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AN UNREALIZED DREAM.

In the golden spring DAY of life / stood
On the flower lined border of womanhood
And the sun was bright and the skies
were fair,
And the joy birds were singing every
where.
Then life was dream that was heaven
born
AS the sun rose up on the glorious morn
That follows the waning of girlhood' 9
days.
And the woman basked in its CHEEKY rays.
A suitor came in a manly youth
Whose eyes were mirrors rejecting truth,
Whose face an Apollo might envy we'll
And whose voice was clear as a vesper
bell.
But 1 steeled my heart to the golden
snare,
For mad ambition was nesting there
To reign as queen in the tinseled show
OF the upper world. and bade himNgo.
A year sped on. and another came.
"A Ana kpght hah fn t5e j Lists i 9f lSFal 6aas au
And laid his heart at my queenly feet.
But his name was missing from titled lore;
He was but toiler in life. no more.
And I muflled the blow In regretful phrase
AS he passed from my sight with reprov
Ing gaze.
The fires of ambition warmer burned
Till they smothered love, and l proudly
spurned
The yearnings of hearts that were brave
and bold
And pure in affection as virgin gold.
A king would come with titled name.
And I'd rule as queen in the world OF
fame.
And the years sped on with distressing
pace.
Each penciling lines on my once fair face
Then my heart was pierced. as by CLEAN
ing blade.
With the growing fear that I'd die maid
And when hope was waning another came
And I forced smile and assumed his
name.
The dreamed of kingdom I'm ruling DER
Is dingy old corner grocery store,
And aid my bustling old X ng of kings
In selling bacon and cheese and things!
Denver Post.
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Her Plan.

Mr.. Tczzleton with swelling mus
cles)-What would you do if you and
were all alone in the house and you
should see burglar crawling through
the window?
Miss Dazeley-Oh. should stand
right in front of the chair behind which
you were hid and if possible argue with
him until the folks came home Chi
cago Daily News
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Dolly, who is 6, was sent to boarding
school just before Christmas. When
she came home for the holidays. she
voiced her many objections to the tenn
pie of learning where her guardian had
placed her.
81 don't like to stand in straight
row." she said, land l don't like to
drink out of mug with a big BE
Good on it. and | don't like to have
Ry face washed round and round as if
it was a plate. New York CONNER
cial Advertiser.
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In a Boon. Market.

The Lamb-The thing has gone down
until it ism t worth cent on the dollar.
And yet you told me it was good in
vestment
The Wolf-And so l still think. The
trouble is that we look at it from diff
ferent points of view, that's alL-Bos-
ton Transcript.
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TIT For Tat.

Brothers and sisters ought to be glad
to give and receive mutual assistance.
"You show such had taste in the Sc
lection of Your neckties, Horace, - said
the elder sister of youth in his teens.
'They always look go wrinkled and
shapeless too. You ought to let me buy
them and tie them for you. -
''I'm willing, sis" he answered,
looking at her pinched waist. ''if you'll
let me buy your belts and fasten them
around you. Youth s Companion.
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His View of 1t.

my dear. said Mrs Henpeck, I'm
positive that our George is thinking
seriously of matrimony.
"Wen. l only hope so. ret1rIed
Henpeck, with unusual spirit Il
wouldn't want any boy of mine to be
SO unfortunate as to regard it as a
joke Philadelphia Record
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GRASSES.

Are these the fairy hosts,
The million marching men,
Who efter fogs and frosts
.Sprang up in glade and glenf
Their spears we're silver gray,
Their javelins gold and green,
That like fountain s spray
Shattered the light between.
Their banner the wild rose
Or honeysucltle bright,
Terrible to their foes
When they went out to fight.
Now sweet, so sweet, in death
They lie, like autumn leaves,
With all their golden breath
Gathered in golden sheaves.
Now sweet, so sweet, they lie
With all their comely length;
Piled high in heaps so high
And withered all their strength.
Alack, that goodly show
OF spears and glaives and swords,
That Maytimo long ago,
When these were beited lofds!
-sss. a-Pall Mall Gazette.
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Appreciated the Compliment.

"They say that Jones was elated the
day after the recount committee threw
him out of his seat in the common
council =
''Yes; it was because the papers next
morning spoke of him as having retired
gracefully Detroit Free Press
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DR.. GRADY,s UoNDITIoN POWDERS, arr
inst what horse needs when in bad con.
dItion. Tonic. blood purifier and YER
mifuge. They re not food but medicIp
and the best in nse to put a horse 3
prime condition. Price 25 cents per
package. For sale by Janin tS Suddalh.
Druggists
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Calling Hin RInR.

''My time is worth 81 minute to
me, said the busy man.
'All right, replied the insurance
agent IN take just 10 minutes and
allow you the discount on the first pre-
MUM. Philadelphia North Ameri-
can.
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The Important Thing.

"They say all the lovemaking was
on her part. p"
$50 I've heard But then he supplied
the money. you know "-Philadelphia
North American.
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ms Pathetic, nevertheless.

The headline "Died Penniless" loses
nine-t tenths Of It's pathos when one re-
fleets that minute after death the vic
tim of such sad circumstances is just as
well off as if he had died in possession
Of hundred millions. .-Indianap
Iourual
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Too Previous.

Friend-W What are You kicking about ?
Humorist-Fm chump. went and
destroyed all my Spanish war jokes
that had left over If had them
now. could work them over to suit
the Filipino war. New York journal
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Easily Counted,

After an absence of half year she
had returned.
did you think of me often, George?'
she asked
"Only once, Aggie," he replied.
but it was an awful long think-six
whole months New York World
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Ringing the Changes.

First Tramp-That dog got you up a
tree. did he2
Second Tramp-Yes, never saw SO
much bark about a tree in my life be-
fore. -Yonkers Statesman
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Not n German.

'Did you enjoy the german the other
night. Miss Daisy2" asked Tinkleton.
t'Hs wasn't a German, Mr.. Tinkle-
ton, answered Daisy innoeently; "he's
an Englishman. "-Harper's Bazaar.
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COnundrum by the Cheerful Idiot.
@. What is worse than raining cats
and dogs7'
A. Hailing cabs and buses Punch
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A ConsOling Thought.

While most persons come into the
world crying, very few Of them weep
when they are leaving it-Boston
Transcript
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,tly Democratic Z always Consistent.
NATCHIToCHEs, LoIEsLl IVA, THURSDAY. MAY 25 1890

chain, ami his ngcrs Tgit FOR and ca
ressed it as if it had been live thing
And that was the end. Hartford Cou-
rant
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Bound to Finish Him. ANYWAY

TO : IN II" 11''41e n N , " ny
When doctors can find anything left
in man to cut out. they advise a
change of climate as means Of restor-
ing his health. -Atchison Globe.
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Meerschaum is silicate of magnesia
and is to be found chiefly in Asia Minor,
Greece and Madrid
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In some parts of Africa slaves are still
the basis Of all financial reckoning.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-16
Exit tho Nightgown.

In enumerating the unexpected is
sues that have arisen out of the war
with Spain, the contest between pa
jamas and nightgowns ought not to be
omitted, says a Pretoria (TransvaaD
exchange. And, while most of the 9TH
er issues remain unsettled, this issue
has been settled finally and forever, by
the triumph of the pajamas. For years
the battle between the "new-fangled"
pojamas and the old, reliable night
gown of our forefathers had been
Maged with varying success, the pa
jamas gaining a strong yet uncertain
foothold in the cities of the seaboard
and making occasional incursions in
to tie interior, the nightgown holding
the interior and keeping up harassing
guerrilla warfare in the suburbs of the
seaboard cities. Now, will not the Of
fetal declaration of the United States
government that paiamas are the true
garments for heroes and must be worn
by their troops in the tropics inevitably
drive the forces of the nightgown to the
wilderness, where they must inevitably
be slowly eXterminated? Paiamas are
undoubtedly the most civilized possible
night dress. In pajamas man is ready
for anything. He is at once undressed
for bed and dressed for night emer-
gencies of fire, strange noises in the
basement, or sudden descent of foe,
whether burglar or Filipino. In a
nightgown man is ready for nothing.
In appearance he is ridiculous. In feel
ing he is wretched. In ability TO face
his fellow beings he is mot in it, at all.
Next to the habit of daily bath, pajamas
are the most valuable gift of the ori-
ent or the occident.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-16
WORK OF TRAIN WRECKERS,
They DeratI "a Michigan Central Pas
sen%er Train, Injuring Dozens of

Toledo, o., Nov f0.-Michigan Cen
tral train No. 80, from Toledo to De
troit, was ditched by the spreading OF
rails between Alexis and Vienna,
Mich, about : O'Clock last night. Three
persons were fatally injured. They
are:
John Mckay, indianapolis, rib bro
ken. cut about face and head by glass.
John O'Neill, Detroit, fireman, cut
about head and arms.
William Hamilton, engineer, bruised
and probably internally injured
Seriously injured: Charles Calvert,
Detroit, hand and arm hurt.
Maxine Faneuff, Wabridge, o.
shoulder dislocated.
Charles Kress, Detroit, bead hadIy
cut and neck laccrateG
Jacob Rosensall. Detroit. badly
bruised and cut about head with glass.
Devore N. Ashton, Detroit, three ribs
broken and face cat.
Mrs. Sarah Whipple. Monroe, Mich,
head badly hurt and bruised.
Dean Ashmorc, Detroit, arm nearly
severed at wrist.
s. y. Freshney. Fort Wayne, Ind,
hurt about head; knee dislocated.
Ralph Spare. New York, hand and
wrist badly cut.
Conductor Marllins, bruised about
the body.
Fifteen or twenty other passengers
were bruised and shaken up. some OF
them receiving slight wounds.
William Hamilton, the engineer, was
thrown through the window of his cab
and was badly bruised by the fail. as
well as cut about the face and head
His injuries may prove serious. He
retained, however. sufficient presence
of mind, when he recovered from the
shock to hurry to his engine and draw
the fire, thus preventing an explosion.
The accident was the result of a de-
libcrate piece of work by unknown
train Wreckcrs, and happened at
point inst beyond a short treStlc. Two
freight trains had passed over the road
in safety a short time before. Where
the rails were spread it was found that
the bolts that held the tishpIates had
been unscrewed. The nuts were lying
on the ties and the threads Of the bolts
were not marrcd i'm any way. \ couple
of bic WrcnchcS, such aS section hands
use, were found lying beside the track,
Indicating how the rails had been
loOseucd.
The carly reports of the wreck were
alarming and the railroad company
summoned every available physician
from Toledo and elsewhere. \ special
hospital train was ordered from De.
troit and tho injured will be taken
there. Some of the less seriously
hurt We're brought to Toledo on a
| Ike Shore train which arrived short.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-16
Hay Has Quieted Their Fears.

Washington, Nov. 1O.-Thc diplo-
matte representative of every nation
directly interested in the Chresc
question called at the state depart
mcnt Thursday. The interest of the
Chinese government in what is going
on between the United States and the
European powers is intense but it is
believed that Secretary Hay has re-
lieved the main apprehension. which
was founded upon a suspicion that our
government. in the event that the
European powers failed to give assur-
ance of the maintenance of the open
door that it seeks. will take posses
sion of a section of the Chinese coast.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-16
COLLIDED ON A BRIDGE.
A Narrow Escape from a FrfghtfuI
Disaster on IEe IL. 81 q. Road.

Wilmington. Del, Nov 1O-Duling a
heavy fog yesterday a rcar-end col
lision occurred on the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad. \ southbound freight
train parted by reason Of "a broken
coupling. and the rear portion of the
train stopped on the bridge. \ south
bound passenger train closely follow
ing plunged into the cahooSe of tine
stalled section of the freight. and the
cabuosc and a coal car were thrown
down the emhankment. The passen-
ger train remained on the tracks on
the bridge, which is lO5 feet high
The people ON the passenger We're
badly shaken by the collision. John
\lden. United States Express Co. mes
Scn@cr, had his arm broken. Conduc-
tor William Galloway was severely cut
by broken glass. John NJ. Lacy. OF
Wilmington. was knocked unconscious
and sustained internal iuuries. 9th
ers were cut and bruised. but not seri-
OuSlV.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-16

rived from the Cape to-day is one say
ing that the Beers are planting more
guns in the hills surrounding Lady
smith. All the correspondents in the
he!ea@ured town are safe and anxious
to reopen communication.
The latest advices from Kimberly.
dated November =, say all was well
there.
The war office has received fcG:n
Cen. Fuller the following dispatch,
Cape Town, Nov. 9.-Have received
by pigeon post from Gen. White to-
day the following: The bombardment
at long range by heavy guns contin-
ues daily. \ few casualties are oc-
curing, but no serious harm is being
done. The Beers sent in today a
number of refugees from the Trans
vaal, under flag of truce. y flag of
truce from Iadysmith met them out
side the picltets. When the party sep
aratrd the Roer guns fired on it before
it reached our pickcts. Maj. Gale, OF
the Royal engineers, was wounded to-
day while sending a message. The
entertainments are daily growing
stronger and the supply of provisions
is amDle'"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-16
FRAUDULENT RETURNS.
Five Men Held TO Answer TO the
Charge Of Impersonating Election
Officers and Repeating in Phfladel-

Philadelphia. Nov. 11.-As result
of an investigation conducted by an
anti-Quay newspaper live men all res
dents of Washington. were yesterday
held in bail for court ON the charge of
repeating, impcrSOnating election oih'
GERS and making fraudulent returns.
The defendants are John f. Sheehan,
f.. N. Drinkcrt. William Cook, Harry
McCabc and George Kirkland. All but
one are said to be in the government's $
employ. 1t developed that Kirkland
haG been employed by the newspaper
mentioned TO enter the conspiracy. He
was the principal witness Friday. The
testimony involved several prCminenc
politicians in this city and q lieuten-
ant of the Capitol police at Washington.
kirland related in detail all
that happened from the time of their
arrival until their arrest at the rail-
ro"rl station on election night. On
Tuesday morning. he said, he and w.
II. Cook went to tie house of Deputy
Coroner Samuel SaIter. accompanied
by Lieut.. j. G. Rodgers, of the Capitol
police Rodgers. Kirkland declared,
was in charge of the party when it left
w SIIlnI'lI. Ai tNtllfl = lI''o' tllVN
met the deputy coroner and John Si'-
vcrman. cnc of the election inspectors.
Continuing. the witness said Salt
er handed MS number OF ballots fold
ed and sealed and told us they were to
90 into the boxes rs soon as we got to
the polling place. On our arrival there
Silverman and Cook unlocked the
boxes and we put the ballots in. There
were about 200 judge
Kirkland said he acted as minority
inspector under the name of Clarence
McCahe. the regular inspector. aud
that Cook impcrSOnated L. T.. Rankin.
the Judge OF election. During the af-
tcrnOou witness assert d. Is additional
votes were marked by Cook and Silver
man and placed in the box. .he htSt
% voters were handed specimen bal
lots wr.ich witness thought were de-
stroycd after the polls. He said l"4
votes were actually cast and that TN
number returned was 230 or there
ahouts. Kirllnnd said he acted in
the matter Mt the instigation of Il
newspaper reporter. He was paid S15
for his worl; at the polls by Lieut..
Rodgers. he said.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-16

liant sortics. Accounts from different
sources agree that the laconic official
description of Thursdays engagement
as IAN effective shelling of the Boer
lager" was unduly modest. 1t
appears that Gen. White sent a strong
force of cavalry and infantry 10 attack
the Beers at Tatham's farm. about ten
miles to the northward, and apparent
ly achieved a surprise, the Beers being
caught on top of the veldt and cut TO
pieces and their camp captured.
Encouraged by this success Gen.
White decided to risk an even more
important engagement on the follow
ing day, which was again justified by
success. Ladysmith had been isolat-
cd and a Boer force had intercepted
the railway between Ladysmith and
ColenSo. This force on Friday de-
scendcd upon Colenso and compelled a
hurried abandonment of ColensO and a
retirement of the British to Estcourt.
Gen. White had ascertained that the
Beers were attacking Colenso. but he
was not aware of the British retire
mcnt. He determined therefore to
attack the Beers in the rear, thus hop
ing to achieve the double object of
drawing off an attack upon the weak
garrison of Colenso and possibly of
reopening communication southwark.
The Beers had advanced southwark
until they had occupied the hills north
of Tugcla river and dominating Culen-
SO on the other side of the stream. The
hills slope to Il plain that reaches to
the banks of the Tugela. Gen. Whites
division caught the Peers in the rear
and after the hills had been shelled
the British infantry stormed the posi-
ton Meanwhile the British cavalry
swept around the hills and as the re-
treating enemy descended into the
plains with British hayonets behind
them and the river in front of them
they were charged by the cavalry and
seem to have perished almost to a man
The British then returned to Lady
smith without coming into touch with
the Colenso garrison, which retired to
Estcourt.
London, Nov. 9.-ro the eyes of mill
tary experts the darkest page of the
war is now being written. But even
that is illuminated with bright pas
saoes. such as Cen. Whites victorious
sortics. If he can keep the British
flag flying over Ladysmith until lie is
relieved, the campaign will turn Il
fresh page and with the advance of
Gen. Rullcr's force the British public
is promised more cheerful reading.
This feeling of relief inspired by re-
cent good tidngs is nevertheless
tinged by "A certain anxiety lest Gen.
White should again make some fatal
miscalculation involving a repetition
of the Nicholsons s Mex disaster.
The most interesting news is Il dis
patch from Estcourt announcing the
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A BIG REWARD.
Michigan Central Railroad OTcrs II.
for Capture of Train Vreckers.

Detroit, Mich, Nov. 11.-The Michi-
gan Central Railroad Co. will offer a
reward of $500 for the capture and
conviction Of the presons who caused
the wreck Thursday night General
Superintendent L'IIommcdieu made
that statement yesterday morning. lie
said: 1--WE are satisfied that the acci-
dent was caused by train wreckers.
We found the tools they dsed with the
marks fresh upon them. They are
not our tools, as they were slammed
NJ. D. which stands for Michigan Di-
vision. All our tools are plafnIv
stamped with the initials of the ROAD.
The wreclerS removed the angie
plates--that has been concluSivelv
proved to us. We will offer a reward
of $500 for their capture and convic-
ton. If the cars had been less strong.
IL built the wreck would have been
frightful 10 contemplate, but they heI |
together and Cad not break in two. as
is usually the case in accidents of Iil.e
character. All the police machinery
of the road will he put in operation 1c
capture the wrcckcrs."
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-16
STILL BESIEGED.
Yet Ladysmith's Defenders Are
Growing Bold.
Beers lombard the Town. English
Claim to Have Attacked the En-
emy's Camp and Routed the
BurShers-A HriIish Reg
iment Badly Cut Up.

Pietermaritzburg, Natal, Nov. q
The general commanding the line of
communication with Maritzburg has
arrived with his staff at Estcourt. Tele-
graphic communication north of Est
court is entirely stopped. The natives
report that the Beers received
crushing blow at Ladysmith Thursday.
The British forces at Ladysmith were
engaged twice successfully on Thurs
day and on Friday. 1t is reported
that the cavalry scored heavily and
that the infantry did great execution
with bayonets, the Gordon Highland
ers carrying the principal Boer posi-
ton at the point of the bayonet. The
Beers lost heavily in killed and wound
ed and number surrendered.
London, Nov. S.-Last nights wei
come dispatches from the front rent
the veil of gloom enveloping Lady
smith, showing the British garrison
not merely standing on the doggcd de-
fensive, but executing ii series OF bril-
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They Need the Schooimastcr.

New York, Nov. 1O.-Gen. ludlow.
military governor of Havana. reached
his home in Flushin" yesterday. To
reporter Gen. Ludlow talked upon
the condition of affairs in Cuba. He
considered the greatest drawback to
the improvement of the people their
great iiitcracy. Among 9th, ~ things
he said: "'rhc condition Of the peo-
pie is something awful in that respect
eighty per cent. Of them are illitcratc.
We have made beginning and in
Havana ther" is now something Of an
approoch to schools. What we need
most is Il system of industrial schools"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-16
Winter in the South,

The season approaches when ones
thoughts turn toward place where the in.
convenences of a Northern winter NAV be
escaped. No section of this country offers
such ideal spots as the Gulf Coast on the
between Mobile and New Orleans 1t pos
sesses mild climate, pure air, even temper
ature and facilities for hunting and fishing
enjoyed by no other section. Accommoda,
tions for visitors are frst-class, and can be
secured at moderate prices The L. & n.
reached in through cars from Northern
cities. Through car schedules to all points
in Florida by this line are also perfect.
Write for folders, etc, to Jackson Smith, d.
z. A, Cincinnati, o.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-16

The eastern papers give an account
of an aged woman who has regularly
walked once year from Bangor, Me-,
to New York, 450 miles, for the enjoy
ment of the thing, since 1924, when she
was 16 years old. Marquis de La Fay
ette was then visiting America, and the
girl, Mary Harley, being too poor TO
ride, walked to New York to see him,
paying her way by selling pencils on
the road. She enjoyed her trip so
much that she has since then repeated
it annually. She is now turned 90, yet
does not look so old, and seems to be a
person of natural refinement. On her
trip this year her sales of pencils proved
inadequate for the first time to meet
her frugal expenses, and on reaching
New York she was obliged to apply to
charity for aid, when her curious feat
became public.