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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15
BETTER ROADS WANTED.
Trnns-Mississfppi Commercial Con-
Rress FayOrabIy Impressed by
BrOwnIow Bill.

The Trans Mississippi Commercial
congress, which held its fourteenth an
nual session at Seattle, Wash, not long
ago. took up the subject of good roads
for consideration for the first time. 1t
was noticeable fact that whatever diff
ference of opinion there might have
peen as to other questions under con-
slderation, there was absolute unanim-
lty prevailing as to the good roads ques-
lloh' and the necessity for a general
cooperation between the United States
ana the different states or civil subdi-
VISIONS thereof. to hasten their perma-
ieht Improvement. The subject was
thoroughly discussed by r. W. Richard
son. OF Omaha, Neb.; James w. Abbott,
Oh Nevada, Col; Hon. Martin Dodge, di-
rector of the Office of public road in
qulrles, Washington. d. c., and many
delegates from different states and ter.
ritories.
Director Dodge has just returned to
MS desk In Washington. In an inter
view with representative of the press
MI Dodge has the following to say re-
gardlng the sentiment for better roads
at the Mississippi congress:
Inc point was clearly made that
many OF the interior states and terri.
torres, especially in the mountain dis
ulcts, have no navigable rivers and
harbors, and that, therefore, they re-
celVe only remote and indirect bene-
hts from the expenditure of the vast
sums OF money appropriated for the i'm
proVement OF rivers and harbors, and
that 1t would be just and equitable If
the general government should lend its
assistance to the building and main.
tanning certain public highways
through such states and territories.
IL was not contended that the
United States government should bear
the total cost of building such roads
but that they should pay a contributory
snare not to exceed one-half. as pro-.
Vided for in the Brownlow bill. This
was thought to be more Just on ac-
count of the fact that the burden of
raising the enormous revenues of the
united States government rests as much
upon the people in the rural states and
districts as upon all other classes COM
olned. The revenues of the general gov
ernment approximate ten dollar per
capita per annum. whereas the rev.
enue OF the state governments is only
about one dollar per capita The rev.
enues OF the general government are
80 large, and are raised in such man
ner by indirect taxation, that there
would be neither hardship nor inequity
II the United States should bear con-
portion Of the costs of improv-
Ing some of the principal highways in
tho various states and territories. It
would seem that the best and most euui.
table method would be to require the
United States to pay a portion of the |
cost, the state portion, the county a
portion, and the property owners In
the vicinity OF the road E portion"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15
UNIQUE MUSIC RACK.
Hov Bright Woman Utilized Broom
sticks md brains to Excel
lent Advantage.

What perplexing combination It is.
that of luxurious tastes and consump-
tive pocketbooks, and how many of us
suffer from it in different degrees! To
the very poor ii is, of course, a tragedy,
but to that great army of people whose
moderate incomes supply them the neces-
saries of life, but to whom the Injuries
are forbidden joy, 1t js formidable
enough. How often the wife or daugh-
ter sighs for some dainty addition to
the parlor or sitting-room. which the
many demands on the purse make impos-
sible. To such timely suggestion, to-
gether with a small amount of conf
dence and clever fingers, is invaluable
and will work wonders Broomsticks
and brains are especially a happy COM
bination.
have in mind a long cherished dream
of my own, now brought to full realiza-
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15
VALUE OF SOUND FEET.
Beauty DOn'ts for Women who Want
to Have Trim Feet and
Best of Health.

Don't neglect the care of thefeet. There
is an intimate connection between the
feet and the complexion. It's only when
the former are in good condition that a
woman looks her best.
Don't fail to put on a fresh pair Of
stockings daily. A single nights ex-
posure to the air Is insufficient to free
stockings of moisture.
Don't wear wooden stockings. Cotton
ones are always preferable, except for
persons who suffer from perspiration.
Don't wear tight, stiff or ill-fitting
shoes or boots. They are the common
cause of corns, causing pressure or fric-
tlon on the projections of the bones.
Don't wear rubber overshoes in the
house. Remove them at once. They
interfere with the proper ventilation of
the feet, as they are air-tight If worn
too much they cause tender feet, dizzi-
ness and headache.
Don't spend so much time learning
the art of manicuring that there is no
opportunity to practice pedicuring.
Take few lessons from an expert chirop-
odist.
Don't attempt to treat corn without
first bathing the feet in warm water.
Don't use the chisel when bit of
pumice stone will answer the purpose.
Don't cut the nails round Make them
square. If rounded like finger nails
there is danger of their growing in, and
nothing is more painful than an in.
grown nail. |..r.H.
Don't go to bed with cold, damp feet
If you wish to preserve your health
From a hygienic point of view, wet
back should be less Stunned than wet
or cold feet
Don't stand for any length of time on
snow or ice or the cold ground. Many
diseases may be traced to cold suddenly
applied to the feet.
Don't think that foot is beautiful be-
cause it is small. 1t must be in proper
tion to the stature-the instep moderate
ly high the toes regular, the heel nom
protruding and the general outline grace
ful.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15

tensile strength of the fiTe-eighths-inch
rope is very much greater than the ten
sile strength of the iron rod, and it has
this advantage, that it gives and takes
the expansion and contraction of heat
and cold better. and only needs one
buckle or coupling. and it is very much
more easy to put around. The round
silo Is best in one respect, and that is be-
cause it has no corners.
The picture shows silo that any
body can build. who has the lumber.
1t is economical. strong and tight.
have three of this kind, and speak
whereof | know. One has been filed,
this is the thirteenth winter, ard an
other one has been filled for nine win
ters. Anyone can build one of this sort
who can handle a level and saw, or use
a hammer and nails, and a good thing
about them is that they can be set any
where and made to conform to the size
of the barn, if you want to put them
inside.
The picture shows clearly how the
silo is built The foundation is below
frost, made of stones laid in cement
mortar. On this is placed sills of two
by six or two by eight. Matched pine
siding is stood up and braced by two
by eight or two by ten-inch scantling,
placed as shown. The corners are put
in on a bevel to avoid the square cor
ner, and also to allow of braces to
strengthen the silo.
A second thickness of siding should
be put on to break joints. Do not use
paper between the boards. as it will rot
out. have silo built of single boards
of six-inch matched pine, The lumber
was as dry as | could get it, and put to-
gether as tight as possible, but found
after the first year that those boards
would shrink apart a little, and that
many places would never get tight
again. That is the danger of the single
board silo. and also the danger of the
poorly constructed round siIo.
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-
Good Roads md SchonI.

Good roads are absolutely essential
to the development of good schools in
the rural districts, and both together
are necessary to the progress of civili-
zation in this country. Good roads are
scarce, partly because the need of them
is not sufficiently recognized and partly
because so few know how to make them
even when they try. Good schools are
scarce for precisely the same reasons.
When a country schoolhouse looks like
an abandoned outbuilding and has the
worst piece of road in the neighborhood
leading up to it, that district may al
ways be considered an excellent district
In which not to buy farm.-Prafrie
Farmer.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15

Sticks marked !, and 8 should be 70
inches long; and S. 50 inches; and Z %
inches; and 9. % inches, and 10 and II, Is
inches.
tion through the apove medium, the
telling of which may benefit some ambi-
tious sister. l had the parlor and Ahe
piano, which are necessities, but want
ed a music rack or case, which In the
condition OF my finances then was lux
ury, so set my wits to work. and this
is what they evolved-a music-rack
which answers every possible require
ment of utility and beauty.
Having collected II broomsticks, l
cut them to the lengths desired-three
of them % inches long, two 80 inches,
two 32 inches. two % inches, and two
IS inches, and whitfield the ends round.
Then with gimlet bored holes, and
fastened the sticks together with screws
in the manner illustrated. At the CEN
ter crossing of the sawhorse fastened
a thin, smooth board about two inches
wide. and another on each side, making
a sort of trough for the music to stand
In. When completed it is just three
feet high and two feet two inches long
and when painted white with coat of
enamel. it makes a pretty piece of furni-
ture A dash of gold paint or bright
ribbon wound between the sticks would
further improve its appearance.
Now, I am only a girl, neither men
tally brilliant nor physically strong. but
the idea is original with me, and my own
hands did the work. The result was
piece of furniture that Invariably calls
forth the remark: where did you get
such a quantity pretty music-rack? ?"
Try it, sister. and think you will be
pleased.-M. Estelle Smith-Hymers, in
Farm and Fireside.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15
CHEAP PRACTICAL SILO.
Hints Given to the Connecticut Dairy
mems Association by Edward
Van AIstyne.

The silo must be practically alright.
1t must be strong and durable. and
should be constructed as economically
as possible. | believe a good silo is
the round silo, but whether the round
silo is going to give the satisfaction
that some think, am not so sure. In
the stave silo the lumber being uneven,
it may be inclined TO rot out in some
places. and give more or less trouble.
One thing is certain. if you build a
round silo, you must build good deal
better one than if you build square
one.
For hoops. five-eighths-inch wire rope
is very satisfactory 1t can be bought
for the same price as the rods, but the
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15
4 Good Thing.

Every issue of The Four-Track News makes
1t easier for ticket agents and ticket sellers
to secure passengers tor distant parts of the
country, for the reason that every article and
every illustration in The Four Track News
is an lnducement for readers to travel and
see what marvellous variety of scenery and
climate our own country possesses. the
more these facts are Impressed upon the aver
age person, the more certain he or she is to
have desire to travel. Therefore, The Four
Track News is not only in the interest of all
The transportation lines and hotels, it also
bears out the legend of its title page of AN
Illustrated Magazine of Travel and Educa-
tion. From the Buffalo Commercial.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15
TEMPORARY GOOD ROADS.
The "Drngging" System Has Many
Points in Its Favor and Cer-
tninly Is Worth Trying.

Even the most ardent advocate of
road dragging can claim only that it is
an excellent makeshift. It's chief ex-
ponent, Mr. d. w. King, of Maitland,
Mo, has written at length on the hows
and why's of this system, and his arti-
Gle. The What Next of the Good Roads
Problem ?'' has been published in
bulletin by the Missouri board of agri-
culture. The matter is receiving con-
siderable attention throughout the state,
and many smooth hard stretches of
road testify to the efficiency of this
system as a substitute for the perma-
nent stone road. The stone road re-
quires attention. Let no one think that
a pike once made takes care of itself.
| The writer knows of several miles of
excellent macadamized and graveled
roads in st. Louis county, which, un-
der the pressure of excessive heavy
hauling during the freeze-and-thaw pc
riod this spring, became cut through so
disastrously as to require considerable
expense in repairs. 1t is fair to say
that in this case the drainage, while
good, was not perfect. Whether a sim
liar expenditure of time and energy de-
voted TO grading and smoothing our
common dirt roads at exactly the crit
ical moment will justify the claims of
the adherents of this system is ques-
ton easily disposed OF, as the equipment
is inexpensive. An eight-foot eight
inch log split in two. the pieces fastened
together with the fiat sides to the front
is all. We are not apt to be troubled
with muddy roads for awhile, but the
results secured by smoothing the roads
after each spring rain are so satisfactory
as to warrant trial of the split log drag
AS a Missouri man said recently: you
cannot talk long enough or hard enough
to a man to make him believe what il
will do The only way for him to com
prehend 1t is to build drag and use it,"
Rural World.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15
EASY to Get.

PierpoGt, o., Oct. 5th.- Remarkable in.
deed is the experience of Mr.. A. ). Turner, q
nan now over seventy one years OF age, and
whose home Is mere.
For many years this old gentleman had
suffered with very unpleasant form OF kld
ney Trouble, kind Inat very often botn.
ers aged people. lie would nave to get up
four or five times every night, and tins very
tiresome disease was last wearing MN
out.
AT last after having almost made up his
mind that he would never be able 10 get re-
het, he stumbled over medicine which re.
heved him almost immediately, and has cured
aim permanently. 1t Is SO very easy 10 gel
and SO simple that Mr.. Turner thinks every
one should know it. Every dealer in the
country mas it, and all you have to do is to
ask for Dodd's Kidney Pills. Mr., Turner
says:-
Il can heartily and honestly recommend
Dodd's Kidney Pills, for they cured me Sew
eral Others in the family have used them too,
and always with the best results. | think
they have no equal.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15

ender and all the attendant shades of
violet
There are many eccentric ideas in
regard to the relations in New York,
and in search for some of these nov
elites the correspondent has come
across a most unique bit of furniture.
1t is in the shape of mourning lamp.
In the New York home of we'll
known society matron. whose sister
died abroad few years ago. there is
a room furnished in remembrance of
the deceased relative. Everything in
the room is black, save the carpet,
which was made to order and has a
violet background, with black flowers
standing out upon it in somber relief.
The furniture is of richly carved eb-
ony The curtains are black saSn
brocade, and all the ornaments are
black
But, says the Chicago Record Her
aid, the oldest bit Of decoration is the
lamp, the only light producing orna-
ment in the room. 1t is black enam-
ell, and stands 1S inches high. The
shade is made of China silk, and a
miniature of the sister is painted upon
1t.
Each year at the anniversary of her
relatives death this New York ma
tron has memorial services held in the
room, which is the only time that 1t
Is ever entered.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15
alTE5f}}55 Is I5f.E|.}};55prlE4|S] as
M1fSJaG571,ltf3gg Mf15,1j', IS
ETHICS OF WIDOWHOOD.
Mourning Reduced 10 "A Fine Art by
New York Women of Wealth
and Leisure.

One frequently hears that the wear
ing of mourning is no longer fashion
able. They who doubt should visit
among the smart set in New York.
On the day of the funeral a long Eng
lish crepe bow is attached to the
knocker. with white Japanese chrys-
anthemums arranged at intervals
down the streamers. For the first pc
riod of mourning the coachman and
footman are Obliged TO appear in black.
The New York widow is graceful
and quiet. She understands the chic
effect much better than her western
sisters She has an air of individual
ity which enchants even the casual OBJ
server. She always uses correct ma
terials and appropriate trimmings.
Her veil is draped with a coquettish
effect, but It is only in the first weeks
of her sorrow that it is ever permit
ted to hang over her face. Soon she
discards it. and a becoming short veil
of Brussels is used instead.
The New York widow is never seen
with that narrow edge of white set in her
bonnet. She looks on it with re-
pugnance, because it attracts atten-
tion 1t tells all the world that she
is widow in the second stage of
grief, and that is not consistent with
the ethics of unhappiness. All the
toilets of her first black are trimmed
with English crepe, An expensive mel
ancholy material that clings to the
figure in most graceful way. She be-
lieVes in being eminently proper and
doing all that etiquette desires of
mourner.
When second mourning days arrive
she wears soft folds Of white crepe
lisse at the throat; then come Law
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15

Twenty y-fye years ago college students cul.
tivated the hair on their laces more than
do the students of to-day. A picture of the
Columbia college boat crew which won the
Henley challenge cup in 1878 discloses the
fact that not one OF the young men had a
two mustaches and side-whiskers, and one
had side whiskers only. The present day
student cultivates the hair on the top Of
his head, but leaves his jaw and mouth un-
encumbered Tor the college YELL outh' .
Companion.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15
THE MOULD AND THE WALL

sired for the posts. Bore holes in the
bottom where holes are desired in the
posts. Insert long wooden pins, as
shown. Make the sides and ends of
the mold slightly faring, that the post
may be gently turned out. After the
box has been filled and the cement has
set" the pins can be pulled out, leav.,
ing the holes in the post, through which
fence wire can be passed to bind the
boards or stakes, as shown. Dry grad
ually, out of the sun, to prevent crack.
ing.-Farm Journal.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15

Farewell, them" he cried, melodra-
matically, you will regret your refusal
of my proffered love. shall take to
drink, and then-suicide!"
"oh, don't say that!" the fair girl
pleaded.
"I am resolved" he said ri shall not
change my plans unless"
"Oh, change them just little. l
should hate to think l drove you to
drink; try suicide first.
Ledger.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15

Stranger-"Are the walters here attentive
to you: Pretty Cashier" "Sir-r-r-r!"
Stranger-"Oh, no offence, assure you.
was only carrying out the instructions as
printed on the bill of fare, which says:
Please report any inattention of walters to
cashier And | thought il they were mat
tentive to you | would report them-that's .
all. Baltimore American.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15

Tried to skin me. that scribbler did"
"What did he WANT" Wanted to get out
book jointly, he to write the book and | TO
write the advertisements ] turned him
down. ] wasn't going to do all the literary
work k!"-Baltimor News.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15
white spots on Furniture.

White spots on polished furniture
may be removed by rubbing the spot
wsth spirits OF camphor until the color
is restored.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15
A STONE FENCE POST.
"here permanent Improvement IL
Desired 1t Might BE Well to
Give 1t a Trial.

The idea is worth trying. A stone
fencepost will not rot On ground
alternately wet and dry, wooden posts
40 not last long. Make an open box
for mold, of the shape and size de-
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15

Mrs. Billings-"My husband is immoder.
ately fond of poetry" Mrs. Folair-"That
is what / was thinking when saw him read.
ing one OF his own poems this evening -
Boston Transcript
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15

Yes said Miss Howells, after her solo.
l intend to go abroad to finish my musical
education" Hum" snorted Miss GrOwells,
why not finish it right now, and save the ex-
pense PhiIadelp6ia Press.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15
What a oueAtion

Maud drove way over there to get
him and then he was gone!
Alice-He couldn't have seen you com.
ing, could he, dear? Town Topics.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15

Fond Mother (who is sure the visitor would
like to hear her infant prodigy on the violin)
Johnnie is so far advanced that now we
can almost tell whether he is tuning OF play.
ing g"-Punch
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15

The affuence of life may be known by
its inHuence--Ram's Horn.
nyery man fondIy thinks ne is a little ODD
Washington (Ia,) Democrat.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15

Three solid through trains daily Chicago
TO California. Chicago. Union Pacific 4
North Western Line.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15

He-"And at last they agreed to marry !"
agreed on."-Denver Republican.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15

Do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump.
ton has an equal for coughs and colds.-J.
f. Boyer, Trinit, Springs, Ind, Feb. Is, 1900.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15

He who begins low can go up higher
Farm and Home.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15

Mr.. Borem-''I can't imagine why she wa.
out when called. Miss Pert-"Why, didn't
you lust tell me she knew you were coming?
Philadelphia Ledger.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15

Luck is important. But tor luck, the tool
might never have any money to part with
Puck.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15

When mans sunstruck he faints. but
when mes moonstruck he propC.e es. Chicago
Tribune
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15

Three trains day Ch cago to Califor.
ria, Oregon and Washington. Chicago.
Union Pacific g. Northwestern Line.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15

The leading literary man of this communit,
informs us that he Will not make eonugh oi
his cotton 10 pay off the mortgage on hi
latest novel-Atlanta Constitution.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15
Stops the touph

and works off the cold. Laxative Bromo
Quinine Tablets, Price 25 cents
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15

The trouble -peddler will never lack Gus
toners in this world.-N. y. Times-Demo
crat.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15

He laughs best who sees the point of the
Joke first.-Chicago Daily News.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-10-15

Economy is the road to wealth. Putnam
Fadeless Dye is the road to economy.