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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 22, 1912)
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Why should a man adopt such m life when he can do better and live safely as fisherman or oysterman, or combination carpenter and yacht skipper In the summer months? Why, Indeed T Along tho 10,000 miles of coast line thero is no stretch that Is so uniform ly dangorous as the tenuous sand spit that runs along the south sldo of Long Island, projecting 120 miles' Into tho Atlantic. The Great South beach, it is called, or Fire Island beach; but to men of the sea it is known as "the Graveyard of the Atlantic" because of the ships thnt havo brokon their backs on the shifting bars that dot Its length. ' 8lnce the white man first sailed these seas, tho Great South beach has taken Its toll. Bluff-bowed Dutchmen out of Rotterdam; Spanish galleons from Cuba; high-pooped English merchantmen thnt traded to the loyal colony of Now York; king's ships and fishing boats of tho old days; stout clippers and ocoan liners all theso and many more have driven In with tho flying scud, setting their sterna doep in tho clinging sand that has so cldom let loose Its prey. 1 You find evidences of them in the shattered thlmbers that lino tho beach from Flro Island to tho Hamptons and beyond stout spars, sections of planking, water-soaked timbers of many shapes and ages; and off-shore, sometimes one catches a glimpse of a shattered hull, draped with the green seaweed or a sunken mass of engines and boilers and twisted pipes. The government long ago recognized the peculiar dangers of the Long Is land shore, with its menace to the liners that ply between Now York and European ports, and measures to safe guard it were taken. At Intervals of five miles along the most dangerous section, tiny stations aro plnnted. There aro 13 of them, each mannod by eight men from tho first of August to the first of June. Between theso dates all the crews, except captains or keepers, go off duty without pay. These are are stations at New York's door. They are also tho stations which do the greatest amount of work and bear the heaviest responsibility a statement that casts no reflection on the remainder of the 300 stations. Somo of the men In theso stations have performed noteworthy deeds of valor, but tho most they have over re ceived In recognition has been a few medals, and In one instance tho thanks of the New York legislature. Despite the undoubted hardship of their work, and tho fact that they are called upon to risk their Uvea more often than soldiers or sailors, or even firemen probably, the government 'has not seen fit to raise their pay or In crease the comforts of their surround ings. One wonders how long such an attitude will be preserved. It seems unfair and unwise, Inasmuch as It has already begun to react by curtailing tho Bupply of recruits. It should be borne In mind that In all the history of tho life-saving serv ice there has never been an instance of cowardice not once. There has never been a time when a captain bad any difficulty in getting his men to follow him Into the surf. Thore has never been a time when it was neces sary for the captain to repeat an or der. Now and then, men have been known to drink and neglect patrol duty, but even these have never showed themselves to be cowards. And porhaps, after all, that is the thing the service is most proud of. "Yes, they do say l' a hard life," said old Capt. George Goddard of Lone Hill, when somo ono once asked him why ho still stuck to his Job nt sev enty. "Yes, it may be a hard life," ho mused. "But I like It. Thirty-odd years I've been on the beach, for I was a middle-aged man when I Joined the service. But I'm good for a spell yet, and then I've laid aaldo a little, bo'b I can live comfortable. They don't glvo us a ponsion, you know." This InBt was not a complaint, but a fact. It was spoken, too, by a man who had reached three-score years and ten and who was still able to Hand up In the stern of a big surf boat and handle a kicking steering oar, with tho seas piling In higher every minute and tho North German Lloyd liner Prioress Irene fast on tho outer bar. His tones -expressed a certain amount of surprise, but no and Lack of Pension Fund Are Driving the men Into Less Hazardous Callings. '" " complaint In fact, no member of the service complains about his lot, even when he resigns. A man went to the captain of his crow not long ago last summor, to be exact and remarked: "I'm goln' to quit, Cap. Too much work feedln' the folks homo, now we've got anoth er b'aby." Tho captain took his pipe out of his mouth and grunted. That was all. He know perfectly well, as well as the man In front of htm, that with a fami ly of young children to be brought up and educated In theso days of ex pensive living, it was Impossible to get along on the coast guard's pay of $65 a month and $9 extra for rations. If the coast guards aro somewhat rough and uncouth outwardly, they aro as gentle,, and courteous as wom en. The visitor will And nothing too ACVVCVC Sir- good for him. When you sit down to eat with thorn you are expected to forage for yourself. They take it for granted that evory one does that at any table. Every man knows how to roach for tho condensed milk can, ac cording to the coast guard's view point. But ir they onco get It Into their beads that a visitor Is not far ing properly they will make amends. Any stranger who goes to a life-saving station and appears to be a decent citizen can havo board and lodging and ho Isn't asked to pay, either. That part of tho bargain Is loft to himself. Even if ho does pay he won't be al lowed to tax himself more than the cost price of everything. This Is not said unknowingly; It is a fact. The life-savers of the Long Island coast have a codo of hospitality as .rigid as tho American Indians. They aro of the purest American stock, often with a strong vein of old Dutch blood from tho colony at West Sayvllle. In most cases they have fol lowed tbeea from father to son for from four to six generations. Ono Is almost Inclined to bellovo that they are born leather-skinned and ablo to pull the heavy fourtoen-foot aBh sweops that row tho surfboats and "self-bailors." Some of the Long Island fishing families have estab lished enviable reputations for them selves In tho service. Tako the Rhodes family, the Bakers, tho Reynoldses, tho Raynors, tho Seaman s and many others. They havo all furnished at least ono hero. Captain Baker of tho Point o' Woods station has two sons In tho service. Tho oldest, Eddy, Is No. 1 man at Point o' Woods; tho second, Wally, Is at Blue Point, and the youngest, Sim my, Is already on the eligible list for appointment at Lone Hill. They are fine, husky, strapping boys, the best typo of young Americana of their ff'4&f'C ''$& v'artS) qbs1 aBBBBBBBpBSWBEBJrnBSABESBSjaBjijy.iiiii7 .jJTk " ' BBBBBBBBBBBBBBiAiJ'"'' 'A2 ,t.!W0e!'xB' ifc '&9iK&fZx!Nt&. i4 .;.' Z'-.''Z JrWBBBliiJr!VaJiT tmtMK 'bbbbbbbbbbbbT ' ''-':. timiwm r? &V "ir ! v mK&km ; l; ,y" ZZ . I a VTHk2'BT ;j(j, JllB9BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBk BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSKV B ITL 1 aBBBBBBBBYBN SY Wlfc wW ','Y-jity''$fKA 'xHnrinflBBBnwV7' ' r1SBBiVaWfflaa s'l . " ""25aw TTKa?TfA.w j -1W,M Xttb mil vsBlkB v"" Tiv v M'sEKKOBplBfrw ns" a ,' ,; mmm m - t"&i & : ' y$&jftIaMiifi IbIIbsJbIbMf'3; 5ffP,ll',MsBBBBBBWPl class and calling broad-shouldered, strong-limbed, with deep chests that have been developed by hours of tug ging at orrs that had to moot the un dertow and bite of the surf. In a way ono Is sorry to see material like this wasted on tho sea. But there Is an other side to tho .story. Is It wasted, after all? These youngsters lead cour ageous, healthful lives, out In the open air. Tho city means nothing to them. Eddy Baker, who bossed tho Job In his father's absence when the An tonio Lopez came asboro near Point o' Woods two summers ago, and wont out to her with a scratch crew of cot tagers and bay men, was once Invited to spend a week In town with somo of theso same cottagers, who had taken a fancy to his strong, simple nature. Ho was so dismayed by the confusion of civilization that ho lost himself at !&?fiOZW vcty Jamaica, where ho had to change cars, and It took the police halt a day to find him. He bad never seen the In side or a big theater before bis visit, and he went Into ecstacles at the din nerMablo over some tco cream that had been frozen in fancy molds. But he could fry bam and eggs as dell clously as the best chef that ever handled a griddle, and he knew his way through the mysteries of flap Jacks, plum duff, and other dishes that form tho life-saver's menu. It was this same Eddy Baker, by tho way, who summed up tho whole vlowpotnt of his kind as the big Prln zess Ireno headed for Now York, after For the Sake 8mall Girl's Excellent Reasons for Wishing She Might Be a Hen, If Only on Occasional Sunday. Out back of the house, on a graBsy bank overlooking tho chicken yard, sot Miss Thung and Margaret last Sunday. They wore absorbed, espe cially Margaret, In watching tho chickens. "They scratch Just the same on Sun day," observed Margaret reflectively, "as they do on weekdays. It's wicked, I 'spose." "Oh, no, it Isn't wicked," objected Miss Thung. "My mother says that 'musmenton Sunday is bad for tho soul," remarked Margaret. "But chickens are not jlke little boys and girls, are they?" she questioned with a baby sigh, s "No, they are qullo different." "They haven't got a soul, have they?," pursued the child. "No." Margaret paused long and reflect ively, "i wish I was a hen," she said at last with decision. four tugs had unexpectedly dislodged hor from the sand bar: "I'd like to be aboard her," said a man, wistfully, as he thought of the long trip back to the city by boat and train. "Why?" asked young Baker. "To go to New York? Shucksl What do you want to go there for?" Somo of the Lone Hill surfmen had been standing around when Baker made this remark and, afterward, 'in the messroom of their station, just after supper, and the "sunset" patrol had started out, the subject was brought up again. They were mildly amused by their visitor's inclination to return to New York and, finally, Jim Reynolds, who, as ho said him self, had had more schooling than the rest, was Induced to frame the philos ophy of his mates in concrete phrases. 1MID "You see, down here, we've got the clean sea and the wind," he said. "Everybody knows everybody else. And tho everybodles aren't so thick that wo can't have lots of space and air and sunshine on all four sides of us, outdoors and in. Nobody down here Is after your money. I don't need to knock the city. But down here they liko you for yourself. Eddy Baker's right. I can't see bow anybody likes to live In tho city. Why, think of the breakers and the fights we have with them. Do you have anything like that in the city? No, sir; I guess not." The fact is, these men do not mind the dangers and privations they un dergo. They are nerveless, or prac tically so. They are not wholly Ig norant of fear; they realize it In grad uated degrees. Men like Captain God dard of Lone Hill or the Bakers of Point o Woods have reduced the ap prehension of danger to a minimum. Although, It should be said, even Cap tain Gooddard, stanch old veteran that be is, has been known to break down and cry. of Novelty "But don't you like to be mamma's dear little girl?" Inquired Miss Thung In surprise "Oh, yes, I 'spose so," replied Mar garet. "But,!' she concluded wistfully, "I think I should like to try being a hen for a while." Fraternal Fractions. Lodger My brother Is coming on a visit; bavo you a couple of spare cots? Landlady A couple! Is he so big as all that? Lodger No, but you see tho fact is, he really consists of two half brothers. Accessories. Bacon A small pleco of tubing fastened across tho handle bars of a motorcycle will hold convenient small accessories for which there is no oth er place on a machine. Egbert By accessories I suppose It means arnica, wltcbbazel and court plaster. D0QS OF OLD ARE PRESERVED South Kensington Museum In England Contains Many, Specimens of Canine. London. The rush to Europe season Is at hand, and visiting Americans and others fond of all the animals, and birds on earth are advised to visit the South Kensington museum, which Is the natural history branch of the Brit ish museum, London. The Kensington building is an enormous place and only a two penny fare from Charing Cross virtually the center of the metropo lis. The collection of everything with legs and wings is nothing Bhort of won derful. In an ordinary zoological col lection many of the most interesting creatures are asleep or otherwise be hind the scenes. At 8outh Kensing ton, however, every dead beast and bird is very much "alive," and one can Ancient Egyptian Greyhound or Z - lughl. study Its form and peculiarities with much detail and continued charm. All dogs are named and their breed ing, owner and records given forth In plain lettering. , The day of stuffing animals' skins with tow is over. The model of the body is now made of plaster and the skin is fitted on to the prepared ,block of the proportions of the living dog. Already there Is noticeable a consid erable change of type, an evolution that can hardly be carried in the mind's eye among the dogs of quite recent times. GJRL RESISTS HEAVY BOLT Young Woman Unconscious Several Days but Lives After Shock That Melted Steel. Baltimore, Md. Medical scientists are Interested in the peculiar case of Josephing Jones, sixteen years old, who is slowly recovering at St. Agnes' hospital from a lightning stroke. Dr. Pierce Wilson says that one of the most 'interesting features of the case is the fact that for several days following the accident the girl was in a state of anesthesia caused by the terrific shock on the nervous system. "For some days she wsb insensible to pain. There was no muscular paralysis, but the nervous system was numbed. On making an Investigation I found that the depression made in the sidewalk where she was struck measured two feet in diameter and fifteen inches in depth. A tremendous Impact caused the sinking of the earth. While in Europe, several years ago, I searched for unusual electrical cases, but this one Is the most marvel ous I have ever known. The body resistance of the young woman Is what saved ber life. "The bolt melted her necklaco and the steel rod of the umbrella she was carrying. The girl was burned the entire length of her left side, the wounds have not healed and may re quire a akin grafting operation." SHOES DEFY TIME AND WEAR Mount Joy (Pa.) Man Thirty Years Trying to Discard Them, Without a Peg Yielding. Mount Joy, Pa. Isaiah Zug of Mil ton Grove is the owner of a pair of shoes and of a pair of boots that, in a way,, are as out of the ordinary as the famous slippers of Clndorella. They promise to be everlasting, for the shoes have resisted for thirty years the efforts cS Zug to wear them out, while the boots would fire the enthusiasm of former Governor Pen nypacker, with their record of twenty-five years' wear. The shoes aro of the variety known in the rural regions as "Sunday shoes,", while the boots are bis "wad dags," or workday footwear. Both pairs were the production of Abraham Ebersolo, now dead, who had a cobbler and shoe shop at Mas tersonvllle. Zug and the shoes have never missed a Sunday at church in the thirty years since EWrsole made them to order for him. WANTED "BROWN-EYED WIFE" And Secret Service Man Arrested Ap plicant a Smuggler When She Answered "Ad." Philadelphia, Pa. The quest of "Acll Alexander," who is in reality Go raez Wilson, one of the government's shrewdest secret service agents, for a "brown-eyed wlfo" has ended. Wilson, who posed as a seedy Indi vidual, sought a woman suspected of counterfeiting and smuggling. Her eyes were known to bo brown. The woman, whose name is Chrlatin Chandler, was found in Shamokin and has been taken to Duluth, Minn., where she 1b wanted. v Some tlmo ago the government re ceived reports of smuggling being car ried on between Canada and tho Unit ed States, and a description of the woman was placed in the hands of Wilson, who devised the schema of ad vertising for a wife whose eyes were brown. The auspect answered and was rrrju, i HARD FOR THE HOUSEWIFE It's hard enough to keep houso If In perfect health, but a woman who Is weak, tired and suffering all of the tlmo with on aching buck has a heavy burden to carry. Any woman in this condition has good cause to suspect kidney trouble, especially If the kidney action seems disordered nt all. Doan'fl Kldnoy Pills have cured thousands of women suffering In this way It Is tho best-recommended special kidney remedy. A MEBBASKA CASE! MrB Mary 'EwTtt'ltif Bk It. lllxlor, Ttlltabtory' Wtl dordon. Neb., ?ya; "i nan harp dartln pain all through my body and It I at down my back bccurrm a lame I had to iraip omo thing for lupport. Doan'a Kid ney Pill cur ed me en tirely and Improved my condition In v.rv WAV." Get Dean's at say Drug Store, 50c s Box Doan's "SSjy Unmanageable. She Can you manage a typewriter? He No. I married ono. A CURB FOR PILES. Cola' Ctrbolfoalva atops Itchlnir and pia- and cur pile. All druwUU. 26andG0c Reservations. She Let me be the first aid to the injured. He If you're sure It won't be lem onade. Baltimore American. Pitting Crime. He I know who egged you on to this. She Who egged mo on? He That old hen. Hurry, Girls! Uncle Sam has lust issued a little brochure on fattening calves. Hurry, girls, as tho edition will soon be ex hausted. Washington Post. Instinctive. "So you took your wife to tho base ball game?" "Yes," replied Mr. Meokton. "Did she enjoy It?" "Only part of It She thought they wasted a groat deal of time running around the lot, but she thought tho ar guments with the umpire were quite interesting." Washington Star Births In the Air. The International Congress on Ae-,, rial Legislation,' sitting at Geneva, Switzerland, is evoking a very de tailed codo of laws. One of Its sug gested paragraphs reads: "In the event of a birth occurring in an air craft the pilot is to enter the event in bis log book and must notify the fact to the authorities at tho first place at which he descends." Moving Pictures Popular, In a recent number of tho Dally Consular Reports are collected memo randa from cities and towns in vari ous distant parts of the world showing the universal quality, of the 'popular interest which tho moving pictures excite.. England, Japan, Turkey, Mex ico, India, Australia and tho Islands of the sea all havo the same story to tell; wherever tho clnomatograph goes it finds an instant and sustained welcome. How He Left. The servants wero discussing the matter below stairs. "Master and mistress 'ad something of a row last night, I 'ear," said the butler ponderously. " "You should have hoard 'em," an swered the parlor maid in a shocked tone. "Scandalous Is what I calls it!" "They tell mo 'o ran out, cranked 'is motor car and left In it." "No," said the maid, positively, "he didn't leave In his machine; I dis tinctly heard tho mistress say ho left in a huff." London Answers. WELL PEOPLE TOO Wis Doctor Gives Postum to Con valescents. wise doctor tries to glvo nature its best chance by saving the little strength of the already exhausted pa tient, and building up wasted energy with simple but powerful nourish ment, I "Fire years ago," writes a doctor "I commenced to use Postum In my own family instead or coffee." (It's a well-known fact that tea is Just as injurious as coffee because it contains caffeine, the same drug found in cof foe.) "I was so well pleased with the results that I had two grocers place it in stock, guaranteeing Its Bale. "I then commonced to recommend it to my paienta in place of coffee, as a nutritious beverage. The consequence is, every store in town is now selling It, as It has become a household ne cessity in many homes. "I'm sure I prescribe Postum as oft en as any one remedy in the Materia Medica In almost every cobo of indi gestion and nervousness I treat, and with the beat results. "When I onco introduce it into a family, it is quite suro to remain. I shall continue to uso It and prescribe it iu families where I practice, "In convalescence from pneumonia, typhoid fever and other cases I give It as a liquid, easily absorbed diet. You may use my letter as a reference any way you seo fit." Namo given by Postum Co., Battlo Creek, Mich. Read "Tho Road to Wellvlllo," la pkgs. "There's a reason." Ever read the above letter?. A " one nppenra from time to time. 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