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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09
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a prominent citizen found the fol-
lowing lines written inside a box car
on the side track OF the Yellow Pine
Lumber Company this morning
which We're perhaps written by one
of the genus nobo. and who SHOWS
but that the cause OF his downfall
is expressed in the sentiment OF. the
verse.
Everybody Works But Mother
Everybody works but mother,
She gads around all day.
Speaks at the women's meetings
And goes 10 the matinee
Father tolls and works hard,
He has good time-Nit-
Everybody works at our house
But ma. and she has quit.-Charieston
Mail.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09
Another Frost Coming.

An old residential farmer says that
the frost o. yesterday morning killed
the grapes and injured the vines some.
Apples have been injured He also
says that there VIII be another frost
on the 18th of this month. for there
was fog on the 18th of January and
that there is always 4 frost IN May
to correspond with fog OF that month
Such Is true of the frost We have just
had, so this prophet says
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09
Democratic Hopes eroundIess,

The Democrats are prickinG up
their ears all over the State just like
as though they were going to DO
something or other this fall They
should a1lay their suspicious, for the
Republicans are going to find com
mon ground on which to operate and
then it viii be all off with the sIc-
Graws and the Chiltons.-Charlesto
News.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09

The Weston Independent thinks We
ought to let Ohio county settle the
contest between Captain Dovener and
Hon. W. P. Hubbard. 1t is enough to
let Ohio county furnish the candidate
without granting it the privilege OF
saying who he shall be. IL thea other
counties wish TO take hand in the
selection.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09
win Likely Fetch Him.

John Paul Jones is likely TO have
to be buried again. II he doesn't
come forth to fight after reading the
following from the last issue of the
Morsantown Post he is not the man
he used to be:
His grateful countrymen. anyway.
Can lay their hands on their hearts
and say.
They have laid to rest, the probable
bones
OF the late lamented John Paul
Jones' --.-45.,y-- :ss;.zs. e.
=Parkersburs State Journal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09
Too Big a Job

The present. House of Representa-
tives is composed of 252 Republicans
and 13S Democrats. giving a Repub-
licao majority Of III. In order to
capture the next House. which will
be the sixtieth Congress. the Demo
Gratis will be compelled to lassos IS
seats and not lose single one they
now hold Such performance
would be- little short Of revolutionary
and yet it is not neutrality-suspicious.
in American OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Chronicle
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09

If the Republicans favor tax reform
and Democratic papers attack Hon
William P Hubbard for being lead
err in that matter. how will that help
Captain Black Dovener to secure re-
nomination2-Parke State Jour
nal
Sure enough. how will it? Wait, till
June 10 and see.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09
Hubbard Worries Democrats.

Hon. w. P Hubbard's candidacy
for the Republican nomination for
Congress IN this district gives the
Democrats all over the STATE more
and more concern as the days come
and go-Clarksburg Telegram.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09

a Virginia man has been fined one
hundred dollars for having married
Two women. If the judge desired to
punish him by taking away his money
he should have allowed him TO keep
the wives
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09
All Honorable Men.

Chancellor Day, of Syracuse Uni
versity, has come to the aid of the
Standard on masnates- In the words
of Marc Anthony he says they are
honorable men. only Chancellor. Day
meant it. Can 1T be that any of the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09

Speaker Cannon IS saying that h."
would rather be Speaker OF the House
than President Of the United States
but what he means is thathe- would
rather be Speaker than defeated fo-
the presidency
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09

Alabama knew 40 better way to sup
to send him to the United States House
of Representatives. Speaker Cannon
has had long experience in settling
gentlemen who think they have mis-
sion to save the country
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09

The Senate is having period OF
rest from accusation Though it has
been blamed for every disaster to the
country it has escaped responsibility
for the San Francisco calamity.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09

The old soldiers hereabouts are do
ing some serious thinking on very
important subject just now and once
in a while they do some talking. And
they mean what they say, too.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09

The Standard Oil Company has en-
self defense and protection 1t will
probably need half a dozen or 50
before Roosevelt gets through with it
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09
Lecture on Japan

Rev DR.. WeIburn- missionary to
Japan. will lecture at Christ P E.
church on Saturday afternoon at four
o'clock DR.. AIiIburn VIII talk about
Japan and It's People
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09
win Rebuild Car SHOPS

Official word nas been received
the B. & o. railroad wiz rebuild the
car shops in Keyser recently destroy
ed by fire. The shops wiz cost $4,000.
General Manager Fitzgerald has ask
ed people to build one hundred houses
nearby, as they VIII be needed for sn1-
ployes.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09
Chance for the New Broom.

The new municipal administration
has chance TO try its new broom
on The streets right now Taere are.
some miles OF them that are getting
over ripe for sweeping already.-Mor-
Santown Post
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09
VIII Be Around Soon.

It Is about time for San Francisco
sufferers TO come knocking at the
back door Too good graft to be
overlooked by the tramps.-Charles-
ton Mail.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09

1t is not often that a hero has two
turns to prove his caliber- Genera!
Funston has been twice favored by
fortune and both times has acquitted
himself with distinction.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09

the throttle when the trainmaa repeats
the signal, thinking that It has not
been heard the first time The cnstne-
man then may not know whether to
stop or TO keep on. ~;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09

The Conscience fund in the United
States treasury has reached the sum
of three hundred thousand dollars
with an the miIlionaires and Senator's
yer to hear from
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09
N,,, -station for EIkins-

After being talked of for the past
few years. Eltlins, Randolph county.
win have new and up-to-date passen-
ger station. The station VIII be built
by the western Maryland, formerly the
west virginia Central ard Pittshurs-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09
Certainly Not.

And probably Havemeyer- 100. new
er heard of such a thing as a rebate
Wheeling Telegraph.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09

The fertilizer trust is under risie
examination by the government The
utility of the muck rake may become
apparent TO the President.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09
Railroad Notes
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO MEN
ALONG THE LINE AND ELSE
WHERE

special train was run from Wheel
ing to the Masonic Conclave which l.
being held in CiarksburS to-day
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09

The great problem OF the age is
how to harness the mud singing ca
pability of Vesuvius to the Panama
canal route
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09

While you're getting, get something
roo.rHa1I a Harris ice cream
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09

No one realizes how severe the Cal
ifornia earthquake WAS until he hears
that It shook five thousand dollars
out of Russell Sase,s pockets.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09

charfey Caidweils little joke was
almost as good as the one about Sem
arcr EIxins not being a candfdate-A
fellow has 70 have a little fun-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09
WARRINGTON

Observation-Disclosures
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09

zParkersburs State Journal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-09
I 80 GO 60 Is toaad
Same conapEafnts Here.

- Vheehng News.
The Coconino sun., 1906-06-09
Presb,teIian Church Items.

Subject for evening sermon A True Woman" All the young ladies will be interested in this and are especially invited to hear it. The young men might come and see if their ideal woman corresponds with that of the pastors Our new anthem books have come, and the Ladies choir will render some special music
 Other services as usual Sunday school at 9:45, preaching at Il 200, Christian Endeavor society at 7:15, and prayer meeting and study of the Sunday school lesson on Wednesday evening at 500 o'clock.
 Everyone cordially invited to at. tend these services.
The Coconino sun., 1906-06-09
BUSINESS NOTICES.

Advertisements under this head will be in Serted al the rate of ten cents per line for the first insertion. and i've cents per line for each sub ,equeut insertion, an average ot five word ma'iiug d line.
 When you visit Los Angeles do not fail to call on Miss Moor, the exclusive Parlor Milliner. She has an elegant line of both street and dress hats. She also makes a speciality of filling orders for neighhoring towns. Miss Moore has the latest imported styles and guarantees satisfaction. Address 533-5 Mason Bldg, Cor. 4th and Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal.
The Coconino sun., 1906-06-09
Deadly Seroent Bites

Are as common in India as are sto- mach and liver disorders with us. For the latter, however, there is a sure remedy, Electric Bitters, the great restorative medicine, of which S. A. Brown, of Bennetsville, s. C., says: "They restored my wife to perfect health, after years of suffer- ing with dyspepsia and chronical- ly torpid liver" Electric Bitters cure chills and fever, malaria, bill iousness, lame back, kidney trou- bles and bladder disorders. Sold on guarantee by all druggists. Price soc.
The Coconino sun., 1906-06-09
The Very Best Remedy for Bowel Trouble

Mr. M. F. Burroughs, an old and well known resident of Bluffton, Ind, says: "I regard Chamberlain's collie, cholera and diarrhoea Re- medy as the very best remedyfor bowel trouble. l make this state ment after having used the remedy in my family for several years. ] am never without it." For sale by all dealers
The Coconino sun., 1906-06-09
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

MISS haIndflne DulldIu was oii the sick list Wednesday and Thurs day but is now improving,
 R. H. Cameron, chairman of the board of supervisors, is in from the Grand Canyon and will remain until Monday,
 Miss Josie Marshal returned Thursday from Needles, where she has been for several weeks on ac- count of rheumatism, having fully recovered.
 John M. Clark, U. S. deputy marshal, and son of MT. and Mrs. Asa Clark arrived this morning and will spend few days here visiting his parents.
 Harlow Yaeger came in from his sheep camp about thirty miles south west of here Tuesday and will re- main in and around Flagstaff dur ing the summer.
 Deputies Marshals Clark and Mooney are here looking for grand and trial juriors to serve at the June term of United States court to be held in Prescott.
 Miss Elizabeth Coater, of Phoe- nix, came up from the south Tues day evening and will take Miss Mae Walkers position at the Arizona Central Bank during her vacation in the east.
 Miss Mae Walker went to King man Tuesday to attend the Beecher- Withers wedding and to act as Miss Bee ,her's bridesmaid and returned Thursday morning Thursday after. noon Miss Walker left for her home in Iowa Falls, Iowa, where she will visit with her parents fol the next six weeks.
 At recent meeting of the board of trustees of this school district Miss Elizabeth Smyser, of Indiana polls, Ind, was selected to fill the position of principal in the Flag staff school for the ensuing year Miss Smyser will come to Flagstaff well equipped to act as principal a she has filled that office for sev eral years in one of the lndianap olis public schools. Miss Smyser i a sister of Miss Myrtle Smyser who, for the past year, has beel the instructor of the training schoo ot tho Normal
The Coconino sun., 1906-06-09


 A Bargains Stanhope buggy nearly new, single harness, blanket, whip, etc.. for sale in a lump at 9 bargain. Inquire this office.
 LOST, SPRAYED OR STOLEN; Bay yearling mare colt branded NIT on left shoulder Will pay liberal reward forsame, H. A, Perkins, Wins low. Arizona. l9-t4
 FOR SALES -siX-room house with bath, best location in town. Inquire of A. E. Douglas. l9tf.
 For Sale cheap. Tent fitted with floor and stove, saddle, stove, bed stead, chainless bycicle, etc. Apply to A. V. Blair, Milton.
 WANTED-F -Freighters to haul from Cananea to Basaitequi, forty miles, price S25.oo per ton of Mex ican currency. Time required to make trip four days. Good roads and accomodations. Address Orc Maximo Mining Company, Cana nea, Sonora, Mexico, Apartado 26.
The Coconino sun., 1906-06-09

For Sale-One secondhand lumber wagon: one hay rake: Flying Dutch man blow; | walking blow; hay rake; moving machine; l cart; set work harness; set single harness. Inquire fo Dr. E. $. Miller.
The Coconino sun., 1906-06-09
FOR SALE, RENT, WANTED.

Advertisements under this head will be in- serted at the rate of ten cents per line for the first insertion, and five cents per line Tor each subsequent insertion an average Of five words making a line.
The Coconino sun., 1906-06-09

Thomas writing ink at five cents N bottle former price ten cents-at SUa stationery department.
The Coconino sun., 1906-06-09
A Quiet Wedding.

A quiet wedding of a popular young couple took place at the res idence of Mr. and Mrs. c. H. Schulz on Tuesday evening when Col. F. S. Breen and Carol yn E. Austin were united in marriage. The ceremony was performed by Rev. c. P. Wilson, of Pomona, Cal, in the presence of few friends of the happy couple. The groom is super visor of the forest reserves in this vicinity and a Lieutenant-Colonel of the first regiment of Arizona National Guards, popular and we'll known throughout the territory.
 The bride is one of the efficient teachers in our public schools and for the past three years the princi- pal of the schools and is one of the accomplished and popular ladies of Flagstaff.
 They went at once to housekeeping in the Kinney cottage on Birch street.
The Coconino sun., 1906-06-09

Dr. Heatherington and wife oi the Seventh Day Adventist Sanita- rum, of Phoenix, spent a week in the Skylight City visiting friends and taking in the sights and points of interest in and around Flagstaff. They visited the logging camps, mill and Lowell Observatory also, leaving Monday for the Grand Can yon, accompanied by A, s. Worth ington, Mrs. l.. Creech and Miss Lena Lewis. They were delighted with Northern Arizona and hope to visit it again.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-14
"klS AS OFTEN AND WHERE YOU wsH," SAYS JUDGE.

New York.-John Duffy, clerk 24 years old, was taken to the Yorkville police court on a charge of disturbing the paighborhood in which his sweet heart lives by prolonging his good night kissing too late.
 "He was hugging and kissing her right out on the stoop and the neigh bors had their heads out of the win dows and were shouting for them to break away. But they wouldn't do 1t. That was on Lexington avenue. near Thirtieth street." Policeman Flynn said to Magistrate Finn.
 "Who was the young woman you were nugging and kissing, Duny?" the magistrate asked.
 T keep company with her. your honor"
 They were disturbing the neighbor- hood snd I had to arrest him So the people could go to sleep" went on the cop.
 "The people weren't obliged to put their heads out of the window and look at the kissing. were they?" queried the court.
 "I suppose not"
 You are young man. oficer. Didn't you ever kiss your sweetheart when you were leaving her at the door? If you didn't, your girl would shake you and I wouldn't blame her. If that was a crime I'd have been in jail many a time when I was young fellow" said the magistrate, whose head has been
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-14
R. R. TIMETABLE.
WEST MAIN STREET STATION.

WEST MAIN STREET STATION. FOR BRIDGEPORT AND NEW YORK-6:2S. 7:47, 11:06 a. m.; 109, 2:40. G.O7 p. m.; Sundays. 500 D. m. FOR ANSONIA AND NEW HAVEN -6:2S, T:47. HOG a. m.: loo. a:iO. GOT D. m.: Sundays. 500 D. m. FOR wATERT0wN-647. .S:34, 11:f4 a. m.; 125.. 3:59. 5:12. 6:14. T,05, 901 p. m.: Sundays. 1000 a. m.: S:19 p. m. FOR THoMAsToN. ToRRINGToN AND wINSTED-S:29, 10:5S a. m.: 121. 3:55. TOO. ss56 p. m.: Sundays, 9:55 a. m: s:14 D. m. FOR HARTFORD. wILIIMAN- TIC. WORCESTER, PROVIDENCE PUTNAM AND BOSTON-GA5, s35 a. m.; 12:15. 3:15. 7:34 (to Hart. ford onlyl D. m.
 FOR DANBURY-S:30 a. m.: POS. TOO D. m-
 FOR POrGHKEEPsIE-s:30 a. m.: 20o D. m.
 SUNDAY TRAINS. FOR BR1SToI-(connecting with third rail traInsp-s:30. f005 q. m: 200. B.o5, TOO D. m.
 bhNh 6lnEEl 6IlIION. FOR BRIDEGPORT AND NEW YoRK-6s35. 1s55. 1f:10 e. m.: 11a 249. 435. s.i5 D. m.: Sundays TS5. $50 (to Bridgeport a. m-: 10c. 5:1o D. m-
 FOR ANsovIA AND NEW HAVEN -100 except Monday. GAS. 75s. n.l0 a m: 1:15. 2s4o. 4.1O. 4ss. SIS. Ts50 D. m: Sundays. is0. 7Ns. s50 a. m: los. 5:l0. .: 5o D. m. FOR wATERTOwN-600. sss5. s32. 1f.i2 a. m.: 123. 357. $40. s12. 71s. ss5o. 11.0 D. m-: Sundays. 500. 9sss a. m: s:1T D. m. FOR THOuASTON. TORRrNGTOv AND wINSTED-sz7. 1o15s a. m; 1.fa. 3s53. 6sss sl4 ?. m-. Sundays. a5s a. m: SIS ?. m
 DUBLIN STREET STATION. FOR MERIDES AND MIDDLE TOwN-1os5O s m-: 520 D m- O. M. SHEPARD. F. c COLEY. Gen supt- Asst Cen Pass Agt
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-14

heath which the youth was sleeping, peered out and summoned the porter.
 Come here instanter. :, If you don't stop him from snoring I will order the train stopped!"
 It took three or four more threats like that before the porter truly req lized that he had to be doing some thing. Finally he summoned sufficient courage to peer into the berth, and then. to his astonishment, he found it vacant
 What Is it?" howled the porter. Its ghost snoring! Help! Help!"
 Oman; Kaw-w-w. On-n-n; Kaw- w-w."
 By this time the aisle in the car was full of pajamas and people. Somebody cooler than the rest spied boot stick ing out from beneath berth No. 6.
 There he is." the discoverer shout ed. Pull him out, pull him out"
 Then Joe's nap came to an abrupt end. He was made prisoner and brought to Chicago in custody of rail- F9sad detectiyes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-14
DOES YOUR BACK ACHE 1?

That troublesome pain in the small of the back points straight to kidney sickness. Backache will not leave of its own accord, nor will sick kidneys cure themselves. Every day of neg feet makes the cure harder.
 Inactive kidneys cause rheumatism, neuralgia. gout, headaches, dizzy spells, nausea, indigestion, weak heart, gravel, stone in the kidneys, dropsy and too frequent passages of urine.
 When you first feel pain in the small Of the back, or first notice anything wrong with the urine, don't delay a moment. Give the kidneys the help they need.
 Doan's Kidney Pills have quick and direct action on the kidneys. They drive out the polsons that infest the blood, cleanse and stimulate the kid neys, regulate the urine. cure hack ache. dizziness and languor, and per manently heal the kidneys.
 The best proof we can offer of the great merit of Doan's Kidney Pills is testimony of residents of this city who have used the remedy.
 WATERBURY PROOF.
 James Dews, of 33 Hospital avenue, says:
 "Doan's Kidney Pills are fine rem edy and I can most highly recommend them. suffered considerably from severe pains through my loins and across my kiyneys. more severe during changeable weather or when caught
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-14
SNORING ABILITY OF TRAIN STOWAWAY
 CREATES EXCITEMENT ON A PULLMAN
Hiding Place of Champion St Louis Wheezer Bound for Chicago ls Finally Discovered and Panic Averted

Chicago.-Joe Steers snores. He snores pretty loudly, too. He makes so much ado about it that those who hear him imagine that he is mule hee-nawing. They say you can stick pins in him and he isn't feazed. You can stuff pillow into his mouth and he snores just the same. You can wrap thick winter blankets around his head tn the depth of six inches or so. and still the gong of the nightmare continues to ring out on the still night air with all the intensity of a fog horn. Yes, Joe is the famous snorer of St. Louis. When in action he sounds like freight engine going up grade.
 Joseph is IS years old and ambitious He concluded that Chicago was a live Her place than St. Louis. and the other evening he decided to come here. He came all right enough, and left snor- ing tra.l along the route. All the pas ssengers in -he Pullman car on which he came will testify to the truth of that statement.
 The ambitious youth with a knack for dcing things original bought a ticket that read to. a destination 20 miles or so out from St. Louis and toward Chicago. Before reaching that destination Joseph managed to slip into the Pullman sleeper and crawl be- meath lower berth No. 6. He was soon asleep and dreaming of the won ders he would see in Chicago in the morning, of the money he would make, of all the delights of real metropoli- tan city, when suddenly:
 Ohm; kaw-w-won; kaw-w-w."
 That was the starter. Snoring ap- pealed to his sleeping brain the same way that cigarettes appeal to other youths of his age. They keep right on smoking. Joe kept right on snor- ing. The first snores were like those of baby mule just weaned; the later ones were similar to the big mules you see now and then drawing great trucks over the streets of Chicago.
 "On-n-n; kaw-w-w."
 n WOmoH III uppCi uCiI LII To cSuSh her face out of the portieres and con- fided to the woman inmate of lower berth 10 across the way:
 T always did know that if 1 ever rode ir berth 13 I just couldn't sleep 8 bit"
 Isn't 1t too awful for anything. The conductor ought to put that man off the train."
 "On-n-n; Kaw-w-w. On-n-n; Kaw- w-w."
 Yes, throw him out!" shrieked 8 mans voice that came from lower 5.
 "On-n-n; Kaw-w-w."
 "Chop oil his head!" shouted an irate travelling man in upper '.
 "On-n-n; Kaw-w-w."
 Kill him! Hang him! Lynch him." came chorus of cries from other Derths. -s-Y -i@ssw $ .bhsisvss.,src,--ssi,ooi bhsisvss,sc \
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-14
Train Passes Over Child.

Lock Haven, Pa.--"Lie down. lie down" screamed Fireman Harry Hooy- CT. from the pilot of. his fast-fiyins lo- comotive here to little tot standing on ths rails in front of the train. and the little one fell like a small log and laid still while the entire Beech Greek accommodation swept over her and came to . stop three train lenerhs beyond It was one of the most re- marskhle escapes from death ever known in the valley. Hoover was or the locomotive before it had passed clear Of the child. and he vas on the tracks as the last car svep, by. tear ing the little child from between the ties. There the pazerzers and en- ginee- found him sitting on the track by the three-yezr-old. almost beside himself with Joy.