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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02
STORY OF A LOAN.
A Case Where the Statute of Limita-
tions Was Not Considered.

~ SdSo kuC Skdkdtu oI
tions Was Not Considered.
A well known Kansas banker told
a story the other day about the statute
of limitations. There is a simile In it,
plus some good philosophy.
One day an old southerner walked
into this bankers office. The south.
erner was a typical gentleman of the
point of punctiliousness and honorable
to n degree of martyrdom.
"What can ! do for you?" asked the
banker
"Well" replied the southerner,
"about thirty-fve years ago l loaned
a man down south some money-not a
very big sum. told him that when
ever I should need it l would let him
know and he could pay me the money.
l need some money now, so l shall let
him know, and I would like to have
you transact the business for me-"
my good friend" replied the bank
er, "you have no claim on that money
You can't hold that man to that loan.
You say it has been thirty-fve years
since you loaned it to him? The
statute of limitations has run against
that loan years and years ago"
"Sir," replied the southerner, 1.-The
man to whom ! loaned that money is
a gentleman. Tho statute of limita
tions never runs against a gentleman"
So the banker sent for the money.
and within reasonable time there
after the money came. There was a
courtly gentleman at the other end of
the transaction also. Kansas City
JournaI
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02
Not Hi1 EauIt.

\ doctor was summoned TO attend
the miIler's little boy. lie wrote out a
prescription. which was promptly
made mp ana administered IN due
form. The next day he called again
10 see his patient and found the whole
family IN tears.
"Alas." said the mother. Il shouldn't
have thought that my poor child would
have died Of the measlcsi"
What" exclaimed the doctor. "He
had the measles, ana you never told
meF-l'urIs Journal
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02

The tleur-de-lis, the we'll known en-
blem Of France, is said to have been
brought from heaven by an angel to
King Clovis, he having made vow
that if he proved victorious In an i'm
pending battle with the Alemmni near
Cologne he would embrace Christian
ity. II was the national emblem until
the revolution of 1889, when the tri-
color (whitc, red aud blue, was adopt
ed. The royal.sts in 1871 tried 10 re
store the Old emblem to the dag. but
without success.-New York American
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02

A young Partisan. noted for his
grace and readiness as a second in
many ducls, was asked by a friend 10
accompany him 10 the mayors office
10 aftiX bis signature as witness 10
the matrimonial registry. lie con
sented. but when the scene was reach.
ed forgot himself. Just as the mayor
was ready for the last formalitics he
broke out: Gentlemen. cannot this
affair be arranged? Is there no way
OF preventing this sad occurrencef'
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02
Plain Hunger.

doctor. what disease Is the most
prevalent among the poorr
"An alarming condition IN which the
nerve examinations IN the stomach
stimulated by accumulated secretions
OF the gastric glands send irritations
20 the spinal cord by way Of the pneu-
mOgastric nerve"
"Goodnessl How awful! And to think
that We rich people can do nothing for
those unfortunate sufferer" "-Cleye-
land Leader
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02
Spoiled His Snort.

How many ducks did you shoot.
PatF'
The divil wan"
Weren't there any thcref"
sure tn lake wor full ay thin, but
iy'ry toi'ne ia point me gun at wan.
dye moind, another wan w'd get be
tWiXt me an him an spoil me a'mr'-
Toledo Blade.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02
"FREEZE" AND "BURN."
These Two Words Had a Common
Parent in One Aryan Root

These Two Words Had a Common
Parent in One Aryan Root
We are likely To consider freeze
and burn rs two distinctly opposite
effecta but If. for simple experiment,
you will touch your tongue TO bit
of heated iron and to a bit of iron
that Is extremely cold the effects. as
shown in the blistcrs produced and
in the sensation of the contacts. will
be found to be surprisingly alike.
1t IS doubtful if our Aryan ancestors
when they were planting the seed of
the English aud its sister languages
thought of the scientific relations of
what we call heat and cold, but they
gave to us the root 'prus," which they
got out of the sensations produced by
burning and freezing. AS usual, Aryan
roots beginning with the "p" sound
change it to "f' on the tongues of
the Teuton: so with these our more
modern ancestors "prus" became
''frus," and from it came our "free2e"
and frost" Again, as Is usual. our
Hindu brother in his Sanskrit usually
preserves the Aryan "p' sound, so he
has from this root "prush," meaning
to burn.
This root of freeze became 'freosan"
in Anglo Saxon, which is our frozen"
In Icelandic it became ''frjosa," in
Swedish 'frysa" and in Danish
"fryse." In the Latin the original 'p"
sound is retained in ''pruina." mean
ing hoarfrost. and in "pruna," signify
ing burning coal. Here we see unit
ed two apparently opposite meanings
growing out of the old root "prus."-
New York Herald.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02
The Soft Answer.

Irrltated Frenchman 60 Yankee.
who had taken him for a waitep-
SIR, you have grrrossly lnsultcd me.
There Is my card. My seconds viii
wait upon you, sirr.
iankee-NeyeF mind your seconds.
Frenchy. You can wait upon me just
as we'll Pass me the sauce. and be
quick about a.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02

Not hong ago ln a little town IA one
of the prohibition states a young man
entered the posionlee aud asked the
postmaster for postuiliee order
"For how muehff asked the post.
master
Two gallons was the prompt a.
PTS National Monthly
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02
A Matter Of Ruslnsss.

IL cannot understand, sir. why you
permit your daughter 10 sue me for
breach Of promise You remember
that you were bitterly opposed TO our
engagement because ! wasn't good
enough FOR her aud would disgrace
the family"
"Young man. that was sentiment,
this Il business"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02

VISITOR just looked ia TO cheer you
up a bit aud I'm very glad did. for
| met the doctor going out, aud he
says you're worse than sou think and
unless You keep up your spirits you
can't recover London Opinion
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02
Out Of the Question.

Geraldne-Nhat did pa say when
you asked him for my haudy
Gerald don't care to give his re-
marks IA detail. but / couldn't marry
you II went where be told me tu. s.
New York Press.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02

Mamma Aud yYu aa} yaur Uucle
fiIewad gave son "a penny fommIe'
i7mmie Aes. mH.am Mamma Aud
What dhl yuu aaYf t.mWlr ! Waa sn
surprised / raHidu.r aaR anything
mamnH NuuEar ~f4tamau.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02

Before an unllction Is digestcd con
ISOLATION comes too soon. aud after Il
Is dlgeated il COMES too late. bat there
g. a mark between these two as fne
almost as halr for comforter 20
take uim ut.- slerne.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02

1T Is hard O. lose the saw q ~
lifetime"
"oh. not 80 hard ! know of a dozen
men With schemes that sou could 90
iHto Louisville Courier Journal
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02

NfaAAH ANh NMM NAiA# between I8uurFa
port aud Port Anegapy, AL other traips IA
week days unlY.
Fflag stations. l''l Trains 40 not stop
Telegraph Qfaees
Trains fuu on Eastern STANDARD VIusn
huuHretiunHwAt Il tYases Nlfh FaN HfoDk a.
pHinis nefth and south. AZ ~ 4 June.
tn nita haH-lo = nuasgushaunah H uorth faf
HittkMtei south for 1AlctoH Aud Addison. A
afi AllHeAnf with FeunsYlFsuia "a n nafth
e hAHsial NleAHt Bradford and Hmathpart
Hth fHt hrAttuE Nuhmlf. Austin. Nnlboffafu
49, FsHns : a paints
IA AslLlg gE tssHIsaSt
fouasfspuft -
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02

"talk D. cheap" quoted the wise
gus,
"Sat always replied the simple
mug "sumetlmes be costs "a man bis
reputation e PhiHdeIphla Hreou
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02

Adam What are you thinking aboutl
Eve -rm wondering n sou aud
couldn't play a tWo handed game %
somethIns fpr the worlds champion
ship. Exchange
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02

u a. Iho duty ~ every man who a.
sires 81 carry 10 DIS business lu peace
aHi safety f1 iHka hIs share Ia the
defense ~ h.s country slr Walter
HNsiuf
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-02-02

Artist MADAM Il s u1t faces alone
that paint, b o. souls Madam Oh.
sou D Interiors fhrHf nastua Tmn.
script
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-07-15
Spy Says American Blew Up the Maine

was decided to blow her up, under such
conditions as might make it appear
she had been destroyed by an acci-
dental explosion of her own magazines.
A large boiler from the navy yard was
taken to the arsenal and filled with
powder. 1t was provided with a mech
anism by which 1t would be exploded
by electricity and then Theoretically
sealed.
The boiler was dashed In a sling
under a lighter. which was towed
across the bow of the Maine at night
When the lighter was directly in
front of the battleship the lines which
held the boiler were cut, and II
dropped into the mud.
1.-The Spaniards then fixed on Boyn-
ton as the person to set OF the mine.
He had been captured shortly before
while conducting filibustering expe-
dition for the Cubans. whom he had
aided during the the Ten Years war.
and was then imprisoned in Cabanas
fortress.
According to the story, he was
tried and sentenced to death. but was
offered life and liberty IL he would
press the button that was to destroy
the Maine. and swear never to reveal
the secret He accepted these terms
and on the night Of February Is, 1898,
when the Maine swung around until
her bow was directly over the mine,
with her keel only three or four feet
above 1t, he was taken to the Machina
wharf, where he threw the switch that
caused the explosion. Then he was
set free and left Cuba"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-07-15
Capital Prisoners May Read Papers

Zinkham has noticed that inmates
made great efforts to have newspa-
pers smuggled into them. Some Of
them could go without tobacco and
other things they were accustomed to,
but all made constant demands for
news from the outside world. Often
he caught inmates having outsiders
bringing them papers.
TT is an absolute fact that prisoners
are harder to manage when they are
deprived of newspapers than when
they are given the papers every day"
says the superintendent. when they
have the papers they are satisfied. They
can sit down and read the news, and
this gives them topics to talk about.
Nov that the comptroller has au-
thorized the payment Of government
money for the papers, feel satisfied
that I will have much more con-
tented lot of prisoners than had
formerly. We always have allowed
some of the prisoners to buy papers.
but all of them did not have the neces-
sary money.
1T is particularly noticeable that al.
most all of the prisoners want par.
ticularly to read about their own
cases"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-07-15

The French dealer would send this
short bill" to the American consulate
for certification, and the dressmaker
upon her arrival here would show the
consular invoice to tho appraiser on
the pier. with the design of having 1t
approved and her goods assessed on
only the face value of the invoice.
Later on the Paris merchant would
mall to the American modiste gen.
uine bill for the goods, In order that
the customers who ordered imported
gowns and flnery might pay . substan-
tial profit upon the real COST Of the
dress goods.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-07-15

VNASHINGTON.-T United States
w government has investigated a
report to the effect that the Maine
was blown up in Havana harbor
by an American who had been con-
demned to death by the Spanish. but
won his freedom by destroying the
American warship. The spy who
turned the story into the secret service
bureau at Washington asserted that
George B. Boynton, soldier of for
tune" who died recently, was the man
who actually blew up the Maine.
Horace Smith, biographer of Boynton.
declares the story Is false and he can
prove Boynton was in Venezuela at the
time of the explosion.
The Spaniards," said the informer
to Chief Wilkie of the secret service,
were entirely unprepared for the visit
Of the Maine, which was sent to Ha-
vana suddenly and without warning.
Consequently there was no mine at
tached to the buoy at which she was
moored.
Captain General Blanco and his
STAFF did not relish having a hostile
warship in such an advantageous posi-
ton In the event of war with the
United States, which they then re.
garded as at least a possibility, and 1t
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bWpq33le
His Table of Contents
BY DRJS.KRTLEy

/ fiict with their neighbors. the judg-
ment and the conscience. In the same
group or household discords arise be-
tween different kinds of feelings.
F1lial sentiments prompt to obedi-
ence as son. while the play or food
appetite pushes him in a contrary d.
rection. He often h. Tvs better than
he does, or even wants to do. He
will probably have that inflrmity as
10, & as he lives, but 1t may become
less infirm, with the years. He may
not become SO poised that the re-
membrance of the stomach ache Of
the previous night win wholly restrain
It on. He is somewhat like the eli
mate Of the Holy Land" as 1t was de-
| scribed In a boys composition. thus:
The climate of Palestine Is very hot
and mountainous. especially where
the country is fiat" And his neon
gruities remind me of funeral serv-
Ice attended. conducted by two 1T
tie girls over chicken. Nanine was
in charge, and she said
Little Willie was four days old
when he died of cholera. He was q
good chicken. We will now sing
Johnnie Get Your Hair CUT" and the
two sang the song.
Further-he does not seem to be
very well acquainted with himself
| yet. He hasn't time-too busy be.
ling a boy. He learns himself by
piecemeal. He is sometimes shocked
at what he discovers. sometimes awed
and sometimes stricken with fear
When he discovers his ability to swear
or do mean thing, he often recoils
so thoroughly as to never go neal
that sin again. He is sometimes
shocked at finding what he lacks and
what he cannot do. 1t Is not conceil
that is disappointed. but Ignorance
made aware Of itself. We have al
been as naive as that boy who, wher
asked if he could read Greek. replied
Il dunno, never tried"
Between himself and the thinl
thought of or desired, there Is only
step, and he does not know that thu
law of cause and effect is In tina
step. So he Is ready to pilot q boat
handle firearms, and autos without II
cense. and do any other daring thing
The last thing to be said Is tina
there Is a power In him capable Of CO
ordinating and controlling all his va
rious and curious and conflicting en-
dowments; not yet, but before LONG
Till 1t awakes to its task. some on
else must keep In control.
P.>S. /. Read his table Of content
to him now and then
2. Tell him what each item mean
8. Protect him from egotism. ala
from igotism.
a. Let him play; more play. Pla
. with him.
Il s. Be his ideal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-07-15
ficers of the bank should be satisfao
torily authenticated.

ficers of the bank should be satisfao
torily authenticated.
"All transfers made by attorneys.
administrators. executors, agents,
guardians or trustees should be ac.
companied by evidence of their au-
thority to transfer, and all transfers
from corporations. associations and
societies must be executed by duly
authorized Officers only, and accom-
panied by evidence Of authority to
make the transfer.
transfers to or from minors should
be made through their guardian and
authority to act must be sworn when
ever necessary.
Surrendered certificates must be
marked Cancelled on their face. and
the signatures Of the banks oficers
thereon either cut or punched out, OF
crossed out in ink. and II q stock Ger
tifcate book Is used, the Cancelled Ger
tificates should be securely attached
to the stubs; otherwise they should b
filed and CAREFUL preserved"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-07-15

His life Is volume and his con-
tents voluminous. It becomes q
story. an epic. in time, but to start
With 1t has the disconnectedness of a
dictionary. His contents are some
what like the articles of an observa-
don party. in their variety and seem
ing Indebtedness.
It would be rather easy to make out
the list, IL he were only a little man"
a he is sometimes playfully or pat
runizingly called. But he is not a
little man" any more than his pa Is a
big boy" or caterpillar is little
butterfly. He is a prospective man,
an EMBODIED man, as his pa Is an un-
folded boy. The difference between
him and a man is not difference in
quantity or quality, but the difference
between indebtedness and unfolded-
ness.
When he first starts out to be a
boy, he is more like a little beast
than man, and the things that make
he difference between a man and a
beast make no difference to him. The
saving fact, though, is that he is q
man in embryo.
His table of contents has variety.
It includes physical, mental, moral
aesthetic, and all the other powers
that we know anything about.
In. the list we must put love and
hatred, hope and fear. aspiration, am
bition, sense of justice and fairness
appreciation of the beautiful and sub
lime and true. In fact, there is not
q power of the body or soul that we
can leave out, and the reader may &c
on with the catalogue as far as be
wishes, at his convenience.
But they are in the immature and
curious stage when we are apt to mts
take them for whalebone and leather
and pig iron and cat gut and rag weed
and sweet williams and morning
giories. Yes, he is pretty well loaded
And they are active. too. all of them
That state of agitation Is sometimes
called a state of flux. which mean!
fluency. They are all at work. all thu
time. Some get started while thu
others are opening their eyes. Ont
set of powers will have their way fol
awhile, then others will get into thu
lead. We cannot hold the watch ant
say after six years and three days
the intellect arrived and got on it
Ioveralls ready for business" nor tina
when the clock struck his Twelfth
Il
on Mexican mustang. firing pistols II
eight different directions and wa
heard announcing its purpose to TAX
charge of things" No; they were al
there at the start
Let us not forget his contents ar
not very well acquainted with eacl
other, not yet. Mutual misunderstood
ings take up much Of his energy. Tn
household of feeling gets into col
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-07-15
Antecedents and Consequences

When we think of him as an animal,
the scientists tell us that he has the
same origin as the other animals. has
travelled further and that, somewhere
on the way. a new power got hold OF
him, that has made a difference a.
wide as the universe between him and
them. They tell US that there are
more than fifty-seven varieties Of
remnants, left in him, of the former
stages of life and that he is q sort
of recapitulation of them all. Over
that point we will not iinger.
1t was divinely arranged that he
should have a physical origin and q
necessary likeness to his ancestors.
And we know that a responsible and
epoch making ancestor of his was
made In the image of God and, though
there has been a wreckage In that
image, he Is q descendant of that an
cestor and still shows the traces Of 1t.
Like produces like, even II there Is
some personal unlikeness and
even dislike. His heavenly origin
Is not to be forgotten. His body
Is not only divinely fashioned. but
divinely furnished with its occu-
pant, whether he is good or bad. Who
made your" asked the Sunday school
teacher of big. rough mountaineer OF
twelve who had Just come to town
Dunno" he grunted out
you don't? Why, Bobbie knows
Now, Bobbie. will you tell US who
made your"
YES" answered the lad of six. God
made me-"
Now, you see, little boy like Bob
bic, remembers that"
Guess he orter," grunted the bis
boy, looks like he amt been made
more'n a fortnight" No one may &C.
far enough away from his origin Il
forget.
1t is of practical importance Il
bear In mind that the personal traits
which make him the kind Of boy b.
is, are due to the kind of ancestors b
has. Heredity Is a great serious
sometimes comical, but oftener trae
icai, force with him. He Is more ap
| to be like his immediate parents, yet
sometimes, by a curious kind Of pei
versity, he runs back into the genera
lions and selects some ridiculous o
contemplate trait, which nobody bu
boy would ever think of seiecttn'
and builds the freakish thing into tn
house of his life.
But he usually gets his traits fror
the nearest generation, and II any AZ
to be bad people, 1t must not be hi
father and mother. because they IN
uish environment - well - ances6
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-07-15
Dressmakers Tried to Beat Uncle Sam

n through the espionage on dress
j makers maintained by special
treasury agents with the cooperation
Of Collector Loeb and Surveyor Henry,
q new scheme for defrauding the gov
eminent of customs duties has been
uncovered and checked, resulting In
the saving to the treasury OF an
amount, 1t is estimated In Washing
ton, between $4,000 and 100000.
Included in this sum to be covered
into the treasury through the watch
fulness of eagle eyed special agents
Is a $4,000 consignment of women's
wearing apparel shipped from Paris to
shopkeepers In New York, Philadel-
phia. Baltimore and Boston which has
been ordered seized.
The American dressmaker would
nav In Paris one-fourth or one-third
cash and take a bill which on the
face of It was the bill for the entire
amount paid for model gowns and
trimmings.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-07-15
Warns Banks Against Lax Operations

CONTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
~ MURRAY has been strolling
through some of the national banks
and glancing over their stock ledg-
ers. AS result, the banks must do
q little better housekeeping.
In one case the controller spent a
whole day with one of the national
bank examiners In q bank in q middle
west city and personally balanced the
stock certificate book, and although
this book bore the initials Of several
examiners as evidence that at differ
emit times 1t had passed through their
hands. he found in the book that some
of the certificates bore no indorse-
ments; some were indorsed, but
the signatures were not witnessed;
some were Endorsed and witnessed.
but were not cancelled In any way. and
in almost every instance the signature
of the president and cashier on the
face of the certificate was neither
punched out nor crossed out with inh
or any other material In any manner
whatsoever.
As result Of the controllers inves
tigation he issued the following In
structions to all banks:
IAN transfers Of stock should b<
executed either by the stockholder II
person or by duly authorized attorney
"An signatures should be witnessed
and signatures not known to the OF