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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-06-01
ODD ABOUT GEESE.
The Web-Footed Fowl Can't stand a
Rninstorm When Thirsty, Says
POultryman.

Geese are peculiar" said an old
poultry salesman. Put them out in a
rainstorm when they have good
thirst on, and they are liable to die.
About ten years ago l was engaged by
a firm to go out through the west to
buy live geese and chickens. | bought
about ten carloads, put them in crates
and started east. The geese were in
the crates nearest the floor of the open
car-that's the regular way to ship
them-and' on top of them were piled
the, chicken crates.
'We got about ten miles from st. Jo-
seph, Mo-, when the load on one of the
cars sagged, and the whole pile of
crates was spilled on the side of the
track. In pilipg the crates on again
the geese were placed on top. knew
l was taking chances, because a rain
storm meant death 30 the geese, but
there didn't seem to be any storm in
sight, and I thought we could make st.
Joseph and shift the, load there. The
train had only gone a short distance
when storm came up so suddenly
that the rain was falling almost as
soon as the clouds were noticed. The
geese had been without water for
some hours, and the moment they felt
the rain they were stretching then
necks through the openings between
the Stats andiholding their bills open to
catch the drops. Well, got an old coat
and laid it over as many Of the crates
as it would cover, so as to save as many
as possible. Then l got a switch and
trisd to force the others to keep their
heads inside the crates. They didn't
mind the switch very much, and had
to give each one four or five good hits
before it would pull in its head, and
when | started on a new head the old
one would pop up again.
"When we got into St. Joseph it was
still raining, and every goose in the
top crates, with the exception of those
under the coat, was dead. Whether
they died from drinloting too much or
from drinking while their neclls were
IN an unnatural positionI do not know,
but every man who has handled live
geese knows that a thirsty goose in
rainstorm in a crate is as good as dead.
I've never told of this popularity a bout
geese without being doubted, but you
just ask any poultryman if it isn't
true. Tribune.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-06-01
THE NEW FARASOLS.
Polka Dots Flourish and White Silk
with Black moons Is Con-
sidered Stunning.

The new parasols are very attractive
in their varied combinations and de-
grees of futfiness, even though their
period of usefulness has not yet come;
and here, as in every other department
of dress, the polka dot tIourishes in all
sizes. Silk parasols of all tints are
spotted over with white, but the most
stunning thing of all is the white silk
covered with black velvet moons. Grad
uated rows of black velvet ribbon trim
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-06-01
CHAPTER NI.-CONTINUED.

BY these arguments Mr.. lynn finally
prevailed, and the idea of an assault
was abandoned. We then fell to talk
ing and Capt. Sellinger remarked that
at least we were in command of nearly
all the powder in the ship, the maga-
zine lying beneath, in the hold, and the
double doors betwiXt that and the gen
eral storage securely locked. 1t would
require the use of a ram and violence,
or considerable work of carpentry, to
break through.
Yet I conceive they might employ
one or the other" said Mr.. Tym, "and
since we have the floor of the storage
room between us and the magazine,
the sound might be cut off. l think we
had best raise yon trap, to be prudent.
Say, you do it, Master Ardick."
| disturbed the scuttle accordingly,
and we moved that way that we might
catch even a small sound of opera
tion.
"At least, if X comes to the worst,
we can blow up the ship" said the cap
tain, with a setting together of the
lips, yet not quite so desperate as his
air was, l thought.
81 pray you let us think of less des-
peratc measures" L said, quite dis
turbed. Surely, we should take much
encouragement from what we have
done and trust to the like fortune in
the future. They are but eight, as
you say, and for the most part of small
skill with arms. We are only three,
but all have a good knowledge Of
weapons-for I would have you to know
that | am no novice with either broad
sword or backsword, having had In
struction from an approved maitre
d'armes-so the real odds are by no
means what they SEEM"
"This is all good" said Mr.. Tym,
with a tranquil air, "and l doubt not
that we could hold them q stiff bout,
80 we could have them all in front, and
no use of firearms. Yet let us remain
as we are for awhile, and see whether
still better way will not open"
Faith" said the captain, quickly,
at may be opening now. / see some
sort of glimmer or spark through the
chinks in yon door"
The spark fickered before the cracks
in the door, and | was just thinking
that it might be the match of an old
fashioned gun, and had opened my
mouth to utter a warning, when the
glimmer increased to a clear little
flame, and as it did so some one eknoclled
on the door.
''Who is there?" called out Capt.
Sellnger.
ITS us, sir-Toby Hedge and Tom
Flying"
"What do you want, Hedge and
Flyng?"
''We are from the mate, sir, with a
message" answered the same voice.
What want you?" went on Capt.
Sellinger.
"The mate, he summons you to sur
render, sir. If you refuse he will have
all your lives"
Despite the terror of the situation,
I could scarce forbear smiling. The
fellows voice had the most marvellous
castdown humble mingled with an air
of respect for the captain-something
that long habit would not quite suffer
him to escape from--that could be
imagined. But Capt. SefliRger only
looked rmcommonly solemn and stern.
''The mate is a villain, and you like
wise" he made answer. For myself,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-06-01
EMPIRE APRON FOR LITTLE GIRL.

Objectionable accumulations and, there
fore, lasts twice the usual length of
time.
The latest apron design has a full
narrow hem. The neck is cut square
and around it is a ruffie of cambric
edged with narrow lace. Across the
shoulders are bands of embroidery, be-
low which are two ruf1les trimmed also
with lace.
The sleeves are roomy and comforta-
BILE and are gathered into band of em-
broidery at the wrist.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-06-01
CHILD'S WHITE APRON.
The Very Latest Patterns Suggest the
Return of the Full and Pretty
Bishop sleeve.

New apron modes suggest the return
of the style worn some years bach
which had large bishop sleeves, gath
cred into band of embroidery at the
wrist.
And this is after all the more sensi.
BILE way, for with the long sleeves,
child's dress is better protected from
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-06-01

81 tell you, sir, the way they soak
down the streets in some parts of the
city is simply outrageous. If had my
way I'd make street sprinkling penal
offense."
You're an enthusiastic bicyclist. ]
take it?"
NO, sir. am an enthusiastic ocu.
LIST st."-Chicago Post
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-06-01
All the symptoms.

They had watched the couple for sew
eral minutes.
"He has just about reached the point
cf proposing" said one of them, at
last.
"How do you know that?" asked the
ether.
Because he is so nervous and she is
so elf-possessed. ."-Chicago Post.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-06-01
Ought to lie.

Bacon-Your friend is well informed
gee.
Egbert-Well, he ought to be, will
the wife he's got.-Yonkers Statesman
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-19
THE MARKETS..

New York, Oct. 1S--There was a con-
siderable growth of confidence on the part
Of bulls in stocks to-day and the market
cannot be properly characterised other
than strong The strength was decidedly
spotty, especially during the early hours.
But the tone steadily improved and the
demand for stocks in the late dealings
became rather urgent. A strong evidence
of underlying strength was the indisposl-
ton of the bears to contest the advance.
The bidding up of the Vanderbilt group
is a time honored maneuver among the
professionals. Northwestern. Omaha.
New York Central and the minor Van
derbits all came into the movement ana
the Union Pacific stocks trailed on as
usual. The coalers were also employed as
a leader. In the railroads the strength
was not widely dtffused, although the gen.
eral tone was quite firm. The grangers
added to those already specified would
about complete the list
TIE vigorous tone displayed by Sugar
and Brooklyn Transit had a large infu-
ence, owing to the volume Of the transact
tons in them.
The gains in Louisville, Southern Pa
cific and the Baltimore & Ohio stocks are
small and Pullman and Great Northern
preferred show sharp losses on the day.
There was no special development in the
days news to account for the markets
strength
There was no renewed strfngency in
money, but there was nc actual replenfsh-
ment of New York's diminished cash sup
ply. Foreign exchange in New York adj
vanced sharply, causing some renewal of
talk of gold exports.
The market for bonds was moderately
active and showed numerous points of
strength. Total sales, $2,s2o,000
U. S. old As registered advanced u per
cent. in the bid price.
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ALASKAN MODUS VlVEhDl.
Hay Submits a Proposition That May Be
Acceptable.

Washington, Oct. 1S.-Seeretary Hay
had a conference to-day with Mr.. Tow
er, the charge Of the British embassy,
relative to the Alaskan modus vivendi.
The secretary had already given con-
sideration to the last proposal of the
British government and was prepared
to submit the answer from the Unit
ed States which, in this case, takes the
form of another proposition. This last
proposition differs in no essential from
that which already served as the basis
of the agreement between Secretary
Hay and Mr.. Tower, but upon close
scrutiny Of the latest form it was
deemed advisable by our government
to make few changes in the text
1t is not doubted that the changes will
be acceptable to the British govern
ment. Indeed, they may be of a char
acter that will warrant Mr.. Tower ac-
cepting them on his own responsibility
In such case the agreement may be rat
flied in a very short time. Mr.. Tower
may decide. however, to submit the
changes to the foreign office by cable,
in which case the completion of
the agreement may be delayed for a
day or two. There was no formal doc
ument to receive the signatures of the
parties to the agreement, as was the
case in the negotiations of the Bering
sea modus vivendi, but the agreement
defining the temporary boundary will
be set out in the notes exchanged be-
tween Secretary Hay and Mr.. Tower.
Later in the day the conclusion was
reached that the safer course would be
to secure the assent of the British for
egn office to the exact terms of agree
ment, leaving no opportunity for future
misunderstanding. SO the matter was
laid before that office through the cabi-
net. In consequence, it became appar-
ent that it would not be possible owing
to the differences in the time between
Washington and London to perfect the
agreement to-day, though at the close
of office hours here there was conf
dent belief that the end would come to-
morrow or next day.
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CHICAGO MARKETS.
Produce.

Chicago. Oct. 1S-wheat was steady,
following higher Liverpool cables, light
receipts and the oversold condition of
the local market. coupled with the theory
that after such season of continuous de-
cline some natural reaction might rea-
sonably be expected. encouraged sufficient
buying for the moment to add d little to
the opening advance. The demand was
limited. however, and this finally became
so sluggish that the market began to sag
for lack of support. Then the bears took
hold and succeeded in wiping out the adj
vance and forcing a &c decline. At this
point a report from the seaboard that o
house with connections in India was buy
ing heavily Of low-grade wheat stimulated
buying movement Selling pressure grew
less pronounced as the session progressed
and the market toward the close was
strong, final figures being the best of the
day. Small estimates for tomorrow and
heavy clearances helped the advance. De-
cember opened 1s@Ac higher at 7Oad7O7sc,
advanced to tic, declined to 703sc and rose
to 71hsc 1T the close.
Corn ruled dull and lower the greater
part of the session. There was a good
deal of liquidation encouraged by a slack
shipping demand, but towards the end
the firmness In wheat impaired a little
animation to buying and the loss was
fully recovered. December closed with
buyers at 3o2sc.
A good cash demand, buying by eleva-
tor interests and the advance In wheat
strengthened oats. December closed at
221ac.
Provisions held steady on a limited
trade. The absence of liquidation. which
has depressed the market of late, was the
main factor in the strength shown. Jan
uary pork closed 2la@5c higher, January
lard and ribs a shade higher.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1899.
TWELVE PAGES.
They Talk Right Out.

! n T the outset, in the house of
VA commons. opposition to the
! Transvaal war is more pro-
lnounced, more vigorous and more elo-
kquent in its utterances than, in this
country at least, it had been expected
ito be. Before next Saturday morning,
unless the cable service is too sharply
censored, the London newspapers will
be able to announce that the Butte
Inter Mountain denounces Philip James
Stanhope. Sir William Vernon Har-
court and other esteemed contempo-
raries, as rank copperheads and trait
ors.
Sir William went at it vigorously the
very first thing, in opposition to the
ministry and the war. He placed no
curb on his criticism; manifestly, he
was willing to let all the world know
that the war upon the Beers has or
sanized partisan opposition at home
These expressions, heard yesterday in
the commons, are highly significant
when taken in connection with other
paragraphs in yesterdays news under
London date.
There is. for instance, the item in the
cable service which says that the prop
osition from the queen to call out the
militia and the reserves has cocoa
stoned widespread wonderment." the
presumption being that England finds
herself compelled to take account of
"the ill will apparent on both sides of
he n he r;c+,, Ia
and also "to guard against the black
peril" Which means that there ap-
pears to be dissa tisfaction with the
British war policy at Paris, at Berlin
and at st. Petersburg, as well as anX
iety concerning the African bla cks
The liberals know about this state Of
foreign feeling, of course; so that the
flying of the flag of pronounced oppo-
sition within the very walls of the
house of commons is, indeed, rather
remarkable.
Withal, there was more serious war
yesterday right in official life in Lon
don than there was in the region OF
Pretoria The opening of the discus
sion on the reply to the speech from the
tHlolie seeli!S W pant tiie llpeIalS-oul
of power-squarely on the proposition
that, on the main issue, President Kru-
ger was right; namely, as Harcourt
asserted in terms, Everybody is now
convinced that suzerainty was dropped
in 1884" If that really is the accepted
opinion in England, then the war
against the Beers hasn't a leg to
stand on. The fighting is defended,
for Englands part, solely on the as
sertion that the British claim to SUI
erainty is well grounded. Under the
conditions. the attitude taken yester-
day by the leaders of the liberals
is hardly short Of revolt.
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Z N his speech at Fargo. North Dako-
ia, President Mckinley. among 9th
err things. said: Cur flag stands
for liberty wherever it floats. And VIC
propose to put sixty-five thousand men
behind that flag in Luzon to maintain
the honor and glory of the republic in
the interest of humanity and civiliza-
ton"
This is another sample of the presi-
a total absence of logic. What occa-
sion is there for siXty-five thousand
men to maintain the honor and glory
of the republic in the island of Luzon?
Otis had plenty of men-all that he
needed? And did not Mr. Mckinley's
shouters in this part Of the country
declare that any man who said the
army in the Philippines should be rein
forced was a 'copperhead" and Il
traitor" Whatever else may be said,
it must now, at least, be conceded, that
the judgment of the s0-called copper
heads" and traitors" with reference
TO the military situation was better
than that of the man who is being
doomed as a great war president"
But Secretary Root has declared that
We are not fighting the whole sixty
tribes who make up the Filipino peo-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-19
A Shirt Waist Grievance,

Said girl kicker recently-not an
acrobat, but one who is eternally try
ing to arrange the affairs of this mum
dane sphere, and who, to her credit
be 1t said, has usually more than a
modicum of right in her grievance:
why is it that manufacturers of
shirt waists will never awaken to the
knowledge that the female figure has
variations from the accepted model of
trade? All women are not the same
size as regards the minor points of arm
length, etc. Buy a shirt waist and you
will find that you can have your pick
or pattern and color, but the arm
lengths will not vary. Take a "a or a Sc
or IS bust measure and someone else
who buys the same number. but whose
arms may be couple of inches shorter
Will have exactly the same measure
ments in her waist. If a man buys A
shirt of a good manufacturer he will
ind that given neck size has at least
three arm lengths.
The shirt waist has come to stay
Why do manufacturers force women to
have them made in order to have these
differences adjusted? Why do they not
wake to the knowledge of this arm
length distinction?"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-19
L. s. Troops to Be Withdrawn.

Washington. Oct. Ex-Governor Steunen-
berg of Idaho called at the war depart
ment to-day to confer with Secretary
Root respecting the order the depart
ment was about to issue for the with
drawal of the United States troops from
Shoshone, Idaho, where theye are still
guarding the striking Occur d'Alene
miners As the militia of the state has
Just returned from the Philippines, there
is no longer the excuse that the state
government lacks power to relieve the
United States troops. The governor, how
ever. made a strong plea for retention of
the regiments. SO Secretary Root will
give the state authorities until the first of
next month to relieve them.
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pie. but only very small fraction CT
one tribe. If this is true the question
again occurs: Why do we need sixty
five thousand men? Can it be that in
order to whip a small fraction Of one
tribe out of sixty we need larger
army than the one which marched
With Sherman from Atlanta to the sea
If a small fraction of one tribe calls
for sixty-fve thousand men, how
many would be required if we had to
fight a whole tribe? And worse still,
how large an army would we have to
send if two tribes should happen to
oppose us? But when we ask our
selves how many millions would be
necessary successfully to fight all sixty
of the tribes. the figures suggested are
literally appalling.
And still another consideration. If we
have had opposition from only small
fraction of one tribe, how comes it
that about ninety-nine one-hundredths
of the great island of Luzon is now
in the hands of the hostile natives?
Can it be that small fraction of one
tribe is not only keeping the American
army at bay, but also overawing the
large remaining fraction of their own
tribe and fifty-nine other tribes as
we'll?
If Aguinaldo with a handful of BAN
dts is doing all this, he must be more
of man than some people seem to
think he is. But the cold truth is that
Secretary Root was talking through
his whiskers'-if he has any. He was
speaking for political effect, and with
out much regard for the truth. And
his talk was not well considered even
with reference to political effect. if he
desired favorable one, for not a frac-
ton Of one-sixtieth Of the American
people will believe any such nonsense.
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Men and Women.

William Waldorf Aston has paid $780,
S96 taxes in New York this year.
One of the rapidly thinning band of olo
abolitionists is Mrs. Frances f. w. Har-
per of Philadelphia who celebrated her
74th birthday recently.
A Biographical work issued few years
ago entitled distinguished Sons of Ver-
mont" includes Dewey's brother, but no
mention is made of Dewey.
President Steyn of the Orange Free
States is described as suave, cultured,
and, unlike his neighbor and ally Presi-
dent Kruger, is careful of his personal APP
pearance.
1t is announced from London that Hi
ram Maxim, the great inventor and man
ufacturer Of guns and other war supplies.
has taken out certificate of naturaliza-
ton as a British subject. He was born
in Maine. but since 1884 has maintained an
establishment in London, which now en-
ploys 1900 workmen.
General Charles F. Roe, who led the
land parade in honor of Dewey. has been
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-19

TNHE opposition to M. McKinley's
policy Of Imperialism and mil
itarism is not. in the ordinary
sense, strictly partisan opposition,
although the support Of that policy is,
undoubtedly, of the narrowest parti-
san character.
1t is true that here and there dem
ocrats may be found who are endors-
ing this policy, but they are becoming
fewer and fewer as il develops into
imperialism" in contradistinction to
legitimate expansion" On the other
hand, the great body of the democratic
party is opposing it, not merely because
it is out of harmony with the party
creed, but because it is distinctly at
variance with the fundamental princi-
pies of Americanism
This, we say, cannot fairly be called
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-19
We Must BE Strong.

Philadelphia, Oct 1S.-At the COM
mercial congress to-day John Barrett,
ex-minister to Siam, dwelt on the
saying:
THE whole Orient is watching us.
Our ability to protect our great and
growing markets in China depends
largely upon the result of our Phil
ippine policy. If we fay at Manila
we may fail at Picking. Il ~ are not
strong at Manila we shall eHeaken at
Toxic, Picking, Seoul and Bangkok"
General Laurie of London and WI
Ting Fang, the Chinese minister,
spoke on Chinese trade.