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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-03
Oil CITY.
DRY GOODS.
New York.

New YORK, August dry Goods
For all classes of cotton goods the market
is very strong, with a good business in
movement. Agents have advanced prices
as follows: Lonsdale A bleached 10 sie;
do. cambries to lie; Fruit A to Sic; Hero
TO SIC; Standard Highland "A to Tle net;
American bags &c and Edwards cam
brics &c.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-03
u MAYS

Leave the City AT 30 a N, AND every hour TO
stu 3 III
Leave Wheeling Park al 500 a n, and evepy
luur 70 1000 p m.
Church Train AZ l2.lOp m
{. HIRSCH,
Sngriuteudenr
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-03

b AZ RAILROAD.
Leave BeIsire At 6s5 a. III. for wOOdSGeld and
~uuUtrueld.
Leave Bellaire at go p IN. for Symmetrical
ami LaueSyille.
Arrive az Be.laire, 1910 a. m. and 81 ?. m.
WHEELING AND Elm GROVE Z L.
q .LuW>
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-03

apparently slow, thin ont the plants, 50 Is
to allow nor noon and plant food IL Is
better 10 have one OF two good thrifty
stalks than three or four weakly ones.
Don't kin your hens that molt now, a.
they win make your early layers, and also
be the most serviceable in winter, as they
VIII mott before the cold weather comes on
Hens that do not finish melting until late in
the season seldom begin to lay until spring
comes on.
For growing eueumbers, squashes o.
similar plants put old sawdust or rotten
wood about them. Those who have never
tried cucumbers on strong, bushy stake
like pea-stieks viii be surprised to note
how they enjoy it Tomatoes do better
trained to stout stakes than any other way.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-03
Card.

To all who are suffering from the errors
and indiscretions of youth, nervous weak
ness, early decay, loss of manhood, etc, ]
will send you a receipt that will cur you,
free of charge. This great remedy was dis
covered by a missionary In South America
Send a selfaddreSSed envelope to the Rev.
Joseph T. Inman, Station d, New York
City
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-03

Passenger trains daily, including sunday. Ac-
COMMUNICATION trains run daily except sunday.
". J. ROBINSON, sfg
General Freight and Passenger Agrni
FRED HCsENES,
Iray. Pas. Agent.
J. q. TOMLISHOS,
Ticket Agent, Wheeling. W. va.
DITTsBURG, CINCISNATI&sT. LOUIS X X.
j Dan Handle RouioD
Time table for Fast and wea corrected 81 Juns
-. IsS Trains leave Pan Handle station. fa1
Of Eleventh street, near public landing. A. follows
Central standard Time
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-03
GINSENG.
wheeling.

The prices are from $50 to 210, sc
cordingtO size of roots and the market IS
firm and healthy.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-03
COTTON.
New York.

NEW YORK. August 2-CottOn-Fu,
lures closed barely steady, August holding
up best.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-03
FINANCE AND TRADE.

Money ut ea4 Per Cent--Governments
Quiet and Unchanged-StOeks Higher
Flour Ouiet-Wheat Active and Firm.
NEW YORK, Aug. money on call
easy at Pa per cent; prime mercantile
paper 4a5 per cent; sterling exchange
dull at 4~s43a4S6.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-03
Educational
MAUPTN,S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL
ELLIoorT CITY. HAEYLISp.

Situation Healthy. instruction Thorough. SIS
SION OPENS SET. Ia Circulars sent upon appG,
cation. CHAPMAN MAUPIN, NJ A, Principal.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-03
WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY
Va.

Lexington, Va.
INSTRUCTION IN THE USUAL ACADEMIC
i studies and in the professional schools OF Law
and Engineering. Location healthful: expenses
moderate. Session opens sept 10 For catalogue,
address Clerk Of the Faculty"
jT2eAgrb G. W. LEE President
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-03

An trains daily exeeys eundsy.
tirrel arrive a ChSeAxD e ezof5tou1ngnuN1n@c
Trins jesss Cleveland Coz wheeling = e1f6s
m. f2l0 ,. m, arriving af54s - = - ~
z A. F6aD.
| 0oma xaaux. rssnmkl
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-03

All trains daily sIoeps sunday. .
PuIlInan's Palace Buffet of Hoel e1e<ptne
Can through without change frDm ~steuisnvfl6
Eat n Philadelphia and New York, weatoIor
lumbls, Cincinnati, Louisville. Chicago, lydia
paToiis and n. Louis.
for through tickets, hagEsge ebects ~xeepfnx
oaT a~nconmodAtiDns, and any further ~nf1ssfion
apply " mo. g.. TONLISsOS, Ticket Aprnt a
Pan Handle station. fos % Eleventh afex4. a.
81 Cty TJcke; once, under MciJnne Hour, wbS>a-
ing. JAMIE MccKEA.
General Manager, PiftsburK, Pa
Y A. FORD.
Genl Pa-. and Tleke. Aren't. Piastar. n
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-03

For Rates of Freight or Fare and Baggage
Checks apply "a the General Freight and PASsen-
ger Agent Columbus Ohio.
THOS. 4 SHARP, }. E STORY.
Genl Manager. q. r. & +. 4.
DELLAIRE AND ST. GAINESVILLE RAIL
ID WAY.
Time card in effect January p. ISL Trains
arrive and depart 10 and fnom B. & D. depot,
Wheeling. ". Va. - follows:
Departure Of trains for Clairville. o., Wheeling
time
Leave Wheeling Arrive 81. ClaiSville-
Nn. lq..--. ...-.-Tsa 4 " NJ. d SIS 4. n.
No. S. .-..S-5 No. S..-..-..--lO,l "
No. b--.----..-SS0 ?. N. No. b 4a5 P. N.
ARRIVAL OF TRAINS FROM 81. CLAIEsyILLE.
Leave -. ClaIT>yIlle- Arrive 81 Wheeling
No. i.-.--.-9-6 4 n. NJ. N-...a--lOt A n.
No. Is $780,. ...SIh P n No. IS $50 =. n.
Take this nuutc. The quickest. most cnmfnrta-
bic. and the only all-rail route. landing psssen-
ger in the business part and nearest hcsI hotels
of Wheeling, BellAirc and - Clairvillc.
e ". TROLL Manager.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-03

Cambridge Accommodation leaves Wheeling at
1S a IN. BsllAire sis n. L. Returning arrives
81 Wheeling ~ 6s0 p. m, daily except sunday.
lO.9 .. m. train through 10 Cincinnati without
change, with sleeper through 10 Cincinnati.
GAINESVILLE Accommodation leaves Wheeling 81
SO ?. N, Bellaine AZ AIS ?. m, daily except sun
day.
M~oundsyille Accommodation leaves Wheeling
At ll:S T. NJ. and arrives al Noundsville AZ His
p. m, daily except sunday.
Grafton Accommodation leaves at SIS p m
Through coach from Wheeling 10 Cincinnati
daily on No. s leaving Wheeling al s.S a. m, ar
ryins nj Cincinnati AZ $50 y. II.
sleeping cars on all through trains
ClnSe connection made for all points south and
Southwest No1h and Northwest making thisa
desirable route for cOlonists and persons moving
"a the great west and TO hon particular sitcn-
ton i given.
Tickets Ia all principal points on sale at depot
Sleeping car Recommendation can lie secured NJ
T. C. BURKE
Ticket Agent II a q. Depot.
I0HN BAllIE.
Ticket Agent under McLup House.
JOHN T LANE Trav. Passenger Agent
{. X. LORD. cen Pass. Agent
K. 7 DENRlES. Gencral Agent Wheeling.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-03
J. ~. 0GI.ESBY. i
j. W. kIE.BRETB,
4. Pre-

Incorporated in I~i> Tor Gycar> 10y the Lcgisla
iIrr for Educational and Charitable purIs~rs-
with q capital OF SL~uplVHt-l" which a reserve
fund II over stp.uu ha> since hrCn added.
BY all uycUU hrlm!uE popular vote IL franchise
Wa nal, a pan ui The present state Cuu>t!lU-
ton adopted December Il. A.. l.. 49,.
The only Lottery ever voted on and endorsed
by The people OF any state.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-03
Cincinnati.

TOLEDO. O.. August 2.-Wheat-Active
and firm: cash 7SSc; August 7s9c; Sep
TENDER 90c; October Size; May, 90,c.
Corn--Stcady and lower; cash and August
4ic. Oats-dull: cash pol.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-03

q uANomadO 10 delantera
. gnlas ventas de estA class
~ c- remedies. dando ~
slltAtus uniVersAlmSnIs
sAlsfActunuA
MURPHY BIOS Rsrs, Tl
ties = & IA Obtenido Fl favor
Gel PgbucO v hoy Ocupa
-lu l1Ear prOminente
4sntre "A medicinRs de 81
Case.
SMITH RrsfSrL p
. d yeua sn las DrcgueriAA.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-03

aJEA EsSs sure. Lsdias Relief
20 sv Tales nyspenSa PVsfpgIca
~ HOY pRra 81 - e
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-03
arareltrs' 6uidt.

A RRTyAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAINS
EXPLANATIONS OF R~EFERENCE MAEKs. sDaily
fSunday excepted Monday exeepted-Wheel
ing Time;
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-03

DEsSsYLvAsIA COMPANY, OPERATING
i Cleveland and Piftsburg X. r.
Condensei time table n pasenesr tnius nW-
rectsd 10 JUNE =, bS1-Ccntrni Standard 11na.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-03

DATrMoRE AND OHIO RAILROAD CON-
d pany. On and sf1er Ny q ~ pamneF
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-03

It's Grand single Nutnber DRAWINGS
take pl.ru monthly. and the Extraordinary
Drawing regularly every thrCC months instead
Of S~cmi.Auuually ~ heretofore.
4 splendid opportunity Ia win a fortune. Sew
culh Grand Drawing. Gas II. IN the Academy
Of Music. New orleans. Tuesday, August 10.
INAR I9JIh Monthly nraMlnE.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-03

ICC EyCS-CREEITS! send rs &C
r --..~D mail q box 81
>~teru-4lel LINes
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-04
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

The February number OF Lippincott's MONTHLY
Magazine more than maintains the promise made
for the new year by the January number. Hon
Dorlnan b. Eaton. the president OF the United
States Civil Service Commission answers Cal
Hamilton's attack on Civil Service Reform. NJ
b. Upham contributes a delightful sketch called
Backwoods Preraphaeites, in which the humor
ous oharaoteristios NJ q ra,u ond ouain+ oa++Io
os'' : '.1 I'".-.s
ment IN one OF the Mlddle STATES are grapDlcaliy
hit off. There are two short stories, In a Carrot
hxr ct G Dala which hoe oil tho n,tbatic oh ~,
:. ' ~, 'i -,
OF tnls autnors sIYie aho Inc Golu Wuilrlc, Dy
story There are POEMS by HeIen Gray Cone
Edgar FaWcett and others. me Monthly GOSSIP
discusses topics q current interest, e +. w
giving some sensible advice to American girls
who propose gong abroad for purposes OF study
Wnle w; D. traces 5ne genesis OF tne Story yer
slte stno m @ W. 10 tle same pa
uornor,c NJagozino for Fahrnorv one,s with .
tboropob etrdv of tba nrasapt conaiti,.n of tbf
RrItisb Navv nv Sir Edward Reed late chief q
Conservation in tho Admiralty with tyrantv-t,vl
illustrations We have another instaIlment n
Che stoono 70 Cononor with fonr obarocteristir
Illustrations Inv r. 4 Ahhev Tn an excellent Al,
ticla hv Tamas rane Auan tba Rlnaor.es Region
If Kentucky is fullv treated and il effectively
illustrated from drawings nv .Julian Riy Olive
Tborne Miller. in an article entitled Living Balls
treats the class of animals whose anatomy ena.
HES them TO assume the shane of a snhere Miss
W -. -, - -. -, -
Nooisohs auihifapic novel; hast Angels loi
which this number contains the fourteenth part
hoe made readars- ca familiar with Florida tba,
,i.'' 'nauS ~ "i'n ~ ,u' 'i.".
they VIII regard WIN peculiar interest Henri
Daugt's graphic sketch of a holiday trip on the
Kissimee. with Mr.. Frost,s and Miss Franklin,s
striking illustrations. Mr.. HowelIs Charming
novel indian Summer is concluded in this nuns
Der. There are two first-rate short stories For
Iooly by Kate Upson Clark. Illustrated by A. B.
Frost. and A Conflict Ended. by Mary d. Wilkins,
Charles led Ham contributes an able and sugges-
tive article on manual training. Charles Dudley
fnr trEatS III s raes1a ~ 1rison
tributes very interesting description OF the Ia.
zieh, OF Passion Play OF Persia, as represented in
r g hy Niias nopa RAM nodae mud rbarIas
W. Coleman. Jr.
C1ao,I,o 1eo,,.i,,, n,o,,o,,,o 60, ,,otu,,ox
Oassei rdiiiiis Nnae"lrno III ropi ualy "pen'
with the new serial, A Wilful Young woman,
which is followed by a character sketch of A
=,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-04

Mr.. Gladstone's cabinet as made up is not
quite SO Radical as the forecasts indicated
that it would be, Still the Radical wing Of
the Liberals has got nearly all the more
responsible places. Earl Granville who in
the last Gladstone cabinet was foreign
secretary becomes secretary for the colonies,
a position where the eyes Of the British
public will not be so intently fixed upon him
as if in the foreign office and which
will afford him fewer opportunities for
blunders The selection of Mr. John Morley
for the Irish seeretaryship is great con-
cession to the Nationalist, for he alone
among the Liberal leaders outside of Glad
stone has given in his adhesion to the prin-
ciple Of home rule. The absence of the
Marquis of Harrington who has heretofore
been so prominent in the Liberal councils,
is conspicuous. He gets no place simply be-
cause he would not accept one. The atmos-
phere was too Radical for him to breathe
freely in, and he therefore very wisely kept
out of it. Hereafter on Irish affairs at least
he is likely to be found opposing the govern
ment. Sir Charles Dixie, one of the ablest
of the Radical leaders, is shut out by a
private scandal which seriously affects his
good name. Whether Mr.. Gladstone will be
able to preserve harmony among his minis
tiers, and hold a sufficient majority in the
House OF Commons to enable him to govern
any considerable length of time, are queS
lions of grave doubt. AS was the case with
Lord Salisbury, he is at the mercy of Mr..
Parnel
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-04

of the bill But the printers loss would not
be as great as at frat appears. The large
circulation of the cheap form of the works of
foreign authors lessons to great extent the
sale Of American books. Publishers in this
country hesitate to print the dollar and two
dollar editions of American books because
of the strong competition of pirated foreign
literature which the existing arrangements,
or rather lack of them, allow. The passage
of this bill would do away with the cheap
edition, and thus insure larger publication
and circulation of American books The
printer would therefore, probably not suffer
seriously.
But Senator Hawley himself proposes to
obviate this objection by offering an amend
ment, of which he has already given notice,
providing that books copyrighted here shall
be printed here also. Such an amendment
would seem to remove the only objection
raised against the bill.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-04
THE HAwLEY COPYRIGHT BILL

Senator Hawley's copyright bill, which is
under consideration by the Senate commit
tee on Patents is very simple affair and.
apparently, covers the whole ground of ex-
listing difficulties.
1t simply offers reciprocity to the foreign
author Under its provisions the foreign
author can come here and secure copyright
for his books in case his own country grants
a similar priIiege to the American author.
It's virtually the authors bill, as far as the
authors have been able to agree. 1t grants
no monopoly; it avoids the general subject
of free trade and protection; and it is di-
rectly in the interest of the American people.
The chief objection to it is that it would pre-
vent the extensive republication of foreign
books in the cheap FORM If the English au-
thor could get his copyright here he would
of course get his book printed at home.
Thus American printers, binders and paper
makers would lose a large amount OF work,
and it is for this reason that the Topographic
cal unions are protesting against the passage
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-04
THE DEMOCRACY AND CONSPIRACY
PHILADELPHIA Press.

But the Democratic party has never We
expressed regret for the crime, (the Maine
count OUT except that it did not succeed
It recently banqueted the chief conspirator
Ex-Gov. Garcelon, in Boston, and the nationa
in the South, was hardly warm in its seat be
fore it rewarded Charles FL. Chase, mem
Der of Garcelon's Council, and one Of the
committee that manipulated the election re-
turns, with the most lucrative federal office
in the State of Maine. Another one of the
conspirators, Eben f. Pillsbury, is by Cleve
lands appointment collector of the port Of
Boston, and is now seeking confirmation
from RepublicaA Senate. And to-day the
Democratic party stands ready to act the
part of q political Mother Mandlebaum and
receive and profit by the goods which anoth-
To steal
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-04
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING, FEB. 4.

We do not read anonymous letters and eommun-
cations The name and address OF the writer are
all cases indispensable, not necessarily for pub
lieation but as guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-04
Boston Post.

Captain W. H. Boynton, Chief Clerk il
the Railway Postal Service between Boston
and Bangor, and one of the oldest and most
efficient clerks in the service and soldier
with a good record, has been removed from
his position to make room for a Mr. Gala
CHER of Bangor, who has no experience in
the important service into which he is
thrust In this case the good of the service
has been sacrificed to make room for Demo
erat
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-04

Preacher Sam Jones insists that prohibit
ton should not enter politics any more than
the decalogue should be made party issue.
This is sweeping, but correct in the main.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-04

The Senate was in no mood to listen to
discussion of the prerogatives of the Presi-
dent by two such light-weights as Riddleber-
ger and Pugh, and sat down upon them pref
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-04
THE TENDER vIcToRIA
N V World.

The announcement is made in Londol
Truth that Queen Victoria is about to put {
stop to the feminine fashion now prevalent
of using the bodies of birds for ornaments
If the Queen goes on improving in tender
ness she may be touched in time by the
spectacle of a starving Galway fisherman, o.
house full of Irish children crying fol
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-04

1t is said the President can have Attorney
General Garland's resignation whenever he
wants it, He ought to want it right off.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-04

The Philadelphia Press is wrong in char
acterizing eX-Goy. Garcelon as the chief con-
spirator of the count-out. He was more of
dupe than conspirator. But he has not
yet found it out himself and probably never
will
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-04

The report that Secretary Bayard will re-
sign is authoritatively contradicted.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-04

Senator Pugh uses a thousand words or
more to declare that the President is under
no obligation to send to the Senate his rea-
sons for removing officials. Condensation is
one of the lost arts as far as the senate is
concerned.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-04

The New York World calls upon the Pres
ident to bounce Editor Dorsheimer of the
New York Star out of the district attorney
ship for offensive partisanship. The Demo-
cratice editors in New York are promoting
harmony in the same way which their Maine
brethren have found so successful.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-04

The Louisville Courier-Journal having as
certained that there is no one in the present
generation of Clays who is physically bigger
than Henry Watterson, announces that the
mantle of Henry Clay has fallen upon Sena-
tor Beck
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-04

The Senate is troubled again because the
secrets of its executive sessions leak cut. OF
course it is pretty well understood that the
transactions are given away by Senators, but
there is no remedy. Such being the case the
best thing the Senate can do is to let in the
renortars
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-04

a Methodist clergyman at Parksyille. N
Y, named Gamble has declined to accept a
position from the government recently
awarded him for sufferings undergone at An
Jacksonville prison. He bases his refusal on
the ground that the governments revenues
are apart derived from taxes on whisky
and tobacco. There is no danger of an over
nrodnctiOn Of such cases.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-04

Mr.. John d. Philbrick, whose death is
announced, was one of the best known and
successful educators in New England He
was graduated at Dartmouth College in 1912,
and among his classmates was William Pitt
Fessenden. he chose teaching as his pro-
fession, and pursued it during all but five
years of his life, which he spent in Connecti-
cut, in Massachusetts. For nearly twenty
years he was superintendent of the public
schools in Boston. He was a prolific writer
ON educational topics, and was for time
editorially connected with the Massachusetts,
Teacher and the Connecticut Common School
Journal. He was educational commissioner
of the State of Massachusetts to the Vienna
Exposition, and received the decoration of
the Legion Of Honor at the Paris Exposition
in 1878. In 1872 Bates College conferred
upon him the degree Of LID.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-04
CURRENT COMMENT.
THEY NEVER DID LIKE INVESTIGATION
North A n1arican

THEY NEVER DID LIKE INVESTIGATIONS.
North American.
Nothing so arouses the virtuous indigna-
ton of the Democratic majority in the House
of Representatives as to ask for an investi-
cation into government affairs.
AN ENGLISH PROTECTION ARGUMENT.
London Post.
No one knows better than Mr.. Gladstone
that there is throughout the country, both In
the urban and in the agricultural districts, a
growing feeling of discomfort in consequence
of the disadvantage at which both manufac-
turers and producers are placed in their COM n
mercial relations with states when, Wnlle
reaping the benefits of our open MARKERS, I'M
pose restrictions upon our exports.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-04

Mr.. Edward Atkinson, the well known
statistician, presents figures showing that
the railroads of the United States give en-
ployment to 65o,0O0 people, and transport
40O,000,0OO tons of freight annually, one-half
of which is food and fuel; and furthermore,
it is proved, the freight rates are really so
low that the eastern mechanic can have
years supply of food hauled from dis
lance of 1000 miles for the proceeds of one
days labor. This does not imply, of course,
that the railroads are operated exclusively as
agencies of public convenience and philan-
throphy; but it does denote that there is
something to be said in their favor on gener-
al principles.