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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-08-09

"An right, young feller," he said,
"you don't have to confess to me. But
| guess you'll have a chance to tell that
story to judge and jury"
Then he proceeded TO examine the
dead mans pockets. They were empty.
Looks like robbery" he murmured.
what is it, jim? Haven't you got the
other man."
linn had not found the other man;
for the pale young fellow in the seal
skin cap had disappeared.
The reporter was STOPPING over the
body, while DR.. Thurston cut through
the clothing and laid bare small,
round wound.
Here is another bullet wound" said
Sturgis, turning over the body slightly,
and pointing out a second round hole
in the back of the dead man.
He seemed to take great interest in
this discovery. He whipped out a
steel tape and rapidly but carefully
took number of measurements, as if
to locate the positions of the two
wounds. Then he stepped into the cab;
and, striking match after match, he
spent several minutes apparently in
eager search for something which he
could not find.
"That is strange" he muttered to
himself, as he came out at last.
what is it?" inquired Thurston,
who alone caught the words.
But the reporter either did not hear
or did not care to answer. He at once
renewed his search on the brilliantly
lighted pavement in the immediate vi
cinity of the cab; examining every
stone, investigating every joint and
every rut, prodding with his cane every
lump of frozen mud, turning every
stray scrap of paper.
"Well, Doctor" he said, when at
length he rejcined his companion, ''if
you have done all that you can we may
as well go. II is one of the prettiest
problems | have met; but there is
nothing more for me to learn here for
the present. BY the way. as | was say
ing when | interrupted myself a little
while ago, are you sure the cabman is
drunk? wish you would take another
good look at him. The question may be
more important than it seemed at
first
A few minutes later the physician
and ehe reporter were hurrying along
to make up for the time they had lost;
the cab and the cabman had disap-
peared i'll the custody of the police,
and the cabman's grewsome fare was
jolting through Twenty-sixth street,
in the direction of a small building
which stands near the East river, and
in which the stranded waits of the new
world metropolis can find rest at last,
upon a stone slab, in the beginning of
their eternal sleep.
Broadway had resumed it's holiday
aspect; the wiZened hag at the corner
still patiently ground out her plaintive
discords: the fearful newsboy, with
his slowly diminishing armtul of news
papers, continued to shiver in the cold
wind as he offered his stock to the
hurrying pedestrians; the big police
man again piloted his fair charges
through the mass of moving vehicles,
and the changing cable cars started
once more on their rumbhng course,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-08-09
Nendy TO Back 1t ID.

Fright ahead of us resumed the
traveller who was narrating his expert
ences, "yawned the mountain pass"
''Do you know artlessly interrupt
ed one of the younger women of the
company. that seems very queer to
me? How can mountain yawn?"
"Did you ever see Cumberland Gap,
miss?" he asked.
And there were no more Interrupt
tions.-Chicago Tribune.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-08-09
Twas Painted Badly.

Wife-We should have that back
shed attended to right away.
Husband spoke to Dobbs, the
painter, about it, and he says he's so
busy he won't be able to touch il for
a month yet.
80, we can't wait that long. 1t
needs to be painted very badly"
"All right, then, I'll do it myself" -
Philadelphia Press.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-08-09
How to Make French Toa.t

To make French toast plunge .
slice of bread into milk and then into
an egg, the white and yolk of which
have been beaten together thoroughly
and seasoned with salt. Fry golden
brown in butter.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-08-09
For Ornament Only.

Vistior-Your smoking-room is beau
tifully furnished.
Mr.. Henpeck-Yes; if only were AZ
lowed to smoke in it.-Tit-Bits.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-08-09

The bottom has melted out of the
theory that the drainage canal has any
sffost on Chicago's climate.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-08-09
AN ANGRY FATHER.

ITO Be Continued
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-07
A Cieyer-Dcg.

Mr. r. E.. Roberts has a black pointer
dog that was almost equal to a man dur
ing the ice harvest this week. The dog.
of course could not throw the ice in the
wagon, but would seize the ice as Eaon
as it struck. the. edge of the bank; and
drew it out to the wagons as fast as a
man, or faster, because his teeth allowed
no slipping. He would draw out cakes OF
dee two inches THICK and two feet across
with ease, and seemed to enicy and take
pride in his work, and would continue it
as long. as he was allowed to do So and
we believe he would have. worked she
whole day had he been allowed. Tho
writer can testify to the truehiElness OF
this story, FOR he was pr, and saw
the dog at work.-Cl1ase City Progress.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-07
Woman,s Nervous prostration.

..Won't you tell me what Is really ner-
vous prostation?" queried q man OF a Wo-
man. II hear of this one of my acquain-
1ances Chiefly fernininel and OF that
Icing victims of this fashionable disease,
bat / have not the slightest idea what
the symptoms are.
II do not know how to describe 1t ex-
.actly.', she answered. 1t is when you
order a poached egg for breakfast, for
instance, and they bring you a fried one
and YOU burstinto tears; OF when you go
into mysteries because the cook SENDS
.yo,, word she wants new saucepan; OF
when you consider your husband an IN
feeling BRUTE because he asks you -, 80
cheer up and asks yoh,.to go 70 iu.1
tl,..atra These, or something like them,
~, tha nreIin,nary symptoms; the next
stage is mild lunacy.'-New York Sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-07
A DIFFERENCE CLAIMED.

ST notice that there is conspicuous
difference by way of omission between
the original of Mr.. Williams letter as
it comes to me through the mails. and
the copy that he has sent to the news
papers for. publicat ton. This omission
occurs in the paragraph where he re-
marks that, the issuance of bonds Tor
the acquisition of stocks is not unusual
In the letter as given out for publication
occur Illustrations of this point which are
not in the mailed letter to me. In the
published letter he remarks that the Van
derbilt railroad, when it purchased Lake
Shore stock, gave 5000 OF its own bonds
for each $1,000 of Lake Shore stock. This
NAV be true, but it is not the parallel
OF Mr. Williams proposed transaction
It does not appear in the Lake Shore mat
ter that Mr.. William IS. Vanderbilt. hav-
ing given Central bonds for Lake Shore
stocks. thereafter proceeded to. put into
his and his friends pockets an amount
of common and preferred stock twice as
great as the stocks purchased. Nor does it
appear that Mr.. Vanderbilt paid to him
self anv commissions on the purchase.
He neither gave to himself and his
friends s2s, 600, 900 OF stocksas bonus nor
did he give himself and his partners
SCI COO as a commission. Mr.. Williams
must cite O case where the vendor and
trustee being also vendee. ana purehas-
ing syndicate pays interest bearing onnas
dollar for dollar for stocks OF certain
and uncertain value, and then as Ven
der .r,yss and as vendee takes twice that
sum in additional stock, and then as g
commission agent. absorhs s, Co., 0 more.
If Mr. Williams can find in the records
., case of this kind he will have a true
parallel of his OWL
d. II. SHEA.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-07
MONSTER MEDAL
FOR SAN STERN
Mayor Of jefferson Ward TO b Hon.
ored for His Idea.
AS ORIGINATOR OF CARNIVAL.
Romantic and Adventurous Career OF
Poland who Wandered Through
Many Countries aud Met With
Many Strange Experiences.

Il. is now time TO turn to the calendars
FOR the new year and draw red
ring around the, 1lth day of jan
,,arv. Tor on that day tnext
Thursday, there will occur celebration
in which every citizen of Richmond Is
asked to take l,a.t Next Thursday eve
ming q. great gold medal, commemorative
Of The launching OF the United States tor
rcdo boat, "Shubrick,' will be presented
10 Mr.. Samuel Stern. the worthy Presi-
dent of the John w. Daniel Democratic
Club In whose fertile brain originated
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-07


carnival the Launching of the first mod
ern war vessel 10 be built at This city.
How The people responded TO Mr. Stern
original suggestion is ROW matter oil
history, for the memory of that great
parade is one that will not soon pass
away.
4 MASSIVE MEDAL.
After The carnival several of the gen
tlemen who took "a prominent part. feeling
that Mr. Stern's enterprise and public
spirit deserved recognition, began move
ment looking towards the presentation 10
him of some fitting memorial. IT was
tilially decided to present him with
medal, and Il weli-lnown iswe!er was com
missioned 10 have. a gold medal made
The piece was duly struck-it Is i MASSIVE
medal of solid gold, swinging from q
heavy gold bar. the diverse OF the medal
showing The Shubrick in bas-relicf, and
both medal and bar suitably inscribed.
AS this is, iii n sense. public affair.
The presentation viii take place at Old
Market Hall, which will be open to the
public. The exercises will begin at eight
O'Clock promptly. Mr. j. Samuel Par
IRISH, vice-president of the John ". Daniel
Democratic Club, has been asked TO pre-
side and introduce the speakers. Mr..
Fen. p Owen. Jr., the Governors pri-
vale secretary, has been requested by
The .givcrs Of the medal 10 make the pre-
sentation speech. and has consented TO do
so. Mr.. Stern viii 10 doubt accept the
medal in one Of his characteristic
speeches. which Delegate Pitcher says
arc worth walking forty miles TO hear.
in addition 10 this bouquet of oratory.
there Will he music by full brass band
and the John w. Daniel Quartette.
AN ENIINTFuL LIFE.
The life OF Mr.. Stern has been an event
full one. indeed. Peaceful as his life has
been since lie has been citizen of Rich
nond. il is hut as The calm that follows Il
great storm, fob his earlier Years were
crowded with incident and adventure For
the benefit of future generations and the
instruction Of Richmondcrs OF to-day. it
may moi he inappropriate 10 recount, mar
I,atiye fashion. his history.
II was at Taroslay, whose brown nuts
are huddled together on a bleak knoll
which overlooks The vast, shallow
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-07
'OVER||ST0Ck
Must Be Turned Into Cash.

Large sale, Starting this week. tho
stock decreased order, small or large
shalt be highly appreciated. Prompt and
strict attention to all orders entrusted
to u.s. Anything bought from US and do
not prove entire satisfactory, shall be ex-
changed or money eheerfnily refunded
AIoney-ortfer must accompany the same.
Ausust,s Fest Flour, per barrel. ~ 20
American Sugar. best. .O1
IIshs Brown sugar. .O4,aa
Augustus Coffee, a fine drink 10
Pure Butchers Lard. ...--......... .O1l3
| California Prures, large ones..... .OI
Homemade Catsup. quart......... 40
3ibs Layer Rafsins. .S.h
8 lbs Mixed Observation-Disclosures.
s lbs Cleaned Currants....-..-..-..- 30
A.. The seeded Rafs;ns rs
cans Fancy. Corn. .1S
. cans Fancy. Peaches. -,
3 large cans Pcas...................
4 cars of Large Tomatoes.........
:: cans of Early June Peas-......-.
Fancy little Hams. sugar cured .i.h.
Good Mixed Hay, per 100 lbs..... ITO
E>anrv Creamery R11tter ~
And thousands other articles to be sold
at wholesale prices.
Our best wishes to all for a happy New
Year. Very respectfully,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-07
CAUSE OF RAG
TIME MELODIES.
The Work Of the Negro Has Some-
thing TO Do With Them.
John JASPER ALMOST BLIND.
a little Incident That Occurred at
One of His Scrvices-Deaf and
Dumb Negro Shoots His Rival,
And There Ends His Troubles.

I have always wondered why so many
white people were disgruntled over the
nesro's welfare and his ambition to make
the best possible showing in this life.
In fact, have observed in many cases
that. where Il negro is treated with the
right sort of spirit by the white people,
he Is touched by sense of gratitude and
does more for them than he would do
for his own race.
THE GOOD OF THE NEGRO
What could we do without the ras-time
melodies, songs, and dances? Some of the
best songs ever produced were inspired
through the work of the negro, and we
should not fail TO recognize the fact that
the negro is the cause of many happy
and enjoyable moments.
Only a few nights ago visited Jackson
Ward and heard band OF darkies sing
ing. There was an old Giarkey walking
along in front of me, and. he TOO hearing
the music said to me, 'Cap'n. does you
/ hear dem darkeys singing? 1t sound like
huttermilll in de summer time doubt a
bit of ice. I WIZ like one OBJ dem yunS
uns once, but I is a tired 'median now.
I was very much, impressed with the
way in which the old darkey expressed
himself. He was q typical specimen -oE
the old Virginia type.
John JAsPERis CONGREGATION.
Few people know that the noted colored
divine Rev. John Jasper. IS almost to-
tally gind, and has to almost guess at MS
texts whenever he does not know them
by heart. He has a tenacious memory,
and seldom forgets text. He. however,
cannot see and recognize the members
of his congregation from the pulpit, and
on one occasion he thought that he heard
the voices of the members Of his choir.
and arose and said The choir will now
sing hymn Il before beginning the ser
vice whereupon one of the deacons arose
and said: You kin just go on wild yosr
scources, Bruver Jasper. de choir amt
sembled ylt."
A WONDERFUL DARkEY.
There is a wonderful darkey In RIeh-
mord by the name OF John W. Crimes
who is deaf and dumb. John went To 4
dance cIIe night with his best girl. and
round dances with her, burly phleg-
matte negro, named John Lewis. came
forward and asked Grimes gill to dance
, with him, which she did. Grimes could
not hear the things that Lewis was say
ing to his girl. but he thought mon
strous lot. His physiognomy began to
assume a puffed-up appearance, and he
was Thinking Whit EeF Woutu Sdii LEWIS
II he could talk-all the while Lewis was
dancing with his girl
After a while Grimes left the hall and
went home TO get his revolver. He met
Lewis in the road after he had taken
his (Grirlesn girl home, and asked for
an explanation. Not receiving a sat
isfactory one he fired at Lewis, who be-
gan TO run, his coat-tail tanning the
midnight trezes as he was making his
escape In jumping over a barbed-wire
fence his coat was caught and he had
to slip his arms out of it before he could
continue his run, leaving the coat hang
ing TO the fence.
Grimes says he has not seen Lewis
since, and that he lets his girl alone now.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-07
AIR RYAN|SREPLl
TO AIR. WILLIAMS
He Asks a Number Of Question
i About Certain Stocks.
ANSWERS SEVERAL CHARGES.
Claims That There Was a Difference
Betwecrtl,c5O Original of Mr.. Wiz Z
liams' letter and the Copy He {
Sent to the Newspapers.
(communicated.>

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.--2fc. Thon1as =.
Ryan has received from Mr. John Sksi,
ton Williams, president of the Seaboard
Air Line Railroad system, letter upon
which Mr.. Ryan makes the foioWin@
comments, requesting their publication.
\
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-07
Tiney Tokens.

The memory OF kindly word
For long gone by,
The fragrance of q fading flower
Sent lovingly,
The cleaning OF a sudden smile
Or sudden tear.
The warmer pressure of the hand,
The word of chesr:
The hush that means st cannot speak,
But I have heard!'
The note that only bears the verse
From Gods own Word:
such tiny things we hardly count
As ministry,
The sivers deeming they have shown
Scant sympathy;
But when the heart IS overwrousnt,
Oh. who can tell
TIE power OF such tiny things
To make tTwell.
Christian Work.
Edwin L. Bloom is a bankrupt.
-rheatr!cals cost New Workers 5000
a night.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-07

stretches of the yellow Nolga that the
eyes OF Sam Stern first opened on this
heautituf world, HIS childhood was spent
:hhe smallest and the hlIrnbiest OF The
lluddled asuts OF jarosiay-hut only part
u within the precincts OF those four
stained walls. for most of, his childish life
was devoted 10 the lieids OF waxing: grain
that seemed TO stretch almost 10 the foot
of lIuhinslio, whose grey, forbidding front
shut oil tile red sun in The late evening
or 10 The cool marshes where the long
bcaked geriska s:all5ed aboat in. the
brown ooze feeding on the sluirniDg kuk-
iuenltz. His father, a tall. thin, black
bearded ard handsome fellow, a
travelling trader who iourneSed about
with his Wares-row at Drown
Iarrslay. HOW al sunny kostroma. now at
gray yoIogda. and occasionally stretch
ing his 1.-the limbs IN The invisorating air
OF the steppes. over at krasroi Ufimski
+ sans father. trader himsef and full OF
business cares had destined his little
.}son, Samuel. for the sacred profession
bu, that wise. Providence which watches
with the same Jealous cares oVer
all ordained otherwise. The kuaS-
s,sankz, as everybody knows, are pref
aty much the same as gold and silver
cray fishes. and little Samuel loved them
better Than anything else IN all the world.
When the good mother WAS not watch
Ing. he mcnl6 lay aside the holy book and
seal out to the marshes to protect his
dear lsukjuenkz from The cruel seriska. 10
sing 10 them, thoughthey heard him not;
10 talk TO them. though they understood
not. So passed his earlier years. and
his twelfth birthday approached. On that.
momentuous day. whenlthe parnska was
spread and tie a5okjes smoking hot in
Z the ashes. ready. 10 he served, Samuel
was absent, and his biack-bcaraed father
aho had ch,ne home IN honor of the fes-
liral, asked for Samuel.
BECAME A AtisIs CHANT.
..1n the bushes, father, said the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-07

aIessrs. c. i. s II. Il. Denoon will sell;
~ nublie auction on Tuesday afternoon,
the attractive Brick Dwelling, No. 10
north Beech street. See advert isement.4
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-07
noN,T NEGLECT A COUGH

But take DR.. David's Cough Syrup OF
SPnre Pins Tar. Horehound and Wild
cherry. It stops the cough and prevents
III from settling on the lungs.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-07

1T Is said that Julia NIarlowe Will
present Barbara Frietchie In LONDON after
The close Of her next season In this coun-
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-23
WISE WORDS.

The dew of compassion is tear. -
Byron.
Self-trust is the essence OF heroism
Emerson.
Silence is one great art Of converse
ton. -Hazlitt.
Conteutment gives a crown where
fortune hath denied it.
Good company and good discours,
are the very sinews of virtue. Wal
ton.
He who can conceal his joys is grea:
er than he who can hide his griefs. -
Lavater.
without constancy there is ncithe
love. friendship nor virtue in th,
world.
To endeavor TO dominecr over con
science is TO invade the citadel .
heaven Charles V.
The age of chivalry is never past =,
long as there is q wrong left unrc
dressed on earth. Charles Kingsley
The habit Of looking on the bes
side Of every event is worth more tha,
a thousand pounds a year johnson
Every one Of Us. whatever our specu
lative opinions. knows better than hu
practices. aud recognizes better lav
than he obeys. -Frouic.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-23
John Chinaman as a Workman.

When he is paid by time, the Chi.
naman does not work more than he
can help. When he is on piecework,
however, his affection for the almighty
dollar. developed in his race TO the
highest degree, makes il his tendency
TO scamp his work, and very ingenious
indeed can bo his dvvices in this di-
rection. Running machine tool
would seem, therefore, 10 be the work
wherein he would be most effective,
but even then he wants smart shop
foreman, not of his own race, to see
that tools are running at an effective
speed and cutters held up 10 their
work. What can certainly be said at
present Is that il takes more Of him
20 DO an equal amount Of work in n
given time as compared with the Eu-
ropean. IL took eleven coolies to
carry the luggage of a representative
Of Engineering from q hotel 90 a rail-
way station, where one mau and
handcart would have sutliced. This
overplus Of labor and infnitesimal
coinage is responsible also for the ter.
rible amount OF theft of small loose
parts, or even fixed parts, Of the loose
or fixed plant on the railways. Lon
don Globe.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-23

The keepers OF the monkey house
ut the geological Gardens are dis
ciples Of Professor Garner in believ-
ing that monkeys have rudimentary
language, or ut least code of signals.
One keeper declares that no matter
what the monkeys are doing pecu.
liarly shrill call from one of them Will
send the entire number TO the top of
the cage in panic, where they
shiver with fear and only descend
again with the most cautious move.
ments and wary glances. A long
drawn.out hiss produces similar re-
suits, doubtless FROM their inherited
fear of snakes.
Some queer experiments were re.
Gently made upon the animals by a
number of street musicians who Wis
tied the Gardens. One of them
played a violin, and the monkeys
showed every symptom of delight.
They stopped their play and crowded
the bars, sitting in silence with heads
thrown back, seemingly in state of
perfect enjoyment. The shrill notes
of piccolo suddenly set them in a
rage, and they flew around their cages
chattering and screaming and shaking
their swings until flute player
sounded few notes on his instru.
ment. That produced quiet again,
but did not equal the violin in subdu-
ing the monkeys to complete attention
to the usic.-Philadelphia Recorf
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-23

trated London News in Natal, who WAS
taken prisoner by the Beers, describes
a hymn service in the Boer laager be-
hind Lombard's Kop, from which the
Transyaal "Long Tom" daily bonn
bards Ladysmith, as follows: "About
fifteen men, mostly about thirty or
forty years, were crowded into the
tent, which was excessively hot. Two
candles were stack in bottles placed
on empty cases; the men squatted
around, two OF three reading from the
same hymnbook. They had. .laid their
pipes besides them and their rifles
were stacked about the tentpole. They
sang well in lusty, clear voices free
from any naGal twang. The effect was
strikingly picturesque, the strongly
marked, earnest faces in the candle
light thrown out against the dark back
ground OF the shadows behind. Simi-
lar scenes were to be witnessed at each
lnager every evening, sometimes in
three or four tents at the same time"
A letter from Sir George White 10
General Schalk Burger was taken by
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-23
A Professors LeIt-Handed Compiimen,

A Professors Lelt-Handed Compliments
Bishop Lawrence, of Massachusetts,
the successor of the lamented Phillips
Brooks, tells this little joke upon him.
self with keen relish.
II was at the time when there was a
vacancy in the bishopric, and Doctor
Brooks was the most prominent can
didate. Mr.. Lawrence, then Dean o
the Theological School in Cambridge,
was walking with President Eliot, oi
Harvard University, and the two were
discussing the situation.
Don't you hope Brooks will be
elected?" asked the Dean.
mo" said Doctor Eliot; second
or third rate man would do just a'
well; and we need Brooks in Bostor
and Cambridge
Phillips Brooks were elected, and {
little later Doctor Eliot and Mr.. Law
renee again discussed the matter.
.- aren't you glad Brooks was elect
ed?" querieG the Dean.
Yes, l suppose So said Doctor
Eliot, "if he wanted it; but to tell th,
truth, Lawrence, you were my man.
Philadelphia Saturday Evening
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