THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS."
ESTABLISHED BY C. R. GOULD, MARCH 1866.
•/OL. 39.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Oorretpondent.)
Washington, Jan. 28th, 1905.
Editor P'rxn:—
Hon. Champ Clark a member of
Congress from Missouri, selected a
more popular theme for his wit in
the advocacy of higher pay for the
school teachers of the District of
Columbia than he frequently has
the fortune to exploit. There are
few men or women in the United
States remembering their own
school day who do not believe the
teachers who drilled knowledge in
to their heads were entitled to
higher pay than they got. and of
that great army who have been
school teachers not a dissenting
voice to the teachers' right to high
er pay could be fouud. Camp
Clark himself belongs to this army
and in language vivid if not Ad
disonian he described to the House
of Representatives his experience
and opinions. He informed Con
gress and the country that he was
a teacher at fifteen and the Presi
dent of a college at twenty three
years of age. If Macauley were
still alive he might add Champ
Clarke to the list of his "warnings
to the eminent and consolations to
the obscure" with the explanation,
Bryan and Bonaparte were scarcely
in it with Mr. Clarke for they
were twenty-four and twenty-five
respectively when they had achiev
ed fame while Mr. Clarke was
president of a college at twenty
three. Inasmuch as Mr. Clarke
was president only one year it may
be presumed that the college saw
in time the injustice it was doing
the nation in keeping him out of
politics. The school m'arms did
not get the increase of salary de
manded but they had saved money
enough to buy bouquets for Mr.
Clarke and his desk at the Capitol
was covered with their tributes of
appreciation.
President Roosevelt continues to
make speeches and write letters to
everybody and on every subject.
It is almost marvelous that any
man can talk and write so much
and make so few breaks. A depu
tation of Episcopal bishops charg
ed with anti-divorce thunder called
011 him yesterday and he told them
in substance that he was with them
i -verything that tended to the
promotion of family ties and home
stabilities and large families. The
President has been twice married
and is the father of six children, so
that doubtless he feels equipped to
have a heart to heart talk with the
nation 011 its martial affairs when
ever the opportunity presents.
The Washington clergyman who
said that while he was an ardent
admirer of the President he could
wish that Roosevelt was not so
bent 011 being the "Father of us
all" is probably not surprised to
fiud him expressing himself on the
divorce problem. Having under
taken to adjust strikes, trusts, rail
roads, the tariff, the navy, the cur
rency and the size of our families 1
he probably regards divorce ques
tion as "dead easy" but as a Sena- j
tor said: "The man who is com- !
petent to talk about divorce is the i
man who has procured a divorce or j
tried and failed, and a happily j
married man has no more right to j
dictate divorce laws than bachelors ;
have to make rules for the care, of j
babies." Whether this is logical !
or not is different to say but the j
Bishops regard the work of secur- j
ing (lie President as an accomplice i
in virtue of the most important ac- (
complislunent in their conference j
here.
Two Farms for Sale.
The undersigned offers for sale two
farms, adjoining each other, on Mooro
Hill, containing about 140 acres, 100
acres improved. Good houses, out
buildings and bearing orchards. For
terms apply to D. A. SKINNKR, Em
porium, Pa. 40-tf.
An Open Letter to Our Friends in
Shippen Township.
In all candor and good will, allow
me to call your attention to the 34th
verse of the 107 th Psalm, in which
King David says: "A fruitful land
maketh He barren for the wickedness
of them that dwell therein."
This does not mean that God has a
spite against the people of a fruitful
land but it means that when people
become intemperate and throw away
their manhood they will in a short
time rnin the best town and the com
munity, for 110 land can bo or stay any
better than the people who live there.
It is a credit to your Township to
have so many citizens attend the pri
maries. It is also a credit to you 10 have
every man feel that he has an equal
right and chance to run for office but
the drunkenness at your caucus last
Saturday was .l disgrace to any Ameri
can community. You are all good
hearted people and there was no
quarreling nor lighting and very little
bad language but the people from all
over the county, who were attending
the school directors institute as well as
strangers from other parts of the state
were surprised and sorry to witness
the sad state of affairs, especially at a
time when you were met to exercise
the most sacred right of citizenship.
I trust you will find a way to
remedy the matter and that it will
never occur again.
Most sincerely yours,
JosiAit HOWARD.
Margaret Mellin, Irene McFadd n,
Bessie Edwards, called at PRESS sanc
tum on Friday.
Harry English Dead,
llarry English, formerly noted for
his physical strength and his ability
in various lines, but who for about 15
years has been an invalid at the poor
house near Smethport, died at that in
stitution last Friday. English was
formerly a blacksmith in Bradford.
This was in the early lumbering days,
before oil added life and gaiety to the
town's aftairs. The man was fond of
adventure and took liberties, on fre
quent occasions, with the law. He is
said to have forged checks and done
other acts unbecoming to a law-abid
ing citizen. While a fugitive from jus
tice in a neighboring county, he shot
and killed a constable. But on the
plea of self-defense he escaped the
hangman's noose. He figured in var
ious other stirring incidents, but fail
ing health finally put an end to his es
capades. Having 110 home or friends
to turn to in his adversity, he sought
an abiding place at Smethport in the
county almhouse. Paralysis caused
him to become quite helpless. He lid
to wheel himself about in an invalid's
chair and for a long time patient
ly awaited the end of his career. He
was a bright man mentally, but in
order to deaden the pain from which !
he incessantly suffered he became a
confined victim of the morphine habit.
The doses of the drug which he took
daily were large enough, it is said, to
kill an ordinary man. But the vitality
which remained in him, even after he
had lost the use of liis legs, was re
markable.
While the name of Harry English
was a terror in McKean and adjoining
counties 25 years ago, he nevertheless
held the close friendship of many
people who knew him personally.
There were certain qualities about him
that were not unattractive to the
sturdy woodsmen who formerly lived
in this vicinity.—Bradford Era, Jan'y
23.
A Good Day's Work.
The Cameron Lumber Co.'s crew,
No. 1 did an unusually good day's
work on Monday, Jan. 30th, loading
51 cars, 011 which were 711 logs, esti
mated containing 170,000 feet of lum
ber, in six hours and 59 minutes. The
crew consisted of Conductor Yoeum,
Engineman McCrackeii,Trainman Sul
livan, Fireman Dininny, John Mont
gomery loderman, Win. Wykoff and
Wm. Nutui, long hookers. Ed Brink
did the scaling, while J. C Skillman
kept strict account of the time con
sumed. A box of fine Havana cigars
were presented to the crew by Supt
Probst. X j
Bargain in Books.
A complete set of Brittanica Ency- !
clopaedia,consisting of thirty volumes i
and key Are all new and in original j
packages. Will bo sold at a bargain, i
Apply at PRESS office. 38tf
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 POWDEH MFG. Co.
Emporium, Pa., August Ist, 190 i.
21-ti.
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WEßSTEß.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2. 1905.
School Directors' Convention.
The second annual convention of
School Directors of Cameron county
convened at Emporium, last Saturday,
at eleven o'clock, a. m., Mr. L. K.
Huntington presiding.
The roll call for first session showed
the following present: Emporium—
L. K. Huntington,William H. Howard,
Bernard Egan, It. R. McQuay, A. F.
Andrews, J. P. McNarney. Lumber —
Eugene Devling. Shippen—Frederick
Zimmer.
Sessiou opened with a song by Em
porium High School, followed by
prayer by Rev. R. McCaslin, of First
Presbyterian Church, Emporium.
The first subject for discussion, "Our
Public Schools," was opened by Mayor
William H. Howard.
After more singing by High Sbbool,
"The Duty and Influence ofSchool
Directors" was discussed by Hon. I K.
Hockley, after which the morning ses
sion adjourned until 1:15 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Piano solo, by Prof. A. D. Ericsson.
Roll call, tha following Directors be
ing in attendance:
Driftwood—Hon. John McDonald,
Dr. V. K. Corbett, Patrick O'Connor,
S. P. Kreider, J. O. Brookbank.
Emporium—L. K. Huntington, Wil
liam 11. Howard, Bernard Egan, R. R.
McQuay, A. F. Andrews, J. P. Mc-
Narney.
Gibson—Byron J. Collins.
Grove—Frank L. Miller.
Lumber—Eugene Devling, S. S.
Hicks.
Portage—Frederick Zimmer, Marcus
Wright, Delbert Towner.
Prof. B. Griffith, of Lock Haven
Normal School, discussed at some
length, "To what extent should the
course of study in the public Bchools
prepare for College?".
Violin solo by Miss Grace Walker. I
"Compulsory Education," was then
discussed by Prof. Lose, Supt. ofWil
liamsport, Pa. Solo by Prof. Griffith.
Tho election of officers for ensuing j
year being in order, Mr.jL.K. Hunting
ton was elected President and Mr. J.P. '
McNarney, Secretary.
On motion Hon. John McDonald of
Driftwood, and W. 11. Howard Em.
porium, were elected delegates to the
Directors State Convention.
On motion, our Reprrsentative be
requested to endeavor to have the law
amended, providing compensation for
attending convention.
On motion of Mr. W. 11. Howard, it
was resolved to appoint a committee to
draft resolutions to be presented to the
Legislature, asking for a change in
method of distributing state appro
priation. The Chair appointed Messrs. j
Howard, McDonald and McNarney
Adjourned.
Borough and Ward Nominations. !
BOROUGH.
The Republican delegates from tho
several wards met at City Hall Mon
day evening and placed the following
excellent ticket in the field:
Constable and Collector, William
Ilackenberg; Poor Master, John W.
Kriner; Auditor, A. P. VanGelder;
High Constable, A. O. Swartwood.
The Democrats met the same evening
and placode. W. Shaffer in nomination
for Constab'eand Collector, after which
they endorsed the remainder of the
Republican ticket.
WEST WARD.
Republican—Councilmen, Geo. J. La-
Bar, 3 yrs., C. L. Butler, 2 yrs.; School
Director, It. R. McQuay.
Democraiic—M. T. Ilogan and A. H.
Shafer, Councilmen; Jos. J. Lingle,
School Director.
MIDDLE WARD.
Republican— Councilman, Wm. 11. J
Cramer; Constable, Harry Hemphill.
Democratic— Councilman, Sylvester j
McDonough; Constable, Wm. Snyder. j
EAST WARD.
Republican Councilman, Allen !
Baldwin; School Director, L. K. Hunt- |
ington; Constable, Chan. Fisher.
Democratic Councilman, David
Wheaton; School Director, John Glenn; |
Constable.
Bowling Match.
The Railroad and Furnace Bowling
Teams pulled off another match game
last Friday evening, with the follow
ing score:
L'. R R.
Good 170 157 208 -535
D. Welsh, 158 148 133—139
Gallagher 154 142 142 —438
Hemphill, 199 168 191 - 558
McCarthy, 157 181 159—497
Jordan 125 139 151 -415 ,
963 935 984 2882
FURNACE.
Weiman, 131 136 142—409
White 133 211 98 —442
Overturf, 151 155 180—489
A. Brady, 146 201 157—504
Wright, 155 172 123—450
McPoncugh,.. .131 137 140— 408
850 1012 840 2702
Farmers.
Come to your Institutes to be held at
Mitchell's Opera House, in Driftwood
on Saturday, February 4th, and at the
Court House in Emporium, Pa., on
Monday and Tuesday, February 6th
and 7th., and learn something about
raising hogs for profit, feeding a dairy
cow, culture of corn, how to cure
clover, sunshine, silos, care of barn
yards and manure, our animal friends,
taxation and how it effects the farmer,
soiling and soiling crops, principles of
feeding, education for your boys and
girls, importance of nature's studies in
public schools, how best to keep the
boys on th« farm, fodder corn, poultry,
commercial fertilizers, producing
grass and making hay, your cow and
bow to make her profitable, how to
renovate an impoverished farm, the
smallest but most useful impliment,
and hygiene ot the home.
All these things will be told you at
the Institutes at the time and place
as shown on the program sent you, by
people who know about them and have
gained their knowledge by actual prac-
I tice, hard work and disappointments
on the farm. Who they are and what
they have done, you can learn from
the local papers published in the
county laft week.
Many other subjects will be talked
over, and if there is any subject re
garding the farm and farming you
wish to konw about, come to these
meetings and ask about them, and no
doubt, some one will be present to
give you information on the point.
Music will be furnished to rest you,
as it were, between the acts. No one's
brains can btand continual hammering
and drinking, but must like the body,
be rested every once in a while, so we
are going to have music, and good
music, between the talks.
We propose to give attendance
prizes of a barrel of flour, half a barrel
of flour, a ham and. a pig, as usual at
the Emporium meetings, and this year,
we will do the same at the Driftwood
meeting.
So all of you come, both great and
small, and bring as many of your
friends along, whether they are farm
ers or not. Don't think you know it
all and cannot learn anything. Re
member Nathaniel of old, and do as he
did "come and see."
Yours truly,
W. 11. HOWARD,
Chairman of County Institutes.
Emporium, Pa., Feb. Ist, 1905.
Electric Light Expense.
Mn. EDITOR: —For some reason, un
known to anyone, but themselves, a
feu, by falsifying the facts, are trying
to create the impression on the public
m nd that the tax payers of Emporium
are paying $12,C00 per year for the
maintenance of our electric light plant.
This erroneous idea so impressed the
mind of the Independent that it, with
others, lately expressed tho hope that
the Borough would contract with the
Iron Company to furnish the light for
$1,500.00 per year, consequently neces
sitating the shutting down of our Bor
ough plant and allowing it to sink into
rust and decay. Why they should so
desire is certainly a mystery, when our
electric light account shows that the
Borougli is keeping the plant in good
repair and doing the work for much
less money. Mr. C. J. Goodnougb,
Secretary of Council, who keeps the
electric light accounts, informs me that
the total construction and operating
expense of the plant for the ten months
ending Dec. 31st, 1904,i551,218.92. Now,
deduct from this amount $15.00 per
month for ten months' income from
three railroad lamps, $150.00, and S2O
from other outside lighting, ( making a
totaiofsl7o) from the $1,218.92 leaves
the total construction and operating
expense for 37 arc lights for ten months
of $1,048 92, or in other words costing
the Borough $34 per arc light per year.
It is certainly with pardonable pride
and pleasure that we compare this ex
pense per light with the cost of the
same service in sixty cities, as published j
in tho North Ameriban, of recent date, i
in which the lowest cost was S6O per j
light—the highest being $l4B per light.
Very Resp'y,
C. G. CATLIN.
Emporium, Pa., Feb. 1, 'OS.
Judge Kaul's Funeral.
Hon. Andrew Kaul's funeral, an an- j
nouneement of the death appearing j
in our last issue, took place at St.i
Marys last Saturday morning, it being ,
the largest attended in the history of I
Elk county. Many of Cameron county j
people attended Judge Kaul being
closely allied with the business and
polital interests of this county.
Emmanuel Church.
Celebration ot the Holy Communion
next Sunday at half past ten o'clock, j
Observer.
Sometimes we have togo out of town
in order to learn what is going on
i at home. The things that we learn
may be true, or they may not be. The
Observer recently spent a day or two
in one of our thriving neighbor towns,
and while there was informed that a
project is on foot to have our borough
electric light plant transferred to a pri
vate management. The Observer ex
pressed his surprise, and also the hope
that should such a change take place
the new management may bo in a
position to offer a good incandescent
service to our householders. The Ob
server's informant assured him that
provision for such a service would cer
tainly be made.
*
* *
If the Observer's memory is not at
fault, it was all carefully figured out to
the citizens of Emporium in black and
white, when it was first proposed to es
tablish a municipal electric plant, that
the borough would save money on its
lighting, and also earn a tidy penny
through the sale of incandescent a r
vice to private parties. For some rea
son this promise has not been fulfill
ed. The eggs from which it was hop
ed that many chickens would be
batched appear to have been stale. It
is now four years since the municipal
electric plant was installed, but to-day
there is not a single incandescent light
in the borough. Our streets are well
lighted, it is true, by our fine equip
ment of arc light?, but the tax payers
know to their cost that the luxury is
and expensive one.
* *
At a time when the trend through
out the country is strongly towards
the municipal ownership of certain
public utilities, it is humiliating to
have our borough goon record as hav
ing made a financial failure of its
electric plant. Professor Bemis of the
University of Chicago, obtaining data
from several hundred plants, public
and private,and grouping them accord
ing to number of lamps, candle power,
hours burned and coat of fuel, found
that in every group the average cost
of private plants was more than that
in public, even allowing for interest,
depreciation and loss of taxes.
* *
The mistake which the borough
seems to have made was its failure to
install a plant large enough to supply
an incandescent service to private
ho'lses in addition to maintaining the
street lights. Were the borough in a
position to offer an incandescent ser
vice, or were any reliable private
party to offer such a service, there
would not be any dearth of customers.
Several of our churches have been
wired for electric lighting, one of them
at a cost of four hundred dollars, as an
earnest of their faith and hope that an
incandescent service will one day be a
reality. In point of cleanliness, health
fulness and convenience, electric
lights are decidedly preferable to gas.
Most people would surely be willing to
pay a little more for the sake of the
better service. Such a service wo cer
tainly ought to have, and it is a thous
and pities that the borough plant has
not been able to make good the prom
ise that such a service should be offer
ed. This failure has been hard upon
those who would liketo have such a ser
vice, and also upon the borough treas
ury through the loss of an income
which it might just as well be having.
It seems to the Observer that the time
is coming when the borough must
oitlier enlarge its plant, or else turn it
over to a private management that
will undertake to light the streets for
a reasonable remuneration, and will
ofier to house hold< rs an efficient in
eandecent service.
Since writing the foregoing paragra
phs, the Observer has learned that the
annual net cost to the borough of main
taining its street lights is $34 per arc
light. This represents a greater aggre
gate expense than the old system of gas
, torches, but when the vast superiority
in light is considered, and when the
; cost per arc light is compared with
the cost of electric light plants in
other municipalities, we must conclude
that we are getting our street lights at
a very reasonable cost.
Hobo Sociable.
The Ladies of Emmanuel Parish are
making elaborate preparations for the
Hobo Sociable to take place at the
Parish Building, Friday evening, Feb
10th. All of our citizens who desire an
evening of genuine fun should not fail
to attend. It is expected that some ofj
the notorious Hobos of the county wil
be in evidence and no doubt will cap
ture the hand out offered for the
best (?) dressed Hobo—lady or gent.
The admission price will be 25c, which
includes supper. Be sure you attend i
TERMS: $2.00 —$1.50 IN ADVANCE
WEATHER REPORT F|
(Forecastby T, B.Lloyd.)
FRIDAY. Pair and colder.
SATURDAY Fair.
SUNDAY. Fair.
Farmers' Institute.
Program for the Farmers' Institute to be held
in Mitchell's Opera House, at Driftwood, Satur
day, K>b. 4tb. 190f>:
MORNING SESSION - 10:30.
'raver,.. Rev. O. W. Fans
Address of Welcome O. W. Huntley, Jr
'•r W. Lighty
r odder Core, Silo am! Silage," R. L. Bcardtlee
Question Box.
Poultry; The Breed or the Feed," T E Orr
General Discussion.
Adjourn.
AFTERNOON SESSION— I:3P.
Uuestion Box
Music.
"Commercial Fertilizers," ..... .Dr. I. A. Tha-r r
"The Five fi's of Poultry Keeping." T F Orr
*" ic ' as ° n * Miss Frank Huntley
Producing Grass and Malting Hay,"
R- L. Beardslee
The Farmers' Cow: How to Make Her
Profitable," L . w. Lighty
General Discussion.
Music.
Adjourn.
EVENING SESSION— 730
Question Box.
Music.
"How to Renovate an Impoverished Farm,"
~ R. L. Beardslee
Music, song Mi . s Frauk Huntley
"The Smallest but most useful Implement,"
~ . T.E.Orr
Music.
■•Home Hygiene" Dr. I. A. Thayer
Music.
Adjourn.
O T5 e " lusic will be provided by Mrs. P E
Kichardson.
Program for the Farmers' Institute to be held
at the Court House, in Emporium, Monday and
Tuesday, Feb. Cth ami 7th, 1905. Opening ses
sion
MONDAY AFTERNOON—I:BO.
Prayer.
Address of Welcome.
Response Dr. I. A. Thavei
"Hogs for Profit" .. .Hon. A. J. Kahler
Question liox,
"Feeding The Dairy Cow". L. W. Lighly
General Discussion.
Adjourn
EVENING SESSION—7:3O.
Music.
Question Box.
"Corn Culture," Hon.A. J. Kahltr
Music
"The Clovers as Food, and How to Cure,"
ur. I. A. Thayer
Music.
"Sunshine," L. W. Lighty
Music.
General Discussion.
Adjourn.
TUESDAY MORNING SESSION— 10:00,
1 Prayer.
Question Bo*.
"Silo Experience and Practice. - '.... L. W. Lighty
"Proper Care of Barnyard Manure,"
Hon. A.,). Kahler
"Our Animal Friends; A Nature Study,"
Dr. I. A. Thayer
General Discussion.
Adjourn.
AFTERNOON SESSION -1:30.
Question liox.
"Taxaiion and How it Affects the Farmer,"
Hon. A. J. Kahler
"Soiling and Soiling Crops," 1,, w. Lighty
"The Principles of Stock Feeding"
Dr. I. A. Thayer
General Discussion.
Adjourn.
EV ENING SESSION—7:3O.
Question Box.
Music.
"Education for Our Boys and Ciirlf-. What
and How," L. W. Lighty
Music.
"Importance of Nature Studies in the 1 üb
lic Schools, and Plant Life; A Nature
Study," j) r . j_ Thayer
M xAic.
"How Best to Kesp the Boys 011 the Farm,"
Hon. A. J. Kahler
Music.
Adjourn
The music will be provided by Miss Byrde
Taggart.
The following it the rn'.r ival program in charge
of Miss Taggart:
MONDAY.
Vocal Solo Miss (.race Lloy*
Piano Solo Miss Floss Taggart
X lO ' 1 ! 1 .? o ' o Mazie Gallagher
\ ocal Solo Byrde Taggart
TUESDAY.
Piano Solo Miss Floss Taggart
Violin Solo Miss Walker
vocal Solo Miss Huntley
New Location.
Misses B. E. & E. L. Ludlam have
enlarged and fitted tip in fine style the
store room one door north of Johnson
& McNarney's office and moved their
business to that stand, where they are
now ready to wait 011 their customers*
with a tine lino of lad ten millinery and
fancy goods. Call and see how nicely
they are situated.
Hurteau C* Forbes.
Hurteau & Forbes are now located in
their new store room in Laßar's block,
especially fitted for their line of busi
ness and it is certainly a beautiful,
showy store. Their rapidly increasing
trade demanded more room and now
they have room to grow They are
hustlers and are rapidly adding to their
already large stock of goods.
A Fraternal Visit.
Jos. E. Lynch, foreman of the News
and his able assistant, d. A. Molir, of
Renovo, were pleasant callers at the
PRESS ofiice Saturday. The latter
gentleman evidently has an attraction
hero as he never lets a Saturday night
pass without coming to town.
NO. 50.