FHE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS " ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866. VOL. 41. ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT. That is What the Desire for Work Sometimes Means. One reason why so few boys and girls carry thir studies to the point of high school graduation is the Jesires on the part of many to begin to earn money. It is only fair to the parents to say that very few ever insist on their children leaving school and linding employment when the children them selves are eager to continue their school work. Still, parents are often only too ready to consent when the boy or girl "presses a desire to exchange school for employment. , ''Parent*, often think their son is es f peciaily promising because he wants to get to work young, wants to leave schoc' and De earning, says the Journ al of Education \ This is never a sign of strength, buv always of weakness. When a boy wants to get to work in stead of getting ready to work it in dicates arrested development. "There is not one probability in 50 ihat a boy why desires to leave school at the jixth grade and is allowed to do so will never amount to anything. It is not the fact that he does not have as much education as the other boys, but that he does not have their purpose to get ready for the doing of things. '•Teachers often greatly err in deul iir, with such boys and their parents by trying to show how important it is that they should know what they wilj learn in the seventh and eighth gradeSj whereas that is the least part of it. It is a case of arrested development us ually, and this is what should be treat ed—treated as a disease. "We make a lot of talk about defect ive sight and hearing and we do well, but it is vastly more important that we "get busy" in defective mental pro gressive development. There is a nearsightedness of parents and pupils | that is criminal. It contributes to de- 1 linquency, and "is within the statute j and eubjtct to court punishment." "It sometimes shows itself in divert- j ed attention, in dissipated interest and j often in overathletic or fraternity zeal, j The college theory is that the fratern- j ity chaps are the elect, but life does not j show that. The date are imperfect at i present, but there is enough to make i it wholly probable that when the fig ures are in it will be clearly shown that : in the last 15 years, when fraternity i life has been extra social and extra poiitieal iu clannishness, much of the fraternity zeal indicates approaching arrested development. It is entirely clear already that this is highly charac teristic of the high school fraternity, because it almost invariably means that a set of fellows dare not trust themselves to win honors in the open contest, but seek it as a favoritism by; means of a little band of social high waymen, as many of these high school fraternities are." The News—No Pure Drug Cough Cure Laws would by needed, if all Cough Cures were like Dr. Shoop's Cough Cnre is—and has been for 20 years. The National law now requires that if any poisons enter into a cough I mixture, it must be printed on the label or package. For this reason mothers and others, should insist on having Dr. Shoop's Cough Cure. No poison marks on Dr. Shoop's labels— and none in the medicine, else it must by law be on the label. And it's not only safe, but it is said to be by those that knowit best, a truly re. mirkable cough remedy. Take no chance, particularly with your children. Insist on having Dr. Shoop's Cough Cure. Compare carefully the Dr. Shoop packages with others and see. No poison marks there? You can al ways be on the safe side by demanding Dr. Shoop's Cough Cure. Simply re fuse to accept any other. Sold by all dealers. Spring Announcement. Now is the time to get your summer suit. Come and look ovor my new j styles. We make all measurements ' under the most improved system. We j guarantee a first-class fit. Suits from ' s'22 up; Pants from $5.00 up. THEO. HABERSTOCK, ! 7-tf. Over Express Office. 1 Children's Opening. On w ednesday. April the 10th, we j will h ,ve a large display of children's j hats. All parents are invited to bring i the children and see them. We will ) have something for all from the tiny tot to the Miss of 16 years. LUDLAMS, 2nd door east of P. O. For Sale. A good six room house, with gas and water; centrally located. On easy terms. Apply to •V2-tf. W. 11. HOWARD. ' Arrested. ! An individual in east ward who was filled up with "booze" went to his home on Saturday ar.d proceeded to demolish everything in sight. A lot of flowers which had been ordered for the Easter trade were destroyed. Sheriff Swope went down and brought this man to the office M. M. Larrabee, J. P., and the last seen of him, the Sheriff was escorting him to the jail. This seems to be a common occurrence of late for this man to come home in an intoxicated condition and abuse his family and the jail is the place for him until he knows how to behave himself. The Scalp Bill Will Pass. Every man who carries a gun into the woods and fields, should be glad to learn that the scalp bill has passed finally the senate and bids fair to be come a law. The bill levies a premium of $3.00 on wild cats, and §1.25 each on foxes, minks, pole-cats, and owls. It is to be paid by the State. It is well known that there is little use to at tempt to protect our game so long as these destructive creatures are allow to goon undisturbed; and it is now up to our hunters to provide themselves with good fox and wild-cat dogs and get busy. The boys will take care of the minks and pole cate. A Good Law. A law that would compel men to pay their honest debts would be a very nice piece of legislation for this coun try—if the law makers only had sand enough to make one. To-day the matter of paying on obligation is very largely a matter of confidence on one end, and honor at the other. If a man doesn't want to pay he need not. Hiding and transfering property be fore an obligation comes due, and that debtor's hope and creditor's curse— f ;id bankrupt law—all pave the way And put premium on dishonesty. Sev eral countries have penalties of im- j pri. liment f<. honest debts, and men seldom goto jail. From the grocery store to giant mercantile houses thus debt dodging is a menace If a man knew he had to pay he would go more careful; business would be more sure and steady, and the whole country would be benefitted.—Ex. Honor Thy Mother. Honor thy dear old mother. Time has scattered the snowy flakes upon her brow, plowed deep furrows on her cheek, but is she not beautiful now. The lips are thin and shrunk, but those are the lips that have kissed away many a hot tear trom the childish cheeks, and they are the sweetest lips in the world. The eye is dim, yet it glows with soft radiance of holy love that car. never lade. Oh yes; she is a dear old mother. The sands of time are nearly run out, but feeble as she. is, she will go farther and reach down lower for yQu than any other on earth. You cannot work into a midnight where she cannot see you; you cannot enter a prison where bars will keep her out, you can never mount a scaffold too high for her to reach and bless you with her deathless love. When the world shall despise and forsake you, ' when it leaves you by the wayside to I die unnoticed, the dear old mother will gather you in her feeble old arms and carry you home and tell you of all your virtues until you almost forget that your soul is disfigured by vice. Love her tenderly and cheer her de clining years with holy devotion. Three Persons Poisoned. WESTPORT, PA., Aprils, 1907. Special to the PTCSR. The wife of P. R. R. fireman John Connors of Westport, and two sons, Hged two and sixteen years, respec tively, are dead at the family home at this place. The doctor in attendance says the poison is strychnf e. One boy died at seven o'cock last evening, the other boy died at 11:20 p. m., and the wife at mid-night. At this writing j it is impossible to secure the particu-i lars of the sad affair. The father is j heartbroken under the terrible blow. ; Everything in the power of the physi cian was done to save their lives but to j no avail. Nothing is yet learned as to j who administered the poison or the circumstances relating thereto. Does coffee disagree with you? Pro j bably it does! Then try Dr Seoop's I Health Coffee. "Health Coffee" is a clever combination of cereals and nuts. Not a grain of real coffee, remember,in Dr. Shoop's Health Coffee, yet its flav or matches closely old Java and Mocha Coffee, if your stomach, heart or kid ney can't stand Coffee drinking, try Health Coffee. It is wholesome, nour ishing and satisfying. It's nice even lor the youngest child. Sold by ali , dealers. "Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable." —WEßSTEß. EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1907 DEATH'S DOINGS. LEWIS. The remains of Lewis, aged 18 years, were brought to Emporium last Tuesday evening from Buffalo, N. Y., and taken to the residence of his aunt, Mrs. Miranda Lewis, East Sixth street, the funeraljbeing held yesterday after noon, Rev. Johnston, pastor of Presby terian church officiating. The young man was well and favorably known by many of our citizens. He was a son of Robt. Lewis, deceased, his mother being Mrs. Delia Hamilton-Lewis, a daughter of the late David Hamilton. Deceased was employed on the Erie R. R., and was killed at Hornel), N. Y., last Saturday by between two cars—3B cars passing over his body, horribly mangling him. *** BURFIELD. The funeral of Frank Burfield, (whose death we announced last week, took place last Saturday afternoon from St. Mark's Church, being very largely at tended by our citizens of all creeds. The Fire Department attended in large numbers. The floral display was very elaborate. Deceased was a member of Citizens Hose, also the Hibernians. The following relatives and friends from a distance were in attendance at the funeral: Mrs. Nellie Beaver, Wil liarnsport; Thos. Welsh and Geo. Lacey, Renovo; Mrs. Wm, Reed and Wallace Slocum, Buffalo. JORDAN. Louie Jordan, aged twelve years, died Tuesday evening, of typhoid fever,after an illnesß of about ten days. The little fellow was a favorite among his playmates, who all feel keenly his untimely death. The funeral will take place on Friday. Card ofThanks. MR. EDITOR:— WiII you please con vey the heartfelt thanks of myseifand 1 children to the kind friends who aided and comforted us during our sadnese. i While we nave not the power to express ! what our hearts feel, we shall always ] bear in grateful remembrance their j great kindness. MRS. NELLIE BURFIELD. Gone to Dußois. Thos. W. Welsh, who has resided in j Emporium for a number of years and i been connected with several firms as clerk, has left us and moved to Dußois, where he has embarked in business. We cordially recommend him to our Dußois friends. He writes us to "tell his friends ho is located at No. 12 E. Long Ave " His family left last Fri day. Elegant Line of Summer Goods. Mrs. Ida Hamilton has just returned from Buffalo where she purchased an elegant line of summerdressgoods,laces and trimmings. Mrs. Hamilton also I carries a large line of samples of the newest creations in wools and silks, and dealing direct from the manufac turers, is able to save you money on these goods. Opposite the Catholic church. Epworth League. The epworth League of the M. E. Church will give a literary entertainment in the auditorium of the church, Tuerday evening, April 9, 1907, at 8 o'clock. All are cordially invited to attend. The following program will be rendered: Pipe Organ Solo, Lillian Heilman Recitation, K red strayer Vocal Solo, Mrs. N. E. Cleaver Piano Solo, Anna Welsh Recitation Estella Hoffman Violin 5010,.. Grace Walker Address R ev- Ni E cleaver Silver offering. Cornet Solo Mr. L. S. Fislc Quartette Misses Edith DeArmit, Anna Welsh, Lola Beclr, Edith Heilman. Pi&no Solo, Myrtle Lloyd Recitation, Mildred Lloyd v'ueal Solo, Fred Heilman Business meeting and reception of new mem bers. Sprained Ankle. G. Frank Balcom is confined to his : residence, nursing a sprained ankle, caused by his foot turning over while ; playing -'rough house" with Ex Sheriff 1 Housler, who Bports one of the largest ; rooster feathers he can find. But just i wait until Frank gets out—but Housler will have business at the farm until after harvest time. Stylish Millinery. All the latest novelties in millinery and fancy goods for ladies and chil dren. Now white goods and laces ar- j riving daily. Special inducements before removal to our new store, now occupied by H. S. Lloyd. E. S. COPPERSMITH. "For the Land's Sake." Use Bowker's Fertilizer, then enrich the earth and those that till it. For sale by 7-2 T. EMPORIUM MACHINE CO. ' NOTES OF INTEREST. The Galeton Democrat was burned out March 26, loss about $900.00. At License Court in Venango coun ty last week, Judge Criswell is report ed to have handed down a decision in which he held that a wholsaler conld not at the same time hold a bottler's license. The wholesalers will appeal from the decision.—Ex. Down at Hick's Run, in Cameron and Eik counties, the lumber opera tions carried on by the John E. Du- Bois interests are removing the tim ber at the rate of 200,000 feet per day. At this rate it will take only about four years more to finish up the magnifi cent tract of almost ten thousand acres. Between 800 and 1,000 men are employed.—Johnsonburg Press. Congress usually does a few things during a session that meet with ap proval. The doing away with the spec ial delivery stamps is a convenience to the entire people. Instead of running to the office for the special delivery stamp, all one will havetodo after July 1 next to have a letter delivered double quick on receipt of it at the office to which it has been directed, is to paste on five extra two-cent stamps and mark the letter "special delivery" and away she goes. A dearth of local news often leads to murmurs on the part of those who prize local gossip above all else and it is not all the fault of the publisher. Any live publisher will not fail to Rive all the local news worthy of note there fore when the local department isshort you should not rail at the editor, but retnember you might have committed suicide, got married, quarrelled with your neighbor, stole chickens, let your team run away, or done a hundred other things, to make a local item, says the Punxsy News. J. B. Meisel, formerly the popular clerk at the New Bayer House, Cler mont, and during the past year clerk at the Nevelty Cafe, Emporium, will on April Ist, start in business for himself at Emporium. His place will be known as Everybody's Ice Cream Parlors. Mr. Meisel will also har.dle all kinds of fruits, confectionery and bakery goods. His many McKean county friends will unite with the Democrat in wishing him an abund ance of success in his new undertaking. —McKean Democrat. Don't judge a man by his clothes- God made one and the tailor made the other. Don't judge a man by his family, for Cain belonged to a good family. Don't judge a man by his failure in life, for many a man fails because he is too honest to succeed. Don't judge a man by the house he lives in, for the lizard and the rat often inhabit the grander structure. When a man dies they who survive him ask what property there is left behind; the angel who bends over the dying man asks what good deeds he has sent be fore him. An exchange gives this timely point er to the advertiser, which all would do well to follow who try to crowd a whole column of copy in a quarter column space: "Many merchants do not advertise their business sufficiently because they think of the cost of the newspaper space, never stopping to consider that newspaper space proper ly used is an interest paying invest ment. Many times a merchant will crowd a full page ad into a quarter page space, thinking he is saving money by so doing. On the contrary, he is cheating himself, and he will find that instead of saving money he is pro ducing a loss to his business. People like to read large well displayed ads, and they hesitate a long time about reading condensed or crowded ads poorly displayed. The announcement some time ago of an apple having been produced with one side sour and the other side sweet has been thrown into the dark shadow by a greater discovery of a local horti culturist. This gentleman has been ! experimenting for some time by graft- ! ing the apple twigs upon the chestnut I tree, but until lately has never sue- | ceeded in getting anything of value. | All previous attempts have only pro-j duced a small sour apple covered with j a very thick prickly skin. The result ; that has so long been looked for has j been accomplished at last by grafting | the top limbs of the Baldwin apple tree upon the lower branches of a i second growth chestnut and must be done while the moon is full. The fruit i so far produced is the size of a large ! navel orange, hut instead of the usual core the centre of the apple is filled with a handful of nice plump chest- ; nuts.—Cambridge Springs Enterprise. I For the Farmer. Call at the Emporium Machine Shop for Bowker's fertilizer and printed mat ' ter giving directions how to use same to get best results for grain and vege - tables 7-tf. EMPORIUM MACHINE CO. Eye Specialist. Prof. W. H. Budine, the well known Eye Specialist, of Binghamton, N. Y., will be at R. H. Hirsch's jewelry store, Emporium, Pa, April 13th. 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 j amined free. All work guaranteed. j Uniform Primary Elections. I The attention of the public is called to the advertisement in another col umn, announcing the Uniform Pri mary Elections, under the new law. All candidates must file their applica tion in order to get their names ,on the ballot, blanks for that purpose being furnished by the County Commission ers. Candidates for county offices must file their petition twenty-one days before date of primary election. Base Ball. Base ball meeting Friday night last, was called to order by Chairman Mum ford. Moved by Edw. Ashhaugh, seconded by Dr. Falk, that Dr. Leon R. Felt be elected manager of entartainment. | Carried, I The Chairman appointed John How ard and Martin Foster to receive con tributions. A liberal offering by the public means success to the club. Rosa T. OVERTUUF, Secy. EAST WARD. Martin Danforth was visiting his cousin, Mrs. Ada Mason, at Renovo, one day laßt week. Mr. and Mrs. Snyder, of Renovo, was ctiling on friends in Emporium one day last week. Frances Hackett, of Olean, was at home lor Easter, visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Hackett. Walter Danforth, of Galeton, was here visiting his children last week— Mrs. Ed. Barker, Mrs. Wm. Gribble and Martin Danforth. Helen Gibson, of Galeton, was visit ing her sister, Mrs. Piatt Reed, for a few days. Geo. Lacey, of Itenovo, attended the funerals of James Thomas and Frank Burfield. There was a fine display of flowers at the cemeteries on Raster—tokens of love and reverence. Last Easter some persons were seen to handle flowers placed on graves— people who should, and do, know bet ter. Some young folks do not know enough to let the sacred flowers and plants alone. Shame! Now is the proper time to commence work in the cemeteries and have them cleaned up and putin order for Decora tion Day—in fact all the time. Why cannot some of the old trees be cut down, especially in Newton Cemetery? A few nice lots are spoiled by the poor ly unkept lots. Some of the markers need repaits and a general cleaning up- If the dynamite companies would place plain markers over the graves of those unfortunates that were killed, it would be an improvement, as well as a grace ful act and a credit to the companies Then the friends could find the union graves, without trouble. ,Our ceme teries should look as neat as our homes, or better than some do. Let us all club together and do what we can for the "City of the Dead." SUBSCRIBER. People's Star Course. Opera House, April 5, 1907, lecture by Hon. Geo. D. Alden. Subject— "Things Worth While." Judge Alden is a lineal descendent of the Pilgrim John and the beautiful Priscilla of May flower fame. Baltimore Herald—Judge Alden aroused his audience to unbounded en thusiasm. His entire address was flll | ed with telling points, illustrated with | ; stories which convulsed the audience, j Tenafly Record—Judge Alden prov ed to be the most interesting and con- I vincing speaker of the season. Hu morous and witty, with a vast field of j anecdotes that fitted pat, he is a logical ' cogent and convincing reasoner and : ! proved himself the peer of any who I j have spoken in this vicinity. ! Another said—Judge Alden is a star. \ j Never has a man appeared in all re \ spect, more satisfactory than Judge j' j Alden. I heard him in Indianapolis J i before 2,500 people, and 1 count him 1 I pre-eminently the very best that [has ' appeared here in a long time." Subscribe for the PRESS, and read j ' the county news. TERMS: $2.00 —$1,501*1 Advance. THE WEATHER. , PRIDAV, Showers SATURDAY, Showers, SUNDAY, Fair. ASSETS First National Bank, EMPORIUM, PA. At the close of business April 3, 1907. $840,043.76. If a check is stolen and collected by som -ono else by means of a forced endorsement, you do not loose anything, for the various endorsers or nnist make good the amount. DK. LEON REX FELT, DENTIST. Rockwell Block, Emporium. Pa OFFICE, STORE oir ROOMS to RENT Apply to l>R. l>R. BARDWELL. A Fair Minded Prelate. As is usually the case in quarrels, there is right and wrong on both sides in the present controversy between Church and State in France. In the many efforts which have been made to awaken the sympathies of the Ameri can public in behalf of the Roman Catholic church in France, the latter has been presented as ale hind, aiTd the French civil government as all panther. In contrast to these one-sklTd views it is refreshing to read the state ments regarding the French situation J recently made by A/chbishop Ireland. The archbishop is fully alive to the hardships and injustices which the French Church and clergy are :iqw suffering. Thousands of devoterl priests have, at a stroke, been turnell out of house and home, and have bvid ing the funds for this work is to ulti mately extend the benefits of skil? d nursing to every village and township in the land. Nearly '2OO Free Scholarships wilj he available this year. In accordance with the above pro vision three free scholarships in :he two years' Course have been assigned to Cameron county. A class is forming to begin Ap.'il 30th, 1907. Applicants must be over eighteen years of age and adapted to the pro fession of nursing. The young women readers of this paper who desire to avail themselves of this opening she aid communicate with the School at o . oe by letter. Mr. Roosevelt's ears are always open to the voice of the people. TLn.t is what he is waiting for, and he is not going to mistake for it the voice of a few malcontents who want their gard ens cultivated at the expense of their neighbors.—North Adams, T—s.) "Transcript." NO. 7.