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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07

The average height o. the cliffs
a5out ne Natural bridge ls about go
feet; the height Of the bridge about
20. The spsu o. the arch is es feet:
its average width 80 feet. and its
thickness in tire center 81 feet The
bridge does not cross the chasm pre-
cisely at right angles. but in an
ob,ique direction, IKE rhat engineers
used to call skew bridge. The
top Of the bridge IS covered BY a clay
soil 10 The depth OF several feet. which
no1rishes q considerable growth Of
trees and bushes. These. with masses
OF rock. serve to form the natural
paTapets along the sides. which quite
conceal the view of the chasm below
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07

Eint has many virtues and few
Ficss. Wen washed. the leaves pulled
from the stems. slightly mashed and
boiling water poured over there re-
suits a mint tea" that IS a sovereign
remedy for nervous az well a. stom-
aoh troubles. Served in 3 thin glass
wi.h cracked ice and a little sugar
81 It coois and quie;s the system gen
orally.
In preparing the mint tea the bowl
is kept closely covered unt1 the con-
tents are cool; then strrined. poured
into a bottle that can be closely
corked and set on ice; when wanted
ice should be pounded very fine and
a little sugar added II liked. some
prefer the tea unsweetened.-New or
leans Picayune.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07
The hermans.

The Normans we're Mortimer, OF
to be more precise. the descendants
of Mortimer. who had been expelled
from their native Norway in conss-
quence OF an effort on their part to
subvert its institutions. and TO make
its lands hereditary instead Of being
divisible among all the sons OF the
former owner. A band Of expatriated
outlaws and robbers. they won and
held the fair province Of Northsra
France, which they named Normandy.
after their native land. When they
invaded England they we're French
men only in the sense that they had
lived for some generations on French
soil. In blood they belonged to the
Ereat Germanie breed. along with the
Anglo-Saxons. Danes. and other Scan
dinavian and German peoples.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07
Ancient Bank Mote

At the Bank Of England privileged
visitors are sometimes shown the
Oldest known bank note for e555,
with the date 18th Xber. 1893" The
memoranda written across the note
show that payment was made sby
three instalments. The bank notes Of
that period we're printed from en-
grayed plates. blank spaces being left
for the date. the signature. the mum
Der and the amount The watermark
can be clearly seen and IN texture and
general appearance the notes were
very similar to those Of to-day. II
was not until 1897 that bank Dotes
we're issued under e5 in value.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07
Antiquity Of Gold Leaf

The origin OF gold leaf. like the first
use OF gold itself. Is lost in the mists
OF antiquity II is found. for exam
pie. in connection with the most an.
cient known mummies. having been
used for covering teeth, tongue. skin
etc. Sometimes it is also found on
the collins. Gold leaf was also used
on the tombs and monuments Of an
oient Egypt. The process OF making
gold leaf has thus been known since
the eighth century b. c. In the eley-
enth century It seems to have attain
ed as high degree. Of perfection as t0
day. The gold leaf on some ancien
Grecian pottery indeed is as thin a
that now used.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07
The Gesture Lanauaae.

Gesture. or sign. language WAS. BE-
yond doubt, the earliest form Of the
Communication Of ideas. Long before
Z ere were such things as words men
taIked to each other by means Of we'll
Understood signs. There are still
I bes OF men in Australia and the
islands of the Southern Seas. as well
as In darkest Africa. who, when they
wish to exchange ideas at night. are
obliged to build a fire SO as 10 see by
iis light the gestures that are their
Only means OF mental intercommuni-
cation. To this day the sign language
is ,ound useful even among highly ad-
yanced peoples. When you cannot
make a man understand your words
you can oftentimes get along with him
fairly well by making motions"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07
The Roman Tribune

The Tribunes in sncient Rome rep
resented the people in much the same
way that the House OF Commons does
in England. and the House OF Repre-
sentativea in this country. For a long
time the Patricians OF aristocrats OF
Rome had everything their own way.
But when the Plebeians (or, as We
would say. the plain people'') got
tbe- Tribune the reckless tyranny %
the Patricians ceased. The Tribune
had great power. He could veto al
most any act. and nullify almost amp
law passed by the Senate. Liberty
amons the Romans dates from the
time they first secured their TTibunes
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07
Cecil Rhodes.

Cecil Rhodes is generally supposed
to have left a fortune Of $4,000. 600.
all Of which he willed to the public
service, a few private Oequests sx-
cepted. The Rhodes ScbOlarshiD
Fund consists of an annual gift Of
$3.50. 900, out Of which provision Il
made for the annual mAtriculation at
Oxford OF 1T4 students. classified as
follows-from South Africa. "a: Aus
tralia. Canada and the West Indies.
So; the United States OF America. 100
q TO each State and rerritoryl: and
Germany. is,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07
rns PoHrgR.s plLEnnA


"a tIe hdNic9-
TIE porter vas greatly perpIe1et
Al High Poisover q lady With q iorE-
nette entered the train She vas q
miedle-sgsd. tall. snEu,sr. tabernacle
woman. and she looked stsrniy ~ the
commercial traveller in the seat 0pDo-
site through her IoI oIEnetta Before
seadnE herself she opened the car
Rage window. At HDsdon Cross an
other woman came IN
SIC had FUZZY hair and an appeal
ing look IN her blas eyea she sat
down and glanced 81 the open win
doE and shivered patheticaIly; thsn
she looked a. the Commercial traveller
Z shall Be frozen 70 DEATH cried
the huffy haired lady.
II this windoz 3 closed. shall
suEocatet~ uded the other woman
The porter opened his mouth He
started -o raise the window. Then
be retEested. Dared. he turned sp-
pezhngly 20 the cOmmsrcial traveller.
Both the women also turned TO the
Commercial trsTeier. That gentlemen
toass Far=eQ u4 tue Aa1A%as Dyeuru Lur
door TO the platform and vent out.
followed ~ the porter
And what. sir" said the porter.
would you ssJ as 'ow ] should do.
SIR
IT'S quite simple" said the CON
merCial traveiei Leave the window
as it is. open. til ore lady Is frozen
TO death; thea close It and sunOcs-e e
the other. In going forward for the
rest 81 the trip."-IyOndon Opinion
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07

Astsassnee Not Keeping Up ~sth
ero~fh ~ Population

Astsaesnee Not Keeping Up ~sth
ero~4h o. Population.
ne statement has Just been made
thst . smaller proportion q children
% 70 ,he public schools nov than
seat ten PEARS ago Al the same
time the enrolment u students IN
colleges has increased TIE theory ts
that he high cost Of living takes the
poorer children from The public
schools and puts them % work Ths
pinch Il not felt b. the vel N do.
Who IN Increasing numbers send
fhstr young folks 70 Institutions of
higher learning
The public school population -
reekoned on persons Of the ages from
s 70 IS years. According % the
American Educatiouai Review all a.
visions % the country show 2 decrease
with The exception o. the Western.
The total returns Indicate mat
the-e we're enrolled in 1eg7-0s some
ss.sZ per cent Of the school popuia-
ton. while Ia 1900 72ss Per cent
we're enrolled. The loss in NeE York
city IN the decade approEimates . PET
cent
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07

Mrs. Ella Flsgg Young. superin-
tendent Of the schools Of Chicago.
says that she does not believe in
much home work by the pupils. n
statement that will delight parents
as well as children She believes.
however. that school work should be
80 interesting and concern itself so
much with the daily life Of the child
that It will want to talk 1t over at
home. The fact that children do not
consider the work interesting enough
to talk about IT out Of school is. she
says. a criticism Of the schools.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07
Modern seIenee.

John. on his return from Sunday
school. announced with some interest
that the Arnold boys had capsized
their saiiboat and had been picked up
nearly drowned and brought ashore BY
Captain Jim.
That comes OF sailing on Sun
days" snapped auntie.
"Oh. no." explained John with dis
concerning superiority. Captain Jim
said It WIS because they had the
sheet made fast"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07
THE SCIENTIST LosEa
More Than Met He Match In His
Landlady.

An editor was talking about me
famous English astronomer. Sir Rob
ert Ball. who has recently declared
that radium proves the earth 10 be
s00OoO.0O0 years old. "Sir Robert
Ball is as full OF fun as of learning. .
said the editor. "Once l dined with
him and half dozen other scientists
At StTstford At the end Of the din.
ner Sir Roberts eyes twinkled and
he said to the landlady Of the quaint
6tratford Inn;
Madam. I am going TO give you
q lesson in astronomy. Have you
ever heard OF the great platonio year.
when everything must return 10 its
frat condition? Listen. madam In
$1,000 years We shall all be here
again. on the same day and at the
same hour. eating a dinner precisely
like this one WIN you give us credit
until them
Gladly. the landlady replied Tt
Is Just $4,000 years since you we're
here before. though. and you left with
cut paying then. Settle the old bill
ans III trust yop with ne new
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07

To a limited extent the art OF
shorthand writing. known as stenog-
rsphy. was practiced BY the aneients.
The freedmen Of the poet Ennius.
Cicero, Seneca and other literary men
Of Rome, are known 10 have resorted
TO shorthand. The Oldest known sys-
tenn since the Roman days is that
called the "Ars Scribendi." dating
from the year 1872. DR.. Timothy
Bright's system. the first English
work on shorthand. dates from about
1888. Since then the approaches have
been steady toward the greatly i'm
proved methods Of the present day.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07
Broadening New York.

We New Workers. for instance. don't
know our Oklahoma. our Oregon. our
Maine. our Texas. our Illinois. our
Minnesota and our Virginia and so
forth as they know US. Speed the
day when every intelligent "provin-
cial" with something to tell and
something worth saying will be vel
coined to go into type" in the big
cities and when every city chap" ST
milarly equipped may be sure Of a
hearing In the provincial" press!-
New York Commercial.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07
oLD cALLINos Thai SURVIVE
Whaling is suu Carried On. - ls Alss
Candle Mskira.

Candle MskIrs.
me launching 81 Essex Of a vessel
built % cruise for whales h q remind
- q the vitality eaIiirgs have even
When they have sunk from their Old
tine Spectacular proninence- The
uhaleships q New Bedford are no
honger found IN every sea. zs IN the
era before petroleum. but a service
able feet that searches for spsrma-
eetti and rhsiebone stfIl has that city
for its hsiling port Some Of these
vessels pay very handsome returns %
their owners and crews and New Bed
ford has an interest in the Ehaiers
that mal-s Sen Francisco their base
q operations.
Steam has been applied TO the bus
iness carried on IN Pacific Arctic VS.
tsrs. but OF the old whaling grounds
sailing vessels are free from its con-
pstiton. ProvincetoTn IS also the
home Of many rhaiemen Who ind the
calling profitable. even II they do not
push their voyages so far as the old
timers who few the house Tags "a
nous IN New Bedford's annals.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07

The first United Sta,es money was
made in 1855. but instead Of bearing
the faces Of leading statesmen T. bore
only the face Of Liberty. Some feE
coins we're stamped with The lace Of
Washington. and are highly valued by
collectors. The first coins struck BY
the United States Mint were some
half-dlmes, In 1882. The first United
States dimes were struck in France
from old silver family plate furnished
by Washington, and were known as
Martha Washington Dimes" from the
fact that the Liberty head was adapt
ed to that OF the Presidents wife.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07
sunets That HiG

II has been estimated that in the
Franco -Prussian War the Germans
fred 2O.0OOO0O bullets. which killed
and wounded 10000 Frenohmen Ac-
cording to this. only one ball out OF
14s that we're fred bit its man. and,
assuming that only one man out OF
seven hit was killed. It would seem
that only one bullet in s5s proved
fatal. But since the men killed and
wounded by the artillery we're lnclud-
ed In the above estimate. It may safe
Iy be said that not over one rife ball
In a thousand fired killed It's man
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07
When She Bought Peroxide.
she's a decided blonde"
when did she decide itH"


He would have been glad to ex.
change glancss with her.
But a fair exchange were no rob
berry
And she chose rather 70 steal
glance when she thought he wasn't
looking.
"Oh. woman, womani" he murmur-
ID, but dared not reproaeb her opes-
y.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07

Sir Isaac never attempted to tell
the people Of his day what gravttation
was. His very frank statement was
as follows: II do not anywhere take
It upon me to define the kind or man
ner of any action. the causes or physt
cal reasons thereof, or attribute forces
in a true and physical sense to GER
tain centres. when I speak Of them
az attracting, or endued with attrao-
live powers"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07

DR0PoeED ANENDNENTs To THE
= CUN-rITr rfux SUBMITTED TO THE
CILIzEys or THIS CUSfaFuNwE
T0E THEIR AFpEnvAL or HEIErTTOx
BY IRIS EENsgsf. assE1rHLv or THE
.Co1lNuywEALTn OF PENSsvIvAx1A,
AND guELIsHED BY oRuEF - THE
.sECRETARY oF THE osNNfoNwE AUTII,
" PURsrANrE as AsTIcIE XVII %
The CUNsIITrrlo
vurnt.s- One
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Prop1siur An amendmsnr 70 section
twenty * % 1rticle I've o. the -unsti-
tuition uf the Ccmmouwsalrh Of Penn
sTiranie
the following s-lendmeut O. section
tvenry-slr n srtieie 9ve OF the Causiitu-
tiOu % Pennsylvania .he. and she same is
hereby. proposed in acc0rfauce with the
eighteenth article thsreuf:-
That seeirn y q Article V. which
reads as follows; section ~ All laws
relating n cuurrs shall b general and q
uniform r-eraii1r and the crEanfzssiOn.
iurisdicti and -awerz u All court- Of
ths same ass .-r.ide 50 Tar = regulated
By law. end rl f1ree and e-fect % tae
pr1ce7e l~l lrr -ru -nts 81 such cuur1z
shall De- -rIf1ra- and the General Assesn-
w Iaa.aHaHA llNNIM ITGIllllE
c-her e1rr-s -o =-r raise the powers vested
b. flis g.. -fltr.au IN the judges q thf
Courts of Common Pleas and Orphans
Cours H aruerdat 50 that she same
shlli -ear - O. ws-
-errlur af .1ars reIafiur 70 courts
shaii p g lsrs. and " uniform operation
and she H-rari-s-iln- jurisdiction. ana
u'pTers r al courts 20 the safle Glass 1r
grade -o o. as sted by iaw ard the
fc-er and be procrss and tudg-
melts - -ucl cH-r-s. shall D. uuiflrru-
Du-- uotw fths-audlnE any provisions q
tni- Curs-tturial rhe General Assembly
Shall Base tui' Hrrer % estab sh new
courts ID u ti-ra 70 time, as the same
ma. 10 r-lT atty OF county. anu
% prescribe fr=rs and iufi~dictiuu
u rrf and ~ l--rasa the number u
5ulEes iu auT rlurEs now existing ur here
aft. crliel 0- fu f.ur 1auize the ssune. or
e. Fe-e tu lrtHr rrlrrs the IG-isdictio n
Their -oilre exercised = courts uot Of rec
oru ald fo sl1iist tle -ame wherever II
may De- mel lecss-arT for the orUefiy
and e-lci-f. administration 4 Justice
4 rrle COPY y Hfsu.ution 40 l.
ROBERT NcAFEE
Screlalr lhe Commonwealth
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07
True Eduestion.

That most womanly woman. Han.
nah More, once gave an excellent
definition Of education. Education"
said she. is not that which smothers
a eoman with accomplishments. but
that which tends TO consolidate a firm
and regular character-to form
friend. a companion and a wife"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07
Ask Yourself This:

What are you going 10 do. my
brother. for the higher side of human
life? What contribution are you go
ing to make Of your strength. your
time. your influence. your money.
your self, to- make z cleaner. fuller.
happier. larger. nobler life possible
for some Of your fellow men?-Henry
Van Dyke.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07

While leaf Of gold is so thin that
It is impossible TO measure its thick
ness. scales have been made which
weigh il accurately. One leaf weighs
one-fifth OF grain. Il is 20 light that
8 breath Tiil blow it away. Held 20
the light. 1t is translucent and green
ish.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07
Glass Won't Rreak.

A glNs factory at Baccara. France.
has prd8uced a new glass that viii
not break. The composition OF the
glass IS heated to boiling point and
then IS plunged into water brought
TO a freezing point The glass will
be used for safety lamp tubes.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07
uelna Both Eyes.

In choosing his men," said the
Sabbath school superintendent. cid
oen aid not select those who laid aside
their arms and threw themselves
down to drink; he took those who
watched with one eye and drank with
the other"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07
A sallnr,. Prau.r

20 Lord, am no common beggar;
DO not trouble Thee every day; for
] never prayed to Thee before; and
II It please Thee to deliver me this
once. I will never pray to Thee again
as long as live"-E. s. Bates in the
Atlantic.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07

What's that?" inquired Mr.. Chug.
gins, excitedly.
"stagerobbers." replied the chAuf
feur. That shot is a signal 10 stop. 9"
What a relief I thought we'd
had another blowout"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07

Mrs x. (quarrelingl And what
would you be now il It hadn't been
for my money! Mr. x. (cslmlyl-A
bachelor. my dear.-Boston Tran
script
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07
Time Table
ERIE RAILROAD.
at
PORT JERVIS

Solid Pullman trains 10 Buffalo, Mag
ara Falls, Chautauqua Lake. Cleveland
Chicago and Cincinnati.
Tickets on sale at Port Js alt
points in the West and Southwest as lever
rates than via any other nrst class line.
In effect June eIth. 1905.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07
Power Of Suggestion.

Angry Man (at the telcphone) You
go hang yourself. smithers. (After a
pause) Do you hear meg
Central-Your party hung upi
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07
Nnnr asat Mnmsnts-

You will find as you look back upon
your life that the moments that stand
out, the moments when you have
really lived. are the moments when
you have done things IN a spirit Of
love.-Henry Drummond
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07

The Aetor-where are you going
after support
The Poet-I don't know where to
go after H.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07
The Differences.

Forgiveness doesn't rush around
and show the same disposition 10 vie
late the speed ordinance which char
aeteFises revenge.-AtchiSon Globe.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07
FOUND with the eood..

Artist-lm going to do a picture
Of Whittier's Maud Muller.
Friend-How do you imagine shs
i0Oiaadf
Aetts4u Hstfah.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07
ADVICE

T never know how 10 act whsn
meet a baby. always feel Ike a
fool"
IAN you have to do is to act ths
way you feel"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-10-07
William B. KsnWOrthsy n. o
Physician and Surgeon.
Office and residence Broad Street.
sext Court House. MILFORD.
For Rent

Furnished rooms to rent Enquire
of Mn. Eta POillOn, Corner Broad
aud ARn Streets. MilGoaA -.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-06-25
NIXON AND BARTLETT
LAUDED BY RENOITES

The following resolution, thankir 9
Senator Nixon and Congressman Bart
lett for their efforts to secure more
equitable railroad rates for Nevada,
wss adopted by the Reno Commercial
club last week:
Whereas, the question of fair rail-
r. ad rates is one that vitality affects
the welfare and prosperity of the
s. ate of Nevada, and,
Whereas, during the present session
o. congress United States Senator
Geo. S. Nixon and Representative
George Bartlett have used their ut
most endeavors to have passed q rail-
I al bill that would relieve this
state from the unfair railroad rates
hat are now and always have been
j obs acle in the path of the states
progress, and
Whereas, by their vigorous, con-
seienious efforts in this regard, both
Senator Nixon and Congressman Bart
lett have proved themselves faithful
representatives of Nevada, therefore
be it
Resolved, That the Reno Commercial
cub, by it's board of directors hereby
places itself on record as endorsing
AID approving of the action of Sena.
tor Nixon and Congressman Bartlett
III connection with the railroad rate
legislation which has been before con
gress during the present session, and
be it also
Resolved That copy of these resc
llutions be spread upon the minutes
ard forwarded to both Senator Nixor
and Congressman Bartlett.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-06-25
Jim sweeney's Candidacy.

The proclamation issued in this city
by James G. Sweeney whereby he an
nounced to the democrats of the state
that he would take full charge of the
democratic nomination for u. S. SEN
ator and name himself as the man
tt trim the spurs of George S. Nix
on, has caused something of ripple
OF excitement to cross the state.
Jim Is happy at any rate and cares
not If the Journal has made light
Of his manifesto. Democracy needs a
leader and as. long as they have to
have. one, why should it not be James
U. Sweeney? James is a good fellow
and while he is taking himself SER
iously why should not democracy?
In the years that have passed when
he. as boy, entered the political
lists. and won his way to position, he
was the noblest Roman of them all
and now when he has grown older
IN the service and feels that he
should have a higher position, DEM
ocracy should be proud to aid him
on. The great trouble is that
Sweeney is Nevada born and bred
boy and this will not suit the great
democratic leaders, who owe alleg-
fence to Colorado
The time has passed when we are
TO have political bosses. Jimmy Swee-
ney himself wrote the law that has
knocked them out, and in SO doing
raised himself to the position Of head
man of the party with all the powers
and duties to perform of the erstwhi.e
bosses.
There is not man in the state but
admlres the supreme courage of the
young jurist and If there has to be
a democrat elected to the position It
might just as well be Sweeney as
anyone else. However there will new
er be any danger of this for notwith-
standing the story of the great pol
itical landslide as told in the man
lfesto" Nixon is to be returned to the
U. S. senate.
| The great howl of Nixon's saline
land steal will fail to place dem
ocrat within the coveted position. In
| fact the work that Nixon has done in
In aiding the great saline land steal
along will be one of the factors that
will insure his election. Any man that
will bring capital to the state Of Ne
vada and make from it's barren, waste
places means of giving livelihood to
the people is benefactor and II
the great saline land steal will dc
this work, then the people Of Nevada
will be looking for more such thiefs
liz George S. Nixon.
sweeney has said that he will max,
, his fight for office upon the tariff
question This Is something thai
. few even know the meaning of and
thousands will never attempt to un
derstand. When Sweeney takes thu
stump and explains the matter it will
get the people in such stew ant
their wonderment will be so grea
, at the know!e cge of the young maj
, that they will be afraid to send hin
! to the United Staes senate for tn,
! simple reason that they will want Il
E hold him on fol- & presidential candl
date-Carson News.