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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26

Recently the Pass, accepting the
statement Of ootemporary without
reflection, stated that ST. swithiu s
day occurred June 18th. Tine proper
date is July IS and the Sussex
Register, which fell into a similar
error, says;
Jupiter Pluvius apparently has
access TO files Of the paper, and
believing that whatever appears in
the Register must be 50. being also
led astray, and proceeded to make
the assertion good, and has already
given us more than a fortnight of
the forty days rain. The Register
was, however, in error as to the
date. June sth was the day of St.
Medard, a French saint, TO which Is
credited the same forty days rain
superstition that the English associ-
ate with st. Swithin's day.
st. Swithin was bishop Of Win
chester s52 to s62. ae was known
for his pietv and humility, and
when he died requested that he be
buried in humble ground More
than a century later when the
church at Winchester was restored,
he was adopted as the patron saint
and his remains we're translated
from an almost forgotten grave tc
the new basilica. This translation
took place July 10, 971, and many
miracles we're said to have accom-
panied and followed it, many claim
ing to have been cured of diseases.
It was not until four or five
centuries later when there was @
great downpour on st. Swithin''
day that the legend Of the rainy
day became historical, and at thai
time the forty days rain were
attributed to St. Swithin's anger a
his translation from an hunbl,
grave to a site of distinction. The
stanza is:
st. Swithin's day If thou dJst rain
For forty days it will remain;
St. Swithn's day il thou be fair
For forty days 1t will rain na mair.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26
Presbyterian ChronicIings
tBy Rev. e. NJ. smead)

The Sabbath morning topic will
be "The Parable of the ten Virgins
In the evening che subject of "Why
men do not come to church" will be
discussed. There have been several
reasons suggested and these will be
considered together with some
reasons why men should. identify
themselves with the lite and activi-
ties Of the church. It is to be hoped
that many men of the village will
attend this service next Sunday
evening.
The prayer meeting topic for next
Wednesday evening will be "Civic
Righteousness, Prov. IA: "a. This
will be a national topic in considera-
ton of our coming national birth
day.
The Young Peoples Society of
Christian Endeavor did extremely
we'll in or estimation last Friday
evening at their strawberry and ice
cream festival. The amount added
to the treasury was thirty dollars
The Third Quarterly Calendar is
low with the printer and it is
anticipated that it will be in the
hands of the people very soon. The
appearance of the little sheet has
not been changed. The matter is
printed for reading and it is desir-
able that all should read the plan
over for the coming three months.
This plan has been made in the
anticipation that every member of
the church will help to carry it ont.
All will be needed especially in the
welcoming and interesting of the
guests among us. A word, friend
ly hand, even a smile will count in
this work.
The pastor is pleased TO have had
the opportunity of meeting the Rev.
A. Edwin Keigwin of the Park
Presbyterian Church of Newark, N &.
j.. this week. He is visiting at
Mrs. Haight's, who IS one of his
parishioners. 1t is unfortunate that
be does not intend to remain in
Milford over Sunday because we
would have been very glad to have
heard him. The Park Presbyterian
church has a membership Of about
nine hundred.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26
DR.. shun Thinks Thinra

The New York Journal publishes
The following interview with Hon.
J. H. Shull, Representative from
Pennsylvania, of Stroudsburg;
II have oontended for a year OF
more that the corruption of the
Grant administration would sink
into insignifcance when compared
with the rottenness in every depart
ment Of the present administration
"The postofice department is near
the people, and an investigation of
that department Is likely to throw
light indirectly on other depart
ments that are worse.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26
Methodist Church lettings.
tBy REV. ". A. wooDl

Subjects for Sunday, June 2sth /.
Morning, Upward Gravitation ="
Evening, "Regrets. Wednesday
evening prayer meeting, Joy ("
Questions, "What is the peculiar
nature of Christian joyP" "Are
there different degrees?" "How
may the most complete joy be
obhined?" Kindly look up Web
sters definition Of JOY and have
several Bible references ready on
the subject. Brother White has
made a prayer meeting thermometer
which we arc sure will prove inter
esting-
The services for Children's Day
at Union we're we'll carried out and
exceedingly interesting. The vigor-
our efforts Of the scholars in behalf
of the Children's Day collections
were a delightful surprise to the
pastor. Think of Union raising ovei
double the amount of the home
school This shows what persever.
ence will do. The following are the
amounts raised by the scholarsi
Katie Hubbard, $3.50; Arthur
Case, S. Eula Gavoille, Is Mimi,
Gebhardt, S.; Vera Gavoille, So
Edward Gebhordt, $1.25 Ace Hub
bard, 6te; Total S2436. Medals
will be presented to the first foui
namsd and Vera Gavoille ls making
an extra effort to bring her collec
tion up to the required amount
We would like to see her succeed
The children have all done wonder
fully we'll and the pastor extend
Hearty thanks for their help. Tit
school is prospering beautifully ant
the interest remains unflagging
The pastor will preach at the schoo
house this coming Sunday Afternoon
if not rainy. Some one pleas
prophesy a pleasant day.
The contemplated trip to New
York by way of Kingston was mad
by pastor and family Monday. Tn
day, though cloudy, was free fron
haze and the scenery oil along tn
route, and especially down th
Hudson, was greatly enjoyed. w,
expect to return Saturday noon.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26
Chinese as Laborers

The Commissioner General Of
Immigration, f. p. Sargent, who
has been in Hawaii investigating the
labor question, says that the planters
in the islands have made experiments
with Portuguese, Porto Ricans and
negroes, but all have proved unsatis-
factory, and that the native labor is
almost useless. The only solution
seems to lie in the "Heathen Chinee, "
but the Chinese are now excluded
from the island. Unless congress
makes some modification of the ex-
clusion act with reference to Hawaii,
the planters assert that instead oi
bettering their condition by annexa-
tion they have been crippled in theii
industries.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26

The output of l,75s,OOO lbs. pig
iron during May is the record for the
world.
The democrats appear to have
ceased their earnest scanning of the
horizon in search of a new issue.
Washington correspondents are
engaged in making. states of the
committee chairmen, which of course
Uncle Joe Cannon will be compelled
to recognizezis-he feels like it.
When the Porto Ricans passed
their libel law which prohibits the
publication of cartoons except those
referring to ''public officials and other
criminals" they evidently had in
mind the postofiice department.
Shipments of wheat from Argen-
tine from January l to June ., 1908,
have amounted to 40, l34, 600 bushels.
Last year for the same period ship
ments were 16,O6O,O 600 bushels.
The rejoicing which is being in
dulged in over losses Of the beef
trust in the recent Kansas floods is
destined to be short lived. By simply
advancing the price of meats a cent
or two a pound the trust will be able
to come out whole. In this way the
people of the country will contribute
to the 'aood sufferers"
1t is only ten years since 1898 and
yet the democratic captains seem to
think that the people have forgotten
the business Generalization, closing
Of factories, the armies Of unpaid
employees and consequent loss Of a
home market for our food products
aud the general suffering and want
occasioned by the country's last
experiment with democratic low
tariff methods.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26
ENCOURAGING BLoODSHED


Rev. r A. Elwood, paster of the
Olivet Presbyterian church at Will
mington, Del, is held to be largely
responsible for the lynching of the
negro White near that city. In a
sermon last Sunday he uttered
language in his pulpit calculated to
incite to mob violence and exhibited
blood stained leaves, while the fam
lily of Miss Bishop, the victim, ap-
pealed to the law. The New York
Herald, commenting on the sermon,
which is condemned by many lead
ing papers, says "his sermon of
Sunday night was in line with the
policy of a steadily increasing class
of preachers who in their morbid
efforts TO inoite sensation and
achieve publicity are creating a
yellow pulpit that is worse than the
yellow press"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26

Can anything be worse than to
feel that every minute will be yonr
last7 such was the experience Of
Mrs. s Il. Newson, Decatur, Ala.
''H'or three years, she writes, II
endured insufferable pain from in
digestion, stomash and bowel
trouble. Death seemed inevitable
when doctors an6 all remedies fail.
ed At length I @aN induced to try
Electric Bitters and the result was
miraculous. 1 improved at once and
now I'm completaiy recovered" ." For
liver, kidney, stomach and bowel
troubles Electric Bittsrs is the only
medicine Only 300. It's guaranteed
by an druggists.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26

The Dispatch, commenting on the
recent appointment of two members
TO the school board, says las at
present constituted there is no room
for improvement in the personnel
of the school board. " Il might have
added without the slightest fear
of contradiction that when it at
tempted last February to constitute,
IN part at least, the personnel of the
board the people disageed with its
selections by a handsome majority
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26

al have been troubled for some
with indigestion and sour stomach,
says Mrs. Sarah w. Curtis of Lee.
Mass. "and have been taking Cham
berlain's 5 Stomach ana Liver Tablets
which have helped me very much
so that now I can eat many things
that. before I could not. If you
have any trouble with your stomach
why not take these tablets and get
well2 For sale by Balch a Son,
Matamoras. all general stores in
Pike coanty,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26

Penfield-Unless you're engaged to
a young woman you should never
make her a present Of anything last
ing. Give her some flowers, or candy,
or
Merritt-A copy Of the best selling
book of the day.-Town Topics.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26

Maude-So she married and did
well2
Annie-Yes. She gets S25 a week
now.
Maude-Pin-money
Annie-No; alimony.-Judge.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26

Temperance Lecturer - o my
friends, there are some spectacles
which one never forgets.
Old Lady's Voice lin rear)-Pd like
to know, sir, where they sell them,
II you don't mind.-N. Y. Times.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26

He-Reggie Fitziames has become
recklessly engaged to any number Of
girls, but he always gets out of it.
She-With decency?
He--Oh. yesl lie merely has TO GO
and ask the fathers consent and it's
all over.-Tit-Bits.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26

A man who wears straw hats
says they may be kept looking well
and retain their bright color if they
are frequently brushed so as to keep
them free from dust.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26

Teacher-Give me a definition of
"operable," and use the adjective in
a sentence to illustrate.
Claude-"O persbie"-capable Of be-
ing worked. Example: my father
is operable. ~, y Times.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26
Legal Advertising.

Administrator and Executors -.
Auditoris notices 400
ni,orce notiees 500
shorids sales, Orphans court sales
County Treasurer's sales, County state
ment and election proclamation charged
by the square.
J.H. Van Etten, PUBLISHER,
Milford, Pike County, Pa.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26

"Willie, is your sister at homer"
"Well, she said to tell you no, but
II you have about 25 cents think can
arrange a meeting for you."-N Y.
Journal.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26
Advertising Rates.

One esquare(eightl lines) one Insertion 81 90
Zach subsequent insertion 90
Reduced rates, furnished on application
will be allowed yearly advertisers.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26

"say, pa, what's fame?"
"That which people give man
after he is dead instead of the money
he needed when he was alive."-Chi-
cago Record-Herald
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26

Young Doctor-Yes, ! felt greatly
worried until the crisis was passed.
His Wife-Will he be out soon?
Young Doctor-No, not until the
day of the funeral-N. Y Herald
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26
Excursion to Denver and Colorado
Springs

NHEINEW
On account of She international
Convention United Society of Chris
tian Endeavor, to be helix at Denver,
Colo, the Erie will sell special
excursion tickets from Port Jervis
to Denver, Colorado Springs, or
Pueblo, Colo, on July 9Th, 9TH and
sth, good returning to August 3lst,
at the low rate of SAP for the round
trip.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26
Impaired Digestion

May not be al that is meant by dyspepsia
now, but it viii be n neglected.
The uneasiness after eating, fits Of nerv-
oua headache, sourness Of the stomach, and
disagreeable belching may not be very bad
now. but they will be n the stomach is
suffered to grow weaker.
Dyspepsia is such a miserable disease
that the tendency to II should be given
early attention. This Is completely over
come By
Hoods JdrSGpGriLLG
wblch strengthens thewbole digestive system
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26
FEELS THIRTY
YEARS YOUNGER
DIR. Kennedy's New Medicine, Cal-cura Sol

DIR. Kennedy's New Medicine, Cal-cura Sol
vent, Warmly Praised by Mrs. ChaFee.
When Dr. David Kennedy, Kennedy
Row, Kingston. ~ Y. said he regard
ed Calcura Solvent, his new medicine
for the Kidneys, Liver and Blood, as the
crownlng achievements OF his life he made
no mistake, as hundreps who have used it
testify Here is one letter, short and to
the point:
RUTLAND, VT, August 9TH, 1902
Dear Sirs
l have never taken any medicine that
did me so much good as Dr. Kennedy's
latest medicine, Cal-oura Solvent. I can
work hard all day and can do more work
than I could even thirty years ago.
am 50 years Of age and lver felt better in
my life. Gratefully yours,
MRS. A. F. CHAFFEE
Remember that it is Of DR.. Kennedy's
new medicine that this lady writes Only
one Or. David Kennedy ever lived in
Rondout, City of Kingston, N Y, and
his new medicine is sold only in 81 90
bottles.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26

Dress making in all branches.
MARY LuDwIG. Broad st., Milford Pa.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26
Wyokofrs New York Store Weekly News
A SEASON OF WHITE

Fashion stamps this white Summer as far as women's
wearing apparel is concerned. This store as usual
is amply stocked to sell you these dainty white
outfits, everything fresh and of the most
approved styles. We devote this
"ad" to exploiting of those
items and tempt you with
specially low
prices on same.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26

State Of Pennsylvania, County OF Pike, IS
j, John @. Warner, Cashier Of the above
named bank. do solemnly swear that the
above statement Is true to the best of my
knowledge aud belief
JOHN @. WARNER Cashier
Subscribed ana sworn to before me this
18th day Of June. 1908
j. @. CHAMBERLAIN.
Notary Public.
COrreot-Attest;
h WARNER,
ROBERT ". REID, ; Directors.
@. O. ARMSTRONG,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26

Stylish White These skirts
Separate Skirts SrY Snot "'up linen .,
and PIX. Some are perfectly plain,
some are very prettily trimmed, and
they are oil most reasonably priced
Newest Creations A most eco
in White Waists nnrcbo.o = : - J q ~
white waists have just been put on
sale They are part of prominent
makers surplus stock and we are
able to offer them as bargains.
Plenty of The demand
White Ribbons Ioa rona %',',e haa o.a.3 a,9'
ed a scarcity. Glad to say at pres
ent this store is we'll stocked will
the most asked-for kinds.
Dainty Corset covers
Corset Covers cem vnn,n % en, in'
these to your liking in styles, quail
tiles and prices. A new feature il
this line IS the shirt waist cover
consisting Of rose ruffling to Civ,
the necessary full effect.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26

oTrron, Browns BUILDING BROAD ST.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26

White Rufiled, tucked
Petticoat Sale anu aa elnotoluer- ..,o,
made with deep flounces full, gen.
erous garments. Hero are the
prices, as cents to So.
White Wen quote you an
49,, item or two in white
Parasols parasols. They form a
part of the summer outfit and you
naturally want to know where you
can buy them to the best advantage.
Here from 81 % TO 50.
Some White White gloves Of
Glove Values Isle thread, silk
newestlengths, perfectfitting gloves.
Price range, 25 cents to rs cents.
White Wool and The mercer
Wash Goods ,n,as han nr. process .ss
white cotton goods still closer to
silk. giving it a hard push for first
place. In neat stripes and figured
effects. Indian Linens, real Swis-
ses, Batistes, Wash Chiffon, etc.
In wool goods there are Mohatrs,
! Batistes, Landownes, Henriettas.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-06-26

PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-07-10

ST. CLOUD MAN, TOO. STRANGE.
Wadena Pioneer-Journal: It is
given out with authority that A. F.
Foster. who made such startling run
for Congress in this district last year,
will again be candidate against Con-
gresham Buckman next year. There
are also rumors to the effect that a
third man from down st. Cloud way
may also get into the game. The out
come of such a fight will depend
largely upon the record Congressman
Buckman makes in Washington next
winter. OF course, being new man,
he will not have an opportunity to do
much, but still he can display some
Of his ability to. get to the front. So
far. Mr.. Buchanan has done we'll for
his district. and we take it that a
majority Of the citizens of the district
are willing he should continue to
represent them so long as he does it in
an intelligent and honest way.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-07-10
Housing LondOn's Poor (?).

The housing of the working classes
appears, as far as London is concerned,
to be the housing Of the prosperous
working classes. That the hand to
mouth" poor are not accommodated in
the councils dwellings may be gather.
ed from the fact that last years rent
roll from the councils dwellings
amounted to f60,5 and that only f120
was lost. At the present moment 3d.
600 people live in the houses belonging
to the ratepayers Of London, but none
Of these can be classed as the very
poor, for all are in regular work or are
in such occupations that real poverty
is unknown to them.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-07-10

The Commoner When asked the
location of the walls of Sparta the
Spartan captain took his guests out
and showed them the army drawn up
in battle array. "There are the walls
of Sparta" he said. TEN thousand
men and every man is brick.' The
walls Of true democracy are builded
of the tried and true defenders of the
democratic faith, not of men so nearly
like the republican party that the trust
magnates and benefciaries of private
graft would as readily accept one as
the other.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-07-10

;" Newton a)Herald: The man who
opposes the K. C.platform for the reason
that 1t declares indirectly for the free
coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to
/, is opposed to the platform for other
reasons. He makes that merely
pretense. He is intellectually incon-
sistent and morally dishonest. For
seven years he has pretended to op-
pose that idea, and during all this
time he has aided party that has
coined more 16 to dollars than dur
ing any equal period of history, and
not whimper has escaped his lips
against this coinage nor against the
use of the money. While protesting
against this ratio in the platform of
the democracy he has gladly accepted
it in reality from the republicans.
While protesting against this declar-
alton in the democratic platform he
has aided In the election of two re-
publican administrations that have
succeeded in committing every crime
IN the decalogue, nullifying every
clause of the constitution and brand
ing the Declaration of Independence
as lie. He has helped to fill the
island of Luzon with widows and
orphans made in defense of criminal
aggression. turned an army of
liberty into an army Of oppression,
surrounded the harem of a sultan
with the protecting arm of the re
pablo and welcomed slavery again
beneath the flag. While protesting
against this ratio he has filled DOS
~itions of trust with scoundrels, turned
public Offices into republican graft,
flooded all departments with scandal
and corruption and distribution over
to the excuses Of the criminal trusts,
he has helped to perpetrate every
political crime, and all the work of
ruin and desolation he has aided and
abetted merely because he objects to a
democratic administration making
dollars instead of q republican ad-
ministration. Could human imbecility
and asinine perversity go farther?
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-07-10

The star route scandals were not
fully revealed till democratic con-
gress was elected. There is no likeli-
hood that the truth about the post
Office and ether departments will be
told until an opposition congress is in
power. The revelation of fraudulent
army contract is thought by many to
be merely beginning of revelations
which will outdo the postoffice scan
dals.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-07-10

McClure's Magazine: But many
Philadelphians do not try to vote.
They leave everything to the ma
chimes, and the machines cast their
ballots for them. It is estimated that
100, 900 voters did not go to the polls
at the last election. Yet the machine
rolled up majority of 100, 900 for
Weaver, with fraudulent vote esti-
mated all the way from 40, 900 to go,
900.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-07-10

Leo Kill, the greatest pontif since
Gregory the Great anc Innocent the
Third, is dying. The wonderful old
man goes to his eternal reward with
the venerstion and respect of the
entire world. In an epoch of re-
markable men, he has been among the
foremost. and has left an impress on
his time which will endure.