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Croker has had to pay an income
tax in England. Naturally, he is
very mail over it.
French sympathy seems to he
entirely for publication and not
necessarily a proof of good faith.
Croker says he was misrepresent
ed during the campaign. True,
Bryan called him a great and good
man.
It is a little curious that people
seem to think of Pettigrew a great
deal and yet no one would claim
that they think a great deal of him.
Senator Wellington seems to be
like the famous lost dog—he has
eat up his tag and there is 110 tell
ing where he is going.
Count von Waldersee is said to
be tired of his life in China. What
did lie expect ? One .long contin
uous farewell performance.
It seems a pity that Minister
Conger and Vice-President Roose
velt cannot exchange places. Pe
kin is too strenuous for Conger,
but Rooseveld would be happy
there.
They do say that some of the
disgruntled Democrats are address
ing Senator Jones as senator
Jonah. Which shows they liavn't
much sporting blood.
Boston has discovered that some
of her alleged antiquities are bogus,
but the list is not believed to in
clude the famous baked beans nor
the sacred codfish of that city.
The first thing we know, some
body will be blaming the delay in
the peace negotiations on China.
It has been charged up to practi
cally every other nation already.
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If the Sultan wants to pay that
indemnity by the cruiser route and
the missionaries are willing to ac
cept th.nt way, it is hard to see
what the administration can do
about it.
Hold 011, gentlemen, please wait
until Congress considers the mat
ter before you make up your minds
positively as to just what articles
are to be exempted from war tax
ation.
Democrats say they will not be
reorganized. No doubt that is
what the jackass rabbits would say
if they were informed of the plans
recently inaugurated to improve
their breed.
Few indeed question the justice
of reducing southern representa
tion. but most people admit that it
is impossible to do anything of the
kind at the short session. Repre
sentative Crumpacker's ideas are
good but he is about a year ahead
of his time.
Xo one contends that the Philip
pines can lie governed 011 just the
-ame basis that the United States
can. They cannot and what is
done there, should be 110 criterion
of what is done here. It may be
necessary to coin unlimited silver
there, while few indeed still recom
mend anything of the kind here.
How about your winter flannels? If
you need any N. Seger has them in all
grades and prices.
The Ruthless War on Quay.
The Philadelphia North American
makes the appointment of Director of
tho Bureau of Engraving and Printing
an occasion for congratulating and also
for lecturing President McKinley, says
the Pittsburg Commercial. It congrat
ulates him on rejecting the Pennsyl
vania candidate for that position, ex-
Congressman Brumm, who it is under
stood, was recommended by Governor
Stone and ex-Senator Quay, theindom
nitable leader of tho Republican party
in the State that has, in two successive
elections, rolled up the prodigious
plurality of about 300,000 for Mr. Mc-
Kinley. It lectures him because, in
the past, he has not seen fit to ignore
all of the recommendations of that
leader.
The North American notes the fact
that within an hour after Mr. Quay had
left the White House, where ho went,
presumably, to putin a kind word for
his and the president's friend, Mr.
Brumm, the President appointed Mr.
Meredith, of Illinois, to tho place. The
North American calls that a "snub" for
Quay and wants to know if it means
that the President has made up his
mind "to cut himself loose altogether
from the Pennsylvania machine hence
forward." Our Philadelphia contem
porary, chief organ of the insurgents,
asserts that in the past "the President
has subjected himself to nation-wide
criticism, as severe as it has been just,
for his course in turning over the Fed
eral patronage of this State to the men
who are the worst enemies of the Re
publican party."
That is merely a matter of opinion.
The election returns do not indicate
that the President's disposal of patron
age in Pennsylvania or elsewhere did
any damage to his candidacy or to his
party's solidity. In spite of the bitter,
relentless war waged on Mr. Quay by
Mr. Wanamaker and all the members
and organs of the anti-Quay faction,
they have been uniformly defeated,and
Quay has been victorious in every ap
peal to the people. He defeated his
enemies overwhelmingly in (1898, and
they prevented his election only by
tactics which a Republican President
could not indorse without destroying
his party. He defeated|them still more
decisively in 19C0, winning out hand
somely against an alliance between in
surgents and Democrats. And if there
is not more perfidy in Pennsylvania
than her worst enemies suspect, he will
be returned to his seat in the Senate.
As to the refusal of the President to
appoint Mr. Brumm, what reason is
there to regard it as indicating un
friendliness to the Pennsylvania leader?
Something like that is inevitable in
every appointment where there is more
than one applicant. If that was a "snub
for Quay," there is no Republican Sen
ator, no Republican Representative, no
prominent Republican who has not
been repeatedly snubbed by President
McKinley and all of his Republican
predecessors.
The truth is that the President, plac
ed in a very delicate position, has tried
in a quiet way to heal the irreparable
breach in Pennsylvania without taking
either side. But he treated Mr. Quay
just as he did other Republican Sena
tors so long as he held his seat in that
body. That he will treat him other
wise when he completes his series of
triumphs by being sent back to that
seat is scarcely a supposable case.
Advice to Women.
Mrs. Ewing is all right. In a talk
recently at Marietta, 0., she said very
correctly, "The average American man
is a saint," and then explained:
"The saintliness of tho American man
is shown in his long and patient accept
ance of an ill-managed home and badly
cooked food. I would have the Legis
lature of Ohio pass a law prohibiting
any girl from getting married until she
knows how to do housework. You
women can never expect to make a
success of the business of housekeeping
until you go at it yourselves. Train
yourselves and your daughters. Take
a lesson from the men. No man would
think of turning a l his businss affairs
over to ignorant helpers from an intel
ligence office. Instead, he acquaints
himself with tho minutest details of his
work. That is what you women must
do. You must be especially trained for
business of home making it' home mak
ing is to be your life work, just as the
doctor or tho lawyer prepares for his
life work.
"I do not believe in establishing
training schools for servants. It has
been tried and it has always failed.
There is only ono place to learn it—in
the home—and one way to learn it—by
doing it. Intellect,heart and conscience
are more essential in the kitchen than
anywhere else on earth, and good food
is one of the mightiest moral forces of
the universe."
LIVING PICTUIIES.— It has become
necessary to change the date of our
entertainmont, which will bo given on
Tuesday evening, Dec. 18th, instead of
Friday evening, as beforo announced.
Our program will consist largely of
tableaux from Greek Mythology, En
glish History, Longfellow's and Ten
nyson's poems, and Mother Goose
Rhymes, with piano accompaniments.
We will be assisted in the musical part
of our program by Miss Walker, Miss
Huntly, Miss Nellie Hnntly, Mrs. Frank
Beers and Mies Myrtle Olmsted. In
Presbyterian Church, December 18th.
Tickets, 15 cents.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, DBCEMBER 13. 1900.
Lout In Self Admiration.
It happened In an "L" car. Hfc was
tall, handsome and Just a little too well
dressed and was reading a pamphlet
011 which stood out In letters large
enough to be plainly legible to the op
posite row of passengers the title,
"Correct Dress." Tliey all noticed him,
for he was really beautiful.
There was 110 doubt as to what he
was reading. The passengers followed
it almost line by line and knew just
what part of the essay he had reached.
It began when his eyes left the book
and glanced dubiously at his cloth top
ped patent leathers. He shook his
head slightly as he saw that tlio upper
was of a trifle too pronounced a pat
tern. Next he took In his trousers, and
a bland smile of satisfaction wreathed
Lis face. There was ft slight frown
when he compared his waistcoat with
the haberdasher's manual, but his coat
and Iflii were evidently Irreproachable.
The end of the inventory and of the
spectators' self control came when the
beautiful one began to admire In the
,l>aek of his wateli case his neckwear,
Ills shirt and the faultless curves of liis
collar. A titter from the two girls' in
the corner, and the whole benchful
exploded. The model of pulchritude
looked up, shut his hook with a snap,
blushed furiously and left the car at
the next station. —New York Mail and
Express.
An Amateur Savant Fouled.
The stories are common enough of
fire engines being turned out to quench
an aurora, and, on the other hand. It
has not seldom happened that a very
mundane conflagration has passed
muster for a "celestial display."
In the memoirs of Baron Stockmar
an amusing anecdote is related of one
Ilerr von Itadowitz, who was given to
making the most of easily picked up
information. A friend of the baron's
went to an evening party near Frank
fort, where he expected to meet Ilerr
von Itadowitz. On his way he saw a
barn burning, stopped his carriage, as
sisted the people and waited till the
flames were nearly extinguished. When
he arrived at his friend's house, he
found Ilerr von Itadowitz, who had
previously taken the party to the top of
the building to see an aurora, dilating
on terrestrial magnetism, electricity,
etc. Itadowitz asked Stockmar's friend,
"Have you seen the beautiful aurora
borealls?"
lie replied: "Certainly. I was there
myself. It will soon be over." An ex
planation followed as to the barn on
fire. Itadowitz was silent some ton
minutes, then he took up his hat and
quietly disappeared.—Knowledge.
Not a Snccens.
The experiment was not a success.
Frequently she had complained that
he was not as he used to bo, that his
love seemed to have grown cold and
that he was too prosaic and matter of
fact. So when he found one of his old
love letters to her he took It with him
the next time he was called away from
the city, made a copy of it and mailed
It to her.
"John Henry," she exclaimed when
he returned, "you're tho biggest fool
that ever lived. I believe you have
softening of the brain. What did you
mean by sending me that trash?"
"Trash, my dear," he expostulated.
"Yes, trash—just sickly, sentimental
nonsense."
"That isn't how you described it
when I first wrote It and sent it to
you," he protested. "You 6aid then it
was tiie dearest, sweetest letter ever
written, and you insist now that I have
changed and you haven't. I thought I
would try to"—
"Well, you didn't succeed," she in
terrupted, and she was mad for two
days. Sometimes It is mighty dillicult
to please a woman.—Chicago Post.
Dnoro In China.
In China doors are often round, leaf
shaped or semicircular. In placing
them the builder usually avoids having
one opposite another lest evil spirits
find their way from the street into the
recesses of the building. The door
ways separating the courts of a garden
are usually of an elaborate kind, and
the octagonal form is one of the most
popular.
Religious superstition asserts itself in
Chinese architecture, and the universal
saeredness of tho numerals three and
nine is shown in tho arrangement of
temple doors. There is a triple gate
way to each of the halls of the Imperial
palace, and the same order prevails at
the Ming tombs, and the sacred person
of the emperor when he was in his Pe
king homo could only be approached
even by the highest officials after three
times three prostrations. The Temple
of Heaven has a triple roof, a triple
marble staircase, and all its mystic
symbolism points either to three or its
multiples.
Her Challenge.
A woman In Cape Colony on trial for
some offense was told that she might
"challenge" any one 011 the jury to
whom she objected. She immediately
took advantage of the permission by
challenging a highly respectable farm
er. On being asked afterward what
her reason had been for doing so she
explained that she had supposed she
svas obliged to object to some one, so
she had picked out the ugliest.
Concerning Woman.
Miss Spitkurl (giggling)—Oh, Mr.
Sharp, you know a woman is only as
old as she looks.
Mr. Sharp—She ought to be thankful
Hhe Isn't as young as she acts.—Detroit
Free Fress.
When potatoes were first Introduced
In Germany, they were for a long time,
like tomatoes, cultivated merely as a
curiosity. No ono ate them, even pigs
refusing them.
About 88 per cent of the West Indian
cyclones occur in August, September
and October.
L2OCAL NOTIGES.
Diamond rings and pins, the latest,
at Hirsch's.
There 1b only one place to buy books
and that is at Taggart's.
The best goods at, the lowest prices is
what keeps Laßar's team busy—watch
them. 42
FOH RENT.— Furnished rooms to let.
Apply to Mrs. Wm. Hackenberg, Em
porium, Pa. 41-4t
The only place in the county to buy
the best furniture at the lowest prices,
at Laßar's. 42
Full line of silverware, fancy mantle
clocks, carving sets and other silver
novelties at Hirsch's.
That show case of dolls is simply a
fine display and if you want a doll
Taggart's is the place to buy it.
WOUTII SEElNG. —lfavo yon seen the
display of solid silver at Metzger's? It
is worth going to see. 40 4t
If you want a nice loungo for a
Christmas present, goto Laßar's, the
place you can always buy the cheapest.
42
WANTED QUICK.—DO you want a
doctor quick? Phone No. 26, and Dr.
Heilman can bo had instantly from
any part of town. 40-4t
Parlor suits, book cases, choffoniers,
bedroom suits, in fact everything in
the furniture line, going cheap at La-
Bar's. 42
"Hirsch, the jeweler, iB displaying a
fine line of ladies gold pens and hold
ers, watches, chains, gold rings, neck
aces, etc.
Sterling silver novelties at Taggart's
are as good as there is in the market,
and you will find prices very much
less.
Christmas has struck Taggart's in
royal shape, with the largest and best
stock of China ever brought to our
town.
FOB SALE.— A well watered farm
with good buildings, for sale or rent.
Terms easy. Also town property for
sale. Apply to F. D. Leet, Emporium,
Pa. 41-4t
SHAW'S PURE MALT.—Is no doc
tored compound, but a pure, wholesome
and strengthening stimulant. Especi
ally commended for medical purposes.
Sold by F. X. Blumlo, Emporium,
Pa. n2-yl
Rocking chairs ! Rocking chairs!!
Rocking chairs !!! an endless variety
to select from for Christmas. All prices
at Laßar's. 42
Have you seen the great variety of
neckware at Bedard's the tailor? If
not you have missed it. You should
make your selections early for Christ
mas and get the best.
NEW CITY DKAY.— Jas. Haviland has
established a new City Dray, built after
the Btyle of most popular city drays.
Anyono in need of any service in this
line can be accommodated by leaving
orders at the Warner House. All ord
ers will receive prompt attention. 35tf
APPRECIATION. —Can you blame peo
ple for patronizing merchants, that
show their appreciation for their custom
by making it convenient for their cus
tomers? A store without a telephone
closes its doors to a large number of
customers from the best trade of the
town. 40-4t
PLEASE REMEMBER-That wo do
NOT begrudge the time spent showing
you our goods, whether you buy or not.
We consider that you are doing us a
favor by calling to inspect our stock.
We would be pleased to have you come
every day—and bring your work. We
are proud of the quality of our goods
and we want you to examine them.
We know that for real values they pos
itively cannot be excelled.
METZGER THE JEWELER.
The Fad.
Photographs will be the fad for
Xmas presents this year. Come in and
see our latest finish. Do not wait until
the last day. Everybody wants your
picture. Why not make them a pres
ent of one this Christmas ? We make
the best at Schriever's Art Gallery.
41 W. G. BAIR, Prop.
A SPECIAL INVITATION—IS extended
to the public to inspect our line of
Christmas goods now coming in every
day. The nicest line of fine goods ever
shown in this town. Our prices can
not bo beaten by anyone, for good
goods. METOGEH'S.
40-41
You ARE INVITED— To inspect the
finest display of cut glass ever shown in
this section. These goods are the finest
made, things to be proud of, goods that
you would not be ashamed of when
Mrs. McKinley visits you. Don't buy
trashy stuff You can get the good
kind just as well, elegant patterns,
deep cutting, and diamond finish.
40-4t At Metzgor's, of course.
HAVE You SEEN IT?— That elegant
line of "real French ebony," with gen.
uine silver mountings, engraved free,
finest bristles, warranted solid backs-
They are the "correct" thing.
40 4t METZGER'S.
STERLING SILVER. —Our carefully se
lected line of sterling goods, is made
up from fine, heavy patterns. We have
learned that the people are tired of the
cheap, flimsy goods and confine our
line to articles that you need not be
ashamed to present to your best friend.
We engrave everything free.
40-4T METZGER.
YOUNG MEN WANTED, with fair edu
cation and good character, to learn
telegraphy, railroad accounting, and
typewriting This is endorsed by all
leading railway companies as the only
perfect and reliable institution of its
kind. All our graduates are assisted to
positions Ladies also admitted. Write
for free catalogue.
GLOBE TELEGRAPH COLLEGE.
10-26t Lexington, Ky.
Railroad News.
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BUFFALO DIVISION.
Plans for improvements on the Buf
falo & Allegheny Valley Division of the
Pennsylvania, which includes the West
ern New York & Pennsylvania railroad,
says the Buffalo Commercial, are being
carefully formulated, preparatory to
ruore active work in the spring. At
present and for some time past, engin
eers have been surveying between Buf
falo and Oil City, to ascertain existing
grades, and the sections most needing
correction.
The present alignment of the West- !
era New York & Pennsylvania is said
to be good, but the Pennsylvania rail
road could save money by reducing
some of the grades. The grade from
Emporium to Keating is a sharp rise of
116 feet to the mile. On the rest of this
division there is little grade.
On the Pittsburg Division from Buf
falo to Dunkirk, at which point the
road becomes quite steep, the grade
until it reaches the summit is 120 feet '
to the mile. From the summit to Oil |
City there is a sharp decline. On the !
Rochester Division from Olean to Black
Creek the road is practically level, i
There is an easy fall in the grade to
Oakland. From this place to Sonyea,
the decline is steep.
The Western New York & Pennsyl- |
vania, as an independent line, secured
most of its businesd from Pittsburg, but
it is understood that under the control |
of the Pennsylvania railroad the vol
ume of business from Buffalo has shown
a heavy increase.
W. N. Y. &P. VETB PENSIONED. |
President Cassatt of the Pennsylvania
railroad states that the employes of the
newly acquired lines, the Allegheny
Valley and Western New York & Penn
sylvania, would, after Jan. 1, 1901, be
eligible to become pensioners, provid- i
ing they were 70 years of age.
Solomon Up-To=Date.
The wise man holds his tongue, and
so sometimes does the fool.
Son, beware of the gossip. He seems
harmless, but he is more to be shunned
than the liar.
It is cheap to be a deadbeat, but it is
often expensive in more ways than one.
Some of those wise old guys are not
so smart alter all, for the Fool-Killer
generally gets them all at some time or
another.
Wine is a mocker and strong drink
is raging, but a man never finds it out
until the next day.
A lion causes fear by his roaring, and
is like many men who get through the
world on their bluffing.
Little children should be seen and not
heard, but they don't know it.
The PRESS, one year 81.50.
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I® When we first entered this business field as HONEST, iff
;.g, up-to-date, "PRICE LOWERING HUSTLERS" for the |§
}||: people's patronage, we were met with the cold and most bit- jffl
W ter enmity of the high-priced profit-grasping monopoly, who
jj||i fought us, "tooth and nail," both in the open and in the ||!jj
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j||] and right from the start victory perched on our lowjpriced !>l|
® banner. j^|
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||| by us so nobly and aided us by their most liberal patronage %
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My ever offered in any town on earth.
For months we have persistently planned for this event, ffl
wand now have the finest and largest line of
Holiday Furniture in this County.
Come one! Come all ! and join in this first GREAT |§j)
ffi ANNIVERSARY BARGAIN JUBILEE.
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Cultivate Wholesome Thoughts.
If yon observe yourself becoming ad
dicted to disagreeable habits, torn from
them at once and flee away. If your
prejudices are strong, and you are prone
to think that everybody whose inter
ests have conflicted with your own, or
who may hold different views of Dublic
policy, is a bad man, get rid of the idea
at once. If you do not you will be
come a chronic grumbler and a disa
greeable old crank before the seasons
of life have reached the sear and yel
low. What in a young man is only a
slightly disagreeable trait becomes in
an elderly man, after the wheels of
thoughts have run for a long time in
that groove, a pronounced character
istic. Cultivate sweet and wholesome
thoughts, and good habits, and when
old age comes upon you, kindness and
forbearance will beam from every fea
ture of a countenance illuminated by
the love of your fellowmen.— Spirit.
A Woman's Awful Peril.
"There is only one chance to save your
ft srd tliiit i* through an opeictirn"
were the startling words heard bv Mrs.
L. 15. Hunt of Lime Ridae, Wis , from
her doctor after he had vainly tried to
cure her of a frightful case of stomach
trouble and yellow jaundice. Gall stones
had formed and she constantly grew worse.
Then she began to use Electric Hitters
which wholly cured her. It's a wonder
ful stomach, liver arid kidney remedy.
Cures dyspepsia, loss of appetite. Try it.
Only 50 cents. Guaranteed. For sale
by L. Taggart. Dec
Oom I'aul is not likely to do much in
the king-row.
Letter to Dr. E. O. Bardwell.
Emporium, Pa.
Dear Sir: For your house, no mat
ter what's the matter with it—it isn't a
human you know—a prescription.
Devoe lead and zinc. Apply with a
brush, from one to three coats—get a
painter to do it.
Your state chemist knows all about
Devoe; has analyzed it; reports it pure;
will analyze it occasionally. He buys
it wherever he likes—it is generally in
the best paint-store in town.
You know what the color and dryer
are for; do you know what the lead and
zinc and oil are for? Not being a
painter, you may not choose to know;
but we'll tell you.
Lead and zinc and oil combine to
form a rubbery waterproof coat to keep
out dampness. There's the whole bus
iness.
The oil would do it alone; lead and
oil would do it, without the zinc; zinc
and oil without the lead; but the three
together are best, because they wear
best.
We say to you, "get a painter," as
we'd say to him, "get a doctor"—eve
ry man to his trade. Can't all be
painters and doctors; don't want to.
You will be more successful in a pros
perous looking house; and he in good
health. Take good care of one another.
Yours truly,
15 F. W KEVOE & Co.