2 CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. H. H. MULLIN, Editor. Published Every Thursday. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. £*r •* b Ml 4 II adranoe 1 ADVERTISING RATES: Advertisements are published at the rata 01 *ae 4ul.ar per aqusre for one insertion and fifty Mjta per aquare for each subsequent Insertion Kates by the year, or for ail vr three month*, are low aiid uniform, and will be furniahed oo application. XefHl and Ofllclal Advertlaln* per aquare, «ree time* or less, »2. each subsequent mser- In 50 cents per square. Local notices 10 cent* per line for one lnser lertion; 5 cents per line for each subsequenl leoseeutive insertion Obituary notices o*er fl»e llnea, 10 cents per Mae Simple announcements of births, mar riages »nd deaths will be Inserted free. Business cards, Ave lines or less, 15 per year; »*er tlve lines, at the regular rates of adver tising No local Inserted for less than 75 cents pet Issue. JOB PRINTING The Job department of the Pbi« ts complete is< ifford-. facilities for doina the best class ol irork Paß'l ICC LA a ATTENTION PAIOTO LIW PBXNTIHO. No paper will be discontinued ntli arrear ages are paid, except at the option of the pub lisher. Papers sent out of the county must be paid lei in advance Gooil Price fur a Husband. Quotations on husbands have been sharp'y bid up by the action of Henry Croley, jt Lasalle, N. Y. lie will pay, reports a local exchange, $50,000 in sash to any acceptable man who will marry his daughter, and has made the matter public through the newspapers. The method choseu is a matter that concerns no one but the parties inter ested. If Mr. and Miss Croley prefer husband hunting with $50,000 pro jectiles to ensnaring men in the or dinary way, no one has any right to criticise. 15ut there is a public ques tion involved, and one that furnishes an interesting line of speculation. Husbands not being listed on the stock exchanges and their sale being infre quent, even on the curb, the query nat urally arises just how much virtue, in dustry and ability Mr. Croley is entitled to receive for his money. In the open market $50,000 will buy a considerable amount of industry. It would not re quire a drng to carry home the virtue that could be obtained for the price, but still there would be enough to make a showing, while ability, too, is reason ably cheap. But, while one may obtain a considerable amount of any one of these three qualities at the upset price, a combination of all is rare and apt to be expensive. It is doubtful if Mr. Croley, for the money appropriated, can secure a really first-class article in the husband line. It is seldom that a negro leaves a large estate, and very seldom that he leaves any part of it to the public or be nevolent institutions. The unfortunate conditions which surround colored peo ple in the United States are largely re sponsible for this, says Leslie's Weekly. An exception to the rule, however, is to be noticed in Boston. The will of Frederic G. Barbadoes, a wealthy ne gro who died in that city several weeks ago, was recently filed for probate, and it was found that the bulk of his estate was distributed in bequests of from $250 to SI,OOO each to various colored homes, asylums and churches, mostly in Washington. He made 30 or 40 per sonal bequests to relatives and friends, and left the residue of the estate to the Tuskegee university of Alabama, the Lincoln university of Pennsylvania and Manassas institute, Virginia. It is reported that there is a farmer named Rogers out in Indiana who pos sessed a Jersey cow, which he used to drive, morning and evening, to and from the pasture, not far from his home. One morning, as one of his neighbors was passing along the road, he met Mr. Rogers walking in the mid dle of the lane, his mind apparently engrossed with some weighty ques tion. The neighbor called out: "Good morning, Mr. Rogers. Where are you going?" "Why," said Mr. Rogers, in a surprised way, "I'm driving this cow to the pasture," and he waved his hand toward where the cow ought to have been. "Well, where is the cow?" asked the friend. "1 suppose I forgot to let her out of the barn," answered Mr. Rogers humbly, as he realized his posi tion. And he had. An amusing incident happened in one of the prominent uptown hotels in IV'ew York the other afternoon, when a well-dressed woman, about six feet high, rushed up to the desk and impor tuned the head clerk to find her hus band, who had become lost. There was a search, and in a few minutes the diminutive partner —for he was only three feet high—of her joys and sor rows was found. In full hearing of the hotel help and guests she lectured her midget husband severely for getting lost, concluding by informing him that had she not been so careless as to leave the railroad tickets to Cleveland in his keeping she would have left him be hind. The husband looked as if he were sorry that she had not executed the threat. An explosion of liquid air recently caused the death of the American in ventor, who had exhibited the most remarkable results with the strange product, which, while made at a tem perature of COO degrees below zero, is in a boiling condition. The ordnance departments of Europe are experi menting with liquid air asati explosive. If it should prove more effective than powder there will be trouble on hand for eayage races. BRYANISM AND BUSINESS. rho Democrotie Policy In Always A ten ihn t the Ilrst Inl»*r«-*lw of the Country, In an Austin dispatch to the St. Louis Republic, a democratic newspaper, a correct notion is unconsciously given of the position of the democratic party as to business interests. The anti-trust bill which was passed by the Arkansas legislature in spite of the opposition of business men is now before the Texas legislature. Thus does the chase against the octopus leap over state boundaries. Here is the effect which the new trust measure produces upon the Texas business men: "This morning's train brought hundreds of business men from every section of the state to make personal appeals to the mem bers of the legislature not to pass the bill. In addition, appeals from every sec tion of the state by mail and telegraph continued to pour in upon the members asking that the bill be killed. Fire in surance men swarmed into see that they were eliminated from the provisions of the bill." In Cisco some merchants "publicly stated that they were in favor of tarring anil feathering any member of the leg islature who voted for the anti-trust law." So strong is the hostility of Texas business men to the bill. While they were denouncing it and preparing to fight it the speaker of the Texas house of representatives got this telegram from the democrats in tjie Arkansas house of representatives: "The house of representatives of the Ar kansas legislature await with anxiety the vote on your anti-trust bill. It tends tn redeem democratic pledges. The hearts of th* masses go out to you." Business men may protest and busi ness inav suffer, but the democratic WANTED—A LEADER. party must carry out its programme of hostility to property. Business and the democratic party are deadly ene mies. Wherever the democrats have the power they show by legislation, and wherever they have not t lie power they show by proposed legislation, or by demagogic speeches, that the democrat ic policy is war against business, against capital. From the Crokeritcs in the New York legislature to the Bry anites ill the Arkansas legislature, this, with less and greater degrees of sin cerity and effectiveness, is the demo cratic idea at present. A party that makes war on business; that is the democracy to-day. It is strange that any sane human being should believe that a party can prosper by attacking the prosperity of the country.—X. Y. Sun. l'oor llryuu. Poor Bryan's soul is being tried in va rious ways these days. Even silver is going back on liirn. It is going up like all other things, especially wages, in these days of republican prosperity. Bryan got a bad blow just after his de feat in 1896, when wheat and many oth er commodities advanced in price. The advance, as everyone knew, was largely due to his overthrow. A year or so aft erward, when republican legislation be pan to operate, wages started upward. Now silver has joined the procession. The consequence of this last advance will be that if it continues much longer Bryan will have to drop talking about silver. When silver goes above the 50- eent dollar line, as it may do if the ad vance continues a little longer, he will have to abandon it. It is not a silver dollar primarily that he wants for (he wage-earners of the country, but a dis honest dollar. The moment that silver gets above the 50-cent dollar mark his faith in it will begin to wane. It will be getting too near the honest money line then to be of much use in his business. If we are to have the sixteen to one trickery in tlie canvass of 1900 silver will have to start downward long before hat time.— St. Louis <ilobe-Democrat. t"y\f all the talk of silver republicans is not a base fraud, why does Senator Teller, of Colorado, professing to 'be such, predict what the democracy will 3o in 1900? There is a dispute as to what is necessary to be a democrat, but there can be no question that a 111:111 Alio supports the Bryan platform of (890 is not a republican. Senator Teller may be honest in advocating a 50-cent dollar, but there is no honesty tn pretending that there is such a flu man being as a 50-ee«t-dollar repub lican.—lndianapolis Journal. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1599. A SEDITIOUS ACT. American .\Kiiinicl<lol«tit Are Array* lntc Themselves Aituinkt Their Onn Country. The offense committed by Edward At kinson in seeking to send certain In flammatory documents to the soldiers in the Philippines may not be openly an act of treason, but it was a seditious act, of which no man would be guilty who was not an unscrupulous partisan. The course which the government has taken in the premises is mild, but emi nently judicious. It has made no at tempt to prohibit the circulation of these documents within the limits of this country, because they can do no harm here. It has only forbidden the use of the mails for their transmission to troops in the field. There is no regu lation of the army or of war which jus tifies such transmission. Its effect would be the subversion of discipline and ultimately of military authority. If any person were allowed to send documents of this character to soldiers in the field, reflecting upon the authori ty of their superiors, advising them that they are engaged in an unjust cause, urging them not to reenlist and stigmatizing their work as murder and massacre, it would not be long before disturbances occurred which would de stroy the usefulness of the army. The restriction of Atkinson's seditious plot ting to this country is legitimate and it is timely. The war with the Filipinos is rapidly nearing its close. Aguinaldo himself is prepared to admit the sov ereignty of the United States, and the administration is on the eve of making such concessions as will insure to the Filipinos the measure of self-govern- ment of which tliey are capable. Mili tary government, however, is not at an CTHI yet, and it may not be for some time lo come, and ihe administration cannot and should not tolerate the send ing of incendiary documents to those whose duty it is to carry out the orders of their superiors unless it is prepared to invite mutiny. Those persons who are making such a clamor over the alleged invasion of the right of free speech and unwarranted espionage of the mails have let their feelings run away with their good sense if not with their patriotism. —Chicago Tribune. CURRENT COMMENT. fy Edward Atkinson is another Tel low who didn't Ifliow it was loaded.—• Louisville Post. ic?lmagine a big, strapping Kansas volunteer laying down his gun to read "The Hell of War," by E. Atkinson. He wasn't brought up that way.—Spring field Union. IC*Perhaps Col. Bryan did wisely in keeping sixteen to one liandy, in case Aguinaldo should surrender and the Philippine problem solve itself.—Wash ington Star. O'lf the silver question is eliminated from the next campaign Col. Bryan will run on a platform of anti-rural-free-Tle livery in the Philippines.—St. Louis G lobe-Democrat. C3"l'he work of capturing the mar kets of the world goes merrily on un der protection, and one of the most cherished democratic delusion is tliu* being shattered. —Cleveland Leader. 1 Chicago patriotic meetings prove to W. J. Bryan and his popocratic following that if they go up against Hie old flag in the Philippines in the next campaign their ticket will fall in hope less defeat before the American ballot. Let them go if they want to.—Danville News. IWIt is a villainous libel upon soldiers who swim rivers under fire to assert that they are unwilling to fight, and anxious only to return home. 'J'he anti expansionist copperheads mistake the mettle of the American volunteer as badly as they do the sentiments of the American people.—lllinois State Jour nal. d ?In the past three years the l'nited States has sold abroad $1,300,000,000 more than it has bought. The St. Louis Globe-Democrat remarks that "pay ment was not tendered in silver spoons at the old ratio, either." Every dollar 1l«it came in was gold and every dollar was worth 100 cents. — lowa State Reg i ister. A DESPERADO AT BAY, t Megro Kill* One I'oliceitiaii ami Wound* Another While Kralriii d in tile Loll of a Holme. Washington, May 18. —-Humphrey Baylor, a negro suspected of the Low enstein murder at Slidell, Md., yester- Jny shot and killed I'olice Sergeant Fritz Passau, wounded Policeman Gow ind kept a posse of six officers at bay 'or nearly two hours. Last Saturday Louis Rosenstedn and his wife, who kept a smlall store at Slidell, were found insensible and hor ribly wounded in their store. Rossen xtein died from his injuries and the woman is believed to be near death. Suspicion fell upon n negro named Humphrey Taylor, alias Brown, who had disappeared. The police of this ;itv were notified and a strict wlatcli lias been kept for the man. A negro answering the description of Taylor was seen last Saturday evening and information received by the police led them to lielieve their man was liv ing in a small house on Fowler's Hill, 1 settlement about a quarter of a mile vest of Georgetown. Yesterday morn ng Taylor was seen to enter the place and word was sent to the nearest police station and a posse of officers hurried to the place. The men were posted about fhe house while Passau, Gow and another officer attempted to enter through the front door. Repeated knocking failed to elicit a response and finally the door was forced. The two rooms on the first floor were empty and the officers ascended to the second story. The front room was also untenanted, and as the men passed into the rear apartment Taylor opened fire from the trap door of a loft in which he had taken refuge. Sergeant Passau had turned to look behind the door just as the negro fired land he sank to the floor dead with two bullets through his chest. His companions rushed forward and Gow opened fire, but failed to hit. Taylor retreated to a corner of the loft and, realizing his advantage, the offi cers pick? ! up the body of the s Tgeant rind retreated. Gow received a bullet in his right hand, badly shattering it, and another struck his metal badge and glanced downward the entire length of 'his coat. The reserve 'if two precincts were called out and the house surrounded. Meantime word of the shooting had attracted several thousand persons. Oc casionally the negro would fire a shot, (it the officers and immediately a volley would answer it, but no one was hurt. With revolvers in hand they watched every window and tried several ruses to draw Taylor's fire. Several of these were successful, for he seemed to have an unlimited supply of ammunition. Finally, concluding that he would not surrender. Chief of Police Sylvester land District Commissioner Wight were communicated with and the latter di rected the police to fire the premises. A mattrc ss was saturated with oil and the officers began to remove the furni t lire. Seeing his game was hopeless. Tay lor surendered. Surrounded by officers with drawn revolvers he was hustled off to the patrol wagon, when the crowd surged forward with shouts of "Lynch him," "Burn him," and made a rush for the prisoner. A rope was secured and the mob made a desperate effort to place it laround the negro's neck. The coolness of the officers saved Taylor, though he was badly dis figured bv blows from the nearest of the crowd. All the way to the station house the mob followed the wagon. When questioned by the police in regard to the Rosenstein murder the prisoner told a half dozen different stories. He said that la man named Brown had committed the murder and that he waited on the outside and kept watch, receiving s(',o from Brown. Upon searching the premises the police found $192 and a gold watch and chain which he had secreted. THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I'opullM Organization Committee Sujn tliat l»> the Place for Member* of the Party. Kansas City, May 18.—An address to the populists of the country was issued here last night by the national organi zation committee of the people's party, with the endorsement of the National Tieform Press association. These two bodies, whose common object is to keep the populist party in the middle of the road, avoiding fusion with other political parties everywhere, had been in session here since Tuesday and the adoption of the address concluded their labors. All wlas not harmony among these middle of the road leaders and only after long and heated discussions was an address agreed upon. \ hard fight was made to secure the indorsement of Wharton Barker and Ignatius Donnelly for president land vice president in 1900, but this the committee refused to recommend. Instead a thorough or ganization of the middle of the roaders in every section of fhe country is urged, with the understanding that they shall enter the next national campaign with the present populist organization, but that wherever fusion shall gain the dlay, whether in county, state or na tional conventions, the middle of the roaders shall bolt and begin an active campaign to cary out their principles. The alleged fusionist tendencies of Marion Butler, chairman of the popu list national committee, are provided against in a clause which authorizes the national organization committee to call a national convention if they shall be convinced that the national chairman or nationlal committee are playing into the hands of the fusionists. nrKlnlc)' Will Prenent the Sword. ■Washington, May 18.-—A notable fea ture of Admiral Dewey's arrival in Washington will be the presentation to him by the president of the superb jeweled sword made bv authority of congress as a testimonial from the government. The sword was complet ed some time ago. but owing to its threat value it was deemed best not to send it to the admiral. The presenta tion to the officers and men of the ad miral's flagship of the hlandsome med als authorized by congress will occur probably at. the same time. There ara atout I.TSQ cf thejnejals. __ SIX TIIOI'SAKD MII.ES OF It All.- KOAII. It may be interesting to note the fol lowing statement of mileage of the New York Central, leased and operated lines, which shows the total miles of track east of Buffalo as 0,114.81. It is, of course, generally known that some of the Western lines have a great er mileage,but their tracks run through a number of sparsely settled States, while the trackage of the New York Central and leased lines is all in the densely populated States of New York and Pennsylvania, accommodating, by its numerous trains, millions of pas sengers each year. Here is the mileage of the New York Central leased and operated lines: New York Central and branches.... 819.45 New York & Harlem 125.90 Spuyten Duyvil & Port Morris 6.04 New York & Putnam 61.21 Troy & Greenbush 6.00 Mohawk & Malone and branches 181.50 Korne, Water.town & Ogdensburg and branches 624.35 Carthage & Adirondack 40.10 Gouverneur & Oswekatchie 13.05 New Jersey Junction 4.85 West Shore and branches 495.20 Beech Creek and branches 157.38 Walkill Valley 32.88 Syracuse, Geneva & Corning and branches 64.82 Fall Brook and branches 100.70 Pine Creek 74.80 Tivoli Hollow 1 23 St. Lawrence & Adirondack 56.40 Terminal Railway of Buffalo 11.00 Total 2,892.86 Miles of track 4,4:;. i.M Miles of siding l,M>U.9s T r tal number of miles of track and siding —Buffalo Express, April 6, 1899. The Trouble with It. "I wish you would tell me what is the matter with this watch," said the customer, passing if over the counter. "Jt stops occasionally and you have to shake it hard to make it go, don't you?" in quired the jeweler, after he had examined the timepiece with the aid of an eyeglass. " Yes." "Sometimes.you have to open it and start the balance wheel with a toothpick oi something of that kind?" "Yes." "Perhaps you don't blow through the works to get the dust out as often as you should." "I've dcx 2 that dozens of times, and it doesn't seem to do any good." "What really ails the watch is that it has a darned fool tor an owner," said the jeweler. This, however, was the remark he made tc himself. What he said to the customer was that it needed about five dollars' worth of repairs.—Chicago Tribune. Foot-Eme Trnde-Mark Sustained. Justice Lauglilin, in Supreme Court, Buf falo, has ordered a permanent injunction, with costs, and a full accounting of sales, to issue against Paul B. Hudson, manufac turer of "Dr. Clark's Foot Powder," and also against a retail dealer of Brooklyn, re straining them from making or selling Dr. Clark's Foot Powder, which is declared, in the decision of the Court, an imitation and infringement of "Foot—Ease," the powder for tired, aching feet to shake in your shoes, now so largely advertised and sold all over the country. Allen S. Olmsted, of Le Roy, N. Y., is the owner of the trade-mark "Foot —Ease," and he is the first individual who ever advertised a foot powder extensively. 'He will send a sample Free to any one who writes him for it. The decision in this case upholds his trade-mark and renders all par ties liable who fraudulently attempt to profit by the extensive "Foot- —Ease" adver tising. in placing upon the market a spurious and similar appearing preparation, labeled and put up in envelopes and boxes like Foot—Ease. Similar suits will be brought against others who are now infringing on the Foot—Ease trade mark and common law rights. Then She Felt Relieved. "I felt sure the hero was going to be killed," she said, in describing the serial stcrv to her best friend, "until I happened to think that the author was paid so much a word, and probably would not want to spoil a good thing."—Chicago Post. The service of the Nickel Plate Road tc New York City and Boston is a demonstrat ed success. The demands of the traveling public are met by providing three peerless fast express trains in each direction daily. These trains are composed of modern, first class day coaches, elegant vestibuled sleep ing cars between Chicago, New York am! Boston, and unexcelled dining cars. Soiid through trains between Chicago and New York have uniformed colored porters in charge of day coaches, whose services are placed at the disposal of passengers. If you want to travel comfortably, economically and safely, see that your ticket is routed via the Nickel Plate Road. How to Get Rich.—"Some men," said Uncle Eben, "wouldn' hab no trouble 'tall 'bout gettin' rich ef dey held on as tight to de money dey earns as dey does to de money dey borrows."—Washington Star. WOMEN are assailed at every turn by troubles peculiar to their sex. Every mysterious ache or pain is a symptom. These distressing sensations will keep on coming unless properly treated. The history of neglect is written in the worn faces and wasted figures of nine- ——— tenths of our women, WHO every one of whom may WWw WW m a receive the invaluable ad- jiif ff| m/W O g vice of Mrs. Pinkham, MWtLELLM iVIWY%3m PINKHAM'S AID Miss LULA EVANS, of - """"" Parkersburg, lowa, writes of her recovery as follows: "DEAR MRS. PINKHAM—I had been a constant sufferer for nearly three years. Had inflammation of the womb, leucorrhcea, heart trouble, bearing-down pains, backache, headache, ached all over, and '* v at times could hardly stand on yVL yVL my feet. My heart trouble was V zv so bad that some nights WaS ColTl^,e^ *° 1 ~ J-~' -■'-■■Z ZZzZZZ visit tne in the \\ p3l I ( J One day I thought I // would write and see \«*\ I/" jv if y° u could do an v Sy thing for me. I followed j your advice and now I feel j like a new woman. All those dreadful troubles I have no more, and I have found Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash a sure cure for leucorrhcea. lam very thankful for your good advice and medicine.!' 500,000 FAMILIES RELY ON PE-RU-NA. Mr. W. H. B. Williams, Columbus, O. W. H. B. Williams, publisher of 'J'hfl Farmers' Industrial Union, in a recent letter to Dr. Hartman says:"l have used Pe-ru-na as a family medicine for sev eral years. I find it of especial use for myself. I have had several tedious spells with systematic catarrh and be '*--re using Pe-ru-na I had tried several other remedies with little or 110 success. But in Pe-ru-na I found a prompt and sure cure. I always keep the remedy which promptly relieves any attack of the same r«4»lady. "My wife also uses Pe-ru-na. She finds it of especial use for severe spells, to which she is subject. We always keep it in the house as a family medicine. We think it an excellent remedy for the various ills to which children are subject, especially climatic diseases. Address l)r. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio, for a free book on family medicine. A Card of Thanki*. To the Editor—l %viah to express my heart felt thanks to the following named persons for the assistance rendered me in the death of my husband: Officers Brown, Loftus and O'Donnell, who helped get the carriages in line at the funeral; John Gorman, who watched corpse; Adolph Simmon, of Simmon & Xorrby, who was especially no-, ticeable while singing "All Coons Look» Alike to Me" at the wake, and to Nick Wentz, for serving lunch to the mourner* during their bereavement. Those men shall never be forgotten for their kindness. Mrs. Sarah Ann Wells, nee Murphy.—Penny- Press. Try Grain.O! Try Graln-OT Ask your grocer to-day to show you %, package of GRAIX-O, the new food drinlc that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the uhilt. All who try it like it. GP.AIN-O '.as that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, Sut it is n ade from pure grains, and the uost deliea;e stomach receives it without listress. 1-4 the price of coffee. 15c. arid 'j cts. per package. SnIH by all grocers. Marked Down Dollar*. The proprietor of a Woodward avenue grocery store arranged a big oak frame in his window around a board covered with some black cloth. On the board he pinned a lot of new dollar bills. Above he hung a placard reading: "Bookmarks, Only 98 Cents." And, though hundreds of persons stopped before the window and looked at the strange array and stranger sign, but one ventured inside to buy. It was either one or the other," said the merchant, in speak ing of the advertising scheme, "either the' people thought they were bills of a 'called-in'; series, or were bogus or else they were too lazy to come in and save two cents. Least ivays, I didn't sell a single bill.—Detroit Free Press. Do Yonr Feet Ache and Burn! Shake Into your shoes, Allen's Foot-Ease,' a powder for the feet. It makestightorNew Shoes feel Easy. Cures Corns, Bunions,' Swollen, Hot, Callous, Sore, and Sweating- Feet. A1! Druggists and Shoe Stores sell it, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. V. Size is no criterion of strength. A small onion may be stronger than a big squash.—• L. A. W. Bulletin. Lune'H Family Medicine. Moves the bowels each day. In order to he healthy this is necessary . Acts gently on the liver and kidneys. Cures sick head ache. Price 25 and 50c. It's a fowl trick for nature to make a pigeon-toed, duck-legged man chicken hearted.—L,. A. W. Bulletin. To Core a Cold In One Any Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to eui'e. 25c.
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