Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1898 — To Prevent Runaway Freight Cars, [ARTICLE]

To Prevent Runaway Freight Cars,

To prevent railway cars from running out on the main track after being placed on a switch a steel bar is set across the rail In a slanting position, with the inner end pivoted in a socket and the outer end fitted with a loop to hold it in place. Every boy has an idea that if he wants to catch big catfish, he must go fishing at night. At a restaurant it is safe to trust the cream jug in front of only a few men.