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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1923)
» Fooling the Hen. An invention for the use of the farmer Is the “cackle switch,” de signed to Increase the waking hours of hens and, correspondingly, the egg yield. This Is a clock equipped with an on-and-off switch by means of which the electric lights In the hen house will be automatically turned on at dark or early in the morning nnd turned off when the desired number of hours of light have been added to the hen’s working day.—Utility Bul letin. important Qualification. “You go so far as to admit the pos sibility of defeat for your party?" “Yes,” replied Senator Sorghum; “but you will observe that I observe the rule of statesmen who lift a warn ing voice and am always mighty care ful to say ‘unless’." Twisted. "This question seems to puzzle you." “Not the question, but the answer." —London Answers. If one doesn’t join In the chorus of praise, If is pretty safe to say hf doesn’t like the object of It. --—__ MANY WOMEN AVOID OPERATIONS : t Through the Use of Lydia ELPinkham’6 Vegetable Compound Two Interesting Cases Some female troubles may through neglect reach a stage when an oper ation is necessary. Bat most of the common ailments are not the surgical ones; they are not caused by serious displacements, tumors or growths,al though the symptoms may appear the same. When disturbing ailments first appear, take Lydia E. Pink ham’s Vegetable Compound to re lieve the present distress and pre rent more serious troubles. Many letters have been received from wo men whohavebeen restored to health by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound after operations have been advised by attending physicians. Mrs.EdwardsAvoids Operation Wilson, N. C.—“ For about a year 1 was not able to do anything, not even my housework, because of the pains m^my sides and the bearing down pains. I could only lie around the houses. The doctor said nothing bit an operation would help me, but I tried afferent medicines which did bo good, until mv sister insisted on my trying Lydia E.rinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She said there was nothing like It I know that she was right, for I began to improve with the first bottle and it has done me more good than anything else. I am able now to do anything on the farm or in my home and I recommend it to my friends.”—Lilub Edwards, R.F.D. 8, Box 44, Wilson, N. C. Another Operation Avoided Akron,Ohio.—“ I can never praise Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com pound too highly for what it has done for me. I had such pains and weak ness that the doctor told me nothing but an operation would help me. But my mother had taken the Vegetable Compound and she told m&what it had done for her. and so I took it and I am glad to tell every one that it made me a strong woman, and I have had two children since then.”—Mrs. R. G. Westover, 825 Grant Street, Akron, Ohio. Lvdla E. Pinkbam’s Private Text-Book upon “ Ailments Peculiar to Women ” will be sent you free upon request. Write to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lypn. MftfflHHdnmfitfrU This book contain valuable information. Not Too Free. “Why do so many Immigrants want to come to America?” “They think this Is a free country,” “Well?” “And that they can come over here and help themselves.”—Louisville Courier-Journal. Cuticura for Pimply Faces. To remove pimples and blackheads smear them with Cuticura Ointment. Wash off in five minutes with-Cuti cura Soap and hot water. Once clear keep your skin clear by using them for {daily toilet purposes. Don’t fail to in clude Cuticura Talcum. Advertisement Imported Joke. He—Why the deuce do I struggle with thfs piffling job? Fair Typist—Don’t be discouraged; think of the mighty oak—It was once a nut like you.—Boston Transcript. Sure Relief FOR INDIGESTION _ — 6 Bell-ans Hot water Sure Relief 25* AND 75* PACKAGES EVERYWHERE Pay a visit to Canada —see for yourself the op* | portunitiea which Canada offers to both labor and capital—rich, fertile, vir gin prairie land, near rail ways and town* at $15 to $20 an acre—long terms if desired. Wheat crone last year the biggest in history; dairying ana bogs pay well; | mixed fuming rapidly in i creasing. ExcwmonlstudSJ TuesJajrof Each Month from various U.S. points, single fare plus *2 for the round trip. Other special rates any day. i Make this your summer outing —Canada welcome* tourists— no passports required—have a great trip and see with your own eyes the opportunities that await you. For fall information, with free | book lets and maps, ante G.A.Cook.DeskW, Water , Jackson St.?8t. MU, Xln«n g^c-^W SIOUX CITY PTG. CO., NO, 88-1#2SJ LOCKS ON DOORS A PUZZLE Architects Wonder Why People Insist on Having Locks Through , out the House. It has long been a question wltl architects why people should have doors throughout the house so com pletely equipped with lo«!ks. Why, for example, should all the closet and bedroom doors have locks? Did you ever lock your bedroom door? Proh ably not. It may be desirable to pul locks on closet doors. Do not put s lock on a door just because it is e door. Perhaps, after esll, you will never lock it. At any event, a boll or a thumb turn will serve all th< purposes of a lock and you will not have a key to look after. However, it should be said that t mortised latch will usually cost mow than a bit key lock. Of course, If you have a small boy In the house you will want a lock on the pantry door. Some people have thought It desirable to have one closet in the house equipped with a good cylinder lock. Such a closet may come in very handy at certain times, perhaps if for noth ing else than as a space In which to store the family skeleton. Rafter-Raising Vocalists. South African church program— “The choir will sing the Hallelujah chorus, after which there will be a collection for repairs to the roof.”— Boston Transcript. When you meet polite, refined, aris tocratic people, you never stop to no tice whether they have high insteps or not. It is easy enough to practice di plomacy when the other man Is doing the same thing. But when he frankly Insists, what? 3=||aft ft SCHOOL PHYSICAL EDUCATION URGED BY WALTER CAMP. Walter Camp. "A wild animal in a state of cap tivity” is the way Walter Camp characterizes the school child. “Recreation and play out of doors should therefore come first,** says Camp, “but coupled with it, in very short, simple non-tiring forma, such exercise as should establish good carriage and proper breathing. A sports writer of national note and closely identified with Yale athletics for the past forty years. Camp is strongly urging tne'pass ftrr by congress of the Fess-Capper bill, providing for physical edcc*. tit r in the schools of the country. Albania Wlna Out. From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The Versailles treaty took no account of Albania. Italy and Jugo-Slavia looked on the country as a proper field for ex pansion and exploitation. Greece took northern Epirus without so much as by your leave Now Albania is a full fledged member of the League of Na tions. The rehabilltaton of this ex tremely doubtful state s one of the mir acles of European reconstruction. Un questionably President Wilson Is largely responsible for Albania’s good fortune. Nearly a year ago Italy and Jugo-Slavia were on the point of coming to an agree ment. Each nation made small conces sions, and each, in turn, took compen sation from Albania. The arrangement was highly satisfactory to Lloyd George and Millerand, and it seemed that the troublesome Adriatic problem was solved at last. At this Juncture President Wilson sent one of hts most peremptory messages. He declared that the Italo-Jugo-Slav Settlement must be an agreement affect ing only Italy and Jugo-Slavia and that compensattton at tbe expense of Al bania could not be sanctioned by the United States. Erected as a state because of Aus tria’s Jealousy of Serbia, the Albanians made a dreadful mess of self-government prior to the European war. William Wled. the German princeling chosen as king, never extended his authority be yond the suburbs of Durazzo. Feudal chaos prevailed throughout most of the land. Essad Pasha set up an alleged government of his own. King William fled at the outbreak of the great war, and Albania became a no man’s land. The remnants of the Serbian army fled through Albania after the conquest of Serbia by the Germans, Bulgarians and Austrians. The Italian contingent under 8arra.il, Guillemot and Franchet d’Es perey operated mostly on Albanian ter ritory. No one recognized an Alban ian government, for there was no gov ernment to recognize. But at the close of the war a strong Albanian nationalist spirit suddenly became manifest. The Albanian intellectuals began propagand izing and the Albanian tribesmen began fighting. So it is that Albania, by force of arms, has convinced the nations of the world of her right to exist as a sep arate entity. PATIENT CURES HIMSELF. "May I burst into your column Ion* enough,’’ B. M. H. writes, “to say my own eperience has led me to believe in somnia is only a bad habit? Two years ago I was attacked by sleeplessness and for six months I suffered what every other restless and nervous person suf fers. Then, after I had spent both hours and dollars with some of your colleagues and with no result. I decided that X might be able to help myself. "I concluded that it was sleeplessness that kept me awake and I went to work to remedy that. My first remedy was never to let myself sleep during the day, no matter how tired and exhaust ed I was as the result of the night before. When sleepiness came upon me at 6 p. m„ as it did for several nights, I “staved it off by a brisk walk. “After my evening meal, which was a light, easily digested one, I took a long walk, which In the beginning 1 carried to the point of extreme physical weari ness. I think 1 walked six miles the first few nights. Then I went back home, took a warm bath, drank a glass of hot milk, and got into bed at 10 o’clock. Each night I kept religiously to the same bedtime. “I cannot say that it worked like a miracle. As 1 remember it, I slept the first night, stayed awake the second and third, and slept the fourth. But X persisted and in a week I was back into more than fair sleeping hours. “For a year now I have omitted the hot milk and the long walk, but still take a little airing and the bath each night. I sleep well and my general health Is better than in years. “I believe insomnia Is merely a bad habit and can be cured by any patient who is physically able to follow a rigor ous mental training.” In reply, thanks for your letter. I am sure it will help many persons. Could you have relaxed more readily your cure would have come more quickly. Now re peat the questions you asked on an other occasion, sending stamped, ad dressed envelope, and I will be glad tv answer them. Mellon and Wall Street. From the Springfield Republican. Mr. Harding might as well take hU secretary of the treasury from Wall street itself as to tAke A. W. Mellon, of Pittsburgh. Mr. Mellon has just re signed as a director of the Pennsylvania railroad because section 10 of the Clay ton act has become effective. He is not only the head of the Mellon National bank and a director of the Union Trust Company of Pittsburgh, but Is also a director of the American Locomotive Company, the Standard Steel CAr Com pany, the Crucible Steel Company. th« Pittsburgh Coal Company, and othar steel and railroad equipment oompaniea CONCERNINGWEAK HEART Two facts ore coming to be matters •f general Information. One la that heart disease causes more deaths than consumption; In fact. In some statistical years it leads the list of diseases. The other Is that most cases of heart disease start in childhood. As generally happens, the public- be came alarmed when this little Informa tion came Into Its possession. Each mother or father remembered that her child had had growing pains, or scarlet fever, or measles, or tonsllltls, or rheu matism, and these were troubles which crippled the hearts of children. Some sent for the old family iflndby, and he thumped away and listened with his stethoscope and confirmed out fears— that case of severe Illness when Mary or Billy was a youngster had left a heart leak as a perpetual reminder. So far there Is no quarrel with the facts, for these were solid facts. many jumped to the conclusion that Mary and Billy, having crippled hearts, should not be allowed to emulate M. Georges Carpentler and jump rope nor play baseball nor play any of the hard, driving games that children like to play. When Billy found out that he had to stand one side and look on It threatened to change him mentally and socially, to take all the pep out of him, to ruin his life ultimately, as It ruined his play presently. If It is at all safe Billy and Mary should be allowed to play like other children. It Is bad to have too many don’ts and can'ts and fears in the of fing of a child’s mind. The question arose.. Could not Billy and Mary play like other children? In fact. If they were stimulated to build up good muscles, would they not Inci dentally build up good heart muscles able to overcome the handicap of the leak? To settle the question of how much severe exercise children with heart leaks could stand, Dr. May Wilson tried out a group of such children as compared with another group of children without heart leaks. They were out to swinging fairly heavy Iron dumb bells (two to 10 pounds), climbing stairs X) feet high In *0 seconds, jumping rope 100 turns In 100 seconds, and setting up exercises. I It was found that the children with heart leaks were no more winded and had no faster pulses and did not breatha faster than the other children did. 10 seems plain that children with heart leaks can play with and like other children without harming themselves. If they are examined about once a year and will follow the general line of con duct laid down for the ensuing year at the time of examination there Is a good chance that they wnl come to middle life In better condition as respects heart efficiency than the average man. Or this is a better way to put It: Among this group there will be no more per sons with heart asthma, dropsy, or other evidences of heart breakdown than in an average group of people of the same age. Dead-Eye Dick On The Lincoln High way. From the New York World. The coachmen who used to drive on the king's service at a hard gallop through the dark nights of 17th century England were accustomed to wear their pistols loose In the holster. They were wary of horsemen; they watched the hedges narrowly, ready for a challenge. On one historic occasion the lord mayor of London was despoiled of his valu ables as he crossed the common. Later the gold-dust-lad«■ four-wheelers that crossed the mountains back of San Francisco carried riflemen with sights trained on the turn of the trail next ahead. Earlier the treasure-ballasted galleons of Spain ran the gauntlet of pirates and privateers between square sailed men of war. These were the old, mad, romantic days when every man’s house was his castle and he never felt safe till he reached home. These same romantic days are coming back, if one is to Judge by the inaugu ration of a convey service for freight trucks that ply between New York and Philadelphia. Bandits have debated the possession of the Lincoln highway so persistently with the merchants that armored cars have been provided to es cort valuable shipments, and for tbelr better protection the trucks are to run in fleets behind machine^ guns. Dante Wae a Drug Clerk. From the New fork Poet. There is a type of Individual who flndi It hard to see why a drug store should have a section devoted to books. But the custom of mixing pharmacy with letters is venerable, as reckoned in years, while Dante gave it his unquali fied indorsement and derived both pleasure and profit from It. There came a time in Dante’s life—it was in 1293—when he learned that If he wished to become eligible for any one of them multifarious public offices he would have to become a member of a guild. He Joined the apothecaries' un ion of the day. The druggists of that day did not confine their attention to rolling pills. Each drug store was also a book store, so that the poet, then 28, found himself in congenial surround ings. Boccacio tells what he regards as an amusing anecdote In this connection. He chanced to enter a certain pharm acy, only to find Dante so obsorbed in the books displayed on the counter that he was deaf to the noise and laughter about him. unmindful of the proximity of his dlstinguishe! colleague, and cer tainly not worrying about the welfare of the establishment with which he wits nominally connected. But Dante affiliated with the pharma cists for still other t“"isona. They also sold pens, ink and writing paper, and thus came to be recognized by the guild of painters. The proud poet felt that he was in good company. Moreover, and most fetching of all, medicine and phil osophy were twin studies six centuries ago. The Humble Bee. Burly, dozing humble bee. Where thou art is clime for me. Let them sail for Porto Rique, Far off heats through seas to seek— I will follow thee alone. Thou animated torrid zone! Zigzag steerer, desert cheerer. Let me chase thy waving lines: Keep me nearer, me thy hearer. Binging over shrubs and vines. Insect lover of the sun, Joy of thy dominion! Bailor of the atmosphere. Swimmer through the waves of air, Voyager of light and noon. Epicurean of June. Wait, I prithee, till I come Within earshot of thy hum— All without is martyrdom. • •••••* Hot midsummer’s petted crone. Sweet to me the drowsy tone Tells of countless sunny hours. Long days and solid banks of flowers: Of gulfs of sweetness without bound In Indian wildernesses found; Of Syrian peace, immortal leisure. Firmest cheer, and bird-like pleasure. >•«••••» —Ralph Waldo Emerson. A Classic. From the Detroit News. At that the country probably never has heard Charlie Dawes at his best. It has never heard his opinion of prickly beat. of WGevrt*n PACC£V( AfW * by JoWno Crvefte 4k Little Ned Gnome could fly very «■’«!! with Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy, for they were made of cloth and stuffed with fluffy white cotton and were very light. But even though little Ned Gnome could fly fast with them, the two mean little old Withches on their magical flying broom could fly much faster. "I can tell that the Raggedys have left Betsy Bonnent String!” Wnada Witch said. “Then let us get upon the flying broom and capture them!” Winds Witch said, "If It had not been for Betsy Bonnent String and little Ned Gnome we would have had the Wish ing Pebbl and the Wishing Stick now!" “I know it!” Wanda Witch replied "And Just as soon as I catch little Ned Gnome, I'll make him feel sorry he broughCt Betsy Bonnent String to rescue the Raggedys!” Then the two mean little old Wit ches hopped upon their flying broom and In a few minutes caught upwith little Ned Gnome and the Raggedys. “Now we have you agalnd” Wanda Witch howed as and her sister hop ped from the flying broom and ran to where the Raggedys and little Ned Gnomes sat near a lemonade spring. But, as the two Witches ran towards our friends, they did not see where a lot of tar had run out of the trees and before they knew it, they were stuck fast in the tar up to their knees. The Raggedys and little Ned Gnome went on drinking lemonade until they had enough, then they walked away without paying any attention to the Witches. "It served them Just right!” little Ned Gnome laughed. Billy Bear said. "You had better start and run I” The Raggedys and little Ned Onome Were having a very nice time at the chocolate pots in the deep, deep woods. For, these chocolate pots were very magical ones and the chocolate bubbled out of the chocolate pots and cooled on nice clean white stones. Any woodland creature could come along and Just help himself to the lovely chocolate, for it was free. And. aa the Raggedys and little Ned Gnome were eating lovely choo late along came Billy Bear and they called to him to Join them. Billy Bear was very fond of choco late too, so he came over and sat down beside the tlhree friends. After awhile, Billy Bear said, “When you have eaten enough choco late, Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy and little Ned Gnome, you had bet ter start and lun!" “Why?" Raggedy Ann asked. "Because I" Billy Rf>ar replied, "When I came through the deep, deep woods, filled with Fairies n every thing, I came to the two mean lit tle old Witches stubk up to their knees in sticky tar!" "They were trying to catch us!" Raggedy Andy,told Billy Bear. “Yeg, I thought so!" Billy Bear said, "So when they asked me to pull them out I wouldn't do it, be cause I knew they would start right in and chase you!" “But if they are stuck in the sticky tar, then they can't chase us!" Rag gedy Andy laughed. “No Sir!" Billy Bear replied, "They can't chase you if they are stuck in the sticky tar! But you see, they are out of the sticky tar now, and It won't be long until they will be here after you!" Then we will run!" Raggedy Ann •aid aa ahe filled her pockets with pieces of chocolate. "I will stay here and watch for the two mean little old creatures!” Billy Bear said, "And maybe I can fool them Into thinking you have gone some other way I” "Oh, you think you can fool us, do you Billy Bear?” tift two Witches howled as they came flying up on their flying broom, "We heard what you said, so now we will capture the Raggedys!” “And the two mean little old Witches ran right at Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy and would have caught them right away If brave Billy Bear had not reached right Into the hot chocolate pot and -pulled out a great handful of hot chocolate. "Here!” Billy Bear cried as he stuck a piece of hot chocolate on the end of each Witch’s long nose, ’’Just you try chasing those pieces of hot chocolate!” And that Is Just what the two wicked creatures did. They howled bo loud It made Billy Bear’s ears ring and then they hopped upon the magical flying broom and yithout once looking back, disappeared through the woods to wards their home. The two mean little old Witches were stuck fast In a great lot of sticky tar. And It was just because they had tried to capture the Rag gedys and Little Ned Gnome with out watching where they were run ning. There the two mean little creatures stood, waiting for someone to come and help them out. Freddy Fox had come along and the two Witches had promised to make him something nice if he would get a long stick and pull them out, but when Freddy Fox did this the two Witches Just laughed) and said, “Now that we are out we will not make you anything!” After awhile along came Grampy Woodchuck. His Error.v From the American Legion Weekly. The Irate and capable appearing woman entered the police station and marched with an air of determination to the lieutenant's desk. "I want you to Issue a warrant for my husband’s Arrest," she announced. “He attemptedPto strike me.” "Just a moment please," Interrupted the lieutenant ‘‘Do you know where we can find him?” ‘‘Indeed I do. He’s In the emergency hospital.” Queen Alexandra, In her thought fulness for birds, has a tree at Sand ringham on which In cold weather nuts, fruits and odd scraps of food are tied to the branches. "Hello! Nice Grampy Wood-i chuck!" Wanda WitcW aald. "Get a long stlfck and pull ua out of this sticky tar and we will give you something nice!** ■ "No, sir!" Grampy Woodchuck said, "You are after Raggedy Ana and Raggedy Andy that's whati** Grampy Woodchuck chuckled to himself, then said, "You can get ouft the best way you can, for I shall not help anyone who Is unkind to Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy."' "I hope you get stuck In stlckjr tar!” Wanda Witch howled. "Hope alt you wish!" Grampy Woodchuck replied as he shuffled away, I shall go home and work In my garden. If you would quit chasing Raggedy Andy and Raggedy Ann, you would not get Into trouble, for trouble never bothers anyone unless they are looking for trouble.'” "My!" How the two mean little creatures howled when ttiqyp saw Grampy Woodchuck walk away without pulling them out of the tar. “Just you Walt, Grampy Wood chuck," they cried, "When we cap ture the Raggedys and get their Wishing Btlck, we will change you Into a monkey!" "Ha. ha, ha!" was all Grampy Woodchuck said as he went about his business. Then after awhile, along came Wallle Winnie Wood pecker. They had heard the two Witche* hawling and had to see juat what) the trouble could be. "Wallis and Winnie Woodpeck er!” the Wltchea called, “Get a long •tick, and pull ua out, and we will give you something nice!" "Oh, Ifa you, la it?” the two kind ly Woodpeckers replied, “Indeed, we know you too well! Anyone who does the mean things you two little old Wltchea do, deaervea to be stuck in tar, Juat aa you are! And per haps, the longer you stay here, the better off all the creatures In the deep, deep wooda will be!” And away flew the two Woodpeck ers to a tall dead tree where they might watch the Witches from a safe distance. My! How the two mean little old Wltchea howled whed $illy Bear put a piece of hot chocolate on each ot their noaea! " • V ;t They jumped for their magio broom and went flying home aa faat as it would take them. And they looked very funny with thel piece of chocolate on each of their noaea. "Mayka they will quit chasing you. Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy!" Billy Bear aaid, "For they were stuck faat In the sticky tar and now they have the chocolate upon their noses!" "Maybe they will!" Raggedy Ana laughed. “Well!" Billy Bear said. "I must bo going along, I have to ’tend to my bees!” So the R^ggedys and little Ned Gnome aaid goodbye to Billy Boar and thanked him for rescuing thei.-v from the two wltchea. "I hope the two little mean crea tures do not try to capture you again!” little Ned Gnome aaid as he and the aggedya walked through the deep, deep wooda. “Then you will be disappointed!" the two Wltchea howled aa they flew 41P- “For aa soon aa we get these pieces of chocolate off our noaea, we will capture both Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy, and we will take the Wishing Pebble away from Raggedy Ann and the Wishing Stick away from Raggedy Andy, then we will change little Ned Gnome Into a monkey so that he will have to hop around In the trees from limb to limb!” “That will be a wicked thing to do! Raggedy Ann aaid to the Witch ea. “We don’t care!” the Witches re-j Plied, “here we are with hard choc-i date atuck right on the tip of our noaea and we do not know how to get It off!" i can tell you how to *et the pieces of hard chocolate off'of yourj noses. Miss Wanda and Miss Windai Witch!" Raggedy Andy said. Then tsl 1 us, so that we can! hurry and capture you," Wanda! Witch cried. "You must each get a large stick!"! aggedy Andy said as he wiggled his; 8ho* button *t aggedy Ann. Now we each have a large stick!"! Wlnda Witch said ."What must wet do now?" "Now, you must stand three feet! apart, and when I count three, youj must hit the chocolate on the other's! nose as hard as you can with the! stick,” Raggedy Andy said. When the two Witches werei ready, Raggedy Andy counted three an dthe two mean little creatures eac h hit the other upon the nose as hard as they could with the big stick. * "Oh. OUCH!" they howled as the, tears came to their eyes and they.' ran for their flying broom, "You Just' wait. Raggedy Andy! We will cap-) ture you and Raggedy Ann yet!*) And away they flew upon theln magic broom. “That was the time you fooled; them," little Ned Gnome laughed^ "So while they are away and nob bothering us, I will show you where, the peanut brittle candy is made by the little dwarfies.” "" " " " 1 ■ ' Very Provoking. From Capper’s Weekly. A negro was receiving bricks at th*. top of a ten-story building in Loe; Angeles, where some repair work was* going on. Another negro on the ground was loading bricks on the carrier. The, negro above accidentally dropped a brick, hitting the one on the ground’ squarely on the head. He was very Indignant and yelled to the one above. “Be a little more car’ful up thar. nigger. That brick hit me and made me bite mah tongue."! It Is announced In Rome that an • agreement has been reached between, the Italian state railroads and the In ternational Sleeping Car Company pro-j vlding for the runnlg of second class! sleeping cars. )