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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-09-30
Striking q Comet.

II we ask the effect OF a comets
striking the earth we will readily see
that If the head OF the comet were COM
posed of powders collision would
have disastrous consequences. A rain
Of millions of great meteoric stones
would. OF course. bring catastrophe
II, however. 1t were merely a rain of
small particles or dust we might never
become conscious Of 1t. for the parti.
cles would never reach us. They would
be fused into gus through frict ION witt
our atmosphere many miles before
reac hing the surface. If the gases lib
Grated by friction were In excessive
volume we might suffer discomfort o.
even disaster. 1t Is estimated tha
hundreds of millions OF meteOric part
cles strike our atmosphere every day
This would be serious matter IL "
were not protected by our great she
terlng envelope OF air. Occasionally
meteoric bowlder Is large enough I
resist the heat generated by this fri
ton and reaches the surface. This "
call n meteorite. The now establishe
connection between comets and III
tcOrs is matter OF great interest.
Ralph p. Larkin IN North Smeric6
Review.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-09-30
Cockadea and Buttons

The cockadc originated simply In the
knot Of ribbons or strings by which
the broad flaps Of the seventeenth cen.
tury round hut were cooked or
drawn up To the briuI In fine weather
and thus originated TIE three cornered
hat as well aB the kcd hat of later
times There wus nothing specially
military about the usage. AS the tx,
norant nssert. The same strings sur
vive In the loops OF the hats OF bishops
and other eccleslust!cul dignitaries in
Great Britain, In the strings of the
hnta worn by French cures and Span
ish and italian padres and In the cords
which are still seen on the hnts Of
come livery servants.
1t naturally became the custom for
military men TO "cock" their bats with
the livery color of the prince they
served and as the Hanoyrrian color
was the convenient one Of black the
BLACK cockade" became associated in
the minds OF the people with military
uniform In m old Scotch song Of
ShIrramulr. citing "WoOdword's Her.
nIdry." we read of the red coat lads
with black cockadcs," and a Knot of
white ribbons was naturally chosen as
the badge Of their opponents. When
the old use of the strings was forgot
ten the knot. in the form Of rosette
of ribbon. survived, just as did the
buttons on the backs Of our coats.
which were intended to fasten back
the flaps in riding or marching.-"Jus-
tice of the Peace"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-09-30
nChnirn

Churchgoers who follow the servi
in their prayer books would certain
miss the dear old phrase" concerni
"quircs and places where they sim
and In time the old fashioned 'quirt
may be made new fashioned again
the coming OF rationallzed spelllI
"Choir" was most unnecessary
rage upon the language. The old EI
lish "quer" or "quere" became gu
naturally "quyer" or "quire," and
It remained until the end of the sevo
tecnth century, when somebody see
to have introduced "choir" bcause
looked more like the French "choeu
as If that were valid reason. The
could have been no danger Of conf
ing church "quire" and ''quirC"
paper, which is a different word,
French "cahier," probably from La
"quaternarium." collection of f.
leaves.-London Standard.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-09-30
ThorouahlY Prepared.

At religious service in Scotland the
late Lord Kelvin noticed a youngstel
accompanying his grandparents and
sitting wise as young owl through
the sermon.
At the close of the service Lord Kcl-
vim congratulated the grandfather
upon the excellence Of the young mans
behavior.
"Duncan's weel threatened aforc he
gangs in."
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-09-30
Mature Sometimes Makes Mummi.,

Nature Sometimes Makes Mummes.
Natural mummlGcation, the chang
Ing Of the human body into n dried
condition without artificial treatment,
is an extremely rare phenomenon. In
n case reported by Hon. S. Wolffsohn
Of British Honduras, middle aged
cody who disappeared between Jan
uary and March, 1907. was found more
than year afterward. on May 6. 1908,
In Il corrugated iron hut as n perfect
ly preserved mummy. The hut, In n
somewhat isolated spot at Sibun, was
raised on blocks four or five feet above
the ground and had n door and three
shutters. one shutter being open, while
one had fallen out. The body was
clothed in n cotton underSkirt dark
jersey and duck trousers, two pieces
Of rope around the neck proving self
strangulation. The desiccation seem
ed to have been favored by q Combina-
ton of conditions, the season having
been extraordinarily dry and the small
iron house excessively hot, though well
ventilated, while the body was thin
and attenuated as a result Of mental
disorder.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-09-30
Vary Misleading.

Battersby came across this interest
ing item In the household department:
III men would nnswer their wives
kindly and cOuiteOIsly when asked
for money 1t II undoubtedly true ihnt
the amount requested would not be-
half ns much hs II would be II the
husbands reply wns sirly and antaE
onlstic"
Battersby rend this Item over twi"
to make cure he grnsI"d IT. m"inin:
and just then his wife entered the
room.
George" she aala. II waIi ~"fi
money"
Battersby smiled nfvably
"Yes my dear" he pI"Hsaniiy re
marked. and how much do yuu
want?''
Mra. Battersby stared nj him in
amazcment.
IL said I wanted some money"
This time she spoke with much dis
tinctness.
And | asked you how much you
wanted" Battersby merrily reminded
her.
Fifty dollars" she snapped.
Battersby almost tainted. He had
imagined she was after So and that
his genial tone would cut the amount
to $3.50.
But he handed over the fifty with
out further ado--and then tore the
misleading item into infnitesimal
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Plain Dealer.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-09-30
The Entire Trouble,

Don't take it so hard" said
sympathizing friend. Remember
though your daughter is married
have not lost her"
II know" sobbed the brides /
er. That's the trouble Julia
her husband have already pickle,
the best room in the house for th
Chicago Record-uerald
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-09-30
Locked Shah In House of commor

Locked Shah In House of Commor
A shah Of Persia, who made n ST
visit to England IN 1873, had q
Gus experience in the distinguis
strangers gallery of the house of
mons. He soon got tired OF watcf
the legislators at work. but when
made a move to go he was told
could not leave the gallery. 1t J
pened at that moment that divi
was called, and I'm accordance with
practice which then prevailed all
doors of the house were locked :
the vote was taken. Mr.. Glads
made an interesting comment on
incident. at is" he wrote I'm his
nal, probably, or possibly, the
time for more than 500 years tt
foreign sovereign has been under
sonal restraint Of any kind in
land. "-Westminster Gazette.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-09-30
Beauty and Brains.

This slab of soil they call Kansas
has more prosperity, health and hap
piness, more sweet girls and sweeter
mothers-in-law and more gimIet faced.
fail handed mushroom footed men
who make up in brains what they lack
in looks than any other place on top
of earth. Mizpah!-Hutchinson Q<anD
Gazette.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-09-30
In Perfect Innocence,

The Beauty burning from
gaze in the mirrorD-I do envy you
Friend pleased, but incrcdulousl
csvy me, my dear. wonder
The Beauty--BccauSc You can S
real me. | can never see anythi.
the mere reflection. London Pun
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-09-30
Various Mourning Customs.

When mourning for their dead the
IsraelItes 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, 1909-09-30
OF Course.

"New York is big city"
"And If everybody lived In New
York that registers from New Yorl,
New York would be twice as big"
Louisville Couricr-Journal.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-09-30
No Bones Broken.

ut seems his uncle fell out of
tel window"
Gracious. Any bones broken
Not one"
MOP"
mo. He was merely drownC
happened in Venice"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-09-30
The Hard Part.

It's hard to live within ones salary,
but there's one consolation--it's hard
er to live without it.-Herald and Pres
byter.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-09-30
Her Reason.

ut is awfully good of you to
have Il dance" n young man reT
gushingly TO his partner. "
think what made You so kind"
"No?" the girl rejoined, "Wh.
you know that It's n charity ba
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-09-30

He gives twice who gives ,
for he is sure to be asked agair
don Punch.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-09-30

Trust not too much in an enchant-
ing Virgil
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-09-30

Bobby-Mr. Updyke. what do you
suppose Clara said about you just
before you came in?
Mr.. Updyke--T haven't an idea I'm
the world, Robert
Bobby-Well, you've guessed it!
That's what she did sayl--PhiladeI
phia Telegraph.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-12
AMERICANS in WEST
ERN CANADA,


All Western Canada is becoming
gAmericanized. There are now as many
natives of the United States living in
the Manitoba and Alberta sections as
there are Englisllnlcn, and the influx Of
Americans grows faster than the I'm
migration of Britons. Last year 60, p
900 people from this country, but
mainly sturdy farmers from our west
ern states. crossed the border and took
up homes under the British flag. Al
most half of all Americans acquire
free homesteads, whereas only a. fifth
of the Englishmen become land own
ers. There is no doubt that winnipeg
is destined 70 become an inland me-
ltropolis and the center OF a ire.
mendously rich agricultural region. Az
q wheat producer Manitoba IS almost
sure to show q faster relative growth
in the next decade than any other Sec
ton of the earth. Railroad facilities
have done a vast deal for the swift
conversion OF n wilderness into one Of
the worlds granar1es. Once it cost
$3.50 to send a bushel of wheat from
Winnipeg to Liverpool. but now the
freight charge for $500 miles Of sea
and land TRANSPORTATION is only Is cents.
The Philadelphia Press.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-12
DRsEnEr EVENING NEws SATURDAY. JUNE Is 1909

Should meet people and talk TO them
Now, When he goes, he tells the Hol-
diers to let the public come into the
part Where he prays. All are equal
Defore Allah, he says. One day, OH
MS way back from SelaInlik, he no.
ttced q little child weeping by the
toadald de and asked what was the mat
ter With hitri. It appeared that It's toy
boat had caps!sed and sunk, The sui
tan sent Eold!er to got another one
for him.
One thing that strucl, him unfavor-
ably about tho streets OF the city no
mad not seen for three decades were
the logs, who live III the streets and
b iced onithe refuse, I'VE must get rid
OF these dogs, Z he said to an old gem
era who WAS In his carriage They
are hungry and ill-treated, 1t is not
lust that they should be" This re-
mark did not please the soldier, who
evidently thought a sultan ought TO
be botherlng about other things. So
he answered, YES. Sire. But first We
must get rid of the two-legged dogs
Z who SPY about the place. When more
iiof them hang on Wonder bridge I'll
see about the four-legged ones And
The sultanlwas silent
Altogether. he Is more or less in-s
der the Young Turks thumb. There
is an old priest in the palace who de-
clares with frown. that his master
VIII soon have enough of MS sultan
ship. They took him out OF one
prison and put him In another nut
tiers the old man. The only differ
9ence Is that whereas before he had
one jailer, now. he has ahundred."
And perhaps the old man is right.
KAJETAN& DUNBAR.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-12
Z MEN PAST Ie1F1,Y IN .DANGER.

Men past middle life have found
comfort and relief in Foley's Kidney
state gland, which is very common
among elderly men. l.. Il. Norris,
Dexter, Ky. writes: Cup to a year
ago my father suffered from kidney
and bladder trouble and several ply
sicians pronounced it enlargement OF
the prostate gland and advised an
operation, On account of his age we
were afraid he could not stand 1t
and I recommended F'oley's Kidney
Remedy. and the first bottle relieved
him, and after taking the second bot
tie he was no longer troubled with
this complaint. J. Hill Drug CO..
City.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-12
GLoBE-yvERNICKE BOOKCASES
In all woods and sizes.
Breeder Office Supply Co.
! LIINE.

The poets exclamation: so Life!
I feel thee bounding in my veins" is a
Joyous one. Persons that can rarely
or never make it. in honesty to them
selves, are among the most unfortun-5
ate. They do not live, but exist; for
to live implies more than to be. To
live is to be well and strong--to arise
feeling equal to the ordinary duties of
the day. and to retire not overcome
by thenl--to feel life bounding in the
veins. A medicine that has made
thousands of people, men and women,
we'll and strong. has accomplished "a
great work. bestnwing the richest bless
ings, and that medicine is Hoods Sar-
saparilla. 1r1c weak, rum do ri.7 tpr de-
bilitated, from any cause, should not
fail to take 1t. 1t builds up the whole
system, changes existence into life,
and makes life more abounding We
are glad to say these words In its
favor to the readers of our columns.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-12

George Il Weller, the we'll known
Utah champion bicycle rider OF 1893. 's4
and 's5, graduated this week with high
honors from the George washington
university with the degree Of doctor CT
qnedicine.
DIR. Weller was born in Salt Lake
City, Feb. s, 1877. and is a son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Z. NJ. Weller. Every Utahn
Is Familiar with his history as a hcycl-
istt on the old Tenth South and Beck
Hot Springs tracks where he won so
many laurels. When the Spanish !
Ann erican war broke out, he enlisted
as a volunteer in the Utah cavalry. At
the end Of the wa.r no was honorably
discharged and returned home. Soon
afterwards he was called to 60 upon a
mission to Holland. While IN Europe
he spent several years in extensive
travel. In the summer OF 1904. he mar
RED Miss Louise Morris, OF Salt Lake
City, Utah.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-12

one who advises A1ehenled to go. and
I, see his country. Tie Young Turks have
decided that he must do 1t. The sui !.
tan, 1t Is said, refused at first. II am
too old to begin to travel" he said ''lf
could find out something about the
People by going about I would. In
deed; "a would liketto dress as IA pilgrim
and see thens as they are If were
younger. But 1 am sosold. that8J have
no time. A royal Journey teaches a
sovereign nothing. I can better serve
my country by sitting here and work
ing. because, if do travel. i shall only
see as much as the officials want me
TO see, and no more But though
the question has not been decided, The
ministers probably will advise him to
go. He will travel by special train
to Salonica and then go to Asia Minor.
Their object is to show the masses
that they have a. sultan and a Calipll
who has been girt with the sword Of
Osman. 5$
Though fond OF an exclusive Turkish
life, he has brought UP his sons to he
as European as the former sultan
would allow. The two elder princes
look like Europeans and have been
abroad. Tho youngest is still in the
Eharen. which he will leave for good
in a few months. He then will have
foreign and Turkish tutors, though the
study Of Persian Is not to DO neglected.
Nlehenled " like SO many Turks, pre-
fers to work at night. AS the Turkish
day begins at sunset this is easy to
understand. He likes to call his coun-
sellers together at about 10 in the even
ing and sit with them till daylight
just as the former sultan did. But the
Young Turks. who have decided to
make parliament sit from II till s, have
told the sultan that they prefer to llave
all their deliberations over by midnight.
II 3(y3ff.A o. "a Cjf5g$
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-12

The above cut shows n picture Of Will
Hilton who has Just graduated from
the Georgetown university at Washing
ton. d. C., with the title, OF baclelor-at-
law and whose name is given in the
DISPATCHES as among the prize winners
of the institution. He is q son of Mr..
and Mrs. William Hilton, 024 Second
avenue, and was a student at the j.. y.
>, university before Leaving for Wash
ington. Mr. Hilton has secured q gov,
eln1nent position at Washington hit
Will5return to Salt Lake to visit with
relatives .l;lt before taking UP his work
III the fall
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-12
THOUSANDS OF PETS.

In his gardens he has thousands of.
birds, kept in aviaries. He goes out
with his youngest son and can watch
them for hours together. Like. most
O,icrltals the splash or Fountains glad
dens his heart He likes to stroll
about among his flowers and pets. And
he does this today as he did when ALB
dull Hamid reigned at Yidiz Kiosk.
During his brothers. reign he was not
allowed to go TO q. mosque for fear he
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-12
SEA LAIR.

lteutical society NJ Lauinoniers slowed
that the therapeutic effect of sea air
on the coast is quite different from
that of tho open seal. eco or 80 miles
out. On the coast the effect tends to-
ward excitement and congestion. and
moreover, is Irregular In its action. Out
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-12

at sea, it is tonic and regulating,and in
addition the patient gets quiet. regu-
Jar lie and a continuous bath of pure
air. These advantages arc not so
patent on board great liners on account
of the vibration and the smell from tho
engines, but on a sailing ship they are
evident l4sS' NH
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-12

To avoid serious results take Foley,s
Kidney Remedy at the first sign 81
kidney or bladder disorder such as
bnckache, urinary Irregularities, ex-
hanstion, and you will soon be well.
Commence taking Foleys Kidney
/ Remedy today.--F. J. Hill Drug Co.,
(The never substitutors) Salt Lake
CITY -. - !.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-12

!, Everyone would be benefited by taxi
Ing FolaSis Orino Laxative for constipa-
ton, stomach. and liver trouble as it
" stimulates tho liver ana regulates,
the bowels and Is much superior to pills
and ordinary axativss, Why not ,try F'o-
i Ty orino Il Laxatiye today IL. !. 7. Hill
Lake City.
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ROYAL PRISONER
| WITH ONE TAILOR.
{ lcontinued from page thlrteenl.

self. but his advisers tell him that he
would thereby lose prestige. as no sui
tan has been known TO go about like .
3"poor man. WI sS4
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FOND QF%G ININ GsP RRsElN1's.

He is fond of giving presents. When
after the SelamlilS hesstakes a pasha
back in his steamer and talks, the sui
tan If pleased. Invariably takes his
watch or d ring and offers it to his
guest. HesWished. TO give some money
to the soldiers who We're near the cham
Der Of deputies when he took his oath
there and with whom he shook hands.
But the ministers said he was not to
because such giftsSdenioralize the men.
Soldiers, too, will have To take an oath
ito receive no presents ofmorey a. all.
His eagerricss to hear something about
the country he is3to reign over is pa
thetic. During the first days of his
reign he would receive any Journalist
who presented himself and ply him
with questions as to what he thought OF
Turkey, of Macedonia and Of the state
OF the people. do. you find great
difference between this and Europe"
is one of his stock questions on such
occasions, or do you find that there
really is SO much poverty in this coun-
try on t4l
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-12
RECALLING OLD DAYS.

When he has time Mehemcd drives
about the city and it's enVirons. Il
have seen neither since i was n young.
man or thirty he said to foreign
diplomat. j like to renew the impress
sons OF my youth; but find there are
q great many changes. The place has
grown much bigger-and noiser.' An
ether thing he likes to do is to make
the acquaintance of his relatives. So
isolated was he that he knew none of
his nepheWs and cousins, and had not
seen either of his sisters for Years. But
this policy was followed with all the
princes of the imperial family ~
When, 1.-THE now sultan's inYitation,s
they met at the thenter al Il. represen
tation of a drama entitled .sVntan"
.c"The$ Native Land') which had been
forbidden for So years, each prince as
he entered the imperial box had to be
introduced to the rest. Though cousins,
they were complete strangers. Men
who had lived for years in the same
quarter of the city, who had, III many
cases, married each others sisters,
almost ignored one another's existence.
The street was to them a precipce
They We're not allowed to leave their
5conuks The sultan has repaired this
by giving small dinner parties to the
men Of his family In his harem his
wives invite their relatives. Another
point of etiquette which has been done
away with Is that by which a minis-
ter, when invited to a dinner party by
a foreign diplomat. had to ask his i'm
peri;tl minister's leave to- accept tho
snvltataion. Sometimes the request WAS
refused; at others the permission ar
rived when the party was over; at 9TH
5ers again the unhappy man would DO
called away IN 4 the middle, OF the soup.
IT seemed ms II Abdul Hamid wished to
tease his courtiers and ministers as
much as possible.
OBJECTS TO TRAVEL
The Austrian workman is not the only
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