2 CAMJoiI CUDHTK PRSSS. H. H. MULLIN, Editor. Published Every Thursday. TKRMS OK SUBSCRIPTION. 9er K <* If paid In advance 1 ADVERTISING RATES: Advertlsoments are published «t the rate of •Be d .'l more than a barber or a physician, should operate in public without cer tificate or license. The greatest advance in any commer cial product recently has been in radium. If anybody happened to have a lew pounds on hand the rise in the market would be worth something. The ad vance amounted to $ 1,200,000 pc r pound, which makes the article worth close to $12,000,000 per pound. If there is dan ger of any further advance investors had better get in as soon as possible. It has been predicted that radium would soon be as cheap as sawdust, but as yet one could buy enough sawdust with a pound of radium to make a pile about high as Pike's peak. WORK OF REPUBLICAN PARTY. Every Progressive Movement Placed to the Credit of Republican Legislation. When the record of things done by the republican party coir.es to be made lip the Panama canal will be placed among its greatest achievements. It will be many years yet before the canal will be completed, and by some unfortunate concurrence of events a democratic ad ministration may possibly come on be fore the work is finished, but the most important part of the work has been done. The decision to build a canal, the adoption of a route, 'he negotiations with the French company, the obtaining of its concessions arnl franchises, the treaty with Panama, the financingof the enterprise, the pledging of the United States government, to the construction and control of the canal —all this has been done. The mere construction of the canal, though a great work, is unim portant compared with the preliminary work, and follows as a matter of course. Bays the Indianapolis Journal. History will show that every progres sive step in the enterprise has been taken under a republican administration. The treaty with Great Britain removing the obstacles of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, and the later treaties, negotiations, dis patches and correspondence were all signed by a republican secretary of state or a republican president. The nec essary legislation was passed by a re publican congress over the determined opposition of some democratic mem bers. Every act of the president and secretary of state in furtherance of the enterprise has been denounced or criti cized by democrats. The canal commis sion, which will begin the work, will be appointed by a republican president, and It would not be surprising if the work should be prosecuted to completion by successive republican administrations. The greatest contribution of modern times to the world's commerce and prog ress will be distinctly an achievement of the republican party. It has been so from the beginning. From the successful prosecution of the war for the preservation of the union, from the creation of the new south, the establishment of the national bank sys tem, the resumption of specie payment, the establishment of the single go'd standard, the development of American industries by protection, the liberation of Cuba, the successful prosecution of the war with Spain, the building tip of a modern navy, the advancement of the United States to a .'irst place among the world powers, the pacification of the Philippines, the winning of diplomatic victories for collective civilization and the construction of the Panama canal — the record of the republican party is one of things done. Can anybody tell what the democratic party has done? It has a record, but what good thing has it accomplished, and what great achievement of the re publican party has it not opposed? In this practical age a progressive people should stand with the party that docs things. DEMOCRATS ALWAYS WRONG They Arc Bound to Kick Up a Fuss No Matter Which Way Things Go. The democratic party in congress, under the leadership of Senator Gor man, has engaged in systematic oppo sition to the increase of the navy—to any increase of the navy. The democrats admit that their policy Is futile. It is astonishing that they do not see that it is also suicidally fool ish, says the Chicago Inter Ocean. The United States has a greater ex tent of seacoast than any other nation except the British empire. Furthermore, the United States is pledged, by its unvarying policy for three-quarters of a century, and by the firmest convictions of its people, to the maintenance of the Monroe doctrine. When the Monroe doctrine is at tacked, as it will be unless the Tinted States makes itself so strong and ready that none will dare attack it, the at tack will be made by sea power. To ward off such attack the United States must have sea power. Yet the United States to-day ranks only fifth among the nations of the world in sea power. And of the four nations whose fleets surpass that of the United States three would gain greatly by breaking down the Monroe doctrine. These are the fundamental facts of the situation. These facts were never more widely appreciated by the Amer ican people, nor were the consequences of a failure in sea power ever more clearly understood, than they are to day. Yet tie national democracy, through Its representatives in congress, row attacks the sea power of the nation and Beel:s to prevent its growth. Under pretense of working for peace demo cratic congressmen advocate a policy that would make war certain. The question that forces itself upon every thinking American is: Can the democratic party ever prove itself worthy to rule this nation? Can the democratic party ever get right? Platform of Cleveland. Mr. Cleveland thus emphatically de fines himself on what the. next demo cratic platform should be: "Let that message be expressed in language easily understood, ur.c.or.fused by evasion and untouched by the taint of jugglery. Ob solete issues and questions r,o longer challenging popular interest should bo manfully abandoned." Does Mr. Cleve land really expect all thntfrom thedemo cratie party, after his extended experi ence with it? Probably the platiorm will be the joint producUon of Gorman, Tillman ar.d Stor.e, with a Brian walk out.—L#ouis Globe-Deiiiocrat. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THCJRSDAV, MARCH 24. 1904. A FETICH OF FREE TRADE. Absurd Chorus That Is Being Set 'CTj) by Democrats About Protec tion and War. The strange oMiquity of vision that affects free traders whenever they touch upon their hoTjby is observable in the discussion ol' the various questions growing out of the Russo-Japaneso war. Some of them go so far, says the Troy (N. Y.) Times, as to trace a con nection between protection and that un j fortunate and lamentable conflict. The I Kansas City Journal, for instance, dis j covers that the war had its inception in the efforts of Russia to shut out Man churia, which it controls, from the trade of other nations, and it reasons itself to the conclusion that there would be no disputes togo to war about were the ' principle of free trade universally rec ognized. Other worshipers of the free-trade fetich of course find this doctrine much to their taste, and we may now expect, the changes to be rung on the danger of protection as a menace to the peace of the world. Some newspapers that cer tainly should and which perhaps in re ality do know better are joining in the absurd chorus. Here is what the Phil | adelphia Record, which sees everything j through free trade spectacles, has to say: | "What is most remarltab'.e in conntc j tlon with this subject (s the fact that the j government of this country, or rather the party exercising its control, jeaiouply I maintains a narrow and hostile prottc ! tive system while making ostentatious pa ! rade of all means (save the effs-ctive ! one of free trade) to extend the country's fori ign commerce. The administration | insists that there shall Tie an "open door" j in China to the trade of ali nations, anil ; throws every diplomatic obstacle, includ ' tng threats, in the way of Russia's policy j of exclusion in Manchuria, j "While pledged to the strictest neutrals i ity by the principles and traditions of j the government, th. doctrine is open ! ly preached in ail circles of the party ;of protection from the administration : outward, that should Russia prove vic i Lorious in this war with Japan we wou'.ei not consent to the application | eif a protective system to Manchuria I and Korea by the government at St. i Petersburg. Although the administration | is not likely togo to war in behalf of the ! "open door"—for the American people would i not permit it —is there- not something sa il ntly ludicrous in this attitude while we j maintain a high tariff wall against then st j of the world'.' is there not in this a half j faceel homage on the part of the champions j ol protection to the genius of free trade? I ... The truth is that free trade Eng- I land is thi only great nation tl at can with ; consistency inslsj upon the 'open door' to i commerce; and the English apparently | have no notion of going to war with Rus sia on this issme." it is difficult to regard such arguments las these with patience. To even inti { mate that protection is the cause of ! wars such as that now raging in the lar ! east and that if free trade were ujiiver l sal there would be no strife among na i tions is to show a mental perversity ; that is more pitiable than reprehensible. ! As to the hostilities between Russia and ! Japan, the statement by Mr. Takahira, i the Japanese minister at Washington,ln | a magazine article by him which has just appeared, makes the situation very I dear, at least as far as Mr. Takahira's ! government is concerned. Japan is I fighting to resist encroachments which I involve the gravest danger to that coun j try, for the absorption of Manchuria by ! Russia means inevitably the ab.-orp | tion of Korea, and that in turn would in j evitably threaten the integrity and safe jty of Japan. There is not a word in all j this about trade or tariffs or open ports. ! However, Japan has to a large extent I forestalled criticism by promising that ; Korea shall remain independent and ; that its trade shall be open to the world. But this does not mean free trade or anything like it. When the United States favors the "open door" policy it | in no way stultifies itself, as these ! critics would make it appear it does. | It simply stands for the policy of all I nations being treated alike, just, as it ! treats all alike who deal with this country, except in an especial case such as that of Cuba, which is allowed tariff privileges in recognition of Us youth i and weakness. But the "open door" | does not imply that the nations of the world shall abolish duties and adopt I free trade. As a matter of fac* every I government 112 any standing levies du | ties on imports—and even so-called freo I trade England gets a considerable share J of its revenue from that source. The United States could not be guilty of the impropriety of asking the nations to abandon their tariffs. It would be quick ! ly and properly rebuked if it did. But ! there is no impropriety in asking that Americans be allowed to trade in Man- I churia or anywhere else on the same | terms as those accorded to others. And as to free trade being such a ! panacea for war, once more let "free j j trade England" be cited as an exam- j j pie. Has her relinquishment of pro- ' | tection prevented her from serious em | broilment with other powers or led to | her disarmament in the assured faith that fighting shall he no more? HL , irrMr. Bryan has gotton to a point j where he believes that a declaration of ' beliefs in free silver suffices, without fur ther explanations.—Washington Star. U ?"'Opport unity," writes Mr. Cleve land, "may be only distantly related to ' actual accomplishment." The demo crats who voted the republican ticket in ' 1890 and 1900 brought the two together ! in great shape. St. Louis Globe-Demo- j crat. is due to Mr. Bryan to say that j he docs not shrink from the task of do- ! ing the reaffirming for the whole party | —Chicago Tribune. c The onetime democratic fear that j Bryan would bolt is now succeeded uy g republican anxiety lest he do not.—St. Louis Republic (Dem.). P'Mr. Cleveland's allusion to Mr. Bryan in connection with an idle wind if unfortunate. Mr. Bryan's wind is any thing but idle, but since IS9G hais been in dustriously turning the wheels for a very comfortable grist of dollars; and they are gold dollars, or their equivalents, at that. —Indianapolis Journal. BLUE FOV FARMING. On an Alatknu Inland a Wisconsin ■liinlnrNM )lan Han l,f)0» Aiiliuul* Wlioan I' HI- !«■ Worth Iruiu 'leu (U IJsliiy Hollar* I'.aili. (Jeorge T. Scove, after an absence of nearly six years on an isolated island off the Alaskan roast, is in Manitowoc, Wis., spending the winter ■with relatives. He is the son of IT. M. Scove, a former well known ship builder, and was born and educated in Manitowoc. In 1898 lie went, to Alas ka and acquired some mining proper ty, on which he prospected for ft 3'ear, and then associated with liim Charles L. Mann, of Milwaukee, the latter taking a half interest in the mines, with the stipulation that Scove should engage in the bins fox farming business with parties having equal ownership in the mines and the new Industry. Scove preempted Patterson island, located off the southeast coast of 1 Alaska, (if) miles north of the interna tional boundary line. Scove then went to Prince William sound and pur chased CO pair of the best breed of ! blue foxes and took them to Patterson Island by water, a distance of several i hundred miles. Here he had shacks and fish shanties erected. The foxes, though used to a more northerly ell* | mate, thrived, but High island, ad joining Patterson island, separated ! by a channel only 100 yards wifle, was | an attractive spot for the foxes, and they swam across and inhabited High island. He then found it necessary to purchase this island, too, to save his stock. The foxes care for themselves, with the exception of their feed. They subsist entirely on fish-and berries. During the salmon run large quanti ties are caught at the mouths of in lets and are smoked and preserved for the season. Other varieties, such or, halibut, cob, dog fish, .shark and flounder, are caught during the sum mer months. The foxes have reguln.r feeding places on the islands, and receive their "rations" every afternoon. During the five years the 6(i pair have increased to over 1,500 foxes. The fur is one of the most expensive in the market today, and brings a price of from $lO to SBO, according to the quality, size and color of the fur. The color ranges from a maltese to a dark navy blue. London is the gen eral market for blue fox furs, which are used extensively in dress trim mings. NEW CURE FOR LOCKJAW. Mltltvny lien Invent Kleetroiioinelrr \% lllcli Xliry U <>]><■ Will br »1 Ureal Vac In Nerval!* Dlwc-ukcn. Capillary electronometer is the j name of a new instrument delicate I enough to register the minute dis charges of electricity in nerves and muscles. The invention will greatly nid the cure of lockjaw, they hope, and be of great use in nervous dis eases. It is a device conceived by the research workers in the physiological laboratory at the University of Chi cago, its inventors being C. C. Outli ne, E. P. Lyon and P. 11. Rieske. A fine glass tube with a hole in it no larger than a capillary gland on the back of a human hand is the mechanism of the instrument. The tube at one end contains mercury, which penetrates the small extremity of the tube. The tube rests iu a cup of acid, and the two are joined by platinum wire. All life action is chemical and elec trical, the inventors believing, and by the action of the electrical discharge from a moving muscle on the mer cury in the tube the amount of ener gy expended may be gauged. This Is Miraculous. Manhattan, Kans., March 11. —One of the strangest cases that has e»er been heard of in Riley Co. is that of the three year-old daughter of Mr. Jonas Brubaker of this place. Some time ago the little girl took whoop ing cough, wnich was followed bv pneu monia. When the pneumonia left lier, she was taken down with malaria fever with at times symptoms of Spinal Meningitis. The family doctor brought licr safely through these troubles, but after the fever Bright's Disease set in and the doctors gave her up. Her father tells the rest of | the story: "We began to give her Dodd's Kidney Pills and after she had taken about three nnd a half boxes, she was entirely cured. Now she is well as any child, running and playing as if nothing had ever been the matter with her. The doctors said she j was beyond the reach of medicine. Dodd's Kidney Pills certainly saved our little girl's life, when she was so far into the chronic stage of Blight's Disease that we thought nothing could save her." One sig Braid. Towne—Tfer hair is positively golden. Browne—So they say, but it' seems very ! strange to mc. I knew her when she was a little girl. | 'Well?" "Well, it was merely plailod then."— Philadelphia Press. 10, COO Plnnts for lGe. ' This is a remarkable oiler the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., makes. They will send you their big plant and seed catalog, together with enough seed to i grow 1,000 fine, solid Cabbages, 2,000 delicious Carrots, 2,000 blanching, nutty Celery, 2,000 rich, buttery Lettuce, 1,000 splendid Onions, 1,000 rare, luscious Radishes, 1,000 gloriously brilliant Flowers. This great oiler is made in order to in duce you to try their warranted seeds— for when you once plant them you will grow no others, and ALL I'OR BUT lGc TOSTAOE, providing you will return this notice, and if you will send them 20c in postage, they S will add to the above a package of the fa | mcus Berliner Cauliflower, [lv. L.J "Pa, how much is Mr. Rockefeller wcrth?" "Oh, about a billion dollars, my eon." "How much is that in doughnuts, j pa?"— Town Topics. C "<»•<»'vVv Wv■ v vi> v , VyvV^V^v%v^Vvv^OK' won't wash it off until lier trunk comes." "And what has ker trunk to do with it?" "She says she always wean her best stockings when she washes porches."— Cleveland I'lain Dealer. ECZEMA ON HANDS. Iled, Rough Utindi, Itching, Ilurnisg I'alma and I'uinful Finger Ladi —One Night Treatment. Soak the hands on retiring in a strong, hot, creamy lather ol Cutieura Soap. Dry, and anoint freely with Cutieura, the great skin cure and purest of emollients. Wear, during the uight, olel, loose kiel gloves with the finger ends cut off and air holes cut in the palms. For red, rough, chapped hands, dry, lissureel, itching, feverish j palms, with shapeless nails and painful linger ends, this treatment is simply won derful. Complete external and internal treatment for every humor from pimples to scrofula, from infancy to age, consist ing of Cutieura Soap, Ointment, and Rills, may now be had of all chemists for §I.OO. Not Bigoted. Brown—l thought you were a vegetari an. but I hear you eat mutton. Robinson—l am not a bigoted vege tarian. i only eat the meat of such ani mals as live on vegetable food.—Stray Stories. Salaer'a Home Builder Corn. So named because 50 acres produced go heavily, that its proceeds built a lovely home. See Salzer's catalog. Yielded in 1903 in Ind. 157 bu., Ohio 160 bu., Tenn. 08 bu., nnel in Mien. 220 bu. per acre. You can beat this record in 1901. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF TIIESE YIELDS TER ACHE? 120 bu. Beardless Barley per acre. 310 bu. Salter's New national Oats per A. SO bu. Salzer Spelt* and Macaroni Wheat. 1,000 bu. Pedigree Potatoes per acre. 14 tons of rich Billion Dollar Crass Hay. 60,000 lbs. Victoria Rape for sheep—per A. 100,000 lbs. Teosinte, the fodder wonder. 54,000 lbs. Salzer's Superior Fodder Corn —rich, juicy fodder, per A. Now such yields you can have, Mr. Farmer, in 1904, if you will plant Salzer's seeds. JCST SEND THIS NOTICE AND 10c in stamps to John A. Saber Seed Co., La Crosse, \\ is., and receive their great cata log and lots of farm -eed samples. [K. L.J "Smithers has an auto with the biggest record in the state." "Speed, accidents, or manglcel pedestrians?"— Cincinnati Times- Star. a $30.00 St. Louis to California $30.00 via The Iron Mountain Route. These tickets will lie on sale daily during March and April, when l'ullman"Tourist Sleeping Cars will be operated dnilv be tween St. Louis, Los Angeles and San Fran cisco. 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