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The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-11
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cumstances recourse is had to the wreck gun
and beach apparatus with n view to carrying on
rescue work through the instrumentaliy of the
breeChes buoy or the life car First Of all a
shot with n line attached is fired across the
stranded vessel by means of powerful little
mortar or snubnosed cannon. which will hurl a
line over q wreck 400 yards distant even In the
teeth Of gale. With this preliminary line in
their possession the crew of shipwrecked craft
can quickly haul out larger line and finally
threench hnwser Attached to the hawser Is n
board which bears in English on one side and In
French on the other instructions as to how to
make the hawser fast to a mast or the best place
that can be found.
When tho shipwrecked mariners signal that
they have obeyed instructions tc fastening the
hawser the lifc-saveTs on shore haul the hawser
taut and perhaps elevate the shore end by means
OF a tripod in order to lift It well clear Of the
water after which there Is sent off to the ship
a breeches buoy, suspended from traveller block
or life car depending from rings running
the hawser. Only one person at n time car be
landed by the breeches buoy, but from four to Six
people can be carried ashore at each trip Of the
life car, Whichever be the vehicle employed the
trips continue until all the imperiled persons are
safely ashore, after which an ingenious mechan
ical device known as the hawser cutter Is drawn
out to the wreck along the galloway and upon
arriving at the terminus Of the hawser auto
matically cuts the rope, allowing the life-savers
TO haul IL ashore and thus preserve intact val.
liable part Of their apparatus.
Ambitious inventors are constantly GevisinG
new forms OF apparatus for the use OF the United
States lie-saving crews. Indeed. these inven.
tons are so numerous that the federal govern
ment has felt obliged to create board Of experts
whose special duty II is to test novelties and who
hold such trials several times Il year. However,
not many of the ideas that are advanced
prove practicable for the eHacting conditions Of
the rough and ready service involved and the
above mentioned classes Of apparatus continue to
DO the staDdbys on which our lfe-savers place
the greatest dependence However. there has
atterly been an advance In facilities for signal.
ing and there is now in use form of beach light
so powerful us an iluminant that It enables one
to read the face of a watch at a distance Of more
than nine hundred feet.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-11

line About this time Mr. Newell was elected to
congress and on the first resolution day of the
first session of the thrtieth congress-on Jan.
uary 3. 1S4S, to be eXact-he introduced In the
national legislature the measure which laid the
foundation of our Life-Saving Service.
The national government now maintains up.
ward of three hundred fesaving stations dis
tributed the coasts of the Atlantic, the Pa
cific. the Gulf of Mexico and the Great Lakes.
Each of these stations is named by crew Of
from six to eight surfmen-hardy and fearless
fellows who are splendid specimens Of physical
manhood and who are skilled In handling boats in
angry seas and In manipulating the various me.
chanical appliances which Uncle Sam provides
aids to the Drawn and the quick wits OF our
coast patrolmen in the dangerous task OF cheat
Ing the deep of its prey. For devotion to duty
that necesstates eternal vigilance and the most
fatiguing service the lifesavers receive the mod.
est wage of $50 per month. Moreover they re-
ceive that pay for anly nine months a year the
crews being laid off during June, July and Au-
gust, at which season severe storms and wrecks
are almost unknown. Should lifesaver be In.
jured during his summer "lay-off" he not only
cannot get back into the service but he cannot
under existing conditions draw any pension
retirement pay, no matter how many years he
has faithfully served the nation.
The vast majority Of rescues effected by the
lfe-saving crews are accomplished by means OF
lfeboats or surfboats. These stanch craft. which.
now manufactured are almost unsuitable, are
the ideal vehicles for taking considerable num-
bers Of persons from imperiled vessels in lin
tied space Of time, II the patro!man, who in his
ygils OH the beach discovers a vessel ashore and
hastens to the ife.saving station for assistance
reports that the use of boat Is practicable eth
ed the large lifeboat Is launched from its ways
in the station and proceeds to the wreck by
ter, or the lighter surfboat is hauled overland to
point opposite the wreck and launched as cir
cumstances may dictate. Formerly all of these
boats were propelled by oars and many OF them
yet are, but latterly there have been introduced
big motor lifeboats which are vast improve
mcnt in every way over their predecessors.
Ofttimes ship meets disaster in 80 dangerous
n position with such hieh sea running that II
is manestly hopeless to attempt to reach the i'm.
periled craft with sma boat Under such cir.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-11
New to 1t.

They walked up to the desk OF the
Getty House In Yonkers. both In sus.
piciously new clothes. lie took pen
from the hand OF Clerk Mailing with q
careless. Indifferent air and signed
with flourish. 1t was just his name.
Mailing looked ut him in surprise and
waited. Finally he said:
Aren't you going to register her.
too?"
The man answered. "Of course"
and with another flourish he added.
land wife,"
The bride looked at him reproach.
fully. murmuring,. What did you
suppose hit you I'm the ribs for?"
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-11
Uncle Sans Rcpresentative.

Senator John Sharp Williams tells
of Il negro lad in southern town who
was not the least Jealous of Uncle
Sans servants. One day when tho
mail bag for that town was thrown
from the train the pouch was caught
up by this diminutivo courier. who
started Off, as was his wont. on n brisk
trot to the postoiiicc.
As he was rounding corner of the
station he encountered larger boy.
with the result that the little courier
was upset. When the latter got up
and rcadjusted himself he turned upon
the other cXclaimng:
Look heah! Yo' wants to be keer.
ful bout dis chile! When yo' jars me-
yo Jars dc gov'mcnt Of de United
States. | carries dc NALL"
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-11
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For WeaIl Kidneys.
Relieves Urinary and Kidney
Troubles, Backachc, StraininS,
Swelling, Etc.
Stops Pain in the Bladder,
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,p bugiu to say gOud-hNu forever To the
sonldug. drihblug, gtriiuing. or too FIRE.
uuvut passage Of urine, tI' IOrchCad ana
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Gle weakness, spots before tho eyes, yol-
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The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-11
IN MATcHTOWN.
Fortunately no Faith Was Required,
For She Had None.

"I had no faith whatever, but on tho
advice OF hale, hearty old gentleman
who spoke from experience. began to
use Grape-Nuts about years ago."
writes an Ohio woman. who says she
IS 40, Is known to be fair, and admits
that she is growing plump on the new
diet.
II shall not try to tell YOU how suf.
fered for years from deranged stom.
ach that rejected almost all sorts OF
food, and digested what little was fore
ed upon it only ut the cost Of great
distress and pain.
II was treated by many different
doctors and they gave me many differ
cnt medicines, and even spent sever
al years in exile from my home. think.
ing change Of scene might do me good.
You may judge OF the gravity Of my
condition when l tell you l was some
times compelled to use morphine for
weeks at time.
For two years have eaten Grape.
Nuts food at least twice a day and I
can now say that | have perfect
health. have taken 10 medicine In
that time-Grape.Nut has done 1t all.
/ can eat absolutely anything l wish.
without stomach distress.
II am business woman and can
walk my 2 or 3 miles day and feel
better for doing SO. have to use
brains In my work, and 1t Is remark
| able how quick, alert and tireless my
mental powers have become" Name
given by Postum Co.. Battle Creek.
| Mich.
There's a reason" and 1t Is explain
ed in the little book, The Road ia
| Wellville," in pkgs.
| Ever rend the above Ictters A new
! one appears from time Ia time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF sumas
} Interest.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-11
CCrncrcd.

Lord Guiltord tells story OF a
young lady's resources at a bazaar.
business was In full swing when n
young man strollCd around the vari-
ous stalls. with no intention of pur.
chasing anything. Az he passed a
large. beautifully decorated stall tho
young lady seller detained him.
wont YOU buy cigarette holder.
sire she asked mo, thank you. |
don't smoke" was the curt reply. Or
"a pen writer worked with my own
hands?" Il don't write" Then do
have this nice box Of chocolates" Il
don't eat sweets" The young iady's
patience was exhausted. Sir" she
said grimly. will you buy this box
OF soap?"
The young man paid up.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-11
NEWS FROM THE STATE HOUSE

Henry Schecle. late representative
from Seward county in the last two
legislatures. has filed for state senator
from Seward county.
Henry c. Richmond. chief clerk OF
the house of representatives. has filed
as n democratic candidate for state
auditor. He lives in Omaha.
There is total of S527,95i.22 oi
state funds on hand In the various
state depostorics. according to tho
ond.of.theyear report. made by State
Treasurer George.
l.. a. Warner OF Sterling. one OF tho
standpat supporters OF the recently
organized Taft club in this state. is 10
come out for lieutenant governor on
the republican ticket.
State superintendent nclzcll has is.
sued call for the meeting of the
ounty supcrntcndcnts Of the state for
January II and 19 in this city. The
gathering will be held at representa-.
tiyes hall Mt the state house.
Secretary Frank Odoll of the State
Bcekccpcrs' association has received
word from Washington that DR.. T.. r.
Phillips, director Of the agricultural
investigations for the government,
will attend the meetings OF the Ne
braska association January II and 1S.
The mllers of Nebraska won their
point before the state railway commits.
sion and obtained from railroad at.
torneys an agreement whereby inter.
state rules applying to milling In
transit privileges shall prevail except
that paragraph which prohibits the
shipment OF mixed carloads.
Governor Hadley OF Missouri has
Informed Governor Aldrich that he
will be unable to accept an invitation
to speak before the Lincoln Young
Mems Republican club on Abraham
Lincoln's birthday because he has ac'
cepted an invitation to speak at a sim
liar club meeting in Missouri, Gov
crnor Aldrich had urged him to come
to Lincoln.
George NJ. Laird Of Omaha has filed
a 81 600 claim against the state alleg
ing that he fell into ditch near the
state school for the deaf in that city
and was permanently injured.
The state prison board has ordered
the transfer Of Jennie Geiger from the
pententiary TO the Hastings asylum,
The woman was sent up for life for
murder committed in Kimball county,
and has the halucination that she is
not Jennie Geiger, but her sister, and
Is being held for crime she never
committed.
Although as yet not graduated from
Iowa state college at Ames, where he
will finish next June. Phineas s. Shear
er OF Marshaltown, Iowa, has been
chosen as an instructor in animal hus
bandry in the University of Nebraska
Young Shearer graduated from the
high school in 1908.
The Nebraska legislative association
which was organized at n legislative
reunion held during the state fair. viii
hold a banquet in Lincoln the latte,
| part OF January or early In February
according to information given out BY
II. C. Richmond OF Omaha. secretary
Of the organization.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-11
DEATH BY DYNAMITE
FRED kLUMB is KILLED NEAR
FREMONT.
NEWS FROM OVER The STATE
What 10 Gong on Here and There
That is Of Interest 20 the Read.
ers Throuahou, Nebraska
and Vicinity.
NEWS FROM OVER The STATE

Fremont Fred !;iumb, aged twenty
two. was instantly Killed siN miles
cast of Fremont Thursday by an cX
plosIUu OF dynamite used to blast out
ice IN the work OF the Elkhorn valley
drainage ditch. klumb came to Ere
mont Two years ago from his home
at kaukauna, Wis. He roomcd at tn,
'. NJ. G. A. dormitory and was popu.
lar with the members Of that organi,
2atiOu
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-11
SuspjciouS,

When the iour.and-twenty black
birds which had been baked In the pie
began. Immediately the latter was
opeued, to sing. the king grew sus-
picious.
"liow," demanded his majesty,
"werc you so remarkably preserved?'
The blackbirds. visibly disconnected.
offered no reply.
Was it by the use or benzoate OF
soda?" Numbered the king. thorough
~ aroused.-Puck.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-11
Celebrate Their Golden Wedding.

Co2ad Mr.. and Mrs. !. II. Darncr
Of this city celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary Saturday. The
ceremony was performed by J. J
church, II the opera house. in the
presence Of about 200 guests. After
the ceremony the gathering adjourned
to odd Fellows hall. where the ladies'
aid society of the church served din
nCf.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-11

A man knows more ut twenty-one
than he may be able to forget ut fifty.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-11
lost Voice Three Times.

Boulder. colo The case of Miss
Elma Clark, n student in the state uni
vcrsity here. who has lost her voice
on three consecutive occasions when
she visited her home in Dillcr. NCh.. Is
said by physicians to be one of the
most peculiar cases Of its kind on
record. During her visits she has lost,
control of her vocal orCans almost en-.
tircly. but on her return to school hcr
voice rcgains its normal condition.
StaplChurst A power plant will bc
built here by the Jacobs Electrical
company. home concern \ dam
will be built on the Blue river sixty
feet long and eight feet high. with i
wins on each side. II Is the intention
pf the new company to fuvnish cloc
iricity for the town OF Staplchurst ant
surrounding territory
I.incoln-T.arl Shock OF Arapaho
! and Miss Rachel Givcns of Weston
/ ". Va. both twcnty.onc years Ole
wcrc married in tho vcstibule OF
coach on a Burlington train by Judg
Bruce Fullerton.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-01-11

He proposition which will be urged
uron congress at its present session
to provide for the retirement and
pensioning of employees of the Unit.
ed States Liic.Saying Service is di.
recting public attention to one OF
the bravest and most conscientious
corps of men in the world. The
plan to pension the members OF
our coast patrol who have been dis
abled in the performance of their
duties or who have grown gray in
rendering such humanitarian service
"a 4lair f1.ll1,.,. ING lan., tri.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-02-09
Insurance and Hymen.

Grasse. q German authority on race
biology and life insurance, In q recent
pumber Of the Journal for Life In
duranco Examiners. Is of the opinion
that life insurance may be made to
play an important part in the prevsn-
tl0n OF the union in marriage of sick
w. or otherwise unsuitable individu-
aAS- He holds that the public should
be educated to expect that every
prospective bridegroom and bride be
Ensured before marriage: II insurance
were denied to either one It should
be necessary to prove to the parents
of the bride or bridegroom, as the
case might be, that the grounds for
tho refusal of insurance were not
equally strong grounds against enter
kng into the married state. Grasse
aays IL this custom should become
universal life insurance would become
n great factor In the preservation Of
the strength and health of the race
Evidently Germany is doing some good
thinking In other lines than In merely
developing the commerce Of the ma
don, and has q most practical way
OF presenting the case in insurance as
we'll as in other lines 1.-The proper
study of mankind Is man."
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-02-09
Poor Soohia's Case.

DR.. Ronald II. Curtis, the well.known
sdoioglst, said in a recent lecture In
charleston:
"I take no stock in all these yarns
Rbout the disinterested affection Of
animals. An animals affection is
parasitic-your dog loves you because
you feed it. Analyze these yarns about
Bnimal affection, and they turn out
like Sophia's case.
'There was rich old maid who had
an ni-natured cur named Sophia. Tho
did maid died, leaving her fortune to
her nephew, who had lived with her.
y met the nephew one day. and VEN
thred to offer him my sincere SYM
bathy. He said:
eyes. It's sad. And the morning
after my aunt's decease the dog, So
Ehia, also died.
Grief, SUPPOSE? said l.
No. said he; 'prussic acid!'s
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-02-09
Not In the Library.

Mr. Claptrap arrived at tho circula,
ting library the other day with hiz
hands full Of small packages and al
cross as two sticks because his wife
had asked him to fulfll some commits.
sions for her while he was out. With
q look which was Just as disaSreeable
as he felt he handed to tho little IL
brarian q LIST which he had made to
aid his memory.
my wife wants these books" he
said grufiiy. BE quick about getting
them, II you please. I'm in . great
hurry
The girl. who was . trihe shy and
inexperienced, flushed. and, saying
that he should have the books direct
ly, went to look for them. She was
gone some time and when she re-
turned he glared at her Indignantly
and asked If she expected him to
wait all day"
"Im very sorry," abe apologized.
"but you see I've been looking for the
last book on the list. Hero are the
other three, but 'Hairpins and Castor
Or can't find and-and I'm afraid it
isn't in the library"
"Good heavens!" groaned Mr.. Clap
trap, quite crestfallen. did put those
things down in the book list!"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-02-09
In Praise Of Modesty.

Reginald De Koven told at a must
Gale in Chicago a pretty story In
praise Of modesty.
"A group of tourists" he said, wis
tied Beethoven's house In Bonn. One
of the tourists, a girl of twenty or SO.
sat down at Beethoven's piano and
played the Moonlight Sonata none
too well. Beethoven's own work, in
his own room. on his own piano!
When the girl had finished, she
rose and said to the old caretaker:
az suppose lots of famous musicians
have been hero and played on this in
strument?
"'Well, MISS the caretaker an
swered gravely, 'Paderewski was here
last year, and his friends urged him
to play, but he shook his head and
said:
No. am not worthy"
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NERVOUS IN PUBLIC
MANY woRLp-EAMED SPEAKERS
NEVER OVERCOME THIS.
With Some Il Persists az Mannerisms
-Yawn and Handkerchief Of Late
Duke OF DevonshIre-Giad.
stones Peculiar Actions.

Persons who arc unaccustomed to
speak In public believe that their
nervousness is solely due to their In
experience. and that public men can
make speeches as coolly as they mako
conversation. In some cases this may
be 50. but few speakers arc ever able
wholly able to cast on their nervous
ness. Sometimes IL persists only In
the form OF mannerism, attractive or
otherwise. but some old parliamentary
ans never escape from the tremors
and terrors which shook them when
their maiden speech was delivered.
Tho late duke Of Devonshire is usu-
ally spoken Of as the perfect type Of
the impassive Englishman. When he
entered tho house Of commons AZ Lord
Cavendish, he distinguished himself
by prefacing his maiden speech with
q prodigious yawn. But he was By no
means as languid in fact as he was
In appearance.
When he rose to speak he would
lean one arm on the nearest OF tho
two iron-bound boxes on tho table be.
tween the front benches. After q
slight hesitation and Q few quiet
words, the other hsnd would steal to
the tail pocket of his coat and emerge
holding q neatlyfolded white cambria
handkerchief. Without unfolding It
he would gently rub the corners OF his
mouth, and this done. the hand, still
holding the handkerchief. would rest
on tho hip or be thrown back.
Sitting near him. one could observe
that the grip ON his handkerchief
frightened, and that the muscles Of the
hand were in continuous action. At
the close of his speech tho hand
opened, and one saw not tho clean,
folded cambrfc handkerchief, but only
solid, greasy ball, which was quick
ly returned to the pocket. Here was
the safety valve for the impassive no
bleman's nervousness.
Gladstone was one In whom nerv-
BUSINESS had become mannerism
When he rose to speak he began with
few gracious words ON the speech
which was about to follow, or some
pointed remark as to the character
and Importance of the subject In
his earlier days this was, no doubt
to "get his breath"
His next act was to raise his right
hand over his head with the thumb
bent down and gently scratch his
skull. That is rather common among
public speakers. The third action Of
Mr.. Gladstone was his peculiar and
individual sign. Throwing his arms
downward by his side, he would with
his fingers seize the cuffs of his coat
and draw these down over his shirt
cuffs SO as to conceal them complete
ly. The ordinary practice Is. just ths
reverse, the desire being to expose
and not conceal tho white linen OF
the shirt cuffs. These were the In.
variable preludes to the great COM
moner's speeches.-Pall Mall Maya
zine.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-02-09
Purse win Money In . COD.

A housekeeper ut Queenstown. ire
land. constabulary barracks wkils
cleaning q Goldfish about 30 pounds In
weight discovered inside the nsh .
purse containing number Of silver
coins Of the reign Of oussa Victoria.
Tho purse was Of leather. steel bound
and In good preservation. It also eoa-
tanned some inscribed paper. which
was reduced almost to pulp.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-02-09
Too Much Continuous Performance.

Too Much Continuous Performance.
Little Madge contracted appended
It's. and had to be sent to the hospital
to have an operation performed She
bore 1t all very coolly and pluckily.
When she became convalescent. the
surgeon came to remove the stitches
that had been put in the wound The
child's plea OF dignity was very much
upset. and she demanded. indignant.
ly: DO you s'pose I come here to DO
al stitched UP and then mpicked
again?"