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4 A THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JUNE 14. 1914. k I I; MONTHS ON ADESERT ISLAND A Story Carrying the Salty Ozone of a Lonely Kcgjon. HOW THE TROUBLE BEGAN "What Happened to the United State Ship 5nninnvr, rirlvn on the tlrrnkm of Ocean Inland. Many ycara ago the Pacific Mall Stoam hlp company awakened the Hawaiian Uilands to a new life commercially, I'ly. Ins between San FrancUco and the orient, Honolulu made a convenient hall oing place for the vessels of that line. There was no coal In the Island, tone could be profitably ehlpped there from the Atlant c seaboard and coal mining had not developed on or near the Pacific coaet. The needful fuel came from Aus tralia and was held In hulks at Honolulu tor sale. Then the Hawaiian king bethought him self of a schema to swell his coffers; ho proposed to ,Ievy a' heavy Import duty upon that necessary coal. ''ho Yankee owners of the Pacific Mall steamers didn't Intend to bo hold up In that fash ion, and decided to shift their fuel iiaie 1,600 miles nearer Japan, and Midway Island was chceen for a coaling station. A shed was built there, coal Was oiled Up, and the Isolated speck on the bosom of the broad Pacific becamo a bit of America by reason of the stars and tripe Unfurled there. Hut that was not all thatj was necessary to fit the Island for a halting place. Vnfortunately polyps had reared a coral reef Just where tho entrance to the harbor was already haz ardous enough, and a naval survey showed that the danger would have, to be removed. Therefore, congrcM granted 150,000 to get rid of ISO feet ot the reef, and an American contractor took the job. The United States ship Baglnaw, under IJeutenant Commander Montgom ery Slcard. was sent to the Island wnilo the work was under way to carry back to San Francisco tho contractor's men. There was where the trouble began. On Friday afternoon, October 28, 1S70, the little Saginaw or lens than 600 tons started back upon Its long voyage to San Francisco. Before heading directly for the Pacific coast the steamer wan swung to the westward for Ocean Island to look for shipwrecked sailors. Bllntnkrn ItecUonlnff. Believing; that Ocean Island would not be sighted beforo daylight, Captain 51c nrd turned in at night after ordorlns that he be called at 2 a. in. Even bo foro that hour Captain Slcard wns on deck again. According to the deck log the ship had run thirty-five miles idneo clearing Midway Island, and to make sure of a wider margin of safety the skipper ordered tho mainsail taken In and the nnglnes stopped. Prior to that thti paddle wheels had Just been kept moving and by halting them and reducing sail It was thought that the Saginaw's speed would ba cut down to something less than two knots an hour. The situation was apparently satisfactory, for by the deck reckoning the vessel had at least six knot yet to go before reaching the reaf. Almost Immediately .afterward, thedeckJ officer reported breakers In sight, nun nlng forward, Captain Blcard at one re alised the perlt and lost no. time In or dering all sails to be furled, and tho en gines to be backed at full speed. Unfor tunately the steam was low and able tnly to turn tho wheels slowly astern and the Baglnaw struck the reef, Within ten minutes tho surf swept tho hip on tho rocks so that a hole was made In its bilge and nt once Its holds flooded. Inside ot an hour after striking the forward body of the croft broko nearly off. As Captain Blcard described it: "The heavy swell on tho reef did not glvo tii any time and the vessel went to piece so fast that I could barely save come provisions and all tho boats but one, when the forward body wa entirely under water, nnd broken up so ns to bo very unsafe for tho jnen to go upon." All of that day-October z-iho snip s ccmpany worked tirelessly to save the necessaries of life. Recovering what thoy did was a hacardous task on account of the heavy surf that brqke over the wrs;k, but fortunately not a llfo was lost Tho situation was a critical one and nit hands realised It Tho nearest port. Honolulu, lay fully l.&OO miles away, and the season .of storms was approaching. From the ship's sails and awning tents were made and raised for the shelter of ull hands, a total of nlnoty-thrte persons. Four months' provisions were, saved' and rations wero reduced to one-quarter, but that scanty allowance, was augmented by albatross, fish and" Ihe meat of turtles 'and seals. Kffrct of Short Iln,tlxn. It was not long, however, before the men felt severely tho reduction In their food and the character of it. At first a few rats appeared, and. some ot these preyed upon the -precious stores until a place of safety was built -for the hardly, won food. After a time the rats mys teriously multiplied and had to be fought away at night 'from the tents, but taw ot them wero deliberately killed, becauso they might, at a pinch, save all bands from starvation. The salvation of the shipwrecked lay In getting news of their distress to the world beyond the ocean's unbroken rim. Accordingly Captain Slcard determined upon taking a desperate chance In asking for volunteers to go In one ot the small boats to Honolulu. There were plenty of men willing and some of them act ually fought to win the honor. In the end the selection was made by the Sag inaw's doctor, who picked out the phys- ically best , The boat was the captain's gig, a I'ttle craft less than, thirty feet over all, and it wn decked over and made as safe a possible after being raised a tow Inches at the gunwale. Out ot odd pieces of metal one of the assistant engineers la boriously fashioned a fairly accurate sextant; "another officer patiently spent Cays and,fjays copying tables from the nautical almanac and a thrd made a drawlne from the official chart of the necessary, part aj the Pacific, so that the gig could be properly navigated. A Venturesome Vnyajcr. On November lS-and Friday at that Ueutenant J. C. Talbot with a volun teer crew of four set sail In the tittle gig upon, a venturesome voyage. But one of, the boat's crew. William Halford, coxswain, survived 'the trip. The story he told afterward Is a thrilling one. The boat was furnished with a small tin" cooking apparatus for boiling with oH and wick. Five days out we lost all lirht and fire and the means of making either. About five or six days beforo msklng Kausl wa succeeded in getting a light with the lenses from the opera rIbra. Suffered much from wet, otd and I want ot food. "When we left Ocean island we ran to the north to latitude S degrees, there took the westerly winds, and ran east to tho longitude of Kauai, as Mr. Talbet supposed, but It proved In the oml 'Jiat we wore a whole degree out In the reck oning because of the Impossibility of taking observation properly with nur sextant In our bobbing boat Then wc sailed southward. "Had heavy weather while running eastward, Hove to wtth sea anchor twice. Last time we lost it. Made an other drag with three oars, which were ntso lost; then made another drag with two oars and the square sail, and 'hat lasted for three hours ot bad weather. The last time It broke adrift and was lost ".Mr. Talbot wns 111 seven or olght Jays becauso ot tho food; got better, but otlll suffered from fatigue and hardships. Mulr and Andrews were sick two or three weeks. Francis was always well. Tho deck was leaky. Did not make land by a week as soon as we expected, "The first land we saw was Kauhu laua Hock, near Nllhau Island, on Friday morning, December 14. It was not until Sunday night that Hanalet Day was abreast, and we didn't make the entrance to Hanalel harbor until 2 In the morning ot Monday. I remained below till I felt the boat getting Into shoal water and the beginning of the turf.' "Just as I got In the cockpit a ita. broke aboard abaft Mr. Talbot ordered the boat to be brought to the wind. I hauled aft tho main sheet Francis was at the helm. Just then another breaker broke on board and capsized the boat. Andrews and Francis were washed uway and "never seen afterward. Mulr was Htlll below and did not get clear until the boat was righted, when he gave iiymptonis ot Insanity, "Mr. Talbot had been clinging to tho bllgb ot the boat, and while attempting to get up on its bottom was washed oft and sank. He wan heavily clothed and much exhausted. When the boat righted Mulr put Ills head out of the cockpit and I helped him onto the deck. Soon after another breaker came and upset It again and over It went twice. Only Out- Survivor. "The last time It camo up right and headed straight Into tho breakers. We got through and drifted toward tho shore nt a place above five miles from Han alel. 1 landed with the water brcn.it high and took with mo a can of dispatches and letters. Mulr died after I had helped him ashore. During the day I got ome food and clothing from tho, natives, nd after resting myself wont with one ot them on horseback over to Hanalel." From Hanalel a schooner was dis patched to Hono.ulu, four days away, and the Hawaiian government generously started a steamer off for Ocean Island with the least possible delay. How nar row was the margin between death and survival aboard tho little gig can be gath ered from the fact that when all ot tho nrovlslons had been exhausted a large bird perched upon theloat was caught by the man at tho helm. Halford. Ho stripped It ot feathers, cut It In flvo pieces, and the famlshod men ate tho raw flesh. Again, a day and a half later a few flying fish landed on deck, and Hal ford pounced upon five of tbem, Which wero eaten without any to-do. At day break land was, seen. . . , Hut nil this while what was happen ing with thisft'of tho ship's company Iso lated upon Ocean Islar.d? Captain Slcard knew they would all starve unlcissVccor camo or they got away, and hero Is where his courage and resourcefulness wero conspicuously In evidence As soon as Lieutenant Talbot had nailed away one ot the remaining boats wus overhauled and repaired nnd msdo ready for a similar vnyago to Midway Island, It being tho Intention to dispatch tho party about January 10. It was not lontr before tho food problem became a source ot anxiety. Seals nnd birds wero killed, but after a month ot this tho seals wero nearly exterminated and It was found necessary to cut tho allowance down to only one seal and twenty blrda per ill cm for tho whole crow. At first tho ration In hreadstutfs was reduced to one-eighth, and this dwindled to one-sixteenth u fortnight beforo tho Uland voh abandoned. The officers und "crew felt tho scanty allowanca of bread, and wero much weakened for a lqng tlmo until they grew ai-customed to tho moat diet, nnd eventually Improved In health nnd strength. At first no fresh water could bo found upon the Island, and a distiller was rigged up out of a boiler and the Kagtnaw'a condensers, the latter re moved from tho wreck at a good, deal f risk. Kventually fresh water was found while digging a hole In which to plant a large signal staff. On January 3 a steamer was discovered on the northern horlxon and Jtut beforo sunset it came near enough to the Island to be rccngnUed as tho Hawaiian govern ment steamer Klluuea It hod been dis patched Immediately after Coxswain Hal ford reached Honolulu with his news. The Joy of tho Saginaw's stranded crow can easily by Imagined. Now York Sun, TRIFLES PROVOKE BIG WARS The Heard of the Prophet, n Smashed Tennot, n Petty Petit nnd n. Salary Cat. The history of warfare contains numer ous examples ot conflicts that have orlgt noted through trifling causes. For In stance, Turkey suffered greatly In a war with Venice. When the Venetian ambas sador was asked by the Turkish grand vlxler to ratify a treaty by swearing In the Moslem fashion "iron his beard and the beard Of the prophet he declined, because, as he said, "tho Venetians wear no beards." This remark was too much for the Turk, who retorted angrily, "Nor do monkeys!" an exclamation which caused the other to tear up the treaty and re tire, from the conference. The squeal was a sanguinary conflict In which fell 33, COO Christians and four times the num ber of Turks. Out tho Turks were not the only ones to use blows Instead ot arguments on the slightest provocation. The emperors ot China have ever been famous In this direction, the record Instance being a war SO years ago which began through the smashing of a teapot This Indispensable household article was looked upon by its owner, a high dignitary of tho court, as a priceless treasure, and consequently it accompanied the great man on his Journeys. It so happened that when he was trav eling through the lawless provinces In the northwest ot China some of his retinue were intercepted by a band of robbers, who found the teapot among the baggage and Immediately flung it to the ground and brnke It The matter wa reported to the emperor, who wa q In dignant at' his favorite loss last he sent out a punitive force and a long war began which resulted In the death ot SOC.OOO men. A bucket was once the Innocent cause ot a torrlble war. Nine hundred year ago a party of soldiers ot Modena stolo a btteket apparently as a practical Joko, from a public well In liolegna and re fused to restore It. Fights thereupon took place between tho Midlers of the rival sitos ami started a war which devas tated a large part of Kurene. Algeria name Into the possession of France, through a disagreement over a petty debt The Hey of Algeria demanded Immediate payment through tho French consul, who asked for time to pny, and In reply was beaten and thrown Into prison. A couple of days later a conflict was begun that continued for twenty years, during which time more than 600,000 lives were sacrificed. Suoh a oalsmlty was surely unnecessary 'for so paltry a cause, and tho same remark Is equally applicable to other wars. In 1879 'the Trnnsvasl was declared a crown colony and the salaries of officials, both Dutch and nrltlsh, were cut down. Among the number m treated was a cer tain Paul Kruger, whoo salary wns re duced to VXfl a year. The loss of the monoy annoyed th Dutchman, who raised the stundord of revolt As a con sequence thero followed the Majuba Hill fight, years of agta,tlcn. the Jameson raid and finally the great war. which cost Britain More than Jl.OOO.OOO.OOO and the lives of ,0C0 ot her sons. London Globe. CLAM DIGGERS ON THE JOB How the Shell Fish Is Ontlicrnl, Tacked for SInrkrt nnd CookPil nt llomf. Three hundred gallons of opened clafiis a day are uhlppcd frn one old Now Eng land town, besides many bushels In 'he Shell that go by freight. Hundreds ot men and boys make a business of dig ging and opening the clams for market. The clamtllggcrs have a colony of shanties, Clamdlggcrs' row, along tho riicll-plled bench, whnre they keep their tubs, lmskcts and diggers und shuck and wash their catch after the tide. Upon the flats was etched tho perfect im print of each receding wavelet of ebbing waters-footprints ot the tide. Hero and thcro stranded nea grnss loy wet And radiant In tho opulescmt sheen of cling ing sea foam In the morning light The rccnt of tho salt marsh, frosh from tho night, was In our nostrils and slow winged rcuRull circled lastly In undulat ing flight aliovo tho wators that stretched far nwny to the cast under a pathway of golden light. The boys were the first to reach tho clam beds nnd drop their baskets und wiggle their diggers Into, the sand whoro little Jets of water squirted out ot the flats. The rolling flats were llko a gigantic colander of spouting holes, acre of them, ana with nulck. easy movements thu mon dug the dirty, leaking clams out of the oozing snnd rupldly nnd tossed them Into their baskets. Home of them waded out ankle deep In the channel and dug up large space nnd when the water cleared the shining clams lay thick about seeming cnormouw seen through tho smtllow water, but ns deceptive when gathered as tho "mam moth" olives we buy when taken from the bottle. The clam digger Is not a labor union man, although he follows his calling nnd works under laws tar stricter than any union has yet devised thq laws of the coming nnd going of the waters. The tldo.wlll not wait for him. He must bo in time. No excuse will avail. Hctwcen the going and coming of the waters he hus tles with energy and speed. Dut when tho' tide turns and tho Incoming waters lave his feet with rlvulota of foam ho slowly retreats, Tho full baskets are loaded In a boat and towed In with tho tldo or carried In two at a time. The men average about $3.00 a day it a good tide. Dut sometimes the tide ebbs nt both ends of the day; In the early morning and later afternoon, and they can work both tides. Then the digger of clams Is opulent. Hut on the one-tide days he digs out the tide, shuckH his cluraa In a little while., lights his pipe and Jtfat loafs until the next day, and with an easy conscience. He has done his stunt. After the clams are shucked their own liquor Is drained away and they are left to stand over night. In water from a from the sea and with your hands quickly lattd, meuns to soak, and this soaking Increases their bulk about one-third and. Incidentally, destroys their rich, delicious flavor. Kncli man pays Jl a year for the use ot this particular well because the water Increases tho bulk ot tho clams mors than that of any other. And ro you who go clamming In tho market place know not the delectable Havoc nntlvo 'to the ouoculent clam. Hut most of us who havo spent vaca tions by tho sea have taken tho old clam basket and the rusty hoe with Its short handle, worn smooth by sand blistered hands and havo knocked on the stones along the beach or far out on tho flats havo laboriously dug the squirting, succu lent clam and had a bachache for every clam. But-those clams! When fresh from the'r sandy bed and washed In tho Incoming tide their shells are as smooth and nod to tho touch as velvet when the water ot the sea is on them. Piow mind a lire of a rut wood on a round bed of cobbles set In the dry beach sand und when the stones are redhot throw over them some dripping rockweed from tho sen and wtlh your hands quickly make a nest In the steaming weed, pour In your clams and cover them deeply wtth more of the wet sea gross. Then loaf around a while. After a while poke away the faded, steaming grass from the wide open shells and Jerk one out wtth your thumb and jkNo EH 1 commenced using It Soon sot better and am now entirely cured and feel llko a new woman. Peruna Is my comfort. I will never be without It" Mrs. Thomas M. Morgan, It, V. D, z, Wadsworth. Ohio. finger. If you can hold It strip off the skin and with your face upturned o heaven drop the steaming, succulent thing Into your wide open mouth with your emoky fingers and you will have a memory evermore. New York Sun. SUPPOSE THINGS HAPPEN SO PoKslnltltlm nf Nnvnl Trouble Jtrimert it A'rnr 111 Adviincr. The secretary of tho navy said he was glad to see me; but he was plainly un happy. "Not worrying about the convention, Mr. Secretary ?" I said, for we were thon In tho fall ot 1915. "No," he sold, 'U am worrying about tho navy. These recurrent opldcmlcs of acute Indigestion In the officers' mess rooms" I had heard nothing about the matter. it Is all very queer," said the soero tary. . "It begun about a year ago, shortly after I Issued my order prohibiting the lino of Intoxlcntlng beverages on board ship. I did not tnho tho step on my own Initiative. I consulted the surgeon gen eral. 1 put three questions to him. I said: 'Doctor, did it ever strike you that liquor Is a curse?' "Ho didn't hesitate an Instant He said; 'I am convinced It Is.' "Then I said: 'Doctor, Isn't It true that the recommendation of wine in tho Hlblo Is due to a corruption In the text?' "He said: 'Mr. Secretary, I havo al ways suspected that passage to be spuri ous.' "Finally I said: 'Doctor, prohibition sontlment Is greatly on the Increase In the south.' "Tho surgeon general looked at me firmly, 'At tho present rate of Japanese shipbuilding.' he said, 'we shall be soon 'way bahind In tho race. Something must bo dono at once.' ' "I thanked him and Issued my ordor." "Hasn't It worked well?" I said. "It works well during routine hours," said tho secictary. ''But on legal holi days nnd when tho ships near port the J health of the men goes all to ploccs. It's most extraordinary. Last Christmas eve on board the Minnesota half the commis sioned force was taken violently 111, and tho doctor had to prescribe claret It's tho samo way with birthdays. When a man has jv birthday on board ship he takes slc If ho Is very popular, three quarters ot tho mess tablo Is seized with sympathetic pains. If he Isn't very popu lar, perhaps only one-quarter. Only I am told that tho spirit of friendship among officers of tho fleet Is much stronger than It used to he." "That Is a very gratifying olrcum stancc," I said. Ho looked thoughtful. "It would bo, undor ordinary circumstances. But It's a pity to havo their holidays spoiled llko that. It's wprso In foreign ports. Last Fobruory, when tho Arizona put Into Hamburg, and the kaiser's grand admiral come on board with his staff, no less, than twenty-nine men on board wero stricken down with a mysterious ailment which tho ship's doctor found would yield only to sparkling Burgundy. He pre scribed two dozen bottles. The only man who wasn't seriously 111 was tho chief ordnanco officer, and he complained of a slight headache and tock beer." "It doesn't lost," I said. "No," ho said, "but II recurs with such startling frequency. What can tho men In the other navies think about our men? It's become notorious. When our ship touch a foreign port and the senior naval officer ot the place comes on board the first think lie aiks Is after the ward room's health, and when Jio hears every one Is 111 his fare Hsht,tip, It must be malice." J "I am Innllnod to think It's sympathy," I said. New York Post BLUFFS IN THE MIMIC WORLD Character of llnf Air Current on the Itlnlto of Nevr York. Onward the bllthsome bluffer wends his wordful way. Conversation is the thing nnd plonty of It. The only way to get a grip on the goods that count is to be your own press agent This Is the way they alio up the nltuatlon along the Great White Wny of Now York City. Perhaps one ot the most fertile fields of bluff Is tho Ktalto. In tho height of the summer season tho bluff Is so deep In tho district that special policemen are detailed to keep tho streets cleared for traffic. "Yep, Charley Just sent for me. Sure, me and Frohman are great pals. Havlrjg a new play written for me. Corking Idea. Offered mc $300 a week, but I can't afford to hammer down my salary like that even for a friend, I told him $350 or nothing." How's that for a poor un fortunate who has been playing one night stands In the far south on hoe cake and hominy? "Oh, hello, Mamie. How arc you? Where am I dancing? Oh, my j dear, haven't you heard? Why, I'm at tho Talals do Tango! Had a frightful fight with Flo Zlogfeld about It. He threatened to sue me because I would not danco In the 'Follies.' I should turn down $100 per for n paltry $300. Nix." Not so bad for a cabaret girl with noth ing between her and the cruel world but a few yards of chiffon with strands of beads to hold 'them In place, and a problematical salary which varies with the weeks. Nowhere Is the gamo of bluff played with such gusto, with such su preme disregard for the Intelligence of others, with such Insouciance, such reck less extravagance of names, numbers and adjectives as In that mimic region which huddles lu a few Broadway blocks, Any day you feel a bit seedy stroll between the squares and get the guff. It you do not find many a laugh with It there Is something radically wrong with your senso of humor -.-Pittsburgh Dispatch. Aches 'or Pains f erurm Did It for Me. "I find Fcruna an excellent spring and summer medicine and am glad to call the attention of my frlenda to it I know by experience that Peruna Is a good medicine, and always recommend It whenever I have an opportunity. I can truthfully say that I have no traces of my old complaint, and have neither acho nor pain, and enjoy life. Words cannot express my appreciation for the good Peruna has done mc." PERUNA THE SPRING AND SUMMER MEDICINE. "I used to get cramps In my stomach. I had alck headaches. My stomach nearly killed me. My family physician only gftvo me temporary relief. I got out of patience and had given up all hopes of recover'. I then wrote to Dr, Hartman and he advised me to take Peruna. I cot a bottle of Peruna and The Great June Clearance Will Make Monday a Big Day Here Choice of Any Woman's or Misses' Cloth or Silk Suit in the Store for Sold originally up to $49.50 Women's Muslinwear at Juno Clearance Prices. One big lot white mus lin skirts, formerly $1.25 to $2.00, now.. 79c Women's Lawn and Nainsook Pincess Slips. $2.25 to $3.50 values, now $1.65 Infants' $2.50 and $3.50 long coats S1.05 HEROIC ACT OF ENGINEER Ilolda Frightened Child Uovm lle twecn, Hull IV h 111 Train I'naara Over Ilnth. As brave a deed as ever wns recorded was that perfdrmed by Richard W, Raw lins, engineer of a fast frelsht on the Pennsylvania railroad, when he saved tho : llfo of Mabel, tho 4-ycar-old daughter of Harry Brownson of Farmlngton, N. 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No matter what your posi tion or salary may be you are welcome to all the credit you want on the following small payments: $50 Bill $3 Down, $3 Monthly $100 Bill $5 Down, $5 Monthly Larger and Smaller Bills on Proportionately Easy Terms During all this week the above special terms will be available to everybody in Omaha. 'Take advantage of them use them. Come here and buy everything you need for your home. These special terms will make it a EXTENSION TABLE Mado of solid oak, extends to 6 ft.; extra spo-IQj tjp! clal, this sale. . . we DRESSER SPECIAL Made ot solid oak, well built and well finished, Fronch bovol tZ H mirror, now at, . tP Women's and Misses1 High Type Spring Cca:s Greatly Reduced Every cloth and silk coat included in this clearance. $15.00 to $22.50 coats at $9.50 $25.00 to $35.00 coats at $16.50 $39.50 to $55.00 coats at . . ' $23.50 Women's Summer Gowns in Crepes and Fine Nainsook. $1.25 ones now 69c $1.25 and $1.50 ones now 89c OMAHA'S FASTEST GROWING 1516-18-20 FARNAM STREET formance will endeavor to get a hero medal for him. Rawlins' train was pulling slowly through Farmlngton when ho saw tho little Brownson girl playing upon the other track, while an express train from tho opposite direction came tearing down tho road. There was not an Instant to loan and no calculation as to what was to bo done. Rawlins say that the llfo of tho child depended upon swift, courageous action and he took the single chance in a million. Leaping from tho cab he seized tho little girl, who had at that Instant be come frightened by tho' shriek of tho whistle of tho oncoming train and was In a, panic. ry body If is welcome to use very easy matter to everything your heart de sires. See us at once to morrow if 2-Inch Post RASS BED 1128 -tarsi A largo massive and substantial brass bed, gnarauteed lacquer. Tbis bed sells ordinarily at $12 to $15 will sell n limited, 4Tl Jffa itfL jiff quantity at tho ex tremely low price of , f v P ifolefS Sale BIO a&EARAXTCE SAX.TJ BEDUCTION ON GIRLS LIQHI "WXIOHT COX.OUED COATS. Sites 7 to 14 years, and 2 to 6 years. All coats that were formerly $3.95 to $6.50, now 92.43 All coats that were formerly J7.50 to $12.50. now $3.95. All coats that were formerly $13.50 to $16.50, now $9.79. STOEE. Infants' $5.00 and $6.50 long coats S3.95 Rawlins had not even had time to drag the child from tho track, but pressing hor little form close he sank to tho ties, hold ing hlmBClf and his tiny burden down with desperation. Tho train passed over them nnd tho coupling of an air hose struck tho engineer, cutting a bad gash In his left shoulder, but the little girl escaped Injury entirely. Speaking of the Incident, Engineer Raw lins merely said: "I had a narrow escape boys, but I was, glad to save the kid." Mr. and Mrs. Brownson wero loud In their praise of. 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