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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-03-01

Under a resolution adopted by the
House. Speaker Henderson, appoint
ed a committee OF i've. three Repub-
LEANS. Moody. OF Mass. Overstreet.
of Indiana. and Long. Of Kansas.
and two Democrats, Bailey, Of Tex
as, and Newlands, Of New, 10 inVes-
tigate the pay roll Of employees Of
the House and report a once.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29

Consumption is not incurable. Dr.
Allen Il. uaight, who has been in at
tendance on the British congress on
tuberculosis, is authority for the state.
men& that its cure is effected by ma
tural means altogether, says the Chi
cago Chronicle. Fresh air, pure food
and well-ventilated sleeping rooms will
have more to do with the cure of
consumptive than any other agencies,
he says.
DIR. Haight returned yesterday to
Chicago from Il trip to Europe made
especially to attend the session of the
British congress. 1t was at this con-
gress that DIR. Koch. the eminent Ger
man specialist. advanced his theories
concerning phthisis. The German ply
sician's theory did not meet with the
approval of the delegates to the con-
gress. 1t was looked upon as too rad
ical to be accepted by medical men and
many physicians from nearly every
country took exceptions to his theo-
rieS.
Consumption is not deadly dis
case" DIR. Haight said yesterday. at
can be cured. Fresh air, plenty of
pure, nutritive food and well-ventilated
sleeping rooms are about all that are
necessary. There is absolutely no or
gan of the body that is immune from
tuberculosis. OF course, the lungs are
the easiest affected. but almost any or
gan of the human body may be attack
ed by the germs of the disease. There
is no way of determining just what
part may be attacked in case of an ep-
idemic, but in every case cure is not
only possible, but probable, if the dis
ease is taken in time.
We had very interesting meeting
in London. 1t settled the fact that CON
sumption was not an incurable disease
and outlined cure.
1T seems to Inc that if wealthy men
desire to leave their money for the ben
eft of their fellow men they could do
far better than establish and endow Ii
braries. There is more mortality in
this world from tuberculosis than
there is from all the wars of recent
days Wars may claim its thousands,
hut consumption claims its tens and
hundreds of thousands.
"If some wealthy man who is desir-
Gus of establishing an institution that
will commemorate his name would
abolish the library idea and found sew
eral hospitals for the benefit of con-
sumptives ii strikes me that it would
be far more useful
DIR. Haight was appointed to the
congress as Il representative of the
American Medical Association. He
has made exhaustive researches into
.he disease and his appointment was
made because of them. He read pa
per before the congress on "Tubercu-
losis of the Eye for which he was
warmly congratulated. While in Lon
don the visiting physicians We're en-
tertained by the lord mayor of the city
and the Duke and Duchess0f yelling
ton.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29
As Mon 10 Man

President John Mitchell of the Mine
Workers argues cogently in the cur
rent Independent in favor of the frank
recognition by employers OF the trades
union as the agent of their employees.
Into the details of Mr.. MitchelPs argu-
ment it is needless to go farther than
to cite one striking fact: In the bitu-
minous coal industry, where the union
is recognized. there has been peace for
three and one-half years. In the an
thracite branch, where the union is not
recognized, there are frequent strikes
and constant uncertainty.
More interesting to those who seek
to find general principles upon which
the relations of capital and labor may
equitably and easily be adjusted is n
remark near the close of Mr.. Mitchell's S
article. II have never known an in
stance" he says, where the repre-
sentatives of capital and labor have
failed to agree when the two sat down
together, put their feet under the table,
and told one another the absolute
truth. i am confident that every great
strike which has taken place in our
country could have been avoided If
each side had been reasonable and hon
est with the other"
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29
RosO Far Unions Can Go.

The English courts are gradually de-
termining how far trades union can
lawfully go when its members and an
employer are at odds. A few years
ago it was laid down as the law that
where the agent of union notifies an
employer that if he does not discharge
men in his service because they do not
belong to the organization the union
men in his employ will strike and the
non-union men are discharged on ac-
count of this threat they cannot re-
cover damages. 1t was admitted that
the men thus discharged had been in
jured but it was held that since it was
lawful for an individual member of a
union to Cell his employer that he
would not work for him unless he dis
charged certain persons whom he did
not wish to work with, it was lawful
for the union men to do the same
thing collectively through an officer of
their organization.
This decision was altogether salts
factory to the trades unions. A final
decision recently given in another case
does not suit them at all. A butcher
got entangled in a controversy with
the Journeymen Butchers Assistants
association. The association induced
several of his employees to leave with
out notice, thus interfering consider
ably with his business. and finally it
notified a second butcher that unless
he stopped doing business with the
first butcher the association would call
out his hands. This threat was eff
fectual and the final result was the
ruin of the first butcher. Then he
sued the association, which has money,
for $3.50 damages and has won his
suit.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29

"1'll teach that infanta thing or
two!" exclaimed Mrs. Charles 7.
Yerkes, when the Paris correspondent
OF an American paper called to in
quire into the meaning of the legal
proceedings she had ordered instituted
in the French capital jointly against
the 1nfanta Eulalia of Spain and the
noted Paris man dressmaker, NJ. Ar
mand.
The infanta visited New York and
other cities of America. 1t will be re-
membered, during the Columbian ex-
position as representative of the Span
ish royal family and acquired some
thing of reputation for her eccentric
tiles.
Mrs. Yerkes is the wife OF the Amer
lean traction magnate who is about to
start an electric underground railway
in London. Mrs. Yerkes declined to
talk much about the case, but the cor
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29
"A FafaI Experiment.

A Havana dispatch states that one OF
the four subjects of recent yellow fever
experiments has fallen a victim He
was bitten by mosquito which had
previously bitten yellow fever patient
and developed the fever four days
later
This case Is notable, not only be-
cause it is the first of numerous ex-
perimental cases to result fatally. but
because the death proves that the Sc
rum prepared by DR.. Caldas is not a
sure cure in all cases, and raises a
doubt as to its curative efficiency in
any case. The yellow fever board in
Havana has been conducting expert
ments since early in January, and as
all save one of the many subjects have
recovered from the disease there would
hardly seem to be sufficient reason for
discontinuing the investigation in this
direction, II further subjects offer
themselves and II useful knowledge is
likely to be gained by continuing the
experiments.
DIR. Havard, our chief surgeon In
Cuba. who refuses to permit more to
be tried, should consider the small per-
centage of fatality hitherto and the
fact that subjects are willing to take
the risk in order to become immune,
and not merely for the good of others.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29
DurnfnS Up Paper Money.

A cranky old man in Minnesota has
directed in his will that his admins
traitors shall gather up all his cash in
bank and burn 1t till nothing is left
but ashes. He wished to spite his heirs
"a brother. sister, and nephew. His
heirs do not wish to be spited. and
they are going to fight the will. They
are going to contend, among other
things. that an administrator has no
more right to destroy money by fire
than to destroy buildings or crops.
There is n material difference. The
burning up of buildings is destruc-
ton OF values. 1t takes something
from the wealth of the community.
When paper money is burned there Is
no destruction OF values. There Is
merely the wiping out Of certain evil
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29
Microbes As Scavengers.

La Grange is to have the most up-to-
date plant for the disposal of its sew
age that science has devised, says a
Chicago paper. Work on it will be be-
gun within two weeks, and it will be
finished before the end of the year.
In this plant microbes will be made
to do the work. Cultures of the organ
ismS will be kept in huge antlseptic
tanks. Through these tanks the sew
age will pass and when it comes out
will be as pure as fresh water. the mi
crobes having eaten all the impurities.
This method is the only practical
one for small towns" said Il. l. ALI
son, n member of the village, board last
night. 'All the towns of Illinois will
have to come to it by and by. 1t is al
ready in successful operation in Quin-
cy, Illinois, and Madison, Wisconsin,
but our plant will be an Improvement
on both of these. The work will cost
several thousand dollars, and the con-
tract will be let at once"
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29
a mcrfcan Near in London.

The English cattlemen have peti-
toned parliament for the redress OF a
great grievance. They allege that the
Americans have by foul means OBJ
tained control OF Smithheld. London's
central meat market They say that
British cattle-raisers are absolutely ex-
cluded from that market; that the
Yankees get together at . o'clock every
morning and fix the London price for
meat for the day, thus robbing GUS
toners: that they have secured possess
sion of the market "by means of un-
limited expenditure backed by shrewd
brains" and that they have done other
dreadful things. Americans must go!"
they cry. "They have held their per-
niclous monopoly long enough" But
how did the Americans secure the mon
opoly? We are left to infer what we
will from the statement that "the city
conducts the market" and does SO "in
direct violation of the terms of the
ancient charter" The implication Is
that the Americans in some way I'm
properly influence the city government
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29

Mrs. Tom Moore, or "zeeke." is one
of the oldest Indians on the Pacific
coast. She is Makah Indian woman
of Washington, born and raised at
Neah Bay agency, and is without doubt
more than 100 years old. The first
thing she will ask stranger for is to-
bacco, which she eats with great rel
ish. She is nearly blind and can just
tell daylight from night. Her husband
has been dead for over thirty years
and she has no relatives living, being
supported by rations furnished by the
government.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29

respondent learned that the princess
ana the dressmaker are charged with
conspiring to prevent the delivering to
Mrs. Yerkes of number of dresses she
had ordered and had tried on several
times.
IL seems that when Mrs. Yerkes
gowns, eight in number, were ready
they were shown to the infanta ns
specimens OF the firms work. Tho
princess fell in love with two OF the
dresses and offered to buy them pro-
vided M. Armand would not duplicot,
them for the American millionairess
NJ Armand promised and offered Mrs
,erNes TWO other modes gratis. But
the American woman relelled vio.
lently and refused to accept any o, tbe
gowns unless the whole original Ioi
were delivered to her Immediately
After two days argument back and
forth nho decided to seek legal redrea,
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29

ing generally aided by the natives.
ihese natives have come to see that
surrender does not mean death, and
they are coming in every week with
their rifles.
Throughout northern Luzon the in
surrection has been over for some
time and there is much freedom of
movement Still. a large criminal
dences of Indebtedness, just as if prom
issory notes instead of bank bills were
thrown into the fire. If the admins
traitor should be allowed to obey in
structions, and should burn up $780,
900 in United States currency of any
kind-this is the amount in bank to
the credit of the estate-then the
United States Treasury would be
$4,000 better off than before Prac-
tically the national government would
be the heir. If national bank notes
were burnt up the banks which issued
them would be the gamers.
Therefore, If the will shall be sus-
tained it will be in the power of the
bank where the money is deposited to
determine who shall be the legatee. 1t
can hand over to the administrator its
own notes, if it have any in circula-
ton, the bills of other banks, or Unit
ed States notes. Or it may hand over
gold coin and invite the administrator
to burn that to ashes.
The court before which tlis will is
to be contested may well set it aside
on the ground that the testator prac-
tically left it to the bank to determine
the real legatees. If the court does
not care to do that, it can set the will
aside because the testator was not of
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29
TALK WITH - *
* MACAR6HVR

class there commits depredations on
Americans and natives alike, though
the latter suffer the most severely.
1.-THE natives are eagerly seeking the
establishment of civil government that
they may root out these bands of GRIM
inals. There is every reason to be-
lieve that the whole country will soon
be perfectly safe for travellers.
war has wrecked the Philippines
and laid waste whole districts. The
people in many districts have relapsed
into barbarism. The best conditions
prevail in northern Luzon. You may
say that the whole territory is pacified
but not tranquilized, but it will not
be many months before law and order
are observed everywhere.
cat present there is still some
trouble in Samar, but General Hughes,
with large and effective force, has
gone after the insurgents and will
soon bring them to their senses. Sa-
mar is the worst section, but the
trouble is not interfering with the
coast business. In Cebu and Bohal
and occasionally in southern Luzon
there is slight outbreak, but it is
confined to the criminal element.
"The civil commission was about to
put in force some excellent ideas for
the municipal government of Manila
when I left. The city is in excellent
condition, especially in its sanitary
departments, and its growth in busi-
ness has been enormous"
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29

General Macarthur, who has just
returned from the Philippines, ex-
presses great satisfaction over MS
work in the islands. He says:
while the condition is not perfect
it is gratifying. A few groups of
armed insurgents are still at large,
but they must surrender, as their
power is broken and they are not be-
Sbe Life Of a Loconofr0e.
The English engine, built in 1870,
has run 1000 900 miles and is still in
service The managers of the road to
which it belongs are proud of this rec
ord. In the United States first-class
passenger engine makes from lOo,ooo
to 10000 miles a year, and at the END
of twenty years is supposed to be ready
for the scrap heap. Seemingly, Amer
leans are more extravagant than Brit
ish railway managers, but the former
do not think TREY are. They believe
their policy is the more economical
one. AS soon as a locomotive is put
in service in this country it is pushed
as hard as is possible in doing profit
able work on the assumption that by
the time it has been driven to death
there will be so many improvements
in locomotives that it will be uneco-
nomical to keep the old one in service
even if it can be rebuilt. Thus when
slaves were cheap Cuban planter
would reason that it was more eco
nomic to work a slave to death and
buy a new one than to exact less labor
from a slave and thus have his ser
vices for a longer time. In England an
engine is taken great care of. 1t is
rested occasionally. Its life is pro-
longed as much as possible. Hence it
is that an engine can be kept in SER
vice for thirty years. The men at the
head of American railways contend
that SO old an engine must be an ex-
pensive one because it cannot do the
cheaper work a modern engine is
capable of. The American policy is
vindicated by its results. Freight rates
on American roads have gone down
because of the fearless use of mechan-
ical improvements by their managers.
Freight rates in England are high, and
do not come down. One reason is that
the managers of English roads have
false ideas of economy.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for nny
Catarrh Cure.
+. J. CHENEY & CO.. Props. Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned. have known IT, J.
Cheney for the last 10 years and believe him
perfectly honorable In all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any oDllga-
uons made by their firm.
West Truax, Wholesale Druggists. Toledo,
o.; Walding. kinnnn & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system Testimonials sent free Price
s5c per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills are tho best
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29
A,Pest's Travels.

The hessian fly was brought to this
country in straw or hay imported by
the Hessian troops during the Revolu-
tionary War. 1t first made its appear
ance in 1776 on Staten island, whence
it spread to Long island, over New
England, then came West. The hes
sian fly has travelled from New Eng
land west at the rate of about twenty
miles year.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29
Our Nations Wealth.

Gold and silver are poured abundantly
into the lap of the nation. but our mate
rial wealth and strength is rather in iron,
the most useful of all metals, just as the
wealth of a human being lies in useful
stomach. If you have overworked yours
until it is disabled, try Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters. 1t will relieve the clogged
bowels, improve the appetite and cure
constipation. dyspepsia, biliousness, liver
and kidney disease.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29

Strangely enough, Europe was the
most important source of our agri-
cultural imports. Brazil holds the
first place among the countries sup
plying us with these products, her total
for 1900 being $39,2S7 900, and the
United Kingdom stands next to Brazil,
with s32,6O6,OOO. The Dutch East In
dies supplied us with products valued
at S27, 100000. The leading items of
the agricultural import trade are as
follows.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29

Besides writing a number of stand
ard legal works, General Stillman f.
Kneeland, a New York lawyer, finds
time for his two hobbies, painting and
violin playing. In his office are two
marines which he has painted.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29
Are You Using Aliens Foot-Ease?

1t is the only cure for Swollen,
smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease. powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress, Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy, N. Y.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29
LadIss Can Wear Shoes.

onesize smallerafter usingAllen's Foot
Ease, powder. 1t makes tight or new
shoes easy. Cures swollen. hot, sweating,
aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns and
bunions. All druggists and shoe stores,
25c. Trial package FREE by mail. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted. lie Roy, NY.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29
First American Book Printed.

The first book~ printed in the limits
of the United States was the "Bay
Psalms Book" which was issued in
Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1910.
Specimens of this publication are ex-
tremely rare and command very high
prices.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29

James Angus, collector of curios
residing at West Farms, N. Y, has
given to Roger Williams park at Prov
idence, r. l., collection of corals and
polished agates valued at $4,000.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29
Water MeIon Dny Ind ROCKY Ford.

For this occasion and the Arkansas
Valley Fair the Santa F'e will make an
exceedingly low round-trip rate on Sep
tember 3rd to 9th to Rocky Ford and re-
turn. An opportunity to visit the district
of the sugar beet, watermelon and canta-
loupe industries. Particulars on applica-
tion to ]. p. HALL,
Gen. Agt. Pass. Dept. the Santa Fe, Dem
yer. Colo.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29

The hottest week of the season wns
also the one on which there were the
most marriages. This leads cynical
Photographer to declare that peoples
minds are affected by the hent.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29

IF n woman killed her husband for his
iife insurance who would get it?'' "Iiei
lawyer. my dear"
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29

If a saloonkeeper in Munich deals out
more than a quarter of an inch of foam
in a glass of beer ne is liable to be fined
Sl2o and sent to Jail for two weeks.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29

'Tis true the early bird may find
The worm. but, sad to say.
Too oft a stronger bird. inclined
To sinful greed. comes up behind
And takes the worm away.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29

wait for me at heavens gate" sung
the silly sentimental young man. No"
murmured the girl. Il don't want to
stand around outside forever"
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29

Piso's Cure for Consumption Is m infaiible
medicine for coughs aud colds.-N. W. SAMUEL.
Ocean Grove. N. j.. Feb. II. 1900.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29

La Grippe conquers life-Wizard OIL
conquers La Grippe. Your druggist
sells Wizard OIL
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29

The strenuous life consists In attempt
ing to live up to our own advice to 9th
erS.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29
Iiow's This?

Civilization ought to score during tho
twentieth century.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29

The fact that Adam and Eve were
evicted is alleged as proof that they
were Irish.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29
CURE OF CONSUMPTION
NATURE FURNISHES REMEDY.

Consumption Not Deadiy--Only Fresh Air
and Pure Food Needed-Every Case
Taken In Time May BE Cured-Wealthy
Men Should Endow Hospitals Rather
Than Libraries-Views OF tho British
Cong ress on Tubercui iosis.
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29
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Exports and Imports.

1t may surprise many to learn that
considerably more than half of our i'm
ports consists Of agricultural products.
In the calendar year 1900 these imports
were valued at S420 139, ,2SS. This rep
resents larger amount than that cred
tied to any year since 1895. Here is
the classification by continents:
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29

Mrs. winslows Soothing syrur.
For children tecthng, Hofens the gums, reduces I'm
naInnaton allays pain cures wind collie 25c bottle
Gilpin observer., 1901-08-29

Much to the regret of many Of his
subjects. King Edward is rapidly doing
away with many customs to which his
mother was attached. Her Hindoo at
tendants were sent back to India as
soon as the funeral was over and now
a stop has been put to the services in
German in the German Chapel Royal,
which date back to the early Georges.
sound disposing mind. 1t is easy to
reach that conclusion