latter assassinated President Lincoln,
says a Washington report.
Mrs. Coleman was appointed to the
laborers roll in the treasury depart
ment in 1874 and has served faithful
~ q years, but failing health and
advancing years have compelled her
to resign. During all that time she
has been employed in the division OF
loans and currency and it was with
great regret that her resignation was
accepted. The secretary of the treas
ury Immediately appointed her niece,
Marguerite r. Coleman, to the posi-
tion, so that the salary may be kept
in the family.
Mrs. Coleman has had the care of
her niece all the latter's life and has
educated her, so that the appointing mt
to-day is regarded as particu arly fit
ting. While the position is not in the
classified service, the work to be
performed is light and not too much
for the strength of a woman. The
remuneration is only 5000 year.
There is little question that had it
not been for. the timely interference
of Mrs. Coleman on that evehtful
night of April IA, 1865, Secretary Sew
ards life would have been sacrificed,
according to the plans OF the conspir
ators. She was employed in the fam
lily of the secretary as nurse and, to-
gether with an invalid soldier named
Robinson, was caring for Secretary
Seward, who was confined to his bed
on account of injuries received in an
accident a few days previous.
Mrs. Coleman was standing in the
upper hall when Payne, the conspir-
ator dashed up the stairs. She
stopped him and asked what he want
ed With an execration, he pushed
her to one side and rushed on. She
screamed and threw her arms around
the man, who again swore at her and
pushed her away. Her screams and
the slight delay caused by intercept
ing the woUld-be murderer gave warm
ing to the soldier, Robinson, who was
in Mr.. Stewards room, and also to the
secretary himself.
As Payne burst into the room the
soldier grappled with him, but was
shaken off. Payne made a dash for
the bed striking at the secretary with
a knife. The secretary had rolled to
the further side of the bed, against
the wall, and thus escaped any seri-
Gus injury.
The screams of Mrs. Coleman and
the shouts of the soldier drew others
into the room, among them the sec
retary's son and Payne, realizing that
he was ballled in his attempt, rushed
down the stairs and out of the house.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-21

A UGUST IL am eighteen to-day
n No one seems to remember the
fact but myself. / feel that j.
have lived all of life worth liv.
ing. l have made two lasting re-
solves to-day. One is that / will
keep a diary of all my doings worth re.
cordiug each day; the other is 1 shall
never marry. Never. For a long time
now have felt that I must do some
thing noteworthy in life; make some
great sacrifice. Suddenly this morn
ing it was borne upon me what it
should be. I will be an old maid and
devote my life to mamma. Poor mann
ma. OF course 1 must look after the
comfort and well being of others also,
but she first. l have heard that old
maids are such a blessing to their fam
ily We have never had one in ours.
Ny aunts and sisters married young,
This morning papa set his cup down
very hard in the saucer-he must not
have been quite well, for usually he is
very kind-and said GROSSLY TO nam.
ma: "Why in the nation did you
change cooks again? That last one
made coffee just like my Aunt Mary
used to, and she was the boss coffee
maker of the family. You are always
changing cooks"
Mamma said the last cook was waste
full and not overly clean. And papa
said she never did know when she had
good girl. Then he went out without
finishing his breakfast, and mamma
cried herself into a headache. and
had to sit up with her and battle her
head and soothe her. She said that
she did not know what she would do
without me. Well, she shall not do
without me. I will stay with her for
ever.
August 2-And when papa came
home last night he brought me the
loveliest turquoise necklace-just the
color of my eyes, he said-and he was
sorry that he forgot until almost even.
ing it was his little girls birthday.
Mamma did not act as though a thing
had happened, met him with the same
smile she always had. But I shall not
change my mind. Let me see-the first
step toward being an old maid is TO
look sour at marriageable men. lean
not do that. 1t isn't my nature to look
sour at anyone, but I can avoid them.
August 3.-Fm more than ever now
determined to be an old maid. This
afternoon I went to see my sister
Kate. She has not been housekeeping
very long And, actually, we thought
Kate's husband was all that was de.
sirable, but now am not so certain
She was busting out his desk when
went in. Presently she united packet
of business letters to arrange them
better and in their midst was a small
envelope, directed in a fine handwrit.
ing. She opened Il and read 1t, OF
course. Just then her husband came
home.
Charley" she said, "are you keep.
ing this letter of Nellie Gwynn's be.
cause you had not the heart to destroy
it? 1 thought you told me you cared
nothing for her"
"Well, didn't. And that must have
slipped in there by mistake" ," he cooIly
answered.
81 cannot think Nellie Gwynn would
| have written such a letter as this tc
any man unless he adgiven her rea.
son to think he loved her" Kate per.
/ sisted
"Now, look here, Kate, don't make q
/ gilly out of yourself over that letter, .
Charley said. And then he went out,
making no other explanation, and
Kate almost cried her eyes out after
he was gone. Poor Kate.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-21
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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-21

"You have been so careful of your
clothes, Tommy" said his mother, APP
provingly, that they have lasted a
long time, and you have grown full
inch since you began to wear that
suit. The coat and trousers Dickey
has outgrown will just At you now,
dear, and you shall have them."-
Chicago Tribune.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-21

genes, and Jennie's cousin is always
around, and he don't try TO hide his
paGtiality for my company in the least.
If I had not made up my mind as TO
what is the right thing to do in this
world, would be pleased with his in
terest, for he is so handsome and
jolly-and intelligent, which is better
than all else-so mamma says.
August 26-I shall stay right with
my diary, my missionary work and my
resolve. Harry brought Sadie Binkley
to the play last night, and walked
home with Nell Gwynn from the tennis
grounds to-day, and Jennie whis-
pered to me that she fully believed
Harry admired Nell Gwynn. Mercy
me. How can hep With her bold ways
her stubby nose, and the record she
has as a notorious flirt Besides, she is
older than he is. What does man
want with a woman older than him.
self?
September5- diary, I had almost
forgotten you again. I suppose we
must part company, for I would not
want you lying around accusing me of
inconsistency. Harry and are to be
married Christmas. When he came
last night to tell me he was going
home, 1 felt almost like crying. But
when he told me that he loved me, I
acted like a silly, I know, and I actually
did cry and tell him loved him, too.
Mamma will have to do without me. ]
am not caring 50 much now about her
missing me as papa. But then he left
his parents when he married
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-21

"And you are sure you never really
loved anyone before?" she said, soul
fully.
"Well," answered the conscientious
young man who tries to be accurate,
"of course that may be only an im-
preston of mine. 1t is, l have an
idea, with love as it is with the cli-
mate. We have hot waves every year,
but we invariably labor under the be-
lief that the one on hand is about the
only genuine, out and out spell of
summer weather we ever expert
enced. ."-Washington Star.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-21

First Bachelor Girl-This promis-
cuous kissing is dangerous.
Second Bachelor Girl-Think so2
"Why, yes; I know of two cases
which resulted seriously. One girl
caught the measles and the other
caught husband" ."-Yonkers States
man.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-21
8ebind a Good MANS BacIs.

'Now your papa" said the Sunday
school teacher to little Cuthbert,
"never swears, does hep"
NO" replied little Cuthbert, 'but
sometimes he seems to look just
about as mad when he says dunn it
as though he would of spelt it with
an a."-Chicago Record-Herald.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-21
An outIooI. for smeets.

"Ala, when 1 get big L want T.
work"
"What do you want to do, little
daughter?"
ma, I want t. wrap up car'mels in
q candy fact'ry. y."-Chicago Record
Herald.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-21

Fees of New York County Omcers.
The registers fees in New York
county last year were s1O3,OOO, the
county clerks, S43,s 500; the sherif's
S3s,4oO; the city clerks, S12,1OO; the
ublic administrators, s1O,47s, and the
snrropnte's Sc. 400.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-21

Published ON
Thursday, and
known for near
ly sixty years in
every part of the
United States
as n National
Family News
p q p er of the
highest C lass,
for farmers and
villagers 1t tcon-
tains all + h e
most important
general news Of
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-21

First Boxer-Every foreign devil
who's been here is now writing a
book on China.
Second Boxer (shuddering)-Sup-
pose the powers sentence us to read
them!-Sondags Nisse.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-21
Some MorIdIx Grndntfons.

II you juggle with trust funds and secure
million clear,
You then may be considered as an able
dnancier;
II you steal hod of coal when in need OF
some relief,
You then win be considered as an ordinary
thief.
Chicago Evening Post.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-21
DOLLY'S DIARY
By Ida shepler.

&
Copyright 1901, by Authors syndicate.)
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-21
% RAILROAD
TIME TABLE.
oorreoted TO pate.

Solid Pullman trains to Buffalo, Mag
ara Falls, Chautauqua Lake, Cleveland,
Chicago and Cincinnati
Tickets on sale at Port Jervis to all
points in the West and Southwest nU lower
rates than via any other first-class line.
TRAINS Now LEAVE PORT JERvIs AS
FOLLOWS.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-21

How grand the first time proves to be
OF everything that's nice!
The worst Of this, it seems to me,
Is that It can't come twice.
Town Topics
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-21

DeWitt's little early risers are
dainty little pills, but they never fail
10 cleanse the liver, remove obstruo-
tions and invigOrate the system.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-21

For Chase & Sanborn's teas and
cotfees go to Armstrong s. Co.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-21
DON'T ESP3Gs4 ;ss 5.. ! + + 3 ssIE e

You can Be cured Of any form Of tobacco usine
easily, Be made well, strong, magnetic, full oi
new life and vigor BY taking H0-Y0-RAC,
that makes weak men strong. Many gain
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cured. All druggists, Cure guaranteed. Book
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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-21

Dress making in all branches
viii 90 TO the house or do the work
az home. Addres MARY LUDWIG,
upper Broad street, Milford, Pa.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-06-21
PEOPLES NATIONAL FAMILY NEWSPAPER

@P ub lis he'd
Monday, We'd
nesday aud Fri
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the latest news
on days ofissue,
a n d covering
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er three. II con
talns all inpor-
tant foreign ca
bic news which
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-05-02
WHARF Pure Air is Found.

The chemical composition of the at
mosphere differs little. if at all,
wherever the sample be taken; wheth-
err ii be on the high Alps or at the sur
face of the sea the relation of oxygen
to nitrogen and other constituents is
the same. The favorable effects, there
fore, of a change of air are not to be
explained by any difference in the pro-
portion of it's gaseous constituents
One important difference, however, is
the meteorological one. The air Of
high attitudes contains no microbes,
and is, in fact. sterile. while near the
ground and some 100 feet above it mic
robes are abundant. In the air of
towns and crowded places not only
does the microbic impurity increase,
but other impurities, such as the pro-
ducts of combustion of coal, accrue
also. Several Investigators have found
traces of hydrogen and certain hydro
carbons in the air and especially in
the air of pine, oak and birch forests.
1t is to these bodies. doubtless. con-
sisting of traces of essential oils, to
which the curative properties of GER
tain health resorts are ascribed.
Thus the locality of a fir forest is
said to give relief in diseases of the
respiratory tract. But. all the same,
these traces of essential oil and aro-
matte products must be counted,
strictly speaking, as impurities, since
they are not necessary constituents of
the air AS recent analyses have
shown, these bodies tend to disappear
in the air as higher altitude is reach
ed, until they disappear altogether. 1t
would seem, therefore, that microbe,
hydrocarbons and entities other than
oxygen and nitrogen and, perhaps, we
should add argon, are only incidental
to the neighborhood of human indus
try, animal life, damp and vegetation.
London Chronicle.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-05-02
CiIman's Deal in Collins.

When George F. Gilman. the tea
store man, whose millions are in dis
pute, became old enough to go into
business his father arranged a partner
ship for him with a Mr. Miles, who
had been a successful leather mer-
chant in the Swamp. Young Gilman
did not care for the leather business,
but he obeyed his fathers wishes.
Mr. Miles his partner. was much
older man, and, as Gilman soon dis
covered he was inclined to devote most
of his time to outside interests, among
them being new cemetery. One day
Mr.. Miles came down to the Office and
said:
Mr. Gilman. I did a good stroke Of
business to-day. l bought ten cemetery
lots and then sold nine of them for
what the ten cost me. That leaves me
one lot for clear profit"
Gilman didn't see that this meant
any profit for the firm of Miles & Gill
man. and on the following morning
when he reached the Office he said to
Mr.. Miles:
81 did a good stroke of business my
self this morning | stopped at a
Broadway undertaker's and bought ten
collins. l sold nine of them for what
l paid for the ten, leaving one coffin
clear profit. l have saved this coffin
for you, Mr. Miles, thinking that you
might use it in your cemetery lot"
Mr.. Miles glared at the young man
and then retired to his own Office
When he reappeared several hours
later it was to announce that the CO.
partnership was dissolved. This left
Gilman free to carry out his tea store
idea and by it he made millions.-New
Work SIM
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-05-02
OBTAINING GOOD GARDEN
CROPS.

Two things are absolutely necessary IN
order to obtain good garden crops, one
being the use OF good seed, and the other
4 thorough preparation Of the soil. When
there is a failure in either Of these nei-
ther liberal manuring nor cultivation
while growing will enable the gardener 70
get a good crop, while under these condl-
ton, we have seen very fair crops grown
on land that was not very heaVlly ma
nurcd, or cultivated very carefully after
planting. OF course it IS better that the
four requisites should go together, yet the
two we deem most important cost the
least and are the most frequently neg
lcc.ed