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POINTED COnHENT.
For Sale: Choice lot of islands; Price,
four millions cash. Apply to Denmark.
Money talks and a comfortable bal
ance in the Treasury is more eloquent
than a deficit.
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Goebel is still a member of the Ken
tucky legislature. It is hard to get
rid of bad habits.
Of course, the outbreak ofthe bubonic
plague at Manila is entirely duo to the
"imperialism" of the administration.
Senator Teller says that the silver
party hasn't gone to pieces, but no one
else can be found to deny the state
ment.
The country will not welcome an at
tempt to revive the Sampson-Schley
controversy, no matter by whom it is
made.
Efforts made by Chairman Jones to
reconcile Kentucky Democrats have
failed and it is conceded that the state
will be lost to Bryan next year.
The question is not so much whether
this is the nineteenth or the twentieth
century as it is to what century fossils
like Hoar and Atchinson belong.
Anyone who really believes that
there is any "alliance" between Eng
land and the United States is too far
gone even to be argued with.
The Democrats who insisted that the
State Department was truckling to
Great Britain in the matter of those
flour seizures should now have the man
liness to confess that they were wrong.
General French seems to i>e in some
what the same situation as the man
who caught a Tartar, and had to sum
mon aid to enable him to let him go
again.
Representative Grosvenor is sure of
re-election no matter what the Demo
crats may say. He is the only member
who quoted no poetry in his speech on
the currency bill.
The territory of the United States
was increased about 1,600,000 sqnare
miles under Democratic auspices. It is
rather late in the day for that party to
fight against the addition of 150,000
more.
The withdrawal of British ships from
trade to act as transports for troops and
stores has resulted in a scarcity ot coal
in England which must be suppied b3 r
the United States. Prices are there
fore likely togo up.
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The duty on lumber has protected
the southern lumbermen so well that
their product is in demand all over the
Union, taking the place that Canadian
timber held under the Wilson bill.
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In three southern states, there aro
rival Democratic candidates for the
United States Senate, who divide on the
question of expansion. That doesn't
look as if tho Democrats wore united
against it.
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Representatives Gaines, of Tennessee
is mad because a New York newspaper
has charged him with voting against
his convictions in the Roberts case. As
a matter of fact about half tho members
of the House confessedly did the same.
Lord Salisbury has assured Ambas
sador Choate that the commercial rights
of the United States shall be equitably
considered in the matter of the flour
siezures. Nothing more can be asked
at present.
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Naturally yellow fever has broken
out again in Cuba. The Augean stables
were not cleaned in a day. But the
disease is loss prevalent and less virul
ent than ever befox-e at this time ofthe
year.
Over §150,000,000 in dividends were
distributed in New York, Boston and
Philadelphia on Now Year's day and
half as much more will bo distributed
on the 15th., ofthe month. The country
plainly has not gone to the dogs yet.
Prosperity in One State.
In view of the fact that the iron
and steel trade was almost the last
of the country's great industries to
feel the effect of returning pros
perity, the condition of affairs in
Pennsylvania, where this branch
of manufacturing enterprise over
shadows all others, is wonderfully
interesting. The annual report of
the State Factory Inspector of the
Keystone commonwealth describes
a situation which has no parallel
in the industrial history of the
country. According to the figures
presented, there were employed in
the mills and factories of Pennsyl
vania. on October .'3l, 1899, .'5128,000
more persons than were employed
at the same period in 1890; that is.
29.1,915 more than were employed
in 1897, and 182,207 more than
were employed in 1898. These
figures are impressive in themselves,
but they are made still more so by
the fact that wages have advanced
all along the line, in some cases 10
per cent., while the demand for
labor to-day actually exceeds the
supply. Prosperity in Pennsyl
vania is at high-water mark. There
is hardly an idle plant in the State,
and all signs points to a continu
ance of present conditions.
Consider what has happened in
this one State. In three years
there lias been added to the army
of wage earners in Pennsylvania a
body of artisans almost as large as
the entire population of Vermont,
far greater than the population of
Montana, and more than equal to
the combined population of Arizona,
Nevada, Wyoming and Alaska.
The products of this industrial
army are penetrating markets
hitherto monopolized by European
enterprise; they lead the vanguard
of American expansion, and the
result here at home is a degree of
activity and thrift practically with
out precedent in the annals of
American labor.
The situation in Pennsylvania
merely reflects industrial conditions
in the country at large. American
genius and enterprise are competing
successfully with the whole world
in the rivalry for trade supremacy.
Expansion is the watchword, and
it has a winning sound.—New
York "Mail and Express."
EDITORIAL HENTION.
Chairman Jones of the Demo
cratic National Committee now
talks of regulating trusts rather
than smashing them.
Small wonder that the Uryanites
find it difficult to convince the
American people of the hard times
when all the mints of the country
are running night and day to coin
money for paying American work
men who arc working overtime to
supply the demand of every pro
duct of the land.
The reciprocity treaties which
have been framed under the Mc-
Kinley administration, and are
now before the Senate, will, if rati
lied by the foreign governments as
well as our own, increase very
greatly the exportation of farm
products, their principal object
having been to secure reduced tariff
rates on articles of agricultural
production, both in European
countries and in the West Indian
islands with which they have been
negotiating.
Those interested in the prosperity
of the laboring man, whatever their
personal relation to this subject,
will find the following extracts
from Bradstreets' of December,
189.'], and December, 1899, useful
for comparative purposes:
Bradstreets, December 9, 1893.
The business in 1893 promises to
go into history with heavier net
losses in financial, commercial and
industrial circles throughout the
United States than during the past
eighty years. There are one mil
lion industrial and other wage
earners in enforced idleness
throughout the country in excess
of those similarly situated one year
ago.
BradxtrcnUi\ December 9, 1899.
Pennsylvania industriesare using
300,000 more persons than at this
time a year ago; 100,000 New Eng
land cotton mill operatives have
received an advance of 10 per cent,
in wages; wages of employees in
the cotton mills of Augusta, Ga.,
and liatb and Langley, S. C., are
to be advanced; the Richmond,
Fredericksburg & Potomac R. R.
has increased the wages of its yard
men, conductors and brakemen 10
per cent.; 2,400 workers in the
Elgin Watch Factory will receive
an increase of wages January Ist,
&c.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve .
The best Salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, aud posi
tively cures piles, or no pay required.
It is guaranteed to give perfect satis
faction or money refunded. Price 25
cents a box. For sale by L. Taggart.
v34-n2-ly
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY n, 1900.
CONGRESS AGAIN AT WORK.
Senator Hoar on the Philippines—The
Roberts Case--Secretary Hay's
Diplomatic Triumph--JV\i-.
Quay's Friends are
Confident of
Victory.
Washington, Jan. Bth, 1900.— The
Democratic attempt to play politics
with the relations between the U. S.
Treasury and those National Banks
chosen not by favoritism, but because
they put up U. S. bonds to secure the
government from loss, as depositories
l'or money collected from internal
revenue taxation, was one of the Uatest
failures ever seen in Congress. 1 nstead
of delaying action on the resolutions
calling for al! the correspondence be
tween these National Banks and the
Treasury, the Democrats were foolish
enough to hope they would do, the
Republicans in both House and Senate
assisted in putting the resolutions
through, and Secretary Gage promptly
put a force of clerks to copying the
records, in order that 110 time might be
lost in putting the information before
Congress and the country. Instead of
being opposed to furnishing this in
formation, Secretary Gage was glad of
being furnished an official opportunity
for showing exactly how and why he
had taken the necessary steps to keep
the money in circulation without risk
to the government, which is paid for
internal revenue taxes, instead of
hoarding it in tho Treasury and cramp
ing the business of the country, in
stead of making Democratic political
capital, the Democrats have added to
the esteem in which the administration
is held by the business interests of the
country, which know that our present
prosperity isn't accidental, but the re
sult of well-defined policies.
The House will this week begin with
the appropriation bills, the urgency
Deficiency bill, mostly made up of
items for the War Department, made
necessary by the revolt in the Philip
pines, being first on the list.
Senator Hoar made a speech to-day
on his Philippine resolution, in which
lie said much calculated to encourage
the Filipinos to continue their revolt
againßt the U. S. This elicited applause
from the Democratic Senators and
caused regret to many of Senator Hoar's
oldest and most sincere admirers. No
one who knows the man doubts the
sincerity of his opinion, but if ever
there was a case of mistaken judgment,
it is his. Ho refuses to see that it
would be both dishonorable and cow
ardly for the U. S. to abandon the
Philippines, not to mention the com
mercial disadvantage to America that
would follow such an abandonment;
that the whole civilized world looks to
us to give the Philippines good gov
arnment.
The greater part of the present week
will be devoted by the Roberts com
mittee to hearing legal arguments.
Ex-Secretary Carlisle, leading counsel
against Roberts, began his argument
to-day and he has until Wednesday to
finish it. Then Roberts will be given
an opportunity to reply, although he
has already consumed two days in
argument, which may bo summed up
in a sentence—the House has 110 right
to deny him the seat. The Committee
may report late this week, but it is
more likely to wait until next week.
Secretary Wilson said of Secretary
Hay's great diplomatic triumph in
securing guarantees from the leading
European nations of the perpetual
maintenance of the "open door" at all
Chinese ports, which he declared sup
plements the work done by our Army
and Navy and secures our trade rela
tions with China: "A year ago no
nation would liavo listened to a propo
sition of this kind, but the whole world
listens to the U. S. now. Some idea of
the vastness of the interests involved,
may be gained from the fact that while
ten years ago, our exports from the
Pacific Coast to all countries aggre
gated §26,000,000, and five years ago
$42,000,000, the steady increase in
Pacific coast exports had raised the
aggregate to §73,000,000 a year ago."
The decision of the Senate Committe
on elections to report against Mr.
Quay's right to bo seated was no sur
prise, and will not affect the final dis
position of the case. It has been known
for some time, that Senator Burrows
would vote with the Democrats against
Mr. Quay, and his vote was a majority,
as this committee was not included in
those upon which the Republican
majority was recently increased to ac
cord with the Republican membership
of the Senate. Ifow soon the report
will be made to the Senate will depend
upon how soon the case of Senator
Clark, of Mont., charged with bribery,
which is now being heard by the com
mittee, is disposed of. Mr. Quay's
friends are still confident that he will
be seated by the Senate.
-No liight To Ugliness.
The woman who is lovely in face, form
and temper will always have friends, but
one who would be attractive must keep
her health. If she is weak, sickly and
all run down, she will be nervous and ir
ritable. If she has constipation or kid
ney trouble, her impure blood will cause
pimples, blotches, -kin eruptions and a
wretched complexion. Electric Ritters
is the best medicine in the world to re
gulate stomach, liver and kidneys aud to
purify the blood, ft gives strong nerves,
bright eyes, smooth, velvet skin, rich
complexion, ft will make a good-looking,
charming woman of a run-down invalid.
Only 50 cents at L. Taggart's Drug
Store.
Fine sense and exalted sense are not
half so useful as common sense.
Having a Great Hun on Chamberlain's
Cough Hemedy.
Manager Martin, of the Picrson drug
store, informs us that he is having a great
run on Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
lie sells five bottles of that medicine to
one of any other kind, and it gives great
satisfaction. In these diys of la grippe
there is nothing like Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy to stop the cough, heal up the
sore throat and lungs and give relief
within a very short time. The sales are
growing, and all who try it are pleased
with its prompt action.—South Chicago
Daily Calumet. For sale by L. Taggart,
Druggist. jan
WASHIHGTON.
Special Low-Rate Excursions via Penn
sylvania Railroad.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
announces that on December 215, Feb
ruary 21, March 15, and April 7, it will
run special excursions from points on the
Philadelphia and Erie llailroad, Erie to
Lock Haven, inclusive, to Washington,
for the benefit of all who may wish to
visit the National Capitol. Round-trip
tickets, good going on all regular trains
ou day of issue, and good return
ing on any regular train within ten days,
exclusive of going date, will be sold at
rate of If 10 (nun Erie, St. Marys and
intermediate points; §8.1)5 from Drift
wood; $8.15 from llenovo; 87.'11l from
Lock Ilaven; and proportionate rates
from other points.
Holders of special excursion tickets to
Washington, can purchase at the Penn
sylvania Railroad Ticket Offices in
Washington, excursion tickets to Rich
mond at rate of $4.00 aud to Old Point
Comfort (all rail) at $0.00; from the
pursers of the Northfolk and Washing
ton Steamboat Company, excursion tick
ets (not including meals and staterooms
011 steamers) to Old Point Comfort or
Northfolk, Ya., at $3.50, and to Virginia
Reach, Princess Anne Hotel, at $4.50;
and at the Washington, Alexandria and
Mt. Vernon Electric Railway Company,
excursion tickets to Mt Vernon and re
turn at rate of 50 cents.
For lull information consult small
handbills, apply to ticket agents, or ad
dress E. S. Ilarrar, Division Ticket
Agent. Williamsport, Pa.. 151!)-41-18t
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OLD MEXICO.
Twenty-three Days' Tour via Pennsylvania
Railroad.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has arranged for a special personally-con
ducted tour through Old Mexico by
special pullman train of parlor-smoking
dining, sleeping, compartment and obser
vation cars, to leave New York and Phil
adelphia February 12, visiting all the
principal points of interest in the "Land
of Montezuma," and spending five days
in the City of M«xico.
Round-trip tickets, covering all neces
sary expenses, S3OO from all points on
the Pennsylvania Railroad.
For further information apply to ticket
agents; Tourist Agent, 11 !)ti Broadway,
New York; 4 Court Street, Brooklyn;
789 Rroad Street, Newark, N. J.; B.
Courlnender, Jr., I'assenger Agent Haiti
more District, Baltimore, Md.; Colin
Studds, Passenger Agent Southeastern
District, Washington, D. C. Passenger
Agent, Western District, Pittsburg. Pa.;
or address Geo. W. Royd, Assistant
General Passenger Agcfit, Philadelphia.
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OUR STOCK TAKING
BARGAINS.
They Are Yours.
We have completed the annual review
of our mammoth stock of Furniture aud
after passing through our line of goods,
crowded into two floors of our large
building and a large ware house we were
surprised ourselves to see the 2rent va
riety of Furniture from the cheap kitchen
chair or table to the handsomest pallor
or bed room suits. Many of the goods
were ordered before the rise took place
and we have concluded to turn them
over to the public and be satisfied with a
reasonable profit. You may travel miles
and you will not find another such variety
of goods at these prices.
SPECIAL BARGAINS.
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We have a quantity of chairs, both
kitchen, rocking, dining room and even
parlor, that we desire to dispose of to
make room for other purposes. These
goods are not soiled or damaged in any
way, yet requiring the room we shall
close them out at prices that will astonish
you if you are in need of chairs. They
will go at less than cost. First come,
first served.
New goods arc always arriving at our
establishment and if you don't see what
you want we will cheerfully ordering any
article manufactured and deliver it free
of charge.
We desire at this time to return our
thanks to the good people of Cameron
and adjoining counties for their very
liberal patronage during the past years
that we have been in business in this
county. Our relations have been pleas
ant. Wo hope to greet all our former
customers during the year 1900 and
many new faces. We are here for busi
ness. To please the public.
Our I Undertaking department, the most
complete in the land, and with experienc
ed attendants, shall continue to meet the
approbation of an intelligent community
and cater to the needs of the times.
Remember the place. The Brick
Block, Cor., of Fourth and 4 Chestnut Sts.
Geo. J. Laßar.
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H. A. ZARPS & CO., I
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FASHIONABLE AND UP-TO-DATE
jWefehant X&ilors
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R. SEGER CO.,
Opposite M. E. Church, Emporium, Pa.
We have prepared for the rush in
business and while we are busy we al
ways have time to serve our old
patrons. NEW STYLES in piece
goods for early winter are now ready
for inspection. There is no use of
sending to Philadelphia, Buffalo or
any other place for clothing. You
pay more money than we charge and
goods are no better, fit no better and
you send the money away fromjhome.
OUR PRICES are up-to date and if
we do not give you satisfaction we
will make it right.
R. Seger&Co.,
EMPORIUM, PA.
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