14 Democracy In Switzerland. The Swiss girl is taught t«> be hum ble and practical from the moment when, at four, she enters the infants' school until, at eighteen, she returns finished from the pension. There is absolutely no difference between the treatment of the masses and the classes. They sit together at school, are taught the same subjects by the same masters, receive the same punish ments and the same praises. Little cares the daughter of the millionaire If her bosom friend is the daughter of her own father's coachman. They have been brought up together and remain together without let or hindrance. The Swiss girl is never ashamed of being seen at her work, be that work of the most humble description. I 1 Hydrophobia nnil St. Hubert. It is well known that St. Hubert (died A. D. 727) was reputed to cure hydrophobia by touch, as kings cured the "king's evil." The saint was a fa ther before he was a saint and left a son, from whom descends a family, the Lavernots, still flourishing in Picar dy. Tliis family claims, and the claim is admitted throughout I'icardy, to have inherited the magical powers of the saint and exercises them regular ly to this day. The neighbors still prefer their treatment to that of the Pasteur institute. The Kind She Wan After. "Lounges!" echoed the salesman. "Yes, ma'nm. This way, please. What kind of lounge would you like?" "I'd like one," said the sharp fea tured woman, "Ihat can get right up and kick a man out of doors when he comes home and throws himself down 011 it with his muddy feet and growls and scolds because he lias to wait two minutes for his supper. That's the kind I'd like, but I'll have to take what I can get, I reckon. What's the price of this one with the green cover?"— Chicago Tribune. Blxhop Whipple as a Dentin#. On one of the first of his Journeys to the west one of the Indians came to Bishop Whipple and said, "Wi-bid akosi" (My tooth is sick), and asked for relief. Bishop Whipple was unable to give it and was greatly distressed. Accordingly, upon liis first visit to Chi cago he went to a friend who was a dentist and asked to bo shown how to extract teeth. lie was told to separate the ligaments around the tooth, to take a firm grip and then to pull. ■ Equipped with an old pair of den tist's forceps, lie went back to his work, and when, after the service at White fisli lake, 1111 Indian came to liini with his hand to his face and asked for re lief the good bishop produced his forceps and started upon his career as an unregistered dentist. The "sick tootli" was a large upper molar, but the bishop never blanched. Neither did the Indian. With stolid in difference to the pain the red man sub mitted to the operation, which, liisiiop Whipple confessed, must have been a bungling one at best, and the tooth was finally twisted out, and the bishop had the satisfaction of hearing the old chief afterward telling his people, "Kichlmekadewiconaye great medicine man!"— Boston Transcript. r»NcliiniiuK <>l<l Silver. Teapots anil coffeepots (lo not go back very far, since tea and coffee were not introduced into lOurope until the seventeenth century, and 110 silver tea pot or kettle is known of earlier than 170 it. Festoons and medallions are characteristic ornaments of tea pots of the time of the early Georges. Not until the middle of the eighteenth century, however, do we find silver urns, tea strainers and tea caddies. Cream Jugs followed the fashions of the larger pieces. Tile first English sauceboat in silver belongs to the year 1727. Silver can dlesticks are older, being found lirst, with s< ilia re bases and lluted columns, in the reign of Charles 11. Medallions, festoons and drapery characterize later candlesticks, and the Corinthian col umn pattern, so great a favorite, was first introduced about 1705. Cake bas kets of the beautiful cut silver in which Paul Lamerie so excelled as a maker belong also to the eighteenth century. Many trays and salvers were made in this cut silver, which now, by the way, is again in fashion, and deservedly so. —Harper's Bazar. One Exception. Joakley Speaking of Lincoln, I heard a humorous anecdote the other •Jay that was the most remarkable— Coakley—Oh, pshaw! Everybody who Was a funny anecdote to tell swears it on Lincoln. Joakley—Exactly, and that's the re markable thing about tliis one. No one lias ever yet attributed it to iiim.— Philadelphia Press. lie Went. She—What are you thinking of, Mr. Boreley ? He —1 was thinking it was time togo home. She —Now, here is the difference be tween men and wonnyi: I arrived at that conclusion long ago, and you have only Just worked it out. Tnrt Retort. A lawyer once said to a countryman in a smock frock who was undergoing an examination in the witness box, "You In the smock frock, how much are you paid for telling untruths?" "Less than you are," was the reply, "or you would be in a smock frock too."—London Fun. Trrc'H In C'liurclicN. Two English churches possess trees growing within their walls. One is at Boss, the other 111 Ivempsey, in Worces ter. The latter tree is well developed and grows frbm the tomb of Sir Ed mund Wilde, which stands 011 the left tide of the chancel. LonK and Short Hair. Homer wrote of the long haired Greeks by way of honorable distinc tion. Subsequently the Athenian cav airy and all Lacedaemonian soldiery wore long hair. The Parthiaus and an cient Persians wore long, flowing hair. The Franks and ancient Teutons con sidered long hair a mark of high birth. The Goths looked 011 long hair as a mark of honor and on short hair 11s a mark of thraldom. So did the Gauls, for which reason Julius Ctcsar, when he subdued them, obliged them to cut their hair short in token of submission. In England Judges, the speaker of the house of commons and at one time the bishops wore long hair, while crim inals and paupers wore short hair. On the other hand, Jewish priests during their time of service had their hair cut once a fortnight, and Roman slaves wore their hair and beard long, but shaved their heads when manumitted. Sailors who escaped from shipwreck shaved their heads as If manumitted from the sea. In Ezeklel v, 1, there is mention of a "barber's razor," with in structions to "thou, son of 1111111, take thee a barber's razor and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard." Poetry mid HOKH. This particular practical wife looks like a dream, but she is right up to the mark in business. One day just as the frost was 011 the pumpkin he came in. "Darling," lie began, "I have just been thinking this is a most memorable day in our lives, both yours and mine. Do you know what it recalls?" "No," she declared. "What! Not remember this particular date?" lie asked in horror and reproach. "Oh, surely you must." She said again that she didn't, though to oblige him she would if she could, and lie bowed his head and looked sor rowfully out of the Window at the swaying trees loaded with red leaves. "Don't say it!" he exclaimed. "Don't tell me you have 110 recollection of the serious import of this day. Think! See how I am impressed by the recollec tion. Surely you recall it." A dawning light spread over her face. "I believe I do," she cried joyously. "Yes, it was just this time we killed hogs last fall." He gave a hollow groan and left the room of his too, too practical wife. It. was their wedding anniversary.—Louis ville Courier-Journal. The (■ 00(I liurj£itin. Sheridan, the celebrated playwright, who was no sportsman, having gone one day on a shooting excursion, ev erything flew before him and his gun, despite liis effort to secure something for liis bag. On his return home with an empty bag he saw a man, apparent ly a farmer, looking at a flock of ducks in a pool. "What will you take," said Sheri dan, "for a shot at those ducks?" The man looked at him with aston ishment. "Will half a crown do?" The mau nodded and Sheridan gave him the half crown, taking liis shot at the ducks. About half a dozen fell dead. As he was preparing to bag them he said to the man:"l think on the whole I made a good bargain with you." "Why," said the man, "they're none o' mine." ltnHNlan Peanant Weddl UßN. A peasant wedding in Russia means a festival for the whole village and of ,en for the young people from neighbor ing villages as well. Weeks before the eventful day the young girls assemble at the home ot the bride to help her sew. The bride groom comes with liis men friends to treat them to nuts and sweets. Appro priate songs are sung, and the bride groom's generosity is put to the test. One of the girls holds out to liiin a plate, and if he puts down a silver coin they sing liitn a song full of compli ments, but if he gives copper and is known to be able to afford more mock cry follows. The whole village is in vited to the marriage ceremony, which is performed with all the ancient su perstitious rites :rml solemnities. Youth's Companion. A Peculiar CnMtom. At Venice when any one dies it is the custom to lix a placard before the dead person's house, as well as in adjacent streets, as a sort of public notice, stat ing his name, age, place of birth and the illness from which he died, affirm ing also that lie received the holy sacra ments, died a good Christian and re questing the prayers of the faithful. Plnlnt oC the Landlady. "Poets are queer birds," said the landlady. "I had one here who could hear grass growing and understand what crickets were talking about, but I never could get him to hear me when I asked him to pay his bill or under stand a hint that he'd better move, even though it was spoken in plain English."—Harlem Life. Altogether Too lloneHt. "By Jove! 1 left my pocketbook undei my pillow." "Well, your servant girl is surely an honest person." "That's just the trouble. She will give the pocketbook to my wife."— Fliegende Blatter. Hopeless. First Golfer—He doesn't play very well, but lie says he's too busy to give any more time to practice. Second Golfer—Oh, well, if a man neglects golf to attend to his business what can lie expect? The bows of the North American In dians were usually made from a spe cies of osage orange. After a man reaches fifty a year seems to be about three weeks.—Atchi son Globe. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER i 9) 1901. S3E3COND ' lIANNIVERSARY.iI »pWO years ago we opened our store to the public. Our stock|was entirely new and up-to-date. The gf|! ySg I People quickly saw the sudden drop in prices and of course, patronized us liberally. The result is, SpS SjjS/7 4 that we have been forced to build a large ware-house to hold a reserve stock for this sale. We thank f&SSj you for ycur generous patronage and hope to merit your future favors, and to show our appreciation of same, we are going to make this ANNIVERSARY SALE long remembered in Cameron county. W-'sh- CTca ing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. M/J We: will now quote you prices that will certainly surprise and please you: j|| IT IS CONCEDED WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR SUITES, || ||| _____ SIDEBOARDS AND ODD DRESSERS. WE MANUFACTURE THEHI. II CT BEVEL GLASS. BEAUTIFUL COUCHES LIKE CUT, [ Ss M 3 J. 10 nn Six Rows Beep Tufting, pi— nn - SIO.OO. $9 00 - p Very Fine s, , o STEEL Beds, m Sideßoard ' 1 .Ml Ladies i fcSJ 14x24 P?f ::t § fej Bevel Glass, $4-50. jSgjQ Uke H T °P Drawers t ' pr® Double Swell, Like cut )j IS § | Hi -<t so111 " 0il< ill Ss fT I Solid Oak, | Hal! Quartered W}, 11 J ; ,ikecut - , , Ra k. Oak Stand \ mil J iTiruTi ii&i Sg M pill ll Cane or Very M|| Like Hi JMSSih Cushion - i 1 Fine - M —M Cut - Hi 1 ffif SI 50 n SI.OO 1 § * I ' 1 || i UNDERTAKING. i RESIDENCE UPSTAIRS. OPEN ALL NIGHT NKXT TO OI»D FELLOWS BLOCK. I THE EMPORIUM FURNITURE COMPANY, 1 BERNARD EGAN, Manager. SSI >C^3OC^JCC^3CC^3SC^3CC^;3C(.^3)C^3JC^DCC^ ICh ristm a s | Jis Coming | |CS And K. 11. Hirsch, at the old and reliable Jewelry Establishment. 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