. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . greetedthe members of his audience. Onemiddle-aged man finally approachedhim thoughtfully and began: I say. mister, you told a story boutthe widow raising a mortgage on oneyears crop? Yes. my friend, that was a truestory. It happened only two yearsa go Well. sir. could you tell me whothat widow i>:j Shes just the kind ofwoman Ive been looking for all thetime. The Doctors Fault. Judge—I am led to understand youstole the watch of the doctor who hadjust written a prescription for you at thefr
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . greetedthe members of his audience. Onemiddle-aged man finally approachedhim thoughtfully and began: I say. mister, you told a story boutthe widow raising a mortgage on oneyears crop? Yes. my friend, that was a truestory. It happened only two yearsa go Well. sir. could you tell me whothat widow i>:j Shes just the kind ofwoman Ive been looking for all thetime. The Doctors Fault. Judge—I am led to understand youstole the watch of the doctor who hadjust written a prescription for you at thefree dispensary. What have you to sayto this charge Prisoner—Well, your honor. I foundmyself in a desperate quandary. His pre-scription said a spoonful every hour,and I had no timepiece. \ mans character is the reality ofhimself. His reputation is the opinionothers have formed of him. Characteris in him. Reputation is from otherpeople. 38 RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING. January, 1913. Permanent Manufacturers Exhibit Railway Supplies and Equipment Notes of the Exhibits and Reports of Meetings. IMPROVED RAIL JOINT. Interlocking Rail Joint. In noting the numerous additions to thePermanent Manufacturers Exhibit, it ispleasing to note the substantial featuresof the recent additions. Simplicity instructure and operation is a necessary ad-junct in the appliances intended for useon railways, and it is absolutely essentialthat inventors should have this indulgingclement in mind when introducing somenew device or improvement to the atten-tion of railway men. In this connectionit may be stated that the construction ofrail joints is an excellent example. Thegreater the number of parts, the less dur-able the joint seems to have been, and weare pleased to call special attention to anew departure in this important railwayappliance. The accompanying illustrations show amarked improvement in rail joints. Thisdevice was patented by Mr. J. F. Barnhill,secretary and general manager of the In
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