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N THE department of the llfo
saving service at Washington
they BomotlmcB speak of " a
night's work on tho Jersey
coast," which, to a casual listen
er, carrlos no especial signifi
cance. It 1b only wlion ono Is '
curious enough to probo behind
tho matter-of-fact attitude of tho
Js- J department ofllctals, or dig into
t-J I tho tlmo-yollowod reports of tho
coast patrol that ono obtains a
glimmer of what this branch of
government service expects of
Us Borvants, and of the unemotional heroism
that Is concealed in that casual phraso "a
night's work.'
From Washington, If you go down into tho life
saving stations along tho Jorsoy shoro, you will
find tho same casual Indifference to tho story of
ono night which Is now history an lndldorenco
that might lead to tho belief that tho occasion
was a trifle, were It not for the fact that In tho
memories of tho old men of tho servlco Its de
tails are still vivid.
It was tho third of February, 1880. Two storms
were rushing along tho Atlantic coast. They met
off tho Jersey shoro, a howling, roaring conflict
of wind nnd weather, Bnow-ront and sleot-rlvon.
As darkness settled the life-saving crows In tho
stations along tho wind-swept coast watched tho
sea with foreboding in their heartB. At midnight
tho storm was at Its height.
In tho next twolvo hours during Its continuance
tho apprehensions of tho Jersey patrol found
realization. Within those twolvo hours there wero
flvo wrecks within tho scopo of four consocutivo
stations, whllo another disaster engaged a station
a short distance beyond. Tho men of tho stations
rescued forty-throo persons, toiled hungry and
half-frozen In darkness and tempest, established,
a standard of bravery and fortitude that Is unlquo
and went through tho ordeal with that offhand
carolossncsa of personal risk which characterizes
(hose of their calling.
At ono In the morning Keeper Charles H. Val
entino of Station No. 4 lay gravejy ill of pleurisy.
At 1:30 Surf man Van Drunt, staggering Into tho
drift of tho galo on tho weat patrol, caught the
red gleam of a light In tho breakers. So flerco
was tho wind, filled with driven Band and sleet,
that ho could not look Into Its teeth, but by
shielding his eyes and looking across It ho saw
tho outline of a largo schooner. Sho was tho
E. C. Dabcock of Somers Point, and sho was on
a bar closo to shore.
Van Drunt ran for tho station and gavo tho
alarm. Desplto his Illness, Keeper Valontlno roso
from his bed and in person led his crew to the
rescue. Baffled by tho biiow which lay thick
along tho beach, by tho galo that toro scams In
their faces, nnd by tho lntenso cold which froze
fihot lino nnd boaeh apparatus, tho llfo savers
fought for two Jmurs to get a lino aboard tho
stranded vossel. At length thoy Buccodded, nnd a
man came ashoro in tho breeches buoy. Ho said
that tho captain of tho Dabcock had his wlfo
nnd two small children on board. Tho brooches
buoy was Bent out again and the captain came
ashoro In It, his six-year-old daughtor In his arms.
Ills wlfo followed. Then camo tho mate with tho
other child. Last camo the rost of tho crew.
Tho llfo Bttvors went back to tho station, and
In tho early hours of tho Btormy dawn wero hastily
rearranging tho apparatus when ono of tho men
saw a largo brig coming head on for tho ahoro.
Koopor Valentino had gono back to bed, but onco
moro ho aroso and insisted on leading his men
ngaln to tho scene or danger.
Deforo tho crow could got tho half-prepared
bonch apparatus to tho surf, tho brig, running
furiously before tho tremendous sea, her Balls
split and tattered, struck with terrific) Impact.
Tho tldo waa very high, and tho brig, tho Augus
Una from Havana, camo up closo to tho station
nnd well lnsldotvtho breakers. Just before Bho
struck the llfo savors could see a mau at tho
wheel, apparently steering composedly, his face
cmotionlesB, a pipe In his tooth.
Wheu tho Bhock camo a torrent of frothing
seaB broke over tho vessel's stern, covorlng tho
lielmsnn; but a momont later ho could bo seen
standing at tho wheel, unmoved. Then tho brig
swung broadsldo to tho fuBlllado of thundering
flurf, and her crow fled forward to tho bltts.
IJy this time tho llfo savers wore on tho beach
vlth tholr gun, whllo a crowd of somo hundreds
of persons watched from tho sholtor of tho higher
dunoB. Tho brig was so close to shore that Buff:
man Garrett White, following n receding sea
down tho beach, succeeded In throwing a heaving
j.tlck nnd lino on board her.
This tho crow secured, and hauled the whlp
Ilno on board, but, getting tho tallblock, did not
Jtnow what to do noxt In vain tho llfo savers
.signaled and shouted to them. Thoy wero Span
ish, nnd tho directions on tho billet attached to
hc lines wero In Italian and Rngllsh only.
At this moment tho llfo savers were Oiled with
horror. Tho crow of tho grounded brig, unablo
o solve the mystery of rlglng tho breeches buoy,
were preparing to take a terrible risk, Ono of
then Mlted the line, and started the attompt of
coming In on it band over hand.
Mtantim the wreck of tho Dabcock, a quarter
of zsJte op the beach, had broken up, and tho
fraxujU of tlxj reil. together with her cargo
of rd'ooL being swept by tho current
doa hbout the Auguitlna, filling tho surf with
tuuihliuc debrln which well-nigh insured tho
drli of iuijwue who fall Into IL In a momont
tin; whip Jin, over "which the sailors wero pre
paring to conie Jul. fouled in the wreckage. Dls-re-sardine
the bbouts to wait, the first sailor, clad
ouy lu a pair of trouujrs, m;lzed tho lino and be
uuii working his way lu on it hand over hand.
KuHbiug waist doep into the breakers, Whlto
eelr-ed tho inuu, aud as the brig roiled inshoro
ajud the Hue thickened he slipped tho bight from
the Bailor's neck.
The .next fctxxmd both wero caught In tho In
ruth .of wood and -water and torn from tho lino
to he hurlfd beneath the breakers. Dy a ter
rific effort Whito succeeded In regaining his foot
ing; and. still clutching tho sailor, dragged him
out of tho surf.
While this struggle wus taking placo two moro
sailors had started down tbo lino from tho brig,
fiurfnian Van Drunt sprang Into the v.utor to aid
them, but was swept from his feet, Ills llfo hang
ins on a straw In the deadly mass of tumbling
- timbers, Ho was curried down-shore a hundred
yards, whero mendly wavo shouldered him up
on tho beach. At tho moment Van Drum's peril
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was recognized by those on shore, Surfman Pot
ter leaped to his assistance, only to bo himself
unfooted nnd flung on to a floating mass of drift.
Ab ho lay thero struggllnlg to get to his feet, tho
lluo suddenly tautened In tho current and falling
across his breast held him pinioned under water.
For fully a mlnuto ho lay there helpless In Bight
of his comrades and slowly drowning. At last,
nearly dead, a wavo washed him free.
Moantlmo ono of tho two sailors was torn from
his hold on tho rope and washed ashoro uncon
scious. Surfman Ferguson went for tho other
and brought him In. Surfman Lockwood rescued
tho fourth man. "
And so, ono by ono, In grim hand-to-hand com
bat with tho storm, the crew of tho wrecked brig
Wero rescued. Hours later sho was boarded In
tho BUrfboat In the cabin, lying in his bunk,
a pistol bullot through his head, they found tho
captain. Ho had been part owner of the vessel,
and when ho had seen that she was lost, ho had
gono below, scrawled n noto In Spanish saying
ho wns ruined, nnd shot himself.
Whllo tho men of Station No. 4 were battling
at these two wrcckB, thoso of Station No. 2 wero
rescuing seven men nnd tho cnptaln's wlfo from
tho threo-mastod .schooner Stephen Hording.
While flvo miles off shoro tho Harding had been
in collision with tho schooner Kate Newman,
which had gono down with all hands, save ono
man, who, as tho vessels came together, lenpedW
over tho bulwarks of tho Newman on to the deck
of tho Harding.
At the same tlmo Stations Nos. 11 nnd 12 wero
waging ono of tho grimmest nnd gamest fights
against masterful odds in the history of the
service.
This struggle was at tho wreck of tho schooner
doorgo Tnulane. Tho night beforo tho big storm
Bho was off Navcsink, running steadily in tho
growing wind. An hour found tho snow shutting
thick ovor tho rim of tho sCo, nnd tho galo In
creased to a hurricane. It waB two In the morn
ing when tho craft found herself In distress. At
that hour tho deck load of lumber, plied high,
broke loose. Tho terrific roll of the schoooner
In tho high sea sent huge timbers tumbling about
hor decks, making It almost Impossible for tho
crew to slay above hatches. Twenty minutes
Inter flno was discovered on board. Flames shot
aft from tho forccaBtlo, Igniting tho dock load.
With her progress somewhat arrested toward,
shoro by the dragging anchors, tho Taulano be
gan drifting parallel to tho shoro, getting In close
to It very slowly. At this tlmo sho was discov
ered by tho llfo savers of Station No. 11.
This crow, leaving beach apparatus behind
and knowing that no lifeboat could llvo lu tho
breakors, followed the craft as she drifted along
tho const, calculating that she would ground near
Station No. 12 and depending on that station for
apparatus. Shortly afterwnrd the wreck was seen
by Keeper Chndwlck of Station 12, who ordered
out his crew with beach cart and gun.
At this tlmo tho vessel was about half-way be
tween tho two stations. On ono Bide tho crew of
Station 11 wero following her along tho beach;
on tho othor tho crow of No. 12 wero coming In to
meet hor.
It wns between nine nnd ten o'clock when tho
two crows met. Tho horses that had started
with tho beach cart of tho men from Stntlon 12
had refused to ford tho sluices between the hills
and had been loft behind, tho men dragging tho
cart themselves. Tho helpless Taulano was then
still holding qft the bar by her dragging anchors,
and still drifting along shore. The two life-saving
crews now joined forces In a strange nnd ter
rlblo battle.
Tho vessel was 400 yards off shore, her men
In her rigging, the boob breaking and tumbling
white all over her hull. Hut sho was still moving,
steadily, Burely, alongshore, her koel froo of the
sand.
Tho llfo savers at onco placed the surf gun
and a lino which was fired foil across tho Tau
lano out of reach of her shipwrecked crew. De
fore another could bo fired tho vessel had drifted
southward out of ruuge.
Loading tho gun and apparatus into tho beach
cart, the two llfo-savlng crows started aftor her
alongshoro, laboring manfully In the sand and
flooded sluices to keep paco with tho drift or tho
vessel to leownrd. In ordor to do this thoy wore
obliged to proceed nt what wns almost a run.
Aftor twenty minutes of breathless work they
were again opposlto her, tho gun was onco moro
planted, nnd another shot fired.
At this portion of tho bench tho sand dunes
wero low and tho only point of vantage from
which tho gun could bo shot was tho tap of tho
knolls. Tho knoll on which tho effort wns mado
was In an indentation In tho shore, mnklng It
farther from tho vessel, mid, tho lino being wet
and heavy, It failed to reach tho Taulane.
Onco moro the crews of Stations 11 and 12
loaded tho heavy beach cart and staggered on
after tho fast drifting schooner. As the chase
led to thu south, tho conditions on tho beach
became worso. Tho surf washed In higher, tho
sluices beenmo more numerous, and tho dry sand
duno tops further separated.
Tho next dry hill was 400 yards farther on,
ADVANTAGES OF TRAP NESTS
Oy Use of Device Number of Eggs
Laid by Each Hen May Be As
certained Without Trouble.
Tho primary obiect of using trap
nests is to develop a heavy laying
strain. It has been found by tho use
of trap nests that tho number of eggs
laid per hen in an average flock varies
from 40 to 246. Without using trap
nests, the results from such a flock
would bo uncertain and probably un
satisfactory. It 1b tho object of the
poultryman to breed and build up tho
strain which lays tho heaviest, bj
breeding to tho heavy producers.
For fanciers, tho trap nest Is India-
nnd tho beach that, lay beforo It was well-nigh
impassable. After twenty minutes of grim effort
it was finally gained only to find that tho vessel
had passed It and was drifting on.
Perhaps tho best account of tho romnlndor of
tho terrible march to Its ultimate end Is given
In tho report of tho servlco of 1880, which Bays
of It:
"From first to laBt tho difficulties of the llfo
saverB and the perils which beset them never
Blackened a moment. The wheels of tho cart,
lu coast phrase, 'sanded down' so rapidly that
is, sank bo quickly In tho Infiltrated soil thnt tho
conveyance had to bo kept on tho movo lest It
should bo lost. Often the cart had to be partial
ly unloaded and portions of the apparatus car
ried by the crows to lighten it sufficiently to make
progress possible, and at other times tho men
would havo to fling themselves upon the wheels
and hold them with all their strength to prevent
tho cart from being capsized by the inequalities
of the submerged ground or tho overwhelming
lnburst of the Bea rushing high over the nxleB.
"Tho escapes wcrq numerous. It was with
great difllcutly that the men could keop their feet
in this constant onslaught and pelting of drift
wood. Dut not a man fell away or flinched from
tho work before him.
"Not tho least difficult of their tasks was that
of keeping the lines, nnd especially tho guns and
powder, dry In tho universal drench around them,
and it Is difficult to understand how they con
trived it; for, aside from tho number of actual
firings, wherever a momontary pause of tho vos
bcI ns she grazed bottom, or a slowing of her
motion, offered an opportunity for action, at least
a ddzen times, nnd probably more, tho cart was
hurriedly unloaded on tho nearest eminence, the
gun planted and tho shot-line arranged for tho
effort, when tho wreck would suddenly roll away
upon her courso, and the men would have to re
load the cart and toll on again aftor her. In this
way and with these interruptions, they worked
down along tho beach to station No. 12 and a
quarter of a mile beyond it, when a chanco of
fered for another shot; but tho line parted. Tho
crow again moved stubbornly on. It was now
noon, and suddenly the man so long seen hang
ing in tho rigging fell Into tho sea and was gone.
Tho crew still followed the vessel with unslack
oned activity. Half an hour later they saw an
other man drop lifeless from the ratlines.
"Laboring forward now for tho rescue of the re
maining live, thoy suffered a misfortune. In stag
gering and floundering through ono of the worst
sluiceways with tho cart, the gun toppled oft Into
tho flood and was lost. A desperate search was
mado at once, and finally it was found in four or
five feet of water, fished up and wiped dry, and
carried thenceforth by tho slout keeper on his
shoulder. A man was dispatched back to No. 12
for a dry shot-line, while the crow, moved on to
a point three-quartern of a mile below tho sta
tion, whero they got another chance to flro a
shot, which, however, fell short, the tide having
forced tho firing pnrty farther and farther back
on tho hills ns they ndvaneed, and the line, too,
being weighted with moisture.
"The cart was again reloaded, and tho , march
resumed. A mile below the Btatlon tho man over
took them with the dry shot-line nnd, chanco of
fering, the last shot wns fired. This time it was
a buccosb! Tho lino How between the foremast
and the Jib-stay, and, the cut sweeping the bight
of the fine in to the side of the vossol, the sailors
got hold of It and fastened It to tho foro and
main rigging.
"As the BChooner still continued to drift and
roll, nothing could yet bo done, but whllo the
greater part of tho force loaded up tho cart und
trudged on with It, threo or four kept fast hold
of the shoro end of tho shot-line, and kept paco
with the wreck lu leash. At tho end of- another
qunrtor of a mile tho vessel suddenly Btruck the
tldo setting north, stopped, swung head offshore
and worked back to her anchors under the comb
of the breakers1. The tlmo had como at last; and
tho whlpllne, with Its appurtenances, was bent
on to the shot-Hue, hauled aboard, and made fast
by tho tall of the block to tho mainmast head.
"Tho wreck now slued around broadside to tho
sea and rolled frightfully. Tho hawser followed
the whlpllne ou board, nnd tho breeches-buoy
was rigged on, but tho vessel rolled so that It
was Impossible to set tho hawser up on hore in
tho usual manner, so It was rove through tho
bull's-oye in tho sand-anchor, whllo several men
held on to the end to glvo and take with each roll
of tho vessel. Tho work of hauling tho snllorn
from tho wreck was now begun with electric en
ergy. After two men were landed, the vessel
took the ground, hut tho clrcumstunccs Increased
rnthor than diminished her rolling, and somo con
ception of this powerful motion may bo derived
from the fact that in ono Instance tho breeches
buoy with a man In It swung In tho off-shoro roll
fully fifty Teet In tho nlr.
"The strain and friction upon tho hawser were
so great thnt the llgnum-vltno bull's-eye through
which It ran nt tho Band-anchor, despite tho hard
ncss of tho wood, was worn fully hulf an Inch
deep during 30 minutes of use. Within thoso 30
minutes, howover, tho flvo men woro safely land
ed, tho last man getting out of the buoy at half
past two."
And so closes tho Btory of thnt which In the
department nt Washington, Is spoken of casually
as "A night's work on tho Jersey coast."
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Sectional View of Nests.
pensablo on account of tho fact thai
in tho ordinary pen there are from
six to 12 females to one male. If trap
nests are used, and there are as man;
ns thero nro females In tho pen, It Ii
possible to distinguish each hen'c
eggs, while if the trap nests are not
used, this is impossible.
Tho uso of trap nests goes far tt
prevent tho hens forming the habit ol
egg-eating. They nro likely to form
this habit If kept in limited quarters
If so kept, they aro probably not given
the very best fdod, nnd probably not
enough of it, especially animal food.
Tho accompanying drawings of i
bank of trap nests aro self-explana-tory.
Tho nests aro built without anj
top or bottom. Tho hen enters through
the back of, the nest, brushing undei
tho hanging wire, which releases th
door. Sho then passes on to the nest
compartment toward the front end
To Inspect tho nest, and to remov
the hen, ascertain her number, and se
cure tho eggs, tho front door Is elm
ply unbuttoned, and let down. It will
be noticed that tho two doors aro fas
tcned together with a cord, so that
when the front door is let down, the
trap Is automatically set again. The
hen will find it difficult to leavt
through tho back door at this time, aa
the hanging wlro permits her to gc
ono way only. These are so simple
that in making them in almost anj
quantity, tho materlnl should not cost
over 15 cents, at most, per trap nest.
PERCH SPACE FOR CHICKENS
Small Hens Should Be Allowed Sl
Inches, While Larger Birds Should
Be Given Eight.
Ab a general rule, small honB should
have about six inches of perch space,
while the larger hens Bhould be al
lowed eight Inches. In tho wintoi
they huddle closer together, but in
the summer thero should bo plenty ol
room to allow them to spread" out
IMS
Perch for Chickens.
Perches should bo 12 Inches aparl
and not closer than 15 inches to the
wall or celling. Show birds, especial
ly Leghorns or similar type, should be
kept at a greater distance from walls
and ceilings, Many good birds are
spoiled by "brooming" their, tails
against tho walls.
There aro several methods of mak
ing movable perches. Ono of tho most
common Is by hinging them to the
wall at tho back.
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BE STORY
"I took a trip upon a ship," my Undo
William said;
"By somo strange whim or fancy grim to
travel I was led.
Tho ship waa named Apollyon
And had a grip and trolley on.
And you must learn thnt on the storn
they had the figurehead.
"Wo sailed due east a mile at loast and
then they took my fare
A five-cent pfeco, my little niece, was all
I had to spare.
They rung it on a register
And then tho captain said: 'You stir
The slightest speck from oft this deck and
we will not get there.'
"They then sailed west and stopped to
rest and then went north again,
Tho captain ate some chocolate and
growled nt all the men.
Ho said, 'To keep the balance Ml
Now reef the maln-to'-gallan'-Vl,'
'Tls riast belief a coral reef they hovo up
there and then
"Ton miles or more wero wo from shoro
when suddenly wo stopped,
Theft singing songs of rights and wronga
tho rail and hull they mopped.
I stood and watched them, worrying.
And begged they would bo hurrying,
But with a thud that chilled my blood tho
anchor, then they droppod.
"Tho idle crow had naught to do and
tool; to playing cards.
The solemn cook perused a book astraddle
of tho yards,
Tho mate, whose name was Hannibal
Talked of a fearsome cannibal
With whom, It seemed, or else I dreamed,
he had been jolly pards.
"O, such a trip on such a ship I nover
took before;
I begged for speed; they said. Indeed,
they'd sail thnt day no more
The captnln, very cynical,
Was winding up the binnacle
Until In deep and peaceful sleep ho snored
a dulcet snore.
"I dared not cough, I crept right off and
walked ten miles to land;
I can't forget I got right wot until I
reached the strand;
I tried to be amphibious
And sprained both of my tlblns.
And that Is why, 'twlxt you nnd I, hard
work I cannot stand."
A Polite Expression.
"I wish you would build mo a swlno
cravat," said the delicately nurtured
young man who had become a gentle
man farmer.
Tho country carpenter puzzled over
tho order for a whole day, and at
last sought tho gentle child of for
tune and confessed his ignorance.
"Why, dear me," said the gentle
youth, "I do not like to uso tho vul
gar expression, but If I must I must.
What I require built Is a plgstyo."
A Jewel.
Mr. Gooph I tell you, DHthorsby'a
wlfo Is a jewel.
Mr. Wooph Is that bo?
Mr. Gooph I should say so. Why,
ho went fishing yeBterday and camo
home with an empty jug, n can of
salmon and two salt mackerel, and
she complimented him on his luck.
Fertility of Eggs.
Tho disposition of tho male bird has
considerable to do with tho fortuity
of tho eggs. Amalothat Is greedy and
quarrelsome Is apt to drive hens
away from tho feed and gulp down
moro than Is good for him. Such
males becomo overfnt and conse
qucntly sluggish.
On tho other hnnd, tho too gallant
male will stand back whllo tho hens
aro helping themselves. His condition
Is as bad as tho greedy bird, for he le
undofed and has not tho propel
strength to fertilize.
Hen Not Sentimental.
Thero Is no sentiment In a hen
Her only object In llfo Is to gel
enough to oat. If sho is given thai
and a wara, well-ventilated house tc
sleep In nil night, a dry sheltered
place In winter, she will do tho resL
The Literary Maiden.
"You must have dlscemod my love,"
sighed Harold Spoonelgh to Beatrice
Rltem, "for ray face is as an open
page to you."
"Huh," sweetly replied tho fair
young girl, "ns far as I am concerned
your face Is a rejected manuscript."
Sage Advice.
First Prisonor Now, cully, when
you goes beforo de judgo, toll him
ryour name Is Shamrock II.
Second Prisoner What for?
First Prisonor 'Cause ho's ono o
these yachtin' sharps, an ho'II glvo
you a time allowance.
What It Means.
Miss Wunder Why do they havo
that deep crease In the new Panama
hats you men are wearing?
Mr. Knowslt Why, that represents
tho Panama canal.
A Possible Explanation.
Mr. Gooph I tell you, young Sport
elgh Is a chip off tho old block.
Mr. Wooph Maybo that Is why ho
13 bo knotty.
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