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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-01-27
Triumph of the Blind.

A California scientist has discov-
cred that the native flea does not see
The creature does not need to see
How curious are the triumphs of the
blind!
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-01-27
Show Character

Henry Ward Beecher said The
plainest row of books that cloth or pa.
per ever covered is more significant
of refinement than the most elaborate
ly carved sideboard."
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-01-27
Folly.

All men have follies. Those of the
wise man are known only to himself;
those of the fool to all men but him
self-Smart Set
Evening journal., 1910-10-06

being banquetted tonight will leave
fer home. The majority of the COM
panies, however, will remain over un-
til tomorrow TO be royalty entertain
cd. The Weccacoe and Phoenix COM
panies will take their guests on trips
down the river tomorrow, having
chartered steamers for this purpose.
Other companies had projected similar
trips but were unable to get the boats.
Eanquets will be given tonight and
tomorrow night by all the compan
les in the Volunteer Firemen's Asso-
citation and many sight seeing trips
have been arranged.
Many Visitors Here.
Thousands of visitors are in the
city, having come here from many
towns and villages within a radius
of many miles OF Wilmington.
They came for the dual purpose of
seeing the Battleship Delaware and
the hremen's parade. This morning
Evening journal., 1910-10-06
TOO MUCH MUSIC
FOR "KOKO" HORSE
Animal TrampIeS Boy and
SmaSheS Musical nStru-
meltS in Crowded Street

While a band accompanying Read
ing Fire Company No. l, was playing
in front Of the Hotel Wilmington this
morning, It caused "Koko," a horse
attached to James H. Kane's delivery
wagon 10 begin TO prance and then
dash away.
The horse knocked down Frank L.
Ferschke. the small son Of August
Ferschke, of Eighth aud King streets.
The wagon ran over the lad and he
was hurt internally. He was taken to
Myers and Stewards millinery parlors
and was later removed to his home.
DR.. Hughes is attending the little pa
tient
Some of the instruments Of the band
men we're damaged as a result Of the
runaway.
Evening journal., 1910-10-06
Everybody Marking Time TO Inspiring Music OF
Dozens of Bands, While Firemen in Naffy Cos
tunes Furnish Moving Picture of Kaleidoscope
Color

lice in the department are on duty and
those patrolling Market street have
their hands full keeping the crowd
back of the ropes, which are stretch
ed along that thoroughfare on both
sides of the street, from Front to
Tenth street.
Old Sol Makes Good.
Many eyes were turned skyward at
the break OF day to note the weather
conditions and everybody was made
happy when Old Sol cam out in all his
glory with the promise of giving Will
mington and the fire laddies one Of
the prettiest days in the year, for
the tournament. Many We're the wish
es expressed since Monday that the
day be clear, and as good weather was
all that was needed to make the pa
rade a success, everything IS now IN
readiness for the start. The old town
will witness the grandest firemen's pa
rade ever held in this city
A few of the numerous visiting
companies arrived yesterday after
noon and last evening. but the major
ity came today. They began to ar
rive early and kept coming until noon.
Each visiting company was met at
The railroad station or steamboat
wharf by committees from the local
companies which will entertain them
during their stay in the city. and es-
corted 10 their hotels. The visiting
companies from nearby cities will re-
main here only for the day and after
Evening journal., 1910-10-06
KING FLEES
PORTUGAL
Official Announcement That
Royal Family Has Left
the Country
SUCCESS OF REPUBLIC
COMPLETE, SAY REBELS

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
/ LISBON. Oct 6.--Ministor OF Justice
/ Coasta Of the Provisional Government,
to-day officially announced that the
royal family is fleeing from Portu-
gal The minister refused to make his
statement more specific. This disposcs
Of the rumors that the King is at
Mafra and rallying his forces. Coasta
declared that the new government is
! In receipt Of numerous messages
pledging the support Of the provinces.
There can be no doubt of the COM
/ plete success OF the republic" he said.
Civil war is unlikely and within
few days We expect 10 have the pro-
/ vinces as enthusiastic In our support
as are the Republicans of Lisbon"
lt is impossible to say at this writ
ing just how this escape Of the King
was made. The most likely version
! given here. however, is that the King
/ disguised I'm the uniform of a police
officer and accompanied by a small
detail Of city officers, left the palace
| by . secret passage under the street
! communicating with a building on the
/ opposite side. II is thought that he
boarded the Brazilian dreadnaught
/ Sac Paulo and was later transferred
to another vessel either a private
/ yacht or a British ship.
Death List Fifty.
Estimates of the number Of dead
are admittedly inaccurate, but from
/ the most reliable information obtain
able your correspondent estimated
that the number killed will not be less
than fifty and will not exceed seventy
five
Most of the dead we're among the de-
tenders of the palace. The number of
wounded will run into the hundreds.
/ probably going as high as five or six
hundred. At the time OF the filing OF
this despatch the recolutionits abso-
lutely dominate the situation here
with the hill top fortifications. the
battleship feet. and the city barracks
in their possession. A surprising de-
gree Of order obtains notwithstaud-
ing the tremendous excitement OF the
past As hours and the new govern
ment has made a splendid start in ~.
Efforts TO win popular favor
The revolutionists still control al
> telegraph lines and any despatche
. ! which might not be acceptable 10 thei
censorship viii have % be fled "
Z Badaios or Carcavelios
Success OF the Revolution.
The success OF the revolution Is BE-
lieved TO depend largely on the dis
position made OF King Manuel.
!, Manuel is a prisoner or has fed ther
= is no question that the monarchy
ended. but If the reports that he !
rallying his forces at Mafra are true
1 a long struggle is inevitable.
While the Royalists could prObabl.
delay complete establishment Of th'
republic, they could not. It IS believed
prevent its final accomplishment. TIT
army and navy are now practically II
complete accord with the revolution
lists which make the ultimate success:
of the uprising assured.
Evening journal., 1910-10-06

only for the day and evening, others
to be here for two or three days. This
afternoon Wilmington is having the
~randest pageant in one of the great
It if not the foremost week in its
story. 1t is evident that the old
lwn has awakened to the utmost
omebody has started something" /"
I'D Wilmington is just as alive and
contains as many thrills this week
IS it ever has known.
What matters it to the hremen,
no have been constantly marching
0ack and forth this morning headed
y joyous bands. and who are tramp
rg over the city this afternoon in the
wonderful procession OF life and
color. ii they are sweltering in their
heavy Costumes end their long uni
form overcoats. or if they wear heavy
helmets on their heads? lt is one OF
the pleasures Of the dremens life
and they are giving Wilmington real
spectacular production to-day.
There are firemen wearing the old
time red shirts. so necessary in the
picture Of a freman's parade, and
Evening journal., 1910-10-06
Presentation Exercises S
Didn't Hold the Affen-
lion of All the Visitors

The presentation guests on the City
of Wilmington yesterday We're an as
semblage OF which every Delawarean
was proud. Many persons were over
heard saying, In a pleased sort Of
way, Aren't we a ine-looking set OF
people?
There were present many members
OF the Society OF Colonial Danes OF
/ Delaware. OF the Delaware Daughters
/ OF 1912, and Of the Delaware Daugh
ters OF the American Revolution. ant
: also Of the mems patriotic societies
(. All wore badges and medals that gap
an Official look 10 the delegation
The handsome gowns worn by III
women. and the blue and gold uni
forms Of the governors staff added {,
the brilliancy OF an occasion import
ant socially as well as OF public sig
nifcance.
The Wilson Line boat looked like
! a toy when she steamed up alongside
/ the Delaware. and the 400 visitors
/ gasped with their first realization or
the huge bulk Of the battleship. as
they followed in the wake OF the gov
ernor and staff up the steep gang
plank stretched from the top deck of
the City Of Wilmington.
The special guests were on an up
per deck Of the Delaware. and the
others stood around a hollow square
left for the speakers and the flag
covered stands bearing the gifts.
Many climbed into the turrets, or
stood on various iron protuberances
In the deck, the women expressing
some trepidation as to whether the
protuberances were likely TO explode
or do anything like that. Hundreds
Of wise people stayed on the City Of
/ Wilmington. aud smiled at the stand
ing crowd from comfortable front
seats at the ceremony. One nervous
man kept anXiously near The city
Of Wilmingtons life preservers, not
having much faith in battleships. In
fact. a good many were really wor-
ried over the likelihood OF the City
Of Wilmington going down or the
/ Delaware going up.
The white-clad sailors, the marines
Evening journal., 1910-10-06

there are fremen who are logged out
in natty uniforms with long overcoats
and with jaunty caps or massive
elmets. Certainly the preliminaries
the parade show that the firemen
We taken the greatest pride in their
)pearance, and everybody will be
epaid when the firemen in arrays of
thousands with their glistening
engines and caparisoned and prancing
horses pass along in a moving picture
OF Kaleidoscope color.
While the parade was to start at
2.30 o'clock. indications are that
owing to the late arrival of some of
the companies and other details of
formation it viii be a little later in
biting under way.
'arket street is a dense mass of
anity and those who took the ad-
Of the parade officers TO take up
and elsewhere to view the parade
-owed good judgment. All the po-
Evening journal., 1910-10-06
DR.. PRICE TEACHES
LESSONS OF PATRIOTISM

At meeting in ST Paul's Union A.
NJ. e. Church last night the Rev. Dr.
Albert Price drew lessons OF patriotic
duty from the presence Of the battle
ship Delaware In port. DR.. Price was
pleased that Uncle Sam had selected
so colored jackies for service on the
big ship. and pointed out that the en-
tire crew would conduct itself splen-
didly in defense of the nation. He
urged his hearers 10 be loyal and pa
triotic citizens and besought the bless
ing of God on all efforts toward the
public good. Or. Price also urged his
congregation TO prove that they were
I'm every movement looking TO better
Delaware, a better Wilmington, and
that their sympathies we're with the
churches and schools
The church choir sang The Star
Spaugled Banner" and My Country
'Tis Of Thee" with much fervor.
Evening journal., 1910-10-06
MANY ENJOY INCIDENTS
ON THE BATTLESHIP

in blue and red, aud the relocated
band were drawn up in review, and
presented a fine and impressive APP
pearance.
Officers and aides in gold-braid and
epaulcts. hurried here and there CIV
ing directions, and disposing OF the
crowd OF spectators.
Cheers At Sight Of Gifts.
When the flags were removed, dis
closing the gift-hags. the portraits,
and the cleaning silver service, its
| center-piece laden with huge white
/ chrysanthemums and ferns, a great
cheering and hand-clappng followed
The clapping would have been loude
II the majority of the spectators ha
had room TO applaud. The ship
: band Enve spirited selections. an
q wheueyor a speaker made a good poll
= The City OF Wilmington blew an a.
e preciatife whistle There was n n
}. NOR that Former Congressman Hand
@ inspired this effective bit
Those beyond the first three row
, had q mixed view of plcture-hats an
b silver service. Those beyond m
81 tenth row gave Il up, and put in tn
time going over the rest OF the ship
Good-natured sailors were ready e
explain things and correct the land
mems mistakes
On the other side Of tle deck were
huge cages filled with potatoes, and
also. under flags, the fifty barrels Of
apples to be donated to-day. Near
by was what the sailors have named
"the Zoo" that Is the cages contain-
| ing the blue hens chickens. Both
visitors and sailors, anxious to be as-
sured of the fighting qualities OF the
birds. we're busy pokng fingers be-
| tween the bars. The chicks promptly
responded by flying at the intruders
( with an indignant squawk. "Dellie, "
short for Delaware the goat did
not exhibit any jealousy Of the new
mascots. but he was very curious
about them. and put in much time
nosing around their cages. "Dellie"
had the freedom OF the ship and
roamed about among the guns fear
lcssly. lie got Interested in the pro-
gram at one time. and headed toward
/ Congressman Heald while the latter
was speaking, but an orderly DETECTED
4 his course, "Dellie" was an inde-
pendent goat. and only pieces OF whit,
tissue paper, which he considers a
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Evening journal., 1910-10-06

All Wilmington. with its thousands
of visitors from all parts of Delaware
and nearby States, is marking time
to-day to the inspiring music Of
dozens of bands, while a touch Of
color is added to the ever changing
picture by the gay garb of the thous-
ands of firemen who have swooped
down upon the city, some to remain
Evening journal., 1910-10-06
TO FIX DATE FOR
TROLLEY ROAD SALE

Chancellor Curtis to-day referred TO
interest Council the framing of the
order for the sale OF the Wilmington
and New Castle Electric Railway
Company. The matter will come up
on Monday next.
Evening journal., 1910-10-06

thousands of the visitors and residents
OF the city visited the battleship and
this afternoon will witness the parade.
Restaurants were taxed to their ca
pacity at noon but with extra help and
plenty to eat the appetite OF the hun
cry public was soon appeased.
The parade will be the most spec-
tacular demonstration ever seen in the
city. With 5000 marching firemen and
fifty bands in line together with the
fire apparatus OF the Wilmington de-
partment. will make parade well
worth coming distance TO see.
Governor to Review Parade.
The Governors reviewing stand in
front Of the City Hall presents a strik-
Evening journal., 1910-10-06
dad OF ACrTE INDIGESTION.

Mrs. Charles A. Runner, mother OF
Mrs. Charles H. Morrow, OF No 511
Frankline street. died this morning Of
acute indigestion. Mrs. Runner was
5S years old.
Evening journal., 1910-10-06

ANYBODY SEEN THE DELAwAREs CATl IT'S LOST.
The Dea~ares maltese whebreasted cat "Ise with her
her collar and &C. Delaware" lost Cap
tain Cove and he ask everybody to help End her
Evening journal., 1910-10-06
WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-Forecast
till p. M, to-mOrrOws
For Delaware-S SrOwers and cooler
tonight and Friday. brisk south shift
ing TO northwest winds.
Evening journal., 1910-10-06
pELAwARE NAsONs DEciDE no EsrAnIIsn HoME.

DELAWARF NAsoNs DECmF no EsTAEIIsH H0MF.
The Grand Lodge Of Delaware # AM I'm ANNUAL
venaon here to-day decided establish home members Of
the fraternity The plans will be worked by special
miuee property be bought the country home
The following omeers elected Grand Master. C.
Layton Grer Milford, deputy master Moore VIII
minston; senior grand warden Candy Hopkins Creek
Samuel cleaveri senior grand warden X Hooker Milford
Evening journal., 1910-10-06
THOUSANDS OF FIREMEN IN GAY ARRAY,
THRILL THE CITY ON GREATEST DAY
ROUTE OF PARADE.


Form on Fourth street, right
resting on Madison.
March north on Madison TO
Tenth.
West on Tenth to Van Buren,.
North on Van Buren. Through
Cool Spring Park, TO Park Place.
East on Park Place to Jack
son.
South on jackson to Eleventh.
East on Eleventh 10 Delaware
Avenue.
East on Delaware Avenue to
Tenth Street.
East on Tenth Street to Mar
ket.
SOuth on Market TO Front.
East on Front TO French.
North on French 10 Fifth.
East on Fifth TO Pine.
North on Pine TO Tenth.
West ON Tenth TO Walnut.
North on Walnut 70 Four
teenth and Disperse.
State and City Officials View
Parade at City Hall.
Parade Officers View Line on
Walnut Street PetWceH Twelfth
and Thirteenth.
Line VIII Move al , o'clock.
Number of Companies in
Line, Al.
Number of Bands. 4s.
Number Of Men (estimated)
5000.
Parade Starts at 0.sO p. m.
Cities and Towns represented.
Delaware.
Wilmington.
New Castle.
Newport.
Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia.
Reading.
Harrisburg.
Chester.
West Chester.
kennett Square.
West Grove.
Wayne.
Malvern.
COatesTille.
Allentown.
Darby.
Norwood.
New Jersey.
PennsgrOYe.
Burlington.
New York.
POughkeepsie.
Maryland.
Baltimore.
SparrOw's Point.
Virginia.
Portsmouth.
Evening journal., 1910-10-06
CAPTAIN noBsOs LOST, TOO.

Congressman Richmond P Hobaon. who have pre-
sented comfort bags the Deavars sailors To-day
in crowd Fourth wharf and couidnt GET on
the
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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-06-25
Why He Worried.

Great Scott. old mani" exclaimed
his best friend. coming upon him in
detected attitude and with pale and
haggard face. Whats up?"
"UpR" he responded. why. Snooka
had bad fall last night and hurt his
head
Sorry to hear it. old chap" said
the best friend carelessly. But it
won't do him any good for you to
worry. And who is Snooks, anyway?
Never heard of him in my life be-
fore"
"Snooks," he repeated, dolefully.
We'll, / don't know him personally.
very well myself"
Then why on earth bother?" Quer-
led the friend.
'Why. you idiot" roared the defect
ed one, "Snooks owes me $40 and the
doctor says he'll probably lose his
memory. London Answers.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-06-25
Garden Work an Aid to Beauty.

Working in the garden and picking
flowers make gentle exercise that
tends to improve the figure. Many So
ciety women believe this. and on Long
island there as said to be a score Of
society women who are resorting to
this treatment for health and elias
ticity. Mrs. o. II. p. Belmont spends
much time in her garden In South
ampton. Mrs. Herbert NJ. Hartman
and many others say they delight to
pick flowers, and the question has
been raised whether they are not fol
wing the advice of a beauty special
ist who advises this for health and
the form. 'If a woman is in earnest
about becoming SLIM" says the beauty
doctor. "she will use the same mus
cles in working over flower bed as
she will in exercising in a gymnasium.
Wedding seems prosaic. but 1t is ex-
cellent exercise. One OF my patients
came to me recently and said she
wished to develop her arms and her
shoulders. told her to 60 home and
run the lawn mower She was start
led at first, but finally she followed
my advice and 1t did her a world Of
good"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-06-25
RECOGNIZES A GOOD WORK
Ex-President Roosevelt Pays Enthusi-
astic Tribute to Mission
Hospitals.

In Uganda, Mr.. Roosevelt responded
ton to the Mengo C. NJ. S. hospital
Mr.. Roosevelt said:
Long before l came here l had
known of the work that was being
done in Uganda, and felt particularly
anxious to see it. Here you have a
particularly intelligent native race.
which has already developed a very
interesting culture of its own. cul-
ture both political and social. And the
great work must of necessity be to try
to help that race onward, and to try
to do it in practical fashion. and to
do 1t so that the doing of it shall be
primarily a benefit to the race. and,
secondly a benefit to your own people
from whom you come.
Il have the strongest feeling as to
the good that is being done by the
medical missionary. There must be
some visible fruit in the life and work
Of the man who breaches if his preach
ing is going to have a very great eff
fect upon those to whom he breaches.
That visible fruit can be shown In
many different ways, and one Of the
most efficient ways of showing it Is
by just such work as is being done in
it will naturally be source of pecu-
liar pride to myself to have my name
associated with. and which | now
take pleasure in declaring to be
open.'
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-06-25
Wisconsin lndorses TAFT.

The administration of Presideni
William H. Taft was strongly indorsed
In the platform unanimously adopted
at the closing session of the Repub-
lican State convention in Milwaukee,
The present tariff law was approved
and the provisions for maximum and
minimum schedules and future scien-
tific revisions commended. Governor
Davidson's administration was also in.
dorsed. The platform follows:
I'VE adhere to the principles OF the
Republican party as outlines in the
platform adopted by the Republican
National convention of 1908.
I'VE commend the administration
of William H. Taft; we admire his
character; we recognize his marked
the party platform and to the prin-
ciples of good government.
Under difficulties and against op.
position that tried to the utmost his
patience and forbearance, he has la
bored increasingly to secure the en-.
actment of wholesome constructive
legislation, to introduce economies In
administration of the business of the
government; to conserve the natural
wealth of the nation. and to protect
our honor and interests abroad
I'VE approve of the present tariff
law as a real progressive measure.
We especially commend the provisions
for maximum and minimum schedules
and future scientific revisions.
I'VE indorse the administration of
Gov. James o. Davidson and commend
his faithful adherence to Republican
principles.
ITO the end that our party's high
ideals may be upheld, and party eff
cheney secured, we favor reorganiza-
ton Of the party throughout the
state"
With the selection Of a campaign
committee from each congressional
district and the choosing Of William
D. Connor. of Marshfleld. as state
chairman, the convention adjourned
sine die. Mr.. Connor's election was
unanimous. He held the same once
six years ago when La Toilette was
governor.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-06-25
Why He Whitewashed.

A country doctor tells a story OF a
man who moved into dilapidated old
cottage and was found by the doctor
busily whitewashing it inside and out.
I'm glad to see you making this old
place so nice and neat" said the physi-
cian its been an eyesore in the
neighborhood for years" "Taint
nothing to me about eyesores," was
the reply "The last couple what lived
here had twins three times. and hope
whitewash is a good disinfectant. Ye
see we've got ten children"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-06-25
Not In II.

An old darky named Nose White, in
one of the southern states, walked
down the main street one morning in
his best black broadcloth suit. with
white rose in his buttonhole and cot
ton gloves on his large hands.
"Why, Nose" said the proprietor OF
large store that he was passing.
"are you taking a holiday"
Dish yere." said the old man, in q
stately voice. "am nah golden weddin'
sah Ah'm saIlybratin hit"
But your wife, said the storekeep-
er, sis working as usual. l saw her at
the tub as | passed this morning. Why
isn't she celebrating, too?"
Herr" said Nose, angrily. She
hain't got muffin to do with hit. She
am nah fouth."
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-06-25
The Sentry's Error.

An officer tells this good story:
"a French sentinel in Algeria had
for a colonel very tall, lanky, round
shouldered man.
This round shoudered colonel one
night was making a quiet inspection.
Passing the sentinel. he found, to his
rage and indignation, that he was not
challenged. So he returned to the
man and roared:
"'You didn't challenge mel
"'N-no, SIR faltered the sentinel. sa-
luting.
why didn't you?' the colonel de-
manded.
Excuse me. sir said the sentinel.
but thought beg your pardon, sir
I thought you was a camel. Paris
Figaro.