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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-26
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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-26

Thousands of the most distressing
cases of piles have been cured by
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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-26

Whites Cream Vermifuge is highly
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the promptitude of its action, of clear
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worm Price 25 cts. L. Taggart. oct
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-26


Geo. J. LaBar and family the past
week.
Miss Nellie Cleary, who has been at
tending school at Niagara Falls, for
the past year, returned home last even
ing.
Mrs. E. M. Herteau came over from
Austin on Saturday to visit her child
rem and look after business interests
here.
Geo. A. Walker, Jr., returned on
Friday evening last from a weeks
visit at Buffalo. Well, George, did you
see Buffalo
Miss Bird Hay was the guest of
Emporium friends last week, while on
her way from Buffalo to her home in
Dubois.
Mrs. G. NJ. Pott and son, who have
been visiting at Lebanon, for several
weeks, came home Monday evening,
having enjoyed delightful visit.
Judge" Brennan, one of the demo-
cratic candidates for county auditor,
was PRESS visitor on Saturday. The
Judge expects to land a safe third.
w. w. Ayers, and sons Forest and
Chas., returned to this place on Mon
day from very pleasant visit with
relatives at their old home in York
state.
Martin Foster, one of the foremen at
the furnace, has been confined to his
residence on Pine stree, the past two
weeks, suffering severely with throat
trouble.
G. w. Huntley Jr., of ofDriftwood, and
Earnest WINNER, of St. Marys, are
among the prominent out of town at
torneys in attendance at court this
week.
Sheriff Gillon, and j. j. Mundy,
of Coudersport Enterprise, accom-
panied by our efficient Sheriff, Frank
Mundy, were agreeable PRESS visitors
Monday evening
M. G. Judd, the genial operator at
| the junction, returned on Saturday
from Pittsburg, where he had been
spending a weeks vacation with re-
| latives and friends.
A. G. Blum, member of Republican
state committee, accompanied by
Josiah Howard and ye editor attended
| the meeting of the state committee at
Philadelphia, last Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Jay Paul Felt, nee Carrie
Cochran, and daughter, of Philadel-
phia, is visiting relatives in Emporium,
guests I'D. w. Felt and family. Their
new son, Joseph William, is doing
nicely, thank you.
Sam'l d. McCoole, of Driftwood,
transacted business in Emporium this
| week and favored the PRESS office with
call "Sam," as his host of friends
call him, is a hustling good citizen and
| just as good a Republican as you wish
| to meet.
Walter McCaslin, son of Rev. Nc
Caslin, left on Tuesday morning for
Cleveland, Ohio, where he will enter a
law office to study law. The young
man is very prominent here and has
many friends who wish him all man.
ner of success.
Mrs. G. E. Cobb, of Sherman, N. Y,
who has been visiting her mother, Mrs.
Rhoda Russell, and sister Miss Hattie,
the past two weeks, was an agreeable
PRESS caller on Monday. Mrs. Cobb,
who has for years been a PRESS reader
will continue to be the same for another
year.
1t is said that young lady in a
neigboring town dreamed that she
died and when she asked for admittance
to the other world st. Peter gave hel
some chalk and told her to go down
along the streets of the golden city
until she came to a blackboard where
| sha Uas to write her sins On her wa Z
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-26

1t is said that young lady in a
neigboring town dreamed that she
died and when she asked for admittance
to the other world st. Peter gave her
some chalk and told her to go down
along the streets of the golden city
until she came to blackboard where
she was to write her sins. On her way
she met friend who always posed to
be a good church member, and upon
asking him where he was going, he re-
piled that he was "going after more
chalk"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-10-04
MAY VISIT THREE OAKS.
Admiral Dewey Takes Under Consid-
GRAFTON the Invitation from
the Michigan Town.

New York. Sept. 3O.-Among the dep
ltations received aboard the Olympia
vas one from Three Oaks, Mich. headed
Y f. X. Warren and j. III. Holden.
three Oaks made the heaviest per cap
ia contribution to the Maine memorial
'und and thereby won the Spanish can
on offered as a trophy by Admiral
Dewey. The deputation formally in
vited the admiral to attend the unveil-
ing of the cannon, which has been
mounted on a handsome pedestal. and
said that the date would be made TO
suit his convenience. A hand-painted
silk invitation, fastened to a silk flag,
was also presented The meeting be-
'ween the admiral and the representa-
tives of the patriotic Michigan town was
a pleasant one. Admiral Dewey prom
ised 10 consider the invitation.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-10-04
A MOTHERS cHME,
Mrs. Rheincr Poisons kvo of Her
Children and Attei pts to
Take Her Own LSe.

Detroit, Sept. 3o.-Mrs1 Elizabeth
Rheiner deliberately cause the death
of her two youngest chi }ren and at
tempted TO kill her Seven-year-old
daughter and herself, Out failed. She
gave all the childEnF morphine, took
he drug heige1f, turned on the gas in
her room.and gashed her own wrists.
The crime were discovered by chance.
The elder 8rl is now out of danger and
the woman is recovering. When in
formed of tie death of the two chill
dren she saio she regretted the other
had not died. Mrs. Rheiner says the
grief of eig.t neighbor children,
whose mother recently died. so affect
ed her that she resolved her children
should not be lei motherless, her own
health being preorious. Her husband
left her two day. ago, which, as n
elimination of he SORROWS. possibly
developed insanity. She coolly related
The details of the cline. The father
viewed the chidren's corpses. At the
end of an affecting scme he remarked:
and still some peope say marriage
is not failure" The husband tells the
same story as the wife about the quar-
rel and the circumstances of his leav-
inc home.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-10-04
Progress in the Sigh Cnse.

Marshall, Sept. 29.-The trial of
James Sigh on a charge of attempted
murder and robbery progressed rapidly
in the Calhoun county circuit court
here, and the prosecution closed its
case. Seven witnesses testified that
Sigh, in company with his brother,
John, and another man, went to the
residence of Daniel Haberstraugh, in
Assyria, Barry county, on the night of
April ID, about eight o'clock, and de-
manded the hermit's money. Refusing,
they blindfolded and bound him and
robbed him of $780,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-10-04
USED DYNAMITE.
An Unknown Scoundrel Destroys a
Portion of the House of
Resident of LawtOn.

Lawton, Sept. 30.-The west end of
Al Conklin's home was blown to pieces
early Thursday morning by charge of
dynamite placed under the northeast
corner. 1t appears that Mr.. Conklin,
who has lived alone for some time, re-
Gently hired a housekeeper, a Mrs.
Stocking, a married lady of this vii
lage. Mr.. Stocking some time ago
objected to his wife keeping house"
for Mr.. Conklin, and even went TO the
authorities to compel her TO return
home. but they learned that there was
no law to prohibit man from hiring a
housekeeper. 1t appears there was no
one i'm the bed in the room under which
the dynamite was placed, as Conklin
claims he had just got up about ten
minutes before the explosion. The bed,
chairs. trunk, clothing, etc, were sim
ply blown TO atoms, pieces of the floor
being forced clear through the ceiling.
The floor of the kitchen and of the bed
room were also torn up and every nook
i'm that end of the house presents a
forlorn-looling aspect. Conklin claims
he knows who did the Job and that he
will take steps TO prosecute the party.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-10-04

Hits Of Interesting Information Gath
cred from Many Localities
I'm Michigan.

Thousands attended the tri-state en-
campment at Camden Thursday.
Cassopolis will have new $4,000
plant TO Manufacture an improved
seeder.
Col. A. L. Bliss says he has not yet
decided as to whether he will be a can
didate for governor.
Representative Stewart, of Detroit, is
being doomed for republican nominee
for mayor of that city.
The Pontiac Journal says there is
a total of 500 acres of tobacco grown in
Oakland county this fall.
j. G. Lardy, fruit commission mer-
chant, will erect "a large cold storage
warehouse at Ludington.
Genesee county's bean crop is esti-
mated at 900 bushels, valued at an
equal number of dollars.
The Dulcina home, for aged and in
digent women, is being built al Mar
shall and will cost $4,000.
The banks in the Saginaw valley have
on deposit $13,13s,025, gain of over
SO. 500, 900 in the past three months.
Lexington has granted franchise to
the promoters of the electric railroad
between Port Huron and that village.
The gang of men at work on the
grade of the Columbus, Marshall d
Northeastern ra-.road are within "A few
miles of Olivet.
Leslie Brown, of Reading, dug a hill
of potatoes which contained eight
tubers whose weight aggregated nine
and half pounds.
The state tax commission has been
informed that in one county in Mich
igan property is assessed at only one
tenth of its valuation.
A reward Of 5000 has been offered for
the arrest of Mervin Thompson, who
is charged with robbing the CONNER
cial hotel at Homer of $1,000.
The log cabin, known as the "home
of three BEARS" the residence of Mrs.
Peattie, three miles south of South
Haven, burned to the ground.
The Wolverine Sugar company's fac
tory at Benton Harbor will not be in
operation before October Is. The con-
tractors are behind on their contract.
o. +. Packard's entire force of bean
pickers at Charlotte, so women and
girls, went on a strike Thursday morn
ing. The strikers demand a better
quality beans and higher wages, and
their re quests were refused.
II. II McMasters, who was formerly
a u. of NJ. student, has been appointed
a professor in the newly established
college of Skagway, in the Klondike
region. McMasters left Ann Arbor for
the Klondike in the summer of 1897.
William Cruise, one of Calumet's ear
Hest settlers, died recently at the home
of his daughter Mrs. John Thomas, at
the advanced age of 81 years. Capt.
Cruise, of Tamarack, and Postmaster
Cruise, of Iron Mountain, are his sons.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-10-04
Tribute from the south.
Time Table-in Eject June 25, 1879

Iron the New Orleans Times-Democrat
Apropos Of all this. and other, news from
Paris. we take this opportunity TO express
our admiration OF the extremely able and
interesting news service from Paris and from
London which 1.-THE Chicago Tribune " has
been running daily in its columns for several
months past. Several of the New York dailes
sometimes other European capitals In their
Sunday issues. but they appear as a rule only
once a week. the brief dispatches which they
get on the other days OF the week not amount
ing to much in the way of an ineligible and
adequate presentation of European news.
" The Chicago Tribune's foreign service
signed " Grace Corneau p" from Paris and
II. j. Whigham from London taking IL
all the week around. Is a long way ahead OF
the foreign news service Of any of the New
York papers.
One or two of the New York papers have
had for years a deservedy high reputation
for presenting their readers with news Of in
terest from foreign parts. and the public will
not forget its Indebtedness TO them on that
account. But IL is beyond dispute that the
star Of journalism is Westward taking its
way. and that the journalism Of Chicago is
beginning TO be the metropolitan Journalism
Of the present, and will certainly be. IL things
move as they are moving. now. the metro
generally. IL at all. approve the politics OF
" The Chicago Tribune but, apart from It's
politics, IL is, in our opinion. superior 10 any
of the New York papers Not only is It's FOR.
States. but its home news service covers the
country with a fullness to which the New
YORK papers are strangers. The Tribune's -
OF envy TO the journalists OF New York IL was
a journalistic effort to which hitherto none
OF the Gotham papers has been equal.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-10-04
SALT BLOCK BURNED.
Entire Plant Of Davidson q WOusey
at Marine City In Destroyed
Loss Very Heavy.

Marine City, Sept. 30.-Fire started
in the salt block of Davidson a. Wonsey
at $3.50 Friday morning, completely de-
stroying the entire plant, including
sheds, cooper shop, dock and stock.
5000 barrels of salt in barrels and
sacks on dock awaiting shipment, 5000
barrels unpacked. Hundreds of barrels
of salt fell in the river while the dock
was burning. The roar of hot salt
striking the water sounded like the re
port of cannons. The plant, large
three-story building was rebuilt eight
years ago with the latest improved ma
chinery. Fifty men are thrown out of
employment. Everything indicates in
cendiarism. The block was not run
ming owing to repairs on the well.
When discovered the cooper shop and
the block was on fire in several places.
1t is not known whether it will be re-
built. Mason Brothers, of Bay City,
who were drilling out the well, lost
tools valued at $500.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-10-04
THE FIRST SNOW.
Quite Heavy Fall Is Reported
from Several Parts of
the state.

Calumet, Sept. 30.-A regular Lake SUI
perior blizzard has been blowing and
half foot of snow has fallen.
Ironwood, Sept. 30.-A severe snow
storm. with cold north wind, ragged here.
The thermometer registered 80. The
storm was very severe for this time of
year and was unexpected. cold win
ter is looked for.
Ishpeming, Sept. 30.-The worst
snowstorm ever seen here at this time
of year ragged Friday. About eight
inches of snow is on the ground.
Bessemer, Sept. 30.-A terrible wind
and snowstorm prevailed here. Several
inches of snow fell.
Marquette, Sept. 30.-The snowstorm
that ragged here was general through
out upper Michigan, according to re-
ports received here. The ground was
covered to the depth of an inch.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-10-04

The New York Herald of April IL printed an
editorial statement that the previous day
(Sunday, April I'D its paid advertising reached
the high water mark in that journal s history:
. The Chicago Tribune on that same day last
Sunday, April 16 printed not only more adver-
Using than the New York Herald, but what is
believed 10 be the greatest amount ever printed
in a single issue of any regular main edition OF
a newspaper. Leaving out of account the tWcn-
ty-two columns OF advertising printed by the
New York Herald on that day in the special sec
New Jersey and appearing only in those editions.
the record of - The Tribune - for April 10 sur
passed that of the Herald for the same day by
more than 5000 agate lines of paid advertising.
ing its brooklyn and New Jersey supplements,
the New York Herald on that day still fell short
OF " The Tribune - by more than 1000 lines in
the actual amount of paid advertising
New York Herald OF April 10 printed in its main
edition. exclusive OF its Brooklyn and New Jer-
sey supplements. 1883 agate lines OF advertise
ments. Including those supplements IL claims
day IS 400 agate lines OF paid advertis ements
The comparison should be made in lines OF agate
measure, because the columns Of : The Irib-
une " are longer and contain 305 agate lines.
2SS lines OF agate each.
For the four Sundays ending April &C. the
number OF columns OF advertisements in the New
York Herald ecccrding 70 its own claims and
section, was ,067 % In the same period OF time
. The Tribune printed 1.0s4 .43 columns of ac-
tual paid advertisements. These. reduced 70
Ssse se frs ss Ssg SGa nes s
Tribune /" there were printed In that period
q. 1893 more agate lines than in the New York
Herald. This excess was equal 70 eighty ,one
Herald. Therefore the New York Herald printed
than /" The Chicago Tribune"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-10-04
GOES TO SUPREME COURT.
The BaIdwin-Baker Litigation over
Bland-AllisOn silver Dollar Act
Assumes New Phase.

Lansing, Oct. "A writ of error has
been granted to the supreme court of
the United States in the case of Stephen
Baldwin VS.. Fred a. Baker, in which
the Michigan supreme court recently
upheld the constitutionality of the
Bland-Allison silver dollar act. 1t is
a test case, begun when Mr.. Baker was
chairman of the democratic state CEN
trail committee in 1896. Mr.. Baldwin
offered Baker 600 silver dollars in pay
ment of a note, secured by mortgage.
Mr.. Baker declined to accept the sill
yer on the gound that silver, under
the enactments of congress, was not q
legal tender. Both the local and state
courts decided adversely to this con-
tention.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-10-04
hank President Killed.

President William Smith, of the First
national bank of Charlotte, was killed
at Wolverine by being thrown from
log carrier against moving saw. Mr..
Smith had vast lumber interests in
Cheboygan county and went to
that point to make final arrangements
for the transfer of the property to a
Chicago gentleman, who was with Mr..
Smith at the time of the accident. Be
sides controlling the stock Of the First
national bank he was rated as one of the
richest men in Eaton county.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-10-04
state sunday schools.

Battle Creek, Oct. 1.-The executive
committee of the State Sunday School
association arranged the full pro-
gramme for the state meeting in this
city November 14-1s. They decided 10
send out 1900 copies of the Sunday
vertise the convention; 5000 of the No
vember number containing the pro-
gramme and 5000 of the December
number containing a writeup of the
meetings. Reports from district chair
men throughout the state were very ems
couraging. The convention opens
Tuesday afternoon November IA.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-10-04

A Detroit Veteran Talks of the War
and the Legacy IL Left Him.

When the Annual Reunion of the q.
A. *. is held, Michigan is always we'll
represented. Around the camp tires OF
the encampment our boys tell of the
hardships they have gone through and
the listener who knows nothing of war
will wonder how they lived TO tell the
tale. Few men, who followed old glory
and escaped the shot and shell, re-
turned home without some legacy a
constant reminder of their war days.
Our representative found Veteran u. T.
Newcomb, of Detroit, at his place of
residence, No. 237 Second street. Mr..
Newcomb told him how the little con-
queror had rendered him invaluable
service He gives his account here, and
some words of advice tersely told. He
said:
~ lake covering about two acres in
extent, containing the dead bodies of
30 mules, is not tempting water to
drink, but | was one of the many who
drank il, and all of us would have done
so if we had known there was death in
every swallow. This illustrates but one
OF the many hardships and privations
passed through during the Civil War,
and it is no wonder that G. A. II. men
suffer from aches and pains, the most
prevalent of these being due to kidney
disorders. | am pleased to note that a
great many others who passed through
as trying ordeals as /, have now learned
how these troubles can be mitigated.
When | saw Deans Kidney pills will
cure them j not only speak from eX-
perience, but from observation. To
all old soldiers or anyone suffering
from kidney complaint my advice is to
try that remedy"
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers. Price so cents. Mailed by Fos-
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y. Sole
agents for the L. S. Remember the
name Doan's and take no substitute.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-10-04
Fight the Log Tux.

Menominee, Sept. 30.-There prom
Uses to be a determined legal fight here
over the refusal of the Menominee River
Boom company to pay taxes on 27,OO0.-
900 feet of logs owned by outside cor
porations, which were assessed in this
city under the Baker law, which pro-
vides for the collection of taxes upon
saw logs in transit. The boom com
pany refuses to pay on the ground
that the law interferes with the federal
law. The amount involved is S0l. 900.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-10-04
FOR CITY OWNERSHIP.
The Michigan League Wants Con-
stitutiOnaI Proposition submit
ted tn the People.

Grand Rapids, Sept. 2s.-At the ses-
sion of the Michigan Municipal league
the question of public lighting and the
general municipal ownership of public
utilities was discussed and resolutions
were passed favoring municipal owner
ship. After reciting the decision of the
supreme court on the Mcleod law, the
resolutions say:
We favor the submission TO the people
OF this state al the earliest possible. time
the question Of an amendment TO the con-
stitution which will permit and allow every
city TO run, own and operate all of its pub
lie utilities, and We hereby request the gov
ernor and legislature to prepare and submit
such proposed amendments at the first
election after the converting of the legis-
lature"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-10-04
IGNORE THE LAW.
Fruit buyers Fail to Give Bond
and Secure nm Annual License
Required.

st. Joseph, Sept. 30.-Judge Jacob
Van Ripper. of the probate court, made
Il statement that a bill which was in
troduced in the last Legislature and
became law and which provides that
any individual engaged in buying farm
produce must furnish $4,000 bond and
pay ten dollars annual license, the bond
to be ratified by the probate judge
and then filed with the county clerk
was being ignored by hundreds of fruit
buyers who have been operating on the
streets of this city and all nearby
towns. The BUYERS will fight the law.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-10-04
May Revert to the Heirs.

Ann Arbor, Oct. 2.-Abbie Vose, of
Npsilanti, when she died bequeathed
by will the sum of $4,000 to the Amer
lean Home Missionary society, "of Bos-
ton, Mass. The executor, ID. c. Grit
Tin, refuses to pay the sum named as
directed by the will. 1t seems that the
society named as beneficiary has its
headquarters at New York, where it
is incorporated, and that it has moth
ing but a small branch office at Bos-
ton. There is no corporation of the
name situated in Boston. There is a
possibility that the money may revert
to the heirs of the estate
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-10-04
Health I'm Michigan.

Reports to the state board of health
from 65 observers in various portions OF
the state for the week ended September
% indicate that whooping cough, re-
mittent fever and influenza increased
and inflammation of the bowels and
kidneys decreased in area of prev
Alence. Consumption was reported at
'tNp3 places, measles at IL, typhoid fever
r 90, scarlet fever at a.. diphtheria at
S0,whooping cough at 16, cerebro-spinal
meningitis at 3 places, and smallpox at
Battle Creek and Maple Grove.