The sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1906-1909, September 03, 1908, Image 2
SAVES MUCH LBOR
METHOD O1 "FEEDING" MODERhi
LOCOMOTIVES.
Matter of a Few Minutes Now Wher
Fo-merly Gangs of Workmen
and a Lot of Time Were
Required.
The little details that spell progrest
the operation of a railroad are fre
quently the most interesting. As an
instance, take the "Locomotives' board
fng hiouse," as some of the men calr
the cnal and sand chute near every
roundhouse. Twenty years ao 11
took big crews of men to supply the
coal, sand and water-the sustenance
of an engine. Now two or three men
4o all this work of "feeding" the en
glue before they go out, and do It Is
much less time than it used to take.
When an engine is ready to go on e
sun nowadays it takes only a few-min
utes to "feed" it for the trip. When It
backs off the turntable to the coal
ehute switch it is ready for "dinner."
in a big elevator there are hoppera
full of coal ready to fall into its tank
the 'moment the hostler's assistant
pulls a rope. This coal is lifted from.
coal cars into the hoppers or chutes
by means of an elevator. In the same
place the sand drier has a chute that
Is filled with dried sand, used on the
tracks when the engine's drivers slip.
White the coal is being dumped into
the tank, the sand drier is filling the
sand box, the sand shooting down
through a long pipe.
In a great many railroad yards the
engines can be coaled, sanded and
watered without moving the engine
from one point. The old-fahlioned wa,
ter-tank has given place to standpipes
that are stationed in convenient
places. An engine has scarcely to be
moved to receive every supply needed
for a long trip. In the old days It had
to go first to the coal yards to be
poaled by men with shovels. Then it
ustled off to the sandhouse and men
passed buckets of sand up to a man
who stood on the boiler and poured It
Into the sandbox. Then the engine
Getting Coal and Sand- Supply.
went to the water tank. T<oday it get
its full supply In one plaQe In a fee
minutes. It used to take-hours to di
the same worJ
These modera locomotive fteedint
devices are anan-savers as well as say
era of time. In the .old :days th'e Ilvei
.f strong. men 'were shortened by the
toil incident to gettig engines readl
~for their rubs. With scoop shoveli
every pound o.f oal consumed by the
'oeomotives hbad to be thrown from
ook ars to'taink, and it was an every
-day occurrence to have engines hur
- tfed to tjhe coaling track for a fuei
'suppl when it was then time for the
##ieto depart. That meant tha'
Sthe coal heavers had to do the worn
of slaves to accomplish what the corn
~ pany expected of them. To-day mech
* * anismn sayes the backs of thousands of
'and -roundhouses. The "locomotives
rding house" Is managed on the
~ltof a well-regulated dining room
e~~'h eld-fashioned way of coaling en
was up to date indeed whet
W,~Qnpared with that still more remote
*yutem-wwood burning. Back in the
at4ss when -locomotives were steamed
- with wood It was a common occur
34. noe to atop the train out In the
wohd bospewhere and train crew and
asengets would begin carrying
ab to. the engine, filling the tani
-4* ttsupacity. It was a case of carry
eWqd Or'walk, for the engines con.
's'.ue. so tauch fuel that It was 1m.
'oassbl* to -anakq the tank large
,nou .to 9$g edugh for a long trip
Tb 9044w r .118partIes used te
0001 ocis *~t ain bright
4w. er.an4 ev96 'Joiped In the
~ It when the-h1n Winds blew
~Wtbe '~Ja as fella~ #th. poor train
th ei s e. nd de
~ 4s~*r -rilroad p when the
tfllt enigine *0 14 ented and
tid~s on the tor as osased to be C
'wallearly all be
paW4the binding
~m~e ~ rlyIn tavoc,
are .aths
4t
HANDCAMVJ h* DA. 7
The Gasoline Met p t,4 . tim6 .
by Strt CiWa Iw
A new device whih hassig of
put into use o the Pittsb~rt- - But.
ler street r4i'foad line s6iinds the
death. knell Of the old-izpe handoat
This new device is a gasolhiz tuotor
ear, or as a matter of fact, an auto.,
Duobile handear, with cuahioned Seatas
and detachable canoby top, and Cap:
able of a speed of'40 miles aU bour.'
This car, however, is not destined 6
the track repair gangs, but for tli
use of the superintendent or bther oM
c1alm Of the road making short luspeo
tion trips oyer the line, or in cae o, a
break in the line, it is to be used byi the
The Newest in Haridcars.
emergency repair gang for. getting at
the "trouble' speedily to make tempo.
rary repairs. The company is also
buying a trolley repair car with 'a
folding tower, with a platform which
can, be elevated for the use of the
repair gang .when. working on ove.
head construction.
ARE USING HEAVIER RAILS.
Changes Being Made on All Beoian
State Railroads.
Consul H. A. Johnson of Liege
writes that experiments are being car
ried on with a view to replacing the
rails now In use on the railway lines
owned and operated by the Belgian
government by rails of heavier weight
--a change made necessary by the in
creased weight of the rolling- stock.'
He writes:
"While formerly the maximhum
weight of locomotives used on the Bel
glan lines was from 40 to 45 tons, the
weight of locomotives now in use
has doubled, being from 80 to 90
tons, with cars of from 20 to 25 tons
in weight. So far the heaviest used
are what are known as the Vignole
rails, having a maximum weight of
40.65 kilos, or bout 125 pounds a
meter (39.37 in, es), A limited num
ber of the heav. weight rails, it is true,
have already been placed on these
lines, but their use is confined to
crossings, branchings and switchings
only, their weight being 52 kilos, or
114 pounds a meter.
'The weight of the new rail with
which experiments are being made is
57 kilos, about 125 pounds a meter.
The line selected for experimental
purposes, is that from Liege to Ger.
nany, the immediate locality of the
experiment being on that part of the
line between Liege and Welkenraedt,
e distance of some 89 kilometers
(kilometer 0.62 of a mile), bringing
the total length of double track to
about~ 60 kilometers, making neces
mary the use of something like 6,000
tons of rails. It is obvious that the
use of these heavier rails will com.
pel correspondint modifications In
other appliances on the lines affected
by the change."
To Sew7 On Bittons.
When buttonholes on a shirt waist
are finished, sew on upper and lower
button. Then button and see that
the buttonhole hem evenly overlaps
the butto, hem. Lay waist on table;
insert a strip of cardboard the length
of the waist underneath both hems,
and with a tracing whee) gently press
into each buttonhole. -Unbutton waist
and you have a faint msark where each
button is to be sewed without measur
ing for each one separately. -*
Grated Corn Fritters..
Use one pint of grated sweet~ri
and half cup of milk, onq-half ,cup
of flour, one tablespoonful of melted
butter, .two eggs;WJittle st and pep.
per, one- teaspoonful of baking powder.
Mix the milk and well beaten eggs tio
gether, add the melted butter and sea.
moning, then the flour and baking pow
der sifted together. Lastly stir in the
rated corn. Drop by the tablespoos.
ful in hot fat. Drain on brown papr
and serve hot.
IDaven Carpet with Raveinoge,
Fbor mending thin places in regs and
caipeta, use some 'of the raveling.
from the earpet, which shouald be
saved for the purpose. Darn the tain.
places and three-cornere4 tathere
they cannot be detected. i fringe
and tassels of rugs an pqtIderes can
be darned and fastened I the ame
Tin CoffespP
A new tin coffee t.4 a w k1
ed oasthe inside b~
hei Q~c sweeters
eld Slimae.th*
-I r 41 4
~en the
ir Falls
"-'$. time to act! No time
to read, to experi
You want to save your
t d save it quickly, too!
aiske up your mind this
Vf$ tinute that if your hair
*OOwflComss out you will use
Ayer's Hair Vigor. It makes
tIA-Sicalp healthy. The hair
OtSyi in. It cannot do any
t..0g ese. It's nature's way.
hbest kind of a testimonial
14 for over sixty years."
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mah~atu~e of
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PILLS.
enERRY PECTORAL.
Summons for Relief.
(Complaint not Served).
StatOf South Carolina,
ens County.
Court of Common Pleas.
J. D. DW, Keith, as Executor of the last
will and testament of M.D. Keith, de
ceased, Plaintiff,
againet
E. F. Keith, W. C. Keith, J. R. Keith,
Luht Jones, Nancy Ferguson, Mary
Talley, Sephen Keithi Jaret M. Keith,
J. L, Ke ith Margaret Ferguson, San
daoy Burges, Martha Evatt, Angeline
Rice, Joe A. Keith, Mary Clark,
Wardy Woodall. N. A. Keith, W. Cal
Tin Keith, 8. C. Keith, 0. W. Keith,
Mary Roper, Eliza Edens, Sarah T.
Jones, Rebecca Roper.John 8. Hen
dricks and Lula Roper, Defendants.
To the Detendants above named:
You are hereby summoned and re
quired to answer the camplaint iu this
action, wh ch was filed in the office.of
the Clerk of Court at Pickens, 8. C., the
5th -day of August, 1908, and to serve a
copI of your answer to the said com
plait on the subscriber at his office at
Pickiene, f. C., within twenty days after
the service h'ereof,. exclusive of the day
of such sutrvice; and if you fail to answer
the complaint within the time aforenaid,
the Plaintiff in this action will apply to
the court for the relief demanded in the
complaint.
Dated Auwust ath, A. D., 198.
-. E. xDINSON. Plaintiff's Atty.
A. J. 1'OGGS, C. C. P.
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CENTRAL ROLLI
Has on hand several cars of Hulls -
Cotton Seed Meal $1-50 per sack
Cotton Seed Hulls @ 5oc. per hit
Seventy-five barrels of GOOD F
Every sack guaranteed.
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J. T. GAI
ANIGS
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BUT
loes on Fo~r
Prices to Meet all Compel
D go now, while you need them. Calicos
ne Shoes from 10 to 25 per cent. less t
load of Roller King to go at a price to
selling Shells at 75c for 2 boxes.
bh this space and keep posted on the1
uotisi'ffering.
n now buying Fall Goods, and will e
goods are on hand of present stock'
to come in.
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r Norris Bargain
NORRIS, S. C.
IENRY M tN -RES
GAINES, ASST. OASIUEE.
Ban i
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iness of ALL THE
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e shall be pleased to
. Five per cent.
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d it necessary to ask
eeds will receive our
{R MILL CO.
nd Cotton Seed Meal.
ndred pounds.
LOUR at $4.90 per barnel.
Come at once.
MILL COMPANY,
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11 Go,
everr
tition
, fast colors, 5c.
han elsewhere.
move it fast.
>argains we are '
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