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casins. coral adder. bull, mouse snake.
yellow bull, coach whip, spreading ad-
der, copperhead, black bull, black racer,
chicken; and many other varieties. in
Guiding the king snake, who must be
kept in an apartment by himself. be-
cause of his cheerful habit Of killing
every other snake he meets, if he can.
There is nerve-stirring pulse-quick-
ening. ver-to-be-forgotten sound of
rattling when Metzner starts in cn a
days work by stirring up one of these
snake dens. and a great and equally dis
concertinG kissing as they untangle
themselves to see who the intruder is
This disentansIinS enables the dentist to
select his victim. And such airy trifies
of sound. with which familiarity had
Dred contempt. do not disturb him IL
the least. though they rack the nerves of
the visitor whom curiosity or business
has made spectator of what follows.
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The Unpaid Light Keeper.

''It is a kerosene lamp in the window
of an old darky,'' said the pilot He
has kept it burning faithfully for a
great many years. His name is Robert
Tate, and his little whitewashed home
is situated on land that once belonged to
the George Washington estate. The
channel of the river at this point sweeps
into the shore, and boats have to run
dangerously near his front yard in or
der to keep in deep water There is
nothing to steer by except the shoTeline.
Old Uncle Bob observed, many years
ago, that whenever his lamp was burn
ing so that its light could be seen from
the river the pilots would steer dead
against it until it was time to turn. Out
Of sheer friendly feeling to the river
men he inaugurated the custom of Show
irg his little lamp in the front window,
and ne has stuck to his self-imposed
task without a single failure during all
these years. His only reward is q salute
from the whistle of every boat on our
line that passes his shanty.
He has large family of pickanin-
MES, and whenever he goes to church
or Sunday nights he leaves two of them
tc watch the light and see that il does
rot go out. He is as faithful to his
trust as the best paid employe of the
United States Lighthouse Service.
Sometimes the fog Oh the river is so
thick that the feeble gleam from his
little lamp cannot be seen But that
does not fcaze him. AS soon as he
hears the steamers whistle he comes
out to his front yard and rings an old
cowbell until we have gone safely by.
1t seems hard that he doesn't even get
paid for the oil he burns, but nothing
has ever been done for MIN. Once in a
while We make him little visit when
we are off duty, and occasionally he
comes up TO Washington and pays us
a visit on board the boat 1t is hardly
necessary TO add that he is warmly
welcomed as u guest. Next Christmas
VIC are going to chip in and give him
u present. as a recognition from the
rlvermen he has befriended-"
Can you let us see his placer" in
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separated by several hundred feet Of
clear water The steamer gave the tow
a wide berth. and the searchll=sht was
recovered
Farther down below Maryland Point
the light was turned on once more. This
time it played along the shore for
moment, and became stationary
There is another channel mark that
the Government did not place." said
the pilot You see that old tree right
in the center of the light? Well that is
Posey's tree About fourteen years ago
:; river pilot of that name discovered
that the channel buoy at this point
was not satisfactory. He selected that
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following a distant light to the left
the boat headed on another ccurse--the
dangerous point was past
After the passengers have retired for
the night. and the boat has settled down
to business the most Interesting pe.t
of the trip commences. There is little
conversation in the plot house, and one
does not feel inclined u talk. Down tc-
low the lookout PAGES mis- little beat
and keeps watchful eye ahead Occa-
s1onally he pauses. and peers into the
darkness beyond
White light on your starboard sir, -
he calls back 10 the pilot house.
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"That happened not long ago." said
the pilot. "a boat gave me the signal
that he was going to my starboard and
acknowledged the signal as l did
a minute ago. But my steering gear
was not working right so I could not
comply with his course. Accordingly I
blew four whistles and reversed. He did
likewise and passed me on the port side.
Then he made a turn and came back
20 offer assistance If I needed IL You
must always acknowledge a signal be-
fore you do anything else. Then IL
you can't pass it is I'D to you to blow
the danger signal and make him either
reverse or go on the other side-''
After the mouth OF the Potomac is
passed the steering becomes much
easier Out on the bay the Norfolk
boat runs seventeen knots an hour with
perfect ease, and no apparent effort. II
She has lost time in the river she makes
If up by running as high as twenty
miles an hour, which is fast steamboat
time and almost equals the alleged time
of some of Mark Twain's boats that
burnt Hghtwood knots soaked in kero-=
sene and carried a darky seated on tbs
safety valve.
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Women Machinists

OF women naachinists there are 81 in
the country, and they are not sewing
machines, either. One of them. at least.
is the managing head OF a factory in
Rochester. y. t, which employs moro
than 100 hands and turns out the
heavier grades OF iron and steel work
An occupation that women are ind
ing especially adapted TO their abilities
and tastes is that CT pottery. The
number CT women employed in it has
been steadily growing until il has reach
ed almost 1900. Women do not even
shrink from shooting oil wells il there
is money in it, for IS are SO engaged.
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looking for the venom sac and has
never found a sac that contained any
In his experience with snake bites
Metzner has undoubtedly been fortu-
nate It hardly seems likely that he
received the full charge of the snakes
that struck him, for authorities on the
subject, who have made a speciality of
the study OF the rattIesnake poison, say
that when one is bitten fair by a snake
that has not exhausted its venom the
results are bound to be fatal in quick
order. Dithmar, the cgrator of the
Bronx zoo, in New York, was once
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then he took another-which also
turned green, but not to SO great an
extent as the first. After several chick
ems had been so used the man desisted,
and he suffered no bad results at all
But the most of the bitten ones stick to
whisky as a remedy
The snake dentist, too, is a hereto
against commonly accepted data in an
other particular. He declares that the
rattler does not secrete its venom in a
sack, but in a vein which runs the
whole length of its body. Metzner says
he has cut open thousands of rattlerS
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bitten, and despite the best efforts of
the most skilled physicians he was
brought TO deaths door, and has now
a permanently disabled arm. And he
was only bitten slightly One of the
best known physicians in Georgia was
one day out hunting in company with
another doctor, and on sitting down TO
rest was bitten in the groin, and died
in agony within ten minutes.
The venom OF the rattler contains 81
per cent of Notwithstanding matter
and per cent of Notwithstanding mat
ter, which explains the horrible pain
OF wound and the rapid results
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
Plasterers and Painters.

These arc followed by a modest COM
pany Of As women plasterers and regi-
ment of 1.759 wors.e., painters. The lat
ter. by the wy. claim much greater
excellence for their work than their
brother craftsmen. The same artistic
excellence may also presumably be
claimed fer the 2H women paperheng-
ers,
For tile work AS women are at ones
service and in Marie work 143. while
for such devices as bookcases. cup
boards and the like 81 women cabinet
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must leave the red buoys on his star
board and the black to port. and reverse
that order on the return trip but an in
innate knowledge of the channel is
needed to make the speed at which the
Norfolk boats cover their run with per-
feet safety. And there are points on
the river where more than channel
buoys are needed. The first of these
is off White House shoal, this side Of
Mt. Vernon
Dusk had just descended over the wa
ter when the pilot called The Times
mans attention to a small light toward
which the boat was heading.
DO you see that light dead ahead? ?"
he asked. THAT is a guide for river
pilots that is maintained by Uncle Sam {
only unpaid lightkeeper.'
THAT sounds interesting, commented
The Times man. How about it?'
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Does Roofing and Painting.

If she cannot climb a pole she has at
least summoned u2 sufficient courage
to climb upon the roof of house, io>
among the persons engaged in the husi-
ness of roofing and stating two women
are recorded. Then years ago there We're
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quired the artist, who had listened to
the narrative.
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Times Man and a Staff
Artist Make the Run
to Norfolk.
Study the Channel and
Navigation of Local
Waters.
History Of Uncle Sans
Only Unpaid Light
Keeper.

re ARK TwAIN'S Life on the
mn Mississippi has robbed the
w pilots profession of its ro-
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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-02-23
ecure seats now for Bob White.

Secure seats now for Bob White
Tax Appeals will take place Tuesday,
March 21st Remember the date-this
is correct.
The Republican State Convention
will be held at Harrisburg, Wednesday.
April Goth.
Rev o. s. Metzler preached a fine
sermon last Sunday evening on the up
rising in Russia to a congregation that
crowded the church.
William Fl. Andrews, United States
Senator, New Mexico" is the way the
hotel register will have itsome fine day
and his brother is practicing on the
signature. Wesley II. Andrews, Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania" the dickey
birds say Harrisburg Telegraph.
Here's farmers simple remedy for
getting rid Of rats: con a very large
number fold shingles put about one
teaspoonful of molasses and on that |
scraped a small amount of concentrated
lye, and then placed them under the
cribs, The next morning found some
forty dead rats; the rest vacated the
farm. have cleared many farms ofthe
pest in this same way and have never
known it to fail. Millerton Advocate.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-02-23

Miss Frank Huntey, of Driftwood,
visited in town on Tuesday.
Mr.. John Gleason, of Driftwood,
transacted business in town on Tues
day.
Judge Mcdonald, of Driftwood, was
a welcome PRESS visitor last week.
Mr.. William Krebs and Grover
Mason, of Sterling Run was in town
Monday.
Mr.. Patrick Mahoney, of Sterling
Run, made this office a business call
last week.
2, Mrs. J. L. Fobert is visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Joshua Bair, in town
this week.
Mr., John F. Parsons attended the
funeral of Mrs. Emery at Westport,
last Tuesday.
Mrs. John Clark, of Cameron, was
the guest of Mrs. Ed. Morse last Mon.
day and Tuesday.
]. NJ. Bair came over from Olean
Saturday and spent Sunday with his
parents at this place.
Miss Grace Hill, of Jersey Shore, is
expected here Friday, the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Strayer.
Mr.. s. Belden was a pleasant caller
at the PRESS last Friday and squared
himself with yGeditor.
Mr.. Matt Phoenix, of Cameron, was
a welcome visitor at this Office last
Saturday, and made us happy.
Miss Dora Sizer, of Sizerville, called
at the PRESS Office last Monday and
carried away receipt for 1908.
Mr. and Mrs. Coppersmith took in
the excursion to Buffalo and Niagara
Falls on Washington's Birthday.
Mrs. Cladias, Of Williamsport, visit
ed her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Elias
Cramer, in town over Sunday.
Mr.. David Toner, Of Beechwood
made the Press very agreeable soc
ial and business call last Tuesday.
Mr.Amos Barber, one of DriftWood'l
Oldest residents called at this Office las
week and took away with him a re
ceipt for 1906. Mr.. Barber is a gentle
man of exemplary habits
Mr.. II. J.Iyewton, of Rich Valley, on,
of Cameron county's prosperous citi
zens made this office a business call las
Saturday. He can conscientiousl!
read the PRESS during 1905.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don NJ. Larrabee'
many Emporium friends were pleased
to receive the glad news that Donalt
Lincoln Larrabee had called at thci
Philadelphia home Feb. 18th to remain
permanently. OF course congratula
tions are in order. Grandpa an,
Grandmother, NJ. NJ Larrabee, O
Emporium, are stepping unusual,
lively these days. Here's to the healtl
of Don Lincoln Larrabee, another to
be-depended-upon Republican.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-02-23
LOCAL. DEPARTMENT.
Contributed.

While sitting by your liresde,
Or riding on the train,
You wish to read the latest news,
And information gain.
You surely will be up.to-date,
And get the news that's best,
1fyou subscribe with Mr.. Mullin,
For the CAMERON COUNTY PRESS.
THE SQUARE TMBER POET.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-02-23
A Newspaper That Speaks Out,

On Feb. 2ud the Pttsburg Times was
20 years old. Its owners claim its un-
diminished popularity is demonstrated
by the frankness with which it has
discussed subjects Of public interest.
Whenever Uhere is before the people
some question Of absorbing import
ance newspaper readers are on the
qui vive to know what The Times has
TO say, and what The Times says is
right to the point. 1t hews to the
line. That, however, is only one of
the merits claimed for it's publishers.
It's general news service is comprehen-
sive and complete 1t is accurate in its
financial department and up-to. date
on its sporting page. Its serial stories
are by the best modern authors. 1t
pays especial attention to the news
and views of all the churches, and in
this respect has won the admiration of
the best people. Its editorial page is
a daily feast of the best and brightest
thought. 1t endeavors to avoid the
'yellow" and caters only to the people
of the home and the family 1t has no
Sunday issue. Six cents a week, So a
year 1-4t.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-02-23

n Y. this afternoon.
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il sbonniro, in town to.dav
numbor Of Enporirr, Nraeons are
ATTENDING tho shrine ot Erie pa. TO-
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MISS Au"le "arfiCy' Vi d. MaryS'
spent SATURDAY ana SUNDAY WIN her
parents aV Vllls pace anu enCer'anieu
;nn -
owing 10 'he illness ol MISS Lena
"cloh"io' 'he oollgihg teiePhoHe
oPeraUol' iasU "eeh' MISS lay lor acteu
as oay operator ana MISS Bell John-
son, hlght operator.
mr' DrehHh' Vi 81 Marys' VINO Is
carpenter lor 'he emporium foWoer
Co'npdh Is an arVlsU on Ihe Vlolih ana
mas klholy acquleced MS services TO
the M H. SUNDAY ochool orchestra.
Our old and valued friend Andrew
Ullrich, made ye editor pleasant soc.
ial and business call last Saturday
evening ana placed the long green In
our hahuS 1or the fRESS' Can again,
lrlehu'
Mr.. Sylvester McDonough, one of
the efficient employees of tho Empori-
um Iron Works, returned home from
Reynoldsville, Monday afternoon,
where he had been LOOKING after the
coke shipments
Mr.. and Mrs Frederick Seper nleas-
antlv entertained a number of their
friends last Thursday evening at their
home on Fourth street Dainty 20
freshments were served after tbe oven
ing having been spent in Pedro nlav.
ing,
Tho r,o.;5. 4 ,,
ard. Mrs. F. M Hprteon and Nice Ado
Hocklev-are exnected homo navt
Saturday. Dame rumor has If that -
wedding is on the program oraa4
surprise to Emporium friends We
promised not TO mention if and ,npst
keep our promise
T. Il Eorhos 90 4bo no.a,.o.o g..
oeITn,a a. " w ,'', c - =" ',to - III
y" --~- 80 - : - J0'' ioiO ioi Di"'e''',
gas interests and he being Supt. of
gas company VIII De compelled TO
Spehu most ol MS tlme there' HIS
son BERT VIII LOOK after his interests
uor CO. u.r .., e-,
onont r,,oador, - ,e.; 'Ao' . ''nu ''l,i,,y ~
- p0uV ~ uo''S az tA'a.ii' sueS'S VI w.
being the Judge,s hirt5dov T. was
pleasant gathering there haino nrooort
in addition TO w s Wol,er,s fomiIv
w 7 C,,l,os o,a f,,,,;,,. D,,a11a ~
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-02-23
Latest Popular Music.

Miss May Gould, teacher of piano
forte, has received full line of the lat
est and most popular sheet music. All
the popular airs. Prices reasonable.
44-tf
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-02-23

The man who has no enemies may al
so have no friends.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-02-23
In The Sunny South.

Capt G. F. Barclay, accompanied by
his wife and niece, Miss Brooks, who
are en- route for Mexico, mails us a
postal from Habana, Cuba, containing
beautiful picture of the Presidents
palace. The change of climate must
be delightful.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-02-23
Poultry for Sale.

Choice young and old Buff Wyan
dotts, at low prices. soft
ALFRED NELSON, Emporium, Pa.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-03-02
Mr.. Hydes French Fads.

Young Mr.. Hyde, the owner of the
Equitable Life Insurance company, is
so Frenchy that, in addition to wear
ing French whiskers and being the pro-
moter of scheme to build French
theatre in New York, he dictates in
French to his stenographer, who, after
the operation, has to translate the
young gentleman's letters into English.
Of course Mr.. Hyde eats all his meals
in French, bestows French names on
his horses and dogs, anu it is only fair
to suppose that he thinks in French
that is, if he ever does think. 1t is,
i good American coupons.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-03-02

the railroads must pay for land. There
Is nothing more ridiculous than the
claim that after having secured mo-
nopoly by the aid OF the government,
that the government can have no con-
troll over that monopoly and that the
very means of existence shall be put in
the absolute control Of few men,
which means that the government has
no power to protect the lives of its
citizens. Should the railroads stop
running, large sections of these United
States would soon be covered with
corpses.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-03-02
he quits. that will be the end OF anti
trust decisions. The Independent holds
the courts in absolute contempt.


Commercialism never made a more
greedy grab, than when it induced the
governments of the world to become
collection agents for debts of their citi-
zens or subjects. The Independent has
always denounced the idea, that any
government should use IT'S military or
naval force to collect debts. Il an
agreement could be made with all gov
ernments, that hereafter and forever,
no government would make of itself a
collection agent, never use its army
or navy to force the payment of a pri-
vate debt, it would do more toward
establishing universal peace than all
the arbitration treaties that could be
negotiated in a thousand years.
II men go from one country into
another and loan money, or in any way
manage to get the nation or the people
of the nation, indebted to them, let it
be understood that they must rely for
the collection or those debts upon the
laws of the country in which the debts
are contracted.
Why should the citizens Ct any coun-
try be taxed to collect the debts owed
TO one of their number? There is no
justice In the proposition. Can any
country claim that it has the right to
risk the lives of it's soldiers and sail
Ors in the collection of debt? To
disown any such power in any gov
eminent would be a great advance in
civilization. When the practice was
first INDUCED in few years ago, The
Independent denounced it and it de-
nounces it still. 1t is a reversion to
barbarism.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-03-02
An American Disgrace.

Judge Swaynes free transportation
on the railroads was, it is true, lit
tie more rank than the usual annual
issued to all federal judges. Some ten
years ago, the Jacksonville, Tampe and
Key West railroad was in the hands Of
receiver appointed by Judge Swayne's
court, private car Of that road was
sent to Guyencourt, Del. fully provi-
stoned at the expense Of the railroad
company, to bring Judge SWayne and
his family Give persons), free Of ali
cost, back to Florida; and further, the
Judge made similar use of the car in
a trip to California and back. That
was certainly not reasonable" rate.
But as Judge Swayne Is being tried ty
judges (the United States scnators)
every one OF whom has his pockets
full of annual passes, there never was
the slightest liability that they would
see anything wrong in Judge SWayne's
free transportation, even if it were a
little out of the regular order.
Does not every decent American feel
|disgraced when he thinks of this sit
uation in the United States senate?
A federal judge charged with riding
on free passes, tried before lot Of
senators. everyone of whom is guilty
of the same offense. Is it any wonder
that there was a verdict Of mot
guilty?
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-03-02

George KEENAN,, who watched the
siege of Port Arthur from the day of
its investment to the day of its sur
render, in speaking Of the troops that
are now with Marshal .Oyama, says:
Those Port Arthur troops are sea-
Eoned veterans of hundred fights, and
in the open they could probably whip
any equal number of men in the world.
They have been fighting for months in
bitches, trenches and meats, with RI
fles, bayonets, fire-balls. hand grenades,
filled guns, and wooden Tortars throw
ing all sorts of explosives. They have
thrown themselves against walls OF
concrete, they have crept up behind
movable steel shields to cut wire en-
tanglements, they have faced search
lights, star rockets, and machine guns,
and while | was there they had fight
ing for breakfast, luncheon and dinner,
with frequent snacks in the night.
Nothing that they will see on the
Shake will terrify them
The Outlook publishes quite a num-
Der Of letters written by Russian cor
respondents and others In Manchurla,
giving accounts of the deplorable con-
ditions there. The sick and wounded
on the trains go days without food or
clothing, the Red Cross attendants are
taken from the low and criminal class,
the wounded and the dead are robbed
and. everything seems to be in confu-
sion and disorder. The stories of the
suffering of the Russian troops will
horrify the world for a century to
come 1t seems to be the Crimea over
again with numberless horrors added.