THE CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. =
ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOUI.D, MARCH, 1866.
VOL. 43
John Robinson's Shows
Has an Immense Parade.
A distinguished feature of the John
Robinson Shows is the monster free
open den street caravan. Who does
not like to see the circus parade? Who
would not view the gaily colored
cagos come along when Madame
Roboske is seen spanking the nose of a
large lion with a little whip while
cheers greet the act? The "Rube"
clown who gets arrested for blocking
traffic on the streets, with his mule
and cart, was once a great feature. He
is well known now, but the inventive
minds of circus men will have another
novelty to replace him. Another event
of moment in every small town, and
large one, too, for that matter, is the
early one, the arrival of the circus
train. Long before the long train pulls
iu on the sidetrack near the depot the
crowd is there. There is an army of
juvenile volunteers who are willing to
carry water for the elephants just to
get a free pasteboard entitling them to
admission to the show latter in the day.
Men are there—to see that their boys
who have passed a sleepless night—do
not get hurt. Even women find some
excuse forgoing down to the railroad
yard and taking a long look at the
canvas-covered cars. Boys, who have
gathered and sold enough old iron,
rags and bones, to get 50 cents, enjoy
a memorable day, and the streets lead
ing from the farming district to town
are covered with every imaginable
kind of vehicle.
Like the others, the farmers come
to bring the children. The food deal
er, who supplies hay, oats and corn for
the horses on acoutract made with the
advance man, wants several extra tick
ets—just for the children. The same
is true of the butcher, who supplies the
meat for the cook tent.
As soon aB the sun is out there is a
bustle and activity every place. If the
superintendent of the public school is
wise he will declare a holiday. What
boy or girl can think of geography,
spelling or arthmetic when there is a
circus in town? In the language of the
German comedian, "It is to laugh."
The circus does a land office business,
and, as the crowd is pouring into the
circus tent from the menagerie at the
night performance, the army of em
ployes of the shows start to take down
the canvas which shelters the cages
and the work of loading the outfit on
to the train begins. Thousands of
tired boys and girls retire, after having
seen the show, peaceful and contented.
The following morning the antics of
the clown cause merriment at the
breakfast table, and some youths who
reside near the circus lot hurry through
their morning abolutions in order to
go over near the ring and see if any
change has been dropped by the spec
tators of the previous night. The
John Robinson Shows will be at Em
porium, Saturday, June 26.
Another Cameron County Boy to
the Front.
It seems to be the concensus of opin
ion that the election of Don M. Larra
bee as Chairman of the Republican
County Committee was a very happy
choice. After years of faithful and ef
ficient political work H. Russell Hill
relinquished the arduous duties of that
responsible position, and it became
necessary to look around for a man
who could be depended onto take up
the work and infuse into it the proper
spirit, as well as bring to the work
the required broadness and efficiency.
There is every reason to believe that
Mr. Larrabee combines all the requir
ed essentials that are so necessary to
effective work in the political field. He
has had experience as a campaignor, is
familiar with the county and its peo
ple, is gifted to a special degree and
is imbued with the Republican spirit
He is, therefore, a good man to lead
the party and if he receives the co-op
reation to which he is entitled will
make a successful chairman and pro
duce results. —Williamsport Bulletin.
That the Republicans of Lycoming
county have recognized the ability in
Don M. Larrabee to lead their organi
zation to victory, is very gratifying to
his Cameron county friends. His first
experience was received in the PRESS
office, under the direction of the pres
ent editor and took his first lesson
under Simon Pure Stalwart Republi
canism. Honest, energetic and faith
ful to his party and friends. Lycom
ing county can place implicit confi
dence in Mr. Larrabee.
For Sale.
Cabbage Plants, bv the thousand for
§2.50. Apply to 11. &G. L. Day.
Unstinted Praise.
The Republicans of McKean county
are wideawake and have taken "time
by the forlock" and organized for
coming year. The county committee
elected Hon. R. P. Hapgood, editor of
the Bradford Star-Record, chairman of
the Republican county committee, and
Frank B. Frawley secretary, by unani
mous vote. Remarks were made by
Congressman C. F. Barclay, Hon.
James A. McKean, Hon. R. J. Hoff
man, James A. Connolly, R. K. God
ding, Hon. J. C. Greenwald and A. J.
Nordstrom.
Congressman Barclay said he was
pleased to note the activity of the Mc-
Kean county committee and commend
ed the members for their energy in the
cause of Republicanism. He referred
to this county as being the most pro
ductive in the country, in mfny lines
of production. McKean county; furn
ishes 35 per cent, of the wood products
of the United States and Kane is the
largest glass manufacturing center in
the country. Capt. Barclay told brief
ly of his work in the fight for a protec
tive tariff on petroleum and his re
marks were enthusiastically received.
The Bradford Star-Record, of same
date says: Congressman Barclay's
congressional record has been so good
that it called for unstinted praise from
the Republican county committee as
an organization, and from individual
members of his party. Captain Bar
clay does not live in the oil country,
but he was sound in his position on a
tariff 011 oil, and has used his influence
in behalf of that protection which
every oil man seeks.
A Merited Endorsement.
Congressman Chas. F. Barclay did
the right and proper thing when he en
dorsed Mr. E. K. Godding for post
master at Kane, in order to promptly
fill the position made vacant by the
death of Hon. L. Rogers. Mr. Godding
waa very close to Col. Rogers, who
would be delighted if alive, to congrat
ulate his faithful co worker. Mr. God
ding, who is editor of fiie Kane Daily
Republican, is one of the most faithful
and hard working Republicans in the
state, one always to be depended up
on, just as was that grand old friend,
Col. Rogers. Ris so seldom the ser
vices of an editor are appreciated that
the fraternity in this section of the state
heartily congratulate Brother Godding
and predict his appointment will be
popular with the patrons of the Kane
post office and reflect credit upon Con
gressman Barclay's judgment.
Plenty of Excitement.
There will be plenty of excitement
during the remainder of this month, to
keep the average Eniporiumite busy.
Commencing with the Republican State
Convention yesterday to be followed
by a Special Ceremonial Session of the
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine at
Coudersporfc, Friday, June 25th, fol
lowed by Robinson's circus on 26th at
Emporium, closing the month with the
execution of Joe Pagano, the Italian,
who murdered John Kibe. This will
be sufficient for this month. July sth
will be here iu a few days, when all
will enjoy the day's outing, we hope.
Borough Improvements.
James K. Jordan is making substan
tial improvements on his West Sixth
residence.
Cows for Sale.
Several good fresh milch cows for
sale; also plenty of cabbage plants, 25c
per 100; §1.50 per thousand. Apply at
Climax Farm, Emporium, Pa.
IS-tf, s. M. VANWERT.
Banquet.
Emporium Encampment, I. O. O. F.,
will give a light lunch to their mem
bers Friday evening, June 25th. Let
every member of this or any other En
campment be present.
Lost.
A screw diamond stud. Information
which leads to its recovery will be
satisfactorily rewarded and no ques
tions asked. Address, Box 904, Union
City, Pa. 18-2t.
Old Bucktails Meet.
Comrade J. V. Brown, of Duke Cen
i ter, was in the city yesterday and en
; joyed a visit with Congressman C. F.
] Barclay. Comrade Brown was a
| Bucktail in the civil war and Capt.
| Barclay was in command of his com
-1 pany.—Bradford Star.
An Afternoon Off.
A party of seven took Friday after
noon off and went to Sizerville fishing.
I We will not mention the number of
i speckled beauties, no doubt they had a
nice fry. All report a good time.
! Those who went were the Misses
Mabel Hilliard, Mabel Morrison, Louisa
Welsh, Mildred Haupt, and Messrs.
'Jlerkie Jones and Dorr Spencer.
I \ A READER.
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"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WEßSTEß.
EMPORIUM, PA.. THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1909.
Extracts From Raistrick Whiteley
Howard's Letters.
Portland, Oregan, June sth, 1909.
Dear William:—We arrived here
yesterday morning at 7:30 a. m., our
train being late about eight hours and
30 minutes. There was two washouts
near Belfield, North Dakota. I saw
"Bad Land Charlie" while going
through the Bad Lands. We went
over the longest bridge in the world
yesterday morning about 7:00 o'clock,
it is about three miles long and cost
$2,000,000. Uncle Bert has borrowed a
music box like the one that used to be
in the Reading room for little White* j
ley, it has two dozen records. You
can see the Columbia River and the j
boats come in. At the docks there are
a lot of boats. We saw two river boats
going down the river yesterday mom-1
ing. Uncle Bert is going to take me j
down to the docks next week. There j
will be automobile races Saturday. I
They have fire works that are just like j
pictures. On the train the pullman j
conductor had a fight with one of the j
nice porters. He tried to choke. He
told him to come here and then hit
him in the face. You can see Mount
Hood and St. Helens to-day. Yester
day there was kind of a mist hung over
them.
RAISTRIC K HOWARD.
(Portland Is 12 miles up the Willa
mette River from the Columbia River,
and is the head of ship navigation;
smaller craft ascend the Willamette
river for 126 miles above Portland. [
Mt. Hood is 11934 feet high and about
45 miles east of Portland; while Mt. St.
Helens is in Washington about 65
miles north east of Portland and 9750
feet high.)
Portland Oregon, June 9th, 1909.
Dear Father:—We received yours
and William's postals this morning and
we were glad to hear from j'ou. Mon
day night there was a parade of 7000
people. The 3rd Regiment oflnfantry
had three companies in which were 300
men. The Eagles had a float with
about six eagles on it. They had from
500 to 1000 people in it that is the par
ade. Then they had the Portland
police, two companies of artillery, two
companies of cavalry. There was the
Woodman Lodge they had about 200
men carry axes. They had a band
called the Cops Band. The mailmen
had their mail bags full of roses. Last
night we went down to see the electric
parade. They had automobiles full of
electric lights and trolley cars covered
with electric lights. One was of the
American flag. The prettiest float was
called The Queen of Diamonds. They
had about 15 floats. Yesterday after
noon we went over to the fair grounds
to see the roses in the California Build
ing but it wasn't open yet and we went
into the Forestry Building. There
was one log that was 9 feet, 4 inches in
diameter. Some of the logs that held
the roof up was six feet in diameter at
the bottom and five at the top. These
were taken from a tree that contained
8000 feet of lumber. There was a foot
that was twisted up as some body
would take the ends and twist them.
There was a stump that had a tree
grown through it. There were several
pieces of timber that were square and
they were 7 feet, 3 inches high and 4
inches thick. There were different
kinds of timber. Lots of Douglass fir,
black walnut and pine. When we had
seen the Forestry Building we went in
to the California Building to see the
flowers and there were some roses that
are five inches in diameter, some sweet
peas that were of a dark red color, and
some big carnations of a dark red
color. Just got back from an auto
mobile trip down town to see the auto
mobile parade. One of the pretty ones
was a little runabout covered with red
and white roses with a little girl run
ning it. There were several pretty
ones but you couldn't tell which was
the prettiest. Uncle Bert and I are
going out to the Parks to-night or to
morrow night. There must have been
a big fire down town for I saw the
| chemical engine, hose wagon and fire
| engine coming back from a fire this
I afternoon. Uncle Bert said that the
'■ chief had a seventy horse power auto
j mobile that he runs himself and goes
j to a fire at about sixty miles an hour.
He said he saw him coming down the
' street at about sixty miles an hour.
! He has a man in the bottom of it pump
i ing one of those horns that make a
| whirring noise. In coming through
' the bad lands I saw "Bad Land
Charlie." We went through the coun
| try where Custer had his fight with the
; Indians. And went over the river
were Roosevelt had his log cabin, it
was three miles up the river and I
couldn't see it. On the Mississippi
River this side of LaCrosse I saw a lot
of motor boats and launches. At j
Butte, there were four bums on the :
train one on top and three underneath. (
I am having a fine time.
RAISTRICK HOWARD.
Harmonious State Convention.
A harmonious Republican State Con
vention at Harrisburg yesterday nomi
nated an exceptionally strong ticket.
The convention was one of the strong
est in point of the well known stand
ing of the gentlemen in the councils
of the party.
Senator A. E. Sisson, of Erie, and
Ex-Senator J. A. Stober, of Lancaster,
were nominated by acclamation.
For Supreme Court Justice only two
; names were presented, those of Presi
dent Judge Charles E. Rice, of the
Superior Court, a resident of Luzerne,
and Judge Von Moschzisker, of Phila
delphia. All other candidates were
withheld by their supporters, deeming
it advisable to unite on Judge Rice.
The effort was poorly managed and
i upon the vote being taken Voh Mosch
j zisker had 307 votes to Judge Rice's
147.
The Cameron county delegation
I were quartered at L >chiel Hotel and
| consisted of Hon. Josiah Howard who
j was delegate, Hon. C. F. Barclay, L.
W. Gleason, C. Jay Goodnougb, W.
11. Howard, Chas. L. Butler, J. P. Mc-
Narney, Robt. K. Mickey and H. H.
Mullin.
U. 11. M.
Fourth of July Celebration.
The handsome bedroom set selected
for the bride who consents to be mar
ried on the afternoon of July sth, at
Keystone park, Emporium, Pa., can
be seen at the furniture store of Mr.
! Geo. J. Laßar. Many other valuable
presents will be given to the happy
bride by the merchants of Emporium.
The Emporium base ball team will
play a game with a strong team from
out of town. The Human Flag and
many other attractions should bring
everybody in Cameron county to
Keystone Park on July sth. The name
of the young couple who consent to be
married on above date should be sent
immediately to Mr. R. Kuehne, Em
porium, Pa.
Base Ball.
The Emporium team went to Drift
wood last Saturday and after the dust
settled they had won the game by the
score of 14 to 0. Hemphill and Esch
baugh were the battery for the home
nine and from all reports were the big
smoke that day. Hemphill having
fourteen strike outs to his credit.
There will be a game at Keystone
park next Saturday, June 19th, be
tween Port Allegany and the home
team and a big turnout is expected.
The ground has just been putin first
class shape and is now one of the best
in this section.
The Cherokee Indians will be here
on June 24th, and will play two games,
one in the afternoon and one at night,
commencing at 8:30. The night game
is played by lamp light.
The Human Flag.
The children in each Sunday school
of our town willing to take part in the
representation of The Human Flag at
Keystone Park'on Monday afternoon,
July sth, will be asked to hand their
names to their teachers next Sunday.
Each litte maiden taking part will be
given a pretty parasol. The whole af
fair will be under the able manage
ment of Mr. Arthur Orton therefore
success is assured.
Boys* Brigade Notice.
Major Bliss expects to be present
with the companies next Monday
evening, June 21. Elections for com
misssoned and examinations for non
comtnissoned officers will be held at
that time. It is desired that every
member of both senior and junior com
panies be present, and ready to fall in
promptly a 7:30 o'clock.
First Methodist Episcopal Church.
The pastor, Rev. J. F. Anderson at
10:30 a. m., will preach on "Duties and
Privileges of Church Membership," at
which time a large class of probation
ers will be advanced to full member
ship. Preaching at 7:30 p. m. The
other services of the day will all be ob
served.
The Teachers' Training Class.
A full attendance of the Union
Teachers' Training Class is desired at
the meetings. The assignment for
next Tuesday evening, June 22, is Les
son VIII, "The Period of the Israelite
Kingdom."
Mrs. Trotter 111.
Mrs. Thos.Trotter was taken sudden
ly ill the first of the week, at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Pepperman on Fourth
street. Dr. DeLong was called and is
i attending her.
j Have a few pounds of Prunes and
| can of Squash tor 10c, at C. B. Howard
1 & Go's.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
I From our Regular Correspondent.]
WASHINGTON, June 12, 1909.
The Finance Committee has practi
cally determined upon the prosecut?.-
tion of an amendment to the tariff bill
providing for a tax on dividends of
corporations, as a substitute for the
income tax amendments. President
Taft is heartily in favor of this form of
special tax and it will be known, prob
ably, as the "Taft amendment." There
are man republicans who feel it neces
sary to vote for an income tax, or some
substitute for the same purpose, and
whon the President learned that the
organization was still short a few votes
necessary to refer the income tax
amendments to the Committee on Judi
ciary, he gave new impetus to the cor
poration tax proposition and advised
its presention as a substitute. The de
tails of the proposed amendment are
yet to be worked out. A tax of two
per cent, on the dividens of corpora
tions is the suggestion of the President,
but whether that percent:ige will be
adopted by the committee remains to
be determined and will depend large
ly, no donbt, on the estimates of the
probable revenue, which are now to be
complied with greater accuracy than
heretofore. One thing seems to be
settled, and that is that such an amend
ment will provide for the imposition
of this special tax for a specified per
iod, two or perhaps three years. Some
Senators are heartily in favor of the
President's plan, while others would
prefer to postpone the enactment of
special taxes until next year* on the
ground that it will then be possible to
determine the precise revenue produc
ing power of the new tariff law.
Those who favor it submit that a tax
of two per cent, on the dividends of
corporations would be insufficient to
amount to a hardship to any stock
holders; that such a tax would prove
immensely popular with the great
majority of the voters, etc., and they
believe, too, that were a proposition so
favored by the Chief Executive to be
incorporated in the bill it would in
sure for it a heartiness of support by
him and possibly a leniency in dealing
with the schedules which would iacili
tate the work of the joint committee
on conference. And last, but not
least, the claim is put forth by those
who favor such an amendment that
the Republican party would be in a
better tactical position could it go into
the campaign of 1910 with a record of
having enacted legislation which is ac
cumulating a surplus in the Treasury
instead of enacting a measure which
barely meets, or perhaps falls just
short of meeting, the federal expense?.
The announcement of the probable
substitution of this amendment for the
income tax amendments of Senators
Bailey and Cummins brought those
two Senators together immediately in
a determination to bury their differ
ances and unite on a common measure.
They have agreed on a measure which
includes the fundamental provisions of
the Cummins amendment and the non
essentials of the Bailey amendment,
and they now insist that they purpose
to press its adoption with all its power.
This is interpreted to mean a line-up
of President Taft and Senator Aldrich,
backed by the Republican organization
on one side, and Senators Cummins
and Bailey, backed by the "insurgent"
Republicans and the Democrats on the
other side. The income tax amend
ment agreed upon by Senators Cum
mins and Bailey provides for a tax of
two per cent, on all incomes exceed
ing $5,000 a year, with a provision for
the reimbursement of those stock
holders in corporations whose total in
comes do not exceed $5,000.
Emmanuel Church Services.
June 20, Second Sunday after Trinity
8 a. m., Holy Comunion; 1 10:30,
Morning Prayer and Sermon. Sub
ject, Praise in the Sanctuary.
7:30 p. m., Evening Prayer and Ser
mon.
The offerings will be for General
Missions.
For Sale
One second hand Reaper; one second
hand mower; one platform scales; one
cultivator; a lot of log chains. The
above will be sold cheap for cash.
WM. HACKENBERG, Emporium, Pa.
Baptist Church.
JOHN L. BOGUE, Pastor.
Morning service, "Grey matter and
winged feet."
Evening service at 7:30. Sermon
theme, "David's awful crime."
A cordial welcome to all.
"The Busy Bees" will hold a cake
sale?at Parson's Bazaar, Saturday,
June 19th.
TERMS: $2.00 —$1.501N ADVANCE.
THE WEATHER.
FRIDAY, Showers.
SATURDAY, Showers.
SUNDAY, Fair.
ASSETS
First National Bank,
EMPORIUM, PA.
At the close of business, June 16, 1909.
$764,240.14.
YOUNG MAN.
Do you expect to became a man of standing in
Ihis community? If so, accumulate some prop
erty. One thing you can do is to save some to
day and add to it each day, and in the course of
a few years you will be able to t»o into business
for yourself.
$1 .00 Starts an Account.
3o INTEREST PAID ON SAVING BOOK
o ACCOUNTS AND CERTIFICATES OF
DEPOSIT.
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 12y
Cherries.
Cherries for sale, black, red, sweet
and sour, at 8, 10 and 12 cents per
quart. Apply to W. W. Weiman, Box
408, Emporium, Pa. 18-tf.
We're a Philosopher.
It is the business of a newspaper man
to boom the city for all it is worth
month after month and then see SIOO
worth of printing go out of the city be
cause 10 cents can be saved by so
doing. It is the business of the news
paper to give every local enterprise
enthusiastic and frequent "send-offs,"
and then catch sheol because he failed
to record the fact that some prominent
citizen has had his delivery wagon
painted. To subscribe liberally to
every public, charitable and church en
terprise, advertise them for nothing,
pay his own way to everything aDd
then be called prejudiced and mean
spirited because a column is not devot
ed to that particular affair. Do you
wonder that there are so many cranks
in the newspaper business? It is bound
to make either a crank or a philosopher
out of a man.—Exchange.
Ice Cream Festival.
Company M will hold an ice cream
festival, Friday evening, June ISth, on
the lawn of the New Warner House.
The proceeds will be use towards pur
chasing new uniforms. Let every or.e
turn out and help the boys.
It will never occur to the foes cf
Senator Penrose that his refusal to reply
to the vulgarities of Senater La Foll
ette last week was due to his disincli
nation to put himself on a level with a
professional blackguard or to cast the
pearls of considered speech before
swine.—Altoona Tribune.
Religious.
Order of Sabbath services at Free
Methodist Church: Sabbath School,
10 a. m. Preaching services 11 a. R.i,,
followed by class meeting. Evening
servicesJcommence3 promptly at 7:30.
A cordial invitation to all to worship
with us.
F. B. SCHRINER, Pastor.
First Presbyterian Church.
Paul J. Lux, Pastor.
Morning Worship and Sermon, 10:30.
Sunday School, 11:45.
Junior endeavor, 3 p. m.
Christian Endeavor, 6:30,
Evening Service, 7:30.
Mid-summer sermons, short, inter
esting and helpful. Come and worship
with us. A cordial invitation to all
Ladies Must Remove Hats.
A well_ known business man of a
neighboring village says he has gotten
out of the habit of going to church
lately, because the women's hats are so
large that he can't see anything but
the millinery display/ He says that one
of three things has got to happen be
fore he will goto church again: Styles
will have to change, the ministers will
have to take action as the Bradford
I preachers have_ done compelling the
ladies to remove their hats, or the
church authorities will have to provide
chains and pulleys on the ceiling over
each seat. Then the ladies can take
their seats, remove hats, fasten them
in the rack at the end of the chain, and
suspend them in the air over the lieads
of the audience, providing both a mil
linery display to those who want it
and a good view of the preacher to the
rest of the congregation.
Linoleum at 99c per yard is getting
scarce at C. B. Howard & Co's.
Just received a fresh invoice of
Crackers and Cookies at C. B. Howard
& Co's.
Don't forget! 3 cans Sweet Clover
Peas, for 25c, at C. B. Howard & Co's.
NO. 18.