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Probably civil service reform
would fare better if a majority of
the people had implicit confidence
in Carl Schurz. —Buffalo Commer
cial. Civil service fiddlesticks,
of all the farces ever inaugurated
in the I'nitcd States it takes the
cake. <>l course all such hacks as
Carl Schurz, who manage to keep
themselves in good fat positions,
are in favor of the un-American
fad. Cive the people of the United
States and opportunity to express
their views at Hie ballot box. then
those silk stocking gentlemen
would hear something drop.
K. <i. Dunn's Review for last
week, says: "December is adding
a surprising close to the most sur
prising year of American history.
November had surpassed all other
months of the century in volume
of business and production, and
thus far December is doing even
better, in payments through clear
ing houses, in railroad earnings, in
foreign trade, in output of pig iron,
and in activity and strength of
securities. Rut that is saying a
great deal, for in all these and
other tests November was far the
best month of \merican financial
history. 1 '
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. L nth, 1898.
Senator Piatt, of Conn., never
-peaks unless he has something to
say. Consequently, he always gets
the attention of his colleagues
when he speaks, although he is not
an orator in the general acceptance
oi the term. His strong point is
facts, and he brought out an un
usual lot of (hem when In* pro
ceded to demolish the thing set
up by Solicitor Vest in the name of
an argument in favor of his resolu
tion, declaring that this govern
ment had no constitutional right to
acquire territory except with the
intention of admitting it to the
Union as a State. Mr. Piatt made
it as plain as A. R, C, that this
government had a clear right to
acquire territory to be disposed of
in any manner it might see lit, and |
clinched it by showing that it had j
almost from the beginning of the I
government exercised this right 1
without question.
Republicans in Congress are tie- ,
lighted with President Mckinley's
tour of the South, and enthusiastic
ally endorse everything he said
about expansion and the govern
ment caring for the Confederate
dead. The enthusiasm with which
the President's straight-from-the
■jhoulder expansion talk was re
ceived in the South was a pointer
tor some of the Democratic anti
expansionists that is being care- i
fully studied.
Mr. Bryan was not altogether
satisfied with the results of his trip
to Washington. He did not find
tne Democratic response to his
anti-expansion key-note all that he
expected it would be. On the con
trary, he was plainly told by a
number of Democratic Senators
and Representatives that they
could not endorse his position, and
that their constituents would not.
Tf he bad it to do over again, there
is very little doubt that Mr. Bryan
would be less emphatic in express
ing his opposition to expansion,
but as he has fully committed him
self, there is nothing left for him
to lo but to stand by what he said
•iud take the consequences.
strange as it may seem there are
Senators and Representatives—
none of tliein Republicans —who j
oppose the bill to increase the
regular army to 100,000 men, and
t<> otherwise put it upon a modern
basis. Some of these men were
very loud in their complaints, be- i
cause the organization of the army j
at the beginning of the war with !
Spain, was so inadequate to the :
occasion that there was una void- ■
able delay in getting the army into
lighting condition. Now, they I
want to perpetuate the old and in- |
adequate organization, forgetting ,
tlie advice of Washington —"In j
time of peace, prepare for war.
Fortunately for the country, these ■
obstructionists arc in the minority:
their opposition may delay the in
crease of the army, but it cannot
breve lit it.
Congress will this week adjourn
for the customary Christinas recess
of two weeks. No time will really
be lost by the recess, as all of the
important committees will work j
right through it. The Anglo-Am- ]
erican Commission has taken a
recess until .lan. •">. Ihe work ol ■
the Commission has not been pro- |
gressing very rapidly of late, and
it is now practically certain that il (
there is a treaty at all. it will not
include commercial reciprocity.
lion. David .1. Hill, Assistant j
Secretary of State, delivered an !
interesting address on the ''expan
sion of civilization" at a banquet.
Keferring to the disposition in some
quarters to harp on the word "im- j
perialisin." Mr. Hill said: "A
malignant disposition could not
have selected a worse word than
imperialism. A better word, which
expresses the true condition, is ex
pansion. It is not a new one and
the idea is not novel. It has ex- .
isted since the inception of national
growth. Civilization must goon
until there is not one province, one j
island, one individuol upon which j
its benign light does not fall. ' He j
answered those who argue that it |
would be a violation of the Consti
tution to set up a form of govern
ment over any people, without
allowing tliein to choose its form i
as well as its officials, by saying: J
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|| Ol R store room presents an appearance never witnessed in any country town and we do not hesitate to compare our II
j|j line of Holiday Goods and Novelties with those displayed in many city stores. We have everything you want in the Holiday ||
Mline. We have articles that will make suitable presents for young ladies and gentlemen. You will find handsome articles for ||
your father mother, husband, wife or lover. We have the goods and our large floor space, 50x150 feet is litterallv packed from ||
Pf floor to ceiling with all that's abeautiful, cheap and durable.
DINNER SETS Never a house- ALLUMINUM In kitchen uten- helpfToys and Games rom every purchaser of sl.oo's II
112 2 China for keeper who had and Plated sils we are selling our counters. worth of goods at our store. \ M
!! Christmas too much Ch.na. Ware great quantities of We a , manu CELLULOID 5 and 10 cents J Iron w ßg0 n,. ||
li ; r /\'T H aPPr °" °I moat.celebrated make Lnd the tay Novelties. to as many dol- i
||< priate for holiday giving. of goods We are not favor- filling up the stock as they are i ar s. Dressing Cases, Glove ( n'S!'lT, < ;" > l 8 ' ,rooms - £3
Beauty and usefullness here able to tho cheap makes of sold you would think we run Boxes Music Rolls Fancy £ Jewel cases, '
|| combined Not even a news- this class of goods with which a doll factory. Baskets, Manicure Sets, Pho- } BaTk"'
£2 paper could give a complete the country is flooded. . „ x , \ Railroad Trains
I# description of this depart- rnvc rn 1 , .v CANDY You will find at tograph Albums, Fancy Box > T()y Wa tche ß ><=
N t p IX? Children must have nenartment 10c Der lb pure Paper, Uwbrellas and Stamp- > Pocket Books, ||
ment for the plaything. Come and "epartment luc, per 10. pure, 1 ' ( I'amt Boxes £*
I* LAMPS. Speaking of Lamps t Tots Bee all the games and Candy not surpassed tor ed Linens. \ Draw,n KB ,„tes. ||
If we are reminded that 95 to |8 Kubletohwethildren" inter° 112 Pr ' C ° a " ywhere ; S,LVER We hilve tho ) »«*„. **
N* * , : trouoie to nave thiiaren inter- always carrv an up to date Novelt es. largest and hand s .ships % £
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everyway looks the equal of proper kinds are provided. hne of ~ure confectionery HO mest line, embracing hun- { -r.nHorses !*|
US one that cost $25 only a few Even 5 and 10 cents will buy and as heretofore we will give dreds of handsome Novelties, 112 and w*Kons, ijr
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|| PICTURES. We have the cream of the pictures that are selling this year. Don't wait too long before you } Mouth organs. ®
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II BARGAINS. China Cups and Saucers that cannot be duplicated at the price. Come and see how nicely > g'^ boar(ls . ||
s, they are decroated. More than one style, too. Decorated Plates 5c and up to as many dollars each. Christ- \ Rocking Horses, ||
mas Tree Ornaments, etc. Poems, Bibles and all the standard works: \ Don'cllairs &H
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II ready for it. It's not so much what we say, but what we do, ||
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CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THUSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1898.
"Nations as well as individuals
must pass through the period of
minority. It was so with this
nation. See how closely our fore
fat hers guarded the right of fran-
I chise. All constitutional lawyers
| agree that the franchise is not a
1 natural right, but a legal gift. The
natural rights are life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness, and I
' cannot believe that il is an evil for
I the stars and strips to float over
j any people, and it is therefore our
j duty to extend the blessings of our
j civilization to all men capable of
j receiving them."
The Senate ('ominitteeon Foreign
! Kelat ions and the House Committee
on Territories are both at work
I upon bills providing a government
; for Hawaii, and the present expee
' tation is thai the bills will be re
! ported early in January.
Judge T. '•. I.easeley, of Fay
ettevillo, < 1;»., is a representative
1 intelligent Southerner. He is now
j visiting Washington, and among
I other interesting things, said:
"President MeKinley has made
j himself so solid in the South,
especially in Georgia and Alabama.,
! that in the event of his reiioinina
; tion in 15)00, he will get thousands
i of Democratic votes in those states.
Ilis broad-guaged sentiments and
i generosity have captured our peo
j l )le -"
An Enterprising Druggist.
! There are few men more wide awake
and enterprising than L Taggart, who
! spares no pains to secure the best of
| everything in his line lor his many cus
j tomers. They now have the valuable
| agency for Dr. King's New Discovery
I for Consumption, Coughs and Colds.
This is the wonderful remedy that is
j producing such a furor all over the
j country by its many startling cures. It
absolutely cures asthma, bronchitis,
j hoarseness and all aflections of the
i throat, chest and lungs. Call at above
i drug store and get a trial bottle tree
or a regular size for 50c. and sl. Guar
anteed to cure or price refunded.
Use Dr. Hull's Cough Syrup tor that
hacking cough. It is the best medicine
! for throat and lung affections. One
| bottle of this reliable remedy will effect
j a cure. Price 25c.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
) The best Salve in the world for cuts,
I bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, tetter, chapped bands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi
tively cures piles, or no pay required.
It is guaranteed to give perfect satis-
I faction or money refunded. Price 25
I cents a box. For sale by L. Taggart.
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The Pennsylvania Man Hunt.
The man-hunt in Pennsylvania will
cease operations until the 7th of Janu- j
ary, when the Supreme Court will take
action, says the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Senator Quay has been hunted by |
masked pursuers, and now he faces
them and demands to know who they j
are, and for what reason they are bom- !
barding him with their malice and 1
their hatred. He would like to know |
what political conspiracy it is that I
seeks to make him a victim. Two jus- |
tices of the Supreme Court have been j
so much impressed with the complaint
of Quay's lawyers that the case against j
the Senator has 110 sure foundation to
rest 011, and that it is persecution
rather than prosecution, that they
have stopped the man-hunt for a month
and have summoned the District At
torney to show why it should hi' per
mitted togo 011.
The People's Hank failed in March,
and it was not until October that the
suit was entered against him. He
owed the bank nothing, not a single
penny was lost through him, and
Judge Gordon, who was thoroughly
conversant with the bank's affairs in
March, apparently saw nothing illegal
in Quay's private dealing with the
bank, else he would, of course, have
given information to the District At
torney. For more than six months
the District Attorney was kept in total
ignorance, although one of his own
assistants, Mr. Barlow, was the re
ceiver. Suddenly, in the midst of a ,
hot election, when Quay was being
attacked from the Swallow, Jenks and
Wanamaker stumps, some persons too
cowardly to reveal their identity to
the public began the man-hunt, secured
the aid of the District Attorney and
turned loose the torrent of abuse and
villification.
Who are '.lie persons engaged in this
man-hunt? They are not connected
with the People's Bank, for the bank
has never lost a cent through Quay.
The receiver is not connected with the 112
prosecution, for Qnay owes the bank j
nothing, and the receiver could not
possibly bring a suit either criminally
or civilly. If neither the president nor
the receiver nor the directors are
interested, then, of course, the prose
cutors are outsiders, and t hey have 110
object other than a political one The
case therefore becomes purely a man
hunt, and those who are engaged in
the man-hunt, fearing probably that
the hunters might speedily become the
hunted, the pursuers the pursued, have
carefully shielded themselves and have
not dared to face the music.
The object of the man-hunt is, of
course, the defeat of Quay for re
election. The hope lias been to stam
pede the Legislature, but the thing has
been overdone. The character-assas- ■
sins have succeeded, not in injuring
Quay, but in making a martyr of him,
and there can be no longer even a
reasonable doubt of his triumphant
election by the Legislature. It is a
most unusual thing for the Supreme
Court to halt a trial and bring the
whole case up for review, and the fact
that members of the highest judicial
body in the State have felt obliged to
take such summary action should open ;
the eyes of the people of Pennsylvania
to the real situation.
A most interesting story of political
conspiracy will develop itself when
1 the trial moves along, and we greatly
mistake if this man-hunt does not yield
j one of the greatest boomerangs 011
record.
Two Pointed Questions Answered.
What is the use of making a better
j article than your competitor if you
| can not get a better price for it?
I Ans. —As there is no difference in the
I price, so that while our profits may he
! smaller on a single sale they will be
I much greater in the aggregate.
How can you get the public to know
! your make is the best?
If both are brought prominently be
fore the public both are certain to be
tried and the public will very quickly
pass judgment on them and use only
the better one.
This explains the large sale on Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. The people
have been using it for years and have
found that it can always be depended
upon. They may occasionally take up
with some fashionable novelty put
forth with exaggerated claims, but are
i certain to return to the one remedy
that they know to be reliable, and for
coughs, colds and croup there is noth
ing equal to Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. For sale by L. Taggart.
Doc
Ladies' Misses' and Children's coats
and capes, at the M. C. Tulis store.
Cheap 111 price but good in value. 3t
History will tell about "Dewey"
Hobson, Sampson and Americans pro
tecting themselves from serious throat
diseases by using "Armstrong's Diph
theria and Quin.sey Drops." The
greatest throat remedy in the world.
Sold by druggist, R. C. I>odS"ii. 61y
Letters to S. Clause, Esq., are going
by the star route.
Headache for Forty Years.
For forty years I suffered from sick head
ache. A year ago 1 began using Celery King.
Tf.c result WHS gratifying and surprisiner, my
headaches leaving at once. The headaches
used to return every seventh day, but thanks ,
to Celery King, 1 ha\ehad hut one headache
in the last eleven months. I know that what
cured me will help others.—Mrs. John I). Van
Keuren, Saugerties, N. V.
Celery King for the Nerves, Stomach, I.iver
and Kidneys is sold in 50c. and lisc. packages
by druggists and dealers. 2
R. C. Dodson, Emporium, Pa.
PERMANENT
POSITIONS
! for a few men and women who have plenty of
energy and business ability, to hire and superin
tend agents. sio a month and all expenses at
the start.
P. W. ZIEGLER & CO.,
40- it 'JIO Locust St., Phi lad a.
ELECTION NOTICE.
THE FIRST NATIONAL HANK, F
Emporium, I'd , December 7 th, iH'jH. {
r PHE annual meeting of the Stockholders for
I the election of a Hoard of Directors and the
transaction of such other business as may be laid
before them, will be held at the Bank on Tuesday.
January 10th. 1899, between the hours of one
and tnree in the afternoon. Polls close at three.
»l-fit. M. P. WHITING, Cashier.
AHMMSTItATOR'S NOTICE.
Estate of ELLIOTT L. CHA I'M AN, Deceased.
IKTTKRB of Administration on the estate of
J Klliott L. Chapman, late of Lumber town
ship. Cameron county, Pennsylvania, deceased
have been granted to John Chapman, residing in
said toivnthip, to whom all persons indebted to
said estate are requested to make payment, and
those having claims or demands, will make
known the same without delav.
JOHN' CHAPMAN,
Administrator.
B. W. GRKEN.
C. W. SHAH KR,
Attorneys.
November 10. IK9B. 3H-6t.
ADWIMSTH \TOK S XOTIC 1.,
EctatcofT. //. BELANGEIt, deceased.
Letters of Administration on the estate of T.
If. Jielanger, late ofKmporium, Cameron county,
Pennsylvania, deceased, have been grunted to
James P. McNarney, residing in sai«l Horough,
to whom all persons indebted to said estate are
requested to make payment, and those having
claims or demands, will make known the same
without delay.
J. P. McNAUNEY,
Administrator.
JOHNSON MCNARNEY, Attorneys.
November 25th, 1898.-40-6t.
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CURES INDIGESTION, i ™
|M. A. ROCKWELL.
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I M pleases J he cF^stidiods
Fastidious persons who enjoy
toothsome delicacies are eon
noiseurs in the Sweetmeats
'x 4 Line, but even the most criti
[£ cal of tliese place the stomp of
jSI approval on
Sj BIRCHARD'S
I CELEBRATED
I CANDIES
1 For which M. A. ROCKWELL,
S "The Druggist," is agent.
i§ Splendid Christmas Pres
ents there—and good and
pretty, too.
|
Best Perfumes
AND
SACfSET POWDERS.
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From the Leading .Manufacturers
of the World.
Look at Our (ioods Before Pur
chasing Elsewhere.
M. A. ROCKWELL.
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jjj DEI'AIITMENI.
[n Ladies elegant Winter n]
fu Coats from $5.00 up. Bar- in
[{] gains which will find ready [jj
Ln and (juick buyers in Empori
urn's great cloak store. Jack- LT
fjj ets and Coats for Misses and [J;
|in Children. Ladies' Capes, nj
1 RJ Jackets, Collarettes and Boas, In
nj Ladies' Wrappers, Wool [};
;Ln Waists, Single Skirts and Jy
Night Dresses. Uj
jjj] THE CARPET AND ft
j jjj CUIITAIN STOItE. jjj
j |jj This is also the Carpet and pi
; [}| Curtain store —nothing bet- !{]
rii for a Christmas present for In
}U your wife or friend than a 112"
[j{ fine Carpet an a beautiful [[]
ru Lace Curtains. Lri
|{] Oil Cloths and Window [tl
[n Shades in abundance. n]
fO IHi ESS GOODS. (r
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ft nil ESS GOODS. "1
4 This is the House for bar- [}j
J] gains in Dress Goods. You ru
ft can find here just what you uj
want, and the price you want m
Lrj and please don't forget this nJ
ft is the House for Under- }{]
n] wear, Hosiery, Blankets, [n
| uj Comforts, Notions, Handker- nl
ft chiefs, Umbrellas, Corsets. }{]
Showing more new goods all in
uj the time than any other store, fu
I ft Christmas is not three weeks [{]
off. Hardly believe it; do [n
uj you ? Calenders are not pJ
ft wrong, surely. Monday will f{]
be the day observed. A m
uj world of getting ready to be pJ
[I done- and next to no time [fl
for the doing. Jolly, happy, ft
uj hurry thought. Half the fu
ft pleasure is in getting ready, }{]
and this store is so helpful— m
uj so much here that is sugges- ft
ft tive amid the tiring, hurry n]
nj days. Standard designs— Ln
U] December patterns and fash- ft
[p ion sheets now open. Fash- }{]
ion sheets, free to all. Uj
W GAEL AM) INSPECT
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