CAMERON COUNTY PRESS.
H. H. MULLIN. Editor and Proprietor ,
Published Every Thursday
EMPORIUM. . PENNSYLVANIA
Jack Frost fovind the corn In the
bin.
The more we read of ballooning the
better we like walking. '
A few shivery shakes aro quite
excusable these mornings.
Sleeping between blankets has been
popular In this winter resort climate.
The airship hanger is trying to
drive the auto garage out of busi
ness.
The Dominion wilderness is very
roomy and bailoonists will hereafter
avoid it.
The hobble skirt is making it neces
sary for a good many women to Fletch
erlze when they walk.
Uncle Sam is getting out 75,000.000
tew dollar bills, but you'll have to
earn 'em if you want 'em.
The hobbles that women wear are
merely an exaggeration of the pegtops
that the men more a few years ago.
It Is pretty difficult to get people
who have no boys of their own to take
a very decided stand against foot
bail.
It seems appropriate that the high
flyers should demand high prices for
engaging in their special line of ac
tivity.
The woman who shot a burglar with
her eyes closed is inclined to be
lieve that her closed orbs saved
her life.
Save your bacon, exclaims the Chi
cago Tribune. That's up to the oth
er fellow; most of us haven't any ba
con to save.
Men's thoughts run to flying In this
particular period of time, and yet the
man-birds have almost a whole cen
tury to work in.
Another lesson learned from the
Ivlation field. If you start out after
ft high-flying record don't leave your
barograph at home.
The Treasury Department has de
cided to print' more dollar bills. It
appears to be the unanimous opinion
that they are needed.
The number of deer killed this year
Is said to be smaller than usual. The
number of hunters shot by mistake
comes nearer the average.
A Chicago woman Is suing her hus
band's affinity for $25,000 damages.
Some people are always trying to
make It unpleasant for affinities.
Bandits who held up a train In
which a number of millionaires were
traveling in New Mexico got $11.20.
! The porter had probably beaten them
to it.
The name of the new King of Siam
!s Chow fa Mahn Vaajravauch. Carry
ing that name around should have
given him the practice be needs to be
u strong king.
One of the physicians claims that
drunkenness can be cured by a surgi
cal operation. Perhaps it is one of
those operations which make work
lor the undertaker.
It Is not absolutely necessary togo
to Europe to have one's mind broad
ened by travel. On Chicago's streets
tnuny vagaries of fashion can bo seen
walking up and down.
A Des Moines man who tried to
commit suicide with a razor was saved
by his double chin. This, however,
won't tuak« the double chin popular
with those who have *>ne.
The woman who k<*eps a pet boa
constrictor 11 feet long cannot Justly
blame her husband if be puts himself
In a condition for • lug a large num
ber of other varieties of snakes.
Chic**" I* to hav« a theater which
will make a spe> l-il appeal to the
women The management will doubt
less d<V < lotui means of keeplug
IMopl.- from g.dfi* out be'WMn the
. acts
The |><o|<le of Portugal are Inclined
tot! ink Mv «■' ild hi •• a K"wrnin«nt
1 ' after ikii of lite U«K«4
all Mil l I .- recently b«<n said about
this Kow-rm <nt
dl«< i] e ■ I for ii'tgllnf
girl al' Thi ' *• »ml 4 ">•
br»t puri«
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creasing use for this up-to-date mode
of locomotion. And Just here it may
be noted that for all that our army
may be a trifle behind the military es
tablishments of some foreign powers
in the use It has made of the auto
mobile, no such disparaging compari
son is possible in the cpse of Uncle
Sam's navy. The latter is quite
abreast any other nation in the uses
that have'been found for the self-pro
pelled vehicles.
As may readily be surmised, the
chief sphere of usefulness for motor
cars in the navy service lies in the
assistance they can render at shore
stations, such as navy yards, and at
the naval workshops which have to
do with supplying the ships with
guns and ammunition and other in
dispensible classes of supplies. The
best evidence of what these new help
ers can accomplish in thli way is
to be had at the United States nava 1
giin factory, the big industrial plant
w'licli manufactures all the heavy
guns for our armorclads. Here four
electric trucks of varying capacities
are in constant service, each perform
ing the work of not less than half a
dozen horse-drawn carts. Indeed,
these four trucks perform the entire
work of transferring from shop to
shop all the material of every descrip
! tion entering into the manufacture of
J the big guns.
One of these trucks has a capacity
of 2,000 pounds; a second is capable
; of carrying 2,C00 pounds; the third
I can transport two tons, and the fourth,
designed for the heaviest class of
work, is capable of toting around a
tidy five tons. These horseless trucks
can travel with maximum load at 18
TYRO IN RUNAWAY AUTOMOBILE
"Were you ever in a runaway auto
' mobile going about thirty miles an
| hour; yourself the c/nly person In the
I machine and about as ignorant of
the means of stopping the thing as of
flying without wings?"
This question was asked the other
day by a patehed-up Individual who
limited into a downtown cigar store,
where n number of his friends were
congregated. Mis face was swathed
in bandages; one eye wan encircled
with black and blue marks and his
loose clothing testified to the loss of
shout thirty poundx of weight
"Yea, It was an automobile accl
dent," he said in answer to sollcltoua
Inquiries as to his changed appear
ance "I never want to ride In one
of the thine again, either'" lie added,
i or if I do. It will t" <>nh after I
stud' the ;n»<huti! m of the «:.r ►<» I
will i now ut. it to do ir I mi ever
placed In a similar predicament
<).( pn and hew.< •at tlie -heel I'tl
It ft. i 1 >.iir«e I dli'u't a
SYMPATHY NOT IN OKDKU
Mult W II Ayut That U> t|«»
•reus W«ai«s Got Merely H«r
|| geMM a pn . mi tu | tit at
Ills wi * law »>•!(, hut
CAMERON COUNTY PRE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1910.
to 20 miles per
hour, and they
can keep going for
a total of 30 to 35
miles on one
charge gf electric
ity—that Is on
one charge of the
storage batteries,
which are stocked
with energy each
night for the next
day's work. Per
haps the most in-
tercFting function performed by an
auto in the navy Is in the role of a
pay car it this self-same naval gun
factory. Once a week this pay car
makes a two-hour trip of the various
shops of the plant paying out to the
3,000 employees an aggregate of be
tween $55,000 and $60,000 each week.
The medical department of the
United States navy has Introduced mo
tor ambulances. Both electric and
steam cars have been tested for such
service and such has been the success
of the innovation that ere long we
may expect to find auto ambulances
at every naval hospital of any size.
The approved style of motor ambu
lance is an IS horse power machine
capable of carrying 12 persons at a
speed of 15 miles per hour. Space is
provided for four litters, two being
placed side by side on the floor of the
ambulance and two above It. It Is
the work of but a moment to convert
the ambulance from a sort of omnibus
car with seats along the sides to a
miniature moving hospital ward with
four beds as above mentioned.
The United States Naval academy
at Annapolis, Md., bids fair to become
wo were both sober and my friend
was skilled in the handling of the
machine Suddenly the accident hap
pened A wagon was backing up on
one side of the street and the pole
projected out In front as the horses
strained backward with the load My
friend drove pretty close to the pole.
I thought, and In a second 1 realized
that he was no longer beside me In
the car That wagon pole had sud
denly Jerked forward in some way
and swept him right out of the seat
"t'nn you lieat that for a situation?"
asked the injured one "The car
Jumped ahead, of course, and I Mid
denlj realized m> plight 1 reniem
bered inn flash that there were about
a rioien levers, brakes, handles and
buttons to work in such an enter
gem v nnd they might as well have
been onlv one so far as I was ion
Wealthy Eating,
• The ductor asked me 11 I ate much
You should have told him the truth
Aw. lie as Just trying tn And out
If I'm wealthy "
The Habit if Complaint.
I a>H i »ae you «• r- thankful for the
\ » r p; a.l fauner i,i ft
It, 4 I „ It'll U< * Vtfff
In time a field wherein the fullest use
fulness of the automobile will be de
veloped. Already commercial cars
are in use at Uncle Sam's great uni
versity, being employed for the trans
portation of freight and supplies of all
kinds and for the handling of mall and
express matter —and there is a plenty
of such work In this little naval com
munity of several thousand people.
Many of the officers stationed at the
naval academy—there are more than
100 on duty there —have adopted mo
tor cars for their personal use. and
one of the Impressive sights at this
naval center—typical of modern prog
ress—is found in the spectacle of a
naval officer stepping ashore from
ship or cutter and grasping the steer
ing wheel of a motor car that has
been awaiting him at the dock. Sec
retary Meyer, the present head of the
navy department, is, personally, an
enthusiast on the subject of motoring.
He owns several cars of different
types, and Is heartily In favor of the
scheme to make the fullest possible
use of the self-propelled vehicles in
the naval world.
cerued. because I didn't know tbs
first thing to do. There were a mil
lion other automobiles In the street
and wagons and people crossing ev
erywhere and there I was In that
crazy muchlne which seemed to have
increased Its speed about double Hy
this time 1 had climbed into the
chauffeur' seat and had grabbed the
wheel Sure, 1 was rattled Who
wouldn't have been? 1 saw another
machine right In front of me and
about eight others, trying to butt ms
off the street from all sides A po
llceman yelled and 1 turned the wheel
the wrong way "
"I just got out of the hospital an
hour age and I haven't yet heard what
became of my friend Anybody read
lately of an automobile accident of
the kind 1 have described where one
of the passengers wits killed?
set; "though I don't see why them
Wwsther foil ■ couldn't pervlde t. keep
It In lb- fields. Instead of l«t|)n' It
stras ari.uitd. niud.lln' up th.» roads."
Novel R»<tjisg and latellstt
'.ivi the fill j'tier <1 Foil* 'You
might m* >'l (>. §i ih it you had an
•■ll I " 1 heu yj had calvaa
. ia i«»r suppef."*
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fc4iur«'s Work Haifatl.
TURMISJ LIT
PRESIDENT VAIL'S BOLD MOVE
MAR:<S EPOCH IN FINANCE.
"Accuracy" Reduced Western Union'#
Surplus $13,000,000.— "Publicity"
Inspired Such Confidence That
Its Stock Went Up.
Are the great financiers of the
country beginning to see a new light?
Time was, until recently in fact, when
the men at the head of the big cor
porations "kept their business to
themselves," as far as the law would
allow. Capable men at the head of the
big concerns, long realized the weak
ness of their position, but what was
needed obviously, as in all great re
forms, was an unmistakable occasion
and a courageous man. The occasion
arose in the purchase of the Western
Union Telegraph company by the
American Telephone and Telegraph
company, and the man appeared in
Theodore N. Vail, President of the
purchasing corporation.
It was last December when public
announcement was made that the
Gould holdings of Western Union had
been taken over by the Telephone
company.
On account of the high esteem in
which the management of the tele
phone company is so generally held,
great things were predicted as a re
sult of the absorption of Western
Union. Hy the press of the country
the "deal" was most favorably com
mented on, it being widely pointed
out that under the direction of such
men as Theodore N. Vail and his as
sociates, the telegraph company was
bound soon to work itself into a po
sition where it could offer the publia
far more efficient service than it had
ever before been able to offer.
But a very few months had elapsed
when it became apparent to the new
management that a modern and up
to-date appraisal of the company's
assets would make possible a far
greater degree of efficiency of oper
ation. "'Here," they said to them
selves, "we've bought control of this
property and we know It's immensely
valuable, but we don't know just
t>ow valuable. These appraisals of
real estate and securities owned were
made a long time ago. If we have
a complete inventory made of every
thing we've got we can announce the
facts to the public, start a new set of
books, and begin our responsibility
to stockholders right there."
How Inventory Was Taken.
The most expert accountants and
appraisers to be had were put at the
task. Their labors lasted over eight
months. Their report and its publi
cation by the company marks an ep
och in finance.
It began by recommending an ad
justment of the difference between
the appraised and book values by a
I charge of $5,595, 05!) against sur
| plus. Hook values of securities heid
were reduced to market values, bad
and doubtful accounts were "charg
jed off," an allowance of $2,000,000
J was made for "depreciation," another
j of $500,000 for "reserve." and so on.
! until the old surplus of $15,867,004
j came down to $5,t3C>,000.
It required courage, the publication
of tiiis statement to stockholders, say
j ing in effect: "The property of
your company has been reval
ued: the surplus isn't nineteen mill
ions. as you have been led to be
| licve, but five millions," but It was
the truth, and President Vail did not
flinch. "Accuracy and publicity," he
declared, was essential. "The stock
holder has a right to know. The
shares of this company are scatter
ed from on«> end of the Union to the
other. This is more than a private
corporation. It Is a great national
! enterprise. The public Is entitled to
I the facts."
The report was ordered published
forthwith. Financiers of the old
school and speculator* generally were
1 aghast What would happen' Would
the bottom drop out of Western
: I nlon when the shareholders reallz
|ed that their propetry was worth
$13,000,000 less than they had sup
i posed? lint the amazing thing
' happened Th.' stock went up and
| staved up The public had respond
:ed to this remarkabb- display of
j frankness ami confidence; to the new
| motto, "Accuracy and Publicity."
Th»- full sleßlAcance of the action
of the new board Is stated concisely
by Harper's Weeklj In the** words:
j "1* Ik Is pollcj of publMty and of
I ers and |n>Mic th<- forerunner of a
'to h< h>>| • d th.it It Is In the ie
I Mb. »ith , sumlO M| « .
Ita si' i. ■«.
Splendid Orcps
in Saskatchewan (V/Qd2m G-:rr.cfa)
jr-a, COO Su-.hels from ro acres
C,7 ol vheat wbt, the thre.her's
KtV.l 1 return from a Lloyd
* . •">/ • mi' iter fi-rm in the
er*;,' i.'i tTki I'iii-"* season of li; 9. M«ny
i, *l, -jfi il Pi?fv*ls» If j fieViin tfcnt tbweli us
W £ " other districts yie.ct-
P s'& ' . ed frorn 25 >° 35 bu "
V * I whels of wheat to t'.ie
pr^'ortkn? r
j fjM&fi&'l LARGE FHG7ITS
I V-' ore thus dcrlvccl
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112 !>•* ;\ Jo( Wo tern i'.atxcdn.
SyJ. ; This exiv!!ont enrses
h ''r 1 P*^ t ' rs adv;ii-.c<>. I.a .a \.. •..< b
~s* i Ti t>l)«»!i s d dnrbleln two \«-urs' time.
1 <- v: /»(' 'i <irrtin '.rouiiiL'.n.i f»l farm*
I'lift raihii-K ami dsilry-
T- i' - »rc »!1 S- r« o
|AV'; k- A HomeslnidMof 1 ( ? U urn", an
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1 Otir Liver s
Yo«r Life
A dead liver means awful sick*
ness—don't let it corr.e —when
it can he prevented. Cascarets
keep the liver lively and bowels
regular and ward c:F serious,
fatal illness. soi
CASCARETS—:ce box—weed's treat
ment. All druggists. Biggest seller
in the world. Million boxes a mouth.
The col(ib!oodod are hotheaded
when you hit their pride.
}frs. win.unw«! S/rnp.
ForchLurrii t#-«- nuu:. ioii. *:?> ; ouco* !
u.n :il..ivs jmD.CUi'ea WiUU CU..C. wCU u>tU >»
There can be no bending in wor
ship without stooping in service.
When You Buy for Christmas
Remember that a good fountain
pen is always acceptable and useful.
Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pen is the
best made. Examine the trade mark.
Made in regular, safety and self-filling
styles for men. women and children.
Sold by all responsible dealers.
Putting in the Time.
A gentleman was engaging a gen
eral man and telling hira what ha
wanted him to do. "You will have to
clean the windows and the boots and
the knives, and go messages, chop
wood, out short grass, mind the horse
and pony, look after the garden and
keep the house supplied with vege
tables and do any odd job that is re
quired and if suitable you will get
ten shillings a week."
"Is there any clay in the garden?"
asked tho man.
"What makes you ask that?" asked
the gc-ntleman.
"I was thinking I could make bricks
In my spare time," said the man.
THE POLITE CHICKEN.
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THEY GROW
Good Humor and Cheerfulness From
Right Food and Drink.
1 Anythlni- that inU-m-n-s with tcood
hi-aith is apt to kevp I'txorlulot'M and
£ >U humor 111 th« background A
, Washington lady found that letting
| •nff. e alon* made thiuga bright f< r
her. Sh.< writes:
"Four ye*HH ago 1 was practically
« given up by my dix tor and not ex
P«cted to livo long. My nervous sys
i 1 tt'Ri * a# in a had condition
' Hut I wait ' uiitig and d.d nut want
I to die ho I bvgan to look about for th*
, cause of my chronic irwUt. I used to
have a«-rvo>u hp«-IU which would ex*
| hitust no- and a!'<*r rach aj.cil tt »ould
tak« lUM days b» (orw I could ait up lu a
I * hair.
, j "I bt-ram* ronvinrfd my troublw was
, -aut.d by ♦•»»«:»». | «t#«ldvd to stop it
' Tlh> ir<t » up, »hUU I mud.- accord
i I hg lu dirt-ctlors had a <H
el on my n«r*w» and I Itfcwd tb«> uuita
1 • '•> •'> i «B Vmttm
( I .Hd «!<• |itil.« :Mt>d b<'»idw*. t afu
I %h< aithy woman
M> faitiil) and p« lafJv#» wonder If
I I am th« kttH'' pt'iMtin i ntwr vv irs
k<> *l»n I could do bo work on a
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