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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-02-19

Some are saying the school board
now will be tied between Democrats
and Republicans L., will not be
tied in any other way than in an ef.
fort TO promote the best interests of
the schools and to afford every boy
and girl in the district the best posi-
BILE opportunity to obtain an educa-
tion They are entitled to this ad-
vantage and, speaking individually
as one member of the new board
they shall have il TO the test of our
ability. We have no personal inter-
ests TO serve, no axe TO grind. The
vote received is a h4ttering testimon
ial which we duly appreciate and
for which We cordially thank she cit,
izens. We will eudeavor to 80 ael
as to be worthy of rhis mark of favor
and confidence.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-02-19
The shifting Tua.

A little tugbOat passed astern OF
the Lakewood, kicking up 4 heree
amount Of foam with her propeller.
A small boy. Rge three. isFkSd his
fathers eoat-taii and sIelRine /;
oh. papa, see bow that thlaG eau
Sei,l"@7NsS York Press,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-02-19

A sure-Enuogh Knocksr

] A. Harmon. Of Lizemore, Wes
Va, says: "At last l have found tht
perfect pill that never dIsappoint
me; and for the benefit Of other,
afflicted with torpid liver and chroni,
constipation, will say: take DR.
Kings New Life Pills" Guaranteed
satisfactory, 25c at @. o. Armstrong
Druggist.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-02-19
License Transfer

Notice Is hereby given that an applica-
tion will be made to the Court Of Quarter
Sessions ON February S8rd 1909 for the
transfer OF the hotel license Of Charles b
Woods in Shohola township, Pike County
Pa to Arthur W. Rohman.
John @. Westbrook Jr,
Milford Pa, Feb 10, 1909, Clerk.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-02-19
Legal Advertising.


Administrators and Executors
notices o'H
Auditors notices iu0
Sheriff's sales, Orphans court sales
county Treasurer's sales, County state,
msnt and election proclamation oharR'o @
b. the inch.
J.B. van Etten. PUBLISHER,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-02-19
ChnIce I'D Two ErIIs.

Nearly every girl thinks q man
clumsy who muses. her hair when
he kisses her. but they all think
worse of him if he does not even run
he risk of musslng 1t.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-02-19

DO you play any instrument, Mr.
Jimp?"
And your BisteFf"
shes q pianist"
Does your aosheF Vlayr
-6hS'a . sitheglst,-
Ass yaag tathsES~
"He's . NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-02-19
one treason for BacheIorhood.

Occasionally man remains in the
bachelor class because he is skeptiesl
as 10 the ability Of a woman to sup
port him.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-02-19
Advertising Rates.

One inch, oneinsertior --.- ----- II ~ ~
Each subsequent insertion 20
Reduced rates, Furnished ON application,
will he allowed yearly advertisers.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-02-19

Take the heart OF an onion and
heat and insert in the ear and II
viii cure eaTache.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-02-19

At least 80 per cent Of all cases
OF neuralgia headache are attributed
by Dir. Toms. an American oeulist,
TO defects Of the eyes.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-02-19
Administrators no ice

Estate Of Andrew q. Cron deccused.
Letters Of administration ON The above
estate having bsen grantvd 10 the und, r.
signed, all persons iudeb c.l 10 Tho said
estate are requested Ia make ptSlncnt, uui
those having claims 20 prossnI he sauie
without delay 10 CALVIN CkON.
Feb. 9, 1893. Sl9 Dingmans Ferry, Pa
For SALE or RENr-stuie room
and dwelling on Broad Street, Mi
ford, Pa either together or separ
ately. Apply to
Mrs. X V. Dingman
or to Press Oliice.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-02-19

Grunts and Grows Fat
The more 4 hos gFuAtt the iattsI
he gets .--.----
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-11-17
HerCisn OF MaQaX Morns-

The action u the Magay MorOs who
put out 80 Santa Cruz with cholera
aboard rather than take chances OF
injecting this city should be published
to every native on the island with
suitable appreciation OF the high
mipded AND heroic conduct Of thess
men.
To steer directly away from their
aomes and friends and from medical
aid with their dead lying in tbeiI
boats, for the sake Of the city. reveals
measure OF heroic self-sscrifice thar
which the most enlightened people
can boast Of no greater. These men
should be given gold medals lettered
IN their own language that their fel
lows may know the esteem in which
We hold such conduct This episode
furnishes an eloquent comment on the
work OF instruction that has been 20
ing on since the epidemic OF 1902
Mjndanao Herald
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-11-17
Habit.

Nothing more impressive could b
written upon habit than BE- found in
William James's discussion OF it's ETH
cal and pedagogical importance in his
Psychology" We are spinning on,
own fstes, good or evil, and never to
be undone,' he says on the last page
OF the brilliant chapter. Every small
est stroke of virtue or Of vice leaves
it's never so little scar. The drunken
Rip Van Wrinkle In Jeifersons play
excuses himself for every fresh dere
LECTION by saying, 4 won't count this
time. Well, he may not count il; q
kind heaven may not count 1t; but Il
is being counted none the less. Down
among bis nerve cells and nbers the
molecules are counting it, registering
and storing 1t up TO be used against
him when the next temptation comes
Nothing We ever do il. in strict sci
entihc literslness, wiped out"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-11-17
A Lost Opportunity.

The father OF the late Benoit Con.
slant CoQuelin, the great French &C.
tor, was a baker, and young CoqueliD
was brought up to the trade. At -,
a writer in lie Figaro says, he mani.
tested an irresistible inclination TO.
ward the stage, an inclination which
his father stesdfestly strove TO re-
press.
Don't devote so much time to those
dramas" his father used to say. You
have learned a good trade, the bust.
ness ik running well, end you shall
be my successor"
A number Of years after CoQuelin
had made his way into general favor
his father, who took pride In his boy &
success but could never get over the
Feeling that Constant should have
been a baker. was congratulated upon
his sons eminence.
Il remember" said the old man
that Constant was a good baker. He
would have gone far in the trade
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-11-17
EetraYec by His Disguise

in ODs 81 the principal western
cites the proprietor Of large jewel
~ store reported IL the chief OF 20
lice al extensive diamond robbery.
He was asked by the chief il be sus.
pecteo any one.
Yes. sir, bes.tatiDgly answered
the merchant, although We have nc
proof Fat a man whom J have known
for 25 years vas in the store day OF
Two befOr. the robbery, looking round
and appearing 10 be III at ease. He
has sine. disappeared"
What kiDd OF looking man Wa,
be?"
''Dark-cOmplexioned, tall. with long
curly haiT and heavy mJstaChe"
Wei said the chief, after q mo
meDt's thought y hope 10 10 able &c
give you some news Of him soon"
Then he sent this Telegram 10 the
police authorities Of several Other
cities:
Arrest tall man with close cropped
head and white upper lip Diamond
thief"
The ne1t day he received this dis
patch from town in Missouri
Got diamond thief Have recovered
goods. Am holding bin subject tC
your order. "-Youtb's Companion.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-11-17
Largest Telegraph Circuit.

Persia and its capital. 7ebefaD. have
been very much before the puOlio late
~, bat probably few people are aware
that the news which has come through
to London has passed over the longest
telegraph circuit in the world.
The distance between London and
TebeTan by wire is 1000 miles, and
the operator in Teheran communicates
direct with the operator at the Lon
don end, automatic TepeateTs taxing
the place OF operators at ten placer
along the circuit.
The fret repeating station from
London is at Lowestoft, where the
wires enter the North sea. beneath
which they run for 200 miles 10 Em.
matte repeater continues the message
Thence il is flashed to Berlin. War.
saw, Rouno, Odessa, Kertcb, Sukhum
Kaien, Tifis and Tauris, from each OF
which stations il is instantaneOusly
forwarded without human interyen.
ton, the telegraphist at TeheTan, who
receives the message from Tauris, be
ing the first operator 10 handle i
since it left London.
From TeberaD the line then extends
to India, but nowhere else il there a
circuit so long ar that between Teher.
an and London.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-11-17
HOW BEES FIND THEIR WAY.
French Naturalist Is Of Opinion They
Have Distinctive Sense Like
That Of the Pigeon.

Eov are bees 10 find ,heir way
home after their long forays after
honey: Castor BONNER Of Paris has
been studying their directive sense,
which lie thinks is ike that possessed
ty pigeons PEGS can fy for two miles
from tie hive and are able 20 TetCrn
after gathering their supply q honey
Langs;rotn and others suppose that
yikiou comes into play and that hees
can see FOR q great distance and can
also Tote Otjecfs On the way 50 ar %
fIC heir Path Others, with Dadsrt,
suppose that the bees are guided ty
the sense q smell, and mat hey can
smell flowers al distances CT one and
Z la. miles W Bonner has made
e1peT.meLts 20 prove that bees can
re;C-L 20 he hive without using either
sight c. oCCr. A. 70 sight, be took
bees c q distance @ one and tSC-
-er,hs niles from the live, il q closed
tc1- Trey always few back 10 ne
hive VIXEN released The same Is true
When heir eyes were covered, SO hat
s-gni Wa lot essential
As regards odor. experiments seem
70 Prove ma: uees perceive OGOrs
a. CIiy shc-t distances When a
needle DIPPED Il ether Is troCgbt near
IL. lead e he Tee, Z SHOWS Sign e
DerceivIng tie odCy. but ret 60 when
ne needle r. placed back q hin o.
IeaT cher organs. Fesideg, when the
organs 4 smell laLtennzet a.c &C
moved entirely. The tees viii retGrn
20 10 hive ". ECbLieT made the col
loving experiment. ~ 500 fec, from
tIe hive h PLACED supply Of si-up,
ara tte bees soon found il. proCee d.
.Ig q and &c 70 the hive Such tees
IL marked Win gTeen-cOloTed Pow de-
n 'teI placed second supply II
si.op - the sane distance from the
tiye. -; spaced at 20 feet from the
former
CtneT bees were now engaged in the
70 and tro movements 70 this point,
Bat these we're Dot tbo same iBdiyidu-
als a. The green-maTBed ones, who
were stlll working On the first supply,
and b. marked these In red This
distinguish tvo directions which
fCrmed very acute angle These
facts VI Bonner believes indicate q
sCecia. directive sense which does not
res dc IL The ahtenLae, but probably
in the cerebroiG gaDglia
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-11-17

Entbutiastic collectors q antiques
CONS, paintings, stamps ana other
valuable articles can get no more en-
1oyment out - thc!T bOSSiss Than Eu
gene Nst.y a real estst. operator
Who hVef in WyncOte, p. manages
20 find IN the simple fso Of collecting
clover with more than three leaves.
Ever since he vas nov he has
Been collecting them. and row hs bss
over 600 perfect specimens VI -four
nvt and six leafed cloveTs. Mr. Vssey
began to collect them when be VAT 4
years old. While rambling through
The woods he found six-leaf clover
ne had heard Of fOurleaf specimens
out the siI leaves surprised him. and
he Investigated further, with the re-
suit that be became confirmed
clover hunter. The old superstition OF
the good luck that comes 10 the hinder
OF fouT-leaf clover has held out in
Mr.. NaseyE case. He says he has fire.
quentiy made money In real estate
simply because he found four.lesi
clover on the grounds
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-11-17
handicap Too Heavy.

There is vacancy in the position
OF deputy warden Of the county pepi.
Tertiary Of Caldwell, n. j., and, as a
salary Of $3.50 goes with the job, il
may be imagined that there was quite
q rush OF applicants for the position
which has always been considered
something OF a sinecure. The hopes
of the score Of politicians with a long
ing eye for the position have been
rudely shaken II not shattered, how.
ever, by the announcement that the
applicants would have to undergo a
civil service examination as to their
fitness for the position. That was
bad enough, for politicians, as a rule
have no great love for civil service ex.
amtaatioas. But, what made things
q thousand times verse, and caused
ths majority Of the applicants to with.
draw from the race, was the official
aanounc en- ent that no applicant would
be considered eligible who could not
make q running high Jump Of q,
bsast four feet four tneAsa. Imagine
. well-fsA DOiiticisa. mailing . tvnsips
kaGb juDD Of four fest isW! 8
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-11-17
NO MONDAY CLAIMS
CITY FIRMS UNIQUE WAY OF
SETTLING DIFFICULTY.
Customers Cornwall Habits Made "
Necessary 20 ignore ~Kie"s" Re-
sylting from Effects e
His Weekend "Jass.7


The claim department q Z big New
York hardware concern had long been
troubled with kicks and demands for
refunds from al otherwise good Gus
toner cut Of town. The customer
had been btying from them righ'
along bu. about once d week be COLI
planned bitterly ty mail about sone
thing. one shipment did not tally out
a. billed. another was received with
broken parts, and 80 OF.
The hardware concern locked into
his claims AID settled them promptly
They always gave him TIE te1eA: Of
The dO.b., for . A. part q her pol
Joy 10 keep men clstouers happy.
Eat they 20 more claims proportion
ately. from tL!g nan than .rcn any
q Their ether customers One - The
wee pres .1eu.s n the ccr ceru-a sort
a. genera g-.-.-y man. who concerned
f.useH VIII 10 particular depart
Meu' D.. ULCse activities tCu' hec
al q tAeL-Lea!C about this CtToL.c
k.,k.. and -.s.nsr 81 .efLLCF 50
30 vrc.e ~oLtceI. ally 70 n friend q
;ke ,l-y vLe-e -heir conn aiming Gus
fCme~ t-d % send hlm detailed -
IC-t IL tbs M'yrtaLt. both Is - his
t-f.r4ss sanding aid a. 70 t.s per
ecLat ,.Gra -fe-.s-.ce. n Que the The
TeyCfr raMe tack Ire merctaL' vas
uar ~ honor yrCt.ty and wealth.
Pc taa "a ,aLE aCcClLt and & nice
fanny 20 vs. IeeTe "teC aLC Lreo
ty everyday. Eg- ~ Lad oLe weak
Lese-Ht.rn was hardly co.'s defed 2
VeGFness p ne cCmn-L y whore ~
fseC Ive.y Saturday I.ght. after nc
ve'k's vC-k vas Done. - vas icons
tCmeG q get quite thoroughly Gr.pk
~ feD'lenaLl. way
ne vice J.et.c el; reaC he ropcr;
% Letters % compliant tia: bad teen
received rom tte outOf-toyu ner
.tsLt 20 60 Dot read tLem. b1i
loCHeC 81 nor Gates and compare d
them With tie calendar Every CDe
was CatsC MoIday morning. and tie
dating stamp Vhjct MARRIED The hour
thai Tie, we're received shovel that
each must have teen mailed ~ al
early train on that day
The vice president tbereuIou smiled
and CictateC letter 10 this mer
chant. lls told hin that il was the
practice 81 The house 10 treat tier
customer WITH every consideration
and that they particularly desired 10
show tb..T most DISTINGUISHED 90
Teen TO Lin WhC had been an old
and vaIu.C client" bot uat they we're
gong 10 % one thing W his care
which vas unique From that day
forth they would pay DO attention 10
any claim received from him y that
claim was made on Monday Any
claim, however that he might seno in
on Friday VouIo he PAID immediately
and without question. The big hard.
ware merchant never baG aBothe
complaint from that merchant frou
that oay 10 tins, and be ~ q bigger
customer than ever
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-11-17
EScusable Suicide.

As a general rule the world has lit
tie sympathy with persons who com.
nit suicide. BY the tbOugbtless who
never take into consideration the cour-
age required 10 overcome the Unborn
desire 10 prolong life, suicide is inter.
preted as cowardice, no matter what
the immediate cause or motive was.
OF course, there are exceptions. and
il Is safe TO assume that the man who
tried to commit suicide the other day
at Haspeth, i. J., will find thousands
OF sincere sympathizers. He lived
with his aunt, who is the mother of s
little boy baby, named Willie" As
the young man explained In a letter
intended TO be his last message to the
world, his aunt drove him TO suicide
by everlastingly regaling him with
accounts OF the wonderful things that
Willie did. Like many thousands Of
other mothers IN whom the otherwise
natural foDdness for their child has
developed into q mania, the woman in
question never considered the posi-
bility that the nerves Of the persons
around her might not be attuned to
the rawlings Of her mOnomania. and
the result was that she nearly talked
her nephew TO death.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-11-17

In the Japanese Kitchen there ere
some interesting things. What n
kitchen can 90 without a stove, with
out a chimney, even without pots and
pans and kettles and big knives and
chOppiDs boards and wooden bowls
and nourbins snd rolling pins and rat
Ting coal scuttles and things, that a
japanese kitchen 10. All OF these
"conveniences" would be simple pan.
demonium 10 poor little Japanese
cook. lie knows not the use OF q
stove. he has only a little bibschi,
or esrthenware fre-boI. Ia which he
puts live charcoal, and all his cooking
utensils he could put into one Of his
big kimona sleeves. And yet what
wonders he can perform! He can pre-.
pare q meal for 20 with less 'fuss'
than the ordinary cook would make
over a small luncheon for two: and
he knows how 10 do everything at q
minimum OF expense. Moreover. he is
not always giving notice" and he Ia
not lord OF the premises. He is a
servant In the finest sense OF the
word, a. are the servants above and
below him.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-11-17
How a missionary Got Wealth.

The recent death, in bis eighty flftb
year. Of Rev DR.. William bshmore, %
distinguished foreign missionary of
the Baptist church OF America, recalls
to the Missionary Review the inter
estiDg fact that when in 1853 he was
appointed TO Swallow, China, he bar
gained for the purchase of lot for
mission buildings, agreeing to pay
$500. The beard of Boston refusing to
sanction the purchase, DIR. AsbnOre
paid for the lot himself, and the pUr-
chase made him a rich man. The
shoreward frontage Of the lot was
afteTward filed in for a considerable
distance ont into the harbOr, and this
made land" vas so valuable for ware.
house sites that the sale of il brought
the missionary fortune. Out OF these
profits he gave $4,000 10 found tbeo-
logical seminary at Swallow. In 1886
DR. AshmOre was elected a missionary
secretary in BAPTIST headquarters at
Boston. He returned home and tried
the office for year, but Official re
spoDsibilities old not suit him, and he
resigned and went back 10 China for
Is years more Of active service.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-11-17
HOME, SWEET HOME!
PROPERLY THE CENTER OF ALL
THE HEART HOLDS DEAR.
Little World In Itself. from Which
Care and Trouble Should Be
eanished-lts Depth Of Mean
ing UnfathomabIe.

How many cherished and sacred as
sociations cluster around the little
word-home.
Its depth Of meaning is unfathom-
able, for all that the heart holds dear
upon earth is conferred In IT, and i
bTeathes OF rest, of comfort and OF
loved ones, IS it whispers to The
weary toiier CT a retreat from the
busy. busting world, where the heart
can uDbuIden its trials and perplex-
tiles, and receive sympathy and en-
oouTagement, and where the over
wrought brain can relax and acquire
fresh strength for HES conflict
Home, The word rings like music
IN the ears Of the traveller in foreign
lard, and ms eye grows brighter and
, his heart beats faster as visions OF MS
owr owed nome beyond the seas arise
before MIN, ard his homesick spirit is
cbeeIed IL the joyful anticipation OF
again clasp.ng his wife and little ones
10 his treas; and of resting from the
. toll and tum1lt Of business within The
sacred precincts Of home.
As daylight is fading and the shad-
ows Of night are creeping on, as the
st,ee: lamps are being iit ami ured
feet are vending their way bomewaId
little children elm. TO the windows
ana press their eager faces against
the window paDes to watch for papa
coming hone; and when the well
Known form turns the corner and ap-
pears IN sight happy voices cry,
Here's papa here's papa
Then follows scrambling down
from the chairs and windowsills, and
soamIeIlne 10 the hall door, each
one oIsnCrous for the first kiss; and
as the tined man, whose spirit bas
been baTassed az day az the NANTES
tation q his debtors TO defraud him,
( and the desire Of those with whom be
hss had dealings TO overreach him,
enters his tome, be realizes that there
/ is after all such & thing as 6isinter-
j ested love and friendship in this
world Of OURS.
After the evening meal has been
partaken 81 and the family gather in
]
! er, seated 10 his armchair, with 1T
| tie ole OF bis knee, relates the story
/ Of Aladdin and Els Wonderful Lamp"
which is listened TO with deep inter
est and admiration, and the happy
wife and mothersrocks baby and huns
a soft lullaby, while a bright smile
rests upon her features; and as the
II
hold treasures, ne realizes that the
family constitutes little world Of 1t
self entirely separate and distinct
from the great bustling, outside
world. And if from sunrise until Sun
set his hours ore full Of toll
tn. night shall be hlled with music,
AND the cares that infest the day
Shall fold ny Their tents like the Ayabs,
And - silently steal away.
New York Weekly.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-11-17
The proverbial ShilIino.

The wealthy auctiOneer who 10
duced the inheritance Of q daughter
TO a small annuity because she had
become Socialist reminds one of the
old-fashioned cutting off with a sbill
ing Why u shilling rather than poth-
ing? Blackstone explains. The Ro-
mans used Ia set aside wills rs DE-
icieDt in natural duty II they Sisin-
herited or totally passed by any child
Of the teststor. But the smallest. leg
acy was accepted as evidence that the
teststor hsd not lost his reason or bis
memory, us the law otherwise assumed
he bad. Hence the sroundless belief
in England that father could cj.jb-
herit bis child without a shillips. al
though the English law knows NO
presumption Of insanity or forsetfpl
ness In such case OF Sheridan ana
his son Tom land Of other fathers and
sons the story is told:
FatheT-fn cut you OF with a sbill
ing
SOn-rS rather have it now, dad.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-11-17
sssr Can't on Nictorious

large bear made It's appearance
N the pasture OF MssShoro. Soyo, Kit.
ami province. and attacked three.
yesr-old bull which was munching
srass. The pair fought TO the death
or the bull
Two other bulls which were sepa-
fstsiy roaming about the pasture
tsrs attracted BY the struggle aud az
Sson AZ tselr mate Was killed sprsng
apon The bear with their united
strength
A desperate night ensued for some
time but unfersasateiy it resulted In
ths fan OF the Two rsvsnging conpan.
ions after hsviag sustained severe
wounds from the paws OF the wild
animal. The riunnhsnt monster then
took the nrst bell IN his grip and dis.
appeared isso the valley leaving has
ksaltsIs footprints In the soft earth.-
japan Advertiser.