THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. ESTHAUSIIED BY C. B GOULD, MARCH 1866. V )L. 40. BOOST A BIT. Here, you discontented knocker. Growl in' 'bout the city's ills, Chloroform yere dismal talker; Take a coarse o* liver pills, Stop ver durn kit'o'tee howlin', Chaw some sand an'get some grit? Don't let in the dumps a growlin' Jump the roost An' boost A bit ! Fall iu while the band's a pla'in, Ketch the step an' march along 'Stead o' pessimistic brayin' Jine the halleluyah song! Drop yer hammer—do some rootin'— Grab a horn, you cus«, an' split Every echo with yer tootirT— Jump the roost An* boost A bit! —Denver Post. j Duty on Coffee. Tn 1872 both ten and coffee were put upon the free list. The object of re- I moving the duty on these commodit ies was to reduce revenue, which was j in excess of our requirements at the | time, but some genius invented the ' phrase ''free breakfast table," which j was adopted by the spellbinders as | conveying the notion of unupual bene- ■ licence in the Government of the day. ! As a matter of fact no American was benefited in the least by the removal j of the tax on coffee, for the Brazilian j Government promptly clapped on an ; export tax equivalent to the duty which we removed, and the only im portant consequence of that "benefi ceuce" was that the Brazilian treaus ury got the tax instead of our own. ! The cost laid down in New York re- ! mained unchanged by any Tariff regu- j lations except that the "import price" increased nearly 7 cents a pound with- ! in two years, which might indicate that Brazil put on rather more duty i than we took off. The Brazilian ex- i port tax still continues, and it is esti- j mated that since 1872 the Brazilian ; treasury has gained over §300,000,000 ! at our expense- -San Francisco j •'Chronicle." t i* n ■ winnan-" mMi I . C. !UK< K, D. D. S.. DENTIST, Emporium, Pa. Onice, I'ouitli street, opposite opera house. ■ ■* ... Qas and other local anaesthetics ad- ministered for the paiuies;; extraction •• TTT of teeth. | SPEClALTY:—Preservation of natural teeth, in cluding Crown and Bridge Work. |Spcnd= Fourth) | J At EMPORIUM. I I All Roads Lead to Emporium. There will j be Plenty of Enjoyment July 4th I Swiss Rifle Club Band, of Ridgway, Pa I Emporium Cornet Band Eldred Band Orchestra | A Great Large Day of Sport | j I Oration by the Rev. Oliver S. Metzler ft at Opera House. I'iftv Ariel hi re-Works Balloons During the Evening. I I Ball (lames, Fool Races, Sack Races, etc. KEYSTONE PARK has been greatly improved fortius I j occasion. Dancing will be enjoyed afternoon and I I evening upon the Platform. Bring vour baskets and I ! enjoy the beautiful grove. A New Elevated C.rand Q i I Stand lias been erected. A j In case it rains the management have leased I the Opera House for the day and evening. =="--= • WATCH FOR SMALL BILLS. .J j64 Years of Happy Married Life. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Russell, of Mason ! Ilill, invited many of their friends | and relatives to help them celebrate ! the 64th anniversary of their marriage, j .lune 17th. The day was spent in chat j ting with old friends ami the noon ; hour in feasting. These aged people I have lived on Mason Hill for several ! years and are loved and esteemed by j all who know them. Their health is j good, considering their age. Friends, ; when leaving, did not say good-bye j but wished them many more years to j gether and that all might come to help them celebrate their diamond wedding, jOf seven living children three were | present: Mrs. James Bennett, of J Croyland; Bert, of Mix Run and Ed. j who is now making his homo with his parents. $1 a Year on Each Hen. I The largest egg farm in the world is owned and managed by E. 1.. Hay ward at Hancock, N. H. It has at this time over 8,400 hens, kept in <>oo small houses, fourteen in each. The hens ! are never allowed outside their little i eight-foot square coops, and ire never fed green feed, contrary to the teach ; ing of all other poultry feeders. Each ! hen gets a quarter of a pound per day 1 of beef scraps, gluten, hominy feed, ; ; wheat, etc , with a little salt, ground j ! shells, grit and charcoal, and plenty of | clean water. An annual profit of 81 i per hen is reported as proof oftheprac- : j ticability of this system. Stenography and Type Writing. Will teach shorthand and type writ ; ing at my home on Fourth street, dur- i ing the summer months. Graham's j j Standard method of shorthand taught j ! and the Underwood Standard type- j j writer used I am a graduate of one of the best j | shorthand schools in Pittsburg and j ! have had five years experience, three I j years in legal work and two in com- | mercial. Students desiring to take up j j this study can do just as well for the j ; first two or three months at home, as j j going away and with much less ex- ! i pense. | 17 tf. MRS. FRED SKOER. For Rent. : The store room, so many years oecu. | pied by R. Soger & Co., will be rented j : to responsible party. R. SEGER. For [Sale. Store doing a good business. In- - quire at this office. "Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."—WEßSTEß. EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, JUNE 2-2. 1905. DEATH'S DOINGS. ■■■l ANDRUS. The funeral of John W. Andrus, j whose tragic death in a train wreck | near Wilcox,Friday, June 16th,brought ! grief to so many hearts, occurred from j the homo of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. ; Jacob Andrus at Beechwood, last Sun day afternoon. The Rev. O. S. Metz { ler conducted the service in the pres i ence of a large and sympathetic com ! pany of people. Though not a church j member, his life was singularly upright : in the traits of sobriety, love and obe j dience to his parents, and in the con | sciencious regard for God's law, which I it ever exemplified. When the accident { to the train on which he was a fireman . was imminent, the opportunity to i escape was not taken advantage of tin I til his fellow trainmen had leaped from the engine The. beautiful spirit I of heroism and sacrifice thus displayed I cost him his life, for when it was his turn, in jumping from the locomotive, J he was caught under the wreckage I and material, for a harrowing tragedy ; was at hand. The grief of his father and mother, ; whoso chief support ho was, is very ; great and the sympathy of the commii | nity i« stirred to an unusual degree in ■ their behalf. Surviving him are a father and mother, five brothers and three sisters. He was 21 years and nine months old. FETTER. JAMES R. FETTER, aged 45 years, died at his family residence in Empori urn, last Friday, after a long and pain ful illness Mr. Fet'.er returned from Buffalo Hospital on June 10th and it was evident he had only a few days to live. All that a loving wife, and hosts of friends, could do to relieve his suf fering and pain were gently adminis tered. Mr Fetter came to Emporium in 1868 with his parents and has resid ed here ever since, having engaged in business. He was an industrious, good citizen, always taking a lively interest in whatever he was engaged. Careful and economical, he accumulated con siderable property. He leaves a wife and one child, a son; mother (Mrs. P. R. Beattie), two brothers, (A. C. Re novo, and John W., Canada,) and two sisters, i Mrs. Dan'l Kriner and Mrs. Ed. Morse , to mourn his death and remem ber the many beautiful examples he left as a monument to an upright lifr?. Hon- ' esty, faithfulness, charity and love of ! family. Mr. Fetter was bom at Farrands- ! ville, Pa., June 6th, 1861, was married ! July 3rd, 1889 to Miss Henrietta Morse, ! of Cameron, Pa. Fraternally James R. Fetter was i closely identified with Emporium Odd ; Fellowship, having joined Emporium ' Lodge, No. 984, in 1887, when he was j in his 27th year. From that day, Nov. I 17th, 1887, he has been active and j faithful in both branches of the order, i in fact the life of Odd Fellowship in! Emporium has, in a great measure, de- j pended more than once upon his worjj j and watchfulness He passed all the j chairs in both Encampment and i Lodge, was a member of the Grand I Lodge and at the time of his death was j Past Chief Patriarch and Past Noble i Grand. Therefore, it was eminently right and proper that he should be burried with the highest honors. Mr. Fetter was also a 'prominent member of Patriotic Order Sons of j America and practiced and loved the \ principles of the order. His cisket ' was draped with a beautiful silk flag. ' Brother Fetter was a member of the | Modern Woodmen of America and i carried an insurance policy for $3,000. THE FUNERAL. The funeral took placo from the j family resideuce on Fourth street last I Sunday afternoon and was very large- i ly attended. The services were con- i ducted by Rev. J. M. Robertson, Rector ' of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, a.s- I sisted by Rev. Robt. McCaslin, Pastor j of First Presbyterian Church, and Rev. | L. B. Twitcliell, Pastor of First Baptist ' Church. Rev. Mr.Robertson's remarks, very appropriate to the occasion, we are pleased to publish in part, viz: "We mourn today the departure o 112 one whom we have known long and well, and for whose memory we cher ish a deep and sincere respect. He showed that it is possible for a noble spirit to adorn the quiet walks of life. A dutiful son, a helpful brother, a de voted and faithful husband, an affec tionate and wise father, he stands forth in our thoughts as a representative of sterling domestic virtue. In these days when the sanctity of the home is de spised by so many and the sacred ties of the family are so often rent reck lessly asunder; it is a cause of rejoicing and a source of inspiration to see the most sacred of earth's ties so purely and faithfully cherished as it has been between the departed and his bereaved 1 partner. He was a model of' honest industry, manly and independent in spirit, gen erous and unselfish, a man of high minded principles which he maintain- 1 ed with quiet but firm stedfastness. Just and kindly he was in spirit, in principle, and in deed. Uncomplain j ing and patient in suffering, desiring to live for those he loved and for the i work which in the natural course of life he might yet have accomplished, he made a hard and protracted, though ! unavailing, struggle against our last great common enemy. His virtuous character was grouded in religious principle; his manly, brave, just spirit was sustained in life and in death by a real though unobtrusive faith in the divine." At the grave both clergymen con ducted the services, jointly. After the clergymen had concluded their services, the Odd Fellows con ducted their beautiful and impressive burial services according to the Ritual The services were in charge of Noble Grand Lewis M Ginter and Chaplain ! Chas. A. Van Lew. After these officers i ! had concluded their work each Odd I Fellow deposited a sprig of evergreen | upon the casket of their departed brother, when his remains were care fully lowered into the vault to await the resurrection morn. About 75 m"mbers of the beloved order of which i the deceased took pride in laboring for, headed the funeral column, in full regalia, an honor never before bestow j ed upon a deceased brother. I A mixed choir, composed of Messrs. i ('has. Felt, IT. 0. Olmsted, Geo. A. j Walker, Jr., and Fred Heilman, sang J several appropriate hymns. I RELATIVES AND FRIENDS IN ATTEND ANCE * The following relatives and friends from out of town were in attendance j at the funeral: Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Fetter, and daughter, Miss Lizzie, Renovo; Mrs. j Rena Mann, and Miss Mann, Lebanon; j Mr. and Mrs. Dan'l Kriner and son, YVhittimore Hill; Mr. and Mrs. Jas K. j Robbing, Williamsport; Mr. and Mrs. I T. M. Robhins and son, Westport; Mrs. j Gilbert Morse, St. Marys; Mrs. W. H. Morse, Cameron; Miss Blanch Morse, j Sinnamahoning; and others, whose | names we could not learn. THE FLORAL OFFERINGS. Die flornl offerings from family, i i friends and fraternal organizations ' | were beautiful and in great numberst j j speaking in loud praise of the. respec, lin which the deceased was held. The ] i set pieces "Pillow of Pansies" from family and "Odd Fellow Emblem" j i specially deserve mention. Serious Wreck. Johnsonburg Press, June !6th. One of the worst wrecks on the P. & 1 K. division happened this morning at I about 5:45, a short distance this side ■ of Wilcox, first class freight No. 80, 1 east bound, collided with train No. 97, I , first section, going west. The killed and injured are as follows: FIREMAN ANDREWS, Beechwood, of j train 97, jumped from train and was ; caught under roof of car. Burned and ; was dead when taken from the wreck, i 'A as taken to the undertaking rooms of John Amend, Wilcox. GEO. RILEY, Renovo, fireman on J -rain 80, badly scalded and burned, j i taken to Kane. ENGINEER HOLIDAY, Renovo, of i train 80, injured in jumping from train, j taken to Kane. I ENGINEER WEIDERT, Renovo, train ! escaped by jumping, injured on 1 j shoulder and bruised, taken to Kane, j CONDUCTOR PIERCE, train 97, slight I j ly injured. I CONDUCTOR MYERS, train 80, slightly I I injured. ; Train 12 from Kano, was turned J | around and run back to Kane with the j I injured men on board. The cause of the wreck is not exact-1 ! 'y understood, but it is explained that j | both trains being first class were sup- j posed to pass at Tambine, but one of j the engineers was slightly behind I : time. The trains met on a straight I : track, and the impact was terrific. About 15 cars were piled up into a ! promiscuous heap, which had become j almost a roaring furnace, and drove ' | back the rescuing party that was j searching for any of the luckless train men that might be imprisoned in the , wreck. On train 80 there was a tank ' of oil which was thrown forward over j the cars and immediately took fire I from the wrecked locomotives and the i flames consumed the entire wreckage ! The Renovo fire engine was taken up j to put out the fire and cool the wreck j in order that the debris could be clear- ! ed away. Reform from Within the Party. At! good citizens are working to the same ; end—the regeneration of Philadelphia. That be- i ing the case, why should a committee ofrepre- j sentative citizens, such as the one headed by Mr. j Darlington be made the subject of wrath on the j Part of other gentlemen and the targets of the j mud-slinging portion of the press? The Inquir-! er cannot sink to the gutter level of sandbagging ■ sensational journalism and handy epithets with ' it. This is a time for argument among those j who have only the interests of Philadelphia and i Pennsylvania at heart. It is the quiet thought | of the citizen that tells, not vicious onslaughts ' upon men of known integrity who honestly and | sincerely advance a method to secure lasting re- ' forms. The Committee of Seventy, the Committee of Nine, both have an undoubted right to argue j over the situation. Have not the members of ! the Darlington conference the same right? The I Committee of Nine seems to have the idea that ( the way to bring reform is to smash everything that bears the name of Republican, thus punish ing the entire party. On the other hand, the Darlington committee seeks to eliminate all that is undesirable in the party and leave the party j itself in a condition of absolute integrity. That j is the difference, and it is for the people to decide what their course shall be. The Committee of Nine is in the position of a doctor called to prescribe for a patient, the pa tient in this case being the Republican party. It has no remedy. It cooly condemns the patient 1 to death. That is not the treatment that Dr. Darlington prescribes. He thinks that the great Republican party is worth saving, therefore he would cut out the cancer-eradicate the evil— and purge of all impurities, leaving the patient strong and healthy once more. There is no differences of opinion as to the necessity for reform. There is no quarrel over that. Where the difference conies in is just here: The opponents of the Darlington committee want to hit a Republican head wherever they see one, and aim at the complete overthrow of the party in city and state. The Darlington conferees, on the other hand see no reason why the great Republican party! which is no corrupt, should be slaughtered, und insist that it as a party is in no wise at fault. This is no movement in behalf or an organiza tion. Indeed, it is aimed at the organization, and seeks to cut the party loose from the organi zation so that it may goon its own way free from stain or suspicion. We cannot see why the Darlington plan is nut < most praiwworthy in every way. It is.—Philadel- I phia Inquirer. I Wedding Bells. CORNWALL—JOHNSON. On Saturday afternoon, al 2 o'clock, , June 17th, at the American Hotel, by . Rev. R. McCaslin, Mr. Evan Johnson 1 and Miss Eva Cornwall, both of Medix r j Run, Elk Co., were united in marriage, • in the presence of a few friends who ' accompanied the young couple from ' ; their home, and 'the kind host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. John L. Johnson. EXTROM BOURTREE. Yesterday evening at eight o'clock I MR. CLARENCE BOURTREE and Miss OLOA EXTROM, were united in mar riage at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Extrom, Rev. Robt. McCaslin officiating. What was anticipated to be a large wedding had to be cancelled owing to the illness of bride, who is confined to her bed with typhoid fever. The bride and groom decided to proceed with the ceremony. All friends hope for a speedy recovery of this excellent young lady * * NEWTON- -DEFFINE. A quiet family wedding took place j at the pleasant home of Mr. and Miss | Jos Newton last Wednesday after ] noon, uniting two loving hearts, MRS. | MYRTLE NEWTON, one of Emporium's | highly respected young ladies, to MR. j WILLIAM DEI-PINE, of Niagara Palls, |N. Y. None but the immediate family j were present owing to the recent acci j dent that befell Mr- Newton. Rev.W. ■A. Pugsley, of Erie, P.j., performed j the ceremony. Tie bride and groom, I after the wedding <!innfr, departed for , Niagara Falls, wh tethey will reside | and be at home to thf-ir friends after j June 21st, at No. 421 Pierce Avenue, j The best wishes of many friends went I with them—the Pu;:ss included. * • INGRAM—PORD. MR. RAYMOND FURD, of Dents Run, I I and Miss MINNIE INGRAM, were mar I j ried at the home of the bride's parents j ! Mr. and Mrs. John Ingram, June 15th, | i near Driftwood, Rev J E. Dean, ! | officiating. Those present to wit j ness the ceremony were Mr. and Mrs. j Ford, parents of groom and Miss Hazel Ford, only sister of groom; Misses I Lillie and Sadie Ross, Mr. and Mrs. j Jas. Ross, of Medix Run; Mr. Albert In ! gram, Brock way ville; Mrs. A.C. Wagon- I er. Dents Run, Misses Susan K , and Jenevie Ingram, Jersey Shore. After I the ceremony came the marriage feaßt of tropical fruits and home delicacies, j served in modern styles and in abunu | ance The bride was th 3 recipient of many beautiful and useful presents. | The happy couiile start on their matri | monial journey in life with the prayers j and good wishes of many friends. J. E. D. NICKLER—BEELEY. On Friday evening at 8 o'clock, June 16th, at the home of the bride's father, Adam Nickler, Claude E. Seely and Mary A. Nickler, were married, Rev. Robert McCaslin, officiating. The groomsman and bridesmaid were the bride's brother and sister, Adam, Jr., and Maggie Nickler. The wedding was j a quite affair, but in every way, happy | and pleasant. No tin pans, old bells, horsefiddles, etc , intruded on the oc ! casion to mar the quiet pleasure and | genuine happiness of the married pair ! and the family and the two or three i favored guests. Mr. and Mrs. Seely, 1 we believe, drove to Sizerville on : Saturday morning and escaped the i usual treat to old shoes, rice, and etc., ! that friends are so often fond of giving, j After a visit among relatives and a pleasant tour, they will make their 1 abode in Emporium, occupying rooms ; already furnished and fitted up by them on Allegheny Avenue. They are j both highly esteemed by all who know I them, and many congratulations and j good wishes are extended to them. A Million for G. A. H. PITTSBURG, JUNE 10.—-"One million I dollars is too little to spend on the old soldiers Let them have the right kind j of a memorial hall, one costing not less | than $2,500,000. I'll do my share." This is what H. C. Frick told a dele | gation from the Pittsburg G. A. R., | which called on him some days ago to | ask for a donation to the one-million dollar memorial hall which it is in tended to erect at some point in Pitts ! burg. The story leaked out only yes ; terday, and it is understood that Mr. Frick explained that by his share he meant §1,000,000. "I want to see a hall erected of which we will be proud in years to come; as proud as we are of the old soldiers who went forth and saved our j country," said Mr. Frick, as he sent the bewildered committee back to their comrades. Children's Day at Baptist Church. AH day Sundad will be given up to children's work. Evening exercises will be entirely given up to the child ren, with one exception. The emble matic piece of recitation and song will be conducted by eleven young ladies. Public most cordially invited to enjoy childhood in the midst of blossoms. Services at 10/30 and at 7:30 o'clock. Goes to Sea Shore. Chas. W. Shaffer went to Atlantic City on Tuesday to spend two weeks, j He is feeling some better and hopes I the change of climate and cool ocean \ air may be beneficial. Dr. Carl Felt meets him at Philadelphia, accompany ing him to the Shore Mr. Shaffer has been a very sick man. Card of Thanks. Please convey our heartfelt thanks ! , to the many kind friends and neigh- j , bors who assisted us during our recent I ' affliction—the sad death of our beloved i ' son and brother. MR. AND MRS. ANDRUS AND FAMILY. I TERMS: $2.00 —$1.50 IN ADVANCE WEATHER REPORT (Forecastby T.B.Lloyd.) FRIDAY, FAIR, ; SATURDAY, Fair. I SUNDAY, Fair. , The Obser; er. ' 4,C ew <la y H a K° tile new Director of ■ 1 üblic Safety in Philadelphia put a I stop to a scheme which one of the churches in the city had well under way to raise funds by chancing off a dwelling. Public sentiment, as re flected in communications to the pub lic prints, is divided 011 the question as whether this action was called for; but the weight of opinion seems to uphold the Director in his course. The Obser ver is decidedly of the opinion that tha Director did the right thing, and he . ventures to think that the attention that is now being centered upon am objectionable practice, will result in putting a final end to it. The Director is right ir. declaring that the selling of chances for the bene fit of a church is a plain lottery, and is quite as much under the ban of the law as is any other form of lottery. From a moral point of view a church, lottery is worse than other lotteries, inasmuch as a church is expected to stand for tho highest standards of morality. As a rule the highest mora! sentiments of a people are in advance of legislation, and it therefore puts a church in an unfavorable moral light when, instead of standing for princi ples which are in advance of legisla tion, it lags behind legislation and in dulges in practices which are a viola tion of law. A century or two ago u lottery was looked Upon by the highest moralists as an honorable aud perfectly legiti mate method of raising funds. Col leges were endowed and churches maintained by funds raised in thig manner In Independence Hall may be 'een a lottery ticket issued in the early half of th# eighteenth century by I the vestry of old Christ Church for I tins benefit of that venerable parish. Those who believe that the world is not getting any better find it difficult to explain how it has come to pass that the moral standards of civilized people have improved so much within a century or two. Two centuries ago or less it was considered no disgrace for even a pillar of the church to lie in a drunken stupor under the table. Gambling and lotteries were not only tolerated, but approved. VVar excited not one tenth the horror that it does to-day The moral standard? of civii- being heightened, aud in this we see cheering and conclusive evidence that the world is getting better. A lottery appeals to ci:e of the low est as well as one of the strongest in stincts of human nature, the desire to get something for nothing A lottery is a gambling scheme pure and simple, and as such it is worse than betting. Betting may, and often does, degener ate into gambling, but betting proper has this to be said for it, that it is a primitive expression and proof of one's confidence in his own judgment and veracity. The instinct to wager* says Sir Henry Maine in his great work, "Ancient Law," is one of the oldest and most deeply seated in human nature. The wager, like the oath, still fulfills a serious and useful function in human affairs. One who goes bail or bond for another is really staking the amount of the forfeit upon the soundness of his own judgment that the prisoner will appear when called for trial, or that the contract will be fulfilled as specified. But the wager, like the oath, may be used in a profane and vulgar way. The man who cannot argue without offering to back up his contention with a stake of money is near of kin to the man wh® thinks to add strength to his state ments by backing them up with aoths. Profane betting, like profane swear ing, is odious and disgusting. . But gambling—and a church lottery is gambling—has not even the sem blance of justification that attaches to betting. The bettor, as distinct from the gambler, feels sure of something, so sure that he is willing to stake money upon it. The gambler as such is sure of nothing; he stakes his money upon mere chance. Tt his venture represented knowledge, intel ligence, or sound judgment, something might be said for it; but it represent? none of these, A church would better stick to its proper function, which is to help men to govern their lives according to divine reason and principle, and not encourage a habit of mir.d, already too common among men of sceptical and cynical tendency, that sees in the events and affairs of life nothing but the rule of chance and fate Cloudburst. A cloud burst occurred Tuesdaj evening about 6:30 p. m , between. Keating Station and Renovo, causing several bad land slides and completely crippling the telegraph service. Traiua No. 4 and 14 were run via the New York Central from Keating. No. 7. the Buffalo Flyer, due at Emporium, at 4a. m., reached here about three hours late and No. 9, the Erie Express, was about one hour behind her. The St. Marys work t rain, in charge of Sup ervisor Lehman, hurried to the scene of the trouble, picking up ail the sec tion gangs on the way. Supervisor McDona.d did the same from Drift wood East. One track is clear at this writing so trains can be moved care fully from Cooks Run to Renovo. Concrete Work, All kind of concrete work done av short notice. All work guaranteed. See Cement walk in front of Emporium Gas Office. J. H. BRENNAN, Contractor, 4t. Rid gway, Pa. NO. 18.
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