THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESO. " ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH 1866. VOL. 40. WASHINGTON LETTER. (From our Regular Correspondent.) Washington, May 28th, 1905. Editor P'CBM:~- Considerable satisfaction is ex pressed in Washington at the gen eral results of the Ohio convention. !n the main, the Ohio platform is a hearty endorsement of the ad ministration and its expressions on ihe subject of rate legislation are particularly gratifying. The plat form would have been even more satisfactory had it endorsed the administration's recommendations in favor of tariff readjustment but it is, as a whole, so satisfactory that there is no disposition to criti cise its one defect. Secretary Taft's frank statement, made as chairman of the convention, that the majority in Congress will be compelled to take some action with a view to obvisting the steady de ficit does not agree with that made at St. Louis by Secretary Shaw, recently, when he said, "We are not worried about the deficit," but Mr. Taft's version is the one en tertained by the President and a majority of the members of bis cabinet. Secretary Taft told the Ohio Convention that Congress would have to restore the war taxes, increase the internal revenue taxes, or so readjust the tariff as to augment its revenue producing power. Speaking to a high protection j State like Ohio, Secretary Taft doubtless deemed it wise togo no further than to present the alter ternatives, but there is no doubt, in the minds of those who have discussed th» j subject recently with Mr. Taft, that he believes the tariff schedules should be readjust ed, as do all the members of the Cabinet, except Secretaries Shaw, Wilson and Metcalf, all of whom are inveterate stand patters. The Senate committee on Inter state Commerce has finally adjourn ed, after taking testimony on the railway rate question for upwards of thirty days, without action. At the executive session of the committee held after the last hear ing, however, it was developed that the committee is unanimously op posed to the character of legisla tion recommended by the Presi dent. The committee will meet again two weeks before Congress convenes and will report a bill with which it hopes to head off the passage by the House of a measure in accord with the views of the President. This bill will amplify the Elkins anti-rebate law so as to prevent any possibility of rebates, which curtail the profits of the railroads. It will place the private tar lines under the supervision of the Interstate Commerce Commis sion, the results of which will be problematical. It will not dele gate to the Interstate Commerce Commission the power to fix a maximum rate where the existing rate is found to be unjust and in stead of increasing the salaries of the Interstate Commerce Commis sioners, so that body may be made more efficient, as the Presi dent desires, it will diminish the duties of the Commission and make it a less important body. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That Contain Hercury. As mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange ihe whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physi. cians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by P. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0., contains no mercury and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine It, is taken internally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by P. S. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c per bottle. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. This is The Limit. The "card of thanks" foolishness touches the limit in the following from one of our exchanges: "We wish to thank the friends who were so kind to us recently, upon the birth of our baby. The doctor, particularly was kind, and we feel under lasting obligation to the two neighbor women who stayed up with us all night." The Potter County "Graft" Cases. Judge John Ormerod, of Potter eoun to, asked Attorney General Carson to appoint a prosecuting attorney to look after the cases of misdemeanor in office which are to be pushed. This was done under the provisions of a new law. The Attorney General at once named Representative L. T. Holt, of Bradford county, who will take the place of District Attorney Stebbins, who is incapitated as a prosecuting at torney in these cases because he was formerly the County Solicitor under the Commissioners who are indicted. Pig's Ears on Hicks Run. Since the large lumbering operations of John E. Dußois, on Hick's Run, employing now 436 men has reached the top notch, the managers are exper iencing great annoyance from outsid ers supplying the men with the vilest stuff, called whiskey. While the viola tion of the law has interfered with the work, it has crazed all who drink the poison. Mr. Kelley, representing Mr. Dußois,has determined to put a stop to this business, will arrest every person who sells his men liquor in the woods, at the same time will discharge every man who comes into the camps drunk. Ringing Bells to Swarm Bees. It is a foolish notion to suppose that the ringing of bells or "tanging" of tin pans will cause a swarm of bees to settle, says Country Life in America. The real origin of this, custom dates back to the reign of Alfred the Great, who, in order to prevent disputes re garding the ownership of a swarm, or dered that the owner should always ring a bell when his bees swarmed, and ever since then the good farmer's wife has been rushing out witbjringing bells whenever the bees swarmed, and the fact that they settled verified, in her own mind, the belief that the bell did it. —. Ithiea Male Quartet. Those who failed to attend the con cert by the Ithica Conservatory of Music Male Quartet, on Thursday night night missed an enjoyable treat. The young men forming the combina tion have fresh, strong voices, under good cultivation that they used to ex celleut advantage, particularly in the quartet numbers. Certainly no mis take was made in their selection for this tour. R. Wilson Johnson, First Tenor and John J. Odbert, Basso were individual ly the strongest, their favoritism with the audience resultihg in frequent re calls. Religious. The Wesleyan Methodist Church of Huntley is holding their first quarterly conference for the year 1905. The Rev. Sister Heywood is in charge, being ably assisted by hrotiier Fero, of Le vant, N. Y. A series of revival meet ings are being held in conjunction with the conference, which are well attend ed, and much good has been accom plished. Mr Presto has charge of the meet ing and his sincere and earnest efforts, coupled with his excellent delivery are well worth due appreciation,which is shown by the number of professions among the community. j. p. s Huntley, Pa., May 30, 1905. Eye Specialist. Prof. W. H. Budine, the well known Eye Specialist, of Binghamton, N. Y., will be at R. IL Ilirsch's jewelry store. Emporium, Pa, June 10th. If you can't see well or have headache don't fail to call and see Prof. Budine, as he guarantees to cure all such cases. Lenses ground and fitted in old frames. Eyes tested and ex ainined free. All work guaranteed. Notice of Removal. R. Seger & Co, who for the past 23 years conducted the well known Mer chant Tailoring establishment opposite the M. E. church, nave removed to the store of It Seger & Son. next to Bank, where Mr. Seger has consolidat ed the two establishments in order to give his business closer attention. His tailoring business will be carried on as usual, also cleaning and pressing Having added a line of the celebrated W. L Douglas 8 oea he is able to fit his customers from top to bottom with the b st to be had. The room vacated to let. 14 3t. For Sale. Store doing a good business. In quire at this office. "Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WEßSTEß. EMPORIUM, PA . THURSDAY, JUNK 1, 1905. Memorial Day Services. The Memorial Day service in the First Presbyterian Church, last Sunday evening, was well attended and was an occasion of tender and pathetic inter est to the thinning ranks of the civil war veterans and their friends. \ The members of the local Post Q. A. R., occupied seats reserved for their i use in front and immediately back of them sat the ladies of the Relief Corps. ' The sermon was preached by the Rev. ! Robt. McCaslin, who took for his theme, "Fight the Good Fight of Faith." It must have inspired those present to have listened to this graphic word-painting of many of the leading engagements of the war, while the ! moral lessons he pointed were pertin- | ont and practical in the highest degree I and must have elicited the determined resolve not to shirk ones obligation, to defend with a pure life and unshaken principles of righteousness, the cause of humanity of to-day. The clergy of the other churches assisted in the services, while appropriate and inspir ing music was rendered by the com- i bined choirs. The chancel was decor ated with the national colors, while a profusion of pretty flowers, further , added to the beauty and suggestive ness of the scene. AT THE CEMETERY. The members of the G. A. R., and the ladies of the Relief Corps, bearing : the beautiful blossoms of Spring time j marched in prccesssion to the Newton \ Cemetery on Tuesday morning, where, preliminary to the decoration of the ' graves, the impressive ritual of the \ Grand Army was read, an appro- j priate address delivered by the Rev. O. S. Metzler and an invocation offered j by the Rev. J. M. Robertson. The ' sweetness and solemnity of this service was a subject of general remark. Many visitors to the city of the dead, j drawn thither that they might perform a like ministry of love for their depart ed friends, gathered about the little groupe and with bared heads paid them the tribute of reverent silence. Up on their return from the cemetery tht,"7l ladies of Relief Corps served a bounti ful luncheon at the Post headquarters, j I Several addresses of a reminiscent j I character were made and a happy soc- J i ial hour had by all. ! Committees representing the Post j visited the Catholic and all cemeteries of the connty, decorating the graves of the veterans. Big Forest Fire. Last Thursday, May 25th, a tire started on the timber property of the Cimeron Lumber Co., on Square Tim ber Run, and although every effort was made by Mr. Dunlevie and his large force of men, to put out the fire, their efforts were unavailing and about a million feet of timber was destroyed. Also a large quantity of lumber was burned. Many acts of individual heroism were shown by the men who fought the Are. The most prominent being the case of Supt. Chas. Probst who bravely stood at his post until he was nearly suffocated by the smoke and his clothing entirely burned off For tunately, however, he found an old pair of overalls along the track and dressed in these indispensibles, made his way home, suffering from numer ous burns. When interviewed byja PRESS corres pondent, Mr. Probst treated the mat ter as an every day affair and said he merely did his duty. Anyone needing material for a first class fire company need not go any farther than Cameron. J.F.B. Cameron, Pa., May 30, 1905. Greater Emporium. The i apid advancement of Emporium ;is now an undisputed fact, owing to | the large number of labor employers ;at good wages. With our rapid in | crease of population calls for desirable | building lots and the fact that few re main within the Borough limits has ! created a sentiment in favor of extend ; ing the Borough limits. Many of our prominent citizens favor this move ment and it is suggested that a public meeting be held at Council Chamber ! next Monday evening, at 7:30 olclock, to discuss the matter. Let every per ' son interested be in attendance and j boom Greater Emporium. Horse Stolen. Last Saturday a man accompanied by a woman, hired a horse and buggy from John L. Johnson and failed to re turn the outfit. Chief of Police Frank Mundy offers a reward of $25 for the arrest of the parties and return . of the horn* and buggy. For Rent. 1 The store room, so many years occu pied by R Seger & Co , will be rented 10 responsible party. *t. SEOEH. • The Russian Fleet Destroyed by Togo i TIKO, May 29 It is officially an i nounced that the Baltic fleet under the | command of Admiral Rojestvensky has been practically annihilated. The Russian press is bitter in denun ciation of the bureaucracy, which is held responsible for all Misfortunes. "Fight on" is still the cry. Russian ; troops in Manchuria still in Ignorance of the catastrope to their navy and continue hoping for victory. Togo's last report, May 31, shows a total of 22 Russian warships sunk or captured, and he announces capture of Admiral Rojestvensky. TOGO RULES THE SEA. The Japanese fleet was very strong in itf array of destroyers and Togo seemed to have used the smaller ves sels to great advantage in attacking Rojestvensky. The public at St. Petersburg are amazingly indifferent and quiet, des pite the disastrous outcome of the fight The Observer. Already the coming Fourth of July is casting its forward shadows upon us. The present is an excellent time to plead for a revival of the best type of old-time enthusiasm in this first and j greatest of our national holidays. It must be confessed that for more than j a generation past Independence Day j has not held the paramount place in ; popular interest, and for this compar.a tive neglect there has been some meas- j ure of justification. Civilization in its i political aspect turns around two; centers, liberty and law, independence and authority. These two centers are not contradictory of each other, but each is properly the'complement of the other. Political civilizition can ! no more advance on one center alone Tnan a man can walk on one leg. In fact, political progress is very similar J to the act of walking. Just as the i body oscillates from one moving center to the other, so also does the body poli- j tic rest now on the center of individ ual freedom, and now on the center oi national unity and authority. At the time of the Revolutionary war and for several decades thereafter the | dominant note in our political life and j thought was liberty. The nation tried to swing itself too far on that single ; leg,and was only saved from a ruinous fall by the precipitous advance of the 1 other extremity. Vicksburg and Get- ! tysburg, though occurring on the date ! oftlie Festival of Liberty, marked the shifting of the national weight from : liberty to union. The Civil war was not a war for independence but a war for union. The firm establishment of the Union has been a later achieve- ; ment than the winning of indepen- i dence, and consequently the spirit of. 1805 has been dominating us for forty! years rather than ths spirit of 1770. j There are not wanting signs that the genius of organization and centralized authority has been developed of late years in disproportionate excess of the spirit of individual freedom and inde ; pendence. The national government itself is not too strong, though some ol our Democratic friends affect to be lieve so. The organization which in its bulk and strentgth threatens the in terests of individual freedom and inde pendence is the organization of indus try. The authority which threatens the same interest is the illegitimate auth ority of political bosses. We profess to be democratic in our spirit and insti tutions but in reality there is very much in our practical system that savors for more of monarchy and despotism than it does of democracy. The time has come for a revival of the spirit of in dividual freedom and independence At least the time has come when such a revival is greatly needed. The Ob server is not pleading for the disorgan ization of industry nor for the dismem berment of trusts and corporations; but he does think that the only way to avoid the establishment of a new fendal system, benevolent or otherwise, is through the cultivation of the spirit and power of the individ ual. The Observer believes that time is rapidly approaching when Indepen dence Day will possess a meaning larger and richer than ever before. Concrete Work. All kind of concrete work done at short notice. All work guaranteed. J See Cement walk in front ofEmporium j Gas Office. J. 11. BRENNAN, Contractor, Ridgway, Pa. Everybody reads the PRESS between the Russan and Japanese fleets. Eight of Rojesvensky's captains chose a hero's death. They went down with their ships. There is a general feeling that this last tremendous blow sustained by Russia inevitably foreshadows an early peace. The security markets this morning reflected this view of all around buoyancy. The Russian Government appears to be in a quandry as to how to break the news to the country. A war council was held and the Emperor urged to issue an imperial manifesto, but noth ing has yet been done. So far as the Russian newspapers are concerned the public might be lieve Vice Admiral Rojestvensky had achieved a victory. The sensor passed all the vague rumors favorable to the Russians, but blue penciled everything that indicated a Russian disaster. NOTES OF INTEREST. Corrected railroad time cards on eighth page. Wade Spence reports his potato ! vines killed by frost on Bryan Hill. , The Pennsylvania R. R , Co., is turn j ing out large numbers of new freight j ears. An especially constructed car for | use of powder companies is being built at Renovo. WANTED — Immediately at The Ne;v Warner House, one dining room girl j and one second cook. A. N. Stevenson, one of Renovo's prominent business men is dead, his funeral taking place on Monday, at Milton. Geo. Metzger, Jr., nas put down a ! substantial cement walk in front of his 1 residence property on Fifth street. Fred Bliss had the contract. Very creditable job. A new cement walk has been placed in front of St. Marys Gas offlce, at this j place. Mr. Brennan, of Ridgway, : (whose card appears in the PRESS) had the contract. He calls the attention of 1 PRESS readers to his work. Judging from the way John E. Du- Bois' men are slaughtering the hem i lock on the 9,000 acre tract on llicks Run, a few miles from Emporium, it | will not take more than eight years to J clear out this valuable tract. The yacht race, of 3000 miles across i the ocean for the $5,000 cup offered by the German Emperor, was won by the three mast American schooner Atlantic, with none of the other competitors in i sight. The run was a record-breaker, being made in twelve days and four | hours. ' To Tax Every Pole in Heading. A bill introduced in Select Council J of Reading last Monday proposes to ; collect a tax of 50 cent« annually for ; ©very electric light, telephone, tele | graph or other pole in Reading other than those owned by the city. I If the bill becomes a law every pole must be painted a uniform dark green, i and must be numbered annually, inac | cordance with a license issued by the j City Treasurer. The Board of Public Works is authorized to remove every | pole not properly painted and number j ed. Humane Society Meeting, j All members, and all others inter ested, of Emporium Humane Society, 1 are requested to meet at the Library, Saturday evening, at 7:30 o'clock, i Business of importance. MHS. JOSIAH HOWARD, President. Ice Cream Social. There will be an ice cream social at the residenee of A. J. Ingorsoll on I More Hill, Saturday evening, June 3rd, to which the public are cordiallv invit ed. Come and bring your friends. Stenography and Copying. Having considerable leisure time, I am prepared to do typewriting or | stenographing. Call at R. Seger & | Son's store, next to Bank. MRS. FRED SEGER. Lost. j In Emporium, on Tuesday, May 30th, 1 a Supervisor's Receipt Hook. The | finder will please leave same at PRESS ' office. VERNEY LEWIS. Have you read that very interesting ! magazine, The Smart Self TKRMS: $2.00 —$1.50 IN ADVANCK. WEATHER REPORT" (Forecastby T. B.Lloyd ) FRIDAY, Fair. SATURDAY, Pair. SUNDAY, Rain. New Bakery. Martin L. Cummings lias established a new bakery in Emporium, having erected his plant on Firth street. At present he will deliver all goods to customers upon 'phone call. Delicious Creams. Any of the PRESS readers who may desire creams, ices or fancy cakes for family or parties can be supplied on short notice by leaving their orders with Mrs. C. G. Schmidt, at Citv bak ery. The popularity of the City Bakery creams is up to the best. Oofc of town orders promptly titled. That New Railroad Schedule. The new railroad schedule that took effect last Sunday has verv largely in creased our mail facilities, nine mails daily, affording us the best of service. One more train yet between Empori um and Olean, to leave here about 6:30 p. m., would serve the local travel. People coming from the north on noon train do not have sufficient time to transact business and return home the same day. Burning Brick. The Calder Brick and Coal Co., lo cated near Britton Hill, have at last fired up their plant, one of the most expensive and modern plants in the country. Work commenced on Mon day, the fires being lighted in five kilns. With a great abundance of good clay and coal at their door there should bo no doubt of the success of the investment. The Company gives employment to a large number of men. $25.00 Reward. A horse and buggy belonging to John L. Johnson, of Emporium, was stolen on Saturday, May 28, 1905, by a man about five feet ten inches tall, dark complection and dark mustache and wore black corduroy trousers, and would likely be found about drinking places. A woman of medium height, wearing blue dress and glasses accompanied him. The horse was a bay, branded "J" on left shoulder and weighed about 900 The buggy is a top one, with all rubber top and tires, bull dog coupling on right shaft, green gear and brown cloth trimmings. A reward of 5-5.00 will bo paid for the arrest of the persons and recovery of horse and buggy. FRANK MUNDY, Chief of Police. Emporium, Pa., May '29, 1905. Cummings—Leathers. Miss Kathryn Cummings, daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cummings. was married this Thursday morning to Mr. George 11. Leathers, of Howard, Centre county, at the residence of the bride's parents on Fifth street, Rev. Thos Downey tieing the knot in apple pie order The bride has been one of the teachers in our Borough schools for several years and is universally re spected by our citizens. The groom is a member of the firm of Leathers Brothers, manufacturers, and we understand is a very industrious hustl er. The PRESS extends its compli ments with well wishes. The wedding was a very pleasant occasion. After a wedding dinner the bridal party departed on noon flyer for Howard, Pa., the home of the groom. The following guests were in attend ance from out of town: E. Lea Shnr, Mrs. Martha Zearnick, D. A. Irvin, Fred Leathers and Cook Leathers of Howard. What's in McClure's? Wide human interest is the striking thing about the June McClure's. The college man is the first concerned in the sensational disclosures of"The College Athlete" which tells, for the first time, some astonishing tacts about the financial arrangements by which some of the "stars" are secured and kept at college. Typhoid fever, Samuel Hopkins Adams proves is one of his powerful, and illuminating articles, is an entire ly unnecessary evil, Helen Keller, who has been so mar vellously educated in spite of her lack ofßight, speech, and hearing has writ ten the story of her college days> v | charmingly modest story oS ier" j wonderful conquest of her !ir»itiat<ibns.'. Another of the reminiscent stories- off the old time couutry boy ,vi5H which I Eugene Wood has, from time to time, j dellighted the readers of McOloc.'a "The Revolving Year" will stir fender memories in every old country t»;y, and give him plenty to :augh.over,.Cof» I Sir Walter Scott, the princ* <itl unnae romances, is the subject of Prof. George Edward Woodberry's second paper in the series he is writing for McClure's on the great masters of literature. # I'ive good short stories, ali profusely illustrated, complete the list. ,\ com edy of snobbery is told by Georee Randolph Chester in "Bargain Davat Tutt House." Mrs. Wilson Woodrow hits another humorous tale of life in m M?r 0ra il ( ! ™ ini,, g camp, wherein the New Missioner" again appears Quo ot New > ork's assistant district at- Arthur Train, has written ©>itr of the experience of his office, "The Jailbird," a tragic story of an habitual criminal. "In Lovers Meeting" bv Harvey J. O'Hlggins, is a washers woman's love story, a tale of rare liter ary quality, with a tender and sym~ pathic touch. Inez Haynes Gillmbre in"The Story That Took," has made an amusing story on novel lines, Emmanuel Church Celebration of the Holy Communion at tho mid-day service (10:30 a. in.) next Sunday, June 4th. NO. 15.
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