A BEAUTIFUL FACE •* B< fore I'sing II you have pimples, blotches, ®or other akin imperfection*, you can remove them and hare a clear and beautiful complexion by utinf BEAUTYSKIN j Kemovcs Skin Imperfectioni. flful Beneficial results guaranteed + or money refunded. \ j* Send stamp for Free Sam pie, V^f Particular* and Testimonials. \j— Mention this i>aper. After Using. CHICHESTER CHEMICAL CO. ; Madison Placet Philadelphia. Pa. WM. HACKENBERG'S Fire Insurance Agency EMPORIUM» I*A. SAVE MONEY. Insure your property in the Lebanon Mutual Ins. Co. This Company has been in business for over 50 years and is very prompt in paying its losses. We are also Agent for THE WESTERN INSURANCE CO. and THE SHAWNEE FIRE INS CO., of Topeka Kansas, main office, New York city. The last two named companies are also good sound companies. WM. HACKENBERG, AGENT. Roof Slating I am especially prepared to Contract for Slating By the square or job. As to my wrok manship, I refer, by permission, to the work recently completed for the Hon. B. W. Green. GEORGE A. WRIGHT. Get My Prices Before You Use Shingles DR. HUMPHREYS' SPECIFICS. Directions tilth eorh Tlal la Five I.*nffur.ire«. English, German, Spanish, Portuguese and French No. FOR Price 1. Fevera, Congestions, Inflammations 25 2. Worma, Worm Fever, or Worm Disease. .25 3. Colic, Crying and Wakefulness of Infants. 25 4. Diarrhea, of Children and Adults !i3 6. Dysentery, Grlplngs, Bilious Colic 25 7. Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis 25 8. Toothache, Faceache, Neuralgia 25 9. Headache, Slek Headache, Vertigo 25 10. Dyapepsia, Indigestion, Weak Stomach 25 13. Croup, Hoarse Cough, Laryngitis 25 14. gait Rheum, Eruptions, Erysipelas.. 25 15. Rheumatism, or Rheumatic Pains ... '25 16. F ever and Ague. Malaria , 23 17. Piles. Blind or Bleeding, External, Internal.2s 18. Ophthalmia. Weak or Inflamed Eyes '25 19. Catarrh, Influenza, Cold In Head 25 20. Whooping Cough. Spasmodic Cough 23 21. Asthma, Oppressed, Difficult Breathing -J5 27. Kidney Disease, Gravel, Calculi 25 }jß. Nervous Debility, Vital Weakness 1.00 29. gore Mouth, Fever Sores or Canker 23 30. Urinary Incontinence, Wetting Bod 23 3*. ftore Tliront. Quinsy and Diphtheria '25 .15. Chronic Connections, Headaches 2!i 77. Grippe, H*\y Fever and Summer Colds- ...25 A small hottlo of Pleasant Pellets, flts the vest pocket. Sold by druggists, or sent on receipt of price. Medical Book sent free. _ HUMPHREYS' HOMEO. MEDICINE CO., Corner William and John Streets. Now York. Absolutely Free to You & fuSS quart of "Family Favorite 9 ' Not a cent. No obligation whatever. Simply fill out, clip and present the Coupon below to your dealer and he will give you absolutely free one full quart of "Family Favorite" Lamp Oil.** 112 Ujf Sj£ Simply to prove beyond all doubt, at our own expense, WW Sfffl ■ ■ seven things about "Family Favorite" Oil: 1 1. Perfectly Bafo —150 decrees firo test. C. That it tfivca inoro liclit with no 2 Makes a puio whito liuht with perfect trouble at the Earns price as charged for combustion. common bulk oils from tank wagons. 3. Burns steadily, evenly and full candle r T ,„, , . . power, to tlio ljist «lroi>. ' after jou have tried and proved 4. Burns without pmoko or odor—will not Family Favorite it is worth while to in char the wick, smoke the chimney or "smell." sist and see that you Ret it; that you will 6. Burns lamp out «lry with round, flat. t;,k " other no matter what argument is large or [small burner, with perfect, free feed offered ; that you have at last found the best without moving the wick. lamp oil liiado—"Family Favorite." Give it a Fair Trial. Empty lamp—clean burner—use new wick. If your dealer does not happen to have "Family Favorite" Oil, send this Coupon below (all spaces property filled out) direct to us and we will get after your dealers. p---—__ I COUPON.-Before Nov. Ist, 1908, your if p| FACF HA TMIC %k/ t. t . denier will exchange for this coupon, nbso , PLCAbt DO THIS. Wc Ore absolutely lately free, one full quart of".Family Jfa •sincere in tliis free Offer. We really vonto" Lamp on." ; _ - . . d£rz , B Wavebly Oti. Works Co., Hvanl you to try ramily Favorite, Independent ltellnors, I'ittoburtf, Pa. JUST ONCE ANYWAY, at our expense. (Write plainly.) Then it's up to the oil itself to prove the Name truth. Don't feel that we will think you are trying to get "something for noth- *'• ' l,WrtsJ ing." THE OBLIGATION IS OURS. We want you to try "family favorite." " , , , PLEASE DO IT Name and Address of your dealer Waverly Oil Works Co. Independent Refiners Pittsburg, Pa. 1 Xot good after Nov. let, 1908. M R. KUEHNE, Emporium's Best Store Sells the Nemo Corsets Why? Because it is our policy 1 to give our customers the very best value for their money. "Nemo" Corsets are to-day the best to be had. You get more value, better wear and what's most important the greatest comfort from them. Ask your friend or neighbor who wears one. Nemo Kosmo Corset ■hist the corset for women who are "hard on corsets." Made of stout jutil. with all tne usual Nemo strength and durability : the p* mr Nemo "Triple- r~ r Strip lie-en- T 1 foreeinent" (bones and steels cannot «jf . cut through); and the Nemo I IF"" ~f\ \ "I'll br ealt ab 1 e \ \ Hip," which /KJ7 / \ doubles the life / J' of this corset. JI No corset like v I it for every-day \\ Yv N\ hard use good Avf \ service is "sewed 112 ny \ into it." Will out- i(B wear two ordin- II ii | | ary 81.50 corsets. J Two models: No. ww 159, for medium N»«oo •«*'/ and tall figures; and No. 160, with longer hip and lower bust, for stout figures. Prices for either model: In sizes 18 to 30 $1.50 In sizes 31 to 36 $1.75 A favorite "stout woman's corset" in the larger sizes. And economical, because it wears so long. Nemo "Self~Reducing ,: Corsets WITH "FLATNING-BACK" The only corsets in the world that will reduce the figure "all around,'' ind do it comfortably. The only corsets that will give a stout voman the "new figure," with fiat jack and slender hips. Model No. 320 is designed for stout women who are tall. Model No. Zytjw 318 is suitable for short-w a is t e d -f stoat women. Qm -r-J Of white coutil yf N. or batiste, in fiiammk $3.00 / Model N0.517 is / mfn ym made of fine im- I / \\\\// ported white a i J)]\ If French coutil, and 1 I j/f//u l is designed for tall 1 I ////. | / stout figures. A \ V/t //\ II beautiful d» p nn \ UA corset... I Model No. 1000, J JMftm at SIO.OO, is the i I! 1 , nil nit ra most perfect corset ! j (PlrTi cver made for a SEI>REDUQNC\ stout figure. lias s n«32Q1... ii>TWiwn-bAix' triple reducing straps over the lips. Equal in quality, style and finish ;o the best French or made-to-order jorset you can buy at double the price. There is no substitute for the Nemc Self-Reducing Corset. It is "the corsel | vhieh never had a rival." < We l»r .!d| ly obtain IT. B. im i l-°< > it::i r 1 J-Vnd model, sketch or photo of invei.tii n for \ ! 112 freerefiort on patentability. For free book, v CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1908. LONDON GAMING DENS The Way the Police Descend Upon Them In a Raid. SKILL, CUNNING AND DARING. Absolute Secrecy Is Maintained by the Officials, and tho Policemen Are Kept In the Dark Until the Last Moment —Getting Into the Club. The police have recently curried out some sensational raids on big gaming clubs, iind it may lie interesting to learn how these raids are effected. This is how it is done in London: As soon as the detectives' suspicions have been confirmed tliey apply to the com missioner of police for a warrant to enter. The warrant authorizes certain officers mentioned by name to enter the club in the name of the king. Or dinary policemen are not permitted to carry out a raid, but the detectives can call upon them for assistance at the critical moment. Absolute secrecy is enforced right up to the moment of entry. There is Ho excitement at the station on that day, and the men on duty have no sus picion of what is in the wind. Plans of the house are drawn and carefully studied by the raiding officers, for the doorkeeper of the club is prepared at the slightest alarm to send a warning to his customers, and every vestige of gambling apparatus will mysteriously disappear and the raid fail. A careful ly planned ruse, therefore, has to be evolved which will disarm suspicion. During the day a body of "reserve" policemen will receive a communica tion from the station that they will lie required to parade at a certain hour, and they meet with no idea of what is expected of them. They are drawn up In line, and after names have been called over they are dismissed from the station one by one, with the in junction to be in the immediate neigh borhood of a certain street iu a couple of hours and not to get near the spot before tho prearranged moment. The first officer to appear on the scene is the one in charge of the raid. Ho is always disguised and usually looks like a well dressed man about town. He passes the club carelessly, but It is sufficient for him to learn from a confederate inside that gaming has commenced. A policeman then saunters to the corner of the street and stays there as though ho were on "point" duty. Then, not till then, is the information of the precise club to lie raided secretly conveyed to the at tacking force in their hiding places, while tile club, unconscious of its im pending fate, pursues its gambling. The first difficulty to surmount is to get past the burly doorkeeper. If this is not successfully done the raid will end in failure. Presently the sound of a drunken song Is heard in the dis tance, and two apparently rough look ing men come staggering along. As they near the entrance to the club they begin disputing and soon come to blows. The doorkeeper peeps through the wicket and orders tho men away. One of the men rushes at the wicket and challenges the doorkeeper to "come outside like a man"and at the same time shouts out something about the character of the house. The combat ants continue lighting, and the officer at the corner comes along and orders them away. The men return, however, to"have it out with the doorkeeper." The noise Increases, attracting home ward bound gentlemen in evening dress, who gather round and urge the men on. The doorkeeper by this time becomes alarmed, for the rowdy crowd will frighten away his clients. Perhaps Just at this moment a member of the club arrives and seeks admission. The door is opened with the utmost caution to admit him. Before he lias time to fasten It the two officers hastily secure the member and rush upstairs. The two combatants were disguised police men and the onlookers detectives. As soon as an entrance into the club has been effected the constable at the corner sounds his whistle, and before the sound has died away the whole neighborhood is alive with police. If the house boasts of a trapdoor on the roof, the flash of lanterns will be seen up there, the men having been con cealed among the chimney pots since It was dark. The front door is secured, and the police form a guard around the house, so that escape is impossible. Meantime the scene upstairs is one of the wildest excitement. The gam blers, intent on business, had not no ticed the scuttle in the passage, and the first intimation they get of the state of affairs is when the door is thrown open and the officer in charge calls on them to regard themselves as his prisoners. Then they realize their position. The tables are overturned, and card counters and money roll all over the floor as the members endeavor to escape. They make for the street door, but, balked in this direction, hur ry to all parts of the house to hide. The crestfallen members of the club are conveyed to (he station, each in the custody of two officers. Then the house Is searched for the gaming ap paratus. Every inch of the place is examined, for gamblers have remark able contrivances whereby they can hide their apparatus in (lie event of being raided. Tops of tables are knock ed off flooring taken up and wall searched for secret cupboards. Yard of chalked string are regarded as prizes, and with these and more appar ent proofs the case is ready for the magistrate The evidence Is laid be fore him. and the proprietor and mem hers are charged and (lie sentence passed or a heavy fine imposed on the prisoners.—London Tit-Bits. THE PLOWING SEASON Ancient Superstitions of the Till ers of the Soil. SACRIFICES TO THE GODS Customs That Were In Vogue Amon; the Romans of Old Ceremoniei That Are Observed In India am China—Rites of the Siamese Farmers The formal inauguration of the plow ing season Is very ancient and still i: observed In some parts of the world. Among the Romans by the iustitutioi of various religious festivals connect ed with agriculture tho seasons came (o be regarded with a sort of sacrec reverence. Before the old Roman pu the plow into the ground he went t< the temple of the goddess of earth Tellus, one of whose priests performed certain propitiatory rites. Virgil in hi! "Georgics" advises the Roman hus bandman to observe the signs on heav en according to the crop ho desires t( produce. Tho time to plow for flax barley and the sacred poppy was whet "balance lias equalized the hours ol day and sleep and halves the world exactly between light and shade. Whei Taurus ushers in the year with hii gilded horns and Sirius sits facing th< threatening bull is time for beans. Foi wheat and spelt the Pleiades should hide tEemselves from your eyes witl the dawn. Many have begun befor< Maria sets, but the desired crop haf baffled them with empty ears." Bir first of ail the poet admonishes th< farmer to "honor the gods and offei sacrifices to Ceres." In India there are certain days whei It is unlawful to plow. Mother Eartl is supposed to sleep six days in ever} month, and on such days she refuse; to be disturbed In her slumber. In northwest India the cultivatoi employs a pundit to select an auSpl clous time for the commencement ol plowing. Great secrecy is observed. Ir some places the time selected is in th« night; in others daybreak is the ews tomary time. The pundit goes to a field, taking t brass drinking vessel and a branch oi the sacred mango tree, which is effica clous in frightening away evil spirits that may haunt the field. Prithivi, the broad world, and Seslia Naga, thi great snakes which support the world are supposed to be propitiated ant reconciled by this ceremony. The pun dit satisfies himself as to the dlreetiqi In which the great snake is lying, fa It occasionally moves about a little t< ease itself of the great burden of th< broad world which It carries. Tin pundit then marks off an imaginarj line. Five (a lucky number) clods oi earth are thrown up, and water is sprinkled in the trench five times witl the sacred mango bush to insure pro ductiveness. Caution must be exercised lest the charm be broken and prospec tlve fortune imperiled. Tho farmei must remain secluded during the fol lowing day; no salt must be eaten, nc money, grain or fire given away. Among the Karnas before plowing the farmer makes a burnt offering ol butter and molasses in his own field and again at the village shrine. The Chineso begin plowing on the first day of their solar year. Ancientlj the rites which were celebrated by the Chinese at plowing time were elabo rate, but rationalistic sovereigns elim inated one expensive religious rite aft er another until nothing was left ex cept the imperial act of homage tc heaven and earth and agriculture In the ceremouial -plowing. The Siamese observe a rite called Raakua about tho middle of May which Is preliminary to tho plowing season, and it is not proper for any one to plow until the ceremony is over. The court astrologers determine the time for it. On the day fixed bj them the minister of agriculture, who Is always a prince or nobleman ol high rank, goes with a procession to a piece of ground some distance froir the capital. Whore the festivities arc to take place a new plow, to which a pair of buffaloes are yoked, is in readi ness, decorated with flowers and leaves The minister guides tho plow ovei the field, closely watched by tho spec tators, who are especially interested In the length and folds of the silk ol his lower garments, because the pros perity of the season and its character istics, wet or dry, are to be predicted from these as he follows the plow. II the robe rises from his knee there will be disastrous rains. If It falls below his ankles there will be a drought. II the folds reach midway between knee and ankle the season will be prosper ous. After a proper number of furrows have been turned old women strew grain of different kinds in them and bulls are released from the yoke and allowed to feast upon the seeds. The grain whicli the animals eat most free ly will be scarce next harvest, and thai which they refuse to take will be abun dant. In Yorkshire it was considered un wise to disturb the earth with plow oi spade on Good Friday.—Exchange. A Shipwreck. Muggins, gazing intently at a dead dog, in a resigned tone at last said: "Here is another shipwreck." "Shipwreck! Where?" blurted oui Juggins. "Where, my dear friend?" quoted M "There is a bark lost forever." Juggins growled and passed on.- London Fun. It is impossible for a man attempt ing many things to do all things well.- Xcnophon. .<s?SHsasHsasHsasasM^ss e^ B Old Reliable gj | Drug Store a Cj BARGAINS. BARGAINS, ffl | BARGAINS. ■] Seeley's hard Rubber Trusses, fij In closing out at SI.OO each, jn Cutlery, a fine Hue, closing out ¥] nj at cost. In n] 100 regular 25c boxes pills. [}! [n None better. Closing out at nj [i| 17c each. l/j i}] 100 bottles 25c size Cough and W la Cold Medicine, closing out at n] nj 17c each. There is not any uj nj better Cough and Cold medi la cine mado. nj f}j Kalamazoo Celery Nerve and oj Blood Tonic. A tonic every- Lrj U] body needs in the spring of the yj year. Closing at 65c the bottle [{] Electric Bitters, one of the very }{] n] best Stomach, Liver and Kid- [n Ul uey remedies. Closing out at ru fjj 35c each. "] rU Skinner's Wild Cherry Tonic, 5j J) one of the very best appetizers. Price al IXI reduced from 50c to 30c. Ifl & If your physician gives you a[n nj prescription take it to Taggart nJ £ and save one half on it. H L. TAGGART, Prop [The Bargain j i Store s ( Fruits Vegetables ) \ Arriving daily and going at \ £ the lowest possible prices. < } Pine Apples, J j Cucumbers, Cabbage, j iNew Potatoes, \ Bermuda Onions. \ Remember I am handling i Presh and Smoked Meats of all % kinds. Bacon, Hams, Boiled ? Ham, Bologna. ? Fine Line Groceries \ Free delivery anywhere. I Phone your orders. J T.W.WELSH] Chas. Diehl's Old Stand, West Ward ? Geo. J. Laßar Furniture Tabourettes. The Set to Set Before You Is waiting for you in tlie'shape of a nice set of crockery. We are now showing a splendid stock of good sound Crockery, every single piece warranted free from fault or blemish. The finest as sortment in the county at rea sonable prices. Undertaking I x lieo. J. Laßar jCMMR oka yt SECOND TO NONE | ADAM, MELDRUM & ANDEPSON CO. \ 396-408 M.i '/*, 'A BUFFALO, N. Y. I _ I I Fall i jSuitsi I fi | At Popular Prices > I & W/E are making a specialty y W this season of strictly tail- % % ored suits of all wool broadcloth % / and fancy cheviots. If these had g p been bought in the ordinary way f\ % could not sell them for less than 'A p $25 or $27. We supplied the ma- 'A A terial to our tailor and he has % % charged us only his actual ex- q |j penses. The jackets are 36 inch- % p es long, lined with good quality gl satin. The skirt is in gored style 8 with fold above hem. $20.00 } 112 1 | Long Coats Fine black broadcloth coats 52 j inches long, Empire effect, trim* 112, % med with braid and lined with i| \ satin. I 16.50 k | % I $7.50 Skirts for $5.00 j| 'fi All wool black Panama, cut * \ very full and trimmed with fold y above hem and two rows of but « tons down front. % h s | l ~ I We refund your railroad r |j fares according to the rules i-j of the Chamber of Com- | merce. g I = \ | ADAM, | I MELDRUM & I % ANDERSON CO. % & American Block, Buffalo, N.Y. % \ \ \ i\ :v v \ \ . MRS. M. F. Conway Has removed from Broad Street and is now loc ate on Fourth Street, opposite the Odd Fellows Block, where she will continue to serve her customers with Home-made Bread Cookies and any thing in the Bak ing line made to order . Mrs. M. F. Conway, CIOITKT PROCLAMATION. — Whereas: —Tho J Hon. Harry A. Hall, President Judge and the Hons. John McDonald and Geo. J.Laßar, Associate Judges of Courts of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery, Quarter Sessions ot the Peace, Orphans' Court and Court of Common Pleas for the county of Cameron have issued their precept bearing date the 18th day of July A. D., 1908, and to me directed for holding Court of Oyer and Terminer, General Jail De livery, Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Orphajis' Court, and Court of Common Pleas in the Borough ot Emporium, Pa., on Monday, the 12tli day of Oct. 1908, at 10 o'clock, a. m. and to continue one week. Notice is hereby given to the Coroners, Justices of the Peace and Constables within the county, that they be then and there in their proper per sons, at 10 o'clock, a. m., of said day, with their rolls, records, inquisitions, examinations, and other rememberances, to do those things which to their flflices appertain to be done. And those who are bound by their recognizance to prosecuto against them as will be just. Dated at Emporium, Pa., June 12, 1908, and in the 132 d year of the Independence of Un united States of America. J. D. SWOPE, Sheriff. Administrator's Notice. Estate of MARY E.SANFORD, lateofShipp Township, Deceased. NOTICE is hereby given that lettersof admin istration c. t. a. upon estate.of said decedent have been granted to the undersigned. All per sons indebted to said estate are requested to make payment, and those having claims or de mands against the same will make them known without delav, to GEO. W. LEAVITT, Administrator, C. T. A. Emporium, Pa., Sept 1, 1908. 2»6f. 1 ■ f%TT inn A our« guaranteed If yon nse J H IPILED H ud^ e Suppositonjl ■ m D . Thompson, Sup'tH ■ Graded School*, Btateflville, N. C., write*: "I can iajH ■ the/ do all j»u claim fur them." Dr. 8. M. DeTore.H ■ Haven Rock, W. Va., writes; "Theygivo onir. rsal sail* H ■ faction." Dr. H. D. licOlll, Clarksburg, Tenn., write* : ■ ■ "In * practice or 23 yean, I have found no remedy («■ ■ equal jours." Pnict, 60 CENTS. Samples Free. Bold| tANCASTER. PA; | Sold in Emporium by I. Taggart and R. C. Dodsoa CULL FOR FRZE SAMPLE
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers