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Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-08
CARS UNDER THE RAILS
American Inventors Form of EIe-
waited Road Differs from
German system.

Frequent reference has been made In
these columns to the advantage of the
suspension form of elevated railroad, as
exemplihed by the Barmen and E1berfeld
road, in Germany, where the cars are
hung from single track above the bed OF
a river; but 1t has remained for an Ameri-
can inventor TO devise a system of this
kind embodying many novel features All
OF these features are covered By recent
patents.
Instead of running on a single overhead
rail, Tie American inventor provides two
rails above his car, which carry the wheels.
and above the wheels is guard rail, 50
that IT is impossible FOR the car to leave
the track no matter how high the speed
at which 1t is run. The motor is on top Of
the car and trolley pole OF peculiar de-
sign draws the power from an electric wire
protected by hood from snow and sleet
One Of the most ingenious things about
this system is the means provided TO en-
able cars TO cross the tracks OF a similar
line al right angles 90 their own. wher-
ever such crossing occurs are placed
gates which are opened automatically by
the car itself as IL approaches, These gates
carry with them the body OF the track.
which thus provides a way for the car In
passing a crossing OF this nature the
weight of the car does not fall upon the
hinges Of the gate, but Is held by hooks
which are part az the gate, and which en-
gage the superstructure of the road
Another feature in which the American
differs from the German system Is that In
the American short turns In the road can
be made with ease. owing to the freedom
with which the trucks carrying the wheels
move Independently OF the car, itself
A switch operated mechanically by elec-
tricity and controlled by the motormise
from the car Is another novelty
The possibility. OF making quick time IL
feature which this system has Ia common
with the German line. but there are other
things in which II has the advantage o.
the foreign road. Cheapness OF construc-
ticn Is claimed as one OF thess. as we'll as
the double track before mentioned
According TO the American plan, the
height OF the car entrance above the street
AZ the stations Is about sixteen feet other
elevated railways have a height of TWEEN
ty-sight or thirty feet Of stairways. In
the system under discussion passengers
may enter or leave the car by an aH6s,
matic sieel-drop stairway AZ any point
along the line. This stairway. however, IL
Intended more for emergency than for gen
eral use. 10 may be adjusted In a moment
by lever In the car. The trolley, TOO. II
rigid, and controlled by lever from the
car.
The use Of thss many automatic dAvices
makes the road cheaper to operate than
the usual variety
Although the system just described has
not yet received The test Of operatlon. H.
appears to embOdy many Qualities wJdell
appear thoroughly practical. -Phila delp -
Record r
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HEROES WHO LOVED MULES
Noted Generals who HAD sof,
srot for the Army Equine
Paradox.

The following stories are verified by Caps
tain Beckwith, who was General Grants
secret cipher telegraph operator during the
civil war. Beckwth was known
Grants Shadow" and was in constant
communication with the leader from FIRST
to finish.
After the surrender of Lee. Grant re-
turned to Petersburg. where his army and
stan were located. An immense campfire
was burning, about which were gathered
the men, all anxiously awaiting the gen
eral. and especially anxious to hear his
first words, which presumably would COM
Germ the recent act which rang down the
curtain OF the great strife and spread the
white cutain of peace
The general drew near, with head bent
as though with the weight of heavy
thought. the soIemnity OF AFFAIRS and the
future disposal of things. The men APP
preached nearer. Every word which might
fall from the great leaders lips would be
OF import, worth hearing, as we'll as worth
treasurinE for all time to come.
Suddenly Grant turned 10 one OF his inen
and asked in that low tone Of voice, that
tone which all who knew him well have
kept in their minds for years:
ingalls,. remember that white mule we
had down in TexssF'
Il do, perfectly we'll"
Il wonder what has become OF that
mue?"
Il never heard, general" returned In
gals.
Neither did t.
And the great general walked away as N
In a deep and brown study. Those were
the first words from Grants lips addressed
to his comrades after the surrender cf
that other great generai-Lee
IL a mule was in the mind Of Grant. why
naturally should 1t not be in the mind Of
that other great general who was averse
to wearing the insignia OF his high rank?
A thin. erect man. seated upon a bony.
rangy horse, drew near the mule quarters
Of the great army. His uniform was seedy.
his SLOUGH hat was battered out Of shape
and tapped low over his brow. and deeps.
set eyes. He looked like a csshiered SOL
der run down at the heels and dlsreput-
able TO say the least
Suddenly he refined his horse. lifted his
head and fastened his eyes angrily. re-
provingly, upon a mule driver who was
beating without mercy one OF the long
cared equine paradoxeS. The mounted
man gritted his teeth and muttered curse
under his scraggy beard. He was angry,
angry away through to his marrow When
this particular general got angry things
had to stir. f.'
stop that. you fool!' came sngrt-s
from bis lips.
stop WHAT" returned the mule driver
az the whip fell again.
stop beating that mule
'Umph Who in thunder are you?''
General Sherman"
''Umph Half dozen other old buns
have said the same today
There was something glittering in the
depths of the generals eyes that held the
cruel whip in air. The rude driver
slowly dropped the instrument OF torture
and skunk away. The old. seedy, soldier
was not like the Others, though he looked
az diapidated and disreputable. New
York Press ..--
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Omaha Nebraska. September IL, i9O6f
Sealed proposals. In tripicntc, will be iet
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ali PROPOSALS or any part thereof. lntorna-
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marked Proposals for FORAGE. and adj
dressed to Major NJ GRAY IAlINskL
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MUSIC AND LANGUAGES

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OWING to the fact that we are going in
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Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-08
LETTER CABINET

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PERSONAL

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LOST AND FOUND

LOST--Smsll package of abstracts cover
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MANIFESTATION

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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-09-01
Needed Legislation


A. A. Hood. Sparta. Misa.
EDITOR GAZETTE:
have been taking your salua-
bic paper for somc time and
think il is the best paper out fer
the farmers. find you a get
any information you want and
think every farmer should take
il. see in my paper that many
would like TO have a dog tax. and
will say am IN favor OF a law 10
make a maj who owns a dog pay
81 and | hope the legislature will
pass such a law. am like Mr..
Butts. | xec the dogs have
killed his turkeys and they are
killing my chickens. and think il
a man will no, pay ~ be ought
TO kill his dog. Let everyone
express his view on this subjec,
aud see il we can't get this much
necded law.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-09-01
Ditch-grass
EDITOR GAzETTE:

EDITOR GAZETTE:
send you two sprigs of grass.
One is Bermuda and the other is
unknown to me, and no one can
tell me what kind it is. So I
send it to you to learn what
kind. 1t grows very much like
Burmuda, but stock don't seem
to like it as we'll. It is a coarser
grass and think it comes from
the seed as we'll as from the roots.
II is growing on my place and on
the railroad around here.
Thanking you in advance for
your infor nation and with best
wishes for the success OF the
Gazette, ! am yours truly.
p. a.. ROGERS.
Laudcrdalc. Miss.
Answer by Prof. 5. NJ. Tracy,
Biloxi. Miss:
This in what is known as
"di,ch.grass" and is easily dis
t,nguishcd from Bermuda. hav.
ing only two seed spikes on each
stcn instead of from three to
five as arc found on Bermuda.
|, grows only or damp soil, and
is often troublesome by growing
in ditch bottoms and stopping
the flow OF water. Rcdtop will
grow wherever this is found.
and ID . much better grass.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-09-01
Agents.

We want a good agent for this
paper 10 every ncighborhood iu
each state. We want 40 agen,
10 solicit advertising and sub
scripiions and also to collect.
We want a permanent agent.
Write us for particulars.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26
Edited by
K. A. Smyth

struggle that he would be the first
to fash past the judges and catch the
eyes of the officials at the finish.
The spectators worked themselves
into a perfect frenzy of excitement as
the horses rushed through the home
stretch. and there were cries in which
the names of the racers were so inter-
mingled that 1t was almost impossible
for the ear to distinguish them. espe-
cially in the tumult- There was a great
cheer sent up when DR.. Leggo won by
a neck with Proper second This cheer
was repeated an instant later when
the result was signaled on the tele-
graph board across the-track. The sec
ond cheer was from those who are not
sufficiently familiar with the horses to
be able to place them as they finish
without having recourse to their pro-
grammes.
The winner received another ovation
when Jockey Williams cantered him
back to the judges stand and received
the permission of the judges to dis
mount Dr. Leggo was bred by A. B.
Spreckels. master of Napa stock farm.
and his success in the handicap was
witnessed by that sportsman. The
Doctor has always had a warm spot
in his affections, owing to the glory he
has shed on his breeding establish
ment in the three years he has been
sporting colors on the racetrack.
The showing of Borghesi. which fn-
ished last. was disappointment to the
friends OF his owner. There was a
feeling that he would have been a con-
tender if he had had some racing re-
Gently He has not been seen In COM
petition since he won the Thanksgiving
Day handicap, and it is held that actual
competition is required to keep a horse
at the top Of his condition. The old
s-r.
it is better to be racing for the good
red gold in the afternoon, with the col
ors UP. rather than be running at horse
trials in the morning for the meager
glory which is in il.
Only the strong and active could
make any progress in the crowded
betting ring. The bookmakers were
besieged by men with their hands full
of gold which they were eager to risk
on the chances of some horse to win.
The men wise in the way of the ring
waited until the horses went to the
post and then found it easier to get
within reach of the bookies. as those
who had placed their wagers moved out
to witness race They got but little.
if any. the worst of the prices in the
closing odds. and did not have the
physical discomfort of the crush In the
ring up to that period.
Although there was an estimated at
tendance of 10000 spectators the trans
portation facilities were adequate. The
crowd gathered early in order not to
miss any incident of the days sport.
the stand and ring being crowded be-
fore the horses went TO the post for
the first race on the card. The heavy
rain made it bad under foot for the
people who patronized the Key Route
trains and had to walk some blocks
over the Emeryville streets. The sport
held the attention of the great crowd
to the end, the majority being so in
terested that they did not make move
to leave until the numbers went up on
the last race on the programme.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26

he pleased in the opening race, gal
him down at the three-quarter pole.
pacemakers. dogged it and Jim Pender-
CAST dropped into the place, while
EXapo showed.
After Rolla and Pachuca ran for
ward for a while in the second Salable
went to the front, but was in turn
passed by Governor Davis, who came
from behind like a bullet under Sandy
well-timed rush. Miller gave Inflam-
mable a vigorous ride and the horse
was an easy third.
Marion Rose gave an exhibition of
marvellous speed in the third-a five
furlong dash for all ages. With only
SO pounds on her back, the most i'm
portant part of which was contributed
by Jockey Buxton, she ran out with
Hersain for a short distance after the
raising of the barrier and then went on
alone. Hersain having found the pace
too hot She came into the stretch
five lengths in front of David Boland,
and it was about the same at the
finish. Laura T M saved third by out
gaming The Mighty, on which Miller
was up. Judge ran a gamer race than
usual and made up ground at the end.
Ocean Shore had only to gallop to
win the closing race of the day.
Jockey Horner, making his local debut,
waited on Plausible and Grace ST.
Clair to the stretch and then galloped
over them to win by four lengths.
Gemmell and Sam Barber, second and
third choices, were always outrun.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26

win all the way. Mandator Is a good
mudder from the Keene stable and is
likely to be the contender. Grasscutter
looks the best of the remainder, but
she has not yet run her race since the
meeting opened. She was a speedy
trick at Seattle. kumiss may take
third if Grasscutter again fails to run
as well as she should.
Graphite Is in winning form, as evf-
denced by his last race. and may re-
peat by taking the fifth at one and an
eighth miles. Invader has been showing
improved form and is a likely contend
er. Prince Nap won easily on Monday.
but will have to improve on that race to
cut any figure today In this field Vol
aday is starting here for the first time
after campaign in the East and may
upset things.
The final race of the day at a mile
will be race in earnest, with Wool
ma, Phalanx, Clamor, j. c. Glenn
and King Cole as the probable
contenders. If the little Walsh
boy can ride Woolma as we'll
as he did on Monday he may win. Pha-
lanx is in nice shape and is likely to
win if Woolma meets with bad luck.
Clamor likes the distance and will close
stoutly. j. c. Glenn is at his best in the
mud.