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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21
Making the Thing clear.

The superintendent of a Sunday
school class in Philadelphia recently
called upon a visitor to Say a few
words" to the class, the members of
which are mostly children of tender
age.
The visitor, a speaker we'll known
for his verbose and circumlocutory
mode of speech. begah his address as
follows.
This morning, children, l purpose
to offer you an epitome Of the life of
st. Paul. It may be Perhaps that
there are amoug you some too young
to grasp the meaning of the word
epitome.
'Epitome.' children, is in its signi.
ication synonymous with synopsis"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21
swlft-ElNlnn Plceons.

B. A. Fogg, OF Hunts Mills, Me,
tells of a pair OF pigeons with a record
OF flying from Minneapolis to Boston
in fifty hours without taking a morsel
Of food on the trip. For the last
thousand miles they few in the teeth
Of a fierce snowstorm. He has an.
other pair OF the same breed as those
that few from the balloon of Andre,
the Swedish north pole explorer, and
several pairs that can make nearly o
mile a minute.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21
rssv WON'T TELL THEIR ACE.
Savings Rank Clerks Have Trous 4
with New Women Depositors

Savings eank Clerks Have Troue &
with New Women Depositors:-
On the first of tho year the savings
banks are particularly busy with folks
opening new accounts But Just be.
cause they are new accounts the de-
positors are not necessarily young
folks. Perhaps that explains why the
clerks have difficulty in getting new
women depositors to tell their age.
One bank worker says 1t is no Joke
to try to get some of the women to
give information about their ages.
rhey are very apt to hesitate and then
to say they cant eaxctly recall the
year in which they we're born. but that
their age Is about so and so.
Nov. rs a matter Of fact, they
know perfectly well the number of the
RI hit year. but in the confusion when
they are trying to conceal 1t, they
can't Just make the right subtraction" !"
said the bank clerk.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21
A Womans Unlque Dlstlnctlon.

DR.. Wentchokova, a Russian. who
studied and received her degree at
Zurich, has, according to a report in
a Vienna paper, received an appoint
ment as member of the faculty Of
the University of Moscow. The wom.
an who has received this unique dis.
tinction, has made pathology her
special study. Her appointment is
especially remarkable because the
university which extended the call to
her admits no women as students.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21
Real Cold.

An American and a Scotsman were
discussing the cold experienced in
winter in the north OF Scotland.
why, it's nothing at all compared
to the cold weather we have in the
States" said the American. 81 cau
recOllect one winter when a sheer
jumping from a hillock into a field
became suddenly frozen on the way
and stuck in the air like a mass ol
ice."
But, man." exclaimed the Scots
man, "the law Of gravity wouldn't a.
low thatl"
Il know that" replied the tale
pitcher But the law OF gravity wa,
frozen, tool"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21
Census Of the Bison.

1Ae journal of the New York Zoo.
logical Society gives a census OF the
American bison, according to which.
In place Of all the hundreds Of thou
sands OF those animals which formerly
roved the plains, only 2.O47 were
known to be in existence on January
]. 1908. OF these. 800 we're in captiv.
ity N the United States. and Al IN
Canada. Since that date the Pab,e
herd has been sold to Canada.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21
rns eoNlunEn eoNEHssEs.
He Is Deliberate In Action Thus Pro,

duoins Deceptive Effects.
That "tho hand Is quicker than tho
,yo" Is one OF those accepted sayings
invented by soi.e one who knew moth.
ing Of ooniuring as is more likely,
by some cunning conjurer who aimed
still further 10 hoodwink a gullible
public. The fact is that the best con.
jurer seldom makes a rapid motion,
for that attracts attention, even
though it be not understood. Tho
true artist in this line Is deliberate
in every movement, and It is mainly
by his actions that he leads his audi
ence to look not where they ought,
but in an entirely different direction.
MIR. David Devant, who for a number
of consecutive years has entertained
London with his ingenious tricks, has
said: "The conjuror must be an ac.
tor By the expression of his face,
by his gestures. by the tone of his
voice, in short, by his acting, he must
produce his effects"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21
"War of Jenkins Ear.p

While the British parliament was
debating the question of war with
Spain in 1740 a war that was being
hotly urged by the PEOPLE of the south.
ern colonies and by the colonial and
English traders, one Jenkins, a sailor,
appeared before parliament and ex.
hibited one of his ears that had been
cut off by the Spaniards This turned
the scale against Walpole's peace pol.
icy, and the war became known as
THE War of Jenkins E-r."
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21
Famous Woman Exnlorsr.

Mrs. Marie Robinson Wright Of
Georgia is believed to hold the record
for having accomplished more in the
way of penetrating countries hitherto
unknown than any other living WON
an, with the possible exception of Mrs.
Fanny Bullock Workman. She is
called by some "the Columbus OF
South America" from the fact that
she, undaunted by hardships and per.
lis in the countries she has visited,
has opened to the pioneers of trade
and commerce a new paradise that
blooms south of the equator, where
untold wealth awaits development at
the hands Of civilized man. She es
Inmates that she has travelled 200, ,00t
miles in pursuit Of her work.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21
posaEsna4ouoaeasaeseseseso

Physicians have long been looking
for a harmless headache cure. It
has been produced by an eminent
chemist of the National Capital. 1t
is knoVn as BRoMo-PEPsIN. Besides
curinA every form of headache
instantly, Bromo Pepsin is equally
and as promptly eficaoious in
chronic and acute indigestion and
the nervous disorders incident there
O. 1t is efferescent and pleasant
to take and may be had of all up tc
date druggists at ten cents bottle
1t comes as a boon to mankind ant
womankind. For sale at q. o.
Armstrong, Druggist.
aAOAeA0AN NhoA0Aea aeh h0h0aOA0A
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21
A Bird School Of Lanauanss.

In Paris is a school in which parrots
are not only taught to speak pure
Parisian," but in which they are in
structed in "the leading languages OF
Europe" What an interesting babel
they must make together when school
is dismissed! It is not stated that a
way has been found TO make this
many-to1 sued parrot talk" less &c
tallic and more melodious than thu
usual speech Of parrots,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21
AmerIean Pictures Aee.n+.d

Two pictures by a st. Louis sign
painter have now been accepted by
and are hung consplcuously in the
Paris salon. The artist is Gustav
WolI. known in st. Louis as the head
- q company for decorating bill
boards and known in Paris as a land
scape painter of rare ability and ex
QuiBite workmanship.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21
How the Frog Changes Color.

The chameleon changes his hue
with his environment. A short time
ago who could venture to point out
all the molecular and ethereal vibra.
tlons whereby the chain of action Is
made complete between external en-.
vironment and peripheral tissue
change? Yet Sollaud found that the
pigmentary changes by virtue Of
which the frog harmonizes itself more
or less with the color OF its environ.
ment are governed by two sorts Of
nerves. 1t results from the action of
TWO refexes, both originating in the
retina; and by his investigations he is
able to map out the paths from the
brain to the periphery by each of the
reiiexes. Now let us picture to our
selves the dellcacy of this process
First, the green foliage, causing vibra.
tions in the ether in certain wave
lengths, sets up certain molecular VI
brations in the retina, which. trans
lated to the brain, issue forth at the
periphery In such form that neither
the skin nor the pigment granules in
lt are changed irreyersibly, but Ger
tain molecular combinations are made
for the time. or certain intramolecular
changes Of the atomic structure are
set up in the pigment for the time, By
virtue OF which proptective color Is
given to the animal
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21
WARNING TO THE PUBLIC.
The Appleton Family Adopted tho
Eletcher Method Of Chewing.


Fletcher Method Of Chewing.
II any member of the Lysander John
Appleton family invites you to a meal,
here's a pointer: Don't accept. The
Appletons are adopting the Fletcher
method of chewing their food, and in
order not to make any mistakes they
count as they chew. This is sample
Of the conversation heard at the Ap-
pleton table: Have you heard" asks
Mrs. Appleton, putting a piece o.
bread in her mouth, "that-one, two,
three, four, five, six Counting her
chews)-"a widow on North Fourth
street-seven, eight, nine, tents to
be married?" She swallows the bread
and takes bite of meat. II guess it ia
teally-one, two, three, four, five, six,
seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve
so. Her mother-thirteen, fourteen
told me So" The bite goes down
and the visitor takes a long breath.
The guest hears so much counting in
the next hour that he doesn't know IL
he is at dinner or in a kindergarten.
Moreover, under Fletcherism the Ap-
pletons don't set as good a table as
formerly. Their girl refused to wait
two hours at every meal while they
counted their chews, and quit, and
Mrs. Appleton takes so much time in
chewing that she has little time left
for coolkinR.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21
NOTICE.

The Commissioners Of Pike County
viii hereafter hold Regular Meetings
the first Monday of each mo. between
tine hours of9a m and 4p. m. except
ing IN the months when Court may
be in session, and then during Court
TIlEO. IL. BAKER
Commissi 'ners Clerk
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21
The Wis. Hnsh.,a

Bronson-I've Just given 500 for
this diamond ring for my wife.
Woodson-lt's a beauty But Ian.
Il extrayagantY
Bronson-Not bit Think what
WI save in glovesl
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21

Fight the Good Fight" seem
rather a sinister choice Of hymns for
the marriage service. Yet It is ofteu
selected.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21
10 HOLD THE WATCH.
Contrivance of Great Utility for the
Hours of Night.

this novel little holder for watch
Is intended for hanging upon the
wall by the side of bed, and into
which a watch may be slipped at
nighttime, and be easily seen waen
required.
A piece of stout cardboard Of the
shape shAwn should be used for the
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21

rural free delivery routes. She has
been regular carrier from Toledo,
o., since the route was established
In 1902 and has been on duty win
ter and summer. 1t is hard work,
but Miss Mary says she loves" it
and that she believes it has benefited
her health greatly.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21
WOMAN R. r, D. cARMDn,
Kiss Mary Check Has Had Regular
Route Since 1902.

Nary i. Cheek until recently was
the only woman carrying mail on
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21
Time Table
ERIE RAILROAD. (
AT
PORT JERNI@

Solid Pullman trains to Buffalo, Mag
are Falls, Chautauqua Lake. Cleveland
Chicago and Cincinnati.
Tickets oil sale at Port Jervis to nj
points in the West and Southwest at lower
rates than via any other frst-olass line.
In effect June 2lth, 1905
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21

foundation, and in the center a cir.
cular hole cut to fit me watch It is
intended for. The cardboard can be
covered with any pretty piece of 81. K
or broeade on which has been worked
s"-'e pretty little floral design. It
is entirely edged with cord, and there
is a loop at the top by which It may
be hung upon the wall. AT the back
of the circular space. cut in the cen
ter, is sewn a small pocket of wash
leather, into which the watch may
be placed; the lower sketch Of the
back Ytew explains this.
Sad Tale from EmporIa.
A well-fed horse drove into town
behind a span Of ancient men, who's
knees were sore from falling down
and striving to get up again; their
poor old ribs were bare OF meat, and
they had cores uron their neeks;
there wasn't. on the village
street a tougher locking pair of
wrecks. And So they shambled up
the street, a spectre harnessed with a
ghost; the horse descended from hi
seat, and left them standing by a posi-.
And there they stood through half
the night, and shook and shiyered In
the tugs, the while their master, in
delight, was shaking dice with other
plugs. And there they died Of griei
and oold-no more they'll haul the
heavy plow; their ma tsr said. When
he was told; They cost blamed IA.
tie. anyhow"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21
WANTS suPPLlEpII

Ityou want note beads, bill heads, lette
heads, statements show cards, progra rs
large posters. sale bills. dodgers envelopes
tags business cards or job printing
every description, done mp in the best styl
foi you in an up-to.datc aud artistic muB
ner oAlland see us. PricosS
THE PRESS PRINT.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-10
HOW ONE STAR
HELPS THE TEAM
What Would keokuk do Without
Reichie? Pittsburg Without Wag-
ner? and Others with Stars.

Quincy Herald: Building up pen
nant winning team does not seem to
be such an enormous undertaking
when the teams thai are contenders
in the different league are looked over
carefully. Instead of having team OF
stars-every one leader in his posi-,
ton, the team that wins the most
games usually has whole lot of ma
terial that is no better than can be
found with the tail-enders. Taken
man for man there is not so very
much difference between the pennant
winner and the cellar champion. Oc-
casionally the team that gets on top
and stays there until the end OF the
season Is the best, but very frequent
" this team would not finish in the
first division If it did not have GER
tain man in the lineup. Where would
Pittsburg be without Hans Wagner, CT
Detroit with Ty Cobb, Burlington
without Lemon and Burg, Hannibal
without Forney and Evans, or Keokuk
without Reichle and Miller? Lemon
through his daring and clever base
stealing and Burg with his remarkable
hitting, have won many a game for
Burlington. Evans wins more games
for Hannibal than it's pitchers do by
hitting just when hit it needed and
without Forney, the Cannibal pitching
staff would not do much better than
that Of any second division team
Reichle's great work In the field and
Miller's splendid fielding at first have
saved number Of games for Keokuk
and 1t is the close game that counts in
the pennant race. Any second divis
ion team will win the games In which
! a batting streak develops and large
number OF runs are piled up. but the
team that lands IN the first DIVISION Is
the one which has the man who car
either cut of run at critical period
or drive one home when one run Is as
good as million. When Hans Wag
ner was out of the game recently be
cause OF illness, one of the big league
| papers had cartoon Of the big Dutch
! man all twisted in pain with the
words: THE Pittsburg team has {
stitch in its side" The loss of the BIZ
man who makes the team what 1t is
is felt at once and the team that ha.
no big man always finishes in the sec
! ond division. Sometimes the big mar
is the manager, but the manager can
/ not win pennants with team that ha
4 not few men on II that are NEARLY
big.
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keokuk Gets Around.

Landry opened the game for Keo-
kuk with a single and took second on
sacrifice by Thomas. Grodnick
grounded to Walsh. who threw over
Anderson's head. Landry circled third
and dashed for the plate, but Ander-
sons throw nipped him. Grodnick
landed on third, however, and scored
on Corridens double. A walk to Cor
riden, followed by wild pitch and an
error by Walsh, sent the second run
across in the third and fourth came
In the sixth when quartet of singles
was punched. The final tally came in
the ninth when Thomas walked, stole
second and was sent across by Corri-
den's second double of the game.
Quincy did remarkably we'll to hold
down Belts pennant chasers at all
with the patched up lineup that was
sent TO the field Mike Cavanaugh in
jured his side, la Hans Wagner, a
day or so ago while swinging on a
ball and was unable to play yesterday.
Walsh went to third and Mertens be-
hind the bat, Rouse playing in right
field. The following is the score OF
the first contest:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-10
The Second Game.

1t was soon seen that Quincy was
going to put up great struggle in
the second game even with the
patched up team. Morrow appeared
to have everything and Jaeger was
also hard to solve. Quincy lost a
golden opportunity in the second in
ming when three hits failed to net a
run. Linderbeck's single opened the
inning, but he w2s forced at second
by Mertens. The latter took second
on passed ball, but was held there
on Anderson's single to left Little
johns out ended it for the inning In
the sixth Morrow made good start
toward winning ais own game by
cracking out pretty drive to center.
Hill sacrificed and Dang was hit with
pitched ball Walsh whitfield, but
Linderbeck's single to center scored
Morrow. In the seventh and eighth
Quincy led off with singles, but failed
to score. Both teams were playing
desperately both at the bat, on the
bases and in the field. Keokuk had
failed to get farther than second base
UP to this time, despite the fact that a
pair of singles had been made in the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-10

first and another brace came in the
fifth. Morrows excellent work pulled
him out of both holes. In the eighth
Grodnick singled after Thomas had
famed and Corriden forced the form
er at second. Reichle swung viciously
on one just after kicking on decision
of Umpire Bennett and cracked the
ball deep into left for two bases. Cor
riden had stolen second and scored
easily. Hill started the local half of
the eighth with single and Dang
sacrificed, but pair of flies was the
best that Walsh and Undertook could
offer. In the ninth Morrow struck
out Kelley and Jaeger and forced
Landry to fly to center. In
the local half Mertens, Ander-
son and Rouse tried hard to
get on, but each lifted fly
to Reihcle in center field. Morrow
made short work of Thomas, Grodnick
and Corriden in the tenth, each pop
ping fly. Littlejohn started the local
tenth with walk, but was forced by
iion. Till iduHeu ana lang nleu
to Left. In the eleventh inning Reichle
lifted fly to Mertens and Miller did
the same in the other direction. With
two down Berte was safe on Little
johns error and Kelley singled. Bran
Bile was sent in to bat for Jaeger and
Morrow struck him QUE easily. When
Quincy came to bat Prough, Keokuk 8
leading twirler. was sent to the mound
for the visitors and Walsh started with
a walk. He stole second and single
would have won the game, but Under
4 beck, Mertens and Anderson whitfield
in monotonous order. The game will
not be played off today, as Quincy has
nothing to gain by working overtime.
The following is the score:
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cRoToN

q . . . = . . . y = = . = . .
The ladies OF the M. E. church will
give an ice cream supper in their
church yard next Saturday evening.
Sept 18th.
Miss Gertrude Seth attended the Ka-
noka fair Friday.
Mrs. e. j. Watts expects to attend
the Holiness camp meeting at Way
land, Mo.
Misses Gertie Seth and Florence
Davis were shopping In Pennington
Monday.
Mrs. L. Smith and daughter Bessie
were visiting in Kahoka one day last
week
Misses Ruth Fightmaster and Bessie
Dickinson were visiting Mrs. e. j.
Milestone Sunday.
Mr.. Charles Kirk who has been enr
ployed on the concrete gang at Des
Moines returned home Friday.
Many from here expect to attend
the Donnellson fair.
Miss Florence Davis, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Lewis Wash
burn of Argyle returned home Friday.
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ped out and after Walsh singled, Lin
derbeck was tossed out at first by the
pitcher Anderson singled with one
down in the fourth and Rouse follow
ed suit. Littlejohn sacrificed. but
Bennett was only able to ground to
Bluejacket. 1t was three up and three
down in the fifth, but Anderson was
safe on Berte's error in the sixth after
two were down. Rouse ended 1t with
a fly to right In the seventh ana
eighth Quincy batters went out in or
der and one was gone in the ninth
when Reichle dropped Anderson's fly.
Rouse and Littlejohn popped to the in
field.
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JOHNSON HAD
BEST OF FIGHT
colored Heavyweight Pusili.t and
Kaufman Fought Ten Rounds
to Draw at San
Francisco
THE CHAMPION SUPERIOR
johnson Played With Kaufman Dur.
Ing Greater Part Of Fight and
Could Have Ended Matters
Any Time.

sANFRANC1sCo, Sept. 1o.-1n a
contest unique in local prize fight an
nails. Jack Johnson was accredited
with newspaper decision over AL.
Kaufman after ten rounds Of fight
ing at Coffroth's arena.
According to the article of agree
ment If both were on their feet when
ten rounds had been fought no decis-
ion was to be given. Referee Smith,
however, stated that Johnson was en-
titled to the verdict Johnson employ
ed tantalizing left and forceful right
upper cuts with such frequency that
Kaufman was bewildered Early in
the contest his face began to show
signs of Johnson's singing punches
and in the third round we'll directed
wallop started the blood flowing from
kauffman's face and forced him to
stall. Johnson tainted Kaufman
good naturally and varied this with
two fearful jolts to the jaw. When the
bell rang AL. tumbled into the chair
with the blood flowing in a veritable
stream from his nose and mouth. 1t
was apparent Johnson could finish
Kaufman whenever he was ready.
Johnson appeared to be holding
himself in reserve. He joked inces-
sanity with the crowd and it took con-
slant jibbing by the spectators and an
occasional punch from the blacksmith
! to start him going When he did let
go le played with Kaufman as IL the
latter were child Kaufman seem
ed slow in comparison with Johnson 8
| nimbleness
In the ninth round Kaufman found
Johnson's stomach with a vicious
right swing. 1t was Kauffmans best
blow and 1t convinced the negro he
had better be careful. He quickly re-
gained his composure and sent right
and left with great force to the jav.
With the return of Johnson's smile
! he drove Kaufman against the ropes
and landed twice with long range
lefts. The round ended with the crowd
| jeering Johnson.
Kaufman landed a right and left to
the face as they clinched. After John.
son, goaded by these punches, had
shot stiff left to the face. Kaufman
landed twice on the body and hard
to the stomach. They mixed it With
out damage and the crowd jeered
The fight ended with both slugging
ineffectively.
The contest proved that Kaufman
should shun short round affairs. He
appeared to gain strength as the bat
tie progressed, while Johnson, WAC
apparently had trained none too well
began to show signs of weakening.
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Sporting Tips


corriden bagged brace of dou-
bles In the first game.
Belt beat Blue Jacket out of clean
single by being thrown out at Sec
ond, fearing that the ball would be
caught.
Reichle's timely bingle in the sec
ond game gave Keokuk the score
which tied up the score and prolonged
the contest.
Bramble went to bat in the eleventh
for Jeager and Prough pitched the
final inning. With a man on second,
Undertook, Mertens and Anderson
whitfield the air in rapid succession.