THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOUI«D, MARCH 1866. VOL. 30. WASHINGTON LETTER. (From our ftegular Correspondent.) Washington, Aug. 27tli, 1904. El itor Preß9: This is the season of outings, trial trips and commissions for Government employees, on scien tific errands, combined witli pleas ure. There are many things which need investigating during the summer in order that reports may be forcoming for the next ses sion of the Congress. Work must be inspected; reforms must bo in stituted; information must be col lected; and many affairs need regu lating. One of the Civil Service Commissioners, Mr. Cooley, is touring the West, making a study of the civil service as applied to Indian schools and reservations. By direction of the President Mr. Carroll I). Wright of the Bureau of Labor is in Colorado, making a study of the civil war in that state. Mr. Gifford Piuehott, the wealthy young man who runs the bureau of forestry in the Department of Agriculture for the love he has for forest trees, is in Oregon, where he has been urging the transfer of supervision of forest reserves from the Land ottice to his own. lie says President llossevelt's idea is that public lands should be devoted to the best possible use and the object of his trip through the far West is to ascertain what is the best purpose to which lands may be devoted. This, he admits, de pends upon the point of view, whether one is a lumberman, a live stock man. a miner or a farmer. Another man will soon be sent west, perhaps into the Black Hills, to discover, if lie can, how to fix wireless telegraph in struments to forest trees in such a manner that if the tree catches fire tin; wireless will make that fact known. The ornithologist, the euthouiologist and the botanist, are also searching out the waste piaces of the land in the Interests of science, and for (he benefit of mankind. With the coining of autumn, and the fall of the mercury in (he ther mometer, there will be the usual activity in scientific circles. An nouncement is made, here in Washington, of an early gathering of weather sharps, possibly one hundred in number, who will dis cuss the art of foreasting and de vise ways and means for discover ing the secrets of nature. There is much interest just now. in these circles in the remarkable pheno mena of the past few weeks—- cyclones in St. Louis. Minneapolis, and in Chautauqua county, New York, none of which could be pre dicted and all of which caused loss of life as well as an immense amount of property. The recent discovery at Cambridge, Mass., of spots on the moon, supposed to be caused by vapor or smoke, as the • result of volcanic action, causes considerable speculation. What connection they have with cyclones and thunder showers on this earth is one of those things not yet as certained. While in convention the weather forecasters will try to determine what problems ought to be studied at the new cobble-stone station now building, not far from Washington, on an eminence call ed Mt. Weather, in Virginia. It is also announced that they will try to have meteorology added to the list of studies in the colleges and high schools of the country. World's Fair Excursions. Low Itate ten-day coach excursions via Pennsylvania Railroad, September 7, 14, 21, and 28. Bate, §ls 95 from Emporium. Train leaves Emporium at 8:10 a. m., connecting with special train from New York arriving St. Louis 4:15 p. m., next day. 3317-28-4t. j County Sunday School Convention. Beginning Monday evening, Sept. sth at 7.150 o'clock in the First Baptist Church, Emporium, Pa., will be held the annual convention of the Cameron County Sunday School Association. There will be three sessions on Tues day, Sept. Otli—9:3o a. m., 1:30 and 7:30 p. m. The principal addresses will be given by Mr. Hugh Cork, of Philadel phia and Mr. G. W. Laudia, of Ohio. The ability of these speakers is well known and the opportunity to hear' them should not be slighted by any one seeking for himself the highest efficiency in Sunday school work. Out of town delegates should report to the commiitee on entertainment at the Baptist Church who will provide homes for them during their stay in town. The Schools. As announced last week the schools will open next Monday, Sept. 5. The Principal will be at the High School building on Friday, Sept. 2, from 9 till 12 and from 1 till 4, for the purpose of examining and classifying pnpils who have no certificates of admission. Those who failed to take all or a part of the final examinations in the Spring are expected to be present, also those who have moved into the town since the close of school. Persons who have had the use of school books during the Summer should return them at that time. Everything about the school building will be in ship shape. The High School building has received a coat of paint on the outside woodwork, and the new partition in the high school room is in j position, presenting a fine appearance, i In the East Ward building a new fire i escape has been erected, making it per- j fectly safe. The lawn has been re graded aud various minor improve- j ments made. The board has created a new school . from parts of several others. The name of the new school is to bo 13 liiterraerii- i ate, the school which previously bore this name, to be known as C Intei medi- j ate. Miss McQuay will have ch-trgo of the new grade, which will occupy the i room occupied last year by Miss Max- : well. The A Intermediate will occupy > Miss Barker's last year's quarters and the Junior Grammar will be accommo j dated in the high school building along > with the Senior Grammar. The following pupils will make up i the new B, Intermediate grade: Mary Burns, Fred Goodyear,Curl Lingle, How- ' ard Pepperman, Francis Robinson, George | Smith, Katie Vogt, George lialcom, Margaret j Cavey, Mildred Faucett, Helen Fleming, James j Fleming, Eugene Goodyear, Jay Gross, Frank j Hoffman. Harry Hogau, Clara Hout, Rena Jor dan, Gladys Lloyd, Minnie Morse, Katie Murray, I Mary Norinanly, George Ilishell, Karl Speclit, I Henry Streich, Ethel Turley, Bessie Van Wert, I Clara Weisenfluh, Ada Wright, Bertha Wright, ! Lizzie Zwald, Frank Britton, Mabel Cummings, j Phoebe Hackett, Herkimer Jones, Frank Ru- j berto, Jessie Blair, Pearl Crosby, AnnaNystrom, Marion Baldwin, Nora Grace, Charles Commer ford, Neoma Whitmire. Grace Keller, Charles Foster, Ophelia Dodson, Harry Kraft, Grant Husted. The following pupils goto C Inter- | mediate, West Ward, to Mies Roue j Ritchie: Russell Evans, Carl Hout, Melvin Logan, Kan»- uel Shadraan, Pearl Goss, Clarence Twitchell, Kva Burns, Victor Carlson, Margaret Crandell, Grace Ensign, Belle Fountain, Flora Gross, Will, lam Howard, Sammy Kline, Robert Leutze, Mary McGrain, Clark Metzger, Fred Metzger, Joseph Miller, Helen Orr, Cecelia Richie, Pompey Scott, Jay Shafer, Charles Spence, Harry Spence, Mar garet Streich, Lloyd Swartz, Paul Van Wert, Dawson Wright, Clara Zwald, Irwen Burns, Olive Ellis, Pansy Hout, Budd Lloyd, Florence Lingle, Carolyn Moore, Addie Prosser, Ruth Pearsall, Gertrude Pepperman, Mack Speclit, Stella Tebo, Helen Welsh, Dorothy Gross, Joseph Kinsler, Leona Krapf, Harrj Metzger, Amy Smith, Lessie Shnyder, Carl Carson, Regina Blfnzler. The following pupils will compose the C Intermediate, East Ward, Miss Alice Horton, teacher: Clyde Thomas, Mary Welsh, Zierda Bogart, Anna Lysett, Agnes Anderson, Andrew Shoup, Fay Palmer, Robert Thomas, Willie Nelson, Kate O'Malley, Florence Quinn, Lillian Shugart, Ray Cheesbro, Chester Skinner, John Sipple, Simeon Griffith, Charles Robison, Cecil Clark, Miriam Barnes, [,eo Edelman, Oscar Foster, Mary Frap pier, Km met t Geary, John Hertig, Lloyd John- 1 ston, Anna Kelly, Katie Kelly, Elizabeth Kenly, I John Klock, Michael Lacey, Ruth Ling, James | Lysett, Wilbur McCaslin, Edwin Olson, Iva Pea- 1 body, Gertrude Powell, Resemary Quinn, Erma \ Randolph, Carmine lluberto, Henry Schweikart, ! Elva Shugart, Charles Slocum, Arda Spencer, I Lena Swartz. Edward Viner, ICathryn Welsh, ! Nellie Welsh. No other changes will be necessary. ' E. S. LINO, Principal. Reduced Kates to the West. To all points in Montana, Washing- i ton, Oregon and British Columbia, i September 15th to October 15th, 1904. Write at once for information and maps to W. 11. Allen, Traveling Agent, Wis consin Central R'y, G2l Park Bldg., Pittsburg, Pa. 28 6t Col. Reeder Dead. lion. Wilbur F. Boeder, deputy at torney general under Gov. Hastings, died at Bellefonte last Sunday. "Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WEßSTEß. EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. 1904. JKeystone Park Improvements. Wo are pleased to note tho improve ments being made in Keystone Park by Mr. Josiah Howard, preparatory to the holding of the Agricultural Fair and Picnic ou the first Thursday and Friday of October. Work has already begun on a new building, thirty-six by ono hundred feet, to be used for shel tering stock and farm produce during the Fair, and as a play ground and gymnasium afterwards. It is to be built with the idea of being a perma nent improvement. Continues to Advance. Don M. Larrabee and wife, of Phila delphia, who have been visiting the former's parents, at this place, returned to Philadelphia on Sunday. Mr. Lar rabee has beou promoted by New York Life Insurance Company to Agency Director in charge of Walnut Street Branch. He has a'so renewed his membership in New York Life's §IOO, 000 Club, having written policies for more than thatamount of new business during the year ending Sept. Ist. Mr. Larrabee will attend the Club's annual convention at Washington, D. C , this Fall. Labor Day Service. In his Labor Day talk Sunday night, Rev. Mr. Twichill will treat all the phases of capital and labor that seem Ito confront our country. Ho will dis- I cuss population centering in cities; ex jteutof wealth and power concentra* ! lion; trusts, how gigantic; strikes both good and bad sides; the bread winners I compared the world over; wages, gen [ oral average for women and men; trade j unions, their effect; prime causes of poverty; national old ago pensioning of all in some countries, which is also coming to every land. He will also speak of the remedies for the wrongs that exist. As Labor Day is intended to touch more upon the man side of toil, Mr. Twichell will so treat the sub ject and will use facts aud figures to f.iiforce all arguments. Ladies wili or most cordially welcome, but men, as orders or individuals are especially in- ' vited to this plain talk on "Our Coua- i try and What it Contains." A Lettar Prom the Dead. YVil! Irwin, who coll iborate'l wisti ; Golett Burgossin "The Picaroons" ami . "The Reign of Qaem Isyl," h u re cently lett his native California to come East and join the forces of the New York Sun. lie was formerly Sunday editor of the San Francisco Chronicle. A rather "spooky" inci dent lies behind his decision to accept the Sun offer. A short while ago a letter came to him and, when he open ed it, he received quite a shock of sur prize in recognizing the handwriting of his friend, the novelist, Frank Norris, who had been dead some months. The friend to whom the letter had been intrusted had delayed in mailing it. In it Norris advised | Irwin to "Get to Ne ,v York," and the j delayed epistle arrived just in time to j help Irwin decide to accept the offer' to come East. Birthday Party. Master Noil Coppersmith royally en tertained sixteen of his little friends last Tuesday afternoon and evening .it the pleasant and spacious home of his parents and grandma, Mrs. Stoddard, on East Allegheny avenue, in honor of 1 his 12th birthday. The little guests ! assembled promptly at the hour set, ! 3 o'clock p. m., and from that time un- i til 7 p. m., the air was fairly blue with | juvenile hilarity and merriment, not j a jar or a hitch of the slightest nature I occurring to mar their happiness during the day, a grand display of sunshine! without and within. Almost every ' game nameable was furnished and in J dulged in and tho little folks showed themselves equal to the occasion in j every particular, demonstrating to the : older folks that they thoroughly enjoy ed the superb hospitality and genius of 1 their entertainer, even to the satisfying 1 of almost an inexhaustable appetite for the over-abundant supply of luxur- j ious edibles. Neil is a captain at mak ing his friends enjoy themselves, and aside from tho porsonal expression of gratitude by all on their departure, the beaming countenances of the little ones spoke louder than words—proving that their enjoyment was full—and that they had spent one of the grandest days of their lives, never to be forgot ten and with hopes of it being repeated- Master Neil was handsomely remem bered by his guosts, which betokens the loyal friendship existing between them. FOR SALK.—A good farm in Plank Road Hollow. For particulars inquire ofMr. J OS. Kinsler, Emporium, Pa. 23 tf. The Tlusical. The musical last Thursday evening in the First Methodist Episcopal Church was so good that those present, and the audience was a large one, were amply repaid for venturing thither through the rain. Cameron county is | to be congratulated on her musicians. | This was certainly the best musical en : tertaipment by home talent that it has | been the privilege of the writer to hear, j and one of tho best by any talent that j has been given in Emporium. Miss j Anna Metzger will be chiefly remem j bered in connection with this delight ■ ful evening by her masterly rendering of Handel's Largo and the selection' I from Lohengrin. The buoyancy, strength and directness which are char acteristic of her playing are admirably suited to the rendering of these posi tive and optimistic compositions. The capabilities of the splendid organ were shown by Miss Metzger's playing. Mr. Ericsson is a talented and ac complished musician. His piano num bers contributed much to the pleasure of the evening, as did also the vocal numbers of Miss Frank Huntley and Mr. Geo. A. Walker, Jr. The program was choice and the renderings good throughout. Hard-Earned Wages. An old church in Belgium decided to repair its properties, and employed an artist to touch up a large painting. Upon presenting his bill, the commit | tee in charge refused payment unless I tho details were specified, whereupon ' lie presented the items as follows: To correcting the Ten Commandments, $5.12 '• Embelishing Pontius Pilate and put ting new ribbons on his boanet 3.O'J "• Putting new tail on rooster of St. Peter and mending his comb, 2.20 " Re-pluming and gilding left wing of guardian angel 5.18 '• Washing the servant of the High Priest and putting carmine on his cheeks, 5.02 " Renewing heaven, adjusting stars and cleaning up the moon 7.11 " Touching up purgatory and restorim; lost souls,. 3.0(5 '• Brightening up the flames of hell, nutting new tail i i devil, m^dm# Mis Iffi hoof, and doing several odd jobs for the damned, 7.17 j " lie bordering the robes of Herod and adjusting his wig, 4.00 I Taking the spots off the son of Tobias, 1.30 i " Cleaning Balaam's Ass and putting one shoe on him 1.7 i ' '• Putting a new stone in David's sling, enlarging the head of tioliah, and extending Saul's legs, 8.13 " Decorating Noah's Ark and putting a head on Slicni 4.31 ; " Mending the shirt of the Prodigal Son, a:<d cleaning his ear 3.39 j Total, $58.71 ! Death of Co!. \V. A. Simpson. Col. W. A. Simpson, of Lock Haven, aged 79 years, died quite suddenly Monday afternoon. In speaking of his death the Lock Haven Democrat says: "Col. Simpson was born in Lan caster, September, 25, 182">, and was therefore within a month of reaching his 79th year. At the age of IS years 1 he came to this section and engaged in the lumber business at Sinnamahoning. While thus employed he acceded to the importunities of tho residents about tiie place to teach a night school, and thus it is a matter of record that Col. Simpson was the lirst pedagogue to teach tho idea how to shoot in Came ron county. His pupils were nearly all adults, the hardy pioneer men and women of the locality." . • —. Who lias Resided in Cameron County j the Longest? The management of the Cameron County Agricultural Association Fair and Picnic to be held in Keystone Park, Emporium, Pa., Oct. 6th and 7th, de sires to ascertain who is the oldest resi dent in the county. Not who is the oldest person but who has lived in tho county the longest. Will all persons who have lived in the county over thirty-five years kindly send the date of the com mencement of th eir residence in the county to Dr. It. P. Heilman Emporium, Pa., Assistant Fair Man ager. A postal card will do and don't forget to sign your name. Let every reader of this paper tell at least ten of the old residents of this effort, aud urge them to reply before the fifteenth of September. The object of this will be explained later. DEATH'S DOINGS. £££29 JACKSON. MRS. JOHN JACKSON, aged 77 years, died quite suddenly on Tuesday morn ing, at the old home on the Portage. She was only sick a few hours. The funeral takes place this afternoon from , late residence, Rev. O. S. Metzler offi ciating. Deceased leaves an aged hus band, Mr. John Jackson. Democrat, Democrat, Blumle man, Name me your issue as quick as you can; Money or tariff'or mere "vindication." j Publish it out to the county and Na tion. Naturalization Court. Associate Judges, Hons. John Mc- Donald and Geo. A. Walker will hold Naturalization Court, Tuesday, Sept. 6th, 1904. Lost. On Sunday last, on tho Rich Valley road, a lady's Tafeta Jacket. A suit able reward will be paid the finder up on returning same to Ludlam's store, Emporium. BLANCHE LUDLAM. New Offices. The Climax Powder Company have completed their large office building at the works and moved their clerical force therein. The Company conveys their clerks to and from the works. Death Claim Settled. The New York Life Insurance Co., paid to the parents of the late Orlow Jordan a check for §I,OOO, two weeks ago, in payment of policy carried by him in the above company. The set tlement was made through Mr. Guy S. Felt, the agent for Cameron county. Business Change. By reference to a legal notice in an other column it will be seen that the hardware firm of Friendel & Hnrteau has dissolved. Mr. Friendel retiring. : Mr. Ed. E. Forbes has purchased an interest in the firm and entered act ively upon his now work. His son j Burton has accepted the position of I book-keeper. Tho new firm are pre- i paring for a lively fall trade and con- ' template many improvements. Pleasant Outing. Mrs. T. W. Dinniny entertained a ! large party of lady friends at Keystone Park, yesterday afternoon, in honor of : hersister, Mrs. E. J. Walling and son George, of Campbell, N. Y., who have I been her guests two weeks. Tho cin ■ attendance were Mesdamcs T. W. Din- ' niny, Fred Dinniny, T. W. Welsh, ; W. 11. Welsh, J. R. Hamilton, O. P. I Warner, C. 11. Jessep, Msrtha Moore, F. N. Shaffer, liob't Faucette, Rob't j Clark, Walter Morrison, Stewart Nel lis, Ed. Nellis, Geo. Day, Ida Baker, j E. L Rendt, Jacob Huffman, A. Dal- : phy, and Misses Ida Baker and Lulu 1 Iteudt. Jake Huffman, Bob Clark and ' Walter Morrison sat on a log all after noon, at a distance, watching a chance to make a raid on the pie but Ilarve ! Welsh stole a march on them, bringing | the pie to the PRKSS office. Leaves His Daughter $60,00(1,000. i PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 30.—The will of i William Weightman, head of tho firm ' of Powers A Weightman, manufactur-! ing chemists, who died a few days a£o ■ at the age of 91 years, was probated yesterday, his entire estate, valued at more than $30,000,000, being left to his daughter, Mrs. Annie M. Walker, widow of the late Congressman Robert J. C. Walker, of Williamsport, Pa. By tho terms of the will Mrs. Walker, who is the only surviving child, be. comes sole proprietor of the extensive I chemical works, which makes her ono I of tho richest women in the world. i 1 Mrs. Walker will assume active man-1 agementofthe drug business besides looking after the real estate left by her ' father, who was one of the largest ' holders of real estato in the country- He owned much property in Penn- ] sylvania outside of Philadelphia, and j also in New York, Ohio, Nebraska, Delaware, West Virginia, Missouri and ' Wisconsin. | ] Hr. Landes, a Man of Worth. '■ , The following reference to Mr. Lan- j des, who will address the Sunday School Convention next week, at the Baptist church, will bo read with in terest: Concerning Mr. Landes who has just been employed as Field Secretary of our State work, and who will be atj most of the County Conventions this ! fall, wo clip the following from the j Ohio Sunday School Worker of which | Dr. Jos. Clark is the editor: "Mr. W. G. Landes' many friends ■ will bs delighted to know that he has I been engaged by the Pennsylvania ! State Sabbath School Association, as i Field Secretary and that from August I Ist he will devote his entire time to the ' Organized Sunday School Work with ' residence in Philadelphia. "Pennsylvania surely has a prize in this man so naturally and spiritually gifted for the word. ~For threeimonths ! the writer was daily associated with i him as a member of the Ohio State ! Tour Party, (Spring Section) 1903. Mr. Landes is a thorough Sunday- | school man of long practical experi- ' ence. He is an expert iu convention I work, a beautiful singer of gospel song i a fine conductor of congregational I i music, a pleasing and practical plat- ■ • form speaker, and possesses a person- ! i ality and beauty of Christian character 1 ' which at once win to him lasting friends. He knows men; he knows the i Sunday-school; he knows the Organiz ed Sunday School Work; he knows i God "Ohio bids him Godspeed in his new c work, and only regrets that his field ! ' is not in Ohio." , TERMS: $2.00 —$1.50 IN ADVANCE. WEATHER REPORTfj (Forecast by T. B. Lloyd ) FRIDAY, Fair. 1 SATURDAY. Fair. SUNDAY Fair. " ■■■ r-.: - - T*-AT -r*-: - v BRIEF HEM ION. Buy your clothing at N. Seger's and ba up-to-date. Frank Shives' elaborate home will soon be ready for occupancy. The best to be bad in tlie clothing line at the okl reliable house of Is , Seger. ;. Judge Parker is an estimable gentle j man, but what has be ever done for the i laboring man? The large plate glass far Balcom & Lloyd's store has arrived and men are at work putting in the front. Why has our contemporary allowed the name of Grover Cleveland to fall ; into "innocuous desuetude 0 " ; All well dressed men and boys buy : their clothes at the old reliable house of N. Seger. the latest in neck wear at N. Seger's. Call and see his largo and elegant lire of clothing and furnish ings. ! Postmaster Seger's new residenco is being rapidly pushed to completion by ! contractor J. YV. Kriuer. It is among : the neatest homes in town. j Would Judge Parker have bearded the coal barons as President Roosevelt , dl<l 111 190;::? No, it would have been "unconstitutional." j Senator Lodge is quite well satisfied 1 with the political situation. He says that while President Roosevelt's ma jority will not be as large as Mc lv in ley's was in 1000, nevertheless he : will win by a good margin." i ere is place for an interchange of 1 natured banter during a political campaign, as well as at other times, be tween local contemporaries. We hope i in time to educate the Indapendeat up the point where it can take ajoko or t-iiiicism without allowing its tempera | ture to run up to 105. How many people realize that there i are over two thousand monthly mag azines in the United States? An j article in the September number of the Woman's Homo Companion on"The Wonders of Magazine-Making" is full ■ of just such little-known and interest ing facts about magazines. i ANTED Industrious man or women :as permanent representative of big l manufacturing company, to look after I its business in this county and adjoin ing t' j rri!ory. Business stiocccssful , and established. Salary §20.00 weekly and expenses. Salary paid weekly from home office. Expense money ad vanced. Experience not essential, hncloso self-addressed envelope, Gen. oral Manager. Como Block, Chicago. 28 Bt. Few circus aerialists, no matter how daring, work without first, minimiz ing their danger by the erection of a safety net directly under them and ten or a dozen feet above the ground. More fearless and death defying than all others, the aerial performers with Sig. Sautoll's Nino Consolidated Rail road Shows, which will exhibit in Em porium Tuesday, Sept. 6, use neither net or life bcits, depending entirely up on their own courage, confidence and powers. There are more amazing, stupendous, terrifically startling and exceedingly sensational mid air champ ions with the Sautelle circus than aro to be found in all others combined The hair raising, thrilling feats these conceded meteoric kings and queens perform high above the heads of the fear gasping spectators are such as few persons dare risk. The members of one troupe particularly appear to be without nerves or tear. They pass and repass from bar to bar, from ring to ring, and subsequently from bar to landing placo with a cleverness cer. tainty and precision, showing the lof tiest possible training coupled with the most fearful astonishing skill and Judgment. They fly through space, their bodies revolving like swiftly movisg balls, toss and catch each other with as much unconcern as the aver ago person exhibits when sitting down to an uncommonly good dinner. The other performers upon Mr. Sautelle's Pay* r 9" s are likewise post graduates of their profession, having been called from the top most circles of American and European artists. The clowns aro more ludicrous than ever and are the monarchs of fun and frolic. They cause the children togo into paroxysms of laughter and elicit smiles from even savants, philosophers and scientists. Ihey causo spinsters, bachelors and nurses ecstasies of merriment. The clows in themselves are a whole show Lack of space prevents the naming of all other mighty features in tho big shows, historical wild west and menag erie; suffice to say they are the best wealth can obtain. See the big adver tisement in this issue of the PRESS, NO. 28.
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