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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-10-23
The Purification of Politics.

This is the most pressing need which
the body polite experiences to-day.
Says the pessimist: "Politics are
hopelessly corrupt. A decent man can
have nothing to do with political mat
ters." But we must remember that
| pessimist is usually narrow and sell
fish coward. He is narrow and selfish,
because he thinks that the body polite
is something which is wholly external
to him and in which he has no vital
concern or part. He fails to see that
he himself is one of the many who go
to make up the political community
and that his influence, be it positive
or negative, helps to form the charac-
ter of politics as a whole. He is
coward for not daring to face actual
facts and conditions, and for fearing
to assume his share of the burden and
responsibility of citizenship. 1t is the
passive, hopeless citizen, and not the
willy active boss, who is primarily to
blame for bad politics. Let us grave
it in the palms of our hands that no
people or community ever had worse
government than it deserved to have.
1t will always be possible for COM
munity to elevate its government by
elevating itself But it win never do
this so long as its citizens remain pas
sive and despondent, croaking
about the corruption of politics, but
doing nothing to uplift political life.
1t is an easy thing to croak. 1t takes
neither brains nor character.
The optimist says eyes, politics
might be better, and they will be bet
ter. If they are bad, am to blame as
well as others. I shall not croak, for |
should have to croak at myself as we'll
as at others, for / am part and parcel
of the body polite"
What we need is positive activity
and achievement in political life. "It
is better to fight for the good than to
rail at the ILL.," To brood over ills
with no definite plan for correcting
them is only to intensity them. Be up
and doing, with strong, brave, hope
ful heart. Be positive, work for posi-
tive ends. Look on the evil side only as
far as it is necessary to find out how to
correct the evils. If you have nothing
hopeful and practical to offer, better
keep your eyes away from the evil side
altogether. 1t is even better to say
that the state has no ills worth speak
ing of, than it is to be always uttering
negative, hopeless croalzs.
A spirit of wide-awake, hopeful, posi-
tive, patriotic citizenship on the part
of all our citizens will surely redeem
our political life from its ills.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-10-23
AS Others See Him.

INIT. Carmel, Pa, Daily News
Henry II. Mullin, of Emporium, has
been nominated by the Republicans of
Cameron county for the legislature.
Mr.. Mullin is the successful publisher
Of the CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, is an
able man and will fifty represent his
county at Harrisburg. Mr.. Mullin
spent some years. as a boy in our city
and gave evidence then ofhis ability.
port Allegany Argus)
Harry Mullin, editor of the CAMERON
COUNTY PRESS has been nominated for
representative by the Republicans of
that county. There is nothing too good
for the fraternity.
Warren Mail)
Harry II. Mullin, editor of the CAM
ERoN COUNTY PRESS, was nominated for
Assembly by the Republicans of Cam
eron county last week. He ought to be
elected by large majority Is about
the best member Came' ever had.
The Peoples Star arse Opens Tues
day, Nov. IL. Great Array of Talent
to be Furnished the Patrons.
The Peoples Star Course will open
Tuesday evening, Nov. 18th, with the
Brockway Grand Concert Company,
comprising these great artists: Mr.. Fred
erick Carberry, Tenor; Mr.. Herbert
Woodward, Violinist; Mrs Alton Little
ton Sn .+h, Soprano; Miss George
Bentley, .anist. No similar organiza-
ton before the people can prove more
attractive. Each member is an artist
and their appearance here will be a
notable event in musical circles.
December the fifth, the Brockway
Jubilee Singers will appear. This is the
leading Colored Concert Company in
America.
December the twentieth the Hon.
Walter M. Chandler member of the
New York Bar and one of the greatest
orators of the day will deliver one of
his popular lectures. His eloquence is
said to be scarcely less than phenomen-
al.
January the thirty first, The Chicago
Glee Club, ,classed among the bsst male
quartettes ofthe country, having during
the last season appeared successfully
before 284 audiences.
The Course will close Eebuary the
sixteenth with the Colt Novelty Com
pany including music, vocal and instru-
mental, magic, readings, posings, etc.
Absolutely, this is the best Course, yet
offered by the managers of the Star
series of entertainments and only the
most liberal patronage will insure it's
financial success. A large number of
tickets have been sold but the canvass
is being continued. Purchase Of some
member ofthe committee or at the book
store of H. s. Lloyd.
The delivery of tickets already sub.
scribed for will begin within day or
two. The price ola Course ticket in.
cludinga a reserved seat for the series of
five attractions is Sl5O
Cameron county is falling in line: MIR.
Dresser is one of the most popular can
didaleS on the ticket.
Ovcrcoats that are awell at y
Segor's
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-10-23
ASK YOURSELF
AND THEN YOUR NEI0HBORS.

Twice in recent History votes for pattlson
elected CleNean1
ray not vote now ior Pattison defeat
Y ROOSEVELT
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-10-23
No More Numbered Ballots.

| One OF the constitutional amendments
ADOPTED last November does away with
the numbering of ballots in this State
Ihis fact was recognized at the succeed
| ing tebruary election in PHILADELPHIA.
Where no ballots were numbered, each
voter depositing his ballot in the box
himself after having marked it.
In most parts of the State, however,
the old practice of numbering the bal
lots was followed, wrong advice having
been given by City Solicitors and other
law authority. Some even refused to
recognize that the amendment had been
adopted because there had been no Off
clal declaration of the fact by the Gov
ernor or any other authority. Such an
act on the part of the Governor would
nave been both timely and proper,
though no law requires it, and it is un-
necessary inasmuch as the Constitution
declares that when an amendment or
amendments shall be approved by ma
Jority OF those voting thereon such
amendment or amendments shall be-
come part of the Constitution. The
amendments voted on last year, there
tore, became part of the Constitution
at once after the election.
Depositing bollots without numbers
assures substantial secrecy. Deposited,
as they were at the last election in this
city, by the voter himself, and not
handled by the election officers until the
boxes are opened to make the count.
there is no way in which any citizens
ballot can be identified with his name.
1t is not in the power of the election
officers or anybody else to know for
whom man has cast vote. This re-
moves what many have contended was
serious objection to our election sys-
TEN, as it did not provide for absolute
secrecy in voting. And it is no doubt
true that when the ballot was numbered
and the same number put opposite the
name of The voter or the voting list it
was felt that it was not wholly secret
ballot.
The other side of the question is that
without numbers it is no longer possible
to identify, in contests, ballots cast by
persons not qualified to vote, but as re-
cent acts of the Legislature have made
election contests such difficult and ex-
pensive undertakings that there are
likely to be few or none in the future
that feature is ofmuch less consequence
than formely. 1t certainly is of much
less Importance than it is Tor the citizen
to feel that he can vote as he pleases
without danger of having his ballot ex-
posed.-Philadelphia Press.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-10-23
DEATHS DOINGS.
WYLIE.

After many months of fsuffering, MRS.
VIM. WYLIE quietly passed away, as she
slept, last Friday morning, the 18th,
inst. The youngest child of Samuel
and Catherine Chapman, who came to
Cameron county from Lock Haven
about 1926. She was born near Sterling
Run, May 8th 1885, In 1861 she was
united in marriage to William Wylie
and her entire married life was spent
within few miles of her birth place.
For almost seven years she was an in
valid, for the last ten months unable to
walk or help herself in any way.
Everything that love or medical skill
could do to lessen her suffering was
done, but disease had fastened its hold
upon her. She took au active interest
In everything about her and was glad
at all times to see her friends. Always
patient and cheerful she was ready to
go at any time but willing to live if the
Lord wished.
She had been a member of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church for many years.
Her pastor, Rev. G. w. Faus, conduct
ed the funeral services ather late home
and she was carried to her last resting
place, quiet spot on the farm, by six
of her nephews
The husband, a son, two daughters,
two brothers and one sister survive to
mourn their loss
SHNYDER.
The funeral of Miss Lulu Shnyder,
whose death was announced in our
last issue, was held last Saturday from
the Emmanuel Episcopal church, Rev.
}. M. Robertson officiating. The FINN
eral was largely attended and her re-
mains laid to rest in Newton cemetery.
The floral offerings wers in profusion
and very handsome.
The friends and relatives from out of
town who attend were: J. III. Shiny
der, Williamsport; F. F. Snyder and
son, Burlingame; Mrs Turner, St.
Marys Mr.. and Mrs. William Nc
Vain, Cameron and j. G. Harmon, of
Montgomery Pa.
In loving remembrance of Lulu Shnyder, who
died Oct. Is, 1902. Gone but not forgotten.
'ris hard to break the tender cord
When love has bound the heart
'Tis hard, SO hard, to speak the words;
I'VE must forever part"
Dearest loved one, we must lay thee
In the peaceful graves embrace,
But thy memory will be cherished
Till we see thy heavenly face.
Her SchOOlntdteS
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-10-23

RememberlN. Seger has the best limo
of clothing in this county.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-10-23

Cameron county is falling in line: MIR.
Dresser is one of the most popular can
didales on the ticket.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-10-23
{ Warren NIail.)

Harry II. Mullin, editor of the CAM
ERoN COUNTY PRESS, was nominated for
Assembly by the Republicans of Cam
eron county last week. He ought to be
elected by large majority. Is about
the best member Came' ever had.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-10-23

Oyercoats that are awell at y
Segor's.
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and nhvsical denrauitv.

and physical depravity.
For not only does beer drinking lead
to physical decadence, according to these
who wax eloquent in it's denunciaticn, but
as Won Hartmann says in his book al
though of all nations the German has
the greatest capacity for culture, the gen.
eral culture of the highest classes is I'M
dergoing frightful retrOgression because
the beer consumption of the student youth
is affOrding neither, time nor sobriety for
acquiring more than is demanded by the
advanced requirements to prepare for pro-
feSSional life"
In some respects the Germans resemble
the English. The latter are prone to self
fiagellation in their public prints for ma
tfonal failings. The Germans seem to have
lately been inclined to follow this lachry-
NOSE lead.
SO far as the visibility Of improvements
based upon these self-recriminations is
concerned. il IS mere mental gymnastics
The most businesslike charge brought
against the effects of beer drinking ap-
pears in pamphlet issued by tSe Aus
TITAN government insurance department.
The publication contains the statement
that in Munich every sixteenth man dies
of beer heart An eminent pLascfan
of Munich declares that one man in every
seven In the city dies from the excessive
use Of beer. The habit causes disease
of the liver and destruction of the walls
of the bloodvessels.
In recent address to students at one
of the universities. Prof. Forel said:
This l can affirm, that in Germany
Switzerland and Austria, yea, and in
France, a large part of the intellectual
power Of our academic youth is actually
drowned in beer, wine and absinthe The
ridiculous drink compulsion and -idiotic
vainglory at the drinking festivals Ger
man students have introduced are I'M
doubtedly the most hideous deformity
of our civilized century. At the same
time they are revelation OF the mental
deficiency than which they could hardly
have invented one more silly Students
often, poke fun at the Paris fashions in
the woman world; also am heartily OPP
posed to their unesthetic uniform aping
OF one another according to change of
season, which, by the way, has this In
common with the drink custom; it puts
money into the purse Of a few specuIa-
tors. But how much more stupid and
unaesthetic the students drinking fash
ion. They call it jovial. Yes. a pretty
joYiality with its accompaniment Of
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vomiting, and the 'Katzenjam@ N
winch the most colossal imbecIlftv il
applauded and the most vulgar beasui-
ness and misdemeanors are excused ana
CLOSED over
Gentlemen, I believe there is only one
way 10 work out Of our academic aegra-
udllon- by organizing total abstinence
societies among the students How su-
perpIy organizations abstaining from an
lntOXlcaHtS could occupy themselves with
the cultivation Of the beautiful and the
good, with what produces real courage
ana physical force; turner's societies. nu-
seal socleues, both vocal and instrument
al, art associations, literary. dramatic.
sclentlnc societies, boating clubs, the cIl-
LlVatlon or social science outside the
realm OF political party folly furtheriug
enlightenment among the people. ere
however, gentlemen, don't forget that the
means is not an end. Don't let us make
an idol of total abstinence, a mere sub
stltute for drinking places, letting the
mind run TO waste. It should only serve
as one of the means for extricating our
selves from this degradation and for at
tanning higher ideals. For that reason a
students total abstinence society ought
to engage in all departments of inteIectu-
al endeaYor with great zeal, ambition and
energy, in order to win az members NOT
merely few Missionaries. but all the stu
dents Of the most intellectual promise.
We do not want to become gloomy ascot
les, but joyous, active beings. We do not
want to repress natural healthful inn
pulses and en1oyments, but to keep them
within the bounds of the moral Develop
ment OF humanity which necessarily con-
form to the requirements Of hygiene. and
to subordinate them to higher ethical and
esthetic aims, the only sort that afford
life real permanent JOY"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-16
ATAI>A
DIV Hubert NJ. Skinner.

This is the centennial year of Chateau
brands great work, entitled 1.-THE &C.
MUS Of Christianity" which aided so
grandly in turning France from atheism
to religion. One hundred years ago the
churches Of the French republic were
closed, and the cemeteries bore the le-
gend, Death is an eternal Sleep Cha
teaubriand, then thirty-four years of age,
essayed to restore to his nation the re-
hSlous thought and life Of the past He
seized the attention of the people by his
marvellous story of Alfalfa, an American
girl, the subject of a pathetic legend of
colonial days in the South. The book
appeared in 1901, and all France was
moved by its pathos. The following year
1t was expanded into the larger work
named above, and the French nation,
caught at first by the story and then led
on by the argument, gave itself to sober
second thought on the subject of religion,
with the result that the churches were
soon opened again, and society rested
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-16
ANTI-BEER oUTCRY
KATzENJAMMER DENOUNCED AS
GROWING MENACE TO GER
MAN DEVELOPMENT
SCIENTISTS AssAIL GAMBRINUs
Professors Attack. National Habit
and Say 1t Is Destructive of
Morals and Conducive to
Intellectual Decay.
Special to The Globe.


BERLIN, March 1.-THE visit TO Amer
lean shores of the kaiser's genial brother,
Prince Henry. seems from cartoons and
dispatches to have led to the acclimatiz-
ing there of one word at least-tle5 = atz-
enjamner"
Following London's experience, where
the pure beer question was agitated for
months, Berlin has recently been indulg-
ing in a big discussion ON the nightly
important subject of beer.
Authorities or Katzenjamme and 9TH
er matters Ringing upon the consumption
of beer have discussed the question from
so many points of view that it is now
about to be dropped, from a feeling of
sheer disgust.
Like all German Investigations the in
curry made into the result of beer drink
Ing was exceedingly thorough and the
main facts unearthed are well worth re-
counting for the benefit of beer drinkers
elsewhere.
The weight Of evidence so far seems to
be against the one special indulgence to
which the Germans are prone. Father
Gamhrinns- If 1T NAV hA hAliAvAa- 10 -
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-16
Famous Legend of Old
Louisiana.

the company of his captors was the beau
tiful Alfalfa, a mysterious parsonage, who
manifested strange interest in him, and
of whom he became much enamored.
The maiden, with great courage and cum
ming, managed to effect his escape and
to accompany him in his flight at night
from the camp Of his captcrs. Their
long wandering through forest and plain,
over mountain and hill, is recounted ct
length.
Alfalfa loved him with passion which
was consuming, but yet repealed him
from her. She hated religion, while he
was devoted to it. In her secret heart
there was something of bitterness that
he could not fathom. In a-beautiful val
natural bridge like that of virginia
they heard the sound of a bell and
Here the beneficent influences of Chris
tan culture in the wilderness were so
apparent that none could doubt the di-
vinity of the good fathers religion. The
passion of Chactas and Alfalfa came to
Its elimination in a tragedy. Religion
and the conflict of races had seemed in
some unaccountable way to keep them
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sponsible for no end Of evils, mainly,

sponsible for no end Of evils, mainly,
physical.
If all be true that has been said about
the effects of beer drinking all France
needs to do if she wants ever to re-
capture Alsace Lorraine is to treat her
powerful neighbor to all the malt prod
ucts possible and thus keep up for her
a constant Katzenjammer
The strange thing of it is t'Iat with
all the string of evidence published
against the amber nectar in the newspa-
pers no one seems to have thought 1t
necessary to to stop beer drinking. The
beer palaces, oh halls, are as popular as
ever and in them the average German
finds his nepenthe from the cares Of
business or domestic life as unconcerned-
~ as if he had no liver and was indif-
ferent to the returns of boards of health
and insurance societies.
What does 1t matter to him If 20 900
cases of delirium tremens are treated
yearly in the hospitals and santariums
here. That Virchow, his greatest patho-
logical authority, tells him the stomach
trouble and nearsight edness of the Ser
mans is due to the heavy beer drinking
and tobacco smoking of their<parents
1t is DR.. Won Birch Hirschfeld profess
sor in the Leipsic university, who saws:
| have satisfied myself that a very large
proportion of our laboring men, perhaps
one-half of the males of twenty five
years old and more, are suffering from
more or less organic injury resulting
from the use of alcohol. Without excep-
ton. they disclose a decrease in the num-
Der of t1.sue cells, accompanied by a
corresponding decrease in power and en-
duraEce
OF recent years Berliners are getting
more and more into the habit of drinking,
the heavier beers, which include the
strongest kind from Bavaria. At one
time weissbier was the common drink OF
the Berlinese. 1t was trifle stronger
than lemonade and contained so little
alcohol that drunkenness was almost i'm
possible. Now even the mere boys will
not drink such stuff, and all varieties OF
beer are made, some of them so strong
as to readily produce intoxication.
Germany, according to statistics, leads
all European countries in the consump-
ton of alcoholic beverages.
While the doctor adduces facts to bring
about the downfall of the popular idol,
the philosopher and moralist bring their
trained intelligences also to bear upon
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-16

it will be possible for anyone to own
their own long-distance machine, obtain
able at cost of a few pounds and use
it without any restriction other than pay
ment of tax for the privilege to the
municipality where it is operated. The
danger of one person reading another s
messages has been obviated by having
each instrument tuned to another instru-
ment, with which it communicates.
The English system differs radically
from that used by Marconi, ripples in the
electricity of earth or water being used
in place of the force created by that in
~ventor from resistance. The ripples can
be produced with as much certainty as
ripples can be produced in a pond by
throwing a stone into it.
The inventors of this system have been
experimenting in secluded spots in Eng
land for some months and have given
demonstrations to representatives of sew
-eral European governments.
There has already been established in
Glasgow a municipal plant for COM
petitive purposes, the exchange being
placed at the disposal of the inventors
in order to permit Of the freest expert
mentation.
Application is shortly to be made by the
city of Manchester for powers to estab-
lish a wireless telephone service to COM
! pete with the present monopoly
From present Indications it appears that
the new inventions are ultimately des-
|. tined to revolutionize the telephone bust
| ness.
1t is now only question of what dis
lance the messages can be sent.
The well known experimenter, NJ
Malchle, who has had placed at his DIS
pCsal by the Prince of Monaco his yacht
I~and the domain over which he rules, with
the contiguous Mediterranean waters, is
expected to achieve some extraordinary
results.
The results of tests made by NJ. Maichie
so far are conversations transmitted one
mile as distinctly as by the best ordinary
+ telephone; two and a half miles, still
very distinct but apparently at the limit
of perceptible intensity; at four and one
third miles, vibrations of the te-~r- one
| plate distinct enough to admit of Morse
signals being transmitted with utmost
| regularity.
| Unfortunately it was impossible to con-
tinue these experiments further as it
! would have carried them beyond the
| limits of the princes domain.
The apparatus used by M Maichie be-
sides the generator, includes a peculiarly
wound electrical coil, an improved micro
phone and a sensitive telephone. While
the transmission of Morse signals was
i going on a key and vibrator were sub
stituted for the microphone
The connections to earth from the in
| strument consist of either two electrodes
| immersed in water or electrodes embed
ded in damp earth. A connection is es-
tablished between the two electrodes at
each station by means of an insulated
wire which forms basis to connect, ac-
cording as required, with either receiver
| or transmitter.
The advent of wireless telephony is az
citing as much interest among electricians
as did that Of the X-ray a few years ago
and many of the most expert teIegraphers
in Europe are busy with experiments
from which almost any kind of wonderful
results may be expected.
| Arthur Field.