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...would they own the truth, but very languid interest when at the earliest they arrive at least six weeks after the time of their first bow to the world. True, the greater part of the cargoes of most of these vessels, like those of the shingle boats that children freight for journeys down a brook, may well be jettisoned; but doubtless with many a hapless cargo some things really worth saving go down. A few light, gay, shiny bits do float, and sail gaily down life's brook, sparkling in the sunlight even brighter than the ripples of the stream...
...Major Hine began his railway career as a freight brakeman, and soon worked his way up to the top of his profession, serving successively as switchman, yardmaster, conductor, chief clerk, trainmaster, assistant superintendent and, finally, superintendent. He was employed on several occasions by the Interstate Commerce Commission, and is the originator of a unit system of organization for corporations which is being installed on the Harriman and several other lines...
...Lucien Graves 2L., of Granville Centre, was struck and fatally injured by an unattached engine, while crossing the railroad tracks at Cambridge Station at 5.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Graves was preparing to take the train for South Acton when he was hit by the engine returning from shifting freight. He was taken at once to the Cambridge Hospital where he died at 9.30 o'clock. Death resulted from a fracture of the skull. His brother, M. D. Graves 2L., as well as his father and mother, who were visiting him, were present when he died...
Finally, they will not accomplish their end, as they will not encourage our merchant marine. They will foster great monopolies which will not give us enough more ships to be rightly called encouragement. Altogether, the net result of such a subsidy would be to raise freight rates, and not to encourage our merchant marine...
...Porter, the third speaker for the affirmative, first took up the question from the point of view of the results of a ship-subsidy system to our navy. Under such a system, fast lines and freight routes would provide ample auxiliaries in time of war. By subsidies our navy would be rendered efficient. Also, when it is considered that in the Boer War we lost $30,000,000 through withdrawals of British carriers from trade, the danger from a war between two foreign nations at present doing our carrying can be imagined. Furthermore, there is a direct financial benefit...