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ELOPED TWICE IN A WEEK.
Fred F1agg, Aged Eighteen, Gets His
Sixteen Y ear Old Bride at Last.

Williamsville Is quiet little factory village
in the northern part of windham county,
Conn, that has been considerably stirred up
the past week over a sensational elopement
Frederick r. Flagg lad of eighteen, for about
year past has been paying close attention to
Miss Georgians Lussier, a sixteen year-old fac
tory girl. Georgiana was fond of fine feathers,
and limited to her swain that her previous beaux
made her many presents. Fred went to his
father and eloquently pushed his claims for
more cash. The father refused to increase the
pin money Of his son, whereupon that young
man formed q plan TO run away from home
He talked with his sweetheart and she decided
TO go with him, and Oh Monday night Fred
went to the Lussier homestead where Georgi-
ana, in the time-honored way, joined him with
little bundle containing her treasures, aud
the pair started for Danielsonville, where they
took train for Plainneld.
At $50, just as the train left the depot, the
father and brother Of the girl and the father of
the youth arrived at Danielsonville and, find
ing their efforts to stop the train fruitless they
visited the Office Of Arthur q. Bill and he
promptly wired to Plainfeld for Sheriff Nathan
lei G. Thompson to stop the runaways.
Just as young Frederick was purchasing
tickets for Arctic, RI, where the marriage
was to take place, the sheriff arrested both o,
them and returned them to their people in
Danielsonville. The party visited Lawyer
Bills Office and after consultation the parents
agreed that the pair might be married January
l, 1892, and they all returned home.
The young lovers were not satisfied and de-
cided to make another try at elopement The
arrangements we're more perfectly made this
time, and nothing seemed to be able to thwart
their plans when the girls brother found out
the whole scheme, and il was frustrated. An
other consultation of the family was held
Wednesday which resulted in a wedding Thurs
day, license having been properly granted.
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READY To FIRE

This cut shows the car detached and ali ready
for the word "ire." The taking pins have
been taken from the box of line, which is
shown between the wheels with the line ar
ranged in it. The end of the proiectiIe it will
be seen, protrudes little from the muzzle of
the gun. This is in order that the line which
is fastened to it may not be burned of by the
flame of the shot. The range Of the gun is OBJ
tanned here, Just as in any other gun. BY rails
ing or depressing the trainer that forms the
connecting bar of the two cars when not in
use. With line number four, the lightest in
use, a range Of 695 yards has been attained.
This line, though, is too light to be used ex-
cept when the vessel is out of reach by any Of
the other lines, an intermediate line being
used to draw the whip line aboard with. This
gun was the device of Capt. ID. A. Lyle Of the
ordnance corps Of the army. 1t is used in all
the stations. There is another gun, in use at
some points, invented by E. s. Hunt Of Massa-
chusetts, which is similar to the Lyle gun ex-
cept in the projectile, which carries the line
inside Of it, paying it out it flies. There il
also a rocket used for this same purpose, the
invention of Patrick Cunningham of the Old
Bay State, which has the same principle of
paying out the line as the Hunt gun. Neither
are used as extensively the Lyle gun, which
is thought to be the best yet devised.
When it is found to be impossible to get to
the ship with either the buoy or the car, or
when it is discovered that time will not permit
this slow means of rescue. boat is sent out to
the vessel to bring the people to the shore.
Along the sea coasts the shores are so fat and
sandy that the use of all but the lightest boats
is precluded, and SO there has been adopted for
this service q strong, enduring. easily managed
and capacious surf boat" which is similar in
construction to those used by the majority of
the fishermen along the coasts 1t is IS to n
feet long, feet beam and % feet in depth,
propelled by six oars, and carry, besides their
| crews, from ten to fifteen people. They are
flat bottomed and draw about inches of water,
weighing from 700 to 1000 pounds A good
idea of this class of boat may be had from the
illustration of typical station above, the boat
being in front Of the house. This craft is
launched through the surf without ways and
requires great amount of skill in handling.
1t is steered by a single oar in the hands of the
keeper of the station, who is always the cox
swain on all such occasions, and who is re.
sponsibie for all that is done.
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the way OF nelplng SUMNER l. k1MRALL-
hand extended from the shore to rescue sailors.
In 1876 few benevolent persons
residing in the good old state
OF Massachusetts organized humane
society, one of the objects of which was to give
succor to shipwrecked people. The coast of
Massachusetts was then. now. dangerous and
forbidding. with huge stretches of sand beaches
on which vessels went ashore in appalling
numbers. The society erected number of
small huts along this shore, and III 1907 estab-
lished at Cohasset
THE FIRST LIFE-BoAr STATION,
manned by a volunteer crew. With even this
small force a vast deal of good was done and
many lives were saved from destruction. to
such an extent, indeed. that both the state and
the general government gave pecuniary aid.
There was yet however, no movement toward
a central organization with efficien. means
TO carry on this humane work. In
1887 orders we're issued by the Secretary of the
Navy for some of the vessels of the service to
cruise near the most dangerous coasts for the
purpose of aiding vessels in distress. Ten
years later the sum of Is. 900 was appropriate
for the erection of light houses on the Atlantic
coast provided with facilities for saving life
This money lay untouched for two years and
then was turned over 10 the Massachusetts
Society for use on Cape Cod.
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THE LIFE BOAT.

There IL also in use another boat known as
the life boat" although the surf boat is quite
as much entitled 10 this distinction. The life
boat is used only in those waters where heavy
craft such as this can be easily launched. 1t is
self-righting and self-baihng, being provided
with an enormously heavy keel OF iron that
brings it right side up after the most severe
tip from breaker. It's bottom is filed with
valves that open downward. thus giving egress
to the water that may be in the boat, but
keeping out the other water. These boats are
20 feet 3 inches long, feet 2 inches beam,
straight bottomed, pull eight oars and weigh
about 1900 pounds each. 1t has been found
that the surf boat has capsized IA times out OF
6,7S0 times in actual use, losing Al persons The
life boat has overturned 4 times out OF AL
trips, losing lives This shows record in
favor OF the surf boat.
There are times when IL 10 impossible for =
life boat to be launched from the ways ct the
station and then il has to be drawn along the
beach on q wagon provided for that purpose
hauled by horses. The launch takes place in
that instance from the wagon, a. shown In the
accompanying cut The men are at their oars.
ready for their FIRST stroke, to be taken just ~
soon as tle boat touches ne water. The COW
cred parts In the bow and8tern are air cases
that give great buoyancy TO the craft, aided BY
others along the sides. This boat 10 also stssrsd
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a MANLY BANDIT.
A Friend OF Jesse James Tells OF the
Train Robbers Manhood.

From the Denver Republican.
"Jesse James, the Missouri bandit, possessed
many manly qualities" feeiingly exclaimed
Uncle Dick Henderson at the Brunswick last
evening. 81 knew him well He was turned
into Nemesis after the Pinkertons threw that
bomb through the window Of the samuels
residence and blew OF the arm OF Jesse's
mother. Ever after that occurrence both
Frank and Jesse declared war to the knife on
Che Pinkerton men The killing OF Jesse
James by Bob Ford was the cowardiy act
OF trescherous, ungratefui fend Bob
wasn't eating regular when Jesse took him TO
his home, gave him shelter and food and treated
him we'll One day when jesse was busting OF
picture and had his back turned Bob shot
him from behind. OF course You know that,
but very few people ever learned what picture
Jesse was busting on when he got his death
wound 1t was the large picture Of his dear
old white-haired mother. whom he loved
dearly.
'Gn one robbery at Blue Cut, when the
James gang went through q train, Jesse led the
way and relieved the passengers Of their val
uables. He came to ons woman in black who
was sobbing bitterly. Jesse stopped and in
CURED the cause OF her sorrow. As she handed
MIN so in greenbscks she cried ost convul-
sively: 1t is all have in the world MY hus =
bands corpse is in the baggage car Tears
came to the eyes Of the train robber. Coin z
into his pocket he returned the S70 and added
two crisp S100 bills 10 il, which he forced the
widow 20 accept He never would rob . cripple
or an old gray haired woman either He once
took an overcoat OF hfs own back in the streets
Of Liberty, Mo-, and gave it 10 poor. shIvcr-
ing old man that had been turned out into the
cold by an ungrateful son-in-law. could name
many othe instances.
Little Jesse James, the son OF the dead
bandit. is making quite an income out of the
sale Of pebbles from his fathers grave to tour
lists who frequent the old homestead al kear-
ney, Mo. Mrs. Jesse James is Q pretty, quiet
little woman, who fully appreciated the devo-
tion Of her husband. She says that her hus-
| band never came home drunk and was at all
times kind and attentive. Yet he was Grim
inal in the eyes of the law and finally met an
ignominious death by being shot in the back
by the paid assassin Of Gov. Crittenden.
81 tell you / believe in superstitfon," con-
cluded the speaker. "Charlie Ford killed him
self. Bob Ford is nov tramp on the face of
the earth His blood money is spent and he 10
despised even by criminals. Gov. Critten-
den is dead politically and only recently failed
| in business. Jesse James, the victim of their
conspiracy, sleeps peacefully in the little church
yard at Kearney charged with more crimes
than he ever committed His devoted widow
is living monument to he devotion as hus-
band, even though all the world may despise
his memory as . hunted bandit who met I'M
timely death from a man who accepted shelter
aud food beneath his roof"
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such q tribute, for it has so far been great
gamer by the contract in wealth. cultivation,
space, intelligence and power. The sea is but
taking what it has earned when it oyerturns
some strong, stanch ship laden with human
ity and drags the lives down into its bosom to
a deathly embrace.
But there is a force at work trying to reduce
this terrible power of the sea. trying to bind
the hands of the monster and to render safer
the navigation of its waters. so that the annual
penalty need not be so large, whether it is due
or not. This factor being wrought by man and
aided by few of the natural elements, Is of
course pigmy when compared with its antag-
onist, hut It's efficiency Is increasing every day,
its roll of lives saved from death is annually
growing larger, and each year it is gaining
ground upon its foe. aided by the increasing
intelligence and Information of the maritime
world at large.
This power is the Life-Saving Service of the
United States. an institution that has more
than earned for itself n name. but has won for
Its founders and its officers u niche IN the his
tory of the world This service Is the out
growth of many volunteer efforts that for many
years before the war were all that stood be-
tween the shipwrecked sailor and death in the
breakers. q development to the highest pitch
of value of the natural gifts of brave, sturdy
men, whose hearts and souls are in their mis-
sions and who risk their own lives in order that
others may be saved.
YEARS WITHOUT ORGANIZED EXPORT
For years the United States did nothing as a
government toward tie succoring of the men
who followed the sea and whom the elements
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THE HAND CAR.

The apparatus for firing the lines and bring
ing the mariners ashore is carried to the scene
of operations ON small, light hand cars, pro-
vided with broad tires for running in the soft
sands of the beaches, with everything arranged
In the most compact manner. The accompany
ing illustration shows one of these cars ready
The buoy may be seen between the two parts
of the vehicle, and behind it, wrapped on a
reel, is the whip line. The gun is carried be-
meath the box that surmounts the rear carriage,
and is out of sight in this drawing. The box
contains the light line carried by the projec-
tile. The rear car is detachable, and is used az
Q carriage for the gun when it is fred.
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THE LYLE GUN. taken out. There are
three sizes of these lines being four. seven and
nine thirty-seconds of an inch In thickness.
This line is then hauled aboard the ship by her
crew drawing after IL heavier line provided
with whip block, or, to use a landsmans phrase,
pulley, that ia to be attached to the mast OF
the vessel so that the line Of the buoy or car
can run through 1t in its travels, A tally board
printed in French and English ia fastened close
to the whip block, bearing instructions for the
disposition Of the line and the methods to be
pursued in handling the buoy. This ID In many
instances a cause of great and dangerous delay,
as sometimes the crew do not know what to
do and are quite as helpless as before, this be-
ing often the case with vessels bearing German
or Scandinavian crews, who can read neither
English nor French.
HAULING THE LINE.
As soon as the whip block is fastened those
on shore begin to haul away on the free line,
which draws the buoy to the ship. The device
for this work is exceedingly simple and effect
i've. few feet from the waters edge tripod
is erected light but strong, over which the
lines pass. disappearing into the ground eight
or ten feet further back. The end is fastened
to ''sand anchor" which is simply couple of
bits Of wood or iron crossed at right angles, so
as to offer resistance to the yielding sands
This 10 planted several feet the operation being
done while the shot is being fred and the line
drawn out. A couple Of blocks give part Of
the crew purchase on the holding rope, which
serves to keep the whip line taut under the
strain of a mans weight while the remainder
OF the brave fellows haul away on the line that
draws nearer and nearer to land and safety one
of the shiPwrecked seamen. The buoy Is
nothing but round arrangement large enough
to admit the body of q man, which is furnished
on the neither side with short breaches, into
which he slips his legs as he bangles between
the sky and the raging sea.
THE LIFE CAR
Where there are many people aboard, and it
looks as though the ship might not last long in
the fierce waves, the lite car is used. The
ordinary pattern is that Of the car designed by
Joseph Francis, who recently received at the
hands of the President a magnificent gold
medal for the services which he rendered to
humanity by the device of this car. 1t is almost
air and water tight. and is usually drawn
through the water, the stay line on which it
slides being kept taut as possible by the same
means as those adopted when the buoy is used.
The car viii hold six or seven persons, although
more have been crowded into it at times.
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upon the nature Of the
coast, the condition of
the elements and the
number Of people to be
rescued. In many cases
the ship is driven by
the gales SO far into the
shore that the rescue is
accomplished by throw
ing a line across the
vessel from the shore
and hauling the people
of by means either of
the brooches buoy or
the life car. At other
times the ship may have
stranded SO far out that
she is not within the
range of the shore line,
in which case it ID neces-
sary to send out from
the shore one Of the
boats with which the
station is provided to
visit the ship, at great
peril TO the lives OF the
crew.
The breeches buoy 10
one of the most primi-
tive and at the same
time the most effective
means Of saving life
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From the Illustrated American
About the brosdest, richest field for femi-
nine talent in this country is offered in the
architects profession. 1t presents countless
advantages and scarcely a single disability to
the sex. In facility and skill in the use
Of their pencils women are ready
rivals of men. and vet for lack Of
proper direction they fritter away their abil-
tiles decorating china teacups, with a lot Of
other trumpery, while the masculine artist
sets himself to making his art pay. Taken for
granted that neither one has q suii-
cient gift Is oolorist anatomist or
original designer to paint worthy
pictures, their tactics are altogether different.
The man Immediately appreciates his limita-
tion and studies some Of the lesser branches,
while the woman maintains hope
less struggle against fate. Il would
be but fitting that women should ex-
eel in the science Of house planning and house
building, for their hearts and dearest in
terests are conferred there. In the adap-
tation Of closets. cupboards and batteries,
in servant's departments and kitchen con-
veuiences they are born connoisseurs. Why,
then, none, or 20 very few, turn
their attention to architecture il ID difficult to
explain unless indeed, they have lacked .
spur to set them on the right path.
There 10 small doubt that IL . clever
draughtwoman, one who has studied the
primary and intermediate degrees thoroughly.
should apprentice herself TO one OF
the many firms established throughout the
country, she would in time stand just as fair q
chance ~ any male employe OF winning pro-
motion end financial distinction.
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ON THIRTYFIFTH HAlETTEl STREET BE
TWEEN NIf1B AND osI1Ihl sTREE1s
u ATcLaFFE- DARR Co. Auctioneers.
~ go Pennsyl sania svs
CHANcERY SALE OF THE REMAINDER OF yALu.
AbLt iMPk0SED ASp SNiMPnoykD Prop

ERTY, ELlGIBLY SITUATED IN GFoislif.
BY virtue Of q decree Of the supreme Court az On.
District OF Columbia dated 18th day OF April ispO
and psssssd ed IN Equity osGSe No IT, 20 whersls
others are defendants the undersigned. trustees,
MI esr fos sac n front Of the rreS,-es THIS
all the right title and interest " the parties said
IN and the following described red estsia
Lot 80. IN Beatty and HswEins ,daiuSn frontin:
40 feet on the south side Of 7th Cd befwee1
tlis Is Improved BY two frame DWELLINGS. In soass9
l2O Lot "a. N Beatty and Hawkins addition. irons
Market streets this lot Is and IL located
immediately south Of lot $50.
In s9usre 50. one lot fronting "a % feet Frede-
street ny depth OF SO feet improved by good two
story frame dweltns, aud being parts Of lots ana
One other rot in square immedlasely north OF
and adjoining tie last lot being part Of
lot IN Beatty and kins amended addition 'front.'
ing - 0s feet on ssid Frederick t34thD street by
depth OF loo feet improved by large aud commodi-
81 feet wide along the north side Of this house
seven taI lots IN same square according q subdi-
VS. sas % tne trustees OF tle sant groand a
4th 90 street four 90 OF vhch have front on
said Frederick street OF feet BY depth a. 20
r1ck street of Is by depth aud one OF
which has front on 4ih tQD street OF 10 feet by .
There win also be sold stable lot IN rear Of above
lots fronting ~ feet on l6-fOot alley.
The sale WILL begin with the parcel frst shove do
scrlbed at Dol pm Of the above day and will be
Terms OF sale az prssrI bed by ,b. decree. ,e tb,ra
Of the purchase money in cash aud the balance in
equal instalnents aud years with Interest,"
depost Of 600 each lot will be required and ii
terms OF SAFE are not COMPLIED with In 10 dsye
property will he resold the risk and Of the de-
faultng purchaser All convey aDclng. &C at cost Of
purchaser J. CARTER MAkBCkY, Trustee,
~ HUGH I. TAGGARfs fra..ss, NV
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from aboard stranded ship, and, although il
can carry but one person at Q time, its haudi-
ness and convenience render it of great value,
and SO it is often used. When it is discovered
that the ship cannot readily be reached and
that other means than the boats must be
used line is fired out over the water in
such . manner that il falls into the
rigging Of the ship. This is doneby means
Of . small cannon Of peculiar construction,
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,yl0-dkis
TRUsTEEs, SALE OF IMPROVED AND uNIM.
IL PROVED PROPERTY On " SILEE1 BETMEEN
TENIH AND ELENENTH sTkEL1s NORTH.

By virtue Of deed of trust recorded N Lfber No
nOO. foio % ct seq. Of the land records the
District 81 Columbia, We will sell at public auction
font OF the PREMISES FRIDAY, JULY TWENTY
FIFTH. AID. 1890 Al HAI.f-PAsI FIVE O'CLOCK
PM the following described real estate the
city of Washington Dls.rlct Columbia.
q. aud in John O. Adams subdi vision OF lots Nos
nineteen I'D and twenty l0l, said Adams subdi-
vision OF numbered three hundred aud thirty
one (33l. said subdivision of said lots {, and X
II duly recorded the surveyors ofce OF said city
Lber o. H. b.. folio 2I7. together with the Improve
ments thereon
Terms Of sale: One-half cash. balance I'm Cd
year, note 10 bear interest ~ the u tD per
cent Per snDuIn. payable nualy and 20 b
cured by deed of trust property Sold AL cneh At
purchasers option. deposit " 800 81 tin Of
Terms 20 be complied with IN hfeen days from dsy u
sale right reserved 20 resell risk and cost Of De-
faulting purchaser ve days Of such
sale In some newspaper published IN Washington. DO
q. 5. F1RM1N, / 7r,.,...
JOHN MOkkISON.l Afus
y14-dkds DUNCANSON BROS. Auctioneers
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Pittsburg brewers. who pay . government
license, . state license and scity business tax,
will resist the collection OF the mercantile tar
which they are now called on TO pay.
At Ehingen, wurtemhtrg, the roof Of the
large building used rs cement mandatory fell
and buried eleven Workmen in the ruins. Five
of them were killed outright snd the pemzin-
ing six we're taken out seriaDsly injured.
DR.. Peters, the German explorer, hss ar
rived at Zanzibar.
Hon. John d. Richards. postmaster Of North
Attleboro, Nass., . prominent democrat and
raember OF the democratic state COMMITTEES, was
killed by the accidental discharge ef his gun
while hunting.
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cast in places of danger.
There was no system Of
warning signals; no
houses ofrefuge wherein
mariners shipwrecked
on a desolate coast
might find shelter and
food; no crews OF fear
less fellows eager to
plunge through the boil
ing surf to the reefs
where ships lay at the
mercy of the waves.
There was nothing in
the way Of a helpinp
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u ATcLIFFE DARR & co. Ancaoneers.
H go Reunsylvania svrn ne n ~
THoMAs BOWLING. Auctioneer.

BY virtue Of decree Of abe supreme Court Of the
District OF Columbia passed In Equity No.
iniSA 4 vii sell, e public auction, on MONDAY,
JULY 1NkkTl-FlRST. 1890. at FIVE O'CLOCK
In front OF the premises. an undivided noety 81
the west 80 feet OF lot 90. Cabuts subdfvisiOn Of
square 61s in Washington. ID. C.. improved by Two
story Frame House, ssld premises being situate on
JACKSON a. ey near ~ street northeast
Terms Of sale cash. deposit of $50 required &C
time OF sale and terms 10 be complied with days
IRON day Of sale.
FERDINAND SCHMIDT. Trustee.
DlS-ot Oh ath 81. nv.