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1 H E SANDK R8VILLE
Wliat a Collision Means to the
Man at the Throttle.
(Srand Jury.
Grand and 1 rnverse Jury drawn
far next term of court.
plight of the engineer.
The Chancel He Ha3 to Take and Hi?
Fate Should He Become Crippkd Jr,
e Smashup—There Are Some Thing:.
Worso Than Physical Pain.
-I just dropped in to toll you tbut
pie coroner's Jury lias exonerated you
from ad blame for the wreck. The;.
n ro going to hold the block towei
man”
'l'lie old engineer turned his jmln
drown face toward uie. A white cap
pod nurse gently brushed bnek the
wlid Imlrs from his forehead.
"Thank you. miss,” he said, "and you.
too, sir, for the good news. 1 knew
thev couldn't blame It on me. because
It was white at Mentor. Poor Denny,
he'd tell you so, too. If he was alive
•All white!’ he shouted when we cauie
round the curve, and J gave him the
answer, ‘All white!’ nud pulled her
wide open. Then we struck the emp
ties on the siding, and—well, you know
the rest.” He wIjxhI a trembling hand
across Ills eyes as If trying to blot out
some horrible vision.
Ills eyes begun to sparkle, nnd u bit
of color Hashed Into his pale cheeks.
“I suppose you fellows think I opened
her up nud went Into those boxes Just
for fun." A smile flitted over Ills lips,
anil then he grew serious. “Say, did It
ever come to your mind that an en
gineer might lx* ns anxious about his
own life ns lie Is about the lives of
those who are riding behind him? My
wife and little one-don’t .von suppose
my life counts for something with
them?
• Did you ever stop to think what n
collision like that at Mentor means to
the engineer? .lust try to llgure your
self In his place. He rides In four
S'limre feet of cob room, surrounded
by a muss of levers, rods nnd the like.
Ahe.nl of him Is about three miles of
boiler pipe, carrying 200 pounds of
steam pressure and enough hot water
to coo!; the meat o!T Ills bones In a
Jiffy. Cluttering at bis back Is G.000
gallons of water and 2(1.000 pounds of
coal Under him Is 200.000 pounds
of engine, aud behind there Is
(kJU.0!X> pounds of train. Altogether he
Is ruuulng along ahead of 800,000
pounds of steel, hardwood uud brass
belli to nn eighty pound rail by three-
Iqtinrters of au Inch of wheel flange.
"Why. when one of those big Bus-
slan battleships fired a broadside at
the Japanese the whole thing
omounted only to 24.000 pounds, so the
papers say. And that 24.000 pounds
.1. W. Barksdale
E. W. Waller
•T. D. New
M. 1). Mills
L. O, McBride
D. L. Armstrong
A I,. Thigpen
T. J. Qrr
H.J.Iyey
O. L. lingers
John T. Cato
A. Chamleo
A W. J. Wood
K. B. Walker
W. T. Salter
traveling eight miles a minute would ,
strike a Japanese ship eight miles I
away with au impact only one-tenth
of the force we hit the empties at
Mentor.
‘‘Of course 1 was the engineer and
they depended ou me. There Is nl-
" n J’ 8 n bit of fine talk about engineers
having the lives of several hundred
passengers In their hands. That’s all
tery true, hut you don’t want to over
look the fact that the engineer’s life
ls right there nlong with the others.
We all take chances, the train crew
as well ns the passengers, only our
chances are slimmer. I had one
chance In 500 of being killed, or one In
tweuty-flvo of getting tight where I
am now, but a passenger on the train
had one chauce la nbout 3,000,000 of
being killed and ono lu 130,000 of
being hurt.
"I see that a lot of jieople were killed
nnd a whole lot more hurt I don’t
want to be a grumbler, but It appears
to me that you fellows have kinder
overlooked the fact that both of my
legs are gone. Of course that might
not mean much to you, but If you
realized, ns I do, that for the rest of
m.v life It Is going to lx* my Job to L s P'cer
hobble out Into the middle of some | Archie Womniack
country road nnd wave n white flng as 1 .T. W. Smith
every truln goes by-lf you could real- ;1. W. Newman
t*e what that means to an engineer— j \ s Toney
to hear the mocking toot of the whls- Frnl)ci9 M j uekfjon
tie as suo comes up to the crossing tiod L n j.. . :
to see the sympathetic salute of the i ' • *_ e P un *
engineer aud fireman as they go flying ■ l09, “
by—I tell you, m.v boy, there are some
things worse than physical pain.”
Ills eyes filled with tears. The nurse
gently wiped them away aud softly
stroked buck the hair.
"I wouldn’t tulk any more now,” she
r>ald.
"All right, miss,” he replied, putting
out Ids baud to tne. "I always obey
orders."—B. It. Winslow in New York
Tribune.
T. C. Adamson
D. I, Christian
J. Davis
J. S. Gibbs
T. Wurthen
J. U. Bui dot le
II. M King
A. A’. II. .Tordn
T.J.Beck |
E 1’ Bedinglield
J. 0. Hamilton
T. Wells Smith
Jus A. Mobley
M. T. Swillt
J. R. Henderson
F. J*. Garbutt.
Traverse Jury.
U T, Edwards
Mark Newman
II 11. Smith
A Free Translation.
“And you say the Idiot of a teacher
told you that you had uu extravagant
fool of a father?"
“That's whftt lie meant.’’
“But what did he say?"
"lie siild It wns criminal folly to
waste money on the education of such
a chump ns I am."—Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Brooks
S H. Hollis j
Walter Stephens
Jose jib M. Jackson
C. M. Duggan
John II. Taylor
Ben F. Chambers
J. C. Brown
It. L. Lockhart
W. J Joiner Jr.
J. T. Burgatny
R. A. Sowell
E. ],. Sheppard
R. S. Wiggins
L. G. Shurling
T. T. Hal tawny
•John A. Kelly
W. H. Franks
Andrew S Mathis
J. R. Hitt
O.T. Gibbs
R. F. Wood
Geo. Gilmore
E. II. Veal
E. L. New
Lonnie I,. Garner
Nothing Left.
“Have you." asked the Judge of.n
recently convicted man. “anything to
offer the court before sentence is
passed?"
“No. your bouor." rejilled the pris
oner; “my lawyer took my last far
thing."—Ixmdon Tit-Bits.
The Last Word.
Conductor—This here transfer expired
We appreciate very much the little
items that some of our friends are
kind enough to send in toils. If you
know any thing that would be of inter
est to the |utper, let us have it, please.
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Old Reliable Stand
The City
Barber Shop
In Rawlings Sanitarium
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Shaving, - 10c t
Hair Trim, - 15c ♦
Hair Cut - - 25c t
Guarantee satisfactory work. J
♦ Sharp ruzors, clean towels ♦
l and good sober barbers to !
♦ give good service. •
FARM WAGONS
We have Our Warehouse filled with the Best Makes Bought before the Rise
All Weights and Sjtyles. Standard and Wide Tires, Steel and Thimble
Skein Axles. Dump Carts and Heavy Timber Wagons.
If you are going to buy a wagon, Buy it Now, get the use of it and
pay for it next fall. The price will be the same as spot cash. * Every Wagon
Warrented to give satisfactory service.
Prices are under the Present Market Prices.
HOLT & BROTHER
r , , ? give gooa service.
an hour ago. Indy. 1 he Lady (digging ? b b Vxr . rrvro r> 2
In Imt pum* Kuapplshl.v)—No wonder a M# W. WATTS, Prop. *
with not u elude veutllator open in the ♦ ♦
whole car!—Puck. i
GUS. H. HOWARD,
Attorney at Law.
Over First National Bank
Sandersville, Ga
W. M. GOODWIN
Attorney at Law
Oilice over Sandersville Drug Co.
Sandersville, Ga.
II. Bird s»*lls mowing
machines and mowing machine
parts. See him if yours is out of
repair. tf.
A4»sanag«,
Portable and Stationary
Boilers* Saw Mills
Center Crank STEAM ENGINES
Highest grade Ginning Machinery,
Gasoline Engines, S.iir,gle Mills,
Corn Mills and Pumping Outfits to , n . .
ho had in the entire South. Large
stock on band, best tern.?,. quickest
delivery. It will pay you to investi
gate cur machinery and prices.
WIALLARY BROS. MACHINERY CO. 3 m°acoh,<
TO BE GIVEN AWAY
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To Name To Be Drawn From Box.
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| Horse, Buggy and Harness
i Commencing MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 14, every customer will have deposited in a |
1 Sealed Box with each pair of Shoes bought for CASH, a card bearing his or her name. One of these ||
| cards will be drawn by a party selected by the contestants and to the name thereon will be rewarded jjjjj
| the HORSE, BUGGY AND HARNESS S
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Call at Store or Telephone 566, for Full Particulars About Horse, Buggy and Harness.
WF HANDLE SUCH MAKES AS FOLLOWS:
For Men—Johnston & Murphy, $6, $6.50 and $7; Slater & Morrill, $5 and $5.50; The Co-operative, |jj
$4 and $4.50; T. D. Barry, $3.50; Marcy Bros. Co., $3, $2.50 and $2. ||
For Ladies—Smaltz, Goodwin & Co., $4 and $5; Lindner’s, $3.50 and $3; Hoge & Walden, $3 and
$2.50-Sherwood Shoe Co., $2, and the product of several leading manufacturers of Shoes for
Girls’and Boys. Prices range from $1 to $3.50.
get your name in the box.
LESTER-CLARK SHOE
516 Cherry St.
Phone 566.
MACON, GA.