The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-04-11
ROBBERS SHUN THEM.

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ROBBERS SHUN THEM.
An Old Railroad Man Tells Why Pay
Trains Are Never "Held Up"
'Why is it that the train robbers
never plumber pay tramp"
because they know their reward
would be too insignificant"
That is the way an ex-railroad man
put it.
LESS money" he added, sis carried
on pay train than on any other kind OF
train. Some folks imagine that the pay
of the employees of the two great systems
terminating here, aggregating hundreds
of thousands monthly, is piled away in
the cy,rs, and is hauled over the road.
''Isn't that the case?"
''Great Scott, no! The trains would be
robbed before they got we'll out of Sa-
vannah. Besides, who would be able to
keep up with carload of money? 1t is
largely silver, and the ten-cent pieces
and the nickels and the coppers would
run away with things"
''How is the business conducted,
then?"
EASILY enough. In fact, there is but
one way to properly carry it on. That
way is to draw on the banks at each city
for enough to pay off until the next city
is reached. For instance, in leaving
Savannah over either the Savannah,
Florida Il Western railroad or the Gen.
trail railroad just enough money is taken
to pay off employees, including agents,
track hands, operators and others at
each of the stations. This amount is
not very large. The largest amounts
are paid out in the cities; for instance,
in Macon the engineers, fremen, con-
ductors and yard-hands, and others of
the Savannah 81 Western railroad, are
paid off, in Columbus the Savannah &
Western force is pail off; in Augusta
the employees of the South Carolina
division of the Central are paid off the
same is true with the Savannah, Florida
d Western railway By this means the
largest sums paid out amount to little
more than a transfer Of money procured
from the banks, through the paymaster
OF the railroad, to the employees. The
sums paid out on the line between the
headquarters of each division are small
compared to the amounts paid out in the
cities. None of the engineers or firemen
or conductors or brakemen are paid off
at points along the line. They are the
employees that get the largest pay"
The railroad man related an incident
which took place several years ago,
which he said put matters in a bad light
and made the pay train tempting to
train robbers. A newspaper reporter on
one of the dailies in a Western town
wrote long article, stating how much
money itrequired to pay off the employees
OF the road, and concluding by sayil o it
was singular that the robbers seldom
held pay-trains up. The figures the
newspaper man gave were correct, and
the article attracted widespread atten.
ton.
Several officials of the road went to
the general manager about the matter.
ana began to suggest remedy for what
they considered very bad practice.
The general manager explained to
them that The amount of money rried
on pay trains was small compared to
what is carried on the regular mail and
express train, but the matter was not
setCleo until the newspaper man pub
Hsheo an interview with the general
manager, giving the facts and STATING
the manner in which business was con-
quoted on pay trains. The railroader
said, however, that the danger of paw
train robbery Is very slight The rob-
bers have posted themselves about these
matters.-Savannah (Ga.) News.
FIRESIDE FRAGMENTS.
-Brol!ed meats should never be taken
up on cold platter, and they should
not be sailed until after they are broiled.
-Remember that without physical
health. mental attainment is worthless:
let the children lead, free, happy lives.
which will strengthen both mind and
body.
"A pair of infants shoes, filled with
curled hair, with pretty crocheted
cover over the top, and held together
py tiny bows of narrow satin ribbon.
make nice receiver for hat and hair
pins.
Very many ''made dishes" are even
more palatable than they were when
first cooked. This applies equally to
meat and vegetables; consequently
there is rarely any necessity for cooking
potatoes fresh breakfast.
When you buy wooden pals. the
outside is painted and the inside is
plain. Coat the inside thick with boiled
OIL and put in the sun until the oil dries
into the wood and your pail will last
twice as long and never get sour or
smell badly.-Ladies' Home Journal.
When salt pork is wanted for break
last, cut it in slices and soak it over
night In equal parts of water and either
sweet or sour milk; in the morning rinse
I'LL the water is clear before frying.
Ihls method will make il as palatable
as salt pork is capable of being made.
The drumstick of turkey is greatly
improved by removing the tendons.
which always become hard and bonv in
baking Cut carefully through the Skin
below the leg joint, but do not cut the
tendons; bend the leg at the cut nv
pressing it on the edge of the table and
break OFF the bone. Then pull out the
'enoons one at time with the fingers.
old Homestead.
drowned Sweet Potatoes: Boil the
potatoes until just done, carefully 70.
move the skins, and cut the potatoes in
nalVes' Melt tablespoonful of butter
~ large frying pan, put the potatoes
INTO It, dust them thickly with brown
sugar and brown them on top of the
s.oVe, watching them carefully that
.ney do not burn. The potatoes sbould
De turned two or three times, and addi-
tlonal sugar added if necessary.-Rural