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THE DAILY liEUALT), PLATTSMOUTII, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, OCTOKEtl 4, r "SLUMMING" GONE OUT. A ONCE POPULAR CRAZE NO LONGER IN FASHION. A DetectlTc'a Kiperlence In C.nWIIng Society" Younj 31cu anil Wunirn Through Now York hluniH An I'x elllng Incident 'With Serloud KuUx. "Sliimmlnf;,'' srid a private dtctive tlio Otlier hiy, "hnt pono out of vogue- almost tiruly as a popular reert.-dioii fur lm in mi.i of (Jot ham's 'k..1 society. Three or four ynra ao it was nil tlio rnr.. It was mi ul surd anl never a vi-ry healthful cu-tom mor ally or physically. I'.iit it caiim from Ixitlon, nnl tliut, of eourst'.waH su(liii-iit to comm. ud it as a ffishioiiahlo folly iu nv York. The pastirno wiw simple enough in i; s; if. A party of half a (luzcii youn women of c;oo 1 social Etniulin, sonn-tiim-s acconip.i)i(-l ,y tv.o or three youn men of their own s.-t, out nioto often without the knowloil;;o of tin ir malo friends, would l.- ilo on atrip through tho low quarters of tl.o city. Tho time st I .ctol was al wuj's Into at night, generally from 11 to 1 o'clock. Often tho trii was taken ufVr some evening entcrtaimiio'it, nt, whi-'h tho mora conventional modes of amusement had Loon exhaustt.il. '"Tho yoimi; women wouM rendezvous at tho residence of onoof their munlicr, tlivest theuisolvcs of tlnir jewelry ami other linery, ami array Un'ins.1 ve-t in the oldest ami s!mf Liest garments to ho ha.l. IN'.-uily always, too, they domi,-d hoods, rapes or .shawls to conce;il their faces. When they wero all ready they sent for a detective from some of tho private .agencies to act as iiiii. Then they s. t out for their nocturnal jaunt through tho slums. "It was surprising j10w resolutely nearly all the young woiii-n stood tho ordeal. Tho Very ours that I should have taken to ho tho most fastidious seemed to stand it best. Young; women who, doubtless, would havo fainted dead away at tho sight of a drop of blood, nnd gone to Led for a month if sower gas had been mentioned at home, would trot along blithely through streets reeking with Ride walk garbage and tho varied odors of hu manity huddled in 100 tenements. They would peep into 'dives' and 'joints' of tho lowest order with unshocked modesty; wit ness an occasional street brawl, at a safe distance, with apparently as ke en a relish an a professional slugger, and sonic-times insist on being taken in'-ide a concert gardt n or an opium den. Probably this interest ing phase, or rather paradox, in tVniiaine human na ture, is to lo accounted for by the sustaining power of a morbid curiosity which tempo rarily blunted the finer sensibilities. Atnnv rate, that is the way I accounted for it. "I!ut tho t-xperit n.-e could hardly have salu tary effects upon tho young women. Manv of the sights witnessed were indelicate, to sny the least: anl an acquaintance with tho dark f.ido of life is not necessary, it seems to mo, for the best development of womankind, which, otherwise, might never bo obliged to como in contact with it. '"Of course, there were exciting incident In some of the slumming trips. I remember being out one night, about three years ago, with an unusually 'swell' party. There wi re five young women who all lived in as stylish Louses a3 any on Fifth avenue. C):i of them in particular was of very high family. Two especially favored young men were pormitt.- l to accomiian3 tho party. "Wo started about 10 ::J0 o'clock, and mn-lo tho rounds without inciutnt as far as lower Mott street. As wo turui.il into Mott street a crowd of Chinamen were standing near the comer above. Ti icy were gi sticulaling and jabbering angrily. Just h-fore wo rcai-hed them one of tho heaiheii drew a long knife and plunged iD into another Mongolian's breast. Tiien the man with the knife uttered a fearful yell and started down the strive to ward us, brandishing th- dripping blade as Le ran. Tho young woman of whom 1 .speak was on tho outer edge of tho sidewalk. I grabbed at her rs tho murderous Chinaman rushed down upon u- and tried to g. t ht r out of Lid track. Ail the re.-t of the parti Lad cleared the way. This particular young woman wasn't quick enough, and the nexc Instant the almond eyed murdeivr was moii her. "I don't think h meant to harm her, but she blocked his path and he was running for Lis life. Before I could snau h the yi ui;g woman aside, up went his bloody knife, ami flashed down again. "Tho young woman dropped to- tho side walk, but before the rampant heathen eout-.i rush on I felled Lim with a heavy walking stick which I carried. The oilier Chinamen, who wero in hot pursuit, then pounced tipn Lim, and boro him, struggling frantically and trying to slash son. e!x.idy cl.-o with his lo;:g knife, Into a neighboring dive. "When I picked up tho j-oinig woman she was uuconscious. AH the other young women began weeping and wailing that she was killed, and tho two dudes stood transfixed With terror. I s-.-nt one of them on the run for a cab, wishing to avoid the publicity of calling an ambulance, and, w hen the cab ar rived, drove with the insensible girl to tho nearest drug store. There it was found thr.t Ler dress bore tho only actual wound abo-at Ler, the knife having struck u corset ste. 1 and glanced off. She had fainU-d from fright. She revived in a few minutes, but the episode Lroke up the pair's slumming for that night, and, in fact, I don't believe any of them or their friends, to whom the story was told, ever Lave indulged iu the diversion since. By the way, tho young woman in question has since been married to a man w hose name is well known in Wall street. "A few experiences like this may have been as effectual as anything else in putting an end to tha fad. Anyhow, as I started to say, slumming' U now a dead letter with 'good society' in 'etv York." Xew York Commer cial Advertiser. Electrical and Mesmeric Phenomena. The exjrin-.ents made by 51. Mohlenbruck Boom to show that in the mesmeric condition an electric current may have n iowei nil in ductive action upo the human nerves, Thesa experiments were made, as reported, w ith aa apparatus consisting of a ring cf iron wires wound with f-ilk covered copper, tho latter bcin" placed iu circuit with a microphone and a battery cell ; the ring was about nine inches iu diameter. Iu the first experiment a watch was placed near the" microphone and the ring placed upon tho Lead of tho mesmerized subjec t, who im mediately began to beat time with tho tick ing of tho watch : when the microphone con tact was touched with a quill feather ho placed Lis fingers in his ears, and ou the mi crophone le:iig removed to a distant apart ment and the connection of the circuit com pleted, as before, a violin was played in the distant room, the i-atient showing the most distinct indications that he heard the music. The next exporiment was obviously to speak to the microphone, "and to my great sur prise," says IL Mohlenbruck, "the patient re peated tho words." Th lat experiment wa to wid continuous current through the cir cuit, which had the effect cf causing the pa tient to throw Lis arms around in a circle iu the vertical plane the direction of motion bebis reversed with the reversal of the cur reut and when the patieut was asked what Le folt like, be taid he waa turuius. A NEW JERSEY MARL PIT. The Deposit Near Klrkwood ItlcU In 1'osxll of Various KlnU. But, p '--hup, tho average excursionist or lot buyer docs not know that near Klrkwood is one of tho most valuablo dojxx-ita of marl known. WLat appears from the railroad like tho deep cut of u paraUul road is, in reality, it soli'?; of pits, marking a broad, straight path through acres of . wutonnelon and can taloupe field and swamps overgrown with sedges und cat tail. In time the whole sec tion of tho coiinvry wi;l probably 1 seamed iin-l hdin-ycomhed, a: tho h po-.it shows no signs of exhaustion. The very dust of the ground is fided with particles of lim mai l, and I liv foot tracks on the boards of the bta tiou platform are glee:;. The richest l.i ers a i) only a few feet below tl.o s'.irfaco of tl.o ground, end it is; readily dug out. in .lor ir. is of a blackish or gray-i-.'u green, ai-d ir. upp-'ar to bo about, thoron si -teticy of (. It , I incii al 11 ; i.to liliil.o l' rt iliz- rs. I ;.- i :s of nii.ii i rop .wt iu va i i :ti pas-ts :' -,v Ji r.v y. j-ift iculaiiy i:i tiio lieigliboi hoo-i of i la-IdoniieM. .Sc.-e-of t'.i::o ore rich in fo.-:.iis th;? ono nt lCirkwHl, li'iivcvi r, i.-. - :o than others. Your corre spondent w.i- (;ii-te f irtuMate in securing two Kpiiri Is' hi-a-I , a toot h, pol :;i!! y a shark's, nud Severn) pieces of bone. One of the head.-i i.i jihilO'-t perfect and shows ph'.iuiy t':'1 f rm -f tiio -:.irs, eyes and nose. The month u r; intact, In. I was acci dentally broken alter it l.-::d been dug at. Tim head aof -irs i:-: if it had be'-n moil-i.-d in putty and i. of toe .-.".mo grayish tint. Thc othir l:eat h:.s t!:j e.s lirol.cu o'f, but it bowed vt ry p:ai::iy I he hair ;'i t ho cheek. Tht! tooth is c iiui:. ;-. ly pet l i'.icil, a green ish tingo varying th-: dirty ivory brown. Tho hoil-c.v is filled v-ii-i green mark Tiio pieces of b-.n-j are b.iv-1 and stony ; one bit, which looks liko a to'-;!, nr a fragment of verti-brso, of the same j.utty tint as the squirrels' heads, tho other:; being g:ee?,ish. All sliow perfectly tho spongy structure, the interstices filled with particles of mai 1. A few bones niid t rilobite?!, or impressions of sh lis, may b.' found by any en'.husiastio s'f-ker who vi.it s tht mai l i -Its. lie need not expect to discover m.;. -thing liko the enor mous skeleton ti.ieurthcd soi.io years ag near lladdoiifield and now on ex'tni.ition in tho A-a'lemy of Natural Sciences. ilnrl is m.tde i;p ,f enorili us qu.ititities of decomposed shell-;. All of tho cavern and southern par! i of N- .v Jcr-rj- were onto prob ably th-j bed of t'.io sea, u bio'.i hitter, aiii retreated, left this calcareous depor.t behind. The writer did not lLfirn how tho heads of land animals, as wpiirn-ls, came to bo left in tho ocean's old bed, cr whether tktio fossils wero positively proved to Lo ttiuirrcls' heads. The.ro is no doubt, however, about the pieces of bone. Similar deposits of marl have 1 found on tiie Atianti,-('o:..s,ii of ;J uth A. . . iea and Africa, nnd it Is known that the present bed of tho ocean is largely made up of r.' ' ' : '-eti'il : com likely ouo.... :. . . ... and watermelons was onco liio sp-.vii.i ground of prehistoric monsters. Cor. Philadelphia, Times. A Night in Constantinople. Tho first tiling that strikes ono about Con stantinople is the junntity of windows. Tho houses sooni lioihing but window frames. W hero wo she id 1 think a room well lighted with two or three windows, there will be six in a low and no spaeo in tho wall letween. Tlio socond pecuiiai ity, ono for which the traveler is prepared, is tho m-altitude of dog.--. As onj wah;s through f-alata, the- seaport of lhi European division of tha city, tho dogs are lying in tho streets by tho dozen. They aroof a wolfi--.li breed. r.r.J nocturnal in their habits. In Iho day tim-j lh-jy lio and dose, never takiii; any notice of pedestrians, who r.ro obliged to walk arou:i-l them r.i best they may. At night they are tai l to wako up and lie so savage as to reader it dangerous to pass them. They have i'h-rce fights with each oilier al.-o, and hardily a n'gi.t passes that ono does not hear a viol- lis L-.wii:i;j and barking from tho qur.i t rs where thej- mo.-tly congre gate. One's slumbers arts s often disturbed by nlnrms of fi.v. Tho old pr.rt of Constanti nople id built entirely of wood, a-:d Qres aro more frequent h. .re than in a:iy other known pla- v. The Europeans n.::s-lcr t h.- Turks u i tremendous thieve? n-l ca; .:!l.?-f nil ini-.j-uity, and 1 supi..-;e tho Turk! -Ii police- is l . suiiieleiit or inellicic nt 10 prelect. I ho Euro pean rpiarterby nigh!, f.-r iui'. ra tiiooiv: - :'.-; of every two or thivo l;o:r-r ciub togctlie! nnd hire a wat:b:u:i:?, uh.) ail night lo:ig walks up and down a very limited beat, pouudirg with 1 i ; -ti--k upon tho pavctiK-nt probably iu order that if thcro i-li uld boa burglar in tho ne:g!di-:-;;ood h.- uay be warned of his .':.iv-r-.i!y".s ::!-;.rr-;i; h audi have time to escape. It, is a':no-t i; :; .s.-'.bio to ac custom one's self to this rouiiiiuous thump, thump upon ths roues. Eight sIm-i -.-i s have a hard time of it in Constantinople. Cor. Spri ngfield llep?ii ) icitii. Tho IVrsian llou-jt-wife. The Per.-ian l.i.iy is a g.iod hous -wife. Sho rises with tho da.vi', he is 'liberal iu her houst-kot ping, kind to her fcrvauts a littio profuse, perhaps hrd; then livii'.g is cheap i:i the east. Tiio keys o? everything, are in tin? keeping of the mistress of the house, r.a-.l s'.? is usually ex-ivt i:i her nc.: -'.in! s. Ail the vast stock cf ciuw.'rvw tin-1 s.vect ro-'ats, syr ups for tho prej ".ration of sherbets and pickles in en.llefs vatiely arc t it her prepared by her own linger-; or r.u.Ur her eyes. Nor does she disdain to bocotit'octioncr and maker of pastry. As evening as proa' -lies the long cud elaborate Persian dinner Ik. ing partaken cf among the upper c!as.;es by the s'-xes jipai-t sho prepares to entertain her husband; she will play to him x;po:i the into or harmonica; she will sing to him or read him to .-deep with poetry, or sho will play w ith him at back gammon or ch'..-s, or rtcltvj to him long sto ries in tho stylo of "-The Arabian Nights." When ho is sick she nurses Lim, and it is her pride to see that his wnrdrolj is well sup plied and his servants v.vll clad. She will in'riguo for him. plead for him, and has been known t.i die for him. She v. ill t-voi carry her complaisance so far as to Hud another wife for him. ii't. Jiiinea' Gazette. Carrier I'igoons in AVar. Stops have b.-e:i taken in nearly nil Euro i pean count ri-3 to establish milirary commit- ! nication by r.uatisof carrier pigeons in tiino cf war. England, France, German-, Bd- , r;:u:n and Itaiy havo dc-tinite'.y organized military carrier pigeon service, and some have 5ubsidiz.?.l tho j-rivato training c-stab- ' lishmcnts with tho right co use the pigeons iu war. This method cf communicating originated in China, or, nt least, in tho east, and it was most likely m uso by tho ancient Arabians, William of Orange and Napoleon I iistd thrse messengers during thtir wars; but the greatest service was that rendered in 1ST0 be tween Paris and Tours. Public Service Ee- , view. A rioatlnj; Island. TIia ilo.itin ? island on Lake Derwentwater. England, has again made its apiearance. It came to the surface of the water a year or twy ago near Lo-iore, after complete submer sion for nearly three years. Tho pause f the pher.oaieiiou has never been satisfactorily ex- . . . . T T , l piauieu. cnicusu aviaia. hot work ron the beau HE BREAKS UP A PARTY AND SMASHES A KEROSENE LAMP. Ilia For Sop t'j the Il!azlnr OU nnd Ho ISccoiiies kii Ahtuiiinlilng uiul I'lciizleil lireworli Almont elusion. Trajflc Con- JIark Fani -y, CJeorgo Pquiers, Enmon Ar guc Ho, N"i. y Smith and Ah Suey left with mi elaborate outfit to camp for a month .somewhere in tl.o Mnnta Luciri range. Th'-y bad a ago.i, dra'.vn by two balky, half tamed broncos, a wall tent and poks. plenty of grub, an adequate supply of antidote for snuke bites, guns, fi lung tacklo and a poker deck. "dark Earncy said ho didn't believe it was a good thing for u man to upvt all his ways of living when ou a vacation, and Lo v. ;-., opposr d t roughing it in a literal sen.-.-. So ho J i!td into the wagon a six gallon can of kerosene oil and oarefuiiy packed a largo lamp. He had Lee;i m-cn-loined to sitting up nights and playing a little game of draw wh'-n so di. posed, and i didn't think tho lrjht of a cnnip fire would be sufllcjcnt. Ail four of tho white ine-ii agreed that they wero not going out on the range to work,a?id t lint is why they took Ah Suey along. Suey i.j a goid coo!:, knows how to chop wood and in an emergency can play a hand of cards with out jnakingany very bad breaks. Squi.-rs went n'ong to fish for trout principally, as ho con siders himself a fly sharp. Arguello had tho responsibility of driving and looking after tho broncos, because ho knew more about horses than tho others, having been u va quero. There were somo of tho elements of work about that, but it couldn't bo helped, because a Chinaman is no good around a Lor.se. Noiy Smith Lad nothing partW'ular to do, but ho is a good all round camper, hunier nnd poker player, and tho quietest muii that ever lived. His habit of always speaking in n. whisper and moving ns softly as an Indian on tho trail of a deer gave Lim his sobriquet. Tiio crowd went out to havo a month's fun, ami, judging by their appearance when they re-turned hu,t night, they had it nil in le'-s than two weeks, with a. largo margin to spare. Thoy brought back nothing but the two broncos, their frying pan and tho barrels of their guns. Ah Suey and Squiers canio across tho Salinas river on the horses, and tho r.r.t cf the party swam the stream. Noisy Smith explained, in a whisper, loth crowd i:i tho saloon tho reason of their re turn in that shapo. During tho first wrek they wero busy getting their camp comfort ably c-st.iblisb.ed on Ike -bank of a creek in the mountains, r.r.d in bunting ami fishing, llav i - convinced Ah Suey that ui leoit u pint of beans must bo reserve J from the eominis-ary for uso as chips, they got tho kcroseno lamp i "lupin tho ttnt, and resumed civilized custo:.:s in camp, sitting up until after mid night with tho cards and tho snake medicine, and sleeping sweetly all tho forenoon. They quit burning Loeauso it involved exertion, and that was just what they proposed to avoid. It was agreed that Ah Suey was tho onl' ono who t-amo cut to work, and that nobody skould encroach upon his prerogative. Ono night a very interesting gams was in progress. JIark Farney held a king full against Sqi tiers' fiuah, and Noisy Smith stayed in with a bobtail slraight and placid smile. ' There was a double handful of beans on tho top of tho oil can. Ah Suey had gone . to sleep at tho back of the tent, and was chop ping wood in his dreams. Just us Noisy Smith was ab ut to raise Ah Suey sprang up v, ith a yell and bounded out of the tent, v.jv seiting tho oil can and two of tho players en route. Ar,n Uo looked up in auger, and drew his revolver to take a shot at tho 1'oeing Chinanuui, but changed his mind when ho saw thy h"ad of a gri::;-.!y poked through iho rear il;;p of the tent. Tho bear was survey ing til scene with evident a tonishm. nt and some interest. Arguelio's anger was diverted toward tho bear. "Ah! you breaka up such a pet r.s that!" ho cri.d. "Carajo!' And ho blazed away nt t! shaggy bend. Th was a howl, a charge and a rush of the j-ijytis cut of the tent. They did not wab ii sei;:? their guns. The hear knocked down a tent polo nt one end, and Forney carried away tho other as he plunged out headlong. The tent came down on tho bear and enveloped hiai. For an instant there was a young earthquake under the can vas. Then ii Locarno n volcanic: disturbance. The lamp exploded and set fire to the whole ma s. The j lug uut have been knocked out of iho big oil can by the 1 .ear's vigorous a:i ti s. All the oil was abia.j in an instant, and b nr, blanket and bcr.r were enveloped in Games. Argt;-. !!', Smith and Farney hap pened to La", a their revolvers on them, and they stood around and a lded to tho bear's discomfiture Ly plugging bullets into him. Squiers had no pistol, and prudently got up into -a tall tree and yelled '-Fire!'' Ah fcJuey had crawled into a hollow log and kept very still. Tho bear wailed and yelled with pain and rag,-, and rolled over in the burning canvas. 1c war; not much more than haif a minute be fore lie broke out of tho mass with a howl and rushed blindly about, striking furiously at tics and everything in his way. l'ieces of tho tent cij;;g to him, and he tore them off with Lis vlaws and teeth and sent bljzing fragments Hying in all direc tions. His shaggy hair had become saturated with oil here and there, and was blazing and" snapping merrily in patches. His fur- was something frightful, and Lis general aspect decidedly demoniac. At first ho oid not see any of the party, but in one of his mad w hirls ho caught sight of Smith, who Lad just fired at him. The bear charged on Saiiiln who turns-laud ran liko a deer, with the blazing bear in literally hot pursuit. Smith did not notice the direction ho took until, in half a dozen jnmps, he saw tho l,ank of the creek before Lim. There was no tinio to turn. He put all Lis energy into Lii-i legs and leaped as far into tho stream us he could, falling fett foremost with a '"chug." Tho il luminated bear followed, falling with a pro digious splash and a distinct sizzle. Then Noisy Smith dived under water, turned up str am and swam silently back lo the bank from which Lo had leaped. The bear drifted down stream and swam to the opposite bank, Farney and Arguello peppering at him with their revolvers. He leached the other side and disappeared in the cliaparal wailing and moaning with pain, and that was the last seen of him. When Noisy Smith got back into the light of the burning camp he whispered to tho other boys; ' See what a hand I had to draw to,7 and exhibited tho bobtailed straight w hieh he had kept in his left baud all tho time. Tiio camp was a total wreck, even tho wagon that stood near the tent being burned beyond hope of further usefulness. Ah Suey was hauled out of his log half dead, a few relics were gathered from the ruins, the broncos were caught, and the party tramped Lome, living en route on rabbits and other small game until they struck a ranch at the foot of the range. New York Sun. Do not give a boy a kitten for a playmate; give him a puppy. Coy and kitten will grow up into a mollycoddle and a cac . Boy and puppy will grow up iuto a young mail and n dog. Forest and Stream. A SAFE TRACK. THE RISK OF RAILROAD MANAGE MENT IS THE MAN ELEMENT. The Machine In Comparatively Safo, but tho l'.niployo I l-'rriuri:t1y Cnrc-lfnH. Sooi.j f ttio ltiilv of lt:tilrol j:m plojes Watch fill nen. I "It is !l matter of lm-cvo mmHse In mo said u railroad magnate of pr ,:i iiic.-ce. In conversation with a reporter, "that fficr every accident o:i steam railways t!i- peo ple raise a clamor aboti that itide.'i'iilf and vague i.- r.-ouage, the management, instead of socking out at o;u c t he ii-divid-u.il employe of the company to whose carelessness, mo t probably, the mishap is attributable With very few exceptions, railroads, in their own i;:tcre.-t :is well in the public's, take every precaution for the safety of pas.-cngeiv.. The Machine ry of tlio road can be kept i:i such a way as to fjimrd aa-ainst accidei.t to a reasonable certainty. Metal work.j are easily managed; the arc ,t risk in the operation of t ho railroad is t he man clcmcnl. Tiio nearer the man becomes an automaton, or liko a machine, the safer Le is. Tho average human being in a subordinate or lowly position is prone to do what Le in distinctly told not to do, and neelect to do that which be is ordered to perform. As I said, man is the risity link, but without Lim in the t anning of a railroad it would bo impos.-iblc to get along. If wo could only get ti iii;k hino to take man's place along the line I would undertake to per sonally guarantee the safety of trains and their passengers. "The nearer u, railroad employe be comes a machine the greater safety ho wiil prove to tin; railroad and his patrons. The more devoid of vaulting ambit ion lie becomes the b'-tter ho will be. You take old conductors who have been in tho ser vice for yeans, who are perfectly satisfied with their situations ami do not aspire to be .eneral manager cf the road', they make the best men for their places. They lo not think of anything else, and that ma'kes them valuable as conductors. From the standpoint of .safety it's belter for a man not to Chink at all, but lo blindly follow instruction-;.' The road, will advi-.;o him as to Ids duties, place Lim in fi rut nnd oil his joints with a salary in keeping with Lis place. When doing dnty for the railroad he has no business think ing of utiyi king else. His time is the company's, and iz pays Lim for following List ructions. "A gi many people," continued l-iy railway man, "do not understand that the entire organi.'. :tio:i of a railway irs framed with panic ;;! ;r refer, -tic..- to" tha safety of the c:mip:! "s pro; : -r! y and tiio 1 ves of its patrons :w:d employes, fat me sliov,-yo;i irar instruct ion.. All told, they fill qnite a large b.-ok. M'-:vovor, employes are required to learn i!w-e regu lation';, it l as mnch their duty to fa'i'.iliari.o themselves with them as "it is to be on hand ready to go to work id. the hour appointed by their superiors. Enil rrad hands, a:-a r.de, are not the most highly educated men. would starci ly carc to Lire a Harvard or Yale man for switch service, or any job of that kind. In the first place, the college- man would spend too much time iu thinking, instead of attending to business. Tho caliber of our men is suc-h, as a rnle, that it is r.ot only necessary to tell Ihei.i what thoy shall do, but also what thoy shall not do. 'We start out by in.-! ruetiug thetrt to take tiio safe side in cases of the least im tertainty. 'Take the ca-e of trackmen. Thoy arc specially instructed by their su periors to set no tires on windy days; to leave no lire Mid il theya.ro sure it is ox tinuui -hed.; they uni-t examine culverts, bridges, rails, make all needful temporary repairs, and instantly report anything be yond their capabilities. For the safe op eration of trains the rules nvo wi immcr on:; that I can only mention :i few of them. Hero is one which most people will bo suirprhed at. It reads: 'Trains are to be run under tlio direc tion of the conductor, except when his di rect !-jus conili.-t with train order, the rules, or involve -any risk or hazard, in which event it shall be the duty of any emplovj to call the attention of the con d.icior or cnuiueer to the risk they take, Paid themselves at once take such action, as wiil secure the safety of persons and property committed to their charge; and. if any employe shall neglect or refuse to ir.il the attention of the conductor or en gineer to the risk, or neglect to take such action immediately r.s will secure tho safety of persons and property, iu either of these cases all participators will be held alike accountable' "Every passenger train running at night must display two good red lights on the rear platform of the rear car in the train, and it is the duty of the conductor and the rear brakenian to examine them fre quently to see that the lights burn clearly. Every passenger train must have a bell cord attached to the signal bell on the en gine, and passing through the entire train. According to the rules, irregular trains, running under special or telegraph orders, must be run with great care Engineers must run with great caution around all abrupt curves, sounding tho whistle ut least eighty rods before entering the curve, and continuing to sound it at short inter vals until the curve is passed. "All trains except first class trains must approach all stations, water tanks and coal chutes under complete control, ex pecting to find the preceding train on the main track, whether it may be a stopping plnce for that train or not. In cause of ac cident or stoppage upon the main track from any cause, conductors must imme diately protect their trains. Whenever fogs or storms prevent an engineer from seeing clearly in advance, the signal used for obscure road crossings must be given at intervals of one minute, until the train is clear of tho fog or storm. The absence of a light at night ou any switch or signal post where a light is ordinarily s.'nown, must be taken as a signal of danger; and engineers approaching tuch switch must stop or run slowly until the proper posi tion of the switch is ascertained. "In every first class railway organiza tion there is a most elaborate system of test inspection. Car wheels, axles, brakes, rails, ties, bridges cf all sorts, lamps, signals, locomotive gear of every description in fact, the whole road and all of its appurtenances are watched as a hen watches her young chicks. The great machine is kept almost perfect, ex cept in the human parts. There the picat danger lies, and danger always will be there as long as railroads are operated by men. The ideal railroad, so far as safety is concerned, will como when some body invents a railroad that can be run without men." Chicago Herald Inter view, The friends of an Englishman who fell over a precipice in the Alps could not bo satisfied until they had the height meas lucd to a foot. When they got the figures oGO feet they rather concluded tixat he was dead. Detroit Free Press. Tin.! .iiiie rjp.jtHly -i oo.xls 10 j.ri- the Ali. eisci'ii. Will never he ".vt "V"", T?- " - r :". " I .' . - VP'-:-; - - - - - i ! foi: am. l3 o FOR Parlors, SScdrooms, EJhihs-rnoms. Litchc&9 fifiallwaiys and iiiYivrs, (JO TO Vhcrc a niagniiiccnl slock ol' C" Jti;I r.ii'l Fair IYUm- abound. UNDERTAKING AND Ef::PA:G A SPF.C1AU Y. i ' : ' iV p I COIiXEIt MAIX a:;d sixth 1 d3--.jE:irTrvtirr, a- t (st'C'dJ-.s. oi; :) V il! keen c -i.: Uu.lly :; li.t ', I h i.uN nun vitrm Viill I'ainT and DPTJG-G-IsST'S BXJiNTJDoIE. PURE LIQUORS. STAPLS AND FANCY El. 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