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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05
SURPRISE FOR ALL CONCERNED.
ConviviaI Russian Party Broke UP In
Some Disorder.

AS all the world knows, queer things
happen in the land of the car. There
are a grand duke and a grand duchess
in st. Petersburg who do not refer in
private conversation to an incident in
which they both figured. A theatrical
company arrived in the Russian cap
ital from Berlin. The leading lady
was pretty and the tenor was an
Adonis. The grand duke and the
grand duchess enjoyed the first per.
formance very much indeed. The next
afternoon the grand duke had an en-
gagement and went alone to a first
class cafe in the city, where he was
Joined by the leading lady he had
seen the night before The cafe is so
arranged that it has a number of
small rooms facing a central hall, at
the top of which a band discourses
sweet music. The grand duke found
the actress beautiful, but lacking in
wit. He was having stupid time and
envied the occupants of the next room,
who were shrieking with merriment.
Il know what We'll do" his high
ness finally said to his companion.
Lets go into the next room A party
of four ought to be congenial."
But they may object, the actress
suggested.
"Oh, no, they won't I am the grand
duke"
The couple walked into the next
room.
Tableau.
To the horror Of the grand duke,
there was the grand duchess sitting at
table with the tenor of the company
to which the actress belonged The
tenor looked at the actress with as
much amazement as the grand duke
and grand duchess did at each other.
Shouting at the grand duke that he had
insulted his wife (for this was the re-
lation he had with the woman) he
rushed at him, and for a few minutes
there was a great miXup in the little
room. The attendants hurried to the
scene and separated the combatants.
The tenor drove away with his wife
and the grand duke took the grand
duchess to their palace.
The next day the theatrical COM
pany lacked two of it's principals. The
tenor and his wife had been given
passports early in the morning and
escorted to the train by the police.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05
Floor Plan

which reaches clear across the front
1t is not large veranda and not ex-
pensive, but it makes finish for the
front of the little house and it pro.
vides very comfortable open-air sit
ting-room in summer and it is pro-
lection from snow and other storms in
winter The money that this veranda
costs is money well spent. No matter
how cheap the house, you don't want
the front door to look bare and unpro.
tected, and you cant protect it in any
other way quite so well as by build
ing a solid looking, comfortable yer.
anda.
in size the plan is 20 by 40 feet
and in this space the architect has
planned and laid out five rooms, all
large enough to hold the necessary
furniture To save expense in drst
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05
NOT ALL A DESERT
WORLD LEARNING TRUTH ABOUT
THE SAHARA.
Water More Plentiful Than the Ma
tives Will Admit - Explorer
Found Many Lakes in One
Part of the Country.

Prophesying that the Sahara sand
ocean will in time be completely
changed into a fruitful territory, the
journal of the Berlin Geological So
ciety, according to-, another German
contemporary, goes on to say:
The Sahara rivers all hide a rich
subterranean stratum of water, and
form the natural passage of the Sudan,
on which, with very little trouble,
vegetation can be largely developed.
In the south of Temassinim and in
the Igharghars there are groves of
tamarinds, gum trees, etc, two miles
in length, scarcely separated by grassy
and clover-covered plains. The rivers,
which in spring are full of water, are
from three to ten miles wide. When
the water retreats the beds of the
rivers are changed into rich meadows.
The date seed planted by travellers
at FL Biod have grown without the
least care into fine trees, and the
same is true for the seeds planted
near the cisterns of Tebabbalet, in
spite of the inconsiderate manner in
which the Tuarges get in the harvest.
Trees are not so rare in the Sahara
as is supposed Natives will deceive
travellers about the scarcity of water,
when the truth is the wells are hid
den, and the Tuarges, who serve as
guides to caravans, always choose the
most difficult and desolate routes, in
order to keep the caravans in state
of dependency.
Caravans become more frequent;
travellers succeed each other; but the
secret of the Sahara is well kept and
its reputation of barrenness is well
preserved. For example, Oscar Lens
crossed the Sahara and reached Tim
buctoo without seeing anything but
desert land, and yet he mentions that
behind a chain of hills which he
passed there was place called by the
natives The Head of the Waters.
Dr. Barth, who was for four months
in Tuargey camps and was the guest
and friend of Shiek el Babey, was
told innumerable facts about the tradi-
tions and manners of the land, but its
geography was hidden from him
When he explored the region of an
arm of the Niger he found lake near,
ly 100 miles long, and when he extend
ed his excursions he found not only
one but 20 lakes, all very large, and
stretched far to the north into the
very heart of the Sahara.
1t is asked, if there be no water, and
therefore no vegetation, where does
the charcoal come from which is sold
by the Tuarges? Where do they find
nourishment for the numerous camels
sheep, horses, asses and goats they
possess?
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05
Tidbits for Their Sunday Dinner.

Every little while" said the man
ager of dogs boarding house, tho
owners of these animals prefer re.
quest that seems utterly absurd. The
strangest of all was made by woman
who came to secure accommodation
for two Of her pets.
"'What do you feed your boarders
on Sunday she asked.
1.-The regulation fare, told her.
"'Oh,' she said, that won't do for
my dogs. They have been used to
something extra for Sunday dinner,
and if there was a change in their
fare for the worse, now that they have
gone to boarding, | am sure that they
would suffer, Kindly see that they
have a good Sunday dinner. | am
willing to pay extra for it, if neces-
sary.'
in consideration of that extra re.
muneration clause I promised to pro
vide some fancy dishes for the two
dogs on the Sabbath day. | am quite
sure the dainties won't agree with the
little beasts, but the contract calls
for tidbits, and tidbits III provide il
it kills them"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05
"Never Let Il Occur AGAIN.

A young Chicago matron was much
annoyed one morning at the nominate,
REALIZATION of her milkman in time to
furnish the cream for breakfast When
he finally did appear about ten
O'Clock, she took it upon herself to
deliver the deserved lecture, for had
not the young husband shown dis
pleasure at drinking coffee sans
cream and did not that fact alone
brand the milkman too great a tulprit
to be reproved merely by a maid?
The young wife is quite deaf, and
with conflicting sounds of traffic in
the street and her baby daughters
crying within, she could not hear the
defense of the sinful purveyor Of pure
milk, but she thought he looked peni-
tent, even sad, and so ended her stern
TRADE with a magnanimous:
We'll, see that you never let it oc-
cur again"
After he had left she said to the
cook:
What did he say, Mary?'
"He said his horse dropped dead,
num-" answered Mary.
And she had wisely admOnished him
never to let it occur again"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05

well built it may be rented to advan-
tage until a purchaser comes along,
but you must not rent poorly built
house unless you are looking for
trouble.
The cheapest way to build house
is to put up box like this and put a
straight roof over it. 1t makes all
straight work, stock sizes of every
thing work in without waste, and
cheap labor may be used to advantage
in putting it together. Everything
for the house may be purchased,
ready to go together, at the building
supply dealers.
Years ago it was considered neces-
sary to put up some fancy design in
order to have it look right when fin
ished, but this was a mistake. Moth
ing looks better than a plain house if
the proportions are right. Of course
you must have a relief of some kind.
In this case you get it in the yeranda,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05
Mr.. William A. Radford will answer

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
subject of building for the readers of this
paper On account of his wide eXpe-
rience as Editor, Author and Manufac-
turer he is without doubt, the highest
authority on all these subjects. Address
all inquiries to William A. Radford, No
1874 Fifth Ave, Chicago, ILL.,. and only
All the essentials of home are en-
bodied in this little cottage. BE it
ever so humble, there is no place like
home" applies with especial force to
neat little cottage that is built for
comfort and surrounded by well-kept
grounds. A cottage house well kept
looks great deal better and it gen
orally contains a great deal more COM
fort than a larger house that is in a
measure neglected.
In building a small house it is GUS
tomary with some builders to slight
the work in certain directions, because
it is only cheap affair, anyhow, but
this is q mistake. 1t does not pay, for
instance, to use outside doors that are
less than one and three-quarter inches
in thickness. You can put on cheaper
ones and dress them up so they look
all right for awhile, but after time
the panels split and the doors warp
until it is an aggravation to open or
shut one. Then repairs are neces-
sary and you put more expense on the
job than would be necessary to do it
right in the first place.
If you are building a house to sell,
sometimes you can skin it in places
and get out from under, but it is a
poor way to do business. If you want
to drink from a sieve you must drink
quick Sometimes a house built for
sale don't sell right away. If 1t Is
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05
Always Man of Determination.

nial office in the early days of his
career served an apprenticeship with
a New York banking house and at that
time made many acquaintances in
Wall street. 1t is said of him that he
was one of only two or three out of
an office force of so who reported for
duty the day of the great blizzard 10
years ago. This was suggestive of the
determination which helped him much
in his later life on advancing him to
his present position, to which he was
named by the German emperor for the
purpose of reducing to order the chaos
which had existed in the administra-
tion of the German colonies.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05
How Amy Was Saved
By Florence 3 Hallowel
(Copyright)

she felt Gertrude's hand on her arm.
The teapot is in so pieces Ger
trude whispered. "and the vase is ut
terly demolished. Come away.
They made their escape from the
hall, somehow, and hurried home.
Amy did not utter a word until they
reached their own doorstep. Then
she burst out suddenly into something
very like groan.
MY pride! my wretched pride!
she said. Gertrude, | am well pun
ished."
The mornings mail brought grace
full little scented note from Mrs. De
Courcey Barristow, saying that her
modification and sorrow over the ac'
cident which had occurred was so
great that she did not feel equal just
yet to a personal interview with her
dear Miss Fitzhugh.
Amy looked gloomily out of the
window
The vase and the teapot were the
only things broken, except hideous
jug and a decorated cup and saucer,
Gertrude continued. 1T seems like
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05

cost the house is set on cedar posts
instead of having a cellar. This is
done because there are men who could
afford to build cottage house cost
ing $1,000 or 81 400 when it would be
impossible for them to raise the
money for a house costing $4,000 Il
Is better to build in this way and put
cellar under the house afterward,
than to keep on paying rent year after
year with the expectation of building
just as you want to in three or four
years time, because the three or four
years slip away quickly, and you are
in no better position to build then
than you are now.
A little determination goes long
way in making a start for a home.
OF course, little money is necessary,
but the amount paid out for rent each
month would soon pay for a $1,000
cottage and leave the owner in posi-
tion to 90 ahead on something larger
if he needs it. Sometimes people get
so attached to a little home that is
comfortable and convenient that they
are in no hurry to leave it. My advice
has always been to make a start and
make it modest enough so you are not
embarrassed to make your payments,
and | believe it is a great deal better
to 90 a good deal too slow than to go
little bit too fast.
l like to see good houses, and when
person can afford it | like to see
them living in an expensive house,
but | don't like to see young fellows
start in with q property a good deal
larger and more expensive than they
need when they haven't the means to
pay for it, because l know it means
many months and years OF hard work
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05
AROUSED FEARS OF FARMER.
Thought He Was a Member of the
Standard Oil Company.

They told me of a farmer two miles
away from the Connecticut farmhouse
where l was stopping who had a cider
mill and was making a few barrels
of the sweet, and one day | took
walk over to the place. The farmer
had made only two barrels of cider
and was through grinding. l asked
him about the apple crop, the price
of cider and so on, but found him
disinclined to talk. In fact, it was
plain that he diStrusted me. | told
him how | used to walk five miles
to a cider mill in my boyhood days,
and did my best to thaw him out.
but the most that l could get out of
him was that he intended to sell one
barrel and keep the other for himself
He was evidently much relieved when
| took my departure, and | could not
make him out at all. Two days later
| ran across him in the village, just
as he was unloading one of the bar
rels at a grocery. He tried to dodge
me, but l hailed him, and he came
forward and said:
81 couldn't get but three dollars
for it,"
But that's fair price, isn't it?"
Its tolerably fair, and l hope you
are not going to freeze me out"
Il don't exactly understand you"
l said.
why, hain't you from the Standard
Oil company"
"Of course not"
And you haint run cider up to
five dollars a barrel and threatened
to freeze out any one that sold it for
less?"
My friend, you are away off"
Honest lnjun?"
Il have nothing whatever to do with
the corporation you name"
"Gee-whiZz! but | took you for the
boss of it himself, and I've been shak-
ing in my boots ever since you showed
your nose in the mill!"-N. Y. Times.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05

the irony of fate. Amy, you'll have to
write to Aunt Reliance
What am | to write her? How
can | excuse my folly?"
At last an idea dawned upon Amy,
after a fortnight of anxious thought.
She wrote to Aunt Reliance, asking if
she would sell the vase and teapot.
The answer came two weeks later,
while they were all at breakfast.
Gertrude hastened to read the i'm
portant document aloud. Aunt Reli-
ance, while expressing appreciation Of
Amy's very natural desire to possess
the teapot and vase, positively refused
to sell them; she would, she said, as
soon think of selling her grandfathers
bones, and wondered that Amy could
have thought her so lacking in respect
for her ancestors. She announced, in
conclusion, that having found the eli
mate of California beneficial to her
health, she had decided to remain
there permanently, and would soon
send for the box they had so kindly
stored for her.
What Amy suffered mentally dur
ing the next six weeks Is best left to
the Imagination.
She lost her appetite grew pale ard
thin, and was so despondent and irri-
table, that Gertrude became anxious
about her.
This vase-teapot trouble must
come to an end" Gertrude said one
morning, as she sat sewing in the sit
ting room, and glanced up to see Amy
gazing idly from the window. IF you
| don't write to Aunt Reliance, | will.
She must know it anyhow, when we
send the box, and what is the use OF
waiting?"
There's the carrier now" said
Amy, listlessly, and walked slowly out
into the hall, closing the door after
her.
Five minutes passed, and she had
not returned. Gertrude, growing anx-
| ious, put down her sewing. and went
out into the hail. half-expecting to
see her sister in swoon on the floor
But Amy was standing by the hat
rack, her eyes shining and flush on
| her cheeks.
Saved! Saved by a miracle!" she
cried, as she waved a letter above
her head. Read this, Gertrude,
and"
Tell me- interrupted Gertrude, i'm.
patiently.
"Well, our blessed great-aunt wants
her box sent at once, and says she
/ makes me a present of the vase and
| teapot as return for my trouble in
sending it, and she hopes that my adj
miration for these precious heirlooms
is sufficiently great to cause me to
preserve them with sacred care and
hand them down to future genera
tions."
ut seems to good to be true!" cried
Gertrude, sinking down upon one OF
the hall chairs
Doesn't it! And now listen to me
never, never as long as you live say
| family heirlooms to me again. This
Fitzhugh has had enough of them.
and then-g girllike-Amy burst into
tears.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05
An Enterprisinq Editor.

"The editor is a philosopher, and
so enterprising!"
He is?"
You bet! Why, while his office
caught the hot lead from the melting
type, nodded it into buckshot, and
went cunning for delinquent sub
scribers!"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05
Not in His Line.

'Who discovered steam?" asked the
man who is always looking for in
formation.
Don't know" answered the man
who is abnormally chilly, but l am
willing to bet it was not the ianitor
in our apartment house. se."-Washing-
ton Star.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05
Watery.

Looks like rain to-day" said the
milkman, as he poured the customary
quart from the can to the pitcher
1T always does" replied the house,
wife, compressing her lips with cold
significance.
Sitting an oath. he took up his
liquid burden and departed heavily.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05
A Tardn Communication.

Nero fiddled while Rome burned"
exclaimed the student
Eell, replied Mr.. Growcher that's
: than the custom many violin,
i. have of practicing at time
I,...I everything is nice and quiet
otherwise"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05
Just as Good.

Waiter-One of the gentlemen is
asking for some Spanish wine
Proprietor--Well, give him bottle
of our sweet wine and charge him two
marks extra. That will be quite
Spanish enough for him, expect
FIieGenGe Blatter.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05
At the Dinner Table.

Guest-Why does Huber never say
anything?
Neighbor-Because his wife always
declares that two people should not
speak at once.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05

and good many nights of worry, all
of which may be avoided by making
the proper start. A little house may
be buried in vines partially hidden by
shade trees and beautified by yard
full of flowers until the house is for.
gotten and the cozy home only is re.
membered
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05
A La Gard.

Miss De Style-How did that CLUB
sandwich | made taste?
Miss Gunbusta (sarcastically) Like
the deuce"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05

Here Lies the Body of Mary McFord.
She raised five and was called by
the Lord
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-19
VIOLENT MANIFESTO.
French Labor Council Condemns Ac'
ton Of High Officials.

Paris, April 19.-Crowds Of striking
walters paraded the boulevards en-
deavoring to call out non-strikers.
They did not meet with much success
Several arrests were made on the
charge of intimidation.
The Confederation Of Labor Is
placarding the public buildings with q
most violent manifesto condemninG
the criminal governments" attempt
to defeat the efforts OF the working
men to ameliorate their condition and
villifying especially Premier Clemen'
ceau, Education Minister BRAND and
Labor Minister Viviani In connection
with the arrest of the strike leaders
Marck and Yvetot, under charges
concocted by means of barbarous and
antiquated laws"
The strike Of the walters extended
during the day to many principal
cafes and caused the greatest incon
venience at lunch time. when some OF
the stats deserted entirely. The older
men, however, generally remained at
their posts and contrived to carry on
the service, with the assistance OF
amateurs, under the protection Of the
police.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-19
TRIAL OF BlNGER HERMANN
Defense Submits Its Prayers to the
Court.

Court.
Washington. April 19.--The defense
has submitted It's prayers to the court
In the trial Of Binger Hermann,
charged with destroying public rec
ords. The main contention of the de-
fense is that the jury should be
charged that there Is no evidence to
show that Mr.. Hermann had any con-
nection with the alleged Hyde-Benson
land fraud conspiracy. Another con-
tention is that in order to convict four
things must be found by the jury:
First, that one or moro OF the con-
spiracies alleged must be found to
exist; second, that the defendant was
in some manner connected with one
or more of such conspiracies; third,
that there vas something In the books
destroyed that would have tended to
show the defendants connection with
the alleged conspiracies: fourth, that
he destroyed the books to keep secret
this connection.
Considerable attention was given In
the prayers to the exact construction
which should be given to the word
fraudulent" as 1t Is used In the stat
ute under which Mr.. Hermann Is be,
Ing tried,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-19
GOVERNOR OF NEW MEXICO
haperrnan Resigns and His Successor
ls Named.

Washington, April 19.-Governor
Hagerman of New Mexico. against
whom charges were preferred, has
rendered his resignation and the pres
ident has announced the appointment
Of Captain George Curry. governor OF
Samar province. Philippine islands, as
governor of New Mexico In Governor
Hagerman's place.
Governor Hagerman was recently In
Washington to answer the charges,
which related to the transfer Of terri
torial lands to . Pennsylvania devel-
opment company. While here he had
long interview with the president
and Secretary Garfield about the
charges, which. he declared. were the
result OF political intrigue.
Captain Curry enlisted In the Rough
Rider regiment from Tularosa, N. M.
He was a member OF Troop II and It
was while serving in that organiza-
tion that the president made his ac-
uuaintance.