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1 HE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS.
ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866.
VOL. 42.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
Bditor P*p.as:
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 Tuesdav in May, 1908.
M ATT IE M. COLLINS.
Emporium, Pa., Jan, Ist, 1908. 16tf
Editor Pre Hit:—
Please announce that I am a candidate for the
position of Superintendent of Public Schools of
Cameron county, subject to the decision of the
convention of School Directors of Cameron
county, held on the first Tuesdav in Ma v. 1908.
JOHN SCHWAB.
Lumber, Pa., Jan. 4th, 1908. 17
Bdttor /Vrs.s;
Your are requested to announce my 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 Tuesdav in Mav, 1908
D B. PKTKRSON.
Lumber, Pa., Jan. 20th, 1908. -tc.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
I From our Regular Correspondent.]
Washington, April 18, 19UN."
A most interesting and animated
party of visitors are in Washington,
this week, guests of the Asahi Shimbun,
and a representative ofthat newspaper
accompanies them The group is mak
ing a tour of the world, sightseeing,
gathering information, and making
observations inspired with the ambi
tion to aid in making Japan one of the
world's great powers and with a desire
to contribute to the general welfare of
the nation. There are about seventy
in the party, representing the scienti
fic, commercial and financial life of
Japan, including three dainty little
women, wives of members of the dele
gation but of these three only one
Mme. Nomura, wore her native garb
with straw sandals and no head cover
ing. With the exception of the for
eign sounding names and their yellow
pevil complexions there was nothing
to indicate that the tourists were not
of this country. Their attire is Europ
ean and their traveling appurtenances
of the most up-to-date design and of
the best material, bearing in plain Eng
lish letters the names of their owners.
The visitors were received by the Presi
dent at the White House and after
"doing" Washington in three or four
days departed for th P i r further vnl
which will include visits to London,
Paris, Berlin, and St. Petersburg.
Secretary Taft denies the story print
ed in the East recently- to the effect
that it is his intention to retire from the
Cabinet at the close of the present ses
sion of Congress in order to be unre
stricted in the prosecution of his Presi
dential canvass. It is the Secretary's
purpose, and has been for some time,
to resign if he is nominated at Chicago
next June, and the propriety of such a
course will commend itself to all. The
Secretary has felt it to be his duty not
to relinguish his portfolio because of
certain legislative matters affecting his
department and the Philippines which
demanded his attention and in order to
bring to a termination certain impor- i
tant questions of administration.
President Roosevelt is confident that
Secretary Taft will be nominated by
the Republican convention two months
hence and it is understood that he is
'giving the succession to the War port
folio some consideration. It is not un
likely that the appointment will take
the form of a personal compliment to
some one of the assistant secretaries
who has done well in his present posi
tion. It is strongly rumored that As
sistant Secretary of State Bacon stands,
a better chance for this expression of
regard and appreciation on the part of
the President than does Assistant Sec
retary of War Oliver, Assistant Secre
tary of the Treasury Winthrop, or
Charles E. Magoon, provisional gov
ernor of Cuba, though each of these
men has qualities which commend
themselves to the President, and each
has been talked of as a likely successor
to Secretary Taft in July.
Free Dispensary for Tuberculosis.
The following is report of Dispen
sary No. 8, at Emporium, Pa., for
month ending April 20, 1908:
Number patients first of month 9
Number patients dischargedduring month l
Number patients admitted during month .1
Number patients remaining todate 11
Total number treated at dispensary, 10
Number patients showing increased weight... 7
Number patients showing no change.,.,. 3
Number patients showing loss 1
Amount of milk furnished free to patients, 186 qts
Dispensary is open every Tuesday
and Friday from 1 to 4 p. m.
H. S. FALK, M. D.,
County Medical Inspector.
Girl Wanted.
A good girl for general house work.
Enquire at PRESS office. 9.
"For the Lands Sake."
Use Bowker's Fertilizer, they enrich
the earth and those that till it. For
sale by
8-2t. EMPORIUM MACHINE CO.
Senator Knox's Solid Vote.
WASHINGTON, APRIL 18— (Special)—
That Senator Knox will have the 68
votes of Pennsylvania solid in the Chi
cago convention was shown beyond
any question when the returns were in
from (he primaries held on April 11.
Sixty-four of these delegates were
selected in the districts on that date
and every one of them is a strong
Knox supporter. Wherecver an anti-
Knox candidate was running for dele
gate he was beaten by a big majority.
The Pennsylvania Republican state
convention will be held at Ilarriaburg
on April 29, when a resolution will be
adopted pledging the support of the
state to Knox and instructing the dele
gates-at-large to vote for him. Gov.
Stuart, James Elverson, publisher of
the Philadelphia Inquirer, and Col.
Charles A. Ilook, publisher of the Pitts
burgh Dispatch, will be three of the
"Big Pour" from this state. The
fourth man has not yi.t been decided
upon. These men will all be enthus
iastic Knox boomers who will stand by
him to the end.
Tho report that Congressman John
Dalzell had been defeated for national
delegate from the Thirtieth district was
found, upon a count of the ballots to
be incorrect. Instead of being defeat
ed, Mr. Dalzell led* the ticket in that
district. He says the entire delegation
from Pennsylvania will goto Chicago
with a determination to secure tho
nomination of Knox and that there
will not bo a single vote missing.
Some weeks ago Mr. Dalzell made some
complimentary remarks at a Yale ban
quet in this city, concerning Secretary
Taft, which were twisted into an en
dorsement of Taft. Mr. Dalzell em
phatically denied the statements attri
buted to him, but the report has been
spread by the Taft supporters. Mr.
Dalzell will be one of the most promi
nent Knox boomers at Chicago and
doubtless will be the Pennsylvania
member of the committee on resolu
tions.
Smith's Last Log Drive.
Smith's drive reached this city at
about 0 luesciay evening, una
rursome time worked about the island
where many logs were stranded. There
are in the crew about lifty men and
four teams at present and the greater
portion of the time all are compelled
to wade in the water. Two large arks
and a bateau comprise the remainder
of the outfit. Pour times a day the
men are fed with good, wholesome
food, properly prepared by a good
cook and several assistants. Although
those employed on the drive must
work every hour of daylight and are
subjected to many hardships they are
paid four dollars a day in addition to
board and lodging.
It appeared on Tuesday that the
drive would be held up in this city but
the heavy rains during the night and
also to-day made a sufficient flood that
they proceeded and this afternoon
reached the dam. Hundreds of logs
that were left high and dry by the re
cent flood were rolled into the river
and are on their way to the William
sport boom.—Lock Haven Express,
April 15th.
Special Bargains in Portiers and
Table Covers.
Do you want to buy swell Portiers
Table Covers for less |
than wliolGflalo cost? We are going to
close out our entire stock of these
goods much under cost. Here is a
chance for you to save money.
$6.00 Heavy Green or Red Portiers,
per pair, §4.29.
$5.00 Heavy Green or Red Portiers,
per pair, $3.49.
$4.00 Heavy Green or Red Portiers, j
per pair, $2.73.
$3.00 Heavy Green or Red Portiers, i
per pair, $2.29.
And here are the fringed Tapestry
Table Covers, $3 50 kind at $2.29, the
$2.00 kind at $1.39.
i R. KUEHNE, Emporium's Largest and
Finest Dry Goods Store.
Paris, the Rhine and Switzerland,
j Prof. Aubrey M. Hammers has been
j secured to give one of his finely illus
\ trated lectures in the Court House,
I Friday evening, May 1, 1808 at 8:00
| o'clock.
Dr. M. G. Brumbaugh, Sup't of
j Philadelphia schools, says:"The 'Re
| alistic Rambles' of Prof. Hammers are
as beautiful, instructive, and interest
i ing as any lectures of their kind on the
platform to-day. His illustrations are
superb; his lectures rich in thought,
spicy in method, and satisfactory to an
eniment degree."
The lecture is given under the aus
j pices of the Junior Class, of the Em
; porium High School, for the benefit of
j the Physics Apparatus Fund. Admis
! sion2s and 15 cents.
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WEßSTEß.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1908.
Valuable Horse Dead.
Our popular drayman, Mr. Rob
ert Clark, had the misfortune to
loose a valuable horse by death,
j yesterday noon. While Mr. Clark
' was driving into the mill yard of
i C. B. Howard Co., the horse step
ped on a scantling, tilting it so the
end was driven into the poor horse's
stomach, making a twelve inch
wound. The horse was valued at
8225.00.
A Hustler.
1 hos. 11. Norris, the hustling
; member of the firm of Thompkins
; & Norris, East Ward, made us a
I short visit yesterday. He is an
active member of (he Hoard of
Trade and believes in "doing
things.''
DEATHS DOINGS
MOT
MOWEHY.
| Mrs. John Mowery of Emporium, '
: died at the home of Mrs. Billingsley on i
| Chestnut street, yesterday morning
. after an operation by ]>r'n McGranor j
i and Cook on Wednesday. Mrs. Mow- I
! cry was brought here from Emporium j
i the fore part of the week, too ill to j
j he moved, in the hope that an opera- j
I tion by these widely-known physicians j
j might save her lifo The ease was too 1
far developed, and her constitution
w.ts HO far impairad that she couldn't '
survive the shock and scarcely recov- '
ered from the effects of the nnacsthet- 1
ics. Her family were with her when
the end came. The remains were tak
en toEmporium to-day—Port Allegany
Reporter of 17th. Undertaker Laßar
took charge of the remains and brought
them to the family residence, Spring I
street, Emporium. After short relig- '
ious services at this place, on Saturday, 1
the relatives took the remains to j
Reynoldsville for interment. Deceas- I
ed is very highly spoken of by our citi- !
zens.
Messrs John and Thos. Cum mingy
and Jos Kinsler have contracted for
cement walks on their South Broad
street properties. Let others follow at
once before some one is injured.
Boy Wonders.
The attraction at the opera house
next Saturday evening, April 25th, will
be the Boy Wonders on Skates, one be
ing a child only six years old. This
unique attraction will draw a large
crowd. Don't miss it.
Getting Better.
The PRESS is pleased to receive in
formation from Harrisburg, where
Mrs. Dan'l Downey went for treat
ment at the hospital, that she is im
proving and will soon be able tore
turn home.
Pleasant Party to a Pleasant
Young Lady.
A number of the young girls and
boys of Sinnamahoning gave a wel
come party for Miss Anna Chase, who
has just returned from Laquin, where
she has spent the winter. The young
folks had a delightful time and are
very glad Miss Chase has returned to
Wyside.
Judge Green and Family.
! Judge and Mrs. B. W. Green and
; niece, Miss Alice Montgomery, have
j returned fVom Florida, where they
spent several weeks basking in the
sunshine and eating oranges. They
had an enjoyable visit, meeting many
Emporiumites sojourning in the south,
!as well as former residents of this
j county.
The Commercial Hotel
! Mr. Frederick Levicke, proprietor of
i of Commercial Hotel, Broad street, was
I genial a PRESS visitor on Monday and
| expressed himself well satisfied with
the business bestowed upon the Coui
i mercial. Mr. Levicke is a quiet law
abiding citizen and conducts a very
orderly as well as first class house.
His meals are highly* commended—
| plenty to eat and well cooked.
Daddy of Them All.
Mr. Thos. Gallagher, Pennsy R. R.
| acent at this place since May Ist, 1873
! —35 years—was a business caller at the
! PRESS office last Thursday, and always
. being a busy man and always plenty
io! woek in that pesky office, he did
: not Btop to tell any yarns.' Mr. Galla
gher is one of our best citizens and has
I grown up in the service ot the Pennsy
from a mere boy until now he is the
i oldest, in line of service, ticket and
freight agent between Erie and Phila
delphia.
Theo. Haberstock, the tailor, will oc
cupy the Blinzlers shop when vacated.
DEDICATION OF BUCKTAIL
MONUMENT.^
PROGRAM.
Monday, April 27, 1908.
Sunrise Salute, Comrade II.E. Coleman's Battery
9:00 a. in.—Concert by Bands at Headquarters.
10:C0 a. m.—Parade and Review, Bucktail Cadets
Comrade E. Smith Guthrie, Commanding.
2:80 p. m.—Dedication of Monument.
7:30 p. m —Camp Fire in Opera House.
TUESDAY, APRIL 28.
10:00 a. m.—Annual Business Meeting of Buck
tails and election of Officers.
Reception Committee will meet all incoming
trains.
Headquarters at Commercial Hotel will open
Monday morning.
DEDICATION EXERCISES, MONDAY, APRIL
27, AT 2:3<> P. M.
Selections
Dedicatory Prayer,.. Rev. Leonard M.Gardner
Music. Special Choir
oenl Miss Margaret Arber Kirk
Written by Frank L. Bt-eby.
Salute of 13 Guns,.. .Comrade Coleman's Battery
UNVEILING OF MONUMENT.
Miss Margaret Barton Feurer.
Presentation of Monument Col. A. E. Irvin
Acceptance of Monument, . .Hon. C. F. Barclay
Oration ~Hon. Emerson Collins
M,,sio Special Choir
Benediction.
Patriotic Airs Band
Ball Association.
The Base Ball enthusiasts of the West
Ward have organized an association
called the West Ward Base Ball Asso
ciation. There has been n good deal
of interest displayed in the organiza
tion and it is the hope of many that a
Borough organization may be effected
and each ward put a team in the field.
The association is not composed of pro
fftPWWSAiVfijjfo'i'Vlie"'Assoeiatfoil Friday
evening, tit t&e-Reading Room at
which time all interested in base ball
are requested to be in attendance.
Just Arrived.
At Emporium's Leading Dry Goods
Store. Beautiful White Lingerie and
Tailor made Wash Suits, price $5.00 to
§8 50. Extra fine quality Black Taffeta
Silk Petticoats the §6.00 at $-5.00 each.
The very latest in Striped Feather Pet
ticoats in Tan, Copenhagen and black
and white stripes, §2.50 each. New
Merry Widow Sailor Hats in all colors.
Equisite large size Silk Roses with fol
iage, worth $1 00 our price 50c, all col
ors. New Hair Rats, 25 to 50c. Lad
ies and Children's Spring Coats at very
reasonable prices. New Neckwear
and Lace Coat Sets. We carry a full
line of Colgates Soaps, and Toilet Pre
parations at lowest prices.
R. KUEHNE.
Bucktail Monument Dedication.
Col. E. A. Irvin, Corporal F. Kirk
and Sergeant W. H. Rauch, commis
sioners appointed by the governor will
have charge of the dedication of the
Bucktail monument, recently erected
at Driftwood, on April 27th, 1008. An
appropriate program has been prepar
ed. It was mainly through the person
al efforts of Hon. Josiah Howard, our
energetic Representative, that an ap
propriation was awarded by the state
of Pennsylvania for the erection of
this beautiful monument, a fitting trib
lite to the bravery of our Bucktail
boys.
Let every loyal resident of this
county turn out on Monday next.
Theatorium Dance.
The public are cordially invited to
attend the dance to be giveu at the
Theatorium Friday evening. Tickets
50c; ladies free. Good order and ex
cellent music.
Bicycle Repairing.
Alfred Searfoss will continue his 1
, Bicycle repairing business at Empori- j
' um Machine Co's coal yard office,
j where he has appliances for all kinds
| of work, especially bicycles. Also lock
! repairing, etc.
J 10tf ALFRED SEARFOSS.
Alumni Meeting,
i There will be a meeting of the Alum
ni at the Reading Room, Monday,
April 27th. All members are request
ed to be present.
A Summer Normal School
Will be conducted in the Emporium
| High School from May 18 to June 26,
For information address
C. E. PLASTERER,
9 4t. Emporium, Pa.
SINNAMAHONING.
Fish stories are bigger than the fish
this season so far.
W. C. Bonman, of Lock Haven, was
fishing in WykofT Run Tuesday.
S. B. Weikel fished in Round Island
Run last Friday.
One of the Lock Haven fishermen
was fishing Wykoff Run Tuesday
morning, with overcoat and mittens
on.
Wm. Harripon, of Mix Run, was a
visitor in town Tuesday.
Josiah Berfield is visiting at Hicks
Run this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dice, of Laquin,
visited friends here this week.
Olive McCracken and Anna Chase
are visiting here.
W. 1. Greenhoe, of Beaver Falls, is
visiting friends in town this week.
V. A. Brooks spent Easter with his
daughter, Mrs. Wm. Piper, in Galeton,
Pa.
Miss Myrtle Shafer, forelady of the
dynamite plant, spent Sunday and
Monday in Emporium.
Miss Charlotte Brooks is visiting
friends in Williamsport.
Douglas McColl and Milford Krebs
have returned from Watogo, W. Va
Mrs. Mollie Baird is visiting in Ridg
way and Johnsonburg this week.
Milford Krebs in moving into the
house recently vacated by Earnest
Linebaugh.
Evangeline Brooks returned Monday
from a visit in St. Marys, Ridgway
and Kane.
The Ladies Aid will hold an ice cream
social at the M. E. parsonage, Satur
day night.
Capt. Barr, ofTunnell Hill, brought
in another raft of logs last week for the
Star Box mill.
Commissioner Bailey was at the
county seat Tuesday.
Jos. Cannon and Philip Moyer, of
Reading, were callers Tuesday.
John Shafer visited his best girl at
Westport on Sunday.
Mrs. A. P Floyd, Miss Nellie Floyd,
Asburg Summerson and Earl Foultz
took iu - juwi^iiicrniig.
Onto Driftwood, April 27, to' the
Buuktail reunion. Big day for the old
veterans.
The L. C., held an extra session Mon
day night, with Past Grand Anannias
Frank Dico in chair. There was a full
house as Pap had hinted around
through the day that the D. D., of Lock
Haven would be present, the 32 degree
was confered on Al. Losey and Law
rence Smith as they had both told a
true fish story. One member reported
catching a small trout which said let
me die as this makes five times I have
been caught to-day. Another report
ed getting hold of a big one and it got
under the ice along the shore and broke
the hook and left. The two last ones
were held over for proof as no degrees
will be confered on anything but facts.
W. C. No. 136, P. O. S. of A., will
hold a phonograph entertainment in
their hall Wednesday evening, April 29;
SandlOcents. Everybody come and
have a good time. Ice cream and cake
will be served to those who enjoy that
luxury.
O. L. Bailey has a crew of men and
teams banking the timber for the Star
Box mill.
DEBSE.
STERLING RUN.
Dr. W. H. Mitchell, Dentist, Empori
um, Pa. Over Vogt's shoe store.
William Berry is reported very ill at
this writing.
John Furlong returned to Pittsburg
Sunday evening, having spent Easter
with his mother.
Mrs. P. O'Sullivan, of Driftwood,
visited her daughter Mrß. Dorsey
Spangler the past week.
Mrs. J. R. Strawbridge and Mrs. Win.
Stephens were Emporium visitors
Tuesday.
Mrs. T. S. Fulton and children, of
Sinnamahoning, are the guests of their
parents Joseph Kissel and wife.
Whiting Herrick, of St. Marys, visit
ed his grand mother, Mrs. P. H. Her
rick the past week.
Mrs. Jessie B. Lewis and Delia Lord
were Emporium visitors Wednesday.
Miss Minnie Furlong was detained a
few days from her work at Pittsburg
on account of the illness of her mother
Mrs. M. A. Furlong.
Lloyd Spence is very poorly at this
writing.
John Wade, of Meadville, is visiting
his parents Owen Wade and wife of
this plßce.
The Fulton Brothers, of Sinnama
honing, were in town the past week,
doing some papering for Ed. Whiting.
Little Alfred Neenan is imported
quite ill at this writing.
Mrs. Bibiana Spangler attended the
commencement of the Driftwood High
School, Tuesday evening. Her sister
I KRMS: $2.00 —$1.501N ADVANCE,
THR WEATHER.
FRIDAY, Showers.
SATURDAY, showers.
SUNDAY, Fair.
ASSETS
First National Bank,
EMPORIUM, PA.
At the close of business April 22,1908.
$785,476.08
START NOW.
Creating a reserve is not difficult once you
start to deposit your money in this Bank system
atically. But if you ever expect to be indepen
financially through your own efforts you
must make a start.
INTEREST PAID ON CERTIFICATES OP
DEPOSIT.
Miss Nora O'Sullivan graduating from
that class.
Miss Nettie Kissel returned homo the
past week from visiting relatives in
Renovo and Sinnamalioning.
Mrs. L. C. Surnmerson and Mrs.
Neenan were Emporium visitors Satur
day.
The M. E. Sunday School had an
Easter Entertainment at the M. E.
Church Sunday. It was well attended.'
Mrs. Wm. Stephens aud daughter
Mabel returned homo Sunday from a
visit with relatives at Sunbury.
Mrs. Jeunie Mason visited at St.
Marys Monday.
John May is repairing one cf their
buildings which will make quite an
improvement.
Mills the Wizard held an entertain
ment in tho school house last Friday
evening. He was a wizard alright as
the audience departed through the
windows.
BLUE BELL.
NEW TO-DAY.
Geo. J. Laßar—New adv.
J. H. Day—New adv.
Ludlams—New adv.
Rexall Remedies—New adv.
Royal Baking Powder-New adv
First National Bank—New adv
R. Kuehne—Locals.
Pennsyjvania jta^lroad—Nam a,i..
Delineator—HalF column local.
T. W. Welsh—Change.
God's Children—Give Them a
Chance.
How far does the influence of hered
ity extend when contrasted with en
vironment? This much-mooted ques
tion is discussed by Jacob Riis in the
May Delineator and his conclusion with
regard to the advisability of receiving
in one's household a child whose an
tecedents are unknown may be regard
ed as one solution of this problem.
"The truth is, we are children of
God. That is our heredity. Backed
by that, what is there of His work and
His world that we can not do?
"Heredity is a factor, but not an in
vincible one. We can do with the soul
what we did with the body. It is just
a question of effort, and of the right
remedy. The effort is worth making;
for the civic death-rate, looking at it
from that point of view, is even worse
than the baby mortality. Every time
a boy goe3 to jail a citizen dies. The
remedy we know; it is the home where
the law of love rufes. Of all the forces
in God's world it is the strongest, for
it is His own law, His eery being. Evil
is conquered with good.
"These are my personal beliefs and
convictions in this matter of heredity,
sometimes preached as a doctrine of
despair. I cannot see where the de
spair corues in. For twenty-five years
as a police reporter in New York, i saw
all the wickedness of depraved human
nature T saw a seemingly unending
succession of young rascals—so the
police had stamped them and the rec
ord on the station-house blotters bore
them out—going from the slums
through the wicket-gate of the tombs
to the prison and to the gallows, and
it was a eight to discourage any one
whose horizon was limited by our
earth-life. Tho chill of it abides with
me yet. But behind it all I made ont
also what it was that depraved their
poor human nature, and that letthe re
sponsibility lay with us who it be,-
whose neglect of the neighbor that had
fallen among thieves was to blame for
it all. The world is no worse than we
make it We also can make it good.
1 should not be afraid of taking a little
child into my home, whatever its an
I cestry, if I feltable and ready to take
the responsibility for bringing it up,
! and I should not be in doubt about the
result if I did; for I should know that I
I was doing God's work with His child,
; and that He would attend to the out
j come."
Sudden Death.
Mr. James R. Butcher, aged 86 years,
! died suddenly this morning, in fact his
j daughter found him dead when she
| went to call him. Deceased has resid
ed in Emporium for very many years
and was respected by all who knew
him. He leaves five children. The
funeral wili take place either Saturday
i or Sunday afternoon, possibly from M.
Church.
NO. 10.