Railway Competition

The recent passenger war between the St Louis, Kansas City and Northern and the Hannibal and St. Josoph raflroads produeed sorno curiosities in the way of advertisiug, as witness the following: "And now wo come ! No foolmg over petty cuts, but right down to business." "Just count us in. We propose to May and sec it out." "Now the blood does gush ! Having lmocked the wind cleau out of somo folks on the exfcraordinflrüy low ratea annouuccd on Satarday, -we beg leavo to cali tho public's atteiition to the second chapter, embracing the following terrific cut ratea to all Eastern pomt. "With vLsor down, uot a spot on our aimorrand lanco on a dead linö for the hea'rt, we charge to tho foro. ' ' Is thia a Dagger ? No, my lord, it ifl a prod. and with it we make the weakbackèd lmmp &cm." " Wc Strike ,;.rM, t thfl oore oí tUe gxeat cSinterestsof tbo New W.t yi 1. u. following JV.1 Book Bate." "Mkf" cheap, promisos fn.gilo, and the wlad cao blow, bnt we talk not nfdther do w promisö or blow ; v.o wrooeed to busin s mean businoss, and stick to business' everhoor of the twcntyfoiu" Time is Money, and a day gained, nutan Inch ou a Man's Nose, makes a a- of a aifferenoe ; buy tickets over line aud get from ftve to cigl'.t bowfl more time?' "Chalk it down on Memora Tablet that wo mado theso low ratcs and W maintain them."