THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866. VOL. 36. BuNlnesf) Cards. B. W. GREEN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Emporium, Pa. A businessrelatingto estate,collections,real estates. Orphan's Court and generallaw business will receive promptattentiou. 42-ly. J.C. JOHNSON. J. P. MCNARNEY JOHNSON MoNARNEY, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW EMPOHIV, PA. Will give prompt attention to all business en rusted to them. 16-ly. MICHAEL liRENNAN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Collections promptly attended to. Real estate and pension claim agent, 85-ly. Emporium, Pa. F. D. LEET. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW and INSURANCE AO*T. EMPORIUM, PA To LAND OWNERS AND Orimns IN CAMRUON AND ADJOINING COUNTIES. 1 have numerous calls lor hei.ilock 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. THOMAS \V A DDI N UT( >N, Emporium, Pa., CONTRACTOR FOR MASONRY AND STONE-CUTTING. All orders in my line promptly executed. All kinds of building and cut-stoue, supplied at low prices. Agent for marble or granite monumeuts. Lettering neatly done. CITY HOTEL, WM. McGEE, PROPRIETOR Emporium, Pa* Having again taken possession of this old and popular house I solicit a share of the publicpat ronage. The houseisnewlyfurnisliedand isone of the best appointed hotels iu Cameron county, ao-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. BT. CHARLES HOTEL, THOS. J. LYSETT, PROPRIETOR Near Buffalo Depot, Emporium, Pa. This new and commodious hotel is now opened forthe accommodation of the public. Newinal its appointments, every attention will be paid to the guests patronizing this hotel. 27-17 ly AMERICAN HOUSK, East Emporium, Pa., JOHN L. JOHNSON, I'rop'r. Having resumed proprietorship of this old and well established House I invite ine patronage of the public. House newly furnished and thor oughly renovated. 48ly MAY GOULD, TEACHER OF PIANO, HARMONY AND THEORY, Also dealer in all the Popular Sheet Music, Emporium, Pa. Scholars taught either at my home on Sixth street or at the homes of the pupils. Out oftown scholars will be given datesat irv roomsinthig place. F. C. RIECK. D. D. S.. DENTIST. Office over Taggart's Drug Store, Emporium, Pa. 112 ■ V. Gas and other local anaesthetics ad ministered for the painless extraction < <uTT&of teeth. SPEClALTY:—Preservation of natural teeth, in cluding Crown and Bridge Work. I will visit Driftwood the first Tuesday, and Sinnemahoning the third Wednesday of each month. S The Plate to Bny Cheap / \ J. F. PARS^^ Mr ~ , M H Ladies - M jj Tailor-Made Suits || ** f* We have just received a fine line of the latest Spring Ml £$ styles in Ladies' Tailor-made Suits, all of which are well H N made and strictly up-to-date. These goods have to be seen H U to be appreciated. The prices are very reasonable. |J 5€ i € M RAINY-DAY SKIRTS. M fcg Our assortment of Rainy-Day Skirts is simply fine—the jig II best we have ever had, and the prices at which we are of- £3 fering these popular goods are bound to move them early. El |J LADIES' DRESS GOODS. |J Our efforts in this line have gained for us a reputation Pi Pf among the ladies of Emporium and vicinity, of which we P* M are very proud, and this year display the finest line of Dress M Goods in this county. H I M. C. TULIS. | ifcwwwwwwwwwwvwwwwwwwwww.www' dnefmiiniiinWfc jUfcjdfc jut Jit gjgl istis CT-L ft | | MEW STOCK OF WALL PAPER AT I 1 | H. S. LLOYD'S. I '•i. 112 it If You can carryitmyonrhands.onyour shoul- S ill! J der, in your pocket or on yourbicycle. c fri] |p Yo'i press the button and the Kodak will p 111 the rest. 112 jjjjj OLD RELIABLE DRUG STORE'S I I Prescription Department i is np to date in every par ticular. Hundreds will at test to the very low prices. 30 years experience. Wall Paper. 2000 rolls at 3c per roll. 1 A great variety of high ; grade paper at greatly re duced prices. Paints! Paints! Paints! Paints, oilsand varnishes, | a full line. Enamel paints, 1 varnishes and stains, in all I colors. J Pishing Tackle. Save money I Coll for your Prescrlp tions, Wall Paper, Paints, Oils Fishing j Tackle. L. TAGGART, Prop. R. Seger&Co., THE PIONEER TAILORS. Opposite M. E. Church, Emporium, Pa. STYLISH CLOTHES for the people, GUARANTEED FITS. We carry at all times, the largest line of imported and domestic goods to ho found in this section of the state. Our prices are within the reach of all, while we aim to please our customers. NEW WINTER STYLES now here. STYLISH BUSINESS AND DRESS SUITS. R. SEGER & CO. "Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."—WEßSTEß. EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 21,1901. On Deck Again. | After thoroughly repairing his store room in a neat and tasty manner Jasper Harris on Monday reopened his clothing establishment with an entirely new line of furnishings and ready made clothing, trunks, etc. He will j be pleased tn meet all his old custo mers and all others who may come. Notice. Tho ladies of Band No. 3 of the M.E. Debt and Interest Paying society will have on sale, on the afternoon of Sat urday, March 23d, in Larrabee's vacant store room, corner Fourth and Chest nut streets, bread, pics, cakes, cookies, j friedcakes, candy, etc., and in the evc i ning of same day, in same place, will I serve supper from five o'clock until all ! are served. Price twenty-five cents. Narrow Escape. John Furl and his father went to j Mix Run last week and purchased a I horse, which John undertook to ride i through Bennetts Branch Creek at I Rancy. When about the middle of the stream, the horse fell down and roll | e-J over John, who had a terrible ex- J perience before he reached shore The horse drifted down stream and lodged against a rock, from where it was res cued by Newton Mix. A Few of Them Here. The Sharon correspondent of the Pittsburg Leader, in speaking of the failure of a number of firms who were attracted to that city by the supposed boom, says: "None of them did any advertising in the papers, and aside from the people along State street who passed their stores almost daily but few people knew of their whereabouts or what sort of business, if any, they hap pened to be trying to do." There are a few stores here just like that. The New Trains Popular. The new schedule on the P. & E. R. R., and Buffalo branch went into effect on Monday and gives universal satis faction The new trains are solid ves tibule and consist of two sleepers, din ing care and two day coachos, one of which is a smoker. Many of our citi zens witnessed the arrival of the 11:25 a. m. train on Monday. Both of the through trains are well patronized. The arrival and departure of W. N. Y. & P. local passenger trains at Em porium depot is a great convenience to the public. The Electric Light Question. J. H. Vail, of Philadelphia, an elec trical engineer of prominence and highly endorsed by men of high stand ing, came to Emporium last Friday, upon invitation, and consulted with Burgess E O. Bardwell and Council men C. Q. Catlin, G. F. Balcom and S. i E. Murry, appointed by the Borough | Council to negotiate plans and specifi cations. The gentlemen viewed the i town aud located the lights. Mr. Vail ; contracted with the committee for full j plans and specifications and also to supervise or inspect the work as it progresses. The Council will shortly ! advertise for bids. riaro the Magician. i The citizens of Cameron county will, for tho first time, have an opportunity of witnessing one of the most clever magicians appearing before an Ameri can public. Maro, the refined Magi , cian, Musical Artist and Shadowgraph "nnear at the opera house, Friday evening, March 29th. Kb O. S. Metzler, who enjoyed the services of this talented gentleman while he served as President of the Ashland Star Course, endorses the en tertainment in the following flattering card: ASHLAND, PA., March 24, 1899. i We gave Maro the biggest audience of the reason and he gave us the best entertainment of an exceptionally bril liant Star Course. A polished gentle ! man and princely entertainer. He | captivated ALL by his clever feats of | magic and rare powers as a musician. O. S. METZLER, : Pastor M E. Church. I President Citizens' Star Course. Marriott Brosius Dead. Lancaster, March 17. —Congressman Marriott Brosius, chairman of the com mittee on Banking and Currency, died at 3 o'clock yesterday morning from a stroke of appoplexy. He was stricken at 5 o'clock Friday afternoon and at once became uncon scious and remained in that condition until he died. At no time was there any hope entertained for his recovery. Mr. Brosius was in good health up to noon of that day. In the afternoon he assisted to carry a trunk to the attic and bumped his head against a rafter. Although the accident caused him considerable pain it was not regarded ibriously. This, however, is not be lieved to have been mainly responsible for tho stroke. Mr. Brosius' first appearance as a Congressional candidate was in 1882, when he was nominated as a Congress man-at-Large, but was defeated with the balance of the Republican state ticket. In 1888 he was elected to Con gress from the Lancaster District, and has represented it continuously since then. Since 1890 he has had no oppo sition for the nomination, and last No vember was re elected for his seventh term. James Nefcy Killed. B. Nefcy received the sad intelligence Friday that his son James had been killed at 8 o'clock that morning while at work on a P. and L. E. freight train near Pittsburg. A special dispatch to the Philadel phia North American, dated McKees port, March 15, says: "W D. Brisbin, while collecting mail in the P. and L. E. railroad yards this morning, discov ered a dead man sitting on top of a box car, pinned to the upright brake. Brisbin signaled the trainmen who stopped the engine The victim had been struck by a beam of a bridge fif teen miles below this city. He was Jame3 B. Nefcy, of Driftwood, Pa., a brakeman, who was making his first trip over the line." The top of his head was knocked off. His remains arrived here Monday afternoon and were viewed by many of his old friends. Rev. Father O'Hern conducted the funeral services Wed nesday morning in St. James' R. C. church. Interment was made in St. James' cemetery.—Driftwood Gazette. high School Literary Society. March 15, 1901. Minutes of last meeting read and ap proved. PROGRAMME. Piano Solo, Nellie Lingle Select Reading Grace Metiger DEBATE. Resolved: The pen is mightier than the sword. Affirmative—Fred Heiiman, J.M. Bair. Negative—Guy Klees, Frank Felt. General debate. Piano Solo, Eva Leet Judges decision: Affirmative, 2; negative, 1. Judges: Nellie Lingle, Iva Leet, Laura Lechner. The following officers were elected: President, Joel Jordan; Vice President, Claude McCaslin; Secretary, Myrtle Olmsted; Critic, Miss Van- Valkeuberg; Ass't Critic, Miss Bonham; Pianist, Iva Leet. The term of office is six months. The visitors at these meetings are increasing in numbers. Come one, come all, and enjoy an hour or so with the society. It will cost you nothing. X. Y. Z. Correct Your List. These are the latest phones, cut this out and put on your call card. A new directory will be issued soon: No. 48—Bardwell, Dr. E. 0., residence. No. 19-2—Dodson, R. C., drug store. No. 47—Emporium Furniture Co.,store No. 37—Hayes, D. C., livery. No. 39-3—Huntington, L. K., store. No. 33—Slocum, B. A. & Co., store. No. 30—Shives, Frank, store. Others as soon as we can get the in struments. Stamp collectors all over the world are adding the new Pan-American ser ies of stamps to their collections. MARRIED. MITCHELL—-LoauE.—AtWarner House, Emporium, Pa., March 14th, 1901, by Rev. O. S. Metzler, pastor of M. E. Church, Mr. Randolph T. Mitchell, of Williamsport, Pa., and MissDessie Logue, of Driftwood, Pa. SIOO.OO Reward. Emporium, Pa., March 20, 1901. Editor Cameron County Press: Dear Sir:—For several years in suc cession several gentlemen in Cameron county have sent requisitions to the Pish Commissioners for trout fry, and have brought every influence to bear they knew how, to get the young trout. They have done nobly, and have put into our streams for several years, at least thirty cans per year, at a great inconvenience to themselves, and loss of time; in some instances outat night, always lugging cans to small streams or springs most suitable for trout fry, sometimes through snow and over logs. The writer has pulled his team through snow and mud, with cans of trout fry, to get to some choice spot, until the team was white with foam, and then lugged the cans over snow and ice. All this and more has been done for years, not by one alone but by many. All for the public good, that all might enjoy a season of pleasure indue and proper time. What is the result of all our labors? There are less trout in our streams now than last year, less last year than the year before. At present there is not a stream in the district where we can get a good day's fishing. The reason is not hard to find. Any sportsman will tell you that on the 15th of April, when he starts out expecting to enjoy a good day's sport, he finds beaten paths along the streams, where parties have been up and down ille gally fishing. It would not be so bad if parties fished for a mess of trout for their fami lies. I am sorry to say most of this fishing is done to get trout to sell, and some of our supposed best citizens buy the trout. These people are no better than the pot-hunters. Then some par ties dynamite the streams, but the most dastardly act of all, so far as I know, was the putting in of a fish-basket at "Indian Run,"on the main stream above Mr. Peasley's. Our Sheriff told me he pulled out the basket, and stat ed he judged there was at least 1,000 little trout not as long as his finger, caught by the gills, dead, not being able to get between the slots, and also stated that one side of the bank, on a sand-bar, was covered with little trout thrown out by these vandals. Someof us think this is one of the greatest out rages ever committed in this com munity. With such proceedings as above stated, we feel that it is no use to try to stock our streams, or do anything with them except try to catch some of the parties who are committing these illegal acts. To this end I will person ally pay $50.00 for information that will lead to the conviction of the parties who put a fish-basket in above referred to, and? 20.00 for information that will lead to the conviction of parties fishing out of season, selling trout out of seas on or buying trout out of season. I will also pay $25.00 for information that will lead to the conviction of parties dynamiting our streams. I will agree to have the detective work done, hunt ing up proofs, etc. All I ask parties to do is to put me on the track of law breakers, and I will do the rest. I do not propose to sit quietly and have this dastardly work goon, and nullify the hard work so many of us have done for so many years. Yours respectfully, FRED JULIAN. Some Advantages of Poverty. Some disadvantages of plenty, Cor nelius Vanderbilt used to say, he had one advantage over to', boys; he was born poor. This ma' seem a strange remark for such 1 man to make, but analyze it and you will find more truth and wisdom in it Chan at first appears. Man does little except some force be applied, especially is this true in child hood. Sometimes this force is from within, and sometimes from without. An inward feeling of something higher and nobler induces youth to put forth exertion, or the gnawings of hunger or the chill of winter forces it; in either case there is a kind of compulsion used. Conscience compels, duty compels, want compels. But what disadvantage can plenty have? There are two points from which to rise, are attended with great difficulty and require unusual qualities. The children of a long line of wealthy and refined ancestors, which from some course has been reduced to extreme poverty, have a very steep hill to climb which is rendered rough by the obstacles thrown in their way and which their past lives have render ed them very poorly qualified to overcome. By heridity they take the tastes and prejudices of a long line of ancestors, and if they do not take more or less of lethargy, especially from tho female side of the house, they are for tunate. They have been accustomed 1 to look upon their position in life as TERMS: IN ADVANCE. WEATHER REPORT. (Forecast by T. B. Lloyd.) FRIDAY, Probably Fair. SATURDAY, Pair. SUNDAY, Fair. secure. They lack the inward prompt ings oft he laboring class for something higher, and they know not, as the poor do, how to got their daily bread, and having lived at tho top have no inward promptings up. The children of the liberal salaried man who has lived up to the full extent of hi 3 salary, having laid up nothing for an emergency, are in many respects in the same position as the wealthier, reduced to poverty. Their children have mingled freely with those of their employers and oil equal terms, their apartments are as tastefully and expensively furnished as theirs, and they have not been taught to rely upon themselves All their wants have been supplied and the fut ure to them seems one of pleasure. The head of the home is taken and they are compelled to face the world with no idea what to do or how to do it, and to make their condition more difficult they arc. met with the cold shoulder from their previous associates, and the sneers and gibes of those whom hereto fore they have looked upon as beneath them. Every boy and every girl should learn some business or occupation that will enable thorn to live independently and support any who may rightfully look to them tor sustenance and should cultivate such a spirit as will induce them to do it with pleasure. *** Emporium, Pa., March 20, 1901. Local Institute. A local institute will be held in the High School room, in Emporium, on Saturday, March 23d, 1901. The ses sions will open at 10 o'clock a. m., and 1:30 o'clock p. m. All friends of edu cation are cordially invited to attend the sessions. The following questions will be dis cussed: (a) "Primary reading;" (b) "geography;" (c) "literature in the pupils' life;" (d) "relation of teacher and parent;" (e) "waste of time in pub lic school work;'' (112) "the teacher's duty toward the backward pupil;" (g) "history teaching;" (h) "the teacher's authority and influence;" (i) "literary teaching;" (j) "school visitation." Hissionary Sermon at Bmmannal Church. The Rev. H. M. Clarke, Ph. D., of Port Allegany will preach a mission ary sermon in Etnmanual Church on Wednesday evening, March 27th. Service at 7:30 o'clock. All invited. Letter From California. Los Angeles, Cal., March 13,1901. MN. H. H. MULI.IN, Emporium, Pa., My Dear Sir: —ln order to "stab" sev eral persons with one "pen," and pos sibly kill an editor with grief, I would like to use a little space in your esti mable paper to communicate with old friends back there in the land of the "ground-hog's winter." While I had had designs on southern California's climate for some time, they were not very serious, until the ground-hog acted as he did on the day set apart for his exclusive use, in February; that settled it as for me, and I forthwith decided to part company with the ground-hog and his operations for this year, and within a week I had packed my "grip," and together with what I had of the "same commodity" stored away in my system, was on my way to the land of sunshine and oranges, which I reached within a week after leaving Olean. Upon my arrival here I was reminded of the words of the song, "If you want to get to heaven o'er the Nickle Plate Route," etc., which route, sure enough, I had taken as far as Chicago, the trans ition was so great, the change so mark ed. At Chicago I had become desperate and made a dash for a milder climate which I "fetched up" with at St. Louis that same evening, but as the article I was looking for was not quite of the right consistency yet, I only continued my sojourn in the future Exposition City (no charge for this advertising) about twenty-four hours, and hied me onto El Paso, where I found it more congenial, after a continuous ride of fifty hours. Here I made a somewhat longer stay, going over into Old Mexi co and taking in some sights in the quaint old city of Juarez (Hoo-ar-ez) originally called El Passe del Norte, but changed to Juarez in honor of the President of the Republic of that name during his administration. While in this city I visited the old Church of the Crucifixion, a temple of historical in terest reputed to be 354 years old, thus taking rank with somo of the oldest buildings dedicated to the worship of God, on this continent. This church is richly ornamented in hand carved Continued on 4th Page. NO. 4.
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