J V" 9 112 -rg <ff >< HP 9i»'e \Atwrj THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, M ARCH, 1866. V )L. 41. Man About. Town. There are people in town who woo'* i kick on the quality of a free lunch. We heard Parker Jackson remark to a Pittsburg drummer: iTwai a Jack pot he was iu, He hadn't the slightest doubt; He was in it for a minute, Then was ten dollars o"t. The ground-hog d' u't seem to be the only hog hereabouts. We find some people who say thi world is good enough for them. They know they will catch it in the next. ♦ * The consensus of opinion is that there is not much difference between the smell of the man who Bmokes ciga rettes and the man who traps skunks. Chickens are considered the. lost de vout of all fowls—a good many of them go into the ministry. A good many girls in town imagine they are pretty, when the face on them, well—look at your watch when yon pass them and see if it has not stopped. »•* Oar Evangelical friend remarks, at the judgment day, money will be as filthy rags, wise men will become fools and rich men beggars. Keep your money in circulation brethren and come down U our church and Get yourself to working, In the hallujah ranks; Trouble may be brewing, On Jordan's stormy banks; Sing the old time anthems, Don't sing nothing new; In the sweet fields of Eden, There is rest for you. Peter Beattie says he has circum navigated everything squeezable and don't think he is much of a back num ber now. v We are told that wealth is full of porils. Give UB the wealth and we Tvill face the perils. Money talks but somehow we don't have it long enough to understand what it says. One of our neighbors remarked the other day that when they had company at his house it always looked as though outsiders got much better fare than he did. Time Hies so fast as we grow older. It seems as though we had our Sunday clothes on all the time. A sign in one or our powder offices rends, "powder for sale, face, bug and gun." -2 * An Emporium clothing store has a sign: "500 pairs of pants for sale, seals free, legs $1.50 each—s3.oo a pair. Riley Warner and Billy Louden will tell "hoss stories" to-nurrow evening for the benefit of Uncle Peter Beat tie's Sunday school class. A # • A hymn sang into a phonograph by a Canoe Run woman, has been played at her funeral. The time will surely come when deceased women can see whether their shrouds fit them or net. * * A lady asked HenryZarps if he didn't think a little baby was sweet. Yes, said Henry,,but a baby's 18 year old sister is sweeter. ■x * * A man up West Creek during the winter fed his hens Indian meal mix ed with sawdust. He set a dozen of their eggs a few weeks ago and they hatched six chickens and six wood peckers. Yesterday was the 4.'i«th anniversary of the death of John Guttenberg, the inventor of printing. History sajshe was a true printer. He died penniless. The (Shriners who sang the old song, "The Darby Ram" on the way to Erie the other morning, should cultivate their voices. The conductor said it was u just scandalous." Mayor Overhiser as soon as inaugu rated will send to the council an ordi nance prohibiting honey bees fr >ni fly ing through the streets. Every man has his price but ye edi tor generally tosses up a penny to see if in payment for personal notices he shall take honor flattery or c >ld cash. An) man can lie but it takes practice to he a professional. •tASNAWW. Crescent Literary Society Entertainment in the High School i join, March 2, at 7:.'!0 p. in. The pub- i lie generaly and all teachers and offi cers of the schools especially, are invit ed to attend. Children below the grammar school grades will not be admitted unless accompanied by their parents. THE PROGRAMME. Chorus. Recitation Mary Farrell Piano Duett, Katie Kratt and Marguerite Metzger Reading Mary Welsh Dialogue. Belie Cleary, Laura Hout,Hilda Hertig, Rachel Dty, Mildred McQuay, Rose Pye, Mollie S pence. Piano Solo, Vera Olmsted Essay, Jennie Robinson Recitation Jane Glenn I Paper, Edna Palmer, Vera Geary Recitation, Ida Hertig President Roosevelt Again to the Rescue. NEW YORK, Feb. 26— President Roosevelt has again intervened as a peace maker between the coa miners and operators. As a result of a letter addressed by him to John Mitchell, a national convention of the United Miners will be held March 15 to try to reach an agreement with the soft coal operators in the hope of averting the threatened strike of April Ist in the bituminous coal fields. The President's letter and the an nouncement thßt the national conven tion would be called were made public to night by Mr Mitchell, after a long conference with Francis L Rabbins, president of the Pittsburg Coal Com pany, and chairman of the bituminous operators, who came to New York this morning. Also present at this confer ence were W. C. Perry of the So« - \- western Coal Association and If. Bush, representing the soft coal iw ests allied with the Gould railroads. j NOTES. EVENING WHIST. Last Friday evening Hon. and Mrs. Josiah Howard delighted a large num ber of friends, by inviting them to ac- ; cept their hospitality for the evening. Their large and spacious residence, elegantly adapted for such affairs, was the scene of a merry party of "whist friends"—so common and enjoyable in Emporium. Just thirty games were played—we have some expert whist players—when the bell tolled the iinale. Mrs. W. H. Howard and Mrs. Henry Auchu were awarded the lady prizes, being a silver belt buckle and silver watch fob. Mr. B. W Greou captured gents first prize and was awarded a pair of gold cuff links, while C. Jay Gtoodnough came in for second prize and now carries his stogies in a hand some pocket cigar case. The evening j was indeed a happy and enjoyable oc j oasion, the guests being entertained in a very hospitable manner by the gen ial hostess and her husband. The large dining room accommodated the guests, while elegant refreshments were served. All favers were emble matical of Washington, cherries and tree. Those who enjoyed the hospital ity were: Mrs. Uisel and Mr. Cavy, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kaye, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Auchu, Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Green Hon. and Mrs. I. K. Hockley, Mr. and Mrs. H. 8. Lloyd, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Blum, Mr. and Mrs. K. G. Judd, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Goodnough, Mr. aud Mrs. Geo. MeUger, Jr., Miss Nellie Lingle, West bo ro. Wis., and Mr. and Mrs. H. H. MuUin * * AFTERNOON WHIST. Mrs. Charles Seger entertained about thirty-five ladp friends last Thursday afternoon, in honor of Washington's birthday, their handsome new home being nicely decorated in national col -1 ors, the favors being also iu red, white and blue, even a stem of cherries from | the original and famous cherry tree : was attached to each score card. Miss j Lena Coyle (niece of hostess) dressed j in Continental costume, with powder ;ed hair, acted as usher. The pleasant j affair was enjoyed by the following: Mesdames Henry Auchu, B. \V. Qreen. Josiah Howard, C. J. G'jodnoujfh, Wiu. Garrity, W. H. Howard, Freil Reick, T. F. Moore, Geo. IVletz ger t Jr. ./. D. Logan, 11. H. Mullin, G. F. Hal com, Laura Bryan, P. T. Beers, J. P. McNarney, It. A. Kick, Ida Cavey, F. G. Judd, A. D. Mac* donnell. Ralph Smut/., Liziie Hinkle, I. K. Hock ley. G. S. Alien, Chas. W. Shaffer, E. 10. Forbes. Geo. P. Jones, A. F. Andrews; Misses Jettie Wiley, .May Gould, Byrde Taggurt and Hose Ritchie. Alter piuying twenty or tuore tfames, Mrs. W. 11. ll(»ward and Mrs. A. I). Macdonnell were awarded the prize*, china dishes, as me mento* of the oocusion. A dainty lunch wan served. Severely Burned. Harry Goodrich, employed as acid blower at Keystone Powder works, was severely burned about the face and head last Monday m >rning He was hurried to l)r. F.t'k's office for treatment. His injuries are not da>ig. emu*. Mr. Goodrich has but recently returned from the Philippines, after serving with Cncle S.i.u, "Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable." —WEßSTEß. EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1906. Another Close Call for Emporium This morning while at work in the yard *at this place, the usnal carelessness was displayed. At* engine running backwards, and at a high rate of speed, crashed into a car loaded with dyna mite, driving the tender halfway into the same. Other cars loaded with dynamite stood near and what prevented a terrible explosion cannot be accounted for, Surely something must be done at once before hundreds of lives are lost. The idea of our people allowing cars loaded wi h explosives to be brought into town and banged around for several days by careless employees has gone far enough. Plenty of side track outside the borough limits to sta"d cars load ed with explosives. The proper place for them. To Arrest the Educators. HAHRISBUKO, Feb. 24.—Health Com- ( missioner Samuel G. Dixon, acting for the State Department of Health, will at once prosecute a number of teachers in different parts of the State who have absolutely refused to comply with the vaccination law, and who in defiance of this law are admitting unvac cinated children to their schools. The attorneys for the Departments have all their evidence in hand for a number ol these cases. Commissioner Dixon has also ar- | ranged to secure evidence in all other cases where the law has been violated. In addition to teachers, proceedings are to be taken against School Direct ors and others who have conspired to j have the law defied. Religious Services at the Mines. Rev. J. M. Robertson, Rector of Em porium Emmanuel Episcopal Church, held services at Cameron Mines school house last Sunday afternoon, a'uout thirty persons being present at the services Hon. Josiah Howard accom panied the Rector. The place has evi dently met with favor tor we hear talk of erecting a union church at the Coke Ovens, or rather Canoe Run, the pro ject being encouraged by Mr. Howard, which means substantial assistance from this progressive and liberal citi- ' zen, especially when the welfare of our county and its people is effected. Wake Up Emporium. What does Emporium propose to do in relation to paving Fourth street, now that suitable material can be pur- ; chased almost at our door? The state j will defray three-fourths of the cost and the tax-payers surely can stand | one-fourth the expense. With a fair as j .-ses.scd valuation of Emporium we could l easily bear the burden. Let us hear . from some of our property owners— , our columns are open What's in McClure's. There is a good deal in the March | McClure's that you don't want to mips. ; Miss Ida M. Tarbell's "Commercial • Machiavellianism" brings home the lax ' morals that have built up great cor porations and business houses, show ing how the axioms of Machiavelli's "Prince," although pretty strong even for Italy of the Medici, form the catechism of the modern captain of in dustry. Ray Stannard Baker con tinues his veil-lifting series, "The Rail roads on Trial," devoting the eurrent number to the formation of public ! opinion by the law-breaking railroads ; and shippers; disclosing as neat and j clever and complicated a piece of | underhanded machinery as ever you i heard of. Anthony Fiala concludes j his accounts of "Five Years in the , Artie" with the story of the separation ) of the party, the last advance north in ! the darkness, the final surrender and j the arrival of the relief ship. Many of j the photographs in this instalment are even more remarkable than those in the February number. Clara Morris i has a charming bit of stage recollec ! tion, "Looking Backward," in which she tells how she saw Henry Irving for the first time while she was hunting a leading man for Mr. Daly. ! The March number is unusually strong in good fiction. The poems, which balance the number are: "The Crocus" by Herbert Trench; "Beyond the Spectrum" by Florence Wilkinson; "The Marionettes" by Witter Bynner; "In the Night," ;by Paul Kester; and "A Sony," by A. E. Housman. lenodochy Club. This popular social club closed the reason last Monday evening with an enjoyable hop ane luncheon. It is ex pected and hoped the club will resume their pleasant entertainments at the close of the Lenten season. Their dances have been orderly affairs and conducted on a high order. WANTED Bright, hottest young man from Emporium to prepare for paying position in Government Mail Service. Box One, Cedar Rapids, la. 47-Mt, NOTES OF INTEREST. Call and look over our selected stock of pianos. Bennett Piano Co., Broad street. WANTED:— Live Agents, Potter county; either sex; big profits; good sellers. Webster, 320 North Division street, Buffalo, N. Y. Don't fail to note the factory sale of pianos at Emporium, given b_* the Bennett Piano M'Fg Co., of Warren, Pa. Join the chase after the kidnapper of the lost child, Emporium Opera House, Friday March 2. Prices 36c, 26c and 16c; matinee 20c and 7c. Clarion State Normal, Clarion, Pa., Special classes for those preparing for County Superintendent's examination. Expenses for spring term (14 weeks) ( opening March 26, f48.50. Edison's Moving Pictures, Empori um Opera House, Friday March 2, matinee and evening. Matinee at 4p. m. If not satisfied can .have your money back. Prices 35c, 25c and 15c, matinee 20c and 7c. Edison's Moving Pictures given under the guarantee and protection of Thomas A. Edison, A. W. Luce mana. ger, Emporium Opera House, Friday March 2. Prices, 35c, 2-Ic, and 15c, tnabinee 20c and 7c. Wood in McKean county is becom i ing a scarcity owing to the many chemical factories in the county that are using hundreds of thousands of cords every year. The Smethport j Democrat ptedicts that live years from now there will be very little wood in 1 that region Don't miss the big excursion A Trip | to New York one of the largest scenes j ever given iu lite motion pictures, j Emporium Opera House, Friday March ; 2 Any person not satisfied can have money back. Prices, 35c, 25c and 15c; matinee 20c and 7c. The littlo borough of Port Allegany I consumed 40,000,000 feet of gas in Jan- j uary, and taking that, as an example of j what that region is using, observers as sert that the heavy and steady pull on the gas fields means that the time is not far distant when the people shall | have to revert to the old time fuels, wood and coal, i The Franklin News, which i 9 always well filled with ads, remarks: "As a rule you will find that stores which ad -1 vertise liberally will take the most pains to treat you fairly and give you I the worth of your money. The man I who does not advertise is not appeal | ing to public opinion and is not likely ' to realize its value, while the man who j pays good money for newspaper space , understands that your good will is | vital to his financial happiness." DEATH'S DOINGS. nonsi.Bß. Miss Thressa A. Housler, aged 69 J ; years, died at the residence of Mr. F. I ! B. Housler and Mrs. Carrie Ellis, W r est ! i Sixth street, on Monday. The funeral | took placo Tuesday afternoon from : j the late residence, interment being j made at Rich Valley cemetery, Revs, j | Dow and Bennet officiating. Deceased 1 i resided in this section most of her life ! and enjoyed a wide acquaintance. , Since early childhood she had been a i I consistent christian, having for 2-5 vears been a membar of Messiah church. Her funeral was largely at ' tended. Pushing the Work. Contractor J. W. Kriner, assisted by his his brother in-law, Mr. 11. H. Ness, ' ey, of Harrisbvrg, have a large (vrew of men at work remodeling and re building the Walker block, recsently gutted by fire Judging front the sub stantial "T" iron girders being putin position the building will be safe when the new third story is added. j "A Little Down and A Little A Month," will bring you a dandy piano from the Bennett Co s factory sale. , Handsome Monuments. One of the handsomest memorials in Newton cemetery has just been plated to ihe memory of George Howard and family. It is in the form of a Celtic cross standing over 13 feet high, made of Pink Westerly, R I , Granite. This was finished and completed by Foley Bro'a Co., the Olean, N. Y., Monu mental dealers. This firm has just placed a neat and substantial monu ment on the lot of Mrs. C. H. Sage to the memory of her husband. Also monuments for Mr. R. Fountain, W. A. Sprung, and Mr. J. A. Montgomery —the latter monument being set in St. Marys, Pa. The Kryl Company. With the Bohumin Kryl Company the People's Star Course, for the sea son of 1905-06 closed on Wednesday night Mr. Kryl is a great artist. His solos were marvels of tone pro duction, exhibiting in a wonderful way the capabilities of his instrument and giving pleasure, in an unwonted de gree to the admirers of his art. Miss Roberts, for rare naturalness, distinct enunciation and contageous humor is one of the best readers appearing here this season, and will be so remembered by the patrons of the Star Course. Masquerade Party. Miss Vera Olmsted and Miss Ethel Day gave a masquerade party at the home of Miss Olmsted last Thursday ( veiling. About twenty guests were present, all in masked costumes. Re freshments were served and a very enjoyable time was had. Entertained the Vestrymen. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Howard enter tained the members of Emmanuel Epis church Vestry at six o'clock dinner, last Saturday evening. Of course the good things to eat were gotten up in Mrs. Howard's usual elegant manner. Hotel Improvements. While paying mine host Michael Murphy a visit on Tuesday we fouud him heels over head in trouble, with the painters and decorators. F. 11. Pearsall was the artist. The old Com mercial is now ready for the spring patronage. Dr. A. W. Baker. Dr. Baker will be at the New Warner Friday afternoon and evening. Marsh 2nd and 3rd. Tax Appeal. T(ie tax appeals will bo held Monday the 12th' day of March at the Court House. Good Safe For Sale. R. Soger offers for sale at a bargain a good office safe. I Eczema, Tetter, Salt Rheum, Itch, Ring Worm, Herpes, itch. All of these diseases are attended by intense itching, which is almost instantly relieved by applying Chamberlain's Salve, and by its continued use a permanent cure may be effectad. It has, in fact, cured many eases that had resisted other treat ment. Prices 25 cents per box. For sale by L. Taggnrt; J. E. Smith. Sterling Run; Crum Bros., Sinnamahoning. Had It Bad. HAINES CITY, Ft, A. Philips Drug Co., Warren. Pa. Dear Sirs, —December 25, 1901, was taken with what physicians pronounced MIJSC HLAR RII EH MATIS M. I had it bad. I took as I thought, every known remedy, paid out enough money anyhow. I wa> entirely helpless for nearly eighteen months; about that time saw your ad in The National Tri bune; sent for a bottle, then sent for another, then another; and now 1 am out of the medicine b isiness entirelv. I give Crookcr s Kheumatic Remedy the credit of curing me. I can heartly rec ommend it. R. C. Dodson. 2lDecMm. J. F. Tow Kit. ft will not cost you a cent to try Chamberlain s Stomach end Liver Tablets. , and they are excellent for >tomach troubles j and constipation. Get a free sample at at L. I aggart .s druir store. .1. H.Smith. Sterling Run: ('rum Bros., Sinnaniuhon i tag. Emmanuel Church. Celebration of tin* Holy Communion next Sunday at the mid-day service. Lenten services as follows: Monday I uesday and Thursday afternoons lit [ 4:15 o'clock in the Parish house Wednesday and Friday evenings at 7:110 o'clock in the church. Certainly Emporium is a hospitable town and all enter into innocent amusements with a will and haven good time not extravagant and waste ful but just a good, jolly time. Now, that the Lenten season is upon us many will turn their thoughts, for a time, to other matters of a mor<- endurinir nature Coudereport has decide I t. pave | ) their maiti street. TERMS: $2.00 —$1.501N ADVANCE. THE WEATHER. FRIDAY,Rain , SATURDAY, Pfcf* SUNDAY, Fair. I ASSETS First National Bank r EMPORIUM, PA. At the close of business February 28,1906. $756,172,11. Do not leave money in the house or store. I may be lost, stolen or destroyed. Bring or seaA it to this Bank, where you can get it when yom want it. The Observer. The assertion is frequently made thai the school curricula of the present day are HO overcrowded with studies that the pupils ol' our grammar and higfk schools are less proficient in such simple matters as spelling and arith metic than were the school children half a century ago, when little w;»» taught besides the traditional three R'a. A recent investigation made in Spring field, Massachusetts, shows that this assertion is not warranted by the fac?«. A few years ago, a bound volama was found in the garret of the old school in Springfield, which contained spelling tests and examination ques tions, with answers, of the year l£tA Recently this volume was brought the attention of Mr. Riley, the ptirtui pal of the grammar school, and fce/at once proceded to apply these tests the grammar school pupils. Had..!* wished to be absolutely fair to tb.« present day schools, he would applied the tests to the second yea* pupils of the high school, or at leaEt to the freshmen. The odds were there fore in favor of the pupils of IB4tl. The tests of 1846 were applied origm ally to 85 pupils; the same tests were applied in 1906 to 215 pupils. In 134=3 the percentage of correct spelling \vcj» 40.6, as against 51.2 in 1905. In 184# the percentage of correct answers "Ira arithmetic was 29.4, as against 65/5 in in 1905. There were twenty words' in the spelling test. In 1846, only Sfteew of the eighty-five pupils passed the the seventy per cent mark in spelling. Two pupils did rot spell i single v: t correctly; nine had only nii*e right; more than one fourth of the class mis spelled seventeen or more words. Mr. Ossian H. Lang, to whom are indebted for a detailed account cl this investigation in the current nam ber of the Forum, says that the ch'HF point in the result is "that the Spring field schools are doing better v/ork ar<t accomplishing bettor results today than they did sixty years ago in the very studies which then comprised th« whole programme, while to-day they are only a portion of it. What is true of Springfield may safely be accepted as applicable to the whole country The enriched carricula of the element ary schools have not reduced ono iota the possibility of producing ua goo<3 result# in three R's; to-day as have been attained at any time in the past The spelling of our grandfathers and grandmothers was no less fearfully and wonderfully made, on the average, than that of their descendants." Perhaps,though,there is another cida to the question, which must not be kflfc out of the account. President Fannce of Brown University says that "it the general conviction of college teachers that, while the freshmen ot today know more than their father* did at the same age, they are inferfo# to their fathers in logical strength, 'it power of concentration, and in the faculty of sustained thought " The pupils of 1856 did notHo badly in their post school life. Mr. Riley hiinslf observes: "Among those who were most suc cessful in the tests were two boys who are still living in Springfield. One >.-JO been mayor of the city; the otter: .s * leader in business life. Some of the girls and boys who failed in spelling became leaders as well. One girl, ivhc attempted only four of t lit- sigfrl examples, and had them all wrot>& jfo came an honored member of th« Springfield school board. A boy wti<? missed 19 of the 20 words, anil wh*> solved only three of the eight example* correctly became president of a bank. His life as a c itizen was truly nobl«\ 1 and at his death his city paid unusual j honor to his memory. Another bov in today at the head of a bank in Albany. ! Still another hoy; who could not do .i single example and who could speil i ''tit six words correctly, became mayor j of a western city." Llected President At a meeting of the stockholders tf of Sinnamaboniog Powder <'o., Mr. Henry Auohu was elected President and Oeneral Manager. He inform* us that he expects to have the | Lint ready for business within "vo or »i« weeks. It in said to ho one ' '.he tu»i j plants In the country. NO 2.
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