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?FEAR THE SLEEPY OPERATOR ?Train Dispatchers Realize the Danger of Men at Lonely Stations Indulg ing In "Cat Naps." One of the annoyances of train dis patchers is sleepy operators. At lone ly stations where only two or three trains pass in the night time, and there are no people about, lt is a hard .matter for the operators to keep awake-particularly so if they have been out hunting during the day, or have otherwise cut short their sleep. Often they allow themselves a short nap, relying on the call of their office on the telegraph sounder awak ing them, as would their narr?* spoken in a buzz of conversation. Oue night an operator on the Northwestern Pa cific awoke and heard a rumbling in the distance. It was a belated farm er's wagon, but the operator reported No. 3 by. and was severely reprimand ed by the dispatcher, who knew No. 3 was not due for 20 minutes. But the railroads have hit upon a ,scheme that compels operators to Ono of the Annoyances of Dispatcher* ls Sleepy Operators. stay awake. On most roads, an oper ator now must keep the red light stop signal set on his semaphore and change It to clear when the englner blows his whistle. MUST ALL BE MADE STANDARD Engineers Have Come to Realize That Narrow Gauge Railroad Lines Will Have to Go. 1 Available statistics show that there 16 in the entire world nearly one hun- : dred and sixty-five thousand miles of narrow gauge railroad lines, says the ( Engineering News. The great bulk of this mileage must eventually be con- i verted to standard gauge, as the nar row gauge railroad linea of tho United States have been. The coat nf t*>*? _auuuw gauge system as a transportation machine. If a fair estimate were made of the cost to the world resulting from the narrow gauge fallacy, the total would probably reach several billie of dol lars. The cost iu Japan alone of chang ing 5,000 miles of narrow gauge rail road to standard gauge is estimated at $150,000,000. In Argentina the net earnings of the narrow gauge railroads axe only about half as much on the capital invested as the net earnings of the standard gauge lines and this, not withstanding the fact that the capital ization per mile of the standard gauge lines is much heavier. Rate of Railroad Mortality. To show that railroad travel is not so deadly as it ls thought to be is not to say that it is not much more dead ly than lt ought to be; but certainly the railroads are entitled to the statis tical proof of what they have already done to lower the rate of mortality. That by the fairest possible statis tical comparison the rate of mortality yet is higher in this country than In Europe does not absolutely prove that the railroads are less zealous In this country to protect the lives of passen gers. Owing to tho differences in equipment it 1B Impossible for the European travelers to take the volun tary risks which American travelers take. Before a European train starte every passenger ls tucked away lu his apartment. There is no such thing as a tardy one running to overtake hie train. It might be argued, too. that the risk of travel Increases faster than the distance, but that, of course, is an abstraction, j - Increase of Train Wrecks. In a bulletin the interstate com merce commission shows that in the quarter ended June 30, 1913, as com pared with the corresponding quarter of 1912, there was an Increase of 140 In the number of killed, and of 8,283 in injured In railroad accidents. There was an Increase of 124 in the number of train accidents. Defective roadway and equipment caused more than 69 per cent of all derailment reported, 15.1 per cent be ing caused by broken rails. The casualties Incident to railroading num bered 2,535 killed ancl 49,911 Injured. Collisions and derailments numbered 8,596. Many Bridges on Short Route. Sixty steel and wood bridges, rang ing from seventy-five to one hundred and twenty-five feet in length, will be required in a distance of 18 miles on the Central Canada railroad, norlh of Edmonton, for which the route plans have been filed with the provincial de partment of railways for Alberta. Pi bi ar ar bc ci cu cl) Ci wi rh I s fri nsi dr Di eui bil bo boi yoi the eui bili 25c Po ? bili tioi Tal abs sufi oth. live reg hav nor Hoi dru: Por Thc CKO Main ant] < SOUTHERN RAILWAY SCHEDULE CHANGES Effective Sunday, August l?, 1!U4, the following changes in pas senger train schedules were made: COLUMBIA DIVISION Train No. ti, leave Augusta 0:40 a. m., Graniteville 7:13 a. m.,Tren ton 7:45 a. m., Johnston 8:00 a. m. Ward 8:10 a. m., Ridge Spring S:20 a. m., Bates burg 8:4-i a. m., Leesville 0:48 a. m.. Lexington 0:31 a. m., arrive Columbia lu.00 a. m. Train No. 182, SOUTHEAST ERN LIMITED, leave Augusta ?3:00 p. m. Arrive Columbia, Wash ington and New York same as here tofore. Train No. 20, leave Augusta 0:20 p. m., Warrenville 0:50 p. m., Graniteville 0:54 p. m., Trentou 7:35 p. m. Johnston 7:50 p. m., Ward 7:58 p. m., Ridge Spring 8:07 p. m., Batesburg 8:25 p. m., Leesville 8:30 p. m.,Lexington 0:0S p. m., arriving Columbia 0:35 p. m. Augusta-Asheville Pullman Sleep ing Car handled on this train. BETWEEN AIKEN AND BPGEFIKLD. Train No. 200, leave Edgefield 7:20a.ra., Park Hill 7:30 a. m., arriving Trenton 7:40 a. m. Train No. 207, leave Edgefield 0:40 p. m., Park Hill 0:50 p. m., arrive Trenton 7:00 p. m. Train No. 208, leave Trenton 8:51 a. m., Park Hill 0:01 a. m., arrive Edgefield 0:10 a. m. Train No. 200, leave Trenton 7:40 p. m., Park Hill 7:50 p. m., arrive Edgefield 8:00 p. m. U ET WEEN BATESBURG ANO PERRY. Train No. 148, leave Perry 4:40 p. m., Wagener 5.00 p. m., arrive Batesburg 0:30 p. m. CHARLESTON DIVISION'. Train No. 18, leave Augusta 0:20 a. m., Warrenville 0:49 a. ra. Aiken 7:07 a.m., Williston 7:44 a. m., Blackville 8:00 a. m. Denmaik 8:20 a. m. Bamberg 8:37 a. m., Branch ville 0:10 a. m., Charleston 1:35 p.m. Schedules between intermediate ?tations adjusted correspondingly. For additional information, res ?rvattons, etc., communication with: Magruder Dent J. A. Townsend District Pas. Agent Agent Augusta, Ga. Edgefield, S. C. ottgh or cold. If baby or children re sick give it to them, it will re eve quickly and permanently. It mothes the irritated throat, lungs nd air passages. Loosens phlegm, I ?ntiseptic and fortifies the sys ?m against colds. It surely pre ents cold germs from getting a old. Guaranteed. Only 25c at your ruggist. Rheumatism Pains Stooped. The first application of Sloan's aiment goes right to the painful irt-it penetrates without rub* ng-it stops the rheumatic pains ound the joints and gives relief id comfort. Don't suffer! Get a >ttie to-day! 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Courteous and prompt attention given to all business. nt-rr I am prepared to fill orders or the celebrated Fulghum )ats that were grown, threshed nd recleaned right on my own arm. I know what they are nd am not afraid to recommend ! hem. I have 400 bushels for| ale but as orders are already j oming in do not wait too late j > secure what you need Vice $1.50 per bushel cash. W. E. Prescott, Modoc, S. C.,R. F. D. Citation. rife GEO. F. MIMS OPTOMETRIST Eyes examined and glasses fitted only when necessary. Optical work of all kinds. EDGEFIELD, S. C. A Good Drug Store. State of South Carolina, County of Ederen'eld. y W. T. Kinnaird, Probate Judge. Whereas, Charley Holloway has ade suit to me, to grant him Let rs of Administration of the Estate and effects of Carrie Perkins, his .ugh ter, These Are Therefore to cite and moniah all and singular the kin ed and Creditors of the said Car ? 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