An Angry Elephr.nt. A gent.n.•! I.i in. i..«'n.igorie at Paris has had a <.i:::oi.s experience with OUJ of the large i. elephants. The sentinel was very conscientious a:u! always re quested the spectators not to give the animals anything to eat, which seemed to displease the elephant in question to such an extent that he several times sprinkled the sentry's iu-nd wlt'i ei from his trunk. Ouc day :: ' 1 r offered this panu al: . i , • cake. The sentinel interfered, a usual, and the elephant prompt!.* dis charged in his face a violent str io. water.' A general laugh ensue u. the sentinel, having calmly wij 1 id face, stood on one side and con .set. as watchful as before. Soon ,i;'iei ward he found it necessary to repeal his admonition, but no sooner was tills Uttered than the elephant laid hold of his musket, twirled it round his truuk, trod it under his feet and did not re store it until he had twisted It Into nearly the form of a corkscrew. Then he gave a snort at the discomfited sentinel, as if to say, "Now 1 hope you'll mind your own business!" A Neighing Cock. 'amden says the Thames was once ed the Cockney, and therefore a jckney means simply one who lives on the banks of the Thames. Wedg wood says a cockney, or cockerney, is one pampered by city indulgence, in Contradistinction to rustics hardened by outdoor work. There is, however, a legend, almost too good to be true— namely, that a Londoner who had never before slept out of sound of Bow Bells had occasion togo Into the country and was detained all night, lie was much disturbed by the lowing of the cattle, the grunting of the pigs and other sounds of country life, which he could not understand, anil in par ticular he was frightened by the crow ing of the cock. In the morning, in response to the farmer's inquiries, he said the sound of the wild beasts had kept him awake. Just at that mo ment the cock crowed again, and the Londoner said: "That's the one! He's been neighing like that for horn's!" Since then Londoners have been called coekneiglis or cockneys. The Python. Contrary to general belief, the py thon or boa constrictor rarely attacks people and is looked upon very differ ently by the people from the hama dryad and cobra. The python will take uft his abode in a neighborhood anil will not disturb anything except the henroosts. These he disturbs very much, as he lias a great fondness for chickens; also for a stray dog or small goat. I know of one case, how ever, in a floating house where a py thon attacked a woman and, contrary to the preconceived idea, did not crush her in his folds, but attempted to swallow her, commencing with one of her feet. When she was rescued her foot and ankle were badly lacerated by the snake's teeth. The Chinese kill the python to make medicine from the liver, which has a high repute among them. They also use the dried skin for medicine. Any Chinese drug shop In Slam will have a number of python skins for sale.—Medical Journal. Woman the Tougher Sex. Although men, as they run, are per haps muscularly stronger than women, 'lieir inability to withstand the ele ments and their reliance upon clothes place them considerably below the so called weaker sex In the matter of un clothed toughness. Women wear clothes for ornament. Men use tlieiu as pro tective covering. A group of men ma rooned clotlieless on an island in the temperate zone might lie expected to die off in a month from drafts and colds and rheumatism. The health of women similarly placed would suffer little from the enforced exposure. The fact appears to be, therefore, that In everything but tuuscle—in vitality, rug gedness, character, disposition, brain power, etc.—woman is the tougher, not the weaker, sex.—Kansas City Journal. A Xantippe Outwitted. An Englishman of Lymington had the misfortune to live in a continuous quarrel with his wife, who was a mod ern Xantippe and threatened in case she survived him to dance over his grave, it was her lot to outlive him, but it was not so easy to carry out her threat. The husband had the pre caution to make an Injunction in his will requiring his body to be buried in the sea near his residence and without ceremony. The injunction was com plied with. Succeeded. "No, sir," said tin.' stern parent, l 'l cannot give my consent —at least not now. Before I will think of confiding my daughter to your care you must succeed in doing something." "Oh. I've done that. I succeeded tu kissing her last night after she had as sured me that I never could until you had given your approval." Expensive. "No; I've decided never to accept friendly advice any more." "Why not? It doesn't cost you any thing." "Well, I've found out that it almost invariably costs you your friends."— Exchange. The Observing One. Patron—How can you tell whether a couple are married or not? Hotel Keeper—lf he orders two whole por tions, they are not; if lie orders one portion for two, they are. A Parting Shot. Group of Shoeblacks (in chorus)— Shine, sir: shin Seedy Masher (ir ritably)-No. co:tl'oiind you all; no. One of Them —( lit the i'rm;r • off your trou- A D cl !:I Gum. Soma of Hi;' I: newsboys nro re sourceful lit!' - mi;es. A day or two ago a Im. iir.man dropped a silver mounted fountain pen through the grating in front of a building ou West Third street. Tliey told him in the store thai there was no access to the Lole from Ihe inside. He seemed to be up against it. Two newsies saw him peering down into the grating and got interested. "I'll git it out fer you, mister," spoke up one of them, "if you'll staud the ex pense. It'll take about a nickel's worth o' chewin' gum." The man said he would finance the grim scheme, whatever it might be. A minute or two later the boy had dashed into a store and got a yard stick. lie was chewing hard on an entire 5 cents' worth of gum. As soon as this was properly softened by the process of mastication he placed it on the end of the yardstick, stuck the •tick through the grating until the gum met the pen and brought the pen up with the utmost dispatch.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Sand Fish. At low tide in midsummer on cer tain parts of the Breton coast men and boys with baskets and hoes descend the white beach to the sea's edge. They are anglers, but the fish they seek live <>n dry land. With his hoe each fisherman makes swiftly in the packed sand shallow parallel trenches, very close together and about a yard long. If the luck be good every scratch of the lioe uncovers three or four sil very fish, tiic size of sardines, that leap up glittering into the air. They must be seized quickly or at once they bury themselves in the sand again. They are tyilled lancons. The smaller ones are used for mackerel In it; the larger, with their heads cut off, make, fried, an exce . dish a good deal like fried smell . With daylight tides the lancons are seldom bigger than a man's middle finger, but with the night tides, when promeuaders have not disturbed the sand, they run very large indeed. Then, their lanterns flash ing on the beach, the Breton fishermen often capture lancons a foot long. Cut Heads. The Liverpool Post has been making observations with regard to the "cut heads" which are treated at the hos pitals between 12 and 2 a. m. The Post says that the house surgeons have noticed a curious difference in the sexes on different nights. On Sat urday nights the subjects are mostly men who have received their wages, redeemed their clothes from pawn and drunk enough to lead to a brawl. Mon day night, however, is "ladles' night." The men have gone to work, and the wives have taken their husbands' best and only suit to the pawnshop, and then it Is their turn to drink the pro ceeds and cut one another's heads. The usual answer to the question "Who did it ?" is. "Another lady wot lives In the same 'ouse." Married Paupers and Divorce. "An odd tiling about married paupers is that they like to live separate," said a single pauper. "You know how almshouses are ar ranged. There's a men's ward, a wom en's ward and a mixed or married ward. Well, the mixed ward i.< always nearly empty. Not that we lack mar ried paupers. Oh, no. But the hus bands prefer to bachelor it among the men and the wives to old maid it among the women. The older our mar ried paupers get the more vehement Is their insistence on separate living. " 'She's alius a-naggin',' the octogena rian will growl. " 'Nobody can't sleep o' nights with sech snorin' as hisn,' sniffs the septua genarian female. "And so they separate—to all intents divorced."—Philadelphia Bulletin. A Great Financier. A mail who occupied a little back room in a poor quarter of the cast end of London was evicted for nonpayment of rent. He had nothing but a valise and a few clothes, and while they were throwing him and his belongings out of the house a bulky manuscript fell out of his pocket. Nobody noticed it. at the time, but after he had gathered his clothes and taken his departure one of the bystanders saw the big roll of paper, picked it up and on opening It was surprised and amused to find it contained an elaborate scheme for refunding the national debt of the British empire. Knew His Rights. "I fine you." said the police justice, "S3O and costs." "Y'r honor." protested Tuffold Knutt, who had been hauled up for vagrancy, "all the prop't.v I've got In the world is a plugged nickel an' me elo'es, an' they hain't wuth more'n about two bits. That fine's onreasonable. It's con - flsticatlou, an' it won't never stand the test o' the feil'ral courts. I shall take an appeal, y'r honor!" Chicago Trib une. The Negro and the Watermelon. A negro bought a watermelon for 50 cents and sold it a few minutes later for the same price. The purchasei changed his mind and sold it back f< the negro for 40 cents. Later the negro sold it for GO cents. How much profit did he make?— New York World. Saves Him. "How did Sniggsley ever get his rep utation for Ihe possession of great wis dom ?" "nis wife talks so much that he nev er gets a chance to expose his Ig norance."—Chicago Record-Herald. Life without liberty Is joyless, but life without joy may be great. The greatness of life is sacrifice.—Otilda. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1909. Sally's Iron. In describing some of her associates of the stage. Ellen Terry, in McClure'i Magazine, tells of her dresser, Sarat Holland. She had an extraordinarilj open mind, writes Miss Terry, and was ready to grasp each new play as it came along as n separate and entire !y different field of operations. She was extremely methodical anc only got flurried once in a blue moon When we went to America and made the acquaintance of that dreadfu thing, a "one night stand," she was a; precise and particular about having everything nice and in order for mi as if we were going to stay in the towr a month. Down went my neat aquar» of tvhite drugget. All the lights ir my dressing room were arranged as I wished. Everything was unpackec and ironed. One day when I came into som* American theater to dress I fount Sally nearly in tears. "What's the matter with you, Sally?' I asked. "I 'aven't 'ad a morsel to heat al day, dear, and I can't 'eat my iron." "Eat your Iron, Sally! What do you mean?" " 'Ow am I to iron all this, dear?' wailed yny faithful Sally, picking up my Nance Oldfield apron and a f*?w other trifles. "It won't get 'ot!" Until then I really thought that Sally was being sardonic about an iron as a substitute for victuals. Telephone Manners. Do telephones lead to politeness or otherwise? When they first came into use the answer to this question would have been emphatically in the nega tive, but now that they are almost uni versally prevalent an era of good manners and "thank you's" seems to be in full swing. In some communities it is not even possible to quarrel over the telephone, although the two women who took part in the following conver sation came near it: "Hello! Is this Mrs. Weston?" "Yes." "This is your next door neighbor, Mrs. Lawrence. I thought you might be Interested to know that at the pres ent moment your sou Thomas is sitting on one of the sheets which are bleach ing on my lawn and is building a large pile of mud 011 it." "Oh. thank you, Mrs. Lawrence!" ex claimed the mother. "And may I re turn the favor by informing you that your setter Itab has just rooted up my two new rosebushes and that he seems to be chewing the buds!" "Oh, indeed! Thank you! Goodby!" "Not at all. Thank you! Goodby!" Tired of Him. At a trial in Scotland a lady got into the witness box to be examined, when the following conversation took place between her and the opposing coun sel: Counsel—How old are you? Miss Jane—Oh, weel, sir, I am an unmarried woman and dinna think it right to answer that question. The Judge—Oh, yes; answer the gen tleman. How old are you? Miss Jane—Weel-a-weel, I am fifty. Counsel—Are you not more? Miss Jane—Weel, I am sixty. The inquisitive lawyer still further asked if she had any hopes of getting married, to which Miss Jane replied: "Weel, sir, I wiuna tell a lee. I liin na lost hope yet," scornfully adding, "But I widna marry you, for I ain sick and tired o' your palaver already." Psychology of Broken Jaws. It might be a bit of a strange fact, but you would be astonished to see the broken jaws which are presented at free institutions 011 holidays—elec tion day, New Year's day and the Fourth of July. A great number of fractured jaws are the result of quar rels among the very lowest classes. It surprises me that the number of bro ken jaws is not on the increase on ac count of the heated newspaper discus sions that we are constantly having on various topics of the day. It has been said that were it not for the mouth nine-tenths of the gossip and the mischief of the world would be prevented. And very often were it not for the mouth there would be 110 broken jaws.—D. B. Breundlieli in New York Medical Journal. Shooting Stars. When a shooting star breaks Into flame in our atmosphere the residuum of the combustion remains in the air and can be found in what is known as atmospheric dust. The virgin snow pt the polar regions was often seen to be spotted with traces of dust which con tained particles of iron. Like particles are found on church towers and else where. Among the minute bodies that dance in the sun's rays there are cer tainly particles of shooting stars. Showing Him How. "You young scoundrel," said the fa ther, seizing his disobedient son by the hair, "I'll show you how to treat your mother!" And he gave him several bangs on the ears and then shook him until his hair began to fall out. Youthful Assurance. "When I was your age." said the stern parent. "I was accumulating money of my own." "Yes," answered the graceless youth, "but don't you think the public was easier then than it is now?"— Washin gton Star. The Final Shock. Patient—Doctor. I don't think I can use the battery any more. Will it be necessary to shock me again? Doctor —Only once more. I'll send in my bill tomorrow. Wise men read • <«r.v sharply all your private hist 1" in vour look and gait nnd behavior. Emerso'i. The Chinese Hoe. The Chinese fanner stands second to none in all the world. This Is all the paore remarkable since he has really so few implements with which to work the marvels he produces. Ilis only im plements are the hoe. the plow and the harrow. Beyond these the Chinese farmer never dreams of desiring any other. The first of, those tools seems never to be out of his hands, for it is the one upon which he relies the most and is his most effective implement. It really takes the place of the spade in England, though the latter Is never put to such extensive and general uses as the hoe. The Chinaman can do any thing with it but make it speak. A farmer well on in years can easily be recognized amidst a number of work ingmen by the curve his hands have taken from holding the hoe in the many years of toil in his fields. With it, if he is a poor man and has no oxen to plow the ground, lie turns up the soil where he is going to plant his crops, and with It he deftly nnd with a turn of his wrist levels out the sur face so that it is made ready for the seed. With a broad bladed hoe he dips to the bottom of a stream or of a pond, draws up the soft mud that has gath ered there and, with a dexterous swing, fltngs the dripping hoeful onto his field nearby to increase its richness by this new deposit.—London King. Extract of Knowledge. An article on "Examination Humor" in a periodical called Normal Echoes contains some good "howlers." They are none the less interesting for com ing from students in training for teach ers. A criticism of William Blake that "as a child he was precocious in po etry, but in later years it developed into dogmatism," is a lesson In the art of being inarticulate, while the remyk that "the works of the time were most ly satyrs" is quaint, though obvious. Of course there Is boggling over proper names. There is nothing, indeed, so good as the description of Cromwell as "a man with coarse features and having a large red nose, with deep re ligious convictions beneath," or the case of the "lapsed man" who, having by way of exception attended church, admitted to the rector's wife that he had benefited, for he had learned that Sodom and Gomorrah were two cities, whereas he had always thought they were man and wife. Manchester Guardian. Fat and Disease. If the Medical Record Is right, man Is pursuing in the matter of bodily weight what is bad for him, a common trick, and woman pines for u physical Ideal that would menn long life if achieved, something rare indeed for women to do. Most men struggle to be fat. Most women diet to be lean. Dr. Brandreth Symonds draws from a study of life insurance weights that people past the age of thirty live long er if below normal weight than they do If at or above standard. Heart dis ease is as rare among the underfat as it is common with the heavy folk, and this is true also of Bright's disease, apoplexy, paralysis, cerebral conges tions and cirrhosis of the liver. Only in pneumonia and tuberculosis do the underweights carry a greater risk. In all the cases which he examined Dr. Symonds found not a single fat man who reached the age of eighty years, while forty-four short weights passed this mark. Fever Sores. Fever sores and old chronic sores should not be healed entirely, but should be kept in healthy condition. This can he done by applying Chamberlain's Salve. This Salve has no superior for this pur pose. It is also most excellent for chapped bands, sore nipples, burns and diseases of the skin. For sale by Taggart. Agency Secured. Mrs. G. S. Allen, wishes to annouuce that she has secured the Agency for the American Vacuum Cleaiver and Sweeper. Call at her residence on West Fourth Street and see it demon strated. 43-tf For Sale. A desirable property, on East Fourth St., Emporium. Lot 60x120; improved by two dwelling houses. Excellent lo cation; next door to Schlecht's Green house. Apply to Mus. ELLA MCSWANN, 37-tf. Emporium Pa. For health and happiness—DeWitt's Little Early Risers—pleasant little liver pills, the best made. Sold by R. C. Dodson. Came Near Choking to Death. A little boy, the son of Chris. D. Peter sen a well known resident of the village of Jacksonville, lowa, had a sudden and violent attack of croup. Much thick stringy phlegm came up after giving Chamberlains Cough Remedy. Mr. Peterson says: •'! think be would have choked to deatli bad we not given him this remedy." For sale by Taggart. Take DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills. They are for weak back, back ache, rheumatic pains and all kidney and bladder troubles. Soothing and antisep tic. Regular size 50. Sold by 11. C. Dodson. Latest Popular Music. Miss May Gould, teacher of piano forte has received a full line of the lat est and most popular sheet music. AH the popular airs. Popular and class ical music. Prices reasonable. 44-tf. Flats for Rent. Four new flats for rent. All con- ! veniences. 34-tf. R. SEGER. Misery in Stomach. Why not start now—to-day, and for ever rid yourself of Stomach trouble and indigestion? A dieted stomach gets the blues and grumbles. Give it a good eat, then take Pape's Diapep sin to Btart the digestive juices work ing. There will be no dyspepsia or belching of gas or eructations of undi gected food; no feeling like a lump o lead in the stomach or heartburn, sick headache and dizziness, and your food will not ferment and poison your breath with nauseous odors. Pape's Diapepsin costs only 50 cents for a large case at any drug store here, and will relieve the most obstin ate case of Indigestion and Upset Stomach in five minutes. There is nothing else better to take gas from stomach and cleanse the stomach and intestines, and besides, one triangule will digest and prepare for assimilation into the blood all your food the same as a sound healthy, stomach would do it. When Diapepsin works, your stom ach rests—gets itself in order, cleans up—and then you feel like eating when you come to the table, and what you eat will do you good. Absolute relief from all Stomach Misery is waiting for you as soon as you decide to begin taking Diapepsin. Tell your druggist that you want Pape's Diapepsin, because you want to be thoroughly cured o£ indigestion. Cured of a Severe Attack of Bron chitis by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. "On October 18th, last, my little three year old daughter contracted a severe cold which resulted in a bad case of bronchitis," says Mrs. W. G. Gibson, Lexington, Ky. "She lost the power of speech completely and was a very sick child. Fortunately we had a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in the house and gave it to her according to '.he printed directions. On the second day she was a great deal better, and on the fifth day, October 23rd, she was en tirely well of her cold and bronchitis, which I attribute to this splendid medi cine. I recommend Chamberlain's Cough Remedy unreservedly as I have found it the surest, safest and quickest cure for colds, both for children and adults, of any I have ever used." For sale by Taggart. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup tastes nearly as good as maple sugar. It cures the cold by eently moving the bowels and at the same time it is sooth ing for throat irritation, thereby stopping the cough. Sold by R. C. Dodson. % The People's Clothing House j| Jasper Harris, I Opposite Post Office, EMPORIUM, PA. I The Home of Hart, Shaffner & Marx Clothes I AnvwliPro Ynn C,n you ' n not flnd a more Be lect variety P niIJ'WIICIC lUU ViU than here of Men's Clothing, Shoes, K Hats and Furnishings, the carefully chosen kinds which we selected K when market conditions were most advantageous, whether you want ■? the expensive sorts or medium priced goods. You get all the best £9 for your money here. T' Corrprt flnthps fnr Mpn ourdi9 P ,a y ofthe renown SHAFFNER & MARX at a popular prices. We are showing their M newest winter models, representing the handiwork of the most capa- H. ble designers in the country. We include Suite, Overcoats and Rain coats in all the popular shades and patterns. jig: Mens Dress Shirts Mei| "„"' or 112 Silver and Gold, Brants, Mari- ohn B. Stetson Hats K cut, Cluett brand. 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B 3.50 Suit Case for 2.65 S 400 Suit Case for 3.00 mm_______m—m K 5.00 Suit Case for 3.75 , W You can get here V J. L. Taylor & Co., Brotherhoodland I of New York. A W We take your measure and M they attend to the rest. Quick OWCCI. V/II jj| : ' Service, Perfect Tailoring. A fH large variety of fabrics to select M from and every suit made up in UVerallS and rantS ■ the progressive style. ® T rw fTc Fit most comfortably—outwear K lr " ♦ all others. ■ Pressing and Repairing Done Here. g| Neuralgia (HEADACHE ,ak< ? BACKACHE ONE —r~ ( ' Before I began 10 of the Little , I for days and weeks 1 abletS with neuralgia. Now I I nrraly ever have ihe and the headache. I will never i be without them." Pain ■ • Miss Eleanor Wade rain is g25 N 6lh « Si. Joseph, Missouri Gone AND THE PAIN 3 OF RHEUMATISM and SCIATICA 25 Doses 25 Cents Your Druggist sells Dr. Miles' Anil-Pain.Pills and he Is authorized to return the price ol the first package (only) If It falls to benefit you. DR. HUMPHREYS' SPECIFICS. Direct Inn k with each Yt»l In Fife Lingne^fi. English, German, Spanish, Portuguese and French No. FOE Price 1. Frvi»re. Congestions, Inflammations 25 2. Worrai, Worm Fever, or Worm Disease 25 3. Colic. Crying and Wakefulness of Infants 25 4. Diarrhea, of Children and Adults £ 'i 5. Uyaentery, Orlplngs, Bilious Colic 2S 7. Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis t .25 8. Toothache, Faceache, Neuralgia 25 9. Headache, Sick Headache, Vertigo 25 10. Dyspepsia. Indigestion, Weak Stomach 25 13. Croup, Hoarse Cough, Laryngitis 25 11. Sail Kheiim. Eruptions, Erysipelas 25 15. Illirumntisni, or Rheumatic Pains 25 16. Fever and Ague, Malaria 25 17. Piles, Blind or Bleeding, External, Internal. 2ft IS. Ophthalmia, Weak or Inflamed Eyea 25 19. Catarrh, Influenra, Cold in ITead 2ft 20. Whooping Cough, Spasmodic Cough 45 21. Aallima, Oppressed, DlCQcult Breathing 25 37. Kidney Disease, Gravel, Calculi 25 )tH. Nervous Debility, Vital Weakness 1.00 29. Sore Mouth, Fever Sores or Canker 25 30. Urinary Incontinence. Wetting Bed 23 34. Wore Throat. Qnlnsy and Diphtheria '25 35. Chronic Congestions. Headaches 25 77. Grippe, ttry Fever and Summer Colds. ..25 A small bottle of Pleasant Pellets, fits the vest pocket. Sold by druggists, or sent on receipt of price. Medical Book sent free. _ HUMPHHEYS' HOMEO. MEDICINE CO., Corner William and John Streets. Now York.