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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-01-23
Pointer for the Merchant

thing that is more or less a con-
Stant source of annoyance to the gen
eral storekeeper as we'll as his patrons,
is the matter of arranging goods so
chat there is the right kind of dis
play, protection for the goods from
dust and dirt, and all arranged with a
view of ready access. 1t is necessary
that there be places for hundreds of
different articles. Go into some stores,
ask for certain thing, a clerk may
take several minutes m looking it I'D.
Not long ago man called at a general
store and asked the proprietor for
some small wax candles to be used
for oTnamentation purposes. The
-storckeeper said that he had them.
Then commenced a search of the
premises Corners were looked into.
boxes examined, and no candles found
The storekeeper was positive that he
had them in stock, and finally after an
hours search found the candles stored
away in a small box under the counter.
It required an hour of valuable CD
time to find ten cents worth of can
dies
The up-to-date merchant viii have
q place for everything and everything
in its place. well displayed and easy
of access. In the grocery store there
should be bins and drawers, shelves
and cases for all the stock. Store fur
niture manufacturers are continually
devising improved means of caring for
stocks and displaying the same. But
it matters not how perfect the store
arrangement in the way OF furniture
and fixtures, there must be system
employed. Sales are lost every day
by not having goods arranged rightly.
The buyer of groceries dislikes to go
into store where there is barrel Of
sugar uncovered affording a feast for
the flies and a stopping place for the
dust; neither does the man have his
appetite for cheese or other like things
whetted by seeing the arrangement
suggestive Of filth,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-01-23
THE NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.
Proceedings of the Senate and House
of representatives..

Washington.-An effort was made
in the house on the 14th to increase
the penalty to be imposed on officers
of corporations who violate the law
prohibiting money contributions for
political purposes. but it failed.
Washington.-ln the house on the
18th a number of amendments to the
bill codifying the penal laws of the
United States were agreed to. The
senate passed a joint resolution re-
ducing from S24,000,000 to $11 ,00O,O
the war indemnity to be paid by
China to the United States.
Washington.-On the 10th the sem
ate calendar was cleared of nearly
every bill on it and the bill to revise
the criminal laws of the United States
was discussed until adjournment,
which was until the Goth.
Washington. - On the 18th the
house passed large number of PEN
sion bills and adjourned until the
10th. The senate was not in session.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-01-23
GENERALLY OF POOR GRADE.
Sales of Cheap Jewelry by Mall
Amount to Millions Annually.

The report of the sales of one large
mail order house showed nearly half
millions of dollars worth of jewelry
and silverware sold annually. Take
the total of all the jewelry sold by
the mail order system of business and
it is likely to amount to fully $25 5,0OO,-
900 to $50 100000 annually.
If the people could be made to un-
derstands what kind of stuff in the
watch and jewelry lines Is generally
sent out by the mail order houses they
would be more careful in buying The
guarantee of these houses amounts to
little, regardless of the millions of dol
lars of capital they may have en-
ployed in the business. All the guar
antee binds them to do is to supply
a new case if the one does not wear
for the 20-year period" Not one
case in one thousand, even though they
do not last five years, are returned
to the concern for exchange. The
cases are generally lowest grade,
and made to order for the concerns.
Not long since the manager of one of
the catalogue houses called upon a
large watch manufacturing concern.
BY the way this company would not
sell the company its own trade-marked
watches unless there was an agree
ment not to cut prices. However, be-
fore the manager left he had agreed
for several thousand watches to be
supplied them. Those watches were
of certain grade, were sold at prices
lower than good watches could be as
sembled and tested. These watches
have the special marks of the con-
cern, but not the name.
In rings, emblems, all classes of
jewelry, the mail order kind is the
cheapest. Should something of a SUI
perior character be listed, it will be
noted that prices are as high as the
local dealer asks. In silverware is
where the catalogue house gets in its
fine work on patrons. Plated ware
is generally sold according to the
amount of silver the weight to the
piece or the dozen pieces, used in the
plating and the amount of carved
work, etc. Like other goods, the mail
order house handles a class of ware
that is lightly plated and inferior to
that which is handled in the regular
stores.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-01-23
TENANTS FOUGHT EVICTION.
Police Reserves Took a Hand in the
Low Rent Crusade.

New York City. - Forcible re-
Sistance by tenants whom an upper
East Side landlord was trying to evict
resulted Friday in the gathering of a
crowd of 1000 or more sympathizers
in the neighborhood who made so
much trouble for the police that the
precinct reserves We're called out.
During the rioting four women and
number of men were taken into Gus
tody.
The riotous demonstration began
when city marshal and about %
assistants visited the block on the
south side of East One Hundred and
Fourth street, between First and Sec
ond avenues, with 80 dispossess war
rants for families who had unitedly
demanded reductions In rent of a dol
lar month and had refused to pay
the landlords collector more than the
new rate they had fixed The taking
out of the furniture from the rooms
of the first family visited was the sig
nal for an attack on the marshal and
his men by scores of tenants.
The immediate purpose of the dem
onstration, however, was effected, the
marshal deciding not to attempt the
serving of more dispossess warrants
at the time.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-01-23
CONGRESS,

Washington.-An effort was made
in the house on the 14th to increase
the penalty to be imposed on officers
of corporations who violate the law
prohibiting money contributions for
political purposes, but it failed. The
senate discussed the recent bond is-
sues by the treasury department, but
took no action.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-01-23
Fixes a Date for InstaIlation

Washington, d. c. President
Roosevelt has ordered that the in
stallation of the president and con-
gress of Cuba, to be elected next De-
cember, and the turning over of the
island to them be not later than Feb
ruary /, 1909.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-01-23
A Precautionary Measure.

Baltimore, Md. - Powder which
requires a dynamite cap to ignite and
gives no flame will hereafter be used
in the Monongah mines of the Fair
mont Coal CO., where over 300 men
lost their lives in December, and in
all the mines of the company.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-01-23
Troops Can Stay Little Lonoer.

Roosevelt has informed Gov. Sparks
of Nevada, that he will permit the
troops to remain in Nevada for such
length of time as will give the legis,
lature opportunity to organize force
to perform police functions.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-01-23
Three Girls Killed.

Scranton, Pa. - Three girls were
killed, ten seriously injured and
score or more slightly hurt in a
fire in the Imperial Knitting Co.'s mill
here Friday. Those killed met their
fate by jumping from windows to the
pavement.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-20
Oriental Tow Fish.

William H. Heimbach of Allentown, Pa, an expert breeder of fancy fishes, has recently sold lot of Japanese fringetails and some Chinese fantails for $10 each. Several of the fringe. tails. with bodies less than three inches long, have tails four inches long.
 The parent stock was imported from the orient, but MT Heimbach has suc- ceeded in raising about 500 of the fish in an elaborate hatchery he built ad- joining his home. The fad, in addi- ton to being expensive, requires in- finite patience and care. The fish must be kept and bred in still water, which is supplied with oxygen by mans of odd plants procured chiefly from China. The breeding of these top fish, of which single specimens are worth from $5 to s10, is said to be the acme of piscatorial culture. A well stocked five gallon aquarium is worth about $50
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-20

One of the Two Reasons Why Mrs.
 BlItops Would Like to Be Rich.

Hardly day of my life, Sundays in cluded, that 1 don't have to mend something," said the gentle Mrs. Bill tops, not complainingly, but still 1t must be confessed a little wearily. as she caught up little rip in some- thing before doing it up in the bundle for the laundry.
 And Mrs. Billtops wouldn't want to be very rich, she has never wanted to be that, but she would like to be rich enough so that she wouldn't have to worry over anything and so that she wouldn't have to be always mend, mend, mending. Why, it takes half her time now keeping things in re- pair, and she would like to be able to throw things away when they got worn, not wear out her fingers and waste her time mending them, but simply buy new.
 MT. Billtops thinks that even if they had wealth she would still continue to mend things just the same, for there are, he observes, at least two ways in which she seems to be somewhat strongly set; she hates to throw away anything and she likes to keep every thing in order. But while she is will ing to concede the force of this argu ment yet Mrs. Billtops thinks, as she discovers something else that has to be mended before she sends it to the wash, that if they were rich she could get over the habit of mending.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-20
rascal overheard ana have done with

rascal overheard ana have done with him. However, as we approached the shore they became more civil and as we alighted-glad to be back with a whole skin-they bowed and scraped, cap in hand, begging for settlement at once. But no, the game was now iE my hand, and marching up to the ho- tel I demanded of the manager how it was that he sent his guests out with a parcel of rascals and extortionists, terrifying hapless foreigners and in- dulging in foul abuse of their country, etc, etc. He rolled his eyes to heaven and protested that he knew nothing of such methods; they were honest fellows, and hardworking, and, by the Madonna and all the saints! he had no knowledge of such iniquities; it was incredible, impossible! etc, etc
 "Herei" said I, "here is your money. according to the agreement I made with you. l will pay no extra extor- tion, nor be terrified into doing SO And, furthermore, for the protection of my countrymen, 1 will publish far and wide, l will print in every newspaper of America the name of your hotel and the rascally doings of your em- ployes-"
 I got no further, for the fellow, with howl of anguish, fell upon his knees and with casped hands implored me not to put it in de paper-not to ruin hem!-hees famlee, dey starve! Do not put in de paper!"
 Suppressing the laughter which his ridiculous terror evoked I consented to relent and peace was restored
 When we entered our carriage tho rowers were waiting cap in hand, quite civil and ingratiating; but 1 ig- nored them completely, and we drove off, followed by storm of curses and maledictions hurled at the American whom they found they couldn't bluff.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-20
A Natural Conclusion.

Mamma-My dear, what are you doing?
 Little Daughter-Making dolly for my little sister.
 Mamma-But you haven't any little sister
 Little Daughter-No, not yet, but Sally Stuckup has just got one, and I know we always get everything the Stuckups do.-Royal Magazine.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-20
The Nibblers,

Hiram Ryetop-So the checker club argued here on the Panama canal, hey. How long did they argue, Jeff?
 The Storekeeper-Let's see. Half Q wedge of cheese, peck of prunes, pint of dried peaches and a pound of crackers-Puck-
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-20
A Rainbow.

She wept-and then a smile Came shining through her tears As when 1t rains in summer while The setting sun appears. And as the sun imprints His seven hues on high, Endued with all it's glorious tints, Hopes rainbow arched my sky
 Cleveland Leader.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-20

Wise is the man who knows wher to treat and when to retreat.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-20
The Limit.

"Homely, is she?"
 My deaf girl, she's so homely that amateur photographs f1atter her"
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-20
Hicks capudIne Cures Nervousness,

Whether tired cut, worried, sleepless or what not. It quiets and refreshes brain and nerves. It's liquid and pleasant to take. Trial bottle 10c-regular size 25c and 50c at druggists.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-06-20
Dr. Biggers HuckIeberry Cordial

Never fails relieve
 the best and family doctors Mothers everywhere friends
 Cramps, Diarrhoea, Flux and Bowel Ailments. You depend worry take Dr. Bggers Huckebery Cordial 3 and 50 stores
 by mail. Circulars HALTI IWANGER TAYLOR DRUG O.. Atlanta. Ga. CURES 6STOMACH- ACHE IN TEN l1INVTEo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-02

which are not In their dictionaries at all
"Ga-u-fun we recently found in Our let
tiers from China to mean California.
In other instances they Will take one
Of our western words and give II an afnN
or sutiix of their own which Will make II
almost untranslatable until. 10y some in
stinct, we hit upon Its IN -anlng.
Asked how he himself commences the
study OF a foreign language. Mr.. Stevens
said that he liked To get a good hold on
the language first alone. by hard study.
after which it is well to get theoretical
knowledge of lis pronunciation from
books. meanwhile acquiring vocabulary
and keep ng Il dictionary in constant use.
"A ter that go. and talk with a native.
Study the grammar of the language But
above all, write letter in me language
in which you wish 10 perfect yourself.
Write that letter AS soon possible.
WHAT you write you do not forget.
Sometimes Rusty
81 find that 7 some lines get rusty on a
language which / have not had occasion
to use for some time.
II Immediately get out some copy of a
letter which l once wrote III that Ian
guage and invariably find that Ii all
comes back Ia me. Ii am so rusty that
cannot read a newspaper. in that lam
guage, / can read without difficulty what
is in my own handwriting.
Immediately after this | take the ma
tive newspaper and read every line of
il. In this way you acquire an active use
o. the language.
~ passive knowledge OF a language
is never practical or last M. I like to
be able to use a language as mechanic
uses Il tool.
The mechanism Of language evidently
has great fascination for Mr.. Steven ;.
and this is perhaps one o: the reasons
why he has been able tn go so far in his
linguistic study. Every little detail OF
a language is imhued. by his enthusiasm.
with IA life and activity which make a
lasting inpres sion on his mind.
Italian he .ound delightful.
Its pronuncia ton Is SO open and round
and distinct that I found after i had
studied it only a little while.J could &c
among the fruit sellers here. and to my
arnazement and delight could be under
stood and could in turn understand the
Italians.
French was more difficult for me. I was
/ obliged TO repeat and repeat their words
many times over before ! could get the
pronunciation at all
Il have been much interested In the
study Of the Sioux Indian language. and
after I studied japanese ] found the two
very similar. which carries ont the theory
held by many scientists that the Ameri-
can Indian was originally an oriental
The Sioux is very rich and complete. An
army officer told me an Interesting tale D.
having taken with him TO one of our
western posts a Japanese servant adding
that he had found this Jap talking with
a Sioux one day, both the Sioux and the
Jap being able to understand each other
with fair accuracy"
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Der of delightful little sketches. made in
that vicinity. in oils on small wooden
panels There are wharves and boats.
glimpses of Il little town set on NIL.
sunny bits and winter pictures Gone with
much spontaneity and possessing real
charm.
With Mr.. Senseney. Mr.. Rakemann
made. while ago. some essays in color
etcning and experimental most success
fully in the production of monotypes-
On of his aqua tints of special interest
is "a portrait of MIR. SanSeney at work
upon a pate. and among his monotXpes
of note may he mentioned Il picture OF
men unloading asphalt at one of the large
wharves. S veral specimens of his work
have been procured by the New York
Public Library for it's print collection!
At present Mr.. Rakemann is making
studies Of the movement Of the water at
Great Falls and painting picture of a
portion of the falls near the Virginia
shore. Though his picture Is by no means
completed it is interesting and suggest
i've indicating in measure the rusii
and swirl of the torrent and the dramatic
aspect oi the great rocky walls and pro-
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je ctions. II is big problem and is bang
given thoughtful attention.
MIR. Max Weyl has been taking advan-
tase Of the summertime days by going out
sketching. and. as is his wont, has al
ready established a base Of supplies" in
the neighboring country. This means
that. having found place productive In
themes. he carries to some convenient
house in the ne:ghborhood number Of
canvases ard his Sketching outfit, So that
whenever the day is inviting and oppor-
tunty affords he can go out unincumber-
ed and get directly to work. The place he
has been sketchng this spring is near
Brightwood. and 1t has unquestionably
yielded good material.
One OF his sketches made in that viclnl-
ty shows a group of oddly shaped trees
to the right on e. stretch of low-lying
country. broken to the LETT by a pool of
water and bounded at the horizon by a
line of purple hills. The sky is clear. but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-02

Importance" having entered the depart
ment master OF six languages. and now
being able IT, use his varied knowledge
in he translatinE of some twenty -four
dialects which appear in connection with
many of this number.
For the Beginner.
Mr.. Stevens also says with charming
simplicity that. while he can generally
translate the various Chinese and Japi-
nese dialects. he does not always under
stand them very well.
Mr.. Stevens WAS asked to give his eX-
perience of the best methods for be-
ginner to employ in the study of q for
eign language and to state how he, him.
self. began his own studying when he
wanted to master any tongue with which
he is not now familiar His replies were
full Of unusual suggestion. showing a
clear working knowledge of the language
methods in general use in the schools and
IN the institutions which aim to teach
languages alone. In addition to this. Mr.:
Stevens has himself invented system of
language study which he uses now In his
own studies. He has found il remarkably
successful.
He enjoys NEST the study of Chinese.
Il think the Chin esq the most INTERESTING
of the student he sa:d. They are so
entirely the opposite of any other race
that China is almost little world in
itself
1T took me three years To perfect my
self in Chinese
Il get q command of the speaking Ian
guage by going among the people them
selves right here in Washington.
The. are genial ard affahla. answering
all my questions in their own language 81
that | get :. clearer idea OF The spoken
language than any book could give me.
They are often amused by what must be
to t.,lm my pigeon Chinese, but are al
ways polite and great help.
II ask them to help me with my pro-
nunciation and they do SO. | perfect my
Greek pronunciation in the same way, by
going among the people OF Greece VINO
live here in Washington.
Coiners of Words.
In both the reading of Japanese and
Chinese newspapers and articles of mod
ern construction, especially in the letters
received here IN the State Department.
hn,l the greatest difficulty with the nu-
merous words which are constantly neine
added to these old languages. III order Il
meet tine needs which arise from the as
station Of their people with our western
! civilization.
"Particularly the Japanese language mas
no words to express its modernlzed
thought and the consequence Is that its
writer's simply make up words IN Wnoie-
! sale Quantities. TO the utter confusion OF
tte poor Translator.
/ They invent words of their own for our
| American cities and find combinations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-02

vantes laughed away the absurd outworn
chivalry of Spain in Don Quixote
THE STUFF OF A MAN. BY Katharine
Blake. author Of Hearts Haven
Indianapolis: The Bobbs Merrill
Company.
The author treats the race question III
his volume with sympathy anu vim
optimism. In fact, it is utilized NANNY
as the pivotal point OF q clever plot. tte
hero fine young Kentuckian of aris-
tccratic inheritance. receives as legacy
an estate in Ohio, on the concition that
he take up the work of elevating tSe ne
groes already undertaken by the former
owner Of the estate. Journey.ng INTO
Ohio with preconceived prejudices. eH-
pectins merely to confirm his idea tina
such work is impossible. he there mas
himself played upon by new influences
that turn the current o. his life into
contrary direction. The story is a ae-
lightful one; it Is carried out by q pc
culiarly lovable set OF people. oGdltles
most Of them but most attractive ones
The author has known how to carry ner
readers with her until they are. for pur-
poses Of romance at least, convinced that
tie outcome of the story is the desirable
one 1t would be asking too much TO
expect that she answer the questions
raised by the situation. The book doesn {
answer them-it merely uses them Tor
purposes or romance
FRITZI, or. The Princess Perhaps. BY
Agnes McClelland Daulton, author of
From Sioux to Susan" etc. New
York: The Century Company.
FRITZ Is a dear little girl whose
mother died in a New York hospital,
through an accident that left little to
show who child and mother were. Then.
by curious chance. FRITZ came. several
years later. to a delightful Staten Is
land family. The charming nome life
there. the discovery Of Fritzis aristo-
cratic heritage--an heritage apparent
from the first in her grace and beauty
and talent-and the return of tine long
lost father to claim his mOtherless little
girl, is all told with much sympathy
and skill.
THE CASTLE OF DAWN. By Harold
Morton Kramer. author OF Hearts
and the Cross" etc. illustrated by
H. c. Edwards Boston: Lothrop.
Lee & Shepherd Company.
Mr.. Kramer has written story Of
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love, recklessness, intrigue. bravery and
final good fortune browning as wild an
episode Is ever was shared by a iand-
woman. The Castle" is in the Ozark
mountains. and how the hero and hero
inc ind their fortunes cast together
there under TIL most romantic and puz-
ZiiCG circumstances. with the tragic
events which crowd each other. SO fast
10 they occur. and the final unraveling
make up story that will not let one
res; when once 1t is begun. The hero $
keen wit. which never forsakes him.
even under the most trying c;rcum-
stances. and the heroine's vivacity In
situations of intense dramatic interest
are unsurpassed in any novel of tie
period.