Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 294, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 December 1913 — Page 3

LOCOMOTIVE FOR TASMANIA

Garratt Locomotive for the Tasmanian Railways.

The above illustration shows a British locomotive of the Garratt type built for the Tasmanian government railways—the largest, so far, in that country. The boiler and firebox are

IMPOSSIBLE TO AVOID

ACCIDENTS ON RAILROADS WILL ALWAYS BE. When One Considers What the Operation of the Vast Network of Lines Means That Fact Will Be Understood. Ten thousand, one hundred and eighty-five persons were killed in accidents Involving train operations upon steam railroads in the United States in the year ending June 30, 1912: Seventy-seven thousand one hundred and seventy-five were injured. Place a railroad map of the United 'States before you; trace thp black lines that represent the 200 and odd million miles of railroads, as they move from state to state, across mighty rivers, over mountain ranges, skirting the shores of great lakes, criss-crossing, weaving together linking In one vast chain the cities from coast to coast. Imagine this great network of tracks peopled by an army of 1,500,000 employes, engaged in the operation of trains; Imagine the equipment that the 116,000,000,000 investment represents; picture the 9,000,000 of passengers and the 1,500,000,000 tons of freight carried annually by the railroads. If you are able to grasp the picture of what these figures mean, you may realize the proportions that the railroad business has assumed.

Never In their wildest fancy could the early projectors have surmised the railroad business of today. Great feats of engineering have accomplished the seemingly impossible, and through arid deserts, across towering ranges and great bodies of water, steel rails have been laid, now clinging to the rock-hewn side of a mountain, now tunneling through its base, spanning bridges of steel, or deep down, through tubes, going beneath the water.

It was in the early '6os that the great activity in railroad building began. Ground for the Central Pacific had been broken in .1863 and the Union Pacific was pushing on from Omaha, to form, when their tracks should meet, the great gateway to the Pacific coast. It was these achievements which gave the Impetus to the building of new lines. With the increasing trackage, equipment and business came the necessity for some sort of training or discipline to increase efficiency and take the place of the loose methods then in-force. The telegraph which had come into use upon the Erie In 1851 for the dispatching of trains, brought with it many new rules and conditions. Promotions in all grades were greatly the matter of favoritism. An engineer of 1870 confessed that he “knew no more than a child how the steam got in or out of the cylinder: it seemed to push mighty hard; that’s all he knew about it.” It was these conditions that the early managers had to face and it has been only in the last 15 or 20 years that the training of the railroad man has reached anywhere near perfection. To judge what the result of this training has been, we are obliged to resort to the figures compiled of accidents resulting from collisions and derailments during the year ending June 30, 1912. The interstate commerce commission report gives these as 13,698; of this number 3,847 accidents were due to defect of equipment and 1,877 due to defect of roadway, leaving 7,974 accidents unclassified. It Is to be presumed that these were due to error of employes, and from them a more correct idea of the railroad man’s efficiency can be obtained than from regarding the number of casualties, which represent the results of error or defect, only. In fact, the totals of the list are in a great measure pure luck, mitigated somewhat by the Introduction of modern equipment. — Pennsylvania Grit.

Peevish Passenger.

It was on an East Texas train. The little coffee pot of an engine, having wheezed laboriously over serpentine rails, jolted to a restful stop at no place In particular. Time passed tediously. Some of the passengers stalk ed up "end down the aisles while others drew their felt hats down over their eyes and tried to forget It. When a half hour had elapsed, the conductor came through. "Say, friend,” said a querulous voiced old man, "as near as you can tell, what’s holdin’ us?”* "We’re taking on water 1 ," was the explanation. “Well, why don’t you git another teaspoon? That un seems to leak something dreadful!” —Pulitzer's MagMine.

in the center. The cylinders are mounted on separate carriages—front and rear —which also carry the coal and water. —This has been found to be moat effective. —Popular Mehanics.

ECONOMY IN EVERY LINE

*Rallroada Utilize Everything That la of the Slightest Possible Value. ' All the sawdust that accumlulates in the various shows of a railroad system is carefully saved. What is needed is used for packing ice for shipment and the rest is burned in the furnaces in the shops, thus cutting down the Coal bills. In one large shop alone the sawdust and shavings exceed a carload each day, so it makes no small item in the fuel bill of the shops. Waste paper is one of the big items of savings for every company. In the general office the waste paper gathered up by the porters and baled amounts to about a ton each day or. a carload a month, from this one station. There are other stations where the waste amounts -to two or three tons a week. All the paper is saved and baled and then sold. Cars are sent over the system periodically to pick up these accumulations of waste paper. This Includes the ordinary waste paper that everyone throws into the waste baskets and also the tons of old records that have become obsolete and are destroyed. A few months ago a western railroad sent out a notice to all its employes asking them to use one additional inch of each lead pencil before it was thrown away and the company said that this Would make a saving of |4,000 a year to the company.

Too Late.

Two of the most impressive sights of a railroad grading camp are the marvelous alacrity of the men in responding to the call for dinner and their quickness in wrapping themselves around their grub. During construction of the new lines of the Louisville & Nashville in Kentucky an old farmer furnished one of the grading camps with vegetables. He often arrived at the camp at meal time, and was greatly Impressed with the voracity of the men. When the call for dinner was given every man made a rush for the table and the food disappeared in double quick time. One day a workman on his way to the table tripped on the root of a tree and fell. He lay all sprawled out, making no attempt to rise. The farmer in great concern rushed to him. “Are you hurt, are you hurt?” he asked anxiously. “No,” answered the man. “Well, why don’t you get up and go to dinner?” "No use,’ returned the other sadly, "it’s too late now.” v

Record British Railroad Disaster.

The two worst railway disasters which ever occurred In the United Kingdom were the Tay Bridge disaster on December 28, 1879, when 74 lives were lost through the train and bridge being wrecked a terrific storm, and the Armagh disaster on June 12, 1889, when two excursion trains collided at Killooney, resulting In 80 deaths and Injuries to 400 other passengers. In the latter case the officials were charged with negligence. The Abergele disaster in 1867, on the L. & N. W. R. R., when the Irish mall collided with petroleum trucks and 33 people were killed; the accident at Shipton, near Oxford, in 1874, when a G. W. R. R. train ran over an embankment, resulting in 34 deaths and 70 injured; and the mbre recent Salisbury, Shrewsbury and Elliot Junction disasters are also among the worst this country has experienced. London Mail.

Bridge Building Changes.

The remarkable growth of the automobile Industry In the last few years has revolutionized bridge building on country roads, according to Stewart McDonald, vice-president of the Moon Motor Car company, who took an auto trip east recently. He said: "In many places In the country where the roads are bein'g worked, concrete culverts are being put In. At many points, too, where a year or two ago there were rickety, wooden bridges on our recent trip we found substantial steel and iron structures. "This development In bridges and culverts Is a big factor In increasing the safety of roads to farmers as well as automobiles.”

Railroad Wages In Europe.

Official German statistics show that the average yearly Incomb of the railway maintenance porkers in Baden Is |260; in Wurtemberg, 1250; In Bavaria, $230; in Saxony, 1235; In Prussia, 1210.

Firing an Engine.

The ordinary locomotive fireman cannot put In the fire-box more than 5,000 or 6,000 pounds of coal per hour, and this is an Important factor In determining future development of the engln<-

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NEED FOR CARE IN SWEEPING

Effective Removal of Dust Without Unpleasant Results Requires Care in Operation. Sweeping should be_ a process of complete and carefur removal o’s dirt, its purpose being to geather the coarse dirt witli the attached dust, and its alm to scatter as little of this dust as possible into the air, in orderrto prevent a transfer of dirt from one place to another. In order to sweep carpets and rugs effectively a somewhat inflexible, stiff broom is beat, because it reaches into the depressions and among the fibers to dislodge the dirt, says Mother’s Magazine. If the broom is too dry it will snap and throw off a great deal of dust, consequently it is always best to have the broom a little damp so that it will hold the dirt down and keep it all together. The raising of dust is always more or less of a problem. But with short, light, wiping, overlapping movements, and then by the stopping Of the broom on the floor Instead of in the air, most of the inertia of the rising dust current may be overcome. In removing the gathered dirt from the floor to the dustpan, which is another occasion for dust to find its way back to the carpet, if a newspaper dampened can be fitted over the dustpan and made to stand up as far as possible at the back and sides a surprising amount of flying dust will be collected in this way. —Mother’s Magazine. '

HOUSEHOLD HINTS OF VALUE

Best Method of Sweetening Jars or Tins —How to Ascertain if Coffee Is Pure. To sweeten jars and tins which have contained tobacco, onions or anything else of strong odor, wash the article clean, then fill it with fresh earth, cover it and let it stand for 24 hours. Then wash it and dry it and it will be quite sweet and fit for use. If you wish to know whether your coffee is pure sprinkle a small quantity on the surface of a tumbler of water. Pure coffee floats; the adulterated article sinks to the bottom and discolors the water. This is a simple but effective test. To remove fruit stains from tablecloths, cover with powdered starch and leave this in the stain for a few hours. All the discoloration will then be absorbed by the starch. In cases of illness where ice is not procurable for cooling the head of feverish patients, cut a strip of cucumber, peel rather thick and lay the inner part on the forehead. It is deliciously cool and remains so for a long time.

Kitchen Basket.

Have you ever thought of the convenience a kitchen work basket might be? If not, do arrange to have, one at once. The moments you will save by its installment will be many. Place a comfortable, low rocker in the brightest corner of the kitchen and near by make a nook for your work basket. Into it drop such sewing as requires no machine ■work, the stockings to be mended, the bit of darning and unfinished garments which require a little hand sewing to complete them. While waiting for a cake or a pudding to bake or the kettle to boil many odd stitches may be taken and much accomplished.

To Make French Pancakes.

Take two ounces of butter, two ounces of flour, two ounces of sugar, two eggs, a little baking powder and half a pint of milk. Beat the butter with a wooden spoon until creamp, all the eggs slowly, also the sugar, flour and baking powder, and when quite smooth stir in the milk. When well mixed turn the mixture into saucers which have been previously rinsed in hot water, so that they do not crack. Have them well buttered, and put in the mixture about half an inch thick. Bake in the oven a nice crisp and when done put a little jam in each pancake, fold once and serve.

Lemon Apple Pie.

Grate the rind and strain the juice of two lemons. Pare, core and chop fine one large tart apple. Round two crackers very fine. Mix with two teaspoons of melted butter. Mix the lemon juice and rind and apple with two scant cups of sugar. Beat the yolks of two eggs to a thick froth and the whites stiff, mix and beat together/and mix with the lemon, apple and sugar and add crumbs and butter. Beat thoroughly and line two pie tins as for custard pie. Pour in filling and bake until crust is done.

Quick Graham Bread.

Two cupfuls of graham flour, one cupful of white flour, one-half teaspoonful salt, sift together. Add two large tablesponfuls of molasses and about two cupfuls of sour milk In which one teaspoonful of soda has been dissolved. Mix to rather stiff batter, turn Into greased bread pan and bake at once for one hour in slow oven.

Grapefruit Salad.

Peel separately the sections of grape fruit, reihove the seeds and skin, blanch Malaga grapes by throwing Into hot water for two minutes, cut In two, remove mix with grapefruit and serve with mayonnaise dressing. Garnish with lettuce and celery.

Keeping Pickles in Glass.

Pickles should always be kept In glass —never In glazed ware, as the action of the vinegar on the glazing is liable to form a poigonouz compound.

DIRTY PLAYING HURTS GAME

Football Facing Its Doom Because of Unnecessary and Unfair Roughness, Says George Hoff. “The existence of football will be threatened, sooner or later, unless a growing tendency to forget? the lesson of some years back and return to the practices which put the sport on trial for its life is checked.” This is the recent declaration of Athletic Director George Hoff of Illinois university, and ope of the best known men in the athletic world. In explanation he says: "I refer to unnecessary and unfair roughness. I do not criticize hard playing, and football as a matter of fact is rough. But I have noticed a gradual introduction of the same tactics which nearly cost, the colleges their favorite game. “This year I have seen ‘neck wringing.’ I have seen players drag their feet over the head of an opponent. ‘Piling up,’ even when easily seen to be unnecessary, goes unrebuked. “The blame for the existence of this tendency is to be placed on the heads of unscrupulous coaches and complacent gridiron officials. It is a matter of common report in the football camps of the middle west Institutions that certain coaches make no bones of encouraging their men to lame apd to slug if they can get away with it. Their linesmen threaten and curse their opponents, hoping to lead them Into a display of honest and almost justifiable physical retaliation. “For the most part western officials have ceased to pay any attention to unnecessary roughness. ‘Let ’em fight it out* seems to be the implied attitude of many officials, especially the younger ones. And the team that attempts to be square gets the worst of it. I am a believer in football as a square, manly sport, if properly supervised. I would regret to see it lost, but I firmly believe that after success with the new style of game all will go for nought unless coaches and officials see that the practices I mention are eliminated.”

GILE OF PRINCETON.

Gile of Princeton practicing toe work on the pigskin. This young player is bending every effort for the job of one of Princeton's gridiron warriors. Princeton coaches have been working every youngster on the team In the hopes of developing a “find" and to get the understudies for the older players in trim, ready for any occasion.

Michigan Votes Solidly Against Conference Return By an overwhelming majority, students, faculty and Ann Arbor alumni of the University of Michigan have voted against a resumption of athletic relations with the western intercollegiate conference.

FOOTBALL AN ANCIENT GAME

Played at Derby as Early as Third Century In Commemoration of Victory Over Roman Legion.

Football is probably the oldest of our national games. At ber'by a game of football was played as early as the third century, in commemoration of a victory over the Roman Legion at Chester, says the London Chronicle. The first football used In the annual game—still played each Easter —Is said to have been the head of a Danish Invader. In the isle of Purbeck, too, the free quarrymen from time immemorial have perpetuated their claim to a grant of land by kicking a football across it In the fourteenth century the game was so popular as to call forth an edict forbidding It on the ground that it interfered with the practice of more martial exercises. In later times Shakespeare referred contemptuously to the game, but perhaps few would be able to turn up readily the passage In "King Lear” describing "a base football player.”

New Class “AA" League.

In an effort to curt) outlaw baseball, the organized elements are planning to put Class AA clubs in eight different cities next year. Cincinnati,* Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, Indianapolis, Grand Rapids and Peoria are the cities pow suggested. This move is a bad one for the Class A clubs, as It will cut down the high klass talent there to mediocrity

DARTMOUTH HAS MOST BRILLIANT ATTACK

Right-End Loudon, Dartmouth’s Human Battering Ram.

For the second successive year, Princeton fell before the onslaught off; Dartmouth’s fighting football squad and for the second time, Loudon, Dartmouth's human battering ram in his position at right end, helped to put a crimp in Princeton’s aspirations of downing Dartsmouth. Dartmouth, aside from its 6 to 0 victory over Princeton, has demonstrated that it has a most powerful and brilliant attack, and every one of the New England college teams which have attempted to check the march of the Hanover players have been forced to defeat by scores running into double figures.

English Woman Wins $8,250 on Two Races The Cambridgeshire handicap, the last big race of the year, was marked not only by the queen’s visit to Newmarket, but by one of those lucky shots which fire the ambitions of the punters. Mrs. Clayton, wife of Major Clayton, who has the reputation of being one of the handsomest women in English society, invested a sovereign on Fizyama, a rank outsider, which won the Czarewitch at 50 to 1. She placed her winnings on another outsider, Cantilever, for the Cambridgeshire, and Cantilever romped home. His starting price was 33 to 1, so Mrs. Clayton pocketed $8,250. The British racing public recently has been hard hit by a weary succession of outsiders* wins.

AMATEURS NOT, TO COMPETE

Secretary Sullivan Refuses to Consider Proposition Made by President Gustavus T. Kirby. Secretary Jaihes E. Sullivan of the Amateur Athletic union and other officials of that organization, including Supreme Court Justice Bartow S. Weeks and Frederick W. Rubien of the Metropolitan association, refuse to consider seriously the proposition made by their president, Gustavus T. Kirby, that amateurs be allowed to compete against professionals in track and field sports. Pointing to the fact that the ancient Olympic games were killed by professionalism and that modern professional field and track sports had lost prestige through betting and kindred evils, Sullivan said flatly that he would never give his consent to the plan. He further stated that he would sever connections with the A. A. U if the scheme should be attempted.

TORBET OF MICHIGAN.

One of Coach Yost’s most reliable and dependable players.

Will Spend $50,000 for Tracks.

The University of California is to have a new cinder track. Work Is to commence within the next few months, and by 1915 the new athletic field will be completed. Present plans Include the construction of bleachers seating 10,000 people, and a quartermile oval with a 220-yard straightaway. The cost of the track complete is estimated at >50,000.. ,

MAHAN OF HARVARD

Few players on the big eastern teams have shown better qualities at punting than this young player.

Tennis Cracks Leave z for Trip to Far East William M. Johnston and Ella Fbttrell, California tennis cracks, departed for a tour of the far east November 22. Johnston is the Pacific coast champion and also holds the Longwood and New York state titles. With Fotrell he will play in Manila, Toklo, Hong Kong and Shanghai.

TRACERY IS TO BE RETIRES

Announcement Made That August Bel* mont’s Famous Colt Has Run Last Race-—Won Many Stakes.

The famous racing colt Tracery, belonging to August Belmont of New York, has has run his last race, according to an announcement made recently. The colt, for which $200,000 was refused by his owner on September 30 last, is to retire Immediately to the stud. He was restricted towalking exercise when he ’ waa scratched from his next week’s e*« gagement. Tracery Is regarded by racing men as one of the best colts ever bred. He is a four-year-old son of Rock Sand, the English stallion, by Topiary, and was first brought out for the English Derby in 1912, when he ran third. In the St. Leger stakes of $32,500 at Doncaster he was victorious at 8 to 1. and he won the Sussex stakes at Goodwood in the same year. While Tracery was running for the Ascot gold cup in June this year he was thrown by a suffragette. Madman Hewitt, who sprang on to the course and tried to stop him while he waarunning at full gallgp. In July this year Tracery won the Eclipse stakes at Sandown and later in the season Was placed second in the Jockey club stakes at Newmarket.

Sullivan to Lecture on Baseball.

Ted Sullivan, the veteran baseball player and scout, who is making the round-the-world trip with the Giants and White Sox this winter, will deliver an Illustrated lecture on the national sport of the United States to the students of Waseda university, at Toklo, wh»n the nines reach Japan.