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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-03-04
Pupils beyond control

zone thing may be set down as
certain" said an official of the New
York schools, eand that is that some
thing must be done to secure better
control Of the majority Of pupils, or we
viii be making anarchists Of theschool
children, instead of law-abiding citi-
zens and educated men and women.
"It may be by the restoration of the
rod, possibly by some other means. -
He was not a blood-thirsty man, or Of
the vindictive stripe, but it was easily
seen that he inclined to the rod.
"Discipline in too many class rooms, -
he added, sis a thing almost un-
known"
The merits of "licl1in' and pamin' -
Jas twin adjuncts is being vigorously
discussed by the teachers organiza-
tions and by the school principals in
the boroughs Of New York and Brook
lyn. The matter is also officially
before the board Of education on the
recommendation of these associations.
"Whip them," says one principal,
coax them, praise them, coddle them,
use light moral punishment, if you
win, but keep the rod hung in sight
There are thousands Of the boys ofthis
town who can be reached in no other
way. If you want to make them love
you and obey you, you have got 10
hurt them bodily Keep them in,
stand them ON the floor, make them
sit with the girls--it's like the wind
whistling about the school house 80 far
as they are concerned -
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-03-04
Fire in Matamoras

(From Our Matamoras Correspondent)
At about Q o'clock, Sunday night.
fire was discovered in a kitchon in
the rear of Mr. George Wehinger's s
butchershop on River street.
Mrs. Wehinger was retiring. The
odor Of smoke attracted her attention
and Investigation followed, reeult.
ing in the discovery that the kitchen
was on fire.
The fire quickly spread to the
main building, owned by John B.
Eagan, of Port Jervis, aud occupied
by George Wehinger as butcher
shop on the first floor and residence
on second floor. Very little was
removed from the residence, but
most Of the meats from the shop
were saved.
This building was soon a mass Of
flames aud next the barn and ice
house caught fire. These were com.
pletely demolished. The horse,
wagon, sleigh and harness were re.
moved from the barn but nothing
else. The loss is heavy for Mr..
Wehinger, as he had only $500 in
surance on his property
John Eagan estimates his loss at
81, 900; insurance 81, 600.
The cause of the fire is unknown,
but it Is supposed to have been from
an overheated stove in the kitchen.
A number Of Port Jervis firemen
were in attendance at the fire and
aided the Matamorasites to a great
extent. s.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-03-04

Looking over the report Of the state
chemist it is rather interesting to
note the ingredients found iu many
articles Of food. We recount a few.
Vanilla extract. Not vanilla ex-
tract artihcially favored and colored.
Strawberry Jelly. Preserved with
benzOic acid.
Chocolate. Contains corn starch
and wheat product.
Pepper. Adulterated with pepper
hulls, sand and ginger.
Maple syrup. Not maple syrup
made from cane sugar.
Honey. Adulterated with glucose.
New Orleans molasses. Chiefly
glucose.
Apple butter. Adulterated with
coal tar, dye and benzoic acid.
White clover honey. Almost all
glucose.
Damson jam. Preserved and color
ed, contains very little damsou.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-03-04
DOCS TO TRACK oR1m1NA1s
May be valuable Aids in Tracing
Malefactors

MR. tDiTORs
The exhibit Of nr ISelly's great
Danes at Newton during the Jaeger
trial was a revelation to many people
who had little idea as to their great
intelligence and sagacity in trailing
human footprints.
Much confidence was expressed in
their usefulness in cases of night
mamuding, such as chicken stealing,
arson, or other crimes done under
cover Of darkness.
IT would seem that here is practi-
cal remedy for a system Of crimes that
has usually gone unpublished. Being
done under cover of darkness the
impression has heretofore prevailed
that the perpetrator was safe, and the
sufferer was an easy victim.
A new idea is very prevalent now,
and we heard many aver that in case
their property should be assailed in
this way their first care would be to
procure a Pinkerton and a brace Of
these dogs to go on the trail as soon as
the telegraph and railroad could bring
them. Some express more confidence
in the true bloodhound as being per-
haps more apt, and also onore ferocious.
If so, they can easily be obtained.
However, have great confidence in
the ability Of DR.. Kelly's Danes, and
expect they viii be used when the
occasion arises. SUBSCRIBER.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-03-04
DID Not airdle 49,

The thousand and one stories that
have been circulated about George
Jaeger since the murder are becoming
somewhat monotonous, and the sitting
of the grains of truth from the multi
tude of intermingled lies and fiction is
IA labor quite beyond the ability and
time Of the average mortal.
1t is with a sense of fair play that L
wish to give the devil his due in
regard to one of these stories, to the
effect that George Jaeger has, or will
confess to having girdled my fruit
trees in 1899. 1t is not possible for
him to truthfully do so, from the fact
that he had no hand in those crimes.
] have evidence to that effect that will
convince any one who cares to investi-
gate.
| hope therefore that people will
hereafter give the silly story no further
credence, not only out of regard for
themselves, but in Justice to George
Jaeger. Poor devil, he has already
enough to answer for, without laying
the crimes Of which others are guilty
upon his shoulders.
GEORGE f. HURsH.
Layton, N. j., Feb. 20, 1904.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-03-04
Some Pil,e Hnnters

B. F. Kellam, Esq, George
Ansley aud Ed. Lynn Of Palmyra
have been up against the deer law
before a Wayne county justice Of the
peace. Gilbert White, a game war
den, was the prosecutor. 1t was
shown that the three were out hunt
ing and that dogs were in the
vicinity. Ansley was seen with dog
chains and collars around his body,
but said he had no dog and it was
his custom to carry collars and chains
to take up any dogs he might find.
That he did take up a spotted dog
and took him home with him and
after few days got rid of it. This
evidence would seem to at rather
closely.
Once on a time here a man, who
was arrested for "running deer with
dogs, " claimed that he did not run
with the dogs, so was not guilty
and the justice took that view of
the case and discharged him
We commend this line of defense
to the Squire if he again appears
before Justice Smith as sure to
acqit him. Ben need not prove he
didn't run, his corPorosity would be
sufficient evidence that he couldn't,
hence he would not be guilty no
matter how many spotted hounds
he had with him.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-03-04
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NOTES

G. w. Donaldson Of Delaware was
in town yesterday.
A. d. Brown spent few days
recently IN New York.
Captain Miley, a former visitor at
the Dimmick House here, died in
New York last Sunday
Charles G. Tyler is again domiciled
at his residence ON Broad street.
Col. A. f. Lewis, after spending
some weeks in the south, is home
again.
LII. Wagner and daughter, Alice,
visited relatives in Newark the first
Of this week.
Richard p. Mills, who is attending
school at Owego N. Y, visited here
over last Sunday
Isaac V. Westbrook Of Lehman is
quite i'll and though confined to his
room is able to be up.
II. w. Adams and wife Of Hunting
Towers, Delaware, were in town a
couple Of days this week.
A domestic employed by c. G.
Tyler fell Monday on an icy sidewalk
and received bad cut on her head.
Mrs. s. &. Vanderbeck Of Hacken-
sack, N. j., is guest with the
family Of her father, Ebenezer
Warner.
Mrs. Ella b. FuImer of Dingmans,
who has been spending the winter in
Philadelphia, suffered stroke Of
paralysis recently
Louis Rudolph of Middletown, N.
Y, and Carrie Tichenor Of the same
place were married at Mt Vernon,
N. Y, Monday, Feb. %.
Inez Caroline came last Friday to
reside for an indefinite period in the
family Of George Warner at Model
Farm in Dingman township.
Albert r. Quick of Caldwell, Kan
sas, is visiting relatives here this
week. 1t is his first return since his
departure twenty-four years ago.
Mrs. Henry Tissot, who went to
Roseville some time ago for visit
is seriously i'll and her son, w. F.
Chol, went down this week to be
with her.
James p. Lauer was quite badly
injured last week by a spike, fastened
to rafter, which fell ard struck him
on the shoulder. He was working on
a Building for Mr.. Ragot in Milford
township.
Rev. e. NJ. Smead is contemplate
ing a trip to Palestine and other
notable places. The matter is not
yet definitely decided but he hopes to
for the trip which will be
both pleasant and Of much profit.
DIR. II. e. Emerson and Mrs. w.
F, Chol went to Roseville, N. j.,
Wednesday, and Henry Tissot yester-
day, to visit Mrs. Tissot who is
seriously i'll with pneumonia at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. Lyman.
Benjamin II. Cole and Miss Bertha,
both Of Montague, N. j., were married
at the Hotel WestbroolS in Port Jer-
Wis, Saturday, Feb, q, by Rev. w.
A. Chadwick. The groom is a son Of
George n. Cole and the bride daugh-
ter Of the late Alexander WestbOok.
They will reside in Newton, N. J.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-03-04
Adulterated vhiskev

Dairy and Food Commissioner b. III.
Warren has announced a crusade
against the saieof whislzey adultemted
with wood alcohol "A number oi
brands in general use ia this state
which have been analyzed show thai
% per cant contained wood alcohol. II
is probable that aii dealers ia whose
possession such whishey may be found
win BE- prosecuted The only way for
q retailer to protect himself Is either
to buy Of a Pennsylvania house or
make the outside dealers, whom the
law oamot reach, give q writes
guarantee backed by security.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-03-04
Love At First Sight

Mrs. Christina Kees and her
daughter, Frederlka, Of Newark,
sailed from New York Feb. 27 for
Naples, Italy, where the latter ON
her arrival viii wed Wilhelmus
David Westfall Of Montague, now a
student IN the university of Goettin-
gen, Germany. The couple met last
summer while crossing the Atlantic
and before landing became engaged.
the honeymoon will be spent in
Switzerland, and after two years
they viii return to this country and
Mr., Westiali viii becomean lnstFuc-
tor IN mathematics in Yale Univer-
sliy.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-03-04

NO. 18.
THE RAMBLER'S PlcKINes

Robert Terwilliger is in town for a
few days.
March came in like a lamb, how
will 1t go outY
Election of officers Of H. & l.. Co.
No. this evening.
The time for vendues is here, some
people always buy themselves rich.
-Four applicants for the Job of clerk
to the town council, two for chief of
police.
Don't ask George Warner why he
wears that broad smileg Just ask
him for a cigar.
Those who attended the dance at
the residence Of Lucian Nissan last
Friday evening report a good time.
A rumor is afioat that Maurice
Quinn will remain at the Half Wav
House, LaForge Caskey having back
ed out.
Charles DeKay Townsend will
close his residence on upper Hartford
street and go to Atlantic city until
May lst.
There are people who love to talk
about their ancestors. That's all
right, providing some one don't dig
up something you don't know.
So far in spite of very slippery
walking only one person has been
injured in town by falling. That
accident happened Tuesday morning
when young lady employed by
Charles Tyler slipped coming out of
Mitchell Brothers store and fell
striking the back of her head against
the fiagstone. She received pain
full cut. DIR. w. b. Kenworthey
rendered medical assistance.
The war in the Far East seems to
be progressing slowly. The Japs are
doing their best to put the Russian
navy out Of commission, and by all
account they have very nearly sue
ceeded.
Our sister town, Matamoras, had
quite a fire last Sunday evening.
Fortunately it was early and by hard
work by the bucket brigade it was
confined to the one building. Sooner
or later Matamoras must have some
kind of a water supply available in
case of fire.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-03-04
THE WASHINGTON LETTER

A great calm has fallen upon re-
publican politicians since the death Of
Senator Hanna, and the soap-bubble
character Of the various oboomsv for
President, other than the present occu-
pant of the White House, has been
demonstrated. The President is MAX
ing no special effort to pick out q
manager for the coming campaign; a
manager hardly seems to be needed.
Everything Is falling into place like
clock-worz. Mr.. Dover, private sege-
tary to Senator Hanna, takes the place
made vacant by the resignation Of
Perry Heath, and for the present
prominent republicans, win look after
the larger interests Of the party. 1t is
now known that Senator Hanna had
the most sincere friendship, and the
highest regard, for the President, and
that he was not the man Is carry q
knife up his sleeve. There is no
longer a Foraker factional fight in
Ohio; If there were any aspirants in
that state for Hanna's vacant seat they
have generously declined to come for
ward, and all are willing that Con-
gresman Dick should become the
new senator. He is a man of much
force of character, who has seen all
sides Of life, from being the humble
keeper of a feed store in the little city
Of Akron, o., to his present high and
honorable position. In the lower
house Of Congress he viii be succeeded
by Mr. r. l.. Dampson, who has been
lieutenant governor Of Ohio and promi-
nent in politics for the last twenty
years. AS the Buckeye state goes so
goes the rest of the world There is
even republican harmony in New
York state, and the three great lead
ers, Gov. Odell, and Senators Platt
and Depew, are all agreed, and each
is welcome to the confidence of the
President. Senator Depew is a candi-
date for reelection and there appears to
be little opposition. Elsewhere in the
United States the republicans are conf
dent, cheerful and united. Much
regret is expressed over the news Of
the serious illness of Senator Quay of
Pennsylvania at his retreat in Florida.
But if the worst should prove true, his
state is overwhelmingly republican,
and can be depended upon to vote
solid for the Chicago nominee.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-03-04
DESIRABLE RESIDENCE

On the southwest corner of Hartford
and Mott streets, in the Borough Of
Milford, Pa, viii be sold on favorable
terms to the purchaser. The house,
comprising an open hall, sitting or
reception room, parlor, dming-rOom,
butlers pantry fitted with hot and cold
water, etc, and kitchen with range,
boiler, hot and cold water, ETC., on
first fioOr-six bedrooms and a bath
room with hot and cold water and
other modern conveniences, on second
fioor-an ample garnet, and storage
and closet room throughout-also two
large rooms, suitable for billiard,
sewing and ehildren's play-room, or
other similar purposes-a good cool
and dry cellar, with coal and wood
compartments entirely separate there
from, well lighted and conveniently
arranged-seUeral oidJashioned open,
fre plaees-aU latest 0pproUed opei,
plumbing. Pleasant pOrches on three
sides the whole thoroughly renovat-
ed, newly painted and papered and in
first class condition. Spacious grounds
surrounding, all in neat fence, with
macadaniized driveway, beautiful
lawn, highly cultivated garden, old
fruit trees, flowers and shrubs-in
central portion Of the Borough, on
main street, within three minutes
walk Of Post Office, churches and
stores. Apply 10 or address
HY. 7. BAKER, Milford, Pa,
March I, 1904,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-03-04
GROWING ALFALFA
Can it be successfully Substituted
for Glover

I "NAAk1NANAAAAAI
for Glover
The failure to obtain satisfactory
crops Of red clover in the eastern
part of the United States within the
last few years has resulted in much
discussion and in a demand for some
other leguminous crops TO take its
place on land that no longer pro-
duoes red clover to advantage.
Alsike, crimson clover, vetch, COW
peas, sofa beans, Canada field peas
and alfalfa have all been tried with
varying degrees Of success, the soil
and climatic conditions and amount
of knowledge possessed by the
growers governing for the most part
the results of these trials. OF course,
these being new crops, comparative
ly speaking, the growers in general
were not acquainted with their
proper treatment, In taking up
any new crop, the average farmer
nearly always finds it advantageous
to experiment with it on small
scale for year or two, in order to
become acquainted with its pecu-
liarities, so to speak.
The crop which has provoked the
most discussion and the one which
It would seem can come nearest to
taking the place of red clover is
alfalfa.
At the Pennsylvania State College
Experiment Station alfalfa has been
raised for some years with varying
degrees of success. A plot was
sown April %, 1909. This was sown
Oh ground not specially adapted to
this crop, as part of the plot stood
under water during a few days in
the spring. The seed terminated
well aul a fairly good stand was
obtained This was cut three times
during he season of 1909, but the
crop was not weighed on account of
the large number of weeds which it
contained. The plants stood the
winter of 1908 well, although many
of them we're raised an inch or two
by the frost during the early spring,
Three cuttings were made during
the season 1908 as follows: June 5,
July IS and September 5. The
second cutting was the heaviest.
being little more than ton and
half cured hay per acre. The first
and third cuttings each amounted to
about a ton of cured hay per acre.
The total yield for the year, then,
was something over four tons of
cured hay per acre. The entire crop
was fed to the dairy herd with very
satisfactory results. The early
growth in the spring was rather
irregular, but after the first cutting
was quite uniform.
Two plots of alfalfa were sown
August 2S, 1902. one with wheat and
the other without. Neither pro-
duced very good stand, doubtless
owing to the dry weather which
followed killing the young plants
soon after termination. They came
through the winter we'll, and were
cut four times during the following
summer. No record was kept of
Weldon accountof the large quantity
of weeds and quack grass present.
More plots wero sown on the Exper-
iment Station farm in the fall Of
1908 and all went into the winter in
good shape
It is expected that the Experiment
Station will continue on more ex-
tensive scale the work which has
been done with this crop during the
past two years, as the results thus
far obtained indicate it to be much
better adapted to the state than has
been generally supposed.
THOMAS l. MARS.
The Pennsylvania State College.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-03-04

The pOstofiice conspiracy trial came
to an end last evening in this city
with verdict Of equity as indicteup
as to all four defendants-M Machen,
Lorenz, and the two Groffs. Ii had
lasted forty-seven days. Motion was
made for a new trial and the prisoners
were released on $50, 600 bonds each.
This win tend, it is hoped, to make
robbery by government officers a little
less fashionable.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-03-04

Peter Q. Deyo to John g. Hnliard,
f2s acres, Dingman, Mordacai
Roberts, No. l46, 80.
Lucy NJ. p. King TO Louis Francis
Ragot, land in Milford township,
adjoining Ragot and Milford Water
Co., sll0.
Madeline r. Van Sickle to Blanche
Nevin, LOT elo, Matamoras, 81.
Minerva Bosler, administrators Of
J. II. Bosier, decd, to James NJ.
Bensley, Jr., 63 3acres, Delaware, $50.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-03-04

1t costs 50 much TO govern the
10000 people who live in the District
Of Colombia, that the commissioners
who have the spending Of the money
raised by taxation, are loudly calling
for more, and devising ways and
means to compel the people who have
property to shell out Complaint is
made that a vast amount of real
estate is now exempt from taxation,
and the proposition is to tax it. This
includes church property. Rev. DR..
Easton, prominent Presbyterian
divine, and Commissioner Mcfarland,
are both in favor Of the taxation Of
church property.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-03-04

List OF unclaimed letters remain
ing in the post Office at Milford for
the week ending March 5, 1904;
Miss Sarah Gibbons, Miss Myrtle
Vanderbilt.
Persons claiming the above will
please say ADVERTISED" and give
dase Of this list.
CHARLES LATTMoRE, P, NJ,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-03-04
Older Than Independence


Noah Raby, who is claimed to
have been the oldest man in the
world died at g poor farm near New
Brunswick, N. j., Tuesday. He was
born April 1, 1772, in North Caro-
lima and had he lived month
longer would have been 1872 years old.
ALI his faculties except sight remain
ed unimpaired. He claimed to have
heard Washington make an address
at Yorktown, Va. He was un-
married, smoked and chewed tobacco
all his life, and at one time drank
heavily. His father was an Indian
and he showed marked traces Of his
descent. When young he was in the
United States navy and served on
the famous ship, Constitution, and
was honorably discharged in 1903.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-03-04
Cheap ooionist Rates TO The west

Cheap Colonist Rates TO the West
Commencing at once and continu-
ing daily until and including April
29th, the Erie win sell special one.
way mixed class ooloDists tickets
from Port Jervis 70 any point in
Arizona. British Colombia, Cali.
fornia, Colorado, Idaho. Mexico.
Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New
Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota.
Texas, Utah, Washington ana
Wyoming, at very low rates Of fare.
just think Of It, only $50 70 any
California point. For routes ana
rates please address Enc ticket
agent, Port Jervia. n. ", and re-
mamber these tickets are on sale
daily until April 29th.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-03-04

There is delay in handing down a
decision by the Supreme Court in what
is called the great merger case, which
win decide whether the Northern
Security company is a legal institution
or not. 1t is now stated that the
court is taking its time to very care
fully go over the whole ground, and
may not make public its opinion before
the first Of March. This is purely
conjecture, however, as the court is
not in the habit Of disclosing its inten-
tions.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1904-03-04

There has been considerable opposi-
ton in the House to the proposed large
appropriation for the navy, Congress
mann Burton, rep, of Cleveland, o.,
leading. But the bill has passed the
House and will pass the senate and
viii carry nearly one hundred millions
Of dollars.-Congress is busy with the
appropriation bills, and it is amusing
to see how interested senators are in
the various items Of the agricultural
appropriation bill. That good old
farmer Of Vermont, Senator Proctor,
who cultivates one of the largest
marble quarries in the country, has
the bill in charge. 1t will carry
between six and seven millions Of
dollars, every cent Of which is for the
benefit Of those who till the soil, and
are the backbone Of the nation. The
senate is disposed to increase the APP
preparations for all sorts ofexperiments;
to make divisions into bureaus with an
increase Of salaries all round; and it
has ordered an investigation Of the
effects of cold storage upon animal
flesh and other food products There
are those who believe that much sick
ness is caused by partaking of meats
which have been kept for long time
in cold storage, thawed, frozen and
refrozen, as the custom is in Washing
ton.-The Smoot investigation viii
soon begin, and witnesses who stand
high i'm the Mormon church have been
summoned 10 Washington, 10 tell what
they know about the Apostle, who is
now a senator. Mr.. Reed smoot is a
young man, in appearance more like a
travelling man for a ready-made cloth
ing house than a senator. He is tail,
thin, not quite at ease, pleasant but
evidently out Of place in his present
position. He takes a modest part in
the proceedings Of the senate and is an
attentive listener to all the debates.