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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-02-21
Honor to Whom Honor is Due.

The railroads have been greatly abus-
ed as soulless corporations that were
grinding the life blood out of the people.
The great Galveston disaster has, how
ever, revealed the fact that the manag-
ers of these corporations have hearts
which are susceptible of being touched
by the cries of distress. Their trains
were placed at the disposal of all those
engaged in relief work on the coast
Provisions and supplies were carried
forward free of charge, committees
from every section of the State were
furnished transportation, and when the
refugees from Galveston began to pour
into Houston and it became serious
question what was to be done with
them the railroads solved the problem
by furnishing transportation without
charge to all who wished to leave and
to any point they wished to go. Grand
Master Anderson informs us that but
for this fact Houston would have been
overrun with people who had to be
cared for, and that suffering and dis
tress would have been largely increased
as we'll as the cost ofmeeting conditions
which would have prevailed. Bro.
Anderson desires us, through these
| columns, to thank the different roads
for the great service rendered his COM
mittee at Houston. If it were possible
we would be glad to see parallel col.
umns, in one of which should appear
the acts of these railroad corporations
in time of great calamity and distress,
and in the other the amount contribut-
ed by the little two-by -four demagogues
who are always trying to array the
prejudices of the masses against any
and every kind of enterprise. From
the Texas Odd Fellow.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-02-21
Ready for New Trains .

The Importance of the Philadelphia
& Erie, in connection with the Western
New York & Pennsylvania, is pro-
nouncedly great. This line, for Buffalo
traffic, is considered first-class, and with
the improvements in contemplation
completed it will have been consider
ably strengthened as a tidewater line
from the great lakes. The Philadelphia
Record says that while the company's
officials are extremely reticent about
the matter, there appears scarcely any
doubt that the improvements contem-
plated on the Philadelphia and Erie for
the coming year are but portion of
the general scheme to make the Buffalo
line an important factor between the
lakes and the seaboard. Ever since the
acquisition of the Western New York
q Pennsylvania engineers have been at
work making surveys and gathering
data for the elimination of curves and
the reduction of grades, and for the
bringing of that line up to the Penn
sylvania standard. From the best in
formation obtainable these data have
not been sufficiently compiled to lay
before the higher officials, and until
this is done it is largely matter of
speculation as to the extent and char
acter of the contemplated improve.
ments on the Buffalo line.
With the completion of the proposed
double tracking of the Philadelphia &
Erie between Heating and McElhattan
the entire division from Sunbury to
Remove will be double tracked and
about thirty-tive miles of the Middle
division. A portion of the distance to
be double tracked was graded some
years ago; so that on some parts there
will be only trimming up to be done.
Beside the double-tracking of the line
between Heating and McElhattan. a
short line connecting the Susquehanna
and Clearfieid branch with the Phila-
delphia & Erie at Keating, will also be
constructed. The building of this line
will necessitate the erection of a new
bridge across the Sinnamahoning
creek
OF the $5OO,ooO set aside for improve
ments on the Philadelphia & Erie this
year a portion of the money will be used
in the reconstruction of bridges Of
which there are quite a number over
the West Branch.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-02-21
The Election Returns Show

That the Lackawanna Railroad has
been elected Americas most comfort
able Railroad. If the result of election
suited you, take a trip on the Lacka.
wanna with your family; if it went the
other way, get even by taking little
journey, and forget your troubles.
Remember Lackawanna Agents can
sell you tickets to any point in Greater
America. Excursion rates are now in
effect to all Southern resorts, Cuba,
Florida and the Pacific Coast. If you
want to know all about your proposed
trip, call on nearest ID. l.. & w. r. r.
Agent, or write Fred p. Fox, Div. Pass.
Agent, Buffalo, n. Y. 37-tf
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-02-21
Too CommonDIace.

Little Jack-Oh, mother, do love
cake! It's awful nice.
Mother Geprovingly)-You should not
say you "love" cake-say 'like." Do
not say "awfuP'-say Every" Do not
say "nice"-say good" And, by the
way, the word "oh' should be omitted
Now, my dear, repeat the sentence cor
rectly.
Jack-I like cake. It's very good.
Mother-That's better.
Jack with an air of disgusD - 1t
sounds as if l was only talking bout
bread.-London Tit-Bits.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-02-21
LOW RATES TO WEST AND NORTHWEST

On February 18th and on each Tues
day until April Both, the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul Railway will sell
one-way second-class tickets at the fol
lowing very low rates:
To Montana points, $25.00
To Northern Pacific Coast
points, 5000
To California, 5000
These tickets will be good on all
trains and purchasers will have choice
of six routes and eight trains via st.
Paul and two routes and three trains
Wis Missouri River each Tuesday. The
route of the famous Pioneer Limited
trains and the U. S. Government Fast
Mail trains.
All Ticket Agents sell tickets via the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail
way, or for further information address
John R.Pott District Passenger Agent,
$40 Park Building, Pittsburg, Pa. 51-3
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-02-21
Another Fire.

LastThursday morning Geo. Baxter's
home, located near Buckwalter, was
totally destroyed by fire, including
most of the household goods, clothing,
etc. The loss is quite severe on Mr..
Baxter, who was unfortunately with
out insurance. The fire is supposed to
have been caused from sparks from the
stove pipe.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-02-21
THE EXPERTS THEORY.
It Was Too Inclusive and Weakened
Him as u Witness.

One of the older members of the Bal
timore bar tells this anecdote of the
late Severn Teackle Wallis as illustrat-
ing the cleverness and sarcasm of Mr.
Wallis:
Mr.. Wallis was defending the will Of
a wealthy testator, and, as the lawyers
say, when the estate is large lawyer
will wrestle with will with q will"
A prominent physician was called to
testify for those contesting the will.
The doctor became restless under the
lengthy and exhaustive cross examina-
ton of Mr.. Wallis, and finally he petu-
lantly exclaimed:
"Oh, Mr. Wallis, | believe the tesla
tor was insanew
Mr.. Wallis kept his temper and said
quietly: doctor, you are the first per-
son who has ever intimated in or out
of court that the testator was insane.
Why do you say he was insane"
'I believe" the doctor replied, that
every man is more or less insane on
some one subject"
"Is it your deliberate professional
opinion" Mr.. Wallis then asked, EEK
DItSSCu utGt III tOuIl Odllly tlluL
every man is more or less insane on
some subjectT
"Yes," the doctor replied; 81 will say
here under oath that from my reading,
knowledge and experience l believe
that every man is more or less insane
on some one subject"
Then Mr.. Wallis said in that fine
tone of sarcasm for which he was not
ed, doctor, has it ever occurred to you
that you are insane on the subject OF
insanityY
Immediately the doctor fired up and
exclaimed, But, Mr.. Wallis, 1 am not
insanew
Mr.. Wallis arose and said: doctor
according to your own sworn theory
you must be insane on some subject.
pronounce you insane on the subject OF
insanity"
Court, jury and spectators laughed
aloud, and nothing more was said about
the testator being insane.-Baltimor
Sun.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-02-21
EXCURSION NOTICES.
Low Rates West.

Commencing February II, and every
Tuesday thereafter until April 80, 1901,
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail
way Co. will sell tickets to points in
North Dakota, Minnesota, Idaho, Col
orado, Utah, Oregon, Washington and
British Columbia, at greatly reduced
rates. For the benefit of settlers. For
full information call on or address w.
S. Howell, G. E. P. A, 3S1 Broadway,
New York, or John R. Pott, D. P. A,
$40 Park Building, Pittsburg,Pa 49-12t
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-02-21

mo-" said Miss Cayenne, 81 don't
care for people who continually pay
compliments"
"But it shows an aminble disposi-
ton"
Perhaps, but the habit reminds me
that some people are willing to pay
only what costs them nothing and what
they don't really Washington
Stnr,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-02-21
A Change.

''Do you think people in the next
world will follow the same occupa-
tions they do here" asked the gossip
ing lady.
''No," said the churchman; every
body will attend to his own business
there."-Syracuse Standard.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-02-21
M E..
Through many, many summers

Through many many summers
l look, as through a glass,
And see a world of showers and flowers
And laughing children pass,
And in her big blue sunbonnet
One other little lass
lass who watched the swallows
Skim just beyond her hand
And where the fickers fed and sped
And nests Of hang birds famed
And felt those birds were fairy folk
On wing to faryland.
In her warm fist she carried,
Trudging DER hills and dales,
In tiny papers laid and weighed
As if in fairy scales
The salt that catches bobolinks
When sprinkled on their tails
little lass and wistful,
Who gazed up the far sky,
And reached for fairy things and wings
In vain and wondered why;
Poor little lass wonder still,
Could she be really ]?
Harriet Prescott Spolford in Golfers.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-02-21
REDUCED RATES TO WASHINGTON.
Via Pennsylvania Railroad, Account !naug-
uratiOn of President Mckinley.

On account of the Inauguration of
President Mckinley on March 4th, the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
sell excursion tickets from all points on
its lines to Washington at rate of one
fare for the round trip minimum rate
so cents.) Tickets will be sold on
March 1, 2, and 3, good to return until
March s, inclusive. Tickets will also
be sold from Harrisburg and interme-
diate stations, and from Philadelphia
and intermediate stations on March 4.
These tickets will be good to stop off at
Baltimore and Philadelphia within limit
of March s.
SIDE TRIPS.
Special side-trip tickets, limited to
March s, will be sold from Washington
in connection with above mentioned
tickets as follows:
Old Point Comfort and return, via all
rail line, $500; Richmond and return,
S400.
Via Norfolk and Washington Steam
boat Company: Old Point Comfort or
Norfolk and return, $3.50; Virginia
Beach and return, including transfer
through Norfolk, $3.50.
From Baltimore, via Bay Line or
Chesapeake Steamship Company: Nor
folk or Old Point Comfort and return,
$3.50; Virginia Beach and return, in
Guiding transfer through Norfolk, $4 so.
1S71-52-2t
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-02-21

To have a perfect stomach man or
woman must dine well and breakfast
and sup simply.-Ladies' Home Jour
nal.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-02-21

Instead Of buying an article you do
not need of an agent, pay what you
owe.-Atchison Globe.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-02-21

1t is folly to attempt to please every
body. 1t matters not in which direc-
tion man faces he must of necessity
turn his back on half the world.-Chi-
cago News.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-02-21
DR.. Humphreys

Specifies cure by acting directly upon
the disease, without exciting disorder in
any other part of the system.
NO. CURES PRICES.
1-Fevers, Congestions Infammations. rs
2-Worms. Worm Fever, Worm Colic... .25
3-Teething. Collie, Crying, ,Wakefulness rs
4-Diarrhea, OF Children or Adults. 25
7-COuGhs, Colds, Bronchitis. ............ .25
S-Ncuralgin, Toothache, Faceache..... .25
9-Headache, Sick Headache, Vertigo. .25
10-DysDepsia. Indigestion, Weak Stomach. rs
Unsurpassed or Painful Periods. .25
12-Whites. Too Profuse Periods ... ,25
13-CrOup. LnrynGitis, Hoarseness..... .25
1A-sait Rheum. Erysipelas Eruptions.. .25
15-Rheumatism Rheumatic Palms,. .25
16-Malaria, ChiIls, Fever and Ague..... rs
19-Catarrh. Influenza. Cold In the Head .25
Northumberland. gh.................... .25
27-hidney Diseases s....".........E.... .25
2S-NervOus Debility Iity......................1.OO 90
3O-Urinary Weakness. Wetting Bed. .25
77-Grip. Hay Fever. Observation-Disclosures. .25
DR.. Humphreys Manual Of all Diseases at your
Druggists or HAILED Free
Sold by druggists, or sent on receipt of price.
Humphreys Med. Co., Cor. William John Sts-.
New York.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-02-21

The strength of wood increases with
its density.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-05-23
HAND RoLLER-oARDEN MARKER

crossplece (5), dress the ends OF side
pieces to fit and brace the frame by
means of the two cablcd wires (2). and
the roller Is complete.
The other figure shows n cheap wheel
marker for marking In transplanting
onions and other plants. Make the
marking wheel. a. by saving from
Ia inch board a wheel 10 inches In di-
ametcr and from n = inch plank two
other wheels each | foot In diameter.
Fnstcn the two foot wheels on the
sides OF the 10 inch wheel and put on
an axle OF about by stun sew
cn or eight inches long. driving pins In
the ends OF the axle. MS shown In the
cut. Make the frame OF handles and
erossplcces 90 hang the wheel In. and II
desired put the floor on the frame as in
a wheelharrow, When the ground has
been well narrowed or rolled. the mark
or win make tapcrlng track In which
the plants ean be- set quite rapidly, The
center wheel Nv sharpcnod on the pro
tccting edge, and the outside wheels
keep II from entering tho ground too
deep and also serve 20 compact tho
ground around the track. Weight IL
down with stones or no mething similar.
Should II be desired To make marks to
Indicate the distance plants are 10 be
apart. nail small pine cleats on the
edges OF one or both OF the outside
wheels, which when put ON the re-
Qulrcd distance apart viii make inden-
tations along the row. showing just
where to set the plants.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-05-23
TRANSPLANTlNG ONIONS.
Get the "HanE" of the Business, and
Ii Is CheapIy Done.

1t Is Cheap1y Done.
When | first got on TO the new wrir-
kle in raising onions, found that 1000
plants were about all that novice
was able to put into the ground IN one
day, and, as we made the rows one
foot apart and set the plants three
inches apart, / calculated that 10 set
the 175,000 plants on one acre would
cost not less than $50, even with cheap
labor. But now that we have the
hang" OF the transplanting business
and with the ground in as good order
as 1t should be we can set double that
number with just as much ease. We
now plant inches In the rows and
make the rows II inches apart, and the
work of planting an acre represents
less than 30 days labor, an outlay of
less than $40 TO S25.
The point Is to have the soil very
fine and mellow, so that the planting
can be done with the fingers alone and
without the use of dibber. The work
then progresses very rapidly. Pick up
a plant with the left hand and place
the bulb part upon the ground little
to the right of where you wish the
plant TO stand. Then press the index
finger of the right hand upon the bulb
and push it down to its place. For
change. you can take the middle finger
of the right hand. At any rate, 1t
takes only one motion and the thing
Is done. With little practice a nim-
BILE fingered youngster will set 5000
plants in ten hours. 1t Is hard work
and somewhat tedious and hard on
the back and knees, and knee pads
will come handy. For that reason
shall rejoice when we get machine to
set onion plants.
We find very material difference lii
the cost of wedding in favor of the new
method as against the older plan.
This is especially the case later in the
season and on land infested with
purslane. 1t is almost impossible to
keep this weed down In the heat OF
early fall.
Onions grown on the new plan ripen
up weeks ahead of those grown from
seed. When the purslane begins to
crowd us, we pull and market the
onions, and for several years past we
have sold these early large bulbs ut an
average Of 81 cents per bushel, says L.
Greiner, who gives the foregoing ad-
vice in American Agriculturist.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-05-23
News and Notes.

Mongolian pheasants are being sue
cessfully reared in Ohio.
A commercial estimate Of the Gran.
berry crop Of the United States for
1900 places 1t at $4,000 barrels.
Cottonseed hull ashes are in great
demand as fertilizer by the tobacco
growers Of Connecticut.
With the decrease in the supply OF
spruce the Adirondack balsam fir Is
used more and more in the manufac-
ture of paper.
Next to the losses due to surface de-
cay between the filling and the opening
the silo the nose serious one is that
due to slow feeding.
Light, dry soil, not oyerrich, suits the
pea. Sow as early as the ground can
be worked and again every ten days
Tor succession.
Albany Is to have a very extensive
tobacco plant.
Damage to wheat by angumoir grain
moth has been reported from eastern
Pennsylvania. Bisulphiie of carbon
will kill 1t in the bin.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-05-23

abundant II IL said to make good hay
and pasture which Is readily eaten by
stock. 1t has not yet been extensively
introduced into cultivation.
In the government grass garden at
Washington this grass made luxuriant
growth all through dry summer, pro-
duclng excellent hay. An aftermath
seven inches high of fair quality for
pasturage was produced which was
not injured until severe frosts, when
the leaves all dried up.
1t Is reported as doing well at Walla
Walla, Wash, producing an abundance
OF seed and that 1t Is quite as valua-
BILE as the blue grama. In the hills OF
central and western Iowa and parts OF
Nebraska 1t is highly valued by farm
ers for hay, as 1t cures readily, and
even when cut late in the season the
leaves retain their freshness longer
than many of the other wild grasses in
those regions. 1t will withstand long
periods of drought ald Is so deeply
rooted that it Is not easily injured by
grazing. Good reports also come from
southern states.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-05-23

CONVENIENT TOOLS.
Homemade Hand Roller-A Wheel
Marker For the Garden.

Homemade Hand Ro1ler-A wheel
Marker For the Garden.
In the cut from the Ohio Farmer is
shown a homemade hand roller. 1t
consists of a beech log that will dress
is inches in diameter and 2 feet long.
In order to get the block round drive a
nail in the center and take string and
measure to the closest place on the out
side Of the log and make circle with
a lead pencil at that point in the string;
then take an ak a9a hew down about
to the mark and dress smooth with a
small smoothing plane. Drive half
inch iron pin in each end of the roller
in the center for the axle. Take two
pieces OF iron (3), bolt them to the lath
frame, bore holes in frame and set In
the crosspiece a. and fasten by the ca
bled wire o.; bore two holes in the
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-05-23
A GRASS OF PROMISE.

Good For Hay and GrnzinR-PicnscS
Some Western Farmers Highly.
Side oats. gramn Is tall, stout STEM
med native grass. with range extend
Ing from New Jersey westward to tho
Rocky mountains and southwark
through Texas into Mexico. Where
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-05-23

DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and
perseverance in its use will work Won
ders for the most hopeless woman. II
Mrs. Newton, whose letter IS given
below, had not persisted in its use, she
might never have known the happiness
of perfect health. Perhaps the reason
for her persistence was because she used
rFavorite Prescription " as a rlast re-
sort, Physicians had failed. IfrFavor-
ite Prescription could not help there
was nothing to hopS{pr. 1t did help. 1t
always helps and almost always cures.
1t establishes regularity, dries weaken
ing drains, heals Inflammation and ulcer
alton and cures female weakness. 1t
irnparts strength and elasticity to the
organs of maternity and makes the
baby's advent practically painless.
-when consulted you in April, 1899. was
in poor health" writes Mrs +. II. Newton, OF
Vanburen. Aroostook Co.. Maine rHad been
sick all winter, and, to add to my trouble. was
on the road to maternity, which the doctor SAID
would end my days. was almost discouraged
did not expect any help, but thought the end
was only a matter of time, and-oh my two
poor, little, motherless children
cit was in this condition that began the use
Of your valuable medicine on receipt Of your
letter of April 9Th my husband purchased six
bottles Of 'Favoritc Prescription aud Golden
Medical Discovery y and | used II as you
directed. when you wrote me words OF en-
benefit from the medicine. but determined as
last resort TO give it a fair trial. am now TAX
ing the thirteenth aud last bottle. have
ny pounds at birth. My baby and are enjoy.
medicine TO which believe I owe my life"
DR.. Pierce's Pellets stimulate the liver.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-05-23
sumatra Tobacco Under Cheese
cloth.

cloth.
1t Is probable that many Connecticut
tobacco farmers will experiment this
year In the raising of Sumatra tobacco
This is due to the successful outcome
Of last years trial in growing the to-
bacco under cheesecloth. A tobacco
grower estimates that quarter acre
tent can be built and the ground fer
tilized for about $120, labor included.