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fhk fhoSheS of IhAhbbubIOk CONTINUED.
drop Of her blood passed into his sys.
tenn II might prove fatal, but was told
that unless he took tho risk there was
not one chance I'm a thousand OF saw
ing her life.
THE Almighty was trying me, and.
thank God, / was not recreant to the
trust" he said after refusing TO dis
cuss his experience until no learned
that all OF tho circumstances were
known. "If 1 had not made good
I would feel that was no longer 1T to
be in the ministry"
Dr. Clark had been praying with
Mrs. Ladson and her husband and
was leaving the hospital when the crl.
sis suddenly faced him. A member of
Mrs. Ladson's family had agreed to
submit to the transmission OF blood, and
physicians from all parts OF the city
were waiting to witness one OF the
most remarkable operations ever per.
formed In New York. But, with every.
thing awaiting his arrival, the man
who was to have given his blood failed
to appear.
hr. Ladson eagerly offered to give
his blood for his wife. but the physl.
clans said he had none TO spare.
DIR. Clark was an ideal subject He
weighs nearly 200 pounds, and his
bodily vigor is shown by bis recent
winning OF the Forest park golf tro.
ply. Drs. Campbell and Clark looked
at him and at each other, but neither
had tho hardihood 20 suggest such
sacrifice. He knew OF the patients
peril, however. and without thought OF
tho danger he was running volunteered
to subject himself to the operation.
In few moments n nurse had
shaved DIR. Ciark's right wrist. He
was bound to an operating table be-
side Mrs. LadsOn, ana DIR. Campbell at
once began the operation OF blood
TRANSMISSION. The surgeon made an In.
clsion In DIR. Clark's wrist several
Inches long ana half an inch deep.
Forcing the tendons aside, he caught
hold OF the artery aud lifted Il TO the
surface
similar operation had been per.
formed on the patients right wrist.
The outer ends OF both arteries had
been bound tight with catgut, while
their arms were bound tightly above
the elbows TO check the flow of blood.
An attempt was made first 10 sew the
ends OF the several arteries together so
as to permit OF a direct TRANSMISSION.
but just as the stitches were put I'm
Mrs. Ladson moved, and they were all
torn away.
A silver tube was then tried. The
free end OF DR. Clark's artery was at.
tached to one end OF the tube, and the
other was inserted into the patients
opened blood vessel. The bands on
their upper arms were removed, and
without further accident the process OF
TRANSMISSION was continued until the
patients leg had been amputated.
Dr. Clark refused TO have his face
covered by q cloth, and with his head
lying only three feet from Mrs. Lad.
sons leg he was forced 20 witness ey.
err detail OF the operation.
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DANGLE ABOVE DEATH
Two Men on a Rope Hang a Mile
From the Ground.
AWFUL FIFTEEN MINUTES.

One Pair Of Hands Holds Two Persons
From Six Thousand Foot Drop OF
the Side Of the Mstterhorn--A Tate
OF Alpine Altruism,
IL was a bright August day and fine
weather for mountaineering I'm the
Alps when two or three men who hap
pened to be looking up at one of the
most precipitous rock faces OF the Mat
terhorn saw a thrilling scene that few
could witness with unfalterlng gaze.
One Of them, a professional guide. In
stantly turned his eyes from that
scene and looked down at the snow
6.000 feet below so that he might fix
In mind the spot where he expected
every instant to see the bodies of two
men drop.
Far mp toward the top OF the famous
mountain two men were dangling OH
rope. swinging TO and fro over an
abyss whose bottom lay more than a
mile below them.
Both men are alive today, and one
OF them has told the story OF that ter
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-12-26
wild Neoro Lsssoed.

Wild west tactics were resorted TO
in New Orleans TO arrest an alleged
Wild man named Joseph Walters. a ne
gro. aged tweuty-eIght years. IN the
swamps IN The reBr OF the Illinois
Central railr9gd tracks near the pro
lection lcyee. According TO the report
received at police headquarters, Wal
ters was seen acting suspiciously near
the Illinois Central railroad tracks, and
A. he Is considered crazy the police
we're called. Sergeant Joseph Cearns
of the Ninth precinct. accompanied by
Corporal John KilrOy and Special on
GERS Halle and Humphrics OF the rail.
road company, In q short while was
on the trail When the negro saw the
officers coming toward him he began
70 run, but Sergeant Ccarns. being an
expert with the rope, lassoed the alleg.
cd Wild man After being placed un.
der arrest Walters tried TO get away,
but was tied and placed I'm the patrol
wagon
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HE WAS swINGINo IN MIDAIR.
ribie hour In the latest number of In
Montague, the periodical of the French
Alpine club.
Edouard Monod- -Herzen, n young
Frenchman, is among the best OF
French Alplnists. He had made three
ascents Of the Matterhorn and return
ed there In August TO climb the noun
tain again with n young Russian, Ser
gius Soianof, whose brother Charles n
fine mountaineer, had been the French
mans comrade In n good deal OF
climbing. v -
All that Monod- Herzen knew, OF the
qualifications of Sergius was that
Charles had assured him that, the
young man had acquitted himself cred
itably In the ascent OF the Welsshorn
and several other hard climbs The
Frenchman found TO his cost that he
was very rash I'm inviting man of
whose ability he had no personal
knowledge TO share with him, the hard
est bit of climbing in Europe.
Starting from Zermatt- at--2 m,
the young, men made suocessfuI as
cent on the Syissside Of the mountaIn.
They reached the summit at IL o'clock
and spent IN hour enjoying the mag
nificenty panorama which every side
revealed. tstl.Is t,
They found two. other parties. on the
summit both In Charge of guides, one
OF whom was the famous Burgener.
The two parties Started to descend the
italian side, cf the 1ngtnfalp, spd the
young men lefsurely followed them.
Not far below the summit, on the
southern side of the Matterhorn, Is
rock face that is absolutely perpendlc-
ular. IL can be circumYented only by
a tedious detour, which requires so
much time that four rope ladders one
below the other. have been fastened
to this vertical wall so that climbers
can ascend and aescend It. 81
With the aid OF these stout ladders
there is no great danger for an expe.
rienced man II he. has great strength
OF arms and a level head AS an addl-
tional safeguard, n long. heavy rope
is fastened to thes wall at the top OF
the highest ladder and hangs loose be-
side them 20 the bottom Of the lowest
ladder.
AS soon ms they had reached the top
most ladder Monod. EIerzen and Soian-
Of proceeded TO adjust the rope that
tied them 20 each other Then Monod-
Herzen. sout Soianof down alIe@t and
paid out the. rope until most OF the
slack was taken up.
He then turned over on hfs face and
began the descent, calling now and
then TO bis comradc, who each time
cheerlly responded that all was we'll.
They had thus descended about sixty
feet, balf the height OF the precipitous
wall 20 whose face they were clluging,
when just as the Frenchman was TAX
ing step down be heard the words:
"Ob, I am fallingw
Instantly Monod Herzen braced him
self against the pull ON the rope. ft oc-
CURED 10 him quick MS fash that he
could not get his fingers clear around
the rung Of the ladder because II lay
too close against the wall lie I'm
stantly removed bis hands and grasped
the loose line just as the shock came
70 pulled him or the ladder. aud he
was swinging IN midair. The rope that
Joined the men was tied around their
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Perk.r. Chased BY forks!,

Porksr, Chased by TufkoJy
Great Commotion In Brooklyn.
Brooklynitcs hurrying TO their work
stopped I'm astonishment on recent
morning as big white pig dartcd out
beneath tho door or tho saloon on tho
corner OF Third avenue aud Fifty SOW
enth street, Behind camo an irato
turkey gobblcr. ana behind him again
came Jack Kelly, the bartender.
The pigs legs wero unsteady from
tho effects OF tho beer generous admir-
crs had purchased for him tho night
before, but no made good tlmo down
Third avenue. At Tlfty-hfth street q
car had stopped. Tho pig boarded it.
He upset tho conductor and ran inside.
Women screamed and tried to get out
OF his way, but no bumped about TIL
tho motorm0n opened tho front door
to Investigate tho commotlon.
The pig made for tho opening. He
ran between tho motorman's legs and
threw him on his back. He allghted
gracefully from tho car and sped on
down Third avenue. Several men tried
b stop him and were overturned for
their pains. Some one turned IN call
for tho police.
Lieutenant Murphy led out the re-
serves OF the Fourth avenue station.
They tried TO surround tho pig, but
ho broke through tho Gordon. Night
sticks and stones thrown ut him failed
to reach him, and tho pig disappeared
down Fifty-second street TO Second
avenue. Policeman Ryan kept up tho
pursuit. AT Fifty-Arst street ho was
gaining, and at Fiftleth street ho
caught up TO and cornored the pig in u
doorway. Ho fell on him and over
whelmed him. With tho help OF n
dozen men and boys and rope ho
led the animal TO tho police station,
where he charged him with intoxica-
don and resisting an officer.
Kelly arrived later and bnlled out
his charge.
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SAW WOLVES FIGHT BEAR.
Exciting Experience Of Countess Who
Saved Bruins Life.

Exciting Experiences Of Countess Who
Saved Bruins Lie.
With four ravenous timber wolves
battling fcrcely with a black bear I'm
the wilds along tho upper Peace river,
In Canada, Countess Meherenc do st.
Pierre OF ST. Brieuc, Brittany. France.
lay concealed behind a windfall less
than 200 feet away and watched the
struggle for nearly quarter OF an
hour. Tho countess was making n
trip through the uncXplored region
north Of Edmonton. with only an In.
dian guide for her companion. Arriving
In Seattle, she describes her exciting
experience az follows:
"For a time the honors Of war were
about even. and SO intent were the
participants upon the fight that they
did not notice the approach OF tho In
dian guide and myself. We had been
breaking trail through a heavily wood
ed forest. the Indian making his way
through the timber and underbrush
without making any more noise than
the occasional cracking OF n twig be-
meath his moccasins. Following his
instructions, placed my feet In the
tracks left by his moccasins. and I'm
this way we were able TO advance
quietly.
my first impulse when came upon
the four wolves fighting desperately
with the bear was TO shoot ! raised
my rife. but suddenly the spirit Of the
struggle seemed TO take possession Of
mo aud I motioned to the guido to
drop behind n fallen tree. From the
concealment thus afforded we watched
the battle for several minutes.
The timber wolves assailed the bear
on all sides. swapping viciousiy nt his
heels and springing away before the
slow moving bruin could turn. Az the
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GW00D PRESTON THURSDAY DECEMBER 2 1907

supported by the Frenchman's grip up
ON that rope. II his wrists gave out
or his fingers gould not maintain that
grip they would both fall over milo
upon the Ice and snow below.
The shock that jerked Nonod- Her.
zen or the ladder swung. him out into
the air. and he came back like pen.
dulum against the rock wall, adding
severe bruises TO his injuries and near.
ly loosening his hold on the rope. Grip
as hard as he might. he could not keep
the rone from slipping little through
his fingers.
All the skin was rubbed of the
palms OF his hands. Blood covered
the cord. and bits of flesh clung to it.
and II seemed 10 him as though tho
rope around his body was cutting him
In two, SO heavy was the Russian at
the other end.
He cried with all his might for the
guide. Burgener. who could lust be
seen far below. Burgcner heard the
appeal from above.
whats the matterg" he shouted.
"My friend has fallen. Conner
''WhereT'
Here. He is hanging on my rope.
Comet"
Burgener sprang up the rocks like n
goat. About fifteen minutes elapsed
before he reached the ladders. nnd all
that time the lives OF the two men de
pended upon the grip OF the bleeding
fingers.
Clutching the ladder, Burgener grasp
al thn xxFfn Ia, q
drew IL to the wall and carefully help
ed the young Russian back TO the lad
der and fastened him there. Then he
clambered above and helped Monod.
ferZen TO the ladder
Back TO the Russian he went again
and placed his hands and feet on every
rung OF the ladders till they reached
platform on which they rested for
awhile and then slowly went on to the
tourist, whom Burgener had left. The
vertical drop OF the wall was now
above them.
Neither on that day nor later was
Monod-IierZen able 10 learn from his
companion exactly what happened
Soianof could say only that he felt his
hands opening and he hnd no power
TO close them again upon the rungs OF
the ladder. He seemed almost half
dead as he was led below.
Burgener then said that his first
duty was to the man whose safety was
his special charge. lie would do this,
however; He would take his tourist
one stage farther on the descent and
then return TO help them TO the same
point. Below that place he would not
be with them, for he must deliver his
man at Breull before dark.
The faithful guide fulfilled his prom
ise, but Monod Herzen was almost In
despair when he and his friend were
left alone. Burgencr could not possl-
bly, return 10 them with rescue party
before the next forenoon. and mean
while they would certainly freeze TO
death If they spent the night on the
mountain.
But they made the rest of the de-
scent unalded that night Burgener
had helped them past the most-formi-
'dable difficulties. After an hour OF
rest young SolanOf recovered some
thing OF his spirit and physical
strength, and they slowly went down
together, reaching Breuil at II y. IN.
Solanof told the friend who had
saved his life that while he was swing.
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Strengthen these nerves buiid them 90
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Bt THHOWINo REPEATEDLY THEY GOT TIN
MOOSE ABOUT HIS HEAD.
tell OF the incident but every English
speaking man on board was loud In
praise OF the skipper and his officers.
Anan, good looking yellow skinned
Malay. with working knowledge of
English, on Nov. II, when the Hudson
was battling with northwest gale
100 miles from Bermuda, started to 20
from the bridge to the water tank for
pail OF water. He reached the port
rail when the Hudson fell TO meet an
oncoming sea and then. instead Of ris-
Ing, buried her nose and shipped tons
OF water, which galloped like mad over
the bridge and deck. The quartermas-
ter was thrown clear over the rail and
landed in the boiling sea. Fortunately
he kept hold OF the wooden pail. and
to this he owes his life.
Both the skipper and the mate, cling.
Ing to the bridge rail-. saw the man go
and as the water receded ran to the
wheel An instant later the Hudson
swung to port.
BY this time most OF the crew were
at the rail throwing life belts or what
ever they could lay hands on to the
unfortunate man. fast drifting away
from the vessel. Such was the fury OF
the storm that they were unable to
lower boat The steamer slowly cir
cled about until sho was tail TO the
gale ana rolling In seas which broke
over her poop.
Slowly the skipper worked her about
until he was near the man I'm the wa
ter. The whole crew by this time
lined the rail. Chinese. lascars and
Malnys vied with each other I'm the
endeavor to throw line to the man.
Anan had been unable TO catch either
belt or line, but he had the presence
OF mind TO tuck the pail up under his
arm. AS the Hudson got TO windwnrd
Third Engineer George Murray and
another man went down n rope ladder
thrown over the side and tried to reacb
the now unconscious quartermaster.
Overhead the forty orientals were
cbattering excitediy above the storm.
This form OF rescue was not success,
and so II was given up.
Finally some one on board made a
lasso, and by throwing repeatedly they
managed TO get Il tight about the Ma.
lays neck. In this way he was drawn
close TO the vessels side and hauled
on board. For two hours the crew
worked over him before he was
brought around, and Il was two days
before he was able TO go TO work
again
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-12-26
GAVE HER HIS BLOOD.
How Brooklyn Clergyman Saved
a Woman's Life.
A REMARKABLE OPERATION.

Patients Leg Cut on While Vital
FiuId FIews From MInlstsr's Veins
Into Hsrs--Artsrlss In Their Wrists
Bound Together.
With ono OF his arteries clampcd fast
TO hers, the Rev. DIR. John Lewis Clark
lay beside Mrs. Julia Ladson In tho
Bushwick hospital. Brooklyn. and.
risking his life, let his blood surge
through hor veins while physicians
amputated her right leg. DIR. Clark is
the man who married William Ellis
Corey and Msbells Gilman.
Mrs. Ladson was suffering from an
acute case OF blood poisoning. DR..
Clark was warned that IL the smallest
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STAMPEDEO BUFFALO.
One Bunny searss Seventeen Blsen
Almost ts Death.

ONs mummy ooares seventeen Bison
Almost 70 Death.
A very small rabbit chased by a vel.
low dog ran into the buffalo pen at the
geological garden at Cincinnati. and n
stampede among tho seventeen men,
bers OF tho celebrated roo herd en-.
sued.
All OF the buffalo are large and fat.
and when they ran wildly about their
Enclosure a whirlwind seemed 70 have
taken possession OF their quarters.
The terror OF the ponderous animals
before the tiny. long cared object was
extreme. A close resemblance TO an
old time stampede OF buffalo on tho
plains OF the wild west was presented
for several minutes.
When the animals had becom some
what subdued and quieted through ex.
haustion Il was found that one fins
young buffalo had been kilied-tram.
pied almost into the earth under the
hoofs OF Its panic stricken compan-
Ions. The rabbit escaped.
Superintendent Sol Stephan OF the
ZOO places tho value OF the buffalo
that was killed at $3.50.
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was going TO keep his face tho way he
pleased. When tho boy reached the
school In tho morning he saw stand
Ing upon the teachers desk great
pail OF soapy water and at It's side a
brush. Miss Lehman called him to
the front OF the room, and the combat
started. The teacher soon gained tho
advantage. She then unbuttoncd the
collar OF his shirt aud rolled back his
sleeves, after which she applied the
scrubblng brush.
Principal A. G.. Deaver and the
school Janitor had concealed them
selves In the hallway in order TO meet
any emergency, but their services were
not needed.
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Already minus one leg, Charles Car.
rollton set a coach load OF people In
nn excited state on Tennessee train
when he commenced to carve his fin.
gers on with the keen blade OF his
pocketkDlfe. Women screamed ana
strong men held back for fear the de-
mented man might turn on them.
When the train reached the Memphis
depot policemen overpowered Carroll
ton, and he was taken 20 the insane
ward. Dr Crawford found II neces-
sary 10 amputate three fingers which
had been whitfield By the mailman.
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poa Find, Lona Wa Harn..

Robert Drake OF howelIs. near Mid.
letown, N. Y, has a dog. nearly blind
FOR some time, which has just furnish
cd an example OF remarkable animal
Instinct The dog accompanied its
master md Rev. II. r.. Kelllngton on a
hunting trip in Sullivan county. The
party went nearly forty miles by rail
and then drove about seven miles into
the woods When the hunters started
to return home the dog could not be
found, but on the second day Il ap.
peared at its masters door none the
worse FOR the trip
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LASSOED FROM SEA.
Ships Drowning Quartermaster
Saved by a Larlat.
PAIL AS A LIFE PRESERvER.

Remarkable Rescue Of an inpsriIsd
Malay During storm on Bermuda.
impossible to Launch a Boat. the
Waves Were Running So High.
A remarkable happening OF the re-
cent cruise OF the hooker Hudson from
Manila to New York via Cape Horn
was T. rescue at sea OF Anan, tho
Malay quartermaster. who fell over
board when tho vessel was nearing
Bermuda and who was only got on
board again after piece OF rare sea.
manship. First Mate James McGane-
gal. a very modest man. was loath TO
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TO check cold quickly. get from your
druggist some litle Candy Geld Tablets
called freyenUcs Druggists everywhere
are now dispensing Preventics. Tor they are
not only safe but decidedly effective ard
prompt. Pfevcutlcs contain no quinine. no
laxative. nothing harsh nor sickening
Taken AZ the sDcczc stage" preventics
will prevent pneOmonis bronchitis ~ grippe.
etc Hence che name Prerentics Good
fof feverish children 48 Proventics acc
Ifial boxes Sc. Sold by Stficklef's drus
alorn
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0RAsPRD THB swIv0INo ROPE.

ing on that rope he wanted TO shout to
bis comrade to cut the rope, let him
drop and save his own life. He tried
TO speak the words, but could articu.
late nothing. MonOd-Hcrzen replied
That no man would sacrifice his friend
70 save his own life and that such an
idea never entered his head
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GO TO JAIL FOR A DOG.
Devotion 10 Their Pet Land Britlsher
and Wife In Prison.

and Wife IN Prison.
After series OF police court actions
over the possession OF a collie, in tho
last OF which they wcro ordered 20
give the dog 20 another claimant, VII
liam Smith and his wife OF London
decided TO dlsobey tho magistrates
orders and go TO Jail instead
When the magistrate signed the or
der to send the couple 90 prison FOR
contempt OF court he remarked, "It Is
preposterous for a man 70 go 10 pris.
on for the love OF n dog and not Ike
the action OF a rational human being"
Smiths wife didn't think so. saying
no martyrdom could be so painful as
the loss OF good Christian collie.
Meanwhile the dog has mysterious
ly disappeared, but the Smiths say
they will serve their time with salts.
faction, knowing that the dog Is 20 DO
cared for during the term OF theft Inn
prisonment The claimant whose right
to the ownership OF the dog was up
held by the court was equally attach.
ed to the animal
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FISH ALIVE IN CAKE or ICE.
Thawsd Out, II swins In . Tub Of
Water.


Water.
Imbedded I'm n cake Of ice that would
weigh 300 pounds, Sheriff w. II. Stew.
ort OF Catskill, N. T., while filling hls
chill room found n fish OF the perch
species about two inches long. He
carefully broke the larger part OF the
ice from around the fish and placed
the fish. stlll I'm fec. I'm n tub OF water
uear the stove, allowing the ice TO
melt slowly. AS soon as II was free
the fish lay as IN dead.
In short time, however. II began to
move its fms and gradually grew more
lively and began 60 swim, stlmy. but
in about two hours II was dartlng
around the tub as lively as ever. This
Ice was put In the icehouse last Jan.
uary with thousands Of tons on top,
the cake being almost on the last row.
The fsh probably was frozen before
the ice was harvested, rs II was in the
middle OF an eighteen inch cake