Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-10-15

tion Of the real swagger tailors.
Perhaps the reason why poor boys
succeed oftener than rich boys is
because they have to.
''What is q chump"? inquiries the
Philadelphia Public Ledger. A butt
headed fellow who persists In differ
ing from your vlews on things in
general, despite your highest-browed
endeavor to convince him of the
error of his ways.
The latest developments in the
Cook-Peary controversy show that
the camera as well as the figures can
be made to jockey with the truth.
After man is old enough to know
right from wrong he still needs a
lot of preaching to.
New York recently enjoyed the big
gest feast of strangers in its history
They served lobster pie morning,
noon and night.
Hospitality in New York is the
easiest thing in the world to buy if.
yen have the price.
Pike Co. school directors will hold
their Seventh Annual Convention at
the Court House Monday Dec. 9Th
at p. III. Prof. r. M. McNeal of
the Department of Public Instruction
win be a speaker.
Wallace Newman, who has been
quite i'll for some weeks, is reported
improved.
Somo lover of chickens visited
Billy McCown's coop yesterday morn
ing and left him six less to feed. The
pullets demonstrated so loudly that
Billy was aroused and the party was
seen but made a quick get away.
Vivian Struthers went to New
York last week in search of posi-
ton.
DR. H. b. Reed and wife are visit
ing in New York.
Mrs. s. D. Van Campen and son of
Newton are guests at the home of G.
w. Bull. l
p Sarah Finger, who has been at
Branohville for several weeks will
pass the winter at Trenton, N. }
with her brother Frank.
DR.. o. f Emery has returned to
Washington,
= Grace Wolfe ia attending school in
Michigan this winter. where she has
relatives.
Z A new cemetary has been laid out
at Matamoras 1t is located on the
larin of, @. Rose down towards the
Bell place.
{ John Albright of Delaware town-
ship by an unfortunate miss cut his
wrist badly with an axe.
/. The frame of Lester Pitneys house
in Matamoras is up and it is reported
A. A. Albright will soon begin build
ing new house for himself on lots
adjacent.
Delaware township supervisors are
replacing the wooden with stone cul.
verts, great Improvement bat steel
would be better.
Or, K q. Barckley and wife are
visiting friends on Long Island.
Dorothy, daughter, of Chass Clark
is NJ with pneumonia, possibly com
plicated With wboopipg cough,
Anew gun has been ordered for
use in the .. s, army. 1t is auto
matte, soiight- it can be easily car
ried ON the back of a man, will kill
at two miles range and fires 400
shots minute This gun if the ac-
count is all true should be a wonder
full peacemaker. An army of ten
thousand men would fire four mil
lion missiles every minute and with
only one shot In thousand effective
would put four thousand men out Of
business No army could stand such
defamation for ten minutes. IS
William Qaick and wife of, New
York. are. spending a few days with
.the formers parents in Schocopee.
\ An-nnfortunate Altercation over a
small matter between Stanton Sup
plee and wife, residing on Mott St.,
Wednesday evening resulted in
complaint made by the wife for as.
sault and battery and after hearing
before Esquire Ludwig the defendant
in default of bail was committed to
Jail.
At the State Sunday school con
|vention now in session at Harrisburg
IT was stated that of the sixteen mill.
ion scholars enrolled in the United
States about one eighth, or nearly
two millions, are in this State. The
smallest per cent Of Sunday school
membership Of any county In the
State, Pike in which there is a small
FOroign population and it Is only is
per cent Of the population. OF out Of
the total sunDosed DonuIat,on ahout