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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-10

C. o. Billings Of Lords Valley was
in town Tuesday.
Tax collectors of the several town
ships we're here this week setting up
their duplicates. The county needs
the money.
Ryman and son have fine dis
play Of holiday and Christmas goods.
Shop early and avoid the rush. See
ad which appears in this edition.
Farmers institute will be held at
Psupack Dec 10th and 10th, and at
Greentown Dec. 18th and 18th.
Good programs will be presented at
each session and addresses by emf
nent agriculturists
The new store in New York being
built BY Gimbel Brothers will COST
seventeen million dollars. The steel
frame weighs twelve thousand tons
Some large flag stones are being
quarried near Flagstone for New
York parties, one a stone % #. ione
I2 # wide and ten inches thick.
B. C. Totten of Matamoras antici-
patOs spending part of the winter in
Florida.
Burnett Brennan who has been
employed 10 a garage 10 Boston fol
the past two months has relin-
quished his position and returned
home this week.
Pierre NJ. Mills jr. Of Stroudsburg
spent part of this week with friends
in town.
A marriage license has been grant
ed Max L. Fieg Of Milford township
and Nettie Mahde Newman of this
Borough.
Lewis Smith of Delaware ha.
moved to tho Isaac Stoll farm il
Sandysion, N. j where he will care
for the young cattle.
Levi Howell of Branchville, for
ner resident of Delaware is doing {
thriving business tanning hides ant
making gloves.
Mrs. t. r. J. Klein was taken II
the Port Jervis Hospital this weel
for an operation, which wOs success
fully performed and her condition il
improving.
Alice Brink died at her home il
this Borough Tuesday Of pneumonii
aged ss years.
Cranberries are cheap, turkeys ar
high. The vegetarians are agaiI
ahead.
The Sugar Trust could have givel
sugar away and still have mad
money by the methods it was pur
suing.
"It's q good thing to be born poor
says Sir Thomas Upton. he cal
have our share of it.
In football the question arises
''shall we kill off the players or tn
gamer"
Although the materials are differ
ent, the methods of the predator
trusts are much the same whethe
they deal in oil. sugar. meat or ice
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-10
NEWS FROM
WASHINGTON

The few days preceding the meet
ing of Congress in Washington are
not without interest. The President
is immersed in his message which, il
is said, will not be as long as Presi-
dent Roosevelt's last message, mas
much, as it will contain not more
than fifteen thousand words. This.
however, will be of sufficient length
and most readers will prefer to con-
fine themselves to such epitomes as
the press always furnishes, The
Cabinet members are busy with
their several report1 aud some Of
them have been completed. They
are generally asking smaller ap-
propfiations than ware demanded
last year. Economy is the watch
word Of the present administration
but it lis not at all improbable that
before the budget is made up it will
exceed more than the billion dollar
mark as did the last appropriation
IL is difficult with the ambitions
schemes of public improvement and
betterment in almost every direction
60 see how appropriations can he
kept'down9
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-10

When a farmer can take 90 cans
Of milk to the creamery daily he
will get check at the end OF the
month that is a pleasure to handle,
and that is done in aSndystOn.s
The neat dwelling house occupied
by Lydia Decker decd situated In
Layton will be offered at public sale
IN Thursday Dec. %. Sale at Mon.
ross hotel.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-10
RIMEs OUT OF REASON
CECILIA A. CULLEN.

When the English tongue speak
Why is "break' not rhymed with "freak"P
Will you tell why it's true
We say 'sew" but likewise few; =
And the maker Of verse
Cannot cap his horse'' with "worse'?
"Beard" sounds not the as "heard';
Cord is differt mt from"word"
Cow" is cow. but "low' is low;
'Shoe" is never rimed with foe"
Think Of hose and ''dose' and "lose'
And of goose aud of choose" -, i.
Think of ''comb' and "tomb" and "bomb";
'Dolr' and troll" and home and .'some''
And since 'pay'' is lined with say,
Why not paid with "said, " prayP
We have 'bood" AMI "fOod" and 'good'';
''Moud is n5t pronounced like 'couG.n
Wherefore 'done =" but 'gone' and "lone"a
Is there any known?
And, in short, it seems TO
Sounds and letters disagree.
The CHURCH REVIEW.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-10
supt. schaeffer's Report

Some figures from the annual re
port of State superintendent Schae
fer of schools out side of Philadel-
phia are: number of districts 1858
number of schools 20. 1927, numter o.
pupils. l,Oss. s9s. average daily at,
tendance s4i, ,sS7, per cent 81, aver
age length of school term in months
8. 22. number Of male teachers 7,53i
female 22,712. average salary male.
per month $59.66, females s46 go
Total expenditures for schools s31
800, 800 SO.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-10
Alone In Saw Mil A. Midnight

unmindful of damppess, drafts,
storms, or cold, w J Atkins worked
as Night Watchman, at Banner
Springs, Tenn. Such exposure gave
him a severe cold that settled on his
lungs. He tried many remedies but
all failed till he used d Kings New
Discovery. "After using one bottle
he writes, ~ went back 10 work as
well as ever Severe Colds, stub
horn Coughs, infianed throats and
sore lungs, Hvmmorrhages, Group,
and Whooping Cough get quick re
lief aud prompt cure from this glori
Gus medicine. Trial bottle free
Guaranteed by All Druggists.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-10
stdng F6F is Years

by lndegestfohs pangs2trying
many doctors and 5000 v ortiz Of med
-icine in vain, B F. Ayscne, Of Ihgle.
side, N. c., at last u ed Or Kings
New Life Pills. and writes they
wholly cured him. They cure Gen.
stipation, Biliousness, Sick Headache
stomsch, Liver, Kisney and Bowel
trOublss- csc a. An Druggists.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-10
Presidents Taft's Messagl

He approves payment Of the Sc
cretary three million dollar deficit by
sale of Panama bonds.
He urges cutting of estimates 70
obtain sar plus.
He approves the policy Of paying
the cost of isthmian canal three hun
drcd and ssventy-flve million dollars
by bond issues, and not ont OF cur
rent revenue.
Congressional investigation Of
Sugar Trust frauds opposed, lest il
give immunity to guilty parties.
A tariff board to Investigate that
subject.
Higher rates of postage for period
icals and magazines.
A ship subsidy bill recommended.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-10
Looking ones Pc i.

les a woman's delight to look her
best but pimples, skin eruptions, sores
and bOils rob life Of Joy, LIstenl
Rucklen's Arnlca Salve cures them;
makes the skin soft and velvety. 1t
gloFides the face. Cures Pimples,
Sore Eyes. Cold Sores, Cracked Lips,
Chapped Hands. TSytt. 25c at All
Druggists.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-10

p lpils reside more tnan II miles
from the nearest school house In q e
district, and are transported 10 the
school in q proper conveyance, such
school district transporting the pu-
pills as aforesaid shall receive an ap-
preparation from the State of at lea {
SIs. .O5 per month 10 aid in defraying
the expense of such transportation,
provided this appropriation shall not
apply to high schools or high school
pupils.
Resolved, that we thank the In
structors f1r instructions given and
also the Commissioners for the use OF
the Court House.
Lucian WestbroOk
Walter ]. Keesler Com.
During the past year death has
invaded the number Of directors
and called away
Walter Bradley Of Delaware
Frank g. Hatnes Of Green
Wilmer 81. Clark of Palmyra
and John A, Hoffman OF DinRman
We memorilize their names as
members of this body and now that
they have appeared before the high
est tribunal to render an account OF
the works done in the flesh we
record their names on our minutes
that the efforts they made TO ad,
vance the cause of Education may
be recalled and their worth properly
recognized.
]. q. Van Etten
G. w. Bull
Committee on neurology.
Dec. z, 1909.
The Directors present were;
DeIaware-w B Hornbeck, +.
c. Emery, L. Chatillon.
DingmRn--Ira D. Hoffman, John
NJ. Hoffman. Frank w. Quinn, E.
II. Orben, ]. Gavoille, j. w. Green
ing.
Green p. W. FELTON,. Emil Vuille,
Edgar Wilson, Alex Gilpin, Geo. ].
Sommer.
Lackawaxen-M. j. Hansen,
Jason Cortright. Louis Boeckelman.
Lehman-Wm. Cortright, Harry
Hornbeck. Alpheus Bensley.
Milford Ind-E. S. Wolfe, ]. II.
Van Etten. Jas. p. Van Etten, Ed
ward Quinn. c. W. Bull, Chas. Latti
more.
Matamoras-E B. Labar. Fred
Resting, Nathan Young.
Palmyra-George Ansley, Walter
vetterlein, ]. G.. Killam, w. j.
KeseIer. AIva Quick.
Sbohola--Geo. A. Knealing, P. G
Hess.
Westfall-R. J. westbrook, M. ],
Shay, e. E. swartwood, Ellsworth
Clark.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-10
NOS
THE FOOLISH FISH.


Two speckled f hes
Played round hook,
Twas well baited
One went 20 look
AT the fat little worm
Aud as he saw it eqIirn,
Said, I'll take a bite
Twill be no harm'
The other fish said Don't
People living up in air
Are very willy creatures
And they little care
in what way they take us
They catch us and they make Us
Their food, to boil'or bake us
So don't go over there.
My mother once was caught
just in that same way %
But, somehow she escaped
How, cannot say;
She gave me this advice;
''Never round hook to plsyN
shall never forget 1t
Till my dying day.
Then the little wise fish
He swan round about,
But the little foolish fish
Had in his mind, doubt
So he thought he'd take taste
OF the squirming little thing
Poor little fellow,
He went upon the stringl
CECILIA A. CULLF
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-10


templAting improvements in the
Postal establishment, nothing new
but several things urgent that have
been long advocated and that would
have been carried into effect in a
more effective and less .unwieldy
Government than our own All re
forms and governmental beitefments
here have to wait on Legislation leg
islation has to wait on a Congress
that has been Z. elected thirteen
months before it meets, a Cor eress
that knows more about District
county or paroehial affairs than
about National afiairss "a Congress
composed of hundreds of men who
by the time they learn their. bnsi-
ness as National Legislators have lost
their places or srathsr. have their
places filed by men as green and
untried as they fhemselvas were
when frst sent to Washington In
other words, the legislative manage.
ment of the United States. IS not ,ip
the hands Of seniors but ~ freshmen
who are responsiblesnat so.much &C
the Nation as to. the provincial
homes from which they come.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-10

]
There are many public plans and
enterprises for improvement of the
public service but none of them are
startlingly new although they areal
increasingly urgent. The Secretary
of the Navy has Issued orders for
the reorga niXation Of the Navy De
partment and are looked upon by
those whom itwill affect as nothing
short of revolutionary. If he is sue
cessful in carrying out his plans
much good will be accomplished
The keynote to the changes in the
Naval establishment has been ex-
pressed in the not uovel truism that
the object Of the. Navy is to manu.
tain an effective war feet on the
seas. There is probably, not a
school boy that knows that this is a
sslf-evident proposition and not a
Senator who would maintain that
there conld be any other legitimate
object for the Navy and, yet, there
are Senators and. members, admirals
commodores, captains and lieuten-
ants Of the Navy with their wives,
mothers-in-law, sisters, cousins and
aunts who have for seventy-five or
a hundred years lived, moved and
had their being on the hypothesis
that the object of the Navy was to
maintain, first, splendid Navy De-
partment at Washington with dis
tinguishsd officers at the heads, of
various bureas ahdDtter Naval Off
GERS at a dozen naval. stations and
Navy Yards that are nolonger used
but are kept up al, an immense ex-
penss and that cannot be used for
any legitimate Naval purpose be-
cause the entrance to these Navy
Yards is too shallow for the adn1is-
sion of modern warships. Their
idea of the Navy is that; it was
created and is maintained, mot for
National defense but for the benefit
of a brilliant corps of Naval officers
and their families aud friends These
Naval officers have intermarrieds in,
to the families of senator's and cabi-
net ministers, until they form the
highest social aristocracy in this
country. They are sore thit. by this
order of Secretary Meyer.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-06-03
Description and Pedigree
Recorded with Pedigree in Percheron Stud
Book of America.

Recorded with Pedigree in Percheron Stud
Book of America.
Clover Leaf, 297S4, is a dapple gray, foal-
ed August Is, 1901, 1917 hands high, weight
1900 lbs. Bred and owned by Zimmerman
and Basinger Bros, of Zion city Ill Got by
Beucentaure I42SI, he by Beucentaure 1878
(Ioo7), he by Brilliant 1898 (756), etc.
Dam, Louisa I94S9, by Primus II e6S6, he
by Fourtoul 6422 (44S7), he by Gerome $685.
(436), he by Vidocq II (723), etc. and dam
Pansay blossom 1881, by Beucentaure 1878
tIo97), he by Brilliant 1899 $3.50, he by
Coca II (7I4 etc. grid dam, Medusa 22o3
O446), by Favora 1912 (765), he by French
Monarch 2o5, 734, etc. 9Th dam Mouton
1910, by Monarch 2o5, 734, etc. 5th dam
Rose, etc.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-06-03
Meade People Return

R. A. Harper, F. M. Davis and
w. P. Bunyan, of Fowler, came
home Sunday from an excursion into
Wyoming. They found country
that will be a wealthy country in
time but not a farming country.
Nothing that looked as good as
Meade county. Near Carbon an
old deserted mining camp, and
Como there are fine fields of coal
which is of high quality and easily
worked as it crops out along the
sides of the hills and mountains all
about there. In addition there are
irol, copper and other minerals,
The coal runs from IL to ~ feet in
thickness and there will be no
hosting to do it can be mined
cheaply.
The country is not in any way
developed except as a stock range
there being many large sheep and
other stock ranches along the
streams.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-06-03

Mrs. A. F. German, of Plains,
was over visiting her fathers family
Capt. E. w. Jenkins and ether
friends last week.
Mr.. Fred Perrenod, from Sterling
Ohio is visiting with the family OF
NJ. R. Geisinger, of West Plains
township. Mr.. Perrenod IS well
pleased with the country so far as
he has seen it and if his good opin-
ion holds out he will make his fu-
ture home in Meade county.
Alfalfa harvest is again upon the
county, Mr.. Joe Hall, of artesian in
conversation with US in Meade
last Friday said that he expected to
begin the coming week. 1t is his
opinion that this year the first crop
should be cut as soon as possible in
order that the second one may have
the better start.
viii Schmoker, wife and daughter
came up from the Cimarron Sstur-
day to visit with his mother, treth-
ers and the family of Thos., John
ston, returning to his Beaver county
ranch after having pleasant time
with friends and transacting some
necessary business In the metropo-
lis.
T. Suttles, living on a claim In the
Ballard pasture, concluded that
Friday was good day to go fishing
and with his wife drove south east
for the lower creek On the way
Mrs. Suttles discovered swarm Of
Italian bees swarmed on a small tree.
Mr.. Suttles being an old bee Iaiser
knew Just VIVA, TO do and the swarm,
was soon in box and are working
away 'fike bees.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-06-03

H. E. Snyder and family return
ed last week from Hot Springs, Ark.
where they had been for several
months recuperating. Mr.. Snyder
was in very bad health when he left
here, but now shows improvement.
i-Englewood Tribune.
DR.. Fee, performed two surgical
operations at his room Friday.
The first being the amputation of a
super3ous thumb from the left hand
of MIR. and Mrs. Ramey's infant
child. The other was the removal
of a small tumor from the face OF
Grandma Truax.
We stepped into F. w. Fick's big
store Saturday and it was so crowd
ed that one could hardly elbow his
way through. From there we cross
ed to H. c. Marshalls department
store where there was as little room
and we concluded that the best place
in Meade to rest was some place out
of the way of business.
Now the Haviland, Minneola and
Fowler papers are making faces at
each other because one of them
Dragged on two of the towns. Bet
ter quit it boys. "Brag is good
dog but hold fast is a better one.
Good little towns and fine papers
for such towns but that sort of talk
doesn't prove any thing. Better
take pattern from Meade, steady
hard pnlling old Meade to which
you come fer capital to push your
local enterprises.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-06-03
Important Notice.

The News has several hundred
dollars ON our books on accounts
and subscriptions and we need the
money We are making a special
effort to collect some and if you
receive bill, please be kind
enough to call and settle same.
We have obligations to meet and
must have money. We are general
ly very lenient but we need it now
and must have it.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-06-03
Description and Pedigree
Recorded in the Percheron Registery com
pany of Columbus, Ohio.

Recorded in the Percheron Registery COM
pany of Columbus, Ohio.
Caedmon 4Ioce is black white star snip.
right hind foot white, foaled May II, 1904.
I6H hands high, weight 1900. Bred and
owned by Zimmerman & Basinger Bros
Got by Rala e32S, 1922, by Monarque sI4o
242S, out of Brevis 5I62, Monarque STAG
242S by Brilliant 1911, 755, by Brilliant 1899
$50, by Coco II ia, by x-Chaslin 7IS,
by Coco 7I2, by Mignon us, by Jean-le
Blanc 73o.
Dam Malinda 1887, she by Jacobn Iool6,
by Theophile 1916, 27o5, by Brilliant 1911
7ss, by Brilliant 1899, 756, etc. Second
dam Pansy Blossom 1871, she by Beucenta-
ure 1878, 1907, by Brilliant 1899 756, etc.
Third dam Medusa 22o3, I446, etc. Fourth
dam Mouton 1910, etc. Fifth dam Rose. etc
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-06-03

The Meade streets were full and
the merchants crowded to wait on
customers all day Saturday.
F. w. Flick has built a new avn
ing on the north side of the big
store and is repainting the entire
building.
Edgar Johnston, of south Gray
came down to the metropolis Fri
day returning with lumber and lath,
which betokens a new building on
the farm.
H. F. Hollingsworth from Beaver
county, near Miles, was up to town
this week buying harvest supplies
and enjoying the sights and friend
ships of the town.
Misses Edith and Verna Geisina-
er of West Plains township visited
with Miss Lura Smith, Sunday nignl
and came on to Meade Monday
morning for the observance of menu
orial day.
The fire BOYS re pended so
promptly on Friday, and their work
was so efficient with the lml:ed
apparatus al their command it fore
shadows what they will accomplish
in a time of need with the new and
complete system soon 10 be con-
structed.
Thursday John Keith's little girl
was pitched from her horse, Ter
arm broken just above the elbow,
the elbow of same arm dislocated
and Otherwise seriously bruised.
Il er father brought her to DR.. Fees
operating room where the doctor
dressed the different woundsand she
was taken home in as comfortable
leondition as could be expected.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-06-03
The Meade Boys Meet Greensburg
At Greensburg

The game closed with the
score, Is to S in favor of Greens.
burg.
The Meade boys played good
ball to the seventh inning, lead
ing Greensburg by 4 to 3 for
Meade and shutting Greensburg
out in seventh inning as they had
in all previous innings except the
first and second. In the eighth
the Meade team who had up to
this time been playing a good
game, "west up in a balloon" and
never came down.
Roy Farrell did some good
work as short stop. Don Innis
made no errors on second and
Archie Fee only one in the right
field.
George Wehr1e, overthrow
first and again at second.
Graves in the box did good
work as did Farrell, behind the
bat. The Meade boys played
good ball all the time.
The game showed plainly the
lack of practice on the part of the
Meade team.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-06-03
"A Prosperous Farmer of
Plains.

We had the pleasure on decora-
ton day of shaking hands with our
old time friend F. a. Bisbee, of
Plains township, who as he always
does had come over to observe the
day. In the conversation he stated
to that crops in his neighborhood
were In fine shape that he now esti-
mated his own wheat crop at up
wards of 5000 bushels for which the
prospective price will be $500, his
other grain crops are also fine ex-
cept that in one piece of oats, is
some weedy. He says that there is
a very large acreage of corn there
abouts and that. it is good and usually
clean, while kaffir corn and milo
maize is growing well.
Mr.. Bisbee is one of the men who
came to Meade county In full faith
that it was a farming country of
the first class, and his faith has
never wavered, and his reward for
faithfulness is in being one of
Meade counties wealthy farmers.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-06-03

These horses will make the 1909, from April 9th
to July 3rd follows Clover Leaf 29785 will stand Mon
day at Emil Zimmermans farm l mile west of Jasper.
Tuesday and Wednesday at c. F. Gardeners. Thursday
Friday and Saturday in barn in Meade opposite the
barn of Uncle Dick. Henry Basnger, Keeper
Caedmon 41OO9 will stand in the German settlement Mon
day and Tuesday J. D. Franz II miles southeast of
Meade. Wednesday and Thursday at c. L. Friesen's.
Friday and Saturday R. M. Painters Lakeland Kansas
Adoph Hiebler, Keeper
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-06-03


day December breeding
will be held for Care will be taken
accidents but will be responsible should
will
all
and good Thanking much for
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-06-03

Wanted-A Postmaster who does
not watch patrons nail going through
the Office.
For SALE CHEAP-or trade for
land some good threshing outfits
also some rebuilt engines all sizes
write ]. T. WOOD,
Hutchinson Kansas.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-06-03

WANTED-Stock to pasture, good
grass and living water, 2 miles from
Meade. DoRLAND & MARTIN.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-06-03

Wanfed-A postmaster who can
deliver patrons mail promptly and
not get same in other boxes.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-06-03
Trimmed Hats at Cost.

All trimmed hats will be sold at
cost from this date. MISS WALK.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-06-03
The Cake Contest.

The cake contest which F. w.
Flick has been advertising, came off
last Saturday at the big store. Mrs.
r. A. Harper, Miss Elsie Marshall
and DR.. Simpson were selected as
the judges. The ladies being select
ed in the first instance and they
selecting the third person. There
was tempting array of cakes (of
which we were not asked to par
take.)
After the judges had sampled the
cakes they compared notes as
to their several impressions, opin-
ions and firm convictions as to the
merits or each one and with this
careful consideration being fully ad-
vised in the premises adjudged the
prize, one hundred pounds of the
best -four, to Mrs. Tom Gray the
wife of our accommodating Register
of deeds.
Jacob Kolb, came from his farm
on the head of Skunk 1Aroya, Satur-
day delivering his weeks oe,put of
dairy work, talking with friends of
the fine crops in his neighborhood
greeting friends and making himself
agreeable as we'll as ornamental.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-06-03
ZIMMERMAN ! BAS|NGER BROS, OWNERS

HENRY BAs1NGER, Manager, Meade Kansas.
STOCK FOR SALE AT ALL TINES.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1909-06-03

Mrs. A. F. German, of Plains,
was over visiting her fathers family
Capt. E. w. Jenkins and ether
friends last week.