ARTHUR J. BALFOUR
England's New Premier and His
Illustrious Predecessor.
linn Uhn Will Govern Great nrl«ain
for Sciuie \eitr* to Come I* u
Ncplu'H uf the Hi'tiriUK
Guveritnieut Chief,
The neplicw succeeds the uncle, for
Arthur James Balfour, incoming- pre
mier of England, bears that relation
ship to the inarquis of Salisbury, who
pi.es out cheerfully to resume his
beloved' studies of chemistry in the
laboratories of his great house near
fct. Albans.
When Arthur Balfour was at Cam
bridge he got the name of "Aunt
Panny," but he has lived it down.
There is nothing effeminate in the
character of Arthur Balfour who to
day steps into one of the first admin
istrative positions in the world.
lie was boru in Scotland July 25,
1 MS, and is the eldest son of the late
James Maitland Balfour and Lady
Blanche liuscoigne Cecil, sister of the
present marquis of Salisbury. He
practically began his political life as
private secretary to his uncle when
the marquis was secretary of state for
foreign affairs. One-thirdi of his 04
years have been spent in political serv
ice, that service finally bringing him
into the position of conservative lead*
er of the house of commons. Ever
since he was first elected to parlia
ment in 1874 lie lias been close to the
person and deep in the counsels of
Lord Salisbury. He Is popular in
many sections of the empire, and ad
mired where he is not popular.
He was selected for the chief sec
retaryship of Ireland, because "he had
the hardest head, the steadiest nerve,
end the strongest hand," for the po
sition. His self-possession is die-
K-ribed as "indomitable and ever vig
ilant." The conservatives hold to him
because he is an "aristocrat to his
finger tips," and' that kind of aris
tocracy is quite popular in England at
the present time.
Scotland has taken especial delight
in honoring this brilliant son of hers.
TLiere is scarce a university in the kind
ef heather that has not conferred upon
HON ARTHUR J. BALFOUR.
(Lord Salisbury's Successor as Premier of
Great Britain J
him an honorary degree of some kind
or elected him to some position in its
government. English universities
have also signally honored him, and,
although a graduate of Cambridge, Ox
ford* has heaped its honors upon him
with a friendly hand.
Balfour has called himself a popu
lar statesman, "and by that," he says,
*'l do not mean a statesman who is
personally popular, but a statesman
who aims at furthering the prosper
ity of the people."
Lord Salisbury looks back on a po
litical career of more than half a cen
tury.
In 1853. when only 23 years old, he
was elected to parliament ns member
for Stamford, and represented th»
"borough for 15 years. He took ar
active part in nil public measured
which affected the interests of the
established church and the chief po
litical questions of the day. In his
younger days Lord Salisbury was a
frequent contributor to the Quarterly
Review and kindred periodicals.
In 1566 he was appointed secretary
«if state for India, which post he re
signed in 1 c r.~ on account of a differ
ence of opinion respecting the reform
bill. Two years later ne was elected
chancellor of the University of Ox
ford in succession to the late earl of
Derby.
Win n Disraeli returned to office fn
3874 Lord Salisbury was appointed sec
retary of state for India. These two
great statesmen were the representa
tives of (ireat Britain at the congress
of Berlin in 1878. On his return the
queen invested Lord Salisbury with
the Order of the Garter.
In 1881, after the death of Lord
HcaconsfieUl, the marquis became the
lendier of the conservative party in
the house of lords. On January 9,
1885. Mr. Gladstone was beaten on a
ndget vote and resigned, and Lord
a lis bury took office as premier.
Hitch ItrKiird for Propriety,
Sonic regard for propriety was
manifested by * widower in Kansas.
Just two wl'eks after burying his
wife he married another, and several
of his neighbors came to serenade
him with tin horns, etc. The dis
cordant racket brought him to the
door, and lie said: "You ought to be
ashamed to make such an uproar at
u house where a funeral has been so
recently held."
Ruhjeet for 111 mi* Munpii hi,
Edward VVilkinsha w, of lluvant,
England, ha* been bald from birth.
Now, at the age of 'j'2, a plentiful
crop of dark-red hair covers hi head,
all gtunu in lest ihtji three iriontha
j COURTS LADY VILLIERS.
Son of William Waldorf Alitor Want!
to Marry Noted llril lull Soele t j
Kavarite.
I.ady Edith Villiers, one of the
bright and shining stars of English
society, has, it is said, received a pro
posal of marriage from Waldorf
Astor, the son of William Waldorf
Astor, who renounced his American
citizenship and became a British sub
ject. Lady Villiers is said to be hesi
tating between young Astor and a
peer.
Lady Villiers, daughter of the
earl of Clarendon, was born February
20, 1877. Her father, who is lord
chamberlain of England, was born
In 1846. He married, in 1876, Caroline,
eldest daughter of the third earl of
Kormantun. Lord Clarendon was
WALDORF ASTOR.
(Young American Who So-k? an English
liride of Noble Birth.)
aid-de-camp to the queen in 1807. He
| has been lord lieutenant of Hertford-
I shire since 18D2, and is honorary
colonel and lieutenant colonel of the
Hertfordshire yeomanry cavalry. In
! IS6B he contested the seat for the
i south division of Warwickshire, and
| sat in the house of commons as mem
! ber for Brecon in 1869-70. His dattgh-
I ter, while not beautiful, is extremely
bright and witty, and is much sought
j after.
Waldorf Astor is 24 years of age,
I and, unlike his father, is an American
citizen. He has lived in England since
; his boyhood, and, both socially and
| politically, is English in his ways.
He is a good oarsman, a line horse
man and is fond of hunting. He was
i born in New York, but knows little
j or nothing about his native country.
He was a college friend of the son of
Lord Rosebery.
Upon the death of his father young
Waldorf Astor will inherit the great
er part of an estate valued at $200,-
j 000,000.
THE PEOPLE OF ACRE.
Little Known Ht'Klon of South Amor
leu. in DiNpiiti* Between lloliviu
uiid Brazil.
The region of Acre, in northern Bo
livia, has been disputed territory be
tween that country and Brazil for
! nearly 50 years. The little country
j has come into public notice recently
j because Bolivia leased a part of the
! Acre region to an Anglo-American
| syndicate. Brazil objects to this
' business arrangement, and has
I threatened to break off diplomatic re
lations unless the contract is re
! scinded.
Except that the country is rich
in rubber, little is known about it.
jlt occupies a triangular space be-
I tween the boundaries of Brazil and
| Bolivia, and Peru and Bolivia, with
J the Beni river as the base. The po
sition of the sides of this triangle as
NATIVE CHIEF OP ACRE.
(Wears No Cloth s, Hut Has a Most Elab
orate lieaddrese.,)
interpreted by the two countries is
the cause of the dispute. A traveler
recently returned from Acre says, in
the New York Tribune, of the na
| tives that they are in many respects
like the Bolivians, but that there are
I among them tribes of a lower class
j than can be found elsewhere in that
j part of the world. Some of them
are said to be cannibals, and all are
j shy and averse to the invasion of
| their country by the whites. They
j are experts in the art of using darts,
! spears and javelins, and delight in
j practicing with these from the bush
j on intruders, whom they usually at»
j tack from behind.
They wear no clothes, but have
| elaborate headdresses made of feath
ers and beads, and the younger ones
| wear strings of coins and metal disks
around their necks and wrists. There
are no horses or mules in Acre, and
tlie llama is used us the beast of bur
den.
Thii Horn*** tguKl Ift M*-li.
The strength of two hot'*** equal*
that of tiHevu men.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1902.
AMERICANS ARE THE BEST.
Am \\ ritern of Sliort StorJe*, They
H u 11 k an a C'lu-mm Above T)io*e
of Other Countries.
In Harper's Magazine, Mr. Alden,
in discussing the evolution of the short
fctory, maintains that in this field of
literature American writers are su
preme:
"I'util recently the shortest stories
by English writers were of consider
able length," says Mr. Alden, "show
ing how firmly established among
them was the habit proper to the
novel. The best examples of the really
brief short story have been French
and' American. The French writer
takes naturally to the vivid and
piquant sketch, and the American
readily adopts the characteristic na
tional habit of telling little Morics—
a habit firmly established in our
speech before it appeared in our liter
ature. The simple conditions of
early American life gave the racy an
ecdotes and the narrative of adven
ture their primitive preeminence.
Our pioneer life not only •hcrished
the story-telling trait, but furnished
material for the stories, often som
ber. if not tragic, but more frequently
humorous. It is easy to see from
what matrix sprang the tales of the
elder Dana, of Hawthorne, and of
William Gilmore Sims also the pro
ductions of our long line of humor
ists. down to Mark Twain. Stockton
and Bret. Ilarte. T'oe and Irving stand
in a class not s»> sharply nevered from
European traditions: and we can read
ily understand why Dickens and other
English writers to such a degree ad
miringly fellow shiped the latter, and
why in France the former received
singular appreciation, being there the
only American writer familiarly
known.
r =*l
HOME SANITATION
By ED. R. PRITCHARD,
Sec. Chicago Board of Health.
L i
There is no more effective factor in
jH maintaining a low death rate in a city's pop
ttlation than that of proper sanitary condi-
Wm&K'mW Physicians may cure disease, BUT
* fill PERFECT SANITARY CONDITIONS
|||||j|l I'REYKNT IT. This means the lessening
jKg;. mf D f human suffering and the lengthening of
■ ■|||| human life. With two objects of such para-
mount importance to be attained only
H j|// 112 through perfect sanitary conditions in the
- home, it becomes easy to understand why
' I in all large cities of to-day there exists mu
™ nicipal control in this field of sanitary effort.
It is a field, too, in which there is a growing tendency to broad
en the power of the municipality in the work of protecting human
l.fe and conserving the public health.
1 ake the matter of plumbing and drainage. There is no more in
sidious foe to health than sewer gases, due to defective traps and
broken drains or catch basins. In the all-important matter of mu
nicipal supervision of all plumbing work, cither new or repair of old,
Chicago was one of the first cities in the union to formulate and en
force a set of regulations based upon strictly sanitary and scientific
principles. I hat code has been adopted, or at least made a basis of
those now in force in many towns and cities all over the country.
In rigidly enforcing the regulations of a code of this kind, there
is nothing theoretical about the results that follow, any more than
there is in those that are shown in the absence of such a code or in a
failure to enforce its provisions when it does exist.
It has been shown by actual investigation, made by the sanitary
division of the Chicago department of health, that in certain sections
of the city, IN NEARLY EVERY CASE OF SCARLET FEVER
OR DIPHTHERIA, BAD PLUMBING WAS FOUND IN THE
HOUSES FROM WHICH SUCH CASES WERE REPORTED.
I lie records of the department also show an alarming increase of in
fant mortality, including children under six years of age, in what are
known as the river wards, as compared with that in the better resi
dent districts, where the sanitarv surroundings are practically all that
could be desired.
It will be conceded, I venture to say, that the presence in a com
munity, in epidemic form, of what are known as the preventable dis
eases, indicates pretty clearly that in some quarter there has been
either criminal ignorance or negligence, or both. And the fact that
this is so generally recognized may be taken as showing the im
portance of enforcing municipal regulations in sanitary matters.
There are, however, some phases of home sanitation which do
not come under municipal control, but which are by ti'j means unim
portant agencies in promoting health and securing to Lie public com
parative freedom from disease.
Under this head may be mentioned light and ventilation. At the
present time we have both state and municipal laws regulating facto
ries, stores and workshops as to providing air space and proper ven
tilation according to the number of occupants. The city of Chicago
goes further, and insists upon adequate toilets and lavatories in all
stores, shops and factories, together with a maintenance by employers
of the best possible sanitary conditions.
Unfortunately, however, municipal regulations as to light, air
and ventilation cannot well be enforced upon the careful housewives
who darken their windows with heavy opaque shades and curtains
and who conscientiously refuse to admit the life-giving sunshine into
their homes. These same housewives know that a plant, if put into
a cellar where the sunshine is excluded, will shortly turn yellow and
die. They should know that THE SAME IS TRUE OF A HUMAN
BEING. '
TilE SUNSHINE IS GOD'S SCAVENGER. Humanity should
bask in it.l louses should be thrown open to its free admission; and
all for the simple reason that disease germs cannot exist where sun
light has free and continued access. There is, however, the same need
of popular education along these lines v/here municipal authorities are
powerless to act, except as teachers, that there is among those who
maintain untidy and unsanitary .surroundings in violation of all sani-
'"The nrt of short'fcl<>7-y writing, as
represented by such authors as Mau
passant and (Jautier and Mcrimee,
reached' a higher point of excellence
than tlint attained in tiie work of
their American contemporaries, and
there have been very few of our writ
ers who in.this; field have approached
Tiirgen.ieff ami Sienkiewiez. But for
English-speaking readers the field has
been most satisfactorily occupied and
almost monopolized by Americans.
In boldness of. conception (though
avoiding moral risk), in l sincerity of
feeling, and in humor they have sur
passed all others."
V«■ iv I for Dried Pens,
A most, interesting place is the in
terior" of a powder factory, where fine
and special brands of smokeless pow
der and powder used for spotting pur
poses are made. The smokeless pow
der. which, like all other gunpowder,
is com posed of thie* ingredients—.
charcoal, saltpetre ttud sulphur—re
quires a certain kind of charcoal,
which the manufacturers discovered
at the cost of a great deal of experi
menting with fine cedair. boxwood,
maple and ash charcoal. The special
charcoal used in the manufacture of
smokeless and other brands of fine
powder is made, surprising though it,
may seem, of dried peas, which are
"burned" to charcoal in kilns- like
any other vegetable material used for
the same purpose. These dried peas
make a very fine and light- charcoal
that is in great demand in the manu
facture of tine gunpowder.—Scientific
American.
Hi* Opinion.
She —There's really no reason for
married folks to quarrel.
lie N'o, except that they generally
need a few quarrels to find that out.—
Brooklyn Life.
IMPOSITION EXPOSED.
Calpnrlnn Got Onto th«> Knot That
HeKluiilal'N I'minnm \\ n» Not
tlic Itenl 'i'hiiitf.
Calpurina Bristol drew hark with an ex-
Fression of horror upon her fair young face.
Icr bosom rose and fell like a tablecloth
011 a clothesline when the wind blows, and
her delicate, sensitive nostrils dilated to
the last notch, writes S. E. Kiser, dn the
Chicago Record-Herald.
Reginald Briggs saw at once that some
thing was the matter. Instinctively his
hand went up to his necktie. It seemed to
be in place, and his collar had not come un
buttoned.
"Fair one," he cried at last, when he could
bear the strain no longer, "what is it? Nay,
do not seek to conceal it from me. My rea
son tells me that you are agitated. Let me
know the truth. lam strong. I can stand
it."
"No, no, no!" she cried, burying her face
in her hands and trying in vain to keep
back her emotion. "Go away. l>o not put
me to the test. Oh, heaven! This is terri
ble!"
Overcome by her emotion she sat down
upon a rustic bench, and sobbed.
The young man bent over her and said
in pleading tones:
"Tell me —tell me, Calpurina—l mean —"
'"Cease!" she cried, dashing her tears away
and indignantly facing him. "Never ad
dress me again! "1 supposed that you were
wearing a panama hat, but I see that it is
only a $4 imitation. And 1 have walked
all around the clubhouse in your company
before everybody!"
He slipped out through a side gate a mo
ment later and rant hrough the woods, won
dering whether it would be better to try
to live it down or keep on toward the set
ting sun.
THE YOUNG IDEA.
SethneliA to t'lie En Iti nnl n* m of n n In
■ truetor Who Wiin TraliiiiiK
It to Shoot.
Teachers often find the "developing"
process discouraging. A young minister,
seeking to impress the beauties of nature
upon his class of East side boys, had been
describing the gradual unfolding of the
springtime, relates the New York .Judge.
Pausing impressively at the endi of uis
speech he asked:
"Now tell me, boys, in your own lan
guage, what comes in tne spring?"
"The rent man!" quavered a pathetic lit
tle treble.
Again the developer's enthusiasm was
j chilled when urging upon his pupils the
1 importance of attendance upon Friday
1 evening exercises.
1 _ "Remember, children," said the pastor,
j "our church is open on Friday as well asou
: Sunday. On the Sabbath day we have tiie
i regular morning and evening services.
| Now"—with a blandly expectant look—
"what do we have on Friday?"
"Fresh tish, sir!" answered the boys.
A DiNnsreemcnt,
The owner of a small yacht has in his em
ploy a Finn who acts in'the double capacity
of cook and deckhand and whom he had al
ways regarded as single. The other day the
Finn admitted that lie had a wife and two
boys in Finland, for whom he proudly boast
ed, he recently purchased a S9OO home out
of his earnings as a sailor,
j "Why doesn't your wife live over here?"
asked his employer.
"Veil, sir, she don't agree vith the cli
mate!" was the response.—N. Y. Post.
UNIVERSITY OF NOTHE DAJIE.
Notre Uaxne, Indiana.
We call the attention of our readers to
the advertisement of Notre Dame Univer
sity, one of the great educational institu
tions of the West, which appears in another
column of this paper. Those of our readers
who may have occasion to look up a college
for their sons during the coming year would
do well to correspond with tiie President,
who will send them a catalogue free of
I charge, as well as ail particulars regarding
terms, courses of studies, etc.
There is a thorough preparatory school
in connection with tiie University, in which
students of all grades will have every oppor
tunity of preparing themselves for higher
studies. The Commercial Course intended
for young men preparing for business, may
be finished in one or two years according to
the ability of the student. ST. EDWARD'S
HALL, for boys under thirteen, is an unique
department of the institution. The higher
courses are thorough in every respect, and
students will find every opportunity of per
fecting themselves in any line of work they
may choose to select. Thoroughness in class
work, exactness in the care ot students, and
devotion to the best interests of all, are the
distinguishing characteristics of Notre
Dame University.
Fifty-seven years of active work in the
cause of education have made this institu
tion famous all over the country.
It takes money to talk through a Panama
hat. —Puck.
Stops the Conch
and works off the cold. Laxative Bromo
Quinine Tablets. Price 25 cent*.
Paid in Full.—Mendicant—"Boss, de
world owes me a livin', and—" Orinishaw
—"Well, you're living, aren't you?"— Town
Topics.
AVrite Dept. E., Consumers Harness Co.,
Detroit, Mich., quick, for special offer on sin
gle strap buggy harness. It will pay you.
THE MARKETS.
New York, July 28, 1003.
Flour —Market dull and easy.
Wheat No. 2 rod 7s%c.
Corn —No. 2 at 70'/ a c.
Oats - N'o. a white (io%o.
Hay—Firm at sKi.oo(fi 14.00.
Beeves Steers $5.()()(</ 7.00. Veals
$4.50(« 7. 50.
Sheep—Firmer at s3.()o(fi 4.75, lambs
$5.75(rt 7.25.
Hogs—State bogs $.5.00.
Cleveland. July 2(>.—Flour—Winter
wheat patents $4.00(a4.20.
Wheat No. 2 red 740.
Corn Xo. 2 yellow 7()c.
Oats Xo. 2 white (JO'/jjC.
May Xo. 1 timothy $12.50.
Eggs Strictly fresli 19c.
Cheese- York state 11 (u 12c.
Butter lb st creainerx 22'/i,c.
Potatoes New 70((l SOc.
Cattle Choice steers $5.00, best
ca I ves $7.25(ft 7.75.
Sheep- Best lambs $1.50
(<i <>. so.
llogs- Yorkers $7.85.
Toledo, July 26, —Wheat Cash
73 Vie.
Corn Cash and July GS'/jC.
Oats Cash and July 50c.
Clovcrseed October $5.12'/j i .
East Liberty, .1111\ 2ti. ( attic--
Choice s7.so(frt 7.80, good s6.oo(ii ti.25.
Hogs •I'riiiM" heavy $7.H5. light $7.80.
Sheep Best wethers $4.50(y. 4.70,
choice lambs sti.oo(<iti.so.
East ButTulo, July 20. Cattle
(jood to prime steers $7.25(b 8.50,
Mockers and feeders s.l.?s(£t 4.50.
llogs Heavy, mediums and pig>
IT.tHtfd 7.D5.
Sheep Spring lambs sti.4o(ji ti.lSli,
best mix -d sheep $4.25(ii 4.50.
! |
|' to Eat 112
from Libby's famous Hygienic kitchens. X
whore purity prevails. Ail meats ussd xm> ♦
I LIBBY'S
| Natural Flavor |
| Food Products |
% are U. S. Government inspected. 2
0 Keep in the house for emergencies for
suppers, for sandwiches for any ticne m
when you wnnt something good and w»ui &
it quick. Simplj turn a key and iu♦ eaai -0
is open. An appetizing lunch is ready iu
• an instant. £
1 LIBQY. McNEILL A LIBOY, CHICAGO. I
V Write for our free booklet, "How to Make
Good Things to Eat*' Y
fjME WANT YOUR TRABE
tSra# You can buy of us at whole- K
sale prices and save money. B
Our 1,000-page catalogue telis H
I the story. We will send it upon B
I receipt of 15 cents. Your neighbors 3j
I trade with us— why not you ? ■
The house that tells the truth. ;iji
raMJHIBRSITT OF lOTBB DUB,
NOTRE DAME, INDIANA.
FULL COURSES IN Classics, Letters. Eco
nomics and history. Journalism. Art, Science*
Pharmacy, Law, Civil, Mechanical end Elec
trical Engineering, Architecture.
Thorough Preparatory aarl ComrnercUrt
Courses.
Rooms Free to all students who bnve com
pleted the studies required for admission ioto ih«
junior or Senior Year of any of the Collegia**
Courses.
Rooms to Rent, moderate charge to student*
over seventeen preparing for Collegiate Cosma.
A limited number of Candidates for the Fcci-a*-
siastical st;«t*• will be received at special rate*
St. Edward's hall, for boys under 13 yeats, 6a
unique in the completeness of its equipment.
The 50th Year will open September 9, 190 a.
Catalogues Free. Address
REV. A. MORRISSEY, C. S. C., Prcsidwt-
A New Train
TO
St. Louis,
has been Inaugurated by the
"Big Four"
Which will be known as the
"Exposition Flyer."
Look at the
SCHEDULE.
Lv. Cleveland ——.. 5.00 P. ML-
Lv. Shelby 6.35
Lv. CrestHne 6.50
Lv. Calion 7.00
Lv. Marion 7.27
Lv. Beilefontaine 8.25
Lv. Sidney 854 "*
Lv. Union City - 9 45
Lv. Muncie 10.28
Lv. Anderson 10.55 **
Ar. Indianapolis 1 1.45
Ar. St. Louis 7.30 A. M.
Making all connections
for the
West and Southwest
For further information and particulars call r»o
Agents "llig Four Route,*' or address the under
signed.
WARREN J. LYNCH, W. P. OFPtf,
Uen'l Pass. ,t Tkt. Agt. Asst. G. P. ft T. ▲
CINCINNATI. O.
LAND! LAND!
you wish to investigate. For particu
lars address A. H. CUTTS,
G. P. &. T. A., At. A St. L. li. 15.,
Minneapolis, Minn.
[HAZARD
develops 1
uniform pressure. If you want
W t0 Pattern your gun use "ur tar*
Hazard Smokeless Tax-
get. P. Q B-jx 606. N. Y.
|GUN POWDER
NEW PENSION LAWS I
If cl aon rejected upon ground of i»ri»«- wrvt**
In l onrrtlrrnltf Cttrri't or dfiirl lon fVuni
prior irrvlcra In Prilcrtil \ ru* v . am* t%*r
application under Act .July 1. IWJ. *Vnu» j«»r Aci
June '/T. .Ill®, ak Io pension* to Mirt lv*r«ai.d id
«%%••■» liKllnit v% un. If*!. Iu In'>V. NV .1 liomviii*
all < a»scM of I'ennMii Claim*. No pension, no
J. It.i KAi.l.k, ACO , Attorney*. Wuliiug'.oti. D i.
a. n. K.-<; 19i>7
M . CURtS WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. ('3
bd lle»t « nigh H) rup Ta«te« Mood. Iml* *
rVI In tluiu m»ki by drnsslau. HV
M-.iiMi. Jrsrxm^i
7