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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18

Superintendent Parks makes goou
exhibit in his report for 1899 Total ea-
ncabIe l5.$73-3.5 500 white, ll,1I+ col
orcd. EnroIcd-2,O13 white; 5'5!3 col
9rcd. Average daily attendance-.whlte'
l753: coIored, 3,553' total, 4,ao5. White
schools. IS: colorcd, 50. Months taught
81. TotqI paid teachers for the term
s28. 1910. Average salary paid
Whites. $l0.0i; colored. $780,
1t will be noticed that the enrolIment
+, only onc-half the total educaoIe' and
fine average attendance only about one
fourth the total enrollment and TINS
i, about the way runs in all the coun-
ties where the population by race Is
similarly proportional. There the
school fund, distributed on the basis OF
actual enrolment and attendance, the
teachers in many counties would ge'
better salaries and the terms could o'
increa, ell, The present scheme Of aus
tribution may be constitutional but /
manifesty inequitabIc and unjust
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18

The remains Of Major General Earl
Van Dorm have been removed from
Mobile county, Alabama, to the Gem
cterv at Port Gibson.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18
r,e killing Of a supposed Robber'

Chicago, Nov. lS The body OF the
s,nnosed robber who was shot dead
satprday night by Claude B, Giles
police operator, was identified ye is.
aov rs Frank Doyle, brother OF John
nnyle of the firm of John Doyle ~ 70"
,yealthv contractors. The deeedent ;
nother is also said to BE- wrll-to-do ana
the hold-up theory Is secuted ~
noyle's friends, who declare his mother
l,en, him wen supplied with funds ana
mat he had no occasion to resort "
rohbery to secure money GILES i
practically under arrest awaiting ="
Investigation.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18
Mad from Eating Mince Pie.

Kansas City, Kan, Nov L5,-ueor ~
W. Hoffman and his son-n-Iaw' Johh
salmon, died yesterday evening at the
uofrman home. Sis Nebraska avenue
from eating mince pie, Mrs. Hoffman,
a,bo also ate some Of the poisoned pie
is lying in a critical condition but l
attending physicians state that hel
chances for recovery are favorable u
is thought to b. a case Of ptomaIne
Doisoniup
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18
SHIPBUILDERS IN A TRUST.
. svndIcate Now Forming That Proposes
to Control the Leading Concerns on tne
Atlantic and Pacific Seacoasts'

San Francisco. Nov. 13.-The Call,
referring to the statement telegraphed
from the east that a syndicate, said to
be headed by the Seligmahs, proposes
10 obtain control of the leading ship
building concerns Of the United States
saws that the combine contemplates
the absorption of the Union iron
works of this city. The paper says
that inquiries addressed to responsible
parties in the east brought the reply
that the syndicate had practically sue,
ceeded in combining the ship yards OF
Cramps & Sons, Of Philadelphia; G, T.
Huntington, Of Newport News, Na'i
the Columbia iron works, of Baltimorei
the Bath, Me-, iron works and the
Union iron works, Of San Francisco
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18
To Rencnc His Child.

Jefferson City, Mo. Nov l2-Jonn
Mckenzie, of this city, Owed IS feet N
= cistern 10 save the life Of his ten
year-old boy, who had fallen into the
We'll. He succeeded in getting hlm
out but the boy is in precariouS ' e
ditiop and may die There was hVe
feet Of water in the eistern and the
father made the plunge without a mo-
ment's hesitation as soon as he diseoV-
cred the plight Of his boy,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18

The sixteenth annual state conyen
tion Of the Christian church in M'NS,'
sinni met at West Point last week,
Jobn A. Stevens, State evangelist,
cave an interesting report ofwhat had
been accomplished under his admins
tration. He reported forty-hre churches
organized and thirty-two buildings
~ oreStcd at a cost Of S3j,o00 He re,
nnrted also an increase of about 5000
members. lie further reported o1u u,
100 per cent. increase in memoeFsIHt
and church property in nine years
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18
,nor.,sed rost Onlce Rccelpts,

Washington, Nov. II. A statement
Of gross postal receipts for October =
shows large increases at nearly all
large offices. The receipts at St LOUIS
for the month were Sl7o,59J, an lnereaSe
If eIg.727: at Kansas City the receipts
we're s5s.9lO, an increase OF S6ls5' al
81 Joseph the receipts were Sl5'95!' an
;,craosp of S3Sl.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18

Warden Parehman Of the State penn
Tertiary is of the opinion that the eX'
periment in tobacco culture made Oy
the board of control this year is rather
g., failure as far as the present crop Is
,anoorned lie states that between SIX
and seven thousand pounds have been
gathered and cured, and it seems TO DC
If n very inferior quality. lie has not
kept any tented account OF the o e,lu ID
labor and pecuniary expense conne sS', .
with the experiment, but ne Is COM u,
gent # is a more expensive product
than that which the board OF con 4, :,
has f been accustomed to purchasing
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18
Victims of Ptomaine Poisoning.

san Francisco, Nov FIFTY pm
Yates Of company X, Of the Forty-see-
ond volunteer infantry we're the VIC,
TINS Of ptomaine poisoning and Is OF
them are now in the general hosp''a'
at the Preside slowly recovering from
tbe effects of their sudden indisposi-
ton. The poison is supposed to nave
heen in the hash.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18

The financial statementof the lazoo
Mississippi data levee board recently
issued, shows the total disbursements
from March to october1, 1892 to nave
been $s7a. 83s, Is, and the receipts lot
,hotneriod, including balance from last
semi.annual report, Sl5s,o3o'oo' NC
noicial proceedings of the last meeting
Of this board have just been ISSUED, "n,
they show that considerable work ,'o,,nou y.
inheritance was then done. Io"p gu
t tnr sse each to the number oil III,
we're presented by the treasurer ~
having been redeemed and burned
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18

Denver, Col, Nov, "a record I.l OF
rifle shooting, which, it is believed
stands strp unequalod, was made at the +,
regular meeting of the Denver , hue
GLIB Yesterday afternoon, C. G. to ,oo
the secretary of the club scored NV
o ot Of nossible 200 on a 5oO-yard range
with the regulation target for that
distance. The record was MADE from
40 shots. Ford scored eight bull 's-eyes'
then put the next shot in the circle nm I'M,
mcdiately outside of the bull 's-eye' iol-
iowino this with 81 consecutive ou.t $
eyes. The latter is the remoFN"o'' ~"
tuye of the record
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18

Cleveland, O., Nov. l3.-fre broke
ont nj six o'clock yesterday evening IN
,ha Rradley block on Bank street, de-
stroying the upper two of the seven
stories The damage done amounts TO
s,oo 200 chiefly by water. The loss
faIls upon the Bradley estate and the
occupants of the building the sun
Sine Cloak and Suit company occupy
mo five floors; branch of Root y Me-
p,ide Bros, wholesale dry goods ;
Korach 4 Co, clothing; Kohn Bros Y
Keller, clothing, and branch OF tne
neeman Chemical company chewing
,r,,t,,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18
1,illcd hY Fnlllng Tree.

4 few miles west of Batesyilie ia
Eubanks. a young white man. engaged
n staye making, was killed by fall
mo tree. He was a stranger in Bates
vile, and is said to have married -. SIS
ter living near Holly Springs. ms ms
father and people are understood to I'VE
Somewhere in Georgia. There was d
letter found on his person from Leary.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18

Montreal, Can, Nov, lS.-Fre yes
,crJay destroyed biscuit and eontee-
tt,n warehouse and adjoining build
mos on Notre Dame street The flames ,t
ite in the basement of the Wan
Factory The flames spread to big
honded warehouse and when the
Stone walls of that structure went
down they crashed into row OF
gov .oao,nont houses, all of which were
yarant Chief Benoit, Of the tire ori-
,ade. was badly injured and a hremen
named Pelletier was fatally burned
Vian & Frere are the principal suffer
or. Total loss, $500, 600.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18

Washington, Nov. i3,-Hen' Noou'
the military governor of Santiago PROV
ince. Cuba, is to be made a hr'gao'''
General in tie regular army. There
IRE now two brigadier vacancies. foF
these Gems. Lawton and MacArthur'
who are colonies in the regular army
arc slated. Gen. Wood is now cap
tain of the staff in the regular army,
His lump to brigadier generalSh'P OF
the line will, it is sa d, be without prec
edcnt in the service. Gen, wood
gallant service in the battles IN iron
Of Santiago have earned him inns u'S
tinni ion
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18
A Double Assassin.

Round Lake, Miss, Nov. 3D. %o
,.aaodios occurred here last nlgnt
, ,s n few minutes of each other
\ K Graves was shot and fatally
wounded by Dick Dickerson' negro
oged about 50 years, who had been re,
"s n1aa AZ crazy. The negro ired
throngh a window The shooting
Fused much excitement and Arthur
Maxwell was among the number W. W.,
nathered at the scene. Ten minutes
n0.r lhe first shot Dickerson rusne',
IN 10 a noint behind a tree ana i ilrsa
spain. Maxwell fell to the ground oeaV'
The ASSASSIN escepea
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18

chicago, Nov IS. ! The eNee1 'I,,'
aonmittee named at the recent trust
conference in this city 70 make ar
rangements for another CONVENTION E,,,.5o :.
met at the Sherman house SATURDAY ,'iyS
and decided that the conference should
he held in January in Chicago,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18

Havana, Nov. l2.-Senor Capote's re-
mort Gives 1871 municipalities now eX-
istin5 in the island He finds that @92
towns and hamlets were destroyed
during the war and that the approx
mate population Of Cuba is now l ,sl.
os5 las bv 3t4 sos than it was in 1851
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18

Tcayenworth, Kan. Nov. l5--Watter
Mitchell confined in the Leavenworth
county iail under an indictment Tor
murder, committed suicide yesterday
morning by hanging himself from the
ION Of the cell door, He made a rope
- If nart of blanket.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18
STATE NEWS ITEMS.


john W. Bennett, chief Of police OF |
Hattiesburg, was shot and killed last |
week by |. n. lIollingsworth, travel
INK man. Ilollingsworth represents
patent washing machine concern, and
went to Hattiesburg for the purpose Of
compelling about a dozen citizen OF
that place who had bought territory
rights, to pay up under penalty OF fore
closure. The parties, it is said, paid
the amount claimed to be due
which aggregated 81, 300, and took re-
ceipts therefor Hollingsworth told
several parties that after the debts
were paid Chief Of Police Bennett ar
rested him on a charge of carrying
pistol and took from his person the
81 300 worth of checks and returned
them to the parties who had issued
them. Hollingsworth went to Meridian
and employed Attorney S. A. Wither-
spoon to represent him and they went
to Hattiesburg together. Upon llol'
Hneswerths arrival there Bennett de-
manded retraetion Of the story that
he had robbed him. IIollingsworth re.
fused. Bennett struck him with his
fist and Hollingswcrth pulled his gun
and Shot him three times in the stomach
and chest, either one Of which wounC
was fatal, The tragedy caused thu
Is widest excitement An officer hurried
\ Hollingsworth to the train and he va
j taken to Meridian for safe-keepinl
n Bennett the dead man, was Marie
q and leaves a family, Hollingsworth
q about "a years old, unmarried, and hi
25 parents reside at Terry, Kinds county
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18

Santa Cruz, Cal, Nov. l3.-An eN
nlosion occurred yesterday morning IN
the glazing house OF the California
, snI mill. Four cylinders contain
mo l6 600 pounds of powder exploded
ME explosion wrecked the MILL de-
stroyed the saltpeter warehouse Se anu ;,,,
aid considerable other damage, Patrick
Hughes, the night watchman' was
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18
,,,, =, attempting Navsjo's Arrest.

Flagstaff, Ariz, Nov. lS.-o n, |h .l..e'
man and five Navajo Indians killed TWO
whites and one Navajo wounded was
the result of the attempt OF deputy
sheriff to arrest a Navajo Yesterday
ton miles south of Walnut station
news of which has Just reached here
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18

iHyale Colombian correspondence
FES the award Of the Swiss Anglo-Co-
!, arbitration in the runchar3-
~ " railroad dispute iayoring
p'ta' Britain and dismissing Colon
VA claim of $4,000, 900, threatens just
'llS crisis TO have disastrous effect
- =, the Colombian government by
popular sympathy with
oo revolution.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18

=, W the 9TH the war department def.
~",S located Aguinaldo as on his way
~ na ,''e town of Boambang, about -
W., amy northeast of rarlac. Recent cal
I"a'lonS had been that the insurgent
nr',F was at the town of Bayambang,
,s IA rom Tarlac, in which case the
,'al forces under Generals MacAr-
" ~ur' Lawton, Young and Wheaton
founded
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.
Pc asoNAL AND GENERAL.

Of Kites, supporting cable ON Wnci ="
A trolley" kite is made to travel Inc y,
trolley kite carries a bomb OF hgh eN-
plosiye powder which is AUTOMATICALLY y
released. !,
Admiral Dewey "aSSh'p' Wv - {
or OLYMPIA. having gone out of com
,nie.fon. fine admiral hoisted his flag
over the stauuch little clipper Mildred, ,
at Washington, on the 9th, ana MADE
III. first cruise ia New York, anchoring
at the Wadorf-AstorIa
Tote adyiccs from Manila indicate
that Aguinaldo and his army nave
ln0 the railroad and are retiring on
Roo,nhape, in the interior, in which
o,ont he vim soon he isolated and I'M
eNehl az .,,,.,,l;.,... 81 ,ya,,
able to repleniSh his SuPpllcS VI ""'
material.
mo lord MAYORS parade in London,
-, the OH said 10 be more brilliant
~ , 'o,ar onncarcd to American eyes
- Ne nothing more than a pretty fair
~, ,,a,,,a,t The lord mayor,
.,,,,.l.l hy N small squadron Of the
H,;Ill.so, rromanry. riding i'm gor-
."'" 49, aiIt c,rri,oc. drawn by SIX
horses was strongly reminiscent OF |
thn days Of Barnum's $4,000 beauty
mo dinInmatic world and the lead /
y, ;,'l.s onros. fine water, are still |
',.S "i, .,,,. ,,o porlin disclosure of the
o'5, .,..,,, =, 5ngl,nd and Germany as
,,'' , ',,.t ;nnortant tonic of the times.
,'e '.loa' ~ !, generally admitted to
rana .o,,a out wclI. The American
lo' W., No a',,r,n,ant has obtained the
S'',' :" l'I' ~ ,hot ouortcr Of the Pa
peS' '''' ''' -
enc . yyl..,,r .If,. Isl Paul
Arthur ~ We Me- - Xn,,,ort II. T.
up Pleao'u "'' I','..,. and n,s sep.
on the 9'n' 70 lo"oy' y ,., "''" ,, G Uo
fenced 10 . le%,' I,, ,"'f r,,. me- mnr.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18

Realty in Mississippi isassessed every
fourth year The last assessment was
IN 1896 So that the valuations OF that
year hold good % 1899, inclusive SUP,
ieet 70 increase or decrease in special
eases Of improvements or impairmen,tS'
Personally is assessed annually Inc
st,tetax for ls9S-ls90 is g. mills, The
county levies for 1899 vary from 80 70
ltmiils. AS soon as we get the leVleS
in n dozen counties, will publish ae'
Jailed statement by counties. Inc loI-
loving is d summary
no,,ty valuation for State 81 Is ~ 99l'C O9
HeTsnnalty valuation. .,.t...,.t,.. So o AZ
S'afetay On realty and personally '13l 20 n ~
rotnI uolls reported by assessor. - ~
lO Tbr increase in personally valuation
over 1898 is s2,7oO,75S, Increase IN
total state tax, realty and personality
81 oSs17. Increase in polls over lS'o Is
| l,61S,
!, has been decided to have negro
educational exhibit as feature OF inc
American exhibit at the Paris ENPoa'
tion and Prof, Thomas J, Galloway
now in the employ OF the war depart
,,ort. is to have charge of it, Galloway
was president of Aleorn A. and NJ ooI,
,oro for two wears, and was succeeded
by Peoplett,
Mr. James I, Balance, now work inE
ON the Centreville Jeffersonian' says nc
! uis = tie with Secretary of State Power
nc the Oldest printer in the State Nh
balance has balance of nine years u
, his credit. His first take was on The
, Natchez Courier in 1916, Ours was Oh
, tho True Witness in Jackson IN lo'o
And now comes Capt McNeily, edito
Of the Nicksburg Herald, who says !
Holm w. Ward of the GreenyiIle oplrl
and John w. Bryant of the NoodViu
Republican can be induced to take VI
stond there will be records shown II
running back to the days OF llppecano
and Tyler too"
The Institute for the Deaf and DUN
will be open for students ON the III
e inst. The young people of this popni'
d home for their class are impatlent
a ret back. The sign language WI ;. ,
+ much in evidence when they return
N and relate to each other their SUNNI
i, experiences
s Can't W. $. Parish died at his hon
a in Mayersyille on the 6th inst lie W
y a native of Mississippi, Il sueeesSi
ar LAWYER, and served the people as ieg
I'd intnr and district attorney. lie was
to member of the constitutional conVe
is lion Of 1890. The body was taken
m Natchez for interment
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18


one luckY young man in Jackson I'll"
mot find it necessary to go to the Mon
diI,e to find gold. In some way he got
a clue to a pot of the precious metal
containing about forty thousand dor
lars Some of the gold pieces that ne /
has been freely distributing indicate |
that they were dcpositc in the earth .
for many years, and none are OF date
subsequent to 1870.
Some years ago several strangers az,
companed by an immense dog spent
several weeks cXcayating Just west Oh
town. and also in the fields between
capitol ridge and Pear river Inc Guy
papers made meation OF the cirtu'n-
stance at the time,
The Young man who has stumbled on
GOOD fortune is named Hunter Johnson
. son Of Rev. Christopher Johnson
Rantist minister and prominent Mason
who died in jackson in lSs3
The Yazoo City Herald makes pleas
ant mention Of a large order for print
ipg-letter heads, envelopes elc'-
which it recently executed for a bust
ness firm in Yazoo City. Newspapers
that do as much as the Herald and Sen
tinel TO build up town are emitted
not only to the good will OF its mer
chants, but to all the business they car
possibly give them. The "laaoo plan
is usually the correct one.
The remains of Major General Ear
Van Dorm have been removed IRON
Mobile county, Alabama, to the Gem
etery at Port Gibson
b A good many newspapers ackno"I
t edge subscription payments IN VIVA
+ they style "Our Honor Roll. There
a no more honor or credit It paying
q newspaper bill than in paying 81,
!. Gerry bill. but it promotes collections
=, nnGlish the names. 1t is good use {
printers ink.
70 A fire at Crystal Springs on SatnFda
,s night. 4th destroyed zoe oaleS OF co
n ton and the warehouse ia whth. i, W;
- stored Gem Fire Company OF Jae'
n son, responded to the distress eau ~
n. rendered timely help, SAL ing aoo'
IN s.. 900 worth Of cotton, and ,TeYeh9e'
further spread OF the IRE
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18

osa '' name Otcni, president of the
+, ""'oer OF commerce of Kobe, and
a ,g"oS','n Nani and 4. Fuluyu, dele
c orG IRON other Japanese CONNER
H., u0u'eS' called upon President Me-
s"' '.y' on the Sth, to pay their re-
c C,,,S' lhey are making tour of this
ob hurry and Europe for the purpose of
to '51.'ouon, and recently were in at
ey ~''nee at the International Export
"pOsl'Ion at Philadelphia.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18

of m VI inc most interesting features
An wy arls exposition will be a model
- ,''ean post office, which will be up
m,r, a'e IN every respect. Arrange
NV, Mo nave been made with the French
Am a", authorities, by which mails for
nns, ,'cahs IN Paris will be sent to this
rr o'nce instead ofgoing through the
,i1 So'af channels. In this way much
n y WIN be saved ir Tie distribution
:, unlted States mnils-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18

sen %,uue' Mckinley, formerly state
S,,' a'oF OF Pennsylvania, aud father of
.,'of Judge W. Mckinley, of Los
m sS'5s' 'al,' died in that city on the
IA, tie met with an accident ten
4, ' Oelore which resulted in paraly'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18

|. .,,0g11I correspondent Of tHe
H s1 Tiaes says there is every IN
Fion = ,'I increased friction between
|pi'' , ., Iapan. owing to the lat
~ , a'S in Corea and the north
.rorinrcs Of CHINA,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-11-18

i V()IU MI
.....---....-.-.
--.--.--.-. /
c,,lois asserts that I'M
he IaTlS mcrce will submit 'h'
ser o. ''', commercial treaty &c
nrcAm' IDENTITIES Immediately
gambler ~ ,,..,a
I, rtaSse
NJ in the lobbie5 OF ne
btb '''..' uo,prument will lhilla',
ha' ,"g 9ocloring amnesty III NJ
Ne' ~ .,d with the DreyluS az
'0I"'
o... Viz.
=, direct request o' 49, G',.,,,an
r,,mt Won BueIo"' ''' ~,
j minister, will acco'pt''y ~.
sr1lam and tht empress D. P.,,,,a ~ ~ no.
late of the visit pro'ap1 W
lT '' otto
/. uinto received a cav. =,
ont on the Nth,Iro'n ", Ia ~.
N"'' lD1 mt Ht.A 'AAiNA ~
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-21
Committees Tonight.

The council committee on fire depart
ment meets this evening to finish the
annual estimates for the department.
The committee Is unanimously in favor
OF new chemical for the East End.
but to have this addition 10 the DEPART
ment It wifi be necessary TO secure 4
larger appropriation than was had last
year. and it remains TO be seen whether
the finance committee will look with
favor upon the fire committees In
creased demands. There Is no doubt OF
the need OF the chemical for the East
End district. and II the finance commit
tee can possibly accommodate the fire
committee with larger appropriation
It will be had. The site OF the proposed
new hose house is the corner OF Twelfth
and McCulioch streets.
The committees on accounts and po-
lice are called 10 meet this evening.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-21

past the door. Ovcrcome by the warmth
of the day he had fallen asleep, and had
entirely failed to hear the click of the key
board, which ordered him to signal for
the excursion train to stop. Reused to
his senses and hearing the metallic
soundcr talking to him, he realized all
too we'll the grave nature of his offence.
All he could do was to nervously click
back the words. "Train has passed" and
mutcly sit, staring at the instrument.
The worst happened. The special on
that terrible down grade, crashed Into a
freight which was making all possible
time, expecting to pass the extra at his
siding.
Around US everywhere arc occurring
continually similar tragedies. The human
body is a more marvellous system than
that Of any great railway corporation. It
is provided with its telegraph wires that
are used to give signals of danger. The
danger signals have been tclcgraphed to
You again and again, but you, like the
operator, arc asleep. You do not heed
the danger signals, the weakness, ner-
vousness, debility, sloeplessness, the tired
feeling mornings, the stomach, liver or
kidney troubles, until you wake with a
start to the fact that already there has