THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS.
ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866.
VOL. 41.
Business Cards.
J . C. JOHNSON. J. P. MCNAHNEY
JOHNSON & McNAKNEY,
ATTORNEYB-AT-LAW
EMPORIUM, PA.
Will give prompt attention to all business en
trusted to them. 16-I}'.
MICHAEL BRENNAN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Collections promptly attended to. Real estate
and pension claim agent,
35-1;. Emporium, Pa.
B. W. GREEN. JAY P. FELT.
GREEN & FELT,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
Corner Fourth and Broad streets,
Emporium, Pa.
All business relating to estate,collections, real
estate, Orphan's Court and general law business
will receive prompt attention. 41-25-ly.
AMERICAN HOUSE,
East Emporium, Pa..
JOHN L. JOHNSON, Prop'r.
Having resumed proprietorship of this old aud
well established House I invite ilie patronage of
the public. House newly furnished and thor
ughly renovated. 481y
MAY GOULD,
PIANO, HARMONY AND THEORY,
Also dealer in all the Popular Sheet Music,
Emporium, Pa.
Scholars taughteither at my home on Sixth
street or at the homes of the pupils. Outoftown
scholars will be given dates at my roomtinthis
place.
DR. LEON RKX FELT,
DENTIST.
Rockwell Block, Emporium, Pa
DR. H. W. MITCHELL,
DENTIST,
(Successor to Dr. A. B. Mead.)
Office over A. F. Vogt's Shoe Store,
Emporium, Pa. 121y
Exclusive Views.
The magnitude, novelty and gor
geousness of the Elks' parade and de
corations at Philadelphia are admira
bly reproduced in Lyman H. Howe'a
new program to be seen in Emporium
Opera House on Thursday Eve , Oct.
31st. As Mr. Howe was so fortunate
as to be granted special facilities to
photograph these scenes from the offi
cial reviewing stand, the audience will
see the parade from the same com
manding viewpoint from which Mayor
Reyburn saw it. Another picture
which could also be secured only
through special concessions granted
by the Minister of State Railways of
Austria shows Switzerland as seen from
the front of a locomotive. The crown
ing feature of the new program, also j
could be secured again only through
most important concessions, granted
by no less authority than the Lords of
the Admiralty, England. Naturally
this great series can be seen only at
this exhibition as Mr. Howe controls
the sole American rights. It reveals
the complex machinery and the splen.
did majesty of the modern battleships
as it never has been reveuled before.
They are shown ploughing the deep at
fttU speed—the very personification of
terrible strength. They are not "paint
ed ships on a painted ocean" bnt the
real, mighty engines of battle of the
year 1907 —hurling the deadly torpe
does, whose paths are clearly marked
in the water, and defying the constant
ly diving and emerging sub-marine«.
Tremendous machines—all of them.
Indian Lecturer.
Mr. Cary W. Hartman will give
his well known lecture on"The
Indian as I Found Him" in the opera
house, November 4th.
In this . lecture two Indians in res
plendent native costume are employed
to illustrate the ceremonial customs
and festivities of their people. These
are real Indians and not moving pic
tures.
Mr. Hartman having lived with the
Ojibways and the Soux for many years,
knows the Indian, his customs, his
ceremonials, his songs, bis dances, his
religion and his legends as perhaps no
other man to-day endeavoring to tell
from the platform the story of the
American Indian, and hence it is that
he interests his hearers, both old and
young from the first and charms them
to the close by the beautiful and sim
ple presentation of his subject.
The lecture will be given for the
benefit of the High School Science
Department.
Matinee and evening: 3:30 and 8:00
o'clock, p. m. Admission 25 cents;
reserved seats, 10c extra. Chart at H.
S. Lloyd's store on Saturday morning
at 8:30 o'clock.
Improving Nicely.
It is a pleasure to see our old friend j
D. C. Hayes, who has been in poor ;
health for some time, is able to be out i
attain and enjoying a little exercise. j
Hope he may regain his usual robust j
health. "Dave" has always been an i
industrious good citizen and his many i
friends congratulate him upon bis im
proved condition.
Girls Wanted.
Twenty-five girls wanted; apply at !
Novelty Incandescent Lamp Company.
34-4t. J
Jefferson and Hamilton.
Our County Superintendent has a
happy way of so ordering the Institute
courses that each year brings in re
view some important study which did
not find place in the year preceding.
Never before, we believe, at any of
ouf Institutes has the subject of United
States history been presented in the
light of its central ideas. Such a pre
sentation has been given to us last
week President Fess of Antioch
College, Ohio. Ih a course of six lec
tures he traced the development of the
two principles which, in combination,
make up the very heart of American
history. These are the principles of
liberty and nationality. The one idea
found its chief embodiment and repre
sentative in ftiomas Jefferson; the
other, in Alexander Hamilton. These'
two men were bitter rivals and oppon
ents, and though political parties are
still, and no doubt always will be, divi
ded in their respective emphases upon
local liberty and central pow'er, it still
remains true that the country has
equal need of both principles and
should accord equal honor toJefferson,
the representative of liberty and to
Hamilton the representative of power.
It was from this large, non-partizan
point of view that Dr. Fess presented
the characters and achievements of
these two most representative and in
fluential Americans. It was the privi
lege of the present writer to hear Mr.
Bryan some days ago at the Virginia
State Fair at Richmond. In the course
of his two hour speech, Mr. Bryan took
occasion to point out the contrasting
tendencies of Jefferson and Hamilton,
but he drew his coptrast in a way that
was much less than fair to Hamilton.
Hamilton, it is true, did distrust the
common people, and did seek to have
the government removed as far as pos
sible from direct popular influence and
control. He would have had the presi
dent and the senators elected for life,
and the governors of the several states
appointed by the central government.
While on these points Hamilton's influ
ence was over-ruled by that of Jeffer
son, it is an injustice to Hamilton to
represent him, as Mr. Bryan has done,
as one whose sole interest was to
thwart and defeat the will of the peo
pie. Mr. Bryan did not point out that
had it not been for Hamilton we should
not have advanced in national union
and strength beyond the loose and in
effective Article of Confederation of
1777. Mr. Bryan apparently fails to
see that his own political program
could never be carried into effect had
our Conftitution been framed entirely
according to the ideas of Jefferson, for
in that case the Federal government
would be two weak and disjointed to
protect the people in their inalienable
rights. Hamilton saw more clearly
than did any other American of his
period the absolute need of a govern
ment sufficiently centralized and en
dowed with authority to accomplish
effectively the ends for which govern
ments exist. Hamilton's interest was
not to defeat the will of the people but
to see that the government should be
invested with all necessary power. If
he was too distrustful of the oommou
pe >ple, that must be regarded as a
mere detail. Time has eliminated from
our political life the Hamiltonian dis
trust of the people, just as it has vin
dicated over and over again the Ham
iltonian contention that a government
without power is useless and con
temptible.
The nation had the greatest need
both of Jefferson, ;the apostle of lih
erty, and of Hamilton the champion of
federal power. Jefferson gave the
country its dominant spirit and ideals;
Hamilton gave it the organization and
instrument through which alone any
large destiny can be fulfilled.
Edison's Latest.
The laboring man who makes §1.50
per day can have an indestruotible ce.
ment dwelling built in 12 hours at a
cost of SI,OOO is the startling statement
made by Thomas A. Edison. Next
spring he expects to build a house by
this model. By a system of patent
molds it is possible for any contractor
to build a house of solid cement, 25
feet wide, and 45 feet deep three stories
high, for SI,OOO. By pouring the ce
ment in iron molds, it will be possible
to build a house in 12 hours, and in six
days more it will have hardened and
become indestructible.—Ex.
Wanted.
Reliable Deputy Organizer and Fin
ancial Secretary, for city or country if
desired, lady or gentleman. Good
terms to right party. W. E. P. V.
Address,
A. A. WHITK,
Punxsutawney, Pa.
No. 217 East Liberty St. 36-4t. j
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."—WEßSTEß.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1907.
From An Old Friend
M. A. Berfield, of Pine River, Minn.,
writes to the PRESS renewing bis sub
scription for another year, at the same
time says: '-I was coming back to see
the friends and relations but my health
has been poorly for the last year, so
will have to put it off for the time be
ing. You have my best regards." Itis
very gratifying to hear from old Cam
eron county friends, especially from
subscribers who knew ye editor when
a boy. How time does fly?
Prosperous Emporium Boy.
John D. Morrissey, general agent of
the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic
Ry., with headquarters at Superior,
Wis., accompanied by his son James,
who resides at Duluth, Minn., and P.
J. Morrissey, of this place, were PRESS
visitors on Monday. The young man
is manager of Duluth opera house and
was enroute for New York city, to
book daily attractions for hia opera
house. We found the young man
modest and energetic, taking his mod
esty from his father. We were pleased
| to meet the genial gentlemen.
"The Girl of the Golden West.'*
The title role of David Belasco's
great play, "The Girl of the Golden
Weßt,' which comes to the Emporium
Opera House on Thursday, Nov. 14, is
that of a favorite in a saloon and gambl
ing room in a small mining town. She
loves a highwayman and is loved by
the Bheriff. Her eflorts to secure the
safety of the man she lovos, his arrest,
condemnation to death and final es
cape furnish a series of tensely drama
tic situations.
The Waning Hardwood Supply.
Although the demand for hardwood
lumber is greater than ever before, the
annual cut to-day is a billion feet less
than it was seven years ago. In this
time the wholesale price of the different
classes of hardwood lumber advanced
from 25 to 65 per cent. The cut of oak,
which in 1899 was more than half the
total cut of hardwoods, has fallen off
36 per cent. Yellow poplar, which was
formerly second in point of output, haa
fallen off 38 per cent, and elm has fal
len off one-half.
The cut of softwoods is over four
times that of hardwoods, yet it is
doubtful if a shortage in the former
would cause dismay in so many indus
tries. The cooperage, furniture, and
vehicle industries depend upon hard
wood timber, and the railroads, tele
phone and telegraph companies, agri
cultural implement manufacturers and
builders use it extensively.
This leads to the question, Where is I
the future supply of hardwoods to be
found? The cut in Ohio and Indiana,
which, seven years ago, led all other
States, has fallen off one-half. Illi
nois, lowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Min
nesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Ten
nessee, Texas, West Virginia, and Wis
consin have also declined in hardweod
production. The chief centers of pro- l
duction now lie in the Lake States, the
lower Mississippi Valley, and the Ap
palachian Mountains. Yet in the Lake
States the presence of hardwoods is al
most certain indication of rich agricul
tural land, and when the hardwoods
are cut the land is turned permanently
to agricultural use. In Arkansas,
Louisiania, and Mississippi the pro
duction of hardwoods is clearly at its
extreme height, and in Missouri and
Texas it has already begun to decline.
The answer to the question, there
fore, would seem to lie in the Appala
chian Mountains. They contain the
largest body of hardwood timber left
in the United States On them grow
the greatest variety of tree species any
where to be found. Protected from
fire and reckless cutting, they produoe
the best kinds of timber, since their
soil and climate combine to make
heavy stands and rapid growth. Yet
much of the Appalachian forest has
been so damaged in the past that it
will be years before it wili again reach
a high state ofproductiveness. Twen
ty billion feet of hardwoods would be
a conservative estimate of the annual
productive capacity of the 76,000,000
acres of forest lands in the Appala- 1
chums if they were rightly managed.
Until they are we can expect a short- i
age in hardwood timber.
Circular 116, of the Forest Service, !
entitled "The Waning Hardwood Sup- 1
ply," discusses this situation. It may i
be had upon application to the Fores- i
ter, Forest Service, Washington, D. C. |
Girl Wanted.
Girl wanted for general house work.
Exceptional opportunity, $3.00 a week.
P. O. Box, 384.
WANTED.—A job with partable mill,
from stump to car.
GEO PLANKENHORN,
JSouth Williamsport, Pa. i
Check Forger.
Harry Frazier, who made his
home at Four Mile, this county,
forged a check for $26.30 on
Arthur Lucore, his uncle, passing
the same on R. Seger & Son fox
clothing, when he skipped out.
W hen the discovery was made on
on Tuesday that the check was a
forgery Chief Mundy tried to locate
the forger but up to this time he
has not been caught. Frazier has
served time in the Reformatory
and was out on parole. When
caught he should be given a good
dose.
Since writing the above it has
been decided that the check was
not made by Frazier and appears
to have the ear marks of a woman's
hand writing. No clue has been
discovered that leads to the arrest
of Frazier, who passed the check.
Burglary.
Sneak thieves forced an entrance
into R. Seger & Son's store early
yesterday morning and carried
away a quantity of clothing. A
hole in the rear door was sawed
large enough to admit the thieves.
'I he tools were stolen from Empo
rium Machine Co. Other places
were "attacted" but nothing taken.
Two men were prowling around
Jos. Kaye's residence, but the dog
gave the alarm,when Robert Kaye
pulled his gun. The sneaks were
holding the dog behind a board
pile near Judge Green's residence.
Chas. J. Howard, the Republi
can candidate for County Treas
urer, is fully competent to conduct
the ollice of County Treasurer, be
ing a graduate of one of the best
educational institutions in the
couutry. If elected, and every
well informed voter knows he will
be by a handsome majority, he will
conduct the business of the office
personally. He is a struggling
young farmer, and not wealthy as
some smart guys would like the
vote-s to believe, on the contrary
ho is a poor man—-a struggling
farmer, but honest as the day is
long.
Chas. J. Howard Will be Elected.
Unless all signs fail Mr. Chas.
J. Howard, the Republicau nomi
nee for County Treasurer, will
have a handsome majority. Our
| nominee is the second son of Geo.
Howard, deceased, and bears the
same open frank countenance of
liis illustrious father, whose uu
i sullied name we all like to retnem
j her; the same free-hartedness, lib
erality and houesty. If elected he
is competent and will be obliging,
careful and efficient in the dis
charge of his duties. There is no
valid reason why any Republican
should fail to give him Ins vote.
To make no mistake, just place an
(X) in the Republican box—that
will do the business.
The Kuehne Company Opening.
The R. Kuehne Company .ire
rapidly getting their large stock of
goods marked and placed on the
counters and shelving. He now
has a large force of lady clerks at
work marking his goods and when
all is ready for the Grand Open
ing, next Wednesday and Thurs
day, Mr. Kuehne as well as the
following ladies will be pleased to
meet their friends: Miss Lena
Evans, Miss Edith Heilman, Miss
Myrtle Gregory, Miss Marie Garvin
und Miss Mary Murray. Fisk's
orchestra will be present and rend
er some choice music. Mr. Kuehne
desires the PRESS to extend his
compliments to the citizens of
Cameron county and requests that
as many as possible do him the
honor of accepting his invitation
to be his guests upon this ooeasion,
"that all may become better ac
quainted." Remember the date?
Nov. 6th and 7th.
Marriage Announced.
Mr. W. J. Merry, one of the postal
! messengers between Emporium and
Buffalo, and Miss Edith M. Sterner, a
highly respected young lady of this
place, announced their marriage on
Tuesday, the ceremony having taken
place at St. Stephen's Episcopal Rec
tory, Olean.N. Y., on Aug. 25th, Rector
A. M. Ashton officiating. The an
nouncement came as a surprise to
their friends who supposed they were
preparing their home in the Tulis
block and would be married this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Merry have our best
wishes for a merry life. The laugh is
on their friends.
A meeting of tho W. C. T. U , in the
Reading room, Friday afternoon at
three o'clock.
MKS. STKAYEH, Sec'y.
Little Girl Outraged and
Murdered.
The citizens of Renovo were horri
fied yesterday morning to learn that
little Mary Donnelly, a child between
nine and ten years, had been outraged
and struck on the head with some blant
instrument. The body was founc. on
the "dump" by two young men about
two o'clock yesterday morning. The
child had attended the wedding of her
aunt and disappeared. A searching
party composed of hundreds of men
and boys were out all night but could
get no clues. There is great excite
ment in Renovo over this horrible out
rage.
A Word forC. J. Howard.
Special to the Prets.
Having seen but little in the local pa
pers concerning the candidacy of C. J.
Howard, I desire to submit a few
thoughts for the voters to take into ac
count when casting their votes.
The first thought that occurs to
me is, whether any Republican can
give a valid excuse for refusing to vote
for Mr. Howard for County Treasurer,
bome of the excuses manufactured by
the Democrats run about as follows; "He
is 100 young to ask for this important of
office." 'iHeJ does not need the money
while his competitor does." "Too much
Howard." &c.
If the people will weigh these argu
ments they will find that there is abso
lutely nothing in them to warrant one Re
publican to vote against hin. In the
first place he is old enough and has been
i resident of this county as long or near
ly so as his competitor. That he does
not need the money is a poor argument
for the reason that he probably has no
more of this world's goods than his com
petitor. He has a large family and is no
doubt as anxious to provide for it as is
his opponeat. That his name is Howard
is no fault of his and if elected it will not
be by the exclusive aid of the Howard
influence.
As to the man, I wish to say that this
county never produced a more humane
young fellow than C. J. Howard. He
has been charitable to the poor at all
times tar beyond his means and a better
ni ighbor never lived than he. Kvery
thing he has is always free to everybody's
use. He is liberal to a fault and what
money he has spent, was spent right
at home and every body got a share of
it. If elected, he will carry his accomo
dation to the people as far as the law will
permit him and no man will ever leave
his office because of ungqntlemanly treat
ment. He does not know how to do
this.
I his (act remains, whether elected or
not, that in the history of Cameron
county, neither party ever presented a
candidate closer to the people, more gen
erous, obliging, kind and accomodating
than C. J. Howard and ho never was an
enemy to any one.
A VOTER.
NOTES OF INTEREST.
SALESMEN WANTED to look after
our interest in Cameron and adjacent
counties. Salary or Commission. Ad
dress The Victor Oil Company, Cleve
land, O.
David Belasco's "Girl of the Golden
West," which had a run of two years
at the Belasco Theatre, New York, will
be seen here Thursday, Nov. 14th.
The scene is laid in California in the
old '49 days, which Bert Ilarte loved to
exploit.
David Belasco's "Girl of the Golden
West" will be seen here at Emporium
Opera House on Thursday, Nov. 14.
The fact that it bears the Belasco trade
mark and emanates from his studio is
sufficient guaratee that it will be greet
ed by a crowded house.
WANTED.— LocaI representative for
Emporium and vicinity to look aftei
renewels and increase subscription list
of a prominent monthly magazine, or
a salary and commission basis. Ex
perience desirable, but not necessary
Good oportunity for right person. Ad
dress Publisher, Box 69, Station O.
New York. 3 6 . 2t .
The Kind That's Different.
Charles Felton Pidgin is always dif
ferent. Why? Because he is alwayi
original and has a style of his own
After his daily toil is over he simplj
reels ofT his stories as if dry statistic!
were just the "breakfast food needed
for such airy wit as we Ond in "Th«
Toymakers ', the greatest musical ab
surdity ever written. At the operr
house, Friday evening. Nov. Ist.
Stolen Coat.
The person who took the boy's over
coat from the rink last Friday night if
known. If the coat is returned at once
no action will be taken. If not return
ed an arrest will be made and a prose
cution for larceny will result. Penalty
three years in penitentiary.
J. P. NONARNKY, District Attorney.
IHRMS: $2.00 —$1.501N ADVANCE.
THE WEATHER.
FRIDAY, Showers.
SATURDAY, Showers.
SUNDAY, Fair.
ASSETS
First National Bank,
EMPORIUM, PA.
At the close of business Oct. 30 1907
$833,615.62
Every man,
very woman,
very child,
should be a
Sturdy
teady
aver.
We will open an account for you with SI.OO.
Uncle Sam deposits his money in this Bank.
INTEREST PAID ON CERTIFICATES OF
DEPOSIT.
AT OPERA HOUSK,
LYMAN
H. HO
Presents the growing triumph in mov
ing Pictures. An international
spectacle. Two hours of
world travel
THURSDAY, OCT. 3IST
GREAT
NAVAL
BATTLE!
Realistic Torpedo Attack.
Diving Submarines.
Qunboats in Action.
Furious Artillery Bombardmeat.
IN
DARKEST
AFRICA!
1000 Coolies Laying a Mile of Railroad
Track in 60 minutes.
Diamond Mining, Blasting. Washing,
Cutting, Etc.
Victor Falls, Sunset and Moonligut.
Elks' Parade, Phila.
Stag Hunt in France.
Yatching at Clowes, Eng.
Twenty Other big Features.
Prices: 25, 35, 50c and 75c
Seate reserved at H. S. Lloyd's store.
FRIDAY EVENING, NOV. IST
A Feast of Laughter and Music
THE JOLLITIES
in their great musical
absurdity
TheToyMakers
By Chas. F. Pidgin
Dramatized from his very latest book
of the same name, and also the
arthur of
QUINCY ADAMS SAWYER
25 original numbers of pretty Music.
A clever company of actors,
singers, dancers and Com
dians. Our special
scenery
AN OLD ENGLISH TOY SHOP
150 minutes of
TUC Laughter that cheers
I IIL Music that charms.
Prices, SI.OO 75c, 50c and 25c.
Engagement Extraordinary
David Belasco's
Famous Play
The Girl of
Golden
West
THURSDAY, NOV. I4TH
A story of California in the
Days of '49.
As played for two cousecutive
years at the Belasco Thea
tre, New York City
Stupendous Production
Strong Company of Players
Direction of David Belasco.
Seats on sale at Lloyd's Book Store
Eye Specialist,
j Prof. W. If. Budine, the well known
J Eye Specialist, of Binghamton, N. Y.
j will be at R. H. Hirsch's jewelry
| store, Emporium, Pa., Nov, 9th.
Jlf you can't see well- or have
j 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.
NO. 37.