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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-03-31
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OFFICERS.
JOHN F. DRYDEN, President.

LESLIE p. WARD, EDGAR B. WARD,
viee-presdent. I'd Y. Pres. q Counsel.
FORREST r. DRYDEN, HORACE ALLlNG,
Secretary. treasurer.
r. c. E. BLANCHARD, JACOB L, WARD,
Supt OF Real Estate. Counsel.
WILBUR S. JOHNSON, F. G.. BLANCHARD,
Cashier. Supervisor Loan Dept
EDWARD H. HAMlLL, ! JOHN K. GORE,
ROBERT L. BURRAGE, Actuary
Medical Directors. EpwApD GRAY
FREDERIC A. BOYE Assistant Secretary
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VALENTINE RlKER. Assistant Actuary.
LESLIE p. WARD, I w. p. WATSON,
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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-19

and before | knew what was happen
ing he was blocking the way with
sneer on his face and her name on
his tongue. She clung to me and
tried to hide her face; and he-he
laughed"
Macpherson was living it over
again in the retelling, and his hand
some face was study in righteous
wrath. | could easily imagine that
the engineer would never know how
nearly he had laughed his life away.
eyes, he laughed, and said: 4 told
you the world wasn't going to be
big enough for you to hide in. Won't
you introduce me to your-frend?
She began to cry at that, and | lost
my head, of course, and struck him.
He came back at me-with the butt
of his whip, | think-calling me a
name that made her out to be-God
all again in cold blood"
Don't try; 1 can finish it. You
killed him, and you're going to Fort
Cowan to- give yourself up. Is there
lawyer this side of Denver with
brains enough to defend you?"
He shook his head. "No, [ didn't.
I meant to, but she got between us.
She was half crazy with grief and
fright, as she had a right to be, but
out of her passionate incoherence
managed to pick this: that Wykamp's
life was not mine to take-that l, of
all men in the world, must spare and
slay not, even if the blood of a kins-
man should cry out for vengeance"
Just at this point in Macpherson's
narrative, Andrew the Milo came in
with my breakfast. When he went
away, l said: "Was that all?"
about all. l don't think Wykamp
heard much of what she was trying
to say. He'd had look down the
gullet of forty-five, and had
lost his nerve. He made out to climb
his horse after a frantic plunge or
two, and rode away; and then l took
Winifred home"
"Did she say anything to clear it
up?"
"Not a word. And I didn't have
the heart to ask questions, as you
may imagine. She was too deep III
misery to talk; and you'll under
stand from what I've told you that
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-19
THE SUSPECTED CUSHION.
Experience of Young American
Lady with n German Gus
toms OmciaI.

A friend of mine had most en-
barrassing experience in Freiburg-
im-Breisgau. She had received a no.
tice announcing the arrival of
package from England, and request
ing her presence at the headquar-
tcrs of the octroi, writes the author
of continental Chit-Cnat." The lady
with whom she was staying was un-
able to accompany her, and Miss
C., being in hurry for the ball
dress which the parcel contained,
started off boldly alone, notwith-
standing her exceedingly limited
knowledge of German. After keep
ing her waiting some considerable
time one of the employees deigned to
hunt up the package.
She watched the unceremonious
handling of her dainty gown with in
ward qualms as he shook out the
folds. Suddenly a vivid blush over
spread her face as she saw the man
examining small cushion which was
sewn under the back drapery of the
skirt-ladies who recall the fashions
of a few years ago will remember
the article in question. The pres
ence of two students in the office,
and the evident interest they were
taking in her affairs, did not lessen
her embarrassment either; had the
cushion been stuffed with all manner
of contraband goods instead of in
nocent horsehair, she could not have
felt more uncomfortable. Every
word of German seemed to fade from
her memory, and not a syllable could
she utter to allay the officials sus-
picions. The burning flush deepened
as he ripped open The cushion, and
exposed the horsehair to the public
gaze, and an intense longing took
possession of her to box the ears of
the two students, who were in con-
vulsions of suppressed laughter.
II never felt such fool in all my
life" she said to me when recount
inS Sher adventure; land if those two
fellows are at the ball / don't know
what | shall do" | believe they were
there, but Miss c., who was a
very pretty girl and always had
hosts of partners, managed to enjoy
herself amazingly all the same.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-19
HOTEL FIRE.
One Man Burnad 10 Death and Sew
eral Persons Injured.

Ford City, Pa, Dec. 13.-The Fifth
Avenue hotel, of this place, was de-
stroyed by fire at an early hour
Thursday morning. One man is miss
ing and several employees and guests
were injured by jumping from the
second and third floors to the ground.
Those most seriously injured were:
f. +. Hammond, night policeman,
burned about face and body; \. a.
Aronson, Pittsburg, injured internal
ly by jumping; George Richards, bad
ly burned about hands and face;
James Mclaughlin, burned about face
and hands; James Karl, broken leg;
Valentine Debold, proprietor of the
hotel, face burned; Michael McCart-
ney, leg broken. \ man named Du-
mont is missing and it is feared was
burned to death.
The fire was discovered about l
o'clock and the flames spread so rap
idly that the guests were rescued
with difficulty. The building and
contents were valued at 100000.
Later the charred remains of John
Dumont were found in the ruins. Du-
mont was a molder and carried a
card of the molders' union at Wheel
inc w Va
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-19
Cause for ThanISfuIness.

"Prev'us to de amalgamation oh dis
yer collectshun," observed the pastor,
"ah spoke at some lengf upon de sub
jec' oh Thanksgiving.
in NAH po' way ah endeavored fo'
to pint out de various why's an whar-
fos dat dis yer flock should be raisin'
its voicein praise dis glorious mawnin',
an ah he'd hoped de result would hab
been a trifie mo- apparent in de size
oh de otferin'. Howebber.
But, in recountin' de many fings
fo' which members OBJ dis gadderin'
oughter be thankful, it seems dat ah
neglected one sinner"
Here the reverend gentleman looked
about and held up in full view shin
ing suspender button which he had
taken from the plate.
'Ah refer" said he, "to de gemman
what put dis in de collectshun. He
oughter be thankful ah don't know
who he am."-Harper's Bazaar.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-19
SHE FOUND THE RECIPE.
1t Had Been Lost In the Family Bible
and the Minister Brought
1t to Light.

"My wife will be careful hereafter
how she takes liberties with the
truth" said Jones, with a grin. re-
lates the Detroit Free Press. 1--WE
had our minister with us the other
day for dinner, and the conversation
turned upon Observation-Disclosures and
my better half had to tell her story.
"I am dreadfully absentminded,'
said she. Il remember some six or
seven years ago a friend of mine gave
me her celebrated recipe for max
ing jam. When | reached home l
carefully put it away where | would
be sure to find it when l wanted it.
But, do you know, few weeks later
when | needed it | couldn't remember
for the life of me where l had put
it, and to this day l have never been
able to find it,
after dinner she turned to Rev.
Mr.. Thirdly and said, sweetly:
Would you mind reading a chap
ter in the Bible? We make it rule
to read at least one chapter every
night
This statement caused me to look
at her in surprise, for it was news
to me.
"The reverend gentleman consent
ed graciously, and she brought the
family Bible, which she had carefully
busted and placed in a conspicuous
spot before he had arrived.
"As he turned the leaves a paper
fluttered to the floor.
'Goodness!' gasped my wife, as
she picked it up, not realizing how
her words were going to sound, after
her somewhat pious statement, 1T is
that recipe for iam!"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-19
OLD AND NEW.

l.
o for the old times! We stretch across the
distance
Eager, yearning hands, hot with the
hearts fire.
O. vanished days! How fair ye are with
coors
Mixed with imagination and desire!
o for the old friends! Their faults are all
forgotten,
From the far past their glances WOO us
bright
AS the fixed stars that mock our aspira-
tions
Set in the purple, pap!tating night
Ours are the new times like fields meet for
the sowing;
Let the hand be busy scattering precious
seed.
In their bosom lies all that the soul re-
quireth,
Shone upon by God and quickened to our
need,
Ours are the new friends. children of the
Father
Let US love them truly for the old friends
sake.
Lay up while we may treasures of affec-
tion,
Lest the hungry heart with vain longing
break.
MARY f. Butts. in Good Housekeeping.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-19
INCREASE CAPACITY.
Vast improvements TO be Made By
United states Steel Corporation In Its
PIanIs-United States VIII Become
Greatest Tin Plate Manufacturing
Country In the World.

Greatest Tin Plate Manufacturing
Country In the World.
Pittsburg, Dec. 13.-The Chronicle
Telegraph says: 'Some extensive
improvements and enlargement of the
various plants of the United States
Steel Corporation have just been de-
cided upon by the advisory board of
the big steel combination. 1t has
been developed that the sole object
of the inspection tour of President c.
NJ. Schwab and other officials last
month was to consider suggestions
made by the district managers. The
most important action of the board
was a decision to largely increase the
steel producing capacity of the cor
poration as the output of finished
material is far in advance of that of
the Bessemer converters and open
hearth plants.
One of the plans is to equip all the
open hearth furnaces of the Carnegie
Steel Co. at Duquesne, that the steel
may be made by the Mcneil process,
which already has proved so success
full at Homestead. 1t is estimated
that the monthly output can be in
creased thousands of tons by adopt
ing this process at all the open hearth
plants of the company.
"It has been decided by the Amer
lean Sheet Steel Co. to install addi-
rional mills for the rolling of heavier
gauges, and the work is to be begun
at number of plants in a short
time.
"The American Tin Plate Co. will
also, in the near future, install ma
chnery for the ruling of black plate
for tin mills that will be largely au-
tomato. 1t is said on reliable au-
thority that machinery in this pro-
cess will do from two-thirds to three
fourths of the work now done by
hand on the hot mills and the output
will be materially increased.
"With the new method it is esti-
mated that the American Tin Plate
Co. will not only be able to compete
with foreign manufacturers at home
without the aid of the tariff but will
also be able to compete with the
foreign manufacturers at home with
out the aid of tariffs, which would
result in the United States becoming
the greatest tin plate manufacturing
country in the world"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-19
CHAPTER LII.
A WORD AND A BLOW.

"A " Ohb AMI n blO".
When | awoke on the morning fol-
lowing the day of episodes it was
late, and the bunk-room was desert
ed by all save the master. Macpher-
son was smoking peacefully and
reading the papers brought up from
Fort Cowan by Kilgore, and his
greeting was cheerfully obliterative
of the overnight attack of ill-humor.
''The dregs of the morning to you;
thought you were going to sleep
the clock around. How do you feel
this morning?"
81 feel as if l could punish a square
meal. What time is it?"
mine o'clock, and worse. Oh,
Andy!-is the water boiling?"
yep" came the answer from the
cook-house in the rear.
put the eggs in, and be ready to
die if they come out hard" And then
to me: you like 'em underdone,
don't you?"
Eyes. When did you put eggs on
the menu?"
Last night. Miit had you in mind,
and he brought them down from the
settlement in his hat"
A mist not of the atmosphere
blurred the homely interior of the
bunk-room for me. Self-control is
but crater-crust in well man, and
the hot lava of illness thins it to the
fracturing point.
eff / were n sick child you fellows
couldn't be more lovingkind to me-"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-19
IN OUR OWN COUNTRY.

The first of the states to hold an
election in 1902 will be Oregon.
The locust or grasshopper plaques of
Kansas, Nebraska and Minnesota oc-
Cured in the years 1873, 1874 and 1875.
The Boston Journal reports its dis
covery of SIS couples in New England
still enjoying married life after so
years or more of it.
The city of Spokane, Wash, has paid
in recent years thousands of dollars
for damage suits resulting in injuries
REQ lived on defective sidewalks.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-19

she has not yet given me the right to
be inquistive."
"There are some things in this
world that need to be taken for
granted. But what is your theory?"
81 haven't any"
81 have--or rather, it's horrible
suspicion"
He stopped and put his hand on
my shoulder, and / wondered if he
had read my thought.
keep it TO yourself Jack" he said,
with his chin a-quiver; I've about
all l can stand, just now. If you
knew her you wouldn't say 'sus-
picion.' Are you safe to leave for
day or two?"
"Of course / am. And you'd better
be off if you expect to reach Cowan
by daylight"
I'm gone. Take care of yourself
and just play the outfits yours. The
boys will nurse you to the queens
taste, if you'll let them. Goodbye"
ITO Be Continued
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-19
Victims of whitecnps.

New Albany, Ind, Dee. 13.-News
reached this city Thursday of an out
break of white caps in Crawford
county. During the past week Will
liam Cunningham, former justice of
the peace; Jesse tyre and Miss Alice
Haycock, all of Sterling township,
have been taken from their beds by
mobs of masked men and whipped
with hickory switches. The victims
were accused of immoral practices
and had been warned to desist. The
better class of people of the commu-
nifty is indignant at the outrages.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-19
Elected Officers.

Scranton, Pa, Dec. 1.-THE Associ-
ated Labor Press of American held it's
fifth annual meeting here and elected
officers Friday as follows: Presl-
dent. John NJ. McDermott, of the Chi
cago Chronicle; and for vice presi-
dents the folIowing: John F. Sui
Ivan, Boston Globe; w. f. Klapeney,
BARRIERS Journal; II. j. Nelson, Phila-
delphia North American; Eva Me-
Donald Nalesch. American Fedora
tionist: William f. Seal, Richmond
(Va) News; John Bogort, New York
journal, secretary-treasurer Mason
Warner Toledo Bee.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-19
Fire DESTROYED Valuable Papers,

Cincinnati, Dee. 13.-By the burning
of the store of Lowry & Goebel
Thursday, Arthur Goebel lost the pa
pers relating to the death of his
brother, William Goebel, and the
trials of ex-Secretary of State Caleb
Powers, James Howard. Henry Yout-
sey and Others who have been tried or
indicted in Kentucky for the tragedy
at Frankfort almost two years ago.
These papers included affidavits, con-
fessions, and volumes of testimony.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-19

"Oh, you be" The affectionate
Madison stuck in his throat, and he
made hollow pretense of relighting
When the air was fairly blue with
tobacco-smoke, he said: "Tm going
down to the fort to-day. Want any
thing?"
"Yes; | want to know how the
bronco came to stumble-last night"
He got up and began to tramp,
with his hands behind him and his
head in dense cloud of the pipes
making.
Il had hoped you'd forget that"
he said, after a turn or two.
SIS it anything 1 ought not to
know?"
'Not on my account; but you've
troubles enough of you own"
"A friends share of yours won't
make mine any heavier"
I'm not so sure of that"
'You may be. Besides, it's only
the details that are lacking; you had
row with the engineer"
"How do you know?"
"I'm only guessing at it. How did
it happen"
at happened because it's written
in the book of fate that one of us
is to efface the other, | think. 1t be-
gan to grind itself into me yester-
day, when that fellow rode out to
parley with Dan Connolly. If l be-
lieved in transmigration, should say
that we had worried through some
past avatar as red-dog and wolf"
But the bronco-stumble? said I.
I'm coming to that. When l
saddled FL Cato last night, had it
in mind to go and wrestle it out with
Setter for not keeping faith with me.
A mile this side of the settlement l
met Milt, and when he told me that
Wykamp was at Settlers, | killed
time to give him a chance to get
away. What | had to say to Setter
wouldn't brook witnesses"
81 can imagine"
"When | reached the schoolhouse,
Miss Sanborn was locking up, and
I"
"You stopped to talk it over with
her. Go on"
"She boards at the Settlers, ycu
know, and it struck me all at once
that | didn't want her to meet that
fellow Wykamp. | don't know why,
and | didn't stop to reason it out. [
made her sit down on the step of the
schoolhouse, and we talked for an
hour or more, l should say. When
thought had given Wykamp time
to vanish, drew the line. The moon
was up and it was getting chilly, and
can't make Winif-Miss Sanborn be-
lieve that thin sleeves and pneumonia
are cause and effect at this altitude" !"
"Confound your digressions! viii
you never come to the point?"
"All in good time. We were half
way to Settlers when / heard the en-
gineer coming. He pulled his horse
down to walk when he saw us, and
/ gave him plenty of room. | saw
him bend to stare at us as he passed,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-19
Mant. 50. .5no. .Oon for ARMY Post..

Washington, Dec. 13.-The secre-
tary of war has sent to the house
committee on appropriations an es-
innate of $5OOOO0 for the construc-
tion of barracks and other necessary
buildings at the army post at Manila,
p. l., and has asked that the appro-
priation be made Immediately avail
able. He has also sent in another
estimate for $2,OOO,OOO for posts in
other parts of the Philippines.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-19
Indiana Bank Suspends.

Laporte, Ind, Dec. 13.-An attempt
made two weeks ago to rob the Wan
atah bank, of Wanatah, Laporte coun-
tt, owned by Julius Conitz, caused
run on the institution, which has re-
suited in its suspension. The assets
are SOL 900, of which $4,000 is in the
stock of the Eastern & Northwestern
Railway Co., which is constructing
line between Toledo, o., and Benton
Harbor, Mich. Depositors and credi-
tors will be paid in full.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-19

Lexington, KY, Dec. ID. '.
Hardness has accepted the challenge
of Ross & Dickerson, of Madison, Ind,
for a match trottlng race between
Gavatta and any candidate to be four
years old next season. Hardness is
willing to make the prize $4,000
side a; -,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-12-19
BROKERS Assign.

Boston. Dec 1.-THE assignment of
Wainwright Bros. & Co., brokers,
was announced Friday. The assign
ment is attributed to the decline in
copper stocks. The firm had been do
ing business for upwards of 20 years,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-09-05
THE NEWS IN Michigan.
A Detroit Man Goes Without Food
Forty-0ne Days.
FOUR CONVICTS OUT OF PRISON
In the Last Few Days and They are
Briefly Given In Condensed Form for
Busy Readers.
The HelIe Isle suicide.

The man who committed suicide on
Belle Isle Park. Detroit. by shooting
himself is undoubtedly Frank Wood
ward, OF Grand Rapids. Chief of Po-
lice Harvey o. Carr. Of that city, tele-
graphed that Woodward had been
missing since Sunday. Carr's descrip-
ton tallies exactly with the body or
the suicide. Woodward left Grand Rap
ids OH an excursion Sunday, taking
with him his Rambler wheel. Near the
suicides body was n Rambler bicycle.
Woodward wore light suit. as did the
suicide. and also weighed about 10
pounds. But the point which seems
10 make the matter conclusive Is the
fact that Frank Woodward. or Grand
Rapids. had a finger nail missing from
the little finger of his right hand. SO
has the unknown.
Frank Il. Woodward was n farmer
and fruit grower residing with his
brother few miles forth. He was n
bachelor. aged II years and had for
some timc been i'm poor health, which
caused dependency. He left home
Sunday morning about 1 o'clock with
his wheel and when night came. and
he did not return. examination of his
room was made \ paper was found
upon which was written n farewell to
his brother and family.