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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-26

reach of the lanai for the plt-a-pat of
footballs, the swish. of feminine dra
peries was distinctly heard. Two
dainty, white-robed forms came float
ing into view, and, with changing color,
their hostess suddenly arose and
stepped forward to meet them. Just
one second of silence intervened, then,
all grace and gladness, smiles and cor
diality, both her little hands out
stretched, Mrs. Frank Garrison came
dancing into their midst, her sister
more timidly following.
Dear Mrs. Marsden, how perfectly"
kiss, kiss-"delicious! Yes, this is
the baby sister I've raved to you about.
We go right on with the Doric; but
had to bring her out with me that you
might have just one glance at her.
Why! Mr.. Prime. Why, what could
be more charming than to find you
here? And Gov too-you wicked
boy! What won't l do to you for never
telling me you were in Manila? And
Mildred" kiss, kiss-despite a pal
pable dodge and heightened color on
the part of the half-daZed recipient.
And you, too, Miss Lawrence?" Both
hands, but no kiss-one hand calmly
accepted. ''Ah, then l know how happy
you are, Mr.. Willie Gray" beaming
arched smiles upon that flushed and
fustered young officer. Then, turning
again to twine a ieweled arm about the
slim waist of their hostess, to whom
she clung as though defying any eff
fort to dislodge, yet pleading for pro-
lection. ''Who on earth could have
foretold that we of all people should
have met out hereof all places? How
long did you say you had been out here?
4 week? And of course, dear Mrs.
Marsden has done everything to make
it lovely for you. l should have died
without her" And so the swift play of
words went on, the rapid fire of her
fluent tongue covering the movement
of her allies and drowning all posi-
bility of reply. 1t was an odd and try
ing moment. Mrs. Marsden, well know
ing, as who in Honolulu did not, of Mrs.
Franks devotion to the young lieu
tenant, barely six months agone was
striving to welcome the shrinking little
scarefaced thing that blindly and
helplessly had drifted in in the elder
sisters wake. The introductions that
followed, after the American fashion,
were as perfunctory as well-bred wom-
en- can permit. The greetings were al
most solemn, smileless, and, on part
of Nita, futtering to the verge of
faint; and nothing but Witches
plucky and persistent support, and the
light flow of airy chat and laughter,
carried her through the ordeal. The
two young soldiers stood stiffly back
fea-faced and black -brc'ved; the father,
pallid and cold, could hardly force him
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-26
THE QUEEN OF SWAZILAND.

to which in the center of the forehead
are snakes bladder and brilliant
red feather of the laurel bird.
Like other monarchS, Queen NaDo
can be very suave and nice when she
pleases, and she can also be exceeding
ly naughty and frigid of demeanor.
1t is a harsh thing to say about royal
lady of Nabo's ability, but the truth
is that, next to power, her majesty
loves rum. or drinks that go under
that generic term. She drinks no ma
tive distiliation, but the white mans
good imported liquor, and lots of it.
In fact, Nabo 'Tsebeni is a great drunk
ard. Her enemies say she is ''fuddled"
most of the time. She does not seem
to let rum interfere with business,
however. Apart from the firewater,
the queen has no particular regard for
the products of civilization. She pre-
fers the native rug or blanket as a
costume to the finest creation of
Worth, and her food and manner of liv-
ing have never changed, but remain
as they were in the days when Umban-
dine first took her, slim young girl,
for rwife.-Cincinnati Commercial Trib-
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-26

they together, and this, the fifth, had
been spent in sightseeing beyond the
lofty Pail of the northward side. The
20. & o." liner was coming in from
Yokohama even as they drove away;
and as they sat at dinner on the open
lanai, long hours later, it had been
mentioned by their host that the Sedg-
wick, too, had reached the harbor dur
ing the afternoon, and that army peo-
pie were passengers on both liner and
transport. Billy Gray, for one, began
to wish that dinner was over. He was
eager to get the latest news from the
Philippines, and the Sedgwick left Ma
nila full week behind their slower
craft.
Did YOU hear who came with her?"
he somewhat eagerly asked, 'or on the
Doric?" he continued, with less enthu-
siasm.
81 did not" was the answer-"that
is, on the Sedgwick;" and the gentle
man halted lamely and glanced fur
lively and appealingly at his wife.
There was that embarrassing, interrog-
ative silence that makes one feel the
futility of concealment. 1t was Miss
Lawrence who quickly came to his re-
lief and dispelled the strain on the sit
uation.
Il should fancy very few army peo-
pie would choose that roundabout way
from Manila when they can come di-
rect by transport, and have the ship
to themselves"
"Well--er-yes certainly, certain
ly," answered the helpless master of
the house, lodging now the warning
and reproach in the eyes of his wiser
mate at the other end of the table. The
| crack of a coachman's whip and the
swift beat of trotting hoofs on the
eraveled road in front could be heard
as he faltered on. The CLEAN of cab
| lights came floating through the north
ward shrubbery. Except, of course,
when they happen to be-er-already,
well, you know, at Hong-Kong or Naga-
| saki," he lamely concluded.
There was an instant hurried glance
| exchanged between Gray and Prime.
| Then up spoke in silvery tone their
| hostess:
"Other officers, you know, are or
dered home. We have just heard to-
day that Col. Frost comes very soon,
His health seems quite shattered.
believe--you knew-of them-slightly
that is to say, Miss Prime, did you
not?" But even with her words she
cast an anxious glance along the dim
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-26
QUEER TITLE PAGE.
Whose Awful Author Adopted Allit-
eratlOns Artful, Amazing and
Appropriate.

A book of extracts from various au-
thors many years ago adopted pecul-
lar alphabetical and alliterative title
naUe. on which the contents of the
book were displayed in Il most IN
genious way. Every line began with a
successive letter of the alphabet, upon
which the whole line aliiterated in a
most extraordinary and grotesque fash
ion, as may be seen from these few
examples culled from the mass:
Astonishing anthology from attrac-
tive authors
Broken bits from bulky brains.
Choice chunks from Chaucer to Chan
ming.
Jewels of judgment and jets of jocu-
larity.
Kindlings to keep from the king TO
the kitchen.
Magnificent morsels from mighty
minds.
Numerous nuggets from notable
noodles.
Prodigious points from powerful
pens.
Quirks and bubbles from queer quar-
ters.
Tremendous thoughts on laundering
topics
Wisps of wit in wilderness of words.
Yawnings and warnings for youth
ful Yankees.
Zeal and zest from Zoroaster to Zim-
merman.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-26
QUEER BIRD HOLES.
The Astounding Placeb In which
some Birds Have Elected to
build Their Nests.

In sleepy old village in England there
is a quaint little stone church which
has stood for more than one century
1t is great place for feathered song
sters, and many birds attend service
every Sunday during the summer. One
Sabbath the vicar on going up to the
reading desk was astonshed 20 see
that under one cover OF the open Bible
was a newly reconstructed nest, in which
reposed robin redbreast.
Early in the week she and her mate
must have settled on this place as a
congenial home and during the days
following had worked might and main
to get things in shape for hnusekeep-
ing. The vicar could not bear to dis
turb the robins, and SO he procured an
other Bible, allowing the pious birds
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-26
CURE FOR IVY POISON.
Of the Many Remedies Suggested
None Are More Emcncious Than
the Simple Ones.

Probably no poisonous plants are
more dreaded than poison ivy and poi
son sumach. and probably no other
one plant has SO many remedies, Said
to be good, recommended for it, The
poisoning principle in these two
plants is the same and can be COM
bated with the same remedies. But
few of the people. who are poisoned
take this into consideration. They
use often the first thing that suggests
itself
The cause of the trouble is a re-
Gently discovered non-volatile oil called
toXicodendrol. 1t is very irritating to
the skin in a manner only too we'll
known. Since it cannot be dissolved
in hot water, washing is of little use.
1t can, however, be dissolved and con-
verted into n soap by the action of al
kalies such as ammonia, washing soda
and caustic potash or soda. 1t is also
readily dissolved in alcohol. All these
may be used in case poisoning should
occur, but there is a better remedy
which may be made as follows: In a
bottle of alcohol put and shake as
inlCl ttCSidtC NSuS 81 VI ltSih dS VIII
dissolve; then add little more lead,
so that when shaken the mixture is
milky. When needed rub the shaken
mixture upon the parts affected sew
eral times day until all irritation
ceases. If too strong the mixture may
be diluted with water, but more lead
should be added, Should poisoning
occur and this preparation not be ob-
tainable. hot soapsuds, with some soda
or other alkali added to it, may be
used. This should not be relied upon
unless the poisoning Is very fresh; adj
vanced cases should be treated with
the above remedy.-National Rural.
The W; rietieS of stamps now current
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-26
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QUEEN OF SWAZILAND.
Next to Power This Savage Potentate
Loves the White Mans Rum and
Scotch whisky.

The crafty and cruel dcwager en-
press of China has a very striking
counterpart in Nabo 'Tsebeni, the ruler
of the Swazis. Along with the war
news from that part of the world have
come recently many accounts of the
high-handed doings of the Swazi queen.
Swaziland is an independent native
kingdom under the protection OF the
South African republic. As the Beers
have Just now enough to do protecting
themselves, Nabo 'Tsebeni is not inter-
fered with in her little diversions.
Only the other day news was received
of how Queen Nabo had cleared the
political atmosphere of her dominion
by eliminating in the most approved
Cromwellian manner number OF OBJ
iectionable court officials, one among
the number being her own son.
Queen Nabo is about so years old, and
Is not handsome according to the de-
based standards of the white man, bot
in Swaziland she is accounted "a fine
fgger of a woman" When she was mar
ried she was a slim young woman and
was a great belle. She looks taller
than she really is, owing TO the meth
od by which she, in common with the
other women of her country, dresses
her hair. BY some mysterious process
the royal tresses are made to grow,
trellis fashion, over a wickerwork ar
rangement of circular shape. Round
the forehead she wears the royal in
sigma, band of wood possessing in
numerab BILE medicinal virtues attached
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-26
THE WILD GOOSE.

Athwart a trackless depth that curves
In Gods majestic lines.
we wing a course that never swerves
For man or mans designs.
N, need have we for chart By day.
Or compass rude by night
A Mind that made US gives us way.
And guides our steady flight
The buildings of a million HANDS
Lie growing far below;
Created at proud mans commands
Whose lust, as well. we know.
BE his the earth. Be ours the blue
That wells eternity.
From whence beneath our pinions true
His sprawling home We see.
Be ours a frozen South and North
Lnmarred by tread or word;
Where naught of mildness issues forth,
Nor human voice Is heard.
And ours the secrets of the green
That cloaks the wide morass,
Where meath a tropic sun we preen
Mid wastes of sedGy grass
From zone to zone, from goal to goal,
Within a day we fly.
Our limits stretch from pole to pole
Our path the boundlesS sky.
And when to glut your appetites
We yie,d our bodies, slain,
Know we'll we've seen thousand sights
For which you long in vain.
Edwin L.. Sabin in Saturday Evening
Post.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-26
Guided by Wisdom.

A public notice was given in Lean
ington, England, not long ago, which
seemed TO indicate that the parish of
St. Paul's had some confidence in it's
own perspicacity as we'll as an un-
wavering trust in the wisdom of Provi-
dence. "A special prayer meeting will
be held on Saturday next, at half past
eleven o'clock, to entreat the Lord to
give us man CT His own choosing
for the pastor of ST. PauPs. Such we
believe the Rev. II. Linton, of Birken-
head, to be.'-Youth's Companion.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-26

ROBINS NEST UNDER A BIBLE.

to reside in their chosen home for the
rest. of the season.
Still another robin tried housekeep-
ing in a dsused teaketttle, which had
been flung out in a corner of the gar
den.
Birds who shirk their natural duties
are quite as apt to suffer as their hui
man brethren.
The cuckoo makes no nest of her
own, but watching her chance, lays
her relatively small eggs in the nest
of more industrious member of the
bird family. Once mother cuckoo
managed to insert an egg in the nest
of a redstart which was in a small hole
in a wall. The aperture was large
enough for the redstarts to go in and
out of, bu. when the baby cuckoo burst
from his she'll and was strong enough
to try and shift for himself, he found
he was too big to get out and so was
prisoner for life. His foster parents
fed him till they thought he was old
enough to earn his own living and then
they left him, SO the poor cuckoo,
through the laziness of his mamma,
perished miserably.
Perhaps the most absurd place for
nest ever discovered was in a cannon
box, located at an army post. A spar
row was the bird to make this choice,
and though the cannon was fired twice
a day, It did not deter her from bring
ing up a healthy family of young
sparrows, none of whom seemed to
mind -. home which was even noisier
than New York fat.-Detroit Fres
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-26
The Anti-Cigarette Fight.

An English school board has pre-
pared a circular on che evils of cigar
ette smoking, which is to be distribut-
ed among the parents of the school
children. 1t points out that smoking
by boys impairs the eyesght, upsets
the nerves, disturbs the digestive or
gans, and stunts growth. Local doc
tors are to be asked.to go to the schools
and address the boys on the evils OF
SmOl<in0
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-26

self to unbend, yet his lips muInbled the
name "Mrs. Frost" as he bowed at
presentation; Miss Prime stood erect
and trembling; Miss Lawrence, with
brave eyes but heightened color. To
leave at once was impossible; to re-
main was more than embarrassment.
Most gallantly did they battle, Mrs.
Marsden and Mrs. Frank, to lift the
wet blanket from the group and relieve
the strain. Reward came to crown
their efforts in strange, unlooked-for
fashion.
to
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-26
OfIcIoth ms n Hang Ging.

The possibilities of oilcloth seem
never to have reached their limit. Tho
last use to be made of this fabric is tha
"papering" of the kitchen ceiling and
the bathroom walls. Its smooth sur
face affords no lurking place for germs,
ahd dust ard smoke can be readily
wiped off.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-26
Social GravitntiOn.

Returned Tourist-What became of
that fool, Saphead, who had more
money than he knew what to do with
Business Mani don't remember
him. Was he much of a fool?
: "Perfectly idioJic."
81 presume he has dropped into So
ciety.'-N. Y. Weekly.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-26
An Exclamation

Mrs. Chicory-That detestable Mrs.
Hashem was boasting to-day about how
long she keeps her boarders.
Mrs. Pruner-Oh, she keeps them sc
thin that they look longer than they
really are.--Phi,adelphia Record.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-26
Nothing hut Draw and Paint.

Visitor-I hear you've had the cele-
brated Mr.. Abbey, the artist, staying
with you down here.
Proprietor of Old-Eashioned Inn
Yes, sir; and he be the LATEST man /
ever come across. He do nothing but
dror and paint ali day.-Phil Mays
A lbuD.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-26
No Change.

what is your full name?" asked the
census-taker.
"Eb'nezer Jagway," replied the mar
of the house. But it's JUS same w'.v
. ain'+ full."-Chicago Tribune.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-26

The varieties of stamps now current
In the world rumber 1881.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-02
An Enst Side Doll.

81 wish" said a young lawyer, who
has nm office In New York and a home
In Brooklyn, "that l had kept account
of the queer incidents | have noticed
I'm the course of my walks through the
east side on my way to the ferry. One
of these incidents--it happened one
rainy day last week-made u partieu-
larry strong impression on me. was
hurrying along Cherry street, holding
my umbrella between me and fine
driving rain, when l noticed a little
girl ahead of me. She was a very little
girl, not more than or q years old,
poorly dressed and quite unprotected
from the rain, SO far as an umbrella
went.
II hurried along, vaguely thinking
about how wet and cold and miserable
the child must be, and reiteratlng In
my mind II determination, to which |
often come, not TO go home by the fer
nv, but to take the bridge for~the OK
pess purpose OF escaping the sight of
| the children down there. When
came quite up to the child she turned
SUDDENLY and faced me. She looked up
| With the most engaging smile and said
quite simply but pleasantly:
"Ny dolly's a'seep.'
II looked down and discovered she
was nursing In her little arms wills
key bottle, quart sized and unadorned,
save for n white label dlseolored by the
rain. What did | do? Oh, l ac-
quiesccd in the dolly theory and ex-
pressed few of the adult idiocies usu-
nj under under those circumstances.
Then | took good look Mt the shining
eyes in the child's rain-wet face and
went on. But In spite of any care II
lmpresslng on my mind the fact tina
her eyes were happy. ] haven't beef
able to get rid of the recollection o
| that dolly."-Ncw York sun.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-02

ed him out of heaven on the morning
of his birth.
The people want a change. So hun
cry are they for Il change that a
majority of them will drop any i'm
portant political reform measure and
go of whooping for the man who fought
with bear and whipped it, or for the
woman who captured burglar in her
boudoir and knocked him stiif with a
beer bottle. The politicians are ION
to" this popularity in the animal call
ed man, and when the people begin to
get restless and grumble about their
taxes and the corruption in high places
and any greenhorn from the back dis
tricts of Hunterdon county would be
willing to bet new hat that there
would be n revolution going on in two
months, the diplomatic, sophistocratic,
know-too- well-what they are-atic get
up dispute over some boundary line
with England or express great SYM
pathy for the suffering of some foreign
martyr, and work up regular volcano
of spontaneous sympathetic sentiment,
or get up n yacht race, or an interna-
tional game of pool, or n national ex-
position, or prize fight, or new fake
on some old disease with foreign
name.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-02

The Christian Endeavor Societies
Of New Jersey have engaged counsel
to prepare Local Option License bill
which will be presented for passage ut
the next session of the State Legis-
lature. 1t will require that at inter
walls of three years each, governing
local boards in cities, townships and
boroughs provide at the spring cleo
tons for vote by separate ballot on
the license question. Provision will
also be made in the measure for the
imposition of heavier penalties for vio-
lations of the law. The bill will also
provide that it shall be compulsory
for applicants to give public notice of
intention TO apply for license.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-02
New State Committee.

The new State Republican Commit
toe, as announced, is as follows;
neutrality-suspicious. John j Gard
ner.
Bergen c. L. Breckenridge.
. Burllngton-Rohert G. Hutchinson.
Camden David Baird.
Cape May Robert l.. Hand.
Cumberland u. Stokes,
Essex Henry NJ. Doremus and
Henry A. Potter
Gloucester = Congressman II. C..
Loudenslager.
Hudson Edward Fry and Colonel
$. ID. Dickinson.
Hunterdon- Richard b. Reading.
Mercer William IL. Skirm.
MiddleseX Henry Ii. Banker.
Monmonth-C. Asa Francis.
Morris -Mah.oa Pitney.
ocean,. NJ. Bradshaw.
Passaic Robert Williams.
Salem John c. Ward.
Somerset Edward j. Anderson.
Sussex Dir. Harvey ID. Van Gas
beck.
Union John Kem
Warren-John |. Blair Kelley.
The State Committee consists of one
member from each county, with Essex
and Hudson having two, and five mem
bers-atlarge. The members.at-large
are named during each Gubernatorial
campaign. The hold-over members-at-
large are Franklin Murphy, William
j. Sewell, William BEETLE, William
Riker and Charles n. Fowler.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-02
The Four u.s.,

Charles Sturgeon once said that there were
three great enemies to man-"dirt, debt and
the devil" He might have added one more
a and included dyspepsia The evil results
Of this disease could hardly be exaggerated.
It's effects are felt in mind and body, and are
as far reaching as the effects Of the curse that
was laid on the Jackdaw Of Rheims which was
cursed in eating and drinking and sleeping,
in standing and sitting and lying" The good
effects of DIR. Pieree's Golden Medical Dis.
coyery are most marked in aggravated and
chronic cases Of dyspepsia. 1t enables the
stomach glands to secrete the necessary
quantity of digestive fluids, and this at once
removes that craving or gnawing sensation 50
common to certain forms OF indigestion. IL
tones and regulates the stomach, invigorates
the torpid liver and gives the blood making
glands keen assimilative power. Golden
Medical Discovery" cures ninety-eight per
cent. OF those who use 1t. DIR. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets are superior to all other laxative medi-
cines when the bowles are obstrueted-
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-02

Reduced Rates via Pennsylvania Railroad,
Account Dedication and Unwilling of Sol
diers' and Sailors Monument at Easton.
Penna.
For the dedication and unwilling of the Sol
ders' and Sailors Monument at Easton, May
10, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
sell excursion tickets from stations within
radius of seventy-five miles of Easton, to
Phillipsburg, N j., and return, at rate of
single fare for the round trip minimum rate,
twenty-five eents) tickets to be good, going,
May 10; returning, to and including May II,
Said radius of seventy-iive miles will include
Frankford Pa. Franklin Park, Riverside,
Lower Jamesburg, Helmetta, Mt. Holly and
New Lisbon,N. j., and allintermediates stations.