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THEANACONDA STANDARD, MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 14, 1895.
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TOWALLACE BY RAIL
ItIs One Stretch of Bnotifnl Sctufry^and Excitement
many ROMANTIC spots
Marvelsof Railway En^lnenrlnK^High and Substantial Trestles^Where a Man Lost His Cold^tfcirnt Formats and Bridges.
Missoula.Oct. IS.^No matter h.nr of^^ten one makes the trip over th^d'Alene branch there is always rau-'i^ef Interest In Ute jourrn ^ from M ^-^la to Wallaoa. Tike many viciss.:u^l ^^'through which the ^Snake^ rou'e has^passed since It was built have com^^d Interesting Incidents with many^points along; the line and, aa the heavy^train drags along the tortuous line, th'1^traveler's attention Is constantly at-^trsvted by some spot, about which^hans~s a tale. Added to this lnt^ :^ is^the wonderfully beautiful ^ ^ nery^alone the line, which presents a oun-^stantly rhamrlnft panorama, which is^surpassed nowhere in 'tihe Northwest.^From Ui^- broad, fertile fields of the^Frenohtown valley. Into the narrower^timbered section below, past the busy^sawmills iind then alone the steep^mountain sides, high above the river,^which churns and foams along its rocky^channel, hundreds of feet below, the^train advances. Then comes th^ w^ I-^eome stop at Iron Mountain, where the^hungry passengers arc fed, and once^^tore the train follows the winding^course of the Missoula river, leaving^behind the busy mines at Hardee and^Superior, until the Wt. Kogi^ is n-.n- 1^and the river turns through the ruepvd^^ass In the mountains, incxva.vd in^volume by the clear flow of the 8t.^Regis, up whose course the road tin n^tnds a way.
Allalong MM Journey the road has^crossed swift running streams from^the mountains^Fish creek. Spring^creek. Odar creek .md others^whose^discolored waiters tell of Jausy plao r^miners far up In the hills. ThU has^keen a busy region this year, and many^a pound of precious yellow has bsM^washed from the gravel and is mw b^-^tng collected from the riftVs. as the^miners complete their clean-up. The^resulu thus far Indicate that the sat*^son in all these gulches has been a MO*^eessful one, and the hydraulic men are^all elated o.'er the prospects of next^year. Only the lack of water Jus pre-^Tented an unprecedented yield this^year and. with an average water sup^ply next season, there will be no doubt^of richer clean-ups than ever next fall.
Fromthe time the rail mod starts^^lone the St. Regis river on Its way ui^Che mountains until Seltesv Is reached^there Is everywhere evidence of the^perpetual struggle which goes on be^^tween this treacherous stream and 'the^^oadmaatcr. Wrecks ot old bridges^and nswly-oonstructet seotlnns of^roadbed show that, for a time at least,^the stream had decidedly the. upper^hand and recall the devastation^wrought by the !hlgh water of last year.^But ithe roadbed Is In splendid condi^^tion now and there lion been no Inter^^ruption to traffic this season. Stjotion^men are still at work strengthening^embankments and clearing cuts so thsit^the road will be In the best shape possi^^ble before winter sets in.
Theride from Saltese to fhe divide^is always full of interest. A heavy^^^fg^ Is substituted for the engine^that pulls the train from Missoula and^the heavy climb up the steep grade be^^gins. Engineers pronounce the con^^struct ^ti of the r ^id over this divide^a marvelous feat of railway building,^and no one who has ridden over tt will^question this verdict. Back and forth^along the mountain side the track^Winds, slowly climbing to the summit,^until the traveler, looking from his car^Window, sees below him four almost^parallel lines of road, narrow strips of^brown in the dense forest. A sudden^stop, the safety switch Is opened for^the train. ' 1 sgaln behind It. and^the ascen.. of the ^lour per cent, grade^^begins. Even for the i^owerful ^hoR^^tt 1s a difficult ^ limb; and Uv.nr- Is al^^ways some timid passenger who asks^the conductor what would hap|^ n if^the .'a.n parted and the brakes didn't^work. Conductor Cowan answers this^question with the advice no do ^wliat-^mrtr your first hunch is,^ that Is, follow^your first Inspiration, whether It be to^jump or stay with th.- 'train. He re^^fusal to assume itho responsibility of^giving derailed advice.
Buttoe train nas never yet broken^and the summit has always b^en^reached In ra'ety. A laige sign-board^marks the summit of the range, which^Is the boundary line between Mon^^tana and Idaho. Hers the train stops,^th* hugs locomotive panting Ilk* a^tired horse after a hard pull, the short,^quick strokes of the air pump telling^of the force which guards a ralnst^danger on these steep grades. At tue^summit there Is almost absolute s ^11-^tsde. The unbroken forest of cedar,^pine and tamarack covets the mount^^ain rides and there Is no sign of hu^^manity save the little empty station^and an abandoned cabin Just ab
ThereIs a sad story connect-'1 with^this rough log cabin. Until a f ^^ago. It was the home of a man named^McDonald, woo bv hard work at a 1^Shopping had accumulated ah-nr }1^ ,^which he had saved for the proverbial^nmy day. Hit little fortune was all^M gold and b* kept It burled U-ruath^his stable. In an old tin can. 11 - dug^tt up occasionally to add to It aad only^two weeks ago he had increased his^treasure in this way. Not until his^preparation.- for departure from his^mountain home were complete. J' 1 ^,-^^go for his fortune. He wis ready to^Md farewell to the place that had for^so long ticvn the scene of his struggle^with fate. II.^. went to the hldi- i- ^^ft bis treasure, but there was nothing^. there tc.it an hole that mocked at his^disappointment and grief. The poor^fallow left hut he want empty-handed^^ad there is no clue to the thl-f who^tabbed him of his all.^K Jit the summit there Is a careful in-^^ection of the train, brakes are set^, sad the long down-hill run to Wa.Uce^^^ begun. On this side of the rang^^Ejfcl.li is a repetition of the clev. :^ ^ n^Maeering work that Is seen on the^Hsnr side. The road winds In and out
eagthe mountains, gradu^lower and lower. As soon as a^miles of the descent have been^fjade evidences of the recent fearful^^fs^t Ores are everywhere apparent.^BB and miles of timbered mountain^^**^ hive been ravaged by the ftamei^Wf the view down Into th.- lowi r^^try Is a dismal one Indeed s- r.-^^VS.es was the damage to the r .J^* b remarkable that it was not more^4* la man', places the blackened^BSM sad charred logs show that t..
flamesapproached dangerously near to^more than one bridge and the railway^psjonta are fortunate that they escaped^with the loss of but two bridges.
ItrldgeTo. the long, high trestle that^was destroyed by tin-, is now receiving^the finishing touches at the hands of^the brldgeineii. It Is a tin'- piece of^bridge work. It Is 130 feet above the^ground at Its highest p'int and Ms.000^feet of lumber were used In Its con^^struction. Its rapid completion makes^a very creditable record for the build^^ing department.
Ar.nothe new bridge can be sen^the bed of the swltch-bsek which Bu-^perlntandenl I'-arson constructed for^use during the building of the bridge.^It answered Its purpose admirably and^there was a delay of but a few days In^handling Coeur d'Alene freight, where^at first It seemed as if traffic would^have to be suspended for a month.^One other bridge was burned^a small^one that was quickly rebuilt. The^flr^ made clean work of both struc^^tures, leaving but little clearing up for^the builders to do, S lom Is there^s en more complete destruction than^that of the long bridge, llut few^charred timbers are left; only ashes^and twlsied railroad Iran.
Inie of the section men on the hill^had thrilling experiences In their fight^with the lire at the bridgst and sty^era] of them were more or less In^^jured br the flames. One gang was^driven Into a tunnel bv the terrific^hesf and dense smoke, and was Impris^^oned there for some time. Th^ efforts^pf these men saved a large amount^of railroad property from dsntructlon,^In but one place were any ears de^^stroyed^on a siding well down the^hill toward Mullan.
l'asslngthrough the burnt district^the train enters the narrow valley be^^low and draws ud at Mullan. A short^run from here and Wallace is reached^and the Journey Is ended.
INDUSTRIALNOTES.
RailroadBasins** I* Hood A N*w Urlitge
stthe Hlne Hlldr The Minn.
Missoula. Oct. 13.^MusIikss on ftp^Rocky Mountain division of the tiafflfc I^ern Pacific has not been Ix-tter for!^years than it is at present. The in n^crews havo been increased and BearBPty1^an hour passes in which one or more'^heavily loaiK-il trains do * run '.^through Missoula. There is a subslar- j^tlal increase in the business of both^the freight and passeng.t depnrtsBeats!^Tra,vel east and West Is about equally^divided. Many hundreds of empty cars^are being taken to Washington and^Oregon to mow the wheat crop. It 1^.^not an uncommon sight to see an en- I^gine pull through the yards with alnMit i^N empties in tow To the uninitiated^that looks like an immense train, but^It Isn't. They're not loaded. The east-^bound traJns are composed of about 20^M 30 cars and all are weighted down I^with cereals and othor precious freight. 1^Improvement Is notleeablo all along^the line, and next month's payroll will^exceed that of any other roonth/ui \3\\^year. Huslness Is good on this division^and It Is getting better every day.
TheI'eppard Uroj. have completed^(he work of putting the Iron work of I^the new bridge at the ^Blue Slide^ in^place, and teams aro now passing over '^the structure. Nothing remains to be^done except putting on the finishing^touches to she approaches. The grade^has also been improved, and no further |^danger Is anticipated from rock slides, j^Heretofore this section of the Rig .^riUckfoot road has been almost impas^^sable at certain seasons of the year,^end on several occasions terrible acci^^dents have been narrowly averted. Un^^der the Improved road conditions Mis^^soula will get a considerable amount^of trade thait has previously gone to^Dewr Lodge and other more distant^points, because of tine terrors of the^^niu^^ Wide.^ The wo-k has coed the^county a goodly mum, but the returns^will largely exceed the expenditures.
JohnA. tlroeebeok. the owner of ^n*^valuable placer grounds at Quartz, ar^^rived In the city yesterday and depart^^ed for Halt Uuke City on to-night's^overland. Mr. tlroesbeok has been^working these grounds tor a period of^nine years. He states than the work^of development has ^.b,n^t reached] a^point where satLsfaotory returns are^confidently expectod. Sevial thous^^ands of dollars have been expended In^securing Improved machinery, and next^year he Intends to push the grounds^for all they are wortlh. Mr. Urouibeok's^family resides at Salt Lake, two of his^son's being nktraied. On* of them,^Frank Grocsbiok, was formerly In 'the^employ of the Missoula Mercantile^company at this point, while the other^Is puylng 'teller of the Utah National^bank at the Mormon city.
STiLLINJ MUDDLE
Yetthe Montana N. P. Division Is^Doing a Heavy Business.
inidaho there is no head
TheRoad Thsre Is Running Itself^^It Is Expected That Judge Beat-^tlo Will Make Appointments^To-Day-The New Depot.
.Missoula,Oct. 13.^There Is nothing^new locally In regard to the muddle^In Northern Pacific affairs. All the^stationery and report blanks used on^the Ttocky Mountain division have^been stamped with the names of the^receivers appointed by Judge Knowles,^and the employes of this division are^controlled by Oenenil Manager O. W.^Dickinson. Messrs. rtonner, Mills and^Itnrlelgh will have their headquarters^at Helena, where they will open an^otiic| tills week. This office will direct^the business of ths road In Montana.^In this connection another complloa-^tloi. arises. A portion of the Rocky^Mountain extends Into Idaho and the^employes at Hope, Wallace, Uutte and^^!em are now without any head. To^^morrow It Is expected that Judge H at-^tle will appoint receivers for Idaho and^there will then be a ltfally named^manager of the road In that state.^Foff the past week or two, however,^the Idaho lines havo been running^themselves. No prediction Is ventured^regarding the appointments which^Judge Hiettle will make, but it will^business of the road If 1 - names the^men who constitute the Montana board^of receivers.
Whatwill be the final result of the^present complications nobody here is^willing even to guess. The situation^^ a decidedly Intricate one and pres^^ents so many phases and so ,nany^new and novel points that it must^work out its own solution That any^result whatever will be preferable to^the uncertainty that now exists is^admitted by all and some settled poW^ley Is earnestly hoped for. In that^event, the employes and onVlals of the^road will know whut they are to do,^and how they are to do it, which la^more thnn can be said of the State^of affairs that has existed for several^months.
Standardreporter could glean to-day, ! no harm to try It. I got It and w^J^ the
thereIs a considerable amount of petty^epltework at the hack of the commit^^tee's proposition.
However,it Is with the facts that^t^K' public would deal. So far, the com^^mittee has signally failed to prove its^case, and the garbled figures In the^morning paper have only served to^bring ridicule down upon the head of^thu cause. This morning that sheet^presented a tabulated monstrosity. It^purported to show the total expenses^of the fire department for the month of^September, as follows:
Firschief, servtoesH25 00
Twodrivers, services1W^ 00
Allowancefrom Insurance oo^ 50 00
P.M. Rellly A Co., sundries32 80
D.Hheldon. carpentering7 75
V.It Farrvl, blacksmithtng12 00
Deschampa Kid -r, blacksmiths, t Og
Dent^ Holes, blacksmlthlngIt 00
MissoulaMerc. Co., sundriesI 25
Theroad's business for a week has^been enormous, and there Is more In^sight. There Is a hurry and scurry for^ears and every empty that can be^found Is pressed Into service. On Fri^^day afternoon there were 250 loaded^cars moving westward between Arlee^and Hope. The r .til this fall bids^fair to be a record breaker, ami the^read is handling 1t In excellent shape,^(in the local branch lines there Is^still a large volume of business and on^the Hnake branch this Is Increasing.^The shipments are getting heavier as^the weeks move on and too Indications^are that November will find them at^the mark established before the great^strike. The saw mills on this branch^and on the Hit. r Root line are still |^heavy and Hie mills have considerable^business a heed. On the whole, the^traffic this fill 1s much better than^It has been for several seasons.
Total$tl^.M
Thestreets and alleys of the Garden^City were never In better condition^than they are to-day. That Chey be^kept In such a condition is necessary^to the health and comfort of the peo^^ple. This result has been obtained sole^^ly through the conscientious effort of^the health marshal, with the aid of the^fire department team. Further than^that Missoula has admittedly one of^the most efficient fire departments In^the state of Montana. This state of^affairs Is necessary to guarantee the^proper protection of life and property.^The people of Missoula are getting bat^^ter eervlce for leas money than any^city of the aize In the state.
IfMlmoula la to have further reform*^It will occur to moat people that tt^should be made upon Intelligent lines.^Every Item of municipal expen^lturo^should be carefully weighed. Reform^that will nat save money to the people,^beyond a reasonable doubt, Is not re^^form. It Is a municipal experiment.^That -explains the proposed action of^the committee In the matter of the^fire department. A temporary saving^might be mado of a few hundred dol^^lars, but ithe present efficiency could^not be retained. That would be follow^^ed by a corresponding Increase In the^rata of Insurance, and the possible de^^struction of life and property through^an inferior service. These are matters^that should receive consideration. It^Is a plain statement of recognized^truths.
ThereIs a general disposition on the^part of representative citizens to pur^^sue a conservative policy, without de^^parting from the original Idea of re-^I trenchment . They arc In favor of mak-^! lng reductions where feasible, but In^no wise Impairing the city's reputa^^tion, Imperilling the modes of protec-^!' o from Ores, or decrying Its spirit of^i ^ , .-esslon. It Is not the fire depart-^^nr tJiet needs fixing. It is the ways^ana means committee's recommenda^^tions.
Timcarshops of the Northern Pacific^nt 8t. Paul have recently oomplebed a^mim-beir of boxcar* of new dettlgn, bi lit^according to plans prepared by Super^^intendent Pearson of this division.^These cars have now made several^trial trips with loads of 70,000 pounds,^and they have made an excellent elbow^^ing, acoonring to the report of Master^Mechanic Hlckey. These new cars are^3t feet long and butt little heavier than^the ordinary boxcar, but they have^nearly double the carrying capacity of^the standard car.
NOTVBT.
t'ntll
NoReductions In losursse* Rates^That Kspert Ui^* Awa^.^Missoula, Oct. 13.-A11 effort to secure^a reduction In local insurance rates has^been abandoned for the present, on ae-^c ^unt of the attempt to Impair the . ffl-^clency of the fire department. The repro-^scntatlveof th* underwriters' association,^who had come hero lo OOastdM the propo^^sition, has left and local agents will make^no further effort until ih* permanency ot^the lire department Is assured. In fact,^they sre stun^^ what concerned at present^as to whether or not they can maintain^the present rales in the face of ths at^^tempt to cut down the tire department,
BRIEFMtNTION.
Workon thu new depot has progress^^ed witth | rush during the past week,^and the masonry walls of the first^story are now complete. Carpenters are^now putting In the joists of the second^tloor, and the upper story will begin to^make a owing thus wiek. The struc^^ture promises to make good the pre^^dictions which have been made re^^garding Its handsome appearance. With^favorable wealther. the depot should be^under cover In a few weeks.
Missoula,Oct. IS.^Joseph Mer.arJ of^this city, and 8. A. Uayward of St.^John. N. It., left to-day for a hunting^tr p In th* Flathead valley.
JosephT. Sawhlll and Joseph I.sndrcy^came la from th^ Packer creek mines^Ian night.
CharlesA. Wing of the Oro Flno Mln-
ini.-eompaay is spending 8umiay in 4tb
sutu.
OtisWarden and Mel Palmer ran lng^yards for g^ * side 'his afternoon. P^l-^mT won handily.
Theadjourned meeting of the city coun^^cil will be held Tuesday evening.
Largecatches . ^ trout are being made^In the, Hitter noot river below the Buok-^house bridge.
T.T.. Oreenonrh hss returnet from a^business trip west.
ColW F. gsn.lers wss a p^(*enger on^the weitbound train to-day.
MotelBgSUgg^M.rsoula, Oct. IS.^-Guests at the local
hotel*are:
Atthe Florfnee^John Stedman, Hele^^na; n. M Method. Bonner: T. H. Hped-^dv. San Francisco; B. O West. New^York; J. A Watran. St. Paul: Joseph^MrOonald. Thomas Peck. Charles Riesel,^^ I i il v Wm. F. Kett, rtutte.
Atth* Raekln-Charle* A. Wlr.g. lie^norg'a: T'ue Rlake Ost^orn.\ Idaho:^Rug Taifk. Nine Mile; J. 8. Chamberlain^*\1 wife, flunset: P. U Smith. Pier Reel
I.P Kelly. Pe tSmi O. W Rhodes,^Oiinten; Hsrry Huser. Bonner; W 8.^Clarl-. Ontario. Cat.
Atthe Kennedy-J. T West. Hel^na:^Mrs. 8!m^. Wtllace. Idaho: F. Wllleite.^r ^^.Berrv. 8'iper'or. TT. P. Apear.
8t.Pari: M J- Kennedy. Stevensvllle;^Mrs. J. d. Moore. Mandan. N. D.
if reight ^ ^r o i I Ite.
Missoula.Oct. IS.^Some excitement^was caused at the depot this afternoon^when the westbound freight pulled In^^to the yards with a box car ablaxe. A^bucket brigade did good work and pre^^vented the destruction of the car.
ItIs not proibable that, under the cir^^cumstances now existing, there will be^any changes made In the railroad yards^h^r^ this fall. One of the warehouses^which Interfered with the building of^mew tracks luis been removed and a^portion, at least, of tho line of build^^ings which obstructed the view of the^cky from the yards, is out of the way.^As soon as the railroad people ore^ready to go on with fhe work of enlarg^^ing tho yards, the other warehouse*^will be razed, ami passengers on the^Northern l^uclflc trains will be able to^have a full and uninterrupted view of^the r^ar of several residences and sta^^bles and the side wall of tho Kennedy^hotel. _
MUNICIPALREFORM.^Opinion* surf. Kiprrssluss In Ksgarii to th*
U.oian.l'^^)(^^ i fttiniltt.i- HVport.
Missoula,Oct. 1.1.^ The municipal re^^form wave Is still the principal topic of^conversation In Missoula. It It reform^on the street corner, reform In the bar^^room, reform every where. It Is ^ good^thing and everybody wants to take a^hand in pushing it along. Nearly every^one has a pet theory of Just how the^desired result can best be attained.^Not a few advance good, sound argu^^ment, while o'hers are resorting to^visionary assertions and home-made^figures, without n-gerd to truth or the^Injustice done to parties concerned.^They have gone into the refoim busi^^ness with a reckless abandon that is^positively touching. With them It Is^retrenchment without regard to the^ultimate cost to the property-nvneis^and taxpayers of the city. That looks^like reform of queatlona.ble merit right^at the start.
Aftera thorough canvass of the cKy.^a Standard reporter tun failed to find^any opposition to the principles of mu^^nicipal reform. All are agreed on the^point that It is a good thing. Missoula^B in dOM She B deep in the mire of^bonded Indebtedness. The bunion of^taxation Is heavy. Everybody wants^t ^ se* t ..^ I ^td lightened. There i ever^his b^vn any opi^sitlm to the reform^Men. except that which emanated^from the Imaginative brains o^ one or^two Individuals Since the advent of^the presrni administration retrench^^ment ha* be~n the watchword. The^current expense* have been cut down^materially Further :^ -la ^: ^ns can^undoubtedly be made. Put how- and^where shall they be made is the ques^^tion.
Theburden of the ways and K inn^committee's song appears to have been^the fire department. It seems to con^^fine it* efforts solely to that portion of^to* municipal body. Front what a
harppoint of my knife pidced out Bhe^hard, black scab from fhe wound and^touched a corner of rhe madfeton* to It^It stiKfc late a leech and within halt aa^hour tihe cMM was In a calm sleep. He^awoke refreshed and alocmst free from^fever and we. weH In a short time. I^lent the stone to Dr. V. M. Bppee, an 'n-^telltgnnt and reputable physician. A^hard-working fanner cam* to him one^morning before day. He had been ^tiear-^tng sheep rhe day before and knocked a^piece of akin from one of his hands. He^thought eiodbtng of It at the time, but^aw^k* about midnight In great agony.^H'.s hand aevd arm w-re swollen. He tried^again to sleep, but She pain was so In^^terne that h* had to walk ttie floor. It^grew worse so rapidly that tie got his^horse and hurried to Dr. Bppes. The^doctor o.i 1 no oanAdence In the stone,^but it was an unusual ess* and he^thought, he would giv* It a Srial. The^pain began to abet* almost Instantly,^and wi/fhlrv a slhort time was relieved and^the patient auffered no mor* from M.
HAVETHEY VIRTUE
A*-nii'lirrn man has [Tied a msdstone
with*urr R^m ^rkab'e Rvtalt*.^Wiinam Townes In Atlanvta Constitution.
inrhe Sun I read an article about a^mad* tone, copied from the Memphis^Commercial-Appeal. whMh was Interest^^ing to me because of the fame of the^Pointer madstone In my boyhood. It^was otwrKid 'by old Tom Pointer, and) tho^marvelous cures ^wi-oug'ht by chis stono^ware wrU known. Col. John WlmbiSb of^IlaKfaz oo-jrvty, ntw very old and an In^^mate of I'he I*-e ceinp of confederate vet-^erasia, had on several oooastous toOd me^of wonderful aegSS wrought by the Point^^er melsio. He told also that the late^Dr. Qrsnvdltu Cnaddook, early Id his life^as a praotVdoner of medicine madv graat^sj*x-t of tho m^dsujna. Dr. era I.lock was^In (his day as culubrated a physician as^perhaps any irvam in Vingkn'a. After^some years, howwver. Dr. Oral lock be^^came 'fully coiivhiced {hat the mailstone
wasa pmnaoea in all cases of bites of^rabid ,h ** or poisonous reptiles or In-^seota This I know to 'be true, and I wUl^tell 'wttisit I 'lave had under my own ex^^perience.
Myfar ^er had a madstoine and I row^have it The tint use 1 'had for it was In^the rase of a little neagno girl, my slave,^in 1U3. 1 ^md a very elegant bird dog, a^red Irish eerier He was unusually inul-^Ugent and perfeoliy good .nmperod. Sud^^denly he tocsran tx^ snow tamper and to^bltv- rhe ^^ 'iii r dogs that came about bun.^and finally ho eoized this llttlo girl and^bit : r '!ia:.d severely. Mr. Mb ore, a refu^^gee from Heoipton, was living with me,^and ihe said una.: the ^reg was mad. I^told him of the madstone and he eat by^the g'.ti for several hours applying the^^tone. P. would stiak until fully charged^with the virus and then drop off, wthon he^would drop a into -tepid water and it^would emit the ipubon, which would rise^Uo the top. Th.s treatment entirely re^^lieved the dhlld, DhM wounds healed^promptly and she is now a healthy wo^^modi wijh a family of 13 children. Never^having seen a rabid- dog I ohalined the^setter up to watch -rhe result. I found^that he had no fear of water. He would^douse his head into the buefcet and try^to drink, but from the swollen condition^of 'his tongue or paralysis of the throat.^I do not Imiow wVyxh, he could not drink.^I kept ibtm for several days until It be-^caune so painful to me to see his suffer^^ings that I killod .him. I will state furth^^er tint he never failed to recognize me^sit any tame, and I ^!o not believe that^fiat there was a time while 1 kept him^that he 'would 'have bCUan me, for tic was^always glad to nave me near him.
Mynexr uso of the stone iwas on s^thoroughbred mar*. My stableman saw^her bitten toy a moccasin Knake, w^h! in he^killed at once. He tod thi mare s-ratarht^fo the 'houee and showed me where Mhe^was bitten. I tfiaved the hald off and^there were plainly visible two punctures^wlaero -the fangs struck. I applied the^madsi^one to eudh wound and there was^Irstant relief, for tlbers was no^t tn*^slightest swatting on her leg the next^morning.
Thenext time I had occasion to use It^was on my son. When a little barefoot^bey he stuck a rusty nail Into his beel.^The wpun 1 became very much Inflamed,^ar.i throw hj.-n Into a fever. I *ent for^Dr. Robert II. DuakervtU, at that time^perhaps the nest learned medical main In^our region. ll^ atayad with '^ :v. 41 hours^trying to produce suppuration from the^wound Balore. lying down for a little^mOA-h-oeedud test the second night Dr.^lluskervlll told me ^h*t he saw marked^evidence of tetanus and that he had great^fears from the little fellow. I sat by hia^bedside alone. He was In great agony^and tossed {torn slda to side constantly.^Why It was I ^lo not know, but at about^1 o'clock I thought of th* madatone. I^bad never heard of bta use in such a case^but concluded that it would certainly do
HERFIHST DIP IN THE OCEAN
Itwss Hard for Her st th* Uegluulna-,^but Mh* Knaad br 1 Iking It.
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Atfirst she would and then she^wouldn't; but, really, after all, tt would^be a shame sifter coming 6U0 miles to the^sea runt to go Into the surf. This and the^married sister from Brooklyn and the^niM ridicule of her wicked brother-in-^law oettled It. But she shivered as she^noted the effects of the hired bathing^suit upon rhe human form ^ltvine. Some,^of them were just too dreadful!
Youcould mark her ah rink In*; little fig^^ure coming down 'the sands, ptlotetd by^the married sister, to the spot Where^waited the wicked brother-in-law. Her^f: Hi. I face was red, but not from th*^sun. She kept her blue eyen on the near^foreground, certain that the 8,000 peraorw^on the heajrh and pier were looking dl-^rotly at her 'bare ankles.
^^^^.d'-ir: let us go In quick; I want^to cover Up,^ siie said pleadingly.
'Takeher other hand. George,^ said^the married sister. ^Now don't be a fool,^Mary. You're not the only one here, ru^^mrunner.^ added tlh* old-timer rather ob^^scurely.
Oom*on,^ orlod the wicked brother-^in-law with a grin. And they ran down^plt-a-pat, aplt-a-apatter, Just In time to^meet a stiff surf roller ourllng In.
Jumpnow!^ yelled the married sister,^but -the 'Wkked brother-in-law dragged^hor dow n with htm, omotlherliig a plenc-^Ing shrl k of terror.
Whenthe gwntle freckled face came up^again It was white instead of red, and^she rihoked with salt water and the smart^in her eyes made the tears flow. Bhe^looked reproachfully tit the wicked broth^^er-in-law and shook him off, hut beiforo^she reoovered speech another wave^knocked her over and buried hor, screech^and all.
Keephold of Oeorge,^ orled the mar^^ried sister.
Go'way, you brute,^ gasped the little^one. ^Don't you see I'm drowning^ Oh!^Oh! Yeouw!
Dawn^.h^ went again Ibafore a wave not^more than knee-high. The wicked broth-^*r-ln-Uw laughed.
I'llnever speak to you again!^ she^sobbed, shivering alt over, and oowerlno'^between the fear of the sea and the^morkhig crowd oa the sands.
ComeIn here by the roap!^ Mary,^yelled the ^married sister, ^llring her in,^George. Wlhat are you standing around^there for^
Never!^cried lire freckled girl, get^^ting her voice once more. ^You never^told me it was ice water! And that is^nasty^iigh! I've ewalPowed a bucketful^of It^yea; and you tthdnk it's funny^^don't you touch me! I'm going out!^Now, you dare!
Hutt'h^ wicked George grablied nor^round the slender waist and bore her,^kicking, struggling, shrieking, her eyes^flashing Ore, out to the rope to his wife.^And there she remained In wild frolic,^terrors soon all forgotten, until both the^wicked .brother-in-law and his wife had^to Join in coaxing tier to come out.
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Anumber of delighted passengers on^the Kansas I'a i ^ railway passed by a^Mexican vaquero who lhad been sent out^from Kansas ^'.:y to rope s buffalo as an^advertisement for the stockyards. The^train stopped to take a look at the soli^^tary horseman fa.it to a buffalo in tihe^midst of the plains.
Jose,who had his bull safely roped,^eliouted to ask if they had water on the^train. ^We*M bring you some,^ said they.^^Oh, I come get,^ said he, and Jumping^off he left his accomplished pony tn sole^charge of ehe buffalo. Whenever the^huge beast struggled for freedom the^dlsver pony stiffened his Wna and leaned^back a* In a tug-oNwax, by Jumps and^dodges so anticipating oaoh move of tho^enemy that **oape was entirely hopeless.^The toy got his drink and his employer^sent out a car for th* buffalo, whloh was^taken In triumph into Kansas City be^^hind ths passenger tram. The Mexican^narrated the exploit to his employer^thus: ^Oh, Shirley, wihcn the train start^they all give three greata big cheers for^me, and then they give three muoha big^^ger oh^ur* for she little boss!
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