fin: CAMERON COUNTY PRESS.
ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH 1866.
VOL. 37.
Why Fire Rates Go Up.
Apropos of the proposed increase in
Are insurance rates in this city, which
has caused no little dissatisfaction in
the business community, President
George E. Wagner, of the Firo Insur
ance Patrol, said yesterday:
"Insurance business has undergone a
revolution within the past 10 or moro
years. Within the last few years the
losses have been so heavy that many
companies have retired from this field,
and not a few have gone out of the busi
ness altogether. Since 1900 the follow,
ing companies have given up business
in this city: Teutonia, Philadelphia; Ar
menia, Pittsburg Citizens', Pittsburg
People's, Pittsburg Security, Connecti
cut American, New York; Buffalo Com
mercial; Eastern, New York; Magde
burg, New York; Manhattan, New
York; Pacific, New York; Thuringia-
American; LTnitod Fire, Baltimore;
Virginia; Michigan; Erie, New York;
Eagle, New York, and the following
foreign companies, Helvetia, Swiss;
Lancashire, Lion, Magdeburg, North
German, Beloise and Transatlantic.
"From this it will be seen that the
business is not generally profitable to
the companies. This is not only the
condition here, but the same prevails
throughout the United Stnto3 generally.
No matter how strong the opposition,
the people will have to make up their
minds that they must paj' higher rates.
Philadelphia has been a more profitable
field than some of the other large cities
in the past few years. Last year there
was a profit to the companies carrying
policies in Philadelphia of about $200,-
000, but losses throughout the country
were so much larger than the net re
sult was a loss of §9,846,738, or about
§3,000,000 mure than the preceding
year. Yet 1899 was worse than either.
Locally, 1900 was bad. while 1901 was
profitable, and 1899 was very bad.
"The risks have become greater with
the larger business establishments.
There will have to be more rigid re
strictions as to building and other con
ditions. This is demonstrated by the
cancellation of a number of policies in
the congested district. The fact that
the rates have been raised in this city
recently will be given clue considera
tion by the companies. There will be
a general increase of at lea?t 25 per
cant, and the recently instituted
increase here will be credited to
to Philadelphia. Not only Philadel
phia, but all other cities will have to
prepare for this increase. The rates
will remain high until moro eafeguards
are devised."
Good Times of Old.
"Did you ever think how complicated
good times are nowaday," asked one
middle-aged man of another. "Remem
bt r what goi d times we use to have
without any previous spread or cere
mony ? Well, those were days worth
living in. When I watch my children
trying to enjoy themselves it positively
makes me tired. Everything is so
studied, so elaborate, so mechanical.
Take my daughter, Grace, for instance.
She receives an invitation to an 'in
formal whist party.' What does she
do? Does she act pleased and dauce
around as her mother would have done
2o years ago ? No, indeed. 'Oh, bother,
What nball I wear ? If Igo I've simply
got to get a new gown,' is what she
says, and for the next week she is
breaking her neck to get the rig ready.
The affair comes off and she comes
home and half the time says Bhe was
bored to death. The fault isn't with
her, for the next day a gang of her
friends come in and by scraps of con
versation which drift to my ears I know
they were all bored. She is about the
average type of girl, and no use talks
ing, she isn't having the fun her
mother had. If she isn't invited to a
really formal function it is enough to
turn the whole house upside down.
She doesn't get any real pleasure out of
it at all, aside from the excitement,
either.
It's the same way with my son, John.
But I won't go into details about John;
only, when he takes a girl to the
theatre, his pocket-book looks as if an
elephant had stepped on it afterward.
There's violets and carriages and a
dozen other fool things, while if it's
anything more pretentious than the
theater, well, my check-book suffers.
Don't care about the money if the boy
had a really good time, but he doesn't.
It's all right to talk about this being
the age of the young person, but it's
not Wo used to got up simple, im
promptu little affairs, invite r congen
ial crow 1 and no tomfoolery about it.
Even a picnic now 5* a state bt;nqi. it in
comparison with the good . : d larks we
use to have.—Hart ord Times.
Sine ami Grinding Uuko
Devoe Lead and Zinc Paint wear twice
si long ai le id and oil mixed by hand
Religious.
As the arrangement for union ser
vices next Sabbath morning has fallen
through, there will be the regular ser
vices at the Presbyterian Church.
Banquet.
Last Monday evening a number of
Maccabee members gave a banquet in
honor of Mr. John Clair, who left yes
terday for Wisconsin, to engage with
the new Howard Company. The oc
casion was very pleasant and many
were the kind expressions of regret
over his departure. Mr. Clair has long
been an honored citizen of this place
and carries away the best wishes of
our citizens.
Sneak Thieves.
Tuesday night about mid-night,
while Frank McCabe was sitting at his
bed room window enjoying a cigar, he
noticed two men approach the resi
dence of H. H. Cloyes and attempt to
force open the back door with a crow
bar. Frank watched them a moment
when he seized a lamp chimney and
hurled it at them, at the same time
giving an alarm. Mr. Cloyes promptly
appeared with revolver in hand. The
thieves made good time and escaped.
Notice to Wheelmen and Oihers.
Last fall we obtained permission from
the borough council to build bicycle
paths upon the streets of the borough.
It is time to get the work under way
if we would have any paths for use the
comming summer. I therefore invite
all who are interested and willing to
aid in the enterprise to call upon Hon.
I. K. Hockley or Dr. Albra W. Baker
and subscribe to the bicycle path fund.
DR. ALBRA W. BAKER.
To Start Cutting Timber.
The work of taking the timber and
bark from the Schraeder tract of about
10,000 acres of land in Bradford and
Sullivan counties, owned by the Union
Tanning company, is soon to be com
menced. Tt is learned from a reliable
source, says the Welisboro Advocate,
that the contract has already oeeu let
to Barclay Brothers, ofSinnemahoning,
a firm doing business on a largo scale
iu the manufacture of lumber. The
work is to be done under contract for
the tanning company, Barclay Brothers
loading tho bark and lumber on the
cars.
DEATH'S DOINGS.
ZANER.
CLYDE RAYMOND ZANEK, aged 20
years and four months, died at Kane
Hospital last Thursday after being
operated upon for appendicitis. The
young man rallied afler the operation
but the disease had done its work. He
grew worse on and died at time men
tioned above. His brother, Harry and
father L. F. Zaner, and intimate friend,
John Valentine, were with him when
he passed away. His remains were
taken to St. Marys, where his father
resides and after being prepared for
burial were taken to Cameron, this
county, for interment. The funeral
services, co«. '.ted by Rev. Poyer,
were held in K. G. E. Hall and very
largely attended by relatives and
friends. The pall bearers were select
ed from the fraternity of which he was
an honored member. The floral offer
ings were many and beautiful. A
shaft several feet high surmounted by
a white dove bearing an olive branch
in its beak, being from the order. The
Kane Hospital nurses sent a wreath
and Valentine Brothers, St. Marys, a
floral pillow. There were many other
beautiful designs from loving friends.
The death of the young man, while
being a sad blow to his father was
equally severe on his devoted grand
mother, Mrs. R. C. Potter, and very
many friends in Cameron, where he
formorly resided.
A. S Zaner and wife, of Strawn,
Somerset county, attended the funeral.
Deceased was a veteran of the Span
ish-American war, having served from
June 1899 to July (ith, 1901, being dis
charged at San Francisco. His dis
charge was a honorable one and bears
the endoi'sernent "character excellent,
honest, faithf'nl and true. %*
SI.OO.
Chicago to St. Paul or Minneapolis
for double berth in Tourist sleeping |
cars of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.i
Paul Railway, each Tuesday and Fri
day during March and April, 1902, on
train No. l leaving Chicago at 0:30 p. m.
For further information apply to the
nearest coupon ticket agent, or address
F. A Miller, General Passenger Agent,
Chicago. 33t.
SHAW'S PURE MALT.-Its value
in sickness has been tried and proved.
In the homo it is not safe to be with
it. Absolutely pure.
Sold By
36-47-ly F. X. BLUMLE.
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WEßSTEß.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 13,1902.
Local Institute.
The fourth educational reunion of the
teachers of Cameron county, was held
in the High School room of Emporium,
Saturday March Bth, 1902.
The morning session opened at 9:30
with a piano solo by Christina McDon
ald, Rev. Robert McCaslin conducting '
the devotional exercises. The morn
ing session was given up to the discus
sion of Geography and History. Miss
Anna Evers read a paper on Primary
Geography, and was followed by Mr.
W. J. Leavitt, who gave a short dis
cussion on the teaching of advanced
Geography.
After a violin solo by George Man
key, a paper was read by Miss Ximena
Brooks, on History—when should it be :
first taught and how. Miss Brooks' j
talk was followed by a piano solo, by
Edna Auchu.
Principal Elmer Burlingame then ad
dressed the Institute, the subject of his
address being, The Teacher as an In- 1
dividual. A piano solo by Ida Seger, !
was followed by a motion for adjourn
ment.
The second session opened at 1:30, ;
and after a duet by Belle Husted and
Verena Hertig, Miss Collins gave an
address on Nature Study. Nature
Study cultivates the power of observa- j
tion, inculcates the love for the beau-1
ties of nature, makes friends of teacher
and pupil, helps to form character,
which is the great aim of education. |
Principal'B. G. Woodward discussed
"What May a Pupil Expect of a Teach
er?'
Mr. B. Egan then gave a short ad- |
dress, on Observations and Thoughts. ,
This was followed by music, by Alice 1
Burneil.
The work of a School Principal vas ;
presented by Mr. A. L. L. Suhrie, of
St. Marys. The principal can often
work better out of, than in, tho school- j
room. A principal's work should not
be limited to High School teaching,
but he should have time to become
familiar with the work in each grade
under his supervision. Also, he should
have time to visit other schools. A
piano solo, rendered by Mrs. Beers, j
followed.
Mr. U. M. Pierce, principal of the
Ridgway High school, gave an address
on "Your Business and Our Business "
(1) Engage the best teachers you can
procure. (2) Give the teachers a chance.
(3) Give the teacher material to work
on, by sending children to school regu
larly, and by keeping them there until
they have completed the course. A
vocal solo, by Miss Byrde Taggart, fol
lowed Mr. Pierce's address.
Hon. G. R. Dixon, of Ridgway, was
the last speaker of the afternoon, the
subject ot his address Civil Service in
the Public School. Many government
positions are regulated by tho civil
service system, under which a person
well qualified may hold a position in
definitely, and be advanced as he
proves himself capable. A similar,
system should govern the position j
of teachers. Institute adjournedat 4:30.
_
Magic Color Pictures.
A glass of water and a sponge or
brush act like .a box of paints on the
wonderful "Watergraphs," which will i
appear in next Sunday's Philadelphia
Press. It's the cleverest novelty of the \
year. The pictures are printed appar- j
ently in black ink. You touch them I
with water, and in a second they be- j
come beautiful water color paintings, j
No skill is needed- Children can do it
aB well as grown folks. Tlies9 "Water
graphs" are in addition to the myster- '
ious magic pictures, which you rub over '
a blank space with a coin and a picture
appears.
The great puzzle-man, Sam Loyd, is
now on The Sunday Press staff of en- j
tei'tainers. He has a page each Sunday
that will set you thinking and amuse
you, too. Order next Sunday's Phila
delphia Press of your newsdealer in i
advance. Then you'll be sure to get it. tf
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nusical Programme.
The following is the program pre
sented at the Local Institute last Satur
day evening:
PBOGRAMM.
Chorus—"The Broken Pitcher."
Piano Solo—"Bubling Spriogf." Jane Kayc
Recitation—"New Year's Deeds," Jane Glenn
Piano Duet—"Palm Branches,"
Christie McDonald, Alice Burneil
Vocal Solo -"Good Night, Little Girl, Good
Night," Edith DeArmitt
Klute Solo—"Beyond the Gates of Paradise,"
Fred Heilmnn
Recitation—"Scotty's Interview with the Minis
ter," Nellie Thomas
Piano Solo-"My Old Kentucky Home,"
Edna Auchu
Piano Duct "I'l Ti nv.itorc,"
Verena llertig, Belle Husted
Recitation—"The Fire Fiend." Lena Bair
Violin Solo—"Simple Aven,"....MazteGallaghe r
Vocal Trio—"Star of the Sumner Night."
Piano Duet-"Rnrii. i, . .Eva aim Iva Loet
Recilation—"The Hchcol Master's Guest,"
Alice Montgomery
Violin Solo— Karl Mankey
Piano Solo—"Second Mazurka". .Myrtle Olmsted
Vocal Solo—"Sleeping Sweet and Low,"
Giaca Lloyd
May Extend Their Line.
There is talk that the Goodyear
Brothers, who recently constructed a
branch from the Buffalo and Susque
hanna road to Sinnemahoning, where
it will connect with the P. and E. will
extend their line to Tyler and possibly
' to Dußois.—Renovo News.
Surprise Party.
A number of lady friends of Mrs.
Edward Nye gave a surprise party in
honor of Mrs. Nye on Monday evening
prior to her departure for Lebanon,
where they will locate. A general
( good time was indulged in and the
' best wishes of all follow Mr. and Mrs.
; Nye to their new home.
Dime Social.
The Young People's Christian En
deavor Socity will hold a Dime Social
j on Friday evening of this week at the
| home of Dr. and Mrs. Smith 011 4th St.
1 Come all ye lovers of music as the Dr.
will entertain you with some choice
instrumental music. There will also
. be some fine vocal music rendered by
! some of our best talent.
riortgage Burning.
1 The First Methodist Episcopal
| church having paid its mortgaged in
! debtedness will appropriately celebrate
: the event Wednesday evening, March
19tli,at 7:30 o'clock. All members of the
| church and congregation and interest
| ed friends are cordially invited to join
lin this service of jubilee. The exercis
! es will be brief and simple and will
conclude with refreshments to be serv
! Ed free by the ladies in the church
: parlors.
Generous Gift.
A splendid addition was made to the
Free Library last week by Mr. Fred
Julian, who presented a fine "Stella"
, Music Box of the largest and best style,
with a dozen tune sheets.
Mr. Julian's present not only was a
generous one but his selection of the
music represents excellent taste and
appreciation of the best methods for
delighting and elevating both old and
: young.
Baptist Church Notes.
Preaching morning and evening by
the pastor. Morning subject, "Chris
tians Relation to Law." Evening
topic "Secret of Failure." Bibleschool
at the close of morning worship, C. E.
Crandell, superintendent. Y. P. S. C.
E. at 6 p. m, Bertram Olmsted presi
dent. Subject "A Noble Purpose," C.
E. Crandell, leader. Don't miss the
( Happy Hour service, 7to 8. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening 7:30. All
welcome.
Value of Lime Water.
In every home where these blessings,
! children and flowers, are found, lime
water should be kept prepared for fre
quent use, and it is so inexpensive and
valuable that a fresh supply ought al
ways to be found in the family medi
' cine closet.
| If any of the children show a trifling
! illness from indigestion, it is said that a
diet of milk with a tablespoonful of
| limo water added to the quart, will
j give relief without any other medicino.
This is a remedy frequently prescribed
to children under 10 years, who seem
indisposed. It furnishes a simple food
: and allows the digestive organs a
| chance to rest and restore themselves
i to their normal condition.
Lime water mixed with equal parts
of sv. eet oil is excellent to apply to a
| burn where the skin is not off.
i .For the potted plants during the
winter season lime water will prove in
dispensable, if earth worms have found
their way into the pots at the time of
repotting, for they will soon exhaust
the nutriment of the soil and leave the
plants in a sickly condition.
An occasional application of weak
j lime water will soon destroy the worms
without injuring the plants, and the
fresh, green appearance of the leaves
will quickly show the good results of
this simple remedy.
To prepare the lime water, select a
large wide mouth bottle, and fill it to
the depth of three or four inches with
slacked lime and let it stand for 24
hours filled with clear water. For
medicinal purposes, filtered rain water
or any pure water will do. Tho water
will take up only so much lime. When
it is "saturated," as it will bo in tho
time given, if the bottle has been
shaken once or twice, pour the water
off through a fine muslin strainer, and
set it away for use well corked in a
cool place.
WANTED. —Men and women solicitors
for some of the newest, brightest and j
best soiling publications printed. "Life :
of McKinley," "Under B th Flags," j
etc A golden harvest for tho energetic.
Address to-day,
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50-6t ERIE, PA. I
SUDDEN DEATH.
Chas. W. Shaffer's Father Dies Sud
denly at Kane, This A. n.
Samuel N. Shaffer, aged 64 years,
died suddenly at Kane of heart failure,
this morning, while visiting his brother
H. E. Shaffer, Esq. Deceased, while in
feeble health, was not considered in a
precarious condition. The sudden
death was a great shock to his son,
Charles W. Shaffer, of this place, who
leaves to-day to accompany the re
mains to Akron, O.
Mr. Shaffer leaves a wife, three sons,
one daughter and one brother. He was
a veteran of the war ot the rebellion,
serving for three years in Co. A., 22d
Pennsylvania Cavalry. He visited in
Emporium a couple of weeks ago.
Emmanuel Church.
Meeting of the officers and teachers
of the Sunday school at the Rectory
this evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Owing to the absence of the Rector
the first of next week there will be no
services on Monday and Tuesday. The
services on Wednesday and Friday
evenings of next week will IK; held as
usual. The services on Thursday,
March 20th, will be at 7:30 p. m. The
Rev. Seaver M. Holden, Priest in
charge of St. Martin's church, John
sonburg, will preach at this service.
The Little Folks' Dance.
Mrs. Geo. Metzger, Jr , and Mrs. C.
\V. Shaffer, who have been teaching a
class of little folks how to "trip the
light fantastic" during the winter
months closed the season last Monday
evening by giving a ball to the little
ladies and gents Wo are informed by
those who witnessed the dancing, that
the children executed very many dif
ficult steps in a manner that elicited
great applause. After the program,
light refreshments were served.
In a Critical Condition.
Mrs. Geo. Baxter, of West Creek,
who has been dangerously ill for sev
eral weeks, is now in an uncon
scious condition, and Dr. Baker, the
attending physician, reports her condi
tion hopeless.
BRIEF HENTION.
Chicken thieves have been operating
in the West Ward.
Several members united with the
Baptist church last Sunday morning.
John Cruise has just placed a eiuar
sign in front of his store in the shape
of an Indian.
The Free Reading Room has become
quito popular and is a place the people
of Emporium should be proud of.
Geo. H. Gross has opened a meat
market on Broad street, in the building
lately occupied by S. E Murry & Co.
Attorney General Eikin was in
Philadelphia last week. In conversa
tion he said he had every reason to be
pleased with the political situation, and
his reports from the various counties
are most gratifying. Mr. Elkin says
he counts on at least 225 delegates to
the State Convention, and this does
not include a single delegate from
Allegheny county. State Treasurer
Barnett, whp was with Mr. Elkin, de
clared that the Indiana man's nomina
tion for Governor is now a fixed fact,
and that he will have no opposition to
speak of when the convention meets.
An Oklahoma paper tells ofa farmer
who went to town and thought he
would treat himself by attending a
theatre. He went up to the ticket
window and planked down a five dollar
gold piece asking for a good seat. The
show was the Forty Thieves. The
ticket agent shoved out a ticket and a
dollar in change. Picking up' the dollar
the farmer started out of the door.
"Hold on," called the ticket agent,
"you've forgotten your ticket." "Keep
it, dern yer," replied the farmer, "I
don't care to sae the other 39."
"There is one editor in heaven,"
says an essay in an Indiana weekly,
''though how he got there the Lord
only knows, but it is supposed he rode
in on the blind baggage or got a pass.
When they found him they tried to
turn him out but he refused to go.
They hunted all over heaven for a law
yer to serve him with ejectment pa
pers, but they could not find one, so
the editor held tho fort and he is there j
to this day."
Sirs. Cavey is now in the eastern
cities purchasing spring millinery.
She will open her parlors upon her re
turn.
Go Carls! Go Carts! Go Carts! A j
nice new line. No left overs from last !
year, but all new and strictly up to I
"date. Twenty different styles from j
forty different factories at Laßar's.
TERMS: $2.00—51.50 IN ADVANCE.
WEATHER REPORT.
(Forecast by T. B. Lloyd.)
FRIDAY, Pair.
SATURDAY, Fair.
SUNDAY, Probably rain.
Rich Valley.
'From Our Regular Correspondent.)
The revival services at Elk Lick still
continues.
Mr. Allen Davis and family have
moved to Emporium.
Miss Gertrude Barton is visiting her
father, Charles Barton, in Emporium, for
a few days.
Mrs John I lout, who has been very
ill, was attended by Dr. Smith. She is
better at this writing.
Now we hear the cry ! "Oh ! the mud,
the horrible mud, wherever we «o we are
stuck in the mud."
. The statement regarding Miss German
in List week H items was an error, for we
learned later on that she was not able to
be about her school duties.
. Lost—A hat, supposed to be in the
river between here and Williamsport.
•Suitable reward offered to any person
who will return the same to its owner.
Said hat took leave of its owner on Feb
28th, 1902.
There were two funerals in the llich
Valley church during the past week
that of Mrs. Lucctta Swartwood on .Mon
day, conducted by Elder Ileadett, of llich
\ alley \\ esleyan Methodist church, and
that of Mrs. John P. Dixon, services
being conducted by Rev. 0. S. Metzler,
pastor of Methodist Episcopal church
Emporium. Both funerals were htr ir elv
attended.
ZANTIPPE.
sizcrville.
Ed iter Press:—
J lie blue birds ;tnd robins are with us
again.
insurance Agent Forsith, i- very ill at
the Hotel, but is improving under the
treatment of Dr. Smith.
Mrs. M. F. McDowell, is at the bed
side of her daughter, Mrs. Krcbs, at
Austin, who is seriously ill,
Geo. Hart departed on Saturday night
flyer, to his old home in Lancaster county
to visit his aged father who is in iioor
health.
Norman Cush, agent on the B. 11. &
P., is making his parents and friends a
short visit. lie has a good position on
that road.
('has. I'elt called on all his customers,
last Saturday. Mr. Felt is enjoying ex
cellent health after his severe illness in
the winter. Call again, Chas.
Mr. A. Ayers, is packing his house
hold effects, preparatory to move to
('learfield county to engage in farming
the coming season.
()nly thirteen days more of school and
our two Profs. will be thinking where
they will strike another such a suap.
The attendance is very small at present.
Last weeks mails brought over half
bushel of garden seeds from Hon. >J. C.
Sibley. It appears the farmers will be
well supplied this season, and at the same
time be under obligations to the sender.
Mr. A. Tate, is pushing his hardwood
job, for all there is in it. He will soon
erect a new camp near here on another
job. Abram is a good man among the
hardwood.
OLD KIT.
V/ASHINGTON.
Special Low-Rate Excursion via Penn
sylvania Railroad.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
announces that on March 21 and April
3 it will run special excursions from
Buffalo, Mt. Moris, Bradford,Titusville,
Falls Greek, Kinzua, Tidicnte, and
principal intermediate stations on the
Buffalo and Allegheny Valley Division,
and from points on the Philadelphia
and Erie Railroad, Erie to Lock Haven
inclusive, to Washington for the bene
fit of all who may wish to visit the
National Capital. Round-trip tickets,
good going on all regular trains on
day of issue, and good returning on
any regular train within ten days, ex
clusive of going date, will be ao!d at
rate of SIO.OO for the round trip from
points on the Buffalo and Allegheny-
Valley Division, and from Erie, SC.
Mary's, and intermediate points; and
at rate of §8.95 from Driftwood; $8.15
from Renovo; 7.00 from Lock Haven;
and proportionate rates from other
points.
These tickets will be good to return
via Harrisburg or Philadelphia, and to
stop off at Philadelphia returning if
deposited with ticket agent at Broad
Street Station, Philadelphia.
For additional information consult
small hand bills, apply to ticket agents,
or addrass J}. P. Eraser, Passenger
Agent Buffalo Distri •(, 307 Main Street,
Ellicott Square, Buffalo, N. Y., or E.
S. Harrar, Division Ticket Agent Will
iamsport, Pa. 2235-2-2t.
FURNITURE FOR SALE:—-A Jot of
household goods, and furniture. Must
be sold at once to close up an estate.
Call at bicycle shop, or on J. 11 Fetter,
Emporium, Pa. 3tf
Rugs! Rugs! Rugs! Carpet samples
now going for rugs at Laßar'3
NO. 3.