THE CAMERON COUNTY PREPS..
VIPVMLISHUD BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH 1866.
V )L. 39.
Kindergarten.
The kindergarten will re-open Jan.
9, 1905, a week later than other schools.
Parents please note.
Carrier Pigeon.
Carrier pigeon, with a ring lettered
"N. H., 28111," on leg, came to the
premises of William P. Barr on Huston
Hill, on Dec. 12th and died on the fol
lowing Wednesday.
Emmanuel Church Christmas
Services.
Sunday, December 25th Festival of
the Nativity of our Lord, commonly
called Christmas Day. 10:30 a. m.,
Morning Prayer and Holy Commun
ion. (loss' Anthem, "Behold I Bring
You Good Tidings." Offering for
Diocean Christmas Fund. Evening
Service, 7:30 p. m.
The Sunday school Christmas tree
and festival will be held on Saturday
evening in the old church at 7 o'clock.
Service of Thanks.
The union Thanksgiving service in
the beautiful new First Presbyterian
Church, last Sunday evening, attract
ed a large congregation. The sermon
by the Rev. Robt. McCaslin dealt with
the elements of our country's great
ness and strength; pointed out some
evils that are a menace to our stability
as a nation and uiged upon those pres
ent the duty of combating the foe with
fearless courage. It was an able dis
course and was heard with closest at
tention by those present. The Rev. T.
W. Twichell, of the First Baptist and
the Rev. O. S. Metzler, of the First
Methodist, assisted in the services.
The singing by the united choir was a
pleasing feature.
A Delicious Time.
A Trout Run maiden, who passed
several days at the World's Fair, wrote
the following description of her visit to
the home pastor, we are told: "Oh I
had a perfectley beautifell time. I
contrived there at 9:30 and took a cab
by to the hotel. It was converted you
know? We stopped at a house where
we rode to our room in a refrigerator,
and our rooms were illustrated with
electric lights. There was no stove in
our rooms, but one of them legislatures
in the floor and the heat poured right
up through. I did not have any appe
tite and could not get a single thing I
could realize. Honestly when 1 got
home I was almost an individual."
The Leap-Year Party.
About one hundred happy ladies
assembled at the opera house last
Thursday evening, accompanied by
their gentlemen friends, who were en
tertained very pleasantly by their fair
hostesses who provided an elaborate
lunch, ft is unneccessary to state that
the ladies were fully equal to the emer
gency and crowned themselves with
glory. The opera house was elabor
ately decorated and furnished, especi
ally for the occasion, with comfortable
chairs, tables and drapery. Dancing
was the main feature until a late hour.
The guests were loud in their praise of
the reception. Many were in attend
ance from Renovo, Driftwood, St.
Marys, Ridgway and other towns.
The rnueic was furnished by Mc-
Bride's Orchestra, St. Marys The
cheerful manner in which they re
sponded to the numerous encore* was
evidence of two facts—that the dancers
as well as the orchestra were well
pleased. The orchestra, composed of
seven persons, is hard to beat.
We understand the gents will give
the ladies a return reception in the
near future.
Gifts for Hy Lady.
Ring.
Book.
Jewel box.
Veil saches.
Vinaigrette.
Feather fan.
Silk stockings.
A writing desk.
Shirt waist box.
A handsome fern.
Gold glove buttoner.
Real lace turn-over.
Gold chatelaine bag.
A lace handkerchief.
Leather table cover.
A plant in full bloom.
Bit of Bohemian glass.
Jeweled garter buckles.
A carved wood glove box.
Some German piece.
Decorated wooden book rack.
One of the big brass jardineres
Flowered crep de chine scarf.
One of the picture plates.
Art modern clasp for neck furs.
Art production of an antique neck
lace with big semi-precious jewels.
Bangle bracelet—this old-time favor
ite is revived with some variations.
A card case of sculptured leather, not
heavy, to harmonize with her new vis
iting dress.—Philadelphia Record.
A Christmas Thought.
By Mary J. Clark.
"We three kings of Orient are;
Hearing giftF, we traverse afar.
Field and fountain,
Moor and mountain,
Following yonder star."
There were only three who bore rare
gifts to the babe in His manger-bed,
and there was no one else to offer more
than the plainest things and the hum
blest service.
Yet the radient halo was for all alike
to see, as they knelt and wondered and
worshiped. The plainest things of life
were then and there glorified, and may
we not use them now, in the name of
the holy Child and for His sake?
We would dearly love to choose
beautiful and really valuable gifts for
our friends, but slender purses forbid.
Time, too, is hard to And in this crowd
ing modern life, and, in the case of
some of us who are not strong, each
day brings the question of what we
may do and what must be left out.
But as love-bearers, forgetting our
selves, and thinking only of the gift we
carry, our hands may be filled with
treasure. Love's alchemy will trans
mute the things of trifling value into
precious gold.
A book that we have treasured may
be passed on; a bit of our needlework
is witness to our loving thought, wheth
er it is a dainty thing for a lriend or
only a useful little garment for the
poor washerwoman's baby. A glass of
that clear jelly will do twice as much
good if we carry it ourselves and give
something of our own good cheer and
vitality with it. True, such visits leave
us feeling that "virtue has gone out of
us," but if strength does go for a time
it is also marvelously renewed.
A loving word out of our very hearts
may touch that headstrong boy or a
letter comfort some one who has seen
the grave close over her best beloved,
while life looms up before her like a
sheer wall of rock.
Every day brings its own apportun
ity, if only for a smile that wins the
little child's heart, or a cheery good
morning that makes the day Bunshiny
for the household.
Still the star in the east is shining—
the star of love. Let us follow it gladly,
bearing our gifts. They may be so
little that they hardly seem worth
bringing, yet when the Christ-child
came to His manhood the cup of cold
water was not beneath His mention
and His blessing.
So with loving ministries we may
keep the Christmas spirit, not only
when the days are shortest and the
Yule log burns, but all the year round. |
'"O, star of wonder, star of night,
Star with royal beauty bright.
Westward leading,
Still proceeding,
Guides us to the perfect Light.'.
Worcester, Mass.
Lovett's Boston Stars, Dec. 2pth.
This company is universally con- '
ceded to be one of the brightest and best
concert organizations in the field. It
does a larger business, plays more re
turn dates and renders better satisfac
tion than most companies. The
following press notices is pertinent:
Lovett's Boston Stars, the first num
ber of the Y. M. C A. Course, more
than filled the most sanguine expecta
tions of the management of the Asso
j ciation. The company is well named
t the "Ideal" or "Recall" company, as at
! every point in the program the appre
l ciation of the dextrous work was ex
i pressed in marks unmistakable by the
j audience. To mention one member in
; preference to another would be doing
j injustice to the others—Marietta, (O) ,
j Leader.
Pennsylvania State College.
At a recent meeting, the Advisory
I Committee of the Station approved a
j plan presented by the Director for an
| experiment upon the necessary protein
; supply of the dairy herd. The herd is
i to be divided into two lots as nearly
i alike as practicable on the basis of their
; records. One of these lots is to be fed
j a ration which, it is computed, will sup
| ply, in addition to the protein required
j for the maintenance of the body, an
j amount approximately equal to that
which they may be expected to produce
in their milk. The other lot will receive
! a ration made up of the same feeds, but
' in different proportion, so as to contain
! about twice as much protein. In addi
; tion to the regular herd records of milk
will be taken for check determinations
|of protein The experiment will be
continued through the winter.
The Committee also authorized a
] continuation of the experiments which
have been conducted for the past two
years upon the influence of shelter up
on the food consumption and gains of
fattening cattle.
Mr. R. O. Brooks terminated his en
gagement with the Station as Special
Assistant in Food Chemistry, Nov. 1.
Everybody reads the PRESS
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WEßSTEß.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1904.
The Observer.
Some little discussion has been stirred
by the action of a Sunday school con
vention in the eastern end of the state
in recommending that Santa Claus be
banished from the Church celebration
of Christmas. The Saturday Evening
Post can see in this action nothing pave
a prosy disaprobation of a lie perpe
trated upon children from time im
memorial. ;
If this were all that there is in this
action, the Observer would heartily
second the Saturday Evening Post in
pleading the rights of youthful imagi
nation and sentiment. Pure, naked,
.abstract truth is something that no one
has ever yet become acquainted with.
Truth always wears a garb when she
appears to human beings. Indeed, she
has an extensive wardrobe and appears,
now in this, now in that garb, accord
ing to the grade or kind of intelligence
she has to do with. In the infancy and
childhood of the race, she wore the
garb of fairy myth and fancy. As the
race advanced, she kept changing her
garb to something more suitable to
mature minds. But truth was just as
precious and just as real under the first
garb as under the last.
* * *
We have become familiar with the
fact that the development of each in
dividual in a species is a repetition of
the stages through which the species
itself has passed. The infant is living
over again the prehistoric period of the
race's life. The little boy or girl is at
the stage which corresponds to the
primitive time when myth and fairy
tale were the only forms in which
men's ideas were clothed. It is just as
natural for a child to clothe its fancies
in fairy forms, as it is for a kitten to
play with a ball as though it were a
mouse. Some prosy people think that
children are taught to lie through the
influnce of fairy tales and Santa Claus
myths. The Observer does not believe
that this is so. It is also said that the
confidence of children in all truth will
be hopelessly shaken when they shall
have found out that Santa Claus is a
myth. The Observer does not for a
moment believe this.
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•m
Notwithstanding his advocacy of the
rights of the imagination of childhood,
the Observer heartily approves the ac
tion of the Stroudsburg Sunday school
convention. There is a fitness in all
things, and a Church celebration is *ot
a fitting place for Santa Claus. By all
means let him continue to drive his
prancing steeds over the snow-clad
roofs and to make his swift descents
down sooty chimneys, but let us warn
him that he is decidedly out of place
when he appears as a central figure in
a Church celebration. If a public
Santa Claus celebration be demanded,
let it be held in some other place than
a church, and let not the name of the
Church be belittled by calling such an
occasion a Church celebration.
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The Observer has been taught to be
lieve that Christ-mas-Day is the festi
val of the nativity of our Lord, and he
is aggressive enough to say that the
central theme in a Church Christmas
celebration should be the Christ child
and not Santa Claus. We need imagi
nation and sentiment; and where can a
story be found that so appeals to the
purest fancy and the tenderest, Holiest
sentiment of young and old alike, as
does the wondrous story of the birth of
Jesus Christ.
* # -Jc
If the play of Hamlet were to be
brought out, with the part of Hamlet
omitted and the grave-digger cast in
the leading role, the effect would not
be more incongruous than is that of the
ordinary Church celebration of Christ
mas, from which the Babe of Bethle
! hem is omitted and the central place is
j given to Santa Claus.
Local Institute.
The Teachers' Local Institute was
I held at Sinnamahoning, Dec. 10, 1904,
I with D. D. Stroup as chairman.
Those present were: Miss Mattie
Collins, County Supt., Prof. E. S. Ling,
. Milford Ilallman, John Schwab, Ezra
Smith, Misses Florence Ling, Esther
Rumsey, Grace Leet, Lora McQuay,
Marian Larrabee, Blanche Moon, Mabel
Edwards, Hattie Smith, Jessie Willets,
Stella Horner and Bibiana O'Sullivan.
Rev. Faus gave a very pleasing open
i ing address. The program was enter
taining as well as instructive. Several
extra selections of music were rendered
by Misses Council, Shafer, McCloskey,
Piper and Fulton.
The next meeting will be held at
Driftwood in January.
EVANGELINE BROOKS, See'y.
Fine hand bags and leather goods at
DODSON'S.
No Press Next Week.
The PRESS force have worked
hard during the past six months,
endeavoring to please our patrons,
and requiring time to clean up the
office and put things in shape for
the new year, therefore will not
issue any paper next week. Of
course our '"boys" expect to pick
the hones of a 20 pound turkey on
Christmas and will need a little
time to digest their feed. The of
fice will remain open for the trans
action of business and to fill all
orders for job printing.
Highly Complimented.
Sheriff Harry Hemphill entertained
Hon. P. C. Iloyle, of Oil City Derrick,
last Friday. I r. Boyle is a member of
the State Board of Public Charities and
came here to inspect our jail. Ahhough
our jail is "chuok full' 1 Mr. Boyle was
highly pleased with the condition in which
he found the irterior of the prison. His
only fault was with the too liberal feed
provided by our kind-hearted Sheriff.
Two Nights Before Christmas
Remember the date Dec. 23, and be
at the St. Charles Hotel and enjoy a
good old fashioned Christmas dance.
Supper will be served in the St Charles
fining room. Ten cents per dance.
Supper, extra. Good music will be in
attendance.
42-3t. T. L. WHEATON.
Returns Home.
Many friends will be pleased to learn
that G. W. Huntley, Jr., and family
have returned to Cameron county
from Montana and will reside perman
ently at Driftwood, their old home
Mr. Huntley disposed of his mill in the
west.
Broker—Decker.
At the parsonage of the First Metli
odist Episcopal Church, Wednesday
evening, December 7th, Mr. Frank
Broker and Miss Bertha Decker, of
East Emporium, were uninted in mar
riage by the pastor Rev. O. S. Metzler.
Mr. and Mrs. Broker will reside in
Buffalo.
Bargain in Books.
A complete set of Brittanica Ency
cTSi >aed>'i,consisting of thirty volumes
and key. Are all new and in original
packages. Will be sold at a bargain,
Apply at PRESS office. 36tf
St. Mark's Organ.
The §.'5,(1(1(1 pipe organ lias been placed
in position in Si. Mark's Church, ready
for the Grand Kecital to take place in
the near future. Andrew Carnegie do
nated §?•")( I and Mrs. Henry Auchu a
like amount. When Father Downey
completes the improvements on interior
of his church—new decorations, chande
liers, etc., he will, as well as his people,
be delighted.
Serious Condition.
Mr. I'red Tompkins, for years clerk at
the Warner House, but recently employed
at Business Men's Club, was taken seri
ously ill a few days ago. Dr. K. <). Hard
well, also Dr. Smith who was called in
for consultation, had little hopes for his
recovery until Monday night, when a
change tor the better took place. If
nothing serious sets in lie will recover.
Fred's many friends, aud they are legion,
will be pleased to learn that he is improv
ing.
A rierry Christmas.
Sunday next we observe as the great
Holiday of the year. The happiest, jol
liest and most lively day of all. It is a
sacred day and commemorates the greatest
event in the world's history. Its very
sacredness excites emotions of joy and
thankfulness and reminds the world of its
obligations to Divine power. Its full
significance should be impressed upon
every youthful mind. The birth of the
Savior of the world. What a thought!
I What an event! It is the Christian's
i joy, the world's hope.
A Merry Christmas and a Happy New
j Y ear to all.
I CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT—PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH, SATURDAY EVE., DECEMBER
'24, AT HALF AFTER SEVEN.
| Doxology—lnvocation.
Address of Welcome. Frederick McClure
i Piano Solo, Sanata, op. 14, Beethoven,
Mrs. J. W. Trotter
i Vocal Solo, "A Dream," E. Wright,
O race 8. Lloyd
! Recitation, "Jennie's Xmas," Anon.,
Marion Judd
Piano Solo, "Chant du Voyageur." Paderewaki,
Mr. A. D. Ericsson
Vocal Solo, "There Were Shepherds," H. B.
Turpin Urace A. McCaslin
| Recitation, "Three Cheers for Old December,"
Anon., Carl Day
Vocal Solo, "Glory to Heaven's Eternal King,"
Meyer-llelmund Geo. A. Walker, Jr.
Hong, "Santa Claus," Chorus
Violin Solo, "Cavatina," Carl Rohm,
Grace A. Walker
Anthem .Choir
Benediction.
A very small silver collection will he
taken to defray expenses.
CANARIES.— Choice, imported Birds
at DODSON'S.
BRIEF fIENTION.
A new invoice of elegant odors just
received.— DODSON.
Special services will be held in the
First Methodist Episcopal Church, the
week of January first.
See the large assortment of photo
graphs in Bair's studio window, Have
some like them of yourself. They make
fine Christmas presents, from $1.50 to
(6 00 per dozen. Where can you get so
many fine presents for so small an
amount.
The supreme court of the United
States has decided against the Western
lining Telegraph company in the case
against the Pennsylvania railroad com
pany on account of the latter tearing
down the Western Union poles and
wires along the railroad's right of way,
upon the termination of the contract in
1802.
Prof. Ross DeVandervort, of Salem,
Md., has been studying the weather
for the past ten years and has found
that the shad has two more bones this !
year than last which is a sure sign of a 1
dry December, but as they are a little !
more curved than usual v e may look |
for a thaw and a little rain in January. I
The gills being very white denotes !
freezing, blustery weather in February
Please watch this prediction carefully.
The Pope Bicycle Daily Memorandum
Calendar for 1905 contains a memo
randum leaf for every day in the year,
and 365 original sayings in favor of
good roads, good health, outdoor exer
cise, and that great vehicle of health
giving, the modern bicycle, by our
most eminent living men of marked
accomplishments. The calendar is free
at Pope Mfg. Co.'s stores or any of our
readers can obtain it by sending five 2
cent stamps to Pope Mfg Co ,IHartford,
Conn., or 143 Sigel St., Chicago, 111.
CAUTION.— The printing of your name
and address in the corner of your en
velopes may save your letters from
being opened. It is now proposed by
the Government to open letters upon
which postage stamps have not been
placed, in order to learn who the writer
is, and to prevent their being sent to
the dead letter office. The PRESS
Printery will furnish you printed an
velopes cheaper than you can buy en
velopes without the printing.
The new Resinol Art Calendar for
1905 is one of the most beautiful calen
dars ever issued. Six sheets of heavy
enameled paper contain on one side six
beautiful color designs of babies and
children, while on the reverse sides are
drawings depicting child life, with
spaces for the notation of baby's "say
ings and doings." It is a work of art
that will delight a mother's heart.
Sent postpaid by the Resinol Chemical
Company of Baltimore, Md , for two
wrappers from Resinol Soap, or one
wrapper and 15 cents; or for 40 cents a
calendar and a cake of Resinol Soap
will be sent.
Our Advertisers.
The PRESS desires to call the atten
tion of its readers to its array of Holi
day Advertisers, representing the
principal firms in Emporium asking
for your patronage. All of these wide
awake advertisers and are up-to-date
and believe that what is worth having
is worth asking for. We feel assured
that the citizens of Cameron and ad-
Joining counties will give them a
liberal patronage. They deserve it.
Just glance over the 144 columns of
this issue—the largest single issue and
by far the largest circulation of any
county weekly in this section—and you
will readily ascertain where to hang
up your wraps and make this Glad
Season one of Happiness.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEHENT.
! Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Rail
way Trains Enter the City
of Pittsburg.
Effective with the winter time-table
j Sunday, Nov. 27th, all passenger trains
; of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg
I Ry., which have been using the Pitts
! burg& Western terminals at Allegheny,
j will arrive at and depart from the Bal
| timore & Ohio R. R. station, corner
j Smithfleld and Water streets, Pittsburg,
| Pa.
This change is made in order to afford
j better facilities for handling the increas
! ing business; and the superior servi.e
which has been maintained on this line
will, in the near future, be further im
proved by the addition of observation
dining cars on day trains between
Pittsburg and the north.
The new Manifolding fountain pen
j for sale at DODSON'S.
TERMS: $2.00 —$1.50 IN ADVANCE
WEATHER REPORT
(Forecastby T. B.Lloyd.)
FRIDAY, Snow.
SATURDAY Rain or Know,
SUNDAY. Fair.
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Gallery, 25c. 5
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S NIGHT CALLS AT NEW WARNER. >
Order Early.
We desire that all customers send in
their orders for ice cream, ices and
fancy baking early, for Christmas and
New Years, in order that all may be
served promptly. The City Bakery is
prepared to serve our customers with
the best of everything in our line.
Thanking the generous public for
their patronage during the past year
we cordially invite you all to visit our
establishment and sec how nicely we
are prepared to meet your wants.
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year, I remain,
Yours Thankfully,
MRS. C. G. SCHMIDT,
The City Bakery.
Clearance Sale,
A complete closing out of all winter
millinery, commencing Friday, Dec.
9th. Al! trimmed hats at one third off
the price. All ready to wear hats at
one half the price. Fancy feathers
and Pon Pons at one half price.
Ostrich tips and plumes at one third
price. All stock is new and in good
condition.
LUDLAM'S,
3t. Two doors East of Bank.
FOR SALE —One pair of work horses
weight 1200 each, heavy wagon,
harness and sleds wiil sell for $;520.00.
Inquire of
CHAS. BARK,
Emporium, Pa. 3t.
Warning.
All persons are hereby forbidden from
trespassing upon the property of this
Company without a permit from this
office, or the Superintendant at the
works.
KEYSTONE POWDEK MFG. CO.
Emporium, Pa., August Ist, 1003,
NO. 44.