AUDITORS' REPORT
Of the Overseers of the"Poor fof'the j
fov\nship of ShippenJ for Year
Cnding March 6, 1908.
\V. F. I.KWIS, Overseer of the I'oor, in account
with the Poor District of Shlppen Township.
DR.
To balance flue from last audit $1,078 67
To received from County Treasurer— 200 00
To received from J.W. Lewis, Ex-Poor
master 224 05
$1,503 32
CR.
By paid Ellis Burr for wood for E. Bar
ton and Sarah banning 14 00
By paid Geo. J. Laßar on account 20 00
By paid K. J. Lewis, groceries ac t poor 18 19
By paid Lucreto Lockwood, account of
Dan Mundy, board from May 27th
to June 24th at $3.00 per week 12 00
By paid C. B. Howard Co., account
Nellie Spencer 53
By paid Mrs. Jennie Housier account
Dan Mundy, board from Aug. 25th
to Sept. 12th 7 50
By paid will Carter, account Mike Me
lian, board from May 18th to Oct. 5 50 00
By paid I'. F. Britton, account of Eliza
beth Barr 15 00
By paid T. F. Britton, per J. W. Lewis
account Mrs. Barr 16 00
By paid T. F. Britton per J. W. Lewis
account Sar.il) Lanning 8 00
By paid Henry Edgcomb, account of
Elias Barton, groceries for 20 weeks
at $2.50 per week 50 00
By paid John \V. Lewis, Lizzie Barr.
grave 4 00
By paid W.P. Lewis, account William
Smith, 3'4 lbs of butter 1 23
By paid G. 11. Adams, account Fred
Pepper 14 weeks and five days 52 90
By paid W. F. Lewis, account Nellie
Spencer from Sept. 13th to Oct. 18th 12 50
By paid W.K. Johnson three days audit 6 00
By paid F. X. Blumle 1 2 days audit.... 1 oo
By paid 64 days service 96 00
Balance due Poor District 1,118 47
|1,503 32
Balance due Poor District sl, £8 47
JAMES HOBSON, Poor Master, in account with
the Poor District of Shiupen Township.
DR.
To balance oil hand last audit $467 26
To received from County Treasurer— 1,000 00
To received from County Treasurer— 41 00
To received Feeling Est., rent and hay 67 00
To received from T. NVaddington, ac
count J. llallowell 7 50
Balance due Jas. Hob9on 52 61
$1,582 76
Balance due Jas. Hobson 52 61
CR.
By paid Leet & Co., for Mrs. Cheesbro
from April 29,1907 to March 3,1908 $132 00
By paid Leet & Co., Mrs. Dell llacket
from July 6th, 1907 to March 15t,1908 89 00
By paid Leet & Co., tor Jasper Havens
from Nov. Ist, 1907 to Feb. 11, 190* . 14 13
By paid Bert Housier, board for W.
.Moore, for Feb. and March, 1907 ... 16 90
By paid S. B. Hopkins for moving Mrs.
Feeling 75
By paid Frank Mundy, three messages
on account baby thrown off Flyer 1 SO
By paid F, J. Lewis, account Ellis Barr 5 00
By paid W. L, Dixon, account Mrs.
Cheesbro 8 88
By paid car far and freight for Ella
Spencer to Erie on her agieemect
to stay away 10 00
By paid L. G. Cook for moving Mrs.
Spencer 5 00
By paid N. A. Ostrum, taxes Feeling
estate 7 63
By paid Mrs. L. Lockwood, account
Fred Pepper, board from Sept. 30,
1907 to Oct. 19th, 1907 9 50
By paid A. F. Vogt, rubbers for Fred
Pepper 2 00
By paid D. O. Gardner, stove, Lanning 10 00
By paid C. It. Kline, account of Geo.
Curtis and Alfred Lewis from April
Ist 1907 to March 2d,1908 165 64
By paid Elk County Home, account
Lucy Feeling, board Jan. 17, 1907 to
Jan. 17,1908 168 50
By paid A. J. Turley & Bro., account S.
Lanning, June Ist, 1907 to March
March 20, 1908 56 94
By paid A. J. Turley »<. Bro., account
Mrs. Granger, Oct. Ist, 1907 to Mar.
20, 1908 33 82
By paid A. J. Turley, account Mrs.
Raskins 5 00
By paid G. J. Laßar, account Poor
Masters' account with C. Diehl 41 00
By Paid C. Campbell account Mrs.
Cheesbro 13 97
By paid Henry Edgcorab, on poor acct 49 00
By paid J. D. Swope to arrest B.E.Lord 5 00
By pa'd State Hospital account J. Hal
lowell 68 50
By paid State Hospital, accout C. Hoas
ler 46 00
By paid A. C. Dow. account S. Lanning 11 00
By paid State Asylum, chronic insane f> 14
By paid F.Swesey,account Mrs. Grang
er and S. Lanning 16 00
By paid V. Swesey, account coal, dray 4 25
By paid M. M. Larrabee, account prof.
serv ice 6 50
By paid L. Taggart, drugs tor poor from
March 11th, 1907 to Nov. 16, 1907.... 59 65
By paid six months house rent 83 oo
By paid Balcom & Lloyd, Mds for poor 55 10
By [iaid Mrs. H. Lyons, 19 weeks board
for Fred Pepper, Oct. 19, 1907 to
Fab. 29, 1908 50 35
By paid Dr. Uusli, account Mr. Wood.. 30 00
By paid Dr. 11. S. Falk account poor,
medical service 20 50
By paid T. W. Welsh, Mdse., poor 19 50
Ky paid Verney Lewis, 8 cords of wood 16 00
By paid Verney Lewis, 5 acct. Elias
Barton ! 12|50
By paid R. P. Heilman, Med. {service
for poor 66 00
By paid J. Newton, Mdse. for poor 47 71
By paid .Mrs. Nolan, Michael Mehan
board from Jan. 11, 1908 to March 7, 20 00
By paid postage 2 oo
By paid Balcom & Lloyd, Mdse. poor.. 11 11
By paid S. S. Smilh,account C. Housier 5 00
Bv paid S. S. Smith acct Mrs. Feeling.. 6 50
By 75 days service 112 50
♦1,635 37
ASSETS.
Due from P. S. Culver, Coll., tax 1900,
1901-02-03-01 80S 68
Due from W. F-. Lewis, ex-Poor Master 1,118 47
Dnefrom unseated tux 190*3 271 70
LIABILITIES.
Outstanding hill, Johnson & McNarney 50 00
Outstanding bill of R, P. Heilman 83 01
Outstandidg bill of Geo. J. Laßar 52 00
Outstanding bill of Furnace Co., 40 00
Outstanding bill of Will Carter 47 72
Outstanding bill of Geo. J. Laßar forC.
Delhi 115 68
Balance due Jas. Hobson 52 61
sl2l 02
Assets over liabilities 1,775 83
$2,196 85
Assets over liabilities $1,775 83
This is to certify that we have audited, adjust
ed and settled the accounts of the Poor Masters
ofShippen Township for the year 1907, and that
the forgoing is a true and correct statement of
the same.
Witness our bands this Ist day of Mav, 1908.
]•'. X. BLUMLE,
WM. R.JOHNSON,
Auditors
TREASURER'S SALE
OF UNSEATED LANDS
In Cameron County, for faxes lor
Years 1906 and 1907.
\ GREEABLEtoan Act of Assembly entitled
V "An Act to amend an Act directing the
mode of selling Unseated Lands for taxes and
other purposes" passed the 13th day of March, A.
I)., 1815 and further supplements thereto, I,
CHAS. J. HOWARD, Treasurer of the County of
Cameron, hereby give notice to all persons con
cerned therein, that unless all arrearages of tax
es due on the following tracts ot unseated lands,
situate in Cameron county, Pa., are paid before
the day of sale, the whole or such part of each
tract as will pay the costs and taxes chargeable
thereon, will be sold at public vendue or outcry,
at the Court House, in Emporium Borough,
County of Cameron and State of Pennsylvania,
on Itloucliiy, .luili' Kill, iyoH.and con
tinued by adjournment from day today, as will
be deemed necessary, for arrearages of taxes and
and the cost accrued on each tract repertively.
Persons wishing to pay before sale, will remit
the amount of these taxes, together with inter
est and fifty cents for each tract for advertising
and twenty-five cents for receipt.
Notice is also given that in compliance with
the Act of Assembly, passed the 6tli day of J line,
I A. I). 1887, entitled "An Act to reflate the col
lection of taxes 011 Unseated Lands" there will
I be accrued interest at the rate of six per cent,
per annum on taxes of 1906 from January Ist,
1907, and on taxes of 1907 from January Ist 1908
until date of payment of same. Seel*. L. 1887;
page 373.
SHII'PEN TOWNSHIP.
War. Acres. To Whom Assessed Tax.
4967 37.1 H. H. Mullin $37 15
<ll <>B 00. do 5 94
5038 39(1 do 38 61
1113 50 do 4 95
5037 300 do 29 70
M&D 170 <lo 16 83
4989 120 do 11 88
1X59 32 do 3 1H
4986 50 Mrs. J. C. Skillman,.... 4 95
1986 1011 do 9 90
4986 100 do 9 90
5164 600 0. R. Noyes, Est 222 00
•1983 40 J. It. Hunsberger 3 96
5038 495 G. W. Warner Est 49 03
1194 368 A. H. Shafer, 36 41
M&D 30 E. J. Ropers 2 97
4950 31 Claud Lyons, 3 07
1142 335 L.K.Huntington 33 19
1143 289 do 28 62
5036 42 do 4 15
4961 150 A. Kresge, 14 85
1142 100 L. E. Gibbs, 9 90
2973 390 A. H. Shafer 38 61
4997 552 Levi Heidrick, 54 64
1141 663. R. K. Cross 65 66
5037 100 Mrs. Warren Moore 9 90
4982 228 Josiah Howard 22 58
1142 157 Oscar Heath, 15 54
1195 137 J.H.Evans, 13 56
1199 76 H. C. Crawford 7 52
1360 130 do 12 87
1129 1013 A. Gouviner Est 103 27
4954 282 Wm. Howard Est 27 91
1949 283 do 28 03
5012 279 Cen. P. Lumber Co 27 63
5012 400 do 499 60
2597 990 Josiah Howard, 98 01
4968 522 do 51 67
2537 217 no 21 48
2520 800 do 73 60
4985 28? do 27 91
2913 150 do 14 85
5036 300 do 29 7"
2959 111 do 11 29
2952 660 do 65 34
4999 631 do 62 47
4981 862 do 85 33
1)94 72 do 7 12
2444 100 do 66 75
2141 148 do 14 66
2514 987 do 118 95
2354 990 C. B. Howard Co 98 01
2353 990 do 98 01
2350 490 ilo 48 51
2*141 990 do 98 01
2112 990 do 98 01
5034 990 do 98 01
5040 990 do 98 01
5035 990. do 98 01
2337 99H do 98 01
2340 990 ill 98 01
2313 500 do 49 50
6107 132 do 13 06
5042 300 do 29 70
5041 290 do 28 71
5011 700 do 814 10
4949 120 J. K. Morrison 1907 5 16
4991 495.. Reading & Fisher 19071,061 65
4994 65 do 1907 27 95
2336 990.. F. H. &C. W. G'dyear; 0f2,128 50
2331 990 do 0f2,128 50
4998 802 Dininny & Fisher 34 48
1111 50 H. H. Mullin, 2 15
1199 143..Dan Barr Est, 6 15
<"BS 150 . Alton Housler 6 45
1141 287 .A. H. Shafer, 12 34
Seneca
Freeman 100....Mr5. Clias. Spangler.... 4 30
2973 3 Amos Norrigon 51
2973 197 William Willink, 8 47
1112 50 G. W. Weinshimer, 2 15
1407 10 do 43
6108 40. do 1 72
1142 85 do 3 6-J
1360 32 do 1 37
Vact 583 do 25 07
1142 50 do 2 15
4953 181 Claud Lyon, 1906 1" 30
PORTAGE TOWNSHIP.
4033 74 R.K.Cross 6 22
3551 51 Charles Prosser, 1 30
1193 75 1. H. Evans, 6 32
3554 1.55 H.C.Crawford, 13 03
3554 57 do 4 79
1407 92 do 7 72
3554 50 do 4 20
1407 70 do 5 88
Vact 50 do I 20
3551 200 do 16 80,
1107 100 J. S. Wiley 8 40
1360 50 do 4 20
1360 150 do 12 60
1407 300 do 25 20
5436 900 do 75 60
1360 78.... Elizabeth Housler 1907 328
1360 150. .G. W. Weisenheimer,.. 1907 630
1407 100 do. 1907 420
1360 112 do 1907 470
1193 55 H. 11. Mullin 1907 232
3554 50 do 1907 210
LUMBER TOWNSHIP.
5435 420 Ransted & Flynn 43 26
5432 50 do 10 30
5432 118.. F. H. &C. W. Oood.vear,... 18 35
5432 28 H. H. Mullin 4 35
5856 990 C. R. Noyes Est 509 86
5431 973 W. W. Barrows, 100 20
5432 200 do 20 60
5435 611 do 62 95
Vact 30.. G. W. Weisenlicinier. .1907. 152
GIBSON TOWNSHIP,
5169 578 1. W. Browi 61 28
5474 54 Levi Heidrick 11 46
5476 325 Josiah Howard 34 48
5469 420 do 44 52
5468 80 V.A.Brooks 1907 496
5169 20 do 1907 124
Vact 50 George Lattimer 1907 310
GROVE TOWNSHIP.
4935 495.. F. H. Si C. W. G'dyear, 1907 27 24
4910 495 F.N.l'age, 1907 27 24
4938 225 E. Peltz 1907 12 39
4928 130 C. w. Herfield 1907 715
Vact 330. .G. W. Weisenheimer,.. 1907 18 15
5718 50 George Pfoutz 1907 285
CHARLES J. HOWARD,
Treasurer of Cameron County.
Treasurer's Office, t
Emporium, Pa., April 1, 1908. j
i ricky Maoris.
There was quite si large influx of
Europeans at the opening of a public
hall in one of the Taranaki villages.
The Maoris seemed to have developed
a craze for "change." Visitors we're
approached by a Maori in this wise:
"You got two single sliillin' and to
ikipenny forte half crown?" Anil the
change would be given. Others want
ed two sixpences for a shilling, 2 shil
lings for a florin, and so on. By and
by came dinner time. The visitors
trooped in and enjoyed their feed. A
collection was taken up. Not a soul of
them had anything smaller than a
2 shilling piece. That's how the "child
of nature" got home on the civilized
product.
Mapmaking.
The earliest maps of which we have
any knowledge were made in Egypt.
They were wooden tablets, on which
were traced land and sea, roads, rivers,
highways, etc. Marinus of Tyre, 150
A. D„ was the first to attempt a map
on scientific principles. The maps in
use by the <: reeks and Romans were
fairly accurate, so far as they went,
but those in use during the middle
ages were; alarmingly inaccurate. It
is only within recent years, say since
the middle of 1 lit? last century, that it
was possible to make a complete and
reliable map of the world, and even
yet the best map is subject to slight
changes.—New York American.
Ho Saw.
"I<"er 2 cents," said the boy with the
dirty face, "I'd knock ye down!"
"Here's de 2 cents," said the boy
with ragged trousers, tossing the coins
at his feet and squaring off belliger
ently. "Now come on an' try it, durn
ye!"
"Wot's de use'/" rejoined the other
boy, picking them up and backing
away. "Ain't no sense in knockin' a
feller down w'en ye kin git de mun
out'n 'im widout doin' it. See?"—Chi-
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 14. 1908
Riding an Ostrich.
"I don't believe the stories told about
the natives in Africa and Australia
rilling ostriches," said a Californian
who gives riding lessons in a New York
riding academy, "and I saw this pretty
well tried on one occasion in my state.
A cowboy who had vanquished every
pony he ever undertook to break in was
Induced to try an ostrich. After an
hour's hard work lie succeeded in
mounting the bird, which at first tried
to shake and roll him off. but Hiese
tactics of course had no effect upon the
cowboy. Then in spite of all the man
could do the ostrich succeeded in get
ting its head around and seizing the
rider by the calf of one leg. Finally
the man, after much frantic kicking,
got his leg free. He then doubled his
feet under him, and the ostrich reach
ed over liia wings and got a good, fast
hold on the man's back, throwing him
heavily to the ground and trampling
on him. It took three of us to chase
the infuriated ostrich away, and we
accomplished it barely in time to save
the man's life. That's why I don't be
lieve the native Australians can ride
ostriches."—New York I'ress.
Mars as Prophet.
Study of Mars proves that planet to
occupy earth wise in some sort the post
of prophet, for in addition to the side
lights it throws upon our past it is by
way of foretelling our future. It ena
bles us to no mean extent to foresee
what eventually will overtake the
earth in process of time, inasmuch as
from a scrutiny of Mars coming events
cast not their shadows, but their light,
before.
It is the planet's size that tits it thus
for the role of seer. Its smaller bulk
has caused It to age quicker than our
earth, and in consequence it lias long
since passed through that stage of its
planetary career which the earth at
present is experiencing and has ad
vanced to a further one. to which In
time the earth itself must come if it be
not overwhelmed beforehand by other
catastrophe. 111 detail of course no two
planets of different initial mass repeat
each other's evolutionary history, but
in a general way they severally follow
something of the same road.—Percival
Lowell in Century.
Why the Tables Are Green.
"Billiards is one of the oldest games
I know of," said a sporting man."lt
is older even than croquet, which was
played by French kings a great many
hundred years ago. But, while billiards
is so old, I'll bet none of the devotees
of the ivories and the cue can tell me
why a billiard table covering is green.
The billiard table is always green.
Well, the answer is simple enough.
Billiards is merely a corruption of the
good old English game of bowls, which
was played on a beautifully green
lawn. On rainy and winter days, how
ever, your English sportsman couldn't
enjoy his bowls, so some clever Johnny
conceived the scheme of playing bowls
Indoors on his imitation green lawn. It
was too much of a cinch, however,
playing this game with the hand in
such close quarters, so the cue was
Introduced to put skill at a premium.
That's why billiard tables are green."—
Philadelphia Record.
Diving For Fish.
A unique method of Ashing is em
ployed by natives along the l'anlaung
river. Two dugout boats are employed
about thirty feet long, with two men
with long poles, one in the bow, the
other at the stern punting the boat
along. They stretch a long rope made
of bamboos and plaijed grass about a
hundred yards long and weighted about
every ten yards with big stones. This
they let down into the water, and the
fish are frightened toward the bank.
The divers then jump in three at a
time, remaining down about twenty
seconds. They carry naffs about eight
een inches long and fishhooks with
cords attached. When they strike a
fish they let go the gaff, and the fish is
hauled up in the boat. A big fire is
lighted on the river bank, and the men
warm themselves before it when not
diving.—Rangoon gazette.
A Well In a Churchyard.
Hadstock, in Essex, possesses what
is probably a unique water supply. It
is entirely derived from a deep well in
the parish churchyard. The well is
over 800 years old and is known as St.
Botolph's well. The inhabitants of
Hadstock declare that it contains the
best drinking water in Great Britain,
and, as the village in question is one
of the healthiest places in Essex, there
Is undoubtedly some truth in their
boast.—London Strand Magazine.
Feb. 29 Births.
Very few distinguished men have
been born 011 Feb. 29 of leap year.
Among them are Edward Cave of the
Gentleman's Magazine, who was born
in 1092, and Rossini on the same day
a hundred years later. Archbishop
Whitgift in 1004 and John, the brother
of Sir Edwin Landseer, himself an
artist, both died on this day.
The Limit.
Howell—l don't mind getting a lemon
now and then, but— Powell But
what? Howell—l think it is overdoing
the thing when the lemon has been
squeezed.—Exchange.
Turned the Cut.
Dolly—Pardon me, dear, but you cut
a ridiculous figure on the street yester
day. Polly—Oh, forgive me, dear! If
I had seen you I should have spoken.—
Cleveland Leader.
Couldn't Change His Appearance.
Customer—l want you to cut tny hair
so that l won't look like a blamed fool.
Barber—l'm no lightning change artist.
—New York Press.
If It were only as easy to practice as
it Is to preach!— Chicago News.
The Frenili "Mrs. Malaprop."
CflUr.o, me French "Mrs. Malaprop,
does not amuse so much by the con
fusion of his words as by the quaint
ness and unintended plainness of hi
remarks. He entered the service of :
well known doctor, who, after Caliu<
had been buying hay for his horses fot
awhile, made up his mind that the haj
was worthless.
"That is very poor hay that you've
been buying," the doctor complained.
"But the horses eat it, sir," sail
Caiino.
"No matter. It's bad hay."
"Yes, sir," said Caiino respectfully
"I'll change it. I know you are i
much better judge of hay than the
horses are!"
One day the bell rang, and Caliue
came in.
"A patient has arrived, sir," lie re
ported.
"An old patient or a new one?" askei
the doctor.
"New one, of course, sir," said Ca
lino. "The old ones never come back!'
Caiino admired very much the beau
tiful teetli of a lady among his mas
ter's patients.
"Ah!" he exclaimed. "Her teeth arc
as fresh and sound and white as a
newborn baby's!"
Idiomatic English.
Mrs. Fremont, in a sketch of her fa
ther. Senator Benton, tells the follow
ing story of the French bishop at St
Louis at the time of the purchase ol
Louisiana. She says:
It was a point of honor among the
older French not to learn English, but
the bishop decided that it would be
better to acquire it, especially for use
from the pulpit. To force himsell
into the familiar practice of the lan
guage he secluded himself for awhile
with the family of an American farm
er, where be would hear no French
The experiment proved very success
ful. Soon he had gained a sufficient
fluency to deliver a sermon in English
Senator Benton was present when it
was to be given, and his feelings may
be imagined as the bishop, a refined
and polished gentleman, announced:
"My friends, I'm right down glad tc
see such a smart chance of folks here
today."
Lincoln's History of Himself.
When Abraham Lincoln was elected
to congress Charles Lanman, then
editor of the Congressional Record, ac
cording to the regular custom, for
warded to Mr. Lincoln as well as tc
all other members elect a blank to be
filled out with facts and dates which
might be made the basis for a bio
graphical sketch in the directory. Mr.
Lincoln's blank was returned prompt
ly, filled up in his own handwriting
with the following information:
"Born Feb. 12. 1809, in Hardin coun
ty. Ky.
"Education, defective.
"Profession, lawyer.
"Military service, captain of volun
teers in the Black Hawk war.
"Offices held: Postmaster at a very
small office, four times a member of
the Illinois legislature and elected tc
the lower house of the next congress."
Ancient Waterworks.
Ilezekiah, king of Judah, who reigned
in the years 717 to 088 B. C., was a
pioneer in constructing a system of
waterworks, bringing water into the
city of Jerusalem. In the holy book
we read: "lie made the pool and con
duit and brought the water into the
city, stopping the upper part of Gihou,
and brought it. straight down to the
west side of the city of David. And
Ilezekiah prospered in all his works."
From the "pools of Solomon," neat
Bethlehem, water was conveyed tc
Jerusalem, a distance of six or seven
miles, through a conduit of earthen
pipe about ten inches in diameter. The
pipe was incased within two stones,
hewn out to fit it, then covered ovoi
with rough stoues cemented together.
Even in those days "boil the water"
was a well known injunction.
Alphabetical.
Two commercial travelers in a rail
way carriage entered into conversa
tion.
One of them tried hard to make the
other understand something, but he
was either very hard of hearing or
slow in believing.
At last his friend lost his temper and
exclaimed: "Why, don't you see? It's
as plain as A B C!"
"That may be," said the other; "but.
you see, I am D E F."
A Fatal Disease.
A celebrated general once inquired
of one of his soldiers the cause of his
brother's death.
".My brother died, sir," replied the
soldier, '.'because he had nothing to
do."
"Well, my man," said the general,
"that is reason enough to kill the great
est general of us all."—Exchange.
A Particular Patient.
"Are you sure that is what Is the
matter with me?"
"Yes, madam."
"Well, you'll have to guess again,
doctor. I won't have if. It's too com
mon a complaint."—New York Press.
A Natural Curiosity.
"Do you know what 1 do when a
man offers me advice?" said the curb
stone philosopher.
"No."
"Ask him if lie's tried it."—Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Not Suspicious.
The Constable—Yes. your worship,
the prisoner is a most suspicious char
acter. The Accused (indignantly)—lt's
him that's suspeeeious. Aw'in no sus
peecious o' onybody!—Punch.
The good man prolongs his life. To
be able to enjoy oue's past life is to
live twice.—Martial.
Making It Plain.
Henri was paying his first visit to
London and was already wishing him
self home in gay paree, for lie knew
not a word of English. He had been
very unfortunate and had lost all his
luggage, a toothbrush. So he deter
mined to buy another. But how was
he to make his needs understood?
At. last his luck turned, however,
and he espied a chemist's shop with a
notice outside, "lei on Parle Franeals."
In he went and told the assistant in
French what he wanted. But that as
sistant knew no language except Eng
lish, and another who came to help
him was just as far at sea.
But the proprietor was an intelligent
man, and lie knew at once from the
cut of the customer's clothes that lie
was speaking French.
"Leave him to me," he said, with a
superior smile.
Then, .forming a megaphone with his
hands, he shouted in the Frenchman's
ear:
"Our assistant who speaks French is
out at lunch. You'll have to wait!"—
London Scraps.
Swordsmen of the Sea.
The swordsmen of the sea are the
sawfisher, spearfishes, sail lis lies, sword
fishes and the narwhal, with its spiral
ly twisted straight tusks. The saw
fishes inhabit the warmer seas, while
the narwhal is a creature of the arctic.
The tusk of the narwhal is hollow
nearly to the point and is spirally
grooved. It uses its tusk as a weapon
of defense and to plunge through the
ice to breathe, the narwhal being a
cetacean. Sometimes when a boat has
been caught in the ice great damage
lias been inflicted by the inquisitive
ness or blundering of this great crea
ture, that sometimes reaches a length
of fifteen feet, with a tusk of from six
to ten feet in length. As a rule, how
ever, the narwhal uses its tusk for the
purpose of killing fish for food. In the
castle of Rosenberg the kings of Den
mark have long possessed a magnifi
cent throne made of tusks of this
cetacean. These tusks are harder and
whiter than ivory.
Beavers Train Their Young.
Naturalists have placed the beaver a
long way down in the list of verte
brates, but it undoubtedly stands next
toman in the variety of occupations in
which it engages. All cats are hunt
ers, while foxes that are not thieves
may be included also among the Nim
rods. All canaries are prima donnas,
and monkeys make clever comedians,
but it is only the beaver parent that
educates its children to take up several
trades. In a single colony among them
you will find civil and marine engi
neers, woodchoppers, raftsmen, labor
ers. qtiarrymen, miners, plasterers,
masons, carpenters, hodcarriers and
fishermen. All beavers take contracts
for building dams, but when the work
is undertaken the task is so divided
that each member of the colony lias its
own particular work to look after. In
this way they make some wonderful
excavations and construct their dams
in an incredibly short time.
Marry and Part For a Year.
Among the many peculiar customs
prevalent among the people of Central
America is that, of parting for one year
after the marriage ceremony lias been
solemnized. This custom has prevailed
among the Jarnos from time immemo
rial. There is no courtship allowed to
be carried on between the parties prior
to the wedding. When a man selects a
woman lie obtains the consent of the
parents on both sides, and if this is
given they are at once married. The
reason, however, for their not living
together as man and wife for one year
after marriage is in order to permit of
the parties visiting and staying with
their respective friends in different
parts of the country, which is a cus
tomary thing and occupies the time
spca£icd. Ninety-nine out of a hundred
of those marriages turn out well.
A Chance to Spoon.
A young couple from the suburbs
went to Dublin the other day to see
the pantomime. Being early, they vis
ited a tea room and had the place all to
themselves. The attending waitress
had omitted in serving them to supply
the necessary implement to effectually
assist in the proper and palatable ad
mixture of the tea, cream and sugar.
"Can we have a spoon?" inquired
the swain.
"Certainly," replied the observant at
tendant. "I am just tidying up, and
you can have the whole room to your
selves in a minute or two."—Liverpool
Mercury.
Holding His Job.
"1 think the man who works at that
place across the street is the most
faithful and conscientious workman I
ever saw. lie never takes a holiday
asd always labors away till It's too
dark to see any longer."
"Faithful workman! Great Scott!
He's the proprietor of the shop!"—
Chicago Tribune.
The Fireside Diplomat.
"I don't want to be nagging at you,"
Mrs. Marryat began, "but it's the little
things that bother me most"—
"Ah!" Interrupted her husband sweet
ly. "I suppose you're going to tell me
you haven't a decent pair of shoes."—
Philadelphia Press.
Homemade.
"We are told to cast our bread upon
the waters," said a young wife.
"But don't you do it," replied her
husband. "A vessel might, run against
it and get wrecked.""—Sluiplielsslnins.
A Wrong Guess.
Botanical Youth (in park)— Can you
tell me if this plant belongs to the ar
butus family? Gardener (curtly)—No,
young man, It don't. It belongs to the
county council. London Globe.
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All persons are hereby forbidden from
trespassing upon the property of this
Company without a permit from this
office, or the Manager at the works.
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ORDINANCE NO. 51.
AN ORDINANCE FIXING 'fllE GRADES OF
THE SIDEWALKS AND CURBS AND THE
SLOPES OF THE SIDEWALKS ON
FOURTH STREET.
lie it ordained and enacted by the Council of tin
Borough of Emporium and it is hereby or
dained and enacted by the authority of tht
same.
SECTION 1. That the map, plan, profile, sur
vey mid specifications lor the grades of the side
walks and curbs and the slopes of the sidewalks
on Fourth street as prepared in June, 1907 and
submitted by George P. Jones, Civil engineer, be
and the same are hereby approved and the
grades and slopes as shown thereon and thereir
are hereby adopted as and for the grades of thi
sidewalks and curbs and the slopes ot the side
walk 011 said street.
SECTION 2. That hereafter no curbs shall be
set or sidewalks constructed on said street ex
cept in conformity to the said map, plan, profile,
survey and specifications subject, however to the
provisions ofthe Act of Assembly approved the
20th day of Slay, 1871. entitled "An act to limit
the power and authority ofthe Borough Author
ities of the Borough of Emporium, in the county
of Cameron over the streets therein and to au
thorize the setting of shade trees along the
streets."
SECTION 3. Upon the approval of this ordin
ance the said limp, plan, profile and survey and I
the said specifications shall be dated as ofthe I
date of approval of tliis ordinance and be signed I
by the President of the Councils and attested by I
the secretary and the seal ofthe Borough placed
thereon and the said specifications shall be en- [
tered at large upon the Ordinance Book and he
signed by the President of the Council, attested t
by the Secretary and the seal of the Borough
placed thereon and the said map, plan, profile,
survey and specifications shall thereafter be kept
on file ill the oflice of the Secretary and shall he
open to the inspection of all parties interested.
JOS. A. FREINDEL,
ATTEST:— President of the Council.
R. C. MOORE, See'y ofthe Council.
Approved this27th dav of April A. D . 1008.
W. H. HOWARD, Chief Burgess,