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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-06
A CARD

This is to certify that all druggists are
authorized to refund your money if No
led's Honey and Tar fails to cure
your cough, heals the lungs and preventa
pneumonia and consumption. Contains
opiates. The genuine is in a yellow
package.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-06
For Sale.

A desirable property, on East Fourth
St., Emporium. Lot 60x120; improved
by two dwelling houses. Excellent To-
cation; next door to Schlecht's Green
house. Apply to
MRS. ELLA MCSwANN,
37-tf. Emporium Pa.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-06

The greatest man in the world may
stand as much in need of the .meanest
as the meanest does him.--Fuller.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-06
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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-06
CAMERON,

w. H. Mitchell, Dentist, Emporium.
Still it rains.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-17
Cork Thrift.

Because the worlds supply Of cork
s rapidly diminishing, the cork per.
luisite in the big hotels and restau-
rants is now valuable privilege.
They are no longer thrown away, but
are put in box or barrel, where they
accumulate until the cork picker
comes around and pays a round sum
N cash for all offered to him. The
waiter now employs corkscrews which
nhict the minimum amount Of dam
age upon the cork, and in many places
where large numbers of corks are ex-
sracted in a day a steel cork extrac-
or is used.
Large corks may be recut with
considerable profit. Others, which
aave been injured, can be cut so as
70 discard the injured portions and
utilize that which is sound. Corks
which have been discolored by grease
can be cleaned by benzine, ammonia
Or lime and water. Those which have
been discolored or favored by medi-
cine can be rendered usable by long
continued boiling with a small guam.
lty of chloride of lime and subse.
luent drying in kiln or oven. The
finest quality come from champagne
bottles, and always command a good
price. 1t is possible to reuse them,
and it is said that this is done by
manufacturers both here and abroad.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-17
Embarrassing Travel.

Two girls relating their experiences
in Japan. in "The Wide World Maga-
zine" gives glimpse of travelling by
night by rail In the country of the
chrysanthemum. They write: 1.-The
train was crowded with Japanese, and
when night came the long seat was
divided up into portions, the upper
berths were pulled down, and we all
huddled into our respective hunks,
men and women mixed up together.
1t was distinctly trying to be obliged
to hoist ones self up into high up
per berth before a mixed assembly,
and more trying still to descend in
the morning with the very incomplete
toilet which one was enabled to make
In reclining position but the bliss.
ful ignorance OF our Japanese neigh.
Dor that there was anything unusual
in such proceeding considerably re-
lieved our embarrassment His atti.
tude and calm matter OF factness were
very reassuring. and the wonderfully
cheerful conductor who brushed our
clothes and fastened our blouses
seemed to consider himself specially
suited for the post of lady's maid"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-17
THE BElLBOY THUG
Definite Type Criminal Bred by Tho
Hotel Madness.

Hotel Madness.
A definite type OF twentieth century
| criminal. bred Of the hotel madness
tnat reigns in New York, Is the bell
boy thug. Simeon Ford was author of
that profane truth that there wasn't
! another vacant corner lot left in New
York City, but that II there was,
come fool was sure to put UP another
hotel on It, The vast number Of ho-
tells has created great demand for
help, especially bellboys. A big pro-
portion of them depend for their liv.
ings on the tips they receive from
guests.
These employees frequently herd
together in lodging houses and board.
ing places, where their unionship has
developed into sort of Black Hand
organization against those who do
not come up to their schedule in the
way Of fees. A guest is blacklisted
and fails to get his papers, letters and
packages. His calls are unanswered
he receives impertinence of the gross
est kind, and even the gentle Offices
of the chambermaid are withheld. for
sometimes the maids work in with tho
clan. All sensible persons submit to
the extortion, as II is cheaper in the
end by far. But. unfortunately, it
only makes the bellboy thug more dar.
ing and insolent in his demands.
An invaluable ally of the outside
crook can be the bellboy II he is not
in the business for himself. He has
every means of studying his victims
habits. his comings and goings. the
state OF his pocketDook and also the
conditions in which seeing the town
may place strangers. Women who
are beyond the pale. especially women
of the badger class, will pay these
youngsters well to aid them in their
schemes.
The attitude OF some hotels in hid
ing the unpleasant happenings that
take place within their walls are tho
great incentive to jewel robberies and
the theft of money that are constant
ly going down on the police blotters
These crimes may bear all the marks
of having been committed by an en-.
ployee, but they appear luridly as per.
petrated by masked men" and fire
escape thieves" One hotel detective
once had the reputation OF arranginI
introductions for the sharps of various
kinds that hang around public places
fortune tellers, promoters of quee.
ventures. gambling touts-all the vari.
cites of well dressed rogues that arc
on the hunt for victims.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-17
Righteous Inclination,

Jacob DeCou Of Chanute, claim
agent for the Santa Fe Railroad on
the Southern Kansas division, recent.
ly received letter from q friend in
New Mexico, who is the Santa Fc
agent there. Inclosed was a copy OF
a complaint recently turned over to
him. 1t follows:
Dear Sir-Dir your injineear tell
you he has killed too couse belongin
to me, he said he would tel you and
the konduckter too thay killed then
tonite as they cam acros the road at
my plais where l have got a crosin
and when l put my crosin in you sed
you was putin a fense on eche side
of the rode that wud keap criterz from
gettin killed you put up hel of a
Tense too CATS broak 1t to kindelin
wood a QUAR- after you fense gang
went down the road-youre injinear
oft to be fired he knos there is a graid
thare and he comes down thare hel
bent every nite-the couse he killed
was yerelin heffers-brand bar j bar
swallow fork on rite ear and left ear
underhacked-I want the money for
the couse my criterz is all have on
urth to live on and IL your injinear
can xii one every time he gets drunk
oil ! say is this United States has gon
to the devil the couse will be so
dolers hoping you are well"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-17
TreWin's Bio Head.

Excuse me, sir, but | guess you
took my hat from the dining-room
rack" said gentleman with an East
ern accent as he tapped his finger on
the shoulder of Senator James Ire.
win, of Cedar Rapids, who was Gov.
ernor Cummings chief opponent for
nomination on the republican ticket
two years ago.
well, | declare" responded the
Senator, as he took off the eight and
one-half size hat and looked at the in
side. Il did not believe there was
another man in the hotel with head
rs large as mine. beg your pardon
Senator Trewin is my name. l am
practising law here"
"Indeed?" queried the stranger. "I
am looking for a lawyer and one with
head as large as mine ought to serve
my purpose" He called the Senator
aside and after a short conference
placed in his hands the fattest case
that mas ever been tried In Linn
County so far as fees are concerned.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-17
EXPENSIVE TO INHERIT MONEY.
In Italy Man Had to Pay Government
More Than He Got.


In Italy II appears to be a somewhat
expensive affair to inherit money, that
Is, if it be small sum. Not long ago
young man died in the little town of
Romagna, who left one lire fifty-eight
centesimi or not quite "a cents. This
sum. which had been deposited in the
Post Office Savings Bank, became the
property of the young mans father.
AS the amount was so small the father
thought 1t unnecessary to make de-
cldration of the legacy as the law pre-
scribes. especially as the stamped
paper on which the declaration must
be made would cost about 22 centesimi
more than the money involved.
Three months afterward he received
4 demand from the local State Treas
ury for the payment of IA lire 4S cen.
tcs.mi-nearly SO. Thinking a mistake
had been made, he took no notice Of
this demand, with the result that later
an official called upon him and de-
nanded the immediate payment of 1S
lire-s3.50 The father had not suffi
Client money in hand. so the official
took possession of the mans furni.
ture. The cost Of this seizure brought
the total sum to 30 lire, which the
poor man had to pay that same even
ing to avoid the sale of his goods by
auction.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-17


fitting. II any change Is made In TIE
bottom OF the skirt a corresponding
change must be made in the position
of the tucks. For instance, suppose
one hip is much larger than the other.
The skirt would have to be heightened
over that hip and the tucks lowered
in that one place to keep the lirc
even.
After you have pinned up the bot.
tom OF the skirt, put on the dress and
have it carefully fastened. especially
at the girdle. The best way to have
the skirt hung is to stand on a table
and let some one measure one. two or
three inches from the table up on the
skirt. as shown in the illustration.
Use piece of cardboard with the
desired distance from the floor nicked
In 1t. The person who Is hanging the
skirt should move around it, marking
every few inches with pins. When
the dress is taken off, turn 1t inside
out and baste an even line through
these marks on the skirt only L IT
through the turIed up-portion.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-17
rhe Best Guarant, OF Merit Is Open PubIicit,

Every bottle of DIR. Pierce's world.
famed medicines leaving the great lab
oratory at Buffalo. n Y, has printed
upon its wrapper all the ingredients
entering into its composition. This fact
alone places Lr. Pierces Family Medi-
cines In class all by themselves. They
cannot he classed with patent or secret
medicines because they are neither.
This is wi y SO many unprejudiced
physicians prescribe them and recon-
mend them to their patients. They
know what they are composed of, and
that the ingredients are those endorsed
by the most eminent medical authori.
ties. The further fact that neither DE-.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. the
great stomach tonic, liver inviporator.
heart regulator and bloOd-purifier, nor
his "Favorite Prescription for weak
cver-worked, broken-down, nervous
women, contains any alcohol, also en-
titles them to place all by themselves.
Many years ago, DR.. Pierce discovered
that chemically pure glycerine. of
proper strength, Is a better solvent and
preservative of the medicinal PRINCIPLES
residing in our Indigenous, or native.
medicinal plants than is alcohol: and
furthermore, that II possesses valuable
medicinal properties of its own, being
demulcent, nutritive, antiseptic, and a
most efficient antiferment.
Neither of the above medicines con-
taias alcohol, or any harmful, habit
forming drug, as will be seen from n
glance at the formula printed on each
bottle wrapper. They are safe TO use
and potent to cure.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-17
To Hang a Skirt.

Lay the dress on the table and pin
the bottom up on the outside OF the
skirt six and three-eighth inches. This
is the amount that will be taken up
by the tucks and finish around the
bottom OF the skirt. The skirt is hung,
however. before the tucks are put in,
and think ] can make il quite clear
to you why this must be so. Many
people have slight irregularity In
the size of their hips; others have
prominent abdomens or fiat backs.
These things will prevent a skirt from
hanging absolutely even at the first
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-17
Useful FOR Meat, Too.

~ vegetables or meat can be grounI
Into fine particles by the expenditdrs }
OF very little energy. This machine
is made on the principle OF mill, snd
is clamped to the edge of a table. 4
hopper leads to easing, in which a
cylinder revolves, and below which
is turned by means OF handle, IL
nearly as large as the casing and IL
fitted with two sets OF teeth, inclined
In opposite directions. One set IL
closer than the other and when the
the cylinder is turned the other way.
The vegetables or meat to be ground
are placed in the hopper, and as they
fall into the receptacle below the cy-
Under crushes them, the small pieces
falling into dish placed below
Philadelphia Record.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-17
Curiosity of Nature.

Chemists at one time believed that
petroleum was formed in the depths
OF the earth by the action of water
working on metallic carbons in a state
cf fusion. Now this statement is
challenged by some geologists, who
contend that petroleum is the result
o. tAe putrefaction of animals which
ages ago were swallowed In enormous
cataclysms, similar to that at Mount
Pelee, This upheaval, says Prof. Eng
ler. buried millions of prehistoric
monsters. and during all the cycles
OF years that have elapsed since then
the bodies Of these animals have been
distilled by Mother Nature in her i'm.
mense laboratory beneath the earth's
surface. The result of this distilla
hon. according to this theory. is petro
leum.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-17
Anxious to Please,

A clergyman was about to leave his
church one evening when he encoun-
tered an old lady examining the cary
ing on the font Finding her desirous
of seeing the beauties of the church,
he volunteered to show her over. and
TIE flustered old lady, much gra-
tiled at this unexpected offer of a
rersonally-conducted tour, shyly ac-
oepted 1t. BY and by they came to a
handsome tablet on the right of the
pulpit.
That" explained the good man. sis
memorial tablet erected to the mem.
ory OF the late vicar"
There. nowl Amt it beautiful?' %
exclaimed the admiring old lady, still
fustered and anxious to please. and
I'm sure, sir. l hope 1t won't be long
before we see one erected to you on
the other side"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-17
Bloomsbury, Pa.

COCAINE WHICH DULIS THE NERVES
never yet cured Nasal Catarrh. The
heavy feeling in the forehead. the
stuffed up sensation and the watery
discharge from eyes and nose, along
with all the other miseries attending
the disease. are put TO rout by Ely's
Cream Balm. Smell and taste are re-
stored, breathing is made normal.
Until you try this remedy, you can
form no idea of the good it will do you;
Is applied directly to the sore spot All
druggists soc. Mailed by Ely Bros
56 Warren Street, New York.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-17
Climbing Stairs Is Good Exercise.

Climbing stairs Is avoided by mes,
women as an unsafe exercise. Yet 4
Is detrimental because OF the bad
way In which it Is done, The body
works to its best advantage in lifting
its own weight. as in hill-climbipg.
In mounting stairs. let the chest lead.
the body remaining normally erect;
use the stair as base upon which
the spring In the ball of the foot lifts
It's weight. With full breath lift
the body al though by the elevation
OF the chest. There is a buoyance at.
tending this exercise which remov as
from 1t much OF its bad effects.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-17
French Oyster oathensr..

The work Of oyster collecting and
culture is most unsuitable for women,
but In France, owing to its tedious
nature, It. does not appeal to men
Often, from an early hour in the
morning till late into the evening the
women are standing up to the knees
IN water. with strong sun beating
down on them. The result 10 that
never year passed without some OF
tScm going mad and having to be
hurried away to the asylums. t.
work is we'll paid, as, indeed, It ough;
to be, while in the case OF the fei
vso own beds the profits are lsg-
anS small fortunes are III, ~
anasssd.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-17
Hair roiorirr.

Logwood, 6 c-nces; hc.l.ng wat,r,
plat,
Boil together for half an hour, keep.
ing to the quantity of water, then
strain and when cool add:
Bay rum, ounces; oil OF lavendar
| dram; glyccrine, (. ounces,
Apply to the hair with a brush. be
Ing careful not to touch the SCALP.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-17

wonderful tricks, producing articles
from the air, as it would seem. Many
of us have said, He has 1t hidden,
but where?" The answer is shown in
our illustration. Who would think
the innocent dress coat could be the
means Of deception, but if you will
notice the many pockets and the con-
venient spots where they are placed,
one can then see that our conjurers
are only mortal after all, and the old
adage, Practice makes perfect" is the
key note of his success.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-17
Trespass Notices.

Gard signs mo Trespassing' !or
sale at this Office. They are print
ed in accordance with the late act
OF 1908. Price S cents each. If
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-17

-Hoax-"Yes, music always intoxi-
Gates me.n Joax-''Ah, you get air
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-17

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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-17

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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-06-17
The Magician's Coat.

NC WdSi SOdt.
Nearly every one has seen at some
time the men of magic doing their
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-31

%ervations, where they will be fed, clothed,
protected and educated in the arts Of in
dustry and Christian and civilized princi-
pies" The replies Of the Indian chiefs no
less faithfully reflect their proud con-
tempt Of danger, and betray, in many in
stances, a consciousness of the sad destiny
awaiting them.
In all this, Stanley was unconsciously
acquiring a preliminary lesson in dealing
with savage races. The tone in which Sher-
man, Henderson and Commissioner Taylor
spoke to- the Indians, now as to warriors,
now as to children, gave hints. which,
later, Stanley put to good use. And now
the experience Of the Indian suggests a
parallel with that of the Congo natives as
each met the whites. The wise and gen
eTous purposes of men like Sherman and
Taylor, as afterwards Of Stanley, were
woefuly impeded in their execution by the
less fine temper Of their subordinates.
And now, from the west, Stanley goes to
the east. The point of departure is given in
the journal.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-31
LEANING TREES POINT WAY
Guide Tells the Secret of
His Craft in Journeys Through
Wilderness,

A famous Canadian guide-of whom his
friend assert that you could take him up tc
a balloon blindfolded and drop him into
the middle of the wilderness and he would
find his way out-was asked by a New
York hunter not long ago how he did It.
"Is 1t true" said the New York man,
that you can find your way back to camp
every time n in the s~traightest line pos
sible?"
That's what they say" admitted the
old guide. And" he added half apollo
getically, Il should be ashamed of myself
If it wasn't pretty close to the truth"
How do you do it?'
We'll, sometimes 1 know pretty well
where I AMI mean. in a general way
and 1 feel the direction of the camp or
whatever place 1t is 1 want to reach. You
know that is al entirely different PROPOSE
ton from merely getting out of a forest
or a section Of country, The man who
doesn't know where he or anything else is
can always follow the streams and get
somewhere some time If he holds out long
enough.
But that is a different matter from
taking an objective point, even an imagin-
airy one, and then going straight through
the wilderness to that point. Perhaps not
many guides themselves can do that with
absolute success, though 1t seems a very
simple thing to me-"
d you mean that you can hold a per-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-31
HENRY M. STANLEY IN OMAHA
Great Traveller Tells Of the Time in
His Autobiography.
FOUND LIFE NOT AT ALL PRosAIC
Plenty of Experiences I'm his The
Little Western Town to
sRIve the Ennui of
Dull Care,

Henry M. Stanley's autobiography, edited
by Mrs. Stanley has been published and
makes a book OF great interest. Especially
will It so strike Omaha people who have
a care for the human interest and the
things that have gone before and helped
make up the vivacity Of the life which old
timers say was worth living within this
Gate City to the west.
Stanley takes his readers into his conf
dence far enough to impart to them the
little secret that II was here In omaha
where he took his first excessive quaff at
the nectar Of the gods and experienced that
yearning for the f~leshpots Of Egypt which
a few other men who have come and gone
or even stayed in Omaha may nave felt.
The story is a good one and that part
of It which refers to his residence and ex-
perlences in Omaha is reproduced here;
In April. 1866, the war was ended n
Stanley left the navy. Then, for a twelve
month. his diary gives only such glimpses
Of him as an occasional name Of a place
with date. est. Joseph. Missouri-across
the plains-Indians-Salt Lake City-Denver
Black Hawk-Omaha." Apparently
through this time he was impelled by an
overfloving Youthful energy. and an innate
love Of novelty and adventure.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-31

fectly straight course through thick woods
and across broken country without a com
pass or sunlight to guide your"
"As straight a course as one would natur-
ally follow in such country"
What is your guide, the moss or growth
Of the shaded side of tree trunks?
mo. That's not to be depended on. Some
times the dampness collects on the north
side of a tree, sometimes on the east side
sometimes on another slant. You can't
depend on 1t, for It may be one thing In
one ravine and just the opposite where cur
rents Of air and relative positions of tree
and OF water are reversed.
But there is one thing which in any
general stretch Of country is infallible.
That is the inclination of the trees. Every
section has its prevailing wind. If you
know what is the prevailing wind of the
region where you are 1t seems to me that
anybody with half an eye ought to be able
to take a straight course and hold II.
"Of course you won't find the trees in
thick woods bending at a decided angle as
you win find those on exposed ground. But
II you observe carefully you will detect
enough variation from a straight perpen-
dicular to keep you going true. That's the
secret OF my sense of direction, and it's
a secret every man in the woods can
share"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-31
The BLOT on His Past.

Haven't you anything to confess TO me
before it is too later" she asked. "Remem-
Der that 1t will be much better for us to
part even now than it will be after to-
morrow. Think. Isn't there in your past
something that you nav hidden from me?
Don't be afraid to confess II. l will for
give you If IT is not too terrible, and the
we can begin our married life with no
shadow to darken the pathway before us. {"
We'll Bessie" he replied, as he avoided
looking into her eyes, there is something.
I am going to throw myself upon your
mercy. Don't judge me too severely. Have
pity. I once carried on a stamp Irritation
with a girl for two ."-Chicago
Recopd-Herald.