Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-02-19

Uo"H Go-udy anu Hldue Glo hESoo
short but welcome call. Mr.. Tate is
just recovering from tussle with the
lagrippe, being laid up about four
| weeks.
Mr.. Henry Auchu and wife left last
night on Buffalo Flyer for New Orleans
to view the Mardi Gras festivities.
From there they go to Cuba for week
or two and we will wager a shad that
Henry will see all the business pointers
on the Island and will know show and
why" upon his return home.
Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer.
The number of men available for
military duty in Pennsylvania is 937,-
702, nearly a million men. And its
dominancy in the manufacture of weap-
ons of war, offensive and defensive,
owing to the greatness of its steel indus
tries, adds to its military power and re-
sources. Pennsylvania is more than a
great state-in many respects it is a
nation.
A dog hitched to lawnmower
stopped pulling to bark at passer-by.
The boy, who was uiding the mower,
said: "Don't mind the dog, he is just
barking for an excuse to rest. 1t is
easier to bark than to pull the ma
chine" 1t is easier to bark than to
work; easier to burn a house than to
build one; easier to hinder than
to be helped; easier to destroy reputa-
tion than to construct character Fault
finding is as dangerous as it is easy.
Anybody can grumble, criticise or GEN.
sure.-Ex.
The Bradford Record on Tuesday
says: ]. M. White who is an inmate of
the Smethport Jail, will be waited on by
Constable Spreter to-day and served
with warrant containing additional
charges similar to those which caused
his incarceration Four more young
girls between the ages of and 10 years
have given their testimony before
Alderman Foley, and an additional
charge will be made against him. The
details are most revolving, and if proved
there is little doubt but the prisoner will
go down to the penitentiary for term
of years.
According to the advance sheets of
the Catholic Director, for 1903, there is
total Catholic population of II, ,2s9, TO
in the United States proper, or one
seventh ofthe total population. Taking
into consideration the newly acquire
possessions, the Catholic population
under the flag is: United States, H.
289,710; Philippine Islands, 6,565, 1898;
Hawaii, $4,000; American Samoa, 5000;
Guam, 5000; Porto Rico, 953, ,243; total,
1S,S53,951. The total population of this
whole territory is 84, ,233, ,O69, which
makes the Catholic population under
the Stars and Stripes between one
fourth and one-fifth of the total.
An exchange says the question is
often asked. "How much coal is
there in an acre?" So much coal land
has been leased and bought that the
question is pertient. A cubic foot of
coal makes bushel. An acre is little
over 200 feet each way, 1880 square
feet equal to 43, $50 bushels in one foot
vein. If the vein is four feet thick, an
acre contains 1874, 240 bushels and five
foot vein would produce 22S, 800 bush.
els Counting % bushels to ton four
foot vein would produce 1870 tons to
the acre. At cents ton royalty the
coal would be worth S20S.10 an acre,
| and at cents ton it would be worth
$27s. sc an acre.
Outside the oil country, muses. the
Bradford Era, the plain people don't
know what is meant by "dry hole. y
In the oil country it is well understood.
A dry hole is the kind that is drilled by
hopeful combination of small capital.
lists, usually. They carefully secure q
lease having surface indications" and
engage contractor who insists upon
being paid for his services. When the
place is reached where the paystreak
should be located, nothing is on tap but
pulverized, dark colored slate or other
geological formation duly ground into
a fine, gritty -four. This is very dry
and on aecout of its dryness the we'll is
called dry hole.
In order to test the Grounding Day,
theory an Adams County, Pa, man last
fall captured one ofthe animals and put
IL in an enclosure with an open and
underground den. 1t became tame and