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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-17

The Shuberts announce that their
first dramatic production Ior next sea
50 ODenfDe- at one of their New
work fheaters on August 19, viii be
..The Master Of the House new play
bv Edgar James. The cast Will include
Florence Reed, Helen Reiner, Grace
ReaIe. Mary Servoss, Eva handOLpn'
Robinson Ralph Morgan. Pedro De Cor
dova. Frederick Esmelton and Law
renee Eyre.
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TIES MOST POPULAR
Their Production Has Become . Rec
ognized and Profitable Industry
Of the South.

Statistics prepared by the Forestry
Service Of the United States show that
OF the 125. 200, 900 crossties bought by
the railways last year almost 80 pei
cent. were hewed ties. The sawed tie
while occasionally produced by mills
built particularly for this purpose. is
n ore generally a b%y-product of genera
lumber operations.
The best board cuts are taken from
the side of the logs, and the heart lie
boxed into ties and cut off to stand
ard lengths. Small logs are also cut
into ties when the value of the lumber
they would make is not more than that
OF the ties the same stick would pro.
duce.
The greatest tie producing section in
the United States is that portion OF
the country extending from Virginia
to Missouri and Arkansas south from
the Ohio river to the Gulf of Mexico
N addition to sawmill. logging and tie
operations in this section, says the
Railway Age Gazette, there are thou.
sands o. farmers producing millions OF
crossties annually.
In seasons of the year when agri.
cultural pursuits do not .equire atten.
ton they cut ties and logs, often put.
ting in crews Of men for the winter
months. These men are paid by piece
work, from 10 to Is cents apiece for
making a tie. An experienced cutter
Will MAKE from 10 to Is ties a day
and will produce a thousand ties in the
four months from November to Febru.
airy. 5.
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Railway Projects in Africa.

Five vast railway projects for the
opening up Of Africa are at present
either in progress or seriously consid-
cred. First, there is the great Cape
to Cairo railway, whose northern and
southern sections are pushing slowly
to an ultimate junction in mid-Africa.
Then there is the French Trans
Saharan, and the further scheme OF
that nation to join the valley of the
Niger and Lake Tchad with the Allan
tic coast by neal Of the Trans
Sudanese railway. Germany also has
planned the Trans-Equatorial road,
her first important railroad develop
ment in Africa.
The fifth enterprise contemplates
building a line from the Straits Of
Gibraltar southerly along the Atlantic
coast by way of Casablanca and
Agadir to Dagar, which is an import
ant point Of shipment for West At
RIGA, where France has lately built an
important naval station.-Scientific
American.
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heavy drag" up a steep hill or around
a sharp curve. 49,,
Once at the top of the grade the
"hogger" just lets her drift" plug
ging her" Is an old term, used when
the throttle is closed by a quick mo-
ton Of the left hand while at the
same time the reverse lever is thrown
back with the right hand. This is not
calculated to do any good to engine
frames and cylinders and is resorted
to only In great emergencies. 1t isn't
so common since the introduction OF
automatic air.
An old box, car or a small building
occupied as the yardmaster's Office is
known as the "doghouse." 1t is some
times used to indicate the small four
wheeled caboose used by some roads
at the tail end of freight trains. This
is also called the hut" "crummie,"
"crum box" or cage" =.
Hitting the grit" is what no train
mar likes to do, hut he sometimes has
to when a train is running at full
speed and his only chance of not
being caught in a wreck is to jump.
Getting her down in the corner is
setting the reverse lever down IN the
lowest forward notch of the quadrant
so that the engine has the full length
of the stroke.
"Patting her or the back" is an ex-
preston used when the reverse lever
is down in the corner and is grad
ually hooked up notch by notch on
the quadrant as the saturated steam
is worked off. Making her pop" is
to maintain a fire so that the instant
the engine stops working she blows
off.
To keep her hot is to maintain a
fire as a steady heat, thus furnishing
all the dry steam needed, no matter
how hard the engine may be working
or regardless Of the condition Of the
weather. AS every fireman knows,
the weather often tests the mettle of
a diamond pusher" on hard runs
with a heavy drag of "rattlers."
A thin plume of dry steam escap-
ing from the pop is carrying a white
feather" This usually occurs after
an engine has been working hard and
the condition OF roadbed and gradient
permits Of the engineer easing her off
a little.
When an engine has to haul a par
ticularly heavy load up a steep grade
1t Is often necessary to pound her"
The engineer gets over the hill with
her, but Is apt to strain the engine in
so doing. Working an engine to full
capacity after she has been reported
for light repairs which have not been
given her or working an engine to a
higher limit than her builders design
ed is also called pounding her"
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that BOY don't know where you've
kept him or how you kept him as he
ls. but he Is as clear as water. /
have talked to him and l know"
Nothing In Ruggles' expression had
changed until now. His eyes glowed.
Dams all right" he said softly.
Don't you worry! He's all right. |
guess his father knew what he was
doing, and I'll bet the whole thing was
just what he sent him over here for!
Old Dan Blair wasn't worth a cop
per when the boy was born. and yet
he had ideas about everything and he
seemed to know more in that old gray
head of his than a whole library OF
books. Dams all right"
MY dear man." said the noble
man, that Is just where you Ameri-
ans are wrong. You comfort your
self with your eternal Dams all right
and you won't see the truth. You
won't breathe the word scandal and
yet you are thick enough In them, God
knows. You won't admit them, but
they are there. Now be honest and
look at the truth, will you? You are a
man of common sense Dan Blair is
not all right. He is in an Internally
dangerous position. The Duchess OF
Breakwater will marry him. 1t is
what she has wanted to do for years,
but she has not found a man rich
enough, and she will marry this boy
offhand."
Well" said the Westerner slowly,
IF he loves her and if he marries
her
"Marries herr" exclaimed the noble
man. There you are again. Do you
think marriage makes 1t any better?
Why, If she. went eff to. the Continent
with him for six. weeks and then set
him free, that would be preferable
to marrying her. My dear man." he
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said. leaning Over the table where
Ruggies sat. If l had a boy | would
rather have him marry Lefty Lane OF
the Gaiety. Now you know what l
mean"
Ruggles' face. which had hardened.
relaxed.
i have seen THAI lady" he ex-
claimed with satisfaction; Il have
cen her several times"
Galorey sank back into his chair
and neither man spoke for a few sec
onds. Turning it all over in his slow
mind, Ruggles remembered Dams alb.
sorption in the last few days. so
there are three women In the nest"
he concluded thoughtfully, and Gordon
Galorey repeated:
mo, no three. What do you
mean"
Your wife"-Ruggles held up one
finger and Galorey interrupted him to
murmur:
"I'll take care of Edith"
THE Duchess of Breakwater you
think won't talk of money!"
mo, don't count on it. She is lin
Ing at ten million pounds"
Ruggles was holding up his second
finger.
Well, l guess Dan has gone out to
take ARE of her today"
Dan and Ruggles had seer Wanda.
lay" from a box. from the pit and from
the stalls. On the table lay a book
Of the opera. While talking with
Galorey, Ruggles had unconsciously
arranged the checks on top OF the IL
bretto Of "Mandalay."
I'll take care of Miss Lane Rug.
giles said at length.
His lordship echoed, Miss Lane!"
and looked up in surprise. What Miss
Lane. for Gods sake"
Miss Lefty Lane at the Gaiety.' "
Ruggles answered.
why. she isn't in the question, my
dear man."
You put her there just now your
self"
"Bosh!" Galorey exclaimed impa-
tiently. Il spoke OF her as being the
limit, the last thing on the line"
NO. corrected the other, you put
the Duchess Of Breakwater as the
limit"
0alorey smiled frankly. "You are
right. my dear chap" he accepted
and I stand by It."
lro BE CONTINUED,
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tween his great fingers. He was .
slow thinker. He had none OF old
Blair's keenness. but he had other
qualities. 0alorey saw that he had
not been quite understood. and he
waited and then said:
Lady Galorey is like the rest Of
modern wives. and I am like q lot OF
modern husbands. We each go our
own way. My way Is q worthless one.
God knows l don't stand up for 1t. but
it 10 not my wife's way In any sense
of the word"
Does she want Dan to 90 along on
her road?" Ruggles asked. And how
far!"
We are financially strapped Just
now" said Galorey calmly, land she
has got money from the boy" He
didn't remove his pipe from his
mouth; still holding it between his
teeth he put his hand in his pocket,
took out his wallet, drew forth four
checks and laid them down before
Ruggles. IT Is quite a sum-" Cal
ORGY noted, sufficient to do a lot to
Osdene Park in the way of needed re-
pairs" Ruggles had never seen a
smile such az curved his companions
lips. But Osdene Park will have to
De repaired by money from some 9TH
er source"
Ruggles wondered how the hus-
band had got hold of the checks, but
he didn't ask and he did not look at
the papers.
When Dan came to the Park" said
Galorey, II stopped bridge playing.
but this more than takes it's place."
: Ruggles' big hand went slowly to-
ward the checks; he touched them
with his fingers and said: rs Dan
In love. with your Wife,"
And Lord Galorey laughed and said:
Lord 10. my dear man. not even
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that! It IL pure good nature on his
part-mere prodigality. Edith ap-
pealed to him, that's ALL"
Relief crossed Ruggles' face. He
understood In a fash the worldly
appeal to the rich young man and be-
lieved the story the husband told
him.
Have you spoken to the boy?"
MY dear chap, l have spoken to
him about nothing. preferred to
come to YOU"
You said" Ruggles continued.
there were two ladies down to your
place."
Galorey had refilled his pipe and
held 1t as before in the palm OF his
hand.
Il can look after the affairs of my
wife, and this shan't happen again, |
promise you-not at Osdene. but I'm
afraid l can not do much in the other
case. The Duchess of Breakwater has
been at Osdene for nearly three
weeks, and Dan is in love with her"
Ruggles put the four checks n on
O OF the Otn0r.
lis the lady a widow"
Unfortunately, yes"
80 that's the nest Dan has got into
at Osdene." the Westerner said. And
Galorey answered.: That Is the nest"
And he has gone out there today
got a wire this morning
1.-The duchess has been In an awful
funk" said Galorey, because Dams
been stopping in London SO long. She
sent him q message, and as soon as
Dan wired back that he was coming to
the Park, l decided to come here and
see YOU
Ruggles ruminated: Has the
duchess complications financially"
"Ra-ther!" the other answered.
Ard Ruggles turned his broad. hon
est face full on Galorey: do you
think she could be bought on"
Galorey took his pipe out of his
mouth.
1T depends on how far Dan has
zone on with her. To be frank with
you. Mr.. Ruggles. 1t Is q case Of emo
ton on the part Of the woman. She
Is really In love with Dan. Cad" ex-
claimed the nobleman. Il have been
on the point Of turning the whole
brood out Of doors these last days. It
ike imprisoning : mountain
breeze In q charnel house-A woman
with her scars and her experience and
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PAY EMPLOYEES FOR IDEAS
Pennsylvania Railroad Has Adoptec
System Which at Once Proved =
Useful and Profitable.

''ldeas are worth money. Send In
good suggestions and we Will pay you
for them,' was the substance of gen
eral order No. II, which went out to
pennsylvania railroad employees on
the Buffalo and Allegheny valley di.
vision a shOr time ago. The response
was immediate. Suggestions came in
from all quarters. Many OF them
proved to be OF real value and their
authors were rewarded In cash. Some
of the results have been made public.
A clerk in one OF the roundhouses
won a premium by submitting a plan
for increasing economy by the fur.
Their use OF carbon sheets which re-
main in repair cardbooks after the
cards have been filled in and re-
moved. He devised a way Of using
this carbon paper for ordering ma
terlal from the s~torehouses.
A tinsmith In one OF the shops dis
covered an improved method for
fastening in engine cabs and boxes
which contain flags, torpedoes and
medical cases.
BY standardizing the heights of coal
gates on locomotive tenders a fire.
man saw a way to minimize the loss
of coal through vibration. He got
pay for the idea.
At one of the terminals an appli-
ance for cleaning and sterilizing
drinking cups used in coaches was
perfected by a car inspector. 1t was
an improvement over the old method
and it's originator received payment
for 1t.
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Railroad Station Built Of Mine Waste.

A striking example of what may be
done with the waste of zinc and lead
mines has been demonstrated in the
construction Of the new union station
at Joplin, Mo. the concrete of which
Is largely made up Of flint and lime
stone tailings taken from the waste
piles of the mines of the district. OF
the % parts in the concrete mixture
used in constructing the station, Is
parts came from the mines, 10 parts
being average tailings, and 5 parts the
fine tailings from the sand jigs. called
Chitwood sand. OF the remaining
even parts, three were Of river sand
and Jour of cement.
The center of portion of the station,
built in the old Roman type of archi-
lecture, Is two stories high. The train
sheds and platforms cover $4,000
square feet.-Popular Mechanics.
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v.-Continued.

Galorey nodded. That is just why
toddled In to see you!"
Ruggles' caller had been shown to
the sitting room. where he and Dan
hObnobbed and smoked during the
Westerner's visit. There was a pile
Of papers on the table. in one corner
. typewriter covered by a black cloth.
Galorey took a chair and. refusing q
cigarette, lit his pipe.
i didn't have the pleasure Of meet
ing you In the West when ! was out
there with Blair. | knew Dams ia
Their rather WE'LL"
Ruggles responded: II knew him
gather well, too. for thirty years. IT,"
De went on. blair hadn't known you
pretty we'll he wouldn't have sent the
boy out to you as he has done. He
vas keen on every trail. l might
say that he had been over every one
Of 'em like q hound before he set the
boy loose"
Galorey answered. quite So" grave
y. Il know It. l knew 1t when Dan
turned up at Osdene-" Holding his
pipe bowl In the palm of his slender
hand, he smoked meditatively. He
hadn't thought about things, as he
had been doing lately. for many years.
His sense Of honor was the strongest
thing In Gordon Galorey. the only
thing in him. perhaps. that had been
left unsmirched by the touch Of the
world. He was unquestionably a gen.
tleman.
: blair. however" he said, wasn't
As keen on this scent as you'd expect.
His intuition was wrong"
Ruggles raised his eyebrows slight
u.
Il to say" Lord Galorey went
On, that he knew me In the West
whom I had cut loose for q few blessed
months from just these things into
which he has sent his boy-from
what. II l had q son. God knows I'd
throw him as far as l could"
blair wanted Dan to see the
world"
"Of course, that il right enough.
We all have to . 1t. I fancy. but this
boy isn't ready to look at it."
He n twenty-five" Ruggles re-
turned. when / was his age l was
supporting four people,"
GalOrey went on: "Osdene Park at
present isn't the window for Blair's
boy to see life through, and that Is
what | have come up to London to
talk to1you about. Mr.. Ruggles. |
should like to have you take him
away"
Whats Dan been up to down
thero?"
Nothing a. yet. but he Is In the
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-03-08
1rajns Run bv Oil.

The total length of railroad lines
operated by the use Of fuel oil in 1910
was PLOTS miles, a trackage equiva-
lent to that Of practically five trans
continental lines stretching across the
United States from ocean to ocean.
Some of the lines that use oil, how
ever, also use coal. The number o:
barrels of fuel Oil, Of AZ gallons each,
consumed by the railroads Of the
country in 1910 is stated to have been
"a, 526. 1888. This includes 768, 1852 bar
rels used by the railroads as fuel 9TH
erwise than in locomotives.-Railroad
Mans Magazine.
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Copyright. 1910, by The Bobbs- Merrin Co.
SYNOPSIS.

Dan Blair, the ~22-year-old son of the
nfty-million-dollar copper king OF Blair
w Mont, Is a guest at the English
nome or Lady Galorey. Dams father had
been courteous to Lord Galorey during
MS visit to the United States and the
courtesy Is now being returned to the
young man. The youth has an ideal girl
IN his mind. He meets Lily. Duchess of
breakwater, a beautiful widow, who Is
attracted by his Immense fortune and
takes a liking to her. When Dan was a
boy. q girl sang a colo at a church. and
ne had never forgotten her, The Ga
loreys. Lily and Dan attend a London
theater where one Lefty Lane Is the star.
Oar recognizes her as the girl from his
and going behind the scenes intro
0uces himself and she remembers him.
He learns that Primo Poniotowsky Is
vuitor and escort to Lefty.
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A WOMAN DOCTOR -
Was Quick to See That Coffee Poison
Mas Doing tho Mischief.

A lady tells Of a bad case Of coffee
poisoning, and tells it in a way so SIM
pie and straightforward that literary
skill could not improve 1t.
Il had neuralgia headaches for u
years." she says, land have suffered
untold agony. When l first began to
have them l weighed 40 pounds. but
they brought me down to 40.
i went to many doctors and they
gave me only temporary relief. So Z
suffered on. till ore day, a woman
doctor advised me to drink Postum.
She said I looked like I was coffee
poisoned.
so I began to drink Postum, ana
gained Is pounds in the first few
weeks and am still gaining, but not 60
1ast as at first. My headaches began
to leave me after I had used Postum,
about two w~eeks-long enough, I ex4
pect, to get the coffee poison out OF
my system.
Now that q few months have pass.
Cd since l began to use Postum, I can
gladly say that I never know what q
neuralgia headache is like any more.
and 1t was nothing, but Postum that
relieved me.
Before ! used Postum I never
went out alone: I would get bewilder-
ed and would not know which way to
turn. Now I go alone and my head,
10 as clear as q bell. My brain and
nerves are stronger than they have
been for years." Name given by
Postum Co.. Battle Greek, Mich.
There's q reason" and 1t IL explain.
cd In the little book, THE Road Ia
Wellville." In pkgs.
Ever read the abevo letter9 49,
0oe aDDeofs iron tlne to time. 1NS~w
!. uaes an4 fall ol A1Aes
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BIissful Ignorance.

Have o. seen Joe lately? ?"
why yes; l saw the old chap yes
terday. And what do you Think
he's going to be married"
Can it be possible? To whom"
Hes going to marry Mary Merrie."
What! Why, I didn't know they
knew each other"
"They don't. That's why they're &C.
ing to be married."
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where DOCTORS
FAILED TO HELP
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound Restored
Mrs. Green's Health
Her Own Statement
Covington, Mo.-"Your medicine has
done me more good than all the doc

tors medicines. Az
everymonthly period
I had to stay in bed
days because OF
hemorrhages, and
my back was so weak
/ could hardly walk.
/ have been taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V Vegetable Com
pound and now l can
stay up and do my
I think it is
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tnlS lanQ OF Tree
and fancy speech.
Some of the lingo
al be under
stood even by
the outsider. A
side door Pull
man." for in
stance, is a rath-
er common way
of referring to a
box car. But most
of the phrases
are Greek to the
uninitiated. TAX
ing her by the
neck" for exam
pie, is used when
an engine Ia
made to pull a.
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How Mrs. Cline Avoided
Operation.

Brownsville, Ind.-"I can say that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
has done me more good than anything
else. One doctor said I must be opera
ted upon for a serious female trouble
and that nothing could. help me but az
operation.
81 had hemorrhages and at times
could not get any medicine to stop them.
1got in such weak condition that l would
have died if I had not got relief soon.
"Several women who had taken your
Compound, told me to try it and / did
and found it to be the right medicine to
build up the system and overcome
female troubles.
~ am now in great deal better health
than l ever expected to be, 50 I think I
ought to thank you for it. Mrs. o. NJ.
CLINE, S. Main ST., Brownsville, Ind.
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Screwing Railroad Tracks Down.

Screwing Railroad Tracks Down.
With railway traffic ever on the in
crease an3 timber for ties becoming
eve scarcer the problem OF keeping
our railroads supplied with suitable
ties Is one of the biggest that rail
road management has to face. Our
railroads wear out upward Of $50, OOO,-
900 ties a year, and as they cost on an
average so cents apiece the bill runs
up pretty high. Hardwood ties, OF
course, last much longer than soft
wood. but they are also much more
expensive.
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erldeoroom's Period Of Rest.

In Bulgaria a newly-married woman
is expected to keep her mouth closed
for speaking purposes for q whole
month after her marriage. unless spe-
cially addressed by her husband. When
the month has elapsed the husband
presents her with a gift. after which
she is at liberty to chatter as much
as she likes.
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Walked Far on Daily Task.

!. A waitress in a Munich beer garfen
recently tested the distance she
walked each day while serving custom
ers. by a Of a pedometer. She
found that working from ten o'clock in
the mortfng till midnight she had
taken S 5000 steps Of an average o..
27h inches each. making a total O
over twenty-five miles.
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For use n tho Mountains.

A d~ouble-ended locomotive has been
Quilt by an English Arm for use on
he mountain railroads Of Mexico. 1t
has the appearances OF two. engines.
with a single eau in the center.
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First American Locomotive.
The first American built locomotive
was called the BEST Friend" and
q built in New York at the West
Point foundry.
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FARMS FOR RENT OR SALE ON CROP
payments. j. MULHALL. Sioux City. Ia
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-03-08

Garfield Tea will keep the whole system in
perfect condition.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-03-08

Two heads are better than one-in
a cabbage patch.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-03-08

When a man does things he hasn't
much time to talk about them.
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ONLY ONE "BROMO OUININE."
That Is RON QUlNINE Look for
the signature OF Il. W. GROVE. Used the World
over to Cure q Cold In One Day. 25c.
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IDI0MS OF TRA!NMEN
PICTURESQUE SLANG GREEK TO
THE u"iNlTIATED.
Only Those Belonging to the Honor
able Fraternity Of the Rail Under
stand Expressions in Common
Use-Some Instances.

The talk Of trainmen is about as
rich in picturesque slang as any in