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HOLIDAY EXCURSIONS TO

tTG aOO F7ENo ENIV TX Eo On account of the Christmas and New Year holidays the Iron Noun tain Railway will sell tickets to the Southeastern States at rate of one fare for the round trip. Tick cts on sale Dec. 2Ist and 22nd, sane will be limited continuous passage in each direction and shall have final return limit of thirty days from date Of sale.
 Any other information in regard to these tickets will be eheerfully fur nished on application to
 F. B. MIzELL, Agt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-21

Layfayette Royal Arch Chapter No. !, R. X. M., held its annual con vocation Monday night, and elected the following officers for the ensuing year: T. J. Wilson, Il. F.; A. c, Gorrell, K; Dr. A. c. Jordan, S.; A, Brewster, Treas; Elmo Marsh, Secy The appointments were deferred un- til next meeting.
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KRISS KRINGLE'S
 ANNOUNCEME ENT

We've wonderful. big lot of toys, Gathered in from all over the earth; AS Santa Claus placed them around, He just shook all over with mirth There's pig that will squeak, A cat that will new, Bears that make bubbles, And rabbits that chew. Cats that knit stockings
 Big donkeys that drum, Neat bicycle riders,
 And tops that will hum Locomotives, steam engines Electrical toys. A darkey with banjo,
 Printing presses for boys. Magic boxes containing
 Some clever new tricks, And houses to build
 With nice wooden" bricks; Hobby horses and wagons,
 Hooks and ladders and gigs, Clowns driving donkeys.
 Big black bears and pigs. Magic lanterns, typewriters, Money banks and paint boxes; Little lambs and big sheep, Lions. tigers and foxes: Wood, tin and lead soldiers, With sword and with gun, Dogs playing the bugle,
 Acrobats that make fun; Ironssteamboats and carts, Street cars run by trolly. Some fire patrols
 With fremen jolly. Footballs and dumb-bells, Grocery stores and nice stables; All kinds of dolls,
 High chairs. beds and tables. And so runs the list
 To ten thousand or more; But to know all about it Come to J. A, COLES store. N0TE-Goods purchased now will be heIs for delivery at the will ef the buyer, If de sired.
 I. A COLES
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MT. c. c. Montague, an operator of the Cotton Belt, formerly of this place, but now of Tyler, Texas, is in the city.
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Wide-awake dealers consult the wishes of customers, and do not of- fer something just as good' when You ask for m advertised article.
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Cakes. Cakes. Cakes.

T. H. Skidmore, at No. 311 Main street, has q large variety of cakes on hand, including fruit. marble, jelly chocolate,I nut, cocoanut, gold and silver and pound cakes. Plenty of all kinds on hand and all orders will be filled promptly. New phone
 No. 2l5. l2 20 Ct
 ssg~ Homemade bread a speciality
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Miss Groves, who had an abscess opened hy Dr. MeCorkle, is improy- ing. The operation was q painful one.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-21

On account of next Saturday being Christmas day, the GRAPHIC will not be issued next Sunday morning, but will be issued Saturday morning in- stead. Advertisers will therefore please take notice and hand in their copy as early as possible and not later than Friday at noon.
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Mir. c. H. Owens came in yesterday from trip down the Valley road. He reports that the country mer- chants are doing an immense busi- ness in consequence of the bad weather. which keeps them from coming to town.
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E. ROBINSON SMITH.

This noted author. artist and ar chitect will lecture at the Merrill In stitute next Thursday night, the 23d. Don't miss 1t. E--
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Mr. E. P. Ladd. of Little Rock, proprietor of the Noble Lake X Southern Railway Co., is in the city today.
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Mothers Praise Hoods Sarsa- parilla, because, by its great blood enriching qualities. it gives rosy cheeks and vigorous appetltes to pnny children.
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Mir. J. NJ. Gonklin, clerk at the Rhode Haverty Furniture Co, Is i'm proved today after a sudden and serious spell of sickness.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-21

Fresh Cream Puff and Puff Paste every Wednesday, and Saturday at Joe c. Meyers. dtf
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Mir. P. G. Galloway, of Linwood, is in the city inspecting the holiday goods of our merchants.
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Owing to the bad condition of the lodge room, caused by the present bad weather, we are informed by Exalted Grand Ruler Charles Gordon Newman that there will be no meet ing of the Elks tonight. All Elks will govern themselves accordingly.
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Capt. R. k. Rice, the race-horse king, came up from his Warner place yesterday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-21

Mir. o. F. Rowell came up from Portland to inspect the holiday stocks of our merchants.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-21

Drink Coca-colo for headache and exhaustion, at Mitehell's, POS Main street. II u5 1
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MT. E. r. Ladd, the shingle manu faeturer of Tillar, is visitor to the city today.
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There is nothing nicer for an Xmas present than piece of China. Smith &Owen are making extremely low prices on their fine china .l2i4dtf
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A full line of canned soups, shrimps e< and Holsters at
 dtf J. II. Talbot & Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-21

Hoods Pills are the favorite family cathartic and liver medicine. Price 25c.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-21

Fresh Red Snapper, Sheep Head and Spanish Mackerel Friday at Joe .. Meyers. dtf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-21

Where did the police catch shsas sman?'
 "FonAd him asleep on seat in Chs eSk "
 "Oh. see. Then, presume, tAsy arrested him on a bench waxran$ s'--v Philadelphia Bulletin.
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Nothing would be nicer for a Christmas present than Gov. Bob Taylor's Tales and Lectures. For sale at the GRAPHIC ofiice at 50 cents per volume.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-21

Gunther's famous chocolates and bonbons at Mitchell's, only, POS Main
 street. II 15 If
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-21

MT. W. T. Edmonson cameup from s.. raughon Monday night to buy hol- iday goods.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-21

Our stock of holiday goods has ar riped.p Gall and inspect our stock before purchasing. A. J. Mitchell.
 POS Main street
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-21

Mir. NJ. P. Walker, of Portland, is calling on Pine Bluff merchants to- day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-21

Bob Tay1or's Tales and Lectures for sale at this office at 90 cents per volume.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-21

Fancy sugar-cured hams this week at ten cents per pound. Mccain Grocery Co. d-1w
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-12-21

New flfnce meat, jellies and pre- serves at J. H. Talbot X Go.
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A,Jarvis and wife, of Noble | sses~ fe guests of the Trulock to-
 aaSun
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-05
ANSWERED
W. J. Bryan Replies 10 Fourteen Cues
tons Concerning Coinage.
PR0pOUADED BY EX-SENATOR SANDERS
His Reply TO His Republican Friend
Dignined ana Courteous = Com.
mercini value. Ratios and n'ur.
chasing Value Considered = what
BinhctnIlism NouId 40.
N%Iclena, Montana, Her,la3

During The recent visi; of Hon. VIII
Ham J. Bryan to Montana he was called
upon by c%-unlted States Senator San
de!rS. As the ex-senator lcrt he hanucl
MI. Bryan a list OF questions, II IN al,
bearing upon the silver question, and
asked Mr.. Bryan If he would furnish
answers.
The latter said lie would. The IL
questlonS and We're as follows:
Question when it is enacted that
ei2t. grains of standard silver shall
constitute Il dollar, do we thereby liz
the Waite "f silver or merely define The
meaning of the word dollar e?
Ailswer-Thc present silver dollar
contains 4l214 grains OF standard silver.
"hen the mints a!c open to the free
and unlimited Coinage OF silver the
government .imply declares mat that
amount Of silver. when coined, shall
constitute a dollar. Just as i; now de-
clares that 2oS-iO grains of standard
gold, When coined. constitute a dollar.
The purchasing power OF The dollar.
5oth under the gold standard and under
bimetallism, depends upon the number
or dollars. Under the gold standard
the law declared that all gold Of stalid-
ard enc may br converted inl0
money, and the primary money depends
upon the amount OF geld presented for
coirgae. Under himetallism the gov
declares that AZ gold amd s.l-
Yer of standard f~ircness may be CON
Verted into money at a fixc1 ratio. and
The amount of primary money depends
upon the gold and silver presented ~.
coinage. The government does not d..
cid what the purchasing power of a
dollar shall he, whether Il be gold or
silver, but the government can increase
the purchasing power of the dollar ny
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-05

without changing the weight OF the dol
lar. President Mckinley, in q speech
made In 1891, criticised Mr.. cleveland
for discriminating against silver, and
declared thai Mr.. Cleveland was trying
to make dollars dearcr by making them
sca;cer., and even intImased hat this
was equivalent to making money the
master II all things else the servant"
The gold standard. has raised the pur-
chasing power of money, and caused a
general fall IN prices. The res togation
of bimctailism would undo what gold
recommendation has lone. To lessen the
weight of, the dollar after a contract was
made would injure the creditor just as
an increase in the weight Of a dollar
would injure the debtor, but n similar
result; can be produced without chang
ing the weight of the dollar. The debt
ors Of the world have been injured by
legislation. which has increased the val
Tie of gold. If, by the latter part of the
fourteenth question, 1t Is meant TO as
,sert that bimctallism would cause n re-
distribution of property, il may be re-
piled that bimetallism merely restores
the conditions which existed prior to
1879. and stops the unjust advantage
which the government has been giving
to the moncy-owning n moncy-chang-
ing classes at the Xpens OF the wealth.
producing classes.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-05
We Give Bargains!

Listen to the facts, all you
economically inclined people,
and take note Of the golden
opportunities we offer you in
~up-to-date ready to wear
Clothing for Men, Boys and
Children. We have no COM
petition in the clothing bust
ness, for WE manufacture all
our goods, therefore we give
better goods for less money
than any other concern in the
city.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-05
CHANGING THE STAMPS.

Question 12-NVould changing the Wig
nctse. lcgehN. or milling on any one Of
Il coifs change It's efficiency or value
in the commercial world ?
Answer-The changing Of the insc,ip-
ton upon our coins would not affect the
value OF The coins in the commercial
world, but If, the stamp OF the English
sovereign were substituted for the God
dess of Liberty and the American eagle
our American coins might be more pleas
cial policy should be determined for us
by the ~financiers of London.
Question 13-Is that good none Of
ultimate redemption which needs TO be
insured against loss or damage by fire =?
Answer-Thc thirteenth question over
looks the fact hat gold can be melted
without loss because, ana only because,
RI can be coined without charge. If the
government charged 5 cents for converts
Ing % $40 grains of standard gold into n
dollar. that dollar would lose 5 cents in
melting. In other words, tho fact thai
gold can he melted without loss Is due
to law, not to nature. The same will be
true of silver when silver is given equal
privileges with gold.
Question 14-Would the manufac ture
and issuance Of a cheaper coined dollar
Increase the value of the property In the
United States. or redIstributc that p.op.
erty more nearly equal :?
Answer-1f the weight of the dollar.
whether gold or silver, We're lessencd.
the nominal value Of property would be
Increased. but the purchasing value OF
@ dollar can be increa sod or dJnIpIshod
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-05
Small Wares

Ronc Hair Pins, black shell and amber.
either plain or crimped, &c. u dozen.
Machine Oil. Sc. q bottle.
Safety Pins. all Sizes, &c. I paper.
Sewing Silk, black and colors. 23c. q
dozen.
Bone Collaru Buttons. warranted one
piece, &c. u dozen.
Mourning Pins. 1c. a box.
Feather Stitch Braids. white and colors,
&c. q bunch. d"
Darning Cotton, white, black. grey and
tan. 3 balls for &c.
Magnolia Soap. 46c. a dozen lakes
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-05
AN EAGLES CURIOSITY,

M. Cabalzar, Il French %aeronaut. re-
pa!ts that he met with 4 strange advcn-
ture in a recent ascent from Annecy in
Savoy. Feeling that the balloon was
being pulled Violently, nc looked out.
and was amazed to see a gigantic eagle
climbing. with extended wings, down he
ropes toward the car. Here 1t remained.
staring fNcdly at NJ. CabalZar. till the
balloon neared the ground, an hour at
tcrward. when It was frightened away
by the shouts of n crowd of peasants.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-05
MEMS Imported Socks.

Fi2t black. also tans. 10 guage, high
auliccd heel and toe and double sole. The
clothicr and furnlshcrs 2ac. TO l9c., nc
cordinp: to circumstapccs-Qunl!ty are
here because twelve <f&undrcd pairs are
bought 81; one sweep, and every word OF
this ii absolutely true. y pair
~ IL cents.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-05
Values We Offer You
This Meek:

Mems first class Working
Pants, we'll made and good, worth
Sl.b0, now........ -. " on
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-05

Why pay 25c. or 23c. when you can buy
one, or one thousand of them here for
each
19 cents.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-05

ton then Is irrelevant because bimetal-
lists do not desire to change either the
weight or fineness of the gold and silver
coins. They desire the free and unlim-
tied coinage Of gold and silver into coins
of She present weight and %finencss, with
out waiting for the aid or consent OF
any other nation.
Question Ills unity of the CONNER
cial value OF the raw material in coins
essential II these coins are 10 fulfil the
same monetary function in tho CONNER
ciul world ?
Answer-Concurrent circulation of the
two metals Is not essential to bimctal-
ism. 1t has already been shown that
the bimetallic system existed In the
United States from 1902 down to 1914,
although the metals did not circulate
coacurrently. the reason being that
France maintained a ratio OF laIa to l..
The French ratio was more favorable to
gold than ours up TO 1884, and more ia
vorable to silver aftc!ward. Thc legal
ratio Of rance controlled the CONNER
ciai ratio in the United States, II rails
cd gold 10 a premium prior TO 1884. and
silver to a premium after 1884. There
being now no such influence at work to
destroy the parity, l'metallis;s contend
that the parity can lie maintained be-
tween gold and silver at the lAtio OF Is
y i l may ouh tIli 0lilIlS lHc tltiTc
existence OF the bimetallic system in the
United States, no political party ever
condemned it in national convention,
but it Is n significant fact h2t after the
abandonment of bine;allism and the
adoption Of the gold standard. no politi-
cal party ever commended the gold
standard prior to 1896. and In 1896 the
gold Democrats, who did commend. the
gold standard, only mu stored 132, O00
votes In the whole county. The Rcpub-
lioan party pledged itself to promote
international binetalli;m. and the adj
mintstration has already SEM n COM
mission abroad 10 petition the nations
Of Europe to cooperate with the United
States in getting rid of the gold stand
ard.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-05

rice w Know that buying will follow not dv hen r
!. Tt pmmlul Dress Goods on a,T uhya md WendN On IhmdayF udavn and ShmEvm #me
unh here. On me oNsHe undud pieces and over came. These Wlb be- hWn non Monday and we would
. glad nIWceWy one come Md NN can. Brisk hWmg though has already Mn and it is adbe to
from the pdmg
OfalMe Great showing here oDp.G Goods but e pms bear The Mckinley tariff All the rest arrived
this country mfcHe gmg dheh law andae therefore rom 20 to 5 per cent below present prices Buyer
will find this out when hNyc compare the prices here with hose Of stores which BOUGHT heir Sks ahadh have
T. adh trW n the MKmhy tariff Never has the wisdom Of prompt adop been more clearly proven Nu
has HSA store before shown such great and cne asMnet .
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-05
Mems ~SuSpenderS.

~. * r. Cantab and N1ohair ends
Fire Gilt buckles, y No. l zoe. web. 50 doz.
Choice Of the lot
Is cents.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-05

left. some 80 or co. go tomorrow. Sizes
are somewhat broken; the az. 40. some 80
and IS folks can get a surprising bargain
SO cents.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-05
Ending Shirt Waists

All the 500. S1.50 and SLo0 Shirt Waists;
several hundred OF them were marked zoe,
and advertised last Sunday All mat IL
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-05
Fancy Dress Goods

As pieces Wool Novelties, IL styles. all
good, scant OF n yard wide by but I inches,
go OH salo Monday at, Il yard. ,
IS cents.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-07
A TWO DAYS SHOOT.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
Parkersburg, w Va. June G.-TO-
morrow and Tuesday will be gala days
among the nimrods of this city and a
large number of visiting shooters who
are already here. Over a hundred Wis
itors are expected to be present, the
occasion being the second big prize
shoot of the Mountain State Gun
Club. of this city. The latest invention
of traps. the magan trap will be
used at the shoot, and it is said the
traps fairly keep the air full of birds.
A full set of nine expert Blue Rock
traps will be used and Blue Rcck tar
gets will be thrown exclusively, all
events being st known traps, unknown
angles. The Rose system of dividing
the purses will be used, and in the Is
bird events there will be four monies;
in the 20 bird events five monies.
Among the shooters already here and
who will take part in tomorrow S
event are some of the best shots in
the country, and the event promises
to be very interesting
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-07
MOTOR JUMPED III: TRACK.
An Accident Which Might Have Re-
suited in Fatalities
Occurred on the B. B. & NJ. F. Street
Railway Near Bellaire Last Even
ing-No Person Iujured-Narrow
Escape of a Wheeling Party VINO
were Driving Along the Road.

An accident which might have result
ed fatally. occurred at sos o'clock last
evening on the Bellaire, Bridgeport
and Martins Ferry street railway, a
short distance above Bellaire. Car NO.
90. in charge of MOtorman McCleary
and Conductor Farmer, was south
bound at lively rate of speed. When
il reached the run near the Benson
ferry landing. the car suddenly left
the rails. and tumbled over the en-
bankment on its side.
The register showed that 81 passen-
gers were in the car, and most of them
were ladies. When the car left the
tracks. they had no time to jump out
hut the ladies let out some ear-plerc-
ing shrieks which could be distinctly
heard in Bellaire. They were thrown IN
a bean on one side of the car. None
of the passengers sustained any INJURY
bevond the disarrangement of their
wearinc apparel, and few crushed
hats. That there were no broken limbs
was little short of miraculous. The car
was righted, and the passengers were
conveyed to their respective destlna-
tons on the next motor.
So far as can be learned no eXpla-
nation can be given for the accident.
The motorman states that it was not
caused by any obstacle on the track.
A Wheeling party, consisting OF Mr.
and Mrs. c.. E. VanKeuren and son.
Mrs. Dan Dinger and Miss Mary Ding
err had a narrow escape. They were
driving along the county road, which
runs parallel with the street railway
track at that point. Mr.. VanKerren'
who was driving, saw the car leave
the rails. and move directly toward his
carriage. He turned the horses alb
ruptly. and the carriage went across
the tracks. A wheel was broken III
crossing the rails, and Mrs. Vanheuren
sustained slight bruises. 1t was just
q few feet from this point where Harry
VanKeuren. a brother of Mr.. c. h.
VanKeuren. met with an accident while
driving last summer.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-07
THE RAILROAD FRANCHISES.

To the Editor of the Register
Sir:-If the present street railway
controversy is prolonged for a few
more weeks | am afraid the disinter-
ested(O and very ildiscreet advocate Of
the Wheeling Railway Company will
run short of nom de plumes. First Tor
was it second or thirdO he was "One
Who Sees" sic; then it was Cit
zen," and a very opinionated and Of
fensive sort of Citizen" he was, too;
and now it is Fair Playa most ludi-
crous choice. Next time. in all prob
ability, it Will be Justice, which
would be funny.
This morning Fair Play" apologies
in the Register in a most inadequate
manner for the slap in the tace he,
as Citizen" gave all who presumed
to differ from him. Why this change
of signature as well as Of heart? Why
not remain Citizen" Or does
Citizen" alias Fair Play imagine
ell his readers are non compos as well
as dishonest? If he does. | can assure
him he is again in error. and that the
ever-shifting disguise of his pseudo
nym is as easily penetrated as his argu-
ment is fallacious and his advocacy in
terested.
[ will not take the trouble to answer
his arguments seriatim. 1t isn't worth
while But l will point out one little
matter upon which he sets much store,
as an example of the whole He says
the additional cross-town line projected
by the Wheeling and Elm Grove Com
pany is simply for the accommodation
of excursionists, in which the city will
have no interest. Those prospective
excursionists appear to have very
lively interest for "Citizen,' alias Fair
Play" and those whom he represents,
for the proposed eastward branch of
the Wheeling Railway Company has
been projected almost wholly in the
hope of starting just such eX-
cursonsts, even though they be more
of a curse than an advantage, on
their way to Wheeling Park for few
hours rest and recreation, thereby
getting a share Of the money paid as
fare. Once the Wheeling Railway
Company gets what it is after, all hos
tility to excursionists even though they
may come on Sunday, will disappear
ike ADIll SuON. duN NANi%NA'f et'4'N
Fair Play" and the Wheeling Railway
Company generally will be as keen after
pleasure-seekers bound eastward as
they are now after those bound west to
the ball park or south to Mozart. People
are wagging their thumbs at Citizen, y
alias Fair Play" and have an entirely
correct understanding of the situation.
Hypocrisy can generally be easily de-
tected. In this case, it is exceptionally
easy.
The Wheeling Railway Company has
a good thing which cost the Company
very little. It has a monopoly OF the
street car business throughout the en-
tire length of the city. to Benwood on
the south. to Bridgeport on the west
and to Martins Ferry on the north. 1t
ought to be satisfied. The public is
not at all enthusiastic at its effort to
obtain further franchise, to the injury
of a corporation which was never
rival Of the Wheeling Company and
which does not propose to become one,
and which has been a good thing in
the past for thousands and Will be
better one IN the years to come lot
many thousands more.
ANOTHER CITIZEN.