CHRISTMAS ON SH!P OF ICE. Strange Story of Skipper Shipwrecked on the Pacific. Captain • V. Iloj t, secretary of the Masters ami Pilots'association of Seat tle, Wash., and possibly one of the most widely known seafaring men on the Pacilic coast, lias a filial of expe riences to draw from when he wishes to while away an hour. I'p in the big, pleasant rooms of the association the captain recently told the following tale: "The approach of Christmas always reminds me of the December that I spent on an ice ship. Never heard of one? Well, they are unusual. I was master of the little brig Holly, and along about the Ist of November we •were wrecked away down south of the Horn. The ship went on an ice floe and was battered all to pieces. We did manage to save some tools and food and part of the cargo. "1 put the crew to work to cut off a large pinnacle of the berg. Then I set them all to work with axes, and we shaj.' I it into a graceful ship's hull. After that we hollowed it out Inside, making cabins and everything like a regulai hip, and with some of the timber -aved from our vessel we rig ged her as a bark, side light" and ev erything. oven going so far as to paint her and name her the Holly. She was a line craft and floated like a duck when tinal!> launched. We spent Christinas on board of her and had a greal lime. 1 loaded part of the wreck ed Holly's cargo in her, and we then started for Caliao, which was our des tination. "The ice ship sailed line and was as good a sea boat as any in which 1 sail ed. This was only, however, when we were down south in cold water. The nearer we got to the equator the light er became our vessel, and I finally dis covered that our ship was melting be neath lis. Another two days and we would have been in the water when a steamer picked us up and also saved the cargo. This paid for the loss of the vessel, which was also insured, so the owners came out ahead in the end." OUTDID UNCLE SAM. How an Old Lady Found a Person the National Postoffice Couldn't. "The fates call and mortals obey." The speaker was a small, precise and elegant old lady whose diminutive stat ure was quite forgotten by her hearers in the realization of her force and dig nity. She had gone to the dead letter sale under protest and was narrating 1i i* i |hy i *»Sy : i «n of:* a I iiiliiifssi rilllllli H ilißi iUUiiiOU 4 ypiUw Wi w Dry Otitis, Millinery ans Variety Bazaar, SPEOIA!. BEOUCTIONS !N COATS AND MILLINERY & '' ' ilßf M- ||i | / Jgwj I % i 4 112 jRmI vy ym;|| //(WyJll I Si|^ I ml an experience which grew out of the purchase she bad made. "I wea 112 + ,o j that sale not localise I wanted t* >r was interested or expected to buy aiff- ! thing, but bccauts I've an impertinent granduicce who hinted I was to.# d to ho in such n crowd. "After awhile the auctioneer offered a package as big as a sack of flour, and I bought it for B,"> cents. Then when I brought it home I found it ' contained nothing but a lot of worn, threadbare clothing mended almost to death. I nvas just about to force it on that grandniece of mine and make her distribute it to some poor families when I found a letter In the pocket of the coat. I've kept that letter. The writer was «a young girl from down east in Massachusetts. She was send ing that clothing as the only Christ mas gift she could make for her broth er Ben, who lived In a eity in Wis consin. "Well, when I read that letter I just ! sat down and cried to think that poor j girl's sewing bad all gone astray. I ' made up my mind that if the postal j authorities could uot find that girl's j brother I could. So I did up the bun- j die again, put a letter outside asking j the postman to return the package to ; me if he couldn't deliver it and then addressed the whole thing to 'Mary ! Burgess' Firother Ben, , Wis.* Would you believe that that postman in that Wisconsin town really found that poor boy and gave'him the bun dle? And now I've a letter from the \ girl in which she tells me both she and j her brother are In much improved eir- j cum stances, that Ben has a fine posi- j tion in a furniture factory and that j they are soon to lie together for good." ; —Washington Star. THE ACTOR'S CHRISTMAS. Life on the Boards Is Not All a Happy Holiday. "I like Christmas," said an actor. "No two are ever alike in my busi- j ness. Last year, for instance, the com- ' pany I was with was four weeks tic- j hind in salaries, and we were o. , v I hanging on with the hope of tho hi/, bouses Christmas day pulling ua i { . little. We were playing one •• i stands and left some little tov i New York state for Wheeling, W. Va.. right after the performance. It was a trip that called for three changes of j cars, and there were no sleepers in any of them. "Every < :u- on every train was loaded with holiday excursionists, and every male excursionist was loaded with rye ' and brimstone. There were lights fresh every half hour, and constables met us with open arms and clubs at CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1907 I every station. N'i> eating stations were : honored by us, and we arrived at I Wheeling too late to give a matinee I performance, our manager had two ' black eyes and a broken wrist, and I our star had lost a new set of teeth, without which he refused to play at | night. "The report had it that we were all I In jail, and there would have been no ' house anyway. We had to get up ' three benefit performances before we J could get money enough to buy tickets I to New York, but we got there. How ever, as I said before, Christmas days are not all alike."—Buffalo News. How It Affected Him. Mrs. M.vles When are you coming to call on us? Mrs. Styles—Oil, I really don't know! "But you said you'd come soon and I bring your husband?" "I know I did, and 1 asked him last. I night to come over, and he said he'd | Ilk eto dream over it, and, do you know, 1 dear, he had an awful nightmare last j night!"—Yonkers Statesman. Something Lacking. "These big hotels are not so com i plete." j "What's lacking?" "The express elevator gets you to I the fifty-second floor all right, but i there a half mile corridor confronts you and no cabs."—Montreal Star. Had Heard It Before. "She looks very young to have a grown daughter." "Yes; she was just telling me"— "I know. That she was married When she was just barely fifteen years old."—Pittsburg I'ost Didn't Affect Him. Stella—Mrs. Jones wants a new coat j because Mrs. Smith looks so well in j one. Jack—Yes, but Jones won't sign a . check merely because Smith looks so pretty when he is writing oue.—Har per's Bazar. i Plenty of light nnd no eye strain, i j Sc.ic.ter than gas or incandescent. Not so sharp as the arc light. | .lu't i • : round, smooth, bright flaine. J Family Favorite Oil j l | Clives th« cheapest urd bcst-tor-tlie-eyes light known. £ Remove-, ail lamp troubles—llo smoke, no snot, no dirt, no charred wicks. a g .'.urns up foil and bright to the last drop. j i 3 Your dealer will supply you right from the original barrel—direct from oc a refineries. WAVERLY OIL WORKS j 1 Oils for All Independent Refiners Purposes PITTSBURG, PA. sJk'&.c | The Toy Store is a veritable ; Holiday Bazaar of itself, with its great assemblage of Dolls, all sorts and sizes, Doll Clothes, Doll houses and Doll Furniture. Dolls all prices from ie to ! $15.00. Teddy Bears of twenty-five dif- j ferent kinds, SI.OO to $5.00 Everything for Teddy Bears to wear—Sweaters, Overalls, Rough ; Rider Suits, Goggles, Coats, I Boots, etc. Silverware and Jewelry Novel-; ties in the greatest profusion I aver known in this store. Rings, Necklaces, Brooches, ' Hair Ornaments, Opera Glasses, Beads, Pendants, Belt Pins, ! Belts, Hand Bags, Ptnses, Hat Pins and many other pretty J things for women. Toilet Waters, Perfumes, Manicure Sets. Cut Glass, China and Fancy 1 , Baskets. Holiday Gift Books in profus- j ion. Books of Foreign Travel, j Books for Boys or Girls, also all | late works of fiction. Writing Paper in fancy Christ mas Boxes. Calendars, Christmas Cards and a host ofFancy Metal Novel ties for Christmas. Greatest showing of Pictures this store ever exhibited for Christmas. Art Needle Work, sections full of interesting things. Fancy appliqued and spangled Chifton Evening Scarfs—beauti ful things imported from France —56.50. , Spangled Net Robes, Waist j Patterns, Silk or Cloth, Dress or 1 Waist Patters in neat Christmas )oxes. Dainty Laces and Trimmings for Gowns—large selection beautiful imported Trimmings and Real Lace, besides exceed 10 CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS —liny your presents early. That will be the biggest gift of the holidays— to the workers be hind the counters. COIJDERSPORT & PORT ALLEGANY R. R. Taking effect Oct. 6. 1807. EASTWARD 12 ' fl 00 12 25 I North Coudersport, 00 ... . »12 2H Frlnk's »fi 10 *l2 35 Colesburß, B 17 12 42 1 Seven Bridges »H 22 *l2 47 | Raymonds 6 32 12 57 ! ! Hold, 6 37 1 02 | Newfleld 00 i oti I Newfleld Junction,.. 847 115 ! I Perkins ; »(5 50 «1 18 1 Carpenter's, oo »1 22 i Croweli's »B 58 *1 25 ! Ulysses 7 05 1 35 J U.H.|p.M.j.....| WESTWARD. I I7|l|B I 8 I fi STATIONS. A. M. A. M. P. M. P. M. i Pol tAllegany, 645 910 2 30' 500 6i; 0 | Chemical works .... 00 °o #2 24 00 , Burtville •« .32 857 217 447 fl 37 i Roulette ; 6 25 850 2 10 440 630 1 K nowlton's, 620 00 *2 05 *4 35 00 Mina 615 840 200 130 620 Olmsted, '»6 10 »8 35 *1 65 *4 25 •« 15 lAr 605 830 150 420 (i 10 Coudersport, .. < p. M. p. M. P. M. ( Lv 8 25 4 18 North Coudersport, 00 .... . . 414 Print's *8 13 *4 07 Coleshurg »8 oii »1 Co Seven Bridges, *8 02 3 56 Raymond's *7 52 *3 46 Oold ! 7 48 3 42 Newfleld *7 44 3 38 Newfleld Junction 7 40 *334 Perkins, ... *733 3 19 Carpenter's, »7 30 *3 15 Croweli's, *7 27 *3 12 Ulysses Lv.:... .j 7 20 y . *3 05 Train 15 arrives at Port Allegany at 8:15 on Sunday. Train 14 leaves Port Allegany on Sunday at MlOp. m. • flag stations. (°°) Trains do not stop t Telegraph offices. Trains run week days only. Trains run on Eastern Standard Time. Connections—At Ulysses with Pall Brook R'y for points north and south, At B. &S. Junc tion with Rutlalo & Susquehannaß. R. north for Wellsville, south forQaleton and Addison. At Port Allegany with Pennsylvania R. R., north tor Buffalo, Oleao, Bradford anil Smethport; south for Keating Summit, Austin, Emporium and Penn'a R. R., points. B. A. MoCLURE, Oen'lSupt. Coudersport. Pa. ingly pretty machine made. Lace and Embroidered Collar and Cuff Sets—fancy embroider ed \ elvet Collars —Persian em broidered Silk Scarfs —dainty Crepe deChene for making scarfs, and many other beautiful stylish things for the neck. Crepe dc Chene in two yard Scarf Patterns, $2.00. ()strich Pinnies—something every girl and women appreciates —beauties, $2.50 to $15.00. Fancy Aigettes for the hat, $1.50 to SIO.OO. Sets of Furs or Fur Coat — Sable, Chinchilla, Ermine, Mink, Marten, Squirrel, Persian Lamb, Broadtail, Russian Pony and other Furs in plenteous assort ment. Furs, $5.00 to $50.00. Kid Gloves—Evening or Street Gloves—sl.oo to $4.00! Men's Gloves, SI.OO to $2.00. Fur or Fur lined Gloves, Children's Gloves, Fabric Gloves —Gloves for everybody and every purpose. Silk Petticoats—Black and shades to match gowns—s3.so to SIO.OO. Net and Lace Waists —Silk Waists—Lingerie Waists—Linen Waists —thousands of new beauti ful Waists, SI.OO to $12.00. Lace or Silk Waists extraord inary, $5.50. Hosiery for Men, Women or Children—Silk, Cotton, Wool— practical or dress kinds. Little Children's Bonnets, Toques or Caps. Handkerchiefs—always appro priate and acceptable. Men's Blanket Bath Robes— s3.oo to $5.00. Table Linens, Lunch Cloths, Fancy Linens, Bedding Linens, Towels, Blankets. Lunch Cloth and Doylies would be especially appreciated. Curtains, Draperies, Pictures and things of utility and beauty for the home. K. S. COPPERSMITH. I THE POPULAR WestEndFamilyStore THOS. W. WELSH, PropV Come and get my prices before buying Xmas Presents Our large new stock is now open for inspection and we feel positive we have just what I you desire. See a few Spe cials for Christmas. Royal Flannel for bath robes, in black, white, brown, and blue. Just the thing for a robe for the little ones to slip on at night or morning. Cathedral Damask for dra peries for the den. Silk Shirt Waists. Dress Skirts going at cost. Linen Towels from 25c] to 40c each. Dress Goods all marked down. Our lady patrons should see our Shawls, Fasci nators,handkerchiefs,Slippers, Blankets, Dolls, Toys and Xmas Decorations. For the men we have Um brellas, Slippers and many useful presents. J Our Orocery Department J i I Spsfiial Bargains tar the Month. M j 25 lbs Granulated Sugar $1.40. Cranberries 12c per qt. 61bs Coffee for SI,OO 2 pkgs Shredded Wheat 25c. 9 I 2 cans pink Salmon 26c.- Cream Corn Starch 9c per pkge. IKlinck's Hams 15c per lb. White Soup Beans 5c per lb. Canned Spinach, (3 lb cans) 18c. Fruits and Confectionery Very choice line of Malaga Grapes and Tropical Fruits, Nuts and Confectionery, in boxes and bulk. Fine quality and prices are right. I Choice Winter Apples, pop ular varieties—Northern] ISpy, Baldwin, Greenings, etc. For a First Class Dinner We are prepared, better than ever, with a choice 3 line Sof Groceries and Meats, Vegeta bles of all kinds, to supply the most fastidious. Wes pride ourselves on quality. Leave your orders early for Poultry. Yours to please,