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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-03-18

Harry Morgan of Spooner was visit
ing friends in the city Wednesday. He
has recently sold out large wall paper
business at that place and is looking
for a new location.
A. Roesler went to Bruce Tuesday in
the interest of the steam laundry. 1t
is only matter Of short time now
until laundry baskets will be coming in
here from all surrounding towns.
E. Archambault of Phillips stopped
over with his brotherinlaw, F. A.
Shumway, Wednesday. He had been
doing job of scaling for the govern
ment on an Indian reservation near
Cass Lake, MINI.
Rev. J. |. Seder of the Anti-Saloon
League delivered temperance lecture
to a crowded house at the opera house
Sunday night. The stereopticon pic
lures he carries with him is an inno-
walton recently adopted by the league.
T. M. Thomas was at home over Sun
day from Prentice, where he had been
prosecuting case, as acting district
attorney, against saloon keeper for
selling liquor without licence. The
jury acquitted the man on the ground
that he had a license, the legality of
the election there last spring never
having been decided by the supreme
court.
See those fine rugs at Ingle's. Soft
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-03-18
A TAME GRAY WOLF.
Fierce Looking Pet That Plays With
a Little Albuquerque Girl

Fierce Looking Pet That Plays With
Little albuquerque Girl.
Coyotes are often caught when
young and tanned, making playful and
intelligent pets. However, they are
never trustworthy, letting pass no OPP
portunity of paying a surreptitious
visit to the hen roost and being quite
likely to bite the hand that feeds
them.
To say that the big gray timber
wolf can be tanned is to run the risk
of being branded nature faker. So
many ranchers, hunters, plainsmen
and miners have made the attempt
and failed that few believe it to be
possible. Little Susan Ross Cobb of
Albuquerque, N. NJ, had two pet
wolves, Jack and Jill, widely known
throughout the territory as "the only
tame gray wolves in America" A few
months ago Jack showed signs of sur
illness, and as precautionary meas
ure Mr. cobb had him shot, not desir-
ing to run any risks. Jill is now more
than two years old, larger than any
Newfoundland dog and of much
more friendly disposition than could
be expected of an animal having her
pedigree Her little mistress is accus-
toned to play with her as Familiarity
as other children play with big house
dogs, but strangers Witnessing the UNI
calmly gambols of the fierce looking
pet cannot rid themselves of the fear
that some day her savage nature may
reassert itself
Sometimes Mr. Cobb takes her for
walk through the streets of Albu-.
querque, leading her by a heavy chain.
All goes we'll unless stray cat hap.
pens to cross their path; when that
happens it requires all Mr.. Cohb's
strength to hold the wolf. She pays
no attention to dogs, being accustomed
to the fellowship of Mr.. Cobb's hunt
ing dogs.
Jack and ill were caught in the
"mailpais" of lava beds of the Rio
Grande valley when only few weeks
old with five others, which were
killed These two were given to Mr..
Cobb, who resolved to make the ex-
pertinent Of trying to tame them. 1t
is believed that Jill, the survivor of
the pair. is the only really tame gray
wolf in the entire country.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-03-18
Peanuts in India.

The cultivation of American pea
nuts, which was introduced into the
Kolhapur state some years ago by one
of the American medical missionaries,
has become so popular that they have
now become almost the chief crop
Unfortunately, the people persist in
eating them raw, as they formerly ate
the little country nuts, and as the
American nuts are much richer, acute
digestive troubles and liver irfiamma-
ton are the frequent result.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-03-18
One Point in His Favor.

witty priest was once visiting a
"self-made' millionaire, who took him
TO see his seldom used library.
There" said the millionaire, point
ing to a table covered with books" "
ssthere are my best friends"
"Ah." replied the wit, as he glanced
at the leaves, I'm glad you don't cut
them"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-03-18
London's BRIDGES.

Few perhaps are aware of the ex-
tent to which the city of London is
bridged over In all, it seems, there
are no fewer than seventyfive
bridges. Of these nineteen are rail-
way bridges, three are bridges over
roads, such as Holborn viaduct, and
fly three bridges which connect pri-
vate premises.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-03-18

REAL ESTATE BARGAINS. House and
two acres adjoining Ladysmith; just the
place for truck gardening One-acre
lot just outside the corporation. Good
residence property on west River st.
Each or all will be sold at bargain if
taken at once. C. S. Conklin. 33tf
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-03-18
New Library Books

changed every six months, were re-
ceived this week at the Public Library:
Barr-Strawberry handkerchief
BentOn-Living on little
Cable--John March Southerner
Cochrane- Wonders of modern
mechanism
Cookie the top of the continent
Crothers-By the Xmas fire
Curtis-Modern India
DeMorgan- Somehow good
Finck-Pacific coast scenic tour
Frenseene-Jorn Uhl
ler-Government by the people
Gates Cupid, the ow-puncher
| Gibson Scientific ideas of to-day
Greenslet-James Russell Lowell
Grenfel Harvest of the sea
Harwood-New creation in plant life
Hawthorne-Mystery and detective
stories
Herrick Common lot
Herrick-Master of the inn
Hill-Story Of the street
Hillis-Man's value no society
Hofman-Piano playing
Hopkins-Twentieth century magic
Howard Famous Indian chiefs
/ have known
Howells landlord at Lion 8
Head
Johnson-W Williams of West Point
Jones-Roman Empire
Keller-The world [ live in
REORGANIZATION
King-Bunch of rope yarns
Kingsland- Etiquette for all occa-
sions
Kingsley-And so they were mar
ried
LeRoy-Phillipine life in town and
country
Lewis-An American patrican
Lincoln-Mr. Pratt
Loomis-A holiday touch
McCall-Truth Dexter
McKenzie-The tradgedy of Korea
Malcolm years in Persian
town
-Road-builders
Moffett-Careers of danger and dar-
ing
O'Connor-Heroes of the storm
Ober-Our West Indian neighbors
O'Higgins--A grand army man
Orations of British orators-Vol. |.
Orations of British orators-Vol. Ii.
Parabellum BanZai Politics: Stories
from McClure's
Reed-Laveder and old lace
Ahead-Book of fish and fishing
Roosevelt American ideals and
other essays
Saleeby-Health, strength and
happiness
Shafer Beyond chance of change
Smith Capt. Thomas A. Scott, mas
ter diver
10
Spears Story of the New England
Whalers
Story-Story of wireless telegraph
Farkington-Man from home
Thayer -Italica
Thorn-The electric telegraph
Thwaites Wisconsin
Van Dyke-Out of doors in holy land
Wallace-Chariot race from "Ben-
hur''
Washington Up from slavery
Wharton Motor flight thru France
White How to do beadwork
Williams-Romance of modern eX-
ploration
WILLIAMSBURG successful Ameri-
cans
Wright Birdcraft
CHILDREN's BOOKS
Alcott-Silver pitchers
Brown-Fresh posies
Colburn- Our little Swedish cousin
Observation-Disclosures of Billy Topsail
Grover-Overall boys
Hamilton-Butt chandler, Freshman
Haskell-Billy's princess
Hough-Y Young Alaskans
Johnson-Oak tree fairy book
Kelly-Little citizens
Water-babies
Kipling-Second jungle book
LIE Baron-Told under the cherry
trees
McManus-Our little Egyptian cou-
sin
Morgan-How to dress doll
Newell-Favorite fairy tales
Richards-The Merry weathers
Riley-Orphan Annie book
Smith-Boy captives of Deerfield
Stories of the Great Lakes
Stringer-Lonely O'mally
Thompson-The calico cat.
$50 new books for the library were
ordered by the Board this week.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-03-18
AS TO Certain insects.

First Fair Maid-Why are men like
mosquitoes?
Second Fair Maid-I can't guess;
why?
First Fair Maid-They are easier to
catch after full meal.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-03-18
Call Of the Wild,

She--Did you ever hear the call OF
the wild?
Hell just guess I did! I wrote q
piece once and heard the audience
calling for the author!
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-03-18
=. H. RICHARD S
REAL ESTATE
OFFICE TWO DOORS WEST or HOTEL MARLEY
Ladysmith, Wisconsin

FOR RENT-A 5-room house in good con-
dition, only ten minutes walk from the mills
and the site of the proposed sulphite mill
nearly an acre of ground, barn and large poul-
try house; well of fine water. Only SO a month.
Homestead REIMBURSEMENT OF forty of
good land near Ladysnith. $3.50.
Two forties of partially improved land
handy to Ladysmith. $1,000. House On ore
cost $1,000.
Ranch of 800 acres. rs acres stumpcd and
plowed; good wild meadow that can DC cas-
with machine; $500 house, large bars, wood
shed, tool house. granaFy poultry house. etc;
close to school. This is bargain worth in
vestigating.
One of the cheapest pieces Of property
have listed is a good forty acres OF land only
short distance from Ladysn1ith. VIII make
nice little farm. Price $425.'
/ have some choice city property, that if
bought before the spring rush, will make the
buyers some money.
Have a nine-room house on principal resi-
dence street that will be sold at a sacrifice
price of 1920
Have one OF the best meat market PROPOSE
tons In Wisconsin. A fine business and no
opposition.
If you intend to put your property on the
market, see me.
MY MOTTO: Honesty in the real estate
business is as essential to permanent success
as it is in any other business.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-03-18
2. H. RICHARDS
REAL ESTATE
Ladysmlth, Wisconsin
WANT ADS.
For RENT-House at Sc and 81 per
month. W. S. Manning.

For SALE.-15 tons of good timothy
and alsike. j. w. Hadden, Bruce,
Wis. 49tf
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-03-18
Tommy's Activity.

Mother-Tommy, what are you do
inc in the pantry?
Tommy Oh, just putting few
things away
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-03-18
Intelligent Advice.

Intelligent Rescuer Ito skater who
has fallen hrOugh)-Stsady, old man,
steady! Keep cOoli
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-04-30
CR0okSr0N
Special Correspondence.

Spt'idl Correspondence.
Monday April 26
j. E. Adams is baling hay at
present.
Ed Huff of Quartz creek was in
our part of the country Friday.
John Duncan and son Dallas
made trip to Sargsnts Monday.
Miss Adela Blaine the Crook ston
teacher and Miss Rosa Berry left
for Pueblo Thursday
Ike Hamilton was down from
White Pine the first of the week, he
says the snow is very deep up
there yet.
T. C. Upton has rented his
ranch TO Louis Templeton. The
latter has gone to the east after
his family which is still in Kansas.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-04-30
DAYTON
News-Champion Correspondent
Tuesday April -

News-Champion Correspondence
Tuesday April -
Mrs. E. l.. Carr is quite ii at
Salida.
Mr. Nandegrist was up from
Montrose last week.
\ W Croft has put his cattle on
ranges near Lake City.
Antoine Weischselbraun made a
trip to Lake City last week.
School meeting in District 10
viii be held in Belmont School
house next Monday.
Mrs. c. Z. Dwyer and daughter
Margaret have been spending the
past two weeks at Gunnison
We hear Andy Eubom has pur-
chased the Harry Youman planning
mill, also large team Of horses.
Mrs J. \ Thompson has return
ed after spending the winter at
Lake City. Mr. Thompson has put
additional rooms TO his house.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-04-30
C10IO 0YTE
CerrsaDooAence.
Tueodsy ApriI

Tsesdsy April p
Mrs. Jos. Ralseoa 10 o. the sick
list.
Mrs. ii. +. Booker sPsss last Fri
dav here.
DIR. J. W. Rocks6sllsr left for
Denver Saturday.
c. !. Gaire Of Denver vas cal
Ter in town Monday.
Mrs. Dave Williams of Canon
City came in on Aoaday's train,
v f. Metzler md Otto Mellon
aid left last week foi California.
f.. 4. Bottsnfeld and family
arrived last week from Mt. Carbon.
Mrs. Richard McKnight of Oaray
is visiting her mother Mrs. Tetard.
W. VI. Whalen left for Denver
Tuesday and Joe II. Block returned
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-04-30
OHIO uu
Ness-Chsmpion Correspoadence.
Tuesday April q

NeVShsuapion OOrreepOooe0ce.
Tuesday April 2,
j. b Nsy6eld left for Gannison
Tuesday.
Frank Dice and family were in
town Saturday
Mrs. Brown Mcl.aia has returned
from Texas Creek.
The Ghost dance WAS we'll attend
ed and all had q good time Satur-
day night.
Walter Waterman and Mr.. Wise
were down from the Waterman
ranch Wednesday.
Misses Villa Dean and Linda
Balm spent Saturday and Sunday
OF this week in Ohio City.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-04-30
COCNETOPA

News-Champion Correspondence.
Thursday April Is
Grass has started everywhere.
Jessie Black has gone to Denver
A. Hack brought over his cattle
last week.
Thomas Roberts is back from
Saguache.
Mrs. w. l., Perry returned from
Howard last week.
w. c. McDonough was down from
his Pinos ranch last week.
Leborio, Juan and Benedicto
Garcia came over from Saguache
Friday with sheep.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-04-30
SOMERSET AND THE MUDDY
News Champion Correspondence.
Monday April 26


Monday April 26
G. r. Richards Of Somerset was
a Paonia visitor Saturday.
Mrs D. b Shaw has been on the
sick lls. the past few days
j. W Beezley cane up to his
Anthracite ranch this week.
Mis- Jennie Horning Of Paonia
spe nday with friends at Som
ersel
v mney has moved up onto
his r, where be will spend the
SUNNI
AZ, Wesley ADAMS and daughter
WiuLr have been quite i'll tie
pas r.
If one calls our recent streak
Of Y, Italian Climate we
feel for their views on Italy.
Y glad to commend the men
we . Denver last fall, for the
stan have taken. China has
y but effective way of
dea jth their officials who do
not their prediction promises
GOO America would do well
to tad we would not have to
beg the state or nation either.
Il ~as received here last week
thai James Sondiler Of Bowie
was { drowned in the North
For le Il. * r. G.. railroad
bric ar her home.
4 vas alone, no one knows
the circumstances. She leaves
a Ia and one son who have
the thy Of all in their bereav-
men
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-04-30
GUNNISON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
ews-Champion Correspondence.

Wednesday April 2S
The Glee club and chorus met
Wednesday fcr a rehearsal.
f. NJ. Nourse visited the school
this week and gave talk on "How
to take up government land
The field meet last Friday was a
succfss in every way The weather
was rather bad but nevertheless
there was a large attendance.
Every one should attend the orat-
erical contest Friday night. 1t will be
this best school affair of the season.
The musical organizations will
take part.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-04-30
CAMO0 01vmcS
>ess<AaaAU1o OuBuu0oaeenc<-
UoAnnu1sy April =

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OeAnnuisy April 81
ssAsr - hasiaG lnas Il tsosbss
sst CO sccoaaa q aDss sad msd-
wm wss0A = lv,nx ON hls
ranch noe. kssisg ~ ssubesm in
charge 81 Jscs Rsknaa-
Frank Vaa Aks6iss came up
"Wednesday 70 s.ks charge of bal
ing cres Il Asu. Wanlsce.
Hay 10 god pssps here al pss-
sent. Aboss 8 snss having been
sold this wssk - el6 10 sis per
ton
The nsow kas sssolsd 50 that osr
people are SettiAg ost shear nay
presses aud sssrtAsG - bale what
hsy they have 10 spase.
Mrs. ID NJ Wsllecs moved back
to the ranch Tussday. +. T..
Botienkeld and tsosly who have
been living on tbs Wallace place,
left the same day tas Csesied Butte
ooul9ol
Ne~s-Chanpe0a Ouo1Dsaaeace.
saAsy April 26
W l.. bennett y Osr newly xp-
pointed water coasniesioner.
Mr. aud Mu. d. A. Mcdonnell
returned from Gsnsison Monday.
W A. SbeIdoa visssed the county
seat Friday returning SATURDAY,
Mrs. May Leouavd and Miss Ida
returned f. { he ssss Thursday
John lie came back from Par
lin Frida, and is nos staying with
his uncle Douglas Hssch.
The sad news coass from Paonia
announcing the dcath OF Mrs.
Joseph Kemp who formerly lived in
Doyleville. Mrs. Ks9p as highly
respected and her old neighbors
in this vicinity fed deeply for the
stricken hs-band and orphan chill
dren.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-04-30

from Denver last Wednesday
Miss Sara Easterly spent a few
days here visiting the schools recently
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-04-30

i ion TO oratorical contest
LA cents.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-20
BOAT TOO HEAVILY LOADED
Four Girls and Young Man Drowned d
When Small Craft Was
Capsized.

Hackensack. N. J.-Five persons
four girls and a young man-members
of party of eight, were drowned
when a boat in which they were at
tempting to cross the Hackensack
river during storm capsized. The
remaining three swan to the shore.
The victims were on their way home
from a paper mill on the river bank
when the accident occurred. There is
no bridge at hand and as short cut
they adopted the water route, all eight
crowding into small boat. The craft
had not proceeded far, however, when
it was struck by sudden gust of wind.
The girls became frightened and stood
up, thus adding to the instability of
the boat, which turned over, throwing
all into the water.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-20
MANY EXECUTIONS IN TURKEY
Twenty-four Mutineers of the Army
and Navy Publicly Hung at
ConstantinopIe.

Constantinople, Turkey
nople witnessed another batch of exc
cutions when "a mutineers of the army
and navy were hanged in public within
the city limits. This makes total of
38 executions within the capital since
the revolution Of April 13. Four of
the men were hanged near the sultan's
palace, eight at the marine barracks,
eight in the Djinzi Meidan quarter of
Stamboul and four at the war Office.
London, Eng.-A special dispatch
from Saloniki says that Talaat Bey,
vice president of the chamber of depu-
ties, who was sent there to arrange
with Abdul Hamid for the transfer
renee of his fortunes to the govern
ment, succeeded in obtaining the sig
nature of the former sultan for the
withdrawal of funds from foreign
banks, but that Abdul Hamid reso-
lutely refused to deliver up the keys
to two iron rooms in the Yildiz Kiosk
which had resisted all efforts at forci-
BILE entry. After Talaat Beys depar-
ture, the dispatch says, officers of the
guard, furious at the eX-sultan's re-
fusal to comply with the demand,
rushed into the room and forced him
to surrender the keys without further
parley.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-20
INDUSTRIAL SITUATION GOOD
Better Weather for Both Agricultural
and Mercantile Interests I'M
proves Trade.

New York City.-R. G. Dun & Co. s
Weekly Review of Trade says:
Further significant improvements
have been made in iron and steel, and
as they form great basic trade, this
goes far toward establishing the long
desired readjustment of the whole in
dustrial situation. This, and the bet
ter weather for both agricultural and
mercantile interests, are the week s
most important trade developments.
A marked optimistic feeling therefore
prevails in most branches of business,
in spite of the fact that the unsettling
tariff debate continues, not having yet
reached its last stage-that of confer
ence committee.
The notable event of the week in
cotton goods has been the reduction
in staple prints, led by the leading
producer. The shoe trade is improved.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-20
MURDER MYSTERY CLEARED
Convict in Joliet Penitentiary Con-
fesses to Killing a Chicago Pc
iceman-Studied for Priest.

Chicago, Ill.-The mystery of the
murder of Policeman Robert j.
Mackaneny while walking his beat
the morning of March 16, 1907, has
been cleared by the confession of Jas.
O'Neill, a convict now serving a term
in the penitentiary at Joliet for rob-
berry. Capt. p. d. O'Brien of the cen
trail detective bureau announced that
he and Deputy Warden Sims had Sc
cured the story of the murder from
O'Neill. O'Neill, who studied for two
years at the Holy Cross college for
the priesthood and who is said to
come of a wealthy Pittsburg family,
is alleged to have said:
con the night before this murder
two other men and myself had robbed
a jewelry store. | was walking along
Sixty-third street in the morning with
some of the plunder when | saw this
policeman. He had searched me a
couple of nights before and l thought
he would grab me and find the jew
elry. So as he came toward me 1
shot him twice"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-20
PRESCRIPTION FOR NERVOUS
MEN AND WOMEN-TRY 1T

The impairment of the nervous force
In men and women is first manifested
by extreme nervousness, sleeplessness.
dread, worry and anxiety without rea-
son, trembling of the hands and limbs.
with the slightest exertion, heart PAL
pitation, constipation, kidney trouble.
and a general inability to act ration
ally at all times as others with health
In their bodies do.
In half pint bottle get three ounces
Of syrup sarsaparilla compound and
add to this one ounce compound fluid
balmwort, and let stand two hours;
then get one ounce compound essence
cardiol, and one ounce tincture cado-
meme compound (not cardamom); mix
all together, shake well and take tea
spoonful after each meal and one at re-
firing.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-20
AN INTERESTING PAINT TEST

There is a very simple and interest.
Ing chemical test by which to detect
fmpurity in paint materials. Thou
sands and thousands of people, all over
the country, are making this test. 1t
is sure way to safeguard against
the many adulterated white leads
which are on the market. Any one
can make the test-all that is needed
is simple little instrument which
may be had free by writing National
Lead Company, 1902 Trinity Building,
New York, and asking for House
owners Painting Outfit No. 40.
The outfit includes also q set of color
schemes for exterior or interior paint
ing, or both, if you wish, and a book
OF specifications. No houseowner
should make any arrangements for
painting till he gets this outfit.
One can't expect satisfactory paint
Ing job without pure white lead. There
is way to make sure you're getting a
pure white lead-without testing it. See
that the keg bears National Lead Com
pany's famous Dutch Boy Painter trade
mark, which is positive guarantee of
purity. Your dealer probably has
this white lead If not let National
Lead Company know.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-05-20
RAILROADS. RECORD
FATALITIES TO PASSENGERS AND
EMPLOYEES DECREASE.
Special Report Made by Slason Thomp-
son, Editor of the Bureau of Rail-
way News and Statistics.

Chicago, Ill.-There was a silver
lining behind the financial clouds
of 19O7-'0S in the form of a remark
able decrease in the number of rail-
road fatalities, according to a special
report made public by Slason Thomp-
son, editor of the bureau of railway
news and statistics. In beginning the
report, which is based on statistics
of the interstate commerce commits
sion, Mr. Thompson says:
"There were 1882 fewer fatalities
to passengers and employees in rail-
way accidents during the calendar
year 1908 than in 1907. Comparing
the returns of 1908 with those of the
fiscal year 1906'07, the decrease in
fatalities was even more gratifying,
being 2,173 or 43.4 per cent. OF these,
the decrease in passengers killed was
from $40 to 292, or nearly 1873 per
cent, and in employees from 4,430 to
2.535, or AZ per cent"
Fatalities to passengers in train ac-
cidents decreased 20 per cent in the
calendar year 1908 as compared with
the fiscal year 1906-'07, and 81 per cent
among employees hurt in the same
class of accidents.
"All things considered" the report
continues, "the conclusion is unavoid-
able that the marked diminution in
fatalities in 1908 was due almost en-
tirely to the recession in freight traf-
fic, which took the strain off every
department of service and substituted
orderly observance of rules by passen-
gers and employees for their violation
in the feverish rush of prosperity that
eliminated in October, 1907"