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KILLED AT GRADE
A. j. st. John, nm Omaha Travelling
Man, lie at Crossing

An Omaha, Aug, 10, dispatch says:
A. j, st. John, 1920 South Twelfth
street, was instantly killed today at a
grade crossing. He was aboard a
street car which passes over the
Union Pacific track at Thirteenth and
Mason streets. The street car had
stopped and the motorman had sig.
nailed a clear track. A switch engine
suddenly backed down and knocked
the car of the track a distance OF six
fees
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

England Is drinking less French and
more California wine. And the bot
ties are labeled california wine" in
big letters, too.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

Aluminium is made from common
clay. Perhaps that Is the reason n
mud bath always makes one light.
headed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

The Standard Oil Company denies
that it owns the world. How very
modest this concern is growing Of
late.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

Mr.. Ow. a grocer In Eldorado,
Kan, is believed to have the short.
est name In the state. The only
abbreviation for this name Is a shrug
Of the shoulders.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

New York has a pie famine and n
spreading smoke nuisance. Why
should any one are to live in that
town?
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

The genius of the world displayed n
good deal of forethought in ~inventing
the ambulance before the automobile.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

The story OF Capt. Strong and May
Yohe presents an admirable object
lesson, yet few people will profit by 1t.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

When your horse balks, there you
are; but when you automobile ex-
plodes, whore are You?
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

Ticklefoot Is the name OF a post.
Office in Texas. Can any other state
beat that name for originality?
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

1t is said that Sara Bernhardt is af.
flicted with m~elancholia. This is
something new In her repertory.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

A blue rose is attracting almost as
much attention In London az t1e ma.
barajah of Idar.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-08-15

The most expensive belt Of the sea
son Is lowa's rain belt, which has cos.
the state $4,000, 900.
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heard the pufnnguS unbbat. Unless they
could make land AID hide there securely.
all was lost. 80 8
The ledge ran. dswn 70 the bluffss end.
A shell struck the woods, before the SWIM
mers gained them. oh, Joy! Another shot
echoed the shell-afahet fSom out the wood
ed south bank. And ovee 1t there rose the
rebel yell. not faint and ,quayering, but In
lusty strength from 500 threats Mister
Forrest had q knack Of being on the SPOT
when wanted. Sdald ssnet soon persuaded
the gunboat that 1t might be better occu-
pied elsewhere. Is. =.
It painted of between banks of cheering
blue and yelling gray. II the gray coats
yelled In greeting 70 their comrafie, what
shall one say Of What they did when the
whole story was told! 'fBut when, three
hours later. in face Of the whole brigade,
there was a wedding, at which Mister For
rest himself gave away the BRIDE nobody
made q sound, every head was barred and
more than half of those looking on saw
bride and bridegroom through dim eyes.
The bride went straight home, under nag
OF truce by way OF Bellsboro, where the
federal commander. a lover Of true ro-
mances. turned out the guard in her honor,
and gave her silver cup-her only we'd
ding present.
Mrs. John Sanford has silver a-plenty,
but none so treasured as that plain, thin
bit A proud and happy grandmother, she
loves to tell the story of it to some little
lads, whose greatest ambition is to grow
up soldiers like grandpapa and grand
mamma.
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course Sanford brought MarQuiss up be-
side Princess. Try as he might, he could
not head the flying black. Down, down
they swept n, INTO the big read , hu sand
ford flung his weight forward, shouting to
Esther. Low! Stoop low!' at the same
time trailing in behind her SO as to shield
her as much as he might.
Trot Gallopl Charge! he heard the
bugle blow behind. He heard, toe, the
thunder Of ouickening hoofs. But the beat
was not In rhythm with their own horses
it was slower. more ponderous. If only
their beasts held speed, in FIVE minutes
they would be safe from bullets. Princess
had the free motion OF wind. Now the
brown lay down to 1.-THE big roads
smooth. straight reaches suited her, as the
woods road and cattle trail had vexed.
Stretch. gather. stretch again, eyes emu
lousy shining, nostrils wide, Marquise cleft
the summer air, even as Princess In her
quickening stride. Overhead bullets whined
fretfully then struck, cutting roadside
boughs or kicking up spurts of dry, white
dust.
I'VE are leaving them! Keep straight
ont" Sanford painted as they came to
the second milepost. Esther answered
only by little shake Of the head. He was
beside her-near enough to see that her
eyes were starry. her lips fire-scarlet, her
cheeks suffused like the sky of dawn. She
had flung away her bonnet, and her hair,
now wholly loosened. streamed in wind and
sunshine a mass of thready gold. we
must turni Sno SalO as odHulOTQ
to touch her hand 1.-The road goes up
hill beyond the cross roads-we could not
keep ahead-we have come too fast"
''Tell me the way and let me go alone!
Sanford entreated. Again Esther shook
her head. 81 cannot tell YOU, she said.
mo, we must not follow the crosser roads
the woods again, two miles through them
we shall strike the river"
The road began to rise. Esther leansd
forward half the length Of Princess Eeck.
The horses were dripping sweat, their pace
slackening sensibly. She knew that, even
without the mounting roar of pursuit.
Dropping shots still punctuated the roar.
Sanford turned to look. The foremost file
was just half mile from them.
This way! Esther cried, urging Prin-
cess into tangled growth. The mare baked
the least bit, and even made to rear. A
touch of the whip sent her forward, but
fifty yards in Esther drew her to walk,
saying to Sanford, very low: Ride slow.
If they cannot see or hear us they will
not know which road to take.
Stealthily the blown beasts crept through
the woodland. 1t was crossed, almost mat
ted with grapevines and creepers, and
splotched with cedar scrub, marking the
rivers neighborhood. Limestone lodges
cropped out here and there. bare in some
places, in others thickly cushioned with
moss and dead leaves. The woods covered
the valley Of the creek, which flowing in,
miles lower down, made the bar, known as
the Rifle.
One horse trod in the others tracks, quite
as though they felt the need Of caution. 1t
was slow work but in an hour they stood
still, breathing heavily. in the river bottom
meadows that stretched quite to the water
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side. The river itself showed shrunken and
fitful between high banks. Another big
road ran along the margin of it. Over
stream there We're frowning bluffs, sheerly
precipitous. The roadway was worn down
yards below the meadow level-thus the
two who rode across the grass were un-
aware of what passed along it.
they came swiftly yet soberly. Sand
ford held Esther's hand. Her head was
turned aside, her face pallid and wistful
She was not afraid-it was only that the
exaltat1on of adventurous heroism had left
her In ten minutes she would be going
back to the world of every day
Sanford raised her hand to his lips.
You have saved my life-and more" he
said slowly, then burst out impetuousiy:
But please. please, never do it again. No
been asking myself, What if She were
your sister, You are a heroine, but please
go straight home! If were risking NV life
Eve would ;. take a you there at ali hazards.
Il am going!" Esther broke in, white to
the lips. ~
They had come to the river road. Glanc-
ing along It they saw squads Of blue-coated
horsemen dotting its whole stretch The
scout was caught fairly in. a tran from
which there was but one way out-the river
In there! Esther cried, waving toward
the stream Sanford caught her reins
With you. Not otherwise.' he said. In
stantly he urged the animals forward. The
nearest bluecoats. fifty yards off, sent hail
OF lead after them. Before they could re-
icad the horses were in deep water breast
ing 1t calamity. Sanford slipped from his
horse. dragged Esther out of the saddle and
held her in the hollow of his arm, the while
with his other hand he guided the horses
quartering down the stream. Hanging thus
shielded from the bullets, he had fair hone
or escape But less than midstream a ba II
ripped through poor MarqIise's backbone
ana sent her screaming to the bottom
Hold to the saddIei You must-else I
snail go straight back and give myself up."
sanford said imperatively. Soldiers were
plunglng in after them-stronger SWIM
mers 1t might be, with fresher horses He
took the check rein in his teeth and swan
beside Princess, giving her her head, but
keeping her to the course. Esther chung
obediently. just where he had set her
hands He felt her tremble at his touch
He turned to look at her. Her face was
deathly. but the lips quivered like those Of
a grieved child.
And then he knew. Here was the one
woman In all the world for him, although
he had never heard her name Across the
binding consciousness he heard a shout
hoarse, happy, many-keyed. 'Sur-r-render.
Johnny Reb! Games up! Thar blows the
gunboat!''
He faced about and drew Esther to his
breast. whispering, Darling, forgiven
Princess snatched her freed head high
turned half about-and struck bottom. They
had been swimming for yards along the
margin OF submerged ledge. In a twin
king Sanford had crowded Esther into
the saddle and was wading waist deep be-
side Princess. Half mile down stream he
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the drum. I wonder why they are out.
They can hardly have heard how l surpris-
ed headquarters secrets"
IF they knew-would they be after you? ?"
Esther asked. Sanford nodded.
For minute he stood silent, then eau
tiously approached the brown mare, sprang
lightly upon her back and said Those
drums sound my boots and saddle, but it is
clear l cannot go down the big road. Is
there no other way? Think hard! 1 must
be across the river before tomorrow morn
ing"
viii they hang you if they catch your
Sanford laughed. 'That DOES not so
much NATTER he said. Though / had
rather keep on living. What does matter is,
telling Mr.. Forrest the news. If that can
He stopped, looking down. Esther shiv-
cred slightly. You mean it will help-help
US to fight and win?'' She asked. She was
vivid patriot. tensely loyal to her south
If she had been man she would long ago
have been away at the fighting. Some
thing of all this shone in her eyes. Sand
ford looked straight into them as he an
swered. 1T will help US to win a battle.
AS to the end-God knows. Now tell me
the way
There is none 1 can tell you, but can
show you one-a blind trail, woods, roads
and cattle tracks, Esther said, scrambling
upon her mares back and wheeling her
half about Meet me outside the back
bars, shall be there in a little while"
mo. no, You must not think of It,
cannot allow you Sanford began. The
strengthening drums sflenced him. Esther
smiled and dashed away
Twenty minutes after she was at the
bars to meet him. sitting straight and light
in saddle, as he had known she would ride.
Without word she gave him a parcel.
Then he knew she had read the hunger in
his face. He was ravenous-not a morsel
had crossed his lips since breakfast the
day before. He ate in silence, riding
half length back of his guide. who struck
quartering across the long ridges of the
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Rust Destruction of Bridges.

Even when Orders properly main
tanned, they yield. especially when Of Steel
to the corrosive influences of the atmos-
phere and rain. The degree Of this effect
depends, firstly, on the details of the con-
struction. Most engineers know, by sor-
rowful experience, the unequal struggle
with inaccessible rust spaces, such as
those of box Orders, narrow spaces be-
tween gussets, hollows under troughs, etc.
The maintenance engineer has not always
much influence upon the drawing office.
Secondly, the corrosion varies greatly ac-
cGrding to the amount of salt or gases in
the atmosphere. Thirdly, the corrosion of
steel is about twice that of iron. In spite
of all these adverse influences, there is no
reason for huge increase of area, or for
panic as to the use Of steel.
In district liable to salt fog from the
North sea, steel Orders can be maintained
by painting them once in three years, but
the following extra thickness is recon-
mended in engineering to provide for all
contingencies: Plates having both sur
faces exposed, such as webs, gussets. end
plates, etc. to be allowed one-eighth inch
extra Plates having only one surface ex-
posed, such as outer fiange plates. one-six-
teenth inch. Plates entirely covered, such
as internal fange plates, need no more
than their static requirements. Lower
fanges usually rust most, but may be spe-
cially protected with concrete filling. The
chief difficulties with rust spaces are at the
floor attachments. The practice of leaving
loose ballast over the metal is fatal Sooner
Or later it becomes a sponge concealing a
mass of c0rroSion. BituminouS concrete is
no use when exposed to the sun. The best
preservation known to the writer Is fine
cement concrete about to u, well rammed
with asphalt between layers Of brattice
cloth.
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woods. Their trend riyerward told the lay
of the land. The river was much less than
ten miles off. but could be crossed safely
only at the Rifles.
How does il happen you are so fine a
woods rider?" Sanford asked after mile.
Esther smiled at him over her shoulder.
and said inconsequently: Il am all the
boy my father has, tomboy, you see, and
so | go with him everywhere. He took me
fox hunting. riding behind him, when 1
was not four years old
81 should like to shake hands with him.
for wise man and good one Sandford
said. Esther did not answer. She leaned
slightly forward, scanning the way mar
rowly- The sun, westering sharply, shot
long golden lances down through the fret
ted green high overhead. Here or there
trunk.
I'VE must follow the old trace-father
showed It to me last year Esther ex-
planned after another mile. The woods
were thinning. The trace had led to a
ridge top, whence they could see in places
the big road running white and straight,
through the country lowland. Presently
they came into a cattle track. Esther
frowned to see that 1t was not freshly
trodden. but followed it, unquestioning,
until II ran square into a wide new clear
ing. with bigger deadening on beyond.
Neither clearing nor deadening was fenced.
Both were green with tobacco, the broad
leaves glistening jewel-wise wherever the
sun struck. The tobacco ran to the door
of ramshackle cabin, new like all the
rest.
'Oh. 1 forgot, How could I let myself
forget Esther said, wheeling her horse
and motioning Sanford back. Bill Ris-
ley has settled here. He's the only Lin
colnite in our end of the county. He and
his boys are forever spying. If they saw
US they would run right straight to the
soldiers"
They would not have far to go, Look.''
Sanford said waving his hand downward.
Through the low road a winding column
swept. column brave in blue and brass,
with drums still beating, colors flying. 1t
was the advance guard-only two platoons.
As Sanford and Esther watched them
the same thought shaped itself in both
minds. They faced each other smiling
Sanford spoke first, with somehow a cur
ious tightness in his throat. They can
never catch us-and the chances are they
cannot shoot to hit u.s.
No, they cannot catch us-not under five
miles. They could not do 1t at ALL only our
horses are full of grass" Esther said, smil-
Ing In turn, though her face was white.
You can swim?' she said interrogatively.
Sanford nodded Then suddenly he caught
himself sharply, lifted his hat and said
Young lady, you must go home. Only
mailman would let you stay longer. Never
mind about me. It's only life or DEATH"
And maybe battle lost" Esther said
her color coming In rush. II will not go
back Follow me! We must beat them
to the cross roads,.
Wheeling. she went arrowwise through
the clearing. the rank tobacco breaking as
In whfrlwind. As soon as he caught the
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D. crushed in the medley of trampling
hCofs.
She hung facing the mare. 50 saw moth
ing else until muscular fingers locked
themselves in Princess foretop and gripped
her nostrils hard. Instantly her mouth
few open-Esther snatched away her hand
and dropped to earth For a breath sie
stood silent, then said. with stamp OF her
foot: Princess. L never thought you could
b. mean.
Aren't YOU yourself to blame?" Princess
cap;or said. He was a tall. well made fell
low with soldieriy air, for all his citi-
zcrs coat a pair of keen gray eyes. set
in a brown face. and dust of hard riding all
over him. Give the salt-at once. Es-
tier obeyed in silence. Neither spoke
again until the last grain had been licked
up and the beasts We're biting the earth
" here it had lain. Then II was Esther who
asked a question How does 1t happen you
are here?
Il came fora horse. and crept out of
hiding to listen to song. the man said
smiling The song assures me l may tell
You ! am John Sanford, a scout for For
rest in plain words. spy. At daylight
this morning i found out something my
general ought To know at once. Since then
/ have ridden my horse down-the poor
beast is lying by the thicket yonder.
must have something In his stead. Some
thing that can go like the wind"
You shall not have Princess, though she
was bad Esther said. quickly. locking
her arms around the black mares neck
as fast. Father would give her To you glad
y. Only he has taken the oath. so you
must not ask him. He will not mind your
taking her.
"I see, / will come and thank him
after the war" Sanford said. laughing
Now tell me the nearest ford and how /
can get TO il quickest"
The bend is nearest. only ten miles OFF,
but you cannot cross there. The Yankees
keep pickets in a stockade just by the ford.
You will have to strike for the Rifle. that
IS five miles lower down" Esther said.
sunbonnet had fallen off. Loose tendrls
and strayed vagrantly across limpd. black
hOmespun accented modestly her slim and
upright symmetry. Sanford looked from
the mare TO her mistress. saying to him
self that thoroughbred was most accurate
ly descriptive of both. Aloud. he asked
THE Rifle, How shall 1 get there?'
Go out that way" Esther said. sweep
ing her arms southerly- Strike through
the woods to the big road-it is only mile
follow II to the crossroads, and there take
the left
She stopped short Straight from the
south came the grumble of drums. under
voiced by the blurred beat of hoofs- Dis
lance swallowed the thin high-singing flies
quick time-thus the sound strengthened
momently.
Sandford.s head went up Mounted in
fantry." he said. after listening half min
ute. Cavalry would not be marching to
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A Few Innocent Queries.


bred and born philologist is what claim to be.
But ind that there are many things that greatly
puzzle
For instance take a cricket ball; you buy it-then
it's bought,
But II you take and shy It, is it right to say it's
drummer is a man, we know who has to do
with drums,
But never met plumber yet who had to do
with plums.
A cheerful man who sells you hats would be
cheerful halter;
But. is serious man who sells you mats "a
serious matterf"
You take your girl to Yarmouth. then you are
If you slipped with her while skating, would
yen be pair OF slippezsf
If 1t freezes when its frosty, is IT suuosty when
you SQueezes
Would yon have to buy biograph to write biog-
raphiesf
man is called a baker when to earn his bread
But, DO ws call Quaker BY that name because
But II yog are dealer. why. Of course. you have
But you may be a peeler. though you never have
to peel
A man who brews. as everybody knows In called
But IL your Landlord sues you. would you say he
A gin VIM change the color OF the hair upon
her head
It's strange, but stin you'll find that, though she
dyed, she isn't dead.
Would Q pious man who fried kppsr be holy
Harp
If with mud you md you're zpattered from a
And you use bad expletire. would that be .
''muddied oaff
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seeing to It generally that all police regu-
lations are enforced. He must see that
street cars come to q full stop before cross
Ing the tntersectfng line. He must see that
the streets at a rate Of speed in excess OF
that prescribed by law, and must zee that
these vehicles keep on the right side Of the
street and make the proper turns at the
crossings
Street crossing officers are expected to do
all In their power to prevent accidents and
to render whatever assistance may be nec-
essary In the event OF an accident In case
OF the violation Of the law by any OF the
motormen or conductors OF the street car
lines the officer is to notify the offending
persons to appear at Police Court the next
morning, but must not make arrests which
would impede travel. The officers are in
structed to aid pedestrians in safely cross
ing the thoroughfares when crowded. and
to answer civilly such questions as may be
asked them by strangers or others as to the
locations OF streets, public buildings, hotels,
etc. A recent order in regard to these OFF,
GERS said:
Special policemen at street railway
crossings should not confine themselves to
any one corner. but move about from cor
ner to corner. giving themselves such exer-
else In this respect as will prevent illness.
They should give special attention to the
aged and infirm and women and children
getting on and off cars, so that accidents
may be avoided; prevent reckless and fast
riding and driving and congestion of the
street by pedestrians waiting for cars:
maintain peace and good order at their
respective posts"
A street railway crossing officer was re-
Gently dismissed on a charge of neglect OF
duty He saw a desperate cutting ARRAY
going on in a barber shop and did not in
terfere or make any arrests.
The Commissioners desire it to be am
phatically stated. however, that the va
cancy has been filled.