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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-03-30
When Bismarck Went Dry.

Bismarck was not without supersti-
ton, and this always was noticeable
on the eve Of the new year. From 8
o'clock that night until after midnight
he would not take water In any cir
cumstances from q glass II was an
ancient tradition In the cnancellor's
family that any one who set the legend
at defiance would pass through seri-
GUS illness. If another tradition is true
the observance of the family legend
must have been sore trouble to the
iron chancellor. for the Paris cortem-
porary from which we take the fore
going says that Bismarck not only
loved war. but beer and wines, espe-
cially French wines. He was not
averse to punch and grog, but on New
Years eve grog was under the ban, for
1t contains water.-London Globe.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-03-30
A Stream of Water.

A high pressure jet of water will
bowl over man as easily as box Of
matches and leave him half stunned
1t will even turn bullet from its path
Experiments have shown that Jet Of
water can be produced at such q high
pressure that 1t becomes practically a
bar of iron. Swords have been blunted
in attempting to cut through these ex-
ira high pressure jets. Some years ago
an armed thief attempted to hold up a
high official of the Bank of England in
his private Office The official man
aged to get out of the room unharmed
and locked the door. A resourceful at
tendant brought the fire hose. He
opened the door sufficiently to insert
the nozzle In few minutes the
would be thief was picked up sense
less.-Pearson's Weekly.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-03-30
The "Green Flash" at Sunset.

A correspondent writes that during
the course of a voyage when midway
between Marseilles and the strait of
Bonifacio green flash" was seen at
sunset. The sky was perfectly clear
after a cloudless day, with little wind.
AS the sun approached the horizon the
line 'twixt sea and sky for about forty
five degrees each side of the sun be
came suffused with a rich dull rose
pink, and the waves reflected mar
velous ruby shade on their surfaces
facing the sunset, while the other
faces were an opalescent blue or green
from the upper sky. The two colors
flashed and changed in marvellous
way. Such intensity of coloring had
never been seen by those on board.
The sun set clean into the sea, and
about ten (or less) seconds after 1t had
disappeared bright green single fash.
just like a railway signal lamp, but
brighter far, met our view and re-
warded our watching for it.-Symons'
Meteorological Magazine.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-03-30
Gambling In Wood.

ITO most people my business would
seem to be devoid of chances" said a
dealer In fine woods. yet as a matter
of fact I know of nothing that is more
Of gamble. On every log of wood we
buy we take chance that the inside
is as good as the outside. At recent
auction of fine woods in London my
partner and paid $4,000 for mahog-
any log that looked all right so far as
we could tell. If the inside was sound
we stood to make good profit, but
worm holes or rotten spots at the core
would mean heavy loss. Not until
we got the log to this country and got
1t opened up could we be certain. AS
a matter of fact this particular log
was perfect, and we cleaned up $4,000
on the deal. But 1t was gambling pure
and simple. New York Sun.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-03-30

he was a gentleman of the old school
never mind his wrinkled brown skin
and wrinkled brown clothes-and it
was with the most distinguished po.
likeness that he gave his order to the
butcher man:
"De madam say please to cut her
two lam chops fun de lion, suh."
The butcher man jerked loin from
a hook, and his customer watched him
cut into it. And waiting woman said
to herself:
Addition forty-eleven to the litera-
ture of the lion and the lamb b"-Wash
ington Star.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-03-30
Not From PoIiteness.

This was heard in an overcrowded
Boston elevated train:
"Say, Dick" said the young man
whose football tactics had won him a
strap in the rush-"say. Dick, I've
been riding in on the IL every morn
ing except Sundays and holidays for
two years, and I've never given up a
seat to lady yet"
You're polite one" sneered Dick.
Nothing of the kind" retorted the
young man. "I've never had seat to
give up."-Boston Post.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-03-30
Sweet Sarcasm.

Daddy, what makes your nose so
dreadfully red?" asked a little boy of
his father one day at dinner.
'"The east wind, of coursep the
father answered gruffly. pass that
decanter and don't talk so much"
'Yes, Tommy" said the boys moth
er sweetly, pass your father the east
wind and be careful not to spill any
on the DISQUALIFICATION Mail.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-03-30
He Wasn't Afraid.

When Bishop Phillips Brooks was
commanded. as the phrase goes. TO
speak before the queen some one ask
ed If he was afraid No" he replied
smiling; ~ have preached before my
mother"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-03-30
A Misinterpreted Question.

A young Canadian visited Washing.
ton one winter 10 spend the holidays
with a pretty cousin and her family.
As he was motoring with his pretty
cousin one afternoon she said to him:
'Do you have reindeer in Canada? ?"
mo, darling" he answered quickly
AT this season II always SHOWS"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-03-30
His "Turnout."

Clerkley-Isn't this earlier than your
usual time for going home?
Barkley-Yes, but my wife said If
came out by the 3:45 she'd meet me
with the carriage.
II didn't know you kept horse and
carriage"
"Er-er-it's a baby and carriage"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-03-30
His Denomination.

Dean de Moulin of Trinity cathedral
told this bright little story during one
of his delightful talks not long ago:
A man was asked to what religious
denomination he belonged.
He thought 1t over
why" he presently replied, II be
lieve 1t is the Episcopal church I stay
away from" cleveland Plain Dealer
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-03-30
Not Serious.

Husband | found o lock of hair
among your old papers | never gave
IL To- you'
You needn't worry don't remem
her wht did Louisville Courier-Jour
nal
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-03-30
One Marked Difference.

AS we understand 1t. the difference
between grand opera and the other
kind is that there is very little Of the
former that can be whistled.-.Albany
Journal
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-03-30
Tommy's CONGRATULATIONS.

Reggie-Tommy, do you Know I'm
going to marry your sister7 Tommy
Then ! think I'll go and congratulate
mother.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-03-30

Malice drinks one-half of It's own
poison Seneca.
The Lamar register., 1911-05-31

"ADMIr KvKRYTHIso. IRIS OUR ONLY
CHANCE"
The princess rose TO her feet, and the
steel rang nightly as every sword
leaped from Its scabbard. The priests
bowed low. and shout after shout
made the massive walls echo again.
Only one man seemed unmoved at
my statement-he who stood at the
right hand OF the princess.
Has the priest sure proof that the
knight SO long expected has conner
"The priests shall study before they
speak certainly. Count vasca."
Remember" said the count, irri-
tated at the priests quiet answer and
pointing to Organ. ION the word of a
foreign dog we are trusting"
NAY. count. on the word Of the
knight himself"
1t was the princess who spoke. 1t
was the first time | had heard her
speak. and her voice thrilled me.
THE princess has Judged" answered
the count. What. then. shall be done
to this foreign dog. who. knowing that
this was the promised knight. sought
to carry him TO our enemies In Yada
sarar'
A growl OF hatred followed these
words. and I saw that It was likely to
go hard with Organ.
"Stay" I cried. raising my arm for
silence. Those who fight In a cause
faithful to that cause. are worthy of
honor. These foreign dogs valiant
though they be. fight often In igno
rance"
ITO that man owes many q knight
The Lamar register., 1911-05-31

-
oV Justice to the food and wine.
This Is much better than
sudden DEATH he said. setting down
his empty fagon with an intense sigh
Of satisfaction.
Tell me who am supposed to be-
"a saint"
81 don't feel like one
"You play that part to perfection"
II feel more like considerable sized
liar"
at was the only way out Of It. Half
measures were no good. How we're
going to act up to promise ! don't
know. You may possibly get the prin-
cess to the capital. but how you're go
ing to ind a treasure which doesn't
exist beats me-"
II told them TO be patient" said.
"You did. but I don't think patience
Ia Of much use to them"
"Count vasca didn't believe a word
said"
NO Still. he is not too well loved.
IN priests bate him because he does
The Lamar register., 1911-05-31
O@--C O@-=>
- T HE KNIGHT OF THE
-: go: s y. ;, !: r.: x

IF he has been mighty In n wrong
cause more mighty shall he he in a
right one. He has told the truth Of me
and IL therefore sacred to me and to
my cause"
Then ! have not understood our
laws" said Count Vasca In II voice
which rang clear and loud through the
hall. Since the days when the noun
tains shut In our land no foreign dog
has come to us. who are true Drussen-
landers. Our enemies have called them
In to Stay us. but we who are true
people hate them even with MOI
deadly hatred than those who. born
In the land. bear arms against us In
the pay of him who calls himself the
king. Have not the priests. speaking
a. with the mouth OF Khrym himself.
commanded us to crush them as we
would reptiles under our feet? Have
the priests given us false counsel. or
does this knight o'erstep his mission
Would Khrym speak In one way to the
his messenger? Is 1t not strange. prii
cess, that two commands concernin
our enemies are given us?"
Count vnsca speaks most truly"
said. "B' mans Judgment Is bound
BY the things of today. and Of u
morrow he knows naught Where man
sees only an enemy today. Khrym may
recognize one who shall tomorrow b.
his messenger. This foreign dog has
been % marked out Had II not been
given to him To know me might he
LAA In 81
coming me? II In his ignorance he
wished to take me to those whom he
served was he not faithfully fulfilling
bis duty M he understood III The
priests have well understood and have
rightly spoken the law. but Of this
man they have not spoken"
He is q foreign dog; It Is enough"
said the count. hut no sound Of appro
Eation followed.
Il came rom the mountains. and To
the mountl ms I can return"
The priests have not yet consulted"
be said
Let them beware how they do so"
answered I'm their study lies the
fhts Of DR. ssenland This man 10 m
amor bsarer. my page and SOUR
Speak. princess. Judge betwixt Count
vasca and me. As your knight I
claim this man. sacred TO me aud to
my cause"
"Prtncess''-
pardon. count" she said. Interrupt
Ing him. sir knight. the man Is
yours."
STUDY tonight" said the princess.
turning to the priests. Tomorrow
after sunset shall we hold audience.
and you shall declare II this Is he 80
bong by you expected. Count. see this
knight and his servant well attended.
then come to me. have a word for
you In private"
For one moment the princess looked
at me keenly and then turned. A door
at the back Of the platform was
thrown open. and. followed by a guard
of soldiers. she disappeared.
Count vasca came to me.
II am commanded to see you fitting
ly entertained" he said. and he led
the way through one OF the side doors.
Organ and following. a small guard
behind us, whether to honor us or to
see that we did not escape | do not
know.
We passed down several long CORR
doris and then mounted a flight Of
stairs.
REST here until tomorrow" said the
count, ushering us into spacious
apartment Il win see that you are
served"
In a short time food was brought US
and wine in fiagons.
The Lamar register., 1911-05-31

TIDE Wnen uhrkuess came
lights were brought. slow burning
torches, which were nxed In rings In
the wall, and more food and wins,
which caused Organ to say a good
word for our captor's hospitality.
could not eat was too anxiously
listening for steps approaching our
prison.
Il don't like all this commot1on, Yer
rail-" Organ said. stopping suddenly
In front of me.
you think It a bad signr'
Il know no more than you DO, but
It's all well to be prepared"
what can we dol
Little enough, but when they come
Up stop them before the room II full
Hold up your arm in a commanding
manner and ask their decision Look
Continued on page 81
The Lamar register., 1911-05-31

the princess tnlnRS 100 mucn OF nlm
Loves him. do you meanT
Yes He is kinsman Of hers and
wishes to marry her. Most Of the
knights swallowed your story. and the
princess
what Of herr'
swell. she may believe It or she may
not, but she's woman and you're a
big. good looking man. II the priests
say you are the knight expected don't
think she'll raise any objection"
"Let me know just where 1 am.
Organ" said after a pause. what
tale did you tell of me?'
81 began telling the truth. and when
saw how interested they were var
nished 1t little. The legend about the
treasure says that great knight shall
come to Drussenland and find It. The
priests questions first put 1t into my
head. Your appearance had already
impressed the soldiers. so I Just cut In
and swore that you were the knight
everybody WAS expecting. 1t was
pretty bold move. seeing I had not
talked It over with you. but II was q
good witness our being here"
"If the people believe this legend 30
implicitly. how was II you were treas
ure hunting when first came upon
your"
Easily explained" said O'Ryan.
THE king In Yadasara Is not much IN
der priestly influence. He likes having
his own way. and. although he firmly
believes that the treasure exists. he
thinks he can lind II without any
supernatural aid. and II It does exist
dare say he is quite right"
Probably"
Besides, he is surrounded BY q
good many nineteenth century adven-
turers. who care about as much for
religion as a COW does for roast par
fridge. To put 1t shortly, the super
stitious part of the people are mostly
here with the princess"
But what is the religion Of Drussen-
landr'
I'm not much at religion myself.
verrall." he said They are not hea-
thens in this country. but everything
has 4 symbol. You have seen how the
mountain Khrym stands like q sen
tinel over the land. II II the most
prominent feature. ana when thinking
OF the author OF bis being and ruler of
his destiny every true Drussenlande
thinks of Khrym: therefore Khrym
has come Ia mean God. and. although
they do not worship the mountain.
they believe that the appearances OF
the mountain reflects the pleasure or
displeasure Of the Almighty"
do all the people believe this sym
bolicai jumblef'
81 think so-that IL. all who are for
the princess. don't suppose the
priests believe NIL they teach. but II
suits them to keep up the superstition.
and this war has become a kind Of re-
ligtous one
Have they no priests in Yadasars p
! asked.
-Plenty, and. very wisely for them
selves. they teach what pleas es the
King. That kind Of thing. too. has
been done ia the old country"
so I an the expected knight sent
from Khrym.-
.syou told them ~"
-Hov the deceit 4. In be Kent nm
aop,t kpov-
.F1r,t NJ all lock nm that eonscienes
- vonrr for . b,t and NAV the s.ms
= ths sn6-
The Lamar register., 1911-05-31
CHAPTER v.

FTER sunset was my fats to
be settled, and the long wait
ing and uncertainty were ter
rfble When dsrknens came
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04

his apron and made for II. He grab
bed up his eleven months old baby,
called to his wife ami she ran out
with another child, three years old.
They were caught just where the
current swerved from the course OF
Freeman Run and borne to the op-
posite hillside. Lawler held his baby
very close and linked one arm through
his wife's. She held the other child's
hand.
The four were found 1000 yards
down the valley, lying Just out of
reach of the water. The wife was
dead and so was the little girl, but
I.awler had kept hold of the baby.
The tiny little person was still
breathing when the rescuers came.
The fathers injuries were the most
severe of any Of those who are now
IN the Northern Pennsylvania hos
pital.
Joe McKinney's three-year-old boy
was carrieu out OF the house by his
mother and they were caught up to-.
gether. The mother held her boy
above the water and she was dead
when they found her. But the young
ster looked up at the man who GRASP
ed his arm and said: SIS that thing
coming again. My mamma could not
hold me any longer. She could not
walk any further"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04
DAVIS GAVE ALARM
Saved Many Lives by TeIephonIns to
Town Before Water Arrived.

After the false alarm Of last spring
the inhabitants of Austin decided that
in the event of another Hood they
must place no reliance upon the speed
Of horses hoofs and the strength
Of mans voice to warn them. II
was agreed that one long blast from
the whistle of the Standard Wood
company, which had its kindling
yards perhaps an eighth Of a mile
below Main street, should be the sig.
nal for the people to spread out Of the
valley and to climb the hills. They
went further and asked Harry Davis,
the general factotum around Cora
Brooks road house. which is the near
est building to the dam except the
pulp mills, to keep an eye out for
danger signs In his leisure moments.
Saturday morning Davis went up to
take look at the dam with Fred An
derson, superintendent of the mills,
The handy man around the road
house did not like the looks Of it, he
said, and he went to his Job q
little bit worried. He went to the win
dow more frequently in the lull in bust
ness around the noon hour
It was few minutes after p. m
that he heard the sound of which the
town had been in dread. One look was
enough to show him that the break
had happened.
=
agreed to do and got the telephone
central, where young woman named
Lena Binkey had the receiver across
her hair. He gave the traditional
warning Just as everyone else who
had the chance gave it. They had been
thinking lot about the Johnstown
disaster, had these Austin people and
in every case they appear to have fol.
lowed the action of history.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04
CITIZENS WERE WORRIED
Always Afraid That Some Day the
Dam Would Give Way.


The dam that split into eight pieces
was not an old structure. 1t was
placed below an antique wooden crib,
trifle over two years ago. But there
have been murmurings against the
heavy bulk of water that it restrained
even In spite of It's newness. The
women Of the town especially have
worried about the day when It might
break. The men were disposed to
laugh at these fears.
Last spring there was an alarm,
when 1t was thought that the brink
was ready to give way. The water
poured over 1t so freely and with
such violence that man on horse
back galloped down the valley, cry
ing the warning that another rider
once gave in food in this state. At
that time the people ran to the over
hanging hills, but there was no need
for their fears. The flood did not
come. But when the alarm was over
and the townspeople went out to lGok
at the barrier 1t was found that the
concrete had slipped down something
like IS inches. After that the
notches were cut in the upper sur
face to lessen the pressure by per.
mitting a large volume of water to
trickle over the edge.
But when the state officials came to
examine the broken fragments 1t was
found that one of these notches had
beer filled up completely with con-
crete and that work was in progress
on the other. Five feet of new con-
crete was found in this gap and the
forms were up for more. Work had
been done upon 1t on Saturday.
The examination of Farley Gannett,
engineer for the state water supply
commission, showed that one chunk
Of concrete, weighing perhaps a ton
and half had been projected down
stream for 100 feet. Another much
longer section lay 60 feet out of the
plumb line of the DAM Mr.. Gannett
found a man, who from the hillside,
saw that burst of the wall.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04
waters. Leemnn went violently In
zane. His rawlings were pitIful. Sew
eral men were required to hold him.
TRIED TO SAVE PARENTS
Daughter Was Guiding Old Couple to
Place Of Safety When Church
Fell Upon Them.

The manner in which the people Of
Austin lost their lives is typified in
the case of the family OF State Sen.
ator Frank F.. Baldwin. His sister,
Mrs. M. G. Collins, had few seconds
more warning than many. Her father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. John Bald
win, were In their home in Turner
street, which lay between the dam
and the chief thoroughfare
Mrs. Collins thought Immediately
that her father was crippled and that
her mother was very infirm and al
most blind. She ran to their house,
reused them and started along the
sidewalk that led to one of the cross
streets to TIN hills. Their way was
past the Presbyterian church and as
they passed this building the ap-
preaching column reached them.
A man who stood upon one OF the
rafe hillsides saw the church topple
and fall upon the three as the daugh-
ter urged her parents along the street.
There is not the slightest doubt but
what Mrs. Collins could have saved
herself. But she died with her father
and mother.
As the quiet men and women tramp
over the fat plain where the
water rushed 30 feet deep Saturday
afternoon the question that came to
many minds was, where are the
children?" Here and there was a boy
who scrambled over the wreckage or
a girl who stood silently looking on,
but there was nothing like the curl.
Gus lot Of youngsters that the author
tiles expect at the place of disaster.
All these milling towns of this state
are plentifully supplied with children.
The only answer seemed to be that
when those heaps are cleared away a
great number of small bodies will be
brought out. Saturday, of course,
school was not in session and the
children were scattered ov@ the
town.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1911-10-04
Friday.

Atwood and Ely, aviators, were in
an aerial collision at the Canton, o.,
meet and both were injured
Several deaths were reported among
the men injured by the explosion on
board the Liberte on Monday at Tou-
lon.
At least ten persons were drowned
when an auto bus broke through a
parapet on Paris bridge and fell in.
TO the Seine.
Four persons were killed and Is
injured by an explosion of rockets and
bombs in a church at Guadalajara.
Mex. while festivities attending the
arrival Of Madero were in progress.
The department of justice fled suit
in the federal court at Denver against
the so-called lumber trust, alleging
conspiracy to restrain trade In at least
20 states.