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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-12-21
REACHED THE FLAG.
The Soldier Who Escaped from the
Enemy's Lines Never Stopped UI-
til He Grasped Old Glory.

81 heard" said the. doctor to the
Chicago Inter Ocean reporter, "a very
simple, pathetic little story the other
day about a soldier passing through
the lines under fire. Comrade Brad
ish, who related the incident, said
that one of the men of his regiment
who had been captured escaped from
the confederates directly in front
and ran at full speed toward
the lines of his own regiment.
The confederates opened furi-
Gus fire on the escaping prisoner,
and no one expected him to come out
Of such rain of bullets alive. But
he came on and on in spite of the bull
lets, and at last leaped over the works
of his own company, to be received
with cheers.
He did not stop, however, as the
men expected, but ran on to where
the flag was placed, and, dropping ex-
hausted, caught the edge of the flag
in his hand and kissed it again and
again. He was so wrought up by his
tremendous experience that he could
hoI Spedh, Couiu HoL reason, DuI, as
he said afterward, instinct led him
to the flag. which never seemed to him
so radiant and precious as when he
fixed his eyes uson it as he raced with
the enemy's bullets. He had no sense
of comradeship in his distraughtness,
but saw only the flag and went to it,
Other soldiers. overwhelmed in battle,
wounded and dazed, have felt. know,
the same wild desire to reach the flag"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-12-21

telegraphy, the latest forward stride
ends of the earth close and tied the
ribbons in bow-knot. We talk over
Korea and Manchuria, tho probable
and the possible outcome of great
wars, the course of diplomacy, the
great struggles of Titanic nations
at our breakfast tables.
Not to read the newspaper is to
have no opinions, to be ill-informed,
to be boorish. Men who are really
broad-minded read several papers.
They want to hear both sides. Com
plant is often made that the newspa-
pers tell too much; that they do not
respect privacy; that they are un-
scrupulous in the search for news.
But the news of the day interests
every one, and the newspapers make
us all one big family, with kindly feel
ings for our kith and kin. They flash
a searchlight on crime; they awaken
sympathy for distress; they give us
things to talk about.
In choosing reading for the home,
take in, as our British cousins say,
as many good newspapers as you can.
Our boys and girls have first-hand
privilege to be well-taught in politics.
How shall they be politically intelli'
gent, or decently patriotic, if they are
forced to read borrowed newspapers,
or go without that essential of mental
culture?
Wear old hats and patched boots II
you must, walk and save car fares.
do without dessert after meals, but
subscribe for good newspapers, read
them thoroughly and discuss them in
the family circle. So shall you lay
foundation stones for wise building
and future success.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-12-21
THE GIANT FLED.
An Incident of the Civil War Which
Created a Good Deal of Sur
prise and Amusement.

The old Second New York regiment
was formed at a time when there was
an urgent appeal made to save the
city of Washington, writes an old sol
dier to the National Tribune. Well do
l remember how l forsook my con-
tract to drive the horses of Stunning
scow to enter the service and serve
under the old flag, and how we left
our beds on the scow to sleep on the
bare floor of the old fair ground shed ;
how many of our boys thought good
swine meat. bean soup and half a loaf
of bakers bread was a small meal;
and afterwards how they would have
rejoiced to have been furnished with
the old fair ground ration. | was with
the regiment about three months,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-12-21

was considered the most beautiful
princess in all Europe She is the
daughter of the late Prince Ferdinando
of Savoy, duke of Genoa, and she
was married to Humbert. then the
prince of Piedmont. on April %, 1868.
During her reign she was idolized by
the people of Italy.
The former queen knows French.
German, English, Spanish, Italian, of
course, and Latin thoroughly. She
knows Greek we'll and is familiar with
the literature of all ages.
The queen rises early and retires
late. She manages with six hours
sleep. and thriyes on IT, Her work OF
charities patronage, organization and
society keeps her constantly busy. She
Is not at all domestic She likes driv-
ing and out-of door life generally. but
has not much opportunity for in
dulgence In these tastes, She likes
Germany and the Germans and Is
Earm friend OF William and his wife.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-12-21
CASUALTY ROLL OF PEACE.
jury or Death by Ac-
cident.

The ordinary citizen who works for
his bread and has a family to sup
port takes it for granted that, when
his time arrives, he will die in his
bed. Why not, indeed, when the ac-
cidents of existence have been re-
duced to a minimum by the expedients
of humane and ingenious civiliza-
ton? People do not perish nova
days, or get hurt, by many of the
chances which formerly threatened the
safety, and even the survival, of the
individual. Each person is safe
guarded by the entire community,
which is organized to defend Its II n
bers against harm of every imaginable
kind.
Nevertheless, and in spite of this fiat
tering view of the advantages of our
modern civilization, says Pearson s
Magazine, a study of the facts in the
case shows that the actual state of
affairs is far less satisfactory. This,
to begin with, is the mechanical age,
and with modern Improvements have
arrived hundreds of hitherto-unknown
contrivances for killing and manning.
The railroads of this country alone
kill 5000 employees every year, and Sc
riously injure 10000 more. Machinery
claims more victims annually than fell
in any battle of our civil war. The
civilization of which we are so proud
may be in some respects humane, but
it is undeniably murderous.
How surprising it seems to learn
that each year one man out of every
seven meets with a disabling acci-
dent! Women are not nearly so much
| exposed to mischances, for obvious
reasons, and not more than one out
of every IL persons of the gentler sex
| suffers a like misfortune in twelve
month. But it appears that, if you
are an everyday citizen of voting age
you have only six chances out OF
seven of getting through the coming
year without being disabled in one
way or another. You have one chance
in 2,200 of being killed during that pc
riod.
Nearly one half of all disabling &C
] cidents happen incidentally in bust
ness occupations. Hence, it is well
worth while to take this question into
consideration when picking out vo-
cation. The safest of all emplOyments
oddly enough, seems to be that OF
the commercial traveler-a fact proved
! by the circumstance that he is re
| garded by all insurance companies as
the best possible risk, standing at the
! top of the select" class Indeed, from
an insurance standpoint he is so far
preferable to anybody else that he
may be said almost to constitute a
! class by himself. He is twice as
good risk as a clergyman.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-12-21
What Books to Choose.

If somebody gave me carte blanche
to select his books, and he had none
to begin with, l should revel in the
enterprise. take it for granted that
at the basis of English culture is the
English Bible. If you speak English
you know that the richest vocabulary,
the finest treasury of style, and the
highest system of ethics in the world
are in that familiar book. No American
home should be without it, and no
American father and mother should
venture to train children in ignorance
of its profound and beautiful pages.
But what books shall you choose for
daily reading outside the Bible? Do
you like to read peoples lives, to tread
again in the footprints others have
left in the sands of time? Then read
the lives of Gen. Gordon, Chinese
Gordon" of Havelock, of Lord Law
renee, of Sydney Smith, of Queen
Elizabeth, of John Knox, of Mary,
Queen of Scots of George Washing
ton, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S.
Grant, Frances Willard, Edward
Burne-Jones; of anybody who was
heroic or sturdy or yiTtuOus here, and
who left good example for imitation.
On your shelves have the works of
George Eliot, of Robert Louis Steven.
son, Of Thomas Carlyle of George
Meredith, OF Balzac, of Guizot. of
Shakespeare. and of Sir Walter Scott.
Put aside little money every week
and buy one book.
Regarded from the standpoint of
dollars and cents, books are not dear.
Two dollars buys an ordinary book;
you can in no other way get so much
lasting profit from two dollars. OF
course il you want editions de luxe
and sumptuous bindings and fine
handmade paper you will pay the
price, but the boOhloycr per Sc cares
more for the reading part than for
the dress. The meat in the nut is
more to him than the polished she'll
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-12-21

when | was mustered out because
was too young. But | had the honor
to be the first sentinel to go on post
outside the works at Fortress Monroe,
and wore one shirt for three months,
and was pretty ragged looking SOL
dier. |, too, we'll remember the poor
show we made fighting the battle Of
Big Bethel. One of the men of Com
pany was a giant, nearly seven
feet tall. He was a powerful fellow,
and used to pick up us boys and swing
us abGut and say he would smash the
rebels right and left. But it was later
proven that while his body was big
his bravery was small. He seized a
gate at the entrance to lane and car
ried it as though it was but a feather.
AS the regiment entered field
through the lane there came rebel
shell which stunned him. Then there
caem another, and the giant turned
and ran away like 4 frightened deer,
and l don't know thai he was seen
afterwards
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-12-21
FAMOUS TREES OFFSPRING
Third Generation of William Penn's
Treaty Elm Still Standing iu
Philadelphia.

Philadelphia. the grounds of the
Pennsylvania hospital, at Eighth and
Pine streets, stands an old elm tree
which towers high and spreads its
branches far, yet which suggests the
inevitable decay and passing away
which is the fate of all mundane
things. Great Disappointment was felt
recently when a slip planted from
this tree languished and died, and at
tempts are to be made to grow an
other, because the tree has a history
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-12-21
His Fa+her Was an Athlete.

DR.. Dudley, of Abingdon, tells this
story of his man David and his house
keeper. who had great confidence in all
that David said and did.
One day David was in the barn, do
ing something which caused a visitor
to say: you're quite an athlete, aren't
you?"
well. yes" replied David; where
upon the housekeeper, who stood near,
said why, | thought you told me
that you was Scotch"
Well" said David, my mother was
Scotch, but my father was athlete. -
Boston Herald.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-12-21
Invitation from Home.

This is a cordial invitation from
the home folks in Georgia to the
absent one In Texas:
Dear William: This Is TO let you
know what you are invited home 10
spend ThanksEiyin' an Christmas.
We are nightly IN debt an have five
or six mortgages to pay OF, an you
are invited 10 come, an bring all you
can with You, ani Wen give you a
couple of good dinners Atlanta Con
stitution.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-12-21
THE TREATY ELM.

This tree is a direct representative
of the great elm of Kensington, un-
der which, it is said, William Penn.
the proprietor of Pennsylvania, made
his perpetual treaty of amity with the
Indians. When the treaty elm was
destroyed by a storm, March 3, 1910,
a scion was transplanted to these
grounds, cutting Of which was plant
ed at this spot in 1S41 by Charles Rob-
erts, a manager, and William Malin,
steward"
From this it will be seen that the
tree bearing the tablet is the third
generation of the treaty elm. Histo-
rians are not now fully agreed as to
just what the treaty itself was, but,
while it may have been the conspicu
Gus and sensational affair that early
painters and writer's have pictured it,
there is still no doubt of it's impor
tance or that it's fame caused much
favorable comment throughout the
world upon the honesty and faithful
ness of the man who made it. The
treaty, made in 1858, and the written
text of which-if there were any-has
never been discovered. is now believed
to have been simply purchase of land
from the red men, accompanied by
certain agreements, as to territory and
friendly trade, which were never vio-
lated during Penn's life.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-12-21
WILL VISIT AMERICA.
Ex Queen Margherita of Italy to
Tour Country from New York to
San Francisco in an Auto.

Rome.-It is learned that Dowager
Queen Margherita of Italy is going
to America next year. She will travel
incognito and make O. tour in an au-
tomobile from New York to San Fran
cisco, whence she will take steamer
for Japan.
Dowager Queen Margherita has been
suffering from unassuageable grief
since the death of King Humbert, five
years ago. The queen in her youth
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-12-21
Girl Soldiers.

A military company composed of the
daughters of Boone county farmers has
been organized, with headquarters at
Englewood. IL miles southeast of Co
lumbia, Mo. The first public drill took
place at a log-rolling at Englewood,
where, in the presence of crowd of
curious visitors from all parts of the
country, the girl soldiers gave a strik-
ing exhibition, going through the
manual az arms like veterans.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-12-21
BY MARGARET e. ANGsTER.

Copyright, 1905. by Joseph E. Bowles.)
Plenty of people never buy books.
They would think it extravagant to do
so. They buy moving machines and
patent reapers, steam yachts and au-
tomobiles, and their wives spend
money for rugs and divans and new
paper and paint, for satins and laces,
gloves, fans and all the pomps and
Vanities, but for books.
They depend on accident. School
premiums, and holiday presents, have
fitted out many a home library. In
a country house, rich in adornment,
standing in the midst of gardens and
parks, have seen a meager stock of
books, all belonging to the fiotsam
and jetsam of yesterday; not to
an immortal yesterday, either, but
the ephemeral and the useless, to the
books that ought to be sent to the
rubbish-heap.
Where do you get your reading
wondering much at the strange and
miscellaneous character of the ac
Cumulations.
"Oh, John buys a novel now and
then on the railway, and visitors often
leave books they are done with. We
don't invest in books. They are heavy
things if one moves, and hard to
pack, and nobody ever reads a book
the second time. You can't turn
books into cash, as you can diamonds
and horses"
There spoke the spirit of the toiler
who had grown to wealth from power
ty and to whom culture was unknown
You couldn't turn books into cash.
and you wouldn't read them second
time. The ideal of utility did not
make a library a desirable asset.
But one does read books the second
time, and the third, and the fourth, if
one is book-lover. If one sets the
right valuation on books, one would
rather have them in the house than
any other plenishing. Mahogany
tables and chairs are very we'll if
you can afford them, and fine china
is very dear to the housekeeper's
heart, but a pine board and a bench
will answer for necessities, if the
uries.
In the simplest of homes, where the
yearly income to bring up half-dozen
boys and girls fell under a thousand
dollars, there was plain fare on a plain
table; there were bare floors, and in
summer the children ran bare
footed, but there was an abundance
of material to read. New books were
added every quarter to the volumes
already on the shelves, and those vol
umes included history, poetry, biogra-
ply and essays; travel, too, and scien-
tific research. From that home the
sons and daughters have gone to take
high places in the world; one a pro-
fessor, another an editor, another a
lawyer, another a surgeon. Their
trend for life was given in the sweet
humanities of their home, and though
poor, they were gently bred.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-12-21
A Christmas
Genius

Q. A. BOGGS, JR., the
scion of an aristocratic
house, stood on one
leg, about which he
twined the other. At
same time he twisted
his small body into
graceful curves.
Say, pop" he in
quired, indifferently.
while still in that atti-
tude, give me some
Christmas money, will
you? | got to have
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-12-21

some, you know"
His father, the senior Boggs. looked
at him severely. How much dye
want?" he inquired.
Bout ten dollars" responded the
youth.
What" yelled the old man. ten
dollars? A boy like you? Never! Here,
take this and run along, That's all
you can have"
He handed out a silver dollar
Boggs, junior bit it to see if it was
good, eXpectorated upon it slightly for
luck, and secreted it somewhere in his
clothes. Then, with a vicious kick at
the legs of the table he made his exit
Five minutes later he stood in Coop
er's Alley interviewing a bosom friend
of his, whose euphonious name was
Mickey Flynn.
Mickey Flynn was clothed in rags
from head to foot, he was the real
thing in the rag line. Say sport" +"
began Mr.. Boggs genially. I'm doin'
a turn, understand. | want yer clothes.
How'll you trade?"
Mickey surveyed the clothes worn by
the youthful Boggs with critical air,
and his face broadened into a smile.
Gee! Quince!" he returned. "Ill
| trade. Yours is as good as new. Sure!
Here goes."
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-12-21
Had Words Erased

The London News calls attention TO
the fact that when the building hat is
row Wellington Barracks. Dublin, was
a jail It had the words: Cease 10 do
EVll-Learn TO do Well" chlsled over
the gateway When il became a bar
racks the authorities, perhaps realizing
the use!essGess OF such advice in some
eases, had the words removed.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-12-21
Mot Enongh Meat for Army.

IL Germany were To mobilize her
army tomorrow, the Dusseldorf cham
bor of commerce states that there
woul I not b. O sufficient quantity OF
meat in the country to sced The army
IN re field
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-12-21

The bosnian Is as celebrated in Europe
fer the firearms. sabers and knives
which he manufacturer as the iuhabit-
uuls 81 spanish Toledo are tor their ane-
edged biLdea
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-12-21
Read the Newspaper.

Unless you are willing 20 become
hupelessly a back number. To know
nothing whatever about the current OF
events. 60 be- rusty and dull.witted in
stead 0f keen edged and clever you
will not neglect the newspaper
n has become a potential force n,
our modern civilization Wireless
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-12-21
Deduction.

Litry Lanuigan (readlug He was
an intelligent an hard working man.
DowEgrade Gleason Geei Tie must
ha' had one O. dem deal personalities.
Puck.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-12-21
WHAT BOOKS TO READ
DO NOT DEPEND UPON ACCIDENT
TO GET THEM.

The Luxury of Library-Read Your
Favorite Books Many Times-The
Bible as a Literary Work-The
Book Lover Per Sc Cares Little
for Bindings-If You Wish to Be
Keen-Edged, Read the Newspapers
Newspapers Give Us Things to
Talk About-They Make Our Boys
and Girls Politically Intelligent.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-12-21

which is described on a brass plate
fastened upon its trunk. This plate
reads:
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-10

1t Is understood In Topeka railroad
circles that the board OF directors OF
the Rock Island railroad have decided
upon General Manager II, u. Nudge.
OF the Santa Re. TO be general mana.
ger Of the Rock Island, TO IN the OF.
flee which has been vacant since the
resignation OF II. J. Miller.
II Is not stated that Mr., Nudge has
signified his intention OF leaving the
Santa Re TO become affiliated with
the Rock Island. The report simply
announces that the board OF directors
OF the Rock Island have decided mp.
OF Mr., Nudge as the man 10 be given
the position.
Mr. Nudge passed through Las
Vegas on belated No. 2 last night from
California. where he left his family.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-10

Tie Intelligent foreman 81 The rail-
read woyB IN Shoemaker canyon man.
ages 70 knock down al he telegraph
wires every ume a blast Is fired
The thing has been going on FOR
a compile ~ weeks Almost every day
the telegraph service 10 this city and
10 other towns Is suspended and The
associated press dispatches are delay
20 hy the careless methods employed
BY those in charge N he work To.
aay Western Union. Postal and Logan
& Hryan wires are al down and Il
vas necessary 20 set The press service
several hours pate yia San Francisco
Il looks a. though The Santa s. might
BE- able 70 find some man who could
s%uperiniend the work III the canyon
n such q manner AIS net 70 caase an
noyanee ans Inconvenience to thou
s1nds of people
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-10

The Hub clothing house Is return.
Ing It's old cash register, today. to the
National Cash Register company. The
new one is a fine and slightly piece OF
eiorv furniture. the very best product
~ the eompant's factories. 1t rs call.
I'D The Mnl'iplex Draw machine. Each
individual having access TO the regis.
ter has a separate locked compart-
ment, The time of each sale and The
amount is automatically registered.
zach account r. automatically proven
and a coupon ticket Of each sale ~
furnished. This machine Is such an
accurate and intelligent mechanism
that one who observes ITS operation
feels iaclined 10 ask II 20 come OFT
and take a drink.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-10

Col j. Frank Wilson. ,x.delegate To
congress from Arizona, passed
through the city this afternoon. on his
way from Washington 10 Phoenix. The
gentleman was at the national capital
during the closing days Of The session
doing 81. in his power to prevent the
passage AZ The Joint statehood bill.
Col Wilson believes that With The
proper amount Of sffor, . bii admit.
ting both New Mexico ami Arizona as
separate states cau be forced through
both honses next term lie says that
Arizona viii remain a territory uatiI
Kingdom Come before accepting joint
stat, hood.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-10

r. H. Schoonmaker. writing from
Corona 10 the secretary of the Com.
mercial club. says There is no In
s~iitution OF VI beloved town 10 which
] mor heartily subscribe than the
Commercial club" This spirit will be
appreciated by the people OF the city.
especially Try those who have them.
selves manifested the proper spirit to.
wards the club,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-10

The Blake mill is now said to be
running satisfactorily and 1t is hoped
that citizens viii take sufficient inter.
est In It's successful operation TO go
out and see what r, suits 1t is accom-.
plishlng results that can but be OF
untold benefit Il Las Vegas and the
surrounding country.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-10

Arthur c. Iifeid was said to have
met with a serious accident yester.
day. hu, Tho young man has been
around AS usual today. attending 10
bis duties as though nothing Of The
kind had happened.