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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-11-25
Just Pennsylvania Dutch.

We were walking along the sbad-
cd street of an eastern Pennsylvania
village when a girl came TO the door
OF nearby house and called to a
small boy playing on the walk;
"Gusty, Gusty, come ant eat your
self once. Mas on the table now
and pas half ct already l''-H House.
keeper.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-11-25
NOTES FROM
SANDYSTON

The "Ioder" house and lot situat
ed in Hainesville was sold one day
last week to close up the estate
Mrs Arthur Myers was the pur-
chaser at s415.
What is the use of having a law
on our statute books, If it is not
enforced. With snow on the ground
two to three inches deep the city and
local hunters went on just as II
there were no snow on Tuesday
morning.
Our Macadam of which we are 40
proud is completed. and on Friday
last was accepted by the State offic
ials and a cnmmitte from the Board
OF Ffeeholders. Some parties told
Frceholder Vansiokle cock and bull
story there were places in the road
where the thickness of stone was less
than the specifications called for.
Contractor Demarest told Vansickle
to pick out those deficient places and
his men would plug wherever
Vansickle pointed out. Every place
plugged" gave the required thick
ness of stone and sometimes more.
But the State officials did not think
much of the bridge built under
Freeholder Supervision.
1 said that corn husking would be
done by Election Day, but to see
the scores of shocks still standing in
the fields unhusked ! see that l
made a wrong prediction.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eben j. Owen and
Mrs. George Owen, went to Newark
on Saturday for a fortniehts visit
among relatives. The first named
Mrs. Owen is N years of age.
Deer hunting was good on We'd
nesday last, but no one succeeded in
getting a deer. But they had the
sport just the same.
Walton Drake only son of VIM. Z.
Drake decd and formerly Of this
town died at Morristown last week
aged 32 years.
The inclement weather Of Wednes,
day evening deferred many from
attending the social at Floyd Majors
The intent of the social was to
raise money for building fence
around the Layton Cemetery.
The young man who skipped out
from Port Jervis last week, charged
with breaking and entering Erie
cars, was captured by two Erie de-
tectives at late hour on Friday
night.
He agreed to return to Port Jervis
and departed with his captors.
Uncle Sam desires that the patrons
of the Post Office write or print
return on their envelopes.
To this end the Department hos
issued thousands of post cards illus
trating how the address and return
be placed on their mail matter.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-11-25
The Next Legislature.

The next Legislature win be com.
posed on joint ballot of 191 Republi
cans, so Democrats. keystone Re
pablicans, 6 Keystone Demooratsand
1 Socialist.
In the lower branch there. will be
1864 Republicans. 80 Democrat, 8
Keystone Democrats. 8 keystone Re
publicans and Socialist.
The Senate will be 81 Republicans
IL Democrats, Keystone Republi.
can and Keystone Democrat.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-11-25
Knowledge Of Machinery.

M1KE-"Casey, Casey, whate are
ye doing to that wheelbarrow?"
CAsEY-"I'm oilin' 1t "
MIKE-''Well lave it alone, I'll oil
it meself. What do you know about
machinery.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-11-25
Lest We Forget

"'rwas the night before Christmas,
And all through the house
Not a cteatnfe'was stirringA-''
They were all downtown sorapping
and fighting, and swearing, trying
to purchase the Christmas presents
they ought 30 be buying
right now.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-11-25
NoT soRRY FoR BLUNpER.

ANOA oOARA TIN DLOANOItNs
'If my friends hadn't blundered in
thinking was doomed victim OF
consumption, 1 might not be alive
now" writes d, T. Sanders, of Har-
rOdsburg, KY, "but for years they saw
every attempt to cure lung-racking
cough fail. AT last tried DR.. Kings
New Discovery. The effect was won
derful. 1t soon stopped the cough and
l am now in better health than 1 have
had for years. This wonderful life
saver is an unrivaled remedy for
coughs, colds, lagrippe, asthma, Group,
hemorrhages, whooping eOugh or weak
lungs. SOC, Sl.OO, Trial bottle free.
Guaranteed by All Druggists.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-11-25

Concrete blocks made in any guam
tity by R. E. Humbert, Milford, Pa.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-11-25

~ Advertise in the PRESS.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06

All this were a consummation devoutly to be
wished. Il, for one, am quite content to let Mr.
Kahn enjoy what he has, because the getting OF
it was done by his predecessors and the statute of
limitations has run, but | imagine he will find that
the horde of bandits created by those processes
of acquisition will be the first to and rend him.
Mr.. Kahn will find it quite difficult to extend his
moral reformation to these gentry for SO are the
sins of the fathers visited upon their heirs executors
and assigns.
The man, who inherts pack of wolves may find
them an inconvenent asset if he refuses to provide
them with other peoples lambs.
WHEN SOMETHING DROPPED
In point of the political analogy between. Cali
fornia and New Hampshire the New York
World makes this comment on President Me11ens
declaration:
Charles S. Melen's great remuneration at
Concord must take rank in history with the abd
cation of dynasties and the surrender of armies
On behalf of the Boston and Maine railroad he
eaptulates There IS no corporate claimant lama to
the government of New Hampshire. The inde
pendence of the state has been recognized at last
Hereafter the people to be permitted to elect
their officers. The railroad will take no part
in public affairs except through open and avowed
agents. to present its views questions
This is excellent, but to prevent misunder-
standing it should be said that the reformation of
the Boston and Maine combination somewhat
violently ACCOMPLISHED BY me- means ct direct
ing virtue of necessity and we hope he will
persevere.
California likewise has had its direct primary,
with results very similar to those in New Hanip-
shire. | do not say that Mr. Kahns declaration was
inspired by these results. That would be narrow
view and ungracious, but do assert that we may
safely suspend judgment and await further results
of the decree of emancipation issued from New York
SUPERMANITY
Gertrude Atherton has written a play-her first
offense-and Mrs Fiske has accepted it for produc-
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06

afraid. Only Pat Calhoun is really furious and
he doesn't count
Was this the reason why Frank Flint refused to
run again for senator? He knew quite well, OF
course, that he could not be reelected without the
most vigorous use of the railroad club and he
sheltered behind the plea that no man could make
"a successful run for this office without spending a
matter of $4,000 to create personal organization
If he had said that he could not be elected without
spending fortune this would be true enough, and
in fact it would have cost him great deal more
than the sum he named with very doubtful chances
of success But this is quite untrue of man stand
ing free from machine affiliations, and altogether
the excuse,wa piece of cheap humbug.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06

Will the superman bear children? To the mere
undermans it appears that the mother is the most
august and reverend figure in history. She is rap
idly becoming history.
PATRIARCH OF THE FANS
When saw in the papers the other day that Max
GREENWOOD of Oakland had come out for Hiram
Johnson, although he is democrat of 40 years
standing, wondered how many were left who re-
membered the beginnings of baseball in Oakland.
The first real baseball team in Oakland was organ
lied by GREENWOOD & Moran merchants of that
city, in the early eighties. The team was called
after the firm, and George Van Ha1tren was pitcher.
This was the same team that later represented Oak
land in the state league with Tip ONe for captain
and Colonel T. P. Robinson for manager 1t was
great aggregation of talent and Max GREENWOOD
gave it the first boost.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06
IMPORTANT IF TRUE

To anv man familiar with the political history of
California these statements should be astonishing,
and such a man would describe them important
if true Official or diplomatic denials disclaimers
come 50 easy and are so plentiful that nobody pays
much attention to them without independent and
convincing proof. In fine, what Mr.. Kahn says
amounts virtually to political revolution for Cali
fornia The Southern Pacific company has so long
made profitable trade of politics that Mr. Kahn
must not take it i'll if ask for proof of the reform
alton of methods that he describes. We have not
forgotten Stanford and Huntington and we have
lively memory of Charles NJ. Hays, who lost his
lob as president of the road because he presumed
to think that he could take the railroad out of
politics.
A LAUNDERING CAMPAIGN
It should be welcome news, and Judgment IS
suspended awaiting proof Is there any such proof
in existence? Candidy I can not say. Certain
signs of the time appear to support Mr.. Kahn's
declarations, while other things point a different
way If the railroad has been active in the politics
of the present year it has certainly lost its oldtme
cunning. From that point of view, from the point
Of view of the gang we used to call the regulars
the politics of the summer has been wretchedly
rnismanaged. It seemed as if the machine politicians
had no head and no one to enforce discipline. By
consequence they split up into three or four factions
and were decisively beaten.
Mr. Herrin has been in Europe some time TAX
-
there than in California but for the reason, prob
ablv that there is less noise of disagreeable char
acter. When man is paid large salary to make
himself an object of public execration it is more
comfortable to be out of range during the tumult
and the shooting, although it might be urged that
Mr. Herrin in getting of the way is not earning
his wages or playing the game
CAN'T GET USED TO 1T
The old gang simply doesn't know what to make
Of; TS all 4 and llSte Tor
sound Of the whistle. If it gives grudging sup
port to the republican ticket it makes wry face
over it. 1t is bad medicine and almost chokes the
patient. Now and then Dargie or De Young sticks
a pin In Hiram Johnson, but that is merely habit
not easily laid aside Altogether the new repub-
lcan party is sore puzzle to them. 1t Is not like
its old self and they can't make it out or get used
TO it. They would love to get out and jam the
davlights of the reforners but alas the oracle
is dumb and sound comes from the great white
throne where they wont to worship SO they
are running around in circles, like chicken with
It's head cut off.
MISS THEIR MASTERS VOICE
1t is amusing enough in way to watch them
founderng. When has lived ali his life in
the habit of servtude he misses his masters voice
The once well disciplined .phaanx of the regulars"
has become mob headed every which way and
nquiring What next? Without leadership they
sssspsssss
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06
KNEE DEEP IN PLEDGES

Becoming more specific, Mr.. Melen went
to say:
I am advised that the people of New Hampshire
complain that the company has been too active in
the political affairs of this state and | wish to
assure you it will hereafter do nothing which is
not in accord with the soundest principles which
should govern public service corporations in their
public relations To be specific:
We shall not interfere in any way with the
election of members of the legislature or of other
public officers.
We shall not give offer to any public officer,
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06
HEARD THE SAME THING BEFORE

If these facts or theories may seem to support
Mr.. Kahns declaration, the other hand
that Walter Parker is still the payroll Of the
Southern Pacific. Jere Burke draws his salary reg
ularly, and John c. Lynch is ready on call. These
may have nominal functions, connected more
less remotely with the business of transportation
but they politicians and lobbyists primarily, and
as long as their connection with the corporation
continues people will ask for further proof when
they hear that the railroad is out of politics. Indeed
| have a very distinct recollection that the late
c. 2. Huntington issued declaration of the
sort nearly 20 years ago. and Mr.. Herrn has been
in politics up to his neck since
1t appears to be the fashion for railroad mag.
mates to talk like that just President Mellen
of the Boston and Maine railroad made an almost
identical declaration in New Hampshire the other
day The political history Of New Hampshire nearly
duplicates that of California. The Boston and Maine
played the part there that the Southern Pacific
did in California. Winston Churchs entertaining
romance, Mr.. Crewe's Career" might with little
change have been written of California without any
failure of historical accuracy. Yet in an address
delivered at Concord some ten days ago President
Mellen gave these pledges:
We shall do away with the lobby in the sense
in which the term is commonly used The Boston
and Maine will not interfere in the politics of New
Hampshire hereafter, and | wish to assure you it
will hereafter do nothing which is in accord
with the soundest principles which should govern
public service corporations in their public rela-
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06
PUTTING AWAY THE CROWN

Senator Flint was right in line to succeed to the
leadership of the senate the retirement OF Adrch.
He was Aldrch's right hand man during the tariff
hugger mugger, and if the old crowd had con-
tinued in control Plint might very we'll have taken
Aldrich's place. 1t is a position that few men
would decline. Senator Aldrich filled a place OF
greater influence than any in the United States.
He even dominated the president and bent the chief
executive to his will. But if the railroads going
out of politics the "old crowd" will not in future
amount to much
1t seems as if the senator had put away from
him the crown because it not offered to him
clean plate.
KNOWS WHEN GRAPES ARE SOUR
Governor Gillett likewise declined to run at the
psychological moment. He said that Mrs-z Cnlett
had persuaded him not to be candidate, but the
governor does not suffer from political illusions and
understood perfectly that he could not be elected
without railroad support, and possibly not then.
Alden Anderson appears to have been the chief
sufferer from political hallucnations.
The difference between the fox and the goat is
that the fox knows when the grapes are sour.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06

ton in New York early next year. 1t is described
as improved Ibsen brought down to date. | may
quote Mrs Athertons conception of the leading
character as stated by herself:
This is womans age The pendulum is pass
ing far to the other side from that claimed by
mans superiority Everywhere today
is asserting herself and showing that she is the
real superman. The 1onged for equality of the
sexes however, will not be brought about until
the superiority of woman is acknowledged and
she stops the clock to bring up to her stand
ard There have been other eras of women and
sometimes l think that the pendulum of sex will
touch equality except for instant as IT
swings between and One or the
other will be nearest most of the time
All this is very odd and interesting. VIII the
superman wear hobble skirt and will she require
the services of another superman to hook her dress
up the back?
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06
By Edward f. Cahill

directly or indirectly, any consideration which
shall tend to influence him in the performance OF
his public duties.
We shall do away with the lobby in the sense
in which that term is commonly used We must,
however, employ the ablest talent we can secure
to present to the legislature our views upon pend
ing legislation affecting company.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06
PARTLY CONFESSION

All this from Mr.. Kahn and Mr. Melen IS very
odd and highly interesting Virtually they confess
their past delinquencies and promise that they will
sin 1t may be that they have convinced
themselves that Honesty is the best policy.
Hitherto that rule does not appear to have had
much weight with public service corporations. For
one reason or another dishonesty has paid bigger
dividends
One may readily understand that the time arrives
when the successors of band of outlaws having
acquired the earth and the fulness thereof, might
become convinced that honesty is the best policy
and all they wanted of politics thenceforth was
stability of conditions They forget, perhaps they
do not know that their predecessors, in order to
effect their process of acqusition-potely so called
were compelled to debauch and demoralize
whole commonwealth.
INHERIT A PACK OF WOLVES
These men by their example and their almost
magical success created a widely prevailing state
of mind impressed with the belief that dishonesty
normal and profitable This belief, so widely
held, was further promoted by the fact that the
outlaw magnates found it necessary to employ a
great retnue of bandits and political confidence
men, who lived off the easy money that came to
them as their share of the public plunder. These
political swashbuckers stole primaries and fixed
conventions. Now they out of a job and if
they plead that they must live Mr.. Kahn replies
that he does not the necessity.
CREATED A MONSTER
In fine, the outlaws created monster bigger
than themselves That monster is Graft in its
myriad forms There is SO much of it everywhere
that people speak of it normal
Perhaps Mr.. Kahn believes that he can change
all this between two days by saying so. He may
say to his bandits, Get thee behind me- for 10, we
are all going to be virtuous and there shall be
more cakes and ale Go to work for living you
dogs. have everything want and have no further
use for you"
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06
SHES AT TROUSERS

VIII the superman wear directoire, sheath
hobble or will she simply go about in br-ch-
like Miss Eleanor Sears? l am prompted to a
these possibly impertinent questions by debate
whose progress | get the following account fro
New York by telegraph:
She was tall and svete and blonde, and when
she donned the much heralded pearl gray suffra-
gette suit and walked around among the potted
plants the Belvedere roof garden OF the Hotel
Astor this afternoon those who saw her said they
glad they had come
She wouldn't give her name, she explained, be
cause if she did of the newspapers might
be careless enough to put her in yearner for
the ballot, which she wasn't at all.
I'm just doing this as favor for the United
Ladies taors association, she said because
they seem to think my figure is adapted to the
lines of the model"
Gold1ocks at this point fixed her azure orbs
upon the tips of her patent leather pumps, which
were about an inch and a half in front of the
. center in the cylindrical divisions of the
garment that is below the suffragette coat
"Oh, no; l wouldn't call them trousers, she
murmured bushingy, IN reply to a question
put by an inquirer. 1T doesn't sound altogether
injure the sale Why it is really a, species of
I divided skirt, isn't it, M. Zeidman?'
The appealed to regarded what the fair
one was wearing with smile Of gratihed pride.
Quite right my dear" he said. Il consider
it a. most conservative as we'll as a practical
half of it is fully wide a whole hobble skirt
1t gives much freedom of motion,
doesn't it?"
'Yes, indeed" gurgled the blue eyed one
There isn't the least bit of restraint about it
and the pockets are too dear for anything.
1t appears, then, that supermanity SHES
trousers.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06

Mr.. Kahn was interviewed in Los Angeles anc
he made this remarkable statement:
We will be perfectly satisfied to make good
raroadmen without trying to be politicians
You see. capital needs opportunities, but it is Just
as true that country with opportunities must have
capital ! think when the people realize that all
the railroads want is opportunity to develop
the country a fair profit they will be inspired
by sentiment which will do the railroads full
Justice I know that it is the sentiment of the
governing boards of all the great corporations to-
day to keep their not only out of corrupt
politics but of all politics. and they will not
tolerate d violation of this stand.
He added that "the railroads do not care to ente
even the most legitimate politics under conditions
as they now exist
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06
BORN TO TROUBLE

That strange and eccentric genius who runs tt
Mountain View Register speculates in similar VEN
Man drinks whisky and that clogs the valves;
he drinks beer and that clogs the wheels; he
pours down lemonade ginger ale, buttermilk ice
water tea, coffee and what not, and then wonders
why the fires under the boilers do not burn. IT
you should take and put him through a like
performance he would be dead in a month The
simplest and planest laws of health outraged
every hour of the day by the average man Did
Adam smoke? Did Eve corsets? Did Solo
mon chew tobacco? Did Ruth chew g1m9 Did
the children of Israel make for beer garden
after crossing the Red sea? Did Rebecca eat gum
drops chocolate bonbons and icecream and call
for soda water? Adam the first and was
made perfect from head to heel How long would
he remain after eating mince pie before going
to bed? Suppose he had slept in a bedroom 5 by
with the windows down, the doors shut and two
dogs under the bed? Suppose Eve had laced up
into a corset, wore tight shoes with French heels,
hobble fgleaf skirts, tub hats and up all hours
of the night eating chicken salad and Welsh rare
bit and trying to keep four pounds of dead
peoples hair? Guess are all a little BIT lOcoed.
The San Francisco call., 1910-11-06

ITO H. KAHN, who was in
San Francisco last week, is the
man who, in association with
Jacob H. Schiff, made Hartman
possible. They supplied the
funds that financed those tre-
mendous and sensational deals
that put Hartman in control of
some 10000 miles of railroad. The
president of the Southern Pacific
is their obedient servant and to
them he looks for orders.
The newspaper., 1910-05-06
CEDAREDGE COMMENTS

From the Surface cr eek Champion
Two realty companies OF Cedar.
edge report land sales amounting TO
81 900 for the past week.
Representative j. A. whiting al
Hart's Basin was Cedaredge visi.
tor Wednesday afternoon.
c. X. Elliott OF the firm OF Reming.
Elliott Of Delta was among the
people Of this end of the valley the
fore part Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Anhorn ar
rived last week from Napier, Nebr.,
to reside here. MIR. Anhorn recently
purchased the old Bird place from
F. II. Roewe.
DIR. Harry A Smith and wife. Mr..
aud Mrs. J. Gillett and Mrs. II. w.
Childs were up from Delta last Sat
urday.
j. X. George, who now has charge
OF the forest work I'm the Paonia dis
trict was at Cedaredge Monday. He
reports the snow very light in the
mountains In that district
c. A. Gardner, wife and son and
John Turner, OF Danville, Ill, arrived
Friday to make this their home. Mr..
Gardner owns 90 acre tract north
OF Cedaredge which he intends to i'm
prove.
E. w. Pfeiffer, state bank commits
sioner OF Denver was at Cedaredge
Wednesday checking up the affairs
Of the local bank. He found every
thing in excellent shape and COM
mented upon the excellent business
done by the institution.
II. d. Shipman, OF Chanute, Kans.,
was a Cedaredge visitor the latter
part OF last week. Mr.. Shipman is
the owner OF a tract Of land west OF