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How Jerry
Crowdcr
Threw
Six
Horses
Be fort tbe railroads came two rival
(Companies each sent three tlx borse
Concord coaches out of Virginia City,
Key., dally, one northerly by the Gel
ger grade, past Steamboat Springs,
cross the Truckee meadows, up tbe
Truckee river, along the shores of Don
fter lake and over the Sierras Into Cal
ifornia; the other southerly down tbe
mountains to Carson City, up the Car-
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- nra of to horses wsbb dow,
on river to Genoa, thence south of
Lake Taboe through Strawberry val
ley to PLaeervllle, the Hangtown of tbe
forty-niners, says a writer In Portland
'Oreg'onlan. ..- -' - 'Y'vOv-:'
Early one May morning Jerry Crow
der, one of the famous drivers of bis
time, led the procession with his coach
Jtnd.team along 0 street, Virginia City,
north and out over , the Geiger; grade.
There were twenty-one passengers on
. board, and the writer rode beside the
driver. -
When anything unusual occurs on
uch Journeys, there invariably is pres
ent an undue proportion of ladies and
.Rabies. It was so on this May morn
ing. ; The -rlnside of. the coach was
rmcked "solid." and there were men
-on the Jockey seat and Chinamen on
-the rear seat on top.
- Jerry was regaling his companion
iwltb a pedigree of his six , horses
Kwhen in an easy trot they swung the
gently rocking coach aro.und the borse
' boe tura at the bead of tbe canyon
leading down to Truckee meadows and
-straightened out on the three miles of
teen grade to the meadows. The can
yon' was nearly straight and walls very
precipitous. The road was cut out of
... the rocks on the right hand side going
down. It was aolld, but barely wide
enough for one wagon. There were
tut few. passing poiuts, and upcoming
teams waited at the foot for the morn
Ing stages to pass. The road looked
like a ribbon ahead as It wound in and
out, following the rugged sides of ( the
canyon. The bottom of the canyon,
hundreds of feet below the road, was
jb mass of Jagged rock points and bowl
jders. ' From my high seat I seemed to
Jve suspended above the rocks. 1 could
Jhave stepped off the boot and fallen
100 feet before "touching bottom." :
As tbe team straightened out and the
, front of the coach dipped downward
lth the grade Jerry moved over to the
bright, placing ' weight on the brake
staff. I was simply conscious of his
- movement, my attention being chiefly
attracted to the canyon, the road and
team. There was no thought of Inse
curity. It was a merely interesting
-situation. "' . .
But a cracking sound, which every
Jhorse noticed, and a movement of Jer
ry recovering his seat and a peculiar
lurching of tbe coacb told me in a flash
that the brake staff had broken. Be
fore I could Count twenty that team
and coach would be rushing down that
road, past all control. till at the first
turn all would go off tbe grade and to
the bottom of that canyon. V
Without an instant's hesitation Jerry
turned bis face to me. I can't say that
there was a change of expression in
fcls countenance or of "light in his
yes" or in the tone of hia yoice, but
tbere was something in them all that
-dominated the situation and mustered
ray spiritual consciousness and phys
leal functions.
lie simply er.'.i, "Catch me by tbe
te-It and bold me on." lie. like all the
drivers, wore a w!J leather belt close
ly pirt abfut the wa!it I tented rear-
down m front, a rattle of Tfhldetreesi
and harness, thuds of falling bodies, a
few groans and a cry the, peculiar
outcry of a frightened horse a medley
of sounds. The front boot slowly heav
ed a little, then comparative quiet, and
the coach' was at a standstill In the
middle of the road. Jerry told me to
let loose, and I turned to se what had
happened. Tiled up In the road, most
of them down under tbe Dootthe front
of the . coach Testing against thorn,
were five horses. Tbe off leader alone
was standing, much alarmed and dis
tressed by straining straps and a cruel
bit
I looked at Jerry, and he, returning
my gaze, said, "My boy, you can thank
God that I plied that stock," That was
an he said.';-,
It being useless, the horses soon
ceased kicking, In which respect they
manifested superiority over some men.
With Jerry's approval, I slid down and
crawled over the piled np mass of an
imals to relieve and quiet the off lead
er. The road was full of prostrate
bodies from bank to edge of the preci
pice, fhe bead of one horse and feet of
others were sticking out - beyond the
edge of the road and above the rocks
in the canyon below, so I bad to climb
over the bill of bones to get to the dis
tressed and frightened leader. ,
The other coaches"" came up, and men
from these soon unloaded the noisy wo
men and children and stripped our
coach of mall, luggage and bricks.
Meanwhile others unhooked traces and
straps as far as possible, freeing con
nections between horses and coach.
Then,: with united' efforts at wheels
and every place where a man could
lift, the coach was slowly and by de
grees backed up the grade away from
tbe horses, and they were soon on
their feet. . -
There was some broken harness, but
that was all Marvelous as It may seent
not an animal was seriously injured.
How tbe swing team and wheelers got
under tbe swing pole instead of on top
of It was a mystery, but there was tbe
pole uninjured. Repairs were soon
made, and the coach continued on Its
way "",
Daring Slide From
; An Anchored Balloon
FOR THE LITTLE ONES.
A fifteen hundred foot slide for life
la the latest "thriller' to bn devised by
a ure risking athlete, - A sailor, Simon ,
Nicks, an ex-man-o'-wars man. is the
daring Individual who thinks so little
of life that be Is ready to risk It in the
"champion slide," and bis performance
contains more thrills than were ever
passed out by the mosf? daring act In 1
or out of doors. , i '
i , The feat consists of ascending 1,500
feet into the air In a balloon and then
sliding to the ground along a guy rope I
which holds the balloon captive.
Kicks -made the slide recently at Los
Angeles before a monster audience.
He , went up in the balloon dressed in
an ordinary suit I
pf clothes and
carrying noth
ing to aid him
but a ten In ob
section of gar
den bose slit so
that it would fit
snugly around
the one and a
quarter Inch
Italian' hemp
rope by . which
tbe balloon was
controlled. Ac
companying him
were the aero-
naut. named
Hudson, and a
small boy.
When, the
height of , 200
feet had been
reached, . Nicks
clambered out
of the- basket
and with a twist
of the rope
around one ; leg
hebgan to slide
downward. He
checked himself
shortly and then
rose with the
balloon until it
reached the
height of 1.500
feet '
Then he began
to slide again,
slowly at first
and gradually
Increasing his
speed until the
him at a terrific
rctr Stble Dmwi F Lit
tle Ctrl..
' (Special Correspondence.
New Tork, June 17. Little cblldrer
seem to , suffer taore front beat thai
grown people, If we may, Judge fron:
the fact that the summer days product
annoying and Irritating eruptions on
their little bodies, and we should try tj
dress them In such a way as will con
duce to their comfort as well as to pro
vide dainty things for them. In fact
chlldh'ood is so tender and sweet the
nothing is scarcely fine enough to se
beside their fresh delicacy without ap
pearing coarse. ;,. . ; ;
Wash frocks and thin white stuffs
are the most suitable for every day and
for "best" white inull or muslin, with
lace or very delicate embroidery.
Swisses, with small dots,' are hot only
pretty, but quite strong, and they wash
so well that nothing Is better for after
noon wear. Dainty gingham frocks for
mornings or play are the most satisfac
tory, for they wash and 4 wear t well.
Cbambrays are frequently seen with"
embroidery at the bottom, or else the
yoke, belt and sometimes sleeves are of
all over embroidery. - .
; For the warmest days short slceTes
and square necks are tbe most com
fortable. The thin zephyr ginghams are
exceedingly pretty, with their soft
silky feeL and they are not only. cool.
but practically Indestructible, -
A pretty design for making a dress
for a girl of from six to ten is to have a
small square yoke made of something
white, lace or tucked muslin. The dress
Is cut so the gingham portion nlso Is
square, but naturally larger. From tbe
yoke tbe dress is laid In box plaits, left
to flare naturally a short distance be
low the waist Two or three tucks at
the; bottom give a little finish. "Where
the dress Is of chambray or other self
colored stuff a line Of featherstltchlng
at each tuck is an addition. The sleeves
pre but short ruffles. A little simple
trimming can be put on the sleeves and
at the edge of the yoke.
Sashes are now quite fhe style again
for children, and if the dress s to be
worn afternoons a sash can be added
of tbe same material or of some color
in the pattern In plain goods. Washa
ble batiste sashes in pale blue, pink
and white , are seen, tbe edges hem
stitched or bordered with feather
stltchlng, which will never go out of
fashion for 'the ornamenting of chil
dren's garments.' , ' '
Tucks, lnsettlngs of lace or fine em
broidery are all favorites in tbe making
of the finest little dresses for tbe tender
FOOD FOR THE SICK.
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Hew t Pre par Apstlslaai
x ; Dlmkea for InrBlld.
A great many dainty dishes suitable
for an Invalid are Inexpensive as well
ks nourishing and easily digested, says
the New Tork Commercial Advertiser.
Take, for Instance, tbe proverbial
chicken, i. which the average invalid
soon tires of when served up In the In
evitable broth or stew, j There are one
or two new ways of preparlng.lt not
the least delectable of whlca la chicken
custard. ,
To prepare this take a teaenpful of
good chicken stock and add to It like
amount of cream. Cook it for a few
moments In a double boiler; then when
hot add the yolk (beaten) of three eggs
and a sprinkling of salt When It be
gins to thicken a bit pour It into cus
tard cups and set It aside to coot
Another appetizing dish Is made by
putting the yolks of three eggs Into
donble boiler with half a pint of clear
chicken broth and with an egg beater
whip the mixture until It Is frothy.
When It has cooked for a few moments.
add to It three teaspoonfuls of sherry
and serve hot with some thin crackers.
Tapioca Jelly Is a dainty that la es
teemed by Invalids who have been so
fortunate as to have been served with
It and this Is bow It Is made: Take a
cupful of tapioca and soak It . over
night In about three cupfuls of water.
In the morning pot It In a double boll
er with one teacupful of hot water and
let It simmer gently, stirring from
time to time until It Is perfectly clear.
Sweeten and flavor with tbe Juice from
half a lemon and two tablespoonfuls of
any kind of wine you prefer; then pour
Into little molda or cups and set on the
ice to harden. A little whipped cream
added to it when serving Is an addition
that most people will like. ' ' . - " t
I R W. R. JONES.
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON.
jcinston, h. c.
Residence and office
Loops'; Blount street.
a Mrm. Kau
... Talked Abrat Him.
Wiggles Hicks Is an old friend of
yours, isn't he? .
Waggles Yes. Why?
Wiggles Ob, I heard him talking
bout you this morning. Somerrlll
fonrnaJ. v
Furniture
and
House Furnishing:
Goods.
Our lns are tnoie complete
than fever. We can. fit tip
your home with new Furni
ture, v Carpets, ' ? Mattings,
Stoves, . Cooking Utensils,
Etc See us.
- tCash or credit. ,
I QUIflfl & (DILLER.
Kiiwro, N. C.
Crockery and
Glassware, y
Do voa want Bargains in these
goods? Yon will want new goods
in -our lines some time, . Why not
get a supply now while prices are
a little ofl ? Come here, look over
the lines and see if there is not
something you need.
: snrwe wAnt to supply your
Millinery needs. v . ,
lira. 11. L. Bate & Bn.
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STORE rOC RENT!
The store which h3
been occupied by me to
now positively for rent v
In the meantime what
stock remains vc ill be sold
at any reasonable offer.
DAN QUIHERLV.
ARE YOU TIRED
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BBeBLBMB
OF QUACK MEDICINES
that have; done you no good?
'GIVE
HARRIS LITIIIA 17ATER
A TRIAL, 4
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It flushes the Kidneys and Bladder and excretes tbe uric acid In the
system. It has cored thousands of Kidney and Bladder Troubles. Rheu
matism and all Kindred Diseases, andj
' IT WILL. CURE YOU I ,
Tbe man or woman who has need Harris Llthla Water has mads
disco re ry. Case 12 gallon bottles, f 4.00, delivered. One dollar allowed
for return of bottles. Harris LHhia Water carbonated in anarts and nlnta
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fliaillS I ITCH 8PttI.CS f 0 Carrls 8prls, g. C.
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Tobacco Flues!
Totacco' -Flmes '!'!
Have Plenty of Sets rJ ready Made.
Can Deliver On An Hour's Notice. -
VAXSTt GOWNS FOB IICTXH OIBI&
buds of humanity. Those Who can a
ford It hare the exquisite Mexlca?
drawn work on tbe little dresses, bnt It
i-verycostiy; The rxt best is a good Heatlnand Oeneral Repair Work Done in a
quality ; of openworfc embroidery and . K MU"V ,,t
Roofing, Plumbing:,
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rope whizzed past
tate. Regulatinc his speed at will, he
sometimes came to a full stop, when
he would release his hand hold, lean
ing back as though he were In an arm
chair. : ' '
The friction of the ope on the calf
ef his legs created a burning sensa
tion, but was not sufficient to scorch
hia trousers, while his hands, protect
ed by the hose, were not affected in the
least,
Once the tar stopped himself with a
sutUen Jerk and threw out his hands
as though he had lost hia hold. A cry
of horror went no from the creat
crowd, but in a twink:
t:.nt the s'. I r 1 1 i
diversion lv which t;
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last the Bulgarian cross stitch wor
This last Is done In colors, red and bin.
mostly. The lace Insertions are light
and beautiful, but not so durable.
This season many children are seen
jrlth short white socks and low slip
pers with straps over the ankles. These
are pretty to see. but not very sensible,
and the wise mother will protect ber
child's legs from flies, mosquitoes and
scratches. The low shoes will do no
harm. If the stocking are of reasona
ble thickness, they will not be too
warm. . v ' -
Hats and bonnets are fairly wonder
ful as to size for the little ones. It
would seem that the smaller the child
the larger the hat is to be. Thin mulls,
batiste and In some cases liberty silk
are used to build np the pretty hats.
These are for dressy occasions, and for
every day re many kinds of hats of
rough straw trimmed with trailing
wreaths of field flowers. Of these dai
sies, buttercups and cornflowers seem
to be best liked, with forgetmenot last.
very email boys are now put Into
pantaloons, and for them. are fancy
Russian blouses with postiche sailor
collars, some of these plain and others
either ruffled or embroidered and some
with both ruffles and embroidery. The
nntori iia for the boy's clothes are gala-
First-Cla$s Manner.
S. H. ISLER, JR.,
KINSTON, N. C
erchantsfr Diners
Transportation Co.
Steamship Lines
Norfolk to
.Boston and Providences.
. Daily service to New Bfigland.
Freight handled with care and
dispatch.-, ,
Accotmr od at ions and cuisine un
surpassed . .
R. H. WRIGHT. Agent,
Norfolk, Va.
. W. P, TURNER, G. P A.
C. S. HOSKINS, G. F. A.
J. C.WHITNBY,
- id V. P. and T. it-
General Office, Baltimore, Md.
ArirJOUnCELIEHT !
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I am now open for bus
iness with full lifiea of
Staple and Fancy
Groceries. Everything , fresh and
strictly up-to-date. My
aim ia to eupply the pub
lic witb every thing found
in a first-clasp grocery
store. I want a eharo of
your patronage.
Prompt delivery to any
part of the city.
hark r.iEiVBonn.
Cor. Queen and Gordon Sts.
SOURELL & UcGOY.
WHOLESALE GRCCEBS,
have. moved to new quarters on
Gordon Street, Noa, 108 and no.
All orders filled correctly and
promptly.
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