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The Job department of the PKESR IS complete •r.d affords furilities fur doing the best class of work. PABTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO LAW FRINTIHO. No paper will be discontinued until arrear- are paid, except at the option of the pub llaber. Papers sent out of the county must be paid lor In advance. Not the least of (he benefits derived from the rural mail by any means is the responsibility it creates for the maintenance of good roads in com munities that desire the service. At Atlanta., Mo„ the government revoked a rural route because the people would not keep the roads along the route in good repair. It is not possible that there are many communities in Missouri where the people would part with their rural mail service rather than exhibit the enterprise necessary to make the roads accessible for the mail carrier. If it is understood that there will be no mail service where good roads are not maintained, as the government's policy at Atlanta ap pears to indicate, then hail to the rural mail carrier as the advance agent of better roads and consequent ly a better day!— Exchange. Inoculation is now suggested as a cure for typhoid, and some experi ments to that end have answered sat isfactorily. But the proposition for a wholesale inoculation of school chil dren if typhoid threatens a community seems rather premature, especially as the ordinary vaccination system has been attended with some terrible mis takes in the way of dangerous virus. There is not the outcry these days that there used to be over new meth ods investigated by medical science, but there is even greater need of care and prudence in applying apparently successful experimentation. It is announced that the package freight steamers running in the lake trade in connection with railroad lines will start two weeks earlier than they did last season. This is evidence that business in general is picking up rap idly, as the liners would not start were not freight conditions pressing. In a short time iron movement will begin anew, and then there will be no idle tonnage during the months in which vessel property is usually ac tive. The strike of 4,000 Canadian coal miners, reported from Winnipeg, is a more serious development than that of the 400 anthracite miners at Pitts ton, who have laid down their picks and retired to the surface; but it is of no more importance to coal consum ers in the United States than the lit tle Pennsylvania blunder, because western Canada coal is not burned on this side of the boundary line, to any large extent. Dr. Ferrero, the Italian historian now lecturing at Lowell institute in Boston, says the odes of Horace were not written as a striving for literary merit or to express thoughts that de manded utterance, but to promote the wine industry in which he was inter ested. In other words, he was a wine agent, a sort of predecessor of Harry Dehr. Did you ever? It is well, wise and commendable to seek to spread Intelligence in savage lands, but there are still men and women in the crowded centers of civ ilization who look for gas leaks with a match. It is not at all pertinent to the deterrent philosophy of the cape that the seekers generally find the leaks. The American flag has been hauled down in Cuba. And never was it low ered with more credit to itself or in a better cause. It is going away as a friend from a new nation over which it might have still waved as a con quered province. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" Isn't the play it used to be. The actors who take the parts of the cakes of ice do not seem to put ihe same enthusiasm into their work that characterized their predecessors of a generation past. Str'kes are costly affairs. It is of ficiary estimated that the losses sus tained by France through the late postal strike amounted *o $100,000,000. Even if the strikers had won, how long would it take to make, good that enor mous sum? Mexico's smelly oil well, which tar nishes metal 65 miles away and kills men, animals and birds at smaller dis tances, mus* be considerably more so than our own home institution, the stockyards odor. PAYNE BILL HONEST MEASURE INDORSED BY NEW YORK TRIBUNE. Chief Republican Organ in the East Asserts That It Carries Out the Pledges of the National Platform. The Payee bill, as it goes to the senate, represents an honest effort to carry out the pledges of the Repub lican national platform. It effects a substantial downward revision of the Dingley rates and attempts to apply the protective principle scientifically and rationally. In so doing it goes much too far to suit the "stand-pat ters," who consider their own inter ests paramount, to the general good. On the other hand, it does not satisfy the extreme Cobdenites, to whom rea sonable protection is more obnoxious than any other form of protection, be cause harder to discredit or over throw. It is only from such a per verted point of view that the Payne bill can be attacked as 'a triumph of reaction." A fair analysis will show that com pared with the Dingley bill the Payne bill exhibits rational progress. It in troduces the maximum-minimum prin ciple, which will be of undoubted value in dealing with foreign countries which have adopted that principle, and will furnish us a means of secur ing everywhere the most favored na tion treatment which we are prepared to give. As our industries develop and we attain our natural place as one of the greatest of the manufacturing and exporting nations, protective duties must decrease and revenues from tar iffs must diminish. To those, there fore, who hope to see customs duties gradually lowered and finally removed the Payne bill should be especially welcome, since in imposing a perma nent federal inheritance tax it at least points the way to a gradual shifting of basis of federal taxation. We have already expressed our view that the Payne bill was improved by the limited consideration allowed it in the house. The changes made were on the whole, highly beneficial. It is to be regretted, therefore, that the house did not have enough confidence in itself togo on record on more questions than were included in the provisions of the special rule govern ing debate on the bill. There does not appear to be any good reason why the house should not have voted on the maximum-minimum sections, the paragraphs increasing the duties on gloves and hosiery, the inheritance tax section, the free coal provision and other paragraphs and sections on which there were divisions of opinion. The house of representatives is vested by the constitution with the exclusive right to originate revenue bills. It ought to exercise that right' intelli gently and deliberately, expressing its opinion on all points at issue and lay ing a firm foundation for any contest with the senate on changes in its plans for taxation. The consideration of the Payne bill was much more se rious in character and more fruitful in results than was the consideration of the Dingley bill. But it could well have been more serious and more fruitful.—New York Tribune. Problem in Revenue Law. The Republicans have, undoubtedly, a problem on their hands. A seriously defective new tariff law might cost them dearly in November of next year. A deficit in the treasury at that time, or the receipts running neck and neck with the expenditures, with a bond issue looming up, would make their congressional campaign drag heavily. The people want a comfort able balance in the treasury, and as sociate it with good times and a good tax law. On the other hand, a successful new law, bearing not too heavily upon either producer or consumer, yielding revenue enough easily to pay the gov ernment's way upon liberal lines of living, and while keeping up wages at home, opening up new markets abroad, should secure another house to the Republicans. The country does not like continuous tariff agitation. Business suffers, and most especially under a threat of deep cuts in the schedules leading toward an exclus ively revenue basis. And as Mr. Bryan and his friends are advocating a tariff for revenue only, and as they are the Democratic party, the country must turn to them if it turns away from the Republicans next year ex cept under the most extreme provoca tion. —Washington Star. Can Serve Country and Party. The Republican leaders in the sen ate have a golden opportunity to serve the people, the party and themselves by shifting the incidence of tariff taxa tion from necessaries to luxuries, from weak shoulders to strong, and by insisting on a broad, scientific re vision on the labor cost differential principle—such a revision, in short, as an expert tariff commission would provide a basis for. We predict that the public is in for an agreeable sur prise in the trend and spirit of the Aldrich substitute tariff bill. Champ Clark Diplomatic. Hon. Champ Clark showed the usual brilliancy of the minority house lead ers in so loading down his motion to recommit, the Payne bill with instruc tions as to make its success an abso lute impossibility. Had he attempted less he might have accomplished something—at least, forced a test vote on the gloves and hosiery paragraphs. But Mr. ClarV was probably satisfied to lose on any terms, so long as he didn't aggravate the dissensions among his alleged "followers." CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1909. SENATE WITHIN ITS RIGHTS. Has Power Under the Constitution to Amend Any Bill for Raising Revenue. Noting the general expectation that the new tariff enactments will be prac tically framed in the senate, the Chi cago Daily News conceives it to be an infraction of the constitutional provision that all bills for raising reve nue must originate in the house. That paper then delivers itself of the fol lowing bitter assertion: "The explanation of this degrada tion of the house to the point where it crawls humbly at the heels of the sen ate even as respects matters of leg islation in which, under the consti tution, it is suposed to be the superior body, is found in the words of Cannon and Cannonism." The assertion that the penate by amending a tariff bill, ever so as to generally change the character of its duties, violates the exclusive priv ilege of the house to originate such bills, has very slight, foundation. In the constitutional provision the right of the senate to "propose or concur with amendments" is as clearly stated as the right of the house to originate the measure. The house has control of the subject in the power to refuse to originate. When it. has originated a bill It stands on equal terms with the senate as to the acceptance or rejection of amend ments. It is true that in the final issue 011 this as on other legislation the house has frequently shown less stamina in standing up for its views than the senate. Cannon and Cannonism may be fairly chargeable with several un edifying features of congressional politics, but this one is not easily traceable to that source. It is rather due to a more distinct usurpation by the senate, through the perversion of the "advice and consent" clause so as to practically lodge the appoint ing power in the hands of individual senators. It is the dispensation of patronage by senators that makes many members of the house subject to the directions of the senators from their states. When there is an important test of strength be tween the two bodies this makes the house prone to yield. Yet if the house ever gets enough in earnest to assert its power by withholding ap propriation bills until its wishes are met, it can bring both the senate and administration to its feet.—Pitts burg Dispatch. For Honest Revision. How senseless, premature and meanly partisan is this parrot cry of "fraud" as a comment on the work of congress toward revising the tariff! Never in its history has congress made an honester effort at broad and honest tariff revision than it is mak ing at this session. We believe the resultant of the pull ins and hauling and voicing of local cross purposes in congress, always concomitant with tariff making, will he a tariff act affording an exception ally high average of general satisfac tion. There are foVces this time making for an honest revision for the greatest good of the greatest number that will not be denied. First and foremost of these is an unusually roused, concentrated and watchful public opinion. There is another force that is mak ing strongly for honest, broad revision, and that is the persuasive, harmoniz ing influence, and quiet conciliatory yet massive insistence of President Taft, with the veto possibility in the background. Mr. Taft without out wardly appearing to try very hard, without the faintest show of hectoring and dictating, will get far more out of congress at a juncture like this than Mr. Roosevelt, would. There is every Indication that both senate and house are sincerely desir ous of framing a tariff bill that Mr. Taft will like and that will help him with the country. Mr. Taft's Influence and personal popularity with congress is almost a guaranty of honest re vision; and those who cry "fra-ad" fail to reckon with the fact that Mr. Taft would not sign any such bill were it sent to him, and congress knows it. Victory for Knox. President Zelaya is sending a spe cial envoy to Washington to effect a settlement, of the claims of the G. O. Emory Company, in compliance with the ultimatum of Secretary of State Knox. Zelaya is known as the ob stinate man of Central America. He is intensely ambitious, and it had been predicted he would bluff the United States in this matter as a pre liminary to working out his plans to become the big man of Central Amer ica, as well as the obstinate one. He is, however, like Crockett's coon, ready to come down before Mr. Knox begins to shoot. This is the first diplomatic victory of Secretary of State Knox. It is small game, but not small honor. The dealing with the little republics of Central and South America is always more difficult than with the big na tions of Europe and Asia, or the big republics of South America, as many diplomatists have found to their cost. Secretary Knox is to be congratulated on getting some satisfaction from the haughty executive of Nicaragua. Pres ident. Taft made no mistake in select ing Mr. Knox as the head of his cab inet. He has made good in every position he held previously, and wiil no doubt make good in this one. If a tariff bill could be made that would please everybody, it would be a sign that the millennium was here and that we didn't need any tariff i bir- J MANY PEOPLE ARE REPORTED KILLED AWFUL WORK OF CYCLONES AND TORNADOES IN SOUTH AND MIDDLE WEST. PROPERTY LOSS OF MILLIONS All Along the Path of the Storm Come Tales of Loss of Life and Whole Towns and Villages Wiped Out. Atlanta, Oa.— An epidemic of cy clones and tornadoes, the like of which have not been known for years, swept through the south Thursday night and yesterday, leaving in their wake hiuatoeds of dead and mangled bodies and the dismantled wrecks of property worth many millions. While the storm, which reached the south from the upper Mississippi val ley shortly after midnight yesterday, left its scar 011 Mississippi, Arkansas, Kentucky, Alabama, Missouri and more remote states, Tennessee per haps suffered the most severely. It is substantiated that 60 persons were killed, distributed among the follow ing towns: Youngs Crossing, 5; Fay etteville, J5; Noblesville, 1; Hardeman county, t; Medina, 4; Clarksville, 1; Centerville, 1; Franklin, 1; Hillsboro, 4; Somersville, 3; Laconia, 2; Hells, 2; Quito, 8; Giles county, 12. Mississippi's most disastrous point was Horn Lake, where 18 met death. Arkansas reports a total of 12 dead and 90 injured. Alabama has four dead near Hartzell. Kentucky es caped with much property damage but no deaths. Missouri has seven killed at Somerville and 11 at Golden. Georgia lost two lives when a boat capsized. An exact list of the dead and an accurate estimate of the monetary loss may not be compiled for days, but from all along the path of the storm come tales of fearful loss of life and descriptions of whole towns and vil lages completely wiped out. The storm wave seemed to have had its origin in the north and swept from the lake region south in irreg ular fashion, now moderating its force as though spent, now growing more turbulent and angry. State of Tennessee Heavy Loser. The state of Tennesse was an especially haevy sufferer. At 10 o'clock last night night careful esti mates indicate that at least 140 per sons were killed in the volunteer state alone, while the loss in dollars will not fall short of a million. At Frank lin and in Hillsboro there was loss of life. The latter town is said to be practically destroyed, while at Cen terville and adjoining villages the damage is reported very heavy both in lives and property. Near Pulaski, in Giles county, the death list reached 12 and many were hurt. In the vicinity of Chattanooga the storm was felt at its worst. As in oth er parts of the state, the telephone and telegraph wires were blown down and the movement of trains was greatly hampered. The hurricane followed the Cumberland valley, wrecking small towns and destroying farm houses. At Ebenezer 18 houses were blown down. At Knoxville the greatest dam age was from interference with com munication. At Charlestown the storm swerved up the Hiawassee river from the Ten nessee valley, destroying much prop erty. At Fayetteville three are known to have perished. At Cuba many houses were blown down and at Giles town not even a shed was left stand ing. No fatalities were reported from either place, but information is mea ger. Memphis reports heavy loss from towns within a radius of one hundred miles in three states. Deaths in Mississippi and Arkansas. At Horn Lake, Miss., 18 lives were lost and the property damage was heavy. From neighboring towns come tales of men, women and children killed and homes wrecked. The tornado swept over into Arkan sas and killed eight persons near Mammoth Springs, besides wrecking a score of buildings. Other points in Arkansas report heavy loss. Striking Alabama and headed in a southeasterly direction, the hurricane continued upon its course of destruc tion last night. At Danville, in Mor gan county, Alabama, the storm struck with terrific force. Fifteen Dead; 250 Houses Wrecked. Huntsville, Ala.—Fifteen are dead, a score injured and 250 houses demolished as a result of' the storm which struck Fayetteville, Tenn., and vicinity Thursday night, according to a reliable man who has just reached Huntsville from that sec tion. The dead at Harms number five and many more are injured. The Harms flour mill was destroyed, as well as a number of other buildings in that vicinity. Immense damage was done in Mad ison county by hail and lightning. Telegraphic and telephonic communi cation with Fayetteville has been sev ered since early Thursday night. Sons of American Revolution Meet. Baltimore, Md. With delegates present from 42 state societies having a total membership of some 12,000, the 20th national congress of the Society of the Sons of the Ameri can Revolution was called to order to day in the Hotel Belvedere. The mayor of Baltimore brielly welcomed the visitors, and the rest of the day wes* fid voted to the business of the organization. This evening the dele gates and ladies are to be given a re- j ception by the Maryland chapter of Daughters of American Revolution. Storm in Middle West. Chicago, 111.—Belated reports show that the death and destruction caused by the terrific storm that swept over the middle west Thursday night were more extensive than at first indicated by the meager tele grams carried over damaged wires. Three men were killed in Chicago by the collapse of a factory. Homeless men, women and children spent yes terday in strange houses in many sub urbs, where the storm had upset sub stantial houses. In the path of the storm before it reached the Great Lakes region, great destruction of property is reported. At least 11 persons were killed. Six persons were killed and 15 in jured at Alton, Mo., the county seat of Oregon county, when a tornado de stroyed most of the buildings in the town. Eleven persons were killed and 25 or 30 hurt, 14 seriously, by a tornado which destroyed Golden, Mo. The number of dead may be even greater, as the reports are not complete. The entire town, with the exception of one stone building, was blown down and the inhabitants are without food or shelter. The population of the place was about 500. Reports from northwestern Arkan sas say many persons were killed. The damage is $500,000. AN ARRAY OF LEGAL TALENT Attorney General Wickersham Out lines His Program Concerning Ad ministration of His Office. New York City.—Before an assem blage of lawyers which comprised almost every justice of the supreme court, every justice of the appellate division, every judge of the United States circuit court sitting in or near New York and practically every prom inent personality in the legal profes sion, Attorney General Wickersham last night outlined his program con cerning the administration of his office in general and the exercise of the Sherman anti-trust law in particular. William Nelson Cromwell, Senator Chauncey M. Depew, William B. Horn blower, Martin W. Littlejohn, John G. Miiburn, Victor Morawetz, Alton B. Parker, Francis Lynde Stetson, John B. Stanchfield, Edward M. Sliepard, Henry W. Taft, Benjamin F. Tracy, Samuel Untermyer and a score of oth er equally noted corporation lawyers joined in the tribute paid the new at torney general by the members of the bar in this city. Most notable among those who eulo gized the guest of the evening were Joseph IT. Choate, Judge Gray of Del aware, Presiding Justice Patterson of the appellate division, Judge Ward of the United States circuit court and Delaucy Nicoll. SUGAR TRUST PAYS IN FULL Settles All Civil Claims Arising from Fraudulent Weighing of Sugar on Refineries' Docks. New York City. The Ameri can Sugar Refining Co. of New Jersey and the New York corpo ration of the same name yesterday paid into the treasury of the United States $896,000, completing a payment aggregating over $2,134,000 in settle ment of all civil claims arising out. of the fraudulent weighing of sugar on the docks of the refineries in Brook lyn and Jersey City. The companies further agree to give up their right of appeal. The settlement, while it discharges all the civil claims made by the gov ernment against the companies, does not prevent the bringing of criminal prosecutions against the men respon sible for the use of the fraudulent de vice through the use of which false weights were recorded. WASHINGTON IS REMEMBERED Laying of Cornerstone in Dedication of a Park in Honor of the "Father of the Country." Alexandria, Va.—President W. H. Taft attended yesterday in this city a celebration of the 120 th anniver sary of the first inauguration of George Washington and the laying of a cornerstone in dedication of a park to the memory of the president. Vice President Sherman, Speaker Cannon, Gov. Swanson of Virginia, the com missioners of the District of Colum bia, a large congressional party from Washington and distinguished guests from a number of states sat in the stand with the president as the most notable parade in the history of Alex andria passed in review. Every branch of the United States service and some of the most famous of the military organizations of the old do minion were represented in the im posing array of troops. Mexican War Captain Dead. Shelbyville, Ky. Capt. Thomas Todd, 90 years of age, last of the noted Kentuckians who served as captains in the Mexican war, is dead. Capt. Todd was a lineal descendant of Kentucky's first governor, Isaac Shelby. Daughter for Queen Wilhelmina. The Hague. There was great rejoicing in the Netherlands cap ital early this morning when the an nouncement was made from the pal ace that Queen Wilhelmina had given birth to a daughter. The arrival of the stork had been expected for some weeks, and the usually lethargic Dutch have been keyed up to a high pitch of excitement. The guns which early this morning fired a salute in honor of the arrival of an heir were placed in position ten days ago and holidays were declared in schools. PROOF FOR TWO CENTS. If You Suffer with Your Kidney* an# Back, Write to This Man. Q. W. Winney, Medina, N. Y„ In vites kidney sufferers to write to him. To all who enclos® § postage he will re ply, telling how Doan's Kidney Pills cured him after he had doctored and had been in two dif ferent hospitals for eighteen months, suffering intense pain in the back, lameness, twinges v/hen stooping or lifting, languor, dizzy spells and rheu matism. "Before I used Doan's Kid ney Pills," says Mr. Winney, "I weighed 143. Aftor taking 10 or 12 boxes I weighed 162 and was com pletely cured." Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. A FACER. He—You have looked on my face for the last time! She —Why? Are you going to grow a beard? Don't Cough, But Live Long. If every cough were cured before it got a strong hold, human life would be length ened by many years. If every coughing suf ferer knew that Kemp's Balsam would stop the cough in a few minutes, he would be glad to escape the serious consequences. If any medicine will cuie a cough, Kemp'e Balsam will do it. At druggists* and dealers', 20c. A Natural Doubt. "Do you think that oculist is a prac tical man?" "Why shouldn't he be?" "Because of his business. Doesn't he go in for eye deals?" Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder for your feet. It cures painful, swollen, smarting, sweat ing feet. Makes new shoes easy. Sold by all Druggists and Shoe Stores. Don't ac cept any substitute. Sample FREE. Ad dress A. S. Olmsted, Leßoy, N. Y. One Point Settled. "They say the new Mrs. Bangs is & very good plain cook." "I don't know about the excellence" of the cookery, but she's plain all right." WANTED. Beech plane stocks. State price. Gage Tool Co., Vineland, N. J. A man with a roving disposition le not necessarily inconstant. Mrs, Wlnolow'n Soothing Syrnp. For children teething, BOHPIIS tlio I-'iimiS, reducon io fiammatlou, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c a liottia, A brother is a mirror that never flatters. 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Pinkham's Vegetable Com- Eound, made from roots and herbs, as proved to be the most successful remedy for curing the worst forms of female ills, including displacements, inflammation, fibroid tumors, irregu larities, periodic pains, backache, bear ing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges tion, and nervous prostration. It costs but a trifle to try it, and the result has been worth millions to many Buffering women. If you suffer from Fits, Falling SickiieHi, SpaMina or have children or friends that do so, my New Discovery will relieve them,and all vuu are asked to do is send for a FREE Bottle of Dr. May's Flplleptlctdc dure. It has cured thousands where every thing* els« fulled. Heut free with directions. Expresa Prepaid. Guaranteed b.v May Medical Lab oratory, nnder the National Food and Dr\i(r» Act, June HUth, 1000. Guaranty No. 18H71. Please give AGE and full addrebs. DR. W. U. MAY. 648 Pearl Street, piew Y«>U Cltjr.
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