THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS.
ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH 1866.
VOL. 39.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent.)
Washington, Jan. 7th, 1905.
Blitor P'esn:
For the first time probably in
the history of public charities lias
the President of the I'nited States
interested himself personally and
officially in their conduct. This
record was made by President
Roosevelt yesterday when he at
tended an important conference at
the White House with Speaker
Cannon, Senator Allison, Repre
sentative McCleary and members
of the District Board of Charities
and discussed with them the con
trol of the local charities. The
system of public charities in the
District of Columbia is one of the
most efficient in the country but
many of its best advisers have con
sidered that it was weakened la
the fact that the entire control of
all the local charities is not vested
in the board of Charities under the
direction of the District Commis
ioners and that purely private
charities are subsidized by Con
gress instead of being paid under
contract for such work as is done
by them for the District charities
proper. The quarrel is of course a
local affair but the question of the
proper administration of municipal
charities is one in which every cil}'
is interested and the attention
given it by the President indicates
that he will be eager to establish a
precedent that will be of assistance
in the government of charitable in
stitutions and societies throughout
the county.
Visitors to the President these
days who are inclined to advise
him about appointments of them
selves or their near friends to posi
tions or offices are apt to receive
rather scant attention. The Presi
dent by his declaration through Mr.
Cortelyou that he had 110 political
debts to pay has cleared himself of
a pitiless nagging system and he
evidently means to enjoy himself
to the utmost now that he is reliev
ed of it. Me lias never had any pat
ience with the oleaginous states
men who whispered secrets in his
ear and his clear and carrying voice
was the terror of all who wanted
to engage him in private, corner
interviews, but now he has even
freer range for his candor and he
tells his visitors without evasion
that he selects his advisors as well
as his appointees. A Marshall of
Eastern Virginia called 011 him a
day or two ago and advised an ap
pointment. Before he had finish
ed his story the President informed
him that office holders would not
be considered as advisers, nor
would they be allowed the distri
bution of patronage.
When it was announced that Mr.
Rockliill would be appointed min
ister to China and his position as
Director of South American Re
publics thereby would be vacated
there was a rush to the President
with favorite candidates for the
place. Ife was very courteous but
his answer was unmistakable. He
would, he said, appoint to the
Direetoship a man of his own selec
tion. It is supposed that Chas.
M. Pepper, a young newspaper
man, whom he has had under
scrutiny for three years, will get
the place to which attaches a
salary of 85000 (?). and a social
position of considerable prestige.
Literary Society.
At a special meeting of the Star
Litciary Society of the High School,
Friday, January 6th, the following of
ficers were elected for the remainder
of the school year: President, Edna
Auchu; Vcie President,
Secretary, Lee Felt; Treasurer, Ray
mond Cook; Pianist, IdaSeger; Librar
ian, Kathryn Hogan; Executive Com
mittee, Lena Ritchie, Ethel Day and
Julia Hogan; Critic, Prof. Ling.
LEE W. FELT, Sec'y.
The Observer.
Some months have elapsed since the
opening of the subway tavern in New
York city, but it is too soon yet to ex
pect any trustworthy report of its
practical working. The Observer has
his misgivings regarding the practical
success of the experiment, but he has
the fullest confidence in the goodness
and integrity of the motives of those
responsible for its inception. A
short time ago a friend of the Observer
spoke in terms of severe denunciation
of those who inaugurated or counten
anced this experiment. "A bishop,"
he said, who has anything to do with
that sort of business ought to stop
being a bishop." Many others have
said words to the same effect, and in
reply to them all the Observer would
respectfully say a few words.
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Unless one is committed to an un
compromising prohibition attitude, he
must recognize that the saloon is a
proper subject for regulation, and al
so that there is a legitimate place for
honest difference of opinion as to the
best methods to be used in dealing
with the evi's of the saloon. When
men of well-known philanthropic char
acter inaugurate a social experiment,
they are entitled to the charitable pre
sumption that they are acting from
disinterested and upright motives.
Yet the management and sponsors of
the Subway tavern have been assailed
and denounced as though they were
diabolically seeking to encourage
drunkenness and to drag down as many
lives to death as possible. Whatever
one may think of the soundness of
their judgment,"does not common
honesty and fairnesss demand that we
should refrain from attributing to
them evil motives? Their professed
aim is to improve, not to lower, social
conditions, to diminish, not to increase
drunkenness. What right have we to
question the sincerity of this profes
sion.
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All will agree that the evil of the
saloon is greatly aggravated by certain
attendant conditions. For instance,
there is the desire for gain on the part
of the saloon keeper. Ho is in his
business for what he can get out of it.
It is to the interest of his till to en
courage his patrons to buy as many
drinks as possible. The saloon evil
would be very much less than it actu
ally is, were the saloon keeper's de
sire for gain to be eliminated as a factor
in the situation. Another very per
ious aggravation of the saloon evil is
the prevalent custom of treating.
Could this custom be abolished, the
number ofcases of drunkenness would
probably be reduced one half. Still
another aggravation of the evil of the
saloon is the adulteration of liquors.
If only unadulterated liquors were
sold the ill effects upon body and mind
would not be half so great as in the
case when the adulterated stuff sold
for whiskey is consumed. Also, if the
law against the sale of liquor to habit
ual drunkards and to minors honestly
observed, still another gross aggrava
! tion of the saloon evil would be re
moved
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The gentlemen responsible for the
Subway tavern believe that if all the
saloons in New York City could be
shorn of these and some other attend
ant evils, the social and moral condi
tion of the city would be greatly im
proved. It is their hope that from the
small beginning which they have in
augurated, will come ultimately the
elimination of these attendant evils
from all the saloons of the city.
Whether or not this hope will be real
ized, we do not know. If their hope
should be realized, we must all ac
knowledge that the result would be a
. long step in the right direction. If
j the experiment should fail, as perhaps
it may, those who inaugurated it will
at least have the reward of knowing
that they bravely, at tho risk of bitter
misrepresentation, did their duty, as
it was given them to see their duty,
and honestly tried to do something
practical to solve a problem that is
; grievously perplexing the best and
| wisest of men. Can all those who have
! reviled them and uncharitably im
j pugned their motives, say as much for
j themselves?
Valuable Harm [-'or Sale.
| A good large farm lor sale; 196 acres,
I of which, 150 are under cultivation.
Buildings are in fair condition. Al
ways pijuity of water, within one-half
mile of ttvo large brick plants. Excel
lent market within two miles. All the
; stock and farming and dairy impli
I inents will be sold with farm. For
terms etc., inquire of
\ MATT. PHOENIX,
j 47-3t. Cameron, Pa.
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"Liberty aud Union, One and Inseparable."— WEßSTEß.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1905.
A Pennsylvania Boy With Keystone
Tools.
Wm. Gentry, of Sterling Run, locat
ed in Idaho some years ago. We
notice by the Coeur de Alene paper
that he has turned his attention to
supplying that country with water.
The paper says: "Last Monday Sul
livan & Gentry received from the Key
stone Manufacturing company of
Beaver, Pa., one of their No. 5 well
drillers.
It is claimed that with this machine
there will be no question of the ability
to get water anywhere on the prairie-
In fact Messrs. Sullivan & Gentry are
so assured of this fact that they are
willing to make all contracts for put
ting down wells contingent upon get
ting water. In other words they guar
antee to get water or no pay.
The machine is the largest size
traction drill manufactured by the
company. It is run by a fourteen horse
power engine, and is capable ofsinking
a well one thousand feet deep. They
have several sizes of drills from four
inches in diameter up to twelve and
the size of the hole will depend upon
the probable depth of the well and the
kind of soil through which it passes.
In drilling a well an iron casing will be
sunk with the shaft as the well pro
gresses and will remain in the well
when completed.
One difficulty that has been exper
ienced in trying to sink wells in this
vicinity has risen from the fact that
boulders were encountered that it was
impossible to drill through. It is pro
posed to remedy this by using dyna
mite or nitroglycerine to remove any
obstacle that may be encountered. In
order to do this th 3 casing will be
drawn up a few feet to be out of reach
of the explosion.
Messrs. Sullivan & Gentry have gone
to considerable expense, the driller as
it now stands having cost about three
thousand dollars, but they have no
doubt but what the benefits that the
farmers will deprive from having water
on tlieir ranches will be so great that
they will find no difficulty in securing
all of the work that they can do."
Hiss Bob White Coming.
Although Willard Sponsor has writ
ten three successful operas, and lias
composed the musical scores as well,
it is his latest work, "Miss Bob White"
which will cause his name to reverber
ate through the avenues of fame.
"The Little Tycoon" was a success; in
"Princess Bonnie" he showed pro
gress, but in "Miss Bob White" the
author composer has demonstrated a
seasoned, ripened familarity with the
technique ol'conipositionandan ability
to dovetail his material as much more
comprehensively that he at once places
himself in the front rank of operatic
composers and at the same time com
mands a dignified position among
librettists. It is therefore small
wonder tliat "Miss Bob White" achiev
ed a run of a hundred performances in
Philadelphia, at once plasing itself in
the formost rank of the year's suc
cesses. Far and away beyond its in
trinsic merit either as a play or as an
opera, stands out boldly its prime
claim for consideration, and that qual
ity is its absolute cleanliness, not only
in theme and delineation but in its
very conception. It is an opera with
a large chorus numerically, both male
and female, yet it boast not of one pair
of tights. There is not one innundo,
not one double entenre, not one refer
ence that is not absolutely pure and
clean. It is men like Williard Spenser
who elevate the stage for he demon
strates beyond question that an opera
can be both entertaining and meritor
ious as well as successful and at the
same time not depend upon vulgarity
of dress, speech of reference. Messrs.
Nixon & Zimmerman have fairly lav
ished money on the scenic and cos
tume environment of "Miss Bob
White'' and it stands to-day as one of
the most elaborate productions ever
offered on the American Stage. In
j casting it, they have been no less gen-
I erous and among the eighty people
I comprising the company may be men-
I tioned Frank Deslion, J. L. McClure,
| Edward Baker, Donald Archer, Nye
V. Mclshaw, Jim McClure, Cecelia
i Rlioda, Alice Kraft Benson, Zillali
| Harris, Harriet Trainor, Georgia Camp
: bell, Sudie Talmage, and others. The
! opera was staged by Ben. Teal and A
iM. Holbrook and Howard Cooke,
! directs the orchestra, the bulk of which
j is carried by the organization in order
to secure a proper rendition of the
musical score. This engagement here
takes place on Tuesday Evening, Feb.
28th. As soon as the diagram is open
ed to the public all should secure seats.
| From the outlook every theatre * goer
j in the county will see and hear "Miss
j Bob White." Seats will be reserved
j for out of town patrons, upon applica
[ ton being made early.
Musical Entertainment.
Miss Eva Smith, of Jacksonville, N.
Y., a blind girl, will give a musical
and literary entertainment at the court
house, this (Thursday) evening. Ad
mission, 25c; children, 10c.
F. O. E. Aerie Installation.
Emporium Aerie F. O. E., will be in
stalled on Tuesday evening, Jan. 17th,
1905, at Opera House. St. Marys De
gree Team will put on the work with a
full team of goats. After the installa
tion a Banquet will be served.
Farmers' Institute.
'I he Farmers' Institute will be held
at the Court House, in Emporium,
February 6tli and 7th. It is hoped our
farmers will all turn out and make
this meeting a success in every way.
We will give full particulars later
Ovide Musin, Jan. 23d.
Ovide Musin, Violinist to the King of
Belgium, and his company of artists,
will give the fourth number in the
People's Star Course, Monday even
ing, Jan. 23rd. This will be one of the
chief musical events in tho history of
the town. The Musin Company is
one of the mostexpensive now on tour,
its bookings extending to the Pacific
Coast and including most of the large
cities. Emporium is fortunate to have
secured these artists.
Maccabee Installation and Banquet.
Emporium Tent will install their of
fleers on Friday evening of this week.
After installation they will eat oysters
and other good things, gotten up in
Caterer Pearsall's best style. All mem
bers of the Tent, as well as all resident
Maccabees of other Tents, are request
ed to be present and assist in the work
and eat. Both Jake Huffman and ye
editor will be on hand early and stay
late.
Election of (I. A. R. Officers.
The following is a list of the officers
of Lieut. D. W. Taggart Post, No. 241,
Dept. of Pennsylvania, G. A. R., to be
installed Jan 14th, 1905:
Commander, J. It. Batchelder; Sr.,
Vice Commander, M."M. Larrabee; Jr.
Vice Commander, Andrew J. Bells;
Surgeon, A. O Swartwood; Chaplain,
Gerge B. Barclay; Quartermaster, J.
O. Brookbank; Adjutant, M. Blodget;
Officer of the Day, A. Chapman; Offi
cer of the Guard, Joshua Bair; S. M.,
A. Chapman; Q. M., L Taggart.
Representative to State Encamp
ment, Charles F. Barclay; Alternate,
J. O. Brookbank.
Pennsylvania State College News
Items.
The annual report of the Experiment
Station for the year 1902-3 has been
much delayed in publication, but is
now being distributed. It contains the
annual report of Director upon the
work of the year and the more detailed
reports of the Divifion of Agricultural
Chemistry, Agriculture, Animal, Nutri
tion and Horticulture. Of matters of
general interest may be noted a report
upon the growth of sugar beets in the
northern tier of counties, an experi
ment upon the value of shelter for fat
tening steers, investigations upon tlio
production and use of green forage
crops for dairy cows, an experiment
upon the cultivation of ginseng, and
variety tests of farm crops and of small
fruits. The number of anuual reports
printed by the State is limited, but as
long as the supply lasts they will be
sent free of charge to all citizens of the
State who request it.
The working model of the Respiration
Calorimeter which was exhibited in the
Collective Experiment Station Exhibit
at the St. Louis Exposition was awarded
a Grand Prize. A gold medal was
; awarded to the collective exhibit ill us
trating investigations in Animal Nutri
tion prepared under the supervision of
the Director of the Station. Two silver
medals were also awarded to the De
partment of Chemistry of the College
for a collection of chemical materials
and of chemical apparatus respectively,
while the Division of Agricultural
Chemistry of the Station received a
bronze medal for preparations of pen
tosans from timothy hay.
Wanted.
Have you timber tract for sale? Any
kind, light or heavy, hard or soft, I
wish to buy. When you write give full
particulars.
S. J. D KUMHELLER,
46-2t. Danielsville, Pa.
Latest Popular Music.
Miss May Gould, teacher of piano
forte, has received a fuil line of the lat
est and most popular sheet music. All
the popular airs. Prices reasonable.
44-tf.
DEATH'S DOINGS.
BEERS.
MRS. CORDELIA BEERS, aged 24
years, died, at Emporia, Fla., of eon
sumption, on January 7th, the funeral
being held on Monday. The deceased
visited in Emporium some months ago,
then being in very feeble condition.
She leaves a husband and two small
children, besides her uncle and aunt —
Dr. and Mrs. DeLong—to mourn her
death.
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PARLEY.
The death of MRS. CARRIE FARLEY,
wife of A. R. Farley, an employee of
C. B. Howard Co., last Friday after
noon, after an illness of a few days is a
serious blow to the husband and four
small children who survive her. Mrs.
Farley was 34 years of age. Funeral
services were held at the late resi
dence, East Fifth St., Sunday after
noon by the Rev. O S. Metzler, assist
ed by Rev. Robt. McCaslin.
MCC ON NELL
MRS SARAH JANE MCCONNELL, aged
66 years, wife of Warren McConnell,
died at this place last Saturday. The
luneral tiok place from their late
residence in Tulis block, last Tuesday
afternoon. Rev. O. S. Mezler, pastor
of M. E. Church officiated, assisted by
Rev. J. A. Sypher, of Emporium Cir
cuit. Deceased lias been an invalid for
many years and a great sufferer. Her
devoted husband has been faiithful in
the discharge of his duties. While the
dead lady was a stranger to most of
our people, having lately moved to
Emporium from Ridgway, yet the
large attendance of old neighbors
from Cameron, where she formerly
resided, speaks louder than words.
The following relatives were in attend
ance at the fuderal:
Mr. Geo. Maher, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
W. Maher, Mr. and Mrs. Warren
Maher, Benezette; Mr. Walter Lininger,
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. McConnell, Ridg
way; Win. McConnell, East Liverpool,
O.
Daniel Britton in Jail.
Daniel Britton, lor many years a
resident of this county was arrested
last Tuesday by Sheriff Hemphill, as
sisted by Chief of Police Frank Mundy.
The prisoner was taken before Esq.
Larrabee and in default of §SOO bail
was committed to jail. He is charged
with firing a pistol at Tax Collector
Potter who accompanied a number of
men to Britton's barn, on Britton Hill,
to deliver to S. S. Hicks some hay sold
for taxes. They found Britton in the
barn threatening any person who at
tempted to enter. One shot was fired.
Sheriff Hemphill and Chief Mundy
pried the door open sufficiently to al
low the Sheriff to squeeze through.
They found one revolver and ham
mer in Britton's pockets. The case
will be tried at next term of court,
when no doubt all the facts of the case
will be as plain as day.
A Correction.
MR EDITOR:
The PRESS was in error last week,
when it said that assessor Butler re
ported 26 more births than last year in
the West ward. Last year there was
22 births and this year 26, which was a
good number, considering that some
of our residenters failed to supply
their usual quota. Had there been
16 more than last year, it yould make
48 births in the West Ward alone.
Now if Mr. Blumle'B bill had passed
some of our friends would certainly be
entitled to a pension. Of course our
esteemed editor would not bea a bene
ficiary. CITIZEN.
Crescent Literary Society.
At the re-organization of the "Cres
cent Literary Society," Feiday, Jan.
6th, 1905. Prof. Ling acting as cliair
: man, the following officers was elected:
I President, Ida Hertig; Vice Presi
j dent, Christie McDonald; Sec'y, Bessie
j McQuay; Treasurer, Max Balcom;
j Pianist, Anna Welsh; Librarian,
, Thomas Cummings; Executive Com
: mittee, Myrtle Lloyd, Jane Glenn,
; Vera Geary; Critic, Miss Rumsey,
BESSIE MCQUAY, Sec'y,
Eye Specialist.
Prof. W. 11. Buaine, the well known
Eye Specialist, of Binghamton, N. Y.,
i will be at R. H. Hirsch's jewelry
| store. Emporium, Pa , January 13th
! and 14th. If you can't see well or have
1 headaelie don't fail to call andsee Prof.
Budine, as he guarantees to cure all
such cases. Lenses ground and fitted
in old frames. Eyes tested and ex
amined free. All work guaranteed.
For Sale or Kent.
The Sterling House, at Sterling Run,
Pa., for sale or rent, with license, to
right party. No letters answered.
MRS. P. MAHONEY.
46-2t.
TERMS: $2.00 —$1.50 IN ADVANCE.
WEATHER REPORT
(Forecastby T.B.Lloyd.)
FRIDAY, Snow.
SATURDAY Rain or Snow.
SUNDAY. Fair.
Sliippen Primary Election.
The Republican Primary Elec
tion of Shippen township, will be
held at the Court House, Saturday.
Jan. 28th, between two and four
o'clock.
All candidates must lile their
names not later than Jan. 18tli, at
the PRESS oflice, in order to get
their names on the official ballot.
MARCUS TAYLOR,
W. L. THOMAS,
Committee.
Emporium Primaries.
The Republican Primaries will be
held at the usual places, 011 Satur
day, Jan. 28tli. The Borough
Caucus will convene at City Hall,
Monday evening. Jan. 30th.
COMMITTEE.
BRIEF fIENTION.
The Ellc tanning company is at pres
ent filling an order for 250,000 sides of
sole leather for the Japanese govern
ment. It will require 216 oars, con
taining 15,000 sides each to transport
the leather to the Pacific coast
'•Boys are not what they used to be,"
remarked the old merchant. "The
first ten years I was in business I hired
seven office boys, and live of them
grew up with the business and are with
me yet. In the past year I engaged
eight boys and only one of them is here
now, and he is married for early de
portion to the outside. What is the
matter with them? Restlessness, lazi
ness, lato arrivals in the morning,a de
sire to advance wages and decrease
labor and cigarettes."—Exchange.
Little Susie Talinage, only as big as
an undergrown peanut, but with a rich
soprano voice that vibrates and de
livers forth the pleasantest sound
waves imaginable, will be the charm
ing Little Golden Rod of the Miss Bob
White which will bo seen at the Em
porium Opera House on Tuesday even
ing, Feb. 28th. She is only a child of
sixteen years, and has been dubbed by
Willard Spenser, the original author of
the comedy opera as "The Girl With
the Voice."
The Grand Army of the Republic
and VV. R. C., wiil hold a joint instal
lation of officers Saturday evening, Jan.
14, at Seger's hall. All veterans and
their families also husbands of Kelief
Corps ladies are cordially invited to bo
present. A short program, musically
and literary has been prepared by sons
and daughters of veterans. After
which light refreshments will be serv
ed. By order of Post Commander,
ELI C. DAVY,
ALMERON CHAPMAN, Adgt.
After a careful perusal of the number
of musical comedies chasing each other
as it were, for financial and artistic
glory, it is remarkable how so many
exist, let alone proving profitable to
their promoters. Of course there are
exceptions to this rule and when we
see a really meritorious work, we wish
for anoher title under which to classify
the now much abused musical comedy.
Willard Spenser, the genial author of
"Miss Bob White", which opera for
good substantial story and remarkably
clever, delightful music carries the
palm of New Era production has an
ticipated our idea and lias classified his
latest work which will be seen atTSou
porium Opera House, Feb. 28th, as a
comedy opera and for which he has
our thanks "Miss Bob White" is a
vocal gem, magnificently produced by
Messrs. Nixon & Zimmerman, now the
King-pins of musical entertainments
in this country.
Missionary Sunday in Emmanuel
Church.
Next Sunday, January 15th, will be ob
served as Missionary Sunday through
out the Protestant Episcopal Church.
The offering in Emmannel Church will
be for General Missions to apply on
our Parish apportionment, which is
approximately SIOO. Special envel
opes will be distributed before Sunday
to the members of the Parish.
Celebration of the Holy Communion
at 7:30 a. m.
WANTED— GirIs to learn pants mak
ing. We will pay new beginners §3.00
per week while they learn. Exper
ienced hands are earning $7.00 to §9.00
per week. Address,
Lycoming Pants Co.,
42-Bt. Williamsport, Pa.
NO. 47.