R.C. DODSON, THE Drucjigist, KMPORIVH, PA. IS LOCATED IN THE CORNER STORE. At Fourth and Chestnut St9.. % rjp LSLEF, IKON AND WINE. For a tired feeling or a debilitated condition in consequence of a serious illness, or a simple "bad cold," try a bottle of Dodson's Beef, Iron & Wine. A wonderful tonic. It will do you good. It. C. DODSON. EMPORIUM MILLING COMPANY. PRICELIST. Emporium, Pa., Nov. 21, 1899. NE.MOPIIIL.A, per sack $1 10 Graham, 65 Rye '• 85 Buckwheat, " 75 I'ateut Meal " 40 Coarse Meal, per 100, 95 Chop Feed, " 95 White Middlings. " 1 10 Bran, " 1 <*> Corn, per bushel, 5J White Oats, per bushel 4° Choice Clover Seed, "1 Choice Timothy Seed, I At Market Prices. Choice Millet Seed. Fancy Kentucky Blue Grass. I local department. PERSONAL GOSSIP. Contribution* invited. That which you would ike to sec in this department, let us know by pot at card, or letter, personally. J. F. Parsons visited Lock Haven on Monday. Arch F. Andrews was a very welcome PRESS caller on Saturday. Ambrose Marsh, of Sterling Run, visited in Emporium on Tuesday. Josiah Howard and party arrived safely at Puerto Rico. Mrs. E. O. Bardwell Is able to be in her store and wait on her customers. Frank Hoag was up from Sterling Run yesterday and called on his many friends. Geo. 11. Stevens and wife left on Tuesday to visit with Ridgway friends for a few weeks. Jas. P. Patterson, inspector of Mutual Life Insurance Company's agencies, was in Emporium this week. Joseph Strayer, of Sinnemahoning, was shaking hands with his large number of friends in town last week. Jas. Davison came up from Sterling Run on Saturday, and visited as usual with Emporium friends over Sunday. Supt. Brady went east Monday even ing on a visit to his family at Lebanon and to transact business at Philadel phia. F. X. Blumle, one of Emporium's solid business men, was doing business in Austin on Friday last.—Austin Auto graph. Mrs. R. P. Bingeman was called to her home near Sunbury last Sunday evening, owing to the illness of her father. Dr. Baker requests the party who borrowed (?) the pair of scissors from his desk to return the same, for they are known. Jud L. Minick, of Ridgway, a former Cameron county boy, has accepted the position of assistant electrician with a leading Pittsburg firm. He leaves next Saturday. Mrs. W. L. Sykes and daughter Ruth, of Galeton, visited ye old folks at home over Sunday. They left yesterday morning for Scranton to visit J. M. Walker for a few days. Chas. Fry has sold his East Allegany Avenue residence to William Law, who will move his family into the same in the near future. We believe Mr. Law secured a bargain. Miss Clara Seger, of Emporium, is the guest of Miss Lizzie Meyer J. C. Mowery, of Emporium, and Miss Delia Harman, of Mill Creek, granted mar riage license.—St. Marys Gazette. Father Michael Meagher, of Ridgway, was in Emporium on Tuesday, guest of Father Downey, and shook hands with his many friends. He was pleased to note that Emporium is again in a pros perous condition. Dennis Donovan is celebrating the arrival of a little son at his home, while Thos. Lysett follows the pro cession with a beautiful girl. John Robinson comes in on the homestretch exclaiming "its a boy and weighs ten pounds." Chas. L. Jones, son of our esteemed friend B. E. Jones, of East Emporium, was a PRESS caller yesterday. The young man has fully recovered from an accident, whereby he lost part of his left hand lingers. Hero is an oppor tunity to secure .the services of an ex emplary young man. Prof. O. B. Hummel, of Lock Haven, was in town on business yesterday. ; Will Lloyd is quite ill, at the resi dence of his father 011 West Fourth street. B. J. Cameron came up from Wil liamsport on Sunday to spend a few days with friends. Messrs. N. and R. Seger received a telegram on Saturday announcing the death of a brother at Chicago. Miss Golda Lyons entertained a large party of friends at the residence of her parents on Allegheny Avenue, last evening. Postmaster Peterson, of Cameron, has employed a deputy postmaster in the person of a bouncing boy baby, j Congratulations, Prof. Dr. Smith reports Frank Moon's con- j dition about the same—no change tins morning. Mr. Moon is very low with typhoid fever. H. P. Spence, Wm. Jordan and Jesse Skillman have erected a saw mill 011 East branck of Hicks Run and are en gaged in sawing railroad ties. Prominent Young Lady Entertains. Miss Edna Warner, one of Empo rium's most highly respected young ladies, celebrated her twenty-first anniversary last Saturday evening and entertained a dozen of her girl friends at the residence of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Hill, on Sixth street. The occasion is spoken of as being very pleasant and enjoyable. Miss Edna was the recipient of many hand some remembrances from parents and admiring friends. Students Leap for Life. Last Monday morning the Delta Chi Fraternity lodge of Cornell University, Ithaca, caught fire and many persons were injured by jumping thirty feet to the ground. W. H. McCrea, of Salt Lake City, Utah, cousin to Mrs. H. H. Mullin, and the Misses Gould, of Em porium, was burned and back injured. Prominent Lumberman Dead. S. H. Brown, of Williamsport, mem ber of the lumber firm of Brown, Clark & Howe, died at his residence on Mon day, aged 52 years. This firm are ex ensively interested in the lumber business in this section, having re cently purchased S. S. Hackett's tim ber lands near Emporium. Liars Club Alive. The Sinnciuahouing Liars Club lias awakened again from its snooze of two months, owing to the absence of I ap Blodgett—things don't go without such talent. Pap Berfield held the power of authority. Wm. Michaels was fined the usual amount for holding the floor and not giving the other members a chance to talk or tell the truth (?). Grundy Loguc reported that two years ago he lost an eye. lie recently returned from Williamsport, where he had a glass eye inserted and reports that he could see to thread a needle without any difficulty, by shutting the good eye. lie claims hi; can now see as well with the glass eye as Joe Summerson can with two eyes. Tom Snyder got on his ear and put Belden and Gore out of the Postoffice arid sent a boy after Pap l>lodj;et, threatening to clean out the whole club. Ike Bowen was expelled from the order, after a hot debate. Sorry to see such a distinguished whopper go. Jim O'Brien was refused withdrawal—we can't spare such talent. Jess Bechtel was made acquainted with our goat and makes a good member. He took his start from 0. L. Bailey and A. U. Berfield. We expect a "beaut" from him next meeting, when he will bring his calf along, so we will have a first-class battle between our goat and his blind calf. Hanscom and llarve Smith entertained the boys, after which the club adjourned to initiate the landlord. FIDE. Bobbed the Grave. A startling incident, of which Mr. John Oliver, of Philadelphia, was the subject, is narrted by him as follows: "I was in a most dreadful condition. My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue coated, pain continually in back and sides, no appetite—gradually growing weaker day by day. Three physicians had given me up. Fortunately, a friend advised trying Electric Bitters, and to my great joy and surprise, the first bottle made a decided improvement. I con tinued their use for three weeks and am now a well man. I know they saved my live and robbed the grave of another victim." No one should fail to try them. Only 51) cents, guaranteed, at L. Taggart's drug store. Young Senators. Washington corr. New York Mail. The Congressional Directory discloses the fact that Senator Beveridge of India na is not the youngest man in the Sen ate, as has been claimed, for, according to his biography, which by the way, is the briefest in the book, he was born in 18(12, and, is therefore, 37 years old. Senator Butler, the Populist from North Carolina, is one year yonger, having been born in 18GI5. Senator Penrose of Pennsylva nia and McLaurin of South Carolina, are only two years older than Senator Bever idge and there are several other Senators within a few years of the age of the In diana man. There have been younger men in the Senate than either Mr. Bevcr idtre or Mr. Butler. Henry Clay wan only 30 years old when he entered the Senate, while Andrew Jackson was only | 31. Alexander Hamilton was 32 when he j was appointed Secretary of the Treasury, j Thomas Jefferson was only 32 when he wrote the Declaration of Independence. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY i, 1900. FORFXAST OF THE WEEK AT THE NATION'S CAPITOL. The ('resident and the Philippines The Republican Congressional Committee to Reorganize. Ship Subsidies. President McKinley will, it is ex pected, shortly issue a proclamation offering au unconditional pardon to such of the Philippine rebels, as sur render before a given date, and giving notice that all found with arms in their hands after that date, will be considered brigands and outlaws and will be treated as such. This may cause a few spasms among the "aunties," but it is the proper course to pursue. There is no longer even an apology for a Fili pino government, and no organized force of any size anywhere, and the peaceably inclined inhabitants are en titled to the protection of this govern ment, which can only be made effectual by breaking up the small roaming band of rebels, living by depredation. The first step in this year's Con gressional campaign will be taken this week, when the Republicans of the House and Senate will hold a joint caucus for the purpose of reorganizing the Congressional campaign com mittee. The House disposed of the Roberts case last week, by shutting him out, but the House Committee on mileage still has to decide whether he is en titled to mileage. Chairman Barham has been trying to get at the legal status of the matter. He talked with Attorney General Griggs about it and was referred to Comptroller Tracewell, of the Treasury, who would have to pass on the account, if Roberts should be allowed mileage. The Comptroller said he would be guided by the action of the Committee on Mileage. Speak ing of the matter, Mr. Barham said: "Personally I should like to pay Mr. Roberts the amount of his mileage. He came here expecting to receive not only his salary, but the perquisites that belong to the office of Representative; but I have examined the law very caretully and I do not see how we should be justified in paying him. That is my personal opinion. The Committee may decide otherwise." Democrats are very fond of talking about muzzling men, but they seem to overlook the recent muzzling of Mr. Bryan. Mr. Bryan was muzzled by the New York Democratic Club, which is another name for Tammany, when he was dined without being allowed to speak, and he was again muzzled by the Gridiron Club, of Washington, which had him as one of its guests at a dinner, given Saturday night, where he was free to speak, but with the knowledge that an inviolable rule of the club prohibits the publication of speeches made by its guests. It looks as though Mr. Bryan really enjoyed being muzzled; and it is certain that the Democratic party would be better off in the end if he were permanently muzzled, as it is clear to close observers that he is driving old Democrats into the Republican ranks every day by his moss-back utterances, which show an j utter inability to read the signs of the times. The U. S. Government is confident of its ability to protect its interests and those of all its citizens under any and all circumstances; therefore, it would accept no invitation from any other government or governments to become a party to negotiations, having in view a definition of the right of neutrals and an agreement on what shall constitute contraband of war. These things are already sufficiently defined by interna tional law and precedent to enable any government which dares to stand up for its rights, to maintain them. Our representatives at the Peace Confer ence, at The Hague, last year, proposed that all private property at sea should, in time of war, be respected, but the conference declined to agree to that proposal, and that ended the matter. A report to the Department of State from T. J. Albert, U. S. Consul at Brunswick, Germany, is devoted to the remarkable increase of ship-building in Germany, which has become second to Great Britain in ocean transportation, and which has obtained this enviable position in the short period of ten years. How this jump forward in a great industry was brought about, is told in a single sentence, which is the strongest sort of argument in favor of the passage of the bill now pending before Congress, providing for the in crease of our own merchant marine, by a system of Federal aid to ship-building: "This rapid development of ship-build ing in Germany is to be attributed to the encouragement given by the gov ernment to the ship-building interests through liberal subventions allowed the different commercial companies." An Editor's Life Saved by Chambelain's Cough .Remedy. During the early part of October, 18!)G, I contracted a bad cold which settled on my lungs and was neglected until I feared that consumption had ap j peared in an incipient state.l was con | stantly couching and trying to expel I something which 1 could not. I became j alarmed and after giving the local doctor ! a trial bottle of Chamberlain's Cough | Remedy and the result was immediate J improvement, and after T had used three bottles my lung's were restored to their , healthy state.—ls. S. Edwards, Publisher of The Review, Wyant, 111. For sale by . L. Taggart, Druggist. feb Commissioners' Report. Report of CHARLES (ILEASON, E. W. OAS KILL and A. F. VOOT, County Commission ers, of the Receipts, Expenditures, Liabilities and Assetts of Cameron County for the Year Ending: January Ist, 1900. RECEIPTS. Balance in Treasury Jan. 2, 1899, $18,886 06 From Unseated Taxes, 1898 2,139 80 From Unseated Taxes, 1899, 2,526 82 Interest on Unseated Taxes, 1898 221 02 Received from Collectors for 1891, 78 Received from Collectors for 1896 163 35 Received from Collectors for 1897 892 88 Received from Collectors for 1898 1,532 86 Received from Collectors for 1899.. 6,472 95 Received from Liquor Licenses 555 00 Received from \\ State Tax returned 1898-4)9 ■ 1,501 37 Received from Jury Fees. 12 00 Received from sale County Lands 299 00 Received from Commonwealth Costs.. 75 36 Received from Taxes and Costs 8 00 Received from State Treasurer, Fire Wardens accounts 21 12 Received from Redemption Co. Lands 8 40 Miscellaneous sources 5 00 Total Receipts $33,321 77 EXPENDITURES. Paid Chas. Gleason, Co. Com S9B 00 Paid E. W. Oaskill, Co. Com 137 55 Paid A. F. Vogt, Co. Com 131 72 Paid Franklin Housler, Clerk 600 00 Paid B. W. Green, Solicitor 98 34 Paid Frank Mundv, Sheriff 105 25 Paid C. J. Goodnough, Clerk Q. S 242 B*l Paid County Auditors 104 28 Paid Jury Commissioners 38 40 Paid Oeorge Marker, Janitor 360 00 Paid Constables returns 15 00 Paid F. I). Leet, District Att'y 98 00 Paid J. I. Hngerman, official reporter 110 56 Paid Court Crier and Tipstaves 36 00 Paid Sheriff and Constables costs 52 37 Paid Repairs to county bridges 454 38 Paid Justices and Witnesses costs 175 59 Paid Legal Printing 216 50 Paid Sheep damages 67 75 Paid Grand Jurors 108 20 Paid Traverse Jurors 218 40 Paid Assessors for Assessing 240 50 Paid Assessors for Registering 315 00 Paid Election Expenses 828 05 Paid Jail expenses 560 90 Paid State Prison, Hospital expenses.. 475 63 Paid Printing and Advertising 330 00 Paid Hood views and damages 234 80 Paid Stationery, Postage, Express, etc. 90 05 Paid Bounties on noxious animals 22 00 Paid Fuel and Lights 220 70 Paid Repairs on public buildings 507 21 Paid Coroners Inquests 13 02 Paid Expenses, indigent soldiers 175 00 Paid Blank Books 48 60 Paid Sinnemahoning Bridge 4,795 00 Paid Emporium Water Co 100 00 Paid F. Mundy, report to Board of Public Charities 40 00 Paid F. Mundy, removing fish racks.. 27 50 Paid Geo. Met/.ger, Telephone Exc'ug 18 00 Paid Mattie Collins, Co. Institute 200 00 Paid Insurance premiums 220 00 PaidM. M. Larrabee, acknowledg ment of deeds 2 50 Paid M. Blodget, arresting delinquent tax-payers 5 20 Paid F. I). Leet, auditing Protli'y. Acct 5 00 Paid County Line Bill 2100 Paid Driftwood Gazette, 1898 to 1899... 1 50 Paid Refunding orders 75 Paid Fire Wardens 530 49 Paid Miscellaneous accounts 7 55 Paid Co. Treas. Com. $15,643.42 at 5 per cent 782 17 Paid Co. Treas. Com. on State tax at 1 percent. 10 59 Paici Interest on Bridge bonds 1,112 50 Paid Bridge bond No. 30 1,000 00 Paid Interest on Court House bonds... 800 00 Paid State Tax on Court House bonds.. 80 00 Paid Orders of previous years 1,550 25 Paid Amt due Treas. State Tax, 1898... 5 65 | Paid Personal property tax, sent State Treasurer 1,048 31 , Total Expenditures 19,927 55 ! Cash in Treasury $16,329 42 Less O'tst'nding orders, 1899 935 20 Outstanding orders of previous years.. $129 63 Outstanding orders, 1899 935 20 Owing on county line bill 81 53 Outstanding bridge bonds .... 23,000 00 Outstanding Court House bonds 20,000 00 $14,146 36 ASSETTS. Due from Collectors, 1894 $29 57 Due from Collectors, 1896, 474 41 Due from Collectors, 1897 568 8-1 Due from Collectors, 1898 2,232 49 j Due from Collectors, 1899 3,869 51 Due from unseated tax, 1898 1,008 71 Due from unseated tax,1899 3,499 10 j Due from State Treas. ' 2 fire hill 265 24 I Due from taxes assessed for 1900 12,200 00 Cash in Treasury 16,829 42 $40,477 29 I Liabilities iu excess of Assets $3,069 07 RECAPITULATION OF TAX COLLECTORS ACCOUNT, 1894. Name, I Dist. I last Rpt I paid | 'nit 85 1 .781 $29 57 Balance due $29 57 1896, Name. I Dist hist Rpt pd | 'mt due a. Rlßerfleld, j Grove,. 1 $507 hi S3B 39j $474 42 Balance due, $174 42 Name. | Dist I last Rpt 1 paid | 'mt due A. 8. Bailey | Gibson J sr>7l$ r >7l 89 ; ()"> j SSOB HI Balance due $568 84 RECAPITULATION OF TAX COLLECTORS ACCOUNT, 1898-99. Name j" " | 112 j L. Lockwood, ... I Shippeu I $966 91 | S3SC 75 I <6 13 I sl3 43 *591 60 C.H. Jessop | Emporium, I 1,454 59 1 14 09 1 2 17 I 1,408 32 W. R. Sizer I Portage 185 16 65 00 7 48 112 68 W. H. Logue I Gibson I 475 78 I 316 08 1 39 82 1.988 Total $3,082 44 781 92 7 30 60 73 2.239 49 FOR THE YEAR |S99. Name. I District, j Com. Rebate. | ■g t t ?° nß Am't due L. Lockwood, ... I Shippen I $1,670 58 $544 37 $lO 77 $2. 78 j C H Jessop Emporium, 5.356 09 3,428 0 1 73 33 1. 4 62 I 1,680 19 W. R. Sizer, I Portage I 235 01 156 31 5 22 4 28 1 $7 48 61 72 M. Phoenix, I Lumber I 866 38 545 72 13 45 23 49 283 72 W. H. Logue I Gibson, I 926 55 362 93 7 40 19 49 I j36 <3 Walter Yothers,. I Driftwood j 1.025 32 934 26 26 51 37 70 26 85 M. Blodget I Grove, I 756 23 501 30 11 87 23 48 j 219 58 Total £10.836 IS $6,472 93 $1 IS 55 $3lO 84 $34 33 $3,869 51 We the undersigned Commissioners of Camer en county, in the State of Pennsylvania, do here by certify that the foregoing statement is a true and correct account of the receipts, expendi tures, liabilities and assetts of Cameron county, for the year 1899. In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands this 6th day of January, 1900. CHAULEH GLEASON. E. W. GAS KILL, A. F. VOGT, Commissioners. ATTEST:— FRANKLIN HOUSLER, Clerk. We hereby certify that we have examined the books and accounts of the Commissioners of Cameron county, Pa., for the year 1899 and find the above a correct statement of the same. C. L. BUTLER. WM. 1L LOGUE, MICHAEL IiRENNAN, County Auditors, I! "JA-VO-KA" COFFEE p J HEINZE'S g || MOCHA JAVA VJIMJCI APPLE BUTTER %% FLAVOR: Tl-lSt-|fVO AND PRESERVES, gg ss 1 nings c ::! II B At Emporium's Pure Food Store. '• •) (jj> IA-VO-KA is no experiment. It has been tried and meets the test. (••.> (•2> ZJ Put up in air tight one pound cartons 20c lb. gS (••) •• HEINZE'S Apple Butter and Preserves, need but to be tried to be (•«,) appreciated. Apple Butter reduced to 10c lb. £ Schumacher's Patent Flour THIS is the height of perfection in blended patent flour, and we do '• (%J> not hesitate to recommend it to the most particular. $1.25 quarter bbl. sk; $1.70 bbl. (••j EXCELSIOR Bntter Crackers, a small crisp, most delicious cracker, [* JJ 10c lb. Oyster Bay Asparagus, full 3'/i lb. cans, 30c per can. HOPKINS' Steamed Hominy (hulled corn) 10c a can. Selected Kala- (••) (••! mazoo Celery 18c a can. Van Camp's Macaroni and Cheese, ir>c can. <£•> THIS is the season for Jellies, Jams and Preserves. We have some de sirable brands made from pure fruit People who want the BEST goods in the . ' (••i Kr ocery line, and believe that the best ought to he obtained in their own neighbor- , J (••) hood at right prices, will do well to call on us. (ll\ GRANULATED SUGAR, 6c lb. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ONLY. fjg (••) Leave your orders for Cut Bone for Poultry. Pratt's Food as an animal <••> ftt) regulator has no equal. Trial package Pratt's Poultry Powder 10c. (••) <••) (••) _ (••) # T ISi B>/K ~V Telephone 6, Fourth St. " * JJ • (##) (••) (••; _ _ , ♦ Points for Emporium a I Buyers for i goo. $ W i** See my JANUARY, FEBRUARY and v MARCH Offerings. & X I lil 'I irOl'K best interest demands it. j | yj' * I Have ordered quick sales in all $ t departments. A saving of 15 A A ><£ •J kf to 25 per cent, for you, on DRESS '| k, h (J .112, ,j GOODS, MUSLIN UNDERWEAR, !' A £> W J | HOSIERY, SPRING CARPETS, i F Yf ft y V WINDOW SHADES, LADIES'and ; I ft | CHILDREN'S SHOES. ' A Record Breaking Sale $ ! of Ladies' and Children's Capes and Jackets. Better take advan- J tage of the low prices for 1900 at I H.C.OLMSTED'S % EMPORIUM, PA. sil I i . --1 . Tlif !