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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15
BITS ABOUT RAILWAYS.

The directors of the Great Western
railway (England) are about to intro
duce an American engine for their long
distance expresses.
The initials, IN c. B." seen on so
many freight cars, stand for Master
Car Builders" and refer to standard
measurements of the car and standard
appliances, such as couplers etc.
Lucius Tuttle, now president of the
Boston & Maine railroad. was the first
man to hold the title of passenger
traffic agent" 1t was bestowed upon
him by President Van Horne, of the
Canadian Pacific railway.
The Chinese of An-Sang recently
sold to the East China railroad the
franchise for running a branch of their
railroad through the city cemetery, an
almost unheard-of thing, as the Chinese
have believed it the worst sacrilege to
permit a railroad near the burying
places of their dead.
Last year coal constituted about 40
per cent of the total tonnage of the
American railways. To carry ton in
England from the Yorkshire coal fields
to London, distance of 1873 miles, costs
$1.S7, while coal is carried from the
Carbondale coal region in Illinois TO
Chicago, 276 miles, for 10 cents ton.
A speed of $50 miles an hour is ex-
pected to be reached in the new tests
which will be made on the high-speed
electric line near Berlin. The last eX-
periments which were made on the
specially laid track from Berlin to Eos
sen resulted in a speed of over l3O
miles an hour. 1t is now proposed to in
crease the speed. The tests will begin
within a few months.
A new railway track layer, with
crew of 40 men, will lay two miles of
track day. The track layer has huge
crane, 90 feet long, which projects for
ward over the road and hauls behind il
train of 16 fiat cars loaded with ties
and rails. A continuous double line Of
cars moves constantly over rollers and
carries the ties with it. Both rails and
ties are seized at the proper time by the
machinery and placed ON the road in
front of the train, where they shortly
form part of the track over which it
passes. This device is said to be the
most expeditions as well as economical
track layer in the world.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15
RECENT INVENTIONS.

Safety reins for runaway horses is
an Austrian's invention. Two small
rollers can by means of the reins be
made to press against the horses
windpipe when desired. The animal
must stop at once for want of breath.
Some one has invented a scheme for
inclosing eggs in metallic cases and
then giving them to a hen to hatch
out. Just what the advantage of the
scheme is is hard to understand, but
an iron-bound chicken will be bad
news for the boarding house.
Mrs. Alice Galleher Sessums, wife
of Ri. Rev. Davis Sessums, bishop of
Louisiana, has received from the
United States patent Office letters COW
ering an improvement upon the bod
kin. Mrs. Sessums has already re-
ceived three flattering offers for the
patent.
A Minneapolis genius has invented
a 26-inch umbrella which will fold up,
frame and all, into a little case to be
carried in the pocket. The handle
and all the ribs consist Of fine and
very strong steel tubes in sections,
which telescope one inside the other.
The covering is of very fine silk,
which takes up but very little room.
The wooden handle of the umbrella is
hollow and receives all the rest of the
telescoping umbrella rod when shut
up. A small and light case, not too
big for the pocket, is. provided TO COR
tain the whole.
A new fuel successfully tested at
Muncie Ind, has been invented by
Jacob Smith, a glass worker. 1t is
said to possess more heat units per
pound than either coal or wood, it
can be manufactured and sold at a
profit for half the cost of coal and
it does not smoke, except when a
strong draft is used The fuel is made
largely from the refuse of the pulp
mills. The refuse, a combination of
soda and lime, Is mixed with crude
oil, and the finished product resem-
bles putty. 1t may be cut with a
spade and thrown into a furnace or
beneath a boiler No kindling is
necessary, for a match touched to it
will light it readily, the material
burning with an intense heat.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15
FOREIGN CELEBRITIES.

Alfred De Rothschilds, one of the
famous banking family, has a private
circus at his country seat, Halton House,
England. The ring, about 100 yards in
diameter, is surrounded by trees.
Eminent German professors are be-
coming proverbial for their longevity.
The latest to celebrate his seventeen
birthday is Ewald Herring, of the Ger
man university at Prague. Like Helm
holtz, Brucke, Dubois. Fechner and
others. he has done original work in
several branches of science, but perhaps
his most important discoveries relate
to the physiology of memory.
On Lord Kitchener's recent tour in
the interior of the Simla hills he re-
celved an address of welcome from the
rajah of Bashahr, who assured him that
the songs of your excellencys stain
less glory, of the sincere, impartial and
the honest acts of the late Transvaal
war (Which are the real ornaments OF
the honorable officers of your excellen-
cy's position), are cheerfully sung by the
heavenly nymphs in Paradise"
William Evans formerly protector
OF Chinese in the Straits Settlements,
who was induced by the British gov
eminent to go to South Africa to super
intend the arrangements connected with
the importation and the housing of the
Chinese in South Africa, has refused to
remain there. He said he would never
consent to be slave driver, and that
the conditions under which the Chinese
worked in South Africa were inde-
scribable.
The late Sir William Vernon Har-
court, though an ardent fighter, was
one of the most forgiving and kind
hearted men. On one occasion, years
ago, T. P. O'Connor asked him in the
house of commons regarding the size OF
cells in convict prisons Sir William
gave the desired information with such
exactness as to suggest laugh in the
house, but cheers followed when the
head of the home office quietly ex-
planned that he had considered it his
duty to visit several such cells, so as to
know by personal knowledge how the
unfortunate beings who were con-
demned to dwell there were accustomed
to fare
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15
IN ROYAL CIRCLES.

The empress of Russia spends no less
than $4,000 year on scents, soaps and
toilet waters, which she obtains ex-
clusively from Paris.
The German empress has a passion
for flowers, but has only recently turned
her attention to orchid growing. She
has now some valuable varieties and
her orchid houses in Berlin are ex-
tensive
King Edward endeared himself to the
people of Glengarry, on his recent visit
to Scotland, b" calling in person at the
cottage of gardener whose child was
i'll, and inquiring anxiouSly for the
little sufferer
Eight of the 10 European thrones will
pass from father to son if all goes well
The sultan will probably be succeeded
by his brother and the king of Spain by
his sister. while there is no direct heir
to Queen Wilhelmina
The value of the art treasures at
Windsor Castle, Whit have been dis
covered and rearrangeG by King Ed
ward, is estimated at about $50 900, 600
So great is their value that the king has
been unable to get them insured so far
Grand Duchess Olga, the eldest of the
cZar's little daughters, is very fond of
popularity and on one occasion, while
visiting the old capital, she was heard
to remark: Il like staying at Moscow
much better than being at St Peters
burg. At Petersburg the people only
cheer papa and mamma, but here they
always cheer me, tool"
Emperor William wrote poem once,
which he submitted to a great literary
man who dined at the castle for that
purpose particularly. The critic read
it, and found his dual duties in conflict.
He had TO advise an amateur poet with
an exceptional power for resenting 3
hostile comment. He yielded only d
very little to the exigencies OF the situ-
alton This verse, your majesty" he
began, seems to require alteration in
certain respects" The amateur took
the manuscript and conned it thought
fully. Then his brow cleared. why"
he cried, as one seeing a sudden light.
Il have actually not signed the poem.
Give me a pen!" And the only fault he
saw in the work was forthwith rene
died
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15
ASTRONOMICAL GRIST.

Select firm Hubbard squash; wash
thoroughly, cut into sections, orange
fashion, and place in pan and bake. If
preferred, the squash may be parboiled
and each section thickly sprinkled with
maple sugar before placing in the oven
to bake.
Sprinkle the bottom of pudding dish
thickly with cracker or stale bread
crumbs, pepper and salt; then drop bits
of butter over it. Next add layer of
Clipped American cheese, and SO on.
alternating the layers of crumbs and
cheese till the dish is filled Over the
top turn lightly beaten egg. Set in the
oven and bake for half hour.
Butter thick slices of bread. Sonar
ate the yoik and white of an egg. care
fully preserving the shape of the former
and beating the latter to a stiff froth
Turn this beaten white over the bnt
tered bread, then put the round yolk
in the center. Sprinkle salt and pepper
over the whole and set in the oven to
brown. This is not only very dainty TO
look at, but extremely appetizipg as
well.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15
FOR FASHIONS FOLLOWERS.

Fluffy tailored skirts are the most
striking departures.
Pale colored gloves are worn as FIRE.
quently as white ones.
For the knockabout suit there is moth
ing like good corduroy.
White jet is used with beautiful effect
on some of the white gowns.
Long gloves with wrinkled tops are
worn with the elbow sleeves.
With the silk dressy gown a cockade
of silk to match is worn in the hair.
Shoulders are spreading out to pro-
digious and most unlovely width.
Velvet flowers in lovely shaded colors
are used on some of the best hats.
Tight bodices and loose blouses will
share honors for some time to come.
New ostrich plumes show the light
color at the stem, deepening toward tho
tip
One plated length of ribbon looks like
cross between cockade and a pom
pom.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15
RACE-WAR IN HAWAII
IMPORTED PORTO RICANS NO
ADDITION TO ISLANDS.
Refusing to Work, the migrants
Beg and Steal, and Recently They
Have Resorted to gh-
way Robbery.

Since the recent murder by a Porto
Rican of very prominent white man
in Hawaii. the Porto Ricans in "the
Islands have been looked upon with
increased disfavor; and to-day it is :
very difficult matter for a member OF
the despised immigrants to get any sort
of a position, any work al all
The present state of affairs leads one
familiar with Hawaii to meditation on
the almost ideal conditions that pre-
vailed there a short time ago, when
there existed so little of race prejudice
and hatred. Formerly, white man and
brown, native and oriental, oriental and
westerner. dwelt together in a degree
of harmony remarked far and wide. or
course there was political friction,
some employer-and-e misunder-
standings, but on the whole life in the
land of constant summer flowed on
smoothly and pleasantly.
Then came the overthrow of the mon
archy, and the feeling between native
and white man ceased to be of the early
character then there was less and less
of the fraternal aspect, trusting de-
pendenCe on a sort of elder brother
basis. A decided anti-haeole against
thewhitesD tendency sprang up and
waXed strong. Next, annexation came,
and the feeling increased in bitterness;
haeoles and natives for awhile saw no
community of interests.
Annexation brought in also, along
with its admiXture of good and i'll, d
body of Porto Ricans. laborers import
ed to take the place of the excluded
Cinnamon; the protector of this solu-
tion of the labor problem arguing that
the inhabitants of Uncle Sam S new de-
pendency over in the West Indies doubt
less would fit in well with the sub-trop-
ical land OF Hawaii. But the Porto
Ricans proved very different indeed
from what was desired of them.
In one way they resembled the ma
tives of the land they had invaded, they
were not overfond of work, but in every
other respect-and perhaps in the mat
ter of industry, too, for the Hawaiian
can work effectively when he does work
they were very much inferior to that
gentle savage known as the Sandwich
Islander. The Hawaiians are naturally,
and of habit. amiable, hospitable, tract
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15
HUSBANDS AND WIVES.

Some husbands never know how
much they are beloved until their wives
want new hat
Look after the pennies-your wife
will see that the dollars don't get away
from YOU.
Some women are born bargain hunt
ers, others contract the habit at the age
of three or four
The man who is always giving
pointers on how to manage wife can
usually be found in the woodshed after
supper smoking his evening cigar
When a mans hat won't fit him in
the morning it is not always sign that
he's been out with the boys the night
before. He may have got the best of an
argument with his wife.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15
BREEZY BREVITIEs.

Freezing politeness is on a par with
cold comfort
The most brittle thing in the world is
a good resolution.
The difference between cook and a
chef is about 500 a month.
Some men are too busy to make
friends and others are too lazy to make
enemies.
One good turn may deserve another,
but this doesn't result in perpetual mo-
tion.
The rain falls alike on the just and
the unjust, and furthermore, they both
get stuck in the same mud.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15

able people, simple. inclined to good fell
lowship. Perhaps il is no eXaggeratiOn
to say Of them that revolving crime is
scarcely known among them. murder
by a Hawaiian being most unusual.
In addition, they are in their way a
proud, Independent people, beggarS
among them as few as real criminals.
The Porto Ricans that came over We
trust were not typical of their country,
for if so, Porto Rico can have small
cause to boast of her common people.
The ones thrust upon Hawaii were law.
thieving, ill-tempered, quarrelsOme folk.
The first thing they did when they were
landed was to beg, and stealing soon
went hand in hand with their begging.
1t was hard to get any real work out of
them, and they scattered about the is
lands, a menace to a locality. Prox-
unity to a camp of Porto Ricans inevi-
tably led to the annoyance OF petty
depredations; they became as unwel-
come as once were bands of gypsies to
the English. Hawaiians regarded them
from the first with amusement and con-
tempt. Now. after a few years of the
lnhlctlon OF their presence, they have
declded TO OStraciSe them utterly.
The Cinnamon, too, have grown weary
of them, both John and the Hawaiians
having been preyed upon by he new
corners. AS a consequence of the uni
versal detestation, the Porto Ricans
now find themselves in very bad shape,
and it is rumored many of them are on
the verge of starvation throughout the
islands; people fearing to employ. them
as well as thoroughly disliking the char
dence. Many have become brigands
and taken to the hills, and the Porto
Ricans in Hawaii detract from public
peace and safety.
A few years ago, and a woman could
ride alone with perfect security up and
down the steep gulches, over the lonely
mountain passes of Hawaii, but now
even a man traveller feels a bit of risk
in making long journey unattended
or undefended. In the past he has been
wont to meet on his way only such
pleasant interruption as ohio" from
the Jap foot-traveler, GOO MawIin'"
from John Chinaman (riding along like
sallor), Aloha from Hawaiian horse
man; all either kindly intentioned. or
afraid TO appear otherwise. Now. even
before daylight fades. needy Porto
Rican is on the warpath against the
wayfarer, after plunder, and a high
wayman that is ready with his knife if
he meets opposition.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15
YARNS BY THE WAY.

Miss Mary Manning, the author
while seeing Rome for the first time.
was anxious to include visit to the
tomb of Caesar Meeting citizen on
the street, she inquired, in her best
Italian, the location of the tomb. The
man looked greatly embarrassed. II
am desolated, signorina," he apollo
gized, speaking in excellent English;
II do not know. Caesar has been dead
so long!"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15

Miss Fibb-"I think Harold's en-
gagement with Miss Sweeney must be
broken off. | never see them together
any more" Mr.. Jibb-"Ah! That's a
sure sign they're married"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15
TALES OF THE TOTS.

Papa, did you ever see an artificial
whale?"
There is no such thing, my son"
Then where does artificial whale
bone come from?"
Little Margie-Mamma the lady up
stairs is a widow, isn't she?
Mamma-Yes; that is, she's a grass
widow.
why, mamma, did her husband die
of hay fever?"
Fred Cat breakfasD-What kind of
fish is this, papa?
Papa-Planked shad, my son.
well, | wish you would tell cook
to pull the splinters out of the plank
next time"
Johnny" said the teacher, can you
tell me what a coincidence is?"
Yes, ma'am," answered Johnny.
We've got one at our house"
We'll, what is it?" asked the
teacher.
Twins" was the prompt reply.
What shall / get you for your
birthday" asked father of his five
year-old daughter, who was suffering
from toothache.
I'D like some teeth like mammals,
80 l can take 'em out when they ache"
replied the observing miss.
so you have stepmother?" said
the lady to little girl of six
'Yes, Am" was the reply.
We'll, you have my sympathy.
dear" continued the lady.
'Oh, | don't need it," rejoined the
small maid. Give 1t to papa"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15

Visitor-"I've bought you a few
chocolates. But suppose you always
have a quantity of sweets" Ethel
No, | don't. | eat 'em all"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15

First Commuter-"Let's slide into the
next car. Here comes Noowedd and he's
just gotten his first baby Second
Commuter-'Id rather stay here. Cog
glebat is in the next car and he's just
gotten his first automobile"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15

Il suppose you have made it rule in
politics never to forget a friend ,"
There's no danger of that" answered
Senator Sorghum. "If man has doEe
anything friendly for you in politics he
never lets you forget it,"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15

A country sexton in England Off
ciated at a funeral clad in red
waistcoat At the conclusion of the
obsequies, the vicar gently remon-
strated with the old grave-digge:. say
ing: Robert, you should not wear
a red waistcoat at funeral; you hurt
the feelings of the mourners." Rob
ert replied, placing his hand on his
breast: We'll what does it matter
sir, so long as the heart is black"?"
A very pretty manicurist in Bond
street recently was attending upon
Joe. and. as she added the finishing
touches, she looked up with limpid
eyes, and said: I'VE are always so
glad to have testimonials from our
customers. Do you mind?" Delight
ed" responded gallant Joseph
Whereupon he wrote upon his card
and handed her the following: There
is divinity that shapes our ends"
Full of pitfalls for the foreigner
who is logical is the English lang
guage A Frenchman was invited to
lunch at a club of 'workingwomen"-
an association of progressive Eng
lish society leaders. All" said the
Frenchman, "these workingwonen,
they are the wives and daughters of
your workingmen." His hostess air
lily explained that the two phrases did
not balance. The workingman," she
said, wears his garters outside his
trousers, and does not use a handker-
chief But the wOrkin2woman''
glanced around-"wears rather nice
hats, don't you think?"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15

How well Mrs. Packenham holds
her age" Yes. She had ceased to be
mere girl even before Port Arthur
began to fall
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15
STOLEN SQUIBS.

She-"Are you sure you love me TO;
myself alone?" He-"Did you think
loved you for your mother?"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-01-26
HERBERT SPENCER.
He Was Il Great Phrase Maker and
Had Some Odd Ways.

Herbert Spencer was no linguist
Because Of eye stain which affected
his health he did not even know Cor
man. His pamphlet on education was,
however. translated into fifteen Ian
guagcs, including Japanese.
Spencer was Il great phrase maker.
1t was he who nOpulariZcd the word
revolution" and explained one of the
phases of the Darwinian doctrine us
"thc survival of the lttcSt." He also
introduced COmtc'S coined word $50
ciology."
lie was Il bachelor and long lived in
boarding houses. Finally he set up
an establishment of his own. where he
could have about him people of his
oWn choosing. 4 favoritc relaxation
In his later years was to sit in the
open doorway of his house and listen
to piano played in Il distant apart.
mcnt. lie had the player trained. y
thump of his stick was the signal fol-
her to stop, another thump for the mu
sic to proceed where 1t broke Off.
Spencer was fond of playing billiards
Once at Brighton he invited smart
youth to Il game. The philosopher had
four strokes and scored two while tho
youth ran out. Mr.. Spencer put away
his cue with drlibrration and said tC
his opponent: "a moderate degree OF
cNpcrtncss in Il game us skill is agree
able and even crcditablc. Such dexter
ity rs you show is evidence Of mis-
spent youth. Good afternoon"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-01-26
THE GOOD OLD CLOCK.
ITS Mellow, Friendly Tick IN Anti
dOte For rLoncsomcness

Give me the clock for COMPANY"
laid the observant man, "and YOU NAV
nave all the balance Of the lnanimate
things under the sun, or over it, and l
VIII throw few of the animals in for
good measure. l can conceive of moth
ing more friendly, more unspcakably
comforting, than the mellow tick of the
old family clock which towers high Oh
the old fashioned mantel, above the
good old open faced fireplace where the
cmbcrs are dying down and deepening
into blush melancholy gray late Of
winter nights. One never feels quite
alone rs long rs one may hear the mel
low tick tack Of the old family clock.
the same sweet mellow cadences which
have rug in ones ear from earliest
infancy, through all the changes and
uphcavals Of time down to the present.
Other sounds may fall and deepen into
the sadder silence Of the nights heavy
stiffness, but the old clock continues to
mark the flight Of time, and no second
may escape without hearing it's passing
called out dreamily by the faithful
clock whose hands have measured al
ready so many days-some bright and
full of light and life and promise and
sweet holdings of the future and others
cchoing back sepulchraly from the
years already counted. Ah the clock!
But give me the clock with It's ticking
all through the night, and It's silvcry
Ginning on the hour and you may have
tho other things, and the dog to boot
I'll take the clock In mine every time
when 1T comes to keeping off that feel
ing of loncsomcncss which crecps upon
us now and then" - New Orleans
Times Democrat