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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09
A Census of Drunksrds

An act passed at last session pro-
vides that any member Of the
family, or blood relation, of an
incorporate person or any overseer
of the poor or magistrate Of the
district may give notice verbal or
written to inkeepers or others selling
or having intoxicating liquors for
bidding them from furnishing such
Incorporate person with liquors.
and if within three months after
such notice any one to whom the
same Is given shall furnish liquors
TO such incorporate person he shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and may
be fined or imprisoned or both.
Under this law the chief of police in
some cities in this state are making
out lists of drunkards and will give
the notice proVi ed for.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09
THE RAMBLER's PICKINes

Last Sunday afternoon while COM
ing up Ann street ] never saw a
living soul, not even a dog. Talk
about a lively place.
Aleck Riviere has put the finish
ing touches on the walls Of the Mott
street bridge.
The democratic county committee
and the next president judge, Chas.
B. Staples, met at the district at
torney's Office Monday afternoon.
So the good deacon Nearpass Of
Port Jervis has captured the nomi-
nation for assembly. If he should
be elected he will have to get new
high hat.
John @. Westbrook, Jr., is greatly
improving the looks of his Ann
street residence bg the application
of new coat of paint. McMurray
and Almer are doing the work.
Billy will get the right ring after
awhile.
Milford can now boast of a baby
row. Three babies we're born with
in week within three hundred
yards Of each other. More chances
to get a good cigar from a proud
father or grandfather than from a
candidate for county Office.
Trouble seems brewing unless the
oongregating of boys in certain
quarter stops.
Christian Gebhardt, a Dingman
township boy, but now of Scranton,
Pa, has been spending a week with
relatives here.
William Cortright, who has been
and is still employed at Stroudsburg,
Pa, spent Sunday with his family
here.
Editor Goodman of the Sussex
Register loves to delight his readers
with something lively. Here is
something he published last week.
It may not include the Editor of the
Press:
The Devil came up to the earth one day,
And into a Court House wended his way,
just as an attorney with very grave face
Was proceeding TO argue the "points In
the case"
Now, lawyer his Majesty never had seen
For to his dominions none ever had been;
And he felt very anxious the reason to
know
Why none had been sent to the regi 1ns
below.
Twas the fault Of his agents, his Majesty
thought,
That none Of these lawyers had ever been
caught
And for his own pleasure he felt desire
To come to the earth and the reason inquire.
Well, the lawyer, who rose with vision 50
grave,
Made out his opponent consummate
knaYe;
And the Devil was really greatly amused
To hear the attorney SO grossly abused.
But soon as the speaker had come to a close
The counsel opposing then fiercely arose,
And he beaped such abuse on the head Of
the first,
That made him villain, Of all men the
worst
Thus they quarreled, contended, and
argued 50 long
Twas hard to determine which OF them
was wrong;
And, concluding he'd heard quite enough
OF the fuss"
Old Nick turned away and soliloquized
thus
IF all they have said OF each other be true
The Devil has surely been robbed of his
due;
But I'm satisfied now it's all very we'll
For these villains would ruin the morals
Of hell.
"They have puzzled the court with their
villainous cavil
And I'm free to confess they have puzzled
the devil
Ny agents are right to let lawyers alone
II 1 had them, they'd swindie me out Of
my throneV
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09
DR. ABBOTT ON THE FAMILY
Says Majority Of Women do not Care
for the Franchise--some Statistics

Says Majority Of Women do not Care
for the Franchise--some Statistics
Dr. Lyman Abbott, in his recent
article IN the Atlantic" against
equal rights for women, expresses
the opinion that the majority Of
women twill neither be forced nor
enticed" out Of their present state
of disfrauohisement He would do
we'll not to be too sure. The major
ity of women are still Indifferent on
the question, but tine number who
desire the ballot is growing, and
growing fast The first woman
suffrage petition presented to the
British Parliament in 1859 was
signed by only ,499 women the
petition Of 1878 by i1.00O women,
and the petition presented to the
members Of tho recent Parliament
was signed by 257, 900 women.
From Australia, where women
were lately granted full national
suffrage, the news has just come
that their registration exceeds all
expectation, more than $50, 600 hav-
ing placed their names on the cleo
toral roll When the women of
New Zealand we're given full suf
frage in 1898, the estimated number
of adult women in the colony was
1S9, ,915. OF these 1O9, ,461 registered
to vote In Wyoming, the Secretary
of State reports that 80 per cent of
the women vote. In Colorado, the
Legislature has declared, with only
dissenting vote in the senate and
three in the house, that since equal
suffrage was granted, the women
"have exercised it as generally as
the men," Yet in all these places it
had been vehemently asserted be-
forehand that the majority of wo
men did not want to vote. Probably
they did not, until they got the
chance but when they had it, they
soon found that they wanted to use
it. History repeats itself and what
has happened in England and New
Zealand and Australia may reason
ably be expected to happen here.
DR.. Abbott may as we'll make up his
mind to the inevitable. Alice Stone
Blackwell.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09
Partition Proeeeainea

W. R. Connor Of Caldwell, Kan
sas, and Geo. r. Smelling Of CofTey.
vile, Kansas. whose wives are
daughters Of the late P. A. i. Quick,
were in town a few days ago looking
after the estate which is now in
process OF partition in the courts.
The jury Of inquest consisting Of
George A. Swepeniser, James H.
Heller. Frank Schorr. Richard Steele
Alonz0 Cline and John McCarty
under the diyection of Sheriff
Gregory, has been engaged ia the
performance of the duty this week.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09
no THE ASSESSORS
They all Refused to obey the Law
and Assess TO Cash Value

and Assess to Cash Value
The County Commissioners have
sent to the assessors of the several
townships the following letter
MmFoRD, oct. 1, 1908. @
Dear Sir
We wish to call your attention
to the fact that we will require a
change in the making Of your as
sessment this year
The change is that you simply
comply with the oath that you take
as assessor and assess all property al
Us f,tU Uatlte.
We have received many com
plants Of unequal assessments and
have been threatened with an appeal
to the Courts for a change, and
therefore, and after mature consid-
GRAFTON we have decided that the
only way to make a fair aud Just
assessment is for the assessor to
comply with the law and assess all
property at It's f,tU Udlue.
BY careful reading of the Pre-
oept sent, you will find your duty
made plain.
Yours very truly,
WIN. F. BECK,
E. VANDERMARK,
p M. Mills.
County Comm rs.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09

"Ourl little daughter had an almost
fatal attack of whooping cough and
bronchitis, writes Mrs. w. K.
Haviland of Armonk. n. T., "but,
when an other remedies failed. we
saved her life with DR.. Kings New
Discovery. Our niece, who had
consumption in an advanced stage,
also used this wonderful medicine
and today she Is perfectly well. -
Desperate throat and lung diseases
yield 20 DR. Kings New Discovery
as 90 no other medicine on earth.
Infalhble Tor coughs and colds 800
and 50 90 bottles guaranteed by an
druggists. Trial bottles lree
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09
wonderful Radium

The promise of an exhibition of
the wonders of radium drew a large
crowd Of men and women to the
American Museum of Natural HIS
tory in New York Tuesday evening.
The demonstration was made by
George F. Kunz, diamond expert,
who used radium Of 300, 900 activity.
With the lights turned down, the
radium, in a glass tube, which in
turn was enclosed in India rubber,
was held on one side of a board over
an inch thick and diamonds were
on the other side. Through the
glass, the India rubber and the inch
of thick board the radium caused
the jewels TO glow with a soft and
very beautiful phosphorescent light
which was distinctly visible all over
the darkened room. Mr.. Kunz
showed the radium glowing by itself
through the glass tube, the rubber
tube, a piece of lead pipe, a piece of
iron pipe, three copper cylinders
and a jar of water, the wonderful
substance apparently shining as
clearly through all these substances
at once as it did through any one OF
them. Mr. Kunz then applied the
ultra violet light and the Roentgen
rays TO a variety Of minerals, many
Of thom showing beautiful fluor6s-
cence for several seconds alter the
light rays were Withdrawn.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09
Good Roads Law

The county commissioners are
sending out circular requests to the
supervisors of the several townships
asking them to return the number
of miles of roads in their districts.
The state department desires to
have a record Of the miles of road so
that the sum appropriated may be
properly apportioned. 1t is doubtful
if many applications for state aid
will be made because Of the cost of
building roads. The county COM
missiOners in convention last week
at Pittsburg passed resolutions in
imioal to the law. Until it is
amended, so that the character of
the road built can be adapted TO the
soil conditions and so made proper
tionate in cost to the actual require
ments for a good road, there will
probably be little effort made by
local authorities to engage in the
work. A stone crusher and a
coating Of three or more inches OF
crushed stone, making the first layer
coarse, the second and third Of
smaller sizes, would probably be all
sufficient for most roads in this
county and would make a permanent
highway.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09

Rev. Jno. S. Cox, Of Wake, Ark,
writes, "For u years I Suffered from
yellow jaundice. / consulted a
number of physicians and tried all
sorts Of medicines, but got no relief
Then ] began the use Of Electric
Bitters and feel that am now cured
Of a disease that had me in its grasp
for twelve years. If you want a
reliable medicine for liver and kid
ney trouble, stomach disorder or
general debility, get Electric Bitters.
It's guaranteed by all druggists.
Only SOC,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09
OBITUARY
MRS nMELrNE BIDDIs

MRS EMEL1NE BIDDIs
The death of Mrs. Biddis, which
was not unexpected, occurred at an
early hour Wednesday morning.
For some time she has been in
failing health and her advanced ago,
she was "a years old at her last
birthday, was a serious obstacle to
recovery.
She was descended from one of the
oldest families in this section. Her
father, Samuel R., who was a soldier
in the war of 1912, and her mother,
Wealthy, Dimmick, we're born and
married in Connecticut, and came
to this state in the early part of the
last century Her father first taught
school in Monroe county, later at
Dingman's and finally located here
about 1927, where he engaged in
and continued business for many
years.
Miss Dimmick married Britton A
Biddis whose ancestor was the
founder of and laid out the town oi
Milford in 1895. She is survived by
one brother, Chaunoey W., of Ar.
lington, Nd, and two sisters, Mrs
Henrietta L. Eldred and Miss Frances
A. Dimmiek, both of Milford, one
son, Frank, of Sag Harbor, L. l.,
and one daughter, Lilley, wife Of
John w. Lyon of Port Jervis
The funeral viii take place at 2 p
m today, Friday, and interment in
Milford cemetery.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09

The Presbytery of Philadelphia
has passed resolutions condemning
the methods of license courts il,
granting licenses. it says of the
courts decisions, "that many Of
them have been generally accepted
as a travesty Of Justice, a perversion
Of the best features Of the high
license law and an Insult to the
Christian people Of the oity "
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09

s. Le Quinn Of Cavendish vt. was
robbed Of his customary health by
invasion Of chronic constipation.
when Dr. Kings New Life Pills
broke into his house, his trouble
was arrested and now he's entirely
cured. They're guaranteed to cure,
25e az an druggists.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09
Saturdays Niagara Falls and Buffalo
Excursion

The hangers advertising the low
rate excursion to Buffalo and Niagara
Falls, leaving Port Jervis, N. Y, at
TAO p. m. Saturday, Oct. 10th, which
have been distributed around Milford
and vicinity are in error as to the
returning as the tickets will be good
returning on the special train sun
day, Oct. 1lth, or on regular trains
Monday, Oct. 18th.
Remember this is the lowest ex-
cursion run BY the Erie this season,
just think Of it the round trip fare
being only 800 don't forget the date
Saturday, Oct. 10Th.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09

Would not interest you If you're
looking for a guaranteed salve for
sores, burns or piles. Otto Dodd, Of
Ponder, No, writes II suffered
with an ugly sore for a year, but a
box Of Bueklen's Arnioa Salve cured
me. It's the best salve on earth.
25o at all druggists,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09

Ran a Ten Penny Nail Through His Hand
While opening a box, J @. Mount,
of Three Mile Bay, N. y, ran a ten
penny nail through the fleshy part
of his hand II thought at once of
all the pain and soreness this would
cause me, he says. "and immedi-
ately applied Chamberlain Pain
Balm and occasionally afterwards.
To my surprise it removed all pain
and soreness and the injured parts
were soon healed " For sale by
Baloh & Son. Matamoras, and all
general stores ia Pike county.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09
The Teaehers, rnstituta

County Superintendent Of Schools
Lucian Westbrook was in town
Monday arranging tor the Annual
Teachers Institute which will be
held in Browns Hall the week
beginning Oct. Goth. Among the
lecturers and instructors, who will be
present and take part, are Prof.
Frank S. Fox, Prof Frank Kohler
and Or. Geo. p. Bible. The attend
ance Of every teacher is especially
requested.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09
THE WASHINGTON LETTER.

President Roosevelt is receiving
many congratulations for the firm
aud skillful manner in which he
dealt with the labor problem in
volved in the Mill controversy. The
day following his return to Wash
ingtoD he held conference with a
committee Of the American Fedora
tion Of Labor at which we're discussed
many bills which union labor in
tend to bring before congress. The
question of Foreman Miller was also
mentioned and the president took
the opportunity TO inform the labor
leaders that his attitude on the sub
ject had remained unchanged and
that the decision which he was
about to give to the public was final
After q conference q statement was
given out from the White House in
which the president declared that
the laws Of the land forbid any dis.
orimination between union and non
union men in the employ of The
government, and that he could no
more decide against a man because
he did not belong to o union, than
because he was a Catholic or Prot
estant, white or black, Jew or Cen
tile. For this reason Miller would
not be dismissed on the charges
made by the Bookbinders Union,
and the government printing Office
as we'll as all other bureaus which
employ laborers would remain open
shops The labor leaders were evil
IDENTIFY disappointed IN the presidents
decision but in a statement which
they issued the next day ITO
Organized Labor of America" they
refrained from any direct criticism
of the administration although they
declared that union labor stood firm
for the principle of "union shops.
It is believed that John Mitchell
whom the president aided during
the anthracite coal strike and who
took luncheon at the White House
on the day of the conference, used
his influence to induce the leaders to
adopt a conservative course. AS far
as the administration is concerned,
the incident is now closed, Among
many others here who applaud the
presidents action, Senator Stewart
of Nevada said, II told him that if
he wins this fight he now has on his
hands he win be immortal. If g.
600, 900 of men are able to control
$4,000, 900 Of people the death of the
Republic is at hand.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09

Present indications all point to a
very interesting and successful
meeting this evening, in the interests
of the plan for a Choral Society for
Milford. Prof. Stewart of New
York is expected up on the morning
train, and will meet in theafternoon
a number of persons interested in
forming a Choral Society at Port
Jervis, thence coming to Milford in
time for the meeting in the parlor Of
the Presbyterian church at eight
O'Clock this, Friday, evening. The
invitation to be present on that
occasion is a general one to all
persons interested in music or desir-
ing to have a place in a Milford
chorus, should one be organized
The presence of all to whom those
words apply is earnestly requested.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09

The Country Gentlemen, publish
cd at Albany, N. Y, is an excellent
agricultural newspaper. It contains
much news and is almost an in
valuable companion for the modern
farmer
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09

Among the most recent visitors
at the White House was Mr.. Robert
P. Skinner, United States Consul
General at Marseilles, France, who
is now in Washington making final
arrangements for his trip into
Abyssinia. he goes there to invite
King Menelik to the st. Louis expo.
sition and at the same time TO in
duoe the African monarch to make
a commercial agreement with the
United States. He will bring to His
Majesty a message of friendship
and high esteem from President
Roosevelt and will attempt TO es-
tablish diplomatic relations with
this country which is already a
good purchaser Of American goods.
Mr.. skinner says that one third Of
the goods which are imported in
Abyssinia come from the United
States and that the imports of
American cotton goods alone amount
20 S., 600, 900 annually. We get from
Menelik's people ivory, hides, carpet
woods and other raw materials. An
American war ship win take the
consul to tho African coast and he
will be furnished with an escort Of
United States marines on his trip
overland. He hopes TO reach the
capital of Abyssinia some time in
November.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09

10 Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative BrOmo Quiniue Fab
lets. AN druggists refund the money
If it fails TO cure E W Grove 3
signature ia on eeoa box, $50.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-10-09

Official, social and diplomatic cir
cles in Washington were much
grieved last Wednesday to hear that
Sir Michael Herbert, the British
Ambassador to this country. had
died in Switzerland of consumption.
Sir Michael had been IN for some
time but he hoped TO recover his
health in Switzerland and return
here this fall. He was ambassador
but a few months yet he conducted
the important negotiations which
followed the attack on Venezuela by
England aud her allies. and also
those which resulted in the creation
Of the Alaskan Boundry Commission
which is now IN session in London
He was In Washington on two
former occasions. once as ohargs
d'aflairs and once as secretary Of
the legation. On he's first visit &
this country he married on Amori.
Continued on Fourth Page
The news & observer., 1903-07-30
THE STATE OWES NO DEBT.

State Treasurer Lacy in his address at
the Summer School called attention to the
fact that the debt of the State Of North
Carolina is S6,S27,7 ITO, whereas the debt
OF Virginia is $24 ,331 ,637 and Tennessee's
debt is SIS, ,597 500. These figures IN them
selves show we'll for North Carolina, but
Mr.. Lacy pointed out that this State owns
railroad stock which could be sold today
fer enough money to pay the entire debt
of the State Therefore it may be truly
said that North Carolina is free from debt.
He should have. added that but for leas-
ing the North Carolina railroad for
less than four per cent upon its market
value, the State would be able to sell its
railroad property for ten million dollars,
pay all its debt, and have several million
dollars to build hospitals and to edu-
cate It's people. But that money was given
to the Southern Railway as free gift
instead of being held for its own chil-
Gren.
The news & observer., 1903-07-30
CONTEMPT FOR STATE LAWS

The Southern Railway, after agreeing
get union depot. now announces that 1T
will fight it in the Federal courts. This
does not surprise anybody who knows the
methods of that corporation. BY it's con-
troll of North Carolina legislation it has
more than once enriched It's Golfers at the
expense of North Carolina Taxpayers 1t
was one of the first corporations to do
mesticate under the Craig law and the
first to fight it as unconstitutional In
the same manner it has been talking nice
about a union depot at Durham until the
time for decisive action arrives. Then it
goes into the Federal courts to annul the
Fuller bill 1t always loves to get into
the Federal courts. Does anybody know
why?
The determination to try TO have the
Fuller law declared unconstitutional Is III
line with a systematic policy of contempt
for the legislation and the courts of
North Carolina which the Southern Rail
way pursues. 1t thinks 1t can treat this
State with contempt because the authori-
ties have not compelled right treatment.
For example, they swear that their rail
road property is worth "at the least forty
thousand dollars a mile" and yet they
are taxed at less than half that valuation.
Is it any wonder that this alien railroad
system has a, contempt for the courts and
laws of a State that lets it shift the
taxes it should pay upon the shoulders
of its private citizens and home corpora
tons?
The news & observer., 1903-07-30
NEGROES PRAISE STAND OF
WHITES.

Resolutions adopted by the Conference
of the African Methodist Episcopal
Church at Macon, Ga, contain one plank
that will cause much comment:
I'VE commend the Southern white man
because he refuses to let negroes drink at
his founts, eat at his cafes, sleep III his
hotels for the following reasons: 1t forces
the negro to build his own resorts. teacn
es him business and turns flood OF money
to negro vaults and bank accounts 1t
gives his boy and girl work and establishes
thrift industry and economy.
That stands out in marked contrast to
the plants of certain negro politicians ana
preachers who have been clamoring 'or
the right to sleep and eat at hotels buiit
for white people. And there IS more sound
sense in it. The true position that is
taken where kindly and friendly relations
subsist between the races is one OF com
plete- separation iii churches, SCHOOLS
theatres. railroad cars and other like pup
lie places. The white people OF the South
always help the negroes IL every way
There is no suggestion i'll any Southern
city of social equality. 1t is only when
men like Roosevelt introduce it and fla
tant politicians for base ends preach equal
ity that there is trouble between the races
The Macon negroes are right in saying
that this separation affords an incentive
to negro effort. provides avenues Of en-
ployment and usefulness to competent ne
groes, and will in fact result in business
and financial good to the negro race. The
whites draw the line for another reason:
an imperative reason. But it will hav.
the result pointed out by the Macon ne
groes if that race is wise enough to meet
the demands. In doing so they are alway;
assured of the assistance and cooperation
of their white neighbors who love to sec
| them succeed.