ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866.
VOL. 36.
••It Is God's Way; His Will, Not Ours,
Be Done."
The following lines, written by John
P. Coffin, were suggested by the last
words of President MeKinloy:—
"It Is God's Way; His Will, Not Oura,
Be Done."
God's Way: To send across the track
less deep.
The unexplored, wild waters of the sea
And plant a nation which should
stand For Human Liberty.
"It Is God's Way; His Will, Not Ours,
Be Done."
God's Way: To give his children
strength and faith
To brave the terrors of an unknown
land,
That with clear conscience they might
worship Him,
A faithful band.
"It Is God's Way; His Will, Not Ours,
Be Done."
God's Way: To bring oppression's
hea% r y hand
To uphold the cause of freedom
from the King.
And to the Lord alone, their life, their
love,
Their tribute bring.
"It Is God's Way; His Will, Not Ours,
Be D ae."
God's Way: To form a Natiou from
the States.
A Nation which shall stand before the
world
To uphold the cause of freedom
Where'er
Its Flag's unfurled.
"It Is God's Way; His Will, Not Ours,
Be Done."
God's Way; Through bloody fratri
cidal strife.
To free our Nation from its horde of
slaves
And bind in closer union o'er two
million
Brothers' graves.
"It Is God's Way : His Will, Not Ours,
Be Done."
God's' Way; That he who held the
helm of State.
When loudly roared the storm of
civil strife,
Should by assassin be laid low in
Very flush of life.
"It Is God's Way; His Will, Not Ours,
Be Done."
God's Way; When bitter party strife
came up.
And rancor swelled ir billows wild
and high.
He called a halt, through Garfield's
death, and
Passed the quarrel by.
"It Is God's Way; His Will, Not Ours,
Be Done."
God's Way: That despot nation
should force war.
To bring together those who fought
before.
While heart with heart, and hand in
hand, they
Both the same flag bore.
' Is God's Way: His Will, Not Ours,
Be Done."
God's Way; That when peace reigned
and war had ceased
That anarchy's uplitted hand should
fall
On him the people loved, and seemed
to need,
The most of all.
"It Is God's Way; His Will, Not Ours,
Be Done."
God's Way: Twas thus he brought
the Nation back.
In hour of anguish, when the tears
would flow.
They prayed to Ilim, "If 'tis thy will,
Oh, God,
Avert the blow."
"It Is God's Way; His Will, Not Ours,
Bo Done."
God's Way: Hi 3 servant's work on
earth was done.
And now, triumphant, he could con
quer death,
And (111 the world with thoughts c.f
God with his
Last dying breath.
"It Is God's Way; His Will, Not Oura,
Be Done."
God's Way: We cannot always read
aright,
But still we know His way alone is
best,
And those who lo»>e, aud trust in Him,
Forever will be ble t.
Ball and Supper.
The Knights of the Golden Eagle will
give a Ball also six o'clock and mid
night supper on Friday evening, Oct.
4th, 1901, at K. G. E. Hall, Cameron,
Pa. Good music has beun engaged
for dance. The public is cordially in
vited. Ten cents per set.
MILLINERY OPENING. -Pattern llats
and Millinery Novelties, Thursday and
Friday, Sept. 23th and 27th, 1901."
2t. 10. iIKRTEAU.
That he expects you to look your
best when you go out with him.
I'IIOCLAMATIOJ BY THE 31AY0K.
Stricken down in the prime of
hi;- usel'iilm-.-. ;in<l power by the
foul hand of a da stardly degenerate
asKtrsin, William MeKinley the
clio.seu Chieftain of eighty millions
of free people, to-day lies cold in
death. All words, all language is
bare and cold to form a fitting
eulogy on the life of this great
man.
Let. us, citizens of Emporium
and vicinity pay our last tribute of
reverence and respect to this stain
less man by attending services at 1
the Court House, in Emporium, '
from 12 to 4p. in., Thursday, the '
19th, at which time the mortal re
mains of WILLIAM MCKINLEY, our 1
dead President,will be laid to rest.
L have been requested,by a large !
number of representative citizens, I
to recommend that all business j
places be closed from 2 to 4 Thurs- i
day, and I do most earnestly urge!
that all business places, of what-'
ever nature, be closed at that time
and that all who can pos.sibly do j
so, attend the memorial services to !
be held at the < 'ourt House.
1". O. BARDWELL, Mayor.
Emporium, Pa,., Sept. 17, 1901. ;
BaERBHaHHraHng
Resolutions Upon the Death of Wi!- '
liartf McKinley.
The members of the A. O. FI and C. i
M. B. A., met in the basement of St.l
Mark's Roman Catholic Church imme
diately after Mass and passed the fol
lowing resolutions:
WHEREAS, It has pleased our !
Heavenly Father in His infinite wis- |
dom to call to His eternal home our j
beloved President, WILLIAM MCKIN- j
LEY.
Resolved, That while we bow in I
humble submission to His diviie will, |
we deplore the great loos of our belov- ;
ed President.
Resolved, That wo extend to his be- j
reaved wife, through your Excellency, \
our heartfelt sympathy and at the !
same time pledge you our loyalty and !
support.
Resolved, That a copy of these reso- 1
lutions be inserted in the local papers 1
and one sent to the President of the i
United States ot America.
REV. THOS B. DOWNEY,
R. REGER, 1
B. EGAN,
~ Committee.
Emporium, Pa., Sept. 16th, 1901
Battle With Oid Bruin.
A few days ago while Frank J. Lewis j
was looking for suitable stones with j
which to build a foundation for Mr. j
Josiah Howard's Big Run barn, in |
Rich V lley, he came upon an old bear ;
and a cub. Not seeing the old bear I
he caught the cub intending to carry ;
it home. No sooner had he caught the \
cub than the old bear bounced upon j
him and opened battle, striking him |
with both paws 0:1 the head with such \
force that he was thrown ten feet down j
a steep embankment, striking his head
against a log, rendering him almost 1
unconscious for a moment. Letting go j
the cub he called for help. Franklin |
and F. B. Housler were a short distance
from him but could not be heard. Mr. j
Lewis managed to escape from the j
clutches of the bear and travelled down j
the stream to Mr. Kinsler's, consider- j
ably bruised and the blood running j
from his mouth and nose. Frank j
thinks the bruises ho is nursing will j
last him for some time to come. Here
after he will walk away from bears. |
Long Distance 'Phone.
It will be agreeable news to our busi- j
ness men to learn t hat long distance 1
telephone connection with tko outside j
world and Emporium will be coniplet- j
ed within tha next two weeks. This j
will be a great convenience to our;
people.
Literary Prize Contest.
Answer to question number 14:
The Bible, Shakespeare, aud the Die- !
tionary.
Query No. 15: What is a good book?
Send in j our answers and get the
prize offered by the Emanuel Free
library . Address box 10.'}, Emoorium,
Pa.
Revival Meetings.
Rev. R. S. 0\ .or is conducting a
revival meeting at Sizcrvillo aud much
good is being accomplished.
Sine :in«l Grltidinfr Make
Devoe Lead and '/.'v.ic Paint wear twice
us long as lead and oil mixed by lyuul.
tf ;
If you want a Boarder, adveiMsc in !
ibo PRESS.
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WEßSTEß.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1901.
MEMORIAL SERVICES
|
112 AT THE COURT HOUSE, EMPORIUM, PA.,
Thursday, Sept. 19, 1901, From 2 to 4 P. M
UPON THE DEATH 01 r
i - WILLIAM McKINLEY,
2.5 111 President of the United States of America.
PROGRAMME.
; CAI.L TO ORDER BY BURGESS.
, Prayer, Rev. Robert McCaslin
! Hymn, "Nearer My Ciod to Thee," Audience
; Scripture, . . i Cor. 15 Chap. 20th verse, Rev. F. W. McClelland
Address, Hon. J. C. Johnson
I Address, Rev. O. S. Metzler
Hymn, "Lead Kindly Light," Choir
j Address, Hon. I. K. Hockley
| Address, Rev. Father Downey
"Hymn, "America," Audience
j Lord's Prayer, Audience
i Benediction, Rev. J. M. Robertson
Emporium Pulpit Remarks on
-McKinley.
Last Sabbath morning the several
clergymen of Emporium touchinglv
referred to the sad blow to the Ameri
can people in the death of the great
President, William McKinley. in part
the ministers said:
FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
"Providence Interputed" Yvas the
theme presented by the Rev. O. S.
Metzler to his people last Sunday
morning and pertinently applied to a
Nation's loss.
Why did not-'-tlod paralyze the arm
of the foul assassin and avert the
calamity that has deprived a great
Republic of its chief ruler and plunged
a world into mourning? The myster
iousness of God's dealings with indi
viduals and men were dwelt upon and
plausible explanations of these dark
enigmas submitted.
Brief Yvords of eulogy of the Presi
dent were spoken. Gentleness, true
manhood, earnest patriotism, superb
statesmanship, personal integrity and
domestic fidelity were his distinguish
ing characteristics.
The chancel was draped with the
emblems of mourning, Yvhile a profu
sion of beautiful white flowers added
a cheerful glow to the somln i scene.
"Lead Kindly Light" was impressively
sung by Miss Anna Metzger at the
Berviee
ST. MARK'S CHURCH.
Rev Father Downey, of St. Mark's
Catholic Church, during Mass said:
"I desire that every member of this
congregation in their charity, to re
member the beloY'ed President in their
prayers." He spoke of the many ex
alted and sublime characteristics of the
lamented President, and the universal
prosperity YVO are sharing under liis
Yvise administration; Yvords clothed in
emphatic language, condemned the
cowardly and dastardly deed of the
assassin; believing it Yvas OYving to lack
of religious training and reading of
impure anarchistic literature that led
to the perpetration of the cold-blooded
murder. He implored his people to do
all in their power to keep their minds
and hearts pure, by reading good and
Yvliolesome literature, thereby becom
ing good christians and citizens under
this glorious Republic in which YVP
liY'e and enjoy such great privileges.
Immediately after Mass prayer was
offered up for the peace and safety of
the Nation.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
At the Pri sbytcrian church. Rev.
Kob't MeCasJin, during the sermon,
referred to the dastardly deed, ihe
sorrow of the whole world, and the
fact that Yve can do nothing but bow
in sorroYV to the will of God in this
shocking event and mysterious provi
dence. The proper attitude of all is
that of Solomon silence in the pres
ence of God while Yve listen to His
loud call to us, in this providence. (1)
It is a call to prayer. People every -
Yvhere, in our country and other coun
j tries, are earnestly responding. In
our national prosperity \ve were for
getting God and we were becoming
self-reliant. God calls in this extraor
dinary way for attention. We should
return to God. lie gives us great en
couragement. ''lf my people which
are called by my name, shall humble
themselves, and pray, and seek my
face, and turn from their wicked ways:
then will I he;>r from heaven, and will
forgive their sin and will heal their
land." Prayer will prepare us for our
overwhelming sorrow and sancify the
dark \ providence to the good of the
country. (2) The loud call of God to
nations to rise and stamj> out the curse
of anarchy. It is deeply humiliating
that such a deed could take place in
thi i christian land. The assassination
of three great Presidents,within thirty
six ye.irs, is surely enough to call for
most summary measures, and all gov
ernments and good people should
unite to put an end to this growing
craze for a fiendish notoriety. The
shots of the assaasin were not shots at
the life of the man, William McKinley,
, but at the heart and life of the nation,
because he was the nation's President;
all such acts should be dealt with as
| high treason. (3). The emphatic les
son of National depcndance on Gotland
Hot on any mm. William McKinley
was one of the very ablest and best
and best beloved of our Presidents, as
. the whole intelligent world believes.
His whole life, private, public, social,
domestic, is known to be above the
( slightest whisper of suspicion. He
' was a highly developed christian, as
clearly read in his life and work, but
conspicuously shown in the beautiful
and impressive scene of his dying
hour. His words not to let them hurt
the assassin ; whispering to his wife,
while dying, "Notour will, but God's
112 will be done:" repeating the hymn,
" Nearer my God to Thee," and his
expression of readiness to die, all show
him the exalted christian man he was.
i But strong and great and good as he
was, God would say loudly to our na-
I tion and people, by this dark provi
dence, not to make a god of any man,
as we were in danger of doing in heart
with him. We should put our trust in
the God and Saviour, whom our won
derful President so implicitly trusted.
Let us honor his memory and emulate
his noblo example as lie followed
Christ.
EMMANUEL EPISCOPALIAN.
Rev. Mr. J. M. Robertson, Rector of
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, while
delivering an eloquent sermon from
I lie text: "And now abideth faith,
hope and JOY <," said in part:
"I;, was his Christian virtues and
graces that attached the hearts of men
HO ehv-ely to or beloved President.
Mis gentleness. his patience., his affa
bility, hit; large -hearted goodwill and
magnanimity, hin spirit of peace and
benediction—these qualities of gracious
Christian character, and no mere phy
sical mesmerism, nor the pomp and
glitter of outward station, have en-
deared him to the hearts of the people
I as very few of our Presidents have
! been. Without Christianity such a
j gracious character as his could never
j hav been realized. The assassin's
I bullet might destroy the body, but it
| could not destroy the spirit of unsel
| fishness, of faith and love, in him who
[ was stricken down. And if we would
do truest honor to the memory of our
departed President, we will st'rive to
j show in this dark hour oftrial the same
I spirit of faith in God and submission
I to His will, the same gracious spirit of
j magnanimity and peace, that he show
! ed. We show ourselves dead to the
| best that was in him, if we allow the
I spirit ol barbaric vindictiveness and
I revenge to run with us uncontrolled,
j The gratification of a spirit of insensate
vindictiveness will not bring our Chief
back to us; it will only shrivel in our
own souls those elements of character
that are worth more than all things
else in existence."
President's Train.
The special train bearing the remains
of the lamented McKinley passed
through Emporium last Monday, ar
riving here at 11:45 a.m. Train was
composed of seven cars, the laei car
containing the President's remains,
draped with the American flag and
guarded on each side by TJ. 8. Marines.
On the train were Mr-; McKinley,
President Roosevelt, members of the
Cabinet, Gen. Brooke and other offi
cials. The train lef here at 12:00, pro
ceeded by a pilot ermine fifteen minutes
in advance. A very large number of our
people congregated at the Junction and
silently viewed the solemn spectacle
while the engines were changed and
every precaution made for a safe
journey to Washington. The Burgess,
Councilmen and 625 scholars from the
borough schools marched in a body
to pay a sad farewell, while t he bells of
the town were tolled.
The train from Buffalo to Emporium
was in charge of engineer George
Woodward and conductor James
Mullroy. Engineer J. H. Kepperly
and conductor David Fulton had charge
from Emporium to Renovo.
Trade Paper Defines Yellow Journ
alism.
Yellow journalism is the journalism
that pries into private affairs, the sta
tions illkcmpt and odoriferous hirelings
at keyholes, that lays bare sacred and
cherished household traditions and
secrets to the gaze of the vulgar and
debased. It respects no man or woman
and 110 man or woman respects it. It
is an enemy of peace, of decency and
the home. It flaunts vice in the eyes
of innocence, and invades the sanctity
of the very church. It brazenly plumes
itself 011 its own effrontery, and makes
boast of the horrors of life that it care
fully and persistently reveals.—Nation
al Printer Journalist.
BRIEF HENTION.
Twenty years ago to-day Garfield
died.
According to the Buffalo Commercial
the following dialogue recently took
p'ace at the Pan-American: "Madame,"
said the handsome, well-mannered un
iversity man who is earning an honest
penny as a member of the Pan Ameri
can guard, "are you looking for an 1
exit?" "No, sir, lam not," said the
lady from Corry, with much asperity,
"I am lookin' fer a way to git out."
Negotiations are under way for the
sale of the bowling alley building on
Pearl street to James P. Creighton of
Emporium, by Joseph Si!man at the
nominal price of two thousand dollars.
The deal hasn't as yet been consum
mated. Several prrties have made
advances to Mr. Silman for the pur
chase of the building but at this writ
ing it hasn't been sold.—Port Allegany
Roporter. We understand the deal has i
been closed. Mr. Creighton continues |
his Emporium business.
We have observed, sajs an exchange,
that in most families where there are
boys and girls, there is a great deal of
difference in their treatment. At the
age when the young girl is buddiDg
into young womanhood, tho mother
usually will take great pains to have a
room prepared for her, it will be made
as beautiful in furnishings as the means
of the family will admit and rightly so.
But if there be a boy, or boys, in the
family, at his arrival at tho same age
rarely does the mother make an extra
effort to furnish a cozy corner in the
home for him. Now, mother, would
not your boy spend more of his even
ings at homo if he could have his own
little stovo, a pretty little table, a com
fortable rocker, a few well-selected
pictures on the walls, tasteful curtains
all arranged to give an air of comfort;
to have all to himself as his sister doe 3.
Do you not think this would be better
for your boy than a seat on some hotel
piazza or in some billiard saloon or
loallug about the streets?
TERMS: $2.00 —$1.50 IN ADVANCE.
2LrTfirnaS!HrrLTHrvr.vrr CM IBMM
<■/ RATHER; REPORT.
(Forecast by T. 15. Lloyd
FRIDAY, Fair.
SA rORDAY, Fair
SUNDAY, Fair,. '
1 tsMsmrssu.
Republican County Convention.
i Jhe Republican County Convention
assembled .'it the Court House, on Tues
; day, at one o'clock, p. m ., and was
called to order by B. W. Green, Esq ,
chairman of county committee, who
feeling and eloquently referred to the
j fact that the Nation was bowed down
with grief. During Mr, Green's re
marks the entire audience fully realiz
ed the awful truth of his words.
On motion of J. W. Kaye, Dr. V. K.
Corbett was elected President and P.
S. Coppersmith and A. Chapman, Sec
retaries.
The following order of business was
adopted:
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Roll Call of Delegates.
Naming cf Committee of three 011
I resolutions.
Nomination of candidate for Asso
ciate Judge.
Nomination of candidates for County
Treasurer.
Election of Chairman of County
Committee.
Report of Committee on Resolutions.
Naming County Committee for 1902.
The following delegates answered to
j their names:
DELEGATES.
Shippen.-E. W. Gaskill, John F. Lewis, John
C. Lewis, Anson Lewis, Lyman Lewis, J. D.
Swope, Mark Wright.
Emporium—Wcxt IFarcl.—C'has. L. Butler, A.
Chapman, F. A. Hill, Josiah Howard, H H
Mullin.
Emporium—Middle Ward—J. W. Kaye, Ed.
Murray, F. P. P.entz, Ed. White.
Emporium. 1-Mst Ward —F. S. Coppersmith,
Chas. Colson, L. K. Huntington.
Portage— W. R. Sizer, John Wygant.
Limber-J. H. Darren. Warren McCotwell,
W. n. Morse.
Driftwood—J. O. Brookbank, V. K. Corbett,
P. J.Robinson.
Gibson,— Ed. Daugherty, Henry Smith, O. B.
Tanner, Frank Wolfe.
Grove —Chas. F. Barclay, Jas. Batch elder, C.
W. Belditi, Chas. Council.
President Corbett appointed the fol
lowing committee on Resolntions, who
immediately retired for consultation:
L. W. Gleason, Josiah Howard and 11.
H. Mullin. In order to give the reso
lutions committee time to confer the
convention took a recess for five
minutes.
The committee on resolutions report
ed the following which were unani
mously adopted. The reference to the
lamented President being approved by
a rising vote. The following are:
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved, That the Republicans of
Cameron county in convention assem
bled reaffirm their devotion to Repub
lican principles.
Resolved, That we adopt the platform
of principles as laid down by the Re
publican National Convention of 1900
and the Pennsylvania State Conven
tion of 1901.
Resolved, That we appreciate the
I services of Mr. B. VV. Green, as Chair
man of the County Committee for the
past two years, and hereby tender him
the thanks of the district for the able
and just treatment which all matters
have received at his hands.
The American Nation, yes,the whole
civilized world, is to-day bathed in
tears. President William McKinley
has been stricken down by the red
handed assassin. Of all the blows that
could be aimed at the heart of the
American Republic none could have
been more attrocious than the assas
sin's bullets that bowed the heads of
every loyal American citizen.
President McKinley, the foremost
American, was also the most typical
representative of the nation over the
destinies of which he presided,
sprung from the humblest beginning,
by dint of constant endeavor and high
purpose, he achieved the highest am
bition of a patriotic American. Wise
in council, deliberate in action, a gal
lant soldier, a great statesman, a con
servative yet progressive President,
ho summarized all that is good and
great in the national character. Un
der his wise guidance the country has
reached an unexampled state of pros
perity; the people are happy and con
tented, and the flag is accorded such
respect in foreign countries as is ac
corded the flag of the most powerful
nation in the world. In the most try
ing time he was cool and cautious; in
times of peace, progressive, yet con
servative.
The country lias lost one of its very
greatest Presidents, in the death of
William McKinley. He will take his
place beside Washington, Lincoln and
Garfield. It seems strange that in a
Republic such as ours, where all men
have equal chances—and no man illus
trates this better 111 his personal career
than William McKinley himself—that
the hand of the assassin should be
raised against such a man.
It is also a sad coincidence that the
onjy three Presidents who have fallen
martjrrs to duty in the United States,
have b'een given to the country by the
Republican party—Lincoln, Garfield,
McKinley Lincoln at the moment
he w.i:; about to reap the reward of
the years of patient toil and anx
iety, a victim of sectional passion;
Garfield, a victim of partisan rage, and
McKinley the victim of blind anarchis
tic wrath.
The deed of one man has plunged an
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