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OIIAPTHU IX.
Ilonetied mill Lost.
Tim trapper followed along nl tho
foot of tho rlmnx'ki m rnalonnlly halt
ing to rulmlt it trap which lm would
tlrnw from tin IiIiIIiik place from be
neath Hi" nands or wlro grans. IU
wan not liirrcqiiiMitly rewarded liy find
tint mi niilinnl In tho Jaws of n trap,
cowardly kiiiiwIii at Hi own Impris
oned llmli anil attempting l "
away nt IiIh nppinnrh, These 1)H.
which woro usually carried to Hf"
hiding pinto, mldml to hi limgngo on
hlii hack ronlnlnltig frh balls for
his trnpn nml foo.l hiippIIoh, mado hl.i
Imrilcn quite n hcnvy onii. lint It did
not cause him to nhnmlon IiIh Win
chentor. revolver nnd knife, which
woro IiIh constant enmpnnlnns unil
thoy worn not enrlod for ornnmoiit.
Townrd lilKht ho decided to cllmh
to the lop of tho rlmnickH nml tnlcu n
survey of the country. Awny to Ihn
west ho iniw tlm moving foriim of Pol
led nml IiIh companions, ns their
horses jogged along, leaving n cloud
of dimt behind them. Ho brought IiIh
field glnnnoH to his eyes nml surveyed
tho men for n moment mul tho tlionehl
ran through IiIh niltid: "Wonder what
kind of Oovlltry that Dun Follett In
out on for IiIh mimlrr thl tlmoT"
Ilamniorloy hnd hehelil tho victim
of Iheiio two men loo Ionic not to bus
(wet every inovo thoy mado to ho it
wlrked one.
"If yon know how hot your trnll Ih
r.ettlnif. D.iii Follett. ynu would hunt
n colder one, hut I hopo to see th
HSino rone hmig yon nml your mas
ter." Hnld tho tmpner hnlf nudlhly.
Tlm trnpper looked down at hi
Wlnrhenler mid honk IiIh head hes
itatingly nnylntr. "No, no, let von
Kcnncn come In the proper mnnnor."
Ah ho turned In disgust IiIh even
fell upon another ohlect, fur nwny
on the opnosltu nldn of the rlmrorkH
A groat cloud of diiHt rnno liehlnd II
mil tho word "Snakes" onrnped IiIh
llpH. Ilrlnglng IiIh class to plny. he
wnn no time In making out the char
nrter of liti parly. After surveying II
earefully he remarked. "Old Idmn linn
heen nt work nrnln." Then ho ex.
clHlmed. ns ho looke( through hl
glasses, "A ulrl rnptlve, an nure nt
I llvo. Ah. Kgan stealing horH ban
become loo t"mo for you. Iihh II T You
arc, not satisfied with providing your
stomache and mennn of locomotion,
nml the hazard of oreiinloniilly klllln
n man who realm you. hut now you
linvo cone nnd tnken noma Innocent
wMto Rlrl." .
"I nm not tho low. neither Hliould I
nllempt to punlh yon for vour ntim
eroiiH crimen for I ralliT like to nee
you hr"HH the Lord of The Denert oc
enHloniilly ho doiierveH It. hut I P'O
poHo to look Into thin caper of your."
Ah the trnpper wnlched the courne
tho Imllnn imrly wn tnkliK ho haw
nt n dance thnt It wnn mnkliiR for the
watering plnco Hint nl'lit. near the
picture rocka, Ho wns flrnt to arrive
nt tho plnce nnd nwrelol hlmelf In
n rrovnHn of the rorkn ner tho top
nnd wntched their npproH.-h. hnvlnr
Mdected n placo from which h could
nlmerve tho rnvpInK KroiindH nhout
the waterlnu placo.
Tho render la familiar with wlmt
took place from the time of the ar
rival of Hie IndlmiH until the Inter
ference of the trnnner. for It wan he
who naimlled Old Kunn when tho 1st
tor Inld IiIh wicked hnmU upon the
pnraon of Ilertlm l.yle.
Old Kpan was HtroiR nnd firm hut
the trnnper wan nrtlvo nnd wiry.
With tho ndvnntniio, too. of hnvlni?
tnken tho Indlnna hv Biirprlso ho noon
tore him from the Klrl nnd hurled him
to tho ground. Hut na the cry mnde
hy tho warrlora na they enmo to the
roHCiie of their rhlef wnrned him that
he hnd not tho llmo to fliilah nettllnc
nrrounta with IiIh nntncnqlat. If he H'
desired, ho selied tho Rlrl hy tho hnn 1
nnd led tho way Into n crevnBHO In tho
rlmrocks with which ho wnt familiar
A they pnaaeil Into tho reccasoH if
tho rockn, ho heard exclamation
from tho Indlnnn which nlnrmed him
na to his Immeillnto futuro courne
with tho Rlrl. Thoy had recoRnlied
lilm nnd know where ho lived, nnd to
nnnronch hla homo with hor would he
difficult should tho Indiana nltemnt to
Riinrd It. Ho wnn not lonir In douht
on thU point, for ho heard RRan Rive
illrectlonH for them to ro Immeillntelv
to tho trnppor'a placo nnd Riinrd It
until ho came,
If onco hidden In tho homo In tho
ssmo room na that occupied by tho In
valid ho novor fonrcd for tho dnnuer
of hor rescue, for the paHsngo to this
room wag ho secret that no ono had
over been nhlo to find It. thoiiRh In "his
nhsenco hla homo had been vlHlted hy
Indlnnii nnd whites, nnd rnnsncltoil
mnny times.
It wns easy to discern from the
nhoutlnR of the Indlnns that while n
part of tho band, headed by Old Hrm
woro on their way to the trnpper'H
homo tho others wero rocklesBly try
Ink to follow hla trnll, for ltnowlnR his
innrkHmanshlp tho mnn who trifled
with him know tho risk ho wns tnklns.
Tint tho ImllaiM know thnt nH lonu ns
ho could prevent It ho would never
tiro n nun, whllo tho Rlrl wns In his
comnnny; thnt this would endanger
hor llfo by drnwInR tho ftro to hor
After RolnR n lonR dUtnnco throimh
the crovnsao mndo by naturo'a grout
uphonvol In tho lone past, HnmmerR
ley led tho wny Into n socluilod plnce
which ho thought was unknown to nny
oicopt himself.
As ho nnd his compnnlon sented
themselves tho shouts of tho Indlnns
enmo to their ears from tho dlstnnce.
Tho girl wnB tho first to hronk tho si-
lonco. ...
"Do you llvo In this rountry, my
dear presorvor?" alio Inquired.
Whon ho Informed hor thnt ho did,
slio said! "I'havo nn undo some
whoro on tho deaort: his namo Is
I.ylo. Mnrtln IyIo. Do you know
him?" Tho trnppor nodded I" tho nf
flrnmtlvo. "Oh, If wo could convoy word to
htm." Bho said, "ho would como Im
mediately to our roscuo."
Strong sb wnfl tho trnppor'a body
nnd stonily ns wna his nervo, ho folt
his wholo frnmo ylohl, with a shudder
whon ho lonrnod thllt hla compnnlon
wns Ilorthn Lylo, nnd of tho narrow
oscnno sho hnd hnd. Whon sho hnd
hurrlodly told him hor hlRtory and
tho Incldont of hor enpturo hy the In
dians ho folt rollovod thnt sho hnd
fnllon Into no worso lmnda than Old
1VVUI1 B,
To tako hor to hla homo that night
through tho Indian floarchlng party
would ho too hazardous. Ho could
mnko It nlono, hut ho doubted tho
girl's nhlllty to climb among tho rim
yockB nnd kcop her footing In the
I'
crevnmieB, nllhoiiKh sho had shown
urxnilnffnl iitilflt fif rtnrMtA fl
Hlliingth durliiK tli'dr recent adven
ture. Tim irnpper wn iiuick io comhi
If. tt .ltl,ll,lMl,l,l If,. .I,,.lll.ll 1(1 1f,
mid gel his rlllo mid secreto hli line-
gHH, nun Bieni mill inn ikimik wiiii
,1 1 -l 11... ..ILluI.,, ,1.,v ninllnt nH
llIU H.ll Ml" ,.,.. T. ,1. MM, .
miieh of the wny Unit night nn Poh-
Hinio. no leaving ner in ino cavern
ho wont on IiIh mlHslnn. nl the samn
limn nvohllng the miviites who were
skiilklng niiiong tho rlmrnckn mid
milking n diligent svnrch of every
nook and corner.
Tho trnpper wna not gnno nioro
than two hoiirn, though his cortrsit
wna n ronnd-ft-hniit ono, mid to IiIh
Hiirprlsn nnd dlHiuny nn IiIh return the
girl was not to lie roiinu,
OHAI'TKH X.
A Biirprlno nnd n Klght.
Kgnn rnno from tho Rtunnliig blow
given him by the trnppur nml quickly
rnmprehenilod tlm Hltuntlon. Wlion
ho iiHceilnlni-d that his Into nntagon
Ib( had i'hchii'i1 with tho captive, ho
know thnt ho had n difficult tnnk be
fore him. Tho InillmiH knew of Ham
iiiersley from ono end of the dvaert
to (ho other mid hla prowonn struck
thorn more forcibly thnn any other
charnrterlHtle of tho man. Whllo
they hnd never como In contact with
him before In cunning thoy know that
ho wns familiar wllh every trail of
tho desert mid with every erovanse
nml cavern nmnng tho rimrocks. And
now that they woro In tho vicinity
of hla homo they know that ho wan
idlll more familiar hero than they, nnd
that It would takn quick work to ro
cuo tho captive before he reached bin
homo among the rlmrorka. If once
there he could Htnnd out ngalnat n
larger band of I nillnn h thnn Kgan's
present di-lnchmuiit. and Imllnn Ha
Knotty suggested proper tnctlcs In
stantly. Kgnn ordered four of his best
scouts to attempt to follow the fn
Kltlves while he nnd seven of IiIh wnr
rlors mado straight for the trnpper'H
quarters to get poHeaton, Intending
wiien tho trapper nrrlveil with DM
prUe, In cami they wero not appro
bended by tho trusty scouts, to enp
turo Hie two.
Kgnn had left hla horses In care of
b warrior, and the chief nnd hla com
PRnlons had proceeded on foot. He
Knew tliBt the trapper cored nothlne
for the hnrHos, and that ho and his
men could tnnke better tlmo on font,
nnd. hosliloN, they hnd to crows the
wall of rimrocks In onler to rencn
the trapper' plsce of abode. They
moved off In n trot, traveling In this
wny until n late hour In tho morning
It wns nlmost dnyhroak when they
nsceniled the rlmrorkH, surveyed the
horizon and descended to the oppo
site side. They saw the rocks that
overhung tho trnppera home nml
placed themrilves m sentinels nt n
Bfe distance from tho entrnnco nnd
mnrdod evry path that led to the
place. Imllnn courngo was not great
enough to Induce them to enter this
plnce by nluht. Whllo Uioy hnd mndo
n qulclc trln from tho sccno of the
previous nlfht they knew thnt It wns
possible that the trnpper had mado
n quicker one. Tnev hail, from n lack
of knowledgo of the country, been
compelled to tako. a roiind-nbout way.
while tho trapper could hnvo como n
slralihter course, doubtlesn. nnd ar
rived first. They doubted thin, how
ever, as ho wsh hnrdened with his
companion, provided the Indian
iicouts had not overtaken them, nnd
they had Rrent hopes of finding tho
placo vacant on the following
morning, and either tnko tho two
nrlsnneri boforo or after they
should onter tho plnce. It was
Kami's Intention to enter the
nlaro If It proved to bo unoccupied the
follow ng morn ng. provlileil the trap
for did not fall Into their hands before
that time, and then surprise him upon
his arrival. If his srputs should suc
ccod In cnpturlng tho girl, for this
wnB nil thev doilred. they wero to
slgnnl the chlef'a detnehmeut nt the
earliest opportunity. Thus Kgnn anil
his men concealed themselves among
the rocks In front of tho trnppor'a
enve nnd waited for developraonts.
Daylight comos on tho Oregon des
ert nlmost ns oillckly ns ilnrknesj
As soon nn the sun sinks behind the
distant rocks night Ih upon tho ilea,
ert nn If n Unlit, had been extinguished
In n room; nnd daylight cornea with
n fliirtli. as It woro.
Tho sun roso nbovo tho lovol
horizon na If it had popped out of.
tho snnds, nnd soon peeped over tho
rimrocks. Old Kgnn nnd his war
riors, cold nnd still ns tho rocks
nmong which thoy lay. wero engerly
peorlng through tho sago brush to
dlscovor If thoro wna any llfo ubout
tho troppor's homo. For vomo mo
ments everything wns quiet nnd tho
old chlof wns planning for n more do
flnlto reconnoltcr. It wns Btlll shad
owy nbout tho ontrnnco of tho envo
nnd nothing could bo but dimly scon.
Tho door nt tho ontrnnco was closed
nnd tho mnrnudera woro coming to
tho conclusion thnt they hnil out-
traveled tho ownor, Thoy woro soon
surnrlscd. however.
Tho door oponcd suddenly nnd n
stalwart mnn of tho deaort wnlked
out carelessly, nnd uncovered, ns If
ho hnd never thought of clangor, A
hist, pnsscd down tho lino of wnr
rlors, unconsciously, nut nlmost touii
nnouch to bo hoard hy tho frontiers-
mnn. Hut not suBpoctlng dnngor ho
strolled out Into tho sngo brush, aur
voylng tho, rountry nhout him. Orto
common thought took possession of
tho Indians, quickly ovory mnn
reached to hla qulvor, drow nn arrow
nnd placed It to tho string of his bow.
Carelessly uio wimo mnn stroiica on.
Nearer and nonror ho enmo,
Indians In tho hlttoroat warfaro pos
sess bo mo policy nnd somo sonso of
reason. Tho first thought of all
wns to shoot tho mnn dowu and thon
rush Into tho cnvo-liouse, sccuro tho
girl nnd proceed on tholr Journey,
Hut Old Kgnn roasonod. To kill tho
tinppor, who wbb tho frlond of ovory
body, nnd had not an enemy on tho
desort, nnd who had novor crossed
his path boforo. did not soom to him
oxnetly right. To rush upon him and
enpturo him by force nnd thon bind
and lcavo him bo ho could not pur
sue them aftor thoy hnd rotation tholr
cnptlvo was tho plan that suggested
ttsolf to him.
Hut wlso plnns nro otten thwarted,
whon tho frontiersman had op-
fpronchod n Httlo nearer, to tho left
there wnB n swisn," ami no ion io
tho ground plorcod through tho heart
by nn nrrow. A young warrior noar
whom ho hnd npproachod could rot
resist tho temptation nnd nrod too
tntnl shot; nna quick ns ho had fl'cd
tho shot ho rushed upon his victim
Willi scalping knl re in hand,
A loud "Ifuli" roso from the Indians
and they nmc from behind tho ro'ks
mid rushed In the scone of ilosth,
Home exulting and some Rhowlncc
slgiiH of disapproval, whllo old Kgnn'
face woro n rlgn gf dlHniipolntmnnt.
Hut before thoy had reached IiIh al Io
tho young murderer clinched IiIh vic
tim's hnlr and was nlrendy twining
n scalping lock about hU finger..
Ileforo tho knlfn had touched tie)
scalp, howover, n rlllo rang out a
sharp crack, mul then another ami
another. The young wmrlor and a
companion fell full length for their
Inst fall, and In tho tnltlnt of crackling
shotH the others sought refuge be
hind tho nearest rocks.
The shots bad come from the loop
holes In front of tho trapper's ho'iie,
nnd tho Indians could plainly hp tho
dark muzzles of rlllen still In Ihn
small openings, and every tlmo tint
tho slightest exposure win made on
tho part of the red men, a puff of
Hinokn, a nhnrp crack nnd n whistling
bullet warned them to keep under
cover.
It had continued thtm for moro than
nn hour when n keen whlsllo wan
heard from tho summit of the rlri
rocks In tho rear. Tho dim form cf
a man wns seen upon tho topmost
rock, rlflo In hand. Ho could sen
tho skulking forma nf the Indian
nmong tho rocks benenth him, -and
nt tho same time observe tho en
trnnco to tho envo. Ho nlgnnlcd Ihn
beselgeil to ceaso firing and mo
tioned tho Indians to depart. Thn
white men withdrew their rlflca nnd
thn Indians gladly ncceplcd tho ar
mistice. CIIAITUH XI.
Two Vlllnlnn nnd n Now riot
All Ih astir nt tho stone house, Tho
employes hnvo returned from tho nn
mini round-up and tho place, which
hnd borno a dcflerted appearance for
tho past few Weeks, Is now all hustle,
and men nro seen horn and there
feeding tho horses, mending bridle,
middles and harness, shoeing horses
nnd doing everything thnt Is required
about n great stock ranch. Night
romen on nnd finds them still busy,
but they change their work to tho
finishing touched preparatory for the
night and ono by ono thoy como nnd
prepnro for supper.
Tho !.ord of Tho Desert Is nlono In
his accustomed place. Nono onter
his quarters except on business and
only his foreman and superintendents
hnvo buslreMs with him, for all bnsl
nesii Ih trnnnncted through those. His
glass sits upon the broad nrm of the
old chair, and now and then his hand
goes mechnnlcnlly to It. nnd brings
It mechnnlcnlly to his Hps, and he
swallows draughts therefrom me
chanically. With " mechanical regu
larity his fnco grows redder nnd his
countennnco Btorner. while his eyes
take on a wilder glare.
A knock nt the door nnd to tho re
sponse of welcome, Dan Follett en
ters. "How Is It?" Inquires hla I.nrdshlp.
"All Is completed," replied the
Frenchmnn.
"Oct a glass there and fill It to the
brim." exclnlmed Mnrtln l.yle.
Partially cmptlylng tho glass Fol
lett seats himself nnd relates thn par
ticular.! of the transaction with Old
Kgan. drawing forth tho woman's
scalp from his pocket nnd panning it
ovor to the I.ord of The Desert.
"Did you sco tho corpse?" Inquired
l.yle.
"No, hut I deemed this avldcnco
sufficient." replied Follett.
"Qld Kgnn Is a treacherous old
scoundrel nnd would decolvo us If he
could, hut tho evidence seems straight
enough."
"Oh. you needn't doubt that," re
plied Follett, "tho old scoundrel
would nover lose an opportunity to
commit murder, especially when bo
many ponies and mules wero to bo
gntnod."
"Hut they will never do him much
good," replied l.yle. as ho placed the
glass to his lips. "I hnvo n plan,
Follett, and you nro the mnn to car
ry It out. My men roport Kgnn and
his men camped at the foot nf Ash
Hutte. You nro n pretty fair looking
Indian nnywny, and I want- you to
lonvo tomorow morning for tho ramp
of the Wnrm Springs trlbo, lend tho
warriors on Old F.cnn's trnll. nnd tnko
ovory nnlmnl In his possenslon."
"What nbout tho deed," Inquired
Follott, "romcmbor this Is dangerous
work and It hns been n long tlmo
hIiico our accounts hnvo been ad
justed." "Tut. tut, mnn, don't worry nbout
Hint. I'll hnvo nil that nrrnngeii for
you hy tho tlmo you return. Tnko a
ilrlnk. order nn enrly bonrkfnst nnd
bo off wllh tho rising sun. I shall
dopend upon you, Dan, I shnll
denend upon you."
Dan Follott roso nnd left tho room,
but as ho passed out of tho door h"
turned nnd inst n look nt tho Lord of
Tho Desert mingled with scorn and
contompt.
Mnrtln I.ylo sat nnd drank nnd
thought. For mnny hours ho wns
In deep modltntlon.
"With my brother nnd his danghtor
dend nnd out of my wny, nothing enn
ever disturb my rights horo," ran
through his mind.
His lips baroly quivered as tho train
of his thoughts contlnuod. "Hut whnt
ovcr boenmo of thnt brother to whom
Iho proporty properly belonged?
It Is Rtrnngo that tho old mnn should
hnvo disinherited Jim nnd myself for
him. Ho wns nover considered n fr
vorlto by tho connection; nnd wo hnd
dono nothing nt tho tlmo of his death
to inorit such treatment. Hut my lit
tle Bharp work and fnlso swearing
nnd tho Httlo forgery combined
turned tho proporty this way and. ns
thoy usod to chargo in tho old world
that ono crlmo led to nnothor, I hnvo
rnrrled out tho Bchemo by mnklug
wny with my brother nnd his daught
er and securing tholr wholo fortune
nftor using Jim ns nn innocent cat's
pnw to obtain it,
"Hut this oldor brother, tho right
ful holr, wondor what over becamo
of him? Ho enmo to Amorlrn when I
wag qulto young. Wo henrd ho wns
mnrrled onco and had a child j nnd
thon wo hoard no Innro of him. Yet
my fnthor. nfter irlvlng my brother
nnd I hnroly enough to reach America
tn cngngn In buslnoas upon, willed
tho majority of his estato to this old
or bov whoso whoroahoutB nro un
known."
"Woll, woll, I know ho la dond and
tho others nro out of tho wny, bo why
should Mnrtln I.ylo over fear of los
ing his fortune or his tltlo ns Lord
of Tho Desort?"
Thus mused tho arch crimlnnl of
tho Oregon desort between drlnka
until his conscience becamo' bo be
numbed with tho intoxicant that ho
rctlrod hnlf-dazcd, hnlf unconscious
to IiIb bod.
Dan Follett loft with tho morning
sun to perform his mission.
(To bo continued)
AN JlIBTOJtIC PRISON.
THE TOMU8, NEW YOIIK, SCENE
OF TRAGEDY AND ROMANCE.
Old Unit lis to Ho Pomi Turn Kown-Ci-lniloiiU
of Wot-M-U I Io Notoriety
Who lluve llcoii Cniilliitil Wltliln lln
Mtroim Willi.,
The historic old TuiiiIih prison In
New York Iiiim been pnn tlriilly aban
doned ami Its Inmate triiiiHfi-rrod to
Him new tlly prison. With (he excep
tion of .the boys and women's depart
ments, the old structure will lie do
lindlnhiil, mid the whole block will be
liieloniil by a high granite wall, with
bmiilKOiiie gnli, whh li. with the new
HldewiitkH, will cost nlMiiit IIT.VXjO.
In all New York there Is hardly a
more historic spot than the old Tombs.
It has Inld tho most iiiitiirloun crim
inal Hi,- world ever kiievv-inllllonalre
niurderern and lawbreakers of every
ilesi rlptlou. From It novelists and
hiHlnllaim ham drawn u world of inn-
I terinl.
It wan In the 'old Tombs that IM
ward . Htoko, the "layer of "Jim"
' Fink, fretted unil fumed while tho
! best legal talent In the country fought
to secure hit relenne. Ktokes came
within mi nee of being bung on the
' Toinlm rhIIowh, which, by the way,
wan iihollnhud when the electric chair
mnde 1 1 h uppenrmice.
"Hoim" Tweed once nuldiil wltliln
the walls of the old prltoii, as also did
.Iiiiiich I), l'lnn, chargiil with n gigan
tic swindle which brought about a
lliimiehil panic in 1KH.1
Hut now the old prl.n hns played
Its part In the history of New York,
and It will kooii vanlxh, leaving as
the only remlnuur of lis existence In
numerable Merlin, In Kinne of which
tragedies nro strangely Interwoven
with roiiiiuicex.
The tint building lined for a Jail In
New York City wtih built In 1(112 at
I'enrl mid t'oeiitles .Slip. When this
Mriicturo hecmno luniliiiuatn another
1 Jail win built In present City Hall
Il'iirk mul remained In tme until 177!;,
when n new bridewell wan r-rocted.
Here n notable execution took plnce
In 1741 when sot'on negroes were
hanged fur alleged complicity In the
negro riot of tlmt year.
In tlmo the bridewell becamo Inade
quate ami the Tombs was the result
The latter building wan erected on
I ground built up In what wna called
Collect I'ond n small sheet of water.
M'lwrateil from the river by n strip of
inn rnh land. On this pond John I'ltch
made bis lint experiments In steum
biiat navigation.
The story of how the Tombs got Its
name In interesting. John L. Stevens,
of Ilohoken. had published a liouk en-
OLD TOMHS I'ltlSON
titled Stoiens Travels, In which ho
gave nn necount of his trip through
Asia and the Holy Land. Among tho
'Illustrations vns one of nn nnclent
I Kgyptlnu tomb. ThU Illustration so
I Impressed the committee Which hnd
I the matter of a now prison under con
! Mderatlon that It reported In favor of
n building for that purpose on the plan
I of the Kgyptlan tomb, mul suggested
the namo "The Tombs."
The Tombs occupies nn entire block
nt Franklin nnd Center streets. On
tho right of this entrance Is the Tombs
l'ollce Court .mil on the left tho Court
of Special Sessions. The latter Is con
nected with the prison In the rear by
KBW YOUK'B NEW CITY 1'1II60.V.
1 bridge, known as tho Hrldgo of
Sighs, frum tho fact thnt condemned
prlsouehrs nro led across It after con
viction. Rome Noted l'rlsoners.
Tho first prisoner of Importance to
enter tho Tombs wns John O, Colt, tho
great manufiu'turer of firearms, who
was charged with tho murder of Sam
uel Adams. His trial lasten ten days,
mid In that tlmo his friend, Caroline
lleiislmw, attracted ns much attention
as tho well-to-do murderer. It wns
the doomed man's desire thnt ho bo al
lowed to marry her before ho was
hanged, nnd, ngrcenblo to his wish,
tho ceremony was performed nt noon
on tho fatal day tho execution being
fixed four hours later,
Tho brldo wns accompanied by
Colt's brother nnd John Howard
l'ayno, the nuthor of "Homo, Sweet
Homo." Hov. Mr. Arthur performed
tho ceremony. Tho woman went nway
mid tho prisoner asked to bo left alone
until "his tlmo wns up." His wish
wns respected.
Just ns the clock was nbout to strike
4, whllo a great, excited crowd stood
about the prison, tho cry ot tiro was
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THE DUCK SHOOTING SEASON.
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heard, nnd It was found that the cu
poln of the prison wan ablaze. Itcv.
Mr. Arthur went to the cell to Inform
Colt thnt all wns realty. He found
the man dead with a knife In bis
heart. One of the burning questions
nfter the Colt episode was: "Who gave
him the. knife?" Many pcoplo be
lieved that during the excitement cou
riHlucnt to the burning of the cupola
Colt wns allowed to escape and a body
substituted by bis friends to convey
the Impression of suicide.
When "Hill" I'oolo. the butcher prize
lighter, wan killed the Tombs received
iiimiy distinguished guests. James Irv
ing, John Morrlsscy, later n valuable
man In Tammnny Hall, State Senator,
nnd member of Congress; James Turn
er and Patrick McLaughlin were In
dicted for the murder and were lodged
In tho Tombs.
Formerly executions took place lp
the central court yard, but since the
substitution of electrocution for hang
ing all legnl killings In the Stato are
carried out In tho penitentiaries.
Ono of the noted criminals Hint the
Tombs sheltered was Albert I. Hicks,
the pirate. Ills execution, however,
did not tako olaee at the Tombs. On
IN NBW YOIIK.
the dny set for his execution he was
driven to Itedloc's Island mid was
there executed In the presence of 10,
000 persons
The new city prison Is a thoroughly
modern structure, embracing many Im
provements not found In other places
of detention. It has 320 cells.
ASSIST GROWTH OF VINES.
Klcctrlc Current Are Useful to tbe
Wltte Grower of the Worlil.
Experiments recently mado by. a
wine producer In Elba, (Jcrmauy, In
the use of electricity In grape culture
form the subject of a report to the
Stnte department by United States
Consul General Guenther at Frankfort.
According to the report tho wine pro
ducer several years ago planted four
Holds with native grapevines. In the
mlust of a district Infested with phyl
loxera, and trentcd two of these fields
with "air electricity." The difference
In the development of the grapes of
the fields wns apparent, and demon
strated that electricity Increased the
fertility of the soli. Tbe fields so
treated yielded better results both In
quantity nnd quality and were not In
fected with phylloxera, as was the
case with tho other Holds.
It Is explained, however, that It Is
not sutllclent to simply conduct air
electricity to tho earth, but thnt there
must be a direct metallic connection of
the electric conduit with the main stem
of the plant. In the caso of the expe
riments described five mnsts were
erected on a Held of about two and n
half across, and tho tops of tho masts
wero provided with au arrangement
for accumulating ntmospheretc elec
tricity. These accumulators were con
nected with each other by wires.
Wires were also Inld In tho sail about
ono and one-half feet deep, so as to
form an cveuly distributed metallic
net. Every accumulator wns connected
with this metallic net by a wlro run
ning nlong tho mast. Short wires con
nected with tho plauts, the freo ends
belug stuck Into the stem or Into tho
main root thereof. If this metallic ful
fills expectations It will undoubtedly
provo n most Important Invention.
Washington Star.
ANECDOTE OF EDWARD VII.
How He Made Foft Answer to a FUh
ermnu'e liuilenesa.
During tho enrly mauhood of Albert,
Trlnco of Wales, now Edward VII.,
King of England, tho royal yacht con
taining him and several of his com
rades was cruising off the coast of
Cornwall, waiting for something now
to turn up for tholr amusement, writes
n contributor to tho Ledger Monthly.
Tho sturdy Ushermeu along tho const
wore not so lightly employed. On
board ono heavy bont nil was not going
woll. Tho Bclncs'haulcd with unusual
dllllculty, A heavy swell hnd tnnglcd
them In snngs on tho bottom, tearing
them lu places us they camo up. The
supply of fish was small and discour
aging, but they must lm reset, never
theless, no the work went on.
The largest net seemed most firmly
lodged and many efforts failed to bring
It to tho surface. With stuhlmrn pa
tience they loosened and pulled In vain.
Finally, after many attempts to extrl
cato It they decided ujKm a steady,
united pull at the net's own risk and
ranged themselves accordingly. "One,
two, three pull !" Suddenly tho thing
gnve way, so suddenly that the fore
most man, barely keeping his feet,
was hurled with some violence against
a stranger who had Just stepped on
board from a small lioat alongside.
The collapse wns a surprise to the
fisherman, who had not seen the ap
proaching bont and knew not whence
It camo. The shock added fuel to his
already worn-out patience. Without a
glance at tbe Intruder he drew up his
arm and sent his brawny elbow with
no particularly gentle force Into tho
stranger's side, exclaiming, roughly:
"Get out of my wnyl What are you
doing here nnyhow?" There was on
Instant's ominous pause. Both faces
were a study. Then: "I beg your
pardon, sir," said the Intruder, In aa
gentle a tono as he could command,
"I did not mean to get In your way.
We camo over to see your fish."
"And who may you be?" gasped the
fisherman, with a sudden painful
quickening of the Imagination.
"Only Albert, Prince of Wales, and
heir to your country's throne, my good
Blr," was the calm but truly vengeful
reply.
Then there were other apologies and
a generous present of Ash to repay tho
rudeness, says the Detroit Free Press,
and In all his realm to-day Albert
Edward has no moro devoted subject
thnn the aged fisherman, still living on
the Cornwall coast, whose wrnth he
appeased by the mild reply of a gen
tleman when there seemed ample ex
cuse for another sort of revenge.
PROF. C. W. ELIOT.
IMncator Who la Criticised for His
Assault on Labar Unions,
Prof. Charles William Eliot, presl
dent of Harvard University, who made
the unwarranted assault upon union
labor, which re
cently astonished
newspaper read
ers. Is one of the
most noted o f
American educa
tors. Ho was born In
Hoston in 1834, the
son of Samuel El
lot, statesman.
Graduating from
Harvard In 1S33.
rnisiiiEST eliot. ho was appointed
tutor lu mathematics and studied
chemistry with Prof. Joslnh P. Cooke.
He perfected his education In France.
Germany nnd Euglnnd and upon his
return became professor of analytic
chemistry In the Massachusetts Insti
tute of Technology.
In lSG'J Professor Eliot was made
president of Harvard and has filled
that otllco In the Intervening thirty
two years. He hns Introduced new
methods, making the university resem
ble tho great European schools of
learning. It hits trebled In wealth
during Ids presidency. Professor Eliot
Is n man of piofound learning, but It
Is evident thnt there aro somo things
he has not studied conscientiously aud
fairly. Utlca Globe.
In Ancient England.
Nowcnstle-upou-Tyno has n very nn
clent custom. Wheu tho business ot
the assizes Is ended the mayor makes
a quaint speech to tho Judges of tho.
northern circuit Ho snys:
"My lords, we have to congratulate
you upon having completed your la
bors lu this ancient towu, and hnvo
also to luform you thnt you travel I
hence to Carlisle, through Horder coun- J
ty, much nud often Infested by tho
Scots. Wo therefore present ench of
your lordships with a piece of money,
to buy therewith a dagger to defend
yourselves."
Then, ns required hy custom, be'
gives tho Bcnlor Judgo a Jacobus, and ,
tho Junior Judgo n carolus. It costs
no little sum to buy theso old coins. !
Loudon Answers.
Uneven.
Onco upon a tlmo a Itlghtcous Citi
zen witnessed a Combat between a
Hlg Man and a Smnll Hoy, Tho Iilg
Man laid about him mightily nnd
smoto tho Small Hoy hip aud thigh,
who upon tho Tip of his Toes could
not reach the Hlg Man's waistband.
"Hold," cried the Itlghteous Citizen,
as tho Hlg Mnn proceeded to sit down
upon tho Small Hoy. "It la not a Fair
Fight! Tho Small Hoy Is hitting the
Big Man below tho Heltl"-Llfe.
Science
SBTventiori
NATUItH tc SCIENCE VI 0 (! !) (!
Half a million miles Is the latest estl
mato of the length of the world's rail
ways. In Texas nnd Louisiana there nro now
more than one hundred ennuis and
pumping stations, each capable of Hood
ing one thousand ncrua of rice. Tbeno
nre owned by Irrigation companies,
which supply the water as needed to
tho rice farmers.
Sleep In Induced by the Javanese,
stales a French author, by compressing
tho carotids. These large arteries,
which carry blood to the brain, run up
ward below the ear from tho lower
front of the neck, nnd nre pressed with
n hand on each side of Iho neck. Tho
brain congestion producing wnkc.'til
ncss Is thus reduced.
"Hlnck light" Is the curious term used
by Oustnve Le Hon, of tho I'rciick
Acndcmy of Sciences, to describe a
form of rndlant energy which arises
from the hnck of n thin sheet of opnqn
metal when tho front Is Illuminated
with ordinary light, "lllack light" la
some of Its properties resembles tl,s
X-rays, but differs from them In fundv
mental points. Le Hon first announced
tho discovery of this singular radiation
In 1807. This yenr It has been observed
hy Mons. Nodon, who calls It radio
nctlnlc phenomenon.
The result of tests of a liquid ntr
plant, made at Cornell University, re
ported at the Pittsburg meeting of Hit
American Association for the Advance
ment of Science, Indicates that the ex
penditure of one-horse power contlna
ously for one hour results In the produc
tion of Just enough liquid nlr to pro
duce, If utilized In Its turn as n sourcu
of power, lu a perfect machine, one
horse power for one minute. Tho exper
imenter adds that the most elllclent
method of obtaining liquid air as yet
discovered would Increase the time to
only live minutes.
The mighty peaks of the Himalayan,
several of which rise far above the lof
tiest elevation attained by any other
mountains on the glolw, have long chal
lenged the mountaln-cllmher with Im
punity. Sir Mnrtln Conway got to the
top of one, 21,000 feet In height, In lS'Ji
buttbe real giants rise more thnn a ml;
above that level. Now Dr. Jacot-Gullla-mot,
with a party of two Austrlans and
three Englishmen, has started for India,
to attempt tbe ascent of Mount Godwin-Austen,
formerly known as Mount
Dapsaug. If he succeeds In this at
tempt, be may yet try higher peaka
The highest climb on record Is Fltzger
aid's ascent of Aconcagua In tbe Andes,
about 23,000 feet.
According to Consul General Masos
at Ucrlln, the trailing clouds of htncl
smoke from mill nnd factory that ban
over so many American cities, darken
ing the atmosphere and befouling the
buildings, could be eliminated If ths
scientific methods of constructing chim
neys and stoking furnaces that prevail
In Germany were ndopted here. "It It
not every strapping laborer who can
shovel coal who Is permitted to stoka
a bolter furnace In Germany," says Mr,
Mason. The stoker In thnt country
must learn the theory nnd practice of
economical scientific firing, whereby
the conl Is so distributed over the grata
surface as to secure the most perfect
combustion. The use of fuel briquettes
for domestic purposes In Herlln also
tends largely to the prevention of
smoke.
LANDMARK AT ABERDEEN, OHIO.
Aberdeen, Ohio, claims the distinc
tion of having within Its borders ono
of tbe oldest houses in the United
States. It Is known ns tho Wiseuall
property, and Is located on East Front
street. Through Its old age It has be
come famous. Every apartment In It
Is composed entirely of rock, and not
withstanding that at least tlfty Ohio
river flood have Inundated the old
structure nud sometimes hid It from
view, It Is still intact and firm. Gen
eration after generation has occupied
tbe famous old residence, and It Is
claimed to bo over 200 years old.
Simple Method.
The young Indies of n fashionable
school were ono day told that they
must review a course In arithmetic.
"I don't see any senso lu it," said ono
haughty maiden. "I don't know how
to subtract, and I don't know how to
multiply, but I probably never shall
need to."
"Then you can't oven buy a yard
of ribbon aud be sure you hnvo tho
correct change," said tho teacher.
"Yes, Indeed!" was tho reply. "I
always know how to manage thnt. I
glvo tho clerk a largo bill, and ho
gives mo something back."
A similar simplicity of method Is
noted by tho Now York Evenliig Post
In nn answer from an examination pa
per. Tho candidate hnd applied for nn
appointment as patrolman, mid was
asked, "If you Wero In tho vicinity of
the general postotllce, and wished to
go to tho Zoological Garden In tho
Bronx, how would you set about milk
ing tho trip?"
"I should ask a policeman," was tho
answer, written apparently, lu good
faith.
Train Your l'ussy.
Trained cats aro the latest fnd of
French society women, Fanhloii do
crccs that the animal must be "edu
cated" entirely by Its owner nud sev
eral of tho host-known women In Par
Islnn society nro giving au biur a day
to training their pots.
Somehow It gives a person a shuck
to hear a woman In a long mourning
veil lnugli aloud.