The Cedarville Herald, Volume 11, Numbers 22-52

:-v TEMPERANCE NOTES. THE RAILWAY 8ERVI0E. f<ttl Ab.Un.ao* ltequtrcd by tb* Kan- * >(.r* at MaujrCompaula*. ^jje operatives of our railways form best drilled army of workmen in country. It bus seemed that it •ould bo very lnstruotivo. to Uiarp what is expected of these men, as to their rise intoxicating Hquors. Not a little of ^interest might be learned from this louroo. Acting on this idea the editor ot the Now York Independent, sent a litter to the managers of seventy rail- Mid companies asking for the desired formation. The following, taken at random, are fair examples o f the an- liriW received: MAINE CEttrlUI. RAILROAD. fill attached rule 1s the only one we have lairingparticularly on intoxicants: . ’ Tiie use o! Intoxicating drinkon the road « about the premises ot the company, and -molting while on duty, areutrlotly forbidden. Aaremploy0 appearing on duty Ina atate of in- toiication will be forthwith dismissed, and . tkoie who do not use Intoxicating drinks will ftaoive the preference In promotion aud cm. atetnent. Smoking is also prohibited at. all Stations andL on nil trains, except la tho smak lug-car.” ( Jt Is well understood by our men, however, Dud 1)111180 if'Intoxicating liquors, either *bia on oroft duty, la not countenanced In the • lightest degree by the management.' ■ P aysdn T ucker , General Manager. MWYORK, LAKEERIESWESTERNRAILROAD. ■ fhe rules ot this company prohibit cm ^foyes fromdrinking while on duty?* lit addi­ tionto this, train-masters, division supurin-. 1 teadents, yard masters ‘-and others having (hargeoimen are expected to watch the men undertheir charge, and discourage the prac­ tice ofvisiting salosns, A man known to boa ■ Aguiar habitue ot saloons is regarded with ampicion, andttwflrka against him tor promo- ‘ ; tion, and in the ease where the habit has be­ comechronic, and where remonstranoe foils.to effect reformation, the employe is liable' to dls- missal. Tho penalty of intoxication, either on . oroffduty, is dismissal. ' From this there is no appeal. -The above is, In brief, the practice on this ' - toad. J. H. B arrett , Superintendent Trans, DELAWAREft HUDSONCANALCOMPANY. The following general rulo concerning the ose of intoxicating, liquors by our employes' • has been in effect a numberot years: "No person in the employ of -this company willbe allowed to use intoxicating liquors as abeveragowhileon duty.” . Fraotioally this rule has a much wider ap­ plication and Higniiloanco, as wo do not.retain inuur employe anybody known to use intoxi­ cating liquors, whether on or off duty; and em­ ployes who are known to visit 'saloons are closelywatched, nnd.if such practice Is. persis- - tently continuedwe seek an opportunity to dis­ pensewith their services. H, G. Y oung , Vice-President. CENTRA!, RAILROADOFNEWJERSEY. I beg to quote you Buie No. 19 fromour book of Buies and- Regulations, which reads os fol­ lows: 'As the habitual use of tatoxtoatlnx liquors ncompatible With the dntios of railroadem- ployos. tnoser’Who abstain from their usewill be, more favorably-considered for.promotion. Theuse of such liquors by employes on duty 1 b positively forbiddon, and the ponalty for dis­ regard of this order is dismissal from the service." ■’ In conclusion I desire to nay that this rule Is rigidly enforcedon- the Central railroad of Now Jersey. _• - • J. H. Oi, hausen . General Superintendent, ATCHISON,.TOPEKA * SANTA FE ROAD. . I Inclose herewith our yule, number 900, rela- . tive to intoxicating liquors. 'm -Tho use of Intoxicating liquors have proven a most fruitful source of trouble to rail- roada as well as to Individuals. The company will exercise the most rigid scrutiny in refer­ ence to.tho habits of employes In this respect. Prinkingwhen on duty or frequenting saloons will not be tolerated, and preference will be given to those who donot drink at all.” ,G eorge L, S ands , General Superintendent, PROVIDENCE *. SPRINGFIELD RAILROAD. I do not employanydrinkingmenontheroad. Have none but temperate, industrious men - that want to lay upwhat they can of their earn­ ings. Such men are always the cheapest. They aremore saving and take better careof the company’s properiy. W illiam T inkham , President. LAKE SHORE* MICHIGANSOUTHERN RAILWAY. The following rule Is Incorporated inour book otrules and regulations tor the government of employes: ”9. No person will be retained In the service or this company who is known,to frequent sa­ loons orplaces of low resort^ orwho iqknownto make habitual use of Intoxicating liquors. Every person in Charge of employes la hereby directed to dismiss from the setvloe anywho are guilty at these practices, and they will themselvesbe held personally responsible -for having euehmen in their employ, for such ate certain aooeeror later to esase injury to lives andproperty." J ohn N ewell , President. NEWYORK, CHICAGO * ST. LOUIS RAILROAD, This company does not knowlngty employ menwho are in the habit of becoming intoxi­ cated, sad preference is given to those who do aot use intoxicating liquors as a beverage. V. W . C aldwell , President. KKSEURGH * WESTERN RAILWAY. In regard to roles governing employes of this roadaboutdrinking lntoxlcatingdrlnks I would say that our rules ore verystrict, andwe do not hire anybodywho is in the habit of using Intox- , leants of any kind, and11 they, me known to visit saloons either on .duty or off dutywe at once dismiss them,from the service. It IS get­ ting to be a well-established rule with all rail­ roadcompanies that bo oneshall be employed e» a railroad in any capacity whatever who drinks. M. A. M c D onald , General Manager, BALTIMORE * OHIO RAILROAD. “On and after this dale/' May *1, 1800, "this company will not, under any circumstances, employpersonswho are in the habit of heoom- ifig intoxicated. All- employes who are known to frequent drinking places must be warned to dUamtltme suchpractice if they desire to re­ main in this company’s service, and they will hepromptly discharged for intoxication, either While onor offdoty. No person discharged for intoxicationwill bo ra-employed.” , -J. T. O dell General Manager. V LEillGII k HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD. We have no special rulegoverning the matter ■ referred to. It Is generally underetood, how­ ever, that we do not tolerate Intemperance - among oat employes, , UKtNNKLLB urt , President, - DELAWARE, LACKAWANNA * WESTERN RAIL­ ROAD. I hciewlth inclose copyofrule In regardtotho matter referred to: , “Rule 47. The use of intoxicating drinks on the roador about tho premises of the company is strictly forbidden. No onewill hoemployed norcontinued in employment who is known t* boIn the habitof drinking intoxicating liquor.” W. F, halstka D j General_Manypr. FLINT ft FXnslHANQtJRTrE RAILROAD. Inclosed! handyou aclipping fromourwork­ ing time card which will give you the Inform* tionasked'for, Sections of Article IV, of the general railroad laws ot the Atate of Michigan, reads asfollows: . “No personShalt be employed as anengineer, traindlspataher, flVcman, baggage-master, con- duoto.vbrahfjnsn, or any other servant upon Sny railroad, in any of its operating deport­ ments, whouses intoxicatingdriakaas * bever­ age; ar.duni companyinwhoseservice anysuch H rm snat. knowingly ho employ«d shall be liable to a penalty crave hundred dollars for every such offense, to be sued for in the name of,the people of the State of Michigan," “The use of intoxicating liquors, while on duty, is prohibited. Persons known to behab­ itual in the use of them will not bo retained in tha service. Agents and passenger train men are prohibited from smokingwhile on duty.” S anfpud H eeler , Superintendent, CHICAGO ft ALTON RAILROAD. The following is an extract from the regulsi tlons of the company: “Intoxication or habitual gr frequent use of (ntoxicuting liquors will be sufficient reason for dismissal, Persons employed in runningtrains, in any capacity, who are known to -practice drinking intoxicating liquor*, will be forthwith dixcturKed.’' O-H. C haepeix ,' General Manager. CHICAGO. StlLWAUKMR * ST, PAULRAILWAY. , Sinceabout three years agothe rulein regard* to the use-of Intoxlcstingillquor by employes, a copy ot which 1* Inclosed herewith, hss been printed on our time osrds and Is strictly en> forced.'.As far as my experience goes, It hss proven to be the most practical rule governing the matter that wecould devise. "The uss ot intoxicating drinksbos proven n most fruitful source of trouble to railways as well as to Individuals. The companywill ex­ ercise, the most rigid scrutiny in reference'to the habits ot employes in this respoot, and any employe who has been dismissed on this ac-' countwill not bo re-employed, Brisking when ondutyor frequenting saloons will upswe toler­ ated, andpreference will be given to these who donot drink at all.” R oswell M iller , President. « OHIO ’* MISSISSIPPI RAILWAY. . This-company has Issued no order recently with regard to the itso of intoxicants by em­ ployes; but in our book of rules governing em­ ployes of the transportation department, which took effeci.ln November, 1888, the following ap­ pears: “Tho use ot intoxicating drinks whilo onduty ts prohibited. Employes known to use them In excess at any time will not- be retained In tho service;” J. F. B arnard , President. These, answers, remarks the Inde­ pendent editorially, present a most one­ sided view of a great question. Bat it is none the worse 'fo r being one-' sided, for there, is only one side -to it. The fact that it is so one-sided makes it impressive. - We wanted to know what are the rules enforced by the railway companies of the Nation in reference to the use of intoxicating liquors by their employes; and here we pave them—a long, monotonous, emphatic repetition of a single rule. No intoxicating liquors allowed; conductors, or brakemen, or switohmon using them diBmissod. Sometimes the rule Is formulated, and sometimes it is assumed as so evident that it is not worth while to print It. But in every case the man who is not temperate must lose his place. Some­ times reasons are given in printed rules, but most companies assume that tho reason is so plain that it need not ho given. ip There is no kind of business in the country which requires more careful management, more clear-headed inteliir gonce, on the part of thoBO engaged in itr than the railroad business. A thick- heu 'd conductor, a boozy switchman or a muddled brakoman may, by an act ot stupidity or negligence, cost a score o f lives to the passengers and hundreds of thousands o f dollars' loss to the com­ pany, The railroads are in ttfe light of day, everybody seos andcriticises them, and their management must ho made as safe as possible; and tho unanimous tes­ timony is that in ordor to make them safe the servants of the road must bo abstemious men. After this testimony of tho. bost.ex- perience, absolutely unanimous, what use is there of raising the question fur­ ther, whether the saloon is a blessing or a curse. The saloon, by tho genera^ voice o f the most "enterprising business in tho country, the business of transpor­ tation, is declared to he a menace and a curse. The saloon has its interdict Tho saloon 1 b tho enemy of life and property. Tho saloon deserves to ho outlawed by tho general voico o f the State and Nation, as it Is already out­ lawed by tho railroads. We are glad to be ftblo to give to our readers such an impressive array of testimony on this subjoat -________ ITEMIZED FACTS. I »i— A bottling company up-town has a bottle for a weathercock. Many a pri­ vate party also displays a similar sign, but showing unfortunately that the wind and every thing else with them is always In the wrong qusrter.—Tem­ perance. “ A man ,” says the Commercial Adver­ tiser, "who never knows whether to take beer or whisky is confronted by a dilemma, either horn of which is re­ freshing?" ' But what if he gets out in a still more refreshing way by taking neither and so taking the hull by tho horns? 1 mkt with a brother minister the othor day who said he could not he a teetotaller; his conscience would not allow him. Ho thought he would bo ’diverging from the Scripture, I did not: say any thing at all to him, I thought he was too far gone for me,—Mr. Spurgeon. I find that he who made the human frame made it so wisely that it doe? not need the stimulus of beverages, which, when taken in excess, blind the reason, inflame tho blood, sow the seed o f dis­ ease and implant an unconquerable craving for the fatal poison,—Sir Ed­ ward Baines. F ifty years ago. Sir Edward Baines found himself in a position in which ho might he able to save a man addicted to drink if he himself became a total ab­ stainer. He made the sacrUicet and from that time down to the end of his life he continued a staunch and con­ sistent toetoiallor,—Leeds Mercury. T hey say that Bass’ ale 1* "the enter­ ing wedge" to civilization. But when the twenty-seven cattlemen who came Over on the Chicago got possession of the cases of thst beverage and overawed captain and crew and generally raised Cain, they showed that it might he the open-door to diabolism and savagery. And the three men thought so who had no sooner got ashore than they found themselves lodged in ja lt THE FARMING WORLD. CULVERTS. Thslr Importance on tha r»rm -U ow Tiler Should It# Built. -- - Every farmer in the country knows how to build a culvert.. It would be a disgrace to a farmer’s boy ton yoars old if be could not tell just how one ought to ihe made, even though ’ he lacked FIG. 1. FID. S. strength to put in the work. There is the stone culvert—that is best of all when the stone can be had. Then the tog culvert, with poles or planks on K p . There is the. culvert of heavy rplanks, strong and supposed to bo dur­ able. i . The farmers of the Eastern States have been building culverts for at least one h u n d r ed years. T h e y ought to know what they are built for, as. well as how to build them. But t h e y d o n ’ t. PIQ* *• Practice speaks ’ louder than words. While they say that a oulvert is to carry &ator under a road, then practice’ .says that it is only a little bridge over a hole. Is proof wanted? Every heavy rain-storm washes out innumerable cul­ verts—perhaps the very same that were washed opt in the' same way two or three years ago. And they will be washed out again in a little while. And why? Because when they are built no end of pains are taken with the top and sides, while the bed on' which the water is to flow Is left, just as the man with the hoe or shovel dressed i t It's dry weather. Nobody thinks it worth while to prepare a way for the water which will come in the spring or fall. Whon a smart rain comes and fills the ditch, a little stream struggles along the broad, flat bottom of the cul­ vert. It is spread out in a wide sheet. Tho leaves it has brought along with it aro piled up here and there, and It LOG CULVERT. ' — barely trickles through: A heavier rain brings in some stones. Tho rough, flat water-way gets more and more ob­ structed each time the water finds its way under the road. “ Of course,” says tho farmer, "culverts got stopped up.” Yes, and then they are. washed out bod­ ily, and the farmer has to pay for build­ ing thorn over again. And perhaps he has to wait * couple o f weeks until the road surveyor gels ready to see to mat­ ters.. Whon there is a stream flowing all tho time, who eve? saw any ono taka pains to have a dear bed for it under the road? There is always space am­ ple for tho flow, but so obstructed with rocks or stones that, whon tho flood comosj tho stream begins -at onco to at­ tack tho sides. Perhaps it risos and flows over the roadway. Figures 1 to 4 roproseht primitive forms of culverts of different dogrees of defectivehoss, hut all of them may bo found in country roads. Fig. 1 belongs to the "cordu­ roy" period o f road-making. A rough log is thrown down on elthor-side of the fig . 4. fig . 6. hasty excavation, and short string- pieces aro placed across them, to sup* port the planks. Fig. 3 is of similar construction, save that planks aro set up edgewise In place of the logs. Fig, S Is bad and expensive. Fig. 4 is still more costly, and equally had. in con­ struction at the fundamental point. Now, a lesson from the engineers who build sowers will cost nothing, and it may save some culverts next year. It Is a lesson that pertains to the bottom, and not to the top of the culvert, the waterway and not tho roadway. The engineers have 'found that when they want a stream of va-'ablo size to keep Its course dean, the best form of pipo or conduit for It is an egg-shaped sec­ tion, With tho small end down, tip shown In Fig. !>■ Tho tiles rest upon planks m • s,£ FIO. Os properly graded. Much drain-pipe is made of this form. Then again when they want . water to flow any­ where they give their-pipe a, down­ grade in that direction. Tho culvert bottom is usually not only flat, but level. Water docs not run fast when on level ground, Where there Is « brook to take care of, make its lied smooth in the culvert, and on the up-stream side remove any loose, round, or other stones which high water might lodge under the road-hod. If it is too costly to buy an oval pipo for tho culvert* make a plank bottom. But do not lay the planks flat. It will take a broad and heavy stream to carry a single bunch of leaves through under suoh conditions. Make the bottom a blilnt- V-shape as in Fig. 0. Then a small stream will have a email chan­ nel. A slight obstruction will back up the water so fast as to remove it at once. In a word, what the engineers call the "scour” will be great. The culvert .bottom will be largely self-cleaning, and when a freshet oomea, instead of a dam being already begun and In a po­ sition to catch any floating substance, there, will he a clear waterway, in whioh ltw ill be difficult for any thing to lodge. Finally, remember that when an en­ gineer wishes to make the water flow slowly, to bring the current to a stand­ still, he makes bis' sower with a flat bottom. In this case, roform Is cheap, and it also pays. Therefore, it Is to be hoped .that (the farmers will reform, build more sensible culverts,' and; as a consequence, have tower washouts in the future than in the past—American Agriculturist. THE ART OF MILKING. It Is an Art and. Should U# Careful!) Studied. Milking has the highest claim to be classed as an art, and one of speoial im­ portance. and tho closest and most at­ tentive 'study of which is necessary for' the- joining and fitting together of all its parts for the accomplishment of tho best results. _ If a horny-handed milker on a dairy farm waa told that he was an artist, he would think the fellow crazy who told him so, but he is practically or truly as artist as the sculptor who fits and joins the marble Into beautiful groups, or tho builder who fits and joins bis material into beautiful palaces and monuments, or the painter who mixes his paints and fits.and joins them to oanvas with suoh skill as to produce thq best results. The milker’s art consists in so milk­ ing as to produce tho most valuable and desirable results, and it is a question of special importance, how often must the cow bo milked to give the best results? Some dairymen will say that our fore­ fathers were good dairymen, and they .only milked-their cows twice a day, and we follow their example and tho result is good. That may ho very true, but it is well, to find out if there is any advance being mado in the art of milking, and it Is a subject of special importance, nnd it is a practical (act, based upon practical tost, that milking tbreo times a day is a decided advance and improvement in the art In one' test of a single cow milked eleven days, throo times a day, and tho following eleven dnys, twice each day, the ontire weight of milk was fourteon per cent, moro for tho eleven days when' milked three times than whon milked only twice, and -with the following’analysis of tho milk: Milk from3milking*. Milk from 'i mllktngs. Water 37.il per cent. Water 87.0 per cent. Mutter 4.1 “ Mutter 3A “ t!aslne 4,5 Casine 4.4 “ Sutfar, 18 " Sugar 4 .» “ 100 ~ m From this It can be seen.that the Sullk in addition to increase in volume is also much richer in butter and also a littlo richer in cheese matter. , Another tost was for seven cows for Bevcn days, three times a day, and the following ton days twice a day, giving a result in weight of about seven por cent, more for the three times than foi tho twice a day milking. In this case tho milk was not analyzed Tmt was tested for density and richness in cream, and by both tests tho milk from tho throe times a day milking showed a decided advantage in richness. Mr. Valot, In Industrie Laltlero? ot Paris, from which wo have taken our data, says: "From these experiences there results an increase in tho produc­ tion and also in the richness of the milk in butter with the number of milkings per day, for it seems that the excitement caused* by these manipula­ tions favor the formation of the butter glands and. stimulate the organs of lactation without injuring their good action,*’ "I t can not bo recommended then generally, and always in taking to ac­ count local consideration, to bare the milking done m less than three milk­ ings every twenty-four hours. Four would be still bettor i f thoy did not on the other sido Interfere with the keep­ ing o f tho cows. The most favorable hours for the throe milkings are four to five o'clock in the morning, mid-day, and seven to eight o'clock in the even­ ing. It Is very essential that tha operation bo done with .great regular­ ity, and that the milkings he done at equal intervals, for the milkings, If too near togotber or too far apart, are in­ jurious to the health of tho animal; when the bag is entirely filled with milk no new milk forms until It has been emptied, besides the veins become congested and may cause oftimes very serious troubles;"—Ohio Farmer.. Tint road that leads to complete de­ generation may ho an exceedingly short one, while tho otto that completes the building up of a high type of Bwine is ft long and tedious’one, that but few men have the patience and pluck to traveL F ruit should bo handled much as eggs are handled, 'i t will not breftk as readily as eggs, bat it will bruise and depredate through rough usagft, and tbit result* in lots- BIDDLE Photographer XENIA, OHIO. Enlarging old picture? a specialty. Artistic Crayonsf the new Opals and Transparencies. First class w ork •guaranteed. O. C. 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