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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-08

Keep warm, it won't cost you much to do either if you
let us fit you out.
Seeing is free and believing when
that prices agree with advertisement.
A poor feels rich when he what little money
will do at store.
"Is your move," and the best you make is
the direction of Perhaps these prices will
help to start the
The last few days before Christmas, you know what
there will be i'll store then Buy avoid that and
choose from a stock that's mot all picked over "
Weeks ago, when cold So' out with the other
'scorchers" wool gaheng' and, result of
efforts then, enable meet the wntr blasts
without a shiver cost astonishngly small.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-08
Travellers Guide.
pENNSYLVANIAR RAILROAD
PHILADELPHIA AND ERIE RAIl

PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
u PHILADELPHIA AND ERIE RAIL
hOAD DIVISION.
In effect Nov. 20. 1858.
TRAINS LEAVE EMPORIUM EASTWARD
~ n. M.-1rain week DAYS for Sunbury
Mllkesbarre, Scranton, Hazleton PottsyilIe
Harrisburg and intermediate stations arriving
p.i,i a. ri,hilladeiphia 6%P NJ, New York s.3OP M,
pullman Parlor car from Wiliamsport to
phlladielphia psi, and passenger coaches from Kane
TO fhliaaeiphia and Williamsport to Balti-
20 +. M.-Train week days for Harris
burg and intermediate stations, arriving
at Philadelphia, 430 A. M, New York Jaa M
Pullman sleeping cars from Harrisbure to PHI.
adelphla and New York. Philadelphia mas
sengers ell can remainir sleeper undisturbed un.
8 81 P. NJ. Train Daily for Sunbury, Harris.
burg and intermediate stations arriving at
Philadelphia 6.52 A. NJ. New York 9.33 A. NJ,
weekdays, Q0.3s A. M. Sunday;) Baltimore 6.35
A. M. Washington 7.45 A. NJ. Pullman sleep.
ing cars from Erie and Williamsport to Phila-
Psssnnaea 9Pepn1a ana d WiliamspoIt to Washington.
lngton will be transferred into Washington
sleeper at Williamsport. Passenger cars from
Erie. Erie 10 Philadelphia and Wiliamsport to
WESTWARD.
o:iO a: M-Emporum Junction--Train week
days for Erie, Ridgway, Dubois, Clermont and
ntermediate stations.
10 20 A. NJ. = Train 8 Daily for Erie and
week week days for Dubois and intermediate
2s p. NJ. Train Is, week days for Kane
and intermediate stations
THROUGH TRAINS FOR EMPORIUM FROM
THE EAST AND SOUTH
Train leaves New York $3.50 p. M, Philadelphia
$50 p. m, Washington 7:20 D. M, Baltimore
8:4O p. M, arriving at Emporium junction $40
a. M, week days with Pullman Sleepers and
passenger coaches, from Phiadelphia TO Erie
and from Washington and Baltimore to Will
Transport.
Train leaves New York 7.4O D. M. Philadel-
phla IL 20 p. m. Washington 1910 p. IN, Balti-
more ll.55 p, M, daily, arriving at Emporium
1925 a. m, with Pullman Palace Sleeping
Cars from Philadelphia to Williamsport and
passenger coaches from Philadelphia to Erie
Erie. r ~
Train Is leaves Philadelphia s. 80 a. m, Washing
ton $50 am, Baltimore $50 a. m, WiIkesbarre
lOl5 A. NJ, week days, arriving at Emporium
6.28 p. NJ, with Parlor car from Philadelphia
Philadelphia to Kane.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-08
Ready For Christmas

Every department in our great
store is ready for Christmas trade.
We have every convenience
for our out-of town customers in
Guiding the best refreshment
room in Buffalo, where you can
get anything you want-break-
fast, dinner, lunch, supper or
simple refreshments-at reason
able prices.
We lead the trade of Buffalo
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-08
NEW WINTER WRAPS.

Recently given chance purchase at reduced
prices elegant line of Winter Wraps from famous maker of
Women and Childens We secured the lot prices
ling the least and right this busy Holiday selling
time, offer them full one-hird money saving Call
once, and inspect fine ne to before heard of
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21

nifled osculatory art. As for holly, on the
other hand, Pliny tells how the Romans
endowed it with supernatural powers,
planting it near their dwellings that they
might not be struck by lightning, and the
Latin writer, Lonicerus, said it was very
good for stitch in the side.
The steadily increasing demand for
these Christmas green's has given birth
TO a new industry of no insignificant
proportions. Some idea of the quantity
of mistletoe that is made use of each Christ
mas may be judged by the fact that a
great city like London or New York i'm
ports over 100 tons each Yuletide. But
the mystic mistletoe which we hang on
our own chandeliers and under which we
essay the most audacious labial exercises is
really cousin to the European species and
is known to the botanist and florist as
Phoradendron flavescens. 1t is smaller,
both in berry and leaf, than the English
plant, but one can kiss just as many girls
under IL as one can under the genuine Eu-
ropean article.
American mistletoe is found in great
quantities in New Jersey and southwark
through the Carolnas, i'm New Mexico and
in the Indian Territory. Here it is gath
cred, packed In crates or barrels and ship
ped TO the distributing agencies i'm the
larger cities. The English mistletoe, how
ever, on account of its pearly white ber-
ries and its larger leaves, is more sought
after, and great quantities are shipped in
crates each winter from Liverpool The
price it brings in American markets by
the pound is usually from % 60 30 cents
Most of the holly used in America at
Christmas comes from Maryland, Virginia
and the neighboring southern states A
certain amount of English holly is import
ed, but the shipments of this glossy leafed
plant across the herring pond are annual
ly decreasing The American holly will
sometimes grown TO height of 40 feet.
AS each year holly enters moro and more
into decorative designs for Christmas both
in the church and the household, the i'm
mense quantity that is shipped north each
winter from the temperate southern states
has given birth TO new and important
industry. The increased demand for mis-
tletoe also has led Co the artificial p-opa-
CATION of that sticky seeded parasite. Gull
tivators of the plant make V shaped in
cision in the bark OF ordinary fruit trees
or In that Of maple, poplar or Eastwood
and insert the seeds in the cavity. AS tho
mistletoe is true parasite, living on the
sap of other trees, in few weeks the plant
begins its growth. It's berries are about
the size OF currants, white and translucent
and filled with viscid juice which serves
the purpose of attaching the seed to the
branches or bark OF trees during the proc
ess OF termination. JOHN LIE CLAIR.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21
GOOD CHANCES IN HAWAII.
Only Small Capital Needed to start n
Coffee Plantation That
VIII Pay.

Robert w. Single. of Honolulu, who
was the Hawaiian commissioner to the
Omaha exposition and who was also
sent here by his government to pro-
mote travel to the islands, is in New
York city. Concerning emigration to
Hawaii, Mr.. Single said in an inter
view:
What is wanted is men who have
some little capital and experience, who
know what business they want to en-
gage in and have some aptitude for it,.
Sugar is now the chief product Of the
islands, but its cultivation requires cap
ital. This is also true Of rice. L be-
lieve that coffee is becoming the staple
Of the islands, and it can be cultivated
by persons who start in with only few
thousand dollars. Pineapples, bananas
and other fruits require only a small
capital. The government makes liberal
inducements to settlers. 1t exempts
them from taxation for five years and
offers them public lands on excellent
terms. Five or eight acres may be had
for nothing; larger areas can be bought
for from five to ten dollars an acre. 1t
is possible to lease large plots for three
years and then 10 buy them at the orig
inal figure, provided that 25 per cent.
has been developed"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21
NO WINTER EVOLUTIONS.
Hampton Roads and lie Ovid
ed Into Squadrons.

There will be no winter evolutions of
the North Atlantic squadron. As soon
as it is possible to do so all the men-of-
war will be assembled at Hampton
Roads, where they will be divided into
squadrons for duty on such stations as
may be established.
1t is the general understanding in
naval circles that gulf squadron will
be formed. The European squadron
will be reestablished, and three ships
will be assigned to duty in south At
lantic waters. Some time will elapse,
however, before the squadrons are
formed, and the authorities are consid-
ering what duty shall be given to Rear
Admiral SchleY in the meantime.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21
NEW COMET FOUND.
Detected by F. L. Chase on Photo
graphic Plates of Meteors.
The Heavenly Traveller IL Evidently
of Considerable Size and May
I'm Time become Visible
TO the Naked Eye.

The discovery of new comet by the
Yale observatory is a subject of con-
graduation and interest throughout
the scientific world. The comet shows
in the Photographic plate some elonga-
tions. Its time of perihelion passage
of the sun is April %, and II must there
fore be visible for several months con-
stantly growing brighter. Thus far the
observations here indicate that its orbit
corresponds with that of no periodic
comet known.
The observations taken at the Lick
observatory show that the comet is con-
siderably nearer to the sun than is
shown by the observations at Yale, and
that ii may be an extremely bright one.
While it cannot be stated positively yet
that il will be visible TO the naked eye,
it is very likely to be so and TO become
an extremely interesting celestial Wis
itor.
The discovery reflects great credit
and considerable fame upon Dr. f. L.
Chase. of the Yale observatory, after
whom the comet is named. The discov-
cry is especially noteworthy on account
of the ingenuity and discrimination
with which the new visitor in the
heavens was traced and identified after
it's appearance as a dim and obscure
nebula upon Photographic plates.
Extensive preparations were made
for observing the November meteor
shower. With two instruments special
ly designed for the purpose 16 meteors
were photographed. DR.. f. L. Chase, on
examining these plates. discovered the
presence Of a faint nebulous object on
four Of them and in four different posi-
tons among the stars. The positions
showed uniform progressive daily mo-
ton. indicating that the object was a
comet.
In order that there might be no mis-
take, on November 81 two cameras were
again directed to the point of the sky
where the object should. then be, and
four more photographs were taken,
These all showed the comet. The dis
covery was telegraphed to the Harvard
observatory, where photographs of the
meteor shower had also been made. An
examination of their plates showed
that the comet had also been recorded
This is the second comet to be discov-
cred by photographs, and is now too
faint to attract notice in an ordinary
telescope. The comet has since been
twice observed at the Lick observa tory
and an accurate position ascertained
1t has been observed here also. A pre-.
liminary calculation of its orbit shows
ii TO be about 2ia times as far distant as
the sun, or 230,OOO.O00 miles away, and
that it is coming nearer. 1t must be a
comet of no mean magnitude to be Wis.
IDLE at SO great distance.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21

81 IA crime sP' Dodo fairly screamed.
Mercy Dodo, you are so excitablel
What # itf"
why Nan. that Is where heard that
divine voluntary that brought my heart
right up into my throat.
"Oh, it wasl' said Nan dryly. ''Well,
then, the mischief is already done.
Yes the mischief was already done.
Nan, gazing reicctively after the organ
list of st Catherine 5 and DodO as they
walked away from her under the trees in
Central park one blessed June Sunday,
said mournfully to herself:
I might have known il. Both young,
both SO beautiful, both as loving hearted
as birds in mating tinel Then, when
music welded them togethor-I guess
Dodo will have something TO tell me TO-
night
Which Dodo did
Gle belongs to as good a family as
mine, Nan, dear but his father married
again, and things weren't pleasant for him
at home. He has been on trial with the
st. Catherine people, but now they are
going to pay him "A lovely salary, and he
won't have TO wear such deceiving shoes.
We have concluded that we would like to
get married just one year TO a day from
that lovely little dinner to which you in
vited him. l never could have had the
face TO do it, "
"Dodo, " said Nan reproachfully; then,
after solemn pause: II will never trust
IA man in creaking shoes again He just
creaked himself into your sympathies.
eve already asked Charley what made
him walk so like u sorrowful old man over
our heads, and he says he supposes it was
because he felt thousand years old and
as friendless rs the Wandering jew before
you invited him TO that dinner on Christ
mas day -
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21
CHRISTMAS GREENS.
How Holly and MistIetOe Came Into
Use.

Use.
A Christmas without its green's would
be like winter without snow or we'd
ding without, bells. The popular custom
of decorating our homes with evergreens
and holly each Christmastide has come
down through the long centuries out of
the twilight shadows of early Roman
mythology halowed with poetic associa-
tions At the annual approach of the
saturnalia, the Roman feast and revel in
honor of Saturn, it was the habit of the
people of Rome TO dress their temples and
dwellings with green boughs. To the
Romans these green's were merely the en-
blem of the returning life and foliage of
clad Italy looked forward with "a certain
southern restfulness. The same practice,
though partaking of more religious char
acter existed among the Celtic Druids,
the holly and the mistletoe being regarded
as possessing certain sacred and magical
virtues. 1t was also an old Druidic tradi-
ton that the cross had been made of the
wood of the mistetoe, which originally
was forest tree. After the crucifixion,
they said, IL was blasted and condemned
TO exist only as stunted parasite. The
present Anglo Saxon regard for the mis-
tletoe undoubtedly is vestigial remnant
of that old pagan superstition.
1t is one of the little ironies of history,
however, that the Viscum album of the
staid old Druids should evolve into our
modern mistletoe and be looked upon as
the authorized encourager of the undig
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21
Twin Girls burned to Deatb.

Morgantown, w. Va, Dec. 19.-Thom-
as Jones, living near Greer, attempted
TO light a fire with crude oil. An ex-
plosion occurred. wrecking the room
and the dresses of his twin daughters,
aged six years, ignited. He was too
badly burned to assist them, and they
were SO badly burned that both of them
died shortly afterward
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21
Murder In wisconsin.

Milwaukee, Dec. ia special to the
Sentinel from North Crandon, Wis,
says: Milt Stoliker was shot and
killed at his home Sunday by his
cousin, Joseph Stoliker. The tror was
caused by Joseph Stoliker g at
tentions to Milt Stoliker's Mrs
Helsel. The murderer is wait
ing examination.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21
Veteran Editor Dead.

Milwaukee, Dec. ia special to the
Journal from Fond du Lac, Wis, says:
Edward Beeson, the Oldest editor in
the northwest, is dead after en- illness
Of several months, aged SO. Mr.. Bee
son was connected with various news
paper enterprises in Wisconsin and
continued in active journalism in this
city until 1898. He is survived by five
grown-up children.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21
Death of Col. McKenna.

Boston, Dec. 17.-Col. John McKenna,
a prominent citizen, who 30 years ago
was one of the best-known Irish nation
alists in the United States, died Friday
at his home in this city, aged sc years.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21
Not a Part of His Assets.

Dubuque, Ia, Dec. 16.--Referee Web
ster decided that the life insurance
policy held by Otto LANCE, bankrupt,
payable to himself, he being single
man, is not a part of his assets and is
exempt from classification as such.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21
Glue from seaweed.

A fresh use for seaweed is claimed
to have been discovered by a Norwegian
engineer, who exhibited an invention
at the Stockholm exhibition for pro-
ducing paper glue, dressing gum an
soap from seaweed. The first estas-
lishment for this branch of manufac-
ture is to be erected in the districTYf
Stayanger.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21
a Terrible L
Enormous Amount of Coal stored.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Dec. 19.-The Pitts
burgh coal operators have stored at
the lake front 10000 tons of coal, which
is to lay there until the opening of the
lake trade season. 1t is stated here
that it is a move to be prepared for
strike emergency next spring.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21
Eight Children Made Orphans.

Neenah, Wis, Dec. IL. james Chris
.nsen and his wife were killed at a
crossing in this place. They leave
eight children.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21
The Grin Epidemic.

New York, Dec. 19.-This city is suf-
fering from an epidemic of the grip as
pronounced as the great epidemic of
1890.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21

A lazy liver makes lazy man. Bur
dock Blood Bitters is the natural, never
failing remedy for lazy liver.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21
Manufacture of straw In German

The manufacture of straw is on
the most important industries of
many, giving thousands means of
port.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21
MABEL'S CIGAR.
A CHRISTMAS TALE BY ERNEST JARRoLD.

Copyright, 1895. by the Author.l
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-21
pa have any Christmas

CIT eitherY" asked Mabel anxiously.
Eleoo, my dear, replied Mrs. Rafferty,,
quivering lip. He is in heaven.
Necl Claus never goes there. But never
Cent Mabel. we won't worry about it. "
a, rail tho time Mabel was thinking
AIl Llstched her papa would be in
'thout his Christmas slippers,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-08-26
THE SECRET OF BEAUTY.
One Can Never Be Pleasant to Look Upon
Unless In Good Health.

1.-The most helpful and agreeable bath
is that of tepid water" writes Ruth
Ashmore in The Ladies' Home Journal.
Few people can stand absolutely cold
baths, aud, no matter how strong one
may be, such a bath should not be in
dulged in unless a thorough rubbing be
taken afterward. To speak plainly, it
must be remembered that while a cold
bath may be more or less invigorating
it is not cleansing. can easily under
stand the desire of every woman to have
a clear, beautiful skin, but | confess to
being provoked when | think of the
amount of money spent on lotions,
creams and powders to be applied ex-
ternally and which have nothing like as
good an effect upon the skin as a tepid
bath with good soap taken at least once
a week
The condition Of the skin depends al
most entirely upon the care given to the
general health. The girl who is up late
at night, gives no care TO her diet, in
dulgeS i'll various stimulants, bathes but
seldom and exercises less is certain to
have either dull muddy looking skin
or one covered with disagreeable look
ing black and red spots. One should
avoid many sweets and much pastry
and not allow herself to become a slave
either to tea or coffee any more than she
would TO some vicious drug or strong
stimulant. She should also remember
that unless she is III good condition in
ternally she will be anything but a
pleasant object to look upon externally. !"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-08-26
Wouldn't Alter His Picture.

y friend Of Arnold Bocklin relates
that when that eminent artist was quite
u young man he married a Roman girl,
beautiful and accomplished, but as poor
as the young artist. Their daily meal
often consisted of pot Of beans. Yet
the artist would not sacrifice his ideals
for any sum of money. One time he
painted a landscape for wealthy Ger.
man merchant, who, as the prospective
owner Of the picture, asked him to make
certain changes i'll it. This the bean eat
ing painter refused to do, though the
price offered him for the altered picture
was nearly $1,000.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-08-26
SmOkeless Powder.

1t is a curious fact that with all of
the improvements and notifications so
notable in our navy we are still using
the old fashioned smoky, smelly powder
that envelops everything III a gray pail,
obscures the view and confuses the gun
ners. Only one of our ships has been
using cordite, the wonderful smokeless
powder which the English navy has
adopted. The results with this ship, the
New Orleans were truly amazing. The
rapidity, accuracy and precision Of her
fire were the admiration of all observers.
Smokeless powder has several advan-
tages. There is no obscuring of the
view, the explosion producing the merest
haze, which lasts but an instant. 1t
leaves but little residuum In the gun,
has much n.ore power and is every way
more desirable. Higher muZZle velocity
is obtained with a projectile, as the
powder burns much more slowly than
the ordinary sort, and, therefore, gen.
crates more gas as the ball travels up to
the mouth of the gun. The demand for
smokeless powder seems TO be one of the
imperatives of the immediate future -
New York Ledger.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-08-26
spells" Of Southern Negroes.

There are numerous harmless ''spells"
which are regular observances in the
lives OF the average southern negroes.
Besides the root chewing, the track lift
ing, ETC., they have a love philter of
frogs legs cooked in still water, and the
ashes of bat are powerful enough TO
keep away a rival or an enemy. To
make dog stay at home they cut of
the tip Of his tail and bury it under the
doorstep. To make a wife obedient they
draw her pictur and hide it in the
shingles Thus, waking or sleeping,
there is a constant forcing or counter
scting Of destiny. Philadelphia Times.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-08-26
BOy Soldiers.

The best material of which to make
fighting soldiers is found III boys from
10 TO 21. This is the expression Of old
commanders There were many captains
in the civil war who were under 20
years Of age, There were brigadier gen
erals only y years old. General Grant
was under 40 when he entered the war
Stonewall Jackson had won immortal
fame at 3S and died at 80. General
Sheridan was a general at 30. Fi,z-
Hugh Lee was a major general at -.
Alexander had conquered the world be-
fore he was 33. Napoleon became mas
ter of Egypt, crossed the Alps and
fought the battle of Marengo at 80
Young men make the best soldiers The
civil war was fought by young men aud
boys.-KnOXville Tribune.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-08-26
Not Much of a Relief.

Crusty Old Uncle-Well, William,
I've decided that you needn't pay back
the $50 you got from me last summer.
I'm going to make you present of it.
Reckless Nephew-Thanks!
Crusty Old Uncle-Well, that's not
a very enthusiastic way you have of ac-
knowledging my generosity. l thought
you'd be overjoyed at getting this debt
off your mind.
Reckless Nephew-Oh, it hasn't been
bothering me- | had no intention Of
paying you anyway.-Cleveland Leader.