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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-09-26

Our Harmonsburg correspondent
asks US to call attention to the fact that
a law passed in this state in 1883 pro-
yides that no debts of decedent dying
without will, notsecured by mortgage
or Judgment, shall remain lien on the
real estate of such decedent longer than
two years after the decease of such
debtor Even if the decedent died
possessed of money, if the debts were
not collected, they would be outlawed
n two years Conneautville Courier.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-09-26
StODS the COlk0h
Ind Works off the COLd.

Laxative Bromo-Q Quinine Tablets cure a
cold in one day. No Cure, no Pay.
Price % cents. 26yl
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-09-26
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

STATE.
Justice of the Supreme Court,
HON. WILLIAM p. POTTER.
State Treasurer.
HON. FRANK G.. HARRIS.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-09-26

Devoe Lead and Zinc Paint wear twice
as long as lead and oil mixed by hand.
If
The age-herald., 1901-03-31
...FIandling a Revolver. ...
An Expert Tells How to Avoid Accidents.

It is a doubIe-action-or 1t used to be- but the catch that is supposed to hold it at full cock is so worn that 1t can be used only as a self-cocker. that Is. trigger cocker It has safety catch. but that spring Is also so worn that a very slight pressure on the hammer is sufficient to force the needle down on the cap of the cartridge. That pistol in the hands of a person who didn't under stand it's idlosyncrasles would probably cause a tragedy in short order but with me 1t is as safe as any revolver. I make it innocuous by pressing the hammer down so that the needle rests between two cartridges This Is the way the police should be required to carry their pistols. It Is more convenient than the method of leaving one chamber empty, and 1t has other advantages that will demonstrate themselves to anyone who gives the plan a trial.
 "But this way of preventing accidents only applies to hammer pistols There are a number of hammerless weapons in the market some good and some bad. The best of these are the safest weap- ons man can carry in his pocket for they are so constructed that it is impos- sible for them to be discharged except by pressure on those parts that are only pressed on In the act of firing the weap- on purposely. No one can shoot one of these pistols except by pulling the trigger and at the same time gripping the stock. The objection to them Is that they may be accidentally discharged by the person handling them becoming nervous and pressing the trigger prematurely. The same objection applies to every self coking pistol It is counterbalanced on the part of the single-action weapon by the liability of the hammer to slip from the thumb. This sort of thing is what makes the magazine shotgun dangerous The hammer of this gun Is so small that it is hard to grip, and the result is that nearly every man who has used one of them has had 1t go off prematurely.
 What sort of a pistol should the aver age citizen own? That is a hard question to answer. There are good many ex- cellent makes in the market, and some will suit one man while others will suit another. One thing I will say. however, in the way of advice, don't buy cheap gun If you ever need it you will need it so badly that you will want the best and a cheap weapon is liable to fail you at the crucial moment. And If you want a pistol to fight footpads with, don't buy one of small calibre. The little bullet will kill just as surely as the big one, but it doesn't have the stopping effect that the heavier pellet has
 "A 32-calibre ball that has given a man a mortal wound does not carry with 1t the shock that a H-calibre does that has only made flesh wound. If a highway man attacks you you want to paralyze him instantly. You don't want to give him a wound that may cause his death a week later. but won't prevent him from shooting you So, if you have reason to carry a gun get good one of not less than 3S-calibre and learn how to handle it, so you won't shoot yourself or any of your friends"
The age-herald., 1901-03-31

cent, and lastly the very rich man and the criminal in about equal proportions. By criminal I do not mean to confine this class to bank burglars, check for gers and bank-note conterfeiters-you will seel all of these If you watch the line long enough-but I include all those men and women who avoid police notice when they can. and are occasionally
 wanted" down in Mulberry street.-the rich keeper of the fashionable gambling house; the woman who is suspected of Knowing the whereabouts of a vanished thief or forger; the man who never breaks into a bank himself, but takes a friendly and patronly interest fin those who do, and so on up and down the scale of cosmopolitan vice. At one time or another they have all savings bank ae- counts. It seems incomprehensible. but people of all these classes are frequent even permanent depositors. I do not say thls from hearsay, but have seen exam pies of each om thef lodging their money even In their own names.
 What can you do with these people when they come to deposit2 It Is not criminal to save money, and you cannot arrest them. In some cases their accounts are closed by the banks. and they are told to take themselves off-a hint upon which they promptly and quietly act, possibly from fear of the police, accustomed as they are to obey when told to move on.'
 Some of them. however, are not easily gotten rid of. A famous confidence wom- an had her account in New York bank, and her quiet demeanor, amiable smile, innocent, almost girlsh timidity, quite won the chief official in charge. He was accustomed to call her aside politely from the somewhat rough crowd in line, give her a chair in the ante-room, and send her passbook and money by one of the clerks to the receiving teller. Her identity was finally discovered through police inquiry at the bank. and the next time she called the old gentleman of fered her, not 0 chair, but her passbook with her deposits In full. The poor young thing swore at him like trooper. It was quite necessary to call in the moral in fuences of the porter"
The age-herald., 1901-03-31
Bounty Money.

Washington Cor. to the Baltimore Sun.
 Several thousand dollars bounty money due Rear Admiral Sampson as result of the Spanish war will be paid him in a few days and checks for varying sums issued to officers and men of his command entitled to pay ment.
 The rear admiral's allowance will exceed that of Admiral Dewey, who has been paid 5000. Under the de- cision of the Court of Claims, Rear Admiral Sampson should receive $8335 as commander of the ships at San tiago, but in addition he will get two separate sums of about $1700 each for the Manzanillo fight, about 5000 for the action in Nipe Bay and a smaller sum for other minor actions. Alto
The age-herald., 1901-03-31

Pistol carrying as a habit Is perni- cious," remarked an expert with the re- volver, but hold 1t to be the duty of every citizen not only to know how to shoot a revolver, but how to handle 1t go as to eliminate the danger of acci- dents
 Every time I read an account of per son being shot accidentally set 1t down to criminal ignorance on the part of some body. Ninety-nine out of every hundred of the accidents with firearms are the re- suit not so much of carelessness as of ignorance. The person who knows noth- ing about the mechanism of revolver does things with 1t that make man who does know shudder. Why, loaned pis- tol to a man not long ago, and when he returned it I found that the needle which explodes the cartridge was resting fully on the cap of one of the cartridges If that gun had been dropped and the hammer had struck any hard substance the cartridge would have certainly been exploded, and if 1t be true that every bullet has its billet somebody would have been hurt.
 "It was just such an accident that caused the rule to be made that police men shall not carry the full complement of loads in their revolvers. An officer dropped his pistol on the sidewalk at the corner of Eighteenth and Olive streets and the weapon was discharged. The bullet struck a man on a passing street car and killed him instantly. The police man was very sorry. He resigned be- cause of the accident, but that didn't l. hoo fs fa
 'The police authorities investigated and found that the policeman had carried his revolver with the needle resting on a cartridge, and that when the hammer struck the sidewalk there was naturally a discharge. An order was forthwith given that policemen should always leave one chamber of their revolvers empty and that the needle should always rest in that vacancy. If this rule Is observed 1t is impossible to discharge the revolver by letting it fall. You might throw 1t over a house and let 1t drop on a grani- told sidewalk without disastrous results There are objections to the unloaded chamber rule, however. In the first place 1t deprives the man with the pistol of one shot that might prove very necessa- " In an encounter Then the owner of the pistol is liable in a moment of ex- citement to cock the weapon. then lower the hammer. That would throw the needle on a cartridge, and make the dan ger of an accident even more imminent than if the weapon had been fully load ed, for theory that the needle Is resting on a vacant chamber gives the sense of false security that causes so many of the didn't -know-it- s-loaded' accidents.
 "Every pistol that Is worth the atten- tion of a man as a weapon has the re- bounding action that throws the hammer back to a safety catch after each dis charge, but I do not consider the safety catch as protection enough A very hard blow on the hammer Is liable to break through the catch and the weapon Is dis charged The catches get worn and are liable to be unreliable. For instance, I have an old revolver, of one of the best makes, that is so tricky I would not trust anybody to handle 1t but myself.
The age-herald., 1901-03-31
He Won Out.

From the Detroit Free Press.
 The fly collector asked the modest ho- tel clerk to change a twenty for him.
 "Got nothing but two s5 bills" said the clerk, looking over his safe deposit. By the way, asked the fly collector, going down into his pocket-book, "di you ever see an $S bill?"
 'No; nor you, either" responded the clerk. with confidence.
 'Bet you the drinks" ventured the fly collector, holding something in his hand. "Done," said the clerk I'm willing to pay for the drinks to see that kind of a bill, but I guess I won't have to-
 "No?" grinned the fly collector. Flows 8 that?" and he handed the clerk an $S bill for a pair of trousers.
 Measures and Men. From Stories of Evarts in the New York Post.
 Once, when twltted on his small size by a statesman of the strenuous type. Mir Evarts retorted That remark proves what I have always asserted that in your eyes measures were more important than men,"
 To another critic. who found fault with his habit of stringing out a whole para graph without a break, by the use of parenthetical clauses, he said cheerfully 'I have noticed that criminals object to long sentences"
The age-herald., 1901-03-31
Carneqie's Princeiy Gift.

From the Kansas City World.
 Nothing in the business life of An drew Carnegie became him so we'll as s5,O00,0O0 to his employees is without parallel in the history of the world.
 We cannot well quarrel with the man for his manner of acquiring amazing genius for business he has accumulated a fortune that is practi- cally inconceivable in it's magnitude. He simply accepted the conditions that he helped to make when, the other day, he turned over bis work shops to the new steel combine. He was, of course, greatly favored by for tune in being able to retire from busi- ness in accordance with his own plans, but it required come talent to so ar range his affairs that he could with darw without causing a collapse in his great enterprise. His star and his genius permitted him to close his bus mess life and in that very act to add enormously to his accumulations.
 Five millions of dollars is so vast an amount of money that the average mind cannot we'll grasp what it means. We are so used to hearing great sums of money spoken of that million Is no longer a figure with which to as. tound But to give 1t away! That is not to be comprehended by the man who works to live.
 The gift is proof, If proof were want ing, of the sincerity of Carnegie's pro- fession of desire to divide his wealth with the people. He may be expected to do other and equally astounding things. It is not an easy matter to give away $2O0,000,0OO. It could be thrown away by the destruction oi
The age-herald., 1901-03-31

the Silurian period there were insects, lAough. as the only piece of his re- mains found was a wing, there has been room for dispute as to the exact species. Mir Goss, in his preface to the second edition to his book notes, says that what is probably still older insect has been found in the lower Silurian, in Sweden. This was not a cockroach, but apparently something worse. If the Latin name, Protocimex Silurius, be. literally translated, 1t means the originaI Silurian bug.
The age-herald., 1901-03-31
FIRST INSECT.
{ Was the Cockroach, and Antedated
 Man by Eons.
From the London Spectator.

From the London Spectator.
 In the very oldest fossil-bearing rocks no insects are found. The very oldest fossil is a kind of polyp, making reefs of limestone, when as yet the insects had not appeared, and 1t "fourished' in Canada. The first 1n- sect known to have existed, a creature of such vast antiquity that it deserves all the respect which the parvenu man can summon and offer to it, was "a cockroach. This, the father of all black beetles, probably walked the earth in solitary magnifcence when not only kitchens. but even kitchen middens. were undreamed of, possibly millions of years before Neolithic man had even back cave to offer with the remains of last nights supper for the cockroach of the period to enjoy. His discovery established the fact that in
The age-herald., 1901-03-31
An Enemy of the Trusts.

From the Indianapolis Sun.
 "The devil!' exclaimed the president of the rubber trust. crumpling up let ter and vciously thrusting it into the waste basket
 whats up now?" asked the secretary. Bad news?'
 .'No cheerful news,' answered the responding with some idiot in Texas in re- gard to the purchase of his rubber plant, and in my last letter l asked him where is was situated"
 "Yes." assented the secretary, 'and where was it situated?'
 Why, his letter says 1t is located in the right-hand corner of his parlor.'
 And the office boy had a hard time of 1t the remainder of the day.
The age-herald., 1901-03-31
CRIMINAL DEPOSlTORS.
One Class of People Who Sometimes
 Put Money Q Savings Banks.

Writing of the savings banks and their depositors in the Century, Richard Boughton tells of the embarrassment sometimes caused to bank officials by dis honest patrons.
 '"The great bulk of depositors, perhaps 6 per cent, are of the laboring classes, the weekly wage-earners; then come the middle and well-to-do class, say 30 per
The age-herald., 1901-03-31
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securities that form the evidence of wealth.
 It is now apparent that Mir. Carnegie intends to find reasonable means for distributing the wealth he has ac- cumulated. He has retired, but his period of otium cum dignitate is like ly to be the most important part of ms life if he devotes his time to the distribution of his wea.Ch h such a manner as will most benent mankind
The age-herald., 1901-03-31

Drink Alabama Brewing Go. s "Malt Extract," re- nowned for it's health pro- ducing qualities. Telephone 1928.
The age-herald., 1901-03-31
,ether his bounty will be nearly s1S,-

GOO.
 The amount of bounty money that Rear Admiral Schley will receive has not been definitely estimated but it will be next to that received by Rear Admiral Sampson. It Is not believed. however, that it will exceed $2000 or 5000, if so much.
The age-herald., 1901-03-31

Hoods Sarsaparilla is not a cure-all: but it cures all blood diseases. Take no
The age-herald., 1901-03-31

hat question is one of great interest to the entire feminine world, and as latest pews concerning correct millin- cry.
The age-herald., 1901-03-31
New White Goods

Exclusive novelties for evening wear, outing and waists.
 Embroidered Mulls, Madras Cloths, Silk Mulls and French Organdies; hun dreds of pieces; all the new swell eff fects-nothing like them in Ala SOo bama-choice. =. ... COo
 Persian Lawns, Swiss Mulls, India Linons-phenomenal values Oko dll at.
 Novelty Waistings-10-inch sheer h. dia Lawns-imported lace 00o novelties. -. ... ... ... .... ~OO
The age-herald., 1901-03-31
E,dC6 Patterns.

We'll tell you how to work all kinds of lace stitches. It's simple why not start some nice piece, and it won't cost much to try.
 Battenburg lace patterns from 5c up. Sofa Cushions, PIAZZA, only. ... .. .49c Hemstitched Linens, stamped or
 plaln... =. =. ..'...isc Heavy Silk Cord for cushions, all
 colOrS... ... lSc Wash Embroidery Silks-rope, flo
 and twist; Heminway, the
 best"... ... ... ... ......... 4c
The age-herald., 1901-03-31

he nke acanker sore the ., - first the  splotches and other
   potash
  thousands who nave WELh1NGToN hAs" oep1' ,9oo contracted Blood Poison two persoadeo
 
  Reddish pirpe builds would i'll with natter cop The percolored spotchos all first the of healing dirty S. bottles
  healed and appetite good JAKE "11N disappear used
 
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The age-herald., 1901-03-31
Pert Talk on Smart MIIlln6ry

Paris, the fountain head of hat styles, tells in manner not to be mis- taken that flowers will be used in abundance-very little fruit used.
 One of the very latest Paris fads is the one-color scheme-hat and gown of the same color. We make the hats to order to match your gown.
 Examples of all the latest creations in keeping with Queen Fashions latest dictates are now op exhibit In our mil linery parlors.
 Sale Flowers-Forget-me assort
 etc., all new spring styles, per bunc Childrens Hats, trimmed with chiffon
 styles... ..... Connolly Turbans. copies at SIP style Chiffon Turbans.. ... =. -. -. -. Straw braid, 2 inches wide, per yard :.
The age-herald., 1901-03-31
LIn6nS, Spreads, Towels.

Hemstitched Huck Towels-another 100 dozen-towels that created such a commotion during last week, OO1o $2.49 per dozen, each. ........ ~S2C
 Fine Satin Damask Remnants-2 to yard lengths-linens that have sold TOT much more by the pice-at, IOo per yard, 85e, 69c and. .....-... fCC
The age-herald., 1901-03-31
SOft Black
 Dress Goods.

Much below regular prices-popu-
 rizing the location. Some 200 dozen ne satin double damask napkins-an nmatchable bargain 400 Extra size fringed Bedspreads. 1 42
The age-herald., 1901-03-31

Those soft, ricn black dress fabrics are growing in favor every day. If you are undecided about your dress take our advice and choose either a silk grenadine, crepe de chine, colienne or meteor crepe-you cannot make a mistake-weve the largest assortment in Alabama, and our prices permit a great saving.
Evening star., 1901-05-11
FOURTH ANN Al MEETING.
Itinerants' Club OF Baltimore Confer
ence t0 Hold Session.

Tho fo,7rtb annual meeting of the RaIti-
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more C'i-it-tl-SS ms LUZ w "iiiNi'
Rev John Il wright "I thls city Is presi-
dent will be h.iG at the First Methodist
F.Disc,paI Church. Baltimore. Tuesday.
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ne tAtrclS'S VIII commence AT -."o
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon. with devotional
f.,t, -rb, o,-,,sf serr,,o,, vii, no Delivered
~ f''N- III J"Hl'S VI \iIS VI Ne" ioi n
In the evening there VIII he musical. last
ing thirty minutes with Mrs F. Belle Cole
ShetIoe as organiSt ard Mr.. Charles Par
ish soloisJ During the same evening Mr..
Jacob A Riis of New York will deliver an
Illustrated lecture. entitled The Battle
With the Slums"
Wednesday there will be three meetings.
the first beginning at o am. with devo-
ttoual services under the leadership of
Rev. DR. Hugh Johnston formerly of
Washington. The topics for discussion dur
ing this session will he Practical SOciolo-
gy' by Rev. Stowen L. Bryant: Elements
of Sociology. by Rev. DIR. \. II. Ames.
and What Is the Social Problem?" by lie
Grand Powers. Lit. D. chief statiStician
United States census All these speakers
are from Washington. General discussion
merry pastor of Grace VI. +. Church, this
The program for the afternoon meeting
includes addresses on Attitude of Protes-
tant Churches Toward Divorce; Lutheran.
Rev. DIR. w H Dunbar: Protestant EplS-
copal. Rev DR. e Ernest smith; Presoy-
terian Rev Or. +. T. Williams; Metho-
Evening star., 1901-05-11
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The executive board of the Woman's s
Foreign Missionary Society, Methodist
Protestant Church. has arranged to hold
its annual session IN Congress Street
Church Wednesday. May Is. and close with
thu anniversary sermon by DIR. kinZer
Sunday. May ~. The officers of the board
ara: Mrs. F. \. Brown, Jrichsville. Ohio.
president; Mrs. D. 5. Stephens, Kansas
City. correspondent secretary; Mrs. Henry
Hupiirld. Baltimore. recording secretary,
and Mrs. J. ID. Anderson Pittsburg, treas
uier. This will he the second session the
board has held in this city. the last being
twelve years ago in Central Church. Three
sessions will be held each day, all of which
" i'll be open to the public.
Evening star., 1901-05-11
PERPETUAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION.

PERPETUAL. BUILDING ASSOCIATION.
Established Nineteen Years.
Assets. 50, los so5 OBJ Surplus. Si02. 477O1.
Largest Building Association in the City.
Advances $1,000 for. monthly payment Of
Dollars. Advances 81 900 for monthly
Payment OF o dollars. Advances 81 900 for
monthly payment OF 10 dollars. or any
Larger you may desire TO pay. The
Interest is reduced 50 cents monthly as soon
AS you have a credit on the debt Of half a
Share. $3.50. thus reducing the debt and the
Interest all at one tune. Only so Expenses
When you borrow $1,000. No expenses at all
When you borrow 81 500 over. We are the
Greatest diYidend-paying Institution in the
City. We pay out $4,000 in dividends every
Month. We pay interest deposits every
Three months al the rate of go per annum.
Interest counts from the 1st Of each month
On deposits made as late tie 10th. 81
To s.. 600 received. Office ut 500 l1th ST.
From am. to pm.
C. C. DUNCANSON, President
JOHN COOK, Secretary. de5-tf
Evening star., 1901-05-11
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OF WASHINGTON.
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OUT THE WORLD.
These Cheques are MORE AVAILABLE, ECO.
EOMICAL AND SECURE THAN ANY OTHER
FORM OF TRAVELLERS CREDIT. and by reason
Of the entirely original manner in which they are
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Of $40: SO. $50. 500 and $780, and each has
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AGENTS. STEAMSHIP COMPANIES AND OTHERS
to accept the same. the necessity Of specially
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PATRONS WHO MAY DESIRE TO PROVIDE
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Direct sight drafts all foreign countries at the
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