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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-03-04
NOTES FROM
SANDYSTON

Our law makers have bill before
them appointing a head warden at
$500 per year. Two assistants at
81, 200 a year and ten others at $500
a year, Our game and fish laws are
getting pretty expensive, and the
more law we have, the less game
aud fish The proposed law is heart
lily condemned by all, and the best
law they can make is to prevent the
sale of all game.
The patrons of the Montague
Creamery were busy the past week
in filling the ice house attached to
the creamery. The ice was from the
Lantz mill pond.
The cider press of Adm Vansickle
at Branchville was moved to his
residence at Layton last week A
gasoline engine will furnish the
power.
John J. Vansickle rented the
'Strube Stoll" farm at Bevans from
the Flatbrook Fish Club.
The members of the Club reserve
the dwelling on the premises.
The Grangers at Layton gave an
other dance on Friday evening and
like those previously given was well
attended. So many dances in this
valley is getting tiresome for the
young folks
The musicale held at DR. Jones on
Washingtcn's birthday was attended
by the young folks, from one end of
the valley to the other. His rooms
were filled during the evening, and
the musical program was finely rem
dered.
Frank NJ. Shay of Layton is con
fued to his home from an attack of
quinsy, but at this wiring is slightly
better.
Miss Emma Van Houten and VIM
Ttansue of Walpack Centre were
married at Port Jervis on Wednesday
/ last, Rev. H. J. johnson officiating
This explains her resignation of the
school at Walpack Centrea few days
ago. Their host of friends wish
them all happiness.
Mrs. George Owen and family are
spending few days visiting rela'
tives in Newark.
Comrade Albert Wilkinson, for
merly a member of Co E LIST N. j.,
Cav, passed away last week at his
home in Elizabeth, N ]. Comrade
Wilkinson and writer were fast
friends, as we were in the same
squadron, during our 3 year term,
from 1862 to 65.
The Montague party whose name
is on the "jag" list of the Branch
willie Protectors visited that borough
a few days ago with his load decor
ated with jugs, bottles and a flag
He may play that trick once too Of
ten.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-03-04

During the absence of DIR. Ken
worthey in the south his practice
will be in charge OF DR. r G Barck-
ley of Milford and DR.. E Cuddeback
of Port Jervis. The latter will be at
the office of DR.. Kenworthey Tues
days, Thursdays, Saturdays and
Sundays fiom 1 to $50 p. m. So
There are people unkin1 enough to
say that Senator JEFF Davis's logic
does not match the p1wer Of his
voice
The supply of George Washington
anecdotts is rather meager owing to
the fact that he lived in a time Of
very limited magazine enterprises.
1t is none too soon for politicians
with glass houses to get their wire
netting in order for the campaigns.
The inclination to make il bot foi
the cold storage outfit is spreading
throughout the entire land
Mrs, Edgar Van Etten was some
what injured in an automobile acct
dent in New York Tuesday. Hel
machine skidded and came in con
tact with a street car and her fac,
was cut by broken glass.
The ice all passed ont of the river
this week, without any damage be
ing done.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-03-04
The English Sparrow.

If the English sparrow were not
such a hardy little rascal, so well
able to take care of fhimselfand thrive
and multiply, how our pity would so
out toward him! Especially might
we now allow our generous feelings
to flow. when the department of agri
culture has just issued a farmers
bulletin in which it has nothing real
ly good to say about this dweller ev
erywhere and offers various means
for getting rid of him. But the Eng
lsh sparrow needs no pity. He will
live by grace or without it, and we
may expect that, Notwithstanding
the bulletins, we shall continue al.
ways to have him with us, hardy,
prolific, bold, cunning, self-reliant
and unwashed. The bulletin-and il
is sadly in accord with popular exper-
ience-represents this active neigh.
Dor Of human kind as a dyed-in-the-
wool criminal among birds. He at
tacks, it seems, almost every sort ol
vegetation useful for food, preys OF
his own kind by destroying theiI
eggs and driving them from gardens
and parks and has no melodious pear
to offer after his victories. He should
be treated as vermin, and reduced il
number, even il he cannot be exter
minated. To be sure, the bulleuI
does not offer one forlorn hope. Mr.
Dearborn Of the biological survey
says that he ought to be eaten.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-03-04
The Assessment Question

Carbon county commissioners have
instructed the various assessors to
wipe out the existing inequalities n
the assessment by returning all prop
erty at its full value. To show ok
isting conditions it is pointed out
that in Mauch Chunk and other
places lots are assessed on a basis of
5000 per foot and in Lansford whore
property is conceded to be more
valuable they are assessed at IS per
foot.
The above emphasizes what was
said last week in the PRESS, as to re-
garding each township ina county IS
separate district without direct
relation to the whole. The same
rate of mills for county purposes ap-
plies to all townships and why
should not each be considered with
respect to its valuation in the same
light. Two townships adjoin-can
any one say that line dividing
them bears any relation to the valua
tions in each If commissioner:
wopld once take a stand in this mat,
ter without reference TO their politi.
cal future the inequalities in assess.
ments might be properly and equit
ably adjusted. In the notices SEN
out by the board the words "ai
adjusted and equalized' are used
Do the commissioners pretend tha
tue word "equalized" means as de
fined by the dictionaries, "madl
equal to another or 10 Oh Nther as il
amount, condition Or >
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-03-04

or is very much improved The pu
pills hope that it will not be long lie
fore he is among them again as he is
much missed by his classmates.
The pupils of the Grammer Depart
ment celebrated Longfellow's birth
day on Friday afternoon by giving
a progrBm composed Of his most pop
ular poems and quotations.
The following are on the sick list
in the Grammar Dept,
Katharine BaTckley
John Poillon
Lila De Witt.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-03-04
Ship Subsidies

There is a continuous discussion in
Congress with reference to ship sub
sidies. The American carrying
trade sixty years ago covered all
seas, and the Stars and Stripes
could be seen in every port in the
world The flag at present is con
fined exclusively TO our interior and
coast trade. Two years ago when
our battle ships eircumnavigated the
globe, they were supplied with pro
visions and coal by foreign vessels.
Elk. Secretary of the Treasury LIS lie
Shaw has recently made the start
ling announcement that Japsn is de
termined to rule the Pacific or tiuge
its waves with blood, and he has add
ed 10 this statement details as to how
Japan can do it. He says that we
hired twenty-seven foreign ships to
carry supplies for our around the
world battle-ships, and that one hos
tile shot from any country that owns
a cannon would under international
law have sent every one of these
twenty-ssven ships home, for no
country can afford to have its flag in
volved in our quarrels He further
stated that in 1909 the War Depart.
ment hired over forty foreign ships
to do Its work, and that We are send.
ing food to the soldiers in the Philip
pine Islands in Japanese ships. He
stated further that Japan can put two
hundred thousand soldiers in Hawa /
in thirty days without firing a shot,
and that it would take us two years
to put one hundred thousand there
The Ex Secretary of the Treasury
has a happy faculty of graphic state
ment and illustration, and his com.
bination of arithmetic and rhetoric
produce a vivid, impressive and true
picture. For better or worse, We
are tirst-class power and part of
the international system. This has
been brought about through our Ha-
waii and our Philippines. The Sc
cure insularity once afforded US 10y
the two great oceans is no longer
ours. We must be able to defend
onr frontiers, Hawaii in mid Pacific
and the Philippines in Asia'ic waters
We cannot do this without soldier S
and ships, not only war ships, but
colliers and commissary ships. How
are we to get sailors and ships when,
wing to our tariff. other nations car
build ships and employ sailors fol
half the price that we must pay, ol
in the case Of Japan, for less than one
> fifth the price we must pay. AS Mr.
Shaw says, "These are not state Sc
, crets. Everybody knows them ex
cept our voters. We are building
I battle-ships, and this is well, bui
battle ships without colliers and tran
, ports are absolutely worthless. II
case of war we could not get our A
lantic feet to San Francisco. No We
e sci in the fleet can carry enough cca
to take it there. We have no col
, liers, and could then hire nome" Ex
Secretary Shaw further stated that /
every powder mill in the Unitet
States was to make powder twenty
" four hours Ier day for thirty days
. the product would last our presen
Navy only two hours.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-03-04
A Rare Musical Work

DR.. f NJ. Westbrook of Ridge-
wood, N. j who is we'll known here
has completed a very ambitious mus
ical composition, a Concert Overture
for two pianos, and four performers.
de planned the work last summer at
Nichecronk Lake, and since has de-
voted much time to working out the
delicate touches to produce a fin
ished composition. There are sixty
pages of music, thirty for each piano
and fifteen for each performer. Il
opens with a thirty measure intro
duction in Majestic chords, followed
by a thirty two measure theme,
with four variations after the style
of Beethoven. Then follow the in
troduotory interlude. merging into
the main body of the overture with
three themes, developed in the Son.
alta form. Following is the coda and
30 on to the novel and brilliant
climax:
DIR. WestbroUk is the author Of
several piano solos, duets, songs,
carols and also church music, and a
March arranged for the orchestra.
He is a musical genius and his talent
in composition is not exceeded by
his skill as a performer on the piano.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-03-04
no 1S
THEN AS NOW.

When my silken lscks have lost their gloss,
And grown scraggy, thin and grey,
When my brilliant eyes faded, dmined
And their lustre passed away,
When my carmine cheeks are pale and wan,
And wrinkles crease my brow,
That is free from times traces
Will your love be then as now?
When my fthesome form is stopped and slow
Ny footsteps, aud my voice
Is shrill and tremuous and weak,
And you will more rejoice
In what you call my angel notes.
And my deaf ears hear not. How
Much will Of your love will remain?
Will it be then as now?
Yes; trusting God though ell else change
The same true pulse will throb
As lovingly this day;
Grim time never rob
Us Of the true born love that lives
In us, fell somehow
Age, nor condition neer will change
Hearts that love now.
CECILIA A. CULLEN.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-03-04
New Battleships

President Taft is advocating a
naval program calling for the build
ing of two immense battleships of
the 25 thousand ton class each year
until the Panama Canal shall be fin
ished. This means ten battleghips
of the heaviest tonnage and u1s
He desired to carry out the Roosevelt
"Big Stick" policy under the impres
sion that the best safeguard against
war is TO be fully armed for it. The
Panama Canal, it is calculated will
be completed in 1915 and it is urged
that after its completion the nava
program can be reduced, for tie
instead of sending fleets around Cape
Horn for the protection of our Pacif,
border, they can be sent through
the Canal and coaled at severn
depots of our own en route. 1t il
thought that Congress will make al
appropriation for the two ships
year program.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-03-04
o, You Rubbers!

Rubbers of all sizes tor the largest
man or smallest child. Lambertville
Suag Pl oof and Goodyear Glove, the
kinds that don't crack or break
they stretch. Telephone or mail us
your wants. They will be delivered
promptly by either stage. Your
money back if You want it.
20 II n S o N,
Filter of Feet.
Port Jervis, n. Y.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-03-04
ASSESSMENT MATTERS

Citizens Of Matamoras held q meet
ing this week to discuss the matter
Of assessments in that borough II
is not the purpose to criticise Their
efforts to baveth assessment adjus-
ted aud equaliz-d Such attempts
might result in a general awakening
in the county to the fact that the
assessments as made are, under the
law a farce Eqch assessor before
entering or his duties solemnly
swears that he 'will justly and hon
estly, TO the best of his judgment
assess anl value every separate lot,
/ piece or tract of land, with the im
provements thereon, at the rate or
price which he shall after due exam.
ination and nsideration, believe
the same would sell for If sold singly
and separately at a bona fide sale,
after full public notice" Is there a
single assessor in the county who
comes within wireless distance of
o5eying his oath. We learn from
the report of the meeting that the
Matamoras assessor was paid $11s
for his services, bat his work was in
vain if the county commissioners
alter figures as they please. Let the
assessor under his oath justify his
work. A number of Milford assess.
meuts were cited, evidently TO prove
that this borough is greatly under
assessed. The figures are misleading
no matter who furnished them. The
valuation of the houses alone is Civ
en-, and from them the compiler
would have it inferred that the house
alone constituted the whole value
/. The valuations of the lots is not Civ
, en-. Suppose a house here is assesse
, at $1,000 and the property is worth
81 to thousand shouid not the va.
: ustion of the lots aud improvement,
say 5000 be added, making the rea
assess sment s1sO0, if a fair Statement
l Of fact IS intended. But unless com
parison is made with houses OF simi
. lar cost in MatamOras, and values
impaired, of what value to the pub
lie as a means of enlightenment i
the array of Milford figures. Tn,
casual reader is induced to jump a
a conclusion which if he had th
facts fairly presented might be yer!
different. Ii MatamOTas wishes 4
create public sympathy in her fav
y or let her make a fair presentmen
of foomparisons of values of properlit
e with Milford or any other district
Let her take her separate lots wit
II she improvements thereon, and sho'
e their total valuations as pieces of pro
t, erty aud then do the same with Mi
ford, in each instance stating III
Is assumed actual cash vslne.
II Every man who is fair mibde
rs aud willing to piy hi just propol
70 uon of taxes viii uot fear comper
as sons. If il can bh shown that OF
district Is hs-essta at a lower RAJ
than another 1t should be raised an
vice versa. Let there be no plea.
une policy about it. II Matamorl
property is not fairly assessed let b.
citizens try 10 get at the root of Il
matter She has commission
% who can if lie Will, make a genui
:" attempt to reform the whole matt
20 of the assessments, and, if it cam
b done he can place the responsib
y i'y on those who refuse.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-03-04
WANTEDl

SAIESMEN 10 represent us in
tie sale of cur Aigh Grade Goods
Don't delay, apply at once. Stead y
employment liberal terms. Exper
enoe not necessary.
ALLEN NURSERY co.
Rochester, n Y,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-03-04
FOR RENT

ONE of the finest store rooms in
Milford, Corner Broad and Catharine
Streets frum April LIST. Also two
cottages one 6 rooms. water in both.
Enquire Of
M.lfard, Pa. A. b. BROWN.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-03-04

VIM. Yennie and wife attended
the funeral Of the formers sister,
Emma at Paterson n j. wednesday,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-11-12
DISTURBANCE
IN MEXICO

MEXICO CITY, November 12.-The
disorders arising from the anti-Amer-
lean rioting are spreading to the pro-
vinces although this city has remain
ed fairly quiet as far as disturbances
go Anti-American sentiments are
still being. preached and the officials
who at first took no measures to halt
the mob's fury now realize that the
matter may go too far.
Telegraphic dispatches from Ciudad
Porfirio Diaz in the province of Goa
hula, near the northern border, state
that the American consulate has been
wrecked by an angry mob. In Qua
dalajara an American flag was torn
from it's pole and burned in the midst
of wild demonstrations
The spirit of unrest, which affects
this city, is liable to again break out
against the many American interests
here and the Mexican government is
preparing to take steps to prevent it,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-11-12

For Representative an four Repub.
lloan candidates on this side won ont.
Kealawaa being next Ia line The snr.
prise came ~ the vote caught by Ko.
lekolio. the Independent. who got over
Ave hundred ballots Practically every
one Of these came from either Re
publican or Home Rule sources and he
failed IN the object aimed at, the de
feat of one or more of the Republican
candidates Here again the straight
ticket work did things in regard to
the results.
KaninO's political treachery to the
Home Rule party met with its just re.
ward on the other side of the island
ana he was badly defeated, while Hol-
stein led the Republican ticket win.
ming out strongly with NJ. X. Makekau
as his running mate. Julian Yates
and II. l.. Kawewehi both Home Rul.
ers, were the other two winners.
For Supervisors from the outside
districts Norman Lyman has been
easily chosen from Puma. In Hama
kua, Pritchard the Republican candi-
date, was beaten by Purdy, the Home
Ruler on account of his close friend
ship with Harry Overend, the present
deputy sheriff, who worked hard
against Sam Pua Henry Beckley won
out easily in Kohala and in Kona,
KOomoa beat Kaliawaa very badly.
Kauhane defeated Shipman decisively
in kau, which was a great surprise to
many, as Snipman had the support of
certain plantation managers in that
section, who were thought to be able
to conrtol things.
Considerable III feeling was stirred
up on Wednesday by the report that
Cabrinha, who was turned down for a
nomination for Supervisor was knitting
the ticket. 1t turned out that his
energies were being directed against
County Clerk Kai, and Immediately a
start was made to talk against Alfonso
Who was Cabrinha's special candidate.
Alfonso, however, stated that he had
nothing to 90 with the proposition and
it has been generally accepted that he
told the truth
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-11-12
CENTRAL UNION CHURCH.

Bible school at $3.50. Mr.. Ed Towse,
superintendent. Four departments,
Glasses for all ages.
Mems League Bible class at 1000
a. m. Under the direction of the as
sistant minister, Mr.. Ebersole Gen
eral topic, "The Principles of Jesus
Applied to Present Day Problems.
Special topic, Sunday, Jesus Gener-
al Attitude to Society"
Morning worship at II 90. Sermon
by the minister, What America
Needs"
Christian Endeavor at $50. Sym
postum on The Church of Today
conducted by the assistant minister
Evening service at 1880. DIR. Scud'
der gives the second OF his travalogs,
where the Broad Atlantic Smiles "
Every one most cordially invited tC
these services.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-11-12
PUBLIC KNOWS THE
VALUE MOTOR CAR

"The future Of the motor car as
an adjunct to modern life is a uues-
ton which is puzzling the public, and
many arguments pro and con are be-
ing advanced by friend and foe of
the automobile, said v A. Longaker.
president Of the American Motor Car
Co., of indianapolis, in a recent talk
about the motor car industry
1T must be admitted that the mo-
tor car has grown into a necessity.
It is utilized by the lawyer, banker.
merchant, salesman DOCTOR and in
practically every other line of human
endeavor.
1T is granted that vast sums OF
money are spent by the manufacturer
in producing the motor car, but this
does not prove that such expendi-
ture is economic waste.
THE automobile is being extensive
ly advertised and exr1oited. In the
past the tendency or motor car adj
vertising has been merely to shout
the name of the machine into the
peoples ears until they were interest,"
ed enough to buy. A new error is
here, however. The features of con-
struction and reliability are being
exploited in such a manner that the
public can understand why the car
has a distinct value. Details of con-
struction are explained and economy
proved by actual tests Such argu-
ment is convincing and is bound to
make the motor one OF the most pro.
ductive economic factors in modern
life"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-11-12
RESULTS Or
THE ELECTIONS
ON HAWAII

HlLO, November iO.-A tremendous.
ly satisfactory victory for the Reputll.
can party is the view taken Of the
election on this island by Campaign
Manager Carl s. Smith and his follow
ers. Every Republican who ran for
Office In the county with the excep.
ton of one Representative In West Ha.
wall, one senator and the Hamakua
supervisor was elected. With the ex.
ceptlon Of c. K. Mcguire, not a single
Democrat was elected, unless Make
kau, who had the endorsement of that
party. be considered. The Home hui
ers got in three men outside of Nj
kekau for the Senate, Purdy for Su-
pervisor in Hamakua, and Yates and
Kawehiwehi in West Hawaii
The surprise of the day was the
election of Charlie Swain as County
Treasurer over Lalakea and Richac J.
SON Many had figured Swain as third
man, but he turned out to be strong
on both sides of the island and was
elected with safe majority. Beers,
the Republican candidate for County
Attorney, led the ticket for his party,
beating Harry Irwin more than two to
one. Nlakekau was strong all over
the island, beating out Fernandez by a
safe number, through his strength in
West Hawaii, though the Republican
led the ticket on this side Of the is
land. Metzger for the senate ran
strong in East Hawaii where he is
well known, but dropped badly on the
other siue. Lewis never figured in the
fight
For county clerk, Kai won out from
Hapai, his nearest opponent by safe
majority, with Ewaliko a poor third.
Kai taking over two hundred votes
from the latter. For auditor, Mcguire
had no opposition.
The fight for Supervisor was hard
one and not till the last precinct was
counted were Austin and Lewis assur-
ed of election. The big majority given
Austin in Hilo pulled him through and
allowed him to get in by a slight plu-
rality over Pacheco, who ran very
strong. The two Home Rule candi-
dates came in third and fourth, with
DIR. Archer Irwin fifth. Irwin did very
well in North Hilo but fell down when
it came to Hilo proper. This was
mainly due to the straight ticket fight
which was made.
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knowing that should it go further, in
ternational complications may ensue.
Make Investigation.
AUSTIN, Texas, November 12.-It
was announced here last night that
the Mexican government will make
an Independent investigation of the
burning of Antonio Rodriguez at the
stake by a murderous Texan mob.
This act is responsible for the series
of riots in Mexico which has brought
on strained relations between the
two republics.
A telegram has been received by the
state authorities from Secretary of
State Knox ordering every protection
afforded to those carrying on the in
vestigations on behalf of the govern
ment of the southern republic.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-11-12

church service. ~ o.. m Selected
reading from writings Of Isaac Brett
subject God The Creator. and pn-
meval Man, Welcome extended io
en-
sloan Mission Kewalo Sunday
school 3 p. M, Ell Snyder. supt
Evening service. z p. m Led by Y.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-11-12
METHODIST CHURCH

Rev. John w. Wadman will preach
at the morning services, IL o'clock
Sunday.
Mr.. Paul Super will preside at the
evening services, 1880, speaking on
the subject, What You Want and
How to Get It." Everybody welcome