THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS.
ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOUI.D, MARCH, 1866.
VOL. 34.
I ! I 1
NEW STORE. FRESH GOODS.
CRAMER'S
|; Popular Variety Store
! j New line of winter Coats and
i Capes. Elegant in texture and
j j make.
Newest styles in Fancy Dress
I I patterns.
Fine line of Ready-made Cloth
i ing of the best manufacture.
Ladies" - Fnniisliiiig • floods.
Tinware, Glassware,
\
112 Silverware, Dishes, by sets.
I One hundred piece
$ Dinner and Tea Sets,
I Crockery,
< Lamps, Lanterns,
i J Clocks,
< Table Oil Cloth,
112 Clothes Wringers,
I Window Shades, Wall Paper,
< Sewing Machines,
L). F. CRAMER,
Emporium, Pa.
| Dress Goods. |
ru We assert that our show- jj]
n] ing of Dress Goods form
3 Autumn wear is without a Cj
f{] peer in the matter of variety [}j
In and ■ refined selection —a ™
Ci claim that is supported by a j
[Jj volume of business which is fu j
[jj wholly unprecedented and
ffl is still rapidly growing. £
p] Not only are these offer- jJ] 1
j{] ings superior, but the prices [n
y are most favorable. Ci
uj These novelties must be W
Cj seen to be appreciated. jjj j
1 Fall Capes \ Jackets |
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fu Ui
J] This department is unit- [}j
|n ually active, and purchasers n|
Dj are reaping the benefit of fu
C| the forehanded methods }{l
W which gave us a large stock }£
nJ of Jackets and Capes for this"l
n] season's trade, at prices ex- uj
p] tremcly low for first-class Oj
m garments. _ _ ™
Fashion has been kind in ["
Cj her plans this fall. Her de- T]
[□ cree seldom bends with n]
[jj economy; but for once the }{]
[Jj two are yoke mates. |j]
S The latest Fall Styles are m
nl here at the LOW prices that Cj
[{] have made this department [}{
so well known. nj
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| BE SURE AND COME IN EARLY.
£ HVI. C. TXJXjXJS. rjj
W"~ HASTMAN'S KODAK , , - ~^tV
I] I LLOYD'S LONG RANGE FORECAST OF THE |
WEATHER AND EASTMAN'S KODAK. |
Jj \ ' J r With the great least day of the year just ahead, the house- jfjjl
V// ) ( mUnMlrnHiifinrf X wife's thoughts divide attention between good things to eat and ||
I <; > IfianKSSlVinfi. < good things to buy at Lloyd's. . |J,
. WILL PHOTOGRAPH THE WEATHER. \ 112 u If ever there was a time when thankfullness should find gen- pi
1 PRIOAY. Cloudy and probably mill. < -VV-J ERA I expression, it seems to be now No matter what form the jjd
[■ ' SA ' • Rrun - i""'J ! »abiy turning t<>«now. 112 observance shall take, the honored American instution —the Thanksgiving Dinner —will be in .-I
|[ SUNDAY, FAIR aiv i COMER WEATBER. £ f ll ]] es t; evifleiico. < )ur store is stocked with books, stationery, kodaks, wall paper, guns, Lj
fl Yon can carry it in your hands, on your shoul- I ammunition aild good cigars, etc. JJJ|;
[ . der, in v< ur pocket or on your bicy- le. S
.|y .... _ aM.y,,, HARRY S. LLOYD.
L2OGAL
WANTED. —Room and board for two
young ladies. Must be nice place. Ad
dress P. O. Box E, Emporium, Pa.
Owing to the rush in holiday time,
you should make your selection at Tag
gart's Drug store at once.
"The Broadway Special" and "Elec
tric City Special" hats only Jfor sale at
Jasper Harris', opposite postoffice.
What made you pay fifty cents for
having that prescription filled when
you could of had it filled at Taggart's
for thirty-five cents.
§2.00 CABINETS.— We have a few of
those Ivoryette. finish cards left yet
and will continue making §2.00 cabinets
as long as stock lasts, so come early. !
32-tf J. B. SCHRIEVER.
LADIES! clean your kid gloves with j
Miller's Glovine, for sale only by
Balcom & Lloyd, headquarters for kid
gloves and the famous Dartmouth
gloves; all the latest shades. 5-iy
The ladies of St. Mark's Church, will !
hold their annual Supper and Recep- j
tion at the Opera House, Thanksgiving !
night, Nov. 30th, 1899. Supper will be !
served from 5:00 p. m., until all are |
served. Supper, 25c.
It will pay anyone to make a call at '
the Old Reliable Drue Store to see his |
mammoth stock and its artistic ar
rangement, and when there if you :
should think of anything in the line of '
drugs, etc., you can save money by
purchasing the same.
"***"'
The Recital given by the ladies oi !
the Rebecca Lodge was a great success
financially, they clearing above ex
penses §30.75. The great interest tak
en by Mrs. Rockwell, who alone sold
56 tickets, aided greatly in the success
of the entertainment.
FOB SALE.—A number of fine dwel
lings and properties for sale in Em
porium. Well located and provided
with all modern conveniences. Terms
reasonable. Inquire of
B. W. GREEN, |
38-4t. C. W. SHAFFER. 1
Fon SALE— The undersigned offer
for sale at a hargain, bis property
situated in Emporium, fronting on
Fourth street and extending back 150
feet to alloy, having erected thereon
one residence and one carpenter shop,
i Property in excellent condition. City
i water and gas, with closets and sewer,
i Premises can be examined at any time.
I Property will be sold at reasonable
; price and on easy terms. 3t
J. W. KRINEK.
J SPEClAL. —Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of this week, a fresh now lot
i Brazil nuts, 9c lb. 31bs. 25c. Don't
! miss getting some.
Have you tried Ja-vo-ka Coffee ? No
| Rio, Mocha Java flavor. It's fine.
Now is the time to make your hens
i 'ay eggs and to do so you need to en
| courage them by feeding "the stuff"
that makes them lay. We have it and
will gladly exchange it for good fresh
eggs. DAY'S.
On Thursday evening, Nov. 16th,
Band No. 9, of M. E. Society will serve
supper at the home of Mrs. Downey,
from five o'clock until all are served.
A cordial invitation to all. Supper,
20 cents.
MENU.
Baked Beans, Baked Potatoes,
Cold Ham.
White bread, Brown Bread, Buns,
Hulled Corn, Pickles, Cheese,
Cake, Sauce,
Tea, Coffee.
FLAT TO LET. —One groundflcor flat
in the Odd Fellows Block, to let to
the right party. These rooms are in
first-class condition, well ventilated,
j supplied with gas, water, bath and
! closet. They are the most desirable
j residence locations in Emporium. Ap-
I ply at once to
C. JAY GOODNOUGH,
FRANK HALDERMAN,
E. W. GASKILL,
Trustees,
! or, J. H. SWAIN, on the premises, who
| will conduct you through the rooms.
36-3t. e. o. w.
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WEßSTEß.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16,1899.
L,ctt' a from tlie People.
(All cor .unicatioiiK under thiH head must be
accompf ed by the writer's name. We will not
he held .sponsible for any expression in this
department. J—ED ITOK.
A Plain Statement.
Editor /Ve.s«:—■
I have been accused by some of my political
friends to have helped in the defeat of our can
didate for Commissioner, at last election.
I wish to state that I am no bolter from the
Republican party and was never guilty of turn
ing down any candidate that was regularly
nominated by the party for any state or county
office, and at the last election I voted the ticket
straight as I always have for the last forty
two years.
Any little individual difference between a can
didate and 1 would not alter my vote in the least,
and cause me to turn him down. In township
matters I do not deny that if a good friend of
mine was a candidate for office on an opposiing
ticket he might get my vote, irrespective of party.
But under any other circumstances, all the men
in the United States could not change my views
! on party lines.
Hoping this statement will be satisfactory to
those who are under the impression that I turned
down our candidate, Charles Gleason, for Com
missioner. lam a Republican in all its princi
ples and will remain so as long as I have the
rifj»ht of suffrage.
Yours truly,
M. BLODGET.
Poetry—Truth.
A Mississippi editor makes this ap
j peal to delinquent subscribers. "Fish
j down in your pocket and dig up dust,
I the editor is hungry and the paper
I 'bout to bust. We've trusted you for
j several months and did it with asmile,
; so just return the compliment and
j trust us for awile. Our wife she needs
i some stockings and baby needs a dress,
I Jimmy needs some breeches and so
, does Kate and Bess. Pud is on the
; hog train and Peggy sick with grief,
\ and good gosh almighty, can't you
i give a man relief? Shell out those
! nickels and turn loose the dimes; turn
'em loose and whistle and we'll have
better times; there will be fewer
patches on the bosom of our pants and |
we'd make the paper better if we had ,
half a chance. Don't give us that old
story, long gone to seed, 'bout taking I
more family papers than the family j
want to read; but help to feed the[
printer, and he'll help our town to ;
grow, and thus escape the sulphur in j
the regions down below.
The Value of a Child's Time. i
, In his address before the Luzerne ,
county teachers' institute last Thurs
day, State Superintendent Nathan C. i
i Schaeffer talked on"The Value and
Waste of Child Time." Here is an ex- j
tract from what he said :
"An educated man is usually paid j
by the month. Strike an average, be- j
; ginning with the President of the i
United States, the presidents of insur
-1 ance companies and other large corpo- j
rations and you will find that SI,OOO a j
1 year is a modest estimate of the earn
! ings of an educated man. The unedu- j
eated man can earn SIB,OOO in forty
years. The educated man can earn
§48,000 in the same period. Subtracting
§IB,OOO from §48,000 you find the value
i of child time in school,
i "Recently the Legislature made the
• term seven months instead of six. Add
twenty days to the school life of 200,-
000 pupils, and estimate each day of
' child time at school as being worth §lO,
> you will find what has been done for
' the children of the State. The average
1 length of school life is seven years, of
two hundred days each. If for §11,000,-
| 000 put into the school you can get
§250,000,000 increased earnings, you
] must see the value of a boy's time
' J when rightly spent at school.
1 Mrs. Hockley's and Mrs. Allen's Sun
day school chasses will sell bread and
eakes in the room next to R. C. Dod
son's drug store, Saturday afternoon
and evening, Nov. IS.
Bread:
1 Wheat, Brown, Rye.
Cinnamon Rolls, Rusk,
Cakes:
3 Devils, Angels, Checker board,
Chocolate, Cocoanut, Myrtle.
And many others, all strictly home
made. Patronage earnestly solicited.
I If you enjoy a good laugh, don't fail
to hear Byron W. King at the M. E
Church, Nov. 24.
Will Arise.
In the near future the once prosper
ous little town of Cameron, now dead
as a door nail and .almost deserted, will
assume an air of business prosperity.
The establishment of extensive fire
brick works, the operation of hundreds
of coke ovens and resumption of the
coal mines will give employment to a
"very large force of workmen. This in
connection with coal enterprises on
Sterling Run will boom Lumber town
ship and add very materially to
the growth of those towns and aid in
the upbuilding of the entire county.
This and more is possible under the
prosperity of the present time, due to
the wise and statesmanlike policy of
William McKinley and the great Re
publican party. While this will bo
good news to Lumber citizens, there
are many voters in that once hot-bed
of Democracy who will walk up to the
polls next November and vote to kill
it all and would, if they could, estab
lish the soup houses in the land with
Billy Bryan at the head of the wrecking
crew. We believe the honest voters
of Cameron county, who are now tast
ing the fruits of prosperity, will never
again make the mistakes of the past.
Rebuked.
Those individuals who hoped to de
feat Col. Barnett by making base
charges against his career as a soldier,
must have felt rather small when the
returns came in on election night. The
Chief assaults were made from the
Colonel's own county of Washington,
and from Fayette and Westmoreland.
He received 6,804 votes to 6,883 for
Judge Brown his loss being only 79
votes and those came from a quarter
antagonistic to Senator Quay. In
Westmoreland, out of a vote of 27,000,
Col. Barnett had 13,450 to Judge
I Brown's 13,567, 117 votes less and in a
j county where the most despicable at
tacks were made. Fayette gave Bar
i nett 7,831 to 7,823 for Brown and 7,825
for Mitchell. This in the hot-bed of
j the slanger-mongers. Col. Barnett's
j vindication at home is complete, and
I it must be galling to certain beauties
j in Fayette, Washington and West
: moreland to read the returns of those
, counties.
Attempted Burglary.
| About ten o'clock Saturday night as
: Frank Wheaton was coming home
from the Furniture Factory he detected
! several professional cracksmen at work
ion the safe in the office of the Empo
• rium Milling Co. In an attempt to
| find out who the "crooks" were he was
I discovered and the burglars turned the
artillery on him, one shot from a 32
) calibre revolver passing through his
! coat. He succeeded however in scar
j ing the desperadoes away, they not
i getting so much as a postage stamp to
pay for their trouble, and doing no
damage except to break the combina
tion dial off the safe.
Hajor Logan Killed.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14. —A cable des
patch received at the War Department
announces that Major John A. Logan,
Thirty-third volunteer infantry, has
been killed in a fight in Luzon. He was
leading his batallion in action. Ho is
, a son of the late General John A.
Logan, of Illinois, and Mrs. Mary A.
Logan, now a resident of Washington.
He leaves a widow and two children
who are at present residing at Youngs
town, Ohio.
Death of "John of Lancaster."
John F. Maginness, the veteran
editor and historian died at his resi
dence in Williamsport on Saturday
I evening, aged 72. Thus passes away
another of the old school editors; men
known for their loyalty to friends and
principles.
Severely Scalded.
Lewis, the four year old child ofE.
G. Strait, while playing near a pail of
scalding hot water, severely scalding
himself. Dr. Bardwell is attending
the little sufferer, who is in a precari
ous condition .at this writing.
The Emporium Furnace.
The excellent work at the Emporium
Furnace is gratifying not only to C. R.
Baird & Company and Supt. A. Brad}',
and his able assistants, but to our
citizens generally, who take great in
terest in the welfare of this important
industry. Every department is work
ing in good order, iron ore, limestone
and coke have been unloaded by the
hundreds of cars and the furnace is
turning out about one hundred and
fifty tons of first-class pig iron, pro
nounced by judges to be equal to any
in the country.
Last Friday evening, Mr. Frank P.
Baird, of Buffalo, came to Emporium
in President De Coursey's private car
and remained here until Sattirday,
when he met Mr. E. M. Parrott, Presi
dent of the old Iron Company, owners
of the large tract of coal lands located
in Shippen and Lumber townships,
now reported about to pass to C. R.
Baird & Company. Mr. Baird was ac
companied by his mother and sister, of
Buffalo, N. Y., and Mrs. Cameron and
daughters, of Waco, Texas.
It is reported that the coke ovens
will be placed in operation at once, in
order that the coke supply shall not
diminish. It is intended to have them
in repair by Jan. Ist, and making coke.
One of the best coke experts in the
United States will have charge of this
branch of the industry and should the
coal be treated successfully hundreds
of additional ovens will be erected at
mouth of Canoe Run. This, as the
PRESS stated, on reliable authority,
montes ago, will result in one or more
furnaces in the very near future. The
vast deposits of coal in Shippen and
Lumber townships are admirably loca
ted for manufacturing purposes and,
should the present prosperity continue,
we believe the future for Little Cam
eron is very bright.
An Old Land Mark Gone.
CYRUS H. SAGE, aged 77 years, died
on Thursday, Nov. 9th, 1899, of apo
plexy, at the residence of his son C. H.
Sage, Jr., at Johnsonburg, Pa. His re
mains were brought to Emporium on
Saturday for interment, the services
being conducted in the Presbyterian
church, of which deceased had been
for many years a consistent and active
member. Rev. McCaslin officiated.
Although the hour of the funeral was
not generally known, a large number
of old friends and neighbors were
present to pay that respect due a truly
good man. A choir composed of mem
bers from the different churches ren
dered suitable singing
'Squire Sage, whose honest and
familiar countenance always met with
a welcome by Cameron county citizens,
with whom he had been so closely
identified, came to this county in 1850
from Broom county, N. Y., and located
near Emporium upon what has always
been known as "Sage's farm." Here
he reared a family and prospered, by
hard work, honest dealing and leading
a christian life.
CYRUS H. SAGE was one of the pio
neers of Cameron county. Being a man
of culture and refinement he took a
keen interest in the moral, educational
and religious advancement of the com
munity; and after his own health was
too poor to admit of his taking an
active part in those things, he encour
aged his family to do so and provided
them with ample means to work with.
In public life he was a stalwart Re
publican of the old line Whig stripe
and always reminded the writer of
Thurlow Weed; strong in his convic
tions, he had no patience with the dis
organizer or betrayer of his party or
•its principles. The Republicans of this
county elected him a member of the
board of county commissioners in 1867
and he, with his associates, Amos
Fenton and Asa Ingelsbee, constructed
the present Cameron county jail.
As a neighbor and friend he was
kind and hospitable. None who have
ever had the pleasure of partaking of
the hospitality of his home can ever
forget it. As a husband and father,
none could excel him and he leaves to
those who come after him an example
well worth following, for life has been
made a great deal better for many
others because he lived.
His remains were placed beside his
wife in Newton Cemetery. No matter
how high the monument nor eloquent
the inscription that marks his resting
place they cannot efface the monument
tie built for himself on earth, that of
"Honesty in all Things "
The following relatives were present
at the funeral: John C. Sage, Brook
lyn, N. Y.; Capt. Win. Sage and wife,
Bradford, Pa.; Mrs. Grace Church,
Binghamton, N. Y.; C. H. Sage, Jr.,
and wife, Fred Sage and wife, and Jas.
Reed, of Johnsonburg, Pa., and Delos
Burlingame, wife and daughter, Sizer
ville.
TERMS: $2.00 —$1.50 IN ADVANCK.
BRIEF HENTION.
Buckwheat cakes and sausage are in
favor for breakfast these days.
The Emporium Furnace Company
is putting up an electric light plant.
M. M. Larrabee has on exhibition at
his store a piece of a meteor picked up
on Britton Hill. It weighs about two
pounds.
The Emporium High School foot ball
eleven went to St. Marys on Saturday
and met with defeat by the beautifui
score of 34 to 0. Referee McCabe camo
out of the scrimmage without a scratch.
Last Saturday Mr. L. W. Spence, oi'
Bryan Ifill, brought some fine apples
to this office and gave the boys a treat.
They are very fond of apples and
appreciate his kindness very much.
Geo. Vernes, the widely known and
popular detective, has been appointed
chief of the Philadelphia & Erie and
Northern Central Railroads' special
officers, with headquarters at Williams
port.
A boy passing the door of a promi
nent pig's ear in Galeton, saw a drunken
man lying in the gutter, whereupon he
stuck his head in the door and veiled
to the proprietor, "Yer sign's fell down,
mister." The pig's ear man chased
the boy two blocks.—Ex.
The U. S. second-rate cruiser Charles
ton, valued at $2,500,000, ran afoul of
an uncharted coral reef, off the Lin
guayan coast, Philippine Islands, on
Nov. 7. and lies party submerged with
a big hole in her bottom. Naval Con
structor Hobson is on the scene and
will attempt to right her. Her crew
escaped in safety.
The P. & E. R. R. is doing a rushing
freight business at Emporium, owing
to the heavy business being done by
the Emporium Furnace Company. The
employees of the freight office are
overworked. It is very evident that
the railroad company will soon have
to make arrangements for increased
facilities at Emporium.
Strieker, with Apoplexy.
The many friends of Geo. W. Bupp
the Fourth street cigar manufacturer,
will be shocked to learn that that
gentleman was stricken with apoplexy
to-day, while transacting business in
Green and Shaffer's law office, a few
minutes past twelve o'clock. He was
carried to his residence on Fifth street
and Dr. Bardwell called, who says the
patient will recover, unless he haw
another stroke, when his chances
would not be so favorable.
Close Call.
Foreman Elmer Klock, of the W. N.
Y. & P., had a narrow escape from
death last week, Tuesday, while coup
ling the engine to passenger train. A
P. & E. train was backed into the reai
of the passenger train, throwing Mr.
Klock under the cars and rolling him
the length of one car. He was
severely bruised but no bones were
broken. Close call and careless work
on the part of someone.
Big Hunt.
Last Wednesday, Wm. McDonald,
W. A. Dalrymple, Jas. Welsh and Jake
lteid started on a mighty hunt for deer
in the wilds of Hicks Run. On Friday
they brought down two big bucks and
came to Emporium on Saturday even
ing. Mr. McDonald, who is proprietor
of the Novelty Restaurant, treated his
patrons to venison steak. It was the
first of the season and hugely enjoyed.
University Association.
Program for Nov. 20: J. Fenimore
Cooper, W. H. Howard; Novelists after
Cooper, Miss Heilman; William Cullen
Bryant, Mrs. Balcom; Edgar Allan Poe,
Rev. W. P. Sliriner; Minor Poets of
First Half of Century, Miss Taggart.
Pragram for Nov. 27: Nathaniel
Hawthorne, Rev. Robt. McCaslin;
Daniel Webster, Miss Van Valkenberg;
The Age of Orators, Miss Hogan.
Byron W. King.
This popular Elocutionist and Speci
| alist will be at the M. E. Church, Fri-
I day evening, Nov. 24, under the aus
j pices of the Epworth League. The
| PRESS readers who relish a little fun
j now and then should remember the
date and lie there. The front seats
! will bo reserved for dyspeptics. Ad
i mission, 35 cents; children, 1"> cents.
: Tickets on sale at H. S. Lloyd's.
The fanner should consume more
I poultry and ejigs and less pork. They
! are anirnw the most valuable fond.
| .
NAKKIi:iI.
! WHEATON—HILL.— At Emporium, Pn.. hy.M.
I M. Larrabee, J. I'., Oct 4tli, 1899, Mn. WILLIAM
H. WHEATON and Miss BEIITOLDA HILL, both
of Rinueiiinhoninfr, I'a.
NO. -38.