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CAMERON COUNTY PRESS.
H. H. MULLIN. Editor.
Published Kvrrj Thursday.
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lisher:
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Clerixing a City.
New Orleans has had a costly les-
Fon. and is not inclined to forget it.
The experience with yellow fever lias
taught wisdom. The danger from
the epidemic is over, largely owing
to the energetic, systematic and in
telligent way in which the city gov
ernment went at. the work of combat
ing (he disease. New Orleans did
well and nobly in the emergency. The
authorities, with American pluck and
determination, rose to the occasion
and fought a heroic battle against the
evil which carried with it so much
of terror. The stress of the conflict
is ended and the city breathes more
freely. But the Cresrent City does not
intend to stop there, says a recent re
port. It has learned the importance
of the ounce of prevention which far
excels in value the pound of cure.
New Orleans means to make yellow
fever as impossible in that locality as
the raising of tropical plants amid the
perpetual ice of the polar regions. And
the city is going to the root of the
matter. Yellow fever flourishes only
when conditions invite it, and is
spread, as the experts are convinced,
largely by mosquitoes. New Orleans
is going to insist upon cleanliness, and
is waging a war ol extermination
against mosquitoes. Thus permanent
immunity from the fever is antici
pated. The city lies in such a posi
tion that it is surrounded by marshy
spots, which are the breeding places
of mosquitoes, while open cisterns and
neglected cesspools and gutters have
promoted the multiplication of the
pests and contributed toward carrying
the contagion. A general order to
clean up has gone forth, and cleaning
up means the death warrant of the
mosquito and the abolition of the
fever germ. New Orleans will be an
oLje t lesson to other southern cities,
and fiam the yellow fever visitation
of the present year will come forth
results that are likely to ward off the
disease indefinitely. Cuba was puri
fied by its American rulers and freed
not only from Spanish domination but
from yellow fever. There is no rea
son. why American cities should not
be made and kept equally exempt
l'roru the scourge.
Praise for Our Women.
One traveler in this country has
learned that American women do not
always wear rings on their fingers and
bells on their toes, and attend monkey
dinners every other evening. Privy
Councilor Jacob Minor, who lias just
returned to Vienna, has confided to
the Freie Presse that he really never
met an eccentric or an over-excitable
American woman. This may be. he
says, because he did not enter a single
millionaire's house while here. At any
rate lie met only two types; cultured,
refined women au courant with what
is going on in the world, and honest,
hard-working women. The latter class,
he admits, he also saw little of. They
were too busy to take any interest in
him. As for the others. Prof. Minor
found that they had plenty of time to
represent their sex. and their country
—an tto please. Certainly they seem
to have pleased him. Kven the plain
ones, he says, compelled one's inter
est after short acquaintance, -and
every single one. he declares, has
beautiful eyes and teeth! Finally, it
appears that American women have a
kindlin> - a courtesy, and an easy
poi.-ie undreamed of by Europeans.
After this tribute, Prof. Minor can
rest a- .tired that he will find American
women mo: eh.trmiii than ever when
he cotui s attain
The i c. ■ iiii;iiir'at!'" of the trol
ley lint i •-■:iiflcantl\ ill irat'd in
several le ••• to which they are pin.
hi Ohio, li.r u nee. tin cur* played u
prominent par HI the late political cam
paign ii . IP riii.. Hi'- Kojul llean
candidate w! w reu 'initiated and
and made a vi' iiru n euivu tor.r .1
Ohi- ,i . '■ , i \ | 1.,
party « v. . t;d a great n n
.
about v, i'.i retutti htible rl* • and at
THE • 11, 0 at i intb it ■ tin- iitlgue
and i mtofi that would utt'iid au
attorn|.t to drive O.er th» suite Kfound.
which he would have Ik • j obliged to do
had file tr ,ll< y i"»t I > ■ u available.
EVERY YEAR
Mr. Piatt Got SIO,OOO
from the Equitable.
TO USE IN POLITICS
The Mutual Life and New York Life
Also Gave Frequently--Tar
bell and Nichols Talk.
New York, Nov. 22. —The identity of
Senator Depew's "rantankerous i
friend from up the river" was disclos
ed in the session of the legislative in
surance investigating committee yes- ;
terday by the testimony of John A. 1
Nichols, a lawyer under retainer by j
the Equitabe Life Insurance Co. Mr.
Nichols had written Senator Depew a
letter referring to an individual in the
j above terms, and this letter was read
I at the session of the committee Friday
! when Senator Depew was on the
j stand. The senator was unable tore |
call who was meant by the "rantank- !
erotts friend," but yesterday Mr. Nieh- j
ols disclosed a series of payments to
j \V. S. Manning, of Albany, a former
actuary who had been connected with i
j the investigation of insurance compa- |
nies in IST".
Aside from the disclosures by Nicli- j
j ols, the feature of the day was the !
j appearance of Senator Thomas C. j
Piatt, who told of the contributions of
the insurance companies to state cam- j
paigns. The Equitable, the Mutual
Life and the New York Life were the '
only insurance companies that made \
j such contributions. The Equitable
j Life, the senator said, contributed
[ regularly SIO,OOO to the state cam- j
j paigns, the Mutual Life the same sum :
j frequently and the New York Life a j
sum not as large, occasionally. These j
monies were always delivered in cash
to Senator Piatt's office by messenger, I
and ho turned them over to the state !
committee.
The senator said he was expected '
to influence the legislature when any j
legislation appeared that was hostile
to the insurance companies. Senator \
Piatt said he believed ho had asked
President McCurdy, of the Mutual j
Life, for a contribution when the I
' needs were very great. He had, how- ■
j ever, never been asked to use his in- j
I fluence on any measure before the j
J legislature, nor had lie ever done so. |
Gage E. Tarbell, second vice presi- !
| dent of the Equitable Life, was also a 1
j witness. Ife detailed a history of the
j agencies of insurance companies.
A MILLION IN LIVE MINUTES.
That Was the Profit of a New York
Speculator When Cotton Prices
Soared.
New York. Nov. 22. —Joseph Hoad- j
■ ley made $1,000,000 in five minutes j
j Tuesday over a sudden rise in cotton j
! prices,
Cotton leaped $."• a bale in less than '
five minutes, meaning an increase of
i $50,00(1,000 in the valuation of the :
i year's crop.
Yesterday's flurry in cotton was !
| brought about quick as a flash by the j
i receipt of telegraphic information j
| from the census bureau at Washing ;
' ton, showing that up to November 14
j only 7.498,000 bales of cotton had been \
ginned, as against 9,75G,C46 bales at
j the corresponding time last year.
New Orleans, Nov. 22.—With the!
: pinners' report coming like a bolt from !
a clear sky, yesterday's operation?
were the most exciting of the year in
the local cotton market. From the j
lowest to the highest the range in I
prices throughout, the active future j
positions ran as high as 105 points and
the n< t gain over Monday's closing
after the satisfied longs had taken
pVofits was from 87 to 89 points.
When the report was due at 1
o'clock local time, prices were at the
lowest of the day. Nearly every hull
looked for a report of 8,000,000 bales.
The report showing less than 7,500,000
bales ginned is taken to mean, if the
estimate of the Southern Cotton asso- I
elation »hat 7." per cent, of the crop;
! was actually ginned this year up tr, •
i November 14 is right, a crop of slight- !
) ly below 9,000,000 hales.
WERE BLOWN TO PIECES.
Four Men are Killed by an Explosion
in a Laboratory.
South River, N. J., Nov. 22. —Four
' men were blown to pieces yesterday j
| afternoon by an explosion at the labor
atory of the International Smokeless
| Powder and Chemical Co. at Parlin. j
! They were:
John Pierce, Frank Spratford, John !
i Apple-gate and J. \V. Redpath, superin
j tendent of the laboratory.
What caused the explosion will j
! nev r lie known, as only the four men
; were in the building at the time. The
building was a one story frame strue i
hire ami because of the liability to ex |
plosions was separated from all oth 1
ers in the plant except one by a space 1
of several hundred feet. The next
building was a store house in which !
siipplii -■ II • d in the other were stored ;
| This caught fire and was burned.
Another Disaster at Sea.
Halifax. Nov. 22. — The violent storm I
which \*'i i t the con I nf Nova Scotia
the latter pan of the lust week appar
ently lie < -tltred another victim. A
two-iaii ' il teamer is thorn* ht to Ita*. •
■ on"to tie liot'om on Thursday off
lie,- .er Harbor *»." ntlle from Halifax.
Her Idcntit. him not been e 'abllshcd.
Two Men Killed by a Train.
Vlcl tntris, Mleii., Nov. 22. Section |
Foreman John TIIOIUBH and Chtit I
1 Ha v ••rutin, of Thomas' prow, were in. [
.mainly I:IJl«■ t y< r'terday hy an eaut
j bound firn- i Trunk passenger train.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1905.
CASTE RULES
In the Naval Academy
with an Iron Hand.
A CODE OF HONOR.
Its Provisions are Illegal and Un
written—The Meriwether
Court-Martial.
Annapolis, Md., Nov. 2".—Midship
man Minor Meriwether, jr., of Lafay
ette. ha., a member of the third class
! of the naval academy, was put on trial
here Wednesday before a naval court
martial on charges that include that of
I manslaughter in having caused the
death of Midshipman James R.
Branch, jr., of New York, a member of
the class above him, as a result of a
prearranged fist fight which took place
on the evening of Sunday, November
5. An operation was performed on
Branch the next night, but he died on
! the following Tuesday.
The first and gravest charge is man
slaughter in having caused the death
of Branch, but there are two other
! charges, the second supported by two
! specifications and the third by one.
| The second charge is of violation of
: the third clause of the eighth article
| of the rules for the government of the
| navy. The first specification is that
| Meriwether applied to Branch the
names of sneak and coward and the
second that he assaulted him. The
| third charge, of conduct to the preju
\ dice of discipline, specifies that. Meri
wether engaged in a fight with Branch.
The sad incident of the death of
| voting Branch under such circum
j stances has called attention to the ex
j istence at the naval academy of an
j unwritten code governing the student
body, but quite outside the authori
j tative regulations and generally in
violation of them. Under the "code"
every detail of these fights is fixed,
! the midshipmen on duty abstaining
| from reporting them. These facts
\ were very cleverly brought out both
Iby the judge advocate and in the
cross-examination by Lieut. Com
mander Robison for the defense.
Midshipman Fitch, who refereed
the fight which was followed by
' Branch's death, stated that he had of
; ficiated in 19 such contests and Mid
j shipman McKittrick testified that he
had taken part in nine. Detailed ae
' counts were given of the arrange
ments by which midshipmen on duty
' acquiesced in absences without leave
j and other derelictions in order that
; the fights might goon, and the testi
' mony also showed that although fre
t quently severe injuries resulted from
these fights and the recipients often
! had to be taken to the hospital, noth
: ;ng further was ever heard of them.
Interesting side lights to hazing, or
i "running" as it is called at the acad
: emy developed from the testimony of
; one of the midshipmen. Meriwether
had been generally disliked, he said,
because he was too "ratty," that is, it
I was explained, that he did not abide
: by the rules laid down for the go vera
: ment of the lower classmen. Some of
these were that he should never enter
"Lovers Lane," an academy walk, that
!he should turn all corners at right
angles, should not look at an upper
i classman and should answer most re
spectfully when addressed by one of
them, that he must never touch the
table nor ask for anything during a
meal.
CAME WITH GIFTS.
An Envoy from Abyssinia's Ruler Vis
its President Roosevelt.
Washington. Nov. 23.—El Hadjie
Abdallah llasha, minister of commerce
i for Abyssinia, called upon President
Roosevelt yesterday and presented to
J him a letter from Emperor Menelik.
He also brought gifts for the chief
magistrate.
The president extended a cordial
welcome to his visitor, who first hand
ed him the emperor's letter of greet
ing. I'nfortunately this screed was in
the Abyssinian language which no one
j could interpret and the president was
i obliged to defer the reading of the
nn ssage. Then Basha presented in
j behalf of Emperor Menelik three ele
i phants' tusks, one being a gigantic
, specimen nine feet long and of great
rarity and value. As his personal of
fering Basha gave the president the
skin of a magnificent Numidian lion.
Tin nature of Basha's mission was
; explained to the president through an
interpreter. Basha already lias visited
| France and England, but regards
1 America as the most desirable field |
for cultivation from a commercial
point of vi« \v. Looking to this country
i as one without any possible sinister
politieal designs upon Abyssinia, the
emperor of that country feels disposed
to favor American investors in the ex
ploitation of his country. Therefore
Basha stated that he had with hlni a
| number of concessions of value for
I the development of the material and
industrial resources of his country
! which he prepared to place In I
| American hands. The preside tit told
bis viMioi that h< wis*'d him succesr '
Crlictui I* Sold for $21,000.
N< w York Nov. f'resceus, the j
world's (bam[ilon troiting suilllon,
record L'.'C'i v,as <iid at auction yes
•« rday for n at Mi" Old Glory
her ;»!•• t'*.< to M. W Savage, of
Minm up tilt*. Minn. <<nly one oih»r
; bid uiis made, which wa-t for fifl.oeo,
nflt !« d l > I' II Mniulre, of New
: York.
The Turn Defies the Power*.
Ci i 1 nut . !.: N. The Porta
! fcns n J,, i. ■! ih, pro|. • j „( i| l( , pow
j- 1 i"r ti; lit'" rimtlonal con ro| of
iL* lli>an r ( hof Macedonia
HOSPITALS CROWDED
MAJORITY OF PATIENTS WOMEN
Mrs. Pinkham's Advice Saves Many
From this Sad and Costly Experience
-I>:>
white beds are women and girls who
are awaiting 1 or recovering from opera
tions made necessary by neglect.
Every one of these patients had
plenty of warning in that bearing down
feeling, pain at the left cr right of the
womb, nervous exhaustion, pain in the
small of the back, leucorrhcea, dizzi
ness, flatulency, displacements of the
womb or irregularities. All of these
symptoms are indications of an un
healthy condition of the ovaries or
womb, and if not heeded the trouble
will make headway until the penalty
has to be paid by a dangerous opera
tion, and a lifetime of impaired useful
ness at best, while in many cases the
results are fatal.
The following letter should bring
hope to suffering women. Miss Luclla j
Adams.of the Colonnade Hotel, Seattle, j
Wash., writes:
Denr Mrs. Pinkham:—
" About two years ago I was a great suf
ferer from a severe female trouble, pains and
headaches. The doctor prescribed formeand
finally told mo that I had a tumor on the
womb and must undergo an operation if 1
wanted to get well. I felt that this was my
death warrant, but I spent hundreds of dol
lars for medical help, but the tumor kf>pt
growing. Fortunately I corresponded with
an aunt in tin- New England States, and she
advised me t<> take Lyd,a E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound, as it was said to euro tu
mors. I did so and immediately began to
improve in health, and I was entirely cured,
the tumor disappearing entirely, without an
operation. I wish every suffering woman
woo Id try this great preparation."
Just as surely sis Miss Adams was
cured of the troubles enumerated in
her letter, just so surely will Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cure
every woman in the land who suffers
from womb troubles, inflammation of
the ovaries, kidney troubles, nervous
excitability and nervous prostration.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all young
women who are ill tow rite her for free
advice. Address, Lynn, Mass.
HISTORICAL GLEANINGS.
One of the fads of 3770 was ths
wearing of two watches.
The drum is said to have been the
first musical instrument of the human
race.
Four shillings per annum was the
r<nt of a five-roomed house in Henry
VIII.'s time.
Records of Firfax county, Virginia,
show that eGorge Washington owned
at the age of 27 50.000 acres of land,
end in 1790 the Washington family had
killed 150 hogs for their use.
New York was first called Gotham by
Washington Irving and J. K. Paulding
in their humorous work "Salmagundi,"
in sarcastic allusion to the singular
wisdom of its it.habitants. There is a
Gotham in England, seven miles from 1
Nottingham, the people of which are I
usually styled "the wise men of Goth- j
am," because lor hundreds of yeara j
they have been credited with saving i
and doing the most foolish things. i
Automatic cooking boxes were in
general use ami ng the Hebrews nearly
2.000 years ago. The Greek and Ro
man writers frequently refer to them,
it. his edition of "Juvenal," for exam
ple, Friedlander cites a commentator
who refers to"the Jews who, a day be
fore the Sabbath, put their viands hot
into the cooking boxes, tho pots being
covered with napkins and wrapped
about with hay, so that they may havo
warm food on the Sabbath."
Preferred the Natural Color.
She —What color hair do you likt
best ?
He—Blond: but you rrecrtn't change
it. —Town Topics.
WASTED TO A SHADOW.
But Found a Cure After Fifteen Yeari
of Suffering.
A 11. Stotts, messenger tit the State
Capitol, Columbus, 0., says: " For
wasted away in bed
for ten weeks. After being given up.
1 began using Boau's Kidney Fills. In
u couple of months I regained my old
health, and now weigh lss pounds.
Twelve boxes did it, and 1 have been
well two years."
Sold by all dealers. .''o cents a box.
Foster-Milburn < 0.. Buffalo, N. Y
CURES CONSTIFATIQN
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i It is just about i :ijv sit !o to bo
1 k win i the Iwwt ,i i tand I
] not po> si'l Ihj we'd wLeu they
| nru wri i . Thr ac'.uu <tt
Lane's Family
Medidsie
cleans th« 1 | «
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I < e )o|» VI lj t'» kll I wit ft els
I t • l< ■ t'loro'.i hV nm ,v«s ti.ia
I laxative Uu a Iri
I hold Ly all at :;c. ai.d «oi
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WE have the best stocked
s general store in the county
I and if you are looking for re- h}
| liable goods at reasonable
tf prices, we are ready to serve
| you with the best to be found.
Our reputation for trust
worthy goods and fair dealing L
is too well known to sell any
jj but high grade goods.
| |
■yj Our stock of Queensware and Jj
Chinaware is selected with ®
Jjr great care and we have some
P of the most handsome dishes
ever shown in this section, j|
|l| both in imported and domestic jl
makes. We invite you to visit
SB us and look our goods over. ij
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jjjj LOOK ELSEWHERE BUT DON'T FORGET E!
THESE PRICES AMD FACTS AT
hJi £*
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n We carry in stock i i
fcjj the largest line of Car- .
£Jj peis, Linoleums and fi/ fek] E^tTfTTTnBB 1- i
if 2 Mattings of all kinds 'W S
)' evc-r brought to this , Pral J!
E* town. Also a big line
SS of samples. ■■ 6?
A very large line oi :FOR THE
*2 Lace Curtains that can- 4A ,* **
»< XivrpLr- COMfOftTABiE 10D€ING
>1 5i
£2 Art Squares and of fine books in a choice library
?? Rugs of all sizes and f'sct the Ideal pattern of Globe- lv
II kind, from the cheap- Wernicke "Elastic" Bookcase.
r*s est to the best. Furnished with bevel French
J (J plate cr leaded glass doors. |g
Dining Chairs, =alc r.*
Rockers and GEO. J. LaBAR, **
(Sk £ Hlgll Chairs. Sole Agent for Cameron County. fcjj
Ej A large and elegant I
line of Tufted and £5
|g Drop-liead Conches. Beauties r.nd at bargain prices. *4
«i * 112 ,
!!* S3O Bedroom Suite, CIC S4O fr'debotud, tjuar- (Ton \*
M solid oak at JiZD ttred tak »■ *<•
u 6 &£
J J S2B Bedroom Suit 8, (112 Q j $32 Sideboard, quar- COC
tf C solid oak at 4>Zv tered oak 4)ZO 5 v
S2S Bed room Suits, Of! $22 Sldeboaid, quar- CIC
M solid oak at 3)ZU I it red oak.. . 3)10 h
II A large line ot' Dressers from I Chiffoniers of all kinds and fri
ll $H tip. all prices. *• *
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m The finest line ot Sewing Machines on the market, m
II the "DOMESTIC" ur.d 'T IJ KII CK.' All chop- 11
112 2 heads and warranted. J*
A fine line of Disht>, comm< n grade and China, in * J
" * sets and by the piece. PI
ll A"* I keep .i full line of evervthing that goes to
make up a good Furniture store, it to enuin- DC
}(( erate them all. fc£
* £ Please call and *ee : m tirsclt" that lam telling
h/> you the truth, ami if volt don't bu\. time is no harm
done, a-< it i*. uu ir» ul !e to >h> w goods. *jj
« GEO. J .LaBAR. S
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