2 CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. H. H. MUU.IN, Kditor. Published Every Thursday. TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. Jer year « paid in advance 1 M ADVERTISING RATES: Advertisements are published at the rate of tat dollar per square forone insertion and fifty Matt per square for each subsequent insertion Rates by the year, or for six or three months, «re low and uniform, and will be furnished on application. Legal and Official Advertising per square, tbre* times or less, *2: each subsequent inser tion !0 cents per square. Local notices 1U cents per line for one inser sertlon: 5 cents per line for each subsequent sonsecutlve Insertion. Obituary notices over five lines. 10 cents per line. Simple announcements of births, mar riages and deaths will be inserted free. H.isiness cards, five lines or less, i 5 per year, over live lines, at the regular rates of adver ting. No local Inserted for less than 75 cents per Issue. JOB PRINTING. The Job department of the PRBSS Is complete and affords facilities for doing the best class of work. PAHTICCLAH ATTENTION PAID TO LAW PRINTINO. No paper will be discontinued until arrear tges are paid, except at the optiou of the pub sher. Papers sent out of the county must be paid lor in advance. The Real Teacher. I cars not whether a man Is called a tutor, an instructor, or a full pro fessor, nor whether any academic de grees adorn his name; nor how many facts or symbols of facts he has stored away in his brain, if he has these four powers: clear sight, quick im agination, sound reason, and right, strong will, 1 call him an educated man, and lit to be a teacher. —Henry Van Dyke. Must Have the Wishbone. A Connecticut man gleefully an nounces that he has succeeded in breeding a duck which has no breast bone. Nobody who has ever carved a duck will object to this new variety, but the ambitious Connecticut man should be warned that any attempt to produce a chicken without a wish bone will be resented by several mil lion children, to say nothing of grown ups. Cross Breeding a Success. For the last few years the Japanese government has been steadily buying stallions, both thoroughbred and hack ney, in England, America, France and Hungary. The government represen tative recently reported officially that a great improvement had already been made in the class of young stock as the outcome of crossing these im ported sires with the native mares. Teacher of Physiology. "Now we will dissect this odd little animal. Hut first, Jimmy Phalig, will you tell me what we have here?" Jimmy—"Faith, and it's called a bat, sir." Teacher —"Very well. Now, how many kinds of bats are there?" Jimmy—"There arc foive. The black bat, the red bat, the acrobat, the base ball bat and the brickbat, sir." The Immortals. Two women were standing recently before some original torsos of gods in an art museum not far from Bos ton. After gazing at. the marbles for some moments one of the women was heard to remark to her companion: "To think that they were once alive!" —Life. When Success Came. "Was he a drinking man?" asked counsel of a woman who was testify ing on the stand in regard to the hab its of her husband. "Well," was the reply, "for the first six months after our marriage he didn't drink any to speak of, but after that he drank to great success." His Vocation Sefjicd. Parke—"l don't know what I am ever going to do with that boy of mine. He is careless and absolutely reckless of consequences, and doesn't seem to care for any one." Lane — "Good! You can make a taxicab driver out of him."—Life. Roads to Wisdom. There are three ways by which we can come to wisdom: First, by means of meditation; this is the noblest way. Second, by means of imitation; this is the easiest way, and third, by means of experience; this is the most diffi cult way.—Confucius. Sermon in Five Lines. Some people, in addition to cross ing bridges before they are reached, goto the trouble and expense of build ing bridges where there is never like ly to be any water. —Chicago Itecord- Herald. The Choice Is One's Own, Some persons assimilate only what is ugly and evil from the same moral circumstances which supply good and beautiful results —the fragrance of celestial flowers —to the daily life of others. —Nathaniel Hawt home. Her Vocation. She has looks, youth, money and little trace of the maternal instinct— she was born to be a widow.—From "An Adventure in Exile," by Iticliara Duffy. Making a Pistol Safe. When you wish to show a person how to use a revolver remove the cylinder, put on the safety catch and keep your finger off the trigger.—St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Fidgetables. "Kitty." said heif-mother, rebuking ly, "you must sit still when you are at the table." "I can't, mamma," protest ed the little girl, "Im a iidgetarian." MS OATH 111 SENATE CHAMBER FIRST TIME IN 76 YEARS THAT OUTDOOR CEREMONY IS ABANDONED. PARADE THREE HOURS LONG Accompanied by Ex-President Roose velt and Guard of Honor Through Blinding Snow to Capitol. Washington, D. C. The first chief executive to take the oath of office in the chamber of the senate in 76 years, William Howard Taft, yesterday be came president of tlie United States. Accompanied to the capitol by Presi dent Roosevelt and a guard of honor through a swirl of blinding snow, Mr. Taft returned to the White House just as the sun began to force its way through the thinning clouds of gray. A sudden blizzard sweeping in from the northwest Wednesday night caused an abandonment of the outdoor ceremonies on the famous east front of the capitol, much to Mr. Taft's chagrin. For nearly three hours Pres ident Taft and Vice President Sher man reviewed a passing column which was replete with martial slpendor and picturesque with civic display. Ceremonies in Senate Chamber. Following the brilliant and impres sive ceremonies in the senate cham ber, during which both president and vice president took the oath of office, President Roosevelt, again a private citizen, bade an affectionate adieu to his successor and then hurried away through a side door to take train for New York. Outside the capitol the re tiring chief executive was met by 800 members of the New York County committee and under their escort was driven to the Union station. A band at the head of the column playing "Auld Lang Syne" told the story of the march. Roosevelt declared that while he had "a bully time" as presi dent, he was glad to lay down the du ties of office. He paid tribute to his successor and especially commented upon the latter's inaugural address as a splendid effort. President and Mrs. Taft were given tne centers of interest at the culminat ing feature of memorable day—the in augural ball in the pension building. The scene in the cavernous building, which had been transformed into a canopied court of ivory and white, was another of the brilliant pictures which are quadrennially painted here by the gathering of vast and brilliant as semblage from every section of the country. The presidential carriage, drawn by four bay horses, which had been closed against the storm as President Roosevelt and Mr. Taft made tlieii way to the capitol, was thrown open during the return journey. Jackson Last to Take Oath in Senate. Not since Andrew Jackson's second inauguration in 1833 had a president taken the oath in the senate. At his first inaugural Jackson had protested against an indoor ceremony. His sec ond induction into office, however, was marred by bad weather similar to that which prevailed yesterday. To effect the change in ceremonies from the great stand erected along the east front of the capitol to the senate chamber, it was necessary to rush r< special resolution through the house and senate. When President Roosevelt and Mr. Taft. were announced at the main door of the senate chamber opposite the presiding officer's desk, the auditorium of the upper branch of congress held what was probably its most brilliant assemblage of dignitaries of state and nation, and richly uniformed ambassa dors, ministers and special representa tives from practically every country of the civilized world. Japanese Are Going Home. Tokio, Japan. Returns just com pleted by the foreign office show that between June and December, 1908, 1,- 354 Japanece left the empire bound for the United States, while 3,500 re turned from the United States during the same period. The total number of Japanese sailing for Hawaii from Japan during the same period is shown to have been 1,151 while those returning from the islands number 2,- 951. During January, 1909, the foreign office figures show 152 Japanese sailed for the United States. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH n, 1909 SUSPENDS OPERATIONS CHRISTIE GRAIN CO. OF KANSAS CITY CLOSES ITS DOORS. LIABILITIES ABOUT $125,000 Was One of the Heaviest Operators in Grain and Stocks on the Board of Trade. Kansas City, Kan.—The Christie Grain Co. of Kansas City, Kan., has failed. Judge Fischer of the Wyandotte county district court appointed W. M. Whitelaw as receiver for the firm. The liabilities will reach $125,000. Heavy Operator in Grain. The Christie company was the heaviest operator in grain, stocks and provisions on the Kansas City board of trade. It had 110 correspondents in the principal cities in Illinois, lowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Colo rado. Employes Discharged. Two hours after the "tickers" and telegraph instruments were silenced and the 50 employes discharged and paid off, a petition alleging insolvency was presented to Judge E. h. Fischer on behalf of C. C. Christie, owner of 246 shares of the company's stock. The petition set forth that the assets were less than the indebtedness of the company and the cause of danger to the creditors attaching the assets and dissipating them in costs and expenses a receiver was asked. The company lias been operating in Kansas City, Kan., since the Missouri law taxing grain and stock transac tions became operative two years ago. INDUSTRIAL RECOVERY BRIGHT Price Readjustments Beginning to Work Toward Expected Im provement in Demand. New York City.—R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says: Already the price readjustments are beginning to work toward the ex pected improvement in demand, and this and President Taft's inaugural declarations favorable to "that meas ure of stability" which is "essential to the life and growth of all business" are important contributions to finan cial and trade confidence, and make stronger the hope of full industrial re covery. Both in sentiment and amount of new business in sight the iron and steel trade shows some gain. New business that is being figured on aggregates a good volume. Dullness is still pronounced in pig iron. In spite of the upward tendency of raw materia], buyers of cotton goods make a determined effort to secure a lower level of quotations. No new business reported in woolen goods, but it is believed that buyers will eventually need requirements. Dress goods are generally well sustained with staple lines leading in strength. POLICE CAPTAIN MURDERED Patrolman Who Had Been Repri manded Shoots His Superior Officer in the Head. Washington, D. C. —Capt. W. 11. Mathews of the Fifth police precinct in this city was shot and killed while sitting at his desk in the station house by Policeman Collier. Collier quietly entered the station, went immediately into the captain's office, jerked from his pocket a revolver and began firing bullets into Mathews body. Five allots were fired, two of them piercing the captain's skull. Collier, it is alleged, had been repri manded by Capt. Mathews for a breach of the rules and this at that time angered him. The police say they know of no other reason for Col lier's action. Lieut. Sprinkle arrested Collier. The prisoner refused to say anything about the shooting. Capt. Mathews was 56 years old and for 20 years had been in the police depart ment. MAKES PLEA FOR HIS LIBERTY Albert T. Patrick, Convicted of Mur der, Argues Nearly Two Hours In Court. New York City.—ln a dramatic ap peal before the appellate division of the supreme court in Brooklyn, Albert T. Patrick, who was sentenced to death for the murder of William Marsh Hice in September, 1900, argued for nearly four hours for his liberty. The principal points of his contention were that his conviction was the re sult of a "colossal conspiracy on the part of justice at his trial and the au thorities who prosecuted him" and that Gov. Iliggins had 110 legal right to commute the sentence of the court to life imprisonment inasmuch as he had not asked for or consented to such commutation. Decision was reserved by the court and two weeks allowed the relator in which to file a brief. In the meantime Patrick will be taken back to Sing Sing prison and given all the facilities he needs to prepare his brief. Dy>-' lite Tore Body to Pieces. CI And, Tenn.—Davis Coffman, aged .fo years, purchased a stick of dynamite, attached a fuse to it, lighted it and lay down 011 the dy namite. The explosion tore Coffman's head to atoms and the body almost 1o the waist was torn to shreds. Casualties During Inauguration. Washington, 1). C.—The record of casualties incident to the inauguration ceremonies was three deatljti, three probably fatally injured and more than 75 persons slightly injured. WHOLE EAST STORM TOSSED TRAIN SERVICE TIED UP FOR HOURS IN VICINITY OF BALTIMORE. POLES AND WIRES ON TRACKS Visitors to Inauguration Return Home Without Seeing Ceremonies at the National Capital. Baltimore, Md. The storm of yes terday seemed to center in Balti more and vicinity. The train service between Baltimore and Washington and Haver de Grace, on the south side of the Susquehanna river, was crippled so that a great crowd of persons from Philadelphia, New York and other northern cities were stranded at the railroad stations unable to proceed to the capital and witness the inaugura tion ceremonies and parade. This con dition of affairs was due chiefly to the blowing down of the telegraph and telephone and other wires along the railroad tracks. In many cases the poles fell across the tracks and made it impossible for the trains to proceed with safety. Then again drifts of snow made traffic particularly difficult be tween Baltimore and Washington and other sections within a radius of 55 miles of the city. At 5 a. m. 22 trains were stalled between Baltimore and Washington. As soon as the railroad and tele graph and telephone people realized the havoc wrought, they got their wrecking gangs to work with the re sult that by noon the tracks were cleared up enough to permit, slow traf fic. Arms of the telegraph or tele phone poles were placed in an upright position along the lines of the rail road and a single emergency wire was string up in an effort to get the city in jommunication with the outside world. Two Persons Lost Lives. Aside from the damage done to the wires and poles, two persons at least are known to have lost their lives. These were Policeman Thomas Worth ington and Miss Margaret Schumpf, who were electrocuted by coming In contact with fallen live wires. in New York City the storm was one of the most severe of the winter, al though the weather bureau asserted that the metropolis had received "only the edge of the disturbance." Three lives w* re lost, in the sinking of six Baltimore & Ohio coal barges at St. George, Stat.cn Island. Much other damage was done to shipping all along the Atlantic coast. STEPHENSON FINALLY CHOSEN After Bitter Fight Wisconsin Senator Will Succeed Himself for Period of Six Years. Madison, Wis. United States Sen ator Isaac Stephenson, who yes terday completed the unexpired term of John C. Spooner, was on the 23d ballot in the Wisconsin legislative joint assembly elected to succeed him self for a period of six years. Sena tor Stephenson received 63 out of 123 votes cast, thus having a majority of one. The election of Senator Stephenson ended with what has been a bitter fight extending over a period of five weeks. There were ten absentees when the vote was taken. Although Stephenson was the successful candi date at the primary election, his oppo nents had fought against his election by the legislature because of the fil ing of a number of specific charges by Senator John G. Blaine alleging corruption during the primary cam paign. Before the time for balloting arrived a movement was started look ing to legislative inquiry into the sen atorial primary and after somewhat of a struggle a joint resolution point ing to that end was adopted. While the investigation has been in progress two weeks, nothing has developed so far that would endanger Mr. Stephen son's seat in the senate. Enter Protest Against Election. The friends of Senator Stephenson claim he was really elected on the separate ballot of both houses preced ing the joint ballot of January 26 when he received a majority of the ballots cast in each house. Lieut. Gov. Strange, however, refused to recog nize an election and ballots have been taken in joint assembly every day since that time that the legislature has been in session. As soon as the result of the joint ballot was an nounced Senator Blaine, who was au thor of the charges against Senator Stephenson, secured recognition and entered a protest against the election on the alleged ground that Stephenson had violated the corrupt practices act. The chair said such a protest would be admitted to the records. Miner Makes Rich Strike. San Bernardino,. Cal. Harry Par sons, a desert miner, 75 years old, left San Bernardino yesterday for Philadelphia to visit relatives whom he has not seen for 50 years. He goes hack with a fortune estimated at sl,- 000,000, all amassed within the last four years among the mining regions of this county and southern Nevada. When Bullfrog was first discovered, Parsons was camped ten miles dis tant, trying to make himself believe that he had at last made a strike. He threw up these claims. ilf you are a business man, did you ever think of the field of opportunity that advertis ing opens to you? There ia almost no limit to the possi bilities of your business if you ttudy how to turn trade into your store. If you are not get ting your share of the business I of your community t her is a reason. People go where they are attracted where they btozv what they can get and how much it is sold for. If you make direct statements in your advertising see to it that you are able to fulfill every promise you make. You will add to your business reputa tion and hold your customers. It will not cost as much to run _ 1 • .v.:. ~ a your ad in this paper as >ou »r,;„ 1 T. Mrc i c t»nt rxA think. It is the persistent au ...rtJcpr « rr- 1« tKrrp HaVi vertiser geis tn<rc-. xia e something in the paper every issue, no matter how small. We will be pleased to quote • • you 0111 advertising rates, par- J O , tirularlv on the year's busi ucuidii) on uie ycai s n»cc lIC3S. MAKE YOUR APPEAL • to the public throuerh the mP , r e ... iiysL columns 01 this paper. With every issue it carries (Ma m its message into the homea ■ r\f fVi* «i»rvnl*> ■ ana lives ol tne people. Your competitor has his • .L' 1 un. j >„ store news in this issue, why don t you have yours? Don't blame the people for flocking to his store. They know what he has. 7%3 Home Paper ■■ ■■ ■ ■ . ' . « teres! —thehome newt. Its every issue will prove a welcome visitor to every member of the family. II should head your list of newspaper and periodical subscriptions. G.SCHMIDT'S, 1 — meadquartbm for FREBH BnEAD| Poodlsf 'fancy CAKES, |CE CREA|| # mmssmm& CONFECTIONERY Daily Delivery. Allorders given prompt and ■* skillful attention. Enlarging Your Business i If you are in annually, and then carefully business and you note the effect it has in in« , want to make creasing your volume of busi- 1 Wjjvgb more money you ness; whether a 10, ao or 30 will read every per cent increase. If you word we have to watch this gain from year to W\3l say. Are you you will become intensely in* t JEM 111 spending your terested in your advertising, Wm sll money for ad- ®nd how you can make it ea- Ij' VI vertising in hap- largo your business. Wj M hazard fashion If you try this method we JrJ tQ| as if intended believe you will not want to < for charity, or do you adver- let a single issue of this paper tise for direct results? goto press without something Did you ever stop to think from your store, how your advertising can be We w pleased to have made a source of profit to y° u call on us . and we W »U you, and how its value can be take pleasure in explaining measured in dollars and our ann ual contract for so cents. If you have not, you many inches, and how it can be are throwing money away. used in whatever amount that Advertising is a modern teems necessary to you. business necessity, but must If you can sell goods over be conducted on business the counter we can also show principles. If you are not you why this paper will best i satisfied with your advertising serve youi interests when you you should set aside a certain want to reach the people of amount of money to be spent this community. JOB PRINTING Sprinting? «riw! -A- ■*"*• can do that class just a little cheaper than the other fellow. Wedding invitations, letter heads, biil heads, sale bills, statements, dodgers, cards, etc., all receive the same careful treatment —just a little better than seems necessary. Prompt delivery always.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers