THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. ESTABLISHKD BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866. VOL. 33. Business Cards. B. W. QREEN, ATTOBNEY-AT-LAW, Emporium, Pa. A business relating to estate, collections, real estates. Orphan's Court and general law business will receive prompt attention. 42-ly. J. C. JOHNSON. J. P. MCNABNEY. JOHNSON & McNABNEY, ATTOBNEYS-AT-LAW, EMPORIUM, PA. Will give prompt attention to all business en rusted to them. 16-ly. MICHAEL BBENNAN, ATTOBNEY-AT-LAW Collections promptly attended to. Beal estate and pension claim agent, 35-1 y. Emporium, Pa. F. D. LEET. ATTOBNEY-AT-LAW and INSURANCE AG'T. EMPORIUM, PA To LA ND OWNERS AND OTHERS IN CAMERON AND ADJOINING COUNTIES. I have numerous calls for hemlock and hard wood timber lands, also stumpage&c., and parties desiring either to buy or sell will do well to call on me. F. D. LEET. CITY HOTEL, WM. McGEE, PROI'RIKTOI: Emporium, Pa. Having again taken possession of this old and popular house I solicit a share of the public pat ronage. The house is newly furnishedand is one of the best appointed hotels in Cameron county. 30-ly. THE NOVELTY BESTAUBANT, (Opposite Post Office,) Emporium, Pa. WILLIAM MCDONALD, Proprietor. I take pleasure in informing the public that j have purchased the old and popular Novelty Bestaurant, located on Fourth street. It will be my endeavor to serve the public in a manner that shall meet with their approbation. Give me a call. Meals and luncheon served at all hours. n027-lyr Wm. McDONALD. ST. CHARLES HOTEL, THOS. J. LYSETT, PROPRIETOR, Near Buffalo Depot, Emporium, Pa. This new and commodious hotel is now opened forthe accommodation of tliepublic. New in all itsappointments, every attention will be paid to the guests patronizing this hotel. 27-17-ly MAY GOULD, TEACHER OK PIANO, HARMONY AND THEORY, Emporium, Pa. Scholars taught either at my home on Sixth street or at the homes of the pupils. Out oftown scholars will be given dates at my rooms in this place. F. C. BIECK, D. D. S„ DENTIST. Office over Taggart's Drug Store, Emporium, Pa. ''"".SSSi Gas and other local anaesthetics ad- for the painless extraction '•rrTTrPof teeth. SPECIALTY: —Preservation of natural teeth, in cluding Crown and Bridge Work. I will visit Driftwood the first Tuesday, and Sinneruahonins the third Wednesday of each month. R.C. DODSON, THE Or add ist, PA. IS LOCATED IN THE CORNER STORE. At Fourth and Chestnut Sts., The Potent Drop. The hand of science is against the demon of disease, dirt and unsanitary living and at our drug store you will constantly find all the aids to good health-Ueepiagarid good houso-lteeping known The body should be kept pure internally and externally and you have the best means of attaining it. The home should be kept sweet and clean for health's sake and you will find here the means of preserving it. Executrix's Notice. Ettale of SAMUEL EDS ALL, deceased. I E ITERS testamentary on the estate of Sam -1 J uel Edsall, late of Shippen township, Cam eron county, Pennsylvania, deceased, have been granted to MBS. "MAY ICDSALL, residing in said township, to whom all persons indebted to said estate are requested to make naynient, and those having claims or demands, will make known the same without delay. MRS. MAY EDSAI.L. MICHAEL BRENNAN, Attorney. Jan. 21th, 189' J. . jz$3C&3 CC£: >:;&_; | tons' forecast of the Weather FOR em lnd i vioinity. I # .<►' !s.*•■ FRiDAY " Warmer in morning; probably rain or snow; much colder in evening. SATU RDAY illu ' SI'NDAY, Fair and cold wintry weather. <► J i We have used all our advertlsin : space in instructing the people, that there is just one spot in Emporium where jou can plant your money and net the largest crops or leturns for the low price paid for the seed sown, consistent with its high quality, and whosoever bought should be satisfied with the U 4*". price paid for the crop or knowledge received, or get their money back. It takes time for the seed to grow; it takes time to teach young ideas liow to sboot; it takes time to learn a store rjj thoroughly—especially if it is one that keeps the stock moving. I oiirth Street. 11. S. LLOYD. O FARHERS' INSTITUTE. The nost Successful and Profitable Ever Held In Cameron County. The Farmers Institute convened at the Court House, Monday afternoon, I and was the most interesting and largest attended of any meeting of its kind that has ever been held in Empo rium. Following the address of welcome and response, three very instructive ! talks were given, one on "Potato Culture," by Hon. Alva Agce, of Cheshire, Ohio; "The Kinds ot Apples to Grow in Cameron County, and How 'to Care for Them After Gathered," by S. S. Miller, of Driftwood, concluding with a twenty-five minutes discourse by the ever popular Prof. S. B. Heiges, on one his favorite themes, "From an Ideal Tree to a Real Orchard." In the evening Miss Teressa Blumle and Miss Alda Carter entertained the audience with recitations, and the re mainder of the session was taken up by Profs. Heiges and Butz. Tuesday morning and afternoon Messrs. Agee, Butz and Heiges very ably responded to the several topics assigned them on the program and were assisted in the afternoon by Mrs. Amanda Wright, who read a line essay on "An Ideal Farm Home." The above named gentlemen also took charge of Tuesday evenings ses sion, their discussions being inter spersed with selections by local musical talent and the reading of a very inter esting paper on "Our Forests" "by Mr. F. X. Blumle. The Institute was a success in every way, and one of the most attractive features was the music, rendered by vocalists from the different church choirs of our town, and of which Prof. Heiges remarked "that in all his ex perience at Institutes throughout the State he had never attended one where the music was of such a high order." Great credit is due Dr. It. P. Ileil man, Hon. I. K. Hockley, Josiah Howard and others for the success of the affair. The following is the address of wel come and response delivered at the opening of the Institute, Monday afternoon : DON M. LABRABEE'S ADDRESS OF WELCOME. Mr, Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:- Some one has very aptly and truth fully said that he who makes two blades of grass grow where but one grew before is a public benefactor and therefore you, who in your daily efforts to gain and honest and independent livlihood, cause the products of mother earth to multiply many times over, are of the greatest benefit to mankind, and worthy of the admiration and emula tion of your fellow-men. It is indeed a high honor to have the privilege of extending to you, upon whose success and prosperity depends the welfare of every branch of trade, a cordial welcome on behalf of the citi zens of Emporium. We are glad to have you with us upon this occasion and trust that within this beautiful ! temple of justice you may spend two | of the most pleasant and fruitful days | of your life; listening to the instructive j entertainment afforded by these prac- I tical teachers, who have come here from a distance to enlighten you on | those subjects upon which you desire i light, and in free open discussion with progressive and successful representa i tivee of your own vocation. Up tiil within a few years ago I usti ! tutes of this nature were almost un- S known, it being generally supposed the farmer's only method of instrue ; tion was to be found in the hard school or experience, combined with what ; new ideas he might assimilate from | the farm magazine that visited his fire : side each month, but in later ye-tr.> ; agriculture hnscomcto be looked upon j as worthy of as much deep study as I any of the leading professions, ana. in ! fact, for any degree of perfection to be i attained it requires as much of a thorough understanding as the other professions require of their followers; and thus, as a natural sequence, agri cultural institutes have become as necessary as the annual meetings and conventions of the various professions, arts and trades. It is a well known fact that many a farmer, of more than ordinary capa bilities, has dragged out a miserable existence, and in his declining years been obliged togo without the ab solute necessities of life, when could he have but understood the nature of the broad, green acres which an ever provident and all wise God had placed at his disposal, he might have enjoyed in-the fullest degree the richness of the earth and fruits of his toil and when the twilight shadows of his life had begun to deepen they would have found him upon that ever enduring throne of deep contentment; wearing upon his brow nature's richest crown of silver threads, and surveying with "Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable." —WKßSTKß. EMPORIUM PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2,1899. self-satisfaction and pride the smiling lields of ripened grain; the indepen dent, typical and true born country king. The growing increase of trade and population tends to tax the soil to its utmost productive capacity and this in turn must compel the ever watchful and up-to-date farmer to work his land and manage his crops so as to obtain the best results possible. "Knowledge is power," and without this practical knowledge of agriculture, the farmer of to-day can no longer hope to keep abreast in his pursuit and successfully cope with the problem of supplying the demands of the market. Mr. T. B. Terry, the noted authority on potato culture, says: "Average crops managed in average ways no longer pay any profits, nor will they ever again. Two things the success ful farmer of the future must do —he must get larger returns per acre than the average and he must reduce the cost of production." This same em inent culturist also says: "Success will surely come, but it is faithful, per sistent, never tiring, well directed work that brings it." Not only is the world indebted to the farm for the needs of the body, but also for that greater necessity, the bone and sinew of the state, for from time immemorial it has been ably demonstrated that the men who have been the strength and mainstay of the nation in her darkest hour, and by their wise counsels and far-seeing abilities as statesmen have guided the good old ship of state through all the greatest and most critical periods in the history of this or any other coun try that ever knew the meaning of sovereignty, were men who received their early training in rural districts and were surrounded by the congenial influences of a farm home. The fact is established beyond question that it is in our farm homes that the men of strong bodies and determined will, of noble character and high purpose are reared, who go out into the world equipped to fight its battles, and while winning in the race a high position for themselves, help to elevate society and leave the world better than they found it. So while you are engaged in the active discussion of topics bearing directly on the material products of the soil, 1 earnestly trust you will bear in mind that the best product of the farm is the manhood and womanhood it develops in your sons and daughters, and, therefore, the more attractive you make the farm home and the more intelligently you rear your children the happier their lives on the farm will be and when they leave the old homestead and go out into the world the. better equipped they will be for a happy, useful life. And now, with the hope that from these who have come here fresh from the college laboratory and agricultural training school, full of new and useful ideas, derived from actual tests and experiments, as well as from the knowledge gained by ripe experience on the farm, that you will learn many new things of "practical value, I again bid you a hearty welcome and trust when you return to your homes you may be the richer in that knowl edge so vitally important to yourselves and your posterity. MR. JOSIAII HOWARD'S RESPONSE. Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:— This seems to be a most auspicious day. We are greeted first by the warm, bright sunshine whose orb rises higher and higher each day, giving promise of returning seed time and harvest; and now as we gather here this afternoon and listen to the greet ing' of this warm-hearted, energetic youth in our county seat, whose orb, bursting forth in the young strength of glorious manhood, brings promise of new life into our community, ought v.c not to answer back with young blood, i ust as energetic, just as honest, just as ambitious and just as hopeful? We thank you, Mr. Chairman, for giving us the privilege of hearing from the young men, and I think I voice the sentiment of all who are interested in farming, that we thank the speaker for welcoming us as brothers And it is right that he should do so for arc we not all members one of another? "The eye cannot say to the hand, 1 have no need of thee, the head cannot say to the stomach, 1 have no need of thee," nor can the farmer or the mer chant say to each other we have no need of thee. The story is told of the city merchant who kept a hat store, who thought he had no use for the drunkard, nor the temperance advocate, but the temper ance worker one day said to him: "My friend, if I can convince that man staggering along there by the post office of the folly of spending his money on liquor, that only robs him of his substance and manhood, besides taking away the decent living that his wife and children deserve, don't you think he would in a short time be liv- ing a decent, respectable and self respecting life, and be a credit to the town?" And the merchant looked at him a moment and said: "Say, here's two dollars, go and see how many you can convert" Selfish man that he was, he saw the point and gave the two dollars because he knew that the first clothing that that man would buy when he became sober was a decent hat instead of the old broken derby he then had on. It was God's own Son who told us it was more blessed to give than to re ceive. But, my friends, are we not broad minded enough, and selfish enough, too, (if you want to put it that way) to see the point in our own case. The more we help the town, the more farm produce they will need, and the more the town helps us the more goods we will be able to buy at their stores. We wish to impress this idea par ticularly on the man who keeps the hat store and all the other places of business in the town. We do not furnish you simply with potatoes and apples, corn and wheat, but we also furnish you something equally necessary to your existence; th. fact is, we have' drained the best blood in our veins to keep your cities alive. History tells us that the majority of your law makers, your leading states men, your governors and your great generals were furnished from our lire sides. Why or how can this be? Listen; the superior bodily vigor of the country boy enables him to endure greater and more .protracted physical and mental str-iin .uid when your ap parently brig nd more energetic boy begins t< * down, we have a boy right t lually bright and energetic to his place and excell even the expectations the city boy had for himself. Mr. Chairman, we wish to thank you and our young friend also, for his exnmple as well as his welcome words. We learn from his life that the mere fact of living in town does not get a man a job or make him great, but that an honest sympathetic heart, aided by healthy, intelligent and willing minds and bodies, having a decent respect for the opinions of God and mankind, are essential to all the world and must be backed up with plenty of hard work in all kinds of business. Books are the catalogues or collec tion of facts, principles and experi ences acquired by others in the use and accomplishment of any particular kii.d of work or business, methodiclly and practically arranged for our learn ing. If there were no fixed laws and fundamental principles in book-keep ing, architecture, music, medicine, farming, etc., there would be 110 need of books or teachers for any of the oc cupations of mankind. If it is necessary for a city business man to keep himself posted about the facts and experiences of other men in his line of trade, why should not a farmer study agricultural books and post himself on the facts and general knowledge contained in them It is a generally accepted idea that there is little for the farmer to learn away from his field either in a book or the lecture room. Addition and subtraction may be laws of arithmetic, but they were laws of nature long before arihmetic was thought of. In nature nothing is lost or increased; but a particular quality or substance is sometimes changed from one place to another. The quan tity of land never grows less 110 matter how hard we farm it. We may improve or lower the quality of our acres according as we add or subtract the elements that make the land produc tive and wo should recognize the fact that God has placed the forces and materials of nature in the air and the sunshine and rain for our use. We are here to-day, Mr. Chairman, and my dear sir, to learn what these elements and forces arc, and how to reac hand use them. We thank you for your hearty wel come and for the kind hospitality you have offered 11s. flap of Timber Lands. The Wellsboro Gazette says: Arthur W. Long, a civil engineer and surveyor, of Scranton, formerly of this borough, is in town and is engaged in preparing a map of the lands ofthe Pennsylvania Joint Land & Lumber Company, for Hon. J. B. Miles. The company's lands are located in Tioga, Potter and Lycoming counties, and it is said if they were all in one tract it would comprise an area of about sixty miles long and twenty miles wide. The work of preparing the map will take several weeks. A most delicious beverage is that made from "Royal," Java and Mocha coffee, 3oc. lb. 3 lbs. for §I.OO at Day's. Bishop Potter on the Saloon. Bishop Potter, of New York,has cre ated a mild sensation by making what has been termed a "detense" of the sa loon in an address before the Church Temperance Society last Monday. The purport of the Bishop's remarks was that the saloon is a social necessity— made so because our civilization has provided no general substitute for it. The saloon, he said, is the poor man's club, placed thickly along the streets because the men who cannot afford to pay §SO to belong to a club are more numerous than the men who can. "We may anathematize it," said he,"abuse it and deplore it, but it is a social nec esity. It exists because you and I have given no better thing in its place" This defense is a left-handed one. We should call it rather a severe rebuke to those who are fighting the saloon; and not because they are fighting, but lie cause of the methods they have adopt ed. There is great truth in what Bishop Potter has said. We read daily these denunciations of the saloon, and oftentimes the news is brought in of the tearing down of a saloon by some zealous temperence advocates. But what do those who denounce offer as a substitute for the saloon ? What do those who tear down rear up in its stead ? We don't propose to attempt to answer the question. Its too great a problem to be solved off-hand But Bishop Potter has provided us all with food for much thought, and the out spoken and energetic opponents of the saloon will do well to apply them selves vigorously and at once to the question.—Phila North American. Small Fire. About 11:30 yesterday morning the fire alarm was sounded from the East Ward, which proved to be Haekett's block, known as the "Red Store." Chief Schriever was promptly on the ground and taking in the situation called for the Hooks, with the Citizens Hose Co., handy by, was sufficient to handle the fire. The cause of the fire is a mystery, it being first discovered between the floors and ceiling on first floor, work its way to the second and third floors. The building was flooded with water and together with saw dust from the sides and floors ithe building when built being filled with saw-dust be tween the floors and sides) washing through from the roof, completely ruining everything. The first floor was occupied by Mr. Hackett as a gen eral merchandise store and the damage to his stock will be heavy. The dam age to the building will be at least §2OO. Dime Social. The Emergency class of the Presby terian Sunday School will hold a Dime Social at the home of Mrs. I. K. Hock ley, Tuesday evening of next week, Feb'y. 6th. A choice program of music and speaking provided as follows: Piano solo, Miss Edna Auchn Song, Miss Dora Neilson Recitation Master Warner Judd Vocal Duet, Misses Jettie Wiley and Lizzie Mclnnes Recitation, Miss Laura McQuay Piano Duet, Misses Iva and Eva Leet Solo, Miss Birdie Tasgart Mandolin and Guitar. Vocal Solo, Miss Irene Schriever Piano Solo Mrs. W. H. Howard Recitation, Miss Marion Judd Solo Mr. Herbert Olmsted Piano Trio, Misses Mary Davison, Florence Card and Ada Hockley. Vocal Solo, Miss Charlotte Hill "The Cow Jumped over the Moon." All are kindly invited to attend. Mid-Winter Excursion to Niagara Falls. On account of the superb Ice Scenery at Niagara Falls, the W. N. Y. & P. Ry., will run a popular low rate excur sion to Niagara Falls, Thursday, Feby. Bth. Train will leave Emporium at 8:30 a. m., arriving Buffalo, 12:50 noon, Niagara Falls, 1:55, p. m. Fare for the round trip, §2.50. Returning, tickets will be good for passage on all trains from Niagara Falls and Buffalo, Feby. 9th and 10th. A (ireat Ice Bridge lias been formed at Niagara, between the Falls and Whirlpool Rapids, over which people can cross to the Canadian side in safety. The Ice Palace is worth see ing. Tickets of admission can be bought on the train at 10c each. Excellent attractions are offered by the Buffalo theatres. Do not miss this opportunity for a Mid-Winter Outing. Birthday Party. Miss Edna Warner entertained a number of her friends at a progressive whist party at the residence of her parents on Sixth street, Friday even ing, in honor of her birthday. About thirty guests were present and the time was passed very pleas antly at whist, and other games. Re freshments were served at mid-night and after that dancing was indulged in up to a late hour, when the merry group bid their charming hostess a fair goodnight and repaired to their re spective homes. Big, free show at the opera house, Friday, Feb. 3rd. Notice. To any person having an account at our store, please call and settle at once as we are going to leave Emporium. 41-tf JOHN J. SOBLE. For Sale or Rent. T desire to sell my farm, located near Emporium, composed of 175 acres cleared and under cultivation, (lood barn, stock and a well established milk route. Will rent to right party. 40-4t L. G. COOK. Big, free show at the opera house, Friday, Feb. 3rd. TERMS: $2.00 —$1.50 IN ADVANCE. Party Nominations. BOROUGH. Republican. Democratic. Justice of Peace. I. M. Reynolds. W. W. Dickinson. _ , Poor Haster. F. C. Rieck. (• Hayes. Auditor. G.B. Allen. Chas. T. Logan. WEST WARD. _ _ Councilman. G. F. Balcom. A. H. Hhafer. School Director. W.S.Walker. Jos. J. Lingle. Constable. Ward Beaton. F. W. Yentzer. Judge of Election. Walter Morrison. \ nockley. Inspector of Election. Samuel Kline. r. c . Rj c hic. MIDDLE WARD. Councilman. Cii&B. ( t. c atliu. chas. Felt. Constable. Harry Hemphill. Benj. J. Cameron. , Judge of Election. W. W. Weeks. John Glenn, inspector of Election. Don. M. Larrabee. Wm. Shuyder. EAST WARD. Councilman. EdMurry. Peter Schweikart. School Director. ' • Husted, Jacob ttlaiglo. Judge of Election. Amos Fenton. David Wlieaton. Inspector of Election. Henry Wheaton. Peter Shcup. SHIPPEN TOWNSHIP. Supervisor. '''• Lewis, A. J. Ingersoll, A. O. Swartwood. C lark Harrington. School Director. £• B. Housler. Mrs. Mav E. Lyons, O. S. Peters. Frank X. Blurnic. Poor Haster. James Hobson. Geo. 11. Dodge. Justice of the Peace. H. J- Newton. Geo. Dickinson. Auditor. Chas. R. Kline. Jacob Heibsirect. Town Clerk. David N. Chandler. Ray Lyons. Constable. Williard Swesey, S. J. Slawson. Judge of Election. Delbert Towner. ,j. c. Skillman. Inspector of Election. Berton Easterbrooks. Geo. Baiter. Don't miss the big free show at the opera house. One week, commencing Friday, Feb. 3rd. Protective Home Circle. A public meeting of the Protective Home Circle, will be held at the P. O. S. of A. Hall, on Wednesday evening, Feb. Bth, beginning at 7:30 p. m. The Supreme President, P. D. Stratton, will be present and address the meet ing in the interest of the order. All are invited to attended. Obituary. Miss Pamelia Allen Freeman died in Otsego, Mich., Jan. 29, aged 71 She only survived her sister seventeen days and now they rest side by side. Miss Pamelia was one of those rare people who accomplish much in such a quiet and unassuming way, that only a few of her most intimate friends ever knew how full her life has been. No duty ever came to her hand but what it was faithfully performed, and those duties were many. Rest, friend! Yea calmly and peacefully rest: Thy last work of love all finished Thy life's labors are all well ended; Now rest thee! .Safe with thy Saviour rest. Emporium Opera House. Manager Clark has just completed arrangements with Judson Comedians in conjunction with the Arabian Medi cian Co., and they will appear at opera house, for one week, commencing Fri day, Feb. 3, at which time the admis sion is free to everybody. They come highly recommended, both as to their remedies and class ol entertainment give. Ladies constitute the largest part of the audience and we assure a good time to all who at - tend. Don't forget the date, Friday evening, Feb. 3. .School Report. Report of Beechwood school for month ending Jan. 31, 1899. Number ot pupils enrolled, 48. HONOR ROLL. Sixth grade, Edith Rhodes, Robert j Smith; fifth grade, Calvin McDonald. ; Charnic McDonald; fourth grade, | Chas. Bush, Willie McDonald, Linda Wainwright, Harry Toner; third grade, Philip Wilson, Charles Reid, Rosa Lawson; second grade, Roy Morrison; first grade, Andrew Hovis, Floyd Mor rison, Andrew Baiiey, Laura McDonald. ANNA A. L. EVERS, Teacher. His Forty-Sixth. Tuesday evening a party of thirty or j more Sir Knights and Lady Maccabees ! walked in on Mr. T. N. Hackett and j family to celebrate his 46th birthday, j and soon a jolly good time ensued. I After eating very heartily ofasump j tuous repast,the friends returned home ' with best wishes to 1 Ir. Hackett, stat j ing they had never had a better time ; and hoped he would live to be a hun j dred years old and to have a party I each year. Don't miss the big, free show at the S opera house. One week, commencing Friday, Feb 3rd. Coming Sure. The following letter will explain Dr. King's coming to Emporium next Sat- I urday. The day sessions are no less • interesting than is the evening session: PITTSBURG, Pa., Jan. 27. PROF. HAKKY F. STOUFFER, Emporium, Pa. DEAR SIR: For the morning I sug gest as my talk, "Laws of Expression," and for the* afternoon, "Language and j its Uses " I shall come from Ilarris | burg and will arrive as early in the morning as trains will permit. Yours very truly, BYRON W. KING. To-day the wily ground-hog cometh | forth from his lair and seeketh his 1 shadow. N0.40.