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exchange checks, and these are for
warded to the captains at each station
rs an evidence that the whole coast has
been covered. Each man carries a
beach lantern and several red Costan
hand-lights. Upon the discovery OF a
wreck, a vessel in distress, or one run
ming dangerously near shore, he ignites
hand-light, which gives brilliant
red flame. This serves as warning
and tells of assistance at hand. The
greatest work the service has accom-
plished has been in the line of warning
vessels off shore and preventing dis
asters.
The uniform is simple, consisting
of blue blouse, a cap with the letters
L. S. L. S. S. embroidered on it, and
coarse flannel trousers. The badge Of
the service is life buoy on which a
boat hook and an oar are crossed. The
men picked for the service are mostly
fishermen from the locality where they
are to do duty. They are men who
know every inch ofthe ground they are
to cover and know every bump in the
bottom of sea within a mile from land.
There used to be great loss of life in
the service, but the danger gradually
diminishes as new inventions are made.
No patrolman on his lonely watches on
the beach can shirk duty. When the
stations are placed so far apart that pa
trolmen do not meet, each surfman car
ries a clock with dial that can be
marked only by means of key, which
also registers the time of marking.
This key is secured to a post at the
end of his beat and he is required to
reach it to bring back the dial prop
erly marked
Ida Lewis was made famous by her
daring feats Of bravery at the Lime
Rock light in Newport harbor long be-
fore any life-saving station was in the
vicinity. Equal feats have been ac-
complished by the surfmen, but as it
was in the line of their duty their
deeds have been lost in the everyday
humdrum. The forerunner of the ser
vice were the sheds which were built
by the fishermen on the Atlantic shore,
where they kept boat, mortar and
life-lines. The door was always locked,
but in case of wreck the house was
broken into by the first man on the
scene and the boat was hauled out to
the waters edge, ready when the fish
ermen should come to man it. There
we're no such inventions as the life lines
now in use in the '20s, and the brave
fishermen worked against great odds.
The first rescue with. the imple-
ments similar to those the Government
hfe-savers use now was of Sandy Hook
on January IL, 1850. The British
schooner AYRSHIRE, with 202 souls on
board, mostly Irish immigrants, was
wrecked about 800 yards of shore late
at night The natives of the fishing
settlement were aroused and with their
mortar sent the life line to the imperiled
boat. In the metallic car 20l of the
2O2 passengers on the ill-fated schooner
were safely brought to shore. This
mortar with the ball that carried the
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15
How a Beaver Chops Down a Tree.

Examination of one OF them re-
vealed the secret of how a beaver can
perform such feats as chopping down
a birch tree sixteen inches in diameter,
not to speak of softer woods, like the
Eastwood, of much greater size. The
tooth is composed of two materials
Along the outer face or front of tho
tooth is a thin plate of exceeding hard
enamel; on the latter, forming the
body of tho tooth, is a substance called
dentine. The dentine, being softer,
wears away with use tho thin enamel
remains comparatively unworn, 50
that the tooth assumes the shape of a
keen chisel that never grows dull. Tho
tooth is hollow at the base for hall its
length, and is filed with nourishing
substance which keeps it constantly
growing Thus, not only is the natu-
raj wearing away provided against, but
a certain amount Of wear becomes an
actual necessity. With such instru-
ments the beaver is admirably fitted
for obtaining its natural food, the bark
of shrubs and trees. New York Tele.
gram.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15

any time, although not on regular
duty. On the great lakes the stations
are manned from the opening Of nayi-
cation in the spring until closed late in
the fall. The stations on the Pacific
coast are in service all the year.
There is a regular system Of promo
ton for the men. FIR ON the keeper
down they are numbered. In the
absence of No. ! the next man, No. 2,
is commander of the crew. From
sunrise to sunset the 10000 miles of
sea and lake coast of the United States
is patrolled. On foggy days the men
are constantly on duty and walk the
coast with lighted torches as a warn
ing to laboring vessels. The night
patrol is divided into four watches and
two surfmen are picked for each
watch. The patrols on the Atlantic
coast connect and form a continuous
line from the far eastern cost of Maine
to Florida. When the patrolmen from
different stations meet at the
boundaries of their territories they
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15
Biggest of All SearchIights.

A searchlight of 375, 900, 900 candle
power, set up at the Worlds Fair, is
the biggest and most powerful electric
searchlight in the world. 1t dwarfs
into insignifcance by comparison the
100, 900 candle-power searchlight on
Mount Washington, hitherto the great
est in existence. With the exception
of the rejecting lens mirror, which
was made in Paris, this great light Is
entirely of American manufacture.
The height of the light is ten feet
six inches, and the weight 5000 pounds.
1t is so perfectly balanced that a child
could move it in any direction. The
rejecting lens mirror is sixty inches
in diameter, three and one-quarter
inches thick at the edges, and one
sixteenth of an inch thick at the cen
ter. It weighs about 800 pounds The
maximum current at which the lamp
operates is 200 amperes. This giye7a
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15
Foggers on an English Farm.

The foggers on an English farm are
the laborers who fodder the cattle and
carry out the hay morning and even
ing. Their work begins with the very
earliest touch of dawn, and at that
hour, when the dew still lies heavy,
the wild things of the forests are still
out Of their coverts. The foggers dis
covered that they could approach very
near to the deer and other game with
out being detected, because the load
of sweet smelling hay on their heads
overcame the scent of their bodies, SO
that the game was not aware Of the ap-
proach of human being. Poachers
utilized this discovery, finding it q
great assistance in their raids on deer
preserves. The logger, however, is q
kindly, gentle figure, searching out
the secrets of the woods for his love of
nature and natures creatures. Chi
cago Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15
South and West.

The three children Of Jacob Claiborne,
living near Natchez. Miss, were burned 10
death while their parents were absent.
GEORGE P. ELLIOTT, a cousin Of ex-Con-
gresham Elliott. saved the lives OF eleven
persons in the recent storm on the Carolina
coast.
Doctor /. TEACHER GRAVES awaiting his
second trial for the murder OF Mrs. Josephine
Barnaby OF Providence, r. l., committed
suicide in the County Jail at Denver. Col.
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND spoke on the rela-
tions OF the Catholic Church to labor before
the Labor Congress in Chicago.
CHARITIES COMMISSIONER NOLAN, OF Brook
lyn n Y, fell from the Exposition Flyer
near Cleveland, Ohio. and was killed.
Is a fight between a United States Mar
shalrs posse and the Dalton gang Of despera-
does in Kansas three OF the former and two
of the latter were killed.
Ex-PREsIDEST HARRISON delivered the ad-
dress OF welcome at the citizens reception
to the officers and delegates OF the G. A. Il.
National Encampment at indianapolis.
GOVERNOR MCKINLEY opened the Repub-
lican State campaign in Ohio with speech
at South Salem.
A WoRLD's FAIR express train collided
with a freight train in Indiana one man was
killed and six injured. On the same day
two men were killed and third fatally In
jured in a collision between two trains at
Hardin, Ohio
Iowa Prohibitionists and Populisis held
their State Conventions nthe same day at
Des Moines The former nominated L. S.
Coffin for Governor and the latter named
for that Office E. A. OFT.
THIRTEEN men were injured by a gas ex-
ploson in a mine at Shelourn, Ind.
WI. Crow was killed by J. B. Burke at
Rocky Comfort, Texas, in dispute about a
cornco5 pipe. Clint Crow fatally wounded
Burke and was killed by the latter.
VIRGINIA Prohibitionists have nominated
Colonel J. r. Miller for Governor.
The Maryland Republican State Conyen-
tion, at Baltimore. nominated Joshua Hor-
ner, Jr, for Comptroller The Minneapolis
platform was reafirmed and the Harrison
Administration commended.
THREE robbers killed Cashier Blachly. Of
the Farmers and Manufacturers Bank at
Delta. Col. grabbed all the money. in sight
and started to ride out OF town, but before
they could get away two Of them were shot
dead by citizen.
A TORNADO at Lockport. La. killed five
persons. including two Sisters OF Charity,
and injured many others.
GOVERNOR r. B. TILLMAS, Of South Caro-
lima. has issued an appeal for help for the
people OF the Islands and country ruined by
the recent cyclone. An official report OF the
storms destruction shows 10000 persons
helpless and 1000 dead. There are fears that
an epidemic will be added TO starvation.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15
Saved BY a Blolter.

A commercial traveller writes to the
St Louis Globe-Democrat: "Ihe
blotter in n hotel writing room once
saved me from very considerable loss.
As r general rule the blotter in n writ
ing room is 50 dirty and covered MP
with ink marks that the whole presents
the appearance Of an Egyptian
hieroglyphic-. But on this OCCASION
rs luck wonld have it, the blotter WAS
absolutely new and clean aud could be
examined very closely. The last man
who had been using 1t was also the
first, and rs he used rather liberal
supply OF ink and wrote rapidly he re-
produced almost the entire letter upon
the blotter before folding it up. |
knew him to be the representative Of
large Eastern house in similar though
not rival capacity t. our own, AMI
without inten ling to do so, | found
myself glancing a the reproduction
of his letter on the blotter. ] was
struck at once with the name of the
house from which / had the previous
day taken an exceptionally large
order, and reading on | found that he
had notified his firm that. acting under
advice from very reliable source, he
had decided not to carry ont his in
strnctions and sell this firm n bill OF
goods. I went out at once and made
a few inquiries which convinced mo
that not only was the house in ques-
ton in difficulties, but that it was also
contemplating fraudulent transfer
TO defeat its creditors. promptly
wired the house l represented TO ignore
my letter by mail containing this
order giving the reasons briefly, and
following up the telegram by al ex-
planatory letter. Some rather indig-
nant correspondence followed, but
this was abruptly terminated by tho
suspension of the latter and the alb
sconding of one of the partners. l
have always held clean blotter in
hotel writing room with feeling of
veneration ever since.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15

The sea and lake coasts of the United
States, exclusive OF the coasts of Alas
ka, have an extent Of 10000 miles,
protected and patrolled by the Gov
ernments life-savers. Upon these
coasts there are 262 life-saving sta
iions, of which 1919 are on the Atlantic
coast, forty nine on the great lakes,
thirteen on the Pacific coast and one
on the falls Of tho Ohio at Louisville
The stations are all placed at points OF
navigation.
From the eastern extremity of the
coast of Maine to Race Point on Cape
Cod, distance Of 415 miles, there are
sixteen stations. In the Revolutionary
DAYS the Massachusetts, Humane So
ciety was formed, and life-saving was
its aim. This organization is still in
existence, and watches for wrecks on
the coast of Massachusetts,. On ac-
count of this protection the general
Government has not found 1t neces-
sary to establish stations except at
places where wrecks are unusually fre-
quent.
Between Sandy Hook and Cape May
on the New Jersey coast, where the
coast-wise trade is congested, there
are forty stations. Between Cape
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15

line are on exhibition in the llfe-sav-
ing station at the Fair. The rusty iron
ball has long history. 1t struck the
deck and went crashing through the
timbers. The vessel sunk and was in
the course of time buried in the sands.
In 1875, during n heavy storm, the
wreck was uncovered and washed on
the shore Between the old timbers
was found the iron ball firmly i'm
bedded. The life car which brought
the people ashore is also on exhibition
The one man who was drowned at
tempted to ride on the roof Of the car,
but was washed away in the great
waves.
The appropriation made by Congress
for an exhibit of the life-saying ser
vice at the Fair called for all kinds Of
boats and equipments used in the ser
vice. There are two large self-bailing
and self-righting mahogany life-boats
and several old-fashioned vessels. The
self-bailing boats are the ones chosen
by the service. The average boat
weighs 1900 pounds, is twenty-six feet
long and the beam measures seven
feet. The self-righting and self-bail-
ing boat is too heavy to be hauled on
the beach and is mainly used on the
lakes A track and a sloping plat
form is needed to launch it success
fully. The life-saving car carries all
the equipments Of the station and can
be readily hauled by the men.
The life-saying station at the Fair
will be maintained even after the term
of the Exposition. The situation has
been found to be better adapted to the
service than the old one AMI the post
will be removed. The crew which now
mans the Worlds Fair station belongs
in Ludington, Mich, and will return
at the close of the Fair. This crew,
the best drilled on the lakes, is COM
manded by Captain John Tufts. The
members of the crew are Surfman j.
F. Pratton, NJ W. Grinnell, J. Nelson,
F. Carlson, B. Carlson, 0. Wilkinson,
and J. Mitchell They are detailed on
regular life-saving duty while here.
Drills are given every Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday afternoon at 80
o'clock. On Saturday an exhibition of
life-boat capsiZing and righting is
given.
The exhibition on Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday consists in the full
work of saving ship-wrecked sailors.
The surfDoat is maneuvered on the
beach, line is fred over the wreck,
the whip and hawser are sent out and
then breeches buoy. In this the men,
one at a time, come ashore. At the
end of the hawser printed instructions
are given in English and French
The life-saying station and the ex-
hibits at the Fair are under the super
vision of Lieutenant Charles II. Nc
Clellan of the reyenue-m marine service,
assistant inspector of the life-saving
service. He is the author of several
books relating to scientific life-saying,
and is the inventor of most of the ap-
paratus used in the service. He rep
resented the service at the Cincinnati
Exposition in 1887, the New Orleans
Exposition in 1891, and 1885 and the
London Exhibition of 1888.
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THE NEWS EPITOMIzED.
Eos,err and Middle States

AcrrSa upon orders from Secretary Car
Isle Postmaster Dayton has ousted Johh l;
Davenport. Chief Federal Supervisor OF
Elections. from his quarters in the Ne" iorA
Postofice.
LABoa DAY was extensively celebrated IN
New York and other Eastern cities with large
parades. picnics and speechmaking.
The cornerstone OF a hfty-thousand dollar
Memorial Church 10 the late Jay Gould was
laid at Roxbury. \. y. his early nome Dy
his oldest son, George Gould.
DIR. ROBERT A. LAMBERToS, President OF
Lehigh University. died suddenly at Betnle-
hem, Penn.
MANY closed mills and factories in various
parts of the Eastern and Middle States are
resuming operations.
THOMAS GLEASON, a New York policeman,
while on duty on Broadway. was run over
and almost instantly killed by cab.
THE New York Grand Jury has indicted
Miss Emma Goldman for making anarcnistic
speeches.
Mrs. yENzEL yoJAcEE. her ten-year-old
son Willie, and A. Novack, friend, dien
at Newark. n. j., from the effects OF eatihS
toadstools in mistake for mushrooms.
MASSACHUSETTS Prohibitionists have nom
mated a State ticket headed by Rev. Louis
A. Banks. OF Boston, for Governor. Inc
Peoples Party have also put ticket In the
field. with George H. Cary, OF Lynn, the
Gubernatorial candidate.
A CRAZY Italian. running through the
streets OF New York and trying TO kill people
with a revolver and knife, was shot dead
by policeman.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15

ratio OF lives lost to the lives endan-
gered and Of the property destroyed to
the property involved in wrecks has
been wonderfully lessened in the last
twenty years.
Every year Congress appropriates
81, 900, 900 to the life-saving service
and every years new stations are built
and equipped. The only Nation on
the globe that supports even one life
saving station aside from the United
States is the Turkish Empire. The
Sultan has established station on the
Bosphorous to protect the Oriental
mariners from its dangerous reefs
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15
Foreign.

ENrN PAoHA is reported to have been
killed by Arabs in the Congo State, Africa.
The Azores Islands have been devastated
by hurricane.
EMPEROR WILLIAM, Of Germany, and the
Crown Prince Of Italy attended a military
field service and reviewed the troops at
Metz. The city was crowded with visitors
70 attend the celebration OF the German VIC
tories over France in 1870.
SEVENTEEN persons were drowned by the
capslzing OF lighter while watching nre
at Rotterdam, Holland.
MANY people we're injured during panic
caused BY FIRE in an 0stend (Belgium) the
atre.
LIEUTENANT PEARY's Arctic expedition has
arrived at Bowdoin Bay, Greenland, and be-
gun preparations for passing the winter
there.
In the British House OF Lords the Duke OF
Argyll and others spoke in opposition 10 the
Irish Home Rule bill Baron Piaytair de-
Tended IL.
AcHASEsK pirates from the Island OF su-
matra captured the private steamer OF the
Chinese Consul at Penang. Twenty-four
men aboard were murdered, fifteen were
seriously wounded and 100000 fell into the
pirates hands.
STRIKING miners In Yorkshire. England,
wrecked the offices OF several coliieries and
tore down more than 800 cottages Oh non
unionist employees. Troops were called upon
to quel the disturbance, and in an encounter
With them many miners were oadiy inlure1
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15
Washington.

The Senate has rejected the nomination OF
Henry c. Stuart, OF Denver, TO be Secretary
OF Legation in Guatemala and Honduras and
Consul-General TO Guatemala. Mr. Stuart
was opposed by citizens OF the countries 10
which he was accredited.
EsrASIsLAo S. ZEBALLoS. Envoy Extra
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentlary OF the
Argentine Republic TO the United States, has
requested President Cleveland 70 act as
arbitrator in territorial dispute between the
Argentine Republic and Brazil.
Is a report 10 the State Department. Levi
W. Meyers, American Consul at Victoria, b.
c.. estimated that the total catch oiseal dur
ing the season of 1898. British and American,
and including both sides OF the Pacific, will
reach at least 100 900 skins. The total seal
ing feet OF this year was about ninety-twO
vessels. OF which thirty-two cleared from
San Francisco, six from Seattle and fifty-foUr
from Victoria.
The Pan-American Medical Congress, In
session at the National Capital, adopted
resolution urging the suspension ofimmigra-
tion from cholera-infected ports. The dele
gates visited the White House, and wero
presented TO President Cleveland.
President CLEVELAND has nominated c.
II. Dickinson 20 be Surveyor-General OF
Louisiana He also sent to the Senate q
number OF recess appointments. including
the name Of Postmaster Carr, OF Philadel-
phia, and several army promotions.
GOVERNMENT receipts are running lower
than at any time since the war.
Hon. JOSIAH QUINCY has resigned rs As
sistant Secretary OF State. his resignation 10
take effect upon the conclusion OF certain
work In the State Department which he has
on hand.
AsrArEMEYr prepared by the Treasury De-
partment shows that since November 1, 1892,
National banks TO the number OF lH have
suspended. OF these flfty-four have re-
sumed business, one has gone into involun-
tary liquidation. fty-eight are In the hands
Of receivers and hfty-one in the hands OF
National Bank Examiners.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15

Henry and Cape Hatteras is danger
GUS spot for mariners, and in the 121
miles of coast there are twenty-five
stations which form complete chain.
AT each station there is crew Of
seven men and n keeper. Each man
of the crew receives salary of s65 a
month, and the keeper salary of 5000
a year. The crew is under strict
discipline. Daily drills and rigid ex-
ercise is exacted. The sta lions on the
Atlantic coast are manned from Sep
tember l to May l. During the sum-
mer months the men fish in the
vicinity and may be called together at
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DUTY.

The campfire dimly burns
Through the night and the snow,
And over frozen earth
The wild winds blow.
But the sentinel stands at his post
AS the hours creep by,
While crowds grow heavy and thick
Inthe snllen sky.
His limbs drag hard, he longs
To rest awhile;
Yet over his white, cold lips
Comes never smile.
For his heart is soldiers heart,
And his blood runs warm
When he thinks of his brother-mea 4.
Asleep in the storm.
Then he shoulders his gun and draws ~
A quick, deep breath;
What foeman shall conquer him now
But the foeman Death
&C. E. Montgomery, in Youths Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15

HATS Jest what L
was sayin', " said
Peter Pinkcroft.
''There amt a far
1ner in DrOwsy Dell
I'd rutber work for
than Mr.. Hale. His
barns is a picter to
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15

The annual manufacturs III Europe
at the present time, according to the
latest statistics, is something like j.
$50, 900 square yards of looking glass.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-09-15

The army medal given by the Duke
of Cambridge for long service and
good conduct has been awarded to 150
noncommissioned officers and men be-
longing to the British army.
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been found for the fisherman in the
winter months where before he had to
rely on the profits of the fishing season.
The United States is the first Nation in
the world TO establish and to maintain
life-saving service. 1t has already
had its effect in fostering navigation,
and since 1872, when it was founded
on its present basis, has proved a grand
success. On the English and French
coasts stations have been set up at dan
gerous points for the mariners by vol
untary contribution of ship owners.
Neither the British nor the French
Governments takes any interest, pecu-
mary or otherwise, in this work of
charity and protection. The marin
ers in distress are left entirel ly at the
mercy of salvage companies.
The life-saying service of the United
States is under the direct control of
the Federal department and is one of
the growing organizations of the Gov
ernment. Within the last decade the
increase in the value of the service,
according to departmental statistics,
has been enormous The total num-
Der Of disasters in which the life-savers
have had anything to do since the for
nation of the corps has been 6450, the
total value of the vessels wrecked ST.
367, $50 the total value of cargoes
s33, ,342, 469, the total amount of prop
erty involved S1O4, 71O, ,319. BY the
live-saving stations alone of the prop
erty involved S7S,S21, 457 has been
saved and only S25, ,SsS, s62 lost in
wrecks. In all of the 6450 wrecks
there were 80, S79 lives in danger, of
which number only 627 were lost. The