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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-23
cIever chlnese alInd Man-


blind rect musician. reports =
Chinese paper. stood on the shore
a river. puzzled how to cross III.
stream. He implored an oil dealer
who happened 10 come along. to a..
sist him. The oil dealer had pity or
the helpless man. took him on hi,
shoulders. gave him his money bae
to hold and carried him across. Wher
be deposited his burden on the other
shore the blind man refused to r.
turn him his money bag. raised 3
noise and declared that the none,
was his property. The matter cam
before the Judge. and each man said
on oath that the money belonged L.
him. The judg" finally ordered the
bag OF money emptiec into a water
tank. and then suddenly announced
that the oil dealer was the owner
When asked for the reason for his
decision. he de Jared that the none
OF the oil dealer must certainly shoe
traces Of his business. and indeed
on the surface Of the water traces OF
oil were found.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-23

The pen used by Charles Dickens
just before his death, which has been
sold ct Nessrs- Sotheby's rooms for
El9 los, must yield the palm Of sost-
illness to the well worn gold pen used
by "Boz" for many years. which
found a purchaser some time ago for
over et0. 81 the same of the Dal-
housie collection quill pen used by
Wellington when writing to Queen
Victoria In 1874 brought only ; 1-2
guineas; while one OF Sir Walter
SCOTS pens. selected By Lord Dal
housie IN 1929 from Scott's writing Ia
bic at Abbo.sfOrd. only realized three
guineas more. Among the most valu
able pens in tn word are one owned
by Isaac Reed. OF New York. caryCu
from a portion of George Washing
toms lens box, and used by Lincoln
golden eagles wing. the property OF
the Empress Eugene. with which tst
Treaty OF Paris was sizned in 1856.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-23
Women's Names

In female names the Romans in
dulged but small variety Of appeIla
ton, AMI fancy had little or nothing
to do with their invention and be
stoval. When there was but one
daughter in family she received the
feminine termination OF her Gentle
name, as Tuilis .Le laughter OF Mar.
Gus ruliius { lcerco, and Octaviae. the
sister Of Octayics Saesar, etc. which
names were retained even after mar
ri4se. Wasn there wers tEo daugh
ters one was called Major and the
other Minor; as CorHe.ia Major and
Cornelia Minor If taere were mort
than two they were distinguished by
their number. tlus: Priua, Secun
da. Tertia, Quarts. etc.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-23

Judge Gray. Of Delaware. vas talk
ing recently about the fondness Of
Americas girls for English tiles. In
spsakinE Of how empty and meaning
lsss such foreign tities usually we're
be illustrated Il With the following.
Titles are Just g. meaningless ln
the United GATES. Take my own title
the tue Of Judge. for Instance.
was travelling IN the country a short
time age. and. at the table Of the ho
tel where ! vas stopping. there vas .
man whom ever enc present address
- a. Judge
When this sudge got up aud went
away. said 70 the man sitting next
him at the table. Is the gentleman
who Just len a United States Judge
or q local Judger
-'He IL a local Judge. SIR was the
reply. He E21 u Judge at a horse
rnee last week
Titles at bon. and abroad amount
70 about the same thing Nothing
counts but the man"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-23
sters poa Barking.

Ny pointer used 10 annoy the fam
lily by barking at night, often for no
other reason than that other dogs in
the neighborhOod we're barking. |
had an electric gong placed in his
kennel and the wires strung straight
up from the roof OF the kennel to =
shade tree and then to my bedroom.
The push-buitOn is on the wall close
to the head OF my bed and II the dog
barks when i thiHk be should be still.
/ press the buttoa and he shuts up.
This IS how we trained him he shonld
be quiet when the bell rang. / wait.
ed inside the side door Of the house.
witi all the lights in the house oIt.
When the barking commenced my
brother rang the bell and I went out
and gave the dog a scoidins and 4
couple CT cuts with the dog-whip.
then returned TO the house. had TO
s, out three tines the first evening
and twice the next. but since then
the bell has served its purpose; in
fact. ii has practically cured this dog
OF uncalled-for bsrkins.-J. Y. Travis.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-23
Ilnula H.Ilnm.

In his recent sxperiments with the
hquefactiOn Of helium. Professor
onnsa srformed q labor OF the most
sxhanEting description. Not only.
We are told. was the whole apparatus.
with Its subsidiary arrangements. test
ed To It's utmost capacity. but the ply
steal energies Of the professor and his
essistanta we're wsil-niEh exhausted
~ the Drof0AEed strnSEle." This Is
likely = give to most readers an en-
tirely novel IDEA Of the lRbors OF the
laboratory. When the absolute zero
is approached the obstacles that have
- bs OVsreeGe IN order TO lower the
tsmperafure few degrees are In
Iehse. : The boillnE-point of liquid
hsliun Il four and one-half degrees
centigrade above absolute zero. By
great eifort the temperature was re
duceA to three degrees, but without
aReetiAE the mobility Of the liquid
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-23
Health and Beauty

Never visit a sick person with an
empty stomach. especially II the com
piaint be contagious. as this disposes
the system more readily 10 receive
the eontRgion.
A Scotch teacher gave this advice to
her pupils IF you have cholera or
Scarlet fever in the house, put some
onions under the bed. and they viii
sweep away the disease"
Years ago when the cholera RACED
through London. the onion proved OF
value Il was noted that in the most
unsanitary district. they were exempt
from the disease. being Italians and
great oniCn eaters. and IN their homes
had strings OF onions suspended across
the ceiling. The opinion Is said TO be
q powerful Apt.dots against disease
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-23

The literal strictness Of German
rules and regulations mas always been
q matter Of amusement to other na-
tons which do not insist so rigidly on
the letter Of the law writer in the
Washington Star recently told a story
illustrating this point Two men,
Schmidt and Krauss. met one morn
ing In the park
Have you heaIo." said Schmidt
-the sad news about Muller?"
NO" said hraUss What Is it?"
Well. >Oor Muller went boating on
the river yesterday. The boat cap
sized and he was drowned. The wa
ter was ten feet dee
But couldn't be swim p
Swim? Don't you know that all
persons are strictly forbidden by the
police to swim IN the river?"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-23
A camant arina.tan.

A grindstoae made fro-a oHe-hali
hest Portland cement and one-hali
silica sand may be use3 In grinding
glass 70 take the place Of the Fheel
caster. The materials must be thor
ouShly niEsd and evenly tsmped- The
aefantAge Of thia stone Is that when
properly nads there viii be no hard
Asd Peft spots. and II win grind glass
without seratchinE. The cost Is about
ten per csnt OF that Of the common
GFtpestone The Onward Manukae
turing Company. Of Mehasha. Wis. to
whom We are Indebted for this infor-
nation. has been usinE cement grind.
SEoRss successfully for a year.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-23
Strange Welding Custom.

Among the folos OF Western China
It is customary for the bride on tht
wedding morning to perch herself OIL
the highest Draneh Of a large tree
while the elder female members OF
her FANNY cluster or the lower limbs
armed with sticks. When all are
duly stationed the bridegroom clam.
bers up the tree. assailed on all sides
by blows. pushes and pinches from
the dowagers. and it is not until he
has broken through their fence aaa
captured the bride that be is al
lowed TO carry her on.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-23

Two Northern business men, pass.
ing through q barren region of the
south. paused one day before a hope
less. tumble-d0Wn habitation. one OF
them exelaiminE: Poor creatures!
How do they ever make q living from
such land!" At this the sagging door
Of the hunt slowly opened. a tall
lanky. poor white appearing, who
araNled out to them: 'Looky here
strangers. l Amt so burned poor ez
you think ! am. don't own all this
yere land; Jest own the house.
Hsrper's Magazine.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-23

The nuBber OF Jews in the entire
Eorid is approximately 12!o0o. zoo
scattered among all the nations Of the
earth
OF this number. about 1000. coo are
IN Ameriea-haif Of these in New
sss-zss AeAAeaAsAN Gh9~rsA. Caeeeer rfeetir 20
chiefly IN ether large cities. In az
area Of a single square mile In New
York 4 a Dopnl ton Of more than
10000 Jewish men. women and chill.
dren.
The Jews almost control the wealth
Of the world In Germany. nearly one.
bali nf tAe rich people are Jews. Six
seEsnths Of all the bankers Of Pfus-
sia are Jews. while only one in 5Se Is
. day iaborer.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-23
seErLEs IN slRDs. NESTS.
New Region for the Efforts Of Bus
csIIseters.

Collectors
In the EntomoliSists' Monthly Mag.
AEins Mr.. ". H. Joy indicates an an.
Darently little explored region for
rare" beetles. Having last year OBJ
tanned various species looked upon a.
rare b. collectors in birds meats. Mr..
Joy vas led to doubt the genuine rar.
tty Of these species. He further con
eludee that IL the nests Of our familiar
birds and mamals we're carefully
searched msAy species Of beetle might
cease to be hbeled rare in the records
OF entomology. Mr.. Joy has put his
theory TO the test. and ends that
BIRDS nests are productive Of many
rare and interesting beetleA And in
searching the nests Of smaller British
namAla this enthusiastic collector has
Been even more successful Is Il not
eYea possible that when such sttua-
uoas are more carefully and exhaus-
lively searched new species Of beetle
may reward the collector7
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-23
ro aar chrI.tma, snlIoI,or.

Boston.-The Salvation Army las.
sizes and Volunteers OF America san.
a Clauses" cannot hereafter solicit
funds on the street for Thanksgiving
and Christmas dinners for the poor
according to Police Commissioner
Stephen O'Aeara. His report says
the custom has grown to such an e1.
tent that annually more than fifty dif.
feTent organizations seek the privi-
lege Of soliciting aid.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-23

From a serious-minded Jester the
editor received this note. together
vita consignment Of humor that was
heavy enough to go BY freight:
Dear Sir:
] read all these jokes to my wife.
and abe laughed heartily. Nov. j
have Il on good authority that when
q mans wife viii laugh at his Jokes
hey are bound TO be very good
er she Il. Yours. etc
The editor slipped them into the
return envelope with the letter. after
writing on the margin. "she is."-Lip-
PincOus.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-23

opIy I've ssss bssn Winners in
Crest EnaiIsh Tvrf Events

Crest Engllsh Tvrf Evsnsa
Probably no owner ever had such
. Dsryistsut sun Of Ind luck ~ his
Majesty. King Edward. during the
early ysars cf bis racing career. Al
his nrst modest appearance on q race
course. thirty-sevsn years ego. his
kofss Champion had the misfortune
to fail early in the race. and although
Be made g game effort to recover lost
ground be could only finish second.
six years later-at his second ap-
pearance-at the Newmarket July
meeting. his horse Alep was badly
kpatez hy Lord strathhairn's ATovaL
and Il vas not until 1850 that Leoui-
das u. riAdsn oy Capt Wentworth
HOPE eJohnnstone. scored his 1rst vic
tory In the Aldershot cup.
Sig yesrs more elapsed. making NJ
tesn years In all from his racing de
but. before the royal colors we're car
Fied to victory for the hrst time IN
Eat racing. when. amid a scene Of
great enthusiasm. Counterpane. rid
Sen by Archer. won . maiden plate Al
s3hsoWn-
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-23

--------AHAf1AbAo0tAaAHAEAs0s-a
Physicians have long been looking
for a harmless headache cure. 1t
has been produced by an eminent
chemist of the National capital. 1t
is kno-Vn as BRoMo-PEPsIS. Besides
curink every form of headache
instantly, Bromo Pepsin is equally
ard as promptly efficacions 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 &c
date druggists at ten cents a bottle.
II comes as a boon TO mankind anc
womankind. For sale at e. o.
Armstrong. Druggist.
Q aeA0aOa OhOaO
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-23
Joy Not Unmlxsd.

Your husband win be all right
nov" said an English doctor 10 a
woman whose husband was danger
ouEly III.
What do you mean7" demanded
the wife You told me e couldn't
live Z fortnight
Well. Pm going to cure him.
after all. said the doctor. Surely
yon are glAdf"
The woman Wrinkled her brows
Puts me in a bit OF an ole" she
said. I've bin an sold all Is
clothes 70 pay for Is funeral"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-23

Farmers Raise Money" is the heaa-
line OF an article in the Mexico
Ledger No trouble nowadays to
raise money. All he has TO do is t5
PICK Up chicken or a dozen eggs Ct
= stick Of c0Tdwood or a peck Of corn
- Lsif q dozen potatoes and bring 'em
10 town and sell 'em and his fortune
IS mace--Louisiaua No. Press-Jour-
--1
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-23
THE MERRY HA.HA CURE
Idea All Risht-Trouble Is to Get the
Prescription Filled.

fANe ~ p'sHh NiSeSaS - ~ OSA ANe
Prescription Filled.
II is all very well for a German doc
tor to prescribe hearty laughter as a
remedy for nervous diseases. but per
haps he will also be good enough &c
tell US where We are to get the ingre-
dents for his prescription.
One cannot well sit down and laugh
"till the tears run down III cheeks"
at nothing at all. however anxious 10
cure severe attack OF neuralgia
When one comes to think of It, says
the Lady's Pictorial. few things make
one laugh to this extent, and what is
one persons meat where similarity is
- ~ F----ss- - e4sv very
depths Of depression.
There are people who will double
up with merriment when they see
some one fall down a fight of steps.
and afterward describe 1t as the fun.
niest thing they ever saw" but most
nervous patients probably would not
laugh at all II in order to effect a cure.
an attempt we're made 70 excite their
hilarity by throwing relatives and
servants down stairs. Nerve special
lists who adopt the laughter cure will
have either l. practice clowning or
keep trained fools to set their patients
'fn a roar"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-23
A New Sort OF School.

The proprietor Of an Institution pro
Tossing to cure scattering. tells OF II,
amazement with which L visitor From
The interior Of the State contemplate
the huge gilt sign displayed over N
entrance to the place;
Stammering Institute Trial Lessor
Free.
Upon my soul!" exclaimed the r.
raj Pennsylvania. "if that don't be1
all! ! knew they taught most even
thing these days; but who the deuc-
wants TO learn stammerin'?"-Li -Lippiu
eott's.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-23
Penholders Made from Packing

Both ingenuity and economy are
represented By a practice reported
from Calcutta. India A firm in that
city imports drugs in wooden boxes
from the United States and England
It then works up good material from
the packing cases into penholders.
Both the city and provincial govern
ments buy these products, but the
penholders are said to be rather
crude. Labor is 81 very cheap in In
dia that it would be hard to compete
with any manufactured article there.
but inexpensive penholders made in
large quantities in America might
have a chance Of selling IN that far
OF land, neyertneiess. A great saving
In cost always results from the use of
naehirerv
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-23
WHAT PIGS CAN Be TAUGHT.
In France The1 Hunt TrufHes ard
Dran the PIew.


Owing to It's obstinacy and seem
ing stupidity the pig is usually ciassed
among the duh animals This. hoE-
ever. is not a iIst estimate Of its in
teiligenee Learned" pigs that could
pick out letters Of the alphabet have
been exhibited Et fairs. Throw q pig
into deep water. ard Il viii begin
swimming ashore at once. which is
more than most men are able 70 do.
In France they have been trained to
hunt for truffes (which are hidden
underground and TO draw the pillow.
They have even been taught to act as
pointers. In most cases they are
trained by means OF reward for sue
cess. In pointing. for example. when
they spot the bird. they drop their
tail and ear ana sink on their knees
and do not rise until after the bird
has risen they are rewarded with pud-
ding.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-23

People Just now are living in a stat.
Of almost morbid apprehension "a
cerning what they should eat a.
drink There have been the palae.
lithie age and the red sandstone ag,-
The present age would come o. b
known as the bacillus. microbe ant
tubercle age.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-23

suitor-Do you think. Edith, your
father win accept me for a son-in-
Law?
she-i wouldn't be at all sur
pFised. Papa always goes contrary
70 my VlaAsa,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-23

DE smart mfn. said Uncle Eben
-Is likely TO git along fus' rate until
be stahts in fggerin' 'roun' an tryin
to make his brains take de place OF
hls conscience.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-23

The Commissioners Of Pike County
will hereafter hold Regular Meetings
the first Monday Of each mo. between
tnehOurs of9a a m and 4 p. m. except
ing in the months when Court may
be in session, and then during Court
THEO. III. BAKER
Commissi 'nens Clerk
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-23
New York,s epssts.

The transient hotel population o
New York Is figured at 250.OO0 peOPlr
a day. The hotel properties are va
qse II over Ss0.000,Q9O,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-23
Time Table
ERIE RAILROAD. q
ct
PORT JERNI8

Solid Pullman trains to Buffalo, Mag
ara Falls, Chautauqua Lake. Cleveland
Chicago and Cincinnati.
Tickets on sale at Port Jervis to al
points in the West and Southwest az lower
rates than via any other frstclass line.
In effect June 2Ith, 1908.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-23

May ! have the pleasure Of this
hundred step with you, Miss Cent?.
Dsdef"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-04-23
EASTWARD

rRAIxs Now LEAVE PoRr JEWS a.
FoLIows
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-13
Reed for Supreme Bench.

Last weeks Brookville Republican
contained strong endorsement OF
Judge John W. Reed, OF this county,
as proper man to succeed Justice
James T. Mitchell on the Supreme
bench OF Pennsylvania. Judge Reeds
ability as lawyer, and his long ex.
perience and honorable career as a
Judge, eminently qualify him for pro.
motion to the highest legal tribunal OF
the state. The Republican says:
I'm his jud, II capacity Judge Reed
has been idea. Cool, calm and dis
passionate, he has at all times pre-.
served the best traditions of the bench
and bar, bringing to the solving OF the
problems which have confronted him
an analy ytical mind rare knowledge
of the law, and above all thorough
justice which has known neither
friend nor foe in his judicial deter
limitations.
"His ability is not alone matter
of comment in his home district, but
he has been called to serve in special
capacity upon the bench of many OF
the counties of the state, and where
ever he has appeared he has been pro,
nounced one of the ablest, most prompt
and thoroughly competent judges OF
the state. In thirteen years of active
experience upon the bench he has
made a most enviable record In the
matter of affirmations by the Superior
and Supreme Courts of the state, his
judgments upon the legal points of a
case being almost unanimously up.
held"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-13
Life 100000 Years Ago.

Scientists have found in a cave in
Switzerland bones OF men who lived
100000 years ago, when life was in con-
slant danger from wild beasts. To-day,
the danger, as shown by A. W. Brown,
Of Alexander, Me-, is largely from dead
ly disease. "If it had not been for DR..
Kings New Discovery, which cured
me, could not have lived" he writes,
suffering as 1 did from severe lung
trouble and stubborn cough" To cure
sore lungs, colds, obstinate coughs, and
prevent pneumonia, its the best med
icine on earth. SOC and S1.00. Guaran-
teed by Stoke g. Feicht Drug Co. Trial
bottle free.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-13
Pomona Grange
Met In Brookville
Boys Agricultural Clubs And
Forestry Measure Commend
ed In Resolutions. =

The January meeting Of Jefferson
County Pomona Grange was held in
Brookville last Wednesday. An in
structive program was carried out,
occupying the entire day. The ques-
tion OF life insurance by the State
Grange was discu sed. Reckless auto
mobilists were also discussed. Rev.
Harry G. Teagarden, Phi. D., and Hon.
S. B. Elliott delivered addresses. New
officers were installed, among whom
was X. B. Deemer, of Horn Grange,
Secretary; ]. M. Norris, of Paradise
Grange, Overseer; Miss Tillie Norris,
of Paradise Grange, Pomona.
The next meeting OF Pomona Grange,
second Wednesday in March, will be
held in Reynoldsyille.
The following Grangers from this
section attended Pomona Grange In
Brookville: ]. M. Norris, Miss Tillie
Norris and John Daugherty, of Para
disc Grange, William London, w. A.
Mulhollan and wife, and Mrs. Thomas
Rea, of Rathmel Grange, X. B. Deem
er, V. l.. Moore, Frank Moore, Mrs.
VIM. Moore, of Hormtown Grange.
Since the above was set in type we
received report OF the meeting OF
Pomona Grange from X. B. Deemer,
the secretary, but we only publish the
resolutions that were included in the
secretary's report, which are as follows
Resolved, That we favor the Boys
Agricultural Club now being started by
Prof. L. Mayne Jones. We, as Grang
ers, agree to help urge this movement
along for the good of the farmers boys
and girls.
Resolved, That this Pomona meeting
is heartily in favor Of the bill of the
State Forestry Commission in placing
a minimum tax value of $1.0O per acre
on all and of the farmers that is planted
and growing with trees that are fol
timber purposes until same is market
able.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-01-13
Candidate for District Attorney.

Smith M. McCreight, one Of our
legal lights, who is pretty we'll known
among the Republicans OF Jefferson
county, has decided to be II candidate
for the nomination for District At
torney at the primary election in June.
Smith is we'll qualified for the Office,
is good fellow, has host of friends
and will be u strong candidate The
district attorneyship "bee" has been
buzzing under Smiths hat for some
time, but it did not get loose until
recently, and now Mr.. McCreight will
enter the political arena with his
sleeves rolled up, fguratively speak
ing, and with determination to win
the nomination and election II possible.