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JOB PRINTING
The Job department of the Pities* Is complete
atJii afford* fa.-.lines fur doing the best class of.
w ill Paiii let l.xit an kn i iok haidto Law
FitIKTING.
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Eg' s are paid, except at the option of the pub"
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Japanese- Invention.
Maj. Shimose's smokeless powder is a
Japanese invention, and is acknowl
edged to i>e far more powerful than
the English lyrldite or lhe French
melinite. Indeed, this powder is by
ac tual tesi live times as strong as the
European powder. When a shell filled
with lyddite or melinite is fired it
breaks into ten or fifteen pieces,
whereas the same shell filled with
Si.imose's smokeless powder when ex
ploded burst into 2.000 to li.ooo pieces.
It is the most powderl'ul smokeless
powder ever invented, and its inventor
L. a major in !h" Japanese army.
Electric Light for Revolver.
Possibly as an aid to the man who is
looking for trouble comes the ivention
of an electric light attachment to re
volvers by means of which the user
may illuminate the object at which he
is pointing liis revolver, and at the same
time screen himself in darkness. The
inventor places a miniature dry coil in
the handle of the revolver, while a hood
provided with a reflecting surface and
containing an incandescent bulb elec
trically connected with the cell is lo
cated at the under side of the barrel of
the weapon.—Chicago Tribune.
Telephone Messages.
Should the ratio of increased use of
ihe telephone keep up the wires will soon
be carrying more messages every day
than are handled in the mails. In the
lasi three years the number of subscrib
ers has doubled over the total of the pre
vious 24 years, and because of the ex
tended use of the telephone the average
cost of every class of messages has been
reduced to 2.2 cents, but little more than
lliat required by the average mail. —Chi-
cago Tribune.
Countess of Talent.
The countess of Minto has written so
delightful an appreciation of the glories
and beauties ol the Canadas. from east
to far northwest, says a recent report,
that she may come close to the countess;
of Aberdeen and Dufferin in popularity
as the chief lady of the dominion. This
paper is calculated to open British eyes
to the importance of this great colony.
Short of Artillery.
Sir Charles Dilke. in a paper read to
the Young Liberals' league recently,
said that while all other countries had
rearmed their forces there was not. with
the exception of 15 imperfect batteries
hurriedly purchased in Germany during
tne Boer war. a single quick-firing gun
in the possession of the British regular
field artillery.
Take Your Choice.
Now the chief of the bureau of
chemistry declares that science is so
adding to human life that the period
of ordinary activity will not be 40. but
90 years. The general public is now
free U> take either hope or chlorolorm,
according to which theory they favor.
—Baltimore American.
His Ruin.
Wife (during the dance intermission)
What are you looking at. dear?
Husband—l was jusi surveying some
oft he ruins.
"But you have been looking at my
gown."
"Yes; my ruin.''—N. V. Times.
Governor Author.
By the will of the late ex-Gov. Bout
well. just filed for probate in Boston, he
gives to his daughter, Georgianna all
his writings, whether printed or in
manuscript, stereotype plates, etc.. as
well as $2,000 in order that she may pub
lish all his writings.
Terribly Bad.
A girl of 12 was committed to a re
form school from a l/indon court the.
other day. She had stolen money
from her mother, taken off her little
brother's clothes and sold them, and
boiled the family cat alive.
Just Penalty.
A Vienna court has condemned two
men to pay a monthly allowance to tiie
widow of a man whom they told, as a
"joke." tiiat his wife was not true to him.
and who committed suicide in conse
quence.
Berlin "Mashers."
A special detective force lias been or
ganized in Berlin to protect unaccom
panied women from insult. Within six
months 158 men have been convicted for
this kind of molestation.
London's Vacant Lots.
The open spae-:;s of London measure
21 Vi square miles. The aggregate cost
each year of th.- maintenance of the
parks is less than a quarter of a mil
lion sterling.
CHLOROFORM KIM, BY ALL MEANS!
caufcrcon<v*niVl -•
POINTS AGAINST REVISION.
Facts Regarding a Protective Tariff
Which Are Most Con
vincing.
A very interesting and highly valua
ble contribution io the discussion of the
question as to when the tariff should be
revised is made through the columns of I
| the American Economist by Francis j
I Curtis, who evidently has given the mat- i
ter earnest and careful study. As are
suit, says the Troy Times, what he says '
| is educative in the highest sense, as it j
j sets before the American people facts j
| which must be dispassionately and in- j
telligently considered in order to arrive '
| at impartial conclusions and to beguid- j
i ed to prudent action. Mr. Curtis re- ]
I views at length the causes and results of j
j the various tariff enactments by the !
I American congress, and his statement
I therefore have the force of indisputable
| truth, free from all merely academic dis
-1 cussion.
To those who steadfastly advocate
! protection because of the conviction that
; thereby can the best interests of Amen- j
! can industry be safeguarded it is most
significant that the nation started with a ;
protective tariff, enacted in 1789 and ap- |
proved by President Washington. That i
; tariff was maintained unchanged until !
1812, when to meet the needs arising I
from the war with Great Britain the |
I rates were uniformly increased 100 per !
1 cent., the higher duties to remain in j
s force until one year after the conclusion j
of peace. This left the revised tariff of ;
: 1812 in force until February 17, 1816..
The return to lower rates was marked i
| by disaster, and a period of great depres- !
j sion ensued. Mr. Curtis says: "Our j
! present revisionists would do well to
study with great care the conditions and j
the results of that period of history. For '
eight years we suffered as only a nation '
can suffer when she buys her goods j
abroad and her own artisans are idle j
and unproductive."
This calamitous condition of things !
continued until 1824. when a tariff law j
intended to be highly protective was j
passed, and of which President McKin- 1
' ley. probably the broadest-minded pro- j
l teetionist in recent public life, re- ;
marked: "The nation was quickened j
j into new life, and the entire country |
| under the tariff moved onto higher tri- S
umphs in industrial progress, and to a j
higher and better destiny for all of its j
people." That tariff was further re- j
vised in 1828 in the direction of in- !
creased duties, and this because many i
of the foremost men in public life had !
become convinced of the value of pro
tection. Among them was included
Daniel Webster, who from a free trader
had developed into an ardent protec
tionist. That period was also character-|
i/.ed by the manifestation of the hostile ;
; spirit in the soilth which found expres- j
sion in nullification and later in open re- ;
sistance to federal power.
Subsequent dealings with the tariff i
are carefully but succinctly treated by i
Mr. Curtis, and he reaches conclusions i
which are impressive. He shows that j
! while there have been reasons for j
; changes in our tariff laws unconnected I
with the wants of our labor and indtis- |
tries, such as the question of revenue, 1
the main consideration lias been 1
whether or not we should have protec- |
tion. On the revenue side the people
have never been united. It. has been
claimed that low duties would bring j
large receipts, but as a matter of fact |
in actual operation the opposite has
| been the case. As to economic results,
j Mr. Curtis says:"The history of our
| tariff laws shows that in every instance j
j since the foundation of the government,
I where the existing tariff or any part of !
: it has been reduced, there have followed j
disastrous consequences in all or a part
I of our industries. There has not been
| a single exception, not one. On the other
} hand, it can be said that in every in
| stance where the tariff lias been in-
J creased as a whole, or upon single indus
; tries, those industries and the commer- j
What Republicanism Is.
A good many men of affairs in Chi
! eago, more or less involved in the tur
moil of a municipal campaign, are, in
view of recent experiences, prone to
sit apart and as'.c. What is republican
ism?
By the record, written large and
j and plain, republicanism is tariff and
I prosperity agai'.yrt free trade and j
trampdom; a gold standard and stable j
values against free silver and green- j
back vagaries; ve»'ed rights of a mac
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1905.
cial prosperity of the country at large j
have been increased and continued so
long as that higher tariff itself contin- j
ued. This, too, can he laid down as a 5
rule without an exception."
These assertions are so sweeping and |
uncompromising that they may well j
challenge attention on the part of all \
who would acquaint themselves with
the economic history of the country and 1
the desirability or undesirability of j
tariff revision. They are sustained by \
such an array of testimony as to give |
them strong support. It will be well to I
take the evidence into consideration be- j
fore deciding to tear down the solid j
fabric of protection which has given I
American industry prosperity such as is |
enjoyed by no other nation.
RELIGION OF REPUBLICANS.
Protective Tariff Something' for the |
Nation to Unite in Up
holding.
What are we unable to understand ]
is that among patriotic citizens there |
should be any difference of opinion.
The protective tariff idea should be a j
part of the national political religion |
and not a matter for bitter party ar- j
raignment. In fact, says the Portland j
(Me.) Press, when in tariff revision the j
duty upon the product of any particu- j
!ar religion is threatened .with reduc
tion, such as tobacco and senii-tropi- \
cal fruits, for instance, democrats of I
the regions where these products are!
raised come to congressional commit- I
tees as fiercely combative for the high- |
er tariff as the republicans, although '
in the following national campaign j
they are sure to be again heard shout t
ing for a tariff for revenue only and
that "Protection is robbery!"
One stock argument of revisionists !
is that manufacturers and other pro
tected interests sell to foreign buyers i
at a lower figure than to their domes- 1
tic patrons. When that happens it is
entirely excep'ional, has no relation to !
the regular trade, and is usually an ex
pedient to get rid of a surplus or to
keep mills in operation when there is
a lack of domestic orders, and thus .if |
ford continuous work for employes. ;
Such transactions havo not. the least ]
bearing upon the great central ques- j
tion.
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.
it "The chances are that Mr. Bryan
will not be making so many compli
mentary speeches in two or three years
from now.—Washington Star.
CT'This is truly a groat country. The
president gets as many bouquets from
the democrats of Texas as from the
republicans of Kansas.—Philadelphia
Press.
t 'Alton B. Parker spoke at a ban- 1
quot recently on"The Future of Dem- j
oeracy." It. is due to Mr. marker tc |
say that he did his best to make it !
a cheerful future. Chicago Tribune, j
G One democratic paper in New j
York has given up IMS and is discuss- I
ing l'.il-. 'I his may be called borrow- ;
ing trouble in a case where the stock
on hand is sufficient. —St. Louis Giobe-
Democrat.
c Those new silver dollars, differing
only slightly from the old isssu°. which
Mexico is going to mint. will. it. Is j
hoped, now that the country is on a j
gold basis, have a better standing in j
commercial society. lndianapolis '
News.
G Mexico likes its new gold stand
ard law so well that it is wondering
why it, did not try it before. About
everybody except Bryan has become
convinced that gold is the only safe
and sane basis of a sound currency.—
Troy Times.
G If Mr. Bryan had been attending
faithfully to business instead of gad
ding about the country with a lecture
011 the value of ideals, he might have
saved Mexico from the deadly blight of
the gold standard. —Chicago Tribune.
in his earnings and property against
communism and anarchy; the encour
agement of enterprise and competi
tion against the fallacies of socialism;
a sturdy nationalism against petty sec
tionalism of state or city.
Under such republicanism the nation
has gained steadily in uprightness and
strength; the states have prospered
and our cities have grown mightily.
Clinging to republican policy, the peo
ple of all sections and all classes have
shared in the resulting prosperity.—
Chicago Inter Ocean.
"MY WIFE'S PEOPLE COMING"
"We Have Had a Splendid Winter"
in Western Canada.
Canada's inrush this year is wonder
fully great and considerably ahead of
any previous year. It is always inter
esting to those who contemplate moving
to read expressions of opinion from those
living in the country. It is therefore our
pleasure to reproduce the loliowiug
written to an Agent of the Government
and forwarded to the Immigrati'ju
Branch of the Department of the in
terior at Ottawa:
Birch Hills, Sask. Can., Feb. 1, 1905.
Dear Sir; 1 take pleasure in dropping
you a few lines to let you know how wo
are getting along up here and how we
like the place. We have been here close
onto a year now and think the place i 3
fine. We have been out every day this
winter working in the bush getting out
logs for buildings, etc., getting rails for
fencing. We have not suffered with the
cold as much as we did in Chicago. My
little boys are out every day with their
sleighs having a good time. The low
est the temperature has been this win
ter is 34 below and it i 3 very still, no
wind.
We Lad a splendid summer. We put
up about 60 tons of bay and will have
about 30 tons to sell; hay brings 112 8 GO
per ton now and will be higher in the
spring. We have 20 acres broke and
ready for crop. We worked on the Can.
Nor. Ry. for awhile this summer and
am just 3 miles from the li. R. and
townslte. The steel Is all laid to within
2 miles of the River and we often see |
the train bringing supplies for the !
Bridge.
My wife's people are coming up about
May. I wish you would write them and
if there should be anyone coming to
Prince Albert that could do with a half
a car let them know. The homesteads
are all taken up within 12 miles of us.
I often think if this land were only in
the States what a rush there would be;
It is the richest land and the most pro
ductive I ever saw, and the climate is
O. K.
I know that people back there that I
write to do not believe me when I write
them what a splendid winter we are
having, they think we are all frozen up.
We have only about 8 inches of snow,
and there are cattle on the range that
have not been rounded up this winter, i
Day after day the Ther. raises up to
60 and 60, and I don't believe we havo
had a day this winter that it has stayed
Bt zero. My wife says that we used to
think that zero was cold in Chicago. But
we don't mind it one bit. Chrlstmai
night we went out and drove 5 miles
with our 3 little boys, it was 20 below
and there was not a whimper from any
one of them. I'd hate to do it in old
Chicago.
Well, I guess I will close and you can j
tell anyone in the U. S. that 'hey can
not do better than come to thb Prince
Albert District. I remain,
Yours truly.
(Signed) J. D. HEAD.
TRADE AND TRArFIC.
Germany sends more borax to Mez J !
Ico than the United States does.
Switzerland issued 6,907 licenses to j
foreign commercial travelers in 1904.
Japan has two commercial museums ;
In which foreigners are allowed to dis- ;
play goods free of charge.
Austria-Hungary's exports of sugar
Jast year were 4,700,000 metric hundred- 1
weights, 1,000,000 hundredweights less
than 1903.
Reports show that 53 per cent, of the \
oil produced in the United States is j
from the districts west of the Missis- j
sippi. California, Texas, Louisiana, ICar.« I
tas, Indian territory, Oklahoma, Colo j
rado and Wyoming produce about 63,- j
000,000 barrels of oil a year.
A Heavy Fine.
Under the Elkins law, any railroad '
company which pays rebates in any j
form, or any shipper who accepts them, ;
Is liable to a fine of from SI,OOO to
520,000, upon conviction. It also pro
hibits the carrying of freight at less
than the published tariffs. The Inter
state Commerce Commission is em
powered to detect and prosecute vio
lators of this statute. President Knapp, i
of the Commission, states that sinco
this law was passed, rebate paying has
been as rare as forgery.
Judging from the Sex.
She—ls there anv difference between a
fort and a fortress?
He - Why, I should imagine that a fort- !
ress would be—er—harder to silence!
fctray Stories.
Good Health
and how to obtain it, will be taught you j
by a booklet sent out by Dr. Pusheek,
Chicago. Write for it; it is free. Push
eck's ivuro is a wonderful medicine and
cures where' all others have failed, espe
cially in Rheumatism, Pains, Weakness
and Stomach Trouble. It is the best
Blood and Nerve Tonic. Write to-day.
In France women can wear trousers by
paying ten dollars a year. Consequently,
as a rule, they do not care to. Perhaps
this is fortunate, considering the Amer
ican habit of following French fashions.
—Boston Globe.
SICK HEADACHE
~— i —| Positively cured by
these Little PUIs.
|\ | |Lfl\ 0 They also relieve Dls-
E tress from Dyspepsia, In
,E digestion and Too Ilearty
* §3) Eating. A perfect rem
u edy for Dizziness, Nausea,
-S. Drowsiness, Bad Tasto j
In the Mouth, Coated
Tongue, Pain in the sue,
1 TORPID LIVER. They
regulate the Bowels. Purely Vegetable.
SMALL PILL. SM&LLOOSE, SMALL PRSCL
nTjrn'e! Genuina Must Bear
SPittle Fac-Simila Signature
j| mLus.
M J REFUSE SUBSTITUTES.
I Balcora & Lloyd. I
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WE have the best stocked
| general store in the county
rt and if you are looking for re- Ji
j liable goods at reasonable
If prices, we are ready to serve
|! you with the best to be found. |
Our reputation for trust
jJ worthy goods and fair dealing
H is too well known to sell any fit!
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but high grade goods. jj|
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| Our stock of Queensware and Jv
Chinaware is selected with
great care and we have some
j l , of the most handsome dishes
jj ever shown in this section, m
J'j| both in imported and domestic
makes. We invite you to visit
|[ us and look our goods over. J j
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[LA BARS!
S3O Bedroom Suits, solid COE" S4O Sideboard, quartered ffOfi
W oak at 4>/0 oak,
S2B Bedroom Suits, solid <TO| S3K Sideboard, quartered ffOT '4"
U oak at J)/1 oak 4>ZO U
$ $25 Bedroom Suits, solid (TOA $22 Sideboard, quartered (MP "4"
n oak at -SZU oak 4>lo C
Q> A large line of Dressers from Chiffloniers of all kinds and a
Vy U P- prices. W 1 "
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6 carr Y * n stock the
V ) W)L £!' -fH( | 5 largest line of Carpets C
W I of all kinds ever brought w
to Emporium. Also a big &
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$ A large and elegant line of Tufted and Drop-head $8
$ Couches. Beauties and at bargain prices. $
(A The finest line of Sewing Machines on the market,
nr the "Domestic" and "Eldredge". All drop heads and yv
Q. warranted. $
$ A fine line of Dishes, common grade and China, in
sets and by the piece.
& As I keep a full line of everything that goes to make &
up a good Furniture store, it is useless to enumerate them W
all.
(J Please call and see for yourself that I am telling you
A the tiuth, and if you don't buy, there is no harm done, as
i]T it is no trouble to show goods. <£
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