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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-03-28

from the encroachments of vermin is
fully sufficient of itself to amply repay
all my trouble. But the return in dol.
lars and cents far surpasses ones be-
lief. If we could see the amount of
money which is wasted every year
through poor granaries all brought
together it would startle US. Every
farmer knows that he suffers serious
ly from year to year, but most of us
have come to take it as a matter of
course. But really it is one of the
leaks which help to sink the ship.-Ed-
gar l.. Vincent, in Farm and Fireside.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-03-28
AN IMPROVED GRANARY.
UD-tO-Date Storehouse for C0rH
which Is Absolutely Safe from
EncrOaehments N Il by VermIn.

The dimensions of my granary-you
see have got past the corn crib period
entirely-are as follows: Length,
sills, IS feet; plates, 20 feet; width, IA
feet; total length of posts, IL feet;
height of floor from the ground, 3h
feet. These dimensions may vary, ac-
cording to the amount of grain to be
stored. Wide strips of tin shield the
tops of the posts from the invasion of
rats and mice.
Inside the plan is as follows: Corn
in the back part, the crib running
across the end, and on each side row
of grain bins. These are arranged so
that the ends nearest the alley be-
tween, which is four feet wide, may be
removed in case they are not needed.
These empty bins afford store room for
corn sheller, or for bran or other
feed. A loose floor overhead also fur
nishes space for putting away many
articles which might otherwise be cast
around anywhere. The inside is lined
with matched southern pine three
eighths thick. The outside is bat
tened, and the boards being surfaced
the whole is painted. The entire ex-
pense of this granary was not far from
S75, and l have received the compli-
ment that it is the best job 1 have
done in the way of building, and have
spent small fortune in that line. In
fact, it pleases me exactly. l never
have seen but two mice in this gran
ary, and those carried in with empty
bags; and, as may be supposed, was
on nettles until they had been found
and settled with. got the cat as quick
as could and entered upon the most
exciting hunt l ever took part in. It
beat the famous fox hunts of the city
folks who come out to kill time all
hollow. And 1 succeeded, which is
more than the city chaps who hunt
for the fun of the thing can often say.
In my granary / keep my corn
knives, corn ties and bags-every-
thing, in fact, that concerns corn and
garden stuff. The satisfaction of
knowing that what raise is now free
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-03-28
GRADE UP THE FLOCK.
Start Right by Getting "A Good ROOst-
er, One That Has Been Bred
Right and Is Right,

Have you got that strong, vigorous
cockerel to grade up your flock to in
crease the egg yield and build up the
size of the birds you sell to market L?
1t is quite time the bird was in the
breeding pen, becoming acquainted with
his mates and preparing for the
springs duties.
1t is an old and familiar axiom that
the male is half the pen. He may be
mated to dozen females, hence the
chicks have any one of q dozen moth
ers, but he is the father of all and i'm
parts his vigor and personality to all
the chicks.
Not only should this head of the
family be a pure-bred male, but he
should be a bird of real merit, bred
with care and for purpose. Such a
bird has the power to reproduce him
self and will certainly improve next
seasons flock. A well-bred cockerel,
one bred from meat producing and egg
laying ancestry, will decidedly i'm
prove the laying qualities of the pullets
and increase the size as well.
1t is common mistake to breed from
anything left over from the holiday
killings, because nothing else is at
hand. Don't repeat that mistake this
year. Start right by getting a good
male bird, one that has been bred right
and is right; and his cost will be re-
turned to you many times over in the
laying vigor of his pullets and in
creased size of the chickens marketed.
Get pure-bred male for this years
breeding; get him now.-Practical
Farmer.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-03-28
THE EVENING PRAYER.

Ttred eyes are gently closing
AS the twilight droppeth down.
Wrapping with the veil of slumber
Hill and valley. dale and town:
Softly little hands are folded
AS the shadows closer creep
9inless lips of childhood murmur
"Now I lay ME down to sleep"
Down life's pathway stretching onward
Lieth snares unseen, unknown,
Waiting for their coming footsteps
But the Father guards His own;
And, as stainless as in childhood,
He will guide by pitfalls deep,
ar as now, they plead: II pray Thee
Pray Thee, Lord. my soul to keep"
Now the tender mother, listening,
Feels her pulses thrill with fear,
AS she fancies, in the shadow,
Death, the dark-robed, lurking near;
And with throbbing heart she questions
How the sacrifice to make,
At the low words. scarcely spoken:
"Should | die before l wake"
Slumber now has almost won them,
Droops the lashes lower still,
While a sweet and holy presence
All the twilight seems to fill:
And the listening Saviour only,
AS the words their lips forsake,
Hears the last half-uttered whisper:
y-Thee-Lord-my soul-to take"
--Ettie Gilbert Mcneil. in Rams Horn.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-03-28
HUNTING OSTRICH NESTS.
Hidden Deep In the Desert Sand
They Are Extremely Hard
to Find.

Although the skin of an ostrich is
worth from $40 to 800 on the spot,
the hunter of the desert usually pre-
fers to search for the eggs when he
has discovered an ostrich in fight. An
English traveller in the Sahara, Mr.. H.
B. Tristram, describes this search, says
Youths Companion.
"Once, and once only, had the good
fortune to take an ostrich's nest, al
though fresh eggs were not infre-
quently brought in by the Arabs. We
observed with our telescopes two
BIRDS standing for some time in the
same spot, and were induced to ride
toward them. They rapidly scudded
off, but on intersecting their track we
turned back and retrac2d it instead of
continuing a vain pursuit.
"An ostrich's track is by 10 means
easy either to follow or TO retrace,
for his stride measures, when he is at
full speed, from % to 20 feet; and the
oblong impression of two toes at so
wide intervals affords no very evident
track to any eyes less expert than tn ose
of Bedouin huntsman.
"We retraced the impression to the
spot where we had seen the birds
standing together, and where the sand
was well trodden down. Two Arabs
at once dismounted and began to dig
with their hands, and presently they
brought up four fresh eggs from a
depth of about foot under the warm
sand.
"Ostrich-egg omelet we always found
most welcome addition to our desert
bill of fare, and convenient and port
able provision. for from the thickness
of the she'll the eggs keep perfectly
sweet and fresh for a fortnight or three
yyaakS
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-03-28

eral to Laramie. They had kept the
road northwestward on leaving town
were seen passing along the prairie
beyond Fort Russell, but deputies,
sworn in at once and sent in pur-
suit, came back to say the rig had
never gone as far as Lodge Pole. At
six p. IN. came further tidings. Lieut..
Loring, engineer officer of the de-
partment, had reached Cheyenne and
was i'll consultation with the COM
manding officer at Russell. The rig
had been found at Sloan's ranch, far
up Crow creek, where the party had
taken horses and ridden westward
into the Black Hills. In anticipation
of big reward, the sheriff had dep
uties out in pursuit. From such in.
formation as they could gather it was
learned that the name of one of the
parties gone with Burleigh was New
hall, who claimed to be a captain in
the army, "out there looking after in
yestments"-a captain who was too
fellows of his cloth at the new post
and who was not known to them by
sight at all. The engineer, Mr.. Lor-
ing, was making minute inquiries
about this fellow, for the description
given him had excited not a little Of
his interest.
And so the sun of the second day
went down on Gate City and Emory,
and everybody knew Burleigh was
gone. The widest rumors were
afioat, and while all Fort Emory was
in mourning over the tragedy at
Warrior Gap, everybody in town
seemed more vividly concerned in
Burleigh and the cause of his sud-
den flight. AS yet only certain army
officers and Mr.. Folsom knew of the
startling discovery at the stockade
that the package was bogus affair
throughout. But all Gate City knew
Burleigh had drawn large sums from
the local bank, many citizens had
heard that John Folsom was several
thousand dollars the poorer for his
sudden going, and all interest was
centered in the coming from Chicago
of an expert summoned by wire, 20
open the huge Office safe at the quar-
termaster's depot. The keys had
gone with Burleigh. At the last
moment, after loading up with all
the cash his own private safe con-
tanned, for that was found open and
practically empty in its corner of
his sitting-room, and when he had
evidently gone to the Office to get the
ed by the sight of the two employees.
He could have ordered them to leave
and then helped himself. but con-
science had made coward of him, even
more than nature. lie saw accusers
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-03-28
CHAPTER XXI.

Yes, Burleigh was gone, and there
was confusion at the depot. At six the
doctor had come forth from his room,
saying he was better, but must not be
disturbed. At seven the major, carry
ing satchel, had appeared at his Of
flee, where two clerks were smoking
their pipes, innocent of all thought OF
their employers coming. 1t was after
hours. They had no business there at
the time. Smoking was prohibited in
the office, yet it was the major who
seemed most embarrassed at the uneX-
pected meeting. 1t was the ma jor who
hastily withdrew. He was traced to
the railway, and it was speedily found
that he had sent word to the division
superintendent that the generalhad tel
egraphed for him to join him at once at
Cheyenne, and a special engine and
caboose would be needed. At a quarter
past seven this had started full speed.
1t was IL when the discovery was made
Meantime Folsom and Stevens had con-
suited together. Folsom had told of
the large sum he had loaned Burleigh
and the conditions attached, and be-
tween them dispatch, concisely set
ting forth their suspicious, was sent
the general at Cheyenne, with orders
to rush" as they were determined if
possible to head OF the fugitive at that
point. Back came the wire ten min utes
before midnight that the general had
left Cheyenne for Laramie by stage
that evening, and must now be near the
Chugwater and far from telegraphic
communication. Then Stevens wired
the sheriff at Cheyenne and the com
manding officer of the new post of Fort
Russell to stop Burleigh at all hazards,
and at two in the morning the answer
came that the ajor had reached Chey-
enne about midnight and they would
search everywhere for him This was
the last until long after the rising of
another sun.
Events and excitements. alarms and
rumors followed each other with start
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-03-28

ling rapidity during the day. In glar-
ing headlines the local paper published
the details of the massacre at the Gap,
lauding the yalor and devotion of the
soldiers, but heaping abuse upon the
commander of the post, who. with
other troops at his disposal, had looked
on and lifted no hand to aid them.
Later, of course, it was proved that the
veteran had foiled old Red Clouds viii
famous plan to lure the whole garrison
into the open country and there sur
round and slowly annihilate it, while
then, or at their leisure later, his
chosen ones should set fire to the un-
protected stockade and bear off those
of the women or children whose years
did not commend them to the mercy
of the hatchet. Soldiers and thinking
men soon saw the colonel was right
and that the only mistake he had made
was in allowing any of the garrison to
go forth at all. But this verdict was
not published, except long after as un-
important news and in some obscure
corner The Laramie column. so the
news ran, was Fastening down the
Powder river to strike Red Cloud. The
Indians would be severely punished
etc, etc. But old Folsom's face grew
winter as he read that such orders had
been sent and that the general himself
was now at Laramie directing ma tiers.
"In Gods name" urged he, 'if you have
any influence with the general tell him
not to send a foot column chasing
horsemen anywhere, and above all not
to follow down the Powder Next
thing you know Red Cloud and all his
young men will have slipped around
their flank and come galloping back to
the Platte, leaving the old men and
women and wornout ponies to make
tracks for the heap walks to follow"
And Stevens listened dumbly. In
fuence he had never had. Folsom
might be right, but it was matter
in which he was powerless. When a
depot quartermaster. said he, could
dictate the policy that should govern
the command of colonel of the fight
ing force, there was no use in remon-
STRANGE. Noon came and no news
from the Cheyenne sheriff The COM
manding officer at Russell wired that
he, too, was stripped of his troops,
and had not even a cavalry courier
to send after the general with the
startling news that Maj. Burleigh
had vanished with large sums, it was
believed, in his possession. At one
o'clock came tidings of the fugitive
He, together with two other men, had
spent the late hours of the night at
the lodgings of one of the party in
Cheyenne, and at dawn had driven
away in rig" hired at a local
stable, ostensibly to follow the gen.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-03-28

For invigorating a lot of old hens
which are slow in responding to the
efforts to make them produce winter
eggs, we know of nothing better than a
spoonful of oilcahe meal three times a
week. If the hens in the meantime
have not been overfed with grain a
change i'll their appearance and actions
will be noticeable within a week. There
will be an added liveliness of motion, a
more erect carriage and general ap-
pearance of thriftiness which will
presage a coming harvest of eggs. 9th
er things being about right, this will
seldom fail to bring the sluggish old
hens to time--Farmers Voice.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-03-28

Nero, fiddle in hand, sat upon his
throne when a little band of captives
was led before him.
"Now," he roared, in royal tones,
"you have your choice between hear
ing me play study in cadenzas with
the middle finger on the L string, or
being burned alive at the matinee at
the Coliseum"
Bring on your torches" shouted
the desperate captives.
Later on Nero fiddled, and burned
things, and conducted himself IL an
outrageous manner.
81 hate to do this" he explained,
''but they depend OH me TO, some
warm scenes in Quo Vadis' "-Balti-
more American.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-03-28
in every face, and fed. Burleigh haA

in every face, and fed. Burleigh had
lost his nerve.
Two days went by and excitement
was at its height. All manner of evil
report of Burleigh was now aioat
The story CT the bogus package had
been nOised abroad through later
messengers and dispatches from the
Gap. Lieut.. LOring had come to Fort
Emory under the instructions of the
department commander, and what
those instructions were no man could
find out from the reticent young otli-
Ger. If ever youth seemed capable
of hearing everything and telling
nothing it was this scientist of a dis
tinguished corps that frontiersmen
knew too little of. What puzzled Fol-
som and old Pecksniff was the per-
sistence with which he followed up
his inquiries about Capt. Newhall. He
even sought an interview with Pap
poose and asked her to describe the
rakish traveller who had so unfavor-
ably impressed her. She was looking
her loveliest that evening. Jessie was
radiant once more. A long letter had
come from Marshall-sad because of
the fate that had befallen his COM
panions, stern because of the evil
dence of the deep-laid plot that SO
nearly made him a victim, but mod
estly glad of the official commenda-
tion he had received, and rejoicing
over the surgeons promise that he
could be well enough to make the
nrInral hno
to Frayne. Red Clouds people had
scattered far and wide, said he. God
grant they may not turn back to the
south" lie was coming home. He
would soon be there. The papers had
told their readers this very morning
that the general had plainly said his
force was too small to risk further
assault upon the Sioux. Alarmed at
the result of its policy, the bureau
had recommended immediate aban-
donment of Warrior Gap and the
withdrawal of the troops from the Big
Horn country. The war department,
therefore, had to hold its hand. The
Indians had had by long, long
odds the best of the fight, and per-
haps would be content to let well
enough alone. All this had tended to
bring hope to the hearts of most Of
the girls, and Lorings welcome was
the more cordial because of this and
because of his now known champion
ship of Marshal's cause From be-
ing a fellow under the ban of suspi-
cion and the cloud of official censure.
Marshall Dean was blossoming out as
a hero. 1t was late in the evening
when Folsom brought the young en-
gineer from the hotel and found
Elinor and Jessie in the mushroom,
with Pecksniff's adjutant and Loomis
in devoted attendance. 1t was nearly
II when the officers left-two re-
turning to the fort, Loring lingering
for a word with Folsom at the gate.
The night was still and breathless.
The stars cleaned brilliantly aloft,
but the moon was young and had
early gone to bed. window in the
third story softly opened, as the two
men stopped for their brief confer
ence-the one so young-looking, stur-
dy and alert, despite the frost of SO
many winters; the other so calm and
judicial, despite his youth.
ITO Be Continued
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-03-28
Pride is the fog that surrounds ins;gnif
cance.-Chcago Daily News.
Proof of the Pudding,

Ten hours between New York and Buff
faio means excellent travelling and when
l say | travelled at the rate of sixty miles
an hour, gathered no dirt, and was not
bothered with dust, you can believe me
when | say my steel gray travelling cos
tune was as clean when l stepped off at
Buffalo as when | said 'Au Revoir" at Ho.
boken.
attention of all who wish to travel in lux
ury, in absolute cleanliness, and in security
The proof of the pudding is in the eat
ing" and the Lackawanna Limited will be
a favorite train with ladies visiting the Pan
American Exposition.-Marie Jarboe, in
Toilettes.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-03-28
Cbenp rates to California.

February 18th and each Tuesday there.
after, until and including April Both, Special
the southern Hae Pac cce5s connny % BE 5Sd
and Sunset" Routes to all points in Califor
MIA. The rate viii be- From Chicago
$4,000, from St. Louis, Memphis and New
Orleans $3.50, from Omaha, Kansas City,
ali other points east and north.
For particulars and detailed information
pertaining to the Southern Pacific Com
panys Routes, and these specia! rates to Cal
ifornia, call upon or address
w. II. ConnoT, c. A., S. P. Co., Chamber
of Commerce Bldg, Cincinnati, Ohio,
G. G. Herring, c. A, S. z. Co., I'll Park
L. i. Townsey, C. A., S. P. Co., 42l Olive
q G. Cary, G. A., S. P. Co., 2os Sheidley
Bldg, Kansas City, Mo.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-03-28
Very True.

Says an old bachelor: Before TAX
ing the leap through the wedding ring
man should be sure the net of connu
bial bliss is properly stretched on tn,
other side."-Chicag0 Daily News.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-03-28
Save the Baby

When suffering from Group, Coughs, Colds
and Bronchitis byusing Hoxsie' Cough Cure
promptly. No opium. No nausea. so eta
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-03-28

Ask your grocer to-day to show you a pack
age of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that
takes the place of coffee. The, children may
drink it without injury as well as TIE adult.
All who try it, like it. GRAlN-O has that
rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is
made from pure grains and the most delicate
stomach receives it WITHOUT distress. ! the
price of coffee. l5c and 25cts. per package.
Sold by all grocers.
A dogs tail is something of wag.-Chi-
cago Daily News.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-03-28
TRY Grain-O. Try Grnin-O!

Many man is toasted who needs to be
oasted -Atchison Globe
The National tribune., 1901-12-19
LINCOLN'SLAST CHRISTMAS
Rec0Ilections OF One Who Spent the Day
With Him.
By COL. WIN. Il. CROOK.

/ have been asked to write something
of Lincoln's last Christmas at the White
House, Dee. -, 1864, and give you de-
scriptiOn of how it was observed by the
Great Emancipation. IL must be apparent
to all leaders of the history of those
bloody days that the celebration of Christ
mas and participation i'll the pleasures of
that sacred occasion for Abraham Lin
coin, We're not as inviting as to those who
have succeeded him in that great office.
Thousands of wounded and dying soldiers
were lying i'll the hospitals in and around
the National Capital; great preparations
were being made for the comfort and
pleasure of these wounded and dying de
tenders of the Nations life: hourly dis
patches were being placed before him re-
vealing the situation and condition of the
Federal armies at the front. In the midst
of this sad and uninviting picture, the
ringing of church bells and the blowing
of horns by the small hoys announced the
approach of the day we celebrate rs the
anniversary of the birth Of Jesus of NaZ-
areth, the Son of God.
In the home of the President death,
with its whitening touch, was not a
stranger-there was Il vacant chair. In
many humber homes there We're vacant
chairs and many tcarstaincd cheeks; war,
with its cruel, blighting effect, was seen
and felt on every hand. Abraham Lin
coin, President Of the United States. eX-
alted above his felow-man, surrounded
by the grandeur and greatness of Il Ma
ton, ana on the eve of closing his first
Administration and Of entering upon and
taking the responsibilities of Il second,
rose and greeted this Christmas morning
with It sad heart. Robert, his eldest son,
was on the staff of Gen. Grant, fighting
for the preservation Of the life of the Ma
ton. Death had claimed his second son,
Willie, and "Taddic,' the idol of his
heart, was the only child to say Merry
Christmas, Papa
The wounded soldiers in the hospitals
were kindly and generously remembered
by him; the anguish i'll every home
North and South-causcd by relentless
war found Il sympathetic chord in his
heart; the members of his home were not
forgotten.
The President received no callers; no
one came to the house, and he did not
go out. The Christmas dinner was taken
quietly i'll the dining room, and aside from
the coming and going Of telegraph mes
Sengers and receiving their dispatches no
business was done. The President read
eagerly the daily papers, and from time
to time played with little Tad who was
his fathers favorite and constant COM
panion a spirit of anxiety and quictude
pervaded the place.
Thus the day of generous gifts, greet
ings and hospitality was quietly but sol
cmnly observed by Abraham Lincoln. the
Martyred President.
Col Crook is still member of the
White House staff, the oldest in point Of
Seryice-EDl