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of meetings sf tie legislature from
fifty to ninety days, and hence do not
care TO discuss this question further
than to say that fifty days seems a
very short period FOR the legislature OF
SO large state, when it meets only
once in two Years.
But as to the court. we are decided
iy of the opinion that some amend
ment should be adopted, and We see
but little objection to the proposed one.
The necessity is this: Our supreme
court is two or three years behind
with the business; as the state grows
older and wealthier the business will
increase Now We have three Judges
and three commissioners, making !,
curt, So Tar as cost Is concerned, of
six members. This commission is do
ing some good, but it does not have
the Confidence f the people rs doe s
the court; there is alAaAs u fci Ii, G
upon the part OF iitisants that Tie,
Commission is a kind of side SHOW and
they are ilesV. satisfied with the de-
c;:isions of the commissioners, but
must have a rt-arSuIBent of the case
before the court. II Ic,i time is lost III
this way.
As to cust of the court readers " i'll see
that the provision OF the ;smentlmeu {
is that the coaupensatiLn shall not I've
less than 81, 800 each, SO the iegis-
iature could keep each down to 81 500.
There has been Il fear that an ex-
tFavsgant legislature might fix the
Salaries too high; this is supposing
that the people of Kansas will not be
watchful of their interests, thing
that can hardly be expected among so
intelligent a people. We think there
is as much danger that they will fix it
too low.
VIII it help the people? OF is it
against their interests?
We think the records need only to
be consulted to settle tlfis question.
Who is It that offers cases to the
si'pre. ne courtT The corporations,an and
es.Iecially the railroad and insurance
companies
The policy is to worry claimants
out in the courts, And how many
ciasns of ON citizens against tie rail-
Road company have been surrendered
and sacrificed, and the claimants
taken what the company would offer,
ia ather than fight them for three years
iiI court. 1t is the ordinary thing for
the company To say to clainants:
Nv hat will it cost you for an at ttornt Y
to fight us for three to five years, and
with big chances of being beat at
last, and wirsft could yoi, do with the
We offer you, i'll that time if
you invested in young stock, etcI'
The result is generally in favor of
the company, and they pay the claim
ant SI00 in settlement, where he is
justly entitled 10 81 900. liIrt if par
ties knew they could get through the
supreme court i'll six or nine months,
they would not surrender so readily.
Ii il the corporations who are secretly
pras ing that the aIn,sIlit itueut Will not
pass
:. 1t has been suggested that the pro-
vision for appointment of the judges
by tie Governor WIS objectionable;
but IA careful reading of the amend-
ment Will show that no such object ion
exists, as the appointment is to last
for few months only, when all the
judges must be elected at the general
ele.-liOn next after the adoption of the
amendment.
Voters study these amendments.
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HotSE JSf sT RfSnLtfkON No -
tis.rSE i"sSy ~ ~.Ir1Ios No. =. For the sul-n'>-
,Se state II K . ,sas. - -'' ">' ''
oai Is II, sssnss-r. elsesed 10 each Aossc lees'
srcrIos / The f.l,o~ing proposition to amend
the ecn.,i.M,on 81 This ,,ais is hereby sI.,i.cd
p.n.si Or rsjeetian aamety Tss r..os,ta,ioa q
be state q ksnsa> hsr.ty p,-ti y :,ritiGs
,hGse 81 ,hr on and ;rs~!,ipS 10 ss Of
-.e.t"n .~a Of article thrr- cf The eo-.ii:urioa.
section The snPI.ns e"ays shait con-i.. OF ssssn
:,'.. four of VII n shall s9p,iitu.s auor.m, and
ne c,ane'is s,ee OF fous sns, 's =, 10 90 ICY
.hsil I~ eligible 10 lie -lsctsd appointed justice
slhc-s esnni-sion by virtue OF election shall be
i1s'ss and !" s case S, ls OF Of s'ss siss
the ss,,,- asir. cider than n. eommissons Of ,he
hall be chief Justice. he term of each iustio. of
'he supreme court -h..l be ak years c. 'im neing
.iee,ton On .he ad.,'ton o. this s,n c,in'-nt I'll
a,eas shall he .,-,inisd by the and shall
s,i heir otiee- uniii the Iexs gene q -lte'ion tn
.sr,. until the .e-..ua N"Dda. Of Jai.u..ry. 1874
~, isss and ,hs .,hrr .sa to se-s~ unr,, The -e,
AID Monday Of January. isss he s''r- Of 'h'
,oIai,u Of hrs amendment shall i- Justice Of h
supreme ceur' under ,hi- a,asndH~nt for III
f,Ss general q, i" s's 'S sa Isl one of h
-,.ren'e e"sr. -hsh ''e r'se 81 q me -,' "a &c.
zesr- thsr-sfi-r v hen fvor jus ~h-li L.
i.Sr.- af ii-- d.-,rle, .snrt .hai 81,
~@ifs far ii-i- -.r<i-s e..ss--.r-<t'.,ft
vr.v7sf Il q. ia~ f'fsr..',s. -t-st
N y he i.-s tAan frsen huisissi is'itsr- :.
pr judge shall f-- i-rqui..ss-,
isSii other sai.- of pr.'Ht trisf. xcrf<
;uficsi efee uisfes he sut f -tc ~
's.'.-i States durisE The term OF s'fhce IT, HE
la she courts In the sssss .tuI ing sse-
,ons infssur~ in ONCE
SEr- ? This proposition sail be submitted T.
the electors Of ihis state st ;he Een-rzl risfss f.
the A n e3gitfeer h. M -rd and Hin~ss. g.
is~fr .f.yros.ir r rel; -stsn Tn voting f.s-
this zs.fEas he e--u- Uni -. ~
t.riss.si their iipf<. For ;fse
ni-z p--in-, rht- I.ruTa-it,su ts amend tf
-if'.iisn sh III ltSr Written prtnied On thris
tsi,.s~- -ARsiusf tar jaics-l .ss<Ddtuent IN tn
stior lsails.,- -iian ~ sec<tsss and
ssd saii be sakea. cruniej- esprsa-ed. zrf
she .eef mar@. In the usrt1Fr and in
y IL .,r.v.i bv isS n ra-e- 0S fh
<rrz Tafs re-slsfi-u ALI taks f. sEd he is
ss-- fr-.m snS sfses fs Pubii<atscE IN the sisius
,---k
krss-ved Fet.-.ssry n. tsss
eorr-s1 e-.yy Of ..rss.-l enrs.ife
y rssblicssE a IN si.- Mas xl.h
| WILLIAM higgins. as~-sasss ~ ssfs
The above proposed amendments ts
| the state constitution t. be voted q
by the people Mt the c.,Eniug election
1--we deem ef considerable importanel
and worthy the attention of the peo
| pie-ss
We are not SO familiar with IN
needs of the state-as to the extensie
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-10

I.ow-urfced excursions to EaiifoT niar
were fret established 1y the santa re
Route. These excursions have bee n
successfully Iun over ihis- iins' Tor
xeflrsA. Siit have been riai.aged by wen
known O.tt-isse excursion ;igencieS-
since January. 1889. this santa &c tom
pany have 'Ie..B running sPtciai ( ali
.forr,i. e ex..itrssIolis parties. conducted sy
its o.yn eufpIoy.s. engaged s-speciis1y
for this work The. -+EsH eoHtiniHc
thi, arrauaement-the excursions ieav-
i.Ing Kansas Cry every Friday evening;
| The ticket rates are the regular second
class rates. IsHliman Tourist Sleeping
Cars. with all the acctssories. are furn-
ished at ihe rate of $500 par loubie
berth. Kansas City To California points
These excursions are personally CON
Quoted. and every comfort and conSen-
iencc of rsveI .zts guarauie eed to mem-
hers OF these parties Those who con
| tempIasn trip 10. the Pacific Coast.
and WISH to save expense. should IN
1 forts. themselves regarding these eSeur-
! sions For folder containing full paItic-
I siiarS. dates, rates. eet-. address
GEo. T. NIcHoLsoS. q. j.. * A..
=. r. * :. T. r..
Topeks. Kansas
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-10

There may be PERSONS iE this com
muniiy who are att'mrs tro'.;ied with
colic. or subject TO attacks %. bowel
complaint. Ii so. they Should try
Chanreriain-s cSolIc- cholera and
sliaIrhoea remedy j. VIII afrora. al
most i.nintliiate reii-f. AMI when re-
duced with water is pie asans to take.
Ir.takeu ss sorn the FIRST iriFiicsst!on
Of the disease Is felt 1t will ward on
the attack Many people use it in this
way. and find thar it never fails them
A % or 80 cent bottle may be obtained
from Il. F. Tatutn & Co.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-10

Bat we Will cure YOU if yon will pay
tIs. Our message Is to ihe Weak, Ner-
vous and Dei,iiitated, who. by early
Evil Habits. or Later indiscretions.
have trifit-d away their vigor of Body.
Mind and Manhood, and who suffer AL
those effects which lead to Premature
Decay. Consumption ar Insanity. II
this means ydiI. .sentt for and read our
Book OF LIFE. writf.h by the great
fst S,p.."iaiiSt or the dav, and sent
(--al.I) lay ;cidr-ssfng Dr. Parker's
Medical and Surgical Institute, l53
North ST. \ ;tshyiiie. Tenn.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-10

THERE have been campaigns and
in Kansas. hut for ardent
and glowing hope OF sue
cess that of Charles Robinson in be-
half or 3 minority party has never
been approached His rrogress has
teen IA series of genuine ovations-
The sturdy old man has fired the popu-
lar heart.-k. q. Is.Rss-
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-10
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION.
ssevss JOINT srsoLrrrOS NO.

W. u
iiursh i"iST kS-"hrsioS No. 8, rroP,s'ng AZ.
stsi.Ir NO Vf the eonstituti"n-
6s F,sofs By the l. 1isidsre Of IN. Sae V Hgss-S,
tsA',fs II tAs sseBsIr's eleeis.I ., each Aos tsso
sraTIox l. The following proposition - amend
the constitution AT the stale NJ Kansas l. aereL:
~. ti-d I" the qualified elect OF the state tor
.hiS-, afIirte ro be sIncpied that TIVE A&ii2s
sfs read f,iiu~s: - efto.i J. sne I.iH mite of
ihriF ssrvsees the sum Of Ihret dollars fur each
Day aes"ai servte At amy regular or Hpecia ss-s
the r,ite in going To and r'iu'nI1g from the
place ef n.etirF. buf no tepsati'.c sh,il lie
.ilo.e or r.'a to any n,'n.hsI e. i"s ,n@ts , @ ah@
han ihiry dayA AZ any siis iai -s..-on. nsi that
ssrti"r "a: an e ~" i si.'' rdesi - as
20 se-d fn0~s: ses~f u -. All re--i''b- OF The
ciriaturr shah l ht s the -;aI- capita and all
reguiar ee>risfs shall b. h.-id IN t~o se1I>.
es'IIn,. bsinr The fTE, Tu, s,ay OF 1rs-mi-r "f
zach hibernate scar. coIIin-r cling the INST Turr
lay OF tscember, Al d. ole thousand eight hlndrc1
snii ninety.
electors Of this stale st i. re"rr~l si'it"n al req
f--eutaiivcr IN Tie lel i-siure in the year A. IL
reietii"i.. Th.se -o'irg in IaS" Of ih's ptop-.--
"a III II hsv. written ., priut.N IN Iheir ballots
F"r the amer ueri TO sss'i".s thr' ans. ~ niy-
hv~ .f aItir'e 'S" of the ti,'ii n; th'-e yoi-
or prir.i|d their baIio,- .Aran-t the M ut
Two af the e..nstitni.r" sad ballots rhaII he
cri-rt nd Hsd hail lie taken. C-tinitS caEi-
vas-s-l End r.tuYp- th.r.sf he ris,r, IN m.
nj -ii respects * = ir"S Il ~ i ir
"f tbe els F1in Of r'Prt, ;atiV's =" the legs-
sture
fssss and sf.sr rs publication in thc statute
ioos
Ala r".-d N.--h I. :sss
hsT,'s setiify thai 'he f"ree"in- IL q true ami
s.f he original iis-, r. 'ri"n nov
hl- ir office, and iiitt ,l,' ->s' rk ~ Ct by
publication in ~ e >ts,H'e i-..k Ma 2lth, is
WILL HIGGINS d ~ " .ALsss.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-10

Four continental powers propose to
give US a little reciprocity" for the
k nd Offices of the Mckinley high tariff
bill by forming an economic alliance
which shall retiliate upon American
exports. This will i,e glad news for
the western fIrmer. and there is no
doubt he vii. in November show his
full appreciation of the situation.-E.
c. Times.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-10

When the fatheFiy Government at
Washington supplies the luxurious
wants of the yyiail-street spectators by
paying them asyeaFs interest i'm advance
ON their own bonds, it makes Westers,
farmers; Who, to tide them over n bad
crop szsss have to mortgage their farms
at a high rate of interest feel as though
they were doing business-at the wrong
end
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-10

4 MAN who runs farm in Dickin-
son county has sold wheat this year
that paid him $500 and lie has
enough left to buy several new farms
fn the spring IN case the price shol /
advance. Unless he has toD many In
gals mortgages to pay he VIII he pref
ty We'll tXed.-Er.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-10

A little volume OF "Reminiscences
of Republican Rascals,'' by Mr.. Ken
Eedy, of Ohio, would have Il great run
just. HOW, if MIR. Wannamaker would
allow it to go through the mails
Courier Journal.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-10

Il is a notable fac that in . = aufl'-
en- e listening tn a public peak r some
bigo5ei injivieiual rises a q starts ul,i
har,ngue invariably gets set dow upon
and is made very uncomfortable with
himself. A move of this k Il always
sirnws mean weakness and one guilty
of such an act is to be pitfei.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-10

The American consumer does rot
want tn be called ..pale-gray ass "
but when he pays more for American
articles than is asked of foreigners, Of
what color does he expect to be CON
sidered?
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-10
JACKSON rowNsuIP.

Farmers are about through SOW
ing wheat
-Leonard' Clark is getting along
nicely with his school,
j lius Westphai is abos TO erect
"A h.nds me new barn on his premises.
-G-orge Painter has sown 2oo
acres in wheat aud still continues to
SOW.
What has become of Friday
Will not some one give her a poke in
the RIBS and wake her up?
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-10

The Republicans, must be in desper-
ate straits when they have to have four
United States senators and the presi-
dent to come i.ito the state tn help
along the campaign, right in the face
of that S2 Thousand too.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-10

GOVERNOR ROBINSON. " herever he
appears, is gree ted with "A IT guiar ov:s-
tion by large crowds of penlle. HIS
clear reasoning on the quest ons OF t e
day is convincing and has great weight
with the leople, gaining many adher-
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-10

SMALL. as Rhode Island is. its Census Siincr
visor >nys: There ars a few settlements u
the stat where ono cur icsr.i the OF
the inh. bitunts. The employers DO not know
the names but designate them by number
only.
This cheap and degraded foreign la
Dor constitutes IL portion If tie raw
material which the favorit-s of ta,if
spoilatinn grind into wealth. 1t is, il.
fact almost the only Imported raw mat
erial that is not subjected to heavy
taxation
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-10

English SPAWN LIniInent remove.
had. soft. or cstiiouSesi innp5 Hn''
all I,lemisht-~ from horses. bioosi sp VII
Ir.trlls. SpIints. sweeney. ring-t"u@
sti,is.S. sy'i AIMS. all swollen ;hroass.
,unghS Sc. Save $50 hy use of ons
is,t.ie Warranted. Sold by B.-F- Ia
tufu & t,.,. Druggists
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-10

CHEROKEE strip cattle men have
been greatly annoyed of late by cattle
thieves, and hare detectives fcrritiGs
uut tie criminals.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-10

INDICATIONS are that n larger wheat
acreage Will be sown ia Kansas this
year til III WAS ever sown in the state
any previous Yer.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-10

A scientific Journal rises to warn
people that bank notes are doing "a
deadly work in spreading disease. So
far as reported, however, no news
paper man has been ''eXposed. LAS
Vegas Optic.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-10

THE Topeka state house ring forgfrs
| ought t. become familiar with the
Aust raiian sS stem before throwing its
boomer,,ngs.-Er.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-10

IT looks us taongh Ifumpiiry would
have tn struggle forever and eternally
il the soup.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-10

uUMPHRY will lie like the school
boy that in Il class of two stood next
To the head.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-10

PRESIDENT HARRfsoN is looking
round after Il man to succeed the nc
torious Raum.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-10

The voters of jackson township will N. ct
in pr = airy convention, on Thursday, Oeto-
ber % at = o'cIrck p M, to nominate tow n
sh oflic, RS. Ply rider of
COMMITTEE
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-10

Itcn, mango and scratches of every
kind. on humasI- or animals cured IN
80 minutes BY vi'oifnrd's Sanitary
Lotion. This never fails Sold by
Tatum s Co.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-10

John Popp's sausage at Cartef's
meat r1arket.-.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-10

RoBINsoN the next Governor.
, 1890-03-08
O BAD INDEED.

According to the governors own story
he pays nc rent for his c~ommodlous apart
ments in the capitol because, as he
would lead US to infer, he has furnished
the rooms u of his own pocket. In
the APPROPRIATION passed by the legis!a-
ture Just four years ago occurs this lite m:
TO reimburse Governor +. f. Warren
for miscellaneous contingent expenses Of
the governors Office and for furnishing
the governors office before March 81,
1886, SO, 597. 25."
1t was understood at that time that this
money went almost exclusively to furnish
ing the governors o flee. That the office
was elegantly and even sumptuously fur
nished nobody would doubt who saw it.
The question. therefore, naturally arises
now. flow much docs it really cost to
furnish a governors Office and keep it
furnished for four years. To the aver
age mind 50, 1926 is quite a respectable
SUN with which to do the furnishing of
one set of fices for four years. Judging
from contemplated appropriations and the
items of the appropriation bill which we
publish this morning nobody would ac-
cuse the Wyoming people of being lib
eral or penurious. Why then should
they force their governor to resort to the
makeshift of furnishing his own offices
and as an offset forego their claims on
the government for his office rent?
1t is too bad indeed that the great ter.
ritory and prospective state of Wyoming
should be reduced to this pitiable ex.
tremity.
, 1890-03-08

Referring to the effects of electric
light upon books, a public librarian
says: IAN attempt has been made to
prove that the electric light is, after
all, more injurious to books than gas.
1t is certainly true, ifpaper made from
wood fiber is exposed to the electric
light, or indeed to the sun or to strong
daylight, it Will turn yellowish, while
gas flames do not produce any similar
effect. But gas burning in a library
merely when they are opened out for
reading, but all the time they stand
closed upon the shelves; so that,
even if we leave the risk of fire out of
the question, the electric light is far
preferable for libraries. What might
be the case if we could produce gas
absolutely free from sulphur, l cannot
ay.n-EXchange.
, 1890-03-08

Mr. CAMPBELL's resolution that the
organization of Weston county be post
poned until such time as a board COM
posed Of the mayor OF Newcastle, the as
SCISSOR of Crook county and a third person
to be appointed by the chief justice of
Wyoming could certify that it contained
one million of taxable wealth, was not
agreed to yesterday. The object of it was
to place all county organization bills on
the same basis and it was therefore
worthy of consideration.
, 1890-03-08

For the reasons given, 1 advocate
under all conditions a plentiful ad-
dition of water to children's food. In
this connection 1 would lay stress
upon the fact that, as a rule, small
children receive water only as they
get it in their milk or milk food.
Alike in summer and in winter, it is
probable that the fact seldom occurs
to a mother or nurse that a child may
be thirsty without being hungry at the
same time. Certainly many a discom-
fort and even sickness in a child is
conditioned upon the fact that it has
been compelled TO eat in order to get
its thirst satisfied, and often has to
suffer thirst because the over stimu-
lated and injured stomach Will take no
more nourishment at irregular and too
short intervals. Archives of Pedia-
tries.
, 1890-03-08

The house of representatives with it:
strong Republican majority has pursued
a wholly non partisan course and has moi
sought to make political capital out Of
any measure before it. - Yesterdays Sun.
1t requires a good deal of nerve to
make such a statement as this in the face
OF the record that the house has made in
the last fifty days. The editor of the
Sun is, however, supremacy gifted in
this direction and probably intends in the
paragraph quoted to Guido even his CON
spicuous record.
, 1890-03-08
c. w. STEWART, Deputy.


Do you contemplate a trip eastward? II
not, then have yoa invited your eastern
friends to be with you in Cheyenne With.
in the next four weeks to review our state
hood celebration.
The Burlington would not presume to
inquire this far into your business were
they not in a position to benefit you.
Their daily passenger train for Licnoln,
Omaha, Council Bluffs, Des Moines, St.
Paul, Minneapolis, Kansas City, St.
Louis, Chicago and intermediate points,
leaves Cheyenne at s p. m. Daily trains
leave the above cities for Cheyenne.
The Pullman and dining car service OF
this route is the equal of any in the land
and people travelling east or west may
find 1t to their interest to write or call on
j. Francis. G.. 2. & 7. A, Omaha, Neb.:
j. +. McClung, agent, Cheyenne.
, 1890-03-08

ACCORDING to a special dispatch from
Washington to the Denver Republican it
is now expected that the Wyoming bill
will COM up for action next Tuesday.
The-tirst intimation. that we have seen
concerning the woman suffrage clause in
the constitution is contained in the same
telegram. According to this the CORE.
spoudent says that Congressman Springer
of Illinois declares that he will persist in
fighting the admission of both territories
until the female suffrage clause Is elm,
mated from the Wyoming constitution,
and the constitution of Idaho amended SO
Mormons may be DISTINGUISHED only when
they are proven guilty of polyGamy, and
not because they are Mormons. Springer
believes that Germans of the coun,
try, who are mainly Republicans, will OPP
pose Wyoming's admission under the cir.
cumstances, on the ground that women
are DroverbiallY favorable to temperance,
and that in the proposed new states they
would be given undue influence in ma
tional affairs. He does not believe that
Wyoming can be admitted with the fe-
male suffrage clause in the constitution,
and he further believes that the house
will not permit Idaho to join the sister.
hood of states when a large number of
citizens are DISTINGUISHED because their
religious views are called in question.
, 1890-03-08

Forty years ago all the ice known to
commerce was shipped from Boston.
The cutting of this ice was confined to
ponds in Massachusetts, within a radius
of twenty miles from Boston, notably
Fresh pond, Smiths pond, Spy pond,
Horn pond and Wenham lake. Fresh
pond may be regarded as the father
OF the trade. Most of the ice of COM
MERGE now is outside of Boston, and
today Boston is frequently obliged to
import ice for home consumption
from long distances. Forty years ago
all during the season the four large ice
wharves in Charlestown were crowd
ed with ships of all sizes loading for
the East and West Indies, south Ameri-
ca and the southern ports.
In no one branch of Boston COM
merce has there been such a radical
change as in the shipping of ice. Ice
furnished ballast as well as paying
freight to all the cotton ships going
south for business, and at one time it
was a chief recommendation to strange
ships in coming to Boston that they
could always procure a freight of ice
at some rate. Ice was an exceptionally
good freight, as it was not amenable to
damage, and was put on board and
discharged free of cost, and seldom in
volved a commission for procuring or
collecting. Now and then you will
find an old shipowner or shipmaster
who recalls with pleasure the good old
days of Boston ice freights. Boston
Cor. bingham Journal.