Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 6, 1887, Page 15

IN THE ELECTRICAL FIELD. Railway Telegraphy —Transmission of Energy. AN ELECTRIC TYPEWRITER. The Waldumar Ixperiments Brake—Car —~Freaks, Railway Telegraphy. cetrienl World: The system as it exists to-duy, briefly stated, consists mainly in the use of the ‘‘short pole” aph line extending along the side of the railrond tr at a distance of eight or ten fect from the line, the poles being much smaller than ordinary tele- graph poles, and from ten to sixteen foct high, At thei ordinary glass or por strung upon which is a single steel (or iron) tel insulator, alvanized graph wire about No. 12, American gauge. Wherever pra ticabl the metal roof of the caris employed a8 the inductive receiver of the car, but where no metal roof exists aniron or brass rod or tube half an inch in diameter is employed, placed under the caves of the car. From the roof the wire passes to the instruments, and then to the wheels of the car. The roof or bur are connccted to tho sec ondary of an induction coil. Tl primary of the coil is connected to the front contacts of a double- pinted key in which is also included a hattor ngement opp site the core of the coil, for transmit- of impulses to the line whenever the key is elosed. When the key isnpon the front contact also, the exira contact shown at the of the key closes the secondary cuit and allows the charges to be sent into the roof. When its buck con hoth the s the primary coil are cut out, th from the roof pas by the wir the roof directly to the ‘key and thence through the telephone to carth, The operator’s equipment is quite simple, and consists merely of a small tablet, to which the k coil and buz- zer are attached, and with just suflicient top surface to hold o telegraph blank conveniently The battery employed is enclosed in a box and can be pliced beside the opera- tor; or can be stowed away in one of the closets of the car. A battery of twelve small cells is cmployed in ecireuit with the primary of the “induction coil, al- though it i3 stated that communication can be kept up with two cells. The primary and secondary of the induction coil are respectively about 8.5 and 250 ohms. The arrangement at the station: so fur as the indue and instraments are concerned, is iden- tical with that on the ears but in addi- tion there is supplied & Morse arrange- ment, by means of which the lin \n be used for the tr m of ordinary Morse business, cireuit is made continuous for th ietion system by means of a conden which transmits the impulses when the Morse key is open. "The cost of cquippi this system depend churucter of the roadway, nearness to telecraphie pole market but it is said to approximate about $50 per r for line equipment, i. e., poles, w ete., and the labor of putting up. cost of car fitting is ahout $18. terminal m circuits lrond with t ou the Transmission of Energy. London Electric A somewhat markable, und o far, successful applic tion of the electric transmission of encrgy has been carried out in a coal mine u prmanton, England. The motive power required for pumping water to the surface hus hitherto been furnished by compressed air; but the engincers in charge were so dissatisfied with the low efficicney obtained—an efti- cicney not oxceeding 25 per cent.—that they determined to try io power, Thé pumps are situated at o distanee of about saventy yards from the bottom of a shaft 300 yi n depth; and owing to the damp atuosphere and confined space, the conditions were of & peculi- arly trying charactor for electrical ma- chinery. A seeond pump is now ahout tobe fixed. When the plant has been a little longer at work. and may be pre- sumed to have reached its final stago of development, we hope to grive a detailed account of the whole installation, which our ronders will probably find to be of considerable interest. Multiplex Telephony. Electrical Review: Dr. Tommasi's method is bascd upon the phenomenon of the persistence of the sensation of gound. That an effort of this character oes oxist is evid, that we hear musical tones of above double vibrations per minute as a tinuous sound, and not as a succession of waves, suel eally exist in the atmos- phere. Dr, Tommasi, therofore, pro- poses to make use of the principle cm- ployed in multiplex telegraphy tating cylinders to make eossive contacts between the verd lines which are to be joined, each con- tact recurring in less than one thirty- second of w sccond. The eylinder m therefore rotate at ste of not less than 2,000 vevolutions per minute. It is further ne that at the oppe end of the single-line wive a similar linder shall be maintaince in absolute synchronous rotation, o that the two cylinders shall always councct the same lines at the same moment. Dr. Tom- masi suggests that the first eylinder should be driven by o small clectro- motor, and that the synehronism of the second should be maintained by one of the well-known methods.” It is doubt- ful whether there is any known method by which this cun be done othor than by Delaney’s adaptation of La Cour's “phonic wheel.” * In this case it will be necessary to run a separato circuis for the performance of this regulation, which will itself give rise to such a noise that one can hardly expect that eonversation can be conducted with any degree of comfort. The subject is one of sulticiont importance to attract the attention of the elect inventor, for tolephone circuits are multiplying rap- idly, nowadays, and, like the tolegreph, any system of duplexing, or, better, mujtiplexing,will be u great advantage. The subject is one, however, for experi- ment, as praoticully there are fow data to guide one to a definite opinion on the feasibility of the schemo. An Electric Submarine Boat, A Puris cable message to the New York World says: A rival to the Peacemaker and to Licutenant Zalinski's submarive Nautilus has turned up at Havre. ctricity is the motive power, and not caustic sodu, the case with I'rof. Paine'’s invention, It is something over eighth metersin length, two deep, uud a capacity of five tons. The shell is constructed _en- tirely of steel. The stem and stern are flush und full, but what is thus lost in speod. the opinion of the inventor, is reguined in the greater safety of nuvl-‘ gation, The motive power is furnished by a dynamo-electric machine invented by Captain Krebs, of the French navy, famous for his dirigeable balloons, in use now by the bhallooning corps of th aemy. The cogine hus at times devel twely . The enc ed in cor which e mmes’ to th one-he ‘The scientific men visiting the avre maritime exhibition, just close are lpud in their miration of the new morine wonder. She has o ix and a half kuots for five consecutive hours during the public trials.” The Electric Light St. Louis Globe-Demoerat: 'The facts, sofar as they are obtainable, tend to show that the electric light is not so mnch of a fire-bug as it is popularly supposed to be. The fire 1 Boston, Mass.. for nple, reports as the result of his investigations into the cavses of fire that where there wore three fires from electric lamps, there were thirty-nine from kerosene lamps, nine from gas, six from candles, and seventy-five from friction matches. Of course’ there are a great many more kerosene lamps than there are electric lights, still the proportion of only three fires from eleetrie lights to 129 from the other causes, is something to arrest at- tention. The electric light men con- tend that with proper care in construc- tion and intenance the fires might have been avoided. This is true, but their antagonists might retort with equal truth that had sufficient care beon exercised ene of the fires from matehes, kerosene lamps, gas and ¢ dles might have been prevented. Cheap- ness of manufacture and carelessness do not pertain exelusively to either kero- sene lamps or to eleetric lights, Fower persons handle the one than the other, consequently there wus less loss from the eleet ghts than from kerosene The truth appears to be that electric lights as commonly constructed and used ave safer than any oth stem of lighting as ordinurily managed, but that with perfect construction and man- agement it is a mode of lighting excep- tionally Not a Fire-Bug. An Electric Typew Jaltimore S There is able t just now concerning an invention patented re- cently, which, in the opinion of some, will be a formidable rival of the phone, Mr. Bell's monopoly, vention is an electrical typew instrument in appearance some sembles an ordinary mechanical type- writer. It has a key-board and the types ave placed on steel b play upon @ common steel ceuter, as is the case with the ite tive power used is ele of which evenness of No matter how I ve struck the impression on ris the same. A remarkable )f the invention used as a type- writer is that the carvinge moves auto- matieally both forward and backward. When the eud of the line is rveached inge returns to the starting point without the aid of the operator, and the paper bar moves one noteh, so that all that is required of the operator is to deps he keys. The most im- portant geld for the new invention is siid to be in connection with the tele- ph. Tt is said at the patent office the instrument ean be used hoth as and receiver of gl wire, nom may be. The ceiver instrument does not require the attendance of an ope but prints the dispatch automatically The instruments at both ends of the line print the dispateh sent, and so a safegunrd against mistakes is provided. It is claimed that the writer will be valuable as business, and offers many o over the telephone. One advantage claimed for it is that no matter whether w person called up is at his place of busin or uot, the mess be through the mediun : consider- r ‘The dispatches printed are in letter form, and not an endless tape. The instrument, which has been chri toned the dynamograph, is considered by patent oftice ofticials to be one greatest inventions upon which have been issued. The electricians do not stint their prais re positive that the machine will greatly simplify business intercommuunication. Some of the electricians of this city who have seen the instrument, notably Prof. Ber- linger, of the Bell Telephone company, state that the dynamograph isdestined to take its place usapowerful adjunct to tel- earaphy. and will be by no méans a rival that the telephone can afford to scorn. John Russell Yeung, ex-minister to China, has taken hold of the new inven- tion, and is president of *he company which is to put it into practical opera- tion. his return., At a recent trial near Cincinnati, a train s passeuger cars, one freight ene and a caboose used, all empty. On adown grade of 68 feet per mile brakes applied 830 feet from a point wherve s was shut off. The trai stopped in 32 seconds, 500 feet di In n breakaway trial the train was stopped from the enboose, at 500 feet in 83 seconds. graduation test was made, the speed being reduced from 30 to 15 miles aud held. With a train of six and caboose the stop was made from 49 miles an hour, brakes being :lévphrd 1 before, 830 feet from shutting of steam: time, 25 seconds; distance, 974 Other trials were made with ht cars mixed in the train without Successful Electric Car Experiment. Eleetrienl World: The electrie car de for the Boston West End Railroad and which was shipped from to Boston a few days ago, trinl trip since its arrival y evening, October 8, The was run’ at various speeds over the cks of the Cambridge railroad from the Cambridgeport stables throvgh Main street and Northern avenue to rter's station, Cambridge, returning vin Harvard squ to the starting point. The d nee traveled over by the ears was about eight miles. The Sprague motor and Julien storage bat- teries, together with all the apparatus constituting the electrical equipment of the car, worked smoothly and sa! factorily, and the ear u(.,,ru.l rted on the curves and grade the route without difficulty. The Telephone in Stockholm, Electrical World: The beautiful city of Stockholm, the eapital of Sweden, enjoys telephonic ities without rival in Europe, and certainly equal to an thing that can be shown in this country. Although it hus a population of not much more than 200,000 inhabitants, it has fully 7.000 telephone subscribers, of whom 1,500 are connected up with the Bell exchange, and about 4,000 with the nge of the Stockholm General plione compan, Fire-Damp Detector. cal World: The apparatus s as follows: The detector being suspended in w mine near the roof, if o us lighter than air, such as five-damp, is generated in the mine, it instantly enters a porous cup, the ah leaving the cup at the same time: but as the gas enters faster than theair lenves the cup ., pressure is for a time generated within the cup. The pressure acts against a membrane and eauses the same %0 raise against a screw thereby closing the cir- cuit and eausing the bell at the end of the line to be sounded, thus automatis lly notifying the attendant of the | presence of firc-damp in the mine. The Telephone Ne A notable Lockwood, at Pitts- h he wus seconded by ct that competent men are required in the telephone as'in the telegraph sory While the early defects in the latter are plainly trace ble to lack of trained clectricians gen- erally, for the reason that these had to be created, no such excuse e: day, and the time will come when every telephone company will have its elec- trical staff similar to that of the tele- graph companies. Electrical Brevities. The flest idea of electricity was given by the friction of two globes of quick- silver in the r Morris Fox, of Danbury, Conn.,is said to be the youngest telegraph operator in the country. He is twelve years old and he began work when only nine. He is an expert and will soon take o posi- tion in one of the most important offices of that city. ‘When lightuning struck Baxter Vaug- han, of Strother, Mo., it cut a hole like a bullet hole in his hat, ran around the rim, then down his back clear to his heels, taking off in its entire course a narvow strip of his skin, and yet Mr. Vaughn lives to tell his queer’ experi- ence. The earl of Ros peaking before the International Shorthand congress, deseribed the telograph, the telephone, the postal card and shorthand as noth: ing but signals of distress of an over- strained civilization. The London Electrician has been greatly impressed with the practical good -.mnYns hed in_ this country by the National Electrie Light association, and wants to sce something eimilar in Ingland. Purifying river water by electricity an experiment made by a Frenchman, M. Stoffel. The gist of the process is that the ozone generated by the electrolytic decomposition of the water kills the i nisms, and oxidizes all or- anic substances. at the same time pre- cipitating the carbonates in course of dissolution, thus effectually purifying the water. The greatest drawback is the expense of the process, which amounts to 1 penny per one cubic meter of water, but M. Stoffel thinks that this could be materially reduced by the sale of the by-products obtained in the process. A man was killed by lightning in _the upper part of King William county,Vir- ginia, on Thursday night, under peeu- liar circumstance. He was in _bed, his wife lying by his side, when the light- ning struck, passed through a window, and out of the door. The man in- stantly killed, but his wife received only a very slight shock, A NIGHT OF PERIL. *Good-bye, little boy; kiss papa good- bye,” said my husband, as he held our ten-months-old child aloft in his stroug hands, kissed his fair face. and rings of sillky hair, while baby cooed, and clenched his small fingers in his thick brown beard. “Take good care of mamma till papa comes back.” This, as he laid thelittle fellow back in my arms, and giving me a parting kiss.sprang lightly to the seat ofa huge covered wagon that stood at the door. The span of powerful horses started off at a brisk trot, as he picked up the lines and whistled to them, the cum- berous vehicle rattled at their heels over the green sward. for, 8s yet, there was only a trail across the prairie to the ment, twenty miles n.wnf' whither going to procure supplies forour winter’s use. With baby crowing in my arms I stood atched the wagon's white top till lessening speck on the brond st of the prairie and was lost in its grass ane drifting shadows. Three months previous to the late October morning of which I write, we left our home in & sleepy seaport of the old bay state and turned out faces west- ward. From Omaha, the then terminus of western railroad travel, we performed a tedious and perilous wagon journey to the great plains that stretch away un- brolen except by occasional beits of timber to the foot of the Black Hills. Just within the edge of one of these timber belts, through which a noisy creek tumbled along its rocky bottom, my husband, with true New England thrift and_foresight, determined to “locate.” Here was an abundant forest growth, mighty onks and beeches, a fine water power, miles and miles of fertile soil, and eastern capitalists be- coming excited over the project of a railroad through this region. Alread, inour dreams we saw arise the school- house walls, the church spire, the nu- cleus of a f While our building we had subsisted on stores we brought with us une with which the woods and praivie abounded; but mow it became necessary to make some preparation for the long dreary monhts of winter, and while my husband made this very need- ful journey, I must stay alone for at least two day: Up to this time, since the completion of our cabin, we had not seen the face of white men or Indians, and I greatly dreaded his absence, but when I had watched the white-topped “wagon out of sight, and_turned to my empty cabin and missed the cheery presenc its master, T realized as Thad never ore the solitude of my situation, the tness and wildness of the region round-about, and thought with a shud- der of the bours of approaching dark- ness, te in the afternoon of that day I was sitting in the open doorway, with sewing on my lap, while baby, and ownie—a small dog we had brought from the east—rolled en the short, soft grass at my feet, For some hours a smoky haze had steadily crept over the landsca hiding familiar points and gradually dimming the lightof the sun, which, dull and lurid, sank slowly to its r airie bed. Sometimes, as the wind reshened, I fancied it brought on its wings asmell of fire, but on the un- broken horizon no banner of smoke arose to warn us of impending danger. Suddenly, as I raised my eyesa mo- ment from'my work, my gaze beeame fixed on a small object, & meve speck in the fur distance; soon other forms ap- peared, and steadily grew on the sight. ran for a powerful field glass, and soon made them out to be @ purty of horse- men, traveling slowly, their horses’ heads drooping as though they were very tired. Evidently they had made a long march, The level rays of the sun were in my face; every moment the haze deevened, and I could not determine whether their riders were white men or Indiuns, In either case there much to fear. My heart vose in my throat and my hands | tremblod so T could bardly Competent Men. | point | steady the glass. Within a mile of yd they halted and drew together as if pfonsiltation. One of their nur L tufidng in his saddle, gluss fid our direction. Witha cry, I cafuBt my wondering babe in my arms, d into the cabin and_carefully fastohell both door and windows. Through u loop hole I ched them stil ' ; 0 they mov rward; but in- wd of coming st #leuh»n-,: the trail, of ey divergod to their left and disappeared in the timber. Care- fully T examined ther fastenings of tho door, drew heavy shutters ncross each window, screened them with shawls and Blankets that no ray of light might be seen from without, andsoon a fire curled up the chimuey, filling the rude apart- ment with a cheerful glow; but as night came on a deep sense of loneliness set- tled down upon my epirits, a realization of utter helplessness should danger threaten in any form. With my bube asleep in his cradle and Brownio stretched comfortably before the fire, I sat and listened with shivers of ner- vous dread to the rising wind and the patter of dry leaves as they were borne along ou the gale. With strained ear I listened to every gound, fancying at times that I heard hoarse shouts borne on the gusts, but calmed my fears with the thought that it was only the distant cry of a coyote or the howl of a wolf. The cry of these animals is always a sweet lullaby to the lonely settler or the traveler on the for he knows as long as they are howling avound his camp or ranch h are no human prowlersin his ity. Every other night of our stay we had been regaled with their music from sunset to near sunvise; that I did not hear them now with certainty was additional cause of anxiety and boded no good to me. Hark! T bent eagerly forward aud gazod with dilating” eyes towards the door. Surely that was a step—a stealthy, creeping step! Again the sound as of a hand passed along the rough wall, or was it the snuffing of a wild beast about the door? The dog his feet, every hair bristling a ne and faced the door with glaring 1 with smothered growls he flew from door to windows as though he were surrounded by enemics. A light rap now sounded on the door followed by a volley of barks and growls from tho dog that made buby spring in his cradle, I hushed him and waited with bated breath for the next move. Not long was I kept in suspense, A thundering blow was delivered on the door, and a rough voice shouted: “Hello! the ho and be quick about it.” This order was followed by a violent shaking and_pounding of the door, and anoth voice shouted: ‘Ohol you needn’t play ’possuml, Open the door!” Then in a tone meant to be reassuring: “We only want suthin’ toeat; then we'll go along.” Above us was a loft, to which we as- cended by means of *ude steps made from unshaven bodrds. Taking my sleeping child in my arms, I flew to these stairs as the first blow from some heavy missile fell upon the floor. Has- tily drawing the steps up after me, I placed them across .the aparture and rolled a barrel half filled with some- thing heavy upon them. At the same moment the door craeking and splitting under terrific blows, gave way, and several men with shouts and coarse laughter, pressed into the room. They were evidently surprised to find it va- cant, and for a mament stood silent, then glancing at the opening and my preparations for defense, revealed my hiding place. “Come down old woman,” called one, “and get us some supper.”’ “We met your old man out'n the par- ary,” yelled another, “and we've only come to call on ye.” This sally was received with a burst of laughter from the bandits, for such I doubted not they were. A horrible thought seized me. They had met my husband, murdered him, and come here to complete their dreadful work. One of their number mounting a chair caught hold of the ladd Standing near me was a shot gun, whether loaded or not I did not know. With hands that no longer trembled, I thrust the muzzle in his face, ordering him to “leave or I would _fi ’ He darted quickly aside and a whispered consultation was heard below. Then one said: *‘‘If ye won't come down, old woman, tell us where to find yer grub.” 1 divceted them where to “find food, and soon the contents of my small lar- der was spread before them, to which they helped themselves with little cer- emony. I watched the motley company through the cracks of the loose flooring as they devoured my white loaves, sam- ple preserves, and_such _tid-bits as the cupboard contained, and & more vis cious, wild looking company I never saw before, and hope never to meet again. Sun-browned, roughly dressed, pants thrust into their boot-tops, wide its filled with pistols, and ugly look- ing knives, which were used by them in hewing off their portion of food. A hardened, villainous lot of fellows, that I felt certain would not hesitate at any crime. The one addressed as ‘‘cap’n” was a small, wiry built man, quick, nervous in manner, with close curling, yellow- ish-brown hair, slightly gray about the temples* eyes gray, keen, restless and cruel,that seemed to follow every move- ment of his followers. His moustache of a reddish color, the long, pointed ends swept back across his cheeks, gave him a look so like & tiger that, with a shudder, I withdrew my eyes and cov- ered them with my hands. “My husband’s murderer and my own!” I groaned, while my heart grew ick with fear, ) Madam,” spoke aismooth, even tone that I knew belonged to him with the tigerish face, “"have you anything good to drink in the house? We would be glad to pledge your health.” “And his'n out’'n ths parary!” yelled another,followed by @ peal of uproarious laughter. “Yes, ] answered; :‘'you will find a small flask where youfound food.” A rush was made tp the cupboard, the bottle was soon found,and passed among them, eliciting numerous witty com- ments on the qualitiesof Yankee rum, 1 remembered at this moment that in amedicine chest in| the loft where I crouched at bay wére two bottles of home-made wine, brought from the east and intended only for sickness. In order to gain time,and possibly something of their good will, I resolved to pass this down to them. Softly cree, ing to the box in which it was kept, I raised the lid and took out the bot- tles. As I raised them a small bottle with a dark liquid fell over with a crash that made the villaing below cease talking, and listen attentively. Raising this to put in place I read *Laudanum” on its abel, With the sight of that word came an inspiration—a wild hope that set my heart beating tumultuously. Would it succeed? Mine wus u desperate case; it was worth teying, Quickly T poured off a little of the wine, turned half the laudanum into euch bottle, shook them v placed the stoppers, the W up the wir iug to the stairway, suid: Open the door v wine, if you would like % have them."” Thore was a rush to the opening. Stand back!” I commanded, present- ing the mu:zle of the gun. “Plucky by Jovel” growled one as hastily made a retrograde move- ame forward and T care- them down to him. I waited in an agony of terror, lost at the iste the drug would be detected. “Tastes a leetle queer, don't it?" queried one, smacking his lips.” “Oh, that's nothing,” replied his mate; “home-made, you know.” Glasses were brought, and round the bottle were passed, the noise as the wine flowed growing morve fast and fu- rious; coarse jokes, snatches of song, and allusions “to deeds that made my flesh creep. At last, to my great joy, the drug be- gare to tell, “Infernally hot here,” remarked one, “makes a fellow sleepy ns the dovil.” By degrees all became quict; some folded their arms on the mhhx and laid their heads upon them. The captain dropped his head comfortably on the biuck of my willow rocker: another threw himselt at full length on the bed, and soon their sonorous breathing told they were sleepy- heavily. Kneeling in the semi-darkness, I thanked God for present safety, and im- plored His further guidance and pro- tection. Raising my eyes I was startled at seeinga glare of ved light on the floor before me. In awe, not un- mingled with fear, I gazed on this fluming beacon. Now paling, now glowing, again burning with a steady light. T crept to the solitary pane that com- posed le window, at the farther end of tho loft, and looked out upon the night. Around us the tress were bending be- fore the blast. which had now increased almost to the violence of a hurricane. Afar, the sky was illumined with a fierce glare that grew each moment higher and brighter. The prairie was on fire, and the conflagration sweeping down upon us with resistless fury. There was no time to lose! It mat- tered not now whether tne ruflians below awoke or not. Quickly the lad- der was thrown into place, and vbmpin% my child, not beginning to waken and cry, to my breast, and clambered down. Rushing to the door I flung it wide open. The fire was perceptibly nearer, the air filled with smoke end cinders, and T could plainly sce the leaping, roaring. flames. I paused on the thre: hold. ~ Should I leave tbese men to perish, or give them a chance for their ives? ' Mercy won. Springing to the side of the nearest man, I shook him with all my rhight, screaming: “Tirel fire! the praire is burning! Fly for your lives!” Ie sprang to his feet, glaring round in a bewildered manner. There was no time to do more. I rushed out into the night and ran for my life—not away from the billowy flames, but directly toward them. Outon the prairie, just beyond the last clump of scrub onks, was a piece of plowed ground, a half-nere or so0; only the day before had my husband turned over the long lines of black mold. Could Ireach this spot we would be saved. Several times was I compelled tochange course to avoid putches of flame idled by the cinders that fell in a fiery shower around us. The thicken- ing'smoke hid from my sight the spot of bare earth—our haven of safe I could only guide my flying feet by the position of the abo nentioned tr and when I struck its edge and felt its rough clods beneath my feet, the fire was half-way down on either side. Into this furnace T plunged and threw m, self prone upon the earth in its center. On swept the mighty whirlwind of fire; volumes of smoke rolled over our heads; long tongues of flame leaped toward us, but harmed us not. Baby, wailing, threw up his little hands and gasped for breath. A yell of mortal agony and fear, then another, told that two of the band had fallen victims of the fire flend’s breath., In a few moments the wind had blown away the smoke, and by the light of our blazing home I looked abroad over the blackened plain. The logs of wh our cabin were built were comparatively green, and did not burn as freely as an older structure would have done, and till morning I sat with my babe on my lap, watching the play of flames among the fallen timbers; then placing the grassy side of aclod for a pillow, I slept and forgot both danger and sor- row. I was awakened by the whining of the dog and_ his cold nose touching my cheek. Iroseto my kneesand gazed wildly in every direction, for his action told plainly of some new danger. Away across the fire-scorched prairie against the red light of the rising sun, black objects were moving. They came nearer and near, grew larger and larger upon the sight. Then a horrible fear assailed my heart. Oh, God! they were Indians|” Had I escaped two dreadful perils only to fall into their merciless hands? Between me and the still smoking ruins of my home stood the blackened stump and fallen trunkof a tree. Crawl- ing on hands and knees—for I dared not rise for fear of being seen—I crept behind them, lying prostrate upon the ground, soothing my child as best I could. Calling the dog to me, T grasped him firmly by the collar, bidding him to be quiet, 1ést he should betray my hiding lac pUn came the cavalcade and halted within a few yards of us. With a wild velp the dog broke from my detaining hand, aud with joyous barks bounded toward them, I rose to my feet, and saw, indeed, a band of Indians, and in th midst, with blanched cheek, and compressed lips, my husband. The next moment I lay fainting in hisarms. In the scttlement he had seen the fire and knew his home was in its path. Well mounted and accompanied by a friend, he rode all night guided by the light of his burning home. Near morning came upon the camp of friendiy Indians, and they with fresher horses were the first to dawn on my startled vision. A few rods from the house the charred bod of two men were found, and among the ruins the bones of their comrades. Afterwards it was ascertained that these men were a band of noted desperadoes, who had long been aterror to the frontier, and to their door was laid many o foul mur- der and deed of violence. A few days of quiet with our good friends in the settlement guite restored my shaken p and soon the white- topped wagon a red us while the logs were being hewn and fashioned for another cabin, and before the fir blizzard swept down from the Rockies we were snug and warim in our new home, Rolling years have brought mighty changes. The railroad came; the city vising around us is fairer than the city of our dreams, Long ago we left the log cabin for a handsome adobe man- sion. TIn the peace, plenty and bright- ness of the present, the dangers and Iu-n:uinu-.nl pione 1 are remem- hered only as *‘waters that pass away;” but when bright e children gather about my knee to listen to tales of that early time I often tell them the story of “Here are two bottles of bladk ‘my Vight of Peril. Can be had in Over 700 D!fterent Styles and Sizes, at the same price as the counterfeits. Inslst upon sesing the Trade Mark or you may be decelved. THE MICHIGAN STOVE COMPANY, Detroit, Chicago, Buffalo. § FOR SBALE BY Milton Rogers & Sons, Omaha, Neb ’ v\ LAN The OF AR INTERESTE H M &S W. JONES, (Successors to A. T. KENYON & CO.) WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Booksellers and Stationers, 1522 Douglas Street, Omaha, Neb. Diaries for 1888. New Books and Albums. Fine line Blanks Books and Fine Stationery. woest Baroams 1n Ol GROCERIES WAY DOWN! 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