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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-01-21
Republican Caucuses.

The Republican Caucuses for the
several wards of Emporium will be
held at the usual places Saturday even
ing, Jan. %, to nominate candidates
for the several ward offices; also to
elect delegates to attend the Borough
convention.
The Primaries for the East Ward
will be held in the old Red Store; Mid
die and West Wards at Council Rooms.
COMMITTEEMAN.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-01-21
The Home rIerchant VS. Buying by
Mail

To the Editor Cameron County Press
Do you remember the 'sight unseen"
trades or ''swaps'' Of boyhood? One
of the parties usually got the worst of
it, didn't heP And it was not the one
one who proposed the deal, was it?
There is lot of "sight unseen'' trad
ing done to-day. Only nowadays it is
called Buying by Mail" The pict-
ures in the advertisements of the mail
order houses look nice, the talk sounds
nice and sometimes the deal turns out
all right. But even supposing it does
wherein is the buyer any better oil
than if he had bought of a home
merchant7 Take any article you
choose from long list of things sold
by mail, and you can buy it just as
cheaply and just as well here at home.
The expense of selling it by mail is just
as great as, if not greater, than the
expense of selling it over the counter.
Where the home merchants have taxes
and clerk hire to pay, the mail order
dealer has all these-and rents and
taxes are higher in the large cities than
here-and in addition he has to pay a
small army of bookkeepers, steno-
graphers, shipping clerks, and other
employees, besides the imme nse cost of
advertising Do you know that in
many of what are called the mail order
advertising mediums, advertisements
cost from s42 to $S5 an inch in single
column? 1t is true, Where does all
the profit come from out of which to
pay all this? The local dealer can do
business on smaller margin of profit
than the mail order dealer can; he
knows the people and their desires and
he knows that he has sold and will sell
better goods for the money than the
other fellow does. Next time you are
attracted by an ad., for some mail
order "bargaln" just take it right to
your home merchant and let him have
a chance to beat it.
Then to, home merchants should ad-
vertise in the local papers and make
their advertisements as pleasing as the
mail order houses do. Don't be afraid
to quote prices in your advertisements,
make the price as low as is consistent
with good business methods, then ad-
vertise the price and stick to it. In ad-
vertising always make a speciality of
some one thing, make this one thing
attractive; aim to have it bring curious
buyers, while selling the one thing in
terest them in other good things A
good description of the articles for sale,
together with the price in plain figures
is the main secret of the mail order
business. Too many home merchants
make the mistake of saying, 81 don't
| need to advertise; / have been right
here doing business for fifteen years,
all the people know me; and know what
l sell, and besides, have not competi-
| tion enough so that need to advertise.
This is great mistake, as probably
there are people within ten miles of
you that have never been attracted to
your place of business, simply because
you never interested them In the goods
J you had for sale. MEL.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-01-21
nYrOn keDIer Dead

Myron Kepler, aged % years, died
at the family residence on East Fifth
street, this Thursday morning. He
leaves wife and one child. Deceased
came to Emporium from Remove few
months ago and worked for the Gil.
max Powder Co. Last December he
was taken ill and unable to work. The
sad ending we will refrain from men
tioning. His remains were taken to
Lock Haven this afternoon for burial.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-01-21
Heating Plant.

The Methodist congregation of EN-
porium are installing in the church
building an up-to-date heating plant,
of the hot water system. The cost OF
this excellent plant was the gift of our
esteemed townsman, Mf. Fred Julian,
and will cost about 81, 900. Mr.. Julian
has certainly been very liberal, to a
fault, with his church. Emporium
churches are to be congratulated that
we have such gentlemen as Mr.. Fred
Julian and Mr.. Josiah Howard in our
midst.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-01-21
Baptist Church.

Morning subiect-"Panoramic Puri-
ty or rapid review of the Acts of the
Apostles"
In the evening he chooses for his
subject-"My typhoid throes with
their three hours transe, or thrilling
chapter of my College Life" His text
will be, "Come and hear all ye that fear
God and will declare what he hath
done for my soul" Then will follow
the story of his conversion upon a sick
bed. All corners will be welcomed at
all services.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-01-21
Another Operation,

The many Emporium friends of D.
Fl. Lamb, of Galeton, Pa, will be sorry
to hear that gentleman has been COM
pelled to undergo another operation.
He returned from Buffalo last Wednes-
day greatly improved,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-01-21
Very Serious.

We regret to inform the PRESS read
ers that the condition of Mrs Geo. A.
Walker is very serious and that her
death is very near at hand. Dr. Stock
ton, of Buffalo, was in consultation
with DIR. Bardwell on Tuesday We
regret this sad announcement, but
such are the facts.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-01-21
Another Acid Victim.

VIM. Utter, an employee of the Gil
max Powder Co., was severely burned
last Saturday. While turning valve
on cask of sulphuric acid the danger
GUS fluid flew into his face, terribly
burning him. The man was hurried
to DIR. Goods office for treatment.
While frightfully burned there is no
danger of loosing his ey esight.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-01-21
Installation and Banquet

"HH~Ss$HH~EHVEH
Emporium Maccabees installed their
new officers last Friday evening, after
which the Sir Knights, about eighty In
number enjoyed an elegant repast.
The oysters, elegantly cooked by
Frank Pearsall, were fit for King.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-01-21
Arm Broken.

Chas. Barton, employed in the Buff
falo yard at this place, had the misfor-
tune to fall, last Saturday, breaking
his left arm. He is able to be about,
nursing his arm in sling.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-01-21
Public Dance

AT Cameron, Pa, in K. G. E., Hall
Friday evening, Jan. 22d, 1904. The
public cordially invited. Excellent
music engaged. Ten cents per set.
Supper 25 cents, if served.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-01-21
Rritfnn Hill C0al.

+ The undersigned is prepared to furn.
ish this excellent coal by the ton,
delivered to any part of Emporiu m,
for $2.75 per ton. Drop postal in
Emporium office, giving time Of de-
livery.
4S.2t. w. L. DIXON.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-01-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(Froar our R,gulIr Oorrespondeat)l

Washington, Jan. l6, 1904.
Editor Press
At the memorable arbitation
meeting held in this city the other
day, Edward Everett Hale made a
most significant and powerful plea
for compulsory peace, saying
among other things; "Get me the
money that will will be spent this
this year in maintaining the pres
ent armament of nations, and l
will build you four-track railroad
from the Arctic ocean down the
spine of the continent to TERRA del
Fuego in Patagonia; another four
track railroad from Vienna across
Asia to Hon Kong; another four
track railroad across the Dark Con-
tinent from ocean to ocean; and
another four-track railroad from
Cairo to the Cape of Good Hope
And 1 will have money enough
left to build them all over again"
1t is presumed that the President
is greatly gratified that the Cuban
senate has this week ratified the
so-called permanent treaty with
the United States, including the re-
quirements made upon the Queen
of the Antilles which were at one
time thought to be very severe.
The time for ratification would
have expired January %. Cuba
seems to be making progress. Now
let us have peace.
The hearing will be resumed
next week on Grosvenor's anti-in-
junction bill, which provides that
there shall be no punishment for
conspiracy when two or more per-
sons combine in furtherance of a
labor dispute. Not only the
Knights of Labor, the Federation
of Labor, and other worker assoc
iations but the Employers Assoc
iations of Chicago and New York
will present their views at length,
the latter of course protesting
against such law.
To do entire justice to Perry S.
Health, Secretary of the Republi
can National Committee, it is
proper to record that he has not
shirked, but when his name was
called in the court here trying
Machen, the Groffs and Lorenzes,
for conspiracy to defraud the gov
ernment, he promptly answered
present. If he has anything to
hide concering his official conduct
as First Assistant PostmasterGen
eral, he is not seeking to hide it by
running away.
The Washington clerks are
dreadful mad" because they are
hereafter to be expected to work
seven hours day, but they keep
their Indignation bottled up inside
them with remarkable success.
They work 235 days in a year
when they take their regular leave
of month, and their "sick leave"
of another month, and as they get
from So to $15 day for the exer-
tion, it is suspected that even il
they were to resign in a body
their places might be filed by per-
sons who would think it "real
soft snap"
The Democratic newspapers are
foolishly vociferous concerning an
alleged difference between the
President and Senator Hanna.
They may save their breath.
There is no such difference. The
President will be renomlnated and
elected. Hanna is keeping faith
with him and is not 'laying pipes
for the succession. Hanna has
many friends and admirers, but
they will not like to see him injurt
his deserved popularity by trying
to stem the strong current Of public
preference for Mr.. Roosevelt. HI
is not a conspirator.
Britton Hill Coal.
Tho fa Y,ronoro1 tr Ne,
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-01-21
Cards of Thanks.

Editor Press:
Please convey the heartfelt thanks of
myself and family to all of those kind
friends who assisted us during the ILL
ness and death of our dear husband
and father.
Mrs. JOHN PAINTING.
-
We wish the PRESS to convey our
heartfelt thanks to the kind friends
and neighbors who assisted us in our
late bereavement, in the death of our
beloved wife and mother.
NIB. SHERw ooD PIERCE,
MRS G. w. TITUS.
rs*
Editor Press
Please convey my sincere thanks to
the many kind friends who assisted me
during my late affection, the death of
my dear wife. Especially do I desire
to thank Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Hout,
Mrs. Kragle, st. Marys and Mrs. Inhoff,
Tyler, and the Electric Assembly for
beautiful flowers.
A. j. SEIFRIED.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-18
BEGINNING TO COUNT
WATER SUPPLY VOTE
Citizens Ballots on Propositions Pour
In to Special Committee Which
Has Charge of Project.

OAKLAND, Nov. 17.-Counting of
ballots in the citizens vote on water
propositions was begun to-day under
direction of the special committee on
municipal water supply. Although
the notices were not mailed until
Tuesday, more than $500 replies had
been received at noon to-day. The
committee expects to hear from not
less than 5000 citizens before Monday
afternoon, when the count will end.
The cards which are received indi-
eating voters preferences are kept
under lock and key and will be secret
~ counted. Thew will not be made
public. After the returns are tabu-
lated the cards will be kept for thirty
days under care of the committee and
then destroyed. The committee has
taken every precaution to prevent in
dividual opinions from being made
public.
Report upon the municipal water
projects, including the result of the
canvass, will be made to the City
Council Monday night
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-18
COLONEL PITCHER ESCAPES
WITH A REPRIAIAND
Army Officer Who Is Said to Have
Tilted Washington DamseI Criti-
ciZed by Department.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Secre-
tary Taft to-day disposed of the case
of Lieutenant Colonel William l..
Pitcher, Twenty-eighth Infantry, by
instructing the chief of staff to write
a letter TO the officer, copy of which
will be placed on record and will also
be on file as a part of the efficiency
record of Colonel Pitcher. Pitcher
was accused of becoming engaged TO
Miss Harold Of this city and a few
days before the day set for the we'd
ding unceremoniously breaking the
engagement.
In disposing of the case the letter
states that lack of evidence and de-
sire on the part of the friends of the
young lady, as we'll as the publicity it
would bring TO other persons. has de-
termined the department to cease pro-
The letter is critical of Col
onel Pitcher. and in closing contains
a severe reDrimand for the Nanguage
he used in communications to the de-
partment.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-18
MILITARY PUBLICATION
PREDICTS SUSPENSION
OF BERKELEY SENIORS
WAR DEPARTMENT GIVES THE WORD
President Wheeler Is Said to Have
Received Explicit Instructions.

instructors in military science and tactics there
are only nine az which the true military spirit
where IT is developed as FAR as practicable,
nine where il is fairly developed, twelve where
it IS developed to a slight extent, ana on oo"n n
with very little development at four, little II
any At Eve and none at all at four.
General Burton's view OF conditions at these
institutions taking them altogether. is on the
whole favorable. but in view Of the fact that
the first step in developing the true military
spirit is 70 inculcate the lesson OF obedience
and respect for authority. IL may be worth
while 10 inquire whether. some 1udicious re-
vision is needed in the list Of schools and
colleges entitled TO the services OF army officers
as military instructors. MeanHhte the prompt
and vigorous action of the War Department in
the case of the alleged offenders at the Uni
versity of California deserves the heartiest
cCmrnendatfon II il brings home TO the young
must be obeved be they agreeable or other
wise the offending students viii have learned
the fundamental lesson Of the military service.
a lesson without which all others are useless
A new development in the altercation
between the seniors and Captain Nance
occurred to-day when w. T. Hale, edi-
tor Of the students daily newspaper,
The Californian, one of the most prom
inent men in the senior class, received
a formal notice requiring him TO ap-
pear before the students affair commit
tee tomorrow morning at II o'clock.
Hale supposes, as. do others who have
received similar notice, that Professor
w. A. Setchell a member of the COM
mittee. who was pelted with grass and
mud when the men rebelled against
Nance's original order three weeks ago,
is making good his threat that there
would be more 10 come to the affair
Captain Nance has said that during
the next twenty-four hours he will an
nounce what is to be the fate of the
sixty three men whose excuses are de-
clared by him to be unsatisfactory. 1t
is supposed he will recommend that
they be dropped from the military
class, and in consequence lose their di-
plomas.
There was talk on the campus to-
day among the more hot headed men
of going to Stanford in a body should
they be refused degrees at the Univer-
sity Of California as a result of the
argument with Captain Nance. The
more conservative leaders of the class,
including Joseph P. Loeb, Eugene Hal
let w. II. Dehm and w. T Hale, dis
couraged the talk. declaring that no
such proceeding could be thought of for
a moment, no matter whatsthe outcome
of the discussion with their military in
structor may be.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-18
UNIVERSITY EVENTS

BERKELEY. Nov. 17-Dr. Otsu Ka, d.
rector Of the Imperial Agricultural Station OF
the University at Toxic. was visitor at the
university to- day with Mr. Naka Mura. con-
nected with his department. They were espe-
cially interested in the work of the agricultural
experiment station here.
Members of lie Cercle Francois were so sue
cessful in giving an entertainment in French
at the Alpha Phi house recently that a public
performance is to follow. Scenes from Victor
Hugo's Ruy Bias" will be presented under
the direction OF Robert Dupouey. instructor in
the French department The date of the per
formance has been set for December 3. in
Hearst Hall: trained chorus under the di-
French songs. At the recent performance the
character of Don Salluste was taken by {. b.
Head OF, and that of Don Cesar by Jack
Gregory, '06. Miss Anna Franklyn Jones, 90,
and Miss Marie lie Conte. 0o, took the femI-
nine parts.
Miss Helen Barnes national city secretary OF
the Young Women's Christian Association,
spoke to-day. before the association on The
Prayer Life Special services are being held
this week by the association, It being the an
nual week OF prayer
DR.. W. L. jefferson Of the botanical depart
ment Is giving course OF lectures before the
civil engineering students on the subject Of
trees for timber on the PacInc Coast. Profess
sor Jefferson who has made special study
Of the subject. is deemed the best authority
in the United States the matter. He treats
the subject from the economical standpoint.
The new gym club is getting up an inter
class boxing tournament between IightYeights
heavyweights and middle-weghts of the vari-
GUS classes. The addition to the gymnasium
is TO be started during the nsxt vacation. II
will be finished by the beginning of next term
and will have showers. lockers and tiled
floor
Miss R. Irwin principal of the Brdgman
Home School outside the west gate of Shang
hal. China, where fifty Chinese girls are taught,
was visitor at the university to-day. Profes-
sor John Fryer, head of the department of
Oriental languages, showed her the interesting
features Of the university.
The Philosophical Union is to NEE tomorrow
night in the Philosophy building TO discuss the
topic: Psychological Analysis of Experience"
The semi annual open meeting OF the Asso-
eiated Students viii be held in Hearst Hall
Saturday evening when Professor e. z. Brown
will deliver lecture and an Informal reception
to the faculty. A
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-18
INTERIOR CITIES REPORT
A STEADY IMPROVEMENT
Interesting Paper at the Second SeS-
sion of League of California
Municipalities

SANTA ANA, Nov. 1.-THE second
days session of the annual conven-
ton of the League of California
Municipalities opened with a continua-
ton of the reports of the years i'm
provcments from various towns At
the conclusion Of these reports COM
munications Isce received from the
outdoor Art League asking for the
passage of resolutions for the preser-
walton of the Calaveras Big Trees and
from the California Club of San Fran
cisco for the Endorsement of a legis-
lative act for the establishment of a
State hospital for tuberculosis patients.
The annual report of H. o. Mason of
San Francisco gave statement of the
years work Of the league, showing un-
abated interest and prosperity, acces-
sion of membership and recommending
the establishment of a library of mu-
nicipal works.
The afternoon session was Consumed
in discussion Of the advisability of the
appointment in cities of special pur-
chasing agents to buy ell city sup
plies. The matter of city franchises
also came up, being introduced by City
Attorney Loucks of Pomona, who ad-
vised the strengthening of the judiciary
committee of the league so as to give
it power to act and work in the lobby
of the Legislature for the best interests
of the municipalities.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-18
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
WEATHERS THE STORM
Despite the Costly Waggamann Fail
ure Its Work Will Go On With
Greater VigOr.

WASHINGTON. Nov. Il. - The
board of trustees of the Catholic Uni
versity, which has been meeting here
for two days, adjourned to-day until
the second Wednesday after Easter.
At the university tonight it was an
nounced that Notwithstanding the
Waggamann failure, by which the
university will lose at least part of
$S76, 900, the work Of the institution
would go on with even greater vigor
than ever before.
1t was positively stated that no
action was taken by the trustees re-
garding the Marquise de Monsters
letter Neither that nor the Wagga-
mann failure, it was said. would stop
the plans for the upbuilding of the
university and it was intimated that
offers of financial assistance from
Catholics throughout the country had
been made. For the present the
finances of the institution will be
managed bv the committee appointed
last year.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-18
Sends Message of Death.

OAKLAND Nov. 17.-Margaret
Smith, also known as Bryant, who has
a strongly developed suicidal MANIA
which crops out every time she is ar
rested for drunkenness, is supposed to
be the writer of a letter received to-
day by the Chief of Police, which
reads as follows:
Dear Sir: In case of my death, please tele-
graph to Captain John Marshall Frizell of New
Whatcom Wash, and to my uncle, Mr.. John
Ruff of Marshall, Mo-, and notify Mr.. William
Miller of Oakland or Los Angeles, Cal, Car
penters' Union No. 1857. l want Mr.. John
Ruff Of Marshall, Mo-, to take my boy little
Joseph Bryant, home with him and to always
treat him as his own Son These are the last
wishes OF MARGARET BRYANT.
With undying love to my little son. 1 want
to be buried in Mountain View Cemetery
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-18
SHARP CONTEST OVER
ESTATE OF GEORGE. HALL
Brother and Sister Fight the Widow
for Half of Property Left
by Him.

OAKLAND, Nov. 1.-THE filing of
a claim in the estate of the late George
D. Hall by Louisa Hall, the widow
has precipitated a sharp contest be-
tween herself and Henry A. Hall and
Helena Crocker, the brother and sister
of her late husband, over the disposi
ton of his estate valued at $13,822 70.
Hall died March is, and no will
could be found and according to law
the widow gets a half of his estate
and the other half goes to the brother
and sister. The estate was being pro-
bated along these lines when among
the papers a. few days ago was found a
bill of sale of his money bank books
and all his personal property to his
wife in consideration of IS, the sale to
take effect at his death. The widow
now asks that this be considered a
will.