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The Job department of the PBKSS is complete, and »(lords facilities for doing the best class oi work. PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO Law Printing. No piper will be discontinued until arrearages are paid, except at the option of the publisher. Papers sent out ofthe county must be paid for in advance. flij -N'o advertisements will be accepted at less than the price for fifteen words. Religious notices free. EDITORIAL riENTION. Coal strike investigations are still going on and a final settlement seems to be as far off as ever. Santa Clans will soon be in our midst, and we hope he will come well loaded with presents for the little ones. Presidential candidates are being heard from now. There ary still two towns to hear from, Princeton, N. J., and Lincoln, Xeb. By means of safety appliances 011 railroads in our country a decrease of tis per cent, in H> years in the number of employees killed is proven. If the fight against parlor matches continue, the manufacturers will have togo out of business, or give their attention to some new kind of lire producer. Six strikers who were found guilty of cutting telegraph wires, beating non-union labors, etc.. dur ing the recent strike have received sentences of imprisonment. Congressmen are freezing at the National capital for the want of coal. Tbe operators will have to act quickly or there will be a show er of anthracite bills in the House. It is apparently better to be a Jockey than President of the states. Danny Malier lias just returned from England with 8150,000 as his savings for one year. Let us all be Jockeys. Count Solstoi has given us it new book with the strange title of"The Corpse." In it he tells an interest ing story of tangled domestic life and also devotes space to the rigid and expensive divorce laws of Russia. An American concern, the Pitts burg Plate Glass Company, has pur chased for 81,000,000 the immense plate glass plant at Courcelles, Bel gium, the largest in Europe. The present capacity of the plant is to be doubled. Government receipts for Nov ember were $43,000,000, which left a balance above expenditures of about 8(500,000. The surplus for the 5 months of the fiscal year so far is over $14,000,000. If reports are true and we have no reason to doubt them, the trusts are better represented in Washing ton this session than are the people. Represents lives are there in great numbers prepared to light any un desirable trust legislation that may come up in the House or Senate. For the first time since the ballot was given to the negroes, there will not be a negro in the South Cavo lina legislature or in any state office next year. The disfranchisement of the blacks as a class by law and the abandonment of them I) 3' the "Lily White" Republicans acted to keep them away from the polls. The mayor and eleven council men of the city of Denver must spend four months behind prison bars. A stern judge has so order ed. He recently enjoined them from adopting an ordinance in favor of the street railway company and they paid no attention to the in junction. The National debt Nov. 30, after crediting tbe available cash in the treasury, was $1)38,097,280. This was a decrease for the month of $410,000. There is now in the treasury 81,314,000, but there are notes and other claims of about one billion dollars out-standing against this. The brilliant career of Thomas B. Reed, ex-speaker of the House of Representatives, came to an end in Washington early Sunday morning. He was a great leader in political Life for over twenty years, and tbe famous Reed Rules were long ago adopted by tbe factions of all par ties. He won a high place in tbe Hearts of the people and all regret that such men have to be taken from us. WASHINGTON LETTER. (From our Regular Correspondent.) Washington, Dec. 15th, 1902. Editor l*res*: The pews, which has jusf reached the State Department from Havana, to the effect that General Bliss lias secured the negotiation of a recipro cal treaty with Cubo along the lines outlined in Washington, consti tutes another triumph for the Roosevelt administration especially as the President has secured from several senators formerly opposed to the policy, their pledges to vote for the ratification of the treaty when it is sent to the Senate. By virtue of the treaty, which will soon reach Cuban markets for those manufact ures and products of which she lias a surplus to dispose, and will give in return merely a discount of 20 per cent, from the Dingley sched ules on imports from Cuba. The probable appointment of Mr. Lloyd Griscom, now Minister to Persia, to succeed Mr. Buck, Mini ster to Japan, who lias resigned, is regarded with satisfaction by the friends of the administration as it is believed the appointment will serve to further cement tbe friend ship between Senator llanna and the President. Senator I lan na ori ginally recommended Mr. Griscom for the Persian post and has been anxious to secure for him a merit ed promotion which the Japanese assignment will be. Mr. Roosevelt first oppointed Mr. John Barret, now Minister to Siam, to the post at Tokyo but. learning that certain public utterances of Mr. Batter had offered the Japanese court, instruct ed Secretary Hay to advise the former that it might be well for him to decline the appointment. An other promotion will probably be found for him in the near future. President Roosevelt is watching closely the Venezuelan situation and will, in the event that either Germany or Great Britain attempt to infringe upon the Monroe Doct rine, enter a drompt protest. So long however as these nations make no effort at territorial acquisition there will be interference on the part of United States. In the meantime, Mr. Bo wen, United States Minister to Caracas, has shown the utmost friendliness and impartiality to all concerned, has I secured the release of the consule land citizens of the aggressive I powers and has made known to the | State Department the desire of I President Castro to submit all dif ferences to arbitration, which desire 1 the State Department has communi cated to the nations involved. It is hoped and believed that conser vation of Great Britain will restrain the pugnacity of Germany and that a solution of the difficulty will be arrived at without interference from Washington. The trust situation in the House of Representatives has changed somewhat since our last letter was written. The conservative element in the Senate has made it known that it will oppose anything in the nature of a drastic anti-trust bill and for that reason Chairman Jenkins of the Judiciary Commit tee, is now engaged in the attempt to draft a bill which, while it carries out the wishes of the Presidnt will not meet with fatal opposition in the upper chamber. Meanwhile, there is strong prospect that the Hepburn bill which appropriates $•">00,000 to enable the Attorney General prosecute the trusts under the Sherman law will be passed by both chambers. Both houses of Congress have passed the bill appropriating $50,- 000 for the salaries and expenses of i the Anthracite Coal Strike Commis sion. There was some objection on the part of the democrats and some republicans desired to so amend the bill as to make it clear that Congress did not wish to establish a procedent but the general feeling of gratitude to the President pre vented any serious opposition. Bettor Than a Plaster. A piece of flannel dampened by Cham berlain's l'ain IJalin and bound on the af fected parts, is better than a plaster for a lame back and for pains in the side of J chest. Pain lialni has no superior as a i liniment for the relief of deep seated, muscular and rheumatic pains. For sale j by L. Taggart. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1902. Tl»e Atlanta Constitution force- I fully says: "England and Ger man}' dealt with Venezuela with ! their eyes open, taking creditor's | chances, and knowing all the time that they would not he permitted to appropriate her territory that claim dominion of her people. So that there is no question that can be | raised between them and the United States regarding tha application of the Monroe doctrine. It is already applied and they will do well not to ignore it. The Pride of Heroes. Many soldiers in the last war wrote to say that for Scratches, Bruises, (Juts, Wounds, Corns, Sore Feet and Still Joints, BucUlen's Arnica Salve is the best in the world. Same for bums, Scalds, Boils, I ncers, Skin Eruptions and Piles. It cures or no pay. Only 25c at L. Taggart's drug store. School Report. Report of the Public Schools for month ending December 2. Number of pupils enrolled, males, 333 Females, 370 Total, 703 Number male pupils in attendance 305 Number female pupils in attendance 336 Total number pupils in attendance 611 Average attendance during month, males, 253 Females, 272 Total 525 I'er cent, of attendance, males, 91 Females 90 Total 91 Number of pupils present every dav, .... 219 Number of pupils tardy 84 Number cases corporal punishment 13 Number of pupils sick, 99 Number of visitorsto school 25 HONOH ROLL. West Ward Schools. High School, Senior Class,—Grace Metzger, Mazie Gallagher. Junior Class—Claud Carpenter, Verena Hertig, Mabel Edwards, Alvira Farr, Fraces lilumle, Elmer Baxter, Grace Lloyd, Alice Quigley. C. Class—Myrtle Lloyd, Alice Bnrnctl, Lena Bair, Winnie Shearer, Edith Heilman. IJ. Class.—Edna Palmer. Grammer School, A Class—Jeunie Nystrom, Jane Glenn, Edith DeArmit, Catharine Orr, Marion Rent/., Edda Horning. B. Class—lda Seger, David Mulcahy, Louise Seger, Alice Robinson, Jennie Robinson, Glenn Van Wert. B. Intermedißte, A Clase—Louisa Welsh, War ner Judd, Joe McNarney, Mabel Butler, Mabel Morris jn, Mary Bailey, Martha Bnrns, Gordon Vogt. B. Class-May Mulcahy, Mary Orr, Chailes Cloyes. A. Primary, A. Class—George Riahel, Clara Weisenlluh, Lizzie Zwald, Beatrice Taylor, Frank Ilolfinan, Minnie Morse, Gladys Lloyd. B. Class—Freddy Metzger, Clara Zwald, Mar garet Streich, Jay Sliafer, Sammy Kline. Second B. Primary, A Class-Joseph Kinsler, Gertrude Pepperiuan, Charlotte Hill, Budd Lloyd, Olive Ellis. B. Class—Helen Welsh, Dorothy Gross, Addie Prosser, Florence Lingle, Regina Blinzler, Stella Tebo, Erwin Burns, Francis Hout. First B. Primary, A Class' -Doro Morse, Charles Cumuiings, Charles s treich, Joe Tebo, Matilda Scott, Belle Campbell. B. Class—Agnes Cleary, May Swartz, Catherine Hillard, William May, Robert Pearsall, Howard Bingman, Hazel Farrell, Margaret Melin, Helen Friendel. East Ward Schools.—A Intermediate—Mildred McQuay, Marian Judd, Jean McNarney, Annie Edwards, Kate Metzger, Ethel Lloyd. B. Intermediate, A Class—Nellie Tubridy. B. Class-Dorr Spunce, Julia Bair, Ruth Sie. fried, Bernie Egan. A. Primary, A Class—Anna Nystrom, Katie O'Malley, Willie Nelson, Ophelia Dodson, Mary Baldwin. I!. Clasa-Orlo Stevens, Minnie Trappier, Marian Barnes, Wilbur McCaslin, Oscar Foster, May Henry. B. Primary, A Class—Gordon McDonough, Emery O'Dell, Jonu Hathaway, James Hatha way, Frank Egan, Orma Seifried, Grace Ilalder man. B. Class—Mary OMaliey, Rollo Campbell Carl I'roudfoot, Glenn Farley. C. Class -Frances Stevens, Basil Egan. Kindergarten— Mildied Lloyd, Florence Nelson, Frank Hertic, Lottie Halderman, Emma Sch weikart, Martha Swartz, Margaret Clease, Percy Naugle. There is mnch food for thought in the above statistical report for ail who are vitally interested in our schools. The first requisite to good work on the part of the individual pupils is that ihey be in school regularly. Repeated absence para lyzes the efforts of the teacher. The sickness of 99 pupils during the month, and the illness of parents in other homes only partially accounts for the fact that the average attendance is 100 below the enrollment. The absent pupilsare not truants, but are out of school by the consent of parents. The banner schools for attendance below the high school are Miss Ritchie's and Miss Cleary's. 249 pupils in all attended everyday of the month. We would be pleased to see this number increas ed to 300 during the current school month. We believe that all teachers are earnestly striving to bring the efficiency of their departments up to a high standard. They deserve the cooperation of parents. The honor roll is smaller than it would have been on account of illness in some homes, but is still very creditable. E. S. LING, Prin. Foils a Deadly Attack. "My wife was so ill that good physic ians were unable to help," writes M. M. Austin, of Winchester, Ind., "but was completely cured by Dr. King's New Life Pills. - ' They work wonders in stomach and liver troubles. Cure constipation, sirk headache. 25c at L. Taggart's drug store. A Cold Wave. The forecast of sudden changes in the weather serves notice that a hoarse voice and a heavy cough may invade the sanct ity of health in yourown home. Cautious people have a bottleof one Minute Cough Cure always at hand. E. If. Wise .Madi son Ga., writes: "I am indebted to One Minute Cough Cure for my present good health, and probably my life." It cures Coughs, Colds, LaGrippe, Bronchitis Pneumonia and all Throat and bung troubles. One Minute Cough Cure cuts the phlegm, draws out the inflammation, heats and soothes the mucous membranes and strengthens the lungs. H. C. Dodson. BChri«tma« I Christmas Holly. I ~"W A, i • Our store will be open HLCa[ I-4 f\ /" L"AT -f -4/' Y* . 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