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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
Sanity In Respect of the Currency.

Senator Aldrich's bill is a simple
one and does not aim st anything like
currency reform. 1t provides that the
treasury may issue currency up to the
amount of $250,000,000, secured by
the same class of obligations at pres
ent recognized as lawful in the case of
savings banks in this state and in
Massachusetts, said issue to be taxable
at six per cent. The prudential stip-
ulations and restrictions are adequate
and the whole measure impresses us
as wisely conceived and ably planned.
If we might be permitted to offer
a criticism, and we do so with the ut
most diffidence, 1t would be that the
tax of six per cent. does not adequate
ly differentiate this reserve from ordi-
narily current money on which the
legal rate conventionally stands at
the same figure. The rate, we venture
to think, ought to be seven or eight
per cent. At the latter figure the pos
sibility of imitation is negligible
New York Sun.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
GOOD TIME FOR ECONOMY.
Country Will Indorse Prudence and
Retrenchment by Congress.

1t is reported from Washington that
the congressional leaders are in an
economical mood this winter, and that
prudence and retrenchment will be the
watchword during the present ses-
sion. Certainly the latest treasury
statement is calculated to confirm
them in that laudable determination.
The first half of the present fiscal
year closed with a deficit of nearly
$10,000,000. A year ago there was a
surplus of receipts over expenditures
of the corresponding period of about
$25 100000. For the month of Decem-
Der alone the treasury deficit amount
ed to about $S,500.O00.
The decline in the revenues of the
government is due, of course, to the
financial stringency of November and
December and its effect on our for
eign trade. The receipts from Gus
toms showed little shrinkage in No
vember, but that was attributable TO
the preparations for the retail holiday
trade and the withdrawal of merchan-
disc that had been ordered earlier in
the year. In December the falling off
in customs receipts caused the treas
ury a loss of $7,000,000 as compared
with the receipts from the same
month of the previous year. There
has also been considerable decrease
in the internal revenue receipts, and
on account of the same general bust.
ness conditions.
Secretary Cortelyou estimated in
the recer.t report to congress a surplus
of S42,000,000 for the current fiscal
year He was frank enough to say,
however, that he regretted the legal
necessity of making estimates that
were for the most part problemat.
ical," and the event has justified this
remark sooner than he expected, per.
haps. Though everybody confidently
predicts rapid revival of business in
every direction, there is no likelihood
of $42000,000 treasury surplus for
the fiscal year which will end with
next June.
No reasonable man, it is true,
savors large annual surplus, which
simply means excessive taxation of the
people 1t is also true that the treas,
ury is in a very strong position in
spite of the tendencies of the last two
months, for the years of prosperity
and expansion have enabled it to &C.
cumulate a large balance. Finally,
had not the expenses of the Panama
canal been paid until lately from cur.
reC1 .eoeipts there would have been
no deficit at all for the six months
ended with December. At the same
time if congress, in view OF the steady
increase in government expenditures
shown by the treasury's reports, has
decided to be more careful and eco
nomical this year. and avoid necessary
and wasteful appropriations, it's good
resolution will be generally approved
and praised
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
SCENE AT A BOX OFFICE.

A line of so or more persons
stood in front of the box office at a
theater one day this week, when a
stout, redfaced, mportant-looking man
came up, opening his pocketbook as
he came, extracting a $40 bill and
eying the long line of prospective buy
ers superciliously.
Get in line, you!" shouted a dozen
voices.
That's what | was going to do, you
blamed chumps,' he answered, scowl-
ingly taking his place at the foot -.
Chicago Tribune.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
A LAWMAkER Is INDICTED.
Speaker of Bay State House of Rep
resentatives Claims Action Is the
Work of Political Enemies.

Salem, Mass. - Speaker John N.
Cole, of the Massachusetts house of
representatives, whose home is at An
dover and who has represented the
Eighth Essex district for seven years,
was indicted Friday by the Essex coun-
ty grand jury on charge of violating
the public statutes in requesting a re-
duced rate of fare on the Boston &
Maine railroad for a large number of
persons The indictment is in 1913
counts, and the statute provides a pen
atty in each case of fine of not less
than 5000 nor more than $1,000.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
Valuable.

DO you think the speeches you In
tend to deliver will exercise any
real influence on events?"
NO" answered the statesman; but
| am going to deliver them just the
same. They are valuable as rehears-
ais for my next lecture tolr. lr."-Wash.
ington Star.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
Bryan Has Firm Hold.

Eastern Democratic papers of inde-
pendent proclivities are vibrating be-
tween suggestions of George Gray,
Woodrow Wilson, Joseph w. Folk and
Gov. Johnson as possible Democratic
candidates. The fact that they skip
from one to the other so readily is the
best evidence of the slight chance
any one of them has Of prying Bryan
loose.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
To Find Unlucky pays.

To find out which days bode evil
take the date of the full moon. Count
the days before instead of after this
date and multiply the number by the
number of days in the month, and
from the result the unlucky days of
the months are found.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
Professional Advice.

Doctor said the convalescent,
smiling weakly, you may send in
your bill any day, now"
Tut, TUT replied the M. d., silenc-
ing his patient with wave of his
hand. You're not strong enough
yet."--Judge.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
Daily Thouqht.

Never suffer the invaluable mo-
ments of thy life to steal by unim-
proved and leave thee in idleness and
vacancy; but be always either reading,
or writing, or praying, or meditating,
or employed in some useful labor for
the common good.-A'Kempis.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
Where Currency Is Not Used.

In Rhodesia the housewife needs no
money for food. if one has calico or
salt. Native hucksters demand either
one or the other, and pocket books
and purses are useless.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
Value of Work.

Work is the true friend and con-
soler of man, raises him above all
his weakness, purifies and ennobles
him, saves him from temptation and
helps him 10 bear his burden through
days of sadness, and before which
even the deepest griefs give way for
q time
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
lime for MemorY's Help.

And now, when the clouds gather
and the rain impends over our forest
and Cur house, permit us not to be
cast down; let us not lose the SAVIOR
of past mercies and past pleasures;
but like the voice of bird singing in
the rain, let grateful memory survive
in the hours of darkness.-Robert
Louis Stevenson.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
Busily Enuaqed.

did you know" said the nervous
man, that Saturn has lost one of its
rings?' MY friend" answered Mr..
Sirius Barker, Il can find enough to
worry about right here on this earth.
i don't have to get telescope
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06

Hurrah for Big Sandy! No blind
tigers, no slums; no kinky headed ne
groes! Good churches, good schools,
good people Merchants are busy, Ia
borers whistling as they go to work,
children laughing as they go to school
or play, wives singing as they patch
their husbands pants. s.'-Benton
County tTenn) Star.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
Solace for the MnnM

What a misfortune it is that the
public encourages so much trashy lit
erature!' remarked the man with
black-rimmed eyeglasses.
1T isn't misfortune" answered the
practical person. 1T is q blessing.
1t enables people whose books won't
sell to imagine they have written
classics"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
Motorman kelly Is Sentenced.

New York City. = Paul Kelly, who
was motorman on an elevated railroad
train which was wrecked in Septem-
Der, 1905, killing IA persons, was SEN
fenced Friday to not more than two
years and six months and not less
than one year and six months in pris-
on
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
misunderstood.

"We are victims of the tipping
habit" remarked the man who had
entertained some friends at a res
taurant.
Yes answered young Mrs. Tork-
ins; land it's only a little while till
the races come again. Washington
Star.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
Practical.

Mother-Our girl is very ambitious,
Henry. She is very anxious to get in
the whirl.
Father (grufly)-Then let her come
down to the Office and come in by the
revolving door when bunch of mes
senger boys are going through.-Bal-
timore American.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
Three Bows Drowned

Nyack, N. y While walking on
the thin ice which had formed
in Hudson river off this place Friday,
Evans Steele, aged IL; Hans Kraft, 10,
and Harold Dixon. II, broke through
and were drowned.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
THINGS THAT WENT WRONG.
A sINGITLAR CoIrpLE.

When Miss Abigail Scranton be-
came engaged to young Hiram Thorn
bush everybody declared it would be
an ideal match.
There was not the slightest objec-
ton on the part of the Scrantons or
the Thornbushes. In fact the mothers
of both the young persons encouraged
them openly in their courtship.
Yet Miss Abigail married him.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
The Deems Are Dumb.

The greatest golfers seldom talk
about their golf any more than the
greatest cricketers talk about their
cricket. 1t is the enthusiastic duffer
who enjoys conversing about his
game."-London Truth.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06

A New York Democrat has wagered
$4,000 that Gov. Johnson of Minnesota
will be elected If he is nominated and
if Roosevelt doesn't run against him.
Mr.. Bryan will be likely to lean to
the opinion that there are a good
many "ifs" connected with this mat.
ter.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
a Firm Position.

What is your position on this ques-
tion?" asked the man of statesmanlike
instincts.
My position answered the man
of legal qualifications, lis one that
pays $4,000 a year."-Washington
Star.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
Sensitive Parts of the Body.

The tip of the tongue is the most
sensitive part Of the human body;
the tips of the fingers come next, and
third the lips.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
Poor Fellow

'Dey give him ten years fer steal
In possum," said the colored broth
er, "an' de worst of 1t wuz he didn't
get ter eat it."
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
Deadly kamchatkan Liauor.

In Kamchatka there grows a mush.
room called the false orange, from
which is made a liquor that produces
delirium and commissions. Neverthe-
less it is favorite beverage.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
A Genius.

A genius is man who can tend a
furnace so that it will not send up
gas.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
Boggs-Was that burglar alarm
A HCmorist's Epitaph.

Here lies paragrapher-good things he
writ
He met his death by falling down shaft
of wit.
Judge
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06

Advertisements are published at the rate of
nne u ar per square for one insertion and nifty
/ t'nts rer square for each subsequent insertion
Rates by the year, or for six or three months
application.
Legal aud Official Advertising per square,
three times or less ~: each subsequent inSer-
No 20 cents per square.
Local notices 10 cents per line for one inser-
sertion cents per line for each subsequent
onSecutive insertion
Obituary notices over five lines. 10 cents per
line Simple announcements OF births mar
riHges and deaths will be inserted free.
Business cards five lines or less, IS per year:
over five lines, at the regular rates OF adver-
rising.
No local inserted for less than rs cents per
issue.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
GentIeness.

Gentleness is the great point to be
obtained in the study of manners
M. p. Willis.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS.
Ii. H. MuLLlN, Editor.
Published Every Thursday.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
ApNERTIsING RATEs:
II. MULLlN, Editor.

Fer year. ..'......... W
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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
No Gain in seino Unoenerous

We get no good by being ungener-
GUS, even to a book.-Elizabeth Bar.
rett Browning
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
Latin ProVe7h.

Better slip with the foot than with
the tongue.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
Query.

When a man kisses his wife is 1t a
souvenir spoon?
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06
JOB PRINTING.

The Job department OF the PRESS is complete
and affords facilities for doing the best class of
work. PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO LAW
PRINTING.
No paper will be discontinued until arrear-
ages are paid, except at the option of the pub
Usher.
Papers sent out OF the county must be paid
TOR in advance
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-02-06

london's Milk Shops.
There are over $4,000 shops for the
sale of milk in London.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30

Sheer white goods, in fact, any fine
wash goods when new, owe much of
their attractiveness to the way they
are laundered, this being done In a
manner to enhance their textile beau
ty. Home laundering would be equal
ly satisfactory II proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch. which has sufficient
strength TO stiffen, without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance of your work.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30
THOUGHT CHILD WOULD DIE.
Whole Body Covered with Cuban Itch
--Cuticura Remedies Cured at Cost
Of Seventy.Five Cents.

'My little boy, when only an infant
of three months, caught the Cuban
Itch. Sores broke out from his head
to the bottom of his feet. He would
itch and claw himself and cry all the
time. He could not sleep day or night,
and light dress is all he could wear.
/ called one of our best doctors to
treat him. but he seemed to get, worse.
He suffered SO terribly that my hus-
band said he believed he would have
to die. l had almost given up hope
when lady friend told me to try the
Cuticura Remedies. / used the Cuti-
cura Soap and applied the Cuticura
Ointment and he at once fell into a
sleep, and he slept with ease for the
first time since two months. After
three applications the sores began to
dry up, and in just two weeks from the
day i commenced to use the Cuticura
Remedies my baby was entirely well.
The treatment only cost 75c, and
would have gladly paid 800 If l could
not have got 1t cheaper. l feel safe in
saying that the Cuticura Remedies
saved his life. He is now boy of five
years. Mrs. Zana Miller, Union City.
R. F. d. No. /, Branch Co., Mich, May
II. 1906"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30
Post Card Petition.

The National Syndicate Of Railway
men in France has adopted a novel
method of petitioning the president of
the senate in favor of measure
which has been waiting its turn for
ten years. II has had 100000 post
cards printed and distributed to its
members, with a request that they be
signed and forwarded. Correspondence
addressed to the president of the SEN
ate does not need to be stamped.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30
NOT TO BE TAKEN LITERALLY.
Coiored Deacon's Prayer a Wonder OF
Poetic Imagery.

Between emotionalism and formal
ism in religion" says Washington
clergyman, there is a golden mean
a reflection that came to me recently
upon the conclusion of my remarks to
a colored congregation in Richmond.
II had invited an aged deacon to
offer prayer. oh, Lord prayed he,
glib dis pore brudder de eye of de
eagle. dat he spy out sin afar off.
Glue his hands to de gospel plow. Tie
his tongue to de line of truf. Nail his
yere to de gospel pole. Bow his head
way down between his knees, oh
Lord, an fix his knees way down in
some lonesome, dark and narrer val
ley. where prayer is much wanted to
be made. 'Noint him wifi de kerosene.
lie Of salvashun, an set him on fire!' ="
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30
WAS PRESIDENT FOR A DAY.
David Atchison Held That Office fol-
Twenty-Four Hours.

Many persons have been thrown into
confusion by an anxious inquirer who
wants to know what man was presi-
dent of the United States for one day,
and signed one document" This is
not surprising, for the event was one
of ante-bellum times and has dropped
out of sight in the excitements of the
later period The man referred to was
David Rice Atchison. whose name
would be almost unknown to the av-
erage American of to-day but for the
fact that 10 is preserved by the city
of Atchison, Kan, which, with the
county in which il is situated, was
named in his honor.
Atchison was q Kentuckian by birth
and lawyer by profession. He went
to Missouri when young man and
rose to some prominence in the law.
In lS4l he was appointed to the ma.
tional senate to fill a vacancy, on the
theory, 1t was said, that he could cas-.
lily be displaced by other aspirants.
nut he was elected for a full term in
1s43, and reelected in 1S49. In the
senate he was popular, and was elect
ed pro tempore for two terms, 1876
1Si9 and 1s52-1S54.
During the former term Zachary
Taylor was elected president and Mil
lard Fillmore vice president. March 4,
lS49, fell on Sunday, and In conse-
quence they were not inaugurated un.
I'll March 8, and in this interim OF one
day Atchiscn was virtually president,
as the constitution makes no provision
for the executive holding over
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30

The extraordinary popularity of fine
white goods this summer makes the
choice of Starch n matter of great i'm
portance. Defiance Starch, being free
from all injurious chemicals, is the
only one which is safe to use on fine
fabrics Its great strength as stiffen-
er makes half the usual quantity of
Starch necessary, with the result OF
perfect finish, equal to that when the
goods were new.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30
Clipping from the Morning Herald
SUICIDE OF CYRIL HAMILTON.
Throws Himself from the C. B. & l.
Dock.

In fit OF temporary insanity, it is
supposed, Cyril Hamilton, the we'll
known portrait painter, threw himself
from the c. b. & l. dock last evening,
just as the Oriana was leaving on
her return trip. He was drawn under
in the rush of the water and all efforts
TO save him proved fruitless. His
body was not recovered until this
morning. He had been in his usual
good health, but seemed preoccupied
after spending some time in writing
letter at his club. He refused an
invitation to dine there and took a
cab to the docks about seven o'clock.
The reporter who carried the sad
news to his wife found her in a
strange state Of prostration and 1t was
with difficulty that he made her un-
derstand the calamity which had be.
fallen her. Mr.. Hamilton was a de-
voted husband and father, and his
loss in the heigh, Of his career will
be terrible blow to his family
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30
MIDSUMMER MADNESS
Ccopyrlght, by Dany Story Pub. Coz
By ELIZABETH PORTER

he heard brought a chill of forebod
ing.
Excuse rae. Mr.. Hamilton, sir?'
yes. yes. what is It? I've no time
to lose" he said impatiently.
I'm Mrs. Leslies chauffeur, sir.
She sent me with this note. She
said as you'd be here and that there
was no answer, sir Thank you, sir
Touching his hat, he was lost in the
fast thickening crowd.
Trembling, Cyril tore open the ,te
Yes, it was the familiar handwriting,
but IT brought not the thrill of joy that
it was wont to do. Instead a hand as
If Of Ice clutched his heart. Lean
ing against the paling, he read:
Dearest Cyril: I know you will
be disappointed in me, but on think
ing it over, really couldn't.
haven't the courage, dear, and even
your love could not make up to me
all that | would lose by such a step
Besides Bradford has done something
really decent. A beautiful set OF
pearls this morning, our anniversary.
you know, and Palm Beach this win
ter, he says, and that has been the
dream of my life. So really, my dear,
even Bradford Leslie can be endured
under such circumstances. When you
come to think it over and settle down
to your work and domestic bliss again,
you will see that have acted for the
best, and we can set our little affair
down to short fit of midsummer
madness. AS ever and always,
"EDYTHA LESLIE
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30
Knew Him,

1t was difficult to hire competent or
even incompetent help in Eden Cen
ter. and the commuters in that idyllic
spot had learned resignation.
Harold" said Mrs. Crandall, 81
haven't seen anything of that man
who was to NOW our lawn. Where do
you suppose he is? There. l believe
that's he now, over in Meade's orch
ard"
rs he standing?" inquired Mr.. Gran
dali.
"Yes," said his wife, hes standing
under one of the big trees looking
toward our house"
THAT can't be the man." said Mr..
Crandall He'd be sitting or lying
down."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30

With a smooth iron and Defiance
Starch, you can launder your shirt
waist Just as well at home as the
steam laundry can; 1t will have the
proper stiffness and finish, there will
be less wear and tear Of the goods,
and 1t will be positive pleasure 10
use Starch that does not stick to the
iron.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-01-30
At Break of Day

AS pallid morning CLEANED across the sky
/ saw your figure on the windy crest;
Between the low dawn and the shad-
owy west
Your fitting foot ana dusRy cloak went
by;
Some errand sweet OF blessed charity
Had led you forth while others took
their rest,
To start the ground-brd from her
drowsy nest.
Where blanched with dews, The sloping
meadows lie,
Then first red ray pierced the curtained
pole;
Then flashed broad beam up the glim-
mering hight;
Then rose the sun. as never yet rose hc'
So love. all glorious, shook NY tnrdy
SOUL
The veil of doubt dissolved IN blissful
light.
And Jealous heaven gave you up to me!
Dora Read Goodalc.