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The San Francisco call., 1908-08-14
GOVERNMENT MAY BUY
SHIPS FOR PANAMA TRADE
War Department Negotiates for
Purchase of Steamers Tre-
mont and Shawmut
sPECIaL DISPATCH 70 THE GAIL

WASHINGTON, Aug 1s-The war
5e---fueut IS negotiating for the pur-
-r-ra Of the steamers fremont and
Ehawnut owned By the Boston tow
boat company and engaged il the trade
f~o-1 seattle The steamers, y pur-
CEASED. viii be used as freight carriers
nerween san Francisco and Panama, IN
'----ee~so- with the Panama railroad
80 --e~z1 of5cers have been detailed
- err~xer the steamers Two similar
,-.ssrIs are 70 be acquired On the At
rz-rfc coast under the law enacted al
srs last session OF congress which
zushorszes the war department 70 pur-
rhsse vessels II unable 70 get salts
fsctory results from private lines
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-14
LAND IN Top OF TREE
Narrow Escape of Los Angeles
Couple in Siskiyou
- DIsPAICH ID IL -.

ASHLAND. Ore. Aug Is.-While
travelling across the Siskiyous near
Hornbro7k. Saturday Nr. and Mrs. Al
lender OF Los Angeles narrowly es-
caped death After running away down
sre mountain their car lezped from the
roaf and landed in the TOD Of an OAK
f~ee and was badly wrecked. the occu-
Pants falling through the branches and
-z-elrlrz bruises AzIeu6er lost con
f~r7 Of the car. and x dashed down
TIE steep grade Al & speed OF 50 miles
Al hour
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pRoTFrT nIyE BrILDIyGs

CRANBROOK. B. c. Aug 13-The
Sullivan mine buildings and compressor
plant near Kimberley are now safe
from forest fires. but an area Of *
miles long and four miles wide has
been burned Fire near St Eugene
mission was stopped by government
employees
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HTS POsT AND Is KILLED
eprrraI. DISPATCH TO THE CALL

CHICO. Aug- Is.-John Holzhouser.
-,,-o--zr On the Northern electric
-ssr-oad. while leaning from the side
- - electric car came in contact with
: -~rreflfne post and as result ne 8
Tasf The accident happened near Oro-
.--fIIe thursday The upper portion OF
his skull was crushed
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ToADsTooLs POISON FAufLY

ROCHESTER, n Z. Aug. 13-Harry
farrell OF Baltimore and his daughter
in law. Mrs Lillian FARRELL. wife Of ].
Oscar farrell OF this city. are dead and
Mrs. Jarre:l's husband and her mother,
Mrs Margaret NJ Scheibs are critically
III from the effects OF eating toadstooIs
picked By mistake for mushrooms.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-14
OPTICIANS ELECT oFFICERs

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 1S-@The an
nuaI convention OF the American asso-
citation Of opticians today elected H ].
Cook Knoxville, president C H Wood.
California first vice president, and ".
E Huston kansas, secretary.
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CRUSHED IN DEEP WE'LL

LOS ANGELES. Aug. 1s.-Williau
Sauserman. aged 80. was Instantly
killed and Albert Smith was badly in
5ured by being crushed under a heavy
iron bucket at the bottom of a us
foot well az the plant OF the Los An
geles ice and cold storage company At
Fourth street and Central avenue The
heavy iron bucket. used TO hoist dirt
from the bottom, fell 100 feet, landing
on the heads OF the two men
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FTRE CAUSES $50, 900 Loss

cPOKANE. Aug 13--Fire al Taff
Mont. nearly on the Idaho line. de-
sfroyed the Anheuser- Busch hotel and
~ saloons. causing a loss OF ss0. 600
The property was insured for sf6.e00.
The IRE started IN room OF the hotel
from an overturned la1aD.
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INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
TELEPHONE KEARNY Sc
FRIDAY. AUGUST Il. 1908
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

YEERDAY-clOooy; west wind; maximum
Temperature IS; minimum. s.
FORECAST FOB ToDAY-Fsi-; fog; nshs
west risds- Page Is
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EDITORIAL

Tie nsebiAs knitting Taft.
Nr. Brysn's facle pen
Measure q q humb1g.
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EASTERN

nzrzhter of Typewriter manufacturer found
dead n gas filed -ooza In Chicago PaSe
Catholic total zbstinenee union urges exclusion
from membership IN church organizations OF
uouo- users. Page 3
Sixteen yesr cd boy commits daring holdg7
IN Psunsylrsniz. Page /
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FOREIGN

New zealanders visit bsttlesh.p LcuiEisna and
President Roosevelt scknOziedzes message oi
premier. Page J
YrsSst aeroplsne meets with nishap after
s=ooud successfuI eight OF day ard machine Is
ds-sre6 Page 2
Assistant Secretarv of State Bacon settles
Porto Rio dispuse ove- Czthosic church prep
erty- Page
Eulinr q supposed spT by japanese legstlou
zzznis IN Peking % b= subject Of diplomatic
elssh between Chins and Japan Page :
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-14

LIS Angeles maniac prepares three graves
then s.zrs soa and dzughter and wcunds
self Page =
Tro oakland nen IN auto that p,unges over
steep wall Of q csnyo1 near Boulder Greek
eScspe serious injury Page
soorhern Pacific buy szuts Clsrz interurfsn
railroad ffron L z Hznbett- Page 5
are roysIIy entertained. Page
ssersneu-o convention q Y. ". l. TO be
potsbfe event IN the church history Of this
STATE. Page s
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-14
MARINE

LnderVEifers are anxio1s Tor safetJ q British
steamer Aeo1. which left here JAY for
Ausrzlia and has not beez heard Of
slnee- Page Is
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SUBURBAN

d. James Dunn. prominent osklsat
cizn. loses life when horse slips snd b
70 pavement
Auditor Gross estfnztes oaklsnd's |
at sl2o II statement fled VI
Ronsnce connected with marriage
secured hT young oakland cOzple Great
q nTsts-E-
Mrs isabella Martin inspects and Re
snouyuocs letter seEf Judge Ogden
Forzsries are discovered IN petition for
q West fron East Berkeley
Burglars are foiled n plot 70 ohlcuo1o
uy IN Berkeley after kidnzpl1g child
IoEn q Belredere makes new decisr
independence
T5o-s n,rk carnival oEe-s treat ID
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-14

The most remarkable woman IN Amer
ica personally conducts a great iron foun-
dry She is a splendid example OF what
women can do in America today. Her
story =,
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SOCIAL

President G0npers Of tie A. Z of L advises
woEkingnen o. country politically. Page 5
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-17
ROSE HILL.

! W. l. spatas has gone to Fairfield
10 work.
C. B. Howell of Oskaloosa, visited
here Tuesday
County Supt. Young visited the
schools here Tuesday.
Tom Beatty shipped carload OF
hogs to OttuInwa Tuesday.
Carson Mcclure shipped a carload
of steers to Chicago Sunday.
| Roy Rowland and wife visited al
the parental home recently.
Billy Burke visited here Sunday
with his brother-in-law, Joe Lister.
Mrs. Jacobs and Mrs. Hasty, OF
Delta, were guests at the Bass home
Saturday.
Howard Kemp sold a carload Of
fat cattle to Dick Garrett, of Let's
Tuesday.
w. F. Stout, of Delta has been here
caring for his father. G. W. Stout
who is i'll.
Henry Warrick, of Delta, was the
guest of his daughter, Mrs. Neither.
stead, Friday night.
Sherman Warrick and wife, OF
Warren county, attended the funeral
of Thomas Warrick.
Miss Sarah Blake has suffered for
the past month with blood poisoning
caused by the scratch of a pin.
John Jarvis and wife, from Kingman,
Kansas, came Tuesday for a visit at
the parental Jarvis and Stout homes
Greeley Norris and wife of Downs
were called here to attend the funeral
of Mrs. Norris mother. Mrs. Hack,
ley.
Addison Warrick and family, of
Ottumwa attended the funeral of his
uncle, Tommy Warrick, near 1loga
| last week. ''." .*s,|l,->' .t-
Miss Clyde Gleaves, Of the Alliance
Ohio, school of Expression, is visit
ing here sister, Mrs. Bernard, and she
| will give a recital at the M. E
church Saturday evening, Dec. 10Th
for the benefit of the Junior League,
Everybody come and enjoy a rare
treat and help the little ones.
Messrs. Albert Loughridge, VIM
Bartlett, J. B. Pearson and Harland
Cafnihan, of Co. F, Fourth Iowa Cav.
airy, arrived at Rose Hill Tuesday
morning and upon alighting from the
train were captured by their com
missary sergent, Elijah Busby. Al
the post Office they took Ed Jones and
all proceeded to the home of Elijah
where they Toasted and told wal
stories and thoroughly enjoyed them
selves.
NAsBY JR.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-17
S| SEWERS.

The ladies of the M. e. church held
bazaar and supper last Saturday
night and cleared $50.
A fine nin2-pound boy came to the
Williams home Sunday, Dec. 10, and
mother and son are doing very well
The ladies of the M. E. church had
lunch at the home of Mrs. R. Davis
last "Wednesday. there was good
attendance and all enjoyed the after
noon.
Rebekah Lodge No. SOS, of Sewers
gave cranberry frolic in the /. D.
o. +. hall Thursday evening. Re
freshmants were served to about 10
and all report a good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. j. Davis, OF
Beacon, visited here last week with
their sons, e, A.. and Matt. They will
leave soon. for Ohio to spend the win,
Ter with their three daughters there
Mr.. Arthur Beatty, of Colfax, was
arrested Wednesday morning by Con
stable ]. A. Bell on a warrant from
Justice Pratt's court for assault and
battery, preferred by w. Hughes, OF
No 5 mine. He pleaded guilty and
was fined five dollars and costs.
h'~ . "s"'.. J.A.B.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-17
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Items Of Interest Gathered By Her
ali Correspondents.
MADISON.

Will Cruzen sold a thoroughbred
colt to Ernest Day to be shipped to
Texas.
Mrs. George Cruzen stayed all night
at the Bert Diliey home the first of
the week.
Fred Coffin has bought two hundred
bushels of corn of Sam Cruzen at so
cents bushel. So. . we. 49,.
Fred Coffin, wife and daughter Clara
We're visiting at the Ben Cruzen home
in the city recently.
Mrs. Keel and daughter Iva and
Isaac Ferree and wife were at Mrs.
Mary Ferree's ON Sunday. ....
The men around here do not have
time to work because there are so
many sales that must be attended.
Those at Byron Cruzen's after Sun
day school were Elmer Knight and
family, Mrs. Richard Baxter and Ar
thur Dilley and wife.
Sam and Jim Cruzen with their
wives and sons Lebert and Calvin and
~fi'S DillSJp 1loLI hSSti l11SSy, "CAO az
George Cruzen's for dinner last Sun
day. ;&&
Mesdames Elmer Knight and Carl
Beal and little daughter were visitors
at the Fred Coffin home last week and
Mrs. John Gssace, of Stark, was visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Clifford Ferree, on
Thursday of last week.
There will'>be Christmas tree at
the church here Thursday evening,
Dec, "a. - Everyone is requested to
bring their presents, great or Small,
and enjoy the evening with us. Mrs.
Keel will give Christmas talk.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-17
SEARSRORO.

VIM. A. johnson, of Searsboro, spent
Sunday at his city home with his FAM
n.y.
Glen Stanley sold VIM. A. Johnson
800 bu Of corn last week at so cents
delivered.
Homer Morrison was Sunday WIS.,
itor at the John Vermeulen home
near Searsboro.
Perry Sparks had small hog butch
cred the other day for lard. 1t only
weighed five hundred and ninety
pounds.
ErnesE Sarver's have a baby girl at
their home since Dec. 4. All doing
fine and at present his mother is car
ing for the new baby.
Perry Sparks met with little acct
dent while hauling hay the other day
He upset sand III some way got his
foot in the wheel, but came off with
only sorad slight bruises.
Dec. I6. Volunteer.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-17
December 16, 1908.
High Low Close
Chicago, Dec. 16


Oficial receipts yesterday: Hogs,
29,S66; cattle, 1882; sheep, 1884.
Official shipments yesterday: Hogs,
6,4O7; cattle, 1906; sheep, 6,125.
HOGS.-Receipts today, $4,000. Mar
ket to 1Oc lower; mixed and butch
ers, $5.10@5.721a; good to choice
heavy, $5.40@575; rough heavy, $5.l5
@5.35; light, $4.SO0555;; bulk, $5.25
Q5.65; pigs, $3.5O@4.15. Clearance
yesterday fair; estimated receipts to
morrow, 10000.
CATTLE.-Receipts today, $4,000
Market steady to 10c lower; estimated
tomorrow, 1000; beeves $3.40076O;
COWS and heifers, $1.5O@4.90; stock
ers and feeders, $26O@4.75; westerns
$3.25@5.4O.
SHEEP. - Receipts today, $4,000
Market steady to 10c lower; estimat
ed receipts tomorrow, 10000; sheep
$250@47O; lambs, S4,25@740.
Hog market closing slow at the de
cline top $5.75; mixed and butchers
$510@5.72h; good to choice. heavy
$540@5.75; rough heavy, $5.1505.oo
light, $4SO@5.55; bulk, $5.25@5.65i
pigs, $3.50@4.75.
Cattle market closing steady OF
good, others slow.
Sheep market closing slow.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-17
WRIGHT.

T. B. Emmert shipped two loads Of
hogs Friday.
D. X. Unsicker returned from Texas
recently and thinks he will remain in
Iowa for while.
Mrs. Mary Ann Hackley, of White
Oak, died Dec. 6, after living Sc years
on the same farm.
Miss Mcbride, of Unity, and Miss
Sullivan, of Maple Grove schools, will
each have programs next week.
Several of Cedar townships farm
ers attended the International Stock
Show and pronounce it a success.
The write-up of the NJ. E. church of
Cedar by Rev. Mcbride recalls to men,
DRY many forgotten incidents and peo-
pie.
If young man secures a house, pa
pers it and fixes it up, and then buys
cook stove, is that sign that Christ
mas is coming?
Rev. Teas, OF Abba, filled his APP
pointment at the Friends chapel Sun
day morning, and Rev. Brown of FIRE.
mont was at the Union church in the
Afternoon. 81
This year is near it's close and we
see many improvements in our town
in the way Of new buildings, cement
walks, etc, and our crops are good
and prices are right. Our merchants
carry good stocks for town of this
size and all are prosperous and ready
to supply all demands in their line
Dec. 16. $50. w. w.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-17
A pMINIsrRATRIX NOTICE.

N Notice is hereby given 10 ell
persons interested, that on the l4th
Gay Of December, A. D., 1908, the
undersigned was appointed by the
District Court of Mar aska County,
Iowa, Administrative of the estate of
Robert w. Watts, deceased, late OF
said Mahaska County, Iowa. All
persons indebted to said estate will
make payment to the undersigned,
and those having claims against the
same will present them legally au-
thenticated to said court for allow
ance.
Dated this 18th day OF December,
1908.
Elizabeth Watts, Administrative.
L. e, Corlett, CLERK. alwS
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-17
G. A. r. MEMORIAL.
Exercises Will Be Held On Sunday,
January 8.

Phil Kearney Post G. A. R. held
their regular meeting in the hall
Tuesday evening with an unusually
good attendance. In addition to the
routine business, arrangements were
made for the annual memorial services
of the Post to be held on Sunday, Jan
Is. w. r. Cowan, chairman Of the ex
|ecutive committee, has charge of the
arrangements and as soon as a pro
gram has been prepared and place
for holding the service has been de
cided upon, full particulars will be
published
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-17
Two MAYORS Fined,

Mayor Gay, of Conesville. was
found guilty of Illegal fishing and
Mayor Schlapkohl, of Stockton, broke
the pure food law by selling impure
linseed oil.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-17
Cards, gum labels, calendafs, SC up.
Central Book Store.
ALI Iinuor Tahooed.

Local w. c. T. U. workers have been
much interested in the announcement
made in Omaha that President Roose'
velt's rural life commissioners who
are attending the corn show at Oma
ha have issued the edict that nc
wines, co 2ktails or intoxicating liquor
of any sort will be accepted by them
at any meal given in their honor
This is to prevent any criticism anc
to render them immune from lavish
entertainment ideas OF hosts.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-17

The Washington County Farmers
Institute meetings opened Thursday
for two days session.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-17

All small toys and games at half
price until closed out.
Central Book Store.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-17

Mills do not grind nor money buy
a better Flour than III. laws
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-17

FOR SALE.-A Short-Hon bull COM
ing two years old. Phone L.
21&44w2-pd James Natter.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-17

High School and Penn pennant'
and pillow covers, 25c up.
Central Book Store.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-17

Special sale price on Christmas
Stationery this week. 10 cents up.
Central Book Store.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-17
WANTS & FOR SALE,

WANTED at once, at Jacob Weintz's
Grocery Store, young chickens,
and two tons good baled timothy
hay. 81 2lWl-pd
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-17
FOR SALE OR ExcHANeE.-A dou-

FOR SALE OR ExcHANGE.-A dou-
BILE, two story brick building, 44Xll0
feet, in Maxwell, Iowa, for farm land
or other good property. Also a
threestore, two-story brick building
in Mt. Vernon, Mo-. county seat of
Laurance county; size 75xSO feet.
Both these buildings are fine. Max
well building has a mortgage of
$4,000, and Mt. Vernon building
$1,000. Gesman Bros, Oskaloosa,
Iowa. S9d2-21wlpd
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-17

FOR SALE.-Polled Angus bull about
year and one-half old. Gust Lind
blad, 81 X. 2Ow2-pd
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-17

FOR SALE.-The Cary M. Kisor farm
of 100 acres will be sold $40 per
acre below its market value If sold
before Jan. 1stssxsAhis farm is one
mile apm Union Mills and six
miles hom New Sharon. Gesman
Bros. Oskaloosa, La.
S9d2-2lw1pd. a,syEAk#K
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-17

Beautiful line pcttery-5oc up,
ssEs Central Box Store.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-12-17

Will Cruzen sold a thoroughbred
colt TO Ernest Day to be shipped to
Texas.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-11-10
THE END.
SPIRIT OF THE BEAST.
KiIIira of Harmless Denizens Of Wood
and Field Denounced.

Kilinq Of Harmless DenIzens OF WOOD
and Field Denounced.
One of the curiosities Of popular pas
sions Is to be perceived in the attitude
of many we'll meaning persons toward
animal life-"the spirit of the beast
that goeth downward to the earth" |"
SAYS the New York Tribune. They ap-
pear to regard such life, especially in
it's canine and feline forms, as sacro-
sanct. In their sight it is a cruel thing
to kill, mercifully and expeditiously,
the vagrant creatures which prowl
about our streets.
Even though the cats be half starv-
ed, and the dogs many and crippled,
and all of them homeless and the prey
of mischievous boys, their right to
live must be respected. AS for using
any animal for the surgical researches
and experiments which have so enor-
mously alleviated human ills and which
are still so essential to the effective
progress of therapeutic science-that
is an abomination in their eyes.
At the same time some-of course,
not all-of these representative 20
ophilists regard with complacence and
even with delight the destruction of
other animal life for far less worthy
purposes. The killing of the harmless
and happy denizens of field, forest and
water for the sake Of sport" is not 20
be forbidden. 1t is all right to pull
fish from the water even If you do not
need them for food, and to shoot birds,
and TO see deer and rabbits pursued
and killed by dogs. But to kill Great
ure lust to end a life Of suffering to it.
self and offense to the community or
for the sake of securing a great boon
for humanity, is shocking.
1t is not easy to determine to just
what extent animal life is to be re-
garded as sacred. The moral and re-
ligious PHILOSOPHERS of the world have
differed greatly on that point. Profes-
sor Darwin and others would have US
believe that vegetable life also is en-
dowed with perceptive senses and per-
hans with the consciousness Of suffer-
ing, The infiction Of needless pain
upon animals is obviously to be con-
demned So is the useless destruction
of animal life, just for the gratifica-
ton of lust for slaughter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-11-10
HoBoEs EN- ROUTE.
How They Travel About the Country
Free of Cost.

Free Of Cost.
One evening, after being driven out
from under the Overland Limited"
we climbed into a boxcar loaded with
lumber on a freight going east, writes
reformed member of the craft in
the Bohemian Magazine. We closed
the door, and after pulling some OF
the lumber against 1t in such a fash
ion that the brakeman looking FOR
rake-off Ga dollar tax levied on
tramps by train crews) couldn't open
1t, we laid ourselves upon the LUMBER.
Soon the train began to get under
headway, and at each jolt of the
trucks, up and down, sideways and
crossways, the lumber would follow
suit, only a little harder, as before
II had time to settle after each jolt
the next one would send it flying
into the air.
Poor Bobby This was his first ex-
perience as a box-car tourist. He mad
often complained to me after riding
underneath the limited flyers about
the sand, cinders and rocks that were
hitting him, but this ride was new
experience, and he groaned, "Oh,
No /, l wish we could get out or this
forsaken old rattlebox. Let's get on
at the next stop and take the Over
land" He kept on bothering me so
much that had to tell him that IN the
deserts passenger trains make mighty
few stops and that we might have
to wait a week or longer at a lone
depot before we could catch another
ride; and that coyotes would make
short work of us should they catch
us after dark. Only by thus soaring
him could 1 persuade him to wait un-
til we reached the end of the divi-
sion. The very next day, after being
driven off at a lone water tank, we
were forced once more to take
freight car. ~,
We found this one loaded with
large lump coal Here poor Bobby
suffered agony, because the coal, be-
ing packed solid to the floor, exactly
responds to every jolt the springs OF
the car make, and as this Kind OF a
load reaches below the centre line.
the top of the car tumbles from side
to side straining, creaking and groan-
ing. Bobby was groaning, TOO
it was too much for him. He
shouted to me, over the Internal
noises: "a No. l, that lumber car
Yesterday allowed us To lay at least
flat on our backs, but these misera-
BILE coal Jumps won't even permit
this. and the racket is making me
deaf"
But, poor boy. he didn't know
there Is a limit in tough box car rid
ing. and that very night we had a
chance to try this limit. We had
climbed into a box car loaded with
rough, coated pig iron. It's a bad
proposition to ride and worse when
the car is overloaded, as this one
surely was The springs seemed to
have been forgotten when the car
was built, and poor Bobby's lamenta-
tions were an unmistakable meas
urement as to what is the limit or
misery in riding box cars.
He shouted to me over the jump
ing, humping, racket-raising pig
iron bars: Every bone in my body
is aching, my insides are all broken
loose, my back is all twisted. I can't
stand, sit up or lie down to rest OH
these rough, jolting pig-iron bars.
Don't you wish we had that coal car
] to ride again instead Of this one?"