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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25

The Original Laxative Cough Syrup
Il Kennedy's laxative Honey and Tn
II expels A. cold froD the system b
acting ~ : cstharttc on the b0wslA
Kennedy's laEstive Honey and Tsr b
. certain, sale and hnsmlsss cure ~
colds,icrouo ssad whsspana cough.
Sold by winters Drug Co.; x. y.
0O0dall.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25
Cured Ms Mother Of RheumatIsn

Cured His Mother OF rheumatism.
my mother has been a sufferer for
many years from rheumatism says
w. II. Howard Of Husband, Pennsyl-
vania. at times she was unable to
move at all, while at all times walk.
ing was painful. I presented her with
q bottle Of chamberlain's Pain Balm
and after a rev applications she decid-
ed It wa tin. most wonderful pain
reliever she had ever tried. In fact.
she Is never without II To- and Is at
al times x6le 10 walk. An occasion.
al application u Pain Balm skeeps
away the pa4n that che was formerly
troubled win" Yor sale by oil drag.
gists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25

About ffty honeseekers arrived
at TucRmgari this week and are hGsy
looking over the favored agricultural
spots OF the counry. All are VIII
pleased snd will rot pn.H remain
but will write their friends Of TIE
mecca" tiBy have found.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25

II Is reported that the Kansas City
expert who visited q week or SO ago
the mining property owned by J. r.
Heathman and J. ". Reilly at Red
River, sent In a fine report on the
property which Is very satisfactory
10 the owners.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25

Miss Adelia DeArcy and Thomas
Grey Tinsley were united In marriage
last week at Portales. at which town
the couple will make their future
home.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25

J. 7. McKinlay returned to Tres
Piedras from Hopewell. where no has
been doing assessment work ON the
Independence mine for the Michigan
Copper company.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25
WEST BOUND

No. 4. Chicago Limited. solid Ysll
man train with dining, ob~servatto0
and buffet librasy cars. unsurpassed
equipment and service.
No. 2. Atlantic Express, has Pull
man and tourist sleeping cars for Chi
cago and Kansas City, and . tourist
car for Denver. A Pullman q to-
Denver Is also addsd at Trinidad. Az
ripes 1t La Junta ct 10:30 p. m., CON
nesting with No. g. leaving La Junta
3:lO .. m, arriving at Pueblo 500
.. M. Colorado Springs 6:35 q. m,
Dsaver $3.50 .. m.
No 8, Kansas City and Chicago Ex.
pnss, has Pullman and tourist sleep.
eD-ior Chicago and Kansas City. Ar
rtnee a La Junta 10s15 .. m., connect.
H. with No. 603, leaving Ia Junta
l1:10 p M, arriving 1t Pueblo 800
p n, Colorado 0pstngs $3.50 p. m.
Uenvsr 500 p. m.
No. 10, Chicago Fast Mail, has Pull.
man sleeper. Ell Paao to Kansas City
10 the connection from III points south
a. Albuquerque. Doss the local work
Rom Albuquerque b, Ration.
No. 2, California Liniteo, has same
equipment AZ No. 1
No. ! has fullmaap and tourist sleep
ing carr for southeM. California. This
train does the local work from RatoA
to Albuquerque.
No. Z, Mexico ana California ExpresA
has Pullman and tourist sleeping carr
for no9thern Cali1ssniA points. an1
Pullman car for N PAso and City q
Mexteo. connectioA fR IN Paso. Den
Ing, silver City aAA an points II No
leo. Southern New Mexico aad ~
soas.
Ma :, CaiifornAa yAst Man, has pm
man sleeping cass for al Califo1Aia
points. This tBoan 10 consolida1el
witA, No. Z ct AIeuqusrquA
n. ,. LUCAS. Agsat
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25

About hftecn cars Of apples Will be
shipped from Capitaa this season.
Eleven have been sent ont to date
II the coming year's crop n nos dam
aged still greater shipments viii -
made, as new ana larger oschar1s
are beginning to b<Ar,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25

Three large outfits consisting OF
thirty or thirty-five persons arrived In
Lake Arthur last week. They are all
from Indian Territory and intend to
settle In that section Of the territory.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25

The stockholders Of the First Ma
tional bank OF Las Cruces this week
elected directors and officers a. fol.
lows: Oscar c. Snow. president; 8. J.
Woodhall. vice president; Fay Sperry.
cashier; T. Ronault, Jr.. assistant
cashier.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25

ITO keep the body in tune" writes
Mrs. Mary Brown. 20 Lafayette Place,
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Il take Dr.. Kings
New Life Pills. They are the most
reliable and pleasant laxative | have
found" Best for the Stomach, Liver
and Bowels, guaranteed by all drug.
gists. Csc.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25
t4alf the Wstd Wendees.

how the other half lives. Thoee
who use Ducklen's Arnica SAlve new.
er wonder II It will cure Cuts,
Wounds. burns, Sores and all shin
eruptionS; they know II will. Mrs.
Grant Siy, 1870 e. Reynsids street.
Springfeld. ILL.,, says: II regard Il one
Of the absolute necessities Of house.
keeping, Guaranteed by all druggists,
&c.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25
INTERFERING RACING

9VG0 ING WNCJN0-
Bronco day ct Alam0gordo, and
races were pulled of % advertised. A
number Of horse were ON hand and
quite q crowd, including q few In.
dams, the latter also putting up a
horse that made . good race. Cap
tain," owned by Colonel Sebe Gray
of Captain, and skinny" owned by
B. H. Worthington, Of Ell Paso. ran q
dead heat" In first and the race was
run over, Colonel Gray's horse winning
in second, taking a purse Of $135 and
"Skinney" getting second money, $45
The dash was . ~quarter.mi!e.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25
NEW DEPOT coMPLLErep-

The painters are about to complete
their work on the Pennington depot.
and Il II certainly an artistic job. The
building IL painted e color with
walnut brown trimmings and It Ii the
prettiest effect we have ever seen on
: station building. It Is said that all
the stations on the broad guage lines
are to be painted this color. and nat
airally Pennington Ia the first.-Farm.
ington .Times-Hustler.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25

Joseph z. Reed, who was until re.
Gently a conductor on the Golden
State limited, has med OF q claim
near Tucumcari and will make 1t his
future home.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25
"NGor IN TRouolG-

Fred Mills, commonly known ct
Hillsboro 40 Red" Is now In Grant
county jail awaiting trial for horse
stealing. Il will be remembered that
Mills was tried last spring for the
murder OF D. A. Sanders and acQuit.
ted.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25
r LINNeY

A telegram was received in Santa
Re yesterday from Charles f. Linney,
section director, weather bureau, an
nouncing that Mrs. Linney had passed
away at the home OF her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William Moore. Of Altoona,
Illinois. Mrs. Linney had been III for
some time and confined to her bed for
the past two months. and all that med
ical skill and careful nursing could
do proved ~unavalling against the In
sidious disease Of phthisis and rheu-
matism. Mrs. Linney resided IN San
ID Fe during the past two years. She
WAS q devoted Christian, q kind and
loving mother, has many friends who
Will be greatly grieved to hear o. her
death, and who extend heartfelt SYM
patfiy to the beseaved family. There
are left to mours her death q husband.
two Children, Dorothy and EdwaHdy q
mother and father. ! sister and two
brotheSa-New Mexican.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25

ln9 moeehanto a. ooewol eeee, 10 Z
BANK, Ptsst National
Oevehee, 6. D, oreeeesso
0rewms = MaNsa4ares Co. Whelssals
osoeoee.
Center Sleek Pharmacy.
oavie q oydss, oseeses.
Enterprise Cigar otere.
orssnbsresr, NJ, Clothing.
oross, Kelly Z Co, Wholesale oroesra
oshvIns, z. j., Hardware.
ilfeld's, The Plaza Department store
llssld, 1. W. Hardware.
Lee Vegas Cigar Company.
Lswis, The w. N. Co, cut elewsrs.
SHARP Lumber Company.
Optic, The Daily.
Ressnwald, Z. Z Con. Gent Msrehan.
Neesnthal ores., General Merchandise.
Ryan Z Bleed oroeers.
aseeis5ss Shcc cemosay.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25
scHGovls 70 CANYON.

TIE Street Railway company has
established tAe following % Ne PER
nAnent schedule to 0alllAas eanyoa
ed return:
week day time table. car No. 103
", santa 70 Depot Lv. Canyoo.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25

Crram Daim ,s plscsd into the n%ostrils. spresds
over Tie membrane ard b shsosbvd lsisf 10 inn
mediate and . cure follows tits nos dryins-dces
not produce srsezing. Iafge sisc, 30 csas q dug.
gsses o. ~ mail; Trial Size, tocsuts.
Ell BROTHERS, n wasrsa Street, New Yosk
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25

Kickapoo Lodge, No. %, Of Red
Men. was organized 1t Carlsbad last
week. with a charter membership OF
slxty.four. The officers for the en-.
suing year were installed.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25

J. P. Rinker made a Grip to Bar
ranca Wednesday to pay OF the men
who have completed the assessments
OF the La Grande company on their
placerS on the Rio Grande rive.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25
A HAoERMAh IN JAIL

~ UA0eUWAW IN JAIL
Percy Hagerman Is something Of a
humorist. When here with his brother
q few weeks ago, he succeeded In con-
fusing a visitor AZ to the identity Of
the governor. Sunday, he with 9th.
er members Of the governors party,
was standing In the cell room at the
penitentiary when another visitor who
had arrived. also entered the room.
The visitor walked up to Mr.. Hager
man and said: well, this Ii the last
place that | really expected to find the
governors brother, but then you cant
Just always sometimes tell" "That'i
right" said Percy Hagerman. laugh
ing. But then my sentence Is not {
long one."-New Mexican.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25
THREE SUITS

THREE SUITS -
The town OF Jerome. Ariz., will soon
be defendant In three suits for $4,000
each. The suits will be instituted by
Arthur Cordiner, Charlie Hooker and
Phil P~echarich, who were arrested q
short time ago In that city for viola.
lions OF an anttgambling ordinance.
The suits are to be filed In the dis
trict court at Prescott as soon a. the
attorney for the prosecution can pre-
pare the papers necessary. The out
come OF these suits Will be awaited
with interest.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25

DR.. 1. J. Morgan OF Folsom met with
= peculiar accident . few days ago.
While carrying an armful Of wood Z
piece dropped and struck his knee. He
has been taken to the Trinidad hos
pital where blood poisoning set In
and as . consequence he Is in q seri.
Gus condition.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25
chamberialn's Cough Remedy Aese
Ivtoly Harmless.

The fault Of giving children medi.
cine containing injurious substances.
Is sometimes more disastrous than the
disease from which they are suffering.
Every mother should know that
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy b per.
fectly safe for children to take. 1t
contains nothing harmful and for
coughs. colds and Group is nsurpass'
ed. For sale by al druggists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25
NO HELLO THERE

Fire recently destroyed the tele'
phone exchange at Clayton. The re-
pair OF the damage was started ut
once.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25

The Sunday time table Il the same
% the above with the. addition Of =
1:l0 and 500 O'Clock n eoint, and
q a:9S and 3:l6 Q returning which
gives . l0-min~te ssrvice after Ice
o'clock
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25

BOUND 0vgR-
MRS. Mary Aiken. the woman &C.
cused OF numbering her own child near
Lakewood. Eddy county. last week.
has been bound owe to await the &C..
tiou Of the grand jury without bond.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25
MARRIGp--

Miss Dolores Padilla and Valentine
SAILS. both Of Barelas, 6andoval coun-
~, were married last week In that
place, where they will make their fu'
ture home.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25


Last evening at 1880, at the home
OF Mr.. John Cleghorn, 32l West Rail
road avenue. Mrs. Nydia 8. Powers
and Mr.. Samuel w. Young, residents
OF Bland. we're united In marriage.
Rev. Hugh A. Cooper, OF the Presby.
terrain church. performing the cere.
mony. Only = few intimate friends
Of the contracting parties were pres.
ent. Mrs. Powers IL well known In
this city. while Mr.. Young. . mining
man. has recently taken up his resi-
dence here, coming from Bland. where
he was Z justice OF the peace for
years. The happy couple will reside
In Albuquerque.-Citisen.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25
n TILE N

An agreement has been reached "a
tile the bitches In the city OF Roswell.
The cost will be approximately $4,000.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25
LOIS


Lots
o. H. Scott has purchased two lots
In Albuquerque for $4,000. The lots
are situated at the corner Of Railroad
and Walter streets and he will erect
two buildings on them, one for rent
Ing. and the other for residence pur-
poses.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25
TUcVMcARI HVsrLtNo-

TucUMcARi HusrLiNo-
The Tucumcari Commercial club
held Z meeting In that town last week
It which q committee was appointed
to take the matter Of an agriculture
experiment station for Quay county
mp with the proper authorities In
Washington.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25

Mr.. fercy Waldle Of Russia was
very badly mashed recently. while
coupling cars at he new Y.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25

ming the mill on a far more elaborate
scale that their wants may be cared
for.-AlbuQuerque Citizen.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25

Red Cross nag Blue 10 much the
best; insist that your grocer give yeu
ibis brand. g.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25

0ehasssr, o. O., Drugs.
Woeds, Mn. N. J., cussse an1 ~
tIonsry.
Winters Drug Company.
G. v. hsdeeoek, ooots end chess.
Bank, Can Miguel national.
oacharaeh Bros, Gen. M'd'se.
coors, Henry, Lumber Company.
oearth, .. r., Cut FIewsrs.
GRAFT Z Hayward, oreesra
Gregory, o. l., Cigars.
Hub Clothing Company.
Lee Vegas steam Laundry.
Mann Drug Company.
Marphsy, 6. a., 0rvss.
Ressnthal Furniture Company.
Nussell . Lewis, Tasioes.
etearns, J. n, Grocer.
ravpsrt Jewsler and optlelaN.
ve-k. J. Ne asseeA
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25
DEAR pGGR--

Constable Frank Blake arrived In
Albuquerque with Governor Jose Quad.
aloupe. Of the Jemex pueblo, and three
other members Of his tribe, Pablo
Toya. Francisco Naque and Wctoriano
Lepe. The braves are accused Of
killing two deer out Of season. Their
arrest followed and . fine Of $50 i'm.
posed In each case and 3S.l6 In costs.
In default OF the fine money the In.
dams were committed to the jail in
that county.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25

0UoHeR-
Word has Just been received Of a
I10nstrous gusher that had been
struck near Artesia. The artesian
well with only an eight inch casing
sends a stream Of water twelve feet
into the air, which amounts to approx.
imately $50 gallons Of water per min.
ute, sufficient to cover twenty acres
to q depth Of two feet in twenty.four
hours.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25
70 cure Cold n one pav.

Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money II
II fails to sure. r. w. GROVES Gig.
nature Is on each box. csc.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25
a G ART SOUVENIR

ceWlaaNMe - psesa including panoramic Nsws q me City, ~
Syringe ~ oaiAnas Park; = psss - superb uus1stsens ~ the ely sd
Vicinity, ~ srem Oh advstislHs matter; admtttsdly ts finest wsek q
ths Nine svse pvbnshsd IN New Maxiea, may b ebtainsd srem the fsMs<
Ing msshants a. sstsa. ssst, ca sr esex % additional ssr mailing:
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25

Stomach TroNbiss and Constipation.
sChamberlaih's 6te0aeA and Liver
Tablets are tne best thing Tor stom-
och troubles md esastipatboa ] have
ever sold" says J. = Cullnsn, . drug.
gfst Of PotteWtlle. Mich Thsy are
easy to take and always sivs salts
lhcti0n. I tell ny customers to try
them and II ~ satisfactory to come
1ack and get their measy, bat they
have never hsd . eOmp1aintS For
seje BY oil drsggists.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25
NGWcoMERs-

The Santa Rosa Sun gives the
names OF q number OF new arrivals to
the territory who are settling In Quad
alupe county.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25
MUCH M~oLAseEa-

Last spring ]. A. Rawls Of Artesia
planted twelve acres In cane and the
crop has Just been finished making up
into m~olasses. Mr.. Graham, who
bought the crop, states that he made
100 gallons Of syrup per acre. which
he sold for 90 cents . gallon. making
go per acre.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25

The SchifHSrS, extbsnkers, are to be
tried at Del Norte next month.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25

The oddfeifows are preparing 10
move their paraphernalia from Coal.
ora to Capssan, and will occupy he
Red Mems All, on Fourth street.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25
Mew oepARTMeNrs-

President j. H. Bearrup. OF the Rio
Grande Wooden Mills company Of this
city, will introduce three new depart
meuts In the million dollar mill to re-
pIace the one at present in use in this
city. These will be a boot and shoe
department, one for the manufacture
Of cotton goods and another for the
making OF harness. At present, only
wooden goods are manufactured. The
cooperation Of the Farmers Union OF
America and the Miners organization
If the United States, ~necessitates run.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25
NEW oAs PLANT PaoposGp-

H. 8. F~arnsworth. Of Long Beach.
Cal, Is in Roswell, and II Is his In.
teution to establish a gas company
there, the gas to be made from crude
oil, rays the Roswell Record. He ID
the president and general manager Of
the United Improvement company Of
Long Beach. Cal. which Ii an organi.
nation OF home capitalists there TO
manufacture and sell gas from crude
oil to the consumers at One-half the
cost by any other process.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25
Santa Fe Time Table.
Msr BOUND.

-Four sranscossinsntsi trains bach wy daily
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-25

Ladies No take PRIDE IN GEAR
white clothes shouiA use Red Cross
Hag Blue. se,d " gsoesrs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-11-20
THE COLD WATER ORDEAL.
II wns Once nn Important Test OF
f:uilt or Innocence.

II Wns Once nn Important Test Of
Guilt or Innocence.
The cold water ordeal was one OF the
most important tests Of guilt or inno
cence few hundred years ago. II the
accused hoatcd, he was guilty; II IL
sal,k, he was innocent. In the twelftf
century some altar vessels were stoiel
from the cathedral Of Laon, and the
learned Anselm proposed that chic
from each parish and then child from
each household should be put to tht
test and SO OH until the guilty one WA
found. The proposition raised great
outcry, and the people clamored thai
those who had easiest access to the
church be the first to undergo the or
deal.
This looked reasonable enough. 81
the bishop ordered the six priests D,
the cathedral to prepare for the test
In the meanwhile Anselm thought
try the experiment himself as pre-
liminary test. So he was bound and
placed In tub of water. TO his great
satisfaction as we'll as discomfort b
promptly sank. The day arrived ant
with it an immense crowd to see the
trial. The first priest sank, the secon
floated, the third sank, the fourth fioa
ed. the fifth sank, and then Anseli-
hlmself-wonder Of wOnders-ln spite
of experiments and protested Innocence
fioated around with the buoyGncy OF m
air bubble. While he was serving Ills
sentence in prison Anselm found tlmt
to write learned treatise on the "ln
e1pediency Of the Water Ordeal and
Its Failure In Many Cases"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-11-20
Germany's Meat Famine.

The reports of few days ago of the
increasing use of horse meat and dog
meat for food in Germany give point to
the demand which is now being vigor-
ously pressed for such relaxation OF
the prohibition against the Importation
of meats and livestock as will enable
the people to secure proper animal food
at reasonable prices. It is urged that
as Germany is distincitively an indus
trial country it behooves her to give her
people the best possible food in order to
maintain them at the highest standard
of physical efficiency, and that veg
etable diet, or one including only small
modicum of horse meat, dog meat or
very poor beef, will not assure that end.
The grounds upon which importatiOns
of cattle or meat are prohibited are
shown to be invalid. One is that it
would be impossible to discriminate
between healthy and diseased cattle, and
that importations of livestock would
cause German herds to be infected with
all sorts of ills. But practical expert
ments on the borders of Silesia have
demonstrated that effective discrimina-
tion is not only possible and practicable,
but quite easy. Another argument Of
the exclusionists has been that importa-
tions of meat would not lessen the cost
to Germany. But it is pointed out that
while good beef is selling at 13 cents a
pound in France and 10 cents in Nor
way, a much poorer quality costs 20
cents in Germany. Again, while live
oxen sell for Is IA cents pound in Lon
don, they sell for % IA cents in Berlin;
whence it is logically deduced that
either importations would reduce the
price in Germany to figures at which
people could afford generally to buy and
eat meat of good quality, or they would
not affect the price, and, therefore,
would not lessen the profits of the Ger
man cattle raisers.
The fact is, Germany is in the unfor-
tunate position of a great country
which is not sufficient unto itself. 1t
cannot, or, at any rate, does not, pro-
duce enough food to supply the wants
of its own people. For a long time
protective laws have given the agrarians
an ample opportunity to increase the
productive power of the country to an
equality with the demands of the people,
but they have failed to do 40, and the
conviction is beginning to prevail that
they cannot do 30, and that Germany
must permanently depend upon other
lands for a portion of her food supply.
In that case, it would seem to be poor
policy to maintain prohibitory laws
against the necessaries Of life. There ia
reason to think the imperial govern
ment is now beginning to take this view,
since the "Cologne Gazette" which so
frequently reflects official opinions, is
taking the lead in demanding importa-
tions of cattle and meat and in pointing
out the folly of the present system.-
Tribune Farmer.