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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-28
KIndheartsdness.

The gingham-shirted boy had mads
a break to pass the ticketseller at the
circus entrance, but that gentleman
had caught him and rudely thrust him
back.
Poor little devil" said a seedy
looking man in the crowd. III had
the money I'd buy him a ticket my
sel;."
The crowd looked sympathetic, but
sad nothing, while the hoy sobbed az
X his heart would dil solve.
I've only got q nickel, little feller. "
weAt on the seedy looking one, IAN
til It won't do you no god Say" he
Continued, turning suddenly TO the
croVd. Tets do one good act in ouI
lives. Let's buy him a ticket"
1t looked for a minute as II a col
lection was to be started, but benev
olent-looking old gentleman nipped II
in the bud by slipping a hslf-dollar
into the hand of the boy, who prompt
ly disappeared into the tent.
81 thank you thousand times fol
that kind act, sir" said the sesdy
looking man.
You seem to take quite an interest
in the little fellow" remarked the
benevolent one.
We'll. ] should think ought to,
answered the seedy.looking man
uroudly. That's the on'y son / gotl'
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-28
GEHkLa RIVER THAT LEAKS
Interesting Experiments 70 Prov,
How the Danube Feeds the Rhine.

Interesting Experiments 70 Prove
How the Danube Feeds the Rhine.
1t has long been known that there
is an underground connection between
the Danube and the Rhine to the profit
Of the latter river, which seems a;
times to be swollen = trihe, while th-
upper Danube is propSrtlonltely I'm.
poVeTlshed. Tho fact has recently
been more fully demonstrated by in.
terestins experiments.
A liberal supply o. colored water
was emptied into the upper Danube.
and sixty hours later the water Of a
tributary Of the Rhine suddenly took
the same hue. Then fifteen hundred
gallons OF oil was poured into the
Druhl, as a certain stretch of the up.
per Danube is called, and about thres
days later the Aach. a little stream
in the Rhine basin flowing into the
Inter See OF Lake Constance, was
permeated with the odor, Of the oil.
The upper Aach lies about 600 feet
lower than the Bruhl and eight miles
from It.
Ten tons Of cooking salt was then
melted in the waters OF the Danube.
Sixteen hours later there was a trace
of salinity in the upper Aach and in
two and a half days this stream was
a salt river. In August last a guam.
tity Of uranium pigment launched in
the Danube showed streaks of yellow
In the Aach few days later.
These and other experiments show
approximately where the leakage
from the Danube occurs, and the Geo
graphiseher Anzeiger prints q map
tracing the probable course of a;
lie st one Of the underground pas.
sages. OF course the permeable rock
through which the waters make their
way is chiefly limestone; and It has
been proved that the Danube waters
sink into these channels at various
places. but chiefly at the Bruhl be-
tween Imendingen and Mohringen,
where so large an amount of water is
absorbed that for weeks In summer
not a drop finds It's way down this
part of the upper Danube
The phenomenon has its economic
bearings, and 1t is this phase that is
nov attracting most attention. The
gift of the Danube to the Rhine is
the loss Of Wurttemberg and the gain
of Baden. Tuttlingen and some other
places on the Danube complain that
their factories. run by water power,
are idle for two months in the year
because Of low water or none at all
in the upper river. But there Is no
complaint Of lack Of water In Baden
where the stolen waters come to view.
The result is that the Government o;
Wurttemberg is showing some signs
of disturbance over the situation
while that Of Baden is apparently not
interested.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-28
HERE IS 4 MEM cvaE FOR INSOMNIA
When All Other Remedies Fail, Try
This One.


The Nashville Tennessean offers a
new cure for Insomnia. After ali
other remedies fail, recommend this
to your customers:
Not long since a friend OF mine
who heard that was suffering from
insomnia told me OF a cure" said
Fred. II. Logan, OF Newark, N. j..
This friend told me that by drink
ing two glasses of sweet milk and
eating a pint Of roasted peanuts just
before retiring l would sleep like q
log. 1 tried the cure. For tho bene-
At of others who are suffering from
the same disease of not being able to
sleep I'll relate my experience. First,
let me say that my friend was right.
did go to sleep very soon after
putting away the milk and peanuts.
Then a man with a long tobacco
knife came along and chopped OF
my head. Just as a couple Of street
dogs grabbed my head and started
to run away with It ] stepped on a
trolley car and broke both legs. The
conductor iabbed with a long red
hot iron, and cut OF my right arm
1ust above the elbow l was negoti-
ating with a millionaire for the pur-
chase of his brown stone front when
Chinese dragon happened along
and bit me In two. With a tooth
pick ! stabbed the dragon to death,
and then proceeded to eat three
bricks for my breakfast. had Just
left the table when locomotive
rushed into the room and shot me
between the eyes. l jumped up and
threw a ton of chewing gum at the
neetins engine. when, all OF a sud
den, was picked of my feet by q
monster fish, who deposited me in
the middle Of the ocean. I jumped
up and ran across the water and
stopped a passing steamboat and
climbed aboard. Hardly had 1 TAX
en- seat on deck when a huge snake
swallowed me and started to fly
through the air. AS went up into
the clouds l woke up, and found l
had been asleep almost ten minutes.
For insomnia. try milk and pea
aut="
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-28
A Punetuai RIrd.

What tenpts the little humniAS.
bird that we see in our gardens 10
travel every spring from near the
equator to as far north as the arctic
circle, leaving behind him, as he does.
for season, many tropical delightsf
lie is th> only one of many humming-
birds tnat pluckily leaves the land Of
gsily colored birds. to so into volun.
tsry exile in the North, east OF the
Mississippi. How 1t stirs the imaSina.
tion to picture the solitary, tiny mi
grant, a mere atom OF birdlife, NOV
ing above the range OF human sight
through the vast dome OF the slyl
Borne swiftly onward by rapidly Vi
brstins little wings, he covers the
thousands of miles between his winter
home and his summer one by easy
stages, and arrives at his chosen des-
unation, weather permitting, at ap-
proxlmately the same date year after
year. What a methodical and pune.
tual bird!-The Sabbath School Visi.
tor.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-28
THE FLYER THAT NEVER uALrs
But Keeps Going Steadily without
Body or Wings or Wheels.


The only flying thing that new
er breaks down" said the man with
frost In his hair, "is the one COM
monty known as Time; nothing ever
the matter with that; it flies stead
by with never 3 stop.
"Other flying things that we know
OF burst their carbureters, or bend
their shafts, or break their propel-
lers, or get out Of gasolene, or they
bend their wings or blow up or burn.
or there's something the matter with
them so that they can't be kept ny
ing, but the flying thing called Time
keeps right along without requiring
even any oil on its bearings, the one
and only perpetual motion. which
nothing can stop. 1t never speeds,
It keeps gOing always at the same
steady uniform gait. whether en- the
earth or in the air. but It never
stops, and so, soon or late, It leaves
men and all their works behind.
I'D like 1t II / could help the NY
ing machine men: ! would do it II
could; but I'd like better to be able
to stop or at least TO check or slow
down the flight of that greatest Of
all flying things. though II Is without
body, or wings or wheels, the nyer
that We call Tive"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-28
II WAS ALL ACCORDING TO THE CODE
Proving That cIPhers Are Danssrou,
Toys for the Amateur.

Ciphers and codes are dangerous
toys for the amateur. Some years
iso certain Mr.. Rice, whose summer
house vas near a transatlantic cable
station, invented a private code. one
copy OF which he kept himself, and
his wife took the other to England,
whittier she was going for the sum-
ner. They thought that II occasion
arose, communications could be easy
and private. Fate willed otherwise.
About eight O'Clock one evening q
messenger brought = cablegram to
Mr.. Rice's door. It was the day for
his wife's ship to arrive on the other
side. He opened the envelope and
read the yellow slip inside. "Pota.
toes fish," was all it said.
Turning to his key. he discovered
that potatoes" meant, 81 have arrived
safely after a good trip. All is we'll"
But Fish" signifled Seriously Ill.
Come by next steamer"
Perplexed, he rereaa the message,
and verified the translation. The
same conflicting statements resulted.
What should lie do? In desperation
ae cabled back, Repeat"
After an hour OF waiting. the boy
again rang the bell and presented an
envelope. The message ran this time,
Ships fish"
Translating this cryptogTam, he
'ound that ship" was the cipher for
Everything all right; VIII be in
London two weeks" Fish still had its
original sinister significance.
This was as bad as the lrst. Fear
ing that such a contradiction meant
sickness and inability to use the code
correctly, he despatched another mes
sage. the single word, "Nht?" forget
ting that in the code whit stood fos
Il am better; do not worry"
1t was now eleven O'Clock. He
waited in nervous expectation till mid
night. and then turned in and tried to
sleep. No sooner had he dropped on
than another message arrived, as puE-
cling and as contradictory as the FIRST
Moved to desperate means, he got up,
dressed. went to the office. and wrote
Jut this communication:
Dear Annie. When you get this
message, take a spade. hire a carriage.
and ride out to an open field. Then
Zig hole and bury the code.
your affectionate husband. John"
"Send that" he said TO the bewild.
cred operator.
But it will cost" began the man
Never mind what II costs" he said
firmly. 'I'll pay for It."
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-28

Ian Maclaren used to tell a story OF
two Scots WORTHLESS. douce elders O.
Ae xxx. who found themselves alone
- the compartment of a railway car
Efage travelling in Perthshire; and
SAroVa upo. each other for company,
they fastened on a knotty point in
theology TO beguile the time. The
subject Of controversy was whether
q man IL saved by faith or works. The
discussion NecamS heated. and the
traiA drew up 1t the destination Of
one Of the deba.ers not q moment too
Booa. Loath to give up the argument.
they continued TO wrangle until the
train began to move out OF the sta
tioa station, and the discharged pas
sSnser hed to run along the platform
20 exc out the precious moments left
for . last word. The subject seemed
70 hang nre for q perilous moment
the train was celebrating its speed
when back from the figure leaning
far out Il the carriage window came
the cry: Hebrews ten thirty
eight" ("The Just shall live b.
fAlth."l Quick as lightning the other
Aung after the receding antinomian:
James firrt = twenty-four!" ("By
works a man Is justified. and not by
faith only.~.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-28
RuttcrmIlk for Babies.

A child. to be healthy through lift
should not receive drop of medicin,
during the first year it spends on thl.
earth. Medicine, homemade or othe-
wise, should be kept away from ba5.
like SO much poison.
All the ills to which baby is sub
ject during the first year of Its exist
ence can be cured by dieting, ever
cases of intestinal catarrh.
II bottle child suffers acutely fror
stomach trouble, give it buttermilll
In Holland they make a CONDENSED
buttermiik that doVs excellent servlct
In saving babies from the coAse
Suences OF intestinal catarrh.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-28
An Easy way to Sew ON Ruole,.

Make a tuck about three eighths
Of an inch wide, folding on line one
inch from the edge. Sew the ruf-
de on, having ine raw seam on the
right side of the material. Now fold
the tuck down over the seam and
stitch on the lower edge. The lower
edge OF the tuck should just cover
the seam line where the rufle was
stitched. This is better than regu-
lar seam covering, as 1t does not draw
when washed, and is much less trou-
Bile than cutting and folding a bias
piece. OF course It can be used. on
ly where rufiies are Joined to edges.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-28
NLNEs Mp QYERNR9UeHT NERYEs
1ssa 81 the Monsters Of Antiquity
Merely Nssdsd q Rest-evrs.

~ WV WteHNeNNA " FMAhfNtiN1
Merely Needed . Rest-evrs.
Nany eVsrwrought villains Of the
Dast, II thay were alive now, would
~ saAisetsa & = rest-cure, which.
tNstIh Il eOuld not turn them into
gDO6 nee, might make their villainy
lh,ss irrational and dangerous. The
wsgSt tyrAnts Of the Middle Ages aud
aaA ths Renaissance. the worst Ro-
UAa Emrerors, seem TO Us ipcompre-
Asnsibls monsters Of iniquity, men
0he di1 evil for the love Of It. We
ehould understand them better II we
eaasidsrsa hSW likely their way Of
Hviae vas 70 disorder their nerves.
~ Doubt Nero. even II he had beeE
bro1ght " n the most modern way.
NAuGht from child to take an interest
- natusO and to eat only the most
whOlsaoms thiAgs. would never have
Rsen = vsry useful OF pleasant person.
but he might lave been = harmless
addict or IN innocent II undisttn-
nlAlshsl niaos poet
AZ Il vas, he was the master Of
ne world, With no one to prevent him
FROM eating aud drinking what he
chose 81 frOu taking whatever other
unvhOlesomo pleasures he was in
oiined to. No doubt he exceeded In
steTythfnS. and suffered from extreme
irritahility In Consequence. Unfortu-
Aately. he oSuld indulge his irTitabil-
~ without restraint n, when he
felt croas Of q morning, ~ Osdersd .
Senator 70 die. the Senator 6id dis.
ahd he heard no more ~ Il. HOge-
over, there was always fear To work
upon a tyEAnt's nerves: Aad some
EinperorS became tyrAnts because OF
that fear. DSmitian was . martyr to
II, though q good man Of business II
he were = stock-broker of to-day no
doubt be would worry himself inces.
sanity about the state OF the markets,
and every one would pity him for his
nervousness. As he was a Roman En-.
peror, we think Of him as a sinister
villain who killed men for the pleas
ure of It.
We often hear talk Of that terrible
taedium vitae from which Roman no
bles suffered. We should call 1t
nerves now; and our doctors would
prescribe 4 strict diet and a course
Of golf or gardening for It. But the
Roman noble did not know how to
treat II. He made feast, and drank
deep and fast. and crowned himself
with flowers; and the next morning
must have felt Il worse than ever. But
since he was a Roman noble he is a
romantic ngure to US and not a mere
sufferer from our modern disease OF
OVerafrain
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-28
PonuIar With Young Women.

Philadelphia has in the past boast
ed the largest Y. NJ. c. A. building
in the United States Cleveland,
Ohio, has now captured one equally
as large, where more than 1900
young women have registered in the
educational classes since the opening.
The scientific kitchen and domestic
chemistry department are two very
practical adjunets, and their courses
are proving very popular with the
residents.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-28
qesanOsesspsaOaeas4szOseae

Physicians have long been looking
for harmless headache cure. 1t
has been produced by an eminent
chemist of the National Capital. II
is known as BRoMo-PEPsIN. Besides
ourink every form of headache
instantly, Bromo Pepsin is equally
and as promptly efficacious in
chronic and acute indigestion and
the nervous disorders incident there
o. 1t is efferescent and pleasant
to take aud may be had of all upitc
date druggists at ten cents a bottle.
1t comes as q beonto mankind anc
womankind. For sale at e. o.
Armstrong, Druggist.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-28
AouKous PRECIPITATION.
Whatever Lowers the Temperature
ls the Cause Of Rain.

ls the Cause Of Rain.
The general law Of aqueous precipi-
tatioH may be briefly stated. What
ever lowers the temperature Of the
air at any place below the dew point
Is a cause of rain. Various causes
may conspire to effect this object, but
It is chiefly brought about by the as
cent OF the air into the higher regions
Of the atmosphere. By which, being
subjected to less pressure, 1t expands
and in doing go lowers its tempera-
ture. These ascending currents are
caused by the heating Of the earth's
surface by the suns rays or, in fact,
by anything which raises the temper
ature Of the superintendent air, and
II is very obvious that the continual
discharge of largo pieces OF ordnance
will have a considerable effect In rails
ing the temperature of the air lying
on the earth's surface, which viii as
cend, expand and discharge in Sque-
Gus particles in the form Of rain for
the foregoing reasons.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-28
Tn. w,rs "Exnir. -

Expire" in its literal sense Is
Breathing out Inspiration together
SohSittute respiration. IEaak Walton
observed that "is. the inspiring or ex.
pirlns organ Of any animal be stopped
It suddenly dies" The Romans spoke
Of breathing out" the breath OF life
inllead OF dying" by way OF emphem.
Ian. just As they said "Vixit" (he has
lived) instead of ''he Is dead" In all
la AhEuHgea the reluctance frankly to
say dead" or "die" appears; hence
Aueh words anG phrases as pass
0&ay." "decease." demise" "the de
Dalted." "defunct,' "the late" mo
more. ''if anything should happen to
me-"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-28
aavsd Nv His WA.

One evening. when the city eSsrkh
Sfice was full of men seeking regis
tration. an Irishman asked to be res
istered. He received the usual blank
with the request that he sign hli
name. This he succeeded in doing
af.er painful effort.
Suspecting that this was the extern
Of his accomplishments, an onlookeI
called out to the clerk:
"Try him on another name! Let hin
write yours"
Deed, I'd never dare!" said the
IrIshman, quick as lightning. "sura
'twould be forgeryi"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-28
aNE Wa A rRusrINO sovL.
shsss Ia which She csuId Walk Fsr
Nhar Than In othera.

ther Ihan IN Otnere.
Mrs. Frink was trusting soul. SndI
rarely questioned the opinions Of 9TH
ers about matters concerning w,..ch
they were supposed to be Informed.
One day she came nome with a pair
of new shoes under her arm. Got
them at Brides" she explained. "and
they're tho best ! ever bought you"
what Is so very COED about theaF''
inquired her son, for whom the shoes
we're Intended.
why. the salesman said that you
could walk farther in them than Ia
eny others without getting tired, and
| said that you couldn't walk very far
Just now on account OF your knee, you
know. and he said that he meant
farther for the same distance. So
bought them. and here they are. Save
the string. please"
She did not notice the smile on hel
,en's face as he undid the package
and he was spared the trouble Of ox,
plaiRlnE.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-28
A Sewing Mnchine Secret.

Take out the screw that holds the
foot plate. remove IL and you will be
surprised to find the amount OF
fun accumulated there. Clean the
little grooves and under the whole
Of the plate with a penknife.- The
needle must be taken out before the
work has begun. You will often find
this the only cause for the machine
running hard.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-28
Our Goddess at Emperor's Birthday

Our Goddess at EmPeror's Birthday
A young American girl attended q
flower carnival last summer in this
Austrian Tyrol in honor of the EN-
peror's birthday, and was surprised
greatly amused. and also delighted tc
see one wagon draped in American
hags carrying our Goddess OF Liberty
an American Indian. Rough Rider, .
Puritan maiden. and a Colonial dame
Her party were the more pleased
when they learned that the Goddess
Of Liberty made the flags herself
since none could be purchased in thai
vicinity.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-28
WhIe.lIna on sasbath In Scotland.

Nhleulng on Sabbatn IN scotland.
Concerning the Scottish reproba-
ton Of Whistling ON the Sabbath, Dean
Ramsay has 4 characteristic story. A
famous Glasgow artist met an old
Highland acquaintance Unexpectedly
Donald. what brought you here?"
-Ou. Wssl, sir. It vas = baad place
yon; thsy were baad folk-but they're
. CD fsaf1n set o. folk here" We'll
Donald. I'm glad to hear IT," "ou. ay,
cir. 'dSsA are they; an I'll gle ye an
instAsss e. Last Sabbath Just as the
kirk vs. skaIlin' there vas = drover
eAisid fSA0 DumfrieS comm along the
ROAD whiStlEn', an lookin' ~ happy as
II Il vAs "a middle o the week
Wesi, sir, oor lsads IL = God fearin
set o. raads. an they were just com
In DOT o. the kirk-'od they yeEit upon
aim an s'most killed himl"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-28
The Law nf sneoulatlnn.

Big men are given to taking profits,
while smaller men are laying a basis
for profits that may or may not be
shown. The law of the fishes in the
sea applies in speculation. The big
and the little fish have their respec-
tive missions. and the small ones are
SAFE when the largest ones are not
.bspsFV,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-28
A Good Reason.

A professor tells this story at his
own expense. He was instructlns a
class Of boys about the circulation o.
the blood and to make sure that they
understood him he said:
"ean you tell me why it is that II !
stood on my head the blood woulf
rush TO my head, and when ! stanC
on my feet, there-is no rush of blooi
20 the feet?"
Then a small boy. after pausiHE foi
. short time, answered:
ut is because your feet are HS
empty. SIR"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-28
An Estimate.

20 you think that Miss Kidder
was having fun with met" asked
Chawley.
Well. old chap, give me the de.
tails, was Awthur's response.
You see, had my bull terrier with
me. And l said to her, That dog
knows as much as I do And she said.
Don't you think four dollars and 4
half was too much to pay for himT
cleveland Leader,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-28
John D. "A prlvsr

His mother was telling eight.year.
Sld Jask Of John d. Roekefeller's sue.
cess, and a. he listened he said. YEA.
I kAoW him"
mo ! guess you don't know him"
she replied; you have only heard Of
him"
why. yes, do" he replied; 81
have seen him a good many times.
Ehsp he goes BY on his oil wages" =
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-28
To the Point.

At Cripple Creek, Colo, that great
mining camp, the miners signed a pc
tition to a railroad corporation to re.
duce freight on flour, saying they
didn't have money enough at the enc
OF the month to pay their grocery
bills. The railroad corporation made
an Investigation, and found that the
freight on .eer to Cripple Creek was
m re than all the freight on -four. and
replied: Boys, drink less beer, and
you will have no trouble in payine
your grocery bills"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-28
BritaIn's Lest Fsres,s.

Ever since the abolition OF the Wsod.
en- navy We have been q sinEularly
supine people in the matter of tree
planting while It would seem that we
have never learned the lesson that the
most solidly prosperous land Is that
which makes the utmost use Of every
acre. English Estates Gazette.