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lisher.
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iron ore seems to exist in nil parts
of the Abyssinian empire. The sam
ples are Kenorally pure, and have
usually been obtained near the sur
face under conditions favorable to
economic milling. Owing to the lb
sence of fuel other than wood, and the
present impossibility of transporting
ore to the coast, the industry gives no
present promise, however rich the oro
deposits may be.
The most beautiful volume in I lie
Congressional Library at Washington
1s a Bible which was transcribed oil
parchment by a monk in the sixteenth
century. The general lettering is in
the German text, each letter is per
fect, and there is not a scratch or blot
Ironi iiil lo lid. Each chapter begins
with a large illuminated letter, in
which is drawn the figure of a sa'nt,
some incident of whom the chapter
tells.
The Uerii.i Omnibus Co., finding that
the hats used for horses are unsuit
able in the cases of pairs, have intro
duced ' sunshades" for their protection
from ihe sun. The "sunshades" con
sist ol a wire framework covered with
canvas and fastened to the harness.
11>e advantage claimed for this nov
e'ty is that, besides protecting the ani
mals from the sun, it allows a free
current of air to pass over their
heads.
Prof. Thomas Oliver, addressing the
industrial hygiene section of the san
itary congress in Glasgow, said the
system of "rushing" work introduced
into Britain from America not only
caused unwholesome fatigue and
many acciiients, but "predisposed tho
individual to ill health and created a
taste for stimulants, unhealthful recre
ation and love of excitement such as
was offered by theaters and music
lialls."
As the genius of American inven'ors
gives to the mechanical and industrial
world machines representing saving of
time and increased capacity, Euro
pean manufacturers are either scan
ning the horizon of American creative
l>ower for the appearance of some de
vice that will improve their product
or producing capacity, or they are
nervously apprehensive of the intro
duction of machinery that will out
class and relegate to (he scrap heap
ihe mechanical fruits of Iheir own en
deavors.
The Norwegian cod fisheries hnvp
practically come to a close, with a
total catch of 42,774,000 fish from all
the cod fisheries of Norway. From
this catch about the same quartities
of klipfish. stockfish and salted and
dried fish have been prepared as has
lieen for the past two y< ars. The sea
son's catch has produced to the pres
ent about 13,050 barrels (30 gallons
per barrel) of codliver oil, or more
than five limes the quantity produced
from about the same number of fish
in 1903.
Ordnance experts of the United
States army, after months of work,
have constructed a magazine infantry
rifle which is believed to be superior
to any in use in foreign armies. More
than 40,000 already have been made
at the government arsenals. The bar
rel of the gun is entirely covered by
wood. The bore of the new rilie is
smaller, the caliber being about .30
inch, while the initial velocity and
penetrating power both are greater.
The new gun also is several inches
shorter than ihe old.
The population of St. Louis is f>l2.-
279. This estimate is made assuming
that the city lias grown normally since
1900, when ihe population was 575,238,
«'!lowing nothing for the stimulus of
ihe World's fair. More than 75,000
people are in St. Louis now, direct!/
dependent on the fair and drawing pay
lrom either the fair or the thousands
of exhibitors: so the population of tha
cily, at present at least, is near 700,-
000. By the census, however, St.
Ixiuis is the fourth city of the Kni.ed
Siates, following New York, Chicago
and Philadelphia.
There is a bee ranch with more than
a million bees, in the heart of one of
the densest residence districts of San
Francisco, it is owned liy Philip Prior,
principal of the Burnett Grammar
school, and is in Ihe little back yard
of his home. For ten years he has kept
his bees there, harvested about a third
t/f a ton of honey each season, and has
been at no expense for food for his
interesting and ideally industrious
pets. His bees visit al! the privata
and public gardens of the city ar.,l
gather their food and pollen for thj
nourishment >f the young.
ACCEPTS NOMINATION
ROOSF.VELT'S LETTER TO THE
NOTIFICATION COMMITTEE.
APPROVES PARTY PLATFORM
Says It Is Hard to Find Issues Upon
Which Democrats Propose to
Wage Campaign—His Views
on Public Questions.
Tlio following Is a comprehensive synop
sis of President Roosevelt's letter of ac
ceptance of the republican nomination:
' Hon. J. O. Cannon, Chairman of the
Notification Committee. —My Dear Sir: I
ae;ept the nomination for the presidency
tendered mi' by tie republican national
convention, and cordially approve thcp.at
to/m adopted l by it. In writing this letter
th«re are certain points upon which 1 de
sire to lay especial stiess.
"it is difficult to lind out from the utter
ances of our opponents what are the real
issues upon which they propose to wage
thii campaign. It is not unfair to say that,
having abandoned most of the principles
upm which they have insisted during the
la it eight years, they now seem at a loss,
both as to what it is that they really be
lieve, and as to how (irmly they shall assert
their belief in anything. In fact, it is doubt
ful if they venture resolutely to press a
single Issue; as soon as they raise one they
shrink from it and seek to explain It away.
Such an attitude is the probably Inevitable
result of the effort to improvise convic
tions; for when thus Improvised, it is nat
ural that they should be held in a tentative
manner.
"The party now In control of the govcrn
?u-nt is troubled by no such difficulties,
V'e do not have to "guess at our own con
vlciions and then correct the guess if it
seems unpopular. The principles which we
profess are those in which we believe with
heart and soul and strength. Men may
differ from us; but they cannot accuse us
of shiftiness or insincerity. The policies
we have pursued are those which we earn
estly hold as essential to the national wel
fare and repute. Our actions speak even
louder than our words for the faith that
is in us. We base our appeal upon what
we have done and are doing, upon our
record of administration and legislation
during the last seven years, in which wo
have had complete control of the govern
ment. \Ve iniend in the future to carry
on ihe government In the same way that
we have carried it on in the past.
A Disrupted Party.
"A party whose members are radically
a: variance oti most vital issues, and if
united at all are only united on issues
where their attitude threatens widespread
disaster to the whole country, cannot he
trusted to govern in any matter. A party
which, with facile ease, changes all its
convictions before election Cannot be
trusted to adhere with tenacity to any
principle after election. A party tit to
govern must have convictions. In IS9B the
republican party came into power, and in
lfloO It retained power, on certain definite
pledges, each of which was scrupulously
fulfilled. Putin addition to meeting and
solving the problems which were issues
in these c ampaigns, it also became neces
sary to meet other problems which arose
after election; and it is no small part of
our claim to public confidence that these
were solved with the same success that
had attended the solution of these con
cerning which the battles at the polls were
fought, in other words, our governmental
efficiency proved equal not only to the tasks
that were anticipated, but to doing each
unanticipated task as It arose.
"When the contest of ISDfi was decided
the question of the war with Spain was
not an issue. When the contest (r f ljoo was
decided, the shape which the Isthmian
canal question ultimately took could not
have been foreseen. Hut the same quali
ties which enabled those responsible for
making and administering the laws at
Washington to deal successfully with Ihe
tariff and the currency, enabled them also
to deal with the Spanish war; and the
same qualities which enabled them to act
wisely In the Philippines, and in Cuba, also
enabled them to do their duty as regards
the problems connected with the trusts,
and to secure the building of the Isthmian
canal. We are content to rest our case
before the American people upon the fact
that to adherence to a lofty Ideal we have
aided proved governmental efficiency.
Tnerefore, our promises may surely be
trusted as regards any issue that Is now
before the people: and we may equally he
trusted to deal with any problem which
may hereafter arise.
"So well has the work been done that
our opponents do not venture to recite the
facts about our policies or acts, and then
oppose them. They attack them only when
they have first misrepresented them: for
a truthful recital would leave no room for
adverse comment."
The action of the administration in con
nection with the Panama revolution and
the signing of the canal treaty is outllnc-d
and the president says:
"Criticism of the action in tills matter
Is simply criticism of the only possible
action which could have secured the build
ing of the canal; as well as the peace and
quiet which we were, by treaty, bound to
preserve along the line of transit across
the isthmus. The service rendered this
country in securing the perpetual right to
construct, maintain, operate and defend
the canal was so great that our opponents
do not venture to raise the Issue in straight
forward fashion; for if so raised there
would! be no issue."
Democratic Misrepresentation.
He charges misrepresentation on the part
of the democrats in the statements of tie
conduct of the foreign policy of the admin
istration and the operations of the r.avy
and asks:
"IJo our opponents object to the way in
which the Monroe doctrine has been
strengthened and upheld? Never before
lias this doctrine been acquiesced in abroad
as It Is now; and yet. while upholding the
rights of tie weaker American republics
a sal rut foreign aggression, the administra
tion has los' no opportunity to point, out
to these republics that those who seek
equity should it,me with clean bands, and
that whoever claims liberty as a right must
a' - cept the responsibilities that si with the
exercise of the right. Do our opponents
ohjoc-t to what was »Tono in refcrcncfi to
tl " petition of American citirens aaalnst
the Kishenev massacre? or to the prott st
against the treatment of the Jews in Rou
mania? or to the efforts that have been
made In behalf of the Armenians in Tur
key.' Xo other administration in our his
tory. no other government in the world
has more consistently stood for the broad
est spirit of brotherhood In our common
humanity, rr has held a more resolute at
t: inle of protest against every wrong that
outraged the civilization of the age, at
home or abroad. Do our opponents object
to the fact that (lie international tribunal
at The Hague was rescued frcm impotence
fu el turned into a potent instrument for
peace atncr.g the nations? This govern
ment has used that tribunal. and advo
cated Its use by others, in pursuance e 112 its
policy to promote the cause of interna
tional peace and good will by al! honorable
methods. In carrying out this pollcv. it
has settled dispute offer dispute bv ar
bitration or by friendly agreement. It has
behaved towards all nations, strong or
weak, with courtesy, dignity and justice
and it is now on excellent terms with all '
"T>i> our opponents object to the settle
ment of the Alaska boundary lire? Do
they object to tie fact that after fieeing
Cuba we gave l <>r reciprocal trade advan
tage with the I'nite] States, while at the
same time keeping naval stations In tie
Island and providing against its sinking
into chaos, or heinir eoruti'-rerf hv any
foreign power? 1) > tl ey object to the fa« ; t
that our flag now flies over Porto Klr-o?
lio the;, object to the acquisition of Ha
waii? Once they 'hauled down" our flag
there: we have hoisted li again; do they
Intend once more to haul It down? Do
they object to the part we played in China?
Do they not know that the voice if ihe
t'niled States would now count fur noth-
Ing In the far east if we had abandoned tic
Philippines and refused to do what was
done in china? Do they object to the fuel
that this government secured a peaceful
settlement of the troubles In Venezuela
two years ago? I)o they object to the pres
ence of the shlp-of-war off Colon when tie
revolution broke out in Panama, and when
only the prcser?*i of this ship saved ihe
lives of American citizens, and prevented
iojult to the fle.g? Do they object to the
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1904
fact that American warships appeared
promptly at the port of Beirut u lien an
effort had been made to assassinate an
American official, and in the port of Tan
gier when an American citizen had been
abducted? and that in each cuse the wrong
compiained of was righted and expiated?
and that within the last few days the visit
of an American squadron to Smyrna was
followed by the long-delayed concession
of their just rights to those Americans con
cerned in educational work in Turkey?
Do they object to the trade treaty with
China, .so full of advantage for the Amer
ican people in the future? Do they object
to the fact that the ships carrying the
national flag now have a higher standard
than ever before In marksmanship and in
seamanship, as Individual units and as
component parts of squadrons and Iteets?
If they object to any or all of these things,
we Join issue with them.
"Executive Encroachments."
"When our opponents speak of 'en
croachments' by the executive upon the
authority of congress or the judiciary, ap
parently the act they ordinarily have In
view is Pension Order No. 78, issued under
the authority of existing law. This order
directed that hereafter any veteran of the
civil war who had reached the age of (12
should be presumptively entitled to the
pension of six dollars a month, given un
der the dependent pension law to those
whose capacity to earn their livelihood by
manual labor has been decreased 50 per
cent., and that by the time the ago of 70
was reached the presumption should be
that the physical disability was complete;
the age being treated as an evidential fact
in each case. This order was made in the
performance of a duty imposed upon the
president by an act of congress, which re
quires the executive to make regulations
to govern the subordinates of the pension
office in determining who are entitled to
pensions. President.Cleveland had already
exercised this power by a regulation which
declared that 7f> should be set as the age
at which total disability should be con
clusively presumed. Similarly President
McKinley established 65 as the age at which
half disability should be conclusively pre
sumed. The regulation now in question,
in the cxi rcise of the same power, supple
mented these regulations made under
Presidents Cleveland and McKinley.
"If our opponents come Into power they
can revoke this order and announce that
they will treat the veterans of G2 to 7a as
presumably In full bodily vigor and net en
titled to pensions Will they now authori
tatively state that they Intend to Jo this?
If so, we accept the issue. If not, then we
have the right to ask why they raise an
Issue which, when raised, tney do not ven
ture to meet."
Criticisms of the administration's set
tlement of the coal strike and the suit
against the Northern Securities < ompany
are cited, and the president says:
"Such mutually destructive criticisms
furnish an adequate measure of the chance
for coherent action or constructive legisla
tion if our opponents should be given pow
er."
Democratic Policies.
Of the policies for which the democratic
party professes to stand the president says:
"So much for what our opponents openly
or covertly advance In the way of an at
tack on the acts of the administration.
When we come to consider the policies for
which they profess to stand we are met
with the difficulty always arising when
i statements of policy are so maefe that they
; can be interpreted in different ways. On
some of the vital questions that have con
fronted the American people in the last
decade our opponents take the position
that silence is the best possible way to
convey their views. They contend that
their lukewarm attitude of partial ac
: quiescence in what others have accom
plished entitles tliem to be made the cus
todians of the financial honor ami com
mercial interests which they have but re-
I cently sought to ruin."
lie reviews the history of Ihe republican
; party's efforts to i stabiish a stable national
j currency, and says:
"t'ntll our opponents as a party explicit
-1 !y adopt the views which we hold anil upon
| which we have acted and are acting, in the
i matter of a sound currency; the c.nly real
1 way to keep the- question from becoming
unsettled is to keep the republican party
I in power."
' He points to the record of the alminls
: tratlon in its dealings with both capital
j and labor, and carefully outlines each step
that has been taken for the enforcement
of the anti-trust laws; and explains the
need of such laws on the national statute
books in opposition to the democratic claim
"that the common law, as developed, af
fords a complete legal remedy against mo
j nopolies," and of tl.is he says:
! "But there is r.o common law of Ihe
Cnited States. Its rules can be enforced
I only by the state courts and officers. No
federal court or officer could take any
1 action whatever under them. It was this
j fact, coupled with the inability of the states
to control trusts and monopolies, which
led to the passage of the federal statutes
known as the Sherman anti-trust act and
. the interstate commerce act; and it Is only
j through the. exercise of the powers con
ferred by these acts, and by the statutes
of the last congress supplementing them,
that the national government acquires any
jurisdiction over the subject. To say that
action against trusts and monopolies
should be limited to the application of
common law is equivalent lo saying that
the national government should take no
action whatever to regulate them."
The Tariff Issues.
He charges the democrats with Insin
cerity and evasiveness in their statements
regarding a tariff policy, and says:
"Undoubtedly it would be possible at the
present time to prevent any of the trusts
from remaining prosperous by the simple
expedient of making sucli a sweeping
change in the tariff as to paralyze the in
dustries of the country. The trusts would
cease to prosper; but their smaller com
petitors would be ruined, and the wage
workers would starve, while It would not
pay the farmer to haul his produce tomar
> ket."
j Continuing on the subject of the tariff, he
| .iays:
"From time to time schedules must un
doubtedly be rearranged and teadjusled
to meet the shifting needs of ihe country ;
but this can with safety he dor.e (inly by
those who are committed to the cause of
t he protective system. To uproot ai d de
stroy that system would he to Insute tie
prostration of business, the closing of fac
tories, the impoverishment of the farmer
the ruin of the capitalist, and the starva
tion of the wage-worker.
"It is a matter of regret that the pro
tective tariff policy, which, during the
last 40 odd years, has become part of the
very liber of this country, is not now ac
; copied as definitely established. Surelv
we have a right to say that It has passed
beyond the domain of theory, and a right
t.i expect that not only its original advo
cates, but those who tit one time distrusted
it on theoretic grounds, should now ac
quiesce ill the results that have been proved
I over and over again by actual experience.
I These 40 odd years have been the most
prosperous jears this nation has ever
seen; more prosperous years than any
other nation has overseen. Beyond ques
tion this prosperity could not have come
' if the American people had not poises:ed
| the necessary thrift, energy and business
intelligence to turn their vast material re
sources to account. But it is i.o less true
j that it is our economic policy as regards
the tariff and finance which has enabled
us as a nation to make such good use of
the irft.ividual capacities of our citizens,
and the natural resources of our counirv.
livery class of our people is I enefited liy
the protective tariff. During the last few
! years the merchant has seen the export
trade of this country grow faster than ever
in our previous history. Th.- manufacturer
could not keep his factory running if it
were not for the protective tariff The
I wage-worker would do well to remember
that if protection Is 'robbery.' aril is to le
punished accordingly he will I. a,, tlrst
to pay the penalty; for either he will be
turni d adrift entire ly. or his wan s wl I be
cut down to the starvation po'r.l A« con
clusively shown by the bulletins ijf the
butt-au elf labor, the purchasing power of
th<' ave age wage received by Ihe- wage
w irke-r I as grown fas'er t' th- est "of
living. m d this 111 spite of the continual
shortening of wotklm- hours Tlea -un:-
ulnted :avln r .s of the vvorklMtmen of the
country, as si r.vn by the deposits In •! o
savings banks, have Increased bj leaps and
bounds At r.o time in the j - v , 112 this
or any other country has there i ee-'n n:iera
si productive of material benefit alike to
workirgman and employer as during the
seven yea is that have Just passed.
Tie- farme- 1 as I e-r.ofifed qui'e- as much
as the manufacturer, the merchant and
the wage-worker. Tie most i- come and
impressive 112 . -t established by the last cen
sus Is the wide and even distribution of
wealth among all classes of our countrv-
T/' r chief agencies In producing this
distribution ate shown hv tl census to he
i ihe development of manufactures and the
application of new Inventions to universal
use. Ihe result has been an Increasing In
terdependence of agriculture ai.cl manu
factures."
Republican Reciprocitj'.
On the subject of reciprocity the pres
ident says:
"Uur opponents assert that they htlieve
in reciprocity. Their action on the must
important reciprocity treaty recently ne
gotiated-that with Cuba—does not bear
out this assertion. Moreover, there can bo
no reciprocity unless there is a substantial
tariff; free trade and reciprocity aro not
compatible. We are on record as favoring
arrangements for reciprocal trade rela
tions with othcy countries, these arrange
ments to be on an equitable basis of benetit
to botii the contracting parties. The re
publican parly stands pledged to every
wise and consistent method of increasing
the foreign commerce Of the country. That
it has kept its pledge is proven bj the fact
that while the domestic trade of tills coun
try exceeds in volume the entire export
and! import trade of all the nations of the
world, the United States has in addition
secured more than an eighth of the export
trade of the world, standing lirst among
tlio nations in this respect."
Of the proposition to reduce the size of
the army the president says:
"if our opponents should come into pow
er they could not reduce our army below
its present size without greatly impairing
its efficiency and abandoning part of the
national duty. In short, in this matter, if
our opponents should come into power they
would cither have to treat Ibis particular
promise of the year ll'Ot as they now treat
the promises they made in 1.596 and iiiuo,
that is, as possessing no binding force; or
else they would have lo embark on a policy
which would be ludicrous at the moment,
and fraught with grave danger to the na
tional honor in the future."
lie reviews the administration of the gov
ernment finances and refutes the c-hargo
that the government is administered ex
travagantly with facts and llguies, and
says:
"Do our opponents grudge the $.'0,000,000
paid feir the Panama canal? Do they in
tend to cut down on the pensions to the
veterans of the civil war? Do they intend
to put a stop to the irrigation policy? or
to the permanent census bureau? or to
immigration inspection? Do they intend to
rural free delivery? Do they in
tend to cut down the navy? or the Alaskan
telegraph system? Do they intend to dis
mantle our coast fortifications? if there
is to be a real and substantial cuttingdown
In national expenditures it must he in such
matters as these. The department of agri
culture has done service; of incalculable
value to the- farmers of this country In
many different lines. Do our opponents
wish to cut down the money for this serv
ice? They can do ii only by destroying the
usefulness of the service itself."
Philippine Independence.
He refers to the promise In Ihe demo
cratic platform to give independence to the
Philippine islands, and after speaking of
the folly of such a promise says:
"it may well be that our opponents have
no real intention of putting their promise
into effect, if this is the case, if. in other
words, they are insincere in the promise
they make, it is only necessary to say again
that il Is unwise to trust men who are false
in one thing to deal with anything. The
mere consciousness of broken faith would
hamper them in continuing our policy in
the islands; and only by continuing un
changed this policy can the honor of the
country be maintained, or the interests of
the islands subserved. If, on the other
hand, our opponents came into power and
attempted to carry out their promises to the
Filipinos by giving them Independence and
withdrawing American control from the
islands, the result would be a frightful
calamity to the Filipinos themselves, and
in its larger aspect would amount to an
international crime. Anarchy would fol
low; and the most violent anarchic forces
would be directed partly against the civil
government, partly against ail forms of
religious and educational civilization.
Bloody conflicts would inevitably ensue in
Ihe archipelago, and Just as inevitably the
islands would become the prey of the first
power which In its own selfish Interest
took up the task we had cravenly aban
doned.
"During the last five years more has been
done for the materia! and moral well-being
of the Filipinos than ever before sine e the
islands first came within the ken of civil
ized man. We have opened before them a
vista of orderly development in their own
interest, and not a policy of exploitation.
Kvery effort is being made to fit the island
ers for self-government, and they have
already in large measure received it, while
for the first time In their history their per
sonal rights and civil liberties have been
guaranteed. They are being educated;
they have been given schools; they have
been given libraries; roads are being built
for their use; their health is being cared
for; they have been given courts In which
they receive justice as absolute as it is in
our power to guarantee. * Their individual
rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness are now by act of congress
jealously safeguarded under the American
flag; and if the protection of the flag were
withdrawn their rights would be lest, and
the Islands would be plunged back under
some form of vicious tyranny. We have
given them more self-government than
they have ever before had; we are taking
steps to Increase it still further by pro
viding them with an elected legislative
assembly; and surely we had better await
the result of this experiment—for it is a
wholly new experiment in Asia—before we
make promises which as a nation we might
be forced to break, or which they might
interpret one way and we In another. It
may be asserted without fear of success
ful contradiction that nowhere else in re
cent years has there been as fine an exam
ple of constructive statesmanship and wise
and upright administration as has been
given by the: civil authorities, aided by the
army, in the Philippine Islaneis. We have
administered them In the interest of their
own people: and the Filipinos themselves
have profited most by our presence in the
islands: but they have also 1 ei-n of very
great advantage to us as a nation."
Conclusion.
In conclusion the president says:
"Our appeal is m'adc to ail gooil citizens
who hold the honor and the Interest of the
nation close to their hearts. The great is
sues which are at stake, and upon which I
have touched, are more than mere partisan
Issues, for they involve much that c ome a
home- to the individual pride and individual
well-being of our people. Under c onditions
as they actually are, good Americans
should refuse, for the sake of the welfare
of the nation, to change the national pol
icy. We. who are responsible for the ad
ministration and legislation under which
this country, during the last seven years,
has grown so greatly In well-being ot home
ami in honorable lepute among the na
tiors of the earth abroad, do not stand
inertly upon this record, do r.ot use :his
record as an excuse for failure of effort
lo meet new conditions. On the ci ntrar.v,
we treat the record of what we have done
in the past as incitement to do even better
in the future. We believe that the prcgie.is
that we have made may be taken as a
measure rf the progress we shall continue
to make if the people again entrust the
government of the nation to our hands.
\V'* iio not stand still. We press sleadilv
forward toward the goal of mora! and ma
te rial well-being for our own people 0 f
just and fearless dealing toward all other
p- op.es, In the Interest not mere v of this
country, but of mankind. There "is not a
policy, foreign or domestic, which we are
now carrying out. which it would not be
disastrous to reverse or abandon. If our
opponents should come- In and should not
reverse our policies, then tl would be
branded with the brand of broken faith
of false promise, of insincerity in word and
deed: and no man can work to the advan
tage of ihe nation with such a brand cling
ing to him. If, on the other hand, the'v
shou.d come in and reverse any or all of our
policies, by just so much would the nation
as a whole be- damaged. Alike- as law
makers arid as administrators of ti e law
we have endeavored to do our duty In ihe
In.ere-st of the people as a whole. Wen-.ike
our appeal to no class and to no section
but to all go d citizens, in whatever part
of Ihe land they dwell, ami whatever mav
be their nccupati-.n or worldly condition.
We have striven l-olh I r e-ivi - righteous
ness aneT for rational greatness: and we
have 1 12: !th to believe that our hands will
he upheld by al! who feel love of countrv
and tryst in the uplifting of mankind We
sta--d for cnt rcement of the law and for
ohoiile nee- to the law; c-ur government Is
a government of orderly liberty e.-uallv
a,ion to tyranny and to anarchy: and its
foundation-store Is the observance of tho
law alike bv the- people an.) by the public
servants. Wc hold ever before us as ihe
al.-Important end of policy and adminis
tration the reign of pence at home and
t hioughout the world; of peace which
yours 1 t "' s b> <k>lng Justice. Faithful!)
"THEODORE ROOSFVELT."
of Lillydale, N.Y., Grand Worthy
Wise Templar, and Member of
W.C.T.U., tells how she recov
ered by the use of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
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of the many of your grateful friends
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bearing-down pains; in fact, I had
wouib trouble I was very anxious to
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Compound had made, I decided to try
it. I took only six bottles,but it built me
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HAS THE BIGGEST TONNAGE.
Great Britain Carries More Than One-
Third of Earth's Traffic —Vessels
Total Nearly 25,000.
Great Britain is the busiest common
carrier on earth. The total tonnage
of the world's merchant marine is
estimated at. 33,643,000 tons and the
total number of vessels is 24,854. Of
this enormous tonnage Great Britain
carries one-third, or 16,000,374 tons,
while the great majority of the big
vessels are British. Forty-eight of
the 89 vessels of over 10,000 tons bur
den, 119 of the 150 of 7,000 to 10,000
tons burden and 366 of the 528 be
tween 6,000 and 7,000 tons burden fly
the British flag. After Great Britain
the list of common carriers stands in
the following order: America, with
8,671,956 tons; Germany, with 3,283,-
247 tons; Norway, with 1,653,74 c tons;
France, with 1,622,016 tons; Italy,
with 1,180,335 tons; Russia, with 809,-
G4B tons; Spain, with 714,447 tons,
and Japan, with 726,818 tons.
TEN MILES WITH HEAD DOWN.
Gerald Hardie's Foot Held Fast in a
Coupling and He Is Severely In
jured.
With one foot held firmly as if in a
vise George Hardie. 23 years old, of
Elizabeth, N. J., hung head downward
between two coal cars of a train on
Ihe Central railroad of New Jersey,
while it traveled a distance of ten
miles. He was struck repeatedly by
projections rising above the track
level, but was powerless to extricate
himself until the train reached Fan
wood station.
He was found there by a brakeman
and brought to Plainfield, his head
torn and his chest cut in a dozen
places. After boarding the train at.
Elizabeth Hardio was jolted from his
seat, and in falling caught his foot in
the coupling, which saved him from
being ground to pieces. The physi
cian who was summoned to attend
him says tho man will recover.
Hard on the Typewriter.
A Danish scientist has discovered a
new electric wave by means of which
he can make a typewriter work in
another room. No more novel read
ing by the typewriter, says the Chi
cago Record-Herald, when the bosi
Is shut up in his private office.
From Massachusetts.
A Massachusetts doctor says the
wearing of smoked glasses prevents
hay fever. He probably believes also,
says the Chicago Record Herald, that
people can be free from rheumatism if
tlicy will carry potatoes iu their pock
el. s.
WHAT'S THE USE
To Keep a "Coffee Complexion."
A lady says; "Postum has helped
my complexion so much that my
friends say I am growing young again
My complexion used to bo coffee col
rred, muddy and yellow, but it is now
clear and rosy as when I was a girl.
1 was induced to try Postum by a
friend who had suffered just as 1 had
suffered from terrible indigestion, pal
pitation of the heart and sinking
spells.
"After I had used Postum a week 1
was so much better that I wa3 afraid
it would not last. But now two years
liave passed and I am a well woman
I owe it all to leaving off coffee an«J
drinking Postum in its place.
"I had drank coffee all my life. 1
suspected that it was the cause of my
trouble, but it was not until 1 actually
quit coffee and started to try Postum
that. I became certain; then all my
troubles ceased and I am now well and
strong again." Name furnished bj;
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason.
Look in each package for a copy of
,»he famous little book, "The Road tc
Wellville."
J Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.
PHILADELPHIA AND ERIE RAIL BOAD
DIVISION.
In effect May 29, 1904.
TRAINS LEAVE EMPORIUM EASTWARD
810 A. M.—Week days for bunbaiy,
Wilkesbarre, Scranton, Hazleton, Pottsville,
Harrisburg a ml intermediatestations, arriving
at Philadelphia 6.23 P.M., New Y0rk9.30P.M.„
Baltimore 6 00 P. M., Washington 7.15 P. M.
Pullman Parlor car from Wiiliamsport to
Philadelphia andpassengercoacbesfrom Kane
to Philadelphia and Willittuisport to Balti
more and Washington.
P. M. (Emporium Junction) daily for Sua
bury, Harrisburg and principal intermediate
stations, arriving at Philadelphia, 7:32 p. m.;.
New York, 10:23 D. m.; Baltimore, 7:30 p. m.;
Washington, 8:35, D. m. Vestibuled Parlor
cars and passenger coaches, Buffalo to Phila
delphia and Washington.
820 P. M.—daily for Harrisburg ana
intermediate stations, arriving at Philadel
6hia, 4.23 A. M., New York 7.13 A. M.
altimore, 2:20 A.M. Washington, 3:30 A. M.
Pullman sleeping carsfrom Harrisburgto Phil
adelphia ancf New York. Philadelphia pas
•engerecan remainiu 9leeper undisturbed un
til7:3o A. M.
10 30 P. M.—Daily for Sunbury, Harris
burg and intermediate stations arriving at
Philadelphia 7.17 A. M., New York 9.33 A. M.,
weekdays, (10.38 A. M. Sunday;) Baltimore 7.15
A. M., Washington 8.30 A. M. Pullman sleep
ing cars from Erie, Buffalo and WilliamHport to
Philadelphia and Buffalo, Wiiliamsport to
Washington. Passenger cars from Erie to
Philadelphia and Wiiliamsport to Baltimore.
12:15 A. M. Emporium Junction),daily for Smi
bnry, liarrisburg and principal intermediate*
stations, arriving at Philadelphia, 7:82 a. no.;
New York, 9:33 a. m., week days; (10:38 Sun
days); Baltimore, 7:25 a. m.; Washington, 8:18
a. m, Vestibuled Buffet Sleeping Cars and
Passenger coaches, Buffalo to Philadelphia,
and Washington.
WESTWARD.
; 5:10 A. M. —Emporium Junction— daily
j for Erie, Ridgway, and week days for Du
| Bois, Clermont and intermediaU stations.
I 10 30 A.M.—Daily for Erie ana week dayst
! for Dußois andiutermediatestations.
823 P. M. —Week days lor Kane audi
j intermediate stations.
RIDGWAY AND CLEARFIELD R. R. CON
NECTIONS.
(Week days.)
SOUTHWARD. Stations. NORTHWARD
P. M A.M. A. V.J JR. M P. M. P. M.
j 900 4 02].... Renovo ! 5 UO; 11 45
I 9 50 1 ill...Driftwood I 4 05|ll OS
| 10 25 5 lOJEmporium June 3 23 10 35
I 8 20,11 05 5 553..... Kane 12 25 3 00 8 26
j 3 36 11 23 6 131.. ..Wilcox 12 02 S 40 8 (J*
j 3 48 11 43 6 2.)J..Johusonburg.. 11 47, 2 28| 7 1*
lli I I '
I
i 4 0.5 12 05 650 ...Ridgway,.... 920 j 2 lOj 730
i 4 i-5 i 2 15 701 ..Mill Haven... 9*031 i*6B|'7 20
! 42512 24 7 10 .. Croyland.... 9 00, 1 43 7 Of
I 12 28 715 ..Shorts Mills.. 855 17 M
! 43112 32 719 -.Blue Rock... 851 1 401 701
I 4 38 12 3-5 7 23 Carrier 8 47 1 37f 6 57
i 44812 45 732 .Brockwavville. 837 1 27 ; 647
i 4 53 12 50 7 37 . ..Lanes Mills.. 8 31! 1 23 6 43
457 1 741 .McMinns Sm't. 833 63K
601 100 745 Harveysßun.. 825 1 16 635
5 05; I 0-5, 7 53 .. Falls Creek... 8 23 1 10 8 30
5 20 1 2-5 8 Oi ...Dußois 8 0.1; 12 55 6 10
"5 10 Vls 755 : .Fails Creek... 653 1 1". C .11.
6 27] 129 808 .Beynoldsville.. 63912 62 6 15
eOO 156 835 .. .Brookville... 605 12 2l| 539
6 45 2 38 9 20 New Bethlehem 'll 44J 4 5»
7 25 3 20 10 03 .. .Red Bauk 11 05j 4 or>0 r >
10 10 5 30 12 35 .. ..Pittsburg : 9 00: 1 30
P.M. P.M. P.M. *.W.|A.M.|P. M.
BUFFALO A ALLEGHENY VALLEY
DIVISION.
Leave Emporium Junction for Port Allegany,
llean, Arcade, East Aurora and Buffalo.
Train No. 107, daily, 4:05 A. M.
Train No. 115, daily 4:15 P. M.
Trains leave Emporium for Keating, Port
Allegany, Coudersport, Smethport, Eldred,
Bradford,Oleanand Buffalo,connecting at Buf
falo for points East and West.
Train No. 101, week days, 8:25 A. M.
Train No. 103, week days 1:35 P. M
Train No. 103 will connect at Oleaii with
Chautauqua Division for Allegany, Bradford,
Salamanca, Warren, Oil City and Pittsburg.
LOW GRADE DIVISION.
EASTBOUND.
II I'll
STATION*. 109 113 101 105 107 | 051
A.M. A. M. A. M. P. MP. MA. M.
Pittsburg,..Lv | 16 15 19 00 |130!*5051t 9 00
Red Bank, ! • 930 11 05 4 05 7 55i 11 10
Lawsonham i 9 47 *lllß 4 18 8 07 11 2:i
New Bethle'm j 10 20 11 44 4 50 8 37 11 55
Brookville If 6 05 11 10 12 24 5 39 9 22 12 41
Reynoldsville, 639 11 42 12 52 615 9 50i 11*
Fails Creek 653 11 57 1156 33 1005 129
Dußois 700 tl2 05 125 640 1015 J1 35
Sabula 7 12 1 37 6 53;
Pennfieid 7 30 1 56 7 15 1
Bennezette ' 8 04 229 7 471
Driftwood 18 40 |3 05 8 20i
via P. & E. Div
Driftwood.. Lv.! »9 50 t3 4.5
Emporium, Ar. 110 30 t4 10 !
WESTBOUND.
STATIONS. 108 106 102 114 ' 110 ' OG2
1 1 ! I
Via P. AE.Div A. M. A.M. A. M. P. M. P. M P. M.
Emporium, Lv 18 10 !t3 20;...
Driftwood, Ar ffl 04 14 CO ....
Via L. O. Div 1 :...
Driftwood, Lv. 15 50 +lllO (15 50
Bennezette, 62511 45 .... 6 2.5
Pennfieid i 7 00 12 20 7 04
Sabula 7 18 12 39 ! 7 23 :
Dußois *6 05 7 30 12 55 t5 CO 7 35 J4 10
Falls Creek 6 12 7 55 1 15 5 10 7 12 4 17
Reynoldsville,.. 1 630 808 129 527 758! 430
Brookville | 7 05 8 35 1 56 6 00 18 30 500
New Bethle'm. 751 920 238 645 j5 45
Lawsonham, .. 821 947t3 06 7 14... 618
Red Bank, Ar.. 8 35 10 00 3 20 7 25 i 6 30
Pittsburg, Ar... *ll 15 11235 +5 30 11010 .... 19 30
A. M. P. M. P. M. P. M. P. M. P. K.
♦Daily. -I Daily except Sunday. JSiinday only
?E!ag Stop.
On Sunday only train leaves Driftwood R:2O a.
m., arrives at Dnßois, 10:00 a, m. Returning
leaves DuCois, 2:00 p. tu.; arrives at Driftwood,
8:10 p. n„ stopping at intermediate stations.
For Time Tables and further information, ap
ply to Ticket Agent.
J. R. WOOD. Pass'gr Traffic Mer.
W. W. ATTERBURY, GEO. W. BOYD,
General Manager. Gen'l Passenger Agt.
112— 885—M38—aae
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