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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-12-14
administrator Notice.

I ETTERS of Administration, on the estate of
II RICHARD J. LoYD having been grauted to
the undsghed all persons indebted to the said
estate are requested to make payment and those
to
B. w. GREEN
Administrator.
Emporium, Pa, December 18th, leO5.-43-6t
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-12-14

NTANrED by Chicago wholesale and mail
w order house, assistant manager imam or
womanl for this county and adjoining territory.
Salary $40 and expenses paid weekly; expense
money advanced. Work pleasant; position per
manent. No investment or experience required
Write at once for full particulars and enclose
selfaddressed envelope.
COOPER < Co.
i2l0t. 1872 Lake ST, Chicago, m.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-12-14
Executors Notice.

Estate Of GEORGE A. WALKER, late OF En-
porium County Of Cameron, Pa, Deceased.
| ETTERS testamentary upon the above estate
Il having been granted to the undersigned, all
persons having claims against the same are here
by notified to present them without delay and
those indebted thereto to make immediate pay
ment to
WILLIAM S. WALKER, Executor.
Emporium, Pa, Nov tlth 1908 .-3g-6t.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-12-14

Singing of heaven gives no certainty
of singing in heaven.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-12-14
ELECTION NOTICE.

THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
Emporium, Pa, Dec. Sth, isa6.
FINHE annual meeting of the stockholders for
the election of BOARD Of Directors and the
transaction OF such other business as msy be laid
before them, will be held at the Bank ON Tues
day, January 9Th, 1905. between the hours OF one
and three in the afternoon.
T.B LLOYD, Cashier.
Smyrna times., 1905-09-20
Kept Her Joking Promise.

1t is related of Lady Penelope Oar
cey that she was wooed by three suit
ors at the same time, who had deter
mined to fight as to which should pos
sess her hand. This fact coming to
her knowledge, she positively forbade
them to fight under pain Of her great
displeasure and laughingly remarked
that If they would have patience to
wait she would marry them all. Strange
to say, she fulfilled her promise, as
she married, first, Sir George Trench
ard Of Wolverton; second, Sir John
Gage of Fule. and, third, Sir William
Hervey of Ickworth, the very gentle.
men who had determined to fight fol
her hand
Smyrna times., 1905-09-20
FnIse Fncen.

"What becomes of all the false
facesT asked the city salesman. "Who
wears them? There are lots of them
made. A trip on the elevated roads
gives peeps into many doors where doz-
ems of workmen do nothing year in
and year out but make false faces.
The output must be sufficient to en-
able the entire population to go about
dressed for a continuous carnival On
Thanksgiving and a few other fete
days masks are in demand, but the
rest of the time most Of us are con-
tent to show our natural countenances.
That comparatively light local trade,
even when swelled by the year round
trade Of small shops in populous dis
tricts, leaves a tremendous quantity of
false faces to be accounted for
New York Press.
Smyrna times., 1905-09-20
NOTICE.

IN Notice is given that I, Amy Ford Walker
being the owner and occupant OF the
Capitol Hotel" in Dover, Kent County, and State
of Delaware. intend to make application to the
Court of General Sessions of the state OF Delaware
in and for Kent County, at its next session. which
will commence and be held at Dover, in Kent
County aforesaid, on Monday, the twenty third
day of October, A. d. nineteen hundred and five,
for license for the keeping of an inn or tavern
and authorizing the sale of intoxicating liquors
in less quantities than one quart TO be drunk on
the premises in said Capitol HOTEL The said
capitol Hotel wherein an inn or tavern is pro
posed to be kept with the privilege of selling
therein intoxicating liquors in less quantities
than one quart, to be drunk on the premises is
is located in United and Consolidated School
Districts Nos Is. 60 80. 81. 92 and 10l. in Kent
County aforesaid and known as the dover
Public Schools, and at the north side of the
Public Square and the side of State Street
in said town of Dover, in Kent County aforesaid
The names of the respectable citizens recon
mending my said application land at least one
half of whom are substantial freehOlders) are:
franklin Temple John Cohee,
| John f. Salisbury, l.. Scott,
| II. r. Walker, Chas. Denney,
| Joseph Mcdaniel, Thomas Burris,
Thos NJ. Gooden, DUPONT Walker,
| H. McDariel VIM +. =. LOhand,
| John II. Jones, DR.. J. X. Kuhns, V. S.
| AMY FORD WALKER.
| Dover, Del, Sept II, 1905.
Smyrna times., 1905-09-20
THE POTATO.
Notes From "A Practical Experience
of Seventeen Years.


BY w. T. MACOUN, experimental farm,
Canada.
There is no farm crop the yield of
which can be increased so much by one
seasons work as the potato. Potatoes
have been grown at the rate of over
700 bushels per acre in small plots at
the central experimental farm. The
average yield for the whole of Canada
was about 123 bushels per acre when
the last census was taken in 1901. Po-
tatoes succeed best in a moist, some
what cloudy and temperate climate
and in rich, deep, friable, warm, sandy
loan soil with natural drainage, con-
slant though not too great supply of
moisture and plenty of decayed or de-
caying vegetable matter
A crop of 200 bushels of potatoes,
exclusive of the potato tops, removes
from the soil approximately forty
pounds nitrogen, twenty phOsphoric
acid and seventy pounds potash.
Potatoes succeed well after clover,
there being an average increase in a
three years test of thirty-seven bush
els per acre where clover was used
than where it was not.
Heavy manuring with barnyard ma
nure is not recommended, but the use
of a moderate quantity is advised, ap-
| plied on the clover in the autumn. If
| used in spring the manure should be
well rOtted.
Chemical fertilizers if used should
he applied at the rate of 500 to SOC
pounds or more per acre in the proper
ton of $50 pounds nitrate Of soda, 35C
pounds superphosphate and 200 pound;
sulphate of potash or muriate Of pot
ash.
The soil should be thoroughly pre-
pared. The better the preparation tn
better the crop is likely to be. Th
crop of potatses will usually increas
in proportion to the number of time
the potatoes are cultivated during tn
growing season. There was found t
be an increase of forty bushels pc
acre in a crop of potatoes cultivate
sig times over those cultivated thre
times.
The crop of marketable potatoes ca
be almost doubled by having thre
weeks growth in September.
Potato tops should be protected froI
insects and diseases, as the yield wi
(. be in proportion to the leaves unil
jured.
Smyrna times., 1905-09-20
STEAMSHIP VERMIN.
The Way Ocean Liners Are Rid of
Rats and ROaches

Rats and ROaches.
Rat and roach catching at the steam
er docks and on ocean liners is one of
the queer ways men have of making a
living. And a good living they make
at it, toO-sometimes as much as S1O,-
900 year. The men who do it never
advertise, because the business does not
sound as well as it pays, and a man
whose house is built out of dead rats
and cockroaches would just as soon not
have his neighbors know it.
Once year docks and piers are turn
ed over to the rat catcher for night.
The man who has made a fortune at
the business in New YSIl still works
with his men, for the secret of the busi-
ness is his and he trusts it to no one.
Rats run everywhere, but reaches have
a special liking for rope lockers, and
here they swarm by tens of thousands
unless the pier owners have contract
with the rat and roach catcher who,
after a thorough overhauling, guaran-
tees freedom from the pests for year.
Whenever an ocean liner reaches port,
whether on this side or the other, it is
turned over for night to this same
man. Cats do much toward keeping
ships clear of rats, but, of course, have
no effect en- reaches. On this side of
the Atlantic roach catching is the more
important branch of the business, while
on the other side wharfs are almost
as full of rat catchers as the ships are
of rats.
These once worked with ferrets, but
now they use chemicals. Large cage
like traps are used, in which lettuce
leaves are placed after being sprinkled
with a liquid-only the catcher knows
what.
Whatever it is, it is as irresistible to
rats as the weird piping of the pied
piper was to the rats of Hamelin town.
No matter how choice the food in the
lockers and in the hold, the rats leave
1t instantly when they smell the mys-
teriOus liquid on the lettuce leaves. II
does not kill the rats, and herein lies
another secret of the profits of the busi-
ness. Live rats are worth money in
England, where they are used for train.
ing terriers. Dead rats are worth mon.
ey, too, as their skins are used fol
gloves. At or cents apiece, forty OIL
fifty rats mean something, and this is
quite usual catch.
For reaches a powder is used, bu
what puzzles all old sailors who uset
to have the job of clearing ships o.
reaches is that there are never any
dead ones lying around next morning
The favorite way of the sailors whel
they had to catch reaches was to pu
''cOb" of bread on top Of a coil o
rope. Very quickly it would be covered
with hungry brown bugs, and thes
they knocked into a well creased bis
cult pan. The grease kept the roache
from crawling UP the sides. and it wa
a poor roach catcher who would no
have two or three inches of roache
when he was through, and in a fey
days he could begin and do it all owe
again.-New York Herald.
Smyrna times., 1905-09-20
Number of Feet a Second.

Few men could tell If they were ask
ed how many feet per second they
walk. A press photographer whose
work requires him to know all man
ner Of speeds said:
"The average man walks four feet
per second. A dog on its ordinary
Jog goes eight feet a second. A horse
trots twelve feet a second. A rein
deer over the ice makes twenty-six
feet. A race horse makes forty-three
feet. A sailing ship makes fourteen
feet."-Chicago Chronicle.
Smyrna times., 1905-09-20
NOTICE.

NOTICE. ~, pon,on N
Weldon, of the town of Smyrna, Kent
County and State of Delaware. intend to make
application to the Court of General Sessions OF
the State of Delaware in and for Kent County,
on Monday, October 23d, 1905, then to be
held at Dover. for a license to sell intoxicating
liquors as a druggist in quantities not greater
than one quart, upon the written order or
prescription of regular practicing physician,
at the house or place of business located on the
west side of Main street. in said town of Smyrna,
adjoining lands of the National Bank OF
Smyrna" and lands of others and within the
limits of United School District in said county
designated as Smyrna Public Schools" The
names of the respectable citizens (at least one
half of whom are substantial freeholders), recon-
mending my said application are;
A. f. Jardine, w. V Messick, NJ. ID.
A. l.. Hudson, David L. Smlthers,
Postles II. r. Mustard,
w II Jauney Thos G. Moore, III. D.,
f. s. DwightM ID, Hervey T. Hail.
Thomas b. Megear, Robert A. Comegys.
BENTON n. WELDON.
Smyrna, Del, Sept. s, 1905.
Smyrna times., 1905-09-20
RebuIsine His Presumption.

The girl with the auburn hair had
suffered him to put his arm on the
back Of the seat, but when he tried to
take her hand she drew it away.
"Mr. Spoonall," she said, you
mustn't try to stretch a base hit into
three gger"-Chicago Tribune.
Smyrna times., 1905-09-20
Registers Order.
REGISTERS OFFICE. KENT COUNTY, DEL
AnN,L,Il A : [

INE1IoI f3fs > UFFICE, n ENI COUNTY UEIn,
DOVER, Aug. ), 1905.
Upon the application of EZEKIEL V. COOPER
Administrator of JOHN B.COOPER. late of Duck
ordered and directed by the Register that the Ad-
minlstrator aforesaid give notice ofthe granting of
Letters of Administration upon the estate of the
causing advertisements to be posted, within
forty days from the date of such letters, in
six of the most public places in the County of
Kent, requiring all persons having demands
against the estate to present the same or abide by
an Act of Assembly in such case made and pro-
vided.
Given under the hand and seal of office of
rsEA1 I the Register aforesaid, lat DoverIn Kent
County aforesaid, the day and year above
written.
WILLIAM D. HUDSON, REGISTER
Smyrna times., 1905-09-20
Seem. Otherwise at the Track.

wealth does not bring happiness"
said the ready made philosopher.
Maybe not" answered the man who
frequents the race track, 'but when l
compare the facial expression Of a per
son who has won with that Of per
son who has lost have my doubts
Washington Star.
Smyrna times., 1905-09-20
Office.

NJ Office.
Notice is hereby given that we, John W.
Clifton and Clarence j Raymond, trading as
Clifton & Raymond, of the town of Smyrna, in
Kent County and the State of Delaware, intend
to make application to the Court of General Ses-
sions of the State of Delaware, in and for
Kent County on Monday, the twenty;third day
of October, A. d. 1905. then to be holden at
Dover. for license to sell intoxicating liquors
as Druggists. in quantities not greater than one
quart upon the written order or prescription of a
regular practicing physician. at the house or
place of business situated in the United School
Districts Nos. g. II, 5 and 107, in Kent County
aforesaid and located OH the northwest corner of
Main and Commerce streets, in the town OF
Smyrna aforesaid. and the names of the re-
spectacle citizens lat least one half of whom are
substantial freehOlders) recommending our said
application are:
II c. Tschudy, r. Comegys, d. ID. >
J. II. Speakman, W. Geo. Hill.
H. s Dwight NJ d. J. d. Wilds,
w. B. Megeer, d. G. Bailey,
Hervey p. Hall, J. G StOckly,
| ThOs. B. Megear, K. Fl. Denney.
CLIFTON & RAYMOND.
Smyrna, DEL Sept. IL, 1905.
Smyrna times., 1905-09-20
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money if
it fails to cure. E. w. Groves sigma
ture is on each box. 25c.
Smyrna times., 1905-09-20
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that letters of Admins
tration were in due form of law granted unto
the undersigned, on the fl tn day of August. A.
D., 1903. and that all persons having claims
against the estate of the deceased must present
the same. duly atteSted. to the said Ezekiel V.
Cooper, or before the ffth day of August, 1906,
or abide the Act of Assembly in such case made
and provided
EZEKIEL v COOPER, Administrators.
Address Smyrna, Del.
The store will be run as heretofore, having
already provided new and fresh goods, SO that
our patrons can be amply supplied from good
fresh stock, We hope to merit a good share OF
public patronage.
f. V. COOPER
Smyrna, Del, Aug Il, 1906
Smyrna times., 1905-09-20

Many foolish things fall from wise
men If they speak in haste or be ex-
temporal.-Ben Jonson.
The Newtown bee., 1905-07-21
NEW FAIRFIELD.
DYING BY THE ROADSIDE.


 Frank Hermen, a farmland em- ployed by Philip Seelig of Balls Pond, was found dying by the roadside a short distance away from MT Seelig's place, about 5.3O Tuesday night and expired before anything could be done to relieve him. Hermen, who was Russian, had been in this country only five weeks. He was employed by MT Seelig a few days after she arrived. His age was about 2l years. Tues day afternoon Hermen and another man employed by MT Seelig were en- gagged in harvesting hay. The other man was overcome by the heat but Hermen gave no evidence of being af- fected. He quit work between five and half past and started, it is sup posed, for the home of fellow cOun- tryman about mile away. He was unable to speak English but by mo- tions which he made before he started away indicated that his head troubled him. A little while afterwards, the man was discovered by the roadside, unconscious and breathing his last. Medical Examiner Brown was sum- moned from this city to view the re- caused the mans death. The effect of the heat is believed to have been greater upon him from the fact that he had not become acclimated and such terrible warmth as that of Tues day in a field unprotected from the sun was something to which he had not been accustomed in his own coun- try [Danbury News.
The Newtown bee., 1905-07-21
TOWN TOPICS
WHERE THE BREEZES ALWAYS
 BLOW.
AT STEEPLECHASE ISLAND.

Many people from Newtown and vicinity have visited Bridgeport's new and great amusement resort, George c. Tilyou's Steeplechase Island, where the breezes always blow, and they pro- claim it a delightful spot. With it's 100 great attractions it is second Coney Island and at night, with it's magnificent electric illumination it is, as has been described by the Bridge port press, veritable fairyland. The sea breeZeS that blow from the Sound are refreshing and people from inland towns doubly enjoy the change of air. day, the world famous Steeplechase Race Course, where everybody rides the horses, there being races every
 minute over track that 1nsures the rider absolute safety and affords ex- hilaration to marked degree. The new SteeplechaSe park with it's score of attractions is in itself worth trip to see, with it's Cave of the Winds,
 Funny Stairs, Waltzing Mice, Laugh ing Gallery, Down and Out, Barrel of Love, Kelley's Slide, Monkey Menag- erie, the Mystifying Ball Illusion, and
 many other features, the exciting Figure Eight Roller Coaster, the gor- geouSly furnished ball room that is the finest in the world, the lavishly decorated power plant which supplies light to the entire island, the thrilling circle swings, the mammoth carousel, board walk around island, Ferris
 wheel, Penny Arcade, Moving Picture Hall, Trip to the Holy Lands, jolly
 Razzle Dazzle, Sasso the Wonder, the Egyptian Astrologer, Rallo, the ele- phant boy, who has the form and fea- lures of a human being but the skin of an elephant, and other great fea- lures that aggregate 100.
The Newtown bee., 1905-07-21

State Highway Commissioner Mac donald has sent out to Selectmen all over the state circular letter calling their attention to the highway act, recently passed and copy of which he enclosed, and telling how to make application for state and for road work. The appropriation is $459, 900 for the next two years. Among the towns en- titled to receive two-thlrds of the cost of construction are: Fairfield county: Bridgeport, Bethel, Darien, Danbury, Fairfield, Greenwich, Huntington, New Canaan, Newtown, NorWalk, Ridgefeld, Stamford, StratfOrd, Vest port. Litchtield county: Litchfield, New Milford, Norfolk, Plymouth, Sails bury, Sharon, ThOmastOn,::Torr Washington, Watertown, Winchester. Included in the towns entitled to re- ceive three-fourths of the cost of con- struction are: Fairfield county: Brookfield, Easton. Monroe, New Fair field, Bedding, Sherman, Trumbull, Weston, Wilton. Litchfield county: BarkhamSted, Bethlehem, Bridgewa- ter, Canaan, Colebrook, Cornwall, Goshen, Harwinton, Kent, Morris, New Hartford, North Ca naan, Rox- bury, Warren, Woodbury.
The Newtown bee., 1905-07-21
Characterization to spend he vacation.
BRANCHvILLE.
NEW s HEREABOUTS,

Prof Costello, and his famous bull terrier, "Jack," has succeeded in cap turing another raccOon which has been very destructive to the chickens at Sunny Brook farm. This raccoon weighed nearly 90 pounds, and gave the famous dog, :Jack,' battle, which lasted over an hour. Although "Jack" was several times at the mer- cy of the raccoon, still he never show ed any signs of giving up the battle, but fought on until at last he got his old time hold, which was by the throat. The facc0on soon succum bed.
 Misses Jessie Bracken, Alice Beers and Mrs Lewis Mead walked from Ridgetield to Branchv;lle, and then walked to the lake and got 450 pond lilies.
 Two hundred children left Life farm, Tuesday morning, and 200 more arrived in the evening.
 Miss Elizabeth Booth with her two brothers, William and John Booth, of Bridgeport, is enjoying 2 visit with their cousin, Mrs Albert Baterson.
 J. E. Walker has good success in sell ing the Steel Home Comfort Ranges in this place and vicinity.
 Mrs A. J. Partridge called on her niece, Mrs J. w. Barrett, Friday.
 Miss Elizabeth White, sister of G.. D. White, and daughter of James T. White, sailed from New York, Satur- day, for England. From there, she will visit Paris, France.
The Newtown bee., 1905-07-21
NICHOLs.
METHODIST CHURCH ITEMS.


 Last Friday evening the ladies of the Methodist church gave reception to the pastors and friends. Miss Heisler of Bridgeport presided at the organ. There were also two soloists from Bridgeport which was enjoyed by all. Rev MT Upham of the First Methodist church gave an address, fol- lowed by Rev T. N. Laine, Rev MT MacMillan, Rev MT Eggleston, Rev Mir Saxon and Rev MT Gilman of Els sex, after which cake and cream was served in the parlor by the ladies.
 Sunday morning Rev B. A. Gilman of Essex gave short sermon, which was followed by communion, which was administered by Rev B. A. Gill man, E. J. Curtis and Rev H. o. Gill man, pastor of the church. There were three taken in full membership, five on probation and three were bap- tized.
 Rev E. J. Curtis and family of Stonybrook, L. l., have visited his mother and brother, H. B. Curtis, the past week.
 Mrs A. L. House of Waterbury is a guest of Miss Jessie Cook.
 MT and Mrs G. Fl. Wade have re- turned to their home in Shelton after spending a week with MT Wade's par ents of this place.
 w. E. Plumb is entertaining con- pany from Orange.
 Mrs Ella Curtis and sons are visit ing in SaybrOOk. Miss Mildred Curtis has been visit- ing her aunt, Mrs H. P. Nichols.
The Newtown bee., 1905-07-21
VALUE OF STONES.
BY MRS F. W.

There is town in the State of New York, the soil of which is very peculi- ar. It is very hard, of reddish brown color, and filled full of small round pebbles. It is one of the first things an Eastern man notices. Even the pots of the house plants are appar- ently three-quarters pebbles, from the size of hickory nuts down to small haZ- el nuts.
 The Fastener exclaims, "How can you grow anything? Why do you not pick out the StOneS?" One man thought he would experiment. He dug his garden, sifted out the stones, planted and hood, but to no purpose; nothing would grow, while his neigh bors' gardens flourished with the stones, which are so thick that they seem only held together by little earth.
The Newtown bee., 1905-07-21

next Sunday afternoon, the 23d, sub- ject, "Brainard and the lessons of his life for us." All the Endeavor soci- cities of the vicinity and all interested, even if not members of such societies, are invited; 33O is the hour.
 Preparations are being made for Old Home Week. There are to be appro- priate services in the churches, on Sunday morning, with union serv- ice in the evening, and, on Tuesday. a picnic on the green. Much interest is felt in it and great attendance is ex- pected. It should be noted that the date of the picnic is to be Tuesday, the 18th, instead of Wednesday, the 16th, as first announced.
The Newtown bee., 1905-07-21
STEVENSON.
WHAT'S GOING ON.

Mrs 0. T. Sherwood and Harry Andrews are on the sick list. Dr Wales is caring for them.
 Mrs Warren Stowe is visiting her daughter in Bridgeport.
 l.. Goulett and three children are visiting at his old home in Canada.
 Miss Rose Dillon is visiting with Mrs Goulett.
 Daniel Salazar has charge of the rail- road business while MT Goulett has his vacation.
 Miss Dillon spent . few days, last week, at Monterey Bryants.
 Miss Alice Blackman of AnSOnia has been recent guest at the home of J. B. Downs.
 c. B. French is busy these hot days, having on Miss Eliza Stephens farm.
 Mrs Hartnett has ten boarders, men who are at work on the telegraph line between Shelton and Botsford.
The Newtown bee., 1905-07-21
WOODBURr.
NEWS FROM HOTCHKIssvILLE.

Walter Brammer and Fred Decker of WinSted were guests at William Buckingham $, last week.
 Mrs Hubbard A. HOtchkisS treated a number of her friends to some of her fine ice cream on the evening of the Fourth.
 Miss Minnie Suckley of Bridgeport was visiting at her uncle's, John Suck ley's, last week.
 spF7fg a fqi Qaee fhe tEoey ast TeeR Gas taken
 William Warner has purchased a Jacob Doll piano for his little daugh- ter.