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ground lightly ii they had only weighed a
few ounces. The man whom he had rescued was
No. 4, and he played this part well for he chung
the back of the life saver with a yicelike hold
Il wouldn't order any of them do that kind of
work when they first come here" said the in
structor- Il don't believe in endangering the lives
OF the men work them higher as they develop
nerve. All these what called pro-
stationary men. After making an application
for position on the force they given a mental
and physical examination, and If successful they
sent here for instruction. There are now forty
four recruits. who divided into a morning and
an afternoon class. They are here about three
weeks and three hard weeks they are too Then
they must another physical examination If
there Is any organic weakness the hard strain OF
this work will have brought 1t to the surface and
disqualify a sound man is benefited by the
hard work. He gets hearty appetite gains
muscle and oftentimes flesh.
After the three weeks of work here learning to
handle scaling ladders, to tie knots and most OF
ALL to get the probationary man is assigned
fire station, where he learns the alarms the
apparatus OF trucks. engines, harness and ali the
various appliances of fire machinery After ne has
shown his fitness here he gets his uniform
How many of these probationary men get their
uniforms?' asked.
Nearly all, the answer. These fellows
have made up their minds be firemen before thew
make application They have pretty good idea OF
the work Although they do not perhaps realize
fully the hardships of the life they know II 10 no
barkeeper's job. They come to the training ward
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and finally leaped to the ground with broad smile
his face. .
whole performance until No. had taken his seat
when he said
Good work No. 3 No = build chain and
another started TO repeat the feat After the
work of building chains of ladders. teams OF two
men each were put work standing on the sil!s.
and thus would stand on the sill of A
window and hook ladder into the window above.
while his cornrade would stand inside and hold fast
MS belt this way with a single
ladder would quickly mount TO the roof. The feat
of '-straddng the ss'' followed. where man
without the help of comrade within hung to a
window and hooked his ladder into the easement
above
dered rescue man from top story window;
Quickly climbing up a chain of ladders which had
been built he leaped into the window. swung the
his back, gave the life rope which had
been fastened the sill four twists around the
hook in his belt and then sprang out Of the win
dow. The stout inch manila rope griped hard
II slipped through the hook. but the friction was
so great that No. 5 and his rescuer alghted the
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MAKING FIRE FIGHTERS.
A SCHOOL WHERE THEIR
NERVE IS DEVELOPED.
rxHRITroN TO BE GIVEN BEFORE THE
CONVENTION OF FIRE CHIEFS IN
THIS CITY THIS WEEK.

ga dangerous business-too dangerous Tor me!
onder row these fireInen get the nerve 10 rish
- lives like that?" and the grocery clerk who
-. 4e.n watching a crew Of fremen build chain
10 la56ers I'D the sheer. bald side of the blazing
a-oent house opposite lodged TO get out OF the
vey of a fire engine
- ,ras a lyrical tenement house fire. The flames,
.+inp on the ground floor. had made chimney
= A. stairway and black smoke was now surging
80 of the fifth story windows. In every easement
.-o--stricxen faces stared at the crowds below,
"a the more desperate persons called piteously
for rescue A.,
T--,ind4,,l of the suffocating smoke and the
eoroes fremen were scaling the high wall BY
means OF ladders, consisting OF HICKORY suchs'
t-o which branched short pegs for steps on either
,aa with a hook at the end, 10 hang the ladder
-, +ba window sill above they built perpen-
sio,1ar staircase from the pavement to the roor-
rrren climbing niu1by from sill TO sill, they began
~. v-orlz Of rescue. Tying ropes around the nan
zed tenement dUeIlers. they lowered them SWIFT
II hut safely to the street, grasping choren IN
-be,- arms they themselves sprang into lhe AK
and hv means Of the life rope twisted around me
hooks In their belts they slid down 10 the s''ee'
As lightly as a ball Of down
Those who like the grocery clerk. wonder no" the
frenan gets his nerve Will learn the reason py at
tending the great convention which VIII ne helo
,a-e This week by the fire chiefs of the country
II is expected that more than half thousand VIII
assemble at the Grand Central Palace. and among
x most picturesque features Of the occasion Will
he a series Of performances by the exhibition lie
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Chief John Stage, of Paterson, N j.. second
vice-presdent.
chief Henry A. Hills of Wyoming, Penn. sec
rotary.
Chief D. c. Iarkin Of Dayton. Ohio. treasurer
Chief James c. Baxter; r. Philadeiphia; cnie t
Chief Henry ]. Eaton. OF Hartford. directors
The citizens COMMITTEES which will assist In the
entertainment OF the visiting fire chiefs has tho
following officers: Thomas E. Crimmins. PRESIDENT
Mayhem w Bronson, vice-president; w. NJ
rotary. other members OF the committee are
General Howard Carroll II. H. Vreeland. Colonel
Jacob RUPERT jr. James r. Sheffield Rev. Will
lam st. Elmo Smith, Rev. Charles Thomas Walk
Icy Lieutenant Colonel n. 3. Thurston, Augustus
T. Docharty Joseph Huber, Frank NJ Parker.
Clarence L. Fabre. John B. Hasslocher. d A.
Woodhouse. James Ross Randall P Barron Johr
H Lyons, John NJ; Talbot. simon Brentano. Fred
erick w. Shepherd Anton c. @. Hupfel. George
Ehret tr Henry SandersOn, Edward S. Innet
Samuel Stewart. Washington l. Jaques, Marcus
Nathan. Cornelius O'Reilly. Thomas j. Brady.
Peter Doelger. IT., and William j. Fryer
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every feature No he'll never be fireman"
Then after a pause the captain said:
NOW watch this and the difference
This fellow is born for the business" Turning
arornd to the class he shouted:
No g. build chain
No leaped from his seat srasped a scaling lad
der hung the foot steel hook at its end on the
sill or the second story window. and then lightly
q cat he climbed up its peg steps. Reaching the
second story SILL he fastened the hook at his belt
into the ladder and then threw back his body till
n hung at an angle of thirty degrees to the wall.
t4ere he waited until comrade from below reached
I'D to him another scaling ladder. With his body
still hanging by the hook. No. 5 quickly hung the
ladder handed him TO the sill OF the third story
window and then. unfastening his hook, he nin-
bly, climbed up the next story. Again he hooked
himself fast caught another ladder hooked 1t into
the next window and quickly and apparently
without the least fear or shrinking, mounted to
the roof with dash and a spring, which made the
crowd Of children who were watching him in
S,xtv-echth-st give mingled howl of terror and
admiration With the same confidence in himself.
No < descended from his lofty perch. unlocked the
ladders passed them down 10 the men below him,
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embarking There will music and refreshments on
.. m--Busness session.
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 49,
o a. m.-Fnal business session ,..~ ~. ,.-
2 n m-Entertainment at Fire Headquarters NO 10.
East SI1ty-seventh- where life saving orlL WIN
be given companies respond TO an alarm OF hre
and the different bureaus the department Will be
inspected, - -..,,,..
S T. rn-Charles T Hills will exhibit series OF moving
pictures OF Windsor and other terrioIe Hies
O. mat Grand Central Palace. band concert foio"eo
by dancing and refreshments: oeo.-s a,s
Invitations all municipal on n ana
prominent city. and the punnc VIII os az
by tickets for the nominal sum OF 20
each day excepting Wednesday Sep'eioei IT, aiu
the evening of the last day. 49,. $1,000, 49,, u.,,,
Baynes 63h Regiment Band has been ehsaseu anu VIII
be hand each day.
What lends particular interest TO the convention
is the fact that the organization nad IT'S i.th-
place this city. Because of the disastrous n[es
In Chicago and Boston on october II, lot; anc NO
vember g. 1872 respectively, thc two coIla lions
causing loss OF S2s7 100000 worth OF properly aho
the bankruptcy of many insurance coi a d
movement was set on foot among the n1e cniets
prevent far possible the recurrence VI sueh
widespread disasters. n. .Lo. Job, G
1t thus after the Boston nre ' nna J4
Damre, chief of the Boston flre DepsI un.ie ~
communicated with several chiefs oe
country for their opinions and Tor Wiias iio III
they could furnish him on this sup1ec1, ht ~
replies proved of such value that IL occurred 20
him that IL the chiefs of the whole country eoaiu
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saving corps. under the direction Of H ". Nc
Adams chief instructor Of the New-fork Fire
Department The corps will consist Of fifteen or
more men, the pick Of the whole department, and
they will go through all the difficult and daring
feats which belong to the life of a fireman. The
scaling ladder the life net and the life rope will
play a conspicuous part in the work. and Chief
McAdams promises TO have some new methods Of
saving life which will be not only novel but most
spectacular as well The convention Will begin
Tuesday and viii last four days. The fire depart
ment Of nearly every city in the country, ii is ex-
pected viii be represented by its chief The organi
cation Is called the International Association of
Fire Engineers
An example Of the performances Of the exhibition
life saving corps may be seen any day by visiting
Fire Headquarters. in East SiXtyseventh-st. In the
big yard the rear. which faces in Sixty-eighth-
St, the recruits, who hope day TO
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ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE.

San Francisco Sept. 12.-Low colonist rates
to California, which went into effect on Septem-
Der 1, and will continue for two months, are
expected by Passenger Traffic Manager Nc
Cormick to bring many thousand settlers to this
State. Last year 1900 came out in the au-
tumn, and it II expected many more will take
advantage OF cheap rates this year. as never
before has California been we'll advertised
Mr.. Mccormick has been in the East since last
May. devoting most of his time TO this subject
of attracting settlers for the farms and or
chards of California. 1t only needs acquaintance
with the country 10 bring thousands of farmers
here from older settled Eastern States. where
the soil is worn out and the winters are severe.
The Northern California promotion committee,
whose headquarters are in the Ferry Building,
San Francisco. is prepared to show the State
to any visitors who are interested in fruit or
farming lands.
CAPTAIN H H. Marmaduke, former officer In
the Confederate Navy, is now here securing
vessels for the Colombian Navy that will be
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come together and discuss all the leading subjects
relative to the fire service eacn would De oetsel
able to protect his own city.
While the undertaking still under consId.
Grafton there exhibition on June IL. 1873,
Of aerial fire ladder. invented by a woman. ana
known as the Scott-Uda ladder. in this city. the
demonstration of this apparatus was made In oity
Hall Park and fire chiefs from the leading cities
of the country were present AIterward Eli Bates
who was chief of the Fire Department OF this
city at that time entertained the visiting chiefs az
when the cigars being passed around CHIEF
Dan1rell laid his proposition before his Fellows Wno
unanimously Endorsed II. A committee was then
appointed to call a convention IN the fall at Bal
tnlore. Chief Damrell, through whose efforts the
organization had been accomplished, was mace
the first president and. although he has now re.
tired active service, he is stu as lnterestea
in the work of the association, and Will De present
at the convention this week.
The association was national in it's scope until
1884 when the convention was held In Montrea
and the name changed to the international
Association of Fire Engineers
At the last convention. which was held in IN
dlanapolis, the following principal officers were
elected:
Chief Miles S. Humphreys. of Pittsburs' presi-
dent.
Chief Edward Hughes. OF Louisville, first VICE
president.
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a see what of sprouts they VIII oe pu.
snaough, and the towards quit before they sea1t
new IKE No show that they cant gss ont
IssIiFe and drop out from sheer frlSHI; iAs ouI.
sider says that risk our lives Well we o., 90
n etlmes; but, the life Insurance 81
WIN tell you, there Is greater percentage VI
aeaths among fremen than in the average trace.
ana that is because have commence IN our
selves In other words get nerve Ihey 1oho"
me absolute need Of thorough driii1ns a arean
slructon as preparation for the life OF .[ens an
VII be discussed at length at the convehuon oy
C,hleI instructor McAdams And the exhlo'uou Q.
Ile lie saving corps will in one way De q SORT %
Illustration of his address
The exhibition of the life saving corps will take
place Friday afternoon at 2 O'Clock, at FIRE head
quarters, in East Sixty-eighth-st in aooitlon sew
eral companies will respond to an alarm OF nre.
and the different bureaus of the department VIII De
inspected.
Inc convention will open Tuesday ana emu
on Friday The visiting chiefs will assemble az 1ne
Grand Central Palace, and besides addresses on
vital questions in the fire world which Will De gwen
here by prominent members of the ASSOCIATION
there will be comprehensive display OF all me
modern kinds of fire apparatus An entire moor VIII
De devoted to these exhibits and Wnoie Gay WIN
be- especially set aside for their dem9nstfa a y,
The convention by Mayor Low. and the heaa OF Ths
Fire Department of this city will act as most ne
social side of the occasion will by no means De
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FIRE ENGINE TROLLEY TRUCK.
TO CARRY APPLIANCES FOR PUTTING OUT
FIRES ON ELECTRIC ROADS.

Springfield. Mass. has fire engine trolley truck.
which can be loaded I'm two and one-quarter min
utes, and on which electricity carries the engine
OF speed, II car tracks that way. 1t is espe-
cially designed for going to fires In the suburbs or
In neighboring small towns which are obliged IN
Of great fires call up the city for assistance
The truck is built that it can be easily operat-
ed by electric motor attached to the axle OF the
truck. be drawn by trolley car or snow
plough.
The invention consists of two trucks on which
placed iron platforms. To the rear truck Is
attached a platform which connects the two
trucks and upon which the fire engine is carried
The length over the platform ratings IS % feet
inches: the extreme length from edge OF foot
board to fender Is 80 feet 1917 inches
The invention can be so constructed that TWO
engines be carried on this car at one time IL
tached. The men. six. eight even twelve. can
ride the long platform which carries tools, hose
and other equipments, The motor which runs the
is placed in the forward truck, and is operated
a swinging platform. which can be lowered to the
level OF the ground. This swinging platform Is
Is inches in length and feet II inches wide
1t is a part of the rear truck and Joined TO the
front platform and motor by means of chains and
bolts. which hold IT securely that the entire car
moves along solid piece.
The width of the car over the channel beams Is
7 feet 10 inches. the extreme width over hosting
wheels is feet 6ls inches. The car, unloaded,
weighs 1900 pounds. and is built of the best grade
OF steel and IRON
The car is easily operated and loaded II It Is
not desired to run 1t by its own motor power the
front truck Is constructed that II be at
tached to any kind of electric snow
plough and be towed rapidly along
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overlooked as may be seen by the following pro-
gramme:
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 1s
II a. u-0peninz address Mayor Low and FIRE chiefs
o m.-Visit inspection OF the subway in Forty
second-st
3 n.-Business session.
.. m-Soclat meeting Murray Hill Hotel.
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER II.
The Will be devoted the exhibitors for eI
aiming and testing apparatus and appliances
II a. automobile ride starting from Murray
IIill Hotel through Central Park and Riverside
with luncheon at Claremont. One hundred au-
tomohIes engaged for this outing
T. n-Theatre party at the broadway Theatre, Where
sally in our Alley will be Witnessed.
the evening Nat Association of Fire
Patrol Superintendent wlli IN business session
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER Is
40 rn.-Busness session.
! o In.-Boat excursion. leaving foot Of East Thirty
frs-st.. and proceeding around the Battery and up
the Hudson River opposite Grants Tomb: thence down
o the Upper Bay where an exhibition OF a
fretaat will BE- given, and then the Sound. return
ing al o'clock 2. landing at the same place as
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PNEUMATIC FIRE LADDERS.
NEW METHOD OF RAISING APPARATUS
ADOPTED AT PITTSBURG

ADOPTED AT PITTSBURG.
pittsburg Sept. Is tspeciaD.-The pneumatic fire
fighting tower is the latest addition to the equip
ment OF the Pittsburg Fire Department. The APP
paratus consists OF four ladders. each mounted on
a tube. The carriage is also provided with a tank
containing acid fire extinguisher. small hose
about 200 feet long and large hose about the same
length as well axes. lanterns. crowbars and a
stand pipe which can be attached three sets of
hose But the extension OF the ladders is the
novelty In this mechanical creation.
The four ladders are attached to steel tubes.
which telescope into each other. These mounted
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able to clear the sea Of insurgent war vessels,
which have kept the revolution alive for months.
1t is understood that he will have several vessels
converted into gunboats. of which u the
steamer Jessie Banning, of Seattle.
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Mfr and Mrs. W H. Deming of San Francisco
have established a new record for automobiles
to the summit OF Mount Hamilton. They
made the run from San Jose to Lick Ooserva-
tory, a distance OF twenty-eight miles. In two
hours and five minutes. The return, down hNls
was made in one hour and twenty minut0A
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The main iron electric light tower In San Jose,
which is 22O feet high, and can be seen from
nearly all parts of Santa Clara Valley, win be
used as a point from which to flash weather
signals to farmers BY colored lights at night
and flags by day fruit growers viii be warned
of the approach of frost and may thus save
their fruit by smudging.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-04-18

d I have tried your remedy snd hsvy
few b0ftieA Fam fkf!y cosvinped tha1
".-.DAHzD F. W1LBER.
others who are similarly aaaictsd to ~
PerunA. Laws.
A Prominent Singer saved FROM Loss ei
Mr.. Julius Wei@litz, 176 Seneca strsea,
Buffalo, N. Y, Is corresponding secretary
Of The Sangerlust, Of New York; 10 thl
leading second bass OF the Sangeriust, thu
largest German singing society Of New
York, and also the Oldest.
In 1899 The Sangerlust celebrated ita
fftieth anniversary with large celebra-
tion In New York City. The following i
biz testimony:
"About two years ago caught severe
cold while travelling and which settled into
catarrh of tho bronchial tubes, and DO AZ.
fected my voice that I was obliged to can.
eel my engagements In distress, I was
advised to try Peruna, and although had
never used patent medicine before, i sent
for bottle.
''W orlis but lily describe my surprise to
find that within a few days was greatly
relieved, and within three weeks I was
entirely recovered. am never without II
now, and take an occasional dose when
feel run down Julian w eisslitz.
II you do not derive prompt and satisfac.
tory results from the use of Peruna, wrtta
at once to DIR. Hartman, giving full stats.
ment OF your case and he will Be pleased to
give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of Tho
Hartman SanitaTium, Columbus, o.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-04-18
cHAFrER vIII.

Paul Makes Bold Move.
F What Paul had to ray was Of too
great importance to be dealt with in
70 public a place asa concert garden.
He had waiter years. Surely few
hours more or less could not matter
much. (;
~ must see You tomorrow. whom ws
can have = long talk and . fun sx-
plahAtion. An tho dreadful mystsriss
Of the past must b explained. Until
then. say nothins TO any one about
me-" ,t..,f.S ~ z " !,
The young girl looked disappointed.
Tomorrow II long way II; laad
I have waited years TO see . SIN; but
It shall b - you say. brother. You
viii tall mo nj. you promise, and ltskS
away tAs dreadful mystery that has
hanntsd my wAols iifs!" \ s.
r promise you fAithf1lly, though
the truth nay pain 5ust = ssvSrsiy =
IL uncertainty doss now" ~ an
gwsfsd, pohsriy. "
.Anythtng n bsttse thaa nAaAdsa4
~ doaht." !" caass ths quisk rspdg.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-04-18

OUAFTER vL-(continusA)
"oh! A. you please. You will always
hnd me chesrfully open for engage
ment, though next time the result may
be something more serious to you than
mere saber slash"
s. His careless, almost flippant tone.
grated on the nerves Of the yanquished.
Yes. next time 1t will be to the
death" he growled.
And Rhinelander. looking him
squarely In the eyes, replied slowly:
You are right. Herr Hoffman. this
big world is far too small to contain
both you and l. One OF US must leave
1t. You know where l am to be found
speedy recovery. then. to your
fwound. Ladies'. good night" s. i &.
It was most singular and unlocked
Then he left them
for termination to his visit He had
never once anticipated such a miser-
= able contretemps when laying out his
plans. is
In surveying the wreck of his hopes
! the only satisfaction he could find lay
In the fact that he had managed to
bear himself with a fair amount Of dig
! nifty In the painful premises. -
And Hoffman must have correspond
Z ingly lowered himself in the estimation
OF the ladies.
After all, what did 1t matter?
Hildegarde could be nothing to him
II she were in any way related to that
family whose very name haunted him
as a synonym of all that was evil.
He groaned to realize it, yet surely 1t
would be an insult to his fathers
sacred memory If he condoned the sin
: OF the past by marrying one OF that
hated family.
The young American might not
know 1t, but he left sore heart be-
hind him when he quilted the stage of
the worthy fraulein.
Hildegarde had been building her
chateaux d'Espagne. too. Even the
strict German rules of etiquette gov
erning the actions of young. unmar-
ried females cannot prevent a warm
hearted girl from indulging in sweet
day dreams, and the. Attachment had
really been as strong on her part a. on
his.
The tact that Paul had turned out to
be the rival Of her cousin Conrad in
the fsteful duel that brought disaster
to the proud young Prussian was not
an element in the game that gave her
pain.
Indeed, perhaps she could be secretly
pleased to know that after all his
boastful reign Hoffman had at length
met master from over the sea, and
that the victor. whose name must be
on the Hips Of every student in Heidel-
berg. was none other than he whose
image had already been engraven on
her gentle heart.
But there was something more. He
had spoken Of a sacred. bond existing
between himself and the girl whom
Conrad chose to consider had been in
suited by d stare-had even, declared he
would sooner cut his right hand on.
the hand that had 80 dextrously WELD
ed the blade that downed Conrad, rath-
er than offend her. That could mean
only one thing. He loved her, this un-
known. f
And Hildegarde realised that such
condition Of affairs brought unutter-
able bleakness and woe to her, for try
as she might she could not drive his
image from her heart.
IL. ~ D. ts5l { f.