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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-03-08

The utilization of the postal card goes
on apace. On some of the big ocean
liners there can be had dinner bills of
fare printed on cards specially designed
for mailing. On the back are ruled
lines for the address, place to af1iX
a penny stamp and the usual inscrip-
ton, stating that they could be mailed
under the present laws of the interna-
tional postal union. Almost every
business house in Europe has cards
containing pictures of the store, some
times of the exterior and sometimes
Of odd hooks and corners inside, and all
handsomely done. Such souvenirs are
wrapped up with every package. In
Berlin several of the large shops have
rooms fitted up especially for address
ing and posting these cards. The cards
are furnished gratuitously to anybody
who asks.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-03-08
COMMENT AND OPINION.

GTCol. Bryan can always get large
audiences to hear him when he gives
political Grafton gratis. But his au-
diences at pay lectures are not so
large. Mr. Bryan is compelled to lean
hard on the word free e''-Washing-
ton Star.
UBryan wants the democratic ma
tional convention helu early so that
the democrats can nominate him for
the presidency before the populists
put his name at the head of their
ticket. Politicians will see the point
Cleveland Leader.
GA Washington correspondent has
made the discovery that no man in
the history of the world ever spoke
to as many people as Bryan has" 1t
might be added that no man ever
said less to as many people, either
Chicago Times-IIerald
EComng at the end of seven sue
cessive defeats in the elections, ana
following the passage Of the bill by
the house. this complete abandon
ment and overthrow of the fatal anG
Iutile fallacy of 16 to in the senate
long the stronghold of this delusioE
must be accepted by all reasonable
men as settling the question for years
to come, if not forever. 1t is no long
cr an issue in practical politics. The
nightmare that for 80 years unsettled
business. demoraized politics and
threatened the national credit is at
last ended.-N. Y. World (Dem.).
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-03-08
A REPUBLICAN, VICTORY.
they Pass the Porto Rican Tariff Bill
Through the National House of Rep.
resentatIyes.

Washington, March 1.-The battle
royal over the Porto Rican tariff bill
ended yesterday in the house in VIC
tory for the republicans. The bill,
amended so as to reduce the tariff
from 25 to Is per cent. of the AmeIi-
can tariff and limiting its life to two
years was passed by vote of 172 yeas
TO 161 nays. Six republicans-Mes
Jrumpacller, of Indiana; Fletcher, of
Minnesota; Heatwole, of Minnesota;
Littletield, of Maine; Lorimer, of Hi
nois, and Mccall, of Massachusetts,
voted with the opposition against the
bill, and four Messrs. Da-
vev and Myer, of louisiana; Devries,
of California, and Sibley, of Pennsyl-
vania. voted with the republicans for
the bill.
Herculean efforts had been made to
get out the full vote and this led to
some remarkable incidents. Six men
were brought from beds of sickness; !;
two of them from hospitals. Mr..
Brownlow, of Tennessee, was brought
in a carriage accompanied by his wife
and physician. He sat bundled up
near the entrance until his vote was
given and then withdrew. 1t was felt
that the strain would be severe upon
him, but when Mr.. Tawney, the repub-
lican whip, urged that the bill might
be lost by this one vote, Mr.. Brownlow
said: II would rather lose my life
than see this bill defeated
Mr.. Tawney and three assistants
were out i'm carriages until midnight
Tuesday accounting for every vote and
Mr.. Underwood. the democrat whip,
was similarly eXerting every means to
get out his vote. Three democrats
were brought from sick beds.
The first test yesterday was on a
substitute offered by Mr.. Mccall on
sehalf of the opposition. 1t was the
original Payne bill for free trade with
Porto Rico and was defeated-16O 20
ia. Only five republicans voted for
the substitute. 4 motion to recommit
the bill, which followed, shared a sim
liar fate, being lost-160-172.
There was great excitement
throughout the roll calls, which were
followed with eager interest by thou
sands of spectators who packed the
galleries to suffocation. The republi-
cans INDUCED in a demonstration of
wild jublation when the final result
was announced.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-03-08
SHEATHED WARSHIPS.
Admiral Dewey Takes Strong Ground
I'm Favor Of Their Construction.

Washington, March 1-Secretary
Long yesterday made a statement to
the house naval committee on the gen.
eral needs of the navy and the desir-
ability of not building new ships n
the government yards. AS to new
warships he held to his recommends
ton at the time congress met, namely,
three armored cruisers of about 5000
tons each, with the heaviest armor and
most powerful ordnance; II gunboats
of about 900 tons each; three protect
ed cruisers of about 5000 tons each.
AS TO building warships in our navy
yards, Mr.. Long said they cost much
more than those built under contract
and it took twice as long to build
them.
Admiral Dewey suggested to the
committee that it leave off the u gun
boats and give three new battleships
instead. He said the battleships would
be more serviceable, as Gen. Otis had
just purchased II gunboats and had
turned them over to the navy. They
We're in very fnir condition, and the
admiral said that from his experience
he thought they were just the vessels
needed for service in the Philippines.
He also took strong ground in favor
of sheathing warships. He said the
sheathed ships could run three times
as long as ships unsheathed, without
being docked.
The admiral stated that if the cruis-
er Charleston which was lost on a
reef i'll the Philippines, had been
sheathcd it was his opinion that she
might have been saved.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-03-08
PASSAGE OF THE GOLD BILL
Stability of the Gold Standard Is
Not Endangered by the
Senate's Action.

The majority by which the gold
standard bill passed the senate was
considerably larger, in proportion to
the number of members in that body,
than was the one it had in the house.
The house passed the bill on Decem-
ber IS by vote of 100 to $50, or by a
majority of 40. The vote by which
the senate substitute for the house
bill has just passed the senate was 46
to 90, or by a majority of IT. In
each case the bill received some demo-
cratic votes. Eleven democrats
aligned themselves with the republic
ans in the house in it's favor. Two
democrats in the senate-Caffery, of
Louisiana, and Lindsay, of Kentucky
voted for the measure. All the re-
publicans in the house, however, were
recorded in favor of the bill, while
one senator who is nominally a re-
publican-Chandler, of New Hamp-
shire-voted against the measure.
Among the republicans who voted for
the gold standard was Senator VOL
colt, of Colorado, who is one of the
representatives of state which had
virtually only one party in 1896, near
ly all it's voters casting their ballots
for Bryan.
In their leading feature the house
and senate bills are practically the
same. Both aim to put the gold
standard in the statute books so firm
ly that it could not be removed eX-
cept by the concurrent action of a
base money president and of the two
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-03-08

Philanthropic beggars are the bane
Armour wrote out
check for $500 the
other day for the
mere assurance that he wouldn't
be asked to donate anything to a
school near his winter home in
California. Mrs. Caroline Haskell,
whose gifts to the University of Chi
cago, TO Haskell orphan asylum, at Bat
tie Creek, Mich, and other charities,
have made her famous, receives from
Is to 20 begging letters in every days
mail. Not long ago Mrs. Haskell had a
letter from a girl in Chicago asking
for $1,000. Il merely want a small
sum-" she wrote, ito buy me a trous-
seau. If have a wedding outfit and
$4,000 in money, L can marry one Of the
richest young gentlemen in Chicago.
Without the money my life's happiness
will be totally wrecked. Please remit
at once. Better send the cash, as you
know sometimes a person has trouble
getting a check cashed." Mrs. Has
kell paid no attention to the letter, and
in few days received a still more per-
emptory demand. 1T is not possible
that a rich woman, unless she has
heart of stone, will deliberately wreck
a persons happiness" the young wom-
an added. A man in Texas took pen in
hand to say that it had occurred too me
that if l had Twenty Thousand dolers
l could do CRATE work in this comu-
nifty with it. l would found college,
madum, of which / should be pres
dent. Noing of your work, l have no
dout you viii send that very reason
able amt. n. b. l see you have some
times give more to sum places" a
woman in Il Kansas town wrote to say
that all that stood between her and en-
tire peace of mind was a mortgage on
her house, and that nothing could be
more philanthropic than the advance
ment of money to raise that mortgage.
All the writers apparently expect to
get what they ask for, and sometimes
write again in most abusive tones when
no attention is paid to their demands.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-03-08
CANDIDATE BRYAN.
The Nebraska ShGuter Is the Only
Logical Choice of the
Democracy.

It is difficult to believe that the
Bryan managers have called upon
Chairman Martin, of the democratic
state committee, to go to Chicago and
explain the alleged anti-Bryan move
ment which a sensational reporter sue
ceeded in placing before the public q
few days ago. 1t is probable that the
story of Chairman Martins mission
is a supplement to the gossip regard
ing the Olney movement sent from
here not long since. If it was prac-
tical joke it may be in accordance
with that modern conception of the
idea of news which is the publication
of any sort of gossip which will attract
attention, even if it has no basis in
fact. There was no basis in fact for
a story to the effect that an Olney
movement had an organization in this
city. There is a considerable number
of democrats who would be delighted
to unload Mr.. Bryan and his sixteen
to one, but they see no way to accom-
plish it. Perhaps one of the chief rea-
sons why the anti-Bryan men here and
elsewhere cannot make a successful
movement against Mr.. Bryan is that
they have no man to offer as an op-
ponent who can draw to his support
the elements in different states hostile
to Mr.. Bryan. AS for Mr.. Olney he
is not the exponent of the views of
Mr.. Bryan. He does not stand on the
Chicago platform. Ex-senator Cor
man is the ablest democrat of national
reputation, but he is not believer in
the Chicago platform. Other demo-
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-03-08

A barber thus explains how he keeps
undesirable customers out of his shop:
''If an outsider comes into my shop,
and l find him undesirable, get rid OF
him speedily. If he pays his check with
a quarter or over, give him ten cents
more change than is coming to him.
That generally keeps him away, as
GROWERS are usually mean men, and
they stay away for fear of being asked
for the overchange. If the mean man
just merely pays for his shave, the
next time he comes in | ask him if l did
not overpay him in making change in
such d way that he gets mad and stays
away"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-03-08

One evening recently the electric
lights of Juanita, Cal, failed, and the
next morning three suits were insi-
tuted against the corporation. Accord
ing to one of the lawyers in the case,
''the parlor was at the time filed with
guests at a children's party, many of
whom made use of the opportunity for
illicit kissing and romping, which re-
suited in the destruction of costly or
naments, and was hurtful to the moral
welfare of those present"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-03-08

Ella Wheeler Wilcox thinks the sue
cessful man "is one who has made a
happy home for his wife and children,
no matt.r what he has done in the way
of winning money or fame" Mrs. Will
cox will hardly find anyone to contra
dict her on this point. Money and fame
do not always bring to the home the
pleasures that are found at the club
and public places of entertainment.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-03-08

To provide for the storage of decoy
ducks in small space New Hamp-
shire man has designed a sectional bird,
which is hinged at the bottom and pro-
vided with hooks at the top to lock it
in position, the decoy being hollow to
allow several to be pocketed together.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-03-08

Fish can be securely hooked when
they take the bait on newly patented
fishhook, a short hook projecting out
of a small cylinder, with a larger hook
attached to coiled spring inside the
cylinder, the bait hook acting as
trigger to release the large hook and
allow it to spring upward.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-03-08

Advertisements are published at the rate OF
one dollar per square for one insertion and fifty
cents per square for each subsequent insertion.
Rates by the year, or for six or three months
application.
Legal and Onrcial Advertising per square,
three times or less So; each subsequent inser-
ton 20 cents per square.
Local notices 10 cents per line for one inser-
sertion; cents per line for each subsequent
consecutive insertion.
Obituary notices over five lines 10 cents per
line. Simple announcements of births mar
riages and deaths will be inserted free.
Business cards five lines or less, IS per year:
over tive lines at the regular rates of adver-
Using
No local inserted for less than rs cents per
issue.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-03-08
Three ChiIdren Die Amid Fire.

New York, March IA fierce fire
broke out at midnight in a tenement
at 1861 Third avenue. After the fury
of the flames had been spent the bod
les of three children were found in the
ruins. They are children of Edward
Friedner. who lived on the top floor
of the building. \ dozen or more peo-
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-03-08
4 gsaftIesIiip Stranded.

Berlin, March 1.-The German bat.
tleship Sachseon is stranded near Kiel
lighthouse. In an attempt to Tighten
the vessel by removing some of her
guns. one of these was lost.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-03-08
JOB PRINTING.

The Job department of the PRESS is complete
and affords facilities for doing the best class OF
work. PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO LAW
PRINTING
No paper will be discontinued until arrear-
ages are paid, except at the option of the pub.
Usher.
Papers sent out of the county must be PAD
for in advance
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-03-08
CAMERON COUNTY PRESS.
Published Every Thursday.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
ADVERTISING RATES:
II. II. MULLIN, Editor.

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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-03-08

It Cures Coughs Colds, Group, Sore Throat Infu-
enza, Whooping Cough, Bronchitis and Asthma.
certain cure for Consumption in first stages,
and sure relief in advanced stages. Use at once.
You will see the excellent effect after taking tho
first dose. Sold by dealers everywhere. Price,
rs and SO cents per bottle.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-08-30
Ready for The Ops ming.

Vine Hill Female Academy was
never better prepared for good work
than at present. With its corps OF six
Instructors, each with special prepare
ton, with the grounds enclosed with
beautiful fences, with buildings brig bit
with new paints, with excellent school
equipments We can insure the public,
to whom the school belongs, that its
interest is we'll cared for, and that good
and faithful work shall be done.
As Principal of the academy, ] call
upon the public for its support. The
school is not mine but yours. 1t Is
permanency here in your midst. You
are to be teneftted by its prosperity
Are you to allow it to languish for
lack OF cooperation on your part? II
the school is deficient, if it 10 not carry
lrg out Its legitimate ends, 1t il
your province to call attention to Its
defects and to critlcise those RESPONSE
bic for them.
Send Us your girls and little boys
next Tuesday, Sept. 5, at the opening
OF the fall term.
L. W. BA6LEY.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-08-30
CROPS CUT SHORT.
What Different Farmers Say.
WORST DROUGHT IN THIRTY
YEARS.

THE COMMONWEALTH has made In
quiry during the past five days con-
corning the effect of the great drought
on the crops. 1t has been stated that
tho drought that has prevailed through
out the State and out of the State, has
been more severe than . similar
drought and hot spell for thirty years
past. THIS being true, 1t is worth
while to take time to consider ito In
auence upon the crops, and to make
calculations and arrangements accord
ingly.
Following are some of the estimates
given by farmers OF this region:
Henry Allsbrook 1.-THE cotton
crop IL cut short one-third corn about
the Same but cannot yet give estimate
on peanuts"
Joseph Early of Martin county
"Cotton is short 40 per cent. corn, 33&
per cent. cannot yet tell about pea.
nuts, but they are certainly short one
fourth"
R. E. Hancock "Cotton and pea
nuts are short one-half, and corn ehort
at least one-half also"
J. T. johnson "Cotton and corn are
cut off one-half /; cannot tell yet about
peanuts, but they are cut short per.
haps one-half."
DR.. NJ. T. Savage Cotton 10 short
one-third ; corn, one-half, and peanuts
seem to be at least one-thlrd short"
F. p. Shields "Cotton 10 short one.
half corn Is three-fifths short and
peanuts one-third."
w. T. Askew: "The crop il short,
cotton one half, peanuts one-half and
corn one-third"
w. E. Smith: "Cotton 10 short one
third, corn and peanuts one-half
short"
w. T. Whitehead: Cotton is cut
of one-tbird, and corn and peanu's
one half"
w. A. Dunn, "The crop Is 40 per
cent. short all round"
r. H. Shaw: 1.-THE crop 10 One-halt
short all round, including cotton, CON
and reanuts."
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-08-30
H Halifax Girl Married In Raleigh.

I be News & Observer of 23rd gave
the following account of the marriage
OF Miss Eugenia House, daughter of
Mr.. ]. T. House, formerly of this COM
munity, and sister of Miss Lucy House
the popular saleslady at N. B. Josey'.
Seldom have we witnessed a more
beautiful marriage than that mich
took place yesterday s.:.;sernoon at two
O'Clock, at the nome of the bride,
Miss Eana Eugenia House. Miss
Louise is a dau ghter of our esteemed
fellowtownsm an, Mr.. J. T. House, and
is we'll known among her many friends
as the essence of perfect womanhood.
A more sweet-tempered, charming and
estimable young lady cannot be found
and Mr.. r. J. Mauney, the bridegroom
is to be congratulated, and should in
deed feel proud that he has been so
fortunate RS to win for life compan-
ION, one whose true worth is, to say
the least, lnestimable.
"Mr. Mauney Is an architect and
builder of Kings Mountain, n. c., a
cousin of Mr. r. L. Mauney, cashier OF
Kings Mountain bank, and comes
from a good old family in that section.
He has many friends here who extend
to him their best wishes for long,
prosperous and happy future.
"The pariors were tastefu!ly decorat-
ed with palms, ferns and go}den-rod
The presents which were handsome
and numerous bespeak the esteem In
which the couple are held by their
host of friends.
"At 2 O'Clock sharp, beneath an
arch formed by magnificent palms the
bride and bridegro DOM took their places.
The bride wore a handsome go-away
gown of pearl-gray. and carried water
lilies. Elder P. d. Gold, of Wilson, n.
c., performed the ceremony that made
them henceforth one for life.
CATER the ceremony a sumptuous
repast was partaken OF, and at 3 As p.
IN ;. the bride and bridegroom boarded
the train for Kings Mountain, at
which place they will make their
future home. They carry with them
the best wishes of their many friends"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-08-30
E@ See 0. K. Taylor's new ad thi.

! Is See 0. K. TayIor's new ad thi,
week.
GOAL BURNER.-The passenger train
On the Scotland Neck road burns wood
no more. Since it has been using Goa!
1t rolls In ahead of time occasionally.
THE BUSINESS COLLEGE COURSE OF
Llttleton Female College offers supe-
rlor advantages to young ladies', With
or without literary studies, at very low
cost.
s. II. HAYES & Cove call special
attention to the new advertisement of
these gentlemen. They are among the
cleverest business men in the clever
city OF Richmond, and we commend
them to any and all of our readers who
have business In their line. Coal will
be used more generally here the coming
season than eyer before, perhaps, and
they are ready to supply all. Builders
will do we'll to remember their lime
and cement.
WE PUBLISH an advertisement of
kodol Dyspepsia Cure in our columns
this issue, and wish to say to our read
ers that we believe this preparation Is
worthy OF trial by any person suffer-
ing from that agonizing disease. We
honestly believe it Will do for you all
the manufacturers claim Tor it. Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure is prepared by the we'll
known and reliable firm of E. G.. De-
Witt & Co., Chicago, and from our
long experience, in a business sense
with that firm as advertisers, we feel
safe In saying that they would not
place on the market preparation for
the cure of dyspepsia unless they had
remedy OF the highest merit, and
cOnscientlously believed 1t would cure
that almost universal complaint. We
cheerfully and heartily give our public
endorsement to this concern, and the
reliability of the goods they manufac-
ture, which latter has been largely the
means OF their success and in writing
this voluntary endorsement on our
part, we feel that we are simply per-
forming duty that we owe our readers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-08-30
A MINISTER'S GOOD WORK.

81 had a severe attack OF bilious conc
got a bottle of Chamberlaln>s Conc,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, took
two doses and was entirely cured" says
Rev. A. A. Powers, of Emporla, Kan.
INV neighbor across the street was
sick for over a week, had two or three
hotties of medicine from the doctor
He used them for three or four DAYS
without relief, then called in another
doctor, who treated him for some days
and gave him no relief, so discharged
him. I went over to see him the next
morning. He said his bowels were ~
a terrible fix, that they had been run.
ming off SO long that it was almos'
bloody flux. I asked him II ne nae
tried Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera ano
Diarrhoea Remedy and he sald' NO.
7 went home and brought him my Dol
tie and gave him one dose; told MN .
taka another dose in fifteen or twent
nn mir, if he did not find relief, Du
ho took no more ana was entirely cureu
! tbink It the best medicine ! ever
tried For sale by. E. Z y hsfeheao
q co. Druggists. s:.a