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County Commissioner.
Having lived in this county nearly all my life and
never having asked for, or held, a county office,
[ have taken this opportunity to oiler myself as
candidate for County Commissioner, subject to
decision of the Republican County Convention.
DELOS BURLINGAME.
Sizerville, Pa., Feb. 20, 1899.
i liMmi mn r«-*oi«u*
'•I have brought these boys 8,000
miles from home and will stay with
thorn," is what Col. Hawkins said
w hen urged to return to Pennsyl
vania and take his seat in the
State Senate. Then his surgeon
told him his life depended on his
going home at once, Col. Hawkins
said: ''No 1 will go home with
my regiment, dead or alive,"
Speaking of the approaching re
ception of the command, "'I would
rather be Col. of the Tenth" he
said, "and marching through the
streets of Pittsburg at its head,
than to l>e President of the United
States.''
'•We have already two thousand
miles of Occidental frontage, with
Alaska away up north and Hawaii
away out at sea; ami we couldn't
get away from the world-move
ments in the Pacitlic if we would.
But we do not want to,"says the
Louisville Courier-Journal. "We
are there now and we mean to stay
there. We shall be there a cen
tury hence unless some Power
turns up strong enough to drive us
out. No party that proposes to
lower the national record, or to
trail its standard in the dust, will
be sustained by the people, or
ought to be sustained."
"Up Against the Real Thing."
One of the most impressive
among the many showings of pros
perity with which the American
people are nowadays so frequently
regaled after two full years of re
stored Protection, is that made in
the news columns of the New
York "Sun," of July 29. With
its characteristic enterprise and
and sagacity the "Sun," always
keenly alive to matters of genuine
public interest, has gathered from
correspondents in various business
centers some very significant facts
as to the abnormal activity which
prevails among the railroads of the
I'nited States. No one needs to
be told that when the great inland
transportation systems are rushed
with business and straining to in
crease their facilities to meet an in
creased demand, everybody else
must be extremely busy. Railroad
business is a sure index of general
business.
From Chicago the report is that
every railroad entering that city
to-day needs more cars than it has
or can get to meet the demands of
shippers. This condition is not
due to any great and sudden in
crease in any particular traffic but
is due to the steady growth of all
kinds of traffic. From all indica
tions the year 1 S'JO will eclipse all
former years in the volume of
business done by the railroads, the
increase in traffic as compared with
that of several years previous be
ing considered almost phenomenal;
but there is almost as great an in
crease in earnings so far this year
over those of the corresponding
period of last year as was the case
of IS!IX over. All the railroads
which build their own freight ears
have kept full forces at work in
the shops, but they could not turn
out cars fast enough to supply the
demand and orders were placed
with car manufacturing companies
which will keep most of them busy
for the remainder of the year, if
not longer.
Here is a curiously suggestive
fact stated by an official of one of
the big AVestern railways:
More pianos were shipped over our road from
Chicago to the West and Southwest in the last
three months than the entire number in the
years from 1891 to 1897. This is good proof of the
prosperity of the farmer, for a piano is a luxury
iii which lie does not indulge as soon as he gets a
few hundred dollars ahead. Our traffic in farm
ing machinery was never so large as it has been
this year and our crop reports made it certain
that the investments in machinery were well
made.
When the farmers buy pianos
they are "on Easy street." No
douht of that.
Another railroad manager said:
•'lf we could borrow or hire from
."i.IHMi to 10,00() lio\>4.rs we could
find immediate use foraall of them."
At Detroit an oil!rial declared
that in twenty years iijs road has
"never seen a condition like the
present. Ordinarily at this time
of the year we are not burdened
with a surplus of business and
rather have difficulty in finding a
place to store our empty freight
cars than to employ all our energies
to find cars enough to carry the
business offered to us. We are
certainly behind on a visible sup
ply of ears requisite to carry the
freight which we can get without
any solicitation."
Baltimore reports a scarcity of
cars with which to move the tre
mendous business present and
prospective. At Buffalo the freight
traffic is far in excess of the supply
of cars. Thousands of extra cars
could be used but they are not to
be found. At Philadelphia a trunk
line official testifies to a great in
crease cn all the lines of his road.
Speaking of the lines east of I'itts
burg. he said:
1 am convinced that the preseut prosperity is
lasting for the reason that the increase of busi
ness is not confined to a particular locality. It is
general. For instance, on all the stations of our
road there is a substantial betterment. Some of
the offices report an increase of 7 per cent., others
15 per cent., many from 50 to 75 per cent., some
100 per cent., and one as high as 216 per cent.
While, as these reports show, our business is
much In excess of that of last year, we have not
experienced any great difficulty in getting cars to
handle the freight thus far, but there will be a
scarcity of cars in the latter part of September or
October. How serious it will be I have no
means of telling at this time. As a matter of
fact we have very largely inceased our equipment
this year, s.nd, of course, that has aided us in
handling the increased business, but in some
kinds of cars there has already been a scarcity.
It is now but twenty-nine months
since William McKinley took his
seat as President of the United
States; only a few days more than
two years since the Dingley Tariff
was enacted. Contrast, if you can,
present conditions with those which
existed twenty-nine months after
the inauguration of Grover Cleve
land in 1893 and twenty-four
months after the enactment of the
all-destroying Wilson-Gorman Tar
iff law. Ten billions of dollars
would not suffice to measure the
increase in individual, corporate
and national wealth which has
taken place since the restoration of
Protection as the American policy.
Probably twenty billions would
fall below the mark.
Verily, is it true, in the euphe
istic phraseology of the cartoon
which appears in the American
Economist, that William Jennings
Brgan, bestriding the Free-Silver
and Free-Trade ass of his party,
finds his progress to the White
House barred by a solid wall of
prosperity and is "l T p Against the
Heal Thing Now." —American
Economist.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7th. 1899.
When the circumstances under
which Secretary Root passed his
lirst week at the head of the War
Department are considered, one
wonders that so few plans have
been manufactured for liiin by the
correspondents of the yellow journ
als, which insist upon printing
Washington news whether there is
any or not. Owing to the absence
of the President and nearly all the
members of the Cabinet, there has
been a dearth of official news, and
Secretary Root has been too busy
posting himself to talk about his
plans. That the yellows should
proceed to make a few plans for
him was as natural as that water
will run down hill, and the only
surprising thing was that they did
not make them more sensational.
At the proper time, Secretary
Root's official acts will show the
country his intentions.
The consular agents of the l'. S.
are not only expected to keep us
posted on trade conditions in the
countries to which they are ac
credited, but also upon everything
in the line of progress in every
branch of human activity. The
Department of State has received
the following concerning a new
treatment for consumption, front
the r. S. Commercial agent at
Roubaix, France: A new method
of treating bronchial and pulmon
ary diseases, has been called to the
attention of the Academy of Medi
cine, by Dr. Mendel. The treat
ment is especially recommended
for tuberculosis. It consists of in
jecting daily into the bronchial
tubes essence of eucalyptus, thyme
and cinnamon held in solution in
olive oil. The oil in decending
slowly comes in contact with the
walls of the tubes and the upper
lungs. Tho gas that is set free
saturates the air in the lungs and
acts on the mucus membranes as
far as the air penetrates. Sixteen
tuberculosis and two with bron
chitis have been given this treat
ment. and in each case, after one
or two weeks, a lessening or com
plete cessation of the cough and
expectoration, as well as a return
of sleep, appetite and strength has
been noted."
Representative Burke, of S. I).,
who is in Washington on business,
says his state can be putin the
sure Republican column; and
speaking of the outlook, he said :
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST ro, 1899.
"Outside of Colorado, I do not be
lieve there is a single northwestern
state that Air Bryan can carry. I
consider that President McKin
ley's renoniination and re-election
are foregone conclusions. The ad
ministration is popular in the
northwest. Our people have fallen
upon prosperous times, and they
are not inclined to turn the gov
ernment over to the opposition,
which always promises so much
and performs so little."
A conference will be held in
Washington this week which will
probably result in an immediate
start being made in the taking of
the census of Cuba. Those who
will participate in the conference
will lie Secretary Root, Assistant
Secretary Meiklejohn, Inspector
General Sanger, who will have im
mediate supervision of the work,
several representatives (if the Cen
sus Bureau and flic Cuban Super
visors recently appointed by Gen.
Brooke. As lias been stated, this
census is to be taken to get at the
voting population of Cuba, and
as soon after its completion, muni
cipal elections will be held over
there. Although our Census Bu
reau officials are acting in an ad
visory capacity in this matter, the
Cuban census will have no con
nection with our census, and w ill
be taken under military supervis
ion.
The following opinion, by Mr. .T.
T. Gillispie, an observant citizen
of Mass., who has just returned
from a trip to Russia, and who is
now in Washington, is both inter
esting and pertinent: "With all
her professed friendship for the U.
S., Russia does not tolerate Ameri
can missionaries within her borders.
Russia is pre-eminently selfish in
all her aims, and *lier ambitions
are far more stupendous than peo
ple in this country have any idea
of. She dreams of the time when
she will dominate not only the
whole of China, but India, Persia,
and Turkey as well. The build
ing of the great Siberian railway is
nothing but a scheme of conquest.
Russia courts the friendship of the
l". S., because she fears that when
the inevitable conllict between the
Slave and the Briton comes on, the
I . S., may side with the mother
country. Down in their hearts the
Russians care no more for us than
they do the English, and whenever
they think the hour is ripe, they
will push us aside in the Orient,
just as ruthlessly as they will John
Bull. They bide their time, being
a patient and cunning race, but in
the meantime it suits them to ap
pear to be our friends."
EXCURSION NOTICES.
Extension of Limit on Pennsylvania Rail
road Seashore Excursion Tickets.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany announces that the return limit
on tickets from Lock Haven, Erie and
intermediate points, for the special ex
cursions of August 10 and 24, to At
lantic City, Cape May, Sea Isle City,
Ocean City, Avalon, Anglesea, Wild
wood, or Holly Beach, has been ex
tended from ten days to fifteen days,
thus allowing excursionists five days
longer by the sea. 1393-24-2t
Through Sleeping Cars to the Thousand
Islands, August 19th.
The W. N. Y. & P. Ry., will run their
last popular Vacation Excursion to the
Thousand Islands and the St. Lawrence
River, Saturday, August 19th. Tickets
good returning ten clays, will be sold
at the low rateof §6.50 from Emporium.
Train leaves 1:45 p. m. These excur
sions offer the cheapest and most de
lightful vacation outings. Arrange
ments have been made for through
sleeping cars; rate per berth from
Olean, $2.00. Secure space of W. N.
Y. & P. Ry. agents in advance to in
sure accommodations. 21-5t
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Reduced Rates Via Pennsylvania Railroad
for Mount Gretna Farmers'
Exposition
On account of the Farmers' Exposi
tion, to be held at Mt. Gretna, Pa.,
August 14 to 19, the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company will sell round-trip
tickets to Mount Gretna and return, at
rate of one fare for the round trip,
from principal stations between East
Liberty and Bryn Mawr; on the North
ern Central Railway north of and in
cluding Lutherville, and on the Phila
delphia and Erie Railroad Division
east of and including Waterford.
Tickets will be sold August 12 to 19,
good to return until August 21, inclu
sive.
For information in regard to train
service and specific rates application
should bo made to ticket Agents.
1402-24-2t
Reduced Rates to Grangers' Picnic at
Williams' Grove via Pennsylvania Rail
road.
For the Twenty-sixth Annual Inter-
State Grange Picnic Exhibition, to be
held at Williams' Grove, Pa., August
28 to September 2, the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will sell excursion
tickets from August 26 to September
2, inclusive, good to return until
September 4, inclusive, at rate of one
fare for the round trip , from prin
cipal stations between East Liberty
and Bryn Mawr; on the Northern
Central Railway north of and in
cluding Lutherville, and on the Phila
delphia and Erie Railroad Division
east of and including Waterford.
For information in regard to train
service and specific rates application
should be made to ticket agents.
1403-24-2t
Portage Falls Excursion SI.OO.
On Sundays, July 2nd, 16th, 30th,
August 13th and 27th, the W. N. Y. &
P. liy., will run popular excursions to
Portage Falls.
Special trains will leave Emporium
at 8:00 a. m. Fare, SI.OO. Trains will
arrive at Portage Falls Park 11:30 a.
m. Returning, leave 5.15 p. m., giving
nearly six hours to visit the Falls and
their delightful surroundings. A band
of music will accompany each excur
sion and give a free concert at the
Park during the afternoon. 18-9t
G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT, PHILADELPHIA.
Reduced Rates via Pennsylvania Railroad.
On account of the Thirty-third An
nual Kncompment of the Grand Army
of the Republic, to be held at Philadel
phia on September 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9,
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
wil! sell excursion tickets from points
on its line to Philadelphia, at rate of
single fare for the round trip, except
that the fare from New York and Balti
more will be ?3; from Newark, N. J.,
$2.85; from Elizabeth; N. J., $2.75 and
proportionate rates from intermediate
points.
Tickets will be sold on September 2,
3, 4, and 5, good to return until Sep
tember 12, inclusive; but by depositing
ticket with joint agent at Philadelphia
on September 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9, and the
payment of tlfty cents, return limit
may be extended to September 30, in
clusive.
SIDE TRIPS.
Tickets for side trips to Washington,
Old Point Comfort, Gettysburg, An
tietam, and Virginia battlefields will
also bo sold at greatly reduced rates.
1392-24-3t
NOTICE.
"VTOTICE is hereby given to the public that my
_LM wife, BERTHA, having left ray bed and
board without just cause or provocation, I will
not pay any bills of her contracting and hereby
forbid any person harboring or trusting her on
my account.
ROBERT PRENTIS.
Emporium, Pa., July 31, 1899.—3t.
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address on application to
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Meadville, Pa. "sax
BOARDING HOUSE.
707 VINE STREET. PHILADELPHIA. PA.,
OPPOSITE FRANKLIN SQUARE.
Cameron county people visiting
Philadelphia will find this a convenient
and central location. Terms SI.OO per
day. Reference, by permission, to
PRESS office, Emporium.
MRS. S. B. KING.
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