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The San Francisco call., 1903-01-03
HINTS AT FOUL PLAY.

Division Superintendent w. S. Palmer,
in speaking of the wreck said: n
All we ascertaifled- in our inspection and in
vestigation to-day was that the locomotive first
left the rails at a joint and that angle plate
was broken. Whether this plate broke of itself
whether q defective Hange on a wheel caused
the engine TO climb the rail at the joint and
break the plate were unable to determine
definitely. The rails were broken in several
places ahead of the joint where the locomotive
first jumped. These breaks were undoubtedly
caused by the engine hitting the rails when =
jolted over the ties.
We also found spikes drawn from the ties.
but how this was done it is difficuIe to at
present. We are not prepared TO assert that
any one drew the spikes They might have
been forced out Of the ties by the pounding of
ever we will investigate this phase of the
accident further 1t was on curve where the
wreck occurred. After leaving the rails the
locomotive plunged ahead about three lengths
before 1T toppled over.
Conductor Joseph D. Moff1tt came to
Oakland on the special train from the
wreck and took his regular train out to
I.ivermore again at o'clock tonight He
sustained no injuries and did great deal
of work about the wreck quieting those
passengers who were not injured and TAX
ing care of the disabled engineer. This is
his explanation of the affair
II looks as If the rails spread when the en-
gine struck the curve and ditched the train.
This is the kind of accident that no one
can foresee. and there can be no blame at
that Saulpaugh escaped.
IMPROVISES BANDAGES.
DR.. j. NJ. Beukers of Alameda, whose
family resides in Livermore, was ir the
wreck of Wednesday night and yesterday
morning. He came through both acct
dents without sustaining any injuries
other than few minor bruises. In both
wrecks the physician attended those VINO
were hurt. He said yesterday:
in
train left the track this morning, in nearly
the same location that / was when the wreck
occurred Wednesday night. l was thrown
against the back of a seat, but got on my feet
quickly and made for the door, S L thought
the about to topple over. The car
was thrown directly across the rails and at
right angles to the locomotive which had
careened over and was lying alongside of the
left foot injured and he was somewhat
stunned. was forced to use improvised ban
dages in dressing the engineers foot 1 can
not understand why the Southern Pacific Com
pany does not carry on its trains bandages
cotton and other supplies to he used in emer-
gencies of this kind 1t would be a wise plan
and might result in the saving of lives in in
stances of collisions and other accidents on the
rail-
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-03
STATEMENTS EACH YEAR.

Flls--It shau nle a statement in the office
o. the Interstate Comm 3rce Commission, slsaeo
its general. manager r.nd a majority OF Its
iireCtUrs. Or by the persons exercising tne
powers usually accorded by such officers ana
directors 19f such corporations. joint stock
September - 1904, ana shall on or before
September il IN each year thereafter NE a
p Ike statement for the year ending with the
l3rh day OF June in SID years, respectively
+. secoTI-The amount OF its capital stock
Third The market a5alue OF the same.
Ft3lrrh-HCw much u the same has been
raid .ln fun IN cash. o. II the same has not
neer-- paid III fan in cash. whaE has been re
ceiEec- ~ said corporation. joint stock COM
Fauy or QtLer association IN lieu thereot ana
the -alue of Whatever shall have been so re-
Iafa5-TIae names OF al the officers and
.directlTs OF said corporation, joint stock COM
oSny ~ other association and all a9geDts trust
q wath the management Of its affairs.
-. SiAtl--The amount 4 has paid ia dividends
qurJHg saia. period. the rate Of percentage OF
So D dividends and times II paying the same.
Seveurn--A statement Of all the stock owned
by ic ~ any other corporation, joint stock
--cC nlpary or other association. specifying the
rlri1rat on, 5oiflt sucf company or other asso-
Ciatslr and Lne number and value OF shares la
.aa. .lt Ene .amOunt of its own stock held by
Ctter corporations, Joint stock companies or
.Ctfe- associations. AID the value thereof. and
De a1loIut Of sr1ck in other corporations. joint
STOCK Companies OF other associations held IN
trlst t]r a. or tn whtrn Il has any interest
clr- t.e- orS indirectly, absolute OF conditional,
isEaI o. eQgiiabls. specifying the corporations
20 .ir stock companies or other association.
'"o - gl.th--An undertaking signed by said Off
-ccrs.e Eeneraa manasef and directors that they
V5i comply wirh the provisions OF this and all
.Ct er laws 81 the United States IN the manage
.meu- of the affairs Of said CORPORATIONS. joint
stock soupanies or other associations; and that
ties aCceUt tne provisions and liabilities OF this
a. ana. Obligations hy IL imposed, 50 long
% they shaa eontinue 20 hold OF exercise said
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-03

AKLAND. Jan. 2.-For the sec
ond time in three days the Liv-
ermore local train was wrecked
this morning about a mile west
~ Dlnncnr,tnr, Ii l. rnnsf re-
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-24
PHYSICAL Side of Literature,

Apropos of the sadly early death of
M. CASTOR LarrOumet, a French con-
temporary raises the question wheth-
er there is anything in the nature of
literary pursuits that makes against
longevity. The answer is Of course
that essentially there is nothing, but
that accidentally there may be great
DEAL That the actual worry Of COM
position wears out the frame prema-
turely is more than the facts warrant
any one in saying. In every age and in
every country literature has been we'll
represented by hale and hearty veter-
ans. Legouve, Mommsen, Tolstoi,
Tennyson, Whittier. Oliver Wendell
Holmes and George Meredith are the
most obvious names on a list that
every reader will be able to supple
ment. So long as it is possible to COM
pile such list without even stopping
to think, the most bitter enemies Of
literature can hardly class it with un-
healthy trades. Poets, dramatists and
novelists seem on the average to live
longer than millionaires, and insur-
ance Offices have no reason to refuse
their premiums.-London Graphic.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-24
The Sublime Porte.

The Sublime Porte" is the French
translation of the Turkish term "Ba-
bi Aale." 'Babi' means door and
"Aale" superior. Every government
seat in Turkey is called the door, "
because the door of every Office Is sup
posed to be open to those who seek
Justice and redress. The most import
ant Of all government offices, that of
the Grand Vizier and the three prin-
cipal ministers of state, Is known as
the sublime Porte" The other gov.
eminent offices are not all In the same
locality, and are merely referred to
as the door" The council of minis
tiers SITS at the Sublime Porte under
the presidency of the Grand Vizier,
and in this way the government Of
Turkey has come to be known as the
Sublime Porte" Nowadays the Sub
lime Porte is merely name; the seat
of the real government of Turkey is
in the Yildiz Kiosk, the sultan's pal
ace. The working expenses of this ex>
traordinary palace and its surround
ings are said to be $4,000 Jay
Men and Women.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-24

the case in India in the rainy season.
The mails are tied firmly to the back
OF the unfortunate carrier. about
whose hips are strung air bags, neces-
sary to keep him from sinking under
the great weight which he carries. His
costume consists simply Of swimming
trunks. and his only weapon is staff
shod with iron. In the dry season.
when he can cross the shrunken
streams on bridges of vines or little
raft supported by dried gourds, he is
respondent in red coat, AMI becomes
a walking postoffice, fer, in addition
to sacks of mail, he carries a letter box
for the convenience Of the public.
Besides all this. he has his knapsack.
containing food and kit-for be may
not come to house in days march
his staff and bell to announce his
approach and to brighten snakes.
In Peru. in some districts. the post
man has almost passed from the am
phibia to the fishes. There are i'm
penetrable forests where streams form
highways rather than barriers to
communication, and the natives take
to the water like ducks. Here the
postman proceeds largely by swim,
ming. supporting himself in part by
throwing his arm over a branch of
light wood.
In China there is another kind OF
aquatic postman, who carries a boat
just big enough to lie down in. 1t is
propelled by padding with the foot.
OF the postal routes Of Europe 217,-
100000 miles are served by railways,
$4,000, 900, 900 miles by couriers on foot
and nearly 125,OOO.O00 miles by ccur-
iers mounted or in vehicles.-Boston
Herald.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-24
A Letter from Prior.


Matt. Prior, the poet, had not very
notable career as a diplomatist, but he
was an amusing correspondent. There
is letter of his to Lord Shrewsbury
printed in the report Of the historical
manuscripts commission on the
Shrewsbury papers, just published. 1t
is dated from Lee, Sept. SIS, 1896; and
in it in his capacity of agreeable rat
tie, Prior says:
Your grace will give me leave 20
trouble you with my remarks; tbs q
privilege all travellers take, from Bishop
the king very respectfully at the river
side and they two came back in one
coach, the Duke of Zell and the
cleo (tor)al prince in another. These
two last had doubtless very proper
discourse, since one of them is seven
years old and t'other Is seventy-two.
The princess is not ugly, but
disagreeable; a tall miss at boarding
school, with scraggy, lean neck.
She seems very good and hum
from her virtue or her ignorance.
The king supped and dined
next day with the electrice and prin-
cess. The elector had table on his
own side, where were as many of the
best English as it would hold. There
was a great deal of good meat and i'll
wine for everybody else, but they filled
it in such mighty glasses, and it came
about so fast, that people grew drunk
before they had half dined.-London
Daily News.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-24
WELL-PAlD HoRSE-SHOERS.
Majority Are Expert Blacksmiths Who
Work for LARGE Racing Stables.

Robert Bonner was the man who
started fancy prices for horseshoeing
when he paid 500 for shoeing Dexter,
| Owners of big stables today pay far
more than that for shoeing horse,
| but they don't pay it to man keeping
blacksmith's shop and doing public
| business, as Mr.. Bonner did. The
money goes in the way of salaries and
presents to expert blacksmiths who
work only for owners of big stables,
and who travel with crack racing hors-
es wherever they go. Some of these
blacksmiths get $4,000 year and ex-
penses, besides liberal present If the
owner has had a lucky year.
The blacksmith of a crack stable is
constantly asked for cast-off shoes
from crack horses by persons who
want to gild them and frame them
lust for luck"
When it comes down to the useful
truck horse there is very different
story. The price for shoeing him is
fixed by the Blacksmiths union at 81.
That is for an average horse. with a
shoe weighing about two pounds. But
some of the big truck horses around
the docks require shoes weighing from
three to four pounds. At the present
price of iron blacksmiths cannot az
ford to shoe horses like that for less
than $3.50 or SO. When drivers refuse
to pay the sum the blacksmith finds
that he is very busy. Sometimes the
driver will wait half day and then
not get served at the union price. II
he moves along to another shop he
finds they are prepared for him. Many
blacksmiths' shops have telephones
nowadays, or there Is pay station
near by where the smith can send
word along the line. Blacksmiths &C
commodate one another in this way II
the driver complains to the union
about the only comfort he gets is a
promise to investigate.
1t is not generally known that the
blacksmiths' shops in New York are
open Sunday mornings from s to 10
o'clock. This is for the benefit of hors-
es that cast shoes on Saturday night,
or men who cannot spare their horses
during the week to get new shoes or
have the old ones frightened up. On
the east and west side of the city, be-
low Forty-seccnd street to Cherry Hill,
backsmiths' shops are as busy as bar
bers shors early Sunday mornings.
The blacksmiths and truck drivers
have a common grievance which they
are trying to have their district lead.
ers lug into the municipal campaign,
II possible. Often horse casts
shoe in the street. If he is kept work
ing he is likely to go lame and have
lockjaw. 1t is the drivers duty to
know the nearest blacksmith's shop
and 60 there at once. II the driver
hasn't the money to shoe the horse,
the blacksmith is willing to take the
number of his truck and send the bill
to the firm. But 1t is necessary. always
in such cases. for the driver to leave
his wagon, with his other horse. in the
street. Then, in nine cases out of ten
a police officer comes along, and. I'M
der the street ordinances. takes his
wagon away. Blacksmiths and driv-
ers are making common cause to get
this ordinance repealed.-New York
Times.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-24
A Man Need. His Own Den.

The average man likes nothing bet
ter than being with his family IL he
is given half show. But even IL that
be his best pleasure other duties may
still prevent him frora giving all his
spare time to it. If he desires to find
time to cultivate his mind and is a
very busy marl-and it may be re-
marked here that it is only the very
busy peopie. who 10 find time to culti
vate the r minds-he finds it impossi-
bic 80 ,.isfactorily to do so in the fam
ny sitting room. 20 the mans den"
.as evolved as a matter of need. That
Il has been carried into fad and has
taken on many phases that are ridicu-
lous does not affect the fact that to
|XRnUnnn 1kNnnoa ~ nzl1zoe -
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-24
AnqeI Causes Dumb to Sneak.

Crowds Of pilgrims are flocking to
Kerhous. a village near Brest
France, to see Marie Raguenes, q
farm servant, who has been cured OF
dumbness in a miraculous manner.
The woman is forty years old. When
she was twelve she lost the power OF
speech as the result of fright, and
none Of the specialists who attended
her was able to relieve her affection.
Recently while eating her dinner she
astonished her fellow servants by
saying clearly and distinctly:
81 can speak. Give me some bread"
Marie then explained that a few
days before an angel appeared to her
and said:
''In the name Of God l announce to
you that at IL o'clock next Wednesday
you will recover your speech"
At the appointed time the woman
spoke after silence of nearly thirty
years
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-24
A Novelty IN Railroad Education.

The novel project of running . pa
latial special train from Chicago h
New Orleans and return, q distance OF
nearly 20. 600 miles, forthe sole benz
fit OF competitors was successfully car
ried out by the officials of the Illinois
Central Railroad last week. Nearly
100 general passenger agents and
members of their families were tie
guests OF the Illinois Central during
the trip, everything, including nusi-
cal entertainments in the observation
car, being provided by the company.
Had anyone undertaken to purchase
the service and entertainment provid-
ed the cost could not have been far
from 81, 900. The train was, go to
speak, an edition de luxe, the Pullman
Company certifying that the new cars
furnished were the finest ever manu-
featured by them, and the engineers
and train crew were the most expert
in the employ of the railroad company.
The novelty of the affair consists
largely in the fact that few years ago
railroad companies strove to keep
from competitors accurate knowl-
edge of conditions along their lines
of railroad. Excluding the COM
plimentary feature, the main purpose
OF the Illinois Central expedition was
to educate competing lines regarding
the unexcelled transportation facilities
possessed by that company. and the
possibilities which lie in the develop
ment of the south. Although progress
sive men, the general passenger
agents who were on the trip were
amazed to learn that the Illinois Gen.
trail now practically has double track
system all the way between Chicago
and New Orleans and a rock ballasted
roadbed with few grades and curves,
which is capable of accommodating an
enormous volume of traffic. They
were also surprised at the phenome-
nal commercial and industrial awaken
ing which the south is experiencing,
and they will spread the news regard
ing both facts for months to come.
In doing this they will be advertis-
ing the south most effectively and pro-
noting travel there from every quar-
ter OF the country. Naturally the
ILLINOIS Central will get the benefit Of
this, for; in short, 1t has recruited Q
force of 100 live advertising agents
from among the ranks of its active
Under railroad methods
in vogue prior to the era of ''com-
munity of interests" such an under
taking would have been hailed as sui
1cial.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-24
@HEIcHT OF THE SEASON."
{ Il Only Comes When the Cots Are
Brought Out.


The height of the season at a Ger
tain seashore resort--far be it from
me TO give 1t better Identification
than that-was. until this year, sup
posed to be the two middle weeks OF
August" said the man who insists up
on telling about everything that he no.
ticed while on his vacation. This
year, however. folks seemed to be
mighty hungry fer the sound of the
sobful surge after the wet and cold
June. and they ambled down to the
resort I'm mentioning In such enor-
nous droves along toward the middle
OF July that the proprietors of the he
tells hunched their rates-pretty near
doubled them, in fact-nearly a month
ahead of the so-called height Of the
season. There were many grouches
in consequence. but few of the hotel
patrons gave tongue to their crouch
es. yielding to what they considered
the inevitable and thereby, in my opin-
ion.s showing their wisdom. for the
kickers never get any satisfaction,
much less any rebate. any how.
"A Chicago man, stopping with his
family at the same hotel at which
had my name ON file, was particularly
spotty, however, over the big hist that
had been given to his family rate when
the middle Of July got around, and he
went to the proprietor Of the hotel
with his grief.
Say, look a-here,' he said to the fat
proprietor Of the hotel. I amt lookin'
FIR none tn best of it, and know it's
ten to one that you'll git back at me
by tellin' me that you need tn money
but, say, I've been understandin'
right along that tn height of the sea-
SON down at this plant was durin' tn
middle of August-that's tn time al
ways understood tn ante was raised at
the hotels. How bout it,
"The fat proprietor grinned broadly,
grasped the Chicago man by the arm
and escorted him to the second floor,
where there several hundred light cots
heaped up, ready to be placed in the
rooms of guests who would stand for
the doubling up rather than be forced
to move elsewhere.
See them hunks, podner?' affably
inquired the hotel man of the Chicago
citizen with the crouch.
Sure. see em-what Of emf"
grumpily inquired the Chicago man.
"'Oh, nothin,' was the amiable COM
ment of the hotel proprietor, 'ceptin'
this: Whenever you see them hunks
stacked up in my halls. then you can
come pooty nigh KNOWN that it's tn
height O. my season. Seer
"'Oh,' said the Chicago man, then
all O. you hotel fellers down here make
your own seasons, hey?'
"'All of us that can git away with
it, genially replied the Boniface, stick
ing his thumbs in the shoulder slack OF
his galluses and chewing the end OF
an unlighted 50-cent perfecto.
THAT let the Chicago man out. Even
a Chicago man can fall up against a
surprise at the seashore resort that
I'm adverting to. "-Washington Star.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-24
ErArI OF OHIO, CRY or TOLEDO, [ ..
Yrcao Norrrv ~

FRANK ]. CHENEY make oath that he n
senior partner OF the firm OF r. J. CHKNEY B
Co., doing business In the City OF Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum Of ONE HuNpREr DOL.
LARS for each and every case OF cArAaBH thnt
cannot be cured by the use of Halls
CArARRH CuRE. Franz J. CHEN1Y.
Sworn to before me and SUBSCRIBED In nay
-, presence, this 9Th day Of December.
SEAL. A. D.. 1886. A. W. GLH4sVs:
t.~l Notary Pubic.
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free. FL. CHENEY b Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 76c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-24
CURES RHEUMATISM AND cATARRH.
D.D.B. Cures Deep-seated Cases Especially
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Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-24

pain. The kidney recretions were very
irregular. dark colored and full Of sedi-
ment. The Pills cleared it all up and
have not had an ache In my back
since taking the last dose. Ny health
,eenefrly IL improved 4 great DEAL"
Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo, NJ.
Eoe uole ~ "a dealor4 prloo 50 e3n}
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-24


the Peace. says:
"Doan's Kidney
Pills proved q
very efficient
remedy in my
case. I used
them fer dis
ordered kidneys
and backache.
from which I
had experienced
q great deal of
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-24

The tenement inspectors of New
York City have found over $4,000
occupied rooms which have neither
light nor ventilation.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-24

The longest telephone wire span IN
the world is 5000 feet from pole to
role. spanning the Susquehanna River.
near Lancaster. Pa.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-24
Larger Boats in the suez.

The maximum draught allowed for
ships using the Suez canal was raised
In 1864 from rs feet Z inches to 26
feet inches, and 123 ships availed
themselves Of this increased depth
during that year.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-24

OF the strikes in Great Britain last
year 36,917 were successful. S5.616
unsuccessful and 41,645 accepted COM
promises.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-24

Microscopic experiments have shown
that the electrically made steel is not
different in any way from crucible
steel.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-24

FITSpermanentIyc cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use Of DR.. Kline's Great
EerveRestorer. $2trial bottle and treatisefree
Dr.R 81. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch st., Phila., Pa.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-24

In Boston there are one and half cleo.
trio lights for each person.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-24

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections Of throat and lungs.-wM.
o. ESDsLEY. Vanburen, Ind, Feb. 10, 1900.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-24

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teetbing, soften the gums, reduces inhamns-