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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-05
Not All Pleasure,

The troubles of millionaire are H.
lustrated by story told of William
Rockefeller by one of his attorneys.
The oil magnate bought large tract of
land in the Adirondacks, which he uses
as game preserve and forest home. A
local paper announced that Mr.. Rookie
feller intended to buy half the Adiron-
dacks and make them into park. The
article was widely quoted, and soon let
ters began to pour in. The letters were
soon followed by brokers, farmers, real
estate agents and spectators. Mr..
Rockefeller at first denied the report,
but this had no effect. His secretary
answered every letter in the negative,
but this proved ineffective. His clerks
were instructed to tell all callers that
their employer did not want any Adj
rondack land, but even this was futile.
Not long ago Mr.. Rockefeller was driv-
ing, and stopped to rest his horses,
when man suddenly walked out from
behind the trees and asked for a match.
Mr.. Rockefeller went through his pock-
cts and handed the man three or four.
The man struck match and said: 81
am much obliged to you, sir; wanted a
match very badly, and you came just in
the nick of time. BY the way, / believe
you are Mr.. William Rockefeller and
you want to buy some land in this
neighborhood. Now /" The SEN
tence was not finished. The unhappy
capitalist threw the box of matches to
the man and drove off in a gallop.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-05
A FINANCIAL EXPERT.
He Got Busy with the Managing Edf-
tor to That Gen ntIeman's
DiscOmfiture.

There is gentleman in Chicago-and the
boom of a cannon fired in front of the
Times Herald office would easily carry to
him as he sits at his desk-who has made
study of economics and who writes financial
editorials.
A few weeks ago the managing editor took
4 vacation and the financial expert was left
in general charge of the paper. One morn
ing recently he received a letter from the
managing editor, who wrote:
81 am stranded over here in Canada.
have been buying lot of stuff that may be
useful to me some time, and | need $50. VIII
you please send me a draft for the sum
named?"
OF course he would. 1t would be a pleas.
ure to accommodate the managing editor.
So the great financial expert hurried over
to the First national bank, in which be kept
his account, and asked for a draft for $50 To
send to his friend. The bank officer gave
him paper to sign, and after giving direc-
tions where to send the draft the writer re.
turned to his desk.
Two or three uneventfu days passed, and
there came another letter from the managing
editor.
Dear sir" he wrote, 81 asked you to
send me some money, and | told you | was
strapped What do you mean by drawing
on me for $50? l have telegraphed to a
friend, who has sent money to pay my way
home. Chicago Times-Herald.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-05

The governor of Texas has a name
with which some people are fond of
taking liberties. 1t is Hogg, and some
of his enemies once started the story
that he had two girls, one of whom he
named IRA IIogg, the other Ina Hogg!
But, in recent interview, Gov. Hogg
has this to say: THE truth of the mat
ter is that my girls name is Ina Hogg.
She was named by her mother. Her
mother was reading a book somewhere,
III which one of the characters which
interested her exceptionally was
named Ina. About that time the little
girl came along, and she was named
Ina. We never noticed the play on the
name until it was called to our atten-
ton. The boys all have rational names.
They are Tom, Mike and Will" So the
governor cannot be accused of in
tentionally making the little girl say
she is small porkish animal every
time she speaks her name!
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-05
GEN. HETH DIES.
A Famous Ex-Confederate Passes TO
Inis Reward.

Washington, Sept. 2T.-Gen. Henry
Heth. the Confederate chieftain and
historian, died at his home III this city
this morning, of Bright's disease.
Gen. Heth was one of the most coli
spicuous chieftains in the Confederate
service tie was a native OF Virginia
and was born in 1925. He graduated
from West PoiItt in 1S47. On July
/ of that year he entered the army rs
IL brevet second lieutenant in the First
infantry and was made second lieuten'
ant in the Sixth infantry in Septem'
Der: six years later became first lieu
tenant and in 1855 was made ascaptain
in the Tenth infantry.
With the outbreak of the civil wal
he allied himself with the then organ.
izing forces of the south. rendering his
resignation in the federal army OF
April %. 1861. He was Immediately
given a command as b~igadier general
in the Confederate army. In May.
1868. he was commissioned ma jor gen
eral. He commanded division ot
Gen. A. =. Hills corps in Virginia ant
rendered notable service at the battle
Of Gettysburg. at Charlottesville and
throughout the campaigns of 1864 and
15G5. When the war closed, Gen.
Heth took up his residence in South
Carolina. where he engaged in bust
ness. OF late years Gen. lleth has
ived in this city and he had been
chiefly occupied in literary work as an
historian of She campaigns in which
ne was a notable figure.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-05
'Er!ed TO Lynch n Detective.

Chicago, Sept. 2s.-Colored men in
Chicago last night tried to lynch
james Washington, detective, be-
cause he ram down and surrendered to
the Tennessee officials Edward Curtis,
an escaped convict. Their anger was
aroused to the point of a frenzy be-
cause Curtis since his escape had mar
ried and lead an honest life. Four
policemen fought desperately to keep
back the crowd, but they We're over
powered and had about given up hope
of saving Washington's life when a pa
troll wagon filled with officers dashed
upor the scene.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-05

The San Francisco Wave reports that
a young woman who patronizes the free
library at San Jose was anxious to
read Hopkfnson Smiths Tom Grogan,"
but whenever she called for it the book
was invariably out" She begged then
that the librarian notify her by tele-
phone as soon as the book came in.
The book was returned next day, and
the librarian telephoned. 1t was the
girls father who answered. tom
Grogan," he shouted, Indignantly. 80
Tom Grogan wants my daughter to
come up after him. Look here, you tell
that young man from me, if he wants
to see my daughter he had better come
here and do it.'
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-05
The prc.,dcnt,. western Trip.

Washington, Sept 2S.-At the cab
net meeting yesterday the arrange
ments for the Dewey reception and
sword presentation in this city were
gone over and the details of the presi.
ient's western trip were discussed
The president will be accompanied by
Mrs. Mckinley and the members OF
the cabinet. They will leave here Oc,
tober 4, the morning after the Dewey
dinner at the White House. and will b.
gone about two weeks. They 60 first
to Quincy and Galesburg, H., thence
to Chicago and on to st. Paul, Duluth
Sioux City and Aberdeen, S. d.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-05
Miss Proctor,s Youthful Critics.

Miss Mary Proctor, the astronomer and
tlement work in the big cities, and frequent.
ly gives her personal services toward enter"
tanning poor children and adults. Generally
her lectures are very well received. Many
of her audiences often manifest better at.
tention than those drawn from higher cir
On one occasion a bright eyed little boy who
sat in the front row with his eyes fixed upon
the speaker was asked how he liked it, Il
guess" he said, at was pretty good, but she
ought to talk about lions and tigers That's
4 youngster criticised her as follows: It's
all very we'll to talk of weighing and meas.
uring stars. There are some people, Of
course who believe that sort of thing, but if
she thinks she can fool US boys with such
fairy tales she's very much mistaken. =
Philadelphia Post. 4
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-05
THEORIES AND CONDITIONS.
Mckinley Prosperity Has Taken the
Wind Out of the Calamity
HowIer's Sack.

After inexcusable delay and with un-
graceful reluctance Hon. William Jen-
nings Bryan and his cohort of calamity
howlers admit the presence of prosper
ity, but, true to their instincts of mis-
representation and evasion, they tenn
porize with the inevitable.
Their fallacious fatism met face to
fece with an actual increase upon a
gold standard basis of $400, 100000 in the
money supply within the space of three
Mckinley years, they double on their
tracks with the plea that this but JUS
titles their contention that an increase
in the money supply was necessary
precedent to prosperity. They have a
band of elastic logic easily adaptable
to any given condition, only they fool
no one but themselves, and themselves
not overmuch There does not appear
to have occurred to these wise political
economists the rare possibility that
prosperity due to restored commercial
confidence, good crops, and foreign
trade largely increased under the i'm
petus of revived industry, may have
created a new and profitable use for
money, and so held at home the gold
that democratic hard times from lack
of confidence in home enterprises had
driven abroad. 1t has been suggested by
some discerning student of finance that
prosperity may be necessary prece-
dent to an increase in the money sup
ply. 1t is a thought worth the atten-
ton of these special pleaders from a
specious premise.
Another thought in this connection
worth careful coming is that genuine
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-05

Advertisements are published at the rate OF
one dollar per square for one insertion and fifty
cents per square for each subsequent insertion
Rates by the year, or for six or three months,
are low and uniform, and will be furnished on
application.
Legal and Oficial Advertising per square,
three times or less, -: each subsequent inser-
tion 20 cents per square.
Local notices IL cents per line for one inser-
sertion: cents per line for each subsequent
consecutive insertion.
Obituary notices over five lines. 10 cents per
line. Simple announcements of births, mar
riages and deaths will be inserted free
Business cards. five lines or less, t5 per year;
over five lines, at the regular rates OF adver-
tiSing.
No local inserted for less than rs cents per
issue
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-05

Detroit, Sept. 2S.-Mrs. Theodore
Reincr last night murdered two of her
children, attempted to murder the
thirG and then cut her own wrists
with suicidal intent. Harold. aged
Z years, and a baby of 3 months are
dead and a daughter aged 7 years is
dpinU
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-05

part of the country were suffering
last week from temperature of about
100, with hot wind from the south
west, the temperature was down to the
frost line in northern New York and to
that of freezing in one corner of YER
mont. In the grand army encampment
at Philadelphia some of the veterans
built fires in order to be comfortable in
the mornings. The two extremes
seemed to be related in some way not
made clear by the weather department.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-05

A pitiful story, with a very evident
moral, comes from Toledo, o. Five rest
less boys left good homes to 'see the
world" They got as far as Akron, o.,
where an accident befell them as they
were endeavoring to board train. and
now one of the five is dead, two are
badly injured and in the hospital, and
the other two are in Jail. 1t hardly
seems necessary to comment upon this
overture story from real life. Anyone
can easily draw the most evident moral
from it.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-05
Non-TerritoriaI Expnnsfon

Means paying rent for poor farm. No.
is the time to secure a good farm or. Rhe
line of the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
Railway in Marinette County, Wisconsin
where the crops are of the best, work pien.
tyss fine mar iketSs iS ; excellent S cimate, purs
time. Why rent farm when you can blg1
one for less than you pay for rentt Addres
c; E. Rollins, Land Agent, l6l La Sale St.,
Chicago, III.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-05

Spain will not be surprised to learn
that under the management of the
United States government the receipts
of the island of Cuba from January l,
1899, to June 30 exceed the expenditures
by $1,480,o2l, The surprising thing to
Spain will be that the American Off
cials didn't pocket the surplus hastily
and say nothing.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-05
JOB PRINTING.

The Job department of the PRESS is complete
and affords facilities for doing the best class OF
work. PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO LAW
PRINTING.
No paper will be discontinued until nrrear-
ages are paid, except at the option of the pub
Usher
Papers sent out of the county must be paid
for in advance
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-05

So much of the happiness of life depends
on whether you will give up your solo for a
part in the chorus.-Ram's Horn.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-05

Perhaps Lots wife was trying to trace her
genealogy when she looked backward Chi
Cago Daily News.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-05

GT"The democratic party has cam
paign material on war issues" says
Bourlke Cochran. The democratic party
would like to discover campaign mate
rial on anything. This is just what the
leaders of that party are securing the
political field for now. If they could
get some issue which would give them
chance to drop base money they
would be overioyed, but nothing of the
sort is in sight at the present time. The
democratic party has an even greater
dearth of principles which anybody
can defend than it has Of leaders whom
anybody supposes can lead.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-05

EAitgeld would like TO see McLeaI
elected governor of Ohio, even though
he is rich. Altgcld's opposition to
wealthy men in politics does not eX-
end to those of his own branch of his
lwn partY.-Chicago Post.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-05

DHumbugs and charlatans may use
the trust bugaboo for political effect,
as they have attempted to do for years,
but the people are interested in the agi-
tation just the same. 1t is scarcely to
be expected that the Chicago confer
ence will harmonic the many and di-
vergent views there presented or come
to any agreement of practical value.
But it is a beginning in a campaign of
education that is highly essential and
important before enlightened and care
full Legislation affecting large business
interests can be had. A worse evil than
any that trusts bring might easily re-
suit from rash and hasty action in
spired by prejudice against them
Pittsburgh Commercial-GaZe
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-05
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS.
II. H. MULLIN, Editor
Published Every Thursday
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The times., 1899-08-27
4 USURPER IN THE PARKS
The Scotia Dubia Makes 1t Unpleas-
ant for Children.
An Insect which Has Appeared in
such Numbers as TO Annoy the Lit
tie Ones at Play a Government
EnfomOIOGist Tells All About
the Intruder-Its sting Harmless.

An insect known scientifically as scotia
dubia has taken possession of some of the
parks and reservations OF Washington in
such numbers that the children who were
won't TO play and frolic in these places
have been forced 70 abandon them. The
insect very closely resembles the common
brown or barn wasp, but its habits are en-
tirely different, the latter making its home
shove ground while the former, when not
in search OF food. lives in the earth.
This is the first appearance TO any ex-
tent of the troublesome insect in this sec
ton and already they have caused great
deal OF annoyance among the people who
frequent the parks. II they are disturbed
they show fight to some extent, but when
closely pressed viii take refuge IN the
grass and seek safety in the honey comb
OF holes which they have burrowed In the
earth. While not as vicious and spiteful
the common wasp they dislike to be in
terrupted. and the millions OF them have
no trouble IN being given full sway in
some OF the parks. Acting Entomologist
u. III. Chittenden, of the Agricultural De-
psrtment says OF the new pest:
The insect is known scientifically as
scOlia dnbia say IL is a common and we'll
known species. having been described
many years ago by the pioneer entomoIo-
gist. Thomas Say. II is a near relative
OF The Mutiiiidae which are commonly
known as velvet ants or stinging ants.
The times., 1899-08-27

No common name has ever been applied
to this insect It is simply one OF the
many forms of wasps. The species is par
hcuiarly common about the District of CO.
lumbia and farther South, frequenting
bright, sunny, and sandy spots, and some
times occurring in great numbers in beds
OF ornamental plants growing by roadsides,
but being found generally in greater
abundance in wild places than in cities
or about residences. The wasps also fre-
quent the flowers Of many plants, among
which are the wild mints and goldenrod.
This particular species probably does
not differ in its habits from others of its
kind which are described by those who
have studied them as digging into the
ground in order 10 find caterpillars and
other larvae which have buried themselves
there to undergo their transformations.
After finding such larvae they lay their
eggs upon them; these hatch into white,
footless grubs, resembling somewhat those
OF the honey bee, and in due time these
complete their metamorphosis and issue in
a winged FORM AS TO the particular spe-
cies Of insects upon which these wasps
prey, / have at hand no records A re-
lated and common species of the same fam
lily is known TO prey upon the injurious
white grubs which are so troublesome at
times in lawns, in beds OF strawberries
and TO various cultivated crops.
This class of wasps is not especially
poisonous and IL the subjects were In or
dinary health there would probably be no
after-effects that would not pass away in
fifteen or twenty minutes, as in the case OF
the ordinary sting from the honey bee
Under ordinary circumstances these wasps
would not attack human beings unless
much disturbed
The times., 1899-08-27
LEADER HALEY FINED.
Applause mt the Marine Band Con-
cert Costs $40.

Judge Taylor, in Police Court ruled that
1Ha. ha," and Bravo" or "Brava," as At
torney E. B. Hay pronounced the word
constitutes a breach of the peace when
shouted by a man, whom policemen testi-
fed walked crooked and "smelt Of
whisky" at a concert Of the Marine Band
and fined William A. Haley $l0 HALEY
was rested at the concert given by the
Marine Band at the east front of the Cap
itol Wednesday. His attorneys, ]. McD
Darlington and f. b. Hay, argued that
Haley was the victim of jealo.sy, which, 1t
is said, has existed between Haley and the
various leaders Of the Marine Band for
some time, and that the words shouted by
Haley coming from any other person
would have passed as high compliment
for Leader Santelmann's excellent conduct
ing. The fact that Haley had called out
Give US a Sousa march," Mr. Hay thought
was but an expression OF the great regard
Haley had for Sousa, with whom he played
In the Marine Band over twenty years ago.
Acting Prosecuting Attorney Sinclair said
that the spirit which actuated Haley TO call
for Sousa music was imbued In a Ninth
Street saloon an hour before the concert.
and not by associating with Sousa twenty
years ago. Judge Taylor held that Haley
had been disorderly and assessed the fine
as stated.
The times., 1899-08-27
COLLISION OF Two CARS
Runaway Freighter Crashes Into a
Passenger Motor.
Loss of Life Narrowly Ayerted on
the Ten1eytown Line-PecuIiar Ac-
cident at the Corner of Thirty
Second Street and Dumbarton Ave-
nue. - Traffic Blocked for Hours.

Car. No. II, of the Tenleytown Railroad,
was wrecked near the corner of Thirty-sec-
ond Street and Dumbarton Avenue by a
freight car loaded with coal belonging to the
same company about $50 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. The freight car started at the top
of the hill, short distance from the power
house Of the Tenleytown line, and coasted
back over the track, along which II had just
passed, until it reached Dumbarton Ave-
nue., where it crashed into the passenger
car. The distance covered by the runaway
freight car was about one mile and a half.
II contained five tons of coal and attained
speed estimated by those who saw it to
be at least sixty miles an hour. The rail-
road people considered it wonderful that
there were not many lives lost.
Car No. u, in charge of Motorman Henry
Voigt and Conductor p. NJ. Riley, left NJ
Street with thirty Ave passengers at $50
o'clok. To II was attached freight car
AT Dumbarton Avenue stop was made
while q quantity of ice was loaded on the
freight car. The conductor had just signal
ed his motorman to go ahead when the
runaway freight car was sighted coming
down Thirty-second Street at a terrific rate
of speed. The passengers realizing the
danger, had barely time TO jump and reach
places of safety. The next instant the
freight car crashed into the passenger car
and the air was full of flying timbers and
pieces OF coal. The force of the collision
crushed the top of the passenger car and
broke the supports at the end of each seat
SO that the roof rested on the benches. The
plate glass window of Weaver's Market at
the corner of Dumbarton Avenue and Thir-
ty-second Street was broken by the flying
debris, while coal was thrown 10 the roofs
OF houses and stores on both sides of the
street
Speaking to reporter for The Times last
night, p. NJ. Riley, the conductor of the de-
molished car, said that his car was delayed
in leaving NJ Street and was crowded with
pleasure seekers bound for Cabin John and
Glen Echo. The freight car was loaded
with coal about 5 o'clock at the canal below
NJ Street. 1t was in charge OF Ira Hirleman
and was attached as a trailer to passenger
car No. 8, which was in charge of Motor
man c. A. Skinner and Conductor Warren
Gingell. Owing to the grade on Thirty
second Street some difficulty was expe-
rienced in pulling the heavily loaded coal
car. When the power house was reached
the freight car was uncoupled and started
back toward switch leading to the stables.
The times., 1899-08-27
A HUSBAND SEEKS DIVORCE.
He Alleges His Wife Married without
Legal Right.

A bill for absolute divorce was yester-
day filed by William II. Bates. of this city,
against his wife. Minnie E. Bates, of Phil
adelphia. on alleged grounds of infde.ity.
According to the petition. they were mar
ried in Philadelphia on June II, 1890, by
the Rev. Charles II. Thomas. During the
past three years the complainant has re-
sided in the District of Columbia. The pc
tition alleges that the wife conducted her
self in such a manner with men of her az
quaintance as to lead him to suspect that
such relations were improper. Thereupon,
it is stated, the wife and husband AMIGA
bly, separated
Ii is further alleged that the wife, with
out obtaining a divorce, entered into an
alleged marriage June 20, 1896 with one
Charles R. Knowles, of Philadelphia,
"fraudulently representing her name TO be
Minnie E. Bates, Knowles being ignorant
Of the marital relations that then existed
between complainant and defendant. :"
Complainant further AYERS that when
Knowles was apprised of the prior and le-
gal marriage he applied for divorce, and
was granted one last spring. James w.
Beavens and e. Hilton Jackson are solicit
tors for the complainant.