Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-10

the windows of the postollice depart
ment, but this would make it a too
comfortable Jail.
The "enemy's country" has spread
all the way from New York to Iowa.
All Mr.. Bryan has to do now is to
cross his state line.
Senator Hanna can now be said to
be comfortably ensconced upon the
Roosevelt Band Wagon, with the
band playing on coming victory.
The kodak friends certainly do not
go after J. Pierpont Morgan in the
hopes Of getting a newspaper-prize-
contest landscape scene or a Mellin's
Food baby.
John Jacob Astor is said to have
been the first American millionaire,
in 1920. New York today is credited
with having 1920 million and multi
millionaires.
There are always a good many
men, who, knowing well that they
could not under any circumstances
get the nomination, loudly proclaim
that they could not possibly afford to
accept such an Office as the vice
Presidency OF the United States.
1t is just possible that there are so
many congressman who have been
taking active interest in securing
pOstOffice contracts for their constit-
uents, that the question of appointing
an investigating committee may
never come to a vote.
Hon. John Barrett who has just
appointed minister to Argentine has
travelled $4,000 miles in his trip
around the world in the past year
and has interviewed fifteen kings and
emperOrs, largely in the interests of
the st. Louis exposition.
A new York burglar received
sentence OF four years. Upon damn
ing the judge therefor, he received
two additional years. For further
cursing this style of justice and
assaulting a by-stander he received
three years more from the judge. He
may now conclude to be good.
The Louisville Courier Journal can
be counted upon to shortly deliver
another scathing broadside against
Mr.. Cleveland, Mr.. Bryan and the
New York four-hundred; Kentucky
warehouse fire destroyed a million
gallons of fine whiskey and the smoke
and heat has damaged some Of the
best mint beds in the state.
The American squadron, so right
royalty entertained at Kiel, Germany
is next the honored guest of King
Edward in English waters. Courtesy
and hospitality given or received, do
not lessen an individuals ability to
care for or defend his own; on the
contrary an interchange of courtesies
frequently prevents the necessity for
such defence.
1t has been a long time in coming,
but we have 1t at last. Ex-Governor
PattisOn Of Pennsylvania brings for
ward the slogan for the next national
campaign, "Turn the rascals out"
Inasmuoh as the rascals will be moi
only turned out, but most Of them
turned in Jail before even a meeting
of congress, at the hands Of republi-
can administration and investigation
it is a little difficult to see what the
democrats could gain by their shout
ing.
The report Of the Interstate Com
meree Commission shows net
increase in railroad earnings for the
fiscal year ending June 3Oth, 1902 Of
$50, 900, ,OO0 over that Of the preced
ing year and estimates are made of q
further increase Of $40, 600, 600 for the
year of 1908. This tremendou.
increase in railroad business, indicat
ing Of course highly prosperous con
ditions Of trade, comes in spite Of the
fact that most Of the railroads have
been spending enormous sums ol
money IN permanent improvements.