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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-06-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Editor Press:-
The President has finally an
nounced that he will not call Con-
gress in special session until after
the November elections and he
now expects to convene the extra
ordinary session on November l3.
There are many of the leaders in
the Republican party, however,
who believe that this decision
sounds the death knell of the spec
ial session and that eventually the
President will be entirely dissuad-
ed from the idea of calling any
special session. The argument
used with the President to induce
him to abandon his first idea was
that he could accomplish no good
by calling the Congress in session
at a time that would prove objec-
tionable to all the members, that
as a result they would ali come to
Washington in a surly or sullen
mood and would merely waste time
instead of getting down to bust
ness in advance of the regular ses-
sion. The President has needed
this argument to the extent above
outlined and now the opponents of
a special session are ready with
arguments for further delay al
though they may not present them
until later in the summer.
The argument which is expected
to dissuade the President from call
ing any special session is this: BY
calling Congress together on Nov
ember 13, there will be at most but
three weeks gained before the date
on which the national legislature
would meet by law; Congress will
never again consent however, to
remain in session right up the hour
when the regular session must
commence. for the reason that
when this was done a wear ago the
members lost the extra mileage
which they regard as their special
perquisite whenever they meet in
special session. For that reason.
If will he uroed Conoreee will COR
tainlv adjourn at least a week in
advance of December 4 the date
on which the REGULAR session mnst
beuin and so only two weeks would
be gained. Then the President
will he asked If in his iudpmant
the two weeks Gained yviu comnap-
safe for tbe 500 GOO whi.h Con-
orees is certain to take for ;tealf
for mileaoe and the old aroumont
that No nanbar of Conoroes ,,..r+e
q sneciaI session at all will ha ro-
vamped and so the snecial session
of 1908 will in the iudement Of
those hest fitted TO iudaa bovo
been added to the lone list Of
THINGS stoone plimmerinqn
With the nnrnoea of molyipo
good his assurance Of the President
Senator Aldrich Immediately there
after secured from the Democratic
leader Senator German . nIedoo
that if the House would send ovor
a tariff hill durinp the snAcial fall
session the Democrats in tho unnar
house vould nermit If tn coma to =
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-06-08
For Rent.

The store room, so many years occu
pied by r. Seger & Co., will be rented
to responsible party.
Z. SEGER.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-06-08
Governor Pennypacker Honors
This County.

His Excellency Gov. Pennypacker
has appointed Hon. Josiah Howard of
this county, one of the delegates to at.
tend the Good Roads Convention to be
held at Portland, Oregon. This is an
honor conferred not only upon Mr.
Howard but Cameron county. Our
Representative is an enthusiastic sup
porter of good roads and backs up his
opinion with the cash, not hot air.
We hope and believe Mr. Howard
will use his good offices to further i'm
prove our roads.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-06-08
Horse and Buggy Recovered.

John L. johnson has recovered his
horse and buggy stolen on May 2Sth.
The horse was left iE a livery stable at
Falls Creek.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-06-08
HICKMAN.

John Hickman, died at his home at
Coudersport, May 2sth after a short
illness with pneumonia, aged 81 years.
Mr.. Hickman was we'll known in this
county having lived at Sizerville and
Four Mile, some years ago, where he
was engaged at numbering Mr.. Heck
man went from this county to Couders-
port where he engaged in the hotel
business, renting the Farmers Hotel,
and afterwards assumed the manage
ment of the Thompson House, and
from there took charge of the Critten.
den house.
The Enterprise says: John, as he
was familiarly known, among his many
friends, was good citizen, a kind
neighbor and a reliable friend. He
was ever ready to respond to calls for
his assistance, and never did he shirk
what he considered his duty.
Deceased leaves Il widow and two
small children to mourn their great
loss, also four brothers and one sister
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-06-08
Teachers Selected for Next Term

At meeting of the School Directors
of Emporium Borough held last Mon
day evening, the following teachers
we're elected:
Principal, Prof. E. S. Ling.
Asst. Principal, Miss Rumsey.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Miss Marian Larrabee,
Miss Grace Leet,
Miss Rosa Ritchie,
Miss Name Cleary,
Miss Gertrude Germond,
Miss Lillian Heilman.
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The spirit Of revolt Is spreading. Tho
long suffering mules Of Wales are in mu-
tiny. The story, as 1t comes from New
castle, Pa, runs thus:
Local Welsh folks who have Just returned from
visiting their native land say the great religious
revival that has been sweeping over that country
renders 1t almost ssbe TO work the coal mines
for the mules refuse 10 haul the coal from the pits.
Formerly the miners and drivers urged tho
mules 10 their best efforts BY liberal use OF
tho mules bending 70 their tasks 70 the tune ~
bloodourdling oaths.
Since the revival In wales the miners refuse
to swear at tho mules, and the animals are 30 be-
wtldered they don't know what's expected OF them
So they stand still and when the lash Is laid on
merely hump their backs"
Here is the subject for a narrative that
might rival in interest the story OF the
Potemkin In bordering the possibilities
Of this mutiny, we were reminded Of the
old story Of the church organist who OBJ
jected to his blowers remark: I'VE played
very we'll this morning" 1t will be re-
membered that, as the story runs, on the
following Sunday the organ gasped and
rumbled. SIS it 'we'?" asked the blower
1T is groaned the humbled organist, and
the rushing of mighty wind was promptly
resumed.
As between the miners and the mules Of
Wales, we are willing to put our money on
the mules when they say: is it 'we'?'
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Complaints OF the Civil Service
Board.

Commissioner McADoo Of the Police
Department must make promotions to
the rank Of captain from an old eligible
list of sergeants, on which are the names
of several men whom he has no desire
to promote, and which does not carry the
names of a number of men whose pro-
motion he believes would add to the eff
cheney of the department. With bound
hands he must accept the responsibility
for the conduct Of his department, while
the Municipal Civil Service Commission
manages its details The Commissioner
takes the blame that results from the
operation of wooden and unelastic sys-
TEN in which he has no voice. Who will
criticize him if he sees something besides
perfection in the civil service laws and
regulations?
DR.. JOHN H. PRYOR, who has resigned
from the office Of resident physician in
the State Hospital for tuberculosis, has
had experiences with the State Civil
Service Board to match those of Com
missioner McADoo with the municipal
organization. In giving the reasons for
his resignation, DR.. PRYOR said:
Il am disgusted-and measure my words when
say disgusted-w1h the results OF the civil service
as administered In this State. The Civil Service
Commission, or rather It's clerks, seems able TO fur
nish me with everything do not want and nothing
! do want In the way OF assistants. superin-
tendent is held responsible for the entire manage
meut Of hts Institution, but all his employees have
to do Is TO pass an examination which, so far as II
can show their fitness for the positions they hold
Is complete farce. do not hesitate In saying
tina, the time Is past when superintendent OF a
State institution In New York State can feel that
the direction OF the institution Is In reality In his
hands, and the time Is approaching rapidly when
no physician OF any professional standing will
accept a position In a State Institution"
Neither Mr.. McApoo nor DR.. PRYOR is
"pothouse politician, nor does either
of them wish to "debguch the public
service Yet neither is satisfied with
the civil service laws and regulations as
they are now enforced. Only recently
the Secretary Of the Treasury, an off,
cial Of some Importance and dignity in
the Federal Government, discovered that
he was incompetent to select the coach
man who was to drive him about. 1t is,
of course, universally admitted now
that in the Chinese system are wrapped
up Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Hap
piness. No one would dare to-day to
dispute this, but at times the wrapper
must become little irksome for those
entwined with it's red tape.
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THE NAVAL REVOLUTION.
With Cessation OF Hostilities Between the
Armies 1t viii Burn Out.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrE-Sr: With
the surrender OF the Kniaz Potemkin TO the
Rumanian authorities at Kustendje the naval
revolution in the Black Sea comes to an
end. as it was bound to do. To have been
success it was indispensable that II should
have been preceded by general revolt OF
the army on land. but whatever may be the
discomfort among the troops and the eco
nomic troubles among the workers in the cities
and the peasants on the land, 1t Is quite evident
that the loyalty Of the army Is not thoroughly
shaken. The habit OF obedience is still strong
in the Russian soldier, coming as he does
from race which was held so long in serfdom.
and II he manfests at times spirit OF insubor-
dination, It will generally be found that tits
directed against his immediate superiors
or some local conditions, and never against
the sovereign or Government which are to
him invisible and intangible quantities.
Unlike the Russian sailor. he never hears
any language but his own. and never visits
any other country. He Is therefore beyond
the reach Of those influences that make 80
many Russian naval officers and sailors, reyo-
he accepts his condition as inevitable. The
nas @ Fo TO aesen 'a9a
no free press anywhere nor freedom Of speech,
sian a &c off,cer once described the daily stroll
on the Nevski Prospekt as the promenade
Of the. dead no one daring to express his
inner thoughts above whisper for fear the
air might echo them, and every one vigilant
lest he should omit the salute graduated TO
the rank OF any superior he might ENCOUNTER.
In moment Of great confidence Russian
priest once said to me that next to the army
the clergy were the strongest props OF the
of the servants Of the. Crown" and in further
conversation he implied the possibility OF
day when they would demand better treat
war which will certainly not have improved
the conditions he complained Of: but there is
no sign that the Russian clergy as DISTINGUISHED
As TO the revolution. it begins to, look as
4 it will es Us Bnasb o A. least by
been caused by the mobilization for, the battle
Is as Il the pas
ena present Therefore 81 sht ameiorston
Of Improvement in the near future will very
the Sase w III the Pos Jewa III
different. but poverty is so deep and universal
In Russia that Very few weeks would suffice
to starve a revolution. and the more violent
AS destructive revolution is the last thing
rest 81 the San dese f1
the efforts about to be made 70 bring about
peace between, her and her redoubtable an
although although Russian liberals see in It setback
win nnd shortsishted view, Of, the situation,
such right to criticize and influence the policy
Of Russia in the future that a return To- the
condition of things, before the war will be
throughout the Russian Empire will meet
NppH 1plv IN
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A co,ncidence-scott Mi.quotins Wordsworth.

A Coincidence-Scott MisquotinE Wordsworth.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-str: In THE Sun
OF this morning ! read with interest communca-
ton from "Lector" the subject OF Sir Walter
SCOTS misauota,ion OF Wordsworth's fine lines.
THE swan" &c.
Scarcely three hours later CHANGED 10 pick up
one OF my bound volumes OF Lmeus Ltrtno Age, and
begau reading at random. Curiousy enough.
came at once upon these very lines, and upon an
extract from the book. think. that frst gave to
the world the information that Wordsworth did
not relish the error.
nisa reprint from the London Quarterly Rectep
of an article entitled Half a Century OF Literary
Life" being review of two books OF remlnicences
BY s. c. Hail. and will be found In Lateu OF Aug
ls. 1888, volume 1884, page sse.
We will all agree with "Lector": am sure ho will
pardon me " | add the extract from Hall. for the
lines given by "Lector" from memory are not
exact Is It not remarkable that should acct
dentally have come upon these lines twice to day!
The extract is as follows:
He Wordsworth was breakfastine with me
In 1881 and the topic OF his exquisite poem Var
planned that Scott had misauoted him. and. taking
from a bookcase one OF the waverley novels. read
from II the passage:
THE swan upon ST. Marys Lake
Floats double: swan and shadow"
Now, he said, and shall never forget the
solemn sonorousncss OF his voice as he repeated
the lines. I did not write that, wrote
1.-THE swan on stu ST. Mary's Lake
Floats double: swan and shadow."'
TT was evidently, to wordsworths mind. a most
serious subject OF complaint" F. H.
WASHINGTON July o.
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PUPS PLAY PUT BOZ nv rERpo.
Required Ambulance Surgeon to pro,.
He Wasn't Hurt,

John Genzo, a restaurant keeper a. A.
Franklin street. took his nine-mcntbs. o,a
st. Bernard pup out for an airing late vos
terday afternoon. The pup is cllms,
brute and playful. Genzo had him in easb
when he started, but at Mail street and
Park row the pup pulled back on his cb,in
and slipped his collar.
So glad was the dog to get free that no
frisked around with the eyes of his owner
on him. Puppy likes children, and wbsr
ne spotted eight-year-old Nathan Kosln
of 90 Catherine street he made for the bov
The big hulk Of dog leaped on the youn..
ster and the boy went down howlinp win
fright. There was crowd around the hon
and the dog In an instant and most OF ~
spectators though the dog had bitten tba
boy. Policeman George W. Brown Of ths
City Hall station came running UP and took
the boy up In his arms
The restaurant keeper had got control n,
his dog and Brown told him to follow alons
to the City Hall station. Brown carria5
the bowling boy to the station with crowd
trailing along behind. The boys CRYING
impressed the police so much that thew
summoned an ambulance from the Hudson
street hospital.
DR.. Vance came with it and after examin.
ing the boy he could not find anything
the matter with him. When the younsstsr
was officially informed that he had not been
bitten he stopped crying and went home,
Genzo and his pup were allowed to go, too
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From Occident to Orient.

Il cannot be assumed with reason that
the sole purpose Of Secretary TAFTs
midsummer journey to the Philippines
is such brief and perfunctory survey
of conditions there as the itinerary per-
mits. The party will be in Manila just
six week days, with a reception, ban
auet OF ball scheduled for every day OF
the SIX.
Nor is it to be supposed for moment
that Mr.. TAFT, whose official time is
about as valuable as that of any man on
earth, goes half way around the globe
merely that he may have the pleasure OF
showing to some charming young women
and some adventurous Senators and
Representatives the tropical beauties of
Iloilo, Zamboanga. Jolo, Catbalogan,
Sorsogan and Batangas.
It will be observed that vague reports
begin to appear Of dissatisfaction with
Governor LUKE F. WRIaHT's admins
tration Of civil affairs in the Philippines,
and Of general conditions calling for the
exercise of Mr.. TAFT's unequaled spe-
cal knowledge and experience and dis
cretion.
No one, however, will believe that any
sudden emergency has arisen demand
rs the presence Of the Secretary OF War
at Manila. 1t is fact that his present
remarkable expedition was planned and
announced months ago.
II will be noted, furthermore. that
N.;.. (,on JroSIpp WcoD's arrival in
the United States, upon a personal
GRAND varouslv but imperfectly ex-
planned, occurs simultaneously with
Secretary TAFT's departure on the out
ward voyage,
Can it by any possibility be true that
nr, WooD is a candidate for the high
civil post formerly held by Secretary
TAFT and now occupied by the Hon.
LUKE E. WRIGHT?
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sUB.sURrACE BRIDGE TERMINAL
For the Manhattan End Of the Wiiliamsburs
bridge.

At conference yesterday between
Comptroller Grout, Borough President
Ahearn and Chief Engineer Nichols OF the
Bridge Department, the committee ap.
pointed at the last meeting OF the Board
of Estimate to decide upon plan for pro-
viding terminal facilities az the Manhattan
end Of the Williamsburg Bridge, 1t was
practically agreed to report In favor OF
an underground station. The scheme
is to build terminal under the bridge
plaza, leaving the plaza unencumbered
except for a small space which VIII Dc
required to provide for the running OF
trains into the station after they leave
the bridge
1t will be necessary to reconstruct the
trolley and train tracks for some distance
back from the end Of the bridge to provide
an easy grade into the sub-surface terminal.
The details have yet to be worked out,
but Comptroller Circuit said yesterday
that the engineering problems onered
no difficulties and that the proposition
would be cheap one, for the reason that
the only additional land which will have
to be purchased by the city will be hfty
foot strip on the second block from the
bridge, between Norfolk and Suffolk
streets. He also said that In time subway
trains in Manhattan and Brooklyn woulo
be run across the bridge and that the under
ground terminal could then be taken into
the general system. The committee will
make its report to the Board OF Estimate
on Friday,
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h, has them. He belongs to the class
of really great lawyers who give dignity
to their profession and who have rem
dered illustrious services to their coun-
try since the foundation Of this republic,
since the days of THOMAS JEFFERSON
and ALEXANDER HAMILTON.
1t is said that the expenses OF the
Secretary of State at Washington far
exceed the amount Of the salary paid
him. Very likely, but not necessarily.
If he is a man who thinks the dignity
of his office requires him to keep up a
great state his pay by the people will
hardly be enough for his house rent;
but even if it was doubled it would be
small as compared with the expenditures
Of hundreds OF rich men in Washington.
But does he need to keep any such
state? Is it not optional with him?
Speaker REED lived on his official salary,
and his dignity did not suffer. Very few
of the Senators and Representatives In
Congress have any, or any considerable,
private incomes in addition to their
official salaries.
Undoubtedly the bill increasing official
salaries within moderation ought to be
passed; but not to enable servants of
the people in high places to compete
in luxury with the very rich men Of
this period. Modesty and simplicity Of
living comport with the theory of this
democratic Republic. AS it is, there
Is too much profusiveness in Washing
ton. Private luxury encourages pub
lio prodigality. II there is any place
where the simple life ought to be
illustrated practically, it is at the seat
OF the Federal Government.
This talk about money as IL it con-
stituted the only great prize of life is
vulgar and snobbish If anybody feels
that way in this Republic, let him follow
his impulse and 60 ahead in his money
making. He does not belong in public
office, and the people do not want him
there
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file, and, being without organization
or cohesion, came to nothing. We have
thus simply been furnished in the Black
Sea and the Baltic with fresh proofs
of the truth that revolutions must begin
at the top. Revolts that begin at the
bottom are certain to prove abortlve.
II we look back over the history OF Russia
during the last hundred and sixty years,
we find that every successful insurrec-
ton against u reigning sovereign was
prosecuted, if not conceived, by military
officers who were followed blindly by
the soldiers under their command.
The Indian mutiny Of 1857 and the
French Revolution may seem to show
that the cooperation OF commissioned
officers is not indispensable to temporary
or even permanent success. AS a matter
of fact, although commissions in the
native regiments OF the Anglo-lndian
army, as this was organized by the East
India Company, were reserved for Euro
peans, the non commissioned officers
were natives Of exceptional ability and
experience, quite as we'll qualified for
command as some of their nominal
superiors. So, too, in the Gardes Fran
caises and other crack regiments OF the
French army many Of the non-commis-
stoned observation-disclosures and HocHE,
for example-were much better pro-
fessional soldiers than were most OF
the holders Of commissions, who, I'M
der IoIrIs XVI. were drawn much
more exclusively from the caste of
mobiles than had been the case in the
preceding reign. In the Russia OF
to-day, on the other hand, if e4cep-
tonal military or naval aptitude and
ability are needed, they must be looked
for among the commissioned officers.
After all is said, however, the facts
that the two most powerful battleships
left to Russia should have mutinied,
and that the admiral at the head of the
Black Sea squadron should have deemed
it wiser to dismantle the rest of his vessels
than to risk battle with the mutineers,
must have given tremendous shock to
the st. Petersburg authorities-a shock
of which we are likely to hear reverbera-
tons for some time to come. Mean
while the fiasco at Odessa must have
taught the revolutionsts what they
ought to have known beforehand--th
for the success Of revolt one colonel
is worth dozen captains and one cap
tain of a company more than the hundred
privates under his command
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THE SEAGOERS.
II. c. Frick and Postmaster Wilcox WIN
Depart To-day.


Aboard the North German Lloyd steam.
ship Kaiser Wilhelm H.. of to-day for Ply.
mouth, Cherbourg and Bremen:
Mr. and Mrs. George Cameron. the Hon
Morris Dallett, W. II. Lee Ewart. Score.
tary to the British Embassy at Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston ". Eldridge. Mr. and
Mrs. H. c. Frick, MIR. and Mrs Harry Edward
Freund. Mrs. r. IL. l.. Goddard. General and
Mrs. E: T. johnson. the Hon, Jefferson NJ
and Mrs. George Sheff1eld; Prof. Samuel +
Sandford. MIR. and Mrs William " Tomb
kins, Mrs John E Thayer; Mr. and Mrs T.
Berry Wall, Mrs. Beriah Wilkens, Mr. and
Mrs. c. 4. Work. Postmaster and Mrs vii
Sailing to-day for Liverpool aboard the
Cunarder Caronia:
John NJ Dorrance, Judge L , B Coz,
Charles f. Furling, Col. H j. Gross. Mr.
and Mrs. II. NJ. Freeman. Lieut. Co
Pachman and william NJ. WINS.
Voyagers tomorrow by the Holland.
America steamship Rotterdam, for Bou.
logne and Rotterdam:
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Culbertson the Hon
and Mrs Charles n. Murray, the Rev. Or
Paul Y. Upper, Mr.. and Mrs Theodore H.
Lee and Col. j. A. Weidersheim.
By the Cunarder Slavonia, off to-day for
the Mediterranean and the Adriatic;
Baboock. the Rev, DR.. P: L. Duffy, the .Rishs
Rev. DR.. B. J. Kelley, MIR. and Mrs: William
S. Kelley. the Right Rev. DR.. H. P. Northrop
and Allan Craldall.