THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866. VOL,. 33. Business Cards. B. W. GREEN, ATTORNEY-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. MCNARNEY, JOHNSON & McNARNEY, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, EMPORIUM, PA. Will give prompt attention to all business en rusted to them. 16-ly. MICHAEL BRENNAN, ATTORNEY AT-LAW Collections promptly attended to. Real estate and pension claim ageut, 35-ly. Emporium, Pa. V. 1). LEET. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW and INSURANCE AG'T. EMPORIUM, PA To LAND 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, PROPRIETOR 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 uf the best appointed hotels in Cameron county. 30-Iy. THE NOVELTY RESTAURANT, (Opposite Post Office,) Emporium, Pa. WILLIAM MCDONALD, Proprietor. I take pleasure in informing the public that j have purchased the old and popular Novelty Restaurant, 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 for the accommodation of the public. New in all its appointments, every attention will be paid to the guests patronizing this hotel. 27-17-ly MAY GOULD, TEACHER OF 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. RIECK, D. D. S„ DENTIST. Office over Taggart's Drug Store, Emporium, Pa. Gas and other local anaesthetics ad isii-rtd for the painless extraction SPECIALTY:- Preservation of natural teeth, in cluding Crown and Bridge Work. I will visit Driftwood the first Tuesday, and 1 Sinnemahoning the third Wednesday of each month. R. C. DODSON, THE Druggist, EMPORIUM. I»A. IS LOCATED IN THE CORNER STORE. At Fourth and Chestnut Sts., Medicine For The Grip. THIS IS THE SEASON when La (jrippe forces itself on people all over the country. The wise thing to do is to prepare for it—to avoid it. We have the simple but effective remedies, which, if taken in time, will ward off the malady, or jure it if it has already taken hold of you. A wise person will keep these remedies in the house. \ DODSON'S PHARHACY, Cor. Fourth and Chestnut Sts. to Buy Cheap ) ( IS AT 112 ( J. F. PARSONS. ) « > ; Lloyd's I.onij f(&ncje forecast of the We&tber FOB em lnd i vicinity ♦ FRIDAY, - Fair a. ul colder and continued cold until Sunday. v <> SATURDAY Fair but cloudy, slightly warmer. SUNDAY, probably fair. Accordi hk to the legend, St. Valentine was beheaded on Feb. 11, A. I)., U7O, at Rome, under Claudius. The old notion wai that birds began to W *r tt 1 j< couple on that day, and hence arose the custom of young persons of both sexes choosing each other as "valentines 11 for the ensuing year by a epecies of > Yftlir Va PminP )> lr,ttory ' ttnd " rse " (lin « lovc missives to eachother. We are willing and anxious to be chosen your valentine for the enduing year, and the best love V S A UUi I tllullllliu.s missive that a very large number of people could send to the stationer and newsdealer would be to send their cheek to pay their small bills, the number U ) J J aml "mount of these bills is altogether larger than auy one would imagine not familiar with the facts. They cripple more than one small establish- Q j He | () s,. s <; per cent, on all amounts not paid to him, he loses 6 per cent on the goods he buys, because he cannot buv at an advantage. Send us 'V > J" 1 " ,OVe miSi : ,V ? i an " w,; , w " s. Davy and Hilly Both are silly. While the dance goes on. Refrain -Oh, the elegant music, etc. Matthew in silence at Washington, Watches the fun and smiles; Knows all the arts of the dancers, Knows all their tricks and wiles. Ruin to him they have promised— Ruin and wreck and woe. Yet the old man never quavers, Hut laughs at Martin & Co. He has an axe that is trusty, He has a falchion keen; He has a following sturdy. I And a well oiled machine. Watch for the crash 011 the morrow; Jobbersand cheats 'twill stun; Quay has the grip. Won't let it slip; While the dance goes on. Refrain—Oh, the elegant music, etc. OLD RELIABLE. Driftwood, Pa., Feb. 7th, lfi»9. Hon. C. A. Mayer Urged for Judge of the Supreme Court. The many friends in this judicial district of Hon. C. A. Mayer, and especially in Lock Haven, are urging him to become a candidate for Judge of the Supreme Court. A number of candidates for the Democratic nomina tion have been mentioned, but none of them are better qualified for the position than lion. C. A. Mayer. He i.-; recognized asone of the ablest jurists in the State and his long service as circuit Judge well fits him for the posi tion of Judge of the Supreme Court. He is well known throughout the State and should he decide to allow his name to be used in connection with the nomination, will undoubtedly be a strong candidate. lie has just entered upon his fourth term as President Judge ofthis district, a fact that proves his popularity, both as a citizen and a judge, in his district The Democratic party will find few better qualified, or stronger candidates for the position than Judge Charles A. Mayer, of Clinton county. —Lock Haven Republican. 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. _ I desire to sell my farm, located near Emporium, composed of 175 acres cleared and under cultivation. Good barn, stock and a well established milk route. Will rent to right party. 49-4t L. G. COOK. Chapter of Accidents. BROKE A RIB. While making a professional call oti Whittemore Hill, last Friday night, Dr. R. P. Heilman met with peculiar acci dent that resulted in breaking one of his "floating ribs" in two places, and how he escaped meeting instant death or being maimed for life is nothing short of a miracle. It seems that the Doctor had been summoned that evening to attend Mrs. Geo. Baxter, who was suffering from a stroke of paralysis, and arrived at her home at the above mentioned place about nine-thirty in the evening. Driving over to the barn for the pur pose of tieing his horse he attempted to open the double doors but found them frozen fast. The approach to these doors is over a small wooden bridge, erected at a distance of about ten feet j above the ground and in trying to open j the doors he took a position on the j edge of the bridge, grasped the corner | of the barn with his left hand and the handle of the door with his right, and pulling on the door with ail his might ho lost his hold on the door and swung around over the edge of the ' bridge, falling backwards onto a pile 1 of planks below, breaking one of his ribs as before stated. After recovering from the flr3t shock of the fall he got up and went over to the Baxter place, compounded a pre scription for his patient and drove home, a distance of three and one-half miles, in a cold, drizzling rain, arriv ing here at midnight, wholly ignorant in the meantime as to the seriousness of his injury. At first it was thought the doctor was suffering from paralysis of the bowels, but at present writing he is getting along nicely and we hope to see him 011 his feet in a short time. Dr. Bard well is attending him. THROWN FROM A SLEIGH. Last Saturday John J. Soble accom panied by his sister Etta, were out en joying a sleigh ride When rounding the corner of Fifth street and Wood land Avenue the ice caused the sleigh to slide, upsetting and throwing the occupants with great force onto the ice. Miss Soble was siighly bruised above the left eye, while Mr. Soble was severely injured, being cut in several places on the forehead, a deep gash in the cheek, two fingers sprained and otherwise bruised. The injured man was carried to a neighbor's house until medical aid could be summoned. News of the accident soon reahed the central portion of the town and Dr. Baker soon responded, dressed the injured man and caused him to be removed to his home. Mr. Soble is confined to his bed, suf fering great pain in the head. He had a severe shake-up and Dr. Bardwell, who is now attending him, informs us that he does not apprehend any serious results, although the patient is suffer ing severe pain. CAUGHT IN THE PLANER. Last Friday, Chas. Jones, the nine teen year old son of B. E. Jones, engineer on W. N. Y. & P. R. R., at this place, met with a painful accident at the Mankey Furniture Co.'s works. The young man was working at the buzz-planer, when he caught his left hand in the knives. He was quickly taken to the office of Dr. Bardwell, where it was found that partial ampu tation of the three first fingers was necessary The young man stood the operation nicely and is improving as rapidly as can bo expected. FELL FROM LADDER. James Johnson, who resides on West Fifth street, met with a painful acci dent last week. While doing some work on his barn, the ladder upon which he was standing tipped over, Mr Johnson striking his back on the same. He has suffered severely and is confined to his bed. Wanted. Reliable salesmen to sell the best specialty ever placed on the market Staple article and ready seller, afford ing a large profit. There is a steady and increasing demand for it in every section of the country. No samples required. Address, "MANUFACTURER," 50-6t Cleveland, O. Day's Home-made mince meat, sausage and pure lard, will always be found of best quality. Made to please. A new addition to our stock, is choice hand packed tomatoes for fry ing. These are fine goods. Special,this week, Pettijohn's Break fast Food. 12c package. Every article that leaves our store must be as repre sented. DAY'S. Great coats, just the thing for stormy weather, at N. Seger's old stand. Local Institute. A local institute has ever been a source of interest and benefit to the citizens and the teachers of the pub lic schools of Cameron county, but we believe we are only voicing the senti ment of all who were present at the session held last Saturday, in the Columbian High School building, when we say that this institute far surpassed anything of its kind ever held in Emporium, not only in size of atten dance and breadth of topics discussed but also in the unique variety of sub jects presented for the consideration of the teachers and patrons, as well as the deep interest in school matters it awakened in the minds of all those fortunate enough to attend. The morning program opened with devotional exercises by Rev. Robt. McCaslin and was followed by Prof. F. C. Cassidy, the able Supt. of Fox township schools, Elk county, who held the undivided attention of his auditors for over forty minutes, while he delivered a carefully prepared dis course on the "Characteristics of Good Teaching." "What Can be Done with a Piece of Paper," was next shown to the au dience by a Kindergarten Drill,exlr ut ed by Miss Larrabee's class, in which the little folks made a decided hit and won a hearty round of applause. Mr. Chester Hockley then favored the as semblage with a violin solo, rendering it in an excellent manner and demon strating to his friends that he possesses the true artistic touch of the violinists of the old school. Prin. B. Q. Wood ward, of Driftwood, handled the topic .assigned to him, i.e. "The Force of Habit," very creditably in a fifty min utes talk, after which the High School Chorus gave one of their selections. The rest of the morning session was taken up by Dr. Byron W. King, of Pittsburg, who delighted his audience in his easy, natural way of entertain ing, 011 the subject of" "Laws of Ex pression." At 1:30 p. m.the afternoon session opened with a song by the male quar tette. Prof. J. J. Lynch, Supt. of Spring Creek township schools, Elk county, was then introduced to the audience and delivered a masterly ad dress, replete with enobling senti ments and deep thought, taking as his theme "Teaching for Character," in which he gave the parent, teacher and scholar ample food for reflection as well as instilling into their minds motives for loftier ideals and aims. At the conclusion of his address Miss McCrea's Primary class covered them selves with honor by giving an exhi bition of reading by the Fundenburg method. They were followed by the Misses Auehu and Leet with a piano number that elicited much applause. Perhaps the most important topic considered during the day, was"The Needs of the School," which was thor oughly discussed from three points of view. Mr. Josiali Howard opened the discussion with a clear, lucid state ment bearing directly 011 the question from a business man's opinion, in which he presented many novel ideas for the thoughtful consideration of the teachers and showing the practicability j of applying such plans to the work now established in our public schools. Mr. Howard's address was well receiv ed and gained the approbation of all his hearers. This same question from a superintendent's and teacher's point of view was well taken care of by Prof J. W. Sweeney, Supt. Elk county and A. L. L. Suhrie, of St. Marys and the I efficient manner in which they acquit ted themselves proved that they had j given the matter much careful thought and attention. A talk on Language and it's use by l Dr Byron W. King and a song by the | High School Chorus concluded the ; afternoon session. Half past seven o'clock in the even- I ing found the auditorium of the Court j House packed to the doors with an ap- j preciative audience who had assembled j there for the purpose of being enter- I tained by Dr. Byron W. King, and in this expectancy they were not disap pointed, for that master of the art of elocution and prince of entertainers captivated and enraptured his audience from the start, riveting the attention of everybody until nine thirty, when he bade them "good night" and re paired to the depot in time take train No. 4, for Harrisburg. Outside of the earnest co-operation j of those who were on the program, we believe in placing the credit for the j magnificent success of the institute on ' our own Prof. H. F. Slander, who la- ! bored so zealously to carry out his ad vanced ideas for the conducting of a | local institute, the primary end being j the betterment of our schools and high- | er education, in which object he j has been eminently successful. The following teachers and edu cators attended, including the several j Emporium principals and instructors: | Co. Supt. J. W. Sweeney, Elk county; Principal | J. J. Lynch, Portland Mills; Principal I". C. ' Cassidy, Dagus; Principal A. L. Suhrie, Maggie j Hutsch, Mamie Mcßiide, Maggie Gieck. SI. Marys, Pa,; Principal I). W. Morrison, Westport; Principal J. W. Elliott, Kenovo: Elmer Bur- | lingame, Sizerville; Miss Duflenbach, Miss Hull, Miss MclCean, Miss Stevens, Miss Derr, Uenovo, Pa.; Miss MatticCollins, Co. Supt., Emma N'efcy, i Sue Stutenrotli. Driftwood; Arthur Wylie, Gib- I son township; Principal ,I.C. Hart, Evangeline j Brooks, Siunemahoning; Principal I>. 11. Peter son, Sterling Hun; Hattie Russel, Sizerville. All the teachers in Shippen township and Emporium borough were present. The following directorors were present: E, C. Davison. John D. Logan, Bernard Egan, Empo- ! rium. The Shippen township directors adjourned j its meetings at the Warner House and attended I in a body. Following is the personnel of the i board: N. S. Cutler, George Van Wert, 1). L. I Spence, I. H. Leggett, E. H. Marshall, Frank i Moon. TERMS: $2.00 —$1.50 IN ADVANCE BRIEF HENTION. These cold days you must keep warm | and you can do so for little money bv j calling at N. Seger's. j Don't forget that the Hamilton Hose j dance takes place next Monday even | ing. Secure your tickets now. I' or white, cream and colored tablings and damask napkins, towels and tow elings, go the D. E. Olmsted's DR. BULL'S Cough Syrup cures croup. It has saved the life of many a child. Mothers, keep this medicine always on baud; it will save you many restless moments. Price 25 cents, j I'or art work linens, both plain and I stamped, and for Heminway's em : broidery silks, which for smoothness and evenness pleases everybody using I them, goto D. E. Olmsted's, near Odd | Fellows' Hall, Emporium, Pa. | Messrs. Foley Bros., of Olean, N. Y., j have just completed a contract with H. A. Jamison, of Warren, Pa , for the erection of a monument to be placed in the coming spring, which will be the largest in Warren county.—Warren Mirror. We are informed that a number of East Ward citizens have filed nomina tion papers for L. K. Huntington for school director, in the interest of good schools. What is the trouble in the East Ward ? Boarders Wanted, The undersigned desires a few steady borders, either by the day or week. MRS. B. COYLE. New Husic. Rud. Knauer's March "Manila" Two- Step is said to bo one of the best marches ever written. Over 1,000 orchestras throughout the country are now playing it. ft is published for piano and organ by POPULAR MUSIC Co., Innianapolis, Ind. Thanks. Editor Press: Please convey to those kind friends and neighbors who so kindly minister ed and comforted our mother during her illness and for the many acts of sympathy after death. HENBY ZWALD AND FAMILY. An Old Settler Dies. James Logue, of the East Fork, died last Monday, aged 78 years, from a complication of diseases. He moved to the East Fork about 50 years ago, and has lived to see a dense wilder ness transformed into a prosperous farming and lumbering community. He was very fond of hunting and trap ping.—Oaleton Despatch. A Girl's Chance of riarriage. A painstaking statistician has figured out "The American Girl's Changes of Marriage," and will present his con clusions in the March issue of The Ladies' Home Journal. He has dis covered that in some States a girl's opportunities are much greater than in others, and that in America they are greater than in many countries of the Old World. An Able Superintendent. One of the most pleasing and enter taining instructors present at the local institute, last Saturday, was Prof. J. W. Sweeney, of Ridgway, Superin tendent of the Elk county schools. His talk on"The Needs of the Schools," from a director's standpoint, was very interesting and judging from the ad vanced line of thought followed by him, Mr. Sweeney must be a power in the Elk county schools He never fails to please an Emporium audience and we hope to have the pleasure of listening to him again, in the near future. Kind Words. Mr. Harry M. Fry, who left Empo rium about a year ago for New Mexico, we are pleased to hear is prospering in his new western home. The following testimonial shows how he is held in hi 3 profession: RATON, N. M., Feb. Ist, 1899. To Whom it May Concern: This Is to certify that the bearer, Mr. H. M. Fry, is one of the most accomplished, trustworthy and honorable business men in Raton, N. M. As undertaker, having performed a most sad duty for us, we are most grateful. In the burial of our little one, we were unable to see to it our selves, owing to the nature of the disease, and in leaving everything to Mr. Fry, he did the best that could possibly be done in every respect. He is highly recommended in Haton, and as one who embalms, his diploma speaks for itself. Hoping this may be a source of good in Mr. Fry's business, we remain. Respectfully, MR. AND MRS. A. W. AVERS. Deaths Doings. Mrs. Lena Zwald, aged 58years, died at the family residence ou Tannery Hill, last Thursday. The funeral took place last .Saturday, Rev. McCaslin. ofliciating. The children have the sympathy of our citizens in the death of a devoted mother. Garrett H. Mason died in a Philadel phia hospital, last Thursday. His re mains were brought to Sterling Run Tuesday morning, the funeral taking place same day at Advent church, Rev! Ebersolo officiating. The funeral was very largely attended. Deceased had been a great sufferer for two or three years. He was thirty-nine years old. THIBAULT. —On Thursday, Jan. 26th 1899, CORINE, daughter of Archie and Mary Thibault, aged eighteen months. The funeral was held from the Catholic church, the following Saturday. Rev. Father Downey conducting the servi ces. The afflicted parents return their thanks to those kind friends and neigh bors for the sympathy and kindnesp shown. NO. 50.