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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-17
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Office US Kansas ave. Residence Thir-
teenth and Clay. office hours; 3 a. M. 70
IL a. m and 2 p. m. to p n. Both
phones Is residence, and Ind 1915 effice-
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LEGAL.
ORDINANCE NO. 1854.


Published in the Topeka State Journal
January H. 1861
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ATTORNEY Ar Law.

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WILLIAM +. SCHOCH. attorney-at-law,
5U5 Kansas ave Ind. tel. 506
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3aONEY.

@--7-~7~r-~>-~---~--~ $1,000
w ANTED-To loan about 500 on good
property Bishop Crumrine, 107 w. 9TH.
MONEY to loan on livestock pianos or
cans, typewriters, household goods, per-
sonar security. W 3. Seguine. 41S KAN
sas ave Ind tel. 1179. sos ". Sth St
MONEY TO LOAN on live stock, pianos,
organs, sypewriters, household goods and
personal security. L. Biscoe, 523 Kan. av.
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CARPET CLEANING

j, F. PETRICK & SONS upholstering
and carpet cleaning, $50 Kansas ave.
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BIoYoLEs AND aEPAIRINa.

~. S. CYCLE co, rs E. Sth St National
& Iver-Johnson bicycles. Supplies. repairs.
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FG2RBSA& WORKS

GEO e SEYBOLD. furnace work. TIA
roofing. guttering, spouting, furnaces
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KALLITI1RIx FARI.oRs.

HAIR GOODS-Mrs. M L. Field. Sla kan
sas ave. with SwearinEen. the 1eWeleF
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aEfFErNrza

JAMES B. HAYDEN, Jewelers and Opti-
clan Complete stock of watches, dia-
monds, silverware, etc. Eyes examined
and spectacIes properly fitted.
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STAMPS. SEALS AND sTENCEI.A
~~-~~-~--~~---~-0-~-0-@-~~~
THE j. G. DARLING CO, 734 Kan. ave.
Rubber stamps, brass and aluminium trade
checks. Prices low. Catalog free. Tel %.
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MISCELLANEOUS

CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS
j. e WILSON, contractor and builder
Job work promptly done. 120 e. sth st.
Polk St Ind. tel. 717-3.
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PAVING.

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CAPITAL. CITY VITRIFIED BRICK <
PAVING co, rs W. Sth st. Mfgrs. OF
building, paving and sidewalk prlek-
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MANUFACTURERS
e @. KIRLEYs $3.50
Manufacturer and dealer in al kinds Of
vehicles. See US about that delivery
WAGON. 11s ". sth st
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aACH1NR SHOPS

ELECTRIC contracts; get prices at .'CsOl-
den Rule" Tel sos. sos Kansas ave-
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uNDERTAKElkA.

c--.-ec-c-C-,C-C-C-7-7-1-C
L. NJ PENWELL,- funeral director and
enbalrner First class service reasons
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FInRTsTa

4. C. RODMAC9, blooming plants. cuy how-
ers. palms designs, decorations. sos Kan.
ave. Phone 81 Greenhouse 18th and Mon
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STORAGE
-o--~~~-~-~-~-~-~~~~~-
MERCHANTS TRANSFER g STORAGE
( Co. packs ships and stores household
goods Eel -1S6s-s Clarence Skinner, 6A
Quincy ST.. -4.-
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-21
OAKLAND HAVEN For
THE REFUGEES.

Oakland. April 21.--Las night Oak.
land was D vast city Of refuge and an
intelligence office for innumerabla
thousands. The tremendous and ii.
most hopeless task has been begun
of irving to unite scattered families,
of getting trace Of lost ones, Of deter.
mining whether the missing are dead
Or safe In the great tangled mass of
stricken refugees that spread itself
over all the country on this side Of
the bay and In San Mateo county.
south Of San Francisco Messages
are stacked yards high Id an tele.
graph Offices waiting to be sent
throughout the world. This city has
temporarily taken the place Of San
Francisco and here the bankers and
merchants Of San Francisco Of yester.
day are gathered and conferring and
getting their plans IN shape flrst for
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-21
MULTITUDE EAT FOOD
IN THE STREETS.

san Francisco. April ~. The sitni
alton among the people camping ont
WIS worse this morning 1T the Gold.
en- Gate Park, where during the ear.
" hours hungry people beseiged
every place whore they though foo
was stored. Tn some places there
was q disposition to over run the
guards. In the meantime every sort
OF vehicle obtained was pressed info
service BY the authorities and food
supplies were sent TO every part o.
the city where persons are camped.
Thousands Of tons OF provisions were
brought over the bay during last
nirht and sent TO the various dIstri.
button stations. Every person LEFT
In San Francisco breakfasfed On foo,
cooked IN the open streets. no Ares
being allowed In the houses. All
through the fre Ia the residence dis.
trict Pacific Heights people sat on
the sidewalks and took their meals.
There we're probably very few per.
sons who lid not receive some sorf
Of food today.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-21
PARTIAL LIST or
IDENTIFIED DEAD

n
San Francisco. April z1-Ths FOL.
lowing is 4 partial list Of tho idsnti-
fled dead who have been buried by
the authorities:
Harry Chesbro.
n. r, Rosenfield. sis Folsom street
r. Nirmann, 40 Pacific street.
An,one webster, IL Williams street
John Day. 2s5 0eary strest.
x. N. Vase. $50 Sherman strsst.
2. MyrAke. rs stevenson strsst
Mother and two year old baby. les
Turk street.
Kins tmale) SO Mission.
Besides these. sixtesa Unidentified
persons were buried under ths super-
vision of Or. J. Gamble, two bsins
Italians found III the huildlnss Il she
Western Fish company. a number
Of others have bean buried whose
names cannot at present be learned.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-21
CONFLICTING oaDERs
CAUSE CONFUSION

San Francisco. April u There ap-
pears to be considerable confusion
and conflicting orders between tho
military and civil authorities today.
Many rumors of the summary exscu-
tion Of men caught IN lootlng last
night are sflost today, but they IN.
not BE verified 1t this time. Il in.
probable there win be an effort made
% bring about conplete co-opsra-
tion between the military and elvil
authorities Al present they ~ act-
ing independently, and there il me-
cesssrily confusion. Il IL likely Roose-
welt win be asked to proclaim 1 com
plete ana absolute military rule. plHc-
Ing the entire situation III the hands
Of the federal authorities.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-21
MILES or WHARFAGE
EXPORTED BURNED.

san Francisco. April 2I.--Aa a..
surance came again this morning that
the fire mad burned itself out. Last
night the flames came over the Mob
Hill ridge noriheasteriy and easter.
ly III the big sea wall sheds, docks
and warehouses. but the reports of
damage done are conflicting. Ona
statement Is that most OF the yaiu.
able property on the extreme shore
line escaped. A San Francisco Bui.
letin reporter who skirted the water
front n Tug this .,noraing sass
everything Is swept clean except four
docks from the fishermans, wharf
near the ferry building to the foot oi
Powell street. This means nearly a
mile of grain sheds, docks and
wharves have been added 10 the
general destruction. In tho section
north Of Market street the ruined dis.
trict liz practically bounded ON the
west by Van Ness avenue, although
In many blocks flames DESTROYED
squares west Of that thoroughfare.
The Van Ness avenue burned line
runs northerly to Greyor street, which
is a few blocks from the bay. then
the boundary goes up over Telegraph
Hill and down TO a portion of the
shore that faces Oakland Pracfi-
cally everything between Market
street and Van Ness avenne, Green
wleh avenue. and the bay Is In ash.
es. All south Of Market street,
with perhaps some exceptions In me
vicinity OF the Pacific Man dock il
gone. The Mission Dolores church.
the oldest building In the city. erect.
ed In the eighteenth century by span-
ish missionaries, survived the earth
quake shocks and was saved from
fire. s44g
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-21

burning the grain sheds nn the water
front about one+half mile north Of the
Ferry station. but II was confined to
a comparatively small area and with
the work OF fire boats on The bay
and firemen on shore who are using
salt water pumped from the bay n
Is believed to prevent its reaching
the vicinity OF the docks near the
Ferry building.
On North Beach the fire did moi
reach that part Of The water FROM
lying west of the foot of Powell
street
The IRE on HE water front II ths
only one now burning
The entire western addition iyinr
west or Van Ness avenue which es
capped the flames Yesterday Is abso
Iutely safe. ~# ~
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-21
MRS. cRuM MAKES
GENEROUS oFrER

San Francico. April 21.-Mrs. Hugh
crum, wealthy property owner 81
San Francisco. reporfei to the relief
committee today that All of her In.
come bearing property has been de.
stroyed but that she had little mon.
ey In the banks which she proposed
to divide equally with the relief.
She. therefore. subscribed $4,000 %
the relief fund.
Many other persons in comfortable
circumstances are coming To the Old
OF the committee and food supplies
or all kinds are being furnished
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-21
scoNrLAcRATioN NOW
PRACTICALLY OUT

San Francisco. $3.50 4. m, April II.
The fire On the water front, north
Of the ferry dock. Is now under con
troll. II has burned as far scuth aa
the Lombard street dock. whore II
was checked and Il nov smouidering.
The rule Or martial law this morn
Ing was not 20 rigid and IN many dir
tricts the military have been with
drawn and only sufficient guards left
to prevent any possibility Of theft Or
looting.
Fire at I O'Clock this morning was
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-21
IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL s*
NUMBER or DEATHS

New York. April 2I.--The Western
Union here received the following
dispatch from its office at the Ferry
building in san Francisco early To-
day:
II rs difficult to estimate the mum.
ber of dead as bodies are scattered
an over the city. They are burying
them in trenches and putting fifteen
bodies In d ditch. IT.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-21
NOW SUPPLYING
PLENTY o. WATER

washinston, April 2i.-Gsneral
Funston wired at $40 o'clock this
morning. Il.
Fire making no progress west from
Van Ness avenue. Indications nov
are thai part u the city east Or Van
Ness and north of bay will ne DE-
stroyed. waiter supply encouraging
The Spring valley people believe
they can deliver from ten 10 twelve
million gallons daily. This an
other sources not mentioned VII
prevent n water famine, 7
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-21
IndomitabIe Courage Of People
49, Will Restore Fallen San Francisco
Hungry Muthudes Today Cooked Meals in The Streets Mayor
-:~~~ issues Proclamation

-Am addressed Franklin HAIL. Relief
prompt props
ready suggest
currency
banking greatly spprseists
arrange
d securing relief fiscal operations
earliest possible
the transaction Of
possible.
"tsisneH EUGENE scHMirz, Mayer"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-21

Washington, April I'll. Mr. ia.
cobs. assistant treasurer Of the Unit.
"a states 1t san Francisco. for whose
safety fears were entertained. has
been located and Is nninjured.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-21
NEW York RAISES
THREE MILLIONS

New York. April IL More Than I
million dollars was subscribed In this
city Yesterday towards the relief ~
nhe sufferers n san Francisco and
other California cities affected Nv
the recent disaster The total con
tributions Nj fhis city are expected ID
reach three millions.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-21
LITTLE. TOWN or
ToMALEs RUINED.

Oakland. April 2l.--The town of
Torhales Is pile OF ruins. All of
the large stores and tiafs AMI the
Catholic church. new stone struct.
Eure. are ruined Many Of the ranch
houses and barns are down. Two
children were killed In failing house
about mile from the town.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-21

park Il reported as excellent. Every.
body II receiving food that can BE-
reached. but some isolated places
where there must be suffering. Tbs
Merchants exchange. Fnirmont ho-
tel and Monadock buildings vill bs
opened for public offices Monday. All
three were damaged by fire but are
reported as safe.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-21
SPECIAL SESSION Or
STATE IEcisLArURE

San Francisco. April Governor
Pardee Of California viii at once call
. special session 81 the state Iegisla-
ture 70 prepare relief measures for
this city.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-21

OAKLAND. CAL. APRIL 2f-rHousANps, STARVING IN
NELL oF FIRE N SAN FRANCISCO, GONE MAD FROM HoR
non, ExPosURl HARDSHIP pEsTllENcg 10 ADDING
rERRoRs or THE STRICKEN THOUSANDS DEAD HAVE LAIN
uNsuhEo IN THE STREETS FOR TWO I IN
POSSIBLE 70 REACH ANY or THEM FOR WEEK OR MORE.
skELEToh WALLS THAT ToTTEa WITH EACH BREATH AIR
THREATEN 70 CRUSH THE SOLDIERS GUARDING THE RUINS or
sANks AND OTHER PROPERTY
LIVING VICTIMS or THE DISASTER ARE BEING DUG OUT OF
THE RUINS or BUILDINGS COLLAPSED sy THE EARTHQUAKE
suT WHICH ESCAPED THE FIRE.
THOUSANDS or DOLLARS MONEY GEMS HAVE BEEN
SECRETLY BURIED IN THE EARTH FRENzln PoPuLAcE
THE AREA or THE FIRE COVERS THREE SQUARE MILES. OR
200 CITY BLOCKS AND THE PROPERTY Loss AGGREGATES FROM
THE SEWERS WERE ENGINES WHEN
WATER SUPPLY GAVE OUT.
NOTHING WORTHY or THE NAME u
NESS DISTRICT, AND NOT MORE THAN aALF RESIDENCE
DISTRICT. HAS ESCAPED.
THE CITY HAD POPULATION OF MORE THAN 100000 PEOPLE
NOT MORE THAN FOURTH THESE CAN HAVE ESCAPED
70 OAKLAND OR THE PENINSULA ,'->- : : ..A
ALL THE HOSPITALS EXCEPT THE FREE HAVE
BEEN DESTROYED AND THEY HAVE BEEN
DYING FROM PLACE SAFETY AL pAy
FEAR Is FELT THAT THE LICK OBSERVATORY, WITH ITS
THIRTysm INCH TELESCOPE, DESTROYED NO
WORD HAS CONE FROM THE OBSERVATORY anuNr HAMIL.
TON E "%@~ =
THE UNITED STATES susTREAsuRy is DESTROYED sur THE
VAULTS INTACT COMPANY TROOPS IS GUARDING
THE ssooooooo or GOVERNMENT MONEY.
GENERAL FUNSTON sAys: saAvE ORDERED TWENrlETH m.
PANTRY FROM MONTERREY AND EVERYTHING rs GETTING
WELL As COULD BE EXPECTED" <'*:
Apru following ,eessm
IT, s~ 80 -
san Francisco Aprn 2oTs president o. the United states.
washington: fed
government received deeply ap
peseiated Ths gnerosy
money ~ri be used for RELIEF p~pose1
.Popery
THE city ~ immediately possd % provide purpose
reeonsDens puhae buildings neis ais hospitals
fresh water Ustsms The hope thst the federal
nm rebuild buildings
bsfns desinea restore 70 the
nafion 10 chief ths pseSc.
~tssn.D { !. scrmlrz May,rs
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-21
INSURANCE. coMpAN.
les Will LOSE MILLIONS

| New York. April sI--The nre in5
snrsnce Underwriters of this city VA.
rioasly estimate the insurance com
panies' losses IN the San Francisco
are ~ between siso. .oco 900 and sscn.
100000 Prompt settlement will be
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-21

san Francisco. Cal. April a.. -
There Is no fire within three blocks
of the Ferry building.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-21
CITY Will RISE AGAIN

rebuilding ihs harnsa cry and pre
venting q wilsspEead panic tn blgl
men from al oseF the slate arr here
assisting In the work u reorsanixa
ti0n. r.. -
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-21
AL couRr RGc-
oRos ARs SAFE.

San Francisco. April Records
In the hall uf records arc nnharmed.
which win prevent any tanrie Of n
Ties. All the federal court records are
reportea fafe.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-21
A OESTR0cFnE
! FIRE OCCURRED
n F|[1PP|N[s
Flames vinsslly Aips out rswns
of Asrquins and Pasil II
previtence u nzsl.
hsay nAssssad pssple nsMesss III
S,sviag n Bsth nsss Gevun.
meai Sends AZ.

Manila. 7:so .. m. April si.-A
DISASTROUS fire has swept ~ town II
Marquina IN The Rlzel provinces.
Many thousand arc reported hons.
less and starving. =
the sufferers.
Fire has also destroyed Pasil. near
the town OF cebu.
Two hundred dwellings at PasIi
were burned and many cf iii inhab.
itants are homeless.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-21

TREASURES JACOBS
TURNS UP SAFE
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-21

FERRY Bun DINO
SAFE FROM FIRE
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-21

EUGENE scHMiTz. Mayor"
The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1906-08-11
A. f. MCALLISTER.
Clerk of Board.

made for the general election to
be held November 6, 1906.
Registration to be closed 81
days prior to the date of cleo
ton.
Witness my hand and seal of
office this 31st day of May, 1906.
(SeaD A. F. MCALLIsTER.
Clerk of the Board
First publication June 2, 1906;
last publication October 6, 1906.
The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1906-08-11
ChamberIain's Cough Remedy
Cures Colds, Group and Whooping Cough.
Notice..

Office of the Board of Supervis-
ors, Navajo County.
Holbrook. Arizona,
May 81, 1906.
Bv order of the Board of. Su-
pervisors it is hereby directed
that a registration of the voters
of Navajo County, Arizona, De
The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1906-08-11

of the above property and all who
therein are hereby notified that the Board Equalization will
meet Board of Supervisors
of Navajo County, Territory of Arizona at o'clock
third Monday August 1906 at which time
consider and determine
specified thereof shall be increased
with such witnesses
bring and will be given hearing These
taken and considered in the
they appear unless for good first shown time
is extended in
A F. MCAII1STER.
Cjlerl{O of
The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1906-08-11
Smith, r c.. ).
Schuster. A & B. i.
Scorse, H H. :.
Stratton, w E.

Stratton. w b. !.
Stratton. G L. !. :.
Subway, Howard.
Stocks, Joseph b.
Smith, Joseph w.
Smith, John W 49,.
Subway, j j =.
Shumway, w A.
Shumway, Clarence
Savage, Charles
The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1906-08-11
NAME.

Shumway, Wallace. (.
Solomon, Edward !. !.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
What's the Matter With Stanton

81 There is fear and trembling on the
part of some OF our citizens that ce-
ment plant may be established itear
Staunton. Possibly there is something
in our atmosphere which causes nervous.
ness, as so many cases or 1t have oc-
Cured of late. Some of our very best
citizens arc afraid we will have first
class city: others that a local option
election may DO ordered; others that OUR
street railway may forfeit It's charter;
others that Judge Crump may resign;
others that William r. Herrst may be
s the next Democratic candidate for the
presidency; others that William ]. Bryan
may be: others that Colonel Joe Button
viii not accept; others that we are about
10 hnve too many hotels: others that
the new Chesapeake and Ohio depot IS
too small; others that the new county
building may empty business houscs else
where; others that the Panama Canal
and our new water supply will be COM
gpleted the same year; others that the
horse show week Will be rainy; others
that the chemical engine may entirely
displace our hose wagons: others that
locks may be put on our jail doors: 9TH
ers that the chemical works may breed
microbes, and others. OF course. that tho
cement. plant may cause unknown trou-
blcs. and result In unheard-of trials.
5triloulations and dangers Spec
tator. Al
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
Virginia Nobility.

The Norfolk Landmark pays an ; affec-
tionate tribute. under turned rules. to the
memory of "Captain Billy" Edwards.
who for thirty-three years served that
paper faithfully as its circulation raan-
agcr in Portsmouth. Captain Billy" was
an enthusiastic Confederate veteran. but
was as true to his civic duties in time
of peace as to his military duties in,
time Of war. He enjoyed the confidence
ana respect OF the Landmark and its
large constituency, and, although he led
a simple life and walked humbly he
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
The Rate Bill.

The Senate has passed the Churchman
rate bill limiting the amount railroads
may charge for mileage books to two
cents per mile. for 500 miles and over.
Now everybody in the country, without
regard to race, sex or previous condl-3
ton. can walk up and lay down their
ten dollar bill and get five hundred
mile book. There will be rush for
these books. Everybody Will want che
The children will cry for Them Bosh !.
Such bill is worse than nothing. Five
hundred and one thousand mile books
have only boon two and a half cents.
Why do tho legislators pass a two-cent
rate and confine 1t to mileage books z A
case OF s'straining ut gnat and swnl. J.
lowing q camel. ." What tho people want
Is a straight two-cent rate, without any
Bfrills. There is not one man in ten able
4 10 buy a mileage book. and not one in
fifty hat wants one. u t looks a good deal
to us like ssugarlng.' the railroads.
Southsidc Virginan. g