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The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-01
SHOT EAGLES FROM TRAIN
Baggageman on Western Road Dis
played His Hardness with
q Gun

When the Missouri Pacific passeli gc1
train was speeding on its way west
ward one day lately, says the Statr)rd
(kan.) Republican, Tom Kinney, u
basgagemen, saw an eagle perched on
the cross arm of d telegraph pole stnle
distance east of kingman and made
the remark to himself: TN get lAat
fellow this evening". He informed
the train crew OF the prospect ahead,
and the engineer and fireman agreed
to be on the lokout on the return trip
in the evening, and if 1t should prn.e
that IT,: Mr.. Eagle in question WAS
still tnGre Il little of the air pressure
would be applied and the train brought
down to about Is miles an hour, 81, as
to give Tom the tip of the birds pres
ence as well as fairly good chance 10
see what he could do with rifle
When the train arrived near the
place mentioned in the evening, not
only the eagle of the morning was in
sight but its mate had also come and
taken up position at the other end
OF the telegraph pole cross bar. Tom
was given the tip by the steam being
applied and he made ready for action.
The boys say that when Tom fired the
two Shots 1t sounded almost like one,
SO quick did they follow in succession,
and the result was that both birds de-
scended to mother earth, each plel ted
by bullet. They were taken on board
the train and Tom was the hero of the
hour. And feat in shooting of this
kind is certainly worth mentioning.
The writer saw the two victims of
Toms deadly aim in the baggage car
the next day and they were fine specl-
mems of the species known as gold
en-" and the larges. measured ten feet
from tip to tip of the wings Tom is
going to have them mounted and keep
them as souvenirs OF his prowesS.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-01
ELECTRICITY ON RAILWAYS.
Enormous Growth CT the System
Fast Ercroaohirg OF Steam
Traction.

III Is now Is years since an electric
motor propelled the first street car
through the streets of Richmond. VA.
AS time passed this motor became the
propellinS force Of the suburban linas.
then of the interurban and recently
there have been many electric roads
constructed to parallel the steam
lines. The more general use of this
motor Is due to the fact that the old
lo-horsspower motor has been super
seded by motors having from 400 to
500 horsepower.
The enormous growth OF the elcc-
tric railways, therefore. has led many
steam railroads to utilize the latest
system and practically every trunk
line railroad company has already be-
gun the installation of electricity on
Its lines. or Is making preparations to
do so in the immediate future.
or the largest steam systems it is
noteworthy that the New York Cen
tral railroad is equipping its main
line with an electric system to run
trains from the Grand Central depot
In New York city up into the state OF
New York as far as Albany. At re-
cent meeting Of the directors it was
decided to issue millions of addition
al stock to be used in extending their
lines In New York by electric roads.
The Pennsylvania railroad has op-
Grated electric trains for some time on
Its Long Island division, and this
work Is being extended constantly.
This company is said to have recently
made another contract for the elec-
trical equipment of its line from Phil
adelDhia to Atlantic City.
The New York. New Haven & Hart
ford contracted recently for 30 electric
locomotives to be installed on its line
between New York city and Stamford,
Conn.
The Erie, Grand Trunk, Illinois Cen
trail and other roads are also making
preparations for the introduction of
electricity, and the electric locomotive
may be said to have become a great
propell;ng agent for railroad trains.
The progress made in the propulsion
o! cars by electricity is certainly re-
markable and fulfills the predictions
of the electricians made a dozen years
ago that this system would be adopted
ultimately in whole or in part by the
steam roads. The managers of the
steam roads naturally have been con-
servative and have watched carefully
the development of the electrical sys-
tenn. When the largest railroad sys-
tens in the country, however. which
have been furnishing the finest and
speediest trains ever run in this coun-
try, begin to substitute electricity for
steam as motive power, it is evident
that no such radical step has been
taken without the closest nvesti "a
ton and with view to the hest
business management
The electric system is being BROUGHT
forward therefore, to bring about
faster G:,Nel. The steam roads with
their a.. ustomed enterprise, do not
hesitate, but are willing to try any
thing that will suit the great thrung
of travellers. Hence about $500, 900, 100
has been appropriated by various rail-
road companies in the United States
to be used in the purchase of electrical
machinery.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-01
TRAIN AND TRACK TALK.

Pru Dlan railway cars have only
about three-tenths the carrying ca
pacity of those used in the United
States.
New and heavy all-steel cars are
about to be put into service for the
transportation of mail between Bos-
ton and New York.
On January |, 1909, the Bavarian
government will take over the $40
miles of steam railway in the Paa-
innate at a cost of $60.O00,O00.
Express trains Eow run from Mex
leo City to St. Louis in 59k hours
an average of 33 miles an hour for
1877 miles.
The bill for the naturalization of
Japanese railways, as amended by the
house of peers, has finally passed The
diet. The measure provides that II
railroads shall be purchased within
ten years at cost rot exceeding $22D,-
100000.
Sir Charles Metca)fe, the consulting
engineer of the Rhodesian railways,
claims the worlds record for rapid
construction on the railroad above Vic
toria falls. Five and three-quartcrs
miles of track were laid in u hours
William c. Brown, who has just
been chosen first vice president of
the New York Central lines, with
salary of $4,000. the best paid vice
president of railroad in the United
States, was in the early '7Os teIe-
graph operator and messenger boy
in Sioux City, Ia. receiving messages
and delivering them himself.
Andrew Jackson Buchanan entered
the Western & Atlantic railroad shops
at Atlanta 81 years ago last October.
His name is still on the pay roll as
competent mechanic, though he is
nearing his eightyseventh birthday.
The old gentleman shows few signs of
age. standing as straight as he did
at 40, and moving with a wonderfully
elastic step.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-01

Spring and fall, summer and winter,
have stolen away to the north woods,
and never once found them wanting
The long inhabitants up there may
complain of untimely cold or heat.
OF unreasonable depth of snow, the Ice
too slow in breaking up; but some
kindly fate has ever attended me-
have had little to complain of as to
weather or view or pleasures.
recent sojourn deepens the impress
sion: | am tempted to an eternal good
by TO town life, and in the seclusion
and beauty of the north woods lose
myself-rather finl myself. And no.
alone the woods and beauty draw me,
but the aspect of the people Such
bright eyes. such glowing health, such
northern vitality. One sees no old peo-
ple, or at least no feeble looking old
people, none that are content merely
to sit by the fire and let the world
go by. At Solon Springs-that inter-
esting settlement fast losing its Lum-
ber Jack characteristics and develop
ing the aesthetic, attractive cottage
down by the lake, groves as carefully
tended as an English deer park: here
1t IS now woodman, spare thine ak
where once II was cut down every mer-
chantable tree within sight. for Deau-
ty has become merchantable. and must
be preserved. | call on the Oldest IN
habitant and find him this sprins
spryer than ever. his age still prob
lematic. Ii must be fOur-ScOre and
more, and from his sunken chest and
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-01
in A LAND OF INDIAN
ATMOSPHERE
or Quiet Lake and Still Fore.f-The Old Days and
the Present-Fishermen Lured Hifher.

cabin, and hither one glorious May
day Leo drives May and me. Shy May
has kindly responded to my relues.
for a companion, and alone with Osau-
gees great-granddaughter | pass s',mc
very happy hours deep in the woods.
Perhaps we feel bit lonely when stall
wart Leo drives away and leaves us.
but mayhap the bit Of fear gives .est
to the experience. In the long ,wi-
light of the Lake Superior region We
remain out OF doors, the better to Iaal-
ize the loneliness and think how pave
we are. But when two looms rise
from the water. and high ovelhe cad
give voice to the loneliness. think i
little longingly of the much-peopled
city Down by the lake some pee-wees
hold a day's-end chatter. and lif.fwisc
give voice to the loneliness. However.
the frogs answer back with hoarse d.
fiance. and with them | say: "W,lo's
afraid?"
But at last the long twilight fades,
it gets dark. then suddenly all is hlsck-
On all sides the woods present ln-
penetrable, oppressive darkness; limo
to go indoors and light the candles.
Fortunately, May is unimpressel by
Night and distance from neighbor.. and
in her silent sturdiness nerves are
Quieted; one takes it, ail's well. In
the woods a restful, sufficient con4l an
ion the great granddaughter of Cau-
gee.
The night is safely lived through but
the coward paleface can neither ia!s
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-01

hacking cough one judges he long has
been deficient of lung; but in this fine
air that seems to make small differ
ence. he promises to hold out for many
years to come. | find L'Or up on the
steep roof of his cottage patching the
shingles; politely, and with consider
able agility, he descends to greet MI:
visitor and chat of late news, old days
In fancy | travel back with him
through the changes OF years; where
Solon Springs now stands, see the
L'Or homestead, the -four forties," all
forest covered. And | hear of rough
raids and of Indian troubles, and, lis
tening, look about in appreciation Of
the Indian atmosphere over the land
Beautiful Lake ST. Croix is SO quiet.
so breathless, the surrounding woods
stand in silence full of portent, like
the lull before a tempest. The only
sound in harmony with the place
would be the paddle of a canoe. the
only figure IN harmony an Indian pad
ller of that canoe. | walk down un-
der the outspreading white pines and
plumed Norways to the lake and step
softly not to break the spell. When
l reach the shore ] mediate how like,
how like the still forests and unpeo-
pied waters of those Indian tales OF
my impressionable youth.
Selecting boat tied conveniently
near-this is hospitable land. and
one may help oneself cross over to
the other side where the summer peo-
Pile have not yet encamped. Back
ways from the shore ! come upon
trio of back-eyed nut-brown children
gathering arbutus. and find among
them shy hospitality. That straight
and very black hair, those keen and
very black eyes bespeak the original
American, the race that ruled before
the white men took possession. The
children are named May and Andy and
Dewey, have n very considerable adj
mixture of white mans blood but
their grandfather was Osausee,
a Chippewa chief Another ancestor,
their grandfather, is L'Or.
watch Osaugee': grandchildren at
their task and mark how different is
arbutus fresh plucked from arbutus
sold on Chicago streets. The children
are particular, select only the most
waxy blossoms or those deepest pink.
and, lacking greed for gain. as well
as lacking Japanese idea of flower ar
rangement. strip off leaves and make
of each posy a compact nosegay OF
blossoms. And later | find wherever
| 20, whether down in the Indian vii
lage west OF the town, or here Oh
the east side of St. CroiX, the compact
bouquet ideal. no green Of leaf, as
many flowers as possible crowded in Il
cup: and wonder If this is significant
of the Indians decorative sense. Is to
be classed with his drawings and colo"
forms in baSketry.
Miles east Of the Big lake lies we'll
secluded Deerprint lake and Deerprint
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-01

asleep nor so to sleep-a play rtGnnt-
ly seen comes too vividly back &c res
membrance: THE Sabine Wow an
and the story OF the girl alone i: tha
isolated cabin in Arizona is not such
a one as TO soothe to slumb.r
woman alone in IN isolated cabln in
Wisconsin. Not till dawn comes in
through chinks in the logs does The
coward palefaCe sink into an exhaust
ed slumber But the next morning AL
fears and WEAKNESS fee away. Whit
| JOY the sparkle of the sun on the lake;
hiding behind the bushes near the Iln-
way to watch the deer come down fol
| their morning drink; to follow he
trails bazed by Leo leading on am
on in the timber. Out with fears anj
foolish Sabine Woman" in bl 1aC
| daylight the coward paleface is .oIt
as a squaw.
l'he white winter forest is exquisite,
in summer the pine woods are all
abloom, in the autumn the colOri.u is
Incompatible, but May days seciIed
to be pretty good. Then the wild-hay
meadows. which break the tree spaces
here and there, are green (almosD as
rice fields; in the middle and along
the borders of tn, woods roads the
brave pasque flowers upraise: every
where the fragrance of arbutus fills
the air. And of course the constf
wintergreens give their note of green
and red But 1t is the air that is best
of all "unbreathed air, ilimitable,
n ntrnS 10
swept, smoke chOked Chicago; which
unhappy town Gene Field doubtless
had in mind when he said
'If weren't for sight and SOUND and
smell
Id like city pretty we'll
But fortunately the ,ownsman can
quickly whirl away from town sight
and sound and smell to seek re-
creation in the re-creating woods; and
every time take the train for SolOr
Springs find fellow travellers ben:
on this quest. Trout fishing was on
when was up there last time, and all
about one saw reminder of hopeful
fishermen. | came upon one that
seemed to be fishing where there was
no water at all, the infnites:ma,
stream well hidden from view and
was told this was " likely spot. Miles
beyond another stream. misrepresent-
ed under the lame OF Mud creek, tempt
ed the trout fisher to long tramp.
and Ok creek should not be forgotten.
Not far off winds the BrUle. river he
loved of trout and lure for fishermen
from far and near.
And now that open season for fish
ing begins, what man is there not
tempted to shut ledger with a snap
close office desk with a bang, ana
starr forth on fishermans luck? Who
cares about stocks and bonds. rise or
fall in the market? brook and pool apG
lake are calling to the woods. S%he
woods way. kATIjERlNE POPE.
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spe2t. will leave the house, with
my child.sa. until the matter IL get.
tied
And !. shall be settled soon. just
- soon As l can leave this bed, and
! am getting strong very fast now.
could almost rise now. walk to the
mill and confront that man."
"Heyday. you are getting well fast,
Mr.. Edes." said Dr. Peck. walking in,
and bowling courteously to Mrs Ham.
ilton. Whom would you confront at
the mill?"
That scoundrel who has taken my
name and place"
We'll, you must get a little strong
er first" and the worthy doctor
looked at Mrs. Hamilton with a sage
nod. as If there was nothing to be
alarmed at In such rawlings.
"Dr. Peck" said his patient, irrita.
bly,, Il am as sane as you are.
knew you perfectly well. too. long
ago. Have you forgotten giving me
the wrong medicine, and pumping 1t
out of my stomach afterwards"
The doctor looked bewildered.
Il recollect giving the wrong medi-
cine to this lady's husband"
Exactly, and l am her husband"
A burning blush stole over the face
Of Constance. and she arose to go
without SO much as glance at either
man.
DR.. Peck stood staring until she was
nd ,Ft a
Then he said, sternly: You have
driven her from the room with your
rawlings. Mrs. Hamilton is a most es-
timable lady"
Il ought to know as much about my
wife as anybody, DIR. Peck. There is
most foul conspiracy afioat to rob
me of my wife, family and fortune,
such as it is. But now am myself 1t
shall go on no longer. l am Vane
Hamilton. and l shall SO declare my
self and appeal to the courts to re-
store me my rights
MY man, you forget we all knew
Mr.. Hamilton, and that he was diff
ferent-looking man. His hair was
light. and yours is dark
81 care not for that. My hair was
light once. l d.d not know it was
dark until yesterday and then he
explained each circumstance as he had
done to Mrs. Hamilton, who listened
with grave. distrustful amazement. At
the close he said:
"A madder scheme | never knew or
heard of. Let me advise you. Say no
more about it, for no will believe you
and it will lead to nothing but trouble
for you. Vane Hamilton returned
long ago, is re-established among lis
firmly in the confidence of all. There
is no doubt, none whatever, that he is
the true Vane Hamilton. You are
well known as Primus Edes. man OF
GOOD character. and good workman.
at me advise you again not to jeop'
ardize your interests by mad act
founded on your admiration for a
married woman"
(To be cOntinued)
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-01
Dennis Was the First One Up.

About thirty years ago Dennis Nc
Carthy was a well known character in
and around Provincetown, Mass. Al.
though addicted to the juice of the
grape, he was a favorite with every
one Some of his friends came to-
gether one day and decided to try and
cure him of his bad habits. They got
him when he was full seas, and little
more. over, and took him to GENE
terry vault. where they locked him in.
thinking he would be scared out of his
drinking habit when he woke up.
The next morning Dennis woke up
looked around him and saw all the
dead. crossed himself and said:
''Be jabers, it's the resurrection, and
I'm the first one up
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-01
FIGHT WITH CHINESE PIRATES.
BIoodthirsty Sea Rovers to Be Found
In Eastern Waters.


We had been in the fog but two or
three hours when a large junk sudden
ly loomed up on our port bow. Our
captain, who was an old East India
and China trader, took one look at her
and said: my God! Here's an in
fernal Chinese pirate junk! Make all
sail, quick!"
We did not need that order Almost
as soon as I can tell it we had the
sails up and drawing, but not quick
enough to escape the junk, which bore
down under full head. her decks
crowded with men, her graphing
irons on a long pole, ready to hook
into our chains. The Oneco, being
built for the China trade, was armed.
We carried four guns in each broad
side and two swivelS on the taffrail,
with an ample supply of boarding
pixies, muskets. pistols and cutlasses.
If the pirate succeeded in boarding us
it would mean a hand-to-hand fight.
and what with making sail and getting
ready for battle, we had not fired a
gun before graphing irons were in our
chains. But at this moment we let go
a broadside of our four port guns.
which must have disabled the men in
charge Of the graphing line, for they
did not succeed in making it fast
around their bits until they had drift
ed about 200 feet astern. We at
tempted to cut this line. but the hook
was attached first by long chain
which we could not sever and the
angle was such that we could not hit
it with a shot
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-01
THE MISSING MAN
BY MARY r. HATCH
Author of The Bank Tragedy"
copyrig By Lee and

country for a brother w:lo 1t was be-
lieved had died in his infancy. For
four years could learn nothing about
the matter: the fifth l fancied that
had found trace, but, il so. Con-
stance. my brother was not q good
man, for 1t was among desperate men
that he was classed-men who had
violated the law many times. The
next year ! saw a description OF this
man in a newspaper. He went usual
ly by the name OF Ashley, 1t was
green-haired women; her name was
Lenora. learned what could about
them. and decided that at last l was
on the track Of my long-lost twin
brother Last May | was much excit-
ed. | could scarcely wait for the time
to come. meant fully to find my
brother, give him my mothers ring
and message, and appeal to him in
the name of her love and our relation
ship to become different man. You
opposed my going. you recollect, but
l persevered. for reasoned that very
soon the quest would be ended.
LAS | walked down the street a
lady came out OF the Essex House
and spoke to me as if she knew me.
In a moment became convinced that
she was Lenora, from the strange col
or of her hair, and that she mistook
me for my brother. could not talk
with her there. and | asked her If |
could not speak with her in some
place that she would name. l was 60
ing on the train that morning, l told
her. She asked me which way. and
replied to Portland. She said she
could see me on the train, then. saw
her on the train, and that is as far as
my recollection goes.
MY mind became eclipsed soon af
ter left Grovedale, think. for re-
member nothing that she said to me
or that | said to her. But how, or
why, | came here, | know no more
than you DO. Doubtless. it was
through some dumb instinct that took
the place of active intelligence. You
say | seemed attracted toward you
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CHAPTER XVII.
A Deep, Dark Mystery,

A Deep, Dark Mystery.
On the return of Mr.. Carter and Mr..
Hamilton. as l shall continue to call
him. having phonetic objections to
Mrs. Fry's expressive appellation OF
t'other one. Constance met them with
face SO full of fear, dread, conster-
nation, or whatever the feeling was
that had blanched her face to the col
or OF the white robe she wore, that
they both started back with alright.
Bless my soul. child. what is it?"
Constance are you ill?"
mo, no: but l must tell you both
j have sent the children away. Now,
listen" And with certain majestic
sternness which robbed her words of
all save the terrible significance of
the manifestly truthful account, she
related what hao taken place at the
house of Mrs. Fry.
Bless my soul, the mans stark.
raving crazy! He'll have to be car
ried to Concord. Did you know he
was crazy to begin with?'
Il don't know 1t now, Uncle Carter"
Bless my soul! She don't know it
now. Vane. she says.
Il think she is right. 1t Is some
thing worse than insanity; it is
scoundrelism OF the deepest. darkest
dye said Mr.. Hamilton, between his
set teeth
They all sat silent after that. as if
words were futile at such crisis, at
such an astounding event Mr. Ham.
ilton was the first to recover himself,
and, to their surprise, he spoke much
in his usual tones.
There is no sense in allowing such
a man to move us from our usual
ways. 1t is worse for him than for
us. An attempt at blackmail SO bare
faced is not to be considered a mo-
ment. The fact of my having lost my
sense of personality while away, no
doubt, struck him as reason why he
could put in the same plea of forget
fulness. But in this he has over
reached himself. No one will give