THE CAMERON COUNTY PIRNS!
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ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH 1866.
VOL. 38.
A Free Scholarship.
Any young man or woman who is a
bona fide patron of this paper may se
cure free instruction in Music or Elocu
tion. i
The Ithaca Conservatory of Music,
with the desire to stimulate the study
of these arts, offers one free and one
partial scholarship in each state. Each
scholarship is valued at §IOO and is
good for a term of twenty weeks begin- j
ning with the opening of the school
yoir, September 10, 1903, in any of the
following departments: Voice, Violin,
Piano, Organ and Elocution. These
scholarships are awarded upon com
petition which is open to anyoue desir- j
ing a musical or literary education, j
Anyone wishing to make application j
or desiring information should write
to Mr. George C. Williams, the Gan- j
eral Manager of the Ithaca Conser- j
vatory of Music, Ithaca, N. Y., before
September 1, 1903. 24-2t. j
"The Veil of Solana."
The people of Emporium and Cam- j
eron county feel a just pride in tho j
fact that one of our townswomen is a
novelist of no mean merit. The latest j
product of the gifted pen of Mrs.
Emma Mersereau Newton is a novel j
under the title, "The Veil of Solana." j
The book which is based upon Mrs. |
Newton's personal observations and j
researches in California, abounds in |
descriptive passages of great vividness ;
and beauty. No one who has read the •
account of the ascent of Mt. Shasta }
will quickly lose the impression which j
that vivid description excites.
The story itself though slight in plot ■
holds the interest of the reader stead- j
ily. Miss Maud Eastlake, a Chicago !
journalist, having discovered from her j
family arclieves that her grandfather !
had secreted a treasure in California, j
goes thither to find it. When near the
end of her journey, the stage coach in ,
which sho ia traveling is robbed, and
she reaches her destination in a penni
less condition. She soon finds em- j
ployment on a local newspaper, and,
while working at her profession, con- J
tinues her search for the treasure. j
She has numerous experiences and ad-'
ventures, some of them amusing and
some very thrilling. In the end she
finds her treasure, but after all gives 2t
up to its rightful owners. She marries
her lover, who turns out to have been
her publisher in disguise, and one of
the heirs to the lost treasure.
This synopsis of the plot gives but
the most inadequate impression of the
wealth of incident and description
which the book contains. One must !
read the book itself to have any per
ception of its highly distinct and ori
ginal flavor. There are a few miner
blemishes of style and arrangement,
but the grateful reader will not allow
the perception of these to blind him to
the charm and beauties of this delight
ful book.
The volume is well printed and at
tractively bound. One has only to
see it to feel tempted to buy it. For
sale by L Taggart. It is published by
the Frank F. Lovell Book Company,
Now York.
Keep the Sidewalks Tidy.
It would be a good thing if some one
were to organize all the boys in town
town into a society pledged to prevent
the scattering of refuse paper, banana
skins, and peanut shells on tho side
walks and in other public places. The
greatest difficulty that a householder
has in keeping his front lawn in order
is from the carelessness of people who
throw refuse upon it as they pass by.
Such offenses are punished by arrest in
the large cities. It is no uncommon
sight to see boys loafing on the steps of
a church and littering tho space about
them with peanut shells. Let the pub
lic schools, the Sunday Schools and
homes all co-operate in fostering hab
its of public tidiness and cleanliness in
the boys of our town. Those who do
not regard themselves as amenable to
any of these institutions could be safely
left to receive instruction from Officer
Mundy.
Warning.
All persons are h< rby forbidden from
trespassing upon tho property of this
Company without a permit from this
olUce or the Rnperiistfudant at tho
works.
Kl'.YeTli.MH I'oV. U. il MKO. CO.
Emporium, i August lit, i:> C.l.
,Mis. \\ right ».ttw .
Mi.rk Wrifchl who lin.> in en
uudiri" ir|; iri itn < i.t; t lili>ghamtoi
for cancer rcturifd lir>n;e la> t To* i
dsygrtntly l,«i>«fliud nd l.i r com•
plete iii ovwry i* !»• v: cui'tldeutly tx
pec ted This is j,l< aimnt informstU ii
tolu r many Utt« d : i,d#j mpathstic
friend*.
Keystone Park.
The work in connection with this
new resort is going steadily forward.
The approach from tho now road was
opened some time ago, and 4a» <*• ex
tractive a spot of drive-way as wo
have in the county. The ground for
the new ball field has been levied off,
and the underbrush has been cleared
from the hillside.
The center of interest in the
park, however, is the new jHtrUion,
situated on the slope ju«* a few
yards below the entrance of Key
stone Hollow. It is in every way sub
stantial and permanent in construc
tion. The center of fclio paviiion ia a
platform seventy by forty feet, enclos
ed on three sides by a waiuaeofcted
balustrade thirty inches liigk, which |
servos as a backing for seats built out of
heavy material. Surrounding this
main platform is a veranda ten foot
in width, guarded on the outer side by
a rail. At the west end ofthe pavilion
the veranda Bpace is enclosed and
divided into three apartments which
will serve for a kitchen, a cloak room,
and a ladies dressing- and waiWnp room.
On the north side of the platform is a
raised stand for speakers cr ereh
estra, extending back into llie
veranda. The steps leading up
to the veranda from the approach
below are directly behind this »tand.
The slope on tho upper side of the
pavilion affords a convenient standing
space in case there will ever be .in as
semblage too large to be accommodated
in the pavilion itself. The floors are
all of hardwood, and the entire struc
ture is covered by a corrugated iron
roof. The sides from the floor k> the
ground are also enclosed with iron, as
a protection against fires.
This park and pavilion, which, in
part at least, are of and by the public,
are for the public, and it is hoped that
the public, including all boys, will take
pride in protecting and preserving
these improvements, and in seeing
that nothing is ever indulged la In this
resort that will in anyway Injure its
name.
Emporium a Prosperous Tmwn.
A walk around Emporium will con
vince anyone of the extensive Improve
ments being made to old properties
and the large number of new lionses iu
course of erection. Paint is being
freely used as a beautified lawns are
better kept than formerly and stone side
walks are taking the plaoe of wooden
ones. Nor is this confined to one sec
tion but extends aliko to all parte of
our thriving municipality. Each seems
to vie with his neighbor es to who shall
make the better showing, and each
seems to have a genuine pleasure in
j the fruits of his neighbor's industry
and sacrifice. Extremes of wealiii and
poverty are less marked here in
. most places, while the fostering of a caste
I spirit meets with little favor. Those
is much in Emporium to invito the
profitable investment of capital and en
courage the establishment of new in
dustries. The industries aU\»idy is
operation are of a varied charaiAu-, are
j profitable to their owners aud pay a
i high averago of wages. Rjuh-ood fa
\ cilities are ample, natural producJw as
of coal and lumber abundant. The
natural drainage of the towu is •tcel
ler.t; the system of underground sewer -
! age the best, electric street lighting
from our municipal plant thoroughly
1 efficient, water supply purs sad abun
dant,freedom from epidemics of disease
in marked contrast with otiaer towns.
Tho best of school buildings with an
efficient corp3 of instructors. Hand
some churches. Natural scauei-y un
rivaled. To the north and south
mountains tower in their and
beauty. The valleys radiating from
tho town are highly produotave; while
unfailing streams of puro wator traverse
them. Winters are never exceptionally
cold while the summer's heat rarely
reaches an enervating stags. Of its
class Emporium is aliuo.*t *• ideal
town
A Surprise.
Surprises never will <rst«e eeming.
Word was received yesbrdaj that
William I'. Lloyd has become u bc-no
dii-t. We have not yni vi full
particulars onl> apito to of live bride,
no name but will poseibly be able to
givo them iu tin iiij.ir ftisore Tin*
knot was tird lust SumUy, >1 IM. i
ifoliM, where lie ha boou I 1 f'>r
tome three yosrs, Wo nu»li bint a'ld
his oharining youti". bride u h*ti; j tnd
prosperous voyage through Sk
tlaptlst Church
Th«« Uev, W. A Pogslej »»•!
en Saturday evening. • • *i-r
vi will l»* held morula < <««. Ec
ing in tU« t'huri r \H *n- weleems
There will be I the .»f
evening service.
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable." —WEßSTEß.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 6,1903.
Big Turnip.
W. A. Spangler, of West Creek
brought a turnip to town on Monday
which was a monster and tipped the
scales at eleven pounds. While we
did not see this huge vegetable person
ally, Wm. Slinyder, who resides on
Cherry street will vouch for the truth
fUllness of this item.
Painful Accident.
A young man by the name of Swan,
met with a painful accident at Cam
eron on Saturday last. While at work
at the saw mill a large sliver was run
through his right arm between the
elbow and shoulder. He came to Em
porium and Dr. Bardwell dressed the
wound.
Banish Ignorance.
The most disagreeable thing that
moral man has to encounter in this
beautiful world, is blatant and conceit
ed ignorance. Ignorance makes a
man discourteous, opinionated and
egotistical. It is ignorance that rend
ers men narrow and bigoted, unap
preciated and boorish. If children of
school age, with the advantage of good
schools, could realize for a moment the
enormous benefits to them of an edu
cation, they would not lose a moment
from their studies. Besides rendering
you more agreeable to your fellowmen,
an education makes you a thousand
times more agreeable to yourself. The
world seems brighter and better, and
your capabilities and your capacity are
enormously increased. The possibili
ties in the United States for an educat
ed energetic and agreoab'.e youth, are
boundless. Goto work, boys and girls,
and cultivate your brains. Intellect is
the only superiority.
School Room Needed.
It may bo learned from council pro
ceedings in this iksue of the PRESS that
our borough fathers have granted the
use of the city hall for kindergarten
purposes. The list of pupils in our
schools aggregate about 800, a number
already too large for the capacity of
our present school buildings. It is a
matter now being discussed that an
other building be erected, and as we
are always in sympathy with move
ments of this kind where the betterment
of conditions of the pubic is intended,
we heartily endorse this proposal. It
has been remarked that owing to the
construction of the present buildings
it will not be possible to build additions
thereto. If such is the case—and we
believe it is—no one should in the least
I regret it for the reason that better in
tellectual results are obtained where
schools are apart from one another to
say nothing of the protection against
the spreading of the numerous epidem
ics usually rampant during the school
j year, a phase well worth consideration,
• as we are all aware that too large num
i bora destroy the sanitary conditions
J and effect. Let us have another build
| ing-
The Organ Recital.
The recital, last Friday evening,
which marked the installation of the
new pipe organ in the First Mothodist
Episcopal Church was an event of great
and general interest in the community.
The organist was Mr. Riginald Ley
McAll, of the Presbyterian Church of
the Covenant, New York city. The
program was composed of a choice se
lection of numbers by such composers
as Bach, Handel, Wagner, etc. Mr.
McAll did his part in a very pleasing
way, though he failed to show the re
sources of the splondid instrument in
"The Pilgrims' Chorus" and "War
March of the Priests."
The violin numbers by Miss Grace
Walker, especially the " Vision de
Jeanne d' Arc" (Gounod), fully sus
tained her well-deserved reputation as
| an artist of high merit.
Mr. George A. Walker, Jr., barytone,
j rendered with expression Dudley
I Buck's "My Redeemer and My Lord."
It is in music of this class that the rich
qualities of Mr. Walker s voice appear
i to their best advantage.
Our Methodist friends are to bo con
| gratulated on having in their church
so fine an organ. The tone Is full and
soft, and it has capabilities of power.
! To many persons of' taste a small pipe
1 organ is a source of more real pleasure
; than an organ of tremendous size and
volume. This organ is built by the
K.itey Organ Company, of Hratelrhoro,
V't. It contains two key-boards of
sixty one note* compass, and a p«<!al
hoard of thirty notes. Th* set ion i«
th*' builders' tubular pneumatic, and in
place of the usual stops there is Uiw
"II isltell" patent stop action. Tin re
are twenty-two Mops and ped.il iiiovr
incuts, and WM pipes. The oust of the
organ is
< aland »ee N. Hegcr.Mr. man, your
t loihe* are putting rather Ahabby. 110
eau fit )oU out lor a little money.
Pope Pius X.
In The Outlook for August Ist ap
peared an article by Maud Howe,
daughter of Mrs. Julia Ward Howe,
entitled, " Who Will Be the Next
Pope?" It contains the following
sketch of Cardinal Sarto,who has since
been chosen Supreme Pontiff of the
Roman Catholic Church:
"Sarto was born in Treviso on the
2d of June, 1835. He studied at the
College of Castelfran-co and at the
Seminary of Padua. His first cure
was in the parish of Tombolo, from
which in 1867 he was transferred to
to Salzano. The Bishop of Treviso
noticing his talent appointed him can
on of the cathedral of Treviso. He
next became Bishop of Mantua. In
ISO 3 he was elected Patriarch of Venice.
He is one of the most popular of the
Cardinals, and is much beloved by the
Venetians. He is a prudent, correct,
well-balanced man. While never di
rectly opposing the policy of Leo XIII.,
he is noted for his abstinence from all
aggressive action, and his influence is
always exerted to keep the peace be
tween opposing factions. When King
Umberto went to Venice to meet the
Emperor of Germany, Cardinal Sarto
announced his intention of making a
state visit to the King. A hint was
sent to him from the Vatican that his
course might not be a wise one, and
that ho had best be absent from Venice
at the time of the King's visit. The
decision was left, however, with Sarto,
who carried out his original plan, made
his state visit to the King, and, it is
ei'.id, mentioned the fact that the Vati
can had advised against it. Personally,
he is perhaps the most sympathetic of
papabile cardinals. He is a handsome
man, carrying his sixty-eight years
lightly. Strong, modest, disliking the
intrigues and the ceremonies of the
papal court, he rarely comes to Rome,
and is content to remain in his beloved
Venice, the friend of the people and
of the clerics alike. For Italy his elec
tion would be fortunate; he has many
well wishers in the Roman world,
where, his Mends hold, he is too little
seen."
The Educated Woman of the Future.
The educated woman of the future
will be profoundly religious. She wil
instinctively And her place in the uni
verse and will establish, use, and rejoice
in her relation to God as truly as to her
fellows. She will not become the vic
tim of the "fads" and caprices that
masquerade under the name of religion.
The noisy revival, the silent seance,
the crowded office ot the paid "Christian
healer," the ecclesiasticism that devotes
itself to a sort of cult of millinery, will
know this woman no more. Quacker
ies have too long found their willing
victims among women. But to love
God and to worship Him, to study and
to follow the Lord Jesus Cnrist, and to
find the heart's homo in the blessed
Church which He founded on earth,
will surely be the noblest effluence of
the character of the modern woman.—
Heloise E. Ilersey in The Outlook.
For Sale.
An ideal driving horse. One that
will please you all day long.
Also, one good, all around work or
general purpose horse. Weight 1200
pounds.
One light single harness, one pair
light sleighs and one platform wagon.
As I have no use for the above men
tioned, I can and will give you the
worth of your money.
Terms: Cash, or approved paper,
with reasonable time.
23-tf. FRANK SIIIVES.
Very Successful.
i The festival given last Saturday
I evening at West Creek under the aus-
I pices of the Episcopal con
grsgation was a success. Although,
j only ice cream and cake were sold.
Twenty dollars and twenty-five cents
! were the net proceeds.
The people of West Creek generally
go about anything in the right way.
Entertainment.
An entertainment in aid of the Court
House Piano fund is being arranged by
Miss Collins, and some fine talent will
be exploited. It it hoped to have Miss
(iilmore tta hor of Elocution in the
Williaraitporf Dickinson Seminary and
the .Misses Dimity of Driftwood on the
program.
Ice Cream ami Supper.
The tin n <• commiittee, appointed
•i* ''uner >n ny th" M Church will
hold a Festival, in Ihe II ill, on Satur-
Iny ov« nil!.' A«. u,t stli in which all
ai i) tvirdiaily 'u vit- <l. « 'ome and bring
j our friends. Hupper will be served
from ii. MI tu H p. m.
'"The Veil >f Solan t" by Mm. Kmmn
tltniuruu I«w(un, Fur sal® at 1,.
TiiKKiirt's drug store. 24 4t.
Card of Thanks.
We wish to thank the many kind
friends and neighbors who so nobly
came to our assistance in the recent
illness and death of our dear daughter.
MR. AND MRS. HARRIS AND FAMILY,
Emmanuel Church.
The first quartely offering for Dioce
san Missions will be received next
Sunday.
The annual Sunday School picnic is
being held to-day at Keystone Park.
nr. Rishell's Mother Dies.
Mr. Charles Rishell received a tele
gram Monday morning announcing
the death of his mother, at the family
homestead, Clintondale, Pa. Mr. Rish
ell will have the sympathy of the com
munity in his sore bereavement.
A New Gas Line.
During the past few days a repre
sentative of the Potter Gas Co., has
been circulating among our people get
ting signers and other ways sounding
our citizens in regard to putting in
another gas line. The agent seems
to meet the general approval of
most of our people. As our gas sup
ply during the cold weather is very
low it is hoped the new company will
be able to furnish sufficient to meet
the demands should they decide to
come.
Terribly Bruised.
L. C. Easterbrooks, who drives
Alex. MeDongall's delivery wagon,and
while making a deli very of goods in
Plank Road Hollow on Tuesday, was
thrown out of the wagon and severly
bruised about the face and head.
"Cene" was in the act of turning the
team when the wagon tipped, throw
ing him between the horses. The
team being a very high spirited pair,
at once started to run, rolling him
under the wagon. While severly
bruised and sore as a result of the acci
dent Mr. Easterbrooks is able to be
around and will soon be attending to
his duties.
Quiet Wedding.
Wednesday evening was the scene
of themarriage of a very popular young
couple of Emporium. The contracting
parties are Mr. Bert Ilillyard and Miss
Matie Law, both highly esteemed by
our people. The bride was always
Law abiding, and as the groom has
been continually going to Law con
cerning some love affair we are not
surprised that it has ended in a life-long
suit. The small assemblage found a
true bill against the party r and Father
Downey imposed the sentence, at 8:00
o'clock, without the rotine work of a
jury. The special term of court was
held at Law headquarters, on east Al
legheny avenue. We congratulate
our young friends and wish them God
speed through life.
"ThePlimoth Plantation."
Mr. J. F. Parsons called the attention
of the writer the other day to an inter
esting collection of publications which
he possesses bearing upon the colonial
period of our history. Among these is
a large handsome volume of 500 pages,
published by the State of Massachu
setts, containing a literatim print of
Governor Bradford's account of the
founding of the Plymouth Colony.
The manuscript volume from which
this print is taken disappeared from
America before or at the outbreak of
the Revolutionary War. In 1855 the
discovery was made that this long lost
volume of priceless value was reposing
in the Library at Fulham, the palace
of the Bishop of London. The diocesan
authorities refused to surrender the
book itself, but allowed a copy to be
made of it. Through this copy the
Bradford History has been accessible I
to America's scholarship since 1850.
Subsequent efforts to secure the return
of the autograph volume to Massachu
setts culminated successfully in 1897.
Archbishop Temple and Bishop Creigh
ton were more complacent in the mat
ter than their predecessors had been,
and so a Consistorial Decree was issued
authorizing the surrender of the vol
ume to the State of Massachusetts. \
On the American side the credit for
securing its return to America is due ;
chiefly to Senator Hoar and the late ,
Ambassador Bayard. It has never i
been discovered how it came to be in
the Library of the Bishop of London.
A copy of the ofll -ial publication
containing the History of"The Pliinoth
Plantation" together with a report of
the proceedings incident to the return
of tne manuscript to Mas • husetts,
will be supplied to am one sending
tl.-'i't to the See'y oft hi' < 'ommonwea (h.
Bnrtim
Wruag tmbrella.
A few weeks ;ig« through :< mist iUt>,
no doubt, some owe •t> h.oi|{> U um
brella* with us wbUe in our sanctum.
The party can exchange back If tl>o>
call again. J
TERMS: s2^oo — sl.so IN ADVANCE
WEATHER REPORT.
(Forecast by T. B. L,]ovd )
FRIDAV, Fair.
SATURDAY, Fair.
SI'NDA V Probably Fair.
BRIER riFNTiON a * J ' J
I'ewer gallons; wears longer; Dpyoe.
T. R. Lyons has sold liis dray busi
ness to Robert Clark and expects to
leave town.
About ono half the people you see
on the streets of our town buy their
clothing at N. Seger's.
FOR RENT— Furnished rooms with
bath for ront. Also suitable for light
housekeeping. Apply at PRESS cfßc
Why do you go so shabbily dressed
when you can get CIOIIICM so cheap nt
N. Seger's? Call and see hia lar-tre
stock.
No OLO would think of accusing the
Emporium independent of ha\ing>&
clerical ring. The Independent ifs a
wide awake paper, nevertheless.
Prof. Snyder who was assistant prin
cipal of schools at this plnoe last
winter and was also elected fov this
term has tendered his resignation.
Bessie McCnslin's Sunday School
class will hold a bread and cake sale,
in the room opposite R. C. Dodson's
drug store 011 noxt Saturday morning.
All Smokers smoke the 'W. H.
Mayer" hand made cigar, the best Ave
csnt cigar 011 the market. Be sure yon
ask for it 24-tf.
The seat-on for rock base, black boss,
green or Oswego bass, wall-eyed pike,
pickerel, sunfish, rnnscallongo and
jack salmon opened June 15 and cloges
i ebruary 15. There is no limit fixed
for the number offish ono may catch.
There is iruH; in the bitter remark of
an exchange that a curfew bell that
would call home at any time of the day
or night those persons who go from
house to house, from neighbor to
neighbor, carrying idle tales of gossip
besmirching the character of decent
people and injuring their credit, Vronld
be a good thing.
July 4th claimed 52 victims fta -that
day, 167 have died of lock jaw einco,
and about 4,000 were injured. Almost
all were boys between the ages of 6
and 10 years. Forty one deaths had
occurred from lock jaw in the (state of
Pennsylvania. At that rate Pennsyl
vania must have done more than her
share of celebrating.
Says the State entomologist of New
Jersey, "If you consider that a
square foot of water surface will easily
breed 5,000 mosquitoes at ono time,
and that there are 27,878,4C0 square
feet in a mile, 10,000,000,000 specimens
is a very conservative estimate as the
output of this area." Nevermind the
billions and the millions. Six active
mosquitoe given favorable opportunity
can prove that life is not worth living
Williamsport is agog over a story to
the effect that the body of William
Hummell murderer of his wife and
three children was recently dissected
in a Philadelphia medical school
where it was recognized by a Williams
port student. Hummell sold his con
fession to a Williamsport newspaper to
get money for burial, and afterwards
sold his body to a speculator. Later he
willed it to bin spiritual adviser, who
got an injunction to get possession of
the bod} - to bury it. He was hanged
three years ago, and the student 6ayß
the body was soon afterwards fitolen
and shipped to the school.
"Peanut jab" is the suggestive juamb
of a new game which is said to be high
ly successful source of merriment and
good fellowship. The game is played
on small card tables, and each pair of
guests is provided with a dish of water
in which a dozen peanuts float. To
| each player is given a hat-pin, and the
party is instructed to "jab" the pea
nuts—that is, to transfix them with the
hat-pins, to the intent that they may
! be landed without being touched with
I tiie fingers. The game is played pro-
J gresaively, and the nuts which have
1 been landed take tbe place of eoore
I cards.
From the ranks of pensioners U*>
j rolls ol the Western Pennsylvania dis
tract, l,b(j6, persons have died
j the year ended Juno 30th 1906. Of
these 1,349 were veterans of the Civil
War, 4ss widows of veterans of 3312,
14 vet< inns acd tiro widows yi vie*,
aim of the Mexiean war ftnd t}v*
amnog Spanish war pensioners . Ti»e
roll* gained 2,31>5 names. l,. r >47 classed
nndt-r the Civil War, 402 ujider the
Spanish War, including 303 (ran.fri r«d
to thin district fr< in Pblladel(4jitt
and three wido* * vl veterans of the
Mi xit- 1 war. Pensions paid Uurlng
the year from tint Pittsbuik • rllee
nmouuUd toM,4l#.Wfi and tie (nkither
<>f IXMI-* out r» now on the rolls ' 112 the
Wextern Pi'imr-ylvunin district ♦?..
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