THE C AMERON COUNTY PRESS.
ESTABLISHED BY C. B. GOULD, MARCH, 1866.
VOL. 43
A Raftman's Experience
"Altogether the uiosl thrilling ex
perience 1 eVIT ' .11 W :li' -J till.; of
185!). while taking a rail of pine lumber
from Emporium, Pa., to Marietta, .said
Matthew Hays, the liingbanipton con
tractor, the other day. "The raft was
owned by N. I*. Nirard—"Prow" Min
ard, us everybody called him—anditeon
tained 50,000 ieet. -if the tin est pinelum- !
her. It was 160 feet long and 1(1 feet j
wide, and was the last of many big rafts j
that had been sent, down the Sinnama- '
honing into the West Branch of the Sus- j
quehanna that spring. Minard, who i- ]
one of the kindest-hearted and most gen- I
erous meu I have ever met in quite a j
long period of constant contact with man- i
kind, still lives near Emporium and will j
readily recall the dreadful strain that was '
placed upon our nerves ou that night of j
terror in the month of April, more than |
twonty-eight years ago. I was working I
for Minard and he and [ had taken '
many a rail from Etup- rium to Marict- !
ta. Minard had charge of the forward
end of the raft and lof the rear. Just
a< we were about to unfasten the raft
preparatory to starting <>n our long jour
n. j, a poor Irish woman, aeouupanied j
by her two grown sons ami a lad of j
twelve veers. Hiked penni- ion to ride on 1
the iult all the way down. Wo gladly 1
granted her tin favor, of course, aud they |
quickly tumbled all their worldly poss 's- I
siotis onto the raft and got aboard. Tl.
woman's sons had been working on a i
rai road up in that i .•tiop atid tli i •
mother had been cooking for them.
None of them could under, land English!
very well but I learned from the woman, i
when we got pretty well down toward j
the month of the Sinnamahonitig, that
they had neither money or food.
She was a widow and she and the boys j
had been struggling to get alone in a i
strange country. Fortune was against '
them up there anu they wanted togo !
down where the country was not so '
rough, and where the prospects of got- j
ting work right aloug were brighter. It j
was Saturday morning when we started j
from Emporium and everything went j
along smoothly until we reached the
mouth of the Sinnamahonitig, when <ve
fed the unfortunate passengers ami took 1
dinner ourselves.
Then we drifted into the West Branch
of the Susquehanna and in the course of
an hour it began to rain. I never saw
raiu fall faster than it did Juringah that :
gloomy April afternoon. The poor wo- 1
man aud her sons we re sooq drenched to j
the skin, for there was no shelter on the •
rait for any of us, and we all had to <
make the best of the unfortunate situa
tion. About the middle of the alter- 1
noon we caught up to several other raits
that had started an hour or so before we I
had, and fce fastened our raft ami three !
of the others together and floated on in
a fleet The bouncing black bears, that
some i.f tln; lumbermen had caught in
the mountain!- a* the head ot Portage
cretin, were chained a few yards apart on
one of the rafts and these bears roared,
pranced back and forth, and rattled their
chains as we drifted along. They made
such a racket that the inmates of every
house that we passed in sight of came
out tn see what the matter was. Some
one suggested that the noisy bears be
dumped into the river i'or a change, but
the owners of the wild animals said that
the bears were worth at least eighty dol
lars apiece and that they did not pro
pose to throw away that amount to please
any whimsical person on board. A little
further on one of the bears broke his
fastenings and got to the rear of the raft
before his trick had been discovered, and
then there was such a hooting and yell
ing over the beast's attempt to gain his
freedom that the animal seemed to be
dazed, lie hesitated about jumping in
to the water, but every person on the
four rafts, with the single exception of
the bear's owner, hoped that he would
plunge in. While the bear was in the
attitude of getting ready to take a cold
bath the man who owned him was not
idle. He made a slip noose out of a
piece of rope and then he slyly tip-toed
up behind the bear and threw it over his
head, as the bear was gazing into the
stream from the rear of the raft. Even
then the bear did not see fit to plunge.
A moment later the owner of the bear
and two other raftsmen rushed up and
grabbed hold of the rope and it was'nt
long before the bear, choking, pulling
and struggling back with all bis might,
was yanked back to the middle of the
raft by main strength an 1 chained up
again It was an exeitiug incident of
the journey but not nearly as much so as
something that, occur l - ' before midnight.
The tain tontinued t>. fall uncommonly
fast. The river was overflowing its
banks and getting higher every hour. A
little before sundown we undertook to
land. The current was so swift that
there were no eddies in the stream, and
landing there seemed to be out of the
question, so we waited a little while, and
then one of the raftsmen took a coil of
cable and leaped into the water and made
for the right bank. Another followed
Continued on 4th page
Bound lo Succeed.
W. Ray Smith, of Huntley, was an
agreeable PRESS visitor on Tuesday C
aud evidently enjoyed hit, visit to our J
new home. Mr. Smith, in addition to i I
being an expert telegrapher lias passed ! e
examination as a trained nuree and j E
mechano-theropist and now holds a t
diploma. He is now taking a course in , r
electricity. Evidently Mr. Smith in- j t
tends to make his mark in the future j '
and he certainly deserves it.
Successful Revival. j
Tlie Keystone Gazette, Bellofonte,
Pa., of Dec. 24th, says:"The big re- i
vival meeting in the Methodist church
in Milesburg closed Wednesday even
ing with 62 conversions. This is con" j t
oidered the greatest revival in the j ]
history of Milesburg Methodism. The j (
meeting was conducted from be- ;
ginning to end by the pastor, R. S
Tyler. It has greatly strengthened (
and revived tho church and we trust (
that the great religioua awakening to i
to tho town will prove Lo be pcrman- ! t
ent." t
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Homely Arguments of Local j
Merchants. (
Many examples of this interesting ,
and valuable literature might h< re be ! (
introduced, but the following random I ,
selection —the advertisement of a mer- I j
chant in an Illinois town of 5,000 in- j |
habitants— will serve as a sample and j 112
at tho same time give our readers the j |
keynote to the campaign: i -
We propose to meet the prices of the j
catalogue houses. ,
All we ask is that you deal with us j |
on the same basis that you deal with j j
catalogue houses, and give us the same i j
amount of time to get the goods which ! >
it would require to get th9m from j
them.
Plank your money down when you i
order the goods and we will meet each !
and ever}' price they make and furnish I
you the name goous at the prices they
offer you.
We will go further. ' ]
We don't ask you to take any goods
where mistakes are made in ordering. ' '
We'll shoulder the mistakes.
In uny of you have ever had any- i
thing come wrong you know what a
nice little job it is to have it corrected,
no matter how willing the firm is to do
so.
It take correspondence, stamps and
freight on the goods to get them ex-
I changed, to say nothing of the loss of
time.
Some people prefer to buy away j
from home because it Bounds big to !
| be able to say they ordered from Chi
: eago, etc
We know of one party who is actu
i ally paying more for goods bought
j away from than he coukl buy
I them of his dealer here.
This kind of people we can do noth- !
! ing for, but the kind who are making !
I the dollar go just as far as they can,
| we can and will do something for.
Give us a trial on the proposition we
j make, if you are one of those who are
j buying away from home.
Bring your cataloge with you.
If we fail to furnish the goods with
out a reasonable excuse don't give us
your confidence again. %
Try us once.
We don't fear the result.
We are your home merchants.
We help pay taxes.
We have to live and consume some
of your product.
Is our proposition wrong?
The whole trouble about our people
is the same with which so many com
munities are suffering.
The old slow-coach, credit.
Some of it so slow we never get it.
No merchant can sell goods cheap
on that plan.
The dollar invested in goods to-day
and sold for cash to-morrow can be in
vested in more goods the following
day, aud the same process may be re
peated, but the dollar invested in
goods to-day and sold on credit to
morrow is tied up just as long as you
don't get it back and its earning
capacity is stopped for the merchant |
until he gets it back again.
Can you wonder why the catalogue j
house has the advantage in price over ;
most of your borne merchants?
The catalogue hotise won't trust you; !
j even demands the money in advance j
j with no goods in sight.
This is the kind of argument that ap- j
' peals to plain country folk, and its \
I cumulative effect soon became appar- !
ent.—Dry Goods Economist.
Dental Parlors.
Dr. E. I). Newton has opened dental
, pnrlors at his home on West Allegany
' Ave., and will be there the balance of ;
j week and hereafter every alternate |
week until further notice. Balance of !
, time is taken up in looking after his ;
office in Johnsonburg.
EMPORIUM, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1910.
Bridal Visitors.
Mr. and Mrs H. Marshall, of Para,
dine, Lancaster county, are guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Dan'l Downey, West
Fifth street. This pleasant couple are
enjoying their honeymoon trip and
stopped here to visit the Downey home,
the bride being a niece of Mr. Downey.
The PRESS was favored with a call by
the bride and groom, accompanied by
"ancle Dan," who is hale and hearty.
The bride having only recently resign
ed her position in a large publishing
hotise, her visit was doubly welcome.
May they always reside in paradise.
Central Literary Society.
The people from Sinnamahotiing
together with a few from along First
Fork and Driftwood, have organized a
debating Society. The [constitution
and by-laws wero adopted Dec. 17,
1909. The Society is proving a suc
ces, and people are taking an active
part. Not only the young are helping,
but the older ones are becoming in
terested. The Society meets every
two weeks on Friday night. On Jan.
14, a lively time was arou.jed. Recita
tions, music atid a paper were render
ed. The question whether Uniti d
States Senators should be elected by
the people or by the State Legislatures
was discussed. The next meeting will
be held Friday night, Jan. 28th, 1910 at
the school house in Sinnamahotiing,
8:00 P. M. sharp. A special program
has been arranged for the occasion.
The question relating to woman suffer
ago will be taken up Some of the
married women have consented to de
bate. They have the right spirit, and
hope the husbands may also become
interested in this work. Leteverybody
lend it helping band in this educational
movement.
Prof, L. C CLEMENS, President,
MA BED BUCHAHAN, Secretary.
Seriously 111.
Mrs. Carrie Julian, of Ashland, Pa.,
well and favorably held by Emporium
people, who was called to Bradford,
Pa., on account of the illness of her
si=ter, Mrs. H. Clint Olmsted, was
taken seriously ill last week, Monday
afternoon. We are informed at the
hour of going to press that this good
lady is somewhat improved. Wo all
hope she may be restored to sound
health.
Hamilton Annual Dance.
The Hamilton Hose Company will
hold their annual dance and supper at
the Opera House on Thursday even
i ing, February, 3rd. Keating's Cele
l brated Concert Orchestra, of'Olean, N.
Y., has been engaged to furnish the
music, which alone assures a good
time. The Hamiltons are always on
hand in case of fire and our town's
people should turn out and help them
! to make this dance and supper a nuc
j cess. Don't forget the day and date
and tell all your friends about it.
The warm-hearted and enthusiastic
expression of approval of the four-year
( pastorate ofthe Rev. OliverS. Metzler,
; of the Mulberry Methodist Episcopal
church, ou part of the official body of
that congregation, is a deserved recog
nition of the services and character of
an agreeable pastor. That a request is
made of the governing conference for
his return to the pastorate marks anew
the regard for him had by his own con
gregation as well as being very pleas
ing news to his large circle of personal
friends outside of his congregation.—
Williamsport Sun.
Company M Attention.
There will be an important business
meeting of Company M at the Parish
House next Monday evening, at 7:30
sharp. The company need not appear
in regulation uniform. Parents will
please see that the members of the
Company attend this meeting.
MARK ELLIS, JR., Captain.
Coat and Fur Sale.
You can buy $5.98 and $6.50 Fur
Scarfs tor $3.98, and $7.50 to $9.50 Fur
Scarfs for $5.00. Beautiful Black Cara
cul Long Coats which were $30.00 for
, $20.00; those that were $22.50 and $20.00
j are now $15.00 and $13.50. All other
1 Coats and Suits are reduced away be
i low cost. At Emporium's Greatest
j Store.
R. KUEHNE.
Will Retire.
Hon, John McDonald, Supervisor of
j middle division, was a PRESS caller on
i Tuesday and we enjoyed his visit very
much for the Judge is a very genial
gentleman He has been in the ser
vice of the Pennsy for 38 years and will
be retired next Dec., having then
reached the age limit.
i The great fire at Ashland we notice
I destroyed L. C. Voshage's drug store.
| Awful sorry, friend.
"Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable."— WEßSTEß.
CRUISE AROUND
THE WORLD.
interesting Letters from Hon. George
J. I nßcir and Wife.
On Board the Steamer "Cleveland,"
Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean,
December, 3, 1909.
DEAR FRIENDS :
Well, once more we will try and
tell you something about our trip. On
the 26th, wo sailed along without inci
dent until about 12 o'clock when we
dropped anchor not far from the Hoog
ly river, awaiting the tide, that we
ascend the river, a distance of some 80
miles, from Calcutta. At about five
we raise anchor again and start on our
way up the river, which we find very
muddy. We proceed slowly until 11
on the 27th, when we drop anchor
again about 40 miles from Calcutta.
Thanks to the wireless station on
board as we had communication with
the city and as we get through lunch
we find a large tender to take us up
the river. We are soon transferred
and we start on the trip for the city of
Calcutta. We find it a very beautiful
country on both sides of the river, no
hill in sight, nothing but green fields
with great herds of cattle, also many
native villages, thatched with straw,
or something of that kind. The river
is filled with craft; many fishing, also
ships of all nations of the world going
to and fro.n the great Indian City.
About six we find ourselves at the
wharf and on landing make a grand
rush as only Americans can do, I think,
and soon find ourselves seated in car
riages driving to the Continental Ho
tel, at which place we are soon at
home, for our stay while in the citj.
November 28.
We are up again good and early and
after a fiue breakfast we are once more
in carriages for a drive around the
city. There is not much difference in
the cities of the Orient to write about,
but after driving through the better
part of the city, we soon come to and
drive through miles of native huts, all
looking alike. At last wo came to one
of the grandest Temples that we had
ever seen, it was the Temple of Jain,
covered all over, inside and out, with
colored glass of evey conceivable
shade, marble floors ot different colors,
great covered elephants, standing
around.
A great throng of natives are going
in and out alt the time, attired in their
peculiar garbs and last, but not least,
a large bunch of Americans, bent on
seeing all that was to be seen and
more if possible. We are told to take
off our shoes if we wished to see tho
inside, but we were too independent
to tto that as we thought our shoes
were about as sacred as their floors
We contented ourselves by looking
around until the ones that did pull off
their shoes returned, audio; they only
got as far as the door and could go no
further, as they were just doing some
worshipping. Then went to the botan
ical gardens and saw the largest ban
yan tree in the world. This tree
is about 139 years old, cir
cumference about o\ feet from the
ground is 51 feet and it is 997 feet high,
and has 562 roots actually rooted in
the ground.
November 29th.
Today we have independent action
and can spend the day enjoying our
selves as we please and do so to our
hearts content, and putin a very en
joyable day, shopping and looking at
the pretty things in the stores, of
which there is an abundance.
November 30th.
We are again on the move. We
took the steamer about eight o'clock,
togo down the tide and the shifting
nature of the channel has dropped
down the river about 40 miles farther
than where we left it, but we get there
about 4, and to be at home again and
rest, for this sight seeing at lightning
speed is tiresome.
December Ist.
Now, at 4, the last boat has joined
the ship and at 10 o'clock the anchor
is again hauled up and we are plough
ing our way the white capped billows,
of the Gulf of Bengal, on our way to
Rangoon, which will be our next stop.
We expect to be there an Saturday
morning, about ten o'clock. Now,
in closing, will say our heath is good
and we certainly are enjoying the trip.
We have had no storms yet and no
rough sea, still some of our ladies are
a little seasick, but not many of them.
I will also mention that Messrs. Mat
teson and Felt are again with us after
a trip of 17 days across India, which
we did not take. They are well and
in the best of spirits. Good by for this
time, Yours Respectfully,
MR. and MRS. GEO. J. LABAR.
Fine muSic at The Warner next Sun
day, while dinner is being served.
Shippen Township Announce
ments.
The following candidates have filed
their names and they will be placed on
the Primary election ballot to bo used
on Saturday, Jan. 22, 191 q:
Supervi-or—
Jacob Andrus,
Lindon Lewie.
Constable and Collector—
Elihu Chadwick.
School Director —
A. H. Davis.
Prank Lock wood
Delbert Towner,
Assessor—
Charles Barr.
Frank J. Lewis.
Poor Master—
Geo. W. Nickerson.
Supervisor—
C. VV. Spence.
Judge of Election
Lee Lewis.
Inspector of Election.
Chas. Wiley.
Annual Meeting.
At the stockholders 1 meeting of the
Emporium Powoer M't'g Cu., held on
Tuesday, Jan. 18tb, the old board of
directors were rr-'-i- ti d and tho follow
ing oflicer3 elec >1 for tho ensu
ing year: President, Josiah Howard;
Vice-President, Joseph Kaye; Secre
tary, Geo. J 8m u: Treasurer, W. H.
Howard.
Basket Ball.
The game of basket ball played be
tween Emporium High School and
Hicks Run teams last Friday evening
was a little one-sided with a score of
40 to 9 in favor of Emporium. The
line up for game was as follows:
Emporium Hicks Run
Edgar, R P., Harper.
Foster, ~...L. F Welton.
Vogt, C., Caul
Swanson,. ..R. Q.,.,. Patchhell
Blumle, L. 0., Hicks
The high school team has a fast
bunch of players and the playing by
Frank Blumle, who rr.ado six field
goals, Gordan Vogt and Oscar
Foster, each with three fiold goals and
Henry Edgar with seven field goals
and two fouls to their credit, deserves
special mention. The nine points for
the Hicks Run team were made by two
field gouls and five fouls. The high
school boys always put up a good game
and should draw a better crowd of
spectators.
Farmers' Institutes.
The farmers of this county will be
interested to learn that there will be
held this year a series of Farmers' In
stitutes at: Ebersole Ilall, Steriing
Run, on Monday, Feb. 7th; School
House, Sizerville, on Tuesday, Feb. Bth;
Rich Valley Church, on Wednesday,
Feb. 9th; Truman School House, on
Thursday, Feb. 10. li.
A number of instructors from other
parts of the State will be present to
join with the farmers of this locality in
the discussion of topics relative to
agriculture. These meetings are free
and open to all, and we have no doubt
the farmers of this county will avail
themselves of the advantages to be
gained by attending these meetings.
W. H. HOWARD,
County Chairman.
Union Friendly Society.
The Union Friendly Society was
entertained last Tuesday evening, by
Miss Ethel Fisher, at her home at
Howard Siding and to say that all
present had a good time would be put
ting it mildly. The party, numbering
twenty, departed on the six-thirty
train and returned or. mail, arriving
here at eleven, p. m. Four new names
were added to the list of members.
After the regular business ofthe society
was transacted the balance of tho time
was given up to a good time. Refresh
ments were served The next meeting
ofthe society will be at the home of
Miss Verena Hertig aud will he held
February 17th, the third Thursday of
the month.
Attention Men.
If you shave yourself get a box of
Colgate's New Shaving Powder; its the
finest and most sanitary preparation
made. It makes shaving a pleasure;
enough for 150 to 200 shaves in a box
price 18c. New "Slidewell" Collars
just received. These collars cannot
catch in your collar button, cannot
tear your scarf. Scarf responsive to
the merest pull. 15c each or two for
25c. At Emporium's Most-up-to-Date
Store.
R. KUEHNE.
Lost.
A round gold locket, on Fourth St.,
on Christmas day, between the resi
dence of Dr. Smith and Mr. Henry
Farr. There is a lock of hair inside.
Finder will please return to PKES3
effiee.
Teachers Entertained.
The Y. P. S. C. E., of the Baptist
church entertained the principal and
teachers of Emporium last Thursday
evening.
TERMS: $2.00 —$1.501N ADVANCE.
THE WEATHER.
FRIDAY, Fair.
SATURDAY, Rain orSnow.
SUNDAY, Know Flurries.
ASSETS
First National Bank,
EMPORIUM, PA.
At the close of business, Jan. 19,1910,
$891,295.90.
NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS.
In taming over a new leaf for the new year
among the good resolutions that you will form
don t forget to resolve to save something every
week by depositing your money in this strong
bank. You will then begin each week richer.
SI.OO Starts an Account.
30 INTEREST PAID ON SAVINO BOOK
o ACCOUNTS AND CERTIFICATES OF
DEPOSIT.
DR. LKON REX FELT,
DENTIST.
Rockwell Block, Emporium, Pa.
DR. H. W. MITCHELL,
DENTIST,
(Successor to Dr. A. B. Mead.)
Office over A. P. Vogt's Shoe Store
Emporium, Pa I2y
Thursday Night, Jan, 20
Harry Seott Co.,
Present the Mythical and Tuneful
Musical Fantasy
WIZARD
OF
WISELAND
The brightest, snappiest, most up-to
date musical offering of the season.
Prices, $1.00; 75c; 50c; 350, and 25c.
wnamnr,mr«.iir*i> a—y
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
All Announcements under this head must be
signed by the candidate and paid in advance to
i-HHU re p>i bliea t ion.
FOR CONGRESS.
Editor Pi e 88:
We are authorized to announce the
name of HON. CHARLES F. BARCLAY,
of Cameron county, as a candidate for
Congress, upon the Republican ticket,,
in the 21st Congressional District, sub
ject to the decision of the voters as ex
pressed at the Primary Election, to be
held in June of 1910.
Editor Press:—
You are authorized to announce my
name as a candidate for Congress, for
the 21st Congressional District, com
posed of the counties of Clearfield, Mc-
Kean, Centre and Cameron, subject to
the Rules oi' the Republican P^.rty.—
Primary Election, June 4th, 1910.
Yours truly,
CHAS. E. PATTEN.
Curwensviile, Clearfield Co., Pa ,
November 30th, 1909. —t. p.
Republican Primaries.
The Republican electors of Empori
um Borough are requested to meet at
the usual place for holding the Cau
cuses in their respective wards, on Sat
urday eveniug, Jan. 22, 1910, between
the hours of 7:30 and 8:30 p. m., for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
the several ward olllces to be filled at
the election to be held on Tuesday
Feb. 15th, 1910. Also to elect three
delegates in each ward to attend the
Republican Borough Convention, at
the City Hall, Monday evening, Jan.
24th, 1910, to nominate candidates for
Borough offices.
Q. F. BALCOM,
H. O. HAUPT,
W. H. HOWARD,
Ward Committeemen.
Jan. 6th, 1910.
Shippen Republican Primaries.
Notice is hereby given to the Re
publican voters of Shippen township
that the primaries will be held at the
Court House, Saturday, Jan. 22nd, 1910,
between the hours of two and four
o'clock, p. m., for the purpose of nom
inating candidates for the several
township oflicps to be voted for Feb
15th, 1910. The last day for filing
names for announcement and getting
names on the Republican caucus ticket
will be Wednesday, Jan. 19th, 1910.
Names and fees to bo deposited at
PRESS office.
F. K. ZIMMER,
Committeeman.
Shippen, Pa., Jan. 6th, 1910.
12.1 c Chambray, all colors, for 8c at
KUEHNE'S this week.
NO. 49.