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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-09-20
Pessimist and FataIist.

The indignant looking passenger was about
20 speak, but the conductor headed him of
by exclaiming in loud tone of irritation:
This is the slowest train l was ever on
What's the use of having a schedule if we
don't pay any attention to it! The drinking
kitchen range ten minutes. The car doesn't
look as if it had been swept for a month, and
it is full of idiots who insist on opening the
windows when we go through tunnels, so that
the cinders can blow in
The passenger caught his breath and then
.xclaimed Il was just about to say that
this whole affair is an outrage
Il know it. But you're lucky. You can
travel few miles and then get off and be
happy. But I've got to stay on this tram
iorhours every day of my life. ."-Washngtor
Star.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-09-20
The Fall of Babylon.

"Now, children" said the Sunday school
teacher, which of you can tell me why
Babylon fell?'
There was long silence. The little ones
bent over and looked at one another and
drew long breaths, but none of them said
Come, come!" the teacher exclaimed at
length. 'I'm surprised! Isn't there any
little boy or girl in this class who can tell
why Babylon fell? Isn't there any one OF
YOU who can think of any reason why Baby
Ion should have fallen"
Then a boy with large brown freckles on
the bridge of his nose and a thumb with a
1lackened nail put up his hand ~,
"Ah" the sweet-faced teacher said, Il
thought some of you must know, if you only
"Mebby he stepped on a banana peel"
Percy suggested Chicago Times-Herald.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-09-20

London, Sept. 13.-The fight OF
President Kruger from what is now
designated as the Naai outer colony
and his arrival last night at Lorenzc
MARQUEE, as cabled to the Associated
Press Wednesday morning, is regard
ed here as indicative of an early end
Of the hostilities in South Africa
Another message from Lorenzo Mar.
qucz says the Transvaal state officials
accompanied President Kruger into
Portuguese territory.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-09-20

Hstory's Notorious Fault.-"I must in
sst,' declared Diana, who was the acknowl
edged leader of the Olympian woman suf
frage party, that the purity OF the ballot
would be conserved 10y, allowing us to vote. y
the opposition, you wouldn't be able to
ccntrol the Muse Of History she's a nat
ural-born repeater. r."-Philadelphia Press.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-09-20

Mrs f. H. Miller, of As South Carol
Street, Nashville, Tenn, wrote: "Y our Lo-
ton has cured very severe case OF Chrome
letter on my sons head for which various
physicians had prescribed in vain. ! take
y yreat pleasure in giving this testimony"
Palmer's Lotion used in connection with
Lotion Soap cures letter, Ringworm, Ecze-
ma, Erysipeas, Barber's Itch and every
kind of viruent cutaneous disease, II your
druggist does not keep them send his name
to Scion Palmer, 374 Pearl Street, New
York, and secure free pamphlet OF testimo-
malls and sample of Lotion or Lotion Soap.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-09-20
LOw-RATE EXCURSIONS,
via Missouri Pacific Railway and
Iron Mountain ROUte.

To points in the West, Southwest and South;
east, at half-rates (pIus 5000 for the round
trip. Tickets on sale Tuesdays, September
4th and 18th, October I'd and 10th, Novem-
Der 9th and 2Oth, and December 4th and 18th,
1900. For full information, land folders,
etc, address any agent of above lines or IL.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-09-20

Pckin. Sept. So via Tallu, Sept.
14.-Baron Won Eettcler's assassin.
whose capture was noted several
days ago. has confessed, throwing
the blame for the German ministe er's
murder upon the shoulders Of the I'M
perial government. upon whose Cr-
ders he acted, he says. The assassin
was identified by a watch which was
taken from the minister's body.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-09-20

Eben, dat can hold er candle to de per
culiar sensation dat melts in er mans soul,
meanders down his spine an trckles out
at his heels when he done lays down er
five-doIlar bill in payin' fo' er ham an de
grocer hans him back jes' $S.37 in change"
Chicago Evening News.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-09-20
1t Came Natural,

Mrs. Johnsing ands! Dat chile can't
be mo den fo' mont's ole an waIkin' eroun'
like Ieerfullgrown mani How'd yo' larn him
Mrs. Jacllson-Why, Nose begin whistlin'
cake-wak de odder day, an dat's de re-
ult.-Puck.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-09-20
Canse for Thank fuIness.

A brief note from Billville district reads:
"Our son John has come home from the
Philistines on a furlough and one leg. The
latter means a pension for life-thank the
Lord. Atlanta Constitution.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-09-20
At the Summer Hotel.

Miss Gabby Speaking of the mountain)-
1t was terribly high, and papa like to never
got over it.
Papa Cwho thinks she is speaking of some
thing else)-Yes. and told the landlord he
had better Just get a sandbag and work like
any other footpad if he expected to make
charges like that.-Baltimore American.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-09-20
CRISIS IS AYERTED.
Fekin Will Not Be Evacuated at
Present.
Ii Hung Chang's Powers Thought to
be Sufficient to Protect american
Interests-NO New Develop
ments In the Chinese Sit
uatiOn are Expected
for "a Few Days.

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE Chinese
minister has received an imperial
edict comforting on Ii Hung Chang
extraordinary power for the complete
settlement of the Chinese trouble. 1t
gives him authority to make any
terms according to his own discre-
ton without referring them to the
emperor. This is unusual authority
and it is claimed at the Chinese lega-
tion. rives fl Hung Chang credentials
adequate to meet all the objections
heretofore raised as to his power to
negotiate for peace. The edict Is
dated two weeks ago, but is Just for
warded from Ii Hung Chang.
Ticn rsin. Sept. 5, via Nagasaki,
Sept. 1.-THE Americans and British
are considering the feasibility of
transferring their winter supply base
from longKu to a point near Shan
Hai-Kwan, on the Gulf of Liao-IunT,
which is free of ice and is also rail-
way terminus. The chief difficulty in
the way of the project is the lack OF
troops to guard the railway. The
British marines and two naval guns
have been withdrawn on shipboard.
Thirty-fve villages in the vicinity
of Tien Tsin have petitioned the pro-
visional government for protection.
Boxers are reported massing along
the grand canal.
Washington. Sept. 1.-THE crisis
that was near at hand yesterday
oyet the evacuation proDosal of the
Russian government has been avert
ed for n time at least. and the diplo-
matte side of the matter has become
apain the object of attention. 'rhe
order of Cen. Chaffcc TO ieave at
once. which was expected in some
Quarters. did aot issue yesterday. In
stead. earnest efforts are making to
arrange the preIiminaries for the
negotiations which are expected fin
ally to settle ;he Chinese troubles.
Ii Hung Chang's message yesterday
that his powers are sufficient to pro-
feet the lives and interests of Amer
leans in China removed perhaps the
last obstacle to the speedy beginning
of these negotiations; and the only
douht that now exists is as to his
ability 10 redeem his pledge to pro-
tect American interests and stop the
outrages upon the missionaries and
native converts. If he can do this and
thus manifest the existence of a de
facto government. there is no reason
TO doubt that negotiations will be in!-
mediatclv in order.
The notice that Russian troops will
po+ avocuotc Prlliu until some ar
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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-09-20

going to call on the new neighbors." He
Have you heard that they are good peo-
ple:' She-"I haven't heard anything
about them, but three delivery wagons
from the dry goods stores stop in front of
their house for every one that comes here"
Chicago Times-I Herald.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-09-20

e. MY parents may come between us" she
faltered. IF they do, he exclaimed, hot
ly, they must be pretty small" And he
pressed her still closer to his manly breast.
-Phi.adeLphia Record.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-09-20

A Life Lesson rejection
taught me one thing" Harry-"What was
that James-"That a fellow never
should make his maiden proposal to a wild
ow.'-PhIladeIphi Bulletin
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-09-20

Banks-"HeIlo! You haven't been on
your vacation yet, have you!" Watterson
Not yet; but how did you know it?"
Banks-''Why, | never saw you looking so
well as at present" ."-Cleveland Leader.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-09-20
Hockey Killed.

New York, Sept, 14.--.Iohn Stoval,
formerly well-l<nown as jockey.
was killed at the Gravcscnd race
track Thursday waiIc exercising
horse. which fell ard rOllcd over lin.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-09-20

81 suppose" said Miss Snaps fiance,
you'll be sorry when | marry your sister
and take her ava, to live with me" NO."
replied her little brother. Il never did like
you much anyhow. philadelphia Press.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-09-20

With Regrets-"The true editorial spir.
it," said the old-timer, ''is declining Il
guess you're right, agreed the struggling
author. 1T certainly d, sn't appear to be
accepting. g."-Philadelph Press.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-09-20
Lane. Family eoicfne.

Moves the bowels each '. In order to
be healthy this is necessary Acts gently on
the liver and kidneys. G, sick head
ache. Price % and SOC.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-09-20

81 wonder why SwclIbogh always cai-ri.,
his kodak with him to the office" "S-h!
Don't give him away. That's his lunch,
and he's ashamed of it."-Denver Times
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-09-20

Gwen the general that never wins bat
tie can beat sometimes remarked Beech
wood "What are you driving at?" asked
Homewood. 'He can beat a retreat. -
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-09-20

Don't allow yourself to me melan-
choly. Laugh once in awhile, neither you
are tickled or not.-Chicago l. News.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
Child Burned to Depth.

The ~two-year-old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Noble, three miles west Of
Peru, Neb., was so badly scalded by
upsetting a tub of boiling water over
1t that he died after a few hours of
horrible suffering. Mrs. Noble had
just poured a boiler full of hot water
over clothes in a tub which WAS rest
ing on a chair and had gone into an
other Don and while she was gone
the little boy pulled the chair SO as to
upset the tub.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
SIX PEOPLE KILLED.
Footbridge at Paris Exposition
Gives Way.
VICTIMS ARE BURIED IN THE DfBRIS.
Was too Heavily Weighted by sunday
Crowd-Bodies Badly Mutiiated
-EHposition Authorities
Not Responsible.

A Paris, April 20 dispatch says: An
accident within the exposition grounds
caused the death Of six persons and In.
jured about forty others. A temporary
bridge, unable to withstand the Sun
day crowd, broke. The accident threw
q pail over the happiness Of an i'm.
mense throng who had profted by the
magnificent weather to visit the expo
rition. Today's was probably the rec
ord attendance, The was
particularly great along the Avenue
de Sufren, which forms the northern
boundary Of the grounds.
Here Is situated a big sideshow, the
celestial globe. A footbridge. on
which the finishing touches were be-
ing put today, crosses the Avenue de
Sufren, connecting the sidcshow with
the exhibition. II vas constructed of
wood with a stucco facade and with a
plaster made tower ut each end.
Strangely enough the bridge has been
condemned only this morning as un-
safe by the exposition authorities. The
public was therefore not allowed to 20
upon the structure and in this way a
disaster even more terrible than that
which occurred was averted.
The gay crowd was passing along
the avenue and some hundred or more
persons were walking beneath the
bridge when suddenly an ominous
crash was heard. Before those under
meath could turn aside the structure
fpll with "a fau rft1 npuAI E,.,,. ,,,.
ly fifty persons. A shout of horror
rose from the spectators, mingled with
the cries of the victims.
Almost Immediately the crowd at
tackled the debris in an effort to re-
lease those lying beneath.
The workmen within the grounds.
the police and republican guards, to.
gether with quite a number of soldiers.
joined in the rescue work. The prom
enaders forgot their sunday attire and
covered themselves with dirt and grim
in tearing away the rubbish with their
hands.
Messengers were dispatched to bring
hremen and tappers with their equip
ments, and the first body was found af-
ter a quarter of m hours frantic labor.
1t was that Of a little girl about seven
years old whose head was horribly
crushed. Victim after victim was
brought to light until a row of six mu-
tilated corpses had been placed upon
the sidewalk, and nearly forty other
persons, some badly and others less
seriously injured had been carried in
ambulnnces or driven to the hospitals.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
BOERS GET AWAY
Scamper to Safety When Dan.
ger Threatens.
PURSUIT IS IKflY TO Be IN VAIN


A London, April 90 dispatch saws: In
Commapdant General Louis Botha the
Beers appear to have found a capable
successor to Joubert. As the result of
his insight and quick decision IL NAV
be assumed now that the retrcatinp
commanders have gotten safely away
with the transport. 1t is true that
Lord Roberts dispatch leaves much
uusaid as To the whereabouts of other
forces than those Of General French
and General Rumble.
Nothing is said about the troops of
General Brabant, Pole-Carew. Hart
and Chermsidc, but the indications
from Aliwal North show that several
small commanders are still lowering
in the vicinity of Springfield, causing
a certain amount of danger, and the
adviccs from Dewet's dorp. outlining
the duties OF General Chermside. JUS
tify the conclusion that it will still be
necessary to employ "A considerable
body of troops to keep the Free State
clear of Beers.
The position is that the Beers be
their raid a month ago by compelling
Colonel BroadwOod to retire on Bloem-
fontein, and then got safely away to
the northward, practically without
loss, but with the advantage of seven
British guns. together with a hundred
prisoner captured.
Meanwhile the advance to Pretoria
has hot begun. Small wonder is il
that mufflcd complaints and criticisms
are beginning to be heard here and
there against Lord Roberts.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04

Arrangements are in progress for
the assembly at the City OF Mexico
next year OF a general congress of all
the Independent governments on the
American continent. The gathering
will be similar to the "Pan-American
conference" which met at Washington
In 1889. One result OF that conference
was the formation of an international
Union OF American Republics, with a
bureau OF general Information. The
bureau, which includes In its member
ship all of the republics. is taking up
the preliminary work Of the proposed
congress. The replies which Secretary
Hay has received to his letter suggest
Ing the new conference indicate that
all the American republics will be rep
resented. The conference will have no
political aims. II will consider cues
tions Of trade, facilities for t%ransporta-
ton by rail and sea. banking systems
and customs methods. and perhaps Il
will discuss the feasibility OF a per-
manent tribunal OF arbitration to set.
tie disputes among the republics with
out our to war.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
Mrs. Ada ms IL Acauitted.

Mrs. ~Jeannette Adams. who recently
shot and killed her husband, the agent
o u the Union Pacific railway, at Gin
cinnati, o.. in the presence OF their
W. children and her own sister. was
acquitted of the charge of murder.
The evidence shows that Mrs. Adams
has suffered from cruel treatment and
was acting in self-defensc.
She that she and her chill
dren would at nee make their nome
with the parents of her deceased hus-
band at Omaha.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
Il nights OF the Soil.

The first lodge in Kansas OF a new
farmers organization to be known as
the knights of the Soil was organ.
lied at Abilene, Kan. with Samuel
lands AS Head Farmer" Similar
lodges are to be organized throughout
the state and it is intended that the
whole shall finally form a farmers as
s,ciation that will endeavor TO in.
fiuence the price of grain by regulat-
ing the acreage and controlling the
quantity placed on the market at any
one time.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
HULL, ONTARIO. BURNED.
Whole city Fire swept and Damage to
Property s2O,OOo,Oo

An ottawa, Ont, April %, dispatch
SAYS: Five square miles of territory
burned over more than $500 dwellings,
factories, mills. stores and other build
ings destroyed, entailing a loss esti-
mated to reach $50. 900. 900 and between
1000 and $1,000 men. women and chill
dren homeless. is a summing up OF the
havoc wrought by the fire which has
been raging at Hull and in Ottawa
since II o'clock yesterday morning,
and at midnight was practically under
control.
Most OF the lumber piles in ottawa
and Hull have disappeared and are
now mere heaps of charrcd wood and
ashes. Half a dozen churches and
schools, a number of mills and the
u waterworks, Hull court house and
jail, postoffice, the convent. almost
every bu'.ness place and about 1000
dwellings and shops in Hull have been
DESTROYED. Indeed, practically moth
ing is left but a church and a few
houses beyond il.
The fire at this time also sprang
across the Ottawa river and caught the
sheds in the rear of the Mackey Mill
ing company on Victoria island, and in
a Few minutes the lumber piles on Vic
toria. Chaudiere islands, one of the
power houses of the Ottawa Electric
company, Victoria foundry and half
the buildings on the two islands. were
in flames.
In this city it was estimated that be-
sides the mills. factories. etc. burned.
loo residences were destroyed. The
total loss is estimated at Sl5. 600. 900
and the insurance at 81. 500. 900.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04

The state OF Massachusetts has a
holiday which. although ii is but seven
years old. has attained great popular
success. II Is called Patriots day, and
Is celebrated On April 18th. in com
memoration OF the battles OF Concord
and Lexington. In Massachusetts, this
holiday has a special reason for its ex-
istence. aside from the fact that Con-
cord and Lexington are within the
limits OF the state. IL takes the place
OF the old Fast day. which fell by
custom on the first Thursday in April.
The transformation OF Fast day into
a day for baseball, fishing and merry
making was a %perversion OF what was
intended to be "a day of humiliation.
fasting and prayer" The people were
not willing to give up the vernal holt
day, n the celebration OF the ami.
versary OF Concord fight gave an op.
portunity for retaining Il. A bill has
been introduced in Congress TO make
April 18th a national holiday.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
n NEWS IN BRIEF

Reports reached Fremont that a tor
nado wrecked several farm buildings
between Wahoo and Cedar Bluffs in
Saunders county, Neb.
A report from Fort Valley, thirty
miles from Macon, Ca, says a wreck
occurred on the Southwestern railway
and several persons were killed.
Comptroller Dawes has authorized
the Fender Nat ional bank Of Fender,
Neb., TO begin business with S25, 900
capital. John A. w. Wachter, presi-
dent; John Forrest, cashier.
Henry Hoestetler, former treasurer
Dodge, Dodge county, Neb., has been
arrested at Green Bay, Wis, and will
be brought back to Fremont to answer
to the charge of embezzling 81, 100.
The house Friday passed the bill
granting a pension of $40 a month to
Mrs. Stotsenburg, wife of Col. j. M.
Stotsenburg of the First Nebraska.
An effort to increase 1t to S75 failed.
A food at Waco, Tex, swelled the
streams flowing throug the city, doing
great damage. Three persons are
known to have been drowned. The
property damage will amour. to
$50, 600.
Burglars broke into the general mer-
chandise store of Joseph & Crate at
Wahoo, and stole goods, silks and Jew
elry, to the amount of from $500 to
$500. The Lincoln bloodhounds were
put at work on the case, but have given
no satisfactory results.
The town OF Laurel Forge, Cumber-
land county, Pa, was almost wiped
out Of existence by fire. Fourteen
dwellings, two barns and two large
ice houses were destroyed. Forest fires
in the vicinity caused the conflagra-
tion, The loss is estimated at $50, 900,
partially insured.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
North bend Elevator Burned.

The bowling & Purcell elevator east
OF the depot at North Bend. Neb..
burned to the ground. A strong wind
blowing from the south threatened the
whole OF the business district, but by
desperate work the flames were con-
hned to the elevator. The Cheney &
Watson lumber yard, adjoining the
elevator property, was badly scorched.
but not a board was burned. There
was a large quantity OF grain in the
building. The loss will be nearly six
thousand, well insured,
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04

The horrors OF war in South Africa
nave been softened by many acts of
magnanimity on both sides. and fierce
Toes In combat have forgotten animos-
ity when moved by the appeal of hui
man needs. Before the relief Of Lady
smith a message went from the camp
OF the Beers to that OF the British.
requesting, for the relief OF men in
hospitals, a certain kind OF medicine,
which the Beers medical department
lacked. The request was instantly
granted. The Beers confidence in the
humanity of their foes was as touching
as 1t was creditable to the British who
inspired II.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
Two Good Cows,

S. Hoxie, superintendent OF the ad-
vanced registry, Holstein- Friesian As
sociation, writes to the Farmers Re-
view as follows: OF the COWS tested,
the two most remarkable are those Of
Beryl Wayne. a COW between seven
and eight years old, with q product OF
"a lbs. 3.S OF. butter, so per CEN fat, or
% lbs. 9.9 OF. butter at s5.7 per cent
fat; and Of Lilith Pauline De Kol, a
COW about three and one-fourth years
old with the unprecedented product of
"a lbs. IA OF, butter. so per cent fat, or
20 lbs. 1873 OF. butter at S5.7 per cent
fat to the pound. At my request both
these cows were retested by Prof. c..
b. lane OF New Jersey Station, and
the first tests fully confirmed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-05-04
Drunken Man Used "A Razor.

At Newark, n. j, Edward Morley,
forty-fve years old, went to the home
OF c. w. Stuart, where his wife is EN-
ploycd as a domestic, and inflicted
seven gashes about her neck with a
razor. lie cut his own throat with the
same weapon and died in an hour.
The woman will ecove Morley was
worth SIS, 200 a few years ago, but lost
his money and drank heavily. His
wife left him two years ago.