. American engineer and railroad journal . dof the bell crank. The valve ismoved by a rod having two tappetsand is controlled by an ann extendingfrom the piston rod of the tappets are in the form of adjust-able nuts, whereby the length ofstroke and rapidity of operation areadjusted. The claims urged for thislinger are simplicity, ease of attach-ment and economy in operation. Thecylinder takes air from tlie mainreservoir on the engine, and as thestroke of the piston is very short, andthe diameter of the cylinder is onlyIJ inches, very little air is used. Infact, the amount consumed c
. American engineer and railroad journal . dof the bell crank. The valve ismoved by a rod having two tappetsand is controlled by an ann extendingfrom the piston rod of the tappets are in the form of adjust-able nuts, whereby the length ofstroke and rapidity of operation areadjusted. The claims urged for thislinger are simplicity, ease of attach-ment and economy in operation. Thecylinder takes air from tlie mainreservoir on the engine, and as thestroke of the piston is very short, andthe diameter of the cylinder is onlyIJ inches, very little air is used. Infact, the amount consumed cannot benoticed in the operation of the company referred to states thatit has been shown that one of theseengines saved enough fuel to pay forits cost in a single month, because ofleaving the fireman free to attend tothe fire instead of watching for crossings. The ringer is con-trolled by a valve in the cab. Bell ringers are commonly usedin large sections of the country, and we believe that onceadopted they are never The Bartow Bell Ringer. LUXURY IN SIBERIA. The new Siberian train which was recently sent to St. Peters-burg for the approval of Prince Hilkof, Minister of Ways andCommunications, returned to Moscow, after being personallyinspected by the Czar. This is the second train specially builtfor the quick service on the Great Siberian Railway. It is, saysthe Moscow correspondent of The Standard, an improvementon the first specially built train, which was a marvel to Rus-sians. The new train consists of five coaches, two for second-class and one for first-class passengers; the others are a diningand a baggage car. The construction is of the newest design,and the train runs with great smoothness. Besides the com-forts of a bathroom with gymnastic apparatus, a library ofbooks in several languages, a piano and selections of music,maps, guide books, albums of views, an ice cellar, and an ar-rangement for boiling water in three minutes by means ofsteam, wh
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