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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-23
NTILANVILLE.


April 20th.-Mrs. Reeves Samp.
son visited her sister, Mrs. David
Calkins, at Boyds Mills, Pa.
Merlin Illman returned to Wyom-
ing Seminary on Tuesday last.
Miss Lorena Skinner left here
Saturday morning for Albion, N. Y
Mr.. j. ]. Mccullough returned
from Binghamton on Monday.
Mrs. Bertha Jackson and Miss
Lulu Jocelyn are working at The
Delaware house at Callicoon, N. Y
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lang went
to Deposit last Saturday morning
From there they will go to Brandt
where they will make their future
home.
Mrs. Britain Calkins, formerly OF
Rochester, was the guest of Miss
Edna Skinner Saturday. Mr.. Cal
kins, who is landscape gardener, is
at Tuxedo Park, N. Y, at the pres
ent writing.
District Superintendent Fuller
preached here Sunday and assisted
Rev. Coleman in giving the COM
munion.
+ August Brucher is recovering from
severe attack of rheumatism.
George Gerken is seriously i'll
with rheumatism.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-23

and Mrs. Leon Ross returned with
her last Sunday.
Mabel Sanders was a recent guest
of her friend, Miss Spoor, of Orson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gardner and
son, Robert, OF Carbondale, spent a
few days at Charles Varcoe's.
Leon Sherman, formerly of Sche-
nectady, is passing his vacation
with his parents.
Miss Bessie Curtis, of Edenvale,
was a recent guest at A. H. Curtis.
Last Sunday evening the C. E.,
society elected the following OFF,
GERS: President, Mrs. Lille Rude;
assistant president, H. e. Snedker;
organist, Amanda Norton; assistant
organist, Flora Loomis; secretary,
Harry Varcoe; assistant secretary,
Nettie Loomis and Ida Lee; treas
urer, j. e. Schoebig; prayer meeting
committee, Stephen Treat.
Sunday, May I'd, will be the regu-
lar communion service at the Clin-
ton Centre Baptist church, when the
hand of fellowship will be given to
the new members.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-23
Who Named the FIswers2

/
Who first named the flowers? Who
gave them not their Latin titles, but the
old familiar, fanciful, poetic rustic ones
that run 30 curiously alike in all the diff
ferent vulgar tongues? Who first called
the lilies of the valley the Madonna's e
tears; the wild blue hyacinth, St. Dor
othy's flower? Who first called the red
clusters of the oleander st. Joseph's
noseRays, and the clematis by her many
lovely titles-consolation travellers Joy,
virgins bower?
Who gave the spiderwort to st. Bruno;
the black briony for Our Lady's seal I;
the corn feverfew to st. Anne the COM
mon bean to st. Ignatius; the baneberry
to st. Christopher; the blue valerian to
Jacob for his angels ladder the toy
wort to the shepherds for their purses
Who first called hyacinths the tree of
sadness; and the starry passiAora the
Passion of Christ Who first made dedi-
cation of the narcissus to remembrance;
the amaranthus to wounded, bleeding
love; the scabius to the desolation oi
widowhood ? Who named them all first
in the old days that are forgotten II
is strange that most of the tender old ap.
pellations are the same in meaning in all
European tongues.
The little German madchen in her pine
woods, and the Tuscan cantadina in hei
vineyards, and the Spanish child on the
Sierras, and the farm girl on the Eng.
lish moorlands, and the soft-eyed peas.
ant that drives her milch cows through
the sunny evening fields of France, all
gathering their blossoms from wayside
green or garden wall, give them almost
all ssthe same old names with the same
sweet, pathetic significance. Who gave
them first?
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-23
Don't Worry.

Anxiety enfeebles and wastes ones
strength. One days worry ex-
hausts a person more than a whole
week of quiet, peaceful work. 1t
is worry, not overwork, as a rule,
that kills people. Worry keeps the
brain excited, the blood feverish,
the heart working wildly, the nerves
quivering, the whole machinery of
the life in unnatural tension, and
it is no wonder then that people
break down. Nobody can do the
best work when fevered by worry.
Worry does no good,
1t changes nothing.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-23
INDIAN ORCHARD.

APRIL l9th.-Charles Spry, of this
place and Mr.. Rickert, of Texas, are
putting the roads between here and
Honesdale in good condition.
We are glad to learn that Stanley
Dills, formerly of this place has secured
a position at running stationary engine
in Richmond, Va.
Mrs. William Ives, of Beach Lake,
spent day recently with Mrs. A. M
Henshaw.
Several at this place and at the Lake
are on the sick list. DR.. Gavitte, OF
White Mills, is the attending physician.
William Colwell and son, of Torrey,
were pleasant callers at the home OF
Richard Ham on Thursday last.
Mrs. Swartz, who has been spending
several days with Scranton relatives and
friends, will return home on Tuesday
next.
Clarence Williams, of Peckville, was
calling on friends in this vicinity on Sat-
urday.
Harry Bunnell has sold bis sorrel driv-
ing horse to o. D. Heushaw.
Mr.. Bunting and family have vacated
the McCarty farm and Mr.. and Mrs
Dave Oliver have moved upon same.
Helen Bayly, of East Honesdale, is
visiting Mrs. Ray Bayly.
The ladies of this place will hold their
Aid at Mrs. R. Hams ON Wednesday
next.
w. w. Parish will sell his household
goods and farming implements to-mor-
row afternoon.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-23
Care Of the Refrigerator.

Nothing is SO dangerous to the
health of the household as a refrig
orator that is not perfectly clear
1t means possible typhoid fever
for one thing and other diseases
less dangerous but troublesome.
In the first place the waste pipe
should not be connected with the
drain. 1t is more trouble to empty
a pan once or twice a day, but to
have the food supply connected with
the house drain is certainly unde-
sirable.
The refrigerator should be wash
ed out at least once a week, and
twice in hot water. The shelves
should be taken out quickly and
washed too. Rinse in clean, warm
water and wipe dry. This is i'm
portant, as one of the properties OF
the perfect refrigerator is dryness,
which helps to preserve the food.
Every morning take out the food
left from the day before and ex.
anime it. If it is the least bit taint.
ed it should be thrown away at once
Charcoal or lump of dry lime
should be kept in the food box
They absorb impurities and act
as disinfectant.
Milk and butter should always bt
kept in a covered crock, or other
wise protected. They are extreme
ly perishable, and easily absorb the
odor of other food. OF course, al
foods with a strong odor should b,
covered also. Food should alway.
be put away in china or glass. Tin
and even silver, affect foods wher
they are kept together for a number
of hours.
Finally never put food away hot
1t is likely to spoil, and it cause.
heat in the refrigerator.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-23
@Iven Hiqh Honor,

Prot. Frederick Starr, anthropolog.
ist at the University of Chicago, has
been made an officer of public in.
struction under the French govern.
menG The consul explained that this
was one of the highest honors in rec
ognition of his work in Mexico.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-23

"There have been no irregular trans
actions in Knapp Brothers, banks in De-
posit or Callicoon, and everything will
be explained when the final accounting
is made.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-23
CLINTON.

CLINTON.
April 20.-Mr. Baker, of Sterling,
is a guest for a few days past of
his brother-in-law, Arthur Singer.
The latter has the mumps.
Fred Griswald is quite ill with a
fever. Several cases of chicken-pox
are reported.
Messrs. Arthur Singer, H. NJ.
Bunting and Clason Arnold have
recently purchased new horses.
The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs.
George Curtis on Monday last for
dinner. Circle No. furnished the
dinner.
Mrs. Albert Crosy and family, of
Uniondale. paid her mother, Mrs.
Louise Curtis, visit on Sunday
last.
Amanda Norton spent a few
days in Honesdale last week. Mr..
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-23

CITIZEN JOB PRINT means STYLE,
QUALITY, and PROMPTNESS. Try it.
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Low COIONiST FARES TO THE
WEST AND NORTHWEST.

Union Pacific Passenger Depart
ment announces that Colonist Fares
will be in effect from Sept. Is to Oct
Is. 1909. to all points in the West and
Northwest.
This year the West looks more
yomising than ever. Now is the time
- secure land at low prices, and, at
the same time, TO visit the many inter
esting points in the West and North
west, at which liberal stopover ar
rangements may be made.
A better estimate of raw lands can
be made now than formerly, because
these lands are in proximity to new
farms that are producing wonderful
crops.
For descriptive literature, write
to +. l.. Lomax, G. p. A. L. p r. r..
Omaha. Neb.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-10-06

The paint on a house is the extreme
outside of the house. The wood in
simply structural under layer. That
Is as it should be. Unprotected wood
will not well Withstand weather. But
paint made OF pure white lead and
linseed oil is an invulnerable armor
against sun and rain, heat and cold.
Such paint protects and preserves.
fortifying the perishable wood with a
complete metallic casing.
And the outside of the house is the
looks of the house. A well-construct-
ed building may be greatly depre-
ciated by lack Of painting or by poor
painting.
National Lead Company have made
1t possible for every building owner
to be absolutely sure of pure white
lead paint before applying. They do
this by putting upon every package
OF their white lead their Dutch Boy
Painter trademark That trademark
Is complete guarantee.
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MORE OR LESS RIGHT.

In recent address to medical stu.
dents, Senator Depew said that "the
party with the greatest majority ID
more right than the minority party"
Ihat sounds almost as incontestabls
as an axiom in geometry. The coroL
larry is that the minority party is more
wrong than the party with the great.
est majority. So. when we sit UP
election nights to see which party
succeeded in buying the most votes.
we discover by that wrong what is
right Thus. party lines are coin
cident with ethical distinctions. All
the most-right people are in the party
with the greatest majority. The not.
so-right people are in the party with
the greatest minority. The very
wrong people are in the smaller par.
ties. This. as noted above. is axio-
matte.
But these distinctions are subject to
change without notice. For instance.
prior to the election OF 1892 Senator
Depew was more-right. After Cleve-
land was elected. he was not-so-right.
Ihen he became more-right again.
10 multiply words is unnecessary.
and might seem like unto individious
emulation.-Puck
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The Doctors Orders.

A lady whose husband seemed to be
doing little but lie in the hammock
and eat apples, was asked by a sym
pathetic neighbor what the trouble
with him was. Doctors" she replied.
sadly. NO, he hasn't come into a for.
tune" writer in To-Days Magazine
tells the story.
You see" explained the wife. he's
been having some sort of matter with
his stomach, and he consulted two diff
ferent doctors about it. One told him
to eat ripe apple every hour, and
the other said to rest an hour after
eating. So he's trying TO do both"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-10-06
True Thrift.

When visiting a certain town in the
Midlands." says a medical man. Il was
told of an extraordinary incident
wherein the main figure. an econom-
zeal housewife, exhibited, under trying
circumstances, trait quite character
istic of her. 1t seems that she had by
mistake taken quantity of poison
mercurial poison-the antidote for
which. as all should know. comprises
the whites of eggs. When this anti
dote was being administered, the order
for which the unfortunate lady had
overheard, she managed to murmur, al
though almost unconscious. Mary,
Mary! Save the yolks for the pud.
dings ,"-Tit-Bits.
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All Profit.

NO use OF talking" drawled the
freckled youth on the roadside fence.
thar certainly is money in cattle"
In the stock-raising business.
young MANI" asked the tourist.
No. pot exactly. but an automobile
ran over that spotted calf a few min
utes ago and the man with the big
spectacles over his eyes got out and
handed me SIS note"
Five dollars? That's not SO much
Tor good-sized calf"
Yes. but. mister. the calf wasn't
mine. Now. IL / can only stand in
front OF another calf while he gets
run over I'll be right in 1t, be gosh"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-10-06
New Game.

What kind of silly game was that
you children were playing in the H.
brary? reprimanded the observing
mother.
Why do you call Il silly game.
mammal" asked the little boy.
"On account of what I heard. You
were telling little sister that some
day she might be president. Don't you
think that is silly talk?"
"Oh, no, mamma. You don't under
stand. We We're playing a game called
woman suffrage"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-10-06
GOVERNMENT HoMEsTEAos

One and one-half million acres OF
farming and grazing land will be
opened for settlement I'm the Chey-
enne River and Standing Rock Indian
Reservation October 4th to 23d. Fast
daily through trains direct to Pierre
and Aberdeen, S. d.. the registration
points, via the Chicago e. North West
ern Ry Write for descriptive pamph
lets giving maps and full particulars
10 w. Il. Kniskern. p. r. NJ, G. & ".
w. Ry.. Chicago. III.
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More Up-to-Date.

The dashing young captain saluted
the idol OF his heart Fair one" he
gushed. come fee with me. have
the finest motor boat in the state"
The beautiful belle drew away with
frigid haughtiness.
Never" she responded firmly
You are out OF date. The handsome
lieutenant has asked me to fly with
him. He owns an aeroplane."
Thus We find that the modern Cupid
has taken to the aerial motor and the
smell of gasoline.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-10-06
A Useful Baby.

Speaking Of tricks to win the sym
pathy of juries in criminal cases,
Judge Willard NJ. McEwen, in a re-
cent address before the Illinois States
Attorneys association. said: II know
OF four cases where a baby played a
prominent part in getting the acquit-
tai of the defendant, and | later
learned that the same baby had been
used in each of the cases, although
the supposed mothers in each case
were different women."-Law Notes.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-10-06
CHEAP LANDS
In Usage County, Oklahoma, Best
Reached

via the Midland Valley r. r. Re
strictions removed from one million
acres. Also ten million acres in East.
ern Okla. The Midland Valley r. X.
runs thro the eastern part of the
new state from FIT Smith, Ark. TO Ar.
kansas City, Kas.. thro Muskogee.
Tulsa and Pawhuska. Ask your near.
est Ry. agent how to get there or
write General Passenger Agent, Mid
land Valley r. r., Muskogee, Okla
homa. for information.
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THE HYPocRITE.

Now mamma rakes
Her wardrobe Ger
Preparing to
Start for the shore
And. lowering
About her. dad
Tries not TO look
Too doggoned glad.
For fear she might
Not go at all
And sundry games
or draw and call
Would be postponed
For yet awhile.
And so he puts
Grief I'm his smile
And frowns. though he'd
Like. truth TO tell.
To kick the pictures
Down and yell.
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Didn't Go Near the Water.

Have you caught cold. dear?"
Just little cold, mamma"
Have you got your feet wet lately.
my child"
Why, ] got one just a wee bit wet
when in my bathing suit. the other
day, mamma. "-Yonkers Statesman.
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THE TROUBLE.

Don't take it so hard" said the
sympathetic friend; remember that
though your daughter is married you
have not lost her"
Il know it," sobbed the brides moth
er. That's the trouble. Julia and
her husband have already picked out
the best room in the house for theirs :"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-10-06
Helping Him AJono.

Hotfoot Harry-An old schoolmate
o mine hung out his lawyers single
yesterday, and to-day 1 offered him
his first case. just to help i'm along.
Slumber Moze-Wot wos de case?
Hotfoot Harry-Told i'm de world
owed me Twin. and offered I'm SO
per cent to collect de debt.--Bohem-
ian.
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Not Qualified for the lob.

Father (lmpressively)- son,
want you to- be very attentive to your
new teacher, who is a man of wide
and general information. He can
teach you everything you need TO
know" Small Boy (derisively)-
He don't know nothinI Why. he
can't even tell who's pitchin' in the
league teams"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-10-06
The Modern Way.

"Will your daughter and her hus-
band live with you when they return
from their wedding Journey"
I'm not quite sure about IT, From
the way Sadie talked 1t seems likely
that she and her husband will at once
take possession OF our home and let
US live with them as long as they can
find II convenient"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-10-06
More Work.

Stubb-What's the trouble, old
chap? You look angry enough to
fight.
Penn-Oh. I'm sizzling. II took me
an hour to button up my wife's waist
In the back and then / told her a
joke and she laughed so much the
buttons all flew open What's the
use in telling a woman a joke. any.
how?
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-10-06

She-She told me you told her that
secret told you not to tell her.
He-The mean thing, / told her
not 10 tell you told her.
She promised her I wouldn't tell
you she told me. so don't tell Ter
told you.
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Sold Too Soon.

Eve made Adam give up Eden for
an apple, didn't she?"
She was easy; she would expect
him TO mortgage It and get an auto
mobile for 1t If they were alive to
day"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-10-06

Am using ALIENS FOOT-EASE. and
ran truly say / would not have been with
out 70 so long, had j known the relief IL
would give my aching feet ] think Il n
rare good thing for anyone having sore
or tired feet.-Mrs Matilda HOitwert,
Providence. II. l." Sold by all Druggists.
DC Ask to-day.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-10-06
The Local Expert.

Summer Boarder Dust arrived from
Boston)-What are six best sellers in
this locality?
Farmer Stubblegrass-Th depends
on whether you want TO store per.
taters or cider in 'em-Puck
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FREE LANDS IN WYOMING.
Chicago & North Western Railway.

Send for booklet telling how to Sc
cure 800 acres of U. S. Government
lands in Wyoming free of cost. and
describing various irrigation projects
and the most approved methods of sci
entific dry farming. Homeseekers'
rates. Direct train service from Chi
cago. w. y. Kniskern. =. r. NJ. Chicago.
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Discnuranlnn

Mifkins-I understand your daugh
ter is learning to play the piano.
Bifkins-Then your understanding
must be better than mine II sounds
more like work than play.
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Her Tongue Wouldn't Sin.

Vera-Oh. Jack. let's stop. / don't
want 20 30 any higher.
Jack-But you won't be able to say
you've been 20 the top.
Vera-Oh. yes, shall-Patbfnder
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Another Dehnitlnn

Little Willie-Say, pa, what is a
genius?
PA genius. my son, is a person
whom nature let's in on the ground
floor. but whom circumstances force
TO live in Gn attic.
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No Insurance,

Il understand that Wintergreen
made fiasco on the PLATFORM"
Yes. He had too much confidence.
He told me he was loaded and primed
for the meeting and only needed the
enkindling torch of popular favor"
"Well?"
Somebody in the audience laughed
and he blew up prematurely."
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Enlnmatlcal

What shall I do about this article
for your scrap book from the Daily
Moon? 1t is very abusive"
Then cut it out"
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Half Done.

First lady - Your husband has
merely tainted
Second DittO-DeaT, dear! these
men always do things by halves.
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AnYthinQ.

'Tis said the bang Is coming back:
Lord. give us even that.
Or give US anything that will
Eliminate the rat
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The Most unkindest Cut

First Guide-Were you ever shot
for a deer?
Second Guide-Worse; was snap
shotted once.
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Hot and Cold

Young man, you have no doubt Observes
That-paradox or not
a frigid bow from "A charming maid
VIII make you boiling hot.
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Quite a Hiion.v
She actual,

She actually called him beast"
He felt quite rufled. but then
Twas compliment. at least
For she invited him up in her den"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-10-06

Customer-All the big strawberries
are at the top of this box, / suppose?
Dealer-Ohl TO, ma'am; most of
EN- are at the top of the other boxes
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Looks Like an Easv Mat

Mark Twain says he's been film
TANNED again"
That's what he gets for wearing .
white suit around all the time"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-10-06
Physicians Recommend Castoria

ASTORIA has met with pronounced favor the physicians phara-
ceutca societies and medical authorities It is used by physicians with
results most gratifying The extended of Castoa unquesnaby
result Of three facts: HsThe diputabe
[ it not only ays stomach pains and qet the but asa@
es the food: 7t is agreeable and perfect substitute for Castor Oil
absolutely SAFE does not any Opium Morphine narcotic
and does not stpe is unlike Soothing Sp Baman Drops Gody
Cordial etc. This good deal for Medical Journal
is to danger and record the advancing The day
tor poisoning innocent children through greed ignorance ought TO
our knowledge Casa remedy which produces composure by
regulating the sysremnot by Supplying and readers entitled
the nOrrnaton-HaUS Jou1naL ofH
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A Human Parahn~

isn't that Jellaby girl dense?"f
Yes. and she's so Transparent"
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Mrs. Brownstone-Are you going to
the seaside this year?
Mrs. Stockson Bonds-I don't want
TO- and Fred doesn't want me to 60.
so l have made up my mind to go.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-10-06

Getting engaged to a summer girl
Is dangerous. She may want to take
It seriously
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-20
SHIPPERS PREPARE Il.
TO FIGHT INCREASE
Say They Doubt Railway Officials
Statements.

Cincinnati, o.. Oct. 20 Shippers
from ~ states. meeting through spe-
cially delegated Representatives in
Cincinnati. came to the conclusion
that the railroads OF the country are
planning and are about to put into
effect, unless stopped, an increase OF
freight rates. Believing that such
an increase would impair the com
mercial stability Of the country. the
shippers appointed a committee to
prepare pamphlet addressed to the
country at large. tending to show by
argument that an increase In rates
is wholly unnecessary. Further than
this, the shippers arranged for funds
to print these pamphlets. II neces
sary. the contributions from slippers
will reach a quarter OF million dol
lars, although 1t is not expected that
sum will be actually needed.
AT the conference, what was prac.
tioally the assertion OF disbelief, was
cast at the feet Of Commissioner C.
G. Mccain and executives OF rail
roads. who have declared in writing
that 80 far as they know there is no
movement to increase rates.