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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-08
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The wageworker., 1908-11-14
Cat Had Free Ride.

The usually strict railroad rules
were not enforced on the express train
that came into New London, Conn.,,
the other day. When the car inspec-
tors got to work on the train, one Of
them discovered, lying on the truck,
a large cat, of fierce demeanor and so
dusty that it's natural color could not
be ascertained. Some friendly over
lures were made and rejected with
Kisses and yowls, SO the conductor
concluded to let the cat-tramp con,
tinue her ride unmolested. He told the
trainmen of it's presence, and they
kept watch at the stations at which
the train stopped; but the cat never
left it's perch until the train rolled
into the station at New York; then it
fled, as il going to see near relation
1t is believed that the animal got on
the car at Boston.
The wageworker., 1908-11-14
Combination Locomotive.

A new electric locomotive is being
used on the Puget Sound electric rail
road. 1t consists of combination To-
connective and fiat car. The mechanism
is placed under the floor of the car,
leaving space for carrying rails, poles
and any apparatus that may be re-
quired in the repair of the track. The
cab of the locomotive is placed in the
center Of the car and extends across
the entire width. The cab is raised
sufficiently SO that the motorman may
have clear view of the track over
the materials carried on the car-Ex.
change.
The wageworker., 1908-11-14
DAMAGE DONE BY 1RAMPs.
Undesirable Passengers Cause Heavy
Loss to Railroads.

A writer in current magazine de-
scribes railroad tramps as a grave
menace not merely to interstate com
merce, but to the safety of the travel
ing public. AS a rule, a train is in
charge OF five men only-the engineer,
the fireman, the conductor and two
brakemen. Hoboes riding blind bag
or snugly ensconced in the grain in
half-filled freight cars, or even-as
sometimes happens-lying across the
backs of pigs or sheep in cattle cars,
can not only make trouble for train
crews. but by turning the angle cocks
can apply the air brakes instantly,
thus causing frequent wrecks and oc-
casional loss of life. 1t is compare
lively easy for a veteran of the road
to elude the trainmen in a kind of
hide-and-seek game. played in and out
of the small doors in the tops of the
cars and over the roofs of a moving
freight train. There is hardly an ac-
cident that does not include the death
of tramp who was riding the trucks
or travelling as a StOwaway in the cor
ner of a box car. Very often the cars
are set on fire by the matches of these
undesirable passengers. The only way
to safeguard life and property is to
visit with the severest penalties all in
fractions of the law inhibiting tres
passing on railroad property. The
courts have been too lenient.
The wageworker., 1908-11-14
Here's a Fake.

An Englishman at the Waldorf was
boasting of the immense railroad traf-
fic of his country, the speed of the
trains, the safety appliances, the
paucity of accidents and the vast tom
mage of the freight lines. Some of his
listeners were deeply impressed-as
most Americans are when a British
industrial captain speaks. But one man
in the group retorted: Il have been a
student of English railroading for
many years, and agree with much you
have said, my lord; but l imagine you
have not kept your eye on American
progress. Why. sir. we have coal
trains that are so long the engineer
has to carry in his cab powerful field
glass to see the caboose at the tail
end" His lordship was much i'm
pressed.-N. Y. Press.
The wageworker., 1908-11-14
Make Find of Rails and Ties.

"What amounts almost to an arch
geological railroad find has been made
recently in the Allegheny river, be-
tween Oil City and Franklin. Pa" says
The Railroad Mans Magazine. It
goes on to say: Half a mile of ties
and rails were found. The rails bore
the stamped trademark b. B. I. c.
indicating that they were made by the
Brady's Bend Iron Company. This
was the first company to manufacture
iron for railroads west of the Allie
ghenies. AS the Franklin branch of
the Erie when it was the Atlantic &
Great Western, and the Franklin &
jamestown branch of the Lake Shore,
both followed the course of the river,
there. would feem to be some doubt
as to which Of the roads lost a half
mile of track in a landslide, without
resort to further records. The Brady's
Bend Company has been out of bust.
ness for about forty years"
The wageworker., 1908-11-14
Train Wrecked by Elephant.

An extraordinary railroad accident
happened recently in Siam, on the
Royal State railway, between Ban
Phaji and Bangkok. Late one evening,
while rounding slight curve. heavy
goods train,s drawn by two engines,
dashed into a large wild elephant
which had strayed on to the track.
The force of the impact was terrific,
and both the engines were overthrown,
the leading one plunging over the en-
bankment and the second capsizing
and falling across the line. Two men
were killed and several injured, the
brake van was smashed into shape
less mass and 13 cars were derailed
and six telescoped. The elephant was
killed and it's body hurled 60 feet from
the track This is the second accident
of the kind that has occurred this year
in Siam, an. elephant having been
killed last February near Lapburi,
with, however, only slight damage to
the train.
The wageworker., 1908-11-14
DARING ACT OF A TRAlNMAN.
Climbs to Front Of Engine and Makes
Heroic Rescue.

Climbs to Front Of Engine and Makes
Heroic Rescue.
Marion r. Lux. a locomotive fire.
man on the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railroad, was awarded silver
medal and the sum of $1,000 toward
the purchase of home for his act
in rescuing child from in front of his
locomotive.
The train was running about 25
miles an hour when the engineer saw
a child on the tracks about six or
seven car lengths ahead. He whistled
and put on brakes. Lux, realizing that
something was wrong, sprang from his
seat on the left side of the cab, and.
looking ahead, saw the child, who
had then fallen across the rail. Luz
went through the cab window and
along the running board to the pilot
beam and then over the handrail, but
seeing that he conld not reach the
footboard of the pilot in time, he
plunged forward with arms extended,
intending to clear the rail and knock
the child from the tracks.
Instead he landed on his stomach.
but instantly rolled over and clear of
the track, carrying the child with him,
the wheels of the locomotive, which
had then been slowed to ten miles
an hour, almost grazing the two.
The wageworker., 1908-11-14
olnaered pear.

This is particularly nice served with
nee cream or muskmelon. To eight
pounds Of pears chopped very thin Al
low four pounds OF less Of sugar, one
cupful Of water, the juice and thin
yellow rind Of four lemons (be sure
they are not bitter) and cne-eighth
pound or more Of green ginger root,
scraped and cut in thin slices. Bring
the sugar and water to bcil. add the
fruit, ginger and lemon, then simmer
three-quarters Of an hour or until tho
consistency Of marmalade.
The wageworker., 1908-11-14
TOO MUCH FOR YANKEE.
English Munchausen Had Shade tn,
Better of Fellow Romancer.

The Cape Cod man and the Lon.
doner were travelling on the same
train together from Liverpool to the
capital. .
'Yes," said the Yankee, tive do
have considerable fog out our way.
I've seen it so thick that the land
ladies of our summer boardin' houses
could ladle it out and use it instead
O. whipped egg for the heavy part Of
the f1oatin' island"
1--WE ave 'em, too, in London" said
his travelling companion, but our
climate is too dirty to permit Of our
eatin' it. We burn SO much soft coal,
you see, the fog gets packed full of
SCOT. The only thing we really can do
with it is to cut it up into blocks and
use it instead Of peat when we want
quick fire."
And the Yankee took out the little
American flag he wore in his button
hole and put it away in his wallet
Judge.
The wageworker., 1908-11-14
General Demand

of the Well Informed Of the World has
always been for a simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known
value; laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its COM
ponent parts are known to them to be
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with it's ex-
cellent combination of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir of SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and reliea
on the merits Of the laxative for it's remark.
able success.
That is one OF many reasons why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is given
the preference by the Informed.
To get it's beneficial effects always buy
the genuinc-manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cent?
per bottle.
The wageworker., 1908-11-14
GRD)lR0N
GOSSIP

Yale football coaches have decided
to focus their attention just at present
on the center situation. 1t is said to
be unsatisfactory, and two of the best
centers in Yale history have been
summoned to help solve it-Dr. George
B. Cutten and Phil Stillman.
Manner. the Quaker halfback, has
developed into one of the best line
plungers OF the year He is the kind
of a back that can repeat after a
hard lunge. He scored PENIS first
five points against Brown in three
successive smashes through center.
West Point seems to base about so
per cent. of her reliance to win games
on Dean. He is fair back and good
punter, but many think the. army is
taking big chances in not developing
another kicker.
Means seems to be a find at punting
and may develop into a good substi-
tute for Capt. Hollenback of Penn. He
sends the bail end over end, and it is
hard to handle.
The wageworker., 1908-11-14
Birds Foresaw Storm.

A German officer describes in the
Rote Kreu2 a curious scene he Wit
messed on a ride in southwest Africa
A number Of vultures. eagles and 9th
or large birds suddenly gathered on
the trees at one place. A few dark
clouds were visible. and ere long there
was violent tropical storm. The wa
ter penetrated into holes in the
ground. from which presently emerged
large numbers Of snakes, scorpions
and mice, and these the birds pounced
upon and devoured.
The wageworker., 1908-11-14
Uncle zeb'. Preferences.

Uncle Zebulon was on a visit to his
nephew in the big city and the two
had gone to a restaurant for dinner.
They had given their order and were
waiting for it to be filed when the
younger man, who had been glancing
at a paper that lay on the table, said:
said:
"By the way. uncle, did you ever
have cerebro-spina1 meningitis?"
NO" replied Uncle Zebulon, after
a few moments mental struggle with
the question. land I don't want any.
I'd ruther haye. fried liver and bacon
any day"
The wageworker., 1908-11-14
A Home Remedy for Burns.

No housekeeper should be without
q bottle of olive oil and lime water for.
burns A preparation should always
be in readiness in case of emergency.
Add lime water to oil until creamy
emulsion is formed and bottle, always
shaking well before applying. The eff
feet of this upon burns is wonderful in,
it's healing and soothing powers, and
it is equally efficacious for sunburn.-
Harper's GaZar.
The wageworker., 1908-11-14
The Deep Thina. of Lie.

The hymn line: "Cast your deadly
doing down" was long ago discredited
and laughed out OF court. Neverthe-
less, one who pins faith TO cease
less activities, even Of philanthropy
and reform, who is eontemptuous OF
poetry, philosophy and religion. who
forgets to draw from the perennial
wells Of courage and inspiration, Will
sooner or later walk in barren land
of petty interests. unable to discover
the springs Of refreshment.
The wageworker., 1908-11-14

Ter OF Iact, however, IL Is more LHdn
that, inasmuch as it signifies that fuel
is being wasted and money lost for
the company. Indeed, one of the
most perplexing problems confronting
steam railroads is that of procuring
perfect combustion in the fire boxes
of locomotives, and as a corollary, pre-
venting those clouds of smoke. When
it is considered that the $50 railway
systems of the country operate up
ward of 10000 engines, it is easy to
see that the waste of even small
amount Of fuel on each trip Of each
one of these locomotives would amount
to very pretty sum in the course of
year.
1t is not surprising. therefore. to
learn that the railroads are endeavor-
ing to stop this waste
The old-fashioned idea as to the
know how" of locomotive firing was
that it could be acquired only through
the experience that comes from han
ding a shovel in front of firebox
with the constant necessity of keeping
up the steam pressure under all condi-
tions of track, grade and weather.
Modern practice has not altered this
view, but it has been discovered that
the knowledge gained in this way does
not always give entirely satisfactory
results, and the various railway COM
panies are gradually adopting the plan
OF combining instruction in the form
of lectures and demonstrations with
that learned in the cab of locomo-
tive. The railways are moved to do
this not only from motives of econ
omy but also for the comfort of their
passengers and of residents along the
line
This class room work, however, is
the least of the instruction. The lec-
turer and his assistants ride the en-
gines sometimes for hundreds of
miles, showing by example the correct
smokeless firing. Besides these in
structors there are number OF fore
men on each division whose sole duty
it is to ride the engines and coach
the firemen. These men are engineers
who have risen from the trade of fire.
man, and are essentially practical men.
Men are also stationed at many
points along the road noting the color
of the smoke coming out OF the en-
gine stacks and recording the number
of the engine and the time of its pass
ing. II there is preponderarfce of
dark smoke, showing fuel waste, the
fireman and engineers are questioned.
and unless they afford some explana-
ton other than their own negligence
suspension from duty for ten days fol-
lows. If, however. there is some suf-
fcient reason for the smoke, a road
foreman will travel on the engine
during it's next trip and will show
how to overcome the defect. If the
trouble is due to structural fault the
The wageworker., 1908-11-14

engine is imme-
diately retired to
the yard for re-
pairs. These pre-
cautions are fur
t b er augmented
by the equipping
of the engine with
a smoke consumer
which with proper
care from fireman
renders the engine
almost snokeless.
The wageworker., 1908-11-14
The Highest Character.

The hfghest. OF charaeteFN in my
estimation. is his who is as ready to
pardon the moral errors Of mankind
as II he were every day guilty Of some
himself: and at the same time a.
cautious of committing a fault as II
he never forgave one.-Pliny the
Younger.
The wageworker., 1908-11-14

A business concern in Park Row
which runs about all night has missed
scores of incandescent light globes
lately. Since these globes are fairly
expensive, and the item of loss had
become pretty sizable. detective was
put ON the job. 1t took him just "a
hours to find that the globes are as
good as cash over the bars of Park
Row and Bowery ginmills-one globe,
one drink OF whisky.
The wageworker., 1908-11-14
Peter Pan in Rea, life.

The lucky man is the man who
through all the seasons Of many years
remains at heart q boy. He will be
asked by boys to share boyish amuse-
ments and to fall in with boys ideas
Of what sport should be, which is the
best compliment Of ALL He has .
mans store, Of experience. an added
patience, maturer philosophy, but i'm
all else he remains q boy.-London
Field.
The wageworker., 1908-11-14

Col. Goethals announces that the
Panama canal will be ready for open
ing January l. 1915, the date planned.
SO now We can all engage our pas
sage and our hotel rooms for the open
ing exercises. and the competition for
places on the FIRST ship to pass
through the canal" may begin.
The wageworker., 1908-11-14
The Ideal Rehoof

II you want to make a nation Of
''bookfes' by all means cram the
boys and girls in your schools with
plenty of arithmetic, but II you would
rather have nation Of good men and
women. then train your children to
love all that is beautiful in nature and
IN art, all that is noble in life or in
death. The school Of the future will
be beautiful building in q beautiful
garden.-Clarion.
The wageworker., 1908-11-14

Miss Anna Morgan. heiress to $780,
100000, says a Vienna paper. was
driven out Of Berlin. where she hoped
to study politicosocial conditions, by
the beggars, high and low. nobility and
others, who no sooner heard OF the ar.
rival Of the rich American girl than
they set siege to her dollars.
The wageworker., 1908-11-14

Dangerous City "Playsrounds."
New York city streets make dan
gerous Fairgrounds. but they are tho
only ones that thousands Of little peo-
pie have. Not day passes without In
jury to children by vehicles. and zbout
nine are killed each month.
The wageworker., 1908-11-14

The wife of an M. P. writes in the
Lady's Realm: "The balder man is
the more successful he seems to be
In politics. Not man with flowing
locks is to be seen on either of the
front benches, sacred to the great.
wise and eminent of the house Of
cOmmOnS"
The wageworker., 1908-11-14

Sir Walter Parratt, the newly ap-
pointed professor of music in Oxford
university, is an enthusiastic chess
player. On one occasion he undertook
TO play two men at once and at the
same time play on the pianoforte
from memory pieces selected by those
present from any of the classical
writer's for that instrument.
The wageworker., 1908-11-14
"Expert" Carving.

At a Inner where half a duck was
served each guest the host was com
plimented upon his skilful carving.
Later it was divulged that before
cooking them the birds were cut in'
two. stuffed, sewed together and
baked, Mr.. Host merely cut the
threads at the table.
The wageworker., 1908-11-14
Locomotives for Austria.

American and English locomotive S
are to be used largely on the private
railroad lines in Austria, about 1000
miles of which are to be purchased by
the government next year at cost
of about SIS 100000.
The wageworker., 1908-11-14

circus lion got loose in Bound
Brook, N. j., the other night, and be.
fore 1t had more than scratched a
camel. eaten heifer and got itself
shot. 473 paragrapbers the country
over had suggested how much cheaper
quicker and pleasanter it would have
been for Mr.. Roosevelt to go to Bound
Brook than to the African veldt.
The wageworker., 1908-11-14

BY coming down Unexpectedly a few
days ago balloon completely wrecked
n garden belonging to q hard-working
man who lives in Germany. Is it not
time for some insurance company to
issue policies covering possible dam
ages resulting from knocks by stray
flying machines?
The wageworker., 1908-11-14
Greek Architecture. A

It is astonishing that students Of
Greek literature and Greek thought
should NOT be definitely trained lin the
knowledge of Greek architecture. He
who knows only the literary express
sion of ancient Greece. great AZ that
is. knows but one-half Of the achieve
ments Of "the supreme Caucasiaa
mind. The Builder.
The wageworker., 1908-11-14

A 15-year-oid wife Is seeking di
vcirce; a 16-year-old wife in New
York, saved from suicide, says this is
her fifth attempt to take her own life
II there Is a moral lesson anywhere
in these facts 1t would seem to be
against marriage for such very young
girls.
The wageworker., 1908-11-14
Poor Old Bird.

Pop Cooking up from the paper)-
I see there's a new baby hippopotamus
at the zoo. What are you laughing
at, Johnnie?
Johnnie (who is almost as bright
as he looks)-I was JUS laughin' to
think Of the stork carryin' a hipperpot
amus!-Exchange.
The wageworker., 1908-11-14

Work Is the Divine Spur.
Work is necessity il you would
Develop the best that is in you; it is
the divine spur that compels man to-
unfold his possibilities by conQueringl
the enemies of SUCCESS and happiness.
The wageworker., 1908-11-14

Injurious lnfantiie Fashion.
Out Of every 100 recruits in Bos-
mia, 62 have nattened skulls. the out
come, apparently, of the very tight
dressing of the baby's head in its first
months of life. t
The wageworker., 1908-11-14

A German physician has calculated
that the diseases to which the human
frame is liable number more than
1.10O. But there are living plenty of
ex-ofiice boys who in their time have
had more than that, besides killing off
whole families Of relatives, when there
really was chance Of the home
teams taking the pennant.
The wageworker., 1908-11-14
silk Hat Economy.

We may regard London as the home
OF the silk hat. and we feel sure that
here the free ironing Of customers
hats has had very pernicious effect:
on the trade. The average silk hat
wearer will buy only one OF these hats
in a year -Outhtter. :
The wageworker., 1908-11-14

Another "Adamless Eden" has been
started on Long Island. It's none of
our business. Of course, but we'd like
to know who's going to button their
waists behind and get up in the
night to close the windows when it
rains?
The wageworker., 1908-11-14

II Bibles were actually made a part
OF the furnishing Of hotel rooms q
good many individuals would be sur
prised to find what interesting reading
the book really is.