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Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-21
LARGE EaaIe Killed

PETALUMA, Feb. 2O.-An eagle
measuring six feet from tip to tip,
which has been playing havoc among
sheep, was killed near Mecham station
today by Leslie Andrews. AS many as
four lambs a day were carried off by
the huge bird.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-21
Indian Bill Adonted

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-The Indian
bill was passed by the senate today
after an amendment by Mr.. Teller,
making $4,000 available to the presi-
dent for the protection by legal pro-
ing.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-21
Dowaqer Queen Seriously III

LISBON, Feb. 20.-It was announced
today that the condition of the Dow
ager Queen Maria Pia is alarming. The
mother of the late King Carlos has
been i'll for several weeks with an in
teStinal disorder.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-21
Deny DAUGHTER VIII Wed

NEW YORK, Feb. 2O.-The family of
E. H. Hartman say there is no ground
whatever for the reported engagement
of Robert Walton Goelet to Miss Mary
Hartman.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-21
wASHINGTONs BIRTHDAY, OUR STORE WILL BE CLOSED
complete representation of weaves, more

: as any elsewhere; we offer very superior as
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-21
Which dependable qualities and sterling values are

mt of patterns and designs, and selection in
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-07-23
The Florida cuava.

Florida produces a great variety OF
the choicest fruits. but Il never was
famous for apples or reaches. How
ever, there Is the guaya, concerning
which little Is known outside Of that
state, but which is an excellent sub
stitute for either Of the above-men-
toned fruits, and actually seems to
possess qualities OF each.
The cultivated guava shrub or tree
grows to a height Of about twenty
feet, and the size OF tho fruit varies
between that OF a small hens egg and
a large lemon The Skin is smooth,
and the inside roeemb.es the pulp OF
a tomato, except fof the seeds. which
are generally very hard. Several
crops may be raised every year, tho
winter fruit being uose tart than
that which rirens in the GUNNER
months; bIt the etWoen.seaaons fruit
Is especially fino for jelly-maitlrg.
It Is most unfortunate that the qua.
ys is fruit OF such a perizhabic na-
-u~s that It appears cn iInpossibili.y
o ship it any rfeat dista7ce--the de,i-
ious rcd variety often crushing in.o
4 rarrh whcn carried fos two or three
i'cs in r farm wagon. For that rel.
Oh it is very doubtful whether tsis
ropical product, which should occu-
y = prominent place on tie house.
lies list, will ever gain tie vldo
cpularity that it Justly deserves.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-07-23
l.ianleurlnn J tlarss.

A horses boot Is really the sams
.iiag as the toe CT finger nails of hui
nan beings, or OF nnimsls having toes.
TAe toof grows iust Gs a toe nail
noes and more rapidly on unshod
3 ,csos than or those wearing shoes.
9.s growth .ia much faster on horses
nat uie we'll s-oomsd and we'll fed,
1. 3cn an average Of third Of an inch
a aouth. The hind hoois grow faster
thsn tie fore hoofs. The toe of the
scof being the longest part Il takes
Iqngei for it to grow down there than
sif the heel Tie new hoof grows out
any cracks or defects in the whole,
gradually working down to where It
can be cut OF, just as with human nn-
car nails
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-07-23
Pretty Glow.


Horace i. Moore was lieutenant col
onel OF the noted Nineteenth Kansas
cavalry. He could lead men for a
longer period without rest, on q single
ration OF cheerful good humor, than
any other officer. Though not given
to jokes, he was the reputed author
Of as many 2stonishers as Lincoln.
One time on the march, he sent an
orderly with a message to an officer
at some distance. Before the man
was out OF hearing Moore shouted;
Hey, orderly! Come Lack here%
He came galloping back, sitting
Imply In the saddle.
Moore dropped his voice, and as
suming a half-confidential manner in
quired: Orderly, in the course Of
your life have you ever seen snail?"
"Yes, sir" was the astonished re-
ply.
"You met him, then" replied Moore,
"for you'd never overtake one!"-Kan-
sas City Journal.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-07-23
Asronautie Pronress.

Although only three or four men.
IKE the Wright brothers and Henry
Farman have as yet practically de-
monstrated the possibility OF human
fight with aeroplanes. the inventors
Of such machines are putting out a
great variety of designs. which com
mand much serious attention. AT the
Aeronautioal Exposition in Paris a
dozen or more types OF these ma.
chimes, including those OF the WrgAts,
Tarman and nelasrango, were dis
played. together with large number
Of monoplanes, motors, screws, and
1ther apparatus intended for use in
aviation, From the quantity OF these
things. the ingenuity and finish shown
in their making, and the interest that
they excited, one might derive the
impression that the manufacture OF
ayiag-maohines Is already an estab-
llshed industry.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-07-23

The promise held forth by great
installation in northwest Germany, for
the utilization of the immense peat
bogs that exist there, leads to the
suggestion in England that the huge
Bog of Allen in Ireland may next be-
come a great center of industry. The
German undertaking contemplates the
bringing of large part of the boss
under cultivation, together with the
conversion Of the peat into fuel, to be
employed in the development of elec-
tricnl energy for Agricultural pur-
poses, as well as for supplying light
and power to number Of towns sit
uated within radius of 80 miles. A
network of canals is to be formed, to
drain the ground. and the peat
dredged out is to be utilized in the
way Just described. 1t is estimated
that the gas produced from the peat
will furnish work to the amount of GOO
horsepower hours for each ton, and a
large quantity Of ammonia will be re-
covered for use as manure.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-07-23
PApuAN tree Houe1e.
Cool and Clean, but rot auiltfor ssm.
narbpists.

Cool and Clean, bUt rot buiit Tor s9ni.
nam5elists.
The famous tree houses Of Fapua
are rapidly disappear,ns before tne
march OF civilization and settlement
in the colony.
The tree house--a near and woll
built habitation, placed at an enor-
nous height among the branches OF
a forest tree and reached only ty n
swinging ladder-was primarily in.
tended as a refuge from enemies.
Now, however, that the Government
has brought the wild tribes under con
troll the native prefers to 1--we in 4
house that demands less skin in con.
struction.
There are still many tree houses to
be seen, though few or none are being
built. In the northea5teTn district Of
Papua (where much valuable sugar,
rubber and cocoanut land lies ready
for taking up the Government officials
on their regular tours OF inspection
often sleep at nigkt in the house OF
some hospitable village constable,
who draws his ladder up at Bundown
to doorstep eighty feet high in the
air.
These tree houses are exceedingly
cool, clean and picturesque with the
roofs of native made thatch and walls
and floors of waited boughs.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-07-23
Hlah.Pressure Gas.

In many European cities extensive
use is being made Of high-pressure
gas-lamps for street-lighting, and to
some extent the lamps are displacing
electricity. They are furnished with
Inverted mantle burners. and in Ber-
lin the gas is supplied through Man
nesheim steel pipe. In some of the
systems the air is compressed, and in
one case pure oxygen is supplied to
the consumers. In London a type of
lamp called "self-intensifying" is en-
ployed. the air being compressed by
utilizing the heat of the products Of
combustion to operate heat engine.
In Vienna arc-lights are used to H.
lumiDate a park above the trees. and
gaslamps are employed below In con-
nection with these lamps. various au.
tomatio lighting and extingulshing de-
vices are in use. and much taste Is
displayed In the forms and arrange.
maRt e. thAlr supports,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-07-23
cur Great hra-iaan Astronomer.

Prof. Simon Nowconlb. the celeh-at'
d fstxoror cr, who has just bccn Gee.
rated By Ito Eaiscr, IS the Grss
american oGiciel to receive 4 foreign
decoration OF any Kind in eight ycars.
his order Is but one OF many thst the
,istinguished AraeYiccn scientist has
I'D conferred u7on him BY fol e.gl
ulars. lie is On ollcer Of the Eegiol
4 Honor, ard he is the first native
Anerican to be made an associate OF
Ee Institute OF france since Franklin.
e has resolved exalted degrees frora
N European universities, II a ner-.
Der of about thirty foreign societies,
nd has received Eve nedals from
sbroad. Recently the Czsr ordered
his portrait painted Tor the Imperial
University Of Russia. ard both the
imperial University of Japan ana ths
imperial Observatory OF Eus7in have
presented him With handsome vases
n recognition OF his position in the
world OF discovery, o. his scientific
achievements, and of his contributions
10 science as a result OF his wonder
ful experiments Ia the motions and
phenomena OF the heavenly bodies
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-07-23
That nRI,,sn E..llnn.

The use of the word blue" to de-
iote melancholy or terror, as in the
.hrsoes 60 "feel blue" blue devils"
blue funk" and on SO, is not en-
lrely fgurative, IL we are to credit a
'ecent medicsl writer The class OF
,henonena that includes fainting.
yertiso, nausea, etc. is controlled by
e-tein brain centers that also bring
bout a cert Of cramp of the external
iGscles OF the eye. The resulting
sonpression Of the organ causes Oh
ects to look gray or blush, and ulb
rs ely pTodGces apparent darkness
The use OF the word, having physio-
Ogical basis, is common to many Ian.
suages. The French say, for instance:
I SEQ blue A writer says that the
'rcnch word eblouissement (glddi-
isss) should be spelled ebleuissement
nd has the same origin.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-07-23

You roidom see Chinaman bereft
G an arm, leg. or other member of his
body. The reason for this is that
Orientsis have q profound objection
T. surgical operations. They much
prefer 20 die than lose member.
Their idos is that, having come into
tue world with certain number OF
fingers, thumbs, arms, and legs, they
must 90 out with the same number.
Otherwise, when on the other side
they might be sent back to search for
{ missing member, only to be eter-
n9lly looking for II. In dentistry the
Chinese have reached the discovery
that the nerve Is a worm, and that the
lest method of treating an aching
tooth Is to loosen it by driving in
wedges, SO that the worm may escape.
Young Peoples Weekly.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-07-23
Jannncse Rine Rest.

An Austrian military organ draws
attention to one OF the minor details
OF Japanese musketry practice during
the late war which seems 10 have es-
cared notice In Europe. In Earopeau
armies the question or riGe rest for
long range firing has LED to many
Ingenious contriyanoes for Gevis.ns
tripod crrangem ents, The Jap
snese War Department solved the
difficulty in a much simpler bat
equally effective way. They list
provided the soldier with q bag OF
sto-t cotton eight inches vide and
20 Inches long, which he could carry
IN hts cartridge case on the march
and on reaching the fehiing line
could in a minute Etua with earth or
stones. The device gave 0mazing
ass. stance IN accuracy OF rife fire
New Orleans Picayune.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-07-23
PLuTocRATlc pIoNeERs.
hsn Who CO West Now to Make
Money Mu.t Take Some hlena.

Hsn Who CO West Now to Make
Money Muet Take Some Along.
OF the 924,Go5 aliens admitted to
the United States in 1905. Il FER cent
went TO New Y,Nk. Pennsylvania, lii.
nois, Massachusetts, and New Jersey,
and more than IS per cent Of these
sought the larger cities Oi the States
named. Fifteen peg cent OF the re-
maindei went toScther suburban cen,
tres as laborers and the bare Il per
cent were distributed in the West
and South
The West to-day and the South
want specialists says the Van Norden
Magazine. With opportunities as
boundless almost as they we're when
the first sehooners crossed the prai
ries OF the first pioneer went south
along the Atlantic coast still there Is
no room for the class described as
Ignorant OF 3 trade lacking in re-
sources, of criminal tendencies and
with an aversion to country lie"
The modern pioneer goes west with
money ana be makes money. There
is to-day county after county IN the
middle West in which there is not a
single mortgage on farm property re
corded. In these districts the average
bank deposit Is greater than that in
rural France held up for Ions as the
model OF the world Il is not the
country to which an immigrant hiring.
ing an average OF eishteen dollars
Houid &C ana succeed. The eompeti.
ion Is litut too stToas ana be
kRswa u
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-07-23
Pat Skin Industry.

Tne crusade which England recent.
s. iurtituted against rats has resulted
in the establishment of many new in
dustrie5 In London alone the value
OF ne new industries now exceed
Ss0e Gc0 e year. Among the many 9th
or uzlges to which the skins are put,
they ere employed for bookbinding.
photograph 1rame5. prrses. and for
me thumbs Of ladies' gloves. A new
branch Of work is likely to increase
tae consumption largely. and as much
ss 20 20 90 cents a day have been
earned by tie unemployed in Den
Icark last year, when the rat act was
lossed The damage done by rats in
It:.giand alone Is estimated to amount
{, many pillion dollars per aunnnA,
tnd tbc:- csrtIre eiTeedy occupies -
lsrge number OF persons.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-07-23
Hlah Finance.

Two men, miserabiy clad, called on
the dean of a medical college in New
York.
I'VE are both on the verge Of star
vation, SIR" the spokesman said. "We
are well on in years and it is clear
that we haven't much longer to live.
Would you care to purchase our
bodies for your dissecting room?"
The dean hesitated.
az is en- odd proposition" he NUT
tered.
But It is occasionally DONE" said
the spokesman in an eager voice.
WELL" said the dean, I'VE might
arrange 1t. What price do you ask ?"
"over in Philadelphia" said the
spokesman, they gave us $40"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-07-23
For sor. Feat.

Corns and bunions are very obsti.
nate Ills 10 overcome. But II direc.
ii3ns arc followed faithfully they mar
b cured, ct least to such an extent
iaat they will not be sore and painful.
fae following formula. II used, twice
q day, will, in time. greatly relieve
both corrs and hunions;
Fin small bottle one-third full of
"e~y ane table salt, then all the bot.
'.s with coal oil in which q table.
gpoouful OF vinegar to every gill OF oil
- used. You must be careful and
N',r shoes and stockings that fit you
reefectly. 3nthe the feet daily. but
dc not soak them. Change your stock.
ing ~ leact every other dry, and do
no wear the same shoes on the street
thar you wear in the use--Inter-
Ocean.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-07-23
swede cutie HIa Ioh.

Two Swedes were working on
lumber raft on the Mississippi. After
a while one Of them came to the boss
on shore. and. after standing around
for some time. finally spoke up:
"Ay tink we naad noder mans"
GO on with YOU" replied the boss,
"two men are enough for that work"
"Ay tink We got only one"
where is Johnson?" asked the
boss.
SAY tink Yonson he quit"
"ouit! Where did he go?"
"Well. Vorson he drop in reever ba.
tween legs, bout two hours ago He
don't ooms back. Ay tink he quit bis
yo5."
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-07-23
er.llsh vystsr.aewsr.

Tie growing INDUSTRY OF extracting
ipminnn has stimulated the search
iJr WATERPROOF er in the British Isles,
Lscauso tie ez,raation OF aluminium
IS 60 expensive that only Iow-cost pow
er can be economically employed. In
ais respect Scotisld with 20 noun
.lns, IS coming 10 me 'front.' The
aster-roger Plant st toe falls OF Foy.
ars, in Scotland, has hilherto been tie
iarfsst Ia Great Britaia; sut now a
-an larger plant II I1nloehlsvea.
gtlizing the ra,aian over a tract of
S5 square miles, IS about 70 be put
into operation for the production OF
ciuminum. It's nias hydraulic tur.
aIes. each Of s.2oo brake horse.pow.
or, ere the largest Watsr-Whee,s in tho
Rgltlsh Islss,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-07-23
s:sa,lno IN Tents.

sirce il became generally known
tsgt Sleeping n the opea air Ia good
remedy for tuberculosis, many people
b,,e sacp,ed Tic practice of sleeping
K. tests 10 he sumner. But sleeping
II tent l. lac different f'oIs sleep-
i.s II tie opcn aif Ia fact, many
l,.opie vao sleep in houses oon
rcaror being IL the opep u,r than DO
;.,osa VINO occupy tents. a canvas
room 6 By 10 feet, with sides close TO
tae ground and the front closed, is
u,l as airy il5ce IS On ordinary bed
loom 10 o. Is Zee, square, and VITA
doors and windows olsl. II may bs
a. rlsht to sleep IN u c.orod tent, but
= .ot deceive yourself .nto believing
fhat YOU are s'eepins IL the open air
EAen yor 90 it
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-07-23

II you have boy who has begun
:moking too early and whom you wish
cure OF the hsblt, feed him PEPPER
cents. nr. O. Clayton Jones OF Sill
ecion, England, writing in the Lon.
'cn Lancet, is authority for this sim.
10 cure. DR.. Jones writes: ITO
freak the smoking habit in a youth
here is nothing bettor then pepper
mint drops. He cannot smoke with a
huilseye' in his mouth, and even for
ono time after It is dissolved tobac-
20 will not blend kindly with the
:asie that remains. Socially the cure
nay seem worse than the disease, but
rom q medical point of view the suck.
ng OF peppermints is far less hurtful.
common 'bullseye' will prevent
Tnoking for nearly an hour. SO the
amount OF sweets used need not be
great"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-07-23


fitting. If any change is made in the
bottom of the skirt a corresponding
change must be made in the position
of the tucks. For instance, suppose
one hip is much larger than the other.
The skirt would have to be heightened
over that hip and tho tucks lowered
in that one place to keep the line
even.
After you have pinned up the bot
tom Of the skirt, put on the dress and
have 1t carefully fastened. especially
at the girdle. The best way to have
the skirt hung is to stand on table
and let GONE one measure one. two or
three inches from the table up on the
skirt, as shown in the illustration.
Use a piece of cardboard with the
desired distance from the floor nicked
In it. The person who is hanging the
skirt should move around it, marking
every few inches with pins. When
the dress is taken off, turn 1t inside
out and baste en- even line through
these marks on the skirt only-no!
through the turred up-portion.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-07-23
crye.aIIIsatIon rnd L.lfe.

Prof. o'to Lehman, whose an
hOunceInent a few years ago. OF ths
existence O. Liquid crystals" gave
rise to much discussion. which has
ended In the recognition OF the reality
~ the phenomena described by him
raintsins that although crystals
themselves are not living. crysta.liza.
non % The agency made use Of by hy-
ang growth. The similarity In aspect
aud behavior between certain liquid
crystals aed bacteria is remarkable,
'snd,' says reviewer of Professor
Lehr.anu's work IN Nature, can
searccly be accidental" The same re-
Viewer holds that Professor Lehmnnn
E"a made n Important contribution
70 the ISOLATION Of the great question
.oafToaGBg alike science and pailoso-
p.s-Wlat IS iifc:'
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-07-23

Almost all the little girls who are
,aBght to ride horses these days are
put on cross saddles. They may or
nay not ride astride when they get
digger, but they ell learn that way.
{ Is a safer position in the first place
nd It gives confidence never acquired
)y youngster in side saddle. As
-lle the small equestrienne is clad in
boomers and the briefest Of skirts.
often she discards the skirt when the
esGons are given in the country. The
instructor holds her pony by a lead.
ng strap and, Of course, he rides a
lorse easily able to Overtake her
lount in the event Of bolt. Only
or the first few lessons is the child's
iclt buckled to the pommel Of her
addle. Until she acquires a firm
eat she is kept close enough to the
instructor TO be caught by him II she
starts to fall.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-07-23
wsys Of RalsInu Money for charity.

ways OF Raising money TOR Charity.
The method Of raising money for
charities by such means as the con-
serring Of decorative coat labels on
tag day." is not altogether original.
From times immemorial in China
donation Of 10000 tsels to charity has
secured for the donor the much-prized
peacock's feather, while for half that
sum title OF nobility is conferred on
ono's ancestors to the third genera
ton. The late emperor Of Brazil fol-
lowed the same method when erecting
a hospital in Rio de Janeiro. Having
found difficulty in obtaining the nee
essary funds, he announced that the
title Of baron" was to be conferred
on every subscriber Of 10000 milrels,
and that of count" on subscribers Of
$50 600 milreis. This announcement
produced the desired effect, and the
hospital was soon completed. The
opening ceremony was performed by
the emperor, and attended by large
number Of the newly ennobled, who
did not altogether relish the words
inscribed in letters of gold on the
gable Of the new building, Human
Vanity to Human Misery"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-07-23
To Hann Z al;lrt.

Lay the dress on the table and pin
tho bottom up on the outside Of the
skirt six and three-eighth inches. This
is the amount that will be taken Up
by the tucks and finish around the
bottom of the skirt. The skirt is hung,
however, before the tucbs are put in,
and I think l can make 1t quite clear
to You why this must be SO. Many
people have slight itTegulsrity In
the size of their hips; Others have
prominent abdomens or fiat backs.
These things viii prevent skirt from
hanging absolutely even at the. FIRST
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-07-23
clImbIna staIr. /. Good Ex.roI,e.

Climbing stairs is avoided by most
women as an unsafe exercise. Yet It
Is detrimental because of the bad
way in which II is done. The body
works to its best advantage in lifting
Its own weight, as in hill-cllmbing.
In mounting stairs. let the chest lead,
the body remaining normally erect;
uee the stair as a base upon which
the spring in the ball of the foot lifts
its weight With a full breath lift
the body nc though by the elevation
Of the chest. There is a buoyanee at.
tending this exercise which removes
from 1t much of its bad effects.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-07-23
AppLEs ANp eHnIMp alag.
A Dish which Stands at the Head Of
American Nlnrds.

- gtoU WuiSu StdNue ~ NHb Fttdu oI
American Wards.
Most people will agree" says the
New York World. that the apple is
the king OF fruits. Il is good to eat
as 1t comes from the tree. 1t can be
prepared in many ways for the table.
Pressed by the old-fashioned process
it makes a superior beverage. 1t is
more than merely healthful. To many
people it is an appetizer, a relish,
food and q medicine all in one" This
is another way Of saying that the ap-
pie is to the fruit kingdom what tho
shrimp is to the shellflsh Kingdom.
The shrimp has all these advantages
except one; it cannot be pressed into
a beverage. but the probihitionlsts are
about to deprive the apple Of that vlr-
tue. In the mean time the shrimp
pilau, when composed of South Caro-
lima rice and Charleston shrimp,
stands at the head Of American dishes.
It is a dainty beyond compare. 1t Is
cheap. It is filling. It is nourishing.
For eight months in the year a man
may 'live like lord" on shrimp pilau
alone.