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4 I.ihCrnl Lord,

Lord Dunraven has offered a pen.
sion OF thirty shillings weekly to
every member OF the Valkyric crow
should they succeed in winning Amer.
ido's cup.
Tho ages OF the twenty.six mem.
bcrs OF tho crew will average thirty
years. They arc ull strong and heal.
thy and their cxpectationsfor life may
DO set at seventy years. In that timo
they will each have received 3.120
pounds sterling. or $4,000 and in tho
aggregate 81, 100 pounds. or si0u.SO0.
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pctcrzon'a
FREE COINAGE DRESs-CUTTING
Tailor System.

Why pay 80 for Il system and
waste three weeks in learning. when
you can buy one thoroughly reliable
Tor :2.30. WHICH You con learh in a
single day. Tn's ~ WoMAH's CgEAT.
Est FRIEND, thc. cfo'c Il boon la hu
manlty. The most searching C;;iicism
invited. 1t Is no "fat;o- but a GOOD.
oSEsr SYSTEM or DEESs CUTTING
Mothers. teach your daughters 10 he
seIf-supporting. Any woman can
learn it. These charts can be had OF
MB. j. Lang, Glko. Nevada. Send
e2y5O and get one. Full instructions
with every chart. jyl9tf.
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W. wish to notify the Justices Of
tho Peace that they eau procure at
this Office, blank Summons. Anida.
Wits md Undertakings on Attach.
mcnis. Wri, % Aiipcbmcr,a. Criminal
Complaints, Warrants. COMMITMENTS
on Sentence and Commitments to mp.
pear before tho Grand Jury, good for
any county in the State. 4
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Tho Appeal says the public was not
surprised at the Tribuno'a reported
bullion iinds. ma tho talk about bul.
lion on tho eve Of being found, has
been industriously circulated IN Car.
son for gOmo time. Some moro rod
fire will bc lighted in n Tow daya.
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WAnrusGToN, Sept l0.--Bids were
opened to-day ut the Navy Depart
mcnt for the building 0f three goa
going torpedo boats Of about $50 tons
aud 70 khota speed. Tho bids were
IA follows: Moran Bros. Company,
Seattle. Washington slG3.15O for one;
Wolfe Il Iccwicitcr Iron Works. Port.
land, Oregon. sl6S. 700 for ono; Union
Iron Works, San Francisco, sl75.0OO
for one.
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Board Of EQlallzatiQl.

Notice is hereby given that the
Clerk Of the Board Of County Com.
missioners OF Elko County. State OF
Nevada, has this day received from
the Assessor Of the aforesaid county
the certified tax list or assessment
roll for the year a. ID. 1895, also the
original list OF property and plat
book for said year, aud that the Board
Of County Commissioners OF Elko
County, Nevada, will meet rs u Board
OF Equalization in the Office OF the
County Commissioners OF said coun.
ty at the Courthouse, in the town Of
Elko, county and State aforesaid, OH
the
THIRD MONDAY OF SEPTEM.
BIER,
y. ID. 1895, being tho 10th day Of said
month, ut the hour Of 10 o'clock A. NJ,
and sit until 1 o'clock l.. NJ. and from
time to time thereafter until the bus
mess Of equalization presented to
them is disposed OF. Said Board will
not sit later thnn Monday. October I,
1919. Mt 4 o'clock p. NJ. except rs pro
vided by statute.
JOHN HENDERSON,
Clerk OF the Board Of EQUALIZATION.
Elko. Sept. 8, 1893.
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/. SOTIUE.

by order of the Board of County
Commissioners oi ESQ County. State
Of Nevada, made iois It'll day Of
March, 1893, notice is hereby given
that all persons who nro charges upon
tho county must come 90 the County
Hospital, or all claims for their aup
port will bc disnllowcd 10y said Board
except in cnaca OF extreme cmcrgcn.
cy.
Attest:
WEBSTER PATTERSON,
Deputy County Clerk
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When you arc III need OF letter
heads, bill heads, note heads. cnyel.
opcs, statements. etc, remember that
you can have them printed at the In.
DEPENDENT office at prices within the
reach Of all.
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Children. especially infanta. are
inn down with Cholera Infnntum or
Summer Complaint" Don't wait To
determine, but give DcWitt's Colo Il
Cholera Cure promptly, you can rely
on it. Use no other. T.. l.. Muller.
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fS.2ttl

Diarrh~a should be stopped prompt.
~. II o o becomes chronic. DcWitt's
Cole Il Cholera Cure IL effective. safe
and certain. hundreds al tcstimoni.
nls bear witness TO the virtue OF this
grcat medicine. II can nlways bo dc.
pended upon, it's usc saves time and
money. +. j.. Muller.
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Cholera Morbus IL n dangerous com
plant hhd often In fatal in its rosuital
L o AVOID this you should usc DoWitt'
Conc " Cholera Cure, IA soon ns tho
hrst symptoms appear. l.. L.. Muller
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DO Not Neglect the symptoms OF
impure blood. DO not Disregard Ma.
tnrc's cry for help. Take lIood's
Saraaparilla and guard against serious
Illness and prolonged suffering.
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Easy to take. sure To cure. no pain
nothing. to dread, pleasant little pills
DcWilt's Little Early Riscrs. Beat
for Sick Headache. BilIousness, Sour
Stomach and Constipation. F.F.Mul.
or.
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bargain and Sale Deeds, Chattcl
Mortgages. Notary Public and Jus
ticc OF the Peace acknowledgements
and other blanks for sale at the Is
DEPENDENT office.
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NOTICE.

T.. Osell has II fresh md complete
stock OF boots and shoes. clothing,
gents furnishing goods, under wear.
hoiscry. hats, caps. mcn and boys suits.
etc. at prices to suit til" times. Goods
now and OF the latest styles. Also
samplcsof suits made To order. iy3O
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i Burkhart is ready to do all kinds
Of painting. paper hanging and deco.
rating OF short notice. lIc gunran
tees tO & va satisfaction. Go Ia him
va need anything in hig line
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ll.i5TItaY.

lARK BAY SADDLE HORSE
- about II years old, very small
white spot on forehead, botu front
fee. whitei branded double o, or ely,
glasses set perpendicular, on right
shoulder, ut ranch of
y. j. JESSEN,
Charleston.
Elkn Co,
Nevada.
June -, 1879. G3OStw.)
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Stomach and Bowel Complaints arc
beet relieved by tho timely use OF De
Witt'a Collie & Cholera Cure. Insist
on having this propagation. Don't
take any other. +. +. Muller.
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There IL no doubt, no failure. when
you tako DcWitt's Collie Il Cholera
Cure. II il pleasant, acta promptly
no bad after effects +. l.. Muller.
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FOR SALE OR TRADE.

Mr.. y. Bruce offers for sale or trade
his house and stable situated hear the
upper bridge. !'n- further p~articu
lars inquire of tlI, undersigned.
\. BRUCE.
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Commercial copper is mined in
lnrgo quantities both in Montana md
III Arizona. the Montana yield exceed.
ing that OF northern Michigan.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

ound business principles. Apply At the Of
ace for terms.
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Hoods Pills for the liver md bow.
oils, act easily yot promptly and ofrcc'
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II is intended to have two pulling
matches at the Fair grounds during
the State Fair. Tho first will he for
draft horses weighing not 10 exceed
1870 pounds. and the second for the
clnss Of horses that weigh from 1850
to 1900 pounds.
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OMAHA, Sept. l2-1ho cattle market
is active and iirIner on bccvcs. Stock.
crs and feeders d and l0c higher.
Western steers, 81 To 1870; calves,
s2.T5 toss.
Sheep strong; fair to choice west.
crnH. S2.2jt to $500; common and stock
sheep, 81 to e. 10; limbs 81 10 LOO
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DAILY INDEPENDENT
AN EVENING PApEK.i

issued .roty day. Sunday. excepted,
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w. BooHER, Editor and Pro.
prletor.
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Farm Notes.

On the whole deep tillage of corn is not
desirable, neither is q very shallow tillage
all that tho corn should receive. The
golden mean seems as applicable here as
elsewhere.
The early blight of potatoes is treated in
part two of the Connecticut experiment
station report. This report seems to very
strongly intimate that the early blight
of potatoes has often been misjudged and
over estimated in its influence. 1t leaves
us to infer that the injuries of tho flea
beetle often give rise to disease by afford
ing fortunate seed bed for the blight.
The attack of the flea beetle Is most severe
in dry weather and it is under these con-
ditions that the report states the early
blight is apt to be most destructive. The
successful use of the Bordeaux mixture
for tho early blight it believes it quite as
much due to the increased vigOr OF the
potato plants as to its destruction of it.
A quotation is made from u foreign inves-
tigator, who says in references to this sub
ject: "In other cases 1t may he proved by
experiments that two seedlings OF the
same species and even two shoots on the
same plant behave quite differently to-
wards parasites if one of them be enfeebled
by excess of heat in greenhouse while
the other is allowed to grow in normal
condition in the open air For plants
which require water, excessive dryness In
creases their susceptibility to fungous at
tack. 1t is simply an enforcement of the
common belief that an enfeebled organ
ism becomes an easier prey to its foes than
one in vigorous condition.
The Minnesota experiment station has
been troubled by the lodging of its oat
crop. and to obviate this difficulty rolled
the ground, with the results recorded as
follows: The average of three plats I'M
rolled was 80 bushels of oats and 3013
pounds of straw. For those rolled when
eight inches high the grain was 60 bushels
and the straw 1878 pounds. Those rolled
when twelve inches high gave 10 = bushels
of grain and 2447 pounds of straw. From
these facts it appears that the straw
steadily decreased in amount as rolling Oc-
Cured on grain of increasing height
Those rolled did not ripen as rapidly.
The oats were not quite as tall where
rolled. Those rolled when eight inches
high 1t was thought stood up little
better than those unrolled.
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TRACK AND STABLE GOSSIP.

Mr. Varney of Litchlleld Corner, has a
two-year-old called Ongate, Dam Dora by
Bayard Jr, color black, stands 14z and
weighs $50, very handsome horse and a
good gated one. She was broke by Miss
H. Varney, bright young lady of Is
years of age.
w. p. Athorton has fine brood marc
with three as promising colts as any farm
can produce He bought the mare of
Currier and Nelson in 1899. She had a
private record of .43. She was bred to
Red Hawk and dropped her foal in April
1893 She was bred again to Red Hawk
and her second foal was FLY This colt
is said by good judges to be one of the
most promising for style, action and
speed in the county, If not in the State
She was bred again to Red Hawk, and In
April Of this spring she dropped her third
foal, a filly, and quite as promising as the
first She is now in foal to Brown Rolfe.
This mare was the mother of Vim f. Mel
son. now dead.
Mr.. Albert Cook of North Vassalboro,
has we think one of the finest brood mares
in this State in Comfort fine black mare
with stripe in her face. writes q CORES
pendent of Turf, Farm and Home. She
stands 1853 and weighs 1850 pounds. She
is typical Knox with q straight hind leg
and perfect feet and limbs She has a
stout back and is as fine roadster as
steps. This mare is by Garibaldi by old
Knox her dam was Bessey by son of the
old Drew second dam was by Gideon.
Bessey s dam by French Tiger, second dam
by old Indian Chief Comfort is but nine
years old and has had six colts, the first
by Elmo This was q seal brown and
was sold by John Horne to go to New
York and he trotted in 2.23 last fall The
next by Cedic is very fast and sold for a
long price az yearling to DR.. Hammond
Of Charlestown, Mass. Her next was Winnie
Wilkes by Geo. Wilkes Jr, he was sold to
Deputy Marshal Sands of Lewiston.
The next by D'Artheny's Nelson died
young Mr.. Cook has two-year old
and yearling by the same horse both good
ones. Comfort is very fast and could be
trained to go In 9. 80 sure. Mr.. Cook also
has two other good colts at his place, q
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Mrs. Potter's PeculiarIties.

Cora Potter will go to London this sum-
mer, where she has u house of her own.
Tho fact that Dusc is not to play in Lon
don this season has disappointed her very
much, as she has never seen the great Ital
ian. Mrs. Potter's new play next season Is
to be The Queen Necklace" founded on
Dumas popular novel, and success
abroad. She will appear in dual role.
This actress is still a puzzle to the critics.
She docs some things not fairly well, but
in so original q manner that you cry aloud,
What Il curious talcntv' She has plenty
of tcmperament-but it is not of the orli-
nary sort She is as finely tempered as u
Saracenic scimiter, and in her personality
turks the suggestion of the strange, tho
exotic even the bizarre, which both Poe
and Baudelaire declared was such fasci-
mating element in all things beautiful.
Cora Potter has that namcless SAVIOR which
is found ON the canvases of Botticelli and
Leonardo di Vinci. Her talent does not fit
well in the well oiled grooves of conven-
tional parts. She is perverse, restless, but
never leaves you dull for moment, and
what woman's work on this side OF tho
Atlantic has provoked such critical com.
mentf
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At the meeting of the city government
"Wednesday evening. the following gentle

At the meeting of the city government
Wednesday evening. the following gentle
men were made members of the different
companies of the fire department for the
coming year: Hose No. /, Geo. A.
Davies. E. S. Hutchins, Geo F. Healey,
l. Il Hayden, John Fardy, G. G. Dun
ham, S. A. Dickinson, G. H. Proctor, c.
W. Getchell, Frank Brown S. W. Getchell,
Geo. B. Gonice. Hose No 2; f. f.
Brann, E. fitzpatrick, c. M. Turner, r.
W. Hanson, G. c. Dow, G. Holway, H.
Bowe, Fred Pollard, N. Roderick, Cliff
ford Holway. Hose No. 3; Albert Mayo,
Thomas Dusty, Alexander Pelcha, W. G.
Oby, Joseph P. Pooler, Henry Matthew,
William Pooler, Henry Libby, John p
Pooler. Hose No. 4; c. f. Bushey, W. f.
Norman, H. W. Butler, John Pooler,
Jos. I.atlipp, Peter Butler. Jas. E Butler,
Vede Vollier Jas. H. Bushey, Fred Rod
rique. Hook and Ladder No. / S. f.
Whitcomb, A. ]. Prosser ]. J. Linterp,
W. B. Thomas. W. J. Goodrich, jesse
Whitcomb, F. H. Thomas, c. L. Penney,
A. f. Merrill. f. H. Drummond, Frank
Upper. John Hoffus, J. C.. Longdale, A.
f. Trafton, Dan Berry.
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The G. H. S. Athletic Association will
hold it's annual field day at the Pine Tree
race course. this afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
There will be two prizes to compete for,
one silver cup for the class making the
most points the other silver cup for the
individual making the most points. Fol
lowing are the list of events: Bicycle
race, 100 yards dash, 220 yards dash, 40
yards dash half-mile run, running high
jump, running broad jump, standing high
jump, standing broad jump, pole vault,
putting 16-lb shot. throwing 12-lb. ham,
mer. There is quite an interest taken
here in the association and good attend
ance is promised if the weather proves to
be pleasant.
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two year old colt by ambassador and a
yearling by Fred Boone both out of old
Bess
+. S. Crosby of Benton, has sold the
bay mare Carrie C.. 2.42. by Nelson 2. 09,
dam by Uncle Shube to Littlefield and
Runnells of Waterville Price said to be
s40O
Wildlower, a five-year old, dark bay
1913 hands high, weight 1l5 pounds,
by Almont Patchen, dam Bobtail an in
bred Hambletonian, and her full brother,
Restless, arc two fine colts, the property
Of N J. Benner. West. Gardiner.
I'm nearly every particular New Eng
land breeders arc ut the present time in
remarkably good shape, writes "Vision"
in The Horse Breeder cat no time have
they been so badly overstoeked rs was the
case in many other sections. and as New
England horses generally have more or
less Morgan blood and characteristics, they
are always useful for road horses, while
time been greater than the demand. New
England and tho East generally, has
weathered the storm remarkably well, and
is now in good shape for the better times
that are evidently rapidly coming ON"
f. II. Berry of Rockland, has been
working out some of his speedy horses
emit 81 LOT. ok La Il 4
time has been very fast for this time of
year, especially as they were not sent to
beat their marks. C. T. L. did mile in
2.25 and Mr.. Berry put Thad Iris under
the wire in 2.2SI. Little Blanche also
made very creditable performance, Giro
ling the track in 23l.
The favorite horse Lady Gay Spanker,
dropped dead on the road at Vinalhaven,
few days ago, in harness. The old lady
was more than 81 years old. DR.. Smith
once made the remark that he hoped old
Spanker would die as soon as he did,
which is strange, as they died within few
hours of each other. The doctor used her
as his favorite horse for 30 years.
NJ. +. Donahue of Rockland has sold
his fast PAGER Don, to G. X. Mayo. Don
has record of 2. 42I%
Charles A. Davis of Rockland has
bought q handsome four year-old I'M
named black stallion of Dell Smalley of
st. George. This is the horse that beat
all corners ON the leo at South Thomaston
last winter
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ond, and f. S. Ramsdell, University Of
Pennsylvania, third. The winners time
equals the intercollegiate record, held joint
ly by Luther Cary of Princeton and f. 8
Ramsdell of the University of Pennsylva-
MIA, and the collegiate record, held jointly
by E. j. Wendell, C. II. Sheriff., Wendell
Baker, l.. II. Cary and e. S. Ransdell 1t
is also only one-fifth of n second behind
the worlds record, held by John Owens
of Detroit. .....
The ego was captured with the same
ease. Crum defeated Richi,rds by six feet
and Ramsdell by nine feet Ia 90 seconds,
but the watch held by Bob Stoll, the vctcr-
an timer, credited Crum with 81 3-5 Sec
onds, and the fact that the third timer
failed to get his watch going probably
robbed the young Iowan of n new worlds
record. As it was he equaled the best col
lego record for the distance.
Crum is not embarrassed by the protest
that has been filed against him and feels
that it will easily be lifted. The protest is
on the Nnlleged ground that he is not at
tending school and that he is profession
al. Crum graduates from the law depart
mcnt of Iowa university this year. He Is
a member Of the Chicago Athletic associa-
ton and is on the executive committee for
the western Intercollegiate meet. He is
neither too light nor too stout. His height
is feet So inches and he has trained
down this spring from $50 pounds to lG5.
He seems to be natural born sprinter,
and even when winning from such famous
men as Richards and Ramsdcll he gave
the impression that in every finish he still
had something up his sleeve"
In speaking of the protest lodged against
Crum the New York Press remarks odi-
torially: "We are sure that if the proper
committee had done its duty and found
out who Crum was this never, never would
have happened Some good reason would
have been found TO keep Crum out just
as, nearly 20 years ago, good reasons
were found to break up the intercollegiate
regatta when upstart Cornell and little
Wesleyan had developed such impudent
speed. What arc college lawyers for except
to keep Crums out of such contests to save
the public and postgraduate mind the
shock of seeing first prizes goinganywhere
except where they belong-that is to say,
to Yale, Harvard, Princeton and occasion.
ally the University of Pcnnsylvaniar'
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HOME OF SHAKESPEARE.

The Avon River is one Of the most historic
rivers Of Europe. The county OF warwick
through which it flows, is noted for It's castie,
which has been truly pronounced TO be the
"most magnificent feudal mansion OF the Eng
lish nobility still used as residence. us
position is at once commanding ana
rock oyerhanging the Avon. Stratford,
which is situated on the beautiful bank OF this
river, was the birthplace OF Shakespeare, the
matjst that Europe has produced. He was
born in April, in the year 1884, at stratford
upon Avon, in the county OF Warwick. 1t was
also the home OF that very eminent physician
who discovered this wonderful remedy. Avon
Headache Anodync. The formul IA has recent
Nv been secured and goods placed on the mar
ket by G. II. Beane, apothecary, proprietor OF
the Warren Drug Store, Gardiner, Maine.
Also for sale by all druggists or sent through
the mail on receipt Of twenty-five cents.
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SPORTS OF ALL SORTS.

Steve O'Donnell and Peter Maher will
box ut Coney Island June II.
James Gordon Bennett has bought Blue
Sign, 2OSH, the swift and promising pa
Ger.
Michigan will play Harvard and the
University of Pennsylvania at football
next season.
The big international athletic games be-
tween tho New York and London Athletic
clubs will be held at Manhattan field ON
September 81.
Billy Plimmer, the pugilist, will return
to America from England in few weeks
He says that he waits " arrange fight
with George Dixon.
In recent game with Amherst the Yale
nine was shut out without hit for the
first time in four years. Pitcher Lloyd
Thomas Of Amherst did the trick.
PIN, the English champion, who is rec
ognized as the foremost tennis player In
the world, and Mahoney, the Irish crack,
will come to America and compete this
month.
Lawson N. Fuller, the veteran New York
reinsman, recently drove team Of six
trotters mile in minutes seconds and
won box Of candy on tho only bet no
ever made in his life.
Lord Rosebcry seems to be tickle for
tunes favored child on the turf. To win
the EPSON Derby, England's greatest turf
honor, with Ladas in 1894 and do the trick
again with Sir Visto In 1895 is rare good
fortune for tho British premier
Yale's track team captain for 1895 VIII
be Lewis p. Sheldon of Rutland, VT. Shei-
don is the champion intercollegiate run,
ming board jumper, having q record o. 20
feet. He has won that event for two yea,s
He Is "a years old and 8 feet inches toi-
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FIRST AMERICAN PASSENGER CAR.

er of the Declaration of Independence.
At that time it was only designed for a
horse railroad, for steam had not yet been
evolved into "a practical motive power. It
was the original intention to extend the
road ultimately to the Ohio river; hence
the name which it now bears was given to
it ut its beginning.
The first American passenger car then
used was almost 12 feet long; one horse
was attached, good for eight miles an
hour, carrying 25 passengers. Tho driver
sat In front; the conductor stood on the
steps behind.