JtH" 1 ' THTJ THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866, VOL. 40. D. S. HELMER & CO. Real Estate and Loans, PORT ALLEAGNY,PA. Story of the Man and the Maid. Where are you going my pretty maid? Down to the grocery, sir, she said; Who keeps this store my pretty maid? Mr. O. B. Barnes kind sir, she said. He keeps both fresh and salted meats, His flour and sugar can't be beat; His rice is fit for kings to eat, His store is always clean and neat; His teas and coffees are the best. If in canned goods you would invest; Just try his peas aud corn and beans, A full line on his shelves are seen; And if you are not feeliug good, Just sample his line breakfast foods; His butter, spices, fruits and cheese. Are always fresh and sure to please; He'll use you well if you should call, His prices are in reach of all; Dear sir, good bye, I must not fail. To get some tea for papa's pail; If ever shopping you should come, Try BARNES' of East Emporium. J. P. SULLIVAN. Where He Belongs. Adam Lohr, a religious fanatic of Williamsport, who hits made Empori um several visits with his "Gospel Wagon", who attempted to burn a boy J to death as a sacrifice to God, is now in jail at Greeneburg, this state, charg- | ed with driving insane Mr. and Mrs. j Samuel Jamc3, of Stahlstown. The James'were devout christians and took great interest in Lohr; as the roads were getting quite bad Lohr decided to hold up for the winter and accordingly went | to the James farm with that purpose | in view. The crank after a few days stay, decided he would j have to make good in an up-to-date re- : ligious deal in order to insure living at ; the expense of the James all winter, and to pose as a "Second Saviour". He claimed lie was about to reform the whole world; that he "had supernatural powers and had the gift direct from God to remove evil spirits from the bodies of human sinners, and that Christian religion was out of date and ! that he was vested with more holy authority than was one Jesus Christ. Lohr was opposed to the accummu latioT of costly furniture and that the j possession of these were sending peo ple to hell, and commanded Mr. and] Mrs. James to hold a sacrifice of world- | ly goods. His followers took from ! the pretty home over SI,OOO worth of j attractive furniture and burned it. In a couch there was 8900 which Lohr was j careful not to burn, and he removed the same. Lohr held that music was an invention of the devil. He ordered a banjo belonging to their lOyearoldson putin tho fire; the boy ran and snatch ed out the instrument, when Lohr caught the little fellow and punched him and again threw the banjo into the fire. Tuesday, Lohr thirsted for the blood of the little boy, and informed his par ents it was necessary to burn the young lad at the stake. The father and mother full of religious frenzy, agreed to sacrifice their offspring to please this fanatic Lohr, but while the preparations were going on the boy escaped and a most terrible deed was frustrated. Lohr's failure to calm an ugly bull belonging to tho James, he declared there was a devil in the body of beauti ful Mrs. James which must be removed, when Lohr and her husband stripped her of her clothing, and she was led to a field and there in the cold wind the naked woman was placed in a tub of icy water and Lohr poured the water over her with a bucket. Tho woman was rescued by some neighbors. The authorities declared Mr. and Mrs James insane and they were sent to the county home. Lohr was placed iu jail and will bo tried immediately. Farmers' Institute. Tht farmers of this county will be interested to learn that there will be hold this year a series of Farmers' Institutes at Emporium, Pa., on Fri day and Saturday, Feb. nth and 10th, and at Driftwood, Pa., Monday and Tile* l:iy, I', 1,, mil a|l( J A number of hstructorH fiom all I arts of the State will he present to join with the farim-i-H in this locality In the discussion of topics illative tii agriculture. Thiae meeting are free and op-n to all, and we hi» no doubt the farmers of this county will avuil themselves of the advantage* i„ t>«< gained b\ attending thtse meeting* See those handsome new euii at It S. ger <Sc CVs. Out of the Ashes. Phoenix like, the thriving little lurn. ber town of Grandon, on the Olean division of the P. R. R , near Eagle Rock, has recovered from its disastr ous fire of Aug. 21, and its activities are bigger and better than ever. Opera tions were resumed three weeks ago. Before the cinders were cold the con tractors ITyde and Doutt, of Ridgway, had ordered their mill machinery re moved froir. Cameron, Pa , and the old mill building at Grandon, was rebuilt on a much larger scale. The new structure is 38x190 feet, with an addi tional lath shed 20x50 feet, an over head filing room 30x38 feet; a seperate plaining mill 20x50 feet, with two planers installed in it. The machinery consists of one eight foot band mill and one 51 foot resaw, with a daily capacity of about 50,000 feet, with a gang edger, slasher, trim mer and all other machinery pretain ing to the make up of a first-class mill. The motive power is a 250 horse power engine, also an electricjplant seperate, with seperate engine to drive moter, which furnishes about 200 lights for the mill boarding house and store. The boarding house is under the manage ment of Mrs Fannie Knight, and shelt ers 60 men. This is in addition to the married men, who have homes in the company's houses on the property, and other employees whose homes are in Eagle Rock and vicinity. The Company store is managed by Frank Johnson with George Hadlock as bookkeeper. The mill was rebuilt by A. A. Doutt, a member of the firm, who is also superintendent of ail the branches of the mill wrk. Forty-five men are employed in the mill shipping crew and the plaining gang. The loss of the mill and the expense of rebuild ing it fell entirely upon Hyde <fe Doutt, who took the contract of cutting the logs into lumbar tor the Granden Lum ber Co., of Tidioute iu 1905. The [ Granden Co., purchased the timber j right of the old Edwin E Clapp estate, from Gregrey & Crawford, purchasers of the land outright. The Grandens cut the logs, and haul them to the river by their own private railroad, and from there they ar? carried across the Allegheny river by an overhead cable, dumpingthem into the mill pond, J The cable is 1,300 feet long and is capable of carrying two to three thousand feet of logs each trip There the responsi bility rests until the lumber is loaded onto cars for shipment. Although the saw mill contractors lost heavily by the fire they have replaced the plant with a much larger and up-to date band mill than the oid one was. J. 11. I Henderson is the superintendent for the Granden Lumber Co. And the ! plaining mill is in charge of Frank | Lininger, of Cameron, Pa., and manu | factures all kinds of ilooring and biding and surfaced lumber. Jan. oth, 1906. Commissioner of Health, S.imivl G. i Dixon, has decided t > establish as soon | as posssible in connection with the De- I partment, a bacteriological and chem | ical laboratory. This will enable the j physicians of the State and especially j those in the rura' districts to take ad j vantage of the most advanced methods iof diagnosing their cases by having : blood counts made by examinations for ■ tho microorganisms that produce tuber | culosis; diphtheria, typhoid fever, I malaria and other diseases, i The Health commissioner states that he will get the new laboratory in opera i tion and be ready to receive specimens from the physicians of the State at as early a date as possible as he appre ciates the™wonderful opportunity for i more thorough work that will be af ! forded medical practitioners. The State Department of Health will be able to make its own examinations of water when trying to find the original source of infection in the ty ' phoid outbreaks that are so frequent throughout the State and in many other ways the new laboratory will be of assistance to tin- Commissioner and the physicians of the State in improv ing the health of the people. i urmeis Alliance Meeting. All members of the Farmers Alliance are r< questid to meet at City Hall, Saturday, Jan. 20th, 190U for the pur pose of voting on tin mheraldp N. A OsTKI'U, See'y. Special l.ow Kates. I\> all points in Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oicgon and British Columbia, February toth to April 7th, 19U»i. Hound Trip I fouu'tteekers' Tick ets mi H|H iilnl days Write at on«-«« f>r intimation and maj.H to W 11, Alien, Traveling Ag< ut, Wi»con»in Central R*y, ti.'l I ark liltlg . Pittsburgh, l«a 4* I St. "Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WEßSTEß. EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1900. The Politicians Lament. In the good old year of of nintccn five, And many years before; It cost lis naught to travel, We had passes by the score; To Philadelphia and New York, And down to Floria. We rode upon the fastest trains. With not a cent to pay. From the windows of the smoker. We could look out at the stoker. As he shoveled in black diamonds, While the sparks came from the stack; We could kick about ilie cinders, As they blew in through the windows. Just the same as though we paid our fare, To ride upon that track. But now how things have altered,* 111 nineteen hundred and six; No passes have been issued. It was a scurvy trick. And when we wish to tike a trip, We go with heavy hearts, For at the rate of three cents per, Our money from us parts. Do not . ec-k tor transportation, For yourself or your relations. You must always show the money, It's no matter in what class. Tis a sorrowful condition. For us able politicians," But our pleadings will avail us naught, So good bye to the PASS. JOHN F. SULLIVAN. Local Institute. The Teachers of Cameron County will hold the first Local Institute in the school house at Driftwood on Saturday, Jan. 20th, when an interesting program will be presented. Prominent teach ers from all sections of the county will be present and take part in the ex erciscs. Legislature in Special Session. The much talked about special ses sion of the Legislature convened at Harrisburg last Monday and at once settled down to bu-iness. The most important bills to be considered, Ap portionment, Greater Pittsburg, Civil Service, Primary !■ lectio:?, and several other matters stipulated by tii Gover nor in his call. Tne Senatorial apportionment, fath ered by Gov. Pennypacker and intro duced by Senator Roberts, of Mont gomery, places McKean, Cameron and Elk as 25th Senatorial district. The session will last about six weeks and it is hoped much good may result, since the law makers show a disposition to be good. The pictures which accompany all the numbers, instrumental and vocal, on Miss Howard's "Picturesque Song" programme, which will be given at the New Opera House on Thursday even ing, Jan. 25th, are reproductions of paintings by great artists, as well as scenes from nature. Many of these pictures have been brought from Europe, and are never seen in photo graphic reproduction in this country. The artists represented range through . all schools, ancient and modern. A i ist of their names would show Cabanel Alma Tadena, Bouguereau, Burne | Jones, Raphael, Miilais, Corot, H. | Ivaulbach, Fra Angelico, If. Laucn ! stein, 13. D. Blass, Gabriel Max, Her j matin Koch, Bodenliusen, E. Bisson, ] F. Defregger, Franz Hals, C. C. Cole j man, F. Church, E. Sichoi, and a host l of others of equal rank. The slides are | all shown in a dissolving lantern, so | that the pictures melt into one another I and accompany without interruption ! the flu w of the music. PKOURAM—Part I. | The Month of Maying.. —.TenipletonStrong i Piano-Seguidillii(Spanish Dance E. Ilolst Trio-Berceuse Strele/ki-Lynes with violin übligato Spinning Song from 'The Flying Dutchman" Wagner j Soprano solo—lrish Folksong Arthur Foote Miss O'Connor. The Splendor Falls on Castle Walls, Mary Howard Waterlilties Karl Unders Part 11. Three movements from the suite for piano, "A Day in Venice" Kthelbert Nevin. (a) Gondoliers, ib) Venetian Love Song, (c) Good Night Miss Howard Part 111. i Battle Klieiubcrgcr j Violin solo—Reverie Fauconier Miss Walker. Song of the Birds Laurence I All Through the Night «>l,l Welsh Air C ontralto solo—Kypris Thome Mrs. Cooke , hoboes of the Ball (with violin obligatoi Gillet Howard runicult Funicula Neapolitan Air The Bachelor Girls. Miss Mame Logan entertained the Bachelor Girls <!lnb, Tuesday evening at MIX o'clock dinner, at her home on Fifth ntroet, in honor of her sister Mrs. Charles T. Logan. It in voted by the fair ladies a pleasant affair. Valuublc Timber Purchase. Mr Henry Anchti and Mr. Joseph hive have returned from West Vir ginia, where they made a purchase of a large tract uf timber land for C. li Howard Company, of which firm they are members. WANTKII I 'Kimble hustlers to engage ill tliH T« a nod • In . 11. Ml V. capital required. rtphmdid ineiits to right party. For full „ lar* address Ti.e Great Mlmilic & I'aclflc Ten • :n \\» # j ( Ul , DuHoU, Pa. WHAT VACCINATION DID WHEN TESTED John T. Hyatt, Former American Vice. Consul at Santiago, Writes to Health Commissioner Dixon of Thrilling Experi ences In Cuba. VACCINE VIRUS VS. SMALL-POX While Victims of the Horrible Disease Fell All About Them, Mr. Hyatt and His Family, With Vaccination As Their Only Weapon, Lived Un harmed. Commissioner of Health Samuel O. Dixon has received the following letter from John T. Hyatt, of Jersey Shore, Pa., former Vice-Consul at Santiago, telling of Mr. Hyatt's personal expe rience in fighting small-pox with vac cine virus: Jersey Shore, Pa., Jan. 4, 1906. Hon. Samuel G. Dixon, Commissioner of Health, Harrisburg. Pa.: Dear Sir —As at Lock Haven and other parts of the state there is so much opposition to vaccination, as re quired by the Act of June 18, 1895, I feel constrained to write you some of my own experiences and observations with reference to that subject. I was American Vice-Consul at Sant iago De Cuba from 1893 to 1897 inclu sive. The influx to Santiago from the rural districts, where, on account of the revolution, it was very dangerous to live, was very heavy,-and particu larly aft?r the inhuman rec.oncentra tion order of General Weyler. In 1896 Industry was stifled and poverty and starvation were reigning supreme at Santiago, meat selling as high as 75e. and $1 a pound, eggs at 10c. apiece, and other things at proportionate prices. At this time yellow fever and small pox broke out in the most virulent form. It was estimated at. the time that during that year there were 10,000 cases of yellow fever and 20,000 cases of small-pox In the city of Santiago. As 1 recollect It now, the death rate from these two causes alone in that city ascended to a level of from 60 to 100 deaths per day. The Spanish government, unmindful of the welfare of the people, took little or no steps o stamp out the scourges, and although private enterprise im ported a considerable amount of vac cine virus, yet the indifference of the authorities and the opposition of the illiterates, being perhaps about 75 per cent, of the population, prevented any considerable amount of vaccination. No efforts were made at quarantin ing. Those suffering in various stages of small-pox walked about the streets, mingling with the people unmolested, and many of them came into the con sulate on business. Small-pox broke out in nearly all of the houses in the vicinity of the consulate. One man. I remenib r particularly, afflicted with the dreadful disease in its confluent form, lay in my plain sight in the open air under the eaves of a house stand ing hack in the adjacent lot, not more than 40 feet from where I worked at my desk, with tlie breeze blowing from him to me, and I saw this man die and his corpse carried away. My father and mother and wife were with me at this time, and as soon as the small-pox broke out we were all vaccinated, although we had each been successfully vaccinated in previous years. The vaccination took slightly with each member of our family, and we were all vaccinated regularly there after every month or two, in order to use every possible precaution, but the vaccination did not take in any case practically after the first application. Whenever fresh virus came to the consulate from the States we distrib uted the supply where It seemed to be most advisable. Although constantly exposed to confluent small-pox for nearly two years, none of my family took the disease. Neither did others at Santiago (luring that eventful period who were careful to be successfully vaccinated, as I recollect now from in quiries then made, although the dead wagons were carrying such a continu ous freight to the cemetery that It was a common thing for the sexton and he help vkN night fl II to find It or 3>i more uiipM-s on their hands for inter ment than they were able to bury, and which they had to leave out all night Iti the cemetery and bury In the morn ing If this letter can be of any help to yon in your magnificent work of en lightening the people of this Common wealth tin 'he Importance of vaccina tion. you have n»> |x»rmls*ion to use It. V«; i•- pi l fully you 11 JOHN T. IIVATT I .iritl lor Sali'. A good farm for sale or rent ; i). drees, WM. II.U KHM KMI 11-11. Kmporiitni, Ptt Ninetieth Birthday; Anniversary, A delightful little party of relatives met 011 Thursday last at the residence of James A/BhafTer, one and one half miles'west of Sinnamahoning, to cele brate the'ninctieth birthday of James Shaffer, the oldest citizen now living in this vicinity. Through the kindness of James N. Foutz, train dispatcher, of Renovo, the 10 a. m., mail and|the 4 p. m., train, stopped "ht thej'.house to enable those who attended easy means of transit. Those present were: Mrs. Margaret. Fulton; Mr. and Mrs. George B. Bar clay, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Barclay, Mrs. Israel Bailey, Mrs. Arvilla Coun cil, Mrs. Jos. M. Shaffer, Mrs Martha Robinson, Mr. Josiah Berfleld, Mr. George Shaffer, Mrs. John Shirk, Mrs. Joseph Strayer, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shaffer, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Shaffer, from Sinnamahoning; and Mrs. Robert Gibson, Mrs. Lulu Williams and the Misses Francelia and Nellie Huntley, of Driftwood. The guests brought many useful and valuable presents for "Uncle Jim," among which was a beautiful house coat from Mrs. George and Mrs. Charles Barclay. The guests were en tertained by singing by Miss Franceia Huntley, accompanied by her sister Nellie. The Holy City and many other beautiful and appropriate songs were rendered, and by request ' Uncle Jim" sang "When I Can Read My Title Clear." Notwitii landing his ninety years, his voice is clear and strong, The dinner consisted of chicken, stuffed spare ribs, potatoes, salad, beans, bread, rolls, coffee cake, orange cake, cocoanut cake, delicate cake, mince pie, pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce,' peach sauce, apples, tea and coffee. Mr. James Shaffer hi the fifth son of James and Margaret Shaffer,the oldest settlers of this vicinity, and is one of a family of fifteen children, all of whom lived to marry. There are now but two living, Mr*. I)r. French and Uncle Jim. x Jan. 15, 1906. Elaborate Church Wedding. Hon. and Mrs. T. K. Hockley and Mrs. A. 10. Howard have issued invita tions for the marriage of Miss Ada Ellen Hockley aud Mr. Benjamin Black mar Throop, at the Presbyterian Church, Emporium, Wednesday even ing, Jan. 24th, 1906, at seven o'clock. The young people are very popular and the great event is destined to be the most elaborate function ever cele brated sn Emporium. New Walker Block. Mr. Joseph Kaye gave ye editor a peep at the plans for the new Walker Block to be erected upon the site of the one partly destroyed by fire. The first floor will be used for stores, while the second floor is arranged for offices—we learn to occupied by Keystone Powder Co. A third story will bo ad ded and fitted up in fine manner for halls or lodges. Work will commence at an early date. Shippen Republican Primary , Election. The Republican electors of Shipptn township are requested to meet at the Court-House, Emporium, on Saturday. Jan. 27th, 1906, between the hours of two and the purpose of nomi nating candidates for the several of fices' to be'filled at the election to be held Tuesday, Feb. 20th, 1906. All persons intending to be candi dates their names not later than Jan. 24th in order to get their names on the ballot. M. E. Tayloh, E. W. GASKILI., W. L. Thomas, Committeemen. —•««*.. —— Ha hers lock's Tailoring Establish ment. The undersigned desires to inform the public that his tailoring establish ment, over Express office, is conducted by himself personally and is not con nected with any other similar estab lishment. For lirst class tailoring gi\e me a trail. Samples a specialty. Re • pairing and cleaning promptly attend ed to. ■lB-tf. Thko. IIAIIKttSTOC'K. Big line of latest styles in hats oft popular makes, at R. Seger .T CO'H. Found. A package containing a lady's skirl , wm found on Fifth street. The owner can recover Miue by calling on Mrs. J. I). Logan una pitying fifty cents for i • his notice. The mom extensive line of clothing and lurniHhini; Kooiis jufl received ai It. Negcr & IHi's. Next to Bank. I'ltH Rknt A five room rrtddinoe II \V.«I Suih »tre« t. Apply to W 11. j • ''Mner. Mbit. TERMS: $2.00 —$1.50 in Advance. THS TEATnER. FRIDAY, Rain SATURDAY, Fair SUNDAY, Fair ASSETS First National Bank, EMPORIUM, PA. At the close of business January 17, jgoe $727,475,44. Start an account with this bank anil you will always have money, it will help to hold you up when your sick or out of work. Man About Town. WHAT THE UOIIT FROM THK FURNACE SHOWED. I lie moon shown in solemn splendor, Stars glistened in the heavens above, Murmuring in accents tender, I saw him talking with his love.' They two alone the fiery furnace, Lighted up the kitchen door, Tell me, I heard him mutter, "Tell me you never loved before." Her azure eyes with tear drops glistened. Her stifling heart throbs I could hear, The light went out, I stood and listened. She softly murmured, -'no! this year." The song of the sleigh bells and snow shovel would be quite welcome. Don't be alarmed about ice; we will have a shower of it before the robins nest again. The Colonial Express on the E. & R. V. railroad ran into a fog bank near Catfish Siding Monday evening. No ono was severely injured. The train men and passengers all had one of J yle's insurance policies and escaped injury. !he engine slipped a few cogs and was disabled. The passengers were brought to the tannery on the Punxsutawney local and from there came to town in Mike Hout's automo bile. Brother Bair says, "photographers are always trusting men—have to take poopie at their lace value." We see Geo. Crawford has been hav ing a law suit. Look out, remember what Dickens says and widows. Georgo ia a promoter and capitalist, good fellow all around, si favored member of the 400, literary in his tastes, reads "Ibsen and the Illicd ' and Frenz'e.l Finance, can recite "The Lay of the last Minstrel like a trained elocutionist, is matri monially inclined, but a little slow. May his shadow never be longer. Brother Ericsson sent for a Christ mas present to a lady friend across the Zider Zee—a suit of pejammas. He has received no acknowledgment yet and is a little worried. The "Window Sill Club" is debating some strenuous questions these winter evenings. One question is why should a man pay pew rent and a minister's salary when salvation is free. Another is how many men are there in the United States by the name of Smith who smoke a pipe. Dr. Falk says "wine in excessive quantities will prevent appendicitis. The sago of Portage remarks that. Paris green, carbolic acid, and chloro form in excessive quantities will a!eo prevent it. Some people are complaining that the milk they buy is watered. The milkman says ho does not water it, but some days his cows stand out and get wet through. Brother Blinzler says at the recent meeting of tho National Barbers' Union, held in the school house at Huntly, delegates from every state in tho Union were present, although one of tho Emporium delegates went on a tie pass from the grist mill By a unanimous vote they decided to make tho word tonsorial obsolete, and use whiskeraneous instead. liggs aro high, but Mike Hogan says you cannot blatno the hens, they are not paid any more for laying than when they were cheaper. I I ncld Peter Boattio says: Some people keep awnke nights thinking what they might have been worth if they had not been prodigal; thinks they had better think and give their brain a rest; says everybody is abusing tho devil but you don't hear of him giving up his job; ho had a good old pious friend who was a great smok er and talking with the minister . no day, tho minister remarked, the Bible said nothing unclean could enter the kingdom of Ivaven and thero was nothing more unclean than the breath of a smoker. Well, m his old friend, when I goto heaven I intend 112 » leave nty breath behind; hois some (inns very absent minded, ho thought he left Ills wateh at home the other day and then palled his watoh out of bis pocktl to see if he had time togo hone ami t It; thinks it Ananias should come on earth and meet tho Man Ahutit Town, would hand hint the l>. it and congratulate him for pull ing the profession up aiming thec<n slullations. uammawav, NO 4£
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