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The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-25
PREVENTION OF MALARIA.
Tropical Gnats the Injecting Cause in
Sierra Leone.

sierra Leone.
Maj. Ronald Ross has practically
succeeded in ridding Freetown, the
capital Of Sierra Leone, from malarial
epidemics. Malaria, yellow fever
and elephantiasis have all been suffi-
ciently shown to be carried by tropic-
al gnats. They are the principal and
possibly the sole means Of infection;
and although that has yet to be dem
enstrated, his "object lesson" will
probably settle the doubt. The gnats
in question are Anopheles, Stegomyia
and Culex, the first of which breeds
in puddles, the second and third in
rubbish heaps. DR.. Logan Taylor,
the head of his Freetown staff, was
therefore instructed to hire a body of
scavengers who would drain or fill up
pools and puddles in the streets, and
to clear the back yards Of broken bot
ties and buckets, empty tins, old cal
abashes, and so forth. The Culex
gang, under native headman, re-
moved the rubbish into carts and sub
sequently discharged it into an as
signed rubbish shoot. AT the same
time, they showed the larvae to occu-
pants of houses, and instructed them
in the manner of destroying them by
emptying the vessel, or by dropping
a little oil on the surface of the water
in which they live BY this means
about 80 houses were cleaned. In less
than three months the gang had Wis
tied $500 houses in town of 10000
inhabitants, and disposed of more
than 1000 cart loads Of rubbish. The
effect can be imagined when it is re-
membered that about one-third of the
tins and bottles contained larvae dur
ing the rainy season, at which time
they were destroyed. Every house
had been breeding mosquitoes in its
own back yard or garden. The An
opheles gang had a more difficult task.
The streets, yards, and gardens pos
sessed numerous pools of rain water.
Some were filled with earth, rubble
and turf. Others were evacuated by
cutting through .ne rock which con-
tanned them, or by making channels
in the soft earth. Several men were
specially employed in brushing out
with brooms, or treating with crude
petroleum or creosote, those puddles
which the rest had not time to touch.
Scientific American.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-25
THE MEEK MhT.
Wife Explains Domestic Arrangement
at Which They Had Arrived.

There are some queer couples In
the world, remarked an estate agent
recently. The other day man and
woman called to see me about rent
ing house. The woman did all the
talking and turned TO the man for
confirmation or corroboration. He al
ways agreed with her, and did it very
meekly.
''Well," said the woman, 81 will
give you f25 for the house. Won'twe
John"
John-"Yes.''
"And III pay my rent promptly,
too; won't we, john"
eyes"
"And Iii take good care Of the
house; won't we, John?"
v "Yes"
"And III take it for three years;
won't we, John?"
''Yes."
"But," | inquired, as is usual in
such cases, care you man and wife,"
"Man and wife~ exclaimed the
woman, sharply. Indeed we are not;
are we, John?'
''No, my dear"
"What?' said |, "not man and
wife?s
'Not much," she retorted. "Pd
have you know, too, that in this fam
lily we are wife and man; that's SO,
Tit, John?"
And John meekly agreed.-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-25

Somehow or other people with
gout are always proud of it.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-25
THE CITY MAN.
,eads a Much Narrower Life Than Rural
Residents Imagine.

"Country people have very strange
deas of city life" said the head book
Keeper, leaning back in his chair and
addressing the ledger clerk, according
20 the Milwaukee Sentinel.
"I've Just received a letter from
'riend," he said, ''who lives in a little
own in the northern part Of the state.
de has been in Milwaukee a few times,
)ut never to stay more than day or
wo.
4 see by the papers, he says, that
gen have s!rikein Milwaukee. What
/ strike-ridden city Milwaukee is, any
vayt | should think you'd all begin
to dread what the next day might
bring FORTH
'Now, / can't tell what strike he
refers to. haven't seen the least evi-
lence of one, nor heard of it. The
,act is, my friend has the idea that L
must be perfectly familiar with every
murder, suicide and robbery that hap
pens in the city, and that ! attend all
The street car accidents. On the same
principle that nothing happens in
the town where he lives, even down to
the looting of chicken roost, that
everyone doesn't know about.
"Now, as a matter Of fact, he gets
'he Milwaukee papers at his home
very morning earlier than / do, and
he actually knows what is going on
in Milwaukee before | do. Besides,
ne reads the papers much more thor
Oughly than city man ordinarily
Toes, especially the details of casual
ties occurring in Milwaukee. A coun-
try man hasn't the slightest idea how
narrow city mans life is. My friend
often says: 4 envy you your oppor-
tunities for seeing new things, You
are in the midst of the drama of life,
where things are always happening.
You can 60 to theaters, lectures, parks,
museums and a hundred other places
ofamusement that country man can
not enjoy
"Of course, ! have the opportuni-
ties Of doing all these things, but how
often do | improve them? You know
| live down in Merrill Park. Each
morning as soon as / have breakfast
| walk a block to the cars and ride
downtown. Like eyeryQneelse Tread
my paper nearly all the way and don't
see anything else When | get to
East Water street ! get off and walk
two blocks to the office. There isn't
much excitement in that, is there?
| sit here at my desk until noon, and
then go down and spend Is minutesin
the restaurant and come back. At
five o'clock | 60 back to the cars and
read the paper all the way home and
then play with the baby in the even
ing. And that is the days pro-
gramme most Of the year.
"Of course, ! could 60 to the thea
ters and lectures, and my wife and l
are always talking about it, but in re-
ality We 90 rarely. Wemay be in the
midst of the drama Of Life, but we
don't see much of it. 1t is pretty
thing to talk about, especially for the
man who doesn't live in the dirt and
dust, foul odors and jangling noises
of the CITY,"
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-25
BUFFALOES IN CANADA.
Herds Are Increasing, Although They
Threatened to Become Extinct.


The buffaloes are increasing in such
proportions in Canada that they
promise in the course Of a few years to
become again fairly abundant. Some
time ago they threatened to become
extinct.
The herd Of woods bufTaloes in the
Peace river district has trebled in size
under the protection afforded it by
the Northwest mounted police Five
years ago it was estimated that there
were not more than SO buifaloes in
the herd; now there are 400.
In appearance there is little differ
ence between the woods buffalo and
the plains buffalo. The former is
merely larger, richer-coated animal.
1t differs materially, however, in its
habits from the subspecies which in
habited the plains, and which has I'M
doubtedly passed away, except for the
presence of a few animalsin captivity
and in the Yellowstone national park.
This species preferred the plain
and travelled hundreds Of miles in its
annual migrations, while the Canadi-
an buffalo shuns the prairie and mi
CRATES but little,-N. Y. Sun.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-25
Fumigating Papers.

Toperfumey yourdwelling ought
to have a stock of fumigating papers
in the house. You can easily make
them for few cents. First soak your
paper in a solution of satlpetre, and
dry it; then get few cents worth of
benzoin, or storax, and dissolve it in
alcohol. Soak your paper and dry it,
and you have delightfully-scented
fumigating paper.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-25
WALLS OF MANILA.
Plan to Provide Freer Egress and In
gress and Preserve Relic.


There has been much said anent
the walls Of Manila. says the Manila
American, but a new idea, suggested
by correspondent is pertinent.
Thus far there have been practically
but two plans discused-that Of the
entire demolition of the wall and that
Of entire conservation. Itappears as
if, perhaps, happy medium Of middle
course might be pursued without do
ing violence to the feeling of anyone.
That the narrow gates are an OBJ
struction to travel cannot be gainsaid.
and provision will have to be made
for freer ingress and egress. This
could be easily done and at the same
time preserve the most picturesque
gates and parts Of the wall, by taking
cut the entire corner about the In
tendencia building, Strengthening the
present road from the Magallanes
monument so as TO follow more close
ly the river bank and widening Gale
de Adunas by taking in strip Of the
iold military hospital lot alongside Of
he north side of the palace. BY so
doing a broad entrance to the official
part of Manila intramures would be
made.
k-a.IAen broad opening might be
made opposite the eastern end of Gale
de Victoria taking out as much ofthe
wall as might be thought advisable,
but preserving the most interesting
part of all-that from the lglesia de
Santo Domingo to the opening made
at the calle de Victoria. Within these
limits are the Puntas de Isabella and
Parian. The entire wall might bere-
moved from opposite Gale de Vic
toria to Gale de Palacio, but from the
latter to opposite the western end of
Gale de Victoria, including the cor
ner facing the Luneta and Legaspi
monument, the wall should be pre-
served. From Gale de Victoria, fac
ing the bay, TO Fort Santiago thewall
might all be taken away, thus allow
ing the city to be swept by ocean
breezes."
The plan here proposed would
soothe the breasts Of those whose es-
thetic sense would be outraged by fur
f. ther destruction Of what is a pictur-
Nesque relic of times long passed, and at
The same time not do violence to those
of more sordid minds, whose thoughts
and actions are bounded solely by the
dollar limit-that is, business.
In looking down the wall from the
windows Of the lntendencia, one is
struck by the splendid opportunities
for converting, with almost no altera-
tions, the broad surface thereof into
beautiful esplanade, whereon thou
sands might promenade or sit and lis
ten to music while refreshing the in
ner man with cooling beverages. Such
structures are erected in many places
at great expense for just this purpose,
while for us here in Manila it has al
ready been built
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-25
Good Stove CHEAP

The o. K. JEWELL have
long been recognized as the
best Cooking Stoves made.
Backs guaranteed for S years.
wear.
If you want a stove, don't
fail to see this line. 1t will
pay you.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-02-25
NUMBER 80
STOVES!.
We have just received a largi !
shipment of our celebrated
20. K. JEWELL
Cooking Stoves,

" hich we purchased at a re-
duced price. and for the month
OF + = = T u = T v
we are going to sell them
cheaper than they were ever
offered before. This is GER
tainly chance to get
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-06-27
OVERzEAL OF YoUTH.
RebuIse Of Lord Lyons to SIR Edward
MnIet for His Haste I'm writ
ing n Draft.

The self-couhdence of youth in busi-
ness matters often receives a necessary
check. Sir Edward Maiet relates in
shifting Scenes an incident wherein
he was very properly rebuked by his
chief in the diplomatic service, Lord
Lyons.
While we were at Washington. says
Sir Edward the head of the chancerY
gave me a letter to which an answer
had to be written, and told me to draft
it. I dashed off what ! thought would
do, trying to make it as short as pos.
sible. and it went down for approval
In due time the box came back, the
head of the chancery unlocked it, took
out the bundle Of drafts and presently
stalked angrily to my desk, holding my
luckless effusion between his finger
and thumb My writing was stroked
through from end to end, and under
meath was written: "Brevity is the
soul of wit, but 1 object to absolute
nonsense.-L."
i was deeply hurt, but the lesson sank
in, and j never again "dashGa OFF, 3
draft.
At another time the cock-sureness of
youth came under Lord Lyons displeas-
ure. Allusion was made one dayto the
assault on Marshal Haynau, the. Aus.
trian general who was reputed to have
hogged women during the Hungarian
rebellion He was brutally attacked in
1850 in London by brewers draymen
and cruelty beaten.
The subject was talked about al din.
ner, and one of the young secretaries
took the part Of the draymen on the
plea of 'served him right"
Lord Lyons struck in quietly. DO
not attempt" he said, "to find an ex-
euse for an act which was a national
disgrace."
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-06-27

4 "Corrinne," he said. softly
She turned, a strange light. perhaps
the reflection of the dying day, on her
face
princess" he said, brolSenlv
She stopped and kissed his brow.
Jack, you dear boy" she said, 90
thank YOU" She had not questioned
his possession of the letter Foolish
boy" her voice was low and tender,
"he trusted our happiness TO a letter.
He loved mel It can't help things now
but to knowi"
She bent and looked into the boys
eyes with eyes that held no thought
Of him "Jack. dear" she said, GIVE
got to speak, I've stifled it so long
I've so skillfully got up my smile to
meet the world Jack, dear. when
your time comes, it isn't the woman
that you will be happy with, remem-
Der, it is the woman without whom
you will be unhappy. In all the world
there's only one for each Of us-only
one who understands. You'll know
her" A sudden radiance, as of a
happy memory, lit her eyes. "You
may realize with a shock after your
first meeting with her, that you have
outraged the conventions and barred
your soul to a woman that you never
heard of before, but there's a splendid
shamelessness about it," In her smile
there was the sweetness that had been
his Waterloo. Her hand closed over
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-06-27
MY TRUST.


song was born in my heart one day;
But warm and sweet on my lips there lay
A baby mouth. so dear, so dear,
] could not wish II away;
And the song was lost In the void again,
The song that had stirred the souls Of men,
In the deeps of their despair
thought as sweet as the summer rain,
Rest for the weary-heart's ease for pain,
From Gods own heart sought out my
own,
And fain would j share its gain.
But little hands clung to me all day long;
At night, though its blessing had made me
strong.
The white-winged dove had flown.
And what was the loss and what the gain
Long years passed-in a nobler strain
My song was sung-the listening world
Was hushed al its glad refrain.
And into matchless word was wrought
The balm and blessing of my lost thought
My dove with its pinions furled.
The dear God knowet tn His own time best;
His deep love searcheth the worlds un-
rest;
He chooseth aright-the seed Is sown,
And safe In It's own place pressed
By whom, what matter2 Full we'll know,
MY baby's touch and the sweet lips glow
God gave to my trust alone.
--Rebecea Linley Trip, in Youths Com
panion.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-06-27
Application for incorporation


Notice Is hereby given that an applioa-
tion will be made to the governor Of the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania on Tues
day the 8th day Of July, 1902, bv the PIKE
Water Power company under the act OF
the general assembly Of Pennsylvania, ap-
proved the 18th day of June, A. ll 1888,
amending the general corporation act or
April 20, 1874, providing for the improve
ment amendment aud alteration OF the
charters Of corporations Of the second
class for the Improvement amend nent
and alteration of It's charter, and that the
character and objects Of the said desired
Improvement amendment and alteration
of It's charter are the striking out from the
purpose of the said corporation. as ex
pressed in its said charter, the words
"along Wallenpaupack creek and tribu-
tnries, which is the boundary between
Pike and Wayne counties, Pennsylvania,
so as to make the purpose Of the corpora
tion read as follows "rhe supply, storage
and TRANSMISSION of water and water DOW
er to the public for commercial and manu-
featuring purp ses; the said corporation
will operate in the borough OF Hdwley."
p. f. ROTHERMh hL,
6-27 Solicitor
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-06-27
SHE WAS ALL TENDERNESS.

his. There was a sudden wistfulness
in her face, as she said: "And if you
never find her, Jack, life must go on
and on without her" In a flash she
was gone.
Young Mason lay quite still His
eyes were fixed on the wood for, down
its painted aisle lighted by beech trees
ike gigantic lanterns, with sweet, wet
eyes downcast, and lips a-quiyer, his
princess, all unconscious of the happi-
ness that was so soon to overtake her,
walked slowly.
The hush Of twilight fell on the
world. The great spaces above were
filed with colorless clouds that sud
denly, wave on wave, blushed pink as
the heart of a seashell. Young Mason,
awaiting a mans delayed greeting
choked back The sob in his throat--he
was only boy, remember, and with
brave eyes smiled down into the wood,
now enchanted
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-06-27
Listers fertilizers at W. & G.
Mitchell's.

Listers fertilizers at W. & G.
Mitchell's.
During the summer kidney irreg.
ularities are often caused by excess.
i've drinking for being overheated
Attend to the kidneys at once by
using Foley 5 Kidney Cure. Sold al
Armstrong; drug store.
Congressman Howard MutchIer Of
this district was an ardent Kerr
man at the democratic convention.
Chronic bronchial troubles and
Summer coughs can be quickly re-
lieved and cured by Foley's Honey
and Tar. Sold at Armstrong; drug
store.
Both the Pennsylvania and New
York Central now have 2O-bour
trains between New York and
Chicago
No good health unless the kidneys
are sound. Foley's Kidney Cure
makes the kidneys right. Sold at
Armstrong S drug store
There were l47 graduates at the
Rast stroudsburg normal this year
On the first Indication of kidney
trouble stop it by taking Foley 3
kidney Cure. Sold ab Armstrong 3
drug store.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-06-27
BRINGS SUMMER BoARDERs.
4 Large Metropolitan Newspaper
Which Is Helping the Summer
Resorts.

The Brooklyn Eagle several years
ago established a Bureau of Infor-
nation in Brooklyn, where tile pub
lie could, free of charge, secure de.
tails of hotels and boarding houses
for the summer. The idoa at once
became popular, and branch bureaus
were opened in Manhattan and
other cities. Country hotels and
boarding houses by sending to this
Bureau can secure a listing blank
fill it out and return it and then be
represented free of cost, and send
their circulars and cards for free
distribution
The Brooklyn Eagle has also been
considered for years the best me-
dium for summer boarders in New
York city.
The Rock Point Inn, in the Adir-
ondacks. said We are giving the
Eagle a larger share of advertising
than most other papers, as expert
ence has demonstrated its value to
as in past seasons.
Chauneey b. Newkirk Of Wurts-
boro, Sullivan county, said Last
season one small adv. brought me
five guests"
Ia Rue Bros, proprietors of the
American Hotel Of Sharon Springs.
n. Y wrote "Oar house is fun
and mostly by Brooklyn people.
Daily we receive applications for
rooms, and an on account OF our
standing ed in The Eagle
For Listing Blanks, Adv Rate
Cards and other information, ad-
dress
EAGLE INFORMATION BUREAU.
Brooklyn, H. Y.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-06-27

"They should never suppress rag
time music" said Nine Emma Ne
yada, the singer, when she returned
from Europe the other day. Rag
time music is all right Some of the
songs are pretty and deserve to be
let live, besides ragtime is popular
and the people want it," Nine. Ne
vada has been away two years and
has surg in nearly every large city
in England and on the continent since
last she appeared before an American
audience.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-06-27
SHERlFFS SALE


BY virtue of a writ OF Levari Facias is
sued ont of the Court Of Common Pleas OF
Pike County, to me directed l will expOst
to snle by public vendue or outcry at the
Sheriff Office in the borough Of Milford
on
MONDAY, THE 18th DAY OF JULY
A. D., 1902,
at 2 O'Clock In the afternoon Of said dav
All that tract OF parcel of land situate In
the village Of MatamOras County of Pike.
and State Of Pennsylvania, described as
follows: Consisting Of one village lot OF
land known and designated as lot number
ed one hundred aud flfty-four on Charlie
st. Johns map Of an addition to the village
OF Matamoras, said lot being fifty feet
wide In front and rear and one hundred
feet in depth, said lot being situate on the
east side of Main street between Fourth
and Fifth streets and is bounded by lots
l52 1853 and 250 ms laid out on said map be
inc one Of sundry lots conveyed to John
c. Wallace by John Clark, jesse NJ. Con
ner and wife by decd dated II day of Feb
ruary, 1887 recorded in the Recorders OF
fee In and for the County Of Pike, Book
35, page 40, etc.
IMPROVEMENTS.
Good dwelling house. two and hall
stories, nearly new.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property Of Jacob b. Raub and will be
sold by me for cash.
GEORGE GREGORY,
sheriff.
Sheriffs Office, Milford, Pa,
June 10, 1909. 6-27
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-06-27

Kurt Rudolph Sternberg, general
manager of the Deerpark Brewing
company of Port Jervis, was il
town this week. He states that the
business of the company is satisfac.
tory and that the goods are winning
their way to popularity strictly on
their merits The increase in sales
is marked and for new plant only
in its second year Of operation the
product IS deservedly received with
marked favor by the public.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-06-27
Was WASTING AWAY.

The following letter from Robert
r. Watts of Salem, Mo-, is instruct
i've II have been troubled will
sidney disease for the last fiv,
years. I lost flesh and never fel
we'll and loctored with leading ply
ioians and tried all remedies sug
gested without relief Finally
tried Foloy's Kidney Cure and less
than two bottles completely cureC
me and [ am now sound and well
Sold at Armstrong; drug store.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-06-27

R. A Gray. J. p, Oakville, Ind
writes, "For ten years 1 was con.
dned to my bed with diselse of the
kidneys. 1t was so severe that
could not move part Of the time. ]
consulted the very best medical
skill available bat could get nc
relief until Foley's Kidney Cure
was recommended to me. It has
been a Godsend to me-" Sold at
Armstrong; drug store.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-06-27
Inlere.lInn 10 AsIhma sunerets.

Daniel Bante of Otterville, Iowa
writes, 81 have had asthma for
three or four years and have tried
about all the cough and asthma
cures in the market and have re-
oeived treatment from physicians in
New York and other cities but got
very little benefit until tried Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar which gave me
immediate relief and 1 will never be
without in my house. 7 sincerely
recommend it to all" Sold at
Armstrong; drug store
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-06-27

Want your mnuslnche or beard a beautiful
brown Or rich hlack2 fhen use
BUCklNGHAm'S DYE tsbissAEsers


Sixty degrees b. low zero is the
iriehifails cJld nosphcre Il. which
Alaskan gold hunters must Otter
work. They make freplaces of snow
in that desolate region. The snow i.
pressed into blocks like bricks and a
fireplace two or three feet square 4,
built with ihcm. Whpu che fire q,
lighted tile snow, Of course, mclts on
the surface; hut whcu the fire is out
this freezes q hard that the next frt
causes 81 10 become OILY damp. a
srow fireplace used orly for cooking
purposes will last for an entire win
ter
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-06-27

An anti corset decree has been is
sued by the minister of education in
Saxony, who believes tight lacing to
be fatal to intellectual development,
and no girl wearing corset may at
tend the public educational institu
tions. Am. Med
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-06-27
Unelsi ned Letters.

List of unclaimed letters remain
ing in the post Office at Milford for
the week ending June 26, 1902;
Mr. aud Mrs. F. NJ. Davenport,
Mrs N. Abbie HALEY, Miss Ella
Balzhiser.
Persons claiming the above will
please say advertised" and give
late of this list.
CHARLES baltimore, P. M.