Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-03-28
NOTES OF INTEREST.

ing caused property loss of $40, 900.
The body of Colvert Evans, who was
drowned in the Bald Eagle creek at
Lock Haven about ten days ago was
recovered on Sunday.
Professor George Poe, living in Nor
folk county, Virginia, claims to be
able to raise the dead by means of a
machine which he calls "respirator."
The county commissioners of Lehigh
county, have fixed the county tax rate
this year at one and eight-tenths mills
on the dollar, which is said to be the
lowest rate of any county in the State.
Dogs are reported to be chasing deer
in the Farrandsville and Queens Run
district of Clinton county. Recently
deer was run into the river at Farrands.
Vile and later another one was brought
down to the river at Queens Run.-Ex.
Photographs that have become soiled
that are mounted on cards the edges of
which are broken may be soaked off by
placing them in water. This cleans
them, but does not injure them in the
least, and after drying thoroughly be-
tween blotters they may be mounted
again on new cards.
A bill has been introduced in the
legislature providing that all able bod
led male prisoners now or hereafter
confined under sentence within any
Jail in the state shall be required to
break stone on the public highways for
eight hours each day, excepting Sun
days and holidays. This is a most
commendable measure and its passage
should be urged by the taxpayers
throughout the state.
One of the most palatial vehicles
ever seen in the eastern part of the
State has been completed by carriage
builder in Quakertown, Bucks county
1t Is for Joseph Welsh, gypsy chief
and his wife, the queen. 1t is richly
upholstered has several large mirrors,
| beveled French plate glass windows at
the sides and is gayly painted in red
and green, with handsome coat of
arms, profuse gold stripping and beauti-
| full ornaments.
O. L. Thomas, contractor, of Port
Alegany, sustained painful injury on
Saturday the the 10th by falling from a
| load of hay to the ground, striking on
! his head and neck. He was severly in
jured and will be confined to his bed
| for several days. This is unfortunate
not only for Charley, but for the whole
community, as this is the time of year
when every thing has to be moved and
no one to do it but he. Port Allegany
Argus.
Walter l.. Main, who made fortune
| after therailroad accident that occurred
at Vail some years ago will again put
| circus on the road, after living in re-
| tirement for several years The great
amount of free advertising his show
received after that memorable wreck
and the money he received for damages
from the railroad company since made
him wealthy 1t is stated by showmen
I that prior to the wreck his show was
losing venture MIR. Main s writing a
book of circus life, ETC.
A groceryman in a nearby town
| happened round when farmer was un-
loading several boxes filled with groc-
cries from Chicago department store.
The groceryman asked the farmer the
| price of the articles purchased and
told him he could furnish them just as
cheap. The farmer then said: ''Is
that so? take the home papers but
you seldom or never advertise, and if
you do you never quote prices on what
you have. The Chicago stores adver-
tise. | am not mind reader"-Ex.
An experienced teacher says that
pupils who have access to newspapers
at home, when compared with those
who do not, are better readers, better
spoilers, better grammarians, better
pnnctuators, and read more understand
ingly, and obtain practical nowledge
of geography in almost half the time it
requires others. The newspaper is de-
cidedly an important factor in modern
life. This will not be disputed by any
one who has taken the trouble to in
vestigate the matter for himself
Barn Burned.
The horse barn, mot the large BARN