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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15
BASEBALL UMPIRES.
Sometimes Take Big Chances in Stirring
the Passions of the Onlookers.

U'mpiring a baseball game is very
different matter from rcfereeing foot
ball match. Either official is usually an
cx-player; but while the decisions of the
college players are received by the spec
tators and participants with gentle sub
mission and very seldom any ~emou-
STRANGE, those of a professional umpire
often cause a riot. Indeed the vocation
embraces more momentary power, but
less appreciation than any other As for
glory, one must only see an umpire sneak
out the back gate with his shoulders
bumped up and his hat pulled down un-
der the pursuit of ieers and missiles to
wonder why any man has the endurance.
humility, and courage to accept the in
consequential salary in exchange for such
physical and mental hardship
On the field he is regarded as a neces-
sary evil, and such is the intense spirit
associated with the national game tnat if
the home team appears to have been un-
fairly treated spectators develop a wrath
akin to madness. The players, on the
other hand, have hardly any more control
of their feelings; and, it being impossi-
bic to vent ones anger on a ncighbor, the
whole deluge of profanity and violence
breaks upon the poor man who has I'M
happily undertaken to please, by rule and
regulation, everybody. Understand,
among the players, the umpire is a ear
His authority is established and backed
up by the league. When a player. there
fore, comes up with threatening fists or
omlnouS bat, or with saucy tongue, he
pays TOR the luxury OF his outbmst by a
fine or a couple of weeks suspension.
far as to strike the umpire and then
there IS a pretty fracas. IT, like Tim
Hurst, the official is a "scrapper" him
sell, and afraid OF no ball player that
ever lived miX-up follows. with all
| the worst of it for the player. It is an
other proposition when 5000 "rooters." !"
invading the fieIu, with bats, pistols and
with open knives. and with cries of
Lynch him!' "KIil him!' seem in a
good way to carry out their threats. This
is what happened to Hurst. who con-
| fesscs that when the crowd got after him
| in st. Louis several wears AGO. he learned
for the first time what it was to be
scared.
"Whcn I made the decision in fine sixth
inning" he saws. IL saw that the mob
wa, so hot that if they ever broke the
police could not hold EN-: so | made mn
my mind to keen in .printinu pos,tion
with NV eve on the cIub bouso door II
came to the ninth inning. with the home
! team in need of two runs TO win. Some
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15

That queer hodgepodge compound of
the Middle Ages and the twentieth cen
tury, the famous corporation of the city
of London, is threatened with bankrup-
tcy, says an exchange. In all Christen-
dom there is probably no municipal gov
erning body which surrounds itself with
so much antiquated and costly ceremoni-
al, employs so many gorgeous and utter
ly useless officials, and INDUCES in so
much picturesque, but otherwise need
less fuss and rigmarole as the unique
organization which holds supreme sway
over a square mile in the middle of the
capital of the British Empire.
Imagine a small section in the busiest
part of New York, Boston, Philadelphia
or any of the earliest settled American
cities, set asiue to be governed in accord
ance with colonial traditions and Gus
toms, and one will obtain a faint idea of
what is known as the "city" offers to the
rest of London. 1t would be Inadequate,
because quaint simplicity characterized
colonial administration, while for its
models and symbols of municipal power
the London corporation goes back to Il
much more remote period, when show,
pomp, and glitter We're considered essen
tial to the exercise of authority.
1t was the only one of large number
of similar bodies that escaped reiorma :
tion in 1885, when Parliament undertook
to remodel municipal administrations
and sweep away the abuses, eXtrava-
gances and archaic methods of doing
business which pervaded them. Again,
when in 1888, to bring London's govern
ment up to date, the London county coun.
Gil was formed and invested with general
control over its various boroughs its ter
ritory embracing l2l square miles, tine
corporations balliwicl was exempted
from its authority.
Commercial Heart of the Metropolis
Small though it is, the "city' contains
the commercial heart of the metropolis
with the Bank of England as its center
Within its boundaries are situated the
great financial houses of the empire
Though practically deserted at night, a
million people swarm over it in the day
time. Devoted solely to business, its
control by men whose chief aim appears
to be the perpetuation of antique Gus.
toms and hoary traditions is one of the
most striking anachronisms Of modern
times.
But no human institution, public OF
private, can keep going indefinitely if il
persists in spending more money than il
receives. Pay up or bust" is the modern
law of the survival of the fttest. The
accounts of the corporation for 1903
which have only recently been published
in itself a significant revelation of it,
business methods-show that its rev.
enues amounted to 50, ,228, 100 and its eX.
penditues to 81, 500 $40, leaving a deficit
of S47l $50. In the previous year tn
deficit amounted to 1891 sos. The gap
between expenses and receipts, it will
thus be seen, is increasing
At the present rate it has been esti-
mated that insolvency will be reached
in eleven years. Then reformation can
no longer be postponed, and dignitaries
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Newspaper Publishers and Job PHntersl

Bran new 8-point Roman newspaper
body type cast from standard formula
type metal, at twenty-five cents per
pound.
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All unit or point set, (self-spacing)
Liberal discount for cash.
Five hundred pounds up twenty-four
cents Immediate shipments.
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wear gorgeous IVhtS, ana 20 through Iuu-
ny ceremonies with sober faces, win be
dismissed the city" will be added to
the domain of the London county coun-
ell, and business methods will be substi-
tuted for fossilzed customs.
The Mighty City Marshal.
Despite its financial condition the cor
poration stubbornIy persists in retaining
all the useless and purely ornamental
part of its outfit. OF this a typical in
stance has Just occurred. Attached to
the lord mayors encourage is function
airy known as the city marshal. The Of
flee originated in the fifteenth century,
really earned his pay. He had charge of
the city watch, and it was his business
to see that the rogues and vagabonds
were kept in check. But the modern
method of policing the streets has long
rendered him obsolete. The city Corpor-
alton has transformed him into a species
of herald for chief magistrates. Dressed
in scarlet uniform, brocaded in gold
with cooked hat and plumes, booted and
spuTed, on prancing steed, he precedes
the lord mayor on his official journeys
through the city in the cumbersome old
$4,000 state coach, and calls on all and
sundry to make way for him.
At other civic functions he announces
the approach of this august parsonage
To see him do it is worth something
A ,sro.y bn,,Ha !,
majestic strides, he makes his entry and
having reached the requisite spot, halts,
faces the awe-stricken assembage, fills
his lungs and shouts out, "Ihe right
honorable" Then he pauses, takes an
other deep breath, and at the top of his
London" At this dramatic moment the
lord mayor crosses the threshold For
performances of this sort the city mar
shal gets 81 800 a year, and the city pro-
vides him with a horse.
For some years Capt Stanley, a second
cousin of the Earl of Derby. held the
easy but inglorious Office. But a short
time ago he was dismissed because, it
was stated. he had become involved in
private financial difficulties, though much
more serious troubles were hinted at.
Anyhow, it afforded the corporation a
brilliant opportunity to save his salary
by abolishing the useless office. Yet only
one voice was raised in support of a mo-
ton to that effect.
In the name Of common sense" said
Councilman Davies, "what dignity does
the lord mayor derive from having man
in a red coat ride in front of him or strut
before him into a courtroom like a popin-
jay crying Make way for the right hon
orable the lord mayor"
Common sense made no answer, but 4
large majority voted to retain the Office,
and another arstocratic popinjay, if he
can be found, will receive the appoint
ment.
Costly Ornaments.
1t is around the lord mayor that ali
the pomp and pageantry and ceremonial
tomfoolery centcrs, eliminating in the
procession marking the installation of
the new lord mayor. In the 1903
accounts the administrative cost of
the civic government over which he pre-
sides is put down at 100000. Here are
some suggestive items:
Lord mayors salary .........$ 100000
Lord mayors income tax on his
salary NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 3,l25.OO
Lord mayors robes .......... 100000
| Illuminated address to the lord
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1t was IN l2lo That King john granted
the citleznS OF London the right to elect
theH own mayor annually, but though
the pretenSe OF an election IS still main
tanned with much soIemnity and ccre-
mony 1T has long been a farce. The one
thing necessary to become lord mayor
OF London is TO get elected by the rate
payers OF one OF the wards to life mem
/ bershp in highly ornamented board OF
aldermen. There are only twenty five OF
them' and as they take good care OF
themselves, and most of them 1--WE to a
green old age, such opportunities are
rare, But once elected, all "worship-
ful' alderman has to do to become a
lord mayor IS to sit tight and wait his
turn, ike n man III a BARRIERS shop, until
First tbouob no bos 20 ,o.g +hr,,,,l
tbe Office Of sheriff aIectiop to which i
equally farciaI Two sberifrs ware choso,,
annually from among the aldermen. and
hold Office for a wear. They have moth
ing to do with catching offenders. lock-
inc up prisoners. or anv of the Juties
that pertain TO the Job III America. Their
chief business is to look imposing in
wonderful robes, with gold chains around
their necks, and otherwise help main
tain the city's dignity as mayoral sat
elites. Between them they have to de
| fray half the expense of the lord mayors
great inaugural functions-the lord may
or's show and the lord mayors banquet
Each Of them is allowed $3.50 for eX-
penscs, but sheriff counts himself lucky
who gets through for less than $4,000.
And so heavy are the demands on the
lord mayors hospitality that, although
his salary equals that of the President Of
the United States, it usually costs him
between 100000 and $l5O,OOO during
the year that he occupies the "Mansion
House" as his official residence is called.
Diori+v 70 = Deoreo
~, -, !.
-, "' ';''''1I'uouH amount oi u'SiiVy
W." "iie" ne 'o'u mayor Is invested
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15

London "City" Going Bankrupt Paying
for a Lot of Foolish Fuss and Feath-
ers-Only One Man Living Who
Knows What 1t Is that the Lord May
or Has to Do-Dignity to a Degree.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15

Send this paper to your friend for
Christmas.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15
LORD MAYOR A SNAP.
PAID $4,000 A YEAR TO EAT BIG
DINNERS.

WHOLE THING MAKE BELIEVE.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15

II pays to advertise in this paper!
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-12-15

whose chief function it now Is to eat n
prodigious number Of official dinners,
wear gorgeous robes, and 90 through fun
ny ceremonies with sober faces, viii be
dismissed; the city" will be added to
the domain of the London county coun-
ell and business methods will be substi-
tuted for fossiized customs.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-13

If you want to buy anything, and
don't know where to find it, look among
THE Globes Paying Wants"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-13
The Fair sex

and Mrs. McLaine, Miss Scott and
Mr.. S. S. Scott, of Laurel avenue.
Mrs. We'll and Mrs Metzger gave a
progressive whist party yesterday aft
ernoon at Ramaley's hall
The Laurel Cycle club gave ball
last night at the Aberdeen. The dining
room, which was used for dancing,
was deliberately decorated. and the
guests were members of the club and
their friends.
Miss Mattimore, of Ashland avenue,
entertained informally Wednesday
night.
Mr. and Mrs r. d. Lowering, of
Ashland avenue, gave a small card
party Thursday evening.
Mrs. H. T. Quinlan, of Ashland ave-
nue., entertained informally Thursday
afternoon.
Miss Proctor's juvenile dancing class
will give valentine party this even
ing at Ramaley's hall.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-13

Her home in Portman square, London,
is favorite one with the king, who
dimes there as often as once fortnight,
and for whom one or two dinner par
ties are to be given there early next
month. The menu is always a short
one, to suit the dowager duchess royal
guest, who hates a lengthy dinner and
drinks only Scotch whisky and soda
with his meal. The duchess will spend
large sums, however, upon flowers, rare
blossoms, generally orchids, being used
in the scheme of decoration.
The duchess, who is noted as a beau
tiful - dresser and gets most of her
things from Paris, has ordered some
particularly lovely gowns for the forth
coming royal entertainments. Her
taste still inclines toward black and
dark colors. She has grown much
stouter of late and is looking older, but
her lovely, fair hair, always one of her
chief beauties, is as luXuriant and CLOS
sy as ever. Her wit is as great as her
beauty, and one of the reasons for her
popularity with the king is the gift she
has for telling risque stories with re-
hnement that Sits out the Vulgarity
and leaves the humor intact.
A dinner party taking place on the
Sd inst, the day after the opening of
parliament and when the king returned
from Windsor, included Lord and Lady
Howe, Sir Edward and Lady Cole
brooke and Mr.. and Mrs. George KEEP
pei. The last named woman is almost
invariably present at parties given by
the duchess, who knows the secret Of
making her entertainments a success
by the acquisition Of witty and anus
Ing guests. And Mrs. George Keppel
Is famous for her sense of humOr 1t
is curious to observe how, from which
ever group she pauses to chat, there is
bound to be heard burst of laughter
Immediately after.
In other days the duchess used to de-
light her guests after dinner by her
sweet singing. She. with her sisters,
Miss YZnaga and Lady Lister Kaye,
studied in Paris, and not only is her
voice well trained, but she is an &C
complished pianist
But this week the repast which will
be served, as usual, at 8:45, will be
shortened in order to get to the bridge
playing that forms the business Of the
evening. Over this large sums of money
will probably be won and lost. as usual
Here again appears another reason for
the popularity Of this most popular
American peeresS. She is one of the
best bridge players in society. This,
with the king, who is devoted to the
game, adds yet another attraction to
his hostess.
Owing to the tour Of King Edward
last year, Ireland will have many more
aristocratic visitors than usual this
year. Later on the Dowager Duchess
of Manchester is expected on a visit to
her son at Kylemore. The king will
also honor the castle by his presence in
the summer season. 1t is probably on
account of the relief from pecuniary
worries of late years through the sons
marriage with Miss Zimmerman that
her grace has decided to launch into
unWonted entertaining.
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GAVE TO EVERYBODY
MINER IN THE WEST WHO WAS
LAVISH WITH HIS MONEY
Helped All Sorts and Conditions and
Gave Them What They Wanted, Not
Z What Was Good for Them-One of
4 the Good Things That Are Bad.

A story of miner which appeared
the other day in a New York paper
made very good reading, though in our
sober moments we might disapprove
of his course. The man was a rough,
coarse specimen of humanity, with a
big heart and keen realization of what
a good time is and how seldom it
comes to the majority. Life had been
a struggle until one day he Struck it
rich" and his fortune became tre-
mendous in a short time. He put his
money into safe investments and made
up his mind to spend his income in
Frightening the lives of those with
whom he came in contact. Not, how
ever, in the usual approved and sci
,entific way. He did beautiful things
with his money which are pleasant to
read of-that is, to some benighted
Iunsociological folk-but perhaps they
iWere not very good for the persons
who We're the recipients of his bounty.
Here are few of the good things
he did,: Sent a consumptive girl and
her mother to a warm climate for six
months; took a party of rough miners
to New Orleans to the Mardi Gras.
paid all their expenses, gave them an
outfit Of new clothes. and let them live
for two weeks like kings and then
sent them back to the mines. He gave
away a great deal of money, probably
TO many unworthy persons, from sheer
good feeling; to walters, chamber
maids, BARRIERS, newsboys, etc. He
played fairy godfather to anybody he
overheard expressing a wish for any
thing he could buy, and did a great
many reckless, foolish, but pleasant
things.
/ Now we are going to shock some of
our kind friends by saying that in this
age of much thought for the morrow
l-Whlch is plainly anti-scriptural-it
is agreeable to read Of a man who did
and gave to people what they liked.
not what others thought was good for
them. This man was not utterly reck-
less, because he only spent his income.
ana yet 1t might be said that he could
nave used his money more wisely.
once ne gave a barber a home because
ne heard him say he never expected
10 nave such good thing. Whenever
possible he gratified the wishes of
those whom he met 1t is unnecessary
10 say he was popular. Alas he is
dead, and we fear his kind is scarce.
ana or course all wise persons will
thlnk IL Is just as WE'LL because it is
QouDtleSS very dangerous to have at
large man who desired to give neo-
PIE what they want and was in a no.
sltlon to do it. Well, here's to him
anyway, even if he is dead: he Ger
talnly deserves to be classed with the
good things that are bad for us. IF
the woman's department knew where
he was buried we would see that his
grave was kept green.
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ing band. No woman in New York
Is more picturesque in her style than
MRS. Guinness, and her classic band
was admired by every one. Imitators
are warned against this pretentious
Greek circlet Another woman who
looked well In an elaborate classic
head decoration was Mrs. Joseph S.
Stevens, whose face is intellectual.
Mrs. Stevens has light brown hair, and
the gold bands bound a smooth coiffure
parted In the middle. Her gown was
graceful princess cut. Mrs. Stevens
Is living In Jericho, L. l., and comes to
town only for gala occasions. She Is
the woman who gave a dinner in New
port three years ago and told her
guests they We're expected to leave the
party at midnight. Even Mrs. Astor
received these instructions from the
daring hostess
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-13

The illustration is a charming model
for woman's gown, trimmed prin-
cipally with this pretty kind Of shir-
ring. 1t is of dove gray Liberty satin
over a bright yellow taffeta founda-
ton and is made with an accordion
plated skirt headed by a deep smock-
ed hop yoke, forming points in front
and on both sides, and is inset with
gray silk lace several inches from the
bottom. The bodice is also accordion
plated and is shocked both at the top,
to form pointed yoke and shoulder
caps, and at it's lower edge, just above
the belt. This lower shocking is in
points that correspond exactly to the
points Of the hip yoke, and is only d.
vided from it by a narrow belt Of can
airy yellow chiffon velvet that ties in a.
smart little bow at the back
The stock and cuffs are of the gray
silk lace over yellow taffeta which
forms the lining throughout.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-13

Goldsmith and all the other well-worn
types of impecunious and struggling
genius, are brought forth again, in
striking chiaroscuro contrast with the
present enlightened case of an author
whose literary accomplishment has
been rewarded with something more
substantial than Immortality of fame"
thus enabling him to crafty his be
nevolent desires" Mr.. Page is a pop
ular writer, and his royalties are
doubtless gratifying. But it is hardly
probable he could indulge his endow-
ment tastes from his pen alone.
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HANKERERS FOR
SUFFRAGE TAKE HEART
Find Comfort in Reports Made to the
National Association.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. Ire
ports of officers and committees and
addresses of state presidents occupied
most of today's session of the National
American Woman Suffrage assOcia
ton Henry B. Blackwell, chairman Of
the presidential committee, reported
that the attention of the state secre-
taries has been called to the fact that
every state legislature may at any ses-
sion, by simple change in it's election
law, enable its women citizens to vote
in the presidential election on the same
terms as the male citizens or on any
qualifications of education or property
which it may see fit to prescribe
The committee reported that the near
approach of the presidential election
has increased the difficulty of securing
affirmative action on the suffrage ques-
ton here, but that during the lull that
succeeds the presidential campaign next
year, special effort should be made.
Mrs. Elnora Babcock, chairman Of
the press committee, reported that the
newspapers have greatly aided the suf-
frage movement by publishing matter
furnished them and thus creating a
sentiment among the people favorable
to the movement.
Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton, Of War
rem, Ohio, the treasurer, in her annual
report announced that the association
has a balance of $11,S6O. The states
ranking first in point Of membership in
the association are New York, Massa-
chusetts, Iowa, Nebraska and Pennsyl-
Vania.
The afternoon session was devoted to
reports or addresses of state presidents
There was a large attendance at the
evening session. Miss Susan B. An
thony made some general observations
on the DrOgreSS of the Suffra pa move
ment, and Miss Alice Pound made an
address on THE Problem of the Indi-
ViduaL" Several other addresses were
delivered
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-13

Shocking is once more in
favor for both women's and children's
dresses and extremely pretty are the
devices In which they are used.
One dainty little frock for a tiny
maid is of shell pink China silk and is
made with a deep, round shocked
yoke that extends out over the tops
of the sleeves forming shoulder caps.
The rest Of the dress hangs in full
folds and is finished at the bottom by
cluster Of tucks and lace edging.
The neck is likewise edged with lace
and the little sleeves terminate at the
elbows in full lace trimmed frills.
Another dress for an older child is
of white wolfe. 1t is short waisted and
has a shocked yoke on both the waist
and skirt, the shocking being done In
heavy light blue silk and soft light
blue silk sash, with deep knotted
fringe on the ends, is worn with it.