davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-06
Tired of His Toy.

Then your papa won't run for the
senate another term"
No" said the millionaire's daugh-
ter: las a fad the senate is getting
to be old-fashioned. Papa is going
to take up aviation instead. KAN
sas City Journal.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-06
Perfect Agreement.

The contributor wrote: The in
closed are original and have never
been published"
The editor answered: Il can quite
believe it."--Lippincott's
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-06
Classics and Clothes.

Il suppose you would like to have
a customer with a figure like the
Apollo B~elvedere?"
No" answered the tailor. Hand
some men aren't always the best pay,
I'd rather have n with a figure like
Croesus."
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-06
Everything Forgiven Hut the Poetr,

Everything Forgiven Hut the Poetry
1t will not increase the worlds
confidence in the stability of the
Portugal Republic to learn that its
provisional president is a professor
in a college. and when 1t leaks out
that he has written several books on
sociology. and has even gone so far
as to publish several books of poems
the limit of confidence has been
reached. We could forgive every
thing. however, but the poetry; but
when we are expected to recognize a
ruler who admits he is a poet. it is
carrying things a little too far
Long Beach Press.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-06
A New Twist.

Knicker. Dread is to be sold by
weight
Booker. ''rhen my wife can make
us rich
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-06
Thank You's.

The man who is not thankful for
the lessons he learned in adyesity
didn't learn any.
There musf be plenty of thankful
ness In the world If those who have
loved and lost could know just what
they have lost.
why are YOU giving thanks? They
took 10000 from you In Wall street
a little while ago didn't they7"
Yes; but ! got ont with $50 they
didn't know | had. Judge.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-06
That English Again.

"Waiter, make a good fire at once,
for Fam awfully wet: and bring me
a drink, for | am fearfully dry
Judge.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-06
DAILY SUBURBAN TRAINS.

Leave East Ely Tor Ely, a. m
1925; $40; $40; 7:10; S:25;
$50; 1870; 11:50;-p. M, 1:I0:
2:20; 4:25; 1875; 6:25: $50,
500; 500; 1915.
Murray Street. Ely. for Last ely,
a. IN. 1895: $50; 8:1t, S.35; IL.
p. m. 1901; 1.20; 2:10; 2:30; 4:4t
6:15; 6:25; 7:40; s:10;9:10; 1925.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-06
N. N. RY. TIME TABLE.

Effective August 10. 1909.
Daily Except Sunday-Eeaves East
Ely, North Bound, 1885 a. m. Daily
Except Sunday, Leaves Cobre, South
Bound. 1:20 p. m.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-06
Coin and COMM.
II. des looky yondah,

NfUIn HHU tVIIIIH
Well. des looky yondahi
Dat es sho or blow,
Mistah Baseball's stahtin' In
Ter pack his clothes an go.
Who dat comm yondah?
Pshawi | might aknowed
It's young Football wifi his grip
A-comin' up de road.
Arkansas Gazette.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-06
NINE TRAIN.

MINE TRAIN.
Leav East Ely. a. m.-6:40,
11:30;-p. m. 1925.
Leave Murray Street. Ely a. m.
$50; 11:40;-p. m. 4:35.
Returning. Leave Mines, a. NJ
1852. M, 1925; 5:35.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-06
SHELTER TRAINS.

Leave Murray Street, Ely. a. m,
$50: 10 p. m; 2:30; 4:45; 1923;
Leave East Ely. a. m.-6:40;
10:10;-p. m. 2:40; 1855; 1875.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-06

RETURNING. LEAVE McGILL.
a. m. 7:45; 10:50;--p. m. 3:45:
$50: 11:45.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-06

Attorney in fact
1t is hereby ordered that the fore
going notice of application for patent
be published for the period of nine con-
secutive weeks in the White Pin
Weekly News, a weekly newspaper pub
lished at East Ely, State of Nevada
LOUIS J.. COIN, Register.
Date of first publication Oct. 3, 1910:
Date of last publication Dec. 4. 1910.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-28
Quite a Sensation
Being Created
ROOT JUICE GIVING UNIVERSAL
SATISFACTION.

Quite a sensation is being created
throughout the country by the remark
able good Root Juice is doing for
many of those who are taking it for
stomach, liver and kidney troubles. In
many sections of the country faith in
the merits of the great medicine is so
strong that it is hard for the manufac-
turers to keep their agencies supplied
with the medicine Many who suffered
for years with Indigestion and other
stomach complaints, weak kidneys,
nervousness and rheumatism, have
been cured by taking q few bottles of
Root Juice after many other medicines
had failed to do any good. 1t is GER
tainly great medicine for the general
system and all weak, nervous, thin
people should take it, as there is no
question regarding the merits of the
great discovery. They are certainly
pleased to sell it to their customers at
the Arnold drug store, 523 Kansas ave,
because of the great good it has done
for SO many people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-28

Miss Blum Miss Nina Moore, and Miss
Matte Valentine.
y
Miss Mary Cooper and Miss Mar
guerite Kiene will give a bridge party
tonight at Miss Cooper's home, 500 West
street. They have asked guests for five
tables.
The following guests attended the
Kappa Alpha Pi dance at the Elks
club tuesday night: Mr.. and Mrs
Frank A. Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. Byron
Willcuts; Kansas City chapter, Mr.
Earl Van Buskirk, Mr.. King Smith
and Mr.. Carroll Berry; st. Louis chap
ter by Mr.. Hal Lynch. other out of
town guests were: Miss Lucille K. Ma
son. Kansas City: Miss Helen Grace,
Wichita; Miss Margaret Kistler, Kan
sas City: Miss Bess Stevens, Lawrence;
Ruth Whiting, Kansas City; Miss
Brown, Champaign, ILL.,; Mr.. George
Stevens, Lawrence; Mr.. and Mrs. J. c.
Hughes, Miss Isabel Mills, Miss Mil
dred Mills, Miss Helen Morrow, Miss
Leona Curtis. Miss Bertha Hull, Miss
Dorothy Scott, Miss Una Lytle, Miss
Helen Nelson, Miss Helen Harmon,
Miss Corinne Ripley, Miss Lillian Nc
Golf. Miss Julia Ames, Miss Margaret
Nichols, Miss Leatha Blanch. Miss
Ernestine klines Miss Grace Grote,
Miss Alice Huntington, Miss Freda
Belts, Miss Esther Baldwin, Miss Lea
Bailey, Miss Helen Crawford, Miss
Elsie Norwood. Miss Mildred Morton,
Miss Edna Bear, Miss Alice Larimer,
Miss Edith Updegraff, Miss Marguerite
Kiene, Miss Alice Hughes. Miss Doro-
thy Brown, Miss Mary Gleed. Miss
Grace Gaines. Miss Rachel Coston,
Miss Mary Cooper, Miss Katherine AL
baugh, Miss Maude McVey, Miss Hazel
Null, Miss Rose Hite, Miss Katherine
Middaugh Miss Marjorie Whitney,
Miss winifred Burch. Miss Dorothy
Gleed, Miss Louise Heath. Miss Nealie
Harbaugh. Miss Mary Van Vechten,
Miss Primrose Gilchrist, Miss Gladys
Dougherty, Miss Katherine Often. Miss
Gertrude Heinz, Miss Marion Wear,
Miss May Kelly, Miss Helen Lindsay,
Miss Ruth Hamlin, Miss Elizabeth
! Holiday. Miss Vera Agard, Miss Lucille
Mills, Miss Marguerite Dolan. Miss
Portia Penwell. Miss Blanche Whar-
ton Mr.. Bike" Lewis, Mr.. Warwick
Brown, Mr.. Leo Haughey, Mr. Charles
! Younggreen, Mr.. Darwin Bradley, Mr..
Holmes Meade, Mr.. Lee Johnson. Mr..
Frank Flenniken. Mr.. Charles Blake
| ley, Mr.. Floyd w. Stevens, Mr.. Blaine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-28

ing striking effect. The girdle was
of pink silk, The narrow skirt, with
its slight train, was cut away at the
front below the knee, displaying a
shirred petticoat of net, finished with
lace. A broad band OF this same lace
bordered the overskirt.
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The Chandos club will meet Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. w. A. McCarter
at her home on College avenue. The
study for the afternoon will be the
last two acts of Cymbeline.
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The hostesses at the Assembly dance
Thursday night at the Elks club will
be: Mrs. Silas Porter. Mrs. w. T..
Crosby, Mrs. w A. Morton, Mrs. D. W.
Mulvane. Mrs. A. B. Quinton, Mrs.
James L King, Mrs. S. J. Bear and
Mrs. Clifton Heaton.
4 =
Mr.. and Mrs. P. J. Clevenger have
announced the engagement of their
daughter Gertrude, to Mr. Robert Full
lerton. The date of the wedding has
not yet been set, but it will be some
time in the late Summer.
The Phi Delta Theta men of Wash
burn college will celebrate founders
day tonight at their chapter house. The
fraternity was organized December 26,
1S48. at Miami college, Oxford, Ohio,
and is one of the three leading frater-
HlLtSS OIL the Oiillou SldtSS. LII dTe0k
letter circles, the Phi Delta Theta, the
Theta Theta Pi, and the Sigma CLi,
are known as the Miami Trio. The an
niversary celebration tonight will be
attended by the active chapter, and the
Topeka alumni chapter.
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The masquerade party which Miss
Ruth DinSmore will give for her pupils
at Steinberg's hall, will be held Thurs
day night instead of Friday night, as
the hall will be used Friday night for
the Delta Omicron Omicron dance. Miss
Dinsmore will give her party Thursday
night at { o'clock
| Mrs. George Beach and Mrs. Frank
Manspeaker will give thinble party
Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Beach's
home The guests will be: Mrs. d. H.
Greenwood, Mrs. D. E. Esteriy, Mrs
w. f. Bowen, Mrs. F. NJ. Morris. Mrs.
John Sargent, Jr., Mrs. Harry Howard
Mrs. Millison, Mrs. F. NJ. Conwell, Mrs.
Anna Gibbs. Mrs. George Wilmarth,
Mrs. w Wellman, Mrs. Foster, Mrs.
Anna Ripley, Mrs. B.. w. Williams,
! Mrs. S. H. Lane, Mrs. H. W. Starr, Mrs.
! M. S. Rigby. Mrs w. B. Kirkpatrick
| Mrs. J. NJ. Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Dyer, Mrs.
Adelbert Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Byron
Davis, Mrs. F. L. Hayes, Mrs. Camp
bell. Mrs w. r.. Martin. Mrs F. S.
Jackson, Mrs Robert Merrick, Mrs G.
]. Drew. Mrs. E. Hindman, Mrs ]. D.
| Freeman. Mrs. Walter Bates. Mrs. Geo
Hunt, Miss Louise Wood. Miss Lillian
Valentine, Miss Nellie Goodrich, Miss
Lizzie Davis, Miss Lillian kirkpatrlck
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-28
EVENING CHAT
BY RUTH CAMERON.

When the question of certain point
of etiquette arose among a group of
US the other night, the lady-who-al-
ys-knows-somehow spoke up.
rms is the way it looks to me-
she said, and we all listened, as we
always do when this sweet oracle
speaks '"This is the way if LOOKS ~
me. I think you should 90 first he
cause that's the common sense wav
and a teacher had once told me that
If L were ever in doubt about any
point of etiquette to think which is
decide it. For every point of etjouette
he said, no matter how foolish If
seems. is built originally on some good
reason, and often you can find out the
proper thing to do by looking for the
reason.
Doesn't that appeal to you as a pref
ty good test to apply when you are in
an etiquette quandary?
1t does to me.
And here's another When Won, arc
in doubt as to which of two things
is proper to do, do the kinder and IFS
ten to one you will be doing the right
one.
1 know a little countr-- girl who
when she dined for the first time at .
stylish city home, was very much puz-
zled as to whether she onrht
to say Thank you" when the
maid brought the serving of SCUM
cided that it would seem countrified
to do so, and received her plate in ST.
lence.
She says she will never forget the
flush of shame that swept over her
when the mistress of the home thanked
the maid as she received her Mate
If the little girl had done the kinder
thing she would have done the right
thing, and she says she will never
again depart from that criterion.
Speaking of that incident reminds
me, by the way, of a home which
visit where it is the invariabIe cI1s-
tom for the master of the house No
matter what guests are present IN
serve the mistress of the house first
In this way she sets the example when
there is any doubtful point of table
etiquette so that all her guests need
to do is to watch her. Isn't that an
exquisite bit of thoughtfulness? To
me it seems custom that ought to be
adopted everywhere.
That there can be no really eood
manners without goodness of heart
and that true courtesy consists NOT ~
forms alone, but in forms made li1-;n.
by the spirit of good will are facts tbaf
we have much lost sight of in orr "a
miration of fashion and wealth b1+
they are sterling facts just the Same
Let me commend to the Young no.
son who wants to be well bred 49,
Chesterfield's most excellent defni+Sos
of good breeding: 'ioiL
Good breeding is combinat;o,,
much sense; some good nature aus
little seif-denial for the sake Of III. q
ers, with view to obtain the Same ~
dugence from them Inc sss-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-28

way, or anywhere else, within the next
few days, there's going to be trouble.
The comedian, tired and out of humOr
after a Christmas celebration with his
folks-that is, all his folks except his
wife-in Boston, and with a long tour
in vaudeville ahead of him, arrived in
New York last night and animated
that what he proposes doing to this
young man will not all be according co
Marquis of Queensbury rules, for it is
because of this persons tale bearing,
he says, that the fourth Mrs. Goodwin.
the beautiful Edna Goodrich, has had
papers in an action for divorce served
on her husband.
This trouble is all due to man who
was in my employ for Is years. he
said. IF I could catch him 1 think I'd
break his neck. Hes been going about
he's got Mrs. Goodwin and her mother
all worked up. No, 1 won't tell you his
name, but [ think you'll hear it if
find him.
would Mrs. Goodwin believe him
and not give you chance to explain ~
God Knows he answered, with d
fine disregard OF whatever experience
may have taught him, the much mar
r1ed. Who can diagnose a woman's
mind or tell what she'll do?
TITS all bosh, that story of Mrs.
Goodwin coming on to spend Thanks
giving with me in Toronto, and sud-
denly entering my room in the hotel
and finding me in compromising po-
sition- She did come to Toronto and
we had our Thanksgiving dinner to-
gether' but there was no scene like
that. No. sir. 1t is impossible that
there could be correspondent in this
case. That story about an actress be-
ing named. is just another fabrication
of that young man told you about
Mrs. Goodwin's lawyer, Herman L.
Roth. who used to be Mr.. Goodwins
lawyer. said the disagreement had
started over none, matters
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-28
ON WAY TO HIS OLD HOME.
Frank White, Who Has Been il
Prison, Arrested for Robbery.

Joe Inglethorne, who says he lives
near Topeka, was robbed late Tuesday
night of $65 by two white men at Alb
East Crane street. A few hours later
Frsrk White, notorious police court
character, was arrested on a charge IF
participating in the holdup. When he
vas :earched at the police station.
more than $50 was found on his per-
son. Several old coins which .ngle-
thorne readily identified were found in
the collection of silver and currency.
Today White was turend over to the
state and will be prosecuted in the dis
trict court.
White has been convicted on u
charge of participating in several bur-
glaries in Topeka and has served two
terms in the penitentiary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-28
COUNTY MUST HAVE ENGINEER.
: oWnship Board EnjOined Because
Cost of Road Wasn't Estimated.

lola, Kan, Dec. 2S.-Judge Foust
has made permanent an injunction
against the lola township board to
prevent the awarding of a contract for
two miles of road road. L. E. Hor-
Vile and others commended the town
ship board has no right to let such
contract without first preparing
specifications and getting an estimate
of the cost from a county engineer
The effect of the ruling, if it stands,
will be that all counties of less than
10000 population must have county
engineer if any considerable road or
bridge improvement is to be DONE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-28

Miss Blum. Miss Nina Moore, and Miss
Matte Valentine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-28

their daughters of Lawrence Mr.. and
Mrs. j. 3. Belts, Miss F'reda Belts,
Miss Margaret Kistler of Kansas City,
and Mr.. f. p. Metzger
Mrs. Edgar Modlin. of Wellington is
spending this week with friends in To-
peka.
Miss Stella Manley, who attends the
Agricultural college at Manhattan, is
spending the holidays with her brother,
Mr.. L. r. Manley, and Mrs. Manley.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Couchman went
to Atchison today for a short visit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-28

Mr.. Davis Hughes, who attends col
lege at Andover, Mass, lis spending the
Christmas holidays at home, and will
be the guest of honor at a quail din
Hughes, will give tonight at her home
on Topeka avenue. The color scheme
of the decorations will be'red and gold.
and the flowers used will be. carnations.
The guests will be: Miss Marian Wear,
Miss Leona Curtis, Miss Marguerite
koontz Miss Jean Rodgers, Miss Laura
Hall, Miss Rose Hite, Miss Elsie Nor
wood, Mr.. Kenneth Burnett. Mr.. Frank
Miller, Mr. Harry Curtis, Mr.. Harry
Gaunt of San Francisco, Cal, Mr..
Marshall Hite, Mr.. Clyde Adams and
Mr.. Ralph Lewis.
Miss Loretta Powell gave an informal
afternoon party today for her sister
Miss Grace Powell, who is here from
Boulder, Col. where she attends school,
to spend the holidays with her parents.
Dr. and Mrs L. NJ. Powell. The guests
were: Miss verna Worley. Miss Ruth
Bauer. Miss Annetta Nichols, Miss
Enid Stricken. Miss Sophia Wall, Miss
Ann Charles of Kansas City, Miss Betl;
Sutton, Miss Ethel Warren. Miss Fran
ces Lindsay. Miss Helen Tillotson and
Miss Jessie Mihleisen.
K K
Miss Maud McVey has asked twenty
guests for card party which she will
give at her home Friday afternoon for
the members of her class at the high
school and few other friends. Miss
Louise Cornell of Kansas City will be
one of the guests.
The wedding of Miss Jane Eudora
Clark and Mr.. Daniel Webster Craw
ford will be solemnized tonight at $50
o'clock by DR.. S. S. Estey, at the home
of the brides parents, Mr. and. Mrs j.
S. Clark. The brides sister little Ed
villa Clark, will carry the ring, and the
Lohengrin Bridal Chorus will be sung
by the following young women who
will march in the bridal procession:
Miss Harriet Bell. Miss Matte Barnes,
Miss Selma Foberg. Miss Deanie Press
ner. Miss Ollie McNown and Miss May
Clark. Miss Ethel Chenoweth of Lin
coin, Neb., will play the wedding
march. The brides father will give
her in marriage The bride will wear
a gown of white batiste, and the girls
of the chorus and the ringbearer will
all dress in white. The room will be
decorated in Christmas green. The
young ladies who will assist in the din
ing room are: Miss Louise Allison,
Miss Mabel Cuthbert, Miss Anna Hart
burg, Miss Katherine Marlett Miss
Marian Kenny and Miss Cora Marlett
After the wedding Mr.. Crawford and
his bride, will leave for wedding trip
of ten days, and after their return
will be at home at 1916 West street.
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This charming gown, with its
charming grace of line and simplicity
of design was fashioned of pink silk
crepe and net of the same color.
Over the airy bodice ano sleeves of
shirred net fell a double collar of
Venetian lace and black velvet, Civ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-28
GOODWIN ON "WARPATH''
Declares Edna Goodrich Didn't dis
cover Him in Toronto HOTEL

New York. Dec. 2s.-If Nat Goodwin
comes, across a certain young man,
whom he describes as IAN actor, in 4
way" in the Lambs club or on Broad
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1910-03-10

think they must have been
brought to the house with grocer
les. Everything is kept clean and
in as good condition as is usually
found about a well-r> gulated house
and still they stay. We have tried
various things in trying to get rid
of them. | suppose that fumigat-
ing the entire house with tornado.
hyde would be effective. If you
can give me any simple method of
getting rid of them, will be CRATE
ful TOR the advice"
Professor Surface replied as fol-
lows:
"These pests are quite persistent
invaders, and generally cannot be
eXterminated by single applica-
ton. For this reason combina-
ton of methods is desirable. Pow
dered boraX blown around cracks
they iuhabit, especially around
damp places in the kitchen floors,
will help to drive them away.
Powdered sugar, one pat, and
plaster of Paris, two parts, mixed
together, will prove to be a good
remedy. One of the best remedies
is a proprietary substance sold on
the market under the name of
Roach Paste" or Roach Food. "
l should avoid the phosphorous
poisons, as they are dangerous to
use in the house. If the annoyance
caused by reaches should reach the
extreme limit and it be neces sary
for you to fumigate, you can do
this safely with hydrocyanic acid
gas, although you will have to va
cate the rooms during the time of
the fumigation. l should not at
tempt to fumigate them with
formaldehyde, as no not think this
would be efficient in destroying
reaches"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1910-03-10
Gone Through the Rapids.

The following are some of the
persons who have gone through
the Rapids of Niagara River.
Some of them were killed in doing
it.
Robinson, Mcintyre and Jones
made the first known trip through
the rapids in small steamer in
1851.
Captain Matthew Webb, the fa-
nous English swimmer, paid his
life as the penalty for his folly in
attempting to swim the rapids in
1888.
Carlisle d. Graham, has gone
through the Rapids five times in a
barrel, and in 1901 swan the peri
lous course with the aid of life
preservers.
William J. Kendall, swan the
Rapids in 1886.
c. Alexander Percy, made two
trips in boat, the first in 1887.
George Hazitt and Sadie Allen
made the trip in a barrel in 1886.
Robert w. Flack attempted the
trip in boat but drowned in 1880
Walter G.. Campbell had thrill
ing experience which almost cost
him his life in covering the course
i'll boat in 1889.
+. NJ. Bowser covered the course
in boat in 1900.
Peter Nissen made the third trip
in boat in 1902.
Miss Maude Willard, went
through the Rapids in barrel but
was caught in the Whirlpool and
whirled around for six hours. She
died shortly after being rescued
from the barrel. This happened in
1902.
Mrs. Anna Taylor is the only
person who has ever gone over the
Falls and lived to tell the tale. She
accomplished this death defying
feat in 1901, when she went over
the horse shoe falls in a barrel.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1910-03-10
RETAIL PRICES FOR FOOD.
A Startling Statement Made by the
News Bureau.

The figures of Boston retail
prices and wages published by the
News Bureau, last Saturday,
showed that the same quantity of
food which cost $500 in 1890 ard
S. 81 in 1900, cost S4.92 in 1910,
an increase of substantially twenty.
five per cent. over the earlier years.
The Wall Street Journal estimates
that in the last dozen years con-
sumption in the United States of
eight leading farm products increas-
ed thirty three per cent. but ag-
gregate farm production in quantity
increased only three per cent. This
condition is unquestionably Of im-
portance in explaining the advance
of food in the United States, and
might be accepted as the entire
cause were it not that the phenom-
enon of advancing food prices is
world wide. 1t will be remembered
that the Journals figures showed
that local wages had advanced in
ten years at practically the same
rate as food prices, and in twenty
years at rate of thirty-three per
cent. greater. A reasonable infer
enCe from this discovery is that the
reason for the advance of prices in
commodities is the advance in the
cost Of labor. But labor after all is
a commodity, and its price has risen
in common with the price of most
other commodities, and this, too,
The world over. Prices are express
ed in the terms of another com.
modify, gold, and many economists
find in the extraordinary increase
of gold production in recent years
the only adequate explanation OF
the worldwide rise in commodity
prices.