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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-09-17
Peary-COok Quarrel

Commander Peary and DR.. Cook,
who both claim to have discovered
the'north pole, are both climbing a
pole so high as to make spectacles of
themselves. The terms "gold briok-
er, fakir, liar and thief are those re-
spectively INDUCED in. They are
giving the people an exhibition
which is not creditable to either. A
dignified assertion of claims and a
submission of proofs to establish
them would be proper and then let
those competent to judge pass on
their merits. Calling names and
loudly proclaiming that the other is
fraud or anything else will not es.
tablish facts. Observations, records
and intrinsic evidence weighed by
competent men would establish, or
otherwise, the claims they make,
but billingsgdte proves nothing but
that whatever else they may be- they
are not cool headed gentlemen, and
even common people will not be
quite convinced that m an who de-
scend to such argument are fully en-.
titled to belief, ifthey have no better
evidence of their declarations. 1t is
to be regretted that such controver-
sy should be INDUCED in. There is
glory enough for both for they were
working independently toward the
same end and if they accomplish
their purpose, what one did in no
wise detracts from the achievement
of the other.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-09-17

The people OF New Jersey did not
take kindly 10 the proposed constilu.
tional am andments and at the cleo.
tion held last Tuesday voted against
them. The democrats as a rule did
not favor them and the republicans
were divided in sentiment, hence
they failed.
Miss Annette Lyman is spending
few weeks with friends in Port
Jervis
Harry Steele Of Matamoras spent
last Sunday with bis parents here.
The new indices for deeds have ar
r.ved and when completed will make
II possible to search a title with much
less labor than present old form of in
dexing. There is considerable work
attached to preparing them aud il
must be done With great neatness
and care if they properly fulfill the
requirements. No one has yet been
appointed to perform the task.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-09-17
Real Estate Transfers

Maggie De Groat to Common
wealth, 2s0 acres Abraham Shaler
2nd Blooming Grove $97.
Horace E. Kipp to Annie q. Car
lin, II acres, Green S25.
Peter D. Riker to Jennie c. Riker
lots 124, 125 Matamoras.
Franklin Holbert to w. R. Shan
non, 8 acres Lackawaxen 1900.
John f. Myer to Anthony E.
Smith, lot in LaekaWaxen 1000
Laura A. Klugh to Harvey W.
Goble, lot on Westcolang Lake 800.
Hiram Frisbie to Charles Frisbie,
A acres Green.
Frederick Wehinger to A. A. AL
bright, s lots Matamoras $500.
Thomas Carlin to F. B Wood, 5IO
acres Laokawaxen 1880.
Rushing Dewitt to Joseph and
Josephine Selfert, lot on Hartford 81,
Milford $4,000,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-09-17
Needs in Public Schools

A large variety of opinions is Civ
en- by superintendent as to the
needs in public schools, most of
which probably apply more especial.
ly to the locality. One however
that would be generally approved
suggests that it would be far better
to pay the fare for conveying child
ren to certain schools than to main
tain some small schools at great ex.
pense, and another that for every
NV subject introduced, some subject
now taught should be curtailed or
omitted. Not one hints that there is
too great variety of su bjects for
the time allotted a pupil in the
schools. 1t would seem however
that here is one of the great obstacle 5
in affoLding a pupil thorough train.
ing in the most essential branches.
He is obliged to give too much time
to the non essential at the expense of
those things which would fit him for
a practial business life.
Not to deprecate a wide range of
information, which goes to make a
finished scholar, there are a few
studies which prepare a youth for
actual business and without which he
must either fail, or begreatly handi-
capped, in his race. Ifhe has neither
the time or means to acquire broad.
er education he should be thoroush-
lylgrounded in that which is ofevery
day use in winning his way, and the
other if he has inclination may fol-
low. In short we think there is too
much cramming for the time usual
y allotted in the public schools, and
that decidedly more time and atten-
tion should be given the plain rudi
ments necessary for a practical bust
ness life.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-09-17
History of Uncle Sans
Great Seal

Gaillard Hunt. chief of the divis.
ion of manuscripts, has just complet.
ed historical sketch of the grea,
seal of the United States, the sketch
telling of the various stages of de-
velopment through which the seal
went before the one now in use was
finally adopted.
When the Continental Congress
made the diverse Of the great seal
the national arms it intended that
the device should pass into common
use among the people, as the flag
had done, and, like the flag, the arms
at first met with general approval
which soon gave place to an accept
ance of It as an emblem of the power
and sovereignty of the United States
which placed 1t above criticism.
Not all the fathers of the republic,
however, were pleased with the Sc
lection of the eagle as the national
emblem. When the badge of the
order of the Society of the Cincinnati
was made in France in 1924 it was
objected to by some because the dis.
played eagle resembled turkey.
''For my part, wrote Benjamin
franklin, January 20, 1884, to his
daughter, Il wish the bald eagle had
not been chosen as the representa-
tive of our country. He is a bird of
bad moral character; he does not
get his living honestly. You may
have seen him perched on some dead
tree, where, too lazy to fish for him
self, he watches the labor Of the fish
ing hawk, and when that diligent
bird has at length taken fish and is
bearing it to his nest for the support
of his mate and young ones, the
bald eagle pursues him and takes it
from him. With all this injustice
he is never in good cast; but, like
those among men who live by sharp
ing and robbing. he is generally
poor, and very often lousy. Besides
he is a rank coward. The little
kingbird, not bigger than sparrow,
attacks him boldly and drives him
cut of the DISTRICT
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-09-17
Trusts Are Old.

Trusts, or something akin to them
must have existed long ago as an alb
stract Of a Colonial law framed in
this state May ~ 1922 shows. It
is headed "forestalling" and says
To prevent the i'll designs OF brewers
retailers, viotualers who combine
to advance the price of grain and pro-
visions they respectively buy, be-
yond a true proportion to the rates
they give. Be 1t enacted: that all
the laws and statutes of that part of
Great Britain called England shall
be put in execution against all such
contributions and evil practices, go
that offenders shall be brougot to the
like punishments, and incur the same
penalties, as those laws and statutes
direct and sPpQInt for Offenders in
like cases, ~
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-09-17
Go With A Rush.

The demand for that wonderful
Stomach, Liver and Kidney cure,
Dr. Kings New Life Pills-is as
founding observation-disclosures.
............sa say they neves the like.
Its because they never saw fail to
cure Sour Stomach, Constipation,
Indigestion, Biliousness, Jaundice,
Sick Headache, ChilIs and Malaria.
Only 25c. at All Druggists.
Oppisition is developing in finan.
cial circles TO Secretary McVeagh, s.
reported plan Of reducing the size of
the paper currency of the United
States.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-09-17
Nigh, On Bald Mountain.

On lonely night Alex. Benton OF
Fort Edward, N. Y, climbed Bald
Mountain to the home Of a neigh bOr,
tortured by Asthma, bent on curing
him with DR.. Kings New Discovery
that had cured himself of asthma.
This wonderful medicine soon re-.
lieved and quickly cured his neigh
Dor Litter it cured his sons wife of
a severe lung trouble Millions be-
lieve It's the greatest Throat and
Lung cure on earth. Coughs, Colds,
Group, Hemorrhages and Sore Lungs
are surely cured by it. Best fer Hay
Fever, Grip and Whooping Cough.
soc and 81 90 Trial bottle free.
Guaranteed by ia Druggists.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-09-17
Real Fun For Halloween
oldtime Rowdyism Should Be Super
seded by Other Amusements

Every boy feels that he has a spec.
ial right on Halloween night to go
out and have some fun. Somehow or
other the fun is very apt to be at the
expense of other people. 1t may
seem very amusing to take gates of
their hinges and hide them; but this
is cruel fun, for It makes work for the
older people who have to put them
back again.
Ringing doorbells is another stand.
ing joke that may turn out badly.
Some boys once stood a board up
against a front door, rang the bell
and ran across the street to see what
would happen. A woman came to
the door with a lighted lamp in her
hand, and the board fell against hei,
smashing the lamp, and setting her
on fire, so that she was terribly
burned.
There are plenty Of ways Of having
fun without injuring anybody, and
a good plan is to get up a Halloween
masquerade party. Let every boy
hunt up the queerest old clothes he
can find and dress in them. so that
the others will not know him. If
he has not a mask he can rub his
face with burnt cork, or paint him
self to look like an Indian, doing any
thing that viii make it hard for the
other boys to recognize him.-The
DellnsaiOr toF o2tober,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-09-17
NOTES FROM
SANDYSTON


Mr.. Levy the Hainesville merchant
who dropped out Of sight last weeh
and left other parties to pack and
strip his stock of goods left a number
of persons who would be glad to in.
terview him in financial way.
Autos literally vned our roads on
Labor Day and the dust raised by
them was very annoying to say t. Q
least.
The Primary election to be held on
the 2sth inst. will be a vigorous
fight for the senatorship, but so far
all indications point to the reelection
of DR.. Price and that goes.
An election will be held on the
14th inst. for the purpose Of voting
on five amendments to the Constitu.
tion. It is safe bet that not one
VIII pass, and should not.
On Labor Day and the day follow.
ing loads of city people were seen
passing on their way t. their city
homes.
The boarding season has been
very good one, and those keeping
hoarders had all they had rooms for
Al the General Election for Sena-
tor and Members OF Assembly the
question of reducing the. Board of
Freeholders from 16 to commits
sioners will be submitted to the
voters. While the three commits
Sioners have worked admirably in
other counties it is very doubtful if
it will pass in Sussex
Miss Mabel Smith of Layton, re.
turned TO Newark on Sunday and re.
sumed her duties as teacher.
The promised Macadam road from
Tuttles Corner to Layton was to be
surveyed before that of Montague.
But Montague has had her piece sur
veyed while that of Sandyston must
be lost, strayed or stolen, for have
heard nothing about surveying it or
otherwise.
During the fight several seats were
smashed, windows broken and patch
es of wall knocked off. One was
caught and put under bonds, and all
would have been caught had we had
a constable good for anything.
The fine rain Of Friday last came
very good, Vegetation is too far
gone to be helped, but it will help
fall blowing.
Daniel Keef and family, former
residents of this town, have just re.
turned from a trip to California.
Mr.. Keef has been for many years
a resident of Paterson.
The law granting the privilege of
attempting high school by graduates
in the grammor school grade was
taken by the Misses Bessie Rosen
krans, Helen McKeehy, Beatrice
Depue and Grace Montross, all of the
Layton school. They were graduates
under the teaching of Miss Laura
Voghtman.
Frost was observed at ST veral places
in this town on the morning of the
9th with the thermometer standing
at 80. No damage was done.
The fight and row at the Brook. |
side School house pot. pie supper was
a disgrace to that community. Ever
ything was moving along nicely with |
a big attendance, when three drunk.
en- rowdies started fight, striking
everyone within reach.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-09-17
The Road To suecass

has many distractions. but none so
desperate as poor health. Success TO
day demands health, but Electric
Bitters is the greatest health builder
the world has ever known. 1t com.
pels perfect action Of stomach, liver,
kidneys, bowels, puriiies and en-iches
the blood, and tones and invigorates
the whole system. Vigorous body
and keen brain follow their use.
You can't afford to slight Electric
Bitters if weak, rundown or sickly.
Only SOC Guaranteed by All Drug.
gists.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-09-17
OBITUARY
Mrs. G. S. GARRErsoN.

Mary, wife of Rev. Gilbert S.
Garretson, died at her home in Ding
mans Ferry last Monday morning
after a long illness. She was a
daughter Of the late Martin w. and
Belinda Hornbeck, Dingman and
had always lived at that place. She
was well known for her Kin lily
disposition and pleasant entertaining
manner. She is survived by her hus-
band, one son Harry, daughter
Fannie, wife of Mr.. Newbern of New
York, and one sister Fannie @. The
funeral was held Wednesday and In
terment In Milford Cemetery,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-09-17
A hurry Up Call.

Quick! Mr.. Druggist-Quick-a
box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve-
Here's a quarter-For the love OF
Moses, hurry!-Baby's burned him
self, terribly Johnnie cut his foot
with the ax-Mamie's scalded-Pa
can't walk from piles-BilIie has
hOils-- and my corns ache. She got
it and soon cured all the family. Its
the greatest healer on earth. Sold
by All Dauggists.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-09-17
NO As
Pennsylvania Greatest
Organization
INTERESTING ONE FOURTH THE
STATES POPULATION

STATES POPULATION.
An organization that has for its
constituency one fourth the popula-
tiou OF a great state like that of
pennsylvania is surely not one to be
lightly thought of or poorly rated in
its scope Of influence.
The Pennsylvania State Sabbath
School Association is unquestionably
the greatest organization, religious
or otherwise, within the borders of
our commonwealth. Il isa fedora.
tion of all the Protestant Evangeli-
cal Sunday schools of the State. Il
has live and co. operating auxiliary
organization in every county in the
State The counties In turn are sub-
divided into district associations and
through the district organizations
The least school in the State is reach
ed and benefited.
In one great organization, there.
fore there are over seven hundred
.VOO) auxiliary bodies representing
lila units or Sunday schools with
a total membership eff 1,674,157, or
about one fourth of the inhabitants
of the State.
10 care for the work of this great
organization calls tor the services of
l6S, S25 men and women who volun.
tarily give unstiutingly of their
time and means toadvanoe the work.
Such display of generosity cannot
be excelled any where.
This great Organization and its
various auxiliary associations hold
over 1000 conventions or meetings
during the year. Add to this the
regular weekly sessions of each one
Of the II, 144 Sunday schools In the
State and have nearly $50, 900 meet
ing held annually in the interest of
promoting Bible study and character
building.
Surely such an influence steadily
and systematically exercised in the
interest of a better manhood and a
better womanhood for our common
wealth should be given high places
in the consideration of thinking men
and women.
The representatives of this great
organization meet annually in con-
yention for the improvement and ex.
ension of their work This year the
convention will be held in Harris.
burg October I3, IA and Is.
The Pennsylvania State Sabbath
School Association maintains an Of.
Ice with headquarters in the city of
Philadelphia. 1t employs force of
ten people who are Sunday school
SPECIALISTS. They give their entire
time to the work attending conven-
tion. institutes, schools of methods
md visiting local schools. The work
IS interdenominational in character
and has the hearty support and en-.
'orsement OF all Protestant Evange-
lical bodies. The reason for the ex-
istence of this interdenominationaI
cooperative activity can be expressed
by one word-Improvement.
A local committee inHarrisburg
with Bishop James A. Darlington as
It's Chairman and James W. Barker
as its General Secretary is now brsi.
ly engaged in making plans for en-
tertaining PennsylvaniR's greatest
of religious workers.
the Forty. Fifth Annual Convention
of the Pennsylvania State Sabbath
School Association.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-10
JAYHAWKER JOTS

The Salmagundi club of Garden
City held feast last week and a loea-
paper says that after the dinner there
was verbal and instrumental music
Although. nothing but the cinder pit
now remains, the Santa Fee still tells
Ottawa people that it is not moving its
shops from there to Chanute, says the
Salina Journal.
run when they hear the new fire
whistle. The city dads are simply try
ing to see if it will make a noise, says
the Sterling Bulletin.
There must be some dandy pie bak-
ers around Sterling. At the pie social
Gently for the benefit of a piano fund
one of the pies was auctioned off for
$3.50, while the twenty-five Of them
which were sold brought sos.
A Neosho Falls couple whose SON
left college at Christmas time to marry
his affinity without consent have been
trying to have the law on him. The
advice of the county attorney is that
the offense will be sufficiently punish
ed, without interference by courts of
justice.-Ottawa Herald.
The La Harpe correspondent who
sends out a story of a vicious squirrel
that tried to scalp a man betrays him
self as a nature faker by explaining
that bulldog finally chased the squir-
rel. Natural histories fail to show a
single instance of a Scalping squirrel
that did not also eat bulldogs at sight,
without salt.-Ottawa Herald.
j. w. Berry, a Jewell county farm
err, has been experimenting with seed
corn for years, and has produced a
variety that beats them all. The yield
of this corn, on bottom land, was 102
bushels an acre this year. The experts
of the State Agricultural college re-
gard it as a genuine discovery, and
have been trying to get seed for furth-
er experiment, but Mr.. Berry had fed
all his crop, with the exception Of
few bushels for his own use.-Salina
Journal.
Greenleaf is all torn up over the
drugged and robbed, although he had
$3.50 of the current coin of the realm
in his pockets while he was chasing
about the country under the influence
of the drug. One of the strange feat
ures of the case is that the man does
not drink Intoxicating liquor, which is
popularity supposed to be the only We
hicle used in giving prospective vic
tins dope. The respected citizen left
his home as usual and did not return
at the proper time. The neighbors
turned out to learn the cause of his
delay. They discovered him wander
ing around in the railroad yards muir
muring, Where am I at?" but when
they attempted to approach him with
extended hands and coaxing tones he
would snort and run away. By call
ing out all able-bodied people he was
surrounded and caught. After being
taken home and having his feet soak
his senses and wanted to know who
had been imposing upon him. They
couldn't tell him because they have not
yet found out.-Wichita Eagle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-10
THE KANSAS vErER.AN.

The old mans face was creased with car
And dropping was his head
Why have you such a languid air
:, On this proud day. we said.
Alas, am a Kansas man
No more, we joyous cried,
To Kansas and the Kansas men
Our doors are open wide.
Our hearts are widely open. too,
For Kansas in the fight
And Kansas men all wore the blue
And battled for the right;
80 welcome, veteran. to our arms
And to our hearthstones, too,
NOW tell us of the wars alarms
And bloody times you knew.
And do you on your body bear
Grim-visaged CHASTITY scars?
And do you on your person wear
The finger-prints of wars?
On. tell us, sir, that we and ours
May bless you brave and true,
Who in our country's darkest hours
Marched forth and donned the blue"
The Kansas veteran smiled a smile
And Ger the counter bent,
And quaffed a deep Hbation while
We gazed in wondermenr.
I come from Kansas with sigh,
He then went on to tell,
IT am no soldier man, but
Have garden truck to SELL"
Eugene Field
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-10
JAPs wMcoNIE IN BRAzII,.

In view of the rather virulent anti
Japanese sentiment that some mis-
guided patriots have stirred up along
| the Pacific coast and which appears tc
be spreading to other sections of the
country it will be interesting, I'M
doubtedly, to learn that such an
enlightened and progressive nation as
Brazil, encourages japanese immigra-
ton to it's country, even to the extent
of helping to pay the expenses of the
Jap immigrants in reaching its ter
ritory This fact is told of in one of
the recent daily consular and trade
reports by George E. Anderson, con-
sul-general at Rio de Janeiro. He
tells of a new contract which has just
been effected between the state of
Sac Paulo, Brazil and the Imperial
Emigration company of Tokyo,
under which the latter company has
agreed to bring to Brazil a total of
5000 japanese within the next two
years Further details of the plan are
narrated by him as follows:
1.-THE state of Sac Paulo agrees to
pay for the passage of such immi-
grants $40 for each person over IL
years of age, $40 from to IL years,
and $40 for those from to years.
Certain restrictions are made as to the
family and other relationships Of the
immigrants, freight rates on Brazilian
freight to South America and Japan are
fixed, the company agrees to furnish
terpreters, and the state agrees to
sell the immigrants land for settle
ment in the same way as to European
immigrants. This last provision is
understood to be the important pro-
vision of the contract. Representa-
tives of the immigration company
have covered much of the state of Sac
Paulo in Investigations looking toward
the purchase of land. The present
undertaking is based upon the idea
that small tracts will be taken up in
several districts where small com
munities of Japanese can be estab-
lished. Later it is hoped by the pro-
motors that larger colonies can safely
and probably be undertaken. The
contract for the settlement of colonies
of Japanese in the state of Rio de
Janeiro. made something over a year
ago, has lapsed, but it is understood
that if success attends this latest effort
to introduce japanese people here it
will, be revived