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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22

"The telling, you mean; but love
not bit of it. It's as young and as
full of vitality as this King of Love
Feasts-Christmas itself"
|. Mrs. Weatherell was one of those rare
women at peace with self and the world,
despite the fact that the latter per-
sisted in believing her wretchedly un-
happy. AS pretty woman as one
meets in a long days walk was Mrs.
Wetherell; nature and art fitted her to
shine in brilliant society. But Mrs.
Wetherell's beauty was of the spirit as
well as the flesh. Never was she known
TO complain. The husband whom the
world dubbed n miserable failure was
still to her the Prince Charming who
won her heart when she was toasted
the loveliest girl in her set"
At five and forty Mrs. Wetherell
judged all marital relations from her
own vantage ground-the love that is
eternal. 1t was this refreshing, Ar
cadian strain in her nature that at
tracted and held the affection of Eliza
beth Pentland, whose knowledge of
"men and things" had come from hard
knocks with the world.
81 am sick unto nausea" sighed Mrs.
Wetherell, 'of the problems involved in
the modern love story. How refreshing
it would seem to meet once more in
print love on the old familiargrounds!"
Fancy" laughed Miss Dashaway.
sketch artist of Good Form, the tag
end of this century wading through
Jane Austen!"
Notwithstanding the speed and
spirit of the times" said Return Be
tram, a sculptor who had outlived his
contemporaries, consequently his fame,
material for Jane Austen stories is not
wanting in our own day"
mo, not while you are with us, Be
tram" chuckled the city editor, repIen-
ishing the patriarchal chiseler's glass.
The ox-like eyes of the sturdy little
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22

sculptor, dilating with the youth that
in art is never old, blinked knowingly.
"Betram has a story he is bursting to
tell" cried the city editor. Mrs. Weth-
erell has given him the cue. | wager
a choice public is about to be supplied
with a revised, annotated, up-to-date
edition of Jane Austen"
Imagine Jane Austen of the Latin
qLarter!" smiled Mrs. Pentland, with
an encouraging nod.
For once the clever Mrs. Pentland is
in error" said the sculptor, settling
in his chair with the ease of Il raconteur
sure of one telling arrow in his quiver.
Nothing could be more remote from
the Latin quarter than this story which
timely. To be candid, my chief pur-
pose in accepting Mrs. Pentland's hos
pitality was to recount Ilillhouse's ro-
nance"
He was my best friend" continued
Betram, encircling the table with a
second significant twinkle; II may say
a lifelong friend. About year ago
Hillhouse was called to harrington to
work on the equestrian statue of which
you may have heard. He took studio
in a back bay house that had outlived
not only prosperity but gentility. The
studio confronted a formidable row of
dwellings in very similar state. These
houses were occupied for the most part
by lodgers and mealers of various ages
nf
In intervals of inspiration, and they
were not infrequent with Hillhouse, he
fell, between whiffs of his pipe, to spec
ulating on the daily occupation and the
heart stories of his heterogeneous
ueighbors One of his studio windows
looked almost impertinently into a
ballroom of the most imposing house
in the row. To Hillhouse's surprise,
his mirror one day reflected its occu-
pant, who rIv,ted his attention with
fascination almost as irresistible as
that which wrought the ruin of Paul
Pry." Betram paused. The interest
in his auditors eyes urged him on.
"She was frail little woman" he
said, at length. with a certain faded
splendor, the splendor of a brilliant au-
tumna flower that defies drought
and frost, and with color and perfume
of its own, holds sway long after its
garden companions lie withered and
dead. She rarely went out save in the
flush of the morning or late in the twi-
light. Her room. like herself bespoke
faded spIendor, discernible even from
Hillhouse's studio. A window garden
of oldfashioned bloom and a plentiful
ly-stocl<ed bookcase that crowded the
small apartment almost to sufTocation,
absorbed her days.
Certain hours she was wont to sit
in the window. an open book in her
lap, her heavily-fringed gray eyes lost
In invisible worlds. know not whether
1t was the style of her d~ess-the white
null fichu, closed on the low bosom to
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22

fall in graceful folds 10 the hem of her
Of the coiffure, so like the mode preva-
lent when Hillhouse was the Beau
Brummel of his world-that attracted
his attention; but the sculptor soon
found himself modelling her delicate
profile. Hillhouse, it goes without say
iIg, was bachelor, in whom the wine
of youth was scarcely less beady at so
than in the flush of youth"
Just such a chap as our own Be
tram" interposed Pentland.
"Hillhouse's faith, devotion may say,
to the ideal in life, as an art" continued
Betram, has survived the gross mate
rialism of the times with which ad-
vancing age found him curiously in
and out of tune. Away back in the
golden youth lay his romance-a ro-
nance that unconsciously shaped and
colored his life, lending a perennial
freshness to the man, which he strove
to impart to his work. AS the delicate
features of his unknown neighbor grew
under his deft touch the chords of mem
ory awoke, and Hillhouse had begun
to revel again in that golden past, when
suddenly his model moved.
"A carriage with the livery of an
exclusive world had drawn up at her
door. A lady mufiied in sable alighted,
and soon Hillhouse beheld his little
neighbor in the arms of stranger.
1t was the first visitor that had come,
in Hillhouse's time, to that modest
door. The next day it showed steadily;
but about three in the afternoon his
neighbor surprised him by appearing
at the street door, bonneted. With
rapid strides she disappeared down
the avenue-to appear before he had
smoked three pipes at her favorite seat
in the window. The light fell strong
ly on the profile, which now seemed
rejuvenated by some inner glow. Hill
house snatched the clay and made haste
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22

icler of the Lone Star, the Pentiands
had met, loved, married and contin-
ued to work side by side until their
joint earnings enabled them to build
this pretty Queen Anne Cottage; and
TO the house warming had been bidden
their Christmas eve friends tried and
true. Elizabeth PentIand's ambition
was achieved; she possessed a home.
AS she surveyed the table snowy in
white linen, glistening in silver and cut
glass. and caught through the holly
and mistletoe the approving COO of the
infant heir to Pentland affections and
good will" and the congratulatory
smiles of their guests, her happy face
lifted in gratitude.
THANK God!" said Mrs. Pentland
"this is one social event am not called
upon to chronicle"
"Amcn." said the city editor.
How like a story" said Mrs. Wealth
erelI; zone Of those good, old-fashioned
wholesome love stories am so hungry
to read. By the way. can anybody tell
us what has become of the od-fash-
ioned love story?"
Like the day OF miracles, my dear,
II has passed" Elizabeth Pentland's
cynicism was acquired before she met
the city editor.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22

"Aw. you know. you may celebrate
Christmas as best you know how" said
the superciIious Englishman, 'but you
cawn't come up to the old English plum
pudding you know"
"Sir," said the patriotic American,
with asrcrity. 'our homemade, or still
more the bakery-made, mince pies can
produce as fine line of nightmare: as
any English plum pudding ever boiled" :"
-Indianapolis journal.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22

but didn't used to be-
Where the parson and his family. all for
Sunday meeting drest,
or the presents hung upon II always have
the most and best!
Where the little ragged urchin. with his
face clad In regret.
Can look with wide-eyed wonder at the
things he'll never get!
There were no velvet cushions on our
nineteenth century chairs;
No fine and padded tapestry where we
knelt TO say our prayers:
No costly paintings on the walls that some
how always stay,
In sort of mocking elegance when the
guests have gone away.
No gaslight throwing diamonds In your
eyes at every turn,
Nor frappe from the punch bowl, tea from
costly silver urn;
No prancing steeds and butler. with furs
and furbelows,
To shield the rose-clad maidens from the
prying winter SHOWS!
But the Old log house in Herman, that was
such a coZy home,
with its shingle-covered arches that to
us was heavens dome:
Its bassw ood floor of puncheon, the pegs
beside the door.
Just enough TO hang the wardrobe OF the
family and no more.
The rife and the powder flask. with its
curious catch and spring;
The belt with sheath knife in 1t. bullet!
molds and everything,
Hung upon the dry, cracked rafter out OF
reach of careless hands.
But ready, opportunely, when a sudden call
demands
Along IN first December, when the woods
and fields were white,
And the owls were holding concerts of the
hootinE kind at night,
There were hints of coming Christmas. and
a half unconscious awe
Settled on our youthful features in way
you never saw!
Six Of US IN that household. well may call
1t seven,
But that one. little three-year-old. had
strayed away to Heaven;
Six make even numbers, if We count ii two
by TWO.
But I'll put the other in II for complete
ness; wouldn't you?
We were told to hang our stockings and
then to quickly leave
This was early in the evening of that ia
nous Christmas eve
And We scrambled up the ladder TO the
chamber overhead
To whisper speculations the things
thai, had been said.
OUTSIDE me storm was dancing in fantas-
tic flights amain,
Sowing crystal stars in showers against
the window pane;
Yet sheltered in that household we little
cared Tor this,
W men no D3sn NOlll udTe 10 HiLlc Dt-
tween VS. and mothers kiss
Very cary in the morning, while the stars
were shining bright
For the clouds had fled the scandal Of dis
robing in the night
We sought our hanging stockings on the
backs Of every chair
The ones we wore the day before for we
had no more to spare!
Compared with what we nave to-day it
would be counted small.
But the gifts were rich in kindness; for
each one gave his all;
The apples were like spheres OF gold, and
all the little things
Were more to han diadems from
crowns of ancient kings!
The hands that filled our stockings on that
night so long ago,
The hearts that beat for those they loved,
are whittier now than snow
That scatters on this Christmas eve its
crystal fleece of white,
Reminder of that household where in
dreams We live at night.
Edward William butcher in Banner OF
Gold.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22

Henry Jacobs, an eccentric citizen of
Lincoln, Kan, has erected in memcry
Of his son James, who died in 1891. a
shape of IA satchel Young James was
Of an unsettled disposition and travelled
4 great deal. The old gentleman's idea
was to commemorate the fact in the
tombstone.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22

"Mrs. Jinks is as sharpas tacks."
"What has she done lately?"
"She has bought everything she
needs, so that her relations can't give
her useful Christmas presents. Chi
capO Record
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-22

When young we always think II queer
That Christmas comes but once year:
But when we pay for Santa Claus.
We see the force of Natures ls rs.
~. j. O'Connell, In Puck.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-08
DK ED.

LEWIS.-In this city, on Thursday, January
6. 1885, Walter Arthur, son of John r. and
Adele Lewis, aged months and days.
Relatives and friends of the family are in-
yited to attend the funeral services on Stature
dav January s, at eight P NJ from the resi-
dence of his parents, No: 90 Church street,
near Summit avenue, Heights
MooRE.-After a lingering Illness Anna E..
beloved daughter of James a. and Elizabeth
H Moore aged 10 years and months.
Relatives and friends, also officers and teach-
OPS of Central AvenLe Reformed Sunday
School, are respectfully invited to attend
funeral services at the home of her parents,
M 1O3 Congress street, Sunday, january
O. at 1870 P. NJ.
BURNS-on Thursday, Jan. 6, 1898, Charles
youngest son of William and Louise Burns,
aged / year and months
Relatives and friends are invited TO atten3
the funeral on Sunday, Jan. 3, at p. M.
FROM the residence of his parents. No. Is
Rock street.
Thomas w. Case aged SO years.
Relatives and friends, also members or Pier-
mont Lodge No. SO. l. O.. o. F., of Piernont.
and Jersey City Council, No 66. A. L. of H.
are invited to attend the funeral services az
the residence of his parents, No. 230 Ninth
street on Sunday, Jan. 9, at P. NJ.
Interment at Tappan N. Y.
FITZGERALD-On Thursday, Jan, 6, 1898, Eu-
gene Fitzgerald aged So years.
Funeral from the residence of his sister,
Mrs John Taylor, No. 13 Atlantic street.
Funeral notice hereafter.
EAFFNER-At his residence. No. sos Jersey
avenue on Thursday, Jan. 6, 1898, Frank
A. Haffner, aged 25 years.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend
the funeral services at the Park Reformed
Church. Eighth street, on Sunday Jan. ., at
1:S0 P. NJ. sharp.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-08
BROOKLYN THIEVES CAUGHT

Phillip Smith, of No. u Montieth
street; James La Due, Of No. 213 Ellery
street. and John Ellers. of No. 293 South
Second street, all of Brooklyn, were held
by. Justice Nevin in the First Criminal
Court. this morning, to await extradition
by the New York authorities on the
charge of robbery They were picked up
on Newark avenue at 2:30 O'Clock this
morning as suspicious characters by
Patrolman Flanagan of the Seventh
street station Smith had in his pos
session large bundle containing guam
tity of women's clothing and .jewelry.
He told Flanagan that the things pc
longed to his sister, who was coming
from Philadelphia and whom ne was
going to meet at the Central Railroad
depot in this city.
Flanagan was not satisfied with the
explanation and arrested the three men.
He called Patrolmen Walsh and Lurvey,
in whose charge he left the prisoners
while he went to telephone for the patrol
wagon. La Due attempted to throw
away a package containing revolver,
some linen napkins, jewelry and boat
hook, He was caught in the act ana
the goods were recovered. At the poHce
station La Due admitted that the goods
were stolen last night from the ware,
house of William B. Edwards on Howard
avenue Brooklyn. The Brooklyn au-
thorities were notified. They will take
steps to have the prisoners extradited.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-08
REPUBLICAN TREACHERY.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5, 1S98.-A careful
poll of the Republican members of the
House of Representatives is being made
with view to learning exactly how
MANY may be depended on to vote for a
reneal or material modification of the
civil service law.
The work is being done by the steer
ing committee recently appointed at a
Republican conference. One man on eacn
delegation has been assigned to make the
poll of that delegation first as to the
vote for total repeal of the law; second,
as to the vote for modlilcatlon q .lle
laws: third, as to the vote for change
in the rules.
Members who are conducting the cam
vass say it has shown already from loo
to ITO Republican members ready to vote
for a change of the law in one form
or another A larger total is expected
when the poll is concluded.
The Civil Service debate was continued
in the House today until two o'clock.
The remainder of the session under
special order was devoted to euloglzlng
the meory of the late Representative
Wright of Massachusetts. Before the de-
bate began, on motion of Mr.. Burleigh
(Rep., Me.) Saturday, Jan. 10, was set
aside for paying tribute to the memory
of the late Representative Mllllken OF
Maine.
Mr.. Corliss Rep., Mich.) was the first
speaker today. Mr.. Corliss favored radi-
cal notifications of the law. He thought
that constitutionaily the neaaS oI ue-
partments were clothed with the power
of appointing their subordinates. TO that
extent he thought if tested the law
would be unconstitutional He belleved
the right of removal should be restored
and the tenure of office limited.
Mr.. Hepburn (Rep., Iowa) spoke Tor an
hour against what he termed the popular
impression of the so-called merit system.
The House he argued had been utterly
misled by the high sounding phrases of
the ssreformerS."
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-08
MR.. ROUsE'S HOUSE ROBBED.
Thieves Waited TO Feast and Lost
the silver They Meant 10 Take.


Sneak thieves entered the home of
Arthur E. Rouse, at No. 2s7 Magnolia ave-
nue., between the hours of nine and ten
o'clock on Thursday evening. After ram
sacking the house and securing what
plunder they could find they had evidently
feasted themselves on cake ana coHee IN
the dining room before leaving.
Mr. Rouse and his family were spend
ing the evening a few doors away, with
the family of James Stinnard. at No. 293.
Mrs. Rouse returned to the house for
$50 and 8 o'clock. Everything was all
Miss Frances Stevens, Mr.. Rouses sis
ter-in-law, who had been shopping, re-
turned to the house at 9:4o She was sur
prised to find the vestibule door wide
open and was afraid to enter. She went
over to the Stinnard house, where she
knew the Rouses were, and told them of
finding the door open.
Mr.. Rouse and Mr.. Stinnard ran to the
formers house and made hurried
search. Everything in the rooms were
in disorder. Bureau drawers had been
ransacled, and the contents were spread
over the floor. In the dining the the rem rem
emptied cups of coffee told how the
thieves had feasted themselves when they
were disturbed by the arrival of Miss
Stevens, and had evidently made hasty
booty which they had laid aside
Mr.. Rouse's desk had been broken into.
too, and box of cigars, diamond stud
valued at $50, some important papers and
that the thieves took with them. but the
silverware was laid out on the table evil
IDENTIFY ready to be packed up when the
unwelcome visitors were disturbed by
the arrival of Miss Stevens.
The robbery was reported to the Third
f1rppinpt nOlica-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-08
PARTY HUSTLERS.
Democratic Executive Commit
tee Appointed Ward Or
ganizations in Good
Shape.

A well attended meeting of the Demo-
cratic County Committee was held IN
Fishers Hall last night. Chairman Er-
rickson announced the following commit
tees for the coming year
EXECUTIVE.
Bayonne, Thomas b. Mettam ana Mar
tin Cassidy.
Jersey city,
First waru-Alexander Clements
second ward-John Kenny.
Third ward-Christopher Smith.
Fourth ward-christophe +. smith.
Fifth ward-Charles Maxwell
Sixth Ward-JameS MannlX.
Seventh ward-Michael !. Fagan.
Eighth ward-P. NJ. G. Lennon.
Ninth ward-P. ]. Burke.
Tenth ward-James Kelly.
Eleventh ward-James Larkin.
Twelfth ward-James Nolan.
Harrison-P. ]. Goodman.
kearny-J. Frank Crowell.
Hoboken--M. ]. Coyle, Maurice Stack,
John Hagerty and Anthony Capeli.
West Hoboken-Michael Kohl.
Town of Union-kalpn Earle.
North Bergen-Patrlck Sullivan.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Edward O'Donnell, Thomas Neville, +.
H. Spengeman, James Pike and James
Londrigan.
Patrick Rogers, E. ]. Rice, Bernard J.
Foley, Lewis Kiesewetter and William
NATURALIZATION.
John Zeller, Ord Darling, Thomas Null
doom, John Thompson and Alexander F.
Roe.
Reports were received from the several
districts, and all were to the effect that
the party's precinct and ward organiza-
tions are in good shape.
At the next meeting of the committee
those members who have not paid their
dues will be dropped from the member
ship roll and new men appointed.
1t is proposed to revise the by laws SO
as to give outlying towns and townships
a greater representation in the commit
fon
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-08
MISS SANDERS EXPERIENCE.

A tall young man, who wore high
hat, entered the stationery store of Miss
Susie Sanders, of No. 40 West Side ave-
nue., yesterday, at three o'clock, and said
he was cigar dealer and desired to fur
nish Miss Sanders with his cigars. Miss
Sanders said she didn't care for any ci-
gars, as she had plenty in stock, but the
man insisted upon her taking two hum
dred as a trial.
She finally consented. He then talked
about the many orders he had received
in the neighborhood.
Before leaving he asked Miss Sanders
to change $40 bill, as he wanted change.
Miss Sanders consented, and handed him
several small bills in return for his $10
The slick and smooth talker grabbed
the $40 from Miss Sanders and also his
own money, and dashed out of the door
Miss Sanders screamed and DR.. Braenck-
err who conducts drug store across the
street. came to Miss Sanders assistance.
But by this time the swindler had fed
The same man has successfully operated
in West Bergen for two weeks or more
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-08
THIEF TAKEN IN THE ACT.

John Geraghty of No. 10 Manning ave-
nue.. was arraigned before Justice Potts
in the First Criminal Court, this morn
ing. and was held for the Grand Jury on
the charge of attempting to rob the chain
factory of Louis B. Dubois, No. 529 Mont
gomery street. The property was dam
aged in the recent explosion in the ascete-
lene works opposite. Abraham G.. Hop
per. who is employed to watch the
wreckage of the acetylene factory. and
Mr. Du Bois were talking in front of the
chain works last night when they heard a
nnise inside. They hurried to the rear of
the building and were just in time to
catch Geraghty escaping through brok-
on window with a quantity of brass under
his arm, A companion escaped.
At the Seventh street station, Geraghty
said his companion in the robbery was
Charles Morley who lives on Grand street
between Fairmount avenue and Pine
street. The police are looking for him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-08
TIDINGS FROM KL0NDIKE.
Provisions short, But No Actual
Starvation on the Trail.


SEATTLE, Wash, Jan. s, 1S9S.-T. B..
Corey Of Seattle, one of the men who ar
rived here from Klondike on the steamer
City of Seattle, says
s.My party counted % boats and their
messengers tied up on Lake Leparge and
twice as many on Lake Tagish. In places
along the river they counted twenty
more"
name acts of the mounted police located
en- route who make room in their camps
for men to sleep, feed them and sell neces-
sary provisions at actual cost.
on Lake Bennett the party met IA sleds
drawn by horses, carrying L9uo 70 z.ooo
tion if possible, to get as far as the FOOT
of Lake Lebarge, and from there to send
the Supplies along the dog trails.
Later it was reported that ten horses,
with their loads, had been lost through
fhe ice at Cariboo Crossing. IRF
Mr.. Corey said there was shortage OF
food but expressed no fear e starvation,
many having gone to Fort Yukon.
Corey says rich quartz rock has been
discovered on Deadwood Creek, which is
estimated to run as high as $4,000 to $75,-
600 to the ton.
party Of seven left the head of Lake Lee
barge, since which time nothing has been
heard of them.
Two boats. named Whitman and Parker,
containing 800 pounds of provisions, were
found drifting down the river.
rs Frencbmen b,re are reported to have brought
Upwards of $4,000 in dust with them.
They also have draft for 100000, the
proceeds of a sale OF some mining prop
ferty.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-08
D|NGLtY'S JUMPER.

(From This Mornings 'rribune.D
Customs receipts reported from Wash
ington today were $5S1,O5s. internal rev.
enue receipts $5s5.7e1 and the miscellan-
eous receipts ss,eo4sss; total Government
receipts for the day, s., s,721,7 ,7s6; expendi-
lures, $s,se2 600; excess of receipts, $685.
7S6. Receipts for month to date. $l4-
4i9,s57; expenditures, ss,sso,Ooo; excess of
receipts, s5,o3e,657.
The receipts given above includes S.
5sS,4O1 on account of the Union Pacific
sale. Allowing for this the deficit for the
day was s267s,6l5, and that for the month
to date, So, 1874