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always danger of hurricanes and ns
an aid to persons who may suffer from
these our government has .s:a bl,shed
shelter stations. simple dwellings
large enough for n family and pre-
pared for temporary use. so that ship.
wrecked persons can ind shelter II
they cannot reach n town. but these
by no means take the place of the life
saving stations which are equipped
with the best of every known appl.
ance. Each station is In charge of n
keeper. who Is captain of the crew.
and every day the men are drilled
in some OF '.leir duties. one day with
the life boat or surf boat. another
day with signals. rcsuscitating the
drowned. etc. Where stations are
near. patrolmcn proceed nlong the
shore until they meet and on long
stretches like cape Cod. Long Island,
New Jersey and Carolina coasts telc-
phone lines run from station TO sta
ton. \ man Is constantly on watch
during the day in the tower above the
station, and on the shore of Lake
SupGrior there are stretches where
they patrol eight miles of the beach,
going on snow shoes in winter. In
this way many vessels arc warned of
danger for the patrolman holds In his
hand a coston on the end OF piece
of wood. BY striking the end OF the
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wood against n stone tnc Coston
makes a brigh; fanc HE n rocket
Any captain VIII" sees this knows he
Is running into danger. or ihc patrol
man may hear four long whistles and
know u boat is t. 'rhua!". IN reply
ne sends up his hsisi' i'rrt and runs
10 the station f"r '"!r.
a station Is an .;SI osi.rs; rlnce u"
nc un!nitiated. !; u9Uo.t" 90 .sists nf
four rooms. a boat roc ~. y H1s room
keepers room and stor" room. The
heavy equipments are run uuI to the
water on sloping platform. Up
stairs is devoted to siecping rooms.
Every station has III, boat". n boat.
carriny.. oarh. compass, gun. mcdi-
Gin. chest. many cork Jackets. rockets.
and signals. barometer. signal fiags
and horses. inspectors d:,il the men.
n"na'Igate rcgl-din. wrecked shiIs.
unc keep an eye on the l,Ccpcrs who
or. hy law absolute masters OF their
crew ard CuRtoi.Aas .. wrecked prop
cry ui.tl relieved.
Thn .-lcaus to save people ls essen
italy thc same everywhere and al
most without exception the NE saving
departments OF all countries In the 1T
craiure that they send to sailors urge
that the captain after signalling for
help wait as long as possible FOR relief!
They ask him not /" take to the boats
until forced to- fer often the sea may
he cain around boat and the pillows
near shore may swamp 1t.
The Life Boats.
one of the first things done In res
cue WORK Is to launch the life boat.
There are several varieties Of these
boats. and all are triumphs of inse-
nui;y. such boat j. sclf-riEhtins
and self-baling, and II It Hlls with
water viii empty by tn. opening Of
little valves BY the pressure of the
water within, and close, from The pres
sure of the water without. II 1t turns
over the crew cling to 1t as through
the motion of the waves 1t soon rights
and they are able to pun away with
the oars. This boat is about thirty
feet long and carries about twenty
people. 1t is so light it can glide
up 10 a vessel without crashing into
II.
Sometimes affairs are SO bad that
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WATER POWER DEVELOPMENT
IN COLORADO FORESTS

Projects involving N.soo horse
power nav. been completed In Colo
rsao ur To Jun. 90. 1913. according
tn figures compiled by the govern
mcnt showing IN. status o' water
power Developments ON I'll. national
forests. Works which viii produce
80" horsepower arc under com
xirnc'ion anu I.iDo horsepower VIII
h. generated by projects planned and
IN II preliminary ,inE" al develop
m.n,
In California. oregon and Wash
inHt"n $500 horsepower has" been
actually developed: 10. ."oo are an
der way ana i..."o" hors"pov"r
nrc planned.
Figures for all the national for
csis show n total oT .s.."oo horse
power In sight through plans ap-
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uNHoHoaee BLAZER
OF OREGON TRAIL

->@ - n
There are $4,000 people In the
state of California. and most Of them
boast OF ii as Gods Own Country
says Alexander Powell. In Gentle
men Rovers." They have more State
pride than any people that know.
Yet l would he Willing TO wager ~.
most anything you please that you
.an pick 100 native Sons of Caiifor.
MIA and put To each Of them the Hucs-
tlon. Who was Jcdediah Smith"
aud not one OF them would he able
'o answer l, correctly.
The public parks Of San Francisco
and Los Angeles AMI San Diego and
sacramento have inaumcrabic stat
ui's Of one kind aud another. but
you will find none of this man with
the stern old Puritan name. they
are starting hall OF fame In Cali
dcdIah smith M deserving q place In
II. Yet 10 him. perhaps more than
To any other man. IL due the fact that
California II America. he WAS the
greatest OF the pathfindcia: he was
the real founder Of the Overland
Trait: he was tho man who led tho
way across the ranges. Had II not
been for the trail he blax~d and the
thousands who followed In HIS foot.
stcps the Sierra Nevada. instead Of
the Hio Grandr. might SIN mark tn"
line Of our frontier.
You Just picture him ms snun'-
faced. lean fiankcd. wiry man. with
nerves of iron. slncwn Of rnwhsdc. 4
ftin like oak tanned leather. and
quick Oh his feet as n caiamount. H."
was bearded to the ears. Of course.
for raxorS formed nO part of the
scaniy equipment Of the frontiers
man. aud above tho beard shonc n
pair Of very keen. bright eyes. with
tho concentrated wrinkles about
their corners that come from staring
across tho prairIcs under n blazing
sun.
In august. lS.G. Smith and n small
party Of his hunters found themselves
In the terrible Painted Desert. that
Collaboration cxpansc Of sand and
lava where the present States Of
Arizona. utah and rcvada meet.
Water there was nont. for the
streams had run dry. and the horses
and pack mules were dying OF thirs,
and exhaustion: tho game had en-
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Many Ways in Which the Mariner
IL, Trouble is Helped The Serv-
ice Wonder of Efficiency.

- ~ATTLlNG with Old Neptune In
ali his aspects. trying to master
the ocean. putting out to sea
~ with tho chances against safe
retogp-Ali these seem far from de-
siroooe. set there are men in the light
hos, aorvicc and sailors who enjoy
y Something Of the heroic appeals
kaom, and 1t Is an inspiring sight to
sve SAILORS start out to sea Win the
:hcrm ometer near zero. still more ex-
citing is the hcadlong rush of crew
of men to man life boat and pull
out In the teeth Of n bad storm In an
endcavor TO save some stranded ves-
sci cEvcry year many lives are lost
and millions of dollars worth of prop
erty are tho terrible price that is paid
FOR sea navigation. 1t Is n curious CO.
Incidence noted by insurance COM
panies that shipwrecks often follow
each other in rapid succession. Como
times 1t Is almost impossible to keep
tab on them and then again there will
he long periods when they are notice.
able for their absence. No one knows
yhy--unless 1t be the weather man
but shipwrecks come In plenty or not
At all.
or Service to All.
Even in the fortunate years when
accidents at sea are scarce the men
.omposing the life saving department
are busy, and American shipping Is
not the only beneficiary OF the serv-
Ice. Other countries are our debtors,
for any vessel that is disabled WITHIN
tho scope Of our life saving service
Is n4dsd no matter to wnet hA"on -
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HOW TO ATTAIN OLD AGE

The chances of attaining Old ag" are
much greater II We live much OF our
life In fresh country air. Statistics
go TO show. according to DIR. DsLso
Of Budapest. that tn. fourth genera
tion OF tho town dWciicr " uaknown: :
hut enough IL currently r.i'0riei to
max. the conclusion inevitable. that
the sin" qua non Of longevity Is II
certain amount OF time spent In the
country. Tn" city child IL subject
To II number of disturbing conditions
other than mer. abS-nc" "f .r.atur"
comforts. which uniermin" III. con
siitutinn by throwing too heavy a
burden on the sense ORGANS. through
which exhaustion of the central ner-
vO,is system follows: among ,h.s"
conditions ar" noises. II perpetual
round Of hurry. and un"ndins &C.
Iucnecs Of incidents rNhaustlng III"
attention. to which ar. superaddcd
the physical disromforts of yi,!at.d
air and cfnnyia from human beings
and waste organic products. besides
offensive sasc~ ana laden
dust. To attain old nTr We have IA
4 relieve ourselves from worry. strains
and anxicsIcs. withdraw periodicals.
from the whiri of cfforifui existence.
modify our diet. omit the nv" Of slim
u'ants and narcotics. and spend r",s-
onabiy long period. Of tim" under
pleasant conditions Ir practical re-
'ircmcni. Above nii. amuscmen'
should b. sImpiincd and accepted
raih-riha nsoush, amer. Only vcg"-
tables and scmI-animai foods should
b~ "aicn.--Jonrnai of tn" American
Medical Association.
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most TO the surface OF the water.
Wreck Of tlse Mataafa.

But many disasters on the Great
Lakes occur when q vessel IL trying
to make a harbor for shelter. Ono OF
OF the most narrowing OF these was
that Of the steamer Atataafa. which
was wrecked just outside Of Duluth
harbor. within almost calling distance
and In plain sight of The sympathetic
oElookers on the beach. This will 80
down IN the history OF the Great
Lakes as unparalleled. though the
wrecks of England. e. NJ. Warner. La
fayettc. Crescent City. and the steel
trusts big five hundred and nifty foot
flagship VIM. Il. Corey that was hung
up On a little island OF almost the
sa size. prove TINT the modern lake
steamer has many points Of danger In
big storms. The Matnafa left Duluth
one afternoon bound with ore for "a
I.nkc Erie port. BY the next morning
she was In a terrible gale, and MS she
started to blow around tho captain
decided to try to return to Duluth
har,or. As the steamer approached
thu entrance TO the canal at the har-
l:;s she was headed for the center, but
H.. strong current caused her to sheer
css and from then to the last thero
VS. series Of crashes. With noun
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belongs. Our service also saves the
lives OF persons associated with dis
asters to vessels and helps those In
distress that are not disabled by ship
wreck. The medicine chest OF the life
saving department Is always at the
service of any forlorn person who may
need aid in an emergency. All In all.
the men composing this service are
busy men. AS the sea and lake coasts
of the United states. including Alaska.
extend more than 10000 miles, II
takes two hundred and ninety life
saving stations to cover them. The
Atlantic has about two hundred. the
Great Lakes have forty-five and Pa
ciflc Coast and Gulf Of Mexico have
eight each.
Sometimes these stations are far
apart. AT other times they are In n
continuous chain. so that they can
communicate with each other. II Is
generally supposed that the Pacific
Ocean is rough. yet as a matter of
fact It's American coast IL far less
per.ious than that of the Atlantic. On
tho Great Lakes there are certain
piaccs, like Kewcenaw Point. in Lake
Superior, that every sailor breads. Ac-
cortlinH to surveys the water near this
peninsula Is 1900 feet deep. and there
~ n movement even when the sea liz
calm, somewhat like whirlpool. that
will carry u piece OF board around In
circle. Sailors call this tho grave
yard of the Great Lakes and well
they may. for aside from the danger
| Of this " hirlpool there is not far away
. submerged mountain that comes Al.
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tireiy disappeared: the supplies were
all but ffaished.-xSnd nvs Hundred
miles o: the most inhospitabie conn
try In the world lay between them
and their camp On 0veat Rali Lake.
The situation was pssiiOus. Indeed.
ard II decision had 70 he made quick
ly II any of ihea were tn get out
alive.
What few supplies We have left
will be used up before We get n
quarter way hack to camp" said
Snith-~ Our only ehance--npd 1
might as well tell you IT'S u mighty
slim one. boya-is In pushing on IN
California
Hi.tOry chronicies few suehe march
20. Westward pressed the iiitle
troop Of pioneers. acroxs the SUN
baked lava beds Of southeastern Utah.
over the arid dcs~sis and the barren
ranges of southern Nevada. aud 10 ia
the foothills Of that great Sierra
raase which rearx. itself ten thous-
and feet skyward. forming y barrier
which had heretofore separated the
fertile lands of tho Pacific slope
| from the rest Of tho continent more
leffectualiy than the ocean. The lavs
beds gave way TO sand wastes. dot
ted with sage brush and cactus. and
the cactus charged 70 stuntcd pines.
and the pines ran ont In rocks. and
tho rocks became covered with snow.
and sim Smith and his hunters
sira klcd on. cmncimtcd. tmttcrcd. ai-
most bnrcfn,tesl. famed by tho cactus
spInes of tho desert and the stones
on tho moyntnin slopes. until At last
they stood on the very summit Of the
range and. like that other band NJ
pioneers In an earlier age. looked
down on the promised land after
their wandcIinks In the wilderness.
I doubt " there was n more aston
ishcd company between the oceans
than was tho monastic one Of San
Gabriel when this band of ragged
strangers suddenly appeared from no
where and asked for food and shell
ter.
Ilnrhships that would Kill ordinary
mon were hut unpleasant incidents
In tho lives Of tho pioneers. however.
aud In few weeks they were ns tit
Ms ever to rc~,imc their pourncy. Bu,
Smith decided that he would never
be contcnt ~ he went back without
having found out what lay still
further northward. for In him was
tho insn ntiabic curiosity and the In
domitabie spirit of the born cSpior-
or.
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they cannot launch She ~" boat. Jhon
The captain OF The lif. saving crew
orders Gus the beach aprarGtus. This
* 4 broad wheeled cart ia which are
coils of rope. Hu uN. u brass rHnHOn,
ahOyci. .tc. This u hauled along the
beach by horses ur men and often
IL IS - hard task as the sand may 10
covered with drift wood or snow.
when this has reached tho ncafeh
point to tho wreck the cannon =
loaded and fred. thus projecting =
Luc to 4 vessel. which may o.. nearly
q mile away on This rope hr ~.
may be SOM out the l!'g car pr IN"
hrccchcs buoy. u N.g garl- iifn pre-
server with heavy pair oi canvas
breechvs shortened ia ;hv lcEg,, t.d
fastened TO the buoy. ~
or course The telephones that con-
meet stations grc great rid iu life
sly1ng. for tl. crew .n on" place can
be supplemented h'' men from other
str:ion. when Il rturm recently
struck cape iIo-llupcn tnrso stations
worked together ava by Ssias surf
boats. hrecchcs buoy and llto cars
they rescued every person on twenty
Two boats. Tho telegraph and rail-
road facilities are also hcips for bencg
apparatus fal ne sent bN 'I''tl"i NiA'i'
to the scene Of danger. Light hourr
keepers. too, face peculiar situations
often seas that are mountain hirn put
out their lights. Ia" windows TO thoi'
houses are sntashed and they hnd g
Impossible to ily signals n distress
Winter is hard on 'hrso people who,
s:hsn the lee s. thick. go miles over
th4 hard surface 90 get provisions and
mall
isut all In all our ne saving serv-
ice is quite cnprtuaI, and those tn
tcrcsted In II arc proud Of tho men
and always on the alert 60 Try 60 keep
the standard $50 that IL compares Wen
with similar service IA other coun-
tries. n pressure can be brought 10
bear 80 that laws are passed decree
ms that more lifc boats be swuns ON
every vessel the service will he much
benefited. Uuclt sam puts his hands
In hi- pockets every year Tor the llfs
saving part uf his national ssts-
guarding. ard ne llallJ pays the billA
Tor the number of u"'s Thar are pre-
served more than repays him. -
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was stAring-the river had run dry.
The shock Of such "a disappointment
would have driven most men stark.
staring mad. Only for moment,
however. was the veteran frontiers
man staggered. h. knew the charar-
ter of many streams in the Nest
that often their waters ran under
round q few feet below the surface.
and In n moment he was On his knees
dixxins frsnticaiiy In the soft sand.
Soon the sand began IN Krow moist
aud then the coveted water slowly
began tn filter upward into the lit
tie excavation h. had followed
Throwing himself fiat on the ground
he buried his burning face In the
muddy waicr-and AZ he did so a
shower Os arrows whisii'd ronnd
hIs'. 't -
lie had hut eSchaog.i the danger
Of death by ihlrs; for III. far more
dreaded fate Of death Nv torture.
Thoush struck by several Of the mr.
rows. he held the Indians off until
he had filled the water bottles: then.
retreaiin& slowly. taking ADVANTAGE
of every particle of cover. M only n
vet~rnn piainsnan ran. blazing away
with his unerrins rifle whenever MI
indian was ineautIous. Smith soi
hack 10 his companions with his pre-
Sions water. With their dead AMI
mails for hreasiworks. the pioneers
held the Indians IA, hay for jG hours,
hut on the second night the redskins,
heavily reinforced. rushed them In
tho nisht. ten of tho men and two
women bcins Killed In the hand-io-
hand fight which cnsn.d. aud tho
few hOIscs which remained alive b~-
Ink stnmpcded.
How Smith. calling NIL his craft
md experience as II plain nsman ." his
companions through the cncirriink
Indians by nishi. rni how. Wounded.
horsricsa and pro, isionics. as they
wcrc. he succeeded In guiding them
nrrosx the ranges tn san Rcraar'inO.
Is only another cxsmpi" ~ this for
rot'cn hero. courage and resource.
Striking back ini0 that range of
sI~rras which lbs southeast of frcs-
no. smith snreesdcd Ia crossing them
for = fourth time. evidently intend
Ing 10 make bis way harg tn his old
stamping ground ON the Grcn, Salt
Lake. Our knowicoR- Of what oo-
CURED sstse he had crossed til" rang
~ for ihe.last time IL confined to
tales told to the settlers In later
years By tho Indians. Will, cmcrI-
Ing from the terrible Death Valley.
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SLIPPED HIS MIND.

A rcnnsyivnnia farmer ON his way
home from market one day sudden
iy remembered thai he had forgot.
ten ,nmcthinr. hut what. h" could
not recall.
Az he ncnr-d HON. the conviction
Increased. nnd tire" times he stopped
his nors" and went carefully through
his pocket ln,ok In the vain .ndcay'
or tn discover what he had missed
IN dur roursc he reached rom. nnd
was met by his daughter. "h, inoi d
at him in surps'," anr asked:
why. father. what have -,u do,,
with mother.
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proved by the forest tJrvicc. Uf
THIS amount iiI.""" are ALREADY
completed woraa planned - nra-
incc i:5.rnu AZ" being built. aud
other enterprise whish VIII y,"ld
too have been started.
IN" government ."stintnt's uf
horsepower oHra"i,y have been based
an minimum stream Iiow data under
or.ginai conditions rhc installed
plant machinery 3. saii to uc cap
apin of d"yrlopiug at least twice tue
amount estimated
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where hundreds OF emigrants We're
to lose their lives during the rush TO
the gold iielts. . quarter OF II century
later. he WAS attacked u, a water
hole by IL band Of Indians.
The chronicle=news., 1913-11-15

Stop coughing; you rack the lungs
,rd worry 'h" body. liht.LARp'S
iioE:.IiorNp SYRUP chccEs irrita-
lion. hrlls ~" lungs aud restores
comfortable breathing. Price .ic.
'"c and Si.o" per bottle. Sold by
iiau-man Drug Company.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-17

.,.to. 90 s-. att. Iutat 'aDu,H 20 nave a
draft sufficient to draw the smoke up
the chimney. "" can maintain a aHHd
ful Of red Goals for companionship
while We heat the house with It fur
mace
There are a great many small FAINT
lies that may be accommodated I'm
house Of this size They do not need
any more room, they don't care TO 90
To the expense Of furnishing full
sized house; and they don't want the
work and trouble of keeping it up
Small families are suitable subjects
FOR sympathy. because they look lone
some. but they do look a great deal
more comfortable I'm neat little cot
taGe house than when they undertake
20 scatter themselves through the diff
forcut rooms of a more prctentIOus
habitatiOn.
Lots of mon and women fool them
selves by building house several
times larger than they really need.
They do it out of pride They want
an opportunity to show off. and they
generally get disappointed. They can
exploit themselves all right enough;
bu, where they got off" is in the sat
isfactiOn of lording it over their lese
prosperous but more sensible neigh
bors. II is a sort OF bully business In
which the aggressive party usually
feels a boomerang effect, The Thing
hits back. Man needs but little here
below. nor needs that little long" but
mans needs and his wants are two
very different propositions.
This little cottage is 30 feet vide
and Is feet 6 inches long. with the
porches extra. The wall is laid up to
a good height above ground. You have
a much more comfortable feeling In
cottage II IL is well set up; I'm fact.
the bottom of the windows should be
higher than a mans head; then you
feel az though you might leave the
window open without seeing some in
vestigatlng tramp crawl in when you
are not looking.
II is much easier 10 improve the out
side appearance OF cottage house
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-17
Buttons
alcohol

ApIarently buttons are to- be en-
Moved in unsiinted quantities. Blous-
Is. dresses. jabots. coats and skirts
are trimmed with them in every con
ceivable style.
The small buttons in the curious
shapes and very bright coiors viii be
the most popular
Pail and semi-b bail shapes are SIN
popular but what is called the floral
crystal button is the newest A clear
Gun shaped crystal button. with white
porcelain center. decorated With tiny
floral patterns. Is a novelty pear
shaped colored crystals and round
.rystals. small shaped. with rose
lesign in center. are also new styles
,ulrarian effects stll continue among
ne lads OF the hour These are 10 b."
zen in crystal and in crochet An
dher result of the Bulgarian cT9ze Is
he reviyal Of nat metal butfcrs dec
rated in conventional Bal arisn de-
iEus These we're very popular some
ears ato
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-05-17
NV ". IL MTMttORDl

GBv ". r. MUMFORDD
Cattle raising for beef In Argentina,
especially in the temperate zone. is
much more favored industry than in
the United States The climate makes
it possible for the entire life of cat
tie 10 be spent out of doors without
shelter and generally without shade
of any kind. Alfalfa grows most lux
uriantly. and the suitability of very
large acreage for the growth of that
crop and OF other nutritious indig
enOus and introduced legumes and
grasses. together with cheap land and
labor. makes 1t possible to produce
beef cheaply. To any one URacqHaint-
ed with the possibilities OF the coun-
try, the degree OF fairness which the
cattle acquire on grass or alfalfa
alone is a marvel. Corn feeding as a
supplement to pasture for beef pro
duction is extremely rare. Beefmak-
ing in Argentina at present there
fore Is practically a strict pasture
proposition.
There ls quite an extensive area
1y uR For. the growing OF corn. but
as ct. and probably for some years
20 come. this product will be either
exported or used for horse. dairy COW.
and pig feeding. Only the flint varie-
ties are grown generally. II is evi-
dent that the natural advantages OF
Argentina enable her cattle products
profltably to compete as they are
already doing. with the grass cattle
and lower grades of native beef pro
duced in this country North Amer
ican corn-fed beef. so long as the sup
ply lasts. doubtless will continue TO
command a premium over Argentina
grass cattle in the market Of the
world. Although Argentina eventual
ly may develop the production OF
corn-fed cattle which her soil and
climate render quite possible. It is
probable that the domestic demand
I'm the United States by that time will