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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-12-26


as is Pike, for her bears and rattle
snakes, she can claim notoriety as
being a healthy place for democrats
and a writer IN the Sussex Inde-
pendent now gives her distinction
as land Of milk If not honey
denny" Reardon, evidently a milk
dealer, is the raconteursand this is
the way he tells the story;
Some one asked him If he was
getting much milk N Pennsylvania
He looked disguised for q moment,
and fihally said he was not getting
drop. "Now," said he, ~ will
tell you how I came TO go over in
Pennsylvania, in the Pooono dis
trict. Soon after the Wilkesbarre
& Eastern road was built Charlie
MeKelvey sal to a few of the milk
men, 4 want TO open up a rev milk
country, and I will arrange to run a
special train some day and take you
people out and show you good,
new milk country, Well, the day
arrived and we all went out. Nc
Kelvey had sent word ahead for the
operators to meet us at the differ
ent stations. After going over it
we all shook our heads and guessed
not, but Charlie said he would make
it all right for me, and made an ar
rangement for me to educate the
farmers there to the milk business.
The road built a creamery at Bar
louisville and one at Stauffers.
"He thought we ought to get
fifty cans at each point, and when I
got a little time ] went out, first
agreeing to take the Bartonsville
creamery. Talk about farming
country 1 went to see them and
took an interpreter; for 1 found
that George Ihnken, who can
talk ordinary German, when it
came to Pennsylvania Dutch, was
worse off than l was.
II went around among 'em. The
COWS were about as big as full grown
goats, and all tails and horns. The
inhabitants never had any money
until went there. They wore felt
boots, smoked cornoob pipes, chewe1
tobacco and spit into the log fire
seven months in the year. The
balance of the year they pitched
quoits, got out mine props and hoop
poles, and took store orders for
provisions, what little clothes they
had and the tobacco they used
Strange to say, they seemed to be
happy. They got four cents apiece
for the mine props and the regular
rate for hooppoles.
"Well, we started the creamery
and gave lessons in dairying that
would do credit to a state agricul-
tural college. We started in and 30
did they. They used to bring their
milk in tour-quart pals, strainers
and every other way. In the flush
season they would bring it to the
creamery in wheel barrows. We
introduced regulation cans, but il
was Unnecessary, as it took four OF
five dairies to fill a can.
"McKelvey urged me to be pa.
tient. I was. The biggest we evel
received there was twenty cans II
the fall it ran down to fifteen, ant
finally in the winter it ran down tC
three. Then / pulled out and told
the railroad people TO send som,
home missionaries and work the
country for summer boarders, al
there was not enough milk in the
whole county around to supply NOR,
than a good boarding house.
guess they are going to take ms
advice. Ask John Bedell some tins
when you see him if this is Doi
about right"
Then Denny lit fresh cigar.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-12-26

Could hardly express the thanks
of Homer Hall, of West Point, Iowa.
Listen why: A severe cold had
settled on his lungs, causing a most
obstinate cough. Several physicians
said he had consumption. but could
not help him. When all thought he
was doomed he began TO use Dr..
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton and writes 'it completely cured
me and saved my life. now weigh
227 lbs. It's positively guaranteed
for coughs, colds and lung troubles.
Price DC and g. Trial bottles free
at all drug stores.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-12-26
Leelu By Thomas Dixon, Jr.

People in this section may have
the pleasure of hearing Thomas
Dixon, Jr., in Port Jervis Monday
evening, Dec. 29th. He is an author
of repute, having written the
'Leopard's Spots, and is an elo-
quent platform orator. Those who
embrace the opportunity will doubt
less be well repaid.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-12-26

The house of representatives has
demonstrated its good faith on the
trust question by passing an appro-
priation bin which provides that
s5OO,O 900 shall be placed at the dis
posal of the attorney general for the
prosecution Of trusts under the exist
ing law. Although passed as an
amendment to the legislative bill,
this is in accordance with the pro
visions of Representative Hnpburn's
measure. 1t is believed by many
that when this bill is passed by the
senate 1t will constitute all the anti
trust legislation enacted by the present
congress. The supporters of this
policy claim that, owing to a lack of
financial resources, it has never been
possible for the attorney general to
properly enforce the Sherman law
but that he will now be able to do so
and that it would be injudicious to
enact new legislation or amend the
present law untilit has been thorough
ly tested in the courtsand its efficiency
or the reverse demonstrated by legal
decisions.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-12-26


The farmers institute for this
county will be held at Milford Mon
day, Dec. 90, at 2 p. m. at the Court
House and at Dingman's at 2 p. m.
Tuesday, Dec. 80. Colonel John A.
Woodward of Centre county will be
present and will talk on topics Of
special interest among them dairy
ing, feeding, roadmaking and fertil-
izing. q. T. Cure of LaclSaw wanna
county will instruct on corn and
potato culture, the handling of sheep
and kindred topics. No farmer who
wishes to make his business profit
able can afford to miss hearing these
practical talks, They are given by
men who have learned by experience
and speak whereof they know. One
good idea received and put in
practice may be worth many dollars
to an enterprising farmer.
OF course there are some men who
know it all now and perhaps cannot
be taught anything but it is possible
they may have overlooked some
trifiing matter the knowl ledge OF
which would be of value to them.
Farm products are bringing good
money now, come out to these insti-
tutes and see if the ideas you obtain
are not worth dollars, that is if you
want to make the business Of farm.
ing profitable and learn the best
methods of doing so
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-12-26

Taking the Venezuelan situation as
text. Secretary Moody delivered a
powerful argument before the house
committee on naval affairs recently.
He cited the presidents statement
that "Our navy must be a match for
any" and proceeded 10 demonstrate
the necessity Tor six new ships to be
authorized By congress this year.
The president is earnestly backing up
the wishes Of his Secretary Of the
Navy. He has said: 81 am in favor
Of building warships everv year until
the United States navy shall be as
strong as any in the worldn Every
iRGuenee which Is at the command qf
the administration win be brought TO
bear on congress 10 secure liberal
treatment Of the navy but there IS
evidently a dissemination on the part
Of ihe naval committee to commit
tie country 10 g policy which Il fears
Will entail heavy taxation
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-12-26

Judge Ashman on Woman Suffrage
"Woman Suffrage is one Of the few
questions in morals and politics about
which it has always seemed to me
there was scarcely room for conflict
ing opinions. The axiom that tax
alton without representation is
tyranny, would seem to secure the
franchise to woman as a matter Of
indisputable right; and l have met
with no objection on the score of
policy to its exercise by her, which
has not seemed puerile and selfish.
The plea That she is mentally inca
pacitated to exercise a sound Judge
ment in civil matters is grotesque
when we consider the mental make
up Of thousands Of men who throng
the polls and in effect, control the
destinies Of a party; and the plea that
her womanly duties are incompatible
with the duties which she owes to
the state, has been disproved by ex-
perience. After all, the convincing
argument with me is that the average
woman is on a higher moral plane
than the average man; that she is o
worse sufferer than he from the mis-
chiefs Of misrule; that instinctively
her voice would be raised for sOeia
order, and that her presence at tbs
ballOt-box would be, as it now is il
the church, a force upon the side O
enlightened rule"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-12-26

A. W. Bdlch and Son, Matamoras,
all dsug and general stores in Pike
county guarantee every bottle Of
Chamherlain's Cough Remedy and
wisl rafund the money to anyone
who Is not satisfied after using two-
tnirds De the contents. This q the
best remedy in the world for Ia
grippe, coughs, colds. Group and
whooping cough and Is pleasant and
safe TO take. IA prevents any ten
denty Of a cold to result Ia pnsn-
monia. 2 26 O3
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-12-26

Secretary Hay, Ambassador Her
bert and Senator Depew, the latter
representing the Seligmens, have al
ready had one conference with a view
to determining what can be done to
enable Venezuela to meet her obliga-
tions and it is believed that eventual
~ a satisfactory settlement will be
the outcome of the interest displayed
by the American bankers. Repre-
sentative Hit, chairman of the COM
mittee on foreign affairs, said today,
sBoth parties in the house believe
that the administration has handled
the Venezuelan affair with great good
Judgment and the resolution passed
by the house asking for information
should not be construed as arguing a
want Of confidence. The Monroe
doctrine has been strengthened in
three ways. The powers, by refrain
ing from landing troops on South
American soil have shown respect
for the doctrine which win constitute
a precedent, the jealousy With which
the American people regard the doc
trine has been demonstrated and
so0th American countries have again
been taught the lesson that they can
not repudiate their just debts and
hope to get behind the Monroe doc
trine for protection,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-12-26

There is rapidly growing con-
viction in Washington that the
Venezuelan episode when passed will
have added another laurel to the
reputation of Secretary Hay as q
diplomat and that the course Of
straight forward diplomacy, as ex
empified by President Roosevelt's
exposition of the Monroe doctrine in
his first message to congress, will
have scored another victory. The
statement that "The powers con-
cerned-Great Britain and Germany
will deal solely with the United
States in the matter of arbitration, "
is regarded as the greatest recogni-
ton the Monroe doctrine has ever
received. The acceptance by the
allies of the arbitration proposals
forwarded by Secretary Hay, al
though accompanied by some con-
ditions which complicate the situa-
ton, is regarded as forshadowing
the peaceful conclusion of the pres
ent difficulty and theadministration
has turned its attention to facili
tating that end. While it is OBJ
viously impossible for the United
States to guarantee the payment Of
such indemnity and damages as may
be allowed by the arbitratbrs, the
government will make it. clear to
such American financiers as may
become interested in tbe situation,
that it will use its power to protect
them in any loan they may make to
Venezuela.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-12-26

Certain naval officers are advancing
the theory that Germany in SO vlgor-
ously prosecuting her claims against
Venezuela was actuated by a desire
to secure a naval base on this conti-
nent. Such q theory, while apparently
plausible, is not supported by the
facts, the German Ambassador having
ON two occasions, one as recently as
December II, protested in writing to
Secretary Hay that his country had
no intention of acquiring or even
occupying American territory. He
further asserts that he has been in
structed to make this statement by
his sovereign. Under the circum-
stances there is little ground for the
claims set forth in naval circles and
if the administration traces their.
authors there may follow a severe
reprimand.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-12-26

Take Laxative BrOmo Qninine Tab
lets. An druggists refund the money
If it fails 20 cure Y. W. Grove 3
signature is on each box. 25c,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-12-26

The annual meeting Of the share
holders Of the Barret Bridge company
win be held at the Toll House Of the
company in Port Jervis on Tuesday,
January 9Th proximo, for the purpose
Of choosing directors for the next
year. The polls win be open from
till 4 o'clock p. M.
FRANCIS MARVIN,
Secretary.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-12-26
ELECTION Of Managers

The annual election for managers
Of the Milford Cemetery Association
will be held at the office Of G. w.
Bull in the borough Of Milford on
Monday, Jan. 3, 1908, betwegn the
hours Of 2 and 3 p. m.
WILLIAM MITCHELL,
Secretary.
Milford, Pa, December IL, 1902.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-12-26

Reversing his intentions as pre-
viously announced, Senator Hoar
has given notice to the senate that
he will introduce an antitrust
bill at this SESSION. When seen on
the subject, however, it was evident
that the senator's intentions were
not we'll defined, and that what his
bill would be and even whether it
would be framed at all would de-
pend entirely on the decision of the
attorney general If Mr. Knox
decides that with the new ap
preparation he car better test the
Sherman law aDd withdraws the
recommendations made in his
Pittsburg speech for the present, the
measure of the venerable senator
from Massachusetts will not prob
ably materialize this season.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-12-26
THE WASHINGTON LETTER.

The Cuban treaty is now IN the
hands of the senate and will receive
prompt consideration after the hol-
idavs. IL grants to Cuba conces-
sion of 25 per cent. from the Dingley
rates aud secures for the produts Of
the United States concessions vary
ing from 20 to 40 per cent. and
averaging about 331S per cent.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-23
Porto Rico's Stone Collars.

The puzzle of archaeologists in the
American Museum of Natural History.
says the New York Herald, is what
are termed the ''stone collars" from
Porto Rico. Senor Lopez-Nassa, an
erudite native, recently has written
entertainingly of other antiquities, and
states his belief that they were used
for ceremonial purposes. Professor
Otis Il. Mason advanced the same hy-
pothesis in 1876. soon after the ar
rival of specimens at the Smithsonian
Institution.
They are of the same size and shape
aS an ordinary horse collar. and made
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-23

mechanics are sometimes blended. The
trees serve only as a support for the
platform at the top, and as side rails
of ladder, it being necessary only to
provide rounds. The trees serve also
to stay the iron support. The wind
mill, which was built by J. G. Benster,
of Moline, ILL.,, Is of peculiar constru-
ton, there being no gear wheels no..
crank, the power being transmitted by
an inyolute wheel which Is a part of
the steel wheel to which the fans are
attached. The surface of the involute
is perfectly smooth, as Is also that of
the wheel attached to the pitman car
rier, the one rolling upon the other
The mast is of tubing. the pitman
being carried down inside. The wires
for throwing the mill out Of gear are
attached to a thimble on the outside
of the mast. From this it will be seen
that the trees are not needed for act
ual support.
A number Of these mills have been
attached to trees and have been giving
excellent results. 1t is also possible to
carry the mills around on wagon and
set them to work at any part Of q
field
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-23

the invention of Gardiner and Bios
som, to whom a patent was granted
June 30, 1858. Both the arc and the
incandescent lights, it will be noticed,
We're invented in the same year. Moth
ing could be more different than the
incandescent lamp of 1858, and that Of
to-day.
When you happen to be in Wash
ington go over to the Patent Office and
spend few hours looking around the
model room. You will find your pains
well rewarded.-New York Mail and
Express.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-23

the bait. In this case the tempting
morsel is suspended within easy reach,
but the instant the electrical current
is completed by the rodent itself death
ensues without the bait being dis
turbed. The trap consists of two me-
tallic plates connected by wires to an
electric light circuit, the plates being
insulated by plate of non-conducting
material placed between. The bait
holder Is suspended from supporting
arch secured to the outer plate. There
are numerous small animals which
may be captured in this way, and the
inventor also intends it for use in de-
stroying reaches and bugs Of various
sorts. The electrocution is accom-
plished by the passage of the current
from one plate to the other through
the body of the rodent or insect. The
inventor Of this ingenious device is C.
NJ. Shafer.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-23

casions by Queen Victoria, may be
conspicuous again at the coronation
The King is understood to have or.
dered 1t to be placed in the special
crown that is being made for Queen
Alexandra. The Koh-i-noor, which is
usually kept among the crown jewels
at the tower, was discovered originally
in the celebrated mines of Golconda,
about the middle Of the sixteenth CEN
tury. 1t passed through the hands of
several Indian princes, and was pre-.
sented to Queen Victoria in 1S49 by
Dhuleep Singh, the last native ruler
of the Punjaub. The value of this
famous gem has been estimated at
$1O,0OOOOO
The Koh-i-noor had narrow escape
before it reached the late Queen. AT
ter the annexation of the Punjaub in
1S49 it was given up to the British,
and at a meeting of the Board was
handed to John (afterward Lord Law
renee in a small box beneath many
folds of linen for safe keeping He
placed it in his waistcoat pocket and
forgot the treasure. When he dressed
for dinner the waistcoat containing it
was thrown carelessly on one side AT
a subsequent meeting of the Punjaub
Board Henry Lawrence suggested to
his brother the advisability of at once
forwarding the Koh-i-noor to Queen
Victoria. John Lawrence had forgot
ten that the diamond had been given
him: then suddenly remembering, he
quilted the Board with an unruffied
countenance, hurried home and in
quired of his manservant if he had
seen a small box which had been left
in his waistcoat pocket. "Yes, sahib,"
the man replied, 81 found it and put it
in one of your drawers" Bring it
here" said Lawrence. The servant
produced it. "Now," said his master,
"open it and see what it contains"
The old native obeyed, and after re-
moving the folds of linen, he said
there is nothing here, sahib but bit
of glass" Good" said John Law
renee, with sigh of relief, you can
leave it with me-"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-23
"Getting Into a Scrapee"

This popular phrase, involving the
use of an English word, in a sense diff.
ferent from it's proper meaning, has
considerably puzzled English lexico-
graphers.
One, more ingenious than the 9TH
ers, has traced it's origin to the game
Of golf.
In the North of Scotland this game
Is played upon downs, or links, ON the
seashore, where many rabbits burrow.
The small hole with which these ami
mails begin their burrows is called in
that part Of the country rabbit
scrapes," or simply "scrapes'
1t often happens, in the progress of
game of golf, that the ball of some
unfortunate player brings up in one Of
taese scrapes and is with difficulty re-
moved. Special rules had therefore to
be made for the player "in a scrape."
This would seem an intelligible
source for an otherwise rather unintel.
ligible eXpression.-New York Times.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-23
Electrocutes the Rodents,

The electric mouse trap is the latest
novelty to aid in eXterminating the
pests which infest dwellings and other
buildings, and the inventor intends
that it shall be the cause of many a
shocking death. There is no compli-
Gated mechanism about the trap; in
fact, it is so simple that the wary
rodent is not at all likely to regard
the device with suspicion. Everything
is in plain sight, and the animal is not
compelled to insert its head in moose
or to enter a cage in order to reach
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-23

model room. The patent on peg shoes
was granted to S. B. Hitchcock and
j. Bement on July 80. 1911.
Then there is the first washboard.
1t is as fresh-lookirg to-day as when
it was first placed in the cabinet, and
shows not particle of corrosion. al
though the name of the inventor was
S. Rust, and it was Rust himself who
made the model. The patent is dated
February 8, 1888. The first arc elec.
trio light was made by Collier and
Baker, and patented by them May 18.
1858. The first incandescent lamp was
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-23

Morse's original model of the telegraph
instrument, fashioned by his own
hands. The model is very crudely
made, but it inspires reverence in the
visitor, and even certain sort of awe,
when he pauses to think of what the
telegraph has done for the advance
ment Of the world. and what a slow
universe this would be if we did not
have telegraphic communication with
our fellow beings the world over.
In another cabinet, inspiring the
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-23

of very hard, greenish colored stone.
They are all more or less ornamented
by knot, or shoulder, on either the
right or left side. which is covered
with strange figures cut into the hard
stone.
AT the present writing anthropolo-
gists have discovered the purpose or
use of everything manufactured by
prehistoric man with the exception of
these strange Porto Rican collars"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-23

same sort of reverence, and bringing
thoughts of the days when every bit
of sewing in the world was done by
hand, is Elias Howe's model of the
sewing machine. The visitor uncon-
sciously repeats to himself the words
of the song of the shirt, "Stitch, Stitch,
Stitch" and thinks of the agony of
that stitching in the days of Hood,
when it was all done by hand.
Elias Howe's first sewing machine
is almost as crude as Morses telegraph
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-23
A Curious Windmill.

A windmill is apt to be a very pro-
sale and ugly construction. but many
attempts have been made with vary
ing success to beautify these very use
full and economic power producers.
This engraving from the Scientific
American illustrates how nature and
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-23

;ounder, but in both cases the model
operated exactly as described in the
specifications. and the patents We're
accordingly granted
Not a whit less interesting is the
lodel of the first typewriter. the in
ention of r. 7. p. Allen, Kentuck-
IN. 1t is still more roughly made than
he models Of the telegraph and sew
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-23
First Models Of
Great Inventions.
5Ccocoooooo CoCoccocococo

That vast mausoleum of wrecked
hopes and blighted ambitions, the
model department of the United States
Patent Office in Washington. is illum-
mated here and there with the original
models of the very great inventions.
In one of the cabinets is to be seen
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-23
sToKER BECOMES A MAYOR.
Dennis Mulvifhll Goes From Factory Fur
mace to City Hall.

Dennis Mulviihll Goes From Factory Fur.
mace to City Hall.
We herewith reproduce the picture
Of Dennis Mulvihill, the new Mayor
Of Bridgeport, Conn, who until his
election was employed as fireman in
a manufacturing plant at $14 week.
Honesty will be the watchword OF
this administration" declared the
"stoker Mayor" in his inaugural
speech.
Mr.. Mulvihill has worked at the
same furnace for thirty years. He was
born in Ireland fifty-six years ago. In
1896 he was elected Alderman. He is
the first Mayor elected on the Demo
cratic ticket in that city in the last
ten years. Mr.. Mulvihill was so con-