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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-11
Crossing Over the lettering Rem
nants of Bridge.

path; the driver grips the steering
wheel with great steadiness. w"
tremble. What il the wheels skid on
the slippery road? We are lost If the
car moves only one hands breadth to
either side. We are lost if our hands
or our nerves give way on these fear
full 200 yards.
The heavy car and ourselves would
fall and disappear, without any posi-
bility of rescue, in the wild stream or
in the soft, deep mud. The passage
seems to last an eternity. Slowly we
creep forward.
I'VE are nearly on the ether side.
when suddenly the car stops and is
dragged backward. We all burst into
shrek of terror. We realize what
has happened.
The back wheels have sunk through
q hole in the bridge. The front. wheels
are lifted upward. But by stroke of
luck in the midst of our misfortunes
the springs of the car have caught in
the oblique planks of the bridge and
it is wedged fast.
"A fresh activity seizes us. We
fasten strong rope to the front part
of the car. There is no time to waste.
A catastrophe is still threatening us.
The Lobeba natives are fetched back.
The bridge is repaired after a mighty
effort, and the natives slowly drag the
car forward. The rescue is sue
cess.
THE sun is now piercing through
the gray clouds, and before our eyes
CLEANS the fresh landscape. A few
miles drive and we come to another
river There are many dangers be-
fore us. Hidden in the tall grass are
numberless powders, branches, roots
and tree trunks.
Day after day the difficulties and
obstacles increase, and we nearly lose
the hope Of ever reaching our goal
The car, however, has worked without
one break down since we left Abor-
corn. At last we see, on the hill In
front of US, the village of Kasama, the
buildings of the magistrate, and the
African lake corporation, appearing
ABOVE the green landscape"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-11
PER|LOUS AUTO
TRIP IN AF RIGA
OFFICER OF GERMAN ARMY
TELLS OF HAZARDOUS EXPERT
ENcE IN DARK CONTINENT.
NEAR TO DEATH ON BRIDGE
Mozambi River Is Crossed by Means
of Shaky Structure Made by
the Natives of Sticks
and Branches.

London.-Lieut. Paul GraetZ of the
German army, who is crossing the
heart of Africa from Dar-es-Salaarn. on
the east coast, to Swakopmund, on the
west, is encountering formidable dif-
ficulties in the tropics. His last stage
of 125 miles has occupied nine days.
He describes the journey as follows:
Leaving Aborcorn, near the south
ern end of Lake Tanganyika. we
reached Kasama in nine days through
the Chambezi valley. But we and our
motor car have had to go through
horrible ordeal. We have faced fear
full trials and hardships under tropical
rains; we have been delayed by
raging streams and deep marshes.
I'VE have had to cross 2S swollen
rivers and swamps innumerablo. We
have Travelled on bad wooden bridges
built by the natives, and often We
have crossed over the wretchod totter-
ing remnants of such bridges. We
have fought hard against flooding wa
ters.
"At first we journeyed through
thick brush. Running and jumping
near our automobile, number of Lo-
beba natives sing as they accompany
us. Then a terrible thunderstorm
bursts upon us in fury, and streams
of water pour down like huge water
spouts. Now the underwood becomes
lighter. Halt! Water! The Mozambi
river is before us and rolls on its yel-
lowish course in the middle of a
swampy depression 200 yards in
breadth
There is a kind of bridge over
swamp and stream, and 1t zigzags like
a gigantic centipede. The natives rush
through the storm-beaten high grass
and gather sticks and branches. They
drag them forth and build small
bridgeway over the dangerous deep
mire; we widen the existing narrow
bridge and repair it as best we can.
Finally, after hours of strenuous
work in pouring rain. we proceed. The
car is pulled forward on the perilous
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-11

July. 1902, less than six years ago. AS
brigadier general of volunteers he
served in the Pekin relief expedition
and in the Philippines. For those
services he was made a brigadier
general in the regular army in August,
1908. and now stands fourth in that
grade, his seniors beings Gems. Funs-
ton, Carter and Bliss, in the order
named.
Gen. Barry is now in his fifty-second
year, and will not retire until October,
1919. With the exceptions of Gen.
Funston. who is his junior by ten
years, and Gen. Pershing, who is five
years younger, Gen. Barry is the
Youngest officer of brigade rank in the
army.
For several months past Gen. Barry
has been in command of the army Of
Cuban pacification, and it is announced
hat he will remain on that duty In
spite of his promotion.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-11
TO USE A BALLOON
BECKER WILL CAMPAIGN WlSCON.
SIN IN AERIAL CRAFT.
"Boy Mayor" of Milwaukee Will Keep
Up Reputation for Being Odd in
Race for Governorship of
the State.

Milwaukee, Wis. Sherburn NJ
Becker, the boy mayor of Milwau-
kee, who, having been successful in
conducting his campaign for mayor
from an automobile, has now decided
to enter the race for governoship of
Wisconsin, and will use a balloon this
time for campaign purposes. Becker
was only 29 years of age when elected
mayor of Milwaukee two years ago
after a whrlwind campaign. His race
for governorship promises to be equal
ly sensational.
Il shall use either a duplicate OF
Maj. Hersheys United States, with
which the American representative
competed in the ST. Louis balloon
races" said ex-Mayor Becker in tell
Ing of his plan to campaign from an
airship, "or / shall buy the United
States and rechristen it Wisconsin
] am thoroughly in earnest in my
plan to run for governor with bal
loon instead of a touring car as | at
first intended, and 1 will surprise tho
farmer, you bet.
You see, it's this way. The pCo-
pie up tho state read about MY way Of
doing things, and they simply say:
He's crazy fool But they are on
the watch just the same. Then when
| get to them | hand them solid com
mon sense and politics straight with
out any of the freak about it.
That's the way | am going to make
the campaign this year. l will go up
in balloon and light when | feel like
it, and it's a cinch that when we get
TO earth thereIl be a crowd there to
hear me speak. Then is when I'll get
in my real work. They come to see
the boy candidate, and they get
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-11

tions of the jail inmates his attention.
was called for some reason to this
man.
What is your name?" inquired the
sheriff.
"Elecx Lenchack."
What are you in prison for?"
Il don't know"
How long have you been here?" ,
More than a year"
The sheriff examined the Jail regis
ter covering year and longer, but
could not find the name of Lenchack.
He did the same with the commit
ments. but with equal unsuccess.
Then he questioned the prisoner more
closely. Lenchack could not handle
English very well, but he managed to
explain that all he knew about it was
that he had been walking across a field
at one of the coking plants not far
from this town when two men ac-
costed him, took him before a magis
trate and then brought him to Jail
1t is the sheriff's theory that Len
chack had been committed to Jail un-
ucT OuG tIldJ lldu SOI Ou W
the Jail register under another name,
and on the trial docket of the court
under still another name, and that
when the name on the trial docket was
called during sessions of the court
there was no prisoner to answer 70 it.
The poor fellow was so glad to get
out that his expressions of gratitude,
so far as he was able to make this sem
timent clear, were most pathetic. A
foreigner, knowing little or nothing of
the habits and customs of this coun-
try, not understanding the language,
homeless, friendless, knowing no one
to apply to, he had got into jail for a
trivial offense. There, forgotten, un-
able to confide in any one even If he
had wished. ignorant of how to take
steps to get free, he had put in more
than a year of his life in a place to
which he should not, perhaps, have
been sent at any time.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-11
GETS IMPORTANT POST.
John r. Wise Appointed Superintend
ent of Chilocco Indian School.

Washington-John R. Wise, for
many years resident of Washington.
has been appointed by Secretary Gar,
field as superintendent of the United
States Indian. school at Chilocco, Okla.
This is one of the largest and most i'm.
portant Indian schools in the north
west.
Mr.. Wise was graduated from the
University of Wisconsin in 1883. He
entered the government service In
Washington in 1891 in the recorc and
pension office. For over IL years he
was employed in the office oe the COM
missioner of Indian affairs. He was
designated by the secretary of the
Interior in 1898 as manager of the
United States Indian congress held in
connection with the Mississippi
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-11
SSHERS SURW NJ. 6ECKER

sound common sense. The result is
that they think the logic they hear is
a heap better than it really is, because
they expected something so much diff
ferent.
Two years ago, when | beat Dave
Rose for mayor of Milwaukee, | was
called the boy candidate, and even
my friends thought | was fool to
enter the race. They first told me
fooled them. and then | won at the
election. People came to hear me
because my motto was The Young
Man in Politics. and they went away
having heard nothing more sensation
al than any other campaigner would
give them"
That in brief, is the system under
which Milwaukee's Boy Mayer" works
his campaigns. He turned from a
cotillon leader to supervisor, and in
the county board he exposed print
ing graft and saved the county $4,000
a year. He then decided to run for
alderman, and his friends laughed at
a record that he was able to run for
mayor and win that, too.
His famous coffee automobile did
much to help him in the city cam
paign When he was alderman he had
one of his automobiles fitted up with
a huge coffee pot, which he could start
a-boiling when there was fire, and
the coffee would be hot when he
reached the scene of the conflagra-
ton. Whenever there was big fire
he was notified and quick hitch
harness for a runabout, which he had
at first adopted, was soon supplanted
by the autmobile.
In his city campaign he started a
series of smokers, furnishing corncob
pipes and tobacco, and when he ad-
dressed meeting he would, instead
of standing on the platform, sit among
the listeners and talk conversational
ly. This won votes and he proposes
to adopt the same tactics when he
runs for governor.
At Chicago recently he decided upon
the balloon means of reaching the
country districts. He met c. A. Coey,
an enthusiastic automobilist aGd aero
naut, and arranged his plan for bal
loon campaign almost instantly.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-11
III JAIL OVER YEAR,
MAN is FORGOT TEN
NO RECORD OF HIS NAME, CRIME,
IMMINENT OR TRIAL
CAN BE FOUND.

Uniontown, Pat would seem in
credible that in this age man could
be imprisoned for more than year in
the jail of this county, in this town,
not knowing himself the reason or
cause of his Imprisonment, his identity
unknown to the county officials, and
no entry reliably affecting him or
his alleged offense to be found any
where in the public records, yet it is
fact this is SO.
The man, foreigner, was recently
released from Jail BECAUSE no ground
could be found for his further deten-
tion, nor indeed for his detention at
any time. He might still be in prison
had there not been change of sher-
ifs.
The new sheriff is Peter A. Johns.
During one of his late official enumera-
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-11
RAPID RISE OF GEN. BARRY.
Career of Army Officer Recently
Named for Promotion.

Washington.-The rise of BRIG. Gen.
Thomas H. Barry, recently nominated
as majorgeneral, vice Gen. G. b. Hall,
retired for age, has been rapid. Born
in New York in October, 1855, he was
graduated from the Military academy
in June, 1877 After three years serv-
ice in the cavalry and II years in the
infantry he was transferred to the ad-
jutant-general's department with the
rank of major in January, 1897, and
became colonel in that department in
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-11
painiHaS;l, q,
Husband
Begin Task Early
BE COURAGEOUS
and Philosophic
BY MRS. LEONARD MARSHALL.

Ky trained in the w he should 90 he will become quite an en-
! IA ! durablo male snocnon Of humanity
k1 roirt from Unfortunately
T to voun wife fond and foolish and be moon Of honey
/ &SA vorv swoot Edwin dorlino at ous
e that sb Hind o oil t} faults which are GOING 10 make her
] V#A life miserable LATER on If Angelina knew she would treat
EE2&6S9E dr 1onl -, co would
to como nor oyer vonnd
b ro1 nei.+5 ,or lc,o utr,coo
r.. 4l -4o a. . . +;,r,,s 1,o4 1,r,,. him f,n man
,~ brn+or nl tho i IF I rvo ,rv H doarar 70 him than tho
1o[ 41n+ ,an m +aa,' ,n;ro,
The husband no in c first months of his married life RAPIDLY
mctaphora speaking slippers. He
for he wifi eof ado
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-11
PIES BREAK MANS FALL,
Tight-Eope Trick on Roof Ends in
Headiong Plunge.

Philadelphia. trying to dsm-
batic tight-rope walking ability which
had won him fame in circus life some
years ago, Frank Velloski, 25 years
old, fell from the third-story roof of
his home, to the alley below and was
taken to the hospital. suffering from
concussion of the brain. His condition
is serious, the doctors say.
Velloski occupies the fourth floor
Shortly before noon he stepped out
of his window on to the roof of the
third floor extension, to get a breath
of fresh air. Just across the alleyway,
on the roof of No. 116 Spruce street,
was one of Velloski's friends.
Guess I'll come over for a while"
he said. I'll show you the way we
he added, as he mounted thin
clothes line which stretched between
the two houses across the alley.
He had successfully gone to the mid.
die of the rope when suddenly ii
snapped. Velloski went crashing
down TO the hard pavement of the al.
ley below.
A woman in No. 116 had been bak.
ing pies and half dozen specimens
of her art were out to cool in the al.
ley. Velloski landed head first into
them.
The hospital doctors say that it was
due to this fact that the former circus
mans skull was not fractured.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-11
Her Good Work Recoonized.

Mrs. W. S. Peabody of Colorado Is
called the mother of Mesa Verde Ma
tional park, because of the interest she
has taken in the preservation Of thf
elics of the mysterious cliff dweller'
1 Colorado.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-11
A SWeepinu Assertion.

Novelists Wife-Why does your
heroine enter and sweep the room
with glance?"
Novelist cornfully)-Because she
has no vacuum cleaner
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-11
COMFORTING.

Female Voyager-ls there any fear
of danger, MIR. Sailor?
Mr.. Sailor-Lots Of fear, ma am, hu,
40 danger!
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-11

Whenever we find great effect we pass
instantly to the inquiry: "What great
cause produced it,? " For example, here is
the rapid growth of Christianity. 1t began
a golden dot on the map; now its banners
wave over two continents. 1t began with
the Christ on Mount Oliyet in 40 days it
numbered 5000, in 100 years half mill
lion, and now it rules the minds and
hearts of 600,000,O00 So wonderful is
the effect that we cast about for a cause
equally powerful. The proverb runs, no
golden conduct from lcadcn motives. Once
Philistinism offered men the ethics Of
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-11
Eove'S
Law
Rules
World
BY DR.. NEWELL DWIGHT HILLS

mud the old world PHILOSOPHERS offered adn motive penalties
occasional teachers like Buda spoke with silver golden
duct began with the golden That Chrs
lips, interpreted by Cst life enforced by his DEATH and
powerful by his living alone furnish adequate explanation
of the victories of Christianity
Now, despite the pessmm of in high places
industrial leaders making Christ
reed with which they laying their lives Let believe that
brother law of
and successful in their plans. Despite what has
most lawyers the hired tools OF evil clients.
Most of the industrial leaders graftcrs swallow
does make
showing disease the leaf in June argue
week read the meeting of the svem
these rich decided reduce the the
swcncn agmen rather to cut the dividends on
their stock to three
One of the most terrible railroad strikes precpiacd
country due the fact that railway agna in the time
of panic cut the wages of his Workmen a third at
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-11

single stroke while he insisted that his dividends
should remain at ten per cent. Capital was every
thing. Workmcn, cold, hungry ard starving we're
nothing. The dollar must nave its ten per cont; the
soul can have what is left if crust remains That
sclfshncss of capfaisc leaders is passing as surely
gladiatoria games have gone The Christian re-
cime is on. lat action of these railroad directors.
under The !ead Of noble president, publishes the
whole story
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-11

The Nature of the Brute.
Ex-Did you ever see an Indian
idol?
Wy-l never saw one any aths
Way.-Cie Ieland Leader.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-11

exposition at Omaha. For the last
three and half years Mr.. Wise has
served as assistant superintendent of
the Carlisle Indian school.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-11

she had inflicted No loves the submissive slave 1t is the struggle
the mastery, tanning of the that charms him.
pursuit elusive prey dearer him than the
dove that never will take wing!
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-11

The husband spoiled in the first months of his married life rapidly
becomes denoraze He is mcaphocay speaking in slippers He
he little wife of his ado him!
The Washington times., 1908-03-02
Collegiate BOdy'S
Action a Surprise
To Local College
Georgetown Hopes That
Trouble Can Easily Be
Adjusted.

The announcement yesterday that
Georgetown had beer dropped from the
intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Asso-
citation came as q complete surprise TO
Manager Moran, OF tile Georgetown
track and field department.
GcOrgetOwn's failure to have contest
ants In the collegiate Championships last
spring resulted from the hardness OF
Manager Crummey in forwarding the
entries. secretary George Lunt has
been in correspondence with the George
town management for two months re-
gardlng the matter and IN his last COM
muuiCation 10 Manager Moran said That
GEORGETOWN would be rCinstated provid-
ed Il agreed 20 have at least three rep
rescntatiVes AT the games this year and
in accordance with the rules governing
the body. forward at once the SO MEM
bership fee.
This was done Immediately and as no
word came direct from Secretary LlunJ.
Manager Moran took II for granted that
Georgetown was again in good standing
and could send athletes 10 the collegiate
contests. The latest developments. Of
which Georgetown vas not notified. viii
he investigated thoroughly b. the
Georgetown management.
The Washington times., 1908-03-02
Leading Athletes
Booked for Games
At Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, March athletic
sharps OF this city and New York, TO
say nothing Of the other sections of the
country, are busy figuring on tho prob
able outcome OF the big indoor meet
between the Middle Atlantis and Metro
politan Divisions OF the a. a. u. To be
held in the First Regiment ArmOTy on
wednesday night.
The New York team is bejng strength
ened IN every possible event, and the
Gothamites will have n certain advan-
tage over this city, since the Middle At
iantic team has lost three OF its best
men in CartmeH and Taylor, of Penn
sylvania, neither Of whom Trainer Muir
ply will risk in an indoor meet. and
Hartranft. the Quaker hurdler, who is
injured.
II there is any one man on the Phila-
delphia team whose work VII control
? Hasluns, the Pennsylvania champion.
Haskius viii be expected to run both
the half and the mile. In the former
his principal opponent will be Melvin
Sheppard. who is also his keenest rival
HaskIns has not been in the best of
. condition until the last week. and IL
3 ne beats Sheppard in the half mile he
Will have big undertaking to score an
other victory in the mile, where he will
meet White. the latest ''phenOm" at
this distance. White has been credited
. with "a mile IN AS SIS. ana his New
York friends think he can trim Has
kins. II HaSkins wins both the half
and the mile this division should win
tho meet.
The Washington times., 1908-03-02
NEW CLAUSE STOPS
DODGING Of GAMES
Owners Welcome Rule Re-
curing Clubs to Play
Scheduled Games.

Baseball men who have had time 20
ponder upon the legislation which was
adopted by the National League at its
recent meeting are unanimous in ap-
proving the resolution making 1t com
pulsory for every club in the organiza-
ton 10 play its full number Of scheduled
games
Under the new method a tie or a
drawn game ar any games which are
prevented by rain or other causes may
be played on on the grounds for which
they were originally scheduled, in the
same series or in a subsequent series,
at the option OF the home club.
Whenever A. may happen that all the
series Of games scheduled on one ground
have been completed. and there still
remain some games TO be played with
another club, these are to take place on
the ground Of the opposing team on a
date which IS 10 be determined by that
club.
This renders II impossible for a club %
dodge a game toward the close OF the
championship season II 1t happens 10 be
hard pressed, with the excuse that IL Is
unwilling TO take up a double header.
Another feature OF the new resolution
is that IL will end all fault finding on
the part Of visiting club as 10 when
postponed games shall be played. The
Pittsburg club was greatly nettled last
year because McGraW would not play
postponed games when his team was
out OF condition.
The new resolution says the home
club has the right 20 name the dates
OF the postponed games. II It desires
10 DO so. f. can play a double header
on a succeeding day IN the first series
and not wait until September 10 ge'
I'D OF the extra contest.
The Washington times., 1908-03-02
GEORGETOWN PLAYS
PENN QUINT HERE
Postponed Game in Ford
ham Series Set for
March IA.

Manager O'Nen. OF the Georgetown
University basketball team. has re-
qUested the University or Pennsylvania
management TO play the game between
the two teams in Washington on the
night OF March II.
Pennsylvania has agreed TO play
Georgetown, and It was partly on It's
suggestion that the date was decided
on by the local team. Plans have been
on foot all season 10 bring about such
a match, but heretofore It has been im-
possible to secure the consent OF the
philadelphia school On account OF the
intercollegiate schedule, which then mo-
nopOlized all their open dates.
One other game remains for George
town this season, the contest with
Fordham. March IA has been agreed
upon by both managers, the game 10 be
played I'm Washington, most likely az
Convention Hall. Fordham is the only
team that has defeated the Georgetown
auint this year, and as a result the
coming game is being looked forward 10
with interest by the students OF both
schools.