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Evening journal., 1899-10-31
BITS OF KrowLree.


Thunder is rare at Cairo. being heard
on an average only three days in the
year
The grave OF an unmarried woman
in Turkey Is often indicated by rose
carved In stone.
The bones and muscles OF the human
body are capable of over 1900 differ-
ent movements.
Vienna policemen are required to un-
derstand telegraphy, and to be able
to swim and row q boat.
Bamboo pens still retain their hold
In India, where they have been In use
for more than 1000 years.
A man OF about so who has shaved
regularly during his lifetime has sacri-
feed to the razor about S5 feet Of hair.
ST. Pauls cathedral, London, Is the
most heavily insured building in Great
Britain. 1t is insured FOR Si75,000 in
10 Offices
An elephant IS possessed of such a
delicate sense Of smell that it can
scent human being at q distance Of
1000 yards.
Venetian coins OF 1870 and 1877,
bearing the name OF one OF the dogos
have been found In Mashonaland, in
AAN AANNAA ANA va nNMNM AAlAlAs
Pupils in the public school OF Copen-
hagen, Denmark. are required TO take
three baths a week in tho public school
building, and while they are bathing
their clothes are sterilized in a steam
oven.
The icebergs OF the two hemisphere
are entirely different In shape. The
Arctic bergs are irregular in form, with
NnfINF FtfnnunITu q oil
while the Antartic bergs are flat-topped
and solid-looking.
A process has been discovered by
which sails OF vessels OF all kinds can
be made out OF paper pulp. and it Is
claimed that they serve quite as we'll
as canvas and are very much cheaper
They swell and flap in the wind like
the genuine old-fashioned article. and
are supposed 60 be untearable.
The red hat of the cardinal costs
him more money than kings pay for
any except their very best crowns. Be.
fore accepting it the grateful prolate
must make offerings TO the propa-
ganda and TO the titular church al
Rome, and pay fees to a long list OF
officials. ranging from chamberlains of
the vatican down 10 the cooks and
aweepers and soldiers OF tho Swiss
guard. Indeed the new cardinal has 10
pay fees at every step from the moment
Of his creation to the occasion OF his
receiving the red hat In public consis-
tory, and when all Us over he finds him.
self out of pocket 90 the extent OF
$500 at least.
Water boils at different tempera.
lures, according 70 the elevation abov,
the sea level In London. water boils
practically at 212 degrees f.. at Nun
ich. Germany. at 209 l-2 degrees: al
the City of Mexico, at 200 degrees. and
in the Himalayas, at an elevation oI
$4,000 feet above the level Of the sea
at $50 degrees. These differences ar,
caused by the varying pressure OF th,
atmosphere at these points. In Ion
don the whole weight Of the air has &,
be overcome. In Mexico. 1000 fee
above the sea, there are 1000 feet lesl
/ of atmosphere TO be resisted, conso
quently less heat Us required, and boil
Ing takes place at lower tempera
/ ture.
Evening journal., 1899-10-31
SHOT BY HER BROTHER
MRS. IBBY HOMER MAY BE GRIP
Piled FOR LIFE.

fiALA q NAN LIZ H.
Crisfeld. Nd. Oct 3l.-Mrs. 1bby
Homer was shot by her brother. Miley
Elliotton Sunday morning at TIE home
Of her sister-in-law. in Crisfeld. FL
lott had a quarrel with his mother and
sisters at their home. and then left the
house. returning about II o'clock. He
learned that his sisters had gone out to
dinner, and, walking over TO the house
where they were seated at dinner fired
three times, the balls striking his sis
ter Ibby in the thigh knee and ankle.
Ibby sank to the floor and her sister
Henrietta began to shrek, when the
assailant exclaimed: III you don't
shut up you will get it. too" He then
walked out of the house. Mrs. Homer
resides in Cambridge, and came here a
short time ago on visit to her rela-
tives Her husband is an oysterman
Her injuries are not fatal, but the doc
tors fear she may be crippled for life
During the war with Spain Elliott en-
listed in the First Maryland Regi-
ment, and there made an excellent rec
ord. His father was n soldier in the
civil war. Il is stated that Elliott was
under the influence of liquor when the
deed was committed.
Evening journal., 1899-10-31
cpcu. REpIrBLIcAN CAMPAIGN.

Elkton. Md, Oct. 31.-The Republi-
cans of Cecil county held largely at
tended and enthusiastic mass meeting
here last night, which was attended by
people from all over the county. Gov
ernor Lowndes was unable to be pres
ent. The meeting was presided over
by Postmaster William J.. Smith, OF
Elkton. and the speakers were Senator
Louis L. McCOmas and Comptroller p
L. GoldsborOugh. The senator delivered
a lengthy address, which was well re-
ceiyed. Comptroller G0ldsborough
promised a reduction in the state tax
and the final wiping out of the state
debt. should the people of Maryland
entrust to the Republican party the af-
fairs Of the state for four years more
Evening journal., 1899-10-31
RETURNED 10 STAND TRIAL.

Dover, Oct. 31.-George w. Fowler,
the young former business man of
Smyrna, who jumped his bail bond over
a year ago. and was rearrested in
Philadelphia on Saturday night, was
arraigned here yesterday charged with
stealing two gold watches, one silver
watch and a gold ring from George +.
Jones. He pleaded not guilty and will
stand trial to-day.
Evening journal., 1899-10-31
AWARD FOR TURNPIKE coMPANl

West Chester. Oct 3l-The jury ap-
pointed to take testimony in the con
demnation of a portion OF the Philadel-
phia. Ephrata and Lancaster turnpike
has awarded the turnpike company
.S3.S25 The piece of turnpike condemn
ed extends from Downingtown to a
point near Guthrieville The county
commissioners think the damages are
excessive and viii probably appeal.
Evening journal., 1899-10-31

PILL-SENSE.-It stands to reason
that DR. Agnew's Little Liver Pills will
crowd out Of the market many of the
nauseoHs old-timers. better medi-
cine AT less than half the price is all
the argument needed TO keep the de-
mand what IL has phenomenal
40 doses 10 cents. They cure Sick
Headache. Biliousness. and allay all
stomach irritations. At all druggists.
81 Sold by Miller Drug Co. 402 Mar
ket and n. 3. Danforth, Market and
Second streets.
Evening journal., 1899-10-31
WuAT 10 Y0r WANrg

Advertise your wants iu the Evening
journal Employment wanted, help
Wantul. 90 let. for rent. for SALE board
.rl., and lost and found ads. viii be puo-
ilshcd, three limos. one time. Tor Nimci .
throc times f0r IL quarter
Evening journal., 1899-10-31
1vrAT no You WANT?

Advertise your wants im the Evening
Journal. Employment wanted, help
wanted. to let for rent. for sale. board
ing and lost and found ads. Will he pub
lished three lines, one time, for % dimei
three times for n quarter.
Evening journal., 1899-10-31
RAILRoAps
-rr.lffNGTON AND NORTHERN
RAILROAD COMPANY.

RAILROAD COMPANY.
TIME TABLE .l t~eei NAY ~. 1879.
Trai1s leave Wilmington (l'tnch strc
etatiom for Elsmora june. Aontchlllin.
slrt Chadd's Ford Junction, Poc0ps0n
West Chester. llmbrecville, Mort0nviilr,
Coatezvillc. and ln'tcrmcdI lte stations.
and 4r0 p. IN. Sunday only, Sos l. no., 2.li
and 4.50 p. m.
For Wayne sburT Junction, arrluEiifNl
and intermediate stations, daily except
Sunday at 40 o. M. 2.15 and 4.lo p. n.
Sunday only 1t S.Q5 ca. M, 2li ana ll'
d. m.
For Joanna E'rdsDor0. Reading and ln-
termo1flto stations daily. except Surdi...
ar 40 a. m. and 450 p. 40. sunday only.
SOS a. M. and go p. m.
a. q. nrCAUSLAND, 6upcrll taulen-.
BOWNLSS BRIGGS, Gen. BASS z seat.
Evening journal., 1899-10-31

You can't trust TO Nature % restore
I'm y1ur weakened vitality. Nature
Il etEf>~ doesn't clrc. flu can Otlitui
q NhF n on our treatment ana pa iadlc'
= -,-frv-svr.r> - allF cufcd InlY days tf1li
Wftfti} lnclt on AIprcf Land lraieh.
fFiiiV l~. developing arpiinn ee aeN'
tkkV for Che asking. to totIir r' .Ifll tf
sclelre nn pDae4cfN. rlrf ie-ih'i
Restored Strength. Nriie. lnf-u. t iN
tiou FREE
ERlE MEDICAL CO. EvFft-c. N-s.
Evening journal., 1899-10-31
MIIAr Do Yor WANrg

Advertise your wants IN the Evening
Journal. nmDioyment wanted. help
wanted. to let. for rent. for saie. board
ing. and lost and found ads. VIII be pub
lshcd. three lines, one time, for u dime
three times for q quarter.
Evening journal., 1899-10-31
VIVIAN no yoIr vvANvq

Advertise your wants in the Lvening
Journal. Emn' Oyment Nlmf-d helu
wanted 10 let. f1r rent. Tor sale board-
ing. and lost and found ads. Will De pub
ishcd three lines. ono time, FOR q dime
three times for a quarter.
Evening journal., 1899-10-31
VIVIAN po 4oc uANrg

Advertise your W.tnis t1e NtHUII.
Journal. limn'utm. IHtti. NF.n
wanted. 20 hii. fof ielf. il ft
ing, and lost Hnd fuuul .i. w.I M flN-
iiGhed, three luel One slime. far N.m'i
thrcc times Cor 1 qud.-fr.
Evening journal., 1899-10-31

CHESTNUT HUNTERS REAP GREAT
HARVESTs-BAD LUCK OF FAR
MER SPICER.
Evening journal., 1899-10-31
RAILRoAna

Schedule iu effect May % is99.
An trains llumina1ed With finis-
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-02-09
SECRET WAS WELL KEPT.
Indictments Against sheriff Martin
and His Deputies Were 4uashed Sew
eraI Months Ago.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Feb. 2.-District
Attorney Martin, who prosecuted the
case against Sheriff James Martin for
the killing of 21 miners and the wound
ing of over 50 others by the sheritf's
deputies at Lattimer in September,
1897, announced yesterday that the re-
naming indictments against the sher-
iff and his deputies had been nolle
pressed. Sheriff Martin was placed on
trial for murder one year ago and was
acquitted. There still remained 10 in
dictments for murder and 36 for felOn-
ious wounding against the sheriff and
his 6S deputies, which are now dis
posed Of The nolle prosequis were en-
tered last September, but owing to the
fear of the effect of publicity on the
miners it was deemed advisable to
withhold the announcement until all
danger of an outbreak had pasesd.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-02-09
TOOK FLIGHT SUDDENLY.
The Notorious Count Esterhazy Leaves
Paris to Escape Arrest-Latest Phase
Of the Drcyfus Affair.

Paris. Feb. Count Ferdinand ES-
terhazy was officially informed on
Tuesday that, his testimony before the
court of cessation in the Dreyfus in
auirv being concluded, proceedings
against him on criminal charges would
be resumed in p hours. He left Paris
at once.
Esterhazy's flight to evade arrest on
the charges brought against him by
his cousin. Christian Esterhazy, OF OBJ
tanning money under fraudulent pre-
lenses, is the sensation of the day. On
reading the warning letter which was
brought to him by a detective, Ester
hazy swore and called the letter
"tricll worthy of the beasts | have had
to deal with"
It is understood that the hasty with
drawal of the safe conduct granted him
was the outcome of his cavalier treat
ment of NJ Bertulus, the magistrate.
The latest victim of the anti-Dreyfus
party is Grand Rabbi Xadol Khan, who
is being denounced as the ''ringleader
of the infamous Jewish conspiracy
against France" on the strength of
story Just published to the effect that,
after Drevfus was sentenced, the rabbi,
at the request of Matthew Dreytus,
tried to get through a friendly Jewish
officer in Esterhazy's regiment some
particulars as to the counts move
ments.
lie Soir demands the resignation OF
the rabbi. and as the latter is virtually
a state official it is not unlikely that
the agitation will become serious
matter for him. Curiously enough, the
editor of lie Soir. which is one of the
most violent of the anti-Dreyfus or
gans. is himself a jew, named Castor
Pollonias. According to dispatch
from Cayenne, capital of French Gui-
ana. Dreyfus was so angry on learning
that Capt RenauIt had asserted that
Drcyfus confessed at the time of his
trial and degradation that he declined
to answer any more of the questions
put to him by the court of cessation
unless taken back to France.
Rotterdam, Feb. 2.-Ferdinand Es-
terhazy arrived here yesterday from
Paris and left Immediately for Amster-
dam.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-02-09
AN EXPENSIVE FIRE.
Columbus, o., Is visited by IA s75O,OOo
Blaze Several Firemen Very Badly


Columbus, O., Feb. 2.-The most seri-
Gus conflagration which has visited Co.
tumbus since the Chittenden hotel fire
of 1893 visited Columbus last night.
Half a block of fine buildings in the
heart of the business portion OF the
town was destroyed. The ire ls
thought to have started in the base
ment of the Dunlap building, occupied
by the Chicago Bankrupt Clothing 20.
IT swept up the elevator shaft and soon
the whole building was ablaze.
The audience in the High Street the
alter. which is across an alley from the
burning block, was dismissed in hur-
rv. and this crowd was soon swelIed to
enormous proportions by people from
all parts of the city. The fire soon
communicated to the Jones block on
the left and the SOulder d Bright
building on the right, and these with
the wholesale millinery store of Sould-
er & Bright and the store of ID. ;. Am
bach. clothing. We're as complete
wrecks as the Dunlap building.
a fl re wall four feet thick separated
the fine block of Green, Joyce d Co.,
wholesale dry goods and notions, from
the others. but this was no barrier and
at ! o'clock this morning the fire had
eaten its way through and was burning
fiercely in the upper stories.
AT 11:2O. with scarcely any warning,
the front and rear walls of the Dunlap
building. as though rent asunder by
an explosion. fell. one on High street
and the other completely filing the
alley i'm The rear with bricks and de-
hris. Fortunately the police had kept
Il, C,f f,l,. ,1a hp lnSG Of
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-02-09
A DAY OF MATING.
st. Valentines Day, as Celebrated by
the Romans, Was the Time
to Choose Mates.

Mr. Donce, in his illustrations of
Shakespeare, says, regarding ST. Val
entine's day: 1T was the practice i'll
ancient Rome, during greater part os
the month of February, to celebrate
the Lupercalia, which were feasts in
honor of Pan and Juno, whence the lat
ter deity was named Februata, Febru
alis and Februella. On this occasion,
amidst a variety of ceremonies, the
names of young women were put in a
box, from which they were drawn by
the men as chance directed. The pas
tors of the early Christian church. who
by every possible means endeavoref
to eradicate the vestiges of pagan su-
perstitions, substituted in the present
instance the names of the particular
saints instead Of those of the women,
and as the festival of Lupercalia had
commenced about the middle of Feb
ruary, they appear to have chosen St.
Valentines day for celebrating the new
feast, because it occurred at nearly the
same time. This is, in part, the opin-
ion of the learned compiler of the lives
of the saints 1t would seem, however
that it was utterly impossible to e1;tir
pate altogether any ceremony TO which
the common people had been much ac-
customed. a fact which it is easy to
prove in tracing the origin of various
other popular superstitions, and ac-
cording the outline of ancient ceremo-
nies was preserved, but modified by
some adaptation to the Christian sys-
tenn. 1t is reasonable to suppose that
the above practice of choosing mates
would gradually become reciprocal ir
the sexes, and that all persons so chosen
would be called valentines, from the
day on which the ceremony took place"
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-02-09
CUTTING DOWN THE ARMY.
An order to Muster $1,000 Volunteers
Out of the Service Is Issued.

Washington, Feb. 2.-The war de-
partment yesterday issued an order to
muster out about $4,000 volunteer
troops. The regiments are: First
Maryland, now at Augusta, Ga; Third
Mississippi and Second Missouri, at
Albany, Ga; Eighth and Thirteenth
Pennsylvania, at Augusta, Ga; Four
teenth Pennsylvania at Somerville, S.
c.; Fourth Texas, at San Antonio,
Tex; Fourth Wisconsin, at Admission,
Ala; Seventh volunteer infantry, at
Macon, Ga; Eighth volunteer infan-
try, at Macon, Ga; Eighth volunteer
infantry, at Chickamauga; Tenth vol
unteer infantry, at Macon, Ga.
This order presages the abolition of
the entire Second army corps now COM
manded by Maj. Gen. Young and for
merly under Gen. Graham's command.
All of the regiments ordered mustered
out are attached to that corps and
their loss will leave only ten regiments.
These will be formed into four indie
pendent brigades and placed in camp
permanently at Augusta, Ga, and
Greenville, 5. c. Three regiments or
dered out yesterday, the Seventh,
Eighth and First volunteer infantry,
are cOlored regiments.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-02-09

tines for the two little girls because
one of them-Kat atie-had reminded him
of the little girl for whom he had
bought valentines so long ago.
IF it does not come Tomorrow" he
thought, with faint smile, lit will be
too late" For he had been more feeble
than usual this winter, and his doctor
had told him that he could hardly hope
to live through another. Then he
closed his eyes and slept, and perhaps
as he slept he dreamed.
He slept so late the next morning
that his old servant was alarmed, but
near noon he awoke and asked for his
mail. The servant brought it. There
were two or three small envelopes. let
ters, probably, and one package--a
handsome white box, tied with blue and
pink ribbons. Then he put out his hand
tremblingly and touched it. He wished
to be sure that it was not a part of his
dreams He was so pale that the old
servant was frightened.
Are you ill-worse?" he asked.
"No-no! / am well. Open-open
the box
i ne servant uI lIt(l llIt IIDDOHS care
fully. Within was a beautiful valen-
tine. The old man stretched his hand
for it. 1t was very handsome, and in
the center was a poem that told of love
and constancy through all time. The
servant read it to him.
See if there is any address on it
anything to tell where it was sent
from"
The old servant looked carefully.
There was no address.
Then she will come TO me. | shall
see her to-morrow-perhaps to-day"
The rest of his mail remained unno-
ticed. 1t was a beautiful winter after
noon and the sunlight shone through
the west window into the room where
the old man waited, holding the white
box, tied with blue and pink ribbons.
BY and by the servGut went out and left.
him there. When he returned it was
near evening. The old man still held
the little white box and his face was
turned toward the gates of sunset. But
his eyes were closed and he was look
ing through the gates of-eternity.
And perhaps she had come to him, for
when katie's grandmother heard of old
Mr.. Fessenden she said, retectively:
Il used to know of a young man by
that name more than 40 years ago. He
lived in the next town to us and went
with a girl whose folks moved to the
city just before we did. / didn't know
'em very well, but / heard once that
about a year after they came here she
died. ALBERT Bigelow Paine, in n. Y.
| Herald.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-02-09
WEARY OF DELAY.
Uncle sam Thinks the Dela%Oa Bay
arbitratOrs are Too slow.

London, Feb. 2.-The Berne cores
pondent of the Pail Mall Gazette tele
graphs that the decision of the arbtra-
tors in the Delagoa bay dispute may be
expected not later than June. 1t is
added that the United States threatens
in the event of further unreasonable
delay to make grave representations to
the federal council, which appointed
the arbitrators and that England will
Join in these representations.
The interest of the United States in
the Delagoa bay railroad arbitration is
due to the fact that the interests of
the late Mr.. McMurdO are involved in
it. In the course of the negotiations
between England and Portugal as to
the action of the latter power in East
Africa the claims of the DelagOa Bay
Railway Co. for compensation for the
seizure of the line by Portugal in 1889
were brought forward. Eventually it
was decided that $he Swiss federal
council should appoint arbitrators in
the matter and the case has been be-
fore them ever since. The delay Is
greatly due to the fact that the gov
ernmcnt of Portugal presented a cOun-
ter claim to which the company sent a
reply and Portugal then made a re-
ioinder The McMurdo claim, it has
been asserted, would be settled with
an award Of a sum under $1Q,0OO,0OO.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-02-09

busily and did not notice that a cable
car was changing its bell wildly and
that the gripman was making frantic
effort to stopit. But suddenly each felt
herself pulled hastily backward, and
realized that they had been drawn from
in front of the deadly cable ear just in
time. Each gave a little scream and
turned to thank her rescuer 1t was the
old gentleman, Mr.. Fessenden. lie had
dropped his cane and leaned on them,
trembling from the effort. The girls
were abashed, and blushed and stam-
mered. Clare hastily picked up his
cane, and he thanked her courteously.
They crossed the street together in the
direction of the little shop.
81 suppose you were so taken up with
the valentines you are sending that you
did not notice the car" said the old gen
tleman, gently. 81 used to be very fond
of them myself, Suppose we all go in
and look at them little"
The girls could not refuse and shame
'acedIy entered The shopwoman
smiled at them knowingly, but they
only smiled back in a feeble and sickly
way. The old gentleman selected two
valentines that the girls had not felt able
to buy.
Il want you to have these" he said,
"to remember me by and to make you
think to be always very careful when
you cross the street"
The girls thanked him family with
downcast eyes. Then he bade them a
courtly adieu. They noticed how feeble
he was as he limped away and Won
dered how he could have had strength
enough to save them from the car.
Then as they went out, each holding
a prettily ornamented envelope, they
looked at each other in shame and re-
gret. Clare was the first to speak.
Lets send him another" she said.
They have some beautiful ones down
the street further. Let's go down
there"
They counted their money as they
went along and put it all together. By
and by they came out of the shop below
with a valentine that, instead of being
in an envelope, rose to the dignity of a
beautiful box, tied with pink and blue
ribbons.
II would give anything if we could
only get that old letter box open" said
Clare, and, passing, they frowned at il
as if it were to blame for everything.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-02-09

let him in helped him to bed, where he
often spent the greater part of the day.
As he lay back amid the pillows he
was thinking of the two rosy checked
girls and the valentines, and II his
memory went back and back, and he
was thinking of another rosy checked
girl for whom long ago he had bought
other valentines. They had been sweet
hearts for awhile, and it was nearly 40
years now since they had quarreled-
Just 40 years tomorrow. The Old gen
tltman closed his eyes that he ght
remember more clearly. 1t had been
about a valentine, too; a foolish quar-
rel. She had sent it to him in fun, of
course, but he had been sensitive, and
he had recognized her handwriting.
He had gone to her accuslngly and she
had not denied it. So then they had
quarreled and parted.
"You will be sorry some time," he had
said to her, as he turned away.
when l am / will send you another
valentine-a beautiful one, with sweet
verses on it," she had answered: and
since that day he had been waiting
for it.
He had loved her dearly, and he be-
lievcd >. had loved him in return. At
first he had expected the valentine
surely with the coming of each I-b-
ruary. Then by and by her parents had
moved to the city, and his hope grew
fainter each year. Later he had come
to the city, too, but ne did not know her
address. He had never married. lie
told himself that she must have mar
ried long ago and that the valentine
would never come. And yet he had
never ceased to think of it when the
day came around, and in his heart he
had never ceased to look for it. When
the shop windows were FLIED with val
entines he would go from one to an
ether, looking at them all and wonder
ing which she would send. He had
done this more and more as he grew
older. AID to Gay lie lad bought Yalen-