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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-09-29
FLOWERS IN A BOWL.
A Simple Arrangement for the Arh
tic Display of Plants and
Vines of All Kinds.

81 Nike flowers in a bowl" said a
woman of an inventive turn of mind
ana an artistic taste; they have such
generous effect, as if they had been
picked in great ha1Cfuls-but l do
not like them packed in a solid mass
so | have taken malleable copper
wire (No. 20) and made frames to go
over all my bowls and wide-mouthed
vases, and now / can arrange my flow
ers with great ease and artistic effect.
| The wire frame is very easily con-
trived. With a pair of pinchers bend
ring of wire the size of the edge of
the bowl, hooking the ends of the cir
Gle together. Then across this
stretch lengths of wire, allowing about
half an inch over the diameter, the
circle to bend down and fit over the
edge of the bowl. Twist the wires to-
gether where they cross each other,
and give firm twist around the circle
of wire, and that is all. Where the
wires bend over the edge of the bowl
they are entirely hidden by the leaves
and flowers, and the whole thing can
be removed for cleaning.
NHeh dlTdHS ing Ho"eFs Win tnls
frame | first make light foundation
with sprays of green to conceal the
frame. Common garden asparagus is
delightful when filling jars with sweet
peas and many other blossoms. Mas
turtiums | use with their own foliage,
often sticking the flower stems right
through the leaves. On this founda-
tion flowers throw themselves into
the most fascinating attitudes with
out any constraint or unnatural
heavy massing, and you can hardly
avoid making them look light and
graceful. Anyone who has once
utilized this simple device will never be
willing to struggle with the arrange
ment of flowers in the old way
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
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death that L did not expect a man in
my regiment to come out alive
Mrs. Bowser looked at him in a du-
bious way, but had nothing to say.
This piqued the old warhorse, and he
turned on her with:
woman. did you ever wonder to
yourself what battle was like? How
you can sit there like a bump on a leg
when they may be fighting and cheer
ing and dying within ten miles of us
is a puzzle to me. Why don't you
swallow that cud of gum and ask me
some questions?'
II WILL" she quietly replied. Were
you in the late ware"
What! What! Was I in the late
war!"
What regiInent?"
1.-The Eighteenth Ohio. of course.
I've told you so times over. At the bat
tie of Antietam we lost $50 men. and /
was promoted from private to ser
geant."
Where is Antietam?"
"Where-where is AntietaE." he
stammered, as his face began to red
dSh. <NIAICtdIl Is III VIZ una, Vi
course. Where did you think il was
in Wisconsin ?"
"No, sir. l knew it was in Mary land.
What the federal histories call Antie-
tam is called Sharpsburg by the con
federates. 1t is a little town On the
Potomac in Maryland"
"lou-you set out to post me on An
tieta MI ~ "a Shnntal he ctr off
and glared at her. but at the same
time realized that he had been caught
"Certainly. Headles, Losing, Greely
and all other writers of the war locate
Antietam as / have"
Then they are base liars and de-
ceivers, and ought to be shot! When
did you begin to read up on what you
call history?"
I've been at it for some time"
placidly began Mrs. Bowscr. They
may have been wrong about Antietam.
but how does it happen that the Eight
eenth Ohio is not mentioned as one of
the federal regiments partcipating?"
"Not mentioned" shouted Mr.. Bow
ser, as he swallowed the lump in
his throat-the Eighteenth Ohio not
mentioned"
Not in the history of that battle,
and I've looked through about ten.
They might have had grudge against
your regiment, however, and so re-
Trained from naming it. You say you
were promoted to a sergeantcy. How
many sergeants in a company, Mr.
Bowser?"
He couldn't have told for his life
whether there were five or fifteen, and
he drew a long breath and yelled at
her:
Woman, do you take me for fool!
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-09-29
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DOING UP CURTAINS.
Those of Lace Must he Carefully
Washed and Handled They
VIII Not Last Long.

There are many and bitter complaints
of the poor wearing qualities of lace
curtains as compared with those that
''lasted for years in the times of our
grandmothers." Complainants often
insist that the quality has deteriorated,
and that there are no such goods made
as those bearing date of 40 years ago,
many of which are even yet in a more
presentable condition than our own,
that have passed through perhaps two
or three cleanings in as many years.
The reason for this is, more than
any other one thing, the difference in
the process of cleaning. In localities,
where the modern professional curtain
cleaner is unknown, it is altogether
probable that the curtains last as long
as ever. They are carefully washed
under the personal supervision of the
housekeeper or by her own hands, and
are put upon the grass to bleach, and
when sufficiently clear are rinsed and
Etarched, not too stiff fer that might
cause them TO break, but just enough
to make them look new. They are
then neatly and regularly pinned down
with locked doors, to keep out in
truders, and open windows to let in
the air.
When taken up they are almost II not
altogether as good-looking as new, and
have suffered little if any injury during
the process. Treated in this way tam
bourcd lace curtains will last until the
owners are wearied with seeing them
around and get new ones for variety.
The modern process is very different.
The curtain is put into large caul-
dron, with scarcely water enough to
cover it, and boiled in the strongest
bleaching chemicals. 1t is slightly
rinsed and stiffiy starched. If it is
torn or the threads are broken, a sec
ton of net lace is dipped in thick
starch or paste and laid over the
broken spot, which has been partly
closed by being drawn together with
very fine thread. The net is then
pressed upon the curtain with such
force as 10 unite them like one fabric.
The curtains are then dried, folded
and sent home to be put up. There is
sufficient strength in the starch and
threads to hold the material together
while the starch remains, but when
next it is necessary to clean them they
Will be likely to drop apart by their
own weight as soon as they are thor
oughly wet. Very few curtains will
bear the third cleaning of this sort.
1t has, therefore, become one of the
breads of the housekeeper's life to have
the notwithstanding season come
around. 1t is much better to have this
done at home if possible, as a really
good set of curtains ought to last at
least until they are hopelessly out of
acknowledgements and Furnisher.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-09-29
The BOwSerS' Troubles
Mr.. Bowser Gets Somewhat Mixed
On His War Record.
Copyright 1903 By M. QUAD.
By NJ. QUAD.
Copyright. 1893.


by George! but it reminds me of the
old days of GIL" suddenly exclaimed
Mr.. Bowser, the other evening as he
looked up from his newspaper.
The ware" queried Mrs. Bowser.
THE war of course. I've been think
ing all day that if was only five years
younger nothing should keep me from
going to the front. 1t makes my pulses
thrill TO read of the booming of big
guns-the screams of shells-the heroic
indifference of men under fire. If |
were offered commission l believe I'd
go anyhow"
When the Bowsers were married Mrs.
Bowser understood that Mr.. Bowser
had served in the civil war. She also
understood that he had gone in as a
private and come out as colonel.
Now and then he interested her with
descriptions of battles and his brave
deeds on the field. For the first few
months she implicitly believed in all he
said, as was the duty of a trusting wom-
an. Later on, when she began 10
read up the war, she couldn't make
history and Mr.. Bowser's statements
agree. By and by he ceased to call
himself Col" Bowser, or to talk
of war, and she was glad enough TO
have the subject dropped. 1t had got
so that she must condemn every his
torian as a liar or conclude that Mr..
Bowser had never been to the front.
Yes" continued Mr.. Bowser, as he
got up and walked around the room.
I'D like to lead a regiment into battle
again. Lord! but the excitement of it
the eXultation-the glory! When /
think of it | can hardly hold myself"
Mr.. Bowser was a very foolish man
to call up his war record and try
game of bluff on his wife. He should
have been warned by the queer look
she gave him and the silence she main
tanned, but temporary enthusiasm
made him reckless and he continued:
"Landsl but that day at Gettysburg
shall l ever forget il! For an hour
we were under such a hailstorm of
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-09-29

They were sitting on bench in Lin
coin park.
The suns golden crown had, jeweled
the desolate, dreamy west, and the
oaks were shrouded in crimson rich
as monarch's garb. The autumn
winds were shod with gold beneath
the sobbing trees, and high on the
branch of stately cedar perched Mi
nerva's wisdom bird, the ominous owl,
blear-eyed and solitary, hating the
day and waiting tiltnight should shade
the grand panorama Of the park.
81 d1Samed of you lawst night" she
said, iM rich Lake Shore drive ac-
cent.
"Didyou. really ?" he inquired, eager
ly, and tint of red suffused his brow,
like the blush that kindles on the
timid cheek of morn, when like a GOV
and conscious bride she comes from
the embrace OF night.
"Yaas; l always dream when eat
lobstahs and mince pie at night
Up to Date.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-09-29

baby ribbon or fancy buttons. If the
puff or ripple is of plain goods then the
body is, of course, figured.
The butterfly puff is both new and
popular and is made by folding the
cloth in a large butterfly bow and
can be removed if desired.
The sleeve which consists simply OF
large puff is trimmed with lace and
caught just above the elbow with a
band of ribbon which fastens upon cut
steel or pearl buttons. Long gloves
are worn with these puffed sleeves as
they are only half the usual length.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-09-29
HOW TO MAKE AND ARRANGE
FRILLS.

especially fowers-be sure to have
every figure running the same way;
that is, unless they run up and down
In the weave of the goods. Nothing
looks so careless and clumsy as ruff
fes that are made with the figures
running in all directions. After the
strips for the frilis are sewed together,
IF you do not care to head them with
lace, hem the top and bottom, making
the top hem much the narrower, and
gather. Gather them with the fingers
and stroke every stitch. This makes
them much daintier than being gath
cred by machine. Divide the frlls into
four parts, sticking pin at each quar-
ter, and treat the skirt or waist in the
same way. Sew quarter of the frill
on to a quarter of the skirt or waist
and you will find that when completed
the gathers will be evenly distributed
and will set gracefully upon their
foundation.
Frills put on in fancy design can be
treated in the same way and. after this
method is once tried, you will never
vary from it.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-09-29

You seem to have set out with the de-
liberate intention of insulting mel"
Far from it," she soothingly replied.
"You wondered why l was not shout
ing over the war, and why l didn't ask
you questions. You eventually became
colonel of the Eighteenth Ohio, didn't
you?"
"Of course / did"
"Were the historians mad at you per-
sonally?"
II don't know that they were-why? ?"
because none of them mentioned
you as colonel of that regiment. Both
LOSING and Headley give the coloners
name as"
What! What's that!" he interrupt
ed; they don't mention me! The liars
and deceivers! The baseborn hypo-
critics.! And you will read the writings
of men who go at it with malice afore-
thought to deprive your husband of his
Just honor as a soldier!"
Their conduct was reprehensible,'
said Mrs. Bowser, land hope you will
take revenge on them. You were speak
ing of the battle of Gettysburg and the
haiIstol ! of death. Were you colonel
of the Eighteenth Ohio then?"
Certainly. When l finally got tho
order to charge didn't l step"
"But can't find that the Eighteenth
Ohio was there" she interrupted. 1T
does not appear in the list of regiments
al all"
"They-they dared to leave us out!"
shrieked Mr.. Bowser.
"Ihey dared. You speak of the bat
tie of Gettysburg. Just which day do
you mcan?"
'I mean the day of the battle"
"But there were three days of fight
ing"
II deny it-I deny it'll"
"Well, they may have made a mis-
take. What was the date of the bat
tle?"
The 10th of June"
They all give the dates the same
the Cd, Sd and 4th Of July. The third
Cay of the fighting was the climax.
When Lee failed to pierce the federal
center with Pickett's Nirginians he be-
gan his retreat to the Potomac. Mr..
Bowser, you must have your commits
sion and discharge papers, and | should
like to see them. Are they in the deed
box?"
"Woman!" hoarsely whispered Mr.
Bowser. as he advanced and lowered
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-09-29
THREE PRETTY SLEEVES.
Here Are the Very Latest Models from
Which to Select the One You
Like Best.

The goods which enjoy the most pop
ularity this summer are so light both
in weight and color, that the designs
for sleeves are necessarily dainty and
airy to keep pace with the delicacy
of the material. Puffs and ripples fin
ish the shoulders while the body of the
sleeves is very tight.
If the body of the sleeve is made OF
figured goods the ripple or puff is made
of plain goods trimmed with velvet,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-09-29
TALK ABOUT FRILLS.
Just How to Make and Arrange Them
i'm Such Way That They VIII
Lay Gracefully.

She is indeed an Indifferent woman
who dares to make up her trousseau
without using frills as the chief deco
ration upon her gowns. Frills are
used upon costumes for every occa-
sion, even outing suits, for where braid
is used as the skirt trimming the waist
Is almost covered with frills.
In making frills out of goods that
have figures running through them
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-09-29

Fill the kettle completely with boil
ing water, to which has been added
small quantity of soda, and while the
water is in the kettle rub the outside
over briskly with flannel dipped in
quite sour milk AS a final measure
wipe the metal dry and polish 1t With
wash-le theT.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-09-29
Rugged the Calf to Death.

A 40o-pound bear walked into a
barnyard at Proebstel, Wash, and car
ried off live calf The citizens or
ganized posse, and after long chase
captured bruin, who had hugged the
calf to death.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-09-29

Papa-I was trying to explain to
Johnny that when it is night in China
it is day here.
Mamma-And when it is day in China
you are making a night of it here.-N.
Y. Truth.
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KoDAKERs.

Let us do your developing and printing.
We can D.aase you. becStse We knew
how The Northwestern Finishing Hoase,
.s Sew York building.
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red on Under great difficulties and hard.
snsps-thas is. for those seeking claims.
Two weeks ago myself and friend vent on
prospecting trip and. after travelling up
the Yukon twenty-five miles located on
what = called Spiccr creek Al that place
We were joined by three others. sxp<rf-
enced miners. We Travelled twelve miles
ZIP ihe creek and discovered two forks.
coming IN frsssn the northeast and west.
AZ this paint the forks were narrow the
rsfss rock showing on the sides and all in
siscasFans favorable for placer mining
The bod OF the strcams-nain and forks
showed quartz and grave. mixed with
porpayry aud slate. We built a IRE Ia tho
bank and endeavored TO pan some az the
gravel. ou. the day waA bitter Geld and
Ice formed in the bottom of the pan 50
rapidly that IL was tmpcesihie 20 pan sat.
isfactcrfiy, The west fork OF Spicer creek
was named Lowe golch; that coming In
from the northeast was called RumrHr
gulch. We obtained good prospect. fer
colors 10 the pan--aasi 1t was hitter cold
s. few hundred feet below my claim on
Spieer creek We proved TO oar own sat-
isfacsioa that there was gold on tho creek
and then located.
.'Oa eur return 10 camp We discovered
that the thermometer registered q degrees
beiow zero, and yet no, one OF our party
suffered from the effects OF tho cold. Not
50 fortunate was Jack blanks. formerly
employed at the Seattle Hardware Com
pany. who had his hands frozen. and
am told az this time that some az his nm
gers were amputated. Our party, toaeth-
er with others who had already located on
the creek. held meeting and formed Z
district which In now known as Spicer
creek mining district. The day following
our discovery OF the cpvks the fact
that among cur party were men OF expe-
rience caused others to come from tbs
adjoining creek and take up claims In
two days fifty Claims were recorded. An
unfortunate accident to my companioa-
Al. Roxers-causssi us to return here.
Night had overtaken us before we
struck the trail and as We climbed along
he slipped and cut his knee with an AZ
which he was carrying. After resting =
day or two we concluded TO return here
to attend 10 hts injury properly. As soon
as II heals up We intend to return and do
some development work. provided the
weather will permit.
This evening Sunday I met the two
men who had Just returned from Spices
creek. and they inform me that all ground
on Rumry and Lowe guiches has been
taken up and that several parties were
preparing 10 sink shafts
After speaking OF how the Indians have
taken advantage OF the necessities OF the
people and raised prices on everything.
Crozier continues:
There is no game within fifty miles OF
here A few fish are caught through tho
Ice In The fsozikakat hu. so far Dick
Hooker. Al. Rogers and myself are the
successful nimYods"
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TEN CAR LOADS.
Hundreds OF W0uld-Be Kloudikers
VIII Arrive Here Next Nomth

Ten carloads or Kiondikers and tsa,r
families will arrive Il Seattle oyer the
Northern Pacific railroad Turing the mid
die OF May. This party Will be one OF the
largest tn invade the Klo1dike regions
and in speaking OF IL the Buffalo Crmr,~r-
cial OF April IA has the following 10 say:
Bob Kelly. genera! agens for the Wa
bash railroad. had a big surprise snr,try
on him this morning. He WAS sitting in he
private office In the Main street front Of
Ellicott square and was assiduolsiy en-
gagged in porting over a voh.sninous amount
of mail and telesraphic matter when ?
middle-sized. good looking Individual en-
tered. and. walking up II Mr.. Ke.i,'s
desk. deposited a certified eheck for So
upon 1t. Mr.. Kelly. naturally. was breath
less for a moment, and whsn he recovered
the full. benefit OF his respiratory organs.
he cordially greeted Frank A. Gross. gem
erai passenger agent OF the 3ostoa d Alas
k1 Transportation COMPANY.
Mr.. Gross was the bearer OF tac vAlu-
able piece OF paper. which MAS rendered 10
Mr. Kelly as part paymen, sor tbs passage
over the Wabash Of the largest mining
syndicate formed to invade the k'ondlke
gold regions. The party Was formed in tie
east and Will pass through Buffalo ah,.,t
the middle OF May. The san09 ci,eek WA
turred over to the wabasa compsay Nv
Mr. Gross as a partial securement for the
bfS3neSS-
MIR. Gross said that this party, mos. of
whom came from Boston. wIii take with
them all the implements necessary sor the
digging and washing OF rold aud other
minerals. 1t Will pass through Buffalo Ia
sections, for the entire outfit will fl forty
1--WE carloads, four trainiosds altogether
Thirty-dve cars will he used for transport
alton Of merchandise. implements. etc.
and the remaining ten will be iisef by TIE
members and their families composing the
party. X viii be the largest o~ganIzej
body Transported 10 the geld fieijs. The
route from Buffalo 20 Chicago will be via
the Wabash railroad. from ChicaSo 10 81.
Paul. via the Chicago Gre,= West ~. and
from st. Paul TO Seattle VIA the Northern
Pacific.
"At Seattle the party vii embark on
boats belonging 20 the Boston Alaska
TRANSPORTATION Company. which owns its
own ocean and river heats. i; Ia the inten-
ton 70 name the village a. the mouth o..
the South Yukon New Boston, The Boston
g. Alaska Company win TRANSPORT the
gro.,p In swIst-runrssng river boats up the
Yukon 10 Dawson ard For- SeikirS, arriv-
ing there about the middle Of Juas. The
river viii be clear OF tee June l.
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AL-KI FROM ALASKA.
Had N Quiet Trip and Brings No I'm.
pOrtaut Advtces.

The Pacific Coast Company's steamo.
Al-ki. Capt. Gage. arrived from Alaskan
ports shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon with seventeen passengers. mono
OF when were from the interior. The Al
Xxi had a very quiet trip down. She hal
no rough weather on this trip ana brought
no important news. On the trip before she
brought the first tidings OF the terribla
Chilkoot snow slide and had q very rough
trip.
The Al-Ki left SkaS way on Monday and
Wrangel on Wednesday. Capt. Gage s~jd
that he was at wrangsi put 4 very few
minutes and did not get The details Of the
trouble that had been goiay On between
the gamblers and slloor men and the eth
zens committee. Vie said that he under.
stood that the gambling games mad been
closed. The gamblers wers leaving town.
fearing trouble with tho cttlxens' oommll-
tee. Several gamblers came down on tho
Al-ki The others Were taxing boats for
Juneau and Skagway. Tho citi1cns' COM
nittee had not taken any action aSainet
their former marshal up 10 tho time Cap.
Cages steamer left on Wedrcs3ay.
The Axis passenger list follows: CUl.
g. Gilbert. Thomas Anderson. wife ard
child. George w. Hewitt. wife AMI I'VE
children, C. II. Lacy. J. Meter. L. II. Lee
land. H. Bedls and wife. John Malta
Thomas r. Smith. James Goodwin and J.
L. Haines.
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STEAMER UTOPIA SAILS.
Del NOrte Was "a Have Departed
hut VIII wait Until Monday.

Steamer Utopia sailed early yesterday
morning for Alaskan ports. having on
board thirty-two passengers The major
iiy OF them were travelling first clasa and
were booked for Wrangel and Skagway.
The Del Nor;e was also advertised to
leave yesterday for the north, but was
DELAYED owing TO some improvements
which are being made TO her deck house.
She is expected to leave Monday on her
initial trip TO Sunrise City and other Cop
Ber river ports. The Navarro Will sail
Monday or Tuesday for the north. calling
at wrangei and Skagway. The steamers
due from Alaskan ports are the Tiiiamook
and czar!na from Lynn canal. and the
Valencia from Copper river.
The Utopia carried the following passen-
gers: James Marshall. Robert N. Booker.
II. T. Taylor. Albert Dano. r. McDade.
Joseph Raffin. J. f. Swanson, Mr.. Norman.
II. J. Bigger. John Bigger. Mr.. Ripper. r.
Goyne. r. wilkins A. McCalium, N. Law
son. f.. ". STEELE Mrs. Morehouse and
three children. Mr.. Mas.ack. Mr. koe-
ford. Frank Lundautst r. Bashaw. A.
Merchant. Mrs tioyne. Miss CASTILLO. =.
Cioebatin, Miss Anna Webster. Mrs. Il
cloehatin. &. c. Watson. 8. A. kellar.
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MANY BOATS FOR THE YUKON
Local Ship Yards Furnish Work
For Hundreds Of Mechanics.
MANY lAuNcAINos THIS WEEK.

Great Exhihitiom 81 Modern ladus-
try at M~rans' Yara. Where
Twelve of the Finest steamers OF
Their Class Ever Baiss Are taacr
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES others Which
VIII Soon Slide lnt0 the Water.