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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-09-29
HOW VICTORIA AvERTED WAR,
Famous Incident of the Rebellion Re-
lated Anew.

lated Anew.
During the American civil war two
ENJOYS of the confederate states,
Messrs. Mason and Slidell, were seized
en- board an English ship. This insult
to the British flag could not be passed
over, and disastrous war between Eng
land and the northern states of the
American union seemed inevitable The
prince consort was at that time sink
ing under his fatal illness, but not
withstanding the anxiety of the queen
On his account, her mind was unceas-
ingly active to devise means of prevent
ing war. We are in position to state
on the authority of one of the most
prominent statesmen of our time and
one who had the honor of enjoying in
special manner the confidence of her
majesty, that it was the queen herself,
IN opposition to the views of her min
isters and of the distinguished man in
question among them, who averted the
war. She insisted that the dispatch
which was sent to America Demanding
peremptorily the surrender of the en-
voys should be communicated at once to
all the powers and the grave conse-
quences of the conflict from an interna-
tlonal point of view pointed ont.
The result was an able state paper
sent to Washington by Mr. Thouvenel,
in which he stated that France regarded
the act of the American captain who
had arrested the confederate envoys on
board an English ship as quite unjusti-
liable and expressed the hope that the
federal government would accede to the
demands of Great Britain. Austria and
Prussia Immediately followed suit, and
Prince Gortsehakoff, on the part of Rus
sia, urged President Lincoln to sur
render the ENJOYS without delay and
with such an explanation as would sat
isfy English national feeling. These re-
monstrances from the powers enabled
the government of Washington to es-
cape without humiliation from an un-
tenable position and saved England
from entering into a war which would
in all human probability have ended
in the disruption of the American union
and sown the seeds of deathless en-.
nifty between England and the progress
sive and powerful northern states
Quarterly Review.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-09-29
ing beyond his ear and the frayed rinp.

ing beyond his ear and the frayed ring.
let of one whisker
At the same time, / observed, around
both of them, splashes of dark blood
upon the planks. and began tc feel sure
that they had killed each other in their
drunken wrath.
While | was thus looking and won
dering, in calm moment, when the
ship was still, Israel Hands turned part
ly round, and, with low moan, writhed
himself back to the position in which
had seen him first. The moan, which
told of pain and deadly weakness. and
the way in which his jaw hung open,
went right to my heart. But when |
remembered the talk had overheard
from the apple barrel, all pity left me.
walked aft until reached the main
mast.
Come aboard, Mr.. Hands," said,
ironically.
He rolled his eyes round heavily; but
he was too far gone to express surprise.
All he could do was to utter one word:
Brandy"
1t occurred to me there was no time
to lose; and, dodging the boom as 1t
once more lurched across the deck. I
slipped aft, and down the companion
stairs into the cabin.
1t was such scene of confusion as
you can hardly fancy. All the lockfast
places had been broken open in quest of
the chart. The floor was thick with
mud, where ruffians had sat down to
drink or consult after wading in the
marshes round their camp. The bulk
heads, all painted in clear white, ana
beaded round with gilt, bore a pattern
of dirty hands. Dozens of empty bot
ties clinked together in corners to the
rolling of the ship. One of the doctors
medical books lay open on the table.
half of the leaves gutted out, suppose
for pipe-lights. In the midst of all this
the lamp still cast smoky glow, OBJ
scure and brown as umber.
l went into the cellar; all the barrels
were gone, and of the bottles a most
surprising number had been drunk out
and thrown away. Certainly, since the
mutiny began, not man of them could
ever have been sober
ITO BE Continued
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-09-29
CHAPTER XIV.
THE CRUISE OF THE CoRACLE.

THE CRUISE OF THE CORACLE.
It was broad day when | awoke, and
found myself tossing at the southwest
end of Treasure island. The sun was
ua, but was still hid from me behind
1she great bulk of the Spy glass, which
On this side descended almost to the
.ssca In formidable cliffs.
Haulbowline Head and Mizzenmast
HitL were at my elbow; the hill, bare and
DART, the head bound with cliffs 40 or
80 feet high and fringed with great
masses of fallen rock. l was scarce
quarter of mile to seaward, and it
VAS my first thought to paddle in and
land.
That notion was soon given over
4Ano,,g the fallen rocks the breakers
xspouted and beloved; loud reverbera-
gsIons, heavy sprays flying and falling
succeeded one another from second to
ss~cond, and | saw myself, if | ventured
nearer. dashed TO death upon the rough
sStsore or spending my strength in vain
'ta oca!e the beeting crags.
Nor was that all; for. crawling to-
sgether on fiat tables of rock or letting
themselves drop into the sea with loud
'EFpCTts' pehelu nuge SHINY monsters
soft snai!s, as it were, of incredible
hsgncss-two or three score of them to-
Geti1er, making the rocks echo with
eheEz barkings.
T. Gave understood since that they
were sea lions and entirely harmless.
ESue, the look of them, added TO the
difficulty of the shore and the high
runoing of the surf, was more than
enough to disgust me of that landing
place / felt willing rather to starvc
saG sea than to confront such periis.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-09-29
IMPROVED CORN HOUSE.
1t Is Inaccessible to Rats md Mice
because There Is No Hiding
Places Under 1t.

L notice that many farmers suffer a
great waste from vermin in the corn
crib, and frequently it is very serious.
Ratsare especially great enemy in this
respect. Unless the courthouse is so
made that there are no hiding places, it
is impossible to dislodge the rats from
their retreat.
The courthouse, shown in end of view,
is made so it is inaccessible to rats or
mice, and there are no hiding places be-
meath it. 1t is elevated three feet above
the ground on firmly set stone posts,
neatly dressed. The cribs may be made
from six TO eight feet wide and of any
desired length. For 1000 bushels OF
'orn in the ear, the building should be
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-09-29

Now is the time to collect a few bar
rels of dry earth, road dust, fine, dry
dirt from the cornfield or potato patch,
or anywhere that is most convenient.
This is handy to have in the fall and
winter for spripkling under roosts and
on the floor of the poultry house. 1t
nbsorbs ammonia, keeps down smells
and keeps things in good shape gen
orally. 1t will pay to attend to this
now, when il can be done so easily. II,
costs nothing and is Il real advantage
TO have for use in winter.-I. Graber.
Agricultural Epitomist.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-09-29
BUILDING A CISTERN.
why Cheap Methods of Constructor
should in No Circumstances
BE Employed.

When making a cistern the same
rules as to doing the work in the best
possible manner apply as when build
ing house. If expenditure cannot be
afforded to make large reservoir,
without cheapening the work, make
it small and perfect. There are, of
course, some methods of construc ton
cheaper than others, and the cheaper
as good as the more expensive, so far
as utility is concerned, the extra out
lay being for surface appearance.
There may be eases where they have
stood well made in this way, but it is
risky Build up good brick walls, well
cemented, and use a stone cap and
then you have n certainty. When the
size for the cistern has been deter
mined upon, take q stick-a strip of
board-and bore two holes through
1t as far apart as half the circumfer-
ence of the place to be dug, then
through these holes drive pins few
inches long, and use this as sweep
for marking the circle upon the sur
face. Dig down, making the sides as
smooth and true as possible. If the
clstern is to be jug shaped, begin to
draw in when half the desired depth
has been reached. A fiat stone should
be put in the bottom, if convenient to
do so, with a basin dug out of the cen
ter; then the brick wall, commenced
at the margin of the basin. Do not use
soft bricks. Sooner or later they will
slack down from moisture absorbed
from the soil, and make the cement on
the water surface insecure. Use arch
brick, at least those that are made
from good clay and well baked. One
can readily tell by the looks or testing
with hammer whether fit for use in
cistern or not. After laying the bricks
in good cement, the wall should be
coated with plaster, made as follows:
Clear, sharp sand, well screened, two
parts, and water, cement, one part
Western Plowman
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-09-29
GRANDMOTHER.

She sits beside the window wide.
I'm wooden rocking chair,
Through cap of lace l well can trace
The snowy waves of hair.
So white II shows, so warm 1t glows.
As sunbeams softly pour
Through window pane and try in vain
Te make 1t gold once more.
L love her eyes-dim. vet so wise.
Add. an. so quick to see
The pitfalls deep. the snares that creep.
The trials that threaten me!
Z love her cheek, the lines that speak
OF Iife's long toisome day.
The tender touch that tells so much
OC patient love alway.
So otd and bent. so weak and spent,
Yet keeping youth enough
T>u heip and cheer when skies are drcar
And ways are steep and rough
z fave to sit where shadows fit.
sfy head upon her knee,
And feel her arm, so soft and warm,
Close gently over me.
lave to hear upon my ear
The broken voice, so mild,
THE long. fun day of work and play
Has wearied you. my child!
A tender prayer Is in the air,
On. sweet. the hour and mood!
And sweet the tone: My little one,
L trust you have been good"
Toronto Globe.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-09-29
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PART V.
CHAPTER XXIu.-CoNr1NUED.

r dropped upon the thwart again,
noue too soon, for was near overheard.
could see nothing for the moment, but
these two furious, encrimsoned faces,
cswaying together under the smoky
tamp; and | shut my eyes to let them
grow once more familiar with the
darkness.
The endless ballad had come to an
end at last, and the whole diminished
company about the campfire had broken
1uto the chorus | had heard so often:
Fifteen men on the dead mans chest
To-ho-ho. and a bottle of rum!
Drtrik and the devil had done for the rest
Ya-ho-ho. and a bottle of rum!"
I was just thinking how busy drink
and the devil were at that very moment
tn the cabin of the "Hispaniola," when
Z was surprised by sudden lurch of the
,cnracie. At the same moment she
yaved sharply and seemed to change
her course. The speed in the meantime
had strangely increased
opened my eyes at once. All round
rrie were little ripples, combing over
with sharp, bristling sound and slight
fy phosphorcscent. The 'Hispaniola"
frerzelf, a few yards in whose wake
WAS still being whirled along, seemed
ia efagger in her course, and saw her
aEpars toss a little against the black
Tessof the night; nay, as looked longer,
made sure she also was wheeling to
the southwark.
l. glanced over my shoulder and my
heart jumped against my ribs. There,
right behind me, was the glow of the
cafE26re. The current had turned at
right angles, sweeping round along
with it the tall schooner and the little
dancing coracle; ever quickening, ever
&uhbting higher, ever muttering louder,
Tc went spinning through the narrows
Zoe the open sea.
Suddenly the schooner in front of me
fEyare il violent yaw, turning, perhaps,
-eh2rpagh 20 degrees; and almost at the
same moment one shout followed an
otfier from on board; | could hear feet
poCoding on the companion ladder; and
( knew that the two drunkards had at
lass been interrupted in their quarrel
and awakened to sense of their dis
aster-
G lay down fat in the bottom of
that wretched skiff, and devoutly com
1nncnded my spirit to its Maker. At the
end o:f the straits, l made sure we must
faiG 'i1to some bar of raging breakers,
Nsysss1. all my troubles would be ended
speedily, and though l could, perhaps,
6ear to die, could not bear to look
upou my fate as it approached.
SD I must have lain for hours, con-
-&inuxlly beaten to and fro upon the bill
kCws, now and again wetted with flying
sprays, and never ceasing to expect
death at the next plunge. Gradually
VVetciuess grew upon me; numbness,
an occasional stupor, fell upon my mind
even in the midst of my tcrrors; until
sleep at last intervened, and in my sea
tossed coracle l lay and dreamed of
home and the old Admiral Benbow.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-09-29
Not So had After All.

First Pretty Girl (angrily)-That fell
low across the aisle ought to be horse
whipped. He has been staring at you
for the last ten minutes.
Second Pretty Girl-Why, my dear
you are mistaken. He has been looking
steadily at you, excepting when you
turned in his direction, and then he
would look at Inc to avoid meeting your
eye.
First Pretty Girl (sentimentally)-1
wonder-who-he-is.-N. Y. Weekly.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-09-29
AN IDEAL CORN HOUSE.

40 feet long with cribs eight feet wide
and II feet high. In building this, one
should use six by eight timber for sills
and two by eight joist.
The floor is made of two by three,
laid one-half inch apart so as to admit
the free circulation of air among the
corn. The studding should be two by
SIX, set three feet on centers, with
two by four girts notched into the
studding. The ends of this building are
sided with one-eighth-inch matched
drop siding put on horizontally, ex-
cept the gable, which is put on vertical
ly with the ends notched as shown in
cut. The sides are covered with one by
three-lnch strips set one-half inch
apart, and are put on vertically. The
space between the cribs is 10 feet wide,
and is closed inside from the bottom
OF the cribs to the ground, forming an
inside shed which is not accessible to
any farm animals. This inner shed is
closed by rolling doors at each end. The
cribs are boarded up inside the shed
with three-inch strips, placed horizon
tally, one-half inch apart, to admit air
and by opening the doors free circula-
ton of air can be obtained in fine
weather.
Above the shed it is fioored over,
forming an apartment 12 feet wide by
40 feet long for storage of corn. A trap
door may be made in this floor to hand
up corn from below. The shed between
the cribs will make a splendid store
house for implements. As many doors
may be made in the cribs as desired.-.
Charles Ii. Hickox, in Ohio Farmer.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-09-29

In the village of Sattel, in Canton
Schroyz, a curious landslide occurred
a short time since. An inn was carried,
without sustaining any injury, 35 feet
down hillside, stopping just short of
being precipitated into the river
Steinen. The garden, the immediate
surroundings of the inn, the road in
front, are all intact. Even two large
elms near the house have not suffered
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-09-29
A Conclusive Demonstration.

Peacock feathers and shells are con.
sidered unlucky, are they not?" in.
quired the lady who is writing a book
on superstitions.
Il dunno about peacock feathers be.
in unlucky," replied Mrs. Corntossel
But know shells is, because last week
Josiar lost S11 in n game thet was
played with m."-Washington Star
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-09-29

She-Do you remember. Frank, thu
night you proposed to me, l hung N,
head and said nothing?
He-Do l remember i'll Well.
should rather say cid! Il was the las
time l saw you act so!-Yoakers States
man.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-09-29

,Jack-Come, old man, cheer up. What il
she did break the engagement; she's not the
only fish in the swim.
Tom-Oh, | don't cafe about her break
ing the engagement, but you see I've got to
go right on paying installments on the ring
for the next six months. That's where the
icy breeze comes n.-Chicago Evening News.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-09-29

Suspicious.-Nephew Ito rich uncle, who
has fallen down stairs)-"I hope you are not
hurt" Uncle-"Oh, you do, do you? You
know very well that must be either hurt or
dead "-Cincinnati Ennmirer.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-09-29

Fortify Feeble Lungs Against Winter
with HaIe's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-09-29

Piso's Cure is wonderful Cough medi
cine-Mrs. w. Pickert, Van Siclen and
Blake AYES, Brooklyn, n. Y, Oct 26, "a.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-09-29

There is more money squandered in foo
bargains than is spent for whisky.-Wash.
ington Ia.) Democrat.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-27
Committee on Sewers.

The Committee on Sewers will meet in September 2Sth, 1898, at D. m., when the following matters will be considered:
 Petition of Lawrence Hayes ct al for sewer in Rosette street between Wilson and Hurlburt streets, and in Hurlburt, street be- tween Rosette and Lamberton streets
 Petition of Michael Shea ct al. for sewer in Cedar street between Carlisle and Put nam streets.
 Petition of Arthur May ct al for sewer In Vine street between Oak street and Syl- van avenue.
 Petition of William Rogers ct nl for a sewer in Greenwood street between Sylvan avenue and Oak street.
 Petition of J. B. Cunningham ct al for q sewer in Hotchkiss street between Chapel street and Edgewood avenue.
 Petition of Louis Rolf ct al for sewer in Newhall street between Lilac and Bassett streets.
 Petition of Herman C. Heere ct d. for a sewer in Hilton street between Mansfield street and Winchester avenue
 Petition of Michael Cannayan ct nl for sewer in Anderson street between Wilew and Gamer streets
 Petition of H. r. L. Hausen ct al. for sewer In Foote street between Winter and Goffe streets.
 Communication of the Director of Public Works concerning the dredging around the East street sewer outlet
 All persons interested in the foregoing matters are notified to attend and be heard thereon. Per order HARVEY G. SHEPARD, Chairman. Attest: JAMES E. MARTIN,
 SGi It Assistant City Clerk
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-27
Articles of Association
 OF THE GLENDORA KNITTING COMPANY.

We, the undersigned hereby associate as joint stock corporation, under the statute laws of the State of Connecticut, by articles of agreement as follows
 Article First The name by which said corporation shall be known is '"rhe Glen dora Knitting Company"
 said corporation is constituted Is to manu- fracture, buy, sell and deal in hosiery knlt- ted goods and other textile fabrics, and any other articles which may Oe conveniently herewith; and, to that end, to purchase the property and good will, and continue the business of The Glendora Knitting Com pany, joint stock company, now carrying on business in New Haven, Connecticut, which failed of incorporation by reason of a defect in its organization, and generally to do all things incidental to said purpose and business.
 Article Third Said corporation is to be located in tue Town of New Haven, County of New Haven, and State of Connecticut.
 Article Fourth. The amount of capital stock Is Fifteen thousand dollars (S15,000r, divide, into six hundred (6Qo) shares of the par value of twenty-five dollars (S25) each.
 Article Fifth, Each subscriber to these articles agrees to take the number of shares of capital stock annexed to his name, each share to be of the par value of Twenty five dollars (S25), and to pay for the same when ever called for by the directors. ,
 Dated at New Haven, Connecticut, this 4th day of August, A. D. 1898.
 Subscribers Names. Residence. of Shares. Robert A. Brown New Haven, Conn.,,
 One hundred and thirty-one shares. Franklin $. Bradley, New Haven, Conn, One hundred and forty-seven shares. John S. Cannon, New Haven, Conn.,, Twenty-six shares. Walter J. Roberts, New Haven, Conn, Fifty-nine shares. W. H. Forsyth, Forty-seyen shares. T. G. Forsyth, Bridgeport, Conn, Forty-six shares. Samuel F. Merwin, New Haven, Conn.,, Forty shares. Henry G. Newton, New Haven. Conn, Twenty shares. George T. Bradley, Twenty shares. C. H. Bird, TWenty-four shares. E. S Greeley, Forty shares.
 The above is true copy of the articles of association of The Glendora Knitting Company. Attest: FRANKLIN S. BRADLEY,
 s27 1t Secretary.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-27
THE EMPRESS BI,IzABDTH,


 In both England and Ireland, where she hunted several seasons, the em- press, with her singular charm of man. ner, her really striking beauty even in middle age, and her fearless riding, left the pleasantest possible impression on all who had the honor of meeting her. Of late years her doctors had in- sisted on her giving up riding, but her activity was So great that she became scarcely less notable as a pedestrian. Her habit was to go and stay at some pleasant spot like Biarritz, Cap Mar tin or Montreux, ineognito, travelling sometimes as the Countess Hohenems, sometimes as Mrs. Nicholson, and ac- companied by quite small suite. Ris- ing at sunrise, and taking with her only one lady-in- waiting, the empress would spend most of the daylight hours in walking distances which would taxthe strength even of men of more than average physique. Her principal physician, Dr. Metzger of Amsterdam, devised for her an elabo- rate rule of life, to which she faithfully adhered, and to which sine was accus- toned to attribute her extraordinary look of youth.
 Perhaps the most striking personal characteristic of the empress was her dauntless courage, which she showed again and again in the hunting field, and which did not desert her in that n,,t ho chp of ha Toly pf Geneva. This courage was in fact a family characteristic. It was shown conspicuously by her sisters, the Queen of Naples, at the siege of Gaeta, and by the Duchess d'Alencon, who lost her life in her anxiety for the safety of others at the Bazar de Charlie fire Her father, Duke Maximilian, was on the occasion present in a theater when fire broke out unknown to the audi ence. Refusing indignantly a way of escape which was offered him, he ad- dressed the audience in a few words, informing them that he intended to be the last to leave the building, and thereby prevented terrible disaster. The empress interests were not con- fined to sport. She had refined lite- rary taste, and particularly admired Heine and De Musset. During one of her rare visits to Paris she made a pill grimage to Heines grave in the old Montmartre cemetery, and every year thereafter she sent a wreath to be placed upon it as a tribute of her ad- miration. She also possessed consider able taste in painting and sculpture, and she filled her beautiful summer palace in Corfu, the Achilleion, with exquisite works of art Indeed, the palace itself, with it's marvellous hang ing gardens, is a work of art of no or dinary kind. In the gardens is a mon- ument to the memory of the Crown Prince Rudolph. As the consort of the emperor, her Majesty enjoyed an ex- tremely large income, and she spent large sums every year in charity. Nor did she shrink from personal service. When she was younger she would often visit, sometimes alone, sometimes in the company of the emperos, the poor est quarters of Vienna. In this, as in everything else, she showed her unaf- fected dislike of publicity, and it is probable that not a few recipients of her bounty were far from suspecting to whom they owed the help that came to them in their need.-London Times.