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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-04-23
Sour
Stomach

No appetite, loss Of strength. nervous
ness, headache. constipation, bad breath,
general debility. sour risings. and catarrh Of
the stomach are all due to indigestion. Kodol
cures indigestion. This new discovery repre-
sents the natural juices Of digestion as they
exist In healthy stomach, combined with
The greatest known tonic and reconstructive
properties. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure does not
only cure indigestion and dyspepsia, but this
famous remedy cures all stomach troubles
BY cleansing. purifying, sweetening and
strengthening the mucous membranes lining
the stomach.
Mr. S. S. Ball Of Ravenswood W. Va saws
was troubled with sour stomach for twenty years
kodoi cured me and We are now using il In min
for baby"
kodol Digests What You Eat.
Bottles only. sloo Size holding ~ times the trial
size. which sells for so cents.
prepared by {. o. Dewitt 8 co., CHICAGO
FOR SALE AT r. G. MoRToN's DRUG STORE.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-04-23
Stopped Hemorrhages.

Nashua City. N. H., Sept. II. 1902
Gentlemen:-lt is with great pleasure
that I write TO inform you that / have
used eight bottles of your Pure Malt
Whisky. / would not have been here to-
day only for your wonderful medicine. |
have used all kinds Of medicine ard been
under the care OF doctors. / have had
three severe attacks Of grip and
pneumonia, which have left ne with a
bad cough and weak heart, l an e. years
old 1t has toned up my system ana
stopped the hemorrhages and l courh but
very little. / only regret that I aid net
know OF your whiskey before. I cam 81
express what 1t has done for me. / beg
to remain, Yours respectfully.
MRS. H. C. ARLINGTON.
Thousands OF such letters are received
from patients who have been cured bv
Dufy's Pure Malt Whisky.
CautiOn.-when you nsk for Dpf
ger the genuine. Inscriptions dea
preparation. will try 20 sell Won ,
Nhtskey substitutes, which are pu+
which. Tar from relieving the sick.
"Duhy's" and be sure Won get a.
Whfskey which contains mecfcipng
the trademark, sThe Old Chemist.
It is the only whiskey recognized by {
guarantee. Efyou can't get the genuine a
TO Duffy Malt Whiskey Co., Rochester, ]
sent free.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-04-23
Cures Consumption!

Dear Sirs:-After reading your adver-
tisement | bought bottle OF your whiskoy.
which helped me right away. l an now
on my third bottle. using it for coasum9-
tion, and | feel like a new man. I thiar
that Il had known Of your whiskey whom
l was at home in Chicago. | would have
never come out here for my health.
ED. SCHUBARTH. ZOOS Market St.
Denver Colo Aug Is 1902
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-04-23

To give his coachman and horses
> rest, the bishop of Rochester now
uses a motorcar to get about his
diocese on Sundays.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-04-23

Hicks-I didn't know you had gone
in for literary work.
Gussie-Me? How?
Jockey told me you collaborated
with him on that character sketch
of his about the chappie who eontin-
ually says Bah Jove!'"
"0h, come now, bah Jovel assuah
you / had nothing TO do with il.
Stwange of him to tell you that. bah
Joyel"-Catholic Standard and Times.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-04-23

Mr.. w. D. Ball. OF Richmond Va. had 9
similar experience 10 that OF Mrs. Alllng-
ton
Gentlemen:-I commenced on your Duffy
Melt Whisky last March. ard have bccn
i4lthful 10 taking it ever since. have used
enc dozen Bottles. and am feeling better.
Aly hemorrhages have almost stopped and
my cough very much improved.
WILLIE y. BALL. us n. 1st St.
Richmond. Va, Sept. 5, 1902.
Pneumonia Cured.
Gentlemen had a severe case OF pneu-
nonia last fan. and have used about ono
cozen bottles OF your whiskey to buIld me
up ana md Il does what you claim for il.
yours respectfully p Petersen.
Hamline, MINI. May IL. 1909.
1t cures consumption. coughs coI8s rrfn
bronchitis. catarrh and all diseases az he
l-roat and lungs. It also cures nervous
nN4s aId Indigestion. 1t gives power to
tIe Brain, strength and elasticity to the
muscle. and richness to the blood II i
promoter Of health and longevity.
liakes the old young. keeps the young
s.fohg II is absolutely pure and con-
tains no fusel oil.
II will cure almost any case ~ cons,r,-
Ton II taken in time.
q o Ever G0OO doctors prescribe IL, and
~'o0O hospitals use it exclusively.
fure Malt Whisky he sure Won
!. -. mindful of the exceIIencc ar mi.
eab limitations. and SO chilled SloIt
~. ne market for profit only. and
IRE positively harmful Demaad
y = the only absolutely pure moI.
on the label. A TOT
le Government as a medicine That ;s
your drug store or dispensary. write direct
+. 1. Sl.O0 per bottle. Medical booklet
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01
Pass CITY Wants En-.

The following communication from
John T. Thorpe. chairman Of the hose
committee Of the January Jubilee as
ISOLATION OF FL Paso. Texas, which
will hold a Publication meeting jan
uary 10 10 % has been secured in
the city:
The January jubilee association
will hold a Publication in this city
January IS 10 %, inclusive, and it IS
our intention to make a grand hose
contest one Of the main features.
There will be prizes amounting to at
least $500, and possibly double this
amount. Will you kindly inform us
if your city can send q team to con-
test for the prizes? Special rates will
be offered by the railroads running in
to this city, and good hotel aceommo-
dations can be secured at reasonable
rates.
IF there is any possibility of your
city sending a team to participate we
al guarantee you a royal good time
and will make your visit enjoyable.
Help US revive the good old sport
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01

The letter v may be regarded us the
mutilated remains of one of the sym.
bols used by the ancient Egyptians In
their hieroglyphics or picture writing.
A common animal In their country was
the two horned sand viper, a rcprescn
tati0n OF which stood for V. The
priests ultimately found that for the
practical purposes Of everyday life II
was a waste OF time TO use elaborate
hier0glyphics and invented d kind Of
shorthand 70 meet the occasion. In
this the snake was reduced 10 d v with
q dash VI to represent horns and
body.
The Phnniclans adopted this letter,
and from them we get our v by loss OF
the dash, leaving only the two little
horns Of the original picture. This
snake is still common in Egypt ana Is
probably the n mentioned In Genesis
XIX. Ia. Dan shall be n serpent by the
way. an adder in the path, that bitetb
the horse heels. so that his rider shall
fall backward" Travellers tell us that
u ~ still sddictei 10 this unpleasant
tabit
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01

An official note from Santa Fe says:
The Commercial club Of Las Vegas,
principal Offices at Las Vegas, San
Miguel county has been incor-
poratei. The incorporators are
Adm H. Whitmore, Eusebio Cha
con, Willard w. Browne. William e.
Gortner and Andrieus A. Jones, The
club is incorporated for fifty years.
for the purpose of promoting the
progress and extending andj increas-
ing the trade and industries Of Las
Vegas. The club is capitalized for $10,-
900 divided into 500 shares of the par
value OF 500 each.The first board of di-
rectors consists OF the incorporators
and Jefferson Reynolds, Joseph NJ.
Cunningham. Isaac Davis, David G.
Winters. Frederick G. Pierce and r.
r. Twitchell and Max Nordhaus.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01
Al the sociabIe.

Mr.. Sllptongue-I have not met your
wife. Is she here this EVENING"
Mr.. Hansome-Yes. but Just at this
moment she is engaged over there at
the piano.
Mr.. Sliptongue with affected enthu-
siasml-Ah. | see! She is that goddess
like beauty who is playing nm accom-.
paniment for the mountain Of flesh
who is singing.
Mr.. Hansome (stifiyD-My wife does
not play; she sings. London Telegraph.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01
Driving out the Enemy.

These are the days o. colds. sharp
and sudden, attacking throat and
lungs, and leading to consequences one
does moi like to think about. Avoid
further exposure and fight the enemy
Of health aid comfort with Perry
Davis painkiiler. the family standby
for sixty years. II conquers a cold in
a DAY. See that you get the right
article There Is but one ~Painkiller.
Perry Davis.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01
fNFgsaasANE* -
WALL STREET BROKERS.
what the Pubic PAYS 10 Keep Them
In B~usiness.

~ ~ ~
In B~usiness.
Wall street brokers hold themselves
a million miles higher in caste tilan
bookmakers. And they are right
They are the rene de In creme OF
finance. Bookies are the scum. Yet
there are many bookmakers In the
street. and not d few OF them are
hackers OF brokers. Some are big OPP
orators. supporting brokers by their
commissions. There are LOO mem
bers Of the Stock Exchange. and these
represent brokerage and commission
firms whose partnerships aggregate NJ
less than 1,452 ablcbodied men. II Il
safe to venture the assertion that eaei
member Of the exchange and his part
ners would turn up the rose at an In
come Of less than $4,000 a year.
Hence!
At $4,000 each year these broker.
clean up net about $4,000. 900. There
are some 900 Stock Exchange firms
which pay s3.OO0.0OO annually for the
rent of their Offices. These firms EN-
ploy 1000 clerks and assistants. book.
keepers. runners. etc, Mt an average
wage OF $500, which makes $10.5O0.
900. Thus we have In three items alone
$42,500.000 that must come out OF the
pockets OF customers to keep the great
machine well oiled. That is to say
the public pays the sum OF S42,5O0.O0u
annually for the privilege OF suppore
Ing In splendid style S.f52 people in
order that they may try their hands III
telling which way a stock will go.-
New York Press.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Eidorado: +. G. Emery, FL Paso
Texas: W. G. Gately, Aurora, Ills.
H. =. Kramer, Watrous; Mart Larri
more, Mcmillan, N. NJ.
castaneda: 0. A. Hailey, Wat
rous; F. w. Gaylord, Hong Kong; L
T. Lyon, Denver: G. c. Klein, st,
Louis.
New Optic: Miss Casados, Mora;
Celos Baca, Santa Rosa; Juan Casa.
dos. Mora; Thomas Oliver, Colorado
City; F. D. Mccormick, Los Conchos;
Henry II. Lies, Anton Chico.
la Pension: Mrs. w. A. Drake.
Paonia, Colo.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01
why.

LILLIAN Is not sure that she loves
Walter. Sometimes she thinks she
does. and at other times she's con.
vinced she doesn't"
And yet she IS going to marry him? r
ooh, yes, that's all settled"
but Il she Is not SIRE she loves him
why doesn't she break the engage
ment"
sas City Journal.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01
PERSONALS

Miss Casaios is down from Mora.
Jim Williams left for Los Alamos
this morning.
Henry H. Lies is in the city from
Anton Chico.
N. J. Dillon went gu to his mines
at Mineral Hill today.
F. D. Mccormick is in from his
ranch at Las COnchas.
A. H.. Whitmore has returned from
a business trip to Santa Fe.
Hon. Jefferson Reynolds left this
afternoon for Chicago, on a business
trip.
Celso Baca, the wealthy citizen of
Santa Rosa, is here to spend a few
days. .taN
Mrs. HollenWager is moving today
into a suit Of rooms in the Kihlberg
block.
Mr. and Mrs. L. w. Perry got away
this afternoon for their home in Gran
vile, Ohio.
Harry Payne, after a six months
visit to Kansas points, has returned
to the city.
Mrs. W A. Drake, a pleasant lady
from Pomona, Calf, is a guest at
La Pension.
Hugh Loudon and D. G. Deuel..
ranchmen from La Cueva, have re-
turned to their ranch.
Mort Larrimore. a st0ckman from
the southern village Of Mcmillan, N.
NJ, is a Las Vegas visitor.
Jacob Stein has resigned his place
at the store Of Appel Bros. to accept
another with Stern & Nahm.
Agapito Abeyta, who has been
spending several days in the city, left
this morning for his home in Mora.
j. D. Hand, the well known ranch
mar from Los Alamos, returned home
today, after a short visit to this city.
H. j. Ramer, the wealthy stockman
Of Watrous, N. NJ, and HolbroOK. A.
T., is here on business and pleasure.
Mr.. Jenkins and A. l.. Walden. night
yardmaster, left this morning for a
two days prospecting trip in the
mountains.
/ j. A. Brooks, a wealthy cattle deal
er, left this afternoon for Chicago. He
will attend the International Live
Stock association.
The wife and children Of J. L. Took
er. who is furnishing a photograph
gallery on the west side, have ar
rived from Ironwood, Mich.
F. w. Gaylord, a citizen Of Uncle
Sans domain. who resides in the far
away British Chinese port Of Hong
Kong, is a Las Vegas visitor.
Vim. Bell. the popular agent for the
New York Life, left on No. 2 this af-
ternoon for a two weeks business
trip through the southern part Of New
Mexico.
Herman Gerhardt, after several
busy days in the city, left this after
noon for his home at Las Truchas.
He will be three days and three nights
on the way.
Judge s. II. Spooner and w. H. I'm.
giles returned from Watrous on a
freight at S O'clock this morning. This
afternoon Judge Spooner left for Fort
Worth, Texas.
H. II. Rusby and wife left this af-
ternoon for their home. nearly a hun.
dred miles across the mesas at Co
nanit. Their wagon a heaped high
with goods purchased from the city
merchants.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01
They're Going Cheap.

Cooley & Miller have just received
a carload OF those celebrated Racine
vehicles including everything from a
runabout TO a farm wagon. They are
the best vehicles made and they will
be sold at prices that will please.
Anyone who wants anything in the
vehicle line will miss it, II he does
not first consult Cooley 4 Miller.
lilies
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01

Skating must be good in the can.
yon, by the looks Of Mr. Biehls show
window. lie has skates for every.
body; sells them rents them, sharp.
ems them. I'LL
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01

Tine announcement OF the big prizes
offered by the circulation department
Of The Optic has been received with
much interest and many favorable
comments.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01

They're getting busy 4 gentleman
dropped into the office today and re-
marked that he was called up three
times before breakfast and asked TO
subscribe % The Optic FOR a year.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01
Fixing ID. blame.

The trouble ain't with The farm
said the old man. III the farm didn't
have to do anything but support itself,
II could be made 1 0 pay. but il don't
seem to be able TO carry the burden OF
US Twin on ii. 50 | reckon we're TO
blame. Chicago Post.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01

The board Of directors Of the Com
mercial club Will meet tomorrow ever
ing at the Montezuma club to make
final arrangements for the carrying
on of the new organization.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01

You might as well be dead as out
Of fashion. If you Ike in Las Vegas
and don't read The Optic you are
very much out of fashion and away
behind the times az well.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01

Don't fail to attend the auction sale
Of unclaimed express packages at the
express office. beginning at Z p. m.
Dec Bird Great bargains to be had
12.1
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01

Some people want you to give them
everything for nothing. including your
life, your liberty your labor and your
pursuit Of happiness schoolmastc
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01
The Steger Club.

Winter Lap.robes and Horse Blank
cts. Ilfeld's, the plaza. basement de-
partment. 11s23
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01

A couple Of freight ears got of the
track at Rivera this morning ana No.
2 was delayed a couple Of hours in
consequence.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01
Losing an Onnnrtunitx.

.'The curtain goes up at s:I5. so wen
be just in time
But II we have a box 1t really seems
a shame to be so punctuai "-Brooklyn
Life.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01
Notice.

There viii be a special meeting Of
the Rathbone Sisters. X. OF p. in X.
Of P. hall at $3.50 D. m Wednesday.
All sisters in town are urged to be
present.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01

WANTED Board and lodging in pri-
vate family for gentleman. his wife
and 2-year-old child: no invalids.
Address w. Optic ONCE. 11.127
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01

II makes your mouth water-the
fat. tender. homegrown beef at Tur.
ner's. 1921
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01

Lost-one red. silklined Kid glove.
for a man. Return to Optic for re.
ward. 1872
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01

The days continue to grow shorter
and the coal bills longer.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01

Call and see the American coffee
and tea extractors. Thompson Hard
ware Co. 1913
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01

FOR sALE-Good saddle horse. Call
AZ Roy McLean's, one door west Or
Duvalls. 12G
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01

Don't forget the sale Of unclaimed
express matter Thursday evening. l2.l
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01

Shoulder steak 3 lbs. for 25c at
GRAF & Hayward's, 12.7.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01

MRS. NJ X. WILLIAMS,
.1.l2i Secretary.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01

The largest line Of pocket knives in
the city, all warranted, and right hand.
cd. Thompson Hardware Co. 1913
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01

FOR RENT-Two u~nfurnished rooms.
1920 Diamond Ave, $3.50 month.
1874
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01

Boiling meat only &C per pound at
GRAF & Hayward's. 1877
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01

PIANO for rem, at Ilfeld's. The plaza.
1919
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01

Gehrlng's men are experts in setting
Ip stoves. 1i-13
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01
sTENooRAPHER,

sTENooRAPHER, TYPEWRITER.
W. Y. unsles. stenosrapher and
typewriter, room No. 8, Crockett
block, Las Vegas. Dispositions and
notary public.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-01

Or. Weaycr's Treatment.
syrup for The blood; cerale for skin ernptions.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-06-22
TO CRIPPLE CREEK.
Pixies Peak Cog Road Will Be Extend.
ed Nine Miles.

The Manitou & Pixies Peak Railway
company has completed surveys and
plans and secured rights of way for
an extension Of its line, the famous
cog road, from the summit of Pixies
Peak to Cripple Creek, a distance of
nine miles. The extension will be cleo
trio and will cost approximately $780,
900. 1t will leave the main or steam
road at a point near the summit and
will descent the mountain along the
horseback trail through Gillett.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-06-22

arranged to use the unlimited water
supply of the great Estancia Springs
to their fullest advantage. The water
of these springs is believed to be as
pure as any in New Mexico and not
surpassed by any for railroad use. The
springs are $500 feet from the main
track of the railway and there is a
rise of nine feet from the track. The
company has cleaned up, walled with
concrete and connected four of the
springs so that the water flows into a
reservoir. From this reservoir it is
conducted through a cemented tile pipe
to a reservoir of $1,000 gallons capaci-
ty. There is also at the track a tank
of the capacity of $4,000 gallons WA.
is filled from the reservoir. This gives
the company a capacity at the track of
100. 900 gallons. An eight-inch water
tower is located between the tracks
and the water is conducted to this
from the tank through an eight-inch
pipe. An automatic arrangement has
provided at the reservoir at the
tracks by which, when the reservoir
is filled to the capacity of $4,000 gal
Ions, the water is directed and flows
into Estancia lake.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-06-22
WIDESPREAD RATE WAR.
Likely to Follow in Case Western Pas
senaer Association CoIIapses.

The Chicago Evening Post says:
The general opinion among western
railroad men Is that the Western Pas
senger association with all its bureaus
is on the verge of collapse. Its down
fall is likely to be accompanied by a
widespread rate war. Indications
have pointed in this direction for some
time, but the result of Fridays meet
ing of the executive committee of the
association and the C~hicago-St. Paul
lines has brought the expected end
considerably nearer and has made dis,
solution almost inevitable. No hope
is entertained that the recommends
ton Of the executive committee to sub
stitute a 2,000-mile book, good on all
trains, for the %credential form of in
Interchangeable mileage now in use, will
be adopted.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-06-22
His Last Hope Realized.

From the sentinel, Gebo, Mont.
In the first opening of Oakland to
settlers in 1889, the editor of this pa
per was among LIE many seekers after
fortune who made the big race one
fine day in April. During his travelling
about and afterwards his camping up
or his claim. he encountered much
bad water. which, together with the
severe heat, gave him a very severe
diarrhoea which II seemed almost i'm.
possible to check, and along in June
the case became so bad he expected to
die. One day n of his neighbors
brought him one small bottle of Cnam.
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy as a last hope. A big dose
was given him while he was rolling
about on the ground in great agony,
and in a few minutes lne dose was re-
peated. The good effect of the medi-
cine was 500 noticed and within an
nour the patient was taking his first
sound sleep for a fortnight. That one
nttle bottle worked a complete cure,
and he cannot help but feel grateful.
The season for bowel disorders being
at hand suggests this item. For sale
by all druggists.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-06-22
CHARGE BY THE POUND
New Method Suggested for Handling
Heavyweight Passengers.

Some time ago" says the Railway
Age, this journal ventured to note the
manifest inequitableness of charging
the same price for carrying a 100
pound passenger, occupying single
seat space, as for a 300-pound individ-
ual, requiring twice as much room;
and the suggestion was offered that
passenger as well as freight rates
might properly be fixed by the pound.
The proposition, although widely no
ticed, was not received with favor by
the majority Of the press, while the
railway journals of Europe inclined
to criticise 1t seriously. But now that
Swedish statesmen have presented a
proposition to tax all persons weighing
over 125 ponds at a fixed rate per
pound, more respectful attention is
likely to be paid to the similar propo-
sition for taxing passengers by weight.
If it is right to require big men, who,
or course, consume more of the air of
heaven and enjoy more of the space of
earth than their smaller brethren, to
pay more for the privilege of living,
surely it is fair to charge for the trans
portation of their surplus weight. Ex-
cess weight of baggage is scrupulous-
ly charged for now; why not excess
weight of passengers likewise? Is a
big trunk of more value than a big
body?"