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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-20

found a locked desk in my house that
l knew nothing of, know what I'd do"
Young Mrs. Sheldon left the piano
with an impatient movement. She
was tall and slender beside her sister,
and the indefinable charm of a bride
was visible in her dainty negligee toll
cite of white crepon.
81 believe absolutely in Bob" she
declared
Bess raised her eyebrows and smiled
mischievously.
"Of course you do. 1t may be only
some old love letters or souvenirs that
he doesn't care to part with. Do you
remember Adelaide Gifford?"
That was two years ago"
Bess laughed
"Good-by sis. Believe in Bob all you
want to. He is dear, and if it were
/, I'd hunt a locksmith, all the same"
Mrs. Sheldon stood at the window
and watched the small girlish figure as
it vanished down the street among the
ffuttering snowf1akes. 1t was dusk.
The room was unlighted as yet. and a
sudden sense of loneliness stole over
her in the semi-gloom, the first she had
experienced since the joyous wedding
of a month ago. If the affinity of
moods and colors were true, she was
in harmony with the soft velvet gray
of the twilight tone that was stealing
over the world.
New Years eve, and Bob away. The
tears blinded her eyes. OF course it
was business, merely a flying trip to
New York for the firm, made all the
more imperative by his neglect of busi-
ness during the honeymoon, but she
felt vague rebellion in her heart
against even the separation of a few
days.
And there was the locked desk.
Bess' words and arguments ran
swiftly through her mind. Come to
think, Bob had told her not to tire
herself by rummaging while he was
away. Rummaging! That meant hunt
ing in the garret and running the risk
of discovering the desk.
And Bess had spoken of Adelaide
Clifford. There had been talk of a
summer engagement, she remembered.
Adelaide was older than Bob. Some
way she had always blamed her for
the romance, and had looked upon Bob
as an impressionable youngster. But
if he had cherished her letters and
keepsakes, then he must have loved
her Adelaide was engaged to old Mr.
Thurston now-Copper Thurston, the
boys called him, Perhaps, after all.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-20
A June NelU Years
on the Nile Banks.
ihe Ancient Egyptians Started tEse.
Year with the Raise of the
River.

In all ages and all lands much fn,.
portance has been attached to New
Years day. In Egypt the new year
fell between the 18th and the 2Gtfa
OF June, and was called the ''nigtls
of the drop" The sacred Nile Was.
thought to flow down from heaven
and at its lowest ebb-about the MIC
die of June-a tear from Isis feIl
into the stream and caused it TO
rise.
Consequently at this season the
priests and people kept a sleep3ess
Vigil at the rivers shore, watching
Tor the miraculous rise which shoxYE
bring such riches to the whole land
When the might Of the drop" car,s.
the priests cleared the affairs of cla
ashes and lighted the sacred fires
for the new year.
EVERY one of the faithful carried n,
coal from the altar to light the sivss
at his own hearth, and from end sss
end the land was ablaze with RgaS-
The people put off their old garrysersss,
and arrayed themselves in white. o2-
olnt1ng their heads with sacred xNs
crowning themselves with fscfsv,-y,,
ana bearing palms in their ha,,as
while chants and songs and fasting
ana professions filled the homes.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-20
Ne.O Years Is a
Candy Day in France.
Boxes of Sweets Are Favorite Gifts
with all Glasses in Paris.

Once is used to be very popular to
give New Years presents; but now SO
much more attention is paid to Christ
mas, and every one receives so many
lovely things then, that our American
boys and girls cannot complain if they
do not get presents week later, as
did their mothers and fathers.
However. if they lived in France,
New Years day would be great occa-
sion, especially for girls, for there
every man or boy gives some gift, no
matter how small, to ri;s friends. No
one paying a call would think of going
empty-handed, and little French girls
at school on the I'd of January count
up how many presents they received,
just as our girls do after Valentines
day.
A favorite gift is candy. Sometimes
this candy is made into temples,
churches or playhouses; or all sorts
of queer forms like bundles of carpets,
boots and shoes, musical Instruments,
gridirons, saucepans, lobsters crabs,
books and hats are made of colored
sugar, followed out and filled inside
with chocolates, mints and other bon
bons that can be eaten.
Don't you think the little French
children must feel pretty sick the next
day, after so much sweet stuff? For,
of course, they would have to sample
each kind; that is, if they are like
American boys and girls in their fond
ness for candy.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-20
The Origin of
NeW Years Calls.
Like Many Others of Our Customs,
They Were Imported from
China.

The custom of making New Years
calls, which had long run in Amer
lea, and is still eXtant, came orig
inally from China. where such calls
are one of the main features of the
brilliant and lengthy New Years eel
ebration.
Every Chinaman pays visit to
each of his superiors, and receives
one from each of his interiors. I'M
ages of gods are carried in process
sion to the beating of a deafening
gong, and mandarins go by hundred s
to the emperor and that apparently
much-maligned sovereign, the en-
press dowager with ccngratuatory
addresses. Their robes are gorgeous
ly embroidered, and are heavy with
gold. The younger people call upon
the elder.
Children call upon their parents. Pu-
pills pay their respects to their teach
ers. A light collation. is offered every
visitor, but it is to be noted, no wine
is served. Tea takes the place of
any stronger drink. In China gentle
men never call upon the ladies', but
upon each other, and the women also
make social visits among themselves.
Nor is one obliged, happily, to make
all his calls in one day, for all calls
made before the 18th of the month
are considered correct. These calling
customs have obtained in China from
earliest ages.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-20
Mrs. Bluebeard.
The Story of a NeW Years
Resolution.
BY IZoLA FORESTER.

rs 1t antique?"
Suzanne trailed her fingers idly over
the piano keys in a little impromptu
prelude of troublous chords before she
answered the query.
Il suppose it is" she said, Grossly,
I'm sure l can't tell whether it's real
antique or not. 1t looks old and dusty
and is all covered with heavy carving.
If you mean that sort of thing. Why,
Bess,' she turned to the questioner
with sudden energy, II wouldn't have
thought a thing about it if he had
shown it to me or even mentioned it.
He told me about everything else in
the house, and I'd never have known a
thing about this if l hadn't told Nora
to clean out that catch ALL as she
calls It, at the turn of the garret stairs.
There is large windowless space over
the dining-room wing and it was in
there"
And locked" concluded Bess, posi-
lively.
Every drawer. ] asked Nora how
long it had been there, and she said
it had come with Bob's trunks from
home, while we were on our honey
moon. I'm not a bit curious" She
paused.
"Of course not" assented Bess
warmly, 'or suspicious"
only interested"
Bess nodded her head wisely over
the interested sigh.
ut is kind of mysterious, Bob's not
telling you word about it, and hiding
it in there out of sight, and then the
fact of il being locked shows that
someone didn't want it opened"
AS she gave her conclusive point OF
logic Bess arose. She was pretty and
petite, with a decisive tilt to her chin
and the confidence of Is in her blue
eyes.
"Of course, you'll do as you please
Sue. You always did. But if I had
only been married a month and had
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-20
Give Her a Diary.

A good Christmas present for a
young wife is nice diary. She will
write in it every day for two weeks.
Then such things as these will begin
to crop out on it's fair white pages:
Recipe for waffles. Must get two yards
ruching. Paid IL cents to have tea
kettle mended. Don't forget lining for
kimono. Sold old pair Johns pants to
ragman for 20 cents. BY and by the
diary will switch off and become an ac-
count book, and it will end it's career
as scrapbook for cake recipes
Judge. --.----
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-20
New Year Gleanings.
Interesting Bits Appropriate to the Day Gathered froz
EUerywhere.

What. then, dill you mean h5
changer"
"Why, I have been allowing yon five
dollars per week as pin money, and
know that you simply fool rosz qd il
away. One of the changes c0MxeGa--
plated was to cut the sum in ha2f-'
Samuel Brown!" exclaimed akss
wife, as she Knocked on her plate w5lla
her fork to emphasize her WORDS,
don't make any mistake on ys1r
wife, May. You will continue I'D,
swear as hard as you wish, and as
often as you wish, and my five dol
lars pin money comes to me every
Saturday night, or there won't be anr
glass left in the front windows aoa
last over Sunday"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-20
No CHone es Needed
in the BroWn Family.
Proposed Resolutions Brought En-
phatic Objections from Both
Sides of House.

This is the new year." said Mrs.
Brown, as she and Brown sat down
to dinner, land perhaps we ought to
make some little changes for 1907"
Il am willing" he replied. "Yes, I
have been thinking that 1 would make
a few changes"
THAT is nice of you. You know
that you swear and that I don't like
it at all 1t will be SO sweet and
kind and considerate to give it up for
my sake"
Give up swearing! Not on your
We!" .--------
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-20
Passing Hun1or of
the Neu Year.
Would You Blame Him?

Mina-Did your husband. at Nsss
Years, swear off?
Lena-Yes, off and on-whenever 70,
bill came in.-Town Topics.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-20
Good Time.

When are you going to ask papa's
consent?"
The I'd of January, when he is get.
ting the bills for your Christmas shop
ping. g.'-Houston Post.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-20
Some to Spare.

Made any resolutions fer de new
year?"
Nav. | got some left from last
year dat ANT never qsed."-Iudge.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-12-20
Appropriate.

Coal Dealer-We will start 1907 w5ss,,
clean slate
Consumer think you might Ieayaa
q little coal in it!--Towp Topics
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-10-29
ADVANCE PRICE OF TIN GOODS
American Can Company Raise Their
Quotations.

NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-The Amer
lean Can company has made advances
on most of it's product owing to the
increase in the price of raw material.
This statement is made on the au-
thority of representative of the COM
pany. The statement follows.
Goods made from tinplate which
include products of the American Can
company, and other companies in the
same line of business, have been ma
terially advanced because of the in
creased cost of tinplate and also pig
tin and pig lead. 1t Is from the last
two products that solder is made for
the manufacture of cans. This ap-
plies to everything except pack
ers' cans, prices which have not yet
been officially announced as the sea-
son does not begin until January 1
In some cases the advance is equal
to rs per cent
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-10-29

ticket In place Of my own. Every in
telligent voter Of this state knows
that to attempt this means the defeat
of the republican ticket, insofar as
the secretary of state is concerned.
and the election Of my democratic OPP
ponent.
Under the law and by decision OF
the supreme court my name must re-
main upon the republican ticket not
withstanding my, willingness to re-
sign therefrom and the republican
committee or. other persons or asso-
citation is without authority to with
draw it and have another name placed
upon the official ballot. Under such
circumstances I ask the support OF
all loyal republicans at the coming
election and pledge you I will estab-
lish my entire innocence. ask you
not to condemn me nor refcse to vote
for me on this account and I promise
you upon my honor as a man, that
will do nothing that will injure the
good citizenship of the state of Idaho
"Signed)
ROBERT LANSDON."
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-10-29
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

One more theater will be added tc
New York's rapidly growing list to.
morrow night, when the Lincoln
Square, at Sixty-eighth street and
Broadway, is opened with "The Love
Route play by Edward Peple. The
new house aims to present the best
independent attractions obtainable at
popular prices.
Lena Ashwell, the English actress,
begins her New York engagement in
"The Shumalite" at the Lyric theater
tonight.
1t Is said the Shuberts are planning
the erection Of more independent thea
ters in the middle west and south. It
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-10-29
Aibany's Halloween Carnival.

ALBANY, N. Y, Oct. 29.-Albany's
hotels and boarding houses are filling
with visitors to the annual Halloween
carnival. which takes place this week
Business will be practically suspend
ed during the ensuing three or four
days, during WHICH time the citizens
and visitors will devote themselves to
merrymaking. The carnival opens
with the usual ghost parade and the
bewitching of the mayor for the pur-
pose of securing the keys with which
Queen Titania will perform the cere-
mony of unlocking the city gates.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-10-29

is said that Mobile and Birmingham
are among the cities that probably
VIII receive new play houses in the
near future.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-10-29

Moxlsy's Dead Shot Corn Cure o;x..
great satisfaetion. Give Il 4 trial.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-10-29
Ossners Sell. a..

sse GO deed 1l, to lots 10. II s a'a y,
of Lewiston was 't ,',ad to d.
county recorder. tran. .as viii
from Chris F. osmers 'sF'ns il
:: E.l.ng: The Consideration attn wife =
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-31
nov6dcmoas

An Act to authorize Somerset Railway
Company to extend its railroad from
Northwest Carry in the town of SebOo-
NOOK, westerly and northerly to the
Canadian line by one or more routes
and authorizing the sale or lease Of said
railroad.
Be is enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives in Legislature assem-
blcd, as follows:
Section 1-somerset Railway Company
now owning and operating railroad
from Oakland, Maine, to Birch Point So
called. on the west shore OF MooS+head
lake, and having a charter to build and
extend it's road therefron along the
westerly shore Of Moosehead lake by way
of Northwest Carry in the township Of
SebOomook, and therefrom to Chesun-
cook lake, is hereby authorized to locate,
construct, equip. maintain and operate a
railroad from such point in said town
ship of SebOomook Is it may desire, and
10 connect with it's road when built to
said SeboOmo"k, westerly and fnortherly,
TO one or more points on the boundary
line of the State by such route or routes
rs the directors of said corporation in
the exercise Of their best Judgment shall
deem most feasible and best calculated to
promote the Public convenience. with all
the powers and subject to all the liabil-
ties incident to railroad corporations I'M
der the general laws of the State.
Section 2-Any, railroad company opeY-
ating railroad wholly or in part in th3s
and operating any railroad in Canada,
boundary line Of the State with this rail-
road when built TO said boundary line.
is hereby. a,pt hofiZe.st0 acquire by lease
or purchase the railroad. franchise, propy.
erty. rights. imihlinities. and all other
assets of the, said Somerset Railway
Company. and to operate said railroad
when when acquired all h the rights fran
and to purchase and hold the whole Dr.
any number of shares of the capital
stock of the said Somerset Railway Com
pany, and upon. acquiring a majority OF
the shares OF the said Somerset Railway
Company, is hereby authorized to guar
part of the principal and interest Of the
outstanding Indebtedness, including the
mortgage bonds of the said Somerset
Railway Company. or of any indebted
ness or mortgage bonds which. may here
after ,be. issued by said Somerset Rail-
way Cornnany.
Section THE directors of any railroad
company which shall acquire and hold
by purchase under the provisions Of this
Company. or n majority of the shares
thereof, as hereinbefore provided. nav
designate the person or persons who shall
vote upon said stock 50 held by it, at any
meeting of the stockholders of said Som
erset Railway COMPANY. and any stock
holder or director of any such railroad
company NAV be director thereof.
Waterville. Me. Dec - 1905
Notice is hereby given that the Somer-
set Railway Co. will AK of the next Leg
islature Of Maine the aforesaid act
BY WILLIAM T. HAINES.
Its Attorney.
d24 DIT
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-31
Personal Notes.

Rev. Thomas Nelson Haskell, founder
Of Colorado College. at Colorado Springs
is dead. AS minister OF the Gospel and
as an author Rev. Mr.. Haskell was
widely known.
Captain Charles w. Bartlett, ut pres
ent on dnty in the Bureau of Ordinance
Navy DEPARTMENT, Will comrnand the
Puritan AMI the entire monitor squadron
IN the review Of IN" Atlantic feet. on
September 3;
Rev. Edward p. Eagley. pastor Of the
Ninth Street Christian church. Of Wash
inSt"n. ard one Of the most eloquent
pastors in the capital CITY. has received
Christ, If Cleveland Ohio.
James Waldo Colby. Of Waltham
Mass. has written and just published 4
book or THE Ola Indian Language Of
New England He is a wcll-knnwn mr.
stefan and for yca~G has been deeply
interested in Indian life lore.
General Frederick Funston is not am
bilious Of being immOrtaliIcd by having
San Francisco thOroughfaro named
after him. lie thinks the project mad
vSablc on the broad ground that il is
no Gust ornarv 10 honor a living man in
this fashion"
Commander and Mrs. John e. Fremont
have sailed for Europe, and uron their
arrival at Southampton will go at once
I to. France and then to Russia. in both
Of which countries he serves rs naval
ettache TO ;hc American embassies and
WIZ. .rrobably make his headquarters in
Patfs.
. -Eice-Prdsid"nt Fairbanks. Senator's
Long ahd WHrron and Governors Folk
ana HoeK. win deliver addresses at Osa-
watorpia Kansas. On:-August 80 when
will be celebrated tho fiftieth anniver-
Sary of tho battle fought Their. when
,Tnhn PrOwn wac one. of the leaders
Troops- from Fort Leavenworth will re
produce. rs nearly as possible the en-
counter of 1&G. ..-'.
I Eyer since the New York Association
for the Blind was organized. last March.
Mrs. Beck. who lost her eyesight twenty.
four years ago. has been one of the bus
ieSt women in that city. From early
morning until evening she iourneta
around bunting IN moor women who like
herself. hecape blind after schoO1days
-wcr" over AMI 4.teaching them VARIOUS
methods of earning their living.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-31
Pointed. Paraoraphs.

Fame usually costs more than it is
worth.
Among other literary stars we find the
asteriSk.
Kleptomania is the highest type of the
art 81 stealing.
Some men are born leaders and most
women are born drivers.
A rauper gets more real enjoyment out
Of life than n miser does. =
A wife at home may be worse than a
breach Of promise suit in court
When the young man courts. an heiress
he thinks his fortune is maid.
His Satanic majesty smiles every time
q woman marries n man to reform him.
Many n woman trusts her husband be-
cause she doesn't know as much as she
might.
This may be the land If the free but
anything wnNth having is seldom offered
to us tina. way.
Every time man files an application
for Il patent he imagines lie is going to
revolutonizc things.
Many man is in the bachelor class
today because the girl in the case had
been taught to say No"
Probably the easiest task 4 business
man is ever called upon to accomplish is
to induce an employc to accept an in
crease in salary.-Chicago News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-31
The Life Savers.

This is the season OF the year
when those who go down to the
sea in ships appreciate as a
branch of the United States gov
eminent Hardly a paper can be TAX
en- up which does not tell of BRAY g
rescue made at some point along the
Atlantic coast by n crew whose MEM
bers had taken their lives in their
hands to save others as an incident of
their routine duty. The heroism of the
life-savers and the hard work of the
patrol on these winter days and nights
seldom commands much newspaper
space but their work goes on contin-
uouslv and it is always full of hazard
and hardship.
Something of what these brave men
actually do in saving life and property
is made plain in the annual report of
Superintendent S. I. Kimball, the
Maine man who has long been at the
head Of this important department.
This is n document of great signiii-
canoe. of earnest and stirring appeal.
During the year covered by the report
the number of marine disasters in the
waters of the United States was $40.
In these, 40 vessels and 90 lives were
lost and S11 persons were succored at
the various stations. The total value
of property saved was s12, 266. 100, while
that lost was $2.17a,04O. In the disas-
tiers 1920 lives were imperiled. And it
is astonishing to learn that all that
magnificent service to humanity cost
the government of the United States
only 81, 49,, 465. In view of these facts
and of the well known dangers of the
service, the attempt to secure better
pay and a liberal pension system does
not lack good arguments. The life
savers deserve them both.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-31

Surely Hicks. the rescued miner, de-
serves a Carnegie medal for his hero
ism if any man ever did. for his be-
haviOr in allowing his own life to be
saved under such circumstances was 4
higher type of heroism than is usually
required in saving the lives of others.
but he will deserve at least two medals
If he resists the temptation to go upon
the stage. OF course the temptation
is a great one in view of the money
considerations involved, and no doubt
he would make a better actor than
many people already on the stage, but
his fall in the public estimation will
be complete if he attempts a stage
career. 1t will be an anti-climax in
the view of the public which will make
people, forget all the quicker his Won
derful cheerfulness and bravery during
those awful Is days when he was
awaiting his rescuers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-31

New cotton mill enterprises are still
underway mere in New England in
spite of the Southern competition of
which we have been reading so much.
A recent forecast of the textile mill
construction for 1907 gives a summary
of 50 such enterprises OF which 16 are
here in the North and &c in the South.
These include both new mills and add
itions to existing plants. North Caro-
lima leads off with Is, while Massachu-
sets is next with and Georgia third
with 6.