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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04
Fortune For Forqers,

The last person to suffer death for
forgery in London was Thomas May
nard, who was executed on Dec. 81.
1929. 1t was not, however, until 1882
that the death penalty for the crime
was replaced by transportation, though
even then an exception was made in
the case of forging or altering a
will. This exception was not removed
from the statute book until 1887. In
the days of good Queen Bess forger
of deeds was very severely dealt with
He had to stand in the pillory; his ears
were cut off, his nose slit, and he was
branded with hot irons. If he survived
these ordeals he was doomed to i'm
prisonment for the rest of his days,
and everything he possessed in the
world was forfeited to the crown.
Surely death would have been far
more merciful.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04
TREASURER'S SALE
OF UNSEATED LANDS
In Cameron County, for Taxes For
Years 1906 and 1907.

4 GREEABLE to an Act of Assembly entitled
~ IAN Act to amend an Act directing the
mode of selling Unseated Lands for taxes and
other purposes" passed the 18th day of March, A.
D., 1915 and further supplements thereto, l,
CHAS. j. HOWARD, Treasurer of the County of
Cameron, hereby give notice to all persons con
cerned therein. that unless II arrearages of tax
es due on the following tracts of unseated lands,
situate in Cameron county, Pa, are paid before
the day of sale, the whole or such part of each
tract as will pay the costs and taxes chargeable
thereon, will be sold at public vendue or outcry,
ut the Court House, in Emporium Borough,
County of Cameron and State of Pennsylvania,
on Monday, June Sth, 1908, and con-
tiuued by adjournment from day to day, as will
be deemed necessary for arrearages of taxes and
and the cost accrued on each tract respectively.
Persons wishing to pay before sale, will remit
the amount of these taxes, together with inter
est and fifty cents for each tract for advertising
and twenty-five cents for receipt
Notice is also given that in compliance with
the Act of Assembly, passed the 9th day of June,
A. ID. 1887, entitled IAN Act to regulate the COL
lection of taxes on Unseated Lands there will
be accrued interest at the rate of six per cent.
per annum on taxes of 1906 from January 1st,
1907, and on taxes of 1907 from January 1st 1908
until date of payment of same. See p. L. 1887 {;
page 1873.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04
Divind For Fish.

A unique method Of fishing is en-
ployed by natives along the Panlaung
river Two dugout boats are employed
about thirty feet long, with two men
with long poles, one in the bow, the
other at the stern punting the boat
along. They stretch long rope made
of bamboos and plated grass about Il
hundred yards long and weighted about
every ten yards with big stones. This
they let down into the water, and the
fish are frightened toward the bank.
The divers then jump In three at a
time, remaining down about twenty
seconds. They carry gaffs about eight
cen inches long and fishhooks with
cords attached. When they strike q
fish they let go the gaff, and the fish is
hauled up in the boat A big fire is
lighted on the river bank, and the men
warm themselves before it when not
diving.-Rangoon Gazette.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04
AS Arranged For Older Children

Miss Mary was the possessor of a
diminutive and immature specimen Of
the Owls aires, wool bearing and ru-
minant quadruped, whose flesh is high
ly esteemed by persons to whose gus
tatory organs its flavor is agreeable.
The shaggy and agglomerated fila
ments constituting in their collective
capacity its natural outer covering, in
tegument or garment presented to the
vision a surface absolutely etiolated
and albified and riyaling in immacu-
lateness the lustrous mantle of crystal
lized vapor that commonly character
ICES the winter landscape.
And to whatsoever locality, contigu-
Gus or remote, whittier Mary's vagrant
fancy, the call of duty or, perchance,
the parental mandate impelled her.
when not otherwise engaged, to betake
herself, this juvenescent representative
of the genus Owls aires, with fidelity
remarkable in one so immature and in
experienced, could be counted upon
with absolute and entire certainty to
accompany her.-Chicago Tribune.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04
Hoyle,

Hoyle was not really the inventor Of
whist, although often 30 stated to be,
but he was the first who introduced
scientific whist to the public. 4 recent
authority says that very little is known
of Hoyle's personal history except that
he was a barrister by profession and
held the post of registrar of the pre-
rogative in Ireland. He was born In
1910 and died in Cavendish square in
1761 at the advanced age of ninety-sev.
en- years. He received the sum of E1,-
600 from his publisher for his treatise
on whist, which ran through five edi-
ti0nS in one year and was extensively
pirated. Hoyle is said to have given
lessons in whist at guinea a lessont
One of his great points was the caIcu-
lation of probabilities at various stages
of the rubber. This at first was deem
ed so important III guiding players that
Il famous mathematician used to fire.
quent the coffee houses (the old sub
stitute for the modern clubs and give
his opinion on the state of the odds at
any stage in a game of whist in return
for small fee from the Players
Glasgow Times.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04
The 1ost Common Cause of Suffering.

Rheumatism causes more pain and suf
fering than any other disease, for the rea-
son that it is the most common of all ills,
and it is certainly gratifying to sufferers to
know that Chamberlau's Pain Balm will
afford relief, and make rest and sleep pos
sible. In many cases the relief from pain,
which is at first temporary, has become
permanent, while in old people subject to
chronic rheumatism, often brought on by
dampness or changes in the weather, "a
permanent cure cauuot be expected; the
relief from pain which this liniment af-
fords is alone worth many times its cost.
% aud 30 cent sizes for sale by l.. Tag
gart.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04
A Blind Mans Ruse,

"My great-uncle, who was blind"
said a Frenchman, "once buried $4 900
in gold louis under Il pear tree in his
garden. His neighbor saw him do it
and III the dead of night came and stole
the money, replacing the earth care
fully.
Some days later my uncle brought
fifty more louis down to the pear tree
for burial. He soon discovered his
loss, and, silently weeping, he too, re
placed the earth.
"He knew whom to suspect, and that
night he called on his neighbor. He
seemed thoughtful and distrait, and the
neighbor asked him what oppressed his
mind.
"'Well, I'll tell you,' said my great
uncle frankly, L have 1000 louis hid
away in safe place, and today ten
ant paid off a mortgage, and l have
another 1000 louis in cash on my
hands. l don't know whether to seek
out another hiding place for this mon
ey or put it where the other is. What
do you advise?
Why said the neighbor eagerly,
If your first hiding place is safe-and
you declare it to be SOL should GER
tainly put this money there too
MY great-uncle said firmly that that
was what he would do. 1t was the
wisest course. Then he took his leave.
"And when next day he went to the
pear tree again there, sure enough, was
his lost 1000 louis, all put back again"
Exchange
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04
WHY the Tables Are Cream.

billiards is one of the Oldest games
1 know Of" said sporting man. at
IS older even than croquet, which was
played by French kings a great many
hundred years ago. But, while billiards
IS so old, I'll bet none of the devotees
Of the worries and the cue can tell me
why a billiard table covering is green.
The billiard table is always green.
Well, the answer is simple enough.
Billiards is merely Il corruption of the
good old English game of bowls, which
was played on Il beautifully green
lawn. On rainy and winter days, how
ever, your English sportsman couldn't
enjoy his bowls, SO some clever Johnny
conceived the scheme of playing bowls
indoors on his imitation green lawn. 1t
was too much of cinch, however,
playing this game with the hand in
such close quarters, SO the cue was
introduced to put skill at 4 premium.
That's why billiard tables are green."-
Philadelphia Record.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04
The Moral of PIayinu Cards,

Playing cards have had their moral
side, it may surprise you to know. At
the Blenheim club in London lecturing
on the subject of playing cards from
the point of view of the collector, Mr..
Alfred Whitman said that the most
valuable packs were those that taught
Biblical history or inculcated moral
lessons. In Italy in the eighteenth cen
tury 1t was customary to issue packs
of cards with Old Testament scenes
engraved upon them. In Germany of
the same period playing cards with
fables to which morals were attached
were customary. French playing cards
of the time of Louis XIV. were used to
teach geography and history, while in
the England of Elizabeth and the Stu
arts playing cards were used as po-
litical pamphlets. Most valuable were
cards issued in France at the time of
the French revolution, when figures of
Genius, Liberty and Equality took the
place of kings, queens and knaves.-
London Saturday Review.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04
He Has Two SIGNATURES,

There is one New York business man
who is reasonably proof against the
forger, as he has two signatures and
the forger must first get hold of one
of his bank checks to get any action.
Seeing the signature on a letter or ho-
tel register would do the forger no
good. The bank would not recognize
1t. 81 don't particularly fear the
forger," the business man admitted
"but my two signatures make me feel
safer just the same. | am surprised
that everybody doesn't hit on the same
plan. It's very easy after you get the
knack of signing your name two sep
arate and distinct ways."-New York
Globe
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04
BiIiousness and Constipation.

For yeals | was troubled with bilious
ness and constipation, which made life
miserable for me. My appetite failed
me. | lost my usual force and vitality.
Pepsin preparations and cathartics only
made matters worse. | do not know
where | should have been to-day had |
not tried Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. The tablets relieve the i'll
feeling at once, strengthen the digestive
functions, purify the stomach, liver and
blood, helping the system to do its work
naturally-Mrs. Rosa Potts, Birming-
ham, Ala. These tablets are for sale by
j.. Taggart.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04
Waits Who Became Famous.

The list of waits who have become
famous, says the Delineator, is long
one. 1t includes Sir Henry Stanley,
Queen Catherine the Good, Alexander
Hamilton, Rosa Bonheur, Edgar Allan
Poe, Rachel, Leonardo da Vinci and
dates back as far as Moses. All these
were homeless children-children who
if left to their fate would undoubtedly
have drifted into evil ways. Instead
they have lived to add glory to their
names and have contributed to the
knowledge of the world at large
through the fruits of their genius.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04
Hard to Do Without Pockets.

"The most annoying thing in navy
life for recruit is the absence of side
pockets in the uniform trousers" said
yeoman at the navy recruiting sta
tion. "The average man doesn't realize
how strong is the custom of thrusting
his hands in his trousers pockets until
he dons a pair without pockets. I've
worn the navy uniform four years
now, and l frequently find myself try
ing to put my hands in my pockets
Kansas City Times.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04
Smartness.

Do not be smart" Whenever you
see any of your mates showing signs
of ''smartness" in his work, his talk
or his play take him by the hand, or
both hands, or by the back of the neck,
if necessary, and lovingly, playfully,
but firmly, lead him to knowledge of
higher and more interesting things. In
these words of Mr.. Kipling is present
ed the gospel of real life, of common
sense and of universal experience
New York Outlook.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04
A We'll In a ChurchYard.

Hadstock, in Essex, possesses what
is probably a unique water supply. 1t
is entirely derived from Il deep we'll in
the parish churchyard. The we'll is
over 800 years old and is known as st.
Botolph's well. The inhabitants Of
Hadstock declare that it contains the
best drinking water in Great Britain,
and, as the village in question is one
of the healthiest places in Essex, there
is undoubtedly some truth in their
boast.-London Strand Magazine.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04
The Points Were There,

Little Claras parents often discuss
relncarnation, and the small maiden
has acquired some of the phraseology.
Mamma" she said one day, my kit
tie must have been Il paper of pins in n
previous state of existence"
why do you think so|' asked her
mother
Because / can feel some of them in
her toes yet" was the logical reply.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04
An Iron Tin,

Teacher-Johnny, can you tell me
how iron was first discovered?
Johnny-Yes, sir.
'Well, just tell the class what your
information is on that point"
81 heard pa say yesterday that they
smelt it,"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04
The Fireside Diplon1at

81 don't want to be nagging at you" ;"
Mrs. Marryat began, but it's the little
things that bother me most
"Ah!' interrupted her husband sweet
ly. Il suppose you're going to tell me
you haven't Il decent pair of shoes."-
Philadelphia Press.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04
Feb. 29 Births.

Very few distinguished men have
been born on Feb. 30 of leap year.
Among them are Edward Cave of the
Gentleman's Magazine, who was born
in 1862, and Rossini on the same day
Il hundred years later. Archbishop
Whitgift in 1904 and John, the brother
of Sir Edwin Landseer, himself an
artist, both died on this day.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04

Here comes the Spring Winds to chap,
tan and freckle. Use PineSalve Carbolis-
ed. (Acts like poultice for cuts, sores,
burns, chapped lips, hands and face. 1t
soothes and heals. Sold by r. C. bod
on. BIN
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04
7oIGInq rIS Jop.

81 think the man who works at that
place across the street is the most
faithful and conscientious workman l
ever saw. He never takes a holiday
and always labors away till it's too
dark TO see any longer"
Faithful workman! Great Scott!
He's the proprietor of the shopr-
Chicago Tribune.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04
Disease and Remedies.

1t is almost a truism among physi-
clans that the intractability of a dis
ease may be measured by the number
of "infallible" remedies for it which
from time to time have been recon-
mended.-London Times.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04
A Wronn Guess.

Botanical Youth Gn parlI-Can you
tell me if this plant belongs to the ar
butus family? Gardener (curtly)-No,
young man, it don't. 1t belongs to the
county council nndon Globe.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04

Howell don't mind getting lemon
now and then, but Powell - But
what? HOWELL think it is overdoing
the thing when the lemon has been
Zed.-EXchange
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04
FarsiaIlted.

He-Why do you force me to wait
for an answer: She Cwho Is up in po-
litical economyl-BccaC.e don't want
to give you monopoly until find ont
whether there's any competition.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04
Homemade.

eve arc told to cast our bread upon
the waters" said young wife.
But don't you do it," replied her
husband. "A vessel might run against
it and get wrecked. '-Simplcissimus.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04
SocioIouiet Defined.

"Uncle Henry, what is sociologist?"
"A sociologist, my boy J. person
who can Inspect garbage can and find
enough material in it for a long lecture
on the needs of society. y."-Chicaco Trib.
unp.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04
Turned the Cut.

Dolly-Pardon me, dear but you cut
a ridiculous GGure on the street yester-
day. Polly-0h. forgive me, dear! If
1 had seen YOU | should have spoken
Cleveland Leader.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04
Sarcastic.

when reverses come you find Out
who your friends are.
so"
eyes. They Immediately proclailn
that they knew you We're an accident" "
louisville Courier-Journal.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04
Couldn't Change His Appearance.

Customer want you to cut my hair
so that | won't look like Il blamed fool.
Barber-I'm no lightning change artist.
New York Press
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04
For the Farmer.

Call at the Emporium Machine Shop
for Bowker's fertilizer and printed mat
ter giving directions how to use same
to get best results for grain and vege-
tables.
Slot. EMPORIUM MACHINE Co.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04

II 1t were only as easy to practice as
it is to prcach.-Chicago News.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04

He that comes unMdden will SIT
down unaskcd. .-I Irish pfoverb.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-04
LUMBER TOWNSHIP.

CHARLES j. HOWARD,
Treasurer of Cameron County.
Treasurer's Office,
Emporium, Pa, April l. 190S
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GIFT OFFERINGS AT ROBERTS 6 SON

LADIES HAND BAGS A carefully selected stock of the very latest designs in bags, both large and small. We are selling these at par ticularly low prices.
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COIN XES FOR MONEY GIFTS-Some-

thing that will add to that money gift a little sentiment of the Christmas season. These little boxes are beau tifully put up, and made to accommodate gold coins of all denominations.
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To Sterilize Water.
rom Inc Literary Digest.

From the Literary Dlgesl
 Water infected by organism may now be effectively purified at the tap. if we accept the claims made in behalf Of recently invented French device by which ozone is mixed with the water as it is drawn from the pipes. Says writer in The Scientific American, New York, October "A;
 "'rhe apparatus is very simple and in- expensive to install. Mounted on a small panel some fifteen inches square is a small ozonizer comprising sheets of glass covered with tinfoil on one side and free lv perforated. current of air is drawn through these plates, which is ionized under the influence of the electric cur rent. The ionized air passes into an in verted glass bulb into which the water is thrown by the main pressure in the form of a spray and accordingly it combines with the gas. which immediately seizes upon all bacteria present, oxodizing or dispatching them immediately. The water drawn from the tap is quite germ-proof, while the addition of the ozone imparts a delightful sparkle and an invigorating taste to the liquid. The apparatus is very economical In operation, the or ganizer merely being connected to the holder of an electric clamp, while the sim pie task of turning the tap sets the ozo- niger in action, switching off the current when the supply is arrested. The cleo trical consumption Is very small, one unit sufficing for the sterilizing of thousand gallons of water. Over a thous- and of these sterilizers have been install ed in private houses in Paris, and recent ly they have been introduced into this country. The system has also been ex- tended to the purification of public sup ply installations, huge plant having re-
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Misled.

''I.et us have a bottle of wine' sug- gests the young man from the small town, who has been introduced to the daughter of the leader of society.
 "Sir! calculates the young woman, haughtily.
 Maybe you'd like to play poker for SIG a white chip he offers to entertain her.
 ''Slrl'
 "Well, possibly you would like to get up on the table and dance among the dishes.'
 "Sir-r-r-r!'
 "NoN, look here, I'm trying my best to be friendly with you Suppose you smoke a box of cigarettes, write love letter to the husband of a friend of yours have a dozen cocktails and then we'll ride home and kick the glass of the carriage win dows on the way.
 MT. Newwun, l am astounded at such proposals. I am offended. I am insulted. How dare you say such things to me? Have you been drinking, or are you simply crazy?"
 Well, geminnee. That's the way all the society girls act in the novels I've read about them' he explains in some confC son
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palace of Sans Souci, whose ruins are still the wonder of travellers. Declared consti- tutional president of Hayti in 1806, Chris tophe five years later proclaimed himself King Henry l. created as nobility and set up a court that became famous for bar barrie display A revolution ended Chris tophe and he went into exile.
 Fustin Soulouque. a very black skinned and blacl1er hearted president, who took office on March 1, 1S47. did not suit them as we'll He could endure the presidency for five years only, when he made himself emperor, bought a crown for $10,000 and regalia for S1500O0, and created four princes, among them Bobo, later con- demned by him as a conspirator; 59 dukes and as many marquises, counts and bar ons as there were Haytian generals, Soul louque ruled with a rod of iron, had his chief judge and other troublesome sub jects shot, but was gracious to foreigners. In putting down revolutions he waded through blood to peace. destroying cap tured insurgent leaders in squads, but in the end he had to accept sanctuary from a British transport captain, and retired to Jamaica in 1859.
 Of this incomplete list of the earlier
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Dessalines plundered the treasury, but was liberal To favored subordinate he said: "Plumez la poule mais prenez grade qu'elle ne crie.' He was crowned em- peror when. Bonaparte elevated himself to the throne, but would have no nobll- ity about him. To general who suggest ed the thing he said; T am the only noble in Hayti." As a murderer and polyga- mist there have been few statesmen as remarkable as Dessalines. He perished by the sword, or by musket shot, in rising in the suburbs of Port au Prince.
 The presidency of Hayti, really began with Henri Christophe, also an ex-slave, who had been king in the northern prov ince of Cape Haytien, where he built the
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