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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-08-23
HEAT Stops WATCHES.
ature Brings Epidemic of Broken
MninsprinEs.

"This weather is hot enough to stop
a clock" growled the fat man, as ht
got in range with the electric far, says
the Philadelphia Record. at is, and it
does" replied the iewelry store sales
man, who was his vis-a-vis at lunch.
at stops watches, too"
81 haven't worn my watch for a week,
so you can't prove it by me" said the
fat'1nan. "Nhen ] discard my vest /
discard my watch. It's lying in my bu-
reau drawer, and it hasn't been going
for a week"
81 don't mean that" said the jewelry
store clerk. 81 honestly mean that ex-
cessively hot weather such as this
stops watches that are kept wound
up and are supposed to be in good run
ming order. During the last three days
at least so people have brought their
watches into our store because they
have stopped. In nearly every instance
il was found that the handspring was
broken. The head of our watch de-
partment told me this morning that II
was always so when the temperature
got up around the hundred mark and
stayed there for several days. Only he
said ht mad never known so many in
stances of it as at the present time"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-08-23

II hear that you have compromised
your suit for damages against the P.
ID. e. q. Railroad company"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-08-23

yes
Autobiography" 4
Very"
What were the terms2"
They paid my lawyers bill
Town Topics
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-08-23
u RAILROAD
TIME TABLE.
Corrected to Date.

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 aU lower
rates than via any other flrst-class line.
TRAINS Now LEAVE PORT JRRvIs AS
FOLLOWS.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-08-23

Dress making IN all branches
Win 20 to the house or do the work
at home. Addres MARY LUDWIG,
uppor Broad street, Milford, Pa.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-08-23
DR.. MORRIS wEOHsLER
Avon SPRINGS, N. Y, Feb. !, 1901.

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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-08-23
Rev, DR., Morris WeOhsleF,
Rabbi Of the Cong. Bnai Israel.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3, 1901.
DRs. TAFT Bros MEDICINE Co.,
Gentlemen: Your Asthmalene is an ex-
cellent remedy for Asthma and Hay
Fever, and its composition alleviates all
troubles which combine with Asthma. lie
success Is astonishing and wonderful.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-08-23

Pub lis h e d
Mouday, We'd
nesday and Fri
day, is in reality
a fine, fresh ev-
cry . other day
ID ally, giving
the latest news
on days Ofissue,
an d covering
news Of the 9TH
er three. 1t con-
tains all ilnpor-
tant foreign ca
BILE news which
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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-08-23

Published on
Thursday, and
known for near
ly sixty years in
every part of the
United States
as n National
Family News
p a p er o + the
highest C lass,
for farmers and
villagers. 1t con
tains all t h e
most important
upnpral uaye Df
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-05-08

for the leasing of 10000 acres of pas
ture land belonging to the Kaw In
dams were opened in Washington the
other day, the aggregate offers of sue
cessful bidders being $4,000 per an
mum, as against $4,000 for the same
acreage under former contracts.
John G. Schaffer, of Wichita, Kan,
has brought suit against a church so
ciety of that city ON rather remarkable
grounds. He declares that he bought
and paid for burial lot In the ceme-
terry owned by the church organization
and that he buried his wife there. Re-
Gently his daughter died and her last
request was that she be buried by the
side Of her mother, but when the ar
engagements were being made the
church officials denied the use of the
cemetery on the ground that the girl
had not been a member of their So
ciety. The girl was buried elsewhere
and the father asks for $1,000 damages.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-05-08
One Of Them Didn't Get On.

Visitor docking at the photograph al
bum)-You have a flne-looking family
Of boys, Mr.. Bilkerson. And they all
seem to have turned out remarkably
we'll. This is Henry, isn't 1t?
Mr.. Bilkerson proudly)-Yes, that's
Henry. He's In the music hall line,
Gets EGO week for merely singing
what they call topical song. Henrys
a good deal of genius. That next one
is Christopher. He's a jockey. Made
$1,000 out of it last year. The one on
the next page is oliver. He keeps a
Stock Exchange "bucket-shop." Built
a fine house out of what he made out
of 1t last year and the year before. Yes,
my boys ARE doing pretty well. Come
out with me to the stables. L
Visitor-But you have another son,
haven't you?
Mr.. Bilkerson reluctantly)-Ye-e-s.
His names Gabriel. He's a professor
Of Greek, or theology, or something OF
that sort in college. Gabe Is good
enough fellow in his way. but he doesn't
seem to get on. Come out to the sta
bles, Mr. Swackhammer. l want to
show you my new pair Of grays. LON
don Tit-Bits.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-05-08
INJURED A SOLDIERS s,cu-
Modern Long Range Rifles
full to Those Who Use TIL hnrt

1.-THE. modern long range militor
is going to develop near-sightod 'iue
dleds if no precautions are taken SUI
a New Orleans soldier who ho, saiu
service In the late campaign. .prbn een
cessity Of strHning the eyes upon =. ue'
get mile or more away is as cow ,a'
to produce the result as 2 and . n, Am
4, and it Is significant fact thar oa,.
a number of men have already been :.
lieved from duty in the PHILIPPINES
account of defective vision Tho W
ture of the defect Is not stated hnt !.
was evidently acquired since the 81
diers entered the service, for thev ~
subjected to searching optical eyoa
nation upon enlistment, and | have,
the guess that most of the present troa
BILE Is due to overstrain in long-distors
shooting. The Japanese army surpaors
have anticipated the danger, and ths
troops sent to China were all supn,,os
with small, compact field-glasses :.
part of their regular accouterment
81 read In technical journal IN.
other day that the glasses only cost "a
cents apiece, SO they couldn't bavo
amounted to very much, but they wps
better than nothing. At the same timar
continued the physician, mo fen
glass meets the difficulty. At best h
merely permits the soldiers to exampo
the target In detail before he picks m
his gun, and to draw bend he Is abso
lutely compelled to do more or less
squirting and straining over the sights
The proper appliance would be a very
light, modified fieldglass that could be
fastened over the eyes and used In ae
tually taking aim. l am convinced that
such a glass will be perfected and in
use In the near future. 1t presents no
great problem, and all the mountlngs
| If desired, could be made out of pressed
paper, so that the chief weight would
| be the lenses. In fact, 1t need not be
much heavier than a pair of old-fash
toned iron-bowed spectacles, and still
have sufficient magnlfying power ia
enable a soldier to sight his rifle with
ease upon an object at maximum range
admit, added the doctor, that red
ment with It's glasses on would presen
rather ludicrous picture, but the in
strument Is one of the clear necessitie
of present conditions, and 1t is bount
to come.'-New Orleans Times Demo
crat.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-05-08
GERMANS ON THE INCREASE.

Census Returns Show the Population of
the Empire to Be 50,ooO,OOO.
The United States census Office has
received through the State Department
consular report on the population OF
the German empire and Its changes
during the last century. The popula-
ton is now about 100000, larger
than that of any other country In. Eu-
rope except Russia, which has In Eu-
rope alone over 106,000,0O0 subjects,
or nearly twice as many as Germany.
In 1880 the whole German empire
had a population Of about 20,O0O,0O0
and at the close of the Napoleonlc wars
In 1915 Germany, though somewhat re
duced in size, had a population OF
something more than 30,00O,OOO. In
1915, since which date the area has
remained. almost constant, Germany
had $4,000 600; In 1865, 40,000,0O0; In
1885, 100000, and in 1900, about 55,-
1000, an increase during the century
of about 100000.
Since 1871, when the modern German
empire was organized, the population
of Germany has increased about 30
per cent, growth extremely rapid for
an old country and for one sending out
large and steady streams of emigrants.
The Germans felt natural pride In
the rapid growth of their population,
says the report, compared with that of
their rival across the Rhine. In 1S45
France had about 100000 inhabit-
ants and Germany 34,00O,000. Now
France has about 3S,000,000, or only
two thirds the number In Germany.
The provisional result of the census
of Vienna, taken Dec. 81, 1900, have
Just been announced, and according to
report from the consul general at
Vienna showed population Of 1885,
647, or nearly $4,000 less than there
were In Chicago when the recent CEN
sus of that city was taken.
These figures show Vienna to rank
next after London, Paris and Berlin
among the European capitals, while in
this country only New York and CHI
cago are larger. During the last ten
years Vienna has increased 21.9 per
cent, or slightly faster than the aver
age of the whole United States. Few
large cities in this country do not show
larger rate. OF the two American
cities larger than Vienna, greater New
York increased in ten years 37.S per
cent and Chicago 54.4 per cent
In common with most large cities the
population residing in the central dis
tricts of Vienna is slowly decreasing
and the most rapid growth is in the
outskirts of the city.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-05-08

One woman to every ten men worked
for wages fifty years ago, but now the
ratio Is one to four.
The demand for automobiles Is so In.
mense, 1t Is said, that all factories are
behind with their orders.
The bread eaters of the world require
more than 2,3O0,O00,000 bushels Of
wheat every twelve months.
France consumes more wine than
Germany, the United States and the
United Kingdom put together.
The building trades unions In Brook
Ign have started movement to kill of
rivalries between unions by an agree
ment to adopt the same rate of wages
and to recognize each others union
cards. The First National Union Of
Plasterers, with membership of 1900,
and the Italian Plain and Ornamental
Plasterers' Union, with a membership
of TOO, have Joined hands.
The sweatshops of New York City
will be abolished If agitation can do 1t
The Brotherhood of Tailors has asked
Bishop Potter, President GomnerS
President Adler and several others to
head movement of 100000 East Side
men, women and children. This move
ment will extend to other cities of tho
country until the hunger, poverty and
dirt" of the sweatshops will be thing
of the past.
The Board of Control of the Louisi-
ana State penitentiary closed deal re-
Gently for two immense plantations,
and next year over 800 convicts will
work them, the crops going to the
State. This action was taken under
the new law providing for the handling
and care of convicts. In this way 1t IS
expected to work extensive prison re-
forms, the convict lease system being
abolished. The plantations are Id
West Feliclan and Iberia parishes. 0n
the former cotton will be raised, anu
sugar on the latter. Louisiana mas
about 1000 convicts.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-05-08
Cultivate a Sense of Humor.

If you are fortunate enough to have
even the germ of sense Of humor,
cherish that carefully. 1t is the very
salt and SAVIOR of life. Learn to smile
over the foibles Of your friends loving
them none the less, but more, because
Of their little weaknesses. Do not take
people too seriously, and, above all, do
not take yourself too seriously. You
are only an atom In an incomprehensl-
BILE universe, after all. Why find fault
during your brief moment with the
other atoms by your side? 1t surely will
not pay.-Woman's Home Companion.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-05-08

spirit and dash unrivaled In history, he
raided the lines of communication of
Kitchener. and harassed the British
until they were well nigh desperate.
In the Transvaal they point with
pride to the fact that this common
burgher, who has outgeneraled. the
greatest of English generals, has had
no military experience. He has always
been anti-English, and in the Orange
Free State and in the Transvaal he has
always been in favor of measures de-
signed to limit the influence Of the Brit
ish. At Majuba he was one of the
small band that stormed the hill. OF
physical fear he knew nothing. He was
one Of the first to dash In among the
English troops and force them to sur
render. He was then only youth.
To-day he Is not much over 40, of
medium height, slight build, dark and
heavily bearded. He hates the Eng
lish with most abiding hate. Sc
strong is this feeling that he would not
allow his children to learn the Ian
guage and he does not wish to hear II
spoken. Rich, as far as the goods OF
the world go, he had abandoned home
and all to fight the hated enemy. He
has fine farm between Bloemfonteir
and Wepener, near De Wetsdorp, O
town named In honor of his father, but
this was desolated by the British and
his fortune wiped out.
How he organized out of the ragged
disheartened, battered and beaten rem.
nants of the Boer army the superb
fighting force he has hurled against the
British is one Of the marvels of this
most remarkable war. A genius for or
ganization, as he is a genius In tactics
De Wet has managed. without other re
sources than those provided by the
enemy, to feed and clothe and arm his
forces, sweep the country and keep the
whole British army in South Africa In
trouble. A dozen times it has been an
nounced that he was surrounded, but
each and every time he has slipped
away, and has signalized his escape by
some raid or dash more daring, more
brilliant and more startling than the
preceding
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-05-08
PAUL MORPHY AND THE DEVIL
How the Great Chess Player Defeated
His Satanic Majesty.

His Satanic Majesty.
On reading the notes on Paul Nor
phys visit to Philadelphia, am re-
minded of an incident IN connection
with his visit to Richmond, Va, about
the same time, which was related to
me some years ago by Rev. Mr.. III. of
that city. l do not remember ever to
have seen 1t imprint. Mr.. Morphy was
Mr.. HIS guest while in the city, and
ON his arrival was at once attracted by
a painting over the mantel, which was
a fine copy of celebrated painting rep
resenting game of chess between a
young man and the devil, the stake be-
ing the young mans soul.
The artist had most graphically de-
picted the point in the game where 1t
was apparently the young mans move,
and he seemed just to realize the fact
that he had lost the game, the agony of
despair being shown in every line of
his features and attitude, while the
DEVIL from the opposite side of the
table, gloated over him with fiendish
delight. The position of the game ap-
peared utterly hopeless for the young
man, and Mr.. II. said he had often set
1t up and studied 1t with his chess
friends, and all agreed the young mans
game was certainly lost.
Mr.. Morphy walked up to the picture
and studied 1t for several minutes,
when finally, turning to Mr.. H., he
said:
81 can win the game for the young
man."
Mr.. H. was, of course, astonished
and said, as 1t posslbleT
Mr.. Morphy replied; "Get out the
men and board and let us look at it."
The position was set up, and in few
rapid moves he demonstrated com
plete win for the young man, and the
devil was checkmated.
Rev. Mr.. II. was wont to apply the
evident and beautiful moral, which
leave to each one of your readers te
think over.-R. Mupfnrd in American
Chess Magazine.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-05-08
UBIQUITOUS DE WET.
Famous Boer Leader a Sheridan for
ct and Marion Rolled Into one'

ro,s Roer Leader a Sheridan, FOR
eft and Marion Rolled Into One.
christian De Wet is one of the great
est cavalry leaders and guerrilla hgnt-
ers that the world has ever known.
He is as resourceful as Forrest, as
dashlng as Sheridan or Stuart, as elu-
siye as Marion. With the death OF Jou-
bert and the capture of Cronje, TINS
Main burgher, who knew nothing OF
the science of war, took upon himselt
the task of carrying on the unequal
struggle in the South African republic.
The war seemed to be in its last
stages. Beers were laying down their
arms and accepting British soyer-
eighty. Only few bands of guerrlllas'
such as the force under De Wet, were
in the field. Lord Kitchener and Col.
Baden-Powell prepared to round up
these rebels In short order. But some
how the plans of Kitchener and Baden
Powell, as far as they were applied TO
De Wet, miscarried. The waning for-
tunes of the Beers did not seem TO
affect the spirit of the dashing officer
or his men. He pledged the burghers
to fight to the death, and then, with
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-05-08
Sold At Auction.

One of the busiest scenes to be wit.
messed along the wharves in Balti-
more's harbor is the unloading of d
banana vessel. 1t is always to the in.
terest Of ship-owners to load and unload
quickly, as the vessel earns freight
only while moving; but 1t is especially
desirable to get perishable commodi-
ties, such as fruit, out of ships hold
as soon as possible. Much of the cargo
Is sold at auction In wagon-load lots
The demonstrating punches are
tossed up from the hold by relays OF
laborers, usually negroes, and In the
same manner passed across the wharf
to the waiting wagons. Thirty, forty OF
fifty punches are loaded into each wag-
on, according to the size Of the vehicle
The moment the load is completed the
auctloneer, who has been jumping from
one foot to the other to keep warm,
starts up with a rafting delivery like
this:
Forty punches. I'm offered 20 cents
for the lot. Twenty-Five, twenty-five,
twenty-six, twenty-six, twenty-seven,
twenty-eight, thirty-by two; make II
thirty-one. Thirty-one l have; a one
N one, n one. Thirty-two, going
gone at thirty-fve cents"
Then the auctioneer's head subsidies
into his overcoat collar again, to spring
up like a jack-in-the-box when the next
load is ready. The crowd of buyers is
composed almost exclusively of Ital
ians.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-05-08
Extra Coverings.

Some birds and animals put on ex-
ira foot coverings for winter use In
walking ON snow and Ice and boring
into 1t for food. Among these are the
ruffed grouse, the ptarmigan and West
ern rabbit. The latter is sometimes
known as the "snowshoe rabbit" be-
cause of the long and stiff hair which
appears on Its feet In cold weather.
The ptarmigan has broad, stiff feath-
ers on it's feet, and the ruffed grouse a
sharp-pointed fringe. These drop Off
in the spring of the year.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-05-08
Quickly Disposed OF.

Agent am an expert machinist
madam, and called to see If you had
any sewing machines In the house that
you wished to have repaired.
Sharp-featured Female-Indeedl So
you're looking for breach of promise
suit, are you?
Agent don't quite understand Won
sharp-featured Female-Don't, chi
Wen, happened to be the only sewing
machine In this house, and as I'm .
widow as well, I've got the right to
look upon your remark as proposal
A CLEAN of comprehension flashed
across the agents face, and with one
glance at the machine" he skipped
Richmond Dispatch.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-05-08
LIVE ON A PuNeeNT DIET.
Men Who Devour Tabasco Sauce anu
Pepper with Great Gusto.


Pepper with Great Gusto.
The storm doors of quick lunch cafe
on 9Th street, below Chestnut parteu
suddenly and a man was thrown INTO
the street. When the man thus served
arose from the small swamp into when
he had been cast several hundred per-
sons gathered around.
whats the matter, old manT asked
a dry goods clerk. What happened!
If were you I'd sue for damages"
The man who had been elected kept
very quiet. He was not intoxicated. he
was well-dressed and appeared to be a
gentleman. He offered no explanation
for his abrupt exit from the lunch cafe.
He brushed the mud from his clothes
and walked away.
The purple-faced waiter who had
thrown the man out was simply boiling
over.
'That man and whole lot like him,
he said, shave what is known as the
come in and order a cup of coffee, and
after they have drunk it they gather all
the sauces, the salt and pepper and eV-
cry other condiment and no else around
the table can get a chance at them.
With the material before them they
have a real good time. First they take
dash of catsup. Into that goes vine
gar, the pepper, salt, celery salt, Wor-
cestershire sauce, molasses and any
thing else that may be handy. This they
drink.
1--WE have any number of such per-
sons come in here. l first noticed 1t
about six months ago. A lawyer who
was in here the other night told me that
the people that carry on this way are
called the condiment cult. He said that
the desire to drink the fierce mixture
they compound is almost as bad as that
which the morphine fiend experiences.
"As rule, the men who have tried
the trick here are genteel in appear
ance. When you go to them at first
they make brave stand for their
rights, but when you throw them out
they simply go away without causing
trouble, just as that fellow did"
In other restaurants around town the
walters declared that they had met the
condiment cult. In one hotel cafe, on
Broad street, the head waiter said that
he had several regular patrons who In
sisted ON mixing the condiments ON the
table and drinking the mixture. "When
they are regular patrons" he said, 1--WE
simply humor them and put the price
ON their bill, but when outsiders come
in we discourage them and we cannot
say that they have ever tried to get us
arrested"
II know one woman who had the con-
diment habit" said the proprietor of a
Chestnut street cafe. "We let her sat
isfy her peculiar tastes about three
times here. Then 1t got too much for
us and we had to give her talking to.
She never came back and we heard
later that she had been arrested for dis
turbing the peace in another restau-
rant.
"Once the condiment habit gets hold
Of these men and women it seems to
cling to them. And l have noticed that
the members of the cult decline rapidly
In health as the philadelphia
Press.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-05-08
Not a Perfect Specimen.

The little girl whom the New YORK
Times tells about Is only years oid,
but she has such large experience Oh
dolls that she feels herself TO be some
thing Of connoisseur in children. he
Gently there came real live baby lnlo
the house.
When 1t was put into her arms, tns
real live baby, the 5-year-old surVeyeO
1t with critical eye.
Isn't that nice babyT' cried tn'
nurse, with the joyous pride WIZ
which nurse always regards a ne"
baby, In which she feels that she nus
proprietary interest.
"Yes," replied the little girl, heslu', !.
lngly, 'It's nice, but Its heads ioose'