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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-22
GOVERNOR THREATENS ARREST
Warrant if Senator's Fiery Ora
tory Found SeditiOus.

st. Paul. Mimi. Sept. ga war
rant for the arrest of Senator Robert
M. La Toilette will be asked bv the
Minnesota Public Safety commission
II official investigation reveals that his
speech at the Non-Partisan league
conference here Thursday night was
reasonable, Governor Burnuuist de-
clared today.
If the warrant is issued and La Fol-
lette refused to return to this state
for trial. evidence will be laid before
the United States senate and his dis
missal from that body be sought.
In his speech, La Toilette bitterly
attacked the administration for its
conduct of the war, particularly for
its method of raising finances.
Burnquist also stated that other
speakers will be held responsible for
any seditious or reasonable remarks.
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TELLING OF WAR
FORTUNES IS BIC
PAYING BUSINESS
Many Topekans Anxious To
Know What Future Holds.
All Kinds of Soothsayers in
Great Demand.
ANY KIND OF "GAME" GOES
One PrOgnosticatOr Uses Coffee
Grounds for Work.
Mothers and SweetheartS Want
To Know Fate of Boys.
All Kinds of Soothsayers in
Great Demand.
ANY KIND OF "GAME" GOES

what OOeS I00 future nOlQ
With the world in a turmoil that
affects every fireside in the nations
at war, the Europeans were the first
to grow desperate enough to grasp at
any information, no matter how ridic-
ulous, to ascertain something of COM
ing events. They would, and still will,
listen to anyone who processes to
know whether or not fathers, broth
ers, sweethearts or husbands will re-
turn alive from the trenches or
whether they will have to go into the
firing line. Not content to wait for
events to shape their indefinite nerve
racking course, they go to the for
tune tellers.
The Soothsayer mania swept Eu-
rope like wildfire shortly after the
war began. Newspaper reports from
different cities show that the same
conditions are becoming rooted in
America. The epidemic has fallen
upon Topeka and various persons, re-
gardless of whether they claim to read
the future by coffee grounds cards, by
a crystal globe or by just sitting and
looking the subject in the face, or by
crystal glob or by just sitting and
looking the subject in the face or
palm reading, are reaping a harvest
of gold and silver.
Number Grows Rapidly.
+ A few weeks ago there were only
a scattered few persons in the city
who professed to forecast the future
events affecting another. The game
wasn't very profitable; Topekans
found too many other forms of harm
less diversion, and, besides, the state
laws have something to say about
how such things shall be run.
Today this number of prognosti-
Gators is trebled or more. There is a
demand for knowledge of whether
son will be called in the next draft or
death because her husband is in the
army and anyone who can rig up a
scheme to profess being able to fur
nish this knowledge has a paying bus
mess.
Over on the east side any mother
may find out that her son won't be
killed in the trenches for the "ridic-
ulously'' small sum of SO cents.
On the west side a woman uses a
deck of cards to tell any girl her
sweetheart will come back from
France a second Funston.
A reporter visited his place today.
The woman, more or less unkempt
had an extra large reception room and
needed it.
Men Patrons, Too.
One man was waiting to see if he
had to go to France.
An army officer-a captain-drift-
ed in to see if he could find out
whether or not his sweetheart would
accept him.
A girl wanted particularly to know
if her father, with Pershing, would
come back safe.
In the southeast part of the city q
woman processes to part the curtains
of the future with coffee grounds. II
is said that the she picks up severa1
dollars a day with 10 cents worth OF
coffee as the only overhead.
What did the fortune teller tel
you" is becoming one of the favorite
questions, especially from feminine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-22

high peace producing effect we to-
gether with His Holiness fully recog-
nize.
Accepts Proposal, If
THE imperial government will in
this respect support every proposal
compatible with the vital interest of
the German empire and people.
Germany, owing to her geograph-
ical situation and economic require
ments, has to rely upon peaceful in
tercourse with her neighbors and with
distant countries. No people, there
fore, has more reason than the Ger
man people to wish that instead of
universal hatred and battle. that a
conciliatory, fraternal spirit should
prevail between nations.
IF the nations are guided by this
spirit 1t will be recognized to their
advantage that the important thing
is to lay more stress upon what unites
them in their relations.
They will also succeed in settling
individual points of conflict which are
still undecided, in such way that
conditions of existence will be created
which will be satisfactory to every
nation and thereby repetition of this
great world catastrophe would appear
impossible.
Foundation of Lasting Peace.
"Only on this condition can last
ing peace be founded which would
promote an intellectual rapproche-
ment and return to the economic
prosperity of human society. This
serious and sincere conviction encour-
ages our confidence that our enemies
also may see a suitable basis in the
ideas submitted by his holiness for
approaching nearer to the prepare
ton of future peace under conditions
corresponding to a spirit of reasona-
bleness and to the situation in Eu-
rope"
The document is signed by the I'm
periaI Chancellor Michaelis. and is
addressed to Cardinal Gasparri, papal
secretary of state.
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Wall ST., New York. Sept. 22.-STOCKS-
After a sharp dip today prices responded
quickly to suggestions of a substantial in
quiry in the railroad section, especially for
Reading and Union Pacific. Indications of
concerted buying among various specialt1es
gave the shorts concerns and there was a
good deal of closing up of contracts over
the weekend. Subsequently drop of
nearly points in bethlehem steel caused
a renewal of professional selling with a
resultant unsettlement of prices. The mar
ket closed heavy. Total sales approx
mated $4,000 shares. Bonds were easy
liberty bonds again sold at a premium,
the range being 100 to 100.03.
The stimulating force derived from yes
terday confident absorption of the steels
at the opening today. The German and
Austrian replies to the peace proposals of
Pope Benedict were utilized for bear drive
against the war stocks. Steels, coppers
and few other industrials were depressed
sharply with numerous ,recessions of to
points. The remainder of the list held
fairly steady. Railroad shares moved mar
rowly, except for a loss of . points in
Canadian Pacific.
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WAR RUSH MAY

tNOntluueu from i1EH Oues
made the statement after cohferring
with department heads
Today senators and representatives
were carrying evidence by the bale to
the justice department. Copies of
form kilograms and letters from the
American Embargo association and
other organizations active in prevent
ing war, were sent the department in
volume.
Knows of $1,000 Payment
Sentiment also is increasing for
probe of foreign language newspapers.
which despite huge Withdrawals of
advertising and falling off in sub
scriptions, continue to be published
One senator says he can tell of
check for $1,000 signed by Bernstorff
himself and given an eastern news
paper.
If an investigation is ordered by
congress it. will take the following
course:
Summoning representatives of all
societies and organizations In trying
to avert war.
Calling upon foreign language news
paper publishers to show the source
of their incomes.
Preachers Propagandists.
Summoning many clergymen of
German and Swedish Lu { h r n
churches in belief that much propa-
ganda work has gone on thru them.
Possible quizzing of some members
of congress.
Thinks House Will Probe 1t.
Washington, Sept 22.-Chairman
Flood of the house foreign affairs
committee, declared today after con-
ferring with Secretary Lansing that
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Chicago. Sept. 22.-The Herald says:
of the local traders late last night on the
belief that there will be no serious frost
At the last large purchases of offerings
were made by Bartlett Franzier on the
forecast of frost. Those who were bearish
said the private forecast is for cold wea Their
the latter part of next week Those who
watched the trading in the pit during the
day said at the close that Mincer sold about
double the quantity of corn he bought. He
ing in and out to help the market up.
Bears in oats were aggressive sellers late
yesterday owing to the loss of the prem
ium on No, white. At September prices
elevator men can make contract grades at
n profit but they were not heavy buyers
yesterday. Oats that have been delivered
on September sales the last few days are
of receipts have been for 100000 bushels
These are said to be for the army.
A crop expert who has been over the corn
belt says most Of the corn in the sections
where there has been frost has been cut
and put into silos. The balance will be
husked or fed in the field. In sections
where corn is nearly matured the farmers
are selling the old corn
New York, Sept. 22-Financial Bulletin :
buying demonstrations of strength we
believe the factor of removal of uncertainty
from copper metal price fixing has not
been discounted by the recovery in copper
shares, even if the satisfactory price has
been, as is held in professional circles
With favorable developments of this kind
pending around the high points of a re
covery, reactions may be checked and the
active operator will probably find 1t pro-
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REFUSES u. S. UNIFORM
Drafted Man, German Reservist, in Fl.
Riley Guard House.

Camp Funston, Sept 22.-P. H.
Schleimann, a German farmer from
Casper county, Neb.. and a member
of the quota of that county was
placed in the guard house today under
the order of Col. w. C. Sims, because
he refused to don a uniform
Schleimann said that he was a Ger
man reservist and had never been nat
uralized. He said that before leaving
Germany he was forced to take an
oath that he would not fight for any
country except Germany unless he
first became a citizen of that coun-
try.
Three brothers, he declared, had
been killed in the German army, one
having met death in Russia and two
in France.
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Morning Grain Gossip.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Trade

Minneapolis wheat stocks increased 5000
bushels this week.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada were $1,000 bushels of oats and LOCO
barrels of flour.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
have increased 30,344 bushels thus far this
week and corn stocks increased 6,704 bush
els.
The official preliminary estimate of this
years Canadian wheat crop is 249, 1859 100
bushels, compared with 229,313, 600 bushels
last year and 426 million bushels in 1915.
Exports of wheat and flour from the
United States and Canada this week, ac-
cording to Bradstreet's, are 5,541 900 BUSH
els, last week and 5967, 900 bushels a year
ago. Exports of corn were $4,000 bushels:
Argentina exported 264 600 bushels of
wheat this week compared with $4,000
bushels last week and 1,072.000 bushels a
year ago. Since January 1 shipments ag-
gregate 81, 377 900 bushels; a year ago g.
092 900 bushels. Corn shipments this week
were $4,000 bushels, compared with 1885,
900 bushels last week and 3,196,000 bushels
a year ago. Total shipments since Jan
10,336,000 bushels. Dat shipments were
100000 bushels. More tonnage is reported
available. Rate remains high.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-22
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

E. g: May and others to H. J. May.
swA 15-10-16 Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
A E; Riekerts to J. B. Alter, pit seA
X. b. Rogers to w. S. Hancock 81,
lots 4S4-6-S Ohio ave-, Norton's End
e. Douglas to C. L. Mitchell, lot 437
Lincoln, Kings add. $50
To Shawnee Agency Realty Co
c. J. Carlson and wife, lot 661 Van
Buren, St, walnut Grove add
w: B Fleming, lots SO6-S-10-12 nh>
II Wear ave-, Irving Pl. add. $500.
A. Nj. Mccain and wife to f. c. Blood
pt- 25-13-15 .
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New York. Sept. %.


Chicago, Sept 22-HOGS-Receipts A.
900. Market strong, &c to Toe above yes
$17.50@1s.SO; mixed, $17.5OG1Ss5; heavy,
$1L45@1ss5; rough, $17.45@17.65; pigs,
Native beef cattle, S7.5001190; western
steers, $6,70@1575; stockers and feeders,
Sc. 40@11.25 cows and heffers, S515M 80
calves, $1150G 1000.
SHEEP-Receipts, 5000. Market weak.
Wethers, $9.00@12.60; lambs, $13.O0@1S.15.
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Kansas City, Sept 22--HOGS-Receipts
1,500. Market strong to &c higher. Bulk,
and butchers, $1S.40G1S90; light, $17.S5@
1880; pigs, $16.50@1T.25.
to strong. Prime fed steers, $16.25617 25
dressed beef steers, 81 5O@i5.75; western
steers, S9.50@ 1880 southern steers, 5000
1900; stockers and feeders, 1000 400 {;
bulls, $6.00@s.00; calves, $7.00@13.5.
SHEEP-Receipts none. Market steady.
Lambs, S17.25@1S.25 yearlings, $4,000
1880; wethers, $11.O0@12.50; ewes, $10.50@
1900; stockers and feeders, $S-OO61S.40.
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he thought there probably would be
house investigation of Count Won Bern
storffs plans to influence congress
by spending $4,000 as revealed i'll
his dispatches to Berlin.
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SUM MER BACK AGAIN


Nav 90. The Thermometer registered
48 degrees at 6 o'clock this morning.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon the <mer-
curry stood at TT.
The highest temperature on record
for this date was SO, in 1891, and the
lowest, Al, in 1913.
The wind was blowing 2 miles an
hour from the southwest at 9 o'clock
this morning
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TYPICAL OF THE WAR LORD.
Kaiser's Reply Reeks With Hohenzol-
Iern Threat to Democracy.
BY w. It. MASON.

New York. Sept. 22.-Militaristic
paranoia flaunts itself in the kaiser's
reply to the pope's peace proposal.
The insane belief that Germany mas
won the war creeps out in the kaisers
explanation to the pope that, on as
cending the throne, he had promised
1.-The German army should safeguard
peace for us, and. should peace, new
ertheless be broken, it would be in
position to win it with honor" While
this mood dominates the minds of the
Hohenzollerns, any peace with them
would be like turning loose an insane
egoist to work his will on the world.
Germany's answer to the pope is a
bald defense of the kaiser's autocratic
power as war lord of Germany. 1t is
a medieval document, inconsistent
with a democratic form of govern
ment, and dangerous to the welfare
of free peoples. Nobody could have
written it but an anti-demoerat. 1t
probably was dictated, in large part,
by the kaiser, himself, who has al
ways shown an impetuous readiness to
act as press agent for the divine right
of kings No more sinister revelations
of the mad Hohenzollerns' threat to
democracy has been made since the
war began.
Austria's Appeal Different.
1t is different with Austria Hun
gary's reply. An almost passionate
longing for peace is exhibited by the
Austrian emperor. The imperial AUS
trian temper is not the same as the
HohenZollerns' state of mind EN-
peror Charles reveals an independence
of his brother kaiser's influence that
contains the only hope for a quick
peace in the dual communications.
If Austria-Hungary where Wholly
free of German influence, peace with
Vienna doubtless could be secured by
negotiations, based on the Catholic
monarch's answer to the pope. But,
Berlin yet holds considerable power
over her principal ally. The threat
of vengeance is still a potent weapon
for Germany to employ. Neverthe-
less, the partial independence in En-
peror Charless communication to the
vatican shows the existence of a GER
tain wrecklessness in Vienna's high
circles. Growth of this spirit may, per
haps, be revealed later. If so, a sep
arate peace with Austria resulting in
the fallen Hohenzollerns, is possible.
Otherwise, the war must continue un-
It'll the German people take from their
paranoiacs all power in government
affairs
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New York. Sept 22-MONET-Mercan
paper 5A- Sterling 60 day bills. 472; com
mercial GO day bills banks. 471h com
nercial 60 day bills. 4.11=s demand, 47j1a
cables, 4.76 ZIG. Francs, demand. 5.T9A
cables, jTSA. Guilders, demand, AZ cables
42h Lires. demand. IT'S; cables. IRA.
Rubles. demand, TIA cables, 17s4. Bar sill
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Chicago Grain ant Provision Market.
Chicago, Sept. 22.@CLOSE CORN-Dec
S117A: May, S1.15-
oATS-Sept., 594c; Dec, 57as a 12c; May
60ss 15c.
PORk-Sept, $44o0; Oct, S44.O0: jan.
$3.50.
LARD-sept, s24.22; Oct. s24O7, JAN,
$2S1c.
SHORT RIBs-Sept., $25.s7; Oct, s25.T7; ;
JAN, $23.62
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fitable to buy for turns on recessions and
sell on sharp bulges with the intention OF
taking moderate returns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-22

yer, 1.OSlS. Mexican dollars. sc. Govern
ment bonds steady. Railroad bonds easy.
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Kansas City Grain Market.
Kansas City, Sept. 22.-CASH CORN
Market PC to 4c lower No . mixed. 81 90 +:
No. 3. 81 .9T@1.9s: No. white. 500; No 3
S2.07@2 0S; No. yellow, 81. O1@202; No. 8.
81. 00Ma.01
OATS-Market 1c to &c lower No. .
white, 6019c: No. mixed, 5S@@6Oc
RYEs1 S2h.
KAFIR AND MILO -MAIZE-S4 1564. 30.
HAY-Market unchanged.
SHORTS-S2 1902 %
BRAN-$1. 60
RECEIPTS WHEAT. 95 cars
CLOSE CORN-Sept., 81 90; Dec, S1171s 4;
May, 112K. %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-22
BALLOON PLAYS STUNT
Varying Air Currents Takes Army
Aeronauts in Circle.

Omaha, Neb., Sept. 22.@Traveling
twenty miles thru the air $3.50 feet
above the city today, a free balloon
from Fort Omaha carrying Lieutenant
Instructor Goodall and four student
aeronauts described a gigantic circle
and landed in front of the balloon
shed within a few yards of the spot
where the ascension was made.
Changing currents in the atmos-
phere enabled Lieutenant Goodall and
his young soldier aeronauts to return
to the fort after a flight of three
hours duration. The balloon, one of
the $4,000 cubic c~et capacity type,
rose from the ground ard started in a
southwesterly direction.
Penetrating some heavy clouds that
enshrouded Omaha all day the balloon
Broke thru into bright sunlight. Strik-
ing shift in the wind it sailed east
over Omaha, Council Bluffs and a
portion of western Iowa Another
change in the atmospheric currents
brought the army men back to the
fort. where the balloon came slowly to
earth in front of the hangar
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New York. Sept. 22-BUTTER-Mark
steady. Creamery higher than extras 44%
@451ac.
EGGS-Market weak Fresh gathered ex-
tras, Asa 46c.
CHEESE-Market firm. State fresh spe-
Gals, 25% acc.
POULTRY-Live. steady. Chickens, 25c:
fowls, 262 d271ac; turkeys, 1sCd 20c. Dressed
firm. Chickens, 23M31c; fowls, 22d31e;
turkeys 20035c.
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WEATHER TABLE.

Furnished by the weather bureau office
Topeka, Kan, for the twenty-four hours
ending at a. IN. Saturday.
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We wish to thank our friends for the
beautiful flowers and the kindness be-
slowed upon us in our sad bereave-
ment. in the loss of our wife and
mother. Mrs. Abba oldham
MIR. WILLIAM OLDHAM,
MARTHA OLDHAM
(AdvA-tsseuaAs.tl
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Kansas City Produce Market.
Kansas City, Sept. 22-BUTTER, EGGS
AND POULTRY-Market unchanged
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Shore lambs and sheep &c under above
prices. Positively cannot use sneep o.
lambs unless tat.
Poultry. and EEgs.
Furnished by the Topeka l'ackinG rnn'
pany. corner Laurent and Madison-'
Topeka. Kan. Sept. %.
HENS-Sih lbs and over, zoe: under 3i1
lbs, lie; springs over lbs, 19c; roosters
lie; shaggy yound ROSTERS, 1jc' brollers.
lbs. and under. PIC.
EGGS-39@40c.
Eggs are retailing in Topeka, 4Oc.
BUTTER-42d4Sc.
Retail HAY.
FURNISHED by W. A tlilchrist- 62o Quine1
Street,
Topeka. Kan. Sept n
PRAIRIE HAY-S14. Ood 1000
ALFALFA-S1s.00Q20 5000.
Topeka Grain Markee.
tFurnished by j. b. BILLIARD. corner Hansss
Ave. and Curtis ST.
Topeka. Kan. Sept. %
OATS-5S@60c.
CORN-$1. 90. .
Topeka Hay Market.
Furnished by T. A Beck. 212-21i f. 6th'
Topeka. Kan, Sept ~
PRAIRIE HAY-Sl7.00
Az TATFA-S20.00
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New York Sept 225COTTON-Spot co
ton easy. Middling, S2J.7e
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New York Cotton Market.

Elgin. Sept. 22.-BUTTER-Mark NJ
No sales: no offerings
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Chicago Produce Market
Chicago Sept. 22.-BUTTER-Mark I'M
changed.
EGGS-Market higher. Firsts 371sG3Sc.
POTATOES-Ma unchanged
POULTRY-A1ive, unchanged
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New York CIearances.

New York, Sept 22-The actual condition
of clearing house banks and trust COM
panies for the week shows that they hold
$50, 754.52o reserve In excess of legal re-
quirements. This is an increase of s7,070-
10 from last week.
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New York Money Market

New Orleans Sept. 22-COTTON&Spot
cotton firm, 80 points up. Middling. S23.5O.
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Kansas City Grain Futures.
(The range of prices grain futures :,
the Kansas City Board of Trade as re-
ported by the Topeka Board of Trade,
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| high peace producing effect we to-
/ gether with His Holiness fully recog-
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Shore lambs and sheep BE under above
prices Positively cannot use sneep o.
lambs unless fat.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-04-25
LET'S GO AFTER TT

In order to get a shelter any other manufacturing plant established at Seward must all cooperate and hustle It will take little time, but it can be accomplish ed It will cost some money and energy, and this we have got to furnish.
 Our idea of this is that it should first be taken up by the Chamber of Commerce. company should be form ed and every man in owning property should sub scribe to the stock
 site should be secured, and everything made ready to go ahead Then upon the proper showing, which we can make and by having everything in shape and ready to turn over to any company that will furnish the money and go ahead you are ready to do business.
 great industry in the line of smelling is going to be established at some point along this coast Vast quant ties of raw materials of all kinds surround us in every d recton waiting for some central point to be established to which can be shipped and reduced to metal for the worlds market
 Seward has the advantageS-gO after it. Cheap rail transportation by the government railroad cheap water transportation by barge and ship the best sites on earth situated on landlocked harbor which is big enough to take care of the American navy and then some and cOkg coal at her back door, on the line of the government rail road.
 Nature certainly has done her share for you-get in and do yours