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NOT CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE.
The latest instance of errors 1a
spelling by a class qualifying for ad
mittance to a leading western univer
sity is widely interpreted by the press
as an evidence of insufficient training
in that Important element by aca
demies and high schools. We think a
little study of the showing may greatly
diminish the force of the this opinion.
The university in question is of a size
that makes 150 a moderate estimate of
those seeking to qualify in the fresh
man class. To such a class a list of
100 words was submitted as a test of
spelling. The list of errors shows 12
words mispelled 30 times, or an aver
age of 2Ms times to each word, says
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. But if
there were 150 students spelling 100
words this would Indicate a percent
age of error to all the words spelled
iby all of the students of one-tenth of
one per cent. Of course, this calcula
tion as to the proportion of students
who were weak in spelling is guess
work until we know exactly how many
students took the test and how many
made more than one error. But con
sidering that the student who was so
gifted in that line as to spell "accessi
ble" "axsesible" probably was the one
'who spelled "municipal" "munislpple,"
and "glacier" "glashear," it indicates
that the percentage of those who are
weak is not over 5 to 10 per cent, of
•the whole.
The New York city employe who
wanted his salary cut 15 per cent, was
not such a freak after all. He had a
string tied to the offer. What he asked
for was a general revision downward,
not to exclude the controller's own
pay, expressing a willingness to suffer
'.himself if the rest did, and explaining
why all of them ought to. Evidently he
felt safe in anticipating the answer,
which was a quick-fire decision by the
controller that he had no authority in
law to make any such change of sal
ary scale. AB things turned out, the
city employe got a neat little indict
ment of public salary methods into
print and kept his own wage intact.
Whatever else may be eald about the
policy pursued in Korea by Japan,
which has taken the "hermit • nation"
■under its wing, there will be no dissent
as to the wisdom of providing good
roads. Such highways are conveni
ences which Korea has never known
until now, and the fact furnishes one
explanation of the slow development
of that country. Public roads are
among the first essentials to civiliza
tion, and without them any land, no
matter how blessed with natural ad
vantages, must 'ag behind the proces
sion.
Nikola Tesla, who says he has been
at work on the task for 20 years, al
leges that a system of wireless electric
light has been perfected by which it
•will be possible to "light, the entire
T'nited States." Tesla and other "wiz
ards" have wrought some wonders, and
what the inventor asserts is no more
extraordinary than some previous pre
dictions. Stil\ the average person will
be willing to wait and see what comes
of it all.
Some Massachusetts folks say the
mysterious light seen floating in the
sky at night is the searchlight of Til
linghast's flying machine, but others
say it is only the flame of a small fire
balloon. Thus does the old war be
tween faith and skepticism continue to
disturb the world, even at the hub.
A Pittsburg police captain has solved
a mystery by declaring that the al
leged epidemic of hydrophobia among
dogs is really only a form of Intoxica
tion; speeding chauffeurs and dogs,
says he, are made drunk by inhaling
the fumes of gasoline. Soon we may
look for either speed mania or hydro
phobia among the birds.
if we all put our money into circula
tion with the same freedom that we
devote to discriminating our favorite
remedies for colds monetary strin
gency will promptly become a lost
iirt.
ALL ROOSEVELT MEN
TAFT, PINCHOT AND BALLINGER
HIS SELECTIONS.
Facts Good to Remember in Consid
ering the Unfortunate Political
Entanglement at the Na
tional Capital.
In the present political entangle
ment at Washington it is well to re
member just what the personal rela
tions were which existed between the
three central figures in the contro
versy and the mighty hunter in equa
torial Africa. It may help to keep the
situation from becoming worse mixed
in the public mind than it is already.
Gifford Pinchot. who has been dis
missed from his office as chief of the
forestry bureau, is a great chum of
the former president. Every one
knows that who knows anything about
governmental affairs. They played
tennis together and visited frequent
ly. Pinchot suited Theodore Roose
velt thoroughly; there's no doubt of
that.
But all of this, except the tennis
playing, is just as true of President
Taft. He was Roosevelt's own choice
for the highest office in the country.
They were great friends for many
years. Taft meant more to Roosevelt
than Pinchot ever did. It was impos
sible for the militant former head of
the nation togo farther in behalf of
Pinchot or any other man than he did
in working for Taft's advancement to
the White House.
Secretary Ballinger, also, was ap
pointed by Roosevelt when he was
made commissioner of the general
land office. He was not unearthed
by Cannon or pushed forward by Al
drlch. His national prominence came
through the favor of Theodore Roose
velt, although in the case of Ballinger
it was not such a matter of personal
knowledge and intimacy as it was
when Taft was brought into the cab
inet and Pinchot became a chum and
trusted agent of the head of the gov
ernment.
President Taft and ex-Forester Pin
chot are both Yale graduates, and
both were "Bones" men at Yale. They
have been friends for many years, and
the president has repeatedly testified
to his high esteem for the zealous
head of the forestry work of the na
tional government. More's the pity
that they should fall out now.
NEED OUR CATTLE AT HOME
Under Present Conditions Germany's
Embargo Really Is of Little
Consequence.
Just at present it would be difficult
to incense American sentiment against
Germany's stringent sanitary regula
tion operating against the importation
of American cattle. Nor can we see
why our stock raisers (if they get
their market rights at home), should
excite themselves thereover.
There is little doubt, frankly speak
ing, that at the bottom the German
inspection embargo against live cattle
is largely a sop to the agrarian or
agricultural interest which demands
protection in the home market, and
thus gets it indirectly.
In the negotiations for a tariff un
derstanding with Germany which
would give her the benefit of our mini
mum tariff she is evidently disposed
to stand out for her present restric
tions, insisting that they are sanitary
regulations that apply to all imported
cattle, and therefore are not discrim
inative against ours.
It seems to be a good point for our
government to yield on. getting from
Germany return concessions else
where. Our cattle supply is below the
normal domestic demand, and is like
ly to remain so for years. Why
should we insist on Germany's letting
down the bars when we need all the
beef cattle we can raise—and more,
too?
Most assuredly the point is not
worth going to tariff war over with
our very good friend and next best
consumer.—M ilwaukee Sentinel.
Let Us Have Facts, at Least.
Unfortunately there is doubt that
punishment can be inflicted upon all
"the men higher up" concerned in the
sugar trust scandal. .Most of the posi
tive proof against them is of transac
tions which occurred long enough ago
to make the intervention of the stat
ute of limitations a possibility. The
latter deals have been covered up bet
ter. though there is convincing evi
dence of their existence. But. what
ever is possible to be done should be
done. At least there should be
thorough Investigation and publicity.
The public demands the facts and is
entitled to them.
Unique Democratic Section.
"Down here," asserts the Savannah
Press, "there is only one kind of
Democracy." We congratulate the
one section of the country that hasn't
at least fifty-seven.
Eulogies Out of Place.
Beware of all spellbinders when they
praise a public man at the expense of
the party to which he belongs. Their
enlogies are loaded. A man better
than his party is either a dunderhead,
blind to what is going on. or a hypo
crite. accepting power with the pur
pose of employing it against its be
stowers. A man of intelligence and
character leaves a party when he
finds it has become degraded and the
instrument of evil.-—Washington Even
ing Star.
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1910
FOR PORTO RICAN WELFARE
Movement Begun to Give People of
That Island Permanent Gov
ernment of Their Own.
After the lapse of ten years or more
it seems likely that the government
will seriously take up the condition of
Porto Rico with a view of giving that
territory or colony, or whatever it
may be called, some form of perma
nent law and government of its own
and its people a known status as citi
zens of the United States. Just why
this was not done long ago is difficult
to explain. Perhaps the powers that
were were too busy properly to con
sider the matter.
But it appears now that the draft of
a bill has been submitted to President
Taft providing for a complete form of
organic law for Porto Rico. It is un
derstood that a citizenship clause giv
ing the people of Porto Rico much the
same advantage as is now enjoyed by
the Hawaiians has been placed in the
bill.
Instead of attempting to amend the
act of 1900, known as the Foraker act,
it was decided to rebuild it. It has
been torn to pieces and made over
in'o a carefully worded bill, which, it
is hoped, contains all the provisions
for Porto Rican welfare which the
lapse of a decade has shown to be
necessary. The Olmstead law of the
first session of congress is contained
in the measure. Secretary Dickinson
is said to have suggested certain
changes in the legislative assembly
of Porto Rico which will obviate the
possibility of a deadlock such as oc
curred a year ago, when it was neces
sary for congress to pass an amend
ment to the Foraker act permitting
this government to intervene.
It remains to be seen how compre
hensive and just this proposed measure
will be, but the fact that at last some
thing definite and positive is to be at
tempted ought to be an encourage
ment to the people of Porto Rico.
Indictments Go "Higher Up."
The federal grand jury in New
York does not agree with the directors
of the American Sugar Company as to
the innocence of all the executive of
ficials of the concern, and returns an
indictment against the secretary of
the parent company. The public are
not entitled to prejudge this particu
lar case, but they have to be con
vinced that subordinates, in absolute
ly unrewarded zeal for the interests
of their employers, would deliberately
and continuously defraud the govern
ment solely on their own responsibili
ty. Nor can the public believe that
the executive officials of the company,
equipped "-Vith at least ordinary under
standing of their business and of its
reasonable capacity of profits would
pass unnoticed these unwarranted
earnings, without some knowledge of
their source. New York has a great
team of federal attorneys in Messrs.
Stimson and Wise and the public
star.d ready to applaud every step of
progress made in this case.—New York
Evening Post.
Keep the Veterans in Service.
The proposed naval personnel bill
aims to put younger men in high com
mand t»y a system of compulsory re
tirement of ten per cent, of officers
above the rank of lieutenant com
mander each year. But when men
stay in long enough to get beyond the
rank of lieutenant commander they
ought to be worth something to the
service. A vigorous weeding in the
lower ranks would accomplish great
good by taking from the service the
youngsters who demonstrate early that
they are misfits.
Power Belongs to Executive.
It is interesting to note the reason
why the senate committee decided
not to recommend the consular reform
bill. The intention was to write upon
the statute books the way in which
the president shall select appointees
to the diplomatic and consular serv
ice. The committee discovered that
under the constitution the power of
making these appointments belongs
to the executive, and the legislative
department possesses no authority to
direct the manner in which he shall
exercise it.
Need of Fortifications.
The fortification appropriation bill
on its way through congress to the
president carries $."1,817,000, a goodly
sum that is more than $2,000,000 less
than the amount appropriated for
fortification by the last bill passed by
congress. This money will be well
spent, because when fortifications are
constructed they are in position to
stay, and do work equal to a number
of battleships without entailing any
thing like the cost of maintaining
such floating forts.
"Marse Henry" Annoyed.
The Louisville Courier-Journal re
fers to President Taft as "spoilsman,
partisan, ouster of honest public serv
ants. jury-packer, self-whitewasher."
Something must have happened to
Marse Henry that made him feel like
exclaiming "Ouch!"
Porto Rico.
The Porto Ricans have been patient,
and at last seem to be near a reward.
Congress is to be asked to do some
thing further for them, and a fair re
sponse is a reasonable expectation.
American markets, American citizen-
I ship and American methods of gov
i ernment should set the people firmly
j 011 their feet, and enable them to
! make all the progress they desire foi
J themselves and we should desire fov
| them.
Fine Wedding GOWTJLS
By JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
IT WAS their own great poet, Tenny
son, who sang of the "splendor dear
to women," and, judging from the
gowns worn by English brides re
cently, English women may well have
inspired his verse. Ivory satin is the
material nearly always chosen for the
wedding gown by the English woman
of social standing and she has a fond
ness for court trains, silved embroid
ery and old lace. So much concession
Is gladly made to that all-powerful
dictum, "it is the custom," which
weighs so much with our English
cousins and certainly makes for good
in many cases. But she allows her
self the widest range of variety in the
design of her wedding gown and for
those of iter bridesmaids and her own
"going away" the very latest creation
of the modiste is in demand. For the
bridesmaids she often makes excur
sions outside tlie prevailing styles and
garbs them in a quaint and pictur
esque fashion of other days.
The going away gown is called the
traveling gown by these English girls,
while our American brides have two
distinct types of costume designated
by these two terms, as a rule. For us
journeys are apt to be long and the
going away gown must soon give
place to one of severer type and any
amount of utility.
English girls of the higher classes
USEFUL OUTER GARMENT.
Both smart and useful this coat
would he found, made in either cloth,
serge or tweed; the panel down front
is cut wider from the hips downward,
the seams being wrapped and trimmed
with groups of small buttons; the
back lias a panel the same as front;
black satin is used to face the collar
and cuffs.
Hat of felt trimmed with black sat
in ribbon.
Materials required: Six yards 48
Inches wide, >/. yard satin, 4V& dozen
buttons, live yards silk for lining to
waist.
Stenciling Novelty.
Stenciling as a decoration for chaf
ing dish aprons is a novelty. The
aprons are bought stamped ready for
stenciling, and the designs show a
great variety. The decoration may be
carried out in colors appropriate to the
design, or, it' the wearer pleases, iu
tones to match the rest of her toilet,
'there are both round and square
apron 5'
deserve their distinction as high
class. They are wonderful girls and
to them the wedding day needs all the
"pomp and circumstance" belonging
to so important and joyous an event.
In it she celebrates her peaceful vic
tory—the achievement which crowns
her days. There exists no doubt in
her mind as to the desirableness of
mai riage. It is the aim of her ex
istence and the beginning of her real
life. This she ushers in with such toi
lettes as grace this page.
At a recent wedding the bride's
gown was of heavy white iv6ry satin,
lace and chiffon draping the bodice.
Her beautiful wedding veil of old lace
was worn with a wreath of myrtle
and orange blossoms. The whole ef
fect was superb and charming. Her
maids wore soft gowns of simple de
sign, large hats and carried bouquets
of roses.
The liking for simplicity of design
appears again in the going away gown
and hat, which relies upon its lines
and pretty elaboration of details rath
er than of fabric, for the exquisite
girlish effect. Another notable bride
who preferred simplicity in the de
sign of her gowns was the Hon. Con
stance Lindley, whose gown was really
a marvel in that particular and in
beauty.
COAT SUIT OF NEW DESIGN
Seems Likely to Attain Muun Popu
larity with the Advent of
Spring Weather.
A distinct departure from the coat
suits that are, is one that has just
been advanced by a leader in style.
It is worth description because its pro
moter feels that it is the advanced
thing for spring. It is of an indefinite
biack and gray suiting, not smooth in
j surface. The skirt has a habit back,
a slightly high waist and a panel of
plaits in front starting about the end
of the corset.
The fastening is at the left side on
the yoke effect. Three large smoked
pear! buttons are used on the plain
circular top above the plaits. There
is a short coat that just reaches the
point of the hips, cut away and round
ed in front and showing a slightly
double-breasted waistcoat of frog
green corduroy. This, too. is fastened
with the smoked pearl buttons. The
sleeves of the coat are plain and long,
and the turn-over collar and short
revers are of the fabric.
This points the way back along the
odd road of severely tailored suits of
mannish cut and build. No fur collar
and cuffs, no Louis XV. pockets, no
braiding, no velvet.
A New Bracelet.
A new bracelet which is attracting
J considerable attention among women
is a band of gold from a half-inch to an
inch in width. It is either heavily en
graved or bears a pattern in black or
colored enamel. As a matter of fact,
the bracelet is not new, b'>ing similar
to a style worn many years ago by our
grandparents.
In keeping ribbons, do not place
odds and ends in an indiscriminate
mass in a box. Have either different
boxes or envelopes i'or the different
colors, and they will be compact am',
easily managed.
Seal Sombrero.
Among the newest modes of milli
nery is a large sombrero of seal mus
quash. It has the dash of the western
plains and the modish turn of a
knowing designer. Around the crown
passes a bar.d of embroidery reminis
cent of Venetian design and colors,
am", the rest remains with a proper
'.Mt of the wide brim.
The Collarless Neck.
There seems no lessening of the
popularity of the collarless lie-k. it ;s
worn 011 the street under heavy coats
with fur collars for all evening af
fairs where a formal decolletage is not
desired and for almost every alter
rooti affair.
A Polish Marriage.
A Polish cpuple came before a Jus
tice of the t>eace to be married. Th«
young man handed him the marriage
liceiise abd the* pair stood up before
him.
"Join hands," said the justice of th»
peace. #
They did so, and the Justice looked
at the document, which authorized him
to unite in marriage Zacharewiea
Perczynski and Loekowarda Jeulinskl.
"Ahem!" he said, "Zacha —h'm —
h'm—ski, do you take this woman,"
etc.
"Yes, sir," responded the young
man.
"Leo—h'm—ah —ski, do you take
this man to be," etc.
"Yes, sir," replied the woman.
"Then I pronounce you man and
wife," said the justice, glad to find
something he could pronounce, "and I
heartily congratulate you both on hav
ing reduced those two names to one."
—Lippincott's Magazine.
The more cause one has for loss of
patience, the more reason there is for
holding it.—Stuart.
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plenty of
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is a healthy, rugged
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