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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-10
Poison Of the Centined.

The centiped is popularity supposed
to carry a sting on each foot, but
have several times handled one after
its head was removed without the
claws producing any result. 1t is the
first pair of claws only that are ven
omOus, being hollow and provided with
poison bags like snakes fang. The
largest | ever saw was eleven inches
in length, a grewsome creature. A bite
from one of this size would most like
ly have been fatal to a man in weak
health. The tarantula. though his
powers of offense are nothing like
those Of the scorpion or centiped, is,
however, a more unpopular character
than either The horror of these large
spiders entertained by many people is
curious and unaccountable. l have
seen Australian bushmen, who in
everyday life scarcely seemed to I'M
derstand danger, turn white as a sheet
at the sight of Il small "triantelope,"
as they called it.-Chambers' Journal.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-10

A Way to Measure 1t Without tho Use
of Instruments.

"
1t is necessary to make use only of
the eyes and the brim of a hat to
measure the width of any ordinary
stream or even of good sized river,
and here is the way to do it;
Select a part of the river bank where
the grounds run back level behind
you and, standing at the waters edge,
fix your eyes on the opposite bank.
Now move your hat down over your
brow until the edge of the brim is
exactly on q line with the water line
on the other side. This will give you
a visual angle that may be used on
any level surface, and ii, as has been
suggested, the ground on your side of
the river be fiat you may LAY off" a
corresponding distance on it. 70 do
this you have only to hold your head
perfectly steady, after getting the an
gle with your hat brim, supporting
your chin with your hand If neces-
sary and turn slowly around until your
back is toward the river. Now, take
careful note of where your hat brim
cuts the level surface of the ground
as you look over the latter, and from
where you stand to that point will be
the width of the river, a distance that
may readily be measured by stepping.
If you are careful in all these de-
tails you can come within q few feet
Of the rivers width.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-10
Practice and PREACHING.

When the late Bishop Hare was pre-
siding over Methodist Episcopal
church in New York city large re-
ception was given in his honor to
which brother of his, a lawyer, who
closely resembled the bishop, was in
vited.
During the evening member of the
conference who had never met the
bishops brother approached him and,
shaking him warmly by the hand.
said
Good evening, Bishop Hare. great
ly enjoyed the sermon you gave us to-
day. 1t is just what this church
needs"
"You are mistaken in the person."
said the brother, smiling, as he point
ed to the bishop on the opposite side
of the room, "that is the man who
breaches. practice"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-10
Damascus, "City of Magic"

An oriental city of magic called up
by slave of the lamp to realize ones
dream Of the orient; Il city ethereally
lovely, eXquisitely eastern. ephemeral,
to be blown away by breath like Il
tuft Of thistledown, not white, but
deicately pale with a pallor holding
the faintest hint of a seashell flush; n
city slender. calm, almost mystic in its
fragile grace. set in the heart of a
great wonder of green. a maze of
bright and ardent woods. beyond
which lie the desert spaces-this is
Damascus from the mountain of Jebel
Kasyun. 1t holds one almost breath
less seen thus from afar. - Robert
Hichens in Century.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-10
Curacao's Good Schools.

In all Curacao schools, from the
most exclusive to the humblest gov
ernment school. in which the little
black or parchment Dutch twigs are
bent, Dutch, French. Spanish, English
and Papiemento are used and taught.
BY the neighborlng islands and even on
the mainland and as far away as Cen
tral America these schools are highly
regarded, and a large number of for
eign children are sent to Curacao to
get their education.-Charles Johnson
Post in Century.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-10
KEELFiAULING.
An Old Time Form Of Punishment Fer
Offending Sailors.

An Old Time Form Of Punishment Fer
Offending Sailors.
Very few persons know what Keel
hauling is. but before the advent of
steam it WAS recognized form of
punishment for offending sailors and
more to be dreaded than even the eat
o. nine tails,
a line was passed beneath the ship
from port to starboard side. leaving
about Il foot of slack under the keel.
The unfortunate tar's feet were Sc
curely tied together and his arms
lashed behind his back. In this help
less condition he was attached to the
end of the line and dropped overheard
III the smothering seas to be hauled
along under the ship. humping and
sCraping against the bottom in the
process until he was yanked up on the
opposite side. The punishment was
repeated until the victim became un-
conscious from fright or bruises, and
sometimes by Il refinement of cruelty
he was allowed to remain under the
Thip for n full minute until he was all
but drowEed. The ship never was
stopped while a sailor was being keel
hauled, and if sometimes the strain on
the line was too great and it parted,
leaving him to go down bound and
helpless to an ocean grave. nobody
was held responsible for his death, but
it was reported in the log as an "act
of Providence"
Keelhauling was great sport for the
captain and mates. but the mariner
who once survived the experience took
good care never to do anything to
merit such terrible punishment
again.-New York Press
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-10
-Four Useful Senses-

YaR naturalist of Wobrook-in- the
Hills bad pointed out Il rabbit squat
ting close under bush. and the la
dies had declared in chorus that they
could not see the little animal
How do you manage to see every
thing?" asked one of the party. will
flattering infection.
We'll" began the naturalist conf
IDENTIFY. "'tain't altogether seeing
Sometimes | see, but when | can't see
with my eyes | smell things with my
nose, and when | can't smell things
with my nose | hear 'em with my
ears, and when l can't hear with my
ears prickle all over"-Youth's Com
panion
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-10
Disguised Hands Always Bad.

"Here is q truth" says a handwrit-
ing expert, that is as widespread as
the ether: A disguised hand always
tries to be poorer than the real hand.
That axiom is a great help to us ex-
perts. For instance, when a letter
done in disguised hand is brought to
us we always know that the writer of
the letter is in u higher station thar
the hand would lead us to infer; hence
In our detective work we are able to
save much valuable time by eliminat-
ing all persons socially below the ap-
pearance Of the letter and concentrat-
ing our attention on those only who
are above it."
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-10
HIS WIFE'S TRIUMPH.
A Memento That Was inspiring to
John Richard Green.

John Richard Green.
1t has been the fate of many men of
letters to have i'll health bearing them
down as they struggle on toward lit
erary achievements. Thus beset in re-
cent times were Stevenson, Richard
Jeffries and ]. II. Green. Each of
these, it happened, had a high hearted
wife to keep him up, even to help him
with the actual labor of writing. The
Life and Letters of ]. r. Green" show
forth a great and sweet man. They
show. too, a wife whose sympathy and
forttude helped TO make his accom-
plishment possible.
In copying the vast amount of manu-
script Of her husbands books Mrs
Green contracted writer's cramp and
was forced to stop using her right
hand This looked like a final obsta-
Gle in the way Of the invalid who did
much Of his thinking in bed and could
not write himself. But Mrs. Green
set to work at once learning to write
with her left hand.
One of her first practice pages, which
she was about to destroy with the rest,
her husband took quietly and put in
his pocket. Years afterward when i'll
health seemed unbearable and in dis
cOuragement he felt that he could not
work he used to take out that piece of
paper, living record of his wife's tri-
umph over difficulty. When he saw
the painful. patient strokes by which
Mrs. Green had learned to write with
her left hand he could work on with
something near to inspiration.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-10
AN INFANT PRODIGY.
Cir John EveIyn's Tribute TO His Won
derful Child.

derful Child.
OF all the stories of infant marvelS
the most touching is that told by Sir
John Evelyn in his diary when he re
cords in his quaint. dignited style the
death of his wonderful little boy
Died my deare son Richard, to oul
ineXpressiblp griefe aud atllictiuu. i've
years and three days onely, but II lhar
tender age prodigy for witt ana
learning. 70 give only little tH~-e
of them and thereby glory to Gcd.
sense of God. at two and IL halfe u!G
he could perfectly reade amy OF We
English I.ntine or French or Gothic
letters. prouounc.ug the first three
languages exactly. He had before the
fifth yeare or in that yeare got by
heart almost the entire vocabuarie of
Latin and French primitives and
words. Guild make cougruous syutaX,
turnp English into Latino. and vice
versa. ConStrue and prove what he
read and did the government and use
of relatives. yerbes. substantives,
eipseS and many figures and tropeS
and made considerable progress in Co
menus Janua, began for himself to
write legibly and had a stronge pas
sion for Greek AS to his piety, aston
ishing were his applications of Scrip
ture to the occasion. He declaimed
against ye vauities of the world before
he had scene any. So early knowl-
edge, so much piety and perfection.
Such a child | never saw. and for
such a child blesSe God in whose
bosom he is. Exchange.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-10
A QouhIa Break.

Wife-I saw Mr.. Chacer this after
noon. and he looks very bad. What's
the matter with him-do you know?
Hubby-Compound fracture. Wife
What sort OF compound fracture?
Hubby-He's broke. and Miss Dough
bag, discovering that fact. broke her
engagement.-Phila Inquirer.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-10
Definition of Tact.

Mrs. Pyne-Mrs. Blank certainly pos
sesses lot of tact. Mrs. Hyne-What
is you definition of "tactT Mrs. Pyne
Tact is woman's ability to make
her husband believe he is having his
own way.-Lippincott's.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-10

Where have you been for so long?"
asked the head man Of the menagerie.
"Been watching one OF the animals
clear his throat, sir" replied the at
tendant
''But does 1t take half IN hour for an
animal to clear it's throatT
''Yes. sir; it was the giraffe. sir."--
Yonkers Statesman.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-10
A Permanent Position.

''Mr. Smith" spoke up the young
lawyer, II come here as a representa-
tive Of your neighbor Tom Jones, with
the commission to collect a debt due
him"
Il congratulate you" answered Mr..
Smith. "on obtaining so permanent a
job at such an early stage in your ca
reer."-Success Magazine.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-10
Embarrassing.

paw, I want to know what you
think the fourth dimension is"
ITS figure of speech. Tommy, en-
ployed to express the idea Of the size
to which a man feels himself shrinking
when the pastor Of his church happens
to catch him In the act of making a
quick sidestep into a saloon.
Tribune
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-10
A Tin He Wanted

Artist Ito burglar, who is making
away with paintings)-E -Er-by the
way, If you should manage to dispose
OF them would you mind sending me
your customers address ?-Life.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-10
Mean.

The Bride (from Chicago)-This is
my third bridal tour. The Groom
Well. my dear. hope that it will be
your last. The Bride bursting into
tcarsj-You selfish thing!-Puck.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-10
He Told Her.

What is it. do you suppose, that
keeps the moon in place and prevents
it from falling?" asked Araminta.
II think it must be the beams" re-
piled Charlie softly.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-10
Hatred's Dividends.

Hatred takes time and energy and
health. And the dividends on the in
vestment are pitifully small and un-
atisfactory.-Atchis Globe.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-10
Tho Gossipers.

'They say she will create no end of
gossip"
well. ! guess the jobbers in that
community will be able to handle her
output" louisville Courier-Journal.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-10

Hewitt-ThNt rich old fool wouldn't
let me marry his daughter Jewett-
Well. he may be rich and old, but he's
no fool.-New York Times.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-10

Every man should keep fair sized
cemetery in which to bury the faults
of his friends.-Henry Ward Beecher.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-12-22
,ystmaster Appointed.

Aux fasse. Mo, Dee. lib. b.
pNTTnoni, son of Judge y. H.
Thnrmond of Fulton. has been
appointed Postmaster at Aux.
vase, and will take charge about
January !
Mr., ThurmOnd was the only an.
phcant for the position, which
was made vacant by the death of
James A. Carlisle. several weeks
ago Until Mr.. Thurmond files
his bond and completes other de-
tails necessary for him to take
over the office. it will be in charge
of Mrs. r. II. Thurmond. who was
deputy under her father, Mr.. Car
Isle, and who was appointed to
act as Postmaster by the bonds
men Of the late Postmaster.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-12-22
Three For Cadets.

The examination Of candidates
for appointment to West Boint
for this Congressional district
was hel1 in Mexico last Saturday
Prof. L. B. Hawthorne, of the
Mexico High School, was in
charge. he was assisted by DR..
J. ]. Rice Of Fulton aud Prof.
Vaughn, OF Perry. The medical
examiners were doctors Matthews.
0, Owens,ille. Isbell of Washing
ton Nowling of Montgomery
City and Rodes, Rothwell and
Ranks Of Mexico.
But there vr;e hut three boy,
7ho took the examination. They
were Paul Miller, of Union; Mur.
~ Edwards, of Montgomery
city, and Gervais Berrey. of Mex,
leo. They were examined in T.,
Flowing subjects: Algebra, &c
metry. Literature, Composition
geography. Physics. and United
states and General History.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-12-22
To Santa Claus.

Mexico. Mo-, Dec. II, 1910
Dear Santa Claus:
AS you have always been very
good to me, so thought | would
write you my wants for Christ
mas. ] wants to thank you for
my overshoes. Now please bring
me a pair of roller-skates and a
Geography and a watch chain.
and little farm wagon. and a
train, picture book. Edward
wants a pair of overshoes and
pair of gloves, play watch. John
wants sack of marbles and
blocks and a great big hanna.
From your friend. Russell Sclb.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-12-22
Mr.. Barnes Dead.
The following item is from the
Santralia Courier;

The following item is from the
Sentralia Courier;
James s. Barnes died at Bel
:herville, Texas, Sunday, Dee. II.
$40. Of rheumatism after an i'll
ness extending over several
months, aged 81 years His fun
eral was preached and interment
made at that place Monday.
Uncle Jimmie Barnes was i
native of Audrain county.Some -
Years ago he married Miss Laura
Brockman. Three children sur
v'ye the union. lie lived in Boone
ana AudFain counties all his life
UNI ne went to Texas four years
sso Tie was a member of the
" ristlan y5hurch and gooA man.
"'IoFsS$ and upright, j s
uettlang .,,i.h b;s f.lia51.zlI Ms
friends NJ this yiyinity W a
20 hear on his death.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-12-22

Rev. Leslie ID. Lucas, pastor of
the Santa Fee Mo-. Christian
church, preached the funeral OF
Mrs. Emelin Bernhardt and her
son, George Bernhard, who were
murdered, with two farm hands,
at their home, near Kansas CITY,
recently. 1T was of such enor.
nifty that no punishment can
atone for it-nOt even death, " Mr..
Lucas said. at is the most nor
rible crime that has ever come dir
eetly within my attention. AMI
ii ever the murderer rs caught he
cannot be punished severely
enough. +"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-12-22


Phillip Shire and Mark Don
nelly, the champion frog men, on
chance met in the Message office
last Saturday. Phillip was send
ing a little green frog to a friend
in Illinois as a Christmas present
Mr. DOnnelly says he has been
having trouble with his imported
European frogs; they are break
ing over his fence. Hunters,
shooting around his premises,
have been exciting them, also.
All, these frog men, they have lots
of fun.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-12-22
NEIGHBoRs FIGHT.
s. j. 81 VIC, jr., anu Sony Kan
altar Get III Mix-up.

The Centralia Guard last week
had the following racy account !:
Out in fighting Lawson" dis
trict in Audrain county, a fistic
encounter was pulled off between
Sam j. BOVINE, Jr.. Of hedge fame
and Solly Kanatzar. whose farms
adjoin.
# seems that Mr.. kanatzer had
Intentionally or otherwise, dam
med up a natural watercOurse
running across his farm anil
threw the water onto Mr.. Bovine 8
place where it had at one time
flooded his barn. Mr.. Bovine had
asked for the ditch to be opened
and the Audrain county court
gave instructions for its opening
Wednesday. Surveyor Bicknell,
of Mexico, came out to locate the
course and here the trouble
started.
Mr.. Bovine says when they first
got out with the instruments Mr.
Kanatzar got out his shot gun
and fred a couple of shots into
the air. which it is presumed was
to scare them, but they kept on
at work. Then Mr.. Kanatzar
came out where they were in the
road and started an argument
claiming the ditch should remain
as it was, filled. The words were
passed back and forth and finally
led to blows and regular set-to
in which Mr. Bovine was victor.
iOus.
II is said that Mr.. Kanat2al
then drew Il knife and started ia
carve up Sam Junior, when Bert
Elsie and S. j. Bovine, ST., step.
-t4ad-in -hntNeen- them. II is al.
legged that Mr.. Kanatzar made
cut at the elder Bovine, who thel
took up the fight and chased hin
into the yard.
After getting back into his var,
it is said by Mr.. Bovine. that Mr.
kanatzar threatened to get hi
gun, but was pacifiei by his wife
/ Those who were present an,
witnessed the fight were: Sur
veyor I'icknell. of Mexico. $. j
Bovine. Sr., s. J. Bovine. Jr.. Der
Eisele, SolIy Kanatzar and wife
who was in the yard.
( Considerable bad feeling hal
been raised over the filling of tn,
ditch, which will have to b,
opened as it is the natural cours,
OF the water as found by the sur
veyOr
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-12-22

The following item is appear
ing in different newspapers over
the State: "Brack" is bull dog
owned by Tony Weinand, of Mex
leo Recently the dog had a leg cut
off by a train. The other day Mr..
Weinand began to receive mail
addressed to "Brack" Weinand,
and upon opening it found that
an artificial limb house was send
ing the dog literature under the
impression thatshe was a man.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-12-22
Smith Bound over.

Edmund Smith, charged with
smuggling and rObbing VIM. Elliott
near the old passenger depot site,
one evening last week, had his
preliminary trial in Judge John
T. Bakers court last Saturday
and he was bound over, under a
$500 bond, to await the action
Of the grand jury.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-12-22

w. II. Turner, s. N Evans. w.
7. WilkersOn, W. s. Eller and J.
j. Steele, all of Mexico, won prizes
on fine chickens exhibited, at the
Montgomery County Poultry
Show held at Montgomery City
last week Mrs. II. p. Middle,
ton, of Yandalia, also won prizes
on fine birds shown.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-12-22
In Crum's Favor.

The civil ease of Matthias CIum
VS.. VIM. and Curtis Pryor, a suit
for attachment over rent. taken
from Mexico to Macon City by
change of venue, was decided last
week in favor of Crum. Judge
F. r. Jesse of Mexico represented
Mr.. Crum.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-12-22

A Mexico wife claims that her
ears have never heard a lie from
her husbands lips. We take it
that she is deaf, he dumb or that
ne has never had u chance to put
in a word when In her presence,
naughtily remarks the Centralia
Courier.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-12-22

a Young Peoples Unian has
been organized at Martinsbare
Methodist church. Prof Harmon
is president; Herman Yclton, vice
president; Miss Hazel Friedman,
secretary; Miss Matte Matthews.
treasurer Miss Beulah Watkins,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-12-22

Mr. and Mrs. j. r. Shook. north
east of Mexico, will celebrate the
10Th anniversary of their mar.
riage, Saturday, Dec. "a, 10 80
o clock a. m., 1910.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-12-22

James Myers. son of Ms Myers,
suffered the dislocation of his
left arm at the elbow while play,
ing at school few lays ago but
after a few hours it slipped back
in place again and he is now all
right.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-12-22
FOR SALE.

Fine coming 3-year-old jack.
registered. He will make a 81, 500
animal. Was sired by a jack for
which $4,000 was refused, Ad-
dress w. w. Cornett, Laddonia,
Mo. 81
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-12-22

The pupils of Fairview Claw
der School. two miles east of
Mexico, and teacher, Miss Goldie
Quinn, will give a box supper
Dee. %, the proceeds to be used
for school supplies. Everyone is
cordially invited.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-12-22

VIM. Frazier came home from
his visit in Iowa last week. He
was at Frazer, Iowa. Says his
friends up there gave him a good
time.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-12-22

The Martinsburg Bank has in
stalled a new safe, to take the
place of the one destroyed by the
robbers three weeks ago.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-12-22

E. c. Smith and family, of Colo.
RADIO Springs, visited the family
of Judge w. w. Bolts, here last
week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-12-22

W. T. Chandler, near. Halls
vile, was on two-story building
the other day, putting on shingles,
when the scaffold broke, letting
him fall to the top of the front
porch and then to the ground.
His left thigh was broken.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-12-22

f. P. Burns, Wellsville, sends
us greetings and encloses the
wherewithal for the Message
another year.