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y. L. Guldaggor, ut Jon ~ old Stand
IL prepared to 90 blncksmith,ng in al
"f its branchcs at prices To sui. ;i,s
times. Horse shocing and wagon work
specially. All work guaranteed Take
your work to Mr.. Guldaggcr's shop il
you want II done we'll and ni reasonable
pricrs.
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sum MARY.

""'Ahrr !" Treasury ......... $4,000 35
The above balance stands To the
credit OF the various funds as per
FreaSurcr's Balance Sheet. dated Jan.
!. 1904.
TPEAsCRER's BALANCE SnEE1.
SHsh II treasury to the credit Jf the
vTIouP funds. Jan. |. 1904.
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der OF their engine. When enough coal
dust had blown away for them to iden.
my Their visitor they beheld AN enorm.
wild car, which crouchcd. snarl,ng,
upon the coal and seemed ready 10 take
possession OF the cab. Neither the fire.
nor the engineer beng accustomed
l" s"ch "a passenger, both at once
vacated We the frout window md rode
the running board until Mr.. Cat arrived
at the point at which he desired to
his"mh"Tk before they returned to the
employ of the Southern Pacific.
It Is cInimcd by some railroad men
hat Mcssrs. White and Ahren beat their
own train into Curlin nud Others arc
wondering what would have happened
II they had been tagged before the wild
r"t quit running the engine. Never
haviug tagged Il wild cat none of them
can say, but ii Is thought that Larry will
app!y FOR a shovel on the Sligo md
Cork rHiiI"ad, where there are nett her
wild cas- nor snukcs.-Sllver State.
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Salmagundi.

Tho u. : grind jury will meet IN Gar.
ron on the 9th 81 next month.
Tho Nevada University football team
WINS easily beaten Tues lay Mt Lns An.
gclcn 10y the Sherman Indians. The
81 ore stood - to ,
Tho rrcliwinnry examination Of Gins.
~IIargrovcr, charged with stealing q
horsc from Fred Scott occupied the nt.
tcrtion ~ Judge Morgan today.
Claire Black and John Smiley. uri.
vcrsity students. gave Tho Office II
plcnstut "n!l thin morning. lhoy will
roaumc their work after tLc holiday VA.
cation.
Editor i!ummcll hna discontinued tho
publication of tho Wadsworlh Dispatch
and will move his plant to Sparks
whcrc the paper viii appear shortly as
tho Sparks Diarntch.
The present grand jury is II terror Ia
OWL dDcra. SO far they have returned
ecyrn indictments mud huvc nrycrul
more in prospect. bucky IL tho man
who has waited urriehily aud Stunned
tho rOnd that lcad' to the grand jury
roum.
Arthur Merchant, a fireman on the
Winucmurcn switch engine. mot with a
peculiar accident !ant evening while N
the dischnrgo II his duty. Whilc iighi-
my the headlight Of hin crgiuc Tho
lamp exploited aud lila TACO and head
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Salmaqundi.

Cigni ice wcnthcr.
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49,, = ~ D." ''' " 80
J.. Il Jewell ~ up frum ItiD ud". H."
l"e'"rday beng "a legal h]nlItu} m.u--
y all it" hueinrs5 hou.r c'n &. and thr
'"'h WAS yer! quiet.
Tn, ,,l, ,..I,. :i
r'ir" all o'"t t"Sn Ns a consequence
u" p'"iabcrs tr" wearing hroad mice.
Mr.. ami lIrs JI,,,L, uc,,I,r,.r
turned from III, IT. Icuo, r,,,, ,rir lii.
morning. u,,d.n h,. ., Lo,,.,i ,,,I
'r""" nov.
The si,i.,lEr,, ~ .,,, L,,w,,r L,-.
and Tunrur,r, nri ,i, ,r,r,.y ,ll o,,,..
coach h,q r,y,n y,v +, ,ho n,r, c,,,.
tnr,abIc aIri,h.
valley lima uorrrr, +, ho rrr,c,, fl, ,I.
mnrrinyr uf hcr e,r rrr,lI IN Mi,
]l'unnic Smiley.
,., =.
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Salmagundi.

CHARLES L"cpcr, Reno'S chief of police,
Is critically sick With rncumouiu.
Steward .Nbl" reports Catch Barton
getting along nicely at tn, hosr,tal.
rh. Jur, in "a" Nam Patterson ease
fai,a! u" alr"" and "as III "rrr.vr'. ia
,L, iis; h.iir; Ken tt. ia. r:p.ui six
to SIN. Size WAS remain led to custody
wi.hm: tail.
l"iT .ina. tho man wt" tDYll,L Drug
gisl ~ii"i4kms"n ia Reno ,bc other rIav.
WIZ ,lurI $40 with the ALTERNATIVE Of 20
mg 70 Ill 'i"c days. lie went to jail.
: mr VI" las asked why bankers DO
no. srcHi e. ore money, and the WASH
ing."u poJ ru-gc.ts ,hnt II il probably
be- .au 81. llty have 10 have their ,nou..
for such orroH crs rs Mn. ChaIwicl.
+. l.. OIli. il III SIN Fran cis, in
co .frrruct wtlh Denver ~mi!linnuircs and
he, haze ~ouptc,cI pan. 80 install a
500 800 plant at Bishop cr, elk la supply
power f"r Inu"pnh and G,l i,iriI. Sun
Mrs. Chapman has gained consii,r.
ably III tic pau't we"H and III now dhlu
to be- up and arpuud the ho#5c. She
stuw away considerable dinner uu h.r
18th Christmas.
Thee cicht-aor'a team. loaded with
barley I"tl ;hr- afternoon 'or the Tuuo
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10y local applications as they caUuot
reach TIA" diseased portion oi the car
There Is only ono way to euro deafness
and that is hy constitutional remedies.
Deafness IL cHdrcd by m iull lmcd c,n.
diUOn OF the acc lining of the Eus-
tachinu tube. Whom tins tuhCc ia H.
famed. You have u rnUblng sound or
imperfect hearing and when il 10 entire.
ly Cluged, Deafness ia the result. and
unless the iuilamntiou ran he taken out
aud II ~ tube restored "a ila normal
condition. hearing viii be drstroyC d for.
over; mnc cases ont of ten are caused
Icy cuturrh, which in o]nHtnghut an in
famed condition 81 the mucuus surfucca
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any cNsc 81 dcnfurr3 irnuecl Ivy
cnturrhD that cnnuot bc cured by ~IIuli'e
Catirrh Cure. Send Tor c]ircuiars, tree.
+. j. CUENHY & CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists, ~ cru'r.
Take Halls Family pilla Tor rongtir.-
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M More Suffering.

u yHs are troubled with indigestion get
= n'tt.r If koiol Dyspepsia Cure aud
see how quickly it will cure o Geo.
Thompson, OF Spencer, lu., says: Il
nave hGh dyspepsia for twenty year,.
Ny case wa almost hopeless. Kodul
iH dyspepsia Cure was recommended and
| used Il few bottles 81 it and it ia the
rnly thing that has relieved me. Would
not be without it. Have doctored
with local physicians and also at Chica-
60. ana even went la Norway with
hopes OF getting some relief, but Kodol
Dyrpcp.ia Cure Is the only remedy that
has done IHc any good, nni | heartily
rrcommor! it. Every irrrson suffering
with Indigestion or dvsorpsia should
use it Sold hy Elko Drug 20.
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LOW,
=, 49,
,n'N, "
Chrisima~ pissed oil very quietly in
Elk'. lhrrr ser" the usual nuIuher OF
turkeys pat Nhor" 'h.s would du the
most good rmi everybody SCENE! I" be
in his hapI.rst mood after the turkeys
""'!
Rev. Il Grrrnii-hl wrri to Starr
valley this morning l." o.icu.ir at the
marriage Of Erroli Taber and Miss Fan
ME SMILEY. daughter Of Mr.. and Mr.. WIN.
Smiley. Tho y"uu. people have the
best wi hes uf a host 81 friends for their
future SUCCESS and happiness.
I,s, rrit,, r-.ic.,, Mum, r.,.
L.,-., 49,. r,'
ElarGroyes OF stealing a horse f5om Inn.
Constable McCo, are led ~Iiurcrovcs
yesterday and landed him ~ Jail last
nrrh'. IigssroScs hns been ia the sans
kind of trouble before.
4, ru., ,..,
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hirrsor .,I.,
chiLi,or H. u,.n
,,rI no b., h.r..I L;..,i, ~
,L,
pilates nnd surveyed th" pruspert, NJ the
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Engineer Ia. Whitc aud Fireman
Larry Ahrcm had an experience Tues.
day night which. hnl II occurred to men
Of l,Ns stuid hHhite. mighi hr nirribu.
ted I" IN cxccss u' ChriHtmna chccr.
They left hero tuesday afternoon. md
whilo COINS through polisNdc Cnnyon
they were startled toy something landing
with u howl mnd u scramble on The ten.
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According :" the article Clscw here
from the Churchill STANDARD, Dan O,
Doan will hevc Il rocky road to trave
before he gets his pardon. II looks tc
an outsider as il Dan w;s crowding the
buck IN applying FOR Il pardon so soon
after hIs conviction.
In tie home ~ William j. Bryan now
rests the giant bowl once the propert,
ot Thomas jefferson. The bowl is oil
silver aud weighs leo pounds. II is IL,
init with gold and ivor, and trimmed
with carvings OF costly design. The
bowl WAS purchased from DR.. j. NJ.
Scott, Of CUIpcper, Va.
Some PERSONS are generous and some
are thc reverse. In the former class
should be placed tile mnp wLo wrote a
letter To Mrs. Chadwick Ill Jail, express.
my sympathy and inclosiug a check for
eighty five million dollars, begging her
to accept 1t freely and use it in settle
mcnt Of her troubles.
Spo Ikcr Cannon, OF the house, in
spcakiEg 81 The national deficit SAYS:
"lhcrc Ia Il gap ur $4,000, 900 between
the vest ana the pants" Why should
this he confessed by IL leading republi.
can when his party IL III power and pros.
pcritv &c its wo,i I, tho ,u.
try Ia Prospectus. VII! should the nation
br S3O,9,0,OIU IN the hole?
- "S 'he 'r'"'ea"H h"!s' iha'ead OF
'"'"' ! ""'' s"H 'S stated Yesterday who
""" we hth' WIN "m. Dye Friday
McAvip vho o,,rrInJ tina Chr;e,,nas
bah uuj attended IN mil .ba mssLs
from the fares q: ,.a moskor II.
tried if u. Nr.nur pr;,,.,r, .,a -.
ceiyeI i blow on the head with ann.
NcIyiu ,hnp wen, -, ,o,r NH ,oLl J..
troubles =. Dive and IN. foe, than -,
ia do up the p-ipaIu, L,,s ;v,o
,yeuI, wus thai Dy. rn, rra,,y hail,
b.,,oo
=, 'i' '"'''"' - !" H"'' NJ
- '"'''' s'''N' ""s gwen h'"'S''i
~ -" ""'"'''''''' ''lh 'h' A"s'lii
b,tvrru ms r,uis ami sL,r, - Tia. w.i.t
nui IN trying l., il an, i, wan, off
by gcrideu, and sbn, ,ba ou.w IIo had
a sor. ON his Ir.. which me said w.s
cuus.d rrnu, IA. ,,,y,Ior Lurr L,t o.
close examination shows ,h,, the. ,.,,,, i
y t:.,
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In concluding an imRassioned speech
To II religious asscmhlugc TOM years ago
IA il Kansas town, J.. i:nlph Burton then
an uspirunl for IT natorimI honors. de-
Clarrd:
Tho nchcst legacy man can leave to
man l. the memory Of an honorcd
name ant the inheritance OF Il good cx-
AMPLE
Today tie author of these noble sen.
]tirncUt- walks the streets OF Washing
ton di-crcditcd and ~fricndIcgs. Since
no was branded 10y Il federal jury at
-. LouIs less than ii year ago as u
nribctakCr he has grown morose and
Irsppnnl,ut. To an intimate lleId he
r"mur!irI tic ether day that regard
less ~ whether no served IA term IN
the federal pcuitcntiary IN expiration Of
H." cAarG, mnGc against him, OF
whether lac Was acquitted later ON If
,hc charge Of accepting brides, he
ro.ii never clfacc Tive stigma placed
upon hia lame and reputation.
81 ana IA ra;ncd man." he said in n
lrrar bling voice, ~my friends have de-
serted me and | am virtually All out
rur'.-
hen the rcnntOr gave uiterance To
these expressions he doubtless recalled
IN adn0ni.ion +" his constituents IN
Kansas 10 live uu honorable life. To
bc trlcndiess Is il dreadful thing, but
20 have once held high position and
to huvc been the idol OF Il million and
i half constituents who were over
ready To- G1uCc attendance urnn his
every wish, and then To Ir suddenly
stripped "i influence. power, HduIntluI
conIi!ruca and respect and to be
ahunmri b.! those who formerly courtcd
him IN Il N 10 dreadful condition.
Pity hn5 suvpiautcd and taken the
place ~ r. poet. and this is the most
mortI'yiug md humiliHtiug phasc Of
the case 10 lho principal.
Tho impression ia general in all cir
C'rs that the supreme court OF tho
United Stntcs will gran; Senator Bur.
ton Il new triad. This action OF the
( court will not be based UPON the con.
t]"DtI"n that tho evidence did not var.
raui conviction, but because Of legal
t'cnicalitics which occurred during tho
trial.
Since the Indictment was returned
against him more than a year ago. J.
ltnlrh Burton hRs never entered tho
]srurtc chamber aud haa never NJ.
tempted to exercise his privileges as n
senator from tho stntc 81 Knnsaa. 10
might have attempted to have repre-.
secuted hig constituents on the floor Of
Oh" scnot" had il not been for a remark
made by the venerable Senator George
!Ionr. ot Massachusetts, that il would
not TO proper for u man with so r%"rious
II chnrgc pen ling ngainst him Z nutor
'hc senate ch1mbrr and pnrtf 1n'S IN
'hc enactment Of laws for OJ !uvefn.
mont Of the people 81 tho c5ur,r..
It il expected that q dcCi, Do viii DO
handed down by the sun g, 40 court
whom n r"rouvauca un ~ rh In In
this now celebrated case. ! X.
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nm INTO wabuska by the first of Feb.

n'nc INTO Wabuska by the first of Feb.
ruary, or not later than the 18th.
IL. ID. Trcnman a prominent mining
man ot Salt Lake. reached Goldfipld
last week after u terrible experience on
the desert. He was en- rlutc Ia Bunfrrc
and n~cighborrng mining dist rictR on a
TRIP of inspection when taken i'll with
pm""'n"nin. lie WIS all ulonr, muuy
miles from civilization and without any
chnnc" Of medical attention for five
daya and during that time III, suffering
WIS terrible III the extreme -Bonauga.
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ct the health Of your children. Look
ont for Coughs, Colds, Group and
"hoop'r: Cough. Stop thcm III time
ON MTnut" Cnugh Cure is the hes.
remedy. HARMLESS aud pleasant. Sold
10y Illko Drus Co.
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You must have a peculiar
tea taste if no-onc Of the five
SchillinG's Best is right for
you; and coffee four.
Your groccr's; moncyback.
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iured III l.lio.
headquarters Tor holiday cc"ls at
En-lcr'z.
Tho latest john &. Ssetson hats are to
be found at Engler's.
The prrlim!nar! examination = Cut-.
il%argroves resulted in his discharge.
Boys buster brown suits and nm clc-
CANT line OF o~vcrconts to match at Eng
Ter Cos.
The grand jury is worliing away and
tue prospects are that it vii! not al
journ until late tomorrow.
The Tunopah Sun say there is moth.
ing III the reported tiudtn. 81 lie lost
Breytoy!c min According to- il. the
B5ey togic mine is still! lost.
\ company has been incorporated
with "a capitalization 10 $1,000 u tn
build a hotel 1T Steamboat Springs.
Work on .hc ucw builing will begin
Us soon rs the weather will permit.
~ -, = - -" ~
Of its brunrbr, AT prices tn .uit the
times. i."rse shucmg and w.gou work a
speciality. Al work guaranteed Take
Solr w6-k (, MIR. G~uIdurpcr'e .k,uLi
ION want 1t done well ana at reasonable
prices. '
q. T.. Page, IL OF tine men accused
of ,Id,, rn n,u D.;,,i D..
earIv N,,dov mo-,,u, WAC ,-,.s,.f
ycs,erinv. lie WINS ijapt;,iol by D,E..fo
INT elaine. ,i..t ~, .Yo. ma, =, p,,,
when tho crime WAS committed.
proper and ,r,-rri,t,yo ,.ir,s t,r ara,
tlemeunrc sill, ,ud cu.L,urr. ,,ufuIcrs
hrndkercht,.-. neck w.,r. s~u.papdcp..
uIuyos riohr rnL. hath r,h.. uu.i.r
wonr fancy nycr.Lirts u,hr,u,s c,,og
s,uuk,uy iaci,,t. romro-r,hl. .rrro-,
and o.n,r novelties ut Ep,L.,,s
For winter eli nate C.u,on CIV. C,t,
la- a REPUTATION second 10 40 Ioral,ty ~
rhc United States. Durmy nm, winter
Of lgl3-gi uuni,.t- M rob,r- h.,,.
birds ANA turtle doves ma,i. their Lnp,.s
IN tia. vicinity, ,,d there. ms mo
wca cr so Sc we're us to harm the tcatb.
cred creatures.
Parties burning rubbish in the str,ets
should sc,. that the ire ia ont before
leaving their places Of business for tb..
night. \. lot Of rubbish WIS left
burning last night and the wind Sent
the burning paper through the town.
\ ii,liv care may prevent a ser,ou. fire
in lAe tuwu.
,o,
p~u4iutlicc will be discontinued. and tho
Empire people will Ice Obliged TO 20 To
Carson for their mail. It may ue uossi.
bic to secure some one who will Taxa
churgee for the small sum that is in it
SIC per ~mon,h-aud in that case the
office will remain open.
~
D.. ~
m".r..r T"r ~ W '''
out for the golItieiIs in Nvo and rs.
mcrnida counties. MIR. McSu,i came
To this county ia 1850 and has lived
here ever since. The IXDLrEypryT
hates to see lim leave the count,
~.
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.o,t ,aa,,. s.o.
., 49,, o"'''
There is no Masonic Lodge in Goldlirld.
but there are several hundred MHsous,
and thcy have arranged to hold regular
meetings 10y forming u Masonic Club.
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:, a.. r.,,, rI.-,,
,,orL,..LIm ~ % Wv
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In,n p.o,.;.rv 80,
AN u,, S,,.ro.n p,.r .n-.
,,m.-L O.. .,' 80,
II age and her hush ud layca an estate
valued at Il.jJ".-I;cno journal.
A. I.H.,.
anime, Ia, u.is, ~, ,rm,-,o
o.or., - ..,;,, Ma, -. ,.m. .
orl ,L.,-;,m. Li.. ..,,, =,
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lhlu up Tor several dGye-Sllvcr State.
For rent about January Let the
rooms uoH occupied 10y the l:lko Drug
Co., fitted up with counter, shelving,
showcases, etc. suitable FOR ii mercan-
tile business. For further particulars
apply to c. f. M.yor.
Dan O'Keefe, proprietor OF the Cen.
trail Hotel in Reno, vas held up and rob.
bed by two men early Tuesday morning.
Dan had S3lU about his clothes, but as.
capped with the loss Of Il few pieces OF
silver. lie recognized one OF the men
and swore to a compliant aguiust Ed.
PITT, n blacksmith Of Reno
Arthur y. Marks. "a young nun from
Seattle. WIS arrested IN Reno Sunday
Tor obtaining money under false pretcu-
ses from the Farmers IL Merchants Bank
and from Al Ct. CEfr, manager Of the
Grand theatcr. lie was later charged
with passing worthless drafts on IA bank
in Seattle and will be taken there for
trial.
The saloon OF A%vaDZinp & Phganiui III
the heart Of lteuo was hell up by an un-
masked man at 9:i5 Sunday night. One
Of the proprictors and four u-hcr men
we're in the salon at the time. The fcl-
low took ST2 from the cash register and
backed out OF the saloon. leaving the
five men standing III II corner with their
hands up A reward u $3.50 Is offered
t,- Lis ,-rcst
"''''am r ''pS"h' " printer oil t"nr
''e" !r"Fo experience arrived from
ohi' i-aN' last night L" 'ahe ch"fE" 81!
'ue ~iHphrtSDENI once hE FOREMAN. ME-
"'o'"h thorouI"iE UNDERSTANDS tiie
o"7'h'S' ana VIII give -i"'s''ci"h !" tie
,t,o rL,c. - NJ n.,yr,or .t,o.Lo. Lo.,,
t,r.r,r NJ III. ,ni,.. ,i. rnA, Il,
Oc,oLor
"tt" "' jam" ''"h"h" HF'' u"'N
,"e ''''" ''""' '"'''''P"l' i" Ne"
i''" ~ HIc"' '""' ""!7 "h 'he J'hth'!'
''o VII, - '""'' ~ '''e VA '''He' J'"Et''
"''"E' ~ 'P''' "' u" """''nE s''c"-
,S9' iN" S''H" c"n'"'" an" e'e"'
tia, WAS carried ru be, Boston and
Ne" l"TN' H"d IN winter the Journey
occupied IL week
Justice in Born,n is administered in
| a mos. primitive manner. One way OF
dcridiug bel two disputunts is 10
give each Il large lump Of salt. These
lumIs are dropped in wate-. and he
whose lump is first dissolved Is decided
IL he in the wrong. Or two live shell.
iish ure pla ed on a plate ana lime Juice
squeezed over them. The verdict is CIV.
rn ncrorjng t" which mans fi-h moyts
first.
u., sr.,,..
found dead on the railroad track at Der
10y early Monday morning and the in
vcetigatior, 10y the cor"ncr's jury showed
That he WIS - victim Of fCul play. The
back "f his head was crushed in and he
had been dead several hours when
found. Tho corouer's Jury believed Tint
the man had been slugged and his body
placed nn the track to destroy the rvi.
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/; dmcrd I,"u"h rrir t'rty. nceoun, or
'rtistmn' md sew Ychr.
Round Trip Tichcts sip 100 sold 10
points under 2On nile 1i4ti zee on pbovo
occ1ealon at Eatc9 ~ 1tI faro for tho
Rouni Tdr. Chfftmi snte dates
Dec -, %, 81 Eyii. u ~.
Now Years sale 4 .cs Sec. 3is, Ian,
list Jan. u. Ezp'rtu JoS, ard. sion
ovcn not allowed, tutVfier pnrlicnlors
from Agent Southern PgS dc 90,
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Olym |inn Oyster Cocktails Mt the
Club Saloon. =
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-19
FICTITIOUS VALUES

There esn be no ground for disput
ing the following propositions We
! have more consumers ana more pro
dueers in the United States than we
had ut the beginning OF the so-called
boom The producer is a consumer
and the consumer is a producer. Our
mines are not exhausted by any
means and our fields are more produc.
tive. in the gross, than ever before.
The people OF this country are just
as hungry. just as thirsty, just as de
risous OF dressing well, Just as anxi
Gus to keep their houses warm and
Wen furnished, and just as abitious
10 own or occupy good houses as they
ever We're
Yet we are told that there has been
shrinkage in values" of some,
thing like Sl,G00.000. 600 in the last
two or three years Has there been
mysterious disappearance Of biz.
lion bushels or SO OF wheat. with no.
body getting a cent for Is? Have We
seen a third or even a fourth of the
cotton crop go up in flames? Has the
corn crop of Egypt slid into the
Ohio and the Mississippi and been
swept away 70 the gulf for the guls
to use as breakfast food? Have there
been total failures of the crops of po
tatoes, rye, oats, barley. tobacco and
the thousand and one things the farm
err carries to market?
Do we delve in the earth in vain for
iron and copper. coal and gold? Have
we ceased TO rob the sheep of its
wool or the steer OF its hide2 Have we
ceased to "eat, drink and be merry
and are We not trying TO dress well
and live well?
What are the values" that have
gone? Why dollars--somewh be
tween a billion and half and two |
billions of them
Now, as a matter of fact, the dollars I
that are missing are not values" az |
all, but dreams; dreams founded on
water and gas and the said water and /
gas representing a discount of the |
present and the immediate future, An |
establishment that could earn a fair |
dividend on five or six times its real |
value for the time being was capital |
lied for all time on that assumption
and investors Went into the gamble
forgetful OF its ephemeral character.
Values" began to vanish in 1902 |
and have been melting into thin air
ever since We are almost rid of The
gas and water values and will soon
be working on the basis OF real ones.
the process OF liquidation
has been gradual with little or no Sc
rlous losses locally so far as Is
known
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-07-19
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS

If one will examine the figures Civ
en- below. which are taken from a
statement issued by the Intarsta. e
commerce commission Tor the year
ending June 80, 1903. he may learn
just what his chanc is for injury in a
railroad accident
The statement says:
One passenger was Killed for every
! 1857. AL carried and one injured for
every SS.424 carried. With respect 10
the number OF miles travelled, how
ever, the figures show that 2.54l O9G
passenger miles were accomplished
for each passenger injured and 5S.-
917.G45 passenger miles for each pas
senger killed.
The statement Of accidents in liyiI.
ca into two general classes. accident
resulting from movement of trains.
ana of accidents arising from causes
other than those which result from
the movement of trains. These
classes include all the casualties con
tanned in the carriers annual reports.
whether sustained by passengers. en-
Dloyes, trespassers. or other persons.
The total number Of casualties. for
the year ending June 90. 1908. Yves
SC.393. of which $50 represented the
number of persons killed and 1865
the number of persons injured. Gas.
ualties occurred among three general
classes Of railway employees FOL.
lows. Trainmen, 2.070 killed. and 25.-
G76 injured: switch tenders. crossing
tenders and waichmen. 2S3 killed 2
352 injured: other employees l..
253 killed 32.353 injured: PSI
employees were killed while
coupling and uncoupling ears
and3.55l were injured This is a much
larger number than the figures for
the year 1902. which show thar in the
performance OF those same duties but
lC7 employees were killed and 2SGi
were injured.
The number Of employees killed by
falling from trains. locomotives. OF
cars in motion. was 551. and 5.Iss
we're injured. lsS employees we're kili
ed By jumping on or OF trains in mo
ton. and 3.920 we're injured This
shows that il is much safer to jump
from a moFing train than to fall from
one.
The number injured s.zs1. As