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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-18
RELIGION AND EDUCATION.

Beginning with June, next year, Cor
nell university is to relieve all its pro-
fessors who reach the age of 20 dur
ing any calendar year. The retired
professors will serve as special lee
turers in their respective departments
at a salary of 81 500 Il year.
The success of the Young Mems
Christian association in Japan has
called into existence a Young Mems
Buddhist association, modelled on the
same lines and aiming to inspire not
only religious but patriotic sentiments
in the minds of its members.
James II. Hyslop, professor of logic
and ethics in Columbia university, has
resigned because of ill-health. He
suffers from pulmonary trouble. Prof.
Hyslop, who has been connected with
Columbia for 13 years, has been promi-
nent a long time in connection with his
psychcal experiments. He is a leading
member of the American Psychology
ical society.
The Salvation Army is building
large citadel in Cleveland, O., for in
stitutional work Total cost will be
about 100000. Already $50. 900 has been
paid on the building and site. An ap-
peal to John ID. Rockefeller for assist
ance has brought forth the response
that if by May 1, 1908, $4,000 ras been
paid on the entire cost he will make
the final payment of $4,000.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-18

is surprised at the comparatively
small loss of life. When one thinks
of the fierce storms, the treacherous
waters, the army of ships constantly
passing and repassing, steaming
along in the black night as well as
the broad daylight, the reported
loss of life seems small. | have be-
fore me a list of notable wrecks on
the great lakes between the years
4S3S and 1893, which tells of the de
struction of "a vessels and the loss
of 1912 lives. Fire was responsible
for the destruction of almost half of
these vessels and more than half the
lives, ten vessels being burned and
over 900 people killed in the confia-
grations. In this list only one boil
er explosion is given, three collisio
are reported, one wreck noted. six
vessels are entered as having fioun-
dered, one as going ashore, and one
as breaking in two out on the lake.
We quote in full from the report:
Steamboat Washington takes fire on
Lake Erie. near Silver Creek; 40 to so lives
lost, June 16, 1898.
Steamboat Erie, burned on Lake Erie
about y miles from Buffalo; about 10 lives
lost. August 8, 1871.
Steamer Phoenix burned on Lake Mich
igan, 10 miles off Sheboygan; about 2i0
lives lost, mostly emigrants from Holland
November 2l, lSi7.
Steamer Anthony Wayne, from Sanausky
to Buffalo, on Lake Erie, eXplOdcs her boil
er and sinks; So killed or missing April q
1850
Steamer Griffith, from Erie to Cleveland
burned; only 30 or 40 out of $50 lives saved
June II, 1850
Steamer Atlantic collides with propeller
Ogdensburg on Lake Erie and sinks in half
an hour, 30 Lives lost. August %, 1852.
Steamer r. *. Collins. from Sault Ste
Marie to Cleveland. takes fire on the lake
and Is burned; % lives lost October $, 1854
Steamer Northern Indiana, burned on
Lake Erie; over % lives lost. July Il. 1886
Steamer Niagara burned on Lake M.chi-
gan; 90 to % lives lost. September a. 1886.
American steamer Lady Elgln, sunk I'm
collision with schooner Augustus on LAKE
Michigan; OF 36 persons on board, 2S7 lost;
including Herbert Ingram, NJ T.. founder
OF the illustrated London News and his
son. September 5, 1860
steamer Sea Bird burned on Lake Michi-
gan. lvO lives lost April o. 1865
Steamer HlppOcampuS wrecked on Lake
Michigan, many lives lost. September 5.
lStS
American steamer Equinox founders on
Lake Michigan. Us miles of Point Au Sable.
% lives lost September . 1865
American steamer 81. clair burned on
Lake Superior near Fourteen Mile Point
july O. 1876.
American steamer Alpona founders ON
Lake Michigan, ~ lives lost October Il.
lssp
Northwest transit service steamer Asia
founders between Ontario and Suult 81
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-18
A Night Ride
with Witches

TuERE was lull in the converse
ton, and then the thin man who
was afraid to go home at night after a
certain hour said:
q see by the papers that they be-
Iieve in witches down in West Vir-
ginia."
''That's nothing" abruptly declared
the Missouri colonel; $50 do L."
''Straight?" said the man who lived
at the club. Get Quit"
The thin man shivered and the others
laughed.
straight" said the colonel, that's
the word for it. If any man on earth
has "A right to believe in witches
have'
Did you ever see a ?" inter
rogated the little fat stock broker.
Did | ever see ?" replied the
colonel, disdainfully. Dozens of them.
That's not all; I've kept company with
shem."
Here, here!" broke in the clubman.
why" continued the colonel, when
was a lad on my daddy's farm witches
were thick everywhere. They were in
the house nearly every night. especial
ly if the night was windy and dark,
and sometimes they cut up high iinks.
We boys often woke up on cold nights
shiyering and sneezing to find every
last thread of the cover off on the
floor. Many a time the witches ate
every pie in the cupboard and all the
cake and jelly. l remember once |
I
proud ! couldn't stand still in them.
Well, sir, | wore them one day. and
when | took them off that night
carefully hung them on the back of
n chair by my bed. When | went to
put them on the next morning they
were snagged and ripped. Awitch had
worn them.
''The witches would ride the horses
and COWS and even the hogs 1t was a
common thing to get up in the morn
ing and find the horses tired and hun
CRY and their tails muddy. We could
tell when they'd been ridden from the
witch stirrups in their name. Ere
quently the COWS would be so tired
they couldn't give milk and more than
once was kept awake all night by the
hogs sauealing and trying to get away
from the witches.
AZ laSt 'hey got 5" h"therSome
hau I" t"ii, ue'ec.iNe al" make STUDY
ci ''e.l' ~, 'rCe o"i 'o"S S'"PPe" sN-
ing ln,iN. we .urne" 'heh IN the
@ioNer helu ana leu 'heih pran ana re
sorted |" an known 'TIckS to keep
tn'ieh cow III goou hu.mor' hut not
Hr"P c"u'u we get Ihey were be-
"i'e"eo,
zone day | followed the cows to the
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-18

cnurnlnB IuOSI tremendously ldI dS
the eye can see, how fares it with the
brave men that even in these cruel
December winds are battling with
the lakes. AnXiously, after some un-
usually heavy storm, the papers are
scanned, and as one reads of wor
derful escapes upon Lake Superior,
that great, deep sea that never gives
up her dead, one thinks the days of
miracles not yet over; and when one
reads, as one does not infrequently,
of brave commander the last to
leave his doomed vessel, one thrills
that the days of heroism and heroes
are still with us.
| have been told many sailor, and
many an officer, that leads the haz-
ardous life of a lake mariner Is
what may be called supersti titiouS;
that they are given to the consulting
of spiritualist mediums, clairvoyants,
and such, and one at all familiar with
the perils that surround these men
does not feel like ridiculing them.
There are moments when certainly
other than mans aid seems most
needful, and it may be the belief in
powers occult or supernatural helps
often when hopelessneSs would weak
en- the courage and make powerless
the arm.
And yet, looking over statistics of
the wrecks on or near the coast, pub
lished in the annual report of the
United States life-saving service, one
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-18

Five hundred have been shot to
death in the Adirondacks this year.
Yet people sometimes wonder, says
the Chicago Rrcord-lIcrald, al the
bravery of men who go 10 war.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-18
the Great

L THIS season of the year
those that live on the
shores of our great inland
seas wonder, as they look
upon the stormy waters
tossing and foaming and
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-12-18

Sixteen per 1000 Of The British army
are MohammcdaLs, HludIs or Jews.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-19
JOHN O'NEILL. BROOKLYN ATHLETIC CLUB.

Entries Are Coming In Fast for the
 Athletic Events On Field Day.
 There is no doubt but what the mem bers of the Brooklyn Athletic club will be more than repaid for the large ex- pense they are going to in preparation for the field day of the club which Is to take place at the Waterbury Driv- ing park on Saturday, July 2S. The entries to the various events are com ing in rapidly and there will be Il large number of contestants in each event. All entries should be made promptly to John l.. Johnson. secre- tary of the Brooklyn Athletic club. As a guarantee that each contestant will be treated fairly and squarely Alder man Stephen O'Brien has been selected as referee of the sports. One week from to-day, if the weather is favor able should see the biggest crowd that ever attended picnic or field day at the Driving park. The tickets are now in the hands of the members and are selling like hot cakes.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-19
THE PLANT MILLIONS.
Opposing Attorneys Are Still Strug- gling for the Upper hand.

l The situation ill the estate of the late millionaire, H. B. Plant, is be- coming quite sensational. At the spe- cial hearing given by Judge Gager of the superior court in New Haven yes lterday on a motion of the executors to dismiss the attachments on the es- tate for $17000,O00 in the interests of the brothers, Charles E. and Horace c. Hoadley of this city, interesting data regarding the Hoadleys' claim came out.
 Colonel Burpee, the plaintiffs law yer, was questioned by MT Shipman and asked among other things how much the plaintiffs' claim would amount to. He said that 1t would be from F to 26 millions of dollars The colonel further said that the property of the Plant estate which was SUD- posed to be in the care of the execu- tors appointed by the Connecticut pro- bate court, he learned, was scattered among the executors themselves, and that consequently he would amend his complaint by so stating.
 The next question was: s'In what capacity do you charge these executors as being responsible for from IT to 26 millions of dollars?"
 Colonel Burpee said that they had violated their trusts in raising money and diverting 1t to themselves. He should so state in his amended com plaint. He had in the previous com- plaint said that the money was to be diverted and he should now state that lit had been.
 He was then asked what part of the estate he considered to be due to the plaintiffs.
 Replying, Colonel Burpee said that he had employed an actuary to go over the matter and that this man had made 8 computation based on the chances of Morton F. Plants dying without any further issue, and on his son's dying without issue, which would re- move all of the direct heirs to the es- tate. Under such circumstances the Hoadleys would be heirs of remain der. Figures calculated upon the ex- pectancy tables, the colonel was under stood to say, would, in the event of the deaths of the Plants. entitle the plaint- ifs to some two-thirds of the estate.
 Mir Shipman claimed that the court could not proceed upon such calcula- tion and further that Colonel Burpee had no standing with this case in the superior court, that it was a matter for the probate court to take cogni- zance of, and further that the attach ments were excessive.
 The counsel in the case argued the matter for nearly two hours.
 Judge Gager took the papers and re- served his decision.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-19
SUPREME COURT CASES.
Williams Beats Gloves and Camp Gets
 Decision Over Cutler.

In the supreme court yesterday the following Judgments were handed downs Helen T.. Camp vs the Charles Thatcher Go, action for injunction re- straining the defendant from removing heating plant from plaintiffs prop erty, part of the Plaza hotel on Center street, Judgment for plaintiff is sug- gested. Defendant agreed to put ill q heating plant in the property or hotel annex and when the work was about
 half completed the hotel keeper failed and the defendant proceeded to with
 draw his property. An injunction was
 obtained from the district court re- straining him from doing so, The Wa terbury Lumber and Coal Go vs Wal ter +. Hinckley, judgment for plaintiff is confirmed. This was an appeal from the district court. Plaintiff asked that two buildings be adiudged subject to lien. There was dispute as to the
 ownership of the buildings after they
 were completed. A. M Platt vs !. c.
 Cutler. Error was found and judg-
 ment reversed. This may mean a new trial and the probable removal of the defendant. The district court found
 for the defendant on account of some
 clause in the lease. Brophy vs Nc
 Laughlin, a summary process case. the scene of which was laid on Pemberton street. Judgment of the lower court sustained, which means that the de- fendant must surrender possession of
 the premises Mrs Matthew McLaugh-
 lin agreed to maintain the plaintiff in return for which she was to live rent free in the apartments In dispute.
 Plaintiff found fault with the manner
 of her treatment and sought to eject defendant. She must now. move.
 George Fl. Clowes's appeal from the judgment of the superior court that he
 should pay to $. F. Williams $3.0OO commission for obtaining the loan of
 $300,000 from Charles Miller for the
 use of the Randolph Gloves Go, was sustained
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-19
BROOKLYN BRIEFS

The Misses Margeria and Mary boorman of Boston, Mass. are visiting at the home of their uncle and aunt. MT and Mrs E. J. Carver on Avon ave- nue, Ben Mohr.
 -Ihe condition of Mrs Mary Bergin or Highland avenue, who was stricken Wlth nervous shock while at work at the Waterbury brass mill. on We'd nesday afternoon at o'clock and was removed to her home in a carriage, is somewhat better.
 The residents of Brooklyn around Leonard and Green streets were not so enthusiastic as to use all their explos- ives on the 4th of July, as those who are stealing the milk in that district will find out to their sorrow, if the work is not stopped.
 Charles Hartung and Nicholas Purcell, committee from the Meat Cutters union, paid visit to the diff ferent meat markets in this section last night and distributed the union cards. At present all the markets are union except Presavage Brothers, and they promised the com mittee last night that they would have their help join the union at the next meeting. There are several other markets throughout this section which are not union yet but it is believed that the owners will conduct their shops under the rules of the union when the committee visits them and snow them the benefits to be derived rom so doing. Under the rules of the union the markets will be closed every Monday Tuesday and Thursday even- evenings at o'clock.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-19
JOHN o,NEILL OBJECTS.
Asked to Attend Case on Sunday
 Morning at 3.

Asked to Attend Case on sunday
 Morning at 9.
 The members of the local bar are enjoying joke on one of their num- Der. 1t came to light through a let ter from Attorney John 0'Neill to Clerk of the City Court McAIahon Following is the letter:
 Dear Sir:--A writ in favor of Robert A. Lowe against James Porter, dated the 20th day of June, 1902, returnable befole you on Sunday, July 13, 1902, at 9 o'clock forenoon, served by Mau- rice r. Carmody, on July 25, 1902, as appears by the copy left with MT Por- ter, take 1t all in all is a cuckoo. As the return day Is Sunday, and the hour set is just about the time I begin to say my prayers, shall not be there. shall also watch to see If you go to church at that time. suggest that you tell 'the boy" who drew that writ he had better put it in the stove, that it will make good kindling wood for Sunday morning blaze.
 Yp11rs tri1ly
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-19
supREME couRT REFusEs.

San Francisco, July 19.-The petit ton for writ of habeas corpus sued out by the attorneys of Joseph Black, the alleged Massachusetts forger has been denied by the supreme court. Black will now be turned over to the Massachusetts authorities. s'
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-19
HOt Weather

As the hot weather comes on you will need a good diarrhoea and dysen- tery remedy in the house. Our Black berry Cordial has cured some very bad cases. Perfectly safe for little chil- dren; Poe bottle, at Fitzpatrick's Pharmacy, East Main and Wall Sts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-10

RIVER NOTEs.-The schooner vii
liam Marshall, which during the pas
few days has bsen loading railroad tieI
at w. A. SmoOl & Co.'s wharf for Bos
ton, will clear tomorrow. Tie captain
went to Baltimore today to procure
crew.
The steamer Z J. Tull left yesterday
for NomiDi. She was unable to enter
Ocooquau bay, where she usually goes,
90 account of the ice.
Advices from the lower river report
TIE ice ia the creeks as still offering a
sufficient barrier to keep river craft
from forcing their way into the river.
The schooner Shining Light, Caplaio
Kei,h DAVIS, was cnS through by the
ice ia Lower Machodoc on Christmas
Day, aud had 10 be taken into Great
Yeocomic for repairs.
The les in CurriomaD still keeps num-
hers OF oyster boats Inside. Some are
hut half loaded, and their captains are
considering the advisibility of placing
Tie oysters 10 barrels aud sending them
W. By steamers.
The tugs Camilla aud Carter ,owed
down several !ighs vessels yesterday
and they are expected to DriOg back
loaded oges.
The Norfolk and river steamers which
arrived early this morning had uolhiog
special 10 report.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-10
Lansburgh&Bro.,
42o to 426 Seventh street,
WASHINGTON. DO

The GAzETTE.-On January LIST our
old esteemed contemporary, the Alex
sndria Gazette, celebrated Its one hur.
dred and second birthday. We know
OF 20 other paper 10 the State that has
reached this ripe old age. But while
the Gazette is over a century old, 1t is
still young and bright and vigorous in
thought, and no daily 10 Virginia Is
more highly priced on the exchange
table, because It presents all the news
in convenient form for the hungry
country editor, who knows what be
wants, yet is too lazy to boil 1t down
himself Aud what is good for the
country editor is good for the profess
sional and busy man who has no time
to wade through column to get an
item that may BE- embraced In a para
graph an iDch long. With the editorials
of the Gazette we do not always agree
but We must at all times admire its
irankness. We wish it many more
years OF usefulness.- [Lsesburg Mirror
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-10
LOCAL BREVITIES

The officers and teachers of Christ
Church Sunday school held q meeting
10 the rooms of the sunday school last
night and transacted considerable rou
tine business.
s ,ter Dorothea, OF the st. Agnes 10.
dus'risl Home, 10 Washington address
ed 81. Paul's Church Guild, in the
North Memorial Hall, at that church,
this afternoon.
There we're no cases for trial in the Police
Court this morning. The police continue TO
report the city as remarkably quiet both
night and day.
The funeral Of Mrs. Mary HOuchens, who
died st her home at Falls Church Wednesday
took place this afternoon from her late home
on King street.
Capt. James Elliott, at the corner Of Fair
fax and Cameron stress, has received q loi
Of jackson creek oysters in the shell.
In the Corporation Court today 10 the Gaze
| OF O. A. Wbittlesey ct al vs.. Cora Whittesey,
| ct oil. decree for ca was entered.
The interior Of the Corporation Court Houst
is being repaiIed. the Clerks Office re6tted
| sc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-10

RE LEE CAMP BANQUET.-All the
arrangements for the annual bs0quet
and reunion Of r E Lse Camp. Con
federsts Veterans, on Monday night
the goth instant, have heen made, and
an interesting time is anticipated. Mr.
Fred B4tchelor, of the Exchange and
Ballard House, will be the caterer on
the occasion. Toe banquet will be
held 10 Old Fellows Hall, on north
Columbus street. Hon. Rice A. Pierce
of Tennessee, Hon. William Richard
500 of Alabama, and Hoo. Robert w.
Davis of Florida, will be among the
speakers. Mr.. Pierce will respond to
'Onr Lee. the Hero OF the Lost Cause"
Mr.. Richardson TO Southern War
rlors," aud Mr.. Davis to "Our Wo.
men," Adjutant E. 81. OBrien will
read "General Lees Farewell Ad'
dress.D The menu will be as follows :
OYSTERS fried and stewed, olives, mixed
pickles, cold tongue, turkey with cram
berry sauce, cold ham, chicken and
lobster salad, cold slaw, celery, saratogs
chips, wine and strawberry jelly
bananas, oranges, apples, msiags
grapes, strawberry and vanilla ice
cream, cocoauut jelly cake, cigars,
coffee and punch.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-10

TRoLLEYs TO Mt. sISAI Cleveland and
Chicago capitalists, incorporated as the clevs-
land Construction Company, have been sac
csssful In negotiating with signor J. +.
Spsnier, Of Rome, Italy, for concessions for
electric lines from Cairo, Egypt, to Mount
Sinai and thence along the ooast OF the Red
ses through Syria ond Arabia to Mecca. A
branch Is to conn ct Damascus with the sys.
TEN at Mount Sinai. 1t Is figured that busi-
ness during single one Of the annual Mo-
hammsdsn pilgrimsges TO Aeccs, whittier 1t
is the pious duty Of every Mobammedsn to
90. will pay handsome profit on the cost Of
construction, the numoer Of pilgrimsses
being enormous. Letters received from Sig
nor spanier say that the Sultan Of Turk ey
has granted sn important part Of the conees-
sions for the system. Already trolley cars
are running from Jerusalem TO Galilee. The
| Clevelsud Construction Company 10 working
under agreement to finance sli the under.
tskiDgs IL given the construction contracts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-10

A WAR RELIC.-A reader of the
Gazette has In bis possession sD electo'
al ticket of the Southern Confederscy
which was taken from the pocket OF
southern soldier who was killed In one
of the engagements 10 this vicinity. The
ticket contains blood stains and isolated
November 6, 1861. The names on 1t
are as follows: For President, Jefferson
DAVIS; for Vice President. Alexander
II. Stephens; for electors at large.
Joseph Christian. CinoinDatus W. Cap
ertoo, r. L. DaDiel, w. F. Thompson,
Wood Bouldiu, w. L Gjggin. B. +,
Randolph, James w. Walker, john l..
Edmunds, A. I Caperton, Asa Rodgers
Samuel G. Williams, Samuel Nc d..
Reid, H A. Z imuDdsou, J. ". She Il Y,
H ]. Flsher, Joseph Johnson aud +.
II. Fdz1ugh.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-01-10

The PURPOsED FAIR Extensive
arrangements are being made by the
Alexandria Light Infantry Fair Asso.
citation for the opening OF the fair which
is to commence In Armory Hall on the
evening of the 22i inst. The ladies
charged with the duty of arranging
decoration will spare no pains to pro-
duce fac spectacular effect at the bail
every evening during the progress OF
the fair. The first evening will be de-
voted especially to the former members
OF Tbs company. The following even.
lag, Thursday, the 29d instant, will be
observed as military night" Invita-.
lions we're sent out today to all the
military organizations 10 Washington
to attend on that occasion.