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Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-10

Council Bluffs in twenty-eight hours while
at present the trip is made easily In nine
hours. Fast time as made by the giant
iron horses Of today was then unknown
and passengers had to be content TO hustle
along at the rate of about eighteen miles an,
hour, while today the engine which cannot
hit a clip of seventy-hve or eighty miles
per hour is not to be considered on fast
passengsF train. The engines had small
cylinders, small hauling capacity and
wheezed and leaked and spread fiery dnders
ali over the fields, threatening to burn up
the grain of the few farmers who lived
along the trail. The air brake was not
known and the brakemen had to exercise
their muscle when 1t was time to stop the
train. The track was ballasted with ma
tive soil and dust few thick and fast, even
on the slowgoing trains. Semaphores,
signal towers, bell switches, warnings at
crossings and all sorts of safety devices
now employed were unheard Of The tele-
graph service was crude and the utmost
care had to be used in handling the trains.
How much better chance the modern
monster has to get over the road. The
track is ballasted. block signals tell how
far in front a train is, heavy rails are
imbedded in the frmest rock. the engineer
mas Il lclcpHOnc dl car " hSda Wudh
the conductor has to say. Every safe
guard known to railroad science is utilized
to assist the modern iron horse in making
speed over the road. In many cases double
tracks are used so that an engineer has
not to watch for a train coming toward
him. All these are in favor Of the present
day. locomotive.
The day of the small engine has passed.
Now it is a question with the railroad
managers to see how big load they can
have transported over the rails with as
little human aid as possible. The swelling
of the size of trains helps to pay the divi-
dends. II will be but a matter of q few
years when motor cars, such as are being
constructed at the Union Pacific shops will
transplant the smaller engines on the
branch lines. The new passenger engines In
service on the Union Pacific are types of
the most modern and up-to-date Iron horse.
A comparison Of the pictures here shown
will give an idea OF the wonderful develop
ment which has taken place in the past
thirty years. The Union Pacific builds no
new engines of it's own. but with the COM
pletion OF the new shops Superintendent
McKeen says that no only wants a chance
to bid with some of the present makers Of
locomotives. The Atlantic and Pacific types
OF engine are now IN use py the Union
Pacific on its fast trains, than which no
faster travel the rails in the country. The
Atlantic has two pair of drivers and a
trailer and the Pacific has one additional
pair of drivers. Old 40 has sixty-nine inck
drivers, the Atlantic type has eighty-one
inch drivers and the Pacific type has
seventy-seven inch drivers. In this way
when there is a cry of car shortages and
of shortage of motive power it behooves
a road to keep it's engines in the best re-
pair possible. Some have traced The cause
of the cry of car shortage to shortage
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-10
Lee Him Have His way,

Former President Cleveland used to fish
and shoot. in the Barnegat bay district, re-
lates the Boston Journal John Camburn,
a guide. says that one cold wet night Mr..
Cleveland got lost. He wandered through
the rain and darkness. trying to find his
party. but not a house could he see. not a
light, nor road
Finally he struck narrow lane. and In
due course a house appeared. II YVES now
late. Mr.. Cleveland was cold and tired. He
thought he could so no farther. so he
banged az the door till window ON the
second floor went up and grun voice said:
who are your
"A friend" said Mr.. Cleveland.
''What do you want2"
Il want 10 stay here all night"
stay there, then"
And the window descended with a bang
and Mr.. Cleveland shopldered his gun again
and wearily resumed HIS journey.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-10
A TheatricnI Firtura.

Frank Moseman, a trusted lieutenant OF
Charles FrohmAn, the theatrical manager.
holds the only job of its kind on earth. He
Is known as the meeter and arranger." His
task Is 10 meet lights of the theatrical pro-
tession, both men and women, who come
across the sea 10 find shelter under Mr..
Frohmans expensive managerial wing. He
keeps at II all the time. The French or
English favorite does not need to worry
about her baggage-Mosemans fixed il all
She Is not bothered by insistent customs
ofheers-Moseman sees 'em. II she protested
against having to draw breath Mosaman
would be ready To offer 10 do It Cor her.
He's been In the meeting business twenty
years. Long ago he got il down 70 an exact
science. What he does not know about ar
ranging things nobody knOwA
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-10
An AthIetIc RnhY.

Eight months old and an acrobat; unable
TO walk or talk. yet possessing such start
ling muscular development of the arms and
shoulders that he can balance himself on
his hands and with his heels in the air
proceed across the room-these are few
Of the remarkable physical characteristics
Of the infant son OF Mr.. and Mrs. William
Schnars OF Denver
Baby schnars Is no bigger In the aggre-
gate than most other infants OF s months
OF age. but the ngaments and muscles Of
his chest arms and shoulders are as tiny
cords Of steel He can swing from = Gang
held In the hands Of his sire with the ease
ana grace OF . trained 0speze performer.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-10
Every INC HeIp..

Miss Blanche Gertrude Keik Of Allentown,
Pa, last spring secured verdict for 5000
damages against Rev. Edgar J. Heilman,
the reverend gentleman having failed TO
marry her according to promise While
the trial was In progress Mss Helix be-
came acquainted with Adam J. Hummels-
back OF philadelphia. whom she has just
married. The couple will go 70 housekeep-
ing in a suburb OF Philadelphia and the
groom says that In fixing up a new home
for himself and wife Rev. HsilmAn'S 1900
''win help soma"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-10

An Omaha junk dealer. some three weeks
ago. bought Job lot of seventeen loco
motives from the Rock Island road ana
this gave Omaha people an idea OF what
becomes of the old worn out iron horses.
These engines were brought on their own
wheels from Des Moines and cost the junk
dealer about $475 apiece He will try to fit
up an engine or two out of the scraps
which might be serviceable for some grad
ing contract or some short branch line
which would like to buy an engine cheap
and the rest he will smash into old iron.
At first it seemed as IL the dealer had a
flock of elephants on his hands as he had
no trackage on which TO store them, but
this was soon adjusted The engines aver
aged about fifty tons apiece and would pay
out If smashed into old iron.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-10
Life of DOCTOR. in China.

In China physicians are treated in pre-
cisely an opposite fashion from the way We
treat them. Each family has its physician,
whose business II is 10 preserve the health
OF that family, AS long as health reigns
the physician receives a stated amount OF
pay. but from the hour a member falls i'll
the physicians pay ceases and Is not re-
sumed until the patients health is restored.
Massage is one OF the principal forms of
treatment in China. II is used especially
In cases Of pain. The greater the pain
the more violent the treatment often
times the physicians. who are all athletes,
BY the way. will climb right up and knesl
on the body of the patient ana pull and
haul and beat the sufferer until the cries
for mercy exceed the ErOans from the
mAlAdy
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-10


The fool killer is idling away precious
time In some remote section of the glorious
country, while a great bunch of over
ripe material in Indiana awaits his i'm
pressive clue. Here is a dispatch from In
dianapolis showing how urgent tasks are
neglected:
Mrs. Frank Felker. the one-day bride
OF popular young man. is dying from tho
effects of hazing last night. Felker was
married at Danville H., Wednesday and
brought his bride home last night They
left the train about two miles west OF the
city, where a carriage was in waiting and
drove TO their home on the south side, but
before they could enter the house a crowd
OF friends seized the bridegroom and bound
him fast TO a dray.
THE bride evaded the hazers, but was
found short time afterward in the house
OF neighbour where she was hiding behind
a bed. She, too was seized and placed on
the dray beside her husband, both being
bound hand and foot. In this position they
were hauled through the principal streets
OF the city. the hazers yelling like maniacs.
The police made no attempt TO interfere.
AT the new home of the couple the haE-
ers turned everything upside down, placing
the kitchen furniture In the parlor and
the parlor furniture I'm the kitchen. filling
the stoves and dishes and bric-a-brac and
otherwise putting the establishment I'm con-
fusion"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-10
I'm from the Ranks.

@1HE case OF Richard 7. Lafin! who
rose in less than ten years
through the various grades OF
41akgA street railway service in Boston to
- become general manager of the
entire electric car system at Manila, Philip
pine islands. is one that a few months ago
was widely commented on throughout the
country, and had its influence on aspiring
youth.
Again, more recently, there was the case
of young Oren Root, nephew OF the presenS
secretary of state, who eight years ago ON
graduation from college decided to 20 into
street railroading Taking no advantage of
family position, he entered the calling on
the same basis as any other well qualified
young fellow could and fought his way up-
ward until he is now general manager OF
the Metropolitan system in New York City
Then, there was E. c. Foster, who some
years ago drove one OF the old fashioned
horse cars between the cities Of Lynn and
Boston, and who. after remarkably sue
cessful career in which he bore a part in
laying out for Boston its present rapid
transit system. was chosen president OF the
street railway company in New Orleans.
Still another instance Is that of Hugh j.
MCGOWAN, who rose from the ranks 70 the
presidency OF the street transportation or
CARNATIONS Of Cincinnati and Indianapolis.
Another very notable case is that Of p. S.
Sullivan. president OF the Massachusetts
Electric companies, which operate a very
large mileage OF trolley lines In the eastern
part OF the Bay state.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-10

dreadfuny expensive thing, compared to its
modern prototype. 1t consumed quite as
much coal in making its journey across It's
division, it required fully as much oil and
waste and roundhouse attention, and the
same services from engineer and fireman.
In return II pulled in many instances less
than one-tenth the load now hauled. This
condition had to be remedied, and to it the
experts directed their sole attention for
years If the locomotive driver who was
killed in a wreck in 1880 could be brought
back to life and placed near the turntable
when the big engines are being put in and
out of the roundhouse, he would not be-
lieve his eyes. The difference is so great as
to seem almost incredible to those who have
not literally grown UP with the changes.
The general principle is the same as it was
in the days of Stevenson's Rocket, but it's
application has been modified. Chiefly the
changes have been in the direction of a
more efficient use of the steam To secure
this the weight of the engine has been In
creased, and is distributed so as to secure
the maximum of tractive effort. This de-
ponds on several factors, including chiefly
the weight of the engine on the drivers. by
which adhesion to the rails is determined,
the size of the cylinders and the diameter
Va TIC ~ bhS PiSPSA
OF these elements the effective tractive eff
fort of the modern locomotive is made more
than double that Of the engine of fifteen
years ago. AS the weight of train hauled
progresses in a geometric ratio to the trac-
tive effort the advantage thus obtained is
enormous. This at scarcely increased ex-
penditure for fuel, oil and other incidentals.
The more efficient use OF the steam is sup
plemented by its more economical genera
ton. To secure this it was only necessary
to increase the size of the boiler and the
resulting addition TO the heating surface
solved the question.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-10

The women OF Sparta. n. j., declare that
they have reversed an old-time saying. and
that It should now road:
20 tread"
One night recently a man passing the
deserted residence OF s. c. Kays. just after
dark, found the front door open and heard
a noise inside. Two hundred men soon gath
cred and talked Of sending 20 Newton for
the sheriff but not one volunteered to enter
and face q, ghost or a burglar.
Finally Mrs. John Aspell drove up in her
carriage. Calling for lantern. she walked
bravely into the house and came out a
moment later leading a small calf. The
men quickly scattered.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-10
His Roll Was Too Small.

His Roll Was Too Small.
-ECAUSE her flance's bank account
was not nearly so large as he had
claimed. Alice c. Otis refused at
FBp the last moment to wed him and
dismissed the guests who had
gathered to witness the ceremony Thanks
giving eve. Next day she issued cards de-
claring that she had been deceived
Miss Otis says that Edgar c. Hill, the
bridegroom-to-b be- told her he had large de-
posits in a bank. So last Monday she
asked him for his book to verify his claims.
This showed him to be the possessor of
considerable ready wealth. Still doubtful,
she went to the bank and was told that
Hill had no such amount on deposit. Then
she decided to have no more to do with
him.
Hin says he has money tied up in bust
ness venture and that he made the entries
in the book to please Miss Otis, never
thinking she would verify them.
There may be those who will find fault
with the matter-of-fact ways of Boston
spinsterhood, who will decry the anxiety
about finances manifested at time when
such dross and earthly considerations as
mere money matters should be forgotten
But It was not the financial deficiencies of
the young man that led to his undoing. II
was the discovery that he had outraged
the laws OF Cupid by deceiving his bride
to-be. A man who would stoop to deceit
on the eve Of his wedding might be ex-
pected TO resort TO it as a regular practice
ever after.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-10
Changes in Operation.

Most OF those adopted during the last
quarter Of century have been in the
direction of securing the operation of the
engines with less of effort on the part Of
the engineer and fireman. Chief of these
attachments has been the injector, which
has supplanted the pump. and the cylinder
oiler, which supplies the valves and pis-
tons with steady and we'll regulated lubri-
cant. In the good old days the boiler was
fed with water by pump. the plunger
being attached to the piston crosshead on
either side OF the engine and the water
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-10

Dwight L. Moody once called on min
isteEial brother In an eastern town, de-
string 20 spend the next day, sunday, with
him. The minister was agreeable, but
said that no was ashamed TO ask Moody
70 preach. ''why9" asked Mr.. Moody.
well" was the reply. "our people have
got into such a habit OF going out before
the close OF the meeting that Il would be
an imposition on a stranger" Il will stop
and preach" said Moody. When Sunday
arrived Mr. Moody opened the meeting
and then enc0uraEinsly said; NY hear
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-10
The KaiseF's Payroll.

The kaiser receives saS5.OOO year as
King or Prussia, but nothing as emperor of
Germany. Besides this he has an enormous
private income. derived from mines, fish
cries and estates, of which he owns more
than any other man in Prussia. The king
OF Bavaria receives n,S5O.OOO a year: the
King OF saxony, $4,000; the grand duke Of
Baden. 100000. The car Of Russia is paid
S6'1o00Oo for his private use, while each
grand duke receives 100000 year. In ad-
oltion To these enormous salaries each Of
these has large income from royalties and
perquisites of many kinds, of which few
outsiders know anything
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-10
Locomotive as a CiviIiHer.


Locomotive as a CiviIiEer.
The locomotive has been a great agent of
development in the west and when a new
country is to be developed the first effort
put forth is to arrange with communication
by means of the locomotive with the out
side world. The locomotive at the time of
it's inception became at once a leading
factor in the advancement of civilization
and commerce. Even in this day of prog
ress the locomotive stands out in the eyes
of many as one of the most wonderful
piece of machinery ever constructed. While
the telephone, telegraph, the sewing ma
chine and kindred mechanical wonders
have become indispensable, without the
iron horse the world would be in a sorry
plight.
The first locomotive to reach Omaha
came in on the Northwestern road, the
pioneer road to the Missouri river to con-
meet with the Union Pacific road. The
pioneer was the name of the first loco
motive TO travel west of Chicago and it
was taken to Chicago on a boat This en-
CINE was a siX-wheeler. two drivers and
four smaller wheels in front and looks very
crude and small beside the great engines
in use today. 1t is now given a place of
honor in the Field Columbian museum in
Chicago. The first trip of this engine was
made in 1913, when a party OF directors and
newspaper men from Chicago took a trip
over the road. which at that time extended
ten miles, not outside of the present cor
porate limits of the present Windy City.
Crowds OF citizens watched its departure
The entire rolling stock of the company at
this time consisted of six freight cars, a
passenger coach and the Pioneer" On
the return trip a farmer unloaded his load
of wheat into the train and this was the
first grain shipment ever made from the
west into Chicago by rail- This seems
small on top OF the Mllwaukees announce
ment of a contract to haul SOOOO,0OO bushels
from western points to Chicago during the
coming winter.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-10

OF motive power The business OF the
country has increased enormously during
the past few years and the railroads must
keep pace with this increase by an increase
of motive power to handle the business.
As the business increases the handling
Aof 1t by the railroads also becomes
harder problem. For instance, a freight
tfain pulled into small Nebraska town
AID 1t was found, that although a town of
few inhabitants, that there were 100 way
bills of freight for that town and that the
merchandise was distributed into thirteen
different cars. This. Of course, held up the
engine for about four hours while tho mer-
chandise was being unloaded.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-10

OF everybody, and sometimes We succeed.
Sometimes we get lost in the scoop. On
Monday we were scooped clean by william
Bakewelrs good luck in having a daughter
just an hour after we had gone to press.
while our rivals machinery being in the
hands OF the blacksmith. they were able
TO include it in a special part. it was an
noying, but we have them this time They
are left clean out in the cold. Just as
we go to press tonight Oscar sanborn is
having three fingers cut on by a threshing
machine. A doctor has been sent for. We
shall publish a special edition tomorrow
with full details Of the intelligence. We
fatter ourselves that this is hard TO beat. f"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-10
Mnas . Fortnne n Prl.oa.

George Merkie. who was serving a SEN
tenee OF seventeen years IN the Western
penitentiary for the murder OF John Cen
kinger at Newcastle. has died in the prison
and left Sil.Oo0 In real estate and 5000 in
bonds TO be distributed equally among his
three daughters In Newcastle.
Most Of Aerkls's fortune was a0eumu-
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-10
baron and Baroness.

Herman Won wetter. young German
whose title is baron in his own country.
was married a few days ago in Stanford
Conn, to Miss Louise HuTlbutt. The groom.
strapping fellow % years old and six
feet in his shoes, gave up his, title on
coming here 10 wed the girl Of his choice
and will start out for himself as an cleo
trical engineer. He met Miss Hurlbutt
in Dresden, where she was studying art.
He takes much pride in the fact that his
great-grandfather. Baron Won Wetter-
ROsenthal, was an aide 10 Washington in
the war Of the revolution.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-10
Where Locomotives Days of Usefulness Have Passed

delivered from the tank by means OF a
feed pipe. Under these conditions the
water In the boiler could only be replen-
ished while the engine was in motion. II
for any reason a long stay was made on
a eide track enough room had TO be left
for the engine to ply back and forth while
pumping up" The convenience OF the in
Jector is apparent. Probably the greatest
change has been in the method of oiling
the valves and pistons. In those times
the ''oiler' was simply a cup on the top
Of the valve chest, closed with a screw,
and whenever the engineer shut of steam
II was the Guty of the fireman to scoot out
TO the front end with tallow pot and
drop little grease into the valve chest.
This had to be done. no matter what the
weather, and some Of the old timers can
recall with much glee the delight they took
in navigating a slippery running board on
a sieety night or in the teeth of "a bowling
blizzard to apply those precious drops of
oil to the valves and pistons. Many a fire.
man got fall from the front end OF the
engine while performing this interesting
stunt. On the locomotive of today the. oil
is applied through an arrangement that is
susceptible OF the most delicate adjust
ment. II is filled while the engine is stand
ing in the roundhouse, the engineer regu-
lates the feed, and the engine does the
rest. When II is running the oil Is sup
piled; when the engine stops the oil stops.
The air brake and the air pump have been
improved; in fact. everything that is es-
sential to the operation of a locomotive
under any condition OF duty has been inn
proved. The engineer and fireman have
other things to occupy their time nowadays
and couldn't possibly attend to the duties
that once devolved on those functi. aries.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-10
.sYour Presents Are Requested.''

Invitations to weddings in Wales are very
businesslike. When the parents OF the
bride-to-be bid her friends 20 the ceremony
they bid them not to come empty handed.
The cards say: Whatever donation you
may be pleased 10 bestow will be thank
fully received and cheerfully repaid when
ever called for on similar occasion. The
parents OF the bride and bridegrOam-elect
desire that all gifts due TO them will be
returned 10 them on the above date. and
viii DO thankful for all favors granted"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-10
Shot AZ q Prince.

This story OF Prince Louis OF Bsttenberg
is going the rounds: A bright woman who
met him at a garden party in the course Of
his Canadian visit was commenting on the
change in the weather which had that
morning seemed duh and threatening.
Eyes, it has frightened up" said the
prince in his genial way. you see when l
came to town today l brought good weather
with me-"
Well" said the woman, with a naughty
twinkle In her eye. Il have heard of a
Hohenzollern speaking Of and God,' but 1t
remains for Battenberg to leave out GOD. /"