THE CAMERON COUNTY PRKSP&T ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH 1866. VOL. 38. THE CHAMPION MIXED PAINT Sold by L,. TACiCiART has no superior. Fourteen years ago I painted my house with these paints and am now, for the first time since, repainting it. H. L. Smith, the painter, says he never knew of a house in better condition for painting after having stood so long. A gentleman, whose name 1 will not mention, living in our town, painted his house thirteen years ago, with these paints and he has engaged some paints to repaint, saying that he would have no other. Dr. Heilman will also testify .as to the merits of these paints. County jail painted four years ago. John Lind's two houses painted two years ago and many others, all speak for the virtue and staying qualities of these paints, and is better evidence than any man's word. Look at them; then buy the Champion paints and paint your house and be happy. Also paper your house wit a the ele gant wall paper at Taggart's and be doubly happy. SESHS-aSH SHSHSHSE in A J • A • nJ p Artistic jjj Painting | —AND— | i PAPER HANGING! S jjj Will receive prompt |] j{) attention and all [}! J[J work intrusted tome jjj p] will be guaranteed (Jj n] satisfactory. lam (n prepared to furnish uj pj my customers with uj rO both Paints and uj ru Wail Papers, and tr ru save vou big money. In J & J nJ jj{ Estimates cheerfully Jj] ft given on contract jjj [j! work. Apply to tj] |F. H. PEARSALL J Gisa e SeSHSHS HSHS"c!SHS H5 5.5 SEil THIS SPACE IS RESERVED BY Cheney s Collecting Agency of Towaiida, l*a. We shall from time to time oiler for sale un paid claims against delinquent debtors. "\V;iti>li thin Space, an——a— Permanent Certificates. The committee to examine applicants for permanent certificates will meet for that purpose in the high school room, Emporium, May 15, at 8:30 a in., at which time aud place applicants will please present themselves, bringing with them their professional certificates and blanks properly tilled and signed by the school boards of the districts in which tiley have taught. The necessary materials will b3 furnished by the com mittee. E. S. LINO, Chairman. WASHINGTON LETTER. (From our Regular Correspondent.) Washington, May 11,1903. Editor P*es*:— The most important and sensa tional development in the current Postoffice Investigation is the re moval, pending the completion of the investigation, of General Sup erintendent of free delivery Machen which step was taken by the Post master General at the request of Fonrtli Assistant Postmaster Gen eral Bristow who, in communica tion to Postmaster General Payne, intimates that the completion of the investigation will be materially facilitated by Mr. Machen's ab sence. Machen has accord ingly been granted indefinite leave of ab sense pending the completion of the investigation but it is a matter of grave doubt as to wlietliei lie will ever again occupy his desk in the Postoflice Department. In addi tion to recovering Machen, the Postmaster General has transferred the entire division of free delivery to the Bureau presided over by Mr. Bristow and has assigned as acting chief Mr. M. S. Fosnes, tlie Post oflice Inspector who made s) envi- J able a record in clearing up the tangle into which Ilathbone got the Cuban postal service. Fosnes is regarded as one of the most capable detectives in the Postoflice Depart ment and it is believed that here after the investigation will goon uninterruptedly and that the entire scandal which hangs about the free delivery division will be probed to the bottom. In view of the strong political backing of Machen, his re moval is regarded as an iu'lif i'ian that the Postoflice scandals are to be thoroughly sifted regardless of political consideration. Widely calculated reports con cerning the conduct of Russia in Manchuria, that province of China which adjoins the Russian frontier, have given rise to the wildest spec ulation and in some instances grave apprehension. Subsequent advices from more reliable sources, how ever discredit the reports first sent out and it is even doubtful if Rus sia has reoccupicd Nim (,'hwang as was first reported. W h ile accurate information regarding the situation in this somewhat remote part of the globe is unattainable it is the opin ion of the State Department that gross exaggerations have gained credence and it is suspected that there is an ulterior motive in the attempt to secure from this country co-operation in a joint protost to be made to Russia by Great Britain and Japan. At all events, no move will be made by this Government until authentic information has been received and even if the alleg ed intention of Russia should re ceive confirmation it is doubtfulif the United States would feel called up on to protest. Regardless of the sensational cablegrams which are likely to appeor in the newspapers from now on, the people of this country have every assurance that the United States will not be made the cat's paw of the subjects of nations interested in commercial exploitation. The State Department has just made public for the first time its version of the kidnapping of Miss Allen Stone by Bulgarians. Ac. cording to the State Department officials a grave error wss made by the payment of the ransom demand ed, this goverment having received j the most positive assurance that Mil's Stone and her companion were safe from all actual violence, ' and it is claimed that a precedent has been set which will constitute a menace to all other foreigners in that section of the country. The report states that despite the pro tests and better judgment of the , Department the < ntreaties of the missionaries, who contributed no part of the §OO,OOO ransom, were i permitted to prevail." "Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."—WEßSTEß. EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, MAY 14.1903. Open Letter Relative to Park. Emporium, Pa., May 11th, 1903. Messrs. WM. MCDONALD, MICHAEL MURPIIY, ELEX MCDOUOAL. et. al, representing subscribers to the Park Fund: WHEREAS, It was decided at the public meeting last week that the citi zens could not afford at the present j time to police the public park in sufii- I cent manner to preserve good order, j and protect timid persons in the peace | ful enjoyment of its privilege?, and since it would be equally unjust to ex pect me to bear all the expense of main taining order, it is no mure than right that I should give you a written state ment as to how your money would be expended for the improvement of my private property, before you collect any of the subscriptions now in hand. First:—lt is my intention to tempor arily open the Park to the public as fully as the spirit and action of their conduct will permit; under such rules and regulations as are maintained in tho public parks of other cities. Second:—Should your Committiee collect and turn over to me the sum of §750.00 I will agree to spend an equal or larger amount and erect a suitable platform on the grounds and spend my surplus there may be in piping water from the spring and building a road in to the park. All of such expenditure to be be m ide und sr the approval and and with thecc-oparation of your com mittee, rs33rving to myself the right to closa the park at any time and restrict all public use of sam 3 should drunken ness and roudyism gjt bayond our reasonable control. Tru3tingthere will ban) misunder standing by the public of your good in tentions, as well as my own in the matter. Yours truly, JOSIAH HOWARD. Crack Ball Player. P. J. Morrissey, formerly of Empori um, who has been engaged in business in Sidnaw, Wis., writes us to change j the address of his papor to Dollar Bay, ; Mich., he having disposed of his busi ness to return to the diamond. Mr. Morrisey, who is one of the best short stop men in the northwest, is an en thusiastic player. The following from the Daily Gazette, says: "P. J. Morri sey the veteran short stop and one of the best all around baseball players in upper peninsula, expects leave here next week for Dollar Bay, where he will play with the team at that j place. The members of the Sidnaw club will be sorry to see him leave town, but all will wish him success." The Tale of a Rooster. Howard & Co.'s clerks have been very much annoyed for some time by a bigamous old rooster, leading his large family through their warehouses, and in other ways making a nuisance ofhimselt The boys finally became exasperated and decided to "fix that rooster." They captured him, and when they let him go, he was wearing a pair of duck trousers, a standup col lar and a red tie He was a fancy dressed rooster all right. Jimraie used to be an artist at dressing dolls and knew just how to do the job. A (irateful Cow. One of our loveliest girls, a young lady of the west end, has a great love tor animals. She was re cently pulling grass and feeding it to the cow through a window in the barn, the cow to show her gratitude, reach ed out with her big soft tongue and kissed her across the face. The young lady tried to keep it dark, but the cow told, and now she does not like "that nasty old cow" any better than she does that little yellow dog that would goto school. Almost One Hundred. Joseph Housler, of Lock Haven, form erly a resident of this county, has been visiting his relatives in this section for several days. Mr. Housler celebrated j his 90th anniversary on the Bth day of j April, being born April 8, 1813. Al | though well advanced in years he con | tinues to transact business and is as j actice as he was many years ago. Goes to Cameron. Frank' Miller who has been located • at Mina for the past fifteen years, and | for the past nine years section boss for ; ! the Lackawanna Company, has accept-; I ed a similnr position with* 13. V. Dun- I ; levie at Cameron. Mr. Miller is a j | first-class railroad man who has many ! | friends.—-Ooudersport Enterprise. | An exchange in Southwestern Ivan- j sas is responsible for the following: ! Au Indian owed one of our merchants ! and the other day became to pay and i wanted a receipt. In vain the mer- : chant told him a receipt was unneces- j s-iry. "Me must have to show me owe white man nothing," said the Indian, > "Me goto Heaven, the Lord ask Injun, he pay debts, Injun say yes Lord ask Injun where is receipt. What Injun do? Can't go all over hell to look for j you." He got the receipt. High School Commencement. The Commencement exercises of the Emporium High School at opera house, last Wednesday evening at tracted a very large audience, compos ed of the relatives, friends and auditors of the graduates—three ladies and three gentlemen—Misses Mazie Galla gher, Grace L. Metzger, Olive Maloy; Messrs. Fred 13. Lloyd, Clyde McCaslin and Frank E. Felt. The music by the Ridgway orchestra added greatly to the pleasure of the occasion. The following short synopsis of the addresses and essays we publish: The theme of Miss Gallagher's saluta tory was "Making a Living and Making a Life." First the necessity for each ones making for himself an honest living was dwelt upon. Too many are desirous of gaining a livelihood by some | easy shortcut, forgetting that there "are only two ways of getting money; if you have not earned it, you have stolen it." To counteract this evil tendency, stress must he laid upon the honorableness of making a living. But on the other hand many are too much absorbed in making si living, and hence forget that there is anything nobler or better to strive after. Life is to great to define, too great to make. We can only open our souls to its influence If we do this we are lifted above the sordid thing of life, and give place in our hearts to noble, generous, loving impulses. The central thought, then, of this admirable essay was that, while we should all see to it that we earn an honest living, we should not become so absorbed in it that we forget the higher purposes of our being. Miss Gallagher's enuncia tion was deliberate and distinct and her manner quite composed. Frank E. Felt delivered an excellent oration on"The Wonders of the XlXth Century." He called attention to the m arvelous progress in material things; in invention, in modes of travel and transportion; to the development of electricity, and scientific knowledges, to the wonders of manufacture, enrich ing his thought with numerous illustra tions. The development of the Unit9d States was cited as the greatest wonder of the century. Miss Maloy recited in a very pleasing way a selection from Mrs. Wiggs, en titled "Annexation of Cuby" which turns out to be a poor fit-stricken horse upon which the inimitable Mrs. Wiggs conferred the geographical name of "Cuby." Miss Metzger's subject was an "Inter pretation of Tennyson's Princess" which was finely developed. The story of, the poem was told in a pleasanr manner. Teunyson's purpose in writing the noem was to give his idea of the true place of woman in the world. The efforts of the Princess Ida to establish a school for the higher edu cation of woman and devote her life to such work insteaad of marrying tho Prince to whom she had been betrothed from childhood, is the central thought j of the poem. In the end, after all her j plans had miscarried, she yielded to the solicitations of the Prince, impelled by her woman's uature, but stiil insisted upon the correctness of her theory that woman is man's intellectual equal, if given equal opportunity. Many beautiful quotations were given, in one of which Tennyson characterizes his motive and thereby gives us ac insight into his own character. Ciyde McCaslin delivered the pro phecy as to the future of the class. He read a spicy essay in which teachers and class were hit, and predicted great things for the class. According to his prophetic vision the members of the class will bring about the millennium in about a dozen years, settling all vexatious problems Emporium is to profit by being made an industrial and governmental center. Fred B. Lloyd, by virtue of his rank, deilvered the valedictory. In well chosen language lie bade farewell to faculty, directors, undergraduates and classmates. The Class Address by Prof. Francis H. Green, Principal of West Chester Normal, was the best ever listened to by our people and all regretted when he left the platform. It was a schol arly, whitty and highly entertaining address, received by frequent applause. We hope the Prof, will again visit us, when he does not have to speak j against time. Taken as a whole the faculty of the \ Emporium High School may well be ] proud of 1903 work. ice Cream dale. An ice cream sale under the auspices of the Epworth League of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, will be held on the lawn of the Metzger home, East Alleghany avenue, next Tuesday ! evening. Proceeds for Pipe Organ i Fund. Public patronage kindly in- I vited. Fiends Planned to Blow Ocean Liner up at Sea. A special dispatch to the PRESS, last Saturday evening conveyed the intelli gence, below stated, the authorities being anxious to procure information as to the names of parties to whom The Climax Powder Company sold dyna mite NEW YORK, May 11.—An attempt was made to blow up the Cunard line steamship, with more than 100 passen gers and a crew of 300 aboard. Just before the big ocean liner sailed an infernal machine containing a hun dred pounds of dynamite was found on the dock at tho foot of the first cabin gaugway ready to be taken aboard the ship. Fuses were already burning, and it is estimated by the police that the spark would have touched the dynumite wihtin five minutes. A letter written in lead pencil and sent to police headquarters gave warn ing of the plot to blow up the Umbria. This letter was headed "A Warning From the Mafia," and in it a man whose name is withheld by the police stated that there was a Mafia griev ance against the English steamship lines. He described the box and said that the clockwork which he held was set to explode the dynamite thirty-six hours after the time of the delivery of the box at the pier. Detectives were sent on the run to the pier, and they notified Captain Watson, the superintendent of the Cu nard dock, and Mr. Floyd, the agent of the line. When Captain Thomas Dutton of the Umbria was informed of the plot to blow up the vesssel he declined to sail until the box was found. From the de scription furnished by the writer of the letter the detectives had little diffi culty in finding the box. It was made of plain pine boards and was 40 by 20 inches. The cover was on hinges and was locked with a padlock. There were absolutely no marks on the box. The detectives heard, the clicking of the clockwork inside, and they forced open the bottom of the box. They were astonished to find in it fully a hundred pounds of dynamite. The detectives extinguished the fuses. Ropes were immediately run around the box, and it was thown overboard. It was submergod for at le.ast an hour before the arrival of the men from the bureau of combustibles. Then it was carefully lifted into a patrol wagon of the Charles street sta tion and driven to the station. There the contents of the box were taken out and removed to the bureau of combustibles. In the meantime the Umbria had sailed with probably none of her pas sengers aware of the attempt that had been made to bring disaster to the i ship. The one hundred dynamite sticks that the box contained jwere labeled "Climax Powder Company." A secret service agent arrived in Emporium Sunday in search of infor mation. Of course the Climax people are unable to tell how this powder fell into the hands of the dynamiters. Forty detectives are now at work on the ease. A Pastor for Cameron Circuit. The Rev. R. J, Knox has been placed in charge at the Cameron Circuit of the Methodist Episcopal Church for the coming year. He is a young married man; scholarly and of pleasing appear ance. Mr. Knox will faithfully devote his attention to the interests committed to his charge. We bespeak for him a hearty welcome from his people and a year of successful work. Hard Luck. Rural mail carrier B. L. Spence, met with a serious accident. Last Saturday while coming down the hill near Norragon's some part of the harn ness on his horse gave away, which caused the animal to turn down a steep embankment, upsetting the rig. The horse in addition to breaking up the carriage, kicked Mr. Spence on right leg, laying him up for a few days. Spence has had only bad luck since he took the position, having lost two horses. Now comes more bad luck. Hope he will soon be on his pins j again, serving his patrons in his usual ! prompt manner. Large School. Prof. VV. J. Leavit has opened a j summer school in Plank Road building with over seventy pupils enrolled and more expected. The number is largely beyond his expectations and requires ' an assistant for primary work for which position he has secured Miss ! Katie Welsh of this place. J TERMS: $2.00 — $1.50 IN ADVANCE. WEATHER REPORT. (Forecastsy T. B. Lloyd.) FRIDAY, Fair. SATURDAY. Showers. SUNDAY, Probably showers. Repiiblifan County Convention. The Republicans of Cameron County will meet in Convention at the Court House, in Emporium on Tuesday, May 19lh, 1003. at 1:30 o'clock, p. m.'. for the purpose of electing one person for Delegate to the Republican Slate Convention and Tor the transaction of such other business as may properly come before said Convention. A. C. BLUM, Chairman ATTEST:— J. P. MCN'ARNEY, Hec'y. Republican Primary Election. The Republican Primary Elections for Camer on county will be held on SATURDAY, MAY 16th, 1903. Emporium Borough—West Ward, at City Hall, at 7:00 to 9:00 p. m.-5 delegates; Middle Ward, at Council Room, at 7:00 to 9:00 p. ni.— 4 delegates: East Ward,at Hose House,at 7:00 to 9-00 p. m. 3 delegates. Shippen Township, at Court House, at 2:00 to 4:00 p. m. —7 delegates. Portage Township, at Sizerville Bath House, at 6:00 to 8:00 p. m.-l delegate. Lumber township, at McConnell's Store, Cam eron, from 6:00 to 8:00, p. in.—3 delegates. Gibson Township, at Curtin House, Drift wood at 2:30 to 4:30 p. m —3 delegates. Driftwood Borough, at Curtin House, at 7:00 to 9:00 p. m. —3 delegates. Grove Township, at Shaffer's Hotel, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.—sdelegates. _ Saturday, May 9th is the last dav tor filing nominations for delegates to County Con vention. Monday, May 11th, at 2:CO o'clock, p. m., the vigilance committees will meet and open and announce the nominations for delegates toCounty Convention, reducing the number of candidate* by lot to twice the number to be elected. By order of County Committee. A. C. BLUM, Chairman. ATTEST: — J. P. MCNARNEY, Sec'y. DESTRUCTIVE FOREST FIRES RAGING. Forest fires are again raging in this county and heavy losses 'sustained by lumbermen and other citizens—especi ally heavy being the damage to C E. Howard Company, Wilson Bros. Lum ber Company at Huntley, Cameron Lumber Company. Large numbers of men have been fighting fire since Sun day, day and night, and if we do not have rain soon the loss will be still heavier. C. B. Howard Co., suffer the heaviest damage. Last Sunday morning about 11 o'clock the fire struck their operation;- in Cooks Run, destroying five million feet of logs, one steam log loader and two lumber camps. The fires are still raging. To the (iraduatlng Class of Emporium High School for 1903. There are turning points in the life of every individual. Yon have read as one of these. Don't think becauso you have graduated from the Empori um high school your education is fin ished. You have taken only tho pri mary step in the ladder of life. Don't drift but determine to place your name high in some of the many walks of life and as soon as maybe, determine what line of life you will follow and industri ously,energetically and persistently fol low it. A college course is a help but not a necessity —many high positions in this country are held by men and women who had no aid from college diplomas. A college course is but another step in the ladder. I question whether an ab solute free college course is a blessing. The lives of the sons and daughters of our wealthy people,who have received such do not show the best results. No one of you is so poor ynu may not work your way through college if you will. I* may require self-denial, it will require hard work. Edu cation is a life work and should cease only when the Master calls us to cross the line which separates time from eternity. It is tho poor girls and boys who either with or without the aid of college diplomas, fill the positions of responsibility and influence in our land. "Act! Act! in the living present Heart within and Qod o'er head The lives of great men all remind us. We may make our lives subline And departing leave behind us- Foot prints on the sands of time. Let ug theu be up and doing With a heart tor any fat<>. JNO. DAY. t Emporium, Pa., May 8, 1903. Teacher's Examinations. The Cameron county teachers' ex animations for 1903 will be as follows: Sinnamahoni ng May 26. Driftwood May 27. Sterling Run May 28. Emporium .'.May 29. Emporium June 27, Teachers examintions in mothods will be based on the reading course. Examinations will begin at 8:30 a. m. Directors and patrons are requested te be present at tho examinations. MATTIE M. COLLINS, County Superintendent. League Anniversary. The 14th anniversary of the Ep wortli League of the Methodist (Epis copal Chiuvli will bo observed next Sunday ut 7::i0 p. in., in the auditor ium of tho church. An interesting program will be presented. NO. 12.
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