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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-10
Cause and Effect.

A certain professor of pedagogy is
fond of repeating the following extract
from a composition submitted to him
for approval during the days when he
was Il worker in the schoolteaching
ranks.
The extract runs as follows:
"Beings are divided into names, ac-
cording to that which they feed on.
The lion eats fiesh-the lion is carnivo-
rous. The COW eats grass-the COW is
herbarious. Man eats everything; there
fore man is omnipotent"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-10

How did you like DR.. Fourthly last
Sunday morningY asked Mrs. Oldcas
tie. Don't you think he :ndulged rath
er freely in mixed metapbar?"
Goodness! l didn't notice. Did ht
have it right there in the pulpit? This
will be terrible blow to Josiah. He
thinks so much of the doctor!"-Chi
cagO Record Herald
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-10
Beef and Beans.

Beef and beans did not originate In
Maine Boston or Park row. The an
cient city of Leicester has some claims
that will not be disputed, as you may
judge by these old lines:
Cornwall SQUAD pie and Devon white pot
brings
And Leicester beans and bacon fit for
kings.
New York Press
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-10
Customs ReprehensibIe Work

"Custom Made Pants" soliloquized
the professor, observing n sign in
clothier's window did it? Well,
custom was in mighty small business
when it cut pantaloons down to
pants. ."-Chicago Tribune.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-10

Tom (sadly)-That's the second time
che has said no.
Jack-Yes? I'm sorry two negatives
1on't always make an Affirmative
brooklyn Life.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-10

Young Housewife enthusiastically
My house runs like clockwork
Old Housewife-So does mine, but ]
never look to see whether the clock Is
keeping good time or not.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-10
Guilty.

Jones Qn n loud whisper)-There's
the fellow that fired on the train
Detective-Hello, you rascal! I've
got you dead to rights! Fire on train,
will you?
Prisoner-Yes, you fool! I'm the fire.
man.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-10
Art Note.

He-I wonder why Marjorie always
insists on calling Gladys picturesque?
She-Probably because Gladys is 80
well painted. Sentinel.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-10

When you wish to convey the subtlest
and most delicate tattery to man
ask him for advice. 1t isn't necessary
to follow It,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-10

Bickers calls his Office garb his even
ing suit because it places him on a
level with the other clerks.-Boston
Transcript.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07

body after the removal of the vfscera with
agg and bread crumbs.
The business OF frog hunting is OF economic I'm
portance in about fifteen States but frogs are taken
for local homs consumption in nearly every State
and Territory. few years they were intro
duced into the Hawaiian Islands and have since
multiplied rapidly that they now sold reg
ulariy in Hilo, on the island Of Hawaii. The States
supplying the largest quantities Tor the market
are California Missouri, New-York. Arkansas.
Maryland, Virginia. Ohio and Indiana. More frogs
are taken in New-York than in any other State.
but on account OF their comparatively small size
their value is less than in Missouri and California
In Missouri pair OF hind legs weigh about half a
pound The Canadian Province OF Ontario also
yields rather large supply OF marketable frogs
The annual OF the United States is estimated
at 100000. with q gross value TO the hunters of
about $4,000 while the cost to the consumer is not
less than s150,0G0
In taking the animals for market lines baited
with red cloth, worms insects are extensively
used: guns, snallbore rifles and spears are also
employed. and crossbows are adapted for this
purpose in Canada They often hunted at
night a lantern furnishing light for the hunters
aim and the time binding or dazing the
frogs. After entering their Information many
are dug out of the mud, large numbers often being
found together at this time
The price received for frogs varies greatly and
depends on the condition Of the market. the size
of the frogs and the locality Dressed legs yield tbs
hunters from 12la cents to 90 cents a pound. and
1--we frogs from cents TO "a dozen. In the Kanka
kee Valley. Indiana, for example. the prices re-
ceived by the hunters 70 cents dozen for large
frogs 10 cents dozen for medium sized frogs, and
cents dozen for small frogs while in San Fran
cisco the market price is So to 81 dozen The
prices fuctuate greatly, however
In few States there any protective laws relat
ing to frogs, and result they are threatened
with practical determination in all places where
their proximity 10 market renders the business
profitable. This is especially noticeable IN New
York as Oneida Lake and the Seneca River. the
principal frog regions. conveniently situated
for shipping While the demand is increasing. the
supply is steadily decreasing. and It is to meet this
condition OF affairs that number OF farseefng
persons are experimenting preparatory TO engaging
on frog culture.
But little information has far accumulated in
this line as the experiment Is new, but what little
has been accomplished is noted below While the
practicabilty OF artificial propagation has not been
demonstrated 1t is evident that the number Of
salabIe frogs from given area may be largely IN
creased by artificial means To undertake tntelli-
gent work in this line knowledge OF the natural
history Of the frog is essential
The frogs the best known representatives OF
the great class OF cold blooded vertebrates known
as the batrachia- The batrachians internedf
ate anatomicaIIy and physiologically, between the
fishes and reptiles (snakes turtles, terrapis. ai-
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07

the bunch Of plants while the right hand wieids
the rnachete. Tied up in convenient bundles. the
plants are then carried. by men. women or
beasts of burden to the sheds containing the vats
where they are subjected without delay to the
process Of extracting the dye.
From the roots OF the plant which have been left
IN the fields another crop will grow, all that ts
necessary being the usual weddings and keen
lookout for leaf-cuttng ants (zompopos) and other
enenies of the young shoots; and IN sixty TO
euty days it will be ready for cutting. When this
is harvested, g third crop will grow and mature;
in a really suitable locality and soil as many as
four successive crops are obtained from the same
roots. It Is usual. nevertheless after the third
crop has been to dig up the old roots and sow
fresh seed; and when doing so the macerated
plants and other refuse from the watts can be hoed
in with the soil to fertilize IT.
The dye is the result OF the fermentation Of tie
plants Tt is particularly from the leaves that the
coorne matter is obtained: but in order to avoid
the cost of labor which their separation from the
Stems would involve, and because in the flower
buds and even In the stems there are traces OF fns
dye the entire plants are treated
Immediately the cut plants reach the shed where
the manufacture OF the dye is carried on. they
are united and put into large vat This vat or
tank is Of cement about five feet in depth, and
built on an elevation In shaded position' ene
the bottom slopes gradually downward toward
one end where there q number OF discharge
holes or plugs. These are so arranged that tho
LIQUID in the vat can be drawn on at WILL Into
the first tank sufficient rresh water ID AuriiNIso
completely TO cover the plants. which are spread
ont evenly 10 within foot Of the top OF the tank
They are next pressed down by heavily weighted
pIanks and left to steep for twelve or fourteen
hours.
In a few hours the water. which covers panks
and all is observed to become considerably thick
.ned or muddy as It were and q number Of pale
green air bubbles appear on its surface. Shortly
srterward these viii be seen to burst and the
fernented leaves will have lost most OF their color
rrba pIanks ara at once removed. and the
"a violently stirred up with long poles or boat
nadales for the space of half hour. When the
sediment has settled again at the bottom Of this
FIRST tank the liquid is run off through the dis
charge holes into smaller tank Immediately below
the holes of the first tank, and of exactly the
came pattern.
In this small tank the thick and mucilaginous
LIQUID is beaten agitatsd for two three hours
without ceasing This arrests ali further rermenta-
tion which ar this stage would spoil the dye AT the
same time. this stirring. by continually bringing
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07
THE INDIGO FARMER.
If He Has Luck and Skill He Makes
MOneu Fast.

snce modern scientists ever on the alert. have
taught us how from single ton of coal the basis
of some two thousand different shades OF anlline
dves can be obtained we might quite naturally
snppose that the production and use OF indigo
would straishtway be discontinued. and that the
nignent would be struck out OF the list of our
useful articles OF commerce. says Rowland W.
cater in Chambers Journal" Indigo. however
one of the Oldest of our dyes-is stlH considered
bv Overs and printers Of cotton and woolen cloths
- ba ,ba hest base for certain shades; and they,
together with hundreds OF manufacturers or laundry
supplies still continue to use indigo IN enormous
quantities.
+o he drawn from India Mexico and Central
America where the few planters who resisted the
scare continue make very satisfactory pronts
from the cultivation of the plants
In selecting site for indigo plantation. be-
sides suitable SOIL the water supply must be
taken into careful consideration. a great deal
of water is used in the manufacture OF the dye
and It therefore imperative that II should ABOUND
on or at least near the plantation. Elevated situa
tions with creek brooklet running through are
usually selected, such as have natural spring
hand.
When the land is cleared and the soil has been
well loosened, two laborers. armed with number
of wooden stakes and long cord, divide the fields
I'D into long rows two feet apart The seed may
then be Gown Sowing usually takes place at the
commencement OF the rainy season Along eacn
row small holes made about a 1oot apart ana
two inches deep; into each OF these plhen VI
fresh seed is dropped and the fields are then lightly
-akad over so that a thin coating OF earth covers
e. .aads Within week from the sowing the
Young shoots appear and then the fields are care
,uliv weeded At no time should single weed be
allowed in the vicinity Of indigo plant, nor any
thing else which may tend 10 hamper It's growth:
for now the planters sole aim is quantity-that is,
abundance OF stem and leaves. The wedding. there
fore, should be thorough and frequent-at least
once a month.
About three months afterward the plants com
meuce TO flower and Ut this stage the fields are
examined daily When the leaves begin to fade
and before the flower buds open the stems are
ready for cutting. For this purpose sharp
,nachete used and the blow is dealt about three
inches above the ground the left hand gFaspihH
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07

Considerable interest is being manifested In
various parts OF the country in the comparatively
new industry OF frog culture. For some years this
batrachan has been tavorite article of diet in
various parts of The country. more particularly In
New-York and ST. Louis. but owing to excessive
hunting the supply has been steadily decreasing.
and in some instances regions which for
mer1y prolific now completely exhausted
In the early years OF the industry an unreasoning
prejudice the part OF people against the OF
frog, as food had to be overcome but this has
been successfully accomplished in parts of the
country especially where the foreign element Is
strong The meat Of the frog is white delicate.
wholesome and palatable- In flavor 1t much reseu1-
bes the leg OF spring chicken Although eaten IT
all times IT best condition In fall and winter:
in spring Is OF relatively inferior quality Only
hind legs are commonly utilized the meat the
other parts Of the body being edible but in small
quantity In some localities. however. the entire
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07

lular Pathology" and Billroth's Surgical Path
ology" followed, and The Importance Of the new
German teachings was soon appreciated
Physicians while N active practice did not
have the time 10 read much. and lost touch with
the new IDEAS and methods; for this reason they
came in large numbers 10 New-York. the natu-
raj centre, TO take advantage OF the abundant
clinical material here, in order TO keep abreast
with the progress or to prepare themselves for
speciality.
a course for physicians begun in the
year 1875 at the New-Yorlz University, but the
result was not satisfactory; there were too few
houyE devoted to clinical lectures, and the pro-
fesSors had not become accustomed Vet to the
methods Of posts graduate instruction
Physicians who had left their practice made
great sacrifices and wished TO make the best Of
their tine here. and. as they did not find sufti-
cient opportunity, they came TO the conclusion
that their end would be attained only by visit
ing g European university for one or two
years. Few only We're able 10 90 so. with the
coincident difficulty OF learning new language
Notwithstanding these imperfections the Post
Graduate lectures were continued until the year
1882
Al meeting held on April 4. 1850, in the
house Of Dr.. Roosa. the members Of the Post
Graduate faculty decided 10 resign and found
e special st-Graduate School DR.. Roosa was
elected president, and has occupied this office
ever since.
In our American Republic we have no titles OF
nobility: nevertheless there exists a nobility Of
birth represented by the descendants Of the
first settlers OF this land Among these there
has been and there is a great number or
men OF high intellect ard great merit, who have
rendered important service to the country dur
ing war and peace, and have played prominent
roles IN history.
The ancestors of Roosa eInigrated in the SIX
teenth century DR.. Roosa is descendant IN
the sixth generation OF Albert Hymensen Roosa'
who came from Gelderland in Holland, ana
Justs Darier Through his paternal grand
mother. who q Huguenot from Parls.
-Four Erandfathcrs OF Roosa were army officers
during Colonial time and during the War OF
Independence.
The history OF the POSTGRADUATE Medical
School furnishes evidence that he sustains the
tradition OF the courage. the perseverance and
the self-denial Of the first settlers. for he has
carried out VIGOROUSLY an immense work under
most extraordinary struggles.
In q rnonarchical State like Germany the nrst
movement IN founding postgraduate schooi
would be TO ask money from the government
but with us the motto is Help yourself, or
Paddle your own canoe" The founders gave
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07

the LIQUID into contact with the oxygen OF the air
causes certain chemical changes. the result %
which is oxide OF indigo Gndigotinl, which appears
IN millions OF blue particles These settling as
sediment and eventually sOlidifying. give Us that
beautiful pigment we call indigo blue. lust before
the stirring ceases. however. coagulant OF milk
CT lime or other appropriate cuajo. Is added in
order TO accelerate the precipitation
The water in the second tank is then drawn of.
but not before all the sediment has properly settled
and the viscous which remains is put into
iron pans about a foot deep. and boiled for two or
three hours slow Repeated strainins
through sacking fltering cloth concludes
the process. and when thus rid OF all the mosturs
the thick marine blue paste which results is put
into shallow trays and thoroughly dried by means
OF even and prolonged pressure
The concrete cakes Of indgo. when removed from
the trays. cut into cubes OF the usual size and
sent to the market packed IN sacks made OF raw
hide weighing from seventy to eighty kilos each
The entire process. with the exception OF drying
and cutting the cakes. be performed IN one day,
and two do all the work once the plants
IN the watts. ascertained. on strict inquiry.
that hectare an acres) OF land planted with IN
disofera tinctoria will yield something Ike six hun
dred pounds OF indigo and that the raising OF the
plants thereon and the manufacture Of the dye
certainly not more than I'll Thus. assuui-
ing that tha produce sells for Is. Sd a pound-a
price not very difficult to obtain. considering that
Salvador indigo often fetchss IS. Sd and even As
a pound IN our markets-the planter makes a profit
of fss on each hectare say about rs acre; and
this IL he is careful ne can repeat once. or even
twice. IN ths same year. Deduct from this profit
the usual amounts for interest planters expenses
freight and other charges incurred In the ostng
ing OF his produce upon the market. and there still
rernaius a tremendous profit at the end OF the
first year. after paying for his land.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07
Il NEW SOUND FLYER.
She TW Represent the Best Art Of
the SMpbuilder.

The feet of the Fall River Line, the marine ed-
junct OF the New-Yorks New-Haven and Hartford
Railroad Company. will shortly be increased oy
two steamers which are building at the Fore
River Shipyard near Boston. One of them will be
an up TO date passenger steamer. a sidewheeler
typical of Long Island Sound. This new boat is a
reminder of the fact that nowhere in the world
has the sdewheel steamboat reached such perfec-
ton as on Long Island Sound.
The extent Of this Sound traffic is not easily
grasped. In single summer night 1t is said, ten
thousand passengers pass up and down. while the
value of freight annually carried is s200ooOOC0
Sidewheelers do practically all OF the passenger
business and carry a considerable portion OF the
freight.
Though not very large body Of water this
home sea of the sidewheeler is table OF smooth
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07

longs to the Oldest railway company In the world.
Ihe plymouth and Dartrnoor Railway was In
corporated on July q 1919. for making and main
tanning tranlroad or iron railway for the passage
OF wagons and other carriages from Crabtree to
near the prisons of Dartmoor. These
prisons had been erected about ten years before on
the loneliest and widest tract of land that could
De found. to accommodate the French prisoners of
war who inconveniently crowded Plymouth Sound
IN hulks; The protector of the line. however, Sir
Thomas Tyrwhitt, had great idea that Dartmoor
was capable OF cultivation.
The Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway Company
was dissolved and reincorporated by act of
1865 for the purpose Of bringing 1t under the pro-
visions of modern acts as to using steam power.
etc. The old rates revised. and power
taken to carry passengers. 1t then owed f75,00 to
the mortgages, who released it on being paid in
shares. The company has since constructed some
local lines near Plymouth. which are worked by
the Great Western and the London and South
WESTERN in fact, it is virtually joint line now.
Still, though II owns rolling stock II has nom
inay independent existence. receives its rents.
maintains London office and may undoubtedly be
considered the Oldest railway company In the
world.-(Railroad Gazette
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07

out OF their own pockets. Seven gave $500
each and seven $50 each Rooms were rented
In the old College of Pharmacy. IN East Twenty
thlro-st In the first year hundred ply
sicians matriculated. The expenses de-
frayed out of the fees paid by the matricu-
lates. The professors neither then received. nor
DO they at present receive any salary. During
the first years they furnished the instru-
ments. etc, and when hospital connected
with the school was established each of them
paid for the furniture of room with his own
money.
During the first five years no savings could be
made but then when the significance of the
institution was recognized. the well known gen.
erosity OF New-York citizens began to display
itself.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07
THE OLDEST OF RAILROADS.

The traveller who leaves Plymouth Tor London
by the Great Western Railway WIZ hotice "iiei ie
a...sad two and three-quarter miles and is
passing the Path miiepost from Padningtoh that
+b ,-a,n crosses single line OF railroad almost at
a fight angle on the level To 1t Immediately sue
cseds an cverbridge, and then on Inc ieIl hhnu; -
,.,a ,,no, rouet stone blocks. but presenting 90
cidedly on, date appearance afe
% ,~.rg chtna clay and drawn by a coupe oa
nrses NAV be seen but in half mile the oia 't a
.rar5s av-av northwarG and Is lost slshl OIL ~ ~
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07

relation to the madstoncs and snakestones Oh
India and South America, Will he found In the
annals of the New-York Academy of Sciences
especially among the papers contributed by Dr.
George Frederick Kunz.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07
ARCTIC WOLVES.

sverdrup. during his long stay on Ellesmere
Land In ths Arctic regions. caught pair OF white
wolves and brought them to Europe chained on
board the Fran. They have been kept since De-
cember last In the Geological Garden OF Stockholm:
White wolves originally belong TO the north Q.
Canada, but have spread far the coasts or
North observation-disclosures Globe
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07
srEREoscoPE FOR RApfooRAPHs.

Or. Walter Hamburg has devised ss Ingenious
stersoscops for Rontgen ray photographs. Of which
an illustrated account appears IN The Electrical
Review" 1t consists of two simple eyepisceS Sr
lenses combined with ordinary VIDE ansls
camcra.-Q4ondon Globe.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07
VIRTUE OF MADSTONES.

Said to Cure Bites from Mad Dogs
and from Snakes.
So much discussion has been aroused by the
alleged cures Of bites of venomous insects, and
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-11-17
AGRICULTURAL

Washington, d. c., Nov. 15.-The
Association of American Agricultural
colleges and experiment stations will
begin three days session on Tuesday.
Two hundred delegates are expected.
The time will be entirely consumed
with discussions of technical nature
relating to the methods of teaching
agriculture. - -
On Thursday the annual convention
of the association of official agricultur-
al chemists will open for three days
session.
= The work Is largely devoted to deter
mining means 10 prevent the public
sale of degraded compounds. Begin
ming tomorrow the committee on food
standards will grant public hearings
to the United States brewers associa-
tion. chocolate importers and chocolate
manufacturers association and Glucose
manufacturers. r.