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DEATHS ON BRITISH ROADS
Total Number Of Persons Killed In
1909 Was 1852, Compared With
971 In 1909.

An Official return OF the accidents
and casualties on the various rail.
roads in the United Kingdom during
1910 has been issued as a parliamen.
tary paper. The total number OF per.
sons killed and injured was 1902 and
8,342, respectively, as compared with
971 killed and 1892 injured in 1909.
The passengers killed and injured
by accidents to trains numbered 20
and LII, and by accidents from other
causes 96 and 2,210. while the number
OF employees of companies or contrac
tors killed or injured by accidents to
trains or rolling stock, ETC., was and
113, and by accidents from other
causes 374 and 4,605.
AS usual, the greater number OF
people killed In accidents on railways
were neither passengers nor em.
ployes. Trespassers Cincluding sui
cides) accounted for 442 deaths and
1876 injuries, while rs persons were
killed and 35 injured passing over
railways at level crossings, and Al
persons on business at stations also
lost their lives. In addition to the
foregoing the railway companies have
reported to the board of trade the fol
lowing accidents, which occurred dur
ing the year ended December 81, 1910,
upon their premises, but In which the
movement of vehicles used exclusive.
ly upon railways was not concerned,
namely:
Two passengers. 81 employees OF
companies or contractors, and 20 other
persons killed, and 759 passengers.
20,419 employees and 500 other per
sons injured. making total in this
class of accident Of SO persons killed
and 21,76S injured. as against IL pas
sengers, 3S employees and sixteen other
persons killed and S32 passengers.
1s,367 employees and 593 other per-
sons injured in 1909. total OF 65 per-
sons killed and 20,792 injured.
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MAKING GOOD CIDER VINEGAR
Process Is Simple and Involves Very
Little Work-cIeanIinsss ls First
important Factor.
(By s. NJ. MILLER.)


There are many apple orchards, es.
pecially those that have never been
sprayed or cultivated. in which large
quantities Of apples are allowed to go
to waste every year.
Such fruit makes good grade OF
cider vinegar. and a handsome profit
can be made in utilizing 1t in this way
Even II one sprays and cultivates the
orchard regularly each season and
does everything possible to prevent
having anything but marketable fruit
there will always be a good many
culls.
However, do not allow these unmer-
chantable apples to go to waste. Make
cider vinegar from them and get a
good price for the product right here
at home
Making cider vinegar is very simple.
There is practically no labor attached
TO II other than extracting the juice
from the apples
Perfect cleanliness first, last and all
the time Is matter Of vital impor-
tance Apples that are picked up from
the ground are usually dirty and
should be thoroughly washed before
being placed In the cider mill.
The mill and all utensils used in the
making must be kept well cleaned II
a good productNis to be made To use
unclean fruit or unclean vessels sim
ply invites bad fermentation.
II all sorts of germs which are found
on dirty and decayed fruit are put in
the cider good quality of vinegar
must not be expected
Where one has no mill the fruit can
be pulped by hand with wooden mauls
In a wooden trough. and where only a
sufficient quantity of vinegar is want
ed for home use II is not a difficult
matter TO secure II in this way.
The best receptacles in which 10
put the cider are molasses kegs or
barrels preferably those which have
held vinegar previously. since fermen-
tation commences sooner when the fer
menting organism is present than
when IL must find its way into the
liquid from outside mediums
To made good grade of vinegar
two factors are essential during the
process of fermentation. First, the
air must have free access TO the liquid
to support the organism. Second, the
temperature must be favorable for the
growth OF the fermenting agent.
The barrels or kegs should be placed
In room where the temperature will
be fairly constant al 70 to rs degrees.
placed on their sides in order to give
more surface to the atmosphere, and
filled with the Juice to within six in
ches to eight inches .pf he bunghole.
Belding banner., 1912-02-08

Mice are making 1t unpleasant for
railroad men in the West Shore
railroad yard in Newburg, N. Y. Twice
within a month the turntable has been
put out OF commission by the rodents
and the railroad men are having their
difficulties getting the trains out Of
the yard on time.
The turntable is operated by elec.
tricity. A little mouse got into the
meter and upset the machinery In
such way that II was impossible to
move the turntable Walking across
the machinery the little animals body
crossed the commutator bars and
short-circuited the motor. This blew
the meter out. AS a result, some Of
the engines which left the yard we're
not facing in the right direction when
they were attached to the trains.
Electricians worked for two days
befpre they discovered the trouble and
the machinery was restored to nor
mal. AS similar happening took
place recently. an arrangement will
be made to prevent the rodents from
using the turntable as a playground,
Belding banner., 1912-02-08
Folding Chicken Coop.

tacle is extended the sides form
support to the ends, and all are held
firmly in the extended position by
clips at the four corners When the
coop is collapsed, pins lock the fold
ing parts and keeps them down. AS
will be readily understood, coop OF
this kind will be a great convenience
to the poultry farmer who ships his
chickens to market or to poultry
store. After the live fowls have been
disposed of dozen of these improved
receptacles can be folded up. tied In
one bundle and shipped back to the
place where they came from at small
expense and no trouble. They are
equally handy on she chicken farm.
Belding banner., 1912-02-08

On its back many roads print In de-
tail various instructions for its use. Ii
is the connecting link between the
point from which the goods are ship
ped and the point OF delivery.
Each car must have at least one
waybill. 1t forms the initial blank in
the system OF freight accounts. as the
check does in bank accounts. Ii Is
an order on the freight conductor to
carry the property and an evidence
that the transaction has been re-
corded
Each waybill must be numbered by
the agent who issues It, These num-
bers generally run consecutively, be-
ginning each month with number one.
II carload OF freight is loaded at
point where there are no track scales
the estimated weight is inserted by
the forwarding agent. The car is then
weighed at the first weighing point
and the actual gross. tare and net
weights are entered.
The gross weight is that of the car
and contents as shown by the track
scales; the tare is the weight OF the
car, which is stenciled on a lower
corner of the outside OF the car, and
the net weight the difference between
the two.
Upon many lines only one form OF
waybill is used. On others there are
many varieties. Live stock waybills,
for example, are often longer by some
four inches than the ordinary kind
and are on different colored paper.
This is to prevent their being over
looked Live stock must be fed and
watered in transit at stated intervals.
Perishable freight ore, coal, coke and
other things that can be moved by
the trainload have special forms and
sizes of bills.
The possession of an original bill
of lading by properly identified in
dividual establishes that persons
right to claim the property 1t covers
when it reaches it's destination. The
original bill of lading is thereupon
surrendered to the railroad company.
the charges paid and the consignee re-
moves the goods.
That is the reason why certain
| classes of bills of lading are used as
collateral upon which to borrow
money they being indorsed In that
event. as a bank draft would be. Ger
tain classes of bills Of lading are ne
gotiable-that Is, they may be bought
| and sold, the title or ownership OF the
property covered passing to the per-
son who buys the bill Of lading, and
to whom it is therefore indorsed.-
Railroad Mans Magazine.
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aautIsr = caprIeIous Writer.

March 8, 1862, In the evening, aft
er dinner, we made our way to Theo-
phile Gautier, who was still dining,
though II was o'clock. -. Gau-
tier displayed the merriment OF a
child, one of the chief charms Of
true intellectual worth.
They rose from the table and we
all passed into the drawing room,
whereupon there was gen.
eral request that Flaubert would
dance the "step OF the drawing room
idiot" He borrowed coat, turned
up the collar. cannot say what he
did to his hair. his face, and indeed
his whole Appearance, but suddenly
he seemed transformed into a for
midable caricature Of imbecility. Gau-
tier, filled with wild desire to fol.
low suit, took OF his coat, and with
beads Of perspiration standing on his
forehead, began to tread with heavy
steps the "measu.s Of the creditor" +"
and the evening was brought to a
close with Bohemian songs and
strange wild melodies.-Edmond and
Jules De Goncourt. Letters and Jour
nails.
Belding banner., 1912-02-08
KEEP THE LAWN BEAUTIFUL
Rake All Moss Out and Cut Dsnde-
lions and PIsntaln We'll Below
crowns1plant Borders.

Go over the lawn and II you find
moss rake II out. Cut well below the
crowns Of dandelions and plantain. II
possible top dress the lawn with leaf
mold or thoroughly rotten straw or
manure
The continuous Towering border
Teeommends itself to the busy house
wife whp wants a lot Of flowers and
whp has but little time to give to them.
Prepare border two or two and one
half feet wide and spade It two feet
deep. enriching II with well-rotted
manure Into this border plant all
sorts Of annuals. perennials and bulbs.
placing the tall growing ones in the
back row and the short ones along
the edge Of the border As the years
pass the border will grow In beauty
and bloom ten months In the year
almost
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Capturing Flag Of seth Virginia.

Bloody Angle. They jumped the
breastworks on that day and took
more prisoners than there were men
in their own regiment The old fel-
lows laughed over It last night.
They told of the three terrible days
at Gettysburg. too. but they did not
laugh about them. They lost Just hall
their number in those three days of
lighting -162 OF the 324 men who
then formed the regiment II was
there that the battlefiags OF the Sec
ond Zouaves received the hardest
storm of shot and shell and began fad
ing away into the sorry bits OF ribbon
they were last night The regimental
flag. a mere handful of bits. was still
proudly preserved. however, and after
the war the wife Of the Colonel. NJ w
Rurns. sewed the bits on the fiimsy
square OF white yelling that they
might be saved In after years
But II their own flag was all but
shot away. they recalled proudly. they
captured few very fine ones from
the enemy They took one Florida
flag, one from Virginia. one from
North Carolina. and one from Georgia
before the war was over. and though
these were all sent later to Washing
ton, the Second zouaves still claim
sole ownership OF them. Each OF
them was hard wor
The meeting was presided over by
John McCloskey. president Of the as
ISOLATION The other survivors pres
ent were Lieut.. r. Evans, Lieut.. j.
Fischer. Capt. @. W. Wilson. sergt
J. Ovens. Sergt M. Mccullough. J..
Flaherty, T White, J. H. Campbell.
H. A. Kraus. II. McKeen. A. Sheppard.
w. J. Barry. e. T. Mcgowan. q. Dean
er and j. Dougherty.
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POUTR&N
erxss55sSAI
START WITH BUFF LEGHORNS
Much Easier and More Satisfactory
Than Few Years Aoo-Get Qual.
Ity Rather Than Quantity.

Starting with Bun Leghorns now is
much easier and more satisfactory
than 1t was a few years ago. Now
prominent breeders are getting as
large proportion of exhibition speci-
mems from their matings as are the
breeders OF any variety and custom
ers who are buying eggs get good
value for the money they invest. or
course, one must be careful to buy
from breeders who are producing fine
birds, for breeders who are not
breeding the quality that Is winning
at our prominent shows cannot sup
ply II to their customers. After get
ting the eggs and Matching the chicks
be sure to mark them all according
to the breeding pen in which the
eggs were laid; then when the chicks
mature you will know their breeding
When you pick out those which YOU
are going to keep for your founda-
tion stock. II you have only one
male and one female that suit you.
you had better use only those
for the first years breeding. 1t Is
not quantity that the beginner wants
1T is quality. Next season select
your best pullet and mate back to
the old male and mate the yearling
hen and the choicest one Of the sea-
sons cockrels. These matings are
reasonably sure to produce plenty of
quality, If you buy the eggs from a
breeder who has line bred his stock
properly.
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oeoroIa's Profitable Railroad.

Seventy-five years ago the State of
Georgia decided to build railroad.
Today Georgia is In possession OF
property which has paid II more than
$40. .OO0, 900 In cash, and which would
bring approximately that sum upon
the market; a property that is bring
ing the state more than s4O0.O in an,
nual rental. and upon which the lessee
is securing enormous returns. with
net earnings for the fiscal year, ended
June 80. 1910. Of $1.O22. .s6s25, or 81,
1912 per mile
Belding banner., 1912-02-08

According to an estimate in the
Railway Age Gazette. the cost of sub
stituting steel cars for the present
wooden cars is estimated at about
$3.50, 600, 900. At the beginning of this
year there were about 5000 passenger
cars in service In this country, built
Of all steel construction. The total
number of passenger coaches is about
$4,000, so that the number Of steel
cars is about 5.3 per cent of the total
or the cars constructed during the
present year. SO per cent will be all
steel construction, so that at the end
of this year fully 9.3 per cent Of all
passenger cars will be of steel, while
3.5 per cent have steel underframes.
The percentage Of wooden cars in
service has dropped in the last three
years from 9S.2 to 87.2 per cent.
Belding banner., 1912-02-08

The heroism OF an engine driver and
stoker recently saved the lives of
hundreds Of people who were travelling
from Rouen to Havre by the night
express. While the train was run.
ming at full speed, boiler tube burst.
filing the drivers platform with steam
and smoke. and throwing the stoker
back on the tender. The engine driver.
who was terribly scalded, neverthe
less clung to his post. and though il
was impossible to see the levers he
groped for them in the midst OF the
scalding steam, and eventually sue.
ceeded in bringing the train to a
standstill. Then he fell down exhaust.
ed and terribly burned. The injured
stoker, at the risk of his life. then
uncoupled the engine and took II TO
a shed.
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Turkey Raising.

Because of their natural roaming
disposition great many persons think
that turkeys are hard to raise. but to
those who understand their habits
they are the easiest to raise Of all do
nestle fowls. says a writer In an ex-
change. l think / say domestic" ad.
visedly, although ! know there are
some who consider II misfit when
applied to turkeys. but surely no one
could call a flock of turkeys as tame
as mine anything but domestic. This
quality of tameness can be bred In tur.
keys and should be considered by all
careful breeders. as well ~ size. shape
and plumage.
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Germany's Fastest Train.

The fastest German train now runs
in Bavaria, between Munich and Nu-
remberg, making the distance OF
123h miles in 1876 minutes, or at the
rate of $40 miles an hour. II makes
no stop on the way. Nuremberg is
$50 feet lower than Munich, and the
train is thirty-one minutes longer go
ing in the opposite direction.-Railway
Age Gazette.
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DUMPING NESTS ARE HANDY
Bottom Arranged with Hinges So That
II viii Drop and Contents
Fall 70 the Floor.

A good way to build hens nests Is
to have the bottom attached with
hinges and fastened at the front with
small hooks and staples. When the
nests are to be cleaned the bottom
Belding banner., 1912-02-08

the vast fabric OF
railroad freight re-
ports Is founded.
The waybill plays
the larger part by
far.
Ordinarily 1t is
a printed form on
tough paper to
stand the many
hard knocks 1t re-
ceives both In
doors and out be-
fore 1t Is safely
filed away. 1t is
four and one-half
inches wide by
sixteen inches long.
Belding banner., 1912-02-08
FOLDING COOP FOR CHICKENS
Not Being Used-Of Great Conve-
nience in Shipping to Market.

Now comes the collapsible chicken
coop. designed by Wisconsin man.
for raising chickens 1t will probably
interest a great many people The
sides and ends of the coop are hinged
beneath the ends. When the recep.
Belding banner., 1912-02-08
Dumping Hons Nest.

can be dropped and all the contents
will fall out. The nests should be at
least twelve inches square. and for
the large-sized breeds fifteen inches
will be better.
Belding banner., 1912-02-08

Ross--I hear burglar got in your
house while your wife was away.
Cory-Yes; I'm so glad. My wife
won't know how much of the wreck
is me and how much IL him."-Har-
per's Dazax.
Belding banner., 1912-02-08
WHAT The WAYBILL IS
MOST IMPORTANT DOCUMENT IN
RAlLRoADiNo EXPLAINED.
Connecting Link Between the Points
Of Shipment and Delivery and Con-
tains an ltemized Statement
of Each Consignment.

The waybill and the bill OF iading
are the two documents upon which all
Belding banner., 1912-02-08
LITTLE GRAPE PICKER
Device 10 Artificial Thumb Nail, Held
on BY Means Of Plate and Makes
Picking Simple.

The thimble device shown in the II
lustration is in reality an artificial
thumb nail with which 70 pinch
Belding banner., 1912-02-08

a. NE Of the unique railroad PROPOSE
ii tons of the continent Is the Reed
Newfoundland company, operat-
ing some 500 miles Of line In she islana
OF Newfpundland. II Is narrow
guage road. the main line Of which ex-
tends from Pprt-au-Basque on tne
southwest corner Of the island TO the
city Of st. Johns. distance of 80
miles. The interior Of the island Is
uninhapited aud the trains travei ior
miles through unbroken forests, WIND
ing around the. lakes and mountains.
The Illustration shows the method OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27
MOVING PLATFORMS TO AID
TRAFFIC IN NEW YORK
New Sideways Will Be Laid Out as
Cross-Town Line on
34th Street.

4 moving platform subway line has
been laid out in New York city by the
public service commission. 1T is to be
crosstown line on 3ath street from "a
avenue to 9Th avenue, Il distance about
one mile east and west. The end por-
tions are to form loops. the easterly loop
extending through 34th street, I'd avenue,
35th street and Sd avenue to the corner
of 34th street and Sd avenue, while the
westerly loop, beginning at point in
34th street between Sth and 9th avenues,
pa sses under 3ith street, 9th avenue and
private property TO the point of begin
result of the proposals of the Continuous
Transit Securities Company, which COM
pany has been promoting moving plat
form proposals in New York city for
number of years. past. hitherto without
success. Ia order to provide against the
risk Of failure of the neutrality-suspicious.
method OF operation, the public service
commissions resolution laying out the
route provides that it may be operated
either by moving platforms or by sepi-
rate ears or trains, or by any other device
or means in the construction of which
stationary means for guiding Il convey
auce In Il definite path and means for
propefling such conveyance are necessary
clements IN this way the resolution
will also cover operation by ordinary
rapid-trdnsit trains if this is considered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27
PROPERTY
IN STEADY DEMAND
Gardiner &. Dent, Brokers,
Give Summary of Recent
Transactions.

Gardiner & Dent, Inc. real estate bro
kers. report the following transactions
closed during the week:
For Carl II. Smith, the northwest cor
ner of 18th street and Park road, two
story light brick house of colonial de-
sign, containing eight rooms and bath.
The lot has frontage Of twenty feet on
Park road by depth Of about ninety
feet on 18th street. The consideration
was $500. The purchaser. Hermon
Hunt, will occupy the house.
For Il. ID. Blackstone, the two-story
brick houses at Nos 1233, 123o and 1897
9th street northwest Each house con-
taiDS five rooms and bath The total
monthly rental income of the property
is $3.50 The price was 5000.
For Tyler Jet, premises 22S 18th
street northeast one of a row of new
houses recently finished. 1t contains six
rooms and bath, IT was purchased bs
c. Carroll, the price being $500
For NJ. L. Gottwals. the two-story
brick residence No. go Kenyon street.
Price, $3.50
For John {. Deichmann, premises 1916
9th street northeast. a new two-story
brick house. containing six rooms and
bath. 1t was purchased at a considera-
, ton of $3.50 by Mrs. Mary III. Dunning-
ton. who will occupy the house.
For Mrs Eliza G. Woodall. to Mary i.
Beall, the residence No. 36i2 18th street
containing six rooms, reception hall and
bath The consideration was about
600
For Iermon Hunt, TO il. Corbin, the
two-story, bay window brick house at
.917 18th street northwest 1t was pur-
chased at consideration of about 81, 100
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MANY IMPORTANT REALTY
TRANSFERS IN PAST WEEK
Much Activity in Evidence in All Classes Of
Local Real Estate.

Many transactions of more than the
average Importance have featured the
past weeks activities in the local real
estate world Business property and
apartment houses, together with large
areas of unimproved property, have been
included in the lists of transfers. So
widespread has been the sphere of good
business that a general feeling of OPP
timism is evident among real estate
men concerning the possibilities of the
midsummer and early autumn seasons.
At least two apartment houses were
included in the sales of the week The
Burlington, Vermont avenue, near Thorn
as Circle. was taken over by Arthur G.
Moses and the Seminole, 1444 w street
northwest. was sold by Joseph T. Birch,
jr., to William G. Fulton. The transfer
of the Burlington was a part of the trans
action in which Arthur G. Moses retired
Irom active membership in the firm
of W. B. Moses q Sons. title to the
property being given by Francis III. Due
hay, W. III. Moses and II. c. Moses. AS a
part of this same transaction Arthur G.
Moses transferred his interest in the
Moses store property at 18th and +
streets northwest to William III. and Har-
ry c. Moses. Still other property in
cluded in this big change in the local
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Municipal Research Bureau Formed.

A branch Of the Atlanta Chamber of
Commerce has formed a finance commit
tee with John +. Murphy chairman.
The object of the bureau is "a study in
efficiency of city government" IT will
study the existing government III all it's
details, compare its efficiency with that
of other governments, and suggest any
changes that it believes will be of benefit
TO the city. The city council of Atlanta
strongly favors the committee and is
encouraging the movement as much as
possible, having itself appointed a com
mittee to cooperate with the bureau of
municipal research. 1T has been decided
to ask DIR. William Al. Allen. director of
tie New York bureau of municipal re-
search and one Of the leaders in such
work, to assist the local Institution in
perfacting it's plans. It is proposed to
ask him to visit Atlanta and address a
large body of representative citizens upon
the subject.