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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-16

ence on oil the trains IN tho world has
produced ths Westinghouse automatic air
brake For complex simplicity or simple
compleNity. perfection and reliability. II
holds the record The old railroader dis
approved OF power brakes. Their great
value lay IN their ability 60 reduce the
time consumed in stopping. III ye run
right snug up 80 the stop block before ye
shet OF. and the pesky thing done work.
where be YEP he argued. They developed
defects at first. an new ventures
do The old raiiroader was vindi-
Gated. What he wanted was a live man
who would obey bis whistle signals.
What he got was the triple valve. II
never sleeps. IL never lays on sick. II IS
not flirting with waysldc maidens or teas
tng the news butcher" when wunfed.
The whistle itself H. not more sensitive
10 the slightest touch. The triple valve
instantly clamps a brakc-shoe 20 every
wheel OF the train. They grab with a grip.
compared 20 which a steel bear trap is
Ike the pulling lips Of an infant. The
ever alert valve does other things. Prop
efiy manipulated, Il can promptly stop
a flying train without splitting the con-
tents Of brlmmiuR glass. Instant wreck
or derailment Of the engine Is almost
sure to rupture tho fran brake oonnec-
tons. This Is the triple valves oppor-
tunity. Regardless OF orders tho promp;
little monitor sets the brakes. Many
train loads Of passengers have thus been
kept out Of the ditch. The connections
falling 90 rupture, a valve within easy
reach OF every trainman accomplls hcs
the same purpose. The old railrcader ~
vanauished. The capitalization OF all the
roads In the country would not induce
him TO return 20 haud-brakea lie is
conservative. hut not hopelessly So Be
sides, he Is dying on
The block slgnal has relieved the over
worked red nag. The flag has not been
eliminated. IL never will be. Like the
rapidly passing horse Il holds "a place la
the affections OF man. II Is the Omega.
the reliable the indispu,able. II emergss
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-16

time engineer. 30 all intents and purposes
owned his machine. Its throttle was
beNer desecruted by another's hand. lie
"oulo not have permitted q. The loco
inoiFe lay over az the end OF the run, ike
himself. Much capital wae invested Ia
ine engines. Tue engineer laid on 70 su-
periniend the repairs 20 his engine. His
opinion carried weight with the master
uecaailc. The repairs met HIS approval
os uere wns howl. ana Il wasn't fu-
tile howl, either
II ~ dincrcut now Double crewed en-
gines earn dividends continually. The
foundhouso foreman edits tho eneineor's
work rep1rt Meanwhile the engineer runs
,he machine allotted 20 him lie confines
~ howling 20 the scclusion OF his home
Ills vile thereby acquires railroad lore
conductors once were monarchs OF all
they surveyed up TO the back Of the ten
der. That was the firing line. There au-
thoriues FLASHED. 70 settle "A dispute as
10 train rights engineers have uncouplod
ana finished the trip with the engine
leaving the conductor and his train on the
siding. Thick-necked Conductors have re-
fused to open the switch. forcing the en-
Eincer 10 continue the trip against his
judgment such primitive me hods would
now meet with official disfavor. The old
time railroader was character. So e he
OF to-day. But lie is different In those
days the influential radius OF the road
was small Its personnel was weak
'scraWuy, little. Small iron rails wan
dored about the country. The road bed
was unscientincally constructed. II was
the day OF the wooden trestle. Small
weak engines made long stops az wood
piles Frowsy. hard-riding passenger cars
were coupled with links aud pins The
mandrake assisted IN furnishing thrills
10 passengers. stopping and storring were
momentous operations. Those reservoirs
OF hendish Potentially, the car stove and
the oil lamp were omnipresent a Bible
In a rack, labeled. Read and return,
was fianked by an ak with a horribly sug-
gestive red helve Passengers were regal
ed with pungent wood smoke from the en-
glne. Conductors collected fares and
bought real estate. Passenger brakemen
were unbecom!ngly familiar with promi-
nent citizens. Engineers forgot. as they
do yet. that they were workinEmen. They
also died az their posis-as they do yet.
The men were dwarfed by their environ
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-16

Now. DO you undcutand?" Two such
competent authorities couid hardly be eA-
pectod 10 interpret an order oike. nor
did they. Zach placed his own constr NC
ton upon Il. che prime essential hei,'s
that IL should differ from the other .
The wire was kept hot with requests tof
hight upon disputed points. Trains wan
"a Happy was sha disputant who Won
specially 70 ne sDccsealed IA DroViu% the
dispatcher In error. such cases we're py
no means unknown. The vanquished SUD
miiiel-under protest
''side-track rallroading' has nearly dis
appeared under modern methods. Ine
book Of rules stlll retains the ancient
maxim: In case OF doubt always take
The side OF safety" blt experience mas
crystalized train running into an almost
~Nac. science. Doubtful cases seioom
arise. Orders are issued ia che tefseA'
and plainest language; each order cover.
Ina but one operation. They are issued
BY responsible men. They are issued 20 oe
oheyed The men know that. They ohey
them. Accidents occur a. the result OF
obedience to orders. The raliroad - no
exception 70 the fallibiiity OF human N
s,hutious Yet statistics prove iia man
asemenl 70 be as nearly perfect - any
thing ever viii be in this world The old
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-16
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PURE, .alsSS'.,@'S
PALATABLE,
PURCHASABLE
0 MURRAY HILL
d. CLUB NH|SKEY.
Jos. A. Magnus
k;sS Cincinnati, o.

rupture Of the cordially formerly exist
ing between the upper and the lower stra-
Ia has produced organization on both
sides. The lnfleslble law as 20 the superb
GRITTY OF intelligence over numbers never
had a cleaner cut iilustraiion A handful
q managers. the kind who are born, Inn
poses their Wills upon the mass.
After many years the man-eater draw
head and the red nag have. accompanied
the mandrake ana the old fashioned
sWitchman 10 the scrap pile. The orsaui-
Eations congratulate themselves upon
their political "heft, but J fancy that,
with modern methods. the link ana pin
and slow going brakewheel We're found
prohibltively expensive. Great industries
can survive only by the practice OF strict
discipline. While altering through many
subordnaies discipline easily degenerates
into tyranny. But IL retains the compul-
sorry virtue OF the source from which u
emanated The railroad man Of to-day has
been relieved q much responsibility also
OF It's accompanying simple American dig
nifty. l. he the gamer? The old-timcr.
with his sturdy, stubborn. lovabie posi-
tiveness. will soon be but memory
Peace 60 hts ashesl
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-16

act Of co-employc. Thus was rung the
eeuth knell Of cash damages. or the
equivalent. "a lifelong snap. The incentive
Tor immolation Withdrawn. behold the
'brakey'' clothed with supreme caution.
Not at all! The soulless corporation gave
him a coupling stick. free of charge. an
instrument for holding up the link with
cut the brakeman entering the danger
zone lie rejected Il slornfully, inserted
himself between the man-taters ana haf-
Tled the courts, where he had no stand
Ing The company extorted "A receipt from
him 10 prove he had accepted stick.
No use. he had lost or broken u just
previous TO the accident. Discharge Tor
the stlcklcss WIS tried. The eeprit dc
corps foiled this: proof was impossible.
This ultra conservatism prevails IN an
branches OF the service. generation
ago conductors and engineers worshiped
the nd flag; IL was their fetch. With Il
they were fully equipped They cousd
nag themselves Out" OF all kinds Of tight
places. Opposing trains. perforce, await
cd their arrival at meeting points What
OF ~ They got there dlda't theyf Blum
dering dispntchors couldn't run trains to-
gether with a man walking half mile
ahead OF each carrying red flag. No
tirl Conductors and engineers were men
OF note. Telegraph orders concluded Win
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-16

sence. Any position was open 70 any as
pirant Changes came like thief in the
night 50 gradual were they that there
eventual recognition produced shock
The rapidly growing country called for In
creased transportation facilities. Roads
were doubie-trnckcd. Roads were paral-
icled. Competition reared its ugly head
more and better service was dcmanded or
the men. Time-hOnored privileges and
perqulsitcs were curtailed or revoked
Pay was sometimes clipped. New rules
requiring more work for the same. or less
w-.ecs. were formulated. Competitors
twin. Grievance. was born. The com
mlttee missed something OF the old hoart-
mess la their welcome. super Bll re-
rarasd his former comrades as germs OK
uogsibls trouble for himself Committees
retained dissatisfied. The friendly rela-
.s<.ns hitherto existing @'=sa eunaercn.
Tho entering wedge received an occasional
Tan from either party. The ria widened.
Now the gulf had become implssahle.
A thorough grounding IN the various de-
partrnenss had been Indispensable 90 pre-
fcrmeut. President and superintendent
boasted OF their early familiarity with the
hrake-whecl and the conductors punch.
Thas door Is now closed. Themo-t success
al manager IN the country has said a.
There ~ 20 be an aristocracy on She ruil-
,o.d orlccrs 10 the manner bred. and de-
void OF memories OF the discontinued. II
NAV be wen. or n may be ~. aud time
v,,i pronounce tho verdict The RAILROADS
ravc srown and waxed Fat despite com
re,ition. The time consumed IN stopping
rains by hand was an important factor.
,.,.. go minutes difference between a
e,on bv hand and one By power l. insig-
niaeant. The aggregate Of that diner
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-16
FIT THE GROCER.

A grocer has excellent opportunity 20
know the effects of special foods on his
customers. air. r. A. Lyle OF sSI 81
Clair street. Cleveland, o.. has a hong
list & customers that have been helped In
health BY leaving OF coffee aud using
Postum Food coffee.
lie says regarding his own experience:
.sruo years ago had been drinking
eofsc ard must say that ! was almost
wrecked IN my nerves.
"parslcularly ia the morning ] was 20
irritable and upset that I could hardly
wait unt1 the coffee was served, aud
then I had no appetite for breakfast ana
did not feel like attending 20 my store
duties.
zone dny my wife suggested that mas
much AZ ! was selling so much Postum
Food Coffee there must be sofDe merit IN
Il. and suggested that We try H. took
home package and She prepared u
according 20 directions The result was
a very happy one. Ny nervousness
gradually dlsappcared sod to-day my
nerves are eli right. I would advise every
ore affected IN ans Nay with nervousness
or stomach troubles. 90 leave on coffee
and use Postum Feed Coffee"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-16
THE OLD RAlLRoADER.
HE rs BEcOMINo MORE A PART OF
A HUGE MACHINE.

In spite OF the Conservation of
stockholders, the New Era of Rail-
reading IL Hcre-The Engineer Ia
no Longer the Master of HI. own
EnElne. Nor the Conductor the TN
disputed Monarch of Ills Train.
rhe New Aristocracy of the Road.
How the saan-EsatinE Draw Head,
the Red Flag and the Hand Brake
Have neen supersedcd-worki
of the Block system-wtreIess Tel
eEraphy May He introduced.
Copyright. 1900 b. Herbert =. Hamblen.
New York. sept. 1.-THE conservatism
OF stockholders has retarded railroad i'm
provements. The demand for pun .l1al
dividends has vetoed managerial exp@rl-
mentatior Experiments cost money-po-
tential Observation-Disclosures inventors have
met frigid receptions. In consequence IN
numefabis worthless inventions have
died still-born. also many OF the other
kind. Worthy managers have escaped Of
hoial shipwreck which Is a good thing.
For the eloquence OF the inspired mechan-
zeal genius is alluring.
There Is reason In the stockholders cen
servatism, but that of the old-tlms nall
reader Is OF the brand stenciled Bull
headed" lie hates Innovations. have
heard him damn double track. Good sim
gle track Is what you want" he tags.
that's where they make railroad men. ("
The latter assertion Is true. The former,
also, has It's adhercuts. being fossils, how
er. they may BE- disregarded. Fhe CID
style "man-cater" drawhead gorged on
brakemen for years. The companies In
vested great wealth possible divid snds)
IN legisla ton. a lay resulted. popularity
known and cussed as the ''co-employee
act" A self-eyident fact was sagely prov
cn-that an employee could not be injured
or even Killed except as the result OF the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-16

ment. Their little road was their world.
They were as proud OF the fast runs Of
their little trains as is the man In the
cab Of a traus-contlnental nier OF to-day.
And why not7 Competitive races across
the prairies for "A mail contract had not
yet been conceived. a minute gained be-
tween school House Hill and cider Mil
Curve" was a legitimate triumph.
Doiugs on other roads were Of no inter
est to these men. II stranger got a
job he was permitted To live down the
stigma OF his strangencss-if he could.
The officials were raised" on the road.
Their former comrades stu filled the hum
bier positions. From them the rising gen
Grafton learned TO call the super Bill.
and the master mechanic Joe. IN their abb
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-16

tNNm tttt ran Mnh G1EeWcs
Rome Although an information about
the rngicidC Bresci II kept strictly private.
some details OF his life in prison have
leaked oW His nrst pose OF naughty in
difference did not last long. prison con-
nnemcnt OF a rigorous KIND ana prison
fare being too much for what was evident
~ in great part assumed. and when he
felt himself no more the center Of public
interest his vanity ana nerve failed him.
He was subject TO paroxysms OF rage.
when u was dangerous 10 approach him.
On these occasions b. had 20 be put Ia
atraight-jacket He also had nts OF de-
preston. 10 which he would. without
doubt. have taken HE own life had he not
been strictly watched. However. / am as
surcd that through an his weakness e has
never been possible 90 exact one word Of
repentance. As lar rs having killed a
good King goes. whether he would repeat
the crime. now that he realizes by expo
riencs something Of what the penalty will
he ~ another question For q day or
two now his conduct has changed. and by
a strong effort he controls his irritation
and has resumed something OF hts old
hoassing attitude This II supposed 40 be
an effort 60 regain his nerve before reap
praring In public FOR his trial where. n
be- broke down. he would be considered
disgraccd by his companions Only two
days ago when heinE examined. he eS-
claimed: my glorious act h che begin
ming OF a new era. Nothing can stop our
progress Let tho world bcwarev" In APP
penrance he - little changed. he is some
what more haEgnrd and pale for want OF
light and ar. but his braegart attitude ts
now slightly anxious. and ] am told that
IN the opinion OF the police authorities and
those daily near him he will not endure
the years Of conhenmcnt rs has Passan-
ante. the frss to attempt she life Of the
late King. but win either so mad or go
into a decline. One said 20 me. ''He IS
hysterlcai. and that cold manner covers
what IN reality g. weakness"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-16
MozLEY's LEMON ELIXIR
REGULATES THE LIVER, STOMACH
NOVELS AND KIDNEYS.

For biliousness. constipation and ma
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For indigestion. sick and nervous head
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Ladies. for natural and thorough or
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SOC and 81 bottles at druggists,
Prepared only by Dr. II. Motley At
lauta, Ga
A PROMINENT MINISTER WRITES
After ten years Of great suffering from
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Ed NJ. T.. Church South.
No. 3 Tattnali street. Atlanta. Ca
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A PROMINENT MEnrHIAN WRITES

DR.. u. Motley. Allants-iiaying bson a
great sufferer for three years from indi-
gestion, and been treated by many ply
slcinns. who failed 10 give me any relief.
Continuing 10 grow worse my brother ad-
vissd me 10 try nr. Moziey's Lemon
Elixir. which remedy he had used for sew
eral years. ! commenced - use. and
must say that your Lemon Elixir Is the
greatest medicine on earth have never
suffered a day since commenced usiug
Lemon Elixir. n. l. Rocco
COS fernando street. Memphis. Tenn.
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This Is TO certify that I used Dr. Moz-
ley's Lemon Elixir for neuralgia Of the
head and eyes with the most marked hen
eft to my general health. would gladly
have paid 400 Tor the relief Il has given
me at a cost OF two or three dollars.
~. A. Beall
Clerk Superior Court Randolph County.
Georgia sd.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-16

ton and there would b. no primaries. no
conventions. no nominations. no elections
The utopian condition dreamed Of when
the people are 10 make their nominations
and hold their elections dlrecs without
the organization. Is about as remote as
anything well can be.
Richard Croker.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-16
S0VIHIal B0Ik ! Trust CO.
CAPITAL. ss5o.ooo.

Accounts Of banka merchants. corpora.
tons and individuals solicited.
Savings Department. interest paid
quarterly.
Safety Boxes and Storage Vaults for
rent
Collections made on all points at rea-
sonable rates.
Drafts cold on all the chief cities OF ths
world.
Correspondence invited.
JOSEPH y. WEED. President.
JOHN c. ROWLAND. Wee President
W. v. MccAULEY. Cashier.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-16
THE GERMANIA BANK
GANANNAH "a

Capitol ......-.-s.s...- .+sssss.-..sssssfHpf"V
Undivided profits ..................... b9,9sl
This bank offers ita services 70 corpora
lions. merchants and individuals.
HISS authority 10 act as executor, adj
uinistrator, guardian. etc.
Isaues drafts on the principal cities In
Great Britain and Ireland and on the
Coutinent
Interest raid or compounded quarterly
on deposits In the Savings Department
Safety Boxes for rent
HENRY BLUM, PRECEDENT.
GEO. w. TIEDEMAN, Vice President
JOHN NJ HOGAN. Cashier.
WALTER y. HOGAN Asst Cashier.
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SOUTHERN BANK

OF the Stnte OF Georgia.
NapitN ..sss..sssssss- $50. 90
Surplus and undivided profits. 500. 900
DEPOSITORY OF the STATE OF
GEORGIA.
Superior facilities fol uansacting a
General banking Business.
Collections made on all points
accessible through banks and bankers.
Accounts 90 nsnks, Bankcrs. Merchants
and Others solicited. safe Deposit Boxes
for resd
Department Of Savings. interest payable
quarterly.
Sells Sterling Exchange on London a
and upwards.
JOHN FfANNERY. President
HORACE A. CRANE. Vice President
JAMES SULLIVAN. Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
JEo FLANNEHY. WA. W. GORDON.
T.. A. WE'LL. W. w GORDON. Jr.
II. A. CRANE. JOHN ". EGAN.
LEE ROY MYERS JOSEPH FERST.
u. p SMART, CHARLES ELLIS.
EDWARD KELLY. TOUN ]. kirby.
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OLD NEWSPAPERS. 800 for - cents. %
business Once Mornlng NewA
The Marshall republican., 1900-04-27
lovely down there.

Christenis Nye, who hes been very
sick for some time. 10 able ~ be up,
and We hoDe for . speedy return 70
her full health.
The question OF "Whst 10 John Hig.
gins going 70 do withthose four wheels
10 his shopS" 10 being talked sboutby
several OF our citizens.
Rev G q james went 70 sedslis
Tuesday 70 attend . cabinet meeting
OF the Sedalia District Epworth League,
OF which he Is president.
Two Of Grand Psss's young men
were down on Sunday evening. There
seems 70 be quite an attraction here
for the young men from oil parts.
Charles Hume, who has been suffer.
Ing from various disorders oil win.
ter, 10 slowly regsining his health,
and 70 nee him out again will cheer
the hearts Of his many friends.
Tho q A n Post 10 arranging for
Memorial Day. Rev G Z James 10 TO
prssch the sermon and Mr.. Hunter, Of
Msrshall, 10 70 deliver the address on
Decoration Day. A nice program 10
being arranged. :
Miss Josephine Heinsler has been
visiting her uncle and aunt, the Theiss
family, for two weeks, and on Monday
Anton Bolkhsm came up and Tuesday
the two went TO Slater and we're mar.
ried, and from there TO their home ct
Frankfort. They will remain there .
short time and move 70 Roodhouse,
The Marshall republican., 1900-04-27
MALTA DEMO.

Fine prospect for plenty Of oil kinds
Of fruit.
The late rains have made our roads
very muddy.
iirs J T Isise 10 visiting her parents
ct Chilllcothe.
Higgins has his Q shop about
completed.
II Patrick was doing business In
Marshall Monday.
wv Blair, OF Salt Springs, was
over Sunday afternoon.
c A Lienbeck will soon go 70 Kan.
sss City 70 engage In carpenter work.
DR. Bland, Of Miami. vas up here
Saturday looking after Wheeler's In.
terests.
Mrs A Aukel and daughter, Ethel,
will soon pay . visit t0their old home
In S~cOttsville, Kss.
Anna Guthrey, sfter . weeks visit
with friends here, returned to her
home 10 Marshall Tuesday.
Several from here attended the lee.
ture at Marshall Monday night They
9 TO be we'll paid for their trip.
Joe McFoberts says II he can't farm
he . 6sh, and % . result he IL TAX.
ing In . good many carp and buffalo.
Or u q Miller came up from Wa
kits, Okla, Monday and stayed until
Thursday. He says everything 10
The Marshall republican., 1900-04-27
BLACKBURN.

Robert Campbell, Of Marshall, Sun.
dsyed here.
Miss Msude Edwards went 70 Kan.
. City Saturday.
c g Patterson spent Thursday Of
last week 10 Kansas City.
Mrs H 8 Hopkins visited her par
ents 10 Marshall Thursday.
d M Pinkerton, OF Kansas City,
spent Sunday with his family.
The Blackburn Record appeared
last week % Il was before the fre.
Quarterly conference u the M Z
church, South, Saturday and Sunday.
w Il Flint, OF Alma, Was here at.
tending the entertainment Tuesday
evening.
Blackburn's supposed case Of small.
pox developed into . cos OF facial
erysipelss.
Tom Davis, H 8 Hopkins and others
went to hear General Gordon At Mar.
shall Monday.
Harry Hopkins, OF Marshall, made
= call on homefolks Wednesday even.
Ing Of last week.
Mrs d NJ Pinkert0n and daughter,
Miss Eva, and Gel Fowler were In
Msrshall Monday.
The Marshall republican., 1900-04-27

Preparations sre being made for
Children's Day exercises q the dii.
fsrent churches here.
Wilder Blair Of Kansas City, q.
tended the entertainment given by the
Msrshsll troup here on Tuesday Of
this week.
Misses Jean and Margaret Spots
returned Wednesday from . visit Of
several days with their grandparents
u Marshall.
Mrs Mary Csldo and daughter. Miss
Minnie, Of Milwaukee, Wis.,, orc the
guests Of Mrs Csldo's brother, VIM
McKittrick, and daughters.
T e schss1er has purchased the
barber shop previously owned by
Frank Rollins, the latter gentleman
having gone 70 Kansas City.
The high class entertainment given
by Misses Ward and Adams and
Messis. Ward and Vswter OF Mar.
shall st Smsll's hall on April Gath
wss greatly enjoyed.
Mrs Edward Edwards, who hes been
In Kansas City some time, returned
home Saturday with the startling in.
formation that the Edwards family
would move this week 70 the city.
This family have resided here many
wears and during that time have made
. host Of true friends, who will miss
them greatly. We wish them success.