2 CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. H. H. MULLIN, Editor. Published Every Thursday. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. f'rr year '2 no 112 paid in advance 1 "0 ADVERTISING RATES: Advertisements arc published at the rate of •ne dollar per square for one insertion and llfty cents per square for each subsequent insertion Rales by Hie year, or for six or three months, sre low and uniform, and will be furnished on application. Legal and Official Advertising per square, three limes or less, each subsequent inser tion 50 cents per square. Local notices lu cents per line for one inser ■ertlon: ft cents per line for each subsequent consecutive Insertion. Obituary notices over Ave lines. 10 cents per line Simple announcements of births, mar riages and deaths will be inserted free. Business cards, five lines or less. 45 per year; over five lines, at the regular rates of adver tising. No local inserted for less than 75 cents per lsaue. JOB PRINTING. The Job department of the Prkss Is complete and affords facilities for doing the best class of work. Paiiticli.au attention paid-jo I>aw Printing. No paper will be discontinued until arrear rges are paid, except at the option of the pub isher. Papers sent out of the county must be paid lor in advance According to the Washington cor respondent of the Chicago Record, . _ . . ... , one of the recent A Society drl brides has been SmiiKKler, ... , guilty of some •harp practice at Uncle Sam's ex pense: "Some weeks ago a great fuss was made because the inspectors of the New York custom house held up for appraisement several trunks filled with line wearing apparel brought brand-new from Paris by a young women of prominent connec tion in Washington society. Secre tary Gage, when appealed to, gave an order for the release of the luggage upon being assured that the owner had suffered the destruction of all lier wearing apparel during the siege of the legations in Peking, where she was a member of Minister Conger's household. A few days ago this tame young woman wa* married at Epiphany church with great cere mony, and her bridal gowns and elab orate trousseau are described in the newspapers as having been recently obtained in Paris, where she stopped for that purpose on her way home from Peking. It turns out, too, that she was not a member of Minister Conger's household, but was a guest of Mrs. Squiers. She smuggled her wedding outfit through the custom house without the payment of duty, even if there was a good deal of mis representation on the way. The young woman is a grandniece of a former justice of the supreme court, and the man she married is a grand son of a member of the United States senate." A remarkable scene took place in JCmv York the other day. A crowded cable car was rumbling along Lexing ton avenue, when suddenly a gentle man who had just got in arose and signaled the conductor to stop the car, at the same time saying, in a loud voice: "Some one in this car has smallpox." There was a frantic scramble for the doors, and the of fender was found to be a woman, heavily veiled, occuping a corner seat, vho was on her way to the hospital. The gentleman was a physician, and his knowledge of the disease enabled hint to oetect it by the peculiar odor which always accompanies it. From a London exchange we learn that Queen Victoria was personally Insured for over $5,000,000, and many outsiders carried insurance upon her life. Many actors, for instance, whose business! must be suspended for a long time after the death of the queen, will How have their policies paid by the various insurance concerns. The queen's death will probably entail the largest insurance loss ever recorded. By all accounts the women in To peka, Kan., are gambling at a fearful rate. It is said that a young woman cf that city started out the other day to buy her wedding trousseau, having several hundred dollars. Instead of going on a shopping tour she called at the house of a married friend and there found a poker game in progress. She was "broke" and in debt in a couple ©!' hours. As a hard-luck story it would he dif ficult to match that of Albert G. Wood ruff, of Newark, who, while trying to commit suicide by hanging himself in the Essex county jail lately, was pre cipitated to the stone floor by the •breaking of the rope, thereby receiving a fracture of the skull, from which he expired before he could putin opera tion any other method for killing him self. Mr. Thompson, a member of the Connecticut legislature, introduced a new word the other day in a legislative debate. It was in a horse story. A neighbor of Mr. Thompson's went to buy a fast horse. After having been shown some with past records and some with possible future records, the man said: "1 don't want a has-been nor a will-be; I want an is-er." Sistersville, \Y. Ya., which is in a rich oil and gas country, got its name from the fact that an apparently value less tract of 1,500 acres was given to Seven sisters, and consequently called "sisters' farm." A little prospecting Showed tiie land to be immensely val uable, and a. growing town of some thousands of inhabitants now occupies the farm. THE CANDIDATE IN 1904. Ulia Ihe Oeniocrii t« Will No ml milt" in tin* !S>tl Presidential Cumi»ii Ikii. alio announcement from within the democratic national committee that another nomination for Mr. Hr.van is "impossible" and that there, is "an abiding fait li in the possibilities of Mr. Olney" would be important if we were in the beginning of 1004; but in Feb ruary, 1901, it is «n idle prediction, ex cept that it is injudicious according to all political precedents. The pushing forward of a specific candidate prematurely has been re garded hitherto as u sinister device, and more especially does it have that appearance when, its in this case, the celebration of Mr. Olney is accom panied with a reference to Mr. Hill as a "cheap politician" who is "playing for the nomination." hopelessly as against the "wise and careful Olney." For his part, Mr. Hill has made no such mistake, but lias caused it to be an nounced at this stage that he is not a candidate for the nomination and has only disinterested solicitude for his party's welfare. Neither has he put himself in an attitude of criticism of any candidate suggested, whether Mr. Bryan oranother. He may be a "cheap politician," but he is better versed in the game of politics than is Mr. Olney, if the gentleman from Massachusetts is at. all privy to such an announce ment of his candidacy. Moreover, this pitting of Olney against Hill, with the bitterness of feeling which the manner of it is sure to provoke, may conduce to the benefit of Bryan rather than diminish his chances of getting the nomination. In stead of making his candidacy "impos sible," such talk is likely rather to tend to his advantage by dividing the oppo sition to him. That the contemptuous estimate of the political value of Mr. Hill put for ward by Mr. Olney's friends does not represent the sentiment of his party was indicated by the peculiar distinc tion accorded him by the last demo cratic national convention, and since the election evidences that his candi dacy is looked on favorably in the southern states have been many, more especially of recent weeks, when a proposed visit by him to the south has drawn from its newspapers most flat tering expressions of regard and con fidence. The launching of the candidacy of Mr. Olney or anybody else, moreover, is a waste of effort, because no signs of the crystallization of a democratic issue will appear before the session of the next congress and the elections for congress which will succeed it in 1902. The character of the issue made will go far and is likely to be decisive in determining the character, if not the individuality, of the candidate to be nominated for the presidency two years later. Prudence dictates, accord ingly, that backers of any particular aspirant should hold their man in re serve until the political situation is thus clarified. If the democrats should carry the next congress an issue would be established in their victory which would make pertinent, the discussion of a candidate titti > I lit* A ti nt I n 1 11 rut lon. The democrat ie story that the repub licans are likely to have a serious dis agreement over :he Cubun question has not the slightest foundation in fact. There are some differences of view among the republicans as to the wisdom of that Teller rider on the war resolutions which pledged the United States to give the Cubans a chance to frame a government of their own after the United States armies should drvie the Spaniards out. Many republicans say that that expression was unwise. If the situation were here again that particular deliverance would probably not be repeated. Some democrats as well as some republicans regret that utterance. Ex-Secretary Olney, it will be remembered, recently declared in a magazine article that the promise was foolish, and he intimated that it ought not to be kept, lie said, as many other Americans of all parties have often said in the past, that Cuba geographic ally was a natural appendage of the United Stall's territory, and he was in favor of holding r n to it. But the president of the United States and the republican party in gen eral are not going to be swayed by these considerations. So long as the promise has been made it will be ob served faithfully. The Cubans will be allowed a chance to frame the sort of a government which they want. They are now engaged in doing that, by the authority of the president. Whenever the constitution which they are con structing is completed it will be sub mitted to congress, and that body will pass upon it. If it proves acceptable to the representatives of the American people it will go into operation. It must be borne in mind that the Cuban constitution framers will be re quired to determine what, in their opinion, should be the relations be* tween Cuba and the United States. This is one part of their task, as was set forth by Gen. Wood, the military governor of the island, at the opening of the constitutional convention. The connection between the United States and Cuba will have to be different from that existing between the island and the rest of the nations. We are stand ing sponsor for the good behavior of the island toward the outside world. It would be easy for a president of Cu ba or a majority of a Cuban congress to get into complications with Eng land. France or Germany, or any other nation, which would be serious for the island and its people if no protecting bund should be raised in their defense. The United States, in its own inter est, will have to stand in the attiyude of a guardian for Cuba against the rest of the world. We cannot at this late day disregard the traditions of a hundred years and allow Cuba to be come the prey of any European power with whom she should be at variance. These considerations, which are of vital importance to the United States, demand that we shall have the rig-lit to demand modifications of Cuba's constitution, if these be needed, and shall have some sort of a supervision over the island's foreign relations. On these points there will be absolute har mony between the president and his party in congress. It is safe to predict that a majority of the democrats will stand with the republicans 011 this ground.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. COMMENT AND OPINION. (CThe critical moment for a demo cratic convention will come when Bry an knocks at the door and asks for a hearing. The old yell, equally wild and senseless, is merely suspended.— St. Louis Globe-Democrat. tCSome democrats are inclined to take the talk about the reorganization of their party as a joke. It may seem funny to them, but they can never win a national election so long as the Bryanites are in control of the party. —Cleveland Leader. KTWiid the squeaky little "anti-im perialists" still defame the memory ol Lincoln by protesting that if he were living lie would offer other terms than unconditional surrender to enemies who were in arms against the flag!— X. Y. Mail and Express. IT?"Mr. Bryan's paper is a disappoint ment to many of his admirers. His "cross of gold" inspiration was a rhe torical triumph. But one metaphor cannot make a literary genius any more than one swallovt can make a summer.—Washington Star. Mark Twain took occa sion to criticize President McKinley's Philippine policy, thereby placing him self in the ranks of those who have made a naturally difficult task still more difiieult and arduous for the ad mi nist rat ion.—Albany Journal. CTree traders throughout the country have been rejoi< ing that "the ship subsidy bill has been sidetracked." Their congratulations are premature. They should know from experience that the republican party keeps its platform promises.—St. Louis Globe- Democrat. IL'There is abunda'»4 time for the "Bryan-in-1904" deal lc be declared "on"and "off" many times, and thus bring about somewhat feverish fluc tuations in the stock cf the national democracy, .lust now it has been de clared both ways at once, and the con trary declarations neutralize each other. —Albany Journal. E7Mr. McKinley's reelection has al ready, in truth, inaugurated another era of good feeling, which neither piti ful treason, nor puny prophecy, nor dismal declamation can banish or ab breviate. The American people can not be deterred by a brawling brood of faetionists and disriritionists from pursuing their course o, peaceful tri umph and prosperous, development.— Cincinnati Commercial 'tribune. BY A PARTY VOTE. Senate Agroos to the Spooner Amendment. It til veil to Prinldent llrKliilry Al - Absolute Power Over Adair* 111 tlie I'liillpplucfc— Democrat* Vehemently Denounced the I'ropowition. Washington, Feb. 28. —Not since the enactment of the resolutions declar ing a State of war 10 exist between the United States and S|wiin has there been so much [mssionute oratory as the senate listened to yesterday. Throughout the session the army ap propriation bill was under discussion, the controverted questions b'.'ing the Spooner Philippine amendment and the Piatt Cuban amendment. The debate was confined entirely to the democratic side of the chamber, with one exception. Both amend ments were denounced as vicious and pernicious legislation, subversive of the principles of this government and unparalleled in the history of legisla tive enactments. The most notable speech was de livered by Mr. Bacon, of Georgia. He had been thoroughly aroused by re ports that the democratic members had been induced by questionable means to withdraw their opposition to the proposed legislation. Per sonally lie declared lie would defea!. the amendments if he could,although lie realized the majority would have to accept the responsibility for them. His arraignment of the administra tion for "coercing" congress into enacting such provisions in the clos ing hours of the session was sensa tionally fierce, and he declared that the only possible object of such ac tion was that the "plunderers and vultures" might have an opportunity to prey upon the land of the Fili pinos. A vote was taken upon the amend ment of Mr. Vest providing that the action of this government or its of ficials in the Philippines shall be sub ject to the constitution and laws of the United States so far as they are applicable. The amendment was rejected—2s to 45. Mr. Rawlins offered an amendment declaring it not to be the purpose of the United States to hold permanent sovereignty over the Philippines, but only to the extent necessary to se cure their pacification and to estab lish a stable government. Bejected —ayes -4. noes 45. Mr. I'ettus (Ala.) offered an amend ment providing that every person in whom authority is vested under this grant of | ower shall take an oath to support the constitution of the United States. Rejected- 25 to 41. The Spooner amendment was adopted —15 to 25. It is as follows: "All military, civil and judicial ]>ow ers necessary to govern the Philip pine islands shall, until otherwise provided by congress, be vested in such manner as the president of the United States shall direct, for the es tablishment of civil government and for maintaining and protecting the inhabitants of said islands in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property and religion: "Provided, that all franchises granted under the authority hereof shall contain a reservation of the right to alter, amend or repeal the same. "Until a permanent government shall have been established in said archipelago, full reports shall be made to congress on or before the first day of each regular session of all legislative acts and proceedings of the temporary government insti tuted under the provisions hereof; and full reports of the acts of said government, and as to the condition of the archipelago and of its peopie. shall be made to the president, in cluding all information which may be useful to congress in providing a more permanent government." The senate passed the army appro priation bill at 12:54 o'clock, contain ing the propositions of the republican majority for the future relations be tween the United States and Cuba. AGAINST THE BELL CO. A Circuit Court Judge Decide* the I'a moii* ttcrlliicr Patent Cane. Boston, Feb. 28.- —Judge Brown, of the United States circuit court, has decided against the American Bell Telephone Co. in the famous Berliner patent case. The suits were the Bell Co. agains*. the National Telephone Manufaetur ing Co, and same against the Century Telephone Co., brought to restrain respondents from selling, using or making telephones or telephonic ap paratus with the microphone attach ment, and to account to the Hell Co. for past use, manufacture and sales, upon the ground that such use, man ufacture or sale was an infringement of patent. The cases were argued before Jud£e Brown a year and a half ago, and as they related to the same pat ent. the microphone, were putin to gether. and were tried as if they were one ease. The Berliner patent is considered one of the most import ant held by the Hell Co. and does not expire until November 17, l'.iOS. The patent is the same one that has been before the courts in the United States vs. Bell Telephone Co. suit where it was held that the patent was not in valid on account of delay at the pat ent office. The whole case turns upon the validity of this patent. Wrecked by lis Former Secretary. Chestertown, Md., Feb. 28.—The Cliestertown Building and Loan asso ciation has gone into the hands of re ceivers with assets of $55,000 and lia bilities of $120,000, as the result of the misappropriation of the funds by its former secretary, Harry Rickey. Rickey was cashier of tlif- Chester town national bank. For more than two years he made no report. The directors on February 1.1 told him they must have it the next day. That night Rickey took a dose of carbolic acid and died. His accounts with th« bank were straight. APPRENTICE AND MASTER. Jl pprentlcrnhl pa Were an Important ln«tltntloii In France During four* teentU Century. Apprenticeship was an important Institution of France in the thir teenta and fourteenth centuries, and was regulated with the utmost care, as will be seen by the following ac count of "An Idler in Old France:" By the rules of the book the master was held responsible for bis appren tice; and under a wise and kindly roof, the lad who was learning to be a master workman and a ruler in his little world might lead a happy and profitable life. Often he did so, and when the day came that he might claim his free dom he chose to remain the paid servant, friend and fellow worker of the master who had sheltered him from boyhood and taught him all his craft, rather than to seek a for tune less assured elsewhere. During the years of his apprentice ship the patron, or master, was to feed, clothe and shelter him, in the homely wording of the clockmaker's rule, to cherish him "beneath his roof, at his board, and by his hearth." Nay, it was strictly enjoin ed upon the master to treat his ap prentice "as his own son," and in some trades he was bidden to remem ber that his responsibility did not end on the threshold of the work shop, that the "soul and morals" of the little stranger had claims on his solicitude. In a clay when the streets of Paris were more or less dangerous after dark for everybody, the master was Instructed to be careful on what errand he dispatched the youngster; and the pastry-cook, whose apprent ices were often sent to cry cakes and creams upon the public ways, were continually warned to prevent the lads from falling among evil com pany. It seems certain that, as far as the Middle Ages are concerned, the rules, precepts and admonitions were not only framed with good sense and care, bu't were very rigidly enforced upon all masters who had youths and lads in their employ. 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