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The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02

The valuation of exports Of all merchandise
from San Francisco by from January l to
November so for the last two years compare
f,llo
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02
WELFARE OF ENTIRE CITY

Like many other Improvement asso-
Citations of San Francisco. the Devisa-
dero street Improvement association is
member of the Civic league of San
Francisco and co-operates with the lat
ter in matters affecting the welfare of
the city at large. Its dues are nomi-
nal, being only 90 cents per month. and
all property owners, businessmen and
residents OF or near Devisadero street
are eligible to membership and may
at any time avail themselves of the
opportunity to join an organization
which has done and is doing good work
toward the upbuilding and improve
ment OF that portion of the city.
The association holds its regular
monthly meetings the first Monday
evening of each month at Painters and
Decorators, hall, corner Of Devisadero
and Fulton streets. Further informa-
tfon concerning this association may
be obtained from either its president.
William Crocker, $50 Oak Street, or its
secretary, III. S. Blanchard, at his Office,
room S22, Mills building.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02
Lumber Trade of Port

The demand for building material in San
Francisco was less urgent last year than in
1907 and the receipts OF lumber were accord
ingly smaller. The following tables show the
arrivals in thousands OF feet by months for the
first II months OF the last two years:
Month faaS
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02
s4o,1ss,sss
Exports of Flour

Shipments of dour from San Francisco by sea
for the first IL months Of the last two years
compare as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02
San Francisco Bank CIesriags
Following are the San Francisco bank clear
IS for the calendar year 1905.
SI.75TIJ1.S50

As viii be seen. these eiearings fell on from
1907 regularly every month for the hrst 10
months. but gained sharply during the last two
months on account OF the financial panic which
prevailed at the close OF 1907.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02

following is a comparative statement OF the
shipments by months in centals for the last two
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02

. - kt.-fl.
The Atlantic seaboard took the Hons share OF
the shipments during the last two years as the
following reespitulatien Of the above figures VIII
show:
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02
No Won want $500 ?

Read THE CALLS weekly offer on
page IA.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02
THE BEAN OUTPUT
Aaolf kosnana esmats te bean eropof leos as feors

tn bean ropsof as fdHOTs:
1890
Pea beans.
Total.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02
FRESH FRUIT SHIPMENTS
CALIFORNIA CURED FRUIT OUTPUT
ALMOND AND WALNUT CROPS

much II and
Almonds. 100
s00 G40O
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02

Among the improvements which this
association has brought or is seeking
to bring about are: The illumination
of Devisadero street from Haight to
California; the repairing of the pave
ments, sidewalks and sewers of De-
visadero and adjacent streets; the sani-
tation of the entire district; the in
stallation of new and more attractive
store fronts; the establishing of
branch free public library and also of
branch postoffice; the betterment of
the. public school buildings within the
district.
One of the most important improve
ments which this. association has been
working for is the granting of a street
railway franchise for the construction
of line to connect the Devisadero and
Western addition sections with the Mis-
sion by route to intersect Market
street at or near Sixteenth and Noe.
and designed to relieve the congestion
of traffic in Fillmore street and thus
enable the residents of the Mission and
southern sections of San Francisco to
more directly and safely reach the
Western addition, Golden Gate park
and Richmond district.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-02
Exports of Merchandise

BY companies December 1905 ,sl5 m si
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17

At the recent meeting Of the Ameri-
can Veterinary Medical association
IN Chicago Dr,:-.L. Enos Day of the
Chicago meat inspection staff. in IN
address on infectious diseases. point
ed out the widespread menace Of
septicaemia from infected meat" Med.
ical practice has. given the name Of
.,meat poisoning TO this infection to
distinguish Il from ptomaine poison
ing. the effects of which are similar
A victim of this Infection may die Of
the illness or may, only be affected to
the degree Of "a parity poisoned sys-
tenn, Next. to- tuberculosis. DR.. Day
said. be constituted septieaemia the
most dangerous disease the meat in
spector had to guard against
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17
500 Reward, $iOO

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
TO learn that thei G is at least one dreaded
disease that aolence oas been able to cure in
all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure Is tine only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood snd Mucous surfaces Of th'
system, thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building mp the constitution
and assisting nature In doing Its work
The proprietors have SO much faith in its
curative powers that they offer One HUI
dred Dollars for any disease that 1t fails tC
cure. Send for list OF testimonials.
Address r. j. CHENEY g. co, Tol. o
Sold by all druggists, 20 cents.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17
Fable OF The Horseshoe

DO you know the German fable
about the horseshoe? In the olden
times, in little village of Germany,
a blacksmith was hard at work.
The sound of the anvil attracted the
attention Of the devil. He saw that
the smith was making horseshoes,
and thought it would be a good idea
to get his own hoOfs shod. So the
devil struck a bargain, and put up
his foot
The blacksmith saw with whom
he was dealing and nailed red-hot
shoe on, driving the nails square into
the DEVILS hoof The devil then
paid him, and left; but the honest
blacksmith threw the money in the
fire. He knew It would bring him
bad luck.
Meanwhile the devil had walked
some distance, and began TO suffer
the greatest torture from the shoes
The more he danced and kicked and
swore, the worse the things hurt him
Finally, after he had gone through
the most fearful agony, he tore then
off and threw them away.
From that time forward, whenev
er he cav q horseshoe, he would FuI
of, anxious only to get out Of tn,
way. The German peasantry all be
lieve this story today, and one cal
scarcely find doorstep or q bari
door that hasn't . horseshoe naile'
up.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17

Attention has been called heretofore
to the condition that ice for family
use is cut>on Wells dam on which
skating is allowed. 1t is hardly nee
essary to remind users of ice so cut
that it may be very filthy not to say
unsanitary. Whatever impurity il
deposited on the ice naturally freeze,
and is so conveyed in a mass to the
user. The ice is used probably in
contact with articles Of food, aEd Of
ten is put in tea and coffee and water
If the skating is furthur allowed will
some one next sumner with very
little Imagination. when drinking lem
onade or other cooling beverage, even
a little ''oh be joyful" in which ice il
placed, stop for a moment and think
what other ingredient may be mixed
in his draft.
1t may be some deprivation tc
yonng people to prevent skating
where so convenient but there ar,
other matters to be considered besides
mere enjoyment. and a sober seconC
thought will convince even the boy,
and girls that their pleasure SHOULD
give way to sanitary, if no other
reasons.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17
RoUNDABoUT MAIL DELiVEaY.
To Ba ssnt Ten Feet a Letter Must
Travel 2e4 Miller.

Travel 2e4 Miles.
One Of the most remarkable mail
routes in the world is that which a
letter Journeys In getting from Beebe
Plain. Vt, to Beebe Plain. Quebec,
Canada. While the two Offices are
within ten feet OF each other-are To-
Gated In the same room, in fact-a
letter mailed from one office to the
other must make a trip of 294 miles
sixty-eeven miles In Canada and the
rest in the United States.
The plain old fashioned store build
ing. which is situated on the inter
national boundary line, contains both
the United States and Canadian Of
nces. There are separate entrances
to each, but both are in the same
room, have the same lobby, and there
are no partitions to mark the divi-
sion between the domain Of Uncle
Sam and the possession of King Ed.
ward
If you mail letter from the Yer
mont side addressed TO the Quebec
side.~ says the postmaster. 'it gocf
from here TO the junction, then to
Newport. then to White River juno
don and back TO Lennoxville."
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17
Electricity Known Of Old.

A writer In the Elektrotechnische
Anzeiger cites many incidents to show
that electricity was not unknown to
the ancients, and that George Eber's
suggestion in a novel that the Egyp-
tians made use of lightning conduc-
tors was well founded. Instruments
much like the modern heliogra2h were
also used, the writer says, by priests.
as q means of communication between
temples. Tbeya can be. no doubt, he
says. as to the temple having been
protected by lightning rods. The
Biblical description shows that the
roof was provided with metallic points
held aloft by columns and that these
ending IN chains terminated in great
water tanks. He adds: "All OF which
Is vouched for in the first book OF
Kings and the second book of Chroni
cles."
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17
A Razor atrop,s Journey.


A razor strop that followed E. W
Stephens around the world after be-
ing lost at & dozen places on the way
has Just been returned to his home II
Columbia from Blue Mountain, Miss.
with the usual postase-due stamps at
tached. The strop was lost once in
Hongkong and later rejoined the
Stephens party in Calcutta. Mr. Steph
ems got his razors in extra-keen trim
and luvuriated In close shaves until
he reached the Holy Land. The
razor strop was again forgotten. this
time at Jacobs Well, near shecan. but
overlook its owner at the Sea Of Gall
lee. In Cairo the strop was lost again
but was recovered in Athens. AT sew
eral European hotels II was forgotten
and made short Jumps. the hotsls haV
ing forwarded It with the mails tC
the addressed left By the travellers
The strop has cost dozen times its
original price in poutase.-Kanssa
City Star.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17

Eskimos are all children. content
ed, peaeeable. honest and hospitable.
without rulers and without ambition
for fame or power. They live almost
entirely on raw animal food, and this
explains the absence Of a number Of
diseases which are common 10 civil
lzation. Salt water eoatains iodine,
and all sea animals. as well as all
who eat them uneooked. absorb more
or less Of this nekle substance,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17
To LeSaiI1e Tipping.

While praiseworthy attempts a.
being made In London to minimi.
the tipping system, a movement HI
been started in Berlin to make
custom compulsory. The cafe wai.eIe
In the Kaiser's capital have formed
themselves into a union with the OBJ
iect OF legalizing tipping. They have
drawn up a scale of tips and passing
resolutions to enforce II. II the orfe
a customer gives in restaurar
amounts to three shillings he will d,
expected to tip the walter to the tunr
OF IL per cent. II the order is oves-
three shillings the, ..kellner" win be
content with a tip Of 10 per cent. In
the larger restaurants the waiter Will
be satisfied with a modest per cent
tip II the bill sHhpunts to e6. The
restaurant keepers protest against
this tariff of tips which they consider
will interfere With their business. but
the walters refuse to give way.-The
Throne. .A'-@' g.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17

House Where etons~ali jackson Died
A few miles soHth Of Fredericks-
burg and Potomac Railroad, is the
house In which 6tonewan Jackson
the famous Confederate General. died.
on May 10, 1883. II is interesting to
learn that this property is to be pre-
served aA one Of the historic land
msrks of the Confederacy. 1t has
been purchased BY the president Of
the Richmond. Frederioksburg and
Potomac Railroad, who, II is reported
will transfer II to the company, which
will convert the grounds about the
building into q park. Stonewall
jackson died a few days after his
brilliant flank movement on Hooker's
army at Chancellorsville. and furnish
ed new evidence Of his genius for war.
Baltimore Sun.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17
High Grade Foot
Wear For The
Holidays

We have made ample
provision for the approach
ing Holidays in everything
pertaining to high grade
footwear - Artics, RUBBER
Boots, and leggins for the
little ones, Mems and boys
high top laced Boots in
English grain leather, Tan
and Black, and for father
who has to do the hustling
the Lam bertville snag proof
Rubber Boats. In the
finer grade of goods the La
France shoes for Women at
$500 and $3.50 and the
Douglas and Crosset shoes
for Men at $500, $3.50,
400 and 500. Slippers,
well say We are just in it
Mems Wom9n's and child
Eren's from $.35 to ESQ
Now a word to the
LADIES'
Don't allow your husband
or brother to walk around
the house picking up car
pet tacks with his bare
feet and then blaming you
for it when you can pur-
chase tack proof slippers
for them at the above
brices.
Mako your selections
early and they will be set
aside until called for.
Telephone or write us
your wants.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17

Late experience has shown that the
oolorbllnd maybe taught TO name or
dlnary coiors coFTectly, although they
may not see colors as others DO. A
conductor on the Southern railway
was discharged for color blindness.
when be began TO study colored wool
ems and plants, and in hvo weeks
passed a rigid color examination with
out mistake. DR.. BraWley has over
come the disadvantage Of color blind
ness in other persons By q like course
of color study.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17
DON'T COUCH, BUT LIVE LONG.

II every cough were cured before it got
a strong hold, human life would be lenth-
ened by many years. II every coughing
sufferer knew that Kemp's Balsam would
stop the cough in a few minutes, he would
be glad to escape the serious consequences.
II any medicine will cure cough Kemp's
Balsam will do it. At druggists and
dealers ESQ.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17
REGISTERS NOTICE

The following appraisements set apart
30 widow &c have been filed with the
Register aud will be presented to the Or
alton on the third Monday OF December
next;
Est tc Of Howell W. Smith, deceased
Inventory and Appraisement set apart TO
Helen smith, widow $500 personal prop
erty.
Inventory and Appraisement Of personal
property set apart to ehildren residing at
home, si9S 80.
JOHN @. WESBBROOK JR
Milford, Nov. 20, 1909 Register,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17
Pain and orIef Common to All.

II is not surprising that accidents
are always happening" Even king
and queens cannot live through calm
and peaceful days. Toothache attack
their royal nibblers and gout brings
pain to honored toes. Disappoint
ment. suffering. loss Of money. anxl-
ETY. are merely bitter ingredients in
the formula Of daily existence.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17

The most suspicious woman whom
we have heard Of recently lives in
Edge water. She has become con-
vinced because her husband Is able
to hook her waist in the dark that he
cant be true to her.-Chicago Record
Herald.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17
Many Unknown Realons.

On any map of the entire world II
is impossible to indicate all the un-
known regions, since many OF them
are comparatively small. A map
showing every section Of the earth's
surface as yet unmapped would be
dotted with thousands of such areas.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17

English ls = funny language, AftsF
all. isn't it?H why sof" Il heard
a man talking OF a political candidate
the other day. say; II be oaly takes
this stand when he runs he'll have .
Walk-over.'"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17

DR.. Chamberlain. U. s. A.. says that
60 per cent. OF southern-bred soldiers
have hookworm disease, and OF r 7'
new recruits the percentage
times as high as IS. Southern
are less well developed PHI
than Northern ones.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17
The lest.

But of the three sorts, namely
those who acquire greatness, and
those who have greatness thrust upon
Chem. only the first are anywiGc GER
.ain to know what the different forks
IRE for at the fashionable dinners IN.
3vitably given in their honor from
iue TO time.-Puck.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17
Legal Advertising.

Administrators and Executors
notices b.VU
Auditors notices 4.00
Divorce notices b.OV
Sherif's sales, Orphans court sales,
G ,unty Treasurer's sales, County state
msnt and election proclamation charged
by the inch.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17

For 900 active troops in the armies
of the great world powers. the follow
ing figures show the percentage of
cases OF pulmonary tuberculosis;
United States, Az; Great Britain and
colonies. "a; France. So; Germany.
1.5; Austria. 10, and Russia. 81.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17

81 fear / am not worthy Of YOU"
Never mind about that" responded
the young lady with the square jaw.
Between mother and myself ! imog.
inc We can effect the necessary IN.
proyemants." - Louisville Courier
Journal.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17

+ ''De man dat loves to make a dis
turbanee. - said Uncle Eben. SIS a
good deal like de honk horn on an an-
tomobile. He kin make folks get out.
In de way. but leave him to hisas'f
en- be VoRt GIT noVhsFes,"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17
ar.r William. saws.

l don't want ter onderstan' heaven
'twel l gifts dar. an even den ainr
gwine ter make too close inquire.
ments, kaEe dey might az me whar
come frum, an how eome.-AtlSnta
Constitution.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17


Harold, young son of County Sur
vayor Frank Schorr. fell on the ice
last week and badly sprained the lig-
aments of his knee.
The body of Miss Mae Vanderbeck
win be brought here to morrow foi
interment. There will be only brief
service at the grave.
1t is rumored that Forester Pin.
chot has been asked if he would 40.
oept the presidency of the Univers
ity of Michigan. if rendered him,
and that he replied he wished to con
suit President Taft before making
an answer Pres. Pipchot would
sound good.
Different sugar refining companies
have voluntarily paid back to the
government nearly three million
dollars in duties out of which they
detrsuded il. This will not exempt
they from criminal prosecution.
t . Monroe Democrat this week
is a fine Christman number and also
has an excellent history of old
Sfroudsburg by DR.. Lantz. Pictures
Of gross Of babies adorn onepage, but
il is by no mears a baby paper.
B. c. Totten of Matamoras and
MISS Susan Price of Port Richmond
Staten island we're married at that
place Wednesday. Both are sprighi
ly young people, the former 7S and
tue later TO- The happy couple will
go TO Florida and Cuba on theiI
honeymoon. We tender congratu,
lations.
Senator J C Price of BranohvilIe,
who has been quite i'll is much inn
proved.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17

Il hnd that It pays to pretend be
,ieVs what another man says" Oh
ssrves the Philosopher Of Folly. "If
do. he always pretends he believes
shat say, and we get along great" Z"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17

New Jersey gets ts.OOO0O0 a year
frOm It's oyster beds, but could get
$4,000, 900 from the same source II
The available tide land was properly
seeded and cultivated.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17
Right

A man may not resent an aspersion
against himself. but be will defend
the accuracy Of his thermometer to
bis last breath.-Topeka Capital.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17
steam Up.

A train of thought won't do you
much good unless you get up enough
steam TO carry il thrOugh.-New York
Times.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17

Parents seem to think one OF their
frst duties is TO make their ehiidron
believe all the thinss they don't BE-.
lieve themselves.--NeW York Press.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17

An English dramatist should guard
aimsolf against ideas as carefully as
young girl should preserve her char.
acter. Dramas OF adventure are Inn
mortal-Era.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17

other oualItler count.

Truth is more of q stranger than
fiction.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17
A FAMOUS HEALTH BUILDER.

A medicine that will cleanse the bowels
and put them in condition to do their
proper work unaided will do more than
any thing else to preserve health and
streng h, Such a medicine is the tonic
laxative herb tea, Lanes Family Medicine
Get 25s package to-day at any druggists S
or dealers. No matter what you have
tried before, try this famousherb tea.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17
WlllIam's WhIsksrs.

with most men. the beard is strong
sr On the right side,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17
Court Proclamation
State of Pennsylvania }
Conntr PIC.

county o. Pike.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
bound by recognizance or otherwise 60 ap-
pear, that this December term 1903 Of the
several courts Of Pike County wiz be held
at the court house in the Borough of Mil
ford on the third Monday (2Oth) at 2
o'clock p m and will be continued one
week if necessary.
GEORGE GREGORY,
Milford, Pa, Nov ss, 1909. sheriff.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17
Advertising Rates.

OnO inch, oneinsertion ----- ----- 81 90
s Aoh subsequent insertion 20
Reduced rates, FURNISHED on application,
will be allowed yearly advertisers.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17
Roofing Slate

All kinds of roofing slate constant
ly on hand at lower prices than else
where.
We lay slate either on Lathed or
Tight Boarded Roofs and guarantee
satisfaction
GIVE US A TRIAL
Matamoras Slate Roofing Co.,
Cor. Penna. Ave g 7th ST.
Matamoras, Pa.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17
rubereulosIs AMONG soldlers.

Clever men are good, but they are
not the best.-Carlyle.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-12-17
j o H N SO N,
FILTER OF FEET,
Port Jervis, N. Y.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
First National Bank Of Milford

in the State of Pennsylvania, at the close
of business, Nov is, 1903
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