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a quarter of mile distant. and signal
the train. The reply was III the affirma-
tive, and there was no indecision In 1t,
either.
Put "A piece of thin, red flannel AROUND
the lantern, go down TO the deep cut
and swing your red light across TIE
has been seen, and when the tram stops
go to the conductor with the news l
have told YOU. BE as quick as lossible,
for II Is almost train-time, and II YOU
are too late there will be hloodshed."
IAN right" returned Lizzie. IN be
OF inside Of three minutes" and. cow
ard though she was, she kept her prom
Use. II was very dark, still raining hard,
when she slipped quietly out IF the back
door OF the cottage, not wishing TO dis
turb her mother, who vas Just recover
Numbering IN the distance. ana every
Hash of lightning made her shrink and
cover as IL wounded by the "llring
sheet Of hre, But in spite of her ter;
reached the depot just as the head
light OF the approaching train began
10 Glimmer around The curve beyond.
Faithfully she delivered the messase
at the conductors feet. AS soon as she
revived a little he gave her into the
care Of some of the lady passnnSerS
and a few minutes later the trlin was
pated attack.
would carry out his Instructions he
wrapped the cord loosely. round his
hands and feet again and lay ioSn IN
his old position. not wishing 20 excite
suspicion In the breasts of the robbers,
should they take i into to their heal, .,, to
OF the train, He knew 1t must 3e al.
most Midnight and the movAments OF
tie roughs outside convinced Itiu Tat
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IN THE WORLD OF LABOR.

Joseph Eppig yesterday signed the annual con-
tract OF Brewers Union No. Co.
The Never-Rip Pants Makers Union has ordered
a strike at the shop OF DAVIS q Shiiuo"SA'' 'i'
Canal street.
Capmakers have been successful in their strikes
at the shops Of Schwartz Bros. Davis L klassner
and Kassel Cohn.
Joseph Mcdonald has beenelected Master
Workman Of Local Assembly 3. 238, H. OF L., sur
face railroad employees The new secretary 10
William Magner
Journeymen Brewers National Union. telegraphs
to this city that Anheuser- Busch and Lemp nave
withdrawn from the pool In 81 Louis anu ,nss
the unions In that city expect speedy victory
Of their cause.
The striking cigar makers of Rose q Co. have
been Informed by the United Hebrew Trades
they to Should %h1g on Se Union
they expect organized labor to help tnem; 70.
tho benefit OF the strike fund Oh the .s H.
ITALIA Theatre on Sunday evening. May g.
Rev. Father o'Reiily Of st. Mary's. Lawrence
Mass, in forwarding a donation TO the striking
donation as an evidence of his faith in the Jus
tice of the cause Of the strikers. and as mos
%So would rather oss in defeating then
than allow It in fair compensation
Manufacturer Ball. OF River street. Patterson
Yesterday signed the ssais 81 the s.sH.r,
Grossenbachs MIL, about 800 men and women
Joined the strikers. Next Friday the Paterson
strikers VIII mhrCn 10 new loIk !"
| visit OF the in this city. They will arrv'
at the West Side Labor Lyceum. 3i2 West Forty
second street, at about p. NJ
At the last meeting OF Lodge $50 OF the 1nterns
| tional Association OF Machinists Grand Organizes
Harry f. Easton stated that the organization
would not permit the use Of linotype machines
to printing concerns employing non-unon com
positors and operators The machinlsts are ais
assisting the striking printers OF Brooklyn ant
Jersey City. Last night Mr.. Easton spoke at
machlnists' meeting at Island Park Patterson
n. J.
F. A. Fessler. 1925 Third avenue, has made ap
piication for the blue label OF the cigar-maker
! Applications made by @. Schroeder 5ls Eas
| Eighty third street; G. Hachenberg, 1877 Nintl
| avenue: +. o. Schultz GIL East Eleventh street
and j. Beernan, East broadway, were grantee
| by the Label Committee. Steps are TO be takei
against a local Arm OF Wholesale Erocers whicl
! is selling cigars with counterfeit labels.
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cents there. Sometimes he had con-
siderable money in charge. and only that
day he had delivered package OF gold
how the robbers would feel when they
leanred how much they had risked for
N8; He supposed, Of course, that they
would 20 through his pockets In search
instead, tfey carried MIN into the Freight
room and laid him down against the side
OF the building. with the Injunction TO
For a while after they had disposed Of
him all was still in the waiting room .
then he heard them moving about eau
tiously, ne thought.
Notwithstanding the predicamcpt he
the men opening the door and inqtring
thoughts OF their chagrin when the con-
tents OF the safe should be revealed to
der It viii take to blow It open" he
mutterei, under his breath,
His soiiloquy was interrupted by one or
Say, younsster. IS there anything we've
got TO do to that train TO get II to stop"
Hang the red lantern out o. course
rGa 6a~n Of aro mn rG Ta
reads enough in ny time e md out
first speaker he held the light above his
heal and dcmaniei Of Jack; rs the
at was at 10 O'clock" answered Jack
and then, with wild hope In his heart,
he added: Let me loose and I'll find
NOT much, my hardy" responded the
rough, In grating voice. Let you at
that Internal instrument and you'd send
cheat us out OF that pile OF gold were
after. No, sir; we're not the green gam
ms you take US for, that's sure
He understood now why they had not
asked him FOR the key OF the safe. 1t
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they We're preparing for the work they
had come to do.
Through the window he could see that
the red lantern had been, swung into
position, and after a little he heard
them pacing restlessly up and down the
platform as though growing impatient.
The clock in the office had struck II at
least twenty minutes before a PARKWAY
tardy train. Immediately there was a
cessation OF the monotonous tread out
side, and a few minutes later, with q
rumble and roar and kissing Of the air
brakes. the train drew up to the station,
The next moment the command OF
Hands up" was followed by the report
OF several reyol,vers, fired simultane-
cords, rushed out just In time to see
his half-dozen midnight visitors marched
into the baggage car at the point or q
dozen revolvers levelled at their heads:
In the midst of the babel OF voices that
followed, Jack found out that Lizzie had
succeeded in stopping the train and that
with the aid OF vo unteer passengers the
Ea ro Sgsw nav Who no were NOT prepaPed fof
the volley of balls that had greeted
them az they attempted to board the
train. Two of Ihem were wounded. ana
the other four. seeing that II was no use
to resist, had quietly surrendered.
Brave Lizzie was given Into the care
OF her brother. and In spite OF her pro-
test purse OF $50. raised by the grate-
full passengers. was thrust upon her.
Aftei the train had started, Jack locked
the station securely and as the two
walked home together they agreed 70
say nothing about ot their eSperisnee e
strong again. Consequently the first In
timation she had OF the danger they had
braved came a week later In the form OF
pany--papsble to Jack and Lizzie Eng
iish--for the use of their private line II
capturing the robbers.- Chicago News
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ing clouds, a vivid Hash Of lightning re-
vealed for an instant a troop Of horse
men galloping across the prairie In the
direction Of the station.
caught In the unexpected storm, he paid
no further attention to them, but after
another look at the approaching cloud,
went back to the stove, where bright
fire was burning, and as It was still an
hour till train time. he took up book.
turned the ht-lamp higher ana lazily
stretched himself on the cot to read.
He had read only few pages when
above the roar OF the thunder and the
beating OF the rain and hail against the
window, he heard the clatter OF horses
| feet. A moment later, heavy footsteps
oil the platform outside reached his ear.
and before ne had time to conjecture
what the unusual disturbance NJ that
| hour OF the night meant, there came a
| loud knocking at the outer door.
Thinking they were people from dls-
lance to wait FOR the train. he inquired.
more from habit than suspicion; VINO
passengers to take the midright
wet to the skin and half-frozen, Let
moving OF feet outside confirmed the
Without moments hesitation Jack
drew back the heavy bolt ana ihEew the
in furs and wooden comforters,
Not liking their their aPpeasranee. the yopbnIs s
! Office, so as to put a lock between him
| self and them, but before he had succeed
ed in carrying out his Thoughtful sng-
| stalwarts and hurled unceremoniously "a
| the floor Then. while two OF the mum.
Der held him down the others busted
Thinking they had come for the pur.
iissved that there was only 81 and few
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THEIR PRIVATE Line.
LiSSje Proceed Herself q Heroine When
the Occasion Arose.

Jack English was ticket agent, bag
gage-master and telegraph operator at
the little station called Ranchman's
Centre. 1t was a new station, far out
on the prairie, fully half mile from
the nearest human hablta.ion. but, be-
Ing situated in the midst OF wide belt
OF excellent grazing country, It was
regarded as a good SHIPPING point. 1t
already did more business in that line
than many places on the road boasting
OF several hundred Inhabitants. There
were two freight trains da! each way.
the through and local. the latter of
which carried passengers. having a
coach attached to the rear for that pur-
pose. Then there were the two accom-
modations going In opposite directions
and the daily express and mail east and
west. which passed through the lonely
place between tn. hours of 10 and - at
night.
Hence Jack had all tire after part Of
the night at r. own disposal. ana as
, soon ~ the last trAin-th. sas'-bound
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express-passed he locked up the sta
ton and crossed the prairie to the lit
tie cottage half a mile away where his
mother and sister Lizzie kept pleas
ant home for him. They had their cow,
their garden and their "truck-patch"
TO look after and the product OF these,
in addition to the Sl2 month pension
which the mother, a soldiers widow.
received. enabled them to live quite
comfortably.
Lizzie was a bright. active girl OF
fourteen, always busy with her work or
book, but with all her intelligence and
industry she was an inveterate coward'
She was afraid of everything and often
made herself miserable by imagining
danger when none existed. But she was
ambitious, nevertheless. and wanted to
learn everything Jack undertook.
Hence. when he took charge of the lit
tie once down at the crossing she an
nounccd her determination Of studying
telegraphy. Jack assured her that the
ART was a. full OF electricity As . thun-
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EmuSemcnts.

was not the paltry sum that might be
found In little country depot they were
after They intended 10 rob the train.
and since the rogue had made known
had seen In the morning paper that a
large amount. OF gold had been shipped
from California TO Washington. and that
1t would pass over that branch OF the
road In its route thither.
Their scheme was seif-evielnt, and set
Jack to thinking more, deeply than he
had ever done In his life. He tried to
loosen his hands, but in the darkness he
could accomplish nothing. Just at that
Instant an opportune Hash Of lightning
revealed to him the blessed fact that in
failed to draw the knot on the cord
with which his hands We're bound as
tight as they doubtless intended, In an
instant the slack end of the loop was be-
jerks soon set him free II required but
moment more. To whip out his. knife
and cut the cord that bound his feet;
The next move was to take on his
shoes, so as 10 make no noise in moving
around. san, with his freedom re-
gained. he was unable TO accomplish any
and the key was on a ring with other
keys hanging on mai. In the office,
He began feeling about to lind out II
there would be any chance OF raising the
window. when he almost stumbled over
the small table where his little old
fashioned Instrument sat He tried the
GT ISS ia and spt ndHf 4 s2mRsts deter sHw
ardice. to ask her help.
She was a sound sleeper, but his one
hope was that she might have been
available as an assistant. His conjec-
ture was correct, and almost Immediately
the circuit was opened and the response
came,
Then as rapidly as possible he made
known the situation at the station and
asked II she would 20 down 70 the cut.
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whoever pays moro th"n ." """."
p"y-too much. Ihiss inc eh"rse TOT '"e
Copeland treatment. ny un'Ser"' ""-
mission thi" treatment " '"e "es.' O"'
paying more thnn SS p"ss more WV" "'
sho"id' ana men '""rsnR ""' "'
ta'n'y called upon 10 "no" '""' nc.
treatments "etter INV" """'
TO nc inc oert.
80 IRON "e""'e ,"''' ."s p""' -.
lis con'i"ho" t""t' IVY
more fh"n ~ mon'h p"S" W" ""."
let the S"per"c""' rep"'" VI '"' q"
r"'e Ms '"e iowe'''"
the omer" VIII beo"o ""N''",
advantage :" IT, M" "s''""S
medcai worm IN view VI '"o "
cehence OF the tre"'me"''' d, u" "e"n-
'he n'e"" vs.
The "a rnte n more thnu m w on dc rfnlIy
low rate.
The S,f rate IL the xponeut Of DIR. Cope
.,,,. -, ,.o,,,.
ihhu'" 1--WE" -t"o s""S' ~
prc ssI0u OF that idea.
That u,,,s c-ookco character 81"
-
| stands for more than columns OF "rgn-
r.,, and ,,ue. or prenchInr In suoport
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ring after. me some time" Hold onr"
cried Waldron, pointing to Detective
htbe sa,na who who was jus, entering the
5 Set sim 10 T9nere Cha charlie FrOhman
honor you with a box" But the young
actor-gentleman was gone quick as a
nash, and Detective Heidelberg declared
that this was the first time he had been
mistaken for metropolitan manager.
Little Miss Isabel Reddick, the prima
donna Of the utopia" company, has
said so little about herself that many
people suppose that she passed all her
life In the English provinces. Not so.
peril, and with a well-known master in
London. She sang in a number of con-
certs prior to her appearance on the
stage. She is a highly educated young
D'Oyly Carte sends an English girl to
America to sing the part of lara, in
England he intrusts II to an American
girl, Nancy Mcintosh.
The two plays .'Charley's Aunt and
mixed up by the Western writer's. and
while this confusion will not prove dis
agreeable to the owners OF the latter
play II will not please Mr.. Frohman, the
" announced that ".Charley's Aunt
deals farcically with hypnotism, which
is, however, the case with "Charley's
Uncle" only. 1t IL not likely, however.
that the breezy little farce that has run
at the Standard for SO long will be IRE
parably injured.
"wait till you see nv living pic
tures?" said Manager Oscar Hammer
stein Saturday. land you'll see that a
Kilanyi isn't necessary. He had noti-
fed me OF his intention to prosecute
us, but I snap my fingers at him. You
know. I've dabbled in patents for long
time, and l know all the ms and outs
Of the business. I wrote to Kilanyi, and
asked him to kindly send me by return
the number of the patent that he pro
fesses to have secured. He simply
took no notice Of the letter at all.
Don't you think that that Is trifle
odd?'
Charles Chatterton, Henry Il. Abbey
representative, who arrived from Eu-
rope Saturday, says that theatricals IN
London Just now are very dun. MIR.
Chatterton met Irving after his return
from America. and says that the IA
nous English actor was most enthusi-
astic about the reception accorded 70 MIN
in London. The names OF Abbey, Schoet-
fel and Grau certainly stand very high
in the English metropolis. Mr.. Chat
terton saw Cinderella the extrava-
ganza that Is to be produced here next
Monday. He says that 1t Is a dainty
and delightfully."- artistic affair. and
made a great success at the Lyceum In
London
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"THEY CURED NE. "

Mr.. Elmer f. Feistei. 01s Degrnw st.,
brooklyn. IL proprietor OF Elmers Res
taurnnt. $50 South st., New York. lie
IL n Mason and IN member OF the Royal
Arcnnum. He snidi MY experience
with hrs. Copeland and Gardner has
been altoge Their satisfactory. They cured
me OF n distressing and annoying trouble.
Y don't merely mean that they helped me
or benc ated me-they cured me. Other
ply sicians treated me, and, while they
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Kartum Wants $4,000 Damages.

An action has been brought In the City Court
by Elias Kartum. through his lawyer Louis
steckler OF 27s Broadway. to recover 81. 900 dam
ages against the Second Avenue Railroad Com
pany. Mr.. Kartum. who Is a teacher, claims that
while he was about stepping OF one OF the
Second avenue cars at Sinety first street the car
started without any notice LcaE given 10 him.
and he was thrown 10 the ground, breaking four
q; his teeth and cutting his lip. the result OF
the loss Of his teeth being that he is now unable
he says. TO teach and properly articulate by rea-
OF his Injuries.
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Louis LebermGnn has been awarded verdict
OF sl34s7 by Judge Puster, in a suit against the
Mutual Building and Loan Syndicate, OF Jersey
City. The money was paid 10 the Syndicate tx o
years ago as preliminary expenses towards the me-
Cpnsummalnl.
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DR., COPELAMD'S CRUSADE
The So Rate Simply the Exponent Of an Idea.
That Idea Is that the Custom OF High Medical
Charges Is Ubiquitous and
Unnecessary.
Unnecessary.

did nil they could for me, I did not get the
reiiefI expected until I was treated by
Dr-. Copeland and Gardner, whose treat.
ment WINS superior 10 all others I had
tried. MY trouble was LNryngitis and
pharyngitis.
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Why Be Sick

When . trife will buy the greatest healing In
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Company D, Seventy-first Regiment
will hold its annual stag at Orpheus
Hall, 2l1 East One Hundred and Twenty
fourth street, tomorrow evening.
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The formal installation of officers of
the Pastime Athletic Club will take
place at the club-rooms, 160 East Sixty
nth street, next Saturday evening.
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THE So RATE.

1t is quite unnecessary for DrH Copeland and
Gardner to cite names or bring forward test mony
to show that they charge only 80 a month for
medicines and treatment. The public know that
when they ndvert,se this rate Il is the only rate
they could would charge under any circum-
stances
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Catcher Joe Gunson, the ex-Cleve-
land player, has signed with the Erie
team.
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A crew may be selected from the ex-
University oarsmen still at Yale, to row
against the regular varsity eight for
Messer KlImpke Hasfeii and Ho%iand
are available. The Spring class regetta
will be held on Lake Whitney May u.
Frank Craig says he will accept the
challenge OF Peter Burns for limited
round go at Lenox Lyceum April %. He
will be ready to meet Burns tomorrow
afternoon to post forfeit.
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Nick Young will be one OF the nota-
bles at the opening baseball game in
New York.
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The postponed final bouts Of the Pros
pect Athletic Club amateur boxing
tournament will be decided at Wokal's
Assembly Rooms. Long Island City.
April q.
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Requests for free books to the Polo
Grounds are still pouring in.
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the Ravenswood b. c. amateur show
at the Puritan Club house April 20 and
2S
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Zimmerman, the bicyclst, sails 70
England on the Majestic to-day.
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Avoid Risk Of Poor Cnlisaya by Getting
MILHAU' 3, "a years standard tonic. 49, B'way.|S
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A young English actor who has plenty
OF that adorable quality known as nerve
he has little else,-applied to J. T.
Waldron for a couple OF tickets for
Shore Acres" at Days Theatre. the
other day. Where are you playlng?"
asked Mr. Waldron. oh" was the re-
on this side yet, but" he added pleas
antly, Charlie Frohman has been run
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"Five months ago, while at Niagara Falls, |
went under he Falls with my companions and
became very wet. That night / read aloud to my
companions Tor several hours, and woke up the
next morning with The loss OF voice. could
hardly speak above n whisper. | had n tickling
sensation In my throat hacking cough, and
hawked and spit up great deal OF mucus.
The evening world., 1894-04-18

In response to call by Capt. Clark
thirteen men made applica ton for posi-
lions On the Harvard cricket team Yes
teruay sIternOon. All but two had
played in former years. and the pros
poets OF a strong team are excellent.
The most prominent candidates are:
Whitall "a; r. Logan, 81; Meade, 81;
School, Bent, SO; Woodman, 50;
Mathews. '9S: also Curtis '95. and Pool.
90. captain of last years team.
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Sporting.

The Spaldlng Bicycle price $4,000, has
standard value. It's name is its guar
antee: has more important improve
ments than any other bicycle made. II
you cannot afford to pay 1880 down.
try our easy payment plan. We Will
let you have the Spaldlng Bicycle at 81
cents day. In year you own the BIZ
cycle outright. It's easy. CAL ut our
store, select your wheel, have the use
OF 1t the entire season and pay for 1t
out of your spending money.
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Maxey More will referee the bouts c
The evening world., 1894-04-18

A. A. Bigelow, the hard-hitting out
fielder of the Yale University nine, broke
tice on the Yale field yesterday after
noon. He may not be able to play again
this season and his absence Will weaken
the team. Taylor. new man. will take
his place.
The evening world., 1894-04-18

Chicago objects. Chicago often does.
but it's funny. This time Chicago AFRO
ga. &C Is due to the fact that New York
managers persist in abiding to 1t as
"the road"-just as IL 1t were Canastota
or Steubenv!lle. Chicago wants the best
of every thing. and must have 1t, in ali
things 1t Is tired of second-rate stage
managers and the Indifferent belongings
OF the touring companies.
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The following men have been meas
team: Wiggin, Highlands. Ames ant
Perry, pitchers; O'Malley and Scannell
catchers Dickinsin. first base; White
more, second base: Stevenson, short
stop; Cook, third base; Paine, Winslow
and Hapgood, outfielders.
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Tim Murphy. the ex-champion ban
tam-weight boxer. has been matched
to spar Frank Patterson six rounds at
Grand Central Palace on April %. Ed
die Pierce, who Is to meet the Ken
lucky Rosebud" on the same evening,
has been promised another chance to
face Dixon II he vanQuishes the man
who knocked the latter out.