2 AMM COUNTY PHESS. H. H. UULUN, Editor published. l£very Thursday, TURMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. fer yssr (2 (K u paid In advance 1 M ADVERTISING RATES: «.<!Tfrtlse;vi>l f * ftro pupHslied at th* rate o' (be dollar .per sQaapn.iorcfiKiiistTj.lon and flft.l #«nt»ii)f>eri:qii4fp,fo r >fc;ycti,sunjioquent laser clou Rato>DY <b«v7i"»r; or'for six or tlireo uiuuths ar« lQ>*»Sft uniform, and will be furnished iv •tpptir.auou. Offlulnl Advertising per square Ihreovrtroesor lip Vs. •$; each subsequent iusei •■•n >0 Q c jfl. naru. Local nvuoii.liri.cius per line for one lnstfr »erilou:„b cqjusj p>-r line lor each sub»tcjueui ion ecuflve"lqSi:rtlop. ObitUaJy tiijU>V:(i. yver #▼« lines. J1 mdu pw line. jjuyplo li'/notmrcipenx* of births, n:at ria*et%'qU jl<!Hins will be luseried fr«e. Business Satds. five Hups or less. tS per year c»erl»ve lln< s, at tb« regular rates of adver tising. No Ivcal Inserted for lets than 75 ocnta pei Itiuo JOB PRINTING. Tiie .Tnb department of the PUCKS IS eompleu u>J iiffi.fd fiu*:litl«s for doing tho best class o »ork. P•II I li. L I.All ATI EN I ION PAID TO I,AV VHINTIS',. No p.ip«"r will b-< discontinued until arrear Kes.are paid, except at the option of tho pub her. I'apern sent out of the county must be naii for lu aiivunee. The Language and the Boy. A child, with its meager store of language, is somewhat in the position of the fabled woodchuck, which was simply obliged to climb a tree, whether it could do so in harmony with the facts of natural history or not. He must express himself with what language is immediately at his command, or fail in more or less seri ous degree to express himself at all; ant! so his liitle store must be treated a:; thoroughly plastic, just as the lan guage of his race, in its earlier stages, was plastic, says Atlantic. The existence of whiten, "to make white," is all the justification he needs for smallen, "to make small," or lowen, "to make low." "Jlmmie Jones hasn't grown much since he was here before," says some one. "Why, 1 believe he's ungrowed some," answers my younger, expressing his thought clearly and fully, and delight fully unconscious of the fact that lin guistic authorities do not recognize the right of this handy prefix to at tach itself to this particular verb, Ought 1 to have stopped him right there and loaded his undeveloped memory with parallel columns oi words which do and do not admit the prefix un-? If I had done so his bro ther would probably not have ven tured to ask, a little later, how people make un-hand-painted china, and his knowledge would have been less to day by the small amount of informa tion which I was able to give biin on that subject. Even the wolves are enjoying the present era of prosperity. The gov ernment lias issued a bulletin in which is shown the flourishing condi tion of the coyotes on the western cat lie ranges and of the larger wolves known as "loafers,"' or "lobos." The natural food of these beasts of prey was the buffalo, but they find cattle and horses a satisfactory substitute Cattle are preferred; not that the wolves have any prejudice against eating horse-flesh, hut because the old method of attack from the rear which they practised on the buffalo is equally successful with range steers. When they try it on horses however, they meet with a painful surprise. How serious is the pest oi wolves, remarks Youth's Companion, may be gathered from the fact that Wyoming alone has paid out SGS,OOG in bounties in the last ten years, and this makes no account of the sums paid by counties and stockmen's as sociations. The cattlemen reckon their losses to be about ten per cent of the herds. Great organized neigh borhood wolf-hunts on the western ranges have been advertised all over the east during the past winter. J. Pierpont Morgan recently pre sented to the Metropolitan Museum oi Arts what the officials consider one ol the most valuable and interesting gifis from an historical standpoint they have had for some time. It. con eists of five large early Gothic tapes tries, representing the Seven Sacra ments. Originally these fourteenth century works probably hung in the chapel of some Burgundian castle. C.ol. Hugh Scott, who has been more successful than any man in the army in capturing savage chiefs, both in this country and the Philippines, owes part of his prowess to his remarkable understanding of the sign language as used by the North American Indians, lie mastered it in the west in the be ginning of his career. The people of Germany are reported to bo growing restless under the heavy taxes they are compelled to pay for the purpose of keeping up a big army and a growing navy. The poo of England, Fr:*:iee and Russia may i-.ympathize with the Germans, but it isn't, likely that they will offer any help. A New Jersey traction company Is going to experiment with women for conductors on its trolley cars. Tho trial will not be a success unless the company devises some means where by the women can keep their hats on straight, despite the jostling crowds which stand in the aisles. MERELY THEORIZING REFORMERS WHO ARGUE FROM A FALSE STANDPOINT. Contending for the Abolition of a Pro tective Tariff They Exhibit Com plete Ignorance of Facts and Conditions Relating to American Industry. At the head of the leading educa tional institution in a state which, in proportion to its area and population, has prospered through protection more, perhaps, than any other state of the union, Woodrow Wilson, presi dent of Princeton college, seems un- I üble to shake off the effects of early training sufficiently to grasp the fact that the world has moved since he sat at the feet of free trade college Gamaliels. Accomplished facts, the actual results of nearly half a cen tury of protection, are to him as noth ing when they conflict with the the ory that protection was wrong in the first place, and is all the more un moral in its marvelous fruition of ef fects. Speaking not long ago at the dinner of the South Carolina society in New York to the congenial toast, "John C. Calhoun," the Princeton president deeply deplored the "stimu lation" of the tariff, the "artificial ad vantage" which has made it possible for many people to thrive and make money. Said he: "Congress became the general foster mother —and that in a country whose rich and almost boundless natural resources made auch fosterage absolutely unnecessary beyond the Initial point where Industries had once been assisted to get on their feet as against foreign competition." Duly appreciative of the implied ac knowledgment that there was once a time in the history of the republic ■ when industries needed assistance to ' get on their feet as against foreign 1 competition, we would like to know ! upon what state of facts and condi i tlons Mr. Wilson bases his hypothesis . that such fosterage has become abso- I lutely unnecessary. Mow has he ar rived at the conclusion that protec tion is no longer needed in this eoun -1 try? We are aware that this is the general free trade view and aver ment, but we do not recall that any among the free traders has in recent yoars come forward with a hill of particulars. Take, for example, Mr. Woodrow Wilson's own state and the city of his i residence. Is he, perchance, aware ! that Trenton's pottery payrolls carry ' a per capita wage rate three times the | pottery wage rate of Germany, Aus tria and Hungary? Does he know, further, that five per cent, of produc i tion cost would more than cover the t cost of laying down Saxony pottery at New York? As a matter of closer de tail, does he know that a crate of pot- I tery can be freighted more cheaply from Hamburg to Chicago than from j Trenton to Chicago? Whether or not Mr. Wilson knows ■ these things, they are all true. Heing ; true, how does the gentleman get over them? How does he figure that fosterage has become unnecessary; i that in the absence of a protective tariff Trenton could continue to make and sell pottery in competition with a foreign production cos! one-third the Trenton production cost? What is true of Trenton's pottery industry is relatively true of all manu facturing industries in this country. Outside of a few establishments whose products are by patents or patented processes secured against foreign competition, it would be hard i to name any American industry which i would thrive and make money as well without as with the fosterage of a protective tariff. As a matter of fact, It would be impossible to name a single industry that would be as well or better off without such fostor age, for the blow that hurt those de pendent upon protection would un failingly injure those which do not depend upon the tariff to hold the American market. Not even the few would thrive when the many were prostrated. Cnlhoun was for many years a pro tectionist. Ho did not become a free trader until the south, jealous and ap prehensive of the growth of northern industries, decided that it would be better to sell its raw cotton in the dearest market and buy its manufac tures In the cheapest market. To-day, thanks to protection's fosterage, southern cotton mills keep at home more cotton than they send to New England factories. To-day the south has grown rich at an enormous rate through Its own industrial develop ment. To-day, if alive and better in formed as to facts and conditions than Woodrow Wilson appears to be, John C. Calhoun would probably be a protectionist. If Woodrow Wilson should bo the presidential nominee of the Demo cratic party in 1008, ho would receive the electoral votes of all the southern states; but It Is questionable whether his chances are going to be improved by the advocacy of free trade as the American policy. Neither Long Ncr Loud. The call for tariff revision at this time is neither long nor loud. The general disposition on the party of the majority in congress is to let well enough alcne, preferring to rather bear the ills they have than fly to others that they know not of. With all sorts of business prospering— even the Khoc manufacturing busi ness, though burdened with a 15 per cent, duty oil hides —it is evident that the country at large is not in imme diate need of any revision.—Lawrence Telegram. CAMEROK COUNT V PRESS. THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1907. BETTER AVOID THE RISK. Free Trade as to lmport3 Means Alsc Free Trade Payrolls. There are a fe>w persons who sin cerely believe that a number of Amor ican industries are seriously hamperec because the protective tariff now ir operation increases the cost of the "raw material" essential to prosperous prosecution. Anion!? these industries is that of shoe manufacturing. As nearly everybody knows, the shoe in dustry lias made wonderful advance; in this country. From the old ordei of things, when boots au<l shoes were turned out mainly by the village cob bier and the finer quality of leathei goods in this line was practically un known, we have progressed until Amer ican shoes are made in enormous num bers in great establishments scatterei all over the country, and the produci is unmatched for beauty of appear ance, durability and cheapness. Th< excellence of the American shoe is conceded the world over. The total output of American shoes may not be ascertained precisely, bu there is one feature of the business (hat must command thoughtful atten tion. American shoe manufacturers command absolutely the Amerlcai market. No one ever hears of the im portatlon of foreign shoes, except poe sibly by occasional wealthy patrons o Paris outfitters or when shoes are brought here for special purposes The ordinary American invariabij walks in American shoes. Liut this is not all. The people abroad are catch lug on. This is attested by some re turns} froi.) our foreign trade. Las' year we exported shoos to the exton of $150,000,000, an increase of over 20( per cent. In ten years. That certain!) is a marvelous advance, and it is its own rejoinder to those who allege tha the tariff prevents other countries fron patronizing us. And it is more tliar that, as a little further inquiry wil show. The United States is not only sell lng shoes, the manufacture of whicl is well protected, but it is buying enor mously of the material of which shoes are made. The imports of hides anc skins to be turned into the leathei from which those shoes are made ir 19C<; were $84,000,000, and it is doubt ful if they would have been mud greater had the skins come in free Under protection our home market has developed at a prodigious rate, anc the consumption of shoes has been or a tremendous sctile because our people have been prosperous, have had th« money to buy and to pay for shoes and iiave in that way helped to keei the shoe manufactories busy, while we have had a considerable surplus stock to ship abroad, as has been seen The fault-finders urge that the skins should come In free. Then why no' admit ail other "raw materials" free and when that is done notify the Amer ican wage earner that he must accepi the foreign scale of pay, for that is what the free-for-all policy means? There is no argument for free hides that does not apply with equal forc< to hundreds of other articles, and i we are to take that, path strict impar tiality points directly to free trade Hut if we adopt free trade we musi adopt free trade payrolls, and the in te'ligent American wage earner is like ly to have something to say before such a finale is reached. And there Is not one chance in a hundred that the abolition of duties would in itself be of any lasting advantage to eitlrei our capital or our labor. As a sapien l observer, with past experience ir mind, remarks, "foreign dealers have a habit of marking up their wares when the duty is removed." There are several sound reasons for beiiev ing they havo not forgotten how.— Troy Times. Reason to Be Thankful. We find in tho New York Journal of Commerce, a free trade newspaper this refreshing bit of candor: "Railroads art. having the same elif Acuity that oth«.-s are having to raise new capital or iiorrow money on easy terms. Capital has been so absorbed in the last few years in expanding en terprises and growing industries, ir active business whose requirements are increased by advancing wag?s anc prices, and in tho berrrowlngs ol municipal and other corporations that the avails We surplus to nieel multiplying demands is not to bo had It has to be bid for at high rates and geies to tlierse whe> can biel highest." Just how to reconcile this" truthfu showing of absorption of capital bj the enormous industrial expansion ol the past ten years erf adequate pro tection with tho oft-repeated asser tion that protection is clog upon all business enterprise, we shall not attempt to figure out. It is enough to know that this very employment of capital in industrial production and in the payment of advancing wages to several millions of wage earners is a safety anchor in tho recent Wall street collapse of inflated stock val ues. Tire fact that billions of dollars are profitably engaged in production anel wage paying operates as a rock of defense against what would other wise; prove to be erne eif the niOjl disastrous nronov panics in our his tory. For this let us thank the Ding ley tariff. Tariff a Pcor Campaign Asset. Excepting Mr. Cleveland anel a few college presidents anel professional "reformers," not. many Democrat? outside of newspaper offices think well of the tariff as a campaign as-jci in 100 S. Why, then, should Mr Roosevelt want to appropriate to him self so undesirable a producer ol Democratic scars? Wouldn't it be better politics and better common sense to let the other fellows burr their fingers once more'' ON A TABLE The President Stood and Delivered His Speech. AT EXPO'S OPENING Dedication Ceremonies of the James town fair Were Witnessed by a Ilii2e and Unruly Crowds Norfolk, Va. President Roose velt, the diplomatic, naval and military representatives of 37 nations of the world and the governors of 20 states participated in the opening ex ercises of the Jamestown tercenten nial exposition. While the exposition, which is to remain open until Novem ber 30 next, is still far from com plete, the unfinished condition of buildings and grounds was not allow ed to interfere with Friday's celebra tion of the three hundredth annivers ary of the first Knglish settlement in America. Prom the firing of a sunrise salute of 300 guns by United States army to the picturesque review of the inter nal ion.il tiee) of war vessels anchored in Hampton Roads, through the cere monies of dedication at which tha /noside.it :;poke and down to a lata hour last night, when the chief execu tive repaired aboard the naval yacht Sylph to spend the night in the lower bay, the day was crowded with no table incidents. Not the least Impressive of the | day's events was the quick action of ! the president in assuming command of the situation in front of the crowded grand stand and from which Ihe spoke when a panic seized the surging throng of spectators. Pressed against the guard ropes by thousands of eager persons in the rear of th* gathering who were forcing their way forward, the safety of life and limb of those who had the more favored posi tions was endangered. President Roosevelt had just been introduced bv Harry St. George Tucker, the head of the Jamestown Exposition Co., when the disorder in the crowd reached its height and the guards in front of the grand stand seemed about to be swept from their posts. With the agilky of a school boy the president, jumped upon the table which had been placed in the speak ers' balcony and, waving his arms, cried out to the men of Virginia to live up to their traditions of gal lantry and cease the pushing and crowding which was threatening the lives of the women and children in the assemblage, a throng which all but blocked the big grass-covered plaza known as Lee's parade. Apparently oblivious to the unusual position he occupied on the top of a somewhat shaky table, not more than two feet wide and not more than twice that in length. President Roose velt made his speech on this im promptu and unsteady platform. It did not interfere in the slightest de gree with the characteristic vigor of his delivery. President Roosevelt took occasion again to affirm his attitude regarding the encroachments of corporations, lie declared that proper control over wealth, especially that of corpora tions, was the country's greatest problem, but. held that in attempting to stop abuses no spirit of vindictive ness for past offenses should be shown. He gave warning, however, that this republic must not fall as others had—because they "grew to consider the interests of a class be fore the Interests of the whole." The ceremonies of dedication were brief, the feature being the address of President Tucker, of the exposi tion, and President. Roosevelt. The latter at the conclusion of his address pressed the golden button which marked the opening of the exposition. DUN'S TRADE REVIEW. Weather Conditions Have Eeen the Dominant Factors in Business During the Past Week. New York.—R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says: Weather conditions have again dominated trade, but reports have be come irregular, some sections still complaining of unfavorable tempera ture. while most dispatches reflect the brighter results of tardy sun shine. Similar uncertainty is record ed as to progress of the crops, while the cereal markets are responsive to the strengthening influence of a broader foreign demand. It is note worthy that manufacturers continue vigorously preparing for future ac tivity. A few small strikes are interrupt ing manufacturers, but in the aggre gate a very limited part of the na tion's producing power is inactive, and mo3t of the idle machinery is due to the scarcity of labor. Pig iron cannot be produced with ;uf)ieient. rapidity in this country to meet the requirements of steel mills. Oavid Wiicox Suicided on Shipboard. Now York.—David Wilcox, ex president of the Delaware &. Hud son Railroad Co., suicided by shoot ing, last Wednesday, while a passen ger "n the steamer Marbaror.sa, which arrived here last, night from Genoa and Naples. John C.'s Latest Gift. Chicago, lil.—-John D. Rockefeller, it was announced Friday night' :ia.; presented to t ho University of vhicago a t ct of land comprising '•bout tea city blocks, valued at HOO.OOO. Gladstone' 3 Wise Words. William Gladstone's life was a liv ing example of what a man can do with time well spent. His words are still a bugle call: "IJelieve ir.e, when 1 tell you that thrift of time will re pay yon in after life with a usury of profit beyond your most sanguine dreams, and that the waste of it will make you dwindle, alike in intellectual and in moral stature, beyond your darkest reckonings." Discovery Endangered World. fn the time of Louis XV.of Prance, a chemist named Depre Rave an ex hibit on a canal at Versailles of a kind of fire so rapid and devouring that it could not be quenched, water only giving it fresh activity. Ixmis forbade that the invention should be made public, and the inventor died soon after, carrying the secret w'th him to the grave. Average Telephone Calls. The leading telephone company ol the United States has 5,000 offices nnd exchanges, operates 4,671,0:i8 miles ol wire, has nearly 'JO.OOO employes and 1,800,000 subscYibers. At the end ol the year 1905 the average number ol calls amounted to 11,140,063. The av erage number of calls per day per sub scriber was a trifle over six. His Many Qualifications. From the Rangoon Times: "Situa tion wanted —Young man seeks em ployment; speaks eight European lan guages, including Malay and Hindu stan, cone..pond's in English, French, German and Italian, n.id also under stands ship chandleriug business. Ca pacity hall porter or any other occu pa; ion required."' Little One's Prayer. Mary always gets a little piece ol candy every day to keep her from be ing naughty. One day she was naughty, and she did not get liei candy. That, night when she was go ing to bed she said her prayers as fol lows: "Our Father, who art in heaven, plsase give mo niv daily candy." Women Canada Wants. Canada wants and welcomes the , woman of practical ability. The idle ; woman, the namby-pamby woman, the j woman who lives and breathes and ' has her being in "family," and the : woman who is too proud to work might just as well stay at home. —Gen- j tlewoman. • Economical in Headge^-. A man ought to lie economical! You i see that hat? I've had it two years ; and it looks all right still. I've only had it reblocked a couple of times by a hatmaker and once I exchanged it iu a restaurant for one that was en i tirely new! —Fliegende IJlaetter. An Animal-Lover's Ambition. To be a genuine lover of animals, I and to be able to effect an improve : inent in the breed of those which ap peal most to one's fancy, is to add a Iresh and lasting source of enjoyment to life. —Country Life. Would "Exchange" Scandal. The following advertisement ap pears in a fashionable English news paper: "Lonely lady wishes to ex change scandal with another; replies required only from those in the best 'society,' etc." Remarkable Historical Point. Extract from a history book: "Robespierre had small reason to re joice over such an easy victory, for seven months after he saw his own head fall on the scaffold."—Nos Loi slrs. Philanthropy's Aim. Modern philanthropy is more and more seeking the causes that underlie the effect, poverty. It is becoming preventive without ceasing to be palli ative.—The Outlook. The World's Classification. Don't call a man a fool because he disagrees with you. A wiser one than either of you may insist upon putting you both iu the same class.—John A. 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