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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-05-04
Poisoned by Ivy
Was i'm a Dreadful Condition
Happened to Read About a Similar
Case Followed the other Mans
Example and Was Cured.

The following incident is given by
Charles Morris, general jobber, 81 Lexing-
ton Avenue, North Cambridge, Mass:
Several years ago l became poisoned
by ivy. tried many medicines, spending
large sum of money without obtaining
q particle of good. My children were
also afflicted with the same disease. We
were all constant sufferers with an awful
itching sensation, and it seemed as IL /
should tear myself to pieces. l picked
up paper in which l found printed
testimonial from man in Vermont who
had been similarly afflicted and had taken
Hoods Sarsaparilla with benefit. bought
Q bottle, which we took and it did
Me and MY Children
so much good purchased another supply.
We continued taking Hoods Sarsaparills
until we used five bottles and / can
safely say that neither myself nor children
have any signs of the poison. 1t has en-
tirely left Us and we are perfectly cured.
We give the whole credit to Hoods Sarsa-
parilla. Before resorting to this medicine
I was reduced in weight, but now
weigh 175 pounds. Hoods Sarsaparilla
has not only done much good but has
been the means Of saving me great deal
of money. l would not be without it
in my house and [ heartily recommend
It to all who ere afflicted. | have writ
ten this statement for publication, of my
own will, as / want others to know what
Hoods Sarsaparilla
has done for u.s." CHARLES MORRIS
1000 > Fills with Hoods Sarsaparilia.
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Tax, 'ss PLANT SYSTEM For S,, Al!

G.. w. n. STANLEY.

HRIV0.
An ~ I55 Pm Daily from Gainesville,
NU, I'd Live Oak, Waycro-s. Savannah,
Montgomery and all points north,
east and west; also from jacksonville and Pa
!stEa.
No ~ 100 Am. Daily from port Tampa,
NU. OL Tampa, Lakeland, Punla GOTda,
Barlow, Fitzgerald, Leesburg, and
all points 5outn. This train carries through
sleeper from Port Tampa to New York via
Ucala.
No 70 I.55 Pm. Daily, from Leesburg,
NU. 10 fitzgerald, Br6otzvillc, Trilby.
TarpOn springs. Clearwater. ST. Pc
tersburg, Lakeland, Tampa and Port Tampa,
/ and daily except Sunday from Eustia, UNA
tilla and AsLnF. and Barlow, PuntA GOrda and
intermediate stations
No IA u.45AH. Daily except sunday
NU. ~ from HOmosa5sa and intermediA
points.
Nc AZ 22O pm Daily except Sunda
Nu, 10 from Juliettc, SewbeTry, Archer
and from all pa.ints north, east and
west, nd from Istachatta, Floral CITY, lnyrT-
ness and all points south.
No 40 S.3OPM Daily from Dunneilon
fu, 70 and from all points north.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-05-04

Entered at the Post Office at Ocala as second
class matter
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-05-04

For dyspepsia eat Granose
Biscuit, Garig & Co, agents.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-05-04
Robes, Blankets and Cushions.

\ COIN lete line al Carriage Robes. Aprons,
saddle blankets. saddle Bags. Buggy, Car
rlaSr and Wagon Cushions. Buggy Mats.
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Harness..

We carry the largest stock of Harness in
Central Florida. Complete sets from s. up.
We also keep ON hand large stock of Extrs
Pieces Of Harness. such a. Collars. HameS
Brides. Saddles. Breeching. Traces. Tugs
Lines. straps. etc, etc.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-05-04
Hoods SarsapariIIa
has done for US" CHARLES NORRIS

llOON - L Illo with Hoods SarSaparlla.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-05-04
Saddles and Brides.

We have "a large and varied assortment OF
Riding saddles aud Brides Saddles from 81
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-05-04
Wagons in Car Lots.

We carry Il very large assortment Of Wagons
nc-SCr. all sizes
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-05-04
Wagon and Buggy Materials.
BuggieS

OF all kinds. such a. Wheels. Axle Points and
Boxes. Sp"ke>. Rims. shafts. >ingletrees. etc.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-05-04

We have nice, assortment 81 BuegirS. hest
! kc-. >oid - Close. prices.
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THE WEEKLY STAR

Is Published Every. Thursday. SubscrIp'
ton, 81 Year; SO Gents for ST,
Months.
The people's recorder. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1893-1925, 1898-03-19
Tboue NJ, Ills Leg Was Broken.

In tnese s:aaf,. lays, when children
just beginning to lisp simple words
paralyze their dear ma;nmas by telling
them they arc "not thesnnly cans on
the Dump" it is refreshing to I'm
across nh innocent soul who knows
nothing of these things that wo hear
on the streets. A good old mother
received @ shock the other day when
she read a telegram from her boy, who
is enjoying himself in the east, and r.
the same time afiording some amuse-
ment for the up-to,date members of
her family. The boy, who. is having
q good time in New York, telegraphed
his f1ather for more. money. The
father, not relishing the-touch, took
the telegram homo tc the mater, who
read as follows: Had my leg pulled.
Broke. Send MT fifty by wire" The
good Did mother was startled. "My
poor boy" she moaned. "He must
have been in one Of those cable chr
things. Send him q hundred, father,
and tell him to get tho best doctor
in the oity:"'-Louisville Courier-
Journal.
The people's recorder. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1893-1925, 1898-03-19
TO Jail Tor q Hair Cut,

Willian NJ. Tibbs, a fullsblooded
Zulu, Who acknowledged no home
and VINO al :heled before a Cincin-
natl Judge the other day, was SEN
fenced and Imprisoned because lie
would not have his hair out.
This is the first case on record
where 70 man of much hirsuteness
sacrificed his liberty for his locks.
But Tibbs is = Zulu, and hair to the
zulus is sacssd. The head adornment
of Tibbs stood in the air six inches
above his scalp, and when he looked
too long upon the wine that is red his
hair never turned nor ,wilted, but
lifted itself erect IL open Defiance of
: The technical charge, according to
Justice SchWaqRas too much hair,
and 10 hayasIsSnt16e bronze gentle
man from Atriaa WIS sent to tho Gin
cinnati Wdrkha4alssassg Tibbs VOWS ven
geance. SNldsof vengeance. he
will wreak upon Niz %!ailors remains to
be seen.l.S x
The people's recorder. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1893-1925, 1898-03-19
4 Wnu;In - TaI 3I'U

o:awuS5Yoman S!ad Il, niue COS,
w&ist az! %e!s;r., Hlu - ,al,.E& {
ir,in a 81 w:ssaasaiEfnSiIt'>H3 nsit hsrI4
ffA.an III tho, ;bIsiues3. j., -ltEor. III L.
}usual sight," said Walter Wade, sfbut
that is just what I saw in a Tennessee.
wood q few weeks ngo. The female
engineers name is Annie Fables, and
she told mo she had been doing q full
hands work at tho mill for six years.
Five years ago sho decided sho could
run the engine, and tho mill boss told
mo she had been'one OF the most care
full, as we'll Us one of the most COM
potent, he had ever seen. Mrs. Fables
lost her husband six years and a half
ago, and a few months afterward she.
asked for q place in the mill where her
lego lord has been employed. She
began working rs an 'of-bearer,' and
in a year and IL half was put in charge
of the monster, piece of machinery
which furnished motive power. for the
largo circular and straight saws. She
has oil along earned q mans wages
and has been able to support and give
her sever fatherlcss little ones O good
common school education. Sho is
fond of tho hard labor, and has lost
but five days during her connection
with the mill, and then she was min
istering to q sick child. "-Louisyillc
Post.
The people's recorder. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1893-1925, 1898-03-19
THE FIGHTING GURKHAs.
: ~ Abouttho Men Who Win Enc
S&ssSS3SMd's Battles in India.

!. bout tho Men Who wIn Enc
$Sat$2se9d's Battles In India.
|2&f5A{8 4khas, to whose valor we owe
fSa844 u 6ssgGlpr the Indian frontier. are
9eft4 Aof death in any shape or
fdrb5s hnwethe instinct OF instant and
ufquestioning obedience to orders
frPmSsuperiors, and takea m actual and
physical delight in lighting. It is n
pRpular error to suppose that they arc
" Ehout caste. There are about thir.
itebn different castes among them, and
Ss9yeral subdivision in each caste. But
when serving in British regiments and
ESWhile;pn o campaign, Gurkhas do not
ialtoWstheir caste system to, interfere
Eyfth8their comforts. and will eat and
Adk1hk3 freely with Europeans and
among themselves. They have no OBJ
%1ettion to taking q pull at q British
soldler.'s flask, and will share a ''oha-
.p9tl8Wlth. the most mental campbell
lover. They will gladly Take q cigar
|sor Tobacco from European, but on no
account must o man of one caste smoke
IN the company of another.
%s All Gurkhas trace their descent from
tho Rajputs, of Central India, tho
r CIV "uiohSS eSpeClhliY ClQln-
ing to have the bluest Hindu blood il,
India running in their veins. They
have however, intermarried for gem
ssarsti6hsssMith Monaghan women.
slsNnrthas have one physical peculiar
sS;I.TIhhsir stature is below the aver
sk8s4naffe9s they do not wear boards.
mustaches, in spite Of much
ScafhsNk11fe45hr attain q luxuriant growth
mn toAR casual observera Gurkha reg
lmsnt appears to consist of boys, not
men. It is on record that when Lord
Roberts was marching through the
kurram, the Pathan women and chill
dren came ont to jcer at the striplings
whom he was leading. as it seemed, to
tt cir certain death, and they only
changed their opinion, when, largely
owing to tho heroism of these same
Gu:khas, the Afghan army are driven
heodlong from the Peiwar Kotal.
The colonel of a distinguished repi-
ment used to tell n story of a Pathnn
who had travelled a long distance to
get a glimpse of the terrible soldiers
thai had defeated his countrymen.
Whom he saw the little boyish-looking
Gr has standing guard at the Bala
/: -. =, he committed aniGi5e s'for verv
,sG$@ p" at least-and. IT.. she bet
part .! the stso5rtys"-su tho guard dc
claGttf- when asked to explain the
of the dead body.-London
News.
The people's recorder. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1893-1925, 1898-03-19
Micro

;! The Investigations of Nenki have
led him to conclude that the tlmo will
GoMeTWhensiswill be possible to re-
fHSaesaalS miefp-organisms from food.
sAs&eEassS4he question whether their
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for the normal pro-
IgS9 S = &eestlon, he presents reasons
AakgaSAAXSNE555H that it is not, this con-
ldteEsf1Aae.bstngt based on the following
igrpnnds: Tile aoid of the stomach
''estrov +hhs' rfrajorityof the micro-or.
iEa"isns. III ass,smaH .7r,pper. e4ss.r5
tsais -. So I e, g.; ~ vii The food
'ssA ,SSggsess nlcatili I'M, tract. In til 9 small
iaH2aBaatE%.es tlieirg action is confined to
thd decomposition @of the carhohy-
AEasS and the formation Of lac tic and
aHs, alcohol, etc! It is only
AS6$Haksintestine that the dec om-
E4tsE 99fpf aalbumens and tho formation
3eaNHaeshdpdies, and of the different
as Ss8 &xheir influence, take place.
A&e&M0lETribune.
The people's recorder. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1893-1925, 1898-03-19
WHAT THE PEoPLEsE
Ihne VIII Protect A,ncr,.y , r.,
dustry on tho Ocean.

~A ohsres VIII Protect Ancrlc. u W.
dustry Oh tho Ocean.
Among tho measures the peon,a
have q right to expect Of this session
congress IS m act to promote tho
9hlpping interests Of tho country. md
70 give to American industry on Tho
ocean tho same protection that il r;vco
On land. ~
There is apparently no great diff
Guilty In the way Of eproyidinn tho dr.
sired Legislation. The Republican, par.
~ Is not divided on that issue as i is
on the moncyqucstion. Amaioritv in
che Senate fayors it as we'll n1 {: maior-
NY IN the House. IT is even rrul,Sl,le
ihat several Democrats from Tic sem
coast States would support it.. .;:v,rv
prospect OF tho situation is t!.cresore
favorable tor the enactment cr q COM
~prehenslve measure of the kind. md
therc Will bea widespread popular dis
appointment II the session closes with.
out enc. ~
In the aggregate The amount of tri-
quite paid by the United States to
foreign countries for ocean shipDinr 10
enormous. According to the estimates
OF exports on tho subject We arc nt
present paying at the rate OF ss3Oo.-
5000 Il year for such transportation.
as Il exports increase tho freight
VIII increase. and q large proportion Of
the profits of u expanding Industries
viii thus be carried 10 foreign lands
despite the protection given TO them
by the I 80.
The sac /. enc onw' i,ri'ih. boards 4
OF trade" aui cham!t,a ur c,mr;, r,,,4
throughout the country should "tA.
Petitions should be sent to Congress-
urging the enactment of such lc.ia!a-
ton at this session. American ships.
manned ny American sailors and flying
tho American flag, should carry Amer
goods to the nations Of tho world.
ls IS folly to pay to foreigners an cnor-
nous tribute when by developing our
shipping industry as we have developed
other industries we can save the MONEY
for b enrichment of our own pcople
and tho increase of tho commercial
prestige OF u nation.-San Francisco
Call.
The people's recorder. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1893-1925, 1898-03-19
Color B3indDesa.

It has been scientifically proved
that's woman's color perception much;
esxoeedssthatssof man 3WhilesmeH@ as:
sHihayssfAtkaener.aaagns of SMELL;
4 q Hay Agsskkngssthe details ( {
akes MISUNDERSTANDING for much
Men, h~oweyerSHaiEJNSSS
gsS{Ss SS3AzsD6AsssSfsSb.m blindshaSe Eysss
lkSEtefpgkisiptls Soodstaste in the,
i|ssHt5hetlSSsssp9 d"eys gooaAss for theaf'
woShsHa;36fs. .s
yRaS3ss SHr l;~ass95iect of color, n
fmnySynenttSfsAHetsa populabs1ecturer
onH observation-disclosures to wear
3"t1'n ,ttga#Rs.aIeb1or OF their hair,
house gowns ths 8a&s of their eyes,
nYeningLtSsEsAAAst L@&sf their COM
ptexions. iys.4E fa8f5Ss -
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Common Mistakes.


1t is n mistake to Wort: when yoa
arc not i'll n fit condition to do so; to,
take off henvy undcrclothing because
you have become oTer-heated; to
think that the moro u person eats tho
healthier md stronger he will be-
come; to believe that children cafl do
US much work Us grown people, and
that the more they study the moro
they learn; to 60 to bed late n5 night
and rise ct daybrcak and imagine that
every hour taken from sleep is m
hour gained; to imagine that if Il lit
tie work Dr. exercise is good, violent
Or prolonged exercise is better; to
conclude that the smallest room in tho
house is large enough to sleep in; to
sleep exposed to a direct draught ut
any season; to imagine that w~hatnY=r
remedy eau - one to feel ium:i... :.
ly b~etter-.aa :.'noholic .';ruml.nts. ~
example % ;or ~ sYstem,
wlthoU! co%A- to no after. effects; to
cot a # yor had only ono minute to
11n1sh 'iie neal, or to eat without MI
!"neti'r, u continue after it has baen
q .&'fied, to crafty tho tas;e; to give
Unnecessary time to IL certain estab-
!'Ts1ied routine Of housekeeping when
= could, be much more proftably
spent in rest or recreation. I'VE trust
that these little mistakes, which are.
SO apt to be made, will in afntnTe hej
avoided. Family D~oet0ras
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every breath, and wondering, too, if
could do any good WHOM no did

4hHS WV IL
he could do any good WHOM no did
comel
At last, after what seemed to tito,
worn-out man n perfect etornity Of
waiting, the native returned. Hia
method seemed to Harry alarmingl,
simple for such m extreme cnse as it
merely consisted in putting q. few
drops Of q particular juice into the
three p%unctures the adder had made,
but to his delighted a~stonishment, rs
we'll as the DOCTORS, in half m hour.
Molly was sleeping quietly, and the
swelling was already greatly decreas.
cd, while Mahomed Mani, the Afri-
can medicine-m man left the yacht con-
siderably richor than when he came
on to it, S$34s.S
It was O very pale little Molly who
was sitting q week later at tho same
breakfast table, opening o little pack
ago her husband had just given her!
It was a bracelet in the sotm Of a tiny
gold adder, with cleaning eyes OF EN-:
eralds; and OIL its quiyering tongue
ny O. crumpled ~roseleaf Of rosy en-
amel. Il
Glow beautiful! Harry" she said.
"Thank You q thousand times, and ave
they actually clever enough to mako
such a thing in that bazaar in Algiers:''
"These Eastern people ore consum.
mate masters inv the art Of jewelrR,
dearest" he answered; land now;
when my little vito wears this, mayHt
always be'the only crumpled roseleMf
III her happiness-the solitary serpeM
in our Eden!"-McC.' g Monthly. ES
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a iis;..G Tna. .!,,st Hc Ecnt.

iSt..G iisH -. sSt HC Kent,
"What Use is protection ii American
rails are sold in India?"' "Do we
need n tariff when We can export tin
plate and trolley outits?" Granting
that such talk has q plausible sound.
it IS dangerous anil disorganizing..
Certain articles can be mado here
better and cheaper than they can be-
produced abroad. Each year will SEQ
a longer list Of such manufactured
products. The enterprise Of OR
people, the superiority of our ma.
chinery, the c%heapn"ss Of our tr,na-
%portation, the SYSTEM Of international
patent rights will help us to :snin OH
our rivals III many branches of indus
try. But it is not the policy OF tho
Republican, party TO 0eacrt the wool
grower, the rice planter, the iron
miner, the coal producer, or the lum-
herman. Even if the factories of tho
~sea-coast outSrow the need of protec-
ton, there are vast areas in which tho
unrestricted competition of the Next
can peon or the West Indian ~coo!ic,
would be severely felt.
"Protection to American Industries"
10 q promise that must pay one
Ao CElipS oi VIC tOlliLF. IL QOeS
not mean that the thrift is TO be thrown
overheard as soon na q few mca of tho
Carnegie type have made their for
tunes. 1t does net mean that the
people Of the agricultural and mining
communities aro to be wbceIled with
n few words. anl th"n Informed that
thsy can ligh. :Ac hattie wi".:out an,G
Of the protection which their vote
helped to win for Lowell and Fits
burg. The costly experience
Great Britain in sacrificing her ayr
cultural interests should not lie
Upon us; Ws edged T. pr4
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J sEeEy Me S4i ~
ekFSHae, but tile way to y i
tAaae. It is q velarh e
fHsFrns for it gives ae,Aiis'Sa
sWAafh canaha taken in n aiic'a
sSs withei% injury to- H., Z
and it answers She IN
Equipment. coffee and1Jasseri
sShe. This is the waykoSEo.it it:
cones first in the pgspaiutio!M
&siS 1umps of sugafin q lar.?g
CUP; break into His two raw e!
two-thirds fullsRith hot ] i.A /;
add the cafee and there 70 ; ~;
would bs invaluable for nmSE
roomssfthe only oI,;eoIpu VOC;
the Ingredients onynt to be Lr;
fAGdsa Ruuchr Tc3m pntrasf
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T~HECRUMPLED s>OSELEAF.
A% -~roFx or \ r1o:ss& MOON.
LOUDLESS skies
md hnImu hranzaa
TORY or A ao-ssS MOON.

LOUDLESS skies
and balmy breezes
combined to make
the day IN ideal
ono. The we'll
known bay a t
Algiers was most
delightfully."- STILL
Tho sun glinted
down on the white
sails of q yacht
lying a mile or two
Out. milking the
The people's recorder. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1893-1925, 1898-03-19
a Few Palndromes.

The palindromistAends us the fol-
loving; list Of Msse&kpped from
some ysr spelled
bib, bob, tno, a3ased, del
fed, did, ecet>, cog,
gig, gag,t "a noon,
otto, pap, peep fR5Apdp. redder,
refer, repaper, reSiNaixrptntor secs,
sexes, shahs, tat, Moot" This
leads us to ask: f!sttlW kthe matter
with Hannah?" H. . ia, also
paiindromieat. III e,s faaai4.
name is equally.iNM6NE5e5yofg being
spelled baokwaS8sspdH8e}}n wesHdd
to the above lisas
mark to Eve, ssIysSSi damsgs
and NagaI sen2 iNa1e ! lssssNH
e S lsslss IS @1
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Truly Shocking.

ih2rn is q shocking stasa ot = !
49, "A H &; the Dingley law. We ah:!i ...4
Ao4#98saAirming statistics in tho
s"'onfaE i6nrnals. Wo refer to those
y *'sSSpplicy is to return to the colon
q. "s%stA1h and become in commerce
FL sAMss,.bjects. The revenue has
ha'H' 1Anf . ,:.:inG tho month at q
+ kedi.. o~n.AIijiinn dollars "a
ii; AM: pc preparatory i":ru1nl
Yhas.5JI6&t exhausted, anu
Y H.. Brooklyn IN.
ttSsf@ 'aioA. 1865
as1aA -
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The RIDDLE OF THINGS THir TARE.o

e. N@%F THE RIDDLE OF THINGS sTHtrT ARE."ES@E@8gg@F
" s w. , / al u & I sh rs h s2e nan reads We kq =, 'a't Asaspsessns$'o Sin and
FSM H. M H xtsf + 80 Sh i sy%aeys heart G.Anatls 4 ISasthsslien cad & crime,
Ket " EnoWthat lie pressure Of. Life is &tInthe n~aU vMk Of TimeI-
aH. 3MfnSii lnMn, ~ ,&l#&&3&W Yet we lt or wenryf feet and strive
81. Angina eleI'" otpeathts deep &E8sb ThroT III the mirea a n mis- to proDe 7"
As @ uhl9nd 80 IN 1.-The tangled way M Inc Wedge on III mount u Faith
Q AN% @N&%Sf#NHM5 ."I -Harpers Weekly.
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honlse goWNIt
The evening times., 1898-01-20
AFRAID TO MEET The ISSUE
Movement Against the Anti-Scalp-
ing Bill Impresses Senator's.
Senate Interstate Commerce Commit
tee Fear the Labor Influences
Set In Opposition.

It begins - look as il Sena tors comprising
the Interstate Commerce Committee were
afraid to force the issue in the till 10 pro-
hint scaIping of railroad tickets. The Pc
titions laid before the Senate on the sub
ject are in the proportion Of about to L
against the bill. Labor organiZa tioBs are
making a determined effort to defeat the
bill. and the pressure they have been en-
a hled TO bring is bearing fruit. Then, too
If Mr.. Tillman can have his way the scope
OF the fnvestiga tion OF the committee is to
be extended.
The South Carolina statesman has intro
duced a resolution, which, if il passes,
will. he believes throw much light on
the general subject. 1t provides that the
committee be directed to investigate the
question whether railroad ticket brokers
have obtained and sold free passes issued
by any railroad company; whether any
railroad companies have habituaIly vio-
lated section ID of the interstate com
merce act, prohibiting free transportation
except in certain specified cases; and also
whether oi liOl uillt Nibi diS' iitihld tpAS
have been practiced by any rail-
road companies receiving pay
ment for transportation other wise
than in money, especially whether a system
exists under which contracts are made
with the proprietJrs or editors OF news
papers and periodicals under which spe
Cial tickets or passes are iSsucd and paid
for by advertising or other newspaper
paragraphs, and whether similar special
contracts are made with lawyers, under
which tickets or free passes are issued to
them as Tetainers, which are not 70 be
followed by any actual legal service: and
that said committee be directed to con
slider whether or not penalties should be
enacted 10y Congress TO punish violations
of said section twenty-five committed by
railroad officials who give free transporta-
tion unlawfully, as well Is all persons WHO
receive such Illegal free transporta ton.
and TO report by bill or other wise
Mr.. Tillman says This resolution is in
the nature of a bomb and the committee
will be afraid to operate it. nd Will do
what they can to prevent its adoption
Whatever may have been the cause.
there vas no meeting Of the committee
today. Several of the railroad pasSen-
ger gents, among them Mr. George Bovd
of the Pennsylva mia system, were present
ready To continue their arguments, but
a quorum of the committee faiIe d 10 ap-
pear. After waiting for half an hour
Chairman Cullom gave it up and declared
the meeting off.