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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-22
Husir and Fun In THE Toy
makers

Musir and Fun In .'The Toy
Makers
There are very few theatre goers in
the Uhited States and Canada who
have not seen and enjoyed that great
est New England play ever written,"
QUINCY Adams Sawyer" While
musie>@as not made a great feature Of
this play or the production, what there
was ofit was OF the most enjoyable
sort, aud of great assistance in the com
pieteness and success Of the entertain
meat. The author of "Qutcy Adams
Sawyer is Charles FELTON, Pidgin, who
now comes with new play, "The Toy
makers" whose locale is laid in old
England in picturesque little village
of Middleton -On-The-Q Quick, with char
acters as quaint and as interesting as
the village Itself They are indeed the
village for, after all, it is the individual
that gives color and life an warmth
to otherwise inanimate and uninterest-
ing wood and brick and clay and glass.
Author Pidgin, in 'The ToymaEersn,
has drawn his characters with a dia-
mond paint, has laid on his colors in
masses; his brushwork is strong and
vigorous:and his composition is certain
to enchain the attention. He has done
more than this for he has made his
characters sing appropriate songs.
Now, although Mr.. Pidgin has written
the songs, commonly called lyrics, he
makes no pretence to ability to write
music, so the aid of those two we'll
known Boston composers, Charles -.
Blake and John A Bennett, was called
into service and the result was a de-
lightful combination Of lyric and music
rarely found nowadays, even in the
most ambitions Of musical comedies.
title Toymakers" is to be presented
here at the Emporium Opera House,
Monday evening, Oct q, 1907, by The
Jollities," under the management of
Charles F. Atkinson and James That
cher and nearly three hours of deli
cious fun, clean wit, snappy satire,
comical situations, electrical life and a
feast ofjoyous melody are assured to
all patrons. There are nearly two
dozen musical numbers in "The Toy
makers" and those not OF the neces.
sary descriptive or romantic character
will be certain to Keep the fingers and
the toes tapping and send one home
i'll right merry mood.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-22
Leaves Emnorium.

Mr.. Alfred Hockey, who has resided
in Emporium for fifteen or sixteen
years, left last Saturday for Muncy,
Pa, his old home, where he will reside
until he decides on permanent home.
cap was good citizen, quiet and un-
assuming and man of good judgment.
We regret he has seen fit to leave us
for we always liked him and enjoyed
his friendship. He is man true to his
honest convictions at all times. Sue
cess to him, wherever he may locate.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-22
THE Seminary Girl.

There are many delightful features
about ''The Seminary Girl" Melville
B. b. Raymond's comedy with music
which comes to the Emporium
Opera House, on Wedn esday, Sept,
4th, not the least of which is the thor
oughly American atmosphere of the
book. The story is consistent and
wittily unfolded. Steve Dwyer, New
York politician, realizing that his
| daughter, Dorothy, will soon leave the
| seminary, determines to have plenty
of blue blood in the family. Armed
with check book he goes to Germany
in search of title, meets Baron Ru-
dolph Won Gruber; looks up his family
record and buys up the scion of nobil-
ity outright and returns to United
States. Dorothy and some of her
friends are spending the summer at
Saratoga. Young Grammar, a typical
American of the never-say. die class,
very much in love with Dwyer's child,
meets her father and takes him for an
escaped lunatic, Daffy Dan. Steve
thinks the young man is crazy and
| tries to humor him. In the midst of a
| very funny scene in comes an aged
| school marin spinster who would say
''yes'' to the question that would add
the prefix of Mrs. to her name. She
imagines that Dwyer is the King of
some South Sea Islands and relentless
| ly pursues him. The Baron's Ameri-
can wife arrives in search of her van
ishing husband and mistakes the
waiter, Schultz, a follower of Gran
mans, for the Baron. Daffy Dan, the
lunatic, comes into view and points
out old Dwyer as the insane individual.
The trouble wakes fast and furious for
everybody. The second act shows the
deck of a yacht How Grannon pre-
vents the marriage of Dorothy and the
Baron is highly interesting and the
sequence is naturally worked out. The
piece contains many musical numbers
that are hits and the chorus is a bril-
liant one. Knute Erickson is the fea-
ture and Miss Minnie Jarbeau plays the
title role supported by capable COM
pany.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-22
$1.25 WHEAT COMING.
Only Two-Thirds Crop in the
West Will Make Prices Soar,

W eSt w Ill Nld axe fTICeS soar.
There will be little more than two
thirds crop of wheat in the United States
and that wheat will reach 81 .25 bushel
this fall, is the prediction of George @.
Howe, of Duluth, Mimi, one of the
largest wheat growers of the great
Northwest. Mr.. How is in the East on
business and outlined the wheat con-
ditions at a Washington hotel. He
said:
SIN Minnesota the crop is probably
two-thirds what it usually is, and the
some conditions prevail in North and
South Dakota The backward spring
held crops up and after they got start
ed they were injured in 80 many places
by excessive rains. Yet in other Sec
tions there was shortage of rain, and
this condition has done the most dam
age during the season of maturing of
crops. Kansas will this year make not
more than 1000, 900 bushels, which is
about three-fourths of the usua, output
These are vital states whsn it comes to
the production of wheat, and feel as.
sured from present conditions, that
the price will be not less than $1.25 in
the outumn. The foreign demand is
strong and has a tendency to advance
prices. The output of Argentina is not
yet known, and the crop in South Am
erica will exert strong influence on
the market and be of much Importance
in connection with the years output
1t cannot under the most favorable
conditions, however, be sufficient to
prevent wheat reaching price it has
not reached for a number of years"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-22
WHAT IS EMPORIUM BOARD
OF HEALTH, DOING?
Ridgway Suffering From Typhoid
Fever.

Ridgway Suffering From Typhoid
Fever.
RidgWay, is, according TO a dispatch
sent out from that town, suffering from
two epidemics and it is said, so many
people have been afflicted that every
train is carrying many out of town.
Everyone who can raise a few dollars
for carfare is fleeing from the town
with all personal effects. On Monday
many pcople were taken i'll with ty-
phoid fever and cases have developed
on an average of Is to Is or 20 q day
since then. The situation is growing
worse every hour. Already there have
been more than rs cases developed
since Monday and there are numerous
deaths. The local health department.,
of which DR.. James Stonfeld is chair
man, is not able to cope with the cpl
demic and physicians from outside
have been called upon to give assist
ance Continuing the dispatch says:
'about the same time typhoid fever
became epidemic another one of q diff
ferent nature made its appearance.
Children ranging in ages from to 13
years have been taken Hand generally
within 48 hours' time their lower limbs
became paralyzed. In the past week
over forty cases have developed and
the unknown disease is spreading rap
idly. Already there are about forty
who have been thus afflicted Local
physicians and health officers who have
been called to attend these cases refuse
to make any statement and it is said
they are unable to determine Just what
the disease is. Some say they have
never seen the like Of it before. AL
ready there have been several deaths
and more are expected. 1t is expected
that the state health department will
send representatives here at once"
What has already happened to Ridg-
way may strike Emporium at any
hour, since we are drinking water
pumped from West Greek, during the
summer months. We do not wish to
alarm our citizens and pose as an
alarmist, yet our duty as journalist
is plain. If the creek water is whole
some, well and good If it is not then,
our board of health are the proper per-
sons to solve the question. 1t is too
grave and dangerous question to risk
the lives of our citizens until death and
scourge sweeps our town. Each year
we are promised plenty of water and
as regular as the year comes around
pump! pump! comes, what surely
must be, unhealthful water. The
Water Company no doubt, do the best
they can with the system as now con-
structed, but it does not fill the wants
of the people for domestic use and fire
purposes. We are informed that Salt
Run is adequate to supply the town.
1t is up to the Water Company to
remedy the defective system.
In word, our advise to all citizens
is to drink either Sizerville water; filter
or boil the creek water. Do not use
water from wells, where they can get
the washings from the hillsides or
seepings from cesspools on the fiat.
Boil every drop of water you use for
cooking and drinking until such time
as the mains are flushed with clean
pure water.
The State Health Commissioners is
due in this section of the state this
week, to view the source of water sup
ply furnished the towns in this section.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-22
Great Grangers' Picnic at Will
liams' Grove.


The 34th Annual Great Grangers' Pic
mic Exhibition will be held on the "Old
Camp Grounds" Williams Grove,
August 26-31, 1907. The exhibition of
farm machinery, implements. etc., and
live stock promises to exceed that of
any former year A splendid program
will be presented in the Auditorium;
Wednesday, Governor Stuart and
Hon. John o. Sheatz, Republican Can
didate for State Treasurer; Thursday,
Hon. n. J. Bachelor, former Governor
of New Hampshire, and Master of the
National Grange, Hon. w. F. Hill,
Master Pennsylvania State Grange and
other prominent Changers.
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings,
Mr.. Frank r. Robertson, in illustrated
lectures ou South America and the
Panama Canal. Thursday and Friday
evenings, Ideal Vaudeville Company.
Everything high grade and up-to-
date.
Excursions on all railroads. Consult
your Station Agent.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-22
Strike Soon TO End.

New YORK, Aug. 20-The belief pre-
walls here that the telegraph compan-
les will arbitrate despite their declara-
ton that they have nothing to arbi-
trate
Chas. P. Neill, United States labor
commissioners, is expected here to-
morrow to meet Gompers, John Mitch
ELL and d. j. Keefe, officials of the
American Federation of Labor, with a
view of settlement between the men
and the companies.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-22

Secretary Taft's Columbus speech
constitutes a remarkable contribution
to the literature of the Republican
party. 1t deals with the railroads, the
trusts and the tariff, and incidentally
with the subject of "Swollen fortunes"
With that perfect candor which is his
chief characteristic, Mr.. Taft
makes a complete profession of faith
and criticises with severity, but not
with extravaganza, the evils of railway
management and the culpability of
the men whose cupidity and greed for
gain have forced the federal gov ern
ment to increase its control over the
highways of the nation" He ex-
plains with extraordinary lucidity the
purpose and effect of the railway rate
bill, points out the defects in the Elkins
bill and exposes the fallacy of tha ar
gument that 1.-THE Elkins measure was
sufficient to correct all evils without
further legislation. He sternly con-
demns those trust officials who have
used their extraordinary power to
crush out legitimate competition and
to practise extortion on the people. He
regards progressive inheritance taxa
ton, to be imposed by the states as the
best remedy for "swollen fortunes"
and the federal income tax he would
resort to only in the event of necessity
for extraordinary revenues.
Secretary Taft's keynote speech is
eloquent only in so far as the express
sion of convictions which can have
been arrived at only after profound
thought in the simplest terms and with
convincing earnestness is eloquent.
There are no bursts of oratory, no
| flights of rhetoric in his declaration of
his convictions with, perhaps, one ex-
ception, the peroration in which he de-
clares his admiration for Theodore
Roosevelt and all that he has done for
the Republican party.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-22
Big Cut of Timber.

H. S. Best, General Supt. manufac-
turing and shipping department, of
Central Penn'a Lumber Co., William
sport, Pa, transacted business in EN-
porium on Friday and made the PRESS
sanctum visit, accompanied by E. L..
Mason, one of the best mill men in the
state. Mr.. Best was looking for men
for their big mill at Sheffield, Pa,
about to commence on twenty year
cut.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-22
Increase Your Earning Power.

increase Your Earning Power.
There are thousands of young farm
ers i'll Pennsylvania who are trying to
find the best way of handling live stock
and land. They are wanting to win.
The wisest Of these men are watching
the methods of successful farmers in
their neighborhoods. That is 9 good
thing to do. In addition to these OBJ
servations and their own experience
they want to know the principle that
control in the development Of animals
and of plants. When they have the
principles there is less guess work and
there are fewer mistakes and failures
We have in this country tens of thous-
ands OF very successful farmers who
say that they owe part of their success
to the teaching of practical scientists
who discovered facts that had big
cash value when carried into the field
| and orchard and stable
The best way to get facts is by listen
ing to the man who has the facts.
When one can be with man, quest
ioning him and talking with him the
true value of his facts is learned.
Our agricultural colleges have devot-
ed much time to giving young men
full college course. That is all right
but the agricultural college receives
all the money that the state appro-
PIRATES for agricultural education and
it owes duty to the ninety farmers
out of every hundred who do not
want to devote four years to college
studies. 1t must help all who want
help. A few years ago some of our
western agricultural colleges solved
this problem. They established winter
courses of study for busy young men.
The scheme was to invite these men
to spend twelve weeks at the agricul-
tural college listening to lectures on
practical farm subjects. No entrance
examinations should be required and
the twelve weeks should be devoted to
study of things that puzzle a man in
the handling of land, plants, live stock
| anu NoiJ PIOuuCIo. L H6 young ulcu
came to these colleges in great number
and these winter courses have become
immensely popular.
! Last winter the Legislature gave
funds to the School of Agriculture of
The Pennsylvania State College to
render this practical service to the
young men of Pennsylvania. The re-
organization of the School by the Dean,
DIR. Thomas f. Hunt, formerly of Cor
nell, brought in some of the most
practical, helpful scientists of other
states, and they became part of the
force of instruction in the five winter
courses in agriculture. These courses
begin December 3rd and continue to
February 26th. Any man in the state
may enter any one of these courses
and he does 30 without any examina-
ton. If he is wanting facts that will
help him to understand his life work
he is welcome. The five courses deal
with plain agriculture, horticulture,
dairy husbandry, poultry and cream
cry. Every reader who is interested
should address "Alva Agee, State Col
lege, Pa.," tor further information.
Send postal asking for details
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-22
Ridgway's Epidemic.

With seventy-five cases of typhoid
fever in Ridgway the citizens of that
burg have every reason to be alarmed.
A town the size of Ridgway, with it's
great wealth, certainly can have an
abundance of pure water. No doubt
the state health department will tear
up some of the typhoid breeding pests
In this section of the state. Ridgway
has for years complained of their foul
water supply.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-22
NOTES OF INTEREST.

The night watchman at the jail, Al
bert Murray, is not troubled with loaf
ers.
Contractors and builders would do
well to read the Shippen School Board
advertisement in another column, in
viting bids for the new school house.
"You will be pressed for money of
tener because you have no advertising
bills to pay than because you have"
observes The Buffalo News" Big ad-
vertising bills and big bank balances
grow, together, out Of the same publ
city campaigns" The merchant who
holds down his expense account by
cutting out advertising saves money
just the way the railroads would if
they should stop buying coal for their
locomotives. Without coal the wheels
won't turn; without publicity trade
comes to a standstilI. 1t pays to throw
silver out of the window that gold
may come in at the door. Philadel-
phia Record.
While it is fashionable nowadays
to given linen showers, kitchen show
ers, variety showers, and several other
kinds of showers, it is strange that no
one has thought of finaugurating q sub
scription shower, and several other
kinds of showers that would interest
the printer who earns his money, but
in very many instances is kept in the
background during these shower sea-
son. How happy would be the printer
to record the fact that he had been
given a subscription, or advertising
shower now and then. Such evedts
would cheer him on his way to encour-
age the other kind of showers in their
fullest capacity. Who will be the first
to lnaugurate genuine old fashioned
newspaper shower, whereby all delin-
quents will step up in the captains of
flee and liquidate all Indebtedness?
The Democrat will offer as a prize to
the man who will set the ball rolling
a years subscription as recompense
for his efforts to increase on the public
the fact that the printer occasionally
needs shower of dollars to keep
hthings going. .-Smethport Democrat.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-22
Notice TO Contractors.

We wish to correspond with log job
bers in Pennsylvania, that can stock to
railroad, from one million to three mil
lion feet in JOB, When job is com
pleted, viii give new job so iobber will
have work from year to year. we
have the stocking OF the timber on 81
GOO acres and pay the best prices. Our
work is worth investigating.
G. w. HUNTLEY & Son,
23-tf. Shryock, w. Va.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-22
Ice Cream Social.

There will be an ice cream social at
the West Creek school house, Saturday
evening, Aug. Oath, for the benefit of
the church. The public is cordially in
vited to attend. The champion ice
cream eater of the Valley, Willis Gas
kill, will meet the Emporium champ
ion on this occasion.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-22
Ladies' Society Outing.

Several lady members of Emmanuel
Episcopal Church Sewing Society en-
joyed an outing on Tuesday, at River
side Park, near Portville. They en-.
joyed the days sport very much.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-22
Lost Bet and Life.

Terry Ryan, glass blower, of
Smethport, waged that he could climb
to the top of the court house and reach
the figure justice on the top of the
tower, when he fell to the ground, a
distance of 1870 feet, killing him instant
ly. He leaves wife and several small
children.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-22
Settled in Full,

James r. Batchelder, Constable and
Collector of Grove township, was a
PRESS visitor on Tuesday, while settl-
ing his tax duplicate with the County
Commissioners. Mr.. Batchelder is a
faithful official and prides himself up
on his record. "Jim" Batchelder is
all right.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-22
Wanted.

A good girl for general housework.
Apply to Mrs. JOHN GLEASON, Drift.
wood, Pa. 26-tf..
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-22

Call at Chas. DiehPs old stand and
see what bargaids we offer in ladies
and gents shoes. THos. w. WELSH.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-22
For Sale or Rent.

Sterling House, opposite depot, Sterl-
ing Run, Pa. Inquire at my residence,
opposite Catholic church, Emporium,
Pa.
lift. Mrs. MAHONY.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-22
Base Ball.

A very interesting game of base ball
was played on the park grounds last
Saturday between the home team and
the st. Marys boys. 1t took ten in
nings to decide the contest. The EN-
porium boys won out in the tenth,
by the score of 6 to 5. Young pitched
for st. Marys and held our boys safely
throughout the game with the excep-
tion of the fourth inning when they
landed on him for five runs. Gilbert
was on the firing line fcr the home
team, and with a lead of four runs
could not hold the Elk county boys,
who were steadily gaining runs, and
manager Walker sent him to the
bench and called out Hemphill, who
was puzzle for the boys after the first
inning, when they counted one run,
tieing the score. From this time on
it was an interesting battle with honors
even until the last half of the tenth,
which settled the contest with the
above result.
The Port Allegany base ball team
came over on Monday and defeated
the Railroad boys to the tune of 1912.
The Emporium team lost to Ridgway
yesterday, score 10 to 5.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-22
Piano for Sale.

a good secondhand piano for sale
very cheap, $50. j. P. 1IoNARNEY.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-22

MICHAEL BRENNAN,
ATTORNEy-AT-Ih
Collections promptly attended 20. Real estate
audpeusion claim agent,
85-1y. Emporium, Pa.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-22

Big bargains in ladies and gents
shoes. THos. w. WErSH
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JAY p FELT.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Corner Fourth and Broad streets,
Emporium, Pa.

All business relatingto estate, collections. real
estate. Orphans Courtand general law business
will receive prompt attention. 4l-25-ly.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-22
Business Carsgs.
J p. 1ioNAHury

!. O. JoHNs0N J p. MCNAENrY
JOHNSON K McNARNEY,
ATTOGNEYs-AT-IA
EMPoRIUM. PA.
VIII give prompt attention to an business en-
trusted to them. l6-iy.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-22
AMERICAN HOUSE,

AMERICAN HOUSE,
East Emporium, Pa,
JOHN l.. JOHNSON, Prop'r.
Having resumed proprietorship OF this old and
well established House 1 invite the patronage OF
the public. House newly furnished and thor
oughly renovated. 48ly
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-22

THE NOVELTY RESTAURANT,
Opposite Post Ofice,)
Emporium Pc.
WILLIAM McDOSALD. Proprietor.
I take pleasure in informing the public that I
have purchasel the old and popular Novelty
Restaurant, located on Fourth street Ii win be
my endeavor to serve the public in manner
that shall meet with their appreciation Give me
a call. Meals and luncheon served at all hours.
nO27-1yr Wm. MCDONALD. e
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-08-22

MAY GOULD,
TEACHER OF
PIANO, HARMONY AND THEORY,
Also dealer in all the Popular sheet Music,
Emporium, Pa
Scholars taught either al my home on Sixth
street or atthe homes ofthe pupils. Out oftown
scholars win be given dates at my roomsin this
place.