Inconsistency. "It woms very funny to me," remarked the Observer of Events and Things, "to eee .1 political orator, with a fancy ve.t and waxed mustache, trying to convince an audience that he helor.ns to the plain people."—Vonkcrs Statesman. The serpent prohahly persuaded Ere to eat the apple by telling ncr that it would improve her complexion, and she per ttuadod Adam by telling him that it tast.d good. St. Louis (ilobe-Dcmocrat. A Guaranteed Cure for Piles. Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Protruding Pile*. Drnirirists are authorized to refund money If PAZOOINTMLNT fails to cure in6tol4days. 500 America's political bosses and Russia's grand dukes are in a position to exchanga condolences.—Chicago Daily News. Sore Throat. Croup and Tonsilitis will promptly yield to an application of Dr. Buyer's Penetrating Oil on a cloth around the Deck. '2sc a bottle. Brains and impudence is a combination hard to defeat.—Chicago Daily News. 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MARY WALKER A FIGURE Old-Timers That, Are Gone—A M.an with Gift for Remembering Names and Faces—Elmer Burkett of lowa. f-JJBP A WASHI NGTON JIT ljA M The opening of || j|| congress attracts " m cranks from all " over the country AOk as the flame of 3 fluff the candle at ' W tracts moths. JB There are a num ber of these ec centric geniuses with all sorts of schemes they hope to impress upon congress, who throng the halls about the capitol, but they are all of a mild type, as the police watch carefully that no one of a dangerous character gets inside the big building. There is one human prodigy who has been about the capitol for several congresses who is known to the guides and employes as "the Elixir of Life Man." He is a venerable specimen, and carries about with him bottles of a queer-looking, reddish mixture which he claims, if properly used, will prolong life. He also asserts that this same preparation will "cause bursts of oratory and return of youth and will produce a winning personality." This old fellow became so persistent in an noying senators last congress that he was put out of the capitol. He is back again this year. Some of the eccentric characters met with in the corridors are women. One of these is a national character, and has been looking after a bill in her own interest for several years. This is Pr, Mary \yalker, who has achieved national notoriety by her persistency j In dressing in male garments. She j was a nurse during the civil war and j now in her old age she wants Uncle j Sam to grant her a pension for what: she did. She looks like a little weaz- | ened old man in a rusty black suit with long skirted coat, a standing col-! lar and four-in-hand tie and a some- j what ancient silk hat oji her head. , The "Little Statue Man." of the polit ical cranks have ! \ "Great Divide" j [W since congress | last met. Among! these was an in-, M&Smlll | | teresting old- j Ml I I timer who was ; 1 I. known as "the Uimk. "5 little statue ; llpffman." For years j lie was a con- i spicuous figure on the opening day of congress. He hailed from New Jersey and had been i a regular visitor at the capitol since soon after the civil war, in which he served as a sailor. The old guides about the capitol gave this queer character the sobriquet of"the little statue man" because of his habit of frequenting Statuary hall and talking loud and earnestly to the bronze and marble statues there. He was small in stature himself, but as full of energy as a live electric wire. His favorite statue was that of Rob ert Fulton, the inventor of the steam boat, who is represented as holding in his hand a model of his first steamboat, on which his gaze has been intently fixed. The "lidtlo statue man" would approach the stone Fulton reverently, hat in hand, and begin talking to the statue like this: "Ah, good morning, Robert. Still busy perfecting your little steamer, 1 \ pee. But, Robert, you had better hurry j your scheme along, or I will beat you, | for I am thinking about inventing a ! ship that will both fly through the air or skim over the waters." This little Jerseyman was also very ; fond of the plaster statue of Gen. Washington, which stands in Statuary hall, and which he always farniliariy addressed as "George." Ho believed [ that this statue still breathes the spirit of or. as the little man expressed ' It: "George Washington, In plaster, \ lias been reincarnated with the pa- J triotism of the late George Washing-' ton in the flesh and stands in this hall i as a living inspiration to the Amerl- j can people." Another peculiar character who Is' missing was a tall strapping Individ- j lial known as "the Irish Mexican." I His real name was Murphy, but he had given it a Mexican twist by contorting! It into "Murphreerero." He could talk I Spanish fluently, but with an Irish ac-j cent. He had an imaginary claim' against Uncle Sam. 6enator Perkln*. of California. SENATOR PKR ■ | fornla. is one of 1 the richeßt men In the upper j house of coniftc- s. He started at the i •/ foot <>f the iad A d«-r, however, and I w!ii n only 13 i: l ' llil fv* 1 U iltntc VI s iel \., J i.J f"f N m orleao >. J j' J w\ and followed that lallltiK for a num ber of years. He ahlpped "b fore tbe o.uai oo a Mailing vf» 'I bound fori CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1906. ! San Francisco In 1855. On arriving | there lie engaged in merchandizing, I and is now a multi-millionaire. He is | a good politician and has a knack of remembering names. This faculty is a source of envy to some of his col leagues. The other day he met at the door of the white house a man whom he had not seen for 12 years. "How do you do. Stone," the senator said. "You are looking better than you did the last time 1 saw you." "Well, how on earth do you remem ber me!" cried the man."l don't be lieve that you ever met me more than two or three times in your life any way." "Oh, It's an easy thing to remember a name or a place," replied the sena tor, "that is, if only you have a sys tem. I have one but I cannot just ex plain how it works. It is by associa tion, of course, as all syslem of mem ory training must be. I began study ing the matter a good many years ago, and I suppose I could now sit. down and name a thousand men in Cali fornia and give the town and street number where each lives." The senator then related how he had puzzled a clairvoyant once by having the latter write down the names of a hundred men which the senator gave him, and then betting him $lO after the list had been folded up and he had been turned around several times that he could reverse the names without maklngasinglemistake. Hewon the bet, simply because he had given the names of men living on a street that he knew and by beginning at the oth er end of the street he could reverse them in order very readily. Baby Member of the Senate. HE baby member of the United * States senate, or muS ( /v-o the "kid," as they -JUL. ' ea " lii"i in the Jil house, is Senator Elmer J. Burkett, 'r\tH 0 ' Nebraska. He ' s ' JUt ypars , age, and in his tWwk > ' e exemplifies H .wiy,-. , the great possi 1/ JL-ff*- bilities that lie i before every i American boy. He was a farmer lad, | and at the age of ten years was follow j ing the plow. This was not so diffl- I cult an operation on the prairies as I it might have been among the rocks I and stumps of the New England hills, j but it was a pretty strenuous life for ! a youngster of that age. At the age of | 17 he was a student in an lowa col j lege, where he graduated at 20. He | studied law and soon went to practice I and by the time he reached the age of j 30 he was a member of the house of j representatives. Mr. Burkett had as an opponent in his race for the senate no less a dis | tinguished character than William I Jennings Bryan. The latter had the : united support of the democrats, popu j lists an;l free silver republicans. There was a red-hot fight for the election of members of the legislature, and Bryan ! took advantage of every mistake the j republicans had made since they had i regained control of Nebraska, and j spoke in every district in the state. His fight was unavailing, however, and j Mr. Burkett found at the end of the campaign of 1904 that he had a ma jority of the legislature with him. Philander Chase Knox. GOOD many eyes fi® iFmL are t ,lrne d nowa days on the juni or senator from Pen n s ylvania, 4i Philander Chase Knox, attorney /im lilt general of the JflPlllmL United States un w/| JHHyw der William Mc- Mf'jnr* Kinley and Theo jy jm do re Roosevelt. I? wj He Is looked on as a doughty lit tle champion of the administration's , policy on the railway rate question. I He has already shown that he Is on j the alert by being in his seat and oc | casionally propounding a question dur i ing the preliminary skirmish on the rate question. It is expected that Mr. I Knox will give a good account of him- I self at this session as his service as attorney general lias won for liim the respect and admiration of the big law yers in the senate. Ordinarily a new member In the sen ate does not take a leading part In ,ihe proeedings of that body during his i first congress, but where a man ha? j come from a coordinate branch of the | government into this great legislative | body this restriction is not observed. | Mr. Knox will be accorded a willing and earnest hearing whenever he takes I the floor to discuss a bill. The fact ! is that the lawyers of that body are i anxious for him to jump right Into the I work of the senate and take part In the proceedings on the floor. Mr. Knox is about the smallest man j in stature, with the possible exception j of Spooner, of Wisconsin, thert' is in • the senate, but is of the most polished I and distinguished appearance. His | fine, intellecual countenance ami te- I fined features attract the attention of | the stranger at once He is a very • careful dresser and always looks as 1 neat as though he had just come out of the tailor's hands. Mr Knox Is a devotee of golf and a great lover of flue horses. He has the hc-t team of roadsters In the country and bin love | for a good horse has established a bond of friendship between him and the democratic •< nator fro'n T<>\ns. ! Mr. Bulley, that In llahlu to draw I them together on matter* of legt-da j tlon. Mr. Bailey IK a j'pftt lawyer, hut j he has the deepest rt -peet for the abll ! Ity of Knox, with whom he be.-ams acquainted iarly In tit* latter it terns las attorney general. Where Words were Inadequate. The houHe emptied itself before the last scene, the opera being somewhat drawn cut. A dowager wag pushing her way out with the total disregard of other peo ple's feelings (and toen) that marks the British aristocracy, when a man, annoyed at the onslaught, observed out loud: "The last 'bus hasn't gone yet, ma'am. I <io need to hurry!" If locks could kill, a coroner's in quest would have followed.—Vanity Fair. Proud of Him. "Mv grandfather was a butcher," de clared Miss Sly, in the midst of a discus sion on ancestry. The other girls gasped. "It's so, though," she declared. "He slaughtered lambs on Wall street."—De troit Free Press. He Doesn't Curse Now. Washington, Kans., Dec. 25 (Special).— Jesse E. Mitchell is a telephone lineman, and also a well-known resident here. Every body acquainted with Mr. Mitchell knows that he was a man who held very positive views about Patent Medicine. Hear what he says now: _ "1 used to curse all kinds of Patent Medi cines, for they never did me any good, but Dodd's Kidney Pills have caused me to change my mind. For twelve years I suf fered from Kidney Trouble. There was a hurting across my back that made it posi tive agony to stoop, and as I am in a stoop ing position nearly all day, you can imagine how I suffered. After a day's work that any man would think nothing of, I would be tired and worn out. In fact, 1 was always tired. I began using Dodd's Kidney Pills and after taking four boxes I feel like a new man, I am as fresh at night as when I be pin work in the morning. I have no pain in my back now, and 1 am stronger than ever." "De average argument," said Uncle Eben, "doesn"settle nuffin'. It's jes' a contest to see who kin look de maddest an' talk de loudest."—Washington Star. A man doesn't amount to so much un lets he is able to prove it to the public. There is only One T^fey! Genuine- Syrup of Figs A The Genuine is Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. The full name of the compiiny, California Rig Syrup Co„ y. .•''^'•K.^Balay U» printed on the front of every puckage of the genuine. The Genuine- Syrup of Figs- is for Sale, in Original Packages Only, by Reliable Druggists Everywhere * v ., »•'•' g|||j| | Knowing the above will enable one to avoid the fraudulent imita- \ ** •*••■' \<? I tions made by piratical concerns and sometimes offered by unreliable < \ v' I The imitations are known to act injuriously and should \ L ' 11 Buy the genuine always if you wish to get its beneficial effects. 1 It cleanses the system gently yet effectually, dispels colds and headaches V *"P7 i when bilious or constipated, prevents fevers and acts best on the j.- kidneys, live*, stomach and bowels, when a laxative remedy is needed Wfc'P'mptytW by men, women or children. Many millions know of its beneficial fiti-iS effects from actual use and of their own personal knowledge. It is the £&ji & laxative remedy of the well-informed. k'i%fjjjalaf® Always buy the Genuine— Syrup of Figs jfcMXj! £ MANUFACTURED BY THE Louisville, Ky SwvfiiMvciaco,Cal. flewYoit.K^V^ PRICE FIFTY CENTS PER BOTTLg Spend Winter where the I Orange Trees are Blooming 1 Not necessary to invest a fortune on that California trip. Few find it extravagant —most people find it economical togo for a month or six weeks, avoiding cold and snow —doctors' bills—coal bills— costly groceries. And the fine weather and good times awaiting you there are all clear ft gain—in happiness, health and a store of strength for future years. The Rock Island offers more lines of through tourist cars between the East a«id California than any other road. Two routes —Southern and Scenic. Two daily through trains via the former —the lowest altitude route across the continent. If interested let me send you our illustrated literature —of great value in formulating plans. Our Tourist folder, and California Trains book with literature about the Golden State, free for the asking. jrinXil JOHN SEBASTIAN, 1 1 Passenger Traffic Manager, Rock Island System, Gilt-Edged. Ba'on—They say Jiggins put up some gilt-.'dge security; what do you suppose it was? Egbert—Probably one of those framed family portraits.—Yonkers Statesman. To Cure a Cold In One Day Take L,AXATIVB BROMO Quinine Tablets, Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E.W. GUOVE'S signature is on each box. 25c Right Handy. The Seedy-Looking Man—l beg pardon, but is there a literary club about here? Magazine Editor—Yes; I've got one be hind the door. —Chicago Journal. How to cure Lameness, Stiff Joints, Rheumatism, Lumbago, and Backache in a few hours. Apply Dr. Bayer's Penetrat ing Oil. 25c a bottle. That physician is esteemed a genius, and prospers accordingly, who has wit enough to tell his mi>n patients the flattering lie that they have "brain-fag."—St. Louis Ulobe-Democrat. Do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump tion has an equal for coughs and colds. —J. F. Boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind., Feb. 15,1900. A difference between a man and woman is likely to become indifference if allowed to exist very long. Mrs. Austin's Quick-Raising Buckwheat makes tender, crispy brown cakes. Your grocer can tell you all about it. About the oniv taint to money to moat Seople is, 'tain't coining their way.— udge. PRICE. P.. ■ i|TI PniDllflP All Irblilrillfc Aimminiur v 5 « guaranteed to cure ANIniKIHNt coki GRIP. BAD COLD, HEADACHE AND NEURALGIA. TiteNOEQIMLFOR H&DACHE tZS I THE BEST TOUGH CURTI ' I No cough Is too trifling or too E I serious to be treated by the right B § method, and the right method ia jh | the use of the best cough cure, W, J Kemp's Balsam I I This famous preparation cures fa. HI cotighs, colds, bronchitis, grip and I ■ consumption in its first stages. I j ■ Irritation of the throat and broa- H jfl cbial tubes is immediately remavtsd Be j 1 by the use of Kemp's Balsam. w; I Sold by all dealers at 25c. and 50c. P Dear Mother Your little ones are a constant can m Fall and Winter weather. The-* wall catch cold. Do you know about Sfulob'* Consumption Cure, the Lung Tonic, •LOT}' what it nat done (or so many ? it >• »iai to be the only reliable remedy (or tU disease! of the air passages in children. It is absolutely harmless and pleasant to lake. It is guaranteed to cure or your money is returned. The price is 25c. per bottle, and all dealers in medicine sell j, 4 - iSHILOH This remedy should be in erery brxaelteM, 7
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