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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21
THE COURAGE OF GEESE
A California Man Cores to Defense Of
Maligned Bird.

= Csihornia Man Cones to Defense of
Malisned Bird.
Among the defenders Of the goose
is resident Of Sierra County, Cali.
fornia- The especial Incident upon
which he bases his defense Of the
goose, and which is printed in the San
Francisco Call. happened several
months ago. The story is given In
his own words:
was on my way to a neighbor's
place several niles from my own,
when l noticed large fiock Of geese
coming south. They were white
geese with black wings, and were ny.
Ing in the usual V-shaped formation.
In looking at them noticed a black
eagle. an unusually large one, com.
ing from the east He was flying di.
rectly toward the geese, although his
course would carry him a little below
them.
The geese saw the eagle about the
same time that ! did. Before he ar
rived opposite them they gave decided
signs Of uneasiness. I saw that they
were beginning to break up their reg
ular formation. and ! watched with
curiosity to see what would be the
outcome.
Hardly had I noticed their commo
tion when they formed into two no,
low squares. The eagle was now op
posite and a little below the geese
One square hung perfectly perpend'.
cular in the air, with hardly a hutte.
Of the birds wings. The other hun
as motionless, but in a slantinnE posi-
ton. II the eagle saw them he CAV
no sign Of attention. but kept stralgh;
on his course. Then, just IS he ar
rived directly underneath the geese
something happened.
With concerted movement tn
geese that formed the lower or sian.
ing hollow square swooped down
the direction Of the eagle. Their sud
den rush caused the eagle to turn ou
Ut his course and fly rapidly towart
the north. The geese then wheeled
and few back, Joining the birds whlc'
had remcined almost motionless H.
the perpendicular hollow square
The two groups having Joined, th
v formation was again assumed, anc
the geese continued their flight to
ward the south.
| never heard Of an eagle attackin;
geese. Besides, this eagle was hardly
in position to do so. His evident in
tention was to fly along about his own
business. The geese were the ones
who made the attack, II such it could
be called.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21
ONE WOMAN'S PROFIT
MAKES ONE HUNDRED AND THIR.
TY PER CENT. ON FOWLS.
The Example of Mrs. Rufus Hitch
ccct, Who Lives Near the Village
of DamariscOtta, is Worth Emulat-
ing.

Near the little village of Damaris-
Gotta, Maine, lives Mrs. Rufus Hitch
cock, who finds both pleasure and
profit in raising fowls. Her hus-
band, while he runs a small dairy,
willingly admits that his wife makes
more money than he does.
Many women feel that when they
have performed their household du-
ties they have neither the time nor
strength left for outside work. Mrs.
Hitchcock took up poultry raising in
order to divert her mind and give
her an excuse for being out Of doors
for an hour or so every day.
The poultry houses, two in num-
Der, are 511 by 1O1S feet and Al Y
by 10is feet each. While they are
warmly built. there is nothing in
the least fancy about them. There
are no partitions in the houses, the
fowls having the entire floor space
free. The flock numbers 40. In
the larger house 24O hens and IT
cocks are kept, while the. smaller
building 400 hens and is cocks.
Mrs. Hitchcock believes in mashes
and feeds a warm mixture every day
In addition to this she uses oats and
corn. The youngsters are started
on commercial chick food which Is
red for the first month. Then comes
the mash with cracked corn and roll
eG oats. All the Matching and rear
ing is done with incubators and
brooders. The chicks are all hatch
ed early and are allowed free range
after the hay has been harvested
In July.
Here, then, is a woman who, with
capital Of about $500, is able to
sell yearly eggs to the extent of
about $3.50, while the hens sold fetch
about $500, and the chicks marketed
add about s110 more; and the to-
tai sales footin- up to $3.50, while
the average yearly feed bill amounts
to about $3.50.
Poultry certainly pays this woman
well; 1910 on an investment of 5000
is better than any mercantile busi-
ess ever does, unless it is some get
rich-quick scheme.-A. p. in the
Country Poultry.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21
woman's Hlsh Position.

Miss Helen Sumner is the only
woman regularly employed by the
United States labor bureau to col
lect information on the subject OF
women in industry. She is a gradu-
ate Of Wellesley college OF the class
OF 1898 and recently took her degree
Of Phi. D., at the University OF Wis
eonsin, the subject of her thesis be.
ing the labor movement in the United
States between 1877 and 1887. Miss
Sumner has iust hHiShsd q report on
eesal suffrage IN ealeFNsas
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21

Mustard is the Oldest of condiments,
the Egyptians regarding Il as an aid
to digestion. The aneients ate II
freely, and it was sold by peddlers in
Solomon's time. The Normans and
Anglo-Saxons in the earliest times
never went to war without an ample
supply OF prepared mustard. they con
sidered II both food and medicine.
The plant seems to thrive in all parts
OF the world. and is eaten by every
civilized nation and many heather
tribes. either ss = spring salad. for
which the yeups leaves are delicious,
~ : ssAaeHiAG lFVParse fven tie
Vauad Sssa
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21
The Milky Way.

The reason that the stars in tn,
A.l-y Way seem so close together Is
because We look at them edgewise
Aey are really not closer togethe
than in other parts of the heavens
put there are, indeed, billions of them
and most Of them are supposed to b,
surrounded by planets. Their colo
depends on their degree of heat. Yer.
hot stars are blue. but there are also
red and green and pale yellow ones.
The real color of our sun. they tell
US, is blue. its red and yellow hue
being due to our atmosphere.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21

1t is related in Mr.. Stewart Ed
ward Whites book. THE Mountains
that once upon time a man happened
to be staying In E. hotel room while
had originally been part of a suite. but
which was then cut of from the 9th
ers by only thin door through
which sounds carried clearly.
1t was about eleven o'clock when
the occupants of that next room came
home. The man heard the door open
and close Then the bed shrieked
aloud as somebody fell heavily upon
It. There breathed across the silence
a profoundly deep sigh.
MARY" said a mans voice, I'm
mighty sorry didn't join that Asso-
ciation for Artificial Vacations. They
undertake to get you Just as tired and
Just as msd in two days as you could
by yourself IN two weeks"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21

It is now claimed that the United
States makes just as good Limburger
cheese as does the province in Bel
gium, where 1t originated. The Amer
lean method is to take a piece of a
calf's stomach and set It away in o
warm place in can of whole milk
In about forty minutes the curdling
mess is pounded and then the whey
pressed out. Afterward forms are
fined and further drainage permitted.
Salt is rubbed on the outside until 1t
becomes slippery; then the cheese Is
set away in the cellar, where 1t is left
to ripen for a month or two, and the
germs do the rest.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21
SHALL VIZ Do BUSINESS With YOU?
THE ORANGE COUNTY TRUST CO.,
Middletown, N. Y,

A'11UAAOtU"HI ~
with an ample capital and surplus security is paying
interest dormant accounts at the rate of four per cent
1t paid more than $1OO 600 in 1908.
Interest begins when deposit is made Compounded
In January and July. There is no change in the rate
caused by the amount of the account
Business may be done by mail
Write for detailed information
G. SPENCER COWLEY, FRANK HARDING.
Secretary President
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21
Shell window-Panes.

When the English first occupied In.
liza. the rough circular plates Of a
species Of oyster, which plates are
about six inches in diameter and are
hin and white, were used for window
panes. and had the eject Of frosted
glass. The paAes Of Bombay cathe-
dral were Of these shells. and they
are sull used IN seps eartS st Ipaia
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21

DR.. V. A. Latyam. of Chicago. and
Miss Mary -. Booth. of Springfield,
Mass, are said to be the only expert
women photomicrographers in this
country. Photomlerography, be it
understood. is the delicate art Of
taking photographs through a micro
scope.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21
When Fashions Lasted for Years.


In times past a fashion lasted with
slight notifications for years. Much
the same fashion continued through
long reign OF Louis XIV. and another
through that Of Louis XIV. while the
ladies' Of the Middle Ages never
thought Of varying their costumes
Al for the Greeks and the Romans.
;eneration succeeded generation with
title change in female iress; and ye
i these ladies of the past were NOR
rtistically dressed than those OF to
'ay. Many, no doubt, spent mors
han they could afford, hut when the
.ad a costly dress they kept it, AMI
I'D not throw 1t away to replace II
18th another.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21

A whin OF fashion is gloves Of a
pale tea shade. Gloves OF an elus-
i've pale grey color are favcrites, too.
and SO are gloves OF lemon yellow.
Not so pretty. but very striking, and
fashionable, ere dead black gloves
With OOlaIsd StitehinSS " match The
costume. ,. --
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21
A Mlla R.nuks.

When one woman rebukes another.
the cynical bystander thinks II well
TO have his ear open She was a wo-
man whose clothes we're better than
her manners, says the Washington
Star.
She walked into the railway car
tilted her hear superciliously. shifted
once or twice, and asked. in 4 loud
voice:
is this tho smoking carr"
mo. ma'am," answered q demura
young woman IN the nrst seat. II
tank you'L tEd It thTee ears Tor
VN4"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21
Mercantile
Appraisenent
1909

The undersigned, duly appointed and
qualified Appraiser Of Mercantile Taxes Of
Pite County for the year 1909 makes the
follow ing classification anu appruisuncnt
OF venders OF merchandise, etc
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-05-21
POOL TABLES
TEN PIN ALLEY
NOTICE

An appeal will be held at the County
Treasurers Office on Tuesday Jane l, 1903
between the hours Of o "A m, and p m.
]. G. CARLTON,
Mercantile ppraiser
Dated Milford. Pa, May l, 1909.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-10

If thing is possible and proper to nan, deem 1t possible te thee.-Marcus AureliuS,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-10
Back Numbers.

"Willia am," said Mrs. Van Gelder to the man of all work, ''I want you to clean out that large closet in the hall just outside the parlor. Burn all the old newspapers, waste paper and any other rubbish you may find there.''
 After short time she met Willia ID in the hall carrying in his arms a huge pile of sheet music, the property of her eldest daughter. What are you going to do with Ma bel's music? she asked
 Why, burn it, sure, as you told noe to It was in the closet there with the other rubbish
 But didn't mean the music. Put it back at once"
 Noting his mistress displeasure, Will liam inquired in surprise:
 "Why, hasn't she played it all?''
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The One Who Knew.

Elijah" said the judge to the de fendant. you have had a fair trial. The prosecuting attorney has shown by circumstantial evidence that can- not be yairsaid that you were in MT. Browns chicken coop on the night that his hens disappeared, and your at torney in his speech has practically admitted that the theory of the prose- cution is true. Have you anything to say before the court pronCunces it's decision:''
 "Jcdgc.' said Elijah. rising politely, .'all Is got to say is dis. don't know much auout de law, but l does know heahsay cNumdence isn't good an all desc laWychs says is heabsay. l 0u2hter know. foh LIZ de only maB in that chicken coop dat night, an Is denied it raj ght erlong. Chicago Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-10
TOWER OF LONDON.
Inc Perfect System by Which It,
 Treasures Are Guarded,

The Tower of London has the mos, perfect system of burglar alarms that has yet been devised
 From Scotland Yard. from tue gov er40r's Headquarters and from othar places known only to d few respon- sible officials the whole Tower can be closed electrically within few sec onds Even the pouderous gates at the middle tower. which weigh some tons and through which visitors pass. sWlhS to automatically, and the escape ot every ohe within is instantly barred. At the same time all alarm bell rings 10 warn WtrdGnS, police and soldiers
 In particular the precautions in the apartment containing the crown jew els are Of most scientifically cla bo- rate kind. One of the beefeaterS on duty ill the room has merely to press button, whereupon the heavy door closes, the alarm bell below rings, the other gates slam to and lock, and every person within the tower is instantly cut off from the outer world.
 he man who can get away with any of the crown jewels deserves them observed Tower official. From where 1 am standing l could close every important door and gate tn the Tower in as short time as it takes to utter these words
 n was mainly to insure the safety ot the crown jewels that the system was installed
 No order had been issued for the closing of the Tower on a recent Sat ur0ay when, greatly to their alarm. tue visitors found doors locked. holtod and barred against them for about ten mjnhtes. preventing any one leaving tie Tower
 s'J he Tower simply closed-that is all remarked an official Who cauS- cd # to do SO We do not know. It nighS have been Scotland Yard, where the pressing of a button would i'm prison every soul within the Tower un- til the police gave the signal for their release. or it might have been the governor. anxious to learn whether We were all at our posts. 1t any rate, it WAS none of the minor officials
 ''ln fact, Who closed the Tower and why is secret known only to the highest authorities. There was no alarm, no attempt to seize the crown jewels"-London Mail.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-10
MADE THE MOST OF IT.
Clever Tactics When William Quit
 Using Tobacco.

An excerpt from Doris letter: And oh, Will, if you weren't the dear est boy. You often told me that you would do anything ip the world for me, and now you write for my sake you've quit smoking. I'll have to wait until see you to tell you what a dear think you are.''
 From Janis: You write that out of consideration for me you have stopped smoking for good. That was just love- ly of you, William. and you may de pend that greatly appreciate it.
 From Phyllis: Billy. boy. it's just ripping! You're the dandy kid. Just to think that you would swear off using the weed iast for me, It was mighty dear Of you, Billy, and it nlaHes nle al! the more keen for yQu.''
 From Marjorie: 10 think that you've quit smoking, William. l was 50 surprised. Of course 1 always knew that you care for me but to think that. as you say. you've made this sacrifice on my account-why, it's positively noble of you!.'
 From his mother: Will, my son, this proves your love for me. Father is inclosing a check to show that he appreciates the fact that you think enough of your parents to give up smoking for them"
 From his doctor: Your letter ad- vising me that you have oheyed my orders and stopped the use of tobacco is at hand. AS 1 said, your compli- ance ".-Puck
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-10
S5.50 Recipe Cures
 Weak Men, -=Free
Send Name and Address Todas-YOu Can Have It Free and Be Strong
 and Vigorous.

have it my p,sse~>iota 1 prr>eildieu fer nervous debility. lack of =e=i@ol =>eak "Ird hanh"od failing mctuory and lam. t@Ick, brought on by rNrr~~r~. uunajula' drains or rhr folio~ of vonth tn.tr. h1~ earc| many Worn and nervous mpu right in their own homes vithout any additional help or medicine Ihal think every man who wishes to regain hi manly power and yirtli1y quickly and Tui"l!y should have T ropy $o l lr5v= determined |" send copy of t!le lre- Scriptioh free "f charge in q platn urli- nary sealed ,nv"Inp" |" any nan Wh" will write me for it.
 This prescription comes fIpm ! phy >iclai Wh" has made special study of men III ann convinced thai il iS ;hc surest act- ing combination for thc cure of ,lefrinr manhood and ei@nr failure evcr put ta. gcthcr.
 l think l "w" il to my fellow man to send them copy in confidence So that any man any where who iS weak and dis e"uIa%ed with repeated failures may stop dru%gins himself with harmful patenr medicines. secure what l believe js the quickest acting restorative. np}niding SPoT-TOltlllNt remedy uvcr dr,iS,,3 and So "urr himself ;l home ,Itlfct .trI quickly. Just drop HI" line like this; pr A. F.. Eohnsen. i::2G Luck Building. Detroit. Mich. and will send yon a copy of this splendid recipe in a plain ordinary envelope free of charge. X great nanv doctors wonId charge S3 tu NJ for merely writing ont 2 prescription like thj> bnt send it entirely free.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-10
Wculdn't Hana the Jury.

An old negro named Ephraim. hay ing been sworn on the jury in a mur. der trial, for some time resisted yer dict of guilty for no other apparent reason than his strong aversion to capi, tai punishment in general. Finally the foreman explained to him that it was a question either of hanging the prisoner or hanging the jury and that it all de pended on him. "Fo' gracious. sah.' .'' replied Uncle Ephraim, Ion dem req Bonments de pris'ner am sho' guilty"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-10
Ferhaps.

"My wife is getting so she can cook" You are prejudiced in her favor" "No, am not. She gave a tramp piece of pie last week, and he has been back for more three times.''
 Perhaps he is after a hero medal" Houston Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-10
4 CULINARY MASTERPIECE.
When You Go to Paris Don't Turn Up
 Your Nose at Musseis

l Your Nose at Mussels.
 You will find in Paris d small res
 taurant just inside the street entrance
 presided over by q waiter who has ap-
 parcnty been forty years of age for
 the last twenty years He has q
 friendly. alert air, and anything in the
 world that you want lie will promptly provide
 You will naturally order some sort i of pota@e or something that your fan ! ~ suggests; but. whatever else you do. f be sure to call for muSScIS. l can see you turning up your nose at this. In America who eats mus>cis except at
 rare timcS-pcrhaps some picked mus sclS| They are with Us ill the same i category as tripe.
 But behold the genius of the French! When the waiter brings i'll an cnor- muuS silver bowl with a domclike sil-
 yer cover and when he removes the cover. then you forget everything ill
 ,he world except the delicious savory
 smell of Che steam which rises from the myriad shells that open lovingly for You to extract from them the daiH v sea favored muSscl that turks with in
 Musscl, did say? Ne; these are not the ordinary mussels that Americans know. French Sastronomie genius has transformed them into moucS mari niere. In some deftly ma gical way the French chef has imparted a delicious suggestion to the mouleS just that in- jehnable, cYancscent memory of gar lie garlic which in the hands of the ordinary cook is an offensive and dead ly weapon. but which in the hands of
 a cook of high dcgree--an artist iu fact-iS Il meanS for achieving some of the supreme trnmphs of his art
 After the moules you will have any thing you care for-dainty slices of ealantine or sliced eapou nesting amid
 watercrcsscs and then perhaps some
 peaches in Il little basket where the
 fruit is infoded in leaves from it's own tree and ripencd to precisely the
 right turE oil some ancient wall i'll
 the sunshine of an old French garden,
 then perhaps some pulled bread and
 a bit of Camembcrt and a Cafe MaZa- gran in long glass. No one remem- hers now the battle that gave it's name to this particular preparation of cof fee, which shows that men may come and empires may fall and armies may be dashes into fragments upon the bat tlefeld. but the genius of cookery re- mains triumphant and it's achieve mentS are never lost.--Bookman.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-10
Deiioht of Varied abor

None but the fully occupied can ap- preciate the delight of suspended or. rather of varied labor It is toll that creates holidays. There is no royal road-yes, that is the royal road to them. Life cannot be made up of recreations. They must be garden spots In well farmed lands.-Mrs. Gilbert Ann Taylor.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-10
The Mean Thinu.

"Why are you mad at her?'
 "I met her on the car today, and she said, Oh. let me pay your fare" and l said. Oh. you mustn't and she didn't" Houston Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-10
A GI Ct

Fruits /: =e :ae .s.r.h .ee~aHse the earth at,-te'- 'h'a@ I2t.'.:'> Il. cut Of tea >'ss,, ;.,trssss, the >jt3cs ,e tEe 'up fc,':si.s" <. Et1l a;'r.sc:s t,.c.n The iit1'c j.. f.:,> :':.>t2"r .1eat iho srge #"lts ''e-%:.;1et i,t. laret 2.a} l!e> e';r"Ht 'ts M: }' t"1ts why T., ste fsIz: 's's~ ,=..,s :, ee: >}s9s II .ia4q.ye ~ @r'a":. .,s tleu5 Why asc ,Ap s!Gr~ oe ;.eu', nverrt3 wi'b leaves "htle the s'''2s.ss < e:ca5 Fccat,se the shore ;.,,c:s@;~ .ne leaves to itself
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-10-10
Her Souvenir,

"Whv did you }ally so:" he asked her vhca he bad fnally caught up with her # he foot e the stairs of the cafe.
 '1n" you r"tlenllAer ezew ;he waiter prepared to }u, :. e.s:.4 taT'r 10th on our };tFlc for fr'.>t :.,.as.>." >le :>ked, @hcfert. We =. .sstsz2h N>t"nin- to lie ilu>i,.:"
 Yes. g: Ii '..
 Wei, ;'9... '.cT. sic s:.i. .nd sa"weG |s;. :. -" rt.>s t;u.s-le9h that had lt's. ',.t.z.s:. s.1,e1c. Ter ea:tt. .lhis k i. 1se >..=s. j; .n. s,.,. vfo(.ow <itl. ssJ.ve> '.:H.
 lie ::;:=He ';ss.,, Z :. .. ese:.
 'Wh, t..:sli..; y4.s le; s.4 tntzv.'' 1t .l1srries1. = .s5 f3;e,= ;..es1 =ts.c fable ar'? '>...sts, .57 wz.5. .nst:". New YoSa .,ss
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-08-07

and vegetables are best adapted TO the
climate and soil. This is best accom-.
plished and results quickest obtained by
having several farmers in community
try the cultivation Of the different pro-
ducts desired"
In concluding his talk, Secretary Nc
Gee stated that he saw no reason why
Rapid City is not bound to become a
great shipping point. With the plains
country settled up and dust mulching or
good farming in vogue, the Hills must
naturally become the garden and fruit
spot Of South Dakota. Only one draw.
back was mentioned by Secretary Nc
Gee, and that is the possibility of hail
storms. Those, however. he said, could
be discounted by prudent and conser-
yative farmers over . period often years.
That Secretary NcGee will make
favorable report tnhis commission is a
certainty, and with sfthusiastic interest
shown by the people. it is fair TO pre-
sumo that the government will put in an
irrigation plant In the Black Hills, which
will exceed any of its other under
takings along this lire of government
assistance. Rapid City Journal.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-08-07
For sale.

100 acres of land six miles east of
Pringle, 40 acres in oats this year, four
acres in potatoes, 40 acres good hay land
and the rest is good pasture.
All under fence and has q, good four
room house ON it. Will sell at bar
gain. For.firther Information write,
WILL. o. FERGUSON,
Hot Springs, 8. D..
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-08-07
Cured Hay Fever and sumter Cold.

A. 8. Nusbaum, Batesville, Indiana,
writes' Last year / suffered for three
months with a summer cold 30 DISTRESS
ing that II interfered with my business.
I had many of the symptoms Of hay
fever, and a doctors prescription did
not reach my case and took several
medicines which seemed only to ag-
gravate it. Fortunately insisted up
on having Foley's Honey and Tar. 1t
quickly cured me. My wife has since
used Foley's Honey and Tar with the
same success" A. J. Jones',