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Of the recent unusual winter the express ct
one Of the leading New York railroads was
moving westward from Albany. The engines
headlight threw astrong reflection In advance,
but the storm was so binding it was almost
impossible to distinguish anything even at q
short distance. Under such circumstances In
stinct necessarily takes the place Of sight. All
seemed to be going well; when, In an
instant, the engineer reversed his engine, ap-
piled the air brakes, and came to q full stop.
Why he did 50 he could not tell any more than
any of us can account for the dread OF COM
ing disaster and death, and to the wondering
inquiry Of bis fireman, he simply said: q"
feel that something's wrong" Selling q
lantern he swung himself down from the
cab and went forward. to investigate.
Everything appeared to be right, and he was
about to return to his engine when bis eye
caught sight Of a peculiar appearance at the
Joint of the rail next to him. Brushing the
accumulated snow away, be looked q moment,
and then uttered an exclamation Of horror.
The rails on both sides had been unspiked and
would have turned over the instant the engine
-ouched them. What inspired this attempt
1T train;wrecking is unknown, but 1t was pre-
Sumed the c~onfederates Of some prisoners who
were on the train hoped, in the confusion Of
an accident, to deliver their friends.
Engineer John 'Donohoe, Of Albany, to
whose wonderful instinct was due the saliva.
ton Of the train, when asked by the writer
why he stopped his engine, said:
~ can't tell why. Ionly know I felt some,
thing was wrong"
"Do you have these feelings often when
upon the roadT' continued the writer.
"No, very seldom, although for the past
twenty years I have been In Q condition to
feel apprehension at almost anything"
GLOW is thatf'
"Why, I have been a victim Of one of the
worst cases Of dyspepsia ever known I have
not been confined to my bed, as like Thousands
Of others, I am compelled to work whether
able or not. Indeed, when it first began
had only a loss Of appetite, o faint feeling
that would not 20 away and q bad taste IN thu
mouth, but I finally got those terrible craving
and gnawing feelings that make Life so I'm
bearable and are known as general debility.
."What did you dor .
IT tried physicians until I became discour
aged. Igave eight different ones fair tesla
but none Of them benefited me. I then triet
proprietary medicines, but they failed, like
wise. It looked pretty dark for me so far a
any more peace or enjoyment in this worlt
were concerned and I became terribly discour
aged.n
0"You certainly do not look that way now.
"Oh, no, indeed, lam in perfect health now,
was the reply, "and l propose to continue 80
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the pale, sicky appearance has given place +
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SIX hundred men are at work on the Ne1
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