Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-04-05
Man About Town.

look five years younger" with smile
on her face you could not wipe off
with lace handkerchief she said, put
three more feathers like that on the
hat and will take it"
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We noticed one Of our leading ply
siciaus riding in carriage behind the
hearse; it looked very much to us like
cause following effect.
We are having strikes and rumors OF
strikes; men want their wages raised
and they want shorter hours, so they
will have time to spend the raise.
We read in India in some places they
bury the living wife with the dead
husband. The poor husband, even death
doesn't bring him no release.
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1t wouldn't be hard to be real good
if there was much fun in it,
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We met young lady the other night
that was wonder, she couldn't play
on the piano; she couldn't sing, In the
Shade of the Old Apple Tree; she
couldn't recite "Curfew shall not ring
to night; and she didn't chew gum;
but she was only six mouths old.
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The questions before the Windowsill
Club at the last meeting were; ''If
young mans arm has the right of way
around a young ladys waist is he try
ing to railroad himself into her affec
tions'; and "Will feeding a hen egg
plant increase her laying qualities"
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Henry Zarps says a woman can't
drive a nail or horse but whenit comes
to driving bargain, she is there with
both feet.
A little fellow living on Fifth street,
when going to bed the other night, his
mother asked him if he had said his
prayers. Gracious yes, said he, have
said them three weeks ahead.
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Uncle Peter tells of man who had
five cent cigar named after HIM and
when he found they were selling
them two for five he committed sui
eide.
We read the Baldwin Locomotive
Works in Philadelphia make a ocomo.
tive every hour. That's nothing strange
we have made the Erie mail train here
in three minutes.
Time is money; we have some time
we would like to get changed into
small bills. Some how time never
seems to hang heavily on the hands OF
a clock.
At the next meeting of the council,
they will be asked to appropriate
money to buy scythe for Chief
Mundy to be used in keeping the weeds
cut in the streets the coming summer
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a lady living up near the tannery
hands in the following 1t is little
tough on brother Henley but ne can
stand it:
/ don't know where I'm going,
When | leave this vale of tears,
Maybe to that awful place,
And yet it kind 20 cheers,
To think, while there and walking
Along the streets, I'll pass
The man that robbed the people,
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Speaking of our beautiful young
ladies she gets a little sarcastic and
says:
There are girls here in EN- -po-ri-um,
From morning till night they chew gum,
They watch for the new corners,
And fiirt with the drummers,
At night when they ought to be hum
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Lent is nearly over, our good inten
tions have all been lived up to. there
being a scarcity OF ministers in town at
present it behoves US brethren, to Join
hands and put the devil out Of business.
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Brother Pyle believes in an open
door policy; says when he plays the
game, if he ever does, he don't want to
sneak around TO side door; says he
believes in permanent IN yestment and
thinks the most permanent investment
man can make is to buy lot in the
cemetery.
One Of our ministers announces his
subject for next Sunday evening,
Sermons of Women" Probably very
few men will attend for they hear
such sermons everyday in the week.
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