2 CAIEROH CGUiiTif PRESS. H. H. MULLIN, Editor Publlslirtl Kvrry Tlinrsday. TERMS OP SUHSCRU'TION. f.-r year "J If paid in advance 1 sj ADVERTISING RATES: Advertisements are published at th" rr.te of one dollar per ■ nuare for one insi-riion ftml liflj rents | er square fur eaoli subsPijuciH insertion. Kates hv the year, or for si* or threu months »re low ai.il uniform, ami will be furnished on uppiieation. Leunl and Offlrial Advertising per Kquarn three times or less. »2: eaeli subsequent inset lio i 0 issue. JOB PRINTING. The Job denn rtinent of the Pukss Is complete I and afford< fii lilies for doing th» best class of j w rll. r AIITICII.AU ATTENIION PAID TO LAW I Printing No p.ip?r will ba discontinued until arronr- | aceß are paid, except at the option of the pub- i Usher. . Papers sent out of the county must bo paid lor in advance. j Effective Remedy. It is said thai a candidate for parlia- | raent at the recent English elections, while justifying flogging in the army, remarked: "There is no necessary dis grace in being flogged. I was once flogged myself, and it was for telling the truth, too." "It seems to have cured ye," j said a voice from the back of the hall. This story was also first told about Prof. Mahaffy, of Dublin, Father Healy, of Bray, making the retort. How About Defeat? ' Art has its charms for the illiterate. A copy of"The Winged Victory" wan placed last summer in the library of the University of Rochester. A work man assisting in the operation sur veyed the headless and armless statue with interest. "An" what may ye call that fellow?" lie allied. "That's the statue of 'Victory'," said the librarian. 'Victory' is it?" said the man; begorra, I'd like to see the other fellow, thin." ! Needed Revision. A bill is before parliament for the revision of certain ancient Scottish laws Among them are: "That na Scottisman bring in the realme ony j Inglismen." "That all personis sail cum to Courtis in sobyr and quiet man- ; er." "That na Inglisman have benefice within Scotlande." Also the statute of "wapynaschawiugis ridaris and gan- j garis throu the center." Just as We Think. Of course there is no future for stale brains, or for a man who stands still and ceases to grow. He is old who . thinks he is old, and useless who thinks he is useless. When a man has ceased to grow he begins to die, and many people are half dead at 50, not because of their age, but because of , their mental attitude, because of t lie | way they tace life. —Success Magazine. Statues with Top-Hats. Some of the London newspapers are arguing ever the number of statues with "top hats" there are in existence, j One is a statue of the late President Kruger thai never reached Pretoria and lies in a yard at Durban. Mrs. Kruger stipulated that the top of the hat should be left open so as to hold rainwater for the birds. McKinley's Optimism. President McKinley once said: "Always peril, and always after them safety always darkness and clouds, but always shining through them the light and the sunshine; always cost and sacrifice, but always after them the fruition of liberty, education and civilization " Need No Rocking. In Alaska the papoose is placed in a kind of waving cradle, into which it is securely tied, the whole being fastened to a young sapling fir planted in the ground in a slanting direction; it moves up and down at the slightest provocation. In summer the baby i 3 left for hours together outside. Got His Dates M ; xed. At a christening in the wilds of Mis souri, while the minister was recording the event, he happened to say: "Let me see—isn't this the 27thV" "1 should say not," retorted the indig nant mother, "it's only the ninth."— Chicago Daily News. Prefer the Money. "Richley's children are all quarreling over his estate." "Why? To see who'll get his valu able art collection?" "No; to see who won't get it."—De- 1 troit Free Press. Speaking of Women. "One peculiarity about the feminine I FCX seems to he the impossibility of discussing it with moderation; critics j arc either violently antagonistic or falsely complimentary," says uiuly Violet (irevllle, in the London Graphic. Ambulance t'ji Dogs. The Hrl' tol I ICuk i home for lost and •tarving d<'« • Inn provide I an ambu lant e i q whff for the convry f>o,ooo,- 000 was of manufactures. By themselves, says the Chicago In ter Ocean, these figures mean little but considered in their proper rela tions they give a striking indication of our national prosperity. And to understand what these relations are we must remember that there are four great groups of articles of foreign commerce, three consisting of both im ports and exports and a fourth of imports alone. The progress of for ! eign trade with respect to each of these groups is here summarized on the basis of the figures of each for j the first seven or eight months of the last three fiscal years —the months ending with January or February. 1. Foodstuffs, agricultural exports, and food imports. This is still our largest class of exports. Its value was $700,000,000 for the period end ing with February last, as against $567,000,000 and $058,000,000 for the same periods ending with February in 1905 and 1904. It grows, but irregu larly, from year to year, according to the harvests here and abroad. Food imports are practically stationary, now ranging around $80,000,000 for the period. But lor our failure so far to develop as we might sugar and coffee growing in our new possessions these imports would decline rapidly. 2. Materials, raw or partly manufac tured, of industry. Our mine and forest exports are practically sta tionary and tend to decline. We are using these products more and more at home. But our imports of materi als are increasing steadily. They were $199,000,000 in the eight months ending with February, 1904; $231,- 000,000 for the period ending with February, 1905; had already reached $221,000,000 by the end of last Jan uary, and by the end of the year will doubtless break all records. 3. Manufactures. Imports practical ly stationary, ranging now around $12,000,000 for the period and tending to decline. Exports growing steadi ly and rapidly, and increased from $288,000,000 for the period ending with j February, 1904, to $342,000,000 for the j period ending with February, 1905, to $387,000,000 for the period ending with J last February. 4. Luxuries; imports only. They were $6,000,000 for the period ending j with February, 1904; $9,000,000 for the period ending with February, 1905, and about $12,500,000 for the period ending with last February. These figures show prosperity all along the line. Those of the second j and third groups are particularly in | teresting. The prosperity of our agri | cultural interests requires no argu- J ment. These figures show that not j only is this nation one of the world's great food storehouses, but that it Is also becoming its greatest workshop. We are selling to other countries less of our materials and buying more of theirs. We are buying less of their manufactures and selling them more and more of ours. We are ! strengthening our position as increas | ers of the value of commodities by ; Industry. And our increasing pur chases of luxuries show that not only are we doing more work, but that it is also profitable work, giving us money to spend for things not neces sary. There Is no question about our great, and increasing prosperity. And, while all things human are transitory, there is no question that this exuberant prosperity will be unchecked for some years, if we do not become discon tented with it and spoil it by failing to treat the conditions and institutions under which it has been attained with common sense. POINTERS AND OPINIONS. E-'The average ad valorem rate of duty on dutiable imports for the fiscal year 1905 was 45.24 per cent, less than any preceding year under ih' Dlngley | tariff.—American Economist. IT~Petitioning the present congress to revise the tariff is a manifestation of the faith that moves mount-tins without disturbing the scenery.—Mil waukee News. O" Ex-Senator David B. Hill says he is content to be a looker-on in politics. This is a good year undoubtedly to have a safe seat In the upper gallery. —N. Y. Tribune. CWith William Jennings Bryan j gaining strength dally in congress as a conservative leader of the Democ [ racy, the only thing that Jud.ce Parker can do is to stand aghast.—Chic.igo In ter Ocean. Germany will not enforce her high tariff schedules against Imports from America because there would he | retaliation, and In a tariff war she would bo heavily the loser. Buffalo Commercial. r Northern papers are objecting that a southern man i mult ? We il n't sf«'in to be able to elect any oihi r kind on the Democ itlc tic ket. \ti iiitit Jo rual. c Although tin re is no I'oubt th it Mr. lleui'Kt Is i ipulile of such a de I It Would, as hell I ips. I Ik i|, oresilnt? to know how he man t«e I t, "put hi* i>* >t uu ler the mah> tny of the UeniiK i till* i .ttl.iMul c milliliter an i th«Ml ■>< !i 1.1 ll til Ihi- I ;j ( I jj', I' up i J i Lam v Nlc ll u> e* pLiiu? i'■ ii Italian-nut. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1906. NOTHING LIKE A BARGAIN. This Country Will Continue to Con trol Its Tariff and Ad ministration. Although the concession is but for one year, it may be safely assumed that by next year at this time a perma nent arrangement will be made, and that it will not be as the result of a fake reciprocity treaty or any other concession or agreement by virtue of which we lose control of the provisions of our tariff laws or the methods of (heir administration, says the SHU Francisco Chronicle. Appearances indicate that the Ger man government is about ready to ac cept in its dealings with us the Ameri can principle of impartial trade. We give to Germany in most cases anil should give it all the benefit of our Dingley rates, which are our minimum rates. In return we expect Germany's minimum rates, and if we do not get them we shall have to create some maximum rates for the benefit of Ger many and some other countries. A good many preposterous stories have got into print as to certain things which the "president" was to do for Germany "on the quiet" in return for the concession of her minimum rate: to us. One was to the effect that th: president was to instruct our delegates to the Algeciras conference to side wit j Germany against France. Another, equally absurd, was to the effect thai the president was to instruct th? treasury officials to shut their eyes ti: undervaluations of German commodi ties subject to ad valorem duties ir this country. The president las nc authority to do either of those thing? and if he had the authority it is an in suit to suggest that he would sell the American vote at a diplomatic confer ence, or onler treasury officials 10 vio late their official oaths. There has been no bargain made. There wiil be nc bargain made. Germany and the Unit ed States will remain two friendly na tions and each will manage its revenu laws to suit itself. But, as we expett most favored nation treatment fron: Germany, we should give it to her ii: return, which means the abrogation ol all treaties which prevent it. THE SHOE PINCHES THERE Point in Protective Tariff That Is Perfectly Plain to the Work ingman. Suppose that to please Gov. Guild and ex-Gov. Douglas and our manu facturers of boots and shoes we should repeal the duty on hides, says the American Economist. We should also, of course, at the same time re peal the duty on boots and shoes i That having been done, our market would be open to the product of for eign countries, and in a very short time there would be an inundation ol footwear into this country againsl which our own manufacturers would have to compete. In order to meet j this importation and be able to sell boots and shoes in our own market in competition with those from abroad it would be necessary to make them as cheaply. The cost of material be | ing the same in both countries, there , would remain nothing to bring about I equality in the cost of production ex cept wages. The consequence would - be, the wages of all the people in this j country engaged in making boots and shoes would have togo down to the j level of wages abroad, which is about j half the amount now paid here. This result would he most unfortunate n t itself, but there would be other ef : fects to follow. There are at pres i ent considerably over 200,000 people engaged in making boots and sho > ! and the purchasing power of tnese j people would at once be cut in hair'. J In many towns and villages boot and | shoe making is the only occupation of j a large portion of the people. To cut i in half the wages of the people would ! mean the large diminution of their | trade with all classes of the commu nity. This would be reflected in buy ing 'lie merchandise of others, so that the result would be far spreading. It would be well to consider seriously before taking the duty off from hides and boots and shoes —to estimate thor oughly this matter of reduction ol wages. There Has Been a Change. The disappearance of the German ; tariff war cloud upseio many < alcula 'tions regarding the congressional ctm i paign of 190(1. The free traders wel | corned the prospect and the American ! ReMprocal Tariff leac>:e was preparing j togo into every doubtful district in th * middle west and convert t lie present protectionist majority in tha lower house Into a tariff ripping force thai by a coalition with the Democrats woidd control action in favor of wide | open reciprocity iu competitive prod ucts and an all-round revision of the Dingley schedules. Germany's unwill ingness to begin hostilities has eh nig d the situation. It gives reciprocity a serious setback and leaves the revi sionists short of uinmnnitlon. The country is to be congratulated upon the good sens* of the xtuudpu ters iu refusing to be scared by (he German threat American Economist. 'Nobody but a pessimist ian be lieve that tills country will be as hie I is the socialists suy it is. Toledo Blade, r ' Vesuvius should do all I ■ spoiit iiu before llryaii g<-is uru uni •'» 1 w on his lour. Bryan h a dmg. ro 11 rival.--1 I I; ' !phla i'rei*. t We htr>« Will her tailiT lit- sill > piiiK laws th it drive AIIIM I i. .1 wrl.ij i:• In--. K.nry lie ,i . 1. 112,» I UJIU U IS' W«, i • I fl m ■ j|p ' "PE-RU-N V WORKED SIMPLY MARVELOUS." Suffered Severely With Headaches— Unable to Work. Miss Lucy V. McGivney, 452 3rd Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y., writes: "For many months I suffered se verely from headaches and pains in t the side and back, sometimes being unable to attend to my daily work. "I am better, now, thanks to Peru na, and am as active as ever and hare no more headaches. "The way Pcruna worked in my case was simply marvelous." We have in our files many grateful letters from women who have suffered with the symptoms named above. Lack of space prevents our giving more than one testimonial here. It is impossible to even approximate the great amount of suffering which Pe runa has relieved, or the number oi women who have been restored to health and strength by its faithful use. t CURES SiCK-HEADACHE 5 5 Tablets and powders advertised j* 5 as cures for sick-headache are gen- ? ? erally harmful and tlicy do not cure \ J but only deaden the pain by potting ? v the nerves to sleep for a short time <£ through the of morphine or # 0 cocaine. 112 * Lane's Family I ' Medicine % £ the tonic-laxative, cures sick-head- £ V ache, not merely stops it for an 112 hour or two. It removes the cause 0 0 of headache and keeps it away. # Sold by all dealers at 2 sc. and 50c. IN ALABAMA THE LAND OF SUNSHINE AND PLENTY—OWN A FARM AND BE INDEPENDENT. 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