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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-18
DAD AND HIS MEMORY.
Old Gentleman Really Had Very Lie
tie to Brag About.

II was severe trial to Mr.. Harding
that his only sons memory was not
all that could be desired. Where in
the world he got such a forgetful
streak from is beyond me-" said the
exasperated father to his wife on one
occasion.
What has he forgotten now7-
asked Mrs. Harding, with eyes down.
cast and a demure expression.
THE figures of the last return from
the election on the bulletin-board," "
and Mr.. Harding inserted finger in
his collar as IL to loosen it, and shook
his head vehemently. Looked at EN-
as he came past not half an hour ago,
and now can't tell me.
"As said to him: III you're 80
stupid you can't keep few simple fig
ures in your head, why don't you write
EN- down on a piece of paper, as l do,
md have done all my life, long before
was your age" Youths Com
panion.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-18
IRRIGATING A GARDEN.
Cheap Sub-lrrigation Plant Which the
Gardener Can Install Himself.

The garden plat should be nearly
level. and near enough to the force
pump Or supply tank to be supplied
from a hose. The pipes used come in
eight-foot lengths, are of galvanized
iron and one inch In diameter They
are not soldered, so have an open
seam the entire length. These lengths
are fitted together like stove pipe, so
you can add as many as you need.
The supply pipes are two inches in di
boxes, explains the writer in Farm
ers' Mail and Breeze, made of one by
six fencing 16 inches deep, tight at
bottom, but loose cover on top.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-18
VioIins Aqed by Electricity.

A noted violinist and violin maker
believes he has discovered method
for giving, by the aid of an electrical
machine, the same quality of tone to a
violin that age has been credited with
providing. The theory of the violinist
is that it is not the age Of the violin
which really gives 1t its superior tone,
but the amount of Blowing" or vibra-
tion it has received. BY the use of the
electrical machine the violin is ex-
pected to get as much "bowing" in 80
days as the same instrument would re.
ceiye in SO years of ordinary use. The
details of the machine, which works
the bow across the strings with almozt
human touch, are a. yet q secret
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-18
EIllldlIlil NATURALIZATION lIIiIl

well as to the strenuous modern life.
ii creeps up before we are aware OF
It. and this is the time for the ply
man begins to get old, says DR..
Tracy, much can be accomplished to
yetard the syuspo::.s. He goes on:
1T is admitted by many of our pro
fession that arterio5clerosis with loss
OF elasticity in the walls Of the arteT-
ies) is really the beginning OF old age.
The changes in the wall of the blood
vessel are said to be due to hyperten-
tion and to vitiated blood The con-
dition of the blood is due to autoinfec-
tion and the floating in the blood
stream of waste materials.
The waste material found in the
blood is due to overeating, excessive
drinking of alcohol, and autointoXica-
tlon In the latter case the chemistry
of the system is unbalanced.
There is more waste than repair; the
organs which preside over elimination
of waste material being overtaxed are
unable to efficiently take care of the
excess, and consequently some waste
material floats in the blood-stream,
acting as poisonous substance, vitiat-
ing the rivers of life and degen-
Grating the river beds =.
When arteriosclerosis has mani
tested itself by hypertention in the
blood-vessels, strong emotions, eXces-
sive mental excitement, or physical
strain is likely to endanger life by
sudden rupture of a small vessel in
the brain. An artery of the
body can be compared with a flexible
rubber tube, used for drop-light, and
filed with Illuminating gas. Continual
overpressure of gas within the tube
will affect the walls of the tube, and
diminish its elasticity. If the tube is
slightly damaged or obstructed, in
creased pressure of gas may cause
fissurc in the inner wall of the tube.
To make the tube do good practical
work it is absolutely necessary to mod
crate the pressure OF the gas
so it is with our arteries. When
arteriosclerosis first makes its appear
ance We must reduce the pressure in
the blood-vossel.
While old age cannot be prevented,
we have agencies at our disposal
which will materially assist in retard-
ing it, and in making its symptoms
more comfortable. These agencies are
high-frequency electric currents, diet,
a2d hygiene. The physiological effects
Of high-frequency current are due to
the spark. or condenser effect, which
produces mechanical effect on the It's
sue, an increased heat in the body and
the formation of ozone and ultraviolet
light. The local action is accom-
plished by a general reaction, the
blood-p"essure is lowered, and com
bustion through the lungs is increased.
The eliminative processes are general
ly stimulated"
1t is claimed that very interesting
results are obtained by the use of such
high-frequency treatment, combined
with proper diet and hygienic precau-
Gons.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-18
Parts of the Transformer.

Of brass or steel as shown in Fig. |.
Get an empty cocoa can and clean It
good to remove all particles of cocoa
and punch five holes in the cover, as
shown in Fig. 2. The middle hole is
to be used to fasten the cover to the
brass bar with bolt. The other four
holes are for wire terminals. A piece
of rubber tubing must be placed over
the wire terminals before inserting
them in the holes Fill The can with
crude oil. or with any kind of oil ex-
cept kerosene oil, and immerse the
magnets in it by fitting the cover on
tight Gig. 81. The connections are
made as shown in the diagram, Fig. g.,
says Popular Mechanics This de
vice may be used on 110-volt current
for electroplating and small battery
lamps, provided the magnets are
wound with wire no larger than
No. 40.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-18
Cleaning Out a Condenser.

terminal, X, you will succeed in burn.
ing out the short-circuited portion Of
the condenser says Telephony. Be
sure to insert fuse wire between the
contact point and the source OF cur
rent, which will blow out at about five
amperes, and it is well to simply make
passing contacts between A and Y un.
til you have observed that the short
circnited portion has been cleared. q
represents the source OF electric cur
rent. which may be the regular 20 Oh
40-volt storage battery or it may be
110.volt lighting circuit. Either sys
tenn will serve so long as it is i source
Of direct current.
In Fig. is shown the tinfoil, T, and
the paper insulation, p. d shows the
defect in the paper where the tinfoil
has forced itself through in contact
with another sheet. 1t is this contact
point which is burnt out when you
flash" the condenser in the manner
described
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-18
HILLSIDE APPLE ORCHARD.
An Ideal Place for the Setting of Fruit
Trees.

II possible, select hillside for the
new apple orchard.
Have 1t on the side of the hill that
gets fewest of the heavy windstorms.
This will often save the apple crop.
Plow the land deeply, running the
burrows across the hill to prevent
washing. If the soil is very light,
leave an unplowed strip here and
there to further act as a check to
washing.
If the trees are to be set out this
spring manure heavily in the burrows.
This will secure the full benefits of the
manure and prevent some of it being
washed away.
If the supply of barnyard manure is
short put in phosphorus, potassium
and nitrogen in some form or other.
Give the trees good start so they
can make good roots the first year.
Use varieties that have been demon
strated to be the best for the locality
and go slow on the kinds that have
not been sufficiently tried.
Head the trees low, says the Farm.
ers' Review. This is the more neces.
sary if they are on high locations ex.
posed to the winds. Low headed trees
lose fewer apples than high heaS d
ones.
On the hillside do not plant other
crops except grass, if the land is very
sloping The ground should be en-.
couraged to grass over and form a
good sod as quickly as possible.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-18
ireland Needs Reforestinq.

Ireland pays s5,OO0,OOO a year for
timber imported from other countries.
Only z per cent. of its land is in tim
ber and much of this is of little value.
A popular objection to reforestation has
been that forest plantations offer less
employment to labor than equal areas
of agricultural land. 1t was shown,
however, that a certain 50-year-old
forest, although planted on poor
soil not valuable for agriculture. had
employed four times as much labor
as has been employed upon equal area
of agricultural land and was more
profitable tc the owner. Within the
past year $4,000 worth of timber has
been sold from this plantation, and
much remains 20 be cut.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-18
GARDEN NOTES.

Much of the fruit shipped to mar,
ket is picked when too immature
The tomatoes need to be started
early, so that the plants will have
obtained good size by the time they
can safely be set out in the spring.
Remember, the currant and goose.
berry worms can easily he killed by
spraying the bushes promptly with
one ounce of white hellebore dissolved
in three gallons OF water.
Pick off all the blossoms from new.
ly.set strawberry beds, thus you send
all the plants strength back into
themselves-into growth. 1t is unwise
to let plants fruit the hrst season.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-18
sHoRTclRcuITED CONDENSER.
How II Can Easily Be Cleared and Re
stored to Perfect Order.

The accompanying diagram shows
how to apply the electric current to a
condenser that may have become
short-crcuited by the tinfoil, through
defect in the paper insulation, max
ing a contact one sheet with the other
as shown in Fig l.
Connect the contact point, A, Fig. g.
to one side of the source of current
and the wire, b, to the other side, con-
Meeting this wire TO the condenser as
shown. Then by means of attaching
the contact point, A, to the condenser
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-18
Fruit Commerce,

1t Is only within recent years that
fresh fruits have become important in
commerce. Formerly only lemons,
oranges and apples were sent far
Most of the export fruits were dried
prunes, dates, rasins and figs. The
coming of the demand for transporta.
tion brought into existence the great
cold storage arrangements in our
ocean steamers, by which it is now
possible to send even perishable fruits
from one part of the world to the other.
Both market and competition have
been enlarged.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-18
500 Reward, 500.

The readers OF this paper will be pleased to learn
that there at least disease that science
hss been able to in all It's stages, and that 10
Catarrh. Hairs CatArrh Cure 10 itho only positive
cure now known TO the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease requires q constitu-
tional treatment. Halrs Catarrh Cure is taken In
ternRlly, acting directy'upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system, thereby destroying the
foundation OF the disease, and giving the patient
strength By building up the constitution and assist
ing nature In doing its work The propristors have
50 much faith in tts curative powers that they offer
Ono Hundle1 Dollars fcr any caso that Is fails TO
Send for list of testimonials.
Address =. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, G.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Rails Family Pills for constipation.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-18

with me. l took the idea from one OF
the agricultural papers at the Tins.
The pole is sawed to A where an
iron band is slipped on from the top.
At c is a wooden step which keeps
the foot spread. The rungs, B, 16
inches apart, are one-half inch iron.
| used machine bolts.
My plan for testing the safety
strength of any ladder of which l am
in doubt, is to lay it horizontal with
both ends off the ground, stand on
the middle. and if it will hold me, 1t
will hold in any other position.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-18
In a Pinch, Use ALIENS FooT-EAse

A powder. It cures painful, smart
ing, nervous feet and ingrowing nails.
It's the greatest comfort discovery of
the age. Makes new shoes easy. A
certain cure for sweating feet. Sold
by all Druggists, Csc. Accept no sub
stitute Trial package, FREE. Ad-
dress A. S. Olmsted. LIE Roy, N. Y.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-18
MIaiat Miss sonethinn.

Edyth-I told him there was 40 u3o
wasting his time, as / didn't intend
to marry him and that IL he wrote to
me | would return his letters un-
opened.
Mayme-Oh you shouldn't have done
that. He might have inclosed matinee
tickets in some of them.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-18
Looking Forward.

Don't you get tired of being re-
ferred to as the representative of
medacity?"
Sure, | do" answered Ananias. "I'd
rather be something profitable, such
as a malefactor of great wealth.
Washington Star
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-18

q u e n C y electric
currents is report
ed in the Medical
Times by DR.. Sam
uel Tracy of New
Y ork. In DR..
Tracy's opinion,
senility is a nat
ural process, and
should come on
& ra d u a lily and
painlessly. Owing
to inheritance or
predisposition, as
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-18
A POLE LADDER.
For Many Uses, Especially In Or
chard, It Can't Be Beat.

Here is a plan for making a ladder
from a pole. The accompanying il
lustration shows how it is made.
used one like it 40 years ago, says q
writer in Prairie Farmer and
thought it daisy" 1t is not original
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-18

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens the gums, reduces IN
Examination allays pain cures wind collie. 25c bottle
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-18
FOR AMATEUR ELECTRICIAN.
How to Make a 11o-Volt Transformer
That Will Work.

Secure two magnets from a tele-
phone bell, or set of magnets wound
for 1000 ohms. Mount them on a bar
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-18

Nature is sometimes kind. Occa-
sionally redheaded man gets bald.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-18
important to Mothers.

Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
Bears the N <<@z
Signature ofIIxNZzztzI
In Use For Over 30 Years.
The Kind You Have Always Bought.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-18
NICKEL PLATING.
How the Process Can Be Managed
Without an Electric Current.

A light coat of nickel may be de-
posted upon brass and copper articles
without the use of the electric cur
rent. The deposit is hardly suffic cient
TO stand heavy buffing, but it may be
lightly treated without cutting
through.
A solution is made up as follows:
Water NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. |
Double Nickel Salts .....................oZ 8
Sal-ammOniac ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 8
The salts are dissolved in the water,
and the whole Is then heated nearly to
boiling, says the Brass World. The
brass or copper articles are immersed
in the solution and some piece of
aluminium are placed in it so that they
come in contact with the brass or cop
per The aluminium may be in the
form of sheet scrap or grauulated. A
few pieces only are necessary.
Gas is given off from the aluminium
and within a minute the article will
become covered with a white coat of
nickel. In a few minutes a fairly
heavy deposit will have been produced.
The nickel deposit is not quite as
white as that obtained by electro
deposition from a good nickel solution,
but it is the equal of an ordinary
grade. 1t has dark shade resembling
the nickel obtained in an alkaline plat
ing solution.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-18
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WORLD%
CONQUERING OLD AGE.
Keeping Young by Hish-Frequency
Electric Currents.

A method of retarding the approach
oil old age by treatment with high fire.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-18
For Anv Disease or Injury to

the eye use PETTIT'S EYE SALVE, alb
druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, N. Y.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-18

Brought Humble Flower Into Favor.
Lord Beaconsield's love for the hum
Bile primrose has been perpetuated by
the foundation of the Primrose league
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-18

It's wise wife who knows her own
husband.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24
WOULD-BE ASSASSIN
CAPTURED LAST NIGHT
Is Now in Jail at CIideII, La, Accord
ding to Reports-Injured Man Is
Well Known and Popular in Hattes-
burg.

Information was received in Hatties-
burg last night to the effect that Con.
ductor S. j. Ferguson, familiarly call
ed sid" Ferguson by his friends, who
are legion, was seriously cut by
negro at the Pearl river crossing on
the Northeastern railroad last even
ing.
Mr.. Ferguson was the conductor on
the passenger train that passes Hat
tiesburg at about 5 p. m. The train
was about half an hour late yesterday
afternoon and when it reached Pearl
river, it came to a stop and blew the
whistle, as is the custom. A negro
got on the train and when it was pull
ing out. some words were had between
him and Conductor Ferguson, the ne
gro being drunk and disorderly The
negro whipped out a knife and at
tempted to cut Mr.. Ferguson's throat.
He almost succeeded in the attempt
and cut great cash in the conductors
throat and but for the fact that the
knife struck his jaw bone, 1t is prob
able that Mr.. Ferguson would have
met With instant death. AS IL was, he
was seriously wounded, but it is be-
lieved that he stands chance to re-
cover He was carried on to New Or
leans and upon reaching that city he
was carried to hospital, where his
wound was dressed and where it was
stated this morning that he was do
ing as well as could be expected under
the circumstances.
Mr.. Ferguson is a brother-in-law of
Judge Bolton of this city, and from the
information that Judge Bolton receiv-
ed last night and this morning, it
appears that Mr.. Ferguson stands a
fine chance for recovery and the be-
lief was expressed to the judge over
the phone that Mr.. Ferguson would
be out in few days.
After using his knife on Mr.. Fergu-
son the negro jumped from the train
and made his way into the dense for
ests. Bloodhounds were placed upon
the trail and the negro was captured
some time during the. night and car
ried to Slidell, where he will have to
answer to the charge of assault with
intent to kill.
Mr.. Ferguson lives in Meridian, but
is well-known in Hattiesburg, and all
along the line of the Northeastern and
is one Of the most popular conductors
ON the road.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24
STATE TREASURER
WILL HAVE The Cash
Edwards Expects That Tax ColIec-
tions Will be Amply Sufficient to
Meet the School Warrants as Rapid
ly as They Are Presented.

Jackson, Dec. 24.-The 711,949
school schildren in Mississippi will
get $1.75.5 each out of the $4,000
distribution of the common school
fund to be sent out between the first
and the tenth of January, against a
per capita allotment of $1.SS.S last
year.
The per capita allotment has just
been figured out on this basis by State
Superintendent Powers, who states
that the warrants will be sent out as
early after the first of January as
possible, and not later than the tenth.
This being the year following a new
enumeration of the children, and for
this reason there has been a lot of
figuring, checking and rechecking, the
sending of reports back and forth and
other details necessary to an accurate
apportionment of the fund. and owing
to the fact that some of the county
superintendents have not been prompt
in their responses; it will be i'm
possible to get the warrants out
promptly.
Treasurer Edwards states that, in
his opinion. the warrants will be paid
upon their presentation after January
10. Judging by the experience of last
year, when $1.646,OOO in taxes was
paid in during the month of January
he figures that by that time there will
be enough money in hand from that
and other sources to take up the pres
ent deficit of between 100000 and
100000.
The falling off of more than thirteen
cents per capita this year is due to
an increase in the number of educable
children, with no increase at all in
appropriation for the common school
fund, which has stood at $500 900 for
the past four years, despite the most
persistent efforts of the educational
leaders in the legislature of 1908.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24
ONE KILLED;
THREE HURT
Many Women and Children
Rescued From Flames By
New York Firemen.
Hearst News Service.

New York, December 24.-One man
was killed and three persons seri-
ously injured in fire that gutted a
building at 155 on Fifteenth street
this morning. The quick work of the
firemen saved the lives of many wo-
men and children who occupied the
structure, which was a large tene-
ment.
The dead are:
DANIEL FRIZELL, aged 35, an
electrician boarding with the LOCKER
family.
The injured are
Mrs. Alice LOCKER aged 45, burns
all over her body, will probably die.
Charles LOCKER, aged %, severe
burns on the head and face.
Daniel Mullen, a fireman, badly
burned on the arms and shoulders.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24
BARNETT and smith
ARE NOT WORKING
Either Gentleman Would Accept the
Appointment, but Both Seem to
Take it for Granted That Fletcher
Will be Named.
Daily News Special.

Jackson, Dec. 24-That Associate
Justice r. V. Fletcher. of the supreme
court, will be appointed to succeed
himself when his term expires on
the 10th of May, next, is now an al
most unanimous conclusion in we'll
informed legal circles.
Careful inquiry among those who
ought to know, however, elicits the
fact that Governor Noel has not inti-
mated, even to his closest personal
friends, what he intends to do in the
matter, but these self-same friends
frankly admit that the governor can
hardly do otherwise than reappoint
Judge Fletcher, for a storm of indig-
nant protest from the bar of the state
would follow any other action on the
part of the chief executive, since more
than ninety per cent. of the local bar
associations have sent in petitions ask
ing that Justice Fletcher be retained.
While Judge Sydney Smith, of Lex
ington, and Hon. d. R. Barnett, of
Yazoo City, have stated that they
would accept the supreme judgship
if rendered, they are not making any
efforts to secure endorsements from
the bar outside of their respective
counties, so far as can be learned.
That Governor Noel holds Justice
Fletcher in the very highest regard
was of course shown when he named
him to fill the unexpired term of JUS
tice S. S. Calhoon, and since he has
formally announced himself as an as
pirant for the full term, his friends
believe that the governor cannot af-
ford to discount one of his own selec-
tions for the bench by giving the place
to another aspirant.