SECTION TWO - / v: - k®, Qr^y jmg * jp, SP|B # ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866. VOL. 42 The Battle of Pennsylvania to Irect on Battlefield { Majestic. Monument Bearing the Names ol its 22,0vn in all llistorv. Gen'l. St. Clair A. Mullholland in Phila. Ledger. . Very many Cameron, Elk, Potter ! and Clinton soldiers took part in the j battle of Gettysburg, mostly iu theßri- j gade so ably commanded by Gen. lioy j Stone, who visited Emporium several years ago, upon the occasion of a , Soldiers Re-Union. It was at Gettys- I burg Hons. C. F. Barclay and Capt. J. C. Johnson were captured and for j months incarcerated in southern prison dens. No doubt our veterans will enjoy reading the following from the pen of Gen'l St. Clair A. Mullhol land iu Phil'a Ledger, Dec. 13,1908: In a valley of peace, calm, comfort and content, overlooked by ranges of high hills-—blue, purple and exceeding ly lovely—lies the old town of Gettys burg and the 25 square miles of terri tory over which the armies of the North and South struggled and fought during those three days of July, 1863. No more beautiful country than this can be found in the State of Pennsyl vania. No matter what part of the field one visits, scenes of lovliness open in vistas on every side. The tongue of wood of McPherson's farm, where Reynolds fell, is a fine bit of American forest ; and Willoughby Run, which meanders close by, and whose placid waters were crimsoned by the blood of brave men, is a sweet j and charming stream where lilies grow in shady places and the birds come in springtime to build their nests along | its banks. Then from Cemetery Hill, where the Union men made such a gal lant stand against the "Louisiana Ti gers," there is a splendid view as one looks over the town and across the fields to the Lutheran Seminary. Culp's Hill, too, is full ot sweet spots; and through the dark forest, where the six hours' fighting took place on the morning of the third day, one can find much to admire, and many a grand old tree riddled by bullets and torn by shot and shell—forcible reminders of the awful morning of July 3. And what more picturesque than the wild and rugged scenery of the "Dev il's Den"? Or where can one goto look for a grander or more sublime scene than that from the summit of "Little Round Top," where Vincent's men made their gallant figlit ? Gettysburg is certainly a magnificent spot, full of natural beauties ; and of the many battlefields of the war none more suitable could have been selected upon which to erect the monuments that are intended to commemorate the heroism and valor of our troops. The field is fast becoming the National Mecca, and year after year the num ber of visitors to the ground increases, until tens of thousands of Americans annually make a_ pilgrimage hi the holy grourd and worship at the shrine where so many noble men laid down their lives in defence of the State and cause. THE NATIONAL MIXTA, England has her Westminster, France her St. Denis, Italy her Pan theon and Germany has her Walle- Ualle. Every nation of the old Conti nent has some place' dedicated to the noble and illustrious dead. This coun try has not, as yet, reached that ma ture age when one can visit some hal lowed spot set apart for the last rest ing place for tbe good and eminent men. In the State of Pennsylvania the ground of Gettysburg is, however, of much greater interest and much dearer to American people than any of the celebrated sanctuaries of Europe. Glorious Gettysburg '. Where 4000 of the bravest and best of the soldier citi zens sleep in honored graves on the field their valor won, is the National sanctuary, the Pantheon, the West minster of tho Republic. No kings, princes or potentates lie there, but 400 gallant men. greater than kings, more splendid in their deeds CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. EMPORIUM, PA.. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 24, 1908. and in their death than any of the princes or the great ones who slumber within the fretted walls of Europe's grand old Cathedrals—fathers, broth- i era and kinsmen, men who came from 18 States to shed their blood on Penn- ! sylvania's soil in defense of the Union ' and human liberty. TRIBUTE TO PENNSYLVANIA. Gettysburg ! The national battle field of the war, where gallant men i from 2H of the 82 States that then com pased the Federal Union met in deadly j conflict to decide by force of arms the i future of the Republic, the great battle 1 of the war fought on the free soil of a Northern State. Fortunate, indeed, was the son of Pennsylvania who was present iu that stupendous fight ; and by a special Providence it would seem as though the battle fought on the soil should be, in a very great measure, by sons of the Keystone State, and the histonian of "New York in the War," i William F. Fox, in his "Regimental Losses," says : "The percentage of killed in the soldiers of the Keystone State was greater than in the quota of any other Northern State. This high percentage of loss in battle was largely due to the fact that nearly all of the Pennsylrania troops serv ed in Virginia, where the territory was better contested and the war more prolonged. Then, again, the Pennsylvania regiments were second to none The cavalry of the State were, as a whole, unsur passed. They saw plenty of hard fighting, and their total losses in notion exceeded the cavalry losses of any other State " IN LEAD FOK GLOKY The eminent soldier who command ed the army,Genl Geo. Gordon Meade, was a son of this State ; General Jonh Fulton Reynolds, the first great soldier to crimson the ground with his blood and give up his life in its defense, was a Pennsylvania!), and General Winfield Scott Hancock, "Hancock the Superb'" he who galloped to the front at the j first sound of the strife, and who, from j that hour until in the moment of vie- i tory he fell, crushed and bleeding on j the line of the Second Corps, did BO ! much to win the fight, was a native of j this grand Commonwealth. The first regiment to fire a shot was j the 56th Pennsylvania Infantry. Tbe j first brigade to especially distinguish j itself was Roy Stone's, all Pennsylva- ; nians. When tho second day's fight opened 1 at the peach orchard almost the first j troops to meet the advancing host of' Longstreet were the men of Graham's i brigade, nearly all Pennsylvanians. Later, on that same afternoon, when; Hood's Texans climed the slopes of Little Round Top, they were met by | the 82d i cnnsylvanianß, and the splen- | did soldier who fell there, General | Strong Vincent, fell on his native | heath. Still later on that same day, when i , the terrific lighting was waging over ' the wheat field and "Valley of Death," J McCandless, with the Pennsylvania j Reserves, swept over tho bloody j ground and made one of the most sue- I cesßf'ul charges of the afternoon. And ' when the day was far spent and dark- \ j neus settled over the field one of the J i most brilliant feats of the whole battle j j was the splendid fight of the heroic | : Ricketts and his Pennsylvania battery, 1 1 when with iron hand he held the crest 1 ! of Cemetery Hill against the rush of' i the "Louisiana Tigers." The morning of the third day was ushered in by the charge of the White Star Division, commanded by another son of the State, General John W. ! Geary ; and iu the cavalry fight at Rummel's farm, tbe greatest cavalry | fight of the century, the Union forces j were commanded by another, General D. Mc Gregg. In the last scene of all, when Pickett crashed on the left cen- S tre with his 18,000 men, P. nnsylvania was every where on the line to meet him, and the Philadelphia Brigade I stood at the most important point on the field and gathered in the greenest laurels of the day. The fighting of both armies at Get tysburg was severe, and the sons ot Continued on Bth page "Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WEßSTEß. No Paper Next Week. After a very strenuous month of work the PRESS will not be issued next week, "according to the time honored custom." Our readers, who have been given for three weeks the largest paper ever is sued in this or auy adjoining county, in fact in this section of the Stale, should now have read ing sufficient to keep them occupied. This has been made possible by a liberal patronage from our enterprising citizens, who be lieve in letting their light shine. The wide field covered by this paper has long since demonstrated its value for trade getting. Our thanks are due to all who respond ed so cheerfully and willingly to make our Holiday Issues a great success. We do not claim them to be money-makers to us, yet we feel they have been so to our county and town, so dear to our heart, where we have resided so many years, doing, as we saw it, the best for out county, ty. In looking back over the forty years that we have been connected with the old PRESS, we feel proud of the many friends who stood loy ally by us. Those who conscient ly differed with us we offer good cheer and fellowship. Time heals every wound. The great work incident to these great papers lias been hard on our employees—Messrs. Orville Proud foot. our faithful and reliable fore man: Raymond Klees, assistant; \V. 8. Sterner, Tlios. Waddingtou and Riley Murray. Without their watchfulness and energy we could accomplish nothing. Thank you, men. Wishing all, employees as well as patrons, a joyously Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Yours Truly. HENRY 11. MI 1.1.1 N. P. B.—Our oflice will be kept open for the transaction of busi ness and receipt of orders for print ing, during the Xmas-tide. A Hustler. Walter D. Parsons, the gentlemanly traveling salesman for the Keystone Powder Company of this place, is in town for a rest during the Xmas-tide. Mr. Parsons don't fool away much time here but is almost constantly on the wing. What he does not know about dynamite, as well as the trade, is not worth much. When he and Teddy Blum goes after an order they get it or know the reason why not. Buv a handsome mereschaum pipe for the husband, sweetheart or brother. For right goods and prices consult Taggart } BEST IN THE COUNTRY. i : } i What Mr. R. Kuehne, Emporium's Prominent > > Merchant, Says of the PRESS. > \ MR. 11. H. MI i.i.i. V, X \ Editor Cameron County Press. \ \ DEAR Slß: —Allow me to congratulate you 011 the appear- 1 1 aneti of your valuable paper and the splendid way in which you \ \ print advertising matter. It is certainly a credit to our town \ 1 and county and equals the best in the country. We are eer- \ s tainlv well pleased with the results we get from advertising in 1 \ your paper. Wishing vou the best of success, I am, 1 s Yours truly, I \ R. KUEHNE. \ Rapidly Going. In less time than ten years few of the large timber tracts of this once great timber section of Pennsylvania will be only in the stories as told by old woods men Tbe great Dodge, James & Stokes lands that covered the Northern Tier counties of Lycoming, Clinton, Clearfield, Cameron, McKean, Potter, Elk and several other counties, worth hundreds of millions, yes billions, of dollars, has now almost been cleaned of timber and passed into the hands of the State as stripped lands. Only last week Mr. Lafayette B. Worley, title expert, representing tho Potter Title & Trust Co., Pittsburg, was in Em porium tracing the land records on the title to 18,000 acres of the above lands, that now pass to the State For estry Department. The now valuable but once despised hemlock has made more wealth than ever did the white pine, should now be protected by the State or Nation—in fact the State or Nation should purchase every aero of timber land in the State and protect it for the future generation. Pleasant Callers. Mrs. and Mrs. John F. Sullivan, of Huntley Towerburg, were pleasant PRESS sanctum visitors Monday eve. ning. Mr. Sullivan, has for very many years been identified with rail road train running. While here he ex- 1 plained the inter-locking system in stalled at Huntley, the only one in use in Pennsylvania. Our poet-correspon dent entertained a party of gentlemen 1 for an hour and gave many plausible reasons for believing that the new sys tem will greatly reduce the danger of train Wrecks. The system must be wonderful. John F. t .'.kes great pride in his work, and makes good every trick. President-elect Taft. United States Senator P C. Knox having been offered and accepted the Secretary of State portfolio when Pre sident-elect Taft becomes President, has brought out a large number of as pirants for United States Senator, not ably Geo. T Oliver, Congressman Dal zell, Jas. F. Burke, M. E. Olmsted and a host of others. It looks to us that Mr. Oliver has the backing to land him in the vacant chair He is an able gen tleman and represents well the west tern portion of the State. He is in every way fitted for the position and deserves it. We hope Geo. T. Oliver will be the choice of the Republican party. Christmas Cantata—Santa Claus at Miss Prim's. The public is cordially invited to at tend the Christmas Entertainment at tbe Presbyterian church, Tuesday eve ning, December 29, at 8 o'clock. San ta Claus will be there and the Cantata, "Santa Claus at Miss Prim's," will be given by members of the school. Sil ver Offering will be taken. Come and enjoy the evening with us. Sleighing Party. Mrs. Fred Logan on Tuesday after noon supplied one of our Borough Schools—room No. 5, Miss Caroline Lechner, teacher—sleighs with which to give all of the scholars a ride. This in memory of her deceased daughter, Miss Tnez, who was a member of the same school. We have an extra fine line of Booth's Chocolates, from 25c to §IO.OO per box TERMS: $ 2.00 —$1.50 1N ADVANCE. THE WEATHER. FRIDAY, Snow. SATURDAY, SNOW FLURRIES SUNDAY, Fair. ASSETS First National Bank, EMPORIUM . PA. At the close of buntneß., Deo. 22, 11(08, $788,590.78 ' 1909. At sight pay to the patrons of this bank 3C5 Happy Days. Value received in your confidence and charge to our appreciation. SI.OO Starts an Account. 30 INTEREST PAID ON CERTIFICATES "o OF DEPOSIT. DR. LEON RKX FF.LT, 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 12y 52 PAGES Musicale. Miss May Gould gave a very pleas ing Musicale at her residence on Sixth street, last Saturday evening. A part of her very large class of piano-forte pupils took part in the program, viz : Raymond, (Overture) Duet Thomas- Belle Husted, Kate Metzger. Merry Games Waltz, Frate. Ruth Loucks. Tljo Gay Peasant, op. 216, Gurlitt. Ethel Creighton. Caprice Espagnol, op. 58, Henry Weyts. Rosemary IJuinn. Polka Chromatique, Fieldhpuse. Agnes Cleary. Spinning Room Chat, Vonßlum. Olive Ellis. Softly Sings the Brooklet, op. S3, Wentzel. Helen Freindel. The Sailor Boy's Dream Ue Hache. Evelyn Donovan. Ours, op. 101,. Howard Cadmus. Gordon Vogt. Menuet, op. 11, Paderewski. Lonise Welsh. Silvery Echoes Wood. Frank Housler. Narcissus,. Nevin. Xora Grace. Bubbling Spring, Julie Rive-King. Ruth Peaisoll. Valse Styrienne, op. 27 Vollenhaupt Margaret Cavey. Rustle of Spring, Binding. Herbert Vogt. Simple Confession Francis Thome. Kathryn Hogan. Moonlight Sonata, op. 27, Beethoven. Belle Husted. Rondo Capriccioso, Mendelssohn. Kate Metzger. Overture, liossini. Belle Husted, Kate Metzger. Miss Gould takes great pains with her pupils and it is certainly remark able how rapidly her scholars advance. She has numbered in her classes many of the most proficient in town. She certainly deserves much praise for the good work she has accomplished. Teachers Call. Misses Margaret Weisenfluh and Catharine Orr, of this place, who are teaching in Hick's Run and Sterling Run respectively, and Miss Clara Ed wards, teacher of the West Branch school at Hicks Run, were business callers at the PRESS oflice last Satur day. They are all very pleasant j oung ladies and without a doubt make good teachers and the scholars under their instruction will show good results of their careful training. One Hundreth Anniversary. The First National Bank of Empor ium usually present their patrons very beautiful calendars but this year, we think, they have touched a popular chord, their calendar being supplement ed with a handsome embossed profile of Abraham Lincoln, in commemora tion of Lincoln's 100 th anniversary. A Welcome Caller. Mr. Adam Nickier, who has just pass ed through a long lay-up caused by being injured in the railroad yard at the Junction, some time ago, is suffici ciently recovered to be at his work again. Mr. Nickier was a PREPS office caller last Saturday and placed his sub scription for 1909 and took advantage of the offer and received our New Home Library Wall Chart. cl 0 -v (rolk9 t~ x W r ?l "^IpR NO. 45.