A TEXAS CLERGYMAN Speaks Out for the Benefit of Suffering Thousands. Rov. G. M. Gray, Baptist Clergyman, Of W hitesboro, Tex., says: "Pour years ago I suffered mis '% ery with lumbago. WOfr Every movement .ffC I was one of pain. j Doan's Kidney i'ills I removed fhe wholu difflcu ty after only I- A-/ J a short time. Al \W ' thou S h 1 do not V vy?i 1 ' ike t0 have my name used publicly, I make an exception in this case, so that other sufferers from kidney trou ble may profit by my experience." Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. FOster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. AN OPTICAL ILLUSION. The Professor-—How remarkable! I ■can distinctly see a man in the moon. What an exceedingly plain person. THREE CURES OF ECZEMA. 'Woman Tells of Her Brother's Terrible Suffering—Two Babies Also Cured —Cuticura Invaluable. "My brother hail eczema three dif ferent. summers. Each summer it came out between his shoulders and down his back, and he said his suffering was terrible. When it came on the third summer, he bought a box of Cuticura Ointment and gave it a faith ful trial. Soon he began to feel better and he cured himself entirely of ec zema with Cuticura. A lady in In diana heard of how my daughter, Mrs. Miller, had cured her little sou of terrible eczema by the Cuticura Remedies. This lady's little one had the eczema so badly that they thought they would lose it. She used Cuti cura Remedies and they cured her child entirely, and the disease never came back. Mrs. Sarah E. Lusk, Cold water, Mich., Aug. 15 and Sept. 2, 1907." On Trial. A Scotchman stood beside the bed of his dying wife, and in tearful ac cents asked was there anything he could do for her. "Yes, Sandie," she said; "I'm hop ing you'll bury me in Craeburn kirk yard." "But, my lass," he cried, "only think of the awful expense! Would •ye no be comfortable here in Aber deen?" "No, Sandie; I'd no rest in my grave unless I were buried in Crae burn." "It's too much you're askin'," said the loving husband, "and I cannot promise ye ony such thing." "Then, Sandie, I'll no give you ony peace until my bones are at rest in my native parish." "Ah, weel, Maggie," said he, "I'll just gie ye a three-month trial in Aberdeen, an' see how ye get along." How Hammer of Dejth Struck James. The old parish church of Plumstead, which has .just been reopened', is prob ably at lpast 1,000 years old. The pic turesque churchyard, a cherished haunt of the poet Bloomfield during bis visits to Shooter's Hill, contains a delightfully choice "derangement of epitaphs." One of these, on "Master James Darling, aged ten," teaches a lesson of moderation during the pres ent cherry season to the youth of other places besides Plumstead. Speaking from his tombstone, Master Darling exclaims: "The hammer o? Death was give to me For eating the cherries oft the tree." MOTHER AND CHILD Both Fully Nourished on Grape-Nuts. The value of this famous food is shown in many ways, in addition to what might be expected from its chem ical analysis. Grape-Nuts food is made of whole ■wheat and barley, is thoroughly baked for many hours and contains all the wholesome Ingredients in these ce reals. It contains also the phosphate of potash grown in the grains, which Na ture uses to build up brain and nerve cells. Young children require proportion ately more of this element because the brain and nervous system of the child grows so rapidly. A Va. mother found the value of Grape-Nuts in not only building up her own strength but in nourishing her baby at the same time. She writes: "After my baby came I did not re cover health and strength, and the doctor said I could not nurse the baby as I did not have nourishment for her, besides I was too weak. "He said I might try a change of diet and see what that would do, and recommended Grape-Nuts food. I bought a pkg. and used it regularly. A marked change came over both baby and I. "My baby is now four months old, is in fine condition, I am nursing her and doing all my work and never felt better in my lire." "There's a Reason." Name fiiven by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. R.ead "The Road to Well "ville," in pkgs. Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human .Interest j ✓ Racial Drama In Politics Foreign Born Run Most Eig Cities by Their Votes. "By Ernest Mctiaffey American Is, as a ~ Rule, a Stay-at- y ERY , a cU Home on Election ■. Day. His"Holler", I* mixed lia- However. Is Long ** tlonality of and Loud When „ Sin Finds Him fers a rare °PI» or " Out. tunlty for studying V J what may be well termed "racial poli tics." To an outsider, the facts are of course not apparent enough to make It interesting, but to a man on the "in side" the drama is chock-full of inter est. As I had, and have, no sort of prejudice against any race or creed, my experience In municipal politics was as good as an extended course of travel in foreign countries. I saw the various outs and Ins of politics unfold themselves, viewing matters with a strictly impartial eye. There was noth ing in the life of the city that was not in some way, either remote or immi nent, connected with the political game. A man might stay at home and abjure politics if he wished to, and most of the native Americans did this, but his sin would And him out. Then, when he made his roar of protest against existing conditions, ho lmd no one but himself to blame. The ward I lived in was, for our city, singularly free from an admixture of races. There were quite a number of Germans, a large array of Swedes, Norwegians and Danes, some Irish and Irish-Americans, a strong colony of Poles, a few English and Welsh, some Bohemians, and a.scattering of Greeks, Arabians, Jews, Armenians, Italians, Spanish, Chinese, Finns, Scotch, Rus sians and some Americans, with an oc casional Patagonian or a native of the Cannibal Islands. Hut it was not one of those wards of the city where all races under the sun were repre sented; and a few besides. Py and large the Irish-Americans "ran"the ward. That is, in our par ty. It was the simplest thing in the world. They were born politicians, taking to politics as a duck does to water, and having a real love for the game. They were ready speakers, and sometimes good ones; they were Invincible "hustlers;" they always at tended the ward meetings, and usual ly held the ofiices; they were active in getting acquainted, liberal in their pur suit of their natural prey—the other races—and resourceful. They were not too scrupulous in attaining a desired end, and they never lost heart in de feat. They could and did rejoice in a victory, but they were never cast down when they lost. It's all well enough to talk about the alleged volatility of the Irish race, but they make good soldiers, don't they? Well, there's a deal of discipline and other military ingredients in political life, and while it is true that in the rural districts the American comes out strong for poli tics, in the majority of the cities, big and little, the Irish-American poli ticians "run things." If you don't be lieve this, travel a little and Inquire. Put "politics is such disagreeable work, don t you know." Of course, "don't you know." Put the result of letting politics go hang while one keeps his nose stuck tenaciously to the grindstone of business often re- in disaster to the entire commu nity '"doncherknow." And I for one, had nothing but bitter contempt for the people of my race who lifted pro testing hands and gave voice to the "lily-livered" dictum that "politics was something a gentleman couldn't en gage in." Put speaking of "Americans," so far as the cities are concerned, where are they? "English and Irish, Dutch and Danish, German. Italian, French and Spanish. Crosslin; their veins until they vanish. In one conglomeration: So subtle a tangle of blood Indeed No Heraldry-Harvey could ever succeed In llnding the circulation." You can find regulation Americans down in Kentucky, for instance, men who can trace their ancestors clear down to Daniel Poone in an unbroken line. You may find them indulging in such pleasantries as burning tobacco warehouses or shooting at each other from behind rail fences, for they are quite as handy with a rifle as Daniel was. The Poles were a clannish nation, and no one else could do anything in their wards. Where they repre sented only a smattering of strength they could be handled fairly well by the "leaders" in the ward, but they were "live members" and wanted some share in the "spoils" of office. The Pohemians were also a com batively inclined people, politically, and waged lively campaigns in the wards where they held the balance of the voting power. Put they did not have the cuhesiveness of the Poles, and candidates of other nationalities could occasionally squeeze in. The Bohemian, and in fact all of the for eign-populated wards, were strong for personal liberty, and as near as pos sible for the social privileges they had enjoyed in Europe, minus any intrusion of"the king business." The Scandinavian voters were apathetic mostly, only once in awhile producing an orator or a hustling politician. They were governed In their political judg ments partly by party fealty, partly by the question of personal fitness, and somewhat by the question of na tionality. Put I give them credit for not being carried away entirely by either pride of race or demand of par ty. They really wanted good men; and the fact that_ v, inan was one of CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 1408. their race did not Invariably get him their vote. Occasionally they nomin ated a man of their race for the ex press purpose of defeating him, be cause he had proved himself too small ftr the position. The Germans were good, live poli ticians, and like as In other matters, somewhat Teutonic in their prejudices and tendencies. Clannish was hardly the word for their particular brand of political cohesion. Out of the ruck of many a particular defeat would emerge triumphant the form of some German candidate whose race vote had been plumped solidly for him, no matter what party ho belonged to. To nom inate a state, county or city ticket without the name of at least one rep resentative German for one of the prin cipal offices, was something that no party convention either cared or dared to do. A good many of the Germans still spoke the language of the Father land, and even when there were spies about, seeking to pick up crumbs of Information, they were usually baffled by "the vernacular." The Germans had good, solid, and eloquent speakers among them, and they were excellent campaigners. Their particular wards elected Ger man aldermen as a rule, and as a rule the German office-holders were good men. Occasionally they were amusingly Independent when given appointive offices. Togo against a mayor's wishes when placed in an ap pointive position is as much worse than lose majoste as murder la more of a crime than petty larceny. Yet on occasions the sturdy independence of the Teutonic mind boiled over. An alderman called on a German official with a request from a mayor (not in my time) to do something the official disapproved of. The official took the message with an expressive shrug of the shoulders. "I won't do it,"was his answer. "liut I've got the mayor's orders," replied the surprised and in dignant city father. "I don't care what you've got," was the retort. "You ain't got me, Hein. I run this office. I've got my resignation written and in my pocket. The mayor can have this office in ten minutes if he wants it, but he can't have me." So the alder man had to give It up, and the official remained. The Hebrew wards were inclined to a man of their own race, but they were not massed excepting in about three wards. They are not, strictly speaking, a people who "go in" very strongly for politics, but they make a success of it when they do engage in it deliberately. , The scattering vote of this nationality was large, but di vided among so many wards that it was a matter of uncertainty as to number. But where they had taken up residence almost solidly, as in certain wards, they ran things them selves. When they engaged actively in politics they developed good speak ers. They were, as a rule, rather in clined to one of the ruling parties, but the fetish of party could not com pel their votes to be cast Irrespective of men and principle. Now the striking dissimilarity of so many races, and their segregations of one another In different parts of the Shooting at Each Other from Behind Rail Fences. city, produced a curious state of af fairs from a social standpoint. Here was a race from the south of Europe, eager, bustling, emotional, with its awn particular customs and mode of life. There, three blocks away, might be a race from northern Europe, total ly unlike them, with creeds, schools, ways of living and every conceivable viewpoint, both mental and physical, absolutely separated from their neigh bors. What was the result? Why, It was like a lot of block-houses, each with Its hostile or semi-hostile occupants. Dwellers in the same city? I say no! Dwellers in the same community, I grant, but so carved apart by nation ality and environment as to compose foreign settlements. Why did Home from her seven hills rule the world? What makes Paris such a great city? What gives the dis- , tinctlve touch to London. Berlin, i Dublin, Edinburgh? It is the sense af homogeneity that makes them as . they are; the feeling among their in- i habitants of a common interest, a uni formity of racial feeling and instinct, and kindred aims and aspirations. You I tell me of a great city that has 40 or 1 50 different uatiopaliUea dragging j i away In different directions? Not In ■ . thousand year*! Yet the reformer! and dreamers, seeing no further than beyond their own attempt to I weld Into a homogeneous mass, in ■ few years, what time intends to de vote centuries into doing. , A slight study of racial politics will i convince the most enthusiastic believ er iu "having things his own way," ' that It "<ain't be did" in some cities. Racial prejudice, old-world customs, i religion, suspicion, temperament, how many and how impregnable are the barriers which present themselves. To Ket alonß without any trouble with the representatives of all these differ ent nationalities was not a hard task, provided you looked at mankind as being all lineal descendants of Adam, and not different in what they wanted, but only different in the way they went at it. The sanguine races ges ticulated, grew eloquent, rapt, even poetical in asking for some small fa vor. The taciturn races expressed themselves briefly, and devoid of en thusiasm. Racial politics concerned Itself care fully as to the selection of the vari ous ward halls In which to hold the meetings, the hiring of band 3, the em- Sorting Out Petty Jobs. ployment of printers, the distribution of "ward patronage" and all the In tricacies of municipal politics. "What's in a name?" Well, you can bet your ul timate sesterce that there was near ly everything in a name when it came to sorting out the petty jobs in a ward. Why, an astute ward superin tendent (supposing he were an Irish- American) would "turn down" with cold disdain the request to put on an other man of his nationality on a Job, if there already had been sufficient representation of the race on the job. It made a heap of difference what a man's name began or ended with In municipal politics. Of course everyone cannot be satis fled, but favors must be distributed as near evenly as possible to keep a ward organization or a party "ma chine" in good running order. And weren't these "handy boys" on the lookout to see that there* was no un due favoritism practiced? I should say. And they could tell you just how things stood in the ward, and they were "johnny-on-the-spot" if any "coarse work" was attempted. When an approaching ejection was coming on the leaders of the party, of as many races as there were colors in Joseph's coat, would assemble to consider the personnel of the ticket Not that I ever heard them use the word personnel. These meetings might take place in a hotel, or party headquarters, or K it was a straight ward meeting of leaders in the ward, it might take place in a, say, school house. Then and there the various qualifi cations of the different prospective candidates would be discussed and argued, and "a slate," as it is called, would be agreed upon. Sometimes these "slates" went through on con vention day without a slip. Sometimes there were battles in the convention, and compromises effected. I was present at one of these "cau cuses" of leaders, when there was merely talk about the prospective ticket, but no settlement of the ticket. It was an informal gathering, acci dental. but an earnest meeting never theless. The main office was spoken of. A prominent German-American was suggested. He was approved by all present. Another office was named. It was assigned to a well-known Irish- American. A third office came up. After a little wrangling a popular Scandinavian was selected. A fourth office was mentioned. An influential Pole was the favorite. A fifth office became the topic of conversation and the name of a Hohemlau citizen was proposed and a Hebrew who had been active in the party. Finally during the wrangle an Irish-American poli tician said heatedly: "Well, what's the matter with giving it to a good American? I know just the man.and he's a corker." The leader of the group looked at him disgustedly and said: "Do you mean that?" "Sure, I mean it,"was the reply. Tho leader laid his heavy hand down with a quiet force that made the glasses tilt as he said: "This is business, seol I want it distinctly understood that I'm in fa vor of no d d experiments." That settled it. ERNEST M'QAFFEY. (Copyright, 190S, by Joseph B, Bowles.) The farmer who says he is too poor in his crops or harvest to give will never be rich eqousb to be tbfta poor ia heart. » S The Plaee U Eny Cheap J P J. F. PARSONS' ? CURES RHEUMATISM LUMBAGO, SCIATICA NEURALGIA and KIDNEY TROUBLE "I-MO PS" taken Internally, rids the blood of tbe poisonous matter and acids which are the direct causes of these diseases. Applied externally It affords almost In stant relief from pain, while a permanent cure is being effected by purifying the blood, dissolving the pol3onous sub ■tanoe and removing It from the system. DR. 8. D.BLAND Of Brew ton, GA., writes: '*l bad been a sufferer for a number of years wttb Lumbago and Rheumatism In my arms and legs, and Cried all tbe remedies that I oould gather from medical works, and also consulted with a number of tbe beet physicians, but found nothing that gave the relief obtained from "6-DKOPS." I shall prescribe It In my praotlos (or rheumatism and Kindred diseases.'* FREE If yon are suffering with Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Kidney Trouble or any kin dred disease, write to us for a trial bottle ■ of "(-DROPS. 1 ' and test It yourself. ■ "8-DROPS" can be used any length of ■ time without acquiring a "drug habit." ■ as It Is entirely free of opium, cocaine. ■ alcohol, laudanum, and other similar , ■ ingredients. ■ Large Sl.e Bottle, "S-DROPS" (800 DMM) | H 81.00. Fo» Sale l»j Dnnbtt. I ■ BWARSOI RHEUMATIC BORE CONPAIY, K H Dept. SO* 160 Lake Street, W Tfag* M/liftO Ponng* Gives y° u the reading matter ia m MJ%S mmWMmm Cr ■ which you have the greatest in r ' ' iii =3 terest —the home news. Its every issue will prove a welcome visitor to every member of the family' U should head your list of newspaper and periodical subscriptions. G.SCHMIDT'S, 1 — -n HEADQUARTERS FOR FRESH BREAD, | popular p, " ncv :; e ".u ot CON P ECT | O nery Daily Delivery. All orders given prompt and skillful attention. i -—***"-* Enlarging Your Business I If you are in annually, and then carefully business and you note the effect it has in in* JiH#* wlk want to make creasing your volume of busi« mß* lSai more money you ness; whether a io, 20 or 30 will read every per cent increase. If yotf word we have to watch this gain from year to say. Are you you will become intensely in ■V flB spending your terested in j'our advertising, Beg MB money for ad- and how you can make it en feg ffil vertising in hap- large your business. V V hazard fashion If you try this method we as if intended believe you will not want to for charity, or do you adver- let a single issue of this paper 1 tise for direct results? goto press without something Did you ever stop to think from your store, how your advertising can be We will be pleased to have made a source of profit to you call on us, and we will you, and how its value can be take pleasure in explaining measured in dollars and our annual iDntract for so cents. If you have not, jou many inches, and how it can be are throwing money away. used in whatever amount that Advertising is a modern teems necessary to you. business necessity, but must If you can sell goods o?er be conducted on business the counter we can also show principles. If you are not you why this paper will best satisfied with your advertising serve your interests when you you should set aside a certain want to reach the people of amount of money to be spent this community. JOB PRINTING t:,.i 1 . can d° class just a little cheaper than the other fellow. Wedding invitations, letter heads bill heads sale bills, .statements dodgers, cards, etc., all receive the same careful treatment just a little better thau seems necessary. Prompt delivery always. ' ' If you arc a business man, did you ever think of the field of opportunity that advertis ing opens to you? There is almost no limit to the possi bilities of your business if you study how to turn trade into your store. If you are not get ting your share of the business 112 of your community there's a reason. People go where they are attracted where they know what they can get and how much it is sold for. If you make direct statements in your advertising see to it that you are able to fulfill every promise you make. You will add to your business reputa tion and hold your customers. It will not cost as much to run your ad in this paper as you think. It is the persistent ad vertiser who gets there. Have something in the paper every issue, no matter how small. We will be pleased to quote you our advertising rates, par- I ticularly on the year's busi ness. ... i MAKE YOUR APPEAL to the public through the columns of this paper. With every issue it carries §m % its message into the homes M and lives of the people. Your competitor has his store news in this issue. Why don't you have yours? Don't blame the people for flocking to his store. They know what he has.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers