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The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

sives Is the placing of fresh pluckcd
leaves between two plates of panel
steel and exploding dynamite ear
uldge~ on the upper plate. The recoil
IN such eases is - great and sudden
that The upper plate is driven down
ward with such force and rapidity as
TO catch exact imDras. joins OF the
leaves before their delicate ribs have
time 10 give way 10 the force Of the
blow. TAis novel method OF engra wing
IL one Of the wonders Of the century
Exchange.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09
BY M. J. FARNBAkER,
Former Secretary X. I. T. League.

The Cairo athletes left Sportsman IS
Park yesterday evening after the'r
third set 10 with Bob Berryhills Bird
les, going home to depete the profits
of their boarding houses, not that they
were so awfully hungry, having had
their appetite sari fled partially by the
second victory over the Nations. but
just because it was the proper thing
to do under the circumstances
Bobby's Bunch had a lot of luck in
scoring two of their three runs. The
horseshoe was picked up in the fifth
inning after Langion had been re
tired from Dithridge to Connors and
Diel had singled. Armstrong banged
one to right field that 999 times opt of
a thousand Larsen would have di-
gested as a sweet moisel, but the sun
popping out from behind a cloud. after
laying dead all day, fell into the kids
eyes and caused him to misjudge 1t.
Doyle the next up Singled and Diel
and Armstrong crossed the plate.
Cairo in the second inning started
the fireworks. Long singled, Larsen
out on attempted sacrifice. Wolfe,
singled, stole second as Long had
gone to Third On the hit. Ditlridge
ngled scoring both men.
Ia the sixth Bissel singled Hatch
sacrificed pitcher to first advancing
Bissell Long singled for the fourth
time Larsen cracked out a neat
single scoring Bi,sell. Wolfe landed on
one for his fourth single scoring Long.
Larsen out at third anl Roland flying
to right. THIS ended the run getting.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09
First si,ooo.ooo Poliey

The first 81 100000 policy ever issued
was taken out in 1897 by George Van
derbilt, at the age of 50. ia the Mutual
II was 20.payment life. Z0-year dis
tribution policy. that is. he is 10 pfy q
yearly premium Of 1000 for 20 years
At the end Of that time he will receive
a paid-up policy Of sl.Vv0.ooo and &
cash dividend II the policy had been
taken out 20 years ago. at the same age.
he would have paid by this time the
sum of sos. 600 in premiums, which az
four per cent. compound interest would
amount TO nearly sl.0S5. 000.-Worldf
Work.
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GIVE
THE
{ HID
Rem
SOME
OZONE

made his way home in dazed condi-
ton. all the damage that be noticed
being burned mark on his trousers.
Next morning he was unable 70 ai-
tend 10 his duties and felt generally
rnwrlL 4 colleague fheu discovered
that The two outer in-ers % tue odi-
GERS right hand were aeShlcss. the
bores having been burned bare South
Africa.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09
Turkish Postage Stamps.

The Turkish government oders a
bargain 10 stamp collectors thro "A
It's minister al Vienna. Rather Io-s
than q million Thessaiiau siamps ara
10 be withdrawn from circulation. la-v
are Of all Categ0riss and co.ors -sl.
blue. green. ete-ana an uBsn ole. 3
made ~ sell tha iei far SS.93a
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09
Business Basis.

The counts wife had asked for d
yorce
Am I 10 understand" he asked
shat the arrangement I supposed wai
a sale vas merely q ease
This proved 20 BE- about the idea
Phiiacelphis Ledger
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09
IRoN MAN 10 RESCUE.

Danvilie. May S.-Danville by win
ming foday's game In the tenth in
ming made il two out Of three with
Alice. Both pitchers we're hit hard
but the Old Soldiers had the best of
the Singing. Holycross was substi-
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

The four games played indicate that
DanvilIe has a better hitting team
than Vincennes but that Vincennes is
better in the field. Where Vincennes
has it on DanvilIe al present is in
cam work, inside" play and base run
hing. This is only natural as the Vim
cennes players have been together for
two or three years while the Danville
men are new to each Danylle
Commercial-News.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09
sIrNAARY-Earnoh

ITMMARY-Earn runs-Mat-
tom .. Cairo 2; Two base hits-Arm-
strong. DOYLE. Dithridge Wolfe; .Sacri-
fee hits-Langdon. Walls. Mccarthy.
Long. Conklin. Hatch; Stolen bases
Long .. Wolfe. Roland. Berryhill.
Schissel 2; Struck out-By Berryhill
I. BY Hatch /; Bases on balls-Oh
Bcrryhill /: Hit by pit-h ball-By
Berryhill 1. BY Hatch / LEFT on bases
Cairo Ii. Nation 9: Double plays.
Doyle to Arm strong; Time l:40; I'm
pirc-Bush
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09
RIGHT OFF THE BAT.


. While it is very gratifying
, TO The Bulletin TO notice the
; interest taken by the public in
, baseball as evidenced by the
: hundreds Of telephone in
, quiries made every evening as
, 10 the results of games in
ether cities. is is found to be
impracticable, in fact, abso-
, lutely a physical impo:sibillty
to answer the inquiries and
) perform other work on the
; paper Under these conditions
; the indulgence and patience OF
} readers Is requested and they
) are respectfully asked to wait
; for The Bulletin in which will
} be found full accounts of all
) games played the previous day.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

Colonel Farnbaker. after Cairo had
Won two games, stated that the Cairo
cam was in a class 10 itself Won
change his tune.-Vincenne Capital.
Not much, Pee Dee Gee. The Col
onel's loyalty is unqGestioned ana
there is no yaller' in his makeup.
tairo forever.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09
Freak of Lightn.ne.

Detective Dclahay Of the southern
RhOdesia coustahuiary was struck by
lightning in q resent storm. lie was
hurled to the ground inseusible asd
when he had recovered consciousness
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

We'll. that's going some. Two ont
Of three in each ser'e is alright When
The inside work gets going like a clock
II will be dead easy to win a dozen or
more straights. Keep 'er going and
when we meet the Paducah Igorrates
we1l show up these old moss covered
wooden buckets that their tricks are
older thaa the pyramids.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

The persistent man usually wins
he try again" fellow is as lucky" In
vant advertising as be is 10 all other
h.nRs.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09
SCENE oE BATTLE.

Nincenles at Cairo.
Danville at Paducah.
Jacksonville at Nation
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

for the defeat Sunday OF the Lunatics
thusly:
1T might be, too, that the boys got
up against the Paducah mosquitoes
and lost so much blood that they could
not play the game up to their usual
standard"
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HOW THEY STAND.
RESULTS OF TUESDAY.

Cairo T. Nation 5.
Danyile g. Vincennes s.
Paducah Z, Jacksonville ..
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

called at $3.50 O'clock, Sunday games
one half hour earlier.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09
pAoucAAs WINNING STREAK.

Paducah. May S.-The Indians main
tanned their winning streak making
il six straight. winning handily from
the Jacks With one man on base Lot
shaw of the visitors made a home
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

This is Ladies' Day. All ladies will
be admitted to the grand stand upon
the payment of 10 cents. General adj
mission 10 the base ball parks over the
Kitty league is free to ladies one day
in each week, but 10 cents is charged
for seats in the grand stands.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

What fellow was ii that said the
winter of our discomfort is made
glorious summer by but pshaw, we
lon't care how cold II gets fer Alice.
Charley French and Charley
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

Horse" Wilkinson are with the Alices.
Keep your eye on second base and
there will be seen the former.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

The jeering of fan is sharper than
a serpent's tooth. Poison 'em today
with it as that is the dose that the
Vincennes press advises the inhabi-
tants OF the Old Post TO hand out 10
visiting teams.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

They were lucky TO have won the
frs game Il was purely a case OF
horseshoes with the Jacks on Satur-
day and the Brides on Sunday. Meth
er had any license to win from Cairo.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

Manager Kolb will probably offer his
brick topped twirler Gay. as sacri-
fee today to the Cairo hitters. Gay
was lately acquired from the Hoien.
tots
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09
MnnaerfnI EnrrnNInE.

A novel experiment for the purpose
OF testing the strength OF high explo-
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

The Iron Man" saved the day yes
terday for the Old Soldiers
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

Secretary of Rescue Association Of
Cairo. Illinois.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

That tenth man at Paducah must be
a holy terror according to what the
Mattoon fellows say. There's a can"
ready for him if he don't improve.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

Vincennes by losing and Cairo by
winning leaves us a tie for second
place. Beat the Ailces and hold it
alone. When we meet the Paducah
IgCrrotes Wen attend to first place.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

Hey Made EN- look like a lot Of
cheap skates.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

It's just a year ago tomorrow that
Alice came to Cairo for the inaugural
game Of the series and she-won all
three. IL. dollars to the holes in a
doughnnt that there will be a different
story 10 tell this time Alice was pre-
listiess indifferent playing Of Cairo
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

OF course they can't lose since
they've struck their stride.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

Tincennes has struck the toboggan.
Keep her going down. Serves the
sassy thing just right.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

We. the Committee of Rescue Asso-
citation, of Cairo, Illinois. appeal to
you for aid and help us TO get a tent
for DR. J. l.. Griffin. We want to hold
an old fashioned meeting here for
both white and colored. This tent will
est s400. Financial committee al
Cairo. Illinois.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

Batteries-W Whitley and Matteson I.
Christman, Holycross and Shaw. I'm.
pire--Veatch.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

Here comes the first real chance
we've had this season. The fight be-
tween Cairo and Vncennes will be
ike a cat and dog battle. We had it
IN Alice last season winning the ma
iority of the games. Go AT EN- right
off the reel and keep the gait going
Make the defeat as overwhelming az
Dc ssible and send the Naughty Alice
IN TO Paducah where they play next,
looking cut the car windows.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

Watch the Alices run bases like
ice wagons numbering down the street
after they've delivered their loads. rs
so funny.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Philadelphia. May S.-Boston out
played Philadelphia today
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

Maybe today Kolb viii pitch Wal
with Cairo last season. We hope so
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
CARD TO THE PUBLIC.

Observation-Disclosures
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

The Jacksonyiile Courier accounts
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

Never mind the errors, but take des.
perate chances.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

Alice comes today for three games
gith Cairo The bunch has some old
Cairo favorites. Eddie Kolb. Chesty
French, Donovan, Barbour. Dad"
Wilkinson. Matte Matteson, Rube
Whitley and Rub Dub Hub Perduc
left over from last season because they
were not quite fast enough for the
market
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

It's the pepper. Keep it hot.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

Alice comes today Well wcn take
the bunch from Fort Sackyillc down q
peg or two
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

Batteries-Pittinger, Richie and Doc
in; Linderman and Needham
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

p. TURNER.
II. HUBBARD.
ID. FISHER.
II. y. JAMES.
c. b. GARRETT,
F. MORE.
G. CHAvIS.
L. WHITE, I
NJ. JOHNSON.
A. ROLLANS.
A. HUBBARD.
=. ., HaFaaHfH
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

Long four times up-four hits. Wolfe
1--WE times up--four hits. Berryhill
'ried to walk Wolfe en- his fifth time
up yesterday but the yoUngster would
not have il and ne stepped in on a
wide one and swatted it down TO third
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

If Wolfe in Cairo has Bert Haas
skinned for hitting. then we Want to
see what Wolfe looks like-Paducah
News-D Democrat.
You'll see what he looks like to your
sorrow.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

Piltsburg. Pa. May 8.-Two catches
by Clarke were the fielding features.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

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. for The Bulletin in which will :
/. no found FIJI accounts of all =
samos nlaved the preyious day =
. .
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Mattoon saI,ons GOV Thora,e "oon,
raoa,, ean IT., - ~ aan,. ;r,a.o,Ta
Corohel f"'Np"Nei' aver Na'ro ha'
NON TWO Sahies' staten 'hat me oairo
'"'i wa" III ci'ss 70 ilseil' won
ler II 'i'' '"o S'rals"' "eiea'S "o"
'h"lEc nus t''he'' ihcenleS oapl'"l'
ohel ioya''y Is ulq'eS'lohed anu
mere IS no yaiief III MS haNeup'
-airo forever.
me lonr games piaEed lhdicate lha'
thah Nlhcehhes olt tha' Nlncehhes Is
oetter IN me hcld. where NihcehneS
las 1t on DahViile a. present Is III
cam work ihsde play ana Dase run
ing This is only natural as the Vin'
'enhes payers nave peeh together LOT
Neh are ne" TO eaeh ef'--oailFili@
Commerclal-News'
orlcN 'opped tWiilef 1dE' as d sacIl
hce touay 70 me CAIRO h'i'efS. Pay
was lately acquired from me Hoieh'
'o's'
Here comes the first real chance
we've had this season. The fight be-
tween Cairo and Nincennes will be
ike cat and dog battle We had il
IN Alice last season winning the ma
iority of the games. Go at EN- right
off the reel and keep the gait going |
D sSipie ana 'eAd the naughty Ailce
III 10 faaucah "here they play next
ooklnS cut the car WINDOWS.
Aiice comes To-Day Tor three games
"ith caro- Inc ouhch mas some ola
AFRO iaVori'es' bddle Mold Chesly |
french Donovan barbour DAD
W iiKlhsoh' Matte Ma'tesoh' fupe
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

Caro- is no more anxious to meet
Paducah than Paducah is to meet
Sun.
G, cd. Two people Of the same
mind
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

Baterieg-ClarksCn and Leroy and
Kleinow; Kitson and Kittredge.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

Cincinnati-st. Louis-R Rain.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

Brooklyn May S.-Brooklyn was I'M
able to bunch her hits.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-09

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago-St. Louis-Rain.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-09-18
ROOSEVELT WARNS CUBA.
Disorder Must Cease or United States
Will Intervene.

Disorder Must Cease or United States
Will Intervene.
Oyster Bay, l.. l., Sept. 17.-After
protracted conference with Secretary
of War Taft, Assistant Secretary OF
State Bacon and Secretary of the Navy
Bonaparte President Roosevelt adj
dressed an important communication
to Cuba and arranged to send Secre-
tary Taft and Mr.. Bacon to that island
at once to make a thorough investiga-
ton of conditions there and use their
influence to restore peace. r.
The communication is addressed to
the Cuban minister to the United
FASHIONED plea to Cuba to realize her
responsibility as a self-governing re-
public and to restore peace in the
island. Her attention is called in no
uncertain language to the responsible
ity which the United States bears to
the island and the certainty that such
responsibility will necessarily be ex-
ercised should peace not be preserved.
The president says he has certain
Information that the peace of the isl
and is now menaced and that Amer
lean property has been destroyed.
Secretary Taft will be accompanied
on his Cuban trip by Captain Frank
r. Mccoy, one of the presidents mill
tary aides. Captain Mccoy was an
aide to General Wood, both in Cuba
and the Philippines, and speaks Span
ish fluently. -s,sa
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-09-18
AFTER FIFTY.oNE YEARS.
iowa Man Supposed to Be Dead Re-
turns Home.

IOWA Wan supposed 70 BE DEAD He-
turns Home.
Burlington, Ia, Sept. 17.-Chris
Burmaster, who has been missing
from his home here for fifty-one years
and was supposed to be dead, returned
unexpectedly and made himself known
to the members of his family still liv-
ing.
When he was seventeen he became
discouraged and without saying a
word to his family or any one else he
disappeared, going into the wilds of
South Dakota, where he took up a
farm. ..f.
He succeeded after a long struggle
In putting himself into comfortable
circumstances. He married and then
went to Los Angeles, Cal, where he
has been living a retired life.
He found several sisters and
brothers still living here, some of
whom had been born since his depar-
ture es
His wife died about two years ago
md longing to see the Old home
place caused him to return to Burlire
ton. Some twenty years ago his name
appeared among the victims of a
South Dakota Indian massacre and it
was taken for granted that he was
dead. ..s 49,. ...- a..s. T..
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Df. Pierce Favodte 2 Prescription.

e not . secret or patent medicine, against
Mnlcn me most intelligent people are
quIte NATURALLY averSe because OF the UNI
certainty as 70 their harmless character,
out is medicine OF KNOWN COMPOSITION,
InlI list Of all tte ingredients being
printed, m plain EngNsl, on every bottle
wrapper. An examination Of this fist Of
ingredients Will disclose the fact that It
Is nom alcoholic il It's composition. chem.
tSa pure giycerine taxing the place Of
Ine commonly used alcohol in It's make
Up. Inc otavorlte Prescription. Of DR..
rieree ls N tact Inc only medicine put up
1 nas. me cure 1l woman,s peculiar weak
nesses ana ailments, sold through drug.
g a that does not contain alcohol and
m :. e. loo w urge 4'tarlmtaes. Furthermore,
dsss 1ns Only medlclne l0r Womin'sspecial
v tha s Tue ingre9lents OF which have
~ tne unanimous endorsement OF all the
leMadahg medlcal writer's and teachers Of
~ tne several scnools Of practice, and
mat TOO as.remedles Tor the ailments for
winch .favorite prescription" Is recon-
menaea;
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ODE Model
THE CITY.
Read the Daily Pioneer.

Read the Daily Pioneer.
Peaches zoe and Csc dozen
tonight at the Lakeside bakery.
William lIillgroye returned
yesterday from visit at Kelli-
her.
Bemidji Elevator Co. head
quarters for hay, grain, ground
feeds and flour.
A. Gilmour came down this
morning from Blackjack, where
he has been acting as pharmacist
for the O'Ktlliher Drug company.
Mrs. William HilIgrove and
son, Luverne H1ck, nave re-
turned from a visit with relatives
and friends at Detroit, Mich.,
and Berlin, Ontario.
Keepyour ties for Martin Bros.
of Duluth, who will buy along
the line of the NJ. e I. and the
G.. N. A. G. Mclean, purchasing
agent, Of Bemidji, will call on
you.
James Wilkins, general agent
for the Fitger Brewing company,
was transacting business in the
city yesterday afternoon and
left for his home at Cass Lake in
the evening.
A. LELAND of Minneapolis, sec
rotary Of the Minneapolis Red
Lake & Manitoba railway, and
an attorney Of some note, arrived
in the city last evening and
is interes ted in some cases at the
present term of. district court.
You are wasting time if you
are waiting for nature to do all
the work. Every body needs a
little help, so does nature; assist
her by taking a course of Hollis
ter's Rocky Mountain Tea. Tea
or tablets, 35c. Bankers Dug
Store.
George Cochran, the logger
who has a large contract to cut
pine on the Chippewa reserva.
ton near Schley station, east OF
Cass Lake, was a visitor in the
city yesterday afternoon. He
was looking for men, and claims
that there is a great demand for
laoorers among the loggers
every where.
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GET AWAY WITH $4,000.

Safecrackers Loot Both Banks at IN
derwood, N. ..
Bismarck, N. D., Sept ia gang
of four highwaymen blew open the
safes in both banks at Underwood,
Mclean county, obtained about $40 goo
In cash and fed into the country.
The noise OF the explosion was
heard by residents of the town, who
thought it might be roisterers shoot
ing firearms. A druggist, who was
sleeping in his store next to one CT
the banks, was awakened by the explo-
sion and started out the front way,
when he was covered with a gun and
ordered back. He foand a man also
at the back door and couldn't give an
alarm.
At the second bank land agent
was likewise awakened and started
out, but met the same fate as the
druggist. ~.
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WHOLE VILLAGES DESERTED
PEOPLE OF SICILY IN a PANIC
AS RESULT OF. CONTINUED
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS.

Palermo, Sept. 1.-THE people Of
Sicily are still in condition Of panic
because of the earthquake shocks
which have been occurring here for
the past four days. They continue to
camp out In the open and many have
taken refuge in caves They are in
fear OF repetition of the Calabria
disaster OF last year. Whole towns
and villages have been deserted. Citi-
zens, priests, soldiers and government
officials are living crowded in together
wherever they consider they are SAT-
est. Pitiful scenes occurred during
the removal Of inyalids from the hos
pitfalls. The government has issued
instructions that food be distributed.
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ADVOCATE A PRoTEcToRATE.
Prominent cubans Say That Alone
Will Guarantee Peace.

Havana, Sept. H.-Eduardo Chibas,
prominent resident Of Santiago, said
to the Associated Press:
"The entire province of Santiago
will burst into revolt unless the Unit
ed States intervenes Immediately
There must be protectorate or there
will be no permanent peace in Cuba
Jose Villalon, ex.secretary of public
works and prominent veteran, de-
clared that permanent peace or fur
Their investment of foreign capital in
Cuba were impossible except under
an American protectorate.
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FOUR PERSONS KILLED.
Two Violent Storms Visit johnson
County, Neb.


County, Neb.
Tecumseh, Neb., Sept. 1.-Two
violent and seemingly distinct storms
visited Johnson county during the aft
erneen, resulting in the death of four
persons, the fatal injury of two 9th.
ers and painful injury of FIVE more.
The dead are: ....-
O. A. Gie!, aged forty; August See
man, forty-ive;; Roy Carmine, seven
teen; George Koehler, fourteen.
The first three were killed by light.
ming near Elm creek. A party Of
threshers We're at work on the farm Of
Henry Walthers when the storm care
up. Four of the men crawled und ii
the threshing machine, which was
shattered by lightning bolt and three
were instantly killed. Henry Wal
theirs, Jr, was badly shocked and
burned, but will probably recover.
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PROSPERITY IN WEST.
New York Railroad Man Says 1t Beats
the East.

- E :
New York, Sept. 17.-Dwight w.
Pardee, secretary of the New York
Central, has just returned from trii,
to the West, which included st. Paul
and points west to Portland. From
there he went to San Francisco and
was in the other more important cities
of California. With the exception of
San Francisco conditions everywhere
he found to be prosperous. He says:
people in the East cannot realize
the enormous business that is being
done III the West unless they actually
see it. All lines of business are &C.
tive, with, of course. the crops as the
basis.
'The railroads are having all they
can do to handle their traffic.
Even in San Francisco there is
great enthusiasm and OPTIMISM