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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-21
HARvARD's QUEER INVENTIONS.

HARNARD'S QUEER INVENTIONS.
Harvard possesses a new museum Of
great interest to the scientist. Under
the direction of Professor John Trow-
bridge there has been gathered at the
university a number of the most in
teresting devices that We're in use in
early days of scientific research.
Among the instruments is one of the
first telescope ever made with a divi-
ded objective, the first type of storage
battery and gramme machine, forerun-
ner of modern dynamo.
The most curious relic in the col
lection, however is the famous Boston
Orrery, which is nothing less than a
solar system in miniature. The name
originated from the fact that the Earl
of Orrery was the first to make one of
these peculiar cOntrivances in England
There are probably not more than sew
en- in the entire world.
The Orrery resembles a small grand
piano in appearance has twelve sides
and a glass dome. The twelve sides rep
resent the twelve months in the year.
Looking through the glass top the spec
tator sees the entire solar system set
out before him, sun, moon, earth and
stars. By the turning of a handle the
system is set in motion, each body
moving in the place appointed for it
by the Maker of the Universe.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-21
INTEREST ALLOW ED:
New Republic Building. HOR0lRIH 4 /,
WON & LOUI GO.
Hotel street, near Smith.

Sanitary Plumbers. Tinsmiths, and
Sheet Iron Workers.
Water Pipe and Gutter Work in all
its branches.
Orders filled with dispatch.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-21
BRYAN OUT OF 1T.

MUSCATINE, Iowa, August 8.-W. ].
Bryan, in an interview here today, said
positively that he would not be a can
didate for President in 1904. He said he
was satisfied to live as a private citi-
zen.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-21
REnOVAL NOTICE.

Wing WO Lung Co., Ltd, dealers in
general merchandise and Chinese pro-
visions, have removed from Fl Hotel
street to "a Hotel street, near Smith,
and are now ready for business.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08
Speaking of Wet Blankets.

When a miserable, selfish, unsocia-
BILE person joins a party and puts
damper upon their spirits he is de-
scribed as a wet blanket" Literally,
however, a wet blanket can do far
more than put stop TO mirth. In the
days of the old muskets the Indians of
North America used them to stop the
flight of bullets. This is hardly to be
believed, but it is said that the Mexi-
cans were once defeated by this plan.
Their general was trying to put down
a rising of Iaquis. At first he was
amused to see the Indians advance un-
der cover of their blankets, held up like
shields. Finding that their progress
was not stopped by his mems fire, he
was at last forced to retreat, but not
till the Yaquis, in their turn, had
poured into his ranks a terrible fire
at close quarters. The Indians, it was
thought, had found out by accident
that a wet blanket, when held up clear
of the ground-allowed to hang, so to.
speak, as on a closhes line-could not
be pierced by a bullet. Dry blankets
were useless, and of course wet blan-
kets would also be useless against the
rifles and bullets of the present day
Chicago Tribune.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08
DOCTORS HAVE TROUBLES.
Some of Which May lie Avoided by
JudiciOus Use of Dis
cretiOn.

AS a rule you can never take wom-
an at her word. A Louisville woman
and her husband went on east for re-
cuperation. 1t was their intention of
interviewing leading physician before
they came back in order to get his
opinion of the wife's health. She had
been far from well, and finally con-
cluded nothing would satisfy her but
the verdict of this medical celebrity,
relates the Louisville Times.
Accordingly, husband and wife called
by appointment upon this specialist.
"Now, DOCTOR" said the woman, "I
want your honest opinion. l like can
dor and don't wish to make the trip
here to be told any falsehood about
myself"
This sounded very open and coura-
geous, so the expert went to work. He
looked at her well, asked questions,
made minute examination of the case
and finally inquired: Did any doctor
ever tell you you had so and SOP"
"Only one, the horrid BRUTE" was
the reply. 81 have been to ten or
twelve, and he was the only one who
was so ignorant and rude as to tell me
such thing, and l discharged him at
once"
"Discharged him!" exclaimed the
expert. "Why, madam, he was the only
one of the lot who told you the truth"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08
FEEDING SCRUB CATTLE.
1t Is Largely Speculation, and One
Tint Rarely Pays n Satisfac-
tory Profit,

In an able article written by Mr.. T.
F. b. SOtham, and published in the an
nual report of the Kansas state board
of agriculture, he says: ''Highly salts
factory results have been recorded
from feeding the grades of all the beef
breeds. What significant lesson is
taught by the preeminent fact that not
one single instance of a profit with
scrubs is recorded Men who feed
scrubs do not care to advertise their
methods; a profit from them savors
too much of sharp practices. Men who
claim to have made money feeding
scrubs are few, and they are sly in
their operation. They buy anything
cheap; bulls, which they castrate and
dehorn; cock-hOrned, stunted three
year-olds are dehorned, in the expec-
tation of palming them off as year
lings-anything to improve appear
ances. Yet the operations of these
feeders, if carefully investigated, will
show that they never get above mar
ket price for their corn, and men who
have borrowed money to buy this sort
of cattle and fed purchased corn in
variably lost money, while for every
dollar profit made on scrub feeding
the same would have yielded far great
er results if fed to good stock. If in
isolated cases any real profit has been
made from feeding scrub cattle, it has
been invariably by owners of large
tracts of rich corn lands feeding their
portion of corn, which is mainly raised
by renters. In majority of years it
is safe to say they do not receive
through their cattle the market price
for this corn, and in proft-yielding
years they have such large numbers
that small average profit realizes a
large sum. In this these big feeders
of cheap cattle are like the packers.
who, killing thousands of cattle per
day, are satisfied with so small a profit
that a small slaughterer cannot live in
competition. Feeding scrub cattle is
largely 4 speculation. Where feeder
does not own the corn, debt free, he
runs a dangerous financial risk Scrub
cattle should be allowed to fill the
tins. off of grass, and that grass must
be cheap grass, in a country where it
is so plentiful and valueless that cattle
can be kept the year round for pit
tance. In such a section they may be
kept with only the loss of the profits
of "what might have been" had better
stock been kept in their place.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08

arms. The rope is fastened in the
scantling back from the pulley wheel,
then passes through the movable
pulley over the pulley wheel and
drops to the ground, where it is
ready to lift with. The back end of
the scantling is fastened to the arm
below by means of rope tied just
the right length, which can be shift
ed from one arm to another as need
ed. The hook on the movable pulley
is hooked on the gambrel when the
hog is raised to the arm, and the
pulley is then turned to the next
arm, and so on as needed. A hog
weighing $50 pounds can easily be
raised by this method.-Meritte S.
Atkins, in Agricultural Epitomist.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08

sufficient vitality, an operation for,
ovarian troubles. Not very cheerful
prospect, to be sure. I, however, was
advised to try Lydia Il. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and Sam
ative Wash; l did SO, fortunately
for me. Before a month had passed
felt that my general health had i'm
proved; in three months more / was
cured, and L have been in perfect
health since. did mot lose an engage
ment or miss meal.
6 Your Vegetable Compound is cer-
tainly wonderful, and well worthy the
praise your admiring friends who have
been cured are ready to give you. L
always speak highly of it, and you
will admit L have good reason to do
so."-MRs. G. BRUCE, Lansing, Mich.
$4,000 forfeit if aboUe testimonial is not genuine.
The fullest counsel on this
subject can be secured without
cost by writing to Mrs Pinkham,
Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be
entirely confidential.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08

time, and you may be sure have made
the closest inquiries. Besides, there
are such few stones in Europe, and
what there are are safely in the pos
session of their owners. Surely you
are not going to tell me that they
were stolen?"
In the mans voice there was a
perceptible note of alarm.
Il don't think you need be afraid"
l said. "They were stolen by the
man from his two partners, and all
they want is to get hold of him in
order to make him disgorge their
share of what he got for them"
81 am glad indeed to hear that"
was the reply. 81 was beginning to
grow uneasy. And now is there any
other way in which 1 can serve you?
If so, shall be only too pleased to
do it."
l informed him that if I had any
thing else to ask him / would call
upon him again, and then took my
departure. While l was in a great
measure satisfied with the informa-
ton l had gained, / was not alto
gether easy in my mind. The ques-
tion to be answered was, was the
man | was after the same individual
who had sold Jacob and Bulenthall
the stones? The description given me
varied in several particulars to that
furnished me by Kitwater. My client
declared him to possess black hair;
the merchant had said gray; the one
had declared that Hayle possessed
beard, the other that he had only
waXed mustache. The figure, how
ever, was in both cases identically
the same.
Having satisfied myself that he had
no more to tell me, l thanked him
for his courtesy and left the Office.
A fresh idea had occurred to me
which l thought might lead to some
thing, and | resolved to put it into
practice without any further waste
of time.
ITO Be Continued
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.gefE MAN BEHIND THE PICK.

rH~rp has been all kinds of gush about the
snan who is "behind"-
ARA the man behind the cannon has been
toasted, wined and dined;
Ehers's the man behind the musket, and
Che man behind the fence;
: And the man behind his whiskers, and the
Tr1an behind his rents;
. Azd the man behind the plow beam, and
the man behind the hoe:
r&r6 the man behind the ballot, and the
man behind the dough:
s4An6 tae man behind the counter, and the
man behind the bill;
AE& the man behind the pestle. and the
man behind the pill.
4nf the man behind the jimmy, and the
man behind the bars;
-An4 the Johnny that goes snooping on the
stage behind the stars"
&Gd tine man behind the kisser, and the
man behind the fist;
-zc1 the girl behind the man behind the
gun is on the list;
And the man behind the bottle-and when
they were short of men,
T1sre was some small rhymester warbLed
of the man behind the pen;
R9t they missed one honest fellow, and
I'm raising of kick,
Th1e they didn't make mention OF the
man behind the pick.
Co the rugged mountain side a thousand
feet he takes his way,
Or as far into the darkness from the cheer
ing light of day;
de Is shut out from the sunlight, In the
gjimmer of the lamps
Hs Is cut off from the sweet air in the SICK
Iy fumes and damps;
He must toll in cramped positions; he must
take his life in hand,
EGr ne works in deadly peril that but few
can understand.
SGG he does 1t all in silence, and he seldom
makes a kicL,
'Ibtch Is why 1 sing the praises of the man
behind the pick
He uniocks the boted portals of the noun
ta!ns to the stores
HIS tn natures vast eXchequer In her treas
Gre-hOuse of ores.
EEs applies a key dynamic, and the gates
are backward rolled,
Ard the ancient rocks are riYen to their
secret heart of gold.
NFhfEgs of comfort ard of beauty and of
usefulness are mined
,Ey this brave and quiet worker-he's a
friend of humankind;
Who. though trampled down and under
paid, tolls on without kick;
go lift my hat in honor of the man behind
the pick.
Colorado Springs Gazette.
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his ears. "Why, his mine must be a
source of unlimited wealth. L wish
| had known this before"
80 do l." | said. "And now per-
haps you can go further and furnish
me with a description of the man
himself. l shall then be able to tell
you whether my gentleman and your
customer are one AID the same per-
SON"
II can describe him to you per-
fectly we4. He was tall, but some
what sparely built, very sunburnt--
which WOULD be accounted for by his
long residence in the east-his hair
was streaked with gray, he had dark
eyes, and singularly sharp nose"
Did he wear a beard?"
''No, only a mustache. The latter
was carefully trimmed, and, I think
waxed. OF this, however, 1 am not
quite certain"
"And his name?"
"Hc would not tell us that. We
pressed him to disclose it, but he OBJ
stinately refused to do so. He said
that if his name became known it
might lead to the discovery of his
mine, and that he was naturally
anxious that such an event should
not occur"
"But what guarantee had you that
the stones were not stolen?"
"None whatever-but it is most
unlikely. In the first place, they are
uncut; in the second, we have had
tAem II or possession for some
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08
AN EXCELLENT DEVICE.
For Hanging I'D Hogs the COntrIv-
ance Here Described Has hut
Few SuperiOrs.

Erect a strong post about eight or
nine feet high and attached to it
four stationary arms, as shown in
the cut. The post should extend
about two feet above the arm and at
it's top an iron pin 1H inches in di-
ameter should be driven in the post.
The top piece that the pin goes
through is a piece of scantling three
by four with pulley wheel at one
end. This end should extend out
four or five inches farther than the
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08

would now do all that they could for
me in return.
Good day, Mr.. Fairfax" said the
chief partner, as l entered his snug
little sanctum, which leads out of the
main Office. What can l have the
pleasure of doing for you?"
81 am in search of some informa-
tion," L replied, "and 1 think you
may be able to help me-"
81 will do all that is in my power
to render you assistance" he re-
turned, as he wiped his glasses and
placed them on his somewhat fieshy
nose. "What is the information YOU
require? Has there been another big
robbery of stones, and you think it
possible that some of them may have
come into our hands?"
There certainly has been rob-
berry," replied, "and the stones may
have been offered to you, but not in
the way you mean. The fact of the
matter is, | want to discover whether
or not a large consignment of uncut
rubies and sapphires of great value
have been placed upon the market
"Uncut rubies and sapphires are
being continually placed upon the
market" he observed, leaning back
in his chair and rattling his keys.
"But not such stones as those l am
looking for" | said, and furnished
him with the rough weights that had
been supplied to me.
"This is teresting-decidedl in
teresting," he remarked. Especial
ly since it serves to offer an explana-
tion on a certain matter which we
have been interested in for some lit
tie time past. On the 10th of last
month, a gentleman called upon us
here, who stated that he had lately
returned from the far east. He had
had, so he declared, the good fortune
to discover a valuable mine, the To-
cality of which he was most careful
not to disclose. He thereupon
showed my partner and myself ten
stones, consisting of five rubies and
five sapphires, each of which weighed
between So and 60 carats."
"And you purchased them?"
1--WE did, and for a very heavy sum.
l can assure you the vendor was very
well aware of their value, as we soon
discovered, and he was also a good
hand at a bargain. Would you care
to see the stones? I shall be pleased
to show them to you if you would"
81 should like to see them i'm
mensely," | replied.
Thereupon he crossed the room to
. 60 I,
had unlocked it, took from it a wash
leather bag. Presently ten superb
gems were lying before me ON the
table.
"There they are" he said, waving
his hands towards them, "and, as you
can see for yourself, they are worthy
of being set in the crown of an en-
peror. 1t is not often that we are
enthusiastic in such matters, but in
this case we have very good reason
to be. When they are properly cut,
they will be well-nigh priceless"
do you happen to know whether
he sold any more of a similar kind in
London?" [ asked, as he returned
them to their place in the safe.
81 know that he sold Is smaller
ones to Henderson & Soil, and three
almost as large as those I have just
shown you to firm in Amsterdam"
"If he is the man | want to get
hold Of, that accounts for 2S," | said,
making a note of the fact as I spoke.
"Originally he had 90 in his posses
sion"
''Ninety-three?" the merchant re-
piled, as if he could scarcely believe
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08
King Oscar Asks Stranger to Lunch

A more simple and homely king than
the king of Sweden it is impossible to
find. NJ. CASTOR BONNER, the cele-
brated botanist, tells of how once,
when he was botanizing near Stock
holm, he met stranger similarly oc-
cupied. The two botanists fraternized
and NJ. BONNER suggested that they
should lunch together a an inn. ''No;
come home and lunch with me instead"
said the stranger, leading the way to-
wards the palace gates. NJ. BONNER
was naturally astonished, but his new
acquaintance was most apologetic
I'm sorry" he said, ''but l happen to
be the king of this country, and this
is the only plaSe I've got to entertain
anybody in" SO they went in and
lunched, and talked botany together
all the acknowledging Tribune.
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He had scarcely gone before one of
say clerks entered the room and
LANDED me card. On it was printed
nc name of Mr.. Edward Bayley, and
ia the left-hand bottom corner was
. he announcement that he was the
managing director of the Santa Cruz
Mining company of Forzoda in the
Argentine Republic.
'tShow the gentleman in, Walters"
said.
In few minutes a tall, handsome
man, irreproachably turned out, en-
tered the office. He seated himself in
a chair the clerk placed for him, put
his hat and umbrella on another, and
then turned to me.
MY card has made you familiar
with my name, Mr.. Fairfax" he be-
gan, "and doubtless, if you are at all
familiar with mines and mining, you
are acquainted with the name of the
company L have the honor to repre-
seRt?'
Il am very much afraid the min
Tag market does not possess very
much interest for me-" | replied. Il
shat when l have got it l prefer to
sGvest it in something a little more
reliable. May l inquire the nature
0E your business with me?"
q have come to see you, Mr.. Fair
fax" he said, speaking very impress
gjvely, and regarding me deliberately
rs he did so, "on rather delicate
ES5ject. Before 1 explain what it is,
. ssaay / ask that you will treat what
Z am about to tell you as purely con-
6dentiai?"
Ny business is invariably a conf
Dental one," | answered for the Sec
2nd time in two days. 81 venture to
<IiGys that this room has heard more
secrets than almost any other in
England. But though they say walls
have ears, l have never heard it said
that they have tongues"
"It is sometimes a good thing that
they have not" he replied. "And
Tegw let me tell you what business
has brought me here. In the first
-7Tace, if you do not already know it,
z sglzy say that the company | repre-
gent is an exceedingly wealthy one,
Rad, as our business lies a long way
Gram Threadneedle street, if / may
so put it, it is necessary for us to
EEust very largely to the honesty of
OUR employees on the other side of
sGbe world. OF course we make all
sorts of inquiries about them prior
90 engaging their services, and it is
also needless to say that we keep a
sharp eye on them when they Nave
s.atered our employ. Nevertheless, it
is quite possible, all precautions not
zNfthstanding, for an INSCRIPTIONS
man TO take advantage of us. AS a
25latter of fact, this is what has hap
spGned, and what has also brought
aIc 20 you. For some considerable
Slime past we have had our suspicious
shat our manager at the mines has
Geca in league with a notorious ras-
zai IN New York. In proof of this,
& might say that our returns have
shown a decided falling off, while
our manager has, so we have lately
discovered, within the past year be-
come rich enough to purchase prop
,eTty to a considerable extent in the
CnitCd States. Unfortunately for us,
owing TO a lack of direct evidence,
vve are unable to bring his defalca-
s50ns home to him, though of course
i've are rs certain of our facts as we
can we'll he of anythiDg.'
"I think | uudcrstard.' said.
= K ~t1E business with LAC ~ y. enGeav.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08

Distemper is a disease common to
horses that, as a rule, requires no
treatment, as it runs out and the ami
NAL gets well in about ten days. 1t is
recognized by swellings under the jaw
and sometimes below the ear, that
form assesses containing pus, and if
not lanced will in time burst of them
selves The animals should not be
worked, but fed on good food, With
plenty of fresh water, and if bowels
are constipated quart of raw linseed
oil should be given carefully as a
irench by the mouth, never by the
nose, and if the kidneys are sluggish
give a teaspoonful of powdered salt
peter once a day for several days.
Midland Farmer.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08
To be EnVied.

Castleton-I envy you!
Clubberly-What for?
Didn't you say you were obliged to
attend a deep philosophical discussion
lasting several hours?"
But l don't see that's anything to
envy me for"
"Well, I've got to go to a society
function and talk about nothing. =
Detroit Free Press.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08
SURGICAL OPERATIONS
How Mrs. Bruce, a Noted Opera
Singer, Escaped an Operation.
Proof That Many Operations
for Ovarian Troubles are Un-
necessary.

DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM :-Travelling
for years on the road, with irregular
meals and sleep and damp beds, broke
down my health so completely two
years ago that the physician advised
complete rest, and when had gained
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08

If tempted to let the cows stable go
without being cleaned out every day
just because the cows are in a shorter
time than in the winter, don't yield,
but clean it out more thoroughly than
sVss.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08
Astonishing 4 &.

1t is astonishing the number of rela
tives of a rich man bob up after his
Observation-Disclosures (Ia2 Democrat.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08
NY Strangest Case
BY GUY BOOTHBY.
Anthor of "Dr. Kikola," 1.-THE Beautiful
White Devii,' "Pharos, The
Egyptian" Etc.
BY GUY BOOTHBY.
CHAPTER III.-CoNTINUED.

copyrighted, 1901. by Ward. Lock & Col
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"Ninety-three? the merchant re-
piled, as if he could scarcely believe
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-05-08

which is a blessing to children. Price 50 cents.