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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-07
An Organ Recital.

A dozen or more women had gath
ed at Il home on Walnut street to at
tend business meeting of q society
to which they belonged. Before they
commenced to talk business one of the
women had to tell everybody about
her recovery from Il recent operation
for appendicitis. After she got through
it reminded another of IN operation
she had gone through few years ago
for the same thing. and it took some
time to tell about it, That reminded
a third Of an operation she had once
gone through. and when she finished
telling it another of the visitors start
ed to tell her experience on the oper-
ating table
At this moment a quiet little wom-
an in one corner of the room arose to
go.
II thought" she explained to her
hostess. that this was to have been
business meeting. but it seems to be an
organ recital"-Philadelp Times.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-07
He Was the Same Man.


A prominent merchant of Sheffield
recently accosted gentleman on the
street with:
Good morning. Mr.. johnson. How
is coal today?"
"Well," responded the other. II am
not much acquainted with the coal
market, but l can ascertain the price
if it will accommodate you"
II beg pardon" laughed the mer-
chant. II really thought you were
Mr.. Johnson. the coal dealer. You
certainly resemble him"
A few days later the merchant en-
tered tram car and. seating himself
beside gentleman, exclaimed heartily:
We'll. Mr.. johnson, l'm glad TO rec
ognlze you today. | made Il laughable
mistake one day last week. mistook
another man for you and. addressing
him very familiarly. asked how coal
was. He looked amused and replied
that he did not know much about coal.
but would inquire If it would accom-
modate me- Then looked at him and
saw that he was perfect stranger.
1t really was laughable, Mr.. Johnson.
but he looked so much like you"
Yes" responded the gentleman.
looking more amused. land | am that
same party again"
The merchant recognizes no more
coal dealers.-London Iit-Bits.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-07
CoIertdae'a Ifnaaination.

From hlS early youth Coleridge lived
in a world of books and dreams, yet
his favorite walk seems to have been
the Strand. the last place in the world
for a poet to lose himself in reverie.
AS he strol!ed down the street he i'm
agined himself swimming the Helles-
pont. the feat of which other poets
had written and which the poet Byron
was to accomplish later Once while
the mind of Coleridge was thus far
from the busy Strand he absently
thrust his hands before him in the
manner of one swimming. Suddenly
one hand came In contact with a gen.
tleman's pocket.
The gentleman. thinking TO capture
a thief. seized the hand and exclaimed:
what. So young and so wickedw
He accused the poor. poetic boy Of an
attempt at pocket picking.
With some fright and few tears
the boy explained. and we can imag-
ine that words did not fail him who
was to become the most brilliant talk
er of his age. The gentleman was de-
lighted with COleridge'S imagination.
which could turn the Strand into the
Hellespont. The intelligence Of the
young Leander made the stranger in
quire into Coleridge'S tastes, and when
he found the boy liked books he open
ed for him il subscription at the circu-
lating library in Cheapside.-W Westmin-
ster Gazette.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-07
The Key of Death.

The 'key of death" is apparently a
large key which is shown among the
weapons at the arsenal at Venice. 1t
was invented by Tibaldo, who, disap-
pointed in love, designed this instru-
ment for the destruction of his rival.
The key is so constructed that the
handle may be turned around, reveal
ing small spring, which being press
ed very fine needle is driven with
considerable force from the other end.
This needle is so very fine that the
flesh closes over the wound immediate
", leaving no mark, but the death Of
the victim is almost instantaneous.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-07
Thanked His Stars.

When the French revolution broke
out a number Of scientists lost their
lives, but Lalande, the astronomer,
only paid the more attention to the
skies and its consultations. When he
found, after the reign of terror, that
he had escaped the fury of the mob
he exclaimed gratefully, Il may thank
my stars for it." Would any apparent
jest possess more genuine truth?
Allison tells how during Napoleons
Egyptian campaign no sooner were the
mamelukes observed ut Il distance than
the word was given, "Form square;
artillery to the angles; asses and sa-
vans to the center" The command
afforded no little merriment to the SOL
diers even at such an exciting mo-
ment and made them call the asses
demisavans.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-07
She Was No Child,

This college professor, like many
other men of erudition. was fond of
Lewis Carroll. While visiting his sis
ter he asked his niece. miss of fif-
teen, to get Through the Looking
Glass" for him from the public libra
ry. She evidently did not like the task,
and he asked her the reason. With
some hesitation she replied: "Oh, I'll
get it if you really want it. But
don't like TO have the librarian think
that I read chiIdren's books."-New
York Tribune.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-07
The Facetious Traveller.


GLOW did you like Pittsburgh
at SCOTS me-"
DO you think Boston is a great
city:"
1T has bean"
Did you find Philadelphia the place
of sleep they say it is?'
"Not for me. Everybody else snored
so loud | couldn't"
'Is Washington good place to live
in:"
Capital"
"How did you find Chicago"
Didn't have to. 1t was there when
arrived"
How were the mountains back of
Denver?"
Rocky"
"How did they treat you in New
Orleans?"
"All the time"
"Well, I'm glad to see you're back"
How does it look 2"
How does what look?"
"My back I've never seen it,"
1t was then that the assault took
place. but the court on hearing the evi-
dence decided that it was justifiable.-
Judge.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-07
The Oriqin of "Boz."

The origin of BOZ" is known to most
readers interested in Dickens. \
younger brother of the novelist was
known in the family circle as Moses,
in facetious allusion to one of the char
acters in the Vicar OF Wakefield"
and this being pronounced in fun
through the nose became "Boses" and
so Boz" which Dickens adopted as
his early pen name. Boz" he once
wrote, was very familiar household
word TO me long before / was an au-
thor, and so | came to adopt it,
Before the real name of Boz be-
came we'll known somebody invented
and circulated the following smart cpl
gram:
Who the Dickens "Boz" could be
Puzzled many a curious elf
Till time unveiled the mystery
And Boz" appeared as Dickens self.
Hood wrote punningly, but ungram-
matically:
Aren't that ere Boz" a tiptop feller?
Lots write we'll. but he writes Weller.
London Globe.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-07
Strong Paper.

\ single United States treasury note
measures three and one-eighth inches
in width and seven and one-quarter
inches in length. 1t will sustain with
out breaking lengthwise a weight of
forty-one pounds, crosswise n weight
of ninety-one pounds. The notes run
four to a sheet, a sheet being eight and
one-quarter inches wide by thirteen
and oDe-half inches long. One of these
sheets lengthwise will suspend 10S
pounds and crosswise 1T pounds.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-07
A Wayside Philosopher.

How'd you like to be Il senator"
inquired the first wanderer.
I'D like it first rate" responded the
second wayfarer. still, hobo's life
has got its good points. He amt got
no constituents to kick about his in
activity. y."-Kansas City Journal.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-07
No Need For Talk.

Docs the baby talk yet?" asked a
friend of the family.
mo" replied the baby's disgusted
little brother; the baby doesn't need
to talk"
Doesn't need to talk?"
mo. All the baby has to do is to
yell, and it gets anything there is in
the house that's worth having"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-07
EvaSion.

See here, you. sir.'' cried her father
"Didn't l tell you never TO enter my
house again?"
mo, sir, you didn't" replied the per
sistent suitor. You said not to cross
your THRESHOLD so l climbed in the
window Exchange
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-07
Good Tree, Poor Crop.

81 suppose you know of my family
tree?" said Baron Fucash.
yep" answered Mr.. Cumrox 'It
may have been q good tree. all right.
but it looks to me as if the crop was
a failure. e."-Washington Star.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-07
Maxine Herself at Home.

Last summer five-year-old Lola's aunt
came to spend a week with them.
"Now, aunty," said Lola, ''you must
make yourself at home"
How can 1 do that, dear?" queried
her aunt.
why" answered Lola, you can
pitch in and help mamma work."-Chi-
cago News.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-07
Thcn He Wouldn,t Have Il.

How much OF an income do you
think you could live on comfortably?"
Il think | could manage to be very
comfortable on about $4,000 year
until my wife found out that I was
getting that much. Chicago Record
Herald
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-07
Do not make unjust gains. They ar
equal to loss.-Hesiod.
Loc ted.

Diogenes, lantern in hand, entered
the village drug store. Say, have you
anything that will cure a cold?" he
asked.
mo. sir, 1 have not" answered the
pill compiler
Give me your hand" exclaimed
Diogenes, dropping his lantern. 81
have at last found an honest man."
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-07
Careful.

Hotel Clerk-.Just sign your name.
please. The other guests would like
TO register.
Don't you try to hurry me. young
man. l don't never sign nothin' that
I amt read carefully"-Life.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-07
CreduIous.

Blobbs-The girl to marry is the girl
who believes in love in a cottage.
Slobbs-Yes, If girl believes that, you
could stuff her with any old thing
Philadelphia Record.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-07
4 orimer Of Lie.

Only dreamer asks time and tide to
wait for him when he might head"
them off, sell time for money and
make tide turn Il mill wheel,-Atlanta
Constitution
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-07
The Resenablance.

Facetious Old Lady Ito tramp)-You
remind me of a piece of flannel
Tramp-1 do. ch? And why so, miss
us? FacetiouS Old Lady-You shrink
from washing
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-07
Various Mourning Customs.

When mourning for their dead the
lsraelites neither washed nor anointed
themselves. Greeks and Romans tasted.
In Europe they wear black, in China
white. in Turkey violet and in Ethiopia
brown
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-07
The Finisher.

Lawyer-What is your occupation?
Witness-Fm piano finisher Law
yer-Be a little more definite. Do you
polish them or move them?-Boston
Transcript.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-07

Be sure to put your feet in the right
place. then stand firm.-Lincoln.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-07
The Gossip.

Nell - She's an awful gossip. She
tells everything she hears. Belle-Oh,
she tells more than that.-Philadelphia
Record.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-10-07
Tho Rulin1 Passion.

\ certain arthmeticiun is so devoted
TO figures that when he has no prob
lem before him he casts up his eyes.
without hra'h life is not life; it t.
only state of Ian@uo" ana suffering
IN image Of dealh IRA belais.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
KILLED A WILDCAT.
Animal Had Been Providing Near
District Line for Some Time.

Suburbanites just across the District
line in Maryland have "been seeing things
at night" recently. Belated pedestrians re-
lated stories of cleaning eyes glaring at
them from trees and shrubbery in the
darkness of midnight. and Of hearing
strange growlings.'
Color was given the stories of the pedes-
trians when frequent reports were made
of, the loss of pet cats and chickens by
the score. The strange animal with the
cleaning eyes was seen at different points
and it was declared that the creature
was a Persian cheetah that had made it's
escape from the National Zoo.
The mystery was solved the other night
when G. NJ. Dove of Landover, Md, saw
what he at first believed were two balls
of fire in tree near his home. Be-
lieving coon or possum was in the tree
about to make predatory visits to neigh
boring fowl houses, he procured his gun
and fired at the cleaning objects. The
animal fell TO the ground and proved to
be a genuine wildcat.
Inquiry was made at the Zoo to learn
If such an animal had escaped, but DIR.
Baker said the Zoo had not lost any
member of its wildcat colony. Old resi-
dents say it was the first wildcat that
has been heard of in this section of the
country for many years. During its
prowlings the animal destroyed a number
of pet domestic cats and many chickens
and other fowl. The body has been sent
to a taxidermist for mounting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
MARKET VERY HEAVY
Despite Aggressive Strength
of Railway FavorItes.
OPENED STEADY TO FIRM
Price Movements Were Within Mar
row Limits.
TRANSACTIONS PROFESSIONAL
OPENED STEADY TO FIRM
TRANSACTIONS PROFESSIONAL
Atchison, Reading and Rock Island
Feature the Dealings-No
Changes in Money Market.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK. December 6-The profess
sional character of the local stock
market has at no time in recent weeks
been more pronounced than was the case
today. Responsibility for the transac-
tons was almost wholly attributed to the
operations of room traders and those
habitual spectators who spend all their
DAYS in Wall street offices.
In some respects the dealings appar-
emily had ~ degree of Importance be-
cause of the probable origin of the buy
ing or selling orders, but for the r-ost
part the market merely furnished evil
dence that fair-sized short interest had
been forced to cover toward the end of
last week and that prices. therefore,
lacked the support which the existence
of such commitments on any extensive
scale are supposed to afford, and that
quoted values were within narrow limits
responsive to professional efforts to de-
press them
All of the bearish factors in the situa-
ton seem indeed to be rather temporary
than enduring. but their effect just now
is not only to discourage commission
house business. but to encourage the
trading element to sell stocks by prefer
ence rather than to buy them.
The unsettled political conditions
abroad. the uncertain political outlook in
Washington, the high level of commodity
prices and the sustained level of ad-
vanced interest rates. the apparent in
difference of the public to securities. the
reception which the market has accorded
to new security issues. the vague status
of big business before the law and
the tokens of unrest in the world of or
ganized labor have all been dwelt upon
at length in recent stock market COM
ment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

good deal of time was spent at the
meeting of the Stock Exchange today on
the bond list, without much result either
in changes in the figures or i'll the vol
ume of sales. The principal trader was
the consolidated 5 per cent bonds of the
Potomac Electric Company. which sold
on range of from 1O1as to 1O2. More
than half of the sales were made at the
latter level. and the bonds were to be
had at that price at the close in large
blocks offered by two brokers'
There were several transactions in the
common and preferred stocks of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany, and the prices paid showed an adj
vance over recent figures. The common
sold for 4211 to 42a while the preferred
sold for 9OA and Oils.
NO Improvement was shown in the
quotations for the bonds of the COM
pany. The stock of the Capital Traction
Company maintained the same low level
that has prevailed for some days, and
there was not much effort made either
to buy or sell.
washington gas stock continued in the
rut INTO which 1t has fallen of late days,
although there was noted tendency to-
ward higher levels. Today the only trans
actlon IN the stock was the sale of
twenty-five shares at 721a, and while that
continued to be the asking price, the bid
advanced to 72A.
There was some inquiry for small lots
OF the stock of the National Safe and
Trust Company, and 222 was bid for
seven shares and 225 for one share. but
without result. The bid for the stock, or
for ten shares, was 21S. There was no
stock offered for sale
Ten shares of Metropolitan Bank stock
sold for BOB after the call. During the
call the bid for the stock was 2O3 and the
asking price 2O5.
Upon the conclusion of the call the sec
rotary of the exchange, Mr.. Woodruff.
read the resolutions on the death of Mr..
Lynn, which had been prepared by the
committee appointed at the session Sat
urday. They recited that 1.-The sudden
taking away of our late associate and
friend. r. Henry Lynn, has produced an
unprecedented sense of personal loss
throughout the membership of the ex-
change.
"A useful life replete with unselfish
acts. of generous help, merited achieve
ment and profound good will to all with
whom he came in contact has ended"
These resolutions were adopted and
ordered to be recorded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
New York Produce Market.

NEW YORK. December 6.-Butter-
Steady: receipts, 1896 packages: cream
cry specials, 81; extras, SO; third to first,
27aa2; held creamery. 2Sa32h; state dairy,
25a32la: process, 251aa2s: western factory,
2312a25: western imitation creamery,
26a27
Cheese-Firm: receipts, 1.O76 boxes.
State. new. full cream, special, 17al7&;
do. September, fancy; 1914; do. October,
best 1914 late made, best, 1914: do COM
mon to good 14xal5Ls: skins, full to spe-
cial. 6a14h.
Eggs-Irregular; receipts, 5,167 pack
ages: state, Pennsylvania and nearby
hennery, white, 45a50; do. gathered, white,
35a4O; do. hennery; brown and mixed,
fancy. 37a3S; do. gathered brown, 3Oa36;
western extra first, S1a32; first. 2sa3O; re-
frigerator, 2Oa24.
Beef-Steady.
Pork-Steady; mess. 25.5Oa25.75.
Lard-Easy: middle west, 13.6Ja13.75.
Sugar-Raw, firm; fair refining, 3.S1;
centrifugal, 90 test, 431; molasses
sugar. steady: refined. firm: crushed, SIS;
graduated. 5.1b: powdered, SOS.
Petroleum-Steady; refined. all ports,
sos
Coffee-Steady: No. Z, Rio, sssasa; No.
4 Santos, Sz.
NOTWITHSTANDING; New Orleans. osa4o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
GRAIN MARKETS.

CHICAGO, December 6.-Inactvity. due,
to a large extent. to the fear of possible
general strike on all railroads of the
country, characterized trading in the
wheat pit early in the session today.
Sentiment in the pit, however. was tri-
fle bullsh. owing to the unsettled condi-
tons in the labor world, firm cables and
fresh reports of rain in Argentina, where
harvesting is in progress.
Opening quotations were a shade TO 14c
higher than Saturdays close, May being
at LOG. Buying of December delivery by
shorts caused an advance of about &c in
the price of that option, which in turn
impaired moderate firmness to the more
distant deliveries, May advancing to
1.O6&. Notwithstanding sharp drop In
temperature throughout the corn belt.
bullish, owing to meager offerings. Prices
at the start were shade lower to &c
higher. with May at 6O7s to 81. Later
May touched 61h.
A mild furry in the December delivery
was the feature of early trading in the
oats market. Elevator interests were ac-
tive bidders for the current month, and as
result the prices advanced l2c in the
first few minutes. The market in general
was firm. May selling up to 421sa42ss
after opening unchanged at 422s.
Provisions were strong owing TO a brisk
investment demand based on sensational
ly bullish statistics. Receipts Of live hogs
today throughout the west were only S.
900 head, compared with 135. 500 head the
corresponding day year ago. Prices at
the opening were 21s to 2Oc higher.
Wheat-Sentiment in the pit became de-
cidedly bullish toward midday, owing to
dispatches reporting frost in Argentina.
The price of the December and July de-
Iiveries advanced about 112 from the low
point of the session, May selling up to
LOTS and December to LOTS. The MARI
ket closed strong at almost the top, May
being up 119c at LOTS. December was
15s higher at 1.O717.
Corn-Buying by shorts and cash in
terests caused still stronger tone in the
final half of the day. May advanced to
61h. The close was strong, with May
up 12a5s. at 6lk.
Close: Wheat-December, LOTS: May,
1.O7ss: July. 9SA.
Corn-December, IS: May 611a: July, 81.
Oats-December, 405s; May, 42A; July.
4O1aa4O5s.
Pork-January. 21,4O: May, 20.7O.
Lard = December, 1900; May, 11.57h:
July, 11.4711a11.5O.
Ribs-January, 11.40; May, 1O.771a; July,
1915.
Barley-Cash, 10; December, II; Maybe.
Timothy-Cash, 3.95.
C1over-March, 1915.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
HOLIDAY CLOSING.
Liverpool Cotton Exchange An
nounces Dates by Resolution.

LIVERPOOL, December 6.-The Liver
pool Cotton Association, Limited, at a
general meeting held today, adopted the
following resolution:
That the cotton exchange be closed
from 4ep.m. Thursday. December %, and
reopened at IL am. Tuesday, December
%, and closed from pm. Friday, De-
cember 81, and reopened at IL am. Mon
day. January s."
1t was also decided to hold an extra ses-
sion Friday. December 10. when the finai
report of the United States Department OF
Agriculture on the cotton crop will be is
sued.
r~he exchange will be closed at pm
and reopened for business from GAS to
pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, December 6.-The cotton
market opened steady at an advance of
a12 points in response TO strong Liver
pool cables. covering and bull support
encouraged by confidence in bullsh gov
eminent reports by the end of the week.
The advance attracted heavy realizing
under which prices eased off 4 or 5
points during the middle of the morning.
Futures opened steady. December
14.60; January. 14.1s; March. LOS: April
1905 bid; May, 1929: June. 15.13: July,
l5.23; August, los; September. 1898;
October, 1901.
The market was much less active late
in the forenoon, but held steady at net
advance of about 5aS points on the active
months.
Spot quiet; middling uplands, 4S5:
middling gulf. 1910.
Estimated receipts at the ports today
.S.o00 bales. against %, 700 last week and
III. IA: last year. For the week, 100000
bales. against 214.620 last week and Az
s67 last year. Todays receipts at New
Orleans. 1926 bales, against 1896 last
year. and at Houston, 1,132 bales, against
IG2:s last wear