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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20
REEVES COSTLY VOICE.
London Correspondent Snys That
Ii Cost the Famous Tenor
100000.

81 send you a few notes" writes a
correspondent of the London Daily
News, 'of a talk | had with Mr..
Sims Reeves some years ago. He told
me that his extreme conscientious
ness about his voice had cost him the
handsome sum of GS0,OGO. | need
scarcely say that Mr.. Reeves pre-
ferred to disappoint an audience rath-
er than sing 10 them with a throat
which was not in the finest condition.
! very well remember how minutely
he went into the matter at the time.
when the complaints of his non-ap-
pearance were loud and frequent.
Some artists may sing whether
they be hoarse or not, but. depend
upon it, it does them no good and
nothing strains the voice more. Yes,
] have given up more than anyone,
in what You may call my extreme
fastidiousness or artistic conceit.'
81 asked him how he knew that he
could not sing.
"'Ah, that is very simple he an
swered. You get a peppery feeling,
a tickling, a dryness of the throat, an
The saliva refuses to flow properly.
the vocal cords lose their beautiful
coating. You can imagine a piece of
highly polished steel, the most minute
specl of dust. the least breath of
air, affects it. 1t is so with the throat
of tenor. Why, if you bend down
for any time the mere contraction of
the muscles produces feeling of
huskiness'
81 naturally asked him, then, how
he dared use his voice enough to
practice, for how otherwise did he
extract such pathos and feeling from
the songs he sang. But with Mr..
Reeves it was not a question of prac-
tice so much. as that word is usually
interpreted.
ut is because | have always stud
led my words he said. Il have read
them and phrased them in every pos
sible way, asking myself what they
meant, and interpreted them accord
ing to my own feelings. | walk up
and down, trying this line and trying
that, until | feel that I have struck
the right idea. Singers do not study
elocution sufficiently, if at all. In
recitative. for instance, the words are
sacrificed to the music. In my meth
od they are of equal Importance. Do
love applause? All, yes, an artist
lives for it. 1t inspires him. Give
me an enthusiastic, a receptive audi
enee, and my heart and my voice go
out to them. Often the great sea of
faces has affected me-words cannot
describe emotions-I have put forth
my greatest efforts. Without ap-
plause an artist is timid, frigid, nerve
less"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20

KoontZ, eff he wants to. / don't want
im-great awkward thing!" She
dashed away a tear, as she did SO,
and saw that the handkerchief no
longer fluttered from the branch.
Nervously she searched the ground to
see if the wind had carried it into a
clump of bushes. But no handker-
chief was there! Tom had evidently
come and gone, without trying to at
tract her attention.
"An' he's taken tn handkerchief t.
that air Tiny Koontz!" she said Then,
with head held high, she marched back,
meeting Amos face to face, as he came
down the path.
mighty purity red cheeks We got,
Clarissy," he remarked; when git er-
mother wife she's got t have red cheeks,
l tell ye. Say, dye like red apples
I'll fetch ye some when | come this here
way agin; you look in that air holler
stump, an yen find 'em."
81 jest plum despise red apples, an I
plum despise you, too, Amos Purdy."
And she fled to the cabin before the
ply.
To her surprise, Aunt Phoebe was in
especially good humor. Her mother
had been throwing out some very plain
hints as to the intentions of Amos re-
garding herself, which chimed pleasant
ly with her own opinions on the subject.
She giggled nightly, and assured her
mother that she wouldn't look at that
ole silly, no, not fer nothing!" But she
was nightly pleased, as anyone could
see.
In her anger against Tom, Clarissy
forgot all about Amos and his red APP
pies, and, indeed, she attached no inn
portance to the offer, anyhow. She,
too, was very gay that evening, for she
| felt that her grandmother's sharp eyes
were on her, and she would have died
rather than display her futile rage
against her faithless lover. She as
sured herself over and over again that
she never cared a straw for Tom, but
the fact that she had sent for him and
that he had answered her signal only to
carry off the present he had given her
to take it to another ranked in her
breast.
Heavy snow fell the next day and a
cold kept her close in the cabin for a
week. Amos was the only visitor dur
ing that time. and when he came he
brought a substantial offering of ven
ison and brace of rabbits, gifts by
no means to be despised, and which Mrs.
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aunt were in such state of excitement
that they failed to notice her pale
cheeks and wild eyes. For they had de-
cided that Amos certainly meant to
marry Phoebe and that preparations
had better be commenced at once.
Because widowers don't want t wait
er minute" Mrs. Moon said, sagely;
they makes up their minds quick. an
they expects other folks t. do tn same
| wouldn't be a mite surprised to see
i'm come in with tn preacher Christ
mas, like what ole Sam Smith did when
he got married tn fourth time. Sairv
she WASH 'Xpectin' 'em, but she thought
she better take i'm when she could git
i'm
Nothing was said to Clarissy, WHO
was regarded as a child by her elders,
and she, in her intense preoccupation.
failed to notice that the preparations
Tor Christmas were on much more
elaborate scale than usual. She was in
sort of daze, sometimes determined
to marry Amos in order to convince
Tom that she cared nothing for him:
at others, determined to die before she
did such thing.
Fortunately for her, Aunt Phoebe
wanted quantity of ground pine and
red berries with which to adorn the
cabin, and as Clarissy knew the shell
tered spots where they were likely to
be found she was sent out in quest of
them. In her anxiety to be alone she
made the quest prolonged one. Amos
wisely absented himself from the cabin.
fact which puzzled Mrs. Moon and her
daughter not little. Clarissy gave
this fact not thought; she was quite
in ignorance of the fact that Amos was
supposed to be the victim of her aunt's
bow and spear, and was only thankful
to have him out of the way while she
wrestied with her problem.
All too soon, it was Christmas eve.
and Clarissy went forth for a last
load of pine, with which the cabin
was already gay. Late in the after
noon, she sat down a moment with
her load, still pondering upon the
subject which never left her mind.
She was in no hurry to return home.
for her aunt had gone to the store
at the cross roads to make a few pur-
ehases and she knew that her grand
mother would be doing and uncon-
| scious of the fight of time.
AS she sat there, Clarissy let the
big tears roll unchecked down her
cheeks. 1t seemed to her now that
Tom Lad left her for another, he had
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20

Moon received most graciously. Aunt
Phoebe's eyes shone, but she kept them
on the ground in maidenly modesty
and was very reserved and coy in her
manner. 1t never occurred to either
her mother or herself that Clarissy was
the object of Amos evident intentions
81 plum got t have somebody t keep
house fer me soon." the guest re-
marked. II amt much of a cook myself.
an there's lots o good meat spoilin' at
tn cabin now fer want o a woman L
look after it. | was er good husban' t
my woman while she was livin'," he
concluded.
$50 We was, Amos" Mrs. Moon agreed,
eagerly; Il always said So" She was
overioyed at the idea of giving up her
daughter; she thought delightedly of
the quiet life she could lead with only
Clarissy. AN, now that air Tom
Whites out'n th' way, I'll git { keep
her long time," she reasoned, com
placently, as she listened to the Wis
itor's account of what he intended to
do for his wife when he married again.
AN talkin' erbout marryin'; i guess
Tom White an Tiny Koontz'll be gittin
married a Christmas. / seen her with
| red hankercher he give her tn las
time l was over there" he went on.
/ 1t seemed to Clarissy that she would
die as she sat there. 1t was bad enough
to tell herself that Tom had given her
handkerchief to Tiny, but to hear it
| as a certainty was worse yet. She made
no sign, but when the talk had once
more veered around to the apparently
ineXhaustible subject of Amos second
wife she slipped softly out of the cabin
and wandered about in the snow like
some wild thing with a mortal hurt
AS she was returning an hour later she
found Amos patiently awaiting her at
the hollow tree.
Il put a lot o nuts in there and some
yellow apples" he announced. "Ef We
don't like red apples We mus like yell
low ones. Say, Clarissy, sposn' you'n
me git married Chrismus, like what
Tom White an Tilly Koontz is goin'
t. dol"
Clarissy never could remember right
ly what she said but Amos construed
her answer into consent, and, promis-
ing to come with the preacher at seven
o'clock on Christmas evening. he went
his way.
IT was dark when Clarissy came into
the cabin, and her grandmother and
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20
A Beautiful Mother.

/ heard very sweet story the other
day of some children who had earned
their Christmas money by acting as
caddies of golf players in their neigh
borhood, says a writer in the Christian
Intelligencer. The father found a
memorandum they had made of eX-
penditures they intended, and it ran
as follows:
Mother, one dollar
Father, rs cents.
"Sister Susan, sc cents. etc"
"How is this, Laddie?" said the fa-
ther. "Why do you mean to spend dol
lar for your mother and only IS cents
for me?"
"Oh!" was tH~ sufficient answer,
mothers mother"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20

become the one object for which she
cared.
well, I'll take Amos" she said,
proudly, IAN then nobody II know
Tom left me fer Tiny Koontz!" A.
she spoke, she rose from the stump
on which she was sitting and came
face to face with Tom-Tom pale and
haggard, and with a gun over his
shoulder, which added to the wild
trembled so that she could scarcely
stand, but she put on a brave smile.
That you, Tom" she said, Il
mus wish ye well, you n Tiny. When
We goin' t. git married-to-morrow
Tom put down his gun. me n
who?' he demanded, fercely.
Clarissy's anger grew at the eva
sion. you N Tiny Koontz," she re-
sponded. "Amos Purdy, he tole me
how you N her was goin' t get
married tomorrow night"
amos Purdy tole ye that?"
"Yes, he did; and We needn't to
deny it-I don't care!" All the girls
fierce pride was in arms. Il only
put tn red handkerchief on tn tree
that day because"
Because ye wanted t. make er fool
er met" Tom cried, hotly. "Ye had
took it down again fore I could git
there, an We give it t. Amos Purdy;
he showed it t. me. An he tole me
you m. him was goin' t. get married
Christmas, an ye didn' want no
more sight o me! l on'y wish I'd
had my gun that day, an"
"Oh. Tom! Toni" Clarissy and the
his arms, and Clarissy was crying for
pure joy.
But / tell We one thing, Clarissy."
Tom said, later, THAT ole coon did
see me with Tiny Koontz that day.
was giving her a message from
Walt Thomas over at tn sawmll.
Him n hers goin' to git married
soon's he gifts back"
When Clarissy at last started for
home Tom went with her to tell her
grandmother that he meant to marry
her granddaughter on the following
day. with her consent or without it.
"For ! ain goin' t take no more
chances!" Tom affirmed.
Luckily, Aunt Phoebe had not re-
turned when they reached the cabin,
and the story was poured out to
Mrs. Moon alone. Her dislike for
Tom melted away before the idea of
Clarissy's marrying Amos, on whom
Phoebe had set her heart, and leav-
ing her to bear the brunt of that
damsel's rage.
Tell ye what you do" she said,
finally. You n Tom git ready t
git married tomorrow night an Jest
leave Amos t. me when he comes!"
Tom stood out for a personal inter-
view with Amos first, but he was
overruled. Just what Mrs. Moon said
to that worthy during the few min
utes private talk they had no one
ever knew. She said it so convinc-
ingly. however, that there was a
double wedding in the cabin that
Christmas night, and Aunt Phoebe
never Knew that she was second
choice.-Eliza Armstrong, in Banner
of Gold.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20

"Now, tell me-" said the kind-heart-
ed woman, you're a runaway, aren't
you?" Yes, | am, ma'am, ter tell
"Mother died not long ago, and after
that things didn't go right, and one
day | lit out and | run till | was dead
tuckered out" Poor boy! Couldn't
go step farther, eh?' "Oh, no. 1t
was cause I couldn't go a stepmoth-
er."-TrOY Times
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20
HIS QDiuIOu.

Papa-What is the matter with the
steam engine, Johnny?
johnny don't know; but it won't
go. Papa, 1 think Santa Claus got
stuck on that steam engine.-Puck.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20
Saving Woman,

Mr.. What! Sixty-eight dol
lars for an evening dress? Why. I
thought you were going to have your
last yea.'s black lace made over.
Mrs. 1'ayne-I did, dear. I had it
made over red satin. and that's what
cost so.-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-12-20
Vocal SOIOists,

When a soloist sings, all the other
soloists in town who are present also
cheer, so as to get it back when they
sing Washington (Ia.) Democrat.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-11-22
ALUMIUM CARD CASE COMPANY
1921 Lewis street. Marinette. Wis.

Best SC and 1Oc cigars at John
son Drug Co.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-11-22
Stood ON His Dignity.

A few years ago John Best, the emf
nent organist, very dignifed man;
was present at a great public dinner at
Liverpool, and it was understood that
he. would contribute short organ re.
cital to the harmony of the evening.
1.-THE organ will now play" was the
curt style in which the mayor, who
was in the chair, chose to announce the
performance and Mr.. Best sat still in
his place, taxing no notice whatever of
the observation. The mayor repeated
the words in louder tone of voice,
and still the great musician made no
sign.
A waiter came and whispered to Mr.
Best: Didn't you hear his worship,
sir? The organ will now play" Mr.,
Best merely looked up with surprised
and injured air. 'Confound the or
CAMP he said. "Let it play!''
The message was duly conveyed to
the mayor, and then the mayor rose
again. "Our distinguished fellow
townsman, Mr.. Best" he said, will
now very kindly oblige us with selec-
ton Of music OH the organ" Then and
not before Mr.. Best arose and enter
tanned the company.
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Respected His Memory.

She entered the Office of the tomb
stone company, and the clerks immedi-
;ately became sad Of countenance.
is there anything l can do for you r
asked the. chief mourner. II
. Yes; my husband. John Z. Aber-
anathy, has died, and i would like to
secure some suitably engraved head
stones something with an appropriate
inscription, if you please"
Certainly madam. Right this way.
Now. here is q very pretty thing in the
stone line. Right over this cross we
would carve, Here lies John T. Aber-
5nathy. and''
s :. All, sir" interrupted the widow,
you must think me cruel! would not
say Here lies. That was one Of his
faults In life, and will not follow him
with the accusat ton now that he has
gone. Denver Times.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-11-22
Me1,1nuou. ..Bahoo,, Eng,,.h.

NACAAAAuOuS OAAOO' GufSl1Sns
The late G. W. Stevens gives an ex-
ample of "Bahoo" English in his book,
Gin India 1t is an effort to express
admiration for the speech Of Pundit
MADAM NOLAN Malavayya at native
congress:
"His speech is as mellifluous as his
name. He has a sweet voice and is
one Of the most enthusiastically well
coined of men on the congress plat
form. Neither tall nor short nor stout,
but thin; not dark, dressed in pure
white, with white robe which goes
round his shoulders and ends down be-
low the knees, Mr.. MADAM NOLAN
stands like Eiffel's tower when he ad-
dresses his fellow congressman.
He stands slanting forward, admira-
bly, preserving his center Of gravity.
His speeches are full of pellucid and
sparkling statements, and his rolling
and interminable sentences travel out
Of his mouth in quick succession, pro-
ducing thrilling impression on the au-
dience. There is music in his voice,
there is magic in his eye, and he is one
Of the sweet charmers Of the congress
company.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-11-22
about my waste, but when / looked
him square in the eyes he dropped his

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him square in the eyes he dropped his
and had no more to say.
l had been with the Dysons five
weeks when the climax came. The old
woman was holding her own, II not
getting better, and the husbands inn
patience had savage edge to it. Their
bedroom was on the north side Of the
house. ALI along on that side was a
deep excavation for q factory, aud the
cellar was full Of stones and water.
From the bedroom window the dis
lance to the cellar bottom was all Of 30
feet. slept on the west side, with two
rooms and two doors between US, but
SO poorly built was the house that il
voices were raised above whisper
they could be heard, and there were
also many cracks and crevices to peer
through. At 10 o'clock one night l lay
wondering If he really meant to take
her life and how he would finally ac-
complish it when heard q half sup
pressed scream from his room. got
softly out Of bed and went to the far
Their door, and, looking through acrack,
I saw that the window was up and that
he stood before it with his wife in his
arms. She was hanging on to him
with fingers of steel and making a
great struggle. heard him breathing
heavily and snarling and growing as
he tore her fingers loose, but did not
know what he planned to do till Of a
sudden he staggered to the open win
dow and flung her out. She screamed
as she went to her death. and in my
fright l echoed the scream. re-
member the man rushing across the
room at me, of his dashing open the
door, of his striking me down, and then
came darkness which lasted for weeks.
He struck me with a piece Of iron and
fractured my skull. He then carried
my body down stairs and bore it
quarter of a mile away and flung it
into another excavation. Before tax
ing me from the house he put on m.
hat and cloak, and thus it appeared to
those who found my unconscious body
next mornirg, that had been coming
home the night before and fallen into
the pit. AS to his wife. he gave the
alarm and brought the police and maze
out that it was a case Of suicide.
While he was fast asleep, as he claim
ed, she had stolen to the window and
leqped to her death.
His story went. and It was seven
months before there was any contra
diction. had fractured skull. brain
fever and pneumonia and for weeks
and weeks lay as one dead. When l
mended. my memory was confused.
and it was seven months before I toll
my story and put the police on the
track Long before that Dyson had
married the widow and sailed for
America. and. though efforts were
made to find him. nothing came Of
them. Never did a man deserve the
hangman's rope more. and yet, If liv-
ing today, he is free and has no fear
Of the law.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-11-22
HOW DOES It SEEM TO your

It seems to me I'd like to 60 35
Where bells don't ring nor whistles blow
Nor clocks don't strike nor gongs don't sound
And I'd have stiffness all around.
4 Not really stiffness, but just the tree1
Low whisperings or the hum Of bees
Or brooks faint babbling over stones
In strangely. softly tangled tones.
Or maybe cricket or katydid
Or the songs Of birds in the hedges hid
Or just some such sweet sounds 40 thess
To ill tired heart with ease.
II weren't for sight and sound and smell,
I'd like coy pretty well,
But when it comes to getting rest
like the country lots the best.
Sometimes it seems to me l must
Just quit the city's din and dust
And get out where the sky is blue
. And say, Now, how does it seem to your
E Eugene Field.
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I have Just received two car loads
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III. T. GOLDEN.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-07-26
OVER IN PENNSYLVANIA.

Chester oounty's State tax will
amount to S4T, 900 this year.
Kenneth Square people will enjoy a
course of university extension lectures
the coming winter.
There's is talk of incorporating the
village of Toughkenamon, Chester
county, into borough.
OF the class OF, 135 recently graduated
from the West Chester Normal School,
81 have procured positions as teachers.
The Reformed Episcopal Church of
West Chester, will hold all services in
the oren air the remainder of the
summer.
John Bennington, Medals oldest
citizen. celebrated his Tooth birthday
anniversary Friday. He was born
in Yorkshire, Eng.
The passenger train leaving West
Chester at los O'Clock Friday after
noon collIded with an extra freight
Just below Glen Mills Station. A
numrer of persons were cut and'bruised
about the face by flying glass. They
were Mrs. Butler, wife of Congressman
Thomas s. Butler; Daniel Couner of
Philadelphia, Conductor Walter Han
sell, and Thomas Riebenack, president
of the Glen Mills stone crushing
quarry. Travel was interfered with for
several hours. a
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-07-26
THE COUNTY WORKHOUSE.

Trustees will Have Powers of Sheriff
May Favor Adoption of killing With
Electricity. . 30
The trustees of the New Castle
county worlshouse are not concerned as
to their authority to administer punish
inent to prisoners, whether that punish
ment be stripes or hanging. After they
have received from the sheriff the
prisoners in his hands they will have
all the powers heretofore vested In the
sheriff, the commissioners of the Jail
and the Levy Court. Punishment will
be inflicted by whoever receives the
power from the trustees.
On the subject of capital punish
ineut the trustees have been consider
ing the ACCESSIBILITY of adopting the
method of, killing with electricity,
which is looked upon as the most
humane method. To have it adopted
in place of hanging, would require the
passage of an act by the Legislature.
Under the law the Levy Court is re-
qnired to pay the trustees 40 cents a
day for the support of the prisoners.
The trustees are required to present a
report to the Levy Court on or before
January LIST of each year together with
suggestions and recommendations and
on or before February LIST, an estimate
Of the necessary appropriation for the
workhouse for the year. 1.-The court
must make the first payment next
September. Some changes may be
made in the law SO as to require the
Levy Court to meet the cost of the
maintenance of the prison.