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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-02-26
FARM MACHINERY.

MY farmer friend, did you ever rea-
lie that when a canvasser comes to
you to sell some machinery you will
have to pay not only for the machine
but also for the canvassipg? After
thinking this over last year I came to
the conclusion that would try to sell
only from the warehouse, and give the
customers the benefit of the saving In
expenses. The result was very salts
factory, and I have resolved to con-
tinue the system. I believe this Is the
only correct system. The farmer is
not wheedled into buying something
he has not seen. He comes here, in
spects the machine, and if he finds it
suitable and the price right he buys it.
I have found that the best canvasser
is satisfied customer. I am here for
business and mean to continue in it
for long time. It will therefore be
to my advantage as we'll as the buyers
to give thorough satisfaction to each
and every customer. There will then
be no room for misu understanding, no
Misrepresentation by q canvasser
over-apxious to sell, for which the en-
ployer is held responsible. If you
wish to know what you buy and want
to get it at the right price, without un-
necessary expense added, come to my
warehouse and let me show you my
goods. I carry full and complete
stock of everything in the farm imple-
ment line and it will not be necessary
for you to order in advance. The
goods are right here when you want
them. i,
I have just got i1 several carloads
of goods. Il handle the famous Jack
son wagon, which will give the best OF
satisfaction. I have carload of the
finest buggies ever brought to this
city. DON'T fail to- come and inspect
them. A carload Of Tiger and Dowa-
giac drills just received. # you want
Attaining mill that 10 guaranteed to
- II ~
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-02-26

EAST LAKE LILLIAN.
Feb. N:-Simon> Paulson Jorgenson to
Chas. A. Ballard, So neA, Sec. So ,4SO. 90.
RosEIAND.
Feb. l9.-Nils N. Bengtson to Nils T. NIL
Son, SEA- swA, sec. $500. OO.
Feb. ls.-Nils N. Bengtson to Joseph Ska
lax, swA swA. sec. $4,000.
Feb. 24.-Edward l.. DePue to joseph
Tonpol. M swA. Sec 11-$z .O0O. Co.,
LAKE ELIZABETH.
Feb. 24.-Egbert Cowles to E. NJ. Hames,
>e14 swA, sec. l8-$9OO.0 90.
Feb. 19.-Gustai Williamson to Eric Knut-
son, swA seA, sec. 3l--$l 10000.
wR1TEF1E1D.
Feb: 90. J.: Goodnow to Oren B. Taft,
nw14 sec. 19--s32O0. 90.
GENNEssEE
Feb: 1e.--Jo 2n Carlson G. to Peter Olson, neA
Feb: a:-st: p, NJ: & M: R: R. to John
$50. 90. ''0' 0o
ST. JOHNS.
Feb. 1s..John NJ: sptcer to Christy Rot
zien, ny of sec. 80, 266.10 acres 81, $50 90.
GREEN LAKE.
Feb. 22.--Michael Murray to Peder P, Ran
nestad, lot of lot 2, sec, S--$65 90.
MAMRE.
feD. l9.--SC. +. M. q NJ ky 20, to August
HOlmgren, ST.. nw14 swA, sec. 81. --S297 50.
NEW LONDON.
Feb 19.-Erick Nelson to And. !. Lind
luist. So of lot of lot l, sec. 49, -2.47h A.
sc. 90.
ROSEVILLE.
Feb. "a .--John Doran to F. H. and Alfred
]. Smithson. eh nwA, sec. So $500 90.
BURBANK.
Feb. 24..Otto otteson to Gundmund A
Odland. VIZ nwA, sec. 5--$1, 10000.
PENNOCK
Feb. 24.--St. p. NJ. & M. Ry to David F..
Erlandson, lots q and "a, blk. 3--$5O.OO.
VILLAGE OF sPICER
Feb. 25.-Martin Olson to Otto Burning,
lot II, blk 1880 90.
CITY OF WILLMAR.
Feb. 19.--Ada A. Sperry to Christine Lin
dahl, e 50 feet of lots and 9, blk, 4S-$sOO 90.
Feb. 19.--Hannah O'Herr to James O'Herr,
lots !, 2 and 3, blk. 100, probate decree.
Feb. 25.--Edward Patchell to Halvor E.
Finseth, whole block, 116--S6OOOO
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-02-26

take the wild oats out of wheat come
here and get an Expert mill. You
will also find full line of disc har-
rows, corn planters, corn cultivators,
windmills, feed grinders, cream sepa-
rators, hay rakes, corn shelters, etc.
All I ask is that you give me q chance
to show you my goods and quote you
my prices. am satisfied that If you
let me do that you will become con-
vinced that my system is the right one,
and that It will be to your advantage
to deal with me.
8. E. STANsBERRY.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-02-26
STATE OF MINNESOTA, lee
COUNTY OF KANDlYoHI. S.
In the Matter of the Claim of Lien
by Downs Bros.
G. j. JOrgenson.


Default having occurred in the conditions of
certain lien OF livery stable keeper. for the
keeping of two horses In the above entitled
matter, on file with the city clerk in and for
the city OF Willmar, by Downs Bros, as livery
stable keepers, for G. J. Jorgenson, as owner
of the horses.
we shall on the 10th day of March, A. D. 1902
at the hour OF ten o'clock In the forenoon of
said day, in front of our livery barn in the city
Minnesota. offer for sale and sell at public auc-
ton for cash the two following described
horses, to-wit:
One black horse with white hind left foot,
named Pilot, about nine years old ana one
dark bay horse named Purdy. about eight years
old, for the payment of the sum Of SIS 90 due
for said horses for said g. J.: Jorgenson. to-
gether with the costs and disbursements In
CURED in the making OF this sale rs provided
Dated this 9Th day Of February, 1ooe;
AZ ss &. D0WNs BROS
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-02-26

Frank Magnuson, who not long ago
sold his farm in the town of Holland,
has fully decided to move to Spicer,
this county, with his family, having
purchased q residence in that village.
He will move to his new home some
time during the month OF March.
Raymond News. ~. IS
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-02-26

North Bros. Comedians closed q
very successful weeks engagement
here last Saturday evening. It is one
Of the strongest repertoire companies
on the road. The plays are ali good,
and every role we'll filed. The spe..
|cislties ore way shove the average.
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Duluth Grain.

Duluth, Feb. 25.-Wheat-Cash, No.
1 hard, 1850; No. 1 Northern, 1880;
No. Northern, 7O%c; No. 3 spring,
6SBc. To Arrive-No. / hard, 763sc;
No. l Northern, 1890; May, 74Tc;
July, 75Ac. Flax-Cash, $1.67A.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-02-26

sea in time when smuggling was not sharply
distinguished from legitimate commerce by ad-
venturous shippers. Portraiture of colonial life
itself ranged from the governors mansion to the
corsairs hiding place. from the nobleman and
cavalier to the tailor and mountebank In it all a
picture of the times is afforded that chronicle
or annals or more pretentious history has given.
AS the author had begun his literary career
with the anonymous and Salmagundian "Red
Book" Of local funmaking and satire upon the
town. so he closed it with political satire entitled
"Quodlibet, by Solomon Secondthought School
MASTER" on the period of the national bank and
contemporary issues. But the last book is not
like the first nor is any one of his three other
volumes like either Of it's companions. They are
as diverse at least as the provinces with which
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-02-26
st. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, Feb. -Cattle-Fancy
butcher steers, $5.5O@6.10; fancy
butcher COWS and heifers, $4.6O@5.00;
good to choice veals, $5.25@5.75;
good to choice feedsrs, $4.25@4.75.
Hogs-$5.35@6.20. Sheep-Good to
choice, $4.25@5.25; lambs, $5.OO@6.25.
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Sioux City Live Stock.

Sioux City, a., Feb. 25.-Cattle-
Beeves, $4.00@5.S5; cows, bulls and
mixed, $2.50@4.00; stockers and feed
|ers, $3.O0@4.25; yearlings and calves,
$3.50@6.00. Hogs-$5. 60@6.15.
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MARKET QUOTATIONS.
MINNEAPOLIS Wheat.

Minneapolis, Feb. Is. Wheat
May, 73Mc; July, 74%@74kc. On
Track-No. hard, 74&c; No. 1
Northern, 72%c; No. Northern, 71%
@71Xc.
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WiIlma1 Markets,
GENERAL QUOTATIONS,
Weather Observations.

The following data regarding conditions OF
the weather for each day during the past week
are furnished for the benefit OF TRIBUNEread-
ers by Axel q: Elfstum, voluntary government
observer at Wimar:
Temperature. Wind. Rainfall
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-02-26

they while
and pleasantly southern In their general character
prolific author William Gilmore
Carolina He too began life lawyer but left his
volumes in Aaanis Story
brought
In New York. the Harpers issuing his entitled
martin Faber Then followed time
which flowed
fountain Of recent invention and untustwothy
"Donna Florida" of
and the like authors
OF will There
loyalty with doyay with family
independence with fidelity
hla devotion with
able influences which belong to
To he would
manesty
On the other hand said
ton is just bring
palmetto ree!
Passing Guy Rivers"
OF 1.-The
1895 In this as in the
abundance rough places
there falling
Mechampe
writer the letter
hs mention
ported tradition the
historical
effect the Of the Revolution
the times that tried souls"
culariy stop to give
dealing with large
earlier writer's must not
tiOns If
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-02-26
John PendletOn Kennedv.
Educational Period
of American
Literature
By LORENZO SEARS, LIT. D.,
Profesoor OF american Literature IN
Br0tc71 University.


Joined
which he began legal
Politics appears
election
eliminating the secretaryshp OF
letters Twenty
novel, Swaow Barn.
plantation life in Virginia on Its
hospab The sketches which mere
flowing don and an accuracy
Hudson
dell banks of the
politics.
examples historical
which of his
something
which with battle Mountain the
South
back Scott did when he began "Wve IT'S Sixty Years
Historical
gathering
sufficient requisite delightful myth
harden statement of
maleable
satisfactory
body readers he will
learned
the sited tradition
Three published
domestic
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Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, Feb. 25.-Cattle- to
prime steers, $6.50@7.25; poor to me-
dunn, $4.00@6.50; stockers and feed
ers, $2.50@4.S5; cows and heifers,
$1.25@5.50; Texas steers, $45O@5.75.
Hogs-Mixed and butchers, $500
$50; good to choice heavy, $4,000
$40; rough heavy, $5.90@690; light,
S5.75@6.05; bulk of sales, $5.9O@6.3O.
Sheep-Good to choice, $4.75@5.30;
lambs, S3.75@665.
Chicago Grain and Provisions.
Chicago, Feb. 25.-Wheat-Feb.,
73%c; May, 76M @76Ac; July, 76kc;
Sept, 1850: Corn-Feb., 5sc; May,
60c; July, 60c; Sept, 5S% @59c. Oats
Feb, 42%c; May, Aye; July, 35h
@35Ac; Sept, 30Ac. Pork-Feb.,
S15.27k; May, $15.52&; July. $3.50.
Flax-Cash Northwestern, $1.7O;
Southwestern, $40; May, $170. But
ter-Creameries, 1S@27c; dairies, 1870
23kc. Eggs-23kc. Poultry-Tur.
keys, 10@14hc; chickens. s@1ohc
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-02-26

q be
a time be reproduced.
Of Philadelphia ia best
remembered the
the Woods endeared
dime novels stuffed with Indians png
et.@ l. t =
pen Of the Yankee nation constructing
than Rom-r African
q the Historic
Incidents S other writer's a
kindred had their patronage have
fadsd nd dipDppsassd s. IL recedinS
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-02-26

not fabrlcations Of the drawing room and the city
street or country village. They belong to the
frontier, the settlement or the colonial town, to
backwoodsmen, patriot troops and British regu-
lars. AS such they have roughness or some
times an inartstic artidciality that is no BETTER
with scenes that would be overdrawn If they were
less than true in their violence. They represent
the heroic time in all it's strength Of purpose with
the incidental bitterness that grew out Of it be-
tween men of the same neighborhood or of the
same race who had resorted to arms on question
of loyalty to an oppressive government or Of inde
pendent home rule. Fourscore years later readers
of these romances could understand in the light
Of a auhSenuent war how fannilioa co,,ld bo aoo
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-04-10
COMING HOME AT NIGHT.

The wide-thrown door-a food Of lamplight
through;
The touch Of hands and lips, the words are
few;
A woman's upturned face and her glad
eyes
That thrill welcome to him tenderwise;
a voice that holds for him the old delight
Her cruging arms--when he comes home
at night.
The snowy little table simply spread;
The gurgling, singing kettle. on the mat
Ensconced in loud content, the old house
cat;
The lampughes radiance on woman's
head,
And prodigally over all. the beam
or his own freside with its cheerful CLEAN;
Il child's shrill voice in welcome lifted high,
4 romp In ough-and-tumble, hearty
style,
The dropping udz and white crib by and
by,
A nsping voice protesting all the while;
a little sleeping form--and bent above,
Her brooding face. alight with mother
love.
o heart that works ard at its working
o you WHO have such store of homely
things,
And homely joys that seem to you so small,
There is not one that you would sell Of all
For any price, or deed away the right
To what Is yourS-when you come nome at
Anna Spencer Twitcher, In Western
Christian Advocate.
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WIS CONSIN PAPER ON
WESTERN CANADA.
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, One of the
Faroured Districts.

The following clipped from the cor
respondence columns of the Eau Claire,
(Wisconsin) Leader, is but one OF
many letters of similar character
that might be published concerning
Western Canada, the land of No. 1
Hard Wheat and the best cattle on
the continent. 1t is a simple matter
to reach the lands spoken of, the Cana
dian Government having agencies es
tablished at ST. Paul and Duluth,
Minnesota: Grafton, North Dakota;
Watertown, South Dakota; Omaha.
Nebraska; Kansas City, Missouri; Des
Mines, Iowa: Wausau and Milwaukee.
Wisconsin; Chicago, Illinois; Indian
apolis, Indiana; Sault Ste. Marie, and
Detroit Michigan; Toledo and Column
bus, Ohio, and by writing TO or call
ing upon any of these Agents at these
points full information can be Sc
cured. This is a great opportunity to
secure home free of cost or it you
desire to purchase lands; they can be
bought now at prices much lower than
will exist in a few months. But read
what the correspondent referred to
has to say of one particular district.
To the Editor of the Leader:
''The rush of the land seekers will
be to the prairie provinces of the Do
minion of Canada. The allurements of
a soil that yields 10 bushels of wheat
to the acre are too great to be resist
ed, and an immense migration from
this country may be confidently pre-
dicted. People here laughed at first
at the idea of any one leaving the
United States for Canada, but the Do
minion authorities knew they had
good thing and they stuck to it. Their
officials evidently knew the value of
printers ink. They spared no ex-
pense in letting the people of this
country know that these lands were
there and that they were exactly as
represented. They did more. They
sent out specimens of the crops raised
and samples of the grain. We have had
them here at four consecutive street
fairs, presided over by one of their
ablest immigration officers. This gen
tleman spared no pains. He explained
the value of the lands and the richness
of the soil from morning to night to
all corners.
''All this told in the long run. Sew
eral went up from here to spy out the
land, and, like Caleb, the SON of Jepun-
neh, and Joshua, the son Of Nun,
brought back a good report, and now
some ten families will leave here in
few weeks for Saskatoon to settle
upon farms there, and others are pre-
pairing to follow. OF course many will
appear shocked at the idea of any,
one leaving the stars and stripes for
the Union Jack, but patriotism is but
a nomenclature after all, and our ex-
perience has been that in nine hun
bred and ninety-nine eases out of q
thousand, a man is the most patriotic
where he can make the most money
and do the most harm to those whom
he hates"
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Parade. squad after squad
of them passes by the observer finds
himself wondering: Where do they
keep themselves on ordinary days?
Usually there are not so many of them
in evidence. Here one, and there one,
on important street crossings; and
long stretches in the outlying dis
tricts, with never glimpse of blue
coat-that is the impression of the
casual observer at ordinary times. It
is therefore surprise to learn that
so large a display of the physical en-
bodiment of municipal authority can
be made
Chicago has nearly 1850 patrolmen,
and more than 200 police officers of
higher rank. A few hundred of these
would add considerable luster to any
parade; it will be seen that even on
state occasions the police force is not
seriously crippled for the sake of show.
True, great numbers of them seem to
arrive from nowhere in particular, and
it seems that the entire force must
be at hand-either in the marching
line, or in the long rows on either side
u tHe street undU marx the boundary
lines between the spectators and the
passing spectacle; but there are still
officers enough to look out for the law
breakers in other portions of the city.
If this were not true every big parade
and parades are the especial weak
ness of ChicagO-would be the signal
for brief, general reign of lawless-
ness.
The Chicago police force is expected
TO keep guard over 191 square miles of
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capo. As matter of fact the num-
Der of arrests has grown steadily less
for at least the past five years. In 1897
the number was s3.6S0; in 1898, 77,441,
and in 1899, II. 349.
Of the 70,43s offenders in 1900 57,372
were males and 1906 females; s., 620
were married and BASIS were single.
The records show that the greatest
number of offenses are committed BY
persons between the ages of 90 and
so years: the next greatest number are
committed by persons between the
ages of SO and 40, and the next largest
number by young persons between the
ages of 10 and 20 years, although the
two latter classes are about even in
this respect.
BY far the greatest number of offend
ers were those having no occupation
whatever; the next offenders in order
are laborers. Those next IN order are
housekeepers, teamsters, prostitutes,
clerks, peddlers. etc.
\ grea. number of the arrests come
under the head of disorderliness. near
~ half the cases for 1900 being so en-
tered.
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Whist Club, OF Los Angeles.

year. AS this was out of the question
for time, / began to look around for
other means of restoring my health.
81 had often heard OF Peruna as an
excellent tonic, so bought bottle to
see what it would do for me, and it GER
tainly took hold of my system and re-
iuvenated it, and in less than two
months / was in perfect health, and
now when / feel worn out or tired
dose or two of Peruna is all that
need"
MRS. J. +. FINN.
IF you do not derive prompt and sat-
isfactory results from the use of Pc
runa, write at once to DIR. Hartman,
giving n full statement of your case,
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, o.
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S a spring medicine Peruna is a
n never failing remedy. 1t cleanses
II the blood through digestion, and
gives tone to the whole system by in
creasing the nutritivc value of the
food. '1Spring fever" as it is some
times called, which produces tired
out, sleepy feeling, and inability to do
much mental or physical work, is the
result of sluggish digestion.
The great popularity that Peruna
has is due to the fact that in all such
eases it at once corrects digestive de-
rangements and enriches the blood by
purifying this very important source
of that vital fluid.
Mrs. j. Z. Finn, SO East High street,
Buffalo, n. ", writes:
"A few years ago I had to give up
social life entirely, as my health was
completely broken down. The doctor
advised a comnlete change and rest for
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length from one ooN'
block to three miles. As may readily
be inferred the policeman who is com
PEELED to wade about in the mud on
the outskirts of the city is never with
out the hope that some day his su-
periors may take notice of his prov
ess and reward some daring arrest
which he makes by transferring him to
some precinct nearer town. So far as
salary is concerned, there is only one
grade of patrolmen in Chicago below
detective sergeants; nevertheless the
police force. like the metropolitan So
ciety, has its distinctive class. The
patrolman who is detailed to duty in
the heart of the city is bird of very
fine and brilliant plumage in compar-
ison with the patrolman in the outly-
ing district.
In round numbers Chicago has one
policeman for every $50 inhabitants.
Greater New York, with a much larger
population, has one officer for every
462 inhabitants. her total police force
numbering $500. Moreover, New York
has seven grades of policemen below
detective sergeants, who receive sal
aries varying from $500 to 81 400 year
ly. Philadelphia has one policeman to
every AIS inhabitants, and pays its
2,141 patrolmen by the day, the rate,
starting with 1925 day, increasing
slightly with each year of service for
five years, when the rate is $2.75 a day.
st. Louis, with one officer to every 6s7
inhabitants, pays her patrolmen bet
ter than Chicago, her $50 policemen
drawing $1,0S0 year. Boston, with
nearly thousand police-one t@every
451 inhabitants, pays $1,000 the first
year, and Sl,1OO the second year. and
$1,000 the third year of service.
En1. the ren1. 1on1 the Hh;on1.4, ..l.n:A
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Tons and Tons.

l thought of the good old question
that visitors used to ask the school
when | was boy.
Which weighs more, pound of
feathers or pound of lead?' said 1.
They weigh the same. A pound is
a pound said the children.
Correct" said /. Now, which
weighs more. a ton of feathers or a
ton of coal?''
"A ton of feathers" chorused they,
showing that the innocent are not
necessarily undiscerning.-ToWn Top
les.
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apOFS OAC IdnA
of patrolmen in Chicago, in ascend
ing order, according to the salaries
received, are: Detective sergeants,
$1,000; patrol and desk sergeants,
81 200; ieutenants, $1,000; lieuten-
ants of detectives, $1,700; captains,
$2,250; inspectors, $500; chief of de-
tectives, s., 500; assistant chief, $4,000,
and chief, $4,000.
The roster of the police force of
Greater New York for 1902 shows the
superior officers to rank and receive
salaries as follows: One commissions
er, $500; 2 deputy commissioners,
$4,000 each; inspectors, $4,000; 10
inspectors, So, 800 each; rs captains,
$2,750 each; $40 sergeants, $4,000
each; 334 roundsmen, $500 each.
ST. Louis pays her commissioner
$4,000 yearly; her chief $4,000; assist
ant chief, $4,000; inspectors, $4,000,
and captains, $4,000.
Philadelphia has a unique method
of dealing with her chief police Off
GERS. Her chief of police receives
$4,000 and his clothing, and she sup
plleS also the uniforms 1or the Otnef
chief officers.
Those wishing to join the Chicago
police force must appear before a
civil service board and pass a phys
zeal and mental examination of their
fitness to become officers. If success
full in this test their names are
placed upon list from which the
chief must draw when new appoint
ments are to be made, those which
have the highest standing being first
drawn. At the end of two years
those who have not received appoint
ments must take another examina-
tion. MILTON B. MARKS.
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GLEANINGS OF FACT.

France bought $685. worth of
toys of Germany in 1900.
st. Petersburg, Russia, is discussing
4 $100,000.000 overhead railroad.
The hoseshoers' examining and IL
cense law of Illinois has been declared
invalid by the state courts.
Great railroad gains have been
made in the United States during the
past year. The most recent compila-
ton shows that on Isl roads the gross
earnings aggregate 81, 522 500. 165, an in
crease Of $13S, 937 ,621, or 1905 per cent.