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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-09
JUNCTION WANTS MOTOR CAR.
Matter Has Been Taken Up With q.
p. for Train West.

Junction City, Kan, April 9.-The
people west CT Junction City on the
Union Pacific want a plug train run
ming each way everv day. The matter
has been taken UP in nearly every
town along the road and it is said a
request Will soon be made for the
services. Trainmen say that if any
thing is put on it will be a motor car.
This would give good service and be
run at much less expense than a train.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-09
KLEINHANs IN ATCHIsoN.

This Time the Crystal and Home Ice
Companies Are Fined.
Atchison, Kan. April 9.-In Judge
Adams court here the Crystal Ice COM
pany and the Home Ice company were
fined $25 and cost. on complaint OF
State Inspector Kleinhans for using
false and incorrect scales. The inspec-
tor charged that the scales being used
were as much as ten pounds short In
weighing so pounds of ice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-09
WILL CLIMB MOUNT DREAD.
Street Cars Start to Run Up to Univer-
sitY Tomorrow.

Lawrence, Kan, April 9.-Fifty or
more men are now at work stringing
wire, ballasting track and bonding and
boiling rails r1aking ready for the first
street car to run UP Mount Dread.
Officials Of the Lawrence Railway &
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-09
WAS a GRAND sUCCEss.

NJ. T. OIluECIt O OAE1sCO UAVOS lLuSICdI6
to Big Audience.
GLASGOW, Kan, April 9.-The musicale
given under the auspices of the young
people of the NJ. E. church Thursday
night, April z was a grand success So
cially and financially.
There were many choice selections on
the program. In fact it was great
musical treat and highly appreciated
By 3 good sized audience. All of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-09
WILL VISIT LAWRENCE.

Clifford PinchOt to Be Guest of Dean
SI1lIton in May.
Lawrence. Kan, April 9.-Gifford
Pinchot will be in Lawrence in May as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-09
MWOMENSM
B;seG 1lRS'a0

The Ceramic Art club will meet
Friday, April Is. with Mrs. c. o.
Knowles, 703 Harrison street. Mrs.
Knowles and Miss Katherine Lindsey
will be hostesses.
The club met Friday, April 1, with
Mrs. J. B. Doncyson and Mrs. George
Jewell. The following program was
given:
Round table talk on art
Motif, Apple and Peach Blossoms
Mrs. J. H Stuart.
Lesson hour spent in study and ortiz
cism of original designs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-09

The next meeting of the Minerva
club will be held Monday, April IL, at
club. Mrs. c.. G. Blakely and Miss
Brunette Walter will be hostesses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-09

The Ideal History club will meet
Friday, April Is. with Mrs. George
Foster, 1921 Tyler street. Roll call
will be answered by quotations from
Dodd CASTOR.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-09

The N. N. S. club will meet Tuesday
afternoon, April ~, with Mrs. L. O.
| Case, 1900 West Tenth street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-09

The Good Government club enter
tanned the members of the Mothers
club Tuesday afternoon at the Provi-
dent association by a musical program
arranged by Miss Maude Mary Kline.
Those who took part were Miss Dora
Lovett, Miss Ruth Miller, Miss F1ossie
Jack, Miss Kline and Mrs. Miller. After
the program refreshments were served
by Mrs. Tallman Bailey, Mrs. A. e.
Jones, Mrs. Fred FarnSwortH and Mrs.
Mary Erickson. The association is pro-
crossing we'll under the excellent work
of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-11-17
COMMON SENSE

"a, ,rnst intellIeent people 70 use cary
-, Alnea Of known composition the,v
Iore n a thaA Dr. Pierce's medicines: VIZ
rave d Which print every lngIeo ,'s \.
snteFlne InAo Them upon the oottle wI.g
Ders ard atlhsl It's correctness unneI &C., E...
~ daIIv craving In favor. Inc com
ccs,,ion 81 81 Pierce's medicines IS open
n 7avervbodyyDr Pierce being deslIQ4s
y hav;ne de scaT; b Ilght ol lnxesslge.
Eos' .,Sned fnIly upon his iormulse, being
soSKdsnt that the 6etLef the com QSIlleh
81 flisse medIelnes ls Known sHs 49, 49,.
will t6eIr gyeat c!IEetIye meIi - 49,
lIied Being wholly made q VS. ses. ~.
medicinal principles extracted lIOm ~
i've forest roots, by exact proees,s
original with. Or. Pierce, and without w
nse n 4 drop OF alcohol, trlple-reiined $40
chemically lpnre Rlycerine being used in-
stead In extracting and preserving w
curative virtues residing IN the ioc@
smnloyed. these medicines are entlrely
RS from the objection Of dong naIh
81 creating an appetite icE ei1ner ~
sohollc beverages or habit forming
drurs Examine the formula on tne9
hottie wrappers the same IS sworn 70 ~
81 Pierce, and you win find that a,
Golden Medical Discovcry,' the greals
ood-purIHer, stomach tonic ana bows.
,erulator--the medicine which. wniie n n
recommended % cure consumption " y. !.
ADVANCED stages mo medicine VIII az tnsv
,et does cllrS IN those catarrhal ecnGl-
lions Of head and throat weak sIemacn !,
torUid liver end bronchial troubles 49,
I 1isf and hang on-conghs, which, i re- 3
isc}Ssd IN baaiy treated lead pp % apa
Ensliy tefIninaie IN consuInp tion. /.
Take the TG0lden Medical plscoveEk /.
I, 1 Gsns and II IS not likely 70 disaRpotns
Won II only y1tl give II . tpoT0t,gn An p
tdir trial. Don't expect mlracles. ~. y
WON'T do supernatural things. you mu v.
Sxercise y0iif aiIdnce and persevere " y.
"a for 4 eaS6nable length Of time Y ~
ifs mi benefits. The ingredients q M 4 =
Dr. Plerc9's medicines arc com Poseo nAss
"a un0uaIllied endorsement q scores Z,
medical leaders better than any amoH,n'
81 Law, Of non-professlOnal. testlmom w I,
They are not given away 70 pe expeI,s Y
mented with but are sold by ell deaisss y
uedirinRs at reasonable nElcan s.. ~.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-11-17
poN,r ExPERnIENT.
You WIN Make No Mistake u You
Foll6w This ABhene Citizens
Nerer neglect your hIdnsys,

Never neglect your Kidneys,
II you have pain In the back, uri-
nary disorders. dizziness and nefvcas-
ness, itstime to act and no time 2
experiment. These are al symptoms
of kidney trouble. and you should
seek a remedy which Is' known tc
cure the Kidneys.
Deans Kidney Pills is the remedy
70 use. No need to. experiment. i
has cured many stubborn cases n
Abilene. Follow the advice Of an
Abilene cltlsen and be cured yourself
T. o. Adams. eos W. First stree,
Abilene. Kans.. says: My kiapsy'
ala not DO their work properly aH9
the seeretlons from these organs 10
only passed too frequently but con
,alned sediment. i suffered con
stantiy from backache and vhea
arots in the morning. ] was al are'
out. Nothing bad any effect On -
trouble ehtIi I used Deans Kldne
Psis After taking them, ny kldpe5
became noruai and 81 ny pains a.
lachss disappeared. Other msnhes
Of ~ family have used Deans Kil
nsy Pilis ana IN every instance bsni
n. has been received ] Do p
\ ks.ltais % pebneiy eadorse al
I prspsisash7
Tor mie tf al tsaiera Price ;
ssrla FoelsrHnsarn c. Hoii,l
lNta reft soa as,ais iol az rnli'
4 1r1o.
Au 11 San.
4|r n. t||
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-11-17
ExAAINING OUR PAVING.
Junction City Contractor Comes Up
TO Get Pointers.

Junction City will have a paving
auestion" in the near future. Ten
ana one-half blocks Of macadam have
hesu ordered by the city council and
YORK will begin In the near future
MI. Flower, q Junction City cOntrac-
tor. was IN Abilene today as the guest
X CITY Engineer Murdoch. The pur-
nose Of Mr. Flowers visit was e
look over the new paving. and se'
poInters. He was much pleased with
what he saw, and pronounces ADJ
Iene's paved streets the finest ever.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-11-17
DEALERS ARE PAYING 40 cENTs
TrifIe Early Yet But in a Month
Corn Movement VIII be Brisk.

New corn Is now coming In and is
being unloaded in Abilene. The
movement is not lively, as II is early
yet, but 1t Is quite brisk for this see
son. In another month III expected
the movement will be general unless
severe weather or bad roads check
II.
A grain buyer In speaking Of the
new corn said this morning;
1--WE are. getting quite q lot OF i
now. The corn is bought as II comes
in for farmers do not bring In corn
to store as they do wheat. This
price now offered for new corn \
forty cents.
"As yet 1t is impossible 70 tel
about the yield although It is probably
/ good. But this much is known, tn
quality IL much above the average
There was much anxiety durini
the july and August drouths for tn
corn, but, unless It is shown late
that the yield was cut down II can
not be seen where the drouth iniure'
the crop. 1t certainly did not hur
the quality. II what the millers repor
I ID true. They say the corn is q
ceIIsnt. much better than the ayet
lags.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-11-17
AND THEN HE SKIPPED.
n1rs. Minnie NJ. Tate Endorsed ex'
Husband's Notes.

Mrs. Minnie N. Tate has brought
auit in the dlstgict court against j.
W. tate for the recovery Of s7sl.sS,
Which she claims to have paid on
frOmiasory notes made BY Tate and
endorsed BY her. Tate left last year
for parts unknown after having Sc
euTUd the money and notes He has
,eproperty here which Mrs, Tate has
attached. The plaintiff was granted
divorce from Tate At the last term
q court. r.. II. Seeds is her attOf'
aey.
Thomas W. Hollis has tiled SUI
IL divorce from Sarah 3. Hollis
charging abandonment. +. A, Greer
8 his attorney.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-11-17

That caia suck the breath out o.
,lsspine babies l. an old sbsardiiE
nat dles hard The human race 3
Intelligent sneush "a this day and
kensrsuon 70 understand electric
nrhi, end vlreleus asroplanes ana
aulonobliss: hnt rou sun oceasienal'
y 80 10 ne newspapers accounts Of
esls vho have KILLED babies bT snek-
|inr lnelr breash. his q ore vfl
81 r.riar ihsl ~ Ell. liklns warn
scs /, Is - iunpea is|1 Hs
,sI'1 - stt rsi|sesiet ~ oea'
l b. II|t4 c1 a. ne nv
r A.1I +. Fl. 81. r.'1li |Ia' ~
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-11-17

4 Clear shiu and BRIGHT Eyes are
EaSy % c.

All. the beauty creams 10 creation
won't improve your complexion II
your stomach y out Of order
palchIng Of gas and heartburn
mean bad food in the stomach. Bad
food means bad blood and bad blood
means q bad complexlon.
Try MONA stomach tablets Tor
~tomach misery, bDiousness. dizziness
ana indigestion. they relieve in a few
ninntes they make rich, red blood
1Aay are SpaFantesd By J. n. Glelsa-
net 10 cure or money back
= Read What a Kansas woman says;
n hsd been doc,orins , year 20
.,omssk trou6le and found nothing
shst AID a. mush Eood e MONA
I only have iAe second boz and ihel
nave relieved az psin IN ny stomach
Ror stomach trouble o. inaieestiol
arY-o-NA cart b beaten. MON
49, done ! eofla q tooa tor "a
uhan doctors tailed. --Airt cornelA
D. Nam. 2oI 3. iin st. lpnsiio'
cily. Kapa
l-o.NA ritna1h iabieia sre ro,'
f~sr.|. sfeffrtsre 40 tT ,
fsr q lI0|I 'III'
I1. I|.0 l1t|l
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-11-17
HAVE SOME BIG CONTRACTS.
David and c. n. nm Installing Plants
in State Buildinss.s

David Hin OF salIna and MIA Hill
we're here SUNDAY and Q. H, nm vas
home from Hays. The firm. Shieh
has growing business IN salina. has
lust completed . tto.eee.Oo heat
Ing, nshtins ana plumbing plsnt y !.
ne normal sckooi It Hays and yin
Ieommsses nsat week On % q segal
~ a Manhatian q The Asfltnltefal
oonsEs. Measrs I'm are fseosnl.le.e
anonr -ths largest eontfeci0rs a az
state md ars hskins : Deserved 90
tesa Thuy fsssntl5 insisllld > he .i'
ia4 riint lu the ssdts norm1 sshoo'
Al Emporia.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-11-17

chamh,ri.in's stomach and Liver
r.birf1 ~ not sicten rr gripe. -
- & taken via perfect r,ifif
~ nee delicate won1n ~
re-nrr1f eknf. ne % ert .lloia
sIn ~ IND ft1u 4 un1 I.''-
a. esfinf 1nt rIEt.
..|lN 1nl ~ ~.
F..'.. r.. ..er ||I I'|4 |
.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-11-17
Hoods
Sarsapa:rIIla

Cures all humors, catarrh and
rheumatism, relieves that tired
feeling, restores the appetite,
cures paleness, nervousness,
builds up the whole system.
Oct Il today in usual LIQUID form Or
choe olaled tablets called SafsasADs'
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-10-28
The INDEPENDENT.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.
LOCAL NEWS.
From al Around the Town and
County.

Two second hand stoves for sale
cheap. Inquire at the Independent.
Miss Laura Sharp, of Castlewood,
is the guest of Mrs E. M. Robinson.
-Aylmer Cole, of Bellevue, Iowa,
arrived Tuesday to look after business
interest here.
Mrs. Anna Peters, of Milwaukee,
Wis, is the guest of Mrs. F. w
Wright this week,
Judge E. F. Green and Sheriff
T. p. Goodwin transacted business at
Bancroft Monday afternoon.
W. r. Allen was over from
Esmond Saturday. He reports a fine
business at his Esmond hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. F. Altfillisch
drove to Iroquois Tuesday afternoon
to bring Aylmer Cole to De Smet.
L. w. Crane went to Vermillion
Friday of last week to visit over Sun
day with his daughter, Mrs. Clark.
Judge Taylor adjourned circuit
court Tuesday and will be here Fri
day of next week to finish the bust
ness of the term.
Car of fancy winter apples on
track in De Smet, Saturday, Oct. 20.
Ten varieties, will keep until next
May. Car, R. l. 6725l.
Miss Carrie Madison spent a few
DAYS here last week and departed
Sunday night for De Kalb, ILL.,, to
take up her work at the normal school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. O'Connor and
Mrs. Bridget Carroll, of Sioux Falls,
and John O'Connor, of ~Fairabault,
Mimi, came last week to be present
at the funeral of Miss Ella Beese.
The basket social held at the
Frank Webster school house last Fri
day evening for the benefit of Rev.
Mr.. Crossley, of Erwin, who fills a
regular appointment at the school
house, netted S46.l5.
Otto Moench has taken his bunch
of horses to lea Webster, this state,
to winter. Otto was up there earlier
in the fall and put up sufficient hay
to winter all his horses. He also put
in some time blowing for farmers in
that locality.
Carl Schultz is at work upon his
cement block factory on Calumet
avenue south of |. j. Endersby's
blacksmith shop. Carl has built up a
good business in the cement line and
finds that he is in need of better facili
ties than he has had heretofore.
IT. /. Robinson departed Wednes-
day for Portland, Oregon, to join his
family. T. I. came back 10 attend to
business a few weeks but became
homesick for the family and made
up his mind to cut his stay here
shorter than he at first intended.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Robinson
moved down from Erwin last Friday
and are located in the Ely house on
Second street. E NJ, will take charge
of the machinery and lumber branch
Of the Robinson Co. business. Mr..
and Mrs. Robinson were both raised in
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-10-28

DeSmet and our people are all glad to
have them among us again.
C. G. Fritzle came down from
Iroquois to spend Sunday.
WIN. Murry will go to st. Paul
this week to attend school the balance
of the year.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. G.. REILLY, of
Huron, visited at the G.. A. Champlin
home from Friday until Sunday.
The annual meeting of the Con-
gregational aid society will be with
Mrs. O. j. Hill next Wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs. Arthur Hollister, of Madi-
son, was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. A. Boast a few days the first of
the week.
Mrs. Fred Clark entertained a
number of lady friends Friday after
moor Of last week in honor of her
sister, Mrs. Davis.
Car of fancy winter apples on
track in DE Smet. Saturday, Oct. -.
Ten varieties, will keep until next
May. Car, r. l.. 6725l.
Mrs. John Hendricks spent the
past three weeks among relatives neal
SibIey and George, Iowa. John ex-
pected her home sometime this week.
Rev. j. E. Booth will speak on
County Option" Sunday evening at
the Evangelical church. A cordial
invitation is extended to all to be
present.
F. P. Hardy is out making a
campaign for reelection as county
commissioner from this district. Mr..
Hardy is the regular nominee on the
republican ticket.
John Van Court, of Chicago, visit
ed friends in this city from Wednes
day until Tuesday. From here he
went to Calgary, Alberta, to look after
some business matters.
Mrs. d. W. Wilmarth went to
Mitchell Thursday to visit with Mrs.
A. S. Carpenter over Sunday. Earl
will come up from Vermillion for a
visit with his mother and the Carpen-
tiers Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. w. H.. Williams, the new
pastor in charge of the Episcopal
churches at this place and Brookings,
held his first services in this city Sun
day last. He remained until Tues.
day evening when he went to Brook
ings. Mr.. Williams is direct from
Lucerne, Switzerland where he had
charge of the American church for
three years. He will conduct services
at Brookings Oct. 30th and Nov. 9Th
and thereafter every second and
fourth Sunday in this city.
The reading "a Man in the
Shadow" by Lester Weatherwax, was
entirely pleasing, Mr.. Weatherwax re-
framing from any stage a%rtifce, telling
the story of distinct vitality, human
struggle and stress in a name that
called forth a round of applause.
THE Flag Without a Stain" was
given with the u~nmistakable spirit of
true American humor that pervades it.
Asa Weatherwax gave much pleasure
as first tenor, his voice being of a
genuine tenor timbre and of splendid
equalization in its entire range Their
entertainment last evening was
a great success in every particular
Charles City Intelligencer. At Con-
gregational Church, Saturday evening,
a. s)Okn
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-10-28
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to publicly express our
heartfelt thanks to the many friends
who so kindly lent us assistance and
sympathy in our recent bereavement
in the death of daughter and sister.
Mrs. MARY BEEsE AND FAMILY.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-10-28

years. Mrs. Benke retains her prop
erty here and goes to Spooner for an
indefinite time. A car of household
goods was loaded ON Saturday.-hl :
lington Sun.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-10-28

Mrs. Benke and daughter, Nina,
left Monday for Spooner, Wisconsin,
where they viii reside, after a iosi
dence in Arlington of over twenty
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-10-28

in the fifth district, F. P. Hardy, re.
publican, and T. P. Goodwin, demo
crat.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-15
An Important Forward Step.

The house committee on agriculture reports favorably on the bill creating the White Monuntain and Appalachian forest reserves The action follows many years of a citation in New Eng land and the Atlantic states and will meet with general approval in all parts of the country. The measure sets aside $9,000.00O that may be spent within the next five years in the ac- quirement of watersheds on the navi- gable rivers of the two sections. It is not so comprehensive as the advo- cates of the project had hoped for; but, if the bill succeeds in passing both branches of congress, 1t will be a victory for the new thought.
 In spite of what such men as Chief Moore of the weather bureau say to the contrary, the weight of opinion still Is that forests have Q large infiu- ence in determining steadiness of flow in streams. Treeless headwaters mean quick and disastrous run offs, such as caused the recent disaster in Paris. And it is not only the streams of the White and Appalachian Mountains that will be protected by the house bill. rapidly diminishing supply of valuable timber which needs the protecting hand of the government to be saved from extermination. These timber re- sources are but fraction of what they were when this conservation project was first urged before congress; but ! they are still worth saving.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-15
Uniqueness of Andrew Carnegie.

Some of the public utterances of An drew Carnegie call to mind the intro duction of one of Mark Twains stories, in effect as follows:
 "A pirate who had sailed the Span ish Main for many years and amassed an immense fortune, decided to repent and reform
 Mir. Carnegie seems to overlook no opportunity to deplore the possession of great wealth by individuals, and his generally expressed conception Of the millennium is a period when individual opulence will be unknown, when cap- ita1 and labor will share more equit- ably the fruits of cooperative work and when 1t will be recognized that no man is good enough to govern another. He is ordinarily fortunate in treating the public to pleasing platitudes, but he so frequently follows up his satis- factory announcements with ill-timed il1ustra tions that faith in his judg- ment is jared.
 His talk to the Chicago Press club on "1)addyisnn' and his assertion that sons of their fathers must stand on their own merits, seemed to ring true until he followed it with inapt illus trations; and when he closed with a tribute to Cannon it must have left q bad taste in the mouth. Mr. Carnegie too frequently leaves the public in doubt of his precise meaning--St. Paul Dispatch.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-15
A House-Huntina Ambassador.

pr. David Jayne Hill of this city, United States ambassador to Germany, is just now deyoting his spare hours to the strenuous and not altogether pleasant business of house-hunting. He has been notified that the house he has occupied has been sold, and must be vacated on or before October next, when the term of the lease will expire.
 It is by no means probable that houses in Berlin are scarce but it is apparent that residences suitable for the occupancy of United States ann- bassadOr are by no means plentiful. Whatever might be the personal pref erence of an American resident at the German capital for a. modest house, homes suitable for an ambassadoria1 residence are not usually seeking tran sient tenants. For this reason Am basador Hill finds himself in a po- sition in which no high official of the United States should be placed.
 Under such circumstances it Is diff ficult to see how an ambassadorial representative can maintain the digni- ty of his position Upon the mainte- nance of official dignity great inter- national issues may turn, and is regrettable that congress while pouring out the nations treasure with lavish hand in many other directions. should force its diplomatic residents at prominent foreign capitals to de- vote their energies to flat -hunting.- Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-15
EVERYBODY AFFECTED.

There is no class immune from the advance In prices and not only the individual but the corporations are sweating over the conditions which appear to negative prosperity. The Brooklyn Eagle takes the February statement of the Atchison & Santa Fe railroad for instance, and makes a valid point by that example. The Feb ruary report showed "a handsome gain in gross earnings, which is to say the company's receipts were larger iby $500, ,00O than it's revenue for February, 1909. Additions to the cost of opera tfon, however, so far exceeded this increase that the gain was more than wiped out. A showing almost equally unfavorable is made by the report of the Southern railway, it's receipts for February being $355,D00 more than those of the corresponding month of last year, with an increase of only $17,000."
 Ice was plenty last year, and some expect the price of ice to go down to the old prices. but the ice barons pro- duce figures to show that the in crease in the price of labor, utensils and grain has more than doubled with in a few years-that the advance is 119 per cent, hence the good old prices would mean bankruptcy to them.
 The speculators have us all and the only way out of the present diff culty seems to be to check extortion wherever it can be discovered.