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Paint for the house, Paint Ir
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Emporium Coal yard
Near Prcltbt Depot.
EMPORIUM MACHINE CO.. Lessee.
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Shingles, Iyime, Wall Plaster,
■Cement, Hay and Straw,
COAL and WOOD,
Reiferick, Fire Brick and Clay,
Sewer Pipe and Fixtures.
Also Fertilizer.
In connection with our
Machine Shop
Gas, Water and Steam Plumbing,
of all kinds.
MOULDING A SPECIALTY.
WORK SOLICITED.
OFFICE OF COAI, YARD at Ma.
chine Shop.
EMPORIUM MACHINE CO.
112 C. B. HOWARD & C0.,1j
if General Merchandise Store,
WEST END OF FOURTH STREET, EMPORIUM, PA. ||
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ill We now have the finest line of Embroideries and
U Insertions that ever came to town and at prices that j||f
<'M can,t equalled, considering the quality of goods. '£>
Val. Laces and Insertions of superior quality, jfil
hlj nothing any better this side of Philadelphia or William-
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ji;i 1-orschion, fiiue and heavy as you like, from 5c to 'P'-
ft xoc per yard. "
_ Shirt Waist Patterns from «i.OO to $1.75. Thin Iff
% White Goods of all kinds, that the ladies desire for this m
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Say, Just a Minute. J|
'-ik , We handle the McGrawCorsetc, just from the dress makinc Mi
W, department, PERFECT FITTING CORSETS which the dress 1
m ™ a Ker H claim superior to any they have ever tried, shapeliness W
■:&; auriableness, uniformity and easy adjustments, which are at once im
|| perceptible. Try them.
Belts, Collars, Handkerchiefs in abundance. Hosiery for fell
jipij ch-iser J ° dy " ° nt BiZeH ' Kibbons t00 ' at P riceß to suit the pur- ||||
HI I inai lteS XeerßUckers > Lancaster Ginghams, "beet made" India ifW]
yl Muslins, bleached and unbleached Sheeting. 9 and 10 4 wide <H>
0 Pillow tubing 45 inches wide. u i<# « wide.
3m Ladies Wrappers. Good quality, sizes 32 to 44. ||ipi|
[SA O ut 'ig Flannel, all colors and grades. ■'<£s,
Table Linen from 50c to $1.75 per yard. Mil
'ijfflj I-ace curtains from 50c to $3.50 per pair.
The McCall Patterns which are always up to date. M
Wi grandmas ° d Cotton un derwear from the infants sizes to the §l|
Demorest Sewing Machines, Mattings, Rugs, Carpets. ||f
Grocery Department. |
fell Passed Cat Glass. Just the thing for a present. iiffljj]
4!> ~ COFFEES—White House, Hotel Astor, Vienna,' Java and W>
Mocba Blend coffees that are unsurpassed for drinking qualities Mi
everything in the grocery line. ' TO
M Clink's Ham, Conewango Creamery Butter, Cone- H
m wan k r ° Cheese, John Peters' Home-inade J„ard and ifil
[M Sausage. ' ||l
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1 Get There j
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jjj Building season is here and jjj
u. we are prepared to furnish w
I Heavy and Shelf 1
1 Hardware and 1
| Builders' Supplies |
jjj of all kinds, at prices that [u
•vJ will astonish you.
n We handle everything for [Q
r use on the farm or garden; «j
u also In
{J COOK STOVES, nj
3 HOT PLATES.
3 OVENS, ETC. $
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u We also carry a complete line in
Uj of SHERWIN WILLIAMS' nl
S HOUSE PAINTS, VARNISHES, M
d OILS and ROOF PAINTS. The ffi
fl largest stock in Cameron county. pi
n A full line, of Carpet Sweepers, !{]
li Wringers and Lawn Mowers of In
n all Kinds. Screen doors and [u
n Window Screen*, Poultry Nett- j{|
il Injj, Fence Wire, Two and three In
{] ply roofing, Parold roofing, the W
r beet made. We also carry a com- }{]
u plete stock of Bath Tnbs, Closets, m
(j lavatories and range boilers. jv]
We employ none bnt expert
U workmen in our plumbing es- In
[j tablishment. (u
n We also have in connection a j{]
fil Tinning Department, Tin Roof- ir.
ing; Spouting and general repair {Jj
[n work solicited. =1
nl Ail work done by us will be la
Uj guaranteed to give satisfaction, jjj
| Estimates Cheerfully Given |
{H on all Kinds of Work
uj By strict attention to business nj
[}j we hope to merit a reasonable jjj
m share of yonr patronage. in
J{] Thanking yon for past favors, jjj
If. v. heilman.|
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1906.
A Patented I'lniit.
"One plant at least has been patent
ed," said au inventor. "It is the Abrus
precatorius, alias paternoster pea, alias
weather plant. John Nowack took out
.he patent. The weather plant Is still
-relieved by many persons to foretell
the weather. John Nowack was sure It
did so, and he put it on the market
along with an indicating apparatus,
guaranteeing it to foretell for forty
eight hours in advance and for fifty
miles around fog. rain, snow, hail,
earthquake and depressions likely to
cause explosions of tire damp. Alas
for |ioor Nowack! The experts of the
bureau of agriculture look up his pat
ented plant. They proved that the
movements of the leaves—to the right
foretelling ralu, to the left foretelling
drought—were not caused by the
weather, but by the light. And they
proved that the plant's famous down
ward movement, which was supposed
to foretell earthquake, was caused by
au insect that punctured the stem,
causing the leaf, naturally, to droop.
That Is the only patented plant I
know of, and Nowack lost money on
it"
Baying Bird* to Free Them.
Birds are often purchased in the bird
market at Lucknow, India, lu order to
be set free again. This is done by Hin
doos as a work of merit and by Mo
hammedans after certain rites have
been performed as ah atouement. In
imitation of the Jewish scapegoat. It
Is essential that n bird used for this
purpose should be strong enough to- fly
away; but that does not Induce the
cruel dealers to feed the birds, or tp
refrain from dislocating their wtngs or
breaking their legs. They put down
everything to good or bad luck, and
leave the customer to choose a strong
bird, If be can -find one, and togo away
lf ho cannot. The merit obtained by
setting « bird free is not attributed to
Deity, but It Is aupposed to come is a
large measure from the bird ltaelf or
from Its attendant spirit, and hence
birds of good or bad omen, and es
pecially kites and crows, are In much
demand and are regularly caught to b*
sold for this purpose.
Sweet lluie."
Probably no one would have been
more surprised than Sir Henry Bishop
himself ceuld be have foreseen that u
single melody In one of his numerous
operas would achieve such celebrity
that at the preeent day It Is still sung
by leading prima donnaa at fashionable
concerts, Jangled on street organs and
loved by a vaet public that knows noth
ing of musk, properly so called, as the
purest representation of the Rnglish
spirit—"Home, Sweet Home." "Clari.
the Maid of Milan," the opera In which
this favorite song occurred, has long
been consigned to the limbo of forgot
ten musical works, but "Home, Sweet
Home," survives with undiminished
popularity and Is likely to survive
when many more pretentious composi
tions have followed "The Maid at
Milan" Into oblivion.—Cornell Mag
azine.
Wtfnien nud Mirrors.
"We carry lots of wemeii clear to the
top floor or at least several floors up
and then they take the next elevator
down without going three steps away
from the elevator," declared the opera
tor of one of the "lifts" In a big office
building. "No, it isn't because they
like to ride in the elevators particular
ly. Why do they do it? To get the
use of the mirrors, of course. See
those mirrors 011 either side of the ele
vator? That's what attracts thein. A
bit of wind will strike them as they
turn the corner by a big building and
then they imagine that their hair is
badly disarranged and make for the
nearest mirror, which is in the ele
vator."—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A Chinese Duel.
A Chinaman was killed recently 111
Bangkok in a duel with another of his
race. The Chinese method of dueling
is interesting, but does not seem dead
ly. These two Bangkok Chinamen
fought with the two forefingers of
each hand, stabbing each other with
these in the region of the spleen and
at the same level 011 the other side of
the body. The men who go In for this
kind of contest practice every morn
ing, stabbing bags of rice or paddy
with these lingers till they can use
tlieni like a piece of iron.
Ueutli by Boiling.
In old England, before the law was
passed which prohibited "cruel and un
usual forms of punishment," murder
ers were often condemned to death by
boiling. 111 such cases the victims
were chained in large kettles of cold
Water, which was gradually heated
until it caused the flesh to drop from
the bones. The last English victim of
the "boiling death" was one Rouse, a
cook, who, it was alleged, had killed
seventeen persons.
Talked Shop.
"I spent a pleasant half hour in a
barber's chair yesterday."
"How was that?"
"Listening to the barber's story of
how his brother went suddenly insane
and slashed a customer. The barber
explained between strokes that insanity
ran in his family."—Columbus I'ress-
Post.
AnunymouN.
Schoolmaster—"Anonymous" means
without a name. Give me a sentence
showing you understand how to use
the word. Small Boy—Our new baby
is anonymous.—Chums.
Trying; to Kill lllui.
Mrs. Benbam—l baked you another
cake today. Benham—l know what
you want; you want my life insurance.
We ought either to be silent or speak
things better than silence.—Pythago
ras.
A Mutter of Nonp.
In spite of the important place giveu
to the nose as an index of character,
there is but little to be learned from it
lu estimating the causes of an innate
bond between tin; mind and the fea
tures. Most of tiu- correspondences
which have been remarked appear to
be of a radical order, but why a Itonian
nose first became associated with a
warlike and domineering disposition or
how a long and thin nose became linked
with business prudence is more than 1
can say. If we omit the changes
which take place in a nose during the
lifetime of its possessor, there is scarce
ly a nasal peculiarity of value to the
physiognomist which at the same time
is cosmopolitan. No Tartar or Hotten
tot, however warlike, could give proof
of It In this way. Japan has shown
that she possesses plenty of men with
military aptitude, but no Welllngtonlan
nose can be found within her borders.
Again, no Chinese nose Is long and
thin, yet John is not without a certain
aptitude at driving bargains.—Black
wood's Magazine.
Muftlr una tli* Turtle,
The Egyptians, according to the sage
Apollodorus, credit their Hermes or
Mercury with the invention of music
under the following circumstances:
: The Nile, having, overflowed Its banks
and Inundated nearly all of Egypt, ou
Its return to Its banks left on its
shores various dead auimals and
among the rest a tortoise, the tlesh
having dried and wasted In the sun
until nothing remained In the shell but
cartilages. These, being tightened by
the drying heat, became sonorous.
Mercury, walking along the banks of
the river, happened to strike his foot
agalast this «bell, was so pleased with
i the so and produced that the Idea of
the lyre suggested Itself, and he con
structed a lyre of the shell of a large
tortotee, which he struug with the
sinews of dead animals. Dryden
wrote:
L*ss than a god they thought there could
not dwell
Within the hollow of that «hell
That spoke so »rwe*tly.
Paprn*.
The papyrus used by the ancient
Bgyptianc was made from the stems
of a peculiar water reed growing in all
parte" of Egypt. The outside layer of
the plant was removed, and beneath
this there were found a namber of lay
ers tff a delicate, pithy membrane.
1 These, being separated, were placed in
lasers. A aeeond layer was laid at
right angles to and above the first and
sometimes a third over the second.
Heavjr pressure was then applied, and
the lasers were firmly cemented into a
fair article of i>aper. No gum
than what was contained In the plant
Itself was used In the process. The
papyrus was very much stronger than
the average jvaper made by the mod
ern machines. The sheets were com
monly made from six to twelve inches
square.
Two Momtrr Beetlet.
The largest bug known to the old
world entomologists is the gigantic
Goliath beetle, which Is found along
the Kodgo river in Africa. Goliath la
upward of six inches In length from
the tip of his nose to the nether end
of his hard shelled body and has a
pair of gauzy wings folded up under
his arms, either of which is as large
as a lady's face veil. But Goliath is a
pygmy when compared with the ele
phant beetle of Venezuela, an entomo
logical giant which weighs nearly a
pound and which has a wing spread
equal lo that of a mallard duck. Both
of these bugs are rare.
Klnmliik lu Icelunil.
When you visit a family in Iceland
you must kiss each member according
to his age or rank, beginning with the
highest and descending to the lowest,
not even excepting the servants. 011
taking leave the order Is reversed.
You llrsl kiss the servants, then the
children and lastly the master and
mistress. Both at meeting and parting
an affectionate kiss on the mouth with
out distinction of rank, age or sex is
the only mode of salutation knowu in
Iceland.
Wood of (lie CroMM.
The people of the different countries
have their various traditions concern
ing the wood of which the cross was
made. In England the peasants say
that it was of elderwood and that
lightning never strikes that tree. Dean
French in a note to his "Sacred Latin
Poetry" dc-lares that it was made of
the wood of the aspen and that since
the day of the crucifixion the leaves of
that tree have never ceased to shud
der.
One Kxeeptloii.
"Where there's a winner there's al
ways a loser."
"Not always."
"Well, name on instance to the con
trary."
"When you're playing cards with
your girl for kisses."
An ImitreHHlon.
"Now I have an impression in my
head," said the teacher. "Can any of
you tell me what an impression is'/"
"Yes'm, I can," replied a little fellow
at the foot of the class. "An impres
sion is a dent in a soft spot."
nndly I*ut•
Fisherman (beginner)—Dou't you
think, I'eter. I've improved a good deal
since 1 began? I'eter (anxious to pay a
compliment t—You have, sorr. But.
sure, it was aisy for you to Improve,
sorr!—l'lincli.
n-iiK.
When we are children we hr:" about
our parents. V'hcn we get to Le young
men and young v. ( ;:.cn we brag about
ourselves. When • become oiler wo
brag about our children.
CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH
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SDR. CALDWELL'S ■■
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I.
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||i We are doing a splendid business. Our '■&}
Ip! patrons seem to be so impressed with the de
[p|j liciousness of our baked goods that many of j|||
'o' them have ''got the habit" of coming here
11U regularly. We anticipate more of that lira
||pi "habit," because our bread and pastry is bet- j||
ter than ever,"before. Get the habit—the
WP health giving habit of eating the products of L,
111 our sanitary shop.
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Art in Men's Dress
It is not how much you spend
but how you spend it that
makes you a well dressed
man. \
Our custom made suits are as
PERFECT IN STYLE AND
FIT as human hands can j
make them.
PRICES $25 TO S4O.
Bedard The Tailor,
• Parsons' Bazaar, Emporium, Pa.
mmmamamamamaatmmaaem
madam Daans 1
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Karen Rock W. Val, Writ*-* • " T>irv *ir* uuifer**] fall*
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