Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-07-21
BRIEF nENTION.

A new lot of ladies' collars in all the
latest styles, just received at Sobles.
The destroyed vessels of Cervera's
fleet cost Spain not less than S13, 1000.
a young man Just married always
gives very literally the first Sunday
at church.
The Adams Express Co. has made a
reduction of % per cent on all pack
ages sent to soldiers.
Rev. r. McCaslin will preach in the
Baptist church on Sabbath morning
next, at eleven o'clock.
Women who chew gum are now tax
payers. The new revenue law places
a tax of one-fourth of cent on pack.
Have you seen those new white
crush hats with red bands, at Soble's.
They are just the thing for this hot
weather and are very nobby.
Down in Northumberland county
the auditors are still at work on last
years financial accounts, having COM
menced work thereon on the first of
January.
Victory is again perched on our
banner, as our second nine vanquished
the Austin boys last Saturday after
noon, on the home grounds, to the
tune of q to 8.
Gen. Roy Stone, who commanded
the famous "Bucktail Brigade' during
a portion of the Civil War, is now in
Cuba, a member of the Staff of General
Nelson A. Miles.
The Derrick correspondent says
there are bicycles in homes in Frank
lin where there is no carpet on the
floor. Yes, and plenty own bicycles
who owe grocery and meat bills and
for the clothes upon their backs. But
that is human nature the world over
Franklin News.
A we'll posted exchange says that
"the editor of country newspaper
might just as well try to make an hon.
est living trying to sell ice machines in
the Klondike regions as to try to please
everybody in the columns of his paper.n
A correspondent wants to know the
origin of the phrase, che isn't in it,"
1t was first used by an editor who died
and went to heaven, and looked for
the man who took his paper for five
years and then refused to pay for it.
Cataracts have been growing in the
eyes of Michael Hout's little son for
some time and it was feared his sight
would be destroyed. We are glad to
learn he is improving under the watch
ful care Of DR.. Bardwell and will fully
recover his sight.
A farmer writes to an exchange as
follows: Every year | hear of cater
pillars destroying whole orchards.
There is nothing so easy to dispose of.
/ bore a hole in the tree deep enough
to reach the sap, fill it with sulphur
and plug it up. The sap takes the
sulphur to every limb and twig and
the catterpillars disappear at once. I
have used it for years.
The Philadelphia Inquirer shrieks,
'Keep the bench out of politics." 1t
is a mighty poor rule that will not
work both ways. Therefore the Judges
who sit upon the bench should keep
out of politics themselves. But we are
sorry to say that some of them descend
to the low slums of the ward heeler
when they see a chance to advance
their party's interests, which is dis
grace to the judiciary of this or any
other State.-McKean Democrat.
The Wellsboro Gazette very truth
fully remarks: The home merchant is
the man who gives credit when the
purchaser has no cash to buy the
necessities oflif The home merchant
is the man who helps pay the taxes
that run schools and build roads. The
home merchant is the man to whom
people appeal for favors. Then why
should he be ignored when a purchase
is,made? He sells his goods at as low a
figure as merchants in other towns.
But then, the home merchant should
get his printing at home too.
eff a newspaper man knew how
many knocks he received behind his
back, he would adopt another calling,"
remarked a citizen yesterday. The
citizen was mistaken. The newspaper
man who succeeds expects to be
maligned by every law breaker, swind-
Ter and hypocrite; every lover of
notor;ety who is ignored, and, in fact,
all who do not agree with him on pub
lie or private qustions. The news
paper man who expects to go through
life without being misrepresented
should make arrangements to die
young.-Ex.