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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-04
ON TO BROCKTON
fT0vlderCs Veteran FIIemen Are 10 Attend
the Big Muster FRIDAY.

At an adjourned meeting Of the Veteran
Firemen's association. held Last evening
at their hall on South Main street. it
was voted To accept an invitation to at
tend the muster 20 he held at Brocktou
Friday.
Members arc 90 report at the T-ninn
station wearing fun uniform excepting
helmets. for which the caps will be sub
sttuted
Comrade Christopher Little WAS report b
ed as convalcscirg.
Thanks were extended to John McIanc
and Henry Bclden for the gift OF an aSso-
citation uniform.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-04

that no power on earth could have in
duced him 10 denounce as a traitor an
American Official who refused To shield
corruption.
In conclusion, In order 20 show Presi-
dent Roosevelt's attitude toward Mr.
Loomls, will simply quote my last re-
mark TO him and his 10 me I'm the pres
ence OF witnesses, the day he dismissed
me:
Mr.. President, YOU will remember that
after | sent to you all the Information
! had about Mr.. Loomis YOU offered me
promotion that was intended to lead
TO an ambassa dorship
Well he answered Twould have
done a great deal to hush up the scan
dal'
"HERBERT W. BOWEN"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-04
MAGIC HAIR STAIN.

For brown or black. prepared by
GEORGE oRMSBY. wig Maker and
Hsir~orker. is fremont street. Bos on
tsins no lead poisons. use Il once ana
you VII never use err other BLAND.
ING a BLANDISS. u weybosset street
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-04
PROPERTY ATTACHED

According to The city hall records ycs-
terday property OF Jaco5 Kotler. alias
John Doe. has been attached by Lcdercr
Realty corporation for Si0O0 in an action
of the case for alleged promise broken
The property involved Is on the casterly
side of Salisbury street and Frank H.
Bcllln appears for tho plaintiff.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06

a muscle as he bore down at lightning speed
on the switch which was almost sure to send
him to eternity if it were not set properly
1t cleaned there white and bright just as
they say it did that fatal June night The fire.
man felt the reporter getting and stronger
grip on the cab and he laughed. He leaned far
out of the cab for a moment made sure that
every light vas white and yelled his All whiter'
TO the engineer
the switch. reared through Mentor, banged
alongside freight which sidetTacked there
and was her way The reporter knew then
what meant the grim severity on the face of the
traffic manager out in Chicago the day before
when he declared: We'll get the that
the lines in the face of the general superintend-
that very afternoon at Cleveland had hard
ened when he said: That train was deliberately
wrecked at Mentor and the man who did il will
eventually pay the penalty''
When the Lake Shore does catch such a flend
they should have him tried by jury of men
who have ridden the engine Of the Twenti-
eth Century train. but even such a jury could
hardly imagine a punishment fitting the crime.
At Madison came the next acute sensation
There appeared suddenly out of the distance an
exceedingly bright light. which seemed to be
dead ahead. II approached rapidly until about
a hundred yards away. Then II suddenly
seemed to spring down on Miss Nancy. The
reporter looked away and held his breath The
crash he had been expecting came on the in
stant blast of air cut across the cab There
was a rafting roar like that of rapid fire
gun at close range. 1t ceased as suddenly as II
began. Looking ahead the reporter saw no light,
the demon had come and gone All of which Is
something of how il felt to pass Train No ..
westbound on a neichbOrtng track
few minutes behind time, the Twentieth
Century pounded into Ashtabula at a terrific
rate The engine swayed and rocked over the
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
Experiences That Thrill the Nerves and Others That
Bruise the Body-Physical Strain Is Great
for Engineers and Firemen.

Its red"' shouted the fireman. who caught
the grim glow first.
Red answered the engineer. without change
of tone
Perhaps he did not have time TO change his
tone. There were too many other things to be
done on the instant. for that red signal of
danger had jumped up right i'm front of his
eyes. not two train lengths away. No nimble
lightweight in the prize ring ever moved more
nimbly than SOhlinger his side of the cab.
In a fash he shut her off and put the air.
then. with a backward movement of his strong
arms, backed 10y his weight. he reversed the en-
gine.
Miss Nancy responded in a fashion that
tossed the reporter out of his seat against the
hot boiler. She seemed to be trying to double
UP in the middle, though there was an ache
in her steel stomach. She kicked back at the
tender and the Pullmans with strength and
skill that would make a herd OF Missouri mules
want to lie down and die. She ground down on
the rails with a thumpety-thuInp that threat
ened to land her in the middle of fortv acre
pasture beside the track. The result was that
the Twentieth Century Limited changed from
a speed of a mile minute to a dead stop in
about three times her length.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06

1t took only a glance at the electric signal to
tell the fireman that it out of order. and
that the heart breaking stop had been for moth
ing. To be absolutely the safe side these
block signals always show red when they are
not in working order. Through a short circuit
or something of the kind this one had been put
out of commission just as the flyer approached.
Couldn't have stopped her quicker, if we'd
run into an open SWITCH" declared SohlinSer. as
he gave her the steam again Two minutes
lost"
Yet anxious he was to make time, he ran
slowly until the next signal flashed out white
"All's we'll"
1t did not take long to settle down again to
a blue lightning pace. and the trees and barns
and fences and telegraph poles were soon rush
ing by with the wind, while Miss Nancy"
seemed to stand still and hammer the track as
if she had been a pile driver instead of one of
the swiftest long distance engines in the world
See them lights" hOvled the fireman in the
reporters ear after few minutes hard run
ming. That's Mentor where Nancys sister
got her junk heap ticket
1t was his way of referring to the sad wreck
of few weeks ago. There was no nervous
ness in his tone. and the engineer did not move
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
SX Riding the Cab of twentieth csns,r, Flyer as}g

Without the least sense OF shame the reporter
confesses that for the first fifteen miles he
held on tight. not only with his feet. the fire
man instructed. but with both hands. Doubtless
nail marks could be found on the wooden win
dow frame OF Miss Nancy's' cab if evidence
was needed. There seemed TO be so little to keep
one from tumbling out that window which was
cut almost on the level of the seat. There We're
SO many new noises strange and unexpected mo-
tions; the tremendous power OF the steel horse
was so all present; the mind excited by all this
was persistently active with the dangers of the
rail, real and fancied; of course the reporter
hung on.
Melting the heat Of that great boiler
alongside of which the reporter crouched;
scorching the blast that came from the fire
box when the furnace door clanked open on its
chain-like hinges. From the waist up that por-
dow or in range of the cold air blast half
frozen. From the waist down there was pain
full. sizzling warmth which threatened to par
boil ones limbs before the ended.
The fireman and engineer did not seem to
mind either the heat or the blast. They
silent except when switch signal lights loomed
up ahead. Then they gave each other the pass
word which the rules of the road require:
White" Sohlinger would cry IN monotonous
tones.
"All white" the youthful fireman would an
swer with a CHEEKY rising infection that told
he was full of the Joy of living.
1t near Madison. Ohio. that the monoto-
nous cry changed of a sudden.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
STILL CREATE SPEED.

Although the ninety-eisht miles from Cleve~
land to Erie including all delays had been
made in 100 minutes. the train was consider
ably behind. and the real speeding Of the trip.
under the guardianship of the brightly lighted
signal towers. was az hand, Miss Nancy puts
on a ruffie OF white ON either side as the boilers
are cleared Of unnecessary steam and settles
down to her task.
She was noisy when making mile in sixty
seconds; she sounded like boiler factory when
the speed approached two miles minute Time
and again she seemed to leave the rails entirely
when running down the grade between North
east and Lakeview. The miles along here were
made in 81, s. 40. IS and 81 seconds and the
jolttng actually made one sore.
Yet the fireman owed about the floor of the
cab as though he had been back of a stationary
boiler. Again and again ne tore open the door
Of that fiery furnace between the reporter and
the engineer and fed huge shOyelfuls of picked
coal into it's Unsuitable nav. He knew ths
knack we'll and with a twist of the wrist wOUlG
send the coal 10 right left : he desired. ur
10 the head of the frebox The MI of six shove9
made a meal for Mss Nancy, and she ate IN
Vulnerable ttmeS-snOuSh to consume six tons
of coal on the run.
Three times between cleveland and Buffalo it
was necessary 10 take water from tanks In the
middle OF the track, for Miss Nancy in no way
resembles a camel By turning on a pressure OF
air the fireman drops a scoop into the tracN
tank The UDaltereJ speed of the tram FORCES
the water into the tank on the tender. and when
il is filed changed air pressure takes up the
SCOOP. Every time it is necessary to MI th5
water wagon" the fireman gets a shower bath
from the rain of water which curves I'D from
under the tender.
He is the manual worker of the engine crew.
and he surely earns his days wages. ON this
three hour run he had only twenty idle min
utes; he endured th-ee ducNtnEs and threescoTa
of screenings while feeding coal and Takiug the
fire. Yet he found time To sweep Up the floor OF
the cab once or twice, to make sWlpe or TWO
with polishing rag az some Of the brasswork.
rbts rcrfrq
every fifty miles
Just out OF DUnhirk pyrotechnic streak
dashing through the night was bearing
down on Miss Nancy. &c was The sister Twe1-
tieth Century hustling Yves, ward, that she mig lt
keep a brea kfast engagement in ChicaSO. Be-
Continued on second page
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06
THE STEADY THUMP ON THE RAILS.

First and most persistent was the thump Of
the engine on the rails She seemed TO be going
Forward with short jumps and 10 light after each
jump with all the weight of every one Of her
$4,000 pounds. noise attended this humping
process not unlike that IN the stamp mill OF "A
gold mine. Not satisfied with trying TO hammer
The rails through the supporting ties, the big
engine rolled ike a snip I'm an easy sea. 4 rock
Ing motion from side side
Through a nsrrow slit in the forward window
OF the cab the air rushed ia like a mountain
blast, bringing the occasional mournful cIang of
the bell, which is rung automatically and contin-
u0usly these fast trains
Every little while would come the shriH blood
curding notes II the whistle waiIing ike a
chorus OF lost souls. "A warning TO souls not vet
lost. The toot, to-o-ot-toot, toot Of The whistle
the changing Of The bell. the roar OF disturbed air
rushing past the cab window, the banging Of
that tremendous weight tie rails merged
themselves into an unlimited noise trust and
forced ones ears out Of business as some COM
nerciaI trusts are supposed to force small oper-
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06

sidings codged lights Ike Il halfback on a foot
ball gridirOn running through a scattered field
the busy HttIe OH!o cir hesiud. = Gin. +s---
memory of an endless oOSeitr and huge arc
light.
out OF AshtabuIl is one of the speedways of
the division. Once over stretch of track on
which repairs are being made Miss Nancy
reeled off some of the best miles In her history.
and she has been fast creature ever since
she left the shops. The fireman had novel
method of testing the speed when he did not hold
his watch on the mile posts. He could tell al
most to the second by sticking his arm out OF
the cab window and testing the force OF the
air currents. Again he figured most accurately
ON counting the number of times the engine
thumped the rails in minute.
ON the speed stretches the engineer is a study.
He crouches down en- his side Of the cab. the
right, like jockey coming into the stretch In
a driving Eiis left hand grasps the air
valve his griny right the throttle His eyes re-
as constantly the track ahead as though they
were glued and rivetted there Valves may need
attention but he manages them without looking
up. He IS just a shadow from the other side
of the cab most Of the tinle But when the
furnace door Is open rUddy glare brings out
every feature His lips drawn back over
clinched teeth, The cords of his neck stand out.
every muscle is tense. every nerve ready for
whatever that dark gulf ahead may hold in
store.
The lights Of Erie. which have been reflected
vividly upon a black cloud IN the heavens for
some minutes, loom up suddenly the plain
ahead and without diminishing speed the train
of the century throws them behind her. BY this
time the TeDorter found Nnat the engine men
know as the feel of the road" IL is no longer
necessary To hold on. and he even ventures to
poke his head out the window and then.
The operation of the block system de-
mands attention between Erie and Buffalo. The
towers from one to two miles apart. and so
straight is the road and so powerful the lights
that can whether not the trac- IS
clear three four miles ahead. As rapidly as
possible thls olock system, lhe most lnpt"vei
known in railrOading. is being extended over the
entire rOed.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-06

Continued an second page.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26
THE VALUE OF OPAlS.
d Mainly Depends ON the Co8ora
shown In the Se00eS.

q Mainly Depends ON the Cosors
shown In the Seones.
Veins of opals are usually met with
In soft formations where nothing above
ground indicates their presence. The
search for them, therefore, often Ne
quires considerable time. But it fs not
extremely difficult, for opals are gener-
ally found near the surface. Indeed. 1t
was thought for long time that they
were not to be found as deep as twelve
feet below the surface. This opinion
has, however, given way In the light Of
evidence, because opals of great valne
have been discovered at depth Of fifty
feet.
The value of opals depends upon sew
eral considerations, of which the prin-
cipai one is the color. 1t is important
that they should be bright and not pre-
sent streaks or spots alternating with
uncolored substance. The most valua-
BILE are those which have red fires or
mixtures of red and yellow, blue and
green. Opals Of q single tint are of lit
tie value unless the tint is particularly
striking and the figure beautiful. In
deed one Of the essential qualities Of
the opal is the arrangement of the fig
ure, which sets off strikingly the hue Of
the stone.
When the figure is quite regular and
distinct it is the more valuable, much
less so when the grain is quite small
and irregular. Sometimes the color ap-
pears as single blaze or with figures
regularly spaced. 1t may then be of a
fine ruby red and is much sought after,
but oftenest the uniform tint is only
green or reddish and has but little bril-
liancy.
The cutting is very important for the
OPAL Thus a thick stone will be much
less beautiful than thin stone, which,
on losing part Of it's volume, loses also
the figure The foundation tint contrib
utes much to the beauty. 1t ought to
be transparent, slightly milky and har-
moniZe fully with the different reflec-
tons of the opal. which, when 1t is real
ly beautiful, presents variety Of hues
infinitely pleasing to the eye.-Jewelers'
Circular-W Weekly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26
A Suspicious Vocation Now.

Police Police -
These words. shrieked from an Office
window, drew a large crowd around
the doorway of Market street building
at noon today.
Help! Police"
Was murder doing?
Again and again the cries rang out.
The blue coats dashed up the stairs.
''This way This way I've got
him. called a guiding voice.
1t led them into a lawyers office.
The lawyer was pushing his whole
weight against the door of an inner
room.
Hes in there" the lawyer gasped.
The police flung back the door and
rushed in with drawn revolvers.
The room was empty.
An open window leading to fire
escape told why.
WHAT'S the natter" demanded the
officers.
'' A stranger came in here just now, 4"
answered the lawyer, breathlessly,
land he asked me to take out some
life insurance.
Quick! - shouted the police.
1--WE may catch him vet %
And they piled down the fire escape
in hot pursuit. Newark News.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26
SIl5.O0 Portland and Return.

Including Railroad fare, sleeper and
three meals day. The Rock Island
System have just completed arrange
ments for personally conducted
special train consisting of Pullman
Palace Sleepers and dining car to leave
Davenport at 90, a. m, Wednesday
Aug. 18th, arriving at Omaha at 90,
D. m. same dav, running via Colorado
Springs, Salt Lake City to Portland,
returning via Tacoma, Seattle, Van
Couver, Canadian Pacific Line throuhg
st. Paul, making stops at all these
Important places, visiting the Lewis &
Clark Exposition, and arrive home at
Davenport Tuesday Sept. 9TH.
For full information address T. w.
Carter, 92l W. 3rd St., Davenport,
Iowa, or Jno. G.. Farmer Division
Passenger Agent, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
30-3
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26
Try This Plan.

One of our merchants was called up
on the telephone recently and told !:
II have an order of goods ready for
Montgomery, Ward & Co. Do you
want to figure on it? 1.-THE merchant
repli ed that he certainly did and
thanked her for the opportunity, and
said, "We seldom get chance to
figure on such an order. 4" The list of
articles was given over the 'phone.and
in short time the merchant called
the lady up, giving the price of
500. 80 on the order. She promptly
told him to do the goods up; when
she came for them in the afternoon
she told the merchant he had saved
her just 81 and the freight, that amount
being the difference between what she
paid in Barron for the goods and what
they would have cost had she ordered
them from the supply house. In filling
the order the merchant said that he
furnished the best grade he carried in
stock and made good profit on the
goods Barron Shield.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26
Death of Former WinneShieker.

William Earl Brakeman was born
February 81, 1928, in Albany county,
New York. He was married to Marinda
M. Pulls May "a, 1854, at Parma Gen.
ter, N. Y. After living some years
at Parma Center, Monroe county, they
moved to Wisconsin and from there to
Burr Oak, Iowa, in 1865. In 1875 the
family moved to Independence, Iowa,
where they resided up to the time of
the death of Mrs. Brakeman which
occurred on December ~, 1902. Since
the death of his wife Mr.. Brakeman
has made his home with his son, +.
A. Brakeman, and died in Norfolk
Nebraska, July Z, 1905, aged II years,
/, A months and 10 days. Three children
survive-Wm. II. Brakeman, member
of the firm of Brakeman & Coleman,
and +. A. Brakeman of West Norfolk
avenue, both living in this city; one
daughter, Mrs. Carrie Jardee, who
lives at Independence, Iowa. One
brother, Edward Brakeman, living at
DEBORAH, Iowa, is the only surviving
member of the immediate family.
Mr.. Brakeman Joined the church
at an early age and was always closely
identified with it's interests, helping
for many years in the service OF song.
At the time of his death he was a
MEMBER of the Presbyterian church at
Pine Greek, Iowa.
Funeral services were held at the
home of f. A. Brakeman, Rev. W.
J. Turner having charge of the SER
vices and the remains were accom-
panied to Independence, Iowa, by r.
A. Brakeman. where interment took
place, Mrs. Jardee, the daughter, and
E. Brakeman, brother. meeting them
there. and the last long sleep will be
beside the wife who for nearly a half
century was his companion.
There are many old residents of this
county who remember Mr.. Brakeman
and esteemed him highly for his ster-
ling manhood and answering in
tegrity.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26
Winnesniek County Fair.

Citizens of Winneshiek county, we
wish you to bear in mind that the
Winneshiek County Fair will be held
in DEBORAH. Sept. 8, 6. and 8,
1900. The Willard family in their
great act. consisting of riding Bicycle
and Unicycle on slack wire. also
walking on such wire with sandals,
contortion act anu many other acts
have been engaged. Ground space
has been engaged by the large Renix
Combination in their plantation songs
and other amusements. A good speed
program has been arranged and the
management are trying to get the
very best ball teams to play that can
be had. Nothing can take the place
of your own county fair, so everybody
come. Remember the dates Sept 5,6,7,S
X. l. Haugen. President.
H. L. Coffeen, secretary.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26
An Old Settler Passes Away

But we don't. We are very old
settler indeed but we are still with
you; growing stronger year by year.
Fifty years ago this Bank was young
and frail but absolute honesty and
constant attention to business have
built us mp to our present proper
tions. We had to begin small and
we want to help you to grow jim
wealth. tBring:: in your savings today ;
no matter how small the amount
maybe, andlwith the INTEREST," we
pay,and Observation-Disclosures beIable
to max they:lwill grow:..so rapidly
asI.tc Surprise you. Winneshiek
Couuty.State Bank, Decorah:Iowa. 1919
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26
WITH THE MAGAZINES.

Booth Tarkingon, Myra Kelly, Mary
Raymond, ShipmanAndrews, 0. Henry,
James Hopper. and many other authors
that magazine readers eagerly watch
for are in McClure's August Fiction
Number. Every sort of story is in
cluded; the solemn. the funny, the
significant, the dainty, the. exciting
All have certain qualities in common
interest, truth, beauty.
Is money, or the present mania for
amasslng it, really an evil? Read two
remarkable articles in the August
Everybody's dealing both with the
direct and indirect effects of the
money-mania theysmay help....you ITO
a conclusion. A Miracle of mil
lions, as performed some half dozen
years ago, in Boston, by the now not
orious New England Gasg&LCoke
Company Henry NJ. Whitney and
Fl. H. Rogers, aaleading spirits), is the
amazing revelation reserved pv Mr.
Lawson for his significant installment
of Frenized ? Finance. With
scrupulous fidelity!to. detail, this fear
less witness tells how.certain leaders
of finance, of eminent public standing
not only defraud and deceive the
public, but betray and treacherously
injure their closest friends, merely to
gratifv the Unsuitable lust for more
and more millions
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-26

Those who have found the summer
vacation problem difficult one, from
the standpoint of economy will find
some practical suggestions in the
chapter on Cooperative Housekeep-
ing at the Seashore' by Isabel Cor
don Curtis, in the August Delineator.
The matter is gone into in detail
and facts and figures demonstrate the
advantages of the scheme. Other
features sof the magazine, which ap-
peal particularly during hot weather,
are "Cold Tit-Bits for Hot days, y"
pictured and described, and a variety
of seasonable recipes in cookery under
the titles, "A Dozen Fresh Fruit
Pies, )" Tartlets," and Iced Del
iciousness. Summer fashions and
reading complete the number, which
is unusually interesting and attractive