Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , NOVEMBER 29 , 1898.
THE MISHAP OF NO. 4.
By C. W. REAMER. )
( Copyright , 1633 , by C. W. Keamor. )
In my early ( lays I had been a railroad
telegrapher , but my aspirations tor a wider
sphere of action had led mo Into the city ,
where I spent ton years In the service ot ono
of the largo commercial telegraph corn-
pan I c' . During this period I managed by
ome hard grinding to complete a course In
a well known medical college and qualified
myself before the state board of examiners
for the practice ot my profession. To do
this , however , I had undergone a severe
physical and mental strain which made a
rest and a change of scene Imperative before
beginning the fight for success which I knew
must follow. I therefore determined to re
turn for a short period to my old love , the
railroad ; first , because my fondness for a
railroad life bad never died ; and second ,
because , whllo I was enjoying a rest from
bard wbrk and study , I should at the same
tlmo bo earning ft livelihood an advantage
I could not afford to despise.
Accordingly , I sat down and wrote to my
old friend , Ross , who was division opera
tor on the great trunk line where I had
p nt my early years. To him I explained
ray case and asked for a position at some
unimportant block ofllco whcro the work
vraa least arduous. Iy return mall I re
ceived a letter requesting mo to call and
eo him. Tthls I did Immediately , and In
the oourso of a few days found myself es
tablished as night operator at Coal Tower ,
I ODD of the moat obscure telegraph offices on
tbe division. There were no houses within
a radius ot several miles except that of
the track foreman , which sat back in the
field about a quarter of a mile from the
office. I boarded with the foreman and
lived quietly not only from design , but
from necessity. That part of the day which
was not devoted to Bleep I passed rambling
over the mountain with a gun and the
foreman's dog , varied by occasional ex
cursions to the river , where I rowed and
fished and breathed the delightful air of
the quiet valley. My nights , of course ,
wore spent in the little block office , where
I had little to do except to record and re
port tbo passing trains nnd exchange gos-
elp and tobacco with the watchman as ha
passed on his nightly tour of inspection.
Occasionally a freight train pulled In on
the siding and lay over for a passenger , and
then from tbo trainmen I caught glimpses
of the doings in the world which I had
, left. Notwithstanding the loneliness ot
auch a lite. I liked it , and its soothing
effect on my overwrought nerves was un
mistakable. At the end of two months my
hollow cheeks bad rounded out considerably
and my bcfoggled brain had undergone a
great transformation when the event which
\ I am about to relate occurred.
The spring frcshota were on , and the rain ,
which had been falling Incessantly for three
days and nights , made railroading ex
tremely hazardous. Everybody was on tbe
alert to guard against th treacherous elides
end "washouts" which generally accompa
nied the rains at this season of the year.
At midnight on the night in question , which
was the fourth slnco the rain had begun to
foil , there was a lull. By 3 o'clock a
dense fog had settled down over tbo road
bed , and this , together With the dangerous
condition of the roadbed , hampered the
movement of trains considerably. Sitting
at my table I had been listening In a vague
way -to the monotonous ticking of the In-
trument which kept the train dispatcher
at the end'of the road Informed of the
( movement of the various trains , and of
other events of Importance. Suddenly the
( block wire began to tick drowsily and the
sound of my office call brought me to atten
tion. I answered , and mechanically Jotted
down on the train shoot the news that came
to mo over the wlro : "East , No. 4 at 3.10.
D. J. , " which meant that train No. 4 , eastbound -
bound , had passed tbo Junction , the next
tower west , at 3.10. Then pulling the block
signal to "white , " which signified a clear
( frack over the next block east , I leaned
back on my chair , put my feet on the table ,
closed my eyes and waited for the coming
ot .No. 4.
The six minutes , which \ros the schedule
tlmo between the Junction and Coal Tower ,
had more than passed before there was any
Ign of the express. Then I heard the
rumble of the heavy train some moments
before the headlight of the big engine
loomed up out of the fog almost at my feet.
From my high perch In the tower I watched
the train pass slowly by. The rattle of
the sleepers passing over the switches be
low came up to mo muffled and Indistinct.
No lights were visible except a momentary
flash from the furnace door of the engine
when the Qranan opened it to shovel in
coma coal , and even this penetrated the
dense atmosphere with difficulty. As the
itwo tall lights on the rear coach disap
peared In the fog I aroused myself and
dropped the signal to its normal condition
of "red. " Then I turned to my train record
and marked down the time , 3.22. Opening
the key. I reported to the train dispatcher
and to the block office on either side of
me that No. 4 tad passed Coal Tower. This
routine duty performed , I again lay back
in the chair and waited for tbe tick of tbo
Instrument to tell me that No , 4 had
passed Kock oed , tbo next office cast , and
was beyond my Jurisdiction.
Flvo minutes was ample time for this ,
bu ten minutes had passed and the re
port did not come. Then I heard the dis
patcher call up Hoekwood on the wlro tnd
say :
"O. A. No. 4. "
"Not yet , " was the reply.
Five minutes later the dispatcher called
Rockweed again and asked the stereotyped
question :
"Any sign No. 4 ? "
"No. "
Evidently the dispatcher was getting un
easy. Cause for uneasiness there un
doubtedly was. The reid between Coal
Tower and Hockwood was particularly dan
gerous. For almost the entire distance It
ran between the mountain and the river ,
so that It was exposed on ono sldo to the
danger of falling rocks and earth , and on
the other to the destructlvcncss of the now
swollen current. This the dispatcher knew
as well as I , and 'tho ' lapse of time slnco
No. 4 had passed Coal Tower raised a strong
probability Uiat something bad gene wrong.
At the end of twenty minutes No. 4 had
not yet made its appearance at Rockwood.
The dispatcher called me again and I an
swered.
"Get the foreman out , " said he , "ha o
him get what help ho can , take the handcar
and find out what's wrong with No. 4. "
" 0 K , " I said.
Then grabbing my hat I left the offlco
to take care of Itself and started on a brisk
run across the field to the foreman's house.
I pounded violently on the door and shouted
as loud as I could. Then I heard a window
raised and the foreman stuck his head out
of the aperture.
"Halloo ! " ho cried , "what's up ? "
"Harrlsvllle wants you rlpht away , " I
shouted back. "Come over to the office and
bring Jake with you ; you'll need help. "
"What's the .trouble , Billy ? "
"No. 4 Is lost between here and Rock-
wood. They want you to < take a hand
car and run down and see what is wrong. "
"All right ; I'll be over In a few min
utes. "
I ran back across the field as fast as I
could , and arrived at the office , out of breath.
I told the dispatcher what I bad done , and
learned in return that No. 4 had not yet
passed Rockweed , nor was there any sign
of her.
Accompanied by his son Jake , the foreman
appeared a few minutes later. The three
of us pulled the handcar out of the tool
shed and lifted It onto the rails. As the
two men ( began to work at the lever 1
shouted my final Instructions :
"Keep on until you flnd her , Barney. Then
hustle back and report. "
"I'll nnd her , Billy , if she's on the rails. "
When Barney's handcar had disappeared
in the fog I returned to the office , called
up the dispatcher and told him that tbo
searching expedition had started , Rockweed
"broke in" to say that there were no signs
ot No. 4. I filled ray pi no and tried to
patiently await the foreman's return.
But I was restless. Every few minutes
I walked to the window , opened U and
stuck out my head to listen. I fancied
that I could hear the cries ot men , the hiss
of escaping steam , the grinding noise of
breaking timbers. Then I sat down again
and smoked violently , watching the smoke
curl Itself into fantastic shapes as it drifted
cclllngward. Once when the sounder otter
being quiet for a minute opened with a
sharp click , I started from the chair. Was
It a landslide or a washout ? That was the
question. I made no allowance for anything
less disastrous.
After a tiresome period ot waiting I saw
a lantern approaching. From the way it
bobbed up and down I knew that the person
1 carrying it was running. Then the door
below opened and 'I heard the labored
breathing of some one on the stairs. In
I another moment the face of Barney , the
foreman , appeared above the railing , but so
white and drawn that I scarcely recognized
it. He sat down in a chair , panting hard.
Then I eaw that he was bleeding profusely
from a cut on the arm.
"What In the name of heaven Is wrong ,
Barney ? " I adked. "Where' * your handcar ,
and how did you find No. 4 ? "
"Tho handcar's In the river , Billy. 1
guess No. 4's there , too. Jake and me
stopped off on this side. "
"What do you mean , man ? " I cried , Im
patiently.
"I mean that there's no railroad left at
the Rock. It's In the river ties , rails , train
and all. We saw the washout Just In time
to Jump ; the car went over the bank. Jake
hurt his leg couldn't walk. I came back
as fast as I could to tell you. Must have
hurt myself , too , " he went on , noticing
the blood for the first time.
Turning to the wire , I steadied my nervea
as beat I could , and transmitted this mes
sage to tbe dispatcher :
"To E. J. McC. : Foreman Just returned ;
reports bad washout at the Rock. Both
tracks have been washed Into the river , and
No. 4 has evidently gene with them.
A period of excitement ensued. The dis
patcher's olilcc was thrown into confusion ,
Tile wires fairly sang with orders lioUIng
trains bero and calling for help there. The
superintendent was called out of bed. kit ,
with aevcrat minor officials , a lineman anil
a tdtgraph operator , etarttd for the eceno ot
the disaster. Meanwhile , all the available
\\orklng gangs , shop handn , etc. , were got
together and held in readiness to start for
the washout at a moment's notice. Those
ot us who wore forced to remain at our posts
settitii back and watted for what waJ to
come.
What did como was DO unexpected that
I phall never forget the fetllng of consterna
tion , mingled with the scnso of icllef , that
overcame mo ; for In the midst of the uulvcr-
s f commotion , when everybody was horror-
stricken at the fate of the late train , when
relief trains and wrecking crews were as
sembling and officials were flying to the scene
1 with all speed , an engine hauling a long
. train of sleepers pulled up to the Tower
from the west. While the wheels were yet
turning the engineer , carrying a bfazlng
torch , leaped from the engine and hurried
up into the office. I turned to meet him
expectantly 1 , for no train , with the exception
of No. 4 , which had passed and was now
i supposed to bo in the river , was known to
bo within many miles of Coal Tower.
"Bud , " the engineer eald , as he appeared
at the head of the stairs , "tell Harrlsvllle
that the engine of No. 4 broke down about
| two miles west of here , but that I have made
I temporary repairs and will take the train |
! in. "
"No. 41" I cried , in astonishment. "Why ,
No. 4 passed here more than an hour nuo.
She's In the river now. " I
"Say , what asylum did you escape from j
"KEEP ON UNTIL YOU FIND HER , BARNEY. "
anyway , young fellow. No. 4 la outside
here , lying high and dry on the rails. "
"Oo you mean to say that No. 4 dldn'l
pass here at 3:22 : ? " I asked , eagerly. A
possibility was beginning to dawn upon mj
mind.
"Pass nothing , " the big engineer snorted
"I BUCBS you've been 'pounding your ear.
I've been lying three miles west ot hero , fix
ing up that cussed engine to take us in. "
"Well , " I said , "if No. 4 didn't pass ben
at 3:22 : her ghost did , that's all. "
Then I told him in detail the events ol
the night how & train , which I supposec
to bo No. 4 , had passed Coal Tower , but bat
never massed Rockweed ; how the foremar
bad started In search ot her and had dls
covered the washout , and how he had TO-
turned with tbe news that No. 4 was in thi
river.
He listened attentively until I had finished
"Well , that is queer , " he admitted. " 1
suppose when the 'old man * get , hero hi
will raise the devil with you. AU thi
same , ai's a good thing for everybody tha
you did go to sleep and dream that No.
had passed ; otherwise she would indcei
have taken the plunge. "
Inside of twenty-four hours the washou
bad been bridged temporarily and traini
were moving as usual. But I did no mon
railroading at Coal Tower.
Called Down.
The Chicago Journal says that when Mr
Perry left his office he put on the door thli
notice : "Will be back at 1 p. m. "
Ho had been gene some time when Mc
Gulre , one of bis acquaintances , came ti
see him on business. McOuIre read thi
card , pulled out his watch , sniffed contempt
uously , took out his pencil , wrote something
on the card and went away.
It was not long after that when anothei
man came up , read the card , smiled , lookec
at his watch , wrote something and the :
went away.
Inside of a few minutes a third man ar
rived , examined the card , added nomethlnj
to the writing upon it and grinned as hi
walked off. A fourth , fifth and sixth mai
did the same thing.
When Perry returned at 2:16 : o'clock thli
Is what he found written under his promts- -
to return by 1 o'clock :
"You're a liar by the watch. J. B. Me
Quire. 1:15 : p. m.
"You llo again. George E. Smith. 1:2 : !
p. m.
"Amen. B. D. S. 1:30 : p. m.
"Ditto. R. M. Montgomery. 1:45 : p. m.
"That'll do , Ananias. John Hlmes. 1:4 :
p. m.
"Don't let it occur again. John M. M
Comstock. 2:10 : p. m. "
He hasn't.
PUh Warden U Active.
GRAND RAPIDS , Mich. . Nov. 28. Deput ;
Flsh and Game Warden Brewster , who be
llevcd Beaver Islanders were violating th
clooed-scason law. and has been cruising o :
Lake Michigan in a tug , has captured th
Deavcr Island tug Cisco , off High Island
securing twelve boxes of nets and 4.00
pounds ot lake trout. Captain James Gal
lasher and Engineer Frank Left were take :
prisoners and the entire outfit brought here
Dr. Bull's CoUgh Syrup will stop you
cough at onco. Take advice end buy a bottl
of this reliable medicine for 23 cents.
COUNTRY OF SITTING BULL
Eccollections of a Yiiit to the Land of the
Famous Sioux Leader ,
SITTING BULL'S ' CHARACTER AND METHODS
Clnmiert n an Intellectual Dwnrf ,
Who Ilnled Only liy III * Tower to
Fonr Section In
Council anil Tcnec.
It Is not nltogotl.cr strange that among
the coyotes , the bad lands' and the wild
storms of the western prairies , writes Ilosa
T. Shelton In the Outlook' , there should ma
ture a character like that of Sitting Hull.
If It bo true that the rugged hill * and the
severe cllmato ot New England arc In great
part responsible for the strong purpose , en
durance and ruggcdiitss of her sons , may It
not be equally true that the subtle , sudden
fury of the western clement sand the monotonous
onous barrenness ot largo sections ot Sioux
lands have had some Influence on the treach
erous uatuie of this man who wielded sush
power over his people that together thi'y
sometimes held the whole American nation
in fear and horror ?
When , some years ago , It was the writer's
good fortune to visit the old man In his own
country , ho wore unmistakably the oxpres-
Blon of the disappointment which the years
had brought him since the time when , full
of savagn strength and ambition , he
started enst to count the lodges
of the white man , that ho might
the more Intelligently wipe them
from the lace of thti earth. Needless to say
he went a very short Journey from the res
ervation , but , like a frightened dog , hurried
back to cover , content to spend his time In
nurturing the savage Instinct of his people ,
which ho accomplished the more perfectly
because of the numerous practical Illustra
tions which he gave them ot military tactics
and massacre.
As scmo women of distorted Instinct send
costly flowers to murderers In their cells , EC
did white people seek out Sitting Bull In hU
lair , after his most horrible uprisings , heapIng -
Ing gifts and flatteries upon him and asking
Bomo token of remembrance In return.
Possibly the writer's own sense of the fit
ness of things was somewhat awry when she
asked lief ot the old man to purchase hi :
favorite pipe as ho sat smoking one day ,
calm as sleeping Vesuvius , with never c
symptom of the fury which ho might dis
close. However this may be , the plpt
changed hands for a suitable conslderatlot
after much argument pro and con , and Hi
present owner has the satisfaction of knowIng -
Ing that , while the bowl has never agalr
blazed , with ; Its bed of burning bark , It was
then hot with the old man's breath as wel
as the fire which ho himself bad lighted
hence a genuine relict Not as a furthei
favor , but because of a further considera
tion , the distinguished American conde
scendingly wrote his autograph upon th (
stem ot the pipe , covering by the act hi :
whole knowledge of the arts of spelling anc
writing ,
During his later years he offered hlmseli
In marriage to many a white girl on thi
prairie who pleased his fancy , that , as IK
eald , ho might have the more women about
him to wash his clothes and bring him com
fort ; but no one responded , even for thi
sake of dear celebrity.
Dnrren nnil Wild.
Sitting Bull's country Is like his nature-
barren and wild , with- now and then a rea
touch of beauty In Its sunlight and Its moon
light , and an occasional fragrant breath o
pure ozone which has been In contact wltl
the prairie ( lowers-/but ; Us blizzards , It :
cyclones , Ita sandstorms and hot winds , Iti
prairie Ores and extremes of heat and cold
are ever uppermost In the traveler's mind
and email wonder Is It that the red mci
Imprisoned on their waste lands , dreamlnf
of the delights of their fathers and of Ihcl :
stolen Inheritance their "dear Minnesota'
should try to satiate the cravings of thli
memory by the eavage ghost-dance or an ;
other form of heathen revelry ! Hoverlni
over them aa they sit around the councl
flres telling their myth stories are ever thi
spirits of their ancestors which moan In thi
winds and deplore the fate of their nation
Those of the chiefs and warriors who ar
constantly being gathered to their father
In these days of quiet and peace go , no
from the glory of battle , but as prey to thi
national enemy , scrofula , or some other vis
ible result of the anger of their numerou
gods , and are slowly enlarging -the man ;
burial places on the windy highlands of thel
country , whence their eplrlts may the mon
easily Join the ranks of the departed.
But the Bitting Bull Btamp of Indian I
not the only one among them all. Thougl
one ot their great men , he was meanest am
lowest In character , of dwarfed and miss
hapen nature , ruling only by the power ti
Inspire fear in his people , whose chief jned
Icine man be was for many years. Gall
the war chief of the Sioux , who planned am
carried out the action against General Cus
ter , wrong us many may consider him li
that act , was nevertheless a man of grea
Intellect and broad character , one who wouli
have numbered among the generals of thi
world had ho been white and educated. Hi
it was who welcomed to his camp a solltar ;
White traveler , offered the hospitality of hi :
tepee and watched over him while he elept
And. when , the visit over , the chief conductei
his guest to the nearest agency on his jour
ney homeward , he said in parting , with <
depth ot feeling scarce looked for in A eav
age , "You came alone to my village ; yoi
sat In my tepee and slept by my side. :
watched you closely to discover , if might be
a fear of the red man whom your peopli
bate , but I found none. You trusted thi
Indian , and henceforth be Is your friend. "
Bull' * Eloquence.
Sitting Bull bad great influence as coun
eolor among hl& people. He could talk am
persuade with rare eloquence. Old Qal
: ould plan and execute. But the rare era
cory for which the Sioux are famous , thi
grace and dignity which are pure nature
| are embodied to a great degree in the oh
chief , Running Antelope. The writer stooi
before him ono day awaiting his welcomi
after the accustomed handshake , when
| standing erect , tall and ruggLd , bo foldei
his blanket about him as it he wern faclni
the United States senate or some othe :
august assembly , end said. "Thews wb (
travel have brains. You hare come a loni
I way to eeo UB , and we are glad. '
Then be delivered an cxtemitoreneoui
address which loses sadly by the free trans
latlon , but was in substance as follows :
"There was once a pool of bright , beautl
ful water , like crystal in its clearness , ii
which nothing that defiles had ever been
This pool was the home of happy flah whi
swam and played in the water , and neve
lacked food , or thought of harm. Finally i
man came along and threw into the pool ;
handful of mud , which so blackened th
water and frightened the flsh that the ;
could not eeo where to swim and could flm
no food. Before the water had cloarei
again , another man passed by , throwing ii
more mud ; and yet again did it happen
even many times , until the flsh could not re
cover from their fright , and many of then
died from fear or Injury , many others frou
starvation , and never again was the pee
clear or the flsh happy.
"The pool 1s the Indian country , and th
flsh are the Indians. Once all was beautl
fu ! asd they knew no trouble , but the Unite. .
States government came along and tbre\
into the pool a handful of mud , calling It i
treaty , and you , white man , know ho\
treaty after treaty baa been thrown at tb
red men , broken nnd lost , and only their
present hungry , frightened , sick condition
is the result ! Never will the pool bo clear
ngnln , and the red men who cannot die
long only for the hnppy hunting grounds
where their brothers have gone. "
Yet extremes do meet , and when next the
writer visited Running Antelope , Instead of
wrapping himself eo dlgnlflodly in his na
tive blanket nnd delivering an allegorical
speech , be stood ludicrously clad In a ellk
hat and a very worn nnd cUlllzcd frock
coat , the gift of some well-meaning mis
sionary , nnd the old man's chief desire then
was to get word back to the donor to lose
no tlmo in tending the trousers to match ,
slnco the white man's dress pleased him
well.
well.Yet
Yet what great man is without his frail
ties ? Even ( Itorgo Washington was not
oblivious to the elegance of his powdered
wig. And In Running Antelope's tepee waste
to be found full proof of the glory of his
existence in shape of the pictorial record
of his war expeditions and achievements.
Ethnology is rich In such picture histories
which the red men hand down from father
to son with a veneration as for sacred
writings , nnd each generation guards with
great care the history of its race. Sometimes
at night their campflrcs burn with unusual
lurldnrss , sending their wreaths of smoke
into the Inky sky from fagots piled lav
ishly for such a well nigh treeless country ,
while the old chiefs recline on the sun-
scorched earth pointing with slender lingers
to the pictured skins before them , and
translating the symbols with all the pride
of so many Caesars. Orcat comfort sccma
to come with such rehearsals , and the long
hours of the night wear away with the sol
emn stories and often end In Impromptu
war dances in commemoration ot the old
days.
AutoliloKrniiliy In 1'lotnren.
Running Antclopo had chosen a unique
medium for the transmlttance of his auto
biography In shape ot the "dance dress" ol
his wife. This gown , modeled with few
scams and no gathers , much after the pil
lowcase pattern , with an opening for the
head , of plain unbleached muslin , trimmed
with bits ot red flannel nnd green calico ,
became a lasting monument to bis deed !
of valor. Used only on state occasions nnd
protected carefully between times , it was
destined to rival In endurance the deerskin
now so rare. Onboth sides of the gown ,
painted in colors prepared by the artist
are many figures ot men and horses. Across
the shoulders of the front are the eight vic
tims of the hero In a row. The other figures
distributed In groups represent the various
Incidents ot the history. The whole Is one
long story of horror , olnce wounds and
streams of gore flowing , apparently , In gallons
lens from both men and horses , are mosl
prominent.
The old chief felt the pride of real heroIsm -
Ism as ho described to the writer the dif
ficulties of each encounter and his unparal
leled victories. But no persuasion would
Induce him to Interpret the centra ) scene ,
As many times as this group was neared ,
just so often would he hastily pass it and
refuse to speak. The victim in this grout
is pale and white and bears no mark o
tribe , and It is quite possible that this Is thi
only monument to some unfortunate pale
face who 'encountered the Indian at thi
wrong moment.
Hand in hand with civilization , and , In
deed , a step in advance ot her strides , the
love of money and the dance dress changed
owners.
It is hard to define In thsse days jus
what one means by wild Indian , or. Indeed ,
to know whether there are still wild Indians
In this country ; but during the summei
outing which brought the writer in contact
with the famous Indians mentioned above ii
also fell to her lot to join a small part )
who traveled across the plains to a polni
far up the Missouri liver , 150 miles north
west of Bismarck , to visit a camp of Man-
dans recently from Canadian lands. The ]
came into the states and settled themselves
on the deserted camp ground of a tribe re
moved to the south , where they found i
number of rough log houses and a most
beautiful view of the "Big Muddy" as H
rolled by them. These Indians were at
nearly wild as one could Cud , never having
received rations or having been Identified
with those more nearly civilized. Never hat
a white woman spent a night In their cami
and they chronicled the new event wltl
Interest.
An Educational Council.
The object of this visit on the part o
one of the party was to meet the chief
and men in council and propose educatlnna
advantages for the children. The questloi
was one of. grave Import to them , and the ;
gathered in the twilight around the councl
fire in the customary circle , made up li
part by the visitors. The pipe was passci
round In solemn manner whllo In low tone
the men agreed with one another as t
what each one should say to the white mai
when bis turn came to speak. The councl
was a grave one , since other than schoo
matters were discussed , the Great Fathe
being urged tbrougb bis representative t
send his children a boat in which they am
their horses might cross to the other tld
of the river at such time as rations shoul
be Issued them , and tbe twilight faded Int
night long before the deliberations were a
an end.
Finally , when midnight approached , th
Indians arose , saying that they bad etll
much to talk of , but that white men wer
used to sleep at that hour and they woul
not tire them , but would leave them to res
in a log house at their disposal. In tb
night was heard a faint whistle away ol
in tbe distance , scarcely audible and ye
[ distinct , followed by another in the op pas It
direction , .both sounding unmistakably Ilk
signals. The writer forgot all about th
glory of being the first white woman t
epcnd a night in the camp , and heartll
| wished herself devoid of all distinction an
in a civilized part of the land. She coul
arouse no sympathy on the part of her fel
low-travelers , who sleepily said : "Whj
yes , the Indians are around , evidently , bu
what of that ! " Finally the soft swlshln
made by many moccaslned feet in the Ion
prairie grass about the cabin was heard o
nil sides. The morning brought to Ugh
the fact that , excited by their unusual coun
cil , they had spent the hours of the nlgli
dancing in a distant lodge , and the homeward
ward path led them directly by the cabl
of the visitors , -which stood on the outiklrt
of the camp.
Betrayed by u PoxtiiKC Stamp.
"Some folks always stamp their letter
upside down for luck , " said a postofflce Inspector
specter to a New Orleans reporter , "an
CONSTIPATION
"I bare gone 14 dajre at a tlmo without
movement of the bowel * , not belov able to
more them except by using hot water Injections.
Chronic constipation for leron rears placed me In
thl terrible condition ; during that time I did ev
erything I beard of but nerer found any relief ; such
wat my cam until I began uilng CAbC'AKKTA I
now bavo from one to three paitages a day , and If I
was rich I would giro 1100 U ) fur each uioTttment ; It
U such a relief. ' An.uEuL.UtmT ,
1C89 Huksell bt. , Detroit , lllch.
Pl a ant , I'alatabln. I'otent. Taste Good , no
flood , Merer blckou , Weakenor Urlpo. lOc , WeUo. )
. . . CURE CONSTIPATION. . . .
Tcrk. 32)
others put tbo stamp on the back , which
innkcs the cancellation clerk forget his re
ligion , I remember wo caught a follow once
through the peculiar way IIP stomped lei
ter. He was wanted for frlvollng with the
laws ot Uncle Sam , but had skipped out nnd
couldn't bo located. In looking over some
of hla correspondence I had noticed that ho
nlwnya put the stamp crosswise , so as to
Icavo a small triangle of the envelope at the
tipcr ) right hand corner. Why ho did It I
don't know , but the stamp WHS always in
that ono particular spot and gummed down
with a mathematical accuracy. One day I
was In a certain Georgia town and whllo
loafing near thp cancellation table at the
postolllco noticed several letters stamped ns
I have described. Just on clmnco I took a
memoranda of the address and postmark ,
whch wnn Chattanooga , and happening to
bo In thut placp on tha follow Inc week I
collared my man an ho WAS Inquiring tor
his mnlt , The letters 1 noticed turned out
lo have been addressed to his wife. Whmi
1 told htm how I got my pointer ho wan mad
aa blazes and I guess ho stamps Ills lettcri
straight now If bo li out yet. "
Conm-fUnu llnrhor DcfomfM.
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bo laid at once In the bay by the govern
ment. One of the lines is to stretch be
tween Foit Mason on the north side of the
bay to AitRcl Island and ono will be laid to
Alcatraz. The Presidio and Fort Baker are
alro to bo connected.
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