Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-08-17
NO. 26.
NOTES OF INTEREST.

OWlng TO the derailment of one car
at Johnsonburg, Sunday, Erie mail
was about three hours late.
We acknowledge the receipt of q
copy of the Game, Fish and Forestry
Laws of the Commonwealth.
The calling off of the races scheduled
Tor the last day of the firemen's con.
Vention at Bradford, on account of the
rain was a great disappointment to
The visiting companies who had teams
ready TO participate in the events.
A tramp knocked at the door of a
farm house in little country town and
when the lady opened the door he said
IN trembling voice. "Have YOU a
square meal to give a hungry man?'
"Yes sir" she said, 'and he will be
nome at six o'clock to get it.'
Persons desiring information regard
ing the Musical Kindergarten now
being organized by Lillian Heilmap.
may obtain same by teephoning her
or calling at her residence on West
Fourth street. The first class will be-
gin work Monday the twenty first.
A western newspaper offered prize
for the best answer to the conundrum.
why is newspaper like a woman?''
The prize was won by lady in Okla.
homa who sent in the following an
swer: Because every man should
have on of his own and not run after
his neighbours"
Norman Parks and Miss Anna Pond.
two we'll known young people of this
place, were married at Emporium last
Saturday. The happy young couple
returned to this place and are now
busy receiving the congratulations of
their many friends in which the Press
heartily joins. .-Johnsonburg Press.
The editor of an exchange maintains
that satan will not permit any editor
to enter his domain and gives as rea-
son that being wise old servent he
knows that the editor. if admitted
would constantly be corliu., IL .taa.
with his delinquent subscribers and
discord and trouble of a serious nature
would be the result.
A professor has discovered among
some ancient ruins what is supposed to
be the eleventh commandment. The
text is as follows: "Emas rof yltpmorp
yap uoht sselnu repapswen daer ton
tlahs uoht." The commandment is
easily translated by beginning at the
end of the sentence and reading back
wards.-Ex.
The young man who thinks himself
too good to do common labor, but who
is willing that his mother support him
by daily toll, may be counted upon to
make mighty poor citizen of this Re-
public. What he needs is to be put
QUITO grass so that he may "root hog
or die" If he don't root the world
will be be better off if he dies.
According to the North East Breeze,
the grape crop promises to be the larg-
est in years; the vines are simply load.
ed and the clusters are large and
splendidly formed. Very little of dis
ease of the vine and fruit has been re-
ported thus far, and unless some un-
forseen damage occurs the grape crop
for 1905 will be a record-smasher both
in quantity and quality.
That is deplorabe story which
comes from Mercer, Pa, at a Congre-
gational meeting of church in that
place, held for the purpose of issuing a
call to Port Huron, Mich, minister:
SO votes were cast, while count es-
tablished the fact that only 90 persona
were present and six of the number
| were ineligible. Twenty-nine mem
bers have entered a protest against,
what is charged as ballot-box stuffing.
One of the most eccentric wills ever
filed for probate was that of Miss Anna
Cunning, of Pittsburg. In her will she
bequeths the bulk of her half million
dollars to CARL F. Miller, who was at
one time an admirer of thedeceased, on
| condition that he secure an absolute
| divorce from his present wife or that
Mrs. Miller should die Mr.. Miller
being perfectly satisfied with his matri-.
monial venture, has no intention of
sueing for divorce, and his wife has
no intention ofdying, consequently the
legacy lapses.