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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-19

! St6nOc IlEst En- VI NAht~
age-The Pennsylvania Road Leads In
Gross Ipcome-Average Passenger and
Freight Rates.
WASHINGTON, Juno Especial l-One
of the greatest industries i'm the United
! States, as every one knows is the rail
ways, but few people have an adequate
idea of the magnitude of this industry or
of it's peculiar phases and details. The in.
terstate commerce commission has issued
the most complete statistical survey Of
| American railways that ever came from
the prsss. A study of this report reveals
some most interesting and important facts.
There are in the nited states $50, 90
miles of railway line. Illinois has the
greatest mileage, 1869; Pennsylvania
is second, with 9,75l miles, and Texas
third, with 9,374. There are but 22l miles
of railway in little Rhode Island, and only
3l7 miles in Delaware
In addition to the $50, 657 miles of line
there are 10, $40 miles of second track, 975
miles of third track, 1888 miles of fourth
track and 43,SS9 miles of yard track and
sidings, or total of 236, S94 miles of track
in the country, enough to reach about ten
times around our globe.
Locomotives and Cars.
There are 1 ,104 operating railway com
panies in the United States, but 43 Of
these operate nearly SO per cent of all the
track In the country.
In the whole United States there are 3d.
600 1ocop otivaS I'm sorvico of which q 600
are passenger locomotives, 20,012 freight
engines and the remainder switching and
unclassifed.
There are 1870, SCI cars upon the rail
ways of the United States, of which 33, 112
are passenger cars.
1t is estimated that If all these cars
were placed together they would make
train more than s, 600 miles long.
The passenger cars in use on our rail
ways, If loaded to their full capacity, could
carry nearly 1000, 900 passengers.
To every 100 miles of railway there are
20 locomotives, 673 freight cars, 10 pas
senger cars and 90 other cars.
Every passenger locomotive hauls in
year an average of 5000 passengers, and
each freight locomotive hauls 80, 900 tons
of freight.
The total number of employees of the
railways of the United States is given Mt
7S5, 034. This was June 80, 1895. At the
same date in 1898 the number was S73, COZ, |
and in 1890 it was 749, 30l.
The number of employees to 100 miles !
Of line is smaller now than at any time in |
the last six years. The present number is !
AL, against 5l5 in 1898 and 40 in 1890.
Railway Employees.
1t Is interesting to inquire how this
great army of railway employees is CLASH
fled. The principal classes and their aver
age daily wages follow:
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-19

WANTED TO RENT-A five-room house
Apply at the News office.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-19

The Stewart steel ranges lead the pro-
cesson. We have lower priced goods if
yon want them. Low prices cont al
ways mean cheapness.
CARLTON HARDWARE Co.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-19

Fresh Strawberries and green stufis re-
ceived daily at the California fruit store.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-19

For SaIe-A house OF five large rooTTs No
Apply to John Richards, on the premises ~
175s Boundary street
Frank FOussOne, OF Hecla. Is oe'h0''
OF purchasing six or seven room mousse am
For Sale - Eleven-room house. To w.
Calumet avenue. Apply on the premises,
For Sale-A six-roomed house. my
on the premises. No. ia east Pine stree'
Wanted To Rent-Four or I'VE V''-
Apply at the NEWS Office.
To Rent-wanted to rent by com n,. Is 3
employee, q house of four or ave ro y ~,
Yellow or Blue Jacket. Leave psruou'
the News Office.
For 9ale-An eight-room house on ,Iv
town road, No. 3046, Swedetown;. a akkHcs'
John b. Wertin or at the companys o"''
For Raie-House of seven rooms No. Wv d
on the west side OF Hecla street. app
Joe Sotlich's store. Sixth street.
For 9alo-House No. 81ll; six room
situated In ewedetown. Apply 70 W
and Hecla mining company.
For 1ale-House No. sl1b B sire
baultown. Apply on the premiseso
pany. -
FeF, Bale-House No. s1so Tunne'
swedetown. Apply on the premises -
Fer sale-seven-roo house, no. AlsI
Tunnel street. Swedetown. Apply
beppale. \
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-19

Mechanics tools OF all kinds in stock or
procured on very short notice.
Carlton Hardware Co.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-19

Our lodge room an be rented for
meetings on Saturday evenings.
SWEET OLSON.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-19
A GIGANTIC INDUSTRY.
Comprehensive View Of the
Country's Railroad Business.
INCOME, DEBT AND EXPENSES.

Illinois Stands First In Amount of Mile
age-The Pennsylvania Road Leads In
Freight Rates.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-19
Railway Employees.

1t Is interesting to inquire how this
great army of railway employees is CLASH
fled. The principal classes and their aver
age daily wages follow:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-30
Report Of the Cosmopolitan's Com
missioner to India.

With the exception of the noted World g
Fair number ef The Cosmopolitan, which
reached a price Of Eve dollars a copy after
The last edition had been exhausted, no
stronger nu noer OF this magazine has ever
been issued than that for July, 1897. The
report of Julian Hawthorne. the Special Com
missioner sent by The Cosmopolitan to India
to investigate tbs horrors OF the elagne and
famine, is of aa extraordinary character, aud
viii open the eyes of the world 10 conditions
which were scarcely, suspected. The same
humber couraius what is probably the great
est Soem Of thie quarter of the nineteenth
century. This new rendering Of Omar
Khayyam's Rubaiyat, which departs entirely
from Fitzgerald s occnp;es four pages Ame-
lie Riyes reappears as sters-telter for The
irst ti1e since her marriage with Prince
Troube;zkoy One OF the cleveress stories
yet froro the pac of Robert ". Chambers is
given The remarkable story of the War of
the MartiaDs, by Wells, which is attracting
tie attention both of the scientific sod ncn-
scientific good-ssor5 loving public, is con'in
ned, and ,here is fourth story by a Beckett,
elsbora,ely ,llustra:ed By the humor of Peter
Newell. The educational discnssioo-,his
timeshy Professor Rck, Of Coaumeia-,te
story of s4The Everyday Life OF a Sister OF
Charity" elaborately illustrated !: "fhe Geo
esis of Comic Opera" given by Reginald
de Koveo; President Gilman, of Toe Johns
Hopkins Uniyersisy, oo "The Bankruptcy OF
Science" aud ao interesting story by the
Greek who conceived anG hrooght into ezis-
ieoce sThe Streets of Cairo at the World 3
Fairn-ihese are some Of the contents of this
ten-cent magazine.
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Jun,e, 90, 1887.

We are free 10 admit that there seems to us
to be nothing unreasonable 10 the above re-
quest. The Electric companv should either
cur OFF the hones Of our citizens frorn its
Iiues Of wires, and aatly refuse to furnish
: lights TO them, or it should give them the
benefit of the lights up TO the hour OF retir-
isg at night The present plan reminds one
y OF the methods adopted by parents tor put.
ting children to bed and enforcing sleep by
pnttag out the lights, To cosel one TO use
Il lamp-light after having enjoyeV the inx1cy OF
electric lighting is calculated 70 angender d.s-
satisfaction, and inasnnch as all companies
which are serving The public are easily liable
10 ce.isnre, ii follows that all possible en-
deavo. should be made 10 render the criticism
without foundatioc 10 the case before us,
I however, we must ceaiess tia. our sympa-
thies are with the patrons who are compelled
Z TO SIT in darkness sfier II o'clock. The
company should sammarily refuse TO light
or homes, or else should give eatisfsciion to
all sabsciioers. " { believe that the above
appeal will resalt 10 removing all cause Of
complaint Some of the directors have the
tights in their homes, and hence have learned
what The discomfort is, aud knowing this
will bs inclined to hesr and heed the just
complaint Of their patrons They know we'll
enough that the life of the electric plant IS
aependen, upon The patronage OF the people,
and if the present dissatisfacfion is allowed
10 grow, i. might come about that the plant
xonld be cripp led 50 seriously as 10 endsnger
s,s existence We hope ,be directors will
hold a meeting al once. and administer re-
lief to the gentlemen whose appeal We have
publiahed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-30
WIND In wEDGEFIELD.
Crops Damaged and Houses Blown
Down-News Items Of Interest.

Wedgs6eld, Juoe 25.-Tbe crops iu thi:
section continne to grow rapidly and glad
den the heart of the farmer. as be "fookt
upon the felds," and is cheered by the prom
ise of an abundant harvest. Cotton bloom;
made their APPEARANCE here two weeks ago.
DR.. F. NJ Dwight has a small field near hit
dwelling from which be gathered 6ue crop
Of oats and then planted in cotton, which
looks healthy and is in fine growing condi'
ton
Nj. ]. R Odom is confined to bis home
this week by sickness,
Mr. Bland Hammond, of North Carolina,
who has atieoded the graded school here, has
returned home for the sua mer.
Mrs Albert Aycock left few days ago fol
North Caroline, where she was summoned to
the sickbed of her father, M. Hammond.
Mss Mary Dixon, of Columbia, is visiting
the family of Mr. Robert Bprn.
Mrs. W w. Moore has returned home from
her visit TO Pinewood.
A severe windstorm passed over our vii
lage yesterday about Z p. M, which did
great damage to cornfelds and also de.
ssroy two houses on Dr. McLanrio's place,
near here, and. injured buggy owned by
his son, Mr Hugh McLauriu. The wind
lasted almost au bour
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-30
a Prolific Family.

There IL family OF neeroes living in Con-
cord sowuship that comes very near breaking
the record IN point Of numbers- Charles
and Flors. Wells, coiored, have fifteen chill
arep< living, and six have died. Charles is 50
years old and his wife is 68. Their grand
children runber 54 One daughter has nine
cbildrep, and several other children have ale
most as many There we're two sets Of twins
amosg tbmr children. and ooe daughter also
has Two sets Of twins. Both Charles and his
wife are bale and hearty. and they expect to
live TO see their graod children pass the one
hundred mark. There may be larger fami
lea, hus this one is lsrge enough for all prac-
iical purposes, and the head Of the family is
we'll satisied thai he has done his fnil share
toward popnissing The earth down in the
Coacord country.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-30

Mr.. Isaac Horuer. proprietor OF tie Bur-
ton House, Dar,oa, ". Va, AID one ot the
most widely known mea 10 the state. was
cured Of rheumatism afte. sh,ee years OF
suFer:og. He SAYS: 81 bare rot aafficien.
command Of laognage 70 convey any icea OF
what suffered, uy physicians ;oic ras that
no;h:pg couic be dose fer fae. aod my ffiea1s
were full. convinced ,nss nothing hur death
wonld relieve ,ne Of Es sleerin9. IN June,
1891, Ar. Evans, then salesman for the
Wheeling Drug Co., recommended Caan-
berlain's Pain Balm. Al ,his time my foot
and limb were swoleo TO more than double
,asir normal s;ze and i: Sc med to me ny leg
would barsr, cat soon after | began using
the Pain Balm toe swelling began to de-
crease, toe pain 70 leave, AID nov ! consider
that ao1 entirely cured. For sale by Dr.. a
]. China.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-30
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
ExecuTIyE CHAMBER.

Whereas, q petition signed by the qualified
electors of certain parts of Darlington, Ker.
shaw and Sumter counties having been gled
With me, and from said petition accompany
ing papersis appears that one-third of the
qualified electors residing within the area OF
each section of each Of the old counties pro-
posed to be cut off for aew county have
sgned said petition, AT d,
Whereas, the boundaries of the proposed
game, the number of inhab,tants, the taxa
bic property as shown by the last tax returns,
the area, and that the proposed lines Of the
new county do not run nearer than eight
miles of auy court house now established,
are Sc: forth in said petition
Now, therefore, I, w. II. Ellerbe, Governor
of the State of South Carolina, in compliance
with the requirements of an Act of the
vide for the formation of rev coun-
ties, etc )" approved March 9Th, A. D. 1896,
Go hereby or.er an election in the territory
&c be cut Of for the new coaniy-an the Goth
day of July. A. D 1897, to be held in ac
cordance with the requirements Of said Act !;
at which toe electors shall! vote Eyes" or
"No'' upon the question of creating new
county aud upon the name snd County sea,
of the proposed new couoty.
Ic testimony whereof, have here
unto set my bepc and caused the
Great Seal Of the State to be affixed
-, at Columbia this Gath day OF MAY,
shAA A D. 1897, and in the one hundred
and twen.y 6est year of the inde
pendence of ihe Cnited States of
America.
W. H. ELLERBE.
By the Governor
D H. TcMPKINs,
Secretary OF State.
Jupe o.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-30
| Bradham For Congress.

Mr. Daoiel J B.aabam, Of Clarendon, has
annouEced his candidacy for Congress in the
Ssxsh listrics and has issued an address
5 10 she people Of bis district. Mr.. Bradham
has strong following not only in his own
county, but in other counties IN the Sixth
Disiricf, and despite the fact that there is
quite ugsof candidates entered for tbs
race, The best informed politicians say that
HE chances are excellent. II is the opinion
{ og quite plumber of weli-informed public
men Of fhe Sixth that the race will be between
III. Bradbam and lbe sirouges. man that
Marion County pnts out.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-30

sFcr three years We have never been with
cut Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera aud Diar-
rhea Remedy 10 the house," sars A q. Pa
ter, with c. Atkins Co., Indianapolis,
Ind.s sand my wife would as soou tbiok of
beiog without four as bottle of this
Remedy 10 the summer season We have
used it with alltbree of our children aud it
has never fai:ed to cure-not simply stop pain,
bat cure absolutely. It's all right, aud ant
one who tries il will:6nd it So" For sale by
DR.. a. J. China.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-30
a RECEPTION TO THE VETE.
RAMS.
Mrs. Lee G. Hardy, Of New York
Entertains the South Carolina
Confed derates.

The following paragraph is taken from the
report of the Confederate Reunion, cent The
State by iis special correspondent in Nash
ville:
This evening (June %. at the Hotel Dun.
caa, Mrs. Lee c. Hardy, devoted South
Carolinian, DOW resident OF New York City,
comp mplimented General Walker and staff,
Camp Sumter and few frieods with recep-
aioa which was immensely e,joyed. Mr. and
Mrs. Hardy entertained their guests in excel.
lent style. This patriotic woman Insisted ou
speeches. General Walker and others ma de
brief reuarks Coiobel Holmes paid hiph
tribute to South Cardinals devoted daughter
who has done 80 much for the Lost Cause and
the .perpetuation Of i:s memories, Miss Mary
a. Snowden, of Charleston.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-30
Lighting Our Homes.

We learn that the followio9 communica.
fion has been sent to the directors of the
Electric Light &c.
To the Sumter Electric Light Co.
Gentlemen The rule adopted by your
Company, requiring the lights to Be turned
ont at eleven o'clock. is subjecting Us to
great Inconvenience and creating dissatisfac-
ton. The nights being go very short; we
3 fnd ourselves compelled either to ret re al
III o'ciock, or else to resort 10 the use OF
lamps, from which the electric lights were 10
deliver us We therefore respectfully ssk
that ron will run the lights until lz 80, and
so giye us the benefit Of them during these
warm nights when lamps are so disaRreeabie
Webelieve that good will innre to the com.
pany; and that when yonr plaot is enlarged.
many patrons vii, be added to your list
respectfully.
G.. c. Brown,
Jno s Huehson.
Neiil 0'Donneli,
T..J. Tnomey,
r. Nash.
E. Jergey,.
W 8. zsigler.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-30

ssIknow one lady, the mother Of three
children, who suffered greatly in the
birth of each, who obtained bottle Of
Mothers Friend of me before her
fourth confinement, and was relieved
quickly and easily. All agree that their
labor was shorter and less painful" )"
JoHN G. PoLH1LL, Macon, Ga.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-30
Bucklen's Arnica salve.

The Best salve in the world for cuts, Bruise.
Cores. Ulcers. Salt Rheum. Fever Sores. letter
Snapped .,spos chilblains. eorns and all
Sc Eruptions, and positively cures Piles OF
no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give per.
feet satisfaction, or money refunded. Price
25cents per box. For sale by DR., j. F. W. De
Lorme.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-30

Lamp shades when ar,is,ically maae
crepe tissue are things OF beauty. If yet
wart to make shades to oeautify your homes
q. G. osteen L Co. can supply the materials
a large stock Of crepe tissue in ten foot rolls
ms. receissd
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-30
MOTHERS FRIEND

aIIays Nervousness, and so assists
Nature that the change goes for
ward in an easy manner, without
such violent protest in the way Of
Nausea, Headache, Etc. Gloomy
forebodings yield to cheerful and
hopeful anticipations-she passes
through the ordeal quickly and
without pain-is left strong and
vigorous and enabled to joyously
perform the high and holy duties
now devolved upon her. Safety
to life Of both is assured by the
use of "Mother's Friend and
the time of recovery shortened.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-30

S1.oo PER BOTTLE at all Drug Stores,
or ser.t by mail on receipt Of price.
pi,nKe Containing Invaluable information Of
r~rr interest to all women, will be sent to
ffEE any address upon application, By
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-30
THE DANGER

to which the Expectant Mother IS
exposed and the foreboding and
dread with which she looks for
ward to the hour of woman's
severest trial is appreciated by but
few. All effort should be made
to smooth these rugged places
in life's pathway for her, ere she
presses to her bosom her babe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-30

DR.. A. J. China.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-27
81 A Ct
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Il7 mn NM s#||DEsas3s
WgM9gsaag II sa! LUZ: GyW S9k
- - 49, Pegisfer

Special to the Register.
st. Marys. w. Va, June 26.-Tht
work of moving and putting up the rig
! of R. A. Caldwell on the Y. T. Riggs
land is almost complete, and drilling
will be commenced within a week.
Emerson G Company are drilling a
well on the land Of Mrs Graham, or
French creek. They are down about
five hundred feet.
Seldom & Johnson's last well on the
Z. n. Cook farm is reported as being
good for fifteen barrels per day.
All efforts to make the we'll on the
C. w. Bills farm productive have fall
ed.
The Wilson & Campbell well will b
cleaned out and pumped. 1t is though,
that it will pay for pumping, if proper
~ treated.
Ballard. Morris and McCauley, who
have been drilling TO the deep sand
on the A. B. Core farm, are likely to
make some changes in the theory of
sands here. as the drilling into the Big
Injun sand has not been characterized
by going through the usual limestone
formation found above il. Hence the
opinion is entertained lnat the big III
Jun sand as called here is a stray sand
found at a depth of fourteen hundred
feet. while the Big lnjun is found at
a depth Of seventeen hundred and
thirty feet. This may make some
change in the work, as the belief has
been expressed that the failure to find
anything in the deep sand or to find
the said sand is because it has never
been reached yet.
Mallory Bros are running along on
the Adam Delong farm at fair rate
and will be in the sand in few days.
The drilling Of the well on the Delong
farm and the one on the z. T. Riggs
farm are supposed to be decisive of fur
Their operations here, as they will decide
whether it viii pay to drill or not in
certain localities.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-27

pastor. Preaching II a. m. and s p. III.
Sunday school, $3.50 a. m. prayer meet
ing, 1880 p. m.
German Reformed Church, L. NJ
Weiss, pastor. Sunday school at $3.50
a. M; German services at 1920 a. m.
First NJ. E. Church, Rev. o. w. Hol-
mes pastor. Sunday school at $50 a.
m; services at s p. m. and Epworth
League meeting at p. m.
South Bellaire M. E. Church, Sabbath
school $3.50 a. M; prayer and class
meeting at 1920 a. M; preaching by
the pastor, Rev. Peregoy at s p. m.
First Presbyterian Church, Rev. H.
A. L. King. Services II a. m. and 1880
p. m; Sunday school, $50 a m; Y. P.
S. C. E. $50 p. m.
Second NJ. E. Church, Rev. w. NJ.
Langford. Services II a. m. and s p.
m; Sunday school, 2:30 p. m.
Rev. w. P. Walden, subject, Victory
of Faith" Hebrews, lib. Evening
subject, Christ Our Example" Phil.
Alb.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-27

was given many blood remedies without
relief, and treated by the best doctors.
He seemed to get worse all the while,
however, and the disease finally resulted
in curvature Of the spine, making him
utterly helpless.
1.-The bad sores on his neck increased
in size, and were a source Of constant
pain. He was in this pitiful condition
for two wears, when some one recon-
merded S.S.S., stating that 1t had cured
some Of the worst cases Of blood diseases.
AS soon as his system was under the Ell
feet of the medicine, the sores began to
get better, and i'll eight days were COM
pletelv healed. Before long he could
walk on crutches, and was improving
every day. In three months he threw
aside his crutches, for he had no further
use for them; the dreadful disease had
been eliminated entirely from his sys-
TEN, and he was restored to perfect
health. The cure was permanent one,
as no sign of the disease hes returned
for ten years"
SIS. is a real blood remedy, and
promptly reaches all deep-seated and
obstinate blood diseases, it matters not
what other treatment has failed. 1t is
the only remedy which acts on the cor
rect principle of forcing the disease from
the system and getting rid Of it perma-
nently.
S. S. S. is a sure cure for Scrofula,
Cancer, Catarrh, Eczema, Rheumatism,
letter, and all other blood diseases. 1t is
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-27
GENERALLOCAL NEWS.

John Gibbons, of Benwood, charger
Of the soaking pits at the Bellaire steel
works, had his left hand badly lacerat-
ed by fish hook about four weeks ago,
the puncture resulting in blood poi
son.
Mr. w. J. Kirkpatrick, delegate to
the State convention at Toledo, re-
turned home Friday evening from a
tour through Michigan.
Mr.. Thomas Powers was greatly sur
prised Friday morning by an addition
to his family in the person of wee,
bright-eyed son.
Edward Moore returned last even
ing from the Nashville exposition.
The Union Sunday school picnic, to
have been held at Bethesda the 5th Of
July, has been postponed to later
date on account Of the Fourth Of July
celebration in this city.
Rev. J. B. Ricketts,. wife and moth
er-in-law, of Key, Ohio; w. r. Barrett
and sister, Of Glencoe, Ohio; Wire Ham