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Mermaid for Breakfast.
A stranger meal than any ever par
taken by Prank Buckland or the most
hardened and cosmopolitan traveler
is described by Juan Francisco de St.
Antonio, in bis account of bis trav
els and adventures in the Philippine
islands, published at Manila in 17I1S.
In this curious little work the author
tells us that he once breakfas;*-d off
a mermaid, and lie further gravely de
scribes its flavor as being like fresh
fat pork.
Told by the Features.
Men who succeed in commerce
have alert faces, but no particular
features. Clergymen who go tip the
ladder of preferment have faces that
tell of self-rep ssion—tight lips, eyes
which look straight ahead. Artists, on
the other hand, have eyes which are
all over the place and small, well
fonned chins. Politicians who succeed
by their influence over men have al
ways prominent noses.
No Doubt.
On one occasion an ignorant quack
was called by mistake to attend a
council of physicians in a critical
case. After considerable discussion
the opinion was expressed by one that
the patient was convalescent. "Con
valescent!" Said the quack, "why,
that's nothing serious. I have cured
convalescence in 24 hours."—Sacred
Heart Review.
Wise interrogating.
A faculty of wise interrogating is
half a knowledge. For as Plato saith:
"Whosoever >»peakcth knoweth that
which he seeketlx for in a general no
tion; else how shall he know it when
he bath found it?" And therefore, the
larger your anticipation is, the more
direct and compendious is your
search. —Lord Tiacon.
A Hint to the Wise.
A blacksmith picked up a paper the
other day as he was going to work
and read that he was one of the heirs
to an estate that has been in litiga
tion for 1" years. He took time enough
to hunt up the administrator and re
ceive $42. Now is the time to sub
scribe.—Boston Globe.
Gallant Burglar.
After rifling a lady's boudoir and an
nexing some jewels, the burglar left
a note—brief but gallant, and gratify
ing to a degree—before taking his de
parture. "A thousand regrets," so the
note ran,"for not having found in this
chamber by far its most lovely jewel."
Dolly Wasn't Brave.
Little Grace went into her mother's
darkened chamber jn search of her
•1011. She ran out so very fast that her
mother said: "What makes my darling
run so? Is she afraid?" Whereupon
the little one exclaimed, "No, but my
dolly is." —Delineator.
Tyrannical Science.
Everything has to be scientific
nowadays; cooking, beverages, educa
tion, sport, bookkeeping, law, hygiene,
sociology—that is what we teach our
children. No wonder the world is so
dull. To enjoy one's self is not scien
tific. —Paris Journal.
When Romance Flees.
When a woman can meet one of her
husband's former sweethearts and
treat her courteously or kindly, it is
a sign that the former sweetheart has
either grown very stout or has faded
terribly.—Chicago Record-Herald.
Getting Along with People.
Getting along with people is a val
uable trait to cultivate. First of all,
be amiable and forgiving; do hot hear
all that is said, never repeat anything
and be willing to be pleased while do
ing your part.
A Fall of the Right Kind.
"Don't despise- the failures," said
the quaint philosopher. "Even the lit
tle tumbles of life are not all bad.
For instance I once knew a worthless
fellow who fell into a fortune."
Said Uncle Silas:
"It takes a woman longer to get.
Into her duds togo down town shop
ping than it does a man to pack up
for a six months' vacation trip."—Los
Angeles Express.
Tact and Talent.
Talent feels its weight,' tart finds its
way; talent commands, tact is obeyed;
talent is honored with approbation,
and tact is blessed by preferment.—
Atlas.
HAIL, SMILING MORN.
ALL AGAINST DELAY
VOTERS ARE FOR IMMEDIATE
TARIFF REVISION.
Pledge Given the Country by the Re
publican Party Must Be Redeemed
—President Taft Does Well
to Be insistent.
The tarilf bill ought to lie out of
the way soon. The first of June
ought to be the limit. It can be given
the necessary consideration and be
disposed of by that date. And the
people can help materially to that de
sirable end. They should not let
their representatives forget that they j
are watching the work, or to labor un-,
der the impression that they are not i
interested. President Taft lias taken
the commendahleposition that prompt j
action is of the utmost importance. '
lie may well continue to impress that
fact on the members of congress and
lie should have the active assistance
of all the people in that task.
Responsibility for result will rest
upon the Republican party. It has
been charged by the people with tar
iff revision and the people expect that
the majority of congress will redeem
that pledge without unnecessary de- j
lay. The pledge was for immediate J
revision, not for revision any old
time. President Taft has shown his
obedience to the mandate by calling
the congress in extra session. The
majority party In congress must do
the rest. it. has an ample working
majority and it must drop personal
differences, get together and pass the
bill. It should give the country the
best bill it is capable of in the inter
est of the whole people, but it should
do the thing at an early date.
Some changes in the bill of the
committee on ways and means seem
to be necessary and proper. The rule
should provide for these. They ought
to be made with as little delay as
may be. Then there is nothing for
t*he majority in the house to do but
stand together and pass the bill. The
senate should be very careful in tear
ing down the work of the committee
and of the house. The majority in.
that body is also responsible. It
ought to be reminded of its respon
sibility by its constituents in all parts
of the country and held to its duty,
which is plain enough. It may be
conceded proper that the senate
should make some changes, but the
fathers obviously did not intend that
the senate should alter the character
of revenue bills or they would not
have provided that such measures
should originate in the lower branch.
It is time now for everybody to push.
Business waits.
The Double Plan.
The charge is made that the Payne
maximum-minimum plan must involve
us in a world-wide trade war and com
pel us to impose maximum duties on
a large proportion of our imports. But
why should it have those effects?
With countries which have only a
single schedule tariff, and which ap
ply that single schedule without dis
criminating against the Ignited States,
our trade relations will adjust them
selves automatically under the Payne
scheme. Such countries will get at
once the benefit of our minimum
rates. In that class are Great Britain,
Canada, Australia, the other British
possessions, Mexico, Cuba, Japan,
China and most of the countries of
Central and South America. Probably
from three-fifths to two-thirds of our
present export trade is with coun
tries with which we are already on a
most favored nation footing. There
does not seem to us to be any valid
reason for doubting that countries
like Germany and France, which have
maximuril-nHnitnum rates, will be glad
to continue'to trade with us on a ba
sis of equality. Why should they want
to handicap themselves in the compe
tition for American, business? Ger
many Is Great Britain's most active
European rival in. manufactures, com
merce and transportation. She can
not afford to allow Great Britain an
easier entry than she herself enjqjfs
into the American market. Economic
pressure will force Germany and
France to seek the benefit, of our mini
mum schedules at the small price of
admitting American products at the
same rates that are laid on similar
products from other nations.
Found at Last.
The trouble with the Democratic
party is too much politics and no*
I enough statesmanship.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1909
POINT TOG OFTEN FORGOTTEN
To Raise Necessary Revenue, Articles
of Universal Consumption
Must Be Taxed.
Opposition to tho Payne tariff bill
has been made on ihe familiar plat
form of tariff for revenue only. That
is the British system—tax imports
thai will be imported, tax internal
products that will be produced. Hut
every attempt of the Payne bill to
raise revenue by duties on articles of
universal import and consumption has
been met with protest that such taxes
would fall upon tho masses, and are,
therefore, to be avoided. Says the
Portland Oregonian:
"Will anybody tell bow to get large
tariff revenues without duties 011 ar
ticles of universal consumption? Un
ties on luxuries and costly goods, how
over high, will supply only small sums
—small for a government that must
have ? 1.000.000,000 a year. No tariff
will he framed that will bring in large
revenues and yet please the mass of
consumers,"
The 1 rouble with the demand for a
tariff for revenue that shall levy n
appreciable taxes, and therefore no
revenue, is that it is not sincere. That
is; why it ends in a fizzle. A revenue
tariff means the taxation, not of silks,
diamonds, kid gloves and velvets, for
these are of too limited use to yield
mucli revenue, but of articles of uni
ver'-al consumption like those on which
the British government raises its cus
toms revenues sugar, coffee, tea,
spirits, tobacco, cocoa, currants and
raisins.
Xo, there is no sincerity in it. The
sole purpose is to complain of the
tariff bill, whatever is done—if protec
tive, then that it. taxes the poor. Pro
tection, when it is complete, leads to
free trade. The protective tariff, when
it has brought forth, yields the reve
nue tariff; and when we get. the reve
nue tariff we can accept it like hon
est. men or cry out like babies that a.
revenue tariff means taxes—that
money going into the government's
pocket has to come out of some other
pocket.
Selfishness of Protection.
The government may find immense
resources in taxation of imports, by
proper adjustment of duties, with a
view to revenue. But it is extremely
difficult to reach such a result, be
cause of the local selfishness that in
sists on a protective, or even a pro
hibitive tariff, for special interests in
particular districts; and, moreover, be
cause of insistence that, commodities
of universal consumption, not produced
largely in our own country, should be
admitted free, because the poor con
sume more of them than the rich.
Analysis of the whole argument car
ries it to absurdity, in every direction;
for the true tariff always is a revenue
tariff, and Champ Clark is right in the
academic argument that the sole test
as to a duty should be the inquiry
whether it will be a revenue producer
or not. But this is not yet a practical
question. At some future time it may
he, but thus far the argument for pro
tection dominates legislation.—Port
land Oregonian.
Free Iron, Wood and Hides.
. The time has come to provide for a
larger supply of iron ores by a tariff
which will admit new deposits, like
those in Cuba, by reciprocity or by
ore, free altogether. The demand for
this has undoubtedly been strength
ened by the policy of the steel trust,
publicly announced by President
Gary, to maintain steel quotations.
The malnterianqe of ore prices over
the depression' has made natural and
inevitable new ore supplies.
Forestry agitation and high lumber
held by a few hands, has educated the
public to a recognition that, our lumber
conditions have changed. Our great
wood industries need access to new
supplies. The boot and shoe manufac
turers. now yearly reporting their
product, have the sanu- view on hides,
and the relations of the meat trust to
the domestic supply of hides and leath
er, whose price has been supported
through depression, influence public
opinion.—Philadelphia Press.
Work Must Be Well Done.
It's an endless chain, ho closely are
j industries allied. What is the raw
! material of one industry is the fin-
I ished product of another. The re
j vision of these schedules is a labor
1 Infinitely complex and incalculably im
portant. Whatever the delay may be
1 costing the country, It is economy to
; pay that cost and have the revised
■ tariff at last without, injustice, with
i «.tit blunders, without regrets.- Pitts;
• burg Dispatch.
Pennsylvania
Happenings
Bradford.—Next Sunday the clergy
men of the city will politely but em
phatically ask the ladies of the con
gregations to remove their hats.
Washington.— The coroner's jury
which investigated the death of Wil
liam Swihart, whose body was taken
from Ten-Mile creek, recommended
that further Inquiry be made.
Homestead. —The board of health
recommended that milk dealers of this
borough use non-refillable bottles made
of paper, and decided to ask the state
board of health to inspect dairies from
which the town gets its milk.
Canonsbu'rg.—The Canonsburg Iron
and Steel company has closed its
plant, throwing 400 men out of work.
The company has offered to start the
plant up again if the men will accept
a reduction of 10 per cent in wages.
New Castle. —Heart trouble caused
the sudden death at his home here of
Samuel 11. Rice, aged 56, a traveling
salesman. He was a member of the
Pittsburgh Commercial Travelers' as
sociation. His widow and six children
survive.
Altoona.—John 10. Craig, who killed
Edward Russell after finding, the man
witli Mrs. Craig, and who refused later
to be reconciled with the woman, has
relented. He left with his children to
join Mrs. Craig at her former home in
Elmira, N. Y.
Pittsburgh.—Ninety-five per cent of
the 5.764 trains operated 011 the West
ern Pennsylvania division of the Penn
sylvania railroad in March arrived at
their destination "011 time," according
to a report issued by the general su
perintendent here.
Pittsburgh.— The following Pitts
burghers sailed Wednesday, April 21:
On Rotterdam, for Rotterdam, It. R.
Quay, Mrs. R. It. Quay, Miss E. Quay,
M. S. Quay 11. and R. R. Quay, Jr.; on
Kronprinzessin Cecile, for Bremen, A.
Gollwitzer, O. Lelimann and Miss T.
Elias of Washington.
Butler. —In Lancaster township,
eight miles north of Zelienpole, a well
brought in by Brown & Company 011
the John Scott farm is flowing 50 bar
rels a day. This has increased the
activity of oil men, and thousands of
acres are being leased. 111 many cases
fancy bonuses are being paid.
South Hills. —At a meeting held at
Smith's hotel in Beachview, the South
Hills Baseball league was formed with
the ing team#: BanksvMlet, Beachr
the following teams: Banksville, Beach
view, Brookline, Mt. Lebanon and Al
lentown. "Pop' Williams was elected
president, Archie Dunn secretary and
George .T. Smith treasurer. The league
will open the season on May 8.
Philadelphia.—The torpedo boat de
stroyer Joseph B. Smith, built for the
United States government, was
launched Wednesday, April 21. The
destroyer was christened by Mrs. Ed
ward B. Richardson of Brookline,
Mass., daughter of Rear Admiral Pills
bury. Mrs. Pillsbury is also a rela
tive of the late Lieutenant Smith, for
whom the destroyer was named.
Allentown. —Mrs. Cora Texter and
Mrs. Laura Bigley, each about 35 years
old, have been convicted of being com
mon scolds. They were prosecuted by
Mrs. Sadie Kern, who had a pair of
red stockings on the wash line, about
which defendants said some very sar
castic things. In fining them $lO6 each,
Judge Trexler said he regretted he
had not the power given judges under
the old English law of ordering them
to be ducked in a pond.
Harrisburg.—The Anti-Saloon league
announces a state local option confer
ence here ou May 14. The league board
of trustees will meet in executive ses
sion and an open conference of friends
of local option throughout the state
will be held. A public mass meeting
in the evening is to be addressed by
General Superintendent of the League
Rev. P. A. Baker of Columbus, Ohio,
and Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens of Portland,
Me., president of the national Woman's
Christian Temperance union.
Pittsburg.—Representing himself as
private secretary, to George Gould and
taking as his partner William H. May
of Pittsburg, Wmtam G. McLaughlin,
formerly of New York, but now be
lieved to l)e In Philadelphia, formed a
corporation tinder-' the title of the Mc-
Laughlin-May Iron ft Steel Company
and started operations in Greensburg.
On information received from Greens
burg, May was arrested on eight war
rants charging him with false pre
tense. McLaughlin has not been seen
and the police of four cities are look
ing for him.
Altoona. —The general foreman of
the Altoona car shops announces that
orders have been received for 15 new
steel dining cars of the latest desigu
and fitted with all modern conven
iences. The Car shops will not be idle
during the coming summer.
Harrisburg.—Gov. Stuart has taken
up the task of disposing of the 715
bills and 18 resolutions put up to him
»)v the recent Legislature. He has
until May 15 to Siissh this work, but
n proceeding witi»>'.-1 delay to dispose
>f the mass of matter ahead.
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vertising in hap
hazard fashion
as if intended
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tise for direct results?
Did you ever stop to think
how your advertising can be
made a source of profit to
you, and how its value can be
measured in dollars and
cents. If you have not, you
are throwing money away.
Advertising is a modern
business necessity, but must
be conducted on business
j principles. If you are not
satisfied with your advertising
you should set aside a certain
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Your competitor has his
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people for flocking to his store-
They know what he has.
annually, and then carefully
note the effect it has in in
creasing your volume of busi«
ness; whether a 10, 20 or 30
per cent increase. If you
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you will become intensely in
terested in your advertising,
and how you can make it en
large your business.
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