THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS.
ESTABLISHED BY C. B. (iouLD, MARCH, 1.866.
VOL. 4<).
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(Fro:ii?ur Uj'i/ur Correspondent,)
Washington, July 1905.
Bliitor P'csa:
The President has offered the j
important post of Secretary of
State to Elihu Root and Mr. Root
has accepted. This .brief an
nouncement from Oyster Bay will
prove an occasion of gratification
to the American people who may
rest assured that with the interna
tional relations of the United States
in the hands of so able a man as
Elihu Root they will he well safe
guarded. The feeling seems to he
unanimous among public men and
many men in private life who keep
in touch with public affairs that
the President and the nation are
to be congratulated on the wisdom
of the President's selection and on
the acceptance of a place at the
cabinet table by Elihu Root. The
splendid work which Mr. Root per
formed as Secretary of War is re
garded as a certain guarantee of
his success as Secretary of State.
The masterly manner in which he
conducted the affairs relating to
the Philippines insurrection, his
broad statesmanship, as demon
strated in his conduct of the rela
tions of the United States with
Cuba, and his remarkable foresight
and constructive ability as display
ed in his reorganization of the
army and the militia of the nation
have all served to demonstrate .his
remarkable ability and to convince
the people, as they have President,
of Mr. Root's prominent ability to
conduct with credit and eclat the
affairs of any department of the
government entrusted to him.
Since leaving the cabinet, eigh
teen months ago. Mr. Root lias
been entrusted with numerous
legal cases of great importance and
it will repuire at least two weeks
for him to sever his connection
with his various clients. At the
end of that timt'he will come to
Washington and lake the—oath of
office but it is pobable.that not un
til autumn will he come back to
Washington as a permanent resi
dent. The belief is generally ex
pressed that when Mr. Root does
take hold of the affairs of the De
partment of State he will institute
a new regime, that many of the
fossils who now cumber the offices
of one of the most important de
partments of the government will
be compelled either to reform their
methods and to make some at
* mpts to render a fair return for
the compensation they receive or
to hand in their resignations. As
Secretary of War Mr. Root proved
a cold, but a, just employer. He
was quick to recognize merit where
merit existed, but was invariably
1 intollerant of slack methods of
doing business and gave short
shift to the men who were dispos
ed to regard government employ
ment as a political "snap" carry
ing with it the privilege of draw
ing salary without doing much, if
any work. As Mr. Root's reputa
tion in this regard has travelled
before him there is some conster
nation among the barnacles of the
Department of State.
Stenography and Type Writing.
Will teach shorthand and type writ
ing at my home on Fourth street, dur
ing the summer months. Graham's
Standard method of shorthand taught
and the Underwood Standard type
writer used.
I am a graduate of one of the best
shorthand schools in Pittsburg and
have had five years experience, three
years in legal work and two in com
mercial. Students desiring to take up
this study can do just as well for the
first two or three months at home, as
going away and with much less ex
pense.
17tf. MBS. FBED SKOER.
Eye Specialist.
Prof. W. If. Budine, the well known
Eye Specialist, of Binghamton, N. Y.,
will be at R. H. Hirsch's jewelry
store, Emporium, Pa., July 16th.
If you can't see well or have
headache don't fail to call and see 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.
WANTED:—Experienced tl mr man
to sell Minnesota fl >ur direct to stores
and bakers. Exclusive territory given.
Applicant must write good plain hand
and furnish bond. Address, "Mift,
ing,'" P. O. Box 763, Binghamton, N.,
Y. 20 Ct.
For Sale.
One light bay horse, weight 1050;
age seven years; price $l5O. For par
ticulars call at Press office.
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K- W.OSS CvrtOuCOWB R.CWKNMJGtt R.FRKNTZ.
Eight Victims of the Dynamite Explosion.
We regret that we cannot present cuts of Max Halderman and Harry George on account of poor
photos.
Children's Aid Society of Western |
Pennsylvania—Objects and
Methods.
The object of the Children's Aid ,
Society is to provide for the welfare
of destitute and neglected children by
such means as shall be best for them
and for the community. Our method
of accomplishing this object is:
1. By placing such children in care
fully selected private families, mostly |
in the country, paying a moderate
rate of board where necessary, and
following up each case with such in
quiry and supervision as may secure !
to the child the conditions of physical j
and moral well-being.
2. By utilizing existing institutions j
for children as temporary homes, ;
while permanent family places are I
being sought.
3. By putting, as far as possible, ,
the support of a child upon its rela
tives or parents, legitimate or other-'
wise, and by preventing the needless |
separation of mother-an;! children.
4. The law forbidding the detention ;
of children in almshouses car, best be >
carried out by the co-operation of the j
Directors of the Poor. \ ith voluntary
associations of discreet and benevolent i
women, who are willing to find places
for the children, look after their wel
fare, and report to the Directors. It
is for the interest of the tax payers
that these children be taken out of the
pauper class as soon as possible and
absorbed in the community.
5. Iu it county where such an as- j
sociation exists, and where the Direc
tors make fair allowance f>r the sup
port of the children, thc-r. is no excuse
for detaining any child iir~the head
quarters for paupers and no need of
| creatiiu. a:i iu iitu'.ion for pauper
children.
Lizzie J. Hinkle, Pres.
Elks at Buffalo.
Buffalo is entertaining th.i Elks this
week, ten thousand art; ving the first
day. Five trains passed through Km -
porium on Sunday, all loaded, for Buf
falo. Yesterday was the big d.iv and
it is said to vqual tne Pan-Am., for
: electric display.
Removed from Cameron.
E. V. Dunlevio discontinued his busi
ar Cameron on Tuesday, having mov
his offices to Travelers Rest, West Va.,
where he has extensive lumber opera
tions. He will be greatly missed at
Cameron, where he has given employ
ment to a large number of men. He
is a hustler and the Press wishes him
j additional prosperity in the south.
Scene at Emporium Powder Works after Explosion, June 28.
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WEßSTEß.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1905.
Con. Creighlon Dead.
Connie Creighton, son of the late
Thomas Creighton, died at Cook House,
, Tuesday night. He wis his own j
worst enemy.
Five County Convention.
The tenth annual convention of the
Five County Volunteer Firemen's As- j
sociation will be held at Coudersport, i
, Aug. 10 and 17th.
June Weather.
The average daily temperature for
June was 67, same as June last year.
| The rainfall was 4.33 inches, about
■ normal, but inch less than for same
i month last year. t.b.l.
Official Visitation.
Hon. Cadwallader Biddle, Dr. Mc
| Cloud and Dr. Mitchell, members of
I Pennsylvania State Board of Public
I Charities visited Cameron county jail
lon Tuesday. They complimented the
| Sheriff on the efficient manner lie con
ducts his office but condemned the
| sanitary condition of the jail sewers.
Pleasant Visit.
■ Mr. E. li. Dodson, director of agents
of Pittsburg Life and Trust Co., was a
PRESS visitor on Saturday, accom
panied by Prof. W. J. Leavitt, who has
resigned his position in C, B. Howard
& Co's store to take charge of the in
surance business in this section. Will
should make a hustling good solicitor.
We enjoyed Mr. I) nL>ni's visit and
found hi in a very pleasant gentleman.
Electrical Storm.
| Emuorium was visited by a terrible
j electric I storm last Friday afternoon,
j accompanied by a heavy rain. A tone
( mailt house, owned by Mrs. Mary E.
1 Mayze and occupied by Sylvester
j Donough and Fred Robinson, was ser-
J iously damaged by lighting. Fire
, started in the midst of the storm and
j prompt assistance saved the building
| from destruction. No insurance, ft is a
j miracle that „tho inmates escaped
j injury or death.
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Killed at Gardcau.
Geo. S. Alden, aged 30, was killed at
I Gardeau last Sunday night. While
j alighting from a freight train he step
| ped in front of another train, when he
' was struck by engine. He died within
a few minates. His remains were
j brought to Emporium on the freight
but had to be taken back to Gardeau
lat once for Coroner's inquest. De
j ceased loaves a wife and six children
1 to mourn his death.
Pleasant Surprise.
On Monday night the good people of i
the First Baptist Church, organized
and very successfully executed a sur
prise at the parsonage of their pastor
on Fourth street. The occasion was
that of the birthday of Mrs. Twichell, j
who has always found great favor with
the whole flock. All gathered at the
home of Mrs. Pepperman on the same
street. The clock striking eight was
the signal for starling. The march
continued till the broad, beautiful lawn
was reached, when they pressed into
pass Mrs. Twichell with their baskets,
their boxes, their cream and their
cheer to take possession of the parson
age. A happy evening was spent, in
terspersed here and there with music,
singing and banqueting. Just before
mid-night, with their "Many happy re
turns" to the pleased pastor and his
winning wife, all filed out again, feel
ing that all present had struck another
sweet note in the perfect harmony of
the prest,..'-. pastorate. An investiga
tion proved that the pantry was too
small to hold the great variety, rang
ing from the most dainty delicacies to
the most servicable supply. It was
also found*that a delicately decorated
china dish had been left to merge into
a mint Its contents was found to be a
combination of rustling sounds and
clatter of coin. This is a time of pros
perity in the parish. x
Attempted Suicide.
About four weeks ago Tneodore Gill
son who had been confined in Warren
Insane Asylum, being a victim of
morphine habit, escaped from that in
stitution, coming on foot to Thos
Norton's farm, near Emporium. Ho
worked on the farm for Mr. Norton
until last Sunday when ho visited Em
porium. A PRESS representative
noticed the unfortunate, his actions
exciting our suspicions. He stopped
at one of our hotels over night, but the
following day, Monday he managed to
get hold of some Chloride of Mercury
and took an over dose. He was found
in an alley near Norris' liver stables
by some boys, who called attention to
hia condition. Finally he waa carried
to the Hook and Ladder Co., rooms
and Dr. Falk called, who pronounced
it a case of poisoning The doctor
worked over him for some time and
succeeded in relieving him sufficiently
to learn his name and home. Poor
master J. W. Kriner wired to his
brother, who resides at Corry and re
ceived reply that he would be here on
Tuesday. While conversing with the
poor unfortunate fellow he told us that
lu- thought he was cured sufficiently
to leave the asylum, when he departed,
bi' after coming to Emporium and
again getting filled up with the drug
he determined to end it all and took
the poisonous drug, two tablets; that
he had seven tablets and thinks he
must have taken all of them—an over
dose. At this writing, i Tuesday) it is
hard to tell what the result will be,
the unfortunate fellow suffering great
pain. He has for years been a mor*
; |)hin«j fiend.
Big Doings at Erie.
Next week will be a red letter week
- in the history of Erie and those of our
readers who contemplate visiting that
j beautiful city should do so at this time.
The Odd Fellows have charge of the
: monster celebration.
Ice House Visited.
For some time Mrs. M. A. Rockwell's
| ice house has been nightly visited and
I from one to three large cakes stolen.
The party is known and if they repeat
j the visits there will be arrests. Other
wise the matter will ba dropped.
The Observer.
We frequently these days encounter
the phrase "civic decadence," but the
very fact that we use that and similar
phrases is in reality a reason for hope
and encouragement. So longjas people
are thoroughly in slavery to an evil,
they are not troubled by it and do not
raise alarming cries about it nor call it J
hard names. When a community is
really so corrupt that it is contented
in its corruption, the outlook is not en
couraging. is coirupt and
knows it and writhes under this know
ledge the outlook for its redemption is
more encouraging
The lack of civic virtue is manifest in
two classes: First there are the dorrupt
politicians who see in public office an
opportunity for private graft and who,
like t>e late chief of Tammany Hal),
arc orking for their own pockets all
U time. The other class comprises
the great body of citizens who are so
absorbed in private business that they
have no serious concern for public af
fairs. A few years ago some wealthy
business men in one of our large cities
openly took the position that they
could better afford to be plundered by
corrupt public servants than to sacri
fice additional opportunities for money
making by devoting part of their time
to the interests of good politics. It
would be hard to say which of these
two classes is the more lacking in civic
virtue. The trouble with each is that
it is individualistic and selfish. The
representative of ® ach looks upon the
interests of the body politic as some
thing different from and external to
his own individual interest. We can
readily understand how such a feeling
and view should exist under a despotic
government. A typical despot re
gards his power and authority as his
own individual possession to bo used
by him for his own personal advan
tage. The subjects of such a despot,
accustomed only to submit and obey,
know nothing of a power and respon
sibility inherent in themselves. Why is
it that the free born sons of our Am
erican democracy fall so readily into
a habit of mind and spirit that belongs
rather to such countries as Russia and
Turkey?
An endeavor to assign a philosophic
al reason for this condition has been
made by Mr. Wilson L. Gill, of the
Franklin Institute, Philadelphia. Ac
cording to his view, the robust civic
virtue which marked the early decades
of national history was begotten and
nourished in the home life of our peo
ple There was then a general inde
pendence of spirit, "a wholesome fear
lessnes'-. of t-h-.vght, an impatience of
anything that was fundamentally un
just, a moral stamina and couratre that
made men dare all for the defence of
the principles of justice,equity and the
essential rights of man." He noticed
also ''the general recognition on the
part of the individual that the nation
had certain claims upon him; that
there were duties encumbent upon all
true friends of republican institutions
that could not rightly be ignored or
shifted to others' shoulders."
Since then, owing to great indus
trial changes, the home as an institute
of independence and civic virtue, has
ceased to exist for a large proportion
of our population. It was hoped that
the demands of the new conditions
might be met through the develop
ment of a system of public education.
Popular education, however, has failed
in a number of vital particulars. For
one thing, and it is with this that we
are chiefly concerned, the management
of the school has been based wholly
upon a monarchical as opposed to a
democratic system and spirit. How
ever wise and equitable the discipline
may be in the school room, the fact re
mains that so far as the pupils are con- '
cerned the teacher is an autocrat
pure and simple. The pupils learn
nothing in self-government; their
whole duty in relation to the govern
ment of the school is simply to yield
unquestioning obedience to the exter
nal authority of the teacher. Such a
training is admirably adapted to the
future subjects of a monarchy; but is it
adapted to the future citizens of a re
public? The pupils are trained to be
ruled, not to bear a part in ruling;
they are trained to be subjects, not to
be members of a sovereign democracy;
they are trained to implicit and irre-,
sponsible submission, not to a share in
the burden of authority and respon
sibility. What then more natural than
that pupils so trained should goto
swell the ranks of those who look up
on public administration as a matter
wholly external to and beyond them
selves, and who submit passively, as
by inbred instinct, to any form of cor
rupt public service?
Bodies Blown to Fragments.
Eight men were blown to pieces and
two others were injured by a prema
tire explosion of a big blast of rock
powder on the Pennsylvania railroad
improvements near New Cumberland,
last Sunday morning. The accident
occurred directly across the river from
the scene of the Pennsylvania railroad
wreck, near Harrisburg, on May 11, in
which '23 persons were killed and many
others injured.
All the victims were employes of H.
S. ICerbugh Company, incorporated
contractors, who are building the
double tracks for the Pennsylvania
railroad.
The dead are: Jas. Wiseman, aged
50years, dynamite boss, Buffalo, N.Y ;
Arthur Green, colored, Harrisburg;
Robt. Thompson, colored, Harrisburg;
Frank Mullach, a Slav; three Italians
and one Slav unknown.
GIRL WANTED— Good girl for gen
eral housework. Good wages to right
party. Inquire at this office.
WANTED— Agents and correspon
dents in every town and village to rep
resent. well-known publication. Ad
dress ft. B. M., 80x36, Harrisburg, Pa.
TERMS: $2.00 —$1.50 IN ADVANCE.
WEATHER REPORT.
(Forecastby T.B.Lloyd.!
PRiDAY, Showers,
SATURDAY, Showers.
SUNDAY, Fair.
DEATH'S DOINGS.
BWAUTWOOD.
MKS, ELLA BAIRD-SV.ARTWOOD, aged
47 years, who lias made lier home with
her daughter, Mrs. H. J. Bullock, at
Canandaigua, N. Y., for some time,
came here lately to visit relatives, was
taken ill at the house of her brother, S.
D. llousler, Rich Valley, died Tuesday
night. Deceased who has been in poor
health for several years, was a daugh
ter of the late Aden Housler and resid
ed here most all of her life. She leaves
a daughter and two grand-children,
.(Mrs. IT. J. Bulloch, Canandaigua, N.
Y.,) two sisters, (Mrs. Lilgman Chad
wick and Mrs. W. If. Cramer) and
two brothers, George Elliott, and S.
D. Housler. Her daughter and other
members of the family were with her
when she passed over the river. De
ceased was a member of the First
Methodist Episcopal Church of Em
porium. Her funeral will take place
on Friday afternoon, at 2:30 at Rich
Valley Church, Rev. Mr. Metzler, as
sisted by Rev. Mr. Dow, to have charge
of the services. M. E. Choir of Em
porium will furnish the singing.
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FLEMING.
Mrs Ann Fleming died Monday, July
3rd o$ dropsy of the heart, at the resi
dence of her "son at Lock Haven, aged 77
years. Mrs. Fleming is survived by
one son, Mr. John Fleming of the
above place and four daughters, Mrs.
Dora Gugan, of Olympia, Washington;
Mrs. M..?y Collins of Huntley; Mrs.
Clara Jordan of Emporium and Mrs.
Elizabeth Logue of Superior, Wisconsin.
The remains were interred in tho Lock
Haven cemetery.
Her maiden name was Dorey and
was the last survivor of a family of
eleven children. She was a member
of the Desciple church at Lock Haven
for near forty years and a great Bible
student,herßible being her chief source
of pleasure for many years. She spent
tho last twelve winters of her life with
her daughter, Mrs. J. K. Jordan, in
Emporium and made many friends
here.
Dr. Lamb Wins Case.
At a special term of Court held last
week the case of D. H. Lamb, a Gale
ton pharmacist, vs Pik« Township was
brought to recover damages for an ac
cidenttoMr. Lamb which occasioned
the loss of his right arm. About two
years ago a party composed of Galeton
people set out for a day's outing and
driving toward West Pike, their
wagon which was drawn by four
horses, was damaged by coming in
contact with an exposed gas pipe, caus
ing the horses to run away and Mr.
Lamb, in leaving the wagon, unfortu
nately caught his arm in one of the
wheels, fracturing it so badly that am
putation was necessary, and from
which injury he suffered considerably
up to the present time, his health be
ing much impaired through the result
of the accident. There were many
witnesses sworn and testified for both
sides, producing strong testimony.
The case was brought to a close
Wednesday and decided in favor of
Mr. Lamb, who receives $5,000 from
the township of Pike.—Austin Auto
graph. The Dr's many Cameron
county friends congratulate him, yet
feel that $5,000 is a small compensation
for the loss of an arm. He sued for
$25,000, we are informed.
Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Benson.
The angel of death visited the home
of Mr. Bert Benson, of Cameron, Pa.,
summoning the beloved wife Mrs.
Elizabeth Benson to the Great Beyond.
Mrs. Benson was taken suddenly ill
July 3rd and despite the utmost efforts
of Dr. DeLong, of Emporium and Dr.
Rutherford, of Clermont, she passed
away July 4th, in confinement Mrs.
Benson was 36 years of age and is sur
vived by her husband, two children,
her mother, six brothers and two
sister.-. The funeral was conducted by
funeral director George J. Laßar, of
Emporium. The remains were taken
to her mother's home at Rassales,
Pa., for interment in the Catho
lic Cemetery, The Rev. Father
Heiber having charge of the funeral
services. The floral offerings were
many and beautiful. Mrs. Benson was
one of our most popular and esteemed
ladies. A loving wife and mother, a
good neignbor and a true and faithful
friend, she will be mourned aDd miss
ed greatly by all who knew her. The
entire community extends heartfelt
sympathy to Mr. Benson and family in
their great bereavement.
A wife and moth cr dear have gone;
A voice forever still;
The chair is vacant in our home,
Which never can be filled;
God in His wisdom has removed her,
From this world of care;
And look her to his home so pure.
To dwell forever there.
J. F.S.
Wanted.
A home for a little girl six years old;
with light hair aiut blue eyes.
Childrens Aid Society,
Mrs. J. J. ll inkle, President.
Many Emporiumites took in the Elks
convention at Buffalo yesterday.
Mrs. M. A. Rockwell broke ground
to-day for her new business block,
corner Fourth and Cherry streets.
Be sure of a mans ability as a scrap
it>r 1 efore asking In into apologize.
NO. 21.