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Tae Job deportment of the PR*S* IS complete »rd afford . facilities for doing the best class ol vorfc. PAI!'IKX'I.AR ATTENTION PAIDTO LAW y HINTING. No pap.-r will be discontinued until arrear ages are paid, except at the option of the pub* Usher. Papers sent out of the county must bo oald lor in advance. A Delusion of Seventy. To the boys of Princeton university, the other day, Mr. Cleveland declared that he was not disposed to seek sym pathetic consolation for his 70 years. In other words, he had not yet begun to talk to himself about the compen sations of age. This state of mind in Mr. Cleveland's fcase is. of course, en couraged by contemplation upon what is behind him as well as by the pre sumably happy circumstances of hi 3 present being. None tlie less, his statement points a wholesome fact which is very apt to be forgotten when we begin to philosophize. The so-called compensations of old age are, in many cases, no more than the excuses with which we try to defend the deficiencies of our own part in life. The dictum, a man is as old as lie feels, only tells half the truth. A uian is as old as he makes himself feel, comes nearer to it, says Saturday Evening Post. And about the quick est way to make himself feel old is to begin hunting for those compensa tions with which Mr. Cleveland says lie has not yet been troubled. It is a timely question whether there should not be some way of pun ishing the "fake" prophets of terres trial disaster who are exciting the fears nf the timid and the credulous. One of these charlatans predicted an earthquake in Xew York, fixing the exact hour at which the disturbance would occur, and when the hour ar rived a lot of panic-stricken persons rushed to open spaces to escape the danger which impended. Down in Texas another panic was created by the prophecy that a great comet would "side-wipe" the earth, that sec tion of the country being especially exposed to peril. Of course, says Troy Times, nothing of the sort pre dicted happened in either case, and in fact March, which had been fixed upon by the augurs of evil as a month of peculiarly dreadful calamities due to outbreaks of nature's forces, passed away in an uncommonly peaceful mood. The worst shakeups were those given the nerves of believers in the "fake" prophecies. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson is righteously indignant at manufactur ers who take advantage of the pure food law to affirm that the federal government guarantees their products. The government, of course, does noth ing of the kind, as Secretary Wilson explains. The government exacts from the manufacturer a statement regarding the character of his prod ucts, and the certificate granted is to the effect that such statement has been made, and also enables the gov ernment to get after the manufacturer if the statement proves untrue and the goods turn out to be impure. To twist such a certificate into a guaran tee is a form of dishonesty which merits the sharp rebuke the secretary administers. An enterprising woman in Rerlin has started a school to teach the sci ence of divination and the reading of the future by such occult means as coffee grounds, flight of birds, yolks of eggs and the like. If the police do not interfere with this establishment it is within the reach of humble divi nation of the future newspaper nec romancy to predict that this shrewd student of human nature in her profits will make the 520 per cent, get-rieh quick scheme appear like a street stand business in peanuts. Astronomers long ago came to the conclusion that the mon's surface is very hot during the height of the lu nar day, which lasts two weeks, and very cold during the lunar night, which is equally long. These extremes of temperature reach their height at the lunar noon and midnight and are greater than any natural temperatures on the earth. Mr. Schwab's program immensely simplifies the situation. All we have to do is to hustle right hard and we'll catch up with all that overcapitaliza tion. But, meantime, haven't some re sourceful financiers got away with our .money ? ARE WE "ISOLATED?" FOREIGN TRADE STATISTICS DO NOT SHOW IT. If We Buy Less Per Capita of Foreign Products Than Other Nations Do, It Is Because That More Than Any Other Nation We Supply Our Own Wants. Taking issue with the New York Tribune's contention that commercial isolation cannot he charged against a country whose exports have in the last ten years of protection exceeded those of the United Kingdom and have gone far beyond the exports of France and Germany, while as to the total of foreign trade the United States stands third among the nations, the New York Times says: 'Why should not 83.941 ,r.l() Ameri cana buy or sell more than England, France, or Germany, whose popula tions range around 40,000,000 each? Why should not a nation of $107,000,- 000,000 of wealth surpass each of sev eral nations of which any two hardly surpass its resources? Why should not an undeveloped country grow faster than those which have reached, if not passed, maturity? If the United States has done so well under outworn and repressive conditions, what might it not do if the bonds were cut?" Not to buy as much as you sell, and preferably more than you sell, is in the eyes of the average free trader a sin and a shame. It. never seems to occur to his mind that a nation, like an individual, buys what it needs and no more. The United States is in the fortunate position of needing to buy less per capita than any one among the producing nations. On this ac count our country is greatly envied by all the world. Not only that, but all the world recognizes that fact that we have reached this enviable position through the policy of so stimulating and developing our great productive resources as to supply our wants to a degree that no other nation can boast. We have accomplished this splendid result with a protective tariff. Yet in the last 12 months we have bought of the outside world close upon $1,400,- 000.000 of its products. These we have paid for with our exports of about sl,- 850,000,000. Of the $1,100,000,000 of imports, $500,000,000 worth were arti cles which we could have ourselves produced and would produce if com pelled by trade hostility to do so. Ought we to have bought more than $800,000,000 worth of these competi tive articles? If so, why? We did not need any more; then why purchase more? The fact that the per capita average of either exports or imports is larger in European countries of small er population only proves their worse fortune and our better fortune. It certainly does not prove that we ought to have bought and sold more. We sold according to our surplus and bought according to our requirements. As a matter of fact, we bought be yond our requirements. On this ques tioon of enormously increased pur chases of commodities produced by foreign labor the Times remarks: "And, by the way, how long is it since the party which has legislated against foreign trade for generations has claimed the growth of foreign trade as one of its achievements? Why is not the growth of foreign trade a legitimate argument for a higher tariff, so that it may be checked?" The growth of import trade to a to tal almost double that of 12 years ago under a "reformed" tariff might well serve as a legitimate argument for a higher tariff. It is very certain to serve that purpose when the question of tariff revision shall have been forced upon the country. Let no one suppose that when the time arrives for alter ing the schedules the alteration is go ing to be altogether downward. There are schedules which need revising up ward. Positive proof of that is to be found in a yearly intake of more than $800,000,000 of dutiable and competi tive articles. As to the question how much better we might have done in the matter of swelling our foreign trade to its pres ent vast proportions "if the bonds were cut," we leave the Times to fig ure that out, merely contenting our selves with the remark that the na tion which achieves the greatest pros perity by looking after the interests of its own people will invariably be found to be best able to buy and con sume products of other nations. Some ] of the bonds were cut in 1894, and *v« are now buying nearly double what did before the bonds were restored by the Dingley tariff. Another Truce. The German government has "gen erously consented" not to assassinate German industries by enforcing its maximum tariff against American ex ports. The modus vivendi has been extended another year, and will last until July 1, 1908. The industrialists of Germany have troubles of their own in the increased cost of living and the higher rate of wages they have been compelled to pay. If to this ad verse condition were added the com plete loss of a market for their manu factured products amounting to $150,- 000,000 a year, such as would inevita bly follow the precipitation of a tariff war with the United States, the conse quences to German industrialism would be serious indeed. Again we say there will be no tariff war with Germany. Neither will there be any butchering of American Industry in order that the Germans may grab a bigger chunk of the American market. At least not while the party of protection remains in control of the United States govern ment. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1907. "IOWA IDEA" IS PASSING. Less Inclination to Play Into the Hands of Democrats. The rage for tariff disturbance seems to be subsiding in lowa. A tel egram in the New York Tribune says: Des Moines, la., March 28. —In the legislature to-day Representative Mill er, a Democrat, asked for considera tion of his joint resolution calling upon the lowa congress delegates at Wash ington to vote for immediate revision of the Dingley tariff, "so far as it af fords a shelter for monopolies." This is the language which the so-called progressive Republicans incorporated in their platform last year. A Re publican moved to lay the motion on rho table. An effort was then made by a Cummins man to have a substi tute motion to refer considered. He was ruled out of order, and the mo tion to lay on the table was put. Miller demanded a roll call and all the progressive Republicans voted to have the question side-tracked. It must be that Gov. Cummins has seen a new light. He is latterly main taining a discreet reserve 011 the tar iff question. Is it because he no longer regards "reform" as the surest road to Ihe senate? His followers, too, seem to have learned something from experience. At least, thoy know enough to decline playing into the hands of Democrats. They have not always been so politically wise. McKinley and Reciprocity. The effort to emasculate an 1 ulti mately destroy the protection system of this country very commonly takes the form of misrepresenting the atti tude of both McKinley and Blaine on the question of reciprocity. For ex ample, the Washington Post: "Mr. McKinley was converted to the doctrine of trade reciprocity by Mr. Blaine, and he was a more or less re luctant disciple; but he came to em brace the idea with all the energies of his mind. When he became presi dent he looked around for a compe tent man to negotiate reciprocity treaties, and his choice fell on John A. Kasson." That President McKinley was for a time favorable to the ratification of the Kasson treaties is not to be de nied. But it was for a short time only. Later, when by information re ceived from primary sources he had become convinced that to conclude these treaties would work serious in jury to many lines of domestic produc tion, he changed his views and gave bis full approval to the polii.v of non action. In the summer of 1901, three months before he delivered that much quoted and greatly garbled Buffalo speech. President McKinley declared himself explicitly in these exact words: "I favor no reciprocity that takes from a single American workman iiis job." That this was his final judgment there is no room for doubt. Taken in its entirety, with all its qualifying clauses —such as trade arrangements "which shall not curtail domestic pro duction" — the Buffalo speech in Sep tember does not in the slightest de gree clash with the declaration three months earlier as quoted above. His last public utterance tallies perfectly with the platform on which he was elected in 1896. That platform fa vored reciprocity that would not con flict with protection; reciprocity "in articles which we do not ourselves pro duce;" reciprocity in non-competitive products only. That was McKinley reciprocity and Republican reciprocity in 1896 and 1900. That was Republi can reciprocity in 1904. It must re main Republican reciprocity while protection remains a "cardinal princi ple" of Republican faith. Not until the Republican party drops protection can it take up reciprocity in compet ing products. GOT A BITE. Wage Increases. Notice of an increase in of one dollar per week has been posted in six of the largest silk dye houses in Paterson. The advance affects about 5,000 men with weekly wages ranging from $lO to S2O. It is ex pected that the smaller dye houses will grant a similar increase. Would these advances in wages occur if the tariff were now in course of revision, or even if a definite date for taking ui> revision had been agreed upon? Certainly not. Would the wage in creases be granted if reciprocity treaties had been concluded, or were in course of negotiation, by which a tariff reduction on silk goods was conceded in favor of imports from France and Germany? Just as surely a* the tariff is revised downward by direct reduction or by reciprocity con cessions, so surely wili wages be re vised downward in every branch of industry. It is well to keep this fact in mind. QUICKWORK Of American Naval Offi cer in Punishing ATTACKON NEGRO. He Showed Nicaraguans and Hondu rans that It's Unwise to Assault Ihe Most Lowly American. Puerto Cortez, Honduras. via Mobile. —About 5 o'clock on the evening of April 27 a negro of Boyce Station, La., named General Davis, a fruit inspector for the Thacker Brothers steamship line, was standing near the railroad station at La Lag una where the shops of tiie railroad are situated, talking with three or four negro companions, also Americans. A drunken Nicaraguan soldier armed with a machete approached the party and demanded to know what they were talking about. Davis an swered that it was none of his busi ness, whereupon the Nicaraguan sol dier drew his machete and raised it over Davis, who clasped his arms around the man and finally took away the weapon, threw It 'tpon the ground and went to a house nearby. A companion of the Nicaraguan sol dier ran to a police station and a squad of policemen and Nicaraguan soldiers surrounded the house and dragged Davis out of the house and carried him towards the jail. As 110 attempt had been made to arrest, the 1 Nicaraguan soldier, Davis asked why | they did not arrest the Nicaraguan. in j reply the party beat him brutally over | the head and body until Davis was | unconscious. Within ten minutes blue jackets of | the Marietta under Ensign Rorsach I were on the spot. Commander Full j atn's orders were sharp and decisive. "Arrest the chief of police and the policemen engaged in the assault, put them in irons and send them aboard | ship. Arrest the Nicaraguan officers : and men engaged in the assault and j'hold them for orders." it was thought possible that an attempt would be ; made to release the soldiers and po lice arrested by the bluecoats, so men j were landed from the Paducah to oc cupy the La Laguna and additional men were landed from the Marietta. Commander Fullam finding that the civil authorities were incapable of maintaining order, decided to ignore the authorities and recognize the only . organized force here under Gen. Es | trada, commanding the Nicaraguan forces, who had in the meantime re turned from an outing. The Nicaraguans arrested were de -1 livered by Capt. Fullam's order to Es trada, who was advised that he j would be held responsible. Notice also was served on the Honduran ' and Nicaraguan authorities that rep aration would be demanded and pun ishment must be inflicted upon all the ! perpetrators of the outrage. !N AN ASH BARREL. The Corpse of a Cleveland Boy Who I Is Supposed to Have Been Kid napped Was Found. j Cleveland. O.—The solution of the | supposed Scovill avenue kidnap ! ping mystery, came Friday morning, ! when the dead body of little Alex j Hoenig, entirely naked, was found in I an ash barrel in the rear of a meat market, two doors from the Hoenig store, at 2822 Scovill avenue. His little blue waist was found in a barrel two feet away. His trousers were on the ground beside the barrel iin which the corpse had been crammed. The boy was strangled with saw dust. That was proved at the au topsy held at the morgue Friday af ternoon. This discovery proves that the boy did not meet death in the rear of the Hoenig home, and prob ably indicates that he was killed in a shed in the rear of Kohn's meat mar ket —the shed before which the barrel stood in which his body was found. BUSINESS BULLETIN. Retail Trade Is Backward Because of the Unusually Late Spring. New York.—R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says: Spring retail trade is backward be cause of the unusually late season and tardy distribution of merchandise is also causing complaint of delay in mercantile collections, but there is confidence that most of the postpon ed business will be made up when thermal conditions become normal. Dealers purchased freely from manu facturers in anticipation of a record breaking season and deliveries are still coming from the mills and fac tories, shipments being facilitated by improved traffic conditions. Manufacturers are active in all leading industries, most plants being operated full time and the outlook in steel business could hardly be brighter. Three Children Killed by a Train. Flint, Mich. Ruth Nash, aged IG, and her two nephews, George, aged 4, and Harold, aged it! months, were killed Friday by a Grand Trunk passenger train at the Richfield road c.-ossing and Cecil Nash, aged 6, was probably fatally injured. Monroe Salisbury Dies. Nfcw York. Monroe Salisbury, a well known horse owner and breeder of San Francisco, died in New York Thursday night. Mr. Salis bury came here several weeks ago for treatment for cancer. London Women Wear Sabots. Women of the poorer class in Lon don have adopted Dutch wooden shoes for Indoor use. The sabots are im ported by a Streathain Hill firm, and their price is from 25 cents upward. Dutch sabots are said to be comfort able once wearers have become ac customed to them. Hot Water for Rheumatism. For rheumatism try the very simple Dure of hot water. Take at least a pint before retiring at night. The ob ject of taking hot water late at night Is that during the hours you are rest ing, and the digestion is not being tried, the hot water can do its work or the gastric juices. Children's Defective Eyesight. Either defective sight is on the in crease among the scholars of the New ifork city schools, or else a more care ful examination of eyes is being made. Recent examinations made by the Board of health show that one-half of the scholars are in need of glasses. Suicide Followed Peculiar Whim. In London a photographer was called to the house of a wealthy man, whom ie found dressed in the costume of King Lear. He posed and ordered several pictures to be sent to friends. Later the photographer learned the man had committed suicide. Nugget Long Overlooked. A nugget weighing five ounces, which must have been passed over by wheeled traffic lor years, baa been found in the main - Jtreet .»t Linton, near Ballarat, Australia, by one John Glodden as ho was returning from work. First Armor-Clad Vessels. There were armor-clad vessels near ly three centuries ago. Frigates cov sred with iron and thus rendered can non-proof were launched in 1612 on the Lake of Geneva, and two years ater small boats armed with rams. Small Boy Had Grievance. The wee boy had just begun going 'o school. One day he came home ind said: "The teacher asked me for my gum, and i gave it to her. Doesn't she know she mustn't chew other !o!ks' gum?" Statistics. "Statistics show," remarked the Philosopher of Folly, "that one man in Bvery six uses tobacco. Experience leads me to add, however, that only about one in every ten uses his own." "The People." By "the people" everyone means hat which suits his purpose—usually > haphazard collection of individuals Ahom he has won over to his own /iews. —Bismarck. Able-Bodied Men in the West. There are more able-bodied men to the total population in the Western states of the United States and Can ida than anywhere else in the world. Preached in Empty Church. In Bloomsbury, England, recently a :lergyman conducted the service and jreaehed for about five minutes in an ibsolutetly empty church. Marital Happiness. Love, sense and patience. Those ire the three Important elements nec sssary to happiness in marriage, says Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The Boarding House Staple. A New York physician advises peo pie to let prunes alone. Most people do, unless the prune attacks then? tirst. Decrease in Death Rate. in the reign of Charles I.the death rate in London was 70 per 1,000, or nore than three times what it is aow. Ideals. 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