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THE OLD RAILROADER.
HE IS BBTOMIMO MOKE A PART OF
A 111 OH MAUHIM6.
In Spit* of tb® tnnimitlin nt
stockholders. the >*■ Kr* of Hall
roading la llrr*—Th* Rtxgiaeer la
no Longer tbo Manor of Ilia Onn
taalur, >r I oailarlor Ih* In
glaputed Moairrli of Hl* Train.
Tir Son Arlntoeracy of lb* Hoad.
How tb* Ibn-lAllaa limit llrad,
I hi* Krd Fla* and the Hand Brake
Have Been Snp*raedi*d—Wnrklm
of Ih* Block * atrm—\\ Irrlraa Tel
egraphy Mar Hr* Inlrodnrrd.
Copyright, 19W. by Herbcrl B. Hamblen.
,\.v York, Kept. 14 —The conservatism
of • tot'khoiderii baa retarded railroad Im
prorrmrali. The demand for punfljwl
dividend* baa vetoed managerial experi
mentation Experiment* coal money—po
tential dividend*—4herefor# Inventor * have
met frigid reception*. In con sequence In
numemlilr aailhiMi lfiveatiun* have
died allll-horn. also many of the othtr
kind. Worthy manager* have eacaped of
ficial shipwreck. which U a good thing.
For the eloquence of the Inspired mechan
ical genius ia alluring.
There Is reaeon In the atockholder'a cen
servants), but that of the old-tlm* rail
roader I* of the brand stenciled "Hull
headed." He hates Innovations, I have
heard him damn doublo track. "Good sin
gle track Is what you want," he rays,
"that’s where they make railroad men
Tha latter usaeriton Is true. The former,
also, haw lie adherents, being fossils, bow
er. thay may be disregard.,!. The cld
style "man-eater" draw head, gorged on
brakemen for years. The companies In
vested great wealth (possible dlvld nds>
in legislation. A lass resulted, popularly
known and rttaeed aa the "eo-cmploye#
act.” A self-evident fact was sagely prov
en—that an employee could not be Injured
or even killed except as the result of the
To settle a dispute, engineer*, have finished the trip with the englno.
ad of a employe. Thus wot rung the
C'th knell of cash damages, or the
eq iivtl* nt, lifelong *np. The Incentive
f>r immolation withdrawn, b*hoid the
“brakey" clothed with supreme caution.
Not at all! The eoulkii corporation gave
Mm a coupling stick, free of charge, in
instrument for holding up the link mith
cut the braktman entering the 'iangtr
gone. He rejected It ln.* tm*l
himself between the matwatere snl har
ried the courts, where he had no a lend
ing The company extorted a receipt from
him to prove he had accepted a ati*k.
No use. lie had lost or broken It Just
previous to Ihe accident. Discharge tor
tlie stickkss was tried. The aanrlt do
corps foiled this; proof was Impossible.
Tiiia ultra conaervatism prevails In all
bruiiohoa of the aervice. A generation
ago conductor* and ergsrineem worshiped
the rvd (leg. It wn their fetich. With it
they were fully •qulpiM'd. Tfte* vou**
“flag theni'olvn* out" of all kind* of tight
piopposing tpiltra. perforce, await
ed thelT arrival at meeting points. What
of it? They got thore didn't they? Hhm
derlng dispatchers couldn't run trains to
gether with a man wnlking half a mile
ahead of each carrying • red Hg No,
Hr! Conductors aiwi engineers were men
of note THegraph orders concluded with:
They could (lui: themselves out "of til
khsls of tight ptafM/*
"Wow. do you uMlovtvndT' Two cock
competent authorities could hardly bo ex
po. tod to Interpret in ordor nUb‘ Nor
did they. Much placed hi* own construc
tion upon it, tho prime essentl.il bollix
that It should differ from Iho other'll.
The wire was kept hot with requests lor
hfht ufioti disputed points. Train* wan
ed Happy ) the disputant who won,
•ap-dally If ne aueoewtod in aeovlng l“
dtsi-atcher In error. Such cane* were oy
no mean* unknown. The vanquished sub
mit t<l—under protest.
"Hide-Track railroading" ha, nearly dis
appeared under nvehao method,. Tne
luok of rule# Mill retains the ancient
maxim: "In ewae of doulrt always take
the ,lde of aafety," hut experience b*
rryataiwed train running Into an almost
ea*<rt aclence. Dotrbtful ou eeUtom
•rise, Orders are Issued la the tersest
•M plainest language; eseh order cover*
ln but one operation. They are Issued
by re,; Minelble tnen They ore Issued to be
**be>ed. The men know iliat. They obey
them. Accidents occur ss the result of
obedience to orders The railroad is no
exception to the famhillty of human *•-
•'hallons. Yet etattotlco prove (!• man
agement to he a, nearly perfect aa any
thin* aver will ba In this world. The otd
time engineer, to nil Intents and porno***.
owned hi# machine. Its throttle w-,t*
never desecrated by another’s hand. lie
would nor have permitted It. The loco
motive lay over at the end of the run. Ilka
huusetf. Much capital wee Invested in
Idle engines. The engineer laid off to u
-perrm end the repairs to his engine, lira
opinion earned weight with the muster
nrec.ianlc. The reprint no* hi* approval,
or there was n howl, and It wasn't a fu
tile howl, either.
It la different new Double crewed en
gines earn dlvljend# continually. The
roundhouse foreman edits the engineer's
work report. M-anwhlle the engineer runs
•he machine allotted to him. He confines
l.ia howling to the secluslou of his home.
His wife thereby acquires railroad lor*.
Conductors once w. re monurchs of all
they surveyed up to the track of the ten
d r. That was the firing line. There au
thorities clashed. To settle a dispute us
to train rtghis ettgliwers have uncoupled
and finished the trip with the engine,
leaving the conductor arid his train on the
siding, Thlek-u*- ked c t> iuctora have re
fused to o|**n the switch, forcing the en
gineer to continue the trip against his
judgment, Such primitive me hods would
now meet with otfi lal disfavor. The old
time railroader was character. Ho Is he
of to-day. liut I.* la different. In those
days the IntlueuLlal radius of the road
w# small. Its personnel was weak,
scrawny, little ffmall Iron rails wan
dered about the country. The road bed
was unscientifically constructed. ll was
the day of the wooderv treatta. Hmall,
weak engines made long slops at wood
pllrs. Frowsy, hard-riding passenger car*
w.re coii|>le.j with links and pins. The
hand-brake assisted In furnishing thrill*
to passengers. Stopping and skirting w. re
momentous op rations. Those reservolt#
of fiendish potentiality, the car atove and
the oil lamp, wete omnipresent. A It.hie
In a rack, labeled. "Head and return,"
was flunked by an ax with a horribly sug
gestive red helve. I'axmtigere were regal
ed with pungent wood smoke from the en
gine Conductors collected fares and
bought real estate. I'aasenger brakemen
were unbecomingly familiar with promi
nent cttlxen*. Engineer* forgot, as they
do yet, that they were workingmen. They
also died at Iheir posts os they do yet.
The men were dwarfed by their envlron-
ment. Their little road was their world
They were as proud of the fast runs of
ti.clr little trains a* I, the man In Ihe
cab of a tian, -cunt liienl.il flier of to-day.
And why not? Competitive races across
the prairies for u mall contract had not
yet been conceived. A minute gained be
lie.sn "ttehonl House T 1 111 and Cider Mill
Curve" was a Ir-llliuale triumph.
linings on other roads were of no Inter
est to these men. If a stranger cot a
job he was permitted to live down Ihe
stigma of his etrutigeiu ss—lf he could.
The officials were “raised" on Ihe road.
Their former comrade# still Ailed the hum
bler |section. From them Ihe rising gen-
Cration learned to call the "super" Hill,
and the master mechanic Joe, in their ab
:j llj ||j| |1
/4
Passenger brakemen were unbecomingly
familiar.
acncc Any position was open to any as
pirant. Changes xiw like a thief In the
night. Bo gradual wen they that there
eventual recognition (wnduced a shock.
The rapidly (trowing country called for In
crease.! transportation f ictlltles. liosds
were double-1 rs kid. Knuds were paral
leled. Competition reared Its ugly head,
more and better service was demanded of
the men. Time-honored privileges and
perquisites w< re curtailed or revoked.
l'a> was sonar tin** clipped. New rules
requiting more work for the same, or lee,
wages, were formulated. Competition's
twin. Urlcvance, was born. The . otrv
nutt. e missed eom.thtn* of the old heart
iness In their welcome. "Super" Hill re
gardr-t big former "comrades e- r "s of
possible trouble for himself. Committees
returned din satisfied. The friendly rela
■tmis hitherto existing *•■ sundered.
The enterliiß Wedge received an occasional
tap from either party. The rift widened.
Now the gulf bad becopw Impassable.
A thorough grounding tn the various de
partment, had been Indispensable to pre
ferment. President and superintendent,
boasted of their early familiarity with the
brake-wheel and the conductor's punch.
Thai door Is now closed. The ro<>-t success
ful manager In the country haa said 11,
There is to be sn aristocracy on the rail
road officera to Ihe manner bred and de
void Of memories of tbs discontented. It
may lie well, or It may ba 111. and time
will pronounce the verdict. The ralldoada
hwvn grown and waxed fat dospMe com
petition. Th* time conaumed In stopping
trains by hand waa an Important factor.
The few minutes' difference between a
stop by hand and one by power Is Inslg
ui (leant. Tbs sggrsfais of that differ
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 16, 1900.
ance en alt the trains In the world ho#
produced tha Wrstlngliouse automatic am
brake. For complex simplicity or simple
complexity, perfection und reliability, M
hold* the record The obi railroader dis
approved of power brakes. Their gre.il
value lay in their ability to reduce the
time consumed |n stopping. "If ye run
right snug up to the atop block before ya
shot off. and the pesky thing don't work,
where he ye?" he argued. Ttiey developed
defects at ftrat; all new venture*
do The old railroader was vindi
cated Wb.it he wanted waa a live man
who would olx-y hit whistle signals.
What he got waa the < ripple valve. It
never sleeps. It never lay# off sick. It is
not flirting with wayside maidens or teas
ing the "news butcher” when wanted.
The whistle Itself la not more sensitive
to the slightest touch- The triple valve
instantly clump* a brake-shoe to every
Wheel oti the train. They grab with a grip,
compared to which a st.-r-l bear trap ta
like the puling lips of an taf.tnt The
ever alert valve does other things. Prop
erly manipulated It can promptly atop
a flying train without spilling the con
teatta of a brimming glass Instant wreck
or derailment of the engine is almost
sure to rupture the frail brake coon*. -
Hons. Thl* Is the triple valve a oppor
tunity. Itegardlesa of order* the prompt
little monitor sets the brskes. Many
train laris of passengers have Hits* haen
kept out of the ditch. The connections
falling to rupture, a valve within easy
reach of every trainman accompllsltr*
the same purpose The old railroader is
vanquished. Tho capital button of all the
roads in the country would not induce
him to return to hand-brake* ll* I#
conservative, but not hopelessly so. Itr
•kies, he la dying off.
The block signal ha* relieved the over
worked red flag. The flag has not been
eliminated It never will be Llk* the
rapidly paaslng horse. It holds a place in
the affections of msn It ta the Omega,
the Tillable, tie indisputable It emergt*
The committee missed something eg the
old heartiness.
triumphant from th# maxes woven by
self-seeking llara. Competition demand
ed heavier engines. T lie re were longer
trsitia to be run at highr speed. To meet
the Increased strain the iiermtinetit way
must be stiffened. An Increase of one
pound per yard In steel rails means the
renewal of the entire track, lesser inno
vations hove wrecked huge enterprise*
The microscopic eye of a financial math
emstlclnn scrutlnlxr* the pros and eons
Track, lik- rolling sleek, must earn up
to the limit. A wheel rol'lng a mils In a
given time repte-cnt.l on Item In tho
coming e-damn. Decrease the time and
th* Item increases pro rata
This axiom sired the block signal Th*
road Is divided Into sections, called blocks.
In Its simplest form a b.oek comprises
the track between any Iwo stations. It
guarded by n semaphore controlled by
the telegraph oi>erator nt the station. In
Its normal position fhoilsomal) It moans,
"Stop!" The preceding train has not yet
been reported <by wire) os having passed
out of the block ahead. An approaching
engineer whistles for the semaphore. If
It Is promptly pull'd down h<- proceed* on
his way rejoicing The hln-k ahead Is
clear, othrrwl** profanity ensues, but he
stops. Just the same. From the operator
he cc n sign'd staleim-nt as In the time
the o'her train entered the block. It adds
that she has not ye* left It. Th* requisite
time (by the rules) hovlns elapsed, the
operator puffs down the semaphore. The
engineer may now proceed nt bin own
risk -knowing the block to be occupied
It 1* his privilege, however, to watt for
a clear block.
Wireless telegraphy may aupersede the
block, which, however. 1 quite satisfac
tory Bar accidents, train* trundle the en
tire length of the road at short Intervals
at high speed and Indefinitely. The system
here simply outlined Is capable of num
berless combination*. Many semaphores
governing different track* may appear
upon the same |m>l*. The ope rotor, know
ing the destlnullon or the approaching
train, govern* himself accordingly. The
engineer also. That other Ingenious sys
tem. the Interlocking awltch and signal,
enables one man to handle nil 4h* train*
and engines nt a large terminal. The per
fected system renders mistakes by the
operator Impossible Switches cannot be
opened or closed until the teaming signal
has been displayed. Nor. when one* set.
can they ha changed until the last wheel
has passed. A train arriving at th# ter
minus face# acres of tra-fc* crossed by
switches In all dlr.-.-llone. Train* sre con
tinually arriving and departing. Swift en
gines. busy little railroad tugs, are fly
ing cars all over the yard. It Is a scene
to daunt a veteran. How shall he pick
hi* way through aurh confusion and land
his train safely in the shed hair .1 mile or
more away? When the semaphore con
trolling the track he Is to enter Is polled
down the engineer knows two things: He
knows hi* track l* clear all the way In.
otherwise the operator could not have
pulled It down, as It would have heen
locked. He knows, too. that time Is **-
cesdingly valuable in the yard. He Is en
titled In the least possible fraction there
of Owing to the Interlocking system an
nmotuil of work Is done that would have
required many time* she spn*# available
under former conditions. Hence business
Is expedited.
The Individuality of the railroad msn Is
lost. The crystallxatlon of a generation's
experience has produced definite rule*
covering every possible emergency. Ex
pert laterprctatl rut of orders are barred
A g<natation has arl#*n to whom the sin
gle track I* hut a legend. The discrimi
nating old-timer has been submerged by
the new school, which obeys order*. The
FIT THE GROCER.
Wife Unite the Suggestion.
A grocer ha# excellent opportunity 4o
know the effecls of special food* on hi*
customers. Mr. It. A. I.ylle of *O7 Hi
Clair street. Cleveland. 0.. ha* a long
list cf customer* that ha vs been helped In
health hv leaving off . offs* and using
Post urn Food Coffee.
ll* esy* regarding hi* own experience.
"Two years ago 1 had been drinking
coffee and must say that 1 was almost
wrecked In my nerve*.
"Particularly In ilia morning I ws# so
Irritable and upset that I could hardly
watt until the coffee was served, and
then I had no appetite for breakfast and
did not feel like attending to my store
duties
"One day my wife suggested that Inas
much a# I was selling so much Pot .irn
Food Coffee there must be some merit In
It. and suggested that we try It. I took
home a package and shn prepar'd It
according to directions. The result was
a very happy an*. My nervousness
gradually disappeared awl to-day my
nerves are *ll right I would advise every
one effected ia any way with nervouaneas
or stomach iroublew. to leave off coffee
aa* turn Poalum Food Cos ft**."
PALATABLE,
PURCHASABLE
B 11V11
Inn
Jos. A. Magnus
Cincinnati, O.
rupture of th cordiality formerly exist
ing between the upper and the lower atra
ta has produced organisation on both
sides. The it.flt otble law as to the superi
ority of Intelligence over numbers never
had a- leaner cut Illustration A handful
cf managers, the kind who are burn. Im
pose* iheir wills upon the mass.
After many years the man-eater draw
head an I th* r*d flag have, accompanied
the hand-brake and the old fashioned
■ wll> hmau to the scrap pile. The organi
sation* congratulate themselves upon
their political "heft. ' but J tancy that,
with modern methods, the link and pin
and slow going brake wk'-cl were round
prohibitively expensive. Great Industries
can survive only by the practice of strict
di*< Inline While filtering thtough many
subordinates din Udine easily degenerates
into tyranny, liut It retain* the compul
sory virtue of th* source from which It
emanated. The railroad man of to-day tats
bun relieved of much responsibility, also
of Its accotnitanylng simple American dig
nlty. Is he the gatwr'.' The old-timer,
with hla sturdy, stubborn, lovable |>o*l
tlveness. will anon be but a memory,
i’eace to hla ashes!
OIIGAMI/.ATIOV !\ I*ol.lTlf'S.
Mr. Craker Tells Why 11 I* Necessary
to Have u ••Machine,”
New York. Hept. 14 —Org-mlxatlon In
politic* Is just ss eseentlal to the moral
welfare of the community as organiza
tion In religion If there w.re no political
organisation, there would be no govern
ni.,n! Anarchy would ensue 4n an auto
cratic country, where the people have no
rights and no voice In the government,
there Is no need of political organisation,
but where there la anything aopioachlng
popular government, there miai, of neces
sity. I** garnets and If there are parties
there must he ftmdam-ntal organizatksi
Theorists and a certain class of newspa
per* are perpetually crying out against
Ilia ■'"rgwtilaailon." and "leader*." The
practical man and the truly thoughtful
(Itlxen take* no part In this clamor. He
knows that th* "orgaulxallon" Is the true
fpresmtatlv of the pe oi>le, good or had,
a* they choose to make It And right here
let me say, there can be no had "organ
isation" lor any length of lime 1-et ll
t# shown that the "organisation.''
whether It be lemocrattc. Ilepuhllcsn.
I'opullstlc, or what you will, is corrupt,
and It will he overthrown so quickly and
completely that the most rabid organi
sation man must Ik- satisfied. The .x-oola
ar never mined for any length of time.
And. en the other hand, they are not to
I* fooled Into a condemnation of organ
isation by the absurd ciitmor of theorists,
nor yet by the chicanery of the pcooJe
on the oilier side.
1 know of no better illustration of thl*
than wi have hail In New York. Tain
many Hall ha* bran the *ubJerl*of "ln
v**iig.iion " and ail*- k from a dogen
quarter*. All aorl# ol effort* were mad#
to prove that there wu* corruption. There
wn* a great throwing of iluet. but the
eye# of (he people remained whi* open.
They could *ee nothing of Ihe hugulioo
raised by Ihe opj.oillon, and by Ih® men
arul Ihe publication* who are "agatnat the
organization" on general principle*, who
want to tear down, but have nothing hel
ler that they ran bu:ld up. Well, then. In
the face of ail thl* clamor, Ihe groat body
of III# people remained cool and critical.
When election lime came, (hr lime when
Ihe question went before the Jury of vot
er*, Ihe Tammany llckct tti elccied by
an overwhelming majority. Now. that
would hav* been Iropaswble. * *broluioiy
Impoxeihl* a* a flight to the moon, If the
org.inlxaiion had been corrupt No poli
tician on earth, no act of pollllt'lan* can
Influence Ihe great body of peopl* on a
vital la-iuc. When Mtcb iue# rise, the
.people do their own thinking, and I bey do
their own voting all the lime. A bod or
ganization la certain of death pnd •annihi
lation. How many organization* that were
not truly representative have come and
gone In New York. Tlio*e thing* regu
late themselve* Ju*t a* certainly a the
tide* regulate the rt# and fall of the
buoy* (ha* mark the ahoal place* In our
harbor*
It ia a mere matter of detail. The great
underlying principle, the nocaaalty for or
ganization. I* not disturbed nor affected
by th# coming and going of any particu
lar polliheil body, no matter what I* Ha
name- Nor 4* the principle of true popu
lar representation affected. On the contra
ry. the paaalng away of a political body
merely prove# thta principle, for It I* only
When It ceaeea to be representative that
an organization die*.
And a* for the leader, he cannot live
an hour afier he reone* to be truly ref>-
ceseillative, after he cease* to act for the
whole liodv of the people reprraenled by
hi* organization Huch power aa ha wield*
I# dependent entirely on hi* representative
qualities. If a man I* elected or appoint
ed to an ordinary political office hi# ten
ure I# absolute, hi* statu* flzed. He can
not !<•• dlxturbed no mailer what he doe*,
aa long aa lie obey* ihe law. and per
form* the dull#* of hi* offlre. But the
political leadri# or "bot"'." If you #wlll.
hold* by an Intangible power He hint
repreaer.t hla |>cople or they put him out
at once. Let him ceaa# to be areqttatde
to hi# organization, and he crane* to lira,
politically Glad clone tut a “boa#."
Be aeon# field > "bo*#." A# they rep
rtwaalod the de#lr* of their people they
remained In power, fln It I# with u# here
Our le.x'hra amount to omethtng Jut a*
long a* they repre#etu the peoidD# wl#h
e#. When they don't, the peopla kill them
off
Thl# being •. the poll leal organization
and Ihe pdltlrwl Kader represent In Ihe
meet concentrated form the great body of
people. Wkat would become of our |ollll
cal freedom If we did away with parly
organisation How would we maintain
pofiular government? Wnat mi ntnery
could we üb#tllut® for our preeent or
ganisation* They are the foundation of
our entlr* *v#iem. The thing for good
citizen* to do I* not to rln mot agalnyl
eritnlutlam. hut to become part of
them Th# #<-heroe I* thoroughly equita
ble. and under our primary law*, the ma
chinery of the organization may tat con
trolled absolutely by Ihe people. Every
good citizen ought to la- a politician
Without th# politician affair* with u#
would xoott develop Into a woeful condi
tion. Chao# would r*#uit If all the Poli
tician# would drop all of a #udden. Noth
ing more aerlou* roukl poeathly happen
Just Imagine. If you can. tho result The
organisation atari# Ihe what* machinery
of lb* Iranctdaa. Blot oat tb* otganizw
lion and there would he no primaries, no
conventions, no nominations, no elections
Tti# I'topUu) "Mention dreamed of when
the people are to suits their nomination*
and hold their eh salons di'eit without
the organisation Is about as remote as
anything well ran be.
Hlehard Croker.
Hreecl's Life In Frlson.
From Hie Fall Mall Gillette.
Home —Although all Information about
the regicide Urescl Is kept strictly prtvota.
sunt# d'mils of his life In prlsttn have
leaked ota 111* first pusc of haughty In
difference did not last Iona: prison con
finement of a rigorous kind and prison
fare being 100 much for wives was evident
ly In great pari assumed, and whsn he
felt himself no more the center of public
interrst his vanity and nerve failed him
He was subject to iiaroxysms of rage,
when 11 was dangerous lo approach him
On thc-r occasion* he had to be put In a
slraigbl-Jacket He alao bad fils of de
pression. In which bs would, without
doubt, hava taken hi* own life had bs not
been strictly watched. However. I am en
sured that through all hi* wreaks*** It lias
never been possible to exact on* word of
repentance. A* far a* having killed a
good King goes, whether he would re peat
the crime now that he reallm*-* by expo
rlen- aoni'-tliing of what the penalty will
he. la another gucslton. For n day or
two now hi* conduct has changed, and by
a strong effort h# controls hi# Irritation
and ha* resumed something of his old
hn.uMlng attitude This Is supposed lo he
in effort to regain his nerve before reap
pearing In public for hi* trial, where. If
he broke down, be would be considered
disgraced by hla "comp*nione ” Only two
day# ago. when helng examined, be ex
claimed: "My glorious act Is (he begin
ning of anew era Nothing can stop our
progress. lad the world beware!” In ap
pearance he I* little changed. he Is some
what more haggard and pale for want of
light and air, but bis braggart attitude It
now slightly anxious, and I am told (hat.
In 4he opinion of the police authorities and
those daily near him he will not endur*
the year* of conflenmsot. as hos Tnssan
snte. the firs* to attempt the life of th#
late King, big will either go mad or go
Into a ‘ decline. One said to me. ”H# I#
hysterical, and that cold manner coyer*
what In reality Is weakness ”
I*lo7.l.FT'* LKHOH FI Hilt
HF.OII.ATF* THE 1.l Vl6ll, STUM ACII.
now RDM till KIDYKY*.
For Mllousn*#*. consll|>alton a*d ma
laria
For Indigestion. nick and nervous head
ache.
For sleeplessness, nervousness and heart
failure.
For fever, chili*, debility and kidney
diseases, take Demon Elixir
lot'lles. for natural and thorough or
gnni 1 regulation, take lemon Elixir.
Mr and 11 bottles at druggists.
Prepared only by Dr. H. Mozley. At
lanta, (Is.
A PROMINENT UIIIATEB WHITE*i
After ten year# of great suffering from
indigestion, with great nervous prostra
tion. biliousness, disordered kidneys and
consttpatlan, I have been cured by Dr.
Mush y'* lemon Elixir, and am now a
well man. Itev. C. C. Dnvta.
Ekl M. E. Church Routh.
No. 9 Tattnall alreet. Atlanta. On.
A PROMINENT MEMPHIAN WRITE At
Dr. H. Mozley, Allanta -llavlng bran a
great sufferer for thrra years from 10*11
gestlon, and been treated by many phy
sicians, who failed to give me any relief.
Continuing to grow worse, my brother ad
vis, >1 me to try Dr. Motley's lemon
Elixir, which remedy he had used for sev
eral years. I commenced Its use, and
must aay that your Lemon Elixir I* the
greatest medicine on earth, I have never
suffernl a day since 1 coraux need uiing
I/nuion Elixir It I. Ito co,
Mi Hernando street. Memphis, Tent).
A CAR It.
This It to certify that I used Dr. Mos
ley's Demon Elixir for neuralgia of the
head and eyes with the most marked hen
fit to my general health. 1 would gladly
have paid lim for the relief It has given
mo at a coat of two or three dollar*.
II A. Beall.
Clerk Superior Court Randolph County,
Georgia —ad.
THE GERMANIA BANK
SAVANNAH, UA.
Capital **,•
Undlvld'd profit* tu,(m
This bank offers Its services to corpora
tions, merchants and Individuals.
Has authority to set as executor, ad
ministrator, guardian etc
I- bio * draft* on the principal cities In
Great Britain and I island and on th*
ContineMt.
Idler. *l raid or compounded quarterly
an deposits In Ih# Havings Depmnvnt.
Hsfety Hen" for rent.
H 14N ItY HI.UN. President.
OEM. W TIKDEMAN, Vice President
JI'HN M HOGAN', ''ashlar
WALTER F. HOGAN, Aril Cashier.
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No IMO. Chartered, IMA
—THE—
Minis Hill 11
OF SAVANNAH.
CAPITAL, 160 v 0). RI'KPI.CS, 1100.00
UNITED STATES DEPOffITORY.
J A. ti. CARSON, i'rs-ld nt.
HKIItNE (ll lit DON, Me Pr- si lent
W M DAVANT. Cashier
Atv aunt* of barks and hankers. m*r
ehani# and rnri-orsilona recilvsd up.n
th* most favorable term- . or#|tnt with
safe and ronwrvailv# banking
THE GEORGIA STATE
BULBING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION.
Assets over SBOO.OOO.
( PER CENT, per annum allowed on
deposit*. Withdrawable on demand. Inter
nt trt-dllsd quarterly.
PER CENT, per annum allowed on
deposits of even hundreds, withdrawable
at annual period#
GEO W. TIKDEMAN, President.
B. M. DEVY, Vl.s President.
E ff. REDD. Secretary.
C G ANDERSON. JR Treasurer.
OFFICE 11 YORK STREET. WEST.
SEED RYE.
GEORGIA SEED RYE.
SOUTHERN HEED lIVH
TEXAS RED R. F OATS.
HAY. GRAIN. FIAR'II. FEED.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
CHEESE. BEANS. PEAS.
W. I). 81 MR INS & CO.
J. D. WEED * CO
•AVARSAM, 60.
Leather Bellini, Steam Packing 4 Bose.
Agents for NEW YORK RUBBER
BELTING AND PACKING COMPANY.
OPIUM
Morphine seal Cocaine habits tursd pstn.
Isssly In 10 to day*. Th# only guanas,
iced painless cure No cure no pay.
Address, DU. J. H. HEFLIN,
Locust drove, da,
TZpßßgteflONT STEP ON A HAT!
STEARNS’'
{ ELECTRIC PASTE.
I! It kills RATS. MICE, COCKROACHES sod all other Vermin,
| consuming their bodies And leaving no odor.
For Balo by all Doalora, 25 ots. ■ Box.
9 STEARNS' tIEOTRIO PASTS CO.. CHICAGO, (LL.
What Is this Man Good For?
He might be-MUCHt
/1 M Be Is a nervous wreck. His Ufc ia
/ f WPlA aMfiPh*. a burden to liitnnelf, and hte presence
his and friend*.
i Reread a,
(lApputnn's Oreat
svery form of Nervous Deroagemeat, aad aaon aiokea the patieM rotrust
and ambitions. P. P. P. U the bagt coaiblnation of green roots and
barks tb*t waa over pnt together far the cure of WeaLo ia, General
Debility end Nervououcee It lea good tonic and tke beet Blood Purifier
to the world. P. P. P. U Naturr’s specific for ftbeunutism. Dyspepsia,
Catarrh, Malaria mul all ftrrtnfi of Hood Pol it on mad Scrofula, wkollber
In adult* oc ohildtrib.
o P.T- P. IB aold Vy all dmggtate—fia a bottle; six bottles, g. M
Lippman Brothers. ocz Savannah. Oa*
Scotch and Irish Whiskies!
We are agents for the most celebrated Scotch and
Irish whiskies, imported direct from the distilleries of
Scotland and Ireland.
These Scotch whiskies are the blend of the finest
Highland whiskey matured many years in wood before
bottled. The expert Analyist describes this Scotch whis
key as the perfection of Highland whiskey, and is special
O. V. 11, selected Old Vatted Highland' whiskey from
Glasgow, Scotland. The latest novelty in Scotch whiskey
is distilled by Rutherford of Leith, Scotland, and is called
Scotch Cherry Whiskey, and very palatable indeed. We
are also agets for the famous old Irish whiskey, imported
bv us from Wheeler, Belfast. Ireland.
LIPPMAN BROS.,
Agents for Scotch and Irish Distilleries
teEOPOtxD AblJSn, JNO. It. niDDON.
I'reatdeziL Caahlar.
J C T. ELLIS, BARRON CARTES,
Vic* President. Aa*t. C*#hlar.
The Chatham Bank
HA VANN AH.
Will he pleased to racely* the account*
of Merchant# Firms, Individuals, Banks,
and Corporation*
Idbersl favors extended.
Unsurpassed collection faelMtloa, Insur
ing prompt return#.
SfcPAHATESAVINGSDEPARTMENT
iatkhkat rowoLtiiHit tti tniLu
ll 111 lIKUOXITS.
Bafety Deposit P.osea and Vault* lur
rent. Correspondence #oltcll*d.
The Citizens Sank
UF SAtANAAM.
CAPITAL. £soaooa
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Eaolaaao,
•allalia Aaaaaata ad ladlvldaala,
■ttskuij, Raak, wad #W#> t#rfO>
raitwwa.
Caller Hons baatUoff with eafsty,
aaawwrnr and dl.patch.
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allaatt w M depoalta la *■* latlasa
Dep*rta#®„t.
•hfety t*ea.all Maaaq w.d ll.rogs
▼aalts.
MHAATICY A. DMtIAHK. Pre.ldoat,
Mll-Dd R. LARK, Vie* Pr#al4#at
GKORtiK c. nir.nm, Caahlow.
HONDO* L. GIIOOVKR, Aaat. Cashtam
SOUTHERN BANK
of lb* HUH# of Georgia.
Capital M.<M
Burplua and undivided profit* 4401.0X1
DEPUHITOHY OF IHE MTATM UF
GEORGIA.
Ruperlor faclllil® tui u.ii.a*- ling a
■■ ta iai tin-.king liualoeaa.
Coilacllona mad* an all point*
!• (himigh lainka and banker*.
'Ae eounra ui iiuiiko, Xjeiikeia, MutviuOU
and oilier* aolivttad. Rate Deposit Bus**
tor rm t.
D*p*i .cent of Raving*, Interest pwyaM*
quarterly
Soils Sterling Bxrhang* on I>ondoa a
and upward#.
JOHN FI.ANNERT, President.
HORACE A CRANK, Vice President
JAMES SULLIVAN fo.tiler.
DIHKCTORR:
JNO FLANNERY. WM W OORDON.
E A WEIL W. W GORDON. Jf.
H A CRANE. JOHN M EGAN.
Lh?F. P.OT MYERff JOSEPH FERST,
H P SMART. CHARLES ELI,IS.
EDWARD KELLT. JOHN J KIRIIT.
iaiiiMi
CAPITAL, gitr.o.ooo.
Account* of banka, merchant*, corpora
lion* and Individual* ■oltclled.
Saving* Department. Interest paid
quarterly.
Safety Boxes and Rtorag* Vaults for
rant.
Collection# mad* on all point* at rea
sonable rata*
Draft* *old on all tba chief eltlaa of tha
world.
Correrpondenc* tnrllad.
JOSEPH D. WEED. Prmldent.
JOHN C ROWLAND, Vica I’rtnUML
w. r. McCauley, caenie*.
OLD NEWSPAPERS. MD for M c*ala, at
Buau.wM OOct Morning N#wa>
1.1 rants ss
125 turn st. M
We handle the Yale
& Towne Manufactur
ing Company’s line of
Builders’ Hardware.
See these goods and
get prices before plac
ing your order else
where.
IX n Nazi. F P Miij.xan,
Pr—ltUal Via* P real dost
Minay Hi m#. Jr Bao'y and Treaa
NEAL-MILLARD CO,
Builders' Material,
Sasb, Doors and Bilals,
Faints, Oils, Varalsltes,
Class iad BrnsHes,
EUiLDERS* HARDWARE.
Lime, Cement and Piaster#
■nr WBt Wktlakn *tra#iw
BRRNNAN BROS,
WHOLES A LS
Fruit, Produce, Grain, Etc.
HI SAY ATKEBT. WML
t#4#rbo*#4Sh.
cure roawEin
f I■: m* lor anaatsml
f /Hint io.\ I diwturuM, laflaaiuUu,
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tSlwtwnttmnctiCa. <• •
c?
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i | * Ctrcotoi noi uu roiootj,
4> !■■■■■ m MorpMno *a.l Whi.kror tub.
Ii niTT P jT“* *••* without pain or
U 111 ||II confiortarnl Cutr guana.
HI 111 lln M *> w- h.vr*u
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