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NO MORE CHILDREN.
Are Grown Up Before They Leave
SwaddHng Clothes.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat
Speaking of the unhappy tendencies OF
the age" said the observant man, ''one
thing has impressed me more forcibly than
any other one fact Snpnected with modern
life. and have come to ionk upon it as one
of the unhappiest conditions OF the age in
which I live. The child is passing away
Babies and grown folks make up modern
society. The child Is simply out of the
question. 1t is an unhappy reflection.
like the child life Time was when the
sweeter essences Of life were afforded by
the boys and girls who persisted in remain
ing boys and girls until they were we'll
along in their teens. It is different now
Children are grown before they get out Of
their swaddling clothes. 1t seems to be a
necessary condition OF the age. In my
opinion there is one thing which Is more to
blame for the fact complained OF than any
other influence. and 1t Is the matter OF
dress.
at least they dress them out of their child
hood am not an old man, but I can re-
member when parents did not think SO
much Of the kind Of clothes the child had
on. All they cared for was to keep the
child clean. But all this business is chang
ed. Go into the public schools Why, do
you know there is the sharpest kind Of
rivalry between girls who have not yet
rounded into the tenth year over the mat
ter of dress? Who is to blame for it? The
parents. They are responsible for the fact
that children think more of dress than they
think Of books. 1t is a bad condition Dress
and interest in the subject develops the So
cial instinct too rapidly. and this is bad, for
the child at school. Girls are particularly
susceptible to influences of this kind De-
velopment OF the social instinct is rapid
enough with them under any circumstances.
and anything that will aggravate the ten
dency should be frowned upon. But guess
am prudish and an old fogy, and should
not take modern tendencies SO seriously
Still. / suppose I have a right to complain
il care to do so''
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London Bridge.
From the London Chronicle

from the Aon0On CnfOnlcfe.
The widening Of London bridge is making
very good progress. and already the hand
some stone balustrade to the new footway
is in position at the southern end, while the
whole of the girder work has been accom-
plished- But for esthetic reasons it would
be extremely convenient to retain the tenn
porary passages for foot passengers on
either side Of the bridge. The amount of
time that must have been saved to those
passing across the bridge since they were
erected during the crowded times of the
day is incalculable. The problem of cross
river traffic will never be satisfactorily
solved until we have bridges after the
model of that at Brooklyn. where there are
separate roads for yehicular traffic rail-
ways and passengers. Sooner or later those
dreadful drain-pipe structures the Chhring-
cross and Cannon-street bridges Will have
to be rebuilt after this plan Not till then
viii this part OF the Thames be relieved
from the reproach of being the most hid
cons river in the world.
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Baltimore and Ohio z. X

Leave Washington. New Jersey ave. aad o q.
Ohicaeo cad Northwest. s1i.e0 a.sl-. $3.50 Pm.
OzcaanAd, st. Louis and Lou1sval1s. s1o:oo a.,
AIS p.m., s1.10 nAgAt.
Pattsba1 ana c,svsisnd. 'ii:oo a.. $50 -.
Oosumsus and wheeling. On Pm
Wi.chesteI fs:3s an. fA:As. $50. $3.50 -.
zsasre... i.:se. ss;sc. t,,;so .os.. $50 p..
Hsrsrstown. fio:0S am and Ss.se m
Boyd and way yoists. fs:3a. se:iS a.s., 9i:iA
.,sss s 1850 ,s ss,' ,7o
WSshinSton Junction and way points. fs:ss. sn.,s
an, q IL. t&:30. f5:S0 pm
Bsitimere, week days: .s;oc. $500 $50. x5:oe.
XII % IN. 1faoo noon la:os. II "a. xs:Ss
xa.fsS xS:OO x4.3o. 40. 1850. 1880 xo:oo 40
- 90 xS:01, xf0:0 I'll 30. II SO pm SundsyS
1s:oO x1:oO, TO- $50. 1850 Az. xi:00, l:lS'
1900, 1880. xs:oo. o:20. $50. xs:oo. xl0:0o
a.s Ridsr. $40 AN week dsya. s.,o AN. and
a:S7 f.h' sunni RbYAI. BLUE LINE.
All tr.ins illuminated with fiotscA lixAt.
The East. $500 1900 Diner). $3.50 (Buffetl.
SsS.n0 f"Royal Limited" Diner), 1890 IPhiis
SivS IS 90 (Dfnsr). $500 and al 20 a. (Sleep-
Ing Car open at 1850 o'clock.l
Atlantic City. t7:0o. flo:oo an. fl:oo. $500
Daily Except Sunday. SSuaday only.
Express trAAn9.
Bsgxlge called for and checked from hotels ana
residences BY Union Transfer Co. on orders left at
ticket Offices, $40 Pennsylvania ave. NV. New
YORK ave and 18th ST. and at station.
8. B. HEGE. District Passenger Aeeat.
D. =. MARTIN. Manager Passenger Tta0c.
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Chesapeake & Ohio Ry.

Schedule Effective August Is, 1903
Trains leave Pennsylvana Station
300 Pm. Daily-CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS spr
CIAL4 Solid veatibuie. electric-lightcd Dinns
Car train to Cincinnati. Reaches Cincinnati
500 an. Louisville 11:00 am, ST. Louis 6: Is
p.W.. Chicago $3.50 pm. Pullman SleeDers TO
Louisville. Cincinnati, Indianapolis and a.
Louis. Parlor Cars Cincinnati to Chicago. Din.
Ing Car from Washington; meals a La carte
II 10 PM. Datly-F. r. Y. LIMITED Solid ves
Thule. electrie-ilghted Dining Car train to Gin
cinpati. Pullman Sleepers to Cincinnati Ley.
ington and Louisville without change Com
partment Sleeper to Virginia Hot Springs daily
except Sunday. Observation Car Hinton to Gin
cinnati. Sleepers Cincinnati to Chicago and St.
Louis Dining Car serving meals a la CARTE
Reservation and tickets at Chesapeake and Ohie
ONCE, b13 Pennsylvania avenue; 6O9 Fourteenth
street near F. and at the station. Telephone caIl
1870 for Pennsylvania R. B. Cab Service.
n. W. FULLER.
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THE SANDAL DANGER.
Evils of the Barefoot Children Craze
Prevalent at Seaside Resorts.

Evils of the Barefoot Children Craze
Prevalent at Seaside Resorts.
From the London Mail.
The sandal season is well established at
the seaside resorts but In London a re-
vulsion has happily taken place against a
fashion that never was suited to a city, and
fewer children are seen this summer shut
fling along with unclad legs and feet than
there were this time last year or the year
before. Thoughtful mothers have IN fact
decided against this form OF footgear for
their little ones. Their reasons for the
change are varied and excellent.
The ease and comfort Of the sandal is
not to be denied, and much OF the risk
mothers let their children run IN wear
ing this apology for a shoe Is obviated by
the addition Of socks or stockings.
There Is, in London particularly and in
any large town. distinct danger to which
the wearers Of sandals are liable-namely.
the microbes of disease which readily lodge
between the nails and the sensitive flesh
of the toes. That the nails OF the hands
are death-traps in some instances Is a
well known fact to medical men. who have
traced the carrying of infectious complaints
from one place to another to this source,
and in equal measure the nails of the
feet may prove as potent a cause of the
spread of illness
Many mothers who have given sandals
q fa1r trial Tor their ChllQren nave announcer
complaint against them. They spoil. at
any rate mar the shape Of the growing
foot. There Is nothing more exquisitely
beautiful than baby foot unless. indeed.
1t be a baby hand. But the foot requires
the reasonable support and proper restraint
Of a shoe to keep 1t perfect, and this sup
port and restraint sandal does not az
ford: so the little foot "splays'' flattens:
it loses its chubby contour and dainty col
oring; 1t becomes hardened and ugly little
foot instead of the soft. sweet thing 1t
was before 1t was expected to meet the
rigors of the pavement and the elements
merely encased in straps and leather sole.
Sandals are of various patterns, and
some are less harmful than others. The
most hygienic encase all the toes, the next
best protect the big toe and the most
dangerous leave all the toes free to abb
sorb or contend against every i'll.
1t is most essential that the big toe
should be protected. because. owing to Its
prominence and size 1t Is sure to suffer
most severely from contact with stones.
from tripping up" from falling bodies
and any other deterrent to the welIbeing
of the foot.
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AssIGNEE's LEnOynEALuABLE REAL 'Es-
TATE IN BnAsgYY,kr DISTRICT. PRINCE
GEORGES CoUNFY.aMD.
By virtue Of the power contained In mortgage
from Emma NJ. Saunders, the wife Of Samuel
G. Hill. the undersigned wifi offer at public sale in
front Of the Court House door in Upper Marlboro.
tn said county, on TUESDAY. AUGUST TWENTY:
FIFTH. 1908. AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK AM. s4sM
acres. known as 1.-THE Meadow View Stock and
Grazing Farm situated on the road from Groom
to Cheltenham. about one mile from Cheltenham
Station on the Pope,s Creek Branch OF the B. & p.
Il. r.. and about 12amiles from Washington city.
adjoining the lands Of the late Dr. Peter h. HE'S
keli. the House OF Reformation and Robert FL.
Robinson. improved by large dwelling, barns.
stable. corn house and necessary outbuildfngs.
Terms easy. For further particulars apply to
THE SAFE DEPOSIT AND TRUST COMPANY OF
BALTIMORE. Trasfeels Assfgnee OF the Mortgage.
No. IS South st.. or PHIL II. TUCK. Its Attorney,
No BOT n. Calvert st.. Baltimore, Nd
aul1, IL, u, lS 20, 2z&2k
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THes. J. OWEN 4 SON, AUcTIoNEERs.
TRUSTEES SALE OF A TwO-sToRY FRAME
DWELLING, NO. 224S ELEVENTH STREET

TRUSTEES SALE OF A Two-sToRY FRAME
DWELLING; NO. 224s ELEVENTH STREET
By virtue Of q decree Of the Supreme Court Of the
Dis4rict Of Columbia. passed in equity cause No.
$685. the undersigned trustee will offer for sale,
by public auction, In front Of the premises. ON
WEDNESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF AU-
GUST. AID. 1903, AT HAI1F-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK
PM. the following described real estate, situate
to wit: All that certain piece parcel Of land.
situate, lying and being in the said city and Dis
trict. and described upon the ground plan thereof
as part Of lots fftysix t56) and fftyseven (oD Of
B. r. Tracey's subdivision Of lots 81. 80, g. IS
and 36 Of Starr Metcaif's subdivision of square
three hundred and two t302) beginning for said
parts Of said lots hereby intended to be conveyed
at point in the line Of Eleventh lth) street. dis
tant seventy-one (71} feet and Ave o. inohes from
the northeast corner OF said square; thence west
ninety Ave (95) feet and a. inch to alley
ten 1O) feet wide; thence north thirteea l3 feet,
six (6 and onehsn inches: thence east ninety five
(9S feet and one ~ inch to the west line Of said
Eleventh 11th) street; thence with said line south
thirteen ga feet. six (6 and one-hah inches to
the beginning. together with all the improvements.
rights, &c.
Terms: One-t third purchase money shall be pay
able the day Of sale within fifteen days there
after. the balance In one and two years. with In
terest from the day Of sale at six per cent Der
annum, secured by deed Of trust the property
sold. all cash. at the option Of the purchaser. A
terms OF sale are not complied with within fifteen
days from day Of sale the trustee reserves the
right to resell the property at the risk and cost OF
the defaultins purchaser. after Eve days advertise
ment OF such resale in some newspaper published
n "s as Az e0n'e''neins recording
JAMES T. HUNTER, 40. e12 F street NV.
Au12-d&ds s1A Trustee.
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United States Marshal's
Sale of Automobile, Type
writer, Cecilian, Roller
top Desk, Iron Safe. Etc.

By virtue Of a special writ Of feri facias issued
out Of the clerk Office Of the Supreme Court of
the District Of Columbia, and to directed, VIII
sell, at public sale. for cash, on SATURDAY, AU-
GUST TWENTY-NINTH, 1903, AT TEN O'CLOCK
$40 Pennsylvania avenue NV. Washington, D. G.,
the following described property. to wit: A Win
ton Touring Car, with light, baskets, clock and
tools; Farrand Cecilian. with 118 rolls Of music;
Oliver Typewriter, Iron Safe. Oak Roller-top Desk
levied upon as the property Of James M a. Wat Vat.
son. and sold to satisfy execution No. 46275 In
favor Of the District of Columbia.
AUIICK PALMER Marshal.
JAMES W. RATCLIFFE. Auct. au17-dddbs
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THos. J. OWEN & SON.. Aucrs.. s1s st. NV.

FRAME DWELLING WITH STABLE ON
I REAF OF Loyi si1JlATE ON MILLS AVE.
By virtue Of ceftkin deed of trust, duly record
ed in IAber 28S4 ~ fdat6 "a ct seq. one Of the
land records for theT District Of Columbia and at
the request of thef partyisecured thereby we win
sell At public auetieA n front Of the premises on
GUST, 1908. AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK
PM. part of lot humber 10 Of the subdivision Of
the estate of Clar4f MiHs5 deceased. made by the
trustees In equity casa Dumbered 0O42 equity dock
ct "a and recorded n tie office of the surveyor Of
the District OF CS3fmsta In Book County No, 9.
improved as above amt more fully described in
Terms stated at fhne nfgsale. deposit of 500
required upon aceeptancs a bid. Cenveyaneing and
recording at r PRnlshsas.s fff sTsw Trustee
.u,,.as.. THoAAsS Sc =, TSREADwELL. Trustee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-18

LEAVE PENNA. r. R. STATION.
For Petersburg. Raleigh, Wilmington. Columbia
Savannah. Jacksonvill., Tampa, Tallahassee, At
lanta birmingham. Mobile. Pensacola and New
Or3eaus.
1916 AM Daily.-SEABoARD MAIL-Throuxh
Pullman sleepers to jacksonville, connecting At
hamlet with Pullman sleeper to Atlanta.
700 PM. Dnay.-SEABOARD EXPRESSESoiid
train to Jaeknnnyiile md Tampa. with Pullman
sieepers and cafe dining car. Through sieepess
10 Atlanta.
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ffon tuck
Mrs. Newrocks-"Yes. Tessie. your uncle
made his money before you were bora
Her Niece-'Did he7 Well. it's good
thing to have somebody In the family who
was born rich. isn't It. auntie?
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THOMAS powLfNG 1 CO.. AUcrIoNEERs.

Entire contents OF grocery store. No. 1910 NJ st.
n. at auction, onsFRIbAY MORNING. AUGUST
TWENTY-FIRST. 19O8.fAT TEN O'CLOCK AM,
consisting Of Canned and. Shelf Goods, Tomatoes.
Jams. Potted Meat, TOBACCO, Counter Scales. Show
Gases. Baskets. sytpps, etc. ~.
au17-4t THoMABDowhlyG & CO., Aucts.
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FGTURE DAYS.
THOMAS DOwniSGr& CO.. AUCrIONEERs,
Ba2 4 st. NV.

De- ---If-
We will sell at public auction on SATURDAY.
aye agG 1T p TWENTY, sss 1904 AT ONE
/ Wood Turning Lathe II 2O-inch Engine Lathe. /
15-inch Engine Lathe. II12-inch Engine Lathe, =
1O-inch Engine -Lathes. 18power FORCES with hoods
and piping; also lot Leather Betting and Scrap Iron
By order of the Commissioners of the District Of
Columbia. at- au18-4t
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TOMORROW.
Wilson & Mayors, "Auctioneers.'

Wilson & Mayors, "Auctioneers." "
Our regular rnidweek sale of Fur
niture and Household Effects on
Wednesday morning at 10 O'Clock,
within our sales rooms, 1929 G.
LEN PLANO. 2 OR. OAK HAT RACKS OAK AND
MAHOGANY BUREAUS, SIDEBOARDS, /
LADIES' FINE on. OAK DRESSER Or OAK
CENTER TABLE 2 MAHOGANY TABLES. 8
CHIFFoNIERS. BRASS. IRON AND ENAMELED
BINDS, WIRE SPRINGS, MATTRESSES, RATTAN,
OR. OAK AND MAHOGANY ROCK ERS ROMAN
CHAIRS, DINING, CENTER AND EXTENSION
TABLES. FINE FRENCH PLATE MIRRORS. 4
REFRIGERATORS, z PIECES FINE MATTINGS,
LOT RUGS, HAT RACKS, PICTURES EASELS.
M4E(TRIC FANS, COUNTER SCALES / PAIR
COMPUTING SCALES. BUTTER BOX, VELOUR
COUOHES, WIRE CoUCHES. &C.. &C., &c.
TERMS CASH"
1t WILSON 4 MAYERS 'AUCTS."
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Grand Atlantic Hotel

Virginia ave. and he Beach. Atlantic City Nj
Open all the year. Hot and cold sea water
baths. $50 Of the largest and most handsomely
furnished front rooms in the city. 100 rooms with
bath. Southern exposure. Magnificent sun mar
lors Orchestra. Terms: American plan Sia so
and SIS per week, 81 sc by the day up. European
plan. 81 SO per day. Special September and Oc-
tober rates. Fine cafe attached The table and
service are not surpassed. Coaches meet all trains
Write for booklet. CHARLES Z. COPE
apl6-lI6t-l3
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RAnRnADa.
Chesapealke BeachR aiIway

WEEK DAYS Trains leave. sslag: los1 s.n..
3.16. 4.00. $50 and 7:40 pm. Rstarning. 14;1o
3s3o, 6se0 500 and 1000 pm.
o:lH, l0.9o 11:30 an. In. 2:90, 3:15. 4:fA
6:96. 7:3o aud Pun Refnsa1eg. laos. I'm, 4sA6
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SUMNER RESORTS.
PRNNsYLvAM1A

MOUNTAIN HOUSE,
Blse Ridge Summit. Peuna. Hishsse poaat % West.
afn Maryland r.. consentent TO ch1rch post czAeo
and station. Address n. L c. McGO1gA4
5e2-tu, thAs-3otA
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Hotel AgmeW,

Atlantic City. directly the Ocean Front. Open On
all sides: capacity. 600: hot and cold sea water
walk: handsomely appointed: cuisine and service
ceiient; $3.50 up daily: SIS weekly Special Sept
and Oct rates Daily and evening musical concerts;
jy3O-26t. II
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WASHINGTON. d. c.. POST OFFICE NOTICE
Should be read daily. changes may occur at
any time
FOREIGN MAILS dispatched to the ports Of
sailing daily, and the schedule of closings IL ar
ranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending August 70
1903. the last connecting closes win be made from
the MAIN OFFICE az follows:
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New management. Directly on the Ocean front at
Chelsea Rooms suite with bath overlook
ing the sea. 81 per day and up. $l250 per week
and up. Elevator from street level.
1y2l-26t-7 A. G. ROHR Prop
THE CLIFTON-CORNER ATLANTIC AND CON
pecticut aves, newly renovated and refurnished.
81 Is up daily. 81 to $12 weekly. Family house,
with home comforts. @. A. SHAW.
ieS2-H2t
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-08-20
THOROUGHLY CLEANED.
Prompt and Efficient work of the
President in the Post
Office Affair.

The summary dismissal of Charles
Hedges and the statement as to the
cause of this dismissal well illustrates
not only the thoroughDess with which
the president is pushing this investi-
cation. but also the network OF graft
that had, through years of complais-
anCe, come 10 enmesh the whole post
office department. Hedges had falsi-
fed his official dairy made under oath,
in order to collect the 81 per diem to
which he was entitled while travelling
as superintendent of free delivery, and
had loaned his travelling commission
to one of his clerks. In reply to the
charges Hedges explains that such
methods were the regular thing, and
were approved by his superior,
Machen also In disgrace for various
abuses of his authority.
If Theodore Roosevelt had never done
anything else for the country than to
institute this investigation of the great
business department of the govern
ment and follow it up as he has done,
this service alone would entitle him
TO a high place in history, says the
Indianapolis Journal 1t has required
courage of a very high order, for not
a few of the men hurt in this business
were able to command in one way or
another very great political and social
influence Had the president shown
weakness or hesitation at any point he
would have been overwhelmed with
appeals and demands for leniency
from all quarters, including, doubt
less, many personal and political
friends. For many of the irregulari-
ties precedenls have been found, run
ming back through half dozen ad-
minlstrations, and there seems to have
been a very general practice of twist
ing legal interpretations 70 the per
sonal convenience and profit Of Off
cials.
II needed Just such a man as Roose-
welt to clean the Augean stables. and
he has given 10 the work an unninch-
ing courage and tireless patience that
must command the respect and admit
ration of every rignt-thnkiug man
When he gets through with il the post
Office department vii be what 1t ought
to be-a clean and honest business or
ganiZatiOn.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-08-20
PROSPERITY TO BE CONTINUED
Ex-Sccrctary Carlisle Predicts That
There VIII lie No Halt
in Good Times.

The opinion continues to prevail that
the general prosperity of the country
will not be affected by the recent slump
in the stock market On the contrary
period of liquidation for the spectators
at a time when other conditions are
favorable is regarded as a healthy symp-
tom says the Des Moines Register and
Leader.
There seems to be a very general
agreement that ex-Secretary Carlisle is
warranted in his statement in a recent
interview that there is no good reason
for expecting halt in the prosperity
of the country" AS Mr.. Carlisle views
business conditions confidence does
not seem to have been shaken. Business
is good, money is plentiful. crops have
been bountiful, with good prices pre-
vailing. The country merchant is not
in debt. The farmer has his mortgage
paid. The savings banks have more
money than ever before in the history
of the country. | think we can face the
future with few fears"
The banks had their warning year
ago, and began then to protect them
selves. They are not in position now
to be wrecked by the failure of even the
heaviest spectators. And until the
banks begin to suspend panic or serious
depression in business cannot come, un-
less there is cause for it in the failure
of crops or in some other disaster that
affects the people directly. No real cause
of business depression exists at the pres
ent time. The actual wealth of the
country is increasing rapidly, every
body is employed and money is plentiful
The readjustment in Wall street will be
a good thing for everybody, when it is
completed. and it now seems that this
will be accomplished without loss eX-
cepting to those who are entitled to
lose.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-08-20

Baltimore, Aug. 15.-W. f.. p. Du-
vail, the expert appointed to examine
the books of the lately suspended
City Trust and Banking Co, has filed
report in which it is alleged that
the troubles of the bank are due to
loans made by Treasurer Frank J..
kohler to himself and personal
friends. The unauthorized loans ag-
grcgated Sl5iO0O, of which S55 900
were loaned to kohlcr himself.
Kohler has left Baltimore and is said
to be in the west The capital stock
of the company has been wiped out
and the stockholders must meet an
assessment of 100 per cent. to pay
outstanding liahilities.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-08-20
A GOOD INDICATION.
Business Activity of Railroads Shows
That Prosperity Is Not
Waning.

The railroad earnings may be taken
as a very fair index of the country's
prosperity and the general business ac-
tivity. 1t is a remarkable fact that every
week for the last year has witnessed an
increase in these earnings as compared
with the corresponding period of the
previous year. The gains for the pres
ent calendar year have been 101 per
cent. for January, 1875 per cent. for
February, 14.5 per cent for March, 143
per cent for April, II per cent. for May
and al per cent for June. The St
Louis Globe-Dcmocrat, which carefully
surveys the field in the west and south
west, where there has been a decided
development in railroad and general
activity of late, remarks: This is an
exceedingly encouraging record Ap-
parently too, there is no interruption i'm
sight. A large wheat Crop-the second
greatest ever gathercd-has been har-
vested Corn promises to 20 far above
the 1000. 600 OO0 mark This. taken in
connection with the great expansion I'm
an industrial activities. says the Troy
Times. points to a continuation Of the
heavy earnings of the railroads The
whole of which means that the country
Us riding high on The prosperity wave. :"
The calamity sbouter who thought that
the good times would not be much Of
shower is understood these days to be
helping 90 harvest Tho big crops Even
when hc refuses to work and keeps up
his waIIing the farmers are too busy %
pay any attention % him