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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-08-15
UNDER FIVE MILES IN LENGTH
England Has No Fewer Than Ten
Railroads With a Trackage That
Is Insignificant.

Altogether there are ten railroads in
various parts of the country which are
under five miles In length. The short
est line is that OF the FeliXstowe Dock
and Railroad company, which runs
from the Great Eastern line at Felix
stowe Beach station, In Suffolk. down
to Felixstowe dock. 1t is only 726 yards
long, it's entire rolling stock consisting
OF IL freight cars.
The next shortest is the Milford Ha-
ven Dock company's railroad, which IL
only a mile and a quarter in length,
and which was opened in 1882. 1t runs
from Milford Haven on the Great
Western roalroad to Newton Noyes
pier, and its rolling stock consists of
one locomotive and II freight cars.
The Stockbridge railroad is one
mile seven furlongs in length, and has
one locomotive. two passenger car
riages and 6S freight cars. 1t runs
from Deepcar. near Sheffield. on the
Great Central, to Stockbridge.
The Rye & Cambridge Steam tram
way is two and a half miles long, and
possesses two locomotives, two pas
senger coaches and three freight cars,
while the South Shields, Marsden 4
Whitburn railroad is a mile and three
quarters long, and run from South
Shields to Witburn colliery, says the
English Railway Magazine.
In Cumberland there Is the Rowrah
& kelton Fell Mineral railroad, three
miles long. which connects with the
Furness railroad.
The nearest Of these tiny railroads
to London is the C~orringham Light
railroad, which starts at Covingham,
about three miles from Stanford-le-
Hope, in Essex, and run to Kynoch-
town. The rolling stock consists OF
two locomotives, two passenger vehi
cles and ten freight cars.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-08-15
FAULTY RAIL ALWAYS PERIL
Probably Worst Danger Known to
R~aiIroading. and Constant Watch
fulness Only Minimixes II.

Only a few days 6 . broken rail
caused a railroad accident which
might easily have resulted in serious
loss to life. A passenger train was
derailed and by q miracle the cars
came to a standstill just before piling
over the edge OF bank into a swollen
river. This is an illustration of the
peril Of the unsound rail.
During the three months ended IAN
uary l Of the current year 1857 per-
sons were killed and 61,323 were in
iured on steam railroads in the United
States. There were 1889 collisions and
2,135 derailments. Passenger trains
were concerned in 229 Of the collisions
and 1914 Of the derailments.
The property losses reached the to-
tai of $3,40S, 1853, and this sum COW
cred only the damage to the rolling
stock, etc, belonging to the railroads.
Calculated at this rate the railroads
would suffer annually In this manner q
loss Of substantially $14, 200. 900, and
the public has to pay for this In the
end. The additional sums that would
Ue lHVOlVcu III ldWSullS dlu lHc pay
ment OF damage claims would run the
aggregate yearly drain, due to negli-
gence or mechanical failures, into
many millions of dollars more.
Broken rails and fractured wheels
were mainly responsible for the cas-
~ualties, and II per cent. of all of the
derailments were occasioned by de-
fective roadway or equipment, while
nearly "a per cent. Of the derailments
were caused by broker rails. Shat
tered or fractured wheels were ac-
countable for 26.5 per cent. OF the de.
railments.
Collisions can mostly be avoided
through proper alertness On the part
Of responsible employees, but there is
something insidious about the peril Of
the faulty rail. To the casual eye Of
the track walker the rail may be
seemingly sound, and yet within the
substance Of it's head or the thinner
material Of the supporting web a catas-
trophe may be lurking. Unseen, the
steel may be yielding and at the next
blow the rail may be shattered and a
speeding train hurled from it's course.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-08-15

Digest, Prof. Laurence Martin, chief
Of the National Geographical y9ciety's
Alaskan expedition, describes @this
part of the road and recounts the dan
gers that Is running in its risky loca-
ton. Fortunately, glaciers move
slowly, and there is little peril in any
sudden catastrophe. Writes Professor
Martin:
During our visit In 1909 the ice was
visible on six of the railroad cuts on
the terminal glacier; it was no longer
seen a year later, although it could be
brought to light by digging slightly. In
1909 the railroad had been built On a
sort of a shield Of morainic ballast en-
cased in the ice, which had been
opened up with dynamite. 1t was
found to be seriously changed in 1910,
the sinking due to the melting of the
ice varying from two to three feet in
one place and to six or even eight feet
IN others. The railroad men had
e~ndeavored to repair the damage by
filling in.
Nowhere else in the world-at least
to our knowledge-has a railroad line
been constructed for nearly seven
miles on the edge Of a still active gla-
cier. Here the layer Of ballast which
supports the ties and rails lies directly
on the ice, and not, as at the Heney
glacier, several miles to the north, on
q solid moraine.
This perilous situation gives rise to
continual accidents; sometimes the
melting of the ice displaces the profile
of the road; sometimes there are
formed new streams, which involve q
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-08-15
Cane to Cairo Rival.

The French project for a trans-Af-
rican railroad from Algiers to Cape
Town, using the Belgian English line
from Stanleyville to Cape Town, has
taken definite form. In January, says
the Scientific and Mining Press, an
expedition to make a preliminary
survey from Colomb-Bechar the pres
ent southern terminus Of the Algerian
railroad, to Lake Tchad, started out
from the former point. The engineers
believe that the crossing Of the Sa-
hara desert presents no unsurmount-
able difficulties. From Lake Tchad
the line will presumably follow the
divide between the Share and Nile
basins and will enter the Belgian
Kongo at Semio on the Bomu river.
from there going to S~tanleyville.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-08-15

blowing steadily across the lat from
the river. and they were surely invis-
ible against the background of the
overhanging bluff. He did not even
feel 1t necessary to crouch low to
avoid discovery. He knew that peril
would confront them later. when they
ventured out into the open.
How light she seemed. a. though
he clasped child. Bearing
her was going to be easier
than he had supposed; the excitement
yielded him E new measure OF
strength, yet he went forward very
slowly. feeling along, inch by inch,
planting his feet with exceeding care.
The earth was hard-packed and would
leave little trail; there were no leaves.
no dead grass to rustic. Beyond the
protection afforded by the stage he
felt the full sweep OF the wind and
permitted her head to rest lower on
one arm 30 that he could look about
more clearly. She had not even
moaned. although he had felt her
breath upon his face. Once he STUN
6led slightly over some fallen earth,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-08-15
Improving Australian Railroads.

Standardizing rail gauge on the rail
roads in the continental states of Aus
tralia is proving costly through delay
In pushing the work forward, accord
ing to a recent report now in the hands
OF the federal government. The report
of the engineers in chief recommends
the adoption OF a uniform gauge Of 4
feet 8h inches (the existing New
South Wales gauge) on the grounds OF
the comfort and convenience Of pas
sengers, the facility Of transfer OF
troops and merchandise, and the re-
duction of rolling stock. Owing to the
huge cost Of bringing about complete
uniformity, it is suggested that as a
preliminary step the through lines
from Fremantle to Brisbane (~including
the tran-Australian line now under
c~onstruction) should be converted to
1 feet 81 inches at a cost OF $50, no..
600. The engineers strongly urge that
the work Of conversion should be be-
gun without delay, and it Is pointed
out that in 1897 the estimated cost of
converting the 5 feet 3 inch gauge
fines in Victoria and South Australia
to the 4 feet 8h inch gauge was only
81, 5000 0O against $~36.475.000 at the
present time.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-08-15
Queen Elizabeth Opened Il.

In connection with Granville Bar
ker's production OF Twelfth Night"
it is interesting to recall that we have
still standing In London one Of the
halls In which the play was performed
during Shakespeare's lifetime. In the
hall Of the Middle Temple. opened by
Queen Elizabeth In person In 1876,
Twelfth Night" was acted at Christ
mas, 1901, and there Is a strong prob.
ability that Shakespeare himself play.
ed a part in that performance. In
the early days the Inns Of court were
patrons Of the drama, and the hall Of
Gray's Inn can also claim to have
witnessed q contemporary Shakes
peare production. "A Comedy Of Err
rors" having been given there In 1874
London Chronicle.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-08-15

concluded. Beardsley. who wal only .
boy. spoke up:
Mr.. Wilde" he said, you have for
gotten to mention Nero's greatest
religious achievement
Il must confess l do not know q
what you are referring" admitted
Wilde.
Il am referring to hin action Of pour.
ing oil on Christians and setting 0ro
70 them." said Beardsley. Wasn't 4
Nero who Lighted the 0rs9 nres G
Christianity ~ NnmlAafe1 -
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-08-15
Railway Over the Moraine, Showing
the Ice on the Left.

readjustment OF the whole system OF
support: nee ven the abutment Of a
bridge sliud is inches toward the
river, and a new II had to be built.
AS these difficulties are renewed every
summer, it is very expensive to main
tain the way. and the speed Of the
trains must be kept very low, although
the passengers are never In danger, as
a very close watch is necessarily kept
of the road.
What makes the upkeep of the road
still more risky is the possibility of a
forward movement Of the glacier. The
road would be destroyed and all traffic
stopped, for there would be no possible
way of getting out. After the period OF
immunity of G. years, which Is attest
ed by the vegetation. a movement Of
this kind may take place any day"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-08-15
Defects Of Steel Ties.

The use of steel ties on foreign
railroads is not universally success
full. Mr.. Braet, engineer in chief OF
the Belgian State railways. informs
Engineering News that the steel ties
are unsatisfactory under high speed
traffic. The Netherlands State Rail-
ways company has abandoned their
use because Of the expense. Engi-
neering authority In this country dis
c~ountenance them, stating that none
Of the foreign steel ties In Use are
strong enough to bear tho heavy
trains and the driving axle loads OF
$4,000 and $4,000 pounds on the Amers
lean trunk line railways
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-08-15

spoke. could be recalled. and % they
perished-their light went out In
darkness and they were not remem-
bsfed nor than the insects Of yes
terday. Will you thus live and die.
Q man lmmortal3 Live for something.
10 GOOD and leave behind you : mon
umont Of virtue that tho storms Of
Tins oan never destroy. Write your
namo ~ kindness. love and mercy on
tho heorts o. the thousands yoa come
II oootAct With yer b. yeor. and
yoa IN never ~ forgotten. No, y0ur
go yess 1eo1s ~ ~ = AGt1lo1 -
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-08-15
VII.
\ Way 20 tho River

She waited In agony AZ he sighted
carefully, striving to gauge the dis
tance. It seemed an interminable
time before his finger pressed the
trigger. Then came the report ! nash
Of name, and the powder smoke blown
back In her face. Half-blinded b. the
discharge. she yet saw that black
smudge leap upright: again the Henry
blazed. and the dim figure went down.
There was q cry-a mad yell Of rage
~ which scattered voices Joined:
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-08-15

Expanding Screw to Spike Rails to Ties
For attaching rails to ties on rail-
roads q Frenchman has invented a
screw that Is said to hold tighter
than anything yet devised. It is in
two parts: First a hollow screw, open
1t the lower end, slit a short distance
up the sides and having q worm in
side az well al outside. This is
screwed into the hole in the tie. Into
II II screwed the second part. watch
IL q solid screw. conical In shape. Az
this II driven homo 1t forces the low
Or end Of the hollow screw apart,
making 1t spread and become wider
below than above, thus biting the
wood Of the tie In . way that makes
: inextric1ble.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-08-15

spits Of fre cleavfng the darkness.
the barking Of guns Of different cali
Der. A bit of flying lead tore through
the leather back Of the coach with an
odd rip: another struck the casing OF
the door. sending the wooden splin-
tiers flying like arrows. Hawk-eyed,
Hamlin fred twice lore, aiming ut
the sparks, grimly certain that q re-
spending howl from the left evidenced
9 hit Then. as quickly. all was still,
Intensely black once more. The Ser.
geant drew back from the window.
leaning his gun against the casing.
THAT will hold them for a WHILE
be said cheerfully. "Two less out
there. reckon, and the others won't
get careless again right away. Now
Is our time; ara you ready?"
There was no response. the stiffness
% profound he could hear the faint
ticking Of the girls watch. He
reached out almost alarmed. and
touched her dress.
What Is the trouble?" he ques.
toned a%nxiously. Didn't you hear me
speak?"
He waited breathless, but there was
no movement, no sound, and his hand,
trembling, In spite Of his iron nerve
CROPPED It's way upward. She waa
lying back against the opposite win.
dow. her head bsnt Sideways.
my Cod" he thought did those
devils get herr"
She lifted her slight figure up on
one arm. all else blotted out, all 9th.
er memory vanished through this in.
slant dread. His cheek stung where
flying splinters had struck him, but
that was nothing. She was warm. her
flesh was warm; then his searching
fingers felt the moist blood tricklins
down from the edge Of her hair. HN
let out his breath slowly. the sudden
relief almost choking him. 1t was bad
enough surely, but not what he had
first feared. not death. She had been
struck hard@ flying splinter Of wood,
perhaps, or q detected bullet-her
hair matted with blood, yet 1t was no
0 than q flesh wound, although
leaving her unconscious. II he hest.
tated 1t was but for an instant. The
entire situation required to him In a
flash; he must change his plans, but
dare waste no time. II they we're to
escape 1t must be accomplished now,
Swallowed by darkness, while savage
watchers were safely beyond sound.
His lean Jaws set with fierce deter
mination, and he grimly hitched his
belt forward. one sinewy hand finger
Ing the revolver. He would have to
trust to that weapon entirely for de-
Tense; he could not carry both the
rife and the girl.
Moving slowly. cautiously, fearful
lest some creaking Of the old stage
might betray his motions to those
keen ears below, he backed through
the open door. Once feeling the
ground firm beneath his feet, and ma
king sure that both canteen and hav-
efsack were secure, he reached back
into the darkness, g~rasping the form
Of the unconscious girl. He stood
erect with her held securely In his
arms, strands of hair blowing against
his cheek, listening intently, striving
with keen eyes to penetrate the black
curtain. The wind vas fortunate,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-08-15

Major Mcdonald. commanding q army
post near Fort Dodge. seeks q man to
Intercept his daughter. Molly. who >
beaded for the post. An Indian outbreak
ls threatened. Brick Hamlin. . ser
geant who had just arrived with mes
Bages to Mcdonald. volunteers for the
mission and starts alone. Molly arrives
ct Fort Ripley two days ahead OF eched-
lle. She decides to push on to Fort
Dodge by stage in company with ''Sutler
Bill' Moylan. Gonzales, q gambler, IL
also q passenger. Hamlin meets the stage
by the Indiana 1t is decided to return
TO Ripley. The drive deserts the stage
when Indians appear. The Indians are
twice repulsed In attack on the stage by
Hamlin. Moylan and Gonzales. The latter
l. killed. Moylan IL killed in next attack.
Indians retire. and Hamlin and Molly walt
Tor the next move.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-08-15

seven lilies ONCI
the lower end OF
the Allen glacier,
partly covered In
this part with
moraines and veg
citation, although
at points the Ice
is visible. In an
article cOntribut.
ed to La Nature
Sova tho
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-08-15
Nsro's Claim 10 oletlnctlon.

NOtOU OtuIm % O~DOytUoSuOUs
Aubrey Beardsley, the famous Art
lit. once outshone Oscar Wilde. who
was the greatest wit and conversatton-
alist that ever lived.
At . dinner 1t which 18th Woeo
guests Wilde talked i~ntefootlngly -
Men - 1eaEav tUo honDR ~ -
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-08-15

the hearts you leave behind - the
stars OF the brow Of evening. Good
deeds will shine as bright on the earth
- the stars OF heaven.-Thomas Chal-
mero.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-08-15

Not His Fate 70 Die In Wreck.
Los Angeles has . mail clerk. p.
d. Popenoe. who has survived forty
railroad wrecks.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-08-15
RUNS OVER ICE FIELD
ROADBED OF ALASKAN RAILROAD
RESTS ON GLACIER.
Builders Admit Situation Has lite Per-
10, Though There 10 Little Dam
Ger OF Sudden catastrophe-
Minor Accidents Frequent.

An Alaskan railroad, the Copper Riv-
er E. Northwestern, runs for nearly
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-13

summers session, viii be exhaustive,
both in general scope and detail
There is no greater problem confront
ing the lawmakers of Georgia than the
proper disposition of this magnificent
property of the State, and upon its fit
careers and ambitions yet undeveloped
1t is evident from an inspection of the
DOCKS of the Secretary Of State that the
number of incorporated banks this year
Is TO fall far short of that of last year
For the year 1912, the records show an
average OF exactly one new bank per
week There were SO State banks In
corporated during that period This
year the record is many banks short,
and the year is now so near its close II
hardly is within the range of the pos
sible that the number.~may be ma
terially increased over its present status.
The Secretary of State does not con-
slider that this circumstance indicates a
lesser degree of prosperity in Georgia
this year than last, but that it does in
dictate less favorable period for tho
launching of such enterprises as banks,
Indeed, he inclines to think that next
years record likely will run well in ad-
vance OF last, and that by and by this
years period of apparent depression will
be altogether overcome and forgotten.
Solicitor General William H. Ennis. of
Floyd County former Representative
and Senator in the Legislature, is an
Atlanta visitor for a few days.
Senator Ennis. accompanied by DR.. L.
the purpose of talking politics in any
way whatever, buArather for the pur-
pose of looking in on the automobile
show.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-13
To DlRKEN HAIR
APPLY SAGE TEA
Look Young Bring Back Its
Natural Color, Gloss and
Thickness.

Common garden sage brewed into a
heavy tea with sulphur and alcohol
added will turn gray, streaked and
faded hair beautifully dark and luxu-
rant, remove every bit of dandruff,
stop scalp itching and falling hair.
Just a few applications will prove
revelation if your hair is fading, gray
or dry, scraggly and thin. Mixing the
Sage Tea and Sulphur recipe at home,
though, is troublesome. An easier way
is to get the ready-to- use tonic, cost
ing about so cents large bottle at
drug stores, known as "Wyeth's Sage
and Sulphur Hair Remedy" thus
avoiding a lot of muss.
While wispy, gray, faded hair is not
SINFUL we all desire to retain our
youthful appearance and attractive
ness. By darkening your hair with
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur, no one can
TELL because it does it so naturally, 80
evenly. You just dampen a sponge or
soft brush with it and draw this
through your hair, taking one small
strand at time; by morning all gray
hairs have disappeared, and, after an
other application or two, your hair be-
comes beautifully dark, glossy, soft
and luXuriant.-Advt.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-13
How TO Darken
Gray Hair
BY a Specialist.

A very satisfactory preparation
which darlens gray hair and acts as
q corrective agent for dandruff and
other diseases of the scalp can be
made at small expense and in your
own home by dissolving a small box
of Barbo Compound in ounces OF
water and then adding an ounce of
bay rum and a quarter ounce of glyc-
crime. Any drug store can furnish
these ingredients. This is to be ap-
piled once a week until the hair IS
sufficiently darkened, then every two
weeks to keep the hair soft and glossy
and the scalp in a healthy condition.
1t may be used with equal success in
darkening the beard. This is a prep
aration that gives splendid results,
both as a hair darkener and a RENE
edy for all scalp disorders, and is
well worthy of trial You will find
it~far superior to the ordinary store
preparations and much less eXpen-
sive.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-13
fortune in the East decided uneX-
pectedly to follow him.
Wife Stars Search.

fortune in the East, decided unex-
pectedly to follow him
Wife Starts Search.
He tried to communicate with her
at New York, and, of course, failed.
She knew he had gone to Savannah,
and, arriving there with their little
son, found he had come to Atlanta.
She spent two days making round
of the automobile agencies here and
finally Mr. Bussey was reached.
He at once arranged meeting, in
rather a romantic fashion. Taking
Mrs. Liedtke and the little boy in
car to the Aragon Hotel, he sent for
Liedtke.
"oh, Daddy" Shouts Boy.
I've got a prospect downstairs
whom l want you to talk to-" he said,
and the unsuspecting husband fol-
lowed him.
Mrs. Liedtke was heavily yelled,
and Mr.. Bussey introduced Liedtke
to Mrs. Jones'"
Mr.. Liedtke bowed and raised his
hat, and then the little boy shouted,
"Oh, Daddy"
Then there was one Of the reunions
that rarely take place outside of nov
els
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-13
WIFE FINDS LOST
RACER IN ALLAN 4

Thursday morning was like the
dawn of another honeymoon to Paul
Albert Liedtke, celebrated motor
racer, and his wife, who met in dra-
matte fashion the evening before,
when Mrs. Liedtke, having lost track
of her husband through no fault of
either, found him in Atlanta.
D. T. Bussey, manager Of the Pre-
mier Automobile Agency, brought the
separated pair together
Mrs. Liedtke, VINO had been left in
New York by her husband when he
came South to seek business connec-
tions in a new field after reverses of
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-13

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serges and Whipcords, color card
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Checks, wooden checks for house dresses
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red, black and white. sc inches wide. A
yard SOC.
Challis, patterns and colors that sug-
gest warm and dainty house dresses for
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Stylish Scotch Plaids, that are favored
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