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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14
SEES NEED FOR LEGISLATION.
Chicago Record-Herald Urgent for
Some Form of Currency Statute.

After the experience of last fall
plorable neglect of duty if it should
adjourn without passing some remedi-
al currency legislation.
The Record-Herald has no particular
liking for the Aldrich bill, which has
been tabled by the house committee
on banking and currency. 1t believes
that the La Toilette amendment which
would prevent active business men,
the directors of corporations, from
serving as directors of banks is alb
solutely indefensible; that it would de-
prive the banks of the best possible
service they could have. 1t believes
that good commercial paper would
constitute safe and desirable basis
for the issue of notes, and that the
plan for combination of clearing
house associations in various dis
tricts to put out notes on this basis
is sound.
But it protests against a campaign
against any measure that wastes all
energy in destructive criticism
With the great mass of such criticism
there is no assurance that the critics
could agree among themselves upon
any constructive legislation, and what
they are doing makes for nothing now
and forever. The people may well be
bewildered by the wrangling experts
and may well say that any practical
working measure which would provide
for an emergency circulation under
proper restrictions for the protection
of the pubic is not only better than
nothing, but highly preferable at the
present time to endless debates over
a series of pet projects.
Under all the circumstances it will
certainly not do to insist too much
upon perfection. For most legislation
is imperfect, and the question before
us is not one of perfection at ALL even
If we could know the perfect. 1t is:
Shall we have the assurance of an
emergency currency to meet the possi-
bic needs of the month or the year,
or shall we go on and possibly come
very soon to another of those psyche
logical crises in which credit is de-
stroyed as if by magic and still have
no recourse beyond what we had last
fall 1t would seem that there could
be no difference of opinion over the
problem, and especially now, when we
are entering on the agitations of an
other presidential campaign. The
people who are completely absorbed
with imperfections are as irrational
as a man would be who should refuse
to depart from a burning building by
means of the crude devices of a rope
and bedpost and so perish in the
flames with last despairing cry on
his lips for the latest improved fire
escape.
There is no objection to the appoint
ment of a commission to work out the
perfect plan, but, commission or no
commission, there should be a new
emergency currency law before con-
gress adiourns. If there is none the
session will close with crowning
triumph for folly that should shame all
sensible men and patriotic citizens
Chicago Record-Herald.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14

Advertisements are published at the rate OF
pne dollar per square for one insertion ana ntty
Ssnts Ier square for each subsequent insertion
Rates by the year, or for six or three moRths
are low ana uniform, and viii be furnished on
application.
Legal and Official Advertising per square
three times or less, -: each subsequent lnSer-
Non 20 cents per square.
Local notices ~ cents per line for one inser-
sertion: cents per line tor each subsequent
consecutive insertion.
Obituary notices over five lines. 10 cents per
line Simple announcements of births, mar
riages and deaths viii be inserted free.
Business cards. Eve lines or less. - per year:
over five lines ut the regular rates OF adver-
using.
No local inserted for less than 75 cents per
issue.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14

Since the city waterworks of Gin
cinnati were moved ten miles up the
Ohio river, the number of typhoid fe.
yer cases has fallen off more than SO
per cent. 1t is an achievement that
fully justifes feeling of deep salts.
faction.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14
Wyoming Instructed for Taft.

Lander, Wyo. - Wyoming Repub.
licans in their state convention on
Thursday nominated Frank w. Mon
dell for reelection to congress and
instructed the delegates to the ma.
tional convention to vote for Taft.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14
Four Lives Lost in Fire.

st. Johnsbury, Vt. - Mrs. John
Wilson, her two small children
and her sister, Miss Lee, lost their
lives Friday as the result of the ex-
plosion of a gas stove in a tenement
house here.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14
An Illinois Town Is Flooded.

East Alton, ILL., Wood river broke.
through its banks after rising over
four feet in four hours Wednesday
and half of East Alton is under wa
ter. The high water covers an area
five miles long and a mile wide.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14
Four Killed; IL Injured.

New York City. - Four persons
were killed and II injured Thursday
in a fire, believed ;o be of incendiary
origin, which practically destroyed
the tive-story tenement house at 1O1
Orchard street.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14

By avoiding Alaska and northern
Siberia the automobile racers will
save themselves a lot of trouble and
numerous cases Of cold feet
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14

Fred w Wolf, the Oldest active let.
ter carrier in The United States. died
in Troy, N. Y, recently. He was y
years old and had been a letter car.
rier 81 wears.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14

Bishop Fallows said to a Chicago
congregation that People ought to be
ashamed that they do not live to be
100 or 120 years old" But there are
some who ought to be ashamed that
they have lived as long as they have.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14

Alfred Testoni's new play, "Gioaceti.
no Rossini, which was recently per
formed for the first time, is described
as the life Of the great master OF
music
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14

1t might be a good plan to have
some American naval officer lose z
certified copy of the Magdalena bay
target records out of his pocket in
Yokohama, when the fleet gets there
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14
Tucker Is Acquitted.

Topeka. Kan. A jury in the case
of II. H. Tucker, charged with
using the mails in a scheme to de-
fraud in promoting the Uncle Sam.
Oil Co., last night brought in a ver-
dict of not guilty.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14
i, 100000 Fire Loss at Atlanta.

Atlanta, Ga. - Two solid business
blocks of Atlanta are in ruins
rs the result of a fire which
threatened for time to wipe out
the entire downtown district. The
Joss is $1,500,000.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14

From all parts of Germany sharp
advances in the prices of the neces.
stiles of life, especially in foodstufrs
and fodder for live stock, are reported
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14

The latest INDEX figure shows a lrop
n the cost of living of II per cent.
from last year. Bow different frore. the
provision bills:
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14
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 seut out of the county must be paid
tor in advance.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14

Tidings from our great universities
demonstrate that the scholar is very
much in politics and that he is getting
good deal Of fun out of it.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14

If the mothers are the supreme
assets of the nation, who are the liza.
biIities and how do they compare with
each other?
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14

Denver will erect royal tigers for
the Democratic convention. But they
will not be very serious tigers-simply
papier mache. They are like Bryan's
principles. They look fierce, but
there's not much in them.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14

We can now safely take it for
granted that there is no brick under
meath the hat of spring.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-05-14

1t is limited that Mr.. Bryan is not
going to do anything to prevent the
New York donkey from kicking itself
to death. Mr. Bryan has now and
then taken a very sensible stand it
politics.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-05
EDITOR
LEGISLATIVE MATERIAL.


Territory familiar familiar for
thing that could possibly commend 1t to the higher forms OF esteem one
identity ambitious citizens
majority appear n
artisans scholars acuusts teachers capitalist navgato Occasionally
police
homes they
the they themselves
available probably legislative tickets
parties particularly calling itself Rule
think taking
particular They
would of them
Chinaman would be hired instead
of boching
The productive
of 10
politics. being
available them
of
Away
of polite
the initiative of an executive people
public expenditure, should be
eeuee speea training and aptitude Every
OF government personal
IL the tbinos thew will he called pon to do as for instance the auditor who
in
public should be
to judicial
anything than $50 anybody else
legislator questions
his aside this the
majority nothing public questions
bin English after
salary graft
thing ggravating that the political
10 pobity
OF experience willingness to learn business success OF approved or
do mott
$ hmsehoud
in another
Legislature haukou long puphe
Caucasian can be depended on for high average OF egso but they
glove with decent white members of the
expenditures and 1t depress
with such available to have the Hawaa pick much OF their
material from ignorant vicious of their
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-05
A HILL OF SMALL POTATOES.

The ai the anTaft campaign be judged from the
Speaking there, May Secretary said Grant:
t'I 1854 he from the because had He had
a
maraled Taft o that
the following his resignation in
weakness drink che
i impossible a livelihood
wife
qualities
whole being worthy tribute the Man of
explaining it after the political criticisms began he sad
Memorial address
the 1854 to his Mr.
evidence
other histories supposed undoubtedly referred to the
because seemed that the
his life
Hardly Democratic erieizes
than this
Republican the Mr.
his address, and
administrative qualities have aroused his fitness the Presidency 1t
Mail
incident
served public eugy They political
capital
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-05
DIcKENs,s READING TOUR.
Demand for Seats at His American
Appearances.

Two hundred and twenty-eight thou
sand dollars for seventy-six readings
Such was the record for a four month
tour in the States in the winter OF
1867 IS6S-an average of So, 900 read
ing. While it is unlikely hat a re-
turn trip would have proved so remun
erative, yet any manager could safely
have guaranteed him $500 or even
50, 900 a night for another series of a
hundred or more readings. Perhaps NJ
more popular novelist has ever lived
But more than that, Dickens was equal
ly popular as reader and as a writer
so that those who heard him once were
eager TO hear him as often as he ap-
peared just from the manager s
standpoint, moreover, his tour of
America included not more than a
dozen Eastern cities.
1t. is quite impossible to imagine the
tremendous enthusiasm which his read
ings created. In Boston, where his first
series of four readings was to be given
the tickets were placed on sale on a
Monday morning two weeks in ad-
vance. By 10 O. clock of the preceding
night line had begun to form in front
of Tieknor & Field IS publishing house
and by morning it had extended for
fully half mile.
Some brought chairs, others blankets,
and few carried mattresses on which
to rest during the night. When the sell.
ing finally began it continued for ele-
ven hours, until the entire capacity of
the hall had been sold for the series
$4,000 for the four nights. Many Of
the tickets fell into the hands of
spectators, who had no difficulty in
selling choice seats at so each. and a
few were sold at more than $50.
Indeed the spectators followed the
manager. Mr.. Dolby, from one city to
another to carry on their trade, and in
spite of every attempt to prevent their
securing tickets they did a profitable
business. so willing were the people to
pay any price for seats. The winter
was unusually severe, yet in every city
people stood in line all night to secure
tickets In New York, Philadelphia and
Washington the early ticket buyers
stood out in a heavy snow with the
thermometer below zero, good natured-
" enduring the hardships in order that
tney might get choice seats.
In Brooklyn the line had formed
early the night before the sale of
tickets, and to protect themselves from
the cold weather the men built a huge
bonfire IN the street, around which
they spread their blankets and mattres
ses. But when the manager, George
Dolby. arrived the next morning they
greeted him with good natured chat
ing: 'tHelio. DolbyS How's Char
ley this morning!' we re frozen to
death waiting for You. but we will buy
YOU out if you viii LET us = AS good
as their word. the sale during four
hours amounted to $4,000, when it
was closed because the capacity of the
church had been sold The series was
given in Plymouth church.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-05
TOLsTOI ON PRESENT
CONDITIONS IN RUSSIA

/ LONDON, July Is. = The Dali
| Chronicle today prints three close col
umns of the most passionate an
severe Indictment of fhe present sys
tenn of government in Russia, eve
penned by Count Leo Tolstoi, the Rus
sian author, in which he shows all hi
old vivid skill The article conclude
with noble appeal TO the better ma
| ture 81 his countrymen.
The count writes: I can no longel
endure it, 1 write this either that these
inhuman deeds may be stopped or tha-
my connection with them may be snap.
ped and l be put in prison, where
may clearly confess that these horrors
are not committed on my behalf, or
still better-so good that I dare not
even dream of such happiness-that
they may put on me, as on those ten
or twelve peasants, shroud and cap
and may push me also off bench so
that by my own weight I may tighten
the well soaped moose around my own
throat
After describing wholesale execu-
tons in gruesome detail, Count Tolstoi
SAYS: "All this is carefully arranged
and planned by the learned and en-
lightened people of the upper class.
They arrange to do these things secret
Nv at daybreak, and they SO subdivided
the responsibility for these iniquities
among those who commit them that
each may disclaim responsibility. And
not the dreadful things alone are done,
but all sorts of other fortunes and vio-
lence are perpetrated in the prisons,
fortresses and convict establishments,
not impulsively under the sway of
feelings as happens in war, but on the
contrary at the demand of reason and
calculation silencing feeling. What is
most dreadful in the whole matter of
this inhuman violence and killing be-
side the direct evil to the victims is
that it brings yet more enormous evil
on the whole people by spreading de-
pravity among every class of Rus
sians''
Tolstoi instances the shocking spread
of greed among ruffians TO obtain
money by executing condemned pris-
oners, and says: Awful as are the
deeds themselves, the moral and spirit
ual and unseen evil they produce is
incomparably more horrible With re-
gard to the governments contention
that there is no other way to suppress
the revolutionists, Count Tolstoi, while
admitting that the revolutionists
crimes are stupid and reprehensible, ac-
cuses the government of doing the.
same thing for the same motive, and
adds, that all the revolutionists' bonn
bardings and murders do not come
anywhere near the criminality or stu
pidity of the deeds the government
commits.
Tolstoi argues at length that both the
reyolutionists and the Russian govern
ment are pursuing the same objects by
the same criminal means, and that if
there is any difference it is in favor
of the reyolutionists.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-05
WOULDN'T THIS JOLT YOU?

to its about few
Fleet We don
interested if they be
accepted from the local moe than
in the of all
entertainment had
to spend bit on
the
by
from the Star simply small
through them did the
coupled with the
the Press This takes
Wasn't possible funds that
oil
with accusing guests of deadb beats?
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-05
A STUBBORN DISEASE

Rheumatism is considered by the
medical men to be the hardest disease
there is to control, but Chamberlain s
Pain Palm has remarkable power over
It. One application viii give relief.
For sale by Benson, Smith & Co. Ltd
agents for III. I. -'
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-05

The United Shipping recorded arrival
object lesson the rapid displacement sailing vessel by steam craft
filled
WITH old
1865 there hundred sailing in
crowded whaeshps that one could board vessel
wharf son deck after deck where the
kings thousest 3 80.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-10-05
TELEdRAPHIc BREVITIHS.

Fire destroyed q large commlseaty
building today at Dorchester, mining
town near Big Stone Gap, Va. a
bakery, barber-shop and postofice were
DESTROYED. The loss is $50, 900.
The sheriff at While Plains, N. Y,
today destroyed 1900 barrels of beer
and whisky. The liquid was seized
originally from a dealer at the county
fair who had forgotten to get a license.
1t was stated ct the Diocesan House
In Hartford, Conn, at $50 this morn
ing that Bishop Ti,rney of the Diocese
Of Connecticut Is in dying condition
and not expected to survive the day,
ss a result of a stroke OF spoplexy.
Dynamite was used in Ebensburg,
Pa, today to stop the progress OF lire
which destroyed two hotels, three stores
and two dwellings with loss OF 500,
900. Several fireman were badly barn.
ed in fighting the flames.
The British steamer Nesleyslde, Gap
tain Bedlington, from st. Michaels, for
Kew West, was driven ashore on Abaco
Island In q hurricane October /. The
.teamer is a total wreck, but the crew
we're saved and have arrived at Nassau.
The opinion revailS In American feet
ckcles that Lieut.. Exams, son of AID
msrsl Evans will be found guilty by the
court martial that is to try him on
charges of sbsentiDg himself from duty,
drunkenness and disrespec!ful language
to q superior officer.
The strike Of the 500 chauffers en-
ployed by the New York Tsxicab Com
pany is expected to take a still more seri-
Gus turn tOdsy,as result Of the violence
OF Yesterday during which boy was
shot and possibly fatally injured BY
special policeman guarding the strike
breaking drivers.
Congressman Longworth, who Is In
Cincinnati, today denounced as cam
paign lie the printed story that In
speech at Rock Island, ILL.,, he proposed
that after Judge TAFT had served two
terms as president tnat FfesloehI hooee'
vslt would again be a candidate for the
presidency.
About rs of the eminent physicisn'
who have been attending the Interns
national Congress on Tuberculosis a.
Washington last week, are 10 Baltimore
today for the purpose Of studying thu
methods by which this city combst'
consumption. This morning the visitors
we're welcomed at the City Hall BY
Gov. Ooruthers and Mayor Mahool, aftel
which they were taken 10 automobiles
On a short tour of the city. Today
programme included inspection OF th'
hospitals and medical schools.
Fourteen members of the lWomen's Suf
frage League went to place Of registration
in New YORK today in an orderly manner anC
in an equally orderly manner departed reg
istration having been refused them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-10-05
LETTER TO GEORGE AULD
Alexandria Va

Dear Sir: Suppose you are buying IS GAL
Ions skim milk day Of a neiEhbor to feed TO
hogs for $1.75; &c gallon, fairly close price.
If he wants more money and you won't pay
it be can putin water and get for his milk
90 a gallon-not worth while to cheat for 2c.
II be puts-in water, he gets for bis milk
10c gallon-tbat better.
If he puts-in water, he gets for his milk
14c a gallon-good price.
II he puts-in I water, he gets for his milk
2lc gallon-counts up.
II he puts-in water, he gets for his milk
2sc gsllon--that's business, 90 long as the
hogs will stand it.
Which will be do!
There are over 200 paint-msnufaeturers in
the United States. making paint in all those
ways from pure to whitewssh; 8 make 1t
pure; 200 putin from to whiting, china.
clay. ground stone, barytes, benzlne and
water. They get whatever they like for their
"psint"-it's all called paint"
skim milk isn't shy too good for hogs; let
'em take their water separate. Paint takes
care Of your property; keeps It dry; better
put it on strong, not diluted with whitewash.
Devoe is the strongest there Is: least gallons
to buy and brush-ou; least money for both;
least csst; wears longest because it's the
strongest. Ysurs Truly,
+ w DKvoK:& Co.
P. Sc. s. Lesdbeater & Sons sell our
paint. ia
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-10-05
Jumoed from Burning Building.

Philadelphia, Pa, Oct, 5.-A candle
lighted to burn during Yom Kippur
ceremonies fell from dining room table
10 the home Of Kaufman KrOll on Pep
lar street today and caused fire. Mrs.
Knoll and her four children, ell under
ten years of sge, asleep in the third story
front room, became psnic-stricken when
awakened by the smoke. Rushing II
the window the mother threw ont the
children one by one and then jumped
herself. The crowd In the street was
horror-siricken when the children we're
dropped to the pavement. An awning
was spread beneath the windows, but II
collapsed with the fall Of the flst child.
The mother, who weighs more than zoo
pounds, ignored the cries of the crowd
not to jump and plunged to the street,
sustaining serious Injuries. The chill
dren were painfully bruised. All were
removed to q hospital.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-10-05
Hitchcock Confident.

New York, Oct. 5.-Going on record
today for the 6rst time 10 the campaign
Chairman Hitchcock declared today
"Taft will win. All over the county,"
Mr.. Hitchcock asserts, "the cause OF the
republicans is growing Ia strength, and
there is now but little doubt that Bryan
wi II be defeated"
As to the declaration of Nicholas
Longworth that President Roosevelt
should be renominsted after eight year.
Of Taft Mr.. Hitchcock would say moth
ing, but 1t is Understood that the speech
of the presidents son-in-law In Pitts
burg tonight is looked forward to witt
no little interest.