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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-22

other small bits of matter that were
picked up in the gale and whirled
viciously through the air.
When l reached the manhole 1 was
not at all surprised to find that some
one had been there before me and
again covered it with leaves and bits
of grass but, as l tried to raise it once
more, never doubling that l could
make my escape across the lawn if
were detected in this, my astonish-
ment was profound at discovering
that it was securely fastened down
from below.
While | was kneeling down on the
ground and tugging at the lid to make
sure that it was locked, | thought |
heard a step behind me and turned my
head quickly to see if anyone was ap-
preaching. 1t was, however. apparent
ly nothing more than the swapping of
a branch due to the fury of the wind,
and / again turned to the manhole
hoping vaguely that, even if l could
not open it, might perhaps hear some
conversation through the grating that
grewsome doings beneath.
AS laid my hand on the iron work
again it touched cold, heavy object
which had certainly not been there a
moment before, and, picking it up and
holding it between me and the sky,
saw, to my amazement, that it was my
own revolver, to the handle of which
was tied bit of folded paper.
For an instant my heart seemed to
stop and l remained rigid on my knees
with my arms upraised as / had held
out my pistol for inspection, fearing to
move through very terror of my owH
shadow. My breath caught in my
throat and then came in short, heavy
gasps, while the wind alternately
moaned and roared about me and oc
casional thick damp snowhakes lightly
touched nay ashen face.
! There certainly had been no SCUM
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-22
USED BY THE DOCTORS.
Ninety Per Cent of the Drugs Pre-
scribed Are Patent Medicines.

Despite the opposition of physicians,
especially of those whose experience
has been neither far reaching nor
profitable, to patent" medicines, nine
ty per cent of all drugs that physi-
clans use are put up and compounded
by manufacturing concerns,-are, in
fact, patent" medicines just as truly
as if they were advertised in the
newspapers.
The average doctor knows little or
nothing of pharmacy and is, there
fore, glad to depend on the very medi-
cines, which in public he condemns,
just as he is obliged in many cases
to depend on the diagnosis of the pa
tient himself, even while publicly de-
crying what he calls "self-diagnosis." !"
How rapid has been the growth of the
professional use of patent" or pro
prietary" medicines is shown in an
article written for the Journal of the
American Medical Association for
September 20, 1906, by A. jacob, NJ.
D., LII. d. He relates that $4,000 pre-
scriptions, compounded in several
drug stores were carefully examined.
From 1850 to 1870 no prescription was
found for patent" or proprietary"
medicines. In 1874 but one prescrip-
ton in 1900 called for ready-to-use
remedies. Between 1875 and 1880 the
number calling for patent or pro
prietary" medicines equalled two per
cent of the total. This increased to
per cent in the period between 1880
and 1890 In 1895 it was 12 per cent,
in 1898 it was 15 per cent, and in 1902
1903 was from 20 to 25 per cent.
DR.. jacob says that in large
store he was assured that 70 per cent
of the prescriptions were for patent"
or proprietary" medicines, and this
probably is approximately the correct
proportion at the present time. From
this it would seem that if the patent"
and proprietary medicines are good
enough for physicians to prescribe in
seven cases out of ten they are good
enough for family use in cases of
necessity and where the symptoms
are well known and as easily under
stood by the people as by the doc
tors.
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ALWAYS the PoIiteness.

A Germantown woman was not long
ago watching a workman as he put
up new window fixtures in her house.
Don't you think that you have placed
those fixtures too high?" asked she,
having reference to the curtain rolls
last put in place. The workman, a
stolid German, made no reply, but
continued to adjust the fixtures.
didn't you hear my question:" de-
manded the lady of the house. How
dare you be so rude?" Whereupon
the German gulped convulsively, and
then replied in the gentlest of voices:
"I hal my mouth full of schrews, und
could not spheak till swallow
some!"-Harper's Weekly
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SETTING THE BRIDE AT EASE.
"Widder's" Sympathy Went Out to
Fellow Passenger.

A couple recently married had just
entered the train that was to bear
them to the mountains on their honey
moon, when they became aware of the
close scrutiny of them by female pas
senger, who had evidently spotted a
bride and groom. The young wife, on
opening her handbag, let fall some
rice on the floor and the woman
smiled. The other passengers regard
ed the couple with interest. Seeing
that the bride was every moment be-
coming more flushed and uncomfort-
able by reason of their scrutiny, the
woman in the goodness of her heart,
leaned across the carriage.
Never mind, my dear!" she said.
I'm a widder now, but by this time
next week III be in the same fix my
self"
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or motion in front OF me where I
found the pistol, and / had convinced
myself that the cracking l had heard
at my back, and which was some dis
tance away at best, had been due to
nothing more than the wind.
At length and with trembling fin
gers, / removed the paper from the
my pocket, so that l could examine it
later, and was about to rise nervously
to my feet, when again heard a Slight
disturbance in the shrubbery to one
side of me and saw a man approach
ing stealthily and apparently on all
fours.
With no thought of the consequences
and in an actual frenzy of terror,
raised the pistol and fired at him point
blank, but the cartridge failed to ex-
plode or else the chambers were
empty, and, with a frantic shrek,
sprang to my feet and threw myself
headlong upon him.
He seemed entirely unprepared for
this attack, but he made no sound and
strove manfully to defend himself as
| grappled at his throat and we rolled
over and over down the velvety lawn
to the river.
/ was considerably hampered by my
oyercoat and having no desire to go
into the water with him, relaxed my
efforts somewhat, when, with almost
superhuman strength and emitting a
cry that indicated degree of terror
equal to my own, he tore himself from
my grasp and sped away in the direc-
tion of the turnpike.
Feeling, now, that ! was his master,
l dashed madly after him, pulling off
my coat as l ran, and 1 was gaining
slowly upon him in spite of the re-
doubled efforts that he made, when, on
the sharp incline that led down to the
road, he stumbled and fell and / was
upon him again in a moment.
My victory was short lived, however,
for as he struggled fiercely to free
himself from my grasp and /, with
equal fury, strove to choke or beat
him into state of submission, we
again rolled over and over in the grass
until, as luck would have it, my leg
caught in strand of the barbed wire
fence that enclosed the property at
this out-of-theway point, and once
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and dashed on to my room for whisky
and dry clothing.
CHAPTER XIII.
Another Escape.

FNiiOtHCf GoIdpCs
It was still early in the evening and
such was my anxiety to solve this
problem without unnecessary delay
that, in spite of my experiences of the
day, / resolved to return again to the
manhole and see how it happened to
have fallen shut and if anything new
could be learned from a superficial in
spection of the place after dark
! stopped long enough in the hall
way to dispatch a servant to the rail
way station with my letter to Mac
Ardel so that it would catch the late
mail and then, leaving word that was
going out for short stroll put on a
heavy coat and left the house.
There was an icy chill in the air
that betokened snow in the near fu-
ture, and | had heard one of the ma
tives say the day before that we would
have a storm and "gol dummed big
one, too" before the end of the week.
AS l started down the path to the
river | could not doubt the accuracy of
the fellows prophecy, and l drew my
coat collar we'll about my neck and
shivered fitfully as the rigorous blasts
of the coming winter reached through
my garments and chilled my very
bones.
A sudden drop in temperature, fol-
lowed by heavy snow, in the early
autumn was not uncommon in this eli
mate, as l knew full well, and it was
usually serious matter to the farm
ers, whose fall crops were ruined and
many of whose cattle perished; but
this year was destined to see such a
storm as had not been equaled in many
a decade.
The wind howled and whistled
through the trees and over the hill
tops and then, when lull would come,
it was emphasized by the dull, heavy
moaning of the pines and hemlocks
far away in the distance beyond the
river. At times l even thought could
feel occasional flakes of snow striking
me in the face as ! strobe on over the
turf on my way to the tunnel en-
trance, but I could not be sure, and it
might have been only the dust and
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In Extremis.

The yacht was heavily becalmed.
There were but ten bottles of cham
payne in the lockers. Their last signal
of distress had been sent up, without
bringing any response.
Gentlemen" exclaimed the commo-
dore, in a quavering voice, Il can no
longer conceal the hideous truth from
you. Sobriety stares us in the facet"
1t was a wildly various scene which
ensued Some blasphemed, some
prayed, some, in an access of frenzied
wantonness, sang songs, while some
sat stoically by, awaiting their fate
with at least an outward calm.-Puck.
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run down from $50 to 125 pounds. l
was having terrible pain in the kid
neys, and the secretions passed almost
involuntarily. My left leg swelled I'M
doctor tapped it night and morning
until 1 could no longer stand 1t, and
then he advised amputation. refused,
and began using Doans Kidney Pills.
The swelling subsided gradually, the
urine became natural and all my pains
and aches disappeared. l have been
well now for nine years since using
Doan's Kidney Pills"
For sale by all dealers. so cents
box. -Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
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CHAPTER XIV.
The Doctor EXPLAINS IL.

When / returned to the house my
first thought was to read the note
which l had found tied to the pistol
and, as l had expected, it was in the
Bruce woman's hand and was evident
ly intended for jerks, whom | had de-
tected as he was coming to get it, 1t
was brief and to the point and read:
"Try and return this pistol to Mr..
Wares room. Be cautious. Get her
to manage it. Do as she says"
CTO BE CONTINUEDl
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says: Il had been
showing symptoms Of
kidney trouble from
the time | was mus
tered out of the army,
but in all my life |
never suffered as in
1897. Headaches, diz-
zlness and sleepless-
ness, first, and then
dropsy. / was weak
and helDlesS having
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-22
COMPLAIN of Beavers.

There is a movement in Maine to
permit an open season for killing
beavers, because of the damage to
standing timber caused by the little
animals. Lumbermen lay all sorts of
depredations at the door of the dam
builders.
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There's a Reason"

Read "rhe Road to wellvllle." )" in pkg..
Cañon City record., 1907-12-26
COMBINED INSECTICIDES
For Plant Lice and COddling Moth.
BY c. p. Gillett.

| On account of the abundance OF the
green aphis and the woody aphls in
many fruit growing sections, 1t Is svi-
dent that 1t would be a matter of econ
omy to be able to apply together insec-
ticides that would destroy both the
plant lice and the coddling moth or
apple worm.
Years ago certain entomologists.
recognizing the advantage OF such a
spray, advised the combining of ker-
osene emulsion and spray of Paris
green or London purple wherever 1t
was found necessary to destroy both
lead feeding insects and plant lice
at the same time tried the combina-
ton of these insecticides until be-
came thoroughly satisfied that 1t is
not practical to use arsenical poisons
with kerosene emulsion.
The oil in the kerosene emulsion Is
broken into extremely minute globules
causing it to be suspended In water,
and every solid body, as the fine par
ticles of Paris green or London purple.
serves as a nucleus about which the
little globlues collect and then rise to
the surface. which soon results In the
dilou vi the oil llolh
There are combined Insecticides.
however, that can be used with sue
cess and probably there is none bet
ten than a spray composed OF arsen-
ate OF lead and either tobacco decoc-
ton or a strong. soapy mixture.
The Orchardists upon the Western
Slope in Colorado have thoroughly
demonstrated that n tobacco prepara-
ton known as Black Leaf Dip. used
in water In the proportion of about
one gallon of the dip to 65 or 70
gallons of water. Is very effectual
remedy against the plant lice Of the
orchard when thorough application Is
made. 1t has also been thoroughly
proven that arsenate OF lead IL one
of the best, II not the best. arsenical
poisons for the destruction OF the cod
ling moth. AS the tobacco prepara-
ton Is not an emulsion and as 1t does
not combine in any way with the
arsenate OF lead or act as an anti
dote to this poison. these two insec-
ticides may be used together. In SO
doing 1t would be necessary TO use
each poison strong enough to kill the
insects for which 1t Is applied. BY
this | mean that the Black Leaf Dip
should be In the proportion OF about
one gallon to 10 gallons Of the mix
ture. and the arsenate OF lead should
be in the proportion OF about one
pound to 20 gallons OF the entire mix
ture. As the arsenate OF lead has no
power to destroy plant lice. neither
has the tobacco preparation any ap-
praria n hla ofPaCf in degt rowing the r<ld-
ling moth larvae.
II winter or early spring applica-
tlons have been made in tbs orchard
for the destruction of the plant lice.
and II these applications have been
Cañon City record., 1907-12-26
MEXICAN TRIP CONTEST
TO CLOSE MONDAY NIGHT

The Daily Records voting contest
will close next Monday evening and
contestants should get busy" as lit
tie extra effort may turn the tide in the
favor and secure for them the coveted
prize.
Interest in the matter has reached a
point where some surprises may be
expected and it does not follow by
any means that those who were at the
head of the list at noon last Monday
will be at the top when the final count
is made. In view of the extreme un-
certainty of the outcome it would be
the part of prudence on the part of
those most interested to make as
thorough a canvass for votes as pos
sible. The prize is a valuable one and
will Justify a good deal of energy in
the endeavor to get it.
All votes must be voted as is
sued. That is as soon as they are is
sued they must be filled in and put in
the ballot box, and not be taken away
from the Record office.
The official count will be made Mon
day night at eight o'clock. Geo. Rocka-
Cañon City record., 1907-12-26
Wanted-Cleas Cotton Rags at IL
Record Ohiee.
ELkS ARE BUSY WITH
CHRISTMAS BENEvOLHNCRD

True to the custom OF their order,
the members OF Canon City lodge No.
10. d. p. o. E.. are busy this week dis
pensing charity and benovelcncaD
among the poor and the unfortunate
While they practice benevol.nces =
all times II Is at the Christmas sso-
son that their generosity reaches its
high tide and fruition. 1t is their desire
at this time to make everybody happy,
and II they don't succeed II is because
the means at their command is L.
adequate 10 accomplish that end. The
committee OF the local lodge having
the distribution OF Its bcnovelences In
charge Is composed OF Henry l.. White,
J. F. Mari. Geo. r. Cassedy. A. e. VII
son and DR.. F. A. Twitchell. The lodD
Is this week distributing about three
hundred and nifty dollars worth a
coal. clothing. groceries and other
necessities among the INDECENT Th0
Elks believe in the gospel OF helpful
ness and practice II to n degree un-
known to the world at large.
Wanfed-Everybody to read ~
Record classified advsrtisems suts.
Cañon City record., 1907-12-26

successful, it will not be necessary
to add the tobacco preparation at
the time of the first treatment OF the
orchard for the codllng moth. In fact,
1t is probable that it would not be nec-
essary to make the combined spray
mixture before the first of June, or
at the first spraying after the plant
lice are noticed to be present upon
the trees. On the other hand, IL the
winter or early spring spring spray
ings have not been attended to, the
combined spray could well be used
at the time for the first codling moth
treatment, or when the petals have
mostly fallen from the apple trees.
In case one prefers to use one OF
the whale-oil or tree-soaps In place
OF tobacco. they may be employed.
without any deleterious effect upon
the arsenical poison. and neither will
the arsenical have any bad effect up
on the spray in its work OF destroying
the plant lice. Most soaps used for
the destruction of plant lice may be
used In the proportion of one pound
to eight gallons of water. Then, In
case soap is used. n 20O-gallon tank
should have about ten pounds OF arse
nate of lead and twenty-five pounds
of soap for the combined spray mix
ture.
1t will not do to depend upon using
combined spray at all times. bo-
cause 1t will often be necessary To
make an application for the codlins
moth when 1t is not necessary to
make the treatment for the lice And 10
VIII also be necessary occasionally to
make application for the destruction
of the lice when 1t would be useless
TO add the arscnical poison.
Cañon City record., 1907-12-26
KNIFE WAS OWNED
BY ABE LINCOLN

Gideon Goodwin, father of Chas. H..
Goodwin, who left Tuesday for Den
yer, en- route to Congress, Arizona,
with the intention of making his home
there, was a persoanl friend of Abra-
ham Lincoln, and. until few weeks
ago, had in his possession an old
pruning knife, given him by the great
emancipation, at Springfield, Illinois,
May 29th, 1856.
Mr.. Goodwin was at that time a resi-
dent of Rushville, Schuyler county,
Illinois, and knew Mr.. Lincoln very
WE'LL who was then a member of con-
gress, and admired him very much, al
though they disagreed in the matter of
politics, Mr.. Goodwin voting for
Stephen A. Douglas for the presidency
in opposition to Mr.. Lincoln. According
to MIR. Goodwin it was the famous de-
bates between Mr.. Lincoln and Judge
Douglas that made the former presi-
dent of the United States, and, in many
respects, the most Eota BILE character in
American history.
The knife given to Mr.. Goodwin by
affair, and had been used by the latter
during his rail splitting" era to
make "splint bottomed" chairs, which
were about the only kind to be found
in the homes of the people af the Mis-
sissippi valley half a century ago. The
old knife had no commercial value,
except for the gold plate wheich Mr..
Goodwin had inserted into its handle
a few years ago. but it had a senti-
mental value which cannot be easily
computed and its owner would not
have parted with it for a small fortune,
indeed, he recently refused a tender
of 1000 for it from Chas l.. Thomas.
superintendent of the freight depart
ment Of the Erie railroad company
with headquarters at Cincinnati, o.
The old knife" said Mr.. Goodwin,
was worth small fortune to me.
would not have sold it for 10000 as
had intended to bequeath it to my
son as legacy and keep it in the fam
lily as a sovenir of the martyred presi-
dent. l made fortune during the civil
war and in one year at Rushville,
Illinois, lost $65.00O. but that disaster,
great as it was. cid not hurt me as
much as the theft of the knife did on
the Sth Of last month. | have a strong
suspicion of who did it, but cannot
prove it. and am going to leave Canon
City for the reason that l cannot live
in the same community with the man
who has my knife. have lived in many
places in the west but none of them
have half the attractions of Canon
City, but ! cannot reside here and have
peace of mind, or charity in my heart,
and know that the man who stole the
knife lives here also.
My wife. who has been dead for a
number of years, sang in the same
church choir with Mrs. Lincoln at
Springfield, Illinois, and knew her
intimately. Abe Lincoln was a great
man, perhaps, the very greatest that
ever lived in this country and my ac-
quaintance with him is one of my most
cherished memories"
Mr.. Goodwin has been a citizen OF
Colorado for about ten years, eight OF
which was spent in Cripple Creek and
two in Canon City. Before coming to
this state he lived for some time at
Beatrice, Nebraska, and is an ac-
quaintance of William Jennings Bryan
of whom he is a great admirer, and OF
whose political views he is an adher-
ent.
Cañon City record., 1907-12-26
ENTERTAINED COMPANY AT
DINNER SATURDAY NIGHT

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Hunt entertained
a company Of friends at a delightful
Christmas dinner at their nome on
Orchard avenue at 6 o'clock Saturday
evening. There were half dozen
guests and the menu was most appetiz-
ing. The place cards were hand deco
rated and were at once unique and
pretty. The dining room was ornament
ed with holly and other plants SYM
bolic of the Christmas season. The
ladies were each presented with a
drawn-work collar and the gentlemen
with Christmas cards as souvenirs of
the occasion.
The Record-very Cheap and Very
Good at 2 cents q day.
RECORD MEANS RELIABLE.
Cañon City record., 1907-12-26

fellow, C. S. Hudson and NJ. ]. Evans
have consented to act as judges. The
ballot box will be turned over 70 them
and they will find out who has the
most votes.
1t is anticipated that there will be a
big vote during the next few days, and
it is impossible to even forecast who
will be the winner.
A lot of people always wait for
the last call before coming up. This
is the last week now and those who
want the $3.50 rate and those who
want to help send friend to Old
Mexico will have to do something very
soon.
The vote at noon on Monday stood