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T,OR sALE-Doube house on Union st. and
IL home place on Silver St. belonging TO es-
tate of Mrs A. G. Bingham. For further par
ticulars inquire of II. s. Bingham. 4Oti
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LOW PRICED ADVERTISING
FOR SALE

nor sALE-Genuine wine plant roots
n commonly called rhubarb. Hattie Austin
1913 Branch st. 4ltt
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Tor sALE-A pure bred Berkshire boar.
Il year old. Inquire S. E. sherman, X Z:
d. l. 4Ot0'
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Tor sALE-One of the best building lots
a In town. corner West Main Street and
Harrison Avenue. This lot has front on MAR
Street of 40 feet and depth on Harrison Az
enue Of 1871 feet. viii sell at reasonable price.
IL whole lot is too large will sell either
half. For further particulars inquire OF 4; =;
Hart. 0tt
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VNyANTED-Team work to do; blowing gard
w ems and anything In job work. Also
want cows aud horses TO pasture. Inquire z. ;:
Morse, North Branch st. Tel. 1914. Btx3
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Tor sALE-A new mich COW. Inquire 457
a County street. 4Of
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Position as chauffeur. capable
w OF driving any American car Box ess
Bennington, VI. 3tO'
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VNANTED-Me wanted TO learn 10 drive
w and repair automobiles In our repair
shop; send stamp for particulars. New Eng-
'"''e 3ftei'
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VNANTED-A girl for general homework
w Apply Mrs. r. y. Rawson. 3i5 Elm 81,
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LAVA AS FERTILIZER
Wonderful Results Obtained BY a
New Jersey Man
BY JOHN r. MEAl

D3 JUN " NII1HDE1It
Copyright, 1909, by Technical World
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TO RENT

ITO RFNT-House on Park st. Inquire Of
Il c. W. Thatcher nte
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-03
THE. STAGE DRINK.
Como Sarcastic Comments Upon Its
Terrific Potency.

Some Sarcastic Comments Upon Its
Terrific Potency.
What we have always noticed about
the stage drink is it's terrific potency.
That there are other points of interest
In this thing we do not deny, and we
are inclined to agree with q writer In
enc of the weekly papers who says
that "our actors, even the best and
most experienced of them, haven't the
faintest notion of how to drink nat
urally and with the air of men who
are enjoying the process" And we
have frequently noted that curious un-
spillable quality in the musical comedy
drink. In this particular type of pO-
tation, which is set to music and
which we may call the gay drink, the
careless gestures of the fagon holders
who do not actually drink until they
have waved the goblet upside down,
have been known to make strong and
thirsty galleryites burst into tears,
commingled with reproaches. When
falsely accused Frederick suffers Il mo-
mentary attack of depression and de-
sides to set out for territories exclu
sively canine he pours into d small
nquor glass a little very pale brandy
and, with a desperate cry Of frenzy
and despair, drinks it at one go. Some
times it is half a glass of noncorporeal
slaret. But the result is the same
Falsely accused Frederick instantly
starts his Apache dance with the
Tr9u1 uiauOfCltp and friends who bp-
neved in him, entering at that mo-
nent, say, Good heavens. he's drunk"
The drink is potent 1t cannot always
be a case Of weakness Of head.-Lon-
don GI0LR
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-03
A Bio Baby Farm.

What has been called the biggest
baby farm in the world is situated at
Moscow, and it is claimed that this
institution shows an annual crop Of
some $4,000 babies, not to speak Of
that put out by branch at St Peters
burg. which numbers 5000. The Mos
COW Founding asylum was founded by
Empress Catherine H.. and it is main
tanned. oddly enough, by u tax on
playing cards. Servants in the red
livery Of the royal family guard it's
doors, and its accounts are carefully
audited by the Russian treasury de-
partment. The buildings comprising
this institution stand In hollow
square round n garden with trim lawn
and trees. which forms a playground
for the children. Youngsters Of all
sorts and sizes, from tender nurslings.
who in the incubating rooms are just
struggling into life, are tended by care
full nurses and are as sure of good at
tention and wholesome food as any
baby can need. About fifty babies are
received every day, and after four
weeks the nurses take them to their
own homes in the villages.-New York
Tribune.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-03
Golf In the Old DAYS.

Centuries back golf was a pastime
of the royal family. though then usu-
ally played in Scotland. The Stuart
family was very fond of the game,
and the first English club was estab-
lished at Blackheath in 160S by James
l. His eldest son, Henry, frequently
played and on one occasion nearly
struck by accident his tutor with Il
club, whereupon he coolly remarked
Had l done so l had but paid my
debts" Charles l. was playing golf
when he received the news of the
Irish rebellion. James. duke of York
afterward James H.. was another
ardent player. Golf is frequently
mentioned in ancient Scottish records
and in the fifteenth century was pro
hibited because it interfered with the
practice of archery. Strut consid-
cred it the most ancient game at ball
requiring a bat.-London Standard.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-03
Tons of Pins.

Nothing better shows the bigness of
little things than the manufacture of
pins In England there are made each
week between fifteen and sixteen tons
of the small neccssaries, the materials
being iron, steel and brass. The year
ly production would amount to about
1879 tons. The number of pins includ-
ed in this great weight would make
any ordinary figures seem insignificant
would, in fact, defy realization or
comprehension. Germany also makes
great quantities of pins, her produc-
tion totaling about 144 tons a year.
The United States makes great guam
titles of pins and imports many from
England. Most of the latter country's
output is manufactured in BirminG-
ham by two firms. one of which has
been in existence nearly a century and
the other over Il century.-Philadel
North American.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-03
Ouser Goldfish.

Beautiful and most interesting of all
goldfish is a native of Japan, and it is
noted for the beauty of its tail and the
abnormal length of its fins. The tail
resembles a delicate veil, and the fins
are developed to such an extent that it
is impossible for the fish to make rapid
progress i'll the water. 1t is therefore
solely on account of its beauty that it
is priced and because in this respect it
differs widely from other varieties of
goldfish, such as the telescope fish"
the eyes of which bulge out of the
head in most unsightly fashion; the
celestial eyed fish," which is also un-
comely because its eyes are bullet
shaped and are ever turned skyward,
and the egg fish," which is so called
because its body is somewhat amor
phous, but resembles an egg more
than anything else.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-03
A Thrillino Sport,

At Waikiki. the home OF surfboat-
ing for pleasure, there is no danger
GUS reef. but i'll the south Pacific
often the reef is two miles from shore
and is exposed at low tide. The
waves form almost on the edge of
the reef and drop down upon the
hard coral perpendicularly, covering
the reef for the time being with about
two feet of rushing water. The canoe
that must jump this reef places it
self before wave, every one pad
dies for dear life, and if the boat does
not touch coral, but is held suspended
until a cushion of water rushes on
ward to receive it, the jump is sue
cessfully negotiated. the reef is
crossed, and there is but a two mile
paddle across the quiet lagoon to the
sandy beach. If the bow of the canoe
does touch the coral on the down leap
there is a shattering of the dugout,
and its occupants are sent flying in
every direction. One might laugh at
this at Waikiki, where there are no
sharks, but not in the south seas
Recreation.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-03
PREPARING For a Journey.


Jerome X. Jerome recalled with rev.
erence a habit of his methodical uncle,
who, before packing for journey, al
ways "made q list" This was the
system which he followed, gathered
from his uncle's own lips:
Take a piece of paper and put down
on 1t everything you can possibly re-
quire. Then go over it and see that
It contains nothing you can possibly
do without.
Imagine yourself In bed. What have
you got on? Very we'll; put 1t down,
together with a change. You get up.
What do you do2 Wash yourself
What do you wash yourself with?
Soap. Put down soap. Go on till you
have finished. Then take your clothes.
Begin at your feet. What do you wear
on your feet? Boots, shoes, socks.
Put them down. Work up till you get
to your head. What do you want be-
sides clothes? Put down everything.
This is the plan the old gentleman
always pursued. The list made, he
would go over it carefully to see that
he had forgotten nothing. Then he
would go over 1t again and strike out
everything it was possible to dispense
with. Then he would lose the list.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-03
Chicago the Danger Line.

Speaking of fishbalIs," remarked an
ardent New England admirer of that
form of food who was eating in a
Dearborn street restaurant the other
day. Il will tell you sad, sad truth
about them.
"If you order them in Boston they
are practically all fish. Yes. sir-solid,
bona fide fish. Move west a bit-to
Albany. say. What happens? The
amount of fish in each fishball has
dwinded. Proceed to Buffalo. A GER
tain self assertiveness begins to be ap-
parent with the fish. On to Cleveland!
Fishballs there are half potato, half
fish, with the accent on potato. On to
Chicago! There potato has the upper
handw
He groaned.
How is it in the far west?"
He leaned forward.
1--WE never dared travel farther west
than Chicagow he whispered hoarsely.
Chicago Tribune.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-03
He Obeyed Orders.

Old world dOmestics make the best
possible servants because they work
like machines, never forgetting an or
der and doing exactly as they are told,
without prCsuming to think for them
selves. But once in awhile this literal
adherence to duty produces some awk-
ward results. An American woman
living in India. with native servants,
once told her butler to see that there
was always napkin at the bottom of
the fruit dish, cake basket, etc. when
these were brought to the table. The
napkin was thereafter always seen in
its place But one day n tureen of
vegetable soup was served, and the
hostess began TO WELD the long, old
fashioned silver ladle about in it
Something yo.y like a fringed rag
made its appearance in the first plate
full. The butler was summoned to re
move the dish 1T cannot be that the
Nom sahib found no napkin at the
bottom" he ha2arded, much distressed
because of this unexplained disap-
proval. ''for I myself placed there the
largest one l could find"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-03
A WOMAN'S TACT.
The Actress Spoiled a Scene, but
Soothed the Angry Star.

Soothed the Angry Star.
There is a pretty story of Modiesks
and new leading woman who was to
play the part of Elizabeth in Schiller's
dreary play, MARY Stuart"
The new leading woman, who was
to assume the part of the red haired
sovereign, was Il beautiful young per
son whose acting experience had been
limited to few seasons in modern So
ciety plays. On the night of the first
performance, In the most important
scene of the drama, where the captive
Mary confronts Elizabeth In Fotherin-
gay park, all was not we'll The new
leading woman, wearing a wig for the
first time in her career and looking I'M
comfortable in the high EliZabethan
rnff, was i'll at ease In the beginning,
and, losing one of the chief words and
thereby the meter from her opening
lines, she began to founder and soon
"aried up" completely.
This left Schiller's unhappy Mary
standing In the center of the stage
waiting to be adequately insulted. But
Elizabeth's mind was a blank, madam
could see that, and, jumping to her
East speech, the curtain was brought
down. Everybody on the stage was
distressed. But instantly the beautiful
young woman, disguised as the irate
Elizabeth rushed to the stars side
and said:
Dear madam, l am so sorry, but you
know you do look so lovable In this
lart 1t was impossible for me to say
those terrible things to your
For a second there was a mixed ex
preston on Modjeska's face. and thcH
she forgivingly patted the speakers
cheek and walked away.-Metropolitnn
Magazine
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-03
No Eerosrs In Copenhaoen.

Copenhagen is a city of 100000 in.
habitants. During weeks stay
have seen no seller of matches or
boot laces. 40 gutter merchant, no
blind or other afflicted persons about
the streets asking for alms-not one
ingle sign of distress due to poverty.
have explored the artisans quarters
~ day and late at night. There is not
l single spot in the whole Of Copen-
hagen that could be compared even re-
motely to the slums in our large
towns There are no unemployed hang
ing about the street corners, 10 un-
kempt women standing idly at the
doors, no ragged and dirty children
playing in the gutter. There are no
dirty houses, with dirty or broken
windows, mended with bits Of paper,
and Il ragged apron or torn bedcloth
doing duty for Il curtam.-Denmark
Letter III London Express.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-03
CHINESE PRINTING.
The Compositors Are Staid and pisni-
fled and Never Rush.

The compositors Are Staid and pisni-
fled and Never Rush.
A font of type In the Chinese Ian
guage requires 1900 spaces, and in
the large and spacious rack each word
instead of each letter, as In English,
has a place by itself. There is also
peculiar grouping or classification of
symbols into groups to further facili-
tate the mental labors of the typeset-
ters. Thus in the immediate vicinity
of the symbol for fish would be found
the symbols of scales, net, fms, tail.
gills. This simplifles the labor, which
in any event must be so strenuous that
it is evident that the compositor's end
of the Chinese newspaper should, IL
perfect justice ruled. be the highest
paid.
The compositor is a staid and digni-
fed individual, and as he slowly walks
from symbol to symbol, picking up
those which he requires with provok-
ing calmness, the American compositor
might well wonder when the work
would be completed, and to set up the
type required for n small four page
daily paper the constant labors of
eight or nine skilled Cinnamon are re-
quired for twelve or thirteen hours, the
entire work in every department being
the antipodes of the rush and whirl
and marvellous celerity Of the modern
American publication.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-03
Opulence.


They numbered four. They abso-
lutely exuded prosperity. The things
which they ordered were such as to
fill with envy the breast Of the man at
the next table engaged in consuming
the most modest dish disclosed y the
bill of fare.
The four were conversing-languid
plutocratic conversation. After awhile
it turned to the questio money.
Evidently they wante some
thing. How much N they?
One of the four took out his pocket
book and counted up a roll OF Is.
"0h. have a hundred and (, ~" he
said carelessly.
The second and third members of the
party went through their pockets.
~ have two hundred and fifteen," re-
marked one.
"And have three hundred" said the
other.
The fourth waved his hand grandly.
Never mind, you fellows" he said.
'I'll lend you all you want"
Tenderly walters bore the man at
the next table out into the cold air. He
will recover.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-03
His Impartialitv,

Lord Lansdowne once congratulated
Lord Crewe on an eloquent speech in
.he house of lords. 81 have followed
it." he said, with earnest attention.
not only on account Of the Importance
of the subject, but also on account of
the noble lords judicial attitude.
admired his earnestness and his elo-
quence, but what impressed me most
was his impartiallty." A pause. Yes.
until the last minute l did not know
on which side of the fence his lord
ship was coming down"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-03
He Didn,t Comnlain.

Young Wife-This talk about men
being so impatient when a woman is
getting ready to so anywhere is all
nonsense.
Friend-Doesn't your husband com
plain at all?
Young Wife-No indeed. Why, last
evening | couldn't find my gloves and
had long hunt for half dozen other
things. and yet when | was finally
dressed and went downstairs to my
husband there he was reading and
smoking as calmly as if | wasn't half
an hour late.
Friend-Well. l declare! Where were
you going?
Young Wife-To prayer meeting.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-03
Got the Train STONED.

When the late Robert Bonner pur.
chased Maud S. he sent her to Char
ter Oak park to be trained. One day
a friend OF Mr.. Bonner left New
York to visit him at the park, but
found that the train did not stop at
that station. The conductor was
polite, but said that he could not go
against orders. At New Haven a halt
was made. and Mr.. Bonner's friend
tried to bribe the engineer with
ten dollar bill. but in vain. He was
then told that Charles Z. Clark, the
president of the road. was on the
hain, and he went to him.
"Why don't you see the conductor|
asked Mr.. Clark.
81 have. but he will not disobey
orders"
"Why not then go forward and
bribe the engineer%
81 tried bribery at New Haven, but
it would not work"
The absence of evasion was the
best policy. Mr.. Clark not only gave
orders to have the train stopped at
Charter Oak, but promised some day
to see Maud S. He had witnessed the
attempt at bribery, and the frank con-
fession of the offense seemed to please
him
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-03
FRENCH DETECTIVES.
They Are Trained For Their Duties In
a Regular Police School.

They Are Trained For Their Duties In
Regular Police School,
In Paris aspirants for positions il
the detective force are taught in a reg
ular school. where day after day they
are put through various exercises until
they become proficient and receive ap
pointments or show that they have not
the detective instinct in them.
The students first are trained I'm the
use of their eyes and their hands One
of the lessons consists in placing the
pupil in a brilliantly lighted room full
of furniture and ornaments. Then he
is taken to another room and required
to make q sketch of the room he Just
has left. indicating the position Of all
at face for minute and then re.
quired to describe the color of the hair,
the eyes, the general form, etc. He
afterward is required to pick out a
photograph Of the face from among
several hundred others.
In educating the hand the student is
placed In a dark room in which are
many curious and unusual objects
These he feels over and then writes a
description of them. He must remem-
ber even the slightest details. One test
Is to let him handle gems In the dark
and then tell what they are. whether
diamonds, rubies or what not. This is.
of course, an exercise for the more ad
vanced pupils.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-03
An Ancient Creek Relic.

AS a memorial of their victory in
their final and desperate struggle at
Palatea to harl back the invading east
the ancient Greeks made a tripod from
the golden cups of the Persians' table
and the bronze of their soldiers armor
1t bore on its sides the names Of every
city whose soldiers fought and fell III
the supreme moment of a nations life
That tripod still exists at Constantine
pie, n national relic which has endured
longer than the states whose deeds it
CpnSecrated.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-03
Vegetable Chat.

81 see that some college professor
has been saying that he believes that
vegetables can see and hear while
growing in the garden"
"Is that so?'
eyes; not only that. but he believes
that ages hence they will be able to
converse with one another"
"Oh, that's old"
whats old?"
vegetables conversing. I've often
heard Jack and the Beans-talk!"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-03
Maid Worth Having.

The Mistress (entering the kitchen)-
Jane, didn't hear a dish break
minute ago. The Maid-I hope you
did mem. 1t made noise enough. If
you hadn't heard it l should have
thought you were getting deaf, and
that, you know, would be awful.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-03
Cause and Effect.

The Earl of Ennui (dreamily)-Wisht
l just had er million aud ten years
ahead of me. Baron Beating It-Well,
you grab the million and you'll get the
ten years all right, all right.-Puck.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-03
The Seventh Son,

eyes" said the Respondent man. ~
was a seventh SON.
"And didn't 1t bring you lucll?"
asked the superstitious one
"Well, if being obliged to wear TAG
castoff clothes of six other brothers is
luck it did," replied the despondent
man.-Phi,adelphi Record.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-03
Method.

Method goes far to prevent trouble in
business, for it makes the task easy.
hinders confusion, saves abundance of
time and instructs those that have
business depending what to do and
what to hope.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-03
Tho Dear Friends.

Miss Thin-Don't you think my new
dress is Just exquisite? Fannie-Oh,
lovely! | think that dressmaker OF
yours could make clothes prop look
lryracefuI
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-03
Than Whaf2

Mrs Hoyle-My husband doesn't
care for money. Mrs. Doyle-That
adds to the mystery as to the motive
for his marriage.-New York Press
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-03
An Order Could BE Filled.

Customer Qn Boston restaurant
Waiter. have you any fried eels? Wait
er-We have eels. sir. and they are
susceptible of being fried.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-03
Thoroughly Broken.

"Subster Is a perfect husband"
II never heard he was so wonder
full"
"Well, every time he sees a mail
box he feels in his pockets. Buffalo
Express.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-03
His Chance.

Little Boy-I want dose Of castor
oil. Duggist--Do you want the Kind
YOU can't taste? Little Boy tanxious t"
get even)-No, sir: it's for mothar
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-03
There Was Fruit.

Jack-So your efforts to win the rich
heiress were fruitless, eh? Tom
TruitlessI Oh, no! got the lemon
Boston Transcript.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-03-03
BIissful ignorance.

Shall tell you a secret, Mr.. Black"
asked a little boy. My sister Louisa
is to be engaged to your brother.
Even your brother hasn't been told
yet"