THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH 1866. VOL. 39. WASHINGTON LETTER. (FromourKcgularOorrcspondent.) Washington, Feb. 11th, 1005. KditorP'est:— John Wauainaker the merchant prince of Philadelphia and New York was Postmaster (General dur ing the administration of President Harrison and one of the best Post master Generals if not the very best the country has ever had. lie strove to make reforms andim povements in the post office de partment but soon found that he could not do much. He said re cently that there were four reasons why we cannot have a parcels post and other postal facilities that have long been enjoyed in Ger many, France, England, Italy and other countries. The four reasons were the four great American Express companies. There were four express companies then; there are six now. They are amalagat ed into a trust. They are the suc cessful rivals of the United States government in its own territory and in its peculiar domain mono polizing the most important part of the postal carrying business, com pelling people to pay many hun dreds of thousands of dollars year ly and bringing the country through the postal system into debt when if it were not for these express companies, there would be a yearly surplus to the credit of the postoffice. This condition of affairs could not exist in an alleged free country and under a republican form of government. It could not exist here were it not for the fact that it has behind it the boss of the most powerful state of the Union, a state that furnishes thirty nine votes in the electoral college and that represents a large propor tion of the wealth of the Union, contains the largest city in the Union and with over twelve hundred millionaires, many of them rich in Express company stock. How long, O, how long will the country tolerate this parti cular octopus? Will it continue after the decrepit Senator who is now the president of the express company trust and its attorney in the Capitol has passed*away? The thieves in the post office depart ment were sent to MoundviHe penitentiary this week. The beef trust is supposed to have received a stunning blow from the Supreme court of the I'nited States. The railroads appear to be docile and plastic to legislation. May we not hope that this entrenched trust may also have to loosen its grip? In the great inaugural parade on the fourth of March .'55,000 thous and men will march on Pennsyl vania Ave. Of these live thousand will be United States regulars, 12,- 000 state militia and about 5,000 civilians from all parts of the country. The four great races will be represented for Indians, Filipinos and negros will march beside the white man. The Presi dent will be escorted by a. squad of his own "Hough Riders" and this with the other features of the show will make it more bewildering than H three ringed circus. Stands will be erected along the avenue and for from hftv cents to a dollar a person may buy a seat from which to view the parade. A Colonial Dress Social. A cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend a Colonial dress social in the public reading rooms, Tuesday evening, Feby 21st, to be given by the ladies of the First Meth odist Church. An old fashioned spiel ing bee, under the direction of Prof. Ling will be a novel feature and piano music by Prof. Ericksosn, Mrs Trotter and others will be an added attraction. Choice refreshments and plenty of fun is promised. Come and enjoy a good laugh Admission, including refreshments, 25 cents. The Observer. The Judges' pension bill, now be fore the legislature, providing for the retirement at the age of seventy on full pay of judges who have rendered Twenty-five years of servicers one that should he looked into carefully. The question is not what personal motives I may be immediately back of it. Even i though it should appear that certain judges are instigating its passage in order that they may profit by it provis ions, or that other parties are promot ing it in order to create vacancies for themselves or for their friends, this does not affect the question as to the essential merits or demerits of the bill itself. Neither should the question be considered merely in the light of ex pense. If this money will really be well spent, it will not have been thrown away, and its expenditure should nofbe begrudged. # * * The real question has to do with the probable effect of this measure upon the judiciary itself Those who favor the passage of the bill reason some what as follows: Of all the depart ments of onr government, the judi ciary should be the one most indepen dent of outside influence, the one most free from any suspicion of inter est. A judge who is a holder of rail road or industrial stocks, or who is an extensive property owner, or who has outside business interests of other kinds, will frequently be placed in the embarrassing position of having to sit in judgment upon cases in which his own interests are more or less directly involved. It is not enough to pay a judge a reasonable living salary merely during the time of his actual service. If he is assured of nothing beyond this, he is under the necessity of mak ing such provision as he can for the non-earning days of old age. It is not to be supposed that he can save any- j thing to speak of out of his salary, i Five thousand dollars a year sounds large, but it must be remembered that a judge is expected to live in a manner worthy of his position. It is always very easy for one to tell how much other | people ought to save out of their salar- | ies— much easier than it is for one to j save anything out of his own salary. ! A few months ago some one asked Mrs. ! Observer in what manner the Observ- j er has invested the large sums he is ! supposed to has saved. The Observer smiled sadly when Mrs. Observer told him what had been said. It is really not reasonable to expect that a judge can save anything to speak of out of! his salary. Moreover, even if lie should be able to save, he will be under ! the necessity or under the temptation of investing what he hassaved in ways ; that will more or less compromise his j independence as a judge. Why not I make such provision for him that ho ( will be entirely relieved of all thought for the morrow, and will be in a posi tion to devote himself without dis traction and without bias to the duties of a peculiarly high and exacting of fice? Our judges are among the most! talented and capable men that we | have. As captains of industry, or as j corporation counsels, they could"easily j earn ten or twenty times the amount | of the salaries they receive. In view j of the comparative smallness of their j salaries, and the uncertainty of pro- 1 vision for the future, is it much wonder ] that some of them establish side con- j nections with business enterprises, or j that others leave the bench altogether for the larger remuneration of a cor poration counsel? Ought it not to be made an object to the right sort of men to take up the work of the judi ciary as a life work, wholly untram melled by any sort of business connec tions, and assured that a salary sufii- j cient to maintain them in becoming i dignity will be theirs as long as they ' live? * * * At first the Observer did not look i favorably upon this bill, and at most thought that the judgeeshould be con- ; tent to retire on half pay; but his re-I flection along the foregoing lines has led him to favorthe bill as it stands. Of ' course it must not be expected that this | measure will result in the ideal per fection of the state judiciary. No : doubt drunken, profane and immoral! men will continue, occasionally, to dis grace an ofiice that in some respects is likest to God's of any on earth, but the j effect of the bill, if it becomes a law, ' will tend distinctly towards the eleva tion and strengthening of the judi ciary. We understand the First National Nurseries, of Rochester,N. Y., want an agent to canvass this section. We can : recommend this Compauy as all right, i Their references are the best. Any one out of work write them for terms ! at once. 49-4t. "Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable." —WEßSTEß. EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10. 1905. Miss Larrabee Entertains. The members of the "Faculty" of the public school were very pleasantly entertained at the home ot Miss Lar rabee last Saturday evening. They were reminded that the date was the eve of Lincoln's Birthday by each hav ing pinned on her back the name of a famous character of Lincoln's time, being required to discover her identity by the remarks of her companions Other pastimes which tested the in genuity of the learned lady were pro vided and the hours sped rapidly. A splendid supper of toothsome dainties received its share of attention and added to the pleasure of the guesta. Mrs. E. S. Ling and Miss Collins weie present in addition to the corps of teachers. Hobo Social. The Hobo Social,held by the ladies of the Episcopal Church,last Friday even ing, in the Opera House, was a grand success both socially and financially. About one hundred guests, ladies and gentlemen, were "made up" in regular hobo style and entered the hobo grand march at 9:00 o'clock. Many cos tumes were very original and the prizes consisting of a good "hand out" were won by Mr. Ray Husted and Miss Pearl McGrain. Dancing was one of the most enjoyable features of the even ing and the lioboa departed for their | "bunks" about 12:00 o'clock The net | proceeds of this social amounting to j $85.54, will go toward the Pipe Organ i Fund and the ladies who put forth < great efforts in making this a success, should be highly praised. The School Entertainment. In spite of stormy weather a large number of people responded to the in vitation extended to be present at the celebration of Lincoln's birthday in the High School room last Friday afternoon. Every one came away with, words of appreciation and compliment to the participants. The room had been tastefully deco rated in the national colors by a com mittee of high school pupils. The j literary portion ot the program includ- , ed the following numbers: Lincoln's | favorite poem, "O Why Should the j Spirit of Mortal He Proud" by Marion j Judd, a sceue from"The Crisis" by six ! boys, "The Ciettsburg Oration'* by | Max Balcom, "O Captain, My Cap- ! tain," Whitman's famous poem, b\ ! Jane Glenn, "The Soldier's Reprieve" by Marguerite Metzger, "Tom Tay- Jor's Tribute" by Ethel Fisher, extracts 1 from Lincoln's addresses, and tributes ! by famous men recited by a number of pupils, and the High School Literary; Society paper by Lena Ritchie. The program was plentifully inter-i persed with music, opening with a j chorus of grammar school pupilssing i i n ti "The Old Hell"' and closing with a ; chorus of high school pupils, "Proudly ! Wave, O Flag of Freedom." Other musical numbers were piano solos by Joe McNarnev, Gordon Vogt, Ida j Seger, Nellie Tubridy, piano and violin ! solo by Harold Seger and Eddie Bald- 1 win, piano duet by Edna Auchu and Christie McDonald, piano trio by j Dorothy Nelson, Ellen Auchu and Mar- ! garet Dodson, and a vocal solo by i Edith DeArmit. Several members of i the G. A. R., were present, by special j invitation. The occasion will surely j be remembered as a most pleasant one. , Ariel Ladies- Friday Night. j What promises to be one of the j pleasantest entertainments of the sea- ! son, will be given by the Ariel Ladies at the Court House to-morrow night. \ The favor with which they are every j where received fully warrants this be- j iief, and being the closing number of I the Star Coure the opportunity to hear ! them will doubtless be widely availed of. The Washington (I). C.) Evening j Star of recent date contains this com- ; ment: The second number of the Star Course was greatly enjoyed. The at traction was the Ariel Quartet—and these brilliaut young artists made a decided hit, The quartet singing was fine. Miss Leavitt, in addition topos sessing a pleasing soprano voice, is al- j so a pianist and a violinist of ability and promise Her soulful sympathetic i playing well merited the encore to which she responded. Miss. Macken zie, second alto and reader, proved herself the star of the evening. She thoroughly delighted her hearers. She is a girl of unusual versatility and seemed equally at home in the catchy songs of the quartet, the dramatic rendition of the First Christmas Eve from Ben Hur, the humorous recital of Bill Smith and in the emotive plasti ques when she beautifully represented Faith, Hope, Mercy, Humility, Re venge, Defiance and other attitudes. Teachers' Local Institute. A Teachers' Local Institute will be held in Emporium on Saturday, 25th ' inst. Program will appear next week. Returns From Golden Gate. Mr. Cbfls. A. Van Lew returned on Friday from visiting relatives, and locking after business interests in Cali fornia and Washington. On his return he had the misfortune to get mixed up in a serious railroad wreck on the Rock Island R. R. The car in which he rode was dumped down an embankment, injuring a dozen persons. Luckily Mr. Van Lew escaped injury. Opportunity for Cameron County Boy. EMPORIUM, PA., Feb. 14th, 1905. Editor Cameron County Press: DEAR SIR:—I am informed by Mr. S. R. Dresser, M. C, that there is a vacancy to bo filled at the Naval Academy at Annapolis, and that he will hold an examination of applicants for the position at Bradford, Pa., some time during the week beginnig March 19th. Anyone desiring information as to this examination, etc., please address S. R. Dresser, M. C., Washington, D. C. and oblige, Yyurs truly, A C. BLUM Gas Explosion—Man Severely Burned. Malcom McCloud, employed in Em porium as to reach the large door opening; into the elevat ed portion of the packing house Here the fruit is unloaded. Then the oranges are taken out of each box, closely examined and tho culls thrown out. The good fruit is then passed through a California brushing machine which brushes the sand or dirt off The next process is to put the oranges into the sizer, which extends slanting from the elevated floor to the floor below. It sorts six sizes, is a new invention, and cost about S6O. On the lower floor the oranges are taken from the sizer and neatly packed for shipment Each box is placed on a truck con structed especially for the purpose, when it is packed. The trucks have wheels and can be easily moved to any part of the building, thus avoiding much heavy lifting. Below the roaip floor is the ground floor extending p.trfr of the way across the room. Here b material is kept, and in one corner nice furnace, made on scientific princi ples. It will warn- the buildingsothai no oranges could freeze inside the bouse in the very coldest weather we have in Florida. On the east side of the large room is a small gallery with steps leading up, where wrapping paper is kept. There are three floors but everything is in one large room. The place is kept nice and clean and is a model packing house. It is a pleas ure to see how smoothly everything works. —Emporia, (Fla.,) Signal. Special Sale. For the next thirty days we will have a ppecial sale on Ladies and Chil drens Coats and Furs. Having a large stock on hand will sell them at less than wholesale price. H. A. Zarp.l & Oct* Subscribe for the PRESS; only $1.50 a year in advance. J "b, NO. 52.