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POINTED COnnENT.
As Colonel Watterson expresses
it"the country is in a state of
helpless prosperity;" and so the
Democratic captains are traversing
the land in the painful endeavor of
trying to find a place whereon to
stand.
Ex-President Cleveland writes
that he can find no evidence to
support the claim that "Jacksonian
Democracy sanctions the degrada
tion of the people's currency."
And so Mr. Cleveland differs from
Mr. Bryan, who contends that both
Jackson and Jefferson were in
reality Populists.
Manufacturers and their em
ployes must have been extremely
busy during the year 1899, They
increased their importations of raw
material for use in manufacturing
33 per cent, over the busy year of
1898 and 05 per cent, over the last
year under the Wilson law, while
exports of manufactures increased
23 per cent over last year and 50
per cent, over the last year of the
Wilson law.
.John Wanamaker ought to hire
Dr. Swallow to edit his Philadel
phia North American. The Doc
tor's ideas would fit in very nicely
with policy of the North American
and lie and John ought to be able
to mix lip church and politics
about as well as any pair we know
of in Pennsylvania.—Bellefonte
"Watchman.
The British losses in Africa in
the last ninety days are' officially
reported at over 7,000 men, killed,
wounded and captured. This is
many times as great as the entire
losses of the United States in the
eighteen months since the war
with Spain began and was followed
by that in the Philippines. Yet
there is still found, occasionally, a
man with the iron nerve to continue
to criticize the conduct of our war.
The public can have little respect
lor the Presidential candidate who
spent an entire campaign on the
stump urging people to vote for
himself, and they must have less
for one who spent an entire four
years following that failure in ask
ing to be given a second trial.
There is a feeling that in a position
of this dignity the office should
seek the man, or at least that the
man is hardly justified in making
a live years' personal campaign in
his own behalf.
Ex-Governor Churchill of Ar
kansas recently declared himself
emphatically for expansion, and
warned the Democratic party, to
which he belongs, that it is folly to
war against an accomplished fact.
"I am a loyal Democrat," he said,
"but an American citizen, and I
stand by the flag and the soldier
"who is fighting for it. Expansion
is a Democratic doctrine and we
uaot honorably recede from it.
I do not see for my life how any
Southern man can take any posi
tion other than for expansion.
'lmperialism' means nothing and
is simply used to scare the ignorant.
Our flag is planted in the Philip
pines and no one is going to haul
it down; there it will remain as a
beacon light toall Asiatic nations."
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Olmsted Argues for Sound Honey.
Representative M. E. Olmsted,
of Dauphin district, delivered in
Congress an able speech on the
currency bill, and was listened to
with marked attention. The fol
lowing are some of the strong
points he made in support of the
measure:
"Those who would tamper with
the currency or render its condition
uncertain do not take into con
sideration the potent influence of
credit. Whatever impairs the in
tegrity of a nat ion, of a corporation
or of an individual, impairs its
credit; whatever impairs credit
and weakens confidence lessens
commerce; and whatever lessens
commerce results injuriously to all
the i>eople,'' declared Mr. Olmsted.
He then drew a comparison of the
industrial condition of the country
following the election of President
Cleveland in 1892 and the present
era of prosperity under a Republi
can administration.
WORK IX PLENTY FOR ALL
Mr. Olmstead read from advance
sheets of the annual report of Fac
tory Inspector Campbell, of Penn
sylvania, that "328,008 more per
sons were employed in 1899 than
in 189<i; 293,915 more persons were
employed in 1899 than in 1897;
182,207 more persons were em
ployed than in 1898, and if the
demand for skilled workers and
laborers could be supplied, the in
crease would be greater.
"1 have just read," he con
tinued that in certain parts of
Philadelphia there is great activity
in real estate, caused by the fact
that workingmen who have hereto
fore been content to live in humble
rented tenements, are, as a result
of improved conditions, beginning
to purchase homes for themselves."
Mr. Olmsted also spoke of the
increase in money in circulation,
since the defeat of Bryan, from
821.10 in 189(5 to $25 per capita in
1899, the highest ever known.
CONFIDENCE IS RESTORED.
In answer to Mr. Newlands'
(Nev.) argument that the present
prosoerity was due to large crops,
Mr. Olmsted said: "But nature is
not entitled to all the credit for
putting at work 328,000 ad
ditional factory hands in Pennsyl
vania. Nature is not wholly re
sponsible for enabling the great
Pennsylvania Steel Company at
my home, which went into bank
ruptcy under a Democratic ad
ministration, to pay out 82,730,-
047.04 in wages to employes in
1899, The restored confidence in
proper protection to American
labor anil in the maintenance of
the integrity of our currency and
of the government's obligations and
of private obligations has had even
more to do with it. The Federal
government borrowed money read
ily at 3 percent., in the midst of
war with a foreign nation, while
the preceding Democratic adminis
tration paid 4 per cent, in a time
of profound peace."
Mr. Olmsted declared that it was
necessary, however, to enact legis
lation that would make it impos
sible for a President or Secretary
of the Treasury, without action by
Congress, to change from the gold
standard basis.
Every report of Brad street's and
Dun's is a confirmation of the
statements that our industries are
all prosperous and upon a stable
basis. Farmers are paying off
their mortgages in millions of dol
lars and are no longer anxious to
abandon their farms and move
away. Farm property is gradu
ally but surely rising in value.
There is no longer a glut in the
markets for manufactures, and fac
tories are voluntarily raising the
wages of the workmen all over the
country. The party of calamity
and opposition and hard times finds
itself in sore straits for any reason
able issue to ask voters to rally be
hind.
It Used to be Cheaper But—
"Three years ago," said a Dem
ocratic merchant to a lady of our
acquaintance who had just paid
him 25 cents for an article, "you
could have bought that for ten
cents."
"1 rember that, but 1 couldn't
get the 10 cents. Now I have paid
you the quarter, and look here,"
and she held open her pocket-book,
in which were seen several 100-
cent dollars.—Clark County (111. )
"Herald."
"1 am indebted to One Minute Cough
Cure fin - my health and life. It cured
uie of lung trouble following grippe.'
Thousands owe their lives to the prompt
action of this never tailing remedy. It
cures coutrhs, colds, croup, bronchitis,
pneumonia, grip and throat and lung
troubles. Its early use prevents con
sumption. It is the only harmless
remedy that gives immediate results. It.
C' Dodson. 81y
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY I, 1900.
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j* W/E have resolved to clear the decks, and when we determine to do a thing we enter } 1
into it heart and soul. We want to clear every heavy-weight garment out of our
store within the next THIRTY DAYS, and are ready to jj^
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II ot it. You save from 25 to 50 per cent. 011 all Men's and Boys' Ulsters, Children's Suits, and in fact ij|£
kg on everything you will buy of us during this sale kg
T P JKS°*REMEMBER We make this wonderful ofter at the beginning of 1900, with confidence in the > ,
intelligence of the people to whom we have always given the worth of their money. These unusual Z.
values we want the people to possess. We must make room for our SPRING STOCK. *
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BARGAINS.
They Are Yours.
We have completed the annual review
of our mammoth stock of Furniture and
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 great va
riety of Furniture from the cheap kitchen
chair or table to the handsomest pailor
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.
SPEC!Ah It AUG A TNS.
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 are 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. We hope to greet all our former
customers during the year 1900 and
many n<'W faces. We are here for busi
ness. To please the public.
()ur I 'ndertakinjji department, the most
complete in tin; land, and with experienc
ed attendants, shall continue to meet the
approbation of an intelligent community
and eater to the needs of the times.
Remember the.' place. The Brick
Block, Cor., ol Fourth and Chestnut Sts.
Geo. J. Laßar.
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I <• WE ARE READY FOR
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| Are You?^
1 R. SEGER & SON, I
Next to Bank, Emporium, Pa. *
<• UP-TO-DATE CLOTHIERS, g
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2 We took time by the
C* forelock and made our
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<• CLOTHING, V,
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(• Times are not as they •)
(« used to be —"the early Jj
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(• Our customers shall •>
<• have the benefit. In
[J clothing we have secur- '
<" ed the very popular •)
r" SciILOSS BRO'S & Co.'s •)
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2 BALTIMORE CLOTHING.
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(• tures the best goods in •>
J the market and we are
2 pleased to show our cus- Jj
c* tomers their clothing.
(3 STYLISH HATS. •>
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(• late fall and all-winter •>
Cm shapes in Hats we mean
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(• larger or better line in •)
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;• ALL UP-TO-DATK, "j
<• We have recently dis- •>
!* jjosed of all old goods •;
and our present line has Jj
been selected new in Jj
'+ every department. •>
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j Emporium, Pa ®)
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