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. Hi Hi Hi MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1902. My lltllo rfrl's hair did not r. Tt mm harsh and tfrv. mill v.otilil lirenk off. .mil her ecalii was full of dry dandruff that I could not comb out. A iilaco iiromul liio back of her head was bald, ami on Die top of her head tho hair was onlv two or three Inchca lonir. I nscd Cl'ticuua-8oai and eoine Cuticuka Ointment, and her hair has conic In thick and aaeoltas ellk. ains. A. DOWNK V, Alfred, O. Warm shimpoot with Cuticura Soap aoil light drM btf with Cuticcha, purttt of rmollirnti, vlll dm the icitpmd hitrof cnnti, ec&lei, and (Ucdrutf, tooth Irritated And Itching turfacei. 0 The Delta Will Open Soon New Confection- ery btore, J e, ice Cream Parlors and Soda Fountain In New Martin Building Keep your eyes on us for the Good Things THE DELTA C. W. IRVIN, Proprietor a a -x - . OUR BUSINESS is to enhance the beauty of the inter ior or exterior of your buildings and we are prepared to do the work in a most artistic man ner. Our line of wall paper, paints, oils, etc., i& com plete, and we have an efficient corps of men to do your pa pet hanging or paint inc. Let us fi" Hi Hi on your if' rnntrar' -,D iiire We pi -c to co m- Hi te your work . . . Hi Hi C. C. SHARP Opera House block - ' -X-X-XX -X -X The Columbia Lodging Rouse NEWLY FURNISHED BAH IN CONNECTION IN CENTER OF BLOCK BET. ALTA & WEBB ST8 F. X. SCHEMPP, Prop. El Principe Degales Henry The Fourth La Plor Stanford Sanches & Haya El Telegrapho La Mia Charles The Great 2 for 25 cents Maloy. oboOdooOoOoOOoOoboOboobcO o WAS SAVED g BIT A. P. PAYSON Copyright, 1903, by A. r. Pyion OoOoOoOoOoOoOOoOoOoOoOoOcO Tho cnglncmcn had struck. They lind cone out In n body, nnd they had pone out to stay, but In spite of their unity the road was by no means tied up. True, tho crews were forced to double, nnd some of them came from the ofllces,. but nevertheless t raffle was not greatly Interfered with. No. 5, the westbound mall, was sched uled to leave at 8 p. m. nnd to run the 101 miles In two hours nnd three mln ntes. The engineer selected to take her out was one who hnd been em- nloyed for that day only, but he hnd shown, even Iji that short time, n will Ingness to do things "square." At 7:20 he went down to the round house. His fireman, John McDonald, had just put the finest engine In the service, No. 1)50, on the turntable, and she was swinging slowly around to her track. As the engineer stepped near she gave a slight "phut" and moved slowly off to. the solid ground. She looked faultless. Her headlight snone with dazzling brilliancy, she was polished from pilot to tender, nnd the high light on her grent boiler shone In the electric light which Unshed before tho dls pather's ofllce. The new engineer climbed aboard, and when the fireman enme back from the ofllce he wns standing in the cnb, silently looking her over. He renched for tho throttle nnd pinched It gently. Not for the world would he abuse this steed. In mute obedience the racer started forward noiselessly, for her exhaust wns muffled, nnd she wns not being forced. Slowly she glided over the switches) until the stution shed was reached. Then, dropping Into the main line, she crept nhead to the edge of the depot and waited for her burden. At i :45 the ynrdmnster climbed nboard nnd introduced the enginenien, who up to this time hnd scarcely spoken n word, "John," he said, ad dressing the fireman, "this Is Will Donohue. You two have a nasty run before you. No. S is twenty minutes late because of rnins over toward Chi cago. Think you can make it up?" lie was looking at Donohue, who .nodded curtly. "I don't know any thing about her capacity, but she re sponds quickly and runs smoothly. I'll test her tonight." ' The ynrdniastor looked serious. i "Don't 1)0 too daring. This locomo tive has one bad fnult. She can't stop quickly. She needs plenty of room. See that she has it." And ho jumped from the locomotive. At 8:23 the Limited slid, rt--Into the depot. Her engl- -dipping, rattled off to the ro- Wor out- 050 glided dow" ...mlluiuse, nnd No. made the - the track and gently posed -ottpViugs. No. 5 was com- ri.."- tif Rovon enrs. live vostlbuled uilraans and two heavily loaded mail cars. The superintendent, wuo nau come over tho Illinois division with her, hurried forward. "The storm's lollowlng you, with a gale blowing from the east. If you run fast, you may keep ahead of it till tho time's made up." He ran back to the train nnd climbed aboard as Donohue slid his window shut and opened the throttle. Tho stars were fading, the sky was clouded, nnd n brisk wind stnrted up, advance guards of the storm. In a niO' ment they were clear of tho yards, and tho grent engine buckled down to her work. Every second the speed went up, It wns fifty miles nn holir, fifty-two, flf. ty-four. Another touch on the throttle, ..USE PURE.. Artificial Ice Telephone Main 105. No Sediment to Foul Your Refrigerator No Disease Germs to Endanger Your Health VAN ORSDALL & ROSS r -,fj"-s- and she was wide open. The engineer nut the reverse next to the center nnd rirnnnnfl n fpv hndfuls of KMld. He Dlnyed with her. humored her, urged her on, and ns the speed Incrcnsed lie sat down to watch her nnd the rails nhead. He wondered whether, If the super intendent hnd his hend out of the car window, he would now think the wind came from the east. He would wager nnythlng that they 'were not twenty three minutes late now. A star suddenly hove In sight on tho horizon. It twinkled nnd grew steadl ly larger. It was followed by a trail of weaker light. A meteor? Nearer and nearer it tore along the eastbound tracks. For a brief moment It shone, dazzling, on 050, then shot past. Will Donohue caught a glimpse of a figure In the cnb, the faint glenm of the Plntsch burners in tho sleepers, the harner lights on the rear end. It was A 1'IiAHlI Or LIGHTNING SHOWED TltK TllES- TLi: HANGING IN HID.VIIt. the eastbound filer. They were sched uled to pass ot Woodvale, five miles ahead. The Limited wns five minutes late, She would be on time In a short while. But the sky was black with threat ening clouds. Even then, ns the en gineer thrust his hand out in the night, lie felt the big raindrops that presage a heavy storm. He must wntchhnrp now, for in n moment the tracks would be soaked and the wheels would be clipping. As the train swept round n curve, leaning heavily to the left, n streak of lightning flashed vividly. There was a roar and crash of thunder, and gale was upon them, drjving restless ly, steadily. ft-.jm tii0 castjT They were on time no-, nul soon wmU(i no nhead onolutc, remembering the words of die yardmaster, rose to shut off some ttenin. They skimmed over a bridge, and Will felt it sway benenth thein. Dy tho lightning he had caught a glimpse of swirling waters nnd realiz ed that In another five minutes that bridge would be down. Were there others like It? His fireman touched his arm. "Vov God's sake," ho shouted, "shut off, Bill! Waverly trestle's just a mile ahead, and lionven knows whether she s there yet!" Donohue nodded nnd turned to shove the throttle in. It would not budge He took both .hands to the tnsk nnd failed. Agnin nnd again he threw his whole weight on if;. Suddenly it went home, and lie fell to the floor of the cnb. In nn lustnnt he was on his feet, nnd a flash of lightning showed the trestle hanging in midair some dls tnnee nhead. They were running nine ty miles an hour, with a gale to push them forward, slippery mils nud wet wheels for tli'e brakes and nn engine which needed plenty of room in which to stop! On the instunt thnt Donohue rose from ids fall tho brakes flew to the wheels and sand poured on the steel. A stream of llro fell from the drivers and from every wheel on tho trnin. With n struggle the engineer reversed the engine, She shuddered ns if in the clutch of death;. she rented and shook; she seemed trying to tear herself to pieces, but her speed went lower nnd lower. Tho brakes gripped the bum ing wheel trends with a grnsp of Iron. As she ground along her flanges some how mounted the steel, and with a struggle, a last terrible lenp, she tore herself loose from the rest of the trnin and plunged over tho embankment. McDonnld had Jumped loug ago, but -Will? With n cry he felt the engine that hnd won his heurt from tho stnrt, his love of n single night, crash off the ties. Ho readied for the throttle and grasped It. When they found him, burled beneath the ruins of his engine, ho still clutched tho chokor In his cold, lifeless hands. He hnd gone down to ills death with 050, but the train was saved. He Sure About the Dnit. See that a good dust bath Is pro vided for the fowls. Take two pieces of boards 0 Inches wide nnd 8 feet long nnd imll thctu at right angles in tho corner of tho house so as to form a box. In this place clean rond dust. The fowls will appreciate it and give better results. AS AWKWARD ftUESTION "Is It true we're made of dust, auntie?" "Yes, dear." I ,t "Then why don't we turn muddy when we drink?" TOMMY'S SELP C0HCEIT. .iL "Who is the smartest boy in your "Well, Johnny Brown says he Is." "But who do you think Is?" "I'd rather not say. You see, I'm ANYTHING SK'r.S.' '' uh msiue SfMWmmk ill - i J fj Al ifisa class at school, Tommy?" not as conceited as Johnny Brown is." TO 0ELIC-E. ' dont " ! ' -ant to wlk. ana run behind."