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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-24
Senator EIarrisoa Dead.

State Senator John T Harrison who
was nominated by the B8publioans for
Receiver of Taxes of Philadelphia,
diet at his home last Fcidly He was
i'll onlva short time
john y Harrison W.. born in Eng
land mise, and was broashs to this
country while still, an infant He
served throughout the Civil war IN the
Eleventh Maryland volunteers and
later engaged in the maaaRActuge Of
hosiery. MIR. Harrison was member
ofthe State House of Representatives
in 1891, 1893, 1895 and 1909, and WAS
elected to the Senate in 1902.
We knew the deceased intimately
and greatly respected kim. Philadel-
phia and the Republican party loses a
valuable citizen.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-24
EMPORIUM, PA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER "a, 1903.

Pennsylvania Prosperous Finances.
There is no State In the Union with
a financial condition in any way COM
parable to that of Pennsylvania. New
York shows larger transactions in a
year but it is heavily burdened with
debt, while this State has practically
none, the sinking fund being equal to
all obligations. There remained in the
Treasury Monday night the extraordi-
nary sum Of $15, ,S1S, $50, almost S12,-
100000 of which was in the general
fund, applicable to the payment Of ap-
preparations. The total receipts for
the year were S21, 900, 600 including less
than S4O0 600, for the sinking fund, and
there was n balance carried over from
the previous year of nearly S13, 100000
the net gain for the year being almost
So, 900, 600, nearly all OF which is from
the general fund. This is an astonish-
ing statement when it is remembered
that the balance in 1899 was less than
s., 10000 which was the average for
ten years previous
This immense sum has been raised
entirely without any resort to direct
taxation on real estate. The receipts
come from various sources, largely from
corporations and corporate stock.
There is no State where the burdens of
taxation are less felt, not even in New
Jersey, where the people live off the
taxation of the trusts. The balance
now in the State Treasury is drawing
interest, and the sinking fund will this
year have net balance to its credit be-
y ond the total Obligations Of the Com
monwealth. This is condition which
no other State can equal, and it GER
tainly is justification of the policy of
the Republican party, which has paid
off a debt of more than S4O,OJO000 and
has increased the revenues from less
than $4,000, 900 to the present magnifi-
cent total. This State spends nearly
G,O00, 600 a year on the public schools,
and is now building Oh. OF current re
ceipts what will be 5he finest State
Capitol in the country, work OF art
as well as q useful structure.
Large as were the appropriations by
the last Legislature, it is evident bha5
there will be handsome surp|us when
it meets again, and there will be many
agencies for good which it can estab-
lish without danger offs defcit.-Phil-
adelphia Inquirer.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-24
Big rlortgage.

A mortgage for SO, 600 900, given by
the Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad
Company in favor of the United States
Trust Company, OF New York, was re-
Gently filed in the Register and Record
ers Office for recording. Register
Goodnough is busy recording the
lengthy document, and, as the printer
would say, it is "fat take"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-24
Severely Burned.

Mr.. Daniel Ericsson, chemist employ
ed at Keystone Powder works, met
with serious and painful accident,
Monday morning. While carrying two
glass jars of acid he attempted to cross a
small stream of water on plank or slab.
The slab rolled, throwing him to the
ground. Some Of the acid entered his
left eye and onto his hands, causing
great pain. Supt. Geo. w. Van Vert
hurried the chemist to DR. Goods Of
fce for treatment, While his eye is In
a very serious condition it is hoped the
sight may be saved.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-24
License Court.

License court was held at Empori.
um on Monday, Judges Mayer and AS.
sociates Walker and Mcdonald presid-
ing. All licenses were granted, except
the following: VIM. Hathaway, re
fused; Jas. B. Hayes, Harry McGee,
Dan'l Mccormick and Peter Shoup
held for future decision. The Judge
delivered himself in plain language
to those applicants to whom the court
granted licenses warning them as has
been done many times before) that
violations would be severely dealt
with.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-24
James r1undy Dead,

James Mundy, aged about 43 years
died at this Austin Hospital this Thurs
day. morning about ten o'clock.
Death was caused by pneumonia. Be-
fore being taken down with his fatal
illness Mr.. Munaay net with on acci-
dent from the effects of which he had
not fully recovered at the time of his
death. In his home at Hulls whore he
ran hotel, in starting down stairs he
trippsd and fell the full length of the
staircase and was quite seriously in
?ured.
Mr.. Mundy was born In Emporium
and was u worker in the woods in this
vicinity before Austin existed AZ any
thing but timberland.
In the early days OF Austin he work
ed on the log and spike trains, but Of
later years he has been engaged In the
hotol business. He was married Au-
gust 25, 1899 to Miss Esther Boyington,
of Wellsville. He was probably one
of the best known men in this part Of
Potter.
Mr.. Mundy leaves u widow and two
brothers, John and Charles, and Mary
Ellen, of Emporium. Austin Republi.
can.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-24

ance of plain and important duty.
Let us not forget, in the midst of
unnumbered blessings, those who
are less favored than we have been
since the Christmas bells were rung
one year ago, and let us, as far as
we are able, endeavor to make some
heart and home brighter and hap
pier by our helping hands. The
fact that we have made some bur-
den lighter and some path little
smoother will make our Christmas
dinner taste better.
We hope that every table in EN-
porium and Cameron county, in
fact every PRESS reader, will be
supplied with one brown, tender
and juicy turkey, and that every
little stocking and big stomach will
be filled to repletion. To the pat
rons of the Press, and all others,
we wish Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-24
A Great Sufferer.

Mrs. A. j. Siefried, who has been a
great sufferer for several months, was
brought from Cameron last Thursday
and taken to the home of her sister,
Mrs. Chas. Hout, West Sixth ST., that
her attending ply sician, DR. H. w.
Good, might give the sufferer closer at
tention. Mr. Sefriei, her hus band,
is doing everything within his power
toressore his help mate To health.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-24
Christmas Greeting.

The years are going by with
steady, resistless sweep that no
human power, whether of brain or
hand, has ever been able to check
or stay. There is a final period set
to the continuance of all sublunary
things, and sooner or later the point
is reached at which our places, our
plans and'our positions become the
legitimate subjects of change as
invincible as the diameter of Il
sphere.
Since it is true that our stay in
this world is limited, and our op-
portunities for doing good are pass
ing and will not tarry to suit our
convenience or our moods, it is
therefore just as true that we
should live above that selfishness
which refuses to others that meas
ure of kindness that makes life 5
pathway smooth and the sky bright.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-24
Christmas at the Churches.
NJ. Il. SUNDAY SCHOOL

NJ. Z. SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Christmas Exercises at M. E. Church
Christmas night at $50 O'Clock:
PROGRAM.
Voluntary, Orchestra.
Singing,
"Message of Christmas Time" Pg. 1855,
School.
frayer, Pastor.
Singing,
''The King of Glory" Pg. So,
School.
Recitation, "Santa Clause"
Fred strayer.
Duet, because He Loves U.s."
Grace Halderman, Olive Ellis
Recitation,
"When Christmas Bells Ring Out"
Kate Metzger
Solo, ''The First Christmas Eve"
Helen Welsh
Singing, "The Little Christ Asleep"
Primary Dept.
Recitation, "Stolen Stockings"
Chas Cummerford.
Chorus, Santa Clause is Coming"
Recitation, 'Lotter to Santa"
Mark Ellis.
Recitation, Through the Telephone"
Clark Metzger
Chorus, Hunting for Santa"
Fine line of smoking tobacco as
well as popular brands Of chewing, at
CRUCES Cigar Store.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-24
NO. A..
20 PAGES.
BRIEF nENTION.
Everybody reads the PRESS.

Everybody reads the PRESS.
Mcclure, Phillips & Co, will pub.
lish, during the month, BOOK ON
"The Lyceum and Henry living" by
Austin Bereton.
The most welcome Christmas present
to your absent friends would BE- re-
ceipt for years subscription to the
PRESS. Drop us postal-we'Il do the
rest
People who care to know how prac.
tical naturalist lives and works should
read "Our Naturalist at Home.n which
is the story of the daily life of lover
of animals and birds, and appears in
the Woman's Home Cnmpanion for
| January.
July 1st William Weeks, of Jersey
| Shore, had his right foot nearly sever
ed, causing lockiaw and eventually
death. Five weeks later the wife died
OF blood poisoning and last week their
infant child died from of an operation
for spinal trouble.
Mr.. Henry Irving has himself taken
keen peronal interest in the book.
and has lent the use of great part of
his valuable collection af Iycaun
momentos. An edition dc luxe will be
painted on Japan vellum, ard will coz
tain the original autograph Of Sir
Henry Irving and Ellen Terry.
Noah WAS the first man to advertise.
He advertised the food and il cam. all
right, The fellows who laughed at
the advartising got drowned and il
served them right, Ever since Noah:s
time the advertiser has been prosper
GUS, while the other fellow has been
swallowed up in the food of disaster.
- Ex.
VIM. Murray, another member ofthe
Bennett Moulton Stock Company, died
at the Bradford hospital Thursday.
This is the second death from typhoid
fever in the company The disease
was contracted while the company was
playing at Butler few weeks ago.
Three of their members were stricken
while playing in Bradford, two of
them dying, and two more were
stricken at Titusville
Mr., Bereton is one of the best auth
critics on the history Of the English
stage, and also a close friend of Henry
Irving. He has been able to unearth
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-24
Baptist Church.

Morning Subject: 1.-THE Infantile
Telegraph of Love-" In the evening
the Pastor will preach from a text in a
way descriptive of Emporium, and in
closing will ring out the patriotism it
contains Public most cordially in
vited to attend the services.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-24
New Money.

The First National Bank of Empori-
um, always up-to-date and studying
how to please their patrons, have
adopted the unique idea of paying over
their coulter only new money, both
gold, silver and paper, during the
week. We had the pleasure viewing
the handsome sight 600 gold certi-
ficates down to 800.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-24
Finger pinched.

julius Skinner, lad fifteen years of
age, while working at shell machine
in Climax she'll room, lost the tip end
Of the index finger of left hand. DIR.
Good dressed the injury and the young
man can now view the shop windows
until after Christmas.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-24
Special jury Court.

There will be special jury court for
Cameron county, to be held Monday,
Feb. 22d. This will bo the first jury
court convened in over twenty months,
although the attorneys claim they have
suffered by the lack of same. Four
prisoners and, we understand, several
important cases await trial.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-24

All seasons are alike propitious
for doing good, because all seasons
have their sufferings; but there are
special times when it is, indeed,
"More blessed togive than receive"
The season of Christmas festivities
will have dawned upon us before
another issue of the Press shall
have come to your homes. Permit
us, then, to express our gratitude
for the many acts of kindness which
the old paper has received from the
people in the very many years of
toll and struggle and triumphs
through which it has passed to the
present, now.
We do not intend to weary you
with a long article, as we certainly
should were we to write what is in
our heart tonight. We will leave
that part of the work for others,
and confne ourself to the perform
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-24
VOL. 80.
NO PRESS NEXT WEEK.

We shall not issue the PRESS next
week, reserving the old-time right to
enjoy a weeks vacation. The office
will remain open for the transaction of
business and job printing, as we'll as
receiving new subscribers for the COM
ing year.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-24
Dance Christmas Evening.

T. L. Wheaton wishes to announce to
the public that he will give u publ lie
dance at Sizerville Hotel, Christmas
evening, Dec. 25th The public cord.
tally invited. Dance tickets, ten cents.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-24
Latest Popular Music.

Miss May Gould, teacher of piano.
forte, has received full line of the lat
est and most popular sheet music All
the popular airs. Prices reasonable.
Aft.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-24
Ex.Congressman Dead.

Hon. R. J. @. Walker, died at Phila.
dolphin last Friday, aged s5 years.
Wheu resident af 'Williamsport he
represented the old 10th district In Con-
gress. He leaves wife.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-24

Choice line of five and ten cent
Cigars, especially for our Holiday
trade. Leave orders early. Union
made.
JOHN CRUICR.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-24
An Instructive Lecture.

The lecture last Friday evening, by
Mr. Harvey Graeme Furbay in the
Peoples Star Course was, despite some
irrelevant jibes at the audience and
some futile attempts st humor, full of
thoughtful and instructive matter.
The lecturer is familiar with the facts
Of history which he interprets in the
light Of scientific aud Christian con-
cepts Oar civilization, he said, is q
development which owes its peculiar
character and thought to the power Of
Christian ideals. ia the Christian con-
ception Of human brotherhood we find
the historic germ Of q great democrat
ical nation. The tru5h5 pro2laimei
by Christ prepared the way for Magma
Charta, the Declaration of Rights and
the Declaration of Independence.
In conclusion the lecturer pointed TO
some elements of danger and disturb.
ance in our present conditions. The
proper time on which to approach the
solution of the race, trust and labor
problems, is by keeping true to the
ideal and spirit of Christian brother
hood, which has been the guide of our
progress in the past, and must be the
star that will lead us through present
perplexity to better things in the fu-
ture
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-24

Colored paper, suitable for Christ
mas chains at PRESS once.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-24
Thirty-Five Years on Judicial Bench


At the October election, 1863, Hon.
Q. A. Mayer was elected president
judge of this district, then composed of
Centre, Clearfieid and Clinton counties
and presided over his first court at the
December term of the same year.
Since that time Centre and Clearfield
counties have become separate judicial
districts and Clinton county has been
added to Cameron and Elk counties
forming the Twenty-flfth judicial dis.
trict, over which Judge Mayer now
presides. Tuesday, December 15 he
could be seen sitting upon the bench in
the court house in this city, disposing
of legal points with his usual dispatch
and quietly celebrating the 73rd ami
versary of his birth and at the same
time celebrating the thirty fifth ami
versary of his service on the bench.
This is the longest consecutive term
any judge OF any district In the State
has served. Judge Mayer has Ave
years of his present term yet to serve
and judging from his appearance he
will serve out that time and have sew.
eral years to spare TO caper with the
young fellows after he has rounded out
his forty years on the bench.-Clinton
Democrat.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-24

Pipes, briar and mereschaum, suit
able for Holiday presents at John
Oruice's Cigar Store.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-24

JOHN CRUICR.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-24

Fine line of smoking tobacco as
well as popular brands of chewing, at
CRUCES Cigar Store.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-11
Death in the Clay Pipe.

Death. and most terrible form Of it,
is declared to Turk in the tobacco pipe, if
il is made Of clay. Such is the statement
made by the Irish registrar general in a
special report on cancer in Ireland re
Gently laid on the table of the House Of
Commons The clay "dbudeen" is very
common among the peasantry i'm ireland,
who. indeed smoke scarcely any other
sort Of pipe. II is often smoked until the
shank is quite short. and then il 50 irri-
tates the lips Of the smoker that cancer
sometimes supcrvencs. This is one Of the
several explanations Of the increase Of
cancer in Ireland offered by the Irish reg
istraT general.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-11
Mother of Pearl Industry.

The center of the mothcr-of-pearl IN
dustry is Singapore. The shell oyster is
6 to 10 inches long, the larger ones
weighing as much rs 10 pounds 1t is
found on hard bottom channels between
islands, where the current is strong In
gathering it diver takes with him n
bag of coir rope one-fourth Of an inch in
diameter, made in large meshcs. which.
while suited for holding the she'll does
not impede mis- travelling along the bot
tom. The apparatus for diving has not
been introduced in the PHILIPPINES. al
though Manila shell brings the high price
of Il dollar Il pound.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-11
COUNTING COINS QUICKLY.
T,genious Invention OF a Treasury Ex-
pert.

An old treasury employe has just in
ranfed an ingenious coin counting ma
,bina IL consists Of round metal hop
nor into which coias are poured. From
his The coins are fed into an attachment,
or head. as it is called, which is kept
constantly revolving by crank operated
nv hand. Each revolution carries six or
more coins through a registering device
which keeps track of the exact number
There is a different sized head for each
coin and the change from nickels to pen
mics or from dimes TO quarters or coins
Of large denomination can be made in
SANITY. 1t is estimated that with one of
these machines strong boy can accu-
rately perform the work of FIVE or six
clerks. A device has also been planned
which will count the coins in 100 or 200
lots and by the use of & paper carton
they may be done up in packages ready
for handling or shipment. BY running
them consecutively through the various
heads a lot of coins may be separated
and counted at the same time The ma
chine is expected to reyoutonize coin
counting methods.-New York Evening
Post.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-11
Shoestring Belts.

Shoestring belts are recent discovery.
They are made of black and white and
brown and white shoestrings braided in
strands enough TO make cincture of
the desired width. The ends of the
strSugs are to be tied in hard knots. then
fringed the result being series of
tassels Some of the more festive belts
are of plaid shoestrings, and others have
baby ribbon in one or more colors
braided into them. These belts, queer
though they sound, are said to outline the
waist very prettily, besides having cast
iron wearing properties.-New York
Tribune.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-11

taking Peruna | grew steadily better. my
nerves grew stronger, my rest was no
longer titful, and to-day consider my
self in perfect health 6ssd strength My
recovery was slow but sure, hut |
persevered and was rewarded by perfect
health. Mrs. Lulu Inrmer.
If you do not derive prompt and satis-
factory results from the use of Pcruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman. giving a
tull statement of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
Address DIR, Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. o.
vice grAtiS.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-11
How to Get Strong Nerves.

First, repair the injury already done
TO your nerves. The way 10 do this is to
do exactly as did Matte Il. Curtis. Sec
rotary of Legion Of Loyal Women, Hotel
Salem, Boston, Mass. She said in re-
cent letter: Il suffered for over Il year
with general weakness and debility man
ifested in severe headache and backachc.
| took four bottles of Peruua. and for
two months have been entirely free
from these maladies."
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-11
4 Raven and a Dog.

A raven. kept at the old Bear inn
ST Flun2crford. struck up close friend
ship with u Newfoundland dog. When
the dog broke his leg The raven waited on
him constantly. catered for him. forget
ting for the time his own grcedinesg, ana
rarely, if ever. left his side. One night.
when the dog was by accident shut with
in the stable alone. Ralph succeeded iu
pccbiHe a hole through the door, all bu'
large enough to- admit bis body.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-04-11

Have you got nerves? Well. YOU
ought to have nerves. But they ought
to be strong nerves, good nerves. Docs
your hand tremhle? You are living too
fast Does your heart futter at times q?
You had better call halt Americans
live too fast. They crowd too much into
single day. They have too little lei
sure. The hospitals and insane aSylums
are filling up. The quiet pastoral scenes
OF yore are becoming rare. Its time
that we quit this sort of business.