IHE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. isr.vßLisiiKD BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1566. VOL. 41. POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS All Announcements under this head must be signed by the candidate and paid in advance to insure publication. 1 CONGRESS— J HON.CHARLESF BARCLAY OFCAMBKON COUNTY. Subject to the action of the Republicans of the twenty-first Congressional district, composed of the counties of Cameron, Cleurfield, Centre and McKean. Post office address—Siunamahoning. Pa. |.M)R MEM HER OF ASSEM BLY— P HON. JOSIAH HOWARD, OF EMPORIUM. Pa. Subject to the action of the Republicans of Cameron conn'v at the Primary Election, Sat urday, April 11th, 1908. •nOR JUSTICE OF PEACE. _r M. M. LARRABEE, Emporium, Pa. The numerous t'riemls of M. M. Larrabee place his name before the electors of Emporium Bor rough for Justice of the Peace, subject to the action of the Republican Primaries, to be held Saturday evening, Jan. '25, 1908, from 7:30 to 8:30. . Issocidtc Judge. I/OK ASSOCIATE JUDGE, I JOHN A. WYKOFF, Grove Township, PH. Subject to the decision of the Republicans of Cameron county at the Primary Election, Satur day, April 11th. 1908. P. O.—Sinnanmhoning, Pa. I >R ASSOCIATE JUDGE, I WM. BERRY, Sterling Run, Pa. Subject to the decision of the Republicans ol Cameron county at the Primary Election, Satur nav, April 11th, 1908. ('on n!u Corn nt issioncr. |.H)il COUNTY COMMISSIONER, I JOHN W. LEWIS. Shippen Township. Subject to the action of the Republicans of Cameron county at the Primary Election, Satur day, April 11th, 1908. P. O.—Emporium, R. F. D. •]T*OR COUNTY COMMISSIONER. 1 S. P. KREIDER. Uriftwood, Pa. Subject to the decision of the Republicans of Cameron county at the Primary Election, Satur day, April 11th, 1908. TTIOR COUNTY-COMMISSIONER, -T O.L. BAILEY, SinnamahoninK, Pa. Subject to the action of the Democratic elec tors of Camcrou county at the Primary Election, Saturday, April 11th, 190 S. Sheiiff. I/OR SHERIFF, C ALLEN M. HAMILTON, East Emporium, Pa. Subject to the decision of the Republicans o- Cameron county at the Primary Election, Saturf day, April 11th, 1908. IjXJR SHERIFF, J 7 FRANK G.JUDD, Emporium, Pa. Subject to the action of the Republicans of Cameron county at the Primary Election, Satur day, April 11th, 1908. V TJ'OR SHERIFF, -T JOHN W. NORRIS, Emporium, Pa. Subject to the action of the Democratic elec tors of Cameron county at the Primarv Election, Saturday, April 11th. 1908. ANNOUNCEMENT. Editor P'cus:— Please announce that I am a candidate for re election to the position of Supt. of Public Schools of Cameron county, subject to the decision of the convention of School Directors of Cameron county, held on the first Tuesday in May, 1908. MATTIE M. COLLINS. Emporium, Pa., Jan, Ist, 1908. 16tf * * Editor Prenn:— Please announce that I am a candidate for the position of Superintendent of Public Schools of Cameron county, subject to the decision ot the convention of School Directors of Cameron county, held on the first Tuesday in May, 1908. JOHN SCHWAB. Lumber, Pa., Jan. 4th, 1908. 47 Editor Pre.Hs:— Your are requested to announce n»y name as a a candidate for the office of Supt. of the Public Schools of Cameron county, subject to the decis ion of the school directors in convention assem bled on the first Tuesday in May, 1908. D. B. PETERSON. Lumber, Pa., Jan. 20th, 1908.-tc. For Township Primaries. The following have filed their names as candidates for the various township offices, subject to the Primary Election to be held on Saturday, Jan. 25th. Names must be filed at PRESS office and paid for not later than Jan. 24th in order to be printed on the ballot otherwise they will be omitted from both paper an 9 ballot. Supervisor— W. M. Carter, W. W. Lewis. Overseer of Poor— Geo. Nickerson. Mark Wright. School Director— Chauaeev iiarr, Daniel Card, Allen 11. Davis, Randolph Lockwood, Oilman Leavitt. Constable and Collector— Elihu Chadwlck. Constable— v Willard I). Swesey. Judge of Election— Leon 11. Lewis. "Don't Tell My Wife" which comes to the Opera House on Saturday, mat inee and evening, January 25th, iscon ceeded to be one of the most laughable farce comedies before the public in re cent years. Visiting in South Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Gilbert left Tues day evening for Marion, S. C., to visit Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Wheeler and Mrs. E. M. Hurteau. What a jolly good visit they will have there. Thf Square Deal. Closely following upon the disappear ance of the premium on currency, with last Saturday's banking statement the deficiency in reserves of the New York banks vanished and in its place was found a surplus over the statutory re quirements aggregating about six mil lions of dollars. As all eyes have been fixed upon the condition of the New York banks since the beginning of the present difficulties, this return to norma 1 conditions on their part may be said to end the acute phase of the great disturbance of 1907. From now on, according to all indications now before us, mercantile and industrial conditions should redress themselves until the business ship once more floats upon an even keel. While we may, as a nation, congrat ulate ourselves upon the comparatively brief duration of a situation which for a short time seemed to threaten grave results, it must be admitted that this episode of dislocation and retardation has been a most expensive one to the country, and one of which it should be the wish and desire of every patriotic American to prevent the repetition, if possible. All schools of financial and economic doctors are still diagnosing the case and are already prepared, or soon will be, to tell us exactly what our trouble was and exactly what the remedy should be. Without doubt many of these commentators will give us im portant facts and will propose preven tive measures which would be useful if adopted, but as yet none, so far as our observation goes, has reached the act ual bottom of the trouble. In the midst of so much diversity of view, it may not be amiss for the Dry Goods Economist to express its opinion that in tracing back any phase of this recent disturbancecandid investigators wiil finally meet at its -real starting point, viz., the lack of a Square Deal. Asa rule, people in times like these wish to hear some high-sounding name given to their disorder and to learn of some novel and brilliant discovery, the finding and application of which is going to set everything right. They do not like to be told that the remedy which the case mainly calls for is the observance in their affairs of the ten -commandments and the golden rule Without doubt this country needs a new banking system and probably some modification of currency laws, but no legislation on this subject, how over wise, can take the place of the Square Deal. The Square Deal is the only safe foundation stone for credit to rest upon. Without that under it, credit may fall at a breath. To change the metaphor: The busi ness of the country is equipped for locomotion something like a kangaroo, which has a pair of Bhort, weak fore legs, which amount to little, and a long, powerful pair of hind legs, by means of which it does most of its mov ing. The fore-legs of our business kangaroo are its currency, and the hind-legs its credit. For nearly two months, ending with the recent holi days, these hind-legs were almost paralyzed and a lot of the doctors were trying to remedy the catastrophe which had brought the animal to a standstill by seekingjto lengthen out by a half inch or so, the little fore-legs with which there was nothing the matter. The country's agricultural wealth is so great that all the currency in the land would not pay for one-half the crops of 1907. All the currency in the coun try amounts to less than one-third of the deposits in the banks. It was not reasonable, therefore, to expect remed ial results from the addition of a hund red million or so to a currency as good as gold and already sufficient, if not rebundant, for all ordinary uses. The failure of the situation to our enormous imports of gold showed that it was not lack of money, but prostration of credit which was holding us down. Credit, then, which handles ninety per cent, of our transactions, is the vital instrument, the nine qua non of business, without which the growth and prosperity of a nation cannot ex ist, and the country's credit, to be im pregnable, must rest upon the Square De tl. We have over-traded, it is true; we have speculated too much in stocks and real estate, as well as in commod ities; we have pushed business to and beyond the limits of our present equip ment for transporting and exchanging goods. All these features required correction, but none of them, nor all of them together, is sufficient to have produced the phenomenon we have re cently witnessed, and which was the culumination of popular distrust caus ed by a knowledge of the lack of the Square Deal in high phices—in finan cial institutions, in railroad manage ment, in insurance companies, in great carporations, in legislative bodies and "Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable." —WEßSTEß. EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY" 23, 1908. n administration. At the first alarm people took fright and that fright showed by its violence and its rapid spread the unspundness of the condi tions which caused it. There is much more to be said on this subject. We shall probably say some of it later. And we again urge upon the Economist League, who are the men of light and leading in every community, to spread as they also practice the Square Deal, and to enforce it upon all the institutions with which they have business as the best remedy and preventive for such costly experiences as those through which we are now going.—New York Dry- Goods Economist. New Newspaper Law. We desire to thank the many con siderate subscribers who promptly came to our aid by complying with the new postal law, thereby enabling us to get our subscription list in shape to pass postal inspection. Of course there are a few, who never calculated to pay, put up a howl. Again some are actu ally not able to pay, unfortunately. The doad beat few we will get rid of— and they are few. We trust our sub scribers will aid us to comply { rompt ly with the law. Thanking kindly, our numerous sub scribers who have grasped the situa tion and promptly aided us in this matter. We hope to get all righted|in due time to meet the demands of the Post Master General. Please be prompt. Fence Posts Made Durable. Fence posts of many kinds of cheap woods which ordinarily would soon decay if set in the ground can be made to last for twenty years by a simple treatment with creosote. Most of the so-called "inferior" woods are well adapted to the treatment, and this is especially true of Cottonwood, aspen, willow, sycamore, low grade pines, and sor.-:e of the gums. When properly treated, these woods outlast untreated cedar and oak, which are becoming too scarce and too much in demand for other uses to allow of their meeting the demand for fence posts. Impregnation with creosote has been greatly cheapened by the introduction of the "open tank," which can be in stallen at a cost of from S3O to $45, or for much less if an old boiler is nsed. A tank with a bottom 12 squure feet in area will suffice for treating 40 or 50 6-inch posts a day, or double this num ber when two runs per day can be made. The absorption of creosote per post is about as follows: Eucalyptus, one-tenth gallon;| willow, two tenths gallon; sassafras, ash, hickory, red oak, water oak, elm and maple, four-tenths gallon; Douglas fir, quaking aspen, and black walnut, six-tenths gallon; sycamore, cottonwood, and lodgepole pine, seven-tenths gallon. The price of creosote is about 10 cents per gallon in the East and Middle West, 16 cents per gallon on the Pacific coast and 27 cents per gallon in the Rocky Moun tain States. The cost of treating a post will therefore vary from 4 to 15 cents. Properly treated it should give service for at least twenty years. Experiments of the Forest Service show that with preservative treatment the durability of lodgepole pine in Idaho is increased sixteen years. The cost of creosote is there relatively high, yet by treating posts there is a saving, with interest at 6 per cent, of 2 cents per post yearly. More important than the saving, however, is the fact that through preservative treatment other woods are fitted to take the place of cedar, of which the supply is rapidly Lycoming exhausted. A detailed description of experiments in preserv ing fence posts, together with practical suggestions for treating them on a commercial scale, are contained in Cir cular 117 of the Forest Service. This publication can be obtained upon ap plication to the Forester at Washing ton. POCKET BOOK LOST. —Alady's pocket book, issued by First National Bank, was lost on Fourth street, Emporium, on Jan. 6th. Said book contained a sum of money, also a 1908 New Year's card. The (inder will be liberally re warded by leaving same at PRESS of flue. 48-tf. Installation and Banquet. Good Will Tent, K. O. T. M., will in stall officers January 24th, at 7:30 p. m., followed by the usual banquet. The establishment of a State Paper will be considered. A full attendance is de sired. JACOB HOFFMAN, Commander. 48-2t. WANTED:— Salesmen and Agents. Salary and Commission. Write Box 361, Dußois, Pa. o'Dell Guilty of Murder as Indicted. At the hour of going to press last Friday the jury was locked up deliber ating on the evidence in the case. At 11:19 p. m., Friday night the ringing of tha courthouse bell notified the court that a verdict had been arrived at. Immediately crowds of men and women hurried to the court room to hear the verdict. At 11:30 the jurors, in charge of the constables, filed into court and took their seats, when the prisoner was brought to the bar. A death-like silence prevailed while the Court put the usual question, "Is the prisoner guilty or not guilty?" Fore man, Geo. Darren, in a distinct voice replied "Guilty as indicted." The prisoner was visibly agitated and lean ed over on the table. Court at once adjourned until 10:30 a. m , Saturday to hear the argument for a new trial. At the appointed hour the Court listen ed to the argument made by tin- coun sel for the condemned, when the mo tion for a uew trial was refused. The prisoner was then sentenced to "be hanged by the neck until dead." The prisoner was remanded to the jail to await the action of the Govern >r, who fixes the date for execution. Death watch Albert Murry, who has been on duty ever since the crime was commit ted, resumed his duty. Thus Closed the second murder trial in the history of this count y, hut the first conviction. The first degree ver diet was a surprise to many, yet the evi dence produced was of such a nature that the jurors could not do other than convict. We understand it is possible that an application will be made to the Board of Pardons to commute the sentence to life imprisonment. Since the trial O'Dell repeats the evi dence he gave on the stand that he has no recollection of committing the crime. He finds no fault with jurors or court. The wonderful nerve of the prisoner, under the circumstances, is remarkable. THIS JURY FLOYD BARTON, Laborer, Shippen, O. L. BAILEY, Hotel Keeper, Grove, UEO. DARREN, Carpenter, Grove, MARK GOSS, Laborer, Emporium, UEO. E. HOUSLER, Laborer, Shipped, EARNEST HOUSLER, Laborer, Shippen. T. N. HAC'KETT, Filer, Emporium, R. H- HIRSCH, Jeweler, Emporium, W. R. HICKS, Farmer, Gibson, A. M. MATTISON, Farmer, Shippen. JOHN MoCLENAIIAN, Laborer, Emporium, FRANK PEARSALL, Painter, Emporium. Married on Jan. 2nd. Thursday evening, January 2, at 7:30 Miss Marie Meyers, of Kawkawlin, and John P. Dodge, of Emporium, Pa, were united in marriage by Rev Hen ning, of Bay City. After the cere mony a wedding supper was served at the home of the bride's sister Mrs. Max Schweinsberg, Kawkawlin. Mr. and Mrs. Dodge left Friday morning for Toledo, Ohio, where they will reside. —Bay City (Mich.) Times. This is somewhat of a surprise to John's many friends here and it now becomes evident what his great attrac tion in the western country was. The PKESS extends congratulations to Mr. Mrs. Dodge and wishes them a pros perous future. How many men are in the habit of concealing some of their actions from their wives, and how often do we hear the expression "Don't tell my wife." The successful farce comedy "Don't Tell My Wife" is constructed on this weakness of mankind. While it is a farce comedy and deals with the humorous side of the question it still teaches a wholesome moral lesson. One small lie told in the beginning leads up to the endless complications and laughable situations. "Don't Tell My Wife" will be presented at the Opera Huuse next Saturday, matinee and evening, January 26. Immense Clearance Sale. Don't fail to read R. Seger & Co's great clearance sale adv. in this issue. Big bargains for thirty days. During this great cash sale some of the great est bargains ever given in the clothing and furnishings line will be at the dis posal of the public. Come early. 46-4 Immense Clearance Sale. Dont fail to read R. Seger & Co's great clearance sale adv. in this issue. Big bargains for thirty days. During this great cash sale some of the great est bargains ever given inclothingand furnishings will be at the disposal of the public. Come early and often. 46-4 Two Cent Hate Unconstitutional. The State Supreme Court declares the two cent rate law to be uncontitu tional. It seems there is no way to appeal from the decision. Republican Primaries. The Republican electors of Empori um Borough are requested to meet at the usual places for holding Ward Caucus, between the hours of 7:30 and 8:30, p. m., Saturday evening, Jan. 25, 1908, for the purpose of nomi nating candidates for the several ward offices. Also nominate three delegates to attend the Borough Convention at City Hall, Monday evening, Jan. 27th, 1908, to nominate candidates for the several Borough offices. GEO. F. BALCOM, W. H. HOWARD, H. O. HAUPT, Committeemen. DEATH'S DOINGS SESESEI FLINT. EDITH LOUISE, aged five days, only child of Mr. and Mrs. W. 11. Flint, died on Tuesday of last week, at their resi dence on State Road. The bereaved parents fee! their loss deeply. The Rev. Mr. Allen officiated. The Donley Murder. The treat of William Donley, at Lock Haven, for the murder of little Mary Donley at Renovo, commenced Tues day, the jurors having commenced, hearing evidence. So crowded was the court room yesterday that Judge hall ordered the door locked this morn ing and only a limited number admit ted. A number from this county went to Lock Haven this morning. Hurd, the Magician. When we see Hurd in his marvelous exhibition, we ask Ourselves if it is pos sible that the great Herman has really passed away, or if his spirit is still with us, for surely his mantle has fallen on worthy shoulders in the person of Hurd, as never in Herman's palmiest days was he a greater magician than is Hurd to-day. At the opera house, Tuesday, Jan. 28. Pringle Will Case has Been Settled. "The Pringle will case was settled at Towanda this alternoon. 13y the terms of the settlement Dr. and Mrs. E. R. Kline the heirs by will are to receive $55,000 out of which they are to pay the costs of their own witnesses. The heirs of the late Samuel Pringle by blood are to receive $15,000, are to pay the costs of their own witnesses and the court costs. Mr. Pringle made his home with Dr. and Mrs. Kline during the last years of his life. After his death his will executed while a resident at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Kline was read which showed that he had failed to provide for his relatives and instead had given his property to the Kliues. The rela. tives commenced a contest claiming that Mr. Pringle was of unsound mind wheu he made the will. The first con test was before Register and Recorder McCabe at Towanda, which resulted in Mr. McCabe admitting the will to pro bate. The second contest was com menced before Judge Cameron, of Tioga county, setting at Towanda dur ing November. The trial came to a sudden termination by the jury being withdrawn because two jurors had in dulged in oyster stews with L. T. Hoyt one of the attorneys. The final contest commenced at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, a jury was selected and it was expected that witnesses would be sworn to-day. But at 3 o'clock this afternoon a settlement was reached. As the relatives who live in Wilkes- Barre are to pay the court costs, which are large, the settlement reached to day is a material victory for Dr. and Mrs. Kline." We clip the above item from the Sayre, Pa., Daily Times-Record. The Doctor referred to in the will decision, is a brother of our respected friend and public Bpirited citizen, Mr. C. R. Kline, of Beechwood, this county. Naturally he is pleased with the favorable decis ion in his brother's behalf. Holding Her Own. Mr. 11. C. Olmsted continues to re main at Philadelphia with his wife, who was receutly operated on for re moval of a tumor. At the hour of going to press the lady is as well as could be expected under the circum stances. Revival. Rev. Allen is conducting a very suc cessful revival at West Creek school house. English Spavin Liniment removed Hard, Soft or Calloused Lumps and Blemishes from horses; also Blood Spavins, Curbs, Splints, Sweeney, Ring Bone, Stifles, Sprains, Swollen Throats, Coughs, etc. Save SSO by use of one bottle. A wonderful Blemish Cure. Sod by L.Taggart, druggist. 32 lyr The low prices on fruit at J. B. Meisel's this week will surprise you. TERMS: $2.00 —$1.501N ADVANCE. THE WEATHER. FRIDAY 1 Fair, colder, SATUKDAY, Fair. SUNDAY, Fair. ASSETS First National Bank, EMPORIUM, PA. At the close of business Jan. 22, 1908. $782,612.48 WHAT SI.OO WILL DO. A bank has a direct and positive influence on human character. It Increases one's good opin ion of himself, and cultivates those twin virtues —industry acd economy-so essential to suceess. It is a law of nature, that an individual who starts a bank account, no matter whether it be SIOO.OO or a dollar, he feels an ambition to make the deposits grow larger. SI.OO will start AN account iu this Bank. INTEREST PAID ON CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT. AT OPERA HOUSE, SATURDAY, 2STH FRANK L. WHITTER Presents Ihe Big Laughing Success, "Don't Teil My Wife." A Merry Comedy in Three Acts. IT IS FULL 0S- T< Whitty Lines, £L Absurd Situations, | Sparkling Music, » Pretty Girls. 6 BiG SPECIALTIES 6 Prices: 25, 35, 50c and 75c Seats reserved at H. S. Lloyd's store. '-'HS ESHSB 5B b £s^ K Special Attraction g Uj Of the popular Magician and rfl |jj Illusionist. n) |Hu r d | W AND HIS U1 8 COMPANY § AT THE § EMPORIUM pj OPERA HOUSE | AM | 1 Tuesday, JBili ZO S N in [n Grand Special Scenery nj n) Prices: 25, 35 and 50c. Seats [n on sale at Lloyd's Book Store. [jj BOYS AND GIRLS WANTED,—TO act as agents for the best line of Souvenir Post Cards ever issued. Any bright boy or girl can very easily earn their own pocket money by working a few hours each day before or after school hours. Send 10c for samples and prices, Address the Farmers Ex change, Pittsfiekl, Pa. 47tf Immense Clearance Sale. Don't fail to read R. Seger & Co's great clearance sale adv. in this issue. Big bargains for thirty days. During this great cash sale some of the great est bargains ever given in clothing and furnishings will be.at the disposal of the public. Come early and often. 40-4 The First to Comply. T. W. Snyder, deputy P. M., at Sin namahoning believes in complying promptly with the law at all times. Not waiting to be notified from this of fice he read Uncle Samuel's new ruling r-.ative to newspapers and promptly sent usaM. 0., for an amount sufficient to pay for his PRESS well into 1909. That's better than compelling the printer to obey the ruling. Thanks friend. Progressive Euchre, Miss Ida Seger entertained a party of friends last evening, in honor of Messrs. Geo. Meyer and Herbert Sch lander of Erie, Pa. The following were present to enjoy the pleasant oc casion: Misses Mayme Cummings, Elizabeth Lechner, Myrtle Gregory, Carolyne Lechner, Louise Seger, Mazie Gallagher, Flora Sehlecht, Kate Lech ner; Messrs. Russell McQuay. Leo Hayes, Cornell H. Cordie, Harold Se ger. Schway. The first ladies prize was captured by Miss Gregory, gentle man's prize, Mr. Cordie. The consola tion prize was awarded to Miss Cum mings. Dainty refreshments, consist ing of salads, sandwiches, ices and cof feewere served. NO. 49.
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