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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17
FOND OF THE fLEsHPoTS.
Washington Man Close to the Top
When II Comes to Feeding.

My good friend, Alfred Angus Early,
who has been doing the-I mean doing
things for the national committee dur
ing the campaign-is getting fat,
writes Irving G. Norwood in the Wash
ington Star. The scales register
something like $50 pounds now. with
a tendency to trip at a slightly higher
figure with each succeeding week. Re
Gently Mr.. Early got worried. He
sought his family doctor and laid his
troubles before him.
I'm not much of an eater. Doc,
said he. Il have my breakfast at
eight in the morning and | never get
hungry much before ten. Even then
| don't indulge myself. Usually If |
find myself uncomfortably empty ]
drop into a Dutch restaurant and have
a tub of suds with some sauerkraut
and frankfurters, and that carries me
over till noon, when | have my lunch,
and I'll admit it is usually pretty
square meal During the afternoon
seldom eat more than couple OF
times, with an occasional drink to
wash it down, and | have my dinner
rather early, so that / sometimes get
hungry a couple of times during the
evening"
The learned physician kept
straight face. "I can say only one
thing" he remarked, gravely; you
must not eat so much. You positively
must not. You simply must promise
me that you will limit yourself TO
three meals day. If you do not
can't answer for the consequences
fatty degeneration and all that sort
of thing, you know"
Mr.. Early sighed and sighed again
and tried to appear resigned.
"All right, Doc" said he, "if | must,
| must! But it's hard it's blamed
hard, indeed! However,, | promise.
But, Doc, on the level, amt eating the
king of indoor sports?"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17
ReWardedI

The other day a boy received ono
dollar for restoring to the loser $4,000
of gilt-edged bonds. Surely this is not
premium on honesty. A porter
found $4,000 of diamonds and pearls
in Pullman car, and got $25 for re-
turning the trinkets. A prominent
man lost a letter that might en-
barrass him and advertised Ample Re
ward!" That letter was not worth
cent to the finder; but when he gave
it up he got 5000 in cash, much to his
astonishment. I'm a poor man, all
right, all right" he said but this is
too much. What? Just for picking
up letter in the street? Say, mister;
here's your $780, Give it to some other
charity. | read it, OF course; but III
never peach on you. Gimme six dol
lars to buy my kid a suit of clothes,
and Wen call the incident closed for
ever. New York Press.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17
sELF-coNTRoL AND PROGRESS.
Vital Truths as Set Forward by An
.cient Philosopher.

Where then is progress? If any of
you, withdrawing himself from exter-
mails, turns to his own will to exercise
It and to improve it by labor, so as to
make it conformable to nature, elevat-
ed, free, unrestrained, unimpededJ
faithful, modest; and If he has learned
that he who desires or avoids the
things which are not in his power can
neither be faithful nor free, but Of
necessity he must change with them
and be tossed about with them as in
a tempest, and Of necessity must sub
iect himself to others who have the
power to procure or prevent what he
desires or would avoid; finally, when
he rises in the morning. If he observes
and keeps these rules, bathes as a
man of fidelity, eats as modest man;
In like manner, if in every matter that
occurs he works out his chief princi-
pies as the runner does with refer
ence to running, and the trainer of the
voice with reference to the voice
this is the man who truly makes prog
ress.-Epictetus
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17
Offered to Help Out Friend,

Charlie Hamilton, who came to
Washington with Admiral Cockburn
back in 1912. and, with that foresight
which has been his distinguishing
characteristic ever since, saw such q
wonderful future in store for Washing
ton that he remained and grew up
with the capital, stopped me on the
Row the other afternoon
Hist" he said, or words to that
effect, taking me by the arm. histed
and he led me around corners, up and
down streets, back and forth and
around about, until, finally, VIC
brought up in the shadow of the mon
ument. He paused. So did |.
You write rotten poetry" said
Charles.
Thanks" said |.
80" he continued, 81 sat down the
other evening and dashed off a little
Christmas poem. It's a blamed fine
poem. I'll let you have it for publi-
cation the Saturday before Christmas.
You can sign your name to it,"
Whereupon we beat it back to the
Row.-lrving c. Norwood, in Washing
ton Star.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17
Whence Pie

The origin of pie, especially mince
pie, like the origin of sausage, is
shrouded in mystery, but certain it is
that it was known as far back as the
time of Piers the Plowman, and it
may be that in his dinner pail could
have been found the precedent which
Michael of Pittsburg, now of the hos
pital, sought to follow. Those who
are surprised, after being led to be-
lieve that New England is the habitat
of the article, to learn that pie is an
old English institution can easily ac-
cept the further statement that plant
ed on American soil it forthwith ran
rampant and burst forth into an un-
told variety of genera and species"
Like the Irish potato, which is said
to have originated in the new world,
it has been so ingrafted into the life
of its adopted country that it seems
more like native than an alien.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17
The Riqht Sort of Wife.

An Atchison man recently refused
a proposal of marriage. Il like you,
he said to the girl, but you have too
many friends. There would be too
many at our wedding, for you would
be afraid not to invite them all, and
your many friends wouldn't be salts
fed unless they made fools of us by
playing some kind of crazy pranks on
us when we started on our wedding
journey. You have so many friends
that we would get all kinds of we'd
ding presents that we don't want, and
would be kept poor in future trying to
pay back when the donors got mar
ried. You are nice, and | like you,
but what | am looking for in wife is
a woman who is friendless. ."-Atchison
Globe.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17
Blaminu the Teeth.

1t is to the teeth that the patholo-
gist should first look for an expana-
ton of those emotional crises in the
lives of all Of us which assume now
the form of an eyaggeration of the SEN
timent of romantic love, again an in
classification of insomnia, and some
times a development of religious sensi-
bility to the boundary line of mania,
If Current Literature may be trusted.
Not only is toothache the cause, but
disease of a dental nature involving
no pain whatever to the victim works
its havoc and leads men and women
to madhouses and domestic miseries
and every kind of excess
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17
A Lost Bet.

An Irish waiter named Kenny was
noted for his wit and ready answers.
A party of gentlemen who were stay
ing at the hotel heard of Kennys wit,
and one of them made a bet that he
would say something Kenny couldn't
answer at once.
A bottle of champagne was ordered !;
the one who had made the bet took
hold of the bottle and commenced to
open it. The cork came out with a
bang" and flew into Kenny's mouth.
"Ah," he said, that Is not the way
to Cork"
Kenny took the cork out of his
mouth and replied: mo, but it's the
way to 'Kill-Kenny.' Ideas.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17
THE LINE
FENCE
By ARTHUR RENWICK O'HARA
Copyright, by Ford Pub. Coz

What beast he must be-" cried
Barbara Hilton. attacking her break
fast savagely.
MY dear" said gentle Aunt Lettie,
Il don't think the man realizes our
position"
'He certainly can comprehend that
three women and a Chinaman are not
capable of coping with his horrid,
prongy-honed cattle" cried Barbara.
How many times have the awful
creatures broken into our corn this
week? Only three times!"
But each time they got through our
part of the fence, DEAR" said Aunt Let
tie.
And what if they did," demanded
the indignant Barbara. Does he ex-
pect Wing to mend the fence? Or
Judy? Perhaps he thinks you might
set in few posts. Haven't we offered
double wages for help from his men
time and again? But no-he prefers to
let those gaunt, hungry beasts get
two or three square meals each week
out of our cornfield. He hasn't the
chivalrous instincts of a Digger In
dian"
Mr. Theodore Norris, the owner of
the predatory livestock, was hot tenn
pered, eccentric gentleman of so odd
summers, who for a score of years had
waged unintermittent war against the
former proprietor of the Hilton ranch,
SO when Miss Lettie Hilton and her
niece located in the stronghold of his
ancient enemy vague idea that it be-
fitted a confirmed bachelor to cherish
animosity toward the weaker sex,
and force of habit, impelled him to
continue the feud.
Therefore, he resolutely ignored his
new neighbors. and repelled their tim
id advances. In locality where hired
help was almost unobtainable, he re-
fused to allow any of his men to re-
pair Miss Lettie's half of the division
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17
African Races.

The Indigenous races of Africa are
considered to be four in number, name
ly: The negroes proper, who occupy a
central zone, stretching from the At
lantic to the Egyptian Sudan, and who
comprise an enormous number of di-
verse tribes; the Fulahs with whom
the Nubians are associated), settled
mainly between Lake Chad and the
Niger; the Bantus, who occupy the
whole south, except it's extremity, and
the Hottentots, who are in that ex-
treme southern region. Some anthro-
polosists include the Kaffirs and Be-
chuanas are Bantu tribes. The north
and northeast are occupied by Semitic
and Hamtic races, the latter includ-
ing Abyssinians and Gallas.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17
Seek Proper Championship.

LIES best school is living with peo-
pie Living alone nourishes much
that is not good and beautiful in hu.
man nature. 1t promotes selfishness.
1t gives self-conceit an undue oppor.
tunity for growth and development.
1t permits us to do too much as we
please, which is bad training for any
one of us. One can never grow into
true nobleness of character sweetness
of disposition and beauty of Ifs living
in solitudc.-J. r. Miller.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17
More PSycholoqy,

Lady" said Plodding Pete, as he
finished the luncheon which had been
provided, 81 said Id do me best to
help out wild de wood-choppin'."
That's what you said"
"An' I'm a man of me word"
"Then why don't you reach for the
ak and go to work?"
Lady, merely took de contract.
didn't guarantee to do de work my
self. I'm a telepathic wood-chopper,
an if you don't disturb me while I'm
concentratin' my thoughts I'll surprise
you. Jes' remember, if anybody walks
up like he's half awake an goes to
work on dat wood, dat I'm de grateful
party who mesmerized him"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17
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White House Familiar to Mrs. Taf'

white House Familiar to Mrs. Taft.
Mrs. Taft is more familiar with the
White House than was any wom. n
who has ever been called upon to pre-
side over It, Her first visit to Wash
ington was as the guest of Mrs. Hayes,
wife Of President Rutherford b. Hayes,
to whom she was related. She was
very young then, being still school
girl, and she acknowledges she can
feel the thrills which passed through
her while standing close behind Mrs.
Hayes on one of her afternoon recep-
tions, at the insistence of Aunt
Lucy"
Later on she was the guest of Pres
ident and Mrs. Harrison, being also a
relative of the latter. During Mr..
Taft's service as secretary of war she
has been a familiar visitor in the
White House. and has, as a matter of
fact, had the honor of first lady of
the land actually grow upon her.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17
Chess and Checks.

Chess was originally the game of
kings, the game of shahs. The word
shah" became in old French "eschac," +"
while the old French "eschecs" was
further corrupted into Chess" The
more original form chec has likewise
been preserved, though we little think
of it when we draw a cheque, or
when we suffer a check, or when we
speak of the chancellor Of the eX-
chequer. The great object of the chess
player is to protect the king, and
when the king is in danger the op-
ponent is obliged to say CHECK" /. e.,
shah, the king. After this the various
meanings of check, cheque, or eX-
chequer become easily Ineligible. Ex-
chequer, or scaccarium, the name of
the chess board, was afterward used
for the checkered cloth on which ac-
counts were calculated by means of
counters.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17
He Said 1t.

Horace" remarked Mrs. Fgtree,
I'VE are going to have company at din
ner, and | do wish you would brighten
up and look less like an honorary pail
bearer. Say something humorous"
The company came, and, with few
preliminary coughs and winks, which
were intended to announce to his wife
that the witticism was about to be
perpetrated, Mr.. Figtree said, timidly,
MARY"
Yes, dear, what is it?" asked Mrs.
Figtree, graciously.
Have you got all of your hair on
this evening?"-Judge
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17

fence, although, through Wing, she
made him liberal offers for their serv-
ice.
1t was Miss Hilton's half of the
fence that was defective. 1t was not
his fault if the cattle broke through;
so he displayed no undue haste in
getting them home. The "greasers"
in his employ soon understood that
Mr.. Norris lightly regarded the maraud-
ings of his stock upon the Hilton
crops, and acted accordingly. The
leisurely manner in which they drove
the intruders out of field and garden
moved Barbara to wrath, and the gen
tie Aunt Lettie to plaintive tears.
This has grown unbearable," said
Barbara one day, as the three women
of the household sat flushed and pant
ing, after a prolonged tussle with Mr..
Norris cattle in the broiling MONDAY
sun. when Wing comes home
shall send him to Cambria for posts
and wire, and tomorrow | shall build
a new fence"
Don't tell me you are in earnest,
Barbara" cried Aunt Lettie in con-
sternation. Just consider the un-
pleasant attention it would attract.
What would these ranch people think
of a young lady, assisted by China
man, building a fence?"
''They will probably think we're
tired of being eaten up alive by that
old fiend's cattle" replied Barbara.
Wing" said Barbara despairingly,
the next day, after Wing lad toiled
manfully, if awkwardly, for over an
hour at his first post hole, "how do you
ever expect to find that dirt again to
fill in round our posts when we set
them in? Do they dig that way in
China?" For Wing persisted in digging
with his long-handled shovel turned
toward himself, thus throwing the dirt
between his widely trousered legs and
strewing it over an astonishing
amount of territory.
Here" she continued, give me the
shovel. Now watch me-" And Bar.
bara. grasping the shovel, proceeded
to dig with much energy, carefully
making a neat pile of dirt by the cavi
ty for Wings edification.
please let me do that" said mas
culine voice, and the young lady
looked up with start to meet the gaze
of a handsome, well-dressed young
man. who stood bowling, with hat in
hand.
Il am Jack Norris. Mr.. Theodore
Norris is my uncle. I only came yes
terday, and | can't begin to tell you
how sorry | am about the trouble he
has given you with his stock. He has
wrangled for so long with the people
who lived on this ranch he can't real
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17
Mexican Embassy Ranks Hioh

The Mexican embassy at Washing
ton now occupies social position
equal to that of any of the European
powers, it's prestige under the Creefs
having been greatly augmented Not
onl; the large private fortune of Senor
Enrique c, Creel, the ambassador, but
the good taste and breeding of Sonora
Dona Angela, his wife, who is the
typical grande dame of Mexico, have
accomplished the good work of rlacing
this embassy upon new social foot
ting
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17

from the furniture and the floors, and
the curtains hung in their places at
the windows and the portieres at the
doors a few weeks ago the only new
thing to be found was the clean white
paint of the woodwork. This is all
spick and span, but there We're no
new furnishings, and not even any
new gold paint upon the little chairs
which the distinguished companies at
the musicales occupy in the great east
room.
This being the last year Of one ad-
ministration, and as the forthcoming
one is to be dominated by another, the
house will remain as it is, all changes
and improvements to be made by the
incoming family.
This winter will be the gayest seen
since the first winter of Mr.. Roose-
velts presidency, when his elder
daughter was presented to society, as
history will repeat itself in the mat
ter of the presentation of the young
er daughter. The President and Mrs.
Roosevelt will have ball for Miss
Ethel, as they had for Miss Alice
Roosevelt, now Mrs. Longworth
This will be given December 2S,
and the second daughter will dance
her way into society as the first daugh-
ter did, in that historic room where
Abigail Adams dried her clothes, and
which never saw the light fantastic
until the Harrison administration,
whom N1rc NnK
In addition to Miss Ethel's ball,
there will be dinners, luncheons, and
breakfasts and receptions in quick and
strenuous succession, from the first of
December until March A. when Mrs.
Roosevelt will turn over the household
affairs to her successor as the first
lady of the land.
The rooms of Miss Ethel Roosevelt,
on the north side of the mansion,
would never be recognized by the older
generation who were familiar with the
apartment of Nellie Grant.
It is more than likely that Miss
Helen Taft, who will be her success
or as a White House debutante, will
be assigned to these rooms.
Instead of being room" it is
now suite, for during the improve
ments to the mansion a few years ago,
a sitting room and bath were added
70 Nellie Grants former room, and
the suite was done over in the most
girlish of pale blues, with silk hang
ings and silver ornaments.
1t is no secret that Mrs. Taft will
dispense almost constant hospitality
during her regime as first lady of the
land, for she has such hosts of per-
sonal friends in official life and out
of it, and in the army and navy cir
cles, that it will necessarily keep her
busy 20 see and entertain them
1t has already been limited that she
will restore to their places on the
White House social calendar the pop
ular afternoon receptions to women,
which was the custom of the mistress
of the White house for many admins
trations until they were discon-
tinued by Mrs. Roosevelt. Mrs. Taft
will follow the precedent established
by Mrs. Roosevelt of making music
one of the features of the
seasons entertaining in the
White House.
Helen Taft Sz5yssE sssEssass,
win make ft T7g 4 fTiTfF31 TTII
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17

ton is all direct
ed toward the
family next to oc-
cupy the house,
and, in fact. to
the historic old
mansion itself.
1t is really the
most fascinating
sort of a home,
aside from the
limelight which
never dims. When
the linen covers
were re III Ov e d
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17
Wasted Efforts.

One evening when Tommy, aged
five, was having his daily bath his
nurse was trying, with small success,
to scrub his grimy little knees.
After watching her for some tine ne
said. patronizingly:
Never mind. Bertha. Don't you
know that's the dark meat, anyway"
-Harper's Monthly.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17
Few Autos in Chinese CITY.

The first automobile made its ap-
pearance in Shanghai in 1902 and
was an American car. After six years
there are but 40 cars there, and only
five of them are owned by natiyes.-
Consular and Trade Reports
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17
Not Her Goal.

Did you see where man sued for
divorce from his wife because she was
a baseball player?"
Probably he did it because she
didn't make enough home runs"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17
REALLY FINE HOME
THE WHITE HOUSE AN IDEAL
PLACE OF ABODE.
Attention of All Washington Is Cen
tered on the Family Next to Oc-
cupy the Historic Old
Mansion.

There is an air of great expectancy
about the White House now. Atten-
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-17

W hlte HOUSE.
Helen Taft
will m a k e
b er d q b u t
next year.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11

Mems and Boys o~veralls in all
sizes.
Mems and boys caps from 35c up to
i.5O.
Mems and boys underwear fleece
lined and wool from LOO up to 200
in two piece suits; from l.25 up to
$50 in union suits.
Mensleggings and German socks 90
TO- 75c: 75c % Soc.
TrunFs and suit cases from 3.25
up to $50.
A full line OF collars, necktleS,
socks and s~uspenders.
Novelty suspenders in fancy boxes,
fancy collar bags.
A nice line of fancy shirts, all
colors and styles.
A full line of mems shoes and mems
work stuffs. shirts, OYeralls, jackets,
etc.
Boys sweater coats, also fancy fan
mel shirts, all colors and plaids.
We are still closing out ladies shoes
and childrens underwear. Ladies
shoes from | 25 up to 2.6O. Childrons
underwear % cents a suit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-05
Mr.. Warmers Platform.

In announcing his platform, he said
Il am for the policies o. President
Roosevelt and am in favor of enforcing
the laws of the country and equality of
opportunity for rich and poor. / am es-
pecially anxious to have an opportunity
to work for the success of measures
which seem to me to be of '-ital impor-
lance to a large number of people of the
sixth district of Maryland. as we'll as to
the country at large.
There ought to be a pension system es-
tablished with as little delay as possible,
providing for the retirement of disabled
employees of the government departments.
who Tor years have rendered faithful and
efficient service. The salaries of those in
the classified service remain as t. were
fixed many years ago. In my opinion,
justice requires that they should be ad-
vanced at least 33 1-3 per cent. The civil
service regulat ions ought to be amended
SO as to permit every man holding gov
eminent position to freely express him
self as to his political belief In other
words, 1 do not believe in putting letters
on a man because he holds a place under
the government.