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HE USE OF WHISTLES.
9
E PA RT THEY PLAY IN THE LIFE
OF A CITY.
dfle^Street 7 Car Driver Can’t Get Along
.
rjWithout .jand Policeman—The His Whistle-Letter Engineer’s Carrier Whis*
tie—Iu Factory Towns—Tugs.
[Few people played stop to think of the impor
pit part by whistlers and wliis*
big in-* the daily life of a great city like
1^. listles York that Yet add if all the the din whistlers of the and
to city
IjHng a single twenty-four hours could
I gotten toget her, say in Union square,
Id made to blow a simultaneous blast,
le*uproar [$|| would probably be so great
it would deafen for life any man who
iftced to be within a block of the place.
J|pong ppb of noise some made, of the lesser the drivers whistlers, of the in
are
met cars and the postmen; yet many
plious nlstles moments by these are individuals saved by the use heavy of
A
fk gets ou the car track, and the pas¬
ters grow impatient as the car crawls
Ig1n I consequence. Then the whistle
in its work, and its shrill peal re
LJds the driver of the heavy wagon that
Mb violating a city ordinance, and ho
Us off the track, and the car bowls
ng ^Without once more.
a whistle,” said a car driver
t^e reporter, "we couldn’t get along at
in the crowded parts of the city, where
> noise is so great that drivers of heavy
gons can’t hear our bell. We buy the
istle ourselves, and pay about half a
* tor ,l ; A whistle with . , a good , shrill ,
o is needed for our business.
LETTER CARRIER AND !*OLJCEMAN.
T don’t know how I could ever cover
'%>ute," said a letter carrier, "without
whistle; It blow it at an interval of
try 1 few houses and the people hear it
l are ready for me, so I don’t have to
a moment after ringing the bell.
Bple are always looking for letters and
Kious to get them. If I was a peddler
a book agent and known by my whistle,
wuld never blow it, for every one would
le in the cellar.”
In some cities the policemen summon
distance by the aid of whistles, but in
Lv York they are only used by some
Hfemen I ou street crossings for arresting
progress of rockiest drivers The
Iclist, too, always has his whistle at a
By place, so he may warn the pedes
mT>f fn -the approach of his silent steed,
there are the butcher, the baker,
r, I the candlestick maker, who, in making
[r rounds of apartment their houses, arrival always
1 Istle up, to announce pre
tory to x taking a , . orders . through , , the
fore the advent of air brakes railroad
ineers used to use their engine whistles
9 frequently than they do at present,
the familiar "toot” of the engine
,nt "put on the brakes,” while the
:k double "toot, toot” of the whistle
Jollowed „ by a rattling of the brakes
hey wero let off with a jerk Today
I whistles do service principally at
isings, where they attract one’s atten
to the familiar legend "Look out for
Engine while the bell rings. ” Aside
a its practical use. there are many
ies told of the locomotive whistle
ling as a bearer of tidings of love and
port. Some engineers have a tegular
iem of siguals arranged with their
■lies, by which they can send a tnes
■> when their engine passes near the
the loved ones One engineer in
Fnectieut. whose wife lived near the
[ck on a certain part of his route, which
reached every night about 11 o’clock,
wn the habit of whistling a good night
pihge a to She his loving would wife as he passed the
[ house. be watching for
liiliar greeting, and when its welcome
knd reached her ears she would place a
U ff htwl lamp in her bedroom muuw, so
that her lord might know that all was
well with her The custom becamo known
to the regular passengers on the train,
and they, too, would watch eagerly for the
light to appear.
WAITING IN VAIN
At last there came „ a night . . . when , tho ..
engineer’s wife waited longingly for the
familiar sound, but waited in vain Tho
fond heart which suggested that odd way
of giving token of his love was stilled for¬
ever. and the hand that had so often
pulled tho cord that opened the steam
valve was clutched in death The engi¬
neer had been killed in the Meadow Brook
disaster lie died, however, as only bravo
u>en die, at his post of duty, having re¬
fused to leap from the engipe, and when
death overtook him his hand was still on
the throttle
Few people pursue the art of whistling
with a v>qw of making it a lneans of earn¬
ing a living, yet there are quite a number
of professional whistlers who make good
pay by displaying their proficiency is
whistlers on tho variety stage Some of
these people show wonderful skill in imi¬
tating the notes of different birds
There arc a number of superstitious
connected with whistling The sniull boy
whistles at night to keep* his courage up;
many men whistle for lack of thought;
sailors whistle for a favoring breeze x>
speed them on their way Whistling girls
always attract attention
That whistling is a useful accomplish¬
ment every one must admit who has seen
a horse car pass him by because lie could
not whistle loud enough to- attract tho
driver’s attention Perhaps the whistle
that attracts the most general attention is
the factory wllistle w , lic f, calls Uum.sinds
of ^ j,. on , their beds to resume their
daily toil In some factory towns tho
working people, who do not carry watches,
depend more upon the whistles for their
knowledge of the time of day tlian upon
the public clocks All New Yorkers, too,
are familiar with the whistle of the tugs,
ferry boats, and steam craft that make
their way through the various waters ad
jacent to the city On a foggy day the
noise amounts almost to,a pandemonium.
and the mournful sounds are always sug
yjstivo of the crazy loon whose peculiar
cry is as familiar to people in the country
as the stea m whislc i* »r. mooliles.
Ilnchelorg Best for Firemen.
It may be only a bachelor’s notion, but
I will give It to you for what it is worth.
^ fireman in a down town engino com
pany has no use for a wife, and a woman
ought not to think of marrying a fireman.
Why ? Simply because firemen make poor
husbands and women make bad firemen,
A fireman can never go home to stay a IT
night with his wife and children, if ho
has any lie is constantly on duty, and
therefore not a desirable man for a hus¬
band The first year of a fireman’s mar
ried life unfits a man for good fire service,
The wife is generally young and excitable,
air I whenever the fire bell rings she flies
over to the engine house to inquire
whether her husband has s g*>n< ne to a fire
where he is likely to be killed. Then she
is a source of a great many little annoy
an( . cs tw t h e department.—Assistant Fire
Chief in Globe Democrat.
MY PANSIES.
O Here ts one In a purple hat
And a nil** of violet silk!
This little fellow is all in yellow,
And ttuU oue white as milk:
Dam-ini' tu^h and dancing low,
Just as the breezes come and go.
Dear tittle spring time beauties, Ol
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One is dressed in a velvety black,
And one has a crimson gown;
_
Tiiis little maid is in blue arrayed.
And that iu golden brown:
Dancing high and dancing low,
Just as the breezes come and go,
Dear little spring time beauties, Ol
~
One has a critical, earnest look.
And one is woefully sad—
Bly |>ausies wise with their dusky eyes
Aud faces grave or glad!
Dancing high and dancing tow.
Just as the heavenly breezes blow;
Dear little thoughtful beauties, Ol
—Nellie M Garabrant in American Magazine.
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The Atlanta, Commonwealth Fib's Co., St.
No, South Broud
4£lanta, Ga., May 7,‘88.
$io For a List of 25 Names!
To any person who will distribute twenty five of my circulars among the s»*e num
her of farmers and fruit raisers, rind send me a list of their addresses, i will sell tho
following assortment of Nut Trees: One hundred and ten in number, two lo flute
years old, for $6 50. My regular price for them is $10 50 'I he trie* w ill be ►htj -
ped next season at some suitable time after November 1-t. As I have only a limn¬
ed quantity to be disposed of in thia way, it will be well for all who desire to take
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my town where I have lived I or tweuly five yoars.
L.FST OF TURKS : S.W.PEEK,
f»rt Pecan.
20 English Walnot, Proprietor Hartwell Nuneries,
(Maderia Not),
20 Spanish Chestnut, Hartwell, Ga.
20 Filbert.
110 18
$ 16 . 50 . Date .......
Accepting terms of above offer, I hereby order the one hundred and ten aiwort
d nut tre^, for which I promise to j ay to y u nr order, «.o Nov 1 nrxt, tt.X ard
fi f ty one hundredth dolUrs—waiving the I* n< fit o wm all Lom<f*t<ad tr d relic
laws. Witness my baud and seal,
1L. S.
; FosioSce.. County State
R,R. Depot Express Ola
! j 0 s, W. PEEK, Proprietor Hartwell Nurseries, Hartwell,Ga.
r ....... . *'
i !) I E S
XI
In order to assist you in securing a
nice cool dress at a very small cost
for these hot days, we will offer on
MON DA X, MAV 28 :
YARDS Cre m Bnlgari# Lawns
*t 15 cents, with LaoeftfAd Eiu
broideries to match. Real ?slue Jf> ots.
It 00 YARDS White English Whip
Cord Sheer lawns at 7 Ot«. Very
cheap.
1000 YARDS Extra Fine Grad* Sheer
India Lawns at 10c. WortA lf»c.
TWO OASES BEAUTIFUL COLORED
LAWNS AT 50.
J. E. CARGILL.
NEW YORK STORE.
Our (loots will be closed , Ut o
o’clock after June I.
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r eorGIA HARRIS COU NTY.— 1ARAH A.
V M HRAKEFIKLD, widow of Elijah BrakcfieHl,
late of siid county, deceased, havincaadc apptica
lion for twelve month’s support out 01 the est <te of
said Elijah lirakchdd, their Jcceaafd, the and law the
appraisers having made return •• re
quires, J*
next, wh s aid return should not be made t =r*< c Jfuilg
>
ment of t is court. M
Given under my hand and official signature iy
2 3. ■888. J. r. C. Wli.i.IAMs, Ord y.
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for the MenaCe.
We are authorized to announce Hon
B H WILLIAMS an a candidate for Sen¬
ator from the 25th Senatorial dialricf,
eabject to the democratic party «»f Harris
county, and to t-olioit for tho hearty co¬
operation of his ffiends throughout tho
county.
for iu:i»hi:kextative i
We arc authorized to nnnoooce ah a
candidate for Represent stive in Ihe n«xt
General Assembly °f Georgia, Captain
JOHN F. JENKINS, Mff.jeot to the
democratic nonnration Joly 28,h, and
to solicit id hia t»ch«tf the active support
of his friends throughout the county.