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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-03-26
Pennyroysl and Fleas.

When it comes to talking about fieas
the writer knows just where he is at.
When he was boy the country
sWarmed with them, ana perhaps one
of the things he will remember longest
Will be the SIcepIcSs nights and the tor
ments that the aeas gave him when
sitting in Quaker meetings. whcr, he
did not dare to scratch For many
years the people seemed to put up with
them rs an evil from which there was
no escape, yet there was an efficient
remedy growing on every farm in the
shape of modest little plant called
pennTroyal, which is familiar to every
country bred boy. The odor of this
plant seems very offensive to many
kinds of insects. \ freshly bruised
bunch of the plant put in Il small BAG
and rubbed on the bed linen and then
left in the bed will cvict the last flea
In very few minutes. \ few drops
Of the essential oil of the plant. which
can be got at any drug store. rubbed
on ones uGderclothing will drive them
from the person Immediately and if
Sprinkled about Il room infested with
tieas will clear them out.-Forcst and
Stream
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-03-26
Sinqinq and Garolinu.

Singers do not give away their Sc
crets of the voice | know, however
that some of the tenors and prima
donnaS use an astringent gargle when
ever their vocal cords become so re-
laXcd that v"ry high notes are difficult
to emit. One famous little tenor used
cold tea that had drawn Il long time.
such gargle, though. does not i'm
prove the quality of the voice. even If
it does raise the pitch temporarily.
The popular garglc among opera art
lists is the solvent Ii loosenS crusts
which form in the throat and nasal
cavities and removes mucous which
cannot be got rid of by coughing and
hawking. y common wash is twelve
grains of chlorate of potash to Il Wine
SlaSSful of warm water. Many singers
and orators in order to render their
voices clear and mellow use Il garglc
containing one teaspoonful of common
salt and one of baking soda in tum-
blerful of water. These gargles are I'M
proved by further adding some aro-
matte substances to stimulate the mu-
cOuS membrane with which they come
in cOntact.-New York Press.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-03-26
Pipes and the Lips.

The constant habit Of smoking pipes
has pcrceptible effect upon the face.
The pressure of the lips to hold the
pipe in position increases the curva-
ture Of the lips round the stem, and
the muscles become more rigid here
than In other parts. Thus the lips ut Il
certain point become stronger and the
pipe is unconsciously held in the same
habitual position. After long continu-
alton Of the habit small circular wrin-
kles form parallel with the curvature
of the lips around the stem. These are
crossed by finer lines caused by the
pressure OF the lips to retain the stem
in position. In the case Of Old men
who have smoked a pipe for years the
effect upon the lips is very marked.
not only altering the form of the lips,
but of the one entire side of the face.
causing the wrinkles that are the re.
suit Of age TO deepen ana instead OF
following the natural course of facial
wrinkles to change their course SO as
to radiate from the part. Of the mouth
where the pipe is habituully carried
Furthermore one or both lips often
protrudc, just like the lips Of people
who used to suck their thumbs when
children.-Medical Record.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-03-26
Before the Mirror.

lie is one of those persons with a
mad passion for figuring out How
much" How long," etc, and was wait
ing for his wife, who was adjusting
her hat before the mirror. They were
going to the theater and had ten min
uteS to catch their train. Presently a
sparkle came into his eye, and he fish
ed pencil and paper from his pocket.
That kind Of man always has Il pencil
and paper even in his evening clothes.
do you know" he said presently.
looking up at his wife, who had finish
ed adjusting her hat, that / figure
DaSing my figures on observation, that
Il girl from six to ten spends an aver
age OF seven minutes a day before her
mirror. from ten to fifteen IL quarter of
an hour, from fifteen to twenty twenty
two minutes. \ woman of seventy
will have spent 5,SG2 hours. or eight
solid months, counting day and night.
Now, woman of your age has spent
Never mind what I've spent" she
said coldly removing her hat. You
have spent fifteen minutes figuring if
out and we have missed that train. =
st LoniS Republic.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-03-26
Needles and Pins.

The Lancet tells of peculiar case in
q London hospital. The patient. a
healthy Scotch girl. aged twenty years.
was in the habit of putting pins in her
mouth and sometimes had been known
to fall asleep without removing them.
She was admitted to the hospital. hay
ing swallowed five pins accidentally
while fixing clothes, ana by the help
Of emctics she was relieved of them.
Returning home, she began regularly
to vomit pins and got rid of twenty
three in the course of Il month She
then began to produce needles. aud In
Il fortnight thirteen came out from the
following situations: The left noStril,
the origin of the Sternomastoid behind
the left ear and a spot on the front Of
the right forearm. At the same time
she continued vomiting pins until sey-
enty-liyc had appeared. The needles
were blaclcncd and slightly crodcd.
and two Of them We're threaded with
about three inches of thread.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-03-26
Could Sec Too Much.

\ fine. robust soldier, after serving
his country faithfully for some time,
became greatly reduced in weight,
owing to exposure and scanty rations,
until he was so weak he could hardly
stand. Consequently he got leave of
absence to 30 home and secuperate.
lie arrived at his home station loolin.
very badly, Just as he stepped off the
boat one of his Old friends rushed up
to him and said, We'll well. Pat. |
see you're back from the 'front.'
Pat looked worried and replied, BE
gorra, | knew | was getting thin, but
| nivver thought you could see that
much"'-LOndon Tit Bits.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-03-26
4 Little Re+ouchinn.

The wonders Of photography are ever
on the increase Nevertheless there
are still some limitations 10 the poWrr
and skill of even the most expert pho
tographet. Mr.. Hall is an amateur o.
no mean attainments, and when his old
Aunt Hannah from Bushby came down
to the city he secured picture of her
IN her most characteristic pose-arma
akimbo and mouth slightly open. When
Aunt Hannah saw the first print she
looked at it. held it off. drew it close
again and then sat down to write her
nephew:
Dear james-Yuurs with photograph
taken during my late visit Just received
In reply | would say I'm well enoi h
pleased with 1t for myself and your fol s.
But In the one you send out to Califor.- ia
to Emma I'd rather you'd straighten It
my elbows and let my arms hang. At
fectionately. AUNT HANNAH
+. S.-Perhaps you'd better close nv
mouth mite more. as Emma's husband
is stranger to me.
Youths Companion.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-03-26
A Mothers Sacrifice

Legends in India run that if n WON
an stricken with lepro:y suffers her.
self to be buried alive the disease will
not descend to her children. There
was III the northwest provinces of In
Ola the wife of a gardener on whom
the loathsome malady had fallen. Chill
dren were born to her. The disease
grew worse. She importuned her hus-
band TO bury her alive. He at last,
yielding 20 her prayers, summoned his
son. The two dug the grave, and four
neighbors assisted at the sepulture. So
the woman died. These facts were in
vestigated in magistrates court and
were proved
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-03-26
Noah and Genoa.

In his 'ItambIing Recollections" Sir
Henry Drummond Wolff tells the fol-
lowing story Of Bulwcr Lytton
~ lady one day remarked to the IA
nous novelist and politician how odd it
was that II dove derived from the
word colombe) should have been sent
to find the Old World and that Column
bus COLOMBO should have found the
new. Sir Edward replied:
Yes, and the one came from Noah,
the other from Genoa"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-03-26
Indifferent.

II cant give you an opinion on that
question: the statesman replied, be
cause it's question pay no attention
to. | am Indifferent to it-as indtfer-
ent as the backswoodsman's wife.
That lady, You know looked on while
her husband had Il fierce hand TO hand
tussle with Il bear, and afterward she
said it was the only fight she ever
saw where she didn't care who won"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-03-26

The reporter hurried up to the scene
of the accident. \ workman engaged
on some scaffolding had missed his
footing and had fallen many feet into
the street below Then the reporter
went off TO interview the unfortunate
man, who luckily had escaped with a
very severe shaking and Il few nasty
bruises, and asked sympathetically:
Did YOU have vertigo, my MANI"
"Oh, no, sir; only about thirty-fve
feet Quite far enough for me, though"
-pearsons.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-03-26
Eainful EtinIIettc-

The royal court of France used to be
great place for etiquette. Louis NV.
once caught Il severe cold owing to
the fact that on his arising from his
bed one cold morning the lord of the
chamber. whose duty it was to hand
him his shirt. happened to be absent.
Not one Of the numerous courtiers
present had the courage TO trangress
etiquette by h2nding the garment TO
the shiyering liionarch.-London Scrap
Book.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-03-26
In LenqtI1y Tern1s.

In the suburbs of one of our great
cities recently new resident stopped
in front of his neighbours gate and i'll
quired of the boy swinging thereon:
rs your pa home. sonny"
NO, sir" replied the lad. He went
up the road apiece"
Gone afoot?"
NO: about Il mile. Judges ibrRry.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-03-26
The Other Side

Mrs, Neighbor-It's too bad of YOU.
Mildred, to worry your mamma so,
Little Mildred-Well, you don't know
mamma. She worries me more than
worry her
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-03-26

Some children act as if it were Il
constant surprise to them that their
parents had the excellent taste to pick
them out.-Nantuckct Inquirer and
Mirror.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-03-26
True Enouuh.

Cassidy-Shure. how kin We say ye
save money? Iy'ry clint We iver make
ye spend. Ye lay none of it by. Ca
sey-Thats how | save. If | laid amy
of it by some wan would come along
an borrow it, an thatd he tn ind OF
it-PhiIadelphia Press.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-03-26
Cnc Drawback.

Olive-What an Improvement it will
he If the time ever comes when every
body can get Il seat in the street cars
Violet-Oh, don't know. \ girl would
never he sure thea That she was pretty
Puck
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-03-26
Net Nv.

New Roa"der-Onc thing I'll say for
these c&&. there's nothing bold or i'm
pudent about them. Landlady-Bold or
impudent don't understand. New
Boarder--Why, not n bit too fresh. you
know.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-03-26

When man has turned out to he Il
failure he tries to convince his friends
that his conscience prevented him from
making his pile. Washington Post.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-03-26
Goinn On.

4 terrible noise of humping and
stamping came from Bob'S room early
one morning.
Bobby, Bobby" called his mother
from downstairs. what is going on
up thereT"
My shoes" replied Bob.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-03-26
An Effective Scarnorn.L

y scarecrow used by a farmer in the
north Of England not only scared every
crow that saw It, but one crow was so
frightened that he brought back the
corn he had carried to his nest three
days before.-London Tit-Bits.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-03-26
They Are Rare.

Peggy-Was that p'liceman ever a lit
tie baby, mother? Mother-Why. yes
dear. Peggy thoughtfully)-I don't
believe I've ever seen baby p'lice.
man.-punch.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-03-26
Effective.

Have you got something that will
remove superfluous hair"
'Gou bet | haycr
what do you call it?"
MY w."-Houston Post.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-03-26
To Keep From Creakii7a.

My hero has strong face" remark
ed the author
He needs it," rct.i!cd the critic .''
notice his face fails every time n
meets The hproiner
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-03-26
Grateful.

And now," said the talkative man
at the concert, suppose at a time like
this you were all alone in the world.
What would you do with Nervous
Man-Thank the Lord.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-02-14

One reason Hall county is talk
ed about is that every citizen is
an enthusiast. Every one is sure
he has the best country in Texas
and is willing to tell about it
Hall County Herald.
That is the spirit that wins.
The spirit that builds cities and
populates counties. None of the
Panhandle counties are lacking
in this spirit, hence the forward
march Of development in this
section which is startling the
world today. Hall county is all
right. Donley county is all right.
The Panhandle is all right-and
everybody knows it.-Clarendon
Banner Stocknan.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-02-14

The convention Of county iudg-
es, assessors and commissioners
assembled at GreenyiIle on Feb.
9th, declared itself unanimously
against the full rendition law.
No solution Of the alleged Difficult
ties was offered save that the law
be 50 amended as to enable AN
assessor to perform the duties of
his office without complicating 50
many people. calling on the as
sistance Of the county Judges and
county commissioners for help
in arriving at an estimate of the
value of property, etc. What a
bubble.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-02-14

Thursday Of last week at Hap
Ply, an auto, said to be an Anna
rillo rig, caused j. W. Stoddard's
team TO run away and wreck the
surrey to which it was attached
and wrought considerable injury
to the team by contact with wire
fences. The team was hitched
and not "scary Of autos. " It's
said, but the thing suddenly
doomed up behind them, passing
close and at racing speed and the
horses broke lose with results
stated. Such are the facts terse-
ly told, as stated TO The News
reporter, and if proven there is
beyond a doubt damages coming
from the automobile men whom,
il * stated, speeded on regard
less of the consequences grow
ing ont of the unlawful act.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-02-14
THE FULL RENDITION LAW.

The full rendition law is giving
no end of trouble all over the
State. Some counties are claim
ING to assess at full market value
while others are said to be as
sesSing at one-half that Tarrant
asserts that she is of the first
named. taking all manner CT
property at one hundred cents
on the dollar of its market value.
and Dallas county is among those
accused of taking it at just half
of that amount
1t may well be said that all
Texas is affected more or less
and if one portion more than an
other it is North Texas, where
the taxpayers are holding public
meetings and resoluting. The
substance of these resolutions is
about the same and in the follow
ing. given to the Dallas News
from Hebron. Denton county, we
have the entire song of the ia
nous black land belt of the State:
Resolved. That the actual cash
value of our farm lands should
be determined by the net returns
from said lands lone year with
another), or by what they would
bring if sold under hammer, rath-
er than by fuctuatlng and specu-
lative values: also be it
Resolved, That there areatleast
four different grades Of land in
Denton county, $50, SD, $40 and
s., being a reasonably fair and
uniform value for each grade,
respectively.
The first proposition is entire
ly too thin for argument.
The second, as to the fair
value of Denton county's land, is
ridiculous when compared to the
prices at which such lands are
put upon the market.
The truth of the whole matter
is that the rich lands If Central
and North Texas have escaped
their just proportion of the bur
dens of taxation 50 long that to
"whack up with the balance of
the State don t suit them little
bit. If it be accepted, however,
that $50 per acre is fair value"
for the best farms of Denton
county, Panhandle lands are al
ready assessed too high.
The News does not see in this
full rendition law near what its
friends claim for it, but if it must
come it desires to see the Pan
handle get a square deal.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-02-14
Want New County or Annexation.

j. T. Holland, of south of the
canyon in Armstrong county. in
town last week, said that he and
his nabors situated like him eth
er wanted a new county carved
ont Of Armstrong, Randall,
Swisher and Briscoe OF else they
desired to be attached to either
Randall or Swisher county They
preferred a new county, he said,
but failing in this they desired
to be annexed. These people,
owing to the canyon, are unable,
except under great difficulty, to
get to their county seat, Claude,
hence their reasonable desire as
spoken by Mr.. Holland,
In so far as the new county
proposed is concerned it is hard
ly likely that Briscoe. Swisher
and Randall will consent to give
up any of their territory and so
on this string Mr. Holland and
those with him must fail. The
annexation proposition, however,
is different as only the consent of
the two counties concerned is re-
ouired to assure success. The
one gaining the territory will con
sent. of course. and from infor-
nation coming to The News it
would seem that Armstrong,
realizing the plight of her citizens
on the south side, will not OBJ
iect. In fact the following taken
from the Claude News, indicates
that much;
". T. Helms, who lives in the
southwest corner of Armstrong
county, called on the Standard
this week and advised us that
/ there was a movement on foot in
his part of Armstrong county
seeking to have that part Of that
county lying south of the canyon
attached to SWiSher county, be
ginning at the northeast corner
of SWisher county and running
north to the bed of the canyon,
thence west with the meander-
ings of the stream to the east
line of Randall county, thence
south With the east line of Ran
dali county to the north line Of
/ Swisher county. As it is the
county seat Of Armstrong coun-
ty is almost inaccessible to the
citizens of this section. -Tulia
Standard.
Mr.. Helms was here during
district court, sounding our peo-
pie on this question. So far as
we have heard the opposition to
the movement is very light, not
/ that our citizens want to get rid
of this valuable territory and its
splendid citizenship but all real
/ ize the hardships they have to un-
dergo in coming to Claude to at
tend to their public duties. Our
innate sense Of Justice would
seem to dictate that we let them
depart in peace. - Claude
. News.
Now, these people, according
to Mr.. Holland, had abOuta as soon
come to Randi as to Swisher
county and why not invite them
in: Their concern, especially
touching the proposed National
Park. is ours. and ours is theirs;
we should work together fer the
common good and can do it bet
ter under one local government.
The News wants to see these
people in Armstrong become cit
liens Of Randall county.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-02

W. A Wooley. of Carrolltcn
has been the guest OF his broth.
er-iu-law. George W. 'Tooleyi
and family. He returned bone.
Tnesdaj and then his'wife' and
daughter, Miss Mildred came
over to visit their klnspeople.'
Mrs. G. F. Davis and laugh.
ter went to ShelbyviIle' Satpr-
day to visit relatives and to
take a ride on the fine new rail-
road between; Sbelbina and
Shelbyville. The distance is 8
miles and we have been told
'the trip was made to Shelby
Vile in the remarkable time Of
60 minutes and the return trip
in So minutes. - '.
Al POWELL formerly one of
the heavy stock buyers of Mon.
roe, how connected with the
stock interests of Omaha, was
with friends id this city Tues
day. r'+ - '.'i'. y aplr.
9. N, Settle aud wife. Of Ed
reka, Kan, are the guests of
his narepts. J"BThA Settle and
wife.
Mrs F, P KaOx'a aid two III,
tie children left Tnesciay for
Burlington, Iowa TO visit the
hom eiOlks. a4 ~,
, a: G 'schesiAi u P.lqy,r.aa,,'
was looking after his zeal ,es.
tate interests in the city Tues.
day.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-02
A Bic Remnant Sale Begins Friday January ;
.l :.uu At Levy's Dry Goods Store

Mrs. E. J. Alexander and son..
Sterling, of Meadville have
been spending several days
with homefolks.
Miss Julia Proctor, of Palmy
ra has been with relatives in
this city.
j. S Donahue and wife spent
Sunday with relatives IN Hume
we'll.
Frank Bottorff and daughter,
Miss Mary, left Tuesday for
Augusta, ILL.,, to visit his PEG.
pie.
James Randol. wife and babe,
of Slater. have been the guests
OF bus grand parents, +. M.
Proctor and wife. He is feed
ing car loads of cattle for the
market and went home Monday
= ship the first 2 cars
Misses May Hawkins and
Drescher did not remain at
Broken Bow as long as they
cYr acted for they soon learned
.uGt it what pot tbs climate
for them and returned to dear
Old Mizzu.
Phil Tewel) and Peter Martin
nsacted business il Quincy.
Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-02

Miss Georgia Keithlev of
HunnewelI, was with Monroe
friends Monday afternoo
Mrs. AL Cassidy of Ely, has
been with Monroe friends.
John Madden and family went
to HunnewelI Tuesday to visit
his brother. D. B. Madden and
family
Miss Pearl Rouse is visiting
Quincy friends.
Thadius SammS is visiting
friends at Lakenan.
DR.. Rornback, Oculist and
Aurist, Hannibal, Mo. -
Mrs. d. J. Ebey was called to
Kansas City yesterday by sick.
ness in The family OF her sister.
Mss Ellen Headrick, of Shell
byville has been the guest of
her uncle, 5. 3. Headrick and
family.
jerome Bick, of Clapper, was
a business visitor in the city
Monday afternoon.
Misses Mabel and Edith
Combs, of Fayette have been
the guests of their friend, Miss
Ruby Hord. =
J. N SparliUr, wife and babe
of Kirksville are the guests Of
Mrs. Sparling's parents, j. F.
Smith aud wife. t.
Miss Vivian Davis. of Palmy-
ra, was with friends in this city
Thursday.
Marion Noleu and wife. Of
Paris spent Sunday in the c,ty
with his mother, Mrs. Nileu
and sister Mrs Mary Norman.
Charles Foglesou aud Family
have moved hack from Hanni.
bal. Charlie thinks it COSTS toe
much tn live in the vlllaee-bY
the.creck
W. D Erwin and wife. OF OF.
tumwa. Iowa have been visit
ing Mrs, A. 8 Maddox
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-01-02
Election Notice.

Farmers & Merchants Bank.
Monroe City, Mo-, Jan 2. 1908.
The annual election for nine
directors of the Farmers &
Merchants Bank, to serve dur
ing the ensuing year, will be
held at their banking house on
Monday January 13 1908. Polls
open from 9 a. IN until II
O'clock noon. " '''@
W. r P. "JACksoN
Carhler