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Show I THE EEAVER COUNTY NEWS W. 1 .... 1'lswicW, Editor MILFORD BRANCH OF RAILROADING THAT IS MOST IMPORTANT. buncli of railroad men had been telling of their most hazardous expert euces. Then spoke uf William McGreevy, city pusM-age- r agent of the Rock Island railroad. The most distressing accident that ever befell me In all my railroad career, says McGreevy, was when 1 was city passenger agent of rourt out ,n lh, Angeles , .Kwliel.es are thrown' Oik Hn,ea , day young fellow caiue to mu t ) f I11,,, ,'i. aLj uie tu limp out hf, rouie ln There being no active demand for war runiora, Eurojie baa to eouauuta Us own supply. Internal tonal romances are becoming an interehiing feature of this summer season. ky r I, City lolka dont niiml a little rain now and then If It makes the farmers happy. which That New York ben scratched up hidden gems should not forget that at most seasons of the year western hens lay them. The idea of young blood In the affairs of Ibe world Is getting a trifle overdone with a boy shah of lersla and a baby emperor of China. The l)ousekceior would like to know what effect the Ierslan revolution will have on the price of genuine Ierslan rugs made In Ibis country. have rear- The way g Wireless telegraphy and flying an established facts, hut the human race should refrain from boasting until lovely woman throws her sausage curls and rata Into the garbage box. With a hundred thousand applications for 10,000 of his farms, I'ncle 8am begins to realize that he isn't an rleh In lands ns lie was n generation ago. . ,n i 1 - owen. , I. the Tti.K'Vlwer Because of Its protracted drought China looks like a good market for a wan with a shipload of artesian wells Jersey man clutiua to dog that hatched out and is ing a brood of bantam chickens. fishermen haven't It all t heir own In the niitur-fakinclans. 141 . ,ei, The fresli-slfunds are more thnn ever needed now. I,et the prisoners of poverty be rcmcnilx-reIn a captivity to misfortune rendered worse than ever by the heat of the r d mid-summ- season. The fuct that a man shot a friend lately, nilataking the friend fur a woodchuck, shows that those critics are not far wrong who think not enough time la devoted to nature study In the schools. Man haa burrowed In the earth like mole, raeed like a deer, awatn like fish, and now wants to fly like a la the natural accomplish bird, went of walking In time to become ex- tinct T Two infant Joyriders In a borrowed auto killed tHdr man In New York. Stiff though mime sentences have been It may be necessary to make them yet more severe to discourage Joy ridiug. Gen. Drun, the French minister of war, haa a aharp eya on recent developments affecting military science. He declares belief In the efficiency of the aeroplane and the submarine as war Inatrumenta In the future. Thus he fflrnie confidence that the principal fighting hereafter will be In the air or under the water. There la much of late occurrence to warrant auch an opinion. Confidence In the Immediate future la revealed by the fact that a big shipbuilding company haa received an order for the construction of a steel freighter 624 feet long, with a carrying capacity of 9.000 tons. Many costly steamers of this description have been lying Idle this year, on the Great Lakes, but Investors know that when business brightens there will be a brisk demand for all the tonnage afloat, and that othera will be trying to place "rush orders" for new boats. The Jews who suffered during the recent uprisings at Klsltcneff and other places In Russia will not have died In vain If the appeal of the Russian ministry, signed by Premier Stolypln. for an amelioration of the condition of the Jews brings from the czur a modification of the restrictions now Imposed upon a persecuted and abused people. The day Is not distant In Russia when such occurrences as recently blackened (he history of that nation will lie regarded wtih horror. , .i of in,. I. .! here is no going asleep at the itch with them. Th, ,irt i i.ilred to know 'to the smallest a iracks terminal of the foot very d ..s they work at a long s tic hb .n angenient they see suspended above ihe r heads, hanging from he celling th ofcJwt lley,r .ml tilted at an angle a diagram fj tlons. Kite Is coming in on the t'ain I racks ! tl.. dimensions showing arge liB art(.rnoilI1 an , m,Kht not m.(,K. iiiil the ninny signals which dot the nize her. 1 know only that she Is ground). There are no great yery beautiful, for I have her photoIn swung. iiimiphanille levers to And he took the picture out graph. the levers are only a few inches to show it to me. 'ong, giving the Idea of u keyboard, She was a p.etty girl, all right I .lut they do their work ho cleverly told him It oughtn't to lie any trouulo iliat not even a small lump of coal or to her from the picture. Rut a sliver no larger than the end of a he recognize said Ids was a timid, shrinking discad pencil can lodge between the position when young women weretuu-cerne- d rails at a signal point without the anil he wouldn't take chance In the on knowledge of the operators approaching tin wrong girl when lowers. th crowd gilt off the train, not for There are three levermen and two anything. He looked at me with (rain directors assigned to the tower pleading eyes like a up child, and coaxed oil tin north side of the tracks, east of me to go down to the station and see the lirt bridge over the river in the if I couldn't pick her for him. So I yards of the Wells street station. The went down. 'overmen work In eight-houshifts "Well, I held the photograph In my and the directors are nlwnya on hand hand, looking first at it and then at iM.fore and after the rush hours of the the crowd, and right up among the morning und evening. first bunch It Is their business to look after the coach was athat climbed off the day little danic safe movement of 3715 scheduled pas- that I must be the one. She thought senger trains a day. I'nder the work- wasn't dressed what ing door of the tower In whlrh the swell, but her clothes you would call looked neat and Interlocking apparatus Is localed are seemed to fit her everywhere at once. the electric dynamos and near by Is I wondered how It could happen that the hoard Irnm which the repairman such a would have to answer un girl tHkes his orders In the event of a misadvertisement In order to get a man. hap to the switches. This seldom hap- but there wasn't much time to ponder pens at any of the IS tracks at which over that. As through the trains arrive and depart. When the gate, I walked she came up to her with the new station Is In use the trains will bridegroom right at my heels, and enter the sheds over a four-tracconI, clearing tny throat nervously: crete viaduct which Is under construc- says Do you happen to be Miss Twinkle-ton- . tion arross the net work of tracks the girl that which now find a terminal at Wells Ilefore I could finish It, danged if street she hadn't thrown her little arms "The work Is of the most Important around nature anil the operators are men my ear: my neck and was gurglin' In who have been long In the employ of hoy ever. Goitre Just the dari Ingest I afraid you might not the company and trained especially know me, was 1 knew but you! And a lot for their duties, said Edward Hil- more like that, before I could break liard, who Is connected with the sig- her rlinch nal department of the company. Introduced and get her stopped and to the bridegroom. 'Every mute Is protected by a signal ''That, says McGreevy, was the and it Is Impossible for the operator most serious railroad accident I was In the tower to a give conflicting sig- ever in." Cleveland Plain Dealer. nal, because the interlocker Is so nr ranged that no two conflicting routes 45 Years In Cab; No Accidents. can be given. It is Important that the With a record of more than 2,000-00- 0 public should understand this point. miles at the throttle of a locomoThe machine la so tive without an accident during 45 constructed that in setting up a route years continuous service. James Voor-hle- s for an engine all signal levers that Wilson, for 14 years general control a conflicting route must be in master mechanic of the Chicago. Min danger position before any switch lwaukee A St. Paul system, died at can be thrown. Switches are so adElgin. III., recently. justed that an opening of the points Rruken in health after his long even of an Inch would service, Mr. Wilson made his last look their lever and automatically run July 12. The veteran railroader call forth the repair man from his was born In Glencoe. N. Y., 73 years place In the tower. In the meantime ago. As a lad he came west and bethe levermen are at a standstill as work for the Milwaukee mad at gan far as that particular routing Is con- Madison. There he got his engine" cerned." Chicago News. s half century ago. Seventeen years ago he was appointed master meImmenss Sum Spent for Ties. During the year 1909 the steam and chanic of the railroad system with electric railroads of the United headquarters In Chicago. Ilecause of States purchased more than 112,000,-00- the many responsibilities of the pocrossties, costing, at the point of i sition and a longing to return to the purchase, over l.'.C.OOO.OOO, an aver- cab. he resigned three years ago and age of 50 cents per tie, according to went back on the road. Since then statistics Just made public by the bu- he has run between Elgin and reau of census In with the United States forest service, This New York commuters who Imagine was some 40.000,000 ties less than the New York cuinmutcrs who Imagine quantity purchased In 1907, when the total was approximately ir3.700 000 ,hat 1,1 V hi,ve exl'e,,,nced almost ' overy variety of railroading should the highest ever recorded tnko a trip this summer over the Cats-- j The decreased purchases In were, of course, chiefly due to the kill Mountain railrond. which runs business depression which affected from Catsklll to Pnlcnville. wiih a every line of industry. This forced branch to Cairo, says the New York most of the roads to purchase only Sun. On this line not a wheel is moving the ties which were absolutely essential for renewals, and heavily cut between 1 and 2 p. in. The station down the purehase for new track. In agents lock their doors, the fliemen 1908 only 7.4 .000 crossties were re-- , bunk their tires and the whole road ported ns purchased for new track as lakes an hour for dinner. At two in 1907. Of the to- n't lock the men come strolling hnck. against tal number of ties purchased for all The ticket agent opens up the ticket purposes, the steam railroads took window nnd the engineers climb into approximately 94 per cent., leaving their cabs, the flremm rake up their ntiout six per cent, for the electric (ires and (ruin service Is resumed. Another road, the Uatskill nnd roads. takes an hour, from 11 to 12 State Roads In Bad Shape. o'clock: tin trains moving and all sia-- c Go eminent railroads are having tious closed w lille the in ploy es go rather a hard time of it In Kurom. home for dinner. The experiment of ownership and operation by the state, as far as it has Forelgn Railroad Platforms. been attempted, not only in Europe It Is much harder for non travelers but elsewhere, seems tu haw failed, to get onto the phiiri.ri'i of a railroad nt'd time nnd trial more and more s'tttioti in England thin it is jrl this demonstrate its inetitahle and inlicr - country. Even at the small stations cannot pass fic iy from the M1,t hiclllcieiny. j one Everywhere state uperaiioti is critl- - wailing room to the platform. The cired and every year, proves it resin ii. it Is piaitieed on the ercasinglv imsati: .factory to everv-l.n.l- continent. Some cf the except the politicians and the railway are fund binaries. Thus Sri Heigimu the now t ring me a.lv iwihilny of liuanelai situation has grown so had issuing pVifon.i ti.';-':- , says the tl.at Hie railroad adminfstr.ilieii is I'lt'CII. Sub a SJ )f: full,..,,, fa now conlcm putting what is practicalvvl.-rthe f:!. n,! ,.f tr.lV. Germany, ly fuipiissihle-- a substantial iticrca-iclots can proetiio f - liehii built in freight and passenger rales. two cents c.u a It in :1., It Is that or bankruptcy for t(. nialie nunhii.e. c. ; , scheme. Moody's Magazine. , not regarded with f;-.I sw The convention or catile breeders of Stales which has been called to meet at Denver next January will have lor its cliler topic the rising pi Ice of beef. There is 'said to be danger that meat will go to pio-lhi live prices, and this the can la nun are unxiuas to avoid. Effort will be made to reawaken interest in industry, which has rullcu off of late. The effort will be view, d with favor by all who relish tliut li. t which is referred to in the Script ur. as food strong uien. Illustrations by Ray Walters j r g k electro-pneumati- c 0 J ! j 1 Has anybody round n missing balloon? If not. the government Is "out." An airship of this style broke from the moorings at Mount Went her, Va., the signal service observation siution. floated off at a height of a mile or more and has not been seen since. Wandering balloons are not of muen value in theu but any one who catches this one is asked (o return to the owner, us it limy then bo hitched again and made of use fur meteorological purposes. SMUGGLER - jn in any Hue of employ- - ,s chi. ITHEf ' I llert . tw biiu and a lot of things like tl.at, and then he called me to one lold u,e with a serious face u,1 about two feet long, that there wa''me inure important thing he wanted d ii i must llm Identify the girl he wxa go-- . lug to marry that evening. , Baya .fll t i identify 'er!' I was startled, for It ,(K)k,.d jf y)ung o)iap inuB haye had his reason kind of unseated by hutl.ipu(()I1 (jf ppmu.hln wedded bliss. Hut he was In dead al)011t you he Mlit dia u u ,.ourtIng b slick-lookin- the I'niicd STORY A lYople only iiay taxes cheerfully when they know their money 1 well pent. A New SERIAL Railroad Man Figured In a Collision Where Nona Was Hurt, Except, Poeeibly, the Man Behind. ti Manager. UTAH Edith's jewels reposing therein for protection. He had protested against our aasuining such a responsibility, and urged their immediate return to their owner, which proposition I declined to consider, and the argument waxed hot, eudlug with an emphatic assertion on his part that we should not be allowed to leave home again without a guardian. This had been the last straw, and I had replied with an asperity which called fur the remark at the beginning of this chapter. "Look here, he resumed, firmly. I'm not going to back down on one word I have said, but I'm sorry if you are angry about It. I think you don't quite understand my motive. "lAt us talk of something else, Mr. Hennett. "Hut listen, Miss Elise. By your own admission, you really know nothiug whatever about these jienple. ."You forget that they are older friends than yourself, after all. "The general asked me to call; otherwise I should not have ventured to Intrude. His manner was decidedly stiff, and he Jerked the tiller resentfully; as we changed our course in swift response, a smothered exclamation escaped against my will, for the boat careened alarmingly. "Dont be frightened, he said, forI won't upset getting Ills irritation. you." "Im not frightened. "And don't quarrel with me any more. I won't have my morning spoiled by any confoflhded Englishman." It waa a woman," I murmured, "not a man. We both laughed, and by common consent let the matter drop for the time being, for I was quite willing to resume the lazy, delightful, canta raderle Into which we had drifted, and to banish unpleasant subjects which might interfere with It. So we talked or were silent as the spirit moved, while the white-cappewaves lapped against the boat, and the water danced in the sunlight, with cool green shadows here and there, deep and unfathomable, as shadows should be when the ocean lies beneath them. "Do you know, he said, at last, that I have In my ixissession something belonging to you? Oh," I said, with what I flattered HIS MOST SERIOUS ACCIDENT DUTY OF TOWERMEN ! j i j J y nn.-.iil- e i m.-aln- . , . SYNOPSIS. Three g'rls Klim belli, Gabrieli, and KIlw Htan.-il for Oumiht to spend the summer lli.re. On Imiinl steamer they were fnghteiie.1 t.y un uppurenlly ilement ed stranger, who. ftn.liiiK a hug bclnnsl'iK to one of them, took enjoyment In s ph'im of the trio. Kltse shared her stateroom with a Mrs (jruhum, also bouml for Canada. The young women on a sightseeing lour met Mrs. Crahani. anxiously uwuliing her husltand, who had a mania for sailing. They were introduced to Ixml Wilfrid und laoty Kdlili. A cottage hy the ocean waa rented h the trio for the summer. Kllxaljei! learned that a friend of her futhers was to call. Two ineu culled, one of them being the stranger on the steamer. The girls were "not at home,'' but discovered by the cards left tiial one of the men was fa tiler's friend. The men proved to be John f. HThtk! and Gordon A wisp of yellow hair from Mr. Graham's pocket fell into tlis bunds of Elise. Mrs. Graham's hair was black. Lady Edith told the girls of a rubbery of Jewels at the hotel. Fearing for the safety of her own gsnis, she left them In a safe ut the cot- Uga. Mr. Gordon Itcnnclt was properly Introduced, explained his queer actions, returned the lost bug sml told of mysterious doings of a year coiin.s-iewith tlia cottage. Exploring the cellar, one of the girls found a sphinx the exact counterpart of which both Gordon ltennett and laidy Edith were found to pous-ua- , also. Elise, alone, explored the cellar, overhearing H conversation there Iwtween Mary Anne Hnd a man. He proved to be her non, charged with murder. The young women agreed to keep the secret. Lady Edith told a with story of a hist love In rnnni-ctluthe sphinx key. Elise and Gordon discovered Lady Edith and Mr. Graham, the latter diaplaylng a marvelous baritone voice. 'At a supper which was held on the rocks iSltxubetli rather mysteriously lost her ring, causing a search by the entire party. Mrs. Graham told Elise of her husband's mania fur sailing at all lioura of the duy and night. Gabrieli witnessed a stormy scene between Edith and Ikird Wilfrid, red roses being the caune of the latlpr'e anger. Mary Anne brought back Elisabeth's ring. d e cuff-butto-n, Xlontlnued. "It wxa Mary Anna," she said, in answer to our questions. "Isn't she the dearest old thing? To think of her simply rooting round among the rocks until she found It! And she wouldn't take a penny of reward. I think I really hurt her feelings when I tried to insist on It. I never was so glad to get anything in my life, for you know how I valued that ring. "When did she find It?" I inquired. "I have Just come back from the rocks. But Elisabeth waa above mere de- tails. "It doesn't matter when she found It so long as It is hare, she said, and dinner Is ready. I feel hungry enough "We Must Go Homs," I 8ald Slowly. to eat the tablecloth. I think So we went to dinner and were myself was fine indifference, served by Mary Anne, whom we each you must be mistaken. I have not lost anything." congratulated In turn, and I insisted I waa bareheaded, for I liked to upon her describing the very spot feel the wind blow through my hair, where she found the ring. "Sure, Miss Elise," she said, it was and aa It curled naturally I was comdown on them rocks where I spread fortably certain that my personal appearance would not be endangered by yer supper last night. Between two so doing. I wished, however, that my atones It was, and like as not you walked over It time and again. Be hat waa firmly pinned upon my head thankful now that its 'ere and don't as he leaned forward and looked at werrlt yeraelf 'ow I 'appened to pick me. his blue eyes laughing, and a dimple in hla cheek very apparent I up them particular stones." always thought dimples so out of "That's true philosophy," agreed and anyhow let's talk about place on a man perhaps because I something else. I want to tell Elisa- have none myself and always wanted beth about Lord Wilfrid and the them. aren't your Why roses. mates? he Inquired. "Because 1 like them best this way; CHAPTER XII. I tried to speak carelessly, but his "Of course," said Gordon Bennett, -- e, - "you know your own affairs best." I am glad you have come to such a sensible conclusion. I replied, leaning over the edge of the boat and trailing my band In the water, although 1 knew such an act Is always irritating to the one who manipulates the sail. "And no doubt you think I'm a very fresh sort of a chap. I preserved an ostentatious silence. "I am answered." he said, with a vexed laugh; found guilty on my own Hut I hoped you would Indictment. not agree so unreservedly. 1 wiped my hand on my handkerchief. spreading the latter to dry in the sun, and looking out to sea with apparent absorption In the horizon. 'One ear and one side of your face are very red. Is It sunburn or wrath?" The sun is hot,' 1 replied, with alacPerhaps wo had bettor F rity. home. Will you steer for the shore?" "Not oil your life! I've got you out here now, and 1 intend to keep You are powerless, mademyou. oiselle." I knew I was. and raced inwardly. We had been spending he moraine on the water, a not infrequent occurrence of lute, and until the introduction of a certain uufurtMn.'iie topic I hnd enjoyed myself immensely: for the day was perfection, and my companion thorouch'y understood the i management of hi boat, ns well as the art of being agreeable. The conversation had r.oim lio'.v trifled to the rohhery at the hot-- i, tad 1 had thoughtlessly mentioned (' a to in our dining room and lA'y : I V My scarf pin?" His hand involuntarily sought his throat, but he was wearing a negligee shirt and soft silk tie. "Oh, I don't mean today. The Sphinx's head, you know. In dull go.d. Where did it come from?" It was a simple enough question, and one easily answered, but Gordon Henuett flushed deep red beneath his tan and brought the boat up beside the slip In silence. Well? In retaliation for his persistence In the matter of the jewels, I was determined to press the question, now that I saw he wished to avoid a reply. My pin? Oh, yes, I remember. Im glad you liked it "I'm not sure I liked It; it Inter- ests me. "Why?" Oh, because It did. I would Ilk to know where you got It." "Well I found It. "Where? Again a pause, and again the blood mounted to his face. Where did you find it? I would really like to knew. "In the streets of New York. Ills eyes refused to meet mine, and I knew Intuitively that he lied; also that he realized I knew it. I said no more, but stepped out on the slip with an unpleasant tightening of the muscles of my throat and a curious sensation that everything was slipping away from me. "Good-by- , I said, dully, as I reached the steps, and he raised his cap In silence. At the top I paused and looked back, for I thought I heard my name. He sat bareheaded In the stern of his boat, gazing after ine, but made no effort to attract my attention not to follow me ashore, so I decided I was mistaken and he had not called me. I wished he bad. I wanted to go back and ask him to explain, but pride forbade, and I resumed my walk to the house with my bead as high in the air as I could get It, hoplug to impress him with the dignity of my exit and general air of frosty disapproval. Elizabeth called to me ai I passed the door of her room, where she was reposing luxuriously on her couch, book In hand. Did you hare a good time? she Inquired, with Interest. "No," I returned, briefly; horrid. That's too bad. And oh, look at your nose! How did you ever get so burned xEllzabeth haa a straight little nose which Is my envy as well as my admiration, and she Is always very careful to guard It from too Intimate an acquaintance with the sun, so I knew her exclamation was occasioned by genuine sympathy. Nevertheless. I refused her offers of cold cream and other first aids to the complexion rather ungratefully and went on to my folroom, where she promptly lowed me. Did Mr. Bennett say anything about she asked, es she seated herself on the foot Of the bed. No; why should he?" You don't mean to say you have forgotten? "Forgotten what?" Elise, sometimes I think you must be In love or, rather, I should think so were It any other girl. Dont you know that we give a dinner Our very first formal effort, to celebrate Lady Edith's birthday V' I turned, brush in hand, and stared at her. I had Indeed forgotten, although our menu for the occasion had been discussed and our toileta decided upon that morning at breakfast "And thats why I was concerned about your nose, continued Elisabeth and your neck, too, for cheerfully, that matter, for of course yon must wear an evening gown, and we all want to look well. Yon had really better try the cold cream and other stuff." This time I did not refuse, for I had a mental vision of my face, as the glass reported it, rising from the delicate lace of my white frock, and the picture did not please me. So I spent the afternoon In anointing my unfortunate countenance, and reflecting upon the frailties of man thinking of him as a species rather than as a personality, and determining to let him severely alone In the abstract, even while meditating uion a proper course of discipline for the individual. r ' CHAPTER Important to me, because I am curious. Where did you get your scarf-pin?- " side-comb- s laugh waa so spontaneous and merry that I gave up all effort at pretense and Joined in heartily. "When are you going to give it back to me?" I asked. "Not yet," he said, suddenly serious. 'l must return it In my own way, and I do not think the time haa come, do you? But I did not answer, for I felt nty face grow suddenly hot, and sometimes one haa nothing to say when one most desires to speak. "We must go home, I said, slowly. The morning has quits gone. Take me In. please. This time he made no objection, but headed for the shore, and as we approached the little slip he turned with an evident effort and ad.lYessed me soberly. "Miss Elise," he said, "at the risk or offending you again, I must say something more." "Don't." I entreated; "it's not worth while don't spoil the mornliiK. You know you said you did not want to .l.i (TO BE CONTINUED.) ARE MASTERS OF EVASIVENESS. Rsdouin'a Answer Typical of the ple of the East that. "Give hack that box to her Lady Edith. If you do not, you will certainly regret It. But If you won't, in spue of ahilt I tell you, for heaven's sake don't mention It to any one ns you did to me this morning to the Grahams, for Instance, or auv one at all." ant not likely to say anythin.','' returned, stiffly. "I very nincli erst having mentioned It to you. '. "1 1 the way." I continued. "I quite for something important. At least. It I Peo- In the far east, when men converse together, an evasion is equal to an answer. Riding down to Egypt over the old caravan route from Jerusalem to Cairo, Norman Duncan and a party pitched their tent a outside a Bedouin village and by so doing offended against the laws of hospitality which the people so religiously maintain. Mr. Duncan, writing in Harper's Magazine, says that he was ubllgt-- to turn aside their reproaches and avoid the abominable quarters which were still being offered. Turning to his guide, he said: "The ntan must be diverted. Ask him If the .vnrlil Is round or flat. The reply was a pure philosopher's jewel of the east. "If the world Is flat, came the resiHinse, after heavy pondering. "I am content; If it Is round. It i hy Gods wisdom. And the men softly applauded, in their pleasure forgetting their injury, for ;euliig everything except the joyous native craft of words. Never Satisfied. a present of n automobile, and the probabilities are tlmt he will regret that It Isn't a affair. Make a man four-cylind- |