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REPUBLICAN STATE NOMINATIONS.
For Auditor General,
WILLIAM P. SNYDER,
Chester County.
ForJState Treasurer,
WILLIAM L. MATHEI S,
Delaware County.
For Judge of the Superior Court,
JOHN J. HENDERSON,
Crawford County.
THOMAS A. MORRISON,
McKean County.
Facts About the Road Law.
There appears to be some sur
prise that more interest is not
taken in the improvement of the
public roads under the recent leg
islation in this State, says Phila
delphia Press. An insignificant
number of applications have been
made for State aid, and some of
these are without proper local
authority.
It is L'jo tally, however, to con
clude anything from this. It is
evident the law is not fully under
stood, and the reluctance iu so
many localities to the expenditure
of any cash whatever in the work
on roads is an obstacle. While
the State will pay two-thirds of
4he cost of road building carried
on under its supervision, one-sixth
must be paid by the township, and
one-sixth by the county. This
makes necessary the expenditure of
.some cash by the local authorities,
where heretofore in many instances
the citizens have worked out their
road taxes by a few days' labor on
the highways, from which little or
no permanent value has been ob
tained.
What townships and counties
may be called upon to pay in a
year will depend of course, upon
the number of miles of road buill
*nd the cost per mile. Senator
Roberts, of Montgomery one of
tV of fMQf] law,
and who is quite familiar with the
question, does not think the cost
per mile should ever exceed $5,000,
exclusive of grading. He esti
mates that ii is possible to keep
within this limit if crushed stone
-car. be delivered upon the road to
be improved at a cost not exceed
sl.2s cents a ton. ITe also ad
vises that no township shall build
more than one mile of road a year
unless it is wealthy, but this is
wholly a matter of discretion and
finances.
The proportion that a township
would have to pay on a mile of
road costing SSOOO would be $833,
and a similar amount would be
paid by the county. Some town
whips would not feel this at all and
could readily pay their share of
several miles of road. There are
many others that will never be
willing to pay even this small pro
portion for the work, and as they
must tako the initiative if there is
to be road improvement for them
they are not likely to get much ad
vantage from the recent legislation
The benefits will come to the en
terprising and progressive town
hl 11po whose people are willing to
vuj& fuw each
year for permanent benefit.
I lis likely to bo several years
before the real advantages of the
new law are well developed. The
work can only be done gradually,
Inn. when well started it will have
most gratifying results, and it will
be. a poor township indeed that
does not make use of the generous
provision for State aid in an im
provement of so much importance.
Don't Speculate.
Tiie market for stocks is low -
very low. There in presented a
temptation for men with small in
comes and savings to speculate.
Don't do it.
We are talking to those of small
means who cannot afford to lose.
Those who can are able to look
after themselves. But there is
this to be said: There are various
standard stocks of railroads and
corporations that have been paying
dividends steadily. Such stocks
can be depended upon.
Therefore the market presents a
kind of bargain table, and one
with a little money can pick up a
few shares at low rates, and profit
in the end.
l»ut don't make the mistake of
speculating —buying on the mar
gin. Pay your own shares out
right and lay them away in a tin
trunk and draw your dividends.
The man with a few hundred dol
lars can do that to advantage.
When he owns his stock he need
not bother about fluctuations
brought about by influences wholly
unconnected with the condition of
the country.
The country is all right. It is
prosperous. Standard stocks are
safe as a purchase for investment,
and it is not probable that the
time will soon come again when
they can be bought to such advan
tage.
Meanwhile, let no one who has
invested his savings in stocks that
have proved to be good dividend
payers become alarmed because
prices have been hammered down
aud sell what he has under the
fear that the country is going to
smash.
The country, is not going to
smash. —Philadelphia Inquire.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent.)
Washington, August, 10 1903.
Editor press:—
Reports received recently from
Bogota, to the effect that the Pan
ama canal treaty will not be rati
fied without amendment, are caus
ing the President and the friends
of the Panama canal no little
anxiety. President Roosevelt, as
do most persons sincerly in favor
of a canal and familiar with all the
conditions, regards the Panama
route as by odds the most desirable
for an interoeeanic canal and up
to this time it has been believed
that President Marroquin would
find a way to effect the ratification
of the treaty. It now appears
that the representatives of the
transcontinental railway com
panies have been doing yoeman's
work in Bogota and have succeed
ed in pursuading the Colombians
that the treaty, as framed and rati
fied by the United States, will
prove inimical to their interests.
Of course the slightest amendment
will necessitate the reconsideration
by the United States Senate,
which reconsideration will be at
tended with as great difficulty as
was the ratification. Senator
Morgan, of Alabama, declares that
he has his guns primed for another
battle and that he can talk ever
longer in opposition to the original
ratification. As will be remember
ed, only a special session with
nothing to pervent its lasting all
summer served to discourage the
veteran Albamian last spring and
he will be quick to appreciate that
with a presidential campaign in
prospect Congress would be unwill
ing to prolong the approaching
session for the sake of a dozen
canals. The Senator from Ala
bama also claims to have secured
even greater support than lie had
last spring and in view of this
dubious prospect the President and
the officials of the State Depart
ment are much discouraged.
One of the most important re
sults of the postoffice investigation
v\ ill be the concerted attempt
wmch will be made by officials of
the administration to secure Con
gressional authority to completely
reorganize the auditing service of
the government. At present it is
the custom to appoint an auditor
for each department and in most
instances such auditor is furnished
offices in the department to which
lie is assigned, lie is in no sense
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1903.
a subordinate of tin- Secretary of
such department, however, and at
the .name time in removed from the
direct supervision of the secretary
of the Treasury. The new plan
contemplates the erection of a
building for the auditors, imme
diately opposite the Treasury De
partment, with which it will be
connected by a tunnel. There all
auditors will bo given office room
and the condition will be to audit
the accounts from a purely pro
fessional standpoint, unbaised by
the environment of the department
incurring the expenses. At pres
ent the auditor in each department
has assumed powers out of all pro
portion to the original intention of
the makers of the existing law
and to that fact is ascribed some
of the scandalous corruption in the
postal investigation. This now
move has the approval of all the
secretaries of the treasury and of
the President.
The Philadelphia Ledger says:
John Wanainaker declared that
the story that Senator (£uay would
like to have him goto Congress
representing the Fourth Congress
ional District was almost too ab
surd to discuss." Furthermore,
Mr. Wanainaker said he would
not accept any public office.
The Typographical Uni- n has
captured Washington there is au
unusual demand for all kinds of
"sticks."
t t
The republican leaders are not
sorely worried over Senator Mor
gan's announcement that the Ala
bama democrats will not support
Mr. Roosevelt for President,
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The news from the capital of the
nation is very scarce at present,
but it is only the lull before a
storm. The coming session of
Congress promises to be the most
interesting held for many years.
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The fleet which attacked Bar
Harbor, Maine, has been captured
by the United States forces, and it
is suspected the Bar Harbor mer
maids had something to do with
the captivating.
t t
The President has written to
Governor Dutbin of Indiana a
letterdenouncing lynching. Presi
dent Roosevelt never hesitates to
express himself in favor of right,
regardless of the opinions of poli
ticians or factious.
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The President is deeplyint erest
ed in financial legislation but the
gentlemen now in session in Provi
dence, drafting a Senate financial
bill, should remember that Mr.
Roosevelt is not wedded to the
idea of a bill pleasing only to the
Wall Street interests.
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Mr. Gorman is back from Europe
and has given several interviews
to newspapermen. In substance
Mr. Gorman says that it is too
early to talk of a democratic presi
dential nominee although "Barkis
is willin," and that it is impossible
to outline the issues so far in ad
vance although he believes the
Gorman homeopathic reform would
win.
4 +
Some papers are criticizing Gen
eral Young for putting on the
three stars while Miles still had a
right to wear them. Hut then
Miles put them on while Henuesy
still had a right to wear them, and
old Gen. Scott's memoirs J confess
that he locked himself in his room
and posed before the mirror for
three hours when he got his brig
adier general's new uniform.
Suicide Prevented.
The startling announcement that a
preventive of suicide had been discover
ed will interest many. A run down .sys
tem, or despondency invariably precede
suicide and something has been found
that will prevent that condition which
makes suicide likely. At the first
thought of self dostrwti"n take Kin-trie
Hitters. It being a great tonic and
nervine will strengthen the nerves and
build up the system. It is also a great
Stomach, Liver and Kidney regulator.
Only 50c. Satisfaction uuaranteed by
L. Taggart l)ru>_'!ii>t.
The One Package Dye.
In rod printed wrappers, colors c t
ton, wool or silk in same bath. Hatnpie
10c, any color. Now Peter loss, KI intra,
N. V. r.O 261.
Violent jAttack nt Diarrhoea (Juror! by
Chamberlain's Colic, Ohnlern an 1 T)i
arrhoeu lteinedy anil Perhaps a
Life Saved.
'• \ short time ago 1 was taken with a
violent attack of diarrhoea and believe I
would have died il I had not gotten re
lief, says John J. Patton a leading citi
zen of Patton, Ala. "A friend recom
mended Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. I bought a
twenty-five cent bottle and after taking
three doses of it was entirely cured I
consider it the best remedy in the world
for bowel complaints. For sale by L.
Taggart.
Success only knocks once at the door,
but adversity will pound all day.
Cholera Infantum.
This disease has lost its terrors since
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarr
hoea Remedy came into general use.
The uniform success which attends the
use of this remedy, in all cases of bowel
complaints in children has made it a
favorite wherever its value has become
known. For sale by Jno. E. Smith,
Sterling ltun.
The average man becomes an economist
when he shops lor his wife.
End of Bitter Fight.
"Two physicians had a long and stub
born tight with an abcess on my right
lung" writes J. F. Hughes o' DuPont,
Ga., "and gave me up. Everybody
thought my time had come. As a last
resort 1 tried Dr. King's New Discovery
for Consumption. The benefit I received
was striking and I was on my feet in a
few days. Now I've entirely regained
my health. "It conquers all Coughs,
Colds and Throat and Lung troubles.
Guaranteed at L. Taggart's drug store.
Price 50c, and 81.00. Trial bottles free.
The average servant girl never feels
out of place until she is in one.
The Death Penalty.
A little thing sometimes results in
death. Thus a mere scratch, insignifi
cant cuts or puny boils have paid the
death penalty. It is wise to have Buck
len's Arnica Salve ever handy. It's the
best Salve on earth anu will prevent
fatality, when Burns, Sores, Ulcers and
Piles threaten. Only 25c, at L. Tag
gart's Drug Store.
Many a silk lined purse might
better be coppi r lined
Pu's an End to it All.
A grievous wail oftimes comes as a
result of unbearable pain from over taxed
organs. Dizziness, Backache, Liver
complaint and Constipation. But thanks
to Dr. King's New Life Pills they put
an end to it all. They are gentle but
thorough. Try them. Only 25c.
Guaranteed at L. Taggart's Drug Storo.
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1 he Coming of the Real Show
1 6th YEAR. MORE GIGANTIC AND
MERITORIOUS THAN
HERETOFORE
A BIG GLORIOUS DAY.
EMPORIUM, 117.
AFTERNOON AT 2 O'CLOCK. NIGHT AT 8 O'CLOCK.
FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN AS THE BEST. •
I UTTERLY DWARFING EVERY PREVIOUS EFFORT.COMING ON
ITSLOWN.SPECIAL TRAINS IN ALL ITS GRANDEUR.
Double Circus, Trained Animal Confedera
tion, Nights Family Wonderland,
Equestrian Festival and
Congress of the
Orient.
Its Multitude of New Features. Each one
is a Show Alone.
Special Star Introduction at each Performance.
63 HORSE ACT. THE SENSATION OF THE CENTURY.
Big Spectacular Free Street Parade at 10 a. m.
Special Cheap Excursion Rates on all Lines of Travel.
I Summer Suits 1
8 tlie average c;m H
measure. If you would like to know more about the
I Clothing I
in this county we invite you to come and see us. We
will be pleased to meet you. Now, young man, if you
want a good suit of clothes don't miss this opportunity.
We also have a full line of gents furnishing goods.
| Jasper Harris, §
The People's Clothier.